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Preface
Preface
Preface
Preface
A Translation for
Translators
of
The New Testament
A source text for translators
Ellis W. Deibler, Jr.
A Translation for Translators, © 2008 Ellis W. Deibler, Jr.
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Preface
In 1999, the International Conference of Wycliffe Bible Translators adopted a proposal called Vision 2025. The leaders of Wycliffe Bible Translators wanted to revitalize our concern for the worldwide task of Bible translation. The proposal stated our goal: to begin a Bible translation project in every language in which it is needed by the year 2025. That is a very ambitious goal. It seems an impossible goal. Yet we believe God would have us strive to reach this goal, for His glory. We believe that too many language groups—approximately 2,600 of them—have waited far too long to know of God’s redeeming grace revealed through his word.
As an organization, we have realized that to reach this goal we need to be doing things differently. We realize that nationals of the countries in which these Bibleless groups are located will probably do most of the actual translation work. Many of those nationals will be translating into their own languages.
As a translation consultant, I concluded that the best thing that I could do to bring about the fulfillment of Vision 2025 would be to prepare a new translation of the Scriptures specifically for translators. Existing English translations were not intended to be used as a source text by those who would be translating it into other languages. It is our hope that A Translation for Translators will provide information that a translator needs but which is not included in standard versions.
Its distinguishing features are:
• Short sentences
• Clear connections between clauses and sentences
• Sometimes clause order is reversed to reflect more clearly the chronological or logical order
• All abstract nouns are made into full clauses
• Most passive constructions have an active form and a passive form supplied
• Most rhetorical questions have both a question form and a non-question form supplied
• All figures of speech that we have been able to identify are stated non-figuratively
• Simple vocabulary is used wherever possible
• Words are always used in their primary sense
The implicit information that is deemed necessary to understand what the original writer intended to convey is supplied in italics. Users can identify it easily and decide after checking whether it is needed in that receptor language.
Most national translators who use this translation as the major source text will need to be trained how to use it. They will need to learn to evaluate the adjustments in this translation to determine what is the most appropriate adjustment for their own language.
I have based this translation on the scholarship of the Semantic and Structural Analyses and other published helps for translators, such as Exegetical Summaries, as well as the English versions and commentaries. I do not anticipate that a translator would use only this translation. Translators should use other translations as sources alongside this one.
Advantages to using this translation:
• The implicit information, written in italics, is easily seen. Translators could choose to use it, modify it, or reject it as unnecessary.
• In this day and age we have available a tremendous amount of research as to the meaning that the original writers expected to convey to their audiences. Most of this research is not readily available to national translators. This translation utilizes that research and it provides the first step in translation—analyzing the meaning.
I have prepared this translation with the hope that it can either be used as it is, or be translated, with appropriate adjustments, into other languages of wider communication. Translation teams in Guatemala, India, Indonesia and the Philippines have already used drafts of this translation. Efforts are already underway to translate it into Portuguese and Spanish.
Please note that there is no implied endorsement of this translation by the Translation Department, either of the Summer Institute of Linguistics or of the Wycliffe Bible Translators or of any other publisher.
I offer this translation, hoping that the translators who use it will be enabled to complete their work in a much shorter time. I also hope that by using this translation, their work will be of a far better quality.
Ellis W. Deibler, Jr.
January 2008
Waxhaw, North Carolina
Affirmation
We affirm that:
• The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and are the only infallible rule of faith and practice.
• The Scriptures were originally written in the language of the common people. They were written with the expectation that the recipients could and would understand the meaning clearly.
• Every person needs to have the Scriptures in the language he or she knows best.
• Every language has its own set of grammatical and lexical forms and structures that can be used to convey meaning. But every language has forms and structures that are different from every other language—just like every language has a set of sounds used in it that are different from those of every other language. So we should never expect that the forms used in one language—be it Biblical Hebrew or Greek or any other language—will be suitable to convey a certain message, in whole and in part, in another language.
About the author of this translation
Ellis W. Deibler, Jr. joined Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics in 1957. He has completed translation projects in the Alekana and Yaweyuha languages in Papua New Guinea. Several years later he did a complete revision of the Alekano New Testament. He has checked Bible translations, lectured and taught on principles of translation, and led translation workshops in nineteen countries, mostly in the south Pacific, central Asia, and south Asia. He has written several books and published many articles dealing with Bible translation. He is now retired and living in Waxhaw, North Carolina.
About the development team
Martha Deibler checked the translation for clearness, ambiguities, correct exegesis, and implicit information. Martha joined Wycliffe Bible Translators in 1967 and co-translated the New Testament in Cakchiquel in Guatemala and supervised the translation projects in two more dialects of the same language. She has served for more than thirty years as a Translation Consultant.
Willis Ott developed the format of the document and advised on many exegetical and translational problems. He and his wife joined the Summer Institute of Linguistics in 1954 and completed a translation project for the Ignaciano people of Bolivia. He has served as a translation consultant in Bolivia, Botswana, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Peru, Mozambique and Sudan. He retired after 44 years of service with the Summer Institute of Linguistics and is now living in Waxhaw, North Carolina.
Andrew Sims is the project manager for this series, in charge of distribution, and keeping records of what books, in what form, are sent to whom and when. Andrew and his wife joined Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics in 1973. They completed a translation project in a language in the Eastern Highlands of Irian (Indonesia) in 1996. He has served as a translation consultant in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He lives in Waxhaw, North Carolina.
Donna Fedukowski has helped check some of the implicit information. Gail Morse, Linda Boehm, Martha Deibler, Joyce Gullman, Janice Roddy, Linda Jonson, Susan Hochstetler, and several members of the Christian Reformed Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan, have edited the copy for errors and clarity.
Note on spellings
We beg those who are accustomed to British spellings to overlook the American way of spelling. Aside from these normal differences, please advise us of any kind of typographical errors. We would also appreciate feedback concerning exegetical matters.
Concerning the theme statements
In this translation, the theme statements precede each paragraph. They summarize the thematic content of that paragraph, reflecting the most prominent ideas in that paragraph. The translator should use the theme statements to make sure that the reader understands the most important parts of that paragraph. For example, a translator could rephrase the theme statement as a question to ask during a comprehension check. If the reader/listener has clearly understood the essential focus of the passage, he should be able to make an equivalent theme statement.
Example: A Translation for Translators has the following theme statement for Mark 2:1-12:
“By healing a paralyzed man Jesus demonstrated his authority to forgive sins as well as to heal.” Compare this theme statement with the section heading in the New Living Translation “Jesus heals a paralyzed man” or in the Jerusalem Bible “Cure of a paralytic”.
The theme statements in this translation are not the same as the section headings that are included in most translations today.
Section headings in most translations often include more than one paragraph. They focus on a word, person or event mentioned in the section. These usually do not reflect the thematic focus of the section. It is my hope that the theme statements will help translators to write clear and accurate headings in the translation. But some may want to write theme statements similar to those in this translation instead of short heading that most translations use.
Translators who want to include section headings should carefully consider what to write in such headings. They should also consider where they want section headings to occur. Although there is a theme statement for every paragraph in this translation, a translator must choose where to include a section heading. For example, in A Translation for Translators, the letter to Philemon has nine theme statements. A translator may choose to have fewer section headings. If a translator includes several paragraphs in a section, the heading he writes should reflect the themes of those paragraphs.
A translator will also need to decide how to present the section heading. In some English translations, section headings are not complete sentences. The translator should present the section headings in the grammatical form that the speakers of the language prefer.
Observe that the theme statements do not necessarily use the simplified language that is found in the translation.
Conventions that have been used
Sometimes two exegetical alternatives are noted—places where there are differences in meaning that are well supported in commentaries. In such cases the second alternative, in parentheses, is introduced by ‘R’. The author recommends the first alternative.
Sometimes lexical alternatives—where the meaning is perhaps only slightly different or can be expressed in a clearer way—are given and separated by a slash line. We have tried to indicate the beginning of an alternative by a ‘◄’ and the ending of each alternative by a ‘►’.
Alternatives which are embedded in another alternative are encased by ‘‘’ and ‘’’.
For each rhetorical question there is given, usually first, a rendering in a question form, and then one using a non-question form.
All first person plural pronouns are to be considered inclusive unless otherwise marked by ‘(exc)’. All second person pronouns are to be considered plural unless otherwise marked as ‘(sg)’.
In this translation, we have indicated the agent of the action wherever a passive construction occurs. We have written in italics the words ‘by____’ to indicate the agent, if it is implicit. Translators who choose to use a passive construction in their translation will need to use their natural idiom and translate a reference to the agent in those places they consider it useful.
We have identified the different figures of speech where each occurs in the text, but these symbols are hidden in the data-file.
[APO] = apostrophe
[CHI] = chiasmus
[DOU] = doublet
[EUP] = euphemism
[HEN] = hendiadys
[HYP] = hyperbole
[IDM] = idiom
[IRO] = irony
[LIT] = litotes
[MET] = metaphor
[MTY] = metonymy
[PRS] = personification
[RHQ] = rhetorical question
[SIM] = simile
[SYM] = symbol
[SAR] = sarcasm
[SYN] = synecdoche
[TRI] = triple
Use of “A Translation for Translators”
WE ANTICIPATE THAT A TRANSLATION FOR TRANSLATORS WILL BE USEFUL TO MOTHER TONGUE TRANSLATORS, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE TRANSLATING IN A LANGUAGE THAT THEY HAVE LEARNED. WE CANNOT ANTICIPATE OR CALCULATE HOW USEFUL IT WILL PROVE TO ANY GIVEN TEAM, BUT WE ARE CERTAIN THAT IT WILL GIVE MUCH HELP TO MANY. WE ALSO HOPE THAT IT WILL PROVE TO BE A BLESSING TO MANY WHO ARE NOT INVOLVED IN BIBLE TRANSLATION.
Publisher’s note
Ellis W. Deibler, Jr. devoted over eight years to the creation of his own translation of the New Testament from the latest edition of the United Bible Societies’ Greek text. This translation was and is intended to be a tool for all translators who labor to bring the gospel message to other languages.
However, a number of his non-translator friends who followed Ellis’ progress also came to desire copies of their own. They came to believe that others might get pleasure or benefit from this volume. It is also these others, then, for whom A Translation for Translators has been brought into print and made available.
As Ellis neared completion of his master work, he began to see a new audience. There could be many who would not need or want all of the technical details that are important to the translator but who would like to have a companion volume geared to reading, even reading aloud. A companion book, A Translator’s Translation, was completed and brought to print simultaneously with the first.
A Translator’s Translation contains very much the same material found in A Translation for Translators. It has the same priorities. However, the technical aids (figures of speech, alternatives, etc.) required by the translator are not present. Only the text and implicit information appear together, in flowing form easily followed by the reader. Implicit material in italics is readily distinguished from the translated text.
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Genesis
Genesis
Gen
This book contains the account of God making the world and everything there is and of his choosing the descendants of Abraham to be his people. We call this book
Genesis
God made the earth and the sky
Long,
long
ago
God
created
the
heavens
and
the
earth.
When
he
began
to
create
the
earth,
it
was shapeless
and
completely
desolate/chaotic.
Darkness
covered
the
deep
water
that
surrounded
the
earth.
And
the
Spirit
of
God
was
hovering
over
the
water.
God
said, “I
want
light
to
shine!”
And
light
shone.
God
was
pleased
with
the
light.
Then
he
made
the
light
to
shine
in
some
places,
and
in
other
places
there
was
still
darkness.
He
gave
to
the
light
the
name ‘day’,
and
he
gave
to
the
darkness
the
name ‘night’.
After
that,
there
was
an
evening
which
was
followed
by
a
morning.
He
called
that
whole
period
of
time ‘the
first day’.
Then
God
said, “I
command
that
there
be
an
empty
space
like
a
huge
dome
to
separate
the
water
that
is
above
it
from
the
water
on
the
earth
that
is
below
it!”
And
that
is
what
happened.
God
gave
to
the
space
the
name ‘sky’.
Then
there
was
another
evening,
which
was
followed
by
another
morning.
He
called
that
period
of
time ‘the
second day’.
Then
God
said, “I
want
the
water
that
is
below
the
sky
to
come
together,
and
dry
ground
to
appear
and
rise
above
the
water.”
And
that
is
what
happened.
God
gave
to
the
ground
the
name ‘earth’,
and
he
gave
to
the
water
that
came
together
the
name ‘oceans’.
God
was
pleased
with
the
earth
and
the
oceans.
Then
God
said, “I
want
the
earth
to
produce
plants,
including
plants
that
will
produce
seeds
and
trees
that
will
produce
fruit.
Each
kind
of
tree
will
bear
its
own
kind
of
fruit.”
Then
plants
grew
on
the
earth;
each
kind
of
plant
began
to
produce
its
own
kind
of
seed.
Then
there
was
another
evening
which
was
followed
by
another
morning.
God
called
that
period
of
time ‘the
third day’.
Then
God
said, “I
want
a
sun,
a
moon,
and
many
stars
to
shine
in
the
sky.
The
sun
will
shine
in
the
daytime
and
the
moon
and
stars
will
shine
during
the nighttime.
By
the
changes
in
their
appearance
they
will indicate
the
various
seasons (OR,
the
times
for
special
celebrations),
and
will
enable
people
to
know
when
days
and
years
begin.
I
want
them
also
to
be
like
lights
in
the
sky
that
will
shine
on
the
earth.”
And
that
is
what
happened.
God
made
two
of
them
that
were
like
big
lights.
The
bigger
one,
the
sun,
shines
during
the
day
and
the
smaller
one,
the
moon,
shines
during
the
night.
He
also
made
the
stars.
God
set
all
of
them
in
the
sky
to
shine
on
the
earth,
to
rule
the
day
and
the
night,
and
to
separate
the
light
of
the
daytime
from
the
darkness
of
the nighttime.
God
was
pleased
with
these
things
he
had
made.
Then
there
was
another
evening
which
was
followed
by
another
morning.
He
called
that
period
of
time ‘the
fourth day’.
Then
God
said, “I
want
many
creatures
to
live
in
all
the
oceans,
and
I
also
want
birds
to
fly
in
the
sky
above
the
earth.”
So
God
created
huge
sea
creatures
and
every
other
kind
of
creature
that
moves
in
the
water,
and
caused
them
to
live
in
all
the
oceans.
He
also
created
many
kinds
of
birds.
God
was
pleased
with
all
those
creatures.
God
blessed
them.
He
said, “Produce
offspring
and
become
very
numerous.
I
want
the
creatures
in
the
water
to
live
in
all
the
oceans,
and
birds
also
to
become
very
numerous.”
And
that
is
what
happened.
Then
there
was
another
evening
that
was
followed
by
another
morning.
He
called
that
period
of
time ‘the
fifth day’.
Then
God
said, “I
want
various
kinds
of
creatures
to
appear
on
the
earth.
There
will
be
many
kinds
of ◄livestock/domestic
animals►,
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground,
and
large
wild
animals.”
And
that
is
what
happened.
God
made
all
kinds
of
wild
animals
and ◄livestock/domestic
animals►
and
all
kinds
of
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground.
God
was
pleased
with
all
these
creatures.
Then
God
said, “Now
we
will
make
human
beings
that
will
be
like
us
in
many
ways.
I
want
them
to
rule
over
the
fish
in
the
sea,
over
the
birds,
over
all
the ◄livestock/domestic
animals►,
and
over
all
the
other
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground.”
So
God
created
human
beings
that
were
like
him
in
many
ways.
He
made
them
to
be
like
himself.
He
created
some
to
be
male
and
some
to
be
female.
God
blessed
them,
saying, “Produce
many
children,
who
will
live
all
over
the
earth
and
rule
over
it.
I
want
them
to
rule
over
the
fish
and
the
birds
and
over
all
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground.”
God
said
to
the humans, “Listen!
I
have
given
you
all
the
plants
that
produce
seeds,
all
over
the
earth,
and
all
the
trees
that
have
seeds
in
their
fruit.
All
these
things
are
for
you
to
eat.
I
have
given
all
the
green
plants
to
all
the
wild
animals
and
to
the
birds
and
to
all
the
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground,
to
everything
that
breathes,
for
them
to
eat.”
And
that
is
what
happened.
God
was
pleased
with
everything
that
he
had
made.
Truly,
it
was
all
very
good.
Then
there
was
another
evening,
that
was
followed
by
another
morning.
He
called
that
period
of
time ‘the
sixth day’.
That
is
the
way
God
created
the
heavens
and
the
earth.
By
the
time
it
was
the
seventh
day,
God
had
finished
the
work
of
creating
everything,
so
he
did
not
work
anymore
on
that
day.
God
blessed
each
seventh
day,
and
he
set
those
days
apart
to
be
special
days,
because
on
the
seventh
day
God
did
not
work
anymore,
after
finishing
all
his
work
of
creating
everything.
That
is
how
God
created
the
heavens
and
the
earth.
God
made
the
garden
of
Eden
God,
whose
name
is
Yahweh,
made
the
heavens
and
the
earth.
At
first
there
were
no
plants
growing,
because
Yahweh
God
had
not
yet
caused
rain
to
fall
on
the
ground.
Furthermore,
there
was
no
one
to
till
the
ground
for
planting
crops.
Instead,
mist
rose
up
from
the
ground,
so
that
it
watered
the
surface
of
the
ground.
Then
Yahweh
God
took
some
soil
and
formed
a
man.
He
breathed
into
the
man’s
nostrils
his
own
breath
that
gives
life,
and
as
a
result
the
man
became
a
living
person.
Yahweh
God
made
a park/garden
in
a
place
named
Eden,
which
was
east
of
the
land
of
Canaan,
and
he
put
there
the
man
that
he
had
created.
Yahweh
God
also
put
there
every
kind
of
tree
that
is
beautiful
to
see
and
that
produced
fruit
that
was
good
to
eat.
He
also
placed
in
the
middle
of
the park/garden
a
tree
whose
fruit
would
enable
those
who
ate
it
to
live
forever.
He
also
placed
there
another
tree
whose
fruit
would
enable
those
who
ate
it
to
know
what
actions
were
good
to
do
and
what
actions
were
evil
to
do.
A
river
flowed
from
Eden
to
provide
water
for
the park/garden.
Outside
of
Eden,
the
river
divided
into
four
rivers.
The
name
of
the
first
river
is
Pishon.
That
river
flows
through
all
the
land
of
Havilah,
where
there
is
gold.
That
gold ◄is
very
pure/has
no
impurities
in
it►.
There
is
also
a sweet-smelling
gum
called
bdellium,
and
valuable
stones
called
onyx.
The
name
of
the
second
river
is
Gihon.
That
river
flows
through
all
the
land
of
Cain.
The
name
of
the
third
river
is
Tigris.
It
flows
east
of
the
city
of
Asshur.
The
name
of
the
fourth
river
is
Euphrates.
Yahweh
God
took
the
man
and
put
him
in
Eden park/garden
to
till/cultivate
it
and
take
care
of
it.
But
Yahweh
said
to
him, “You
must
not
eat
the
fruit
of
the
tree
that
will
enable
you
to
know
what
actions
are
good
to
do
and
what
actions
are
evil
to
do.
If
you
eat
any
fruit
from
that
tree,
on
that
day
your relationship
with
me
will
end.
But
I
will
permit
you
to
eat
the
fruit
of
any
of
the
other
trees
in
the park/garden.”
Then
Yahweh
God
said, “It
is
not
good
for
this
man
to
be
alone.
So
I
will
make
someone
who
will
be
a
suitable
partner
for
him.”
Yahweh
God
had
taken
some
soil
and
had
formed
from
it
all
kinds
of
animals
and
birds,
and
he
brought
them
to
the
man
to
hear
what
names
he
would
give
them.
Then
the
man
gave
names
to
all
the
kinds
of
livestock
and
birds
and
wild
animals,
but
none
of
these
creatures
was
a
partner
that
was
suitable
for
the
man.
So
Yahweh
God
caused
the
man
to
fall
into
a
deep
sleep.
While
the
man
was
sleeping,
Yahweh
took
out
one
of
the
man’s
ribs.
Then
he
immediately
closed
the
opening
in
his
body
and
healed
it.
Yahweh
then
made
a
woman
from
the
rib
that
he
had
taken
from
the
man’s
body,
and
he
brought
her
to
the
man.
The
man
exclaimed, “Wow!
This
is
truly ◄someone
like
me/what
I
was
looking
for!►
She
is
truly
from
my
bones
and
from
my
flesh.
So
I
will
call
her
woman,
because
she
was
taken
from
me,
a
man.”
The
first
woman
was
taken
from
the
man’s
body,
so
that
is
why
when
a
man
and
a
woman
marry,
they
must
leave
their
parents.
The
man
will
join
very
closely
to
his
wife,
so
that
the
two
of
them
will
be
as
though
they
are
one
person.
Although
the
man
and
his
wife
were
naked,
they
were
not
ashamed
about
that.
Those first people sinned by disobeying God
The
snake
was
more
cunning
than
all
the
other
wild
animals
that
Yahweh
God
had
made.
One
day
Satan
gave
to
the
snake
the
ability
to
talk
to
the
woman.
The
snake
said
to
her, “Did
God
really
say
to
you, ‘Do
not
eat
the
fruit
from
any
of
the
trees
in
the park/garden’?”
The
woman
replied, “
What
God
said
was, ‘Do
not
eat
the
fruit
from
the
tree
that
is
in
the
middle
of
the park/garden
or
touch
it.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
die.
But
you
can
eat
fruit
from
any
of
the
other
trees.’”
The
snake
said
to
the
woman, “No,
you
will
certainly
not
die.
God
said
that
only
because
he
knows
that
when
you
eat
fruit
from
that
tree,
you
will
understand
new
things.
It
will
be
as
though
your
eyes
are
opened [MET],
and
you
will
know
what
is
good
to
do
and
what
is
evil
to
do,
just
as
God
does.”
The
woman
saw
that
the
fruit
on
that
tree
was
good
to
eat,
and
it
was
very
beautiful,
and
she
desired
it
because
she
thought
it
would
make
her
wise.
So
she
picked
some
of
the
fruit
and
ate
it.
Then
she
gave
some
to
her
husband,
and
he
ate
it.
Immediately
it
was
as
though
their
eyes
were
opened,
and
they
realized
that
they
were
naked,
so
they
were
ashamed.
So
they
picked
some
fig
leaves
and
fastened
them
together
to
make
clothes
for
themselves.
Late
that
afternoon,
when
a
cool
breeze
was
blowing,
they
heard
the
sound/footsteps
of
Yahweh
as
he
was
walking
in
the park/garden.
So
the
man
and
his
wife
hid
themselves
among
the
bushes
in
the park/garden,
so
that
Yahweh
God
would
not
see
them.
But
Yahweh
God
called
to
the
man,
saying
to
him, “Why
are
you
trying
to
hide
from
me?”
The
man
replied, “I
heard
the
sound
of
your
footsteps/walking
in
the
garden,
and
I
was
naked,
so
I
was
afraid
and
I
hid
myself.”
God
said, “How
did
you
find
out
you
were
naked [RHQ]?
It
must
be
because
you
ate
some
of
the
fruit
from
the
tree
that
I
told
you, ‘Do
not
eat
its
fruit.’” [RHQ]
The
man
said, “You
gave
me
this
woman
to
be
with
me.
She
is
the
one
who
gave
me
some
of
the
fruit
from
that
tree,
and
so
I
ate
it.”
Then
Yahweh
God
said
to
the
woman, “Why
did
you
do
such
a
thing?”
The
woman
replied, “I
ate
some
of
the
fruit
because
the
snake
deceived
me.”
Then
Yahweh
God
said
to
the
snake, “Because
you
did
this,
of
all
the
livestock
and
the
wild
animals,
I
will
curse/punish
you
alone.
As
a
result,
you
and
all
other
snakes
will scurry
across
the
ground
on
your bellies,
and
so
what
you
eat
will
have
dirt
on
it
as
long
as
you
live.
And
I
will
cause
you
and
the
woman
to
act
in
a
hostile
way
toward
each
other,
and
I
will
cause
your
brood
and
her
descendants
to
act hostilely
toward
each
other.
You
will
strike
at
the
heel
of
one
descendant
of hers,
but
he
will
strike
your
head.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
the
woman, “You
will
have
great
pain
when
you
give
birth
to
children;
you
will
suffer
great
pain
as
your
children
are
being
born [DOU].
You
will
greatly
desire
your
husband
to
show
affection
for
you,
but
he
will
rule
over
you.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
the
man, “You
heeded
what
your
wife
said,
and
you
ate
some
of
the
fruit
of
the
tree
concerning
which
I
commanded
you
saying, ‘Do
not
eat
it.’
So
I
will
make
it
difficult
to
grow
things
in
the
ground
because
of
what
you
did.
You
will
have
to
work
hard
as
long
as
you
live
to
produce
things
from
the
ground
to
eat.
Thornbushes
and
thistle
plants
and
other
weeds
will
grow
and
prevent
what
you
have
planted
from
growing.
And
for
food,
you
will
have
to
eat
things
that
just
grow
in
your
fields.
All
your
life
you
will
sweat
as
you
work
hard
to
produce
food
to
eat.
Then
you
will
die [EUP],
and
your
body
will
be
buried
in
the
ground.
I
made
you
from
soil,
so
when
you
die
and
are
buried
your
body
will
decay
and
become
soil
again.”
The
man,
whose
name
was
Adam,
named
his
wife
Eve,
which
means ‘living’,
because
she
became
the ancestor
of
all
living
people.
Then
Yahweh
God
killed
some
animals
and
made
clothes
from
their
skins
for
Adam
and
his
wife.
Then
Yahweh
said, “Look!
Those
two
have
become
like
us
because
they
know
what
is
good
to
do
and
what
is
evil
to
do.
So
now,
it
will
not
be
good
if
they
reach
out
and
pick
and
eat
some
of
the
fruit
from
the
tree
which enables
people
who
eat
it
to
live
forever!”
So
Yahweh
God
expelled
the
man
and
his
wife
from
the
garden
of
Eden.
Yahweh
God
had
created
Adam
from
the
ground,
but
now
he
forced
him
to
till
that
ground
so
that
he
could
grow
food
to
eat.
After
Yahweh
expelled
them,
on
the
east
side
of
the
garden
he
placed ◄cherubim/creatures
with
wings►
and
an
angel
holding
a
flaming
sword
which
flashed
back
and
forth.
He
did
that
in
order
to
block
the
entrance
to
the
garden,
so
that
people
could
not
go
back
to
the
tree
that enables
people
who
eat
its
fruit
to
live
forever.
God punished Adam and Eve’s oldest son Cain for killing his younger brother Abel
Adam ◄had
sex/slept►
with
his
wife
Eve,
and
she
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to
a
son
whom
she
named
Cain,
which
sounds
like
the
word
that
means ‘produce’,
because,
she
said, “By
Yahweh’s
help
I
have
produced
a
son.”
Some
time
later
she
gave
birth
to
another
son,
and
she
named
him
Abel.
After
those
boys
grew
up,
Abel ◄tended/took
care
of►
sheep
and
goats,
and
Cain
became
a
farmer.
One
day
Cain
harvested
some
of
the
crops
he
had
grown
and
brought
them
to
Yahweh
as
a
gift
for
him,
and
Abel
took
from
his
flock
some
of
the
first
lambs
that
had
been
born
and
killed
them
and,
as
a
gift,
gave
to
Yahweh
the fatty
parts,
which
were
the
best
parts.
Yahweh
was
pleased
with
Abel
and
his
offering,
but
he
was
not
pleased
with
Cain
and
his
offering.
So
Cain
became
very
angry,
and
his
face
looked
dejected.
Yahweh
said
to
Cain, “◄You
should
not
be
angry!/Why
are
you
angry?► [RHQ] ◄You
should
not scowl
like
that!/Why
do
you scowl
like
that?► [RHQ]
If
you
had
done
what
was
right (OR,
if
you
do
what
is
right) [RHQ],
I
would
accept
your
offering.
But
if
you
do
not
do
what
is
right,
your
desire
to
sin
is
ready
to
attack
you
like
a
wild
animal
that [PRS]
crouches
outside
the
doorway,
ready
to
spring
on
its
victim [MET].
Your
desire
to
sin
wants
to
control
you,
but
you
must ◄control/not
obey►
it.”
But
one
day,
Cain
said
to
his
younger
brother
Abel, “Let’s
go
for
a
walk
in
the
fields.”
So
they
went
together.
And
when
they
were
in
the
countryside,
suddenly
Cain
attacked
Abel
and
killed
him.
Later,
even
though
Yahweh
knew
what
Cain
had
done,
he
said
to
Cain, “
Do
you
know
where
Abel,
your
younger
brother,
is?”
Cain
replied, “No,
I
do
not
know. ◄My
job
is
not
to
guard
my
younger
brother!/Am
I supposed
to
take
care
of
my
younger
brother?►” [RHQ]
Yahweh
said, “You
have
done
a
terrible
thing [RHQ]!
So
now
it
is
as
though
your
younger
brother’s
voice
is
crying
to
me
from
the
ground, demanding
that
his
death
must
be
avenged.
You
have
killed
your
younger
brother,
and
the
ground
has
soaked
up
his
blood.
So
now
I
will
expel
you
from
this
land
and
curse
your
efforts
to
produce
crops.
You
will
till
the
ground
to
plant
crops,
but
the
ground
will
produce
very
few [HYP]
crops.
And
you
will
continually
wander
around
the
earth,
and
not
have
any
place
to
live
permanently.”
Cain
replied, “You
are
punishing
me
more
then
I
can
endure.
You
are
about
to
expel
me
from
the
ground
that
I
have
been cultivating,
and
I
will
no
longer
be
able
to
come ◄into
your
presence/and
talk
with
you►.
Furthermore,
I
will
be
continually
wandering
around
the
earth
with
no
place
to
live
permanently,
and
anyone
who
sees
me
will
kill
me.”
But
Yahweh
said
to
him, “No,
that
will
not
happen.
I
will
put
a
mark
on
you
to
warn
anyone
who
sees
you
that
I
will
punish
him
severely
if
he
kills
you.
I
will
punish
that
person
seven
times
as
severely
as
I
am
punishing
you.”
Then
Yahweh
put
a
mark
on Cain’s
forehead.
So
Cain
left
Yahweh
and
went
to
live
in
the
land
called
Nod,
which
means ‘wandering’,
which
was
east
of
Eden.
The
descendants
of
Cain
Some
time
later,
Cain ◄had
sex/slept►
with
his
wife,
and
she
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to
a
son,
whom
she
named
Enoch.
Then
Cain
started
to
build
a
city,
and
he
named
the
city ‘Enoch’,
the
same
name
that
his
son
had.
Enoch
grew
up
and
married
and
became
the
father
of
a
son
whom
he
named
Irad.
When
Irad
grew
up
he
became
the
father
of
a
son
whom
he
named
Mehujael.
Mehujael
grew
up
and
became
the
father
of
a
son
whom
he
named
Methuselah.
Methuselah
grew
up
and
became
the
father
of
Lamech.
When
Lamech
grew
up
he
married
two
women.
The
name
of
one
was
Adah
and
the
other
was
Zillah.
Adah
gave
birth
to
a
son
she
named
Jabal.
Later,
Jabal
was
the
first
person
who
lived
in
tents
because
he
traveled
from
place
to
place
to
take
care
of
livestock.
His
younger
brother’s
name
was
Jubal.
He
was
the
first
person
who
made/played
a ◄lyre/stringed
instrument►
and
a
flute.
Lamech’s
other
wife
Zillah
gave
birth
to
a
son
whom
she
named
Tubal-Cain.
Later
Tubal-Cain
became
a ◄blacksmith/one
who
made
tools
from
bronze
and
iron►.
Tubal-Cain
had
a
younger
sister
whose
name
was
Naamah.
One
day
Lamech
said
to
his
two
wives, “Adah
and
Zillah,
listen
carefully
to
what
I
am
saying.
A
young
man
struck
me
and
wounded
me,
so
I
killed
him.
Yahweh
said
long
ago
that
he
would
avenge
and
punish
anyone
who
killed
Cain
seven
times
as
much
as
he
punished
Cain
for
killing
his
younger
brother.
So
if
anyone
tries
to
kill
me,
I
will
punish
him 77
times
as
much
as
Yahweh
punished
Cain.”
Adam
and
Eve
had
another
son,
Seth
Adam
continued
to ◄have
sex/sleep►
with [EUP]
his
wife,
and
she
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to
another
son,
whom
she
named
Seth,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘given’,
because,
she
said, “God
has
given
me
another
child
to
take
the
place
of
Abel,
since
Cain
killed
him.”
When
Seth
grew
up,
he
became
the
father
of
a
son
whom
he
named
Enosh.
About
that
time
people
began
to
worship
Yahweh
again.
The descendants of Adam
Here
is
a
list
of
the
descendants
of
Adam.
When
God
created humans,
he
caused
them
to
be
like
him
in
many
ways.
He
created
one
man
and
one
woman.
He
blessed
them,
and
on
the
day
that
he
created
them,
he
called
them ‘human beings’.
When
Adam
was 130
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
a
son
who
grew
up
to
be
just
like
him.
That
was
the
son
he
named
Seth.
After
Seth
was
born,
Adam
lived 800
more
years,
and
during
those
years
he
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
Adam
lived 930
years
altogether,
and
then
he
died.
When
Seth
was 105
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Enosh.
After
Enosh
was
born,
Seth
lived 807
more
years,
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
Seth
lived 912
years
altogether,
and
then
he
died.
When
Enosh
was 90
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Kenan.
After
Kenan
was
born,
Enosh
lived 815
more
years
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
Enosh
lived 905
years
altogether,
and
then
he
died.
When
Kenan
was 70
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Mahalalel.
After
Mahalalel
was
born,
Kenan
lived 840
more
years
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
Kenan
lived 910
years
altogether,
and
then
he
died.
When
Mahalalel
was 65
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Jared.
After
Jared
was
born,
Mahalalel
lived 830
more
years
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
Mahalalel
lived 895
years
altogether,
and
then
he
died.
When
Jared
was 162
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Enoch.
Jared
lived 800
years
after
Enoch
was
born,
and
he
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
Jared
lived 962
years
altogether,
and
then
he
died.
When
Enoch
was 65
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Methuselah.
Enoch
lived
in
close
fellowship
with
God
for 300
years
after
Methuselah
was
born,
and
he
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
Enoch
lived 365
years
altogether
in
close
fellowship
with
God.
Then
one
day
he
disappeared,
because
God
took
him
away
to
be
with
him
in
heaven.
When
Methuselah
was 187
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Lamech.
Methuselah
lived 782
years
after
Lamech
was
born,
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
Methuselah
lived 969
years
altogether,
and
then
he
died.
When
Lamech
was 182
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
a
son,
whom
he
named
Noah,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘relief’,
because
he
said, “He
will
bring
us
relief
from
all
the
hard
work
we
have
been
doing
to
produce
food
from
the
ground
that
Yahweh
cursed.”
Lamech
lived 595
years
after
Noah
was
born
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
Lamech
lived 777
years
altogether,
and
then
he
died.
When
Noah
was 500
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
a
son
whom
he
named
Shem.
Later
he
became
the
father
of
another
son
whom
he
named
Ham,
and
later
he
became
the
father
of
another
son
whom
he
named
Japheth.
People became very evil and did many evil things
When
people
began
to
become
very
numerous
all
over
the
earth,
and
many
daughters
were
born
to
them,
some
of
the
men
who ◄belonged
to/believed
in►
God
saw
that
some
of
the
women
who
did
not ◄belong
to/believe
in►
God
were
very
beautiful.
So
they
took
whichever
ones
they
chose
to
become
their
wives.
Then
Yahweh
said, “
I
will
not
allow
my
Spirit
to
keep
people
alive
forever (OR,
the
breath
of
life
will
not
remain
in
people
forever).
They
will
die
eventually.
They
will
live
not
more
than 120
years
before
they
die (OR,
there
will
be
only 120
more
years
before
they
die).”
There
were
giants
called Nephils
who
lived
on
the
earth
at
that
time
and
later.
During
that
time
some
of
the Nephil
men
who ◄belonged
to/believed
in►
God
had
sex [EUP]
with
women
who
did
not ◄belong
to/believe
in►
God,
and
they
gave
birth
to
children.
The Nephils
were
considered
to
be heroic
fighters,
and
they
became
famous.
Yahweh
saw
that
people
on
the
earth
had
become
very
wicked,
and
that
everything
they
thought
about
evil
things
continually.
Yahweh
was
sorry
that
he
had
made
people.
So
he
said, “I
will
completely
destroy
the
people
I
made.
I
will
also
destroy
all
the
animals
and
the
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground
and
the
birds.
None
of
them
will
remain
on
the
earth,
because
I
regret
that
I
made
them.”
Noah
pleased
God,
so
God
planned
to
spare
him
But
Yahweh
was
pleased
with
Noah.
This
is
why:
Noah
was
a
man
who
always
acted
in
a
righteous
way.
No
one
who
lived
at
that
time
could
criticize
him
about
anything.
Noah
lived
in
close
fellowship
with
God.
Noah
became
the
father
of
three
sons:
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth.
At
that
time
God
considered
that
everyone
else
on
earth
was
very
wicked,
and
everywhere
on
the
earth,
people [MTY]
were
acting
cruelly
and
violently
toward
each
other.
God
was
dismayed
when
he
saw
how
evil
people [MTY]
were,
because
everyone (OR,
all
living
creatures)
had
begun
to
behave
in
an
evil
way.
So
God
said
to
Noah, “I
have
decided
to
destroy
everyone,
because
all
over
the
earth
people
are
acting
violently
toward
each
other.
So
I
am
about
to
get
rid
of
them
as
well
as
everything
else
on
the
earth.
I
want
you
to
make
for
yourself
a
large
boat
from
cypress
wood.
Make
rooms
inside
it.
Cover
the
outside
and
the
inside
with
tar
to
make
it ◄waterproof/so
that
water
cannot
get
in
and
sink
the
boat►.
This
is
the
size
you
must
make
it:
It
shall
be ◄150
yards/135 meters►
long, ◄25
yards/22.5 meters►
wide,
and ◄15
yards/13.5 meters►
high.
Make
a
roof
for
the
boat.
Leave
a
space
of
about ◄18
in./.5 meter►
between
the
sides
and
the
roof
to
let
air
and
light
enter (OR,
the
middle
of
the
roof
should
be 18
inches
higher
than
the
sides).
Build
the
boat
with
three
decks
inside,
and
put
a
door
in
one
side.
Listen
carefully!
I
am
about
to
cause
a
flood
to
occur
that
will
destroy
every
creature
that
lives
beneath
the
sky.
Everything
on
the
earth
will
die.
But
I
will
make
an
agreement
with
you(sg):
You
and
your
wife,
your
sons
and
their
wives
will
enter
the
boat.
And
I
want
to
save
some
of
all
kinds
of
creatures.
So
you
must
also
bring
two
of
all
living
creatures,
a
male
and
a
female,
into
the
boat
with
you,
so
that
their species
also
may
remain
alive.
Two
of
every
kind
of
creature
will
come
to
you
in
order
that
by
your
putting
them
in
the
boat
you
will
keep
them
alive.
They
will
include
two
of
each
kind
of
bird
and
each
kind
of
animal
and
each
kind
of
creature
that scurries
across
the
ground.
You
must
also
take
some
of
every
kind
of
food
that
you
and
all
these
animals
will
need,
and
store
it
in
the
boat.”
So
Noah
did
everything
that
God
told
him
to
do.
God sent a flood to cover the earth
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Noah, “I
have
seen
that
out
of
everyone
who
is
now
living,
you
alone
always
act
righteously.
So
you
and
all
your
family
go
into
the
boat.
Take
with
you
seven
pairs
of
every
kind
of
animal
that
I
have
said
I
will
accept
for
sacrifices.
Take
seven
males
and
seven
females.
Also
take
a
male
and
a
female
from
every
kind
of
animal
that
I
have
said
that
I
will
not
accept
for
sacrifices.
Also
take
seven
pairs
of
every
kind
of
bird
from
all
over
the
earth
to
keep
them
alive.
Do
this
because
seven
days
from
now
I
will
cause
rain
to
fall
on
the
earth.
It
will
rain
constantly
for 40
days
and
nights.
By
doing
that,
I
will
destroy
everything
that
I
have
made
that
is
on
the
earth.”
Noah
did
everything
that
Yahweh
told
him
to
do.
Noah
was 600
years
old
when
the
flood
covered
the
earth.
Before
it
started
to
rain,
Noah
and
his
wife
and
his
sons
went
into
the
boat
to
escape
from
the
flood
water.
Pairs
of
animals,
those
that
God
said
that
he
would
accept
for
sacrifices
and
those
that
he
would
not
accept
for
sacrifices,
and
pairs
of
birds
and
pairs
of
all
the
kinds
of
creatures
that
move
close
to
the
ground,
males
and
females,
came
to
Noah
and
then
went
into
the
boat,
just
as
God
told
Noah
that
they
would
do.
Seven
days
later,
it
started
to
rain
and
a
flood
began
to
cover
the
earth.
When
Noah
was 600
years
old, ◄on
the 17th
day
of
the
second
month
of
that
year/late
in October►,
all
the
water
that
is
under
the
surface
of
the
earth
burst
forth,
and
it
began
to
rain
so
hard
that
it
was
as
though
a
dam [MET]
in
the
sky
burst
open.
Rain
fell
on
the
earth
constantly
for 40
days
and
nights.
On
the
day
that
it
started
to
rain,
Noah
went
into
the
boat
with
his
wife,
and
his
three
sons,
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth
and
their
wives.
They
had
already
put
in
the
boat
some
of
every
kind
of
wild
animal
and
every
kind
of
livestock
and
every
kind
of
bird
and
every
other
creature
that
has
wings.
Pairs
of
all
animals
came
to
Noah
and
entered
the
boat.
There
was
a
male
and
a
female
of
each
animal
that
came
to
Noah,
just
as
God
had
said
they
would
do.
After
they
were
all
in
the
boat,
God
shut
the
door.
It
rained
for 40
days
and
nights,
and
the
flood
increased.
It
flooded
until
the
water
lifted
the
boat
above
the
ground.
As
he
water
rose
higher
and
higher,
the
boat
floated
on
the
surface
of
the
water.
The
water
rose
all
over
the
earth
until
it
covered
all
the
mountains.
Even
the
highest
mountains
were
covered
by
more
than ◄20
feet/6 meters►
of
water.
As
a
result,
every
living
creature
on
the
surface
of
the
earth
died.
That
included
birds
and
livestock
and
wild
animals
and
other
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground,
and
all
the
people.
On
the
land, ◄everything
that
breathed/every
living
thing►
died.
God
destroyed
every
living
creature:
People
and
animals
and
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground
and
birds.
Only
Noah
and
those
who
were
in
the
boat
with
him
remained
alive.
The
flood
remained
like
that
on
the earthfor 150
days.
God caused the water to recede and then told Noah to leave the boat
But
God ◄did
not
forget/thought►
about
Noah
and
all
the
wild
animals
and
all
the
kinds
of
livestock
that
were
with
him
in
the
boat.
So
one
day
God
sent
a
wind
to
blow
across
the
earth,
and
the
wind
caused
the
water
to
begin
to recede.
God
caused
the
water
that
was
under
the
earth
to
stop
bursting
forth,
and
he
caused
the
floodgates
of
water
from
the
sky
to
close
so
that
it
stopped raining.
The
water
on
the
earth gradually
receded. 150
days
after
the
flood
began,
◄on
the 17th
day
of
the
seventh
month
of
that
year/late
in
March►,
the
boat
came
to
rest
on
one
of
the
mountains
in
the
Ararat
region.
The
water
continued
to recede
until,
on
the
first
day
of
the
tenth
month
of
that
year,
the
tops
of
other
mountains
became
visible.
40
days
later,
Noah
opened
the
window
that
he
had
made
in
the
side
of
the
boat,
and
sent
out
a
raven.
The
raven
flew
back
and
forth
to
and
from
the
boat
until
the
water
was
completely
gone.
Then
Noah
sent
out
a
dove
to
find
out
if
the
water
had
all
receded
on
the
ground.
But
the
dove
did
not
find
any
place
to perch,
so
it
flew
back
to
Noah
in
the
boat,
because
there
was
still
water
all
over
the
surface
of
the
earth.
So
Noah
reached
out
his
hand
and
took
the
dove
back
inside
the
boat.
Noah
waited
seven
more
days.
Then
he
sent
the
dove
out
of
the
boat
again.
This
time
the
dove
returned
to
him
in
the
evening
and,
surprisingly,
in
its
beak
there
was
a
leaf
from
an
olive
tree
that
the
dove
had
just
plucked.
Then
Noah
knew
that
the
water
had
truly
receded
from
the
surface
of
the
ground.
Noah
waited
seven
more
days.
Then
he
sent
the
dove
out
again,
but
this
time
it
did
not
return
to
him.
Noah
was
now 601
years
old.
By
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
of
the
Jewish
year,
the
water
had
completely
drained
away
from
the
ground.
Noah
removed
the
covering
on
top
of
the
ark,
and
he
was
surprised
to
see
that
the
surface
of
the
ground
was drying.
By
the 27th
day
of
the
next
month,
the
ground
was
completely
dry.
Then
God
said
to
Noah,
“Leave
the
boat,
along
with
your
wife
and
your
sons
and
their
wives.
Bring
out
with
you
all
the
birds,
the
animals,
and
all
the
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground,
in
order
that
they
can
spread
all
over
the
earth
and
become
very
numerous.”
So
Noah
left
the
boat,
along
with
his
wife
and
his
sons
and
their
wives.
And
every
kind
of
creature,
including
all
those
that scurry
across
the
ground,
all
the
birds,
every
creature
that
moves
on
the
earth,
left
the
boat.
They
left
the
boat
in
groups
of
their
own species.
God
promised
to
never
again
destroy
all
the
people
with
a
flood
Then
Noah
built
a ◄stone
altar/place
for
offering
sacrifices►
to
Yahweh.
Then
he
took
some
of
the
animals
that
Yahweh
had
said
were
acceptable
as
sacrifices
and
killed
them.
Then
he
burned
them
whole
on
the
altar.
When
Yahweh
smelled
the
pleasant odor,
he
was
pleased
with
the
sacrifice.
Then
he
said
to
himself, “I
will
never
again
devastate
everything
on
the
earth
because
of
the
sinful
things
people
do.
Even
though
everything
that
people
think
is
evil
from
the
time
they
are
young,
I
will
not
destroy
all
the
living
creatures
again,
as
I
did
this
time.
As
long
as
the
earth
exists,
each
year
there
will
be
seasons
for
planting
seeds
and
seasons
for
harvesting
crops.
Each
year
there
will
be
times
when
it
is
cold
and
times
when
it
is
hot,
summer
and
winter (OR,
rainy
season
and
dry
season).
Each
day
there
will
be
daytime
and nighttime.”
God made an agreement with Noah
Then
God
blessed
Noah
and
his
sons,
saying
to
them, “I
want
you
to
have
many
children
who
will
live
all
over
the
earth.
All
the
wild
animals
on
the
earth
and
all
the
birds,
all
the
creatures
that scurry arosss
the
ground,
and
all
the
fish,
will
be
very
afraid [DOU]
of
you.
I
have
put
them
under
your
control.
Just
as
I
previously
said
you
could
eat
green
plants
for
food,
now
I
am
saying
you
can
eat
everything
that
lives
and
moves.
It
is
blood
that
causes
creatures
to
be
alive,
therefore
you
must
not
eat
meat
that
still
has
blood
in
it
after
the
animal
is
killed.
After
you
have
drained
the
blood
out,
you
may
cook
it
and
eat
it.
I insist
that
murderers
must
be
executed.
Animals
that
kill
people
must
also
be
executed.
The
reason
that
everyone
who
murders
someone
else
must
be
executed
is
that
I
made
people
to
be
like
myself
in
many
ways.
So
someone
who
murders
another
human
being
must
be
executed
by
others,
because
he
killed
someone
who
is
like
me.
As
for
you,
I
want
you
to
produce
many
children,
in
order
that
they
and
their
descendants
may
live
all
over
the
earth.”
God
also
said
to
Noah
and
his
sons,
“Listen
carefully.
I
am
now
making
a
solemn
promise
to
you
and
with
your
descendants,
and
with
all
the
living
creatures
that
are
with
you—including
the
birds,
the
livestock,
and
the
wild
animals—every
living
creature
on
the
earth
that
came
out
of
the
boat
with
you.
This
is
the
promise
that
I
am
making
to
you:
I
will
never
again
destroy
all
living
creatures
by
a
flood,
or
destroy
everything
else
on
the
earth
by
a
flood.”
Then
God
said
to
him, “This
is
the
sign
to
guarantee
that
I
will
keep
the
promise
that
I
am
making
to
you
and
to
all
living
creatures,
a
promise
that
I
will
keep
forever:
From
time
to
time
I
will
put
a
rainbow
in
the
sky.
It
will
remind
me
of
my
promise
that
I
have
made
to
you
and
everything
on
the
earth.
When
I
cause
rain
to
fall
from
the
clouds,
and
a
rainbow
appears
in
the
sky,
it
will
remind
me
about
the
promise
that
I
have
made
to
you
and
all
living
creatures,
my
promise
that
there
will
never
again
be
a
flood
that
will
destroy
all
living
creatures.
Whenever
there
is
a
rainbow
in
the
sky,
I
will
see
it,
and
I
will
think
about
the
promise
that
I
have
made
to
every
living
creature
that
is
upon
the
earth,
a
promise
that
I
will
keep
forever.”
Then
God
said
to
Noah, “The
rainbow
will
be
the
sign
of
the
promise
that
I
have
made
to
all
the
creatures
that
live
on
the
earth.”
The
sons
of
Noah
who
came
out
of
the
boat
were
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth.
Ham
later
became
the
father
of
Canaan.
All
the
people
on
the
earth
are
descended
from
those
three
sons
of
Noah.
What
happened
after
Noah
got
drunk
Noah
was
a
farmer.
He
planted grapevines.
When
they
later
produced
grapes,
he
made
wine
from
the
grapes.
One
day,
when
he
drank
too
much
of
the
wine,
he
became
drunk,
and
he
lay
naked
in
his
tent.
Ham,
the
father
of
Canaan,
saw
his
father
lying
naked
in
the
tent.
So
he
went
outside
and
told
his
two
older
brothers
what
he
had
seen.
Then
Shem
and
Japheth
took
a
large
cloth
and
placed
it
across
their
backs,
and
walked backwards
into
the
tent.
They
covered
their
father’s
naked
body
with
the
cloth.
Their
faces
were
turned
away
from
their
father,
so
they
did
not
see
him
naked.
When
Noah
woke
up
and
was sober
again,
he
found
out
how
wrongfully
Ham,
his
youngest
son,
had
behaved
toward
him.
He
said, “I
am
cursing Ham’s
youngest
son,
Canaan,
and
his
descendants.
They
will
be
like
slaves
to
their uncles.
I
will
ask
God
to
enlarge
the
territory
that
belongs
to
Japheth,
and
allow
his
descendants
to
live
peacefully
among
the
descendants
of
Shem [MTY].
And
I
desire
that
Canaan’s
descendants
will
be
like
slaves
of
Japheth’s
descendants.”
Noah
lived 350
more
years
after
the
flood.
He
died
when
he
was 950
years
old.
The descendants of Noah’s sons
◄This
is/I
will
now
give►
a
list
of
the
descendants
of
Noah’s
sons,
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth.
They
had
many
children
after
the
flood.
The
sons
of
Japheth
were
Gomer,
Magog,
Madai,
Javan,
Tubal,
Meshech,
and
Tiras.
The
sons
of
Gomer
were Askenaz,
Riphath,
and
Togarmah.
The
sons
of
Javan
were
Elishah,
Tarshish,
Kittim,
and
Dodanim.
Those
sons
and
their
families
who
were
descended
from
Javan
lived
on
the
islands
and
on
the
land
close
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
Their
descendants
became
tribes,
each
with
its
own
language
and
clans
and
territory.
The
descendants
of
Ham
were
Cush,
Egypt,
Put,
and
Canaan.
The
descendants
of
Cush
were
Seba,
Havilah,
Sabtah,
Raamah,
and
Sabteca.
The
descendants
of
Raamah
were
Sheba
and
Dedan.
Another
one
of Cush’s
descendants
was
Nimrod.
Nimrod
was
the
first
person
on
earth
who
became
a
mighty
warrior.
Yahweh
saw
that
he
had
become (OR,
caused
him
to
become)
a
great
hunter.
That
is
why
people
say
to
a
great
hunter, “Yahweh ◄sees
that
you
are/has
caused
you
to
be►
a
great
hunter
like
Nimrod.”
Nimrod
became
a
king
who
ruled
in
Babylonia.
The
first
cities
over
which
he
ruled
were
Babel,
Erech,
Accad,
and
Calneh.
From
there
he
went
with
others
to
Assyria
and
built
the
cities
of
Nineveh,
Rehoboth-Ir,
Calah,
and
Resen.
Resen
was
a
large
city
between
Nineveh
and
Calah.
Ham’s
son,
Egypt,
became
the ancestor
of
the
Lud,
Anam,
Lehab
and
Naphtuh,
Pathrus,
Casluh
and
Caphtor people-groups.
The
Philistine
people
were
descended
from
Casluh.
Ham’s
youngest
son,
Canaan,
became
the
father
of
Sidon,
who
was
his
eldest
son,
and
Heth,
his
younger
son.
Canaan
was
also
the ancestor
of
the
Jebus, Amor, Girgash,
Hiv,
Ark,
Sin,
Arved, Zemar
and
Hamath people-groups.
Later
the
descendants
of
Canaan
dispersed
over
a
large
area.
Their
land
extended
from
Sidon
city
in
the
north
as
far
south
as
Gaza
town,
and
then
to
the
east
as
far
as
Gerar
town,
and
then
farther
east
to
Sodom,
Gomorrah,
Admah,
and
Zeboiim
towns,
and
even
as
far
as
Lasha
town.
Those
are
the
descendants
of
Ham.
They
became
groups
that
had
their
own
clans,
their
own
languages,
and
their
own
land.
Shem,
the
older
brother
of
Japheth,
became
the
father
of
Eber,
and
the ancestor
of
all
the
descendants
of
Eber.
The
sons
of
Shem
were
Elam,
Asshur,
Arphaxad,
Lud,
and
Aram.
The
sons
of
Aram
were
Uz,
Hul,
Gether,
and
Mash.
Arphaxad
became
the
father
of
Shelah.
Shelah
became
the
father
of
Eber.
Eber
became
the
father
of
two
sons.
One
of
them
was
named
Peleg,
which
means ‘division’,
because
during
the
time
he
lived,
people
on [MTY]
the
earth
became
divided
and
scattered
everywhere. Peleg’s
younger
brother
was
Joktan.
Joktan
became
the ancestor
of
Almodad,
Sheleph,
Hazarmaveth,
Jerah,
Hadoram,
Uzal,
Diklah,
Obal,
Abimael,
Sheba,
Ophir,
Havilah,
and
Jobab.
All
those
people
were
descended
from
Joktan.
The
areas
in
which
they
lived
extended
from
Mesha
westward
to
Sephar,
which
is
in
the ◄hill
country/area
that
has
a
lot
of
hills►.
They
are
descendants
of
Shem.
They
became
groups
that
had
their
own
clans,
their
own
languages,
and
their
own
land.
All
those
groups
descended
from
the
sons
of
Noah.
Each
group
had
its
own ◄genealogy/record
of
people’s
ancestors►
and
each
became
a
separate ethnic
group.
Those ethnic
groups
formed
after
the
flood
and
spread
all
around
the
earth.
Yahweh caused people to speak many different languages after they started to build a tower at Babel
At
first,
all
the
people
in [MTY]
the
world
spoke
the
same
language [DOU].
As
people
moved
further
east,
they
arrived
at
a
plain
in
Babylonia
region
and
began
to
live
there.
Then
they
said
to
each
other, “◄Hey/Come
on►,
let’s
form
bricks
and
bake
them
to
make
them
hard,
for
building!”
So
they
used
bricks
instead
of
stones,
and
used
tar
instead
of ◄mortar/a
mixture
of cement,
sand
and
lime►
to
hold
them
together.
They
said, “Hey,
let’s
build
a
city
for
ourselves!
We
also
ought
to
build
a
very
high
tower
that
reaches
up
to
the
sky!
In
that
way
we
will
become
famous!
If
we
do
not
do
this,
we
will
be
scattered
all
over
the
earth!”
So
they
began
to
build
the
city
and
the
tower.
Then
Yahweh
looked
down
and
saw
the
city
and
the
tower
that
those
puny
men
were
building.
Yahweh
said, “These
people
are
one
group
that
all
speak
the
same
language.
If
they
have
begun
to
do
this
now,
then ◄there
is
nothing
that
they
will
decide
to
do
that
will
be
impossible
for
them/they
will
be
able
to
do
whatever
they
decide
to
do► [LIT]!
So, okay/now,
we
will
go
down
there
and
cause
there
to
be
many
different
languages,
so
that
they
will
not
be
able
to
understand
each
other.”
So
Yahweh
did
that.
As
a
result,
the
people
stopped
building
the
city,
and
Yahweh
caused
them
to
disperse
all
over
the
earth.
The
city
was
called
Babel
which
means ‘confusion’,
because
there
Yahweh
caused
the
people
to
become
confused
because
the
people [MTY]
spoke
different
languages
that
the
others
could
not
understand,
not
just
one
language.
From
there
Yahweh
caused
them
to
disperse
all
over
the
earth.
Shem’s
descendants
◄This
is
a
bigger
list/I
will
now
tell
you
more►
of
the
descendants
of
Shem:
Two
years
after
the
flood,
when
Shem
was 100
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Arpachshad.
After
Arpachshad
was
born,
Shem
lived 500
more
years
and
had
more
sons
and
daughters.
When Arphachshad
was 35
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Shelah.
After
Shelah
was
born,
Arpachshad
lived 403
more
years
and
became
the
father
of
more
sons
and
daughters.
When
Shelah
was 30
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Eber.
After
Eber
was
born,
Shelah
lived 403
more
years
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
When
Eber
was 34
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Peleg.
After
Peleg
was
born,
Eber
lived 430
more
years
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
When
Peleg
was 30
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Reu.
After
Reu
was
born,
Peleg
lived 209
more
years
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
When
Reu
was 32
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Serug.
After
Serug
was
born,
Reu
lived 207
more
years
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
When
Serug
was 30
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Nahor.
After
Nahor
was
born,
Serug
lived 200
more
years
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
When
Nahor
was 29
years
old,
he
became
the
father
of
Terah.
After
Terah
was
born,
Nahor
lived 119
more
years
and
became
the
father
of
other
sons
and
daughters.
When
Terah
was 70
years
old,
his
son
Abram
was
born.
Later,
two
other
sons,
Nahor
and
Haran
were
born.
Terah’s
descendants
◄This
is/I
will
now
give►
a
list
of
the
descendants
of
Terah: Terah’s
sons
were
Abram,
Nahor,
and
Haran. Haran’s
son
was
named
Lot.
Haran
died
before
his
father
died.
He
died
in
Ur
city
in
Chaldea
land,
where
he
was
born.
Abram
and
Nahor
both
married.
Abram’s
wife
was
named
Sarai,
and
Nahor’s
wife
was
named
Milcah.
Milcah
and
her
younger
sister
Iscah
were
the
daughters
of
Haran.
Sarai
was
unable
to
bear
any
children.
Terah
decided
to
leave
Ur
and
go
to
live
in
Canaan
land.
So
he
took
his
son
Abram
and
his
grandson
Lot,
the
son
of
Haran,
and
Abram’s
wife
Sarai
with
him.
But
instead
of
going
to
Canaan,
they
stopped
at
Haran
town
and
lived
there.
When
Terah
was 205
years
old,
he
died
there
in
Haran.
Yahweh told Abram to go to Canaan and promised to bless him
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Abram, “Leave
this
country
where
you
are
now
living.
Leave
your
father’s
clan
and
his
family.
Go
to
a
land
that
I
will
show
you.
I
will
cause
your
descendants
to
become
a
large
nation.
I
will
bless
you
and
cause
you
to
become ◄famous/highly
esteemed►.
What
I
do
for
you
will
be
a
blessing
to
others.
I
will
bless
those
who ◄bless/ask
God
to
do
good
things
for►
you,
and
I
will ◄curse/ask
God
to
punish►
those
who
do
evil
things
to
you.
And
because
of
what
you
do,
groups
of
people
all
over
the
earth
will
receive
blessings (OR,
people
will
wish
that
God
will
bless
others
as
much
as
he
has
blessed
you).”
So
Abram
left
Haran
town,
as
Yahweh
told
him
to
do.
Abram
was 75
years
old
when
he
left
there
along
with
his
wife,
Sarai,
and
his
nephew,
Lot.
Abram
also
took
along
all
the
possessions
and
slaves
that
they
had
accumulated/acquired
in
Haran
town,
and
they
left
there
and
went
to
Canaan
land.
In
Canaan
they
traveled
as
far
as
Shechem
town
and
camped
by
a
huge
tree
called
the
tree
of
Moreh.
The
Canaan people-group
were
still
living
in
that
land.
Then
Yahweh
appeared
to
Abram
and
said
to
him, “I
will
give
this
land
to
your
descendants.”
Then
Abram
built
a
stone
altar
to
offer
a
sacrifice
to
Yahweh
because
Yahweh
had
appeared
to
him.
From
Shechem,
Abram
and
his
family
traveled
to
the
hills
that
were
east
of
Bethel
town.
Bethel
town
was
to
the
west
of
where
they
set
up
their
tent,
and
Ai
town
was
further
to
the
east.
There
he
built
another
stone
altar
and
offered
a
sacrifice
and
worshiped
Yahweh
there.
Then
they
left
there
and
started
traveling
south
to
the
Negev
Desert.
Abram
and
Sarai
went
to
Egypt
for
a
while
There
was ◄a
famine/very
little
food
to
eat►
in
Canaan,
so
they
went
south
to
live
in
Egypt
for
a
while.
Just
as
they
were
about
to
enter
Egypt,
Abram
said
to
his
wife
Sarai, “Listen,
I
know
that
you
are
a
very
beautiful
woman.
When
the
people
in
Egypt
see
you,
they
will
say, ‘This
woman
is
his
wife!’
and
they
will
kill
me
in
order
to
get
you,
but
they
will
not
kill
you.
So
I
ask
you
to
tell
them
that
you
are
my
sister,
so
that
because
of
you
telling
them
that,
they
will ◄spare
my
life/not
kill
me►.”
And
as
soon
as
they
arrived
in
Egypt,
the
people
in
Egypt
saw
that
his
wife
was
indeed
very
beautiful.
When
the
king’s
officials
saw
her,
they
told
the
king
how
beautiful
she
was.
And
they
took
her
to
the
king’s
palace.
The
king
treated
Abram
kindly
because
of
Sarai,
and
he
gave
Abram
many
sheep
and
cattle
and
donkeys
and
male
and
female
slaves
and
camels.
But
because
the
king
had
taken
Sarai,
Abram’s
wife,
Yahweh
caused
the
king
and
the
others
in
his
household
to
be
inflicted
with
terrible
diseases.
When
the
king
realized
why
that
was happening,
he
summoned
Abram
and
said
to
him, “Why
did
you
do
this
to
me?
Why
did
you
not
tell
me
that
she
was
your
wife?
Why
did
you
lie,
saying
she
is
your
sister,
with
the
result
that
I
took
her
to
be
my
wife?
You
should
not
have
done
that!
So
now
take
your
wife,
leave
here
and
go!”
Then
the
king
told
his
officials/servants
to
take
Abram
and
his
wife
and
all
his
possessions
out
of
Egypt.
Abram and Lot separated
So
Abram
and
Sarai
left
Egypt,
and
they
took
along
all
his
possessions,
and
Lot
went
with
them
to
the
Negev
Desert.
Abram
was
very
rich.
He
owned
a
lot
of
livestock,
silver
and
gold.
They
continued
traveling
from
place
to
place
from
the
Negev
Desert
toward
Bethel
town
to
the
place
between
Bethel
and
Ai
where
they
had
previously
set
up
their
tents,
and
where
Abram
had
made
a
stone
altar
and
worshiped
Yahweh.
Lot,
who
was
traveling
with
Abram,
also
had
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
and
herds
of
cattle,
and
tents.
But
they
had
so
many
animals
that
they
could
not
all
stay
in
the
same
area.
There
was
not
enough
land
to
provide
water
and
food
for
all
their
animals.
Furthermore,
the
descendants
of
Canaan
and Perizzi
were
also
living
in
that
area,
and
the
land
really
belonged
to
them.
And
the
men
who
took
care
of
Abram’s
animals
started
quarreling
with
the
men
who
took
care
of
Lot’s
animals.
So
Abram
said
to
Lot, “Since
we
are
close
relatives,
it
is
not
good
for
us
two
to
quarrel,
or
for
the
men
who
take
care
of
your
animals
to
quarrel
with
the
men
who
take
care
of
my
animals.
There
is
plenty
of
land
for
both
of
us.
So
we
should
separate.
You
can
choose
whatever
part
you
want [RHQ].
If
you
want
the
area
over
there,
I
will
stay
here.
If
you
want
the
area
here,
I
will
go
over
there.”
Lot
looked
around
toward
Zoar
town,
and
saw
that
there
was
plenty
of
water
all
over
the
plain
near
the
Jordan
River.
It
was
like
the park/garden
in
Eden,
and
like
the
land
in
Egypt. [That
was
before
Yahweh
destroyed
the
cities
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
which
were
on
that
plain.]
So
Lot
chose
the
land
in
the
plain
of
the
Jordan
River.
He
left
his
uncle,
Abram,
and
moved
east.
Abram
stayed
in
the
Canaan
area,
and
Lot
started
to
live
near
the
cities
in
the
plain
of
the
Jordan
River,
and
he
set
up
his
tents
near
Sodom
city.
You
need
to
know
that
people
who
lived
there
were
extremely
wicked.
Abram
moved
to
Hebron
After
Abram
and
Lot
separated,
Yahweh
said
to
Abram, “Look
around
at
this
whole
area
where
you
are.
Look
north
and
south,
look
east
and
west.
I
will
give
to
you
and
your
descendants
all
the
land
that
you
see;
I
will
give
it
to
you
forever.
I
will
cause
your
descendants
to
be
as
numerous
as particles
of
dust!
It
will
be
easier
to
count
the particles
of
dust
than
it
will
be
to
count
your
descendants [HYP].
Walk
through
the
land
in
every
direction,
because
I
am
going
to
give
it
all
to
you.”
So
Abram
and
his
men
took
down
their
tents
and
moved
to
Hebron
and
started
to
live
by
the
huge
trees
at
the
town
of
Mamre.
He
placed
a
stone
altar
there
to
make
sacrifices
to
Yahweh.
Abram rescued Lot
In
a
region
to
the
east,
there
were
four
kings
who
were
friends/allies.
They
were
King
Amraphel
of
Babylonia,
King
Arioch
of
Ellasar,
King
Chedorlaomer
of
Elam,
and
King
Tidal
of
Goiim.
In
an
area
to
the
west,
there
were
five
other
kings.
They
were
King
Bera
of
Sodom,
King
Birsha
of
Gomorrah,
King
Shinab
of
Admah,
King
Shemeber
of
Zeboiim,
and
the
king
of
Bela,
the
city
that
is
now
called
Zoar.
Those
five
kings
and
their
armies
gathered
together
in
Siddim
Valley,
which
is
also
called
the
Dead
Sea
Valley,
to
fight
against
the
four
kings
and
their
armies.
King
Chedorlaomer
and
his
army
conquered
the
armies
of
those
five
kings,
and
demanded
that
those
kings
pay
him
tribute
money
each
year.
For
twelve
years
he
ruled
them.
But
during
the
thirteenth
year
they
rebelled
and
refused
to
keep
giving
him
tribute
money.
The
next
year,
King
Chedorlaomer
and
the
other
kings
that
were
his
allies
took
their
armies
and
defeated
the Repha people-group
in
Ashteroth-Karnaim
and
the Zuz people-group
in
Ham,
and
the Emi people-group
in
Shaveh-Kiriathaim.
They
also
defeated
the
Hor people-group
in
the hilly
area
of
Seir
as
far
as
El-Paran
near
the
desert.
Then
they
turned
back
and
went
to Mishpat
city,
which
is
now
called
Kadesh.
They
conquered
all
the
land belonging
to
the
Amalek people-group
and
the Amor people-group
who
were
living
in
Hazazon-Tamar
town.
Then
the
armies
of
the
kings
of
Sodom,
Gomorrah,
Admah,
Zeboiim
and
Bela
marched
out
to
fight
the
armies
of
the
other
four
kings
in
Siddim
Valley.
That
valley
is
close
to
the
Salt/Dead
Sea.
They
fought
against
the
armies
of
Chedorlaomer
the
king
of
Elam,
Tidal
the
king
of
Goiim,
Amraphel
the
king
of
Shinar,
and
Arioch
the
king
of
Ellasar.
The
armies
of
four
kings
were
fighting
against
the
armies
of
five
kings.
The
Siddim
Valley
was
full
of
tar
pits.
So
when
the
armies
of
the
kings
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
tried
to
run
away,
many
of
the
men
fell
into
the
tar
pits.
The
others
escaped
and
ran
away
to
the
hills.
As
the
armies
of
the
five
kings
fled,
the
armies
of
the
four
kings
seized
all
of
the
valuable
things
in
Sodom
and
Gomorrah,
including
all
the
food.
They
also
captured
Abram’s
nephew
Lot
and
his
possessions,
since
he
was
living
in
Sodom
at
that
time.
Abram
was
living
near
the
big
trees
near
Mamre,
who
belonged
to
the Amor people-group.
Abram
had
made
an
agreement
with
Mamre
and
his
two
brothers,
Eshcol
and
Aner,
that
they
would
help
each
other
if
there
was
a
war.
One
of
the
men
who
escaped
from
the
battle
told
Abram
what
had
happened
and
that
his
nephew
Lot
had
been
captured
and
taken
away.
So
Abram
summoned 318
men
who
were
his
servants,
men
who
had
been
with
Abram
since
they
were
born.
They
all
went
together
and
pursued
their
enemies
as
far
north
as
Dan
city.
During
the
night,
Abram
divided
the
men
into
several
groups,
and
they
attacked
their
enemies
from
various
directions
and
defeated
them.
They
pursued
them
as
far
as
Hobah,
which
was
north
of
Damascus
city.
Abram’s
men
recovered
all
of
the
goods
that
had
been
taken.
They
also
rescued
Lot
and
all
his
possessions
and
also
the
women
and
others
who
had
been
captured
by
their
enemies.
Melchizedek
blessed
Abram
As
Abram
was
returning
home
after
he
and
his
men
had
defeated
the
armies
of
King
Chedorlaomer
and
the
other
kings
who
had
fought
alongside
him,
the
king
of
Sodom
went
north
to
meet
him
in
Shaveh
Valley,
which
people
call
the
King’s
Valley.
The
king
of
Salem
city,
whose
name
was
Melchizedek,
was
also
a
priest
who
offered
sacrifices
to
the Supreme
God.
He
brought
some
bread
and
wine
to
Abram.
Then
he
blessed
Abram,
saying “I
ask
the Supreme
God,
the
one
who
created
heaven
and
earth,
to
bless
you.
The Supreme
God
has
enabled
you
to
defeat [MTY]
your
enemies,
so
we
should
praise/thank
him.”
Then
Abram
gave
to
Melchizedek
a
tenth
part
of
all
the
things
he
had
captured.
The
king
of
Sodom
said
to
Abram, “You
can
keep
all
the
goods
you
recovered.
Just
let
me
take
back
the
people
from
my
city
whom
you
rescued.”
But
Abram
said
to
the
king
of
Sodom, “I
have
solemnly
promised [MTY]
to
Yahweh,
the Supreme
God,
the
one
who
created
heaven
and
earth,
that
I
will
not
accept
even
one
thread
or
a
thong
of
a
sandal
from
anything
that
belongs
to
you.
As
a
result,
you
will
never
be
able
to
say, ‘I
caused
Abram
to
become
rich.’
The
only
thing
I
will
accept
is
the
food
that
my
men
have
eaten.
But
Aner,
Eshcol,
and
Mamre
went
with
me
and
fought
alongside
me,
so
let
them
also
have
a
share
of
the
goods
we
brought
back.”
So
the
king
of
Sodom
agreed
to
what
he
said.
Yahweh made a solemn promise to Abram
Some
time
later,
Abram
had
a
vision
in
which
Yahweh
spoke
to
him
and
said, “Do
not
be
afraid
of ◄anything/your
enemies►.
I
will
protect
you [MTY],
and
I
will
give
a
great
reward.”
But
Abram
replied, “Yahweh
God,
how
can
you
give
me
what
I
truly
want,
because
I
have
no
children,
and
the
one
who
will
be
like
a
son
and
inherit
all
my
possessions
is
my
servant
Eliezer
from
Damascus!”
Abram
added, “You
have
not
given
me
any
children,
so
think
about
this:
A
servant
in
my
household
will
inherit
all
I
own!”
Yahweh
replied, “No!
He
will
not
be
the
one
who
will
inherit
it.
Instead,
you
yourself
will
be
the
father
of
the
one
who
will
inherit
everything
you
own.”
Then
Yahweh
took
Abram
outside
of
his
tent
and
said, “Look
up
at
the
sky!
Can
you
count
the
stars?
No,
you
cannot
count
them
because
there
are
so
many
of
them,
and
your
descendants
will
be
as
numerous
as
the
stars.”
Abram
believed
that
what
Yahweh
said
would
happen.
And
because
of
that,
Yahweh
considered
that
Abram
was
righteous.
Yahweh
also
said
to
him, “I
am
Yahweh.
I
am
the
one
who
brought
you
from
Ur
in
Chaldea
land.
I
brought
you
here
to
give
you
this
land
to
possess.”
But
Abram
replied, “Yahweh
God,
how
can
I
know
for
sure
that
this
land
will
belong
to
me?”
God
said
to
him, “Bring
a
three-year-old
heifer
and
a
three-year-old
goat
to
me,
and
a
dove
and
a
pigeon.”
So
Abram
brought
all
of
them
and
killed
them
and
cut
each
of
the
animals
in
half.
He
arranged
the halves
of
each
one,
side
by
side.
But
he
did
not
cut
the
pigeon
and
dove
in
half.
Birds
that
eat
dead
flesh
came
down
to
eat
the
carcasses,
but
Abram shooed
them
away.
As
the
sun
was
going
down,
Abram
fell
sound
asleep,
and
suddenly
everything
around
him
became
dark
and frightening.
Then
God
said
to
Abram, “I
want
you
to
know
that
your
descendants
will
become
foreigners
living
in
a
land
that
does
not
belong
to
them.
They
will
become
slaves
of
the
owners
of
that
land.
The
owners
of
the
land
will
mistreat
them
for 400
years.
But
then
I
will
punish
the
people
of
that
country
that
made
them
become
slaves,
and
then
your
descendants
will
leave
that
country,
taking
many
possessions
with
them.
But
as
for
you,
you
will
die [EUP]
peacefully
when
you
are
very
old.
After
your
descendants
have
been
slaves
for 400
years,
they
will
return
here,
and
take
control
of
this
land
and
defeat
the Amor people-group. Tose
people
will,
because
those
people
have
not
yet
sinned
enough
to
deserve
to
be
punished
now.”
When
the
sun
had
set
and
it
had
become
dark,
unexpectedly
a
blazing
torch
and
a
clay
pot
containing
burning
coals
from
which
smoke
was
rising
appeared
and
went
between
the halves
of
the
animals.
And
on
that
day
Yahweh
made
an
agreement
with
Abram.
Yahweh
told
him, “I
will
give
to
your
descendants
all
the
land
between
the
river
that
is
on
the
eastern
border
of
Egypt
to
the
south,
and
north
to
the
huge
Euphrates
River.
That
is
the
land
where
the Ken,
the Keniz,
the Kidmon,
the
Heth,
the Periz,
the Repha,
the Amor,
the
Canaan,
the Girgash,
and
the Tebus people-groups
live.”
Sarai gave Abram a slave woman to be another wife, and that woman gave birth to Ishmael
Up
to
that
time,
Abram’s
wife
Sarai
had
not
given
birth
to
any
children
for
Abram.
But
she
had
a
female
slave
from
Egypt,
whose
name
was
Hagar.
So
one
day
Sarai
said
to
Abram, “Listen
to
me!
Yahweh
has
not
allowed
me
to
become
pregnant.
So ◄sleep
with/have
sex
with► [EUP]
my
slave
Hagar.
Perhaps
she
will
bear
children
whom
I
can
consider
to
be
mine.”
Abram
agreed
to
do
what
Sarai
said.
So
Abram ◄slept
with/had
sex
with►
Hagar,
his
wife
Sarai’s
slave
from
Egypt.
This
happened
ten
years
after
they
went
to
live
in
Canaan
land.
Sarai
gave
Hagar
to
her
husband
to
be
his secondary
wife.
He ◄slept
with/had
sex
with► [EUP]
Hagar
and
she
became
pregnant.
When
she
realized
that
she
was
pregnant,
she
began
to
despise
her
mistress
Sarai.
Then
Sarai
said
to
Abram, “It
is
your
fault!
I
put
my
servant
into
your
arms,
so
that
you
could
sleep
with
her [EUP].
Now
she
realizes
that
she
is
pregnant,
and
she
despises
me.
I
think
Yahweh
will
punish
you
for
doing
this
to
me!”
So
Abram
said
to
Sarai, “
You
listen
to
me!
She
is
your
servant,
so
act towards
her
in
the
way
you
consider
best.”
Then
Sarai
started
to
mistreat
her,
so
she
ran
away
from
Sarai.
An
angel
of
Yahweh
found
her
as
she
was
near
a
spring
of
water
in
the
desert.
It
was
the
spring
that
was
alongside
the
road
to
Shur.
He
said
to
her, “Hagar,
slave
of
Sarai,
where
have
you
come
from,
and
where
are
you
going?”
She
replied, “I
have
run
away
from
Sarai,
my
mistress.”
The
angel
said, “Go
back
to
your
mistress
and
be
under
her
authority [MTY]”.
The
angel
also
said
to
her, “I
will
enable
you
to
bear
so
many
descendants
that
no
one
will
be
able
to
count
them!”
The
angel
also
said
to
her, “
Listen
to
this!
You
are
pregnant.
You
will
give
birth
to
a
son.
You
must
name
him
Ishmael,
which
means ‘God
hears’,
because
Yahweh
has
heard
you
crying
because
you
feel
so
miserable.
But
your
son
will
be
as uncontrollable
as
a
wild
donkey [MET].
He
will
oppose
everyone,
and
everyone
will
oppose
him [MTY].
He
will
live
far
away
from
his
relatives [SYN].”
Then
Hagar
realized
that
the
angel
was
really
Yahweh,
so
she
said
to
herself, “◄It
is
difficult
to
believe
that
I
have
really
seen
the
back
of
Yahweh,
the
one
who
sees
me!/Have
I
really
seen
the
back
of
Yahweh,
the
one
who
sees
me?►” [RHQ]
So
she
called
him ‘Yahweh,
the
one
who
sees me’.
That
is
why
people
call
the
well
there ‘Beer-Lahai-Roi’,
which
means, ‘The
well
of
the
living
one
who
sees us’!
It
is
still
there,
between
Kadesh
and
Bered.
So
Hagar
later
gave
birth
to
a
son
for
Abram,
and
she
gave
to
her
son
the
name
Ishmael.
Abram
was
eighty-six
years
old
when
Hagar
gave
birth
to
Abram’s
son
Ishmael.
Yahweh changed Abram’s name to Abraham and made an agreement with him
When
Abram
was 99
years
old,
Yahweh
appeared
to
him
again
and
said
to
him, “I
am
God
Almighty.
I
want
you
to
live
in
a
way
that
I
will
regard
you
as
someone
that
cannot
be
criticized.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
make
an
agreement
with
you
in
which
I
will
promise
to
enable
you
to
have
very
many
descendants.” [MTY]
Abram
prostrated
himself
with
his
face
on
the
ground.
Then
God
said
to
him,
“Listen
to
this
agreement
that
I
am
making
with
you:
People
of
many
nations
will
be
your
descendants.
And
no
longer
will
your
name
be
Abram.
Instead,
your
name
will
be
Abraham,
which
means ‘father
of
many
nations,’
because
the
people
of
many
nations
will
descend
from
you.
I
will
enable
you
to
have
very
many
descendants,
and
I
will
cause
them
to
become
great
nations/people-groups,
and
some
of
your
descendants
will
become
kings.
I
will
make
this
agreement
between
me
and
you
and
your
descendants.
It
will
be
an
everlasting
agreement
to
be
in
effect
for
many
generations.
This
agreement
is
that
I
will
be
your
God,
and
the
God
of
your
descendants.
I
will
give
to
you
and
to
your
descendants
the
land
through
which
you
are
now
traveling,
all
of
the
Canaan
region.
It
will
be
an
everlasting
possession
for
your
descendants,
and
I
will
be
the
God
that
they
will
worship.”
God
told
Abraham
that
all
the
males
must
be
circumcised
as
part
of
that
agreement
Then
God
said
to
Abraham, “Now
you
must
obey
your
part
of
the
agreement
that
I
am
making
with
you,
and
your
descendants
must
also
obey
it,
for
all
generations.
This
is
the
agreement
that
I
am
making,
between
myself
and
you
and
all
your
descendants:
Every
male
among
you
must
be
circumcised.
◄Cutting
the
foreskins
of/Circumcising►
them
will
be
the
sign
that
you
have
accepted
the
agreement
I
am
making
with
you.
Every
male
child
among
you
must
be
circumcised
when
he
is
eight
days
old,
in
all
future
generations.
That includes
baby
boys
in
your
household
or
those
born
from
slaves
that
have
been
bought,
and
baby
boys
of
foreigners
who
live
among
you
but
do
not
belong
to
your
household.
It
does
not
matter
whether
their
parents
are
members
of
your
household
or
slaves
that
have
been
bought;
they
must
all
be
circumcised.
Your
bodies
will
have
this
mark
to
show
you
have
accepted
this
everlasting
agreement
I
am
making.
You
must
expel
from
your
community
any
male
who
has
not
been
circumcised,
because
by
not
being circumised
that
person
has
disobeyed
my
agreement.”
God
changed
Sarai’s
name
to
Sarah
God
also
said
to
Abraham, “As
for
Sarai,
your
wife,
you
must
not
call
her
Sarai
any
longer.
Since
I
changed
your
name,
I
will
change
her
name
also.
Her
name
will
now
be
Sarah.
I
will
bless
her,
and
she
will
surely
give
birth
to
a
son
for
you.
And
I
will
bless
her
so
much
that
she
will
be
the ancestor
of
people
of
many
nations.
Kings
of
some people-groups
will
be
descended
from
her.”
God
promised
Abraham
and
Sarah
that
they
would
have
a
son
Abraham
prostrated
himself
with
his
face
on
the
ground
to
show
respect
to
God.
But
then
he
laughed
as
he
said
to
himself, “Can
a
man
who
is
a 100
years
old
become
a
father
of
a
son?
And
since
Sarah
is 90
years
old,
how
can
she
bear
a
child?”
Then
Abraham
said
to
God, “Perhaps
you
will
let
Ishmael
receive
your
blessing
and
inherit
all
I
possess.”
Then
God
replied, “
No!
Your
wife
Sarah
will
bear
a
son
for
you.
You
must
name
him
Isaac.
I
will
establish
my
agreement
with
him,
one
which
will
be
an
everlasting
agreement
for
him
and
his
descendants.
As
for
Ishmael,
I
have
heard
what
you
asked
me
to
do
for
him.
I
will
bless
him
so
that
he
also
will
have
many
descendants.
Among
his
descendants
will
be
rulers
of
twelve
nations.
And
I
will
cause
his
descendants [MTY]
to
also
become
a
great
nation.
But
Isaac,
the
son
whom
Sarah
will
give
birth
to
at
this
time
next
year,
is
the
one
with
whom
I
will
establish
my
agreement.”
When
God
finished
talking
to
Abraham,
God
disappeared
from
his
sight.
On
that
same
day,
Abraham
took
his
son
Ishmael
and
all
the
males
that
were
in
his
household,
including
the
sons
of
all
the
slaves
he
had
bought,
and
circumcised
them.
He
cut
off
their
foreskins,
just
as
God
told
him
to
do.
Abraham
was 99
years
old
when ◄he
was
circumcised/someone
circumcised
him►,
and
Ishmael
was
thirteen
years
old
when
Abraham
circumcised
him.
On
that
very
day
Abraham
and
his
son,
Ishmael
were
circumcised.
And
all
the
males
in
his
household,
the
ones
who
had
been
born
there
and
those
who
had
been
bought
from
foreigners,
were
also
circumcised.
Yahweh appeared to them and promised again that they would have a son
One
day
during
that
year
when
it
was
hot,
Yahweh
appeared
to
Abraham
again
near
the
big
trees
that
belonged
to
Mamre,
while
Abraham
was
sitting
in
the
entrance
to
his
tent.
Abraham
looked
up [MTY]
and
was
surprised
to
see
three
men
standing
near
him.
Actually,
one
was
Yahweh,
and
the
other
two
were
angels.
When
he
saw
them,
he
ran
to
meet
them.
He
prostrated
himself
with
his
face
on
the
ground
to
show
respect,
and
said
to
one
of
them, “Sir,
if
you
are
pleased
with
me,
stay
here
for
a
little
while [LIT].
Allow
my
servants
to
bring
a
little
water
and
wash
your
feet,
and
rest
under
this
tree.
Since
you
have
come
here
to
me,
allow
me
to
bring
you
some
food [SYN]
so
that
you
can
feel
refreshed
before
you
leave.”
Yahweh
replied, “All
right,
do
as
you
have
said.”
So
Abraham
quickly
went
into
the
tent
and
said
to
Sarah, “Quick,
get
some
of
our
best
flour
and
make
some
loaves
of
bread!”
Then
he
ran
to
the
herd
of
cattle
and
selected
a
calf
whose
meat
would
be
tender
and
tasty.
He
gave
it
to
one
of
his
servants
and
told
him
to
quickly
kill
it
and
cook
it.
When
the
meat
was
cooked,
Abraham
brought
some
curds
and
milk
and
the
meat
that
had
been
prepared,
and
set
them
in
front
of
his
visitors.
Then
he
stood
near
them,
under
a
tree,
while
they
ate.
One
of
them
asked
him, “Where
is
Sarah,
your
wife?”
He
replied, “She
is
in
the
tent.”
Then
the
leader
of
the
group
said, “I
will
return
to
you ◄about
this
time/in
the springtime►
next
year,
and
to
your amazement,
your
wife
Sarah
will
have
an
infant
son.”
It
happened
that
Sarah
was
listening
at
the
entrance
of
the
tent,
which
was
behind
the
one
who
was
speaking.
Abraham
and
Sarah
were
very
old,
and
Sarah
was
far
past
the
time
of
when
she
could
bear
children.
So
Sarah
laughed
to
herself,
thinking, “My
body
is
worn
out,
and
my
husband
is
old.
So
how
can
I
have
the
pleasure
of
having
a
child?” [RHQ]
Yahweh
said
to
Abraham, “Why
did
Sarah
laugh?
Why
was
she
thinking, ‘I
am
too
old,
so
how
can
I
bear
a
child?’
I
am
Yahweh! ◄Is
there
anything
too
difficult
for
me?/There
is
nothing
too
difficult
for
me!► [RHQ]
I
will
return
about
this
time
next
year
in
the springtime,
and
Sarah
will
have
an
infant
son.”
Then
Sarah
was
afraid,
so
she
lied
and
said, “I
did
not
laugh.”
But
Yahweh
said, “Don’t
deny
it!
You
did
laugh.”
Abraham
tried
to
intercede
for
the
wicked
people
of
Sodom
When
the
three
men
got
up
to
leave,
they
looked
down
into
the
valley
toward
Sodom
city.
Abraham
was
walking
with
them
to
say “goodbye”
to
them.
Yahweh
thought
to
himself, “It
is
not
right
for
me
to
prevent
Abraham
from
knowing
what
I
plan
to
do [RHQ].
Abraham’s
descendants [MTY]
will
become
a
great
and
powerful
nation.
And
people
of [MTY]
all
nations
will
be
blessed
because
of
what
I
do
for
him.
I
have
chosen
him
in
order
that
he
will
teach
his
children
and
their
families
to
obey
me
and
do
what
is
right
and
fair,
and
then
I
will
do
for
Abraham
what
I
promised.”
So
Yahweh
said
to
Abraham, “I
have
heard
the
terrible
things
that
have
been
said
about
the
people
of [MTY]
Sodom
and
Gomorrah.
Their
sins
are
very
great.
So
I
will
go
down
now,
and
I
will
see
if
all
the
terrible
things
that
I
have
heard
are
true
or
not
true.”
Then
the
two
men
turned
and
started
walking
toward
Sodom.
But
Yahweh
remained,
standing
in
front
of
Abraham.
Abraham
came
closer
to
him
and
said, “Will
you
really
destroy
righteous
people
along
with
wicked
ones?
What
will
you
do
if
there
are
only 50
righteous
people
in
the
city?
Will
you
really
get
rid
of
them
all,
and
not
spare
the
place/city
for
the
sake
of
the 50
righteous
people
who
are
in
the
city?
It
would
certainly
not
be
right
for
you
to
do
such
a
thing,
to
kill
righteous
people
along
with
wicked
ones,
and
treat
righteous
people
and
wicked
people
the
same
way.
You
could
not
do
that,
because
you,
who
are
the
judge
of
everyone
on
the
earth,
will
certainly
do
what
is
right
regarding
the
people
of
Sodom!” [RHQ]
Yahweh
replied, “If
I
find 50
righteous
people
in
Sodom,
I
will
spare
the
whole
place/city
for
their
sake.”
Abraham
replied, “I
should
not
be
bold
like
this
and
speak
to
you,
God,
because
I
am
as
worthless
as
dust
and
ashes [MET].
But
what
will
you
do
if
there
are
only 45
righteous
people?
Will
you
destroy
everyone
in
the
whole
city
because
there
are
only 45
and
not 50
righteous
people?”
Yahweh
replied, “I
will
not
destroy
it
if
I
find
that
there
are 45
righteous
people.”
Abraham
continued
to
speak
to
him
like
this,
saying, “What
will
you
do
if
you
find
that
there
are
only 40
righteous
people
there?”
Yahweh
replied, “I
will
not
destroy
them
all,
for
the
sake
of
the 40.”
Abraham
said, “God,
please
don’t
be
angry
now.
Let
me
speak
again.
What
will
you
do
if
there
are
only 30
righteous
people?”
He
replied, “I
will
not
do
it
if
I
find
that
there
are 30
there.”
Abraham
said, “I
should
not
be
bold
and
speak
to
you
like
this,
God.
But
what
will
you
do
if
you
find
that
there
are
only 20
righteous
people
there?”
He
replied, “I
will
not
destroy
the
whole
city,
for
the
sake
of
those 20.”
Abraham
said, “God,
don’t
be
angry
now.
Just
let
me
speak
one
time
more.
What
will
you
do
if
you
find
that
there
are
only
ten
righteous
people
there?”
Yahweh
answered, “I
will
not
destroy
the
city
for
the
sake
of
those
ten.”
Abraham
said
no
more,
and
as
soon
as
Yahweh
finished
speaking
with
Abraham,
he
left,
and
Abraham
returned
home.
Angels warned Lot that Sodom would be destroyed because of the people’s wickedness
That
evening,
the
two
angels
arrived
in
Sodom.
Lot
was
sitting
at
the
gateway
of
the
city.
When
he
saw
them,
he
got
up
to
greet
them,
and
prostrated
himself
with
his
face
on
the
ground.
He
said
to
them, “Gentlemen,
please
stay
in
my
house
tonight.
You
can
wash
your
feet,
and
tomorrow
you
can
continue
your
journey.”
But
they
said, “No,
we
will
just
sleep
in
the
city
square.”
But
Lot
kept insisting
strongly
that
they
sleep
in
his
house.
So
they
entered
his
house
with
him,
and
he
prepared
a
meal
for
them.
He
baked
some
bread
without
yeast,
and
they
ate
it.
After
they
finished
eating,
before
they
went
to
bed,
the
men
of
Sodom
city,
all
of
them,
from
the
young
ones
to
the
old
ones,
surrounded
the
house.
They
called
out
to
Lot,
saying, “Where
are
the
men
who
came
to
your
house
this
evening?
Bring
them
out,
so
that
we
can
have
sex
with
them!” [EUP]
Lot
went
outside
the
house
and
shut
the
door
behind
him,
so
that
they
could
not
go
inside.
He
said
to
them, “My
friends,
don’t
do
such
an
evil
thing!
Listen
to
me.
I
have
two
daughters
who
have
never
had
sex
with
any
man.
Let
me
bring
them
out
to
you
now,
and
you
can
do
with
them
whatever
pleases
you.
But
don’t
do
anything
to
these
men,
because
they
are
guests
in
my
house,
so
I
must
protect
them!”
But
they
replied, “Get
out
of
our
way!
You
are
a
foreigner;
so
you
have
no
right
to
tell
us
what
is
right!
If
you
don’t
get
out
of
our
way,
we
will
do
worse
things
to
you
than
we
will
do
to
them!”
Then
they lunged towards
Lot,
and
tried forcefully
to
break
down
the
door.
But
the
two
angels
opened
the
door
carefully,
reached
out
their
hands,
and
pulled
Lot
to
them
inside
the
house.
Then
they
quickly
shut
the
door.
Then
they
caused
all
the
men
who
were
outside
the
door
of
the
house,
young
and
old,
to
become
blind,
so
that
they
could
not
find
the
door.
Then
the
two
angels
said
to
Lot, “Who
else
is
with
you
here?
If
you
have
sons
or
sons-in-law
or
daughters
or
anyone
else
in
the
city
who
is
related
to
you,
take
them
out
of
the
city,
because
we
are
the
ones
who
are
going
to
destroy
this
place.
Yahweh
considers
that
these
people
are
so
evil
that
he
sent
us
to
destroy
the
city.”
So
Lot
went
and
spoke
to
the
men
who
had
pledged
to
marry
his
daughters.
He
said
to
them, “Hurry!
Get
out
of
this
city,
because
Yahweh
is
about
to
destroy
it!”
But
his
future
sons-in-law
thought
he
was
joking.
As
it
was
about
to
dawn
the
next
morning,
the
two
angels
urged
Lot,
saying, “Get
up
quickly!
Take
your
wife
and
your
two
daughters
who
are
here
with
you
and
leave!
If
you
don’t,
you
will
die
when
we
destroy/Yahweh
destroys
the
city!”
When
Lot
hesitated,
the
angels
grasped
his
hand
and
his
wife’s
hand
and
the
hands
of
his
two
daughters.
They
led
them
outside
the
city
safely.
The
angels
did
that
because
Yahweh
was
acting mercifully
toward
them.
When
they
were
outside
the
city,
one
of
the
angels
said, “
If
you
want
to
remain
alive,
run
away
quickly!
Don’t
look
back!
And
don’t
stop
anywhere
in
the
valley!
Flee
to
the
hills!
If
you
don’t,
you
will
die!”
But
Lot
said
to
one
of
the
angels, “No,
sir,
don’t
make
me
do
that!
Please,
listen.
You
have
been
pleased
with
me
and
have
been
very
kind
to
me
and
spared
my
life.
But
I
cannot
flee
to
the
mountain.
If
I
try
to
do
that,
I
will
die
in
this
disaster [PRS].
But
listen
to
me.
There
is
a
town
nearby.
Let
me
run
to
that
small
town.
Let
me
go
there
now.
It
is
a
small
town,
but
our
lives
will
be
saved
if
we
go
there.”
One
of
the
angels
said
to
Lot, “I
will
allow
you
to
do
what
you
have
requested [MTY].
I
will
not
destroy
the
little
town
you
are
speaking
about.
But
hurry!
Run
there,
because
I
cannot
destroy
anything
until
you
arrive
there.”
People
later
called
the
name
of
the
town
Zoar
which
means ‘small’,
because
Lot
said
it
was
small.
God
destroyed
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
cities
As
the
sun
was
rising,
Lot
and
his
family
arrived
in
the
town
which
is
now
called
Zoar.
Then
Yahweh
caused
fire
and
burning
sulfur
to
fall
down
on
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
like
rain.
In
that
way,
he
destroyed
those
cities
and
all
the
people
who
were
living
in
those
cities.
He
also
destroyed
everything
in
the
valley,
including
all
the
plants/vegetation.
But
Lot’s
wife
stopped
and
looked
back
to
see
what
was happening,
so
she
died,
and
her
body
later
became
a
pillar
of
salt.
That
morning,
Abraham
got
up
and
went
to
the
place
where
he
had
stood
in
front
of
Yahweh.
He
looked
down
toward
Sodom
and
Gomorrah,
and
he
was
surprised
to
see
that
all
over
the
valley,
smoke
was
rising,
like
the
smoke
of
a
huge
furnace.
So,
when
God
destroyed
those
cities
in
the
valley,
he
remembered
what
he
had
promised
Abraham,
and
he
rescued
Lot
from
the
disaster
that
occurred
in
the
cities
where
Lot
had
lived.
Lot’s
daughters
tricked
him
into
making
them
pregnant
Lot
was
afraid
to
stay
in
Zoar,
so
he
left
there
and
moved
with
his
two
daughters
to
the
mountain,
and
they
lived
in
a
cave.
One
day
the
older
daughter
said
to ◄the
younger
daughter/her
sister►, “Our
father
is
old,
and
there
is
no
man
in
this
area
who
can
have
sex [EUP]
with
us,
as
people
all
over
the
earth
do.
Let’s
make
our
father
drink
wine
until
he
gets
drunk.
Then
we
can
have
sex
with
him [EUP]
without
him
knowing
it.
In
that
way
he
will
cause
us
to
become
pregnant
and
we
can
bear
children.”
So
that
night
they
caused
their
father
to
become
drunk.
And
the
older
daughter
went
in
and
lay
in
bed
with
her
father,
and
he
had
sex
with
her,
but
he
was
so
drunk
that
he
did
not
know
when
she
lay
down
with
him
or
when
she
got
up.
The
next
day,
his
older
daughter
said
to ◄his
younger
daughter/her
sister►, “Listen
to
me.
Last
night
I
slept
with
our
father.
Let’s
cause
him
to
become
drunk
again
tonight!
This
time
you
can
go
and
sleep
with
him.
If
he
has
sex
with
you,
you
can
become
pregnant,
and
that
way
you
can
have
a
child,
too.”
So
that
night,
they
caused
their
father
to
become
drunk
with
wine
again,
and
then
his
younger
daughter
went
and
slept
with
him.
But
again,
he
was
so
drunk
that
he
did
not
know
when
she
lay
down
with
him
or
when
she
got
up.
So
Lot
caused
his
two
daughters
to
become
pregnant.
The
older
one
later
gave
birth
to
a
son,
whom
she
named
Moab.
He
became
the ancestor
of
the
Moab people-group.
The
younger
one
also
gave
birth
to
a
son,
whom
she
named
Ben-Ammi.
He
became
the ancestor
of
the
Ammon people-group.
Abraham deceived King Abimelech about Sarah
Abraham
left
Mamre
and
moved southwest
to
the
Negev
desert
and
lived
in
a
place
named
Gerar,
between
Kadesh
and
Shur.
While
he
was
there,
he
told
people
that
Sarah
was
his
sister,
not
his
wife.
Then
King
Abimelech
of
Gerar
sent
some
of
his
men
to
Sarah,
and
they
brought
her
to
him
to
be
his
wife.
But
God
appeared
to
Abimelech
in
a
dream
during
the
night
and
said
to
him, “Listen
to
me!
You
are
going
to
die
because
the
woman
you
took
is
another
man’s
wife.”
But
Abimelech
had
not
had
sex [EUP]
with
her,
so
he
said, “God,
since
the
people
of
my
nation
and
I
am
innocent;
will
you
kill
me?
He
told
me, ‘She
is
my
sister,’
and
she
also
said, ‘He
is
my
brother.’
I
did
this
with
pure
motives
and
I [SYN]
have
not
done
anything
wrong
yet.”
God
said
to
him
in
another
dream, “Yes,
I
know
that
your
motives
were
pure.
That
is
why
I
truly
prevented
you
from
sinning
against
me.
I
did
not
allow
you
to
have
sex [EUP]
with
her.
Now,
return
this
man’s
wife
to
her
husband,
because
he
is ◄a
prophet/a
man
who
receives
messages
from
me►.
He
will
pray
for
you,
and
you
will ◄remain
alive/not
die►.
But
if
you
do
not
return
her
to
him,
you
will
certainly
die,
and
all
the
members
of
your
household
will
also
certainly
die.”
Early
the
next
morning,
Abimelech
summoned
all
his
officials,
and
told
them
everything
that
had
happened.
When
they
heard
that [MTY],
his
men
were
very
afraid
that
God
would
punish
them.
Abimelech
then
summoned
Abraham,
and
said
to
him, “You
should
not
have
done
that
to
us [RHQ]!
Did
I
do
something
wrong
to
you,
with
the
result
that
you
are
causing
me
and
the
people
in [MTY]
my
kingdom
to
be
guilty
of
committing
a
great
sin [RHQ]?
You
have
done
things
to
me
that ◄should
not
be
done/you
should
not
have
done►!”
Abimelech
asked
Abraham, “What
was
your
reason
for
doing
this?”
Abraham
replied, “I
said
that
because
I
thought, ‘They
certainly
do
not
respect
God
in
this
place.
If
they
don’t
respect
God,
they
will
not
respect relationships
with
others.
If
I
say
she
is
my
sister,
they
will
try
to
pay
me
a
bride
price
to
get
her.
But
if
I
say
she
is
my
wife,
they
will
kill
me
to
get
her.’
Besides,
she
really
can
be
considered
my
sister,
because
she
is
the
daughter
of
my
father,
although
she
is
not
the
daughter
of
my
mother.
She
is
the
daughter
of
another
woman,
and
I
married
her.
Later,
when
God
told
me
to
move
away
from
my
father’s
household,
I
said
to
her, ‘This
is
the
way
you
can
show
that
you
love
me:
Everywhere
we
go,
say
about
me, “This
is
my
brother.”’”
So
Abimelech
brought
some
sheep
and
cattle
and
male
and
female
slaves
and
gave
them
to
Abraham.
And
he
returned
his
wife
Sarah
to
him.
And
Abimelech
said
to
him, “Look!
All
my
land
is
here
in
front
of
you.
Live
in
whatever
place
you
like!”
And
he
said
to
Sarah, “Look
here,
I
am
giving 1,000
pieces
of
silver
to
your
brother.
This
is
to insure
that
no
one
will
bring
up
this
matter
again
and
say
that
I
have
done
something
wrong. [EUP, IDM]”
Then
Abraham
prayed
to
God,
and
God
healed
Abimelech’s
wife
and
his
slave
girls
so
that
they
could
become
pregnant.
This
was
because
Yahweh
had
caused
it
to
be
impossible
for
any
of
the
women
in
Abimelech’s
household
to
bear
children,
because
Abimelech
had
taken
Abraham’s
wife
Sarah.
Sarah gave birth to Isaac
Yahweh
was
very
kind
to
Sarah,
just
as
he
said
he
would
be.
He
did
for
Sarah
exactly
what
he
promised
to
do.
She
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to
a
son
for
Abraham
when
he
was
very
old,
at
the
time
God
promised
it
would
happen.
Abraham
gave
the
name ‘Isaac’ (which
means ‘he laughs’)
to
the
son
Sarah
gave
birth
to.
Abraham
circumcised
his
son
Isaac
when
his
son
was
eight
days
old,
just
as
God
commanded
him
to
do.
Abraham
was 100
years
old
when
his
son
Isaac
was
born.
And
Sarah
said, “
Although
I
was
sad
before
because
I
did
not
have
any
children,
God
has
now
enabled
me
to
laugh,
and
everyone
who
hears
about
what
God
has
done
for
me
will
laugh
with
me.”
Then
she
also
said, “No
one
would
have
said
to
Abraham
that
some
day
Sarah
would
nurse
a
child,
but
I
have
given
birth
to
a
son
when
Abraham
is
very
old.”
Abraham
sent
Hagar
and
her
son
Ishmael
away
The
baby
grew
and
was
weaned
when
he
was
about
three
years
old.
On
that
day,
Abraham
prepared
a
large
feast
to
celebrate.
◄
One
day/During
the
feast►
Sarah
noticed
that Hagar’s
son
Ishmael
was ◄making fun
of/playing
with►
Isaac.
So
she
said
to
Abraham, “Get
rid
of
that
slave
woman
from
Egypt
and
her
son!
I
do
not
want
the
son
of
that
slave
woman
to
be
alone (OR,
to
be
an
heir
along
with)
my
son,
Isaac!”
Abraham
was
very
distressed
about
the
matter,
because
he
was
concerned
about
his
son
Ishmael.
But
God
said
to
Abraham, “Do
not
be
distressed
about
your
son,
Ishmael,
and
about
your
maidservant,
Hagar.
Do
everything
that
Sarah
tells
you
to
do.
Listen
to
her,
because
Isaac
is
the
one
who
will
be
considered
the ancestor
of
the
descendants
I
promised
to
give
you.
But
I
will
also
cause
the
son
of
your
maidservant
to
be
the ancestor
of
the
people
of
a
great
nation [MTY],
because
he
is
also
your
son.”
So
Abraham
got
up
early
the
next
morning.
He
got
some
food
ready,
put
water
in
a
container,
and
gave
them
to
Hagar.
He
put
them
in
a
bag
on
her
shoulder
and
sent
them
away.
They
wandered
in
the
desert
near
Beersheba
town.
After
they
had
drunk
all
the
water
in
the
container,
she
put
her
son
under
one
of
the
bushes
there.
Then
she
went
and
sat
nearby,
about ◄as
far
as
someone
can
shoot
an
arrow/100 meters
away►,
because
she
thought, “I
cannot
endure
seeing
my
son
die!”
As
she
sat
there,
she
began
to
cry
loudly [MTY].
The
boy
was
crying
too.
And
God
heard
the
boy
crying.
So
he
caused
one
of
his
angels
to
call
out
from
heaven
to
Hagar,
saying, “Hagar,
are
you
worried
about
something?
Do
not
be
afraid,
because
God
has
heard
the
boy
crying
there.
Help
your
son
up,
and
hold
his
hand
as
you
leave,
because
I
will
cause
his
descendants
to
become
a
great
nation.”
Then
God
showed
her
a
well
of
water.
So
she
went
to
the
well
and
filled
the
container
with
water,
and
gave
the
boy
a
drink.
God
helped
the
boy
as
he
grew
up.
He
lived
in
the
desert
and
became
a
good ◄archer/man
who
hunts
with
bow
and
arrows►.
He
lived
in
Paran
Desert.
While e
was
there,
Hagar
got
a
wife
for
him
from
Egypt.
At
that
time,
King
Abimelech
and
Phicol,
the
commander
of
his
army,
said
to
Abraham, “It
is
clear
that
God
helps
you
with
everything
that
you
do.
So
now ◄solemnly
promise/swear►
to
me
here,
as
God
is
listening,
that
you
will ◄not
deceive/act
fairly
to►
me
and
my
children
and
my
descendants,
in
return
for
my
being
kind
to
you.
Be
kind
to
me
and
to
all
the
people
here
in
the
country
where
you
are
now
living.”
So
Abraham
promised
to
do
that.
Then
Abraham
complained
to
Abimelech
about
one
of
Abraham’s
wells
that
Abimelech’s
servants
had
seized.
But
Abimelech
said, “I
do
not
know
who
has
done
that.
You
did
not
tell
me
previously,
and
I
did
not
hear
about
it
until
today.”
So
Abraham
brought
some
sheep
and
gave
them
to
Abimelech,
and
the
two
of
them
made
a ◄treaty/peace
agreement►.
Abraham
separated
seven
female
lambs
from
his
flock.
Abimelech
asked
Abraham, “What
are
these
seven
female
lambs
that
you
have
separated
from
the
rest
of
your
flock?”
Abraham
replied, “I
want
you
truly
to
accept
these
female
lambs
from
me [SYN],
so
that
it
may
be
a ◄public
witness/proof►
that
this
well
belongs
to
me
because
I
dug
it.”
So
Abimelech
accepted
the
animals,
and
as
a
result
they
called
that
place
Beersheba,
which
means ‘Friendship
Agreement Well’,
because
there
the
two
of
them
made
that
agreement.
After
they
made
the
agreement
at
Beersheba,
Abimelech
and
his
army
commander,
Phicol,
left,
and
returned
to
the
land
of
the
Philistine people-group.
Abraham
planted
a ◄tamarisk
tree/kind
of
tree
called esel►
there,
and
he
worshiped
the
eternal
God
there.
Abraham
lived
in
the
land
of
the
Philistine people-group
for
a
long
time.
Yahweh told Abraham to offer Isaac as a sacrifice
Several
years
later,
God
tested
Abraham
to
find
out
whether
Abraham
really
trusted
in
him
and
would
obey
him.
He
called
out
to
Abraham,
and
Abraham
replied, “I’m
here.”
God
said, “Your
son,
Isaac,
whom
you
love
very
much,
is
the
only
son
who
is
still
here
with
you.
But
take
him
and
go
together
to
the
Moriah
region.
Offer
him
as
a
sacrifice
like
a
burnt
offering,
on
a
hill
that
I
will
show
you.”
So
Abraham
got
up
early
the
next
morning,
put
a
saddle
on
his
donkey,
and
took
with
him
two
of
his
servants
along
with
his
son,
Isaac.
He
also
chopped
some
wood
to
kindle
a
fire
for
a
burnt
offering.
Then
they
started
traveling
to
the
place
God
told
him
about.
On
the
third
day
of
their
travels,
Abraham
looked
up
and
saw
in
the
distance
the
place
where
God
wanted
him
to
go.
Abraham
said
to
his
servants, “You
two
stay
here
with
the
donkey
while
the
boy
and
I
go
over
there.
We
will
worship
God
there,
and
then
we
will
come
back
to
you.”
Then
Abraham
took
the
wood
to
kindle
a
fire
for
the
burnt
offering
and
placed
it
on
his
son
Isaac,
for
him
to
carry.
Abraham
carried
in
his
hand
a
pan
containing
burning
coals
to
start
a
fire,
and
a
knife,
and
the
two
of
them
walked
along
together.
Then
Isaac
spoke
to
his
father
Abraham,
saying, “My
father!”
Abraham
replied, “Yes,
my
son, I’m
here!”
Isaac
said, “Look,
we
have
wood
and
coals
to
light
a
fire,
but
where
is
the
lamb
for
the
burnt
offering?”
Abraham
replied, “My
son,
God
himself
will
provide
the
lamb
for
the
burnt
offering.”
So
the
two
of
them
continued
walking
along
together.
They
arrived
at
the
place
God
had
told
him
about.
There,
Abraham
built
a
stone
altar
and
arranged
the
wood
on
top
of
it.
Then
he
tied
his
son
Isaac,
and
laid
him
on
the
altar
on
top
of
the
wood.
Then
Abraham
took
the
knife
and
reached
out
to
kill
his
son.
But
an
angel
who
was
really
Yahweh
called
to
him
from
heaven
and
said, “Abraham!
Abraham!”
Abraham
replied, “I’m
here!”
The
angel
said, “Do
not
harm
the
boy
or
do
anything
to
injure
him,
because
now
I
know
that
you
respect
and
obey
God.
I
know
that
because
you
have
not
refused
to
sacrifice
your
son,
the
only
son
who
is
still
with
you.”
Then
Abraham
looked
up
and
saw
that
a
ram
was
nearby,
whose
horns
had
been
caught
in
a ◄thicket/clump
of
bushes►.
So
Abraham
went
over
and
grabbed
the
ram
and
killed
it,
and
sacrificed
it
on
the
altar
as
a
burnt
offering,
instead
of
his
son.
Abraham
named
that
place ‘Yahweh
will provide’.
And
to
the
present
day,
people
say, “On
Yahweh’s
mountain,
he
will
provide.”
The
angel
who
was
really
Yahweh
called
out
to
Abraham
from
heaven
a
second
time.
He
said, “I,
Yahweh
your
Lord,
am
telling
you
that
you
did
what
I
told
you,
and
you
have
not
refused
to
sacrifice
your
only
son
that
is
with
you.
So
I
say, ‘I
solemnly
swear,
with
myself
as
my
witness,
that
some
day
your
descendants
will
be
as
numerous
as
the
stars
in
the
sky
and
the
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore.
And
your
descendants
will
defeat
their
enemies
and
capture
their
cities [SYN].’
You
obeyed
me,
so
by
means
of
your
descendants
the
people
of
all
the
nations
on
the
earth
will
be
blessed.”
Then
Abraham
and
Isaac
returned
to
where
his
servants
were
waiting,
and
they
went
back
home
together
to
Beersheba,
and
Abraham
stayed
there.
After
these
things
happened,
someone
told
Abraham, “Your
brother
Nahor’s
wife,
Milcah,
has
also
given
birth
to
children.
She
has
eight
sons.”
The
oldest
son
was
Uz.
The
next
was
Buz.
After
him
was
Kemuel,
the
father
of
Aram.
After
Kemuel
was Kesad,
then
Hazo,
then
Pildash,
then
Jidlaph,
then
Bethuel,
who
was
the
father
of
Rebekah,
who
later
became
Isaac’s
wife.
Those
were
the
eight
sons
of
Milcah,
wife
of
Abraham’s
brother,
Nahor.
Nahor
also
had
a ◄concubine/female
slave
whom
he
took
as
a
wife►,
whose
name
was Beumah.
She
gave
birth
to
four
sons:
Tebah,
Gaham,
Tahash,
and
Maacah.
After Sarah died, Abraham bought a burial place for her
When
Sarah
was 127
years
old,
she
died
at
Kiriath-Arba
town,
which
is
now
called
Hebron,
in rhe
Canaan
region.
After
Abraham
mourned
for
her,
he
left
the
body
of
his
wife
and
went
and
spoke
to
some
of
the
descendants
of
Heth,
saying,
“I
am
a
foreigner [DOU]
living
among
you,
so
I
do
not
own
any
land
here.
Sell
me
some
land
here
so
that
I
can
bury
my
wife’s
body.”
They
replied
to
him,
“Sir,
you
are
a
powerful
prince
among
us.
Choose
one
of
our
finest
tombs
and
bury
your
wife’s
body
in
it.
None
of
us
will
refuse
to
sell
land
to
you
for
a
tomb
for
your relatives’
bodies.”
Then
Abraham
stood
up
and
bowed
in
respect
in
front
of
the
people
who
owned
the
land,
the
descendants
of
Heth.
He
said
to
them, “If
you
say
that
you
are
willing
for
me
to
bury
my
wife’s
body
here,
listen
to
me,
and
ask
Ephron,
the
son
of
Zohar
for
me,
to
sell
to
me
the
cave
in
the
Machpelah
area,
which
is
at
the
end
of
his
field.
Ask
him
to
sell
it
to
me
for
the
full
price
he
wants,
so
that
I
can
have
a
burial
ground
among
you.”
Ephron
was
sitting
among
the
people
near
the
city
gate
where
many [HYP]
descendants
of
Heth
had
gathered.
He
heard
what
Abraham
said
to
them.
So,
just
to
make
the
customary
reply
to
start
the real discussion
about
a
price,
Ephron
said, “No,
sir,
listen
to
me.
I
will
give
to
you
the
field
and
the
cave
in
it,
without
charge,
with
the
people
here
as
witnesses.”
Abraham
again
bowed
before
the
people
who
lived
in
the
area,
and
said
to
Ephron,
as
all
the
others
were
listening, “
No,
listen
to
me.
If
you
are
willing,
I
will
pay
for
the
field.
You
tell
me
what
the
price
is,
and
I
will
give
it
to
you.
If
you
accept
it,
the
field
will
become
mine,
and
I
can
bury
my
wife’s
body
there.”
Ephron
answered
Abraham,
saying
to
him,
“Sir,
listen
to
me.
The
land
is
worth 400
pieces
of
silver.
But
the
price
is
not
important
to
you
and
me.
Give
me
the
money
and
bury
your
wife’s
body
there.”
Abraham
agreed
with
Ephron
about
the
price,
and
weighed
for
Ephron
the 400
pieces
of
silver
he
had
suggested,
as
everyone
was
listening,
using
the
standard
weights
for
silver
used
in
that
area
by
people
who
sold
things.
So
Ephron’s
field
in
the
Machpelah
area,
near
Mamre,
and
the
cave
in
the
field,
and
all
the
trees
that
were
in
the
field
inside
the
boundaries
of
the
land,
became
Abraham’s
possession.
It
became
Abraham’s
property
as
all
the
descendants
of
Heth
were
listening
there
at
the
city
gate.
After
that,
Abraham
buried
his
wife
Sarah’s
body
in
the
cave
in
the
field
in
the
Machpelah
area
near
Mamre,
which
is
now
called
Hebron
city,
in
the
Canaan
region.
So
the
field
and
the
cave
in
it
were
officially
sold
to
Abraham
by
the
descendants
of
Heth,
to
be
used
as
a
burial
ground.
Abraham sent a servant to Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac
Abraham
was
now
a
very
old
man.
Yahweh
had
blessed
Abraham
in
many
ways.
One
day
Abraham
said
to
the
chief
servant
of
his
household,
the
man
who
was
in
charge
of
everything
Abraham
owned, “Put
your
hand
between
my
thighs
to
solemnly
promise
you
will
do
what
I
tell
you.
Knowing
that
Yahweh
God
who
created
the
heavens
and
the
earth
is
listening,
promise
that
you
will
not
get
a
wife
for
my
son,
Isaac,
from
the
women
here
in
Canaan.
Instead,
go
back
to
my
country
and
to
my
relatives
and
get
a
wife
for
my
son
Isaac
from
among
them.”
The
servant
asked
him, “If
I
find
a
woman
among
your
relatives,
what
if
she
is
not
willing
to
come
back
with
me
to
this
land?
Shall
I
take
your
son
back
there
to
the
country
you
came
from,
so
he
can
find
a
wife
and
live
there?”
Abraham
replied
to
him, “No!
Be
certain
that
you
don’t
take
my
son
there!
Yahweh
God,
who
created
the
heavens,
brought
me
here.
He
brought
me
from
my
father’s
household,
and
from
the
land
where
my
relatives
lived.
He
spoke
to
me
and
made
a
solemn
promise
to
me,
saying, ‘I
will
give
this
land
of
Canaan
to
your
descendants.’
He
will
send
an
angel
who
will
go
there
ahead
of
you,
and
enable
you
to
get
a
wife
for
my
son
there
and
bring
her
to
live
here.
But
if
the
woman
you
find
will
not
come
back
with
you,
you
are
free
to
disregard
the
promise
you
are
making.
The
only
thing
that
you
must
not
do
is
to
take
my
son
to
live
there!”
So
the
servant
put
his
hand
between
Abraham’s
thighs
and
made
a
solemn
promise
about
the
matter.
Abraham’s
servant
found
a
wife
for
Isaac
Then
the
servant
took
ten
of
his
master’s
camels
and
loaded
them
with
all
kinds
of
goods
that
his
master
gave
him
to
take
along.
Then
he
left
to
go
to
Aram-Naharaim,
which
is
in ◄northern
Mesopotamia/Syria►.
He
arrived
in
Nahor
city.
It
was
late
in
the
afternoon,
at
the
time
when
the
women
go
to
the
well
to
get
water,
when
he
arrived
there.
He
made
the
camels
kneel
down
near
the
well,
which
was
outside
the
city.
The
servant
prayed, “Yahweh
God
whom
my
master
Abraham
worships,
enable
me
to
be
successful
today!
Act
kindly
to
my
master,
Abraham!
Listen
to
me.
I
am
standing
near
a
well
of
water,
and
the
young
women
of
the
city
are
coming
to
get
water.
I
am
asking
you
this: ‘I
will
say
to
some
girl, “Please
lower
your
jar
so
that
I
may
drink
some
water.”
If
she
says, “Drink
some,
and
I
will
draw
some
water
from
the
well
for
your
camels,
too,”
I
will
know
that
she
is
the
woman
whom
you
chose
to
be
a
wife
for
your
servant,
Isaac,
and
I
will
know
that
you
have
been
kind
to
my
master.’”
Before
he
finished
praying,
amazingly,
Rebekah
arrived
there,
carrying
a
jar
on
her
shoulder.
She
was
the
daughter
of
Bethuel,
who
was
the
son
of
Milcah,
the
wife
of
Abraham’s
younger
brother
Nahor.
She
was
very
beautiful
and
still
a
virgin.
She
went
down
to
the
edge
of
the
well,
filled
her
jar
with
water,
and
then
came
back
up.
Abraham’s
servant
immediately
ran
to
meet
her,
and
said, “Please
give
me
a
little
water
from
your
jar.”
She
replied, “Drink
some,
sir!”
She
lowered
her
jar
from
her
shoulder
to
her
hands
and
gave
him
a
drink.
After
she
had
finished
giving
him
a
drink,
she
said, “I
will
also
get
some
water
for
your
camels,
until
they
have
had
enough
to
drink.”
She
quickly
emptied
the
water
in
her
jar
into
the
trough
for
giving
water
to
animals,
and
then
ran
back
to
the
well,
and
kept
getting
water
for
all
the
camels.
The
servant
just
watched
her,
without
saying
anything.
He
wanted
to
know
if
Yahweh
had
caused
his
trip
to
be
successful
or
not.
Finally,
after
the
camels
finished
drinking,
the
servant
took
out
a
gold
nose
ring
that
weighed ◄two ounces/6 grams►,
and
two
large
gold
bracelets
for
her
arms,
and
gave
them
to
Rebekah
and
told
her
to
put
them
on.
Then
he
said, “Tell
me
whose
daughter
you
are.
Also,
tell
me,
is
there
room
in
your
father’s
house
for
me
and
my
men
to
sleep
there
tonight?”
She
replied, “My
father’s
name
is
Bethuel.
He
is
the
son
of
Nahor
and
his
wife
Milcah.
Yes,
we
have
room
where
you
all
can
sleep
tonight,
and
we
also
have
plenty
of
straw
and
grain
to
feed
the
camels.”
The
servant
bowed
and
worshiped
Yahweh.
He
said, “I
thank
you,
Yahweh
God,
whom
my
master
Abraham
worships.
You
have
continued
to
be
kind
and
faithful
to
my
master.
You
led
me
on
this
journey
straight/directly
to
the
house
of
my
master’s
relatives!”
The
girl
ran
and
told
everyone
in
her
mother’s
household
about
what
had
happened.
Rebekah
had
a
brother
whose
name
was
Laban.
Laban
went
quickly
to
Abraham’s
servant,
who
was
still
by
the
well.
He
was
surprised
to
have
seen
the
bracelets
on
his
sister’s
arms
and
the
nose
ring
and
to
have
heard
Rebekah
tell
what
the
man
had
said
to
her.
So
he
went
out
and
saw
the
man
standing
near
the
camels,
close
to
the
well.
He
said
to
the
man, “You
who
have
been
blessed
by
Yahweh,
come
with
me! ◄Why
are
standing
out
here?/You
should
not
keep
standing
out
here!► [RHQ]
I
have
prepared
a
room
for
you
in
the
house,
and
a
place
for
the
camels
to
stay.”
So
the
servant
went
to
the
house,
and
Laban’s
servants
unloaded
the
camels,
and
brought
straw
and
grain
for
the
camels,
and
water
for
him
and
the
men
with
him
to
wash
their
feet.
They
set
food
in
front
of
him
for
him
to
eat,
but
he
said, “I
will
not
eat
until
I
tell
you ◄what
I
need
to
tell
you/why
I
have
come►.”
So
Laban
said, “Tell
us!”
So
the
servant
said, “I
am
Abraham’s
servant.
Yahweh
has
greatly
blessed
my
master
so
that
he
has
become
very
rich.
Yahweh
has
given
him
many
sheep
and
cattle,
a
lot
of
gold
and
silver,
male
and
female
servants,
camels
and
donkeys.
My
master’s
wife,
Sarah,
bore
a
son
for
him
when
she
was
very
old,
and
my
master
has
given
to
his
son
everything
he
owns.
My
master
made
me
solemnly
promise,
saying, ‘Do
not
get
a
wife
for
my
son
from
the
women
here
in
Canaan.
Instead,
go
back
to
my
father’s
family,
to
my
own
clan,
and
get
from
them
a
wife
for
my
son.’
Then
I
asked
my
master, ‘What
shall
I
do
if
the
woman
you
show
me
will
not
come
back
with
me?’
He
replied, ‘Yahweh,
whom
I
have
always
obeyed [MTY],
will
send
his
angel
with
you,
and
he
will
cause
your
journey
to
be
successful,
with
the
result
that
you
can
get
a
wife
for
my
son
from
my
clan,
from
my
father’s
family.
But
if
my
clan
refuses
to
allow
her
to
return
with
you,
you
will
be
freed
from
being
cursed
because
of
not
obeying
me.’
“hen
I
came
today
to
the
well,
I
prayed, ‘Yahweh
God
whom
my
master,
Abraham
worships,
if
you
are
willing,
please
allow
this
journey
of
mine
to
be
successful.
Listen
to
me.
I
am
standing
beside
a
well.
A
young
woman
may
come
to
draw
water.
I
will
say
to
her, “Please,
give
me
a
little
water
to
drink
from
your
jar.”
If
she
says
to
me, “Certainly,
drink
some!
And
I
will
also
draw
some
water
for
your
camels,”
that
will
be
the
woman
whom
you
have
chosen
for
my
master’s
son!’
Before
I
finished
praying,
amazingly,
Rebekah
approached
with
her
water
jar
on
her
shoulder.
She
went
down
to
the
well
and
got
some
water.
I
said
to
her, ‘Please
give
me
a
drink!’
She
quickly
lowered
her
jar
and
said, ‘Drink
some!
And
I
will
draw
water
from
the
well
for
your
camels,
too.’
So
I
drank
some
water,
and
she
also
got
water
for
the
camels.
Then
I
asked
her, ‘Whose
daughter
are
you?’
She
said, ‘The
daughter
of
Bethuel,
the
son
of
Nahor
and
his
wife,
Milcah.’
I
had
a
ring
and
bracelets
with
me,
and
I
put
the
ring
in
her
nose
and
put
the
bracelets
on
her
arms.
Then
I
bowed
and
worshiped
Yahweh,
and
I
thanked
Yahweh
God,
the
one
my
master
Abraham
worships,
the
one
who
led
me
on
the
right
road
to
get
the
granddaughter
of
my
master’s
brother
to
be
a
wife
for
my
master’s
son.
Now,
if
you
are
kind
and
faithful
to
my
master,
tell
me
that
you
will
do
what
I
am
asking.
If
you
will
not
do
that,
tell
me
that
also,
so
I
may
know
what
to
do [MTY].”
Laban
and
Bethuel
answered, “It
is
clear
that
Yahweh
has
caused
this
to
happen.
So
we
two
cannot
say
anything
more.
Rebekah
is
here
in
front
of
you.
Take
her
and
go,
and
let
her
be
a
wife
for
your
master’s
son,
just
as
Yahweh
has indicated.”
When
Abraham’s
servant
heard
these
words,
he
bowed
down
to
the
ground
to
thank
Yahweh.
Then
the
servant
brought
out
silver
and
gold
jewelry
and
clothes,
and
gave
them
to
Rebekah.
And
he
gave
gifts
to
her
brother
Laban
and
to
her
mother.
Then
they
ate
a
meal
together.
The
men
who
were
with
Abraham’s
servant
also
slept
there
that
night.
The
next
morning,
the
servant
said, “Allow
me
now
to
return
to
my
master.”
But
her
brother
and
her
mother
replied, “Let
the
girl
remain
with
us
for
about
ten
days.
After
that,
you
may
take
her
and
go.”
But
he
replied
to
them, “Yahweh
has
made
my
journey
successful,
so
do
not
detain
me.
Let
me
take
her
back
to
my
master
now!”
They
said, “Let’s
call
Rebekah
and
ask
her
what
she
wants
to
do.” [MTY]
So
they
summoned
Rebekah
and
asked
her, “Will
you
go
with
this
man
now?”
She
replied, “Yes,
I
will
go.”
So
they
allowed
Rebekah,
a
woman
who
had
taken
care
of
her
when
she
was
very
young,
Abraham’s
servant,
and
the
men
who
had
come
with
him.
to
go.
Before
they
all
left,
they
asked
God
to
bless
Rebekah,
and
said
to
her, “Our
sister,
we
ask
that
Yahweh
will
cause
you
to
have
millions
of
descendants,
and
allow
them
to
completely
defeat [MET]
all
those
that
hate
them.”
Then
Rebekah
and
her
maid
servants
got
ready
and
got
on
their
camels
and
went
with
Abraham’s
servant.
At
that
time,
Isaac
was
living
in
the
Negev
desert.
He
had
gone
there
from
Beer-Lahai-Roi.
One
evening
he
went
out
into
the
field
to
meditate
as
he
walked.
He
looked
up
and
was
surprised
to
see
some
camels
coming.
Rebekah
also
looked
up
and
saw
Isaac.
She
got
off
the
camel,
and
asked
the
servant, “Who
is
that
man
who
is
approaching?”
The
servant
replied, “That
is
Isaac,
my
master,
the
man
you
will
be
marrying.”
So
she
took
her
veil
and
covered
her
face,
which
was
the
custom
for
a
woman
who
was
about
to
be
married.
The
servant
told
Isaac
everything
that
had
happened.
Then
Isaac
took
Rebekah
into
the
tent
that
belonged
to
his
mother,
Sarah,
and
she
became
his
wife.
And
he
loved
her.
So
Isaac
was
comforted
about
his
mother’s
death.
Abraham died and was buried near Sarah
Some
time
after
Sarah
died,
Abraham
married
another
woman,
whose
name
was
Keturah.
She
later
gave
birth
to
six
sons:
Zimran,
Jokshan,
Medan,
Midian,
Ishbak,
and
Shuah.
Jokshan
became
the
father
of
two
sons,
Sheba
and
Dedan.
The
descendants
of
Dedan
were
the
Asshur people-group,
the Letush people-group,
and
the Leum people-group.
The
sons
of
Midian
were
Ephah,
Epher,
Hanoch,
Abida,
and
Eldaah.
They
were
all
descendants
of
Keturah.
Abraham
declared
that
after
he
died,
Isaac
would
inherit
everything
he
owned.
But
while
Abraham
was
still
living,
he
gave
gifts
to
the
sons
of
his ◄concubines/slaves
that
he
had
taken
to
be
his secondary
wives►,
and
then
he
sent
them
away
to
live
in
a
land
to
the
east,
to
keep
them
far
from
his
son
Isaac.
Abraham
lived
until
he
was 175
years
old.
He
died
at
a
very
old
age,
joining
his
ancestors
who
had
died
previously [DOU].
His
sons
Isaac
and
Ishmael
buried
his
body
in
the
cave
at
Machpelah
area,
near
Mamre,
in
the
field
that
Abraham
had
previously
bought
from
Ephron,
one
of
the
descendants
of
Heth.
Isaac
and
Ishmael
buried
his
body
there,
where
Abraham
previously
buried
his
wife
Sarah.
After
Abraham
died,
God
blessed
his
son
Isaac.
And
Isaac
moved
to
live
near
Beer-Lahai-Roi.
The
descendants
of
Ishmael
◄These
are/I
will
now
give
a
list
of►
the
descendants
of
Abraham’s
son,
Ishmael,
to
whom
Sarah’s
female
slave,
Hagar
from
Egypt,
had
given
birth.
These
are
their
names,
in
the
order
in
which
they
were
born:
Ishmael’s
oldest
son
was
named
Nebaioth.
After
him
were
born
Kedar,
Adbeel,
Mibsam,
Mishma,
Dumah,
Massa,
Hadar,
Tema,
Jetur,
Naphish,
and
Kedemah.
The
twelve
sons
of
Ishmael
became
the
leaders/chiefs
of people-groups
that
had
those
names.
They
each
had
their
own
settlement
and campsite.
Ishmael
lived
until
he
was 137
years
old.
Then
he
died, [EUP]
joining
his
ancestors
who
had
previously
died.
His
descendants ◄settled/went
to
live►
in
the
area
between
Shur
and
Havilah,
near
the
border
of
Egypt
as
a
person
travels
toward
Asshur.
All
of
their
camps
were
close
to
each
other (OR,
they
all frequently
attacked
each
other).
The
birth
of
Esau
and
Jacob
◄This
is
an
account
of/I
will
now
tell
you
about►
Abraham’s
son,
Isaac.
Abraham
became
the
father
of
Isaac,
and
when
Isaac
was 40
years
old,
he
married
Rebekah,
the
daughter
of
Bethuel.
Bethuel
was
one
of
the
descendants
of
Aram
from
Paddan-Aram.
Rebekah
was
the
sister
of
Laban,
who
belonged
to
the
Aram people-group.
Almost 20
years
after
they
were
married,
Rebekah
still
had
no
children.
So
Isaac
prayed
to
Yahweh
concerning
his
wife,
and
Yahweh
answered
his
prayer.
His
wife
Rebekah
became
pregnant.
She
was
carrying
twins
in
her
womb,
and
they
kept jostling
each
other.
So
she
said, “Why
is
it
that
this
is happening
to
me?”
So
she
asked
Yahweh
about
it.
Yahweh
said
to
her, “The
older
one
of
your
twins
will
serve
the
younger
one.
The
twins
will
be
ancestors
of
two
nations.
And
those
two people-groups
will
separate
from
each
other.” [CHI]
When
Rebekah
gave
birth,
it
was
true! Twin
boys
were
born!
The
first
one
born
was
red,
and
his
body
had
hair
all
over
it,
like
a
garment
made
of
hair.
So
they
named
him
Esau,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘hairy'.
Then
his
brother
was
born, grasping
Esau’s
heel.
So
they
named
him
Jacob,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘heel’.
Isaac
was 60
years
old
when
the
twins
were
born.
Esau
sold
his
rights
as
the
oldest
son
When
the
boys
grew
up,
Esau
became
a
skilled
hunter.
He
spent
a
lot
of
time
out
in
the
fields.
Jacob
was
a
quiet
man
who
stayed
close
to
the campsite.
Isaac
liked
Esau
more,
because
he
enjoyed
the
taste
of
the
meat
of
the
animals
that
Esau
killed.
But
Rebekah
liked
Jacob
more.
One
day
while
Jacob
was
cooking
some
stew,
Esau
came
home
from
the
field,
very
hungry.
He
said
to
Jacob, “Give
me
some
of
that
red
stew
to
eat
right
now,
because
I
am
very
hungry!” [That
is
why
Esau’s
other
name
was
Edom,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘red’.]
Jacob
said, “I
will
give
you
some
if
you
sell
me ◄your
birthright/the privileges
you
have
because
you
are
the
firstborn
son►.”
Esau
replied, “Well,
I
am
about
to
die
from
being
so
hungry.
If
I
die
now, ◄my
birthright
will
not
benefit
me./What
good
will
my
birthright
be
to
me?►” [RHQ]
Jacob
said, “◄Swear
to/Solemnly
promise►
me
that
you
are
giving
me
the privileges
that
you
will
have
from
being
the
firstborn sont!”
So
that
is
what
Esau
did.
He
sold
his
birthright
to
Jacob.
Then
Jacob
gave
to
Esau
some
bread
and
some
stew
made
of
lentils/beans.
Esau
ate
and
drank,
and
then
he
got
up
and
left.
By
doing
that,
Esau
showed
that
he ◄was
not interested
in/did
not
value►
the privileges
that
would
be
his
because
of
being
the fiirstborn
son.
Isaac deceived King Abimelech
Some
time
later
there
was
a
severe ◄famine/scarcity
of
food►
there.
That
was
different
from
the
famine
that
occurred
when
Abraham
was
alive.
So
Isaac
went
southeast
to
Gerar
town,
to
talk
to
Abimelech,
the
king
of
the
Philistine people-group.
What
happened
was
this:
Isaac
considered
going
to
Egypt,
but
Yahweh
appeared
to
him
and
said, “Do
not
go
down
to
Egypt!
Live
in
the
land
where
I
will
tell
you
to
go!
Stay
in thTs
land
for
a
while,
and
I
will
help
you
and
bless
you,
because
it
is
to
you
and
your
descendants
that
I
will
give
all
these
lands,
and
I
will
do
what
I
solemnly
promised
to
your
father.
I
will
cause
your
descendants
to
be
as
numerous
as
the
stars
in
the
sky.
I
will
give
to
your
descendants
all
these
lands,
and
I
will
cause
your
descendants
to
be
a
blessing
to
the
people
of [MTY]
all
nations
on
the
earth.
I
will
do
that
because
your
father
Abraham
obeyed
me.
He
obeyed
everything
that
I
told
him
to
do,
everything
that
I
declared
and
all
the
laws
that
I
gave
him.”
So
Isaac
went
and
asked
King
Abimelech
if
he
would
permit
him
to
live
in
the
Gerar
area.
The
king
said, “Okay,”
so
Isaac
stayed
there
along
with
his
wife
and
sons.
When
the
men
in
Gerar
town
asked
who
Rebekah
was,
Isaac
said, “She
is
my
sister.”
He
said
that
because
he
was
afraid
to
say, “She
is
my
wife.”
He
thought, “Rebekah
is
very
beautiful,
so
they
will
want
her.
If
I
say
that
she
is
my
sister,
they
know
they
will
have
to negotiate
about
a
bride
price
because
I
am
her
older
brother;
but
if
I
say
that
she
is
my
wife,
no negotiation
will
be possible.
They
will
just
kill
me
to
get
her.”
When
Isaac
had
been
there
a
long
time,
one
day
Abimelech,
the
king
of
the
Philistine people-group,
looked
down
from
a
window
in
his
palace
and
was
surprised
to
see
Isaac
caressing
his
wife
Rebekah.
So
Abimelech
summoned
Isaac
and
said
to
him, “Now
I
realize
that
she
is
really
your
wife!
So
why
did
you
say, ‘She
is
my sister’?”
Isaac
replied
to
him, “I
said
that
because
I
thought
that
someone
here
might
kill
me
to
get
her.”
Abimelech
said, “◄You
should
not
have
done
this
to
us!/Why
did
you
do
this?► [RHQ]
One
of
our
people
might
have ◄had
sex
with/slept
with► [EUP]
your
wife,
and
you
would
have
caused
us
to
be
guilty
of
a
great
sin!”
Then
Abimelech
commanded
all
his
people,
saying, “Do
not
harm/molest
this
man
or
his
wife!
Anyone
who
does
that
will
surely
be
executed!”
The
Philistines argued
with
Isaac
about
wells
Isaac
planted
grain
in
that
land
that
year,
and
he
harvested
a
very
large
crop,
because
Yahweh
blessed
him.
Isaac
continued
to
acquire
more
and
more
possessions,
until
finally
he
became
very
wealthy.
He
had
large
herds
of
sheep
and
goats
and
cattle,
and
many
slaves.
Because
of
that,
the
Philistine
people
envied
him.
So
all
the
wells
that
the
servants
of
his
father
Abraham
had
dug
during
the
time
when
he
was
alive,
the
people
filled
up
with
dirt.
Then
Abimelech
said
to
Isaac, “You
people
have
become
more
numerous
than
we
are,
so
I
want
you
to
get
out
of
our
area.”
So
Isaac
and
his
family
moved
from
there.
They
set
up
their
tents
in
Gerar
Valley
and
started
to
live
there.
There
were
several
wells
in
that
area
that
had
been
dug
when
Isaac’s
father
Abraham
was
living,
but
Philistine
people
had
filled
them
up
with
dirt
after
Abraham
died.
Now
Isaac
and
his
servants
removed
the
dirt,
and
Isaac
gave
the
wells
the
same
names
that
his
father
had
given
to
them.
Isaac’s
servants
dug
in
the
valley
and
discovered
a
well
of
fresh
water.
But
other
men
who
lived
in
Gerar
Valley
who
took
care
of
their
animals argued/quarreled
with
the
men
who
took
care
of
Isaac’s
animals,
and
said, “The
water
in
this
well
is
ours!”
So
Isaac
named
the
well
Esek,
which
means ‘dispute’,
because
they disputed
about
who
owned
it.
Then
Isaac’s
servants
dug
another
well,
but
they
quarreled
about
who
owned
that
one
also.
So
Isaac
named
it
Sitnah,
which
means ‘opposition’.
They
moved
on
from
there
and
dug
another
well,
but
this
time
no
one
quarreled
about
who
owned
it.
So
Isaac
named
it
Rehoboth,
which
means ‘uninhabited place’,
saying, “Yahweh
has
given
us
an
uninhabited
place
to
live
in,
a
place
that
is
not
wanted
by
other
people,
and
we
will
become
very
prosperous
here.”
From
there
Isaac
went
up
to
Beersheba.
The
first
night
that
he
was
there,
Yahweh
appeared
to
him
and
said, “I
am
God,
whom
your
father
Abraham
worshiped.
Do
not
be
afraid
of
anything.
I
will
help
you
and
bless
you,
and
because
of
what
I
promised
my
servant
Abraham,
I
will
greatly
increase
the
number
of
your
descendants.”
So
Isaac
built
a
stone
altar
there
and
offered
a
sacrifice
to
worship
Yahweh.
He
and
his
servants
set
up
their
tents
there,
and
his
servants
started
to
dig
a
well.
Isaac
made
a
peace
treaty
with
King
Abimelech
While
they
were digging
the
well,
King
Abimelech
came
to
Isaac
from
Gerar,
along
with
Ahuzzath,
his advisor,
and
Phicol,
the
commander
of
his
army.
Isaac
asked
them, “You ◄acted
in
a
hostile
way
toward
me/treated
me
like
an
enemy►
before,
and
sent
me
away.
So
why
have
you
come
to
me
now?”
One
of
them
answered, “We
have
seen
that
Yahweh
helps
you.
So
we
said
to
each
other, ‘We
should
have
an
agreement
between
us
and
you.
We
should
make
a
peace
treaty
with
you,
stating
that
you
will
not
harm
us,
in
the
same
way
that
we
did
not molest [EUP]
you.’
We
always
treated
you
well
and
sent
you
away
peacefully.
And
now
Yahweh
is
blessing
you.”
So
Isaac
made
a
feast
for
them,
and
they
all
ate
and
drank.
Early
the
next
morning
they
all ◄swore/solemnly
promised►
each
other
that
they
would
do
what
they
had
promised.
Then
Isaac
sent
them
home
peacefully.
That
day
Isaac’s
servants
came
to
him
and
told
him
about
the
well
that
they
had
finished digging.
They
said, “We
found
water
in
the wel!!”
Isaac
named
the
well
Shibah,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘oath’.
To
the
present
time
the
town
there
has
the
name
Beersheba
which
means ‘Friendship
Agreement Well’.
Esau
married
foreign
women
When
Esau
was 40
years
old,
he
married
Judith,
the
daughter
of
Beeri,
and
Basemath,
the
daughter
of
Elon.
Both
of
those
women
were
descendants
of
Heth,
not
from
Isaac’s
clan.
Esau’s
two
wives
made
life
miserable
for
Isaac
and
Rebekah.
Jacob received a blessing from Isaac by trickery
When
Isaac
was
old,
he
became
almost
blind.
One
day
he
summoned
Esau,
his
firstborn/older
son,
and
said
to
him, “My
son?”
Esau
replied, “Here
I
am!”
Isaac
said, “Listen
to
me.
I
am
very
old,
and
I
do
not
know
when
I
will
die.
So
now
take
your
bow
and
quiver
full
of
arrows
and
go
out
into
the
countryside,
and
hunt
for
a
wild
animal
for
me.
Kill
one
and
prepare
the
kind
of
tasty
meat
that
I
like.
Then
bring
it
to
me
so
that
after
I
eat
it,
I
can
give
you
a
blessing
before
I
die.”
Rebekah
was
listening
as
Isaac
said
that
to
his
son,
Esau.
So
when
Esau
left
the
tent
to
go
to
the
countryside
to
hunt
for
a
wild
animal
in
order
to
kill
it
and
bring
it
back,
Rebekah
said
to
her
son,
Jacob, “Listen
to
me.
I
heard
your
father
talking
to
your
brother,
Esau,
saying,
‘Go
and
kill
some
wild
animal
and
bring
it
here,
and
prepare
the
meat
in
a
tasty
way,
so
that
I
may
eat
it,
and
then
before
I
die
I
can
give
you
my
blessing
while
Yahweh
is
listening.’
So
now,
my
son,
do
what
I
am
telling
you.
Go
out
to
the
flock
and
kill
two
nice
young
goats
and
bring
the
meat
to
me.
Then
I
will
prepare
some
tasty
food
for
your
father,
the
way
he likes
it.
Then
you
can
take
it
to
your
father,
in
order
that
he
can
eat
it,
and
then,
before
he
dies,
he
will
give
his
blessing
to
you,
and
not
to
your
older
brother.”
But
Jacob
said
to
his
mother
Rebekah, “But
my
brother
Esau’s
skin
has
hair
all
over
it,
and
my
skin
is
not
like
that!
My
skin
is
smooth!
What
will
happen
if
my
father
touches
me?
He
will
realize
that
I
am tricking
him,
and
as
a
result ◄I
will
be
cursed/he
will
say
that
God
will
do
bad
things
to►
me,
not
a
blessing!”
His
mother
replied, “If
that
happens,
let
the
curse
be
on
me.
You
do
what
I
am
telling
you.
Go
and
get
the
goats
for
me!”
So
Jacob
went
and
killed
two
goats
and
brought
them
to
his
mother.
Then
with
the
meat
his
mother
prepared
some
tasty
food,
just
the
way
his
father
liked.
Then
Rebekah
took
her
older
son
Esau’s
clothes
that
were
with
her
in
the
tent,
and
she
put
them
on
her
younger
son
Jacob.
She
also
put
the
skins
of
the
young
goats
on
his
hands
and
the
smooth
part
of
his
neck.
Then
she
handed
him
some
bread
and
the
tasty
food
that
she
had
prepared.
Jacob
took
it
to
his
father
and
said, “My
father!”
Isaac
replied, “I’m
here;
which
of
my
sons
are
you?”
Jacob
said
to
his
father, “I
am
Esau,
your
firstborn
son.
I
did
what
you
told
me
to
do.
Sit
up
and
eat
some
of
the
meat
so
that
you
can
then
bless
me.”
But
Isaac
asked
his
son, “My
son,
how
is
it
that
you
were
able
to
find
and
kill
an
animal
so
quickly?”
Jacob
replied, “Because
Yahweh,
whom
you
worship,
enabled
me
to
be
successful.”
Isaac
said
to
Jacob, “Come
near
to
me,
my
son,
so
that
I
can
touch
you
and
determine
whether
you
are
really
my
son
Esau.”
So
Jacob
went
close
to
him.
Isaac.
Isaac
touched
him
and
said, “Your
voice
sounds
like
Jacob,
but
your
hands
feel
hairy,
like
the
hands
of
your
older
brother,
Esau.”
Isaac
did
not
recognize
Jacob,
because
he
was
blind
and
because
Jacob’s
hands
were
now
hairy,
like
those
of
his
older
brother,
Esau.
So
Isaac
prepared
to
bless
Jacob.
But
first
Isaac
asked, “Are
you
really
my
son
Esau?”
Jacob
replied, “Yes,
I
am.”
Isaac
said, “My
son,
bring
me
some
of
the
meat
that
you
have
cooked,
so
that
I
may
eat
it
and
then
give
you
my
blessing.”
So
Jacob
brought
him
some,
and
he
ate
it.
Jacob
also
brought
him
some
wine,
and
he
drank
it.
Then
Isaac
said
to
him, “My
son,
come
here
and
kiss
me.”
So
Jacob
came
close
to
him,
and
his
father
kissed
him
on
the
cheek.
Isaac
smelled
the
clothes
Jacob
was
wearing.
They
smelled
like
Esau’s
clothes.
So
he
said,
“Truly,
the
smell
of
my
son
is
like
the
smell
of
a
field
that
Yahweh
has
blessed.
I
ask
that
God
will
send
down
to
you
dew
from
heaven
to
water
your
fields,
and
cause
you
to
have
abundant
crops,
good
harvests
of
grain,
and
grapes
for
wine.
I
ask
that
people
of
many
nations
will
serve
you
and
bow
down
to
you.
I
ask
that
you
will
rule
over
your
brothers,
and
that
your
mother’s
descendants
will
also
bow
down
to
you.
I
ask
that
God
will
curse/punish
those
who ◄curse
you/ask
God
to
do
bad
things
to
you►,
and
bless
those
who
bless
you.”
After
Isaac
finished
blessing
Jacob,
Jacob
was
just
leaving
the
room
where
his
father
was,
when
his
older
brother,
Esau,
returned
from
hunting.
Esau
cooked
some
tasty
meat
and
brought
it
to
his
father.
He
said
to
his
father, “My
father,
please
sit
up
and
eat
some
of
the
meat
that
I
have
cooked,
so
that
you
can
then
give
me
your
blessing!”
His
father,
Isaac,
said
to
him, “Who
are
you?”
He
answered, “I
am
Esau,
your
firstborn
son!”
Then
Isaac, realizing
that
it
was
not
Esau
who
had
come
earlier,
trembled
very
violently.
He
said, “Then
who
is
it
that
brought
me
some
meat
from
an
animal
that
he
had
hunted
and
killed,
and
I
ate
it
all?
He
was
here
just
before
you
came.
I
blessed
him,
and
I
cannot ◄take
back
that
blessing/declare
that
those
things
will
not
happen
to
him►.”
When
Esau
heard
those
words
of
his
father,
he
cried
loudly.
He
was
very
disappointed.
He
said
to
his
father, “My
father,
bless
me,
too!”
But
his
father
said, “Your
brother
came
deceitfully
and
took
your
blessing!”
Esau
said, “It
is
right [RHQ]
that
his
name
is
Jacob,
which
means ‘cheat,’
because
he
deceived
me
two
times.
The
first
time
he
took
my
rights frrom
being
his
firstborn
son,
and
this
time
he
took
my
blessing!”
Then
he
asked, “Do
you
not
have
any
blessing
left
for
me?”
Isaac
answered
and
said
to
Esau, “I
have
declared
that
your
younger
brother
will
rule
over
you,
and
declared
that
all
his
relatives
will
serve
him.
And
I
have
said
that
God
will
give
him
plenty
of
grain
and
grapes
for
wine.
So,
my
son, ◄what
can
I
do
for
you?/There
is
nothing
more
that
I
can
do
for
you!►” [RHQ]
Esau
said
to
his
father, “My
father,
do
you
have
only
one
blessing?
My
father,
bless
me,
too!”
Then
Esau
cried
very
loudly.
His
father
Isaac
answered
and
said
to
him,
“The
place
where
you
will
live
will
be
far
from
the
fertile
soil
and
from
the
dew
that
God
sends
from
heaven
to
water
the
fields.
You
will
rob
and
kill
people [MTY]
in
order
to
get
what
you
need
to
live,
and
you
will
be
as
though
you
are
your
brother’s
slave.
But
when
you
decide
to
rebel
against
him,
you
will ◄free
yourself
from/no
longer
be
under►
his
control.”
Jacob
fled
from
Esau
So,
because
his
father
had
given
a
blessing
to
Jacob,
and
not
to
him,
Esau
hated
his youngerbrother.
Esau
thought
to
himself, “After
my
father
dies
and
we
finish
mourning
for
him,
I
will
kill
Jacob!”
But
Rebekah
found
out
what
her
older
son,
Esau,
was
thinking.
So
she
summoned
her
younger
son,
Jacob,
and
said
to
him, “Listen
to
me.
Your
older
brother,
Esau,
is
comforting
himself
by
planning
to
kill
you,
to
get
revenge
because
of
your
deceiving
your
father.
So
now,
my
son,
listen
carefully
to
what
I
am
telling
you.
Escape
quickly
and
go
and
stay
with
my
brother
Laban,
in
Haran
town.
Stay
with
him
a
while,
until
your
older
brother
is
no
longer
angry.
When
he
forgets
what
you
did
to
him,
I
will
send
a
message
to
you,
to
tell
you
to
return
from
there.
If
Esau
kills
you,
others
will
kill
him,
and
then
both
my
sons
would
die
at
the
same
time!” [RHQ]
Rebekah
also
said
to
Isaac, “These
foreign
women
whom
Esau
has
married,
who
are
descendants
of
Heth,
are
making
my
life
miserable.
I
would
prefer
to
die
than
to
see
Jacob
marry
a
woman
from
the
descendants
of
Heth
in
this
area!”
Isaac gave instructions to Jacob
Then
Isaac
summoned
Jacob,
and
gave
him
a
blessing.
He
told
him, “Do
not
marry
a
woman
of
the
Canaan people-group.
Instead,
go
right
away
to
Paddan-Aram
in northwest
Mesopotamia,
to
the
house
of
your
mother’s
father
Bethuel.
Ask
one
of
the
daughters
of
your
mother’s
brother
Laban
to
marry
you.
I
will
pray
that
God
Almighty
will
bless
you,
and
enable
you
to
get
married
and
have
many
descendants,
in
order
that
they
will
become
many people-groups.
I
also
will
pray
that
he
will
bless
you
and
your
descendants
by enabling
you
to
possess/seize
the
land
in
which
you
are
now
living
as
a
foreigner,
the
land
that
God
promised
to
give
to
my
father
Abraham
and
his
descendants.”
So
Isaac
sent
Jacob
to
Paddan-Aram,
to
live
with
Rebekah’s
brother
Laban,
the
son
of
Bethuel,
who
belonged
to
the
Aram people-group.
Esau
married
Ishmael’s
daughter
Esau
found
out
that
his
father
Isaac
had
blessed
Jacob
and
then
sent
him
to
Paddan-Aram.
He
also
found
out
that
when
he
blessed
Isaac,
he
told
him, “Do
not
marry
a
woman
of
the
Canaan people-group,”
and
that
Jacob
had
obeyed
his
father
and
mother,
and
had
gone
to
Paddan-Aram.
Esau
also
realized
that
his
father
Isaac
did
not
approve
of
women
from
the
Canaan people-group.
Because
of
that,
Esau
went
to
see
his
uncle
Ishmael,
and
married
Mahalath,
the
daughter
of
Ishmael.
Mahalath
was
the
sister
of Nabaioth
and
the
granddaughter
of
Abraham.
God
made
a
promise
to
Jacob
in
a
dream
Meanwhile,
Jacob
left
Beersheba
and
started
walking
along
the
road
to
Haran.
When
he
arrived
at
a
certain
place,
he
stopped
there,
because
the
sun
had
gone
down.
He
took
one
of
the
stones
there
and
put
it
under
his
head
to
use
as
a
pillow.
Then
he
lay
down
and
slept
there.
While
he
was
sleeping,
he
had
a
dream,
in
which
he
was
surprised
to
see
a
stairway.
The
bottom
of
the
stairway
was
on
the
earth
and
the
top
was
in
the
sky.
Jacob
also
saw
that
God’s
angels
were
going
up
and
down
the
stairway.
And
he
was
surprised
to
see
Yahweh
standing
at
the
top
of
the
stairway,
saying “I
am
Yahweh
God,
whom
your
grandfather
Abraham
worshiped,
and
whom
Isaac
worships.
I
will
give
to
you
and
to
your
descendants
the
land
on
which
you
are
lying.
Your
descendants
will
be
as
numerous
as
the particles
of
dirt
that
are
on
the
earth,
and
their
territory
will
be
very
large.
It
will
extend
in
all
directions,
to
the
east
and
to
the
west,
to
the
north
and
to
the
south.
And
people
of
all people-groups
on
earth
will
receive
blessings
because
of
what
happens
to
you
and
to
your
descendants.
I
will
help
you
and
protect
you
wherever
you
go,
and
I
will
bring
you
back
to
this
land.
I
will
not
leave
you;
I
will
continue
to
do
for
you
all
that
I
have
promised
to
do.”
During
the
night,
when
Jacob
woke
up
from
sleeping,
he
thought, “Surely
Yahweh
is
in
this
place,
and
until
now
I
was
not
aware
of
it!”
He
was
afraid,
and
he
said, “This
place
is
very
awesome!
This
is
surely
the
place
where
God
lives,
and
this
is
the
entrance
to
heaven!”
In
the
morning
Jacob
got
up
and
took
the
stone
that
he
had
put
under
his
head
and
set
it
up
on
its
end
to
show
that
the
place
was
a
holy
place.
He
poured
some
olive
oil
on
top
of
the
stone
to
dedicate
it
to
God.
He
named
that
place
Bethel,
which
means ‘house
of God’.
Previously
its
name
was
Luz.
Jacob
solemnly
promised
God,
saying, “God,
if
you
will
help
me
and
protect
me
while
I
am
taking
this
journey,
and
if
you
give
me
enough
food
to
eat
and
clothes
to
wear,
in
order
that
I
can
later
return
safely
to
my
father’s
house,
then
you,
Yahweh,
will
be
the
God
that
I
will
worship.
This
stone
that
I
have
set
up
will
mark
the
place
where
people
can
worship
you.
And
I
will
give
back
to
you
a
tenth
of
everything
that
you
give
to
me.”
Jacob met Laban’s daughter Rachel at Haran
Jacob
continued
on
the
road [MTY],
and
he
arrived
at
the
land
that
was
east
of
Canaan.
There
he
was
surprised
to
see
a
well
in
a
field,
and
three
flocks
of
sheep
were
lying
near
the
well.
It
was
the
well
from
which
shepherds habitually
got
water
for
their
sheep.
There
was
a
large
stone
covering
the
top
of
the
well.
When
all
the
flocks
were
gathered
there,
the
shepherds
would
work
together
to
roll
the
stone
away
from
the
top
of
the
well
and
get
water
for
the
sheep.
When
they
finished
doing
that,
they
would
put
the
stone
back
in
its
place
over
the
top
of
the
well.
On
that
day,
Jacob
asked
the
shepherds
who
were
sitting
there, “Where
are
you
from?”
They
replied, “We
are
from
Haran.”
He
asked
them, “Do
you
know
Laban,
the
grandson
of
Nahor?”
They
replied, “Yes,
we
know
him.”
Jacob
asked
them, “Is
Laban
well?”
They
replied, “Yes,
he
is
well.
Look!
Here
comes
his
daughter
Rachel
with
the
sheep!”
Jacob
said, “Hey!
The
sun
is
still
high
in
the
sky.
It
is
not
time
for
the
flocks
to
be
gathered
for nighttime.
Give
the
sheep
some
water
and
then
take
them
back
to ◄graze/eat
grass►
in
the
pastures!”
They
replied, “No,
we
cannot
do
that
until
all
the
flocks
are
gathered
here
and
the
stone
is
removed
from
the
top
of
the
well.
After
that,
we
will
give
water
to
the
sheep.”
While
he
was
still
talking
with
them,
Rachel
came
with
her
father’s
sheep.
She
was
the
one
who
took
care
of
her
father’s
sheep.
When
Jacob
saw
Rachel,
the
daughter
of
Laban,
who
was
his
mother’s
brother,
Jacob
was
so
excited
that
he
went
over
and
by
himself
rolled
away
the
stone
that
covered
the
top
of
the
well,
and
he
got
water
for
his
uncle’s
sheep.
Then
Jacob
kissed
Rachel
on
the
cheek,
and
he
cried
loudly
because
he
was
so
happy.
Jacob
told
Rachel
that
he
was
one
of
her
father’s
relatives,
the
son
of
her
aunt
Rebekah.
So
she
ran
and
told
that
to
her
father.
As
soon
as
Laban
heard
that
Jacob,
his
sister’s
son,
was
there,
he
ran
to
meet
him.
He
embraced
him
and
kissed
him
on
the
cheek.
Then
he
brought
him
to
his
home,
and
Jacob
told
him
all
that
had
happened
to
him.
Then
Laban
said
to
him, “Truly,
you
are
part
of
my
family!”
Jacob
married
Leah
and
Rachel
After
Jacob
had
stayed
there
and
worked
for
Laban
for
a
month,
Laban
said
to
him “◄You
should
not
work
for
me
for
nothing
just
because
you
are
a
relative
of
mine!/Why
should
you
work
for
me
for
nothing
just
because
you
are
a
relative
of
mine?► [RHQ]
Tell
me
how
much
you
want
me
to
pay
you.”
Well,
Laban
had
two
daughters.
The
older
one
was
named
Leah,
and
the
younger
one
was
named
Rachel.
Leah
had
pretty
eyes,
but
Rachel
had
a
very
attractive
figure
and
was
beautiful.
Jacob ◄was
in
love
with/wanted
very
much
to
be
married
to►
Rachel,
and
he
said, “I
will
work
for
you
for
seven
years.
That
will
be
my
payment
for
your
letting
me
marry
your
younger
daughter,
Rachel.”
Laban
replied, “It
is
better
for
me
to
let
you
marry
her
than
for
her
to
marry
some
other
man!”
So
Jacob
worked
for
Laban
for
seven
years
to
get
Rachel,
but
to
him
it
seemed
like
it
was
only
a
few
days,
because
he
loved
her
so
much.
After
the
seven
years
were
ended,
Jacob
said
to
Laban, “Let
me
marry
Rachel
now,
because
the
time
we
agreed
upon
for
me
to
work
for
you
is
ended,
and
I
want
to
marry
her. [EUP]”
So
Laban
gathered
together
all
the
people
who
lived
in
that
area
and
made
a
feast.
But
that
evening,
instead
of
taking
Rachel
to
Jacob,
Laban
took
his
older
daughter,
Leah,
to
him.
But
because
it
was
already
dark,
he
could
not
see
that
it
was
Leah
and
not
Rachel,
and
he
had
sex [EUP]
with
her.
(Laban
had
already
given
his
slave
girl
Zilpah
to
his
daughter
Leah
to
be
her
maid/servant.)
The
next
morning,
Jacob
was
shocked
to
see
that
it
was
Leah
who
was
with
him!
So
he
went
to
Laban
and
told
him
very
angrily, “◄What
you
have
done
to
me
is
disgusting!/What
is
this
that
you
have
done
to
me?► [RHQ]
I
worked
for
you
to
get
Rachel,
did
I
not?
So
why
did
you
deceive
me?”
Laban
replied, “In
this
land,
it
is
not
our
custom
to
give
a
younger
daughter
to
be
married
before
we
let
someone
marry
our
firstborn
daughter.
After
we
finish
this
week
of
celebration,
we
will
let
you
marry
the
younger
one
also.
But
in
return,
you
must
pay
for
Rachel
by
working
for
me
for
another
seven
years.”
So
that
is
what
Jacob
did.
After
the
week
of
celebration
was
ended,
Laban
gave
him
his
daughter,
Rachel,
to
be
his
wife.
Laban
gave
his
slave
girl,
Bilhah,
to
Rachel
to
be
her
maid/servant.
Jacob
had
sex [EUP]
with
Rachel
also,
and
he
loved
Rachel
more
than
he
loved
Leah.
And
Jacob
worked
for
Laban
for
another
seven
years.
Leah
gave
birth
to
four
sons
When
Yahweh
saw
that
Jacob
did
not
love
Leah
very
much,
he
enabled
her
to
become
pregnant.
But
Rachel
was
not
able
to
become
pregnant.
Leah
gave
birth
to
a
son,
whom
she
named
Reuben,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
words
that
mean ‘Look,
a
son!’
She
said, “Yahweh
has
seen
that
I
was
miserable,
and
because
of
that
he
has
given
me
a
son.
Now,
surely
my
husband
will
love
me
for
giving
birth
to
a
son
for
him.”
Later
she
became
pregnant
again
and
gave
birth
to
another
son.
She
said, “Because
Yahweh
has
heard
that
my
husband
doesn’t
love
me,
he
has
given
me
this
son,
too.”
So
she
named
him
Simeon,
which
means ‘someone
who hears’.
Later
she
became
pregnant
again,
and
gave
birth
to
another
son.
She
said, “Now,
finally,
my
husband
will
hold
me
close
to
him.”
So
she
named
him
Levi,
which
means ‘hold close’.
Later
she
became
pregnant
again
and
gave
birth
to
another
son.
She
said, “◄This
time/Now►
I
will
praise
Yahweh.”
So
she
called
his
name
Judah,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘praise’.
After
that,
she
did
not
give
birth
to
any
more
children
for
several
years.
Jacob had more sons and a daughter
Rachel
realized
that
she
was
not
becoming
pregnant
and
giving
birth
to
any
children
for
Jacob.
So
she
became
jealous
of
her
older
sister,
Leah,
because
Leah
had
given
birth
to
four
sons.
She
said
to
Jacob, “Enable
me
to
become
pregnant
and
give
birth
to
children.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
I
think
I
will
die!”
Jacob
became
angry
with
Rachel
and
said, “◄I
am
not
God!/Am
I
God?► [RHQ]
He
is
the
one
who
has
prevented
you
from
becoming
pregnant!”
Then
she
said, “Look,
here
is
my
female
slave,
Bilhah. ◄Sleep
with/Have
sex
with► [EUP]
her,
so
that
she
may
become
pregnant
and
give
birth
to
children
for
me.
In
that
way
it
will
be
as
though ◄I
have
children/her
children
are
mine►.”
So
she
gave
him
her
slave,
Bilhah,
to
be
another
wife
for
him,
and
Jacob
had
sex [EUP]
with
her.
She
became
pregnant
and
bore
Jacob
a
son.
Rachel
said, “God
has ◄vindicated
me/judged
my
case
and
has
decided
that
what
I
have
done
is
right►.
He
has
also
heard
my
requests
and
has
given
me
a
son.”
So
she
named
him
Dan,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘he judged’.
Later,
Rachel’s
slave
Bilhah
became
pregnant
again
and
gave
birth
to
another
son
for
Jacob.
Then
Rachel
said, “I
have
had
a
great
struggle
to
have
children
like
my
older
sister,
but
truly
I
have
a
son.”
So
she
named
him
Naphtali,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘struggle’.
When
Leah
realized
that
she
was
not
becoming
pregnant
and
giving
birth
to
any
more
children,
she
took
her
female
slave,
Zilpah,
and
gave
her
to
Jacob
to
be
another
wife
for
him.
Zilpah
soon
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to
a
son
for
Jacob.
Leah
said, “I
am
truly
fortunate!”
So
she
named
him
Gad,
which
means ‘fortunate’.
Later
Leah’s
slave,
Zilpah,
gave
birth
to
another
son
for
Jacob.
Leah
said, “Now
I
am
very
happy,
and
people
will
call
me
happy.”
So
she
named
him
Asher,
which
means ‘happy.’
When
it
was
time
to
harvest
wheat,
Reuben
went
out
into
the
fields
and
saw
some ◄mandrakes/plants
that
women
eat
to
help
them
to
become
pregnant►.
He
brought
some
of
them
to
his
mother
Leah.
But
Rachel
saw
them
and
said
to
Leah, “Please
give
me
some
of
those
plants
that
your
son
brought
to
you!”
But
Leah
said
to
her, “No! ◄It
was
bad
that
you
stole
my
husband!/Is
it
not
bad
enough
that
you
stole
my
husband?► [RHQ]
Now ◄are
you
going
to
take
my
son’s mandrake
plants?/You
want
to
take
my
son’s mandrake
plants
also,
so
that
you
can
become
pregnant!►” [RHQ]
So
Rachel
said, “All
right,
Jacob
can
sleep
with
you
tonight,
if
you
give
me
some
of
your
son’s mandrake
plants.”
So
Leah ◄agreed/gave
her
some►.
When
Jacob
returned
from
the
wheat
fields
that
evening,
Leah
went
out
to
meet
him.
She
said, “You
must
sleep
with
me
tonight,
because
I
gave
Rachel
some
of
my
son’s
mandrakes
that
enable
women
to
become
pregnant,
to
pay
her
for allowing
us
to
do
that.”
So
Jacob
slept
with
her
that
night.
God
answered
Leah’s
prayers,
and
she
became
pregnant
and
bore
a
fifth
son
to
Jacob.
Leah
said, “God
has
rewarded
me
for
giving
my
slave
to
my
husband
to
be
another
wife
for
him.”
So
she
named
him
Issachar,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘reward’.
Leah
became
pregnant
again
and
bore
a
sixth
son
for
Jacob.
Leah
said, “God
has
given
me
a
precious
gift. ◄This
time/Now►
my
husband
will
honor/respect
me,
because
I
have
given
birth
to
six
sons
for
him.”
So
she
named
him Zebulon,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘accepted gift’.
Later
she
gave
birth
to
a
daughter,
and
named
her
Dinah.
Then
God
thought
about
what
Rachel
wanted.
He
heard
her
prayers
and
enabled
her
to
become
pregnant.
She
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to
a
son.
She
said, “God
has
caused
that
no
longer
will
I
be
ashamed
for
not
having
children.”
She
named
him
Joseph,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
words
that
mean ‘may
he
give another’
and
she
said, ‘
want
Yahweh
to
give
me
another
son.’
Jacob
tricked
Laban
and
became
very
wealthy
After
Rachel
had
given
birth
to
Joseph,
Jacob
said
to
Laban, “Now
allow
me
to
quit
working
for
you
and
let
me
return
to
my
own
land.
You
know
the
work
that
I
have
done
for
you
for
a
long
time
to
get
my
wives.
So
let
me
take
my
wives
and
my
children,
and
leave.”
But
Laban
said
to
him, “If
you
are
pleased
with
me,
stay
here,
because
I
have
found
out
by
performing
a magic
ritual
that
Yahweh
has
blessed
me
because
of
what
you
have
done
for
me.
Tell
me
what
you
want
me
to
pay
you
for
continuing
to
work
for
me,
and
that
is
what
I
will
pay
you.”
Jacob
replied, “You
know
how
I
have
worked
for
you,
and
you
know
that
your
livestock
have
increased
greatly
as
I
have
taken
care
of
them.
You
had
only
a
few
animals
before
I
came
here.
But
now
you
have
very
many,
and
Yahweh
has
caused
them
to
increase
greatly
in
number
wherever
I
have
taken
them.
But
now
I
need
to
start
taking
care
of
the
needs
of
my
own
family.”
Laban
replied, “What
do
you
want
me
to
give
you?”
Jacob
replied, “I
do
not
want
you
to
pay
me
anything.
But
if
you
will
do
this
one
thing
for
me,
I
will
continue
to
take
care
of
your
flocks
and
protect
them.
Allow
me
to
go
and
look
at
all
of
your
flocks
today
and
remove
from
them
all
the
speckled
sheep,
all
the
spotted
sheep,
and
every
dark-colored
lamb,
all
the
goats
that
are
speckled,
and
all
the
goats
that
are
spotted,
and
keep
them
for
myself.
They
will
be
my
wages.
In
that
way,
in
the
future,
you
will
be
able
to
know
whether
I
have
been
honest
regarding
what
you
have
paid
me.
If
any
of
my
goats
are
neither
speckled
or
spotted,
or
if
any
of
my
lambs
are
not
dark-colored,
you
will
know
that
I
have
stolen
them
from
you.”
Laban
agreed
and
said, “Okay,
we
will
do
as
you
have
said.”
But
that
same
day
Laban
removed
all
the
male
goats
that
had
black
and
white
stripes
on
them
or
were
spotted,
and
all
the
female
goats
that
were
speckled
or
spotted,
all
the
goats
that
were
partly
white,
and
all
the
dark-colored
lambs.
He
separated
them
and
told
his
sons
to
take
care
of
them.
Then
he
took
these
flocks
and
walked
a
distance
of
three
days,
in
order
that
he
could
be
that
far
from
Jacob.
Jacob
continued
to
take
care
of
the
rest
of
Laban’s
flocks.
Then
Jacob
cut
some
branches
of ◄poplar,
almond,
and
plane
trees/three
kinds
of
trees
that
had
white
wood►.
He
peeled
strips
of
bark
from
the
branches,
so
that
where
the
bark
had
been
peeled
off,
the
branches
were
light
in
color.
Then
he
placed
the
peeled
branches
in
the
troughs
where
they
put
the
water
for
the
animals
to
drink,
so
that
the
branches
would
be
in
front
of
the
flocks
when
they
came
to
drink.
The
animals
also
mated
in
front
of
the
branches,
and
eventually
they
gave
birth
to
animals
that
were
speckled,
or
to
animals
that
were
spotted,
or
to
animals
that
had
black
and
white
stripes
on
them.
Furthermore,
Jacob
separated
the
female
sheep
in
his
flock
from
the
other
sheep
and
goats
in
Laban’s
flock.
And
when
his
female
sheep
mated,
he
made
them
look
toward
the
animals
that
belonged
to
Laban
that
had
black
and
white
stripes
on
them,
and
the
dark-colored
animals.
He
did
that
so
that
the
female
sheep
would
give
birth
to
animals
that
were
striped
or
dark-colored.
By
doing
that,
he
made
bigger
flocks
for
himself,
and
he
kept
them
separate
from
Laban’s
flocks.
In
addition,
whenever
the
stronger
female
sheep
were
ready
to
mate,
Jacob
put
some
of
those
peeled
branches
in
the
troughs
in
front
of
them,
so
that
they
would
mate
in
front
of
the
branches.
But
when
weak
animals
were
ready
to
mate,
he
did
not
put
the
branches
in
their
troughs.
So
the
weak
ones
became
part
of
Laban’s
flock,
and
the
strong
ones
became
part
of
Jacob’s
flock.
As
a
result,
Jacob
became
very
rich.
He
owned
many
large
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats,
and
many
male
and
female
slaves,
and
many
camels
and
donkeys.
Jacob’s family fled from Laban
Someone
told
Jacob
that
Laban’s
sons
were
complaining
and
saying, “Jacob
has
become
very
rich
by
taking
everything [HYP]
that
belonged
to
our
father.”
And
Jacob
noticed
that
Laban
was
not
acting
friendly
toward
him
as
he
had
done
before.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Jacob, “Go
back
to
your
country
and
your
relatives,
and
I
will
help
you
there.”
So
Jacob
sent
a
message
to
Rachel
and
Leah,
telling
them
to
come
out
to
the
pastures
where
his
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
were.
When
they
arrived,
he
said
to
them, “I
see
that
your
father
does
not
act
friendly
toward
me
as
he
did
previously.
But
God,
whom
my
father
worshiped,
has
helped
me.
You
two
know
that
I
have
worked
very
hard
for
your
father,
but
many
times [HYP]
he
has
cheated
me
by decreasing
my
wages.
But
God
has
not
allowed
him
to
harm
me.
When
Laban
said, ‘The
speckled
animals
are
the
ones
that
I
will
give
you
to
be
your
wages,’
then
all
the
animals
gave
birth
to
young
ones
that
were
speckled.
When
he
changed
and
said, ‘The
ones
that
have
black
and
white
stripes
on
them
will
be
your
wages,’
then
all
the
animals
gave
birth
to
young
ones
that
were
striped.
In
that
way,
God
has
taken
away
the
livestock
that
belonged
to
your
father
and
has
given
them
to
me.
“ne
time,
when
the
animals
were
mating,
I
had
a
dream.
In
my
dream
I
looked
up
and
was
surprised
to
see
that
some
of
the
male
goats
that
were
mating
with
the
female
goats
had
black
and
white
stripes
on
them,
some
were
speckled,
and
some
were
spotted.
An
angel
who
was
sent
by
God
said
to
me
in
the
dream, ‘Jacob!’
I
replied, ‘I
am
here!’
He
said
to
me, ‘Look
up
and
you
will
see
that
all
the
male
goats
that
are
mating
have
black
and
white
stripes
on
them,
or
are
speckled
or
spotted.
This
is happening
because
I
have
seen
all
that
Laban
has
done
to
you.
I
am
God
who
appeared
to
you
at
Bethel,
where
you
set
up
a
stone
to
show
that
the
place
was
holy,
and
you
poured
olive
oil
on
the
stone
and
made
a
solemn
promise
to
me.
So
now
leave
this
land
immediately,
and
return
to
the
land
where
you
were
born.’”
Rachel
and
Leah
replied, “Our
father
will
not
give
us
anything
more
when
he
dies [RHQ].
He
treats
us
as
though
we
were
foreigners [RHQ]!
Your
working
for
him
all
these
years
was
like
a
payment
that
you
gave
him
as
a
price
for
us,
but
we
will
not
inherit
any
of
that
money
that
he
got
as
a
price
for
us.
He
has
spent
it
all!
Surely
all
of
the
wealth
that
God
took
away
from
our
father
belongs
to
us
and
to
our
children.
So
do
whatever
God
has
told
you
to
do!”
Then
Jacob
put
his
children
and
his
wives
on
camels.
He
made
all
his
livestock
go
ahead
of
him.
Besides
the
livestock,
he
took
along
all
the
other
things
that
he
had
acquired
while
living
in
Paddan-Aram.
And
they
prepared
to
return
to
his
father
Isaac,
in
the
Canaan
region.
Before
they
left,
while
Laban
was
shearing
his
sheep,
Rachel
stole
the
small
wooden
idols
that
were
in
her
father’s
tent.
Furthermore,
Jacob
deceived
Laban,
who
belonged
to
the
Aram people-group,
by
not
telling
him
that
they
were
planning
to
leave.
So
Jacob
and
his
family
fled
with
all
their
possessions,
and
they
crossed
the
Euphrates
River,
and
then
started
traveling
south
toward
the hilly
Gilead
region.
Jacob
rebuked
Laban
after
Laban
caught
up
with
him
On
the
third
day
after
they
left,
someone
told
Laban
that
Jacob
and
his
family
had
left.
So
he
took
some
of
his
relatives
with
him
and
started
to
pursue
Jacob.
They
continued
walking
for
seven
days.
Then
God
appeared
to
Laban
in
a
dream
at
night,
and
said
to
him, “When
you
catch
up
to
Jacob,
be
sure
that
you
do
not
say
anything
at
all [HYP]
to
him
in
an
angry
manner!”
The
next
day,
by
the
time
Laban
caught
up
with
Jacob,
Jacob
and
his
household
had
set
up
their
tents
in
the hilly
Gilead
region.
So
Laban
and
his
relatives
set
up
their
tents
there,
too.
Then
Laban
went
to
Jacob
and
said
to
him, “Why
have
you
done
this?
You
have
deceived
me
by
carrying
away
my
daughters
as
though
you
had
captured
them
in
a
war [MTY]!
Why
did
you
run
away
and
deceive
me?
Why
did
you
not
tell
me
that
you
were
going
to
leave,
so
that
we
could
have
rejoiced
and
sung
while
people
played
music
on
tambourines
and
harps
before
I
said ‘goodbye’
to
you?
◄You
did
not
even
let
me
kiss
my
grandchildren
and
my
daughters goodbye
before
they
left!/Why
did
you
not
allow
me
to
kiss
my
grandchildren
and
daughters goodbye
before
they
left?► [RHQ]
What
you
have
done
was
foolish!
My
relatives
and
I
have
the
power
to
harm
you,
but
last
night
the
God
whom
your
father
worships
said
to
me
in
a
dream, ‘Be
sure
that
you
do
not
say
anything
at
all
to
Jacob
in
an
angry
way.’
Now,
I
know
you
have
left
because
you
long
to
go
back
home.
But
why
did
you
steal
my
wooden
idols?”
Jacob
replied
to
Laban,
saying, “I
did
not
tell
you
that
we
were
planning
to
leave,
because
I
was
afraid.
I
thought
that
if
I
told
you,
you
would forcefully
take
your
daughters
away
from
me.
But
if
you
find
anyone
here
who
has
your
wooden
idols,
we
will
execute
that
person.
While
our
relatives
are
watching,
search
for
yourself
to
see
if
there
is
anything
that
belongs
to
you
that
is
here
with
me.
If
you
find
anything,
you
can
take
it!”
When
Jacob
said
that,
he
did
not
know
that
Rachel
had
stolen
the
wooden
idols.
Laban
went
into
Jacob’s
tent,
and
then
into
Leah’s
tent,
and
then
into
the
tents
of
the
two
female
slaves
and
searched
for
the
idols,
but
he
did
not
find
them.
After
he
left
their
tents,
he
entered
Rachel’s
tent.
But
Rachel
had
previously
taken
the
idols
and
put
them
in
the
saddle
of
a
camel,
and
she
was
sitting
on
the
saddle.
So
when
Laban
searched
all
over
for
them
inside
Rachel’s
tent,
he
did
not
find
them.
Rachel
said
to
her
father, “Do
not
be
angry
with
me,
sir,
but
I
cannot
get
up
in
your
presence
to
show
respect
for
you,
because
I
am
having
my
monthly
menstrual
period. [EUP]”
So
when
Laban
searched
some
more,
he
did
not
find
the
wooden
idols.
Then
Jacob
became
angry.
He
rebuked
Laban,
saying, “What
crime
did
I
commit?
For
what
sin
that
I
committed
have
you
pursued
me?
Now
you
have
searched
through
all
my
possessions,
and
what
did
you
find
from
all
these
possessions
that
belongs
to
you?
Put
it
here
in
front
of
my
relatives
and
your
relatives,
so
that
they
can
decide
who
is
right,
you
or
me!
I
was
with
you
for 20
years.
In
all
that
time,
your
sheep
and
goats
have ◄not
miscarried/always
given
birth
to
animals
safely►.
I
have
not
killed
and
eaten
any
rams
from
your
flocks.
When
one
of
your
animals
was
attacked
and mauled/killed
by
a
wild
animal,
I
did
not
bring
it
to
you.
I
replaced
the
dead
animal
with
a
living
one
of
my
own
animals.
Whenever
one
of
your
animals
was
stolen,
during
the
day
or
during
the
night,
you
demanded
that
I
replace
it
with
one
of
my
own
animals.
I
suffered
from
the
heat
during
the
day
and
from
the
cold
at
night.
I
was
often
not
even
able
to
sleep [PRS]!
I
lived
in
your
household
for 20
years.
I
worked
for
you
for 14
years
to
buy
your
two
daughters,
and
for
six
more
years
to
buy
some
of
your
sheep
and
goats.
During
that
time,
you
changed
and
reduced
my
wages
many
times [HYP].
If
God,
the
one
whom
my
grandfather
Abraham
worshiped
and
before
whom
my
father
Isaac
trembled
in
fear,
had
not
been
with
me
and
helped
me,
you
would
have
sent
me
away ◄with
nothing
in
my
hands/owning
nothing►!
But
God
saw
how
much
I
was
suffering
and
how
hard
I
was
working,
so
last
night
he
told
you
that
what
you
have
done
to
me
was
wrong.”
Jacob
and
Laban
made
a
solemn
promise
not
to
harm
each
other
Laban
replied, “These
two
women
are
my
daughters,
and
their
children
are
my
grandchildren,
and
the
animals
are
my
animals.
Everything
you
see
here
is
mine [HYP]!
But
what
can
I
do
today
to
keep
my
daughters
or
the
children
they
have
given
birth
to [RHQ]?
I
cannot
do
anything
in
order
to
keep
them,
so
hey,
we
should
make
a
peace
agreement,
you
and
I,
and
do
something
that
will
remind
us
about
our
agreement.”
So
Jacob
took
a
large
stone
and
set
it
on
its
end.
Then
Jacob
said
to
his
relatives, “You
also
gather
some
stones.”
So
they
gathered
some
rocks
and
put
them
in
a
heap,
and
they
ate
some
food
there
near
the
heap.
Laban
gave
the
heap
the
Aramaic
name
Jegar-Sahadutha,
which
means ‘rock-pile
to
remind us’,
but
Jacob
gave
the rock-pile
the
Hebrew
name
Galeed,
which
has
the
same
meaning.
Laban
said
to
Jacob, “This
pile
of
rocks
we
have
put
here
today
will
help
us
to
remember
our
agreement.”
That
is
why
Jacob
called
it
Galeed.
They
also
named
the
place
Mizpah,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘watchtower’,
because
Laban
said, “We
will
ask
Yahweh
to
watch
you
and
me
while
we
are
separated
from
each
other,
so
that
we
do
not
try
to
harm
each
other.
If
you
mistreat
my
daughters,
or
if
you
take
other
women
to
be
your
wives,
even
if
no
one
tells
me
about
it,
don’t
forget
that
God
sees
what
you
and
I
are
doing!”
Laban
also
said
to
Jacob, “You
see
this
large
stone
and
this
pile
of
rocks
that
we
have
set
up
to
be
between
us.
Both
this
pile
of
rocks
and
this
large
stone
will
remind
us,
that
I
will
not
go
past
these
rocks
to
harm
you,
and
you
will
not
go
past
these
rocks
to
harm
me.
We
will
ask
the
God
whom
your
grandfather
Abraham
and
his
father
Nahor
worshiped
to
punish [MTY]
either
one
of
us,
if
we
harm
the
other
one.”
So
Jacob
solemnly
promised
to
do
what
they
said
in
their
peace
agreement.
And
he
asked
God,
the
one
before
whom
his
father
Isaac
trembled,
to
listen
to
what
they
promised.
He
offered
a
sacrifice
to
God
there
in
the hilly
area,
and
he
invited
his
relatives
to
eat
with
him.
After
they
had
eaten,
they
slept
there
that
night.
The
next
morning
Laban
kissed
his
grandchildren
and
his
daughters
goodbye
and
asked
God
to
bless
them.
Then
he
and
his
men
left
them
and
returned
home.
Jacob sent gifts to Esau as he prepared to meet him
As
Jacob
and
his
family
continued
traveling,
some
angels,
whom
God
sent,
met
him.
When
Jacob
saw
them,
he
said, “This
is
God’s
army
camp!”
So
he
named
that
place
Mahanaim,
which
means ‘two camps’.
Jacob
told
some
of
the
men
to
go
ahead
of
him
to
his
older
brother
Esau,
who
was
living
in
Seir,
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Edom
lived.
He
told
them, “This
is
what
I
want
you
to
say
to
Esau: 'I,
Jacob,
want
to
be
your
servant
and
I
want
you
to
be
my
master.
I
have
been
living
with
our
uncle
Laban,
and
I
have
stayed
there
until
now.
I
now
own
many
cattle,
donkeys,
sheep,
goats,
and
male
and
female
slaves.
Now
I
am
sending
this
message
to
you,
sir,
hoping
that
you
will ◄be
friendly
toward
me/treat
me
kindly►
when
I
arrive.’ “
The
messengers
went
and
gave
that
message
to
Esau.
When
they
returned
to
Jacob,
they
said, “We
went
to
your
older
brother
Esau.
Now
he
is
coming
to
you,
and 400
men
are
coming
with
him.”
Jacob
was
very
afraid
and
worried.
So
he
divided
the
people
who
were
with
him
into
two
groups.
He
also
divided
the
sheep
and
goats,
the
cattle,
and
the
camels,
into
two
groups.
He
was
thinking, “If
Esau
and
his
men
come
and
attack
us,
perhaps
one
of
the
groups
will
be
left
and
will
be
able
to
escape.”
Then
Jacob
prayed, “O
Yahweh
God,
whom
my
grandfather
Abraham
worshiped
and
my
father
Isaac
worships,
you
said
to
me, ‘Go
back
to
your
own
land
and
to
your
relatives,
and
I
will ◄cause
good
things
happen
to/do
good
things
for►
you.’
I
am
not
worthy
for
you
to
have
been
so
kind
and
faithful
to
me
in
so
many
ways,
your
servant.
I
had
only
this
walking
stick
with
me
when
I
crossed
the
Jordan
River
on
my
way
to
Haran,
but
now
I
am
so
wealthy
that
there
are
two
large
groups
of
my
family
and
possessions.
So
now
I
pray
that
you
will
rescue
me
from [MTY]
my
older
brother
Esau,
because
I
am
afraid
that
he
and
his
men
will
come
and
attack
and
kill
me
and
the
children
and
their
mothers.
But
do
not
forget
that
you
have
said, ‘I
will
certainly
enable
you
to
prosper,
and
I
will
cause
your
descendants
to
be
as
numerous
as
the
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore,
which
are
so
many
that
no
one
can
count
them.’”
Jacob
slept
there
that
night.
The
next
morning
he
selected
some
animals
to
give
to
his
brother
Esau.
He
selected 200
female
goats
and 20
male
goats, 200
female
sheep
and 20
male
sheep,
30
female
camels
and
their
offspring, 40
cows
and
ten
bulls, 20
female
donkeys
and 10
male
donkeys.
He
divided
them
into
small
herds,
and
put
each
herd
into
the
care
of
one
of
his
servants.
He
said
to
his
servants, “Go
ahead
of
me,
one
group
at
a
time,
and
keep
some
space
between
each
herd.”
He
said
to
the
servant
who
was
going
with
the
first
group, “When
my
brother
Esau
meets
you,
and
he
asks
you, ‘To
whom
do
you
belong,
and
where
are
you
going,
and
to
whom
do
these
animals
in
front
of
you
belong?’
tell
him, ‘They
belong
to
your
servant
Jacob.
He
has
sent
them
to
you
as
a
gift,
sir.
And
he
is
coming
behind
us.’”
He
also
said
the
same
thing
to
the
servants
who
were
taking
care
of
the
second
and
third
groups,
and
to
the
other
herdsmen.
He
said
to
them, “When
you
meet
Esau,
I
want
you
to
say
to
him
the
same
thing
that
I
told
the
first
servant.
And
be
sure
to
say ‘Jacob,
who
wants
to
serve
you,
is
coming
behind
us.’”
Jacob
told
them
to
say
that
because
he
was
thinking, “Perhaps
these
gifts
that
I
am
sending
ahead
of
me
will
cause
him
to ◄act
peacefully
toward/stop
being
angry
with►
me.
Then
later,
when
I
see
him,
perhaps
he
will
be
kind
to
me.”
So
the
men
taking
the
gifts [PRS]
went
ahead,
but
Jacob
himself
stayed
in
the
camp
that
night.
Jacob
wrestled
with
Yahweh
Some
time
during
that
night,
Jacob
got
up
and
took
his
two
wives,
his
two
female
slaves,
and
his
eleven
sons
and
his
daughter,
and
he
sent
them
across
the
ford
at
the
Jabbok
River.
After
he
had
done
that,
he
sent
other
slaves,
carrying
all
his
possessions,
across
the
river.
So
Jacob
was
left
there
alone.
But
a
man
came
and
wrestled
with
him
until
dawn.
When
the
man
realized
that
he
was
not winning
against
Jacob,
he
struck
Jacob’s
hip
and
caused
the
thigh
bone
to
pull
away
from
the
hip
socket.
Then
the
man
said, “Let
me
go,
because
it
will
soon
be
daylight.”
Then
Jacob
realized
who
he
was
really wrestling
with.
So
he
replied, “No,
if
you
will
not
bless
me,
I
will
not
let
you
go!”
The
man
said
to
him, “What
is
your
name?”
He
replied, “Jacob.”
The
man
said, “Your
name
will
no
longer
be
Jacob.
Your
name
will
be
Israel,
which
means ‘he struggles
with God’,
because
you
have
struggled
with
God
and
with
people,
and
you
have
won.”
Jacob
said, “Now,
please
tell
me
your
name!”
The
man
replied, “◄Why
do
you
ask
me
what
my
name
is?/You
should
not
have
to
ask
me
what
my
name
is!►” [RHQ]
But
he
blessed
Jacob
there.
So
Jacob
named
the
place
Peniel,
which
means ‘God’s face’,
saying “I
looked
directly
at
God,
but
I
did
not
die
because
of
doing
that.”
The
sun
was
rising
as
Jacob
left
Peniel,
and
he
was
limping
because
of
what
had
happened
to
his
hip.
The muscle
on
his
hip
joint
had
been
injured.
So
to
this
present
time,
because
of
what
happened
to
Jacob,
the Israeli
people
do
not
eat
the muscle/tendon
that
is
attached
to
the
socket
of
the
hips
of
animals.
Jacob and Esau met peacefully
Then
Jacob
joined
the
rest
of
his
family.
Later
that
day
Jacob
looked
up
and
saw
Esau
coming,
and
there
were 400
men
with
him.
Jacob
was
worried
because
of
that,
so
he
separated
the
children.
He
put
Leah’s
children
with
Leah,
Rachel’s
children
with
Rachel,
and
the
two
female slaves’
children
with
their
mothers.
He
put
the
two
female
slaves
and
their
children
in
front.
He
put
Leah
and
her
children
next.
He
put
Rachel
and
Joseph
at
the
rear.
He
himself
went
ahead
of
them
all,
and
as
he
continued
to
approach
his
older
brother,
he
prostrated
himself
with
his
face
on
the
ground
seven
times.
But
Esau
ran
to
Jacob.
He
hugged
him,
put
his
arms
around
his
neck,
and
kissed
him
on
the
cheek.
And
they
both
cried.
Then
Esau
looked
up
and
saw
the
women
and
the
children.
He
asked, “Who
are
these
people
who
are
with
you?”
Jacob
replied, “These
are
the
wives
and
children
that
God
has
graciously/kindly
given
to
me.”
Then
the
female
slaves
and
their
children
came
near
and
bowed
in
front
of
Esau.
Then
Leah
and
her
children
came
and
bowed
down.
Finally
Joseph
and
Rachel
came
near
and
bowed
down.
Esau
asked, “What
is
the
meaning
of
all
the
animals
that
I
saw?”
Jacob
replied, “I
am
giving
them
to
you,
sir,
so
that
you
will
feel
good
toward
me.”
But
Esau
replied, “My
younger
brother,
I
have
enough
animals!
Keep
for
yourself
the
animals
that
you
have!”
But
Jacob
said, “No,
please,
if
you
feel
good
toward
me,
accept
these
gifts
from
me.
You
have
greeted
me
very
kindly.
Seeing
your smiling
face assures
me
that
you
have
forgiven
me.
It
is
like
seeing
the
face
of
God!
Please
accept
these
gifts
that
I
have
brought
to
you,
because
God
has
acted
kindly
toward
me,
and
I
still
have
plenty
of
animals!”
Jacob
kept
on
urging
him
to
accept
the
animals,
and
finally
he
accepted
them.
Then
Esau
said, “Let’s
continue
traveling
together,
and
I
will
show
the
road
to
you.”
Jacob
had
no
intention
to
go
with
Esau,
but
he
said, “You
know,
sir,
that
the
children
are
weak,
and
that
I
must
take
care
of
the
female
sheep
and
cows
that
are ◄sucking
their
mother’s
milk/nursing
their
young►.
If
I
force
them
to
walk
fast
for
a
long
distance
in
just
one
day,
the
animals
will
all
die.
You
go
ahead
of
me.
I
will
lead
the
animals slowly,
but
I
will
walk
as
fast
as
the
children
and
animals
can
walk.
I
will
catch
up
with
you
in
Seir,
in
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Edom
live.”
Esau
said, “Then
allow
me
to
leave
with
you
some
of
the
men
who
came
with
me,
to
protect
you.”
But
Jacob
replied, “◄Why
do
that?/There
is
no
need
to
do
that!► [RHQ]
The
only
thing
that
I
want
is
for
you
to
act
friendly
toward
me.”
So
on
that
day
Esau
left
to
return
to
Seir.
But
instead
of
going
to
Seir,
Jacob
and
his
family
went
to
a
place
called
Succoth.
There
he
built
a
house
for
himself
and
his
family,
and
built
shelters
for
his
livestock.
That
is
the
reason
they
named
the
place
Succoth,
which
means ‘shelters’.
Some
time
later,
Jacob
and
his
family
left
Paddan-Aram
in
Mesopotamia,
and
they
traveled
safely
to
the
Canaan
region.
There
they
set
up
their
tents
in
a
field
near
Shechem
city.
One
of
the
leaders
of
the
people
in
that
area
was
named
Hamor.
Hamor
had
several
sons.
Jacob
paid
the
sons
of
Hamor 100
pieces
of
silver
for
the
piece
of
ground
on
which
they
set
up
their
tents.
He
built
a
stone
altar
there,
and
named
it El-Elohe
Israel,
which
means ‘God,
the
God
of
Israel.’
Hamor’s son Shechem raped Jacob’s daughter Dinah
One
day
Dinah,
the
daughter
of
Jacob
and
Leah,
went
to
visit
some
of
the
women
in
that
area.
Shechem,
one
of
the
sons
of
Hamor,
the
ruler
of
that
area
who
was
descended
from
the Hiv people-group,
saw
her.
He
wanted
her.
So
he
grabbed
her
and
forced
her
to
have
sex [EUP]
with
him.
He [SYN]
was
very
much
attracted
to
her,
and
fell
in
love
with
her,
and
he
tried
to
get
her
to
love
him.
So
Shechem
said
to
his
father
Hamor, “Please
get
this
girl
for
me.
I
want
her
to
become
my
wife!”
Jacob
very
soon
found
out
that
his
daughter
Dinah
had
been
disgraced/defiled.
But
his
sons
were
in
the
fields
with
his
livestock,
so
he
did
nothing
about
it
until
they
returned
home.
In
the meantime,
Shechem’s
father
Hamor
went
to
talk
with
Jacob.
While
they
were
still
talking,
Jacob’s
sons
came
in
from
the
field.
When
they
found
out
what
had
happened,
they
were
shocked
and
very
angry.
They
said, “Shechem
has
done
something
that
is
very
disgraceful
among
us Israeli
people,
something
that
never
should
be
done!”
But
Hamor
said
to
them, “My
son
Shechem
really likes
this
girl.
Please
allow
him
to
marry
her.
Let’s
make
an
agreement:
You
will
give
your
daughters
to
our
young
men
to
be
their
wives,
and
we
will
give
our
daughters
to
your
young
men
to
be
their
wives.
You
can
live
among
us,
and
live
anywhere
in
our
land
that
you
wish.
You
can
buy
and
sell
things (OR,
travel
around)
and
if
you
find
land
that
you
want,
then
you
can
buy
it.”
Then
Shechem
said
to
Dinah’s
father
and
brothers, “If
you
feel
good
toward
me
and
do
what
I
am
asking
for,
I
will
give
you
whatever
you
ask
for.
Tell
me
what
gifts
you
want
and
what
bride
price
you
want,
and
I
will
give
you
what
you
ask
for.
I
just
want
you
to
give
the
girl
to
me
to
be
my
wife.”
Dinah’s
brothers
got
revenge
But
because
Shechem
had
done
a
shameful
thing
to
their
sister
Dinah,
the
sons
of
Jacob
deceived
Shechem
and
his
father
Hamor
by
saying
to
them, “No,
we
cannot
do
that.
We
cannot
give
our
sister
to
be
the
wife
of
a
man
who
is
not
circumcised,
because
that
would
be
a
shameful
thing
for
us
to
do.
We
will
do
that
only
if
you
do
one
thing:
You
must
become
like
us
by
circumcising
all
the
males
that
are
among
you.
Then
we
will
give
our
daughters
to
your
young
men
to
be
your
wives,
and
we
will
take
your
daughters
to
be
the
wives
of
our
young
men.
We
will
live
among
you,
and
we
will
become
one people-group.
But
if
you
will
not
agree
to
being
circumcised,
we
will
take
our
sister
and
go
back
to
our
land.”
What
they
said
pleased
Hamor
and
his
son
Shechem.
Shechem
was
very
much
in
love
with
Jacob’s
daughter,
so
he
quickly
agreed
to
do
what
they
suggested.
Shechem
went
with
Hamor
to
the
meeting
place
near
the
city
gate,
and
they
spoke
to
the
city
leaders,
saying,
“These
men
are
friendly
toward
us.
We
should
let
them
live
here
and
travel
around (OR,
buy
and
sell
things)
and
if
they
find
land
that
they
want,
they
can
buy
it.
There
is
plenty
of
land
for
them
to
live
here.
Our
young
men
can
marry
their
daughters,
and
their
young
men
can
marry
our
daughters.
But
these
men
will
agree
to
live
among
us
and
become
one people-group
with
us
only
if
all
our
males
are
circumcised,
as
they
are.
But
if
we
do
that,
just
think!
Their
livestock
and
their
possessions
and
their
other
animals
will
become
ours [RHQ]!
So
we
should
agree
to
do
what
they suggest,
and
then
they
will
live
among
us!”
Shechem
was
the
most
respected
person
in
his
father’s
household,
so
all
the
men
who
were
there
at
the
city
gate
agreed
to
what
Hamor
and
Shechem
suggested.
So
every
male
in
the
city
was
circumcised.
On
the
third
day
after
that,
when
the
men
of
the
city
were
still
sore
because
of
being
circumcised,
two
of
Jacob’s
sons,
Simeon
and
Levi,
who
were
Dinah’s
brothers,
took
their
swords
and
entered
the
city
without
anyone opposing
them,
and
killed
all
the
men.
They
even
killed
Hamor
and
his
son
Shechem.
Then
they
took
Dinah
out
of
Shechem’s
house
and
left
the
city.
Then
the
other
sons
of
Jacob
went
into
the
city
where
all
those
dead
bodies
were.
They ◄looted/took
everything
in►
the
city
to
get
revenge
for
the
shameful
thing
that
had
been
done
to
their
sister.
They
took
away
the
people’s
sheep
and
goats,
their
cattle,
their
donkeys,
and
everything
else
that
they
wanted
from
inside
the
city
and
from
out
in
the
countryside.
They
took
away
everything
that
was
valuable,
even
the
children
and
the
women.
They
seized
and
took
away
everything
that
was
in
the
houses.
Then
Jacob
said
to
Simeon
and
Levi, “You
have
caused
a
lot
of
trouble
for
me!
Now
the
Canaan people-group
and
the Perizzi people-group
and
everyone
else
who
lives
in
this
land
will ◄hate
me/say
my
name stinks►!
I
do
not
have
many
men
to
fight
for
us,
so
if
they
all
gather
together
and
come
to
me
and
attack
us,
they
will
destroy
us
and
all
our
household!”
But
they
replied, “◄Should
we
have
allowed
Shechem
to
treat
our
sister
like
a
prostitute?/We
could
not
just
let
Shechem
treat
our
sister
like
a
prostitute!►” [RHQ]
Jacob and his family returned to Bethel
Some
time
later
God
said
to
Jacob, “Go
up
to
Bethel,
and
live
there.
Build
an
altar
to
worship
me,
God,
who
appeared
to
you
when
you
were
fleeing
from
your
older
brother
Esau.”
So
Jacob
said
to
his
household
and
to
all
the
others
who
were
with
him, “Get
rid
of
the
idols
you
brought
from
Mesopotamia.
Also,
bathe
yourselves
and
put
on
clean
clothes.
Then
we
will
get
ready
and
go
up
to
Bethel.
There
I
will
make
an
altar
to
worship
God.
He
is
the
one
who
helped
me
at
the
time
when
I
was
greatly
distressed
and
afraid,
and
he
has
been
with
me
wherever
I
have
gone.”
So
they
gave
to
Jacob
all
the
idols
that
they
had
brought,
and
all
their
earrings.
Jacob
buried
them
in
the
ground
under
the
big
oak
tree
that
was
near
Shechem
town.
As
they
prepared
to
leave
there,
God
caused
the
people
who
lived
in
the
cities
around
them
to
be
extremely
afraid
of
Jacob’s
family [PRS],
so
that
they
did
not
pursue
and
attack
them.
Jacob
and
all
those
who
were
with
him
came
to
Luz,
which
is
now
called
Bethel,
in
the
Canaan
region.
There
he
built
an
altar.
He
named
the
place
El-Bethel,
which
means ‘God
of
Bethel’,
because
it
was
there
that
God
revealed
himself
to
Jacob
when
he
was
fleeing
from
his
older
brother
Esau.
Deborah,
who
had
taken
care
of
Isaac’s
wife
Rebekah
when
Rebekah
was
a
small
girl,
was
now
very
old.
She
died
and
was
buried
under
an
oak
tree
south
of
Bethel.
So
they
named
that
place
Allon-Bacuth,
which
means ‘oak
of weeping’.
After
Jacob
and
his
family
returned
from
Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia,
while
they
were
still
at
Bethel,
God
appeared
to
Jacob
again
and
blessed
him.
God
said
to
him
again, “Your
name
will
no
longer
be
Jacob.
It
will
be
Israel.”
So
Jacob
was
then
called ‘Israel’.
Then
God
said
to
him, “I
am
God
Almighty.
Produce
many
children.
Your
descendants
will
become
many
nations,
and
some
of
your
descendants
will
be
kings.
The
land
that
I
promised
to
give
to
your
grandfather
Abraham
and
your
father
Isaac,
I
will
give
to
you.
I
will
also
give
it
to
your
descendants.”
When
God
finished
talking
there
with
Jacob,
he
left
him.
Jacob
set
up
a
large
stone
at
the
place
where
God
had
talked
with
him.
He
poured
some
wine
and
some
olive
oil
on
it
to
dedicate
it
to
God.
Jacob
named
that
place
Bethel,
which
means ‘house
of
God’,
because
God
had
spoken
to
him
there.
Rachel
died
as
Benjamin
was
born
Jacob
and
his
family
left
Bethel
and
traveled
south
toward
Ephrath
town.
When
they
were
still
some
distance
from
Ephrath,
Rachel
began
to
have
severe
childbirth
pains.
When
her
pain
was
the
most
severe,
the ◄midwife/woman
who
helped
her
to
give
birth►
said
to
Rachel, “Do
not
be
afraid,
because
now
you
have
given
birth
to
another
son!”
But
she
was
dying,
and
with
her
last
breath
she
said, “Name
him Benoni,”
which
means ‘son
of
my
sorrow’,
but
his
father
named
him
Benjamin,
which
means ‘son
of
my
right
hand’.
After
Rachel
died,
she
was
buried
alongside
the
road
to
Ephrath,
which
is
now
called
Bethlehem.
Jacob
set
up
a
large
stone
over
her
grave,
and
it
is
still
there,
showing
where
Rachel’s
grave
is.
Jacob,
whose
new
name
was
Israel,
continued
traveling
with
his
family,
and
he
set
up
his
tents
on
the
south
side
of
the
watchtower
at
Eder
town.
While
they
were
living
in
that
area,
Jacob’s
son
Reuben
had
sex [EUP]
with
Bilhah,
one
of
his
father’s ◄concubines/female
slaves
whom
he
had
taken
as
a secondary
wife►.
Someone
told
Jacob
about
it,
and
it
made
him
very
angry.
◄I
will
now
give
you/Here
is►
a
list
of
Jacob’s
twelve
sons.
The
sons
of
Leah
were
Reuben,
who
was
Jacob’s
oldest
son,
then
Simeon,
Levi,
Judah,
Issachar
and Zebulon.
The
sons
of
Rachel
were
Joseph
and
Benjamin.
The
sons
of
Rachel’s
female
slave
Bilhah
were
Dan
and
Naphtali.
The
sons
of
Leah’s
female
slave
Zilpah
were
Gad
and
Asher.
All
those
sons
of
Jacob,
except
Benjamin,
were
born
while
he
was
living
in
Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia.
Isaac
died
Jacob
had
returned
back
home
to
see
his
father
Isaac
at
Mamre,
which
is
also
named
Kiriath-Arba,
and
which
is
now
named
Hebron.
Isaac’s
father
Abraham
had
also
lived
there.
Isaac
lived
until
he
was 180
years
old.
He
was
very
old
when
he
died,
joining
his
ancestors
who
had
died
previously.
His
sons
Esau
and
Jacob
buried
his
body.
The descendants of Esau
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is/I
will
now
give
you►
a
list
of
the
descendants
of
Esau,
whose
other
name
was
Edom.
Esau
married
three
women
from
the
Canaan
region:
Adah,
the
daughter
of
Elon
from
the
Heth people-group;
Oholibamah,
who
was
the
daughter
of
Anah
and
granddaughter
of
Zibeon
from
the Hiv people-group;
and
Basemath,
who
was
the
daughter
of
Ishmael
and
sister
of
Nebaioth.
Esau’s
wife
Adah
gave
birth
to
Eliphaz.
Basemath
gave
birth
to
Reuel.
Oholibamah
gave
birth
to
Jeush,
Jalam,
and
Korah.
All
these
sons
of
Esau
were
born
while
he
was
living
in
the
Canaan
region.
Jacob
and
Esau
had
very
many
possessions.
The
result
was
that
they
needed
more
land
for
their
livestock.
The
land
where
they
were
living
was
not
big
enough
for
both
of
them.
They
had
too
much
livestock.
So
Esau,
whose
other
name
was
Edom,
had
taken
his
wives
and
sons
and
daughters
and
all
the
other
members
of
his
household,
his
sheep
and
goats
and
his
other
animals,
and
all
the
other
things
he
had
obtained
in
Canaan
land,
and
they
had
moved
to
an
area
that
was
away
from
Jacob.
They
went
to
live
in
the
Seir hilly
area.
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is/I
will
now
give
you►
another
list
of
the
male
descendants
of
Esau.
He
was
the ancestor
of
the
Edom people-group
who
live
in
the
Seir
area.
Esau’s
wife
Adah
gave
birth
to
Eliphaz,
and
Esau’s
wife
Basemath
gave
birth
to
Reuel.
The
sons
of
Eliphaz
were
Teman,
Omar,
Zepho,
Gatam,
and
Kenaz.
Esau’s
son
Eliphaz
also
had
a ◄concubine/female
slave
whom
he
took
as
a secondary
wife►.
Her
name
was
Timna.
She
gave
birth
to
Amalek.
Those
six
men
were
grandsons
of
Esau’s
wife
Adah.
Reuel’s
sons
were
Nahath,
Zerah,
Shammah,
and
Mizzah.
They
were
grandsons
of
Esau’s
wife
Basemath.
Esau’s
wife
Oholibamah,
who
was
the
daughter
of
Anah
and
granddaughter
of
Zibeon,
gave
birth
to
three
sons:
Jeush,
Jalam,
and
Korah.
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is/I
will
now
give
you►
a
list
of
the people-groups
who
were
descendants
of
Esau.
His
oldest
son
Eliphaz
was
the ancestor
of
the
Teman people-group,
the
Omar people-group,
the
Zepho people-group,
the
Kenaz people-group,
the
Korah people-group,
the
Gatam people-group,
and
the
Amalek people-group.
They
were
descendants
of
Eliphaz
and
of
Esau’s
wife
Adah.
They
lived
in
the
Edom
region.
The
sons
of
Esau’s
son
Reuel
were
ancestors
of
the
Nahath,
Zerah,
Shammah,
and
Mizzah people-groups.
They
were
descended
from
Esau’s
wife
Basemath.
They
also
lived
in
Edom.
The
sons
of
Esau’s
wife
Oholibamah,
whose
mother
was
Anah,
were
ancestors
of
the
Jeush,
Jalam,
and
Korah people-groups.
That
is
the
list
of
the
sons
of
Esau,
and
the people-groups
who
were
their
descendants.
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is/I
will
now
give
you►
a
list
of
the
descendants
of
Seir,
who
belonged
to
the
Hor people-group,
who
were
the
first people-group
who
lived
in
the
Edom
region:
Lotan,
Shobal,
Zibeon,
Anah,
Dishon,
Ezer,
and
Dishan.
Those
seven
men
became
ancestors
of people-groups.
Each
of
the people-groups
had
the
same
name
as
the
name
of
their ancestor.
The
sons
of
Lotan
were
Hori
and
Heman
and
Lotan’s
sister
was
Timna.
The
sons
of
Shobal
were
Alvan,
Manahath,
Ebal,
Shepho,
and
Onam.
The
sons
of
Zibeon
were
Aiah
and
Anah.
This
Anah
was
the
one
who
discovered
the
hot
springs
in
the
desert
while
he
was
taking
care
of
his
father Zibeon’s
donkeys.
Anah
had
two
children—a
son
named
Dishon
and
a
daughter
named
Oholibamah.
Dishon’s
sons
were
Hemdan,
Eshban,
Ithran,
and Keran.
Ezer’s
sons
were
Bilhan,
Zaavan,
and
Akan.
Dishan’s
sons
were
Uz
and
Aran.
The people-groups
who
were
descendants
of
Hor
lived
in
the
Seir/Edom
region.
The
names
of
the people-groups
are
Lotan,
Shobal,
Zibeon,
Anah,
Dishon,
Ezer,
and
Dishan.
These
are
the
names
of
the
kings
who
ruled
in
Edom
before
any
kings
ruled
over
Israel.
Beor’s
son
Bela
became
the
first
king
in
Edom.
The
city
where
he
lived
was
named
Dinhabah.
When
Bela
died, Zerah’s
son
Jobab/became
the
king.
He
was
from
Bozrah
city.
When
Jobab
died,
Husham
became
the
king.
He
was
from
the
region
where
the
Teman people-group
lived.
When
Husham
died, Bedad’s
son Hadan
became
the
king. Husham’s
army
fought
the
army
of
the
Midian people-group
in
the
Moab
region
and
defeated
them.
The
city
where
Husham
lived
was
Avith.
When
Hadad
died,
Samlah
became
the
king.
He
was
from
Masrekah
town.
When
Samlah
died,
Shaul
became
the
king.
He
was
from
Rehoboth
town
along
the
Euphrates
river.
When
Shaul
died, Achbor’s
son
Baal-Hanan
became
king.
When Achbor’s
son
Baal-Hanan
died,
Hadad
became
king.
The
city
where
he
lived
was
named
Pau.
His
wife’s
name
was
Mehetabel.
She
was
the
daughter
of
Matred,
who
was
the
daughter
of Me-Zahab.
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is/I
will
now
give
you►
a
list
of
all
the people-groups
that
were
descendants
of
Esau:
Timna,
Alvah,
Jetheth,
Oholibamah,
Elah,
Pinon,
Kenaz,
Teman,
Mibzar,
Magdiel,
and
Iram.
They
all
lived
in
the
Edom
region.
The
land
where
each people-group
lived
got
the
same
name
as
the
name
of
the people-group.
Joseph had two dreams about himself and his brothers
Jacob
continued
to
live
in
the
Canaan regon
where
his
father
had
lived
previously.
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is/I
will
now
tell
you►
what
happened
to
Jacob’s
family.
When
his
son
Joseph
was 17
years
old,
he
was
taking
care
of
the
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
with
some
of
his
older
brothers.
They
were
sons
of
his
father’s ◄concubines/female
slaves
that
he
had
taken
to
be
his secondary
wives►.
Joseph
sometimes
told
his
father
about
bad
things
that
his
brothers
were
doing.
Jacob
loved
Joseph
more
than
he
loved
any
of
his
other
children,
because
Joseph
had
been
born
when
Jacob
was
an
old
man.
Jacob
made
for
Joseph
a
long
pretty
robe
that
had
long sleeves.
When
Joseph’s
older
brothers
realized
that
their
father
loved
him
more
than
he
loved
any
of
them,
they
hated
him.
They
never
spoke
kindly
to
him.
One
night
Joseph
had
a
dream.
He
told
his
brothers
about
the
dream.
He
said
to
them, “Listen
to
the
dream
I
had!
In
the
dream,
we
were tying
up
bundles
of
wheat
in
the
field.
Suddenly
my
bundle
stood
up
straight,
and surprisingly,
your
bundles
gathered
around
my
bundle
and
bowed
down
to
it!”
His
brothers
said
to
him, “Do
you
think
that
some
day
you
will
rule
over
us?
Are
you
saying
that
some
day
you
are
going
to
be
our
king?” [RHQ]
They
hated
him
even
more
than
before
because
of
what
he
had
told
them
about
his
dream.
Later
he
had
another
dream,
and
again
he
told
his
older
brothers
about
it.
He
said, “Listen
to
this!
I
had
another
dream.
In
this
dream,
the
sun
and
moon
and
eleven
stars
were
bowing
down
to
me!”
He
also
told
his
father
about
it.
His
father
rebuked
him,
saying “What
are
you suggesting
by
that
dream [RHQ]?
Do
you
think
it
means
that
your
mother
and
I
and
your
older
brothers
will
some
day
bow
down
to
the
ground
in
front
of
you?” [RHQ]
Joseph’s
older
brothers
were
furious/angry
with
him,
but
his
father
just
kept
thinking
about
what
the
dream
meant.
One
day
Joseph’s
older
brothers
went
to
take
care
of
their
father’s
sheep
and
goats
that
were
eating
grass
near
Shechem.
Some
time
later,
Jacob
said
to
Joseph, “Your
brothers
are
taking
care
of
the
sheep
and
goats
near
Shechem [RHQ].
I
am
going
to
send
you
there
to
see
them.”
Joseph
replied, “Okay.”
Jacob
said, “Go
and
see
if
they
are
doing okay,
and
if
the
flocks
are
doing okay.
Then
come
back
and
give
me
a
report.”
So
Jacob
sent
Joseph
from
the
valley
where
they
were
living,
the
valley
where
Hebron
is
located,
to
go
north
to
find
his
brothers.
When
Joseph
arrived
near
Shechem
city,
while
he
was
wandering
around
in
the
fields
looking/searching
for
his
brothers,
a
man
saw
him
and
asked
him, “Whom
are
you
looking/searching
for?”
Joseph
replied, “I
am
looking
for
my
older
brothers.
Can
you
tell
me
where
they
are
taking
care
of
their
sheep
and
goats?”
The
man
replied, “They
are
not
here
anymore.
I
heard
one
of
them
saying, ‘Let’s
take
the
sheep
and
goats
and
go
to
Dothan
town.’”
Joseph
was
taken
to
Egypt
after
his
brothers
sold
him.
So
Joseph
left
there
and
went
north,
and
found
his
older
brothers
near
Dothan.
But
they
saw
him
when
he
was
still
far
away,
and
they
decided
to
kill
him.
They
said
to
each
other
things
like, “Here
comes
that
dreamer!”
and “Hey,
let’s
kill
him,
and
then
throw
his
body
into
one
of
the
pits/cisterns.
Then
we
will
tell
people
that
a ferocious/wild
animal
attacked
and
killed
him
and
ate
him.
And
then
we
will ◄find
out
whether
his
dreams
come
true/make
sure
that
his
dreams
do
not
come
true►!”
Reuben
heard
what
they
were
saying,
so
he
tried
to
persuade
them
not
to
kill [MTY]
Joseph.
He
said, “No,
we
should
not
kill
him.
Do
not
even
shed
his
blood!
We
can
throw
him
into
this
pit/cistern
in
the
desert,
but
we
should
not
harm
him [MTY].”
He
said
that,
and
then
left
them,
planning
to
rescue
Joseph
later
and
take
him
back
to
his
father.
So
when
Joseph
arrived
where
his
older
brothers
were,
they
seized
him
and
ripped
off
his
pretty
robe
with
long sleeves.
Then
they
took
him
and
threw
him
into
the
pit/cistern.
But
the
pit/cistern
was
dry;
there
was
no
water
in
it.
After
they
sat
down
to
eat
some
food,
they
looked
up
and
saw
a ◄caravan/group
of
traders►,
descendants
of
Ishmael,
coming
from
the
Gilead
area.
Their
camels
were
loaded
with
bags
of
spices
and nice-smelling resins.
They
were
going
down
to
Egypt
to
sell
those
things
there.
Judah
said
to
his
older
and
younger
brothers, “If
we
kill
our
younger
brother
and
hide
his
body, ◄what
will
we
gain?/we
will
not
gain
anything!► [RHQ]
So,
instead
of
harming
him,
let’s
sell
him
to
these
men
who
are
descendants
of
Ishmael.
Don’t
forget,
he
is
our
own
younger
brother!”
So
they
all
agreed
to
do
that.
When
those
traders
from
the
Midian
area
came
near,
Joseph’s
brothers
pulled
him
up
out
of
the
pit/cistern.
Then
they
sold
him
to
the
men
from
Midian
for 20
pieces
of
silver.
The
traders
then
took
Joseph
to
Egypt.
When
Reuben
returned
to
the
pit/cistern,
he
saw
that
his
younger
brother
was
not
there.
He
was
so
grieved
that
he
tore
his
clothes.
He
went
back
to
his
younger
brothers
and
said, “The
boy
is
not
in
the
pit/cistern!
What
can
I
do
now?” [RHQ]
Joseph’s
brothers
did
not
dare
to
tell
their
father
what
they
had
done.
So,
they
decided
to
invent
a
story
about
what
had
happened.
They
got
Joseph’s
robe.
Then
they
killed
a
goat
and
dipped
the
robe
in
the
goat’s
blood.
They
took
that
pretty
robe
back
to
their
father
and
said, “We
found
this
robe!
Look
at
it.
Is
it
your
son’s
robe?”
He
recognized
it,
and
he
said, “Yes,
it
is
my
son’s
robe!
Some ferocious/wild
animal
must
have
attacked
and
killed
him!
I
am
sure
that
the
animal
has
torn
Joseph
to
pieces!”
Jacob
was
so
grieved
that
he
tore
his
clothes.
He
put
on ◄sackcloth/clothes
that
people
wear
when
they
are
mourning
for
someone
who
has
died►.
He
mourned/cried
for
his
son
for
many
days.
All
of
his
children
came
to
try
to
comfort
him,
but
he
did
not
pay
attention
to
what
they
said.
He
said, “No,
I
will
still
be
mourning/crying
when
I
die
and
go
to
be
with
my
son.”
So
Joseph’s
father
continued
to
cry
because
of
what
had
happened
to
his
son.
In
the meantime,
the
men/traders
from
Midian
took
Joseph
to
Egypt
and
sold
him
to
Potiphar,
who
was
one
of
the
king’s
officials.
He
was
the
captain
of
the
soldiers
who
protected
the
king.
Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar tricked Judah into making her pregnant
At
that
time,
Judah
left
his
older
and
younger
brothers
and
went
down
from
the hilly
area
and
stayed
with
a
man
whose
name ws
Hiram,
who
lived
in
Adullam
town.
There
he ◄met/became
acquainted
with►
a
woman
who
was
the
daughter
of
a
man
from
Canaan
named
Shua.
He
married
her.
He
had
sex [EUP]
with
her,
and
she
became
pregnant
and
later
gave
birth
to
a
son,
whom
he
named
Er.
Later
she
became
pregnant
again
and
gave
birth
to
another
son
whom
she
named
Onan.
Many
years
later,
when
Judah
and
his
family
went
to
live
in Kezib
town,
Judah’s
wife
gave
birth
to
another
son,
whom
she
named
Shelah.
When
Judah’s
oldest
son
Er
grew
up,
Judah
got
a
wife
for
him,
a
woman
named
Tamar.
But
Er
did
something
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
very
wicked,
so
Yahweh
caused
him
to
die.
Then
Judah
said
to
Onan, “Your
older
brother
died
without
having
any
sons.
So
marry
his
widow
and
have
sex [EUP]
with
her.
That
is
what
our
customs
require
that
you
should
do.”
But
Onan
knew
if
he
did
that,
any
children
who
would
be
born
would
not
be
considered
to
be
his.
So
every
time
he
had
sex [EUP]
with
his
brother’s
widow,
he
spilled
his semen
on
the
ground,
so
that
she
would
not
get
pregnant
and
produce
children
for
his
older
brother.
Yahweh
considered
that
what
he
did
was
wicked,
so
he
caused
him
to
die
also.
Then
Judah
said
to
his
daughter-in-law
Tamar, “Return
to
your
father’s
house,
but
do
not
marry
anyone
else.
When
my
youngest
son
Shelah
grows
up,
he
can
marry
you.”
But
Judah
really
did
not
want
Shelah
to
marry
her,
because
he
was
afraid
that
then
Shelah
would
die
too,
just
as
his
older
brothers
had
died.
So
Tamar
obeyed
Judah
and
went
back
to
live
in
her
father’s
house
again.
Several
years
later,
Judah’s
wife,
who
was
the
daughter
of
Shua,
died.
When
the
time
of
mourning
for
her
was
finished,
Judah
decided
to
go
up
to
Timnah,
to
the
place
where
his ◄men
were
shearing
his
sheep/sheep
were
being sheared►
His
friend
Hiram,
from
Adullam,
went
with
him.
Someone
said
to
Tamar, “Your
father-in-law
is
going
to
the
fields
near
the
city
of
Timnah
to
help
the
men
who
are
shearing
his
sheep.”
She
realized
that
now
Shelah
was
grown
up,
but
Judah
had
not
given
her
to
him
to
be
his
wife.
So
she
took
off
her
widow’s
clothes,
and
covered
her
head
with
a
veil,
so
that
people
would
not ◄recognize
her/know
who
she
was►.
Then
she
sat
down
at
the
entrance
to
Enaim
town,
which
is
on
the
road
to
Timnah.
When
Judah
came
along
and
saw
her,
he
thought
that
she
was
a
prostitute,
because
she
had
covered
her
head
like
prostitutes
often
did (OR,
and
sat
where
prostitutes
often
sat).
Judah
did
not
realize
that
she
was
his
daughter-in-law.
So
he
said
to
her, “Hey,
let
me
have
sex [EUP]
with
you!”
She
replied, “What
will
you
give
me
for allowing
you
to
have
sex [EUP]
with
me?”
He
replied, “I
will
send
you
a
young
goat
from
my
flock
of
goats.”
She
asked, “Will
you
give
me
something
now
for
me
to
keep
until
you
send
the
goat?”
He
replied, “What
do
you
want
me
to
give
to
you?”
She
replied, “Give
me
the
ring
that
has
your
name
on
it
that
is
tied
by
a
cord
around
your
neck,
and
give
me
the
walking
stick
that
you
are
holding
in
your
hand.”
So
he
gave
them
to
her.
Then
he
had
sex [EUP]
with
her,
and
she
became
pregnant.
After
she
left,
she
took
off
the
veil
and
put
her
widow’s
clothes
on
again.
Judah
gave
a
young
goat
to
his
friend
from
Adullam,
for
him
to
take
back
to
the
woman,
as
he
had
promised.
But
his
friend
could
not
find
the
woman.
So
he
asked
the
men
who
lived
there, “Where
is
the
prostitute
who
was
sitting
by
the
road
at
Enaim?”
They
replied, “There
has
never
been
a
prostitute
here!”
So
he
went
back
to
Judah
and
said, “I
did
not
find
her.
Furthermore,
the
men
who
live
in
that
town
said, ‘There
has
never
been
a
prostitute
here.’”
Judah
said, “She
can
keep
the
things
that
I
gave
to
her.
If
we
continued
to
search
for
her,
people
would
ridicule
us.
I
tried
to
send
this
young
goat
to
her,
but
you
could
not
find
her
to
give
it
to
her.”
About
three
months
later,
someone
told
Judah, “Your
daughter-in-law
Tamar
has
become
a
prostitute
and
now
she
is
pregnant!”
Judah
said, “Drag
her
outside
of
the
city
and
kill
her
by
burning
her!”
But
as
they
were
taking
her
outside
of
the
city,
she
gave
the
ring
and
walking
stick
to
someone,
and
told
him
to
take
them
to
Judah,
and
say
to
him, “The
man
who
owns
these
things
is
the
one
who
caused
me
to
become
pregnant.”
She
also
said
to
tell
him, “Look
at
this
ring,
and
the
cord
that
is
attached
to
it,
and
this
walking
stick.
Whose
are
they?”
When
the
man
did
that,
Judah
recognized
the
ring
and
the
stick.
He
said, “She
is
more
righteous
than
I
am.
I
did
not
tell
my
son
Shelah
to
marry
her,
as
I
promised
that
I
would.”
And
Judah
did
not
have
sex [EUP]
with
her
again.
When
it
was
time
for
her
to
give
birth,
she
was
surprised
that
there
were twin
boys
in
her
womb.
As
she
was
giving
birth,
one
of
them
put
out
his
hand.
So
the
midwife
fastened
a
scarlet
thread
around
his wrist,
saying, “This
one
came
out
first.”
But
he
pulled
his
hand
back
inside
the
womb,
and
his
brother
came
out
first.
So
she
said, “So
this
is
how
you
break
your
way
out
first!”
So
she
named
him
Perez,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘breaking
out.’
Then
his
younger
brother,
the
one
who
had
the
scarlet
thread
around
his wrist,
came
out.
And
he
was
named
Zerah,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘redness
of
dawn.’
In Egypt, Joseph refused to have sex with Potiphar’s wife
Meanwhile,
the
descendants
of
Ishmael
took
Joseph
down
to
Egypt.
There
Potiphar
bought
Joseph
from
them.
Potiphar
was
an
Egyptian
who
was
one
of
the
king’s
officials
and
the
captain
of
the
king’s ◄palace
guards/guards
who
protected
the
king►.
Because
Yahweh
helped
Joseph,
he
was
able
to
do
his
work
very
well,
and
lived
in
the
house
of
his
Egyptian
master.
His
master
saw
that
Yahweh
was
helping
Joseph
and enabling
him
to
be
successful
in
everything
that
he
did.
Joseph’s
master
was
pleased
with
him,
so
he
appointed
him
to
be
his
personal
servant.
Then
he
appointed
him
to
be
the
one
who
would
take
care
of
everything
in
his
household
and
all
of
his
possessions.
From
the
time
Potiphar
appointed
Joseph
to
take
care
of
everything
in
his
household
and
all
that
he
owned,
Yahweh
blessed
the
people
who
lived
in Potiphar’s
house
because
of
Joseph.
He
also
caused Potiphar’s
crops
to
grow
well.
Potiphar
allowed
Joseph
to
take
care
of
everything
that
he
owned.
Potiphar
needed
to
decide
only
about
the
food
he
ate.
He
was
not
concerned
about
anything
else
in
his
house.
Joseph
was well-built/muscular
and
handsome.
Because
of
that,
after
a
while,
his
master’s
wife
started
to
look fondly
at
Joseph.
So
one
day
she
said
to
him, “Have
sex [EUP]
with
me!”
But
he
refused,
saying
to
his
master’s
wife, “Listen!
My
master
is
not
concerned
about
anything
in
this
house.
He
has
appointed
me
to
take
care
of
everything
that
he
owns.
No
one
in
this
household
has
more
authority
than
I
do.
The
only
thing
that
he
has
not
allowed
me
to
have
is
you,
because
you
are
his
wife!
So ◄how
could
I
do
this
wicked
thing
that
you
are
asking
me
to
do?/I
certainly
could
not
do
this
wicked
thing!► [RHQ]
I
would
be
sinning
against
God
if
I
did
that!”
She
kept
on
asking
Joseph
day
after
day
to
have
sex [EUP]
with
her,
but
he
refused.
He
would
not
even
go
near
her.
To
get
revenge, Potiphar’s
wife
lied,
and
Potiphar
had
Joseph
thrown
into
prison
One
day
Joseph
went
into
the
house
to
do
his
work,
and
none
of
the
other
household
servants
were
in
the
house.
Potiphar’s
wife
grabbed
his
cloak
and
said, “Have
sex [EUP]
with
me!”
Joseph
ran
out
of
the
house,
but
his
cloak
was
still
in
her
hand!
When
she
saw
that
he
had
run
outside
leaving
his
cloak
in
her
hand,
she
called
the
household
servants.
She
said
to
them, “Look!
This
Hebrew
man
that
my
husband
brought
to
us
is ◄insulting/trying
to
do
something
disgraceful
to►
us!
He
came
into
my
room
and
tried
to ◄rape
me/make
me
have
sex [EUP]
with
him►,
but
I
screamed
loudly.
As
soon
as
he
heard
me scream
loudly,
he
left
his loincloth
with
me
and
ran
outside!”
She
kept
the loincloth
beside
her
until
her
husband,
Joseph’s
master,
came
home.
Then
she
told
him
this
story: “That
Hebrew
slave
whom
you
brought
here
came
into
my
room
and
tried
to
rape
me!
As
soon
as
I
screamed
loudly,
he
ran
outside,
leaving
me
holding
his loincloth!”
When
Joseph’s
master
heard
this
story
that
his
wife
told
him,
saying “This
is
how
your
slave
treated
me,”
he
was
very
angry.
Joseph’s
master
took
Joseph
and
put
him
in
prison,
the
place
where
all
the
king’s
prisoners
were
put,
and
Joseph
stayed
there.
But
Yahweh
was
kind
to
Joseph
and
helped
him,
and
caused
the ◄prison
warden/man
who
was
in
charge
of
the
prison►
to
be
pleased
with
him.
So
the
prison
warden
put
Joseph
in
charge
of
all
those
who
were
in
the
prison,
and
in
charge
of
all
the
work
that
was
done
there.
The
warden
was
not
concerned
with
anything
that
Joseph
was
taking
care
of,
because
Yahweh
helped
Joseph
to
do
well
everything
that
he
did.
Joseph told two other prisoners the meaning of their dreams
Some
time
later,
two
of
the
king
of
Egypt’s
officials
did
things
that
displeased
him.
One
was
his
chief ◄drink-server/man
who
prepared
the
wine
and
served
it
to
the
king►,
and
the
other
was
his
chief ◄baker/man
who
baked
bread
for
the
king►.
The
king
became
angry
with
both
of
them.
So
he
had
them
put
in
prison,
in
the
house
of
the
captain
of
the
palace
guards.
That
was
the
place
where
Joseph
was
being
kept.
The
two
men
were
in
prison
for
a
long
time.
And
during
that
time
the
captain
of
the
palace
guards
appointed
Joseph
to
be
their
servant,
to
take
care
of
their
needs.
One
night
while
the
king’s drink-server
and
his
baker
were
there
in
the
prison,
each
of
them
had
a
dream.
Each
dream
had
a
different
meaning.
The
next
morning,
when
Joseph
came
to
them,
he
saw
that
both
of
them
were
dejected/worried.
So
he
asked
them, “Why
do
you
look
so
sad
today?”
One
of
them
answered, “We
both
had
dreams
last
night,
but
there
is
no
one
who
can
tell
us
the
meaning
of
the
dreams.”
Joseph
said
to
them, “God
is
the
only
one
who
can [RHQ]
tell
the
meaning
of
dreams.
So
tell
me
what
you
dreamed,
and
God
will
tell
me
the
meaning.”
So
the
king’s
chief drink-server
told
his
dream
to
Joseph.
He
said, “In
my
dream
I
saw
a grapevine
in
front
of
me.
On
the
vine
there
were
three
branches.
After
the
branches
budded,
they
blossomed,
and
then
they
produced
clusters
of
grapes.
I
was
holding
the
king’s
cup,
so
I
took
the
grapes
and
squeezed
the
juice
into
the
cup.
Then
I
gave
the
cup
to
the
king
to
drink
the
juice.”
God
immediately
told
Joseph
what
the
dream
meant.
So
Joseph
said
to
him, “This
is
the
meaning
of
your
dream:
The
three
branches
of
the
vine
represent
three
days.
Within
three
days
the
king
will
release
you
from
prison.
He
will
let
you
do
the
work
that
you
did
before.
You
will
take
cups
of
wine
to
the
king
as
you
did
before,
when
you
were
his drink-server.
But
when
you
are
out
of
prison
and
everything
goes
well
for
you,
please
do
not
forget
me.
People
took
me
away forcefully
from
the
land
where
my
fellow
Hebrews
live.
I
did
nothing
wrong
there,
and
also
while
I
have
been
here
in
Egypt,
I
have
done
nothing
for
which
I
deserved
to
be
put
in
prison.
So
be
kind
to
me
and
tell
the
king
about
me,
so
that
he
will
release
me
from
this
prison!”
When
the
chief
baker
heard
that
the
meaning
of
the
dream
of
the
king’s drink-server
was
very
favorable,
he
said
to
Joseph, “I
also
had
a
dream.
In
the
dream
I
was
surprised
to
see
three
baskets
of
bread
stacked
on
my
head.
In
the
top
basket
there
were
many
kinds
of
baked
goods
for
the
king,
but
birds
were
eating
them
from
the
top
basket
that
was
on
my
head!”
God
again
told
Joseph
what
the
dream
meant,
so
he
said, “The
three
baskets
also
represent
three
days.
Within
three
days
the
king
will
command
that
your
head
be
cut
off.
Then
your
body
will
be
hung
on
a
tree,
and
vultures
will
come
and
eat
your
flesh.”
The
third
day
after
that
was
the ◄king’s
birthday/day
they
celebrated
when
the
king
became
one
year
older►.
On
that
day
the
king
invited
all
his
officials
to
celebrate
his
birthday.
During
the
celebration,
while
they
were
all
gathered
there,
the
king
summoned
his
chief drink-server
and
chief
baker
from
the
prison.
He
said
that
his
chief drink-server
could
have
his
previous
job
again,
so
that
again
he
took
cups
of
wine
to
the
king.
But
he
commanded
that
the
chief
baker
should
be
killed
by
being
hanged,
just
as
Joseph
had
said
would
happen
when
he
told
the
two
men
the
meaning
of
their
dreams.
But
the
chief drink-server
did
not
think
about
Joseph.
He
forgot
to
do
what
Joseph
asked
him
to
do.
Joseph told the king that the meaning of his dreams was that there would be a big famine
Two
complete
years
later,
the
king
of
Egypt
had
a
dream.
In
the
dream,
he
was
standing
alongside
the
Nile
River.
Suddenly
seven
healthy
fat
cows
come
up
out
of
the
river.
They
started
eating
the
grass
that
was
on
the riverbank.
Soon
seven
other
cows, unhealthy-looking
and
thin,
came
up
behind
them
from
the
Nile
River.
They
stood
alongside
the
fat
cows
that
were
on
the riverbank.
Then
the unhealthy
thin
cows
ate
the
seven
healthy
fat
cows.
And
then
the
king
woke
up.
The
king
went
to
sleep
again,
and
he
had
another
dream.
This
time
he
saw
seven
heads
of
grain
that
were
full
of
kernels
of
grain
and
ripe,
and
all
growing
on
one
stalk.
After
that,
the
king
saw
that
seven
other
heads
of
grain
sprouted
on
that (OR,
on
another)
stalk.
They
were
thin
and
had
been
dried
up
by
the
hot
east
wind.
Then
the
thin
heads
of
grain
swallowed
up
the
seven
ripe
full
heads.
Then
the
king
woke
up.
He
realized
that
he
had
been
dreaming.
But
the
next
morning
he
was
worried
about
the
meaning
of
the
dream.
So
he
summoned
all
the
magicians
and
wise
men
who
lived
in
Egypt.
He
told
them
what
he
had
dreamed,
but
none
of
them
could
tell
him
the
meaning
of
the
two
dreams.
Then
the
chief drink-server
said
to
the
king, “Now
I
remember
something
that
I
should
have
told
you!
I
made
a
mistake
by
forgetting
to
tell
it
to
you.
One
time
you
were
angry
with
two
of
us.
So
you
put
me
and
the
chief
baker
in
the
prison
in
the
house
of
the
captain
of
the
palace
guards.
While
we
were
there,
one
night
each
of
us
had
a
dream,
and
the
dreams
had
different meanings.
There
was
a
young
Hebrew
man
there
with
us.
He
was
a
servant
of
the
captain
of
the
palace
guards.
We
told
him
what
we
had
dreamed,
and
he
told
us
what
our
dreams
meant.
He
told
each
of
us
the
meaning
of
our
dreams.
And
what
happened
was
exactly
the
same
as
the meanings
that
he
told
us:
You
said
I
could
have
my
previous
job
again,
but
the
other
man
was
killed
by
being
hanged.
The
Hebrew
man’s
name
was
Joseph.”
When
the
king
heard
that,
he
told
some
servants
to
bring
Joseph
to
him,
and
they
quickly
brought
Joseph
out
of
the
prison.
Joseph
shaved
and
put
on
better
clothes,
and
then
he
went
and
stood
in
front
of
the
king.
The
king
said
to
Joseph, “I
had
two
dreams,
and
no
one
can
tell
me
what
they
mean.
But
someone
told
me
that
when
you
hear
someone
tell
about
a
dream
he
has
had,
you
can
tell
that
person
what
the
dream
means.”
But
Joseph
replied
to
the
king, “No,
I
cannot
do
that.
It
is
God
who
knows
the
meaning
of
dreams,
but
he
will
enable
me
to
tell
you
their
meaning,
and
they
will
mean
something
good.”
The
king
said
to
Joseph, “In
my
first
dream
I
was
standing
on
the
bank
of
the
Nile
River.
Suddenly
seven
healthy
fat
cows
came
up
out
of
the
river,
and
they
started
eating
the
grass
that
was
on
the riverbank.
Soon
seven
other
cows,
ugly
and
thin
ones,
came
up
behind
them
from
the
river.
I
never
saw
such
ugly
cows
in
all
the
land
of
Egypt!
The
thin
ugly
cows
ate
the
seven
fat
cows
that
came
up
first.
But
afterwards,
no
one
would
have
known
that
the
thin
cows
ate
them,
because
they
were
just
as
ugly
as
they
were
before.
Then
I
woke
up.
Then
I
had
another
dream.
I
saw
seven
heads
of
grain.
They
were
full
of
kernels
of
grain
and
ripe,
and
they
were
all
growing
on
one
stalk.
Then
to
my surprise
I
saw
seven
other
heads
of
grain
that
sprouted.
They
were
thin
and
had
been
dried
up
by
the
hot
east
wind.
The
thin
heads
of
grain
swallowed
the
seven
good
heads.
I
told
these
dreams
to
the
magicians,
but
none
of
them
could
explain
to
me
what
they
meant.”
Then
Joseph
said
to
the
king, “Both
your
dreams
have
the
same
meaning.
God
is
revealing
to
you
in
your
dreams
what
he
is
about
to
do.
The
seven
healthy
cows
represent
seven
years.
The
seven
good
heads
of
grain
also
represent
seven
years.
The
two
dreams
both
have
the
same
meaning.
The
seven
thin
ugly
cows
that
came
up
behind
them
and
the
seven
worthless
heads
of
grain
that
were
dried
up
by
the
hot
east
wind
each
represent
seven
years ◄of
famine/when
food
will
be
very
scarce►.
It
will
happen
just
as
I
have
told
you,
because
God
has
revealed
to
you
what
he
is
about
to
do.
There
will
be
seven
years
in
which
there
will
be
plenty
of
food
throughout
the
land
of
Egypt,
but
after
that
there
will
be
seven
years ◄of
famine/when
food
will
be
very
scarce►.
Then
people
will
forget
all
the
years
when
there
was
plenty
of
food,
because
the
famine
that
will
come
afterward
will
ruin
the
country.
The
people
will
forget
how
plentiful
food
was
previously,
because
the
famine
will
be
very
terrible.
The
reason
God
gave
to
you
two
dreams
is
that
he
wants
you
to
know
that
this
will
happen,
and
he
will
cause
it
to
happen
very
soon.
“ow
I suggest
that
you
should
choose
a
man
who
is
wise
and
can
make
good
decisions.
I suggest
that
you
appoint
him
to
direct
the
affairs
of
the
whole
country.
You
should
also
appoint
supervisors
over
the
country,
in
order
that
they
can
arrange
to
collect
one-fifth
of
all
the
grain
that
is
harvested
during
the
seven
years
when
food
is
plentiful.
They
should
collect
this
amount
of
grain
during
those
seven
years
that
are
coming,
when
there
will
be
plenty
of
food.
You
should
supervise
them
as
they
store
it
in
the
cities.
This
grain
should
be
stored
so
that
it
can
be
eaten
during
the
seven
years
when
there
will
be
a
famine
here
in
Egypt,
so
that
the
people
in
this
country
will
not
die
from
hunger.”
The
king
made
Joseph
the
governor
of
all
of
Egypt,
to
handle
the
problem
of
the
famine
The
king
and
his
officials
thought
that
this
would
be
a
good
plan.
So
the
king
said
to
them, “◄Can
we
find
any
other
man
like
Joseph,
a
man
to
whom
God
has
given
his
Spirit?/It
is
not likely
that
we
will
find
another
man
like
this
man,
one
to
whom
God
has
given
his
Spirit!►” [RHQ]
Then
the
king
said
to
Joseph, “Because
God
has
revealed
all
this
to
you,
it
seems
to
me
that
there
is
no
one
who
is
as
wise
as
you
and
who
can
decide
wisely
about
things.
So
I
will
put
you
in
charge
of
everything
in
my
palace.
All
the
people
here
in
Egypt
must
obey
what
you
command.
Only
because
I
am
king [MTY]
will
I
have
more
authority
than
you.”
Then
the
king
said
to
Joseph, “I
am
now
putting
you
in
charge
of
the
whole
country
of
Egypt.”
The
king
took
from
his
finger
the
ring
that
had
his
seal
on
it,
and
he
put
it
on
Joseph’s
finger.
He
put
robes
made
of
fine
linen
on
him,
and
he
put
a
gold
chain
around
his
neck.
Then
he
arranged
for
Joseph
to
ride
around
in
the
chariot
that
showed
that
he
was
the second-most
important
man
in
the
country.
When
Joseph
rode
in
the
chariot,
men
shouted
to
the
people
who
were
on
the
road
in
front
of
him, “Get
off
the
road!”
So
the
king
put
Joseph
in
charge
of
everything
in
the
country.
The
king
said
to
Joseph, “I
am
the
king,
but
no
one
in
the
whole
land
of
Egypt
will
do
anything [IDM]
if
you
do
not
permit
them
to
do
it.”
The
king
gave
Joseph
a
new
name,
Zaphenath-Paneah.
He
also
gave
him
Asenath
to
be
his
wife.
She
was
the
daughter
of
Potiphera,
who
was
a
priest
in
a
temple
in
On
city.
Then
Joseph
became
known (OR,
traveled)
through
all
the
land
of
Egypt.
Joseph
was 30
years
old
when
he
started
to
work
for
the
king
of
Egypt.
To
do
his
work,
he
left
the
king’s
palace
and
traveled
throughout
Egypt.
During
the
next
seven
years,
the
land
produced
abundant
crops,
so
there
was
plenty
of
food.
As
Joseph
supervised
them,
his
helpers
collected
one-fifth
of
all
the
grain
that
was
produced
during
those
years,
and
stored
it
in
the
cities.
In
each
city,
he
had
his
helpers
store
up
the
grain
that
was
grown
in
the
fields
that
surrounded
that
city.
Joseph
had
them
store
up
a
huge
amount
of
grain.
It
looked
as
plentiful
as
the
sand
on
the
seashore.
There
was
so
much
grain
that
after
a
while
they
stopped
keeping
records
of
how
much
grain
was
stored,
because
there
was
more
grain
than
they
could
measure.
Before
the
seven
years
of
famine
started,
Joseph’s
wife
Asenath
gave
birth
to
two
sons.
Joseph
named
the
first
one
Manasseh,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘forget’,
because,
he
said, “God
has
caused
me
to
forget
all
my
troubles
and
all
my
father’s
family.”
He
named
his
second
son
Ephraim,
which
means ‘to
have
children’,
because,
he
said, “God
has
given
me
children
here
in
this
land
where
I
have
suffered.”
Finally
the
seven
years
in
which
there
was
plenty
of
food
ended.
Then
the
seven
years
of
famine
started,
just
as
Joseph
had
predicted.
There
was
also
a
famine
in
all
the
other
nearby
lands,
but
although
the
crops
did
not
grow,
there
was
food
everywhere
in
Egypt,
because
of
the
grain
they
had
stored
up
in
the
cities.
When
all
the
people
of [MTY]
Egypt
had
eaten
all
of
their
own
food
and
were
still
hungry,
they
begged
the
king
for
food.
So
the
king
told
all
the
people
of
Egypt, “Go
to
Joseph,
and
do
what
he
tells
you
to
do.”
When
the
famine
was
very
bad
throughout
the
whole
country,
Joseph
ordered
his
helpers
to
open
the
storehouses.
Then
they
sold
the
grain
in
the
storehouses
to
the
people
of
Egypt,
because
the
famine
was
very
severe
all
over
Egypt.
And
people
from
many [HYP]
nearby
countries
came
to
Egypt
to
buy
grain
from
Joseph,
because
the
famine
was
very
severe
everywhere [HYP].
Joseph’s brothers went to Egypt to buy grain, but didn’t realize they were buying it from their brother
When
someone
told
Jacob
that
there
was
grain
in
Egypt
that
people
could
buy,
he
said
to
his
sons, “◄Why
do
you
just
sit
there
looking
at
each
other?/Do
not
just
sit
there
looking
at
each
other!► [RHQ]
We
need
some
grain!”
He
said
to
them, “Someone
told
me
that
there
is
grain
for
sale
in
Egypt.
Go
down
there
and
buy
some
for
us,
in
order
that
we
will
not
die!”
So
Joseph’s
ten
older
brothers
went
down
to
Egypt
to
buy
some
grain.
But
Jacob
did
not
send
Benjamin,
Joseph’s
younger
brother,
to
go
with
the
others,
because
he
was
afraid/worried
that
something
terrible
might
happen
to
him
like
what
happened
to
Joseph.
So
Jacob’s
other
sons
went
down
from
Canaan
to
Egypt
to
buy
grain,
and
others
from
there
went
too,
because
there
was
a
famine
in
Canaan
also.
At
that
time
Joseph
was
the
governor
of
Egypt.
He
was
the
one
who
sold
grain
to
people
who
came
from
all
over
Egypt
and
from
many
other
countries [HYP]
to
buy
grain.
So
when
Joseph’s
brothers
arrived,
they
were
told
that
it
was
necessary
for
them
to
talk
with
Joseph.
So
they
went
to
him
and
prostrated
themselves
before
him
with
their
faces
to
the
ground.
As
soon
as
Joseph
saw
his
brothers,
he
recognized
them.
But
he
pretended
that
he
did
not
know
them.
He
spoke
harshly
to
them,
saying, “Where
do
you
come
from?”
One
of
them
replied, “We
have
come
from
Canaan,
to
buy
some
grain.”
Although
Joseph
recognized
his
brothers,
they
did
not
recognize
him.
And
then
Joseph
remembered
what
he
had
dreamed
about
them
many
years
previously.
But
he
decided
not
to
tell
them
yet
that
he
was
their
younger
brother.
He
said
to
them, “You
are
spies!
You
have
come
to
find
out
whether
we
will
be
able
to
defend
ourselves
if
you
attack
us!”
One
of
them
replied, “No,
sir!
We
have
come
to
buy
grain.
We
are
all
sons
of
one
man.
We
are
honest
men,
not
spies.”
He
said
to
them, “
I
do
not
believe
you.
You
have
come
just
to
see
whether
we
would
be
able
to
defend
ourselves
if
we
were
attacked!”
But
one
of
them
replied, “No,
that
is
not
true! Originally
there
were
twelve
of
us
who
were
brothers,
the
sons
of
one
man.
Our
younger
brother
is
with
our
father.
One
younger
brother
has
died. [EUP]”
Joseph
replied, “
You
are
lying!
I
think
it
is
just
as
I
told
you.
You
are
spies!
But
this
is
how
I
will
determine
whether
what
you
are
saying
is
true.
I
think
that
as
surely
as
the
king
lives,
you
are
spies.
And
you
will
not
leave
this
place
until
your
youngest
brother
comes
here!
Send
one
of
your
group
to
go
and
get
your
younger
brother
and
bring
him
here.
I
will
put
the
rest
of
you
in
prison,
in
order
that
I
may
test
what
you
have
said
to
find
out
whether
what
you
are
telling
me
is
true.
If
the
one
who
goes
does
not
bring
your
younger
brother
here,
then,
just
as
surely
as
the
king
lives,
it
will
be
clear
that
you
are
lying
and
that
you
are
spies.”
Then
Joseph
put
them
all
in
prison
for
three
days.
On
the
third
day,
Joseph
went
to
the
prison
and
said
to
them, “I
am
a
man
who
fears
that
God
will
punish
me
if
I
do
not
do
what
I
promise.
So
do
what
I
tell
you,
and
I
will
spare
your
lives.
If
you
are
honest
men,
let
one
of
your
brothers
stay
here
in
prison,
and
the
rest
of
you
can
take
some
grain
back
to
your
families
who
are
very
hungry
because
of
the
famine.
But
if
you
come
back
here
again,
you
must
bring
your
youngest
brother
to
me,
so
that
you
can
prove
that
what
you
told
me
is
true,
and
as
a
result
I
will
not
have
you
executed.”
So
they
agreed
to
do
that.
They
said
to
each
other, “It
is
surely
because
of
what
we
did
to
our
younger
brother
that ◄we
are
being
punished/God
is
punishing
us►!
We
saw
that
he [SYN]
was
very
distressed
when
he
pleaded
with
us
not
to
harm
him.
But
we
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
him,
and
that
is
why
we
are
having
this
trouble!”
Reuben
said
to
them, “I
told
you
not
to
harm
the
boy [RHQ],
but
you
did
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
said!
Now
we
are
being ◄paid
back/punished►
for
killing
him [MTY]!”
While
they
were
talking
with
Joseph,
they
were
speaking
through ◄an
interpreter/someone
who
knew
their
language
and
the
Egyptian
language►,
but
when
they
said
these
things
among
themselves,
they
were
speaking
in
their
own
language,
and
they
did
not
know
that
Joseph
could
understand
their
language,
and
that
he
could
understand
what
they
were
saying.
Because
of
what
they
said,
Joseph
realized
that
they admitted
that
what
they
had
done
to
him
many
years
previously
was
wrong.
He
could
not
keep
from
crying,
and
he
did
not
want
them
to
see
him
crying,
so
he
left
them
and
went
outside
the
room
and
began
to
cry.
But
then
he
returned
to
them
and
talked
to
them
again.
Then
he
took
Simeon,
and
while
they
were
watching,
he
told
his
servants
to
tie
him
up.
He
left
Simeon
in
the
prison
and
told
the
others
that
they
could
go.
Joseph
told
his
servants
to
fill
the
men’s
sacks
with
grain,
but
he
also
told
them
to
put
the
money
that
each
one
had
paid
for
the
grain
in
the
top
of
his
sack.
He
also
told
them
to
give
them
food
to
eat
along
the
way.
After
the
servants
did
those
things
for
Joseph’s
older
brothers,
his
older
brothers
loaded
the
sacks
of
grain
on
their
donkeys
and
left.
Joseph’s
brothers
returned
home,
frightened
because
the
money
they
paid
was
in
their
sacks
At
the
place
where
they
stopped
to
sleep
that
night,
one
of
them
opened
his
sack
to
get
some
grain
for
his
donkey.
He
was
amazed
to
see
his
money
in
the
top
of
the
sack.
He
exclaimed
to
his
brothers, “Someone
has
returned
my
money!
Here
it
is
in
my
sack!”
They
started
shaking
with
fear,
and
said
to
each
other, “What
is
this
that
God
has
done
to
us?”
When
they
returned
to
their
father
in
Canaan
land,
they
told
him
all
that
had
happened
to
them.
One
of
them
said,
“The
man
who governs
the
whole
land
of
Egypt
talked
very
harshly
to
us.
He
acted
toward
us
as
though
we
were
spying
on
his
country.
But
we
told
him, ‘We
are
honest
men!
We
are
not
spies.
Originally
there
were
twelve
of
us
who
were
brothers,
the
sons
of
one
father.
One
has
died [EUP],
and
our
youngest
brother
is
with
our
father
in
Canaan.’
The
man
who
is
the
governor
of
the
land
did
not
believe
us,
so
he
said
to
us, ‘This
is
how
I
will
know
if
you
are
truly
honest
men:
Leave
one
of
your
brothers
here
with
me.
Then
the
rest
of
you
can
take
some
grain
for
your
families
that
are starving
from
hunger
and
go.
But
when
you
return,
bring
your
youngest
brother
to
me,
in
order
that
I
will
know
that
you
are
not
spies,
but
instead,
that
you
are
honest
men.
Then
I
will
release
your
brother
for
you.
And
then
you
can
buy
whatever
you
want
in
this
country.’”
As
they
were
emptying
their
sacks,
they
were
surprised
that
in
each
man’s
sack
was
his
pouch
of
money!
When
they
and
their
father
saw
all
the pouches
of
money,
they
were
frightened.
Their
father
Jacob
said
to
them, “You
have
caused
two
of
my
children
to
be
taken
from
me!
Joseph
is
dead,
and
Simeon
is
gone!
And
now
you
want
to
take
Benjamin
from
me!
It
is
I
who
am
suffering
because
of
all
these
things
that
are happening!”
Reuben
said
to
his
father, “I
will
be responsiible
for
Benjamin.
I
will
take
him
to
Egypt
and
bring
him
back
to
you.
Let
me
take
care
of
him.
If
I
do
not
bring
Benjamin
back
to
you,
you
may
kill
both
of
my
sons.”
But
Jacob
said, “No,
I
will
not
let
my
son
go
down
there
with
you.
His
older
brother
is
dead,
and
he
is
the
only
one
of
my
wife
Rachel’s
sons
who
is
left!
If
something harms
him
while
you
are
traveling,
you
would
cause
me,
a
gray-haired
old
man,
to
die
because
of
sorrow.”
Joseph’s brothers returned to Egypt with Benjamin, to buy more grain
The
famine
in
Canaan
got
worse.
Finally,
when
Jacob
and
his
family
had
eaten
all
the
grain
they
had
brought
from
Egypt,
Jacob
said
to
them, “Go
back
to
Egypt
and
buy
some
more
grain
for
us!”
But
Judah
said
to
him, “The
man
who
sold
us
the
grain
warned
us sternly, ‘I
will
not
let
you
see
me [SYN]
again
if
you
come
and
your
younger
brother
is
not
with
you.’
So,
if
you
will
send
our
younger
brother
with
us,
we
will
go
down
to
Egypt
and
buy
some
grain
for
you.
But
if
you
will
not
send
him,
we
will
not
go
down
there,
because
that
man
said
to
us, ‘I
will
not
let
you
see
me
again
if
your
younger
brother
is
not
with
you.’”
Jacob
asked, “Why
did
you
cause
me
to
have
this
trouble
by
telling
the
man
that
you
had
a
younger
brother?”
One
of
them
replied, “The
man
asked
about
us
and
about
our
family.
He
said, ‘Is
your
father
still
living?
Do
you
have
another
brother?’
We
had
to
answer
his
questions. ◄We
could
not
know
that
he
would
say, ‘The
next
time
that
you
come
down
here,
bring
your
brother
with
you!’/How
could
we
know
that
he
would
say, ‘The
next
time
that
you
come
down
here,
bring
your
brother
with
you!’►” [RHQ]
Then
Judah
said
to
his
father
Jacob, “Send
the
boy
with
me,
and
we
will
go
immediately,
in
order
that
we
and
you
and
our
children
may
get
grain
and
not
die
from
hunger.
I
myself
will
guarantee
that
he
will
return.
You
can
require
me
to
do
what
I
am
promising [IDM].
If
I
do
not
bring
him
back
to
you
safely,
you
can
say
forever
that ◄I
am
to
blame/it
was
my
fault
that
he
did
not
return
to
you►.
If
we
had
not ◄wasted
so
much
time/waited
so
long►,
by
now
we
could
have
gone
there
and
returned
two
times!”
Then
their
father
Jacob
said
to
them, “If
there
is
no
other
way,
do
this:
Put
in
your
sacks
some
of
the
best
things
that
are
grown
in
this
land,
and
take
them
down
to
the
man
as
a
gift.
Take
some
balm/perfume
and
honey
and
spices
and
myrrh/ointment,
some
pistachio
nuts,
and
almonds.
Take
twice
as
much
money
as
you
took
the
previous
time,
because
you
must
return
the
silver
that
someone
put
in
the
tops
of
your
sacks.
Perhaps
it
was
a
mistake
that
it
was
put
in
your
sacks.
Take
your
younger
brother
and
go
back
to
that
man.
I
will
pray
that
God
Almighty
will
cause
that
man
to
act mercifully
toward
you,
so
that
he
will
let
your
other
brother,
as
well
as
Benjamin,
come
back
here
with
you.
But
as
for
me,
if
my
sons
are
taken
from
me,
then
I
will
not
have
my
sons!”
So
the
men
took
the
gifts
that
Jacob
said
that
they
should
take,
and
twice
the
amount
of
money
that
the
grain
would
cost,
and
they
also
took
Benjamin.
They
went
down
quickly
to
Egypt,
and
they
stood
in
front
of
Joseph.
When
Joseph
saw
Benjamin
with
them,
he
said
to
the
man
who ◄was
in
charge
of/supervised►
things
in
his
house, “Take
these
men
to
my
house.
Slaughter
an
animal
and
prepare
a
meal,
because
I
want
them
to
eat
with
me
at
noon.”
And
he
told
him
in
what
order
they
were
to
be
seated.
The
man
did
as
Joseph
said.
And
he
took
them
to
Joseph’s
house.
But
they
were
afraid
because
he
was
taking
them
to
Joseph’s
house.
They
were
thinking, “He
is
taking
us
here
because
of
the
silver
that
was
put
in
our
sacks
the
first
time
that
we
came
here.
While
we
are
eating,
he
will
have
his
servants
attack
us
and
seize
us
and
cause
us
to
become
his
slaves,
and
also
take
our
donkeys.”
Joseph
made
a
feast
for
his
brothers,
but
they
still
did
not
recognize
him
They
went
with
the
man
who
was
in
charge
of
things
in
Joseph’s
house.
When
they
arrived
at
the
entrance
of
the
house,
one
of
them
said
to
him, “Please,
sir,
listen
to
me.
We
came
down
here
previously
and
bought
some
grain.
But
at
the
place
where
we
stopped
for
the
night
as
we
were
returning
home,
we
opened
our
sacks.
We
were
astonished
to
see
that
in
the
top
of
each
of
our
sacks
was
the
exact
amount
of
silver
that
we
had
paid
for
the
grain!
So
we
have
brought
it
back
with
us.
We
have
also
brought
more
silver
with
us
to
buy
more
grain.
We
do
not
know
who
put
the
silver
in
our
sacks.”
The
man
replied,
“Relax!
Do
not
worry
about
it!
I
received
the
silver
that
you
brought.
Your
God,
the
God
your
father
worships,
must
have
put
it
in
your
sacks.”
And
then
he
brought
Simeon
to
them
from
the
prison.
Then
he
took
them
into
Joseph’s
house.
He
gave
them
water
to
wash
their
feet
and
gave
them
food
for
the
donkeys.
He
told
them
that
they
were
going
to
eat
with
Joseph
at
noon.
So
the
men
prepared
their
gifts
to
give
to
Joseph
when
he
arrived.
When
Joseph
came
home,
they
presented
to
him
the
gifts
that
they
had
brought
into
the
house.
Then
they
bowed
down
to
the
ground
in
front
of
him.
He
asked
them
if
they
were ◄well/in
good
health►,
and
then
he
asked, “How
is
the
health
of
your
old
father,
the
one
that
you
told
me
about?
Is
he
still
living?”
One
of
them
replied, “Yes,
our
father,
who
is
willing
to
be
your
servant,
is
still
alive,
and
he
is
well.”
Then
again
they
bowed
down
in
front
of
him.
Then
he
saw
his
younger
brother
Benjamin,
his
own
mother’s
other
son.
He
asked
them, “Is
this
your
youngest
brother,
the
one
whom
you
told
me
about?”
After
they
said “Yes,”
he
said
to
Benjamin, “Young
man,
I
pray
that
God
will
act
kindly
toward
you.”
Joseph
quickly
left
the
room.
He
realized
that
he
was
about
to
cry
because
he ◄was
full
of emotion
about
his
younger
brother/loved
his
younger
brother
so
much►.
He
went
into
his
private
room
and
cried
there.
Then,
after
he
washed
the
tears
from
his
face,
he
came
out,
and controlling
his emotions,
he
said
to
the
servants, “Serve
the
food!”
The
people
of
Egypt
considered
that
it
was
disgraceful
for
them
to
eat
with
Hebrews,
so
the
servants
served
food
to
Joseph
by
himself,
and
served
the
other
people
of
Egypt
who
ate
with
him
by
themselves,
and
they
served
Joseph’s
older
brothers
and
younger
brother
by
themselves.
His
brothers
were
astonished
to
see
that
their seats
were
arranged
according
to
their
ages,
from
the
oldest
to
the
youngest!
And
when
their
portions
of
food
were
served
to
them
from
Joseph’s
table,
Benjamin’s
portion
was
five
times
as
much
as
anyone
else’s
portion!
So
they
ate
food
and
drank
wine
with
Joseph
and
became
very
cheerful.
Joseph tricked his brothers by having his cup put in Benjamin’s sack
When
his
brothers
were
ready
to
return
home,
Joseph
said
to
the
man
who
was
in
charge
of
things
in
his
house, “Fill
the
sacks
of
those
men
with
as
much
grain
as
they
can
carry
on
their
donkeys.
And
put
in
the
top
of
each
man’s
sack
the
silver
that
he
paid
for
the
grain.
Then
put
my
silver
cup
in
the
top
of
the
youngest
brother’s
sack,
along
with
the
silver
that
he
paid
for
the
grain.”
So
the
servant
did
what
Joseph
told
him
to
do.
The
next
morning
at
dawn
the
men
started
on
the
way
home
with
their
donkeys.
When
they
had
not
gone
far
from
the
city,
Joseph
said
to
the
servant
in
charge
of
things
in
his
house, “Pursue
those
men
immediately.
When
you
catch
up
to
them,
say
to
them, ‘We
did
good
things
for
you!
Why
have
you
paid
us
back
by
doing
something
bad
to
us?
You
have
stolen
the
cup
that
my
master
drinks
from [RHQ]!
It
is
the
cup
that
he
uses
to
find
out
things
that
nobody
knows!
What
you
did
was
very
wicked!’”
The
servant
left
immediately
and
when
he
caught
up
with
them,
he
told
them
what
Joseph
had
told
him
to
say.
But
one
of
them
replied
to
him, “Sir,
why
do
you
say
such
things?
We
are
your
servants,
and
we
would
never
do
anything
like
that!
We
even
brought
back
to
you
from
Canaan
land
the
silver
that
we
found
inside
the
tops
of
our
sacks!
So ◄we
certainly
would
not
steal
silver
or
gold
from
your
master’s
house!/Why
would
we
steal
silver
or
gold
from
your
master’s
house?► [RHQ]
If
you
discover
that
any
of
us
has
that
cup,
you
can
execute
him,
and
the
rest
of
us
will
become
your
slaves.”
The
man
replied, “Okay,
I
will
do
what
you
say.
But
the
one
who
has
the
cup
will
not
be
executed.
Instead,
he
will
become
my
slave,
and
the
rest
of
you
may
return
home.”
Each
of
the
men
quickly
lowered
his
sack
down
from
the
donkey
to
the
ground
and
opened
it.
Then
the
servant
started
to
search
for
the
cup
in
each
sack.
He
started
with
the
oldest
brother’s
sack
and
ended
with
the
youngest
one’s
sack.
And
he
found
the
cup
in
Benjamin’s
sack
and
showed
it
to
them.
The
brothers
tore
their
clothes
because
they
were
so
dismayed.
They
loaded
the
sacks
on
the
donkeys
again
and
returned
to
the
city.
Back
in
Egypt,
Joseph
said
that
only
the
one
who
stole
his
cup
would
be
his
slave
When
Judah
and
his
older
and
younger
brothers
entered
Joseph’s
house,
Joseph
was
still
there.
The
servant
told
Joseph
what
had
happened.
Then
the
brothers
threw
themselves
down
on
the
ground
in
front
of
Joseph.
He
said
to
them, “Why
did
you
do
this?
Do
you
not
know
that
a
man
like
me
can
find
out
things
that
nobody
knows?” [RHQ]
Judah
replied, “Sir,
what
can
we
say?
How
can
we
prove
that
we ◄are
innocent/did
not
steal
the
cup►?
God
has ◄paid
us
back/punished
us►
for
the
sins
we
committed
many
years
ago.
So
now
we
will
become
your
slaves—both
we
and
the
one
in
whose
sack
the
cup
was
found.”
But
Joseph
replied, “No,
I
could
never
do
anything
like
that.
Only
the
man
in
whose
sack
the
cup
was
found
will
become
my
slave.
The
rest
of
you
can
return
to
your
father
peacefully.”
Judah
pleaded
that
he
be
allowed
to
become
Joseph’s
slave
instead
of
Benjamin
Then
Judah
came
near
to
Joseph
and
said, “Sir,
please
let
me
say
something
to
you.
You
are
equal
to
the
king
himself,
so
you
could
command
that
I
be
executed;
but
do
not
be
angry
with
me
for
speaking
to
you.
You
asked
us, ‘Is
your
father
still
living,
and
do
you
have
another
brother?’
We
answered, ‘Our
father
is
alive,
but
he
is
an
old
man.
He
has
a
young
son
who
was
born
after
our
father
became
an
old
man.
That
son
had
an
older
brother,
who
is
now
dead.
So
the
youngest
son
is
the
only
one
of
his
mother’s
sons
who
is
still
alive,
and
his
father
loves
him
very
much.’
Then
you
said
to
us, ‘The
next
time
you
come
here,
bring
your
younger
brother
down
to
me,
so
that
I
can
see
him.’
We
said
to
you, ‘No,
we
cannot
do
that,
because
the
boy
cannot
leave
his
father.
If
he
leaves
his
father,
his
father
will
die
from
sorrow.’
But
you
told
us, ‘If
your
youngest
brother
does
not
come
back
with
you,
I
will
not
let
you
see
me
again!’
When
we
returned
to
our
father,
we
told
him
what
you
said.
Months
later
our
father
said, ‘Go
back
to
Egypt
and
buy
some
more
grain!’
But
we
said, ‘We
cannot
go
back
by
ourselves.
We
will
go
only
if
our
youngest
brother
is
with
us.
We
will
not
be
able
to
see
the
man
who
sells
grain
if
our
youngest
brother
is
not
with
us.’
Our
father
replied, ‘You
know
that
my
wife
Rachel
gave
birth
to
two
sons
for
me.
One
of
them
disappeared,
and
I
said, “A
wild
animal
has
surely
torn
him
to
pieces.”
And
I
have
not
seen
him
since
then.
I
am
an
old
gray-haired
man.
If
you
take
this
other
one
from
me,
too,
and
something harms
him,
you
would
cause
me
to
die
because
of
my
sorrow.’
“o
please
listen.
My
father
will
remain
alive
only
if
his
youngest
son
remains
alive.
If
he
sees
that
the
boy
is
not
with
us
when
we
return
to
him,
he
will
die.
We
will
cause
our
gray-haired
father
to
die
because
of
his
sorrow.
I
guaranteed/promised
to
my
father
that
the
boy
would
return
safely.
I
told
him, ‘You
can
require
me
to
do
what
I
am
promising.
If
I
do
not
bring
him
back
to
you,
you
can
say
forever
that ◄I
am
to
blame/it
is
my
fault►
for
not
bringing
him
back
to
you.’
“o,
please
let
me
remain
here
as
your
slave
instead
of
my
youngest
brother,
and
let
the
boy
return
home
with
his
other
older
brothers.
◄I
cannot
return
to
my
father
if
the
boy
is
not
with
me!/How
can
I
return
to
my
father
if
the
boy
is
not
with
me?► [RHQ]
I
do
not
want
to
see
how
miserable/sad
my
father
would
become!”
Joseph told his brothers who he was
Joseph
was
not
able
to
control
his
feelings
any
longer.
He
did
not
want
to
cry
in
front
of
his
servants,
so
he
said
to
them
loudly, “All
of
you
go
outside!”
After
they
went
outside,
there
was
no
one
else
there
with
Joseph
when
he
told
his
brothers
who
he
was.
He
cried
so
loudly
that
the
people
of
Egypt
who
were
outside
heard
it,
and
even
the
people
in
the
king’s
palace
heard
it.
Joseph
said
to
his
brothers, “I
am
Joseph!
Is
our
father
still
alive?”
But
his
brothers
were
not
able
to
reply,
because
they
were
frightened
because
of
what
he
said.
Then
Joseph
said
to
his
brothers, “Come
close
to
me!”
When
they
came
closer,
he
said, “I
am
your
brother
Joseph!
I
am
the
one
you
sold
to
traders
who
brought
me
here
to
Egypt!
But
now,
do
not
be
distressed,
and
do
not
be
angry
with
yourselves
for
having
sold
me
to
people
who
brought
me
here,
because
it
was
to
save
you
from
dying
because
of
the
famine
that
God
sent
me
here
ahead
of
you.
There
has
been
a
famine
in
this
country
for
two
years,
and
it
will
continue
for
five
more
years,
so
that
no
one
will
plow
ground,
and
there
will
be
no
crops
to
harvest.
But
God
sent
me
here
ahead
of
you,
to
keep
you
from starving,
and
to
make
sure
that
your
descendants
will
survive.
Therefore,
it
was
not
you
who
sent
me
here;
it
was
God
who
sent
me
here!
He
has
caused
me
to
become
like
a
father
to
the
king.
I
am
in
charge
of
everything
in
his
palace
and
the
governor
of
everyone
in
Egypt!
Now
return
to
my
father
quickly,
and
say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
your
son
Joseph
says: “God
has
caused
me
to
become
the
governor
over
the
whole
land
of
Egypt.
Come
down
to
me
immediately!
You
can
live
in
the
Goshen
region.
You
and
your
children
and
your
grandchildren,
your
sheep
and
goats
and
cattle,
and
everything
that
you
own,
will
be
near
me.
Since
there
will
be
five
more
years
of
famine,
I
will
make
sure
that
you
have
food.
If
you
do
not
come
here,
you
and
your
family
and
all
of
your
servants
will
starve. [EUP]”’
“ook
closely,
and
all
of
you
can
see,
including
my
brother
Benjamin,
that
it
is
really
I,
Joseph,
who
am
speaking
to
you.
Go
and
tell
my
father
about
how
greatly
I
am
honored
here
in
Egypt.
And
tell
him
about
everything
else
that
you
have
seen.
And
bring
my
father
down
here
quickly!”
Then
he
threw
his
arms
around
his
younger
brother
Benjamin’s
neck
and
cried.
And
Benjamin
hugged
him
and
cried.
And
then
as
he
kissed
his
older
brothers
on
their
cheeks,
he
cried.
After
that,
his
brothers
started
to
talk
with
him.
The
king
invited
Joseph’s
family
to
come
and
live
in
Egypt
Someone
went
to
the
palace
and
told
the
news
that
Joseph’s
brothers
had
come.
The
king
and
all
his
officials
were
pleased.
The
king
said
to
Joseph, “Tell
your
brothers
this: ‘Put
loads
of
grain
on
your
animals
and
return
to
the
Canaan
region.
Then
bring
your
father
and
your
families
back
here.
I
will
give
you
the
best
land
in
Egypt,
and
you
will
have
the
best
food
in
the
land
to
eat.’
“lso
tell
this
to
your
brothers: ‘Take
some
carts
from
Egypt
to
carry
your
children
and
your
wives,
and
get
them
and
your
father
and
come
back
here
quickly.
Do
not
worry
about
bringing
your
possessions,
because
the
best
things
in
Egypt
will
be
yours.
Because
of
that,
you
will
not
need
to
bring
any
of
your
things
from
Canaan.’”
Jacob’s
sons
did
what
the
king
suggested.
Joseph
gave
them
carts
and
food
to
eat
along
the
way,
as
the
king
had
ordered.
To
each
of
them
he
gave
new
clothes,
but
he
gave 300
pieces
of
silver
and
five
sets
of
new
clothes
to
Benjamin!
And
this
is
what
he
sent
to
his
father:
Ten
male
donkeys,
loaded
with
some
of
the
best
goods
that
come
from
Egypt,
and
ten
female
donkeys
loaded
with
grain
and
bread
and
other
food
for
his
father’s
trip
to
Egypt.
Then
he
sent
his
brothers
on
their
way,
saying
to
them “Do
not
quarrel
along
the
way!”
So
they
left
Egypt
and
came
to
their
father
Jacob
in
Canaan.
One
of
them
told
him, “Joseph
is
still
alive!
In
fact,
he
is
the
governor
over
all
of
Egypt!”
Jacob
was
extremely
astonished;
he
could
not
believe
that
it
was
true.
But
they
told
him
everything
that
Joseph
had
said
to
them,
and
Jacob
saw
the
carts
that
Joseph
had
sent
to
carry
him
and
his
family
and
possessions
to
Egypt.
Then
their
father
Jacob’s shock
ended.
He
said, “What
you
have
said
is
enough
to convince
me!
My
son
Joseph
is
still
alive,
and
I
will
go
and
see
him
before
I
die!”
Jacob and his family moved to Egypt
So
Jacob
left
Canaan,
taking
with
him
all
his
family
and
possessions.
When
they
arrived
at
Beersheba,
he
offered
sacrifices
to
God,
the
one
whom
his
father
Isaac
worshiped.
That
night,
God
called
to
Jacob
in
a
vision,
saying, “Jacob!
Jacob!”
He
replied, “I
am
here!”
God
said, “I
am
God,
the
one
your
father
worshiped.
Do
not
be
afraid
to
go
down
to
Egypt,
because
I
will
give
you
many
descendants,
and
they
will
become
a
great
nation
there.
I
will
go
down
to
Egypt
with
you,
and
later
I
will
bring
your
descendants
back
to
Canaan
again.
And
Joseph
will
be
with
you [MTY]
when
you
die.” [IDM]
Jacob
left
Beersheba,
and
his
sons
took
their
father,
their
wives,
and
their
children,
in
the
carts
that
the
king
had
sent
for
them
to
travel
in.
So
Jacob
and
all
his
family
went
to
Egypt.
They
took
with
them
the
livestock
and
all
the
other
possessions
that
they
had
acquired
in
Canaan.
Jacob
went
to
Egypt
with
all
his
sons
and
his
daughters
and
grandsons
and
granddaughters—his
whole
family.
◄Here
is/I
will
now
give
you►
a
list
of
the
names
of
the
members
of
Jacob’s
family
who
went
with
him
to
Egypt:
Reuben,
Jacob’s
oldest
son;
Reuben’s
sons
Hanoch,
Pallu,
Hezron,
and
Carmi;
Simeon
and
his
sons
Jemuel,
Jamin,
Ohad,
Jakin,
Zohar,
and
Shaul,
who
was
the
son
of
a
Canaan people-group
woman;
Levi
and
his
sons
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari;
Judah
and
his
sons,
Shelah,
Perez,
and
Zerah (his
other
sons,
Er,
and
Onan,
had
died
in
Canaan);
Perez
and
his
two
sons
Hezron
and
Hamul;
Issachar
and
his
sons
Tola,
Puah,
Jashub,
and
Shimron;
Zebulon
and
his
sons
Sered,
Elon,
and
Jahleel;
(Those
were
the
sons
of
Jacob
and
Leah,
and
their
daughter
Dinah,
who
were
born
in
Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia:
There
were 33
of
them,
altogether.)
They
had
Gad
and
his
sons
Zephon,
Haggi,
Shuni,
Ezbon,
Eri,
Arodi,
and
Areli;
Asher
and
his
sons
Imnah,
Ishvah,
Ishvi,
and
Beriah;
and
their
sister
Serah;
Beriah’s
sons
Heber
and Malkiel;
(Those
were
the
children
and
grandchildren
of
Jacob
and
Zilpah,
the
slave
girl
whom
Laban
gave
to
his
daughter
Leah:
There
were 16
of
them,
altogether.)
Joseph
and
Benjamin,
the
sons
of
Jacob’s
wife
Rachel;
(Ephraim
and
Manasseh
were
Joseph’s
two
sons.
They
did
not
go
down
to
Egypt
because
they
were
already
in
Egypt.
They
were
sons
of
Asenath,
the
daughter
of
On,
who
was
the
priest
in
the
temple
in
On
city.)
Benjamin
and
his
sons
Bela,
Beker,
Ashbel,
Gera,
Naaman,
Ehi,
Rosh,
Muppim,
Huppim,
and
Ard;
(Those
were
the
sons
and
grandsons
of
Rachel
and
Jacob:
There
were 14
people
altogether.)
Dan
and
his
son
Hushim;
Naphtali
and
his
sons
Jahziel,
Guni,
Jezer,
and
Shillem.
(Those
were
the
sons
and
grandsons
of
Jacob
and
Bilhah,
the
slave
girl
whom
Laban
gave
to
his
daughter
Rachel:
There
were
seven
people
altogether.)
Altogether
there
were 66
people
who
were
Jacob’s
descendants
who
went
to
Egypt
with
him.
That
number
does
not
include
his
sons’
wives.
Including
Jacob
and
Joseph
and
Joseph’s
two
sons
who
were
born
in
Egypt,
there
were 70
members
of
Jacob’s
family
when
they
were
all
there
in
Egypt.
Jacob
sent
Judah
to
go
ahead
of
the
rest
of
them
to
talk
with
Joseph
and
ask
for
directions
on
how
to
travel
to
Goshen.
Then
Judah
returned
to
the
rest
of
his
family
and
they
all
traveled
to
the
Goshen
region.
When
they
arrived
there,
Joseph
got
his
chariot
ready
and
went
to
Goshen
to
meet
his
father.
When
Joseph
arrived,
he
threw
his
arms
around
his
father’s
neck
and
cried
a
long
time.
Jacob
said
to
Joseph, “I
have
seen
you
and
I
know
that
you
are
still
alive!
So
now
I
am
ready
to
die.”
Joseph
arranged
for
his
family
to
settle
in
Goshen
Then
Joseph
said
to
his
older
brothers
and
younger
brother
and
to
the
rest
of
his
father’s
family, “I
will
go
to
the
king
and
say
to
him, ‘My
older
brothers
and
younger
brother
and
my
father
and
the
rest
of
his
family,
who
were
living
in
Canaan
land,
have
all
come
to
me.
The
men
are
all
shepherds.
They
take
care
of
their
livestock,
and
they
have
brought
with
them
their
sheep
and
goats
and
cattle,
and
everything
else
that
they
own.’
When
the
king
summons
you
and
asks, ‘What
work
do
you
do?’
answer
him
by
saying, ‘From
the
time
when
we
were
young,
we
have
taken
care
of
livestock,
just
as
our
ancestors
did.’
If
you
tell
him
that,
he
will
let
you
live
in
the
Goshen
region.”
Joseph
told
them
to
say
that
because
the
people
of
Egypt
despised
all
shepherds.
Jacob blessed the king of Egypt
Joseph
chose
five
of
his
older
brothers
to
go
with
him
to
talk
to
the
king.
He
introduced
his
older
brothers
to
the
king,
and
then
he
said, “My
father
and
my
older
brothers
and
younger
brother
have
come
from
the
Canaan
region.
They
have
brought
all
their
sheep
and
goats
and
cattle
and
everything
else
that
they
own,
and
they
are
living
now
in
Goshen
region.”
The
king
asked
the
brothers, “What
work
do
you
do?”
They
replied, “We
are
shepherds,
just
as
our
ancestors
were.”
They
also
said
to
him, “We
have
come
here
to
live
for
a
while
in
this
land,
because
the
famine
is
very
severe
in
Canaan,
and
our
animals
have
no ◄pasture/grass
to
eat►
there.
So
now,
please
let
us
live
in
the
Goshen
region.”
The
king
said
to
Joseph, “I
am
happy
that
your
father
and
your
older
brothers
and
younger
brother
have
come
to
you.
They
can
live
wherever
you
want
in
the
whole
country
of
Egypt.
Give
your
father
and
your
brothers
the
best
part
of
the
land.
They
can
live
in
Goshen.
And
if
you
know
that
any
of
them
have
any
special
ability
to
work
with
livestock,
have
them
be
in
charge
of
my
own
livestock,
too.”
Then
Joseph
brought
his
father
Jacob
into
the
palace
and
introduced
him
to
the
king.
Jacob
asked
God
to
bless
the
king.
Then
the
king
asked
Jacob, “How
old
are
you?”
Jacob
replied, “I
have
been
traveling
around
for 130
years.
I
have
not
lived
as
long
as
my
ancestors,
but
my
life
has
been
full
of
troubles.”
Then
Jacob
again
asked
God
to
bless
the
king,
and
left
him.
That
is
how
Joseph
enabled
his
father
and
older
brothers
and
younger
brother
to
start
living
in
Egypt.
As
the
king
had
commanded,
he
gave
them
property
in
the
best
part
of
the
land,
in
Goshen,
which
is
now
called
Rameses.
Joseph
also
provided
food
for
all
his
father’s
family.
The
amounts
that
he
gave
them
were
according
to
how
many
children
each
of
them
had.
Joseph
arranged
for
people
to
buy
grain
from
him
during
the
famine
There
were
no
crops
growing
in
the
whole
region,
because
the
famine
was
very
severe.
The
people
of
Egypt
and
Canaan [MTY]
became
weak
because
they
did
not
have
enough
food
to
eat.
Joseph
collected
all
the
money
that
the
people
in
Egypt
and
Canaan
paid
for
the
grain
they
were
buying
from
him,
and
he
brought
the
money
to
the
king’s
palace.
When
the
people
of
Egypt
and
Canaan
had
spent
all
their
money
for
grain,
they
all
kept
coming
to
Joseph
and
saying, “Please
give
us
some
food!
If
you
do
not
give
us
grain,
we
will
die [RHQ]!
We
have
used
all
our
money
to
buy
food,
and
we
have
no
money
left!”
Joseph
replied, “Since
your
money
is
all
gone,
bring
me
your
livestock.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
give
you
food
in
exchange
for
your
livestock.”
So
they
brought
their
livestock
to
Joseph.
He
gave
them
food
in
exchange
for
their
horses,
their
sheep
and
goats,
their
cattle,
and
their
donkeys.
The
next
year
they
came
to
him
again
and
said, “We
cannot
hide
this
from
you:
We
have
no
more
money,
and
now
our
livestock
belongs
to
you.
We
have
only
our
bodies
and
our
land
to
give
to
you.
We
have
nothing
else
left.
◄If
you
do
not
give
us
some
food,
we
will
die!/Do
you
want
to
watch
us
die?► [RHQ]
If
you
do
not
give
us
seeds,
our
fields
will
become
useless [IDM].
Buy
us
and
our
land
in
exchange
for
food.
Then
we
will
be
the
king’s
slaves,
and
he
will
own
the
land.
Give
us
seeds
that
we
can
plant
and
grow
food,
in
order
that
we
will
not
die,
and
in
order
that
our
land
will
not
become
like
a
desert.”
So
Joseph
bought
all
the farms
in
Egypt
for
the
king.
The
people
of
Egypt
each
sold
their
land
to
him
because
the
famine
was
very
severe,
and
they
had
no
other
way
to
get
money
to
buy
food.
So
all
the farms
became
the
king’s farms.
As
a
result,
Joseph
caused
all
the
people
from
one
border
of
the
country
to
the
other
to
become
the
king’s
slaves.
But
he
did
not
buy
the
priests’
land,
because
they
received
food
from
the
king
regularly,
so
the
food
that
the
king
gave
them
was
enough
for
them.
That
is
the
reason
they
did
not
sell
their
land
to
him.
Joseph
said
to
the
people
who
sold
themselves
and
their
land
to
him, “Listen
to
me!
Today
I
have
bought
you
and
your
land
for
the
king.
So
here
are
seeds
for
you
so
that
you
can
plant
them
in
the
ground.
But
when
you
harvest
the
crop,
you
must
give
one-fifth
of
the
crop
to
the
king.
The
rest
of
the
crop
you
can
keep,
to
be
seed
to
plant
in
the
fields,
and
to
be
food
for
you
and
your
children
and
for
everyone
else
in
your
household
to
eat.”
They
replied, “You
have
saved
our
lives!
We
want
you
to
be
pleased
with
us.
And
we
will
be
the
king’s
slaves.”
So
Joseph
made
a
law
about
all
the
land
in
Egypt, stating
that
one-fifth
of
the
crops
that
are
harvested
belongs
to
the
king.
That
law
still
exists.
Only
the
land
that
belonged
to
the
priests
did
not
become
the
king’s
land.
Jacob
and
his
family
started
to
live
in
Egypt,
in
the
Goshen
region.
They
acquired
property
there.
Many
children
were
born
to
them
there.
As
a
result,
their
population
increased
greatly.
Jacob
made
Joseph
promise
to
not
bury
him
in
Egypt
after
he
died.
Jacob
lived
in
Egypt 17
years.
Altogether
he
lived 147
years.
When
it
was
almost
time
for
him
to
die,
he
summoned
his
son
Joseph
and
said
to
him, “If
I
have
pleased
you,
make
a
solemn
promise
that
you
will
be
kind
to
me
and
faithfully
do
what
I
am
now
asking
you:
When
I
die,
do
not
bury
me
here
in
Egypt.
Instead,
take
my
body
out
of
Egypt,
and
bury
it
in
Canaan
where
my
ancestors
are
buried.”
Joseph
replied, “I
will
do
that.”
Jacob
said, “◄Swear/Solemnly
promise►
to
me
that
you
will
do
it!”
So
Joseph
swore
to
do
it.
Then
Jacob
turned
over
in
bed,
bowed
his
head,
and
worshiped
God.
Jacob blessed Ephraim and Manasseh
Some
time
later,
someone
told
Joseph, “
Hey,
your
father
is
ill.”
When
Joseph
heard
that,
he
took
his
two
sons,
Manasseh
and
Ephraim,
to
see
his
father.
When
someone
told
Jacob, “Look,
your
son
Joseph
has
come
to
see
you!”
Jacob
sat
up
on
the
bed,
even
though
it
was
difficult
for
him
to
do
that.
He
said
to
Joseph, “When
I
was
at
Luz
in
Canaan,
God
Almighty
appeared
to
me.
He
blessed
me
and
said
to
me, ‘I
am
going
to
enable
you
to
become
the
father
of
many
children.
You
will
have
many
descendants,
and
they
will
become
the
ancestors
of
many people-groups.
And
I
will
give
this
land
to
your
descendants
to
possess
forever.’
“nd
now
I
will
consider
that
your
two
sons,
who
were
born
to
you
here
in
Egypt
before
I
came
here,
will ◄belong
to
me/be
as
though
they
are
my
sons►.
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
will
be
as
though
they
were
my
sons,
and
they
will
inherit
my
possessions,
just
like
my
sons
Reuben
and
Simeon
and
the
others
will.
If
you
later
become
the
father
of
any
more
children,
they
will
not
be
considered
to
be
my
children,
but
as
my
grandchildren,
and
in
Canaan
they
will
receive
as
part
of
what
they
inherit
some
of
the
same
land
that
is
in
the
territory
that
their
brothers
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
will
inherit.
Many
years
ago,
as
I
was
returning
from
Paddan-Aram/Mesopotamia,
your
mother
Rachel
died
in
the
Canaan
region,
while
we
were
still
traveling,
not
far
from
Ephrath
town.
So
I
buried
her
body
there
alongside
the
road
to
Ephrath [which
is
now
called
Bethlehem].”
When
Jacob
saw
Joseph’s
sons,
he
asked, “Who
are
these
boys?”
Joseph
replied, “They
are
the
sons
that
God
has
given
to
me
here
in
Egypt.”
Jacob
said, “Bring
them
close
to
me
so
that
I
can
bless
them.”
Jacob
was
almost
blind
because
he
was
very
old.
He
could
not
recognize
the
boys.
So
Joseph
brought
his
sons
close
to
his
father,
and
Jacob
kissed
them
and
hugged
them.
Jacob
said
to
Joseph, “I
did
not
expect
to
see
you
again,
but
look
at
this!
God
has
allowed
me
to
see
not
only
you,
but
he
has
allowed
me
to
see
your
children,
too!”
Jacob
blessed
Joseph’s
two
sons,
Manasseh
and
Ephraim,
in
a
way
contrary
to
what
Joseph
expected
Joseph
took
the
boys
from
alongside
Jacob’s
knees.
Then
he
bowed
down
with
his
face
to
the
ground.
Then
Joseph
took
both
of
the
boys,
putting
Ephraim
on
his
right
side
toward
Jacob’s
left
hand,
and
putting
Manasseh
on
his
left
side
toward
Jacob’s
right
hand,
and
brought
them
close
to
Jacob.
But
Jacob
did
not
do
what
Joseph
wanted
him
to
do.
Instead,
he
reached
out
his
right
hand
and
put
it
on
Ephraim’s
head,
even
though
he
was
the
younger
son.
He
crossed
his
arms
and
put
his
left
hand
on
Manasseh’s
head,
even
though
Manasseh
was
the
older
son.
Then
he ◄blessed/asked
God
to
bless►
Joseph
and
his
sons,
saying,
“My
grandfather
Abraham
and
my
father
Isaac
conducted
their
lives
as
God
desired,
and
to
this
very
day
God
has
led
me
and
taken
care
of
me
as
a
shepherd
leads
and
cares
for
his
sheep [MET].
The
angel
whom
he
sent
has
kept
me
from
being
harmed
in
any
way.
I
pray
that
God
will
bless
these
boys.
I
pray
that
people
will
never
forget
about
me
and
about
Abraham
and
Isaac
because
of
what
God
does
for
these
boys.
I
pray
that
they
will
have
many
descendants
who
will
live
all
over
the
earth.”
When
Joseph
saw
that
his
father
had
placed
his
right
hand
on
Ephraim’s
head
and
not
on
Manasseh’s
head,
he
was
distressed/displeased.
So
he
took
his
father’s
hand
to
move
it
from
Ephraim’s
head
to
Manasseh’s
head.
Joseph
said
to
him, “My
father,
that
is
not
right!
The
one
on
whom
you
put
your
left
hand
is
my
older
son.
Put
your
right
hand
on
his
head.”
But
his
father
refused,
saying, “I
know
that,
my
son,
I
know
what
I
am
doing.
Manasseh’s
descendants
will
also
become
a people-group,
and
they
will
become
important.
But
his
younger
brother’s
descendants
will
become
greater
than
his
will.
His
descendants
will
become
several
nations.”
So
he
blessed
them
both
on
that
day,
saying, “The
people
in
Israel
will
use
your
names
when
they
bless
people.
They
will
say, ‘We
pray
that
God
will
help
you
as
he
helped
Ephraim
and
Manasseh.’”
In
that
way,
Jacob
said
that
Ephraim
would
become
more
important
than
Manasseh.
Then
Jacob
said
to
Joseph, “I
am
about
to
die.
But
I
know
that
God
will
help/protect
you.
And
some
day
he
will
take
your
descendants
back
to
the
land
of
their
ancestors.
And
it
is
to
you,
not
to
your
brothers,
that
I
will
give
the
fertile
hill
in
the
Shechem
area.
I
captured
that
land
from
the Amor people-group,
fighting
them
with
my
sword
and
my
bow
and
arrows.”
Jacob prophesied what would happen to his sons and their descendants
Jacob
summoned
all
his
sons,
and
said
to
them,
“Gather
around
me
in
order
that
I
can
tell
you
what
will
happen
in
the
future.
My
sons,
come
and
listen
to
me.
I
am
your
father,
Jacob,
whom
God
named
Israel.
Reuben,
you
are
my
oldest
son.
You
were
born
when
I
was
young
and energetic/strong.
You
are prouder
and
stronger
than
all
the
rest
of
my
sons.
But
you
were
as uncontrollable
as
a
flood [SIM].
So
now
you
will
not
be
my
most
important
son,
because
you
climbed
up
onto
my
bed,
and
had
sex
with [MTY]
my ◄concubine/slave
who
had
become
one
of
my
wives►.
Your
doing
that
caused
me,
your
father,
to
have
great
shame.
Simeon
and
Levi,
you
have
both
acted
like
criminals.
You
use
your
swords
to
act
violently.
I
do
not
want
to
be
with
you
when
you
make
evil
plans [DOU].
I
do
not
want
to
join
you
in
your meetings,
because
you
killed
people
when
you
became
very
angry,
and
you ◄hamstrung/cut
the
tendons
in
the
legs
of►
oxen
just
to ◄have fun/see
them
suffer►.
God
says, ‘I
will ◄curse/cause
bad
things
to
happen
to►
them
for
being
very
angry,
for
acting
very
cruelly
when
they
were
very
furious.
I
will
scatter
their
descendants [MTY]
throughout
Israel
land.’
Judah,
your
older
and
younger
brothers
will
praise
you.
They
will
bow
down
before
you,
because
you
will
thoroughly
defeat [MTY]
your
enemies.
Judah
is
like
a
young
lion [SIM]
that
has
returned
to
its
den
satisfied
after
eating
the
animals
that
it
has
killed.
He
is
like
a
lion
that
lies
down
and
stretches
out
after
eating;
no
one
would
dare
to
disturb
it [RHQ].
There
will
always
be
a
ruler [MTY]
from
the
descendants
of
Judah [MTY].
Each
one
will
hold
a
scepter/staff
to
show
that
he
has
authority
as
a
king.
He
will
do
that
until
the
one
to
whom
the
scepter
belongs
comes,
the
one
to
whom
the
nations
will
bring
tribute
and
show
that
they
will
obey
him.
The grapevines
of
Judah’s
descendants
will
produce
grapes
very
abundantly.
As
a
result,
they
will
not
object
to tying
their
young
donkeys
to
the grapevines
in
order
that
the
donkeys
can
eat
the
leaves
of
the grapevines.
Wine
will
be
very
plentiful,
with
the
result
that
they
could
wash
their
cloaks
in
wine
that
is
as
red
as
blood [MET].
Their
eyes
will
be
red
because
of
drinking
too
much
wine,
but
their
teeth
will
be
very
white
because
of
drinking
much
milk
from
the
cows.
Zebulun,
your
descendants
will
live
by
the
seashore
where
there
will
be
a
safe
harbor
for
ships.
Their
land
will
extend
north
as
far
as
Sidon
city.
Issachar,
your
descendants
will
be
like
strong
donkeys
that
are
lying
down
on
the
ground
between
their
loads,
so
tired
that
they
cannot
get
up!
They
will
see
that
their
resting
place
is
good,
and
that
the
land
pleases
them
very
much.
But
they
will
bend
their
backs
to
carry
heavy
loads
and
be
forced
to
work
for
others.
Dan,
although
your
tribe
will
be
small,
their
leaders
will
rule
their
people
just
like
the
leaders
of
other
tribes
of
Israel
will
rule
their
people.
Your
descendants
will
be
like
snakes
at
the
side
of
a
road,
like
poisonous
snakes
lying
beside
a
path.
They
will
strike
the
heels
of
horses
that
pass
by,
causing
the
riders
to
fall backwards
as
the
horses
rear
up
on
their
hind
legs.”
Then
Jacob
prayed, “Yahweh,
I
am
waiting
for
you
to
rescue
me
from
my
enemies.”
Then
Jacob
continued
telling
his
sons
what
would
happen
in
the
future.
He
said,
“Gad,
your
tribe/descendants
will
be
attacked
by
a
group
of
bandits,
but
your
tribe/descendants
will
pursue
and
attack
them [MTY].
Asher,
your
descendants
will
eat good-tasting
food;
they
will
produce
food
that
is delicious
enough
for
kings
to
eat.
Naphtali,
your
descendants
will
be
like
deer [MET]
that
are ◄free
to/not
tied
down
and
can►
run
wherever
they
wish.
They
will
give
birth
to
children
who
are
good-looking
like ◄fawns/baby
deer► [MET].
Joseph,
you
will
have
many
descendants [MET].
Their
children
will
be
as
many
as
the
fruit
on
a
vine
near
a
spring
of
water,
whose
branches
extend
over
a
wall.
Their
enemies
will
attack
them
fiercely,
and
shoot
at
them
with
bows
and
arrows
and
pursue
them.
But
they
will
hold
their
bows
steady
and
their
arms
will
remain
strong,
because
of
the
power [MTY]
of
my
mighty
God,
because
of
Yahweh
who
guides
and
provides
for
me [MET]
like
a
shepherd
guides
and
provides
for
his
sheep.
The
people
of
Israel
will
ask
Yahweh
to
protect
them,
like
people
hide
under
a
huge
overhanging
rock
to
be
protected.
God,
the
one
whom
I
worship,
will
help
your
descendants.
God
Almighty
will
bless
them
by
sending
them
rain
from
the
sky
and
by
giving
them
water
from
deep/far
below
the
ground.
He
will
give
them
many
cattle
and
children [MET] (OR,
and
their
cattle
will
have
many
offspring).
The
blessings
that
I
want
God
to
give
you
are
great
ones.
They
are
greater
than
the
blessings
that
come
from
the
eternal
mountains,
greater
than
the
ones
that
come
from
the
everlasting
hills.
Joseph,
I
pray
that
these
blessings
will ◄be
given
to
you/come
upon
your
head►,
because
you
are
the
leader
of
your
older
brothers
and
younger
brother.
Benjamin,
your
descendants
will
be
like [MET]
vicious/fierce
wolves:
In
the
morning
they
will
kill
their
enemies
like
a
wolf
devours ◄its
prey/the
animals
that
it
has
killed►,
and
in
the
evening
they
will
divide
among
their
warriors
the
spoils
that
they
seized
from
their
enemies.”
Those
twelve
sons
are
the
ancestors
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel.
That
is
what
their
father
said
to
them
as
he
blessed
them,
telling
to
each
one
words
that
were
appropriate
for
him.
Jacob
died
Then
Jacob
said
to
his
sons, “I
will
soon
die.
Bury
my
body
where
some
of
my
ancestors
are
buried,
in
the
cave
that
is
in
the
field
that
was
bought
from
Ephron,
who
belonged
to
the
Heth people-group.
That
field
is
in
the
Machpelah
area,
east
of
Mamre
town,
in
Canaan.
My
grandfather
Abraham
bought
it
from
Ephron
to
use
as
a
burial
place.
That
is
where
they
buried
him
and
his
wife
Sarah.
That
is
where
they
buried
my
father
Isaac
and
his
wife
Rebekah.
And
that
is
where
I
buried
my
wife
Leah.
That
field
and
the
cave
in
it
were
bought
from
the
Heth people-group;
so
that
is
where
I
want
you
to
bury
me.”
When
Jacob
finished
giving
those
instructions
to
his
sons,
he
lay
down
on
his
bed
again.
Then
he
died [IDM].
Jacob’s body was taken to Canaan and buried there
Joseph
leaned
close
to
his
father’s
face
and
cried
over
him
and
kissed
him.
Joseph
commanded
his
servants
who
were morticians
to ◄embalm
his
father’s
body/put
spices
on
his
father’s
body►
to ◄preserve
it/keep
it
from
decaying►,
and
then
wrap
it
with
strips
of
cloth.
So
the morticians
did
that.
It
took 40
days
to
embalm
Jacob’s
body,
because
that
is
the
amount
of
time
that
was
always
required
for
them
to
embalm
a
body.
And
the
people
of
Egypt
mourned
for 70
days
because
of
Jacob’s
death.
When
the
time
of
mourning
was
finished,
Joseph
said
to
the
king’s
officials, “If
you
are
pleased
with
me,
please
take
this
message
to
the
king:
‘When
my
father
was
about
to
die,
he
told
me
to
solemnly
promise
that
I
would
bury
his
body
in
Canaan,
in
the
tomb
that
he
himself
had
prepared.
So
please
let
me
go
up
to
Canaan
and
bury
my
father’s
body.
Then
I
will
return.’”
After
they
gave
the
king
the
message,
he
replied, “Tell
Joseph, ‘Go
up
and
bury
your
father’s
body,
as
you ◄swore/solemnly
promised►
that
you
would
do.’”
So
Joseph
went
up
to
Canaan
to
bury
his
father’s
body.
All
of
the
king’s
officials,
all
the
king’s advisors,
and
all
the
elders
in
Egypt
went
with
him.
His
own family’s
small
children
and
their
sheep
and
goats
and
their
cattle
stayed
in
the
Goshen
region.
But
all
the
rest
of
Joseph’s
family
and
his
older
brothers
and
younger
brother
and
his
father’s
family
went
with
him.
Men
riding
in
chariots [MTY]
and
on
horses
also
went
along.
It
was
a
huge
group.
They
went
to
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River
and
arrived
at
Atad.
There
was
a
place
there
where
people ◄threshed/beat
the
grain
to
separate
the
wheat
from
the
chaff.►
There
they
mourned
loudly
for
Jacob
for
a
long
time.
Joseph
performed
mourning
ceremonies
for
his
father
for
seven
days.
When
the
Canaan people-group
who
lived
there
saw
them
mourning
like
that,
they
said, “This
is
a
sad
mourning
place
for
the
people
of
Egypt!”
So
they
named
the
place
Abel-Mizraim,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
words
that
mean ‘mourning
of
the
Egyptians.’
Then
Jacob’s
sons
did
for
him
what
their
father
had
commanded.
They
crossed
the
Jordan
River
and
carried
Jacob’s
body
to
Canaan.
They
buried
it
in
the
cave
in
the
field
at
Machpelah,
east
of
Mamre
town.
That
was
the
field
that
Abraham
had
bought
from
Ephron,
who
was
one
of
the
Heth people-group,
to
use
as
a
burial
place.
After
he
had
buried
his
father,
Joseph
and
his
older
brothers
and
younger
brother
and
all
the
others
who
had
gone
up
to
Canaan
with
him
for
the funeral
returned
to
Egypt.
Joseph
told
his
brothers
that
he
would
not
get
revenge
for
what
they
did
to
him
After
Jacob
died,
Joseph’s
brothers
became
worried.
They
realized
what
might
happen.
They
said, “Suppose
Joseph
hates
us
and
tries
to
get
revenge
for
all
the
evil
things
that
we
did
to
him
many
years
ago?”
So
they
sent
someone
to
tell
this
to
Joseph
for
them: “Before
our
father
died,
he
told
us
this:
‘Say
to
Joseph, “Please
forgive
your
older
brothers
for
the
evil
thing
that
they
did
to
you,
for
their
terrible
sin
against
you,
because
what
they
did
to
you
was
very
wrong.”’
So
now
we,
who
are
servants
of
your
father’s
God,
ask
you,
please
forgive
us
for
what
we
did
to
you.”
But
Joseph
just
cried
when
he
received
their
message.
Then
his
older
brothers
themselves
came
and
threw
themselves
on
the
ground
in
front
of
Joseph,
and
one
of
them
said, “Please
listen.
We
will
just
be
your
servants.”
But
Joseph
replied
to
them, “Do
not
be
afraid!
God
is
the
one
who
punishes
people; ◄am
I
God?/I
am
not
God!► [RHQ]
As
for
you,
yes,
you
wanted
to
do
something
very
evil
to
me.
But
God
caused
something
good
to
come
from
it!
He
wanted
to
save
many
people
from
dying
of
hunger,
and
that
is
what
happened!
Today
they
are
alive!
So
I
say
again,
do
not
be
afraid!
I
will
make
sure
that
you
and
your
children
have
enough
to
eat.”
In
that
way
he reassured
them
and
made
made
them
feel
much
better.
Joseph
died
in
Egypt
Joseph
lived
with
his
father’s
family
in
Egypt
until
he
was 110
years
old.
He
lived
long
enough
to
see
Ephraim’s
children
and
grandchildren.
The
children
of
Joseph’s
grandson
Machir,
who
was
Manasseh’s
son,
were
born
before
Joseph
died,
and
were
adopted
by
Joseph
to
be
his
own
children [IDM].
One
day
Joseph
said
to
his
older
brothers, “I
am
about
to
die.
But
God
will
certainly ◄help/take
care
of►
you.
And
some
day
he
will
lead
your
descendants
up
out
of
this
land
and
take
them
to
Canaan,
the
land
that
he
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob.”
Then
Joseph
said, “When
God enables
you
to
do
that,
you
must
take
my
body
back
to
Canaan.”
He
made
his
older
brothers
solemnly
promise
to
do
that.
So
Joseph
died
in
Egypt
when
he
was 110
years
old.
His
body
was
embalmed
and
put
in
a
coffin
there.
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Exodus
Exodus
Exo
This book contains the account of God enabling his people, the Israeli people, to escape from Egypt and of giving some laws forthem. We call this book
Exodus
The Egyptians caused the Israeli people to suffer greatly
The
sons
of
Jacob
who
went
to
Egypt
with
him
along
with
their
families
were
Reuben,
Simeon,
Levi,
Judah,
Issachar,
Zebulun,
Benjamin,
Dan,
Naphtali,
Gad,
and
Asher.
Altogether
there
were 70
people
who
went
with
Jacob.
That
included
his
sons,
his
grandsons,
and
two great-grandsons.
His
son
Joseph
was
already
in
Egypt.
Eventually
Joseph
and
his
older
and
younger
brothers
and
everyone
else
in
their
family
who
lived ◄in
that
generation/at
that
time►
died.
But
Jacob’s
descendants
kept
giving
birth
to
many
children [IDM].
The
number
of
his
descendants
kept
becoming
larger
and
larger.
As
a
result,
there
were
so
many
of
them
that
they
were
everywhere
in
Egypt (OR,
that
they
became
a
threat
to
the
Egyptians).
Then
several
hundred
years
later,
a
new
king
began
to
rule [MTY]
in
Egypt.
He
did
not
know
what
Joseph
had
done
for
the
people
of
Egypt
long
ago.
He
said
to
his
people, “Look
at
what
has
happened!
The Israeli
people
have
become
so
numerous
and
so
powerful
that
they
now
might
conquer
us!
We
must
find
a
way
to
control
them!
If
we
do
not
do
that,
their
population
will
continue
to
grow.
Then,
if
enemies [PRS]
attack
us,
they
will
join
with
our
enemies
and
fight
against
us,
and
they
will
escape
from
our
land.”
So
the
king
and
his
officials
put
supervisors
over
the Israeli
people
to
cause
them
to
suffer
very
much
by
forcing
them
to
work
very
hard.
They
forced
the Israeli
people
to
build
two
cities,
Pithom
and Ramses,
in
which
to
store
supplies
for
the
king/government.
But
the
more
cruelly
they
treated
the
Israeli
people,
the
bigger
the Israeli
population
grew,
and
they
became
more
numerous
all
over
the
land.
So
the
Egyptian
people
began
to
be
afraid
of
the Israeli
people.
They
forced
the Israeli
people
to
work
very
hard,
and
by
making
them
slaves,
they
made
their
lives
miserable.
They
forced
them
to
build
many
buildings
with
mortar
and
bricks.
They
also
forced
them
to
do
other
work
in
the
fields.
In
making
them
do
all
this
work,
the
Egyptian
officials
treated
them
ruthlessly/cruelly.
There
were
two
Hebrew ◄midwives/women
who
helped
the
women
when
they
were
giving
birth►. [Hebrew
means
the
same
as Israeli.]
The
names
of
the
women
were
Shiphrah
and
Puah.
The
king
of
Egypt
said
to
those
two
women,
“When
you
help
the
Hebrew
women
when
they
are
giving
birth [MTY],
if
the
baby
that
is
born
is
a
boy,
you
must
kill
it.
If
the
baby
is
a
girl,
you ◄may
let
it
live/do
not
have
to
kill
them►.”
But
the
midwives
feared/revered
God.
So
they
did
not
do
what
the
king
told
them
to
do.
They
allowed
the
baby
boys
to
live.
So
the
king
summoned
the
two
midwives
and
said
to
them, “Why
are
you
doing
this?
Why
are
you
letting
the
baby
boys
live?”
One
of
the
midwives
replied
to
the
king, “
You
need
to
realize
that
the
Hebrew
women
are
not
like
the
Egyptian
women.
The
Hebrew
women
are
very
strong/healthy.
They
give
birth
to
their
babies
before
we
can
get
to
them
to
help
them.”
So
God
acted
kindly
toward
the
midwives,
and
the
Hebrew
people
became
even
more
numerous
and
strong.
Furthermore,
because
the
midwives
feared/revered
God,
he
enabled
them
also
to
give
birth
to
children.
Then
the
king
commanded
all ◄the
Egyptian
people/his
advisors►: “You
must
throw
into
the
Nile
River
every
baby
boy
born
that
the
Hebrew
women
give
birth
to!
But
you
can
allow
the
baby
girls
to
live.”
After Moses was born he was later adopted by the king’s daughter
◄There
was
a
man
who/My
father►
was
descended
from
Jacob’s
son
Levi.
He
married
a
woman
who
was
also
descended
from
Levi.
She
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to ◄a
baby
boy/me►.
When
she
saw
that
he/I
was
a
good-looking
baby,
she
hid
him/me
for
three
months,
because
she
was
not
willing
to
do
what
the
king
commanded.
When
she
was
unable
to ◄hide
him/me/keep
it
a
secret►
any
longer,
she
got
a
basket
made
from
tall
reeds.
She
covered
the
basket
with
tar ◄
to
make
it waterproof/so
water
could
not
get
in►.
Then
she
put
him/me
in
the
basket
and
put
the
basket
in
the
water
in
the
middle
of
the
tall
grass
at
the
edge
of
the
Nile
River.
His/My
older
sister
was
standing
not
far
away,
watching
to
see
what
would
happen
to
him/me.
Soon
the
king’s
daughter
went
down
to
the
river
to
bathe.
Her
female
servants
were
walking
along
the riverbank.
She
saw
the
basket
amid
the
tall
grass
in
the
river.
So
she
sent
one
of
her
servants
to
get
it.
When
the
servant
brought
the
basket
to
her,
she
opened
it,
and
was
surprised
to
see ◄a
baby
that
was/me►,
crying.
She
felt
sorry
for
him/me,
and
said, “This
must
be
one
of
the
Hebrews’
babies.”
Then ◄the baby’s/my►
older
sister
approached
the
king’s
daughter
and
said, “Do
you
want
me
to
go
and
find
someone
from
among
the
Hebrew
women
who
will
be
able
to
nurse
the
baby
for
you?”
The
king’s
daughter
said
to
her, “
Yes,
go
and
find
one.”
So
the
girl
went
and
summoned ◄the baby’s/my►
mother.
The
king’s
daughter
said
to
her, “
Please
take
this
baby
and
nurse
him
for
me.
I
will
pay
you
for
doing
that.”
So ◄the
woman/my
mother►
took
him/me
and
nursed
him/me.
◄
A
few
years
later/when ◄the
child/I►
grew
older►,
she
brought
him/me
to
the
king’s
daughter.
She
adopted
him/me
as
though
I
was
her
own
son.
She
named
him/me
Moses,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
words ‘pull out’,
because
she
said “I
pulled
him
out
of
the
water.”
Moses,
after murdering
an
Egyptian,
escaped
to
Midian
and
later
married
Zipporah
One
day,
after
Moses/I
had
grown
up,
he/I
went
out
of
the
palace
area
to
see
his/my
people,
the
Hebrews.
He/I
saw
how
they
were
being
forced
to
work
very
hard.
He/I
also
saw
an
Egyptian
man
beating
one
of
his/my
Hebrew
people.
He/I
looked
around
to
see
if
anyone
was
watching.
Seeing
no
one,
he/I
killed
the
Egyptian
man
and
buried
his
body
in
the
sand.
The
next
day
he/I
returned
to
the
same
place.
He/I
was
surprised
to
see
two
Hebrew
men
who
were
fighting
each
other.
He/I
said
to
the
man
who
started
the
fight, “Why
are
you ◄you
should
not
be►
striking
your
fellow
Hebrew.”
The
man
replied, “◄Who
made
you
our
ruler
and
judge?/No
one
made
you
our
ruler
and
judge!► [RHQ]
You
have
no
right
to interfere
with
us
Are
you
going
to
kill
me
just
like
you
killed
that
Egyptian
man
yesterday?”
Then
Moses/I
was
afraid,
because
he/I
thought, “
Since
that
man
knows
what
I
did,
surely
other
people
know,
too.”
And
that
was
correct.
The
king
heard
about
what
he/I
had
done
to
that
Egyptian.
So
he
ordered
his
soldiers
to
execute/kill
Moses/me.
But
he/I
fled
from
the
king
and
left
Egypt.
He/I
traveled
east
to
the
Midian
region
and
started
to
live
there.
The
man
who
was
the ◄priest/one
who
offered
the
people’s
gifts
to
God►
for
the
Midian
people,
whose
name
was
Jethro,
had
seven
daughters.
One
day
as
Moses/I
sat
down
beside
a
well,
those
girls
came
to
the
well
and
got
water,
and
filled
the
troughs
in
order
to
give
water
to
their
father’s
flock
of
sheep.
Some ◄shepherds/men
who
took
care
of
other
sheep►
came
and
started
to
chase
away
the
girls.
But
Moses/I
helped/rescued
the
girls,
and
got
water
for
their
sheep.
When
the
girls
returned
to
their
father
Jethro,
whose
other
name
is
Reuel,
he
asked
them, “How
is
it
that
you
were
able
to
give
water
to
the
sheep
and
come
home
so
quickly
today?”
They
replied, “A
man
from
Egypt
kept [MTY]
other
shepherds
from
sending
us
away.
He
also
got
water
for
us
from
the
well
and
gave
water
to
the
flock
of
sheep.”
He
said
to
his
daughters, “Where
is
he? ◄Why
did
you
leave
him
out
there?/You
should
not
leave
him
out
there!► [RHQ]
Invite
him
in,
so
he
can
have
something
to
eat [MTY]!”
So
they
did,
and
Moses/I
accepted
and
ate
with
them.
And
Moses/I
decided
to
live
there.
Later
Jethro
gave
him/me
his
daughter
Zipporah
to
be
his/my
wife.
Later
she
gave
birth
to
a
son,
and
Moses/I
named
him
Gershom,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
words
that
mean ‘foreigner’,
because
he/I
said, “I
am
living
as
a
foreigner
in
this
land.”
Many
years
later
the
king
of
Egypt
died.
The Israeli
people
in
Egypt
were
still
groaning
because
of
the
hard
work
they
had
to
do
as
slaves.
They
called
out
for
someone
to
help
them,
and
God
heard
them
call
out [PRS].
He
heard
them
groaning.
And
he ◄thought
about/did
not
forget►
that
he
had
solemnly
promised
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
to
bless
their
descendants.
God
saw
how
the Israeli
people
were
being
badly
treated,
and
he
was
concerned
about
them.
God talked to Moses from inside a burning bush, and told him to lead his people out of Egypt
Moses/I
was
taking
care
of
the
sheep
that
belonged
to
his/my
father-in-law
Jethro,
the
priest
of
the
Midian
people.
He/I
led
the
flock
across
the
desert
and
came
to
Horeb,
the
mountain
that
was
later
called
Sinai,
the ◄mountain
that
had
been
dedicated
to
God/taboo
mountain►.
One
day
Yahweh ◄appeared/revealed
himself►
to
him/me,
looking
like
an
angel.
The
angel
appeared
in
a
flame
of
fire
in
the
middle
of
a
bush
that
was
burning.
Moses/I
looked
at
it,
and
he/I
was
surprised
that
the
bush
was
burning,
but
it
was
not
burning
up.
Moses/I
thought, “I
will
go
closer
and
try
to
see
this
strange
sight!
Why
is
the
bush
not
burning
up?”
When
Yahweh
saw
that
he/I
had
come
closer,
he
called
to
Moses/me
from
the
middle
of
the
bush,
saying, “Moses!
Moses!”
He/I
replied, “
Yes,
here
I
am.”
Yahweh
said, “Do
not
come
closer!
Because
I
am
God,
the
ground
on
which
you
are
standing
is
holy/taboo.
So
take
off
your
sandals
to
show
respect
to
me.”
Then
he
said, “I
am
God,
whom
your
ancestors
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
worshiped.”
So
Moses/I
covered
his/my
face,
because
he/I
was
afraid
that
God
would
kill
him/me
if
he/I
looked
at
him.
Then
Yahweh
said, “I
have
seen
how
cruelly
they
are treating
my
people
in
Egypt.
I
have
heard
them ◄wailing/crying
out►
for
help
because
of
what
the slave-drivers
are
forcing
them
to
do.
I
know
how
my
people
are
suffering.
So
I
have
come
down
from
heaven
to
rescue
them
from
the
Egyptians [SYN].
I
have
come
to
bring
them
up
from
that
land
to
the highlands
in
Canaan.
I
will
bring
them
to
a
land
that
is
good/fertile
and
that
has
plenty
of
space.
It
will
be
very
good
for
raising
livestock
and
growing
crops [MTY].
It
is
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Canaan,
Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv,
and
Jebus
live.
Truly
I
have
now
heard
my Israeli
people
crying [PRS].
I
have
seen
how
the
Egyptians
oppress
them.
So
you
go
back
to
Egypt.
I
am
sending
you
to
the
king,
in
order
that
he
may
permit
you
to
bring
my
people,
the Israeli
people,
out
of
Egypt.”
But
Moses/I
replied, “I
am
not
a well-known
person [RHQ]! ◄I
cannot
go
to
the
king
and
ask
him
to
permit
me
to
bring
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt!/How
can
I
go
to
the
king
and
ask
him
to
allow
me
to
bring
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt?►” [RHQ]
God
replied, “I
will
be
with
you.
And
when
you
bring
my
people
out
of
Egypt,
all
of
you
will
worship
me
right
here
on
this
mountain.
That
will
prove
that
I
am
the
one
who
sent
you
to
them.”
Moses/I
said
to
God, “If
I
go
to
the Israeli
people
and
say
to
them, ‘God,
the
one
your
ancestors
worshiped,
has
sent
me
to
you,’
and
they
ask
me, ‘What
is
his
name?’,
what
shall
I
say
to
them?”
God
replied, “I
AM
who
I
AM.”
And
he
said, “Tell
the Israeli
people
that
the
one
who
is
named ‘I AM’
has
sent
me
to
you.”
God
also
said
to
Moses/me, “Say
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘Yahweh
God,
the
one
your
ancestors
worshiped,
the
one
that
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob
worshiped,
has
sent
me
to
you.’
This
name,
Yahweh,
will
be
my
name
forever.
That
is
the
name
that
people
in
all
future
generations
must
use
when
they
talk
about/to
me.
Go
to
Egypt
and
gather
together
the
elders/leaders
of
the Israeli
people,
and
say
to
them, ‘Yahweh
God,
the
one
your
ancestors
worshiped,
the
one
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
worshiped,
appeared
to
me.
He
said
to
him/me, “I
have
been
watching
closely
what
the
Egyptian
people
have
done
to
you.
I
promise
that
I
will
rescue
you
from
being
oppressed
in
Egypt,
and
I
will
take
you
to
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Canaan,
Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv,
and
Jebus
live.
It
is
a
land
good
for
raising
livestock
and
growing
crops [MTY].”’
My
people
will
do
what
you
say.
Then
you
and
their
leaders
must
go
to
the
king
of
Egypt,
and
you
must
say
to
him, ‘Yahweh,
who
is
God,
the
one
we
Hebrews
worship,
has
revealed
himself
to
us.
So
now
we
ask
you
to
allow
us
to
travel
for
three
days
to
a
place
in
the
desert,
in
order
that
there
we
may
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
our
God.’
But
I
know
that
the
king
of
Egypt
will
allow
you
to
go
only
if
he
realizes
I
am
more
powerful [MTY]
than
he
is.
So
I
will
use
my
power [MTY]
to
strike/punish
the
people
of
Egypt [MTY]
by
performing
many
miracles
there.
Then
he
will
allow
you
to
leave.
When
that
happens,
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
to
respect
you.
The
result
will
be
that
when
you
leave
Egypt, ◄you
will
not
go
empty-handed/they
will
give
you
many
valuable
things
to
take
with
you►.
At
that
time,
each
Israeli
woman
will
ask
her
Egyptian
neighbors
and
each
Egyptian
woman
who
is
living
in
her (OR,
her
neighbor’s)
house
to
give
her
some
silver
and
gold
jewelry
and
some
nice
clothes.
Each
Egyptian
woman
will
give
them
some,
and
you
will
put
them
on
your
sons
and
daughters
to
take
with
you.
In
that
way
you
will ◄take
away/confiscate►
the
wealth
of
the
Egyptian
people.”
After Moses tried to resist Yahweh’s appointment, Yahweh gave him power to perform miracles
Moses/I
replied, “But
what
if
the Israeli
people ◄do
not
believe
me/are
not
convinced►
or
not
do
what
I
tell
them?
What
if
they
say, ‘Yahweh
did
not
appear
to
you!’”
Yahweh
said
to
him/me, “
Look
at
that
thing
you
are
holding
in
your
hand.
What
is
it?”
He/I
replied, “A ◄walking
stick/shepherd’s
stick►.”
He
said, “Throw
it
down
on
the
ground!”
So,
he/I
threw
it
on
the
ground,
and
it
became
a
snake!
And
he/I
ran/jumped
away
from
it.
But
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Reach
down
and
pick
it
up
by
its
tail!”
So
he/I
reached
down
and
caught
it,
and
when
he/I
picked
it
up,
it
became
a
stick
in
his/my
hand
again.
Yahweh
said, “
Do
the
same
thing
in
front
of
the Israeli
people,
in
order
that
they
may
believe
that
I,
Yahweh
God,
the
one
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob
worshiped,
truly
appeared
to
you.”
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
again,
saying “Put
your
hand
inside
your
robe [MTY]!”
He/I
did
that.
And
when
he/I
took
it
out
again,
surprisingly,
his/my
hand
was
white.
It
had
a
skin
disease
that
made
it
as
white
as
snow.
Then
God
said, “Put
your
hand
back
inside
your
robe [MTY]!”
So
he/I
did
that,
and
when
he/I
took
it
out
again, surprisingly,
it
was
normal
again,
just
like
the
rest
of
his/my
body!
God
said, “
You
can
do
that
in
front
of
the Israeli
people,
too.
If
they
do
not
pay
attention
to
what
you
say
because
of
seeing
the
first
miracle,
they
will ◄believe
you/be
convinced►
when
you
perform
the
second
miracle.
If
they
do
not
believe
you
or
do
what
you
say,
even
after
you
perform
those
two
miracles,
get
some
water
from
the
Nile
River
and
pour
it
on
the
ground.
When
you
do
that,
the
water
from
the
river
that
you
pour
on
the
ground
will
become
blood [MTY] (OR,
red
like
blood).”
Moses/I
replied, “O
Yahweh!
I
am
not
an
eloquent
speaker!
I
was
not
an
eloquent
speaker
before,
and
I
have
not
become
one
since
you
started
talking
to
me!
I
am
not
a
good
speaker [MTY],
and
I
speak
very slowly.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
him/me, “
You
seem
to
forget
who
it
is
that
makes
people
able
to
speak [RHQ]!
Who
is
it
that enables
people
to
be
unable
to
speak
or
unable
to
hear,
or
able
to
see
or
not
to
see?
It
is
I,
Yahweh [RHQ]!
So
start
going
to
Egypt,
and
I
will
help
you
to
speak [MTY],
and
I
will
tell
you
what
you
should
say.”
But
he/I
replied, “O,
Yahweh,
I
ask
you,
please
send
someone
else
instead!”
Then
Yahweh
became
very
angry
with
Moses/me.
He
said, “
What
about
your
older
brother
Aaron,
who
is
also
a
descendant
of
Levi?
I
know
that
he
is
a
very
good/eloquent
speaker.
He
is
actually
on
his
way
here
right
now,
and
he
will
be
very
happy
to
see
you.
You
can
talk
to
him
and
tell
him
what
to
say [MTY],
and
I
will
help
both
of
you [SYN]
to
know
what
to
say [MTY].
And
I
will
tell
you
both
what
you
should
do.
He
will
speak
for
you
to
the
Israeli
people.
He
will
be ◄your
spokesman/as
though
he
was
your
mouth► [MET],
and
you
will
be
to
him
as
though
you
are
his
god.
Be
sure
to
take
with
you
the
walking/shepherd’s
stick
that
is
in
your
hand,
because
you
will
perform
miracles
with
it.”
God’s
instructions
to
Moses
after
Moses
returned
to
Egypt
Moses/I
returned
to
his/my
father-in-law
Jethro
and
said
to
him, “Please
let
me
go
back
to
Egypt,
to
see
my
fellow Israelis
there.
I
want
to
know
if
they
are
still
alive.”
Jethro
said
to
Moses/me, “Go,
and
may
God
give
you
inner
peace.”
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me
before
he/I
left
Midian, “You
can
safely
return
to
Egypt,
because
the
men
who
were
wanting
to
kill
you [MTY]
are
now
dead.”
So
Moses/I
took
his/my
wife
and
sons
and
put
them
on
donkeys,
and
they/we
returned
to
Egypt.
And
Moses/I
took
in
his/my
hand
the
stick
that
God
told
him/me
to
take
along.
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “When
you
return
to
Egypt,
be
sure
to
perform
all
the
miracles
that
I
have
given
you
power
to
do,
while
the
king
is
watching.
But
I
will
make
him
stubborn [IDM],
with
the
result
that
he
will
not
let
the Israeli
people
leave
Egypt.
Then
say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says: “The Israeli
people [MTY]
are
as
dear
to
me
as
firstborn
sons [MET].
I
told
you
to
let
my
people [MTY]
leave
Egypt,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
me
in
the
desert.
If
you
refuse
to
let
them
go,
I
warn
you,
I
will
kill
your
firstborn
son!”’”
Zipporah
circumcised
her
son
One
night,
as
they
were
camping
on
the
way
to
Egypt,
Yahweh
appeared
to
Moses/me.
He
wanted/threatened
to
kill
Moses/me
for disobeying
his
command
that
boys/sons
be
circumcised.
Then
his/my
wife
Zipporah
took
a
flint
knife
and
circumcised
her
son.
Then
she
touched
the
boy’s
feet (OR,
genitals)
with
the
piece
of
skin
she
had
cut
off,
and
she
said, “The
blood
which
flowed
when
I
circumcised
you
will
protect
you
from
being
harmed
by
Yahweh [MET].”
She
said
to
him, “You
are
safe
now [MET]
because
you
have
been
circumcised.”
So
Yahweh
did
not
harm
her
son.
The Israeli
people
believed
Moses
when
he
and
Aaron
talked
to
them
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron, “Go
into
the
desert
to
meet/see
Moses!”
So
he
went
there
from
Egypt
and
met
him/me
at
Sinai,
the
mountain
dedicated
to
God,
and
greeted
him/me
by kissing
him/me
on
the
cheek.
Moses/I
told
Aaron
everything
that
Yahweh
had
said
to
him/me
when
he
told
him/me
to
return
to
Egypt.
He/I
also
told
Aaron
about
all
the
miracles
that
Yahweh
told
him/me
to
perform.
So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
returned
to
Egypt.
There
they/we
gathered
together
all
the Israeli
elders/leaders.
Aaron
told
them
everything
that
Yahweh
had
told
Moses/me,
and
Aaron
performed
all
the
miracles
as
the
people
watched.
They
believed
that
what
they/we
were
saying
was
true.
When
they
heard
that
Yahweh
had
seen
how
the Israeli
people
were
being
cruelly
oppressed
and
that
he
was
going
to
help
them,
they
bowed
down
and
worshiped
Yahweh.
The king refused to let the Israeli people go after Moses and Aaron talked to him
Then
Aaron
and
Moses/I
went
to
the
king
and
one
of
them/us
said, “Yahweh
God,
whom
we Israeli
people
worship,
says
this
to
you: ‘Let
my
people
go
to
the
desert,
in
order
that
they
may
have
a
feast
to
honor
me!’”
But
the
king
said, “Who
is
Yahweh?
Why
should
I
pay
attention
to
what
he
says
and
let
the Israeli
people [MTY]
go?
I
do
not
know
Yahweh!
And
furthermore,
I
will
not
let
the Israeli
people
go!”
They/we
replied, “Yahweh
God,
the
one
we
Hebrews
worship,
has ◄revealed
himself/appeared►
to
us
and
told
us
what
to
tell
you.
So
we
ask
you
to
please
let
us
go
on
a
three
day
journey
into
the
desert.
We
must
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
God
there.
If
we
do
not
do
that,
he
will
cause
us
to
die [IDM]
from
diseases
or
from
attacks
by
our
enemies [MTY].”
But
the
king
of
Egypt
said
to
them/us, “Moses
and
Aaron, ◄stop
trying
to
keep
the Israeli
people
from
working/why
are
you preventing
the Israeli
people
from
working?► [RHQ]
Tell
those
slaves
to
return
to
work!”
The
king
also
said, “Listen
to
me!
You
people
who
now
live
in
this
land
are
now
more
numerous,
and
you
want
them
to
stop
working
and
rest!”
The
king
increased
the
amount
of
work
the Israelis
were
forced
to
do
That
same
day
the
king
commanded
the
Egyptian
slave
bosses
and
the
Israeli
men supervising
the
slaves,
“Do
not
continue
to
give
the
Israeli
people
straw
for
making
bricks,
as
you
have
done
previously.
Make
them
go
into
the
fields
and
gather
straw
for
themselves.
But
require
them
to
make
the
same
number
of
bricks
that
they
did
before.
Do
not
decrease
the
number
at
all.
They ◄are
lazy/do
not
have
enough
work
to
do►.
That
is
the
reason
they
are
asking
me
to
let
them
go
into
the
desert
to
offer
sacrifices
to
their
god.
Force
the
men
to
work
harder,
so
that
they
will
not
have
time
to
listen
to
lies
from
their
leaders!”
So
the
slave
bosses
and
supervisors
of
the
slaves
went
to
where
the
Israeli
people
were
and
said
to
them, “The
king
has
said
that
he
will
no
longer
give
you
any
straw.
So
you
yourselves
must
go
and
get
straw
wherever
you
can
find
it.
But
you
must
still
keep
working
to
make
the
same
number
of
bricks
as
before.” [LIT]
So
the Israeli
people
went
all
over
Egypt
to
find
straw.
The
slave
bosses
kept
telling
them insistently, “Finish
the
work
you
are
required
to
do
each
day,
making
the
same
amount
of
bricks
as
you
did
before,
when
we
gave
you
straw!”
When
they
were
not
able
to
do
that,
the
slave
bosses
had
the
Israeli
supervisors
beaten
with
sticks,
and
they
asked
them, “Why
have
all
the
men
you
are supervising
not
been
able
to
make
the
same
number
of
bricks
today/now
as
they
did
before [RHQ]?”
The
king
refused
to
pay
attention
to
the
complaints
of
the Israelis
Then
the Israeli
supervisors
went
to
the
king
and
complained,
saying “
Your
Majesty,
why
are
you treating
us
this
way?
Now
they
are
not
giving
us
any
straw
for
making
bricks,
but
they
keep
commanding
us
to
make
bricks.
And
now
sometimes
they
beat
us.
But
it
is
the
fault
of
your
own
slave
bosses
that
we
cannot
make
as
many
bricks
as
before!”
But
the
king
said, “You
are
lazy
and
do
not
want
to
work!
That
is
why
you
keep
saying, ‘Allow
us
to
go
to
the
desert
and
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh.’
So
go
and
get
back
to
work!
We
are
not
going
to
give
you
any
straw,
but
you
must
keep
making
the
same
number
of
bricks!”
The Israeli
supervisors
realized
that
they
were
in
a
difficult
situation,
because
they
had
been
told, “We
are
not
going
to
decrease
the
number
of
bricks
you
must
make
each
day.”
As
they
left
the
king’s
palace,
they
met
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
who
were
waiting
for
them
there.
They
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me, “Yahweh
has
seen
what
you
two
have
done
He
will
punish
you [MTY],
because
you
have
caused
the
king
and
his
officials
to
despise
us!
You
have
given
them
an excuse [MTY]
to
kill
us!”
Moses/I
left
them
and
prayed
to
Yahweh
again,
saying, “O
Yahweh,
why
have
you
caused
all
these
evil
things
to
happen
to
your
people [RHQ]?
And
why
did
you
send
me
here [RHQ]?
Ever
since
I
went
to
the
king
and
told
him
what
you
told
me
to
say [MTY],
he
has
treated
your
people
very
cruelly,
and
you
have
not
done
anything
to
help/rescue
them!”
Yahweh promised to rescue them
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Now
you
will
see
what
I
will
do
to
the
king
and
his
people.
I
will powerfully [MTY]
compel
him
to
let
my
people
go.
In
fact,
by
my
power [MTY]
I
will
force
him
to
expel
them
from
his
land!”
God
also
said
to
Moses/me, “I
am
Yahweh.
I
am
the
one
who
appeared
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
and
told
them
that
I
was
God
Almighty,
but
I
did
not
tell
them
that
my
name
was
Yahweh.
I
also
made
my
solemn
agreement
with
them,
promising
to
give
them
the
Canaan
region.
That
was
the
area
in
which
they
were
living
as
foreigners.
Furthermore,
I
have
heard
the Israeli
people
as
they
were
groaning
because
of
the
hard
work
that
the
Egyptians
forced
them
to
do
as
their
slaves.
I
have
thought
about
that
solemn
promise
that
I
made.
So
tell
the Israeli
people
that
I
said
this: ‘I
am
Yahweh.
I
will
free
you
from
the
burdens
of
heavy
work
that
the
Egyptians
have
given
you.
I
will
free
you
from
being
their
slaves.
With
my
great
power [MTY]
and
by
punishing
them [MTY]
very
severely,
I
will
save
you.
I
will
cause
you
to
be
my
own
people,
and
I
will
be
your
God,
the
one
you
worship.
You
will
truly
know
that
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
the
one
who
has
freed
you
from
the
burdens
of
work
as
slaves
of
the
Egyptians.
And
I
will
bring
you
to
the
land
that
I
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
Abraham,
to
Isaac,
and
to
Jacob.
You
will
possess
it
forever.
I,
Yahweh,
am
promising
this.’”
Moses/I
told
that
to
the Israeli
people,
but
they
did
not
believe
what
he/I
said.
They
were
very
discouraged [IDM]
because
of
the
hard
work
that
they
had
been
forced
to
do
as
slaves.
Aaron
and
Moses
gave
God’s
message
to
the
king
again
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Go
and
tell
the
king
of
Egypt
again
that
he
must
allow
the Israeli
people
to
leave
his
land!”
But
Moses/I
said
to
Yahweh, “Listen
to
what
I
am
saying.
Even
the Israeli
people
have
not
paid
attention
to
what
I
told
them.
But
I
am
a
poor
speaker. [MET, MTY]
So ◄why
should
the
king
pay
attention
to
what
I
tell
him?/the
king
will
certainly
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
tell
him!►” [RHQ]
But
Yahweh
spoke
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
commanded
them/us, “Tell
the Israeli
people
and
the
king
of
Egypt
that
I
have
commissioned
you
two
to
lead
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.”
The
ancestors
of
Moses
and
Aaron
◄Here
is/I
will
now
give
you►
a
list
of
the
ancestors
of
Moses/me
and
Aaron:
The
sons
of
Reuben,
who
was
Jacob’s
oldest
son,
were
Hanoch,
Pallu,
Hezron,
and
Carmi.
They
were
ancestors
of
the
clans
that
have
those
same
names.
The
sons
of
Simeon
were
Jemuel,
Jamin,
Ohad,
Jachin,
Zohar,
and
Shaul. Shaul’s
mother
was
a
woman
from
the
Canaan people-group.
Those
men
also
were
ancestors
of
clans
that
have
those
same
names.
These
are
the
names
of
the
sons
of
Levi,
in
the
order
in
which
they
were
born:
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
Levi
was 137
years
old
when
he
died.
The
sons
of
Gershon
were
Libni
and
Shimei.
They
were
ancestors
of
clans
that
have
those
names.
The
sons
of
Kohath
were
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel.
Kohath
was 133
years
old
when
he
died.
The
sons
of
Merari
were
Mahli
and
Mushi.
All
of
those
people
whose
names
I
have
listed
belonged
to
tribes/clans
descended
from
Levi,
in
the
order
in
which
they
were
born.
Amram
married
his
father’s
sister,
Jochebed.
She
was
the
mother
of
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
Amram
was 137
years
old
when
he
died.
The
sons
of
Izhar
were
Korah,
Nepheg,
and
Zichri.
The
sons
of
Uzziel
were
Mishael,
Elzaphan,
and
Sithri.
Aaron
married
Elisheba.
She
was
the
daughter
of
Amminadab
and
sister
of
Nahshon.
Elisheba
gave
birth
to
four
sons:
Nadab,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar.
The
sons
of
Korah
were
Assir,
Elkanah,
and
Abiasaph.
They
were
the
ancestors
of
the
Korah people-group.
Aaron’s
son
Eleazar
married
one
of
the
daughters
of
Putiel,
and
she
gave
birth
to
Phinehas.
That
ends
the
list
of
the
families
and
clans
that
were
descended
from
Levi.
Aaron
and
Moses/I
were
the
ones
to
whom
Yahweh
said, “Lead
all
the
families
and
clans
of
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.”
They/We
were
the
ones
who
spoke
to
the
king
of
Egypt
about
bringing
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.
On
the
day
that
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
in
Egypt,
he
said, “I
am
Yahweh.
You
must
tell
the
king
everything
that
I
say
to
you.”
But
Moses/I
said
to
Yahweh, “Listen
to
me.
I
am
not
a
good
speaker. [MET, MTY]
So ◄the
king
will
certainly
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
say/why
should
the
king
pay
attention
to
what
I
tell
him?►!” [RHQ]
Yahweh instructed Moses and Aaron
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Listen
carefully.
Just
like
I
enabled
prophet
to
speak
my
messages,
I
will
cause
the
king
to
consider
that
you
are
like
a
god,
and
that
Aaron
is
like
a
prophet.
You
must
tell
everything
I
command
you
to
tell
to
your
older
brother
Aaron,
and
he
will
tell
that
to
the
king.
He
must
tell
the
king
to
let
the Israeli
people
leave
his
land.
But
I
will
make
the
king
stubborn [IDM].
As
a
result,
even
though
I
perform
many
kinds
of ◄miracles/terrifying
things► [DOU]
here
in
Egypt,
the
king
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
you
say.
Then
I
will
punish [MTY]
the
people
of
Egypt [MTY]
very
severely [MTY],
and
I
will
lead/bring
the
tribes
of
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.
Then,
when
I
show
my
great
power [MTY]
to
the
Egyptian
people
and
bring
the Israeli
people
out
from
among
them,
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
Aaron
and
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
told
them/us
to
do.
They/We
went
and
spoke
to
the
king.
At
that
time,
Moses/I
was 80
years
old,
and
Aaron
was 83
years
old.
Aaron
made
his
stick
become
a
snake,
but
that
did
not
influence
the
king
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“If
the
king
says
to
you, ‘Prove
that
God
sent
you
by
performing
a
miracle,’
then
say
to
Aaron, ‘Throw
your
stick
down
in
front
of
the
king,
in
order
that
it
may
become
a
snake.’”
So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
went
to
the
king
and
did
what
Yahweh
had
commanded
them/us
to
do.
Aaron
threw
his
stick
down
in
front
of
the
king
and
his
officials,
and
it
became
a
snake.
Then
the
king
summoned
his
sorcerers
and
men
who
performed magic.
They
did
the
same
thing,
using
their magic.
They
all
threw
down
their
sticks,
and
they
became
snakes.
But
Aaron’s
stick,
which
had
become
a
snake,
swallowed
up
all
their
sticks!
But
the
king
continued
to
be
stubborn [IDM],
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted,
and
he
would
not
pay
attention
to
what
Aaron
and
Moses/I
said.
Moses
and
Aaron
caused
the
Nile
River
to
become
red
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “The
king
is
very
stubborn [IDM].
He
refuses
to
allow
my
people
to
go.
So
tomorrow
morning,
go
to
him
as
he
is
going
down
to
the
Nile
River
to
bathe.
Wait
for
him
at
the riverbank.
When
he
comes
out
of
the
water,
show
him
the
stick,
the
one
which
became
a
snake.
Say
to
him, ‘Yahweh
God,
the
one
we
Hebrews
worship,
sent
me
to
you
to
tell
you
to
let
my
people
go,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
him
in
the
desert.
We
told
you
that,
but
you
have
not
paid
any
attention
to
it.
So
now
Yahweh
says
this: “This
is
the
way
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
Watch
this:
I
am
going
to
strike
the
water
that
is
in
the
Nile
River
with
the
stick
that
is
in
my
hand.
When
I
do
that,
the
water
will
become
blood (OR,
red
like
blood [MTY]).
Then
the
fish
in
the
Nile
River
will
die,
and
the
water
in
the
river
will
stink,
and
the
Egyptians
will
not
be
able
to
drink
water
from
the
Nile
River.”’”
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “
When
you
are
talking
to
the
king,
say
to
Aaron, ‘Hold
your
stick
out
as
though
you
were
holding
it
over
the
water
in
Egypt—over
the
rivers,
the
canals,
the
ponds,
and
over
the
pools
of
water,
in
order
that
all
of
it
may
become
red
like
blood.’
When
Aaron
does
that,
there
will
be
blood
throughout
Egypt,
even
in
wooden
jars
and
in
stone
jars.”
So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
commanded.
As
the
king
and
his
officials
were
watching,
Aaron
lifted
up
his
stick
and
then
struck
the
water
in
the
Nile
River
with
it.
And
all
the
water
in
the
river
turned
red
like
blood.
Then
all
the
fish
died.
And
the
water
stank,
with
the
result
that
the
Egyptians
could
not
drink
water
from
the
river.
Everywhere
in
Egypt
the
water
became
red
like
blood.
But
the
men
who
performed magic
did
the
same
thing
using
their magic.
So
the
king
remained
stubborn [IDM],
and
he
would
not
pay
attention
to
what
Aaron
and
Moses/I
said,
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted.
The
king
turned
and
went
back
to
his
palace,
and
he
did
not
think
anymore
about
it [IDM].
The
Egyptians [HYP]
dug
into
the
ground
near
the
Nile
River
to
get
water
to
drink,
because
they
could
not
drink
the
water
from
the
river.
Moses
and
Aaron
caused
frogs
to
appear
everywhere
◄One
week/Seven
days►
passed
after
Yahweh
caused
the
water
in
the
Nile
River
to
become
red
like
blood.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
back
to
the
king
and
tell
him, ‘Yahweh
says
that
you
must
let
my
people
go,
in
order
that
they
can
worship
me
in
the
desert.
But
if
you
refuse
to
let
them
go,
I
will
punish
you
by
sending
frogs
to
cover
your
country.
Not
only
will
the
Nile
River
be
full
of
frogs,
but
the
frogs
will
come
up
out
of
the
river
into
your
palace.
They
will
come
into
your
bedroom
and
onto
your
bed.
They
will
be
in
the
houses
of
your
officials
and
all
the
rest
of
your
people.
They
will
even
get
into
your
ovens
and
your
pans
for
mixing
the materials
for baking
bread.
The
frogs
will
jump
up
on
you
and
your
officials
and
all
the
rest
of
your
people.’”
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me, “Say
this
to
Aaron: ‘Hold
your
stick
in
your
hand
and
stretch
it
out
as
though
you
were
stretching
it
over
the
river,
the
canals,
and
over
the
pools,
and
cause
frogs
to
come
up
from
all
this
water
and
cover
the
land
of
Egypt.’”
After
Moses/I
told
that
to
Aaron,
he
stretched
out
his
hand
as
though
he
were
stretching
it
over
all
the
water
in
Egypt.
And
the
frogs
came
up
from
the
water
and
covered
Egypt.
But
the
men
who
performed magic
did
the
same
thing,
and
they
caused
more
frogs
to
come
up
from
the
water
onto
the
land.
Then
the
king
summoned
Moses/me
and
said, “Ask
Yahweh
to
take
away
these
frogs
from
me
and
my
people.
After
that
happens,
I
will
allow
your
people
to
go,
in
order
that
they
can
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh.”
Moses/I
said
to
the
king, “I
will
be
glad
to
pray
for
you
and
for
your
officials
and
for
the
rest
of
your
people.
I
will
ask
Yahweh
to
get
rid
of
the
frogs
from
all
your
houses.
The
only
frogs
left
will
be
those
in
the
Nile
River.
Just
tell
me
when
I
should
pray.”
He
replied, “Tomorrow.”
So
Moses/I
said, “
I
will
do
what
you
say,
and
then
you
will
know
that
Yahweh
God,
the
one
we
worship,
is
the
only
true
god,
and
that
there
is
no
other
god
like
him.
The
frogs
will
leave
you
and
your
officials
and
all
the
rest
of
your
people.
The
only
ones
left
will
be
in
the
Nile
River.”
Aaron
and
Moses/I
left
the
king.
Then
Moses/I
prayed
to
Yahweh,
asking
him
to
take
away
all
the
frogs
he
had
brought
to
the
king’s
land.
And
Yahweh
did
just
what
Moses/I
asked
him
to
do.
As
a
result,
all
the
frogs
in
the
houses,
in
their
courtyards,
and
in
the
fields
died.
The
people
gathered
together
all
the
dead
frogs
into
big
piles,
and
the
land
stank
from
the
smell.
But
when
the
king
saw
that
the
problem
was
ended,
he
became
stubborn [IDM]
again.
And
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted,
he
would
not
pay
attention
to
what
Aaron
and
Moses/we
told
him.
Moses
and
Aaron
caused
the
land
to
be
full
of
gnats
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Tell
Aaron
to
strike
the
ground
with
his
stick.
When
he
does
that,
all
the
fine particles
of
ground/dust
will
become
gnats,
all
over
the
land
of
Egypt.”
So
they/we
did
that.
Aaron
struck
the
ground
with
his
stick,
and
all
over
Egypt,
the
fine particles
of
ground/dirt
became
gnats.
The
gnats
covered
the
people
and
all
their
animals.
The
men
who
worked magic
tried
to
cause
gnats
to
appear,
but
they
were
unable
to
do
it.
So
the
gnats
stayed
on
the
Egyptian
people
and
on
their
animals.
The
men
who
worked magic
said
to
the
king, “It
is
God
who
has
done
this
with
his
power [MTY]!”
But
the
king
continued
to
be
stubborn [IDM],
and
he
would
not
pay
attention
to
us,
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted.
Moses
and
Aaron
caused
the
land
to
be
filled
with
flies
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Get
up
early
tomorrow
morning.
Go
down
to
the
river
and
wait
for
the
king.
When
he
comes
to
bathe [MTY],
say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
you: “Let
my
people
go,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
me
in
the
desert.
I
warn
you
that
if
you
do
not
let
my
people
go,
I
will
send
swarms
of
flies
to
you.
They
will
come
down
on
you
and
on
your
officials
and
on
the
rest
of
your
people.
The
houses
of
all
you
Egyptians
will
be
full
of
flies.
They
will
even
cover
the
ground.
But
when
that
happens,
I
will
treat
the
Goshen
region,
where
my
people
live, differently.
There
will
be
no
swarms
of
flies
there.
In
that
way,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
am
doing
these
things
here
in
this
land.
I
will
distinguish
clearly
between
how
I
act
toward
my
people
and
how
I
act
toward
your
people.
And
this
plague
is
going
to
happen
tomorrow!”’”
Early
the
next
morning,
Moses/I
told
that
to
the
king,
but
the
king
would
not
pay
any
attention.
So
Yahweh
did
what
he
said
he
would
do.
He
sent
great
swarms
of
flies
into
the
palace
of
the
king
and
into
the
houses
of
his
officials.
The
whole
country
of
Egypt
was
ruined
by
the
flies.
Then
the
king
summoned
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
said, “You Israeli
people
can
go
and
offer
sacrifices
to
your
god,
but
you
must
do
it
here
in
this
land.”
But
Moses/I
replied, “It
would
not
be
right
for
us
to
do
that,
because
we
will
be
offering
sacrifices
that
are
very
offensive
to
the
Egyptian
people.
If
we
offer
sacrifices
that
the
Egyptian
people
think
are
disgusting,
they
will
kill
us
by
throwing
stones
at
us [RHQ]!
No,
we
need
to
travel
for
three
days
into
the
desert.
There
we
will
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
the
God
we
worship,
just
as
he
commands (OR,
has
commanded)
us.”
So
the
king
said, “I
will
let
your
people
go
to
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
your
god,
in
the
desert.
But
you
must
not
go
very
far.
Now
pray
for
me!”
Moses/I
said, “Listen
to
me!
After
I
leave
you,
I
will
pray
to
Yahweh,
asking
that
tomorrow
he
will
cause
the
swarms
of
flies
to
leave
you
and
your
officials
and
the
rest
of
your
people.
But
do
not
deceive
us
again
by
refusing
to
let
our
people
go
to
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh!”
Then
Moses/I
left
the
king
and
prayed
to
Yahweh.
And
Yahweh
did
what
Moses/I
asked,
and
he
got
rid
of
the
swarms
of
flies
from
around
the
king
and
his
officials
and
the
rest
of
his
people.
No
flies
remained.
But
the
king
was
stubborn [IDM]
this
time
also,
and
he
did
not
allow
the Israeli
people
to
go.
Yahweh sent a terrible disease to afflict the Egyptians’ livestock
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
to
the
king
and
say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
we
Hebrews
worship,
says: “Allow
my
people
to
go,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
me.
If
you
still
keep
refusing
to
let
them
go [DOU],
I
warn
you
that
I
will
punish
you
with
my
power [MTY]
by
sending
a
terrible
disease
on
all
your
animals—on
your
horses,
donkeys,
camels,
on
your
cattle,
and
on
your
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats.
But
I,
Yahweh,
will
distinguish
between
what
I
do
to
the
animals
that
belong
to
the Israeli
people
and
what
I
do
to
your
animals.
The
result
will
be
that
no
animal
that
belongs
to
the Israeli
people
will
die.”’
Tell
him
that
I
have
determined/decided
that
tomorrow
is
the
day
that
I
will
do
this
in
this
land.”
The
next
day
Yahweh
did
just
what
he
said
that
he
would
do.
A
terrible
disease
afflicted
all
of
the Egyptians’
animals,
and
many
of
them [HYP]
died.
But
none
of
the Israeli
people’s
animals
died.
The
king
sent
men
to
investigate,
and
they
were
surprised
to
see
that
none
of
the Israeli
people’s
animals
had
died.
But
after
they
reported
that
to
the
king,
he
continued
to
be
stubborn [IDM],
and
he
did
not
let
the
Israeli
people
go.
Yahweh
caused
the
Egyptian
people
to
be
afflicted
with
boils
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me, “Take
a
few
handfuls
of
ashes/soot
from ◄a
furnace/an
oven
where
they
burn
lime►,
and
let
Moses
throw
them
up
into
the
air,
in
front
of
the
king.
The
ashes/soot
will
spread
all
over
the
country
of
Egypt
like
fine
dust.
And
the
ashes/soot
will
cause
boils
to
afflict
both
the
Egyptian
people
and
their
animals,
all
over
the
land.”
So
they/we
both
got
some
ashes/soot
and
went
and
stood
in
front
of
the
king.
Moses/I
threw
the
ashes/soot
up
into
the
air.
The
ashes/soot
spread
all
over,
causing
boils
to
afflict
the
Egyptian
people
and
their
animals.
All
the
boils
became
open
sores.
Even
the
men
who
worked magic
had
boils.
The
result
was
that
they
were
suffering
so
much
that
they
were
not
able
to
come
to
Moses/me,
because
the
men
who
worked magic
had
boils
just
like
all
the
rest
of
the
Egyptian
people.
But
Yahweh
caused
the
king
to
continue
to
be
stubborn [IDM].
He
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
they/we
said,
just
as
Yahweh
had
told
Moses/me
would
happen.
Yahweh
sent
hail
on
all
the
Egyptian
people
and
their
animals
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Get
up
early
tomorrow
morning.
Go
and
stand
in
front
of
the
king
and
tell
him
that
Yahweh
God,
the
one
that
the
Hebrew
people
worship,
says
this: ‘Let
my
people
go,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
me
in
the
desert.
If
you
do
not
let
them
go,
this
time
I
will
punish
with
plagues
not
only
your
officials
and
the
rest
of
your
people,
but
I
will
punish
you
yourself [SYN],
in
order
that
you
will
know
there
is
no
god
like
me
anywhere
in
the
world.
By
this
time
I
could
have
used
my
power [MTY]
to
strike
you
and
your
people
with
terrible
diseases
that
would
have
wiped
you
all
from
the
earth.
But
I
have
let
you
live.
The
reason
I
have
let
you
live
is
to
show
you
my
power,
with
the
result
that
people
all
over
the
earth [HYP]
will
know
how
great
I [MTY]
am.
You
are
still
acting
proudly
and
refusing
to
let
my
people
go.
So
listen
to
this:
About
this
time
tomorrow
I
will
cause
very
heavy
hail
to
fall
in
Egypt.
From
the
time
Egypt
first
became
a
country,
there
has
never
been
a hailstorm
as
bad
as
this
one
will
be.
So
you
should
send
a
message
to
everyone
to
put
their
cattle,
and
everything
else
that
they
own
that
is
out
in
the
fields,
under
shelters.
The
hail
will
fall
on
every
person
and
every
animal
that
is
out
in
the
fields
and
that
is
not
put
under
a
shelter,
and
they
will
all
die.’”
So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
said.
Some
of
the
king’s
officials
who
heard
what
Yahweh
had
said
became
very
afraid.
So
they
put
all
their
animals
and
their
slaves
under
shelters.
But
those
who
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
Yahweh
had
said
left
their
slaves
and
their
animals
in
the
fields.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Raise
your
hand
up
toward
the
sky,
in
order
that
hail
will
fall
all
over
the
land
of
Egypt—on
the
people
and
on
their
animals
and
on
all
the
plants
in
the
fields.”
So
Moses/I
lifted
his/my
stick
up
toward
the
sky.
And
Yahweh
sent
down
hail,
all
over
the
land
of
Egypt.
There
was
also
thunder
and
lightning.
While
very
heavy
hail
was
falling,
there
was
thunder,
and
lightning
struck
the
ground.
There
had
never
been
a hailstorm
like
that
since
Egypt
first
became
a
country.
The
hail
struck
everything
that
was
in
the
fields
all
over
Egypt—every
person
and
every
animal.
The
hail
destroyed
the
plants
in
the
fields
and
stripped
the
leaves
off
the
trees.
Only
in
the
Goshen
region,
where
the Israeli
people
were
living,
was
there
no
hail.
Then
the
king
sent
someone
to
summon
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
When
they/we
came
to
the
king,
he
said
to
them/us, “This
time
I
admit
that
I
have
sinned.
What
Yahweh
has
done
is
right,
and
what
I
and
my
people
have
done
is
wrong.
◄Pray
to/Plead
with►
Yahweh
to
cause
it
to
stop!
We
cannot
endure
any
more
of
this
thunder
and
hail!
I
will
let
your
people
go;
they
do
not
have
to
stay
here
in
Egypt
any
longer.”
Moses/I
replied, “As
soon
as
I
go
out
of
this
city,
I
will
lift
up
my
hands
and
pray
to
Yahweh.
Then
the
thunder
will
cease,
and
no
more
hail
will
fall.
This
will
happen
in
order
that
you
will
know
that
Yahweh,
not
your
gods,
controls
everything
that
happens
on
the
earth.
But
as
for
you
and
your
officials,
I
know
that
you
do
not
yet
fear
Yahweh
God.”
When
the
hail
fell,
the
flax
was
ruined
because
the
buds
were
forming,
and
the
barley
was
ruined
because
its
grain
was
ripe.
But
none
of
the
wheat
crops
was
ruined,
because
their
shoots
were
still
very
small.
So
Moses/I
left
the
king
and
went
outside
the
city.
He/I
lifted
up
his/my
hands
toward
Yahweh
and
prayed.
Then
the
thunder
and
the
hail
stopped,
and
the
rain
also
stopped
falling
on
the
land
of
Egypt.
But
when
the
king
saw
that
the
rain
and
the
hail
and
the
thunder
had
stopped,
he
sinned
again.
He
and
his
officials
continued
to
be
stubborn [IDM].
So,
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted
by
what
he
told
Moses/me,
the
king
did
not
allow
the Israeli
people
to
leave.
Yahweh sent locusts to destroy the rest of the Egyptians’ crops
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
to
the
king
again.
I
have
made
him
and
his
officials
stubborn [IDM].
I
have
done
that
in
order
that
I
would
have
a
good
reason
to
perform
all
these
plagues
among
them,
and
also
in
order
that
you
would
be
able
to
tell
your
children
and
your
grandchildren
how
I
caused
the
Egyptians
to
act
very
foolishly
when
I
performed
all
these
miracles.
Then
all
of
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
went
into
the
king’s
palace
and
said
to
him, “Yahweh
God,
whom
we
Hebrews
worship,
says
this: ‘How
long
will
you
stubbornly
refuse
to
do
what
I
tell
you [MTY]?
Let
my
people
go,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
me
in
the
desert
If
you
keep
refusing
to
let
them
go,
I
warn
you
that
tomorrow
I
will
bring ◄locusts/
large
flying
insects
called
locusts►
into
your
country.
They
will
completely
cover
the
ground
so
that
you
will
not
even
be
able
to
see
the
ground.
They
will
eat
everything
that
the
hail
did
not
destroy.
They
will
eat
everything
that
is
left
on
the
trees.
They
will
fill
your
houses,
and
the
houses
of
all
your
officials,
and
the
houses
of
all
the
rest
of
the
Egyptians.
There
will
be
more
locusts
than
you
or
your
parents
or
your grandparents
have
ever
seen,
from
the
time
your
ancestors
first
came
to
this
land
until
the
present
time!’”
Then
he/I
turned
and
Aaron
and
I
left
the
king.
The
king’s
officials
said
to
him, “◄How
long
is
this
man
going
to
continue
to
bring
disasters
on
us?/We
must
not
let
this
man
continue
to
cause
trouble
for
us!► [RHQ]
Let
the
Israeli
men
leave,
in
order
that
they
may
worship
Yahweh,
their
god. ◄Do
you
not
yet
understand
that
this
man
has
ruined
Egypt?/You
ought
to
realize
by
now
that
this
man
has
ruined
Egypt!►” [RHQ]
So
they
brought
Aaron
and
Moses/me
back
to
the
king.
He
said
to
them/us, “
All
right,
you
can
go
and
worship
Yahweh
your
god.
But
who
are
the
ones
who
will
go?”
Moses/I
replied, “We
all
need
to
go,
everyone,
including
those
who
are
young
and
those
who
are
old.
We
need
to
take
our
sons
and
our
daughters
and
our
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
and
herds
of
livestock,
because
we
must
have
a
festival
to
honor
Yahweh.”
Moses/I
really
did
not
intend
that
the Israelis
would
ever
return
to
Egypt,
and
the
king
knew
that
also.
So
the
king
replied
sarcastically, “
If
you
all
leave,
it
will
be
clear
that
Yahweh
has
helped
you,
but
I
myself
will
never
let
you
take
your
children
and
your
wives
when
you
go!
It
is
clear
that
you
are
wickedly
planning
not
to
return.
So
no,
I
will
not
let
you
all
go.
The Israeli
men
may
go
and
worship
Yahweh,
if
that
is
what
you
want.”
Then
the
king
expelled
them/us
from
his
palace.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Reach
out
your
hand
as
though
you
were
stretching
it
over
the
land
to
welcome
the
locusts.
They
will
come
to
the
country
of
Egypt
and
eat
every
plant
that
is
left
in
the
land,
every
plant
that
the
hail
has
not
destroyed.”
So
Moses/I
held
out
his/my
stick
as
though
he/I
was
stretching
it
over
the
whole
land
of
Egypt.
Then
Yahweh
caused
a
strong
wind
to
blow
from
the
east,
and
it
blew
over
the
land
all
that
day
and
all
that
night.
By
the
next
morning,
it
had
brought
the
locusts.
The
locusts
swarmed
all
over
Egypt.
It
was
larger
than
any
swarm
of
locusts
that
had
ever
been
seen,
and
there
will
never
be
a
swarm
of
locusts
like
that
again.
They
covered
the
surface
of
the
ground
and
made
it
appear
black.
They
ate
all
the
plants
in
the
land
and
everything
on
the
trees
that
had
not
been
destroyed
by
the
hail.
Nothing
that
was
green
was
left
on
any
plant
or
on
any
tree,
anywhere
in
Egypt.
The
king
quickly
summoned
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
said, “I
have
sinned
against
Yahweh,
your
god,
and
against
you
two.
So
now
I
ask
you
to
forgive
me
this
one
time
for
having
sinned,
and
pray
to
Yahweh
your
god
to
stop
these
locusts [MTY]
from
causing
everything
to
die.”
They/We
left
the
king,
and
Moses/I
prayed
to
Yahweh.
Then
Yahweh
changed
the
wind
so
that
it
blew
strongly
from
the
west,
and
it
blew
all
the
locusts
into
the
Red
Sea (OR,
the Gulf
of Suez).
There
was
not
one
locust
left
anywhere
in
the
country
of
Egypt.
But
Yahweh
made
the
king
stubborn [IDM]
again,
and
he
did
not
let
the Israeli
people
go.
Yahweh
caused
a
great
darkness
to
cover
Egypt
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Reach
your
hand
up
toward
the
sky,
in
order
that
there
will
be
darkness
over
all
the
land
of
Egypt,
a
darkness
so
complete
that
people
will
have
to
grope
around
to
know
where
to
walk.”
So
Moses/I
reached
his/my
hand
toward
the
sky,
and
it
became
totally
dark
all
over
Egypt
for
three
days
and
nights.
People
could
not
see
each
other.
No
one
left
his
house
during
that
whole
time.
But
there
was
light
in
the
area
where
the Israeli
people
were
living.
The
king
summoned
Moses/me
and
said, “All
right,
you
may
go
and
worship
Yahweh.
Your
wives
and
your
children
may
go
with
you.
But
your
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
and
your
herds
of
cattle
must
remain
here.”
But
Moses/I
replied, “
No,
you
must
let
us
take
along
the
sheep
and
goats,
in
order
that
we
may
have
some
of
them
to
sacrifice
and
give
as
burned
offerings
to
Yahweh,
our
God.
Our
livestock
must
also
go
with
us;
we
are
not
going
to
leave
one
of
them [SYN]
behind.
We
must
take
them
to
worship
Yahweh.
We
will
not
know
which
animals
to
sacrifice
until
we
get
to
where
we
are
going.”
But
Yahweh
made
the
king
continue
to
be
stubborn [IDM],
and
he
would
not
let
the Israeli
people
go.
The
king
said
to
me, “Get
out
of
here!
Make
sure
that
you
never
come
to
see
me [SYN]
again!
The
day
you
see
me
again,
I
will
have
you
executed!”
Moses/I
replied, “You
are
correct!
You
will
never
see
me [SYN]
again!”
Yahweh declared that all the oldest sons of the Egyptians would die, and then the king’s officials would plead for the Israeli people to leave Egypt
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “I
will
cause
one
more
disaster
to
strike
the
king
of
Egypt
and
all
his
people [MTY].
After
that,
he
will
let
you
leave.
In
fact,
he
will
expel
you
all.
So
now
speak
to
all
the
Israeli
people.
Tell
them
to
ask
all
their
Egyptian
neighbors,
both
men
and
women,
to
give
them
some
silver
and
gold
jewelry.”
Yahweh
made
the
Egyptians
highly
respect
the Israeli
people.
In
particular,
the
Egyptian
officials
and
all
the
rest
of
the
people
considered
Moses/me
to
be
a
very
great
man.
Then
Moses/I
went
to
the
king
and
said, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘About
midnight
tonight
I
will
go
throughout
Egypt,
and
I
will
cause
all
the
firstborn/oldest
sons
to
die.
That
will
include
your
oldest
son,
the
oldest
sons
of
the
slave
women
who
grind
grain,
and
the
oldest
sons
of
everyone
else.
I
will
also
kill
the
oldest
males
of
the Egyptians’
livestock.
When
that
happens,
people
all
over
Egypt
will
wail
loudly.
They
have
never
wailed
like
that
before,
and
they
will
never
wail
like
that
again.
But
among
the Israeli
people
it
will
be
so
quiet
that
not
even
a
dog
will
bark!
Then
you
will
know
for
sure
that
I,
Yahweh,
distinguish
how
I
act
toward
the
Egyptians
and
how
I
act
toward
the Israeli
people.
Then
all
these
officials
of
yours
will
come
and
bow
down
before
me
and
will
say, “Please
get
out
of
Egypt,
you
and
all
the Israeli
people!”’
After
that,
I
will
leave
Egypt!”
After
Moses/I
said
that,
he/I
very
angrily
left
the
king.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “The
king
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
you
say.
The
result
will
be
that
I
will
perform
more
plagues
in
the
land
of
Egypt.”
Aaron
and
Moses/I
performed
all
these
miracles
in
front
of
the
king,
but
Yahweh
made
the
king
stubborn,
and
he
did
not
let
the Israeli
people
leave
his
country.
Yahweh instructed Moses and Aaron about the Passover Festival
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me
there
in
Egypt,
“
From
now
on,
this
month
will
be
the
first
month
of
the
year
for
you.
Tell
all
the Israeli
people
that
in
each
family,
the
man
who
heads
the
family
must
select
a
lamb
or
a
young
goat
for
his
household.
If
there
are
not
enough
people
in
his
family
to
eat
a
whole
cooked
lamb,
then
his
family
and
the
family
that
lives
next
door
may
share
one
animal.
Decide
how
many
lambs
you
need
according
to
the
number
of
people
in
each
family,
and
according
to
how
much
each
person
can
eat.
The
lambs
or
goats
that
you
choose
must
be
males, one-year-old,
and
they
must
not
have
any defects.
You
must
take
special
care
of
these
animals
until
the 14th
day
of
the
month.
On
that
day,
all
the Israeli
people
must
slaughter
the
lambs
or
goats
in
the
evening.
Then
they
must
take
some
of
the
blood
from
the
lambs
or
goats,
and
they
must
smear
it
on
the
doorposts
and
the ◄lintels/horizontal
beams
above
the
doorways►
of
the
houses
in
which
they
will
eat
the
meat.
They
must
roast
the
animals
immediately
and
eat
the
meat
that
night.
They
must
eat
it
with
bread
that
is
baked
without
yeast
and
with
bitter
herbs.
You
must
not
eat
any
of
the
meat
raw,
and
you
must
not
boil
the
meat.
You
must
roast
it
whole,
without
cutting
off
the
head
or
the
legs
or
removing
the
internal
parts.
You
must
eat
all
the
meat
that
evening;
do
not
let
any
of
the
meat
remain
to
be
eaten
the
next
morning.
If
any
of
the
meat
is
left
until
the
next
morning,
you
must
completely
burn
it.
When
you
eat
it,
you
must
be
dressed
ready
to
travel,
and
you
must
eat
it
quickly.
You
must
have
your
sandals
on
your
feet
and
your
walking
stick
in
your
hands.
It
will
be
a
festival
called
Passover
to
honor
me,
Yahweh.
On
that
night
I
will
go
through
all
the
country
of
Egypt,
and
I
will
kill
all
the
oldest
males
in
Egypt,
both humans
and
animals.
By
doing
this
I
will
show
that
all
the
gods
in
Egypt
are
worthless.
I
can
do
this,
because
I
am
Yahweh,
the all-powerful
God.
The
blood
that
you
smear
on
the
doorways
will
be
a
mark
to indicate
the
houses
in
which
you
Israelis
live.
When
I
see
the
blood,
I
will
ignore
and
pass
by
those
houses,
and
I
will
not
harm
you
Israelis
who
live
there,
when
I
punish
the
Egyptians.
Each
year,
you
must
celebrate
this
festival
on
this
day,
to
remember
what
I,
Yahweh,
have
done
for
you.
In
all
the
generations
to
come,
each
year
you
must
celebrate
this
festival.
It
must
continue
forever.
For
seven
days
you
must
eat
bread
that
has
no
yeast
in
it.
On
the
first
day
of
that
week
you
must
get
rid
of
all
the
yeast
that
is
in
your
houses.
During
those
seven
days,
if
anyone
eats
bread
that
is
baked
with
yeast
in
it,
you
must
consider
that
person
to
be
no
longer
an Israeli.
On
the
first
day
of
that
week,
you
must ◄have
a
holy
meeting/gather
together
to
worship
me►.
You
must
do
the
same
thing
on
the
seventh
day.
People
must
not
work
on
those
two
days.
The
only
work
they
may
do
is
to
prepare
food
for
you
to
eat.
Every
year
you
must
keep
celebrating
this
festival
of
eating
bread
that
has
no
yeast
in
it,
because
it
will
remind
you
that
it
was
on
this
day
that
I
brought
all
your
tribal
groups
out
of
Egypt.
So
every
year,
in
all
the
generations
to
come,
you
must
celebrate
this
day
as
a
festival.
It
must
continue
forever.
In
the
first
month
of
the
year,
on
the 14th
day
of
that
month,
the
only
bread
you
may
eat
is
bread
that
has
no
yeast
in
it.
You
must
keep
doing
that
each
day
until
the 21st
day
of
that
month.
For
those
seven
days
you
must
not
have
any
yeast
in
your
house.
During
that
time,
if
anyone,
either
an Israeli
or
a
foreigner,
eats
bread
made
with
yeast,
you
must
consider
that
person
no
longer
to
be
an Israeli.
In
your
houses,
do
not
eat
anything
that
has
yeast
in
it
during
those
seven
days.”
Then
Moses/I
summoned
all
the
leaders
of
the Israeli
people.
He/I
said
to
them, “Each
family
should
select
a
lamb
and
kill
it,
in
order
that
you
may
eat
it
to
celebrate
the
festival
that
will
be
called ‘Passover’.
Let
the lamb’s
blood
drain
into
a
basin.
Get
a
bunch/sprig
of ◄hyssop/a
very
leafy
plant►
and
dip
it
in
the
blood.
Then
smear
some
of
the
blood
on
the
doorposts
and
the ◄lintels/beams
above
the
doorways►
of
your
houses.
The
people
in
each
house
must
all
stay
inside
the
house
until
the
next
morning.
When
Yahweh
goes
throughout
Egypt
to
kill
the
oldest
male
in
each
Egyptian
family,
he
will
see
the
blood
on
the ◄lintels/beams
of
your
doorways►,
and
he
will
ignore
and
pass
by
those
houses.
He
will
not
allow
the
angel
who
causes
people
to
die
to
enter
your
houses
and
kill
any
of
your
oldest
sons.
You
and
your
descendants
must
celebrate
this
festival
forever.
And
when
you
arrive
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
will
be
giving
to
you
as
he
promised,
you
must
keep
celebrating
this
ritual
every
year.
When
your
children
ask
you, ‘What
does
this
ritual
mean?’,
you
must
tell
them, ‘This
ritual
is
to
remember
how
our
ancestors
sacrificed
lambs
on
the
night
that
Yahweh’s
angel
passed
by
the
houses
of
the Israeli
people
when
they
were
in
Egypt.
He
killed
the
oldest
males/sons
in
all
the
Egyptian
houses,
but
he
spared
the
sons
in [MTY]
our
houses.’”
After
Moses/I
told
them
this,
they
all
bowed
their
heads
and
worshiped
Yahweh.
Then
the Israeli
people
did
what
Yahweh
had
told
Aaron
and
Moses/me
to
tell
them
to
do.
Yahweh
killed
all
the
oldest
Egyptian
males
At
midnight
Yahweh
killed
all
the
oldest
sons
of
the
Egyptian
people,
all
over
Egypt.
That
included
the
king’s
oldest
son,
the
oldest
sons
of
the
prisoners
in
the
dungeon/jail,
and
the
oldest
sons
of
everyone
else.
He
also
killed
the
oldest
males
of
all
the Egyptians’
livestock.
That
night
the
king,
all
his
officials,
and
all
the
rest
of
the
Egyptian
people
awoke
and
discovered
what
had
happened.
They
wailed
loudly
all
over
Egypt,
because
in
every
house,
someone’s
son
had
died.
The Israeli
people
left
Egypt
That
night
the
king
summoned
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
said, “You
and
all
the
other Israeli
people,
must
leave
my
country
immediately!
Go
and
worship
Yahweh,
as
you
requested!
Take
your
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
and
herds
of
cattle,
and
leave!
And
ask
Yahweh
to
bless
me,
also!”
Then
the Israeli
people
did
as
Moses/I
had
told
them.
They
went
to
their
Egyptian
neighbors
and
asked
them
for
silver
and
gold
jewelry
and
clothing.
Yahweh
caused
the
Egyptian
people
to
greatly
respect
the
Israeli
people,
so
they
gave
them
what
they
asked
for.
In
that
way,
they
carried
away
the
wealth
of
the
Egyptian
people.
The
Egyptians
urged
the
Israeli
people
to
leave
their
country
quickly.
They
said, “
If
you
do
not
do
that,
we
will
all
die!”
So
the
Israeli
people
prepared
to
leave
at
once.
They
took
the
bowls
in
which
they
mixed
the
dough
to
make
bread,
and
the
dough
that
was
in
the
bowls
without
any
yeast
in
it,
and
they
wrapped
the
bowls
in
their
cloaks.
They
put
the
bowls
on
their
shoulders
and
left.
The Israeli
people
traveled
from
Rameses
city
to
Succoth
town.
There
were
about 600,000
men
who
went,
in
addition
to
the
women
and
children.
Many
other
people
who
were
not Israelis
went
along
with
them.
There
were
also
livestock,
the
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
and
herds
of
cattle.
On
their
way,
they
baked
bread
with
the
dough
that
they
carried
with
them
when
they
had
been
expelled
from
Egypt.
The
dough
did
not
have
yeast
in
it,
because
they
were
told
to
leave
Egypt
so
quickly
that
they
did
not
have
enough
time
to
get
food
ready
to
take
with
them,
or
enough
time
to
mix
yeast
in
the
dough.
The Israeli
people
had
lived
in
Egypt 430
years.
On
the
day
that
those 430
years
ended,
on
that
very
day,
all
the
tribes
of
Yahweh’s
people
left
Egypt.
It
was
a
night
when
Yahweh ◄protected/guarded
over►
them
as
he
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.
So
this
same
night
every
year
is
a
night
that
is
dedicated
to
Yahweh,
a
night
when
the Israeli
people
in
every
generation
remember
how
Yahweh
protected
our
ancestors.
Yahweh
instructed
Moses
and
Aaron
about
future
Passover
festivals
Then
Yahweh
said
this
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me: “These
are
my
instructions
about
the
Passover
ritual:
Do
not
let
foreigners
eat
the
Passover
meal.
But
any
male
slaves
that
you
have
bought
may
eat
it
after
you
have
circumcised
them.
Do
not
let
people
who
are
living
among
you temporarily,
or
servants
whom
you
have
hired,
eat
the
Passover
meal.
Each
family
must
eat
the
Passover
meal
inside
their
own
house.
Do
not
take
any
of
the
food
outside
the
house.
And
do
not
break
any
of
the
bones
of
the
lamb
that
is
sacrificed.
All
the Israeli
people
must
celebrate
this
festival.
When
someone
from
another
country
comes
to
live
with
you
and
wants
to
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival,
circumcise
all
the
males
in
his
household.
Then
they
may
eat
the
Passover
meal,
and
you
should
treat
those
people
as
though
they
were
born
as Israelis.
But
do
not
allow
men
who
have
not
been
circumcised
to
eat
the
Passover
meal.
These
rules
apply
to
people
who
were
born
as Israelis
and
to
foreigners
who
come
and
live
among
you.”
All
the Israeli
people
obeyed
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
did
what
Yahweh
had
commanded.
On
that
very
day
Yahweh
brought
all
the
tribes
of
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.
Yahweh gave Moses instructions about dedicating the firstborn sons
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Set
apart
all
the
firstborn
males
in
order
that
they
may
belong
to
me.
The
firstborn
males
of
the Israeli
people
and
of
their
animals
will
be
mine.”
Moses
instructed
them
about
future
celebrations
of
the
Festival
of
Unleavened
Bread
Moses/I
said
to
the
people, “Do
not
forget
this
day!
This
is
the
day
that
you
are
leaving
Egypt.
This
is
the
day
you
are
freed
from
being
their
slaves.
Yahweh
has
brought
you
out
of
Egypt
by
his
great
power [MTY].
Do
not
eat
any
bread
that
has
yeast
in
it
whenever
you
celebrate
this
day.
You
are
leaving
Egypt
on
this
day,
which
is
the
first
day
of
the
month
that
is
named
Abib.
Later,
when
Yahweh
brings
you
into
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Canaan,
Heth, Amor, Hiv,
and
Jebus
now
live,
the
land
that
he
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
you,
a
land
that
will
be
very
good
for
raising
livestock
and
growing
crops [MTY],
you
must
celebrate
this
festival
during
this
month
every
year.
For
seven
days
the
bread
that
you
eat
must
not
have
any
yeast
in
it.
On
the
seventh
day
there
must
be
a
festival
to
honor
Yahweh.
For
seven
days
do
not
eat
bread
that
has
yeast
in
it.
You
should
not
have
any
yeast
or
bread
made
with
yeast
anywhere
in
your
land.
On
the
day
the
festival starts,
you
must
tell
your
children, ‘
We
are
doing
this
to
remember
what
Yahweh
did
for
our
ancestors
when
they
left
Egypt.
This
ritual
will
remind
you
how
Yahweh
brought
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt
with
his
great
power [MTY].
The
ritual
will
be
like
something
you
tie
on
your
forehead
or
on
your wrist.
It
will
remind
you
to
recite
to
others
what
Yahweh
has
instructed
you.
So
you
must
celebrate
this
festival
every
year
at
the
time
Yahweh
has
appointed.’
Yahweh
will
bring
you
into
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Canaan
live,
just
as
he
promised
you
and
your
ancestors
that
he
would
do.
When
he
gives
that
land
to
you,
you
must
dedicate
to
Yahweh
the
firstborn
males
of
all
your
animals.
These
all
will
belong
to
Yahweh.
You
may
keep
the
firstborn
male
donkeys,
but
you
must
buy
them
back
by
sacrificing
a
lamb
as
a
substitute
for
the
donkey.
If
you
do
not
want
to
buy
back
the
donkey,
you
must
kill
it
by
breaking
its
neck.
You
must
also
buy
back
every
one
of
your
own
firstborn
sons.
In
the
future,
when
one
of
your
children
asks, ‘What
does
this
mean?’,
you
must
say
to
him, ‘Yahweh
brought
our
ancestors
out
of
Egypt
with
his
great
power [MTY],
and
freed
us
from
being
slaves
there.
The
king
of
Egypt
stubbornly
refused
to
let
them
leave
his
country,
so
Yahweh
killed
all
the
firstborn
males
in
Egypt,
both
the
boys
and
the
firstborn
of
their
livestock.
That
is
why
we
now
sacrifice
to
Yahweh
all
the
firstborn
of
our
livestock,
but
we
buy
back
our
own
firstborn
sons.’
I
repeat
that
this
ritual
will
remind
you
about
how
Yahweh
brought
our
ancestors
out
of
Egypt
by
his
great
power [MTY];
it
will
be
like
something
you
tie
on
your wrist
or
on
your
forehead
to
remind
you
of
that.”
God
led
them
to detour
through
the
desert
When
the
king
of
Egypt
let
the
Israeli
people
go,
God
did
not
lead
them
to
go
through
the
land
of
the
Philistines.
That
was
a
shorter
way,
but
God
said, “It
would
be
bad
if
my
people
change
their
minds
when
they
realize
that
they
will
have
to
fight
the
Philistines
to
take
their
land,
and
then
decide
to
return
to
Egypt.”
Instead,
God
led
them
to
go
around
through
the
desert
toward
the
Red
Sea (OR,
the Gulf
of Suez).
When
the Israeli
people
left
Egypt,
they
were
carrying
weapons
to
fight
their
enemies.
Moses/I
had
them
take
along
the
bones
of
Joseph
with
them/us,
because
Joseph
long
ago
had
made
the Israeli
people
promise
solemnly
that
they
would
do
that.
He
had
said
to
them, “God
will
enable
your
descendants
to
leave
Egypt.
When
that
happens,
you
must
carry
my
bones
with
you.”
The Israeli
people
left
Succoth
and
traveled
to
Etham,
at
the
edge
of
the
desert,
and
they
set
up
their
tents
there.
When
they
traveled
during
the
daytime,
Yahweh
went
in
front
of
them
in
a
tall
white
cloud
to
show
them
the
way.
During
the
night,
he
went
in
front
of
them
in
a
tall
cloud
that
looked
like
a
fire.
By
doing
that,
he
enabled
them
to
travel
in
the
daytime
and
also
at nighttime.
The
tall
cloud
did
not
leave
them.
It
was
always
in
front
of
them,
as
a
bright
white
cloud
in
the
daytime
and
like
a
fire
at
night.
Yahweh told Moses what he planned to do
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
the Israeli
people
to
turn
around
and
go
back
and
set
up
their
tents
in
front
of
Pi-Hahiroth
town.
That
town
is
between
Migdol
and
the
sea,
across
from
Baal-Zephon
town.
Set
up
your
tents
there,
close
to
the
sea.
When
the
king
knows
you
have
done
that,
he
will
think, ‘The Israeli
people
are
confused.
They
are
wandering
around,
and
the
desert
blocks
their
path.’
But
I
will
make
the
king
stubborn
again,
and
he
will
take
his
army
and
pursue
you.
Then
my
people
will
praise/thank
me
for winning
a
victory
over
the
king
and
his
army.
And
the
Egyptians
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
So
Moses/I
told
my
people
that,
and
they
did
what
he/I
told
them
to
do.
The
Egyptian
army
started
to
pursue
the Israelis
When
someone
told
the
king
that
the Israeli
people
had
left
during
the
night,
he
and
his
officials
changed
their
minds
and
said, “◄What
have
we
done?/What
we
have
done
was
stupid!► [RHQ]
The Israeli
people
will
no
longer
be
our
slaves!”
So
the
king
got
his
chariot
and
his
army
ready.
Then
he
selected 600
of
the
best
chariots,
and
in
each
chariot
he
placed
a
driver,
a
soldier,
and
a
commander,
and
they
left.
Other
chariots,
with
a
driver
and
a
soldier
in
each
of
them,
also
went
along.
Because
Yahweh
made
the
king
of
Egypt
so
stubborn
that
he
and
his
army
went
to
pursue
the Israelis,
who
were
leaving
triumphantly,
the
Egyptian
army,
with
all
the
king’s
horses
and
chariots
and
horsemen,
pursued
the Israelis.
They
caught
up
with
them
as
they
were
camped
near
the
sea,
close
to
Pi-Hahiroth,
in
front
of
Baal-Zephon
town.
When
the
king’s
army
got
near,
the Israeli
people
were
surprised
to
see
that
the
Egyptians
were
marching
toward
them.
They
were
terrified;
so
they
cried
out
to
Yahweh
to
help
them.
Then
they
said
to
Moses/me, “Is
it
because
there
were
no
places
in
Egypt
where
we
could
be
buried
that
you
have
brought
us
here
to
die
in
this
desert [RHQ]?
Look
what
you
have
done
to
us
by
bringing
us
out
of
Egypt [RHQ]!
That
is
what
we
told
you
when
we
were
in
Egypt!
We
said, ‘Leave
us
alone,
and
let
us
work
for
the
Egyptians [RHQ]!’
It
would
have
been
better
for
us
to
be
slaves
for
the
Egyptians
than
to
die
here
in
the
desert!”
Moses/I
replied
to
the
people, “Do
not
be
afraid!
Be
brave,
and
see
how
Yahweh
will
rescue
you!
He
will
save
you
today,
and
the
result
will
be
that
the
Egyptians
that
you
are
looking
at
today—you
will
never
see
them
again!
Yahweh
will
fight
for
you!
Just
keep
quiet.
There
is
nothing
else
that
you
will
have
to
do.”
Yahweh
caused
the
Egyptian
army
to
drown
in
the
sea
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Tell
the
people
to
stop
crying
out
for
me
to
help
them,
and
tell
them
to
go
forward.
Lift
up
your
stick
and
stretch
it
out
toward
the
sea.
The
water
will
divide,
so
that
all
you Israeli
people
can
go
in
the
middle
of
the
sea,
walking
on
dry
ground.
I
will
make
the
Egyptians
stubborn,
so
that
they
will
try
to
follow
you.
And
then
as
a
result
of
what
I
will
do
to
the
king
and
his
army
and
his
chariots
and
his
horsemen,
my
people
will
praise/thank
me.
And
when
I
have
won
a
glorious
victory
over
the
king
and
his
chariots
and
his
horsemen,
the
other
Egyptians
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
Then
the
angel
of
God,
who
had
been
in
front
of
the Israeli
people,
moved
and
went
behind
them.
The
tall
bright
cloud
that
had
been
in
front
of
them
also
moved
behind
them,
until
it
was
between
the
Egyptian
army
and
the Israeli
people.
The
cloud
caused
the
Egyptian
army
to
be
in
the
dark
but
it
gave
light
for
the Israelis.
As
a
result,
neither
group
could
come
near
the
other
group
during
the
whole
night.
That
evening,
Moses/I
stretched
out
his/my
hand
toward
the
sea.
Then
Yahweh
sent
a
strong
wind
from
the
east.
It
blew
all
night
and
pushed
the
water
apart,
and
it
caused
the
ground
between
the
water
to
dry
up.
Then
we Israeli
people
went
on
the
dry
land
in
the
middle
of
the
sea.
The
water
was
like
a
wall
on
each
side
of
us,
on
the
right
side
and
on
the
left
side.
Then
the
Egyptian
army
pursued
them,
and
went
after
them
into
the
middle
of
the
sea,
with
their
horses
and
their
chariots
and
the chariot-drivers.
Just
before
dawn,
Yahweh
looked
down
from
the
fiery
cloud,
and
then
he
caused
the
Egyptian
army
to
panic.
He
caused
the
wheels
of
the
chariots
to
get
stuck
in
the
mud,
so
that
they
could
hardly
move.
So
the
Egyptians
said, “Yahweh
is
fighting
for
the Israelis
and
against
us;
let’s
get
out
of
here!”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Stretch
out
your
arm
toward
the
sea
again.
Then
the
water
will
come
back
on
the
Egyptians
and
on
their
chariots
and
their
horsemen.”
So
Moses/I
stretched
out
his/my
arm,
and
as
the
sun
was
rising,
the
water
returned
to
its
normal
level.
The
Egyptians
tried
to
escape,
but
Yahweh
hurled
them
back
into
the
sea.
The
water
returned
and
covered
the
chariots
and
the
horsemen
and
the
whole
Egyptian
army
that
had
tried
to
follow
us Israelis
into
the
sea.
Every
one
of
the
Egyptians
drowned.
But
we Israeli
people
had
already
crossed
through
the
sea
by
walking
on
dry
ground,
with
the
water
being
like
two
walls,
one
on
the
right
side
and
one
on
the
left
side.
That
is
the
way
Yahweh
saved theIsraeli
people
from
the
Egyptian
army
on
that
day.
The Israeli
people
saw
the
Egyptians
lying
dead,
with
their
bodies
washed
up
on
the
shore.
The Israelis
saw
what
Yahweh
did
to
the
Egyptians
by
his
great
power [MTY],
and
they
were
in
awe
of
Yahweh.
They
trusted
in
Yahweh
and
they
also
trusted
Moses/me.
The Israelis celebrated being rescued
Then
Moses/I
sang
this
song,
and
the Israeli
people
sang
with
him:
“I
will
sing
to
Yahweh,
because
he
has
triumphed
gloriously;
He
has
thrown
the
horses
and
their
riders
into
the
sea!
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
makes
me
strong,
and
he
is
the
one
I
sing
about.
He
is
the
one
who
has
saved
me.
He
is ◄my
God/God,
the
one
I
worship►,
and
I
will
praise
him.
He
is
the
one
my
father
worshiped,
and
I
will
tell
others
how
great
he
is.
Yahweh
is
a
warrior;
Yahweh
is
his
name.
He
has
thrown
the
king’s
chariots
and
his
army
into
the
sea;
His
best
officers
all
drowned
in
the
Red
Sea (OR, Gulf
of Suez).
The
water
covered
them
like
a
flood;
they
sank
to
the
bottom
like
a
stone.
O
Yahweh,
your
right
arm
has
awesome
power;
with
that
power [MTY],
O
Yahweh,
you
have
crushed/smashed
the
enemy
into
pieces.
You
have
gloriously
defeated
your
enemies.
Because
you
were
angry
with
them,
you
have
destroyed
them
like
a
fire
burns
up
straw [SIM].
You
blew
on
the
sea,
and
the
water
piled
up
high;
the
water
stood
up
like
two
walls.
In
the deepest
part
of
the
sea
the
water
became
thick/solid,
as
though
it
was
frozen.
Our
enemies
said, ‘We
will
pursue
them
and
catch
up
to
them.
We
will
draw
our
swords
and
strike
them.
After
we
defeat
them,
we
will
divide
up
the
spoils.
We
will
take
from
them
all
we
want.’
But
you
blew
on
them
with
your
breath,
and
then
the
sea
covered
them.
They
sank
like
lead/rocks
in
the
big
waves.
Yahweh,
among
their
gods,
there
is
no
god
like
you [RHQ]!
You
are
glorious,
completely
different
from
all
that
you
made.
◄There
is
no
god
like
you!/What
god
is
like
you?► [RHQ]
There
is
no
one
who
can
perform
all
kinds
of
miracles [DOU]
like
you
do [RHQ]!
When
you
stretched
out
your
right
hand,
the
earth
swallowed
up
our
enemies
You
faithfully
loved
the
people
you
rescued;
with
your
power
you
are
leading
them
to
the
land
that
you
have
set
apart.
The
people
of
other
nations
will
hear
what
you
have
done;
and
they
will
tremble.
The
people
in
Philistia
will
be
terrified.
The
chiefs
in
Edom
will
be
dismayed.
The
leaders
in
Moab
will
be
so
afraid,
they
will
shake.
All
those
who
live
in
Canaan
will
faint.
They
will
be
terrified
and
fearful
because
of
your
great
strength [MTY].
But
they
will
be
as
silent
as
stones
until
your
people
march
past
them,
the
people
you
freed
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt,
to
go
to
Canaan
land.
You
will
enable
them
to
live [MET]
on
your
hill,
at
the
place
that
you,
O
Yahweh,
have
chosen
to
be
your
home,
in
the ◄holy
place/temple►
that
you
yourself
will
build.
O
Yahweh,
you
will
rule
forever!
The Israeli
people
walked
through
the
middle
of
the
sea
on
dry
ground.
But
when
the
king’s
horses
and
chariots
and
horsemen
tried
to
go
through
the
sea,
Yahweh
caused
the
water
to
come
back
and
cover
them.”
Then
Miriam,
who
was
Aaron’s
older
sister
and
a ◄prophetess/woman
who
spoke
messages
that
came
directly
from
God►,
picked
up
her
tambourine,
and
she
sang
this
song
to
Yahweh:
“Sing
to
Yahweh,
because
he
has
triumphed
gloriously
over
his
enemies.
He
has
thrown
the
horses
and
their
riders
into
the
sea.”
Yahweh
made
bitter
water
become
good
water
to
drink
Then
Moses/I
led
the Israeli
people
away
from
the
Red
Sea (OR, Gulf
of Suez).
They/we
went
to
the
desert
at
Shur.
They/We
walked
for
three
days,
but
they/we
could
not
find
any
water.
So
they/we
went
on
and
came
to
a
place
named
Marah.
There
was
water
there,
but
they/we
could
not
drink
it,
because
it
was
bitter.
That
is
why
they
named
the
place
Marah,
which
is
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘bitter’.
The
people
complained
to
Moses/me,
saying, “What
are
we
going
to
drink?”
So
Moses/I
prayed
earnestly
to
Yahweh.
Then
Yahweh
showed
him/me
a
tree.
So
he/I
cut
off
one
of
the
branches
and
threw
it
into
the
water,
and
the
water
became
good
to
drink.
There
at
Marah,
Yahweh
gave
them
various
laws
to
direct
their
lives.
He
also
tested
them
there,
to
determine
if
they
would
obey
him,
by
saying, “I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.
If
you
will
carefully
obey
me
when
I
speak
to
you,
and
do
those
things
that
I
know
are
right,
and
pay
close
attention
to
all
the
things
that
I
command
you,
I
will
keep
you
from
being
afflicted
by
all
the
diseases
that
I
brought
on
the
Egyptians.
Do
not
forget
that
I
am
the
one
who
heals
you.”
After
they/we
left
Marah,
they/we
came
to
a
place
named
Elim.
There
were
twelve
springs
of
water
and 70
palm
trees
there.
So
they/we
camped
there.
Yahweh gave them quail and manna to eat
They/We
left
Elim,
and
all
the Israeli
people
came
to
the
desert
named
Sin.
That
is
between
Elim
and
Sinai
Mountain.
That
was
on
the
fifteenth
day
of
the
second
month
after
they/we
left
Egypt.
There
in
the
desert,
the Israeli [HYP]
people
complained
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
They
said
to
them/us, “We
wish
that
Yahweh
had
killed
us
in
Egypt!
There
we
had
meat
to
eat,
and
all
the
bread
that
we
wanted.
But
you
have
brought
us
into
this
desert
in
order
that
we
will
all
starve
to
death!”
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Listen
to
what
I
am
going
to
do.
I
am
going
to
send
something
from
the
sky
that
will
take
the
place
of
bread
for
all
of
you.
When
I
do
that,
the
people
must
go
out
of
their
tents
every
day
and
gather
just
enough
to
eat
on
that
day.
When
I
do
that,
I
will
find
out
whether
they
will
obey
my
instructions
or
not.
On
the
sixth
day
after
I
start
doing
that,
they
will
be
able
to
gather
twice
as
much
as
on
the
other
days,
and
not
have
to
gather
any
on
the
seventh
day.
Then
they
can
prepare
it
to
eat
it
on
the 6th
and 7th
days.”
So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
said
to
all
the Israeli
people, “This
evening
you
will
know
that
it
was
Yahweh,
not
we,
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt.
And
tomorrow
morning
you
will
see
how
great
Yahweh
is,
because
he
has
heard
what
you
have
complained
about.
He
is
the
one
whom
you
have
really
complained
to,
because
we
are
just
his
servants.” [RHQ]
Then
Moses/I
also
said, “
From
now
on,
each
evening
Yahweh
will
give
you
meat
to
eat,
and
each
morning
he
will
give
you
something
that
will
take
the
place
of
bread,
because
he
has
heard
what
you
have
complained
about.
Yahweh
is
the
one
to
whom
you
have
really
complained,
not
us.
We
are
just
his
servants.” [RHQ]
Then
Moses/I
said
to
Aaron, “Tell
all
the Israeli
people, ‘Come
and
stand
here
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
because
he
has
heard
what
you
have
been
complaining
about.’”
So
Aaron
told
them
that.
And
as
Aaron
was
talking
to
all
the Israeli
people,
they
looked
toward
the
desert,
and
were
surprised
to
see
the ◄dazzling
light/incredible
brightness►
of
Yahweh
in
the
cloud
that
had
been
leading
them.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“I
have
heard
what
the Israeli
people
have
been
complaining
about.
So
say
to
them, ‘From
now
on,
each
evening,
you
will
have
meat
to
eat.
And
each
morning
you
will
have
something
that
will
take
the
place
of
bread.
You
will
have
all
you
want
of
it
to
eat.’
Then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
That
evening, ◄quails/small
plump
birds►
appeared,
and
there
were
so
many
that
they
covered
the campsite.
The
next
morning
there
was
something
like
dew
all
around
the campsite.
When
the
dew
evaporated,
on
the
surface
of
the
desert
there
was
a
thick
layer
of
something
that
looked
like
white
flakes.
It
looked
like
frost.
When
the Israeli
people
saw
it,
since
they
had
never
seen
it
before
and
did
not
know
what
it
was,
they
said
to
each
other, “What
is
it?”
Moses/I
replied
to
them, “It
is
something
Yahweh
has
given
you
to
eat,
to
take
the
place
of
bread.
This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded: ‘Each
of
you
should
gather
as
much
as
you
need
to
eat.
Gather
two quarts/liters
for
each
person
who
lives
in
your
tents.’”
So
that
is
what
the Israeli
people
did.
Some
gathered
more
and
some
gathered
less.
But
when
they
measured
what
they
had
gathered,
those
that
had
gathered
a
lot
did
not
have
anything
left
over.
And
those
that
gathered
less
still
had
enough
to
eat.
Each
person
gathered
just
what
they
needed.
Moses/I
said
to
them, “Do
not
leave
any
of
it
to
eat
tomorrow
morning!”
But
some
of
them
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
Moses/I
said.
They
kept
some
of
it
until
the
next
morning.
But
it
was
full
of
maggots
and
smelled
rotten.
And
that
made
Moses/me
angry.
Each
morning
they
gathered
as
much
as
they
needed.
But
later,
when
the
sun
got
hot,
what
was
left
on
the
ground
melted.
On
the
sixth
day
after
they
started
gathering
it,
each
person
was
able
to
gather
four quarts/liters,
which
was
twice
as
much
as
they
gathered
on
the
other
days.
When
the
leaders
of
the
people
came
to
Moses/me
and
told
him/me
about
that,
Moses/I
said
to
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded: ‘Tomorrow
will
be
a
day
for
you
to
rest
completely.
It
will
be
a
day
dedicated
to
Yahweh.
So
today,
bake
or
boil
what
you
will
need
for
today
and
for
tomorrow.
Whatever
is
left
this
evening,
you
should
put
aside
and
keep
it
to
eat
tomorrow.’”
So
they
did
what
Moses/I
commanded.
What
was
left
over,
they
kept
until
the
next
day.
It
did
not
spoil
and
did
not
get
maggots
in
it!
On
that
day,
Moses/I
said, “Eat
today
what
you
have
saved
from
yesterday,
because
today
is
a
day
dedicated
to
Yahweh.
Today
you
will
not
find
any
of
that
food
outside.
Every
week,
you
must
gather
it
for
six
days;
but
on
the
seventh
day,
which
will
be
a
day
of
rest,
you
will
not
find
any.”
On
the
seventh
day,
some
of
the
people
went
outside
their
tents
to
gather
some
of
that
food,
but
there
was
none.
Then
Yahweh
told
Moses/me
to
say
this
to
the
people: “How
long
will
you
people
refuse
to
do
all
the
things
that
I
tell
you?
Listen!
Yahweh
has
given
you
a
day
of
rest.
So
on
the
sixth
day
of
each
week,
he
will
be
giving
you
enough
of
this
food
for
two
days.
Each
of
you
should
stay
in
his
tent
and
do
no
work
on
the
seventh
day!”
So
the
people
rested
on
the
seventh
day.
The Israeli
people
called
this
food
manna,
which
sounds
like
the
words
in
their
language
that
mean ‘what
is
it?’
It
looked
like
small
seeds
called
coriander,
but
it
was
white,
and
it
tasted
like
thin
wafers/biscuits
made
with
honey.
Moses/I
said, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded: ‘You
must
keep
two quarts/liters
of
it
for
all
future
generations,
so
that
they
can
see
the
food
that
took
the
place
of
bread
that
I
gave
to
your
ancestors
when
I
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.’”
And
he/I
said
to
Aaron, “Take
a
jar,
and
put
two quarts
of
manna
in
it.
Then
put
it
in
a
place
where
Yahweh
can
see
it.
It
is
to
be
kept
like
that
for
all
future
generations.”
Many
years
later,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me,
Aaron
put
the
jar
in
front
of
the
box
that
contained
the
stone slabs
on
which
the
Ten
Commandments
were
written.
The Israeli
people
were
able
to
eat
manna
every
day
for 40
years,
until
they
came
to
the
border
of
Canaan
land.
(The
standard
measure
that
they
used
at
that
time
held 20 quarts/liters.)
Yahweh provided water gushing from a rock
Obeying
what
Yahweh
commanded,
all
the Israeli
people
moved
from
the
Sin
Desert.
They/We
traveled
from
one
place
to
another.
They/We
camped
at
a
place
named
Rephidim,
but
there
was
no
water
there
for ◄the
people/us►
to
drink.
So
the
people
complained
to
Moses/me
again,
saying, “Give
us
water
to
drink!”
Moses/I
replied
to
them, “Why
are
you ◄criticizing/arguing
with►
me [RHQ]?
And
why
are
you
trying
to
determine
whether
Yahweh
has
the
power
to
provide
for
you?”
But
the
people
were
very
thirsty,
and
they
continued
to
complain
to
Moses/me.
They
were
saying
things
like “Why
did
you
bring
us
out
of
Egypt?”,
and “Did
you
bring
us
here
to
cause
us
and
our
children
and
livestock
to
die ◄from
thirst/because
we
had
no
water
to
drink► [RHQ]?”
So
Moses/I
prayed
earnestly
to
Yahweh.
He/I
said, “◄How
shall
I
deal
with
these
people?/I
do
not
know
how
to
deal
with
these
people!► [RHQ]
They
are
almost
ready
to
kill
me
by
throwing
stones
at
me!”
Yahweh
replied
to
Moses/me, “Take
some
of
the
elders/leaders
of
the Israeli
people
with
you
and
tell
the
rest
of
the
people
to
follow
you
to
Sinai
Mountain.
Take
along
the
stick
with
which
you
struck
the
Nile
River.
Listen
carefully:
I
will
stand
in
front
of
you
on
top
of
a
large
rock
at
the
foot
of
the
mountain.
Strike
the
rock
with
your
stick.
When
you
do
that,
water
for
the
people
to
drink
will
flow
out
of
the
rock.”
When
they/we
arrived
at
the
mountain,
Moses/I
did
that
while
the Israeli
elders
were
watching,
and
water
flowed
from
the
rock.
Moses/I
gave
that
place
two
names
in
the
Hebrew
language:
Massah,
which
means ‘testing’,
and
Meribah,
which
means ‘complaining’.
He/I
gave
it
the
name
Massah
because
the Israeli
people
were
testing
Yahweh,
saying “Is
Yahweh
really
among
us
and
able
to
help
us,
or
not?”,
and
he/I
gave
it
the
name
Meribah
because
they
were
continually
complaining.
God
enabled
the Israeli
men
to
defeat
the
Amalekites
Then
the
descendants
of
the
Amalek people-group
came
and
fought
against
the Israeli
people
at
Rephidim.
Moses/I
said
to
Joshua,
who
was
one
of
our
army/Israeli
leaders, “Choose
some
men
to
go
out
and
fight
against
the
Amalek people-group
tomorrow.
I
will
stand
on
the
top
of
the
hill,
holding
the
stick
that
God
told
me
to
carry.”
So
Joshua
did
what
Moses/I
told
him
to
do.
He
took
some
men
to
fight
against
the
Amalek people-group.
While
they
were
fighting,
Aaron,
Hur,
and
Moses/I
went
up
to
the
top
of
the
hill
so
that
they/we
could
see
the
whole
battle
area.
Whenever
Moses/I
lifted
up
his/my
arms,
the Israeli
men
started
to
win
the
battle.
And
whenever
he/I
lowered
his/my
arms,
the
Amalek people-group
started
to
win.
But
his/my
arms
became
tired.
So
Aaron
and
Hur
rolled
a
large
stone
for
Moses/me
to
sit
on.
While
he/I
was
sitting
on
it,
those
two
held
up
his/my
arms,
one
on
one
side
and
the
other
on
the
other
side.
In
that
way,
they
kept
his/my
arms
lifted
up,
and
his/my
arms
held steaady
until
the
sun
went
down.
So
Joshua
and
the
men
with
him
completely
defeated
the
Amalek people-group,
using
their
swords
to
fight
against
them.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Write
an
account
of
this
battle,
and
then
read
it
to
Joshua.
Also
write
that
some
day
I
will
completely
get
rid
of
the
Amalek people-group.”
Then
Moses/I
built
a
stone
altar
there
and
named
it ‘Yahweh
is
like
my flag’.
He/I
said, “Hold
high
Yahweh’s
flag!
Yahweh
will
continue
to
fight
against
the
Amalek people-group ◄forever/in
all
future
generations►!”
Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, came to visit him
Jethro,
who
was
the
priest
for
the
Midian people-group,
and
who
was
also
Moses’/my
father-in-law,
heard
about
all
that
God
had
done
for
the Israeli
people.
He
heard
about
how
Yahweh
had
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.
Moses/I
had
previously
sent
his/my
wife
Zipporah
back
home
when
he/I
was
returning
to
Egypt.
But
now
Jethro
came
to
him/me,
bringing
Zipporah
and
their/our
two
sons.
One
son
was
named
Gershom,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word
that
means ‘foreigner’,
because
he/I
had
said, “I
have
been
a
foreigner
living
in
another
land.”
Her
other
son
was
named
Eliezer,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
words
that
mean ‘God
helps me’,
because
he/I
had
said “God,
whom
my
father
worshiped,
has
helped
me
and
saved
me
from
being
killed [MTY]
by
the
king
of
Egypt.”
While
Moses/I
was
camped
with
the Israeli
people
in
the
desert
near
Sinai,
God’s
sacred/holy
mountain,
Jethro
came
to
him/me,
bringing
along
Moses’/my
wife
and
our
two
sons.
Jethro
had
sent
a
message
to
Moses/me, “I,
your
father-in-law,
Jethro,
am
coming
to
see
you,
bringing
along
your
wife
and
your
two
sons!”
So
Moses/I
went
out
of
the campsite
to
meet
his/my
father-in-law.
He/I
bowed
before
him,
and
kissed
him
on
the
cheek. ◄They
both/We►
asked
each
other, “Have
you
been
healthy?”
Then
they/we
went
into
Moses’/my
tent.
Moses/I
told
Jethro
everything
that
Yahweh
had
done
to
the
king
and
all
the
other
people
in
Egypt
for
the
sake
of
the Israeli
people.
He/I
also
told
him
about
the
troubles/problems
they/we
had
experienced
on
the
way,
and
how
Yahweh
had
helped
them/us.
Jethro
rejoiced
when
he
heard
all
that
Yahweh
had
done
for
the Israeli
people.
He
said, “Praise
Yahweh,
who
has
rescued
you
from
the
powerful [MTY]
Egyptian
king
and
his
army!
Now
I
realize
that
Yahweh
is
greater
than
all
other
gods,
because
he
rescued
you
all
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
proud
Egyptians
when
they
were
causing
you
to
suffer.”
Then
Jethro
sacrificed
an
animal
by
burning
it
completely
on
the
altar
as
an
offering,
and
he
also
offered
other
sacrifices
to
God.
Aaron
and
the Israeli
elders/leaders
went
with
them/us
to
eat
a
sacred
meal
with
Jethro.
Jethro
gave
Moses
some
good
advice
about appointing
judges
The
next
day,
Moses/I
sat
down
at
the
place
where
he/I
settled
disputes
among
the
people.
The
people
were
continually
bringing
their
disputes
to
Moses/me,
from
morning
until
evening.
When
Jethro
saw
everything
that
Moses/I
was
doing
for
the
people,
he
said, “◄Why
are
you
doing
all
this
for
the
people?/You
should
not
be
doing
all
this
for
the
people!► [RHQ]
Why
are
you
doing
this
by
yourself,
and
all
the
people
are crowding
around
you,
from
morning
until
evening,
asking
you
to
make
decisions
for
them [RHQ]?”
Moses/I
replied, “
I
am
doing
this
because
the
people
keep
coming
to
me
to
find
out
what
God
desires.
When
they
have
a
dispute
about
something,
they
come
to
me,
and
they
ask
me
to
decide
which
of
them
is
right.
I
also
tell
them
all
of
God’s
laws
and
instructions.”
Jethro
said
to
him/me, “What
you
are
doing
is
not
good
for
you
or
for
the
people.
You
and
these
people
will ◄wear
yourselves
out/become
exhausted►!
This
work
is
too
much
for
one
person.
You
are
not
able
to
do
it
by
yourself.
Now
listen
to
some
good
advice [MTY]
I
will
give
to
you.
If
you
do
what
I suggest,
God
will
help
you.
You
should
continue
to
speak
to
God
and
tell
him
about
the
people’s
disputes.
You
should
also
teach
the
people
what
God
has
commanded
and
instructed
you.
You
should
also
explain
to
them
how
they
should
conduct
their
lives,
and
the
things
that
they
should
do.
But
in
addition,
you
should
choose
some
other
men
to
help
you.
Choose
men
who
have
reverence
for
God
and
who
will
not
accept
bribes.
Appoint
some
of
them
to
make
decisions
for
groups
of
ten
people,
some
for
groups
of 50
people,
some
for
groups
of 100
people,
and
some
for
groups
of 1,000
people.
Allow
them
to
serve
permanently
to
settle
disputes
for
the
people.
The
difficult
matters
the peeole
can
bring
to
you;
but
the
matters
that
are
not
difficult,
they
can
decide
themselves.
That
will
make
the
work
easier
for
you,
as
they
help
you
do
that
work.
If
you
do
that,
and
I
think
that
God
is
telling
you
to
do
it (OR,
if
God
tells
you
to
do
it),
you
will
not
become
exhausted,
and
all
the
people
will
be
able
to
go
home feeling
satisfied
about
the deecisios,
with
their
disputes
settled
quickly”.
Moses/I
accepted
what
his/my
father-in-law
Jethro
suggested.
Moses/I
chose
capable
men
from
among
the Israeli
people.
They
were
appointed
permanently
to
make
decisions
about
the
people’s
disputes.
They
brought
the
difficult
cases
to
Moses/me,
but
they
decided
the
matters
that
were
not
difficult
by
themselves.
Then
Moses/I
said goodbye
to
his/my
father-in-law,
and
Jethro
returned
home.
Yahweh gave instructions to Moses at Sinai Mountain.
The Israeli
people
then
left
Rephidim,
and
exactly
two
months
after
leaving
Egypt,
they/we
came
to
the
desert
near
Sinai
Mountain.
They/We
set
up
their/our
tents
at
the
base
of
the
mountain.
Moses/I
climbed
up
the
mountain
to
talk
with
God.
Yahweh
called
to
him/me
from
the
top
of
the
mountain
and
said, “This
is
what
I
want
you
to
say
to
the Israeli
people,
the
descendants
of
Jacob:
‘You
have
seen
what
I
did
to
the
Egyptians.
You
have
seen
what
I
did
for
all
of
you
and
how
I
brought
you
here
to
me.
It
was
as
though
I
lifted
you
up
as
an
eagle
carries
its
young eaglets
on
its
wings [MET].
So
now,
if
you
will
do
what
I
tell
you
and
obey
all
that
I
command
you,
you
will
be
my
own
people.
All
the people-groups
on
the
earth
are
mine,
but
you
will
be ◄dearer/more
special►
to
me
than
all
the
other people-groups.
You
will
be
people
over
whom
I
will
rule,
and
you
will
all ◄be
like
priests/represent
me
to
other
nations
as
priests
represent
me
to
one
nation► [MET],
and
you
will
be
completely
dedicated
to
me.’
That
is
what
you
must
tell
the Israeli
people.”
So
Moses/I
went
down
the
mountain
and
summoned
the
elders/leaders
of
the
people.
He/I
told
them
everything
that
Yahweh
had
told
him/me
to
tell
them.
The
people
all
said, “We
will
do
everything
that
Yahweh
has
told
us
to
do.”
Then
Moses/I
climbed
back
up
the
mountain
and
reported
to
Yahweh
what
the
people
had
said.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “
Listen
carefully:
I
am
going
to
appear
to
you
from
inside
a
thick
cloud.
When
I
am
speaking
to
you,
the
people
will
hear
it,
and
they
will
always
trust
in
you.”
Then
Moses/I
went
down
the
mountain
and
reported
to
the
people
what
Yahweh
said.
Then
he/I
went
back
up
the
mountain
and
told
Yahweh
what
the
people
replied.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
back
down
to
the
people
again.
Tell
them
to
purify
themselves
today
and
tomorrow.
Tell
them
to
wash
their
clothes,
too.
They
must
do
that
to
be
ready
on
the
day
after
tomorrow.
On
that
day
I
will
come
down
to
Sinai
Mountain
to
where
all
the
people
can
see
me.
You
must
make
a
boundary
around
the
base
of
the
mountain,
and
tell
them, ‘Be
sure
that
you
do
not
climb
the
mountain
or
even
go
near
it.
Anyone
who
even
touches
the
base
of
the
mountain
must
be
executed.’
Do
not
let
anyone
touch
any
person
or
any
animal
that
touches
the
mountain.
You
must
kill
any
person
or
animal
that
touches
the
mountain
by
throwing
stones
at
it
or
shooting
it
with
arrows.
But
when
you
hear
a
long
loud
trumpet
sound,
the
people
can
come
close
to
the
base
of
the
mountain.”
So
Moses/I
went
down
the
mountain
again
and
told
the
people
to
purify
themselves.
They
did
what
Moses/I
told
them
to
do,
and
they
also
washed
their
clothes.
Then
Moses/I
said
to
the
people, “Be
ready
on
the
day
after
tomorrow.
And
you
men
must
not
have
sex
with [EUP]
your
wives
until
after
then.”
Two
days
later,
during
the
morning,
there
was
thunder
and
lightning,
and
a
very
dark
cloud
on
the
mountain.
A
trumpet
sounded
very
loudly,
with
the
result
that
the
people
in
the
camp
shook/trembled
because
they
were
very
afraid.
Then
Moses/I
led
the
people
outside
the
camp
to
meet
with
God.
They
stood
at
the
base
of
the
mountain.
All
of
Sinai
Mountain
was
covered
in
smoke,
because
Yahweh
had
descended
on
it,
surrounded
by
a
fire.
The
smoke
rose
up
like
the
smoke
from
the
chimney
of
a
furnace,
and
the
whole
mountain
shook
violently.
As
the
sound
of
the
trumpet
continued
to
become
louder,
Moses/I
spoke
to
Yahweh,
and
Yahweh
answered
him/me
in
a
loud
voice
that
sounded
like
thunder.
Then
Yahweh
came
down
again
onto
the
top
of
Sinai
Mountain,
and
he
summoned
Moses/me
to
come
up
to
the
top
of
the
mountain.
So
Moses/I
went
up.
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
down
again
and
warn
the
people
not
to
cross
the
boundary
in
order
to
look
at
me.
If
they
do
that,
many
of
them
will
die.
Also,
the
priests
who habitually
come
near
me
must
purify
themselves.
If
they
do
not
do
that,
I
will
punish
them.”
Then
Moses/I
said
to
Yahweh, “The
people
will
not
climb
the
mountain,
because
you
commanded
them,
saying, ‘Set
a
boundary
around
the
mountain,
to
make
it
sacred/taboo.’”
Yahweh
replied, “Go
down
the
mountain,
and
bring
Aaron
back
up
with
you.
But
do
not
allow
the
priests
or
other
people
to
cross
the
boundary
to
come
up
to
me.
If
they
cross
it,
I
will
punish
them.”
So
Moses/I
went
down
the
mountain
again
and
told
the
people
what
Yahweh
had
said.
God gave the people the Ten Commandments
Then
God siaid
this
to
the Israeli
people:
“I
am
Yahweh
God,
the
one
you
worship.
I
am
the
one
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt.
I
am
the
one
who
freed
you
from
being
slaves
there.
So
you
must
worship
only
me;
you
must
not
worship
any
other
god.
You
must
not
carve/make
for
yourselves
any
idol
that represents
anything
in
the
sky
or
that
is
on
the
ground
or
that
is
in
the
water
under
the
ground/earth.
You
must
not
bow
down
to
any
idol
and
worship
it,
because
I
am
Yahweh
God,
and
I ◄am
very
jealous/want
you
to
worship
me
only►.
I
will
punish
those
who
sin
and
hate
me.
I
will
punish
not
only
them,
but
I
will
punish ◄their
descendants,
down
to
the
third
and
fourth
generation/their
children
and
grandchildren
and great-grandchildren►.
But
I
will steadfastly
love
thousands
of
generations
of
those
who
love
me
and
obey
my
commandments (OR,
I
will
love
for
thousands
of
generations.)
Do
not
use
my
name
carelessly (OR,
for
wrong/evil
purposes),
because
I
am
Yahweh
God,
the
one
whom
you
should
worship,
and
I
will
certainly
punish
those
who
use
my
name
for
wrong/evil
purposes [LIT].
Do
not
forget
that
the
seventh
day
of
every
week
is
mine,
so
dedicate
those
days
to
me.
There
are
six
days
each
week
for
you
to
do
all
your
work,
but
the
seventh
day
is
a
day
of
rest,
a
day
dedicated
to
me,
Yahweh
God,
the
one
whom
you
should
worship.
On
that
day
you
must
not
do
any
work.
You
and
your
sons
and
daughters
and
your
male
and
female
slaves
must
not
work.
You
must
not
even
force
your
livestock
to
work,
and
you
must
not
allow
foreigners
to
work,
those
who
are
living
in
your
country.
I,
Yahweh,
created
the
sky,
the
earth,
the
ocean,
and
everything
that
is
in
them,
in
six
days.
Then
I
stopped
my
work
of
creating
everything,
and
rested
on
the
seventh
day.
That
is
the
reason
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
blessed
the
rest
day
and
set
it
apart
to
be
a
sacred/special
day.
Honor/Respect
your
fathers
and
your
mothers,
in
order
that
you
may
live
a
long
time
in
the
land
that
I,
Yahweh
God,
will
give
you.
Do
not
murder
anyone.
Do
not ◄commit
adultery/have
sex
with
anyone
other
than
your
spouse►.
Do
not
steal
anything.
Do
not
falsely
accuse
anyone
of
committing
a
crime.
Do
not ◄covet/desire
to
have►
someone
else’s
house,
someone
else’s
wife,
someone
else’s
male
or
female
slave,
someone
else’s
livestock,
someone
else’s
donkeys,
or
anything
else
that
some
other
person
owns.”
When
the
people
heard
the
thunder
and
saw
the
lightning,
and
when
they
heard
the
sound
of
the
trumpet
and
saw
the
smoke
on
the
mountain,
they
were
afraid
and
trembled.
They
stood
at
a
distance,
and
said
to
Moses/me, “If
you
speak
to
us,
we
will
listen.
But
do
not
let
God
speak
anymore
to
us.
We
are
afraid
that
if
he
speaks
anymore
to
us,
we
will
die.”
Moses/I
replied, “Do
not
be
afraid!
God
has
come
to
determine/test
how
you
will
behave.
He
wants
you
to
revere
him,
and
to
not
sin.”
Then,
as
the
people
watched
from
a
distance,
Moses/I
went
close
to
the
black
cloud
where
God
was.
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Say
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘You
have
heard
how
I,
Yahweh,
have
spoken
to
you
from
heaven.
I
told
you
that
you
must
not
make
any
idols
of
silver
or
gold
that
you
will
worship
instead
of
me.
Make
for
me
an
altar
from
dirt.
Sacrifice
on
it
the
animals
that
you
will
burn
completely.
Also
sacrifice
on
it
the
animals
that
you
will
not
burn
completely,
to mainatin
fellowship
with
me.
Worship
me [MTY]
in
any
place
that
I
choose
for
you
to
honor/worship
me;
and
if
you
do
that,
I
will
come
to
you
and
bless
you.
If
you
make
for
me
an
altar
from
stones,
do
not
make
it
from
stones
that
you
have
cut
to
make
them
look
nice,
because
you
will
make
the
altar unsuitable
for
worshiping
me
if
you
use
tools
to
cut
the
stones.
Do
not
make
an
altar
that
has
steps
in
front
of
it,
because
if
you
do
that,
people
could
see
your
naked
buttocks
as
you
go
up
the
steps.’”
Instructions for treating slaves
“Here
are
some
other
instructions
to
give
to
the Israeli
people:
When/If
you
buy
a
Hebrew
slave,
he
is
to
serve
you
for
only
six
years.
In
the
seventh
year
you
must
free
him
from
being
your
slave,
and
he
is
not
required
to
pay
you
anything
for
setting
him
free.
If
he
was
not
married
before
he
became
your
slave,
and
if
he
marries
someone
while
he
is
your
slave,
his
wife
is
not
to
be
set
free
with
him.
But
if
he
was
married
before
he
became
your
slave,
you
must
free
both
him
and
his
wife.
If
a
slave’s
master
gives
him
a
wife,
and
she
gives
birth
to
sons
or
daughters
while
her
husband
is
a
slave,
only
the
man
is
to
be
freed.
His
wife
and
children
will
continue
to
be
slaves
of
their
master.
But
when
it
is
time
for
the
slave
to
be
set
free,
if
the
slave
says, ‘I
love
my
master
and
my
wife
and
my
children,
and
I
do
not
want
to
be
set
free,’
then
his
master
must
take
him
to
the
place
where
they
worship
God (OR,
to
the owner’s
house).
There
he
must
make
the
slave
stand
against
the
door
or
the
doorpost.
Then
the
master
will
use
an ◄awl/pointed
metal
rod►
to
make
a
hole
in
the
slave’s
ear.
Then
he
will
fasten
a tag
to
the
slave’s
ear
to indicate
that ◄he
will
own
that
slave
for
the
rest
of
his
life/he
will
own
the
slave
as
long
as
the
slave
lives►.
If
a
man
sells
his
daughter
to
become
a
slave,
she
should
not
be
set
free
after
six
years,
as
the
male
slaves
are.
If
the
man
who
bought
her
wanted
her
to
be
his
wife,
but
if
later
he
is
not
pleased
with
her,
he
must
sell
her
back
to
her
father.
He
must
not
sell
her
to
a
foreigner,
because
that
would
be
breaking
the contract/agreement
he
made
with
the
girl’s
father.
If
the
man
who
buys
her
wants
her
to
be
a
wife
for
his
son,
he
must
then
treat
her
as
though
she
were
his
own
daughter.
If
the
master
takes
another
slave
girl
to
be
another
wife
for
himself,
he
must
continue
to
give
the
first
slave
wife
the
same
amount
of
food
and
clothing
that
he
gave
to
her
before,
and
he
must
continue
to
have
sex [EUP]
with
her
as
before.
If
he
does
not
do
all
these
three
things
for
her,
he
must
free
her
from
being
a
slave,
and
she
is
not
required
to
pay
anything
for
being
set
free.
You
must
execute
anyone
who
strikes
another
person
with
the
result
that
the
person
who
is
struck
dies.
But
if
the
one
who
struck
the
other
did
not
intend
to
kill
that
person,
the
one
who
struck
him
can
escape
to
a
place
that
I
will
choose
for
you,
and
he
will
be
safe
there.
But
if
someone
gets
angry
with
another
person
and
kills
him,
even
if
the
murderer
runs
to
the
altar,
a
place
that
God
designated
as
a
place
to
be
safe,
you
must
execute
him.
Anyone
who
strikes
his
father
or
mother
must
surely
be
executed.
Anyone
who
kidnaps
another
person,
either
in
order
to
sell
that
person
or
to
keep
him
as
a
slave,
must
be
executed.
Anyone
who
reviles/curses
his
father
or
his
mother
must
be
executed.
Suppose
two
people
fight,
and
one
strikes
the
other
with
a
stone
or
with
his
fist.
And
suppose
the
person
he
strikes
does
not
die
but
is
injured
and
has
to
stay
in
bed
for
a
while,
and
later
he
is
able
to
walk
outside
using
a
cane.
Then
the
person
who
struck
him
does
not
have
to
be
punished.
However,
he
must
pay
the
injured
person
the
money
he
could
not earn
while
he
was recovering,
and
he
must
also
pay
the
injured
person’s medical
expenses
until
that
person
is
well.
If
someone
strikes
his
male
or
female
slave
with
a
stick,
if
the
slave
dies ◄immediately/as
a
result► [IDM],
the
one
who
struck
him
must
be
punished.
But
if
the
slave
lives
for
a
day
or
two
after
he
is
struck
and
then
dies,
you
must
not
punish
the
one
who
struck
him.
Not
having
that
slave
to
be
able
to
work
for
him
any
longer
is
enough
punishment.
Suppose
two
people
are
fighting
and
they
hurt
a
pregnant
woman
with
the
result
that ◄she
has
a
miscarriage/her
baby
is
born
prematurely
and
dies►.
If
the
woman
is
not
harmed
in
any
other
way,
the
one
who
injured
her
must
pay
a
fine.
He
must
pay
whatever
the
woman’s
husband
demands,
after
a
judge
approves
of
the
fine.
But
if
the
woman
is
injured
in
some additional
way,
the
one
who
injured
her
must
be
caused
to
suffer
in
exactly
the
same
way
that
he
caused
her
to
suffer.
If
she
dies,
he
must
be
executed.
If
her
eye
is
injured
or
destroyed,
or
if
he
knocks
out
one
of
her
teeth,
or
her
hand
or
foot
is
injured,
or
if
she
is
burned
or
bruised,
the
one
who
injured
her
must
be
injured
in
the
same
way.
If
the
owner
of
a
slave
strikes
the
eye
of
his
male
or
female
slave
and
ruins
it,
he
must
free
that
slave
because
of
what
he
did
to
the
slave’s
eye.
If
someone
knocks
out
one
of
his
slave’s
teeth,
he
must
free
the
slave
because
of
what
he
did
to
the
slave’s
tooth.
If
a
bull
gores
a
man
or
woman
with
the
result
that
the
person
dies,
you
must
kill
the
bull
by
throwing
stones
at
it,
but
you
must
not
punish
the
owner
of
the
bull.
But
suppose
the
bull
had
attacked
people
several
times
before,
and
its
owner
had
been
warned,
but
he
did
not
keep
the
bull
inside
a
fence.
Then
you
must
kill
the
bull
by
throwing
stones
at
it,
but
you
must
also
execute
its
owner.
However,
if
the
owner
of
the
bull
is
allowed
to
pay
a
fine ◄to
save
his
own
life/in
order
not
to
be
executed►,
he
must
pay
the
full
amount
that
the
judges
say
that
he
must
pay.
If
someone’s
bull
attacks
and
gores
another
person’s
son
or
daughter,
you
must
treat
the bull’s
owner
according
to
that
same
rule.
If
a
bull
attacks
and
gores
a
male
or
female
slave,
its
owner
must
pay
to
the
slave’s
owner 30
pieces
of
silver.
Then
you
must
kill
the
bull
by
throwing
stones
at
it.
Suppose
someone
has
a
pit/cistern
and
does
not
keep
it
covered,
and
someone’s
bull
or
donkey
falls
into
it
and
dies.
Then
the
owner
of
the
pit/cistern
must
pay
for
the
animal
that
died.
He
must
give
the
money
to
the
animal’s
owner,
but
then
he
can
take
away
the
animal
that
died
and
do
whatever
he
wants
to
with
it.
If
someone’s
bull
hurts
another
person’s
bull
with
the
result
that
it
dies,
the
owners
of
both
bulls
must
sell
the
bull
that
is
living,
and
they
must
divide
between
them
the
money
that
they
receive
for
it.
They
must
also
divide
between
them
the
meat
of
the
animal
that
died.
However,
if
people
know
that
the
bull
often
attacked
other
animals
previously,
and
its
owner
did
not
keep
it
inside
a
fence,
then
the
owner
of
that
bull
must
give
the
owner
of
the
bull
that
died
one
of
his
own
bulls,
but
he
can
take
away
the
animal
that
died
and
do
with
it
whatever
he
wants
to
do.”
Laws regarding possessions
Yahweh
also
said, “If
someone
steals
a
bull
or
a
sheep,
and
then
slaughters
it
to
sell
it
or
to
sacrifice
it
or
sells
its
meat
to
someone
else,
he
must
pay
five
bulls
for
the
bull
that
he
stole,
and
he
must
pay
four
sheep
for
the
sheep
that
he
stole.
If
a
thief
is
caught
while
he
is
breaking
into
someone
else’s
house
at
night,
if
the
one
who
catches
him
kills
the
thief,
he
is
not
guilty
of murdering
him.
But
if
that
happens
during
the
daytime,
the
one
who
killed
the
thief
is
guilty
of murdering
him.
The
thief
must
pay
for
what
he
stole.
If
he
has
no
animals
with
which
to
pay
for
the
one
that
he
stole,
he
must
be
sold
to
become
someone’s
else’s
slave
and
the
money
must
be
used
to
pay
for
what
he
stole.
If
the
thief
still
has
the
animal
when
he
is
caught,
whether
it
is
a
bull
or
a
donkey
or
a
sheep,
and
it
is
still
alive,
the
thief
must
give
back
the
stolen
animal
as
well
as
giving
two
additional
animals
for
each
one
that
he
stole.
If
someone
allows
his
animals
to ◄graze/eat
the
grass►
in
his
field
or
in
his
vineyard,
and
if
they
stray
away
and
eat
the
crops
in
another
person’s
field,
the
owner
of
the
animals
must
pay
the
owner
of
those
crops
by
giving
him
the
best
crops
from
his
own
field
or
vineyard.
Suppose
someone starts
a
fire
in
his
own
field,
and
the
fire
spreads
through
the
grass
and starts
burning
in
someone
else’s
field,
and
the
fire
burns
grain
that
is
growing
or
grain
that
is
already
cut
and
stacked.
Then
the
person
who
started
the
fire
must
pay
completely
for
the
damage.
Suppose
someone
gives
to
another
person
some
money
or
other
valuable
goods
and
asks
him
to
guard
them
in
his
house
for
a
while.
If
those
things
are
stolen
from
that
person’s
house,
if
the
thief
is
caught,
he
must
pay
back
twice
as
much
as
he
stole.
But
if
the
thief
is
not
caught,
the
owner
of
the
house
from
which
the
things
were
stolen
must
stand
before
the
judges,
so
that
the
judges
can
determine
whether
the
owner
of
the
house
was
the
one
who
took
the
other
man’s
goods
and
sold
them
to
someone
else.
If
two
people
argue
about
which
one
of
them
owns
a
bull
or
a
donkey
or
a
sheep
or
some
clothing,
or
something
else
that
has
been
lost,
the
two
people
who
each
claim/say
that
the item
belongs
to
them
must
stand
before
the
judges.
The
one
whom
the
judges
declare
is
lying
must
pay
back
to
the real
owner
twice
as
many
bulls
or
donkeys
or
sheep
or
pieces
of
clothing.
Suppose
someone
gives
his
donkey
or
bull
or
sheep
or
some
other
animal
to
someone
else
and
asks
him
to
take
care
of
it
for
a
while,
and
the
animal
dies
or
is
injured
or
is
stolen
while
no
one
is
watching.
Then
the
person
who
was
taking
care
of
the
animal
must ◄swear/solemnly
declare►,
knowing
that
God
is
listening,
that
he
did
not
steal
the
animal.
If
he
did
not
steal
it
the
owner
of
the
animal
must
accept/believe
that
the
other
person
is
telling
the
truth,
and
the
other
person
will
not
have
to
pay
anything
back
to
the
owner.
But
if
the
animal
was
stolen
while
he
was supposed
to
be
taking
care
of
it,
the
man
who
promised
to
take
care
of
it
must
pay
back
the
owner
for
the
animal.
If
he
says
that
the
animal
was
killed
by
wild
animals,
he
must
bring
back
the
remains
of
the
animal
that
was
killed
and
show
it
to
the
animal’s
owner.
If
he
does
that,
he
will
not
have
to
pay
anything
for
the
animal.
If
someone
borrows
an
animal,
and
if
that
animal
is
hurt
or
dies
when
its
owner
is
not
there,
the
one
who
borrowed
it
must
pay
the
owner
for
the
animal.
But
if
that
happens
when
the
owner
of
the
animal
is
there,
the
one
who
borrowed
it
will
not
have
to
pay
back
anything.
If
the
man
who
borrowed
it
only rented
it,
the
money
that
he
paid
to
rent
it
will
be
enough
to
pay
for
the
animal
dying
or
being
injured.”
Laws
concerning everyday
life
“If
a
man persuades
a
girl/woman
to
have
sex
with
him,
a
girl/woman
who ◄is
a
virgin/has
never
had
sex
with
any
man►
and
who
is
not
engaged
to
be
married,
he
must
pay
the
bride
price
for
her
and
marry
her.
But
if
her
father
refuses
to
allow
her
to
marry
him,
he
must
pay
to
the
woman’s
father
the
amount
of
money
that
is
equal
to
the
amount
of
bride
price
money
that
men
pay
for
virgins.
You
must
execute
any
woman
who ◄practices
sorcery/is
a shaman►.
You
must
execute
any
person
who
has
sex
with
an
animal.
You
must
offer
sacrifices
only
to
Yahweh.
You
must
execute
anyone
who
offers
a
sacrifice
to
any
other
god.
You
must
not
mistreat
a
foreigner
who
comes
to
live
among
you.
Do
not
forget
that
you
were
previously
foreigners
in
Egypt.
You
must
not
mistreat
any
widow
or
any
orphan.
If
you
mistreat
them
and
they
cry
out
to
me
for
help,
I
will
hear
them.
And
I
will
be
angry
with
you,
and
I
will
cause
you
to
be
killed
in
a
war [MTY].
Your
wives
will
become
widows,
and
your
children
will
no
longer
have
fathers.
If
you
lend
money
to
any
of
my
people
who
are
poor,
do
not
act
like
a moneylender
and
require
him
to
pay
interest
on
the
money.
If
he
gives
you
his
cloak
to
guarantee
that
he
will
pay
the
money
back,
you
must
give
the
cloak
back
to
him
before
the
sun
goes
down,
because
he
needs
it
to
keep
him
warm
during
the
night. ◄That
is
the
only
covering
that
poor
people
have
when
they
sleep
at
night./What
else
will
he
cover
himself
with
during
the
night?► [RHQ]
If
you
do
not
act mercifully
toward
him
by
returning
his
cloak,
when
he
cries
out
to
me
asking
for
my
help,
I
will
help
him,
because
I
always
act mercifully.
Do
not ◄revile/speak
evil
about►
me,
and
do
not ◄curse/ask
me
to
do
harmful
things
to►
any
ruler
of
your
people.
◄Do
not
withhold
from/Give►
me
the
best
parts
of
the
grain
that
you
harvest
and
of
the
olive
oil
and
the
wine
that
you
produce.
You
must
dedicate
your
firstborn
sons
to
me.
Similarly,
your
firstborn
male
cattle
and
sheep
belong
to
me.
After
those
animals
are
born,
allow
them
to
stay
with
their
mothers
for
seven
days.
On
the
eighth
day,
offer
them
to
me
as
a
sacrifice.
You
are
people
who
are ◄completely
dedicated
to/set
apart
for►
me.
And
I
detest
the
meat
of
any
animal
that
has
been
killed
by
wild
animals.
Therefore
you
should
not
eat
such
meat.
Instead,
throw
it
where
the
dogs
can
eat
it.”
Treat people and animals fairly
“Do
not
tell
to
others ◄false
rumors/untrue
reports►
about
other
people.
Do
not
help
someone
who
is
guilty
by ◄testifying
falsely/lying►
about
what
happened.
Do
not
join
a
group
of
people
who
are
planning
to
do
something
evil.
Do
not
testify
the
way
the
crowd
wants
you
to,
if
that
will
prevent
the
judge
from deciding
the
case
justly/fairly.
When
a
poor
person
is
on
trial,
do
not
testify
in
his
favor
just
because
he
is
poor
and
you
feel
sorry
for
him.
If
you
see
someone’s
bull
or
donkey
when
it
is
wandering
away
loose,
take
it
back
to
its
owner,
even
if
the
owner
is
your
enemy.
If
you
see
someone’s
donkey
that
has
fallen
down
because
of
its
heavy
load,
help
the
owner
to
get
the
donkey
up
again,
even
if
he
is
someone
who
hates
you.
Do
not
just
walk
away
without
helping
him.
Decide
the
cases
of
poor
people
who
are
on
trial
as
fairly
as
you
decide
the
cases
of
other
people.
Do
not
accuse
people
falsely.
Do
not
decide
that
innocent
and
righteous [DOU]
people
should
be
executed,
because
I
will ◄punish/not
forgive►
people
who
do
such
an
evil
thing.
Do
not
accept
money
that
is
a
bribe,
because
officials
who
accept
bribes
are
not
able
to [MTY]
decide
what
is
right
to
do,
and
they
do
not
allow
innocent
people
to
be
treated
fairly.
Do
not
mistreat
foreigners
who
live
among
you.
You
know
how
people
often
treat
foreigners,
because
the
Egyptians
did
not
treat
you
well
when
you
were
foreigners
there.
Plant
seeds
in
your
ground
and
gather
the
harvest
for
six
years.
But
during
the
seventh
year
you
must
not
plant
anything.
If
things
grow
without
your
planting
seeds,
allow
poor
people
to
harvest
and
eat
the
crops.
If
there
are
still
crops ◄left
over/that
they
do
not
harvest►,
allow
wild
animals
to
eat
them.
Do
the
same
thing
with
your grapevines/vineyards
and
your
olive
trees.
You
may
work
for
six
days
each
week,
but
on
the
seventh
day
you
must
rest
and
not
work.
And
on
the
seventh
day
you
must
allow
your
work
animals
and
your
slaves
and
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you
also
to
rest
and
be
refreshed.
Make
certain
that
you
obey
everything
that
I
have
commanded
you
to
do.
Do
not
pray
to [MTY]
other
gods.
Do
not
even
mention
their
names.”
Rules
about
three
annual
festivals
“Every
year
you
must
celebrate
three
festivals
to
honor
me.
The
first
one
is
the
Festival
of
Bread
That
Has
No
Yeast.
Celebrate
it
in
the
month
that
is
named
Abib.
That
is
the
month
in
which
you
left
Egypt.
Celebrate
it
in
the
way
that
I
commanded
you.
And
always
bring [LIT]
an
offering
when
you
come
to
worship
me.
The
second
one
is
the
Festival
of
Harvesting.
During
that
festival
you
must
offer
to
me
the
first
parts/harvest
of
your
crops
that
grow
from
the
seeds
that
you
planted.
The
third
one
is
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters.
That
will
be
after
you
finish
harvesting
your
grain
and
grapes
and
fruit.
Every
year,
at
each
of
these
times,
all
the
men
must
gather
together
to
worship
me,
Yahweh
God.
When
you
sacrifice
an
animal
and
offer
it
to
me,
you
must
not
offer
bread
that
has
been
baked
with
yeast.
When
you
offer
sacrifices,
burn
the
fat
from
the
animals
on
that
same
day.
Do
not
allow
any
fat
to
remain
until
the
next
morning.
Each
year,
when
you
harvest
your
crops,
bring
to
the
place
where
you
worship
me,
Yahweh
God,
the
first
part
of
what
you
harvest.
When
you
kill
a ◄young
animal/kid
or
lamb
or
calf►,
do
not
prepare
to
eat
it
by
boiling
it
in
its
mother’s
milk.”
Yahweh
gave
the Israeli
people
several
promises
“Note
this:
I
am
going
to
send
an
angel
ahead
of
you,
to
guard
you
as
you
travel
and
to
bring
you
safely
to
the
place
that
I
have
prepared
for
you.
Pay
attention
to
what
he
says
and
obey
him.
Do
not
rebel
against
him,
because
he
will
have
my
authority [MTY]
and
he
will ◄punish/not
forgive► [LIT]
you
if
you
rebel
against
him.
But
if
you
pay
attention
to
what
he
says
and
if
you
do
all
that
I
tell
you
to
do,
I
will
fight
strongly [DOU]
against
all
of
your
enemies.
My
angel
will
go
ahead
of
you,
and
will
take
you
to
where
the Amor
and
Heth
and Periz
and
Canaan
and Hiv
and
Jebus people-groups
live,
and
I
will
completely
get
rid
of
them.
Do
not
bow
down
before
their
gods/idols
or
worship
them.
And
do
not
do
the
things
that
they
think
that
their
gods
want
them
to
do.
Completely
destroy
their
gods/idols,
and
smash
to
pieces
their
sacred
stones.
You
must
worship
me,
Yahweh
God.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
bless
your (OR,
bless
you
by
giving
you)
food
and
water,
and
I
will
protect
you
from
becoming
sick.
No
women
in
your
land
will
have ◄miscarriages/babies
that
will
die
after
being
born
prematurely►,
and
no
women
will
be
unable
to
become
pregnant.
And
I
will
enable
you
to
live
a
long
time.
I
will
cause
the
people
who
oppose
you
to
become
very
afraid
of
me.
I
will
cause
the
people
whom
you
fight
against
to
become
very
confused.
And
then
I
will
cause
them
to
turn
around
and
run
away
from
you.
I
will
cause
your
enemies
to
become
terrified.
And
I
will
expel
the Hiv,
Canaan,
and
Heth people-groups
from
your
land.
I
will
not
expel
all
of
them
in
less
than
one
year.
If
I
did
that,
your
land
would
become
deserted,
and
there
would
be
very
many
wild
animals ◄
that
would
attack
you/you
would
not
be
able
to
control►.
I
will
expel
those people-groups slowly,
a
few
at
a
time,
until
the
number
of
your
people
increases
and
you
are
able
to
live
everywhere
in
the
land.
I
will
cause
the
borders
of
your
land
to
extend
from
the ◄Red
Sea/Gulf
of Aqaba►
in
the
southeast
to
the Mediterranean
Sea
in
the northwest,
and
from
the
Sinai
Desert
in
the southwest
to
the
Euphrates
River
in
the northeast
of
the
country.
I
will
enable
you [MTY]
to
expel
the
people
who
live
there,
so
that
you
will
expel
them
as
you
occupy
more
of
the
country.
You
must
not
make
any
agreement/treaty
with
those
people
or
with
their
gods.
Do
not
allow
those
people
to
live
in
your
land,
in
order
that
they
do
not
cause
you
to
sin
against
me.
If
you
worship
their
gods,
you
will
not
be
able
to
escape
from
worshiping
them
and
sinning
against
me,
just
like
someone
caught
in
a
trap
is
unable
to
escape [MET].”
Yahweh’s agreement is confirmed
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Come
to
me,
up
on
top
of
this
mountain,
you
and
Aaron
and
his
sons
Nadab
and
Abihu.
Also
take
along 70
of
the Israeli
elders/leaders.
While
you
are
still
some
distance
from
the
top
of
the
mountain,
prostrate
yourselves
on
the
ground
and
worship
me.
Moses,
I
will
allow
you
alone
to
come
near
to
me.
The
others
must
not
come
near,
and
the
rest
of
the
people
must
not
come
up
the
mountain.”
Moses/I
went
and
told
the
people
everything
that
Yahweh
had
said
and
all
that
he
had
commanded.
The
people
all
replied
together,
saying, “We
will
do
everything
that
Yahweh
has
told
us
to
do.”
Then
Moses/I
wrote
down
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded.
Early
the
next
morning
Moses/I
built
a
stone
altar.
He/I
also
set
up
twelve
stones,
one
for
each
of
the Israeli
tribes.
He/I
also
selected
some
young
men.
They
burned
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
and
they
also
sacrificed
some
cattle
that
they
did
not
burn
completely,
for
the
purpose
of maintaining
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
Moses/I
took
half
of
the
blood
of
the
animals
that
were
slaughtered
and
put
it
in
bowls.
The
other
half
of
the
blood
he/I
threw/splashed
against
the
altar.
Then
he/I
took
the
scroll
on
which
he/I
had
written
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
in
the
agreement
that
he
had
made,
and
he/I
read
it
aloud,
while
all
the
people
were
listening.
Then
all
the
people
said, “We
will
do
all
that
Yahweh
has
told
us
to
do.
We
will
obey
everything.”
Then
Moses/I
took
the
blood
that
was
in
the
bowls
and
threw/splashed
it
on
the
people.
He/I
said, “This
is
the
blood
that ◄confirms/puts
into
effect►
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
made
with
you
when
he
gave
you
all
these
commands.”
Then
Moses/I,
along
with
Aaron,
Nadab,
Abihu,
and
the 70 Israeli
elders/leaders,
went
up
the
mountain,
and
they/we
saw
God,
the
one
whom
the Israeli
people
worship.
Under
his
feet
was
something
like
a
pavement
made
of expensive
blue
stones
called
sapphires.
They
were
as
clear
as
the
sky
is
when
there
are
no
clouds.
God
did
not
harm [MTY]
those Israeli
elders/leaders
because
of
their
having
seen
him.
They
saw
God,
and
they
ate
and
drank
together!
Then
we
all
went
back
down
the
mountain.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Come
up
to
me
again
on
top
of
this
mountain.
While
you
are
here,
I
will
give
you
two
stone slabs
on
which
I
have
written
all
the
laws [DOU]
that
I
have
given
to
you
to
instruct/teach
the
people.”
So
Moses/I
told
the
elders, “Stay
here
with
the
other
people
until
we
return!
Do
not
forget
that
Aaron
and
Hur
will
be
with
you.
So
if
anyone
has
a
dispute
while
I
am
gone,
he
can
go
to
those
two
men.”
Then
Moses/I
went
with
his/my
servant
Joshua
part
of
the
way
up
the
mountain
that
was
dedicated
to
God.
Then
Moses/I
went
the
rest
of
the
way
up
the
mountain.
A
cloud
covered
the
mountain.
The ◄glory/brilliant
light►
of
Yahweh
came
down
on
the
mountain
and
covered
it
for
six
days.
On
the
seventh
day,
Yahweh
called
to
Moses/me
from
the
middle
of
the
cloud.
When
the Israeli
people
looked
at
the
top
of
the
mountain,
the
glory
of
Yahweh
was
like
a
big
fire
that
was
burning
there.
Moses/I
went
into
the
cloud
on
top
of
the
mountain.
He/I
was
there
for 40
days
and
nights.
Yahweh gave Moses instructions about a big Sacred Tent for their worship
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “There
are
many
things
that
I
want
you
to
tell
to
the Israeli
people.
Tell
them
that
they
must
give
offerings/gifts
to
me.
Receive
from
the
people
every
offering/gift
that
they
want
to
give
to
me.
These
are
the
things
that
they
may
offer/give:
Gold,
silver,
bronze,
blue,
purple,
and
scarlet
yarn/wool,
fine ◄linen/white
cloth►,
goats’
hair
for
making
cloth,
rams’
skins
that
have
been ◄tanned/dyed
red►, goatskins,
hard
wood
from
acacia
trees,
olive
oil
to
burn
in
the
lamps,
spices
to
put
in
the
olive
oil
for
anointing
the
priests
and
in
the sweet-smelling
incense,
expensive quartz
stones
called
onyx,
and
other expensive
stones
to
be
fastened
to
the
priest’s vest
and
put
on
the pouches
that
are
to
be
fastened
to
the vest.
Tell
the
people
to
make
a
big
Sacred
Tent
for
me,
so
that
I
can
live
in
it
among
them.
They
must
make
the
Sacred
Tent
and
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
inside
it
according
to
the
plan/model
that
I
will
show
you.”
Instructions
for
making
the
sacred
chest
“
Tell
the
people
to
make
a
sacred
chest
from
acacia
wood.
It
is
to
be ◄45
in./110 cm.►
long, ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide,
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
high.
Cover
it
with
pure
gold
inside
and
outside,
and
put
a
gold
border
around
the
top
of
it.
They
must
make/cast
four
rings
from
gold
and
fasten
them
to
the
legs
of
the
chest.
Put
two
rings
on
each
side
of
the
chest.
They
must
make
two
poles
from
acacia
wood,
and
they
must
cover
them
with
gold.
They
must
put
the
poles
into
the
rings
on
the
sides
of
the
chest,
so
that
the
chest
can
be
carried
by
the
poles.
The
poles
must
always
be
left
in
the
rings;
they
must
not
take
the
poles
out
of
the
rings.
Put
inside
the
chest
the
two
stone slabs
that
I
will
give
you,
on
which
I
have
written
my
commandments.
Tell
them
to
make
a
lid
for
the
chest
from
pure
gold.
It
will
be
the
place
where
I
will
forgive
people’s
sins.
It
also
is
to
be ◄45
in./110 cm.►
long
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide.
Tell
them
to
hammer
huge
lump
of
gold
into
the
form
of
two
creatures
that
have
wings.
One
of
these
is
to
be
put
at
each
end
of
the
chest,
but
the
gold
from
which
they
are
made
must
be
joined
to
the
gold
from
which
the
lid
is
made.
Tell
them
to
place
the
winged
creatures
so
that
their
wings
touch
each
other
and
spread
out
over
the
lid.
Put
inside
the
chest
the
stone slabs
that
I
will
give
you.
Then
fasten
the
lid
onto
the
top
of
the
chest.
I
will
set
times
to
talk
with
you
there.
From
above
the
lid
of
the
chest,
between
the
two
winged
creatures,
I
will
tell
to
you
all
my
laws
that
you
must
tell
to
the Israeli
people.”
Instructions
for
the
table
for
the
sacred
bread
“
Tell
them
to
make
a
table
from
acacia
wood.
It
is
to
be ◄36
in./88 cm.►
long, ◄18
in./66 cm.►
wide,
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
high.
Tell
them
to
cover
it
with
pure
gold
and
put
a
gold
border
around
it.
Tell
them
to
make
a
rim
all
around
it, ◄3
in./7.5 cm.►
wide,
and
put
a
gold
border
around
the
rim.
Tell
them
to
make/cast
four
rings
from
gold
and
fasten
the
rings
to
the
four
corners
of
the
table,
one
ring
close
to
each
leg
of
the
table.
The
rings
should
be
fastened
to
the
table
near
the
rim.
Make
two
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
cover
them
with
gold.
The
poles
for
carrying
the
table
are
to
be
inserted
in
the
rings.
Also
tell
them
to
make
plates,
cups,
jars,
and
bowls
to
be
used
when
the
priests
pour
out
wine
to
offer
to
me.
They
must
all
be
made
from
pure
gold.
On
the
table,
in
front
of
the
chest,
there
must
always
be
the
loaves
of
sacred
bread
that
the
priests
have
offered
to
me.”
Instructions
for
the
lampstand
“
Tell
them
to
make
a
lampstand
from
pure
gold.
They
must
hammer
one
large
lump
of
gold
to
make
its
base
and
its
shaft.
The
branches
of
the
lampstand,
the
cups
for
holding
the
oil,
the
flower
buds
and
the
flower petals
that
decorate
the
branches
of
the
lamp,
the
base,
and
the
shaft
are
all
to
be
hammered
from
one
big
lump
of
gold.
There
are
to
be
six
branches
on
the
lampstand,
three
on
each
side
of
the
shaft.
Each
of
the
branches
is
to
have
on
it
three
gold decorations
that
will
look
like
almond
blossoms.
These decorations
must
also
have
flower
buds
and
flower petals.
On
the
shaft
of
the
lampstand
there
are
to
be
four
gold decorations
that
also
look
like
almond
blossoms,
each
one
with
flower
buds
and petals.
On
each
side,
there
is
to
be
one
flower
bud
beneath
each
of
the
branches.
All
these
buds
and
branches,
along
with
the
shaft,
are
to
be
hammered
from
one
large
lump
of
pure
gold.
Also
tell
them
to
make
seven
small
cups
for
holding
oil.
One
is
to
be
put
on
top
of
the
shaft
and
the
others
are
to
be
put
on
top
of
the
branches.
Place
these
cups
so
that
when
the
lamps
are
lit,
the
light
will
shine
toward
the ◄front
of
the
lampstand/entrance►.
Tell
them
to
make
tongs
from
pure
gold,
to
remove
the
burned wicks
and
trays
in
which
to
put
the
burned wicks.
Tell
them
to
use ◄75
pounds/35 kg.►
of
pure
gold
to
make
the
lampstand
and
the
tongs
and
the
trays.
Make
sure
that
they
make
these
things
according
to
the
instructions
that
I
am
giving
you
here
on
this
mountain.”
Instructions for the coverings for the Sacred Tent
“
Tell
the
people
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent
using
ten
long
strips
of
fine
linen.
They
must
take
blue,
purple,
and
red
thread (OR,
weave
the
strips
from
blue,
purple,
and
red
thread),
and
a
skilled
craftsman
must
embroider
these
strips
with
designs
that
represent
the
winged
creatures
that
are
above
the
chest.
Each
strip
is
to
be ◄14
yards/twelve meters►
long
and ◄2
yards/1.8 meters►
wide.
Tell
them
to
sew
five
strips
together
to
make
one
set,
and
sew
the
other
five
strips
together
to
make
another
set.
For
each
set,
they
must
make
loops
of
blue
cloth
and
fasten
them
along
the
outer
edge
of
the
strip,
at
the
end
of
each
set.
They
must
put 50
loops
on
the
edge
of
the
first
set,
and 50
loops
on
the
edge
of
the
second
set.
Tell
them
to
make 50
gold
clasps/fasteners,
to
fasten
both
of
the
sets
together.
As
a
result,
the
inside
of
the
Sacred
Tent
will
be
as
though
it
was
one
piece.
Also,
tell
them
to
make
a
cover
for
the
Sacred
Tent
from
eleven
pieces
of
cloth
made
from
goats’
hair.
Each
piece
of
cloth
is
to
be ◄15
yards/13.5 meters►
long
and ◄2
yards/1.8 meters►
wide.
Tell
them
to
sew
five
of
these
pieces
of
cloth
together
to
make
one
set,
and
sew
the
other
six
pieces
of
cloth
together
to
make
another
set.
They
must
fold
the
sixth
piece
of
cloth
in
half
to
make
it
double
over
the
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Tell
them
to
make 100
loops
of
blue
cloth,
and
to
fasten 50
of
them
to
the
outer
edge
of
the
one
set
and
fasten 50
to
the
outer
edge
of
the
other
set.
Tell
them
to
make
fifty
bronze
clasps/fasteners
and
put
them
in
the
cloth
loops
to
join
the
two
sets
together.
As
a
result,
the
cover
for
the
Sacred
Tent
will
be
as
though
it
was
one
piece.
Let
the extra
part
of
the
cover,
the
part
that
extends
beyond
the
linen
cloth,
hang
over
the
back
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
The extra
half yard/meter
of
each
cover,
the
part
that
extends
beyond
the
linen
cloth
on
each
side,
must
hang
over
the
two
sides
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
to
protect
the
sides.
Tell
them
to
make
two
more
covers
for
the
Sacred
Tent.
One
is
to
be
made
from
rams’
skins
that
have
been ◄tanned/dyed
red►,
and
the
top
cover
is
to
be
made
from goatskin
leather.”
Instructions
for
the
framework
for
the
Sacred
Tent
“
Tell
them
to
make
48
frames
from
acacia
wood,
frames
that
will
be
set
up
from
which
to
hang
the
Sacred
Tent
covers.
Each
frame
is
to
be ◄five
yards/four meters►
long
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide.
They
must
make
two
projections
at
the
bottom
of
each
frame.
These
will
be
to
fasten
the
frames
to
the
bases
underneath
them.
They
must
make
these
projections
at
the
bottom
of
each
frame.
Make 20
frames
for
the
south
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Tell
them
to
make 40
silver
bases
to
go
underneath
them.
Two
bases
will
go
under
each
frame.
The
projections
at
the
bottom
of
each
frame
are
to
be
made
to
fit
into
the
bases.
Similarly,
tell
them
to
make
twenty
frames
for
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
must
make 40
silver
bases
for
them
also,
with
two
bases
to
be
put
under
each
frame.
For
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
on
the
west
side,
tell
them
to
make
six
frames.
Also,
tell
them
to
make
two extra
frames,
one
for
each
corner
of
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
to
provide extra
support.
The
two
corner
frames
must
be
joined
from
the
bottom
to
the
top (OR,
joined
at
both
the
bottom
and
the
top).
At
the
top
of
each
of
the
two
corner
frames
there
must
be
a
gold
ring
for
holding
the crossbar.
In
that
way,
for
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent
there
will
be
eight
frames,
and
there
will
be 16
bases,
two
under
each
frame.
Tell
them
to
make 15 crossbars
from
acacia
wood.
Five
of
them
will
be
for
the
frames
on
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
five
will
be
for
the
south
side,
and
five
for
the
frames
at
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
west
side.
Tell
them
to
fasten
the crossbars
on
the
north,
south,
and
west
sides
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
the
middle
of
the
frames.
The
two
long
ones
must
extend
from
one
end
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
the
other,
and
the crossbar
on
the
west
side
must
extend
from
one
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
the
other.
Tell
them
to
cover
the
frames
with
gold,
and
make
gold
rings
to
fasten
the crossbars
to
the
frames.
The crossbars
must
also
be
covered
with
gold.
Erect
the
Sacred
Tent
in
the
way
that
I
have
shown
you
here
on
this
mountain.”
Instructions
for
the
Very
Holy
Place
and
the
curtain
“
Tell
them
to
make
a
curtain
from
fine
linen.
A
skilled
craftsman
must
embroider
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread,
making
designs
to
represent
the
winged
creatures
that
are
above
the
chest.
Tell
them
to suspend/hang
the
curtain
from
four
posts
made
from
acacia
wood
and
covered
with
gold.
Set
each
post
in
a
silver
base.
They
must suspend/hang
the
top
of
the
curtain
by
hooks
that
are
fastened
to
the
roof
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Behind
the
curtain,
in
the
room
called
the
Very
Holy
Place,
they
must
put
the
chest
containing
the
two
stone slabs
on
which
I
have
written
my
commandments.
That
curtain
will
separate
the
Holy
Place
from
the
Very
Holy
Place.
On
top
of
the
chest
in
the
Very
Holy
Place
they
must
put
the
lid
which
will
be
the
place
where
blood
will
be
sprinkled
to
forgive
people’s
sins.
In
the
room
that
is
outside
of
the
Very
Holy
Place,
they
must
put
the
table
for
the
sacred
bread
on
the
north
side,
and
put
the
lampstand
on
the
south
side.
Tell
them
to
make
a
curtain
to
cover
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
must
make
it
from
fine
linen,
and
a
skilled
weaver
must
embroider
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
To
hold
up
this
curtain,
they
must
make
five
posts
from
acacia
wood.
They
must
cover
them
with
gold,
and
fasten
gold
clasps/fasteners
to
them.
Also
they
must
make
a
bronze
base
for
each
of
these
posts.”
Instructions for the altar
“Tell
them
to
make
an
altar
from
acacia
wood.
It
is
to
be
square, ◄7-1/2
feet/2.2 meters►
on
each
side,
and
make
it ◄4-1/2
feet/1.3 meters►
high.
They
must
make
a
projection
that
looks
like
a
horn
on
each
of
the
top
corners.
The
projections
must
be
carved
from
the
same
block
of
wood
as
the
altar.
Tell
them
to
cover
the
whole
altar
with
gold.
They
must
make
pans
in
which
to
put
the
greasy
ashes
from
the
animal
sacrifices.
Also
they
must
make
shovels
for cleaning
out
the
ashes,
basins
and
forks
for
turning
the
meat
as
it
cooks,
and
buckets
for
carrying
hot
coals/ashes.
All
of
these
things
must
be
made
from
bronze.
Also
tell
them
to
make
a
bronze
grating
to
hold
the
wood
and
burning
coals.
They
must
fasten
to
each
of
the
corners
of
the
altar
a
bronze
ring
for
carrying
the
altar.
They
must
put
the
grating
under
the
rim
that
is
around
the
altar.
They
must
make
it
so
that
it
is
inside
the
altar,
halfway
down.
For
carrying
the
altar,
they
must
make
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
cover
them
with
bronze.
They
must
put
the
poles
through
the
rings
on
each
side
of
the
altar.
The
poles
are
for
carrying
the
altar.
The
altar
will
be
like
a
box,
made
from
boards
of
acacia
wood.
They
must
make
it
according
to
these
instructions
that
I
am
giving
you
here
on
this
mountain.”
Instructions
for
the
courtyard
“Around
the
Sacred
Tent
there
is
to
be
a
courtyard.
To
form
the
courtyard,
tell
them
to
make
curtains
of
fine
linen.
On
the
south
side,
the
curtain
is
to
be ◄50
yards/44 meters►
long.
To
support/hang
the
curtain,
tell
them
to
make
twenty
bronze
posts,
and
one
bronze
base
for
each
post.
To
fasten
the
curtains
to
the
posts,
they
must
make
silver
hooks,
and
metal
rods
covered
with
silver
to
fasten
the
curtains
to
the
hooks.
They
must
make
the
same
kind
of
curtains
for
the
north
side
of
the
courtyard.
On
the
west
side
of
the
courtyard
they
must
make
a
curtain ◄25
yards/22 meters►
long.
The
curtains
are
to
be
supported
by
ten
posts,
with
a
base
under
each
post.
On
the
east
side,
where
the
entrance
is,
the
courtyard
must
also
be ◄25
yards/22 meters►
wide.
Tell
them
to
make
a
curtain ◄22-1/2
feet/6.6 meters►
wide
for
each
side
of
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard.
They
must
make
a
curtain ◄30
feet/9 meters►
long
for
the
entrance.
A
skilled
weaver
must
embroider
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
It
must
be ◄supported
by/hung
from►
four
posts,
each
one
with
a
base
under
it.
All
the
posts
around
the
courtyard
must
be
connected
with
metal
rods
covered
with
silver.
The
clasps/fasteners
must
be
made
of
silver,
and
the
bases
must
be
made
of
bronze.
The
whole
courtyard,
from
the
east
entrance
to
the
west
end,
must
be ◄50
yards/44 meters►
long,
and
the
curtains
that enclose
it
must
be ◄7-1/2
feet/2.3 meters►
high.
All
the
curtains
must
be
made
of
fine
linen,
and
all
the
bases
under
the
posts
must
be
made
of
bronze.
All
the
things
that
are
not
made
of
gold
that
are
to
be
used
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
in
the
courtyard,
and
all
the
tent
pegs
to
support
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
curtains,
must
be
made
of
bronze.
“ommand
the Israeli
people
that
they
must
bring
to
you
the
best
kind
of
olive
oil
to
burn
in
the
lamps.
They
must
bring
this
oil
to
you
continually,
in
order
that
the
lamps
can
burn
continually.
They
must
put
the
lampstand
outside
of
the
curtain
which
is
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest
which
contains
the
stone slabs
on
which
I
have
written
my
commandments.
Aaron
must
take
care
of
the
lamps.
After
he
dies,
his
descendants
must
do
this
work.
The
lamps
are
to
burn
every
night,
from
evening
until
morning.
The Israeli
people
must
obey
this
regulation
throughout
all
future
generations.”
Instructions for the priests’ clothing
“Summon
your
older
brother
Aaron
and
his
sons—Nadab,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar. ◄
Set
them
apart/They
are
the
ones
whom
I
have
chosen►
from
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people,
in
order
that
they
can
serve
me
by
being
priests.
Tell
the
people
to
make
beautiful
clothes
for
Aaron,
clothes
that
are
suitable
for
one
who
has
this dignified
and
sacred
work.
Talk
to
all
the
skilled
workmen,
those
to
whom
I
have
given
special
ability.
Tell
them
to
make
clothes
for
Aaron,
for
him
to
wear
when
he
is ◄set
apart/dedicated►
to
become
a
priest
to
serve
me.
These
are
the
clothes
that
they
are
to
make:
A
sacred
pouch
for
Aaron
to
wear
over
his
chest,
a
sacred apron,
a
robe,
an
embroidered
tunic/gown,
a ◄turban/cloth
to
wrap
around
his
head►,
and
a
sash/waistband.
These
are
the
clothes
that
your
older
brother
Aaron
and
his
sons
must
wear
as
they
serve
me
by
doing
the
work
that
priests
do.
The
skilled
workmen
must
use
fine
linen
and
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread
to
make
these
clothes.”
Instructions
for
the
sacred apron
“The
skilled
workmen
must
make
the
sacred apron
from
fine
linen,
and
skillfully
embroider
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
It
must
have
two
shoulder straps,
to
join
the
front
part
to
the
back
part.
A carefully-woven
sash,
which
must
be
made
from
the
same materials
as
the
sacred apron,
must
be
sewn
onto
the
sacred apron.
A
skilled
workman
must
take
two
expensive
onyx
stones
and
engrave
on
them
the
names
of
the
twelve
sons
of
Jacob.
He
must
engrave
the
names
in
the
order
in
which
Jacob’s
sons
were
born.
He
must
engrave
six
names
on
one
stone,
and
the
other
six
names
on
the
other
stone.
A gem-cutter
should
engrave
these
names
on
the
stones.
Then
he
should enclose
the
stones
in ◄settings/tiny
gold
frames►.
Then
he
should
fasten
the
stones
onto
the
shoulder straps
of
the
sacred apron,
to
represent
the
twelve Israeli
tribes.
In
that
way,
Aaron
will
carry
the
names
of
the
tribes
on
his
shoulders
in
order
that
I,
Yahweh,
will
never
forget
my
people (OR,
in
order
that
he
will
always
remember
that
those
tribes
belong
to
Yahweh).
The
settings
for
the
stones
must
be
made
from
gold.
Tell
them
to
make
two tiny
chains
that
are
braided
like
cords,
and
fasten
the
chains
to
the
settings.”
Instructions
for
the
sacred
pouch
“
Tell
the
skilled
workman
to
make
a
sacred
pouch
for
Aaron
to
wear
over
his
chest.
He
will
use
the
things
he
puts
into
the
pouch
to
determine
my
answers
to
the
questions
he
asks.
It
must
be
made
of
the
same materials
as
the
sacred apron,
and
embroidered
in
the
same
way.
It
is
to
be
square,
and
the
material
must
be
folded
double,
so
that
it
is ◄9
in./22 cm.►
on
each
side.
The
skilled
workman
must
fasten
four
rows
of
valuable
stones
onto
the
pouch.
In
the
first
row
he
must
put
a
red
ruby,
a
yellow
topaz,
and
a
red garnet.
In
the
second
row
he
must
put
a
green
emerald,
a
blue
sapphire,
and
a
clear/white
diamond.
In
the
third
row
he
must
put
a
red
jacinth,
a
white
agate,
and
a
purple
amethyst.
In
the
fourth
row
he
must
put
a
yellow
beryl,
a
red carnelian,
and
a
green
jasper.
A gem-cutter
should
engrave
on
each
of
these
twelve
stones
the
name
of
one
of
the
sons
of
Jacob.
These
names
will
represent
the
twelve Israeli
tribes.
The
two
chains
that
are
made
from
pure
gold
and
braided
like
cords
are
for
attaching
the
sacred
pouch
to
the
sacred apron.
The
workman
must
make
two
gold
rings,
and
attach
them
to
the
upper
corners
of
the
sacred
pouch.
He
must
make
two
gold
cords,
and
fasten
one
end
of
each
cord
to
one
of
the
rings.
He
must
fasten
the
other
end
of
each
cord
to
the
two
settings
that enclose
the
stones.
In
that
way,
the
sacred
pouch
will
be
attached
to
the
shoulder straps
of
the
sacred apron.
Then
he
must
make
two
more
gold
rings,
and
attach
them
to
the
lower
corners
of
the
sacred
pouch,
on
the
inside
edges,
next
to
the
sacred apron.
He
must
make
two
more
gold
rings,
and
attach
them
to
the
lower
part
of
the
front
of
the
shoulder straps,
near
to
where
the
shoulder straps
are
joined
to
the
sacred apron,
just
above
the carefully-woven
sash/waistband.
The
skilled
workman
must
tie
the
rings
on
the
sacred
pouch
to
the
rings
on
the
sacred apron
with
a
blue
cord,
so
that
the
sacred
pouch
is
above
the
sash/waistband
and
does
not
come
loose
from
the
sacred apron.
In
that
way,
Aaron
will
have
the
names
of
the
twelve Israeli
tribes
in
the
sacred
pouch
close
to
his
chest
when
he
enters
the
Holy
Place.
This
will
remind
him
that
I,
Yahweh,
will
never
forget
my
people (OR,
that
he represents
my
people
when
he talks
to
me,
Yahweh).
Put
into
the
sacred
pouch
the
two
things
that
the
priest
will
use
to
determine
my
answers
to
the
questions
he
asks.
In
that
way,
they
will
be
close
to
his
chest
when
he
enters
the
Holy
Place
to
talk
to
me.
He
will
use
them
to
find
out
what
is
my
will
for
the Israeli
people.”
Instructions
for
other
clothes
for
the
priests
“
Tell
the
workmen
to
use
only
blue
cloth
to
make
the
robe
that
is
to
be
worn
underneath
the
priest’s
sacred apron.
It
is
to
have
an
opening
through
which
the
priest
can
put
his
head.
They
must
sew
a
border
around
this
opening,
to
keep
the
material
from
tearing.
At
the
lower
edge
on
the
robe,
they
must
fasten
decorations
that
look
like
pomegranate
fruit.
They
must
be
woven
from
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
Between
each
of
these decorations,
they
must
fasten
a tiny
gold
bell.
When
Aaron
enters
the
Holy
Place
in
the
Sacred
Tent
to
do
his
work
as
a
priest
and
when
he
leaves
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
bells
will
ring
as
he
walks.
As
a
result,
he
will
not
die
because
of disobeying
my
instructions.
“
Tell
them
to
make
a tiny
ornament
of
pure
gold,
and
tell
a ◄skilled
workman/gem-cutter►
to
engrave
on
it
the
words, ‘Dedicated
to
Yahweh.’
They
should
fasten
this
ornament
to
the
front
of
the
turban
by
a
blue
cord.
Aaron
must
always
wear
this
on
his
forehead.
In
that
way,
Aaron
himself
will
show
that
he
accepts
the
guilt
if
the Israeli
people
offer
their
sacrifices
to
me
in
a
way
that
is
not
correct,
and
I,
Yahweh,
will
accept
their
sacrifices.
“
Tell
them
to
weave
the
long-sleeved
tunic/gown
from
fine
linen.
Also,
they
must
make
from
fine
linen
a
turban
and
a
sash/waistband,
and
embroider
designs
on
it.
“
Tell
them
to
make
beautiful
long-sleeved
tunics/gowns,
sashes,
and
caps
for
Aaron’s
sons.
Make
ones
that
will
be
suitable
for
those
who
have
this dignified
work.
Put
these
clothes
on
your
older
brother
Aaron
and
on
his
sons.
Then ◄set
them
apart/dedicate
them►
for
this
work
by
anointing
them
with
olive
oil,
in
order
that
they
may
serve
me
by
being
priests.
Also
tell
them
to
make
linen undershorts
for
them.
The undershorts
should
extend
from
their waists
to
their
thighs,
in
order
that
no
one
can
see
their
private
parts.
Aaron
and
his
sons
must
always
wear
those undershorts
when
they
enter
the
Sacred
Tent
or
when
they
come
near
to
the
altar
to
offer
sacrifices
in
the
Holy
Place.
If
they
do
not
obey
this
command,
I
will
cause
them
to
die.
Aaron
and
all
his
male
descendants
must
obey
this
rule
forever.”
Instructions for dedicating the priests
“This
is
what
you
must
do
to
dedicate
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
serve
me
by
being
priests:
Select
one
young
bull
and
two
rams
that
do
not
have
any defects.
Bake
three
kinds
of
bread
using finely-ground
wheat
flour,
but
without
yeast:
Bake
some
loaves
that
do
not
have
any
olive
oil
in
them,
bake
some
loaves
that
have
olive
oil
in
the
dough,
and
bake
some
thin
wafers
that
will
be
smeared
with
olive
oil
after
they
are
baked.
Put
them
in
a
basket
and
offer
them
to
me
when
you
sacrifice
the
young
bull
and
the
two
rams.
Take
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
wash
them
ritually.
Then
put
the
special
clothes
on
Aaron—the
long-sleeved
tunic/gown,
the
robe
that
will
be
worn
underneath
the
sacred apron,
the
sacred apron,
the
sacred
pouch,
and
the
sash/waistband.
Place
the
turban
on
his
head,
and
fasten
to
the
turban
the
ornament
that
has
the
words ‘Dedicated
to Yahweh’
engraved
on
it.
Then
take
the
oil
and
pour
some
on
his
head
to ◄dedicate
him/set
him
apart►.
Then
bring
his
sons
and
put
the
long-sleeved
tunics/gowns
on
them.
Put
the
sashes/waistbands
around
their waists
and
the
caps
on
their
heads.
That
is
the
ritual
by
which
you
are
to ◄dedicate
them/set
them
apart►
to
be
priests.
Aaron
and
his
male
descendants
must
serve
me
by
being
priests
forever.
“hen
bring
the
young
bull
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Tell
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
put
their
hands
on
the
head
of
the
young
bull.
Then,
while
they
do
that,
kill
the
young
bull
by slitting
its
throat,
and
catch/drain
the
blood
in
a
bowl.
Take
some
of
that
blood
with
your
finger
and
smear
it
on
the
projections
of
the
altar.
Throw/Splash
the
rest
of
the
blood
against
the
base
of
the
altar.
Take
all
the
fat
that
covers
the
inner
organs
of
the
young
bull,
the
best
part
of
the
liver,
and
the
two
kidneys
with
the
fat
on
them,
and
burn
all
these
on
the
altar
as
an
offering
to
me.
But
the
meat
of
the
young
bull
and
its
hide
and
intestines
must
be
burned
outside
the
camp.
That
will
be
an
offering
to
forgive
the
guilt
of
your
sins.
“hen
select
one
of
the
rams,
and
tell
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
put
their
hands
on
the
head
of
the
ram.
Then
kill
the
ram
by slitting
its
throat.
Catch/Drain
some
of
the
blood
and
splash
it
against
all
four
sides
of
the
altar.
Then
cut
the
ram
into
pieces.
Wash
its
inner
organs
and
its
rear
legs
and
put
those
with
the
head
and
burn
those
pieces
completely
on
the
altar
with
the
rest
of
the
ram.
That
will
be
an
offering
to
me,
Yahweh,
and
the
smell
will
please
me.
“ake
the
other
ram
that
was
selected
for
these rituals,
and
tell
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
put
their
hands
on
the
ram’s
head.
Then
kill
the
ram
by slitting
its
throat,
and
drain
the
blood
into
a
bowl.
Smear
some
of
the
blood
on
the
lobe
of
the
right
ears
of
Aaron
and
his
sons,
and
on
the
thumbs
of
their
right
hands,
and
on
the
big
toes
of
their
right
feet.
Throw/Splash
the
rest
of
the
blood
against
the
four
sides
of
the
altar.
Wipe
up
some
of
the
blood
that
is
on
the
altar,
mix
it
with
some
of
the
oil
for
anointing,
and
sprinkle
it
on
Aaron
and
his
clothes,
and
on
his
sons
and
their
clothes.
By
doing
that,
you
will
dedicate
them
and
their
clothes
to
me.
“lso,
cut
off
the
ram’s
fat
and
its
fat
tail
and
the
fat
that
covers
the
inner
organs,
the
best
part
of
the
liver,
the
two
kidneys
with
the
fat
on
them,
and
the
right
thigh.
Take
also
one
of
each
of
the
kinds
of
bread
that
was
baked—one
made
with
no
oil,
one
with
oil,
and
one
thin
wafer.
Put
all
these
things
in
the
hands
of
Aaron
and
his
sons.
Then
tell
them
to
lift
them
up
high
to
dedicate
them
to
me.
Then
take
them
from
their
hands
and
burn
them
on
the
altar,
on
top
of
the
other
things
that
were
placed
there.
That
also
will
be
an
offering
to
me,
and
its
smell
will
please
me.
Then
take
the
meat
of
the
ribs
of
the
second
ram
that
was
killed,
and
lift
it
up
high
as
an
offering
to
me.
But
then
this
part
of
the
animal
will
be
for
you
to
eat.
Then
take
the
meat
of
the
ribs,
the
other
thigh
of
the
first
ram
that
was
sacrificed
to ◄dedicate/set
apart►
the
priests,
and
the
ram
whose
other
parts
were
lifted
high
to
show
that
they
were
an
offering
to
me;
and
set
the
meat
of
the
ribs
and
thigh
apart
for
Aaron
and
his
sons,
for
them
to
eat.
In
the
future,
whenever
the Israeli
people
present
to
me,
Yahweh,
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me,
the
ribs
and
the
thigh
of
animals
that
they
sacrifice
will
be
for
Aaron
and
his
male
descendants
to
eat.
“fter
Aaron
dies,
the
special
clothes
that
he
wore
will
belong
to
his
sons.
They
are
to
wear
those
clothes
when
they
are ◄set
apart/dedicated►
to
become
priests.
Aaron’s
son
who
becomes
The Supreme
Priest
and
enters
the
Sacred
Tent
and
performs rituals
in
the
Holy
Place
must
stay
in
the
Sacred
Tent,
wearing
these
special
clothes,
for
seven
days.
“ake
the
meat
of
the
other
ram
that
was
sacrificed
to ◄set
apart/dedicate►
Aaron
and
his
sons,
and
boil
it
in
the
courtyard.
After
it
is
cooked,
Aaron
and
his
sons
must
eat
it,
along
with
the
bread
that
is
left
in
the
basket,
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
must
eat
the
meat
of
the
ram
that
was
sacrificed
to
forgive
them
for
their
sins
when
they
were
dedicated
to
do
this
work.
They
are
the
only
ones
who
are
permitted
to
eat
this
meat.
Those
who
are
not
priests
are
not
allowed
to
eat
it,
because
it
is
dedicated
to
me.
If
any
of
this
meat
or
some
of
the
bread
is
not
eaten
that
night,
no
one
is
permitted
to
eat
any
of
it
the
next
day.
It
must
be
completely
burned,
because
it
is
sacred/dedicated
to
me.
“hose
are
the rituals
that
you(sg)
must
perform
during
those
seven
days
when
you
dedicate
Aaron
and
his
sons
for
this
work.
You
must
do
everything
that
I
have
commanded
you.
Each
of
those
seven
days
you
must
also
sacrifice
a
young
bull
as
an
offering
to
me,
in
order
that
I
may
forgive
sins.
Also,
you
must
make
another
offering ◄to
make
the
altar
pure
in
my
sight/in
order
that
I
will
consider
the
altar
to
be
pure►.
You
must
also
anoint
the
altar
with
olive
oil,
to ◄set
it
apart/dedicate
it►.
Perform
these rituals
every
day
for
seven
days,
to ◄set
apart/dedicate►
the
altar
and
make
it
pure.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
anyone
or
anything
that
touches
the
altar
will
become taboo.
“ou
must
also
sacrifice
lambs
and
burn
them
on
the
altar.
Each
of
those
seven
days
you
must
sacrifice
two
lambs.
One
lamb
must
be
sacrificed
in
the
morning,
and
one
must
be
sacrificed
in
the
evening.
With
the
first
lamb,
also
offer ◄2
pounds/1 kilogram►
of finely-ground
wheat
flour
mixed
with
one quart/liter
of
the
best
kind
of
olive
oil,
and
one quart/liter
of
wine
as
an
offering.
In
the
evening,
when
you
sacrifice
the
other
lamb,
offer
the
same
amounts
of
flour,
olive
oil,
and
wine
as
you
did
in
the
morning.
This
will
be
an
offering
to
me,
Yahweh,
that
will
be
burned,
and
its
smell
will
please
me.
You
and
your
descendants
must
continue
making
these
offerings
to
me,
Yahweh,
throughout
all
future
generations.
You
must
offer
them
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
That
is
where
I
will
meet
with
you
and
speak
to
you.
That
is
where
I
will
meet
with
the Israeli
people,
and
the brilliant
light
of
my
presence
will
cause
that
place
to
be
holy/sacred.
I
will
dedicate
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
altar.
I
will
also
dedicate
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
serve
me
by
being
priests.
I
will
live
among
the Israeli
people,
and
I
will
be
their
God.
They
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
their
God,
am
the
one
who
brought
them
out
of
Egypt
in
order
that
I
might
live
among
them.”
Instructions for the incense altar
“
Tell
the
skilled
workers
to
make
an
altar
from
acacia
wood,
for
burning
incense.
It
is
to
be
square, ◄18
in./45 cm.►
on
each
side.
It
is
to
be ◄3
feet/90 cm.►
high.
Tell
them
to
make
a
projection
that
looks
like
a
horn
on
each
of
the
top
corners.
The
projections
must
be
carved
from
the
same
block
of
wood
that
the
altar
is
made
from.
They
must
cover
the
top
and
the
four
sides,
including
the
projections,
with
pure
gold.
Put
a
gold
border
around
the
altar,
near
the
top.
They
must
make
two
gold
rings
for
carrying
the
altar.
They
must
attach
them
to
the
altar
below
the
border,
one
on
each
side
of
the
altar.
These
rings
are
for
the
poles
for
carrying
the
altar.
Tell
them
to
make
these
two
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
cover
them
with
gold.
They
must
put
this
altar
outside
the
curtain
that
hangs
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest
and
its
lid.
That
is
the
place
where
I
will
talk
with
you.
Aaron
must
burn sweet-smelling
incense
on
this
altar.
He
must
burn
some
every
morning
when
he
takes
care
of
the
lamps,
and
he
must
burn
some
in
the
evening
when
he
lights
the
lamps.
The
incense
must
be
burned
continually,
throughout
all
future
generations.
The
priests
must
not
burn
on
the
altar
any
incense
that
I
have
not
told
you
to
burn,
or
burn
any
animal
on
it,
or
any
grain
offering
for
me,
or
pour
any
wine
on
it
as
an
offering.
One
time
every
year
Aaron
must
perform
the
ritual
for
making
this
altar
pure.
He
must
do
it
by
putting
on
its
four
projections
some
of
the
blood
from
the
animal
that
was
sacrificed ◄to
remove
the
guilt
of
the
people’s
sins/so
that
the
people
would
no
longer
be
guilty
for
sins►.
This
ritual
is
to
be
done
by
Aaron
and
his
descendants
throughout
all
future
generations.
This
altar
must
be
completely
dedicated
to
me,
Yahweh.”
Instructions
for
the
money
to
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“When
your
leaders ◄take
a
census
of/count►
the Israeli
people,
each
man
who
is
counted
must
pay
to
me
a
price
to
save
his
life.
They
must
do
this
in
order
that
no
disaster
will
happen
to
them
while
the
people
are
being
counted.
Every
man
who
is
counted
must
pay
to
me ◄0.2 ounces/5.7 grams►
of
silver.
They
must
use
the
official
standard
when
they
weigh
the
silver.
All
the
men
who
are
at
least 20
years
old
must
pay
this
amount
to
me
when
the
people
are
counted.
Rich
men
must
not
pay
more
than
this
amount,
and
poor
men
must
not
pay
less
than
this
amount,
when
they
pay
this
money
to
save
their
lives.
Your
leaders
must
collect
this
money
from
the Israeli
people
and
give
it
to
those
who
will
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
This
money
is
the
payment
for
the
lives
of
those
who
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent, ◄to
enable
me
not
to
forget
them/and
then
I
will
remember
to
protect
them►.”
Instructions
for
the washbasin
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“
Tell
the
skilled
workers
to
make
a
bronze washbasin
and
a
bronze
base
for
it.
They
must
put
it
between
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
altar,
and
fill
it
with
water.
Aaron
and
his
sons
must ritually
wash
their
hands
and
their
feet
with
this
water
before
they
enter
the
Sacred
Tent
and
before
they
come
to
the
altar
to
sacrifice
offerings
that
will
be
burned
on
it.
If
they
do
that,
they
will
not
die
because
of disobeying
my
instructions.
They
must
wash
their
hands
and
their
feet,
in
order
that
they
will
not
die.
They
and
the
males
descended
from
them
must
obey
this
ritual
throughout
all
generations.”
Instructions
for
the
oil
for
anointing
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“
Tell
the
people
to
collect
some
of
the
finest
spices— ◄12
pounds/6 kg.►
of ◄liquid
myrrh/sweet-smelling
sap
named
myrrh►, ◄6
pounds/3 kg.►
of sweet-smelling
cinnamon, ◄6
pounds/3 kg.►
of
a sweet-smelling
cane/reed,
and ◄12
pounds/6 kg.►
of ◄cassia/a sweet-smelling
bark
named
cassia►.
Be
sure
that
they
use
the
official
standard
when
they
weigh
these
things.
Tell
an
expert
perfumer
to
mix
these
with ◄one gallon/four liters►
of
olive
oil
to
make
sacred
oil
for
anointing.
Use
this
oil
for
anointing
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
sacred
chest,
the
table
and
all
the
things
that
are
used
with
it,
the
lampstand
and
all
the
things
that
are
used
to
take
care
of
it,
the
altar
for
burning
incense,
and
the
altar
for
offering
sacrifices
that
will
be
burned,
along
with
its
bases
and
the washbasin
and
all
the
things
that
are
used
with
it.
Dedicate
them
by
anointing
them,
in
order
that
they
will
be
completely
holy/sacred.
Anyone
or
anything
that
touches
the
altar
will
become taboo.
And
anoint
Aaron
and
his
sons.
By
doing
that,
you
will
dedicate
them
to
serve
me
by
being
priests.
And
tell
the Israeli
people, ‘This
oil
will
be
my
sacred
anointing
oil
that
must
be
used
throughout
all
future
generations.
You
must
not
pour
it
on
the
bodies
of
people
who
are
not
priests,
and
you
must
not
make
other
oil
to
be
like
it
by
mixing
the
same
amount
of
those
things.
This
oil
is
sacred,
and
you
must
consider
it
to
be
sacred.’
I
will
consider
that
anyone
who
makes
ointment
like
this
for
any
other
purpose,
and
anyone
who
puts
any
of
this
ointment
on
someone
who
is
not
a
priest,
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.”
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me, “
Tell
the
people
to
take
equal
parts
of
several
sweet
spices—stacte,
onycha,
galbanum,
and
pure
frankincense—
and
tell
an
expert
perfumer
to
mix
them
together
to
make
some
perfume.
Add
some
salt
to
keep
it
pure
and
make
it
holy.
Beat
some
of
it
into
a
fine
powder.
Then
take
some
of
it
into
the
Sacred
Tent
and
sprinkle
it
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest.
You
must
all
consider
this
incense
to
be
very
holy.
The
people
must
not
mix
the
same
spices
to
make
incense
for
themselves.
This
incense
must
be
completely
dedicated
to
me,
Yahweh.
I
will
consider
that
anyone
who
makes
incense
like
this
to
use
it
for
perfume
will
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.”
Instructions for the work to be done by Bezalel and Oholiab
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me, “Note
that
I
have
chosen
Bezalel,
the
son
of
Uri
and
grandson
of
Hur,
from
the
tribe
of
Judah,
for
special
tasks.
I
have
caused
him
to
be
completely
controlled/empowered
by
my
Spirit,
and
I
have
given
him
special
ability
to
make
things
and
have
enabled
him
to
know
how
to
do
very
skilled
work.
He
can
engrave
skillful
designs
in
gold,
silver,
and
bronze.
He
can
cut ◄jewels/valuable
stones►
and enclose
them
in tiny
gold
settings/frames.
He
can
carve
things
from
wood
and
do
other
skilled
work.
Note
that
I
have
also
appointed
Oholiab,
the
son
of
Ahisamach,
from
the
tribe
of
Dan,
to
work
with
him.
I
have
also
given
special
ability
to
other
men,
in
order
that
they
can
make
all
the
things
that
I
have
commanded
you
to
be
made.
That includes
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
sacred
chest
and
its
lid,
all
the
other
things
that
will
be
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
table
and
all
the
things
that
are
used
with
it,
the
pure
gold
lampstand
and
all
the
things
that
are
used
to
take
care
of
it,
the
altar
for
burning
incense,
the
altar
for
offering
sacrifices
that
will
be
burned
and
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
with
it,
the washbasin
and
its
base,
all
the
beautiful
sacred
clothes
for
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
wear
when
they
work
as
priests,
the
oil
for
anointing,
and
the sweet-smelling
incense
for
the
Holy
Place.
The
skilled
workers
must
make
all
these
things
exactly
as
I
have
told
you
to
do.”
Instructions
for
the
day
of
rest
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
the Israeli
people, ‘Obey
my
instructions
regarding
the ◄rest
days/Sabbath
days►.
Those
days
will
remind
you
and
your
descendants,
throughout
all
future
generations,
that
I,
Yahweh,
have ◄set
you
apart/chosen
you►
to
be
my
people.
You
must
obey
my
rules
about
the
Sabbath
days
because
they
are
holy/sacred.
Those
who
treat
those
days
in
an irreverent
way
by
working
on
those
days
must
be
executed
to
show
that
I
no
longer
consider
them
to
belong
to
my
people.
You
may
work
for
six
days
each
week,
but
the
seventh
day
of
each
week
is
a
solemn
day
of
rest,
dedicated
to
me,
Yahweh.
Anyone
who
does
any
work
on
a
day
of
rest
is
to
be
executed
because
I
no
longer
want
them
to
be
able
to
associate
with
my
people.
You Israeli
people
must
respect
the
rest
day,
and
you
and
your
descendants
must ◄celebrate
it/keep
it
holy►
throughout
all
future
generations.
It
will
remind
you
of
the
agreement
that
I
have
made
with
you
that
will
last
forever.
It
will
remind
you Israeli
people
and
remind
me
of
that
agreement
because
I,
Yahweh,
created
the
heavens
and
the
earth
in
six
days,
and
on
the
seventh
day
I
stopped
doing
that
work
and relaxed.’”
When
Yahweh
finished
talking
with
Moses/me
on
the
top
of
Sinai
Mountain,
he
gave
him/me
the
two
stone slabs
on
which
he
had
engraved
his
commandments
with
his
own
fingers.
The Israelis made a golden calf to worship
◄Moses/I►
stayed
on
top
of
the
mountain
a
long
time.
When
the
people
realized
that
he/I
was
not
returning
quickly,
they
gathered
near
Aaron
and
said
to
him, “We
do
not
know
what
has
happened
to
that
man
Moses
who
brought
us
here
out
of
Egypt.
So
quickly,
make
us ◄
an
idol/a
statue
of
a
god►
who
will
lead
us!”
Aaron
replied
to
them, “All
right,
I
will
do
that,
but
tell
your
wives
and
your
sons
and
your
daughters
to
take
off
all
their
gold
earrings
and
bring
them
to
me.”
So
the
people
did
that.
They
took
off
all
their
gold
earrings
and
brought
them
to
Aaron.
He
took
all
those
gold
earrings
and
melted
them
in
a
fire.
He
poured
the
gold
into
a
mold
and
made
a
statue
that
looked
like
a
young
bull.
The
people
saw
it
and
said, “This
is
the
god
of
us Israeli
people!
This
is
the
one
who
brought
us
up
from
the
land
of
Egypt!”
When
Aaron
saw
what
was happening,
he
built
an
altar
in
front
of
the
statue
of
the
young
bull.
Then
he
announced, “Tomorrow
we
will
have
a
festival
to
honor
Yahweh!”
So
the
people
got
up
early
the
next
morning
and
brought
animals
to
kill
and
burn
as
sacrifices
on
the
altar.
They
also
brought
sacrifices
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
Then
they
sat
down
to
eat
and
drink
wine.
Then
they
got
up
and
started
dancing
in
a
very immoral
way.
Yahweh
threatened
to
destroy
the Israeli
people
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Go
back
down
from
the
mountain,
because
your
people,
the
ones
that
you
brought
up
here
from
Egypt,
have
already ◄become
very
depraved/wicked►!
They
have
already ◄left
the
road
that
I
showed
them/stopped
obeying
me►!
They
have
made
a
statue
of
a
young
bull
from
melted
gold.
They
have
worshiped
it
and
offered
sacrifices
to
it.
And
they
are
saying, ‘This
is
the
god
of
us Israeli
people!
This
is
the
one
who
brought
us
up
from
Egypt!’”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “I
have
seen
that
these
people
are
very
stubborn.
I
am
very
angry
with
them,
and
so
I
am
going
to
get
rid
of
them.
Do
not
try
to
stop
me!
Then
I
will
cause
you
and
your
descendants
to
become
a
great
nation.”
But
Moses/I
pleaded
with
his/my
God,
Yahweh,
and
said, “Yahweh, ◄you
should
not
be
very
angry
with
your
people!/why
are
you
so
angry
with
your
people [RHQ]?►
These
are
the
people
whom
you
rescued
from
Egypt
with
very
great
power [MTY, DOU]!
Do
not
do
anything
that
would
allow
the
people
of
Egypt
to
say, ‘Their
god
led
them
out
from
our
country,
but
he
did
that
only
because
he
wanted
to
kill
them
in
the
mountains
and
get
rid
of
them
completely [RHQ]!’
Stop
being
so
angry! ◄Change
your
mind/Do
not
do
what
you
have
told
me
that
you
will
do►!
Do
not
do
to
your
people
this
terrible
thing
that
you
have
just
said
that
you
will
do
Think
about
your
servants
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob.
You
solemnly
promised
them, ‘I
will
enable
you
to
have
as
many
descendants
as
there
are
stars
in
the
sky.’
You
said
to
them, ‘I
will
give
to
your
descendants
all
the
land
that
I
am
promising
to
give
them.
It
will
be
their
land
forever.’”
So
Yahweh
changed
his
mind.
He
did
not
do
to
his
people
the
terrible
thing
that
he
said
he
would
do.
Moses/I
turned
away
from
God
and
went
down
the
mountain,
carrying
in
his
hands
the
two
stone slabs
on
which
Yahweh
had
engraved
his
commandments.
He
had
written
on
both
sides
of
the slabs.
God
himself
had
made
the slabs,
and
he
was
the
one
who
had
engraved
the
commandments
on
them.
Joshua
heard
the
very
loud
noise
of
the
people
shouting.
So
when
he
and
I
got
near
the
camp,
Joshua
said, “There
is
a
noise
in
the
camp
that
sounds
like
the
noise
of
a
battle!”
But
Moses/I
replied,
“No,
that
is
not
the
shouting
that
people
do
when
they
have
won
a
victory
or
when
they
have
been
defeated
in
a
battle
What
I
hear
is
the
sound
of
loud
singing!”
As
soon
as
Moses/I
came
close
to
the
camp
and
saw
the
statue
of
the
young
bull
and
saw
the
people
dancing,
he/I
became
extremely
angry.
He/I
threw
the
stone
tablets
that
he/I
was
carrying
down
onto
the
ground,
there
at
the
base
of
the
mountain.
Then
he/I
took
the
statue
of
the
young
bull
that
they
had
made
and
melted
it
in
the
fire.
When
it cooled,
he/I
ground
it
into
fine
powder.
Then
he/I
mixed
the
powder
with
water
and
forced
the Israeli
people
to
drink
it.
Then
he/I
said
to
Aaron, “What
did
these
people
do
to
you,
with
the
result
that
you
have
made
them
commit
such
a
terrible
sin?”
Aaron
replied, “Please
do
not
be
angry
with
me,
sir.
You
know
that
these
people
are
very
determined
to
do
evil
things.
They
said
to
me, ‘As
for
that
man
Moses,
the
one
who
brought
us
up
here
from
the
land
of
Egypt,
we
do
not
know
what
has
happened
to
him.
So
make
for
us
an
idol
that
will
lead
us!’
So
I
said
to
them, ‘Everyone
who
is
wearing
gold
earrings
should
take
them
off.’
So
they
took
them
off
and
gave
them
to
me.
I
threw
them
into
the
fire,
and
out
came
this
statue
of
a
young
bull!”
Moses/I
saw
that
Aaron
had
allowed
the
people
to
become
completely
out
of
control
and
to
do
things
that
would
make
their
enemies
think
the Israeli
people
were
foolish.
So
he/I
stood
at
the
entrance
to
the
camp
and
shouted, “Everyone
who
is
loyal
to
Yahweh
should
come
closer
to
me!”
So
the
descendants
of
Levi
gathered
around
him/me.
Then
he/I
said
to
them, “Yahweh,
the
God
of
us Israeli
people,
commands
that
every
one
of
you
should
fasten
your
sword
to
your
side,
and
then
go
through
the
camp
from
this
entrance
to
the
other
one,
and
kill
some
of
your
relatives
and
your
companions
and
your
neighbors.”
The
descendants
of
Levi
did
what
Moses/I
told
them
to
do,
and
they
killed 3,000
men
on
that
day.
Moses/I
said
to
the
descendants
of
Levi, “Today
you
have
dedicated
yourselves
to
serving
Yahweh
by ◄killing/not
sparing►
even
your
own
sons
and
brothers,
and
as
a
result
Yahweh
will
bless
you.”
The
next
day,
Moses/I
said
to
the
people, “You
have
committed
a
terrible
sin.
But
I
will
now
climb
up
the
mountain
again
to
talk
with
Yahweh.
Perhaps
I
can
persuade
him
to
forgive
you
for
sinning
like
this.”
So
Moses/I
went
back
up
the
mountain
and
said
to
Yahweh, “I
am
sorry
to
admit
that
these
people
have
committed
a
terrible
sin.
They
have
made
for
themselves
a
gold
idol
and
have
worshiped
it.
But
now
I
ask
you
to
please
forgive
them
for
having
sinned.
If
you
will
not
forgive
them,
then erase
my
name
from
the
book
in
which
you
have
written
the
names
of
your
people.”
But
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “It
is
only
those
who
have
sinned
against
me
whose
names
I
will erase
from
that
book.
Now
you
go
back
down
and
lead
the
Israeli
people
to
the
place
that
I
told
you
about.
Keep
in
mind
that
my
angel
will
go
in
front
of
you.
But,
at
the
time
that
I
determine,
I
will
punish
them
for
their
sin.”
Later
Yahweh
caused
a
plague
to
strike
the
people
because
they
had
told
Aaron
to
make
the
gold
statue
of
a
young
bull.
Yahweh further rebuked and warned the Israeli people
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Leave
this
place
and
go
with
the
people
whom
you
led
out
of
Egypt.
Go
to
the
land
that
I
promised
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
that
I
would
give
to
their
descendants.
I
will
send
my
angel
ahead
of
you
all,
and
I
will
expel
from
that
land
the
Canaan, Amor,
Heth, Periz, Hiv,
and
Jebus people-groups.
You
will
go
to
a
land
that
will
be
very
good
for
raising
livestock
and
growing
crops [IDM].
But
I
will
not
go
with
you
myself,
because
if
I
did
that,
I
might
get
rid
of
you
while
you
are
traveling,
because
you
are
very
stubborn [IDM]
people.”
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Tell
the Israeli
people, ‘You
are
very
stubborn [IDM].
If
I
would
go
with
you
for
even
a
moment,
I
would
completely ◄get
rid
of
you/wipe
you
out►.
Now
take
off
your
jewelry
to
show
that
you
are
sorry
for
having
sinned.
Then
I
will
decide
how
I
will
punish
you (OR,
if
I
should
punish
you).’”
So
when
Moses/I
told
to
the
people
what
God
said,
they
started
to
mourn,
and
they
all
took
off
their
jewelry.
After
the Israeli
people
left
Sinai
Mountain,
they
did
not
wear
jewelry
anymore.
When
the Israeli
people
traveled,
whenever
they
stopped
and
set
up
their
tents,
Moses/I
had
them
set
up
a
tent
outside
the
camp,
far
from
the
camp.
I
called
it ‘the
Sacred
Tent
where
God
and
I
talk together’.
Everyone
who
wanted
Yahweh
to
decide
something
for
them
would
go
out
of
the
camp
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
Whenever
Moses/I
went
out
to
the
Sacred
Tent,
all
the
people
would
stand
at
the
entrances
of
their
tents
and
watch
him/me
until
he/I
had
entered
the
Sacred
Tent.
When
Moses/I
entered
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
tall
cloud
that
looked
like
a
fire
would
come
down
and
stay
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
then
Yahweh
would
talk
with
Moses/me.
When
the
people
saw
the
tall
cloud
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
they
would
all
prostrate
themselves
on
the
ground
and
worship
Yahweh.
Yahweh
would
speak
to
Moses/me
directly,
like
someone
speaks
to
his
friend.
Then
Moses/I
would
return
to
the
camp.
But
his/my
young
helper,
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
stayed
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
Yahweh
promised
to
be
with
his
people
and
to
let
Moses
see
his
glory
Moses/I
said
to
Yahweh, “It
is
true
that
you
have
told
me, ‘Lead
the
people
to
the
land
that
I
will
show
you,’
and
you
have
said
that
you
know
me
well
and
that
you
are
pleased
with
me,
but
you
have
not
told
me
whom
you
will
send
with
me!
So
now,
if
you
are
truly
pleased
with
me,
I
ask
you,
tell
me
the
things
that
you
intend/plan
to
do,
in
order
that
I
will
know
you
better
and
continue
to
please
you.
Also,
do
not
forget
that
the
Israeli
people
are
the
people
whom
you
chose
to
belong
to
you.”
Yahweh
replied, “I
will
go
with
you,
and
I
will
give
you
inner
peace.”
Moses/I
replied, “If
you
do
not
go
with
me,
do
not
force
us
to
leave
this
place.
The
only
way
that
other
people
will
know
that
you
are
pleased
with
me
and
with
your
people
is
if
you
go
with
us [RHQ]! ◄If
you
go
with
us,
that
will
show
that
we
are
different
from
all
the
other
people
on
the
earth./If
you
do
not
go
with
us,
what
will
show
that
we
are
different
from
all
the
other
people
on
the
earth?►” [RHQ]
Yahweh
replied
to
Moses/me, “What
you
have
asked
is
exactly
what
I
will
do,
because
I
know
you
well
and
I
am
pleased
with
you.”
Then
Moses/I
said, “Please
let
me
see
your
glorious
presence!”
Yahweh
replied, “I
will
let
you
see
how
great
and
glorious
I
am,
and
I
will
tell
you
clearly
that
my
name
is
Yahweh.
I
will
act
very
kindly
and
be
merciful
to
all
those
whom
I
choose.
But
you
are
not
allowed
to
see
my
face,
because
anyone
who
sees
my
face
will ◄die/not
continue
to
stay
alive►.
But
look!
Here
is
a
place
close
to
me
where
you
can
stand
on
a
large
rock.
When
my
glorious
presence
comes
past
you,
I
will
put
you
in
a
large
crevice/opening
in
the
rock,
and
I
will
cover
your
face
with
my
hand
until
I
have
passed
by.
Then
I
will
take
my
hand
away,
and
you
will
see
my
back,
but
you
will
not
see
my
face.”
Yahweh gave Moses another copy of his commandments
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Cut
two slabs
of
stone
that
will
be
like
the
first slabs,
the
ones
that
you
broke.
Then
I
will
engrave
on
them
the
words
that
were
on
the
first slabs.
Get
ready
tomorrow
morning,
and
come
up
to
the
top
of
Sinai
Mountain
again
to
talk
with
me
there.
Do
not
allow
anyone
to
come
up
with
you.
I
do
not
want
anyone
else
to
be
anywhere
on
the
mountain.
Do
not
allow
any
sheep
or
cattle
to
graze ◄at
the
base
of/near►
the
mountain.”
So
Moses/I
cut
two slabs
of
stone
that
were
like
the
first
ones.
He/I
arose
early
the
next
morning.
He/I
took
the slabs
and
carried
them
in
his/my
hands
up
to
the
top
of
Sinai
Mountain,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
Then
Yahweh
descended
in
the
tall
cloud
and
stood
with
Moses/me
there.
He
proclaimed
that
it
was
he,
Yahweh,
who
was
going
to
speak
to
Moses/me.
Then
Yahweh
passed
in
front
of
him/me
and
proclaimed, “I
am
Yahweh
God.
I
always
act mercifully
and
kindly
toward
people.
I
do
not
get
angry
quickly.
I
truly
love
people
and
I
do
what
I
promise
to
do
for
them,
without
changing.
I
love
people
for
thousands
of
generations.
I
forgive
people
for
all
kinds
of
sins [TRI].
But
I
will
certainly
punish [LIT]
those
who
are
guilty.
I
will
punish
not
only
them,
but
I
will
punish ◄their
descendants,
down
to
the
third
and
fourth
generation/their
children
and
grandchildren
and great-grandchildren►.”
Moses/I
quickly
prostrated
himself/myself
on
the
ground
and
worshiped
Yahweh.
He/I
said, “Yahweh,
if
you
are
now
pleased
with
me,
I
ask
that
you
go
with
us.
These
people
are
very
stubborn [IDM],
but
forgive
us
for
all
our
sins [DOU],
and
accept
us
to
be
people
who
belong
to
you
forever.”
Yahweh
replied, “Note
this:
I
am
going
to
make
a
solemn
agreement
with
the Israeli
people.
As
they
are
watching,
I
will
perform
great
miracles.
They
will
be
miracles
that
no
one
has
ever
done
on
the
earth
in
any
nation.
All
the
people
who
are
near
you
will
see
the
great
things
that
I,
Yahweh,
will
do.
I
will
do
awesome
things
for
you
all.
Each Israeli
person
must
obey
what
I
am
commanding
you
this
day.
Do
not
forget
that
if
you
obey
me,
I
will
expel
the Amor,
Canaan,
Heth, Periz, Hiv,
and
Jebus people-groups
from
the
land.
But
be
careful
that
you
do
not
make
any
peace agreements
with
any
of
the
people
who
live
in
the
land
into
which
you
are
going,
because
if
you
do
that,
you
will
begin
to
do
the
evil
things
that
they
do.
It
will
be
like
falling
into
a
trap.
You
must
tear
down
their
altars,
destroy
their
sacred
pillars,
and
cut
down
the
poles
that
they
use
to
worship
their
female
goddess
Asherah.
You
must
worship
only
me,
and
not
worship
any
other
god,
because
I,
Yahweh,
cannot
endure
any rivals.
Do
not
make
peace agreements
with
any
group
that
lives
in
that
land.
When
they
worship
their
gods
and
offer
sacrifices
to
their
gods,
and
they
invite
you
to
join
them,
do
not
join
them.
If
you
join
them,
you
will
eat
the
food
that
they
sacrifice
to
their
gods,
and
you
will
not
be
faithful
to
me.
You
will
be
like
people
who
commit
adultery,
who
are
not
being
faithful
to
their
spouses [MET].
If
you
take
some
of
their
women
to
be
wives
for
your
sons,
and
these
women
worship
their
own
gods,
they
will
persuade
your
sons
also
to
worship
their
gods.
Do
not
pour
melted
metal
into molds
to
make
statues
for
you
to
worship.
Each
year,
during
the
month
of/named
Abib,
celebrate
the
Festival
of
Eating
Bread
Made
Without
Yeast.
During
that
festival,
for
seven
days
you
must
not
eat
bread
made
with
yeast,
as
I
commanded
you,
because
it
was
in
that
month
that
you
left
Egypt.
Your
firstborn
sons
and
the
firstborn
male
animals
of
your
cattle
and
sheep
and
goats
belong
to
me.
The
firstborn
of
your
male
donkeys
also
belong
to
me.
But
you
may
buy
them
back
by
offering
to
me
lambs
in
their
place.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
you
must
kill
these
animals
by
breaking
their
necks.
You
must
also
buy
back
your
firstborn
sons.
You
must
bring
an
offering
to
me [LIT]
each
time
you
come
to
worship
me.
Each
week
you
may
work
for
six
days,
but
on
the
seventh
day
you
must
rest.
Even
during
the
times
when
you
plow
the
ground
and
harvest
your
crops,
you
must
rest
on
the
seventh
day.
Each
year
celebrate
the
Harvest
Festival,
when
you
begin
to
harvest
the
first
crop
of
wheat,
and
also
celebrate
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters,
when
you
finish
harvesting
the
grain
and
fruit.
Three
times
each
year
all
the
men
must
come
to
worship
me,
Yahweh,
the
God
of
the Israeli
people.
I
will
expel
the people-groups
that
live
in
the
land
where
you
will
be,
and
I
will
cause
your
territory
to
become
very
large.
As
a
result,
no
group
will
try
to
conquer
your
country
if
you
come
to
worship
me
each
year
during
those
three
festivals.
When
you
sacrifice
an
animal [MTY]
to
me,
do
not
offer
with
it
bread
that
is
made
with
yeast.
And
during
the
Passover
Festival,
when
you
sacrifice
lambs,
do
not
keep
any
of
the
meat
until
the
next
morning.
I
am
Yahweh
God.
You
must
bring
to
my
Sacred
Tent
the
first
part
of
the
grain
that
you
harvest
each
year.
When
you
kill
a
young
animal/kid
either
a
lamb
or
a
calf,
do
not
prepare
to
eat
it
by
boiling
it
in
its
mother’s
milk.”
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me, “Write
down
the
words
that
I
have
told
you.
By
giving
you
these
commands,
I
have
made
a
solemn
agreement
with
you
and
with
the
other Israeli
people.”
Moses/I
was
there
on
the
top
of
the
mountain
with
Yahweh
for 40
days
and
nights.
During
that
time
he/I
did
not
eat
or
drink
anything [SYN].
He/I
engraved
on
the
stone slabs
the
words
of
the
Ten
Commandments,
which
were
part
of
Yahweh’s
solemn
agreement.
Moses’
face
was
shining
as
he
returned
to
the
people
When
Moses/I
came
back
down
the
mountain,
carrying
in
his/my
hand
the
two
stone slabs
on
which
were
written
the
Ten
Commandments,
his/my
face
was
shining
because
he/I
had
been
talking
with
Yahweh,
but
he/I
did
not
know
that
his/my
face
was
shining.
When
Aaron
and
the
other Israeli
people
saw
Moses/me,
they
were
amazed/surprised
that
his/my
face
was
shining.
So
they
were
afraid
to
come
near
him/me.
But
Moses/I
called
to
them.
Then
Aaron
and
the
other Israeli
leaders
came
to
him/me,
and
he/I
talked
with
them.
Afterwards,
all
the
other Israeli
people
came
near,
and
he/I
told
them
all
the
laws
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
him/me
on
Sinai
Mountain.
When
Moses/I
finished
talking
to
the
people,
he/I
put
a
veil
over
his/my
face.
But
whenever
Moses/I
entered
the
Sacred
Tent
to
talk
with
Yahweh,
he/I
removed
the
veil.
When
he/I
came
back
out,
he/I
would
always
tell
to
the Israeli
people
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me
to
tell
them.
The Israeli
people
would
see
that
Moses’/my
face
was
still
shining.
Then
he/I
would
put
the
veil
back
on
his/my
face
again
until
the
next
time
that
he/I
went
into
the
Sacred
Tent
to
talk
with
Yahweh.
Regulations for the day of rest
Moses/I
gathered
all
the Israeli
people
together
and
said
to
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded
you
to
do:
Each
week
you
may
work
for
six
days,
but
on
the
seventh
day
you
must
rest.
It
is
a
sacred
day,
dedicated
to
Yahweh.
Anyone
who
does
any
work
on
the
seventh
day
must
be
executed.
Do
not
even
light
a
fire
in
your
homes
on
days
of
rest.”
Gifts
for
constructing
the
Sacred
Tent
Moses/I
also
said
to
all
the Israeli
people, “This
is
also
what
Yahweh
has
commanded:
Make
offerings
to
Yahweh.
Everyone
who
wants
to
should
bring
to
Yahweh
an
offering.
These
are
the
things
that
they
may
offer:
Gold,
silver,
bronze,
fine
white
linen,
blue
or
purple
or
red
cloth,
cloth
made
from
goats’
hair,
rams’
skins
that
are ◄tanned/dyed
red►,
fine
leather
made
from goatskins,
wood
from
acacia
trees,
oil
for
the
lamps,
spices
to
put
in
the
olive
oil
for
anointing
and
in
the sweet-smelling
incense,
valuable
onyx
stones
or
other
valuable
stones
to
fasten
onto
the
priest’s
sacred apron
and
put
on
his
sacred
chest
pouch.
“ll
the
skilled
workers
among
you
should
come
and
make
all
the
things
that
Yahweh
has
commanded:
The
Sacred
Tent
and
its
covering,
its fasteners
and
its
frames,
its crossbars,
its
posts,
its
bases,
the
sacred
chest
with
its
poles
and
its
lid,
the
curtain
that
will
separate
the
Holy
Place
from
the
Very
Holy
Place,
the
table
with
the
poles
for
carrying
it
and
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
with
the
table,
the
sacred
bread
that
will
be
offered
to
God,
the
lampstand
for
the
lamps
with
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
to
take
care
of
them,
the
oil
for
the
lamps,
the
altar
for
burning
incense,
and
the
poles
for
carrying
that
altar,
the
oil
for
anointing
and
the sweet-smelling
incense,
the
curtain
for
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
altar
for
offering
sacrifices
that
will
be
completely
burned
and
its
bronze
grating,
the
poles
for
carrying
that
altar
and
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
with
it,
the washbasin
and
its
base,
the
curtains
to
surround
the
courtyard
and
the
posts
and
bases
for
the
posts
from
which
to
hang
the
curtains,
the
curtain
for
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard,
the
pegs
and
ropes
for
the
Sacred
Tent
and
for
the
courtyard,
and
the
beautiful
clothes
that
Aaron
and
his
sons
are
to
wear
when
they
do
their
work
in
the
Holy
Place.”
Then
all
the Israeli
people
returned
to
their
tents.
Everyone
who
wanted
to
brought
an
offering
to
Yahweh.
They
brought
some
of
the
things
that
would
be
used
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent
and
all
the
other
items
that
would
be
used
in
the rituals,
and
the materials
to
make
the
sacred
clothes
for
the
priests.
All
the
men
and
women
who
wanted
to
brought
gold
ornaments,
earrings,
rings,
necklaces,
and
many
other
kinds
of
things
made
of
gold,
and
they
dedicated
them
to
Yahweh.
And
many [HYP]
people
who
had
blue,
purple,
or
red
cloth
or
fine
white
linen
or
cloth
made
from
goats’
hair
or
rams’
skins
that
were ◄tanned/dyed
red►
or
leather
made
from goatskins
brought
some
of
these
things.
All
those
who
had
silver
or
bronze
brought
them
as
offerings
to
Yahweh.
All
those
who
had
some
acacia
wood
that
could
be
used
for
any
of
the
work
brought
it.
All
the
women
who
were
skilled
to
make
cloth
brought
fine
linen
thread
and
blue,
purple,
or
red
yarn/thread
that
they
had
made/spun.
And
all
the
women
who
wanted
to
made/spun
thread
from
goats’
hair.
All
the
leaders
brought
valuable
onyx
stones
and
other
valuable
stones
to
be
fastened
to
Aaron’s
sacred apron
and
his
sacred
chest
pouch.
They
also
brought
spices
to
put
in
the sweet-smelling
incense,
and
they
brought
olive
oil
for
the
lamps
and
for
the
oil
for
anointing
and
for
putting
in
the sweet-smelling
incense.
All
the Israeli
men
and
women
who
wanted
to
brought
these
things
to
offer
them
to
Yahweh,
for
doing
the
work
that
he
had
commanded
Moses/me
to
do.
Moses’
instructions
regarding
Bezalel
and
Oholiab
Moses/I
said
to
the Israeli
people, “Listen
carefully.
Yahweh
has
chosen
Bezalel,
the
son
of
Uri
and
grandson
of
Hur,
from
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Yahweh
has
enabled
his
Spirit
to
completely
control
Bezalel
and
has
given
him
ability
and
enabled
him
to
know
how
to
do
very
skilled
work.
He
can
engrave
skillful
designs
in
gold,
silver,
and
bronze.
He
can
cut ◄jewels/valuable
stones►
and enclose
them
in tiny
gold
frames.
He
can
carve
things
from
wood
and
do
other
skilled
work.
Yahweh
has
also
given
to
him
and
to
Oholiab,
the
son
of
Ahisamach,
from
the
tribe
of
Dan,
the
ability
to
teach
their skills
to
others.
He
has
given
to
them
the
ability
to
do
all
kinds
of
work
that
is
done
by
craftsmen—those
who
create
artistic
things,
those
who
make
fine
white
linen,
those
who
embroider
designs
using
blue
or
purple
or
red
yarn/thread,
and
those
who
make
other
cloth.
They
are
able
to
do
many [HYP]
kinds
of
skillful
work.
“Bezalel
and
Oholiab,
and
all
the
other
men
to
whom
Yahweh
has
given
ability
and
enabled
them
to
understand
how
to
do
all
the
work
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent,
must
make
everything
just
as
Yahweh
has
commanded.”
So
Moses/I
summoned
Bezalel
and
Oholiab
and
all
the
other
skilled
men
to
whom
Yahweh
had
given
special
ability
and
who
wanted
to
do
some
of
the
work.
Moses/I
gave
them
all
the
things
that
the
people
had
brought
as
offerings
to
Yahweh
for
making
the
Sacred
Tent.
But
the
people
continued
bringing
more
things
every
morning.
As
a
result,
the
skilled
men
who
were
doing
various
things
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent
came
to
Moses/me
and
said, “The
people
are
bringing
more
than
we
need
to
do
the
work
that
Yahweh
has
commanded
us!”
So
Moses/I
gave
the
skilled
men
this
message
that
was
proclaimed
throughout
the
camp: “No
one
should
bring
anything
more
as
an
offering
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent!”
When
the
people
heard
that,
they
did
not
bring
anything
more.
What
they
had
already
brought
was
enough
to
do
all
the
work.
In
fact,
it
was
more
than
was
needed!
They
made
the
curtains
and
coverings
for
the
Sacred
Tent
All
the
most
skilled
men
among
the
workmen
made
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
made
it
from
ten
strips
of
fine
linen,
and
carefully
embroidered
it
using
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread
to
make
figures
that
resembled
the
winged
creatures.
Each
strip
was ◄14
yards/twelve meters►
long
and ◄2
yards/1.8 meters►
wide.
They
sewed
five
strips
together
to
make
one
set,
and
they
sewed
the
other
five
strips
together
to
make
the
other
set.
For
each
set,
they
made
loops
of
blue
cloth
and
fastened
them
on
the
outer
edge
of
the
strip,
at
the
end
of
each
set.
They
put 50
loops
on
the
edge
of
the
first
set,
and 50
loops
on
the
edge
of
the
second
set.
They
made 50
gold
clasps/fasteners,
to
fasten
both
of
the
sets
together.
In
that
way,
the
inside
of
the
Sacred
Tent
was
as
though
it
was
one
piece.
They
made
a
cover
for
the
Sacred
Tent
from
eleven
pieces
of
cloth
made
from
goats’
hair.
Each
piece
of
cloth
was ◄15
yards/13.5 meters►
long
and ◄2
yards/1.8 meters►
wide.
They
sewed
five
of
these
pieces
of
cloth
together
to
make
one
set,
and
they
sewed
the
other
six
pieces
of
cloth
together
to
make
another
set.
They
made 100
loops
of
blue
cloth.
They
fastened 50
of
them
to
the
outer
edge
of
the
one
set
and
they
fastened 50
to
the
outer
edge
of
the
other
set.
They
made 50
bronze
clasps/fasteners
and
joined
the
two
sets
together
with
them.
In
that
way
it
formed
one
cover.
They
made
two
more
covers
for
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
made
one
from
rams’
skins
that
had
been ◄tanned/dyed
red►,
and
they
made
the
top
cover
from goatskin
leather.
They
made
48
frames
from
acacia
wood
and
set
them
up
to
support
the
covers
for
the
Sacred
Tent.
Each
frame
was ◄15
feet/4.5 meters►
long
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide.
They
made
two
projections
at
the
bottom
of
each
frame.
These
were
for fastening
the
frames
to
the
bases
underneath
them.
Each
frame
had
these
projections.
The
skilled
workmen
made
twenty
frames
for
the
south
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
made 40
silver
bases
to
go
underneath
them.
Two
bases
went
under
each
frame.
The
projections
on
each
frame
fit
into
these
bases.
Similarly,
they
made 20
frames
for
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
made 40
silver
bases
for
them
also,
with
two
bases
for
under
each
frame.
For
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
on
the
west
side,
they
made
six
frames.
They
also
made
two extra
frames,
one
for
each
corner
of
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
to
provide extra
support.
The
two
corner
frames
were
joined
from
the
bottom
to
the
top (OR,
joined
at
both
the
bottom
and
the
top).
At
the
top
of
each
of
the
two
corner
frames
they
fastened
a
gold
ring
for
holding
the crossbar.
In
that
way,
for
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent
there
were
eight
frames,
and
there
were 16
bases,
two
bases
under
each
frame.
The
workmen
made 15 crossbars
from
acacia
wood.
Five
of
them
were
for
the
frames
on
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
five
for
the
south
side,
and
five
for
the
frames
at
the
rear
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
west
side.
The crossbars
on
the
north,
south,
and
west
sides
of
the
Sacred
Tent
were
fastened
to
the
middle
of
the
frames.
The
two
long crossbars
extended
from
one
end
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
the
other,
and
the crossbar
on
the
west
side
extended
from
one
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
the
other
side.
The
workmen
covered
the
frames
with
gold
and
fastened
gold
rings
to
the
poles.
The crossbars
were
put
into
the
rings.
The crossbars
were
also
covered
with
gold.
They
made
a
curtain
from
fine
white
linen.
Skilled
craftsmen
embroidered
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread,
making
designs
that
resembled
the
winged
creatures.
They suspended/hung
the
curtain
from
four
posts
that
were
made
from
acacia
wood
and
covered
with
gold.
They
set
each
post
in
a
silver
base.
They
made
a
curtain
to
cover
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
made
it
from
fine
linen,
and
a
skilled
weaver
embroidered
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
To
support
this
curtain,
they
also
made
five
posts
from
acacia
wood
and
fastened
gold
clasps/fasteners
to
them.
They
completely
covered
the
posts
with
gold.
They
also
made
a
bronze
base
for
each
of
those
posts.
Bezalel made the altar for burning sacrifices
Then
Bezalel
made
the
sacred
chest
from
acacia
wood.
It
was ◄45
in./110 cm.►
long, ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide,
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
high.
He
covered
it
with
pure
gold
inside
and
outside
the
chest,
and
he
made
a
gold
border
around
the
top
of
it.
He
made/cast
four
rings
from
gold
and
fastened
them
to
the
legs
of
the
chest.
He
put
two
rings
on
each
side
of
the
chest.
He
made
two
poles
from
acacia
wood,
and
covered
them
with
gold.
He
put
the
poles
into
the
rings
on
the
sides
of
the
chest,
in
order
that
the
chest
could
be
carried
by
means
of
the
poles.
He
made
a
lid
for
the
chest.
That
was
the
place
where
Yahweh
would
forgive
people’s
sins.
It
also
was ◄45
in./110 cm.►
long
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
wide.
He
made
two
winged
creatures
from
hammered
gold.
One
of
these
was
put
at
each
end
of
the
chest.
The
gold
with
which
they
were
made
was
joined
to
the
gold
from
which
the
lid
was
made.
He
placed
the
winged
creatures
facing
each
other
so
that
their
wings
touched
each
other
and
spread
out
over
the
lid.
Bezalel
made
the
table
Bezalel
made
a
table
from
acacia
wood.
It
was ◄36
in./88 cm.►
long, ◄18
in./44 cm.►
wide,
and ◄27
in./66 cm.►
high.
He
covered
it
with
pure
gold,
and
he
put
a
gold
border
around
it.
He
made
a
rim
all
around
it, ◄3
in./7 cm.►
wide.
He
put
a
gold
border
around
the
rim.
He
made/cast
four
rings
from
gold
and
fastened
the
rings
to
the
four
corners
of
the
table,
one
ring
close
to
each
leg
of
the
table.
The
rings
were
fastened
to
the
table
near
the
rim.
He
made
two
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
covered
them
with
gold.
These
poles
for
carrying
the
table
were
then
inserted
into
the
rings.
He
also
made
from
pure
gold
all
the
things
to
be
put
on
the
table.
He
made
the
plates,
the
cups,
and
the
jars
and
bowls
to
be
used
when
the
priests
poured
out
wine
as
an
offering
to
Yahweh.
He
made
the
lampstand
from
pure
gold.
Its
base
and
its
shaft
were
hammered
from
one
large
lump
of
gold.
The
branches
of
the
lampstand,
the
cups
for
holding
the
oil,
the
flower
buds
and
the petals
that
decorated
the
branches
of
the
lamp,
the
base,
and
the
shaft
were
all
hammered
from
one
big
lump
of
gold.
There
were
six
branches
on
the
lampstand,
three
on
each
side
of
the
shaft.
Each
of
the
branches
had
on
it
three
gold decorations
that
looked
like
almond
blossoms.
These decorations
also
had
flower
buds
and
flower petals.
On
the
shaft
of
the
lampstand
there
were
four
gold decorations
that
also
looked
like
almond
blossoms,
each
one
with
flower
buds
and
flower petals.
On
each
side,
beneath
and
extending
from
each
of
the
branches,
there
was
one
flower
bud.
All
these
flower
buds
and
branches,
along
with
the
shaft,
were
hammered
from
one
large
lump
of
pure
gold.
Bezalel
also
made
seven
small
cups
for
holding
oil.
He
put
one
cup
on
top
of
the
shaft
and
he
put
the
others
on
top
of
the
branches.
He
made
from
pure
gold
the
tongs
for
removing
the
burned wicks
and
the
trays
in
which
to
put
the
burned wicks.
He
used ◄75
pounds/35 kg.►
of
pure
gold
to
make
the
lampstand
and
all
the
things
that
were
used
to
take
care
of
it.
Bezalel
made
the
altar
for
burning
incense
From
acacia
wood,
Bezalel
made
the
altar
for
burning
incense.
It
was
square, ◄18
in./45 cm.►
on
each
side.
It
was ◄3 ft./90 cm.►
high.
He
made
a
projection
that
looked
like
a
horn
on
each
of
the
top
corners.
The
projections
were
carved
from
the
same
block
of
wood
that
the
altar
was
made
of.
He
covered
the
top
and
the
four
sides,
including
the
projections,
with
pure
gold.
He
put
a
gold
border
around
the
altar,
near
the
top.
He
made
two
gold
rings
for
carrying
the
altar.
Then
he
attached
them
to
the
altar
below
the
border,
one
on
each
side
of
the
altar.
The
poles
by
means
of
which
the
altar
was
to
be
carried
were
to
be
inserted
into
those
rings.
He
made
those
two
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
covered
them
with
gold.
He
also
made
the
sacred
oil
for
anointing
and
the
pure sweet-smelling
incense.
He
mixed
the
incense
together
as
a
skilled
perfumer
would.
They made the altar for burning sacrifices, and they made the washbasin
Several
men
helped
Bezalel
to
make
the
altar
for
burning
sacrifices.
They
made
it
from
acacia
wood.
It
was
square, ◄7-1/2
feet/2.2 meters►
on
each
side,
and
it
was ◄4-1/2
feet/1.3 meters►
high.
They
made
a
projection
that
looked
like
a
horn
on
each
of
the
top
corners.
The
projections
were
carved
from
the
same
block
of
wood
that
the
altar
was
made
of.
They
covered
the
whole
altar
with
bronze.
They
made
the
pans
in
which
to
put
the
greasy
ashes
from
the
animal
sacrifices.
They
also
made
the
shovels
for cleaning
out
the
ashes.
They
made
the
basins
and
forks
for
turning
the
meat
as
it
cooked,
and
buckets
for
carrying
hot
coals/ashes.
All
of
those
things
were
made
from
bronze.
They
also
made
a
bronze
grating
to
hold
the
wood
and
burning
coals.
They
put
the
grating
under
the
rim
that
went
around
the
altar.
They
made
it
so
that
it
was
inside
the
altar,
halfway
down.
They
made
bronze
rings
in
which
to
put
the
poles
for
carrying
the
altar,
and
fastened
one
of
them
to
each
of
the
corners
of
the
altar.
They
made
the
poles
from
acacia
wood
and
covered
them
with
bronze.
They
put
the
poles
through
the
rings
on
each
side
of
the
altar.
The
poles
were
for
carrying
the
altar.
The
altar
was
hollow
like
an
empty
box.
It
was
made
from
boards
of
acacia
wood.
They
made/cast
the washbasin
and
its
base
from
bronze.
The
bronze
was
from
the
mirrors
that
belonged
to
the
women
who
worked
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
made
curtains
to
surround
the
courtyard
Around
the
Sacred
Tent
Bezalel
and
his
helpers
made
a
courtyard.
To
form
the
courtyard,
they
made
curtains
of
fine
white
linen.
On
the
south
side,
the
curtain
was ◄150
feet/46 meters►
long.
To
hang
the
curtain,
they
made 20
bronze
posts
and 20
bronze
bases,
one
for
under
each
post.
To
fasten
the
curtains
to
the
posts,
they
made
silver
hooks,
and
they
made
metal
rods
covered
with
silver.
They
made
the
same
kind
of
curtains,
posts,
bases,
and
hooks
for
the
north
side
of
the
courtyard.
On
the
west
side
of
the
courtyard,
they
made
a
curtain ◄75
feet/23 meters►
long.
They
also
made
ten
posts
on
which
to
hang
the
curtains,
and
ten
bases,
with
silver
hooks
and
metal
rods
covered
with
silver.
On
the
east
side,
where
the
entrance
is,
the
courtyard
was ◄75
feet/23 meters►
wide.
On
each
side
of
the
entrance,
they
made
a
curtain ◄22-1/2
feet/6.6 meters►
wide.
On
each
side
they
were
hung
from
three
posts,
and
one
base
was
under
each
post.
All
the
curtains
around
the
courtyard
were
made
from
fine
white
linen.
All
the
posts
around
the
courtyard
were
made
of
bronze,
but
the
tops
were
covered
with
silver.
The
posts
were
connected
with
metal
rods
covered
with
silver.
The
clasps/fasteners
and
hooks
were
made
of
silver.
For
the
entrance
of
the
courtyard,
they
made
a
curtain
from
fine
white
linen,
and
a
skilled
weaver
embroidered
it
with
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
The
curtain
was ◄30
feet/9 meters►
long
and ◄7-1/2
feet/2.3 meters►
high,
just
like
the
other
curtains
around
the
courtyard.
All
the
curtains
were
made
of
fine
white
linen.
They
were
supported
by
four
posts,
and
under
each
post
was
a
base
made
of
bronze.
All
the
posts
around
the
courtyard
were
connected
with
metal
rods
covered
with
silver.
The
clasps/fasteners
were
made
of
silver,
and
the
tops
of
the
posts
were
covered
with
silver.
All
the
tent
pegs
to
support
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
curtains
around
the
courtyard
were
made
of
bronze.
A
list
of
the materials
used
Here
is
a
list
of
the
amounts
of
metal
used
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent.
Moses/I
told
some
men
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
to
count
all
the materials
used
and
write
down
the
amounts.
Ithamar,
the
son
of
Aaron
the
priest,
supervised
those
men.
Bezalel
the
son
of
Uri
and
grandson
of
Hur
made
all
the
things
that
Yahweh
commanded
Moses/me
to
be
made.
Bezalel’s
helper
was
Oholiab,
the
son
of
Ahisamach,
of
the
tribe
of
Dan.
Oholiab
was
a
skilled
engraver
who
made
artistic
things.
He
made
fine
white
linen,
and
he
embroidered
designs
using
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
He
also
made
other
cloth.
All
the
gold
that
was
used
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent
weighed ◄2,195
pounds/1,000 kg.►.
They
used
the
official
standard
when
they
weighed
the
gold.
All
the
silver
that
the
people
contributed
when
the
leaders ◄took
the
census/counted
the
men►
weighed ◄7,500
pounds/3,400 kg.►.
They
also
used
the
official
standard
when
they
weighed
the
silver.
All
the
men
who
were
at
least 20
years
old
were
counted,
and
they
each
paid
the
required
amount.
That
was
a
total
of 603,550
men.
They
used ◄75
pounds/34 kg.►
of
silver
for
making/casting
each
of
the 100
bases
to
put
under
the
posts
to
support
the
curtains
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Bezalel
and
his
helpers
used
the ◄50
pounds/30 kg.►
of
silver
that
was
not
used
for
the
bases
to
make
the
rods
and
the
hooks
for
the
posts,
and
to
cover
the
tops
of
the
posts.
The
bronze
that
the
people
contributed
weighed ◄5,310
pounds/2,425 kg.►.
With
the
bronze,
Bezalel
and
his
helpers
made
the
bases
for
under
the
posts
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
also
made
the
altar
for
burning
sacrifices,
the
grating
for
it
and
the
tools
used
with
it,
the
bases
for
the
posts
that
supported
the
curtains
that
surrounded
the
courtyard
and
the
bases
for
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard,
and
the
pegs
for
the
Sacred
Tent
and
for
the
curtains
around
the
courtyard.
They made the sacred clothes for Aaron
Bezalel,
Oholiab,
and
the
other
skilled
workmen
made
the
beautiful
clothes
for
Aaron
to
wear
while
he
did
his
work
as
a
priest
in
the
Holy
Place.
They
made
them
from
blue,
purple,
and
red
cloth,
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
They
made
the
sacred apron
from
fine
white
linen
and
from
blue,
purple,
and
red
cloth.
They
hammered
some
thin
sheets
of
gold
and
cut
them
into
thin
strips
which
they
embroidered
into
the
fine
linen
and
into
the
blue,
purple,
and
red
cloth.
The apron
had
two
shoulder straps,
to
join
the
front
part
to
the
back
part
at
the
shoulders.
A carefully-woven
sash,
which
was
made
from
the
same materials
as
the
sacred apron,
was
sewn
onto
the
sacred apron.
This
was
made
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
They
cut
two
valuable
onyx
stones
and
enclosed
them
in
a tiny
gold
frame,
and
a
skilled gem-cutter
engraved
on
the
stones
the
names
of
the
twelve
sons
of
Jacob.
They
fastened
the
stones
to
the
shoulder straps
of
the
sacred apron,
to
represent
the
twelve Israeli
tribes,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
They
made
the
sacred
chest
pouch.
They
made
it
of
the
same materials
as
the
sacred apron
and
embroidered
it
in
the
same
way.
It
was
square,
and
the
material
was
folded
double,
so
that
it
was ◄9
in./22 cm.►
long
and ◄9
in./22 cm.►
wide.
They
fastened
four
rows
of
valuable
stones
onto
the
pouch.
In
the
first
row,
they
put
a
red
ruby,
a
yellow
topaz,
and
a
red garnet.
In
the
second
row,
they
put
a
green
emerald,
a
blue
sapphire,
and
a
clear/white
diamond.
In
the
third
row
they
put
a
red
jacinth,
a
white
agate,
and
a
purple
amethyst.
In
the
fourth
row,
they
put
a
yellow
beryl,
a
red carnelian,
and
a
green
jasper.
They
set
each
of
the
stones
in tiny
gold
frames.
On
each
of
the
twelve
stones
they
engraved
the
name
of
one
of
the
sons
of
Jacob,
to
represent
one
of
the
twelve Israeli
tribes.
They
made
two
chains
from
pure
gold
and
braided
them
like
cords,
to
attach
the
sacred
pouch
to
the
sacred apron.
They
made
two
gold
rings,
and
they
attached
them
to
the
upper
corners
of
the
sacred
pouch.
They
fastened
one
end
of
each
cord
to
one
of
the
rings.
They
fastened
the
other
end
of
each
cord
to
the
two ◄settings/tiny
frames►
that
enclosed
the
stones.
Then
they
attached
the
sacred
pouch
to
the
shoulder straps
of
the
sacred apron.
Then
they
made
two
more
gold
rings
and
attached
them
to
the
lower
corners
of
the
sacred
pouch,
on
the
inside
edges,
next
to
the
sacred apron.
They
made
two
more
gold
rings
and
attached
them
to
the
lower
part
of
the
front
of
the
shoulder straps,
near
to
where
the
shoulder straps
were
joined
to
the
sacred apron,
just
above
the carefully-woven
sash/waistband.
They
tied
the
rings
on
the
sacred
pouch
to
the
rings
on
the
sacred apron
with
a
blue
cord,
so
that
the
sacred
pouch
was
above
the
sash/waistband
and
would
not
come
loose
from
the
sacred apron.
They
made
other
special
clothes
for
the
priests
They
made
the
robe
that
is
to
be
worn
underneath
the
priest’s
sacred apron,
using
only
blue
cloth.
It
had
an
opening
through
which
the
priest
would
put
his
head.
They
sewed
a
border
around
this
opening,
to
prevent
the
material
from
tearing.
At
the
lower
edge
on
the
robe,
they
fastened
decorations
that
resembled
pomegranate
fruit.
The decorations
were
woven
from
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread.
Between
each
of
these decorations,
they
fastened
a tiny
bell
made
from
pure
gold,
so
there
was
a
bell
and
a
pomegranate,
a
bell
and
a
pomegranate, alternating
all
around
the
hem
of
the
robe
for
Aaron
to
wear
while
he
did
his
work
as
a
priest.
They
made
all
these
things
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
They
wove
long-sleeved
tunics/gowns
from
fine
white
linen,
for
Aaron
and
his
sons.
They
also
made
a
turban
of
fine
linen
for
Aaron
to
wear
around
his
head.
They
made
the
caps
and
the undershorts
for
Aaron’s
sons
from
fine
linen.
They
made
the
embroidered
sash/waistband
for
Aaron
from
fine
linen
and
from
blue,
purple,
and
red
cloth,
and
they
embroidered
designs
on
it
using
blue,
purple,
and
red
yarn/thread,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
They
also
made
the tiny
ornament
of
pure
gold
and
had
a
skilled
workman
engrave
on
it
the
words, ‘Dedicated
to Yahweh’.
They
fastened
this
to
the
front
of
the
turban
by
a
blue
cord,
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
Finally
they
finished
all
the
work
to
make
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
brought
to
Moses/me
all
the
things
that
they
had
made.
They
had
made
them
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
me.
They
brought
to
him/me
the
Sacred
Tent
and
all
the
things
that
were
used
with
it:
the
hooks,
the
frames,
the crossbars,
the
posts
and
their
bases,
the
coverings
for
the
Sacred
Tent
that
were
made
of tanned/dyed
rams’
skins
and goatskins,
the
curtains,
the
sacred
chest
that
contained
the
stone slabs
on
which
the
commandments
were
written,
the
poles,
the
lid
for
the
chest,
the
table
with
all
the
things
that
were
used
with
it,
the
sacred
bread
that
was
offered
to
God,
the
lampstand
made
of
pure
gold
and
all
its
lamps
and
all
the
things
that
were
to
be
used
to
take
care
of
it,
the
oil
for
the
lamps,
the
golden
altar
for
burning
incense,
the
oil
for
anointing,
the sweet-smelling
incense,
the
curtain
for
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
bronze
altar
for
burning
sacrifices
and
its
bronze
grating,
the
poles
for
carrying
it,
and
all
the
other
things
that
were
used
with
it,
the washbasin
and
its
base,
the
curtains
that
surrounded
the
courtyard,
the
posts
and
bases
that
supported
them,
the
curtain
for
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard
and
its
ropes,
the
tent
pegs,
and
all
the
other
things
that
would
be
used
in
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
beautiful
sacred
clothes
for
Aaron
to
wear
when
he
did
his
work
in
the
Holy
Place,
and
the
special
clothes
for
his
sons
to
wear
as
they
did
their
work
as
priests.
The Israeli
people
had
done
all
this
work
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
Then
Moses/I
saw
all
the
work
that
they
had
done.
Truly,
they
had
done
everything
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
that
it
should
be
done.
Then
Moses/I
asked
God
to
bless
them.
They set up the Sacred Tent
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“On
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
next
year,
tell
the
people
to
set
up
the
Sacred
Tent.
Put
inside
it
the
sacred
chest
that
contains
the
stone slabs
on
which
are
engraved
the
Ten
Commandments,
and
hang
the
curtain
in
front
of
it.
Bring
the
table
into
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
place
on
it
all
the
things
that
are
to
be
used
with
it.
Bring
in
the
lampstand
and
fasten
the
lamps
to
it.
Put
the
gold
altar
for
burning
incense
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest,
and
set
up
the
curtain
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Put
the
altar
for
burning
sacrifices
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Put
the washbasin
between
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
altar,
and
fill
it
with
water.
Hang
the
curtains
that
will
surround
the
courtyard,
and
hang
the
curtain
at
its
entrance.
Then
take
the
oil
for
anointing,
and
anoint
the
Sacred
Tent
and
everything
that
is
in
it,
to ◄set
it
apart/dedicate
it►
to
me.
Then
it
will
be
holy/sacred.
Also
anoint
the
altar
for
offering
sacrifices
that
will
be
completely
burned,
and
all
the
things
that
will
be
used
with
it,
and
set
it
apart.
Then
it
also
will
be
holy/sacred.
Also
anoint
the washbasin
and
its
base,
to
set
it
apart.
Then
bring
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
wash
them
ritually
with
water.
Then
put
on
Aaron
his
sacred
clothes
to ◄set
him
apart/dedicate
him►,
in
order
that
he
can
serve
me
as
a
priest.
Also
bring
his
sons
there.
Put
their
sacred
tunics/gowns
on
them
and
anoint
them
just
as
you
anointed
their
father,
in
order
that
they
also
may
serve
me
by
working
as
priests.
By
anointing
them
and
their
descendants,
you
will
cause
them
and
their
descendants
to
be
priests
throughout
all
coming
generations.”
Moses/I
did
all
these
things
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.
On
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
of
the
next
year (OR,
second
year
after
they/we
left
Egypt),
the
people
set
up
the
Sacred
Tent.
Following
Moses’/my
instructions,
they
set
up
the
Sacred
Tent
and
its
bases,
set
up
the
frames,
attached
the crossbars,
and
put
up
the
posts
for
the
curtains.
Then
they
spread
out
the
coverings
over
the
Sacred
Tent,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
Then
he/I
took
the
two
stone slabs
on
which
the
commandments
were
written
and
put
them
in
the
sacred
chest.
He/I
put
the
carrying
poles
in
the
rings
on
the
chest
and
put
the
lid
on
top
of
the
chest.
Then
he/I
took
the
chest
into
the
Very
Holy
Place
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
hung
the
curtain.
In
that
way,
he/I
prevented
the
people
who
were
outside
from
seeing
the
chest.
He/I
did
all
this
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.
He/I
set
the
table
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
on
the
north
side,
outside
the
curtain.
He/I
placed
on
the
table
the
bread
that
was
offered
to
Yahweh,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
He/I
set
the
lampstand
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
on
the
south
side,
opposite
the
table.
Then
he/I
fastened
the
lamps
to
the
lampstand
in
Yahweh’s
presence,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
He/I
set
the
golden
altar
for
burning
incense
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
in
front
of
the
curtain
that
separated
the
Holy
Place
from
the
Very
Holy
Place,
and
he/I
burned
some sweet-smelling
incense
on
it,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.
He/I
hung
the
curtain
at
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
At
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent,
he/I
set
the
altar
for
offering
sacrifices
that
were
to
be
burned
completely.
Then
he/I
offered
on
it
the
meat
that
was
to
be
burned
completely
and
the
grain
offering,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.
He/I
set
the washbasin
between
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
bronze
altar,
and
he/I
filled
the washbasin
with
water.
Every
time
Moses/I
and
Aaron
and
his
sons
went
into
the
Sacred
Tent
or
went
to
the
altar,
they/we
washed
their/our
hands
and
feet
ritually,
exactly
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
Following
Moses’/my
instructions,
they
hung
the
curtains
that
surrounded
the
courtyard
and
the
altar,
and
they
hung
the
curtain
at
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard.
So
Moses/I
finished
that
work.
Yahweh’s brilliant
light
filled
the
Sacred
Tent
Then
the
tall
bright
cloud
covered
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
Yahweh’s ◄glory/brilliant
light►
filled
the
Sacred
Tent.
Because
that
light
was
very
bright,
Moses/I
was
not
able
to
enter
the
Sacred
Tent.
From
that
day,
whenever
the Israeli
people
wanted
to
move
to
another
place,
they
went
only
when
the
bright
cloud
rose
from
above
the
Sacred
Tent.
If
the
cloud
did
not
rise,
they
stayed
where
they
were
and
did
not
go
on
until
the
cloud
rose.
Wherever
they
traveled,
the
bright
cloud
that
indicated
Yahweh’s
presence
was
above
the
Sacred
Tent
during
the
day,
and
a
bright
fire
was
inside
the
cloud
at
night,
with
the
result
that
all
the Israeli
people [MTY]
could
see
it
at
any
time.
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This book contains the account of God giving some more laws for his people
Leviticus
The burnt offering
While
Moses/I
was
standing
near
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent,
Yahweh
called
to
him/me
from
inside
the
tent.
He
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘When
any
of
you
brings
an
offering
to
Yahweh,
bring
one
of
your
sheep
or
goats
or
cattle.
‘If
what
you
are
offering
is
a
bull
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
it
must
not havet
any defects.
You
must
take
it
to
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent,
in
order
that
it
will
be
acceptable
to
Yahweh.
You
must
lay
your
hands
on
the
head
of
the
bull.
When
you
do
that,
Yahweh
will
accept
its
death
in
your
place
to
forgive/pardon
you
for
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
You
must
slaughter
the
bull
in
front
of
Yahweh.
Then
Aaron’s
sons,
who
are
priests,
will
bring
the
blood
and
sprinkle
it
against
all
sides
of
the
altar
near
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
You
must
remove
the
skin
of
the
animal
and
cut
the
animal
into
pieces.
You
must
wash
the
inner
parts
and
the
legs
of
the
bull.
Then
Aaron’s
sons
will
put
wood
on
the
altar
and
light
a
fire.
Then
they
will
arrange
the
pieces,
including
the
head
and
the
fat,
on
the
burning
wood.
Then
one
of
the
priests
will
completely
burn
all
of
it
on
the
altar.
And
the
aroma
will
be
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
‘If
you
are
offering
a
sheep
or
a
goat,
it
must
be
a
male
without
any
defect.
You
must
slaughter
it
in
front
of
Yahweh,
on
the
north
side
of
the
altar,
and
drain
all
the
blood
into
a
bowl.
Then
Aaron’s
sons
will
sprinkle
the
blood
against
all
sides
of
the
altar.
You
must
cut
the
animal
into
pieces.
You
must
wash
the
inner
parts
and
the
legs
of
the
animal.
Then
the
priests
will
arrange
the
pieces,
including
the
head
and
the
fat,
on
the
burning
wood.
Then
one
of
the
priests
will
take
all
of
it
and
completely
burn
all
of
it
on
the
altar.
And
the
aroma
as
it
burns
will
be
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
‘If
what
you
are
offering
to
Yahweh
is
a
bird,
you
must
offer
a
dove
or
a
young
pigeon.
The
priest
will
take
it
to
the
altar
and
wring/twist
off
its
head.
Then
he
will
burn
the
head
on
the
altar.
He
will
drain
out
the
bird’s
blood
onto
the
side
of
the
altar.
Then
he
will
remove
the
bird’s ◄craw/food-grinding
pouch►
and
what
is
inside
it,
and
throw
it
on
the
east
side
of
the
altar,
where
the
ashes
are
thrown.
Then
he
will
grasp
the
bird’s
wings
and partially
tear
the
bird
open.
Then
he
will
burn
it
completely
in
the
fire
on
the
altar.
And
the
aroma
will
be
pleasing
to
Yahweh.’
The grain offering
‘If
you
bring
to
Yahweh
an
offering
of
grain,
it
must consist
of finely-ground
flour.
You
must
pour
olive
oil
on
it,
and
put
some
incense
on
it,
and
take
it
to
one
of
the
priests.
The
priest
will
take
a
handful
of
the
flour
and
the
oil
with
the
incense
and
burn
it
on
the
altar.
That
part
will symbolize
that
all
of
the
offering
truly
belongs
to
Yahweh.
And
the
aroma
will
be
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
The
part
of
that
offering
that
is
not
burned
will
belong
to
Aaron
and
his
sons.
It
is
a
very
holy
part
of
the
offerings
that
are
given
to
Yahweh
by
burning
them
in
a
fire.
‘If
you
bring
an
offering
that
is
made
from
grain,
something
that
is
baked
in
an
oven,
it
must
be
made
from finely-ground
flour.
You
may
bring
loaves
made
from
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil
but
without
yeast,
or
you
may
bring
wafers
with
olive
oil
smeared
on
them,
but
also
made
without
yeast.
If
your
offering
is
cooked ◄on
a
griddle/in
a shallow
pan►,
it
must
be
made
from finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil
and
without
yeast.
You
must
crumble
it
and
pour
olive
oil
on
it.
That
will
be
your
offering
made
from
grain.
If
your
offering
that
is
made
from
grain
is
cooked
in
a
pan,
it
must
be
made
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
Bring
to
Yahweh
your
grain
offering.
Give
it
to
the
priest,
and
he
will
take
it
to
the
altar.
He
will
take
a
part
of
it
that
will symbolize
that
all
the
offering
belongs
to
Yahweh.
He
will
burn
that
part
on
the
altar,
and
the
aroma
as
it
burns
will
be
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
The
part
that
is
not
burned
will
belong
to
Aaron
and
his
sons.
It
is
a
very
holy
part
of
the
offerings
given
to
Yahweh
by
burning
them
in
a
fire.
‘Every
offering
that
is
made
from
grain
and
that
you
bring
to
Yahweh
must
be
made
without
yeast,
because
you
must
not
put
any
yeast
or
honey
in
any
offering
to
Yahweh
that
is
burned
on
the
altar.
You
may
bring
to
Yahweh
an
offering
of
the
first
part
of
your
harvest,
but
that
is
not
to
be
burned
on
the
altar
to
produce
an
aroma
that
will
be
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
Put
salt
on
all
your
offerings
that
are
made
from
grain.
The
salt represents
the
agreement
that
your
God
made
with
you,
so
be
sure
that
you
do
not
forget
to
put
salt
on
those
offerings.
‘If
you
bring
to
Yahweh
an
offering
of
the
first
part
of
your
harvest
of
grain,
offer
some
new
grain
that
has
been
crushed
and
roasted
in
a
fire.
Put
olive
oil
and
incense
on
it,
and
that
will
be
your
offering
made
from
grain.
The
priest
will
take
a
part
of
the
flour
and
oil
along
with
the
incense.
That
will symbolize
that
all
the
offering
truly
belongs
to
Yahweh.
He
will
burn
that
part
on
the
altar,
to
be
an
offering
given
to
Yahweh
by
burning
it
in
a
fire.’ ”
The fellowship offering
“Also
tell
the
people, ‘When
the
offering
that
you
bring
to
Yahweh
is
to
maintain
good
fellowship
with
him,
you
may
bring
a
bull
or
a
cow
from
your
herd
of
cattle,
but
what
you
present
to
Yahweh
must
be
an
animal
that
has
no defects.
You
must
bring
the
animal
to
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
You
must
lay
your
hands
on
its
head.
Then
you
must
slaughter
it
and
drain
some
of
its
blood
in
a
bowl.
Then
one
of
Aaron’s
sons,
one
of
the
priests,
will
sprinkle
the
blood
against
all
sides
of
the
altar.
From
that
offering,
you
must
offer
to
Yahweh,
as
a
sacrifice
that
will
be
burned
in
the
fire,
all
the
fat
that
covers
the
inner
parts
of
the
animal,
or
which
is
attached
to
them—
the
kidneys
and
the
fat
that
is
attached
to
them
near
the
lower
back muscle,
and
the
fat
that
covers
the
liver.
Then
one
of
the
priests
will
burn
those
things
on
the
altar,
along
with
the
other
parts
of
the
animal
that
will
be
completely
burned
to
be
an
offering
to
Yahweh.
And
the
aroma
while
it
burns
will
be
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
If
that
offering
to
maintain
good
fellowship
with
Yahweh
is
a
sheep
or
a
goat,
it
must
also
be
an
animal
that
has
no defects.
If
you
offer
a
lamb,
you
must
present
it
to
Yahweh
at
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
You
must
lay
your
hands
on
the lamb’s
head
and
then
slaughter
it.
‘You
must
drain
some
of
its
blood
in
a
bowl.
Then
one
of
the
priests
will
sprinkle
that
blood
against
all
sides
of
the
altar.
You
must
dedicate
these
things
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
Yahweh
that
is
burned:
Its
fat,
the
fat
tail
that
you
must
cut
off
close
to
the
backbone,
and
all
the
fat
that
covers
the
inner
parts
of
the
lamb
or
which
is
attached
to
them—
the
kidneys
with
the
fat
that
is
on
them
near
the
lower
back muscle,
and
the
fat
that
covers
the
liver.
One
of
the
priests
will
burn
those
things
on
the
altar
to
be
an
offering
to
Yahweh;
it
will
be
as
though
they
will
be
a
special
food
given
to
Yahweh.
‘If
your
offering
is
a
goat,
you
must
take/present
it
to
Yahweh.
You
must
lay
your
hands
on
its
head.
Then
you
must
slaughter
it
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Then
one
of
Aaron’s
sons
will
sprinkle
the
blood
against
all
sides
of
the
altar.
From
that
offering
you
must
dedicate
these
things
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
Yahweh
that
is
burned:
All
the
fat
that
covers
the
inner
parts
of
the
animal
or
which
is
attached
to
them,
the
kidneys
with
the
fat
that
is
on
them
near
the
lower
back muscle,
and
the
fat
that
covers
the
liver.
The
priest
will
burn
those
things
on
the
altar
to
be
an
offering
to
Yahweh;
it
will
be
as
though
they
will
be
a
special
food
given
to
Yahweh.
And
the
aroma
while
it
burns
will
be
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
All
the
fat
of
the
animals
that
are
sacrificed
belongs
to
Yahweh.
‘This
is
a
command
that
must
be
obeyed
by
you
and
your
descendants
forever,
wherever
you
live:
You
must
not
eat
the
fat
or
the
blood
of
any
animal.’ ”
The sin offering
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Say
this
to
the Israeli
people:
This
is
what
must
be
done
if
someone
sins
without
intending
to
sin,
doing
something
that
is
forbidden
in
any
of
Yahweh’s
commands.
'If
the Supreme [MTY]
Priest
sins,
and
that
causes
all
the
people
to
be
guilty,
he
must
bring
to
Yahweh
a
young
bull
that
has
no defects.
That
will
be
an
offering
for
the
sin
that
he
has
committed.
He
must
bring
the
bull
to
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
He
must
lay
his
hands
on
its
head.
Then
he
must
slaughter
it
in
front
of
Yahweh
and
drain
some
of
the
blood
into
a
bowl.
Then
the Supreme
Priest
must
take
some
of
that
blood
into
the
Sacred
Tent.
He
must
dip
one
of
his
fingers
into
the
blood
and
sprinkle
it
seven
times
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
in
front
of
the
curtain
that
separates
the
Holy
Place
from
the
Very
Holy
Place.
Then
he
must
put
some
of
the
blood
on
the
projections
at
the
corners
of
the
altar
where
fragrant
incense
is
burned
in
the
Sacred
Tent
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
The
remaining
part
of
the bull’s
blood
that
is
still
in
the
bowl,
he
must
pour
out
at
the
base
of
the
altar,
where
sacrifices
are
burned,
at
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
From
that
offering
the Supreme
Priest
must
separate
these
things
from
the
bull
that
is
to
be
burned:
The
fat
that
covers
the
inner
parts
of
the
bull
or
which
is
attached
to
them—
the
kidneys
and
the
fat
that
is
attached
to
them
near
the
lower
back muscle,
and
the
fat
that
covers
the
liver.
Then
the Supreme
Priest
must
completely
burn
those
things
on
the
altar.
That
will
be
just
like
when
the
fat
is
removed
from
an
animal
that
is
sacrificed
to
maintain
good
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
But
all
the
other
parts
of
the
animal—its
skin/hide
and
all
its
other
meat,
its
head
and
its
legs,
its
inner
parts
and
the
intestines,
he
must
take
outside
the
camp
and
throw
them
in
a
place
that
is
acceptable
to
Yahweh,
where
the
ashes
are
thrown,
and
he
must
burn
them
in
a
fire
on
the
pile
of
ashes.
‘If
all
the Israeli
people
sin
without
intending
to
sin,
doing
something
that
is
forbidden
in
any
of
Yahweh’s
commands,
they
will
be
guilty,
even
if
they
do
not
realize
that
they
have
sinned.
When
they
realize
that
they
have
committed
a
sin,
together
they
must
bring
a
young
bull
to
be
an
offering
for
their
sin,
to
the
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
elders
must
lay
their
hands
on
the bull’s
head
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
and
slaughter
it
and
catch
some
of
the
blood
in
a
bowl.
Then
the Supreme [MTY]
Priest
must
take
some
of
that
blood
into
the
Sacred
Tent.
‘He
must
dip
one
of
his
fingers
into
the
blood
and
sprinkle
it
seven
times
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
in
front
of
the
curtain
that
separates
the
Holy
Place
from
the
Very
Holy
Place.
Then
he
must
put
some
of
the
blood
on
the
projections
at
the
corners
of
the
altar
that
is
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
remaining
part
of
the bull’s
blood,
he
must
pour
out
at
the
base
of
the
altar
where
sacrifices
are
burned,
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
He
must
remove
all
the
animal’s
fat
and
burn
it
on
the
altar.
He
must
do
with
this
bull
the
same
things
that
he
did
with
the
bull
that
was
an
offering
for
his
own
sins,
and
they
will
be
forgiven {Yahweh
will
forgive
them}.
Then
the
priest
must
take
the
other
parts
of
the
bull
outside
the
camp
and
burn
them,
like
he
does
when
he
himself
has
sinned.
That
will
be
the
offering
for
the
sin
that
all
the
people
have
committed,
and
they
will
be
forgiven.
‘When
one
of
the
leaders
sins
without
intending
to
sin,
doing
something
that
is
forbidden
in
any
of
the
commands
of
Yahweh
his
God,
he
will
be
guilty.
When
he
realizes
that
he
has
committed
a
sin,
he
must
bring
as
his
offering
a
male
goat
that
has
no defects.
He
must
lay
his
hands
on
the
goat’s
head
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
and
slaughter
it
at
the
place
where
they
slaughter {are
slaughtered}
the
animals
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
That
will
be
an
offering
for
his
sin.
Then
the
priest
must
put
some
of
the
animal’s
blood
into
a
bowl
and
dip
one
of
his
fingers
in
it
and
put
some
of
the
blood
on
the
corners
of
the
projections
of
the
altar.
Then
he
must
pour
out
the
rest
of
the
blood
at
the
base
of
the
altar.
Then
he
must
burn
all
the
fat
on
the
altar,
as
was
done
with
the
fat
of
the
offering
to
maintain
good
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
As
a
result
of
the
priest’s
doing
that,
the
leader
will
no
longer
be
guilty
for
his
sin
and
he
will
be
forgiven.
‘If
one
of
the Israeli
people
who
is
not
a
priest
sins
without
intending
to
sin,
and
does
something
that
is
forbidden
in
any
of
the
commands
of
Yahweh
his
God,
he
will
be
guilty.
When
he
realizes
that
he
has
committed
a
sin,
he
must
bring
as
his
offering
a
female
goat
that
has
no defects.
He
must
lay
his
hands
on
the
goat’s
head
and
slaughter
it
at
the
place
where
they
slaughter
the
animals
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
catch
some
of
the
blood
in
a
bowl.
Then
the
priest
must
dip
one
of
his
fingers
in
the
blood,
and
put
some
of
it
on
the
projections
at
the
corners
of
the
altar.
Then
he
must
pour
out
the
rest
of
the
blood
at
the
base
of
the
altar.
Then
he
must
remove
all
the
goat’s
fat,
and
burn
all
the
fat
on
the
altar,
like
was
done
with
the
fat
of
the
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
And
the
aroma
while
it
burns
will
be
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
As
a
result
of
the
priest
doing
that,
the
person
will
no
longer
be
guilty
for
his
sin,
and
he
will
be
forgiven.
‘If
that
person
brings
a
lamb
to
be
his
offering
for
sin,
he
must
bring
a
female
lamb
that
has
no defects.
He
must
lay
his
hands
on
the lamb’s
head
and
slaughter
it
at
the
place
where
they
slaughter
the
animals
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
catch
some
of
the
blood
in
a
bowl.
Then
the
priest
must
dip
one
of
his
fingers
in
the
blood
and
put
some
of
it
on
the
projections
at
the
corners
of
the
altar.
Then
he
must
pour
out
the
rest
of
the
blood
at
the
base
of
the
altar.
Then
he
must
remove
all
the lamb’s
fat,
and
burn
all
the
fat
on
the
altar,
like
was
done
with
the
fat
of
the
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
He
must
burn
it
on
top
of
the
other
offerings
to
Yahweh
that
are
being
burned.
As
a
result,
the
priest
will
request
God
to
forgive
that
person
for
his
sin,
and
he
will
be
forgiven.’”
Yahweh
also
said
to
tell
the
people, “If
a
judge
orders
any
of
you
to
tell
in
court
something
that
you
have
seen
or
something
that
you
heard
someone
say,
if
you
refuse
to
say
what
you
know
is
true,
you
must ◄pay
a
penalty/be
punished► [MTY]
for
refusing
to
tell
what
you
know.
If
you
accidentally
touch
something
which
God
considers
impure [DOU],
such
as
the
carcass
of
a
wild
animal
or
the
carcass
of
a
bull
or
cow,
or
of
an
animal
that scurries
across
the
ground,
you
must ◄pay
a
penalty/be
punished►.
If
you
touch
any
human feces,
even
if
you
do
not
intend
to
do
that,
when
you
realize
what
you
have
done,
you
must ◄pay
a
penalty/be
punished►.
If
you
carelessly
make
a
solemn
promise
to
do
something
that
is
good
or
that
is
bad,
when
you
realize
what
you
have
done,
you
must ◄pay
a
penalty/be
punished►.
If
you
are
guilty
of
committing
any
of
those
sins,
you
must
confess
what
you
have
done.
And
for
a
penalty
you
must
bring
to
Yahweh
a
female
lamb
or
female
goat,
to
be
an
offering
for
the
sin
that
you
have
committed,
and
the
priest
will
sacrifice
it,
and
then
you
will
no
longer
be
guilty
for
your
sin.
If
you
are
poor
and
cannot
afford
to
bring
a
lamb,
you
must
bring
to
Yahweh
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons.
One
will
be
an
offering
for
your
sin
and
one
will
be
an
offering
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
You
must
bring
them
to
the
priest.
First
he
will
offer
one
of
them
to
be
an
offering
for
your
sin.
He
will
wring/twist
its
neck
to
kill
it,
but
he
must
not
pull
off
its
head
completely.
Then
he
must
sprinkle
some
of
the
blood
against
the
side
of
the
altar.
The
remaining
blood
must
be
drained
out
at
the
base
of
the
altar.
That
will
be
an
offering
for
your
sin.
The
priest
will
then
do
what
I
have
commanded
and
offer
the
other
bird
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Then
you
will
no
longer
be
guilty
for
the
sin
you
have
committed,
and
Yahweh
will
forgive
you.
However,
if
you
are
very
poor
and
cannot
afford
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons,
you
must
bring
to
be
an
offering
for
your
sin ◄2
pounds/1 kg.►
of
fine
flour.
You
must
not
put
olive
oil
or
incense
on
it,
because
it
is
an
offering
for
sin.
You
must
take
it
to
the
priest.
He
will
take
a
handful
of
it,
to symbolize
that
the
whole
offering
truly
belongs
to
Yahweh,
and
burn
it
on
the
altar,
on
top
of
the
other
offerings.
And
by
doing
that,
the
priest
will
enable
you
to
no
longer
be
guilty
for
any
of
the
sins
that
you
have
committed,
and
you
will
be
forgiven.
The
part
of
the
offering
that
is
not
burned
will
belong
to
the
priest,
like
was
true
for
the
offerings
made
from
grain.”
The
guilt
offering
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“When
you
sin,
without
intending
to,
by
not
giving
to
Yahweh
the
things
that
you
are
required
to
give
to
him,
you
must
pay
a
penalty
by
bringing
to
Yahweh
a
ram
that
has
no defects.
You
must
determine
how
much
silver
it
is
worth,
by
using
the
official
standard
in
the
temple.
It
will
be
an
offering
to
cause
you
to
no
longer
be
guilty.
But
you
must
also
make
restitution
for
what
you
failed
to
give
to
Yahweh,
adding
one-fifth
of
its
value.
You
must
give
that
to
the
priest.
He
will
offer
the
ram
as
a
sacrifice
for
the
sin
that
you
have
committed,
and
cause
you
to
no
longer
be
guilty;
and
you
will
be
forgiven.
If
you
sin
by
doing
something
that
is
forbidden
by
any
of
Yahweh’s
commands,
even
if
you
do
not
know
that
you
have
disobeyed
one
of
my
commands,
you
are
guilty
and
must
pay
a
penalty
to
me.
When
you
realize
what
you
have
done,
you
must
bring
a
ram
to
the Supreme
Priest
to
be
an
offering
in
order
that
you
will
no
longer
be
guilty.
You
must
bring
one
that
has
no defects.
He
will
offer
the
ram
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
me,
and
as
a
result
you
will
no
longer
be
guilty
for
the
sin
that
you
have
committed,
and
you
will
be
forgiven.
It
is
an
offering
to
cause
you
to
no
longer
be
guilty
for
sinning
against
me.”
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“If
any
one
of
you
you
sins
against
me
by
deceiving
someone—if
you
refuse
to
return
what
someone
has
lent
you,
or
if
you
steal
something
of
his,
or
if
you
find
something
and
claim
that
you
do
not
have
it,
you
are
guilty.
You
must
return
to
its
owner
what
you
have
stolen
or
what
someone
has
lent
you
and
you
have
not
returned,
or
what
you
found
that
someone
else
had
lost,
or
whatever
you
lied
about.
You
must
not
only
return
anything
like
that
to
its
owner,
but
you
must
also
pay
to
the
owner
one-fifth
of
its
value.
You
must
also
bring
to
the Supreme
Priest
a
ram
to
be
an
offering
to
me
in
order
that
you
will
no
longer
be
guilty.
The
ram
that
you
bring
must
be
one
that
has
no defects,
one
that
has
the
value
that
has
been
officially
determined.
Then
he
will
offer
that
ram
to
be
a
sacrifice
that
will
cause
you
to
no
longer
be
guilty,
and
you
will
be
forgiven
for
the
wrong
things
that
you
did.”
Other
instructions
concerning
the
burnt
offerings
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
this
to
Aaron
and
his
sons:
These
are
the
regulations
concerning
the
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar:
The
offering
must
remain
on
the
altar
all
during
the
night,
and
the
fire
on
the
altar
must
always
be
kept
burning.
The
next
morning
the
priest
must
put
on
his
linen under-clothes
and
linen
outer
clothes.
Then
he
must
remove
the
ashes
of
the
offering
from
the
fire
and
put
them
beside
the
altar.
Then
he
must
take
off
those
clothes
and
put
on
other
clothes,
and
take
the
ashes
outside
the
camp,
to
a
place
that
is
acceptable
to
me.
The
fire
on
the
altar
must
always
be
kept
burning;
the
priest
must
not
allow
it
to ◄go
out/quit
burning►.
Each
morning
the
priest
must
put
more
firewood
on
the
fire.
Then
he
must
arrange
more
offerings
on
the
fire,
and
burn
on
the
altar
the
fat
of
the
offerings
to
be
burned
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
The
fire
on
the
altar
must
be
kept
burning
continually;
the
priest
must
not
allow
it
to
go
out.”
Other
instructions
concerning
the
grain
offerings
“These
are
the
regulations
concerning
the
offerings
made
from
grain:
Aaron’s
sons
must
bring
them
to
me
in
front
of
the
altar.
The
priest
must
take
a
handful
of
fine
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil
and
incense
and
burn
that
on
the
altar.
That
handful
will signify
that
the
whole
offering
truly
belongs
to
me.
And
the
aroma
while
it
burns
will
be
pleasing
to
me.
Aaron
and
his
sons
may
eat
the
remaining
part
of
the
grain
offering.
But
they
must
eat
it
in
a
holy
place,
in
the
courtyard
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
It
must
not
have
yeast
mixed
with
it.
Like
the
offerings
for
sin
and
the
offerings
to
cause
people
to
no
longer
be
guilty
of
sin,
that
offering
is
very
holy.
Any
male
descendants
of
Aaron
are
permitted
to
eat
it,
because
it
is
forever
their
regular
share
of
the
offerings
given
to
me
and
burned
in
the
fire
on
the
altar.
Anyone
else
who
touches
those
offerings
made
from
grain
will
be
punished
by
God.”
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
Aaron
and
his
sons
that
this
is
the
offering
that
they
must
bring
to
Yahweh
on
the
day
that
any
of
them ◄is
ordained/becomes
a
priest►:
That
person
must
bring
two quarts/liters
of
fine
flour
as
an
offering
made
from
grain.
He
must
bring
half
of
it
in
the
morning
and
half
of
it
in
the
evening.
He
must
mix
it
well
with
olive
oil
and
bake
it
in
a shallow
pan.
He
must
then
break
it
into
small
pieces
to
be
burned
on
the
altar.
And
the
aroma
while
it
burns
will
be
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
I
have
commanded
that
the
descendants
of
Aaron
who
are
appointed
in
turn
to
become
the Supreme
Priests
after
Aaron
dies
are
the
ones
who
must
prepare
those
things.
These
offerings
must
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
to
be
sacrifices
to
me,
Yahweh.
Every
offering
that
a
priest
gives
that
is
made
from
grain
must
be
completely
burned;
none
of
it
is
to
be
eaten.”
Other
instructions
concerning
the
sin
offering
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
Aaron
and
his
sons:
These
are
the
regulations
concerning
the
offerings
that
people
must
bring
to
me
so
that
I
will
forgive
the
people
for
the
sins
they
have
committed:
The
animals
must
be
slaughtered
in
my
presence
in
the
same
place
that
the
animals
that
are
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
are
slaughtered,
in
the
courtyard
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Any
other
person
who
touches
any
of
its
meat
will
be
punished
by
God.
And
if
its
blood
is splattered
on
your
clothes,
you
must
wash
the
clothes
in
a
holy
place.
If
the
meat
is
cooked
in
a
clay
pot,
the
pot
must
be
broken
afterwards.
But
if
it
is
cooked
in
a
bronze
pot,
the
pot
must
be
scoured
afterwards
and
rinsed
with
water.
Any
male
in
a
priest’s
family
may
eat
some
of
the
cooked
meat;
that
meat
is
very
holy.
But
if
the
blood
of
those
sin
offerings
is
brought
into
the
Sacred
Tent
to
enable
the
people
to
be
forgiven
for
having
sinned,
the
meat
of
those
animals
must
not
be
eaten.
The
meat
must
be
completely
burned.”
The guilt offering
“These
are
the
regulations
concerning
the
offerings
to
be
made
by
people
who
are
guilty
of
not
giving
to
me
the
things
that
are
required
to
be
given
to
me.
Those
are
very
sacred
offerings.
Each
animal
that
is
to
be
offered
by
such
people
must
be
slaughtered
in
the
same
place
where
the
animals
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
are
slaughtered,
and
their
blood
must
be
sprinkled
against
all
sides
of
the
altar.
All
their
fat,
the
fat
tails
that
are
cut
close
to
the
backbone,
and
all
the
fat
that
covers
the
inner
parts
of
the
animals
or
which
is
attached
to
them,
must
be
burned
on
the
altar.
That includes
the
kidneys
with
their
fat
near
the
lower
back muscle,
and
the
protruding
lobe
that
is
attached
to
the
liver.
The
priest
must
burn
them
on
the
altar
to
be
offerings
to
me,
Yahweh.
They
are
an
offering
for
the
people
to
be
forgiven
for
not
doing
what
they
were
required
to
do.
All
the
males
in
the
priest’s
family
are
permitted
to
eat
its
meat,
but
it
must
be
eaten
in
a
sacred
place,
because
it
is
very
sacred.
“he
regulation
is
the
same
for
the
offerings
to
enable
people
to
be
forgiven
for
the
sins
they
have
committed
and
the
offerings
for
when
they
are
guilty
of
not
giving
to
me
the
things
that
are
required
to
be
given
to
me.
The
meat
of
those
offerings
belongs
to
the
priest
who
offers
them
in
order
that
the
people
will
be
forgiven.
The
priest
who
slaughters
an
animal
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
is
permitted
to
keep
the
animal’s
hide
for
himself.
Offerings
of
things
made
from
grain
that
are
baked
in
an
oven
or
cooked
in
a
pan
or ◄in
a shallow
pan/on
a
griddle►
belong
to
the
priest
who
makes
those
offerings
for
another
person.
And
offerings
of
things
made
from
grain,
whether
they
were
mixed
with
olive
oil
or
not,
also
belong
to
the
sons
of
Aaron.”
The
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh
These
are
the
regulations
concerning
the
offerings
that
people
make
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh:
“If
you
bring
an
offering
to
thank
Yahweh,
along
with
the
animal
that
you
slaughter
you
must
offer
loaves
of
bread
made
with
olive
oil
mixed
with
the
flour
but
without
yeast,
and
wafers
that
are
made
without
yeast
but
with
olive
oil
smeared
on
them,
and
loaves
made
from
fine
flour
with
olive
oil
well
mixed
with
the
flour.
Along
with
that
offering
to
thank
Yahweh,
you
must
bring
an
offering
of
loaves
made
with
yeast.
You
must
bring
one
of
each
kind
for
an
offering
to
Yahweh,
but
they
belong
to
the
priest
who
sprinkles
against
the
altar
the
blood
of
the
animal
that
is
slaughtered
as
an
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
The
meat
of
that
offering
must
be
eaten
on
the
day
that
it
is
offered;
none
of
it
should
be
left
to
be
eaten
on
the
next
day.
“owever,
if
your
offering
is
the
result
of
a
solemn
promise
that
you
made
to
Yahweh,
or
if
it
is
an
offering
that
you
make ◄voluntarily/without
being
required
to►,
you
are
permitted
to
eat
some
of
the
meat
on
the
day
it
is
offered,
but
anything
that
is
left
may
be
eaten
on
the
next
day.
But
any
meat
that
is
left
until
the
third
day
must
be
completely
burned.
If
any
meat
from
the
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh
is
eaten
on
the
third
day,
Yahweh
will
not
accept
that
offering;
it
will
be
useless
to
offer
it,
because
Yahweh
will
consider
that
it
is
worthless.
Anyone
who
eats
some
of
it
will
have
to
pay
a
penalty
to
Yahweh.
“eat
that
touches
something
that
God
considers
to
be
impure
must
not
be
eaten;
it
must
be
completely
burned.
Anyone
who
has
performed
the rituals
to
become
acceptable
to
God
is
allowed
to
eat
other
meat
which
has
been
offered
as
a
sacrifice.
But
if
anyone
who
has
not
performed
those rituals
eats
some
of
the
meat
of
the
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh,
meat
that
belongs
to
Yahweh,
he
must
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
God’s
people.
If
anyone
touches
something
that
God
considers
to
be
impure
and
very
displeasing
to
him,
whether
it
is
from
a
human
or
from
an
animal,
and
then
he
eats
any
of
the
meat
of
the
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh,
meat
that
belongs
to
Yahweh,
he
must
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
God’s
people.”
Eating
fat
or
blood
is
forbidden
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me:
“Say
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘Do
not
eat
any
of
the
fat
of
cattle
or
sheep
or
goats.
The
fat
of
an
animal
that
is
found
dead
or
that
has
been
killed
by
a
wild
animal
may
be
used
for
other
purposes,
but
you
must
not
eat
it.
Anyone
who
eats
the
fat
of
an
animal
from
which
an
offering
has
been
made
to
Yahweh
must
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
God’s
people.
And
wherever
you
live,
you
must
not
eat
the
blood
of
any
bird
or
animal.
If
anyone
eats
blood,
he
must
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
God’s
people.’”
The
portions
for
the
priests
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
the Israeli
people
this: ‘Anyone
who
brings
an
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh
must
bring
part
of
it
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
Yahweh.
He
himself
must
bring
the
offering
that
will
be
burned
in
the
fire.
He
must
bring
the
fat
along
with
the
breast
of
the
animal
and
lift
it
up
in
front
of
Yahweh
to indicate
that
it
is
an
offering
to
him.
The Supreme
Priest
must
burn
the
fat
on
the
altar,
but
the
breast
belongs
to
Aaron
and
all
his
sons.
You
must
give
to
the Supreme
Priest
the
right
thigh
of
the
animal
that
is
sacrificed
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
The
son
of
Aaron
who
offers
the
blood
and
the
fat
of
that
sacrifice
must
be
given
the
right
thigh
of
the
animal
as
his
share.
From
the
offerings
that
the Israeli
people
give
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh,
he
has
declared
that
he
has
given
to
Aaron
and
his
sons
the
breast
that
is
lifted
up
and
the
right
thigh
that
is
offered;
those
portions
must
always
be
their
regular
share
from
the Israeli
people.’”
Those
are
the
portions
of
the
offerings
brought/given
to
Yahweh
and
burned
in
fire
that
are
allotted
to
Aaron
and
his
sons
on
the
day
that
they
are
set
apart
to
serve
Yahweh
as
priests.
Yahweh
commands
that
on
the
day
that
the
priests
are
appointed [MTY],
the Israeli
people
must
always
give
those
portions
to
the
priests.
Those
are
the
regulations
for
the
offerings
that
are
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
the
offerings
made
from
grain,
the
offerings
to
enable
people
to
become
acceptable
to
God
again,
the
offerings
for
when
people
are
guilty
of
not
giving
to
Yahweh
the
things
that
are
required
to
be
given
to
him,
the
offerings
given
when
the
priests
are
appointed,
and
the
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
They
are
regulations
that
Yahweh
gave
to
Moses/me
on
Sinai
Mountain
in
the
Sinai
Desert,
on
the
day
that
he
commanded
the Israeli
people
to
start
bringing
their
offerings
to
him.
Aaron and his sons were appointed to be priests
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Bring
Aaron
and
his
sons,
and
bring
their ◄special
clothes/clothes
that
they
will
wear
while
they
do
the
work
of
priests►,
the
oil
for
anointing
them,
the
bull
to
be
offered
to
cause
them
to
become
forgiven
for
the
sins
they
have
committed,
the
two
rams
to
be
slaughtered,
and
the
basket
containing
bread
made
without
yeast.
Then
gather
all
the
people
at
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent.”
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
told
him/me
to
do,
and
all
the
people
gathered
there.
Then
Moses/I
said
to
the
people, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded
us
to
do.”
Then
he/I
brought
Aaron
and
his
sons
forward
and
washed
them.
He/I
put
the
special
tunic/shirt
on
Aaron,
tied
the
sash/waistband
around
him,
put
on
him
the
special
robe,
and
put
on
him
the
sacred vest/apron.
He/I
fastened
the
sacred vest/apron
around
him,
using
the
skillfully
woven
sash.
He/I
put
the
sacred
pouch
on
his
chest
and
put
into
it
the
two
stones
for
him
to
use
to
find
out
what
God
wants.
Then
he/I
wrapped
the
turban
around
Aaron’s
head,
and
fastened
on
the
front
of
it
the
gold
ornament,
the
object
that
showed
that
he
was
dedicated
to
God,
like
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
Then
Moses/I
took
the
olive
oil
and
anointed
the
sacred
tent
and
everything
in
it,
and
dedicated
them
to
Yahweh.
He/I
sprinkled
some
of
the
oil
on
the
altar
seven
times.
He/I
anointed
the
altar
and
all
the
things
used
with
it,
and
its
huge washbasin
and
its
stand,
to
dedicate
them
to
Yahweh.
He/I
poured
some
of
the
oil
on
Aaron’s
head
and
anointed
him
to
dedicate
him
to
Yahweh.
Then
he/I
brought
forward
Aaron’s
sons.
He/I
put
tunics/shirts
on
them,
tied
sashes/waistbands
around
them,
and
wrapped
turbans
around
their
heads,
like
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
Then
he/I
brought
the
bull
for
the
offering
to
cause
people
to
be
forgiven
for
the
sins
that
have
committed.
Then
Aaron
and
his
sons
put
their
hands
on
the bull’s
head.
Then
Moses/I
slaughtered
the
bull,
caught
some
of
its
blood
in
a
bowl,
and
with
his/my
finger
put
some
of
that
blood
on
the
projections
at
the
corners
of
the
altar,
to
purify
the
altar.
He/I
poured
the
rest
of
the
blood
at
the
base
of
the
altar.
By
doing
that,
he/I
caused
it
to
be
a
suitable
place
for
burning
sacrifices
for
sin.
Moses/I
took
all
the
fat
that
covers
the
inner
parts
of
the
animal,
including
the
liver
and
kidneys,
and
burned
them
on
the
altar.
He/I
took
the
rest
of
the
bull,
including
the
hide
and
intestines,
and
burned
them
outside
the
camp,
like
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
Then
he/I
brought
the
ram
for
the
offering
that
would
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
Aaron
and
his
sons
laid
their
hands
on
its
head.
Then
Moses/I
slaughtered
the
ram
and
sprinkled
its
blood
on
all
sides
of
the
altar.
He/I
cut
the
ram
into
pieces
and
washed
the
inner
parts
and
hind
legs.Then
he/I
put
the
head,
the
fat,
and
the
other
parts
of
the
ram
on
the
altar.
As
it
burned,
the
aroma
of
the
smoke
was
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
It
was
an
offering
to
Yahweh
that
was
burned,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
Then
he/I
brought
the
other
ram,
the
one
for
consecrating
the
priests,
and
Aaron
and
his
sons
laid
their
hands
on
its
head.
Moses/I
slaughtered
that
ram,
drained
some
of
its
blood
in
a
bowl,
and
put
some
of
that
blood
on
the
lobes
of
the
right
ears,
the
thumbs
of
the
right
hands,
and
the
big
toes
of
the
right
feet
of
Aaron
and
his
sons
to indicate
that
what
they
listened
to
and
what
they
did
and
where
they
went
should
be
directed
by
Yahweh.
He/I
picked
up
all
the
fat
of
the
ram,
its
fat
tail,
the
fat
that
covered
the
inner
parts,
including
the
fat
that
covered
the
liver
and
kidneys,
and
the
right
thigh
of
the
ram.
Then
from
the
basket
containing
the
bread
that
was
made
without
yeast,
the
bread
which
had
been
dedicated
to
Yahweh,
he/I
picked
up
one
loaf
of
bread
made
without
olive
oil,
and
one
loaf
that
was
made
by
mixing
the
flour
with
olive
oil,
and
one
wafer.
He/I
put
those
on
top
of
the
portions
of
fat,
and
put
them
into
the
hands
of
Aaron
and
his
sons.
Then
they
lifted
them
up
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
to indicate
that
it
was
an
offering
that
belonged
to
him.
Then
Moses/I
took
those
things
from
their
hands
and
burned
them
on
the
altar.
That
was
the
offering
that
was
burned
to
appoint
Aaron
and
his
sons
as
priests.
And
the
aroma
while
it
burned
was
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
Moses/I
also
took
the
breast
of
the
second
ram
and
lifted
it
up,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
The
breast
was
Moses’/my
share
of
the
ram
that
was
sacrificed
to
dedicate
the
priests.
Then
Moses/I
took
some
of
the
olive
oil
for
anointing
Aaron
and
his
sons,
and
some
of
the
blood
that
was
on
the
altar
and
sprinkled
it
on
Aaron
and
his
sons
and
on
their
clothes.
By
doing
that,
he/I
consecrated
Aaron
and
his
sons
and
their
clothes.
Then
Moses/I
said
to
Aaron
and
his
sons, “Boil
the
meat
of
the
second
ram
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
eat
it
there
with
the
bread
that
is
in
the
basket,
like
I
told
you
to
do.
Burn
up
any
of
the
meat
and
bread
that
remains.
The
time
for
you
to
be
set
apart
as
priests
will
be
seven
days,
so
do
not
leave
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
for
seven
days.
What
we
have
done
today
is
what
Yahweh
commanded
to
cause
that
you
will
be
forgiven
for
your
sins.
You
must
stay
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
for
seven
days
and
seven
nights
and
do
what
Yahweh
requires,
in
order
that
you
will
not
die
because
of disobeying
him.
I
am
telling
you
that
because
that
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded
me
to
tell
you.”
So
Aaron
and
his
sons
did
everything
that
Yahweh
told
Moses/me
to
tell
them.
Aaron and his sons started to offer sacrifices
Eight
days
later,
Moses/I
summoned
the
elders
of
Israel.
Then
he/I
said
to
Aaron, “Take
a
young
bull
for
the
offering
to
enable
you
leaders
to
be
forgiven
for
the
sins
you
have
committed,
and
a
ram
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
both
of
them
without
any defects,
and
offer
them
to
Yahweh.
Then
say
to
the Israeli
people, ‘Take
one
male
goat
for
the
offering
to
enable
you
all
to
be
forgiven
for
the
sins
you
have
committed.
Also
take
a
calf
and
a
lamb
that
have
no defects,
to
be
an
offering
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Also
take
an
ox
and
a
ram
to
be
an
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh,
along
with
an
offering
of
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
Do
this
because
today
Yahweh
is
going
to
appear
to
you.’ ”
After
Moses/I
told
this
to
the Israeli
people,
some
of
them
took
the
things
that
Moses/I
had
commanded
them
to
take,
and
went
to
the
courtyard
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Then
all
the
people
came
near
and
stood
in
front
of
Yahweh.
Then
Moses/I
said, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded
you
to
do,
in
order
that
his
glory
will
appear
to
you.”
Then
Moses/I
said
to
Aaron, “Come
to
the
altar
and
sacrifice
the
animal
that
is
your
offering
to
enable
you
to
be
forgiven
for
the
sins
you
have
committed,
and
the
animal
that
will
be
completely
burned
there.
Because
of
those
offerings,
God
will
forgive
you
and
the
people
for
the
sins
that
you
have
committed [DOU].
Do
those
things
that
Yahweh
has
commanded.”
So
Aaron
came
close
to
the
altar
and
slaughtered
the
calf
to
be
an
offering
for
his
sins.
His
sons
brought
its
blood
to
him
in
a
bowl.
He
dipped
his
finger
into
the
blood
and
put
some
of
it
on
the
projections
at
the
corners
of
the
altar.
He
poured
out
the
rest
of
the
blood
at
the
base
of
the
altar.
He/I
burned
the
fat,
including
that
which
covered
the
kidneys
and
the
liver,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.
Then
Aaron
burned
the
rest
of
the
meat
and
the
hide/skin
outside
the
camp.
Then
Aaron
slaughtered
the
animal
that
would
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
His
sons
handed
him
the
bowl
containing
its
blood,
and
he
sprinkled
the
blood
on
all
sides
of
the
altar.
Then
they
handed
him
the
head
and
the
pieces
of
the
animal
that
would
be
burned,
and
he
burned
them
on
the
altar.
He
washed
the
inner
parts
and
the
legs
of
the
animal,
and
burned
them
on
the
altar,
on
top
of
the
other
pieces
of
the
animal.
Then
Aaron
brought
the
animals
that
would
be
sacrifices
for
the Israeli
people.
He
took
the
goat
and
slaughtered
it
to
be
an
offering
to
enable
them
to
be
forgiven
for
the
sins
they
had
committed,
like
he
had
done
with
the
goat
for
his
own
offering.
Then
he
brought
the
animal
for
the
offering
to
be
completely
burned.
He
slaughtered
it
and
offered
it
in
the
way
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
him
to
do.
He
also
brought
the
offering
of
grain.
He
took
a
handful
of
it
and
burned
it
on
the
altar,
like
he
had
done
for
the
animal
that
he
had
slaughtered
and
completely
burned
on
the
altar
in
the
morning.
Then
he
slaughtered
the
ox
and
the
ram,
to
be
an
offering
for
the Israeli
people
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
His
sons
handed
him
the
bowl
containing
the
blood,
and
he
sprinkled
the
blood
against
all
sides
of
the
altar.
But
he
took
the
fat
from
the
ox
and
the
ram,
including
their
fat
tails
that
were
cut
close
to
the
backbone,
and
all
the
fat
that
covered
the livers
and
the
kidneys.
He
put
them
on
top
of
the
breasts
of
those
animals
and
carried
them
to
the
altar
to
be
burned.
Then,
doing
what
Moses/I
had
commanded,
he
lifted
up
in
front
of
Yahweh
the
breast
and
the
right
thigh
of
those
animals,
to signify
that
those
two
animals
completely
belonged
to
Yahweh.
Then
Aaron
lifted
his
arms
toward
the
people
and
asked
Yahweh
to
bless
them.
Then
having
finished
making
all
those
offerings,
he
stepped
down
from
the
place
where
the
altar
was.
Then
Aaron
and
Moses/I
entered
the
Sacred
Tent.
When
they/we
later
came
out,
they/we
asked
Yahweh
to
bless
the
people.
And
suddenly
the
glory/brightness
of
Yahweh
appeared
to
all
the
people.
A
fire
from
Yahweh
appeared
and
burned
up
the
offering
that
was
to
be
completely
burned
and
the
fat
that
was
on
the
altar.
And
when
all
the
people
saw
that,
they
shouted
joyfully
and
prostrated
themselves
on
the
ground
to
worship
Yahweh.
Nadab and Abihu died
Two
of
Aaron’s
sons,
Nadab
and
Abihu,
took
the
pans
in
which
they
burned
incense.
They
put
some
burning
coals
in
them
and
put
incense
on
top
of
the
coals,
but
this
fire
was
not
acceptable
to
Yahweh
because
it
was
not
the
kind
that
he
had
commanded
them
to
burn.
So
suddenly
a
fire
from
Yahweh
appeared
and
burned
them
up [DOU]
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
Then
Moses/I
said
to
Aaron, “That
is
what
Yahweh
predicted.
He
said,
‘Those
priests
who
come
near
to
me,
I
will
show
them
that
they
must ◄respect
me/treat
me
as
being
holy►;
in
the
presence
of
all
the
people
I
am
the
one
who
must
be
honored.’”
But
Aaron
said
nothing.
Then
Moses/I
summoned
Mishael
and
Elzaphan,
who
were
the
sons
of
Aaron’s
uncle
Uzziel,
and
said
to
them, “Take
the
corpses
of
your cousins
outside
the
camp,
away
from
the
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.”
So
they
carried
the
corpses,
which
still
had
their
special gowns
on,
outside
the
camp,
and
buried
them.
Then
Moses/I
said
to
Aaron
and
his
other
two
sons
Eleazar
and
Ithamar, “
You
are
sad
because
Nadab
and
Abihu
died,
but
you
must
act
like
you
always
do.
Do
not
allow
the
hair
on
your
heads
to
remain uncombed,
and
do
not
tear
your
clothes.
But
your
relatives
and
all
your
fellow Israelis
are
allowed
to
mourn
for
those
whom
Yahweh
destroyed
by
fire.
But
you
must
not
leave
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
to
join
those
who
are
mourning,
because
if
you
do
that,
you
also
will
die,
and
Yahweh
will
punish [MTY]
all
the
people
of
Israel.
Do
not
forget
that
Yahweh
has
set
you
apart [MTY]
to
work
for
him
here,
and
he
does
not
want
you
to
become
defiled
by
touching
a
corpse.”
So
they
did
what
Moses/I
told
them
to
do.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron,
“You
and
your
two
sons
who
are
still
alive
must
not
drink
wine
or
other fermented
drinks
before
you
enter
the
Sacred
Tent;
if
you
do
that,
you
will
die.
That
is
a
command
that
you
and
your
descendants
must
obey
forever.
You
must
do
that
in
order
to
learn
what
things
are
holy
and
what
things
are ◄not
holy/common►,
and
from
the
things
that
are
not
holy
you
must
learn
what
things
are
acceptable
to
me
and
what
things
are
not.
And
you
must
teach
to
the Israeli
people
all
the
laws
that
I
gave
to
the Israeli
people
by
telling
them
to
Moses.”
Moses/I
said
to
Aaron
and
his
two
sons
who
were
still
alive,
Eleazar
and
Ithamar, “Take
the
offering
made
from
grain
that
is
left
after
a
portion
of
it
has
been
offered
to
Yahweh
to
be
burned,
and
eat
it
alongside
the
altar.
It
should
not
be
eaten
elsewhere,
because
it
is
very
holy.
Eat
it
in
a
holy
place;
it
is
the
share
for
you
and
your
sons
from
the
offerings
that
were
burned;
I
have
commanded
that
it
be
your
share.
But
you
and
your
sons
and
daughters
are
permitted
to
eat
the
breast
and
the
thigh
that
were
lifted
up
in
front
of
Yahweh.
Eat
them
in
any
place
that
is ◄holy/acceptable
to
him►.
They
have
been
given
to
you
and
your
descendants
as
your
share
of
the
offerings
to
enable
the Israelis
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
The
thigh
and
the
breast
that
were
lifted
up
in
front
of
Yahweh
must
be
brought
with
the
portions
of
fat
to
be
burned,
to
be
lifted
up
in
his
presence.
They
will
be
the
regular
share
for
you
and
your
descendants,
as
Yahweh
has
commanded.”
When
Moses/I
inquired
about
the
goat
that
had
been
sacrificed
to
enable
the
people
to
be
forgiven
by
Yahweh
for
the
sins
they
had
committed,
he/I
found
out
that
it
had
been
completely
burned.
So
he/I
was
angry
with
Eleazar
and
Ithamar
and
asked
them,
“Why
did
you
not
eat
near
the
Sacred
Tent
the
meat
of
the
offering
for
sin?
It
was
very
holy,
and
it
was
given
to
you
to
enable
the Israeli
people
to
no
longer
be
guilty
for
their
sins
and
to
be
forgiven
for
their
sins.
Since
its
blood
was
not
taken
into
the
holy
place
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
you
should
have
eaten
the
meat
of
the
goat
near
the
Sacred
Tent,
as
I
commanded.”
Aaron
replied
to
Moses/me, “Today
the
people
brought
to
Yahweh
their
offering
to
be
forgiven
for
the
sins
they
had
committed,
and
the
offering
to
be
completely
burned,
and
surely
that
pleased
Yahweh,
but
think
about
the
terrible
thing
that
happened
to
my
other
two
sons!
Would [RHQ]
Yahweh
have
been
pleased
if
I
had
eaten
some
of
the
offering
to
cause
the
people
to
become
acceptable
to
God?”
When
Moses/I
heard
that,
he/I
was
satisfied.
Food that is acceptable to God and food that is not
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
“Tell
the Israeli
people
that
this
is
what
Yahweh
says:
From
all
the
animals
that
live
on
the
land,
these
are
the
ones
that
you
are
permitted
to
eat:
The
ones
that
have
hooves
that
are
completely
split
and
that ◄chew
their cuds/bring
their
food
up
from
their
stomachs
to
chew
it
again►.
There
are
some
animals
that
chew
their cuds
but
do
not
have
split
hooves,
and
some
animals
that
have
split
hooves
but
do
not
chew
their cuds.
You
must
not
eat
any
of
those
animals.
For
example,
camels
chew
their cuds
but
do
not
have
split
hooves,
so
they
are
unacceptable
for
you
to
eat.
Rock badgers
chew
their cuds
but
do
not
have
split
hooves,
so
they
are
unacceptable
for
you
to
eat.
Rabbits
chew
their cuds
but
do
not
have
split
hooves,
so
they
are
unacceptable
for
you
to
eat.
Pigs
have
completely
split
hooves
but
they
do
not
chew
their cuds,
so
they
are
unacceptable
for
you
to
eat.
All
of
those
animals
are
unacceptable
for
you,
so
you
must
not
eat
their
meat
or
even
touch
their
carcasses.
From
all
the
creatures
that
live
in
the
oceans
and
the
streams,
you
are
permitted
to
eat
any
that
have
fins
and
scales.
But
you
must
detest
and
not
eat
those
that
do
not
have
fins
and
scales.
That includes
ones
that
are
very
small.
You
must
despise
them,
and
you
must
not
eat
their
meat,
and
you
must
detest
their
carcasses.
You
must
detest
everything
that
lives
in
the
water
that
does
not
have
fins
and
scales.
There
are
some
birds
that
you
must
detest
and
not
eat.
They
include
eagles, bearded
vultures,
black
vultures,
kites,
any
kind
of
falcon/buzzard,
any
kind
of
raven,
horned
owls, screech
owls, seagulls,
any
kind
of
hawk,
small
owls, cormorants,
large
owls,
white
owls,
desert
owls,
vultures
that
eat
dead
animals,
storks,
any
kind
of
heron, hoopoes,
and
bats.
You
must
detest
and
not
eat
flying
insects
that
sometimes
walk
on
the
ground [MTY].
But
you
are
permitted
to
eat
creatures
with
wings
that
sometimes
walk
on
the
ground
if
they
have
jointed
legs
for hopping
around.
They
include
locusts, crickets,
and
grasshoppers.
But
you
must
detest
and
not
eat
other
insects
with
wings
that
have
four
legs.
‘There
are
certain
creatures
that
if
you
touch
their
carcasses
you
will
become
defiled.
Anyone
who
touches
their
carcasses
must
not
touch
other
people
until
that
evening.
Anyone
who
picks
up
one
of
their
carcasses
must
wash
his
clothes
and
not
touch
other
people
until
that
evening.
‘The
animals
whose
carcasses
you
must
not
touch
are
those
that
have
hooves
that
are
not
completely
divided
or
animals
that
do
not
chew
their cuds.
Anyone
who
touches
the
carcasses
of
any
of
those
animals
becomes ◄defiled/unacceptable
to
me►.
From
all
the
animals
that
walk
on
the
ground,
you
must
not
touch
the
carcasses
of
those
that
have
paws
to
walk
on.
Anyone
who
touches
one
of
their
carcasses
must
not
touch
other
people
until
that
evening.
Anyone
who
picks
up
one
of
their
carcasses
must
wash
his
clothes
and
not
touch
other
people
until
that
evening,
because
touching
their
carcasses ◄defiles
you/causes
you
to
become
unacceptable
to
me►.
‘From
all
the
animals
that
walk
on
the
ground,
these
are
the
ones
that ◄defile
you/cause
you
to
become
unacceptable
to
me►
if
you
touch
them:
Moles, rats,
any
kind
of
lizard,
geckos, skinks,
and chameleons.
Those
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground ◄defile
you/cause
you
to
become
unacceptable
to
me►;
anyone
who
touches
one
of
their
carcasses
must
not
touch
other
people
until
the
evening.
When
one
of
those
creatures
dies
and
falls
on
something,
the
thing
that
it
falls
on,
whatever
it
is
used
for,
will
become ◄defiled/unacceptable
to
me►,
whether
it
is
made
of
wood
or
cloth
or
the
hide
of
some
animal
or
from
rough
cloth.
You
must
put
it
in
water.
Then
you
must
not
use
it
until
that
evening.
If
one
of
them
falls
into
a
clay
pot,
everything
in
it
becomes
defiled,
and
you
must
break
that
pot
into
pieces.
If
you
pour
water
from
that
pot
on
any
food,
you
must
not
eat
that
food.
And
you
must
not
drink
any
water
from
that
pot.
Anything
that
one
of
the
carcasses
of
those
creatures
falls
on
becomes ◄defiled/unacceptable
to
me►;
even
if
it
falls
on
an
oven
or
a
cooking
pot,
anything
that
it
falls
on
must
be
broken
into
pieces.
It
becomes
unacceptable
to
me
and
you
must
not
use
it
again.
If
one
of
their
carcasses
falls
into
a
spring
or
a
pit
for storing
water,
the
water
may
still
be
drunk,
but
anyone
who
touches
one
of
those
carcasses
becomes
unacceptable
to
me.
If
one
of
those
carcasses
falls
on
seeds
that
are
to
be
planted,
those
seeds
are
still
acceptable
to
be
planted.
But
if
water
has
been
put
on
the
seeds
and
then
a
carcass
falls
on
them,
the
seeds
must
be
thrown
away.
‘If
an
animal
whose
meat
you
are
permitted
to
eat
dies,
anyone
who
touches
its
carcass
must
not
touch
other
people
until
that
evening.
Anyone
who
eats
some
meat
from
that
carcass
must
wash
his
clothes,
and
then
he
must
not
touch
anyone
until
that
evening.
‘All
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground,
including
those
that
move
on
their bellies
and
those
that crawl,
are
detestable,
and
they
must
not
be
eaten.
Do
not ◄defile
yourselves/cause
you
to
become
unacceptable
to
me►
by
eating
any
of
those
creatures [DOU].
I
am
Yahweh
your
God,
and
I
am
holy,
so
you
must
consecrate
yourselves
and
be
holy.
You
must
avoid
eating
things
that
cause
you
to
be
unacceptable
to
me.
Do
not
cause
yourselves
to
become
unacceptable
to
me
by
eating
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground.
I
am
Yahweh,
the
one
who
freed
you
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt,
in
order
to
be
your
God.
Therefore,
because
I
am
holy,
you
must
be
holy.
'Those
are
the
regulations
concerning
animals
and
birds,
all
the
living
creatures
that
live
in
water
or scurry
across
the
ground.
You
must
learn
what
things
I
say
are
acceptable
to
me
and
what
things
are
not,
and
learn
what
things
you
are
permitted
to
eat
and
what
things
you
are
not
permitted
to
eat.’”
Purifying women after they give birth
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘f
a
woman
gives
birth
to
a
son,
she
must
be
avoided
for
seven
days,
like
she
must
be
avoided
when
she
is menstruating
each
month.
The
baby
son
must
be
circumcised
on
the
eighth
day
after
he
is
born.
Then
the
woman
must
wait 33
days
to
be
purified
from
her bleeding
during
childbirth.
She
must
not
touch
anything
that
is
sacred
or
enter
the
Sacred
Tent
area
until
that
time
is
ended.
If
a
woman
gives
birth
to
a
daughter,
she
must
be
avoided
for
two
weeks,
like
she
must
be
avoided
when
she
is menstruating
each
month.
Then
she
must
wait 66
days
to
be
purified
from
the bleeding
that
occurred
when
her
baby
was
born.
‘Then
that
time
for
her
to
be
purified
is
ended,
that
woman
must
bring
to
the
priest
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
a one-year-old
lamb
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
a
dove
or
a
young
pigeon
to
be
sacrificed
to
enable
her
to
become
acceptable
to
Yahweh
again.
The
priest
will
offer
them
to
Yahweh
in
order
that
she
may
be
forgiven
for
any
sins
she
has
committed.
Then
she
will
be
purified
from
her
loss
of
blood
when
the
baby
was
born.
‘Those
are
the
regulations
for
women
who
give
birth
to
a
son
or
daughter.
If
a
woman
who
gives
birth
to
a
child
cannot
afford
a
lamb,
she
must
bring
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons.
One
will
be
burned
completely
on
the
altar,
and
one
will
be
an
offering
to
enable
her
to
become
acceptable
to
God
again.
By
doing
that,
the
priest
will
cause
that
she
will
be
forgiven
for
any
sins
she
has
committed,
and
she
no
longer
will
need
to
be
avoided.’”
Regulations concerning contagious skin diseases
Yahweh
said
this
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me:
“When
someone
has
on
his
skin
a
swelling
or
a
rash
or
a
shiny/bright
spot
that
may
become ◄contagious/a
dreaded
skin
disease►,
he
must
be
brought
to
Aaron
or
to
one
of
his
sons
who
are
also
priests.
The
priest
must
examine
that
part
of
the
person’s
skin.
If
the
hair
in
that
area
has
become
white
and
it
appears
that
the
sore
is
deeper
than
just
on
the
skin,
it
is
a contagious
skin
disease.
When
the
priest
sees
that,
he
must
declare
that
the
person
must
stay
away
from
other
people [MTY].
If
the
spot
on
the
person’s
skin
is
white
but
it
does
not
appear
that
the
sore
is
deeper
than
just
on
the
skin,
the
priest
must
tell
him
to
stay
away
from
other
people
for
seven
days.
Then
the
priest
must
examine
the
person
again.
If
the
priest
sees
that
the
sore
has
not
changed
and
has
not
spread,
he
must
tell
the
person
to
stay
away
from
people
for
seven
more
days.
Then
the
priest
must
examine
him
again.
If
the
sore
has
faded
and
has
not
spread,
the
priest
will
allow
him
to
be
with
other
people
again;
it
is
only
a
rash.
After
the
person
washes
his
clothes,
he
will
be
allowed
to
be
with
other
people
again.
But
if
the
sore
spreads
after
the
priest
has
examined
him,
he
must
go
to
the
priest
again.
The
priest
will
examine
him;
and
if
the
sore
has
spread
to
more
of
the
skin,
it
is
a contagious
skin
disease,
and
the
priest
will
declare
that
he
must
stay
away
from
other
people.
When
anyone
has
a contagious
skin
disease,
he
must
be
brought
to
the
priest.
The
priest
must
examine
him.
And
if
there
is
a
white
swelling
in
the
skin
that
has
caused
the
hair
in
that
swelling
to
become
white,
and
if
the
flesh
in
that
area
is
painful/sensitive,
it
is
a
permanent
skin
disease,
and
the
priest
will
declare
that
he
must
stay
away
from
other
people.
The
priest
does
not
need
to
tell
that
person
that
he
must
avoid
other
people,
because
other
people
already
are
wanting
to
stay
away
from
him.
‘If
the
disease
spreads
all
over
someone’s
body,
and
the
priest
examines
that
person
and
sees
that
it
is
covering
his
skin
from
his
head
to
his
feet,
and
it
has
caused
all
his
skin
to
become
white
which
will indicate
that
the
disease
has
ended,
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
does
not
have
to
stay
away
from
other
people.
But
if
the
person
has
open
sores
and
they
are
very
painful/sensitive,
he
has
a contagious
skin
disease,
and
when
the
priest
sees
that,
he
will
declare
that
the
person
must
stay
away
from
other
people.
But
if
the
person’s
flesh
changes
and
becomes
white,
he
must
go
to
the
priest
again.
The
priest
must
examine
him
again;
and
if
the
sores
have
become
white,
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
who
had
been
infected
is
now
permitted
to
be
with
other
people
again.
‘Then
someone
has
a
boil
on
his
skin
and
it
has
healed,
but
in
the
place
where
the
boil
was
a
white
swelling
or
a
bright/shiny
spot
appears,
he
must
go
to
the
priest.
The
priest
must
examine
it.
And
if
it
seems
to
be
deeper
than
just
on
the
skin,
and
if
the
hair
in
that
spot
has
become
white,
it
is
a contagious
skin
disease
that
has
appeared
where
the
boil
had
been.
And
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
must
stay
away
from
other
people.
But
when
the
priest
examines
it,
if
there
is
no
white
hair
in
that
spot
and
it
is
only
on
the
surface
of
the
skin
and
has
become
less
bright/shiny,
then
the
priest
will
order
him
to
stay
away
from
other
people
for
seven
days.
But
if
it
is
spreading,
it
is contagious
and
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
must
stay
away
from
other
people.
But
if
that
spot
is unchanged
and
has
not
spread,
it
is
only
a
scar
from
the
boil,
and
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
is
permitted
to
be
with
other
people
again.
‘Then
someone
has
a
burn
on
his
skin
and
a
bright/shiny
or
white
spot
appears,
and
the
flesh
in
that
area
is sensitive/painful,
the
priest
must
examine
the
spot.
If
the
hair
in
that
spot
has
turned
white
and
it
seems
to
be
deeper
than
just
on
the
surface
of
the
skin,
it
is
a contagious
skin
disease
that
has
appeared
where
the
burn
was,
and
that
person
must
stay
away
from
other
people.
But
when
the
priest
examines
it
and
sees
that
there
is
no
white
hair
in
that
spot
and
it
is
only
on
the
surface
of
the
skin,
and
has
faded,
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
must
stay
away
from
people
for
seven
days.
On
the
seventh
day,
the
priest
will
examine
him
again.
If
the
sore
is
spreading,
it
is
a contagious
skin
disease,
and
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
must
stay
away
from
other
people.
However,
if
the
spot
is
not
changed
and
has
not
spread
but
has
faded,
it
is
only
a
scar
from
the
burn,
and
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
is
permitted
to
be
with
other
people
again.
‘If
a
man
or
a
woman
has
a
sore
on
his
head
or
on
his chin,
the
priest
must
examine
it.
If
it
appears
to
be
deeper
than
just
on
the
surface
of
the
skin,
and
the
hair
in
that
spot
has thinned
out
and
has
become
yellowish,
it
is
a contagious
skin
disease
that
causes itching.
And
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
must
stay
away
from
other
people.
But
when
the
priest
examines
that
kind
of
sore,
if
it
seems
to
be
only
on
the
surface
of
the
skin
and
there
is
no
healthy
hair
in
it,
the
priest
will
tell
the
person
to
stay
away
from
other
people
for
seven
days.
On
the
seventh
day,
the
priest
will
examine
the
sore
again.
If
it
has
not
spread
and
if
there
is
no
yellow
hair
in
that
spot
and
if
it
appears
to
be
only
on
the
surface
of
the
skin,
the
person
must
shave
the
hair
near
the
sore
but
not
the
hair
on
the
sore.
And
the
priest
will
tell
him
to
stay
away
from
other
people
for
seven
more
days.
On
the
seventh
day,
the
priest
will
examine
that
spot
again.
If
it
has
not
spread
and
it
appears
to
be
only
on
the
surface
of
the
skin,
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
is
permitted
to
be
with
people
again.
The
person
must
wash
his
clothes,
and
then
he
can
be
with
other
people.
But
if
the
sore
later
spreads,
the
priest
must
examine
him
again.
If
the
itch/sore
has
spread,
the
priest
does
not
need
to
look
for
yellow
hair,
because
it
is
clear
that
the
person
has
a contagious
skin
disease.
However,
if
the
priest
thinks
that
the
spot
has
not
changed,
and
healthy
hair
is
growing
in
that
area,
it
is
clear
that
the
itch
has
healed,
and
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
is
permitted
to
be
with
other
people
again.
‘Then
a
man
or
a
woman
has
white
spots
on
the
skin,
the
priest
should
examine
them.
But
if
the
spots
are
dull
white,
it
is
only
a
rash,
and
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
is
permitted
to
be
with
other
people.
‘If
a
man
loses
the
hair
on
any
part
of
his
head,
he
does
not
need
to
stay
away
from
other
people.
But
if
he
gets
a
bright/shiny
sore
on
his
bald
head
or
on
his
forehead,
he
has
a contagious
skin
disease.
The
priest
must
examine
him.
If
the swollen
sore
is
a
bright
spot
like
the
spot
on
someone
who
has
a contagious
skin
disease,
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
man
has
a contagious
skin
disease
and
must
not
be
with
other
people.
‘Anyone
who
has
a contagious
skin
disease
must
wear
torn
clothes
and
not
comb
his
hair.
When
he
is
near
other
people,
he
must
cover
the
lower
part
to
his
face
and
call
out, “o
not
come
near
me!
I
have
a contagious
skin
disease!”
He
is
not
allowed
to
be
with
other
people
as
long
as
he
has
the
disease.
He
must
live
alone,
outside
the
camp.’”
Regulations
concerning
mildew
“Sometimes
a
person’s
clothing
gets
mildew
on
it.
It
may
be
clothing
that
is
woven
from
wool
or
made
from
linen
or
from
leather.
If
the contaminated/mildewed
part
is
greenish
or
reddish,
it
is
a
spreading
mildew,
and
it
must
be
shown
to
the
priest.
The
priest
will
examine
it,
and
then
put
it
in
a
separate
place
by
itself
for
seven
days.
On
the
seventh
day
he
must
examine
it
again.
If
the
mildew
has
spread,
it
is
clear
that
it
is
a type
of
mildew
that
destroys
clothing,
and
that
clothing
must
not
be
worn
again.
The
owner
must
burn
completely
the item
that
has
the
mildew
in
it,
whatever
kind
of item
it
is.
But
when
the
priest
examines
it,
if
the
mildew
has
not
spread,
he
will
tell
the
person
who
owns
it
to
wash
it.
Then
he
must
put
it
in
a
separate
place
for
another
seven
days.
Then
the
priest
will
examine
it
again.
If
the
color
of
the
mildew
has
not
changed,
even
though
it
has
not
spread,
that item
must
not
be
worn
again.
It
does
not
matter
if
the
mildew
is
on
the
inside
of
the
clothing
or
on
the
outside;
it
must
be
burned.
But
when
the
priest
examines
it
after
it
has
been
washed,
if
the
mildew
has
faded,
he
must
tear
out
that
part
that
had
the
mildew
in
it.
But
if
the
mildew reappears
in
that item,
it
is
clear
that
it
is
spreading,
and
the
whole item
must
be
burned.
But
after
the
clothing
is
washed
and
the
mildew
disappears,
it
must
be
washed
again,
and
then
it
can
be
worn
again.
Those
are
the
regulations
concerning
mildew
on
things
made
of
wool
or
linen
or
leather,
for deciding
whether
those
things
can
continue
to
be
worn
or
not.”
Rituals for those healed of contagious skin diseases
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“These
are
the
regulations
for
anyone
who
has
been
healed
of
a contagious
skin
disease.
The
person
must
be
brought
to
a
priest.
The
priest
will
take
him
outside
the
camp
to
where
that
person
has
been
staying,
and
examine
him.
If
the
skin
disease
has
been
healed,
the
priest
will
say
that
someone
must
bring
two
living
birds
that
are
acceptable
to
Yahweh,
along
with
some
cedar
wood,
some
scarlet/red
yarn,
and
some
sprigs
of ◄hyssop/a
very
leafy
plant►.
Then
the
priest
will
command
that
one
of
the
birds
be
killed
while
it
is
being
held
over
a
clay
pot
containing
water
from
a
spring.
Then
the
priest
will
dip
the
other
bird,
along
with
the
cedar
wood,
the
scarlet/red
yarn
and
the
hyssop,
into
the
blood
of
the
bird
that
was
killed.
Then
he
must
sprinkle
some
of
the
blood
on
the
person
who
was
healed;
he
must
sprinkle
it
on
him
seven
times.
Then
he
will
declare
that
the
person
is
permitted
to
be
with
other
people
again.
And
the
priest
will
release
the
other
bird
and
allow
it
to
fly
away.
“Then
the
person
who
was
healed
must
wash
his
clothes,
shave
off
all
his
hair,
and
bathe.
Then
he
is
allowed
to
return
to
the
camp,
but
he
must
stay
outside
his
tent
for
seven
days.
On
the
seventh
day,
he
must
again
shave
off
all
his
hair,
including
his
beard
and
his
eyebrows.
Then
he
must
again
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe,
and
then
he
will
be
allowed
to
be
with
other
people
again.
“The
next
day
that
person
must
bring
two
male
lambs
and
one
female
lamb
that
is
one
year
old,
all
of
them
with
no defects.
He
must
also
bring
six quarts/liters
of
fine
flour,
mixed
with
olive
oil,
to
be
an
offering,
and ◄0.6 pint/0.3 liter►
of
olive
oil.
The
priest
who
declares
that
the
person’s
skin
disease
is
ended
must
bring
that
person,
and
his
offerings,
to
me,
Yahweh,
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
“Then
the
priest
must
take
one
of
the
male
lambs
and
lift
it
up,
along
with
the
olive
oil,
in
front
of
me,
to
be
a
guilt
offering—
an
offering
for
his
being
guilty
for
not
giving
to
me
the
things
that
he
was
required
to
give
me.
Then
the
priest
must
slaughter
the
lamb
in
the
sacred
place
where
the
other
sacrifices
are
offered.
Like
the
offering
to
enable
people
to
be
forgiven,
this
guilt
offering
is
holy,
and
belongs
to
the
priest.
The
priest
must
take
some
of
the
blood
of
that
animal
and
pour
it
on
the
lobe/tip
of
the
right
ear
and
on
the
thumb
of
the
right
hand
and
on
the
big
toe
of
the
right
foot
of
the
one
who
has
been
healed
of
the
skin
disease.
Then
the
priest
must
take
some
of
the
olive
oil
and
pour
it
in
the
palm
of
his
own
left
hand.
Then
he
must
dip
the
forefinger
of
his
right
hand
into
the
oil
in
his
palm,
and
sprinkle
it
in
front
of
me
seven
times.
Then
he
must
put
some
of
the
oil
that
is
still
in
the
palm
of
his
hand
on
the
lobe/tip
of
the
right
ear
and
the
thumb
of
the
right
hand
and
on
the
big
toe
of
the
right
foot
of
the
person
who
has
been
healed
of
the
skin
disease.
He
must
put
it
on
top
of
the
blood
that
he
has
already
put
on
those
places.
The
remaining
oil
in
his
palm
must
be
put
on
the
person’s
head,
to indicate
that
I
declare
that
the
person
has
been
forgiven
for
having
sinned.
“Then
the
priest
must
slaughter
one
of
the
other
two
animals,
to
show
that
the
one
who
has
been
healed
of
the
skin
disease
has
been
forgiven
for
having
sinned,
and
that
he
has
become
acceptable
to
Yahweh.
Then
the
priest
will
slaughter
the
animal
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
He
will
also
put
on
the
altar
the
offering
of
grain,
to indicate
that
the
person
has
been
forgiven
for
having
sinned.
Then
that
person
will
be
allowed
to
be
with
other
people
again.
“But
if
the
person
who
has
been
healed
of
a
skin
disease
is
poor
and
cannot
afford
to
bring
all
those
animals,
he
must
take
to
the
priest
one
male
lamb
to
be
lifted
up
to
be
an
offering
for
his
not
giving
to
me
the
things
that
he
was
required
to
give
me.
He
must
also
take
two quarts/liters
of
fine
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil
to
be
an
offering
made
from
grain, ◄0.6 pint/0.3 liter►
of
olive
oil,
and
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons,
one
for
him
to
be
forgiven
for
the
sins
he
has
committed,
and
one
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
“On
that
same
day,
that
person
must
take
those
things
to
the
priest
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
to
offer
them
to
Yahweh.
The
priest
will
take
the
lamb
for
the
offering
for
that
person
not
giving
to
me
the
things
that
he
was
required
to
give
me,
along
with
the
olive
oil,
and
lift
them
up
in
front
of
me.
Then
the
priest
will
slaughter
that
lamb
and
drain
some
of
the
blood
in
a
bowl,
and
take
some
of
that
blood
and
put
it
on
the
lobe/tip
of
the
person’s
right
ear
and
on
the
thumb
of
his
right
hand
and
on
the
big
toe
of
his
right
foot.
Then
the
priest
will
pour
some
of
the
oil
into
the
palm
of
his
left
hand,
and
with
his
right
forefinger
he
must
sprinkle
some
of
the
oil
from
his
palm
there
in
my
presence.
He
must
put
some
of
the
oil
in
his
palm
on
the
same
places
where
he
put
the
blood.
He
must
put
the
rest
of
the
oil
that
is
in
his
hand
on
the
head
of
the
person
who
has
been
healed
of
a
skin
disease,
to indicate
that
I
have
forgiven
him
for
having
sinned.
Then
the
priest
must
sacrifice
the
doves
or
the
pigeons,
whichever
that
person
has
brought.
One
will
be
an
offering
for
sin
and
the
other
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
along
with
the
offering
of
grain.
By
doing
that,
the
priest
will
declare
that
the
person
is
no
longer
guilty
for
having
sinned.
“Those
are
the
regulations
for
anyone
who
has
a contagious
skin
disease
and
who
is
poor
and
cannot
afford
the
usual
offerings,
in
order
that
he
can
be
with
people
again.”
Instructions
regarding
mildew
in
a
house
Yahweh
also
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
“I
am
about
to
give
you
Canaan
land
to
belong
to
your
people
permanently.
When
you
enter
that
land,
there
will
be
times
when
I
cause/allow
mildew
to
appear
inside
one
of
your
houses.
If
that
happens,
the
owner
of
that
house
must
go
to
the
priest
and
tell
him, ‘There
is
something
in
my
house
that
looks
like
mildew.’
“Then
the
priest
will
say
to
him, ‘Take
everything
out
of
the
house
before
I
enter
the
house
to
examine
the
mildew.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
I
will
declare
that
everything
in
the
house
is contaminated.’
After
the
owner
takes
everything
outside
of
his
house,
the
priest
will
go
in
and inspect
the
house.
If
the
mildew
has
caused
greenish
or
reddish
spots/depressions
on
the
walls
that
seem
to
be
deeper
than
only
on
the
surface
of
the
walls,
the
priest
will
go
outside
the
house
and
lock
it
up
for
seven
days.
On
the
seventh
day,
he
must
go
into
the
house
and inspect
it
again.
If
the
mildew
on
the
walls
has
spread,
the
priest
will
tell
someone
to
tear
out
and
throw
in
the
dump
outside
the
town
all
the
stones
in
the
walls
that
have
mildew
on
them.
Then
the
owner
must
scrape
all
the
walls
inside
the
house,
and
everything
that
is
scraped
off
must
be
thrown
into
a
dump
outside
the
town.
Then
the
owner
must
get
new/other
stones
to
replace
the
ones
that
had
mildew
on
them,
and
take
new
clay
and
plaster
to
cover
the
stones
in
the
walls
of
the
house.
“If
the
mildew
appears
again
in
the
house
after
that
is
done,
the
priest
must
go
and
examine
the
house
again.
If
the
mildew
has
spread
inside
the
house,
it
will
be
clear
that
the
mildew
is
the
kind
that
destroys
houses,
and
no
one
will
be
allowed
to
live
in
it.
It
must
be
completely
torn
down—the
stones,
the
timber
and
the
plaster—and
all
those
things
must
be
thrown
into
a
dump
outside
the
town.
“Anyone
who
goes
into
that
house
while
it
is
locked
up
will
not
be
allowed
to
be
with
other
people
until
sunset
of
that
day.
Anyone
who
sleeps
in
that
house
or
eats
in
that
house
during
that
time
must
wash
his
clothes.
“But
when
the
priest
comes
to
examine
the
house
after
it
has
been
plastered,
if
the
mildew
has
not
spread,
he
shall
declare
that
people
may
live
in
it,
because
the
mildew
is
gone.
But
before
people
are
allowed
to
live
in
it,
the
priest
must
take
two
small
birds
and
some
cedar
wood
and
some
red/scarlet
yarn
and
some
hyssop.
He
must
kill
one
of
the
birds
while
holding
it
over
a
clay
pot
containing
water
from
a
spring.
Then
he
must
take
the
cedar
wood,
the
hyssop,
the
red/scarlet
yarn,
and
the
other/living
bird,
and
dip
them
into
the
blood
of
the
dead
bird,
and
sprinkle
some
of
that
blood
on
the
house
seven
times.
By
doing
all
those
things
he
will
cause
the
house
to
be
acceptable
to
be
lived
in
again.
Then
he
must
release
the
other
bird
and
allow
it
to
fly
away.
By
doing
that,
he
will
finish
the
ritual
for
causing
the
house
to
be
acceptable
for
people
to
live
in
it
again.
“hose
are
the
regulations
for contagious
diseases,
for itching
sores,
for
mildew [DOU]
on
clothes
or
in
a
house,
and
for swellings, rashes,
or
bright
spots
on
sores,
to
find
out
whether
a
person
has
a contagious
disease
or
not,
and
whether
people
will
still
be
permitted
to
touch
their
clothing
or
their
house,
or
not.”
Discharges from bodies
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me
and
Aaron,
“Tell
this
to
the Israelis:
When
an
infected
discharge
comes
out
of
a
man’s
sexual
organs [EUP],
that fluid
should
not
be
touched.
Whether
that fluid
is
blocked
or
continues
to
drip,
it
causes
him
to
be
someone
who
should
not
be
touched.
“And
any
bed
that
such
a
man
lies
on
should
not
be
touched,
and
anything
that
he
sits
on
should
not
be
touched.
Anyone
who
touches
that
person’s
bed
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe,
and
no
one
should
touch
him
until
that
evening.
Anyone
who
sits
on
something
that
man
has
sat
on
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe,
and
no
one
should
touch
him
until
that
evening.
“Anyone
who
touches
such
a
man
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe,
and
no
one
should
touch
him
until
that
evening.
“If
such
a
man
spits
on
someone
else,
that
person
who
is
spit
upon
should
not
be
touched.
He
must
wash
his
clothes,
and
no
one
should
touch
him
until
that
evening.
“Everything
that
a
man
who
has
such
a
discharge
of fluid
sits
on
while
he
is
riding
a
horse
or
a
donkey
should
not
be
touched,
and
anyone
who
touches
the
seat
or
saddle
that
he
was
sitting
on
also
should
not
be
touched
until
that
evening.
And
anyone
who
picks
up
the
seat
or
saddle
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe,
and
no
one
should
touch
him
until
that
evening.
Anyone
whom
the
man
with
such
a
discharge
of fluid
from
his
body
touches
without
first rinsing
his
hands
in
water
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe,
and
no
one
should
touch
him
until
that
evening.
“If
such
a
man
touches
a
clay
pot,
that
pot
must
be
broken
into
pieces.
Anything
made
from
wood
that
he
touches
must
be
rinsed
in
water.
“If
such
a
man
is
healed
from
his
flow
of fluid,
he
must
wait
for
seven
days.
Then
he
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe
in
water
from
a
spring.
Then
he
will
be
able
to
be
with
others.
On
the
eighth/next
day,
he
must
take
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons
and
come
in
front
of
Yahweh
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
give
them
to
the
priest.
The
priest
will
sacrifice
them.
One
will
be
an
offering
for
the
man
to
become
acceptable
to
God,
and
the
other
one
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
As
a
result
of
the
priest
doing
that,
the
man
will
be
forgiven
for
having
sinned.
“Then semen
accidentally
flows
from
a
man’s
sexual
organs [EUP],
he
must
bathe
his
whole
body,
and
no
one
should
touch
him
until
that
evening.
Any
clothing
or
leather
that
has semen
on
it
must
be
washed,
and
no
one
should
touch
it
until
that
evening.
When
a
man
has
sex
with
a
woman
and
some semen spills,
both
of
them
must
bathe,
and
no
one
should
touch
them
until
that
evening.
“Then
a
woman
has
her
monthly
menstrual
period,
no
one
should
touch
her
for
seven
days.
If
anyone
touches
her
during
that
time,
no
one
should
touch
the
person
who
touched
her
until
that
evening.
No
one
should
touch
anything
that
she
lies
on
or
sits
on
during
that
time.
Anyone
who
touches
her
bed
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe,
and
no
one
should
touch
that
person
until
that
evening.
Anyone
who
touches
something
that
she
has
been
sitting
on,
a
bed
or
anything
else,
must
wash
his
clothes,
and
no
one
should
touch
that
person
until
that
evening.
“If
a
man
has
sex
with
a
woman
during
that
time
and
some
of
the
menstrual
blood
touches
him,
no
one
should
touch
him
for
seven
days,
and
no
one
should
touch
the
bed
that
he
lies
on.
“Then
a
woman
has
a vaginal
discharge
of
blood
for ◄many
days/a
long
time►,
which
is
not
her
monthly
flow
of
blood,
or
if
her
flow
of
blood
continues
after
her
monthly
flow
ends,
no
one
should
touch
her
until
it
stops.
And
no
one
should
touch
the
bed
that
she
lies
on
or
anything
that
she
sits
on
while
that
flow
of
blood
continues,
just
like
during
her
monthly
menstrual
period.
Anyone
who
touches
those
things
should
not
touch
anyone
else;
he
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe,
and
he
should
not
touch
anyone
else
until
that
evening.
“After
a
woman’s
monthly
menstrual
flow
ends,
she
must
wait
seven
days
before
she
touches
anyone.
On
the
eighth/next
day,
she
must
take
two
doves
or
two
pigeons
to
the
priest
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
priest
will
sacrifice
one
of
them
to
be
an
offering
to
enable
her
to
become
acceptable
to
Yahweh
again,
and
completely
burn
the
other
one
on
the
altar.
By
doing
that
he
will
cause
me,
Yahweh,
to
forgive
her
for
having
sinned [DOU].
“You
must
warn
the Israeli
people
not
to
do
things
that ◄defile
them/cause
them
to
be
unacceptable
to
me►.
If
they
become ◄unacceptable
to
me/defiled►,
they
will
cause
my
Sacred
Tent
which
is
among
them
to
become
an
unacceptable
place
to
worship
me,
and
as
a
result
they
will
die.”
“Those
are
the
regulations
for
a
man
who
has
a fluid
that
flows
from
his
sexual
organs
or
who
should
not
be
touched
because
some
of
his semen spills
out
while
having
sex
with
a
woman,
and
for
any
woman
during
her
monthly
menstrual
period,
and
for
any
man
who
has
sex
with
a
woman
during
her
menstrual
period.”
The Day of Atonement
After
the
two
sons
of
Aaron
died
because
they
burned
incense
to
Yahweh
in
a
manner
that
was
contrary
to
what
Yahweh
commanded,
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me.
He
said
to
him/me, “Warn
your
older
brother
Aaron
that
he
must
not
enter
the
Very
Holy
Place
inside
the
curtain
that
is
in
the
Sacred
Tent
whenever
he
wants
to,
because
the
cover
of
the
sacred
chest
is
there.
That
is
the
place
where
the
priest ◄makes
atonement
for/requests
me
to
forgive►
sins.
I
am
present
in
the
cloud
that
is
over
the
cover
of
the
sacred
chest.
If
Aaron
goes
in
that
room
when
it
is
not
the
proper
time,
he
will
die!
“hen
Aaron
enters
the
Sacred
Tent
area,
he
must
bring
a
bull
that
will
be
killed
to
become
an
offering/sacrifice
for
sins,
and
a
ram
to
be
killed
to
be
an
offering
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Then
he
must
bathe
his
whole
body,
and
put
on
the
linen underwear/undershorts
and
the
linen gown.
He
must
tie
the
linen
sash/waistbands
around
his
waist
and
wrap
the
turban
around
his
head.
Those
are
his
sacred
garments.
The Israeli
people
must
then
bring
to
him
two
male
goats
to
be
killed
as
an
offering/sacrifice
for
sin,
and
a
ram
to
be
killed
and
burned
completely
on
the
altar.
“aron
must
offer
the
bull
to
me
to
be
a
sacrifice
in
order
that ◄I
will
forgive
his
sins
and
the
sins
of
his
family/his
sins
and
the
sins
of
his
family
will
be
forgiven►.
Then
he
must
bring
the
two
male
goats
to
me
at
the
entrance
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
He
must ◄cast
lots/throw
down
stones
that
have
been
marked►
to
determine
which
goat
will
be
sacrificed
to
me,
and
which
will
be
the
goat
that
will
be
set
free.
Aaron
must
bring
to
me
the
goat
that
was
chosen
to
be
sacrificed.
It
will
be
an
offering
for
the
people’s
sins.
Aaron
must
also
bring
to
me
the
other
goat,
but
it
is
not
to
be
killed.
It
will
be
freed
while
it
is
still
alive.
As
a
result
of
Aaron
sending
it
into
the
desert,
the
people’s
sins
will
be
forgiven.
“hen
Aaron
must
bring
the
young
bull
to
me,
to
be
an
offering/sacrifice
for
himself
and
for
his
family.
He
must
slaughter
that
bull
to
be
an
offering
for
their
sins,
and
he
must
drain
the
blood
into
a
basin.
Then
he
must
take
some
burning
coals
from
the
bronze
altar
and
put
them
in
the
incense burner.
Then
he
must
fill
his
hands
with
fragrant finely-ground
incense.
Then
he
must
take
the
incense
and
the
incense burner
inside
the
curtain
into
the
Very
Holy
Place
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
There
he
must
put
the
incense
on
the
burning
coals,
with
the
result
that
a
cloud
of
burning
incense
will
rise
up
over
the
lid
of
the
sacred
chest.
If
he
obeys
these
instructions,
he
will
not
die
like
Korah’s
two
sons
did
because
of
offering
incense incorrectly (OR,
because
of
being
in
God’s
presence).
Then
he
must
dip
his
finger
into
the
basin
and
sprinkle
some
blood
on
the
lid
of
the
sacred
chest,
and
also
sprinkle
some
blood
seven
times
against
the
front
of
the
chest.
“aron
must
then
go
outside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
slaughter
the
goat
to
be
an
offering
for
the
sins
of
the
people.
Then
he
must
bring
its
blood
into
the
Very
Holy
Place
behind
the
curtain.
There
he
must
sprinkle
some
of
that
blood
on
the
lid
of
the
sacred
chest
and
against
the
front
of
the
chest,
like
he
did
with
the bull’s
blood.
By
doing
that,
he
will
purify
the
Very
Holy
Place.
And
he
must
sprinkle
more
of
the
blood
on
the
Sacred
Tent,
because
the
tent
is
in
the
midst
of
the
camp
of
the Israeli
people
who
have
become
unacceptable
to
me
because
of
their
sins.
When
Aaron
goes
into
the
Very
Holy
Place
in
the
Sacred
Tent
to
purify
it,
no
one
else
is
permitted
to
enter
the
other
part
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Only
after
Aaron
has
performed rituals
to
enable
me
to
forgive
him
and
his
family,
and
all
the Israeli
people,
is
any
priest
permitted
to
enter
the
Sacred
Tent.
“hen
Aaron
must
go
outside
the
tent
to
purify
my
altar.
He
must
do
this
by smearing
some
of
the
blood
from
the
bull
and
some
of
the
blood
from
the
goat
on
each
of
the
projections
at
the
corners
of
the
altar.
Then
Aaron
must
dip
his
finger
into
the
basin
of
blood
and
sprinkle
some
of
the
blood
over
the
altar
seven
times.
By
doing
that,
he
will
cleanse
it
from
being
unholy
because
of
the
sins
of
the Israeli
people,
and
it
will
become
holy
again.
“hen
Aaron
has
finished
purifying
the
Very
Holy
Place
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
all
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
altar,
he
must
bring
the
goat
that
was
chosen
to
be
set
free.
He
must
put
both
of
his
hands
on
the
head
of
the
goat
and
confess
all
the
sins [DOU]
of
the Israeli
people.
By
doing
that,
he
will
put
the
guilt
of
their
sins
on
the
head
of
the
goat.
Then
he
must
give
the
goat
to
a
man
who
is
chosen,
and
that
man
will
send
the
goat
out
into
the
desert.
It
is
as
though
the
goat
will
carry
away
into
the
desert
the
guilt
for
the
sins
of
all
the
people.
“hen
Aaron
approaches
the
Sacred
Tent,
he
must
take
off
the
linen
clothes
that
he
wore
when
he
previously
entered
the
Very
Holy
Place,
and
he
must
leave
those
clothes
there.
Then
he
must
bathe
in
a
sacred
place,
put
on
his
regular/ordinary
clothes,
and
sacrifice
the
animals
that
will
be
burned
completely
on
the
altar
for
his
own
sins
and
for
the
sins
of
the Israeli
people.
By
doing
that
he
will
enable
me
to
forgive
him
and
them.
He
must
also
burn
on
the
altar
all
the
fat
of
the
bull
and
the
goat
that
were
sacrificed.
“he
man
who
was
chosen
to
send
the
other
goat
into
the
desert
and
free
it
there
must
afterwards
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe.
Then
he
may
return
to
the
camp.
The
carcasses
of
the
bull
and
the
goat
that
were
slaughtered
to
be
an
offering/sacrifice
for
the
people’s
sins,
whose
blood
was
taken
inside
the
Very
Holy
Place
to
enable
Yahweh
to
forgive
the Israeli
people,
must
be
carried
outside
the
camp
and
burned.
The
hides/skins
of
the
animals,
the
inner
organs,
and
the
dung
must
also
be
burned.
The
man
who
burns
those
things
must
then
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe
before
he
returns
to
the
camp.
“n ◄October/the
month
after
the
dry
season
ends►,
on
the
day
that
I
have
appointed,
you
all
must ◄fast/abstain
from
eating
food►
and
not
do
any
work.
This
is
a
rule/law
that
will
never
end.
It
must
be
obeyed
by
you
people
who
have
been Israelis
all
your
lives,
and
also
by
foreigners
who
are
living
among
you.
On
that
day,
Aaron
will
perform rituals
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
all,
and
then
I
will
cleanse/free
you
all
from
the
guilt
of
all
your
sins
and
you
will
become
acceptable
to
me.
That
will
be
a
day
for
you
to
rest
and
not
do
any
work,
like
the
Sabbath
days,
and
you
must ◄fast/abstain
from
eating
food►
all
that
day.
That
is
a
permanent
command/law
for
you
all
to
obey.
In
future
years,
after
Aaron
has
died,
this
ritual/ceremony
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
all [DOU]
will
be
performed
by
the Supreme
Priest
who
is
anointed
with
olive
oil
and
appointed
to
serve
instead
of
his ancestor
Aaron.
He
must
put
on
the
sacred
clothes
made
of
linen
and
offer
sacrifices
to
purify
the
Very
Holy
Place,
all
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
the
altar,
the
priests,
and
all
the
Israel
people
like
Aaron
did.
This
will
be
a
permanent
command/law
for
you
to
obey
once
every
year,
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you Israeli
people
for
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.”
Moses/I
obeyed
all
those
instructions/commands
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
him/me.
Where sacrifices are to be offered
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Speak
to
Aaron
and
his
sons
and
to
all
the
other Israeli
people,
and
say
this
to
them: ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
has
commanded:
If
you
sacrifice
an
ox
or
a
lamb
or
a
goat,
you
must
bring
it
to
the
priest
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
area,
to
present/offer
it
to
me
there.
If
you
slaughter
it
to
be
a
sacrifice
anywhere
else
in
the
camp
or
outside
the
camp,
you
will
be
guilty
of
killing
an
animal
in
an
unacceptable
place.
As
a
result
you
will
no
longer
be
allowed
to
be/associate
with
my
people.
That
rule
is
in
order
that
you Israeli
people,
instead
of
offering
sacrifices
in
the
open
fields,
will
offer
them
to
me
by
taking
them
to
the
priest
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
area,
to
be
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
After
the
animal
is
slaughtered,
the
priest
must
sprinkle
some
of
its
blood
against
the
altar
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
burn
its
fat
to
be
an
aroma
that
is
pleasing
to
me.
You
people
must
no
longer
give
sacrifices
to
the
demons
that
resemble
goats
which
you
are
worshiping.
You
people
must
obey
this
command
forever.’
“And
tell
this
to
the
people: ‘If
any Israeli
or
any
foreigner
who
is
living
among
them
brings
an
offering
that
is
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
or
any
other
sacrifice,
and
does
not
bring
it
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
area
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
me,
that
person
will
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.
‘I
will
reject [IDM]
any Israeli
or
any
foreigner
who
is
living
among
you
who
eats
any
blood,
and
I
will
command
that
he
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.
That
is
because
the
life
of
every
creature
is
in
its
blood;
I
have
declared
that
it
is
blood
that
is
to
be
offered
on
the
altar
to
enable
people
to
be
forgiven
for
their
sins.
That
is
why
I
say
that
you Israelis
must
not
eat
blood,
and
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you
must
also
not
eat
blood.
‘Any Israeli
or
any
foreigner
who
is
living
among
you
who
hunts
any
animal
or
bird
that
is
permitted
for
you
to
eat,
must
drain
out
the
blood
of
the
animal
or
bird
that
he
kills,
and
cover
the
blood
with
dirt.
This
is
because
the
life
of
every
creature
is
in
its
blood.
And
that
is
why
I
have
said [DOU]
to
you Israelis
that
anyone
who
eats
blood
must
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.
‘Anyone
in
Israel,
including
foreigners,
who
eats
any
of
the
meat
of
any
creature
that
is
found
dead,
or
that
had
been
killed
by
wild
animals,
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe.
Then
he
must
not
touch
anyone
until
that
evening.
If
he
does
not
do
those
things,
he
will
be
punished
for
what
he
did.’”
Forbidden sexual behavior
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Speak
to
the Israeli
people
and
tell
them
that
I,
Yahweh,
say
this
this:
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.
So
you
must
do
what
I
want
you
to
do;
you
must
not
do
the
things
that
the
people
in
Egypt,
where
you
lived
previously,
do;
and
you
must
not
do
what
is
done
by
the
people
in
Canaan,
the
land
to
which
I
am
taking
you.
Do
not
imitate
their
behavior.
You
must
obey
all
of
my
laws [DOU],
because
it
is
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
who
am
commanding
those
laws.
If
you
obey
all
my
laws
and
decrees,
you
will
continue
to
remain
alive
for
a
long
time.
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
one
who
is
promising
that
to
you.
These
are
some
of
my
laws:
“Do
not
have
sex
with
any
of
your
close
relatives.
It
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
am
commanding
that.
“Do
not
disgrace
your
father
by
having
sex
with
your
mother [DOU].
“Do
not
have
sex
with
any
of
your
father’s
other
wives,
because
that
would
disgrace
your
father.
“Do
not
have
sex
with
your
sister
or
your stepsister;
it
does
not
matter
whether
she
was
born
in
your
house
or
somewhere
else.
“Do
not
have
sex
with
your
granddaughter,
because
that
would
disgrace
you.
“Do
not
have
sex
with
your half-sister,
because
she
is
your
sister.
“Do
not
have
sex
with
your
father’s
sister,
because
she
is
your
father’s
close
relative.
“Do
not
have
sex
with
your
mother’s
sister,
because
she
is
your
mother’s
close
relative.
“Do
not
disgrace
your ◄uncle/father’s
brother►
by
having
sex
with
his
wife,
because
she
is
your
aunt.
“Do
not
have
sex
with [DOU]
your
daughter-in-law,
because
she
is
your
son’s
wife.
“Do
not
have
sex
with
your
brother’s
wife,
because
that
would
disgrace
your
brother.
“Do
not
have
sex
with
the
daughter
or
granddaughter
of
any
woman
whom
you
have
previously
had
sex
with;
they
are
her (OR,
your)
close
relatives.
Having
sex
with
any
of
them
would
be
a
wicked
thing
to
do.
“While
your
wife
is
still
living,
do
not
marry
your
wife’s
sister
and
have
sex
with
her.
“Do
not
have
sex
with
any
woman
while
she
is
having
her
monthly
menstrual
period.
“Do
not ◄defile
yourself/make
yourself
unacceptable
to
me►
by
having
sex
with
someone
else’s
wife.
“Do
not
give
any
of
your
children
to
be
burned
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
the
god
Molech,
because
that
would
show
that
you
do
not
revere
me [MTY],
Yahweh,
your
God.
“No
man
should
have
sex
with
another
man;
that
is
detestable.
“No
one,
man
or
woman,
should ◄defile
himself/cause
himself
to
become
unacceptable
to
me►
by
having
sex
with
an
animal;
that
is
a
perverse
act.
“o
not ◄defile
yourselves/cause
yourselves
to
become
unacceptable
to
me►
in
any
of
those
ways,
because
doing
those
things
is
how
the
people
of
the
nations
that
I
expelled
as
you
advanced
became ◄unacceptable
to
me/defiled►.
They
even
caused
the
land
to
become
defiled,
so
I
punished
them
for
their
sins,
and
it
was
as
though
the
land
vomited
out
the
people
who
lived
there.
You
must
all
obey
my
laws
and
decrees.
That includes
you
people
who
were
born
here
and
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you.
All
those
detestable
things
were
done
by
the
people
who
lived
in
this
land
before
you
came
here,
and
they
caused
the
land
to
become
defiled.
So
if
you
defile
the
land,
I
will
get
rid
of [MET]
you
like
I
got
rid
of
the
people
of
those
nations
that
were
here
before
you
came.
“ou
must
not
allow
people
who
do
any
of
those
detestable
things
to
associate
with
you
who
are
my
people.
Obey
everything
that
I
command
you
to
do,
and
do
not
defile
yourselves
by
practicing
any
of
the
detestable
customs
that
were
practiced
by
the
people
who
were
there
before
you
came.
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
the
one
who
is
commanding
these
things.”
Other laws
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Speak
to
all
the
people
of
Israel
and
tell
them
this:
You
must
be
holy,
because
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
holy,
and
I
want
you
to
be
like
me.
‘Each
of
you
must
respect
your
father
and
your
mother.
And
you
must ◄honor/treat respectfully►
the
Sabbath
days.
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God,
and
that
is
what
I
am
commanding
you
to
do.
‘Do
not
worship
idols
or
make
metal
statues
of
gods
for
yourselves.
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God,
and
I
am
the
only
one
you
must
worship.
‘Then
you
bring
an
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me,
offer
it
in
a
way
that
will
cause
me
to
accept
it.
The
meat
should
be
eaten
on
the
day
that
you
sacrifice
it,
but
you
are
permitted
to
eat
some
of
it
on
the
next
day.
Anything
that
remains
until
the
third/next
day
must
be
completely
burned.
For
any
of
it
to
be
eaten
on
the
third
day
is
very
displeasing
to
me,
and
I
will
not
accept
that
offering.
I
will
punish
anyone
who
eats
it
after
the
second
day,
because
he
will
not
have
respected
that
what
I
say
is
holy.
And
that
person
must
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.
‘Then
you
harvest
your
grain,
leave
the
grain
at
the
very
edge
of
the
field,
and
do
not
pick
up
the
grain
that
has
fallen
on
the
ground.
And
when
you
harvest
your
grapes,
do
not
go
back
a
second
time
to
try
to
harvest
some
more,
and
do
not
pick
up
the
grapes
that
have
fallen
on
the
ground.
Leave
those
things
for
the
poor
people
and
for
foreigners
who
are
living
among
you.
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
commanding
those
things.
‘Do
not
steal
anything.
‘Do
not
tell
lies.
‘Do
not
deceive
each
other.
‘Do
not
show
that
you
do
not
respect
me
by
using/saying
my
name
to
falsely
promise
that
you
will
do
something.
Do
not
forget
that
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.
‘Do
not
cheat
anyone
or
steal
from
anyone.
‘If
you
have
agreed
to
pay
your
workers
at
the
end
of
the
day,
do
what
you
have
promised;
do
not
keep
those
wages
until
the
next
day.
‘Do
not
curse
deaf
people,
and
do
not
put
things
in
the
path
of
blind
people
to
cause
them
to
stumble.
‘Always [LIT]
judge
people
fairly [DOU].
Do
not
do
special
favors
for
either
poor
people
or
rich
people.
‘Do
not
spread
false
rumors
about
other
people.
‘Do
not
say
anything
in
court
that
would
result
in
some
innocent
person
being
executed.
I,
Yahweh,
am
commanding
this.
‘Do
not
hate
anyone.
Instead,
honestly
rebuke
those
who
ought
to
be
rebuked,
in
order
that
you
also
will
not
be
guilty.
‘Do
not
try
to
get
revenge
against
someone
or
be
angry
with
someone
for
a
long
time.
Instead,
love
other
people
like
you
love
yourself.
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
commanding
this.
‘bey
my
laws.
‘o
not
allow
two
different
kinds
of
animals
to
mate
with
each
other.
‘o
not
plant
two
different
kinds
of
seed
in
the
same
field.
‘o
not
wear
clothing
made
from
two
different
kinds
of
material.
‘f
a
man
has
sex
with
a
slave
woman
who
has
been
promised
to
marry
some
other
man,
but
she
has
not
been
bought
by
that
man
and
is
still
a
slave,
the
man
who
had
sex
with
her
must
be
punished.
But
because
she
is
still
a
slave,
she
and
the
man
who
had
sex
with
her
must
not
be
killed.
However,
that
man
must
bring
a
ram
to
be
slaughtered
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
area,
to
be
an
offering
in
order
that
he
no
longer
be
guilty
for
his
sin.
The
priest
will
offer
that
ram
to
me
in
order
that
the
man
will
be
forgiven
for
the
sin
that
he
committed,
and
I
will
forgive
him.
‘hen
you
enter
the
land
that
I
have
promised
to
give
to
you,
and
when
you
plant
various
kinds
of
fruit
trees,
you
must
not
eat
any
of
their
fruit
for
three
years [DOU].
In
the
fourth
year
all
of
their
fruit
must
be
set
aside
to
belong
to
me;
it
must
be
brought
to
me
to
be
an
offering
to
praise
me.
But
in
the
fifth/next
year,
you
will
be
permitted
to
eat
their
fruit.
If
you
do
that,
your
trees
will
produce
much
fruit.
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
promising
that.
‘o
not
eat
any
meat
that
still
has
the
animal’s
blood
in
it.
‘o
not
consult
spirits
to
find
out
what
will
happen
in
the
future,
and
do
not
practice
sorcery.
‘o
not
shave
the
hair
at
the
sides
of
your
heads
like
pagan
people
do.
‘o
not
cut
your
bodies
when
you
are
mourning
for
people
who
have
died,
and
do
not
put tattoos
on
your
bodies.
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
commanding
this.
‘o
not
disgrace
your
daughters
by
forcing
them
to
become
prostitutes.
If
you
cause
them
to
become
prostitutes,
soon
the
land
will
be
filled
with
prostitutes
and
all
other
kinds
of
people’s
wicked
behavior.
‘onor
my
Sabbath
days
and
revere
my
Sacred
Tent,
because
I,
Yahweh,
live
there.
‘o
not
seek
advice
from
those
who ◄consult/talk
with►
the
spirits
of
dead
people [DOU],
because
if
you
do
that,
they
will
defile
you.
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
the
one
you
should
consult.
‘tand
up
when
old
people
enter
the
room,
and
show
that
you
respect
them,
and
also
revere
me,
your
God;
that
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
am
commanding.
‘hen
foreigners
live
among
you
in
your
land,
do
not
mistreat
them.
You
must
treat
them
like
you
treat
your fellow-citizens.
Love
them
like
you
love
yourselves,
and
do
not
forget
that
once,
when
you
were
foreigners
in
Egypt,
you
were
badly
mistreated
by
the
people
of
Egypt.
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
commanding
you
to
do
this.
‘hen
you
are
measuring
things,
to
see
how
long
they
are
or
how
much
they
weigh
or
how
many
there
are,
use
correct
measuring
sticks
and
scales
and
weights
on
the
scales
and
measuring
baskets
and
other
measuring
containers.
I
Yahweh,
your
God,
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt,
am
giving
you
these
laws.
‘bey
carefully [DOU]
all
my
laws
and
decrees,
because
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
one
who
am
commanding
them.’ ”
Punishments for various sins
Yahweh
also
said
this
to
Moses/me:
“Tell
the Israeli
people, ‘
This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
Any Israeli
or
any
foreigner
who
is
living
in
Israel
who
sacrifices
any
of
his
children
to
be
an
offering
to
the
god
Molech
must
be
executed.
The
people
of
the
town
must
kill
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him.
I
will
reject [IDM]
such
people
and
command
that
they
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.
If
the
people
of
that
man’s
town
ignore
it
when
he
kills
one
of
his
children
to
offer
him
as
a
sacrifice
to
Molech,
and
if
they
do
not
execute
that
person,
I
myself
will
punish
that
person
and
his
family,
and
I
will
command
that
he
no
longer
be
able
to
associate
with
my
people.
And
I
will
do
the
same
thing
to
any
others
who
do
the
same
thing
that
he
did
to
worship
Molech.
‘
will
reject [IDM]
those
who
go
to
those
who ◄consult/talk
with►
the
spirits
of
dead
people
and
fortune-tellers
to
seek
advice
from
them.
I
will
command
that
they
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.
‘et
yourselves
apart
and
be
holy,
because
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
holy,
and
I
want
you
to
be
like
me.
Obey
carefully [DOU]
all
my
laws.
I
am
Yahweh,
the
one
will
cause
you
to
be
holy.
‘f
anyone
curses
his
father
or
his
mother,
he
must
be
executed.
He
himself
will
be
responsible
for
his
own
death [MTY].
‘f
a
man
commits
adultery
with
some
other
man’s
wife,
both
of
them,
the
man
and
the
woman,
must
be
executed.
‘f
a
man
has
sex
with [EUP]
one
of
his
father’s
wives,
he
has
disgraced
his
father.
So
both
that
man
and
that
woman
must
be
executed,
they
will
be
responsible
for
their
own
deaths [MTY].
‘f
a
man
has
sex
with [EUP]
his
daughter-in-law,
both
of
them
must
be
executed.
What
they
have
done
is
very
perverse;
and
they
will
be
responsible
for
their
own
deaths [MTY].
‘f
two
men
have
sex
together,
they
have
done
something
detestable.
They
must
both
be
executed,
they
will
be
responsible
for
their
own
deaths [MTY].
‘f
a
man
marries
both
a
woman
and
her
mother,
that
is
a
wicked
thing.
All
three
of
them
must
be
burned
to
death,
in
order
that
such
a
wicked
practice
will
not
continue
to
be
done
among
you.
‘f
a
man
has
sex
with
an
animal,
he
must
be
executed,
and
you
must
also
kill
that
animal.
‘
Similarly,
if
a
woman
has
sex
with
an
animal,
both
the
woman
and
that
animal
must
be
killed [DOU];
they
are
responsible
for
their
own
deaths [MTY].
‘f
a
man
marries
his
sister,
the
daughter
of
either
his
mother
or
his
father,
and
they
have
sex
together,
that
is
disgraceful.
They
must
not
be
allowed
to
continue
to
associate
with
my
people.
And
because
he
has
disgraced
his
sister,
he
must
be
punished.
‘f
a
man
has
sex
with [EUP, DOU]
a
woman
during
her
monthly
menstrual
period,
they
have
both
revealed
why
she
was bleeding,
so
both
of
them
must
not
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people
anymore.
‘o
not
have
sex
with
the
sister
of
either
your
father
or
your
mother,
because
that
would
be disgracing
someone
who
is
a
close
relative.
And
you
and
the
woman
must
both
be
punished.
‘f
a
man
has
sex [EUP]
with
his
aunt,
he
has
dishonored
his
uncle.
I
will
punish
both
of
them
by
causing
them
to
die
without
having
any
children.
‘f
a
man
marries
his
brother’s
wife
while
his
brother
is
still
living,
that
is
disgraceful.
He
has
dishonored
his
brother;
and
they
both
will
die
without
having
any
children.
‘bey
all
my
laws/decrees [DOU]
carefully,
in
order
that
you
will
not
be
forced
to
leave [MET]
the
land
to
which
I
am
bringing
you.
Do
not
imitate/adopt
the
customs
of
the
people
of
the
land
from
which
I
will
expel
them
as
you
advance.
I
hated
them
because
they
did
all
those
things.
But
I
said
to
you, “You
will
take
their
land
from
them;
I
will
give
it
to
you
to
be
yours,
a
land
that
is
very
fertile [IDM].
I
am
Yahweh
your
God,
who
has
set
you
apart
from
the
people
of
other
nations.”
‘o
you
must
distinguish
between
birds
and
animals
that
are
unacceptable
to
me
and
those
that
are
acceptable
to
me.
Do
not
defile
yourselves
by
eating
birds
or
animals,
or
anything
that scurries
across
the
ground,
that
I
have
said
are
unacceptable
for
you.
You
must
behave
in
ways
that
I
consider
to
be
holy,
because
I,
Yahweh,
am
holy,
and
I
have
set
you
apart
from
the
ungodly
people
of
other
nations
to
belong
to
me.
‘ou
must
execute
any
man
or
woman
among
you
who ◄consults/talks
with►
the
spirits
of
dead
people
or
who
is
a fortune-teller.
Kill
them
by
throwing
stones
at
them;
but
they
will
be
responsible
for
their
own
deaths.’”
Rules for priests
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me, “Speak
to
the
priests,
the
sons
of
Aaron,
and
say
to
them,
‘You
priests
must
not
cause
yourselves
to
become unfit
to
do
my
work
by
touching
corpses.
Priests
are
permitted
to
touch
only
the
corpses
of
close
relatives,
such
as
the
priest’s
mother
or
father
or
his
son
or
daughter
or
his
brother.
Priests
are
also
permitted
to
touch
the
corpse
of
a
sister
if
she
is
not
married,
because
she
has
no
husband
to
bury
her
body.
Priests
must
not
cause
themselves
to
become unfit
to
do
my
work [DOU]
by
touching
corpses
of
people
who
were
married
to
one
of
their
close
relatives.
You
priests
must
not
shave
your
heads
or
shave
the
edges
of
your
beards
or
cut
your
bodies
to
show
that
you
are
mourning
for
someone
who
has
died.
You
must
act
in
ways
that
I,
your
God,
consider
to
be
holy,
and
not
disgrace
my
name/reputation.
You
are
the
ones
who
present
to
me
the
offerings
that
are
burned.
It
is
as
though
those
offerings
are
food
for
me,
your
God;
so
you
must
act
in
ways
that
are
holy.
You
priests
must
not
marry
women
who
have
been
prostitutes
or
who
have
been
divorced
from
their
husbands,
because
you
priests
are ◄set
apart
for
me/holy►.
You
must
consider
that
you
are
holy,
because
you
offer
food
to
me,
your
God.
Consider
yourselves
to
be
holy
because
I,
Yahweh,
the
one
who
caused
you
to
be
priests
and
the
one
who enables
you
to
be
holy,
am
holy.
If
a
priest’s
daughter disgraces
herself
by
becoming
a
prostitute,
she disgraces
her
father;
and
she
must
be
killed
by
being
burned
in
a
fire.
The Supreme
Priest
is
the
one
among
his
relatives
who
has
been
appointed
for
that
work
by
having
his
head
anointed
with
olive
oil.
He
is
also
the
one
who
has
been
appointed
to
wear
the
special
garments
that
priests
wear.
He
must
not
allow
the
hair
on
his
head
to
remain uncombed,
and
he
must
not
tear
his
clothes
when
he
is
mourning
for
someone.
He
must
not
enter
some
place
where
there
is
a
corpse.
He
must
not
do
that
and
cause
himself
to
become unfit
for
his
work,
even
if
it
is
his
father
or
his
mother
who
has
died.
He
must
not
leave
the
Sacred
Tent
to
join
those
who
are
mourning,
because
he
would
cause
himself
to
become unfit
for
his
work
and
would
also
defile/desecrate
the
Sacred
Tent.
He
must
not
leave
the
Sacred
Tent
at
that
time,
because
by
being
anointed
with
olive
oil
he
has
been ◄appointed/set
apart►
to
serve
his
God
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
one
who
am
commanding
this.
Women
whom
you
priests
marry
must
be
virgins.
You
priests
must
not
marry
widows
or
prostitutes
or
divorced
women,
because
if
you
did
that,
if
you
later
have
sons,
they
would
not
be
acceptable
to
be
priests
among
your
people.
You
must
marry
only
virgins
from
among
your
own
people.
I
am
Yahweh,
who
sets
priests
apart
to
be
holy.’”
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Say
this
to
Aaron: 'For
all
future
time,
none
of
your
descendants
who
has
any defects
on
his
body
will
be
allowed
to
come
near
the
altar
to
offer
sacrifices
to
me
which
will
be
like [MET]
my
food:
No
one
who
is
blind
or
lame
or
deformed,
or
whose
face
is
disfigured,
no
man
with
a
crippled
foot
or
a
crippled
hand,
no
man
who
is
a
hunchback
or
a
dwarf,
no
man
whose
eyes
are defective,
no
man
who
has
a
skin
disease [DOU]
or
whose
testicles
have
been
damaged
is
allowed
to
brings
sacrifices.
No
descendant
of
Aaron,
the
first Supreme
Priest,
who
has
any
defect
is
allowed
to
come
to
the
altar
to
offer
to
me,
his
God,
sacrifices
that
will
be
burned.
Priests
who
have defects
are
permitted
to
eat
the
various
kinds
of
holy
food
offered
to
me.
But
because
of
their defects,
they
must
not
go
near
the
curtain
in
the
Sacred
Tent
or
near
the
altar,
because
if
they
did
that,
they
would
desecrate
my
Sacred
Tent.
I
am
Yahweh,
the
one
who
sets
those
places
apart
as
being
holy.' ”
So
Moses/I
told
this
to
Aaron
and
to
his
sons
and
to
all
the Israeli
people.
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
Aaron
and
his
sons
to
greatly
respect
the
sacred
offerings
that
the Israeli
people
bring
to
me;
by
doing
that
you
will
respect
me [MTY],
Yahweh.
“Tell
them
that
for
all
future
time,
if
any
of
their
descendants
comes
near
to
the
sacred
offerings
that
the Israeli
people
dedicate
to
me
while
he
is unfit
to
work
for
me,
that
person
will
no
longer
be
allowed
to
work
for
me.
I,
Yahweh,
am
commanding
this.
“If
any
descendant
of
Aaron
has
a contagious
skin
disease
or
a
discharge
from
his
sexual
organs,
he
is
not
allowed
to
eat
any
of
the
sacred
offerings
until
he
is
cured.
He
will
also
be unfit
for
his
work
if
he
touches
anything
which
has
become
unacceptable
to
me
because
it
has
touched
a
corpse,
or
if
he
touches
anyone
who
as
an
emission
of semen,
or
if
he
touches
anything
that
crawls
on
the
ground,
or
if
he
touches
any
person
who
causes
him
to
be unfit
for
his
work.
Any
priest
who
touches
such
things
must
bathe,
and
he
must
not
touch
anyone
else
until
that
evening.
After
the
sun
sets,
he
will
be
permitted
to
eat
some
of
the
sacred
offerings
that
are
for
him
to
eat.
He
must
not
eat
anything
that
is
found
dead
or
that
has
been
killed
by
wild
animals,
because
if
he
did
that,
he
would
be unfit
to
work
for
me.
I,
Yahweh
am
commanding
those
things.
“The
priests
must
obey
my
commandments
in
order
that
they
will
not
become
guilty
and
die
as
a
result
of ◄despising/not
obeying►
them.
“Anyone
who
is
not
a
member
of
a
priest’s
family
is
not
permitted
to
eat
any
of
a
sacred
offering,
and
no
one
who
is
visiting
the
priest
or
whom
the
priest
has
hired
is
permitted
to
eat
it.
But
if
a
priest
buys
a
slave,
or
if
a
slave
is
born
in
his
house,
that
slave
is
permitted
to
eat
such
food.
If
a
priest’s
daughter
marries
a
man
who
is
not
a
priest,
she
no
longer
is
permitted
to
eat
the
sacred
food.
But
if
a
priest’s
daughter
who
has
no
children
becomes
a
widow
or
becomes
divorced,
if
she
returns
to
her
father’s
house
to
live
there
like
she
did
when
she
was
young,
she
may
eat
the
same
food
that
her
father
eats.
But
no
other
person
is
permitted
to
eat
any
of
it.
“If
anyone
who
is
not
permitted
to
eat
a
sacred
offering
eats
it
without realizing
that
it
is
sacred,
he
must
pay
the
priest
for
the
offering,
and
pay
him
an extra
one-fifth
of
its
value.
When
the
priests
bring
offerings
to
me,
the
sacred
offerings
that
the Israeli
people
bring
to
them,
they
must
not
treat
those
offerings
as
though
they
are
not
sacred
by allowing
those
who
are
not
priests
to
eat
any
of
those
offerings.
If
they
did
that,
they
would
become
guilty
and
must
make
a
payment.
I
am
Yahweh,
the
one
who
causes
those
offerings
to
be
sacred.”
Offerings
that
are
not
acceptable
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Speak
to
Aaron
and
his
sons
and
to
all
the Israeli
people
and
tell
them
that
I
command
this: ‘If
any
of
you Israelis
or
foreigners
who
live
in
Israel
brings
to
me
an
animal
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
either
as
a
result
of
a
solemn
promise
that
you
made
to
me
or
to
be
an
offering
that
is
given
voluntarily,
it
must
be
an
animal
that
has
no defects,
in
order
that
it
will
be
accepted
by
me.
Do
not
bring
any
animals
that
have defects,
because
I
will
not
accept
them
as
an
offering
from
you.
Similarly,
when
someone
brings
from
his
cattle
or
sheep
or
goats
an
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me,
either
to
fulfill
a
promise
that
he
made
to
me
or
to
be
a
voluntary
offering,
in
order
that
I
will
accept
it,
it
must
have
no defects [DOU]
or
blemishes.
Do
not
offer
to
me
animals
that
are
blind
or
injured
or
maimed/crippled,
or
any
animal
that
has warts
or
a
festering
sore [DOU].
You
may
present
to
me
to
be
a
voluntary
offering
an
ox
or
a
sheep
that
is
injured
or
stunted,
but
it
will
not
be
accepted
to
fulfill
a
promise
made
to
me.
You
must
not
offer
to
me
animals
whose
testicles
are
bruised
or
crushed
or
torn
or
cut.
You
must
not
injure
the
testicles
of
any
animal
in
your
land,
and
you
must
not
accept
such
animals
that
are
sold/given
to
you
by
a
foreigner.
You
must
not
offer
them
to
me
as
a
sacrifice
for
me.
Such
animals
will
not
be
accepted
by
me,
because
they
are
deformed
or
have defects.’”
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“When
a
calf
or
lamb
or
goat
is
born,
it
must
remain
with
its
mother
for
seven
days.
After
that,
it
will
be
acceptable
as
an
offering
to
me
that
will
be
burned.
Do
not
slaughter
a
cow
or
a
sheep
and
its
baby
on
the
same
day.
“Then
you
sacrifice
an
animal
to
thank
me
for
what
I
have
done,
sacrifice
it
in
a
way
that
is
acceptable
to
me.
The
meat
must
be
eaten
on
that
day;
do
not
leave
any
of
it
until
the
next
morning.
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
one
who
am
commanding
this.
“Obey
all
my
commands [DOU].
I,
Yahweh,
am
commanding
them;
do
not
dishonor
me [MTY]
by disobeying
them.
You Israeli
people
must
acknowledge
that
I,
Yahweh,
am
holy,
and
I
am
the
one
who
causes
you
to
be
holy.
And
I
am
the
one
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt
in
order
to
show
that
that
I,
Yahweh,
am
and
will
always
be
your
God.”
Religious celebrations
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
the Israeli
people
about
the
festivals
that
I
have
chosen,
the
days
when
you
all
must
gather
together
to
worship
me.”
The
Sabbath
“ou
may
work
for
six
days
each
week,
but
on
the
seventh
day
you
must
not
do
any
work.
You
must
rest.
It
is
a
sacred/holy
day
when
you
must
gather
together
to
worship
me.
Wherever
you
live,
you
must
rest
on
that
day.”
The
Festivals
of
Passover
and
Unleavened
Bread
“here
are
festivals
that
I
have
established
for
you.
Those
will
also
be
sacred/holy
days
when
you
must
gather
together
to
worship
me.
The
first
festival
is ◄the
Passover/when
you
remember
that
I
spared
your
ancestors
when
I
killed
all
the
firstborn
Egyptian
sons►.
That
festival
will
begin
at
twilight/dusk/sunset
on
the
chosen
day ◄each
spring/in
March
or April
each
year►,
and
end
on
the
following
day.
The
next
day,
the
Festival
of
Eating
Bread
That
Has
No
Yeast
will
begin.
That
festival
will
continue
for
seven
days.
During
that
time,
the
bread
that
you
eat
must
be
made
without
yeast.
On
the
first
day
of
that
festival,
you
all
must
stop
your
regular
work
and
you
must
gather
together
to
worship
me.
On
each
of
the
seven
days,
you
must
present
to
me
several
animals
to
be
an
offering/sacrifice
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
On
the
seventh
day,
you
all
must
again
stop
your
regular
work
and
gather
to
worship
me.”
The
Festival
of
the
Beginning
of
the
Harvest
Yahweh
also
told
Moses/me
to
tell
the Israeli
people
about
other
festivals.
He
said, “When
you
arrive
in
the
land
which
I
am
giving
to
you,
and
you
harvest
your
crops
for
the
first
time
there,
bring
to
the
priest
some
of
the
first
grain
that
you
harvest.
On
the
day
after
the
next
Sabbath/rest
day,
the
priest
will
lift
it
up
high
to
dedicate
it
to
me,
in
order
that
I
will
accept
it
as
your
gift.
That
same
day,
you
must
sacrifice
to
me
a one-year-old
male
lamb
that
has
no defects.
You
must
burn
it
on
the
altar.
You
must
also
burn
an
offering
of
grain.
That
offering
must consist
of ◄three quarts/3.5 liters►
of
good
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
The
smell
of
those
things
burning
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
Along
with
that,
you
must
also
offer
one quart/liter
of
wine,
which
will
be
a
liquid
offering.
Do
not
eat
any
bread
or
any
roasted
grain
or unroasted
grain
on
that
day
until
after
you
have
brought
those
offerings
to
me,
your
God.
You
must
always
obey [LIT]
those
commands,
wherever
you
live.”
The
Festival
of
the
End
of
the
Harvest
“even
weeks
after
the
priest
offers
that
grain
to
me,
on
the
next/50th
day
after
he
offers
it,
each
family
must
bring
to
me
an
offering
from
the
new
crop
of
grain.
From
your
homes,
bring
two
loaves
of
bread
to
the
priest.
He
will
lift
them
up
high
to
dedicate
them
as
an
offering
to
me.
Those
loaves
must
be
baked
from
three quarts/liters
of
good
flour
that
has
yeast
mixed
with
it.
That
bread
will
be
an
offering
to
me
from
the
first
wheat
that
you
harvest
each
year.
Along
with
this
bread,
you
must
present
to
me
seven one-year-old
lambs
with
no defects,
one
young
bull,
and
two
rams.
They
must
all
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
All
those
offerings,
with
the
grain
offering
and
the
wine
offering,
will
be
burned,
and
the
smell
of
all
those
things
burning
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
Then
you
must
also
kill
one
male
goat
to
be
an
offering/sacrifice
for
your
sins,
and
two one-year-old
male
lambs
to
be
an
offering
to
enable
you
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
The
priest
will
lift
up
these
offerings
high
to
dedicate
them
to
me.
He
will
also
offer
the
loaves
of
bread
that
were
baked
from
the
first
wheat
that
you
harvest.
Those
offerings
are
sacred
to
me,
but
they
are
for
the
priests
to
eat.
On
that
day,
you
must
stop
your
regular
work
and
gather
to
worship
me.
You
must
always
obey
those
instructions/commands,
and
you
must
obey
them
wherever
you
live.
“When
you
harvest
the
grain
in
your
fields,
do
not
harvest
the
grain
along
the
edges
of
the
fields,
and
do
not
pick
up
the
grain
that
the
harvesters
drop.
Leave
that
grain
for
the
poor
people
and
for
the
foreigners
who
are
living
among
you.
Do
not
forget
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
who
am
commanding
those
things!”
The
Festival
of
Trumpets
Yahweh
also
told
Moses/me
to
give
these
instructions/commands
to
the Israeli
people: “
Each
year
in September,
on
the
day
that
I
have
chosen,
you
all
must
celebrate
it
by
completely
resting.
You
must
not
do
any
work
on
that
day.
When
the
priests
blow
their
trumpets
loudly,
you
all
must
gather
together
to
worship
me.
All
of
you
must
not
do
your
regular
work
on
that
day.
Instead,
you
must
present
offerings
to
me
that
will
be
burned
on
the
altar.”
The
Festival
of
Atonement
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“You
must
celebrate
a
day
on
which
you
request
that
I
forgive
you
for
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
That
day
will
be
nine
days
after
the
festival
when
the
priests
blow
the
trumpets.
On
that
day
you
must ◄fast/abstain
from
eating
food►.
You
must
gather
together
to
worship
me
and
present
offerings
to
me
that
will
be
burned
on
the
altar.
You
must
not
do
any
work
on
that
day,
because
it
is
the
day
when
the
priests
will
offer
sacrifices
to
me
to ◄atone
for/ask
me
to
forgive►
your
sins.
You
must
expel
from
your
group
anyone
who
does
not ◄fast/abstain
from
eating
food►
on
that
day.
I
will
get
rid
of
anyone
who
does
any
kind
of
work
on
that
day.
You
must
not
work
at
all!
You
must
always
obey
those
instructions/commands,
and
you
must
obey
them
wherever
you
live.
That
day
will
be
a
day
of
complete
rest
for
all
of
you,
and
on
that
day
you
must ◄fast/abstain
from
eating
food►
to
show
that
you
are
sorry
for
having
sinned.
That
day
of
rest
and ◄fasting/abstaining
from
eating
food►
will
begin
on
the
evening
before
the
day
in
which
you
ask
me
to
forgive
you
for
your
sins,
and
it
will
end
on
the
evening
of
the
following
day.”
The
Festival
of
Shelters
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
the Israeli
people
that
each
year
they
must
also
celebrate
a
festival
of
living
in
temporary
shelters.
That
festival
will
begin
five
days
after
the
day
in
which
they
request
me
to
forgive
them
for
their
sins.
It
will
last
for
seven
days.
On
the
first
day
of
that
festival,
the
people
must
gather
together
to
worship
me,
and
they
must
not
do
any
regular
work
on
that
day.
On
each
of
the
seven
days
of
the
festival,
they
must
present
to
me
an
offering
of
animals
that
will
be
burned
on
the
altar.
On
the
next
day,
they
must
gather
again
to
worship
me
and
present
to
me
another
animal
that
will
be
burned
on
the
altar.
That
also
will
be
a
sacred
gathering,
and
they
must
not
work
on
that
day,
either.
“
To summarize,
those
are
the
festivals
that
I
have
appointed.
Celebrate
those
sacred
festivals
by
gathering
together
to
present
to
me
all
the
various
offerings
that
will
be
burned
on
the
altar—animals
that
will
be
burned
completely,
and
offerings
of
grain,
and
offerings
to
enable
the Israeli
people
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me,
and
offerings
of
wine.
Each
offering
must
be
brought
on
the
day
that
I
have indicated.
◄Those
festivals
must
be
celebrated/You
must
celebrate
those
festivals►
in
addition
to
worshiping
on
the ◄Sabbath
days/days
of
rest►.
And
all
those
offerings
must
be
given
in
addition
to
the
offerings
that
people
personally
decide
to
give,
and
in
addition
to
the
offerings
that
people
make
to
accompany
the
solemn
promises
that
they
have
made,
or
offerings
that
people
make ◄voluntarily/because
they
themselves
want
to►.
“
Returning
to
my
instructions
about
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters,
you
must
celebrate
this
festival
after
you
have
harvested
all
the
crops.
On
the
first
day
and
on
the
last
day
of
that
festival,
you
must
rest
completely.
But
on
the
first
day,
you
are
permitted
to
pick
fruit
from
trees.
Cut
palm fronds/branches
and
other
leafy
branches
from
trees
or
from
bushes
that
grow
by
the
streams,
and
make
shelters/huts
to
live
in
for
that
week.
Then
rejoice
in
my
presence
for
those
seven
days.
You
must
celebrate
this
festival
for
seven
days
every
year.
You
must
never
stop
obeying
my
commands/instructions
for
that
festival.
You
must
celebrate
it
in September.
During
the
seven
days
of
that
festival,
all
of
you
people
who
have
been Israelis
your
entire
lives
must
live
in
shelters/huts.
That
will
remind
your
descendants
that
their
ancestors
lived
in
shelters
for
many
years
after
I
rescued
them
from
Egypt.
Do
not
forget
that
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
the
one
who
is
commanding
this.”
So
Moses/I
gave
to
the Israeli
people
all
those
instructions
concerning
the
festivals
that
Yahweh
wanted
them
to
celebrate
each
year.
Taking care of the lamps
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Command
the Israeli
people
to
continually
bring
to
you
clear
oil
made
from
pressed
olives
to
burn
in
the
lamps
in
the
Sacred
Tent,
in
order
that
those
lamps
will
burn
all
the
time.
Outside
the
curtain
of
the
Very
Holy
Place,
Aaron
must
take
care
of
the
lamps
in
my
presence
continually,
in
order
that
they
will
burn
all
during
the
night.
That
regulation
must
be
obeyed
forever.
Those
lampstands
that
burn
in
my
presence
must
be
taken
care
of
continually.
“Also,
each
week
you
must
take
some
fine
flour
and
bake
twelve
very
big
loaves
of
bread,
using
about
four quarts/liters
of
flour
for
each
loaf.
Put
the
loaves
in
two
rows,
with
six
loaves
in
each
row,
on
the
table
covered
with
pure
gold,
in
my
presence.
Along
each
row,
place
in
some
gold
cups
some
pure
incense
to
be
burned
to
be
an
offering
to
me
instead
of
the
bread.
New/Fresh
loaves
of
bread
must
be
put
on
the
table
each
Sabbath
day,
to signify
the
agreement
that
will
never
end,
that
I
have
made
with
you Israeli
people.
The
bread
that
is
taken
off
the
table
belongs
to
Aaron
and
his
sons.
They
must
eat
it
in
a
holy
place,
because
it
is
a
very
holy
part
of
the
offerings
that
are
given
to
me
by
being
burned.”
An
example
of
fair
punishment
There
was
a
man
whose
mother’s
name
was
Shelomith;
she
was
an Israeli
whose
father
was
Dibri
from
the
tribe
of
Dan.
And
that
man’s
father
was
from
Egypt.
One
day
that
man
and
another Israeli
man
started
to
fight
inside
the
camp.
And
while
they
were
fighting,
that
man
cursed
Yahweh [MTY].
So
the Israeli
people
seized
him
and
guarded
him
until
they
could
find
out
what
Yahweh
would
reveal
to
them
that
they
should
do
to
that
man.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“
Tie
up
and
take
outside
the
camp
the
man
who
has
cursed
me.
There
all
those
who
heard
what
he
said
must
put
their
hands
on
his
head
to indicate
that
he
is
guilty,
and
then
all
the
people
must
kill
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him.
Tell
the Israelis, ‘If
anyone
curses
me,
he
must ◄endure
the consequences/be
punished►.
So
anyone
who
curses
me [MTY]
must
be
executed.
All
the
people
must
throw
stones
at
him.
It
does
not
matter
if
he
is
a
foreigner
or
an Israeli
citizen;
anyone
who
curses
me
must
be
executed.’
“Also,
If
anyone
murders
another
person,
he
must
be
executed.
And
anyone
who
kills
another
person’s
animal
must
give
that
person
a
live
animal
to
replace
the
one
that
he
killed.
And
if
one
person
injures
another
person,
the
injured
person
is
allowed
to
injure
the
person
who
injured
him
in
the
same
way:
If
someone
breaks
one
of
another
person’s
bones,
that
person
is
allowed
to
break
one
of
the
bones
of
the
person
who
injured
him.
If
someone gouges
out
an
eye
of
another
person,
that
person
is
allowed
to
gouge
out
the
eye
of
the
person
who
injured
him.
If
someone
knocks
out
the
tooth
of
another
person,
that
person
is
allowed
to
knock
out
one
of
his
teeth.
What
is
done
to
the
offender
must
be
the
same
as
what
he
did
to
the
other
person.
Whoever
kills
another
person’s
animal
must
give
that
person
a
live
animal
to
replace
the
one
that
he
killed,
but
anyone
who
murders
another
person
must
be
executed.
That
law
applies
to
you Israelis
and
and
also
to
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you;
I,
Yahweh
your
God
am
the
one
who
has
commanded
it.”
Then
Moses/I
told
the Israelis
what
they
must
do
to
the
man
who
cursed
Yahweh,
so
they
took
the
man
outside
the
camp
and
killed
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him.
They
did
what
Yahweh
commanded
Moses/me
to
tell
them
to
do.
The seventh year
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me
on
Sinai
Mountain,
“Tell
the Israelis
that
I,
Yahweh,
say
this:
When
you
enter
the
land
that
I
am
about
to
give
you,
every
seventh
year
you
must
honor
me
by
not
planting
any
seeds.
You
will
be allowing
the
ground
to
rest.
For
six
years
you
are
to
plant
seeds
in
your
fields
and
prune
your grapevines
and
harvest
the
crops.
But
the
seventh/next
year
you
must
dedicate
to
me,
and
allow
your
fields
to
rest.
Do
not
plant
seeds
in
your
fields
or
prune
your grapevines
during
that
year.
Do
not
reap
the
grain
that
grows
in
your
fields
without
having
been
planted,
or
harvest
the
grapes
that
grow
without
the
vines
being
pruned;
you
must
allow
the
land
to
rest
for
that
one
year.
But
you
are
permitted
to
eat
whatever
crops
grow
by
themselves
during
that
year
without
having
been
planted.
You
and
your
male
and
female
servants,
and
workers
whom
you
have
hired,
and
people
who
are
living
among
you temporarily
are
permitted
to
eat
it.
Also,
during
that
year
your
livestock
and
the
wild
animals
in
your
land
are
permitted
to
eat
it.’
The
fiftieth
year
‘Also,
after
every 49
years
has
ended,
you
must
do
this: ◄On
the
tenth
day
of
the
seventh
month/At
the
end
of September►
of
the
next/50th
year,
blow
trumpets
throughout
the
country,
to
declare
that
it
will
be
a
day
on
which
you
request
that
I
forgive
you
for
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
Set
apart
that
year,
and
proclaim
that
throughout
the
country,
it
will
be
a
year
of
restoring
the
land
and
freeing
people:
All
the
people
who
sold
their
property
will
receive
back
the
property
that
they
previously
owned,
and
slaves
must
be ◄freed/allowed
to
return
to
their
property
and
their
families►.
That
year
will
be
a
Year
of
Celebration;
during
that
year
do
not
plant
anything,
and
do
not
harvest
in
the
usual
way
the
grain/wheat
that
grows
without
having
been
planted,
or
the
grapes
that
grow
without
the
vines
being
pruned.
It
will
be
a
Year
of
Celebration,
so
eat
only
what
grows
in
the
fields ◄by
itself/without
any
work
being
done
to
produce
anything►.
‘In
that
Year
of
Celebration,
everyone
must
return
to
their
own
property.
‘If
you
sell
some
of
your
land
to
a
fellow Israeli
or
if
you
buy
some
land
from
one
of
them,
you
must
treat
that
person
fairly:
If
you
buy
land,
the
price
that
you
will
pay
will
depend
on
the
number
of
years
there
will
be
until
the
next
Year
of
Celebration.
If
someone
sells
land
to
you,
he
will
charge
a
price
that
is
determined
by
the
number
of
years
until
the
next
Year
of
Celebration.
If
there
will
be
many
years
before
the
next
Year
of
Celebration,
the
price
will
be
higher;
if
there
will
be
only
a
few
years
until
the
next
Year
of
Celebration,
the
price
will
be
lower.
You
could
say
that
what
he
is
really
selling
you
is
the
number
of
crops
which
you
can
harvest
before
the
next
Year
of
Celebration.
Do
not
cheat
each
other;
instead,
revere
me.
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
the
one
who
am
commanding
this.
‘Obey
all
my
laws [DOU]
carefully.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
continue
to
live
safely
in
your
country [DOU].
And
crops
will
grow
well
on
the
land,
and
you
will
have
plenty
to
eat.
But
you
may
ask, “f
we
do
not
plant
or
harvest
our
crops
during
the
seventh
year,
what
will
we
have
to
eat?”
My
answer
is
that
I
will
bless
you
very
much
during
the
sixth/previous
year,
with
the
result
that
during
that
year
there
will
be
enough
crops
to
provide
food
for
you
for
three
years!
Then,
after
you
plant
seed
during
the
eighth/next
year
and
wait
for
the
crops
to
grow,
you
will
eat
the
food
grown
in
the
sixth
year,
and
continue
to
eat
it
until
more
food
is
harvested
in
the
ninth
year!
‘You
must
not
sell
any
of
your
land
to
belong
to
someone
else
permanently,
because
the
land
is
not
yours,
it;
is
really
mine,
and
you
are
only
living
on
it temporarily
and ◄farming/taking
care
of►
it
for
me.
Throughout
the
country
that
you
will
possess,
you
must
remember
that
if
someone
sells
some
of
his
land
to
you,
he
is
permitted
to
buy
it
back
from
you
if
he
wants
to.
‘o,
if
one
of
your
fellow Israelis
becomes
poor
and
sells
some
of
his
property
to
obtain
some
money,
the
person
who
is
most
closely
related
to
him
is
permitted
to
come
and
buy
that
land
for
him.
However,
if
a
man
has
no
one
to
buy
the
land
for
him,
and
he
himself
prospers
again
and
saves
enough
money
to
buy
that
land
back,
he
must
calculate
how
many
years
there
will
be
until
the
next
Year
of
Celebration.
Then
he
must
pay
to
the
man
who
bought
the
land
the
money
that
he
would
have earned
by
continuing
to
grow
crops
on
that
land
for
those
years.
But
if
the original
owner
does
not
have
any
money
to
buy
the
land
that
he
sold,
it
will
continue
to
belong
to
the
man
who
bought
it,
until
the
next
Year
of
Celebration.
In
that
year
it
must
be
returned
to
its original
owner,
and
he
will
be
able
to
live
on
it
again.
‘f
someone
who
lives
in
a
city
that
has
a
wall
around
it
sells
a
house
there,
during
the
next
year
he
will
be
permitted
to
buy
it
from
the
man
who
bought
it.
If
he
does
not
buy
it
during
that
year,
it
will
belong
permanently
to
the
man
who
bought
it
and
to
his
descendants.
It
must
not
be
returned
to
the original
owner
in
the
Year
of
Celebration.
But
houses
that
are
in
villages
that
do
not
have
walls
around
them
are
considered
to
be
as
though
they
are
in
a
field.
So
if
someone
sells
one
of
those
houses,
he
is
permitted
to
buy
it
back
at
any
time.
And
if
he
does
not
buy
it,
it
must
be
returned
to
him
in
the
Year
of
Celebration.
‘f
any
descendants
of
Levi
sell
their
houses
in
the
towns
in
which
they
live,
they
are
permitted
to
buy
them
back
at
any
time.
And
because
the
houses
in
their
towns
are
on
land
that
was
given
to
them
by
other Israelis,
that
land
will
become
theirs
again
in
the
Year
of
Celebration
if
they
do
not
buy
it
back
before
then.
But
the pastureland
near
their
towns
must
not
be
sold.
It
must
belong
to
the original
owners
permanently/forever.
‘f
one
of
your
fellow Israelis
becomes
poor
and
is
unable
to
buy
what
he
needs [IDM],
others
of
you
must
help
him
like
you
would
help
a
foreigner
who
is
living
among
you [DOU] temporarily.
If
you
lend
money
to
him,
do
not
charge
any
kind
of
interest [DOU].
Instead,
show
by
what
you
do
that
you
revere
me,
your
God,
and
help
that
man,
in
order
that
he
will
be
able
to
continue
to
live
among
you.
If
you
lend
him
money,
do
not
charge
interest;
and
if
you
sell
food
to
him,
charge
him
only
what
you
paid
for
it;
do
not
get
a
profit
from
it.
Do
not
forget
that
I
am
Yahweh
your
God,
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt
to
be
your
God
and
to
give
you
the
land
of
Canaan,
and
I
did
not
charge
you
for
doing
that.
‘f
one
of
your
fellow Israelis
becomes
poor
and
sells
himself
to
you,
do
not
force
him
to
work
like
a
slave.
Treat
him
like
you
treat
workers
that
you
hire
or
like
someone
who
is
living
on
your
land temporarily.
But
he
must
work
for
you
only
until
the
Year
of
Celebration.
During
that
year,
you
must
free
him,
and
he
will
go
back
to
his
family
and
to
the
property
that
his
ancestors
owned.
It
is
as
though
you Israelis
are
my
slaves/servants,
whom
I
freed
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.
So
none
of
you
should
be
sold
to
become
slaves.
And
do
not
treat
the Israelis
whom
you
buy
cruelly;
instead,
revere
me,
your
God.
‘f
you
want
to
have
slaves,
you
are
permitted
to
buy
them
from
nearby
countries.
You
are
also
permitted
to
buy
some
of
the
foreigners
who
are
living
among
you,
and
members
of
their
clans
that
were
born
in
your
country.
Then
you
will
own
them.
They
will
be
your
slaves
for
the
remaining
years
of
your
life,
and
after
you
die,
it
is
permitted
for
your
children
to
own
them.
But
you
must
not
act
in
brutal
ways
toward
your
fellow Israelis.
‘f
a
foreigner
who
is
living
among
you [DOU]
becomes
rich,
and
if
one
of
your
fellow Israelis
becomes
poor
and
sells
himself
to
that
foreigner
or
to
a
member
of
his
clan/family,
it
is
permitted
for
someone
to
pay
for
him
to
be
freed.
It
is
permitted
for
one
of
his
relatives
to
pay
for
him
to
be
released:
An
uncle
or
a cousin
or
another
relative
in
his
clan
may
pay
for
him
to
be
released.
Or,
if
he
prospers
and
gets
enough
money,
he
is
permitted
to
pay
for
his
own
release.
The
man
who
wants
to
pay
for
his
own
release
must
count
the
number
of
years
until
the
next
Year
of
Celebration.
The
price
he
pays
to
the
man
who
bought
him
will
depend
on
the
pay
that
would
be
given
to
a
hired
worker
for
that
number
of
years.
If
there
are
a
lot
of
years
that
remain
until
the
Year
of
Celebration,
he
must
pay
for
his
release
a
larger
amount
of
the
money.
If
there
are
only
a
few
years
that
remain
until
the
Year
of
Celebration,
he
must
pay
a
smaller
amount
to
be
released.
During
the
years
that
he
is
working
for
the
man
who
bought
him,
the
man
who
bought
him
must
treat
him
like
he
would
treat
a
hired
worker,
and
all
of
you
must
make
sure
that
his
owner
does
not
treat
him
cruelly.
‘nd
even
if
a
fellow Israeli
who
has
sold
himself
to
a
rich
man
is
not
able
to
pay
for
himself
to
be
freed
by
any
of
these
ways,
he
and
his
children
must
be
freed
in
the
Year
of
Celebration,
because
it
is
as
though
you Israelis
are
my
slaves/servants,
whom
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
freed
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.’”
Promised blessings for obeying Yahweh
Yahweh
also
said
this
to
Moses/me
on
Sinai
Mountain: “Do
not
make
idols
or
set
up
statues
of
false
gods
or
sacred
stones
to
worship
other
gods.
And
do
not
put
on
your
property
a
stone
that
has
been
shaped
to
resemble
a
false
god
and
bow
down
to
worship
it.
You
must
worship
only
me,
Yahweh,
your
God.
“onor
the
Sabbath
days
and
revere
my
Sacred
Tent,
because
I,
Yahweh,
live
there.
“f
you
carefully
obey
all
my
commands [DOU],
I
will
send
rain
for
you
at
the
proper/right
times,
in
order
that
crops
will
grow
on
your
land
and
there
will
be
plenty
of
fruit
on
your
trees.
You
will
continue
harvesting
and
threshing
grain
until
it
is
time
to
harvest
grapes,
and
you
will
continue
to
harvest
grapes
until
it
is
time
to
start
planting
things
in
the
following
year.
And
you
will
have
all
the
food
that
you
want
to
eat,
and
you
will
live
safely
in
your
land.
“
If
you
obey
all
my
laws,
there
will
be
peace
in
your
country,
and
when
you
lie
down
to
sleep,
nothing
will
cause
you
to
be
afraid.
I
will
get
rid
of
the
dangerous
animals
in
your
country,
and
there
will
no
wars [MTY]
in
your
country.
You
will
pursue
your
enemies
and
kill
them
with
your
swords:
Five
of
you
will
pursue 100
of
them,
and 100
of
you
will
pursue 1,000
of
them
and
kill
them
with
your
swords.
“
If
you
obey
all
my
laws,
I
will
bless
you
and
cause
you
to
have
many
children [DOU].
And
I
will
do
what
I
said
that
I
would
do
in
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
you.
When
you
are
still
eating
food
from
the
harvest
from
the
previous
year,
it
will
be
necessary
for
you
to
throw
away
some
of
it
to
make
space
for
the
new
harvest.
I
will
live
among
you
in
my
Sacred
Tent,
and
I
will
never
reject
you.
I
will
walk
among
you
and
continue
to
be
your
God,
and
you
will
continue
to
be
my
people.
I
am
Yahweh
your
God,
the
one
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt
in
order
that
you
would
no
longer
be
slaves
of
the
people
of
Egypt.
When
you
were
there,
you
were
treated
as
though
you
were
animals
that
worked
for
the
people
of
Egypt,
but [MET]
I
broke
the
bars
of
the ◄yokes/frames
that
were
put
around
your
necks►
and
enabled
you
to
walk
with
your
heads
up.”
Threatened
punishments
for disobeying
Yahweh
“But
if
you
will
not
heed
me
and
obey
all
these
commands,
and
if
you
reject [DOU]
my
decrees
and
laws,
and
do
not
do [DOU]
what
I
commanded
you
to
do
in
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
you,
these
are
the
things
that
I
will
do
to
you:
I
will
suddenly
cause
there
to
be
disasters
that
will
ruin
you.
You
will
have
diseases
that
cannot
be
cured,
and fevers
that
will
cause
you
to
become
blind
and
will slowly
kill
you.
It
will
be
useless
for
you
to
plant
seeds,
because
your
enemies
will
eat
the
crops
that
grow.
I
will
reject/abandon
you [IDM],
with
the
result
that
you
will
be
defeated
by
your
enemies.
Then
those
who
hate
you
will
rule
you,
and
you
will
be
so
terrified
that
you
will
run
away
even
when
no
one
is
pursuing
you.
“f
you
still
will
not
heed
me
after
all
those
things
happen
to
you,
I
will
continue
to
punish
you
again
and
again
for
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
I
will
cause
you
to
no
longer
be
stubborn
and
proud;
I
will
cause
no
rain
to
fall;
it
will
be
as
though [MET]
the
sky
is
made
of
iron;
and
the
ground
will
be
as
hard
as
brass [MET].
You
will
uselessly
work
very
hard
to
plant
seeds,
because
crops
will
not
grow
in
the
hard
soil
in
your
fields,
and
fruit
will
not
grow
on
your
trees.
“f
you
continue
to
oppose
me
and
refuse
to
heed
me,
I
will
cause
you
to
experience
disasters
again
and
again,
like
you
deserve
to
experience
because
of
your
sins.
I
will
send
wild
animals
to
attack
you,
and
they
will
kill
your
little
children
and
destroy
your
cattle.
There
will
be
very
few
of
you
who
will
remain
alive,
with
the
result
that
there
will
be
very
few [HYP]
people
walking
on
the
roads
in
your
country.
“hen
you
experience
those
things
that
I
do
to
punish
you,
if
you
still
do
not
pay
attention
to
me,
and
if
you
continue
to
oppose
me,
I
myself
will
oppose
you,
and
I
will
punish
you
for
your
sins
again
and
again.
I
will
send
foreign
armies [MTY]
to
punish
you
for
not
doing
the
things
that
I
commanded
you
to
do
in
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
you.
If
you
try
to
escape
from
your
enemies
by
shutting
yourselves
in
your
cities
that
have
walls
around
them,
I
will
cause
you
to
experience
plagues,
and
I
will
allow
your
enemies
to
capture [IDM]
you.
When
I
cut
off
your
food
supply,
there
will
be
very
little
flour
with
which
to
make
bread.
As
a
result,
ten
women
will
be
able
to
bake
all
their
bread
in
only
one
oven.
When
the
bread
is
baked,
each
woman
will
divide
it
among
the
members
of
her
family,
but
there
will
be
very
little
for
each
one,
and
when
they
have
eaten
all
of
it,
they
will
still
be
hungry.
“fter
all
those
things
happen,
if
you
still
do
not
heed
me,
if
you
still
oppose
me,
I
will
be
very
angry
with
you,
and
I
will
oppose
you,
and
I
myself
will
punish
you
for
your
sins
again
and
again.
You
will
be
extremely
hungry,
with
the
result
that
you
will
kill
your
sons
and
daughters
and
eat
their
flesh.
I
will
cause
the
shrines
where
you
worship
idols
on hilltops
to
be
destroyed.
I
will
smash
the
altars
where
you
burn
incense
to
worship
your
gods,
and
I
will
cause
your
corpses
to
be
piled
on
the lifeless
statues
of
your
gods.
And
I
will
detest
you.
I
will
cause
your
cities
to
become
heaps
of
ruins,
and
I
will
cause
the
buildings
that
are
dedicated
to
the
worship
of
your
gods
to
be
smashed.
And
I
will
not
be
pleased
at
all
with
the
aroma
of
your
offerings
that
are
burned
on
the
altar.
I
will
completely
ruin
your
country,
with
the
result
that
even
your
enemies
who
capture
it
will
be
shocked/appalled
when
they
see
it.
I
will
enable
your
enemies
to
kill
you
with
their
swords,
and
I
will
cause
the
rest
of
you
to
be
scattered
among
other
nations.
Your
country
will
be
ruined
and
your
cities
will
become
ruins.
After
that
happens,
as
long
as
you
are
living
in
your
enemies’
countries,
your
land
will
be
allowed
to
rest,
like
you
should
have
allowed
it
to
rest
every
seven
years.
All
the
time
that
your
land
is
desolate,
it
will
be
able
to
rest,
like
you
did
not
enable
it
to
rest
during
all
the
years
that
you
lived
there.
“s
for
you
people
who
will
remain
alive
in
the
countries
to
which
your
enemies
will
have
taken
you,
I
will
cause
you
to
become
so
afraid
that
when
you
hear
the
sound
of
leaves
being
blown
by
the
wind,
you
will
run
away.
You
will
run
like [SIM]
you
are
running
from
a
man
carrying
a
sword,
and
you
will
fall
down,
even
though
no
one
is
pursuing
you.
You
will
stumble
over
each
other.
So
you
will
not
be
able
to
stand
and
fight
your
enemies.
Many
of
you
will
die
in
the
countries
that
belong
to
your
enemies [DOU].
And
those
of
you
who
remain
alive
will slowly
die
and
rot
in
the
countries
of
your
enemies
because
of
your
sins
and
because
of
the
sins
of
your
ancestors.
“ut
your
descendants
must
confess
their
sins
and
the
sins
that
their
ancestors
committed.
Their
ancestors
acted
unfaithfully
toward
me
and
were
hostile
to
me,
with
the
result
that
I
forced
them
to
go
to
the
countries
that
belonged
to
their
enemies.
But
when
your
descendants
humble
themselves [SYN]
and
stop
being
very
stubborn [IDM]
and
accept
being
punished
for
their
sins,
I
will
remember
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
your
ancestors
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob,
and
what
I
promised
them
about
this
land.
But
before
that
happens,
you
will
be
forced
to
leave
your
land,
with
the
result
that
the
land
will
be
able
to
rest
while
it
is
desolate
and
while
the
people
are
being
punished
for rejecting
my
laws
and
hating
my
decrees [DOU].
But
when
that
happens,
I
will
still
not
reject
them
or
hate
them
and
destroy
them
completely.
I
will
not cancel
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
them;
for
I
am
still
Yahweh
their
God.
I
will ◄remember/never
forget►
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
your
ancestors
when
I
brought
them
out
of
Egypt,
in
order
that
the
people
of
all
nations
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
will
continue
to
be
your
God.”
Those
are
the
decrees,
the
laws,
and
the
regulations [DOU]
that
Yahweh
established
on
Sinai
Mountain
between
himself
and
the Israeli
people
by
giving
them
to
Moses/me
to
tell
to
them.
Making promises about gifts to Yahweh
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
the Israeli
people
that
this
is
what
I
am
saying
to
them:
If
anyone
solemnly
promises
to
dedicate
another
person
to
work solely
for
me,
the
person
who
is
dedicated
to
me
is
allowed
to
be
free
from
having
to
do
that
by
someone
paying
to
the
priest
a
fixed
amount
of
money.
The
money
that
is
given
must
be
calculated
by comparing
it
with
the
official
pieces
of
silver
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
These
are
the
amounts
that
must
be
paid:
50
pieces
of
silver
for
men
who
are
between 20
and 60
years
old,
30
pieces
of
silver
for adult
women
who
are
between 20
and 60
years
old,
20
pieces
of
silver
for
young
men
who
are
between
five
and 20
years
old,
ten
pieces
of
silver
for
young
women
who
are
between
five
and 20
years
old,
five
pieces
of
silver
for
boys
who
are
between
one
month
and
five
years
old,
three
pieces
of
silver
for
girls
who
are
between
one
month
and
five
years
old,
15
pieces
of
silver
for
men
who
are
more
than 60
years
old,
ten
pieces
of
silver
for
women
who
are
more
than 60
years
old.
‘If
anyone
who
has
made
such
a
solemn
promise
is
very
poor
and
unable
to
pay,
to
free
that
person
from
doing
what
he
had
promised,
he
must
take
that
person
to
the
priest.
The
priest
will
set
the
price
for
freeing
him
to
be
what
the
person
who
made
that
solemn
promise
is
able
to
pay.
‘If
someone
solemnly
promises
to
give
an
animal
that
is
acceptable
to
be
an
offering
to
me,
that
animal
becomes
sacred
and
belongs
to
me.
The
person
who
promised
to
give
it
must
not
give
another
animal
instead
of
the
one
that
he
promised;
he
must
not
substitute
a
bad
animal
for
a
good
one
or
even
a
better
one
than
the
one
offered.
If
he
would
substitute
one
animal
for
the
other,
both
animals
would
belong
to
me.
If
the
animal
that
he
wishes
to
dedicate
to
me
is
a
kind
that
is
unacceptable
to
be
an
offering
to
me,
he
must
take
that
animal
to
the
priest.
The
priest
will
then
decide
what
its
value
is,
according
to
the
animal’s
good
and
bad
points.
Whatever
value
the
priests
sets
will
be
the
value
of
the
animal,
and
that
is
the
price
that
the
priest
must
pay
for
the
animal.
If
the
man
who
gave
the
animal
later
decides
that
he
wants
to
buy
it
back,
he
must
pay
to
the
priest
that
price
plus
an additional 20 perent.
‘
Similarly,
if
someone dedicates
his
house
to
be
a
sacred
gift
to
belong
to
me,
the
priest
will
decide
how
much
it
is
worth,
which
will
depend
on
whether
the
house
is
in
good
condition.
Whatever
the
priest
says
that
it
is
worth,
that
will
be
its
value
and
that
is
the
price
that
the
priest
must
pay
for
it.
If
the
man
who
dedicated
his
house
to
me
later
wants
to
buy
it
back,
he
must
pay
that
price
plus
an additonal 20 percent,
and
then
the
house
will
belong
to
him
again.
‘If
someone dedicates
to
me
some
of
the
property
that
belongs
to
him
and
his
family,
its
value
will
be
determined
by
the
number
of bushels
of
seed
that
will
be
needed
to
plant
seeds
on
that
land:
Its
value
will
be
ten
pieces
of
silver
for
each
bushel
of
seed.
If
he dedicates
the
land
during
the
Year
of
Celebration,
its
full
value
will
be
that
amount.
But
if
he dedicates
the
field
after
the
Year
of
Celebration,
the
priest
will
count
the
number
of
years
until
the
next
Year
of
Celebration,
and
if
there
are
not
many
years
that
remain,
the
price
will
be
much
lower
than
the
full
price.
If
the
person
who
dedicated
the
field
later
wants
to
buy
it
back,
he
must
pay
to
the
priest
the
price
that
the
priest
says
it
is
worth,
plus
an
added
one-fifth,
and
then
the
field
will
belong
to
that
man
again.
However,
if
he
does
not
buy
it
back,
or
if
it
has
been
sold (OR,
the
priest
has
sold
it)
to
someone
else,
that
person
will
never
be
permitted
to
buy
it
back
again.
In
the
Year
of
Celebration,
it
will
become
sacred
again,
and
it
will
be
given
to
the
priest.
‘f
someone dedicates
to
me
some
land
that
he
has
bought,
land
which
is
not
part
of
the
land
that
his
family
has
always
owned,
the
priest
will
count
the
number
of
years
until
the
next
Year
of
Celebration
to
determine
how
much
it
is
worth,
and
the
man
must
pay
that
amount
to
the
priest
on
that
day,
and
then
that
land
will
belong
to
that
man
again.
But
in
the
Year
of
Celebration,
the
land
will
again
be
owned
by
the
person
from
whom
he
bought
it,
the
person
whose
family
had
always
owned
that
land.
All
the
silver
that
is
paid
must
be
compared
with
the
official
pieces
of
silver
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
‘No
one
is
permitted
to
dedicate
to
me
the
firstborn
of
any
cow
or
sheep,
because
the
firstborn
already
belongs
to
me [DOU].
If
someone
gives
to
me
a
kind
of
animal
that
is
not
acceptable
to
me,
that
person
may
later
buy
it
back
by
paying
what
it
is
worth
plus
an additial 20 percent
of
its
value.
If
he
does
not
buy
it
back,
it
must
be
sold (OR,
the
priest
must
sell
it)
for
its
standard
price.
‘However,
no
slave
or
animal
or
family
land
that
someone
owns
can
be
sold
or
bought
back
after
it
has
been
dedicated
to
me
and
no
price
has
been
paid
for
it.
That
kind
of
gift
belongs
to
me
permanently/forever.
‘No
person
who
has
done
something
that
I
consider
to
be
very
wicked
is
permitted
to
be
freed
from
being
punished;
that
person
must
surely
be
executed.
‘One
tenth
of
all
the
crops
and
grain
or
fruit
that
is
produced
on
anyone’s
land
is
sacred
and
belongs
to
me.
If
anyone
wants
to
buy
back
any
of
that
tenth,
he
must
pay
to
the
priest
what
it
is
worth
plus
an additional 20 percent.
One
of
every
ten domestic
animals
belongs
to
me.
When
a
shepherd
counts
his
animals [MTY]
to
decide
which
ones
he
will
give
to
me,
he
must
mark
every
tenth
one
as belonging
to
me.
When
he
does
that,
he
must
not
pick
out
the
good
ones
for
himself
or
leave
the
bad
ones,
or
substitute
bad
ones
for
good
ones.
If
he substitutes
one
animal
for
another,
both
animals
will
belong
to
me,
and
he
will
not
be
permitted
to
buy
them
back (OR,
the
shepherd
cannot
buy
them
back).’ ”
Those
are
the
commands
that
Yahweh
gave
to
Moses/me
on
Sinai
Mountain
to
tell
to
the
people.
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This book gives the account of the Israeli people after they escaped from Egypt. We call this book
Numbers
The men of Israel were counted
In April
of
the
year
after
the Israeli
people
left
Egypt,
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
while
he/I
was
in
the
Sacred
Tent,
in
the
Sinai
Desert.
Yahweh
said
to
him/me,
“I
want
you
and
Aaron
to
determine
how
many Israeli
men
are
able
to
fight
in
battles.
Write
down
the
names
of
all
the
men
who
are
at
least 20
years
old,
and
write
down
the
names
of
their
clans
and
families.
I
have
chosen
one
man
from
each
of
the
tribes
to
help
you
to
do
this.
Each
one
will
be
a
leader
of
his
clan.
Their
names
are:
Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur,
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben;
Shelumiel,
the
son
of
Zurishaddai,
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon;
Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab,
from
the
tribe
of
Judah;
Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar,
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar;
Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon,
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun;
Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud,
from
the
tribe
of
Joseph’s
son
Ephraim;
Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur,
from
the
tribe
of
Joseph’s
son
Manasseh;
Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni,
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
Ahiezer,
the
son
of
Ammishaddai,
from
the
tribe
of
Dan;
Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ocran,
from
the
tribe
of
Asher;
Eliasaph,
the
son
of
Deuel,
from
the
tribe
of
Gad;
Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan,
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.”
Those
were
the
men
whom
Yahweh
chose
from
the
people.
They
were
leaders
of
their
tribes.
They
were
the
chief
men
of
the
clans
of
the Israeli
people.
Aaron
and
Moses/I
summoned
all
these
leaders,
and
they
gathered
all
of
the
people
together
on
that
same
day.
They
listed/wrote
down
the
names
of
all
the
men
who
were
at
least 20
years
old,
and
with
their
names
they
wrote
the
names
of
their
clans
and
their
family
groups
just
as
Moses/I
had
commanded.
They
wrote
the
names
while ◄the Israelis/we►
were
there
in
the
Sinai
Desert.
This
is
a
list
of
the
number
of
men
who
were
at
least 20
years
old
and
able
to
fight
in
battles,
and
the
names
of
their
tribes:
There
were 46,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben (who
was
Jacob’s
oldest
son);
there
were 59,300
men
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon;
there
were 45,560
men
from
the
tribe
of
Gad;
there
were 74,600
men
from
the
tribe
of
Judah;
there
were 54,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar;
there
were 57,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun;
there
were 40,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim;
there
were 32,200
men
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh;
there
were 35,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
there
were 62,700
men
from
the
tribe
of
Dan;
there
were 41,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Asher;
there
were 53,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
That
was
the
number
of
men
from
each
tribe
that
Aaron
and
Moses/I
and
the
twelve
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
listed,
along
with
the
names
of
their
clans.
The
total
was 603,550
men.
But
this
number
did
not
include
the
names
of
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Levi,
because
Yahweh
had
said
to
Moses/me,
“When
you ◄count/write
the
names
of►
the
men
of
the
tribes
of
Israel,
do
not
count
the
men
in
the
tribe
of
Levi.
Appoint
the
male
descendants
of
Levi
to
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
chest
inside
it
that
contains
the
tablets
on
which
are
written
the
Ten
Commandments.
They
must
also
take
care
of
the
other
things
that
are
inside
the
tent.
When
you
travel,
they
are
the
ones
who
must
carry
the
tent
and
all
the
things
that
are
inside
it,
and
they
must
take
care
of
it
and
set
up
their
tents
around
it.
Whenever
it
is
time
for
all
of
you
to
move
to
another
location,
the
descendants
of
Levi
are
the
ones
who
must dismantle
the
tent.
And
when
it
is
time
to
stop
traveling,
they
are
the
ones
who
must
set
up
the
Sacred
Tent
again.
Any
other
person
who
goes
near
the
Sacred
Tent
to
do
this
work
must
be
executed.
The
people
of
each Israeli
tribe
must
set
up
their
tents
in
their
own
area,
and
they
must
set
up
a
flag/banner
that represents
their
tribe.
But
the
male
descendants
of
Levi
must
set
up
their
tents
around
the
Sacred
Tent,
in
order
to
protect
the
other Israeli
people
from
being
punished [MTY]
by
Yahweh
for
coming
close
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
descendants
of
Levi
are
the
ones
who
must
stand
around
the
Sacred
Tent
to
guard
it.”
So
the Israeli
people
did
everything
just
like
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
Instructions for setting up the Israeli camp
Then
Yahweh
said
this
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me:
“When
the Israelis
set
up
their
tents,
they
should
set
them
up
in
areas
that
surround
the
Sacred
Tent,
but
not
close
to
it.
The
people
of
each
tribe
must
set
up
their
tents
in
a
different
area.
Each
tribe
must
erect
in
that
area
a
banner
of
their
own
clan
and
a
flag
that represents
their
tribe.
The
people
of
the
tribes
of
Judah,
Issachar,
and
Zebulun
must
set
up
their
tents
on
the
east
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
close
to
their
tribal
flags.
These
are
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
those
tribes
and
the
number
of
soldiers
whom
they
will
lead:
Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 74,600
men
of
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 54,500
men
of
the
tribe
of
Issachar.
Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 57,400
men
of
the
tribe
of
Zebulun.
So
there
will
be 86,400
troops
on
the
east
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Whenever
the Israelis
move
to
a
new
location,
those
three
tribes
must
go
in
front
of
the
others.
The
tribes
of
Reuben,
Simeon,
and
Gad
must
set
up
their
tents
on
the
south
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
close
to
their
tribal
flags.
These
are
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
those
tribes
and
the
number
of
men
whom
they
will
lead:
Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 46,500
men
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben.
Shelumiel,
the
son
of
Zurishaddai,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 59,300
men
of
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
Eliasaph,
the
son
of
Deuel,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 45,650
men
of
the
tribe
of
Gad.
So
there
will
be 151,450
troops
on
the
south
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Those
three
tribes
will
follow
the
first
group
when
the Israelis
travel.
Behind
that
group
will
walk
the
descendants
of
Levi,
who
will
carry
the
Sacred
Tent.
The Israelis
will
march
in
the
same
order
that
they
always
set
up
their
tents.
Each
tribe
will
carry
its
own
flag.
The
tribes
of
Ephraim,
Manasseh,
and
Benjamin
must
set
up
their
tents
on
the
west
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
close
to
their
tribal
flags.
These
are
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
those
tribes
and
number
of
men
whom
they
will
lead:
Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 40,500
men
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 32,200
men
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 35,400
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
So
there
will
be 108,100
troops
on
the
west
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Those
three
tribes
will
follow
the
second
group,
behind
the
descendants
of
Levi.
The
tribes
of
Dan,
Asher,
and
Naphtali
must
set
up
their
tents
on
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
close
to
their
tribal
flags.
These
are
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
those
tribes
and
the
number
of
men
whom
they
will
lead:
Ahiezer,
the
son
of
Ammishaddai,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 62,700
men
of
the
tribe
of
Dan.
Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ocran,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 41,500
men
of
the
tribe
of
Asher.
Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan,
will
be
the
leader
of
the 53,400
men
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
So
there
will
be 157,600
troops
on
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Those
three
tribes
will
be
last.
They
must
carry
their
own
flags
when
the Israelis
travel.”
So
there
were 603,550 Israeli
men
who
were
able
to
fight
who
were
listed
according
to
their families’
ancestors.
But
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded,
the
names
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
were
not
included.
The Israelis
did
everything
that
Yahweh
had
told
Moses/me.
They
set
up
their
tents
close
to
their
tribal
flags,
and
when
they
traveled
to
a
new
location,
they
walked
with
their
own
clans
and
family
groups.
The sons of Aaron
These
are
some
of
the
things
that
happened
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me
when
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
on
Sinai
Mountain.
Aaron’s
four
sons
were
Nadab
the
oldest,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar.
They
were
appointed [MTY] (OR,
Moses/I
appointed
them)
to
be
priests.
But,
while
Yahweh
was
watching,
Nadab
and
Abihu
died
in
the
Sinai
Desert
because
they
burned
incense
in
a
manner
that
was
different
from
what
Yahweh
had
commanded.
They
had
no
sons,
so
Eleazar
and
Ithamar
were
the
only
sons
of
Aaron
who
were
left
to
be
priests,
along
with
their
father
Aaron.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Bring
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Levi
and
present
them
to
Aaron,
in
order
that
they
may
assist
him.
They
will
serve
Aaron
and
all
the
other Israeli
people,
while
they
do
their
work
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
outside
it.
They
must
serve
all
the Israeli
people
by
taking
care
of
all
the
things
that
are
inside
the
Sacred
Tent.
Appoint
them
to
help
Aaron
and
his
two
sons.
I
have
chosen
them
from
all
the Israeli
people
to
do
that.
Appoint
Aaron
and
his
two
sons
to
do
the
work
that
priests
do.
But
anyone
else
who
comes
close
to
the
Sacred
Tent
to
do
that
work
must
be
executed.”
Yahweh
also
told
Moses/me,
“Note
that
from
all
the Israelis,
I
have
chosen
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Levi
to
take
the
places
of
all
the
firstborn
sons
of
the Israeli
people.
The
male
descendants
of
Levi
belong
to
me,
because
truly
all
the
firstborn
males
belong
to
me.
That
is
because
on
the
day
that
I
killed
all
the
firstborn
sons
of
the
people
of
Egypt,
I
spared
all
the
firstborn
sons
of
the Israelis
and
set
them
apart
for
myself.
I
also
set
apart
the
firstborn
males
of
your domestic
animals.
They
belong
to
me,
Yahweh.”
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
again
in
the
Sinai
Desert.
He
said,
“Count
the
male
members
of
the
tribe
of
Levi.
Write
down
their
names
and
the
names
of
their
clans
and
family
groups.
Count
all
the
males
who
are
at
least
one
month
old.”
So
Moses/I
counted
them,
just
as
Yahweh
commanded.
Levi
had
three
sons,
whose
names
were
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
Gershon
had
two
sons:
Libni
and
Shimei.
The
clans
that
were
descended
from
them
had
the
same
names
as
those
two
sons.
Kohath
had
four
sons:
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel.
The
clans
that
were
descended
from
them
had
the
same
names
as
those
four
sons.
Merari
had
two
sons:
Mahli
and
Mushi.
The
clans
that
were
descended
from
them
had
the
same
names
as
those
two
sons.
Those
are
the
clans
that
were
descended
from
Levi.
The
two
clans
descended
from
Gershon
are
those
that
were
descended
from
his
sons
Libni
and
Shimei.
In
those
two
clans
there
were 7,500
males
who
were
at
least
one
month
old.
They
were
told
to
set
up
their
tents
on
the
west
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
leader
of
those
two
clans
was
Eliasaph,
the
son
of
Lael.
Their
work
was
to
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
including
the
coverings
of
the
tent,
the
curtain
at
the
entrance
of
the
tent,
the ◄curtains/large
pieces
of
cloth►
that
formed
the
walls
around
the
courtyard
that
is
around
the
tent
and
around
the
altar,
the
curtains
that
were
at
the
entrance
of
the
courtyard,
and
the
ropes
for fastening
the
tent.
They
also
did
all
the
work
of
taking
care
of
the
things
outside
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
clans
that
were
descended
from
Kohath
were
those
descended
from
his
four
sons:
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel.
In
those
four
clans
there
were 8,600
males
who
were
at
least
one
month
old.
The
work
of
the
men
of
the
clans
was
to
take
care
of
the
things
that
are
inside
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
set
up
their
tents
on
the
south
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
leader
of
those
four
clans
was
Elizaphan,
the
son
of
Uzziel.
The
work
of
the
men
of
those
clans
was
to
take
care
of
the
sacred
chest,
the
table
on
which
the
priest
put
the
sacred
bread,
the
lampstand,
the
altars,
all
the
items
that
the
priest
used
in
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
the
curtain
that
is
inside
the
tent.
Their
work
was
also
to
take
care
of
the
things
inside
the
tent.
Aaron’s
son
Eleazar
was
the
leader
of
all
the
male
descendants
of
Levi.
He
supervised
all
the
work
that
was
done
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
clans
that
were
descended
from
Merari
were
those
descended
from
his
sons
Mahli
and
Mushi.
In
those
two
clans
there
were 6,200
males
who
were
at
least
one
month
old.
They
were
told
to
set
up
their
tents
on
the
north
side
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
leader
of
those
two
clans
was
Zuriel,
the
son
of
Abihail.
The
work
of
the
men
of
those
two
clans
was
to
take
care
of
the
frames
that
held
up
the
tent,
the crossbars,
the
pillars,
and
the
bases.
They
also
did
all
the
work
that
was
connected
with
those
items.
Their
work
was
also
to
take
care
of
the
posts
that
held
up
the
curtains
that
formed
the
walls
of
the
courtyard,
and
all
the
bases,
tent
pegs,
and
ropes
that
fastened
those
curtains.
Aaron
and
Moses/I
and
Aaron’s
sons
were
told
to
set
up
their/our
tents
in
the
area
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
on
the
east
side.
Their/Our
work
was
to
supervise
the
work
that
would
be
done
in
and
around
the
Sacred
Tent,
for
the
benefit
of
the Israeli
people.
Only
the
priests
were
permitted
to
do
that.
Yahweh
declared
that
we
should
execute
anyone
else
who
went
near
the
tent
to
do
the
work
that
the
priests
do.
When
Aaron
and
Moses/I
counted
all
the
males
who
were
at
least
one
month
old,
who
belonged
to
the
clans
descended
from
Levi,
the
total
was 22,000.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Now
count
all
the
other
firstborn
males
in
Israel
who
are
at
least
one
month
old,
and
write
down
their
names.
Also,
set
apart
for
me
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
be substitutes
for
the
firstborn
males
of
the
other Israelis.
And
set
apart
for
me
the
livestock
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
be substitutes
for
the
firstborn
livestock
of
the
other Israeli
people.”
So
Moses/I
did
that.
He/I
counted
the
firstborn
males
of
all
the Israeli
people,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
The
total
of
those
who
were
at
least
one
month
old
was 22,273.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Set
apart
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
be substitutes
for
the
firstborn
males
of
the
other Israeli
people.
The
descendants
of
Levi
belong
to
me,
Yahweh.
There
are 273
more
firstborn
males
of
the
other Israeli
people
than
of
the
descendants
of
Levi.
To
pay
for
these 273
males,
collect
five
pieces
of
silver
for
each
of
them.
Each
of
those
pieces
of
silver
must
weigh
the
same
as
each
of
the
silver coins
that
are
stored
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
Give
this
silver
to
Aaron
and
his
sons.”
So
Moses/I
did
that.
He/I
collected
the
silver
from
those 273
males.
The
total
was 1,365
pieces
of
silver.
Each
silver coin
weighed
the
same
as
each
of
the
silver coins
stored
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
Moses/I
gave
these
silver coins
to
Aaron
and
his
sons,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
The work of the clans descended from Kohath
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Write
down
the
names
of
the
men
who
belong
to
the
clans
descended
from
Levi.
Write
the
names
of
the
men
who
are
between 30
and 50
years
old.
These
will
be
men
who
will
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
“he
work
of
these
descendants
of
Kohath
will
be
to
take
care
of
the
sacred
items
that
are
used
when
the
people
worship
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
When
you Israelis
move
to
another
location,
Aaron
and
his
sons
must
enter
the
tent
to
take
down
the
curtain
that
separates
the
Very
Holy
Place
from
the
other
part
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
must
cover
the
sacred
chest
with
that
curtain.
Then
they
must
cover
that
with
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats.
Over
that
they
must
spread
a
blue
cloth.
Then
they
must
insert
into
the
rings
on
the
chest
the
poles
for
carrying
it.
“hen
they
must
put
a
blue
cloth
over
the
table
on
which
the
priests
put
the
sacred
bread.
On
top
of
the
cloth
they
must
put
the
bowls
for
incense,
the
pans,
the
other
dishes,
the
jars
for
the
wine
that
will
be
offered
as
a
sacrifice,
and
the
sacred
bread.
Over
all
of
this
they
must
spread
a
scarlet/red
cloth.
Finally,
they
must
put
on
top
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats.
Then
they
must
insert
into
the
rings
at
the
corners
of
the
tables
the
poles
for
carrying
it.
“hen
with
another
blue
cloth
they
must
cover
the
lampstand,
the
lamps,
the
lamp
snuffers,
the
trays,
and
the
special
jars
of
olive
oil
to
burn
in
the
lamps.
They
must
cover
the
lampstand
and
all
the
other
items
with
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats.
They
must
place
all
these
things
on
a
frame
for
carrying
them.
“hen
they
must
spread
another
blue
cloth
over
the
gold
altar
which
is
used
for
burning
incense.
Over
this
they
must
spread
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats.
Then
they
must
insert
into
the
rings
of
that
altar
the
poles
for
carrying
it.
“hey
must
take
all
the
other
items
that
are
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
wrap
them
in
a
blue
cloth,
cover
that
with
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats,
and
place
all
that
on
a
frame
for
carrying
it.
“hen
they
must
remove
the
ashes
from
the
altar
on
which
they
have
burned
sacrifices.
Then
they
must
cover
the
altar
with
a
purple
cloth.
Then
they
must
spread
on
top
of
the
cloth
all
the
items
used
at
the
altar—the
pans
for
carrying
the
hot
coals,
the
meat
forks,
the
shovels,
the
bowls
for
containing
the
blood
to
sprinkle
on
the
people,
and
all
the
other
containers.
Then
they
must
spread
over
all
those
things
a
nice
covering
made
from
the
skins
of
goats.
Then
they
must
insert
into
the
rings
at
the
sides
of
the
altar
the
poles
for
carrying
it.
“hen
Aaron
and
his
sons
have
finished
covering
all
these
sacred
things,
the Israeli
people
will
be
ready
to
move
to
a
new
location.
The
descendants
of
Kohath
must
come
and
carry
all
the
sacred
things
to
the
next
place
where
you Israelis
will
set
up
your
tents.
But
the
descendants
of
Kohath
must
not
touch
any
of
these
sacred
items,
because
they
will
immediately
die
if
they
touch
them.
They
are
the
ones
who
will
carry
these
things,
but
they
must
not
touch
them.
“aron’s
son
Eleazar
will
have
the
work
of
taking
care
of
the
olive
oil
for
the
lamps,
the nice-smelling
incense,
the
grain
which
will
be
burned
on
the
altar
each
day,
and
the
olive
oil
for
anointing
the
priests.
Eleazar
is
the
one
who
will
supervise
the
work
that
is
done
at
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
men
who
take
care
of
everything
that
is
in
it.”
“hen
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
“When
the
descendants
of
Kohath
approach
the
sacred
items
in
the
Sacred
Tent
to
take
them
to
another
location,
Aaron
and
his
sons
must
always
go
in
with
them
and
show
each
of
them
what
work
to
do
and
what
things
to
carry.
But
the
descendants
of
Kohath
must
not
enter
the
Sacred
Tent
at
any
other
time
and
look
at
the
things
that
are
in
it.
If
they
do
that,
I
will
get
rid
of
all
the
descendants
of
Kohath.”
The
work
of
the
men
descended
from
Gershon
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Write
down
the
names
of
all
the
men
who
belong
to
the
clans
descended
from
the
Gershon
division
of
the
descendants
of
Levi.
Write
the
names
of
the
men
who
are
between 30
and 50
years
old.
They
will
be
men
who
will
also
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
“his
is
the
work
that
they
must
do
and
the
things
that
they
must
carry
when
you
move
to
a
new
location:
They
must
carry
the
curtains
of
the
Sacred
Tent;
they
must
carry
the
Sacred
Tent
and
all
the
things
that
cover
it,
including
the
nice
outer
covering
made
from
skins
of
goats,
and
the
curtain
which
is
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
must
also
carry
the
curtains
that
form
the
wall
that
surrounds
the
courtyard
that
surrounds
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
altar,
the
curtain
that
is
at
the
entrance
to
the
courtyard,
and
the
ropes
that
fasten
the
curtains.
They
must
also
do
the packing
and
loading
of
these
things.
Aaron
and
his
sons
will
supervise
the
work
of
all
the
descendants
of
Gershom.
That
work includes
carrying
those
things
and
doing
other
work
that
is
necessary
for
moving
them.
They
must
tell
each
of
the
descendants
of
Gershom
what
things
they
must
carry.
Those
are
the
tasks
that
you
must
give
to
the
men
who
belong
to
the
clans
descended
from
Gershom.
Aaron’s
son
Ithamar
is
the
one
who
will
supervise
their
work.
The
work
of
the
men
descended
from
Merari
Count
also
the
men
who
belong
to
the
clans
descended
from
Levi’s
son
Merari.
Write
the
names
of
the
men
who
are
between 30
and 50
years
old.
They
will
be
men
who
will
also
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
Their
work
will
be
to
carry
the
frames
that
hold
up
the
tent,
the crossbars,
the
posts
that
hold
up
the
curtains,
and
the
bases.
They
must
also
carry
the
posts
for
the
curtains
that
form
the
walls
of
the
courtyard
and
the
bases
for
the
posts,
the
tent
pegs,
and
the
ropes
to
fasten
the
curtains.
Tell
each
man
what
things
he
must
carry.
Those
are
the
tasks
that
the
descendants
of
Merari
must
do
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
Aaron’s
son
Ithamar
is
the
one
who
will
supervise
them.”
Summary
of
the
counting
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
and
the Israeli
leaders
counted
the
descendants
of
Kohath,
writing
also
the
names
of
their
clans
and
family
groups.
They/We
counted
all
the
men
who
were
between 30
and 50
years
old
who
were
able
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
total
was 2,750
men.
They
were
the
descendants
of
Kohath
who
were
able
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
Aaron
and
Moses/I
counted
them
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
They/We
also
counted
the
descendants
of
Gershon,
writing
also
the
names
of
their
clans
and
family
groups.
They/We
counted
all
the
men
who
were
between 30
and 50
years
old
who
were
able
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
total
was 2,630
men.
They
were
the
descendants
of
Gershon
who
were
able
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
Aaron
and
Moses/I
counted
them
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
They/We
also
counted
the
descendants
of
Merari,
writing
also
the
names
of
their
clans
and
family
groups.
They/We
counted
all
the
men
who
were
between 30
and 50
years
old
who
were
able
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
total
was 3,200
men.
They
were
the
descendants
of
Merari
who
were
able
to
work.
Aaron
and
Moses/I
counted
them
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
So
Aaron
and
Moses/I
and
the Israeli
leaders
counted
all
the
descendants
of
Levi,
writing
also
the
names
of
their
clans
and
family
groups.
They/We
counted
all
the
men
who
were
between 30
and 50
years
old.
They
were
ones
who
were
able
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent
and
who
carried
the
tent
and
everything
that
was
connected
with
it.
The
total
was 8,580
men.
They/We
completed
the
counting
of
all
the
descendants
of
Levi,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
And
they/we
told
each
man
what
work
he
was
to
do
and
what
things
he
must
carry
when
they
moved
to
a
new
location.
Expelling those who were ritually impure
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘ou
must
send
away
from
your ◄camp/area
where
you
have
your
tents►
any
man
or
woman
who
has
leprosy
and
anyone
who
has
a
discharge
of
some fluid
from
his
body,
and
anyone
who
has
become
unacceptable
to
God
because
of
having
touched
a
corpse.
Send
them
away
from
there
in
order
that
they
will
not
touch
people
in
the
camp
area
where
I
live
among
you
and
cause
them
to
become
unacceptable
to
me.’”
So
Moses/I
told
that
to
the Israeli
people,
and
the Israeli
people
obeyed
what
Yahweh
commanded
Moses/me.
Paying
for
committing
crimes
Yahweh
also
told
Moses/me,
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘f
someone ◄commits
a
crime
against/does
something
wrong
to►
another
person,
I
consider
that
that
person
has
done
wrong
to
me.
That
person
must
confess
that
he
or
she
is
guilty,
and
he
or
she
must
pay
to
the
person
to
whom
wrong
was
done
what
others
consider
to
be
a
suitable/proper
payment
for
what
he
has
done,
and
he
must
pay
an extra 20 percent.
If
the
person
against
whom
the
wrong
was
done
has
died
and
there
is
no
relative
to
whom
the
money
can
be
paid,
then
the
money
belongs
to
me,
and
it
must
be
paid
to
the
priest.
In
addition,
the
one
who
did
the
wrong
must
give
a
male
sheep
to
the
priest
to
sacrifice
in
order
that ◄that
person’s
sin
may
be
forgiven/I
can
forgive
that
person
for
his
sin►.
All
the
sacred
offerings
that
the Israelis
bring
to
the
priest
belong
to
the
priest.
The
priest
can
keep
those
gifts.’”
Suspecting
a
wife
of
committing
adultery
Yahweh
also
said
this
to
Moses/me:
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘uppose
a
man
thinks
that
his
wife
has
slept
with
another
man,
but
neither
he
nor
anyone
else
knows
if
it
is
true
or
not,
because
no
one
saw
her
doing
that.
But
if
the
woman’s
husband
is
jealous,
and
if
he suspects
that
she
has
committed
adultery,
and
he
wants
to
know
whether
that
is
true
or
not,
he
should
take
his
wife
to
the
priest.
He
must
take
along
as
an
offering
two quarts/liters
of
barley
flour.
The
priest
must
not
pour
olive
oil
or
incense
on
it,
because
this
is
an
offering
that
the
man
has
brought
because
he ◄is
jealous/wants
his
wife
to
sleep
only
with
him►.
It
is
an
offering
to
find
out
if
she
is
guilty
or
not.
Neither
olive
oil
nor
incense
should
be
used
because
are
associated
with
joy
and
this
is
not
a
time
for
joy.
The
priest
must
tell
the
woman
to
stand
in
front
of
the
altar
in
my
presence.
He
must
put
some
sacred
water
in
a
clay
jar,
and
then
he
must
put
some
dirt
from
the
floor
of
the
Sacred
Tent
into
the
water.
He
must untie/unfasten
the
woman’s
hair.
Then
he
must
put
in
her
hands
the
grain
that
her
jealous
husband
is
offering
to
determine
whether
she
has
committed
adultery
or
not.
The
priest
must
hold
the
bowl
that
contains
bitter
water
that
will
cause ◄the
woman
to
be
cursed/bad
things
to
happen
to
the
woman►
if
she
is
guilty.
The
priest
must
require
her
to
solemnly
declare
that
she
will
tell
the
truth.
Then
he
must
say
to
her, “as
another
man
had
sex [EUP]
with
you?
Have
you
faithfully
slept
only
with
your
husband
or
not?
If
you
have
not
slept
with
another
man,
nothing
bad
will
happen
to
you
if
you
drink
the
water.
But
if
you
have
had
sex
with
another
man,
Yahweh
will
curse
you.
Your
womb
will
shrivel
up
and
your
stomach
will
swell
up.
You
will
never
be
able
to
give
birth
to
children,
and
as
a
result,
everyone
will
curse
you
and
avoid
you.
If
you
have
committed
adultery,
when
you
drink
this
water,
that
is
what
will
happen
to
you.”
Then
the
woman
must
answer, “
If
I
am
guilty,
I
will
not
object
if
that
happens.”
‘Then
the
priest
must
write
with
ink
on
a
small
scroll
these ◄curses/bad
things
that
will
happen
to
her
if
she
is
guilty►
and
then
wash
the
ink
off
into
the
bitter
water.
The
priest
must
take
from
her
the
offering
of
barley
flour
that
she
is
holding,
and
lift
it
up
to
dedicate
it
to
me.
Then
he
must
put
it
on
the
altar
and
burn
part
of
it
as
a
sacrifice.
Then
the
woman
must
drink
the
bitter
water.
If
the
woman
has
committed
adultery,
the
water
will
cause
her
to
suffer
greatly.
Her
stomach
will
swell
up
and
her
womb
will
shrink,
and
she
will
be
unable
to
give
birth
to
children.
And
then
her ◄relatives/fellow Israelis►
will
curse
her.
But
if
she ◄is
innocent/has
not
committed
adultery►,
her
body
will
not
be
harmed,
and
she
will
still
be
able
to
give
birth
to
children.
‘hat
is
the
ritual
that
must
be
performed
when
a
woman
who
is
married
has
been
unfaithful
to
her
husband,
or
when
a
man
is
jealous
and suspects
that
his
wife
has
had
sex
with
another
man.
The
priest
must
tell
that
woman
to
stand
at
the
altar
in
my
presence
and
obey
these
instructions.
Even
if
the
woman
has
not
done
what
the
husband suspected,
he
will
not
be
punished [MTY]
for
doing
something
wrong
by
bringing
his
wife
to
the
priest.
But
if
his
wife
is
guilty,
she
will
suffer
as
a
result.’”
Rules about Nazir-men
Yahweh
also
said
this
to
Moses/me:
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘f
any
of
you
wants
to
make
a
solemn
promise
to
dedicate
himself
to
belong
to
me
in
a
special
way,
after
you
obey
these
instructions,
you
will
be
called
a Nazir-man,
which
means “dedicated
man”.
You
must
not
drink
any
wine
or
other alcoholic/fermented
drink.
You
must
not
drink
any
vinegar
made
from
wine
or
from
any
other alcoholic/fermented
drink.
You
must
not
drink
grape
juice
or
eat
grapes
or
raisins.
You
must
not
eat
anything
that
comes
from grapevines,
not
even
the
skins
or
seeds
of
grapes,
during
the
time
that
you
are
a Nazir-man.
‘ven
your
hair
will
be
dedicated
to
me
during
the
time
that
you
area Nazir-man,
so
you
must
never
allow
anyone
to
cut
your
hair.
Until
the
time
that
your
solemn
promise
to
dedicate
yourself
to
me
is
ended,
you
must
allow
your
hair
to
grow
long.
And
you
must
not
go
near
a
corpse
during
the
time
that
you
are
a Nazir-man.
Even
if
the
person
who
died
is
your
father
or
your
mother
or
your
brother
or
your
sister,
you
must
not
cause
yourself
to
become
unacceptable
to
me
by
coming
close
to
the
corpse.
Your
long
hair [MTY]
shows
that
you
belong
to
me
in
a
special
way,
so
you
must
not
cut
your
hair.
You
are
required
to
keep
doing
this
all
the
time
that
you
are
dedicated
to
me
in
this
special
way.
‘f
anyone
dies
very
suddenly
when
he
is
near
you,
then
your
hair
that
you
have
dedicated
to
me
is
no
longer
sacred.
So
you
must
wait
seven
days
and
then
shave
it
all
off.
Then
you
must
perform
a
special
ritual
to
cause
yourself
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again.
The
next
day
you
must
bring
two
doves
or
two
young
pigeons
to
the
priest
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
‘he
priest
must
kill
the
birds
and
offer
them
as
sacrifices.
One
of
them
will
be
an
offering
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
for
the
sins
you
have
committed,
and
the
other
will
be
an
offering
that
is
burned
completely
to
please
me.
After
the
priest
burns
them
on
the
altar,
I
will
forgive
you
for
having
come
close
to
a
corpse,
and
when
your
hair
grows
again
it
will
be
dedicated
to
me
again.
The
amount
of
time
that
you
were
set
apart
for
me
the
previous
time
does
not
count,
because
you
had
become
unacceptable
to
me
by
coming
close
to
a
corpse
during
the
time
that
you
were
a Nazir-man.
So
you
must
again
make
a
solemn
promise
to
dedicate
yourself
to
me
for
the
entire
amount
of
time
that
you indicated
the
previous
time.
And
you
must
also
sacrifice
a one-year-old
lamb
for
not
doing
what
you
were
required
to
do.
‘hen
the
time
that
you
promised
to
dedicate
yourself
to
me
is
ended,
go
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
offer
as
sacrifices
to
me
three
animals
that
have
no defects:
Offer
a one-year-old
ram
that
will
be
burned
completely,
a one-year-old
female
lamb
as
a
sacrifice
to
enable
me
to
forgive
your
sins,
and
one full-grown
ram
as
a
sacrifice
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
‘hen
you
bring
those
animals,
you
must
also
bring
some
wine
to
offer
as
a
sacrifice.
And
you
must
also
bring
a
basket
of
bread
that
you
have
made
with
very
good
flour
and
olive
oil.
But
you
must
not
put
any
yeast
in
the
bread.
Also brush/spread
some
olive
oil
on
some
thin
wafers
and
bring
them
to
the
priest.
‘he
priest
will
put
the
young
lamb
and
the
young
ram
on
the
altar
and
completely
burn
them,
in
order
that
I
will
be
pleased
and
will
forgive
you
for
your
sins.
Then
he
will
kill
the full-grown
ram
as
an
offering
to
restore
fellowship
with
me,
and
he
will
also
burn
on
the
altar
some
of
the
bread
and
the
grain
and
wine.
‘fter
that,
you
must
stand
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
shave
off
your
hair.
Then
you
must
put
that
hair
in
the
fire
that
is
under
the
animal
that
has
been
sacrificed
on
the
altar
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
‘he
meat
from
the
ram’s
shoulder
must
be
boiled.
After
it
is
cooked,
the
priest
will
take
it
along
with
one
of
the
loaves
of
bread
and
one
wafer
which
has
been brushed
with
olive
oil,
and
he
will
put
them
in
your
hands.
Then
the
priest
will
take
them
back
and
lift
them
up
high
to
dedicate
them
to
me.
They
now
belong
to
the
priest,
and
he
is
permitted
to
eat
some
of
the
meat
from
the
ram’s
shoulder
and
from
its
ribs
and
from
one
of
its
thighs,
because
that
meat
is
his
share
of
the
sacrifice.
After
that,
you
will
no
longer
be
a Nazir-man,
and
you
will
again
be
permitted
to
drink
wine.
‘hose
are
the
regulations
about
the
offerings
that Nazir-men
solemnly
promise
to
bring
to
me
to
end
their
time
of
being
dedicated
to
me.
They
must
bring
these
offerings,
but
if
they
want
to,
they
may
bring additional
offerings.
And
they
must
do
everything
that
they
solemnly
promised
to
do
when
they
dedicated
themselves
to
me.’”
The
blessing
for
the
people
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
Aaron
and
his
sons
that
when
they
ask
me
to
bless
the
people,
they
must
say,
‘I
desire
that
Yahweh
will
bless
you
and
protect
you,
and
that
he
will
smile
at
you
and
act
kindly
toward
you,
and
that
he
will
be
good
to
you [IDM]
and
cause
things
to
go
well
for
you.’”
Then
Yahweh
said, “If
Aaron
and
his
sons
ask
me
to
bless
the Israeli
people,
truly
I
will
bless
them.”
The offerings brought to the Sacred Tent
When
Moses/I
had
finished
setting
up
the
Sacred
Tent,
he/I
dedicated [MTY]
it
to
Yahweh.
He/I
also
dedicated
the
things
that
are
inside
the
tent,
and
the
altar
for
burning
sacrifices,
and
all
the
things
that
would
be
used
at
the
altar.
Then
the
leaders
of
the
twelve Israeli
tribes,
the
same
men
who
had
helped
Aaron
and
Moses/me
to
count
the
men
who
could
fight
in
battles,
came
to
the
tent,
bringing
gifts
to
Yahweh.
They
brought
six sturdy/large
carts
and
twelve
oxen,
one
ox
from
each
of
the
leaders
and
a
cart
from
each
of
the
two
leaders.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Accept
these
gifts,
in
order
that
the
descendants
of
Levi
can
use
them
for
carrying
the
sacred
items
that
are
here
at
the
Sacred
Tent.”
So
Moses/I
took
the
carts
and
oxen
and
gave
them
to
the
descendants
of
Levi.
He/I
gave
two
carts
and
four
oxen
to
the
descendants
of
Gershon
for
their
work,
and
he/I
gave
four
carts
and
eight
oxen
to
the
descendants
of
Merari
for
their
work.
Aaron’s
son
Ithamar
was
the
supervisor
of
all
their
work.
But
he/I
did
not
give
any
carts
or
oxen
to
the
descendants
of
Kohath,
because
they
took
care
of
the
sacred
items
that
were
to
be
carried
on
their
shoulders,
not
on
carts.
On
the
day
that
the
altar
was
dedicated [MTY],
the
twelve
leaders
brought
other
gifts
to
be
dedicated
and
put
them
in
front
of
the
altar.
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Each
of
the
next
twelve
days
one
leader
should
bring
his
gifts
for
the
dedication
of
the
altar.”
These
are
the
gifts
that
each
of
the
leaders
brought:
—a
silver
dish
that
weighed ◄more
than
three
pounds/1.5 kg.►,
and
a
silver
bowl
that
weighed ◄almost
two
pounds/800 grams►,
both
of
which
were
full
of
good
flour
and
mixed
with
olive
oil
to
be
offerings
of
grain;
they
both
were
weighed
using
the
standard
scales;
—a
small
gold
dish
that
weighed ◄four ounces/14 grams►,
filled
with
incense;
—a
young
bull,
a
full-grown
ram,
and
a one-year-old
ram,
to
be
sacrifices
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar;
—a
goat
to
be
sacrificed
to
enable
me
to
forgive
the
people
for
the
sins
they
have
committed;
—and
two
bulls,
five full-grown
rams,
five
male
goats,
and
five
rams
that
were one-year-old,
to
be
sacrifices
to
maintain
the
people’s
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
This
was
the
order
in
which
the
leaders
brought
their
gifts:
on
the
first
day,
Nahshon,
son
of
Amminadab
from
the
tribe
of
Judah
brought
his
gifts;
on
the
next/second
day,
Nethanel,
son
of
Zuar,
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar;
on
the
next/third
day,
Eliab,
son
of
Helon,
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun;
on
the
next/fourth
day,
Elizur,
son
of
Shedeur,
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben;
on
the
next/fifth
day,
Shelumiel,
son
of Jurishhaddai,
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon;
on
the
next/sixth
day,
Eliasaph,
son
of
Deuel,
from
the
tribe
of
Gad;
on
the
next/seventh
day,
Elishama,
son
of
Ammihud,
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim;
on
the
next/eighth
day,
Gamaliel,
son
of
Pedahzur,
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh;
on
the
next/ninth
day,
Abidan,
son
of
Gideoni,
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
on
the
next/tenth
day,
Ahiezer,
son
of
Ammishaddai,
from
the
tribe
of
Dan;
on
the
next/eleventh
day,
Pagiel,
son
of Acran,
from
the
tribe
of
Asher;
on
the
next/twelfth
day,
Ahira,
son
of
Enam,
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
When
the
altar
was
dedicated
to
Yahweh,
those
twelve
leaders
brought
these
gifts:
—twelve
silver
plates
and
twelve
silver
bowls,
weighing
a
total
of
about ◄60
pounds/27.6 kg.►,
each
of
them
being
weighed
on
the
scales
kept
in
the
Sacred
Tent;
—twelve
gold
dishes
filled
with
incense,
weighing
a
total
of
about ◄three
pounds/1.4 kg.►,
each
being
weighed
on
those
same
scales;
—twelve
bulls,
twelve
full-grown
rams,
and
twelve one-year-old
rams,
to
be
sacrifices
that
were
completely
burned,
along
with
the
grain
offerings;
—twelve
goats
to
be
sacrificed
to
forgive
the
people
for
the
sins
they
have
committed;
—and 24
bulls, 60 full-grown
rams, 60
goats,
and 60
rams
that
were one-year-old,
to
be
sacrifices
to
maintain
the
people’s
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
Whenever
Moses/I
entered
the
Sacred
Tent
to
talk
with
Yahweh,
he/I
heard
Yahweh’s
voice
speaking
between
the
two
images
of
creatures
with
wings
that
were
above
the
lid
of
the
sacred
chest.
Aaron set up the lampstand
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
Aaron
to
put
the
seven
lamps
on
the
lampstand
and
place
them
in
such
a
way
that
they
shine
toward
the
front
of
the
lampstand.”
So
Moses/I
told
him
what
Yahweh
said,
and
he
did
that.
The
lampstand
had
been
made
from
gold
that
had
been
hammered
from
one
large
lump
of
gold,
from
its
base
to
the decorations
at
the
top
that
resembled
flowers.
The
lampstand
was
made
exactly
like
Yahweh
had
told
Moses/me
that
it
should
be
made.
Instructions
for
dedicating
the
descendants
of
Levi
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“You
must
cause
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
be
acceptable
to
me
by
setting
them
apart
from
the
other Israeli
people.
Do
that
by sprinkling
them
with
water
which
will symbolize
their
being
freed/cleansed
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins.
Then
they
must
shave
off
all
the
hair
on
their
bodies
and
wash
their
clothes.
Then
they
must
bring
to
the
Sacred
Tent
one
bull
and
some
grain
mixed
with
olive
oil.
Those
things
will
be
burned
as
sacrifices.
They
must
also
bring
another
bull
that
will
enable
me
to
forgive
them
for
the
sins
they
have
committed.
Then
you
must
summon
all
the Israeli
people
to
come
together
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
to
gather
around
the
descendants
of
Levi.
Then
the Israeli
people
must
lay
their
hands
on
the
descendants
of
Levi.
Aaron
must
then
present
them
to
me
to
be
a
gift
from
the Israeli
people,
in
order
that
they
can
work
for
me
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
“fter
that,
the
descendants
of
Levi
must
place
their
hands
on
the
heads
of
the
two
bulls.
Then
the
bulls
will
be
killed
and
burned
on
the
altar.
One
will
be
an
offering
to
enable
me
to
forgive
them
for
the
sins
they
have
committed,
and
the
other
will
be
completely
burned
to
please
me.
The
descendants
of
Levi
must
stand
at
the
altar
in
front
of
Aaron
and
his
sons,
and
you
must
then
dedicate
to
me
the
descendants
of
Levi.
This
ritual
will
show
that
the
descendants
of
Levi
are
set
apart
from
the
other Israelis
and
that
they
belong
to
me.
“fter
the
descendants
of
Levi
have
been
made
acceptable
to
me,
and
presented
to
me
like
a
special
offering,
they
may
start
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
will
belong
to
me.
They
will
work
for
me
as substitutes
for
the
firstborn
males
of
all
the Israelis,
who
also
belong
to
me.
All
the
firstborn
males
in
Israel,
both
the
people
and
the
animals,
are
mine.
When
I
caused
all
the
firstborn
sons
of
the
people
of
Egypt
to
die,
I ◄spared/did
not
kill►
the
firstborn
males
of
the Israelis.
I
set
them
apart
to
belong
to
me.
I
said
that
the
firstborn
males
of
all
their domestic
animals
would
also
belong
to
me.
But
now
I
have
chosen
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
take
the
places
of
the
firstborn
males
of
other Israelis.
I
have
appointed
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
help
Aaron
and
his
sons
at
the
Sacred
Tent,
as
Aaron
and
his
sons
offer
the
sacrifices
so
that
the Israeli
people’s
sins
will
be
forgiven,
and
to
prevent
the Israelis
from
coming
close
to
the
tent
with
the
result
that
a
plague
would
cause
many
of
them
to
become
sick
and
die.”
Aaron
and
Moses/I
and
the
other Israelis
helped
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
do
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded.
The
descendants
of
Levi
sprinkled
themselves
with
water
to symbolize
that
they
had
been
freed/cleansed
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins,
and
they
washed
their
clothes.
Then
Aaron
brought
them
to
the
altar
to
present
them
to
Yahweh,
and
he
offered
sacrifices
to
cleanse
them
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins
and
cause
them
to
become
acceptable
to
Yahweh.
After
that,
the
descendants
of
Levi
started
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent
to
assist
Aaron
and
his
sons.
They
did
that
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
Yahweh
also
said
this
to
Moses/me:
“The
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
between 25
and 50
years
old
will
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
But
after
they
become 50
years
old,
they
must ◄retire/not
do
that
work
anymore►.
They
may
help
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
to
do
their
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent,
but
they
must
not
do
the
work
themselves.
That
is
what
you
must
tell
them
about
the
work
they
will
do.”
They celebrated Passover again
One
year
after
the Israelis
left
Egypt,
during
the
month
of
March,
while
they
were
in
the
Sinai
Desert,
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
the Israeli
people
that
they
must
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival
again.
They
must
do
it
on
the
fourteenth
day
of
this
month,
early
in
the
evening,
and
they
must
obey
all
the
instructions
about
it
that
I
gave
you
previously.”
So
Moses/I
told
the
people
what
Yahweh
had
said
about
celebrating
the
Passover.
The
people
celebrated
it,
there
in
the
Sinai
Desert,
in
the
evening
of
the
fourteenth
day
of
the
month,
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me.
But
some
of
the Israeli
people
had
touched
a
corpse,
and
as
a
result
they
had
become unfit
to
celebrate
the
Passover.
So
they
asked
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
“It
is
true
that
we
have
touched
a
corpse.
But
why
should
that
prevent
us
from
celebrating
the
Passover
Festival
and
offering
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
like
everyone
else [RHQ]?”
Moses/I
replied, “Wait
here
until
I
go
into
the
Sacred
Tent
and
find
out
what
Yahweh
says
about
it.”
So
Moses/I
went
into
the
tent
and
asked
Yahweh
what
he/I
should
tell
the
people,
and
this
is
what
Yahweh
said:
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
If
any
of
you
or
your
descendants
touch
a
corpse
and
as
a
result
become
unacceptable
to
me,
or
if
you
are
away
from
home
on
a
long
trip
at
the
time
to
celebrate
the
Passover,
you
will
still
be
permitted
to
celebrate
it.
But
you
must
celebrate
it
exactly
one
month
later,
early
in
the
evening
of
the
fourteenth
day
of
that
month.
Eat
the
meat
of
the
lamb
for
the
Passover
Festival
with
bread
that
is
baked
without
yeast
and
eat
bitter
herbs.
Do
not
leave
any
of
it
until
the
next
morning.
And
do
not
break
any
of
the lamb’s
bones.
Obey
all
the
regulations
about
celebrating
the
Passover.
But
if
any
of
you
has
not
done
anything
that
would
make
you unfit
to
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival,
and
you
are
not
away
from
home
on
a
long
trip,
and
you
do
not
sacrifice
to
me
at
the
proper
time,
you
will
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people. ◄You
will
be
punished/I
will
punish
you►.
Foreigners
who
live
among
you
may
also
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival,
if
they
obey
all
my
commands
concerning
it.”
A
cloud
covered
the
Sacred
Tent
On
the
day
that
the
Sacred
Tent
was
set
up,
a
cloud
covered
it.
From
the
time
that
the
sun
set
until
the
time
that
the
sun
rose
the
next
day,
the
cloud
resembled
a
huge
fire.
And
that
is
what
happened
every
day
that
we/the Israelis
were
in
the
desert.
When
the
cloud
rose
up
and
started
to
move
to
a
new
location,
we/they
followed
it.
When
the
cloud
stopped,
we/the Israelis
stopped
there
and
set
up
their
tents.
We/They
traveled
when
Yahweh,
by
causing
the
cloud
to
move
or
stop, signaled
to
us/them
when
to
move
and
when
to
stop.
When
the
cloud
stayed
over
the
Sacred
Tent,
we/the Israelis
stayed
at
that
place.
Sometimes
the
cloud
stayed
over
the
tent
for
a
long
time,
so
when
that
happened,
we/they
did
not
travel.
Sometimes
the
cloud
remained
over
the
tent
for
only
a
few
days.
We/The
people
stopped
and
set
up
our/their
tents
as
Yahweh
commanded
us/them,
and
we/they
traveled
to
a
new
location
when
Yahweh
commanded
us/them
to
do
that.
Sometimes
the
cloud
stayed
in
one
place
for
only
one
day.
When
that
happened,
when
the
cloud
rose
up
into
the
sky
the
next
morning,
then
we/they
traveled.
Whenever
the
cloud
moved,
during
the
day
or
during
the
night,
we/they
traveled.
If
the
cloud
stayed
over
the
Sacred
Tent
for
two
days,
or
for
a
month,
or
for
a
year,
during
that
time
we/they
stayed
where
we/they
were.
But
when
the
cloud
rose
up
into
the
sky,
we/they
started
to
travel.
When
Yahweh
commanded
us/them
to
stop
and
set
up
our/their
tents,
we/they
did
that.
When
he
told
us/them
to
move,
we/they
moved.
We/They
did
whatever
Yahweh
told
Moses/me
that
we/they
should
do.
The silver trumpets
Yahweh
also
told
Moses/me,
“
Tell
someone
to
make
two
trumpets
by hammering
each
one
from
one
lump
of
silver.
Blow
the
trumpets
to
summon
the
people
to
come
together
and
also
to
signal
that
they
must
move
their
tents
to
a
new
location.
If
both
trumpets
are
blown,
it
means
that
everyone
must
gather
together
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
If
only
one
trumpet
is
blown,
it
means
that
only
the
twelve
leaders
of
the
tribes
must
gather
together.
If
the
trumpets
are
blown
loudly,
the
tribes
that
are
to
the
east
of
the
Sacred
Tent
should
start
to
travel.
When
the
trumpets
are
blown
loudly
the
second
time,
the
tribes
that
are
to
the
south
should
start
to
travel.
The
loud
blasts
on
the
trumpet
will
signal
that
they
should
start
to
travel.
When
you
want
only
to
gather
the
people
together,
blow
the
trumpets,
but
do
not
blow
them
as
loudly.
“he
priests
who
are
descended
from
Aaron
are
the
ones
who
should
blow
the
trumpets.
That
is
a
regulation
that
will
never
be
changed.
When
you
fight
against
enemies
who
attack
you
in
your
own
land,
tell
the
priests
to
blow
the
trumpets
loudly.
I,
Yahweh,
your
God,
will
hear
that,
and
I
will
rescue
you
from
your
enemies.
Also
tell
the
priests
to
blow
the
trumpets
when
the
people
are
happy,
and
at
the
festivals
each
year,
and
at
the
times
when
they
celebrate
the
new
moon
each
month.
Tell
them
to
blow
the
trumpets
when
the
people
bring
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned,
and
when
they
bring
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
If
they
do
that,
it
will
help
you
to
remember
that
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
will
help
you.”
The Israelis
traveled
On
the
twentieth
day
of
May
in
the
second
year
after
the/we Israelis
left
Egypt,
the
cloud
rose
up
from
above
the
Sacred
Tent.
So
we/the Israelis
traveled
from
the
Sinai
Desert,
and
we/they
continued
traveling
north
until
the
cloud
stopped
in
the
Paran
Desert.
That
was
the
first
time
we/they
moved,
obeying
the
instructions
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
Moses/me
to
tell
them.
The
group
that
went
first,
carrying
their
flag/banner,
was
the
group
from
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Nahshon,
the
son
of
Amminadab,
was
their
leader.
The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar
followed
them.
Nethanel,
the
son
of
Zuar,
was
their
leader.
The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
went
next.
Eliab,
the
son
of
Helon,
was
their
leader.
Then
they
dismantled
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
the
descendants
of
Gershon
and
Merari
carried
it,
and
they
went
next.
The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben
went
next,
carrying
their
flag.
Elizur,
the
son
of
Shedeur,
was
their
leader.
The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon
was
next.
Shelumiel,
the
son
of
Zurishaddai,
was
their
leader.
The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Gad
was
next.
Eliasaph,
the
son
of
Deuel,
was
their
leader.
The
group
descended
from
Kohath
was
next.
They
carried
the
sacred
items
from
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
Sacred
Tent
itself
was
set
up
at
the
new
location
before
they
arrived
there.
The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
was
next,
carrying
their
flag.
Elishama,
the
son
of
Ammihud,
was
their
leader.
The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
went
next.
Gamaliel,
the
son
of
Pedahzur,
was
their
leader.
The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
went
next.
Abidan,
the
son
of
Gideoni,
was
their
leader.
The
ones
who
went
last
were
the
group
from
the
tribe
of
Dan,
carrying
their
flag.
Ahiezer,
the
son
of
Ammishaddai,
was
their
leader.
The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Asher
went
next.
Pagiel,
the
son
of
Ocran,
was
their
leader.
The
group
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
went
last.
Ahira,
the
son
of
Enan,
was
their
leader.
That
was
the
order
in
which
the
groups
of Israeli
tribes
traveled.
One
day
Moses/I
said
to
his/my
brother-in-law
Hobab,
the
son
of
Reuel
from
the
Midian people-group, “We
are
on
the
way
to
the
place
that
Yahweh
promised
to
give
to
us.
Come
with
us,
and
we
will
take
good
care
of
you,
because
Yahweh
has
promised
to
do
good
things
for
us Israeli
people.”
But
Hobab
replied, “No,
I
will
not
go
with
you.
I
want
to
return
to
my
own
land
and
to
my
own
family.”
But
Moses/I
said, “Please
do
not
leave
us.
You
know
the
places
where
we
can
set
up
our
tents
in
this
desert,
and
you
can
guide
us.
Come
with
us.
We
will
share
with
you
all
the
good
things
that
Yahweh
gives
to
us.”
So
Hobab
agreed
to
go
with
them.
The Israelis
left
Sinai
Mountain,
which
they
called
Yahweh’s
Mountain,
and
they
walked
for
three
days.
The
men
carrying
the
sacred
chest
went
in
front
of
the
other
people
for
those
three
days,
and
they
kept
looking
for
a
place
to
set
up
their
tents.
The
cloud
sent
by
Yahweh
was
over
them
every
day.
Each
morning
when
the
men
who
were
carrying
the
sacred
chest
started
to
walk,
Moses/I
said,
“Yahweh,
arise!
Scatter
your
enemies!
Cause
those
who
hate
you
to
run
away
from
you!”
And
each
time
the
men
stopped
to
set
down
the
sacred
chest,
Moses/I
said,
“Yahweh,
stay
close
to
the
thousands
of
us Israelis!”
Yahweh sent fire because the people complained
One
day
the
people
complained
to
Yahweh
about
their
troubles.
When
Yahweh
heard
what
they
were
saying,
he
became
angry.
So
he
sent
a
fire
which
burned
among
the
people
at
the
edge
of
their
camp.
Then
the
people
cried
out
to
Moses/me,
and
he/I
prayed
to
Yahweh.
Then
the
fire
stopped
burning.
So
they
called
that
place
Taberah,
which
means ‘urning’,
because
the
fire
from
Yahweh
had
burned
among
them.
Seventy
leaders
were
chosen
to
help
Moses
Then
some troublemakers
from
other people-groups
who
were
traveling
with
the Israelis
began
to
want
better
food.
And
when
they
started
complaining
the Israeli
people
also
started
to
complain.
They
said, “We
wish
we
had
some
meat!
We
remember
the
fish
that
we
ate
while
we
were
in
Egypt,
fish
that
was
given
to
us
without ◄cost/asking
us
to
pay
for
it►.
And
we
had
all
the
cucumbers,
melons,
leeks,
onions,
and
garlic
that
we
wanted.
But
now
we
do
not
have
any
desire
to
eat,
because
all
we
have
to
eat
is
this
manna!”
The
manna
resembled
small
white
seeds.
Each
morning
the
people
would
go
out
and
gather
some
from
the
surface
of
the
ground.
Then
they
made
flour
by
grinding
it
or
pounding
it
with
stones.
Then
they
added
water
and
boiled
it
in
a
pot,
or
they
made
flat
cakes
with
it
and
baked
them.
The
cakes
tasted
like
bread
that
was
baked
with
olive
oil.
Each
night
the
manna
came
down
on
their
ground
where
their
tents
were,
like
dew
from
the
sky.
Moses/I
heard
all
the Israeli
people
complaining
as
they
were
standing
in
the
entrances
of
their
tents.
Yahweh
became
very
angry,
and
Moses/I
was
also
very perturbed.
He/I
went
into
the
Sacred
Tent
and
asked
Yahweh, “Why
have
you
caused
me,
your
servant,
to
experience
this
trouble [RHQ]?
Act mercifully
to
me!
What
wrong
have
I
done,
with
the
result
that
you
have
appointed
me
to
take
care
of
all
of
these
people [RHQ]?
◄I
am
not
their
father./Am
I
their
father?► [RHQ]
Why
have
you
told
me
to
take
care
of
them
like
a
woman
carries
around
her
baby
and ◄nurses
it/gives
it
her
milk► [MET, RHQ]?
How
can
I
take
them
to
the
land
that
you
promised
to
give
to
our
ancestors [RHQ]?
Where
can
I
get
meat
to
feed
all
these
people?
They
keep
complaining
to
me,
saying, ‘Give
us
some
meat
to
eat!’
I
cannot
carry
all
these
people’s
burdens
by
myself!
They
are
like
a
heavy
load [MET],
and
I
cannot
carry
this
very
heavy
load
anymore.
If
you
intend
to
act
like
this
toward
me,
kill
me
now.
If
you
are
really
concerned
about
me,
be
kind
to
me
and
kill
me
to
end
my
misery
of
trying
to
take
care
of
them!”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Summon 70
men
whom
you
know
are
leaders
among
the Israeli
people.
Tell
them
to
stand
with
you
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
I
will
come
down
and
talk
with
you
there.
Then
I
will
take
some
of
the
power
of
my
Spirit
that
you
have,
and
I
will
put
that
power
on
them
also.
They
will
help
you
to
take
care
of
some
of
the
things
that
the
people
are
concerned
about,
in
order
that
you
will
not
need
to
do
it
alone.
“urthermore,
say
to
the
people, ‘Make
yourselves
acceptable
to
me,
and
tomorrow
you
will
have
meat
to
eat.
You
were
complaining,
and
Yahweh
heard
you
when
you
were
saying, “We
want
some
meat
to
eat.
We
had
better
food
in
Egypt!”
Now
Yahweh
will
give
you
some
meat,
and
you
will
eat
it.
You
will
eat
meat
not
only
for
one
or
two
days,
nor
only
for
five
or
ten
or 20
days.
You
will
eat
meat
every
day
for
one
month,
and
then
you
will
loathe/despise
it,
and
it
will
cause
you
to
want
to
vomit.
This
will
happen
because
you
have
rejected
Yahweh
who
is
here
among
you,
and
you
have
wailed
in
his
presence,
saying
“e
would
have
had
better
food
to
eat
if
we
had
not
left
Egypt [RHQ].”’”
But
Moses/I
replied
to
Yahweh, “There
are 600,000
men
plus
women
and
children
here
with
me,
so ◄
why
do
you
say ‘I
will
give
them
plenty
of
meat
every
day
for
a
month!’?/it
does
not
seem
right
for
you
to
say ‘I
will
give
them
plenty
of
meat
every
day
for
a
month!’► [RHQ]
Even
if
we
killed
all
the
sheep
and
cattle,
that
would
not [RHQ]
be
enough
to
provide
meat
for
all
of
them
Even
if
we
caught
all
the
fish
in
the
sea
and
gave
it
to
them,
that
would
not
be
enough [RHQ]!”
But
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Do
you
think
that
I [SYN]
have
no
power?
You
will
now
see
if
I
can
do
what
I
say
I
will
do.”
So
Moses/I
went
out
from
the
Sacred
Tent
and
told
the
people
what
Yahweh
had
said.
Then
he/I
gathered
together
the 70
leaders
and
told
them
to
stand
around
the
Sacred
Tent.
Then
Yahweh
came
down
in
the
cloud
that
was
above
the
tent
and
spoke
to
Moses/me.
He
took
some
of
the
power
of
the
Spirit
that
he
had
given
to
Moses/me
and
gave
it
to
the 70
leaders.
By
means
of
the
power
of
the
Spirit
within
them,
they ◄prophesied/spoke
messages
that
Yahweh
gave
them►,
but
they
did
that
only
once.
Two
of
the
leaders
whom
Moses/I
appointed,
Eldad
and
Medad,
were
not
there
when
the
rest
of
them
gathered
together.
They
had
not
left
their
tents
to
go
and
stand
around
the
Sacred
Tent.
But
Yahweh’s
Spirit
came
on
them
also,
and
they
started
to ◄prophesy/speak
messages
from
Yahweh►.
So
a
young
man
ran
and
told
Moses/me, “Eldad
and
Medad
are
prophesying
in
all
their
tents!”
Joshua,
who
had
helped
Moses/me
since
he
was
a
young
man,
said, “Sir,
tell
them
to
stop
doing
that!”
But
Moses/I
replied, “◄Are
you
worried
that
they
might
injure
my
reputation/Do
you
think
that
I
want
to
be
the
only
one
who
prophesies► [RHQ]?
I
wish
that
all
Yahweh’s
people
could ◄prophesy/speak
messages
from
Yahweh►.
I
wish
that
Yahweh
would
give
the
power
of
his
Spirit
to
all
of
them!”
Then
Moses/I
and
all
the
leaders
went
back
to
their/our
tents.
Then
Yahweh
sent
a
strong
wind
from
the
sea.
It
blew
quail
into
the
area
all
around
the
camp
for
miles
in
every
direction,
and
caused
the
quail
to
fall
onto
the
ground.
They
were
piled
up
on
the
ground
about ◄3
feet/1 meter►
high!
So
the
people
went
out
and
gathered
up
the
quail
all
that
day,
and
all
that
night,
and
all
of
the
following
day.
It
seemed
as
though
everyone
gathered
at
least 50 bushels!
They
spread
the
quail
out
on
the
ground
all
around
the
camp,
so
that
the
quail
would
dry
out.
Then
they
cooked
them
and
started
to
eat
them.
But
while
they
were
still
eating
the
meat [MTY],
Yahweh
showed
that
he
was
very
angry
with
them.
He
struck
them
with
a
severe
plague/sickness,
and
many
people
died.
The
people
who
died
and
were
buried
were
the
ones
who
had
said
they
wanted
to
eat
meat
like
they
had
formerly
eaten
in
Egypt.
So
they
called
that
place
Kibroth-Hattaavah,
which
means ‘graves
of
those
who craved’.
From
there,
the Israelis
continued
walking
east
until
they
arrived
at
Hazeroth
town,
where
they
stopped
and
stayed
for
a
long
time.
Miriam and Aaron were jealous of Moses
Moses’/My
older
sister
Miriam
and
his/my
older
brother
Aaron
were
saying
this: “Is
Moses
the
only
one
to
whom
Yahweh
has
spoken
messages
to
tell
to
us [RHQ]?
Does
Yahweh
not
speak
messages
to
us
two
also?”
They
told
people
that
they
were
saying
that
because
Moses/I
had
married
a
woman
who
was
a
descendant
of
the
Cush people-group,
but
they
were
really
saying
that
because
they ◄were
jealous/did
not
want
Moses/me
to
be
the
only
leader
of
the Israeli
people►.
But
Yahweh
heard
what
they
were
saying.
The
truth
was
that
Moses/I
was
very
humble.
He/I
was
more
humble
than
anyone
else
on
the
earth
and
Moses/I
had
not
appointed
himself/myself
to
be
their
leader.
So
immediately
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
and
to
Aaron
and
Miriam.
He
said, “All
three
of
you
must
go
and
stand
at
the
Sacred
Tent.”
So
they/we
did
that.
Then
Yahweh
descended
to
the
entrance
of
the
tent
in
a
cloud
that
resembled
a
huge
white
pillar.
He
told
Aaron
and
Miriam
to
step
forward,
so
they
did.
Then
he
said
to
them,
“Listen
to
me!
When
a
prophet
is
among
you,
I
usually
reveal
myself
to
him
by allowing
him
to
see
visions,
and
I
speak
to
him
in
dreams.
But
that
is
not
the
way
I
speak
to
my
servant
Moses.
I
trust
that
he
will
lead
my
people
well.
So
I
talk
to
him face-to-face.
I
speak
to
him ◄clearly/using
words
that
he
will
understand
easily►,
not
using
parables.
He
has
even
seen
what
I
look
like.
So
you
should
be
afraid
to
criticize
my
servant
Moses!”
Yahweh
was
very
angry
with
Miriam
and
Aaron,
and
he
left.
When
the
cloud
rose
up
from
the
Sacred
Tent,
Aaron
looked
at
Miriam,
and
he
saw
that
her
skin
was
as
white
as
snow,
because
she
now
had
leprosy.
Aaron
said
to
Moses/me, “My
master,
please
do
not
punish
us
for
this
sin
that
we
have
foolishly
committed.
Do
not
allow
Miriam
to
be
like
a
baby
that
is
already
dead
when
it
is
born,
whose
flesh
is
already
half
decayed!”
So
Moses/I
cried
out
to
Yahweh,
saying, “God,
I
plead
with
you
to
heal
her!”
But
Yahweh
replied, “If
her
father
had
rebuked
her
for
doing
something
wrong
by
spitting
in
her
face,
she
would
have
been
ashamed
for
seven
days.
She
should
be
ashamed
because
of
what
she
has
done.
So
send
her
outside
the
camp
for
seven
days.
Then
she
will
not
have
leprosy
anymore,
and
she
may
return
to
the
camp.”
So
they
sent
her
outside
the
camp
for
seven
days. ◄The
people/We►
did
not
move
to
another
location
until
she
returned.
But
after
she
returned,
they/we
left
Hazeroth
and
moved
north
in
the
Paran
Desert
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Twelve Israeli men explored Canaan
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Send
some
men
to
Canaan
land
to
explore
it.
That
is
the
land
that
I
will
give
to
you Israelis.
Send
men
who
are
leaders
in
their
tribes.”
So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
commanded
him/me.
He/I
sent
out
twelve Israeli
men
who
were
all
leaders
of
their
tribes.
He/I
sent
them
from
their/our
camp
at
Paran
in
the
desert.
These
are
the
names
of
the
men
and
the
tribes
they
belonged
to:
Shammua,
the
son
of
Zaccur,
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben;
Shaphat,
the
son
of
Hori,
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon;
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
from
the
tribe
of
Judah;
Igal,
the
son
of
Joseph,
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar;
Hoshea,
the
son
of
Nun,
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim;
Palti,
the
son
of
Raphu,
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
Gaddiel,
the
son
of
Sodi,
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun;
Gaddi,
the
son
of
Susi,
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh;
Ammiel,
the
son
of
Gemalli,
from
the
tribe
of
Dan;
Sethur,
the
son
of
Michael,
from
the
tribe
of
Asher;
Nahbi,
the
son
of
Vophsi,
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali;
and
Geuel,
the
son
of Maki,
from
the
tribe
of
Gad.
Those
are
the
names
of
the
men
whom
Moses/I
sent
out
to
explore
Canaan.
Before
they
left,
Moses/I
gave
Hoshea
a
new
name,
Joshua,
which
means ‘ahweh
is
the
one
who
saves.’
Before
Moses/I
sent
them
to
explore
Canaan,
he/I
said
to
them, “Go
through
the
southern
part
of
Canaan,
and
then
go
north
into
the hilly
area.
See
what
the
land
is
like.
See
if
the
people
who
live
there
are
strong
or
weak.
See
if
there
are
many
people
or
only
a
few
people.
Find
out
what
kind
of
land
they
live
in [RHQ].
Is
it
good
or
bad?
Find
out
about
the
towns
in
which
they
live [RHQ].
Do
they
have
walls
around
them
or
not?
Find
out
about
the
soil [RHQ].
Is
it ◄fertile/good
for
growing
crops►
or
not?
Find
out
if
there
are
trees
there [RHQ].
Try
to
bring
back
some
of
the
fruit
that
grows
in
that
land.”
He/I
said
that
because
it
was
the
beginning
of
the
time
to
harvest
grapes.
So
those
men
went
to
Canaan.
They
went
through
the
entire
land,
from
the
Zin
desert
in
the
south
all
the
way
to
Rehob
town
near
Lebo-Hamath
in
the
north.
In
the
south,
they
went
to
Hebron,
where
Ahiman,
Sheshai,
and
Talmai,
huge
men
descended
from
Anak,
lived.
Hebron
was
a
city
that
was
built
seven
years
before
Zoan
city
was
built
in
Egypt.
In
one
valley,
they
cut
from
a grapevine
one
cluster
of
grapes.
Because
it
was
very
large,
they
needed
two
men
to
carry
it
on
a
pole.
They
also
picked
some
pomegranates
and
some
figs
to
carry
back
to
their
camp.
They
called
that
place
Eshcol
which
means ‘cluster’
because
they
had
cut
that
huge
cluster
of
grapes
there.
After
they
explored
the
land
for 40
days,
they
returned
to
their
camp.
The
report
about
Canaan
They
came
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people
in
the
desert
at
Paran.
They
reported
to
everyone
what
they
had
seen.
They
also
showed
them
the
fruit
that
they
had
brought
back.
But
this
is
what
they
reported
to
Moses/me: “We
arrived
in
the
land
that
you
sent
us
to
explore.
It
is
truly
a
beautiful
land,
and
it
is
very
fertile [IDM].
Here
is
some
of
the
fruit.
But
the
people
who
live
there
are
very
strong.
Their
cities
are
large
and
are
surrounded
by
walls.
We
even
saw
some
of
the
huge
descendants
of
Anak
there.
The
descendants
of
Amalek
live
in
the
southern
part
of
the
land,
and
the
descendants
of
Heth,
Jebus,
and Amor
live
in
the hilly
area
to
the
north.
The
descendants
of
Canaan
live
along
the
coast
of
the
Mediterranean
sea
and
along
the
Jordan
River.”
When
they
said
that,
the
people
were
afraid
and
started
to
cry
out
very
loudly.
But
Caleb
told
the
people
who
were
standing
near
Moses/me
to
be
quiet.
Then
he
said, “We
should
go
there
and
take
the
land,
because
we
are
certainly
able
to
conquer
it!”
But
the
men
who
had
gone
with
him
said, “No,
we
cannot
attack
and
defeat
those
people!
They
are
much
stronger
than
we
are!”
So
those
men
gave
to
the Israeli
people
a
bad
report
about
the
land
that
they
had
explored.
They
said, “The
land
that
we
explored
is
very
large;
we
cannot
conquer
it.
And
all
the
people
whom
we
saw
are
very
tall.
We
even
saw
the
descendants
of Nephili
there.
The
descendants
of
Anak
whom
we
saw
there
are
descended
from
the
giant Nephili
people.
When
we
saw
them,
we
felt
as
small
as
grasshoppers [SIM],
and
they
thought
that
we
looked
like
grasshoppers
too!”
The Israeli people continued to complain
That
night,
all
the Israeli
people
cried
loudly.
The
next
day
they
all
complained
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
All
the
men
said, “We
wish
that
we
had
died
in
Egypt,
or
in
this
desert!
Why
is
Yahweh
bringing
us
to
this
land,
where
we
men
will
be
killed
with
swords?
And
our
wives
and
children
will
be
taken
away
to
be
slaves.
Instead
of
going
to
Canaan.
It
would
be
better
for
us
to
return
to
Egypt!”
Then
some
of
them
said
to
each
other, “We
should
choose
a
leader
who
will
take
us
back
to
Egypt!”
Then
Aaron
and
Moses/I
bowed
down
to
pray
in
front
of
all
the Israeli
people
who
had
gathered
there.
Joshua
and
Caleb,
two
of
the
men
who
had
explored
the
land,
tore
their
clothes
because
they
were
very
dismayed.
They
said
to
the Israeli
people, “The
land
that
we
explored
is
very
good.
If
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
us,
he
will
lead
us
into
that
very
fertile [IDM]
land,
and
he
will
give
it
to
us.
So
do
not
rebel
against
Yahweh!
And
do
not
be
afraid
of
the
people
in
that
land!
We
will ◄gobble
them
up/completely
destroy
them► [MET]!
They
do
not
have
anyone
who
will
protect
them,
but
Yahweh
will
be
with
us
and
help
us.
So
do
not
be
afraid
of
them!”
Then
all
the Israeli
people
talked
about
killing
Caleb
and
Joshua
by
throwing
stones
at
them.
But
suddenly
Yahweh’s
glory
appeared
to
them
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “How
long
will
these
people
reject
me [RHQ]?
I
am
tired
of
them
not believing
in
what
I
can
do,
in
spite
of
all
the
miracles
I
have
performed
among
them [RHQ]!
So
I
will
cause
a ◄plague/widespread
sickness►
to
strike
them
and
get
rid
of
them.
But
I
will
cause
your
descendants
to
become
a
great
nation.
They
will
be
a
nation
that
is
much
greater
and
stronger
than
these
people
are.”
But
Moses/I
replied
to
Yahweh, “
Please
do
not
do
that,
because
the
people
of
Egypt
will
hear
about
it!
You
brought
these Israeli
people
from
Egypt
by
your
great
power,
and
the
people
of
Egypt
will
tell
that
to
the
descendants
of
Canaan
who
live
in
this
land.
Yahweh,
they
have
already
heard
about
you.
They
know
that
you
have ◄been
with/helped►
these
people
and
that
they
have
seen
you face-to-face.
They
have
heard
that
your
cloud
is
like
a
huge
pillar
that
stays
over
them,
and
by
using
that
cloud
you
lead
them
during
the
day,
and
the
cloud
becomes
like
a
fire
at
night
to
give
them
light.
If
you
kill
these
people
all
at
one
time,
the people-groups
who
have
heard
about
your
power
will
say,
‘Yahweh
was
not
able
to
bring
them
into
the
land
that
he
promised
to
give
to
them,
so
he
killed
them
in
the
desert.’
“o
Yahweh,
now
show
that
you
are
very
powerful.
You
said,
‘I
do
not
quickly
become
angry;
instead,
I
love
people
very
much,
and
I
forgive
people
for
having
sinned
and
having
disobeyed
my
laws.
But
I
will
always
punish [LIT]
people
who
are
guilty
of
doing
what
is
wrong.
When
parents
sin,
I
will
punish
them,
but
I
will
also
punish
their
children
and
their
grandchildren
and
their great-grandchildren
and
their great-great-grandchildren.’
So,
because
you
love
people
like
that,
forgive
these
people
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed,
just
like
you
have
continued
to
forgive
them
ever
since
they
left
Egypt.”
Then
Yahweh
replied, “I
have
forgiven
them,
as
you
requested
me
to.
But,
just
as
certainly
as
I
live
and
that
people
all
over
the
world
can
see
my ◄glory/glorious
power►,
I
solemnly
declare
this:
All
these
people
saw
my
glory
and
all
the
miracles
that
I
performed
in
Egypt
and
in
the
desert,
but
they
disobeyed
me,
and
many
times
they
tested
whether
they
could
continue
to
do
evil
things
without
my
punishing
them.
Because
of
that,
not
one
of
them
will
see
the
land
that
I
promised
their
ancestors
that
I
would
give
to
them.
No
one
who
rejected
me
will
see
that
land.
But
Caleb,
who
serves
me
well,
is
different
from
the
others.
He
obeys
me
completely.
So
I
will
bring
him
into
that
land
that
he
has
already
seen,
and
his
descendants
will
inherit/possess
some
of
it.
So,
since
the
descendants
of
Amalek
and
Canaan
who
are
living
in
the
valleys
in
Canaan
are
very
strong,
when
you
leave
here
tomorrow,
instead
of
traveling
toward
Canaan,
go
back
along
the
road
through
the
desert towards
the
Red
Sea.”
Yahweh
punished
the Israelis
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
“How
long
will
the
wicked
people
of
this
nation
keep
complaining
about
me [RHQ]?
I
have
heard
everything
that
they
have
grumbled/complained
against
me.
So
now
tell
them
this: ‘Just
as
certainly
as
I,
Yahweh,
live,
I
will
do
exactly
what
you
said
would
happen.
I
will
cause
all
of
you
to
die
here
in
this
desert!
Because
you
grumbled
about
me,
none
of
you
who
are
more
than 20
years
old
and
who
were
counted
when
Moses
counted
everyone
will
enter
the
land
that
I
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
you.
Only
Caleb
and
Joshua
will
enter
that
land.
You
said
that
your
children
would
be
taken
from
you
to
become
slaves,
but
I
will
take
them
into
the
land,
and
they
will
enjoy
living
in
the
land
that
you ◄rejected/said
that
you
could
not
conquer►.
But
as
for
you
adults,
you
will
die
here
in
this
desert.
And
like
shepherds
wander
around
in
the
desert
as
they
take
care
of
their
sheep,
your
children
will
wander
around
in
this
desert
for 40
years.
Because
you adults
were
not
loyal/faithful
to
me,
your
children
will
suffer
until
you
all
die
in
the
desert.
You
will
suffer
for
your
sins
for 40
years.
That
will
be
one
year
for
each
of
the 40
days
that
the
twelve
men
explored
Canaan
land.
And
I
will
be
like
an
enemy
to
you.’
This
will
certainly
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
I
will
do
these
things
to
every
one
in
this
group
who
conspired
against
me.
They ◄conspired
against/decided
together
to
reject►
me
here
in
the
desert,
and
they
will
all
die
right
here
in
this
desert!”
Then
the
ten
men
who
had
explored
Canaan
and
who
had
urged
the
people
to
rebel
against
Yahweh
by
giving
reports
that
discouraged
the
people
were
immediately
struck
with
a
plague/disease
that
Yahweh
sent,
and
they
died.
Of
the
twelve
men
who
had
explored
Canaan,
only
Joshua
and
Caleb
remained
alive.
When
Moses/I
reported
to
the Israeli
people
what
Yahweh
had
said,
many
of
them
were
very
sad.
So
the
people
got
up
early
the
next
morning
and
started
to
go
toward
the hilly
area
in
Canaan.
They
said, “
We
know
that
we
have
sinned,
but
now
we
are
ready
to
enter
the
land
that
Yahweh
promised
to
give
to
us.”
But
Moses/I
said, “Yahweh
commanded
you
to
return
to
the
desert,
so
why
are
you
now disobeying
him [RHQ]?
It
will
not ◄succeed/be possible►.
Do
not
try
to
enter
the
land
now!
If
you
try,
your
enemies
will
defeat
you,
because
Yahweh
will
not ◄be
with/help►
you.
When
you
begin
to
fight
the
descendants
of
Amalek
and
Canaan,
they
will
slaughter
you!
Yahweh
will
abandon
you,
because
you
have
abandoned
him.”
But
even
though
Moses/I
did
not
leave
the
camp,
and
the
sacred
chest
that
contained
the
Ten
Commandments
was
not
taken
from
the
camp,
the
people
began
to
go towards
the hilly
area
in
Canaan.
Then
the
descendants
of
Amalek
and
Canaan
who
lived
in
that hilly
area
came
down
and
attacked
them
and
chased
them
as
far
south
as
the
town
of
Hormah.
Instructions about offerings
Then
Yahweh
told
Moses/me,
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
When
you
arrive
in
the
land
that
I
am
giving
to
you,
you
must
offer
to
me
special
sacrifices
which
will
be
pleasing
to
me
when
the
priest
burns
them
on
the
altar.
Some
of
them
may
be
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Some
of
them
may
be
to indicate
that
you
have
made
a
solemn
promise
to
me.
Some
of
them
may
be
offerings
that
you
yourselves
have
decided
to
make.
Some
of
them
may
be
offerings
at
one
of
the
festivals
that
you
celebrate
each
year.
These
offerings
may
be
taken
from
your
herds
of
cattle
or
from
your
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats.
When
you
give
these
offerings,
you
must
also
bring
to
me
a
grain
offering
of
two quarts/liters
of
nice
flour
mixed
with
one quart/liter
of
olive
oil.
When
you
offer
a
lamb
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
be
completely
burned,
you
must
also
pour
on
the
altar
one quart/liter
of
wine.
‘hen
you
offer
a
ram
to
be
a
sacrifice,
you
must
also
bring
an
offering
of
four quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with ◄a
third
of
a gallon/1.3 liters►
of
olive
oil.
And
also
pour
on
the
altar ◄a
third
of
a gallon/1.3 liters►
of
wine.
While
they
are
being
burned,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
‘ometimes
you
will
offer
a
young
bull
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Sometimes
you
will
offer
a
sacrifice
to indicate
that
you
have
made
a
solemn
promise
to
me.
Sometimes
you
will
offer
a
sacrifice
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
When
you
offer
these
sacrifices,
you
must
also
offer
a
grain
offering
of
six quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
two quarts/liters
of
olive
oil.
Also
pour
on
the
altar
two quarts/liters
of
wine
to
be
an
offering.
While
those
special
gifts
are
being
burned,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
Each
time
someone
offers
a
bull
or
a
ram
or
a
male
lamb
or
a
young
goat
to
be
a
sacrifice,
it
must
be
done
that
way.
You
must
obey
these
instructions
for
each
animal
that
you
bring
to
me
for
an
offering.
‘ll
of
you
people
who
have
been Israelis
all
of
your
lives
must
obey
these
regulations
when
you
offer
sacrifices
that
will
be
pleasing
to
me
when
they
are
burned
on
the
altar.
If
any
foreigners
visit
you
or
live
among
you,
if
they
also
want
to
bring
a
sacrifice
that
will
be
pleasing
to
me
when
it
is
burned
on
the
altar,
they
must
obey
these
same
instructions.
I
consider
that
those
who
have
always
been Israelis
and
those
who
are
foreigners
are
equal,
and
so
they
must
all
obey
the
same
instructions.
All
of
your
descendants
must
also
continue
to
obey
these
instructions.
You Israelis
and
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you
must
all
obey
the
same
instructions.”
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
these
instructions
to
the Israeli
people:
Yahweh
says
this: ‘When
you
arrive
in
the
land
to
which
I
am
taking
you,
and
you
eat
the
crops
that
are
growing
there,
you
must
set
some
of
them
aside
to
be
a
sacred
offering
to
me.
Each
year
set
aside
some
of
the
first
grain
that
you
gather
after
you
have
threshed
it.
Bake
a
loaf
of
bread
from
the
first
flour
that
you
grind
and
bring
it
to
me
to
be
a
sacred
offering.
Every
year,
you
and
your
descendants
must
continue
to
make
and
bring
to
me
a
loaf
of
bread
baked [MTY]
with
flour
from
the
first
part
of
the
grain
that
you
harvest.’”
When
people
sin
unintentionally
or deliberately
“‘There
may
be
times
when
you Israelis
do
not
obey
all
these
instructions
that
I
have
given
to
Moses
to
tell
you,
but
not
because
you
intended
to
disobey
them.
There
may
be
times
when
some
of
your
descendants
do
not
obey
all
these
instructions
that
I
have
given
to
Moses
to
tell
to
you.
If
you
or
they
sin
by
forgetting
to
obey
these
instructions
and
none
of
the Israeli
people
realize
that
they
were
doing
that,
one
young
bull
as
an
offering
for
all
the
people
must
be
brought
to
the
priest.
That
will
be
pleasing
to
me
when
it
is
burned
on
the
altar.
They
must
also
bring
to
me
a
grain
offering
and
an
offering
of
wine,
and
a
male
goat,
to
be
sacrificed
to
enable
me
to
forgive
them
for
the
sins
they
have
committed.
By
offering
these
sacrifices,
the
priest
will
make
atonement
for
all
of
you Israeli
people.
Then,
as
a
result
of
their
bringing
to
me
an
offering
to
be
burned
on
the
altar, ◄you
will
be
forgiven/I
will
forgive
you►,
because
you
sinned
without realizing
that
you
were
sinning.
You Israeli
people
and
the
foreigners
who
are
living
among
you
will
all
be
forgiven.
If
one
person
commits
a
sin
without realizing
that
he
was
sinning,
that
person
must
bring
to
me
a
female
goat
to
be
an
offering
to
enable
me
to
forgive
that
person
for
the
sins
that
person
has
committed.
The
priest
will
offer
it
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
remove
the
guilt
of
that
person,
and
that
person
will
be
forgiven.
You Israelis
and
all
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you
must
obey
these
same
instructions.
But
those
who
disobey
my
commands ◄deliberately/because
they
want
to►,
both Israelis
and
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you,
have
sinned
against
me
by
doing
that.
So ◄they
must
be
expelled/you
must
expel
them►
from
your
camp.
They
have
despised
my
commands
and deliberately
disobeyed
them,
so
they
must
be
punished
for
their
sin
by
not
being
allowed
to
live
among
you
anymore.’”
A
man
is
punished
for
working
on
the
Sabbath
One
day,
while
the Israelis
were
in
the
desert,
some
of
them
saw
a
man
who
was
gathering
firewood
on
the
Sabbath/rest
day.
Those
who
saw
him
doing
that
brought
him
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people.
They
guarded
him
carefully,
because
they
did
not
know
what
to
do
to
punish
him.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “The
man
must
be
executed.
All
of
you
must
kill
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him
outside
the
camp.”
So
they
all
took
the
man
outside
the
camp
and
killed
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses/me
that
they
should
do.
Putting
tassels
on
clothing
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
You
and
all
your
descendants
must
twist
threads
together
to
make
tassels,
and
then
attach
them
with
blue
cords
to
the
bottom
edges
of
your
clothes.
When
you
look
at
the
tassels,
you
will
remember
all
the
instructions
that
I
gave
to
you,
and
you
will
obey
them,
instead
of
doing
what
you
desire
and
as
a
result
causing
yourselves
to
become
unacceptable
to
me.
Seeing
those
tassels
will
help
you
to
remember
that
you
must
obey
all
my
commands
and
that
you
must
be ◄my
holy
people/dedicated
to
me►.
Do
not
forget
that
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.
I
am
the
one
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt
in
order
that
you
might
belong
to
me.
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.”
Several men rebelled against Moses
One
day
Korah,
who
was
the
son
of
Izhar
and
a
descendant
of
Levi’s
son
Kohath,
conspired
with
Dathan
and
Abiram,
who
were
the
sons
of
Eliab,
and
On,
who
was
the
son
of
Peleth.
Those
three
men
were
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben.
Korah
and
those
other
three
men
incited 250
other
people
who
were
leaders
among
the Israeli
people
to
join
them
in
rebelling
against
Moses/me.
They
came
together
to
criticize
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
They
said
to
them/us, “You
two
are
using
more
authority
than
you
should!
Yahweh
has
set
apart
all
of
us Israeli
people,
and
he
is
with/helping
all
of
us.
So
why
do
you
act
as
though
you
are
more
important
than
the
rest
of
us
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh [RHQ]?”
When
Moses/I
heard
what
they
were
saying,
he/I
prostrated
himself/myself
on
the
ground.
Then
he/I
said
to
Korah
and
those
Israeli
leaders
who
were
with
Korah, “Tomorrow
morning
Yahweh
will
show
us
whom
he
has
chosen
to
be
his
priest,
and
who
is
holy
and
allowed
to
come
near
to
him.
Yahweh
will
permit
only
those
whom
he
chooses
to
come
into
his
presence.
So
Korah,
tomorrow
you
and
those
who
are
with
you
must
prepare
your
pans
to
burn
incense.
Then
you
must
light
a
fire
in
them
and
burn
the
incense
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
Then
we
will
see
which
one
of
us
Yahweh
has
chosen
to
be
his
holy
servant.
It
is
you
men
who
are
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
trying
to
use
more
authority
than
you
should!”
Then
Moses/I
spoke
again
to
Korah.
He/I
said, “You
men
who
are
descendants
of
Levi,
listen
to
me!
The
God
of
us Israelis
has
chosen
all
of
you
to
be
close
to
him
in
order
that
you
can
work
for
him
at
his
Sacred
Tent
and
serve
the
people. ◄Is
that unimportant/Does
that
mean
nothing►
to
you [RHQ]?
Yahweh
has
brought
you,
Korah,
and
your
fellow
descendants
of
Levi,
near
to
himself.
Now
are
you demanding
to
become
priests
also?
It
is
really
Yahweh
against
whom
you
and
your
fellow
descendants
of
Levi
are
rebelling.
Aaron
is
not
the
one
about
whom
you
are
really
complaining [RHQ].”
Then
Moses/I
summoned
Dathan
and
Abiram,
but
they
refused
to
come.
They
sent
a
message
saying, “We
will
not
come
to
you!
You
brought
us
out
of
Egypt,
which
was
a
very
fertile [IDM]
land,
in
order
to
cause
us
to
die
here
in
this
desert.
That
was
bad.
But
now
you
are
also
trying
to boss
us [RHQ],
and
that
is
worse.
You
have
not
given
us
a
new
land
to
live
in,
a
land
that
has
good
fields
and
vineyards.
You
are
only
trying
to [RHQ] trick
these
people.
So
we
will
not
come
to
you.”
Then
Moses/I
became
very
angry.
He/I
said
to
Yahweh, “Do
not
accept
the
grain
offerings
that
they
have
brought.
I
have
not
taken
anything
from
them,
not
even
one
donkey,
and
I
have
never
done
anything
wrong
to
them,
so
they
have
no
reason
to
complain
about
me.”
Then
Moses/I
said
to
Korah, “You
and
all
those
who
are
with
you
must
come
here
tomorrow
and
stand
in
front
of
Yahweh.
Aaron
will
also
be
here.
You
and
all
the 250
men
who
are
with
you
must
each
take
a
pan
in
which
to
burn
incense,
and
put
incense
in
it,
to
burn
it
to
be
an
offering
to
Yahweh.
Aaron
will
do
the
same
thing.”
So
the
next
day
each
of
those
men
got
a
pan
to
burn
incense.
They
put
in
it
incense
and
hot
coals
to
light
it,
and
then
they
all
stood
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
with
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
Then
Korah
summoned
all
the
people
who
supported
him
and
who
were
against
Moses/me,
and
they
also
gathered
at
the
entrance
of
the
tent.
Then
the
glory
of
Yahweh
appeared
to
all
of
them/us,
and
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
“Get
away
from
all
these
people,
in
order
that
I
can
get
rid
of
them
immediately!”
But
Aaron
and
Moses/I
prostrated
themselves/ourselves
on
the
ground.
We
pleaded
with
Yahweh,
saying, “God,
you
are
the
one
who
caused
all
these
people
to
live [MTY].
Only
one
of
these
men
has
sinned;
so, ◄is
it
right
for
you
to
be
angry
with
all
the
people?/it
is
not
right
for
you
to
be
angry
with
all
the
people!► [RHQ]”
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Okay,
but
tell
all
the
people
to
get
away
from
the
tents
of
Korah,
Dathan,
and
Abiram.”
So
Moses/I
stood
up
and
went
to
the
tents
of
Dathan
and
Abiram.
The Israeli
leaders
followed
him/me.
He/I
told
the
people, “Get
away
from
the
tents
of
these
wicked
men,
and
do
not
touch
anything
that
belongs
to
them!
If
you
touch
anything,
you
will
die
because
of
their
sins!”
So
all
the
people
moved
away
from
the
tents
of
Korah,
Dathan,
and
Abiram.
Dathan
and
Abiram
came
out
of
their
tents
with
their
wives
and
children
and
babies,
and
stood
at
the
entrances
of
their
tents.
Then
Moses/I
said, “I
was
not
the
one
who
decided
to
do
all
these
things
that
I
have
done.
It
was
Yahweh
who
chose
me
and
sent
me
to
do
them.
And
now
he
will
prove
that
to
you.
If
these
men
die
in
a
normal
way,
then
it
will
be
clear
that
Yahweh
did
not
choose
me.
But
if
Yahweh
does
something
that
has
never
happened
before,
if
he
causes
the
ground
that
is
under
their
feet
to
open
up
and
swallow
these
men
and
their
families
and
all
their
possessions,
and
they
fall
into
the
opening
and
are
buried
while
they
are
still
alive,
then
you
will
know
that
these
men
have
insulted
Yahweh.”
As
soon
as
Moses/I
said
this,
the
ground
split
open
beneath
those
men.
It
swallowed
them
and
their
families
and
all
those
who
were
standing
there
with
Korah
and
all
of
their
possessions.
They
fell
into
the
opening
in
the
ground
while
they
were
still
alive,
and
all
their
possessions
fell
into
the
opening
also.
They
disappeared,
and
the
ground
closed
back
up
again.
They
screamed
as
they
fell,
and
all
the
people
who
were
standing
nearby
heard
them scream.
The
people
were
terrified
and
cried
out
as
they
ran
away,
saying, “
We
do
not
want
the
ground
to
swallow
us
also!”
And
then
a
fire
from
Yahweh
came
down
from
the
sky
and
burned
up
the 250
men
who
were
burning
the
incense!
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
Aaron’s
son
Eleazar
to
take
the
pans
that
had
incense
in
them
away
from
the
fire
and
to
scatter
the
burning
coals.
The
pans
that
those
men
were
carrying
are ◄holy/dedicated
to
me►
because
they
burned
incense
to
me
in
them.
Those
men
have
now
died
because
of
their
sin;
so
Eleazar
must
take
their
pans
and
hammer
the
metal
to
make
it
become
very
thin.
He
must
make
a
covering
for
the
altar
with
that
metal.
Those
pans
were
used
to
offer
incense
to
me,
so
they
are ◄holy/dedicated
to
me►.
What
happened
to
those
pans
will
now
warn
the Israeli
people.”
So
Eleazar
the
priest
collected
the 250
pans
for
burning
incense
that
had
been
used
by
the
men
who
died
in
the
fire.
He
hammered
the
pans
very
thin
to
make
a
covering
for
the
altar,
as
Yahweh
told
Moses/me
should
be
done.
That
warned
the Israeli
people
that
only
those
who
were
descendants
of
Aaron
were
permitted
to
burn
incense
for
an
offering
to
Yahweh.
If
anyone
else
did
that,
the
same
thing
that
happened
to
Korah
and
those
who
were
with
him
would
happen
to
them.
But
the
following
morning,
all
the Israeli
people
started
to
complain
against
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
saying “You
have
killed
many
people
who
belonged
to
Yahweh!”
When
all
the
people
gathered
together
to
protest
about
what
Aaron
and
Moses/I
had
done,
they
looked
at
the
Sacred
Tent
and
saw
that
the
sacred
cloud
had
covered
it,
and
the
glory
of
Yahweh
had
appeared.
Aaron
and
Moses/I
went
and
stood
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Get
away
from
these
people,
in
order
that
I
can
get
rid
of
them
immediately
without injuring
you
two!”
But
Aaron
and
Moses/I
prostrated
themselves/ourselves
on
the
ground
and
prayed.
Moses/I
said
to
Aaron, “Quickly
take
another
pan
and
put
in
it
some
burning/hot
coals
from
the
altar.
Put
incense
in
the
pan,
and
carry
it
out
among
the
people
to
atone
for
the
sins
of
the
people.
Yahweh
is
very
angry
with
them,
and
I
know
that
a ◄severe
plague/bad
sickness►
has
already
started
among
them.”
So
Aaron
did
what
Moses/I
told
him.
He
took
the
burning
incense
out
among
the
people.
The
plague
had
already
started
to
strike
the
people,
but
Aaron
continued
to
burn
the
incense
so
that
God
would
forgive
them
for
the
sins
they
had
committed.
He
stood
between
the
people
who
had
already
died
and
those
who
were
still
alive,
and
then
the
plague
stopped.
But 14,700
people
had
already
died
from
that
plague/sickness,
in
addition
to
the
people
who
died
with
Korah.
Then
after
the
plague
had
ended,
Aaron
and
Moses/I
returned
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Aaron’s walking stick budded
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
the Israeli
people
to
bring
to
you
twelve
walking
sticks.
They
should
bring
one
from
each
of
the
leaders
of
the
twelve
tribes.
You
should
carve
each leader’s
name
on
his
stick.
There
must
be
one
stick
for
the
leader
of
each
tribe,
so
you
must
carve
Aaron’s
name
on
the
stick
for
the
tribe
of
Levi.
Put
those
sticks
inside
the
Sacred
Tent,
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest
that
has
in
it
the
tablets
on
which
the
Ten
Commandments
are
written.
That
is
the
place
where
I
always
talk
with
you.
Buds
will
sprout
on
the
stick
of
the
man
whom
I
have
chosen
to
be
the
priest.
When
the
people
see
that,
they
will
stop
their
constantly
complaining
about
you
because
they
will
realize
that
you
are
the
one
whom
I
have
chosen.”
So
Moses/I
told
the
people
what
Yahweh
had
said.
Then
each
of
the
twelve Israeli
leaders,
including
Aaron,
brought
his
walking
stick
to
Moses/me.
Moses/I
placed
the
sticks
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest.
The
following
morning,
when
he/I
went
into
the
tent,
he/I
saw
that
Aaron’s
stick,
which represented
the
tribe
of
Levi,
had
sprouted,
it
had
produced
leaves
and
blossoms,
and
it
had
also
produced
almonds
that
were
ripe!
Moses/I
brought
all
the
sticks
out
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
showed
them
to
the
people.
Each
of
the
twelve
leaders
took
back
his
own
stick.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Put
Aaron’s
stick
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest,
and
let
it
stay
there
permanently.
That
will
be
a
warning
to
people
who
want
to
rebel
against
me.
Then
no
more
people
will
die
because
of
complaining
against
me.”
So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
had
commanded.
Then
the Israeli
people
said
to
Moses/me, “We
are
going
to
die!
All
of
us
are
surely
going
to
die!
Everyone
who
comes
close
to
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Tent
dies.
Are
the
rest
of
us
going
to
die,
also?” [RHQ]
The duties of the priests and Levites
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron, “You
and
your
sons
and
the
other
members
of
your
father’s
family
are
the
ones ◄who
will
be
punished/whom
I
will
punish►
if
anything
bad
happens
to
the
things
inside
the
Sacred
Tent.
But
only
you
and
your
sons
will
be
punished
if
the
priests
do
something
bad.
Require
that
those
who
belong
to
your
tribe,
the
tribe
of
Levi,
must
assist
you
and
your
sons
while
you
perform
your
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
But
while
they
do
that
work,
they
must
not
go
near
the
sacred
items
inside
the
tent
or
near
the
altar.
If
they
do
that,
they
will
die,
and
you
will
die,
too!
They
may
assist
you
in
doing
all
the
work
to
take
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
but
no
one
else
is
permitted
to
come
near
the
place
where
you
are
working.
“ou
are
the
ones
who
will
do
the
sacred
work
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
and
at
the
altar.
If
you
obey
these
instructions,
I
will
not
become
very
angry
with
the Israeli
people
again.
I
myself
have
chosen
the
descendants
of
Levi
from
the
other Israelis
in
order
that
they
may
be
your
special
helpers.
They
are
like
a
gift
that
I
have
given
you
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
But
it
is
you
and
your
sons,
who
are
the
priests,
who
must
perform
all
the rituals
concerning
the
altar
and
with
what
happens
inside
the
Very
Holy
Place.
I
am
giving
to
you
this
work
of
serving
as
priests.
So
anyone
else
who
tries
to
do
that
work
must
be
executed.”
The
offerings
for
the
priests
and
Levites
Yahweh
also
said
to
Aaron, “I
myself
have
appointed
you
to
take
care
of
all
the
sacred
offerings
that
the Israeli
people
bring
to
me.
I
have
given
all
these
sacred
offerings
to
you
and
to
your
sons.
You
and
your
descendants
will
get
a
share
of
these
offerings
permanently.
The
parts
of
the
offerings
that
are
not
completely
burned
on
the
altar
belong
to
you.
Those
parts
of
the
sacred
offerings,
including
the
offerings
of
grain,
the
offerings
for
sins
and
for
the
people
to
be
forgiven
for
not
giving
me
what
they
are
required
to
give,
are
set
apart,
and
are
to
be
given
to
you
and
your
sons.
You
must
eat
those
offerings
in
a
sacred
place,
near
the
Sacred
Tent.
You
and
all
of
the
other
males
in
your
clan
may
eat
them,
but
you
must
consider
those
offerings
to
be
holy/dedicated
to
me.
“he
priests
lift
up
high
the
sacred
offerings
while
they
are
standing
in
front
of
the
altar.
All
of
those
offerings
that
the Israelis
offer
to
me
belong
to
you
and
your
sons
and
daughters.
They
will
always
be
your
share.
All
the
members
of
your
family
who
have
performed
the rituals
to
cause
them
to
be
acceptable
to
me
are
permitted
to
eat
from
these
offerings.
“
am
also
giving
to
you
the
first
food
that
people
harvest
each
year
and
bring
to
me—the
best
olive
oil
and
new
wine
and
grain.
All
of
the
first
crops
that
people
harvest
and
bring
to
me
belong
to
you.
Anyone
in
your
family
who
has
performed
the
ritual
to
become
acceptable
to
me
is
permitted
to
eat
that
food.
“verything
in
Israel
that
is
set
apart
to
belong
to
me
also
belongs
to
you.
The
firstborn
males,
both humans
and domestic
animals,
that
are
offered
to
me,
will
be
yours.
But
people
must
buy
back
their
firstborn
sons
and
the
firstborn
animals
that
may
not
be
used
for
sacrifices.
They
must
buy
them
back
when
they
are
one
month
old.
The
price
that
they
must
pay
for
each
one
is
five
pieces
of
silver.
They
must
weigh
the
silver
on
the
scales
that
are
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
“ut
they
are
not
permitted
to
buy
back
the
firstborn
cattle
or
sheep
or
goats.
They
are
holy
and
have
been
set
apart
for
me.
Slaughter
them
and
sprinkle
their
blood
on
the
altar.
Then
completely
burn
the
fat
of
those
animals
on
the
altar
to
be
an
offering
to
me.
The
smell
as
they
burn
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
The
meat
from
those
offerings
will
be
yours,
just
like
the
breast
and
right
thigh
of
animals
that
are
presented
to
me
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me
as
the
priest
lifts
them
up
high
in
front
of
the
altar
are
yours.
Anything
that
the Israeli
people
present
to
me
as
holy/sacred
gifts,
I
am
giving
to
you.
They
are
for
you
and
your
sons
and
daughters
to
eat.
They
will
always
be
your
share.
This
is
an
agreement
that
I
am
making
with
you,
an
agreement
that
will ◄last
forever/never
be
changed►.
I
am
also
making
this
agreement
with
your
descendants.”
Yahweh
also
said
to
Aaron, “You
priests
will
not
receive
any
of
the
land
or
the
property
like
the
other Israeli
people
will
receive.
I
am
what
you
will
receive.
“hen
the Israeli
people
bring
to
me
a
tenth
of
all
the
crops
and
of
their newborn
animals,
I
will
give
that
to
you
descendants
of
Levi.
That
will
be
your
payment
for
the
work
you
do
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
other Israelis
must
not
go
near
that
tent.
If
they
go
near
it,
I
will
consider
that
their
doing
that
is
a
sin,
and
they
will
die
for
committing
that
sin.
Only
the
descendants
of
Levi
are
permitted
to
work
at
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
they
will
be
punished
if
anything
bad
happens
to
it.
That
is
a
law
that
will
never
be
changed.
You
descendants
of
Levi
will
not
receive
any
land
among
the
other Israeli
people,
because
I
will
give
you
one
tenth
of
all
the
crops
and
animals
that
the Israelis
bring
to
be
offerings
to
me.
That
is
why
I
said
that
you
will
not
receive
any
land
like
the
other Israelis
will
receive.”
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
this
to
the
descendants
of
Levi: ‘When
you
receive
one
tenth
of
all
the
crops
and
animals
from
the Israeli
people,
you
must
give
one
tenth
of
all
that
to
me
to
be
a
sacred
offering.
Just
like
the
other Israelis
give
one
tenth
of
the
grain
and
wine
that
they
produce,
you
must
give
to
me
one
tenth
of
all
that
you
receive
from
them.
That
will
be
your
sacred
offering
to
me.
You
must
present
it
to
Aaron.
Select
the
best
parts
of
the
things
that
are
given
to
you
to
give
them
to
me.’
“lso,
tell
this
to
the
descendants
of
Levi: ‘When
you
present
those
best
portions
of
grain
and
wine
as
your
offering
to
me,
I
will
consider
that
those
gifts
are
as
though
they
came
from
your
own
grain
fields
and
vineyards.
You
descendants
of
Levi
and
your
families
are
permitted
to
eat
the
rest
of
that
food,
and
you
may
eat
it
wherever
you
want
to,
because
it
is
your
payment
for
the
work
that
you
do
at
the
Sacred
Tent.
If
you
give
to
the
priests
the
best
portions
of
what
you
receive,
you
will
not
be
punished
by
me
for accepting
one
tenth
of
the
gifts
that
the
people
bring
to
me.
But
you
must
consider
those
gifts
to
be
sacred/holy.
If
you
sin
by
eating
those
things
in
ways
that
are
contrary
to
these
regulations
that
I
have
given
to
you,
you
will
be
executed.’ ”
The ritual for removing the guilt of sin
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
“I
am
now
giving
to
you
another
regulation.
Tell
the Israeli
people
to
bring
to
you
one reddish-brown
cow
that
has
no defects.
It
must
be
an
animal
that ◄has
never
been/no
one
has
ever►
used
for
plowing
ground.
Give
it
to
Eleazar,
the
priest.
He
must
take
it
outside
the
camp
and
slaughter
it
and
drain
the
blood
in
a
basin.
He
must
dip
one
of
his
fingers
in
the
blood
and
sprinkle
some
of
it
seven
times
on
the
ground
near
the
Sacred
Tent.
Then,
while
Eleazar
watches,
the
cow
must
be
burned
completely—its
hide,
its
meat,
the
rest
of
its
blood,
and
even
its
dung.
Eliezer
then
must
take
a
stick
of
cedar
wood,
a
stalk
of
a
plant
named
hyssop,
and
some
scarlet/red
yarn,
and
throw
them
into
the
fire
where
the
cow
is
burning.
“hen
the
priest
must
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe.
After
doing
that,
he
may
return
to
the
camp.
But
he
will
be unfit
for
doing
any
sacred
work
until
that
evening.
The
man
who
burns
the
cow
must
also
wash
his
clothes
and
bathe,
and
he
will
also
be
unacceptable
to
me
until
that
evening.
“hen
someone
who
has
not
become
unacceptable
to
me
must
gather
up
the
ashes
of
the
cow
and
put
them
in
a ◄sacred
place/place
that
is
acceptable
to
me►
outside
the
camp.
The
ashes
must
be
kept
there
for
the
people
of
Israel
to
use
when
they
mix
it
with
water
for
the
ritual
to
remove
the
guilt
of
sin.
The
man
who
gathers
up
the
ashes
of
the
cow
must
also
wash
his
clothes,
and
he
also
will
be unfit
to
do
any
more
sacred
work
until
that
evening.
That
is
a
regulation
that
will
never
be
changed.
It
must
be
obeyed
by
you Israeli
people
and
by
any
foreigners
who
live
among
you.
“ll
those
who
touch
a
corpse
will
be
unacceptable
to
me
for
seven
days.
On
the
third
day
and
on
the
seventh
day
after
touching
a
corpse,
in
order
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again,
they
must
have
sprinkled
on
them
some
of
that
water
for
removing
the
guilt
of
their
sin.
If
they
do
not
do
that
on
both
of
those
days,
they
will
continue
to
be
unacceptable
to
me.
All
those
who
touch
a
corpse,
and
do
not
perform
in
the
correct
way
the
ritual
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again,
defile
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Tent.
They
will
no
longer
be
permitted
to
live
among
the Israeli
people.
The
water
to
remove
the
guilt
of
sin
was
not
sprinkled
on
them,
so
they
continue
to
be
unacceptable
to
me.
“here
is
another
ritual
that
must
be
performed
when
someone
dies
inside
a
tent.
All
those
who
were
inside
that
tent
when
that
person
died
or
who
enter
that
tent
will
be
unacceptable
to
me
for
seven
days.
Any
jars
that
are
inside
that
tent
that
are
not
covered
are
not
permitted
to
be
used.
If
someone
who
is
out
in
a
field
touches
the
corpse
of
someone
who
was
murdered,
or
who
died
from
natural
causes,
or
if
someone
touches
a
bone
from
some
human
or
touches
a
grave,
that
person
will
be
unacceptable
to
me
for
seven
days.
“or
someone
like
that
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again,
some
of
the
ashes
from
the
cow
that
was
burned
must
be
taken
and
put
in
a
jar.
Then
some
fresh
water
must
be
poured
over
the
ashes.
Then
someone
who
is
still
acceptable
to
me
must
take
a
stalk
of
a
plant
named
hyssop
and
dip
it
into
the
water.
Then
that
person
must
sprinkle
some
of
the
water
on
the
tent
where
that
person
died,
on
the
things
that
are
in
the
tent,
and
on
the
people
who
were
in
the
tent.
He
must
also
sprinkle
some
of
that
water
on
any
person
who
touched
a
human
bone
or
who
touched
a
person
who
died,
or
who
touched
a
grave.
On
the
third
day
and
on
the
seventh
day
after
that,
the
person
who
is
acceptable
to
me
must
sprinkle
some
of
that
water
on
those
who
have
become
unacceptable
to
me.
On
the
seventh
day,
the
people
who
are
performing
that
ritual
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again
must
wash
their
clothes
and
bathe.
If
they
do
that,
on
that
evening
they
will
become
acceptable
to
me
again.
“f
those
who
have
become
unacceptable
to
me
do
not
become
acceptable
to
me
again
by
doing
this,
they
will
no
longer
be
permitted
to
live
among
the Israeli
people,
because
they
have
defiled
my
Sacred
Tent.
They
did
not
sprinkle
on
themselves
the
water
that
removes
the
guilt
of
their
sins,
so
they
remain
unacceptable
to
me.
That
is
a
law
for
the Israeli
people
that
will
never
be
changed.
Those
who
sprinkle
that
water
on
themselves
must
then
wash
their
clothes.
And
anyone
who
touches
that
water
which
removes
guilt
for
sins
will
remain
unacceptable
to
God
until
that
evening.
“f
someone
touches
a
thing
or
a
person
that
has
become
unacceptable
to
me,
that
person
will
remain
unacceptable
to
me
until
that
evening.”
Water flowed from a rock
In
March/April
of
the
next
year,
the Israeli
people
traveled/walked
to
the
Zin
Desert
and ◄camped/set
up
their
tents►
near
Kadesh
town.
While
they/we
were
there,
Moses’/my
older
sister
Miriam
died
and
was
buried
there.
There
was
no
water
for
the
people
to
drink
there,
so
they
came
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me.
They
complained
and
said, “We
wish
that
we
had
died
in
front
of
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Tent
when
our
fellow Israelis
died!
◄Did
you
bring
us,
who
are
Yahweh’s
people,
into
this
desert
to
die
along
with
our
livestock?/You
brought
us,
who
are
Yahweh’s
people,
into
this
desert
to
die
along
with
our
livestock!► [RHQ]
Why
did
you
bring
us
from
Egypt
to
this
miserable
place [RHQ]?
There
is
no
grain,
there
are
no
figs,
no
grapes,
and
no
pomegranates
here.
And
there
is
no
water
for
us
to
drink!”
Aaron
and
Moses/I
turned
away
from
the
people
and
went
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
prostrated
themselves/ourselves
on
the
ground.
Then
Yahweh
appeared
to
them/us
with
his
bright
glory,
and
he
said
to
Moses/me,
“You
and
Aaron
must
take
Aaron’s
walking
stick
with
you
and
gather
all
the
people
together.
While
the
people
are
watching,
command
that
water
will
flow
out
of
that
large
rock
over
there.
Water
for
the
people
will
flow
from
it;
all
they
and
all
their
livestock
will
have
enough
water
to
drink.”
So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
told
him/me
to
do.
He/I
took
Aaron’s
walking
stick
from
the
place
in
the
Sacred
Tent
where
it
was
kept.
Then
Aaron
and
he/I
summoned
all
the
people
to
gather
at
the
rock.
Then
Moses/I
shouted
to
them, “All
you
rebellious
people,
listen!
Is
it
necessary
for
us
to
give
you
water
from
this
rock?”
Then
Moses/I
raised
his/my
hand
and
instead
of
speaking
to
the
rock,
he/I
struck
the
rock
two
times
with
the
walking
stick.
And
water
gushed/poured
out.
So
all
the
people
and
their
livestock
drank
all
the
water
that
they
wanted.
But
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me, “You
did
not
believe
that
I
could demonstrate
my
power
to
the Israeli
people
and
give
them
water
without
your
striking
the
rock.
So
you
will
not
lead
them
into
the
land
that
I
am
giving
to
them!”
Later
this
place
was
called
Meribah,
which
means ‘arguing’,
because
there
the Israeli
people argued
with
Yahweh,
and
there
he
showed
his
power
to
them
by
giving
them
water.
The
king
of
Edom
refused
to
allow
the Israelis
to
travel
through
his
country
While
the
people
were
at
Kadesh
town,
Moses/I
sent
messengers
to
the
king
of
Edom
to
tell
him
this:
“Your
relatives,
the Israeli
people,
are
sending
you
this
message.
You
know
the
many
troubles/hardships
that
have
happened
to
us.
You
know
that
our
ancestors
went
down
to
Egypt.
You
know
that
they
stayed
there
for
many
years.
They
suffered
because
the
rulers
of
Egypt
caused
them
to
become
their
slaves
and
to
work
very
hard.
“ut
when
they
called
out
to
Yahweh,
he
heard
them
and
sent
an
angel
who
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.
Now
we
have
set
up
our
tents
here
at
Kadesh,
a
town
at
the
border
of
your
land.
Please
allow
us
to
travel
through
your
country.
We
will
be
careful
to
not
walk
through
your
fields
and
your
vineyards.
We
will
not
even
drink
water
from
your
wells.
As
we
travel,
we
will
stay
on
the
king’s
highway,
the
main
road
that
goes
from
the
south
to
the
north,
and
we
will
not
leave
that
road
until
we
have
crossed
the
border
of
your
country
in
the
north.”
But
the
king
of
Edom
refused.
He
replied, “Stay
out
of
my
country!
If
you
try
to
enter
it,
I
will
send
my
army
to
attack
you!”
The Israeli
messengers
replied, “
If
we
travel
through
your
country,
we
will
stay
on
the
main
road.
If
we
and
any
of
our
livestock
drink
any
of
your
water,
we
will
pay
for
it.
We
want
only
to
travel
through
your
country.
We
do
not
want
anything
else.”
But
the
king
replied, “No!
Stay
out
of
our
country!
We
will
not
allow
you
to
travel
through
our
land!”
Then
he
sent
the
strongest
soldiers
in
his
army
to
prevent
the Israelis
from
entering
his
country.
So,
because
the
king
of
Edom
refused
to
allow
the Israelis
to
travel
through
his
country,
the Israelis
turned
and
traveled
a
different
way.
Aaron
died
The Israeli
people
left
Kadesh.
They
went
to
Hor
Mountain,
which
is
at
the
border
of
Edom.
While
they
were
there,
Yahweh
said
to
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
“It
is
time
for
Aaron
to
die [EUP].
He
will
not
enter
the
land
that
I
am
giving
to
you Israelis,
because
the
two
of
you
disobeyed
me
when
I
told
you
to
speak
to
the
rock
to
cause
the
water
to
flow
at
Meribah.
Now
you,
Moses,
take
Aaron
and
his
son
Eleazar
up
on
Hor
Mountain.
There
you
must
remove
Aaron’s
robes
that
he
wears
when
he
does
the
work
of
a
priest,
and
put
them
on
his
son,
Eleazar.
Aaron
will
die
up
there.”
So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
commanded.
The
three
of
them/us
climbed
up
Hor
Mountain,
while
all
the Israeli
people
watched.
At
the
top
of
the
mountain,
Moses/I
took
off
the
robes
that
Aaron
wore
while
he
did
the
work
of
a
priest
and
put
them
on
Eleazar.
Then
Aaron
died
there
on
the
top
of
the
mountain,
and
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
went
back
down.
When
the Israeli
people
realized
that
Aaron
had
died,
they
all
mourned
for
him
for 30
days.
The Israelis defeated the Canaan people
The
king
of
Arad
city
lived
in
the
area
where
the
Canaan people-group
lived,
in
the
desert
in
the
southern
part
of
the
land.
He
heard
a
report
that
the Israelis
were
approaching
on
the
road
to
Atharim
village.
So
his
army
attacked
the Israelis
and
captured
some
of
them.
Then
the Israelis
solemnly
vowed: “Yahweh,
if
you
will
help
us
to
defeat
these
people,
we
will
completely
destroy
all
their
towns.”
Yahweh
heard
what
they
requested,
and
he
enabled
them
to
defeat
the
army
of
the
Canaan people-group.
The Israeli
soldiers
killed
all
the
people
and
destroyed
their
towns.
Ever
since
that
time,
that
place
has
been
called
Hormah
which
means ‘destruction’.
The
bronze
snake
Then
the Israelis
left
Hor
Mountain
and
traveled
on
the
road towards
the
Red
Sea,
in
order
to
go
around
the
land
of
Edom.
But
the
people
became
impatient
along
the
way,
and
they
began
to
grumble/complain
against
God
and
against
Moses/me.
They
said, “Why
have
you
brought
us
out
of
Egypt
to
die
here
in
this
desert [RHQ]?
There
is
nothing
to
eat
here,
and
nothing
to
drink.
And
we
detest
this lousy
manna
food!”
So
Yahweh
sent
poisonous
snakes
among
them.
Many
of
the
people
were
bitten
by
the
snakes
and
died.
Then
the
people
came
to
Moses/me
and
cried
out,
saying, “We
now
know
that
we
have
sinned
against
Yahweh
and
against
you.
Pray
to
Yahweh,
asking
that
he
will
take
away
the
snakes!”
So
Moses/I
prayed
for
the
people.
Then
Yahweh
told
him/me, “Make
a
model/image
of
a
poisonous
snake,
and
attach
it
to
the
top
of
a
pole.
If
those
who
are
bitten
by
the
snakes
look
at
that
model,
they
will ◄recover/get
well►.”
So
Moses/I
made
a
snake
from
bronze
and
attached
it
to
the
top
of
a
pole.
Then,
when
those
who
had
been
bitten
by
a
snake
looked
at
the
bronze
snake,
they
recovered!
The Israelis
traveled
to
Moab
Then
the Israelis
traveled
to
Oboth
and ◄camped/set
up
their
tents►
there.
Then
they
left
there,
and
went
to
Iye-Abarim,
in
the
desert
on
the
eastern
border
of
Moab.
From
there
they
traveled
to
the
valley
where
the
Zered riverbed
is,
and
camped
there.
Then
they
traveled
to
the
north
side
of
the
Arnon
River.
That
area
is
in
the
desert
next
to
the
land
where
the Amor people-group
lived.
The
Arnon
River
is
the
boundary
between
Moab
and
where
the Amor people-group
lived.
That
is
why
in
the
book
called ‘The
Book
of
the
Wars
of Yahweh’
it
tells
about
“Waheb
town
in
the
Suphah
area,
and
the
ravines
there;
and
the
Arnon
River
and
the
ravines
there,
which
extend
as
far
as
Ar
village
on
the
border
of
Moab.”
From
there,
the Israelis
traveled
to
Beer.
There
was
a
well
there,
where
Yahweh
previously
had
said
to
Moses/me, “Gather
the
people
together,
and
I
will
give
them
water.”
There
the Israelis
sang
this
song:
“O
well,
give
us
water!
Sing
about
this
well!
Sing
about
this
well
which
our
leaders
dug;
they
dug
out
the
dirt
with
their
royal
scepters
and
their
walking
sticks.”
Then
the Israelis
left
that
desert
and
went
through
Mattanah,
Nahaliel,
and
Bamoth
villages.
Then
they
went
to
the
valley
in
Moab
where
Pisgah
Mountain
rises
above
the
desert.
The Israelis
defeated
kings
Sihon
and
Og
Then
the Israelis
sent
messengers
to
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group.
This
was
the
message
that
they/we
gave
him:
“Allow
us
to
travel
through
your
country.
We
will
stay
on
the
king’s
highway,
the
main
road
that
goes
from
the
south
to
the
north,
until
we
have
finished
traveling
through
your
land.
We
will
not
walk
through
any
field
or
vineyard,
or
drink
water
from
your
wells.”
But
King
Sihon
refused.
He
would
not
allow
them
to
walk
through
his
land.
Instead,
he
sent
his
whole
army
to
attack
the Israelis
in
the
desert.
They
attacked
the Israelis
at
Jahaz
village.
But
the Israelis
completely
defeated
them
and
occupied
their
land,
from
the
Arnon
River
in
the
south
to
the
Jabbok
River
in
the
north.
They
stopped
at
the
border
of
the
land
where
the
Ammon people-group
lived,
because
the
Ammon
army
was
defending
the
border
strongly.
So
the Israelis
occupied
all
the
cities
and
towns
where
the Amor people-group
lived,
and
some
of
the Israelis
began
to
live
in
them.
They
occupied
Heshbon
city
and
the
nearby
villages.
Heshbon
was
the
capital
of
the
country.
It
was
the
city
where
King
Sihon
ruled.
His
army
had
previously
defeated
the
army
of
the
king
of
Moab,
and
then
his
people
had
begun
to
live
in
all
of
the
land
of
Moab
as
far
as
the
Arnon
River
in
the
south.
For
that
reason,
one
of
the poets
wrote
long
ago,
“Come
to
Heshbon,
the
city
where
King
Sihon
ruled.
We
want
the
city
to
be
restored/rebuilt.
A
fire
blazed
from
Heshbon;
it
burned
down
Ar
city
in
Moab,
it
destroyed
everything
on
the
hills
along
the
Arnon
River.
You
people
of
Moab,
terrible
things
have
happened
to
you!
You
people
who
worship
your
god
Chemosh
have
been ◄annihilated/wiped
out►!
The
men
who
worshiped [MET]
Chemosh
have
run
away
and
are
now
refugees,
and
the
women
who
worshiped
him
have
been
captured
by
the
army
of
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group.
But
we
have
defeated
Sihon
and
those
descendants
of Amor,
all
the
way
from
Heshbon
in
the
north
to
Dibon
city
in
the
south.
We
have
completely
obliterated/destroyed
them
as
far
as
Nophah
and
Medeba
towns.”
So
the Israeli
people
began
to
live
in
the
land
where
the Amor people-group
lived.
After
Moses/I
sent
some
men
to
explore
the
area
near
Jazer
city, Israeli
people
began
to
live
in
all
the
towns
in
that
region
and
expelled
the Amor people-group
who
lived
there.
Then
they
turned
north
toward
the
Bashan
region,
but
King
Og
of
Bashan
and
all
his
army
attacked
them
at
Edrei
town.
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Do
not
be
afraid
of
Og,
because
I
am
going
to
enable
your
men
to
defeat
him
and
his
army,
and
to
take
possession
of
all
his
land.
You
will
do
to
him
what
you
did
to
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group,
who
ruled
in
Heshbon.”
And
that
is
what
happened.
We Israelis
defeated Og’s
army,
and
killed
King
Og
and
his
sons
and
all
his
people.
Not
a
person
survived!
And
then
we Israelis
began
to
live
in
their
land.
King Balak summoned Balaam
Then
the Israelis
traveled
west
to
the
area
of
Moab
that
was
in
the
valley
of
the
Jordan
River,
across
the
river
from
Jericho
city.
But
King
Balak,
the
son
of
Zippor,
who
ruled
Moab,
found
out
what
the Israelis
had
done
to
the Amor people-group.
When
he
saw
that
the Israelis
were
very
numerous,
he
and
his
people
became
terrified.
So
the
king
of
Moab
went
to
the
leaders
of
the
Midian people-group
and
said
to
them, “This
huge
group
of Israelis
will ◄wipe
out/destroy►
everything
around
them,
like
an
ox
devours
grass!”
Balak
was
the
king
of
Moab.
He
sent
messengers
to
a
prophet
named
Balaam,
who
was
living
in
his
own
area,
in
Pethor
town,
near
the
Euphrates
River.
He
sent
this
message
to
request
that
Balaam
would
come
to
help
him:
“A
huge
group
of
people
has
arrived
here
from
Egypt.
It
looks
like
they
are
covering
the
entire
land!
And
they
have
begun
to
live
close
to
us.
Because
they
are
very
powerful/numerous,
we
are
afraid
of
them.
So
please
come
and
curse
them
for
me.
Then
my
army
may
be
able
to
defeat
them
and
expel
them
from
the
land
where
they
are
now
living.
I
know
that
good
things
will
happen
to
the
people
whom
you
bless,
and
disasters
will
happen
to
the
people
whom
you
curse.”
Balak’s
messengers,
who
were
leaders
of
both
the
Moab
and
Midian people-groups,
took
money
with
them
to
pay
Balaam
in
order
that
he
would
come
and
curse
the Israelis.
They
went
to
Balaam
and
told
him
what
Balak
had
said.
Balaam
said, “Stay
here
tonight.
Tomorrow
morning
I
will
tell
you
whatever
Yahweh
tells
me
that
I
should
say
to
you.”
So
the
leaders
from
Moab
stayed
there
that
night.
During
the
night,
God
appeared
to
Balaam
and
asked
him, “◄Who
are/Tell
me
about►
these
men
who
are
staying
with
you.”
Balaam
replied, “Balak,
the
king
of
Moab,
sent
these
men
to
tell
me
this:
‘A
huge
group
of
people
has
come
from
Egypt,
and
they
have
spread
all
over
this
area.
Please
come
immediately
to
curse
them.
Then
I
may
be
able
to
defeat
them
and
expel
them
from
this
area.’”
God
replied
to
Balaam, “Do
not
go
with
them!
I
have
blessed
those
people,
so
you
must
not
curse
them!”
The
next
morning,
Balaam
got
up
and
told
Balak’s
men, “Go
back
home.
But
go
by
yourselves,
because
Yahweh
is
not allowing
me
to
go
with
you.”
So
the
men
from
Moab
returned
to
King
Balak
and
they
reported
to
him, “Balaam
refused
to
come
with
us.”
But
Balak
sent
another
group
of
leaders
to
Balaam.
It
was
a
group
that
was
larger
and
they
were
more
important
than
the
men
in
the
first
group.
They
went
to
Balaam
and
told
him
this:
“This
is
what
King
Balak
says: ‘Please
do
not
allow
anything
to
hinder
you
from
coming
here.
I
will
pay
you ◄a
lot
of
money/very
well►
if
you
come,
and
I
will
do
anything
that
you
ask
me
to
do.
Just
come
and
curse
these
Israeli
people
for
me!’”
But
Balaam
answered
them, “Even
if
Balak
would
give
me
a
palace
filled
with
silver
and
gold,
I
would
not
do
anything
to
disobey
Yahweh, ◄my
God/the
God
whom
I
worship►.
But
stay
here
one
more
night,
like
the
other
messengers
did,
and
I
will
find
out
if
Yahweh
has
anything
more
to
say
to
me.”
That
night
God
appeared
to
Balaam
again
and
said
to
him, “These
men
have
come
to
request
that
you
go
back
with
them,
so
you
may
go
with
them,
but
do
only
what
I
tell
you
to
do!”
Balaam’s
donkey
spoke
to
warn
him
So
the
next
morning,
Balaam
put
a
saddle
on
his
donkey
and
he
departed
with
two
of
his
servants
along
with
the
men
from
Moab.
Even
though
God
had
given
Balaam
permission
to
go,
he
was
still
angry.
So
he
sent
one
of
his
angels
to
Balaam.
This
angel
stood
in
the
road
to
block
Balaam’s
path.
As
Balaam
and
the
two
servants
were
riding
on
their
donkeys,
Balaam’s
donkey
saw
the
angel.
The
angel
was
standing
in
the
road
and
was
holding
a
sword
in
his
hand,
but
Balaam
did
not
see
him.
Balaam’s
donkey
turned
off
the
road
into
a
field.
So
Balaam
struck
the
donkey
and
forced
it
to
go
back
onto
the
road.
Then
the
angel
stood
in
a
place
where
the
road
was
very
narrow,
between
two
vineyards,
with
walls
on
each
side
of
the
road.
When
the
donkey
saw
the
angel
standing
there,
it
walked
very
close
to
the
wall
to
try
to
get
past
the
angel.
As
a
result,
it bashed
Balaam’s
foot
against
the
wall.
So
Balaam
struck
the
donkey
again.
Then
the
angel
went
further
along
the
road
and
stood
at
a
place
that
was
extremely
narrow,
with
the
result
that
the
donkey
could
not
get
past
at
all.
This
time,
when
the
donkey
saw
the
angel,
it
lay
down
on
the
ground
with
Balaam
sitting
on
top
of
it.
Balaam
became
extremely
angry,
and
he
struck
the
donkey
again
with
his
walking
stick.
Then
Yahweh
enabled
the
donkey
to
speak!
It
said
to
Balaam, “What
bad
thing
have
I
done
to
you
that
caused
you
to
strike
me
three
times?”
Balaam
shouted, “I
struck
you
because
you
have
caused
me
to
appear
to
be
foolish!
If
I
had
a
sword
with
me,
I
would
kill
you!”
But
the
donkey
answered, “I
am
your
own
donkey [RHQ],
the
one
that
you
have
always
ridden!
Have
I
ever
done
anything
like
this
previously?”
Balaam
said, “No.”
Then
Yahweh
enabled
Balaam
to
see
the
angel
standing
on
the
road,
holding
a
sword
in
his
hand.
Balaam
realized
that
it
was
an
angel
and
prostrated
himself
on
the
ground
in
front
of
the
angel.
The
angel
asked
him, ‘◄Why
did
you
strike
your
donkey
three
times?/
You
should
certainly
not
have sruck
the
donkey
three
times! [RHQ]
I
have
come
to
block
your
path
because
what
you
are
planning
to
do
is
wrong.
Three
times
your
donkey
saw
me
and
turned
away
from
me.
If
it
had
not
done
that,
I
would
certainly
have
killed
you
already,
but
I
would
have
allowed
the
donkey
to
live.”
Then
Balaam
said
to
the
angel, “I
have
sinned.
But
I
did
not
realize
that
you
were
standing
there,
trying
to
block
my
path.
So
if
you
do
not
want
me
to
continue
going,
I
will
return
home.”
But
the
angel
replied, “I
will
allow
you
to
go
with
these
men,
but
you
must
say
only
what
I
tell
you
to
say!”
So
Balaam
went
on
with
the
leaders
whom
Balak
had
sent.
When
King
Balak
heard
that
Balaam
was
coming,
he
went
to
meet
him
at
a
Moab
town
alongside
the
Arnon
River
that
was
at
the
border
of
his
own
land.
When
he
arrived
where
Balaam
was,
he
said
to
him, “I
sent
you [RHQ]
a
message
saying
that
you
should
come
immediately [RHQ]!
Why
did
you
not
come
immediately?
Did
you
think
that
I
was
not
able
to
pay
you
a
lot
of
money
for
coming?”
Balaam
replied, “I
have
come
here
now,
but
I
am
not
able
to
say
anything
that
I
want
to.
I
will
say
only
the
words
that
God
tells
me
to
say [MTY].”
Then
Balaam
went
with
Balak
to
Kiriath-Huzoth
town.
There
Balak
killed
some
cattle
and
sheep
as
sacrifices,
and
offered
parts
of
the
meat
to
Balaam
and
the
leaders
who
were
with
him.
They
slept
there,
and
the
next
morning
Balak
took
Balaam
part
way
up
the
mountain
to
Bamoth-Baal
village.
From
there,
they
could
see
some
of
the Israeli
people
who
were
down
below.
Balaam blessed the Israeli people
Balaam
said
to
King
Balak, “Build
seven
altars
for
me
here.
Then
kill
seven
young
bulls
and
seven
rams
for
a
sacrifice.”
So
Balak
did
that.
And
then
he
and
Balaam
each
burned
a
young
bull
and
a
ram
as
a
sacrifice
on
each
altar.
Then
Balaam
said
to
Balak, “You
stand
here
close
to
your
burned
offerings,
and
I
will
go
and
ask
Yahweh
if
he
has
something
else
to
tell
me.
Then
I
will
tell
you
what
he
says
to
me.”
Then
Balaam
went
by
himself
to
the
top
of
a
hill,
and
God
appeared
to
him
there.
Balaam
said
to
him, “We
have
built
seven
altars,
and
I
have
killed
and
burned
a
young
bull
and
a
ram
as
a
sacrifice
to
you
on
each
altar.”
Then
Yahweh
gave
Balaam
a
message
to
give
to
King
Balak.
Then
he
said, “Go
back
and
tell
him
what
I
told
you.”
When
Balaam
returned
to
Balak,
Balak
was
standing
with
the
leaders
from
Moab
beside
the
offerings
he
had
burned
on
the
altar.
This
is
the
message
that
Balaam
told
them:
“Balak,
the
King
of
Moab,
summoned
me
to
come
here
from
Syria;
he
brought
me
here
from
the
hills
at
the
eastern
side
of
Syria.
He
said, ‘Come
and
curse
the
descendants
of
Jacob
for
me,
saying
that
bad
things
will
happen
to
these Israeli
people!’
But ◄how
can
I
curse
people
whom
God
has
not
cursed?/I
certainly
cannot
curse
people
whom
God
has
not
cursed!► [RHQ]
◄How
can
I
condemn
people
whom
Yahweh
has
not
condemned?/I
cannot
condemn
people
whom
Yahweh
has
not
condemned!► [RHQ]
I
have
seen
them
from
the
tops
of
the
rocky
peaks.
I
see
that
they
are
a
group
of
people
who
live
by
themselves;
they
have
separated
themselves
from
other
nations.
◄Who
can
count
the
descendants
of
Jacob;
they
are
as
numerous
as particles
of ‘dust/dirt’?/No
one
can
count
the
descendants
of
Jacob;
they
are
as
numerous
as particles
of ‘dust/dirt’!► [RHQ]
◄Who
can
count
even
a
quarter
of
the Israeli
people?/No
one
can
count
even
a
quarter
of
the Israeli
people!► [RHQ]
I
wish/hope
that
I
will
die
like
righteous
people
die;
I
hope
that
I
will
die
peacefully
like
they
will
die.”
Then
Balak
said, “What
have
you
done
to
me [RHQ]?
I
brought
you
here
to
curse
my
enemies,
but
instead
you
have ◄blessed
them/asked
Yahweh
to
bless
them►!”
But
Balaam
replied, “I
can [RHQ]
say
only
what
Yahweh
tells
me
to
say.
I
cannot
say
anything
else.”
Balaam
prophesied
about
the Israelis
again
Then
King
Balak
told
Balaam, “Come
with
me
to
another
place.
There
you
will
see
only
part
of
the Israeli
people,
and
you
will
be
able
to
curse
those
people
for
me.”
So
Balak
took
Balaam
to
a
field
on
the
top
of
Pisgah
Mountain.
There,
again
he
built
seven
altars
and
offered
a
young
bull
and
a
ram
as
a
sacrifice
on
each
altar.
Then
Balaam
said
to
the
king, “Stand
here
close
to
your
burned
offerings,
while
I
go
and
talk
with
Yahweh.”
So
Balaam
did
that,
and
Yahweh
appeared
to
Balaam
again
and
gave
him
another
message.
Then
he
said, “Go
back
to
Balak
and
tell
him
that
message.”
So
Balaam
returned
to
where
the
king
and
the
leaders
from
Moab
were
standing,
next
to
the
altar
where
Balak
had
burned
the
sacrifices.
Balak
asked
him, “What
did
Yahweh
say?”
Then
Balaam
told
him
this
message:
“Balak,
listen
carefully;
hear
what
I
have
to
say,
you
son
of
Zippor [DOU]!
God
is
not
a
human
being.
Humans
lie,
but
God
never
lies.
He
never
changes
his
mind/thoughts,
as humans
do.
Whatever
he
has
said
that
he
will
do,
he
does.
He
commanded
me
to
request
him
to
bless
the Israelis,
So
he
has
blessed
them,
and
I
cannot
change
that.
Yahweh
their
God
is
with/helping
them;
they
have
declared
that
he
is
their
true
king.
So
the
descendants
of
Jacob
will
not
be
harmed;
they
will
not
have
any
troubles [DOU].
God
brought
them
out
of
Egypt
where
they
were
slaves;
he
is
as
strong
as
a
wild
ox.
When
people
curse [PRS]
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
they
will
not
be
harmed;
when
people
work
sorcery
on
them,
it
will
have
no
power.
So
now
people
will
say
about
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
‘God
has
done
wonderful
things
for
the Israelis!’
They
are
very
strong,
like
lionesses
that
are
ready
to
attack
other
animals;
they
stand
firm
like
lions.
The
lions
refuse
to
rest
until
they
have
killed
and
eaten
their
prey,
and
drunk
the
blood
of
the
animals
they
slaughtered.”
Then
Balak
said
to
Balaam, “If
you
will
not
curse
them,
then
I
certainly
do
not
want
you
to
bless
them!”
But
Balaam
replied, “I
told
you
that
I
must
do
only
what
Yahweh
tells
me
to
do!”
Balaam
prophesied
about
the Israelis
a
third
time
Then
King
Balak
said
to
Balaam, “Come
with
me;
I
will
take
you
to
another
place.
Perhaps
it
will
please
God
to
allow
you
to
curse
them
from
that
place.”
So
Balak
took
Balaam
to
the
top
of
Peor
Mountain
where
they
could
look
down
and
see
the Israelis
in
the
desert.
Balaam
again
told
Balak, “Build
me
seven
altars
again
and
kill
seven
young
bulls
and
seven
rams
for
a
sacrifice.”
So
Balak
did
what
Balaam
told
him
to
do.
He
burned
a
young
bull
and
a
ram
on
each
altar
as
sacrifices.
Balaam
now
realized
that
Yahweh
wanted
to
bless
the Israeli
people,
not
curse
them.
So
he
did
not
use magic/divination
like
a shaman
would
do
to
find
out
what
Yahweh
wanted,
as
he
often
did.
Instead,
he
turned
toward
the
desert.
He
saw
the Israeli
people
camped
there
in
their
tents,
with
each
tribe
gathered
in
its
own
group.
Then
the
Spirit
of
God
took
control
of
him,
and
enabled
him
to
give
this
prophetic
message
to
Balak:
“I,
Balaam,
the
son
of
Beor,
am
giving
this
prophecy;
I
am
speaking
as
a
man
who
sees
what
will
happen
in
the
future
clearly
speaks.
I
hear
this
message
from
God;
I
see
a
vision
from
him
who
is all-powerful.
My
eyes
are
open
as
I
prostrate
myself
in
front
of
him.
You
descendants
of
Jacob,
your
tents
are
very
beautiful;
they
are
truly
lovely!
Your
tents
are
spread
out
in
front
of
me
like
groves
of
palm
trees
in
valleys,
like
gardens
alongside
a
river.
They
are
like
strong aloe
trees/plants
that
Yahweh
has
planted,
like
strong
cedar
trees
that
grow
along
the
rivers.
Your
water
buckets
will
always
be
full;
the
seeds
that
you
plant
will
always
have
plenty
of
water
to
make
them
grow.
The Israelis’
king
will
be
greater
than
King
Agag;
the
kingdom
that
he
rules
will
be
honored.
God
brought
the Israelis
out
of
Egypt,
leading
them
along
with
his
great
power [MTY]
like
a
wild
ox
has.
He
devastates
all
the
nations
that
oppose
him;
he
breaks
all
those
people’s
bones
into
pieces,
and
shoots
them
with
his
arrows.
The Israelis
are
like
lions
that
crouch
and
lie
down,
ready
to pounce
on
their
prey [SIM].
They
are
like
lionesses
that
are
resting,
but
ready
to
attack;
no
one [RHQ]
would
dare
to
arouse
them!
God
will
bless
everyone
who
blesses
you Israelis,
and
he
will
curse
everyone
who
curses
you.”
Then
King
Balak
was
extremely
angry
with
Balaam.
He
showed
with
his
hands
that
he
was
very
angry,
and
he
shouted
at
Balaam, “I
summoned
you
here
to
curse
my
enemies!
Instead,
you
have ◄blessed/asked
God
to
bless►
them
three
times!
So
now,
get
out
of
here!
Go
back
home!
I
said
that
I
would
pay
you
a
lot
of
money
if
you
cursed
them,
but
Yahweh
has
prevented
you
from
getting
any
pay!”
Balaam
said
to
Balak, “
Do
you
not
remember
what [RHQ]
I
told
the
messengers
that
you
sent
to
me?
I
said,
‘Even
if
Balak
would
give
me
a
palace
filled
with
silver
and
gold,
I
would
not
disobey
Yahweh.
I
cannot
do
anything
bad
or
anything
that
is
good
that
he
does
not
approve
of.’
And
I
told
you
that
I
could
say
only
what
Yahweh
says
to
me.
So
yes,
I
will
return
to
my
people,
but
first,
allow
me
to
tell
you
what
will
happen
to
you
Moab
people
in
the
future.”
Balaam
prophesied
a
fourth
time
So
Balaam
said
this
to
Balak:
“I,
Balaam,
son
of
Beor,
am
again
giving
a
prophecy,
speaking
as
a
man
who
sees
what
will
happen
in
the
future
clearly
speaks.
I
hear
a
message
from
God;
I
know
things
that
God,
who
lives
in
heaven,
has
revealed
to
me.
I
see
a
vision
from
him
who
is all-powerful.
My
eyes
are
open
as
I
prostrate
myself
in
front
of
him.
The
things
that
I
see
in
the
vision
are
not
going
to
happen
now;
I
see
things
that
God
will
cause
to
happen
in
the
future.
A
man
who
is
a
descendant
of
Jacob
will
appear
like
a
star [MET];
a
king
who
holds
a
scepter
will
be
one
of
the Israeli
people.
He
will
crush
the
heads
of
you
people
of
Moab;
he
will
wipe
out
the
descendants
of
Seth.
The Israelis
will
occupy
Edom,
and
they
will
conquer
their
enemies
who
live
near
Seir
Mountain.
The Israeli
people
will
be
victorious/strong.
A
ruler
who
is
a
descendant
of
Jacob
will
come;
he
will
get
rid
of
the
people
who
still
live
in
the
city
where
Balaam
first
met
Balak.”
Balaam’s
final
prophecies
Then
Balaam
looked
out
over
where
the
Amalek people-group
lived,
and
he
prophesied
this:
“The
Amalek people-group
were
the
greatest
nation,
but
they
will
be
wiped
out.”
Then
he
looked
out
over
the
area
where
the Ken people-group
lived,
and
he
prophesied
this:
“You
think
that
the
place
where
you
live
is
secure/safe
like
a
nest
that
is
made
in
the
cliffs [MET],
but
you
will
be
wiped
out
when
the
army
of
Assyria
conquers
you.”
Balaam
ended
his
prophecies
by
saying,
“Also, ◄who
can ‘survive/escape’
when
God
does
all
these
things?/no
one
will
be
able
to ‘survive/escape’
when
God
does
all
these
things!► [RHQ]
Ships
will
come
from
Cyprus
Island,
and
the
men
in
those
ships
will
defeat
the
armies
of
Assyria
and
Eber.
But
God
will
get
rid
of
those
men,
too.”
Then
Balaam
and
Balak
returned
to
their
homes.
The Israelis worshiped Baal
While
the Israelis
were
camped
at
a
place
called
Acacia
Grove,
some
of
the
men
caused
themselves
to
become
unacceptable
to
God
by
having
sex
with
some
of
the
women
of
the
Moab
people-group
who
lived
in
that
area.
Then
those
women
invited
the
men
to
come
when
the
sacrifices
were
being
offered
to
their
gods.
The Israeli
men
accepted.
They
went
to
the
feasts
with
the
women
and
worshiped
the
gods
of
the
Moab people-group.
By
doing
that,
those Israeli
people
joined
the
women
in
worshiping
the
god
Baal
add
who
the
Moab people-group
thought
lived
on
Peor
Mountain.
That
caused
Yahweh
to
become
very
angry
with
his
people.
Yahweh
said
this
to
Moses/me: “Seize
all
the
leaders
of
those
men
who
are
doing
this
and
execute
them
while
I
am
watching.
Do
that
in
the
daytime.
After
you
do
that,
I
will
no
longer
be
angry
with
the Israeli
people.”
So
Moses/I
said
to
the
other Israeli
leaders, “Each
of
you
must
execute
your
men
who
have
joined
others
in
worshiping
Baal.”
But
later,
while
Moses/I
and
many [HYP]
other
people
were
crying
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
while
they/we
were
watching,
one
of
the Israeli
men
brought
a
woman
from
the
Midian people-group
into
his
tent
and
started
to
have
sex
with
her.
When
Phinehas,
who
was
the
grandson
of
Aaron,
saw
that,
he
grabbed
a
spear
and
rushed
into
the
man’s
tent.
He
thrust
the
spear
completely
through
the
man’s
body
and
into
the
woman’s
belly
and
killed
both
of
them.
When
he
did
that,
the ◄plague/serious
illness►
that
had
started
to
strike
the Israelis
stopped.
But 24,000
people
had
already
died
from
that
plague.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Phinehas
has
caused
me
to
stop
being
angry
with
the Israeli
people,
by
being
as
eager
as
I
am
to
stop
this
sinful
behavior.
I
was
ready
to
get
rid
of
all
the Israeli
people
because
I
was
extremely
angry,
but
Phinehas
has
prevented
me
from
doing
that.
Now
tell
him
that
I
am
making
a
special
peace
agreement
with
him.
In
this
agreement,
I
am
promising
to
give
to
him
and
to
his
descendants
the
right/authority
to
be
priests.
I
am
doing
this
because
he
showed
that
he
was
very
eager
to
honor
me,
his
God,
by
stopping
this
sinful
behavior.
He
has
caused
the Israeli
people
to
become
acceptable
to
me
again
by
causing
them
to
be
forgiven
for
their
sin.”
The Israeli
man
who
was
killed
with
the
woman
of
the
Moab people-group
was
named
Zimri.
He
was
the
son
of
Salu,
who
was
the
leader
of
a
family
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
The
woman’s
name
was
Cozbi.
She
was
the
daughter
of
Zur,
who
was
the
leader
of
one
of
the
clans
of
the
Midian people-group.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“
Take
your
men
and
attack
the
Midian people-group
and
kill
them.
They
have
become
your
enemies,
because
they
tricked
you Israeli
people
and
induced/persuaded
many
of
you
to
worship
Baal,
and
because
one
of
your
men
had
sex
with
Cozbi,
who
was
the
daughter
of
a
leader
of
the
Midian people-group.
She
was
killed
at
the
time
the
plague
started
because
the
people
sinned
at
Peor
Mountain.”
The people were counted again
After
the
plague
ended,
Yahweh
said
to
Eleazar
and
Moses/me,
“Count
all
the
people
of
Israel
again.
Write
down
the
names
of
all
the
men
who
are
at
least 20
years
old
who
are
able
to
fight
in
battles,
along
with
their
family
names.”
So
while
the Israelis
were
on
the
plains
where
the
Moab people-group
lived,
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
told
this
to
the Israeli
leaders:
“Write
down
the
names
of
all
the Israeli
men
who
are
at
least 20
years
old,
as
Yahweh
has
commanded
us.”
So
they
did
that,
and
this
is
a
record
of
all
the
descendants
of
Jacob
who
came
out
of
Egypt
who
were
still
alive.
They
counted 43,730
men
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben,
Jacob’s
oldest
son.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Hanoch,
Pallu,
Hezron,
and
Carmi.
Pallu’s
son
was
Eliab
and
his
grandsons
were
Nemuel,
Dathan
and
Abiram.
Dathan
and
Abiram
were
the
leaders
who
joined
with
Korah
to
conspire
against
Aaron
and
Moses/me
and
rebelled
against
Yahweh.
But
the
earth
opened
up
and
swallowed
them
and
Korah.
Yahweh
also
sent
a
fire
that
burned
up 250
men
who
supported
those
three
men.
That
was
a
warning
to
all
the Israeli
people
that
they
should
respect
and
obey
the
leaders
whom
Yahweh
had
appointed.
But
the
descendants
of
Korah
did
not
die
on
that
day.
The Israeli
leaders
counted 22,200
men
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Nemuel,
Jamin,
Jakin,
Zerah,
and
Shaul.
They
counted 40,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Gad.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Zephon,
Haggi,
Shuni,
Ozni,
Eri,
Arod,
and
Areli.
They
counted 76,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Judah.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Shelah,
Perez,
Zerah,
Hezron,
and
Hamul.
Judah’s
other
two
sons,
Er
and
Onan,
died
in
Canaan
without
having
had
any
children.
They
counted 64,300
men
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Tola,
Puvah,
Jashub,
and
Shimron.
They
counted 60,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Sered,
Elon,
and
Jahleel.
They
counted 52,700
men
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
who
was
one
of
the
sons
of
Joseph.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Machir,
from
his
son
Gilead,
and
from
his
six
grandsons—Jezer,
Helek,
Asriel,
Shechem,
Shemida,
and
Hepher. Hepher’s
son
Zelophehad
did
not
have
any
sons,
but
he
had
five
daughters—Mahlah,
Noah,
Hoglah,
Milcah,
and
Tirzah.
They
counted 32,500
men
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim,
who
was
Joseph’s
other
son.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Shuthelah,
Becher,
Tahan,
and Shuthelah’s
son
Eran.
They
counted 45,600
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Bela,
Ashbel,
Ahiram,
Shephupham,
and
Hupham,
and
from
Bela’s
two
sons—Ard
and
Naaman.
They
counted 64,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Dan.
They
were
in
one
clan
descended
from
Shuham.
They
counted 53,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Asher.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Imnah,
Ishvi,
and
Beriah,
and
from Beriah’s
two
sons—Heber
and Malkiel.
Asher
also
had
a
daughter
named
Serah.
They
counted 45,400
men
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Jahzeel,
Guni,
Jezer,
and
Shillem.
The
total
of
the Israeli
men
whom
the
leaders
counted
was 601,730.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Divide
Canaan
land
among
the
tribes.
Distribute
the
land
according
the
number
of
people
in
each
tribe
that
are
on
your lists.
Decide
by ◄casting
lots/throwing
stones
which
are
marked►
to
determine
which
group
will
get
which
area,
but
give
the largest
areas
to
the
groups
with
the
most
people.”
The
leaders
also
counted
the
male
descendants
of
Levi.
They
were
in
clans
descended
from
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
These
also
included
people
from
the
clans
of
Libni,
Hebron,
Mahli,
Mushi,
and
Korah.
All
of
them
were
descendants
of
Levi.
Kohath
was
the ancestor
of
Amram,
whose
wife
was
Jochebed.
She
also
was
a
descendant
of
Levi,
but
she
was
born
in
Egypt.
She
and
Amram
had
two
sons,
Aaron
and
Moses/me,
and
their/our
older
sister
Miriam.
Aaron’s
sons
were
Nadab,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar.
But
Nadab
and
Abihu
died
when
they
burned
incense
for
a
sacrifice
to
Yahweh
in
a
way
that
disobeyed
what
Yahweh
had
commanded.
The
leaders
counted 23,000
men
from
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
were
at
least
one
month
old.
But
these
men
were
not
counted
when
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people
were
counted,
because
they
were
not
given
any
land.
Those
were
the
men
whom
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
said
should
be
counted.
They
counted
the Israeli
people
on
the
plains
where
the
Moab people-group
lived,
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho
city.
None
of
the
men
whom
they
counted
were
on
the lists
that
were
made
by
Aaron
and
Moses/me
when
the Israelis
were
in
the
Sinai
Desert,
because
Yahweh
had
said
about
them, “They
will
all
die
in
this
desert,”
and
that
is
what
happened.
The
only
ones
who
were
still
alive
were Jephunneh’s
son
Caleb
and Nun’s
son
Joshua.
The request of the daughters of Zelophehad
One
day
the
five
daughters
of
Zelophehad
came
to
Moses/me.
They
were
Mahlah,
Noah,
Hoglah,
Milcah,
and
Tirzah.
They
came
to
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent
and
stood
in
front
of
Eleazar,
Moses/me,
the
tribal
leaders,
and
many [EUP]
other Israeli
people.
They
said, “Our
father
died
during
the
time
that
we
were
in
the
desert,
and
he
did
not
have
any
sons.
But
he
was
not
among
those
who
supported
Korah,
who
rebelled
against
Yahweh.
He
died
just
because
he
was
a
sinner
like
everyone
else.
◄Why
should
the
name
of
his
clan
disappear
with
the
result
that
we
do
not
receive
any
land
only
because
our
father
had
no
sons?/It
is
not
right
that
the
name
of
his
clan
disappear
with
the
result
that
we
do
not
receive
any
land
only
because
our
father
had
no
sons.► [RHQ]
So
give
us
some
land
like
our
relatives
will
be
getting!”
So
Moses/I
asked
Yahweh
what
to
do
about
their
request.
And
Yahweh
replied,
“What
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad
are requesting
is
right.
You
must
give
them
some
land,
just
as
you
are
giving
to
their
father’s
relatives.
Give
to
each
of
them
some
of
the
land
that
would
have
been
given
to
their
brothers
if
they
had
any.
“lso
tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: ‘If
a
man
who
has
no
sons
dies,
give
the
things
that
his
sons
would
have
inherited
to
his
daughters.
If
the
man
has
no
sons
or
daughters,
give
to
his
brothers
the
things
that
his
sons
and
daughters
would
have
inherited.
If
the
man
had
no
brothers,
give
to
his
father’s
brothers
the
things
that
his
sons
or
daughters
or
brothers
would
have
inherited.
If
the
man’s
father
has
no
brothers,
give
to
his
closest
relative
the
things
that
the
others
would
have
inherited.’
That
will
be
a
rule
for
the Israeli
people,
because
I
am
giving
this
as
a
command
to
you,
Moses,
to
tell
them.”
Joshua
was
chosen
to
be
the Israelis’
new
leader
One
day,
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Climb
to
the
top
of
the
Abarim
Mountains
east
of
the
Jordan
River.
Then
look
out
over
the
land
that
I
am
giving
to
the Israeli
people.
After
you
have
seen
it,
you
will
die [EUP]
just
like
your
older
brother
Aaron
did.
The
reason
that
you
will
die
and
not
enter
that
land
is
that
you
both
disobeyed
my
instructions/commands
in
the
Zin
Desert.
When
the Israeli
people
rebelled
against
me
there
at
Meribah,
near
Kadesh,
I
told
you
to
speak
to
the
rock
to
cause
water
to
flow
out
of
it.
But
because
you
struck
the
rock
instead
of
speaking
to
it,
you
did
not
show
the
people
my
holy
power.”
Then
Moses/I
said
this
to
Yahweh:
“Yahweh,
you
are
the
God
who
directs
the
spirits
of
all
people.
So
please
appoint
a
new
leader
for
the Israeli
people.
Appoint
someone
who
will
lead
your
people
when
they
go
to
fight
a
battle,
so
that
they
will
not
just
wander
around
like
sheep
that
do
not
have
a
shepherd.” [SIM]
Yahweh
replied, “Get
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
who
has
my
Spirit
within
him.
Lay
your
hands
on
him
to
appoint
him.
Cause
him
to
stand
in
front
of
Eleazar
the
priest,
as
all
the
people
are
watching,
and
commission/appoint
him
to
be
the
new
leader
of
the Israeli
people.
Give
to
him
some
of
the
authority
that
you
now
have,
in
order
that
all
the Israeli
people
will
know
that
they
must
obey
him.
When
you
all
need
me
to
guide
you,
Joshua
will
stand
in
front
of
Eleazar.
Then
by ◄casting
lots/throwing
marked
stones
on
the
ground►
Eleazar
will
find
out
what
they
should
do.”
So
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
commanded.
He/I
presented
Joshua
to
Eleazar
and
to
all
the Israeli
people.
Moses/I
laid
his/my
hands
on
him
and
commissioned/appointed
him
to
do
the
work
that
Yahweh
told
Moses/me
to
tell
him
to
do.
The daily offerings
Yahweh
said
this
to
Moses/me:
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
Bring
to
me
the
offerings
that
will
be
burned
on
the
altar.
When
they
are
burned,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
And
tell
them
that
they
must
bring
them
at
the
proper/right
time.
Tell
them
that
what
they
must
bring
to
me
each
day
are
two
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
They
must
have
no defects.
They
must
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
They
should
bring
one
in
the
morning
and
the
other
early
in
the
evening.
They
must
also
bring
an
offering
of
grain, consisting
of
two quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour,
mixed
with
a quart
of
olive
oil.
That
is
the
offering
that
they
must
bring
every
day.
They
started
to
bring
those
offerings
while
you
were
at
Sinai
Mountain.
When
those
offerings
are
burned
on
the
altar,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
When
they
burn
each
lamb,
they
must
also
pour
on
the
sacred
altar
one quart/liter
of
wine.
In
the
evening,
when
they
offer
the
second
lamb,
they
must
also
bring
the
same
offerings
of
grain
and
wine
as
they
burned
in
the
morning.
When
they
are
burned,
the
smell
will
also
be
very
pleasing
to
me.”
The
offerings
on
the
Sabbath
“On
each ◄Sabbath/rest
day►,
you
must
bring
two
male
lambs
that
have
no defects.
Also
bring
a
grain
offering
of
four quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil
and
a
wine
offering
of
four quarts/liters
of
wine.
Those
are
the
offerings
that
are
to
be
burned
on
the
altar
each ◄Sabbath/rest
day►.
Those
are
in
addition
to
the
offerings
of
two
lambs
and
wine
that
you
must
bring
each
day.”
The
monthly
offerings
“On
the
first
day
of
each
month,
you
must
bring
to
me
an
offering
of
two
young
bulls,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
All
of
these
must
be
without defects.
They
must
all
be
burned
completely
on
the
altar.
Also
bring
with
each
bull
an
offering
of
six quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
With
each
male
sheep
make
an
offering
of
four quarts
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
Also
bring
an
offering
of
two quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil
with
each
lamb.
When
all
of
these
are
burned
on
the
altar,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
With
each
bull,
also
bring
two quarts/liters
of
wine.
With
each
male
sheep,
bring ◄1-1/3 quarts/1.2 liters►
of
wine.
With
each
lamb,
bring
one quart/liter
of
wine.
These
offerings
must
be
brought
on
the
first
day
of
each
month
and
burned
completely
on
the
altar.
In
addition
to
these
offerings
that
you
burn,
you
must
bring
to
me
one
goat
for
an
offering
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
for
the
sins
you
have
committed.”
The
sacrifices
during
the
Festivals
of
Passover
and
Unleavened
Bread
“The
Passover
Festival
must
be
celebrated
to
honor
me
each
year
on
the
fourteenth
day
of
the
first
month
of
each
year.
The
Festival
of
Unleavened
Bread
will
start
on
the
next
day.
For
the
following
seven
days,
the
bread
that
you
eat
must
be
made
without
yeast.
On
the
first
day
of
that
festival,
you
must
gather
together
to
worship
me,
and
you
must
not
do
any
work.
On
that
day,
you
must
bring
to
me
for
an
offering
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
two
young
bulls,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
They
must
all
have
no defects.
With
each
of
these
bulls,
bring
a
grain
offering
of
grain, consisting
of
six quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
With
the
male
sheep,
bring
an
offering
of
grain consisting
of
four quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
With
each
of
the
seven
lambs,
bring
an
offering
of
two quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
Also
bring
one
goat
for
a
sacrifice
to
cause
you
to
be
forgiven
for
your
sin.
Bring
these
offerings
in
addition
to
the
offerings
that
you
bring
each
morning.
The
smell
of
the
grain
that
is
burned
on
the
altar
each
day
for
seven
days
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
Bring
the
grain
in
addition
to
the
animals
and
the
wine
that
you
burn
on
the
altar.
On
the
seventh
day
of
that
festival,
you
must
again
gather
together
to
worship
me,
and
you
must
not
do
any
work.”
The
sacrifices
during
the
Harvest
Festival
“On
the
day
of
the
Harvest
Festival,
when
you
bring
to
me
the
first
grain
that
you
have
harvested,
you
must
gather
together
to
worship
me.
Do
not
do
any
work
on
that
day.
Bring
to
me
two
young
bulls,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
When
they
are
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
Also
bring
a
grain
offering
of
nice
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
For
each
bull,
bring
six quarts/liters,
and
with
each
male
sheep,
bring
four quarts/liters,
and
with
each
of
the
lambs
bring
two quarts/liters.
Also
sacrifice
one
male
goat
to
cause
you
to
be
forgiven
for
your
sins.
Bring
these
offerings
and
the
offering
of
wine
in
addition
to
the
animals
and
grain
that
you
burn
on
the
altar
each
day.
And
remember
that
the
animals
that
you
sacrifice
must
have
no defects.”
The sacrifices for the Festival of Trumpets
“
Each
year,
gather
together
to
worship
me
on
the
first
day
of
the
seventh
month,
and
do
not
do
any
work
on
that
day.
On
that
day
the
priests
must
blow
their
trumpets.
When
the
offerings
on
the
altar
on
that
day
are
being
completely
burned,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
The
animals
that
you
must
bring
are
one
young
bull,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
They
must
have
no defects.
With
these
animals
bring
an
offering
of
grain consisting
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
With
the
bull,
bring
six quarts/liters.
With
the
male
sheep,
bring
four quarts/liters,
and
with
each
of
the
seven
lambs
bring
two quarts/liters.
Also
offer
one
male
goat
in
order
that
you
will
be
forgiven
for
your
sins.
All
of
those
animals
are
in
addition
to
the
animals
that
are
completely
burned
on
the
altar
each
morning
and
on
the
first
day
of
each
month.
The
offerings
of
grain
and
wine
must
be
made
exactly
as
I
have
told
you
to
do.
When
these
offerings
are
burned,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.”
The
day
of
Atonement
“
Each
year,
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
seventh
month,
you
must
gather
together
to
worship
me.
Do
not
eat
any
food
or
do
any
work
on
that
day.
When
you
burn
offerings
on
the
altar
on
that
day,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
The
animals
that
you
must
bring
are
one
young
bull,
one
male
sheep,
and
seven
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
They
must
have
no defects.
With
the
bull,
bring
an
offering
of
grain consisting
of
six quarts/liters
of
nice
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
With
the
male
sheep,
bring
four quarts/liters.
With
each
of
the
lambs,
bring
two quarts/liters.
Also
bring
one
male
goat
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
for
the
sins
you
have
committed,
and
the
animals
and
grain
and
wine
that
you
burn
on
the
altar
each
day
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
for
the
sins
you
have
committed.
Those
offerings
will
be
in
addition
to
the
animals
and
grain
and
wine
that
are
completely
burned
on
the
altar
each
day.”
The
Festival
of
Shelters
“On
the
fifteenth
day
of
the
seventh
month
of
each
year,
you
must
all
gather
together
to
worship
me.
You
must
not
do
any
work
on
that
day.
You
must
continue
to
celebrate
for
seven
days.
When
the
offerings
are
burned
on
the
altar,
the
smell
will
be
very
pleasing
to
me.
The
animals
that
you
must
bring
are 13
young
bulls,
two
male
sheep,
and 14
male
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
These
animals
must
have
no defects.
With
each
of
the 13
bulls,
bring
a
grain
offering
of
six quarts/liters
of finely-ground
flour
mixed
with
olive
oil.
With
each
of
the
male
sheep,
bring
four quarts/liters.
With
each
of
the 14
lambs,
bring
two quarts/liters.
Also
bring
one
male
goat
to
be
sacrificed
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
for
your
sins,
in
addition
to
the
offerings
of
animals
and
grain
and
wine
that
are
completely
burned
on
the
altar
each
day.
“or
the
next
six
days
of
the
festival,
you
must
also
bring
animals
to
sacrifice.
On
the
second
day,
bring
twelve
bulls.
On
the
third/next
day,
bring
eleven
bulls.
One
the
fourth/next
day,
bring
ten
bulls.
On
the
fifth/next
day,
bring
nine
bulls.
On
the
sixth/next
day,
bring
eight
bulls.
On
the
seventh/last
day,
bring
seven
bulls.
But
on
each
of
those
days,
all
the
other
sacrifices
and
offerings
that
you
bring
will
remain
the
same.
“n
the
eighth
day
of
the
festival,
you
must
again
gather
together
to
worship
me,
and
do
not
do
any
work
on
that
day.
On
that
day,
you
must
bring
to
the
altar
one
bull,
one full-grown
ram,
and
seven
lambs
that
are one-year-old.
These
animals
must
have
no defects.
They
must
all
be
burned
on
the
altar,
and
their
smell
will
please
me.
Bring
also
with
the
bull
and
the
male
sheep
and
each
of
the
lambs
the
offerings
of
grain
and
wine
that ◄are
required/I
told
you
to
bring►.
Also
offer
one
male
goat
to
be
sacrificed
to
enable
me
to
forgive
you
for
your
sins.
These
animals
will
be
in
addition
to
the
offerings
of
animals
and
grain
and
wine
that
are
completely
burned
on
the
altar
each
day.
“t
your
festivals,
these
are
the
offerings
that
you
must
bring
to
me:
The
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
the
offerings
of
grain
and
wine,
and
the
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
Those
are
in
addition
to
the
offerings
that
you
give
to
me
because
you
promised
to
do
something,
and
other
special
offerings
that
you
want
to
give
to
me.”
Then
Moses/I
told
to
the Israeli
people
all
the
things
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me.
Rules about special promises to Yahweh
Moses/I
spoke
with
the
leaders
of
the Israeli
tribes.
He/I
told
them
these
commands
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
him/me:
“If
a
man
solemnly
promises
Yahweh
that
he
will
do
something,
he
must
do
what
he
promised.
“f
a
young
woman
who
is
still
living
with
her
parents
solemnly
promises
to
Yahweh
to
do
something,
and
if
her
father
hears
about
what
she
promised,
and
if
he
does
not
object,
she
must
do
what
she
promised [DOU].
But
if
her
father
hears
about
what
she
promised
and
does
not
allow
her
to
do
that,
then
she
does
not
need
to
do
what
she
promised.
Yahweh
will
forgive
her
for
not
doing
what
she
promised.
“f
a
woman
promises
Yahweh
that
she
will
do
something,
but
then
she
gets
married,
if
her
husband
hears
about
what
she
promised
to
do,
and
he
does
not
object,
she
must
do
what
she
promised [DOU].
But
if
her
husband
hears
about
it
and
does
not
allow
her
to
do
that,
she
does
not
need
to
do
what
she
promised,
and
Yahweh
will
forgive
her
for
not
doing
what
she
promised.
“f
a
widow
or
a
woman
who
has
been
divorced
makes
a
promise,
she
must
do
what
she
promised.
“f
a
woman
who
is
married
promises [DOU]
to
do
something,
and
if
her
husband
hears
about
it
but
does
not
object,
she
must
do
what
she
promised.
But
if
he
hears
about
it
and
does
not
allow
her
to
do
that,
she
does
not
need
to
do
what
she
promised,
and
Yahweh
will
forgive
her
for
not
doing
it.
A
woman’s
husband
may
require
her
to
do
what
she
has
promised,
or
he
may
not
allow
her
to
do
what
she
has
promised.
If
he
does
not
object
for
several
days
after
he
hears
about
it,
she
must
do
what
she
promised.
But
if
he
waits
a
long
time
after
she
has
promised
to
do
something
and
then
he
tells
her
that
he
will
not
permit
her
to
do
it,
if
she
does
not
do
what
she
promised,
she
will
not
be
punished;
her
husband
is
the
one
whom
Yahweh
will
punish.”
Those
are
the
rules
that
Yahweh
gave
to
Moses/me
for
husbands
and
wives,
and
for
young
women
who
are
still
living
with
their
parents.
The Israelis attacked the Midian people-group
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me
and
said,
“efore
you
die,
tell
the Israeli
people
that
they
should ◄pay
back/get
revenge
on►
the
Midian people-group
for
what
they
did
to
you.”
So
Moses/I
said
to
the
people, “Get
some
men
prepared
for
battle.
Yahweh
will
enable
them
to ◄pay
back/get
revenge
on►
the
Midian people-group
for
what
they
did
to
us.
Select 1,000
men
from
each
tribe
to
fight.”
So 12,000
men
prepared
for
fighting
in
the
battle, 1,000
from
each
tribe.
When
Moses/I
sent
them
to
the
battle,
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar
the
priest,
went
with
them.
He
took
with
him
some
of
the
things
from
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
trumpets
that
would
be
blown
to
give
the
signal
to
start
the
battle.
The Israeli
men
fought
the
soldiers
from
the
Midian people-group,
as
Yahweh
had
told
Moses/me
to
tell
them
to
do,
and
they
killed
every
man
from
the
Midian people-group.
Among
those
whom
they
killed
were
the
five
kings
of
the
Midian people-group—Evi,
Rekem,
Zur,
Hur,
and
Reba.
They
also
killed
with
a
sword
Balaam,
the
son
of
Beor.
They
captured
all
the
women
and
children
of
the
Midian people-group
and
took
away
their
cattle,
their
flocks
of
sheep,
and
herds
of
goats,
and
all
their
other
possessions.
Then
they
burned
down
all
the
houses
in
the
towns
and
villages
where
the
people
of
the
Midian people-group
lived,
but
they
took
home
with
them
all
the
women
and
children
and
animals
and
possessions.
They
brought
all
these
to
Eliezer
and
Moses/me,
and
to
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people
who
were
at
their/our
camp
on
the
plains
where
the
Moab people-group
lived,
near
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho.
Eleazar
and
all
the
leaders
of
the
people
and
Moses/I
went
outside
the
camp
to
greet/meet
with
them.
But
Moses/I
was
angry
with
some
of
the
men
who
had
returned
from
the
battle.
He/I
was
angry
with
the
army
officers
and
the
men
who
were
commanders
of 1,000
men
and
those
who
were
commanders
of 100
men.
He/I
asked
them, “Why
did
you
allow
the
women
to
live [RHQ]?
They
are
the
ones
who
did
what
Balaam
suggested
and
urged/persuaded
our
people
to
worship
Baal
instead
of
Yahweh.
As
a
result,
Yahweh
caused
a
plague
to
strike
his
people
while
they
were
at
Peor.
So,
now
you
must
kill
all
the
boys
of
the
Midian people-group,
and
also
kill
all
the
women
who
have
had
sex [EUP]
with
any
man.
Spare
only
the
girls
who
are
virgins [EUP].
You
can
keep
them
to
be
your
wives
or
your
slaves.
All
of
you
who
have
killed
someone
or
touched
the
corpse
of
someone
who
was
killed
in
the
battle
must
stay
outside
the
camp
for
seven
days.
On
the
third
day
and
on
the
seventh
day,
you
must
perform
the
ritual
to
cause
you
and
those
whom
you
have
captured
to
become
acceptable
to
God
again.
You
must
also
wash
your
clothes
and
anything
that
you
took
to
the
battle
that
is
made
of
leather
or
goat’s
hair
or
wood.”
Then
Eleazar
said
to
the
soldiers
who
had
returned
from
the
battle, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
instructed
Moses:
You
must
put
into
a
fire
any
gold
or
silver
or
bronze
or
iron
or
tin
or
lead
things
that
you
brought
back
from
the
battle.
Put
everything
that
will
not
burn
into
the
fire,
and
then
they
will
be
acceptable
for
you
to
use.
But
also
sprinkle
those
things
with
the
water
that
causes
things
and
people
to
become
acceptable
to
God.
The
things
that
would
burn
if
you
put
them
in
a
fire,
sprinkle
them
with
that
water.
On
the
seventh
day,
wash
your
clothes,
and
then
you
will
become
acceptable
to
God
again.
After
you
do
that,
you
may
return
to
the
camp.”
Dividing
the
captured
goods
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
Eleazar
and
the
leaders
of
the
family
groups
that
they
must
write
down
a
list
of
all
the
goods,
the
women,
and
the
animals
that
were
captured
in
the
battle.
Then
they
must
divide
all
those
things,
half
given
to
the
men
who
fought
in
the
battle
and
the
other
half
given
to
the
rest
of
the
people.
From
the
men
who
fought
in
the
battle,
take
one
from
every 500
people
and
from
every 500
cattle
and
donkeys
and
sheep,
to
be
a
tax
for
me.
Take
these
things
to
Eleazar
to ◄be
my
share/belong
to
me►.
And
from
the
half
that
belongs
to
the
ordinary
people,
take
one item
from
every 50.
That includes
people,
cattle,
donkeys,
sheep,
goats,
and
other
animals.
Give
those
things
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
take
care
of
my
Sacred
Tent.”
So
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
did
what
Yahweh
commanded.
There
were 675,000
sheep, 72,000
cattle, 61,000
donkeys,
and 32,000
virgins
that
they
had
captured
from
the
Midian people-group.
The
men
who
fought
in
the
battle
took 337,000
sheep
from
the
battle,
and
they
gave 675
of
them
to
Yahweh.
They
took 36,000
cattle
and
gave 72
of
them
to
Yahweh.
They
took 30,500
donkeys,
and
they
gave 61
of
them
to
Yahweh.
They
took 16,000
virgins,
and
they
dedicated 32
of
them
to
Yahweh.
Moses/I
gave
to
Eleazar
all
the
animals
that
had
been
given
to
Yahweh,
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
Moses/I
separated
what
those
who
had
fought
in
the
battle
received
from
what
the
other
people
received.
The
people
had
taken 337,500
sheep, 36,000
cattle, 30,500
donkeys,
and 16,000
virgins,
From
what
the
people
received,
Moses/I
took
one
from
every 50
items
and
dedicated
them
to
Yahweh.
That
included
animals
and
people.
As
Yahweh
commanded,
he/I
gave
them
all
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
took
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Then
the
army
officers
and
those
who
commanded 1,000
men
and
those
who
commanded 100
men
came
to
Moses/me.
They
said, “We,
who
are
your
servants,
have
counted
the
soldiers
whom
we
command,
and
we
found
that
none
of
them ◄is
missing/has
been
killed►.
So
to
thank
Yahweh
for
that,
we
have
brought
to
him
a
gift
of
the
gold
items
that
we
found
after
the
battle:
Gold
arm
bands
and
bracelets
and
rings
and
earrings
and
necklaces.
This
will
enable
us
to
be
forgiven
for
our
sins.”
So
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
accepted
the
gold
items
that
they
brought.
The
total
of
it
weighed
about ◄420
pounds/190 kg.►.
Each
soldier
had
taken
these
things
for
himself.
Eleazar
and
Moses/I
accepted
these
gold
items
from
these
commanders
and
put
them
in
the
Sacred
Tent
to
remind
the Israeli
people
about
how
Yahweh
had
helped
them
defeat
the
Midian people-group.
The land east of the Jordan River
The
people
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
had
much
livestock.
They
saw
that
the
land
near
Jazer
city
and
the
Gilead
region
east
of
the
Jordan
River
had
good
grass
for
the
animals
to
graze
on.
So
their
leaders
came
to
Eleazar
and
the
other
leaders
of
the
people
and
Moses/me.
They
said,
“We
have
a
great
amount
of
livestock.
Yahweh
has
enabled
us Israelis
to
capture
some
land
that
is
very
good
for
animals
to
graze
on—the
land
near
Ataroth,
Dibon,
Jazer,
Nimrah,
Heshbon,
Elealeh,
Sebam,
Nebo,
and
Beon
towns.
If
it
pleases
you,
we
would
like
this
land
to
be
ours,
instead
of
land
on
the
other
side
of
the
Jordan
River.”
Moses/I
replied
to
the
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Gad
and
Reuben, “It
is
not
right
for [RHQ]
your
fellow Israelis
to
go
to
fight
in
wars
and
you
stay
here!
If
you
do
that,
you
will
cause
the
other Israelis
to
be
discouraged,
with
the
result
that
they
will
not
cross
the
Jordan
River
to
the
land
that
Yahweh
is
giving
to
them [RHQ].
Your
ancestors
did
the
same
kind
of
thing.
I
sent
them
from
Kadesh-Barnea
to
see
what
the
land
of
Canaan
was
like.
They
went
as
far
as
Eshcol
Valley,
but
when
they
saw
the
huge
people
in
the
land,
they
returned
and
caused
the Israeli
people
to
be
discouraged,
saying ‘We
should
not
try
to
enter
the
land
that
Yahweh
said
that
he
is
giving
to
us.’
So
Yahweh
became
very
angry
with
them,
and
he
solemnly
declared
this:
‘From
all
the
people
who
came
out
of
Egypt,
the
only
ones
who
are
at
least 20
years
old
who
will
see
the
land
that
I
promised
to
give
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
are Jephunneh’s
son
Caleb
and Nun’s
son
Joshua,
because
they
trusted
me
completely.
None
of
the
other
people
who
came
out
of
Egypt
will
even
see
that
land,
because
they
have
not
completely
believed
in
my
power.’
So
Yahweh
was
angry
with
the Israeli
people,
and
as
a
result
he
has
caused
us
to
wander
in
this
desert
for 40
years.
Finally,
all
the
people
who
had
sinned
against
Yahweh
by
refusing
to
trust
him
died,
one
by
one.
And
you
are
acting
like
your
ancestors
did!
You
sinful Israeli
people
are
going
to
cause
Yahweh
to
be
more
angry
with
you
than
he
was
with
our
ancestors
If
you
stop
trusting
him,
he
will
cause
you
and
all
your
fellow Israelis
to
stay
longer
in
the
desert,
and
he
will
get
rid
of
all
of
you!”
Then
the
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
said
to
Moses/me, “First
we
will
build
pens
for
our
animals
and
build
cities
for
our
families
here.
Then
our
families
will
live
in
strong
cities
with
walls
around
them,
and
they
will
be
safe
from
the
people
who
live
in
this
land.
Then
we
will
get
ready
to
fight
battles.
We
will
help
the
other Israelis
to
get
land
on
the
other
side
of
the
river.
We
will
not
return
to
our
homes
until
every Israeli
has
received
some
land.
We
will
not
take
any
land
on
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
River;
our
land
will
be
here
on
the
east
side.”
So
Moses/I
told
them, “Okay,
I
will
tell
you
what
you
all
must
do.
You
must
get
ready
to
fight
battles
for
Yahweh.
You
all
must
cross
the
Jordan
River
carrying
your
weapons.
After
Yahweh
helps
us
to
take
that
land
from
the
people
who
live
there,
you
will
be
permitted
to
return
to
your
homes.
You
will
have
done
what
you
have
promised
Yahweh
and
the Israeli
people
that
you
would
do,
and
you
may
keep
this
land
to
be
your
own,
given
to
you
by
Yahweh.
“ut
if
you
do
not
do
these
things,
you
will
be
sinning
against
Yahweh,
and
he
will
punish
you
for
that
sin.
Now
you
can
build
cities
for
your
families
and
pens
for
your
animals,
but
after
doing
that,
you
must
do
what
you
have
promised.”
The
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Gad
and
Reuben
replied, “We
will
do
what
you
have
asked
us
to
do [MTY],
because
you
are
our
leader.
Our
wives
and
children
and
our
cattle
and
sheep
and
goats
will
stay
here
in
the
cities
in
the
Gilead
area,
but
we
will
prepare
to
go
to
battle.
We
will
take
our
weapons
and
go
across
the
Jordan
River
and
fight
for
Yahweh,
just
as
you,
our
leader,
have
said.”
So
Moses/I
gave
instructions
about
them
to
Eleazar,
Joshua,
and
the
leaders
of
the Israeli
tribes.
Moses/I
said
to
them, “If
the
men
from
the
tribes
of
Gad
and
Reuben
prepare
for
battle
and
cross
the
Jordan
River
with
you,
in
order
to
do
what
Yahweh
desires
and
help
you
to
take
that
land,
give
them
the
Gilead
area
to
belong
to
them.
But
if
they
do
not
take
their
weapons
and
go
with
you
prepared
to
fight,
they
will
not
receive
this
land.
They
will
need
to
accept
some
land
in
Canaan,
like
the
rest
of
you
will
do.”
The
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Gad
and
Reuben
replied, “We
will
do
what
you
have
said
and
what
Yahweh
has
said.
We
will
cross
the
river
into
Canaan
land,
and
we
will
do
what
Yahweh
desires
and
be
prepared
for
battle.
But
our
land
will
be
here
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.”
So
Moses/I
agreed
to
give
that
land
to
the
tribes
of
Gad
and
Reuben
and
to
half
of
the
tribe
of
Joseph’s
son
Manasseh.
That
land
was
previously
the
land
where
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group,
ruled,
and
the
land
where
Og,
the
king
of
Bashan
region,
ruled,
including
its
cities
and
surrounding
land.
The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Gad
rebuilt
Dibon,
Ataroth,
Aroer,
Atroth-Shophan,
Jazer,
Jogbehah,
Beth-Nimrah,
and
Beth-Haran
cities.
Those
were
cities
with
strong
walls
around
them.
And
they
also
built
pens
for
their
sheep.
The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben
rebuilt
Heshbon,
Elealeh,
Kiriathaim,
Nebo,
Baal-Meon,
and
Sibmah
cities.
When
they
rebuilt
Nebo
and
Baal-Meon,
they
gave
new
names
to
those
cities.
The
descendants
of
Manasseh’s
son
Makir
went
to
the
Gilead
region
and
compelled
the
people
of
the Amor people-group
to
leave
that
area.
So
Moses/I
gave
Gilead
to
the
family
of
Makir,
and
they
started
to
live
there.
Jair,
who
was
also
a
descendant
of
Manasseh,
went
and
captured
the
small
towns
in
that
region,
and
he
named
them
the
Towns
of
Jair.
A
man
named
Nobah
went
and
captured
Kenath
city
and
the
nearby
towns,
and
then
he
put
his
own
name
to
be
the
new
name
of
that
area.
The Israelis’ journey from Egypt to Moab
Here
is
a
list
of
the
places
where
the/we Israelis
went
as
Aaron
and
Moses/I
led
them/us
after
they/we
left
Egypt.
Yahweh
commanded
Moses/me
to
write
down
the
names
of
the
places
where
they/we
went.
On
the
fifteenth
day
of
the
first
month
of
the
year,
the
day
after
we
celebrated
the ◄Passover/the
time
when
Yahweh
killed
all
the
firstborn
sons
of
the
people
of
Egypt►,
they/we
left
Rameses
city
in
Egypt
and
marched
boldly
while
the
Egyptian
army
was
coming
behind
them/us.
As
they/we
left,
the
people
of
Egypt
were
still
burying
the
bodies
of
their
firstborn
sons.
By
killing
them,
Yahweh
showed
that
the
gods
that
the
people
of
Egypt
worshiped
were
false
gods.
After
leaving
Rameses,
they/we
first
went
to
Succoth
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Succoth
and
went
to
Etham,
at
the
edge
of
the
desert,
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Etham
and
returned
to
Pi-Hahiroth,
to
the
east
of
Baal-Zephon,
and
set
up
their/our
tents
near
Migdol.
Then
they/we
left
Pi-Hahiroth
and
walked
through
the
Red
Sea
into
the
Etham
Desert,
and
set
their/our
tents
at
Marah.
Then
they/we
left
Marah
and
went
to
Elim.
There
were
twelve
springs
and 70
palm
trees
there.
They/We
set
up
our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Elim
and
went
to
the
area
near
the
Red
Sea
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
the
Red
Sea
area
and
went
to
the
area
near
the
Sin
Desert
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
the
Sin
Desert
and
went
to
Dophkah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Dophkah
and
went
to
Alush
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Alush
and
went
and
set
up
their/our
tents
at
Rephidim,
where
they/we
had
no
water
to
drink.
Then
they/we
left
Rephidim
and
went
to
the
Sinai
Desert
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
the
Sinai
Desert
and
went
to
Kibroth-Hattaavah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Kibroth-Hattaavah
and
went
to
Hazeroth
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Hazeroth
and
went
to
Rithmah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Rithmah
and
went
to
Rimmon-Perez
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Rimmon-Perez
and
went
to
Libnah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Libnah
and
went
to
Rissah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Rissah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
at
Kehelathah.
Then
they/we
left
Kehelathah
and
went
to
Shepher
Mountain
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Shepher
and
went
to
Haradah
Mountain
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Haradah
and
went
to
Makheloth
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Makheloth
and
went
to
Tahath
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Tahath
and
went
to
Terah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Terah
and
went
to
Mithcah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Mithcah
and
went
to
Hashmonah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Hashmonah
and
went
to
Moseroth
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Moseroth
and
went
to
Bene-Jaakan
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Bene-Jaakan
and
went
to
Hor-Haggidgad
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Hor-Haggidgad
and
went
to
Jotbathah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Jotbathah
and
went
to
Abronah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Abronah
and
went
to
Ezion-Geber
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Ezion-Geber
and
went
to
Zin
Desert
and
set
up
their/our
tents
at
Kadesh
there.
Then
they/we
left
Kadesh
and
went
to
Hor
Mountain,
at
the
border
of
Edom
land
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Aaron,
the
priest,
obeyed
Yahweh
and
climbed
up
the
mountain.
There
he
died,
on
the
first
day
of
their/our
fifth
month, 40
years
after
the/we Israelis
left
Egypt.
Aaron
was 123
years
old
when
he
died.
(That
was
when
the
king
of
Arad
city
heard
that
the/we Israelis
were
coming.
Arad
was
in
the
southern
part
of
Canaan,
where
the
Canaan people-group
lived.)
The Israelis
left
Hor
Mountain
and
went
to
Zalmonah
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Zalmonah
and
went
to
Punon
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Punon
and
went
to
Oboth
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Oboth
and
went
to
Iye-Abarim,
which
was
on
the
border
of
the
Moab
region,
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Iye-Abarim
and
went
to
Dibon-Gad
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
Dibon-Gad
and
set
up
their/our
tents
at
Almon-Diblathaim.
Then
they/we
left
Almon-Diblathaim
and
went
to
the
Abarim
Mountains,
near
Nebo
and
set
up
their/our
tents
there.
Then
they/we
left
the
Abarim
Mountains
and
went
to
the
plains
of
the
Moab
region,
near
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho.
They/We
set
up
our
tents
there;
their/our
tents
stretched
for
several
miles/km.
from
Beth-Jeshimoth
to
Acacia.
While
we
were
there
on
the
plains
of
the
Moab
region
near
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho,
Yahweh
spoke
to
Moses/me.
He
said,
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
When
you
cross
the
Jordan
River
and
enter
the
Canaan
region,
you
must
force
all
the
people
who
live
there
to
leave.
Destroy
all
their
carved
statues
and
all
their
idols
made
of
metal. Wreck
all
the
places
where
they
worship
their
idols.
Take
their
land
from
them
and
start
to
live
there,
because
I
have
given
their
land
to
you
for
you
to
own.
“ivide
up
the
land
by
throwing ◄lots/small
stones
which
have
been
marked►
to
decide
which
group
will
get
which
area.
Give
the
larger
areas
to
the
groups
that
have
more
people,
and
give
the
smaller
areas
to
the
groups
that
have
fewer
people.
Each
tribe
will
receive
its
own
land.
If
you
do
not
force
the
people
who
live
there
to
leave,
they
will
cause
you
to
have
much
trouble.
They
will
be
like
sharp
hooks
in
your
eyes,
and
like
thorns
in
your
sides.
And
they
will
bring
trouble
to
you,
in
that
land
where
you
will
be
living.
And
then
I
will
punish
you,
as
I
had
planned
to
punish
them.”
The boundaries of the land of Canaan
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
You
will
soon
enter
Canaan
land,
and
it
will
become
yours.
These
will
be
the
borders
of
the
land:
On
the
south
you
will
receive
part
of
the
Zin
Desert,
near
the
border
of
the
Edom
region.
On
the
east
side,
the
border
will
start
at
the
south
end
of
the
Dead
Sea.
It
will
extend
to
a
little
south
of
the Scorpion
Pass,
and
extend
west
through
the
Zin
Desert
and
south
of
Kadesh-Barnea.
From
there
it
will
extend
to Hazar
Addar
and
from
there
to
Azmon.
From
Azmon
it
will
extend
west
to
the
dry riverbed
at
the
border
of
Egypt
and
then
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
The
border
on
the
west
will
be
the Mediterranean
Sea.
The
border
on
the
north
will
start
from
the Mediterranean
Sea
and
extend
east
to
Hor
Mountain.
From
there
it
will
extend
to
Lebo-Hamath
and
then
to
Zedad.
From
there
the
border
will
extend
to
Ziphron,
and
it
will
end
at
Hazar-Enan.
The
border
on
the
east
will
start
at
Hazar-Enan
and
extend
south
to
Shepham.
From
there
it
will
extend
east
of
Ain
to
Riblah
and
then
along
the
hills
that
are
east
of
Galilee Lake.
Then
the
border
will
extend
south
along
the
Jordan
River
and
end
at
the
Dead
Sea.
Those
will
be
the
borders
around
your
country.”
So
Moses/I
told
all
that
to
the Israeli
people.
Then
he/I
said
to
them, “That
is
the
land
that
you
will
receive.
You
must
throw ◄lots/stones
that
have
been
marked►
to
decide
which
area
will
go
to
each
of
the
nine
and
a
half
tribes,
because
Yahweh
has
commanded
that
it
should
be
divided
among
them.
The
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
have
already
received
the
land
in
which
they
will
live.
They
have
received
land
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“These
are
the
men
who
will
divide
the
land:
First,
Eleazar
and
Joshua.
But
one
leader
from
each
of
the
twelve
tribes
will
help
them
divide
the
land.
“rom
the
tribe
of
Judah,
appoint Jephunneh’s
son
Caleb.
From
the
tribe
of
Simeon
appoint Ammihud’s
son
Shemuel.
From
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
appoint Kislon’s
son
Elidad.
From
the
tribe
of
Dan
appoint Jogli’s
son
Bukki.
From
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
appoint Ephod’s
son
Hanniel.
From
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
appoint Shiphtan’s
son
Kemuel.
From
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
appoint Parnach’s
son
Elizaphan.
From
the
tribe
of
Issachar
appoint Azzan’s
son
Paltiel.
From
the
tribe
of
Asher
appoint Shelomi’s
son
Ahihud.
From
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
appoint Ammihud’s
son
Pedahel.”
Yahweh
commanded
that
all
those
were
the
men
who
should
divide
the
Canaan
region
among
the Israeli
people.
The towns given to the Levites
Yahweh
told
this
to
Moses/me
while
the Israeli
people
were
on
the
plain
in
the
Moab
region
near
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho:
“Tell
the Israeli
people
that
from
the
land
that
they
will
receive,
they
must
give
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
some
cities
in
which
they
can
live.
They
must
also
give
them
some
land
around
these
cities.
Those
will
be
for
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
live
in,
and
around
the
cities
will
be
land
for
their
cattle
and
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
and
other
animals.
“The
land
that
you
give
them
for
their
animals
must
extend
out
for ◄1,500
feet/450 meters►
from
the
walls
of
the
cities.
Also
measure ◄3,000
feet/900 meters►
in
each
direction
out
from
the
walls
of
each
city.
That additional
land
will
be
land
for
their
animals
outside
the
walls
of
the
cities.”
The
cities
of
safety
“ix
of
the
cities
that
you
give
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
will
be
cities
to
which
people
can
run
to
be
safe.
If
someone
accidentally
kills
someone
else,
the
one
who
killed
that
person
may
run
to
one
of
those
cities
to
be
safe.
You
must
also
give
to
the
descendants
of
Levi 42
other
cities
and
the
land
around
those
cities,
for
their
animals,.
The Israeli
tribes
that
have
the
most
people
must
give
them
more
cities
than
the
tribes
that
have
fewer
people
give.
Each
tribe
must
give
some
of
its
cities
to
the
descendants
of
Levi,
but
the
tribes
that
have
more
land
must
give
more
cities,
and
the
tribes
that
have
less
land
will
give
fewer
cities.”
Yahweh
also
said
to
Moses/me,
“Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people:
When
you
cross
the
Jordan
River
and
enter
the
Canaan
region,
you
must
choose
some
cities
to
which
people
can
run
to
be
safe/protected.
If
someone
kills
another
person ◄accidentally/without
planning
to
do
that►,
the
one
who
killed
that
person
may
run
to
one
of
those
cities
and
be
safe.
One
of
the
relatives
of
the
person
who
was
killed
may
think
he
must
avenge
his relative’s
death
by
killing
the
murderer.
But
in
that
city,
the killer
will
be
safe
because
the
people
in
that
city
would
kill
those
relatives
if
they
tried
to
get
revenge
there.
The
man
who
killed
someone
accidentally
must
be
put
on
trial
in
a
court.
You
must
set
apart
six
cities
to
be
cities
to
which
someone
who
killed
another
person
accidentally
may
run
and
be
safe.
There
must
be
three
of
those
cities
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River
and
three
that
will
be
on
the
west
side,
in
the
Canaan
region.
Those
six
cities
will
be
cities
where Israeli
people
may
run
to
and
be
safe,
and
where
foreigners
and
other
people
who
are
living
among
you
can
also
run
to
and
be
safe.
Any
of
those
people
who
accidentally
kills
someone
may
run
to
one
of
those
cities
and
be
safe/protected
there.
“ut
you
must
consider
that
anyone
who
kills
another
person
with
an
iron
weapon
or
with
a
big
rock
or
with
a
piece
of
wood,
is
a
murderer,
and
the
one
who
killed
the
other
person
must
be
executed.
A
relative
of
the
person
who
was
murdered
must
be
the
one
who
executes
the
murderer
as
soon
as
he
finds
him.
If
someone shoves
another
person
over
a
cliff
or
throws
something
at
another
person
or hits
that
person
with
his
hand/fist
and
causes
that
person
to
die,
if
he
did
it
because
he
hated
that
person,
then
you
must
consider
that
he
is
a
murderer,
and
must
be
executed.
A
relative
of
the
person
who
was
killed
must
be
the
one
who
executes
the
murderer
as
soon
as
he
finds
him.
“ut
someone
might
accidentally shove
someone
else,
or
accidentally
throw
something
at
another
person
and
hit
him,
not
because
he
hates
that
person.
Or
he
might
drop
a
rock
on
someone
that
he
did
not
see.
If
the
one
who
does
that
does
not
plan
to
hurt
anyone
and
does
not
hate
the
person
that
was
killed,
the
people
of
that
city
must
decide
whether
the
relative
of
the
dead
person
has
the
right
to
get
revenge,
or
whether
the
one
who
killed
the
other
person
truly
did
it ◄accidentally/without
planning
to
do
it►.
If
they
decide
that
the killer
planned
to
kill
the
other
person,
they
must
not
allow
him
to
stay
in
their
city.
But
if
they
decide
that
it
was
done
accidentally,
they
must
protect
the killer
from
being
killed
by
the
dead
person’s
relative.
They
must
send
the killer
to
one
of
the
cities
where
he
will
be
safe/protected,
and
allow
him
to
stay
there
until
the Supreme
Priest
dies.
After
that,
the killer
may
go
back
to
his
home,
because
the
dead
person’s
relative
no
longer
has
the
right
to
get
revenge.
“ut
while
the Supreme
Priest
is
still
living,
the
person
who
is
in
that
safe
city
must
not
leave
that
city.
If
he
goes
outside
the
city,
and
if
a
relative
of
the
dead
person
finds
him,
that
relative
is
permitted
to
kill
that
person,
and
people
will
not
consider
that
the
relative
is
guilty
of
murder.
The killer
must
stay
in
that
city
where
he
will
be
safe/protected
until
the Supreme
Priest
dies.
He
will
be
safe
from
revenge
after
that,
because
the
death
of
the Supreme
Priest
will
be
considered
to
be
a
sacrifice
to
atone
for
that
murder.
After
that,
the killer
may
return
to
his
home.
“ou
must
always
obey
those
regulations,
wherever
you
live.
“f
someone
is
accused
of
killing
another
person,
the
one
who
is
accused
may
be
executed
only
if
there
are
people
who
saw
him
do
it.
There
must
be
more
than
one
witness;
no
one
is
permitted
to
be
executed
if
there
was
only
one ◄witness/person
who
saw
him
do
it►.
“f
there
is
a
murderer
who
truly
should
be
executed,
do
not
spare
his
life
by accepting ◄a
ransom/money
for
him
not
to
be
killed►.
He
must
be
executed.
“f
someone
has
run
to
a
city
where
he
will
be
safe/protected,
do
not
allow
him
to
give
you
money
in
order
that
you
will
permit
him
to
return
to
his
home
before
the Supreme
Priest
dies.
“You
must
execute
people
who
truly
murder
others.
If
you
did
not
do
that,
you
would
be
causing
the
people
who
live
in
the
land
to
become
unacceptable
to
me.
Anyone
who deliberately
kills
an
innocent
person
must
be
executed.
I
am
Yahweh,
and
I
live
among
you Israelis,
so
do
not
spoil/pollute
the
land
by allowing
people
to
murder
others
without
being
punished.”
Land for Zelophehad’s daughters
The
family
leaders
of
the
clan
of
Gilead
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
went
to
Moses/me
and
the
other
family
leaders
of
the Israeli
people.
They
said
to
Moses/me, “Yahweh
commanded
you,
our
leader,
to
apportion
the
land
to
the Israeli
tribes
by
throwing ◄lots/stones
that
have
been
marked►
to
decide
which
group
would
get
which
area.
Yahweh
also
commanded
you
to
give
the
land
that
belonged
to
our
fellow Israeli
Zelophehad
to
his
daughters.
But
if
his
daughters
marry
men
from
the
other Israeli
tribes,
that
land
will
no
longer
belong
to
our
tribe.
People
of
other
tribes
will
get
it.
So
some
of
our
land
will
no
longer
belong
to
us.
When
the
Year
of
Celebration
comes,
when
all
the
land
that
has
been
bought
by
someone
is
returned
to
its original
owners,
the
land
that
belonged
to
Zelophehad
will
belong
to
the
tribes
of
the
men
that
his
daughters
marry.
So
some
of
our
land,
the
land
that
we
received
from
our
fathers,
will
be
taken
from
us,
and
we
will
never
own
it
again.”
Yahweh
told
Moses/me
what
to
reply
to
them,
so
Moses/I
said
this
to
them: “These
men
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
are
right.
This
is
what
Yahweh
is
saying
to
the
daughters
of
Zelophehad: ‘Each
of
you
may
marry
anyone
you
want
to,
but
you
must
marry
only
someone
from
your
own
tribe.’
In
that
way,
the
land
that
belongs
to Israelis
will
not
be
passed
from
one
tribe
to
another
tribe.
Each Israeli
will
keep
the
land
in
the
tribe
that
belonged
to
his
ancestors.
A
woman
who
inherits
her
father’s
land
may
get
married,
but
she
must
marry
someone
from
her
own
tribe.
In
that
way,
every Israeli
will
keep
the
land
that
belonged
to
his
ancestors.
The
land
must
not
be
passed
from
one
tribe
to
another
tribe.
Each Israeli
tribe
must
keep
the
land
that
it
received
from
its
ancestors.”
Zelophehad’s
daughters
obeyed
what
Yahweh
told
Moses/me.
The
five
daughters—Mahlah,
Tirzah,
Hoglah,
Milcah
and
Noah—married
their cousins,
their
father’s
relatives.
The
men
whom
they
married
were
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
so
their
land
continued
to
belong
to
their
father’s
family
and
tribe.
Those
were
the
commands [DOU]
that
Yahweh
gave
to
Moses/me
to
tell
to
the Israelis,
while
they/we
were
on
the
plains
of
the
Moab
region,
close
to
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho.
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Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy
Deu
This book contains the account of Moses’ final speeches to the Israeli people. We call this book
Deuteronomy
Introduction to Moses’ first speech
In
this
book
is
written
what
Moses/I
said
to
the Israeli
people.
He/I
told
them
these
things
when
they/we
were
in
the
desert,
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
They/We
had
set
up
our
tents
near
a
place
named
Suph,
between
Paran
town
on
the
one
side
of
the
river
and
Tophel,
Laban,
Hazeroth,
and
Dizahab
towns
on
the
other
side
of
the
river.
To
walk
from
Sinai
Mountain
to
the
Kadesh-Barnea
oasis,
people
usually
travel
for
only
eleven
days,
going
by
way
of
the hilly
area
named
Edom.
Forty
years
after ◄the Israelis/we►
left
Egypt,
in
the
middle
of January,
Moses/I
told
the Israeli
people
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
him/me
to
tell
them.
This
was
after
they/we
had
defeated
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group,
who
lived
in
Heshbon
city,
and
Og,
the
king
of
the
Bashan
region
who
lived
in
Ashtaroth
and
Edrei
towns.
Moses/I
told
them
these
things
while
the
people
were
in
the
Moab
region,
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
He/I ◄explained
to
them/enabled
them
to
understand►
God’s
laws.
This
is
what
he/I
said
to
them:
“Yahweh
our
God
said
to
us
when
we
were
at
Sinai
Mountain, ‘You
have
stayed
for
a
very
long
time
at
the
bottom
of
this
mountain.
So
now
continue
traveling.
Go
to
the hilly
area
where
the Amor people-group
lives
and
to
the
nearby
areas—to
the
Jordan
River
Valley,
to
the hilly
region,
to
the
western ◄foothills/hills
at
the
bottom
of
the
mountains►,
to
the
desert
area
to
the
south,
to
the
Mediterranean
Seacoast,
to
all
of
Canaan
land,
to
the
Lebanon
Mountains,
and
northeast
to
the
great
Euphrates
River.
Note
that
I
will
give
that
land
to
you.
I,
Yahweh,
promised
to
your
ancestors
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob
that
I
would
give
it
to
them
and
to
their
descendants.
So
now
go
and
occupy
it.’”
Moses reminded
them
that
he
had
appointed
leaders
Moses/I
also
said
to
the
people, “When
we
were
still
at
Sinai
Mountain,
I
told
your
ancestors ‘It
is
a
very
big
burden/responsibility
for
me
to
govern
all
of
you.
So
I
cannot
do
it
by
myself.
Yahweh
our
God
has
caused
us Israelis
to
now
become
as
numerous
as
the
stars
in
the
sky.
And
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors
worshiped,
will
cause
us
to
become 1,000
times
as
numerous
as
we
are
now
and
that
he
will
bless
us
just
like
he
promised
to
do.
But
I
certainly
cannot [RHQ] ◄solve/deal
with►
all
of
your
complaints/problems.
So
choose
some
men
from
your
tribes
who
are
wise
and
who
have
good
sense
and
who
are
respected.
Then
I
will
appoint
them
to
be
your
leaders.’
Your
ancestors
replied, ‘What
you
have
suggested
is
good
for
us
to
do.’
So
I
took
the
wise
and
respected
men
that
your
ancestors
chose
from
your
tribes,
and
I
appointed
them
to
be
your
leaders.
I
appointed
some
to ◄rule/have
authority►
over 1,000
people,
some
to
have
authority
over 100
people,
some
to
have
authority
over 50
people,
and
some
to
have
authority
over
ten
people.
I
also
appointed
other
officers
from
throughout
your
tribes.
I
instructed/told
your
leaders, ‘Listen
to
the
disputes
that
occur
among
your
people.
Judge
each
dispute,
including
disputes
between
close
relatives
and
quarrels
between
your
people
and
people
from
other
countries
who
live
among
you.
You
must ◄be impartial/not
favor
one
person
more
than
another►;
you
must
treat
poor
people
and
important
people equally.
You
must
not
worry
about
what
anyone
will
think
about
how
you
decide
matters,
because
you
will
decide
matters
as
God
wants
you
to.
If
any
quarrel/dispute
is
very
difficult
and
you
are
unable
to
decide
it,
bring
it
to
me,
and
I
will
decide.’
At
that
time
I
also
told
you
other
things
that
you
should
do.”
Moses reminded
them
about
sending
the
spies
“Then,
just
like
Yahweh
our
God
commanded
us,
we
left
Sinai
Mountain
and
went
through
that
huge
desert
that
was
very ◄dangerous/difficult
to
travel
through►,
on
the
road
to
the hilly
area
where
the Amor people-group
live.
We
arrived
at
Kadesh-Barnea.
I
said
to
your
ancestors, ‘We
have
now
come
to
the hilly
area
where
the Amor people-group
live.
This
is
part
of
the
area
that
Yahweh
our
God,
the
one
whom
our
ancestors
worshiped,
is
giving
to
us.
Note
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
this
land
to
us.
So
go
and
occupy
it
as
he
commanded.
Do
not
be ◄at
all/even
a
little
bit►
afraid.’
But
all
of
your
ancestors
came
to
me
and
said, ‘Before
we
go,
we
should
first
send
some
men
there
to
explore
the
land,
in
order
that
they
can
return
and
tell
us
which
will
be
the
best
road
to
go
there
and
what
kind
of
towns
are
there.’
I
thought
that
it
would
be
good
to
do
that,
so
I
chose
twelve
men,
one
man
from
each
tribe.
They
went
up
into
the hilly
area
as
far
as
Eshcol
Valley,
and
they
explored
all
that
area.
They
picked
some
of
the
fruit
that
they
found
there
and
brought
it
to
us.
They
reported
that
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
was
giving
to
us
is
very
good/fertile.”
Moses reminded
them
how
God
punished
them
when
they
refused
to
go
“But
your
ancestors
refused
to
go
and
conquer
that
land.
They
rebelled
against
what
Yahweh
our
God
had
commanded
them
to
do,
and
they
would
not
go
into
that
land.
Your
ancestors
stayed
in
their
tents
and
complained
saying ‘Yahweh
hates
us.
So
he
has
brought
us
here
from
Egypt
just
to
allow
the Amor people-group
to
destroy
us.
◄Why
should
we
go
there?/We
do
not
want
to
go
there.► [RHQ]
The
men
whom
we
sent
there
have
caused
us
to
become
very
discouraged/afraid.
They
have
told
us
that
the
people
there
are
much
stronger
and
taller
than
we
are
and
that
there
are
extremely
high [HYP]
walls
around
their
towns.
Also
they
reported
that
they
saw
giants
there
that
are
descendants
of
Anak.’
Then
I
said
to
your
ancestors, ‘Do
not
be
afraid ◄at
all/even
a
little
bit► [DOU]
of
those
people!
Yahweh
our
God
will
go
ahead
of
you,
and
he
will
fight
for
you,
just
like
you
saw
him
do
for
you
in
Egypt
and
in
the
desert.
You
saw
how
he
brought
you
safely
here,
like
a
man
would
carry
his
son. [SIM]’
I reminded
them
that
he
always
went
ahead
of
them
while
they
traveled
in
the
desert.
He
directed
them
by
a
pillar
of
fire
during
the
night
and
a
pillar
of
cloud
during
the
day.
He
showed
them
places
to
set
up
their
tents.
But
in
spite
of
what
I
said,
your
ancestors
would
not
trust
Yahweh
our
God.
Yahweh
heard
what
they
said,
and
he
became
angry.
He
solemnly
declared,
‘Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh,
will
enter
the
land.
He
has
obeyed
me
completely.
So
I
will
give
to
him
and
to
his
descendants
some
of
the
land
that
he
explored.
He
is
the
only
one
of
all
you
people
who
will
enter
that
land.
None
of
these
evil
people
will
ever
see
that
good
land
which
I
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
your
ancestors.’
But
because
of
what
your
ancestors
did,
Yahweh
was
also
angry
with
me.
He
said
to
me, ‘You
also
will
not
enter
that
land.
Joshua,
the
son
of
Nun,
who
is
your
helper,
will
enter
it.
Encourage
him,
because
he
is
the
one
who
will
enable
you Israeli
people
to
occupy
that
land.’
Then
Yahweh
said
to
all
of
us, ‘You
said
that
your
children
would
be
captured
by
your
enemies.
Because
they
are
very
young,
they
do
not
yet
know
what
is
good
and
what
is
evil.
But
they
are
the
ones
to
whom
I
will
give
that
land,
and
they
will
enter
it
and
occupy
it.
But
as
for
you,
turn
around
and
go
back
into
the
desert,
toward
the ◄Red
Sea/Gulf
of Aqaba►.’
Then
your
ancestors
replied, ‘We
have
sinned;
we
have
disobeyed
Yahweh.
So
we
will
go
and
attack
the
people
who
live
in
that
land,
just
like
Yahweh
our
God
commanded
us
to
do.’
And
each
of
their
men
put
on
his
weapons,
and
they
thought
that
it
would
be
easy
to
invade
the hilly
region.
But
Yahweh
said
to
me, ‘Tell
them, “Do
not
go
up
there
and
attack
those
people,
because
I
will
not
go
with
you.
If
you
go,
your
enemies
will
defeat
you.”’
So
I
told
that
to
your
ancestors,
but
they
would
not
heed
what
I
said.
They
again
rebelled
against
what
Yahweh
commanded
them
to
do.
Their
soldiers
proudly/arrogantly
marched
up
into
that hilly
region.
Then
the
men
of
the Amor people-group
who
lived
in
that
region
came
out
of
their
towns
and
attacked
those
soldiers.
They
pursued
your ancestors’
soldiers
like
a
swarm
of
bees
pursues
people,
and
they
pursued
them
south
from
the
Edom
area
and
defeated
them
at
Hormah
city.
So
your
ancestors
went
back
to
Kadesh-Barnea
and
cried
out
to
request
Yahweh
to
help
them,
but
he
did
not
heed
them.
He
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
them [DOU].
So
we
stayed
there
at
Kadesh-Barnea
for
a
long
time.”
Moses reminded them of their wandering in the desert
“Then
we
turned
around
and
went
through
the
desert
toward
the ◄Red
Sea/Gulf
of Aqaba►,
as
Yahweh
told
us
to
do,
and
we
wandered
in
the
Edom
area
for
many
years.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me,
‘You
have
been
wandering
around
this hilly
area
for
a
long
enough
time.
Now
turn
and
travel
toward
the
north.
And
tell
the
people
that
they
are
about
to
travel
near
the
land
that
belongs
to
the
descendants
of
Esau,
who
are
also
descendants
of
Isaac.
They
live
in
the
hilly
Edom
region.
They
will
be
afraid
of
you,
but
do
not
start
to
fight
against
them,
because
I
am
not
going
to
give
you
even
a tiny
bit [HYP]
of
their
land.
I
have
given
that
land
to
the
descendants
of
Esau.
When
you
travel
near
their
land,
buy
food
and
water
from
them.’
Do
not
forget
that
Yahweh
our
God
has
blessed
you
in
everything
that
you [SYN]
have
done.
He
knows
what
has
happened
to
you
while
you
have
wandered
in
this
huge
desert.
But
he
has
been
with
you
during
those 40
years,
and
as
a
result
you
have
had
everything
that
you
needed [LIT].
So
we
continued
to
travel.
We
avoided
going
through
the hilly
area
where
the
descendants
of
Esau
live.
We
stayed
away
from
the
road
through
the
Jordan
River
Valley
past
Ezion-Geber
and
Elath
towns,
and
we
turned
and
traveled northeast
toward
the
desert
area
where
the
Moab people-group
lives.
Yahweh
said
to
me, ‘Do
not
bother/harass
the
people
of
Moab,
and
do
not
start
to
fight
against
them,
because
I
am
not
going
to
give
you
any
of
their
land.
Do
not
forget
that
they
are
descendants
of
Abraham’s
nephew
Lot,
and
I
have
given
to
them
Ar
city,
their
capital,
and
the
other
areas
in
that
country.’ ”
A
large
group
of
giants
called
Emim
formerly
lived
there.
They
were
strong
and
numerous,
and
as
tall
as
the
giants
who
were
descendants
of
Anak.
They
and
the
descendants
of
Anak
are
also
called
the Repha
giants,
but
the
people
of
Moab
call
them
Emim.
The
Hor people-group
also
formerly
lived
in
the
Edom
area,
but
the
descendants
of
Esau
chased
them
out.
They
defeated
and
killed
them
and ◄settled
in/occupied►
their
land,
just
as
the Israeli
people
later
expelled
their
enemies
from
the
land
that
Yahweh
gave
to
them.
I
also
said
to
the Israeli
people, “Then
we
crossed
the
Zered Gorge,
as
Yahweh
told
us
to
do.
It
had
been
thirty-eight
years
from
the
time
we
first
left
Kadesh-Barnea
until
we
crossed
the
Zered Gorge.
During
those
years,
all
the Israeli ◄fighting
men/soldiers►
of
that
generation
had
died,
as
Yahweh
had
vowed
would
happen.
They
died
because
Yahweh
opposed
them,
until
he
had
gotten
rid
of
all
of
them.
After
all
the
men
who
had
been
old
enough
to
fight
in
wars
had
died [DOU],
Yahweh
said
to
me,
‘Today
you
all
must
cross
the
border
into
the
Moab
region,
near
Ar,
their
capital
city.
When
you
come
near
the
border
of
the
land
where
the
Ammon people-group
live,
do
not
bother/harass
them
or
start
to
fight
against
them.
They
are
also
descendants
of
Lot,
so
I
am
not
going
to
give
you
any
of
the
land
that
I
have
given
to
them.’ ”
Other
groups
that
lived
near
Canaan
That
region
is
also
called
the
land
of
the Repha
giants,
who
formerly
lived
there.
The
Ammon people-group
call
them
the Zamzum
group.
They
were
a
large
and
powerful
group,
who
were
as
tall
as
the
descendants
of
Anak.
But
Yahweh
got
rid
of
them,
and
the
Ammon people-group
expelled
them
and
took
their
land
away
from
them
and
started
to
live
there.
Yahweh
had
done
the
same
thing
for
the
descendants
of
Esau
who
live
in
the hilly
area
of
Edom.
He
got
rid
of
the
Hor people-group,
with
the
result
that
the
Edom people-group
took
their
land
from
them
and
started
to
live
there.
They
still
live
there.
People
who
came
from
Crete
Island
got
rid
of
the Av
group
who
previously
lived
in
the
land
close
to
the Mediterranean
Sea,
as
far
south
as
Gaza.
They
took
their
land
from
them
and
started
to
live
there.
Moses reminded
them
of
crossing
the
Arnon
River
“
After
we
had
gone
through
the
Moab
region,
Yahweh
said
to
us, ‘Now
cross
the
Arnon
River.
I
will
help
you
to
defeat [IDM]
the
army
of
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group,
who
lives
in
Heshbon
city.
So
attack
their
army
and
start
to
take
their
land
from
them.
Today
I
will
begin
to
cause
everyone,
everywhere,
to
be
afraid
of
you.
Everyone
who
hears
about
you
will
tremble
and
be
terrified.’
Then
I
sent
messengers
to
go
from
the
desert
to
King
Sihon
at
Heshbon.
I
told
them
to
give
this
peaceful
message
to
the
king:
‘Please
allow
us
to
travel
through
your
land.
We
promise
that
we
will
stay
on
the
road;
we
will
not
turn
off
to
the
right
or
to
the
left.
We
will
pay
for
any
food
or
water
that
you
allow
us
to
buy.
We
want
only
to
walk
through
your
country,
until
we
cross
the
Jordan
River
into
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
us.
Do
for
us
just
as
the
descendants
of
Esau
who
live
in
the
Edom
area
and
the
Moab people-group
did
for
us
when
they
allowed
us
to
go
through
their
areas.’
But
King
Sihon
would
not
allow
us
to
go
through
his
country.
That
was
because
Yahweh
our
God
caused
him
to
be
stubborn [IDM].
The
result
was
that
Yahweh
enabled
us
to
defeat
his
army
and
take
his
land [IDM],
which
we
still
live
in.
Yahweh
said
to
me, ‘Listen!
I
am
about
to
allow
you
to
defeat Sihon’s
army
and
to
take
the
people’s
land
from
them.
So
start
to
occupy
it!’
Then
Sihon
came
out
of
the
city
with
all
his
army
to
fight
against
us
at
Jahaz
town.
But
God
enabled
us
to
defeat [DOU]
them,
and
we
killed
Sihon
and
his
sons
and
all
his
soldiers.
We
captured
all
their
cities
and
destroyed
them
all.
We
killed
all
the
men
and
women
and
children;
we
did
not
allow
any
of
them
to
remain
alive.
We
took
the
valuable
things
that
were
in
the
cities
that
we
captured
and
also
their
cattle.
Yahweh
our
God
enabled
us
to
capture [IDM]
all
their
towns
from
Aroer
in
the
south,
which
is
at
the
edge
of
the
Arnon
River
Valley,
to
the
Gilead
region
in
the
north.
Some
of
their
cities
had
walls
around
them,
but
we
were
able
to
climb
over
them.
But
we
did
not
go
near
the
area
where
the
Ammon people-group
live,
or
the
banks
of
the
Jabbok riverbed,
or
the
towns
in
the hilly
area,
or
any
other
place
where
Yahweh
our
God
told
us
not
to
go.”
Moses reminded them of the defeat of King Og
“Then
we
turned
north
and
went
toward
the
Bashan
region.
Og,
the
king
of
that
area,
and
all
his
soldiers
marched
south
to
fight
against
us
at
Edrei
town.
Yahweh
said
to
me, ‘Do
not
be
afraid
of
him,
because
I
will
enable
your
army
to
defeat [MTY]
him
and
all
his
army
and
to
capture
all
their
land.
Do
to
him
what
you
did
to
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group,
who
ruled
in
Heshbon
city.’
“o
Yahweh
enabled
us
to
defeat [IDM]
King
Og
and
all
his
army.
We
killed
them
all;
we
did
not
allow
any
of
them
to
remain
alive.
There
were 60
cities
in
that
region
near
Argob,
in
King Og’s
kingdom
of
Bashan.
But
we
captured
all
of
them
All
those
cities
had
high
walls
around
them
with
gates
and
bars.
We
also
captured
many
villages
that
did
not
have
walls
around
them.
We
completely
destroyed
everything,
just
as
we
had
done
in
the
area
that
King
Sihon
ruled.
We
killed
all
the
men,
women,
and
children.
But
from
those
cities
we
took
for
ourselves
all
the
livestock
and
other
valuable
things.
“o
at
that
time
we
took
from
those
two
kings
of
the Amor people-group
all
the
land
east
of
the
Jordan
River,
from
the
Arnon
River gorge
in
the
south
to
Hermon
Mountain
in
the
north.”
(That
mountain
is
called
Sirion
by
the
people
of
Sidon
city
and
is
called
Senir
by
the Amor people-group.)
“We
captured
all
the
towns
on
the ◄plateau/high
level
land►,
and
all
the
Gilead
region,
and
all
the
Bashan
region
as
far
east
as
Edrei
and
Salecah
towns,
which
also
belonged
to Og’s
kingdom.”
(Og
was
the
last
king
who
was
a
descendant
of
the Repha
giants.
His
bed
was
made
of
iron.
It
was
almost ◄14
feet/4 meters►
long
and ◄6
feet/2 meters►
wide.
It
is
still [RHQ]
in
Rabbah
city
in
the
Ammon
area.)
Moses reminded
them
of
dividing
the
land
east
of
the
Jordan
“From
the
land
that
we
captured
at
that
time,
I
allotted
to
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
the
land
north
of
Aroer
town
near
the
Arnon
River,
and
some
of
the hilly
area
of
the
Gilead
region,
along
with
the
nearby
towns.
The
other
part
of
the
Gilead
region
and
all
of
the
Bashan
region,
which
was
the
Argob
region
that
King
Og
had
ruled,
I
allotted
to
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.” (The
entire
Bashan
region
is
called
the
land
of
the Repha
giants.)
“Jair,
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
conquered
all
the
Bashan
area
as
far
north
as
the
border
of
the
Geshur
and
Maacah
territories.
He
gave
his
own
name
to
the
villages
there,
and
they
are
still
called
the
villages
of
Jair.
The
northern
part
of
the
Gilead
region
I
allotted
to
the
Machir
clan,
who
are
descendants
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
I
allotted
to
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
the
southern
part
of
the
Gilead
region,
extending
south
to
the
Arnon
River.
The
middle
of
the
river
is
the
southern
boundary.
The
northern
boundary
is
the
Jabbok
River,
which
is
part
of
the
border
of
the
Ammon
area.
To
the
west
their
territory
extended
to
the
Jordan
River
Valley,
from
Galilee Lake
in
the
north
to
the
Dead
Sea
in
the
south
and
to
the
slopes
of
Pisgah
Mountain
to
the
east.
At
that
time,
I
told
you
three
tribes, ‘Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
you
this
land
east
of
the
Jordan
River,
for
you
to
occupy/capture.
So
now,
give
your
soldiers
weapons,
and
send
them
across
the
Jordan
River
ahead
of
the
men
from
the
other Israeli
tribes
to
help
them
to
conquer/capture
the
land
that
has
been
allotted
to
them.
But
your
wives
and
children
and
your
very
numerous
cattle
must
stay
in
the
towns
that
I
have
allotted
to
you.
Your
men
must
help
your
fellow Israelis
until
Yahweh enables
them
to
live
there
peacefully
after
they
capture
all
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
them
on
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
just
like
he
did
for
you
here
on
the
east
side
of
the
river.
After
that,
you
all
may
return
to
this
land
that
I
have
allotted
to
you.’
And
I
told
Joshua, ‘You [SYN]
have
seen
everything
that
Yahweh
our
God
did
to
those
two
kings,
Sihon
and
Og.
He
will
do
the
same
thing
to
the
people
who
are
now
in
the
land
that
you
will
be
entering.
Do
not
be
afraid
of
those
people,
because
Yahweh
our
God
is
the
one
who
will
fight
for
you
all.’”
Moses reminded
them
that
he
was
not
allowed
to
enter
Canaan
“At
that
time,
I
earnestly
prayed,
saying
‘Yahweh
our
Lord,
you
have
merely
begun
to
show
me
that
you
are
very
great
and
to
show
me
the
powerful
things
that
you
can
do [MTY].
There
is
certainly
no [RHQ]
god
in
heaven
or
on
earth
who
can
do
the
powerful
things/deeds
that
you
have
done.
So
please
allow
me
to
cross
the
Jordan
River
and
to
see
the
good/fertile
land
on
the
west
side,
the
beautiful hilly
area
and
the
mountains
in
Lebanon.’
But
Yahweh
was
angry
with
me
because
of
what
your
ancestors
had
made
me
do,
so
he
would
not
pay
attention
to
me.
Instead,
he
said, ‘That
is
enough
talk
from
you!
Do
not
talk
to
me
about
that
again!
Climb
up
to
the
top
of
Pisgah
Mountain
and
look
toward
the
west
and
to
the
east,
toward
the
north
and
to
the
south.
Look
at [MTY]
it
all
carefully,
because
you
will
not
cross
the
Jordan
River
to
see
the
land
from
there.
But
tell
Joshua
what
he
must
do
and
encourage
him
to
be
strong,
because
he
is
the
one
who
will
lead
the
people
across
the
river
in
order
that
they
can
occupy/capture
the
land
that
you
will
see
from
the
top
of
the
mountain.’
So
we
remained
in
the
Jordan
River
Valley
close
to
Beth-Peor
town.”
Moses urged the people to obey God’s laws
“Now,
you Israeli
people,
obey
all
the
rules
and
regulations [DOU]
that
I
will
teach
you.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
remain
alive
and
you
will
enter
and
occupy/capture
the
land
that
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
your
ancestors
worshiped,
is
giving
to
you.
Do
not
add
anything
to
what
I
command
you,
and
do
not
take
anything
away
from
what
I
tell
you.
Obey
all
the
commands
of
Yahweh
our
God
that
I
am
giving
to
you.
“ou
have
seen
what
Yahweh
did
at
Baal-Peor
Mountain.
He
got
rid
of
all
the
people
who
worshiped
the
god
Baal
there,
but
you
who
faithfully
continued
to
worship
Yahweh
our
God
are
still
alive
today.
“ote
that
I
have
taught
you
all
the
rules
and
regulations,
just
like
Yahweh
our
God
told
me
to
do.
He
wants
you
to
obey
them
when
you
are
living
in
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
enter
and
occupy.
Obey
them
faithfully
because,
if
you
do
that,
you
will
show
the
people
of
other
nations
that
you
are
very
wise.
When
they
hear
about
all
these
laws,
they
will
say, ‘The
people
of
this
great
nation
of
Israel
are
certainly
very
wise [DOU]!’
Even
if
other
nations
are
great,
there
is
none [RHQ]
of
them
that
has
a
god
who
is
as
near
to
them
as
Yahweh
our
God
is
to
us!
Whenever
we
call
out
to
him
to
help
us,
he
answers/helps
us
And
there
is
no [RHQ]
other
nation,
even
if
it
is
a
great
nation,
that
has
laws
that
are
as
just/fair
as
the
laws
that
I
am
telling
to
you
today.
“ut
be
very
careful! [DOU, IDM]
Do
not
forget
what
you [SYN]
have
seen
God
do.
Remember
those
things
as
long
as
you
are
alive.
Tell
them
to
your
children
and
your
grandchildren.
Tell
them
about
the
day
that
your
ancestors
stood
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
our
God
at
Sinai
Mountain,
when
he
said
to
me, ‘Gather
the
people
together,
in
order
that
they
can
hear
what
I
say.
I
want
them
to
learn
to
have
an
awesome
respect
for
me
as
long
as
they
are
alive,
and
I
want
them
to
teach
their
children
to
do
that
also.’
Tell
them
that
your
ancestors
came
near
the
bottom
of
the
mountain,
while
the
mountain
burned
with
a
fire
that
went
up
to
the
sky,
and
the
mountain
was
covered
with
dark
clouds
and
black
smoke.
Then
Yahweh
spoke
to
your
ancestors
out
of
the
middle
of
the
fire.
Your
ancestors
heard
him
speak,
but
they
did
not
see
him.
They
only
heard
his
voice.
And
he
declared
to
them
his
agreement.
That
agreement
contained
the
Ten
Commandments
that
he
wants
you
to
obey.
He
wrote
those
on
two
stone
tablets.
Yahweh
commanded
me
to
teach
all
the
rules
and
regulations
to
you,
in
order
that
you
would
obey
them
in
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
enter
and
occupy.”
Moses
warned
them
about
worshiping
idols
“On
the
day
that
Yahweh
spoke
to
your
ancestors
at
Sinai
Mountain,
he
was invisible.
So,
be
careful
that
you
do
not
sin
by
making
for
yourselves
any
idol
of
something
that
can
be
seen!
Do
not
make
an
idol
that resembles
any
person,
either
a
man
or
a
woman,
or
that resembles
any
animal
or
any
bird
or
any ◄reptile/creature
that scurries
across
the
ground►
or
any
fish
in
the
deep
ocean.
And
be
careful
to
not
look
up
toward
the
sky
and
be
tempted
to
worship
anything
that
you
see
there—the
sun
or
the
moon
or
the
stars.
Yahweh
our
God
has
given
those
to
be
a
blessing
to
all
people
everywhere,
but
you
must
not
worship
them.
Yahweh
has
brought
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt,
where
they
were
suffering
as
though
they
were
in
a
blazing
furnace,
in
order
that
they
would
be
people
who
belong
to
him,
which
is
what
you
are
today.
“ut
Yahweh
was
angry
with
me
because
of
what
your
ancestors
made
me
do.
He
vowed
that
I
would
not
cross
the
Jordan
River
to
enter
the
good/fertile
land
that
he
is
giving
to
you.
He
said
that
I
must
die
here
in
this
land
and
never
cross
the
Jordan
River.
But
you
will
go
across
it,
and
you
will
occupy
that
land.
Be
sure
that
you
do
not
forget
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
our
God
made
with
you.
He
commanded
you
to
not
make
any
kind
of
idol,
because
he
has
forbidden
that.
You
must
not
do
that
because
Yahweh
your
God
will
destroy
anyone
who
worships
idols,
like [MET]
a
fire
completely
destroys
things.
He
wants
people
to
worship
only
him,
he ◄cannot
accept/will
punish►
people
who
worship
anyone
or
anything
else.
“hen
you
have
been
in
the
land
of
Canaan
for
a
long
time
and
you
have
children
and
grandchildren,
do
not
sin
by
making
an
idol
that represents
anything
at
all,
because
Yahweh
says
that
is
evil,
and
if
you
do
that,
you
will
cause
him
to
become
angry
with
you
and
punish
you.
Today
I
am requesting
everyone
who
is
in
heaven
and
everyone
who
is
on
the
earth [MTY]
to
watch
what
you
are
doing.
If
you
disobey
what
I
am
telling
you,
you
will
soon
all
die
in
the
land
that
you
will
be
crossing
the
Jordan
River
to
occupy.
You
will
not
live
very
long
there;
Yahweh
will
completely
get
rid
of
many [HYP]
of
you.
And
the
rest
of
you,
Yahweh
will
force
you
to
go
and
live
among
the
people
of
many
other
nations.
Only
a
few
of
you
will ◄survive/remain
alive►
there.
When
you
are
in
those
nations,
you
will
worship
gods
that
are
made
of
wood
and
stone,
gods
made
by humans,
gods
that
cannot
see
anything
or
hear
anything
or
eat
anything
or
smell
anything.
But
while
you
are
there,
if
you
will
try
to
know
Yahweh
your
God,
and
if
you
try
with
your
entire
inner
being
to
know
him,
he
will ◄answer/reveal
himself
to►
you.
In
the
future,
after
you
have
been
mistreated
there
and
all
those
bad
things
happen
to
you,
you
will
again
worship
only
Yahweh
and
obey
him.
Yahweh
is
a
God
who
acts mercifully.
If
you
continue
to
obey
him,
he
will
not
abandon
you
or
destroy
you
or
forget
the
agreement
that
he
solemnly
made
with
your
ancestors.”
Only
Yahweh
is
God
“Now
think
about
the
past,
about
the
time
before
you
were
born,
about
all
the
time
since
God
first
created
people
here
on
the
earth.
You
could
search
everywhere,
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth. ◄Has
anything
like
this
ever
happened
that
is
as
great
as
what
Yahweh
did
for
the Israeli
people?/Certainly
nothing
has
ever
happened
that
is
as
great
as
what
Yahweh
did
for
the Israeli
people.► [RHQ] ◄Has
anyone
ever
heard
of
anything
like
this?/Certainly
no
one
has
ever
heard
of
anything
like
this.► [RHQ]
◄Has
any
group
ever
remained
alive
after
they
heard
a
god
speak
to
them
from
the
middle
of
a
fire,
like
we
did?/Certainly
no
group
has
ever
remained
alive
after
they
heard
a
god
speak
to
them
from
the
middle
of
a
fire,
like
we
did.► [RHQ]
Certainly
no
other
god
has
ever
tried
to
take
a
huge
group
of
people
from
one
nation
to
another
location,
like
he
did
for
us
when
he
brought
us
out
of
Egypt.
We
saw
Yahweh
our
God
use
great
power [MTY, DOU]
when
he
performed
many
kinds
of [DOU]
miracles,
and
sent
plagues,
and
did
many
other
very
terrifying
things
in
Egypt
for
us,
and
rescued
us
when
the
army
of
Egypt
tried
to
fight
against
us.
“ahweh
showed
all
these
things
to
you,
in
order
that
you
would
know
that
only
he
is
truly
God,
and
that
there
is
no
other
God.
He
allowed
your
ancestors
to
hear
him
speak
from
heaven
in
order
that
he
could
discipline
them.
Here
on
the
earth
he
allowed
them
to
see
his
great
fire
on
Sinai
Mountain,
and
he
spoke
to
them
from
the
middle
of
the
fire.
Because
he
loved
our
ancestors,
he
chose
you Israelis
who
are
their
descendants,
and
by
his
great
power
he
brought
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt.
As
they
advanced,
he
expelled
the
people
of
nations
that
were
greater
and
more
powerful
than
they
were,
in
order
that
he
could
allow
them
to
capture
their
land
and
cause
it
to
become
yours,
which
is
what
is happening
now.
“o
today
you
should ◄meditate
on/think
about►
the
fact
that
Yahweh
is
God,
that
he
is/rules
in
heaven
and
also
on
the
earth,
and
that
there
is
no
other
god.
Obey
all
the
rules
and
regulations
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today,
in
order
that
things
will
go
well
for
you
and
for
your
descendants,
and
that
you
will
live
a
long
time
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you,
to
belong
to
you
forever.”
The
cities
of
refuge
Then
Moses/I
set
apart
three
cities
that
are
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
If
someone
accidentally
killed
another
person,
a
person
who
had
not
been
his
enemy
previously,
he
could
escape
to
one
of
those
cities.
He
would
be
safe/protected
in
one
of
those
cities
because
the
people
there
would
protect
him.
For
the
tribe
of
Reuben,
Moses/I
set
apart
Bezer
city
in
the ◄plateau/high
level►
area.
For
the
tribe
of
Gad,
Moses/I
set
apart
Ramoth
city
in
the
Gilead
area.
For
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
Moses/I
set
apart
Golan
city
in
the
Bashan
region.
Where
Moses
gave
them
God’s
laws
Moses/I
gave
God’s
laws
to
the Israeli
people.
They
included
all
the
rules
and
instructions
and
commands
that
Moses/I
gave
to
them,
after
they/we
had
come
out
of
Egypt,
when
they/we
were
in
the
valley
east
of
the
Jordan
River.
They/We
were
across
from
Beth-Peor
town,
in
the
land
that
previously
was
ruled
by
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group,
who
lived
in
Heshbon
city.
Moses/I
and
the
other Israelis
had
defeated
his
army
when
they/we
came
out
of
Egypt.
They/We
captured Sihon’s
land
and
the
land
that
Og,
the
king
of
the
Bashan
region,
ruled.
They
were
the
two
kings
who
ruled
the Amor people-group
in
the
area
east
of
the
Jordan
River.
Their
land
extended
from
Aroer
town
in
the
south
along
the
Arnon
River,
as
far
north
as
Sirion
Mountain,
which
most
people
call
Hermon
Mountain.
It
also
included
all
the
area
east
of
the
Jordan
River
Valley,
all
the
way
south
to
the
Dead
Sea
and
east
to
the
slopes
of
Pisgah
Mountain.
Moses repeated for them the Ten Commandments
Moses/I
summoned
all
the
people
of
Israel
and
said
to
them,
“You Israeli
people,
listen
to
all
the
rules
and
regulations
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today.
Learn
them
and
be
sure
to
obey
them.
When
we
were
at
Sinai
Mountain,
Yahweh
our
God
made
an
agreement
with
us.
But
this
agreement
was
not
only
for
our
ancestors.
He
made
it
also
for
us
who
are
alive
now.
Yahweh
spoke
with
us face-to-face
on
that
mountain,
from
the
middle
of
the
fire.
On
that
day,
I
stood
between
your
ancestors
and
Yahweh
to
tell
them
what
he
said,
because
they
were
afraid
of
the
fire,
and
they
did
not
climb
up
the
mountain.
This
is
what
Yahweh
said:
‘I
am
Yahweh
your
God,
the
one
you
worship.
I
am
the
one
who
brought
you
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
I
am
the
one
who
freed
you
from
being
slaves
there.
You
must
worship
only
me;
you
must
not
worship
any
other
god.
You
must
not
carve/make
for
yourselves
any
idol
that represents
anything
in
the
sky
or
anything
that
is
on
the
ground
or
anything
that swims
in
the
water.
You
must
not
bow
down
to
any
idol
and
worship
it,
because
I
am
Yahweh
God,
and
I ◄am
very
jealous/want
you
to
worship
me
only►.
I
punish
those
who
sin
and
hate
me.
I
punish
not
only
them,
but
I
will
punish ◄their
descendants,
down
to
the
third
and
fourth
generation/their
children
and
grandchildren
and great-grandchildren►.
But
I
will steadfastly
love ◄thousands
of
generations/all
the
descendants►
of
those
who
love
me
and
obey
my
commandments (OR,
I
will
love
for
thousands
of
generations).
Do
not
use/speak
my
name
carelessly (OR,
for
wrong/evil
purposes),
because
I
am
Yahweh
God,
the
one
whom
you
should
worship,
and
I
will
certainly
punish
those
who
use/speak
my
name
for
wrong/evil
purposes [LIT].
Do
not
forget
that
the
seventh
day
of
every
week
is
mine.
Dedicate
those
days
to
me
just
like
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
commanding
you.
There
are
six
days
each
week
for
you
to
do
all
your
work,
but
the
seventh
day
is
a
rest
day,
a
day
dedicated
to
me,
Yahweh
your
God.
On
that
day
you
must
not
do
any
work.
You
and
your
sons
and
daughters
and
your
male
and
female
slaves
must
not
work.
You
must
not
even
force
your
livestock
to
work,
and
you
must
not
tell
foreigners
to
work,
those
who
are
living
in
your
country.
You
must
allow
your
slaves
to
rest
on
that
day
just
like
you
do.
Do
not
forget
that
you
were
slaves
in
Egypt,
and
that
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
brought
you
out
from
there
by
my
very
great
power. [DOU, MTY]
That
is
the
reason
that
I
am
commanding
that
all
of
you
must
rest
on
the
seventh/Sabbath
day
each
week.
Honor/Respect
your
fathers
and
your
mothers,
just
like
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
commanding
you,
in
order
that
you
may
live
a
long
time
in
the
land
that
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
will
give
you,
and
in
order
that
things
will
go
well
for
you
there.
Do
not
murder
anyone.
Do
not ◄commit
adultery/have
sex
with
anyone
other
than
your
spouse►.
Do
not
steal
anything.
Do
not
tell
lies
about
anyone
when
you
are
speaking
in
a
court.
Do
not ◄covet/desire
to
have►
someone
else’s
wife,
someone
else’s
house,
someone
else’s
fields,
someone
else’s
male
slave
or
female
slave,
someone
else’s
livestock,
someone
else’s
donkeys,
or
anything
else
that
another
person
owns.’
Those
are
the
commandments
that
Yahweh
spoke
to
your
ancestors.
When
they
were
gathered
there
at
the
bottom
of
the
mountain,
he
spoke
with
a
very
loud
voice
from
the
middle
of
the
fire,
and
there
were
dark
clouds
surrounding
the
mountain.
He
spoke
only
those
ten
commandments,
no
more.
Then
he
wrote
them
on
two
stone
tablets
and
gave
them
to
me.
After
your
ancestors
heard
Yahweh’s
voice
when
he
spoke
to
them
out
of
the
darkness,
while
there
was
a
big
fire
burning
on
the
mountain,
their
leaders
and
elders
came
to
me,
and
one
of
them
said, ‘Listen
to
us!
Yahweh
our
God
showed
us
that
he
is
very
great
and
glorious
when
we
heard
him
speak [MTY]
from
the
fire.
Today
we
have
realized
that
it
is possible
for
us humans
to
continue
to
live
even
though
God
has
spoken
to
us.
But
we
are
afraid
that
we
will
die [RHQ]
if
we
hear
Yahweh
our
God
speak [MTY]
to
us
again;
his
terrible
fire
will
destroy/kill
us.
◄Who
has/Certainly
no
human
has►
remained
alive
after
hearing
the all-powerful
God
speak [MTY]
to
them
from
a
fire.
So
Moses,
you
go
up
the
mountain
and
listen
to
everything
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
say.
Then
come
back
and
tell
us
everything
that
he
has
said,
and
we
will
listen
to
what
he
has
said
and
obey
it.’
Yahweh
heard
your
leaders
say
that,
so
when
I
went
back
up
the
mountain,
Yahweh
said
to
me, ‘I
have
heard
what
your
leaders
have
said,
and
what
they
have
said
is
right/correct.
I
surely
wish
that
they
would
always
think
like
that
and
revere
me
and
obey
all
my
commandments,
in
order
that
things
may
go
well
for
them
and
for
their
descendants
forever.
So
go
down
and
tell
them
to
return
to
their
tents.
But
then
you
come
back
up
here
and
stand
near
me,
and
I
will
give
to
you
all
the
rules
and
regulations
that
I
want
them
to
obey.
Then
you
can
teach
them
to
the
people,
in
order
that
they
will
obey
them
when
they
are
in
the
land
that
I
am
giving
to
them.’
So
I
went
back
down
to
the
people,
and
I
said
to
them, ‘Be
sure
that
you
do
everything
that
Yahweh
our
God
has
commanded
us
to
do.
Do
not
disobey
any
of
his
laws.
Conduct
your
lives
as
Yahweh
our
God
has
commanded
us
to
do,
in
order
that
you
may
live
a
long
time,
and
in
order
that
things
will
go
well
for
you
when
you
are
living
in
the
land
that
you
will
occupy.’ ”
The commandment to love God
“These
are
the
commandments
and
rules
and
regulations
that
Yahweh
our
God
commanded
me
to
teach
to
you.
He
wants
you
to
obey
them
in
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
enter
and
occupy.
He
wants
you
to
revere
him,
and
he
wants
you
and
your
descendants
to
always
obey
all
these
rules
and
regulations
that
I
am
giving
to
you,
in
order
that
you
may
live
for
a
long
time.
So,
you Israeli
people,
listen
to
them
carefully
and
obey
them.
If
you
do
that,
things
will
go
well
with
you,
and
you
will
become
a
nation
wit
a
very
large
population
when
you
are
living
in
that
very
fertile [IDM]
land.
That
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors
worshiped,
promised
would
happen.
“ou Israeli
people,
listen!
Only
Yahweh
is
our
God.
You
must
love
him
with
all
your
inner
being
and
with
all
that
you
feel
and
with
all
that
you
do.
Never
forget [IDM]
these
commands
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today.
Teach
them
to
your
children
again
and
again.
Talk
about
them
all
the
time:
When
you
are
in
your
houses
and
when
you
are
walking
outside;
talk
about
them
when
you
are
lying
down
and
when
you
are
doing
things.
Write
them
on tiny scrolls
and
fasten
them
to
your
arms/wrists,
and
write
them
on
bands
that
you
fasten
to
your
foreheads
to
help
you
to
remember
them.
Write
them
on
the
doorposts
and
on
the
gates
of
your
houses.
“ahweh
our
God
vowed
to
your
ancestors
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob
that
he
will
give
you
a
land
that
already
has
in
it
large
and
prosperous
cities
that
you
did
not
build.
He
said
that
the
houses
in
those
cities
will
already
be
full
of
many
good
things
that
others
put
there;
you
did
not
put
them
there.
There
will
be
wells
that oters
have
dug.
There
will
be
vineyards
and
olive
trees
that
others
planted.
So
when
Yahweh
brings
you
into
that
land,
and
you
have
all
that
you
want
to
eat,
be
sure
that
you
do
not
forget
Yahweh
who
rescued
you
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt
and
gave
all
these
things
to
you.
“ou
must
revere
Yahweh
our
God,
and
you
must
serve
only
him
and
say
that
he
should [MTY]
punish
you
if
you
do
not
do
what
you
have
promised.
You
must
not
worship
any
other
gods,
the
gods
that
the people-groups
who
will
live
near
you
worship.
Yahweh
our
God,
who
lives
among
you, ◄will
not
accept/will
punish►
people
who
worship
anyone
or
anything
else.
So
if
you
worship
any
other
god,
Yahweh
will
be
very
angry
with
you,
and
he
will
get
rid
of
you
completely.
Do
not
do
sinful
things
to
find
out
if
you
can
do
them
without
Yahweh
our
God
punishing
you,
like
your
ancestors
did
at
Massah.
Be
sure
that
you
always
obey
all
the
laws,
the
commandments,
the
rules,
and
the
regulations
that
he
has
given
to
you.
Do
what
Yahweh
says
is
right
and
good.
If
you
do
that,
things
will
go
well
with
you.
You
will
be
able
to
enter
and
occupy
the
good/fertile
land
that
Yahweh
vowed
to
give
to
our
ancestors.
He
will
do
that
by expelling
your
enemies
from
that
land,
just
like
he
promised
to
do.
“n
the
future,
when
your
children
ask
you, ‘Why
did
Yahweh
our
God
command
us
to
obey
all
these
rules
and
regulations?’
tell
them, ‘Our
ancestors
were
slaves
of
the
king
in
Egypt,
but
Yahweh
brought
them
out
of
Egypt
by
his
great
power [MTY].
They
saw
him
do
many
kinds
of
miracles [DOU]
and
do
terrifying
things
to
the
people
of
Egypt
and
to
the
king
and
his
officials.
He
rescued
our
ancestors
from
Egypt
and
brought
them
here
to
give
them
this
land,
just
like
he
vowed
that
he
would
do.
And
he
commanded
us
to
obey
all
these
laws
and
to
revere
him,
for
our
own
good
and
in
order
that
he
would
protect
our
nation
and
enable
us
to
prosper,
as
he
is
doing
now.
Yahweh
our
God
will ◄approve
of
us/consider
us
to
be
righteous►
if
we
carefully
obey
everything
that
he
has
commanded
us
to
do.’ ”
The blessings of worshiping God only
“Yahweh
our
God
will
bring
you
to
the
land
that
you
will
soon
enter
and
occupy.
As
you
advance,
he
will
expel
from
that
land
seven people-groups
that
are
more
powerful
and
more
numerous
than
you
are.
He
will
expel
the
Heth people-group,
the Girgash people-group,
the Amor people-group,
the
Canaan people-group,
the Periz people-group,
the Hiv people-group,
and
the
Jebus people-group.
When
Yahweh
our
God enables
you
to
defeat [DOU]
them,
you
must
kill
all
of
them.
You
must
not
make ◄an
alliance/a
peace
treaty►
with
any
of
them.
You
must
not
act mercifully
toward
them.
You
must
not
marry
any
of
them.
You
must
not
allow
your
daughters
to
marry
any
of
their
sons
or
allow
your
sons
to
marry
any
of
their
daughters.
Because,
if
you
did
that,
those
people
would
cause
your
children
to
stop
worshiping
Yahweh
and
to
worship
other
gods.
If
that
happens,
Yahweh
will
be
very
angry
with
you
and
he
will
get
rid
of
you
immediately.
This
is
what
you
must
do
to
those
people:
Tear
down
their ◄altars/places
for
sacrificing
animals►,
break
apart
the
stone
pillars
that
are
dedicated
to
their
male
god
Baal,
cut
down
the
poles
that
they
use
when
they
worship
the
goddess
Asherah,
and
burn
their
wooden
idols.
You
must
do
that
because
you
are
a
group
of
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh
our
God.
He
has
chosen
you
from
among
all
the people-groups
in
the
world
to
be
his
own
special
people.
“t
was
not
because
you
were
more
numerous
than
any
other people-group
that
Yahweh
preferred
you;
you
are
one
of
the
smallest people-groups
on
the
earth.
Instead,
it
is
because
Yahweh
loved
you
and
because
he
wanted
to
do
what
he
vowed
to
your
ancestors.
That
is
the
reason
that
he
rescued
you
by
his
great
power [MTY],
and
freed
you
from
being
slaves [MTY]
of
the
king
of
Egypt.
So
do
not
forget
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
the
only/true
God.
He
will
do
what
he
agreed
to
do
for
you,
and
he
will
faithfully
love ◄for 1,000
generations/forever►
all
those
who
love
him
and
who
obey
his
commandments.
But
for
those
who
hate
him,
he
will ◄pay
them
back/do
to
them
what
they
deserve►;
he
will
punish
them
and
quickly
get
rid
of
them.
“o
you
must
be
sure
to
obey
all
the
commandments
and
rules
and
regulations
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today.
If
you
heed
these
commands
and
obey
them
faithfully,
Yahweh
our
God
will
do
what
he
has
agreed
to
do
for
you,
and
he
will
faithfully
love
you,
which
is
what
he
vowed
to
your
ancestors
that
he
would
do.
He
will
love
you
and
bless
you.
He
will
enable
you
to
have
many
children [DOU].
He
will
bless
your
fields,
with
the
result
that
you
will
have
plenty
of
grain
and
grapes
to
make
wine
and
plenty
of
olive
oil.
You
will
have
many
cattle
and
sheep.
He
will
do
all
these
things
for
you
in
the
land
that
he
promised
to
your
ancestors
that
he
would
give
to
you.
He
will
bless
you
more
than
he
will
bless
any
other people-group.
All
of
you
will
be
able
to
have/produce
children [LIT].
All
of
your
livestock
will
be
able
to
produce
offspring.
And
Yahweh
will
protect
you
from
all
illnesses.
You
will
not
be
afflicted
with
any
of
the
dreadful
diseases
that
our
ancestors
knew
about
in
Egypt,
but
all
your
enemies
will
be
inflicted
with
those
diseases.
You
must
get
rid
of
all
the people-groups
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
enable
you
to
conquer.
Do
not [SYN]
act mercifully
toward
any
of
them.
And
do
not
worship
their
gods,
because
if
you
do
that,
it
would
be
like
falling
into
a
trap
from
which
you
will
never
be
able
to
escape.
“o
not
think
to
yourselves, ‘These people-groups
are
more
numerous/powerful
than
we
are,
so
we
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
expel
them.’
Do
not
be
afraid
of
them.
Instead,
think
about
what
Yahweh
our
God
did
to
the
king
of
Egypt
and
to
all
the
people
whom
he
ruled.
Do
not
forget
the
terrible
plagues
that
your
ancestors
saw
Yahweh
inflict
on
the
people
of
Egypt,
and
the
many [DOU]
miracles
that
he
performed,
and
the
very
powerful [DOU, MTY]
way
by
which
he
brought
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt.
Yahweh
our
God
will
do
the
same
kind
of
things
to
the people-groups
that
you
are
afraid
of
now.
Furthermore,
he
will
cause
them
to
become
terrified,
and
he
will
destroy
those
who
remain
alive
and
run
away
to
hide
from
you.
Do
not
be
afraid
of
those
people,
because
Yahweh
our
God
will
be
with/among
you.
He
is
a
great
God;
he
is
the
one
you
should
be
afraid
of.
He
will
expel
those people-groups gradually.
You
should
not
try
to
expel
all
of
them
at
one
time,
because
if
you
did
that,
the
number
of
wild
animals
would
quickly
increase,
and
you
would
not
be
able
to
get
rid
of
them.
Instead,
Yahweh
will
enable
you
to
defeat
your
enemies
one people-group
at
a
time.
He
will
cause
them
to
panic
until
they
are
destroyed.
He
will
enable
you
to
defeat [IDM]
their
kings.
After
you
kill
them,
their
names
will
be
forgotten {people
will
forget
about
them}.
No people-group
will
be
able
to
stop
you;
you
will
destroy
all
of
them.
You
must
burn
the
wooden
idols
that
represent
their
gods.
Do
not
desire
to
take
the
silver
or
gold
decorations
that
are
on
those
idols,
because
if
you
take
them
for
yourselves,
they
will
be
like
a
trap
to
cause
you
to
want
to
worship
those
idols.
Yahweh
hates
the
worship
of
those
idols.
You
must
not
bring
any
of
those
disgusting
idols
into
your
houses,
because
if
you
do
that,
God
will
curse
you
like
he
curses
them.
You
must
hate
and
despise [DOU]
those
idols,
because
they
are
things
that
Yahweh
has
cursed.”
Moses urged them to remember and obey
“You
must
faithfully
obey
all
the
commandments
that
I
am
giving
you
today.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
live
a
long
time,
you
will
become
very
numerous,
and
you
will
occupy
the
land
that
Yahweh
solemnly
promised
your
ancestors
that
he
would
give
to
you.
And
do
not
forget
how
Yahweh
our
God
led
us
as
we
traveled
through
the
desert
during
these
past 40
years.
He
caused
you
to
have
many
problems/difficulties,
because
he
wanted
to
cause
you
to
realize
that
you
needed
to
trust
him
and
not
yourselves.
And
he
wanted
to
test
you,
to
find
out
what
you
intended
to
do [IDM],
whether
you
would
obey
his
commandments
or
not.
So
he
caused
you
to
have/experience difficulties.
He
allowed
you
to
become
hungry.
Then
he
gave
you
manna
food
from
heaven,
food
that
you
and
your
ancestors
had
never
eaten
before.
He
did
that
to
teach
you
that
people
need
food
for
their
bodies;
but
they
also
need
food
for
their
spirits,
which
comes
from
paying
attention
to
everything
that
Yahweh
says [MTY].
During
those 40
years
of
walking
through
the
desert,
our
clothes
did
not
wear
out
and
our
feet
did
not
swell
from
walking
a
very
long
way
through
the
desert.
Do
not
forget
that
Yahweh
our
God
disciplines
us,
like
parents
discipline
their
children.
“o
obey
the
commandments
of
Yahweh
our
God,
and
conduct
your
lives
as
he
wants
you
to
do,
and
revere
him.
He
is
about
to
bring
you
into
a
good/fertile
land,
which
has
streams
which
flow
down
from
the
hills
and
pour/flow
out
of
springs
in
the
valleys.
It
is
a
land
on
which
wheat
and
barley
grow,
a
land
where
there
are
fig
trees
and
pomegranates,
and
a
land
where
there
are
olive
trees
and
honey.
It
is
a
land
where
there
will
be
plenty
of
food
for
you,
where
you
will ◄not
lack
anything/have
everything
that
you
need► [LIT],
a
land
which
has
iron
ore
in
its
rocks
and
from
which
you
can
dig
copper
ore
from
its
hills.
Every
day
you
will
eat
until
your
stomachs
are
full,
and
you
will
thank
Yahweh
our
God
for
the
fertile/good
land
that
he
has
given
you.
But,
when
that
happens,
be
sure
not
to
forget
Yahweh
our
God
by disobeying
his
commandments
and
rules
and
regulations
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today.
When
your
stomachs
are
full
every
day,
and
when
you
have
built
good
houses
and
are
living
in
them,
and
when
the
number
of
your
cattle
and
sheep
has
greatly
increased,
and
when
you
have
accumulated
a
large
amount
of
silver
and
gold,
and
the
amount
of
all
your
other
possessions
has
greatly
increased,
be
sure
that
you
do
not
become
proud [IDM]
and
forget
Yahweh
our
God,
who
rescued
your
ancestors
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt
and
brought
them
out
from
there.
Do
not
forget
that
he
led
them
while
they
traveled
through
that
huge
and
terrible
desert,
where
there
were
poisonous
snakes
and
scorpions.
And
do
not
forget
that
where
the
ground
was
very
dry
and
there
was
no
water,
he
caused
water
to
flow
for
them
out
of ◄solid/very
hard►
rock.
Do
not
forget
that
in
that
desert
he
gave
your
ancestors
manna
to
eat,
food
that
they
had
never
eaten
before.
He
caused
them
to
have/experience
many
problems/difficulties,
because
he
wanted
them
to
realize
that
they
needed
to
trust
him
and
not
themselves.
And
he
wanted
to
test
them,
to
find
out
whether
they
intended
to
obey
him,
in
order
that
when
those difficulties
ended,
he
would
do
many
good
things
for
them.
Be
sure
that
you
do
not
think
to
yourselves, ‘I
have
acquired
all
these
things
by
my
own
power [MTY]
and
ability.’
Do
not
forget
that
it
is
Yahweh
our
God
who
has
enabled
you
to
become
rich.
He
does
this
because
he
faithfully
does
what
he
solemnly
promised
our
ancestors
that
he
would
do.
“
solemnly
warn
you
that
if
you
forget
Yahweh
our
God
and
turn
to
other
gods
and
start
to
serve
them
and
worship
them,
you
will
certainly
be
destroyed.
If
you
do
not
obey
Yahweh
our
God,
he
will
certainly
destroy
you
just
like
he
will
destroy
the people-groups
that
you
will
fight
against.”
The reason that God will enable them to be victorious
“You
people
of
Israel,
listen
to
me!
You
will
soon [HYP]
cross
the
Jordan
River.
In
the
land
that
you
will
enter,
there
are
large
cities
that
have
very
high
walls
around
them
that
seem
to [HYP]
extend
up
to
the
sky.
There
are people-groups
in
that
land
that
are
more
numerous
and
more
powerful
than
you
are.
Those
people
are
very
tall
and
strong.
Some
of
them
are
giants
who
are
descendants
of
Anak.
You
know
about
them,
and
you
have
heard
people
say
that
no
one [RHQ]
can
defeat
the
descendants
of
Anak.
But
I
want
you
to
know
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
go
ahead
of
you.
He
will
be
like
a
raging/roaring
fire.
While
you
advance,
he
will
defeat
and
destroy
them.
As
a
result,
you
will
quickly
be
able
to
expel
some
of
them
and
kill
the
others,
which
is
what
Yahweh
promised
that
you
would
do.
“fter
Yahweh
our
God
has
expelled
them
for
you,
do
not
say
to
yourselves, ‘It
is
because
we
are
righteous
that
Yahweh
has
enabled
us
to
capture
this
land.’
The
truth
is
that
it
is
because
the
people
in
that
land
are
wicked
that
Yahweh
will
expel
them
as
you
advance.
I
say
again
that
it
is
not
because
you
are
righteous
or
because
you
do
things
that
are
righteous
that
you
will
enter
and
capture
that
land.
It
is
because
those people-groups
are
very
wicked
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
expel
them
as
you
advance,
and
because
he
intends
to
do
what
he
vowed
to
your
ancestors
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
that
he
would
do.
I
want
you
to
know
that
it
is
not
because
you
are
righteous
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
you
this
good/fertile
land.
I
say
that
because
you
are
not
righteous;
you
are
a
very
stubborn [IDM]
people.”
Moses reminded
them
of
the
golden
calf
“Never
forget
what
your
ancestors
did
in
the
desert
that
caused
Yahweh
our
God
to
become
angry.
From
the
day
that
we
left
Egypt
until
the
day
that
we
arrived
here,
you
and
your
ancestors
have
continually
rebelled
against
him.
Even
at
Sinai
Mountain
your
ancestors
caused
Yahweh
to
become
angry.
Because
he
was
very
angry,
he
was
ready
to
get
rid
of
all
of
them.
When
I
climbed
the
mountain
to
receive
from
him
the
stone
tablets
on
which
he
had
written
the
Ten
Commandments
that
he
was
giving
to
them,
I
stayed
there 40
days
and
nights,
and
during
that
time
I
did
not
eat
or
drink
anything.
Yahweh
gave
me
the
two
stone
tablets
on
which
he
had
written
the
commandments
with
his
own
fingers.
They
were
the
words/commandments
that
he
had
spoken
to
your
ancestors
from
the
fire
on
that
mountain,
when
they
were
gathered
together
at
the
bottom
of
the
mountain.
“t
the
end
of
those 40
days
and
nights,
Yahweh
gave
me
those
two
stone
tablets
on
which
he
had
written
those
commandments.
But
then
he
said
to
me, ‘Go
down
the
mountain
immediately,
because
the
people
whom
you
are
leading,
the
people
whom
you
led
out
of
Egypt,
have
committed
a
terrible
sin!
They
have
very
quickly
done
what
I
commanded
them
not
to
do.
They
have
made
for
themselves
a
metal
statue
of
a
calf
to
worship.’
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, ‘I
have
been
watching
these
people,
and
I
see
that
they
are
very
stubborn.
So
do
not
try
to
stop
me.
I
am
going
to
destroy
all
of
them,
with
the
result
that
no
one
anywhere
will
remember ◄their
names [MTY]/that
they
ever
existed►.
Then
I
will
enable
you
to
become
the ancestor
of
a
nation
that
will
be
more
numerous
and
more
powerful
than
they
are.’
So
I
turned
and
went
down
the
mountain,
carrying
in
my
hands
the
two
stone
tablets
on
which
the
Ten
Commandments
were
written.
Fire
was
burning
all
over
the
mountain.
I
looked,
and
I
was
shocked
to
see
that
your
ancestors
had
committed
a
great
sin
against
Yahweh.
They
very
quickly
had
begun
to
do
what
Yahweh
our
God
had
commanded
them
not
to
do.
They
had
requested
Aaron
to
make
for
them
a
metal
image
of
a
calf
to
worship.
So
while
they
were
watching,
I
lifted
up
those
two
stone
tablets
and
threw
them
on
the
ground,
and
they
broke
into
pieces.
Then
I ◄prostrated
myself/lay►
on
the
ground
in
Yahweh’s
presence
as
I
had
done
before,
and
I
did
not
eat
or
drink
anything
for 40
days
and
nights.
I
did
that
because
your
ancestors
had
sinned
against
Yahweh
and
caused
him
to
become
very
angry.
I
was
afraid/worried
that
because
Yahweh
was
very
angry
with
them,
he
would
get
rid
of
all
of
them.
But
again
I
prayed
that
he
would
not
do
that,
and
again
he
listened
to
me
and
answered
my
prayer.
Yahweh
was
also
very
angry
with
Aaron
for
making
that
golden
calf
and
was
ready
to
kill
Aaron.
But
at
the
same
time
I
prayed
for
Aaron
also,
and
Yahweh
answered
my
prayer.
Your
ancestors
had
sinned
by
requesting
Aaron
to
make
a
metal
statue
of
a
calf.
So
I
took
that
statue
and
I
melted
it
in
a
fire
and
crushed
it
and
ground
it
into
very tiny
pieces [HYP].
Then
I
threw
those tiny
pieces
into
the
stream
that
flowed
down
the
mountain.
Your
ancestors
also
caused
Yahweh
to
become
very
angry
by
what
they
did
at
places
which
they
named
Taberah,
Massah,
and
Kibroth-Hattaavah.
And
when
we
were
at
Kadesh-Barnea,
Yahweh
said
to
your
ancestors, ‘Go
up
and
capture
the
land
that
I
am
about
to
give
to
you!’
But
they
rebelled
against
him.
They
did
not
trust
him,
and
they
did
not
obey
what
he
told [MTY]
them
to
do.
Your
ancestors
rebelled
against
Yahweh
from
the
first
day
that
I
knew
them,
in
Egypt.
So,
as
I
said,
I
lay
on
the
ground
in
Yahweh’s
presence
for 40
days
and
nights,
because
Yahweh
had
said
that
he
would
get
rid
of
your
ancestors.
And
I
prayed
to
Yahweh,
saying, ‘Lord
God,
these
people
belong
to
you;
do
not
destroy
them.
They
are
people
whom
you
rescued
and
brought
out
of
Egypt
by
your
very
great
power. [DOU, MTY]
Do
not
forget
what
you
promised
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob.
Please
ignore
these
stubborn
and
wicked
people
and
the
sin
that
they
have
committed.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
and
if
you
get
rid
of
them,
the
people
of
Egypt
will
hear
about
it
and
say
that
you
were
not
able
to
bring
them
into
the
land
that
you
promised
to
give
to
them.
They
will
say
that
you
took
them
into
the
desert
only
to
kill
them
there
because
you
hated
them.
Do
not
forget
that
they
are
your
people.
You
chose
them
to
belong
to
you.
You
brought
them
out
from
Egypt
by
your
very
great
power [DOU, MTY].’ ”
A new copy of the Ten Commandments
“Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, ‘Cut
two
stone
tablets
like
the
first
ones.
And
make
a
wooden
chest
to
put
them
in.
Then
bring
the
tablets
up
to
me
on
this
mountain.
I
will
write
on
those
tablets
the
same
words
that
I
wrote
on
the
first
tablets,
the
ones
that
you
broke.
Then
you
can
put
them
in
the
chest.’
“o
I
made
a
chest.
I
used
wood
from
an
acacia
tree
to
make
it.
Then
I
cut
two
tablets
of
stone
like
the
first
ones,
and
I
went
up
the
mountain
carrying
the
tablets.
There
Yahweh
wrote
on
the
tablets
the
same
Ten
Commandments
that
he
had
written
on
the
first
tablet.
They
are
the
commandments
that
he
told
to
your
ancestors
from
the
middle
of
the
fire
on
the
mountain,
when
they
were
gathered
at
the
bottom
of
the
mountain.
Then
Yahweh
gave
the
tablets
to
me,
and
I
turned
and
went
down
the
mountain.
Then,
just
as
he
had
commanded,
I
put
them
in
the
chest
that
I
had
made.
And
they
are
still
there.”
(Then,
from
the
wells
that
belonged
to
the
people
of
Jaakan,
the Israeli
people
traveled
to
Moserah.
There
Aaron
died
and
was
buried,
and
his
son
Eleazar
took
his
place
and
became
the Supreme
Priest.
From
there,
the Israelis
traveled
to
Gudgodah,
and
from
there
to
Jotbathah,
which
was
a
place
that
had
many
streams.
At
that
time,
Yahweh ◄set
apart/appointed►
the
tribe
of
Levi
to
carry
the
chest
that
contained
the
tablets
on
which
were
written
the
Ten
Commandments,
and
to
stand
in
Yahweh’s
presence
in
the
sacred
tent,
to
offer
sacrifices,
and
to
pray
for
Yahweh
to
bless
the
people.
They
are
still
doing
those
things
at
the
present
time.
That
is
the
reason
that
the
tribe
of
Levi
did
not
receive
any
land
like
the
other
tribes
did.
What
they
received
was
the
work/privilege
of
being
Yahweh’s
priests,
which
is
what
he
said
that
they
should
do.)
“I
stayed
on
the
mountain 40
days
and
nights,
just
like
I
did
the
first
time.
I
prayed
to
Yahweh,
and
he ◄answered
my
prayers/did
what
I
requested►
again
and
said
that
he
would
not
destroy
your
ancestors.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, ‘Continue
your
journey,
going
in
front
of
the
people,
to
occupy
the
land
that
I
vowed
your
ancestors
that
I
would
give
to
you.’”
What
Yahweh
required
“Now,
you Israeli
people,
I
will
tell
you [RHQ]
what
Yahweh
our
God
requires/demands
that
you
do.
He
requires
you
to
revere
him,
to
conduct
your
lives
as
he
wants
you
to,
to
love
him,
and
to
serve
him
wholeheartedly [DOU],
and
to
obey
all
of
his
commandments [DOU]
which
I
am
giving
to
you
today
for
your
benefit.
“o
not
forget
that
Yahweh
our
God
owns
even
the
sky
and
everything
that
is
in
it.
He
also
owns
the
earth
and
everything
that
is
on
it.
But
in
spite
of
owning
all
those
things,
Yahweh
loved
your
ancestors,
and
from
all
the people-groups
on
the
earth
he
chose
us,
their
descendants,
and
we
are
still
his
people.
So
you
must
stop
sinning [MET]
and
stop
being
stubborn [IDM]!
Yahweh
our
God
is
greater
than
all
gods,
and
he
is
greater
than
all
rulers.
He
is
very
powerful [DOU]
and
awesome.
He ◄is impartial/does
not
do
things
that
favor
one ◄group/person►
more
than
others►,
and
he
does
not
accept
bribes.
He
makes
sure
that
orphans
and
widows
are
treated
fairly.
He
loves
even ◄foreigners/people
from
other
countries►
who
live
among
us Israeli
people,
and
he
gives
them
food
and
clothes.
So
you
must
love
those
foreigners
too,
because
you
were
once
foreigners
when
you
were
living
in
Egypt.
Revere
Yahweh
our
God
and
worship
only
him. ◄Be
faithful
to/Have
a
close relationship
with►
him,
and
say
that
he
should
punish
you
if
you
do
not
do
what
you
promise.
He
is
the
one
whom
you
must
praise.
He
is
our
God,
and
we
have
seen
the
great
and
amazing
things
that
he
has
done
for
us.
When
our
ancestors,
Jacob
and
his
family,
went
down
to
Egypt,
there
were
only
seventy
of
them.
But
now
Yahweh
our
God
has
caused
us
to
be
as
numerous
as
the
stars
in
the
sky.”
Moses reminded them of the great things that God did
“
Because
of
all
that
Yahweh
your
God
has
done
for
you,
you
must
love
him
and
continually
obey
all
his
rules
and
regulations
and
commandments.
It
was
you
and
your
ancestors,
not
your
children,
whom
he
disciplined
by
causing
all
of
you
to
have/experience difficulties.
So,
starting
today,
continue
to
think
about
how
very
great
and
very
powerful
he
is [DOU, MTY].
Think
about
the
various
miracles [DOU]
that
he
performed
in
Egypt.
Think
about
what
he
did
to
the
king
of
Egypt
and
to hiis
country.
Think
about
what
he
did
to
the
army
of
Egypt,
to
their
horses
and
their
chariots.
Think
about
how
he
caused
the
Red
Sea
to
flood/cover
over
them
while
they
were
pursuing
your
ancestors,
and
how
the
army
of
Egypt
was
completely ◄wiped
out/destroyed►.
Think
about
what
Yahweh
did
for
your
ancestors
in
the
desert
before
you
arrived
at
this
place.
Think
about
what
he
did
to
Dathan
and
Abiram,
the
two
sons
of
Eliab
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben.
While
all
of
your
ancestors
were
watching,
the
earth
split
open,
and
they
fell
into
the
opening
and
disappeared,
along
with
their
families
and
their
tents,
their
servants,
and
their
animals.
You [SYN]
and
your
ancestors
have
seen
all
these
miracles
that
Yahweh
performed.
So,
obey
all
the
commandments
that
I
am
giving
you
today,
in
order
that
you
will
be
strong
and
able
to
cross
the
river
and
occupy
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
enter,
and
in
order
that
you
will
live
for
a
long
time
in
that
land,
the
land
that
Yahweh
solemnly
promised
your
ancestors
that
he
would
give
to
them
and
to
their
descendants,
a
land
that
is
very
fertile [IDM].
The
land
that
you
are
about
to
enter
and
occupy
is
not
like
the
land
of
Egypt,
where
your
ancestors
lived.
In
Egypt,
after
they
planted
seeds,
it
was
necessary
for
them
to
work
hard [MTY]
to
water
the
plants
that
grew.
But
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
enter
is
a
land
where
there
are
many
hills
and
valleys,
where
there
is
plenty
of
rain.
Yahweh
takes
care
of
that
land.
He [SYN]
watches
over
it
every
day,
from
the
beginning
of
each
year
to
the
end
of
each
year.
Today
I
am
commanding
you
to
love
Yahweh
our
God
and
to
serve
him
with
your
entire
inner
beings.
If
you
do
that,
each
year
he
will
send
rain
on
your
land
at
the ◄right
times/times
when
it
is
needed►, ◄in
the
autumn/at
the
end
of
the
dry
season►
and ◄in
the
spring/before
the
next
dry
season starts►.
As
a
result,
you
will
have
grain
and
grapes
to
make
wine
and
olives
to
make
olive
oil.
And
he
will
cause
grass
to
grow
in
your
fields
for
your
livestock
to
eat.
You
will
have
all
the
food
that
you
want.
“ut
I
warn
you,
do
not
turn
away
from
Yahweh
our
God
and
start
to
worship
other
gods,
because
if
you
do
that,
Yahweh
will
become
very
angry
with
you.
He
will
prevent
any
rain
from
falling.
As
a
result,
the
crops
will
not
grow,
and
you
will
soon
die
from
hunger
in
the
good
land
that
Yahweh
is
about
to
give
to
you.
So,
keep
thinking [IDM]
about
these
commands.
Write
them
on tiny scrolls
and
fasten
them
to
your
arms/wrists,
and
write
them
on
bands
that
you
fasten
to
your
foreheads
to
help
you
to
remember
them.
Teach
them
to
your
children
again
and
again.
Talk
about
them
all
the
time:
When
you
are
in
your
houses
and
when
you
are
walking
outside;
talk
about
them
when
you
are
lying
down
at inght
and
when
you
are
getting
up
in
the
morning.
Write
them
on
the
doorposts
and
on
the
gates
of
your
houses.
Do
that
in
order
that
you
and
your
children
will
live
for
a
long
time
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
promised
to
our
ancestors
that
he
would
give
to
them.
That
land
will
belong
to
you
and
your
descendants
as
long
as
there
is
a
sky
above
the
earth.
“aithfully
continue
to
obey
what
I
am
commanding
you
to
do—to
love
Yahweh
our
God,
and
to
conduct
your
lives
as
he
wants
you
to
do,
and
to ◄be
faithful
to/have
a
close relationship
with►
him.
If
you
do
that,
Yahweh
will
expel
all
the people-groups
in
that
land
as
you
advance, people-groups
that
are
more
numerous
and
more
powerful
than
you
are.
All
the
ground
in
that
land
on
which
you
walk
will
be
yours.
Your
territory
will
extend
from
the
desert
in
the
south
to
the
Lebanon
Mountains
in
the
north,
and
from
the
Euphrates
River
in
the
east
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea
in
the
west.
Yahweh
our
God
will
cause
all
the
people
in
that
land
to
be
afraid
of
you,
which
is
what
he
promised,
with
the
result
that
no people-group
will
be
able
to
stop
you.
“isten
carefully:
Today
I
am
telling
you
that
Yahweh
will
either
bless
you
or
he
will
curse
you.
If
you
obey
the
commandments
of
Yahweh
our
God
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today,
he
will
bless
you.
If
you
do
not
obey
them,
and
if
you
turn
away
from
him
to
worship
other
gods
that
you
have
never
known
about
before,
he
will
curse
you.
And
when
Yahweh
brings
you
into
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
enter
and
occupy,
some
of
you
must
stand
on
top
of
Gerizim
Mountain
and
proclaim
what
will
cause
Yahweh
to
bless
you,
and
the
others
must
stand
on
top
of
Ebal
Mountain
and
proclaim
what
will
cause
Yahweh
to
curse
you.”
(Those
two
mountains
are [RHQ]
west
of
the
Jordan
River,
west
of
the
Jordan
Valley
near
the
huge
oak
tree
at
Moreh
village
in
the
land
where
the
Canaan people-group
lives.
They
live
close
to
the
sacred
trees
near
Gilgal.)
“You
will
soon
cross
the
Jordan
River
to
occupy
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you.
When
you
enter
that
land
and
start
to
live
there,
be
sure
to
obey
all
the
rules
and
regulations
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today.”
The one place for worship
“◄I
will
now
tell
you
again/These,
again,
are►
the
rules
and
regulations
that
you
must
faithfully
obey
in
the
land
that
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors
worshiped,
is
giving
to
you
to
occupy.
You
must
obey
these
laws
all
the
time
that
you
are
alive.
You
must
destroy
all
the
places
where
the people-groups
that
you
will
expel
worship
their
gods,
on
the
tops
of
mountains
and
hills
and
under
big
green
trees.
You
must
tear
down
their
altars
and
smash
their
sacred
pillars.
Completely
burn
the
statues
of
their
goddess
Asherah
in
fires,
and
chop
down
their
wooden
idols,
in
order
that
no
one
will
ever
worship
them [MTY]
in
those
places
again.
“o
not
worship
Yahweh
like
the
people
in
Canaan
worship
their
gods.
Instead,
you
must
go
to
the
place
that
Yahweh
will
choose.
It
will
be
in
the
area
where
one
of
your
tribes
will
live.
That
is
where
you
must
go
to
worship
Yahweh.
That
is
the
place
where
you
must
bring
your
sacrifices
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
your
other
sacrifices, ◄your
tithes/ten percent
of
all
of
your
crops►,
other
offerings
that
you
decide
to
give,
and
the
firstborn
animals
from
your
cattle
and
sheep.
There,
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
our
God,
who
has
greatly
blessed
you,
you
and
your
families
will
eat
the
good
things
that
you
have
worked
to
produce,
and
you
will
be
happy.
“
When
you
are
in
that
land,
you
must
not
do
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
been
doing.
Until
now,
you
have
all
been
worshiping
Yahweh
the
way
you
wanted
to,
because
you
have
not
yet
arrived
in
the
land
which
Yahweh
is
giving
to
you,
where
you
will
be
able
to
live
peacefully.
But
when
you
cross
the
Jordan
River,
you
will
start
to
live
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you.
He
will
protect
you
from
all
your
enemies
that
will
surround
you,
and
you
will
live
peacefully/safely.
“ahweh
will
choose
one
place
where
he
wants
you
to
worship
him.
That
is
the
place
to
which
you
must
bring
all
the
offerings
that
I
command
you
to
bring:
The
sacrifices
that
must
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
your
other
sacrifices,
other
offerings
that
you
yourselves
decide
to
give, ◄your
tithes/ten percent
of
all
your
crops►,
and
all
the
special
offerings
that
you
will
solemnly
promise
to
give
to
Yahweh.
Rejoice
there
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
along
with
your
children,
your
male
and
female
servants,
and
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
live
in
your
towns.
Do
not
forget
that
the
descendants
of
Levi
will
not
have
their
own
land,
like
you
will
have.
Be
sure
that
you
do
not
offer
sacrifices
anywhere
you
want
to.
You
must
offer
them
only
in
the
place
that
Yahweh
will
choose
for
you,
in
an
area
that
belongs
to
one
of
your
tribes.
That
is
the
only
place
where
he
wants
you
to
offer
sacrifices
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
to
do
the
other
things
that
I
am
commanding
you
to
do
when
you
worship
him.
“owever,
you
will
be
permitted
to
kill
and
eat
the
meat
of
your
animals
in
the
places
where
you
live.
As
often
as
you
want
to,
you
may
eat
the
meat
of
the
animals
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
bless
you
by
giving
them
to
you.
Those
who
have
done
things
that
cause
them
to
become
unacceptable
to
God
and
those
who
have
not
done
things
like
that
may
all
eat
that
meat,
just
like
you
would
eat
the
meat
of
a
deer
or
an
antelope.
But
you
must
not
eat
the
blood
of
any
animals;
you
must
let
the
blood
drain
onto
the
ground
before
you
cook
the
meat.
In
the
places
where
you
live,
you
must
not
eat
the
things
that
you
are
offering
to
Yahweh:
You
must
not
eat
the ◄tithes/ten percent►
of
your
grain
or
of
your
wine,
or
of
your
olive
oil,
or
the
firstborn
of
your
cattle
and
sheep,
or
the
offerings
that
you
yourselves
decide
to
give
to
Yahweh,
or
any
other
offerings.
Instead,
you
and
your
children
and
your
male
and
female
servants
and
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
live
in
your
towns
must
go
to
the
place
that
he
has
chosen
and
eat
those
things
there
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
And
you
should
rejoice
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
about
everything
that
you
do.
Be
sure
that
you
take
care
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
all
during
the
time
that
you
live
in
your
land.
“hen
Yahweh
our
God
gives
you
much
more
land
than
you
will
have
when
you
first
occupy
it,
which
is
what
he
has
promised
to
do,
and
you
say ‘I
would
like
some
meat
to eat’
because
you
are
craving/wanting
some
meat,
you
will
be
permitted
to
eat
meat
whenever
you
want
to.
If
the
place
that
Yahweh
our
God
chooses
to
be
the
place
for
you
to
worship
him
is
far
from
where
you
live,
you
are
permitted
to
kill
some
of
your
cattle
or
sheep
that
Yahweh
has
given
to
you,
and
you
may
eat
that
meat
at
the
places
where
you
live,
just
like
I
have
told
you
to
do.
Those
who
have
done
things
that
cause
them
to
become
unacceptable
to
God,
and
those
who
have
not
done
things
like
that,
are
all
permitted
to
all
eat
that
meat,
just
like
you
would
eat
the
meat
of
a
deer
or
an
antelope.
But
be
sure
that
you
do
not
eat
the
blood
of
any
animal,
because
it
is
the
blood
that
sustains
life
in
living
beings,
and
so
you
must
not
eat
the
life
along
with
the
meat.
Do
not
eat
the
blood;
instead,
let
it
drain
onto
the
ground.
If
you
obey
this
command
and
do
what
Yahweh
says
is
right
for
you
to
do,
things
will
go
well
for
you
and
for
your
descendants.
“ut
the
sacred
offerings
that
Yahweh
has
told
you
to
give
and
the
other
offerings
that
you
yourselves
decide
to
give,
you
must
take
to
the
place
that
Yahweh
will
choose.
You
must
offer
there
the
sacrifices
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
Yahweh’s
altar.
You
must
also
offer
there
the
sacrifices
from
which
you
may
eat
some
of
meat
after
you
kill
the
animals
and
drain
out
the
blood
and
some
of
it
is
thrown
on
the
sides
of
the
altar.
Faithfully
obey
all
these
things
that
I
have
commanded
you.
If
you
do
that,
things
will
go
well
forever
for
you
and
your
descendants,
because
you
will
be
doing
what
Yahweh
our
God
says
is
right
for
you
to
do
and
what
pleases
him.
“hen
you
enter
the
land
that
you
will
occupy,
as
you
advance,
Yahweh
our
God
will
get
rid
of
the people-groups
that
live
there.
After
he
does
that,
be
sure
that
you
do
not
worship
the
gods
that
they
have
been
worshiping,
because
if
you
do
that,
you
will
be
caught
in
the
same
trap
that
they
were
caught
in [MET].
Do
not
ask
anyone
about
those
gods,
saying, ‘Tell
me
how
they
worshiped
their
gods,
in
order
that
I
can
worship
them
also.’
Do
not
try
to
worship
Yahweh
our
God
like
they
have
worshiped
their
gods,
because
when
they
worship
them,
they
do
disgusting
things,
things
that
Yahweh
hates.
The
worst
thing
that
they
do
is
that
they
sacrifice
their
own
children
and
burn
them
on
their
altars.
“e
sure
to
do
everything
that
I
have
commanded
you
to
do.
Do
not
add
anything
to
these
commands,
and
do
not
take
anything
away
from
them.”
Moses warned them against idolatry
“Possibly
there
will
be
people
among
you
who
say
that
they
are
prophets.
They
may
say
that
they
are
able
to
interpret
the
meaning
of
dreams
or
perform
various
kinds
of
miracles [DOU].
They
will
say
those
things
in
order
to induce/persuade
you
to
worship
gods
that
you
have
never
known
about
before.
But
even
if
what
they
predict
happens,
do
not
pay
attention
to
what
they
say.
Yahweh
our
God
will
be
testing
you
to
find
out
if
you
love
him
with
all
your
inner
being.
You
must
conduct
your
lives
as
Yahweh
our
God
wants
you
to,
and
you
must
revere
him,
and
do
what
he
tells
you
to
do [MTY],
and
worship
only
him,
and ◄be
faithful
to/have
a
close relationship
with►
him.
“ut
you
must
execute
anyone
who
falsely
says
that
he
is
a
prophet,
or
someone
who
falsely
says
that
he
can
interpret
dreams,
or
who
tells
you
to
rebel
against
Yahweh
our
God,
who
rescued
your
ancestors
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.
People
like
that
are
only
wanting
to
cause
you
to
stop conducting
your
lives
as
Yahweh
has
commanded
you
to
do.
Execute
them,
to
get
rid
of
this
evil
among
you.
It
does
not
matter
if
even
your
brother
or
your
daughter
or
your
wife
or
some
close/dear
friend
secretly
urges
you,
saying ‘Let’s
worship
other
gods.
They
are
gods
which
you
or
your
ancestors
have
never
known
about.
Some
of
them
may
encourage
you
to
worship
gods
that people-groups
that
live
near
you
worship,
or
gods
that
groups
who
live
far
away
worship.
Do
not [SYN]
do
what
they suggest.
Do
not
even
listen
to
them.
Do
not
even
be
merciful
to
them,
and
do
not
keep
secret
what
they
have
done.
Execute
them!
You
who
are
their
relative
must
be
the
first
one
to
throw
stones
at
them
to
kill
them,
and
then
let
everyone
else [MTY]
throw
stones
at
them,
too.
Kill
such
people
by
throwing
stones
at
them,
because
they
are
trying
to
cause
you
to
stop
worshiping
Yahweh
our
God,
who
rescued
your
ancestors
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.
When
they
are
executed,
all
the Israeli
people
will
hear
what
happened,
and
they
will
become
afraid,
and
none
of
them
will
do
such
an
evil
thing
again.
“hen
you
are
living
in
one
of
the
towns
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you,
you
may
hear
that
some
worthless
people
there
among
you [IDM]
are
deceiving
the
people
of
their
town,
saying, ‘Let’s
go
and
worship
other
gods,’
but
they
are
gods
that
you
have
never
heard
about
before.
Investigate
it
thoroughly/carefully.
If
you
find
out
that
it
is
true
that
such
a
disgraceful
thing
has
happened,
kill
all
the
people
in
that
town.
And
kill
all
their
livestock,
too.
Destroy
the
town
completely.
Gather
all
the
possessions
that
belonged
to
the
people
who
lived
there
and
pile
them
up
in
the
city
plaza.
Then
burn
the
town
and
everything
in
it,
as
though
it
were
an
offering
to
Yahweh
that
would
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
The
ruins/ashes
must
stay
there
forever;
the
town
must
never
be
rebuilt.
None
of
you Israelis
must
take
for
yourselves [IDM]
anything
that
Yahweh
has
said
must
be
destroyed.
But
if
you
do
what
I
say,
Yahweh
will
stop
being
angry
with
you,
and
he
will
act mercifully
toward
you.
And
he
will
cause
you
to
have
many
children/descendants,
which
is
what
he
promised
our
ancestors
that
he
would
do.
Yahweh
our
God
will
do
all
those
things
if
you
do
what
he
is
telling
you
to
do,
and
if
you
obey
all
the
commandments
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today
and
do
what
Yahweh
says
is
right
for
you
to
do.”
Creatures that were forbidden to be eaten
“We
are
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh
our
God.
So,
when
people
die,
do
not
show
that
you
are
grieving
by gashing/cutting
yourselves
or
by
shaving
the
hair
on
your
foreheads
like
the
other people-groups
do.
We
belong
to
Yahweh
alone.
Yahweh
chose
us
from
all
the
other people-groups
on
the
earth
to
be
his
special
people.
“o
not
eat
anything
that
Yahweh
detests.
The
animals
whose
meat
you
are
permitted
to
eat
are
cattle,
sheep,
goats,
deer,
gazelles,
wild
goats, antelopes,
and
mountain
sheep.
Those
are
animals
that
have
split
hoofs
and
that
also ◄chew
their cuds/regurgitate
their
food
from
their
stomachs
to
chew
it
again►.
But
there
are
other
animals
that
chew
their cuds
that
you
must
not
eat.
Those
are
camels, rabbits,
and
rock badgers.
They
chew
their cuds,
but
their
hooves
are
not
split.
So
they
are
not
acceptable
for
you
to
eat.
Do
not
eat pigs.
They
are
unacceptable
for
you
to
eat;
their
hooves
are
split,
but
they
do
not
chew
cud.
Do
not
eat
the
meat
of
those
animals;
do
not
even
touch
their
dead
bodies.
You
are
permitted
to
eat
any
fish
that
has
scales
and
fins.
But
anything
else
that
lives
in
the
water
that
does
not
have
scales
and
fins,
you
must
not
eat,
because
if
you
eat
them,
you
will
become
unacceptable
to
Yahweh.
“ou
are
permitted
to
eat
the
flesh
of
any
bird
that
is
acceptable
to
Yahweh.
But
eagles,
vultures,
black
vultures,
buzzards,
all
kinds
of kites,
all
kinds
of crows,
ostriches, seagulls,
owls,
hawks, falcons,
pelicans,
vultures
that
eat
dead
animals, cormorants,
storks, herons, hoopoes,
and
bats,
you
must
not
eat.
“ll
insects
with
wings
and
which
walk
on
the
ground
are
unacceptable
to
Yahweh;
do
not
eat
them.
But
other
insects
with
wings
and
which hop
along
the
ground
are
acceptable
to
eat.
“o
not
eat
any
animal
that
has
died naturally,
because
its
blood
has
not
been
drained
out.
You
may
allow
foreigners
who
live
among
you
to
eat
those
things
or
you
may
sell
them
to
other
foreigners.
But
you
belong
to
Yahweh
our
God;
and
those
who
belong
to
him
are
not
permitted
to
eat
the
meat
of
animals
whose
blood
has
not
been
drained
out.
“ou
must
not
cook
a
young
sheep
or
goat
in
its
mother’s
milk.”
Giving
tithes
“Once
each
year
you
must
set
apart ◄a
tithe/10 percent►
of
all
the
crops
that
are
produced/harvested
in
your
fields.
Take
those
things
to
the
place
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
choose
for
you
to
worship
him.
There
eat
the
tithes
of
your
grain,
your
wine,
your
olive
oil,
and
the
meat
of
the
firstborn
male
animals
of
your
cattle
and
your
sheep.
Do
this
in
order
that
you
may
learn
to
always
revere
Yahweh,
the
one
who
has
blessed
you
by
giving
you
these
things.
If
the
place
that
Yahweh
has
chosen
for
you
to
worship
him
is
very
far
from
your
home,
with
the
result
that
you
are
not
able
to
take
there
the
tithes
of
your
crops
with
which
Yahweh
has
blessed
you,
do
this:
Sell [IDM]
the
tithes
of
your
crops,
wrap
the
money
carefully
in
a
cloth,
and
take
it
with
you
to
the
place
of
worship
that
Yahweh
has
chosen.
There,
with
that
money,
you
may
buy
whatever
you
want
to—beef
or
lamb
or
wine
or fermented
drinks.
And
there,
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
you
and
your
families
should
eat
and
drink
those
things
and
be
happy.
But
be
sure
to
not
neglect/forget
to
help
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
live
in
your
towns,
because
they
will
not
own
any
land.
“t
the
end
of
every
three
years,
bring
a
tithe
of
all
your
crops
that
have
been
produced/harvested
in
that
year
and
store
it
in
your
towns.
That
food
is
for
the
descendants
of
Levi,
because
they
do
not
have
their
own
land,
and
for
foreigners
who
live
among
you,
and
for
orphans
and
widows
who
live
in
your
towns.
They
are
permitted
to
come
to
where
the
food
is
stored
and
take
what
they
need.
Do
that
in
order
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
bless
you
in
everything
that
you
do.”
The year for canceling debts
“At
the
end
of
every
seven
years,
you
must ◄cancel
all
debts/tell
people
who owe
you
money
that
they
do
not
need
to
pay
it
back►.
Do
it
like
this:
Each
of
you
who
has
lent
money
to
a
fellow Israeli
must cancel
that
debt.
You
must
not insist
that
he
pay
it
back.
You
must
do
that
because
Yahweh
has
declared
that
the
debts
must
be
canceled
every
seven
years.
During
that
year
you
may
require
foreigners
who
live
among
you
to
pay
what
they owe
you,
but
you
must
not
try
to
require
that
any
fellow Israeli
pay
you
what
he
owes
you.
Yahweh
our
God
will
bless
you
in
the
land
that
he
is
giving
to
you.
If
you
obey
Yahweh
our
God
and
obey
all
the
commandments
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today,
there
will
not
be
any
poor
people
among
you.
Yahweh
our
God
will
bless
you
like
he
has
promised
to
do,
and
you
will
be
able
to
lend
money
to
people
of
other people-groups,
but
you
will
not
need
to
borrow
from
any
of
them.
You
will
control
the finances
of
many people-groups,
but
they
will
not
control
your
finances.
“n
the
towns
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you,
if
there
are
any Israelis
who
are
poor,
do
not
be
selfish [IDM]
and
refuse [IDM]
to
help
them.
Instead,
be
generous [IDM]
and
lend
to
them
the
money
that
they
need.
Be
sure
that
you
do
not
say
to
yourself, ‘The
year
when
debts
will
be
canceled
is
near,
so
I
do
not
want
to
lend
anyone
any
money
now,
because
he
will
not
need
to
pay
it
back
when
that
year
comes.’
It
would
be
evil
to
even
think
that.
If
you
act
in
an unfriendly
way
toward
a
needy
fellow Israeli,
and
give
him
nothing,
he
will
cry
out
to
Yahweh
about
you,
and
Yahweh
will
say
that
you
have
sinned
by
not
helping
that
person.
Give
freely
to
poor
people
and
give
generously [IDM].
If
you
do
that,
Yahweh
will
bless
you
in
everything
that
you
do.
There
will
always
be
some
poor
people
in
your
land,
so
I
command
you
to
give
generously
to
poor [DOU]
people.”
Freeing
slaves
“If
any
of
your
fellow Israeli
men
or
women
sell
themselves
to
one
of
you
to
become
your
slave,
you
must
free
them
after
they
have
worked
for
you
for
six
years.
When
the
seventh
year
comes,
you
must
free
them.
When
you
free
them,
do
not
allow
them
to
go ◄empty-handed/without
giving
them
anything►.
Give
to
them
generously
from
the
things
with
which
Yahweh
has
blessed
you—sheep,
grain,
and
wine.
Do
not
forget
that
your
ancestors
were
once
slaves
in
Egypt,
and
Yahweh
our
God
freed
them.
That
is
the
reason
that
I
am
now
commanding
you
to
do
this.
“ut
one
of
your
slaves
may
say, ‘I
do
not
want
to
leave
you.’
He
loves
you
and
your
family,
because
you
have
treated
him
well.
If
he
says
that,
take
him
to
the
door
of
your
house
and,
while
he
stands
against
the
doorway,
pierce
one
of
his
earlobes
with ◄an
awl/a
sharp pointed
tool►.
That
will indicate
that
he
will
be
your
slave
for
the
rest
of
his
life.
Do
the
same
thing
to
any
female
slave
who
does
not
want
to
leave
you.
“o
not
complain
when
you
are
required
to
free
your
slaves.
Keep
in
mind
that
they
served
you
for
six
years,
and
you
paid
them
only
half
as
much
as
you
pay
the
servants
that
you
hire.
If
you
free
them,
Yahweh
our
God
will
bless
you
in
everything
that
you
do.”
Rules
about
sacrificing
firstborn
animals
“◄Set
aside
for/Dedicate
to►
Yahweh
our
God
the
firstborn
male
animals
from
your
cattle
and
sheep.
Do
not
force
them
to
do
any
work
for
you,
and
do
not ◄shear/cut
off►
the
wool
of
the
firstborn
animals
to
sell
the
wool.
You
and
your
family
may
kill
them
and
eat
their
meat
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
at
the
place
that
Yahweh
chooses
for
you
to
worship
him.
But
if
the
animals
have
any defects,
if
they
are
lame
or
blind,
or
if
they
have
any
other
serious
defect,
you
must
not
sacrifice
them
to
Yahweh
our
God.
You
may
kill
and
eat
the
meat
of
those
animals
at
your
homes.
Those
who
have
done
things
that
cause
them
to
become
unacceptable
to
God
and
those
who
have
not
done
such
things
are
permitted
to
eat
that
meat,
just
like
anyone
is
permitted
to
eat
the
meat
of
a
deer
or
an
antelope.
But
you
must
not
eat
any
of
the
blood;
you
must
drain
all
the
blood
on
the
ground
when
you
kill
those
animals.”
The Passover Festival
“
Each
year
honor
Yahweh
our
God
by
celebrating
the
Passover
Festival
in
the
month
of
Abib
in
early
spring.
It
was
on
a
night
in
that
month
that
Yahweh
rescued
your
ancestors
from
Egypt.
In
order
to
celebrate
that
festival,
go
to
the
place
that
Yahweh
will
choose
for
you
to
worship
him,
and
offer
there
one
young
animal
from
your
cattle
or
your
sheep
to
be
the
Passover
sacrifice,
to
honor
Yahweh [MTY].
When
you
eat
the
Passover
meal,
the
bread
that
you
eat
must
not
have
yeast
in
it.
You
must
eat
this
kind
of
bread,
which
will
be
called
the
bread
of
suffering/misery,
for
seven
days.
This
is
to
help
you
to
remember
all
during
the
time
that
you
are
alive
that
when
your
ancestors
left
Egypt,
where
they
were
suffering
because
they
were
slaves,
they
left
very
quickly.
They
did
not
put
in
yeast
and
wait
for
the
dough
to
swell
up.
During
that
festival,
you
must
not
have
any
yeast
in
any
house
in
your
land
for
seven
days.
Furthermore,
the
meat
of
the
animals
that
you
sacrifice
on
the
evening
of
the
first
day
of
the
Passover
Festival
must
be
eaten
during
that
night;
do
not
allow
any
of
it
to
remain
until
the
next
day.
“o
honor
Yahweh
our
God,
you
must
offer
the
Passover
sacrifice
only
at
the
place
that
he
chooses
for
you
to
worship
him;
do
not
offer
that
sacrifice
in
any
other
town
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
is
giving
to
you.
Offer
that
sacrifice
when
the
sun
is
setting,
at
the
same
time
of
day
that
your
ancestors
started
to
leave
Egypt.
Boil
the
meat
and
eat
it
at
the
place
of
worship
that
Yahweh
our
God
chooses.
The
next
morning,
you
may
return
to
your
tents.
Each
day
for
six
days
the
bread
that
you
eat
must
have
no
yeast
in
it.
On
the
seventh
day,
you
must
all
gather
to
worship
Yahweh
our
God.
It
will
be
a
day
of
rest;
you
must
not
do
any
work
on
that
day.”
The
festival
for
harvesting
grain
“
Each
year,
from
the
day
that
you
start
to
harvest
your
grain,
count
seven
weeks.
Then,
to
honor
Yahweh
our
God,
celebrate
the
Harvest
Festival.
Do
that
by
bringing
to
him
an
offering
of
grain.
Yahweh
has
blessed
you
by
causing
it
to
grow
in
your
fields
during
that
year.
If
you
had
a
big
harvest,
bring
a
big
offering.
If
you
had
a
small
harvest,
bring
a
small
offering.
Each
married
couple
should
be
joyful
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
Their
children,
their
servants,
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
in
that
town,
and
the
foreigners,
orphans,
and
widows
who
are
living
among
you,
should
also
be
joyful.
Bring
those
offerings
to
the
place
of
worship
that
Yahweh
will
choose.
“hen
you
celebrate
these
festivals
by
obeying
these
commands,
remember
that
your
ancestors
were
previously
slaves
in
Egypt.”
The
Festival
of
Living
in
Shelters
“
Each
year,
after
you
have
threshed
all
your
grain
and
pressed
the
juice
from
all
your
grapes,
you
must
celebrate
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters
for
seven
days.
Each
married
couple
along
with
their
children,
their
servants,
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
in
that
town,
and
the
foreigners,
orphans,
and
widows
who
are
living
among
you,
should
be
joyful
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
Honor
Yahweh
our
God
by
celebrating
this
festival
for
seven
days
in
the
place
that
Yahweh
chooses
for
you
to
worship
him.
You
should
all
be
joyful,
because
Yahweh
will
have
blessed
your
harvest
and
all
the
other
work
that
you
have
done.
“o,
each
year
all
of
you Israeli
men
must
gather
with
your
families
to
worship
Yahweh
our
God
at
the
place
that
he
will
choose,
to
celebrate
three
festivals:
The
Passover
Festival,
the
Harvest
Festival,
and
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters.
Each
of
you
men
must
bring [LIT]
an
offering
for
Yahweh
to
these
festivals
in
proportion
to
the
blessings
that
Yahweh
has
given
you
during
that
year.”
Judging
people
fairly
“Appoint
judges
and
other
officials
throughout
your
tribes,
in
all
the
towns
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you.
They
must
judge
people
fairly/justly.
They
must
not
judge
unjustly.
They
must
not
favor
one
person
more
than
another.
The
judges
must
not
accept
bribes,
because
if
a
judge
accepts
a
bribe,
even
if
he
is
wise
and
honest,
it
will
be
very
difficult
for
him
to
judge
fairly [IDM];
he
will
do
what
the
person
who
gave
him
the
bribe
wants
him
to
do
and
declare
that
the
righteous/innocent
people
must
be
punished.
You
must
be
completely
fair
and
just [DOU],
in
order
that
you
will
enter
and
occupy
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you.”
Warning
against
worshiping
other
gods
“When
you
make
an
altar
to
worship
Yahweh
our
God,
do
not
put
next
to
it
any
wooden
statue
that represents
the
goddess
Asherah.
And
do
not
set
up
any
stone
pillar
to
worship
any
idol,
because
Yahweh
hates
them.”
Warning against sacrificing defective animals
“Do
not
sacrifice
to
Yahweh
our
God
any
cattle
or
sheep
or
goats
that
have
any defects,
because
Yahweh
hates
that
kind
of
gift.”
Punishment
for
idolatry
“When
you
are
living
in
any
of
the
towns
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you,
suppose
you
hear
that
there
is
some
man
or
woman
who
sins
by disobeying
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
has
made
with
you.
Suppose
someone
tells
you
that
that
person
has
worshiped
and
served
other
gods,
or
the
sun,
or
the
moon,
or
the
stars.
If
you
hear
that
some
person
has
been
doing
that,
you
must
investigate
it
thoroughly.
If
you
find
out
that
it
is
true
that
this
detestable
thing
has
happened
in
Israel,
you
must
take
outside
the
town
the
man
or
woman
who
has
done
it.
Then
you
must
kill
that
person
by
throwing
stones
at
him
or
her.
But
you
are
allowed
to
execute
such
people
only
if
at
least
two
witnesses
testify
that
they
saw
them
doing
that.
They
must
not
be
executed
if
there
is
only
one
witness.
The ◄witnesses/ones
who
saw
them
doing
it►
must
be
the
first
ones
to
throw
stones
at
them.
Then
the
other
people [MTY]
should
throw
stones
at
them.
By
doing
that,
you
will
get
rid
of
this
evil
practice
among
you.”
Judging
difficult
cases
“Sometimes
it
will
be
very
difficult
for
a
judge
to
decide
what
really
happened.
He
might
be
trying
to
decide
whether,
when
someone
injured
or
killed
another
person,
he
did
it
accidentally
or deliberately.
Or
he
might
be
trying
to
decide
if
some
person
is suing
another
person unfairly.
If
in
some
town
it
is
very
difficult
to
know
what
really
happened,
with
the
result
that
the
judge
cannot
decide
it,
you
should
go
to
the
place
that
Yahweh
our
God
has
chosen
for
you
to
worship
him.
There
you
should
present
the
case
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
the
priests,
and
to
the
judge
who
is
serving
at
that
time,
and
they
should
decide
what
should
be
done.
After
they
make
their
decision,
you
must
do
what
they
tell
you
to
do.
Accept
what
they
have
decided,
and
do
what
they
say
that
you
should
do.
Do
not
try
to
change
in
any
way
what
they
have
decided [IDM].
You
must
execute
anyone
who
proudly/arrogantly disobeys
the
judge
or
the
priest
who
stands
there
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
and
decides
what
should
be
done.
By
doing
that,
you
will
get
rid
of
evil
practices
among
you.
Then
after
that
person
is
executed,
all
the
people
will
hear
about
it,
and
they
will
be
afraid,
and
none
of
them
will
act
that
way
anymore.”
Proper
behavior
for
a
king
“
I
know
that
after
you
have
occupied
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you,
and
you
are
living
there,
you
will
say, ‘We
should
have
a
king
to
rule
over
us,
like
the
kings
that
other
nations
around
us
have.’
Yahweh
our
God
will
permit
you
to
have
a
king,
but
be
sure
that
you
appoint
someone
whom
he
has
chosen.
That
man
must
be
an Israeli;
you
must
not
appoint
someone
who
is
a
foreigner
to
be
your
king.
After
he
becomes
the
king,
he
should
not
acquire
a
large
number
of
horses
for
himself.
He
should
not
send
people
to
Egypt
to
buy
horses
for
him,
because
Yahweh
said
to
you, ‘Never
return
to
Egypt
for anything’!
And
he
must
not
have
a
lot
of
wives,
because
if
he
did
that,
they
would
turn
him [SYN]
away
from
worshiping
only
Yahweh.
And
he
must
not
acquire
a
lot
of
silver
and
gold.
“hen
he
becomes
your
king,
he
must
appoint
someone
to
copy
these
laws.
He
must
copy
them
from
the
scroll
that
is
kept
by
the
priests
who
are
descended
from
Levi.
He
must
keep
this
new
scroll
near
him
and
read
from
it
every
day
of
his
life,
in
order
that
he
may
learn
to
revere
Yahweh,
and
to
faithfully
obey [DOU]
all
the
rules
and
regulations
that
are
written
in
these
laws.
If
he
does
that,
he [SYN]
will
not
think
that
he
is ◄better/more
important►
than [IDM]
his
fellow Israelis,
and
he
will
completely
obey [LIT]
Yahweh’s
commands.
As
a
result,
he
and
his
descendants
will
rule
as
kings
in
Israel
for
many
years.”
What the priests were to receive
“The
priests,
who
are
all
from
the
tribe
of
Levi,
will
not
receive
any
land
in
Israel.
Instead,
they
will
receive
some
of
the
food
that
other
people
offer
to
be
burned
on
the
altar
to
be
sacrificed
to
Yahweh
and
some
of
the
other
sacrifices
that
will
be
offered
to
Yahweh.
They
will
not
be
allotted
any
land
like
the
other
tribes
will
be.
What
they
will
receive
is
the
work/privilege
of
being
Yahweh’s
priests,
which
is
what
he
said
that
they
should
have.
“hen
the
people
bring
an
ox
or
a
sheep
to
be
sacrificed,
they
must
give
to
the
priests
the
shoulder,
the
cheeks/jaws,
and
the
stomach
of
those
animals.
You
must
also
give
to
them
the
first
part
of
the
grain
that
you
harvest,
and
the
first
part
of
the
wine
that
you
make,
and
the
first
part
of
the
olive
oil
that
you
make,
and
the
first
part
of
the
wool
that
you
shear
from
your
sheep.
You
must
do
this
because
Yahweh
our
God
has
chosen
the
tribe
of
Levi
from
all
of
your
tribes,
in
order
that
men
from
that
tribe
would
always
be
the
priests
who
would
serve
him.
“f
any
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
who
has
been
living
in
one
of
the
towns
in
Israel
wants
to
come
from
there
to
the
place
of
worship
that
Yahweh
has
chosen,
and
start
living
there,
he
is
permitted
to
serve
Yahweh
there
as
a
priest,
just
like
the
other
men
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
who
have
been
serving
there.
He
must
be
given
the
same
amount
of
food
that
the
other
priests
receive.
He
is
permitted
to
keep
the
money
that
his
relatives
give
him
for
selling
some
of
their
possessions.
A
warning
about
pagan
practices
When
you
enter
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
you,
you
must
not
imitate
the
disgusting
things
that
the people-groups
who
are
there
now
do.
You
must
not
sacrifice
any
of
your
children
by
burning
them
on
your
altars.
Do
not
practice ◄divination/using
supernatural
power
to
reveal
what
will
happen
in
the
future►.
Do
not
do/practice ◄soothsaying/magic
to
find
out
what
will
happen
in
the
future►.
Do
not ◄interpret
omens/say
that
because
of
something
that
you
have
seen
you
know
what
will
happen►.
Do
not
practice
sorcery/witchcraft.
Do
not
practice ◄putting
spells
on
people/saying
things
to
cause
bad
things
to
happen
to
others►.
Do
not
try
to
talk
with
spirits
of
dead
people.
Do
not
do/practice magic.
Yahweh
hates
people
who
do
any
of
those
disgusting
things.
And
as
you
advance
through
that
land,
he
is
going
to
expel
the people-groups
because
they
do/practice
those
disgusting
things.
But
you
must
always
avoid
doing
any
of
those
things.
The
promise
to
send
a
prophet
like
Moses
The people-groups
that
you
are
about
to
expel
from
the
land
that
you
will
occupy ◄consult/seek
advice
from►
soothsayers
and
those
who
practice
divination.
But
as
for
you,
Yahweh
our
God
does
not
allow
you
to
do
that.
Some
day
he
will
send
from
among
you
a
prophet
like
me.
He
is
the
one
who
will
tell
you
what
will
happen
in
the
future,
and
he
is
the
one
whom
you
must
heed.
On
the
day
that
your
ancestors
were
gathered
at
the
bottom
of
Sinai
Mountain,
they
pleaded
with
me
saying, ‘We
do
not
want
Yahweh
to
speak [MTY]
to
us
again,
and
we
do
not
want
to
see
this
huge
fire
that
is
burning
on
the
mountain!’
Your
ancestors
said
that
because
they
were
afraid
that
they
would
die
if
Yahweh
spoke
to
them
again.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, ‘What
they
have
said
is
true/wise.
So
I
will
send
from
among
them
a
prophet
who
will
be
like
you.
I
will
tell
him
what
to
say,
and
then
he
will
tell
people
everything
that
I
tell
him
to
say.
He
will
speak
for
me.
And
I
will
punish
anyone
who
does
not
heed
what
he
says.
But
if
any
other
person
says
that
he
is
a
prophet
and
dares
to
speak
a
message
which
he
falsely
says
comes
from
me
but
which
I
did
not
tell
him
to
speak,
or
if
anyone
who
speaks
a
message
that
he
says
other
gods [MTY]
have
revealed
to
him,
he
must
be
executed
for
doing
that.’
But
if
you
say
to
yourself, ‘How
can
we
know
if
a
message
that
someone
tells
us
does
not
come
from
Yahweh?’
The
answer
is
that
when
someone
speaks
a
message
about
what
will
happen
in
the
future,
a
message
that
he
says
was
revealed
by
Yahweh,
if
what
he
says
does
not
happen,
you
will
know
that
the
message
did
not
come
from
Yahweh.
That
person
has wrongly
claimed
that
it
was
revealed
to
him
by
Yahweh.
So
you
do
not
need
to
be
afraid
of
anything
that
he
says.”
The cities of refuge
After
Yahweh
our
God
has
gotten
rid
of
the people-groups
from
the
land
that
he
is
giving
to
you,
and
after
you
have
expelled
them
from
their
cities
and
you
start
to
live
in
their
houses,
you
must
divide
into
three
parts
the
land
that
he
is
giving
to
you.
Then
choose
a
city
in
each
part.
You
must
make
good
roads
in
order
that
people
can
get
to
those
cities
easily.
Someone
who
kills
another
person
can
escape
to
one
of
those
cities
to
be
safe/protected.
“his
is
the
rule
about
someone
who
has
killed
another
person.
If
someone ◄accidentally/without
planning
to►
kills
another
person
who
was
not
his
enemy,
he
may
escape
to
one
of
those
cities
and
be
safe/protected
there.
For
example,
if
two
men
go
into
the
forest
to
cut
some
wood,
if
the
axe
head
comes
off
the
handle
while
one
of
them
is
chopping
down
a
tree
and
the
axe
head
strikes
and
kills
the
other
man,
the
man
who
was
using
the
axe
will
be
allowed
to
run
to
one
of
those
cities
and
be
safe
there,
because
the
people
of
that
city
will
protect
him.
Because
he
accidentally
killed
someone,
and
because
the
man
was
not
his
enemy,
he
can
try
to
run
to
one
of
those
cities.
If
there
were
only
one
city,
it
may
be
a
long
distance
to
that
city.
Then
if
the
relative
of
the
man
who
was
killed [MTY],
the
man
who
is supposed/expected
to
get
revenge,
is
very
angry,
he
may
be
able
to
catch
the
other
person
before
he
arrives
at
that
city.
To
prevent
that
from happening,
you
must
choose
three
cities,
not
only
one,
in
order
that
someone
can
get
to
one
of
those
cities
quickly.
“f
you
do
everything
that
I
am
today
commanding
you
to
do,
and
if
you
love
Yahweh
our
God,
and
if
you
conduct
your
lives
as
he
wants
you
to
do,
Yahweh
our
God
will
give
you
much
more
land
than
you
will
have
when
you
first
occupy
it,
which
is
what
he
promised
to
do.
He
will
give
you
all
the
land
which
he
promised
your
ancestors
that
he
would
give
to
you.
When
he
gives
you
that
land,
you
must
select
three
more
cities
to
which
people
may
escape.
Do
this
in
order
that
people
who ◄are
innocent/have
killed
someone
else
without
planning
to►
will
not
die,
and
you
will
not
be
guilty
for
allowing
them
to
be
executed,
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
is
giving
to
you.
“ut
suppose
someone
hates
his
enemy
and
hides
and
waits
for
that
person
to
come
along
the
road.
Then
when
he
passes
by,
suddenly
he
attacks
him
and
murders
him.
If
the attacker
flees
to
one
of
those
cities
to
be
protected
there,
the
elders
of
the
city
where
the
murdered
man
lived
must
not
protect
the attacker.
They.
must
send
someone
to
the
city
to
which
the
other
man
escaped,
and
bring
him
to [MTY]
the
relative
who
is supposed/expected
to
get
revenge,
so
that
he
may
execute
that
man.
You
must
not
pity
those
who
murder
other
people!
Instead,
you
must
execute
them,
in
order
that
the
people
in
the
land
of
Israel
will
not
murder [MTY]
innocent
people,
and
in
order
that
things
will
go
well
for
you.”
Warning
against
moving
boundaries
“
When
you
are
living
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you,
do
not
move
the markers
of
your
neighbors’
property
boundaries
which
were
placed
there
long
ago.”
Warnings
about
witnesses
“f
someone
is
accused
of
committing
a
crime,
one ◄witness/person
who
says, ‘I
saw
him
do it’►
is
not
enough.
There
must
be
at
least
two ◄witnesses/people
who
say, ‘We
saw
him
do it’►.
If
there
is
only
one
witness,
the
judge
must
not
believe
that
what
he
says
is
true.
“f
someone
tries
to
do
wrong
to
another
person
by
falsely
accusing
him,
both
of
them
must
go
to
the
place
where
the
people
worship,
to
talk
to
the
priests
and
judges
who
are
serving
at
that
time.
The
judges
must ◄investigate
the
case
carefully/try
to
find
out
which
one
is
telling
the
truth►.
If
the
judges
determine
that
one
of
them
has
accused
the
other
falsely,
that
person
must
be
punished
in
the
same
way
that
the
other
one
would
have
been
punished
if
the
judge
decided
that
he ◄was
guilty/had
done
what
is
wrong►.
By
punishing
such
people,
you
will
get
rid
of
this
evil
practice
among
you.
And/Because
when
that
person
is
punished,
everyone
will
hear
what
has
happened,
and
they
will
be
afraid,
and
no
one
will
dare
to
act
that
way
anymore.
You
must
not
pity
people
who
are
punished
like
that.
The
rule
should
be
that
a
person
who
has
murdered
someone
else
must
be
executed;
one
of
a
person’s
eyes
must
be
gouged
out
if
he
has
gouged
out
someone
else’s
eye,
one
tooth
of
a
person
who
has knocked
out
the
tooth
of
another
person
must
be knocked
out;
one
hand
of
a
person
who
has
cut
off
the
hand
of
another
person
must
likewise
be
cut
off;
one
foot
of
a
person
who
has
cut
off
the
foot
of
another
person
must
also
be
cut
off.”
Rules concerning fighting wars
“When
your
soldiers
go
to
fight
your
enemies,
and
you
see
that
they
have
many
horses
and
chariots
and
that
their
army
is
much
bigger
than
yours,
do
not
be
afraid
of
them,
because
Yahweh
our
God,
who
brought
your
ancestors
safely
out
of
Egypt,
will
be
with
you.
When
you
are
ready
to
start
the
battle,
the Supreme
Priest
must
stand
in
front
of
the
troops.
He
must
say
to
them, ‘You Israeli
men,
listen
to
me!
Today
you
are
going
to
fight
against
your
enemies.
Do
not
be
timid
or
afraid [DOU]
or
tremble
or
panic [DOU],
because
Yahweh
our
God
will
go
with
you.
He
will
fight
your
enemies
for
you,
and
he
will
enable
you
to
defeat
them.’
Then
the
army
officers
must
say
to
the
troops, ‘If
anyone
among
you
has
just
built
a
new
house [RHQ]
and
has
not
dedicated
it
to
God,
he
should
go
home
and
dedicate
the
house.
If
he
does
not
do
that,
if
he
dies
in
the
battle,
someone
else
will
dedicate
the
house
and
live
in
it.
If
anyone
among
you
has
planted
a
vineyard
and
has
not
yet
harvested
any
grapes
from
it [RHQ],
he
should
go
home.
If
he
stays
here
and
dies
in
the
battle,
someone
else
will
harvest
the
grapes
and
enjoy
the
wine
made
from
them.
If
anyone
among
you
has
become
engaged
to
marry
a
woman
but
has
not
married
her
yet [RHQ],
he
should
go
home.
If
he
stays
here
and
dies
in
the
battle,
someone
else
will
marry
her.’
“hen
the
officers
must
also
say, ‘If
anyone
among
you
is
afraid
or
timid [RHQ],
he
should
go
home,
in
order
that
he
does
not
cause
his
fellow
soldiers
to
also
stop
being
courageous.’
And
when
the
officers
have
finished
speaking
to
the
troops,
they
must
appoint
commanders
to
lead
the
groups
of
soldiers.
“hen
you
come
near
a
city
that
is
far
away
to
attack
it,
first
tell
the
people
there
that
if
they
surrender,
you
will
not
attack
them.
If
they
open
the
gates
of
the
city
and
surrender,
they
all
will
become
your
slaves
to
work
for
you.
But
if
they
refuse
to
surrender
peacefully,
and
decide
instead
to
fight
against
you,
your
troops
must
surround
the
city
and
break
through
the
walls.
Then,
when
Yahweh
our
God enables
you
to
capture [IDM]
the
city,
you
must
kill
all
the
men
in
the
city.
But
you
are
allowed
to
take
for
yourselves
the
women,
the
children,
the
livestock,
and
everything
else
that
you
want
to
take
from
the
city.
You
will
be
allowed
to
enjoy
all
the
things
that
belonged
to
your
enemies;
it
is
Yahweh
our
God
who
has
given
those
things
to
you.
You
should
do
that
in
all
the
cities
that
are
far
from
the
land
in
which
you
will
settle.
“ut
in
the
cities
that
are
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you,
you
must
kill
all
the
people
and
all
the
animals [LIT].
You
must
get
rid
of
them
completely.
Get
rid
of
the
Heth people-group,
the Amor people-group,
the
Canaan people-group,
the Periz people-group,
the Hiv people-group,
and
the
Jebus people-group;
that
is
what
Yahweh
our
God
commanded
you
to
do.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
they
will
teach
you
to
sin
against
Yahweh
our
God
and
do
the
disgusting
things
that
they
do
when
they
worship
their
gods.
“hen
you
surround
a
city
for
a
long
time,
trying
to
capture
it,
do
not
cut
down
the
fruit
trees
outside
the
city.
You
are
allowed
to
eat
the
fruit
from
the
trees,
but
do
not
get
rid
of
the
trees,
because
they
certainly
are
not [RHQ]
your
enemies.
You
are
permitted
to
cut
down
the
other
trees
and
use
the
wood
to
make ladders
and
towers
to
enable
you
to
go
over
the
walls
and
capture
the
city.”
When no one knows who murdered someone
“Suppose
someone
has
been
murdered
in
a
field
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you,
and
you
do
not
know
who
killed
that
person.
If
that
happens,
your
elders
and
judges
must
go
out
to
where
that
person’s
corpse
was
found
and
measure
the
distance
from
there
to
each
of
the
nearby
towns.
Then
the
elders
in
the
town
that
is
closest
to
where
the
corpse
was
found
must
select
a
young
cow
that
has
never
been
used
for
doing
work.
They
must
take
it
to
a
place
near
a
stream
where
the
ground
has
never
been
plowed
or
planted.
They
must
break
its
neck
there
in
that
valley.
The
priests
must
go
there
also,
because
Yahweh
our
God
has
chosen
them
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
to
serve
him
and
to
be
his
representatives [MTY]
when
they
bless
people.
And
he
has
also
chosen
them
to
settle
disputes
in
which
someone
has
been
injured.
The
elders
from
the
closest
town
must
wash
their
hands
over
the
young
cow
whose
neck
was
broken,
and
they
must
say, ‘We
did
not
murder
this
person [MTY],
and
we
did
not
see
who
did
it.
Yahweh,
forgive
us,
your Israeli
people
whom
you
rescued
from
Egypt.
Do
not
consider ◄us
to
be
guilty/that
we
should
be
punished
because►
of murdering
someone
who ◄is
innocent/had
not
done
something
that
is
wrong►.
Instead,
forgive
us.’
By
doing
that,
you
will
be
doing
what
Yahweh
considers
to
be
right,
and
you
will
not
be
considered
to
be
guilty
for murdering
that
person.”
The
rule
about
marrying
women
who
are
captured
“hen
you
soldiers
go
to
fight
against
your
enemies,
and
Yahweh
our
God enables
you
to
defeat
them [IDM],
and ◄they
become
your
prisoners/you
capture
them►,
one
of
you
may
see
among
them
a
beautiful
woman
that
he likes,
and
he
may
want
to
marry
her.
He
should
take
her
to
his
home,
and
there
she
must
shave
all
the
hair
off
her
head
and
cut
her fingernails
to signify
that
now
she
does
not
belong
to
her people-group
anymore,
but
instead
she
is
becoming
an Israeli.
She
must
take
off
the
clothes
that
she
was
wearing
when
she
was
captured,
and
put
on Israeli
clothes.
She
must
stay
in
that
man’s
house
and
mourn
for
a
month
because
of
leaving
her
parents.
After
that,
he
will
be
allowed
to
marry
her.
Later,
if
he
no
longer
is
pleased
with
her,
he
will
be
permitted
to
allow
her
to
leave
him.
But
because
she
was
forced
to
have
sex
with
him,
he
will
not
be
allowed
to
treat
her
like
a
slave
and
sell
her
to
someone
else.”
The
oldest
son’s
inheritance
“uppose
that
a
man
has
two
wives,
but
he likes
one
of
them
and dislikes
the
other
one.
And
suppose
that
they
both
give
birth
to
sons,
and
the
oldest
son
is
the
child
of
the
woman
that
he
does
not
like.
On
the
day
when
that
man
decides
how
he
will
divide
his
possessions
for
his
sons
to
possess
after
he
dies,
he
must
not
favor
the
son
of
the
wife
that
he
loves
by
giving
him
a
bigger
share,
the
share
that
the
older
son
should
receive.
He
must
give
to
the
older
son,
the
son
of
the
wife
whom
he
does
not
like,
twice
as
much
of
his
possessions.
That
son
is
his
firstborn
son,
and
he
must
be
given
the
share
that
he
should
receive
because
of
his
being
that
man’s
firstborn
son.”
A
rebellious
son
“uppose
there
is
a
boy
who
is
very
stubborn
and
always ◄rebelling
against/disobeying►
his
parents,
and
who
will
not
heed
what
they
say
to
him.
And
suppose
that
they
punish
him
but
he
still
does
not
pay
attention
to
what
they
tell
him [MTY].
If
that
happens,
his
parents
must
take
him
to
the ◄gate
of/central
meeting
place
in►
the
city
where
he
lives
and
have
him
stand
in
front
of
the
elders
of
the
city.
Then
the
parents
must
say
to
the
elders
of
that
city, ‘This
son
of
ours
is
stubborn
and
always
rebelling
against
us.
He
will
not
pay
attention
to
what
we
tell
him [MTY].
He
wastes
a
lot
of
money (OR,
eats
too
much
food)
and
gets
drunk.’
Then
all
the
elders
of
that
city
must
execute
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him.
By
doing
that,
you
will
get
rid
of
this
evil
practice
among
you.
And
everyone
in
Israel
will
hear
about
what
happened
and
they
will
be
afraid
to
do
what
he
did.”
Burying
criminals
“f
someone
is
executed
for
having
committed
a
crime
for
which
he
deserves
to
die,
and
you
hang
his
corpse
on
a
post,
you
must
not
allow
his
corpse
to
remain
there
all
night.
You
must
bury
it
on
the
day
that
he
died,
because
God
has
cursed
anyone
whose
corpse
is
allowed
to
remain
on
a
post.
You
must
bury
the
corpse
that
day,
in
order
that
you
do
not
defile
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you.”
Various other laws
“If
you
see
some Israeli’s
ox
or
sheep
that
has
strayed
away,
do
not
act
as
though
you
did
not
see
it.
Take
it
back
to
its
owner.
But
if
the
owner
does
not
live
near
you,
or
if
you
do
not
know
who
the
owner
is,
take
the
animal
to
your
house.
It
can
stay
with
you
until
the
owner
comes,
searching
for
it.
Then
you
must
give
the
animal
to
him.
You
must
do
the
same
thing
if
you
see
a
donkey,
or
a
piece
of
clothing,
or
anything
else
that
someone
has
lost.
Do
not
refuse
to
do
what
you
should
do.
“nd
if
you
see
a
fellow Israeli’s
donkey
or
cow
that
has
fallen
down
on
the
road,
do
not
act
as
though
you
did
not
see
it.
Help
the
owner
to
lift
the
animal
up
so
that
it
can
stand
on
its
feet
again.
“omen
must
not
wear
men’s
clothes,
and
men
must
not
wear
women’s
clothes.
Yahweh
our
God
hates
people
who
do
things
like
that.
“f
you
happen
to
find
a
bird’s
nest
in
a
tree
or
on
the
ground,
and
the
mother
bird
is
sitting
in
the
nest
on
its
eggs
or
with
the
baby
birds,
do
not
take
the
mother
bird
and
kill
it.
You
are
permitted
to
take
the
baby
birds,
but
you
must
allow
the
mother
bird
to
fly
away.
Do
this
in
order
that
things
will
go
well
for
you
and
that
you
will
live
for
a
long
time.
“f
you
build
a
new
house,
you
must
put
a ◄railing/low
wall►
around
the
edge
of
the
roof.
If
you
do
that,
and
if
someone
falls
off
the
roof
and
dies, ◄you
will
not
be
guilty
of
causing
that
person
to
die/his
death [MTY]
will
not
be
your
fault►.
“o
not
plant
any
crop
in
the
area
where
your grapevines
are
growing.
If
you
do,
you
are
not
allowed
to
harvest
the
crops
that
you
have
planted
or
to
harvest
the
grapes
to
make
wine
from
them.
“o
not
hitch
together
an
ox
and
a
donkey
for
plowing
your
fields.
“o
not
wear
clothing
that
is
made
by
weaving
together ◄wool
and
linen/two
different
kinds
of
thread►.
“
Twist
threads
together
to
make
tassels
and
sew/fasten
them
on
the
four
bottom
corners
of
your
cloak.
Rules
concerning
sex
“uppose
a
man
marries
a
young
woman
and
has
sex
with
her
and
later
decides
that
he
does
not
want
her
anymore,
and
he
says
false
things
about
her,
and
claims
that
she
was
not
a
virgin
when
he
married
her.
If
that
happens,
the
young
woman’s
parents
must
take
the sheet
that
was
on
the
bed
when
that
man
and
their
daughter
were
married,
which
still
has
bloodstains
on
it,
and
show
it
to
the
elders
of
the
city
at
the ◄gate
of/central
meeting
place
in►
the
city.
Then
the
father
of
the
young
woman
must
say
to
the
elders, ‘I
gave
my
daughter
to
this
man
to
be
his
wife.
But
now
he
says
that
he
doesn’t
want
her
anymore.
And
he
has
falsely
said
that
she
was
not
a
virgin
when
he
married
her.
But
look!
Here
is
what
proves
that
my
daughter
was
a
virgin!
Look
at
the
bloodstains
on
the sheet
where
they
slept
the
night
that
they
were
married!’
And
he
will
show
the sheet
to
the
elders.
Then
the
elders
of
that
city
must
take
that
man
and
whip
him.
They
shall
require
that
he
pay
a
fine
of 100
pieces
of
silver
and
give
the
money
to
the
father
of
the
young
woman,
because
the
man
caused
an Israeli
young
woman
to
be
disgraced.
Also,
that
woman
must
continue
to
live
with
him;
she
is
his
wife.
He
is
not
allowed
to
divorce
her
during
the
rest
of
his
life.
“ut
if
what
the
man
said
is
true,
and
there
is
nothing
to
prove
that
she
was
a
virgin
when
he
married
her,
they
must
take
that
young
woman
to
the
door
of
her
father’s
house.
Then
the
men
of
that
city
must
execute
her
by
throwing
stones
at
her.
They
must
do
that
because
she
has
done
something
in
Israel
that
is
very
disgraceful,
by
having
sex
with
some
man
while
she
was
still
living
in
her
father’s
house.
By
executing
her
like
that,
you
will
get
rid
of
this
evil
practice
among
you.
“f
a
man
is
caught
while
he
is
having
sex
with
another
man’s
wife,
both
of
them
must
be
executed.
By
doing
that,
you
will
get
rid
of
this
evil
practice
in
Israel.
“uppose
in
some
town
a
man
sees
a
young
woman
who
is
engaged/promised
to
be
married
to
another
man,
and
he
is
caught
having
sex
with [EUP]
her.
You
must
take
both
of
them
to
the ◄gate
of/central
meeting
place
in►
that
town.
There
you
must
execute
them
both
by
throwing
stones
at
them.
You
must
execute
the
young
woman
because
she
did
not
shout
for
help
even
though
she
was
in
the
town.
And
the
man
must
be
executed
because
he
had
sex [EUP]
with
someone
who
was
already
engaged/promised
to
be
married.
By
doing
that,
you
will
get
rid
of
this
evil
practice
among
you.
“ut
suppose
out
in
the
open
countryside
a
man
meets
a
young
woman
who
is
engaged/promised
to
be
married,
and
he rapes
her.
If
that
happens,
only
that
man
must
be
executed.
You
must
not
punish
the
young
woman,
because
she
did
not
do
anything
for
which
she
deserves
to
be
executed.
This
case
is
like
when
one
man
attacks
another
man
in
the
countryside
and
murders
him,
because
the
man
who
raped
her
saw
her
when
she
was
in
the
open
countryside,
and
even
though
she
called
out
for
help,
there
was
no
one
there
who
could
rescue
her.
“f
a
man rapes
a
young
woman
who
is
not
engaged/promised
to
be
married,
if
someone
sees
him
while
he
is
doing
that,
that
man
must
pay 50
pieces
of
silver
to
the
young
woman’s
father,
and
he
must
marry
her,
because
he
forced
her
to
have
sex
with
him.
He
is
not
allowed
to
divorce
her
for
the
rest
of
his
life.
“
man
must
not
disgrace
his
father
by
having
sex
with
any
of
his
father’s
wives.”
Exclusion from Yahweh’s people
“Any
man
whose
testicles
are
crushed
or
whose penis
is
cut
off
shall
not
be ◄included
as
one
of/allowed
to
worship
with►
Yahweh’s
people.
“o ◄illegitimate
person/person
whose
mother
and
father
were
not
married►,
or
descendant
of
that
person,
extending
to
the
tenth
generation,
shall
be
included
as
one
of
Yahweh’s
people.
“o
one
from
the
Ammon
or
Moab people-groups
shall
be ◄included
as
one
of/allowed
to
worship
with►
Yahweh’s
people,
extending
to
the
tenth
generation.
One
reason
is
that
their
leaders
refused
to
give
your
ancestors
food
and
water
when
they
were
traveling
from
Egypt
to
Canaan.
Another
reason
is
that
they
wanted
to
pay
Balaam,
the
son
of
Beor
from
Pethor
town
in
Mesopotamia,
to
curse
you Israelis.
But
Yahweh
our
God
did
not
pay
attention
to
Balaam;
instead,
he
caused
Balaam
to
bless
your
ancestors,
because
Yahweh
loved
them.
As
long
as
Israel
is
a
nation,
you
must
not
do
anything
to
cause
things
to
go
well
for
those
two people-groups
or
enable
them
to
prosper.
“ut
do
not
despise
anyone
from
the
Edom people-group,
because
they
are
descendants
of
your ancestor
Jacob,
just
like
you
are.
And
do
not
despise
people
from
Egypt,
because
they
treated
your
ancestors
well
when
they
first
lived
in
Egypt.
The
children
and
grandchildren
of
people
from
Edom
and
Egypt
who
live
among
you
may
be ◄included
among/allowed
to
worship
with►
Yahweh’s
people.”
Keeping
the
camp
clean
“hen
your
soldiers
are
living
in
tents
at
a
time
of
fighting
your
enemies,
they
must
avoid
doing
things
that
would
make
them
unacceptable
to
God.
If
any
soldier
becomes
unacceptable
to
God
because semen
comes
out
of
his
body
during
the
night,
the
next
morning
he
must
go
outside
the
camp
and
stay
there
during
that
day.
But
in
the
evening
of
that
day,
he
must
bathe
himself,
and
at
sunset
he
is
allowed
to
come
back
into
the
camp.
“our
soldiers
must
have
a toilet
area
outside
the
camp
where
you
can
go
when
you
need
to.
When
you
go
to
fight
against
your
enemies,
carry
a
stick
along
with
your
weapons,
in
order
that
when
you
need
to defecate [EUP],
you
can
dig
a
hole
with
the
stick,
and
then
cover
up
the
hole
when
you
have
finished defecating.
You
must
keep
the
camp
acceptable
to
Yahweh
our
God,
because
he
is
with
you
in
your
camp
to
protect
you
and
to
enable
you
to
defeat
your
enemies.
Do
not
do
anything
disgraceful/indecent
that
would
cause
Yahweh
to
abandon
you.”
Various
other
laws
“f
slaves
who
escape
from
their
masters
come
to
you
and
request
you
to
protect
them,
do
not
send
them
back
to
their
masters.
Allow
them
to
stay/live
among
you,
in
whatever
town
they
choose,
and
do
not
mistreat
them.
“o
not
allow
any Israeli
man
or
woman
to
become
a
prostitute
at
the
temple.
Also,
do
not
allow
any
people
who earned
money
from
being
a
prostitute
to
bring
any
of
that
money
into
the
temple
of
Yahweh
our
God,
even
if
they
solemnly
promised
to
pay
that
money
to
Yahweh.
Yahweh
hates
those
who
are
prostitutes.
“hen
you
lend
money
or
food
or
anything
else
to
a
fellow Israeli,
do
not
charge
them
interest.
You
are
allowed
to
charge
interest
when
you
lend
money
to
foreigners
who
live
in
your
land,
but
not
when
you
lend
money
to Israelis.
Do
this
in
order
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
bless
you
in
everything
that
you
do
in
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
enter
and
occupy.
“hen
you
vow
to
give
something
to
Yahweh
your
God
or
to
do
something
for
him,
do
it
as
soon
as
you
can.
Yahweh expects
you
to
do
what
you
promised,
and
if
you
do
not
do
it,
you
will
be
committing
a
sin.
But
if
you [SYN]
do
not
vow
to
do
something,
that
is
not
sinful.
But
if
you
voluntarily
promise
to
do
something,
you
must
do
it.
“hen
you
walk
through
someone
else’s
vineyard,
you
are
allowed
to
pick
and
eat
as
many
grapes
as
you
want,
but
you
must
not
cut
some
from
a
vine
and
carry
them
away
in
a
container.
When
you
walk
along
a
path
in
someone
else’s
field
of
grain,
you
are
allowed
to
pluck/pick
some
of
the
grain
and
eat
it,
but
you
must
not
cut
any
grain
with
a
sickle
and
take
it
with
you.”
Laws about divorcing and remarrying
“Suppose
a
man
marries
a
woman
and
later
decides
that
he
does
not
want
her
because
there
is
something
about
her
that
he
doesn’t
like.
And
suppose
he
writes
on paper
that
he
is divorcing
her,
and
he
gives
the paper
to
her [SYN]
and
sends
her
away
from
his
house.
Then
suppose
that
she
goes
and
marries
another
man,
and
that
man
later
also
decides
that
he
does
not
like
her,
and
he
also
writes
on paper
that
he
is divorcing
her,
and
he
sends
her
away
from
his
house.
Or,
suppose
that
the
second
husband
dies.
If
either
of
those
things
happens,
her
first
husband
must
not
marry
her
again.
He
must
consider
that
she
has
become
unacceptable
to
Yahweh.
Yahweh
would
consider
it
to
be
disgusting
if
he
married
her
again.
You
must
not
sin [MTY]
by
doing
that
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you.”
Various
laws
“hen
some
man
has
recently
become
married,
he
must
not
be
required
to
become
a
soldier
in
the
army
or
be
required
to
do
any
other
work
for
the
government
for
one
year
after
being
married.
He
should
stay happily
at
home
with
his
wife
for
that
year.
“nyone
who
lends
money
to
someone
else
is
allowed
to
require
that
person
to
give
him
something
to
guarantee
that
he
will
pay
back
the
money
that
he
borrowed.
But
he
must
not
take
from
him
his ◄millstone/stone
for
grinding
grain►.
That
would
be
taking
the
millstone
that
his
family
needs
to
grind
the
grain
to
make
the
bread
they
need
to
stay
alive.
“f
someone
kidnaps/steals
a
fellow Israeli
to
cause
that
person
to
become
his
slave
or
to
sell
him
to
become
someone
else’s
slave,
you
must
execute
the
person
who
did
that.
By
doing
that,
you
will
get
rid
of
this
evil
among
you.
“f
you
are
suffering
from ◄leprosy/a
dreaded
skin
disease►,
be
sure
to
do
everything
that
the
priests,
who
are
from
the
tribe
of
Levi,
tell
you
to
do.
Obey
carefully
the
instructions
that
I
have
given
to
them.
Do
not
forget
what
Yahweh
our
God
did
to
Miriam,
when
she
became
a
leper,
after
your
ancestors
left
Egypt.
“hen
you
lend
something
to
someone,
do
not
go
into
his
house
to
take
the
cloak
that
he
says
that
he
will
give
you
to
guarantee
that
he
will
return
what
he
has
borrowed.
Stand
outside
his
house,
and
the
man
to
whom
you
are
lending
something
will
bring
the
cloak
out
to
you.
But
if
he
is
poor,
do
not
keep
that
cloak
all
night.
When
the
sun
sets,
take
the
cloak
back
to
him,
in
order
that
he
may
wear
it
while
he
sleeps.
If
you
do
that,
he
will
ask
God
to
bless
you,
and
Yahweh
our
God
will
be
pleased
with
you.
“o
not
mistreat
any
servants
whom
you
have
hired
who
are
poor
and
needy [DOU],
whether
they
are Israelis
or
foreigners
who
are
living
in
your
town.
Every
day,
before
sunset,
you
must
pay/give
them
the
money
that
they
have earned.
They
are
poor
and
they
need
to
get
their
pay.
If
you
do
not
pay
them
right
away,
they
will
cry
out
against
you
to
Yahweh,
and
he
will
punish [MTY]
you
for
having
sinned
like
that.
“arents
must
not
be
executed
for
crimes
that
their
children
have
committed,
and
children
must
not
be
executed
for
crimes
that
their
parents
have
committed.
People
should
be
executed
only
for
the
crimes
that
they
themselves
have
committed.
“ou
must [LIT]
do
for
foreigners
who
live
among
you
and
for
orphans
what
the
laws
state
must
be
done
for
them.
And
if
you
lend
something
to
a
widow,
do
not
take
her
coat
from
her
as
a
guarantee
that
she
will
return
it.
Do
not
forget
that
you
had
great hardships/troubles
when
you
were
slaves
in
Egypt,
and
Yahweh
our
God
rescued
you
from
there.
That
is
why
I
am
commanding
you
to
help
others
who
have
troubles.
“hen
you
harvest
your
crops,
if
you
have
forgotten
that
you
left
one
bundle
in
the
field,
do
not
go
back
to
get
it.
Leave
it
there
for
foreigners,
orphans,
and
widows.
If
you
do
that,
Yahweh
will
bless
you
in
everything
that
you
do.
And
when
you
have
harvested/picked
all
your
olives
from
the
trees
once,
do
not
go
back
to
pick
the
ones
that
are
still
on
the
trees.
Similarly,
when
you
pick
the
grapes
in
your
vineyard,
do
not
go
back
a
second
time
to
try
to
find
more.
Leave
them
for
the
foreigners,
orphans,
and
widows
among
you.
Do
not
forget
that
Yahweh
was
kind
to
you
when
you
were
slaves
in
Egypt.
That
is
why
I
am
commanding
you
to
be
kind
to
those
who
are
needy.”
Whipping criminals
“If
two Israelis
have
a
dispute
and
they
go
to
a
court,
the
judge
will
probably
decide/declare
that
one
of
them ◄is
innocent/did
not
do
any
wrong►
and
the
other
one
is
guilty.
If
the
judge
says
that
the
guilty
person
must
be
punished,
he
shall
command
him
to
lie
with
his
face
on
the
ground
and
be whipped.
The
number
of
times
he
is
struck
with
a
whip
will
depend
on
what
kind
of
crime
he
committed.
It
is
permitted
that
he
be
struck
as
many
as 40
times,
but
no
more
than
that.
If
he
is
struck
more
than 40
times,
he
would
be
humiliated
publicly.
Don’t
muzzle
your
ox
When
your
ox
is
treading/walking
on
the
grain
to
separate
the
chaff
from
the
grain,
do
not ◄muzzle
it/put
a
covering
on
its
mouth►
to
prevent
it
from
eating
some
of
the
grain.
Responsibility
to
a
dead
brother
If
two
brothers
live
on
the
same
property,
and
one
of
them
who
has
no
son
dies,
the
man’s
widow
should
not
marry
someone
who
is
not
a
member
of
his
family.
The
dead
man’s
brother
must
marry
her
and
have
sex [EUP]
with
her.
It
is
his
duty
to
do
that.
If
she
later
gives
birth
to
a
son,
that
son
is
to
be
considered [MTY]
the
son
of
the
man
who
died,
in
order
that
the
dead
man’s
name
will
not
disappear
from
Israel.
“ut
if
the
dead
man’s
brother
does
not
want
to
marry
that
woman,
she
must
stand
at
the ◄gate/central
meeting
place►
of
the
town
and
say
to
the
town
elders, ‘My
husband’s
brother
will
not
do ◄his
duty/what
he
is supposed
to
do►.
He
refuses
to
marry
me
in
order
that
I
may
give
birth
to
a
son
who
will
prevent
my
dead
husband’s
name
from disappearing
in
Israel.’
Then
the
elders
must
summon
that
man
and
talk
to
him.
If
he
still
refuses
to
marry
that
widow,
she
must
go
up
to
him
while
the
elders
are
watching,
and
take
off
one
of
his
sandals
to symbolize/show
that
he
would
not
receive
any
of
her
property,
and
spit
in
his
face,
and
say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
happens
to
the
man
who
refuses
to
do
what
is
needed
to
allow
his
dead
brother
to
have
a
son
in
order
that
our
family
name
does
not
disappear.’
After
that
happens,
that
man’s
family
will
be
known
as ‘the
family
of
the
man
whose
sandal
was
pulled off’.
Two
other
laws
When
two
men
are
fighting
with
each
other,
and
the
one
man’s
wife
comes
near
to
help
her
husband
by
grabbing
hold
of
the
other
man’s
genitals,
do
not
act mercifully
toward
her;
cut
off
her
hand.
“
When
you
are
buying
or
selling
things,
do
not
try
to
cheat
people
by
having
two
kinds
of
weights,
one
which
you
use
when
you
buy
something
and
one
which
you
use
when
you
sell
something,
and
two
kinds
of
measuring
baskets,
one
which
you
use
when
you
buy
something
and
one
which
you
use
when
you
sell
something.
Always
use
correct
weights
and
correct
measuring
baskets,
in
order
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
allow
you
to
live
a
long
time
in
the
land
that
he
is
giving
to
you.
Yahweh
hates
all
those
who
act
dishonestly,
and
he
will
punish
them.
Getting
revenge
on
the
Amalek people-group
Continue
to
remember
what
the
Amalek people-group
did
to
your
ancestors
when
they
were
coming
out
of
Egypt.
They
attacked
your
ancestors
as
your
ancestors
were
traveling,
when
they
were
weak
and
exhausted.
Those
people
were
not
afraid
of
God
at
all,
so
they
attacked
your
ancestors
from
the
rear
and
killed
all
those
who
were
unable
to
walk
as
fast
as
the
others.
Therefore,
when
Yahweh
our
God
has
given
you
the
land
that
he
promised
to
give
you,
and
when
he
has
enabled
you
to
rest
from
fighting
all
your
enemies
around
you,
kill
all
the
Amalek people-group,
with
the
result
that
no
one
will
remember
them
anymore.
Do
not
forget
to
do
this!”
Offerings at harvest time
“After
you
occupy
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you,
and
you ◄have
settled/are
living►
there,
each
of
you
must
take
some
of
the
first
crops
that
you
harvest,
put
them
in
a
basket,
and
take
them
to
the
place
that
Yahweh
will
have
chosen
for
you
to
worship [MTY]
there.
Go
to
the Supreme
Priest
who
is
serving
at
that
time
and
say
to
him, ‘
By
giving
you
this
first
part
of
my
harvest
today,
I
am
declaring
to
Yahweh
our
God
that
I
have
picked
it
in
the
land
that
he
vowed
to
our
ancestors
to
give
to
us.’
Then
the
priest
must
take
the
basket
of
food
from
your
hand
and
put
it
on
the
altar
where
sacrifices
are
offered
to
Yahweh
our
God.
Then
in
Yahweh’s
presence
you
must
say
this: ‘My ancestor
Jacob
was
a
man
from
Aram/Syria
who
was
continually
wandering
from
one
place
to
another.
He
took
his
family
to
Egypt.
They
were
a
small
group
when
they
went
there,
but
they
lived
there
and
their
descendants
became
a
very
large/populous [DOU]
and
powerful
nation.
Then
the
people
of
Egypt
treated
them
very
harshly [DOU],
and
they
forced
them
to
become
their
slaves
and
to
work
very
hard.
Then
our
ancestors
cried
out
to
you,
Yahweh
our
God,
and
you
heard
them.
You
saw
that
they
were
suffering,
and
that
they
were
forced
to
work
very
hard,
and
were
being
oppressed.
Then
by
your
great
power [MTY]
and
by
performing
many
kinds
of
miracles [DOU],
and
other
terrifying
things,
you
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.
You
brought
us
to
this
land
and
gave
it
to
us,
a
land
that
is
very
fertile [IDM].
So
now,
Yahweh,
I
have
brought
to
you
the
first
part
of
the
harvest
from
the
land
that
I
received.’
Then
you
must
set
the
basket
down
in
Yahweh’s
presence
and
worship
him
there.
And
you
must
celebrate
by
eating
a
meal
together
to
thank
Yahweh
our
God
for
all
the
good
things
that
he
has
given
to
you
and
to
your
family.
And
you
must
invite
the
descendants
of
Levi
and
the
foreigners
who
are
living
among
you
to
also
rejoice
and
eat
with
you.
The
tithes
Every
third
year,
you
must
bring
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
and
to
the
foreigners
who
are
living
among
you
and
the
orphans
and
the
widows ◄a
tithe/10 percent►
of
your
crops,
in
order
that
in
every
town
they
will
have
plenty
to
eat.
Then
you
must
say
to
Yahweh, ‘I
have
brought
to
you,
from
my
house,
all
of
the
sacred
tithe
from
my
harvest
this
year.
I
am
giving
it
to
the
descendants
of
Levi,
to
the
foreigners,
the
orphans,
and
the
widows,
as
you
commanded
us
to
do.
I
have
not
disobeyed
any
of
your
commands
about
the
tithes,
and
I
have
not
forgotten
any
of
your
commands
about
tithes.
I
declare
that
I
have
not
eaten
any
food
from
the
tithe
while
I
was
mourning
for
someone
who
died.
And
I
have
not
touched
any
of
it
while
I
was
unacceptable
to
you;
I
have
not
offered
any
of
it
to
spirits
of
dead
people.
Yahweh,
I
have
obeyed
you
and
done
everything
that
you
have
commanded
us
concerning
the
tithe.
So
please
look
down
from
your
holy
place
in
heaven,
and
bless
us,
your Israeli
people.
Also
bless
this
very
fertile [IDM]
land
which
you
have
given
to
us,
which
is
what
you
promised
our
ancestors
that
you
would
do.’
Yahweh’s
own
people
Today
Yahweh
our
God
is
commanding
you
to
obey
all
these
rules
and
regulations.
So
obey
them
faithfully,
with
your
entire
inner
being [DOU].
Today
you
have
declared
that
Yahweh
is
your
God,
and
that
you
will
conduct
your
lives
as
he
wants
you
to
do,
and
that
you
will
obey
all
his
commands
and
rules
and
regulations,
and
that
you
will
do
all
that
he
tells
you
to
do.
And
today
Yahweh
has
declared
that
you
are
his
people,
which
is
what
he
promised
that
you
would
be,
and
he
commands
you
to
obey
all
his
commands.
If
you
do
that,
he
will
cause
you
to
become
greater
than
any
other
nation
that
he
has
established,
and
he
will
enable
you
to
praise
him
and
honor
him [DOU].
You
will
truly
belong
to
Yahweh
our
God,
which
is
what
he
has
promised.”
The stone tablets set up on Ebal Mountain
Moses/I,
along
with
the
other Israeli
leaders,
said
this
to
the
people: “Obey
all
the
commandments
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today.
Soon
you
will
cross
the
Jordan
River
and
enter
the
land
that
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors
worshiped,
promised
to
give
to
you.
There,
in
that
very
fertile [IDM]
land
on
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
set
up
some
large
stones
on
Ebal
Mountain,
and
cover
them
with
plaster.
Then
write
on
those
stones
all
these
laws
and
teachings/instructions.
And
build
a
stone
altar
there
to
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
but
do
not
cut
those
stones
with
iron
tools.
The
altar
that
you
make
to
burn
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
our
God
must
be
made
with
uncut
stones.
And
there
you
must
sacrifice
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh,
and
you
must
eat
your
share
of
those
offerings
and
rejoice/celebrate
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
And,
when
you
write
these
laws
on
those
stones,
you
must
write
them
very
clearly.”
Then
Moses/I,
along
with
the
priests,
said
to
all
the Israeli
people, “You Israeli
people,
be
quiet
and
listen
to
what
I
am
saying.
Today
you
have
become
the
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh,
our
God.
So,
you
must
do
what
he
tells
you,
and
obey
all
the
rules
and
regulations
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today.”
The
curses
from disobeying
God
On
that
same
day
Moses/I
said
to
the Israeli
people,
“After
you
have
crossed
over
the
Jordan
River,
the
tribes
of
Simeon,
Levi,
Judah,
Issachar,
Joseph,
and
Benjamin
must
stand
on
Gerizim
Mountain
and
request
Yahweh
to
bless
the
people.
And
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
Asher,
Zebulun,
Dan,
and
Naphtali
must
stand
on
Ebal
Mountain
and
listen
to
the
things
that
Yahweh
will
do
when
he
curses
the
people.
The
descendants
of
Levi
must
shout
these
words
loudly:
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
makes
an
idol
of
stone,
or
of
wood,
or
of
metal,
and
secretly
sets
it
up
and
worships
it.
Yahweh
considers
that
those
things,
made
by humans [SYN],
are
detestable/disgusting.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
dishonors
his
father
or
his
mother.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
removes
someone
else’s markers
of
property
boundaries.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
leads
a
blind
person
to
go ◄in
the
wrong
direction/where
that
person
does
not
want
to
go►.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
deprives
foreigners
or
orphans
or
widows
of
the
things
that
the
laws
state
must
be
done
for
them.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who ◄shows
no
respect
for/disgraces
his
father►
by
having
sex
with [EUP]
any
of
his
father’s
wives.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
has
sex [EUP]
with
any
animal.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
has
sex
with
his
sister
or
with
his half-sister.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
has
sex
with [EUP]
his
mother-in-law.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
secretly
murders
someone
else.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
accepts
a
bribe
to
murder
someone
who ◄is
innocent/has
not
done
something
that
is
wrong.►’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’
‘Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who disobeys
these
laws
and
refuses
to
declare
that
these
laws
are
good.’
And
all
the
people
must
reply, ‘◄Amen/We
want
that
to
happen►.’”
The blessings from obeying God
“If
you
do
what
Yahweh
our
God
tells
you
to
do
and
faithfully
obey
everything
that
I
am
today
commanding
you
to
do,
he
will
cause
you
to
become
greater
than
any
other
nation
on
the
earth.
If
you
obey
Yahweh,
this
is
what
he
will
do
to
bless
you:
He
will
bless
everything
that
you
do
when
you
are
in
the
cities
and
he
will
bless
everything
that
you
do
when
you
are
working
in
the
fields.
He
will
bless
you
by
giving
you
many
children [IDM]
and
by
giving
you
abundant
crops,
and
plenty
of
cattle
and
sheep.
He
will
bless
you
by
causing
you
to
have
good
harvests
with
plenty
of
grain [MTY]
to
make
bread.
He
will
bless
you
everywhere—when
you
go
out
of
your
houses
and
when
you
come
into
your
houses.
Yahweh
will
enable
you
to
defeat
the
armies
of
your
enemies;
they
will
attack
you
from
one
direction,
but
they
will
run
away
from
you
in
seven/many
directions.
Yahweh
will
bless
you
by
filling
your
barns
with
grain,
and
he
will
bless
all
the
work
that
you
do;
he
will
bless
you
in
the
land
that
he
is
giving
to
you.
“f
you
obey
all
the
commandments
that
Yahweh
our
God
has
given
to
you
and
if
you
conduct
your
lives
as
he
wants
you
to
do,
you
will
continue
to
be
his
people,
which
is
what
he
promised.
“hen
all
the people-groups
on
the
earth
will
realize
that
you
belong
to [MTY]
Yahweh,
and
they
will
be
afraid
of
you.
“nd
Yahweh
will
cause
you
to
prosper
very
much.
He
will
give
you
many
children [IDM],
many
cattle,
and
abundant
crops
in
the
land
that
he
vowed
to
our
ancestors
that
he
would
give
to
you.
“hen
rain
is
needed,
Yahweh
will
send
it
from
where
he
stores
it
in
the
sky,
and
he
will
bless
all
your
work,
with
the
result
that
you
will
be
able
to
lend
money
to
many
other
nations,
but
you
will
not
need
to
borrow
money
from
them.
If
you
faithfully
obey
all
of
the
commands
of
Yahweh
our
God
that
I
am
giving
you
today,
Yahweh
will
cause
your
nation
to
be
a
leader
among
the
nations,
not
inferior
to
them;
you
will
always
be
prosperous ander
be
needy/poor [IDM].
Yahweh
will
do
all
these
things
for
you
if
you
do
not
turn
away
from
obeying
what
I
am
commanding
you
today,
and
if
you
never
worship
or
serve
other
gods.
The
curses
from disobeying
God
But
if
you
do
not
do
what
Yahweh
our
God
is
telling
you
to
do,
and
if
you
do
not
faithfully
obey
all
his
rules
and
regulations
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today,
this
is
what
he
will
do
to
curse
you:
He
will
curse
you
when
you
are
in
the
cities
and
he
will
curse
you
when
you
are
working
in
the
fields.
He
will
curse
you
by
not allowing
you
to
have
good harests
with
plenty
of
grain [MTY]
to
make
bread.
He
will
curse
you
by
giving
you
only
a
few
children [IDM],
by causiing
you
to
have
poor
crops,
and
by
not enabling
you
to
have
many
cattle
and
sheep.
He
will
curse
you
everywhere—when
you
go
out
of
your
houses
and
when
you
come
into
your
houses.
If
you
do
evil
things
and
reject
Yahweh,
he
will
curse
you
by
causing
you
to ◄be
confused/not
know
what
to
do►,
and
to
be
frustrated
in
everything
that
you
do,
until
your
enemies
quickly
and
completely
destroy
you {you
will
be
quickly
and
completely
destroyed}.
Yahweh
will
cause
you
to
experience
terrible
diseases,
until
not
one
of
you
remains
alive
in
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
enter
and
occupy.
Yahweh
will
strike/afflict
you
with
diseases
that
shrivel
your
bodies,
with
fever,
with
inflammation/swelling.
It
will
be
extremely
hot,
and
it
will
not
rain.
There
will
be
scorching
winds,
and
Yahweh
will
cause
your
crops
to
rot.
You
will experiece
all
these
things
will
strike
you
until
you
die.
There willl
be
no
rain [MET],
with
the
result
that
the
ground
will
be
as
hard
as
iron [MET].
Instead
of
sending
rain,
Yahweh
will
send
strong
winds
to
blow
sand
and
dust
over
your
land,
until
your
land
is
ruined.
Yahweh
will
enable
your
enemies
to
defeat
you;
your
soldiers
will
attack
your
enemies
from
one
direction,
but
they
will
run
away
from
your
enemies
in
seven/many
directions,
and
when
the
people
of
other
nations
see
what
is happening
to
you,
they
will
say
that
it
is
horrible.
You
will
die,
and
birds
and
wild
animals
will
come
and
eat
your
corpses,
and
there
will
not
be
anyone
to scare/shoo
them
away.
Yahweh
will
cause
you
to
have
boils
on
your
skin,
like
he
caused
the
people
of
Egypt
to
have
many
years
ago.
He
will
cause
you
to
have
tumors,
open
sores,
and
your
skin
will
itch,
and
there
will
be
nothing
that
will
cure
those
diseases.
Yahweh
will
cause
some
of
you
to
become insane;
he
will
cause
some
of
you
to
become
blind,
and
he
will
cause
some
of
your
minds
to
become
confused.
Because
you
will
not
be
able
to
see
where
you
are
going,
at
midday
you
will ◄grope/feel
your
way►
around
with
your
hands,
like
people
do
in
the
darkness.
You
will
continually
be
oppressed
and
robbed,
and
no
one
will
help
you.
Some
of
you
men
will
be
engaged/promised
to
marry
a
young
woman,
but
someone
else
will
rape
her.
You
will
build
houses,
but
you
will
never
live
in
them.
You
will
plant grapevines,
but
you
will
not
eat
the
grapes;
someone
else
will
eat
them.
Your
enemies
will butcher
your
cattle
while
you
watch
them,
and
you
will
not
get
any
of
the
meat
to
eat.
They
will
drag
away
your
donkeys
while
you
watch
them
do
it,
and
they
will
not
give
them
back
to
you.
They
will
take
away
your
sheep;
and
no
one
will
help
you
rescue
them.
While
you
watch,
your
sons
and
daughters
will
be
given
to
foreigners
to
become
their
slaves.
Every
day
you
will
very
sadly
watch
for
your
children
to
return,
but ◄you
will
watch
in
vain/they
will
never
return►.
People
from
a
foreign
nation
will
take
all
the
crops
that
you
worked
hard
to
produce,
and
they
will
constantly
treat
you
harshly
and
cruelly [DOU].
The
result
will
be
that
all
these
terrible
things
that
you
see/experience
will
cause
you
to
become insane.
Yahweh
will
cause
your
legs
to
be
covered
with
painful
boils
that
cannot
be
healed,
and
you
will
have
boils
from
the
bottoms
of
your
feet
to
the
tops
of
your
heads.
Yahweh
will
cause
your
king
and
the
rest
of
you
to
be
taken
to
another
country,
to
a
place
in
which
you
and
your
ancestors
have
never
lived
before,
and
there
you
will
worship
and
serve
gods
that
are
made
of
wood
or
stone.
When
the people-groups
in
nearby
countries
see
what
has
happened
to
you,
they
will
be
shocked/horrified;
they
will
make fun [DOU]
of
you.
You
will
plant
plenty
of
seeds
in
your
fields,
but
you
will
reap
only
a
small
harvest,
because
locusts
will
eat
the
crops.
You
will
plant grapevines
and
take
care
of
them,
but
you
will
not
pick
any
grapes
to
make
wine,
because
worms
will
eat
the
vines.
Olive
trees
will
grow
everywhere
in
your
land,
but
you
will
not
get
any
olive
oil
to rub
on
your
skin
because
the
olives
will
drop
on
the
ground
before
they
are
ripe.
You
will
have
sons
and
daughters,
but
they
will
not
stay
with
you,
because
they
will
be
captured
and
taken
away.
Swarms
of
locusts/insects
will
eat
your
crops
and
the
leaves
of
all
your
trees.
Foreigners
who
live
in
your
land
will
become
more
and
more
powerful,
and
you
will
become
less
and
less
powerful.
They
will
have
money
to
lend
to
you,
but
you
will
not
have
any
money
to
lend
to
them.
They
will
be
superior [IDM]
to
you,
and
you
will
be
inferior
to
them [IDM].
“ou
will
experience
all
these
disasters,
and
you
will
continue
to
experience
them
you
until
you
are
destroyed,
if
you
do
not
do
what
Yahweh
your
God
told
you
to
do,
and
do
not
obey
all
the
rules
and
regulations
that
he
gave
to
you.
“hese
disasters
will
warn [DOU]
you
and
your
descendants
forever
about
what
happens
to
groups
who
disobey
Yahweh.
“ecause
Yahweh
blessed
you
abundantly
in
many
ways,
you
should
have
served
him
very
joyfully [DOU],
but
you
did
not
do
that.
“herefore,
you
will
work
for
the
enemies
whom
Yahweh
will
send
to
attack
you.
You
will
be
hungry
and
thirsty;
you
will
not
have
clothes
to
wear;
and
you
will
lack
everything
else
that
you
need.
And
Yahweh
will
cause
you
to
become
slaves [MET]
and
work
hard
until
he
gets
rid
of
you.
“ahweh
will
cause
an
army
from
very
far
away [HYP]
to
attack
you,
whose
soldiers
speak
a
language
that
you
do
not
know/understand.
They
will
swoop
down
on
you
quickly
like
an
eagle [SIM]
attacks
its
prey.
They
will
be
fierce
looking.
They
will
not
act mercifully
toward
anyone,
not
even
young
children
and
old
people.
They
will
kill
and
eat
your
livestock,
and
they
will
eat
your
crops,
and
you
will ◄starve/die
because
you
do
not
have
anything
to
eat►.
They
will
not
leave
for
you
any
grain
or
wine
or
olive
oil
or
cattle
or
sheep;
and
you
will
all
die
from
hunger.
Your
enemies
will
surround
your
towns
throughout
the
land
that
Yahweh
your
God
is
about
to
give
to
you,
and
they
will
break
down
the
high
and
strong
walls
around
your
towns,
walls
which
you
trusted/thought
would
protect
you.
“hen
your
enemies
are
surrounding
your
towns,
you
will
be
extremely
hungry,
with
the
result
that
you
will
eat
the
flesh
of
your
own
sons
and
daughters
that
Yahweh
your
God
has
given
to
you.
When
your
enemies
have
surrounded
your
towns,
even
the
most
gentle
and sensitive
men
among
you
will
want
food
very
desperately,
with
the
result
that
they
will
kill
their
own
children
and
eat
their
flesh,
because
they
will
not
have
anything
else
to
eat.
They
will
not
even
share
any
of
it
with
their
brothers
or
wives
whom
they
love
very
much
or
with
any
of
their
children
who
are
still
alive.
Even
the
most
gentle
and sensitive/kind
women
among
you,
who
are
very
refined/rich
with
the
result
that
they
have
never
had
to
walk
anywhere [HYP],
will
do
the
same
thing.
When
your
enemies
have
surrounded
your
towns,
those
women
will
be
extremely
hungry,
with
the
result
that
after
they
give
birth
to
a
baby,
they
will
secretly
kill
it
and
eat
its
flesh
and
also
eat
its
afterbirth.
And
they
will
not
share
any
of
it
with
their
husbands
whom
they
love
very
much
or
with
any
of
their
other
children.
“f
you
do
not
faithfully
obey
all
of
the
laws
that
I
am
writing,
and
if
you
do
not
revere
Yahweh
our
glorious
God [MTY],
he
will
punish
you
by
causing
you
and
your
descendants
to experinence
great
afflictions
and
plagues
which
will
last
for
many
years.
He
will
cause
you
to
experience
the
plagues
that
he
sent
on
the
people
of
Egypt,
and
you
will
never
be
healed.
He
will
also
cause
you
to
experience
many
other
sicknesses
and
diseases
that
I
have
not
talked
about
in
these
laws,
until
you
all
will
die.
You
became
as
numerous
as
the
stars
in
the
sky,
but
only
a
few
of
you
will
remain
alive,
if
you
do
not
obey
Yahweh
your
God.
Yahweh
was
very
happy
to
do
good
things
for
you
and
to
cause
you
to
become
very
numerous,
but
now
he
will
be
happy
to
ruin
you
and
get
rid
of
you.
Those
of
you
who
do
not
die
from
these
plagues
will
be
snatched
away
from
the
land
that
you
will
soon
be
entering
to
possess.
“ahweh
will
scatter
you
among
many people-groups,
all
over
the
earth,
and
in
those
areas/places
you
will
serve
other
gods
that
are
made
of
wood
or
stone,
gods
which
you
and
your
ancestors
have
never
known/worshiped.
In
those
places
you
will
be
restless.
Yahweh
will
cause
you
to
be
constantly
worried/anxious,
feel
hopeless,
and
discouraged.
You
will
always
be
afraid
that
your
enemies
will
kill
you.
You
will
be
very
fearful,
all
day
and
all
night.
Because
you
will
be
very
fearful/afraid
because
of
the
terrible
things
that
you
see,
each
morning
you
will
say ‘I
wish
it
were
evening
already!’
and
each
evening
you
will
say ‘I
wish
it
were
morning
already!’
Yahweh
will
send
some
of
you
back
to
Egypt
in
ships,
even
though
he
promised
that
you
would
never
be
forced
to
go
there
again.
There
in
Egypt
you
will
try
to
sell
yourselves
to
become
slaves
of
your
enemies
in
order
to
have
food
to
eat,
but
no
one
will
buy
you.
All
those
things
will
happen
to
you
if
you
do
not
obey
the
laws
that
Yahweh
is
giving
to
you.”
The agreement made in Moab
These
are
the
things
that
the Israelis
were
required
to
do
to
keep
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
was
making
with
them.
Moses/I
commanded
them
to
keep
this
agreement
when
they/we
were
in
the
Moab
region
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
This
was
in
addition
to
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
had
made
with
them/us
at
Sinai
Mountain.
Moses/I
summoned
all
the Israeli
people
and
said
to
them, “You
saw [SYN]
for
yourselves
what
Yahweh
did
to
the
king
of
Egypt
and
to
his
officials
and
to
his
entire
country.
You [SYN]
saw
all
the
plagues
that
Yahweh
caused
them
to
experience,
and
all
the
various
miracles [DOU]
that
Yahweh
performed.
But
until
now,
Yahweh
has
not
enabled
you
to
understand
the
meaning
of
all
that
you
have
seen
and
heard.
For 40
years
Yahweh
has
led
you
while
you
traveled/walked
through
the
desert.
During
that
time,
your
clothes
and
your
sandals
have
not
worn
out.
You
did
not
have
bread
to
eat
or
wine
or
other fermented/strong
drinks
to
drink,
but
Yahweh
took
care
of
you,
in
order
that
you
would
know
that
he
is
your
God.
“nd
when
we
came
to
this
place,
Sihon,
the
king
who
ruled
in
Heshbon
city,
and
Og,
the
king
who
ruled
the
Bashan
region,
came
with
their
armies
to
attack
us,
but
we
defeated
them.
We
took/conquered
their
land
and
divided
it
among
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad,
and
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
“o
faithfully
keep
all
of
this
agreement,
in
order
that
you
will
be
successful
in
everything
that
you
do.
Today
all
of
us
are
standing
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
our
God.
The
leaders
of
all
our
tribes,
our
elders,
our
officials,
all
you Israeli
men,
your
wives,
your
children,
and
the
foreigners
who
live
among
you
and
cut
wood
for
you
and
carry
water
for
you,
are
here.
We
are
here
today
to
promise
to
keep
this
solemn
agreement
with
Yahweh.
He
is
making
this
agreement
with
you
in
order
to
confirm
that
you
are
his
people,
and
that
he
is
your
God.
This
agreement
is
what
he
promised
you,
and
which
is
what
he
vowed
to
give
to
your
ancestors
Abraham,
Isaac
and
Jacob.
This
agreement
is
not
only
with
you.
He
is
making
this
agreement
with
us
who
are
here
today
and
also
with
our
descendants
who
are
not
yet
born.
“ou
remember
the
things
that
our
ancestors
suffered
in
Egypt,
and
how
they
traveled
through
the
land
that
belonged
to
other
nations
after
they
came
out
of
Egypt.
In
those
countries
they
saw
those
disgusting
idols
made
of
wood
and
stone
and
decorated
with
silver
and
gold.
So
be
sure
that
no
man
or
woman
or
family
or
tribe
that
is
here
today
turns
away
from
Yahweh
our
God,
to
worship/serve
the
gods
of
those
nations.
Doing
that
would
be
like
a
root
of
a
plant
that
would
grow
among
you
and
bear
poisonous
and
bitter
fruit [MET].
“e
sure
that
no
one
here
today
who
hears
this
agreement
thinks, ‘Everything
will
go
well
with
me,
even
if
I
stubbornly
do
what
I
want
to.’
If
you
are
stubborn likethat,
the
result
will
be
that
Yahweh
will
eventually
get
rid
of
all
of
you,
both
good
people
and
evil
people [MET].
Yahweh
will
not
forgive
anyone
who
is
stubborn
like
that.
Instead,
he
will
be
extremely
angry [DOU]
with
that
person,
and
that
person
will
experience
all
the
curses
that
I
have
told
you
about,
until
Yahweh
gets
rid
of
that
person
and
his
family [IDM].
From
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
Yahweh
will
separate
that
individual.
Yahweh
will
cause
him
to
experience
all
the
disasters
that
I
have
listed
in
the
agreement
that states
the
things
that
Yahweh
will
do
to
curse
those
who
disobey
the
laws
that
I
have
written
in
this
scroll/book.
“n
the
future,
your
descendants
and
people
from
other
countries
will
see
the
disasters
and
the
illnesses
that
Yahweh
has
caused
to
happen
to
you.
They
will
see
that
all
your
land
has
been
ruined
by
burning
sulfur
and
salt.
Nothing
will
have
been
planted.
Not
even
weeds
will
grow
there.
Your
land
will
resemble
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
cities,
and
Admah
and
Zeboiim
cities,
which
Yahweh
destroyed
when
he
was
very
angry [DOU]
with
the
people
who
lived
there.
And
the
people
from
those
other
nations
will
ask, ‘Why
did
Yahweh
do
this
to
this
land?
Why
was
he
very
angry
with
the
people
who
lived
here?’
“hen
other
people
will
reply, ‘It
is
because
they
refused
to
keep
the
agreement
that
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
worshiped,
had
made
with
them
when
he
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.
Instead,
they
served/worshiped
other
gods
that
they
had
never
worshiped
before,
gods
that
Yahweh
had
told
them
not
to
worship.
So,
Yahweh
became
very
angry
with
the Israeli
people
in
this
land,
and
he
caused
them
to
experience
all
the
disasters
that
their
leader
warned
them
about.
Yahweh
became
extremely
angry [DOU]
with
them
and
took/yanked
them [MET]
out
of
their
land
and
banished
them
into
another
land,
and
they
are
still
there.’
“
There
are
some
things
that
Yahweh
our
God
has ◄kept
secret/not
revealed►,
but
he
has
revealed
his
laws
to
us,
and
he expects
us
and
our
descendants
to
obey
them
forever.”
Bringing them back to Israel
“I
have
now
told
you
about
the
ways
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
bless
you
if
you
obey
him
and
the
ways
that
he
will
curse
you
if
you
disobey
him.
I
am
saying
that
you
must
choose
which
you
want.
But
when
you
choose
not
to
obey
his
laws,
some
day
you
will
be
living
in
the
countries
to
which
he
will
scatter
you,
and
you
will
remember
what
I
told
you.
Then,
if
you
return
to
Yahweh
our
God
and
faithfully [IDM]
obey
all
that
I
have
today
commanded
you
to
do,
he
will
be
merciful
to
you.
He
will
bring
you
back
from
the
nations
to
which
he
scattered
you,
and
he
will
cause
you
to
be
prosperous
again.
Even
if
you
have
been
scattered
to
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth,
Yahweh
our
God
will
gather
you
from
there
and
bring
you
back
to
your
land.
He
will
enable
you
to
possess
again
the
land
where
your
ancestors
lived.
And
he
will
cause
you
to
be
more
prosperous
and
more
numerous
than
you
are
now.
Yahweh
our
God
will
change [MET]
your
inner
beings,
with
the
result
that
you
will
love
him
more
than
you
love
anything
else
and
want
to
do
only
what
he
wants
you
to
do.
And
then
you
will
continue
to
live
in
that
land.
Yahweh
our
God
will
cause
your
enemies
and
those
who
oppressed/persecuted
you
to
experience
all
the
disasters
that
I
have
told
you
about.
You
will
do
what
Yahweh
wants
you
to
do,
as
you
did
before,
and
you
will
obey
all
the
commands
that
I
have
given
to
you
today.
Yahweh
our
God
will
cause
you
to
be
very
successful
in
all
that
you
do.
You
will
have
many
children [IDM],
and
a
lot
of
cattle,
and
you
will
have
abundant
crops.
He
will
again
be
happy
to
enable
you
to
prosper,
just
like
he
was
happy
to
enable
your
ancestors
to
prosper.
But
he
will
do
those
things
only
if
you
do
what
he
has
told
you
to
do,
and
if
you
obey
all
his
rules
and
regulations
that
I
have
written
about
in
this
scroll,
and
if
you
will
love
him
more
than
you
love
anything
else
and
want
to
do
only
what
he
wants
you
to
do.
Choose
life,
not
death
The
commands
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today
are
not
very
difficult
for
you
to
obey,
and
they
are
not
difficult
to
know.
They
are
not
in
heaven,
with
the
result
that
you
need
to
say, ‘◄Who
will
need
to
go
up
to
heaven
for
us
to
bring
them
down
here
to
us
in
order
that
we
can
hear
them
and
obey
them?/Someone
will
need
to
go
up
to
heaven
for
us
to
bring
them
down
here
to
us
in
order
that
we
can
hear
them
and
obey
them.►’ [RHQ]
And
they
are
not
on
the
other
side
of
the
sea,
with
the
result
that
you
need
to
say, ‘◄Who
will
need
to
cross
the
sea
for
us
and
bring
them
back
to
us,
in
order
that
we
can
hear
them
and
obey
them?/Someone
will
need
to
cross
the
sea
for
us
and
bring
them
back
to
us,
in
order
that
we
can
hear
them
and
obey
them.►’ [RHQ]
You
do
not
need
to
do
that
because
his
commands
are
here
with
you.
You
know
them [MTY]
and
you
have ◄memorized
them/put
them
in
your
minds►.
So
you
can
easily
obey
them.
So
listen!
Today
I
am allowing
you
to
choose
between
doing
what
is
evil
and
doing
what
is
good,
between
what
will
enable
you
to
live
for
a
long
time
and
what
will
cause
you
to
die
while
you
are
still
young.
I
say
again,
if
you
obey
the
commands
of
Yahweh
our
God
that
I
am
giving
to
you
today,
and
if
you
love
him
and
conduct
your
lives
as
he
wants
you
to
do,
and
if
you
obey
all
his
rules
and
regulations,
you
will
prosper
and
become
very
numerous,
and
Yahweh
our
God
will
bless
you
in
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
enter
and
possess.
But
if
you
turn
away
from
Yahweh
and
refuse
to
heed
what
he
says,
and
if
you
allow
yourselves
to
be
led
away
to
worship
other
gods,
I
am
warning
you
today
that
you
will
soon
die.
You
will
not
live
for
a
long
time
in
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
cross
the
Jordan
River
to
enter
and
possess.
I
am requesting
that
everyone
in lheaven
and
the
earth
testify
to
you,
that
today
I
am allowing
you
to
choose
whether
you
want
to
live
for
a
long
time
or
to
soon
die,
whether
you
want
Yahweh
to
bless
you
or
to
curse
you.
So
choose
to
live.
Choose
to
love
Yahweh
our
God,
and
to
obey
him [MTY],
and
to ◄be
faithful
to/have
a
close relationship
with►
him.
If
you
do
that,
you
and
your
descendants
will
live
for
a
long
time
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
solemnly
promised
to
your
ancestors
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
that
he
would
give
to
them.”
Moses appointed Joshua to succeed him
When
Moses/I
finished
saying
all
that
to
the Israeli
people,
he/I
said
to
them, “Now
I
am 120
years
old.
I
am
no
longer
able
to
go
everywhere
that
you
go (OR,
to
be
your
leader).
Furthermore,
Yahweh
has
told
me
that
I
will
not
cross
the
Jordan
River.
But
Yahweh
our
God
will
go
ahead
of
you.
He
will
enable
you
to
destroy
the
nations
that
are
living
there,
in
order
that
you
can
occupy
their
land.
Joshua
will
be
your
leader,
which
is
what
Yahweh
already
told
me.
Yahweh
will
do
to
those
nations
what
he
did
to
Sihon
and
Og,
the
two
kings
of
the Amor people-group
when
he
destroyed
their
armies [MTY].
Yahweh
will
enable
you
to
conquer
those
nations,
but
you
must
kill
all
of
the
people
of
those
nations,
which
is
what
I
have
commanded
you
to
do.
Be
brave
and
confident.
Do
not
be
afraid
of
those
people.
Do
not
forget
that
it
is
Yahweh
our
God
who
will
go
with
you.
He
will
always
help [LIT]
you
and
never
abandon
you.”
Then
Moses/I
summoned
Joshua,
and
while
all
the Israeli
people
were
listening,
he/I
said
to
him, “Be
brave
and
confident.
You
are
the
one
who
will
lead
these
people
into
the
land
that
Yahweh
promised
to
our
ancestors
that
he
would
give
to
them,
and
you
will
enable
them
to
occupy
it.
It
is
Yahweh
who
will
go
ahead
of
you.
He
will
be
with
you.
He
will
always
help [LIT]
you.
He
will
never
abandon
you.
So
do
not
be
afraid
or
dismayed.”
The
laws
are
to
be
read periodically
Moses/I
wrote
down
all
these
laws
on
two scrolls
and
gave
one
scroll
to
the
priests,
who
carried
the
chest
containing
the
Ten
Commandments,
and
gave
the
other
scroll
to
the Israeli
elders.
Moses/I
told
them, “At
the
end
of
every
seven
years,
at
the
time
that
all
debts
are
canceled,
read
this
to
the
people
during
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters.
Read
it
to
all
the Israeli
people
when
they
gather
at
the
place
that
Yahweh
chooses
for
them
to
worship
him.
Gather
together
everyone—men,
women,
children,
even
the
foreigners
who
are
living
in
your
towns—in
order
that
they
may
hear
these
laws
and
learn
to
revere
Yahweh
our
God,
and
to
faithfully
obey
everything
that
is
written
in
these
laws.
If
they
do
that,
your
descendants
who
have
never
known
these
laws
will
hear
them
and
will
also
learn
to
revere
Yahweh
our
God,
during
all
the
years
that
they
live
in
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
cross
the
Jordan
River
to
occupy.”
Moses
predicted
their disobedience
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “Listen
carefully.
You
will
soon
die.
Summon
Joshua,
and
you
go
to
the
Sacred
Tent
with
him,
in
order
that
I
may
appoint
him
to
be
the
new
leader.”
So
Joshua
and
Moses/I
went
to
the
Sacred
Tent.
There
Yahweh
appeared
to
them/us
in
a
pillar
of
cloud,
and
that
cloud
was
close
to
the
door
of
the
tent.
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me, “You
will
soon
die [EUP].
Then
these
people
will
become
unfaithful [MET]
to
me.
They
will
abandon
me
and ◄break/stop
obeying►
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
them.
They
will
begin
to
worship
the
foreign/pagan
gods
that
are
worshiped
by
the
people
of
the
land
that
they
will
enter.
When
that
happens,
I
will
become
very
angry
with
them.
I
will
abandon
them [DOU]
and
I
will
no
longer
help
them [IDM],
and
I
will
destroy
them {they
will
be
destroyed}.
Many
terrible
things
will
happen
to
them,
with
the
result
that
they
will
say, ‘
We
are
certain
that [RHQ]
these
things
are happening
to
us
because
our
God
is
no
longer
with
us.’
And
because
of
all
the
evil
things
that
they
will
have
done,
and
especially
because
they
will
have
started
to
worship
other
gods,
I
will
refuse
to
help [IDM]
them.
“o,
I
am
going
to
give
you
a
song.
Write
it
on
a
scroll
and
teach
it
to
the Israeli
people
and
cause
them
to memorize
it.
It
will
be
like
a
witness
that
accuses
them.
I
am
about
to
take
them
into
a
very
fertile [IDM]
land,
a
land
that
I
solemnly
promised
their
ancestors
that
I
would
give
to
them.
There
they
will
have
plenty
to
eat,
with
the
result
that
their
stomachs
will
always
be
full
and
they
will
become
fat.
But
then
they
will
turn
to
other
gods
and
start
to
worship
them,
and
they
will
despise
me
and ◄break/stop
obeying►
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
them.
And
they
will
experience
many
terrible
disasters.
After
that
happens,
their
descendants
will
never
forget
this
song,
and
it
will
be
like
a
witness
that
says, ‘Now
you
know
why
Yahweh
punished
your
ancestors.’
I
will
soon
take
them
into
the
land
that
I
vowed
that
I
would
give
to
them;
but
now,
before
I
do
that,
I
know
what
they
are
thinking
that
they
will
do
when
they
are
living
there.”
So
on
the
day
that
Yahweh
gave
Moses/me
this
song,
he/I
wrote
it
down,
and
he/I
taught
it
to
the Israeli
people.
Then
Yahweh ◄appointed/set
apart►
Joshua
and
said
to
him, “Be
brave
and
confident,
because
you
will
lead
the Israeli
people
into
the
land
that
I
vowed
that
I
would
give
to
them.
And
I
will
be
with
you.”
Then
Moses/I
finished
writing
on
a
scroll
all
the
laws
that
Yahweh
had
told
to
him/me.
Then
Moses/I
told
the
descendants
of
Levi,
who
were
carrying
the
Sacred
Chest
that
contained
the
Ten
Commandments,
“Take
this
scroll
on
which
these
laws
are
written,
and
place
it
beside
the
Sacred
Chest
that
contains
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
our
God
made
with
you,
in
order
that
it
may
remain
there
to
testify
about
what
Yahweh
will
do
to
the
people
if
they
disobey
him.
I
say
this
because
I
know
that
these
people
are
very
stubborn [DOU].
They
have
rebelled
against
Yahweh
all
during
the
time
that
I
have
been
with
them,
and
they
will
rebel
much
more
after
I
die!
So
gather
all
the
elders
of
the
tribes
and
your
officials,
in
order
that
I
can
tell
them
the
words
of
this
song,
and
request
all
those
who
are
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth
to
be
witnesses
to
testify
against
these
people.
I
say
that
because
I
know
that
after
I
die,
the
people
will
become
very
wicked.
They
will
turn
away
from
doing
everything
that
I
have
commanded
them
to
do.
And
in
the
future,
because
of
all
the
evil
things
that
they
will
do,
they
will
cause
Yahweh
to
become
angry
with
them.
And
he
will
cause
them
to
experience
disasters.”
The
song
that
Moses
sang
to
them
Then,
while
all
the Israeli
people
listened,
Moses/I
sang/recited
this
entire
song
to
them:
“Listen
to
me,
all
you
who
are
in
the
heavens,
and
all
you
who
are
on
the
earth,
listen
to
what
I
say [MTY].
I
wish/desire
that
my
teaching
will
fall
on
you
like
rain
drops
or
be
like
dew
on
the
ground,
and
be
like
a
gentle
rain
on
the
young
plants,
like
showers
on
the
grass.
I
will
praise
Yahweh [MTY].
And
all
you
people
should
tell
others
that
our
God
is
very
great.
He
is
like
a
rock [MET]
under
which
we
are
protected;
everything
that
he
does
is
perfect
and
completely
just/fair [DOU].
He
always
does
what
he
says
that
he
will
do;
he
never
does
anything
that
is
wrong.
“ut
you Israeli
people
have
been
very
unfaithful
to
him;
because
of
your
sins,
you
no
longer
deserve
to
be
his
children.
You
are
extremely
wicked
and
deceitful [DOU].
You
foolish
and
senseless [DOU]
people,
◄is
this
the
way
that
you
should
repay
Yahweh
for
all
that
he
has
done
for
you?/this
is
certainly
not
the
way
that
you
should
repay
Yahweh
for
all
that
he
has
done
for
you.► [RHQ]
He
is
your
father;
he
created
you [RHQ];
he
caused
you
to
become
a
nation.
“hink
about
what
happened
long
ago;
consider
what
happened
to
your
ancestors.
Ask
your
parents,
and
they
will
inform
you;
ask
the
older
people,
and
they
will
tell
you.
When
God,
who
is
greater
than
any
other
god,
long
ago
divided
the
people
into
groups,
he
assigned
to
the
nations
their
land.
He
determined
where
each people-group
should
live
and ◄assigned
to/chose
for►
each people-group
a
god/angel.
But
Yahweh
decided
that
we
would
be
his
people;
he
chose
us,
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
to
belong
to
him.
“e
saw
our
ancestors
when
they
were
in
a
desert,
wandering
in
a
land ◄that
was
desolate/where
no
people
lived►.
He
protected
them
and
took
care
of
them,
as
every
person
takes
good
care
of
his
own
eyes. [SIM, IDM]
Yahweh
protected
his
people
just
like
an
eagle
encourages
its
babies
to
fly
and flutters
over
them [MET],
spreading
its
wings
and
catching
them
if
they
start
to
fall.
Yahweh
was
the
only
one
who
led
them;
no
other
foreign
god
helped
him.
“
After
they
entered
the
land
that
Yahweh
promised
to
give
to
them,
Yahweh
enabled
them
to
rule
the hilly
areas;
they
ate
the
crops
that
grew
in
the
fields.
They
found
honey
in
the
rocks,
and
their
olive
trees [MTY]
grew
even
in
stony
ground.
The
cows
gave
them
plenty
of
curds/yogurt,
the
goats
gave
them
plenty
of
milk,
they
had
well-fed
sheep
and
cattle,
they
had
very
good
wheat,
and
they
made delicious
wine
from
their
grapes.
“he Israeli
people
became
rich
and
prosperous,
but
then
they
rebelled
against
God;
they
abandoned
him,
the
one
who
created
them,
the
one
who powerfully
saves
them.
So
he
abandoned
them
because
they
started
to
worship
other/strange
gods.
Because
of
their
worshiping
disgusting
idols,
he
became
angry.
They
offered
sacrifices
to
gods
who
were
really
demons,
gods
that
their
ancestors
had
never
known;
they
offered
sacrifices
to
gods
that
they
had
recently
found
out
about,
gods
whom
your
ancestors
had
never
revered.
They
forgot
the
true
God,
the
one
who
protects
them [MET],
the
one
who
created
them
and
caused
them
to
live.
“hen
Yahweh
saw
that
they
had
abandoned
him,
he
became
angry,
so
he
rejected
the Israeli
people,
who
are
like
his
sons
and
daughters.
He
said, ‘They
are
very
wicked/stubborn
people,
very
unfaithful;
so
I
will
no
longer
help
them,
and
then
I
will
watch
and
see
what
happens
to
them.
They
32:21
Because they
heymade
me
very
angry
because
of
their
worshiping
idols,
which
are
not
really
gods;
they
have
caused
me
to
be
jealous [MET]
because
I
want
them
to
worship
only
me.
So
now,
in
order
to
cause
them
to
become
jealous,
I
will
send
to
attack
them
an
army
of
a
nation
of
worthless
and
foolish
people.
I
will
be
very
angry,
and
I
will
destroy
them
like
a
fire
that
will
burn
on
the
earth
and
all
the
way
down
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are [MET];
that
fire
will
destroy
the
earth
and
everything
that
grows
on
it,
and
it
will
even
burn
what
is
down
under
the
mountains.
I
will
cause
them
to
experience
many
disasters;
they
will
feel
as
though [MET]
I
am
shooting
all
my
arrows
at
them.
They
will
die
because
of
being
hungry
and
because
of
having
hot fevers
and
because
of
terrible
diseases;
I
will
send
wild
animals
to
attack [MTY]
them,
and
poisonous
snakes
to
bite [MTY]
them.
Outside
their
houses,
their
enemies
will
kill
them [MTY]
with
swords,
and
in
their
homes,
their
enemies
will
cause
them
to
be
terrified.
Their
enemies
will
kill
young
men
and
young
women,
and
they
will
kill
infants
and
old
people
with
gray
hair.
I
wanted
to
scatter
the Israeli
people
to
distant
countries
in
order
that
no
one
would
ever
remember
them.
But
if
I
did
that,
their
enemies
would wrongly
boast
that
they
were
the
ones
who
had
gotten
rid
of
my
people;
they
would
say, “We [SYN]
are
the
ones
who
defeated
them;
it
was
not
Yahweh
who
has
done
all
these
things.”’
You Israelis
are
a
nation
of
people
who
do
not
have
any
sense.
None
of
you
is
wise.
If
you
were
wise,
you
would
understand
why
you
would
be
punished;
you
would
have
realized
what
was
going
to
happen
to
you.
You
would
have
realized
why 1,000
of
your
soldiers
would
be
defeated
by
only
one
of
the
enemy
soldiers,
and
why
two
of
your
enemies
would
chase
away 10,000
Israeli
soldiers.
You
would
realize
that
this
would
happen
only
if
God,
the
one
who
always
defended
you [MET],
had
allowed
your
enemies
to
defeat
you,
because
he
had
abandoned
you.
Your
enemies
know
that
their
gods
are
not
powerful
like
Yahweh,
our
God,
so
their
gods
could
not
have
defeated
us Israelis.
Your
enemies
are
like [MET] grapevines
planted
near
the
ruins
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
cities;
the
grapes
from
those
vines
are
bitter
and
poisonous;
the
wine
from
those
grapes
is
like
the
poison
of
snakes [DOU].
“ahweh
says, ‘I
know [RHQ]
what
I
have
planned
to
do
to
the Israeli
people
and
to
their
enemies,
and
those
plans
are
so
secure
that
it
as
though
he
locked
them
up [MET].
I
am
the
one
who
will
get
revenge
and
pay
those
enemies
back
for
what
they
have
done
to
my
people,
at
the
right
time
for
them
to
be
punished [IDM];
they
will
soon
experience
disasters,
and
I
will
punish/destroy
them
quickly.’
“ut
Yahweh
will
see
that
you
who
are
truly
his
people,
who ◄are
innocent/have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong►,
and
he
will
be
merciful
to
you.
And
he wil
see
that
you
are
helpless,
and
that
there
are
very
few
of
you,
slaves
or
free
people,
who
are
still
alive.
Then
Yahweh
will
ask
his
people, ‘Where
are
the
gods
that
you
thought
would
protect
you [MET]?
You
gave
to
those
gods
the
best
parts
of
the
animals
that
you
sacrificed,
and
you
poured
out
wine
for
them
to
drink.
So,
they
should
begin
to
help
you;
they
should
be
the
ones
who
will
protect
you!
“But
now
you
will
realize
that
I,
only
I,
am
God;
there
is
no
other
god
who
is
a real
god.
I
am
the
one
who
can
kill
people
and
who
can
cause
people
to
live;
I
can
wound
people,
and
I
can
heal
people,
and
there
is
no
one
who
can
prevent
me
from
doing
those
things.
I
raise
my
hand
toward
heaven
and
solemnly
declare
that
just
as
sure
as
I
live
forever,
that
when
I
sharpen
my
sword,
as
I [SYN]
prepare
to
punish
people,
I
will
get
revenge
on
my
enemies;
I
will
pay
back
those
who
hate
me.
I
will
kill
all
of
my
enemies
with
a
sword;
it
will
be
as
though
I
had
arrows
that
will
be
covered
with
their
blood.
I
will
kill [MTY]
all
those
whom
I
capture
and
cut
off
their leaders’
heads.’
“ou
people
of
all
nations,
you
as
well
as
his
people
should
praise
Yahweh,
because
Yahweh
gets
revenge
on
those
who
kill
the
people
who
serve
him;
and
he cleanses
his
people’s
land
which
has
become
defiled
because
of
their
sins.”
Joshua
and
Moses/I
recited
the
words
of
that
song
while
the Israeli
people
were
listening.
When
they/we
finished
reciting
to
the Israeli
people
the
words
of
this
song,
Moses/I
said, “Never
forget
all
these
commands
that
I
have
been
giving
you
today.
Teach
these
laws
to
your
children,
in
order
that
they
will
faithfully
obey
all
of
them.
These
instructions
are
very
important [LIT].
If
you
obey
them,
you
will
live
a
long
time
in
the
land
that
you
are
about
to
cross
the
Jordan
River
to
occupy.”
God
told
Moses
that
he
would
see
the
land
from
far
away
On
that
same
day,
Yahweh
said
to
Moses/me,
“Go
to
the
Abarim
Mountain
range
here
in
the
Moab
region,
across
from
Jericho.
Climb
Nebo
Mountain,
and
look
toward
the
west
to
see
Canaan
land,
the
land
that
I
am
about
to
give
to
the Israeli
people.
You
will
die
on
that
mountain [EUP, DOU],
like
your
older
brother
Aaron
died
on
Hor
Mountain.
You
will
die
because
both
of
you
disobeyed
me
in
the
presence
of
the Israeli
people,
when
you
all
were
at
Meribah
Springs
near
Kadesh
town
in
the
Zin
Desert.
You
did
not
honor
and
respect
me
in
the
presence
of
the Israeli
people
in
the
way
that
I
deserve
because
I
am
God.
When
you
are
on
that
mountain
where
I
told
you
to
go,
you
will
see
in
the
distance
in
front
of
you
the
land
that
I
am
about
to
give
to
the Israeli
people,
but
you
will
not
enter
it.”
Moses blessed the Israeli tribes
Before
God’s
prophet
Moses
died,
he
asked
God
to
bless
the Israeli
people.
This
is
what
he
said:
“Yahweh
came
and
spoke
to
us
at
Sinai
Mountain;
he
came
like [MET]
the
sun
rises
in
the
Edom
region
and
like
his
light
shone
on
us
when
we
were
in
the
desert
near
Paran
Mountain
after
we
left
Sinai
Mountain.
He
came
with 10,000
angels,
and
there
was
a
flaming
fire
at
his
right
side.
Yahweh
truly
loves
his
people,
and
protects [MTY]
all
those
who
belong
to
him.
So
they
prostrate
themselves
in
front
of
him,
and
they
listen
to
his
instructions.
I
gave
them
laws
to
obey,
laws
that
would
be
the
most
precious
thing
that
the
descendants
of
Jacob
owned.
So
Yahweh
became
the
king
of
his Israeli
people
when
all
the
tribes
and
their
leaders
were
gathered
together.
I
say
this
about
the
tribe
of
Reuben:
I
desire/hope
that
their
tribe
will
never
disappear,
but
they
will
never
become
numerous.
“
say
this
about
the
tribe
of
Judah:
Yahweh,
listen
to
them
when
they
call
out
for
help;
and
unite
them
with
the
other
tribes
again.
Fight
for
them,
and
help
them
to
fight
against
their
enemies.
I
say
this
about
the
tribe
of
Levi:
Yahweh,
give
to
those
who
are
dedicated
to
you
the
sacred
stones
that
they
will
use
to
find
out
what
you
want
to
be
done;
You
tested
them
at
a
spring
in
the
desert,
a
spring
that
they
named
Massah
and
also
named
Meribah
to
find
out
if
they
would ◄remain
loyal
to/continue
to
obey►
you.
The
tribe
of
Levi
did
what
you
told
them
to
do
and
obeyed
the
agreement
that
you
made
with
the Israeli
people;
those
laws
were
more
important
to
them [HYP]
than
their siblings
and
parents
and
children.
The
tribe
of
Levi
will
teach
the Israeli
people [DOU]
your
rules
and
regulations,
and
they
are
the
ones
who
will
burn
incense
and
who
will
completely
burn
on
the
altar
the
offerings
that
the
people
bring.
Yahweh,
bless
their
work
and ◄accept/be
pleased
with►
all
that
they
do.
Crush/Destroy
all
their
enemies;
do
not
enable
their
enemies
to
be
able
to
fight
against
them
again.
I
say
this
about
the
tribe
of
Benjamin:
They
are
the
tribe
that
Yahweh
loves;
he
keeps
them
safe.
He
protects
them
continually,
and
he
lives
among
their
hills [MET].
“
say
this
about
the
tribes
of
Joseph:
I
desire/hope
that
Yahweh
will
bless
their
land
by
giving
them
rain/dew
from
the
sky
and
water
from
deep
in
the
ground,
by
giving
them
good
fruit
ripened
by
the
sun
and
good
crops
at
harvest
time.
I
desire/hope
that
very
nice
fruit
will
grow
on
trees
in
their
ancient
mountains/hills [DOU],
and
that
their
land
will
be
have
many
good
crops,
blessed
by
Yahweh,
the
one
who
appeared
to
me
in
a
burning
bush.
I
desire/hope
that
Yahweh
will
bless
the
tribes
of
Joseph
in
all
those
ways,
because
he
was
the
leaders
of
his
older
brothers
when
they
were
in
Egypt.
The
descendants
of
Joseph
will
be
as
strong
as [SIM]
a
bull;
with
their
weapons
they
will
wound
their
enemies,
like [MET]
a
wild
ox
gores
other
animals
with
its
horns.
They
will
force
other people-groups,
all
of
them,
to
be
exiled
to
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth.
That
is
what
the
descendants
of
the
two
sons
of
Joseph
will
do,
the
ten
thousands
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
and
the
thousands
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
“
say
this
about
the
tribes
of
Zebulun
and
Issachar:
I
desire/hope
that
the
people
of
Zebulun
will
prosper
in
their
travels
across
the
seas,
and
that
the
people
of
Issachar
will
prosper
while
they
stay
at
home
and
take
care
of
their
cattle
and
crops.
They
will
invite
people
from
the
other Israeli
tribes
to
the
mountain
where
they
worship
Yahweh,
and
they
will
offer
the
correct/proper
sacrifices
to
him.
They
will
become
rich
from
the
work
that
they
do
on
the
seas
and
from
the
things
that
they
make
from (OR,
find
in)
the
sand
on
the beaches.
“
say
this
about
the
tribe
of
Gad:
Praise
Yahweh,
the
one
who
made
their
territory
large.
The
people
of
their
tribe
will
attack
their
enemies
fiercely [SIM]
like
a
lion
that
crouches,
waiting
to
tear
off
the
arm
or
the
scalp
of
some
animal.
They
chose
the
best
part
of
the
land
for
themselves;
a
large
share
of
the
land,
a
share
that
should
be
given
to
a
leader
was
allotted
to
them.
When
the
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
gathered
together,
they
decided
that
the
tribe
of
Gad
should
have
a
large
share
of
the
land.
The
tribe
of
Gad
obeyed
the
commands
of
Yahweh
and
the
things
that
he
decided
that
they
should
do.
“
say
this
about
the
tribe
of
Dan:
The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
are
like [SIM]
a
young
lion;
they
leap
from
their
caves
in
the
Bashan
region
to
attack
their
enemies.
“
say
this
about
the
tribe
of
Naphtali:
The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
have
been
blessed
by
Yahweh,
who
has
been
very
kind
to
them;
their
land
extends
far
south
from Lake
Galilee.
“
say
this
about
the
tribe
of
Asher:
May
Yahweh
bless
the
descendants
of
Asher
more
than
he
will
bless
the
other
tribes.
May
he
favor
Asher’s
descendants
most
of
all.
I
desire/hope
that
their
land
will
be
filled
with
olive
trees
that
will
produce
a
lot
of [IDM]
olives
to
make
olive
oil.
Their
towns
will
be
protected
by
high
walls
with
gates
that
have
bronze
and
iron
bars;
I
desire/hope
that
they
will
be
strong
and
secure/protected
all
the
time
that
they
are
alive.
“ou
people
of
Israel,
there
is
no
god
like
your
God,
who
rides majestically
across
the
sky
to
help
you.
God,
who
lives
forever,
is
the
one
who ◄gives
you
refuge/protects
you►;
it
is
as
though
he
puts
his
everlasting
arms
under
you
to
support
you.
He
will
expel
your
enemies
while
you
advance;
he
has
told
you
to
destroy
all
of
them.
So,
you Israeli
people
will
live
safely;
you
descendants
of
Jacob
will
not
be
disturbed
by
others;
in
the
land
where
you
will
live,
there
will
be
plenty
of
grain
and
wine,
and
there
will
be
plenty
of
rain.
You
people
of
Israel,
Yahweh ◄has
blessed/is
pleased
with►
you.
There
is
certainly [RHQ]
no
nation
like
your
nation,
whom
Yahweh
has
rescued
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.
He
will
be
like [MET]
a
shield
to
protect
you
and
like [MET]
a
sword
to
enable
you
to
defeat
your
enemies.
Your
enemies
will
come
to
you
begging
for
you
to
act mercifully
toward
them,
but
you
will
trample
on
their
backs/necks.”
How Moses died
Then
Moses
climbed
up
from
the
plains
in
the
Moab
region
to
the
top
of
Pisgah
Peak
on
Nebo
Mountain,
across
the
Jordan
River
from
Jericho.
There
Yahweh
showed
him
all
the
land
that
the Israelis
would
occupy.
He
showed
him
the
Gilead
region
as
far
north
as
Dan
city;
all
the
land
that
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
would
occupy;
all
the
land
that
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
had
occupied;
all
the
land
that
the
tribe
of
Judah
would
occupy
as
far
west
as
the Mediterranean
sea;
the
desert
area
in
the
south
part
of
Judah;
and
the
Jordan
Valley
that
extends
from
Jericho
in
the
north
to
Zoar
city
in
the
south.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
him, “You
have
now
seen
this
land
that
I
solemnly
promised
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
saying ‘I
will
give
it
to
your
descendants.’
I
have
allowed
you
to
see
it
from
a
distance,
but
you
will
not
go
there.”
So
Moses,
who
always
served
Yahweh
faithfully,
died
there
on
that
mountain
in
the
Moab
region,
which
is
what
Yahweh
said
would
happen.
Yahweh
buried
Moses’
body
in
a
valley
in
the
Moab
region,
opposite/near
Beth-Peor
town,
but
no
one
to
this
day
knows
where
Yahweh
buried
him.
Moses
was 120
years
old
when
he
died,
but
he
was
still
very
strong,
and
he
could
still
see [MTY]
very
well.
The Israeli
people
mourned
for
him
in
the
plains
of
the
Moab
region
for 30
days.
God
caused
Joshua
to
be
very
wise,
because
Moses
had
put
his
hands
on
Joshua
to
appoint
him
to
be
their
new
leader.
The Israeli
people
obeyed
Joshua,
and
they
obeyed
all
the
commands
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
Moses
to
tell
to
the Israeli
people.
Since
the
time
that
Moses
lived,
there
has
never
been
a
prophet
in
Israel
like
him.
Yahweh
spoke
to
him face-to-face/directly.
No
other
prophet
has
performed
all
the
kinds
of [DOU]
miracles
that
Yahweh
sent
Moses
to
perform
in
front
of
the
king
of
Egypt,
his
officials,
and
all [HYP]
the
people
of
Egypt.
No
other
prophet
has
been
able
to
do
all
the
great
and
terrifying
things
that
Moses
did
while
all
the Israelis
watched.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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Joshua
Joshua
Jos
This book contains the account of the Israeli people possessing the land that God had promised to give them. We call this book
Joshua
What Yahweh commanded Joshua
After
Moses,
who
served
Yahweh
well,
died,
Yahweh
said
to Nun’s
son
Joshua,
who
had
been
Moses’
assistant,
“
You
know
that
my
servant
Moses
is
now
dead.
So
now
get
ready
to
lead
all
these
Israeli
people
across
the
Jordan
River.
Enter
the
land
that
I
will
soon
give
to
you.
I
will
give
to
you
all
the
land
that
you
walk
on,
as
I
promised
Moses.
That
land
will
extend
from
the
desert
in
the
south,
to
the
Lebanon
Mountains
in
the northwest,
and
to
the
big
Euphrates
River
in
the northeast,
and
to
the Mediterranean
Sea
on
the
west.
It
will
include
all
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Heth
live.
No
group
will
be
able
to
oppose
and
defeat
you
during
your
life.
I
will
help
you
as
I
helped
Moses.
I
will
always
be
with [LIT]
you;
I
will
never
forsake
you.
“e
strong
and
courageous,
because
you
are
the
one
who
will
lead
these Israeli
people
and
enable
them
to
possess
the
land
that
I
solemnly
promised
to
their
ancestors
that
I
would
give
them.
Just
be
strong
and
very
courageous.
Be
sure
to
obey
all
the
laws
that
my
servant
Moses
gave
to
you.
In
order
that
you
may
be
successful
wherever
you
go,
do
not
stop
obeying
any
of
them [IDM].
Make
sure
to habitually
read
to
the
people
some
of
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.
Meditate
on
those
laws
every
day
and
every
night.
And
be
sure
to
obey
all
those
laws.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
be
successful
in
everything
that
you
do [DOU].
Do
not
forget [RHQ]
that
I
have
commanded
you
to
be
strong
and
courageous.
Do
not
be
afraid,
and
do
not
be
discouraged,
because
I,
Yahweh,
your
God,
will ◄be
with/help►
you
wherever
you
go.”
Then
Joshua
commanded
the
leaders
of
the
people
of
Israel,
“Go
throughout
the
camp
and
tell
the
people
this: ‘Prepare
all
the
food
that
you
will
take
with
you,
because
the
day
after
tomorrow
you
will
cross
this
Jordan
River,
in
order
to
possess
the
land
that
Yahweh,
our
God,
is
about
to
give
you.’ ”
What
Joshua
commanded
the
eastern
tribes
But
to
the
clans
that
were
descendants
of
Reuben
and
Gad,
and
to
the
half
clan
that
were
descendants
of
Manasseh,
Joshua
said,
“Do
not
forget
what
Moses,
the
servant
of
Yahweh,
commanded
you: ‘Yahweh,
your
God,
has
given
you
this
land
in
order
that
you
can
live
here
safely/peacefully.’
Your
wives
and
your
children
and
your
livestock
may
stay
here
in
this
land
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
but
all
your
soldiers
must
cross
the
river,
ahead
of
the
people
of
the
other
tribes.
They
must
take
all
their
weapons
with
them.
You
must
continue
to
help
your
fellow Israelis
until
they
are
able
to
live
there
safely/peacefully,
as
Yahweh
has
enabled
you
to
do.
You
must
help
them
until
after
they
have
conquered
all
the
people
in
the
land
that
Yahweh,
your
God,
is
giving
them.
After
that,
your
soldiers
may
return
to
live
in
this
land
that
Moses
gave
to
you
here
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.”
The
people
answered
Joshua, “We
will
do
everything
that
you
have
commanded
us
to
do,
and
we
will
go
wherever
you
tell
us
to
go.
As
we
obeyed
all
that
Moses
told
us
to
do,
we
will
obey
all
that
you
tell
us
to
do.
We
pray
that
Yahweh
will ◄be
with/help►
you
as
he ◄was
with/helped►
Moses.
Anyone
who ◄rejects
what
you
say/opposes
you►
and
does
not
obey
what
you
command [DOU],
we
will
execute.
But
we
want
you
to
be
strong
and
courageous!”
How Rahab helped the Israeli spies
Then
Joshua
chose
two
men
from
their
camp
at
Acacia.
He
told
them, “Go
across
the
Jordan
River
and
secretly
find
out
all
that
you
can
about
the
land
on
that
side
of
the
river,
especially
about
Jericho
city.”
So
the
two
men
crossed
the
river
and
entered
Jericho.
They
entered
the
house
of
a
prostitute,
whose
name
was
Rahab.
They
stayed
in
her
house
that
night.
But
someone
saw
them
and
told
the
king
of
Jericho, “Some Israeli
men
have
come
here
tonight
to
spy
out
the
land!”
So
the
king
sent
some
messengers
to
tell
Rahab, “Bring
out
the
men
who
came
and
entered
your
house,
so
that
we
can
kill
them,
because
they
have
come
here
to ◄spy
out/find
out
all
they
can
about►
this
land!”
She
told
them
that
the
two
men
had
gone
to
her
house.
But
she
had
hidden
the
two
men
there.
So
when
the
messengers
came
to
her
house,
she
told
them, “Two
men
came
here,
but
I
did
not
know
where
they
had
come
from.
At
dusk,
just
before ◄guards
closed
the
city
gate/the
city
gates
were
closed►,
the
two
men
left.
I
do
not
know
where
they
went.
So,
go
quickly
and
search
for
them!
Perhaps
you
may
catch
them!”
But
she
was
lying,
she
had
taken
the
two
men
up
to
the
flat
roof
of
her
house
and
had
hidden
them
under
the
piles
of
flax
that
she
had
laid
on
the
roof.
The
messengers
went
out
of
the
city
to
search
for
the
two
men.
Immediately,
the
guards
shut
the
city
gate.
The
messengers
went
along
the
road
that
leads
down
to
the
place
where
people
can
walk
across
the
Jordan
River,
but
they
did
not
find
the
two
men.
Before
the
two
men
lay
down
to
sleep
that
night,
Rahab
went
up
to
the
roof
and
said
to
them, “We
know
that
Yahweh
is
about
to
give
this
land
to
you Israelis,
and
as
a
result
all
the
people
living
in
this
land
are
terrified
because
of
you.
We
have
heard
about
how
Yahweh
dried
up
the
water
of
the
Red
Sea
for
you
to
cross
it
when
you
left
Egypt.
And
we
have
heard
how
you
killed
Sihon
and
Og,
the
two
kings
of
the
tribe
of Amor
who
lived
east
of
the
Jordan
River.
You
Israelis
totally
destroyed
everyone
and
everything
in
their
kingdom.
When
we
heard
about
those
things,
we
were
very
dismayed.
We
no
longer
have
enough
courage
to
fight
against
you,
because
we
know
that
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
you
worship,
is
helping
you.
And
we
know
that
he
rules
everything
in
heaven
and
here
on
earth.
So
now
I
want
you
to
solemnly
promise
me,
and
ask
Yahweh
to
punish
you
if
you
do
not
do
what
you
promise.
Solemnly
promise
me
that
you
will
act
kindly
to
me
and
my
family,
because
I
have
acted
kindly
to
you.
Do
something
to
prove
that
you
will ◄spare
the
lives
of/not
kill►
my
father
and
my
mother,
my
brothers
and
sisters,
and
all
of
their
families.
Promise
me
that
you
Israelis
will
not
kill
us
when
you
destroy
this
city.”
The
two
men
replied, “We
desire
that
God
will
cause
us
to
die
if
we
do
not
do
as
we
say!
If
you
do
not
tell
others
what
we
are
planning
to
do,
we
will
act
kindly
toward
you
all
when
Yahweh enables
us
to
possess
the
land.”
One
of
the
outside
walls
of
the
house
where
Rahab
lived
was
part
of
the
wall
that
was
around
the
city.
So
she
fastened
a
rope
outside
the
window
that
was
in
that
wall,
by
which
the
men
could
climb
down
the
wall.
Then
she
said
to
them, “When
you
leave
the
city,
go
up
into
the
hills
so
that
the
men
who
are
searching
for
you
will
not
find
you.
Hide
in
caves
in
the
hills
for
three
days,
until
the
men
who
are
searching
for
you
return
to
the
city.
Then
you
can
return
safely
to
your
camp.”
The
two
men
gave
her
a
red
cord,
and
said
to
her, “This
is
what
you
must
do;
if
you
do
not
do
this,
we
will
not
be
required
to
do
what
we
have
vowed
to
do.
You
must
tie
this
red
cord
in
the
window
that
has
the
rope
by
which
we
will
climb
down.
You
must
let
the
cord
hang
there.
And
you
must
bring
your
father
and
your
mother
and
your
brothers
and
all
the
others
in
your
family
inside
the
house.
Then,
when
our
army
enters
your
land,
we
will
see
the
cord,
and
we
will
not
kill
the
people
in
your
house.
If
anyone
in
your
family
goes
outside
this
house
into
the
street,
our
soldiers
will
kill
them,
and
we
will
not
be
guilty [MTY]
for
doing
that.
But
if
anyone
who
is
in
this
house
with
you
is
injured,
we
will
be
guilty
for
causing
that.
But
if
you
tell
anyone
what
we
are
planning
to
do,
we
are
not
required
to
do
what
we
have
vowed
to
do.”
Rahab
said, “I
agree
to
do
what
you
say.”
So
they
climbed
down
the
rope
and
left.
And
she
left
the
red
cord
tied
in
the
window.
When
the
two
men
left
the
city,
they
went
up
into
the
hills.
They
stayed
there
for
three
days,
while
the
men
who
had
been
sent
by
the
king
continued
to
search
for
them.
They
searched
all
along
the
road,
but
they
did
not
find
the
two
men.
So
they
returned
to
the
city.
Then
the
two
men
started
back
toward
their
camp.
They
went
down
from
the
hills,
went
down
to
the
river,
crossed
it
at
the
place
where
people
can
walk
across
it,
and
returned
to
their
camp.
They
told
Joshua
everything
that
had
happened
to
them.
They
said
to
Joshua, “We
are
sure
that
Yahweh
is
going
to
enable
us
to
possess
everything
that
is
in
that
land.
The
people
there
are
terrified [IDM]
because
of
us.”
The Israelis crossed the Jordan River
Joshua
and
all
the
other Israelis
got
up
early
the
next
morning.
They
left
their
camp
at
Acacia
and
went
down
to
the
Jordan
River.
They
camped
there
for
two
nights.
Then
the
leaders
went
throughout
the
camp,
telling
the
people, “You
will
see
some
of
the
priests,
who
are
descendants
of
Levi,
carrying
the
chest
that
contains
the
Ten
Commandments
that
Yahweh
our
God
gave
us.
When
you
see
them,
leave
the
places
where
you
are
camped
and
follow
them.
You
have
not
been ◄here/along
this
road►
before,
so
you
must
follow
the
priests.
But
do
not
walk
close
to
the
chest.
Stay ◄1,000
yards/900 meters►
from
the
chest.
The
chest
is
sacred,
so ◄God
will
punish
you/you
will
be
punished►
if
you
come
close
to
it.”
Then
Joshua
told
the
people, “Perform
the
ceremonies
needed
to
make
yourselves
acceptable
to
Yahweh,
because
tomorrow
he
is
going
to
do
things
for
you
that
will amaze
you!”
Then
Joshua
said
to
the
priests, “Carry
the
chest
and
go
in
front
of
the
rest
of
the
people.”
So
they
lifted
up
the
chest
and
went
ahead.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua, “This
is
the
day
that
I
will
begin
to
show
all
the Israeli
people
that
you
are
a
great
leader.
Then
they
will
honor
you,
and
know
that
I
am
with/helping
you
as
I ◄was
with/helped►
Moses.
Tell
the
priests
who
are
carrying
the
chest
that
contains
the
Ten
Commandments, ‘When
you
come
to
the
edge
of
the
Jordan
River,
stand
in
the
water.’”
Then
Joshua
said
to
the Israeli
people, “Come
close
to
me
in
order
that
you
can
listen
to
what
Yahweh,
your
God,
is
saying.”
When
they
came
near,
he
said
to
them, “This
is
how
you
will
know
that
God,
who
is all-powerful,
is
among
you,
and
that
he
will
expel
for
you
the
descendants
of
Canaan,
Heth, Hiv, Periz, Girgash, Amor,
and
Jebus
who
are
now
living
in
that
land.
Keep
in
mind
that
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
rules
over
all
the
earth.
The
chest
belongs
to
him,
and
it
will
be
carried
into
the
Jordan
River
ahead
of
you.
So
choose
twelve
men,
one
from
each
of
the
tribes
of
Israel,
and
I
will
tell
you
later
what
I
want
them
to
do.
As
for
the
priests
who
are
carrying
the
chest,
as
soon
as
they
put
their
feet
into
the
Jordan
River,
the
water
will
stop
flowing.
It
will
pile
up
because
I
will
cause
it
to
be
blocked
upstream.”
So
when
the
Israeli
people
packed
up
their
tents
in
order
to
cross
the
river,
the
priests
who
were
carrying
the
chest
containing
the
Ten
Commandments
went
in
front
of
them.
It
was springtime,
when
people
harvest
their
crops,
and
at
that
time
the
river
floods
over
its
banks.
But
as
soon
as
the
priests
reached
the
edge
of
the
river
and
stepped
into
the
water,
the
water
stopped
flowing.
The
water
piled
up
far
upstream,
at
a
town
named
Adam,
near
Zarethan.
The
water
stopped
flowing
down
to
the
Dead
Sea.
So
the
people
were
able
to
cross
the
river
near
Jericho.
The
priests
who
were
carrying
the
chest
containing
the
Ten
Commandments
that
Yahweh
had
given
them
stood
on
dry
ground
in
the
middle
of
the
Jordan
riverbed,
while
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people
crossed
the
river
as
though
they
were
crossing
dry
ground.
The Israeli people and Joshua set up memorials
After
all
the
people
of
the Israeli
nation
had
finished
crossing
the
Jordan
River,
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua,
“When
you
choose
the
twelve
men,
one
from
each
tribe,
whom
I
mentioned
previously,
tell
them
to
pick
up
large
stones
from
the
middle
of
the
Jordan riverbed,
where
the
priests
are
still
standing.
Tell
them
to
carry
the
stones
with
you
and
put
them
down
at
the
place
where
you
will
stay
tonight.”
So
Joshua
chose
twelve
men,
one
from
each
tribe.
He
called
them
together,
and
said
to
them,
“Go
into
the
middle
of
the
Jordan riverbed,
to
where
the
priests
are
standing,
holding
the
chest
that
Yahweh,
your
God,
gave
you.
Each
of
you
must
pick
up
a
large
stone,
one
for
each
tribe,
and
carry
it
on
your
shoulder
to
our
camp.
Then
pile
them
up
to
be
a
memorial
for
you.
In
the
future,
when
your
children
ask, ‘What
do
these
stones
mean?’,
tell
them
that
the
water
in
the
Jordan
River
was
blocked
off
when
the
priests
were
carrying
the
chest
that
contained
the
Ten
Commandments
that
Yahweh
gave
us.
When
the
chest
was
carried
into
the
Jordan
River,
the
water
was
blocked
off
so
that
we
could
cross
the riverbed.
These
stones
will
be
a
memorial
for
the
descendants
of
us Israeli
people
forever.”
So
those Israeli
men
did
what
Joshua
told
them
to
do.
They
went
and
picked
up
twelve
large
stones
from
the
middle
of
the
Jordan
riverbed,
one
stone
for
each
of
the
tribes,
just
as
Yahweh
had
told
Joshua.
They
carried
the
stones
to
their
camp
and
put
them
down.
Then
Joshua
set
up
twelve
other
large
stones
in
a
pile,
in
the
middle
of
the
Jordan
riverbed,
where
the
priests
who
carried
the
chest
containing
the
Ten
Commandments
were
standing.
And
those
stones
are
still
there.
The
priests
who
carried
the
chest
remained
standing
in
the
middle
of
the
Jordan
riverbed
until
the
people
had
finished
doing
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
Joshua
to
tell
them
to
do.
Those
were
the
same
instructions
that
Moses
had
given
to
Joshua.
The Israeli
people
crossed
the riverbed
quickly.
As
soon
as
all
of
them
had
crossed,
as
the
people
watched,
the
priests
carried
the
chest
the
rest
of
the
way
across
the
river.
The
soldiers
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
of
half
of
the
soldiers
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
crossed
over
ahead
of
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people,
carrying
their
weapons,
as
Moses
had
commanded.
As
Yahweh
was
watching,
there
were
about 40,000
of
those
soldiers,
carrying
weapons
ready
for
battle,
who
crossed
the riverbed
to
the
plains
near
Jericho,
ready
to
fight.
On
that
day,
all
the
people
of
Israel
saw
that
Yahweh
had
caused
Joshua
to
be
a
great
leader.
And
they
honored
Joshua
for
the
rest
of
his
life,
just
as
they
had
honored
Moses.
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua,
“
Now
tell
the
priests
who
are
carrying
the
chest
containing
the
Ten
Commandments
to
come
up
from
the
Jordan
riverbed.”
So
Joshua
commanded
the
priests
to
do
that.
Then
the
priests,
carrying
the
chest
containing
the
Ten
Commandments
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
Moses,
came
up
out
of
the riverbed.
And
as
soon
as
they
walked
up
out
of
the riverbed
onto
the riverbank,
the
water
of
the
Jordan
River
flowed
again,
and
flooded
over
the
river
banks
as
it
had
done
before.
It
was
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
first
month
of
that
year
that
the
people
crossed
over
the
Jordan
River
and
camped
at
a
place
called
Gilgal,
on
the
east
side
of
the
land
near
Jericho
city.
The
men
who
were
carrying
the
twelve
large
stones
from
the
Jordan
riverbed
brought
them
to
Joshua,
and
he
set
them
up
at
Gilgal
Joshua
said
to
the Israeli
people, “In
the
future,
when
your
children
and
grandchildren
ask, ‘◄What
do
these
stones
mean/Why
are
these
stones
here►?’,
tell
them, ‘We Israeli
people
crossed
the
Jordan
River
as
though
we
were
crossing
on
dry
ground.
As
we
were
watching,
Yahweh,
your
God,
dried
up
the
river
until
we
had
all
crossed
over.
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we
worship,
did
to
the
Jordan
River
just
like
he
did
to
the
Red
Sea,
when
he
caused
it
to
become
dry
as
our
parents
were
watching,
until
they
all
crossed
over
it.
Yahweh
did
that
in
order
that
all
the people-groups
of
the
earth
may
know
that
he [MTY]
is
very
powerful,
and
in
order
that
you
may
always ◄be
in
awe
of/revere►
Yahweh,
your
God.’”
All
the
kings
of
the people-groups
to
the
west
of
the
Jordan
River
and
all
the
kings
of
the
groups
who
were
descendants
of
Canaan
and
who
lived
close
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea
heard
about
how
Yahweh
had
dried
up
the
water
of
the
Jordan
River
until
all
we Israeli
people
had
crossed
over.
So
they
became
very
dismayed.
They
no
longer
were
courageous
enough
to
fight
us.
The Israeli
males
were
circumcised
at
Gilgal
While
they
were
camped
at
Gilgal,
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua, “
The Israeli
males
who
lived
in
Egypt
were
circumcised
before
they
left
there.
Now
make
knives
from
flint
stones
and
circumcise
all
the Israeli
males
who
have
been
born
since
then.”
So
Joshua
made
knives
and
circumcised
the Israeli
males
at
a
place
that
is
now
called ‘Circumcision Hill’.
The
reason
they
did
that
is
that
all
the
men
who
left
Egypt,
those
who
were
old
enough
to
be
soldiers,
died
in
the
desert
after
they
left
Egypt.
They
had
been
circumcised
in
Egypt,
but
the
baby
boys
who
had
been
born
while
their
parents
were
camping
in
the
desert
after
they
left
Egypt
had
not
been
circumcised.
Our Israeli
ancestors
traveled
around
in
the
desert
for 40
years,
and
all
the
men
who
were
old
enough
to
be
soldiers
had
died.
The
women
had
also
died.
They
had
not
obeyed
Yahweh,
so
Yahweh
said
that
they
would
not
arrive
at
the
land
that
he
had
promised
to
our
ancestors
that
he
would
give
to
us,
a
land
that
was
very
fertile [MTY].
The
sons
of
those
who
had
disobeyed
Yahweh
were
the
ones
whom
Joshua
circumcised
at
Gilgal.
They
were
circumcised
because
they
had
not
been
circumcised
while
they
were
traveling
in
the
desert.
After
all
the Israeli
males
had
been
circumcised,
they
remained
in
the
camp
and
rested
until
their
wounds
were
healed.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua, “
Because
your
forefathers
were
slaves
in
Egypt,
the
Egyptians
felt
a revulsion
toward
you.
But
today
I
have
removed
the revulsion
the
Egyptians
have
had
toward
you.”
Because
of
that,
the
people
called
the
place ‘Gilgal’,
which
sounds
like
the
Hebrew
word ‘removed’,
and
it
still
has
that
name.
In
the
evening
of
the
fourteenth
day
of
that
month,
while
the Israeli
people
were
camped
at
Gilgal,
on
the
plain
near
Jericho
city,
they
celebrated
the
Passover
Festival.
The
next
day,
they
found
some
barley
grain
in
the
fields
in
that
area.
So
they
took
that
and
roasted
it
and
ate
it
with
bread
that
was
made
without
yeast.
The
next
day,
God
stopped
sending
manna
for
the Israeli
people
to
eat.
After
that,
they
ate
food
that
was
grown
in
Canaan.
The
commander
of
Yahweh’s
army
appeared
to
Joshua.
One
day
when
Joshua
came
near
Jericho,
he
looked
up
and
saw
a
man
standing
in
front
of
him.
The
man
was
holding
a
sword
in
his
hand.
Joshua
approached
him
and
asked
him, “Are
you
going
to
fight
for
us
or
against
us?”
The
man
replied, “I
am
not
planning
to
fight
with
you
or
against
you.
Instead,
I
am
the
commander
of
Yahweh’s
army
in
heaven,
and
I
have
come
down
from
there
to
assure
you
that
Yahweh
will
help
you.”
Then
Joshua
bowed
down
with
his
face
on
the
ground ◄to
show
his
respect
for/to
worship►
the
man,
and
said
to
him, “Tell
me
what
you
want
me
to
do.”
The
commander
of
Yahweh’s
army
replied, “Take
off
your
sandals!
I
am
Yahweh,
and
the
ground
on
which
you
are
standing
is
holy
because
I
am
here.”
So
Joshua
took
off
his
sandals.
The walls of Jericho collapsed and the Israelis captured the city.
Meanwhile,
the
guards
of
Jericho
shut
the
gates
of
the
city
tightly,
because
they
were
afraid
of
the Israeli
army.
No
one
was
allowed
to
go
into
the
city
or
go
out
of
it.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua, “Listen
to
what
I
say!
I
am
going
to
enable
your
army [SYN]
to
capture/conquer [MTY]
Jericho
and
its
king
and
its
soldiers.
So
your
army
must
march
around
the
city
for
six
days,
once
each
day.
Tell
seven
priests
to
march
around
with
them.
Each
priest
must
carry
a
trumpet.
Four
other
priests
must
carry
the
sacred
chest,
and
they
must
walk
behind
the
priests
who
are
carrying
the
trumpets.
On
the
seventh
day,
the
army
must
march
around
the
city
seven
times,
and
the
priests
must
be
blowing
the
trumpets
while
they
march.
After
they
have
all
marched
around
the
city
seven
times,
the
priests
must
blow
their
trumpets
once,
very
loudly.
When
the Israeli
people/soldiers
hear
that,
they
must
shout
loudly.
Then
the
wall
of
the
city
will
collapse,
and
all
the Israeli
people/soldiers
will
go
straight
into
the
city.”
So
Joshua
summoned
the
priests
and
said
to
them, “Tell
four
priests
to
carry
the
chest
that
contains
the
Ten
Commandments
that
Yahweh
gave
to
us.
Tell
seven
other
priests
to
carry
trumpets
and
walk
in
front
of
them.”
And
Joshua
told
the
soldiers, “Start
marching!
March
around
the
city,
with
several
soldiers
with
weapons
marching
in
front.
Behind
them
will
march
the
seven
priests
with
trumpets,
and
behind
them
will
march
the
four
priests
carrying
Yahweh’s
sacred
chest.”
After
Joshua
told
that
to
the
army,
the
seven
priests,
each
carrying
a
sacred
trumpet,
started
marching,
blowing
their
trumpets.
The
four
priests
who
were
carrying
Yahweh’s
sacred
chest
followed
them.
The
group
of
soldiers
carrying
weapons
marched
in
front
of
the
priests
who
were
blowing
their
trumpets,
and
the
rest
of
the
soldiers
followed
the
four
men
carrying
the
chest.
While
they
were
all
marching,
the
seven
priests
were
blowing
their
trumpets.
But
the
rest
of
the
people
were
silent,
because
Joshua
had
commanded
them, “Do
not
make
a
war
cry.
Do
not
yell
or
say
anything
until
the
day
when
I
tell
you
to
shout.
On
that
day,
you
must
shout
loudly!”
So
the
men
carrying
Yahweh’s
sacred
chest
and
all
the
others
did
what
Joshua
told
them
to
do.
They
marched
around
the
city
once.
Then
they
all
returned
to
their
camp
and
stayed
there
that
night.
The
next
morning,
Joshua
and
the
priests
got
up
early,
and
the
four
priests
carried
Yahweh’s
sacred
chest
again.
The
seven
priests
who
were
carrying
trumpets
went
in
front
of
the
men
carrying
the
chest.
The
seven
priests
were
blowing
their
trumpets
as
they
marched.
The
group
of
soldiers
carrying
weapons
went
in
front
of
all
the
others,
and
the
rest
of
the
army
followed
all
the
others.
All
the
time,
the
seven
priests
were
blowing
their
trumpets.
So
on
that
second
day
they
again
marched
around
the
city
once
and
then
returned
to
their
camp.
They
did
the
same
thing
for
six
days.
On
the
seventh
day,
they
got
up
at
dawn,
and
they
all
marched
around
the
city
the
same
way
that
they
had
done
before,
but
this
time
they
marched
around
the
city
seven
times.
As
they
were
marching
around
the
seventh
time,
when
the
priests
were
about
to
blow
the
long/loud
blast
on
their
trumpets,
Joshua
commanded
the
people, “Shout,
because
Yahweh
will
enable
you
to
capture
the
city!
Yahweh
has
declared
that
you
must
destroy [IDM]
the
city
and
everything
in
it
to
show
that
it
belongs
to
him.
You
must
spare
only
Rahab
the
prostitute
and
the
others
who
are
in
her
house,
because
she
hid
the
spies
whom
we
sent
there.
And
because
Yahweh
has
declared
that
everything
must
be
destroyed [IDM],
you
must
not
take [EUP]
any
of
the
things
in
the
city.
If
you
take
anything,
you
will
cause
Yahweh
to
destroy
our
own
camp
and
cause
terrible
things
to
happen
to
us.
But
all
the
silver
and
gold
and
articles
made
from
iron
and
bronze
that
you
find,
you
must
set
apart
for
Yahweh.
You
must
put
those
things
in
his
treasury.”
So
they
did
what
Joshua
told
them
to
do.
When
the
priests
blew
a
long
blast
on
their
trumpets,
the
people/army
shouted
loudly,
and
the
wall
of
the
city
collapsed!
Then
the Israeli
soldiers
rushed
in
and
captured
the
city.
They
killed [IDM]
every
living
thing
in
the
city—men
and
women,
young
people
and
old
people,
even
cattle
and
sheep
and
donkeys.
Then
Joshua
said
to
the
two
men ◄who
had
spied
on/whom
he
had
sent
to
learn
all
they
could
about►
the
land, “Go
to
the prostitute’s
house.
Bring
her
out,
along
with
all
her
family,
just
as
you
promised
to
her.”
So
those
two
spies/men
went
into Rahab’s
house
and
brought
her
out.
They
also
brought
out
her
father
and
mother
and
her
brothers,
and
all
the
rest
of
her
family.
Joshua’s
men
spared
Rahab
the
prostitute.
They
also
did
not
kill
all
her
relatives,
because
she
had
hidden
and
protected
the
spies/men
whom
Joshua
had
sent
to
Jericho.
The
two
men
brought
them
all
out
and
put
them
in
a
place
outside
the
camp
of
the Israelis.
Rahab
still
lives
among
us Israeli
people.
Then
the
soldiers
gathered
the
articles
made
from
silver,
gold,
bronze,
and
iron
that
they
found
and
they
put
them
all
into
Yahweh’s
treasury.
But
they
burned
everything
else
that
was
in
the
city.
At
that
time,
Joshua
warned
the
people, “Yahweh
will
curse/punish
anyone
who
tries
to
rebuild
this
city,
Jericho.
When
that
person
lays/builds
its
foundation,
his
oldest
son
will
die.
And
when
he
finishes
building
the
city
wall
and
sets
up
its
gates,
his
youngest
son
will
die.”
Because
of
what
happened
that
day,
it
was
clear
that
Yahweh
was
with/helped
Joshua,
and
Joshua
became
famous
throughout
the
land.
The men of Ai defeated the Israelis
Yahweh
had
commanded
that
all
the
things
that
they
had
captured
in
Jericho
should
be
destroyed
to
show
that
they
belong
to
him.
But
there
was
a
man
from
the
tribe
of
Judah
named
Achan.
He
was
the
son
of
Carmi
and
grandson
of
Zabdi
and great-grandson
of
Zerah.
He
disobeyed
what
Yahweh
had
commanded
and
took
for
himself
some
of
those
things.
So
Yahweh
was
very
angry
with
the Israelis.
Joshua
told
some
of
his
men
to
go
from
Jericho
to
Ai
town,
which
was
east
of
Bethel
city
and
near
Beth-Aven
town.
He
said
to
them, “Go
to
Ai
and ◄spy
out
the
area/see
what
the
area
is
like►.”
So
the
men
went.
When
they
returned
to
Joshua
they
said, “There
are
only
a
few
people
in
Ai.
So
we
do
not
need
to
send
all
of
our
soldiers
to
defeat
them.
Send 2.000
or 3,000
men
to
attack
them.
That
will
be
enough.”
So
about 3,000 Israeli
men
went
to
attack
Ai.
But
the
men
of
Ai
defeated
them
badly.
They
killed
about 36 Israelis
and
chased
the
rest
of Israeli
men
from
the
city
gate
to
the
bottom
of
the
hill.
When
the
other Israelis
saw
that
this
had
happened,
they
became
very
discouraged.
Joshua
and
the
other Israeli
leaders
tore
their
clothes
because
they
were
very
sad
about
being
defeated.
They
prostrated
themselves
on
the
ground
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent
in
which
was
the
sacred
chest.
They
stayed
there
until
that
evening.
They
also
threw
dirt
on
their
heads
to
show
that
they
were
very
sad
about
what
had
happened.
Then
Joshua
prayed
and
said, “Lord
God,
you
brought
us Israelis
safely
across
the
Jordan
River.
So
why
are
you
now allowing
the Amor people-group
to
defeat
us [RHQ]?
This
would
not
have
happened
if
we
had
stayed
on
the
other
side
of
the
Jordan
River!
Lord,
we Israelis
have
been
defeated
by
our
enemies,
so
I
do
not
know
what
to
say
now [RHQ].
The
Canaan people-group
and
all
the
other
people
who
are
living
in
this
land
will
hear
about
this.
Then
they
will
surround
us
and
kill
all
of
us!
Then
what
will
you
do ◄to
defend
your
reputation [MTY]/to
show
that
you
are
a
powerful
God►?”
But
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua, “Stand
up!
Stop
lying
there
with
your
face
on
the
ground [RHQ]!
You Israelis
have
sinned!
You
have
disobeyed
the
commands
that
I
told
you
to
obey.
One
of
your
men
has
taken
some
of
the
things
that
I
told
you
to
destroy.
He
has
stolen
them
and
taken
them
for
himself
and
lied
about
it.
That
is
why
you Israelis
have
been
unable
to
be
strong
when
you
went
to
attack
your
enemies.
That
is
why
you
have
run
away
from
them.
And
now
you
yourselves
may
be
destroyed.
If
you
do
not
do
as
I
commanded
you
and
destroy
everything
that
you
captured
in
Jericho
I
will
not
help
you
anymore!”
Achan
was
punished
for
his
sin
“Now
go
and
tell
this
to
the
people: ‘Tomorrow
you
must
perform
the rituals
that
will
cause
yourselves
to
become
acceptable
to
Yahweh
again.
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says
that
one
of
you
has
kept
things
that
he
told
you
to
destroy.
You
will
never
defeat
your
enemies
until
you
get
rid
of
those
things.
‘omorrow
morning
you
must
present
yourselves
before
Yahweh,
tribe
by
tribe.
Then
Yahweh
will indicate
to
which
tribe
the
man
who
took
those
things
belongs.
Then
Yahweh
will indicate
to
which
clan
from
that
tribe
the
guilty
man
belongs.
Then
Yahweh
will indicate
to
which
family
he
belongs.
And
then
he
will indicate
which
person
in
that
family
took
those
things.
Then
the
one
who
has
taken
some
of
the
things
that
should
have
been
destroyed
will
be
destroyed
in
a
fire.
And
everything
he
owns
will
be
destroyed
with
him,
because
he
has
disobeyed
the
command
that
Yahweh
gave
us
and
has
done
something
that
is
disgraceful
to
us Israeli
people.’”
Early
the
next
morning,
Joshua
told
all
the Israeli
people
to
stand
before
the
Sacred
Tent,
tribe
by
tribe.
When
they
did
that,
Yahweh indicated
that
a
man
from
the
tribe
of
Judah
was
the
one
who
had
taken
the
things.
Then
the
clans
of
Judah
presented
themselves,
and
Yahweh indicated
that
someone
from
the
clan
of
Zerah
was
the
guilty
one.
Then
the
families
of Zerah’s
clan
presented
themselves,
and
Yahweh indicated
that
someone
from
the
family
of
Zabdi
was
the
guilty
one.
Then
Joshua
told
the
men
from
that
family
to
present
themselves.
And
Yahweh indicated
that
Achan
was
guilty.
Then
Joshua
said
to
Achan, “Son,
tell
the
truth [IDM].
Confess
to
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
what
you
have
done.
And
tell
me
what
you
did,
and
do
not
try
to ◄conceal
anything/prevent
me
from
knowing
what
you
did►.”
Achan
replied, “It
is
true.
I
have
sinned
against
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship.
Among
the
things
in
Jericho
that
I
saw
was
a
beautiful
coat
from
Babylonia.
I
also
saw 200
pieces
of
silver
and
some
gold
that
weighed
as
much
as 50
pieces
of
silver.
I
wanted
those
things
very
much
for
myself,
so
I
took
them.
I
buried
them
all
in
the
ground
under
my
tent.
You
will
find
them
there.
The
silver
is
buried
under
the
other
things.”
So
Joshua
sent
some
men
to
find
those
things.
They
ran
to Achan’s
tent
and
found
all
the
things
hidden
there.
The
men
brought
them
all
out
of
the
tent
and
took
them
to
Joshua
and
the
rest
of
the Israeli
people.
Then
they
spread/laid
them
out
on
the
ground,
where
Yahweh
could
see
them.
Then
Joshua
and
the
rest
of
the
people
led
Achan
down
to
the
valley.
They
also
took
down
there
the
silver,
the
coat,
the
gold, Achan’s
wife
and
sons
and
daughters,
and
his
cattle
and
donkeys
and
sheep,
and
his
tent,
and
everything
else
that
he
owned.
Joshua
said, “◄I
do
not
know
why
you
caused
so
much
trouble
for
us/You
have
caused
a
lot
of
trouble
for
us► [RHQ],
but
now
Yahweh
will
cause
trouble
for
you.”
Then
all
the
people
threw
stones
at
Achan
and
his
family
until
they
all
died.
Then
the
people
burned
their
corpses.
They
piled
rocks
over
the
ashes
of
their
corpses,
and
those
rocks
are
still
there.
That
is
why
that
valley
is
called
Trouble
Valley.
After
that,
Yahweh
was
no
longer
angry
with
the Israeli
people.
The town of Ai is destroyed
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua, “Do
not
be
afraid
or
discouraged
because
of
what
happened
at
Ai.
Lead
all
of
your
soldiers
and
go
there
again.
I
will
help
you
to
defeat
the
king
of
Ai,
his
people,
and
his
city,
and
enable
you
to
take
his
land.
Your
army
will
do
to
the
people
of
Ai
and
their
king
like
what
you
did
to
the
people
of
Jericho
and
their
king.
But
this
time
I
will
permit
you
to
take
all
their
possessions
and
keep
them
for
yourselves.
But
first,
tell
some
of
your
soldiers
to
hide
behind
the
city
and
prepare
to
suddenly
attack
it.”
So
Joshua
led
all
his
army
toward
Ai.
He
chose 30,000
of
his
best
fighters/warriors
and
prepared
to
send
them
out
during
the
night.
He
said
to
them, “Listen
carefully.
Some
of
you
must
hide
on
the
other
side
of
the
city.
Do
not
go
far
from
the
city.
Just
be
ready
to
attack.
I
and
the
men
who
are
with
me
will
march
toward
the
city
in
the
morning.
The
men
in
the
city
will
come
out
to
fight
us,
like
they
did
before.
Then
we
will
turn
around
and
start
to
run
away
from
them.
They
will
think
that
we
are
running
away
from
them
like
we
did
before.
So
they
will
chase
us
away
from
the
city.
While
we
are
running
away,
those
of
you
who
are
hiding
come
out
and
rush
into
the
city
and
capture
it.
Yahweh
your
God
will
enable
you
to
conquer
it.
After
you
capture
the
city,
burn
it.
Do
what
Yahweh
has
commanded
us
to
do.
Those
are
the
orders
I
am
giving
to
you.”
Then
Joshua
prepared
to
send
some
of
them
to
hide
and
wait
between
Ai
and
Bethel,
which
was
west
of
Ai.
But
Joshua
stayed
with
his
other
soldiers
that
night.
Early
the
next
morning,
Joshua
gathered
his
soldiers
together.
Then
he
and
the
other Israeli
leaders
led
them
up
to
Ai.
They
all
set
up
their
tents
close
to
Ai,
just
to
the
north
of
the
city,
where
all
the
people
of
the
city
could
see
them.
There
was
a
valley
between
them
and
the
city.
Then
Joshua
chose
about 5,000
men
and
told
them
to
go
and
hide
just
west
of
the
city,
between
Ai
and
Bethel.
So
those
men
did
that.
The
main
group
of
soldiers
was
north
of
the
city,
and
the
others
were
hiding
west
of
the
city.
That
night
Joshua
went
down
into
the
valley.
When
the
king
of
Ai
saw
the Israeli
army,
he
and
his
soldiers
got
up
early
the
next
morning
and
quickly
went
out
of
the
city
to
fight
them.
They
went
to
a
place
east
of
the
city,
but
they
did
not
know
that
some Israeli
soldiers
were
hiding
behind
the
city.
Joshua
and
the Israeli
soldiers
who
were
with
him
allowed
the
army
of
Ai
to
push
them
back.
They
ran
toward
the
desert.
The
men
in
Ai
were
ordered
to
chase
after
Joshua
and
his
men.
So
they
left
the
city
and
started
to
pursue
the Israelis.
All
the
men
of
Ai
and
the
men
of
Bethel
pursued
the Israeli
army.
They
did
not
leave
even
one
man
in
Ai
to
defend
it.
The
gates
of
the
city
were
left
wide
open.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua, “
Lift
up
your
spear
and
point
it
toward
Ai,
because
I
am
going
to
enable
your
soldiers
to
capture
it!”
So
Joshua pointed
his
spear
toward
Ai.
When
the Israeli
men
who
were
hiding
saw
that,
they
rushed
out
from
the
places
where
they
were
hiding
and
ran
into
the
city.
They
quickly
captured
it
and
set
it
on
fire.
When
the
men
of
Ai
looked
back,
they
saw
smoke
rising
from
their
city.
But
they
could
not
escape,
because
the Israeli
troops
stopped
running
away.
Joshua
and
his
men
saw
that
the
men
who
had
been
hiding
had
captured
the
city
and
were
burning
it,
and
they
saw
the
smoke
rising.
So
they
turned
around
and
started
to
attack
the
men
of
Ai.
Meanwhile,
the
soldiers
who
had
captured
the
city
came
out
and
attacked
them
from
the
rear.
So
the
men
of
Ai
were
caught
between
the
two
groups
of Israeli
soldiers.
None
of
the
men
of
Ai
escaped.
The Israelis
fought
until
they
killed
all
of
them.
Only
the
king
of
Ai
was
still
alive.
Then
they
seized
the
king
of
Ai
and
brought
him
to
Joshua.
A
summary
of
the
battle
While
they
were
fighting,
the Israeli
army
pursued
the
men
of
Ai
into
the
fields
and
into
the
desert,
and
killed
all
of
them.
Then
they
went
to
Ai
and
killed
everyone
who
was
there.
They
killed 12,000
men
and
women.
Joshua
continued
to
point
his
spear [LIT]
toward
Ai,
until
all
the
people
in
Ai
had
been
killed.
The Israeli
soldiers
took
for
themselves
the
animals
and
the
other
things
that
had
belonged
to
the
people
of
Ai,
just
like
Yahweh
had
told
Joshua
that
they
should
do.
Joshua
and
his
soldiers
burned
Ai
city
and
caused
it
to
become
a
pile
of
ruins.
It
is
still
like
that
today.
Joshua
hanged
the
king
of
Ai
on
a
tree
and
left
his
corpse
hanging
there
until
the
evening.
At
sunset
Joshua
told
his
men
to
take
the
king’s
corpse
down
from
the
tree
and
to
throw
it
on
the
ground
at
the
city
gate.
After
they
did
that,
they
piled
a
lot
of
rocks
on
top
of
the
corpse,
and
that
pile
of
rocks
is
still
there.
Joshua
repeated
Yahweh’s
agreement
with
the Israeli
people
Joshua
told
his
men
to
build
on
Ebal
Mountain
an
altar
for
Yahweh,
the
God
who
is
worshiped
by
the Israeli
people.
They
built
it
just
like
Moses,
the
man
who
served
God
well,
had
written
previously
in
the
laws
that
God
had
given
to
him.
They
made
it
from
stones
that
had
not
been
cut
using
iron
tools.
The Israelis
then
offered
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
that
were
burned
completely
on
the
altar.
They
also
offered
sacrifices
to
restore
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
As
the Israelis
watched,
Joshua
wrote
on
stones
the
laws
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
Moses
previously.
The Israeli
leaders,
the
officials,
the
judges,
and
other Israelis
were
there,
standing
nearby.
Many
people
who
were
not Israelis
were
also
there.
Half
of
the
people
stood
on
one
side
of
the
valley
below
Ebal
Mountain,
and
the
other
half
of
the
people
stood
on
the
other
side
of
the
valley
below
Gerizim
Mountain.
The
sacred
chest
was
in
the
valley
between
the
two
groups.
That
was
what
Moses
had
previously
commanded
that
the
people
should
do
when
Yahweh
was
about
to
bless
them.
Then
Joshua
read
to
the
people
all
that
Moses
had
written
previously.
That
included
what
Yahweh
had
taught
them
and
the
ways
that
he
promised
to
bless
them
if
they
obeyed
his
commands,
or
to
curse
them
if
they
disobeyed
them.
All
the Israelis
gathered
together
to
listen—the
men,
the
women,
and
the
children.
The ◄foreigners/people
who
were
not Israelis►
who
were
living
among
them
also
listened,
while
Joshua
read
all
the
commands
that
Moses
had
written.
The Gibeonites tricked the Israelis
There
were
several
kings
who
ruled
in
lands
that
are
on
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
They
were
the
kings
of
the
Heth people-group,
the Amor people-group,
the
Canaan people-group,
the Periz people-group,
the Hiv people-group,
and
the
Jebus people-group.
They
lived
in
the hilly
area,
in
the
foothills
further
west,
and
on
the
plains
along
the
coast
of
the Mediterranean
Sea.
They
heard
about
what
happened
at
Ai.
So
they
all
gathered
their
armies
to
fight
Joshua
and
the Israeli
army.
When
the
people
who
lived
in
Gibeon
city
heard
that
Joshua’s
army
had
defeated
the
people
of
Jericho
and
Ai,
they
decided
to trick
the Israelis.
They
gathered
some
old
sacks
and
some
old
leather
wine
bags
that
had
been
mended
after
they
were
cracked,
and
they
put
these
on
the
backs
of
their
donkeys.
They
put
on
old
sandals
that
had
been
patched,
and
wore
old ragged
clothes.
And
they
took
along
bread
that
was
dry
and moldy.
They
traveled
to
where
Joshua
and
the
other Israelis
had
set
up
their
tents
near
Gilgal.
They
said
to
Joshua
and
the
other Israeli
leaders, “We
have
traveled
from
a
distant
land.
We
want
you
to
make
a
peace
agreement
with
us.”
The Israeli
leaders
said
to
those
men
from
Gilead
who
were
from
the Hiv people-group, “
We
do
not
know
if
you
truly
live
far
from
us.
If
you
live
near
us,
we
cannot [RHQ]
make
a
peace
agreement
with
you,
because
God
has
commanded
us
to
get
rid
of
the
people
that
are
living
near
us.”
They
replied
to
Joshua, “
If
you
make
a
peace
agreement
with
us,
we
will
be
your
servants.”
But
Joshua
answered, “What people-group
are
you?
Where
do
you
come
from?”
The
men
from
Gibeon
answered, “
We
want
to
be
your
servants.
We
have
come
here
from
a
distant
land,
because
we
have
heard
about
the
great
things
that
your
god
has
done.
We
have
heard
about
everything
that
he
did
in
Egypt
to
help
you.
We
have
heard
that
he
enabled
you
to
defeat
the
armies
of
two
kings
of
the Amor people-group,
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River—Sihon,
the
king
who
ruled
in
Heshbon
city,
and
Og,
the
king
who
ruled
in
Ashtaroth
in
the
Bashan
area.
So
our
leaders
and
the
rest
of
our
people
said
to
us, ‘Take
some
food
and
go
to
talk
with
the Israelis.
Tell
them, “We
want
to
be
your
servants.
So
make
a
peace
agreement
with
us.”’
Look
at
our
bread.
It
was
fresh
and
warm
from
having
been
baked
on
the
day
that
we
left
our
area,
but
now
it
is
dry
and moldy.
Look
at
our
leather
wine
bags.
They
were
new
when
we
filled
them
with
wine
before
we
left,
but
now
they
are
cracked
and
old.
Our
clothes
and
our
sandals
are
worn
out
from
traveling
on
the
long
road
to
come
here.”
The Israeli
leaders
tasted
the
bread,
but
they
did
not
ask
Yahweh
what
to
do.
So
Joshua
agreed
to
make
a
peace
agreement
with
the
men
from
Gibeon
to
not
kill
them.
All
the Israeli
leaders
vowed
to
do
what
Joshua
said
in
the
agreement.
Then
the
men
from
Gibeon
returned
home.
Three
days
later
the Israelis
found
out
that
the
men
from
Gibeon
lived
nearby.
So
they
went
to
where
the
men
from
Gibeon
lived.
After
traveling
only
three
days,
they
came
to
their
cities:
Gibeon,
Kephirah,
Beeroth,
and
Kiriath-Jearim.
But
the Israelis
did
not
attack
the
people
of
those
cities,
because
they
had
promised
to
live
peacefully
with
them,
and
Yahweh
had
heard
them
promise
to
do
that.
All
the Israeli
people
grumbled
against
their
leaders
for
doing
that.
But
the
leaders
answered, “We
promised
to
live
peacefully
with
them,
and
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
heard
us
promise
to
do
that.
So
now
we
cannot
attack [EUP]
them.
This
is
what
we
will
do:
We
will
not
kill
them.
If
we
kill
them,
God
will
be
very
angry
with
us
and
punish
us
because
of
not
doing
what
we
promised
to
do.
So
we
must
allow
them
to
live.
But
they
will
cut
wood
for
us,
and
they
will
carry
water
for
us.”
So
the Israeli
leaders
did
what
they
had
promised.
Then
Joshua
summoned
the
men
from
Gibeon
and
asked
them, “Why
did
you
lie
to
us?
Your
land
was
near
to
where
we
had
set
up
our
tents,
but
you
told
us
that
you
were
from
a
distant
land!
So
now
you
will
become
our
slaves.
You
will
always
be
forced
to
cut
wood
and
carry
water
for
us Israeli
people
who
worship
in
the
temple
of
our
God.”
The
men
from
Gibeon
replied, “We
lied
to
you
because
we
were
afraid
that
you
would
kill
us.
We
heard
that
Yahweh,
your
God,
declared
to
his
servant
Moses
that
he
would
enable
you
to
conquer
all
the
people
in
this
land
and
to
kill
all
the
people
who
lived
in
it.
So
now
you
can
decide
what
you
will
do
with
us.
Do
what
you
think
is
right.”
So
Joshua
saved
the
lives
of
the
people
of
Gibeon
by
not allowing
the Israelis
to
kill
them.
Instead,
he
forced
them
to
become
the Israelis’
slaves.
They
cut
wood
and
carried
water
for
the Israelis.
They
also
brought
the
wood
and
water
that
was
needed
for
the
sacred
altar
of
Yahweh,
to
whatever
place
Yahweh
decided
that
they
should
build
one.
And
the
people
of
Gibeon
are
still
doing
that.
Joshua’s army defeated the descendants of Amor when God made the sun stand still
Later, Adonizedek,
the
king
of
Jerusalem,
heard
that
Joshua’s
army
had
captured
Ai
town
and
had
destroyed
everything
in
the
town.
He
heard
that
they
had
done
to
the
people
of
Ai
and
to
their
king
the
same
thing
that
they
had
done
to
the
people
of
Jericho
and
their
king.
He
also
heard
that
the
people
of
Gibeon
city
had
made
a
peace
treaty
with
the Israeli
people,
and
that
the
people
of
Gibeon
were
now
living
near
the Israelis
and
being
protected
by
them.
Because
of
that,
he
and
the
people
whom
he
ruled
became
very
afraid,
because
Gibeon
was
an
important
city,
like
the
other
cities
that
had
kings.
And
even
though
Gibeon
was
a
larger
city
than
Ai
and
all
its
soldiers
were
good
fighters,
they
thought
Joshua’s
army
might
defeat
them.
So
King Adonizedek
sent
a
message
to Hosham
the
king
of
Hebron
city,
to
Piram
the
king
of
Jarmuth
city,
to
Jarmuth
the
king
of
Lachish
city,
and
to
Debir
the
king
of
Eglon
city.
In
the
message
he
said, “Please
come
up
with
your
armies
and
help
me
to
attack
Gibeon,
because
the
people
of
Gibeon
have
made
a
peace
treaty
with
Joshua
and
the Israelis.”
So
those
five
kings
who
ruled
all
the
groups
who
were
descendants
of Amor—the
kings
of
Jerusalem,
Hebron,
Jarmuth,
Lachish,
and
Debir—came
up
with
all
of
their
soldiers
and
surrounded
the
city.
Then
they
prepared
to
attack
it.
So
the
people
of
Gibeon
sent
a
message
to
Joshua
while
he
was
in
the
camp
at
Gilgal.
They
said, “We
are
your
servants.
So
do
not
forsake
us.
Come
up
to
us
quickly
and
save
us!
Help
us,
because
the
kings
of
all
of
the
groups
descended
from Amor
and
their
armies
have
joined
their
forces
and
have
come
from
the hilly
area
to
attack
us!”
So
Joshua
and
all
his
army,
including
the
soldiers
who
were
his
best
fighting
men,
marched
up
from
Gilgal.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua, “Do
not
be
afraid
of
those
armies!
I
will
enable
your
army
to
defeat
them [IDM].
None
of
them
will
be
able
to ◄resist/fight
and
defeat►
your
army.”
Joshua’s
army
marched
all
night
and
arrived
very
early
in
the
morning.
They
attacked
their
enemies
before
anyone
knew
that
they
had
come.
Yahweh
caused
their
enemies
to ◄become
very
confused/start
running
in
all
directions►
when
they
saw
the Israeli
army.
As
a
result,
the Israeli
army
defeated
them
very
severely
at
Gibeon
and
killed
many
of
them.
The
rest
of
them
fled
along
the
road
that
goes
up
to
Beth-Horon.
But
the Israeli
army
pursued
them
and
killed
them
all
along
the
road
that
goes
to
Azekah
and
Makkedah
towns.
As
they
fled
in
front
of
the Israeli
army,
Yahweh
threw
down
huge
hailstones
from
the
sky.
As
a
result,
more
of
them
died
from
hailstones
falling
on
them
than
died
as
a
result
of
the Israeli
army
killing
them
with
swords.
On
the
day
that
Yahweh
enabled
the Israeli
army
to
defeat
the
groups
who
were
descendants
of Amor,
Joshua
said
to
Yahweh
while
the Israeli
people
were
listening, “Yahweh,
cause
the
sun
to
stand
still
over
Gibeon,
and
cause
the
moon
to
not
move
when
it
is
over
Aijalon
Valley.”
And
that
is
what
happened.
The
sun
stood
still,
and
the
moon
did
not
move,
until
the Israeli
army
defeated
their
enemies.
That
is
what
has
been
written
in
the
book
that
Jashar
wrote.
The
sun
stopped
while
it
was
in
the
middle
of
the
sky,
and
did
not ◄set/go
down►
for
about
a
whole
day.
On
that
day
Yahweh
did
a
great
miracle
that
someone
asked
him
to
do.
There
was
never
a
day
like
that
previously,
and
there
has
never
been
a
day
like
that
since.
Yahweh
was
certainly
fighting
for
the Israeli
people!
After
Joshua’s
army
defeated
their
enemies,
they
all
returned
to
their
camp
at
Gilgal.
Joshua’s
army
defeated
the
armies
of
five
kings
While
the
enemy
soldiers
were
fleeing
from
Joshua’s
army,
their
five
kings
also
fled
and
hid
in
a
cave
at
Makkedah
town.
Then
someone
told
Joshua, “We
found
those
five
kings,
hiding
in
a
cave
at
Makkedah!”
When
Joshua
heard
that,
he
said, “Roll
some
very
large
rocks
to
the
entrance
of
the
cave
so
that
the
kings
cannot
escape,
and
leave
some
soldiers
there
to
guard
it.
But
do
not
stay
there!
Pursue
our
enemies!
Attack
them
from
behind!
Do
not
allow
them
to
escape
to
their
cities,
because
Yahweh,
our
God,
will
enable
you
to
defeat/kill
them. [IDM]”
So
Joshua’s
army
did
what
he
told
them
to
do.
They
killed
almost
all
of
the
enemy
soldiers,
but
a
few
of
them
were
able
to
reach
their
cities
and
be
safe
inside
the
walls
of
the
cities.
Then
Joshua’s
army
returned
to
Joshua,
who
was
still
in
their
camp
at
Makkedah.
No
one
in
the
land
dared
to
criticize [MTY]
the Israelis.
Then
Joshua
said, “Open
the
entrance
of
the
cave,
and
bring
out
to
me
those
five
kings!”
So
the
soldiers
brought
those
five
kings
out
of
the
cave—the
kings
of
Jerusalem,
Hebron,
Jarmuth,
Lachish,
and
Eglon.
When
they
brought
those
kings
to
Joshua
and
forced
them
to
lie
on
the
ground,
he
summoned
all
the Israeli
soldiers,
and
then
he
said
to
the
army
commanders, “Come
here
and
put
your
feet
on
the
necks
of
these
kings!”
So
the
commanders
did
that.
Then
Joshua
said
to
them, “Do
not
be
afraid
of
any
of
our
enemies!
Never
be
discouraged!
Be
strong
and
courageous.
This
is
what
Yahweh
will
do
to
all
the
enemies
you
will
fight!”
Then
Joshua
killed
each
of
the
five
kings
with
his
sword,
and
told
his
soldiers
to
hang
the
bodies
of
the
five
kings
on
trees.
So
they
did
that,
and
they
left
the
bodies
hanging
on
the
trees
until
sunset.
At
sunset,
Joshua
told
them
to
take
the
bodies
down
from
the
trees
and
throw
them
into
the
cave
where
they
had
been
hiding.
So
the
soldiers
did
that,
and
then
they
put
those
large
rocks
at
the
entrance
of
the
cave
again.
Those
rocks
are
still
there.
That
is
how
Joshua’s
army
attacked
and
captured
Makkedah.
They
killed
the
king
and
everyone
else
in
the
town.
They
did
not
leave
anyone
alive.
They
did
to
the
king
of
Makkedah
the
same
thing
that
they
had
done
to
the
king
of
Jericho.
They
conquered
the
southern
cities
That
same
day,
Joshua
and
his Israeli
army
went
southwest
from
Makkedah
to
Libnah
city
and
attacked
it.
Yahweh
enabled
the Israelis
to
conquer [MTY]
that
city
and
its
king.
They
killed
everyone
in
the
city;
they
did
not ◄spare
anyone/allow
anyone
to
remain
alive►.
They
killed
the
king
of
Libnah
just
like
they
had
killed
the
king
of
Jericho.
Then
Joshua
and
his
army
went
south
from
Libnah
to
Lachish
city.
They
surrounded
the
city
and
attacked
it.
On
the
second
day
of
the
battle,
Yahweh
enabled
the Israelis
to
conquer [MTY]
the
city.
And
like
they
had
done
at
Libnah,
they
killed
everyone [DOU]
in
the
city.
King
Horam
from
Gezer
city
and
his
army
came
to
help
the
soldiers
of
Lachish,
but
Joshua’s
army
defeated
Horam
and
his
army,
and
did
not
allow
any
of
them
to
remain
alive.
Then
Joshua
and
his
army
went
west
from
Lachish
to
Eglon
city.
They
surrounded
the
city
and
attacked
it.
On
that
day,
they
captured
the
city
and
killed [MTY]
everyone
in
it [DOU],
just
like
they
had
done
at
Lachish.
Then
Joshua
and
his
army
went
west
from
Eglon
up
into
the
hills
to
Hebron
city.
They
attacked
the
city
and
captured
it.
They
killed
the
king
and
everyone
else,
just
like
they
had
done
at
Eglon.
They
did
not
allow
anyone
to
remain
alive.
Then
Joshua
and
his
army
turned
south
and
went
to
Debir
city
and
attacked
it.
They
captured
the
city
and
its
king,
and
also
captured
the
nearby
towns.
Then
they
killed
everyone [DOU];
they
did
to
the
people
there
the
same
thing
that
they
had
done
at
Hebron
and
Libnah.
That
is
how
Joshua
and
his
army
conquered
the
entire
southern
part
of
Canaan.
They
defeated
the
kings
who
ruled
the hilly
area,
the
dry
southern
area,
the
western
foothills,
and
the
eastern
slopes.
They
killed
everyone [DOU]
in
those
areas;
they
did
not
allow
anyone
to
remain
alive.
Joshua’s
soldiers
captured
all
the
cities
from
Kadesh-Barnea
city
in
the
far
south
to
Gaza
city
near
the
coast,
including
all
the
Goshen
area,
and
north
to
Gibeon
city.
At
that
one
time,
Joshua’s
army
conquered
all
the
kings
and
captured
all
the
territory
that
they
ruled.
They
were
able
to
do
that
because
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
worship,
was
fighting
for
them.
Then
Joshua
and
his
army
returned
to
their
camp
at
Gilgal.
Joshua’s army captured towns in the north
When
King
Jabin
of
Hazor
city
heard
about
all
those
things
that
had
happened,
he
sent
messages
to
Jobab,
the
king
of
Madon
city,
to
the
king
of
Shimron
city,
and
to
the
king
of
Acshaph
city,
requesting
them
to
send
their
armies
to
come
and
help
him
fight
against
the Israelis.
He
also
sent
messages
to
the
kings
in
the
northern hilly
area
and
to
the
kings
in
the
Jordan
River
Valley,
south
of
Galilee
Lake
and
in
the
western
hills.
He
sent
a
message
to
the
king
of Naphoth-Dor
in
the
west
and
to
the
kings
of
the
Canaan people-group
in
the
eastern
and
western
parts
of
the
land.
He
sent
messages
to
the Amor people-group
and
the
Heth people-group
and
the Periz people-group
and
the
Jebus people-group
who
lived
in
the hilly
area.
He
also
sent
a
message
to
the Hiv people-group
who
lived
below
Hermon
Mountain
in
the
Mizpah
area.
So
the
armies
of
all
those
kings
gathered
together,
bringing
their
horses
and
chariots.
There
seemed
to
be [HYP]
as
many
soldiers
as
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore.
All
of
those
kings
and
their
armies
gathered
together
at
Merom Pond,
and
they
set
up
their
tents
there.
Then
they
made
plans
to
fight
against
the Israelis.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua, “Do
not
be
afraid
of
them,
because
at
this
time
tomorrow
I
will
enable
your
men
to
defeat
them.
Your
men
must
also cripple
their
horses
and
burn
their
chariots.”
So
Joshua
and
his
army
traveled
to
Merom Pond
and
attacked
their
enemies ◄by surprise/before
they
were
ready
to
fight►.
Yahweh
enabled
the Israelis
to
defeat
them.
They
pursued
them
to
Sidon
city
in
the
far
north,
and
to
Misrephoth-Maim
in
the northwest,
and
to
Mizpah
Valley
in
the northeast.
The Israelis
fought
them
until ◄they
were
all
dead/there
were
no
survivors►.
Then
Joshua
and
his
men
did
what
Yahweh
told
them
to
do:
They
crippled
their
enemies’
horses
and
burned
their
chariots.
The
king
of
Hazor
had
ruled
the
people
of
all
the
kingdoms
whose
armies
had
fought
against
the Israelis.
So
Joshua’s
army
went
back
to
Hazor
and
captured
that
city
and
killed
their
king.
They
killed
everyone
in
Hazor; ◄they
did
not
spare
anyone/no
one
was
left
alive► [DOU].
Then
they
burned
the
city.
Joshua’s
army
captured
all
of
those
cities
and
killed
all
of
their
kings.
They
did
that
like
Moses,
the
man
who
served
Yahweh
well,
had
commanded
them
to
do.
Joshua’s
men
burned
Hazor
city,
but
they
did
not
burn
any
of
the
other
cities
that
were
built
on
small
hills.
The Israelis
took
for
themselves
the
animals
that
they
found
in
those
cities
and
everything
else
that
was
valuable [DOU].
But
they
killed
all
the
people.
Many
years
before,
Yahweh
had
told
Moses
to
do
that,
and
then
Moses
told
Joshua
to
do
it.
So
Joshua
did
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses
to
do.
Joshua’s
army
defeated
all
the
people
who
were
living
in
that
land.
They
took
control
over
the hilly
area
and
the
area
in
the
southern
part
of
Canaan,
all
the
area
of
Goshen,
the
western
foothills,
and
the
Jordan
River
Valley.
They
took
control
over
all
the
mountains
in
Israel
and
all
the
hills
near
the
mountains.
They
took
control
of
all
the
land
from
Halak
Mountain
in
the
south
up
to
the
Seir
hilly
area
as
far
as Baal-Gaal
in
Lebanon
Valley
in
the
north,
at
the
bottom
of
Hermon
Mountain.
They
captured
all
the
kings
of
those
areas
and
killed
them.
Joshua’s
men
fought
against
those
groups
for
many
years.
There
was
only
one
group
that
made
a
peace
agreement
with
the Israelis;
they
were
the
people
of
the Hiv people-group
who
lived
in
Gibeon.
The Israelis
captured
all
the
other
towns
in
battles.
Yahweh
caused
the
people
in
all
those
other
groups
to
be
stubborn [IDM],
with
the
result
that
they
fought
against
the Israeli
army,
and
the Israelis
killed
them
all.
They
were
not
merciful
to
any
of
them.
That
is
what
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses
to
do.
Joshua’s
army
also
fought
the
Anak people-group
who
lived
in
the
hills
near
Hebron,
Debir,
and
Anah
cities.
They
also
fought
against
the
people
who
lived
in
the hilly
area
of
Judah
and
Israel,
and
they
killed
all
of
those
people
and
destroyed
their
cities.
As
a
result,
there
were
no
descendants
of
Anak
who
remained
alive
in
Israel.
Only
a
few
remained
alive
in
Gaza,
Gath,
and
Ashdod
cities.
Joshua’s
army
took
control
of
all
the
land,
just
as
Yahweh
long
ago
had
told
Moses
to
do.
Yahweh
gave
the
land
to
the Israelis,
because
he
had
promised
to
give
it
to
them.
Then
Joshua
divided
the
land
among
the Israeli
tribes.
After
that,
there
was ◄peace/no
more
battles►
in
the
land.
The kings defeated by the Israelis
The Israelis
took
control
of
the
land
that
was
east
of
the
Jordan
River,
from
the
Arnon
River gorge
in
the
south
to
Hermon
Mountain
in
the
north,
including
all
the
land
on
the
eastern
side
of
the
Jordan
River
Valley.
That
land
previously
belonged
to
the
two
kings
whose
armies
the Israelis
defeated.
One
of
them
was
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group.
He
lived
in
Heshbon
city
and
ruled
over
the
area
from
Aroer
town
along
the
Arnon
River Gorge,
north
to
the
Jabbok
River.
His
land
started
in
the
middle
of
the gorge,
which
was
the
border
between
his
land
and
the
land
of
the
Ammon people-group.
Sihon
also
ruled
over
the
southern
half
of
the
Gilead
region,
and
over
the
land
on
the
eastern
side
of
the
Jordan
River
Valley,
from
Galilee Lake
south
to
the
Dead
Sea.
He
also
ruled
over
the
land
east
of
the
Dead
Sea
from
Beth-Jeshimoth
south
to
the
side
of
Pisgah
Mountain.
The
other
king
whom
the Israeli
army
defeated
was
Og,
the
king
of
the
Bashan
region.
He
was
the
last
of
the
descendants
of
the
giant
Rapha.
He
ruled
that
land,
living alternately
in
Ashtaroth
and
Edrei
cities.
He
ruled
over
the
area
from
Hermon
Mountain
and
Salecah
in
the
north,
and
over
all
the
Bashan
area
in
the
east,
and
to
the
borders
of
the
kingdoms
of
Geshur
and
Maacah
to
the
west.
Og
ruled
the
northern
half
of
the
Gilead
region,
as
far
as
the
border
of
the
land
ruled
by
King
Sihon.
Moses,
the
man
who
served
Yahweh
well,
and
all
the Israeli
army
defeated
the
armies
of
those
kings.
Then
Moses
gave
that
land
to
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
and
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
Joshua
and
the Israeli
army
also
defeated
kings
who
ruled
over
the
land
on
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
He
gave
that
land
to
the Israeli
people,
dividing
it
among
the
other
tribes.
That
land
was
between
Baal-Gad
city
in
the
Lebanon
Valley
in
the
far
north
all
the
way
south
to
Halak
Mountain,
which
is
near
the
land
of
the
Edom people-group.
That
land
included
the
mountains,
the
western hilly
area,
the
Jordan
River
Valley,
the
western
slopes
of
the
mountains,
the
desert
in
Judea,
and
the
Negev
desert
in
the
south.
That
whole
area
was
the
land
where
the
Heth, Amor,
Canaan, Periz, Hiv,
and
Jebus people-groups
lived.
The Israeli
army
defeated
the
armies
of
the
kings
of
each
of
these
cities:
Jericho,
Ai (which
was
near
Bethel),
Jerusalem,
Hebron,
Jarmuth,
Lachish,
Eglon,
Gezer,
Debir,
Geder,
Hormah,
Arad,
Libnah,
Adullam,
Makkedah,
Bethel,
Tappuah,
Hepher,
Aphek,
Lasharon,
Madon,
Hazor,
Shimron Meron,
Acshaph,
Taanach,
Megiddo,
Kedesh,
Jokneam
in
the
Carmel
area,
Dor
in
the Naphoth-Dor
area, Goyim
in
the
Gilgal
area,
and
Tirzah.
There
was
a
total
of 31
kings
that
the Israeli
army
defeated.
The areas that the Israelis had not yet captured
When
Joshua
was
very
old,
Yahweh
said
to
him, “Joshua,
you
are
now
an
old
man,
but
there
is
still
a
lot
of
land
for
your
army
to
capture.
Here
is
a
list
of
the
land
that
remains:
The
Geshur
region
and
all
the
area
where
the
Philistia people-group
live;
the
area
where
the
Canaan people-group
live,
from
the
Shihor
River
in
the
south
at
the
eastern
border
of
Egypt,
to
Ekron
city
in
the
north;
the
rulers
of
the
five
cities
of
Gaza,
Ashdod,
Ashkelon,
Gath,
and
Ekron;
the
area
where
the
Avva people-group
live,
which
is
south
of
the
area
where
the
Canaan people-group
live;
the
area
where
the
Gebal people-group
live;
and
all
the
Lebanon
area
east
of
Baal-Gad
city
at
the
bottom
of
Hermon
Mountain,
as
far
as
Lebo-Hamath.
All
the
people
of
the
Sidon people-group
live
in
the hilly
area
from
Lebanon
to
Misrephoth-Maim,
but
I
will
force
them
to
leave
that
area
before
you Israelis
arrive
there.
Be
sure
to
give
that
area
to
the Israeli
people
when
you
divide
the
land
among
them,
like
I
told
you
to
do.
Divide
all
that
land
among
the
nine Israeli
tribes
and
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
the
tribes
that
do
not
have
land
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.”
The
land
east
of
the
Jordan
River
Half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
and
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
had
already
been
told
what
land
they
would
receive,
because
Moses,
the
man
who
served
Yahweh
well,
had
already
assigned
to
them
the
land
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
Their
land
extended
from
Aroer
town
at
the
Arnon
River gorge
to
the
town
in
the
middle
of
the gorge.
It
included
the
whole
plain
from
Medeba
town
south
to
Dibon
town.
All
the
towns
ruled
by
King
Sihon
were
in
that
area.
The
land
extended
to
where
the
Ammon people-group
lived.
The
Gilead
area
was
also
there,
and
the
regions
where
the
people
of
the
Geshur
and
Maacah people-groups
lived,
and
all
of
Hermon
Mountain
and
all
the
Bashan
region
south
to
Salecah.
All
the
land
ruled
by
Og,
the
king
who
ruled
the
Bashan
region,
was
in
that
land.
Og
was
one
of
the
last
descendants
of Repha;
previously
he
had
ruled
in
Ashtaroth
and
Edrei
cities,
but
the
armies
of
Moses
had
defeated
their
armies
and
had
taken
their
land
from
them.
But
the Israelis
did
not
force
the
people
of
the
Geshur
and
Maacah
people-groups
to
leave
their
land,
so
they
still
live
among
the Israeli
people.
The
tribe
of
Levi
was
the
only
tribe
that
did
not
get
any
land.
Instead,
just
like
Yahweh
promised,
they
continued
to
receive
food
from
the
sacrifices
that
were
given
to
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israelis
worship,
the
sacrifices
that
were
burned
on
the
sacred
altar.
Moses
had
allotted
land
to
each
clan
in
the
tribe
of
Reuben.
Their
land
extended
from
Aroer
town
near
the
Arnon
River gorge
to
Medeba
town.
That
included
all
of
the
plain
that
is
near
Medeba
and
the
town
in
the
middle
of
the gorge.
It
also
included
Heshbon
city
and
all
the
nearby
towns
on
the
plain—Dibon, Bamioth-Baal,
Beth-Baal-Meon,
Jahaz,
Kedemoth,
Mephaath,
Kiriathaim,
Sibmah,
Zereth-Shahar
on
the
hill
overlooking
the
valley,
Beth-Peor,
the
hills
in
the
Pisgah
area,
and
Beth-Jeshimoth.
That
land
included
all
the
towns
on
the
plain
and
all
the
area
that
King
Sihon
had
previously
ruled.
But
the
army
of
Moses
had
defeated
him
and
the
rulers
of
the
Midian people-group:
Evi,
Rekem,
Zur,
Hur,
and
Reba.
The
armies
of
all
those
rulers
fought
battles
along
with
the
army
of
Sihon,
and
they
lived
in
that
country.
The Israeli
army
killed
many
people
during
those
battles,
including
Balaam,
the
prophet
from
Beor,
who
tried
to
use magic
to
predict/tell
what
would
happen
in
the
future.
The
western
boundary
of
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben
was
the
Jordan
River.
Moses
also
allotted
some
land
to
each
clan
in
the
tribe
of
Gad.
Their
land
included
the
Jazer
area
and
all
the
towns
of
the
Gilead
area;
half
of
the
land
where
the
Ammon people-group
lived,
as
far
as
Aroer
town
which
is
near
Rabbah
town;
the
area
from
Heshbon
city
to Ramath-Mizpah
and
Betonim
towns;
the
area
from
Mahanaim
town
to
the
Debir
region;
Beth-Haram,
Beth-Nimrah,
Succoth,
and
Zaphon
cities
in
the
valley;
and
the
other
area
that
King
Sihon
had
ruled
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
That
area
extended
north
to
the
southern
end
of
Galilee Lake.
All
this
land,
including
the
towns
and
villages,
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Gad.
Moses
also
had
allotted
some
of
the
land
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River
to
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
Their
land
extended
north
from
Mahanaim
city.
It
included
all
the
Bashan
region,
all
the
land
that
King
Og
had
ruled,
and
all
the
towns
in
the
Jair
area
in
Bashan.
Altogether
that
area
included 60
towns.
Their
area
also
included
half
of
the
Gilead
region,
and
the
cities
of
Ashtaroth
and
Edrei
where
King
Og
had
ruled.
All
that
area
was
allotted
to
the
clans
descended
from
Manasseh’s
son
Makir.
Moses
had
allotted
to
those
tribes
the
land
that
was
on
the
plain
of
the
Moab
region,
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho.
But
Moses
did
not
allot
any
land
to
the
tribe
of
Levi
because
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
promised
that
he
himself
would
always
provide
for
them.
The land west of the Jordan River
Eleazar
the Supreme
Priest,
Joshua,
and
the
leaders
of
the
twelve
tribes
repeated
what
land
would
be
allotted
to
each
of
the Israeli
tribes
in
Canaan.
Yahweh
had
told
Moses
many
years
previously
in
what
way
he
wanted
the
division
of
the
land
to
be
decided.
Moses
had
already
declared
that
two
and
a
half
tribes
would
be
allotted
land
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
Joseph
had
two
sons,
Manasseh
and
Ephraim.
Half
of
the
tribe
descended
from
Manasseh
was
allotted
land
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan,
along
with
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad.
The
people belonging
to
the
nine
and
a
half
other
tribes
on
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
River
threw ◄lots/stones
that
had
been
marked►
to
decide
which
land
each
tribe
would
receive.
The
tribe
of
Levi
was
not
allotted
any
land.
They
received
only
towns
that
already
existed,
towns
in
which
to
live,
and ◄pastures/fields
of
grass►
for
their
animals.
Land
for
Caleb
One
day
some
men
from
the
tribe
of
Judah
went
to
Joshua
while
he
and
all
the Israelis
were
at
Gilgal.
Among
those
men
was Jephunneh’s
son
Caleb.
He
said
to
Joshua, “
I
am
sure
that
you
remember
what
Yahweh
said
to
the
prophet
Moses
about
you
and
me
when
we
were
at
Kadesh-Barnea.
I
was 40
years
old
at
that
time.
Moses
sent
me
and
you
and
some
other
men
to
explore
this
land.
When
we
returned,
I
gave
to
Moses
a
true
report [IDM]
about
what
we
had
seen.
The
other
men
who
went
with
us
gave
a
report
that
caused
the
people
to
be
afraid [IDM].
But
I
fully/completely
believed
that
Yahweh
would
enable
us
to
take
the
land
from
the
people
who
lived
there.
So
on
that
day,
Moses
solemnly
promised
me, ‘
Some
of
the
land
on
which
you
walked
will
become
yours.
It
will
belong
to
your
descendants
forever.
I
am
giving
it
to
you
because
you
fully
trusted
in
Yahweh,
my
God.’
“ow
Yahweh
has
done
for
me
what
he
promised.
Forty-five
years
have
passed
since
Moses
said
that
to
me
during
the
time
that
we
were
wandering
around
in
the
desert.
And
just
like
Yahweh
promised,
he
has
kept
me
alive
and
well
all
during
that
time.
Now
I
am
eighty-five
years
old.
I
am
as
strong
today
as
I
was
on
the
day
that
Moses
sent
me
to
explore
this
land.
I
am
as
ready
to
fight
now
as
I
was
then.
So
please
give
me
the hilly
area
that
Yahweh
promised
to
give
to
me
at
that
time
long
ago.
At
that
time,
you
heard
me
say
that
the
Amalek people-group
lived
there.
You
heard
me
say
that
their
cities
were
large,
and
they
had
walls
around
them
to
protect
them
from
attacks
by
their
enemies.
But
now,
Yahweh
will
help
me,
and
as
a
result
I
will
force
them
to
leave,
just
like
Yahweh
said
would
happen.”
So
Joshua
asked
God
to
bless
Caleb,
and
he
gave
to
Caleb
the
city
of
Hebron.
Previously
that
city
was
called
Kiriath-Arba,
because
Arba
was
the
greatest
man
among
the
Amalek people-group.
Hebron
still
belongs
to
the
descendants
of
Caleb,
because
Caleb
completely/fully
trusted
in
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
and
obeyed
him.
After
that
happened,
there
was ◄peace/no
battles►
in
Canaan
land
for
many
years.
Land for the tribe of Judah
The
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Judah
was
divided
among
its
clans.
That
land
extended
south
along
the
border
of
the
Edom
region,
as
far
as
the
Zin
Desert.
The
southern
border
of
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Judah
started
at
the
south
end
of
the
Dead
Sea
and
extended
west.
It
extended
south
of Scorpion
Pass
to
Zin
Desert,
and
from
there
west
to
a
place
south
of
Kadesh-Barnea,
past
Hezron
town,
to
Addar
town,
and
from
there
it
turned
northwest
to
Karka
town.
From
there
it
continued
to
Azmon,
and
from
there
to
the
dry riverbed
on
the
border
of
Egypt,
and
from
there
west
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
That
was
the
southern
border.
The
eastern
border
of
the
land
of
the
tribe
of
Judah
was
the
Dead
Sea,
and
it
extended
north
to
where
the
Jordan
River
ends
at
the
Dead
Sea.
The
northern
border
started
where
the
Jordan
River
ends
at
the
Dead
Sea.
It
extended
north
to
Beth-Hoglah
town,
and
from
there
it
extended
north
of
Beth-Arabah
town
to
the
big
stone
set
up
by Reuben’s
son
Bohan.
From
there
the
border
continued
west
through
Achor
Valley
to
Debir
city.
From
there
it
turned
north
to
Gilgal
city.
Gilgal
is
north
of
the
road
that
goes
through
Adummim
Pass,
on
the
south
side
of
the
valley.
From
Gilgal
the
border
extended
west
to
the
springs
at
En-Shemesh,
and
from
there
to
En-Rogel.
From
there
it
extended
through
Ben-Hinnom
Valley,
south
of
the
city
where
the
Jebus people-group
lived. (That
city
is
now
named
Jerusalem.)
From
there
the
border
extended
to
the
top
of
the
hill
on
the
west
side
of
Hinnom
Valley,
at
the
northern
end
of
the
valley
where
the Repha
giants
lived.
From
there
the
border
extended
northwest
to
Nephtoah
Spring,
and
from
there
to
the
cities
near
Ephron
Mountain.
From
there
the
border
extended
west
toward
Baalah,
which
is
now
named
Kiriath-Jearim.
Then
the
border
extended
further
west
to
Seir
Mountain.
Then
it
continued
southwest
along
the
north
side
of
Jearim
Mountain,
which
is
also
named
Kesalon,
to
Beth-Shemesh
city.
From
there
it
extended
northwest
past
Timnah
city,
to
the
hill
north
of
Ekron
city.
From
there
it
extended
west
to
Shikkeron
town
and
past
Baalah
Mountain
to
Jabneel
town,
then
northwest
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
The
western
border
of
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Judah
was
the Mediterranean
Sea.
All
the
clans
of
Judah
lived
inside
those
borders.
Yahweh
commanded
Joshua
to
give
part
of
the
land
for
the
tribe
of
Judah
to
Caleb.
So
he
gave
to
Caleb
Kiriath-Arba
city,
which
is
now
named
Hebron. (Arba
was
the ancestor
of
the
Anak people-group.)
Caleb
forced
the
three
clans
of
the
Anak people-group
to
leave
Hebron.
Those
were
the
Sheshai,
Ahiman,
and
Talmai
clans.
Then
Caleb
left
there
and
went
to
fight
against
the
people
living
in
Debir
city,
which
was
previously
named
Kiriath-Sepher.
Caleb
said, “If
someone
attacks
the
people
in
Kiriath-Sepher
and
captures
their
city,
I
will
give
my
daughter
Acsah
to
him
to
be
his
wife.”
Othniel,
the
son
of
Caleb’s
brother
Kenaz,
captured
the
city.
So
Caleb
gave
his
daughter
to
him.
When
Caleb’s
daughter
married
Othniel,
she
told
him
to
ask
her
father
to
give
her
a
field.
Then
Acsah
went
to
talk
with
her
father
Caleb.
As
she
got
down
from
her
donkey,
Caleb
asked
her, “Do
you
want
something?”
Acsah
replied, “Yes,
I
want
you
to
do
something
for
me.
You
have
given
me
some
land
in
the
southern
part
of
Canaan,
but
there
is
no
water
there.
So
please
give
me
some
land
that
has
springs.”
So
Caleb
gave
her
the
upper
and
lower
springs
near
Hebron.
Here
is
a
list
of
the
towns
in
the
land
that
God
had
promised
to
give
to
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Each
clan
was
allotted
some
of
the
land.
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
allotted
all
these
towns
in
the
southern
desert
area
of
Canaan,
near
the
border
of
the
Edom
region:
Kabzeel,
Eder,
Jagur,
Kinah,
Dimonah,
Adadah,
Kedesh,
Hazor,
Ithnan,
Ziph,
Telem,
Bealoth,
Hazor-Hadattah,
Kerioth-Hezron (which
is
also
named
Hazor),
Amam,
Shema, Molodah,
Hazar-Gaddah,
Heshmon,
Beth-Pelet,
Hazar-Shual,
Beersheba,
Biziothiah,
Baalah,
Iim,
Ezem,
Eltolad,
Kesil,
Hormah,
Ziklag,
Madmannah,
Sansannah,
Lebaoth,
Shilhim,
Ain,
and
Rimmon.
There
were 29
towns
altogether
and
their
surrounding
villages.
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
allotted
these
towns
in
the
northern
part
of
the
western
foothills:
Eshtaol,
Zorah,
Ashnah,
Zanoah,
En-Gannim,
Tappuah,
Enam,
Jarmuth,
Adullam,
Socoh,
Azekah,
Shaaraim,
Adithaim,
and
Gederah (which
is
also
named
Gederothaim).
Altogether
there
were 14
towns
and
their
surrounding
villages.
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
also
allotted
these
towns
in
the
southern
part
of
the
western
foothills:
Zenan,
Hadashah,
Migdal-Gad,
Dilean,
Mizpah,
Joktheel,
Lachish,
Bozkath,
Eglon,
Cabbon,
Lahmas,
Kitlish,
Gederoth,
Beth-Dagon,
Naamah,
and
Makkedah.
There
were 16
towns
altogether
and
their
surrounding
villages.
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
also
allotted
these
towns
in
the central
part
of
the
western
foothills:
Libnah,
Ether,
Ashan,
Iphtah,
Ashnah,
Nezib,
Keilah,
Aczib,
and
Mareshah.
There
were
nine
towns
altogether,
with
their
surrounding
villages.
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
also
allotted
these
towns
close
to
the Mediterranean
Sea
with
their
surrounding
villages:
Ekron
and
the
towns
between
Ekron
and
the
coast,
Ashdod,
and
Gaza.
The
area
extended
south
to
the
dry riverbed
on
the
border
of
Egypt.
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
also
allotted
these
towns
in
the southwest
part
of
the hilly
region:
Shamir,
Jattir,
Socoh,
Dannah,
Kiriath-Sannah (which
is
now
named
Debir),
Anab,
Eshtemoh,
Anim,
Goshen,
Holon,
and
Giloh.
There
were
eleven
towns
with
their
surrounding
villages.
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
also
allotted
these
towns
in
the south-central
part
of
the hilly
region:
Arab,
Dumah,
Eshan,
Janim,
Beth-Tappuah,
Aphekah,
Humtah,
Kiriath-Arba (which
is
now
named
Hebron),
and
Zior.
There
were
nine
towns
altogether
with
their
surrounding
villages.
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
also
allotted
these
towns
in
the southeastern
part
of
the hilly
region:
Maon,
Carmel,
Ziph,
Juttah,
Jezreel,
Jokdeam,
Zanoah,
Kain,
Gibeah,
and
Timnah.
There
were
ten
towns
altogether
with
their
surrounding
villages.
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
also
allotted
these
towns
in
the central
part
of
the hilly
region:
Halhul,
Beth-Zur,
Gedor,
Maarath,
Beth-Anoth,
and
Eltekon.
There
were
six
towns
altogether
with
their
surrounding
villages.
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
also
allotted
two
towns
in
the
northern
part
of
the hilly
region,
Rabbah
and
Kiriath-Baal (which
is
also
named
Kiriath-Jearim).
The
tribe
of
Judah
was
also
allotted
these
towns
in
the
desert
near
the
Dead
Sea:
Beth-Arabah,
Middin,
Secacah,
Nibshan,
Salt
city,
and
En-Gedi.
There
were
six
towns
altogether
with
their
surrounding
villages.
The
army
of
the
tribe
of
Judah
was
not
able
to
force
the
people
of
the
Jebus people-group
to
leave
Jerusalem.
So
the
people
of
that
group
are
still
living
among
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Land for the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh
The
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
two
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
that
were
descended
from
Joseph
started
at
the
Jordan
River,
east
of
the
springs
at
Jericho.
It
extended
west
from
Jericho
to
the hilly
area
near
Bethel,
which
is
also
called
Luz.
It
extended
as
far
as
Ataroth,
at
the
border
of
the
land
where
the Arki people-group
lived.
From
there
it
extended
west
to
the
border
of
the
land
where
the
Japhleti people-group
lived,
and
then
it
extended
west
to
the
area
near
Lower
Beth-Horon.
From
there
it
extended
west
to
Gezer
city
and
from
there
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
That
is
the
land
that
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
were
allotted.
The
border
of
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
started
at
Ataroth-Addar
city
in
the
east.
It
extended
to
Upper
Beth-Horon
and
from
there
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
From
Michmethath
on
the
north
it
extended
east
to Taanath
and
from
there
on
to
Janoah.
From
there
it
extended
south
to
Ataroth
city
and
to
Naarah
town.
From
there
it
extended
to
Jericho
and
from
there
to
the
Jordan
River.
The
northern
border
extended
from
Tappuah
west
to
Kanah
Ravine,
and
ended
at
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
That
was
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
Many
of
those
towns
were
really
within
the
area
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
could
not
force
the
Canaan people-group
to
leave
Gezer,
so
the
Canaan people-group
still
live
among
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim,
but
the Israelis
forced
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
to
become
their
slaves.
This
is
a
list
of
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
Manasseh’s
oldest
son
was
Makir
and
his
grandson
was
Gilead.
Makir’s
descendants
were
great
warriors,
so
the
lands
in
the
Gilead
and
Bashan
regions
were
allotted
to
their
clan.
Land
was
also
allotted
to
the
other
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh:
The
clans
of
Abiezer,
Helek,
Asriel,
Shechem,
Hepher,
and
Shemida.
Hepher’s
son
Zelophehad
had
no
sons,
but
he
had
five
daughters:
Mahlah,
Noah,
Hoglah,
Milcah,
and
Tirzah.
They
went
to
Eleazar
the Supreme
Priest,
and
to
Joshua
and
to
the
other Israeli
leaders.
They
said, “
We
want
you
to
give
us
some
land,
because
Yahweh
told
Moses
that
he
should
give
to
us
some
land,
just
like
you
gave
to
the
men.”
So
Eleazar
did
what
Yahweh
had
commanded,
and
he
allotted
to
them
some
land,
just
like
he
allotted
to
their uncles.
So
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
eventually
had
ten
sections
of
land
west
of
the
Jordan
River
and
two
sections,
Gilead
and
Bashan,
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
So
those
female
descendants
of
Manasseh
also
were
allotted
land
on
the
west
side
of
the
river
just
like
the
men
were
allotted.
The
other
parts
of
the
Gilead
area
were
allotted
to
the
male
descendants
of
Manasseh.
The
land
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
was
between
the
land
where
the
tribe
of
Asher
lives
and
Michmethath
town,
near
Shechem
city.
The
border
extended
south
to
the
Tappuah
Spring.
The
land
near
the
Tappuah
area
belonged
to
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
but
the
town
of
Tappuah,
which
was
at
the
border
of
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
The
border
of
the
land
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
extended
south
to
Kanah Gorge.
From
there
it
extended
west
along
the
north
side
of
the gorge
and
ended
at
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
The
land
on
the
south
side
of
the gorge
belonged
to
the
tribe
of
Ephraim,
and
the
land
on
the
north
side
belonged
to
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
The
western
border
of
the
land
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
was
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
To
the
north,
the
border
of
their
land
extended
from
the
land
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Asher
at
the northwest
to
the
land
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Issachar
at
the northeast.
But
there
are
cities
inside
the
area
allotted
to
the
tribes
of
Issachar
and
Asher.
Those
cities,
along
with
their
surrounding
villages,
were
allotted
to
people
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
These
cities
are
Beth-Shan,
Ibleam,
Dor (which
is
also
named Naphoth-Dor,)
Endor,
Taanach,
and
Megiddo.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
were
not
able
to
force
the
people
who
lived
in
those
cities
to
leave,
so
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
continued
to
live
in
those
cities.
But
years
later
when
the Israelis
became
better
warriors,
they
forced
the
Canaan people-group
to
work
for
them
as
slaves,
although
they
did
not
force
them
to
leave
the
land.
The
people
of
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
said
to
Joshua, “You
allotted
to
us
only
one
area
of
land,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
us.
Yahweh
has
blessed
us
very
much
with
the
result
that
our
tribe
has
grown
very
large.
So
why
did
you
give
us
only
a
small
part
of
the
land [RHQ]?”
Joshua
replied
to
them, “
I
agree
that
you
do
not
have
enough
land
in
the hilly
area
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
So,
since
you
have
a
lot
of
people,
I
will
allot
more
land
to
you,
in
the hilly
region.
But
you
will
have
to
cut
down
the
trees
in
the
forest
and
make
a
place
for
yourselves
in
the
land
where
the Periz
and Repha people-groups
live.”
The
people
of
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
replied, “It
is
true
that
the
land
in
the hilly
area
is
not
big
enough
for
us,
but
the
Canaan people-group
who
live
in
the lowlands,
in
Beth-Shan
and
the
surrounding
villages
in
that
area,
and
in
the
Jezreel
Valley,
have
iron
chariots,
so
we
will
not
be
able
to
defeat
them!”
Joshua
replied
to
them, “Your
tribe
is
very
numerous
and
very
powerful.
So
I
will
allot
more
land
for
you
in
the hilly
area,
but
you
will
have
to
cut
down
the
trees
in
order
to
make
a
place
for
you
to
live.
It
is
true
that
the
Canaan people-group
are
strong
and
have
iron
chariots,
but
you
will
be
able
to
force
them
to
leave
that
valley.”
The rest of the land was allotted
The Israeli
people
captured
all
the
land
that
they
were
able
to,
but
there
were
still
seven
tribes
that
had
not
been
allotted
any
land.
The Israeli
people
all
gathered
at
Shiloh,
and
they
set
up
the
Sacred
Tent
there.
Joshua
said
to
them, “Why
are
you
waiting
a
long
time
to
take
control
of
the
rest
of
the
land
that
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
your
ancestors
worshiped,
has
promised
to
give
to
you [RHQ]?
Choose
three
men
from
each
of
your
seven
tribes.
Then
I
will
send
them
to
explore
the
parts
of
the
land
which
you
have
not
occupied
yet.
When
they
finish exploring
it,
they
must
write
a
report,
in
which
they
will ◄make
a
map/show
the
boundaries►
of
the
land
that
each
tribe
wants
to
receive.
They
will
divide
the
remaining
land
into
seven
parts.
The
tribe
of
Judah
will
keep
its
land
in
the
south,
and
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
will
keep
their
land
in
the
north.
But
in
their
report,
the
men
from
the
seven
tribes
should
describe
the
seven
parts
of
the
remaining
land
that
they
wish
to
receive,
and
bring
the
report
to
me.
While
Yahweh
is
watching,
I
will ◄cast
lots/throw
marked
stones►
to
decide
which
land
should
be
allotted
to
each
tribe.
But
the
tribe
of
Levi
will
not
be
allotted
any
land,
because
their
reward
is
that
they
will
be
Yahweh’s
priests.
The
tribes
of
Gad,
Reuben,
and
half
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
have
already
been
allotted
their
land
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
just
as
Moses,
the
man
who
served
God
well,
decided,
so
they
will
not
get
any
more
land.”
When
the
men
who
were
chosen
got
ready
to
leave,
Joshua
told
them, “Go
and
explore
the
land.
Then
write
a
report
of
what
you
have
seen,
and
bring
it
back
to
me.
Then
while
Yahweh
is
watching,
I
will ◄cast
lots/throw
marked
stones►
here
at
Shiloh,
to
determine
what
area
each
tribe
will
receive.”
So
the
men
left
and
walked
through
the
area.
Then
they
described
in
a
scroll
each
town
that
was
in
the
seven
parts
into
which
they
had
divided
the
land.
Then
they
returned
to
Joshua,
who
was
still
at
Shiloh.
After
Joshua
read
their
report,
while
Yahweh
was
watching,
he ◄cast
lots/threw
marked
stones►
to
choose
which
land
would
be
allotted
to
each
of
the
seven Israeli
tribes.
The
land
for
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
The
first
tribe
that
was
allotted
land
was
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Each
clan
in
that
tribe
was
allotted
some
of
the
land
that
was
between
the
area
that
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Judah
and
the
area
that
was
allotted
to
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh.
The
northern
border
started
at
the
Jordan
River
and
extended
west
along
the
northern
side
of
Jericho,
into
the hilly
area.
From
there
the
border
extended
west
to
the
desert
near
Beth-Aven
town.
From
there
it
extended southwest
to
Luz (which
is
now
named
Bethel).
From
there
it
extended southwest
to
Ataroth-Addar
town,
which
is
on
the
hill
south
of
Lower
Beth-Horon
city.
At
the
hill
south
of
Beth-Horon,
the
border
turned
and
extended
south
to
Kiriath-Baal
town,
which
is
also
named
Kiriath-Jearim.
That
is
a
town
where
people
of
the
tribe
of
Judah
live.
That
was
the
western
border
of
the
land
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
The
southern
border
of
their
land
started
near
Kiriath-Jearim
and
extended
west
to
Nephtoah
Springs.
From
there
it
extended
south
to
the
bottom
of
the
hill,
near
Ben-Hinnom
Valley,
on
the
north
side
of Repha
Valley.
The
border
extended
south
along
the
Hinnom
Valley,
south
of
the
city
where
the
Jebus people-group
lived,
to
En-Rogel.
From
there
the
border
extended
west
to
En-Shemesh,
and
continued
to
Geliloth
near
Adummim
Pass.
Then
it
extended
to
the
great
stone
of Reuben’s
son
Bohan.
From
there
the
border
extended
to
the
northern
edge
of
Beth-Arabah
town
and
down
into
the
Jordan
River
Valley.
From
there
it
extended
east
to
the
northern
edge
of
Beth-Hoglah
town
and
ended
at
the
north
end
of
the
Dead
Sea,
where
the
Jordan
River
flows
into
the
Dead
Sea.
That
was
the
southern
boundary
of
the
land
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
The
Jordan
River
was
the
eastern
boundary
of
the
land
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Those
were
the
boundaries
of
the
land
allotted
to
them.
The
cities
in
the
land
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
were
Jericho,
Beth-Hoglah,
Emek-Keziz,
Beth-Arabah,
Zemaraim,
Bethel,
Avvim,
Parah,
Ophrah,
Kephar-Ammoni,
Ophni,
and
Geba.
Altogether
there
were
fourteen
towns
and
the
surrounding
villages.
The
tribe
of
Benjamin
also
had
the
towns
of
Gibeon,
Ramah,
Beeroth,
Mizpah,
Kephirah,
Mozah,
Rekem,
Irpeel,
Taralah,
Zelah,
Haeleph,
the
city
where
the
Jebus people-group
lived (which
is
now
named
Jerusalem),
Gibeah,
and
Kiriath.
Altogether
there
were 14
towns
and
the
surrounding
villages.
All
that
area
was
allotted
to
the
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Land for the tribe of Simeon
The
second/next
tribe
that
was
allotted
land
was
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
Each
clan
in
that
tribe
was
allotted
some
land
that
was
inside
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Their
land
included
the
towns
of
Beersheba (
which
is
also
named
Sheba),
Moladah,
Hazar-Shual,
Balah,
Ezem,
Eltolad,
Bethul,
Hormah,
Ziklag,
Beth-Marcaboth.
Hazar-Susah,
Beth-Lebaoth,
and
Sharuhen.
Altogether
there
were 13
towns
and
the
surrounding
villages.
The
land
allotted
to
them
also
included
the
four
cities
of
Ain,
Rimmon,
Ether,
and
Ashan,
and
their
surrounding
villages.
They
were
also
allotted
some
very
small
villages
in
an
area
that
extended
south
to
Baalath-Beer (which
is
also
named
Ramah,
in
the
southern
desert).
That
was
the
land
allotted
to
the
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
The
tribe
of
Judah
had
been
allotted
much
more
land
than
they
needed,
so
part
of
their
land
was
given
to
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
Land
for
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
The
third/next
tribe
that
was
allotted
land
was
the
tribe
of
Zebulun.
Each
clan
of
that
tribe
was
allotted
some
of
the
land.
The
southern
border
started
at
Sarid
city.
It
extended
west
to
Maralah
city
and
on
to
Dabbesheth
city,
and
on
to
the
brook
just
north
of
Jokneam
city.
The
border
extended
east
from
Sarid
to
the
area
near Kisloth-Tabor
city
and
on
to
Daberath
town
and
on
to
Japhia
town.
From
there
it
extended
east
to
Gath-Hepher
city
and
Eth-Kazin
town,
and
north
to
Rimmon
city.
From
there
the
border
extended
west
to
Neah
town.
From
Neah
it
extended
south
to
Hannathon
city
and
from
there
to Iphtah-El
Valley.
Their
area
included
the
towns
of
Kattath,
Nahalal,
Shimron,
Idalah,
and
Bethlehem.
Altogether
there
were
twelve
towns
and
the
surrounding
villages.
That
was
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Zebulun.
Land
for
the
tribe
of
Issachar
The
fourth/next
tribe
that
was
allotted
land
was
the
tribe
of
Issachar.
Each
of
the
clans
of
that
tribe
was
allotted
some
of
the
land.
Their
land
included
the
cities
of
Jezreel,
Kesulloth,
Shunem,
Hapharaim,
Shion,
Anaharath,
Rabbith,
Kishion,
Ebez,
Remeth,
En-Gannim,
En-Haddah,
and
Beth-Pazzez.
The
border
of
the
area
that
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Issachar
was
close
to
Tabor,
Shahazumah,
and
Beth-Shemesh
cities,
and
ended
in
the
east
at
the
Jordan
River.
Altogether
there
were 16
cities
and
the
surrounding
villages.
Those
cities
and
villages
were
in
the
land
allotted
to
the
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Issachar.
Land
for
the
tribe
of
Asher
The
fifth/next
tribe
that
was
allotted
land
was
the
tribe
of
Asher.
Each
of
the
clans
in
that
tribe
was
allotted
some
of
the
land.
Their
land
included
the
towns
of
Helkath,
Hali,
Beten,
Acshaph,
Allammelech,
Amad,
and
Mishal.
The
western
border
started
at
Carmel
Mountain
and
Shihor-Libnath.
From
there
it
extended
southeast
to
Beth-Dagon
town,
and
then
to
the
area
that
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
and Iphtah-El
Valley.
From
there
the
border
extended
east
and
then
north
to
Beth-Emek
town
and
Neiel
and
Cabul
towns.
From
there
it
extended
west
to
Abdon,
Rehob,
Hammon,
and
Kanah
cities,
and
continued
to
Sidon,
which
is
a
big
city.
From
there
the
border
extended
south
toward
Ramah
and
to
the
big
city
of
Tyre
that
had
strong
walls
around
it.
From
there
the
border
extended
west
to
Hosah
town
and
ended
at
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
Within
their
area
were
the
towns
of
Aczib,
Ummah,
Aphek,
and
Rehob.
Altogether
there
were 22
towns
and
their
surrounding
villages.
Those
cities
and
villages
were
within
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Asher.
Land
for
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
The
sixth/next
tribe
that
was
allotted
land
was
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
Each
of
the
clans
in
that
tribe
was
allotted
some
of
the
land.
The
border
of
their
land
started
in
the
west
at
the
huge
oak
tree
at
Zaanannim,
near
Heleph
town.
It
extended
east
through
Adami-Nekeb
city
and
Jabneel,
and
then
to
Lakkum,
and
ended
at
the
Jordan
River.
The
western
boundary
extended
through
Aznoth-Tabor
as
far
as
Hukkok
city.
It
extended
to
the
borders
of
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
at
the
south,
to
the
border
of
the
tribe
of
Asher
on
the
west,
and
the
Jordan
River
at
the
east.
Within
their
land
were
several
cities
with
strong
walls
around
them.
They
were
Ziddim,
Zer,
Hammath,
Rakkath,
Kinnereth,
Adamah,
Ramah,
Hazor,
Kedesh,
Edrei,
En-Hazor,
Iron,
Migdal-El,
Horem,
Beth-Anath,
and
Beth-Shemesh.
Altogether
there
were 19
cities
and
the
surrounding
villages.
Those
cities
and
surrounding
villages
were
in
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
Land
for
the
tribe
of
Dan
The
seventh/last
tribe
that
was
allotted
land
was
the
tribe
of
Dan.
Each
of
the
clans
in
that
tribe
was
allotted
some
of
the
land.
Their
land
included
the
towns
of
Zorah,
Eshtaol,
Ir-Shemesh,
Shaalabbin,
Aijalon,
Ithlah,
Elon,
Timnah,
Ekron,
Eltekeh,
Gibbethon,
Baalath,
Jehud,
Bene-Berak,
Gath-Rimmon,
Me-Jarkon,
Rakkon,
and
the
area
near
Joppa.
But
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
were
unable
to
take
control
of
the
land
that
had
been
allotted
to
them.
So
they
went
northeast
and
fought
against
the
people
in
Leshem
city.
They
defeated
and
killed
all
the
people
who
lived
there.
Then
they
began
to
live
in
Leshem,
and
changed
the
name
of
the
city
to
Dan,
the
man
from
whom
their
tribe
descended.
All
of
those
towns
and
surrounding
villages
were
in
the
land
that
was
allotted
to
the
clans
in
the
tribe
of
Dan.
Land
for
Joshua
After
the Israeli
leaders
divided
the
land
among
the
tribes,
they
allotted
some
land
to
Joshua.
They
allotted
to
him
Timnath-Serah.
Yahweh
had
said
that
he
could
have
whatever
city
he
wanted,
and
that
was
the
city
that
he
chose.
It
was
in
the hilly
region
which
was
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
Joshua
rebuilt
the
city
and
lived
there.
Those
were
the
areas
that
were
allotted
to
the
various
tribes
of
Israel.
Eleazar
the Supreme
Priest
and
Joshua
and
the
leaders
of
each
tribe
divided
up
the
land
while
they
were
all
at
Shiloh,
by ◄casting
lots/throwing
marked
stones►
to
decide
which
area
each
tribe
would
receive.
They
did
that
while
Yahweh
was
watching,
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
In
that
way
they
completed
dividing
up
the
land.
Cities of refuge
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Joshua,
“Tell
the Israeli
people
that
they
should
choose
some
cities
to
which
people
can
run
in
order
to
be
safe/protected,
like
I
told
Moses
that
they
should
do.
If
someone
kills
another
person
accidentally,
not
intending
to
kill
that
person,
the
one
who
killed
that
person
may
run/escape
to
one
of
these
cities
and
be
safe/protected
from
someone
trying
to
get
revenge
for
that
person’s
death [MTY].
When
the
one
who
killed
someone
arrives
at
the
gate
of
one
of
those
cities,
he
must
stop
there
and
tell
the
leaders
of
the
city
what
happened.
If
they
believe
him,
they
must
allow
him
to
enter
the
city,
and
they
must
give
him
a
place
to
live
among
them.
If
some
relative
of
the
one
who
was
killed
comes
to
that
city
to
get
revenge,
the
leaders
of
that
city
must
not
allow
the
relative
to
take
the killer,
because
what
happened
was accidental.
He
did
not
hate
that
person
and
as
a
result deliberately
kill
him.
But
the
person
who
killed
someone
must
stay
in
that
city
until
the
city
judges
put
him
on
trial.
Only
if
the
judges
decide
that
the
person
who
has
run/escaped
to
their
city
did
not deliberately
kill
the
other
person
will
they
allow
him
to
stay
in
that
city,
and
he
must
stay
there
until
the Supreme
Priest
dies.
Then
he
may
safely
go
back
to
his
own
town,
because
the
death
of
the Supreme
Priest
will
be
considered
to
atone/pay
for
the
death
of
the
person
who
was
killed.”
So
the Israelis
chose
these
cities
to
be
cities
to
which
people
could
run
to
be
safe/protected:
Kedesh
in
the
Galilee
district
in
the hilly
area
where
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
lived;
Shechem
in
the hilly
area
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
lived;
Kiriath-Arba (which
is
now
named
Hebron)
in
the hilly
area
where
the
tribe
of
Judah
lived;
Bezer,
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River
near
Jericho,
in
the
flat
land
in
the
desert
where
the
tribe
of
Reuben
lived;
Ramoth
in
the
Gilead
region
in
the
land
where
the
tribe
of
Gad
lived;
and
Golan
in
the
Bashan
region
where
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
lived.
Any Israeli
or
any
foreigner
who
lived
among
us,
anyone
who
killed
someone ◄accidentally/without
planning
to
do
it►,
was
allowed
to
run
to
one
of
those
cities,
and
be
safe/protected
from
some
relative
of
the
person
who
died
coming
there
and
killing
him
to
get
revenge.
He
could
stay
in
that
city
until
there
was
a
trial
there
to
decide
whether
he
was
telling
the
truth
or
not
when
he
said
that
he
did
not
plan
to
kill
that
person.
Towns for the Levites
While
Eleazar
the Supreme
Priest
and
Joshua
and
the
leaders
of
all
the Israeli
tribes
were
at
Shiloh,
the
leaders
of
the
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Levi
went
to
them
and
said, “Yahweh
commanded
Moses
that
you
should
give
us
towns
where
we
can
have
pasture/fields/grassland
for
our
animals,
but
you
have
not
done
these
things
yet.”
So
the Israeli
leaders
obeyed
this
command
from
Yahweh.
They
agreed
to
give
towns
and
pasturelands
to
the
tribe
of
Levi.
First
they
allotted
some
cities
to
the
Kohath
clans,
who
belonged
to
the
tribe
of
Levi.
To
those
who
were
descendants
of
the
first Supreme
Priest
Aaron,
they
allotted 13
towns
in
the
areas
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribes
of
Judah,
Simeon,
and
Benjamin.
To
the
other
members
of
the
Kohath
clan
they
allotted
ten
cities
in
the
areas
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribes
of
Ephraim,
Dan,
and
the
part
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
that
lives
on
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
The
people
from
the
Gershon
clans
were
allotted 13
cities
in
the
areas
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribes
of
Issachar,
Asher,
Naphtali,
and
the
part
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
that
lives
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
The
people
from
the
Merari
clans
were
allotted
twelve
cities
in
the
areas
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
Zebulun.
So
the Israeli
leaders
gave
cities
and pastureland
to
the
tribe
of
Levi,
just
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
Moses
that
they
should
do.
These
are
the
names
of
the
cities
and
surrounding
pasturelands
that
were
allotted
to
them,
that
were
in
the
areas
where
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Simeon
lived.
First,
they
allotted
cities
to
the
members
of
the
Kohath
clans.
They
allotted
to
them
Kiriath-Arba (which
is
now
named
Hebron),
in
the hilly
area
of
Judah.
Arba
received
its
name
because
Arba
was
the ancestor
of
the
giants
of
the
Anak people-group.
But
the
fields
and
villages
surrounding
Arba
had
already
been
allotted
to
Caleb.
They
allotted
to
them
Hebron,
which
was
one
of
the
cities
to
which
people
could
run/escape
to
be
safe/protected.
They
also
allotted
to
the
Kohath
clan
the
cities
of
Libnah,
Jattir,
Eshtemoa,
Holon,
Debir,
Ain,
Juttah,
and
Beth-Shemesh.
Altogether
they
were
allotted
those
nine
cities
which
were
located
in
the
areas
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Simeon.
The
Kohath
clan
was
also
allotted
these
four
cities:
Gibeon,
Geba,
Anathoth,
and
Almon.
Those
cities
were
in
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Altogether
those 13
towns
and
surrounding pastureland
were
allotted
to
the
priests
who
were
descended
from
Aaron.
The
other
members
the
Kohath
clan
were
allotted
four
cities
and
the
surrounding pastureland
in
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
Those
cities
were
Shechem (which
was
one
of
the
cities
to
which
people
could
run/escape
to
be
safe/protected),
Gezer,
Kibzaim,
and
Beth-Horon.
They
were
also
allotted
four
cities
and
surrounding pastureland
in
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Dan.
Those
cities
were
Eltekeh,
Gibbethon,
Aijalon,
and
Gath-Rimmon.
They
were
also
allotted
two
towns
and
surrounding pastureland
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
part
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
that
lived
on
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
Those
cities
were
Taanach
and
Gath-Rimmon.
Those
were
the
ten
cities
and
surrounding pastureland
that
were
allotted
to
the
other
members
of
the
Kohath
clan.
They
also
allotted
towns
and
the
surrounding pastureland
to
the
Gershon
clans.
Those
clans
were
also
descended
from
Levi.
They
were
allotted
two
cities
from
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
that
is
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
Those
cities
were
Golan
in
the
Bashan
region,
which
was
one
of
the
cities
to
which
people
could
run/escape
to
be
safe/protected,
and Be-Eshtarah.
From
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Issachar
they
were
allotted
four
cities.
Those
cities
were
Kishion,
Daberath,
Jarmuth,
and
En-Gannim.
From
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Asher
they
were
allotted
four
cities.
Those
cities
were
Mishal,
Abdon,
Helkath,
and
Rehob.
From
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
they
were
allotted
three
cities.
Those
cities
were
Kedesh
in
the
Galilee
region (it
was
one
of
the
cities
to
which
people
could
run/escape
to
be
safe/protected),
Hammoth-Dor,
and
Kartan.
So
altogether
the
Gershon
clans
were
allotted 13
cities
and
the
surrounding
pasturelands.
The
other
descendants
of
Levi,
the
ones
who
belonged
to
the
Merari
clans,
were
also
allotted
towns
and
their
surrounding
pasturelands.
From
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
they
were
allotted
four
cities.
They
were
Jokneam,
Kartah,
Dimnah,
and
Nahalal.
From
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Reuben
they
were
allotted
four
cities.
They
were
Bezer,
Jahaz,
Kedemoth,
and
Mephaath.
From
the
area
that
had
been
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Gad
they
were
allotted
four
cities.
They
were
Ramoth,
which
was
one
of
the
cities
in
the
Gilead
region
to
which
people
could
run/escape
to
be
safe/protected,
Mahanaim,
Heshbon,
and
Jazer.
Altogether
twelve
cities
were
allotted
to
the
Merari
clans.
So
altogether 48
cities
were
allotted
to
the
tribe
of
Levi,
and
each
city
had
surrounding pastureland.
In
that
way
Yahweh
allotted
to
the Israeli
people
all
the
land
that
he
had
promised
to
give
to
their/our
ancestors.
The Israeli
people
took
control
of
most
of
those
areas
and
started
to
live
there.
Just
like
he
had
promised
our
ancestors,
Yahweh
allowed
them/us
to
have
peace
with
the
enemies
that
surrounded
them/us.
Yahweh
enabled
the Israelis/us
to
defeat
their/our
enemies.
Yahweh
did
all
the
things
that
he
had
promised
to
the Israeli
people/us.
Everything
that
he
said
would
happen
did
happen.
The tribes east of the Jordan went home
Joshua
then
summoned
the
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
He
said
to
them, “You
have
done
everything
that
Moses,
who
served
Yahweh
well,
told
you
to
do.
You
have
also
done
what
I
told
you
to
do.
For
a
long
time
you
have
helped
the
other
tribes
to
defeat
their
enemies.
You
have
obeyed
everything
that
Yahweh
your
God
commanded
you
to
do.
He
promised
to
give
peace
to
us Israelis,
and
he
has
done
what
he
promised.
So
now
you
may
go
back
to
your
homes,
to
the
land
that
Moses
gave
to
you,
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
Moses
also
commanded
you
to
love
Yahweh
your
God
and
to
obey
his
commands,
and
to
continue
to
worship
him
and
serve
him
by
everything
that
you
think
and
everything
that
you
do.”
Then
Joshua
blessed
them
and
said goodbye
to
them,
and
they
prepared
to
leave
and
return
to
their
homes
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
Moses
had
given
the
Bashan
region
to
half
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
and
land
on
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
River
to
the
other
half
of
the
tribe.
Before
they
left,
he
asked
God
to
bless
them.
He
said, “Go
back
to
your
homes
and
to
all
the
things
that
you
have
taken
from
your
enemies—the
many
animals
and
silver
and
gold
and
things
made
of
bronze
and
iron,
and
many
beautiful
clothes.
But
you
should
share
some
of
those
things
with
other
people
of
your
tribe.”
So
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
half
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
left
the
other Israelis
at
Shiloh
in
Canaan
land,
to
return
to
their
homes
in
the
Gilead
region.
That
was
the
area
that
belonged
to
them.
It
had
been
allotted
to
them
by
Moses
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
The
people
from
those
three
tribes
arrived
near
the
western
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
at
a
town
called
Geliloth.
There
they
built
a
large
altar.
Then
they
crossed
the
Jordan
River
to
the
Gilead
region.
But
the
other Israelis
who
were
still
at
Shiloh
heard
about
the
altar
that
those
men
had
built.
They
became
very
angry
with
the
men
of
those
tribes,
so
they
decided
to
fight
them.
The Israelis
sent
Phinehas,
who
was
the
son
of
Eleazar
the Supreme
Priest,
to
talk
with
the
people
of
those
three
tribes.
They
also
sent
one
leader
from
each
of
the
ten
tribes
that
were
still
at
Shiloh.
Each
of
them
was
a
leader
of
his
clan.
Those
leaders
went
to
the
Gilead
region
to
talk
to
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
half
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
They
said,
“All
the
other Israelis
are
asking, ‘Why
have
you
rebelled
against
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship
by
building
an
altar
for
yourselves?
Have
you
forgotten
what
happened
at
Peor,
when
some Israelis
sinned
by
worshiping
the
god
that
the
Moab people-group
worship?
Many Israelis
became
very
sick
and
died
because
of
that
sin,
and
we
are
still
suffering
because
of
their
sin.
Are
you
now
turning
away
from
obeying
Yahweh
and
refusing
to
do
what
he
wants?
If
you
do
not
stop
rebelling
against
Yahweh
today,
he
will
be
angry
with
all
of
us Israelis
tomorrow.’
“f
you
think
that
Yahweh
considers
that
your
land
here
is
not
suitable
for
worshiping
him,
come
back
to
our
land
where
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Tent
is.
We
can
share
our
land
with
you.
But
do
not
rebel
against
Yahweh
and
against
us
by
building
another
altar
for
Yahweh
our
God.
Do
you
remember
what
happened
when Zerah’s
son
Achan
refused
to
obey
Yahweh’s
command
to
destroy
everything
in
Jericho?
That
one
man
disobeyed
God’s
command,
but
many [HYP]
other Israelis
were
punished.
Achan
died
because
of
his
sin,
but
other Israelis
also
died.”
The
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
half
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
replied,
“Yahweh,
the
Almighty
God,
knows
why
we
did
that,
and
we
want
you
to
know,
too.
If
we
have
done
something
wrong
against
Yahweh,
you
may
kill
us.
If
we
have
disobeyed
one
of
Yahweh’s
laws,
we
request
that
he
should
punish
us.
We
did
not
build
that
new
altar
to
completely
burn
animals
as
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
or
to
offer
on
it
sacrifices
of
grain
or
sacrifices
to
maintain
fellowship
with
God.
“his
is
the
reason
that
we
built
that
altar:
We
were
afraid/worried
that
some
day
your
descendants
would
say
that
our
descendants
are
not
true Israelis.
We
were
afraid
that
then
they
would
say, ‘You
are
not
allowed
to
worship
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship.
Yahweh
caused
the
Jordan
River
to
be
a
boundary
between
us
and
you
people
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad.
So
you
are
not
allowed
to
worship
Yahweh.’
We
were
worried
that
your
descendants
would
force
our
descendants
to
stop
worshiping
Yahweh.
“hat
is
the
reason
that
we
decided
to
build
that
new
altar.
But
it
is
not
an
altar
for
completely
burning
sacrifices
of
animals
and
burning
other
sacrifices.
We
built
that
new
altar
to
prove/show
to
you
and
to
us
and
to
all
of
our
descendants
that
we
worship
Yahweh
by
completely
burning
animal
sacrifices
and
offerings
of
grain
and
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh
only
at
the
place
Yahweh
chooses.
We
do
not
want
your
descendants
to
say
to
our
descendants, ‘You
do
not
belong
to
Yahweh.’
“n
the
future,
if
your
descendants
say
that,
our
descendants
can
say, ‘Look
at
the
altar
that
our
ancestors
made!
It
is
exactly
like
Yahweh’s
altar
that
our
ancestors
built,
but
we
do
not
burn
sacrifices
on
it.
It
only
shows
that
we
are Israelis!’
We
certainly
do
not
want
to
rebel
against
Yahweh
or
stop
doing
what
he
desires,
by
building
an
altar
for
completely
burning
some
sacrifices
and
burning
grain
offerings
and
making
other
sacrifices.
We
know
that
there
is
only
one
true
altar
for
Yahweh
our
God,
and
it
is
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent
at
Shiloh.”
When
Phinehas
the
priest
and
the
other
ten
leaders
heard
what
they
said,
they
were
pleased.
So
Phinehas
said
to
them, “Now
we
know
that
Yahweh
is
with
all
of
us Israelis,
and
that
you
were
not
rebelling
against
him
when
you
built
that
altar.
And
we
know
that
Yahweh
will
not
punish
us Israelis
because
of
your
having
done
that.”
Then
Phinehas
and
the Israeli
leaders
left
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
in
the
Gilead
region,
and
returned
to
Canaan.
There
they
told
the
other Israelis
what
had
happened.
They
were
pleased,
and
they
thanked
God.
And
they
did
not
talk
anymore
about
fighting
against
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
and
destroying
everything
in
their
land.
The
people
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
named
their
new
altar ‘A
reminder
to
us
all
that
Yahweh
is God’.
Joshua’s final speech
Yahweh
enabled
the Israelis
to
live
peacefully
for
many
years
with
the people-groups
that
were
around
them.
Joshua
was
now
very
old.
One
day
he
summoned
the
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Israel,
the
leaders
of
the
clans,
the
judges,
and
other
officials.
He
said
to
them, “I
am
now
very
old.
You
people
have
seen
what
Yahweh
our
God
has
done
to
help
you
defeat
the people-groups
that
lived
in
this
land.
Yahweh
our
God
has
fought
for
you.
But
do
not
forget
that
he
has
given
to
you
all
this
land,
from
the
Jordan
River
in
the
east
to
the Mediterranean
Sea
in
the
west,
all
this
land
that
I
have
allotted
to
you.
Yahweh
our
God
will
compel
the
people
who
are
still
living
there
to
leave.
He
will
push
them
out
as
you
advance.
Then
the
land
will
be
yours,
as
Yahweh
has
promised
you.
“e
sure
that
you
obey
all
the
laws
that
are
in
the
book
that
Moses
wrote.
Do
not
disobey
any
part
of
it [IDM].
Do
not
associate
with
the
people
who
live
among
us
who
are
not Israelis
and
who
worship
other
gods.
Do
not
mention
the
names
of
their
gods,
and
do
not
use
the
names
of
their
gods
when
you
promise
to
do
something.
Do
not
serve
their
gods
or
worship
them.
You
must
continue
to
do
what
Yahweh
our
God
wants
us
to
do,
as
you
have
been
doing.
“ahweh
has
forced
many
very
powerful people-groups
to
leave
as
you
advanced.
No people-group
has
been
able
to
defeat
you.
Each
of
you
will
be
able
to
cause 1,000
of
them
to
run
away,
because
Yahweh
your
God
will
fight
for
you,
just
like
he
promised
to
do.
So
be
sure
that
you
continue
to
love
Yahweh
our
God.
“f
you
turn
away
from
doing
what
Yahweh
desires
and
you
associate
with
the
people
who
are
not Israelis,
and
if
you
marry
them,
then
you
can
be
sure
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
not
help
you
to
expel
those people-groups
from
your
land.
They
will
be
like
traps [DOU,
MET]
that
will
catch
you.
They
will
be
like
whips
that
strike
your
backs,
and
like
thorns
that
will scratch
your
eyes.
As
a
result,
none
of
you
will
be
left
in
this
good
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
giving
to
you.
“t
is
almost
time
for
me
to
die,
like
everyone
does [EUP].
You
know
in
your
hearts [DOU]
that
Yahweh
has
done
for
you [LIT]
everything
that
he
promised
to
do.
He
has
given
to
you
all
the
good
things
that
he
promised.
In
the
same
way,
the
other
things
that
he
promised,
things
that
are
not
good,
will
also
happen.
He
said
that
if
you
do
what
is
evil,
he
will
get
rid
of
you
and
send
you
away
from
this
good
land
that
he
has
given
to
you.
That
will
happen
if
you
do
not
obey
the
commands
that
Yahweh
our
God
told
you
to
obey.
If
you
serve
other
gods
and
worship
them,
Yahweh
will
become
very
angry
with
you.
Very
quickly
he
will
expel
you
from
this
good
land
that
he
has
given
to
you,
and
none
of
you
will
be
left
here.”
Joshua encouraged the Israeli people to worship only Yahweh
Many
years
later,
Joshua
summoned
representatives
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel.
He
gathered
together
the
elders,
the
leaders,
the
judges,
and
the
other
officials
at
Shechem
city.
He
told
them
to
listen
to
what
God
wanted
to
tell
them.
Joshua
said
to
all
of
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
we Israeli
people
worship,
is
saying: ‘Long
ago,
your
ancestors,
including
Abraham’s
father
Terah
and
Abraham’s
younger
brother
Nahor,
lived
on
the
east
side
of
the
Euphrates
River.
But
I
took
your ancestor
Abraham
from
that
land
east
of
the
Euphrates
River,
and
I
led
him
as
he
lived
in
various
places
in
this
land
of
Canaan,
and
I
enabled
him
to
have
many
descendants.
First,
I
enabled
him
to
have
a
son,
Isaac.
When
Isaac
grew
up,
I
enabled
him
to
have twin
sons,
Jacob
and
Esau.
I
enabled
Esau
to
live
in
the hilly
area
in
Seir
region,
but
many
years
later
Jacob
and
his
sons
and
their
families
went
down
to
live
in
Egypt.
“
Many
years
later,
I
sent
Moses
and
his
older
brother
Aaron
to
help
your peoeple,
and
I
caused
the
people
of
Egypt
to
suffer
very
much
because
of
what
I
did
there.
Then
I
enabled
your
ancestors
to
leave
Egypt.
When
I
brought
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt,
they
came
to
the
Red
Sea.
The
Egyptian
army
pursued
them,
some
riding
in
chariots
and
others
on
horses,
and
they
also
arrived
at
the
Red
Sea.
Then
your
ancestors
pleaded
with
me
to
help
them.
So
he
caused ◄darkness/a
very
dark
cloud►
to
come
between
your
ancestors
and
the
Egyptian
army,
so
that
the
Egyptian
army
could
not
see
your
ancestors.
I
separated
the
water
in
the
Red
Sea
so
that
your
ancestors
could
cross
it,
but
when
the
Egyptian
army
tried
to
cross
in
the
same
way
to
pursue
them,
I
caused
the
water
to
come
back
and
cover
them,
and
the
Egyptian
soldiers
all
drowned,
as
your
ancestors
watched
and
were
amazed [IDM].
But
after
that,
you
lived
in
the
desert
for
many
years.
“Then
I
brought
your
ancestors
to
the
area
where
the
groups
who
were
descendants
of Amor
lived,
east
of
the
Jordan
River.
They
fought
against
you,
but
I
enabled
you
to
defeat
them [IDM].
I
enabled
you
to
destroy
them
so
that
you
could
live
in
their
land [IDM].
Then, Zippor’s
son
Balak,
the
King
of
Moab, ◄decided
that
his
army
would
fight
against/opposed►
the Israelis.
He
summoned Beor’s
son
Balaam
and
asked
him
to
curse
you.
But
I
would
not
do
what
Balaam
asked,
so
he ◄blessed/said
that
I
would
do
great
things
for►
you
four
times,
and
I
did
not
enable
the
army
of
Moab
to
defeat
you [IDM].
“Then
you
all
crossed
the
Jordan
River
and
came
to
Jericho.
The
people
of
Jericho
prepared
to
fight
against
you,
and
the
armies
of
the
descendants
of Amor, Periz,
Canaan,
Heth, Girgash, Hiv,
and
Jebus
all
prepared
to
do
the
same
thing
but
I
enabled
you
to
defeat [IDM]
them
all.
I
am
the
one
who
caused
them
to
panic
as
you
advanced
and
enabled
you
to
defeat
them,
as
I
had
enabled
you
to
do
earlier
to
the
two
kings
of
the
groups
who
were
descendants
of Amor.
You
did
not
defeat
them
by
using
your
own
bows
and
arrows
and
swords;
it
was
I
who
defeated
them.
So
I
gave
you
a
land
that
you
had
not
tilled/planted,
and
I
gave
you
cities
that
you
did
not
build.
Now
you
live
in
those
cities
and
you
eat
the
grapes
from
the grapevines
that
you
did
not
plant,
and
you
eat
olives
from
trees
that
you
did
not
plant.’ ”
Then
Joshua
said
to
the
people, “
Because
of
all
that
Yahweh
has
done
for
you,
revere
him,
and
serve/worship
him
very
faithfully.
Throw
away
the
idols
that
your
ancestors
worshiped
on
the
east/other
side
of
the
Euphrates
River
and
in
Egypt.
Serve
only
Yahweh.
But
if
you
do
not
want
to
serve/worship
Yahweh,
you
should
decide
today
what
gods
you
will
serve/worship.
You
should
decide
whether
you
will
serve/worship
the
gods
that
your
ancestors
who
lived
on
the
other/east
side
of
the
Euphrates
River
served,
or
whether
you
will
serve/worship
the
gods
that
the
descendants
of Amor,
who
previously
lived
in
the
land
where
you
are
now
living,
serve/worship.
But
as
for
me
and
my
family [MTY],
we
will
serve/worship
Yahweh!”
The Israeli
people
answered, “We
will
never
quit
serving/worshiping
Yahweh!
We
would
never
think
of [IDM]
serving/worshiping
other
gods!
It
was
our
God,
Yahweh,
who
brought
our
parents
and grandparents
up
out
of
Egypt.
He
rescued
them
from
that
land
where
they
were
slaves.
As
he
rescued
them,
they
saw
him
perform
great
miracles.
He
protected
them
all
the
time
when
they
were
traveling.
He
protected
them
from
all
the people-groups
through
whose
territory
they
traveled.
As
our
forefathers
advanced,
Yahweh
expelled
the
descendants
of Amor
and
the
other people-groups
who
lived
in
this
land.
Yahweh
is
our
God,
so
we
are
saying
that
we
also
will
serve/worship
him.”
Joshua
replied
to
the
people, “
I
think
that
you
are
not
able
to
serve/worship
Yahweh,
because
he
is
a
holy
God.
He
will
not
forgive
your
sinning
and
rebelling
against
him.
He
demands
that
you
serve/worship
only
him [IDM].
He
has
been
good
to
you
in
the
past,
but
if
you
turn
away
from
him
and
serve/worship
foreign/other
gods,
he
will
turn
against
you
and
he
will
cause
you
to
experience
disasters.
He
will
punish [IDM]
you
severely!”
But
the
people
replied
to
Joshua, “No,
we
will
not
turn
away
from
worshiping/serving
Yahweh
We
will
serve/worship
Yahweh!”
Then
Joshua
said, “You
yourselves
are
saying
that
you
have
decided
to
serve/worship
Yahweh.”
They
replied, “Yes,
we
are
saying
that.”
Then
Joshua
said, “Since
you
have
decided
that,
you
must
throw
away
all
the
other
gods/idols
that
you
have
among
you.
You
must
also
promise
that
you
will
wholeheartedly
give
yourselves
to
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
serve/worship.”
The
people
replied, “We
will
serve/worship
Yahweh,
our
God,
and
obey
him.”
That
day,
Joshua
established
an
agreement
between
the
people
and
Yahweh.
He
wrote
for
them
all
the
laws
that
they
were
required
to
obey.
He
wrote
all
those
laws
on
a
scroll.
He
called
it ‘The
laws
of God’.
Then
he
told
some
men
to
set
up
a
large
stone
there
at
Shechem,
under
the
large
oak
tree
near
the
place
where
they
worshiped
Yahweh.
He
said
to
all
the
people, “Look!
It
is
as
though
this
stone
has
heard
everything
that
Yahweh
said
to
you
and
that
you
promised
Yahweh.
It
will
serve
as
a
witness
against
you
if
you
rebel
against
your
God!”
Then
Joshua
sent
the
people
away,
and
all
of
them
returned
to
their
own
areas/homes.
Joshua
died
Some
time
after
that, Nun’s
son
Joshua,
the
faithful
servant
of
Yahweh,
died.
He
was 110
years
old
when
he
died.
The Israeli
people
buried
his
body
on
his
own
property
in
Timnath-Serah
town
town.
It
is
north
of
Gaash
Mountain
in
the hilly
area
of
the
tribe
who
were
descendants
of
Ephraim.
The Israeli
people
served/worshiped
Yahweh
as
long
as
Joshua
was
alive.
After
Joshua
died,
they
continued
serving/worshiping
Yahweh
while
the
elders
who
had
experienced
everything
that
Yahweh
had
done
for
the Israeli
people
were
still
alive.
Joseph’s
bones,
which
the Israeli
people
had
brought
with
them
from
Egypt,
were
also
buried
at
Shechem.
The
people
buried
them
in
the
piece
of
land
that
Jacob
had
bought
long
ago
for 100
pieces
of
silver
from
Hamor,
the
father
of
Shechem.
That
piece
of
land
was
in
the
area
that
was
given
to
the
people
who
were
descendants
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh,
Joseph’s
sons.
Eleazar,
the Supreme
Priest,
the
son
of
Aaron,
also
died.
They
buried
his
body
at
Gibeah,
in
the
area
that
had
been
given
to Eleazar’s
son
Phinehas,
in
the hilly
area
that
belonged
to
the
people
who
were
descendants
of
Ephraim.
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This book contains the account of people who delivered Israel from their enemies. We call this book
Judges
The tribes of Judah and Simeon defeated the Canaanites
After
Joshua
died,
the Israeli
people
asked
Yahweh, “Which
of
our
tribes
should
attack
the
Canaan people-group
first?”
Yahweh
replied, “I
will
enable
the
tribe
of
Judah
to
defeat [IDM]
the
Canaan people-group.”
The
men
of
Judah
went
to
their
fellow Israelis,
the
men
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon,
and
said
to
them, “Come
and
help
us
to
fight
the
Canaan people-group
in
order
that
we
can
take
from
them
the
land
that
Yahweh
allotted
to
us.
If
you
do
that,
we
will
go
with
you
and
help
you
conquer
the
people
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
promised
to
give
to
you.”
So
the
men
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon
went
with
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Judah.
When
the
men
of
those
two
tribes
attacked,
Yahweh
enabled
them
to
defeat 10,000
men
of
the
Canaan people-group
and
the Periz people-group [DOU]
at
Bezek
city.
During
the
battle
they
found
Adoni-Bezek,
the
leader
of
the
city,
but
he
tried
to
run
away.
The Israelis
pursued
him
and
caught
him.
Then
they
cut
off
his
thumbs
and
his
big
toes.
Adoni-Bezek
said, “
My
army
captured 70
kings.
We
cut
off
their
thumbs
and
big
toes.
After
that,
we
forced
those
kings
to
eat scraps
that
fell
from
our
table.
Now
God
has ◄paid
me
back
for/done
to
me
like►
what
we
did
to
them.”
Then
the
men
of
Judah
took
Adoni-Bezek
to
Jerusalem,
and
he
died
there.
The
army
of
Judah
fought
against
the
men
of
Jerusalem,
and
they
captured
the
city.
With
their
swords
they
killed
the
people
who
lived
there
and
they
burned
the
houses
in
the
city.
Later,
the
men
of
Judah
went
down
to
fight
the
Canaan people-group
who
lived
in
the hilly
area,
in
the
desert
to
the
south,
and
in
the
foothills
to
the
west.
The
men
of
Judah
also
went
to
fight
against
the
Canaan people-group
who
lived
in
Hebron
city,
which
at
that
time
was
named
Kiriath-Arba.
They
defeated
the
armies
of
kings
Sheshai,
Ahiman,
and
Talmai.
Springs
for
Caleb’s
daughter
Then
they
left
that
area
and
went
to
fight
against
the
people
living
in
Debir
city,
which
was
previously
named
Kiriath-Sepher.
Before
they
attacked
the
city,
Caleb
said
to
them, “If
one
of
you
attacks
and
captures
Kiriath-Sepher,
I
will
allow
him
to
marry
my
daughter.”
Othniel,
who
was
the
son
of
Caleb’s
younger
brother
Kenaz,
captured
the
city.
So
Caleb
gave
his
daughter
Acsah
to
him,
to
become
his
wife.
When
Acsah
married
Othniel,
she
told
him
to
ask
her
father
to
give
him
a
field.
But
she
decided
to
ask
him
herself.
She
rode
to
Caleb’s
house
on
her
donkey,
and
when
she
got
off
the
donkey,
Caleb
could
see
that
something
was
troubling
her.
So
he
asked
her, “What
do
you
want?”
She
replied, “I
want
you
to
do
a
favor
for
me.
You
have
given
me
some
land
in
the
southern
desert,
but
it
is
very
dry
there.
So
please
also
give
me
some
land
that
has
springs
of
water.”
So
Caleb
gave
her
some
land
on
higher
ground
that
had
a
spring,
and
some
land
on
lower
ground
that
also
had
a
spring.
More
fights
against
the
Canaanites
The
people
of
the Ken people-group
who
were
descendants
of
Moses’
father-in-law
left
Jericho,
which
was
called ‘The
City
of
Palm Trees’.
They
went
with
some
of
the
men
of
Judah
to
live
with
them
in
the
southern
desert
area,
near
Arad
city.
The
men
of
Judah
and
their
fellow Israelis
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon
defeated
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
who
lived
in
Zephath
city.
They
completely
destroyed
the
city
and
gave
it
a
new
name,
Hormah,
which
means ‘complete destruction’.
The
men
of
Judah
also
captured
Gaza,
Ashkelon,
and
Ekron
cities
and
all
the
land
that
is
near
those
cities.
Yahweh
helped
the
men
of
Judah
to
capture
the hilly
area,
but
they
could
not
force
the
people
who
were
living
in
the
plains
to
leave,
because
those
people
had
better
weapons—they
had
iron
chariots.
Hebron
city
was
given
to
Caleb
because
Moses
had
promised
him
that
he
could
have
that
city.
And
Caleb
forced
the
three
clans
descended
from
Anak
to
leave
that
area.
But
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
could
not
force
the
people
of
the
Jebus people-group
to
leave
Jerusalem.
So,
since
that
time
the
people
of
the
Jebus people-group
have
lived
in
Jerusalem
with
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
The
men
of
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
went
to
fight
against
the
men
of
Bethel
city,
and
Yahweh
helped
them.
They
sent
some
spies
to
find
out
everything
that
they
could
find
out
about
Bethel,
which
was
previously
called
Luz.
The
spies
saw
a
man
who
was
coming
out
of
the
city.
They
said
to
him, “If
you
show
us
a
way
to
get
into
the
city,
we
will
be
kind
to
you
and
we
will
not
kill
you.”
So
the
man
showed
them
a
way
to
enter
the
city.
The
men
of
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
entered
the
city
and
killed
all
the
people
with
their
swords,
but
they
did
not
kill
the
man
who
showed
them
how
to
get
into
the
city,
and
they
did
not
kill
his
family.
That
man
went
to
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Heth
lived,
and
built
a
city.
He
named
the
city
Luz,
and
that
is
still
the
name
of
that
city.
There
were
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
who
lived
in
Beth-Shan,
Taanach,
Dor,
Ibleam,
and
Megiddo
cities
and
in
the
surrounding
villages.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
did
not
force
those
people
to
leave
those
towns,
because
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
were
determined
to
stay
there.
Later,
the Israelis
became ◄stronger/more
numerous►,
and
they
forced
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
to
work
for
them
as
their
slaves,
but
they
did
not
force
all
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
to
leave
their
land.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
did
not
force
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
to
leave
Gezer
city.
So
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
continued
to
live
with
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
did
nor
compel
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
who
were
living
in
Kitron
and
Nahalol
cities
to
leave.
They
stayed
there
and
lived
among
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Zebulun,
but
the
people
of
Zebulun
forced
them
to
work
for
them
as
their
slaves.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Asher
did
not
force
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
who
lived
in
Acco,
Sidon,
Ahlab,
Aczib,
Helbah,
Aphek
and
Rehob
cities
to
leave.
So
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Asher
lived
among
them.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
did
not
compel
the
people
who
lived
in
Beth-Shemesh
and
Beth-Anath
cities
to
leave,
so
the
people
in
those
two ciities
continued
to
live
there,
but
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
were
forced
to
work
as
the
slaves
of
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
The
people
of
the Amor people-group
forced
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
to
live
in
the
hills.
They
did
not
allow
them
to
come
down
and
live
on
the
plain.
The
people
of
the Amor people-group
were
determined
to
stay
in
Heres
Mountain
and
in
Aijalon
and
Shaalbim
cities.
But
when
the Israelis
became ◄stronger/more
numerous►,
they
forced
the
people
of
the Amor people-group
to
work
as
their
slaves.
The
land
where
the Amor people-group
lived
extended
from Scorpion
Pass
toward
the
west
beyond
Sela
town,
up
into
the hilly
area.
Yahweh’s message to Israel
Yahweh
appeared
in
the
form
of
an
angel
and
went
up
from
Gilgal
to
a
place
that
was
later
called
Bokim.
He
said
to
the Israeli
people, “I
brought
your
ancestors
up
here
from
Egypt.
I
led
them
into
this
land
that
I
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
your
ancestors.
I
said
to
them, ‘The
agreement
that
I
made
with
you,
as
for
me,
I
will
never ◄break
it/say
that
it
is
ended►.
But
as
for
you,
you
must
never
make
a
peace
agreement
with
the
people
who
live
in
this
land.
You
must
tear
down
the
altars
where
they
make
sacrifices
to
idols.’
But
you
have
not
obeyed
me.
So
now,
I
am
telling
you
that
I
will
not
expel
your
enemies
as
you
advance.
They
will
be
like
thorns
in
your
sides.
And
they
will
try
to
trap
you
by
making
you
worship
their
idols.”
After
he
told
that
to
all
the Israelis,
the
people
cried
loudly.
They
called
that
place
Bokim,
which
means ‘weeping’.
There
they
offered
sacrifices
to
Yahweh.
Joshua
died
After
Joshua
sent
the Israeli
people
away,
each
group
went
to
possess
the
land
that
had
been
allotted
to
them.
They
served
Yahweh
as
long
as
Joshua
was
alive,
and
as
long
as
the
elders,
those
who
had
seen
all
the
great
things
that
Yahweh
had
done
for
Israel,
were
alive.
Then
Yahweh’s
servant
Joshua
died.
He
was 110
years
old
when
he
died.
They
buried
his
body
in
the
area
he
had
received
from
Moses,
at
Timnath-Serah,
in
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
lived,
north
of
Gaash
Mountain.
The Israelis
were
punished
for
doing
evil
things
After
all
the
people
died
who
lived
at
the
same
time
as
Joshua [EUP],
a
group
of
people
grew
up
who
did
not
know
Yahweh,
and
did
not
know
what
great
things
he
had
done
for
the Israeli
people.
They
did
things
that
Yahweh
said
were
very
evil.
They
worshiped
idols
that represented
the
god
Baal
and
the
goddess
Astarte.
They
worshiped [DOU]
the
various
gods
that
the people-groups
around
them
worshiped.
They
stopped
worshiping
Yahweh,
the
God
their
ancestors
worshiped,
the
one
who
had
brought
their
ancestors
out
of
Egypt.
That
caused
Yahweh
to
be
very
angry.
So
he
allowed
people
from
other
groups
to
raid
them
and
steal
their
crops
and
animals.
They
were
no
longer
able
to
resist
their
enemies,
and
Yahweh
allowed
all
their
enemies
around
them
to
defeat
them.
Whenever
the Israelis
went
to
fight
their
enemies,
Yahweh [MTY]
was opposing
them,
and
allowed
their
enemies
to
defeat
them,
just
as
he
had
promised
he
would
do.
So
the Israelis
were
greatly
distressed.
Then
Yahweh
gave
leaders
to
them.
These
leaders
rescued
the Israelis
from
the
people
who
were raiding
them.
But
the Israelis
still
would
not
pay
attention
to
their
leaders.
Instead,
they
went
to
the
idols,
acting
like
prostitutes
who
gave
themselves
to
men
who
were
not
their
husbands [MET],
and
they
worshiped
those
idols.
They
were
not
like
their
ancestors.
Their
ancestors
obeyed
what
Yahweh
commanded,
but
their
descendants
quickly
stopped
behaving
as
their
ancestors
had
behaved.
Whenever
Yahweh
gave
a
leader
to
them,
he
helped
that
leader
and
enabled
him
to
rescue
the
people
from
their
enemies.
He
helped
them
like
that
as
long
as
that
leader
was
alive.
Yahweh
pitied
them
as
they
groaned
because
they
were
being
oppressed
and
caused
to
suffer.
But
after
that
leader
died,
the
people
went
back
to
behaving
in
ways
even
more
evil
than
their
ancestors
had
behaved.
They
worshiped
other
gods
and
bowed
down
to
them
and
did
all [LIT]
the
things
that
they
thought
those
gods
wanted
them
to
do.
So
Yahweh
was
very
angry
with
the Israeli
people.
He
said, “These
people
have
disobeyed
the
agreement
I
made
with
their
ancestors.
They
have
not
done
what
I
told
them
to
do.
So
I
will
no
longer
expel
the people-groups
that
Joshua
left
in
this
land
when
he
died.
I
will
use
them
to
test
the Israeli
people
to
see
whether
they
will
do
what
I
want
them
to
do,
as
their
ancestors
did.”
Yahweh
had
allowed
those people-groups
to
stay
in
that
land.
He
did
not
expel
them
by allowing
Joshua
and
his
men
to
defeat
them.
At
that
time
there
were
still
many people-groups
in
Canaan.
Yahweh
left
them
there
to
test
the Israeli
people.
But
many
of
the Israelis
in
Canaan
were
ones
who
had
not
fought
in
any
of
the
wars
in
Canaan.
So
Yahweh
also
left
those people-groups
in
Canaan
so
that
the
descendants
of
those
who
had
not
fought
in
any
of
the
wars
might
learn
how
to
fight.
This
is
a
list
of
the people-groups
that
Yahweh
left
there:
The
Philistines
and
their
five
leaders,
the
people
living
in
the
area
near
Sidon
city,
the
descendants
of
Canaan,
and
the
descendants
of Hiv
who
were
living
in
the
mountains
of
Lebanon
between
Baal-Hermon
Mountain
and
Lebo-Hamath.
Yahweh
left
these people-groups
there
to
test
the Israelis,
to
see
if
they
would
obey
his
commands
which
he
had
told
Moses
to
give
them.
The Israelis
lived
among
the
Canaan people-group,
the Hiv people-group,
the Amor people-group,
the Periz people-group,
the Hiv people-group,
and
the
Jebus people-group.
Moses
had
told
the
people
not
to
associate
with
any
of
those
people.
But
the Israelis
took
daughters
of
people
from
those people-groups
to
be
their
own
wives,
and
gave
their
own
daughters
to
men
of
those
groups,
to
marry
them.
And
as
a
result
they
started
to
worship
the
gods
of
those people-groups.
Othniel
became
their
leader
The Israelis
did
things
that
Yahweh
said
were
very
evil.
They
forgot
about
Yahweh,
their
God,
and
they
started
to
worship
the
idols
that represented
the
god
Baal
and
the
goddess
Asherah.
Yahweh
became
very
angry
with
the Israelis.
So
he
allowed
king
Cushan
from
Mesopotamia
to
conquer
them
and
rule
them
for
eight
years.
But
when
they
pleaded
to
Yahweh
to
help
them,
he
gave
them
a
leader
to
rescue
them.
He
was
Othniel,
the
son
of
Caleb’s
younger
brother
Kenaz.
Yahweh’s
Spirit
came
upon
him,
and
he
became
their
leader.
He
led
an
army
that
fought
against
the
army
of
Cushan,
and
defeated
them.
After
that,
there
was
peace
in
the
land
for 40
years,
until
Othniel
died.
Ehud
became
their
next
leader
After
that,
the Israelis
again
did
things
that
Yahweh
said
were
very
evil.
As
a
result,
he
allowed
the
army
of
King
Eglon,
who
ruled
the
Moab
area,
to
defeat
the Israelis.
Eglon
persuaded
the
leaders
of
the
Ammon
and
Amalek people-groups
to
join
their
armies
with
his
army
to
attack
Israel.
They
captured
Jericho,
which
was
called ‘The
City
of
Palm Trees’.
Then
King
Eglon
ruled
the Israelis
for
eighteen
years.
But
then
the Israelis
again
pleaded
to
Yahweh
to
help
them.
So
he
gave
them
another
leader
to
rescue
them.
He
was
Ehud,
a
left-handed
man,
the
son
of
Gera,
from
the
descendants
of
Benjamin.
The Israelis
sent
him
to
King
Eglon
to
give
him
their
yearly
protection
money.
Ehud
had
with
him
a double-edged
dagger,
about
a
foot
and
a
half
long.
He
strapped
it
to
his
right
thigh,
under
his
clothes.
He
gave
the
money
to
King
Eglon,
who
was
a
very
fat
man.
Then
Ehud
started
to
go
back
home
with
the
men
who
had
carried
the
money.
When
they
arrived
at
the
stone
carvings
near
Gilgal,
he
told
the
other
men
to
go
on,
but
he
himself
turned
around
and
went
back
to
the
king
of
Moab.
When
he
arrived
at
the
palace,
he
said
to
the
king, “Your
majesty,
I
have
a
secret
message
for
you.”
So
the
king
told
all
his
servants
to
be
quiet,
and
sent
them
out
of
the
room.
Then,
as
Eglon
was
sitting
alone
in
the upstairs
room
of
his
summer
palace,
Ehud
came
close
to
him
and
said, “I
have
a
message
for
you
from
God.”
As
the
king
got
up
from
his
chair,
Ehud
reached
with
his
left
hand
and
pulled
the
dagger
from
his
right
thigh,
and plunged
it
into
the
king’s
belly.
He
thrust
it
in
so
far
that
the
handle
went
into
the
king’s
belly,
and
the
blade
came
out
the
king’s
back.
Ehud
did
not
pull
the
dagger
out.
He
left
it
there,
with
the
handle
buried
in
the
king’s
fat.
Then
Ehud
left
the
room.
He
went
out
to
the
porch.
He
shut
the
doors
to
the
room
and
locked
them.
After
he
had
gone,
King Eglon’s
servants
came
back,
but
they
saw
that
the
doors
of
the
room
were
locked.
They
said, “The
king
must
be defecating
in
the
inner
room.”
So
they
waited,
but
when
the
king
did
not
open
the
doors
of
the
room,
after
a
while
they
were
worried.
They
got
a
key
and unlocked
the
doors.
And
they
saw
that
their
king
was
lying
on
the
floor,
dead.
Meanwhile,
Ehud
escaped.
He
passed
by
the
stone
carvings
and
arrived
at
Seirah,
in
the hilly
area
where
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
lived.
There
he
blew
a
trumpet
to
signal
that
the
people
should
join
him
to
fight
the
people
of
Moab.
So
the Israelis
went
with
him
from
the
hills.
They
went
down
toward
the
Jordan
river,
with
Ehud
leading
them.
He
said
to
the
men, “Yahweh
is
going
to
allow
us
to
defeat
your
enemies,
the
people
of
Moab.
So
follow
me!”
So
they
followed
him
down
to
the
river,
and
they
stationed
some
of
their
men
at
the
place
where
people
can
walk
across
the
river,
in
order
that
they
could
kill
any
people
from
Moab
who
tried
to
cross
the
river
to
escape.
At
that
time,
the Israelis
killed
about 10,000
people
from
Moab.
They
were
all
strong
and
capable
men,
but
not
one
of
them
escaped.
On
that
day,
the Israelis
conquered
the
people
of
Moab.
Then
there
was
peace
in
their
land
for 80
years.
Shamgar
became
their
next
leader
After
Ehud
died,
Shamgar
became
their
leader.
He
rescued
the Israelis
from
the
Philistines.
In
one
battle
he
killed 600
Philistines
with
an ◄ox
goad/sharp
wooden
pole►.
Deborah became the next leader
After
Ehud
died,
the Israelis
again
started
doing
things
Yahweh
said
were
very
evil.
So
he
allowed
the
army
of
Jabin,
one
of
the
kings
of
Canaan
land,
who
ruled
in
Hazor
city,
to
conquer
the Israelis.
The
commander
of
his
army
was
Sisera,
who
lived
in Harosheth-Haggoyim.
Sisera’s
army
had 900
chariots.
For 20
years
he
oppressed
the Israelis.
Then
they
pleaded
to
Yahweh
to
help
them.
At
that
time
Deborah,
who
was
the
wife
of
Lappidoth,
was
a
prophetess
who
had
become
the
leader
in
Israel.
She
would
sit
under
her
palm
tree
at
a
place
between
Ramah
and
Bethel,
in
the hilly
area
where
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
lived,
and
people
would
come
to
her
and
ask
her
to
settle
disputes
between
them.
One
day
she
summoned
Barak,
the
son
of
Abinoam,
when
he
was
in
Kedesh,
in
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Naphtali
lived.
She
said
to
him, “This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
is
commanding
you
to
do: ‘ake
with
you 1,000
men,
some
from
the
descendants
of
Naphtali
and
some
from
the
descendants
of
Zebulun,
and
lead
them
to
Tabor
Mountain.
Yahweh
will
lure
Sisera,
the
commander
of
King
Jabin’s
army,
to
come
with
his
chariots
and
his
army,
to
the
Kishon
River,
a
few
miles
away.
I
will
enable
your
men
to
defeat
them
there.’ ”
Barak
replied, “I
will
go
only
if
you
go
with
me.”
She
replied, “Okay,
I
will
go
with
you.
But
because
that
is
what
you
have
decided
to
do,
Yahweh
will
enable
a
woman
to
defeat
Sisera,
and
the
result
will
be
that ◄you
will
not
be
honored/people
will
not
honor
you►
for
doing
that.”
So
Deborah
went
with
Barak
to
Kedesh.
There
he
summoned
men
from
Zebulun
and
Naphtali.
Ten
thousand
men
came
to
him,
and
then
they
went
together
with
Deborah
to
Tabor
Mountain.
At
that
time
Heber,
one
of
the
descendants
of
the Ken people-group,
had
moved
with
his
wife
Jael
from
the
area
where
that
group
lived,
and
set
up
his
tent
near
the
big
oak
tree
at
Zaanannim,
near
Kedesh.
Heber
was
a
descendant
of
Moses’
brother-in-law
Hobab.
Someone
told
Sisera
that
Barak
had
gone
up
on
Tabor
Mountain
with
an
army.
So
he
gathered
his
troops
with
their 900
chariots,
and
they
marched
from Harosheth-Haggoyim
to
the
Kishon
River.
Then
Deborah
said
to
Barak, “Get
ready!
This
is
the
day
that
Yahweh
will
enable
your
army
to
defeat
the
army
of
Sisera.
Yahweh
is
going
ahead
of
you!”
So
Barak
led
his
men
as
they
descended
from
Tabor
Mountain.
As
they
advanced,
Yahweh
caused
Sisera
and
all
his
chariots
and
his
army
to
have
great
difficulty maneuvering/moving
around.
So
Sisera jumped
down
from
his
chariot
and
ran
away.
But
Barak
and
his
men
pursued
the
other
chariots
and
the
enemy
soldiers
as
far
as Harosheth-Haggoyim.
They
killed
all
of
the
men
in
Sisera’s
army.
Not
one
man
survived.
But
Sisera
ran
to Jael’s
tent.
He
did
that
because
his boss,
King
Jabin
of
Hazor
city,
was
a
good
friend
of
Jael’s
husband
Heber.
Jael
went
out
to
greet
Sisera.
She
said
to
him, “Sir,
come
into
my
tent!
Do
not
be
afraid!”
So
he
went
into
the
tent
and
lay
down,
and
she
covered
him
with
a
blanket.
He
said
to
her, “I’m
thirsty;
can
you
give
me
some
water?”
So
she
opened
a
leather
container
of
milk,
and
gave
him
a
drink.
Then
she
covered
him
with
the
blanket
again.
He
said
to
her, “Stand
in
the
entrance
of
the
tent.
If
someone
comes
and
asks ‘Is
anyone
else
here?’,
say ‘No.’”
Sisera
was
very
exhausted,
so
he
soon
was
asleep.
While
he
was
sleeping,
Jael crept
quietly
to
him,
holding
a
hammer
and
a
tent
peg.
She
pounded
the
peg
into
his
skull,
and
all
the
way
through
his
head
into
the
ground,
and
he
died.
When
Barak
passed
by Jael’s
tent
to
look
for
Sisera,
she
went
out
to
greet
him.
She
said, “Come
in,
and
I
will
show
you
the
man
you
are
searching
for!”
So
he
followed
her
into
the
tent,
and
he
saw
Sisera
lying
there,
dead,
with
the
tent
peg
through
his
head.
On
that
day
God
enabled
the Israelis
to
defeat
the
army
of
Jabin,
the
king
of
the
people
of
Canaan.
From
that
time,
the Israeli
people
continued
to
become
stronger,
and
the
army
of
King
Jabin
continued
to
become
weaker.
Finally
the Israelis
were
able
to
completely
subdue
the
people
ruled
by
the
king
of
Canaan.
The song that Deborah sang
On
that
day,
Deborah
sang
this
song,
along
with
Barak:
“hen
the
leaders
of
the Israeli
people
really
lead
them,
and
the
people
follow
them,
it
is
time
to
praise
Yahweh!
Listen,
you
kings!
Pay
attention,
you
leaders!
I
will
sing
to
Yahweh.
With
this
song
I
will
praise
Yahweh,
the
God
we Israelis
worship.
O
Yahweh,
when
you
came
from
Seir,
when
you
marched
from
that
land
better
known
as
Edom,
the
earth
shook,
and
rain
poured
down
from
the
skies.
The
mountains
shook
when
you
came,
just
like
Sinai
Mountain
shook
when
you
appeared
there,
because
you
are
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship.
“hen
Shamgar
was
our
leader
and
when
Jael
ruled
us,
we
were
afraid
to
walk
on
the
main
roads;
instead,
caravans
of
travelers
walked
on
winding
less
traveled
roads
to
avoid
being molested.
People
left
their
small
villages,
and
moved
into
the
walled
cities
until
I,
Deborah,
became
their
leader.
I
became
like
a
mother
to
the Israeli
people.
When
the Israeli
people
abandoned
Yahweh
and
chose
new
gods,
enemies
attacked
the
gates
of
the
cities,
and
then
they
took
away
the
shields
and
spears
from 40,000 Israeli
soldiers.
Not
one
shield
or
spear
was
left.
I
am
thankful
for
the
leaders
and
soldiers
who
volunteered
to
fight.
Praise
Yahweh
for
them!
“ou
wealthy
people
who
ride
on
donkeys,
sitting
on
nice padded saddles,
and
you
people
who
just
walk
on
the
road,
you
all
listen!
Listen
to
the
voices
of
the
singers
who
gather
at
the
places
where
the
animals
drink
water.
They
tell
about
how
Yahweh
acted
righteously
when
he
enabled
the Israeli
warriors
to
conquer
their
enemies.
“ahweh’s
people
marched
down
to
the
gates
of
our
city.
The
people
came
to
my
house
and
shouted,
‘eborah,
wake
up!
Wake
up
and
start
singing!’
They
also
shouted,
‘arak,
son
of
Abinoam,
get
up,
and
capture
our
enemies!’
Later,
some
of
the Israeli
people
came
down
from
Tabor
Mountain
with
us,
their
leaders.
These
men
who
belonged
to
Yahweh
came
with
me
to
fight
their
strong
enemies.
Some
came
from
the
tribe
descended
from
Ephraim.
They
came
from
land
that
once
belonged
to
the
descendants
of
Amalek.
And
men
from
the
tribe
descended
from
Benjamin
followed
them.
Troops
from
the
group
descended
from
Makir
also
came
down,
and
officers
from
the
tribe
descended
from
Zebulun
came
down,
carrying
staffs.
Leaders
from
the
tribes
descended
from
Issachar
joined
Barak
and
me.
They
followed
Barak,
rushing
down
into
the
valley.
But
men
from
the
tribe
descended
from
Reuben
could
not
decide
whether
or
not
to
join
us.
Why
did
you
men
stay
at
your
sheep
pens,
waiting
to
hear
the
shepherds
whistle
for
their
flocks
of
sheep
to
come
to
the
pens?
Men
in
the
tribe
descended
from
Reuben
could
not
decide
whether
they
would
join
us
to
fight
our
enemies,
or
not.
Similarly,
the
men
living
in
the
Gilead
area
stayed
at
home,
east
of
the
Jordan
River.
And
the
men
from
the
tribe
descended
from
Dan,
why
did
they
stay
home?
The
tribe
descended
from
Asher
sat
by
the
seashore.
They
stayed
in
their coves.
But
men
from
the
tribe
descended
from
Zebulun
risked ◄their
lives/were
ready
to
die
fighting►
on
the
battlefield,
and
men
descended
from
Naphtali
were
ready
to
do
that,
also.
“he
kings
of
Canaan
fought
us
at
Taanach,
near
the
springs
in
Megiddo
Valley.
But
since
they
did
not
defeat
us,
they
did
not
carry
away
any
silver
or
other
treasures
from
the
battle.
It
was
as
though
the
stars
in
the
sky
fought
for
us
and
as
though
those
stars
in
their
paths
fought
against
Sisera.
The
Kishon
River
swept
them
away—
that
river
that
has
been
there
for
ages.
I
will
tell
myself
to
be
brave
and
continue
marching
on.
The
hooves
of
the
horses
of
Sisera’s
army
pounded
the
ground.
Those
powerful
horses
kept
galloping
along.
The
angel
sent
by
Yahweh
said,
‘urse
the
people
of
Meroz
town,
because
they
did
not
come
to
help
Yahweh
to
defeat
the
mighty
warriors
of
Canaan.’
“ut
God
is
very
pleased
with
Jael,
the
wife
of
Heber
from
the Ken people-group.
He
is
more
pleased
with
her
than
with
all
the
other
women
who
live
in
tents.
Sisera
asked
for
some
water,
but
Jael
gave
him
some
milk.
She
brought
him
some yogurt/curds
in
a
bowl
that
was
suitable
for
kings.
Then,
when
he
was
asleep,
she
reached
for
a
tent
peg
with
her
left
hand,
and
she
reached
for
a
hammer
with
her
right
hand.
She
hit
Sisera
hard
with
it
and
crushed
his
head.
She
pounded
the
tent
peg
right
through
his
head.
He
collapsed
and
fell
dead
at
her
feet.
“isera’s
mother
looked
out
from
her
window.
She
waited
for
him
to
return.
She
said, ‘hy
is
he
taking
so
long
to
come
home
in
his
chariot?
Why
don’t
I
hear
the
sound
of
the
wheels
of
his
chariot?’
One
wise
woman
replied
to
her,
and
she
kept
consoling
herself
by
repeating
those
words:
‘erhaps
they
are
dividing
up
the
things
and
the
people
they
captured
after
the
battle.
Each
soldier
will
get
one
or
two
women.
Sisera
will
get
some
beautiful
robes,
and
some
beautiful
embroidered
robes
for
me.’
But
that
is
not
what
happened!
Yahweh,
I
hope
that
all
your
enemies
will
die
as
Sisera
did!
And
I
desire
that
all
those
who
love
you
will
be
as
strong
as
the
sun
when
it
rises!
Gideon became the next leader
Again
the Israelis
did
things
that
Yahweh
said
were
very
evil.
So
he
allowed
the
people
of
Midian
to
conquer
them
and
rule
them
for
seven
years.
The
people
of
Midian
treated
the Israelis
so
cruelly
that
the Israelis
fled
to
the
mountains.
There
they
made
places
to
live
in
caves
and
animal
dens.
Whenever
the Israelis
planted
things
in
their
fields,
the
people
of
Midian
and
Amalek
and
other
groups
from
the
east
invaded
Israel.
They
set
up
tents
in
the
area,
and
then
destroyed
the
crops
as
far
south
as
Gaza.
They
did
not
leave
anything
for
the Israelis’
sheep
or
cattle
or
donkeys
to
eat.
They
came
into
Israel
with
their
tents
and
their
livestock
like
a
swarm
of
locusts.
There
were
so
many
of
them
that
arrived
riding
on
their
camels
that
no
one
could
count
them.
They
stayed
and
ruined
the Israelis’
crops.
The
people
of
Midian
took
almost
everything
the Israelis
owned.
So
finally
the Israelis
pleaded
for
Yahweh
to
help
them.
When
the Israelis
pleaded
with
Yahweh
to
help
them
because
of
what
the
people
from
Midian
were
doing
to
them,
he
sent
to
them
a
prophet,
who
said, “Yahweh,
the
God
we Israelis
worship,
says
this: ‘Your
ancestors
were
slaves
in
Egypt.
But
I
rescued
them
from
the
leaders
of
Egypt
and
from
all
the
others
who
oppressed
them.
I
expelled
their
enemies
from
this
land,
and
gave
it
to
your
ancestors.
I
told
you
all, “I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.
You
are
now
in
the
land
where
the
descendants
of Amor
live,
but
you
must
not
worship
the
gods
whom
they
worship.”
But
you
did
not
pay
attention
to
me.’”
One
day
Yahweh
appeared
in
the
form
of
an
angel
and
sat
underneath
a
big
oak
tree
at
Ophrah
town.
That
tree
belonged
to
Joash,
who
was
from
the
clan
of
Abiezer.
Joash’s
son
Gideon
was
threshing
wheat
in
the
pit
where
they
pressed
grapes
to
make
wine.
He
was
threshing
the
grain
there
in
order
to
hide
it
from
the
people
of
Midian.
Yahweh
went
over
to
Gideon
and
said
to
him, “You
mighty
warrior,
Yahweh
is
helping
you!”
Gideon
replied, “Sir,
if
Yahweh
is
helping
us,
why
have
all
these
bad
things
happened
to
us?
We
heard
about [RHQ]
all
the
miracles
that
Yahweh
performed
for
our
ancestors.
We
heard
people
tell
us
about
how
he
rescued
them
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.
But
now
Yahweh
has
abandoned
us,
and
we
are
ruled
by
the
people
from
Midian.”
Then
Yahweh
turned
toward
him
and
said, “I
will
give
you
strength
to
enable
you
to
rescue
the Israelis
from
the
people
of
Midian.
I
am
sending
you
to
do
that!”
Gideon
replied, “But
Yahweh,
how
can
I
rescue
the Israelis?
My
clan
is
the
least significant
in
the
whole
tribe
descended
from
Manasseh,
and
I
am
the
least significant
person
in
my
whole
family!”
Yahweh
said
to
him, “I
will
help
you.
So
you
will
defeat
the
army
of
Midian
as
easily
as
if
you
were
fighting
only
one
man!”
Gideon
replied, “If
you
are
truly
pleased
with
me,
do
something
which
will
prove
that
you
who
are
speaking
to
me
are
really
Yahweh.
But
do
not
go
away
until
I
go
and
bring
back
an
offering
to
you.”
Yahweh
answered, “Okay,
I
will
stay
here
until
you
return.”
Gideon
hurried
to
his
home.
He
killed
a
young
goat
and
cooked
it.
Then
he
took ◄a
half
a
bushel/18 liters►
of
flour
and
baked
some
bread
without
yeast.
Then
he
put
the
cooked
meat
in
a
basket,
and
put
the
broth
from
the
meat
in
a
pot,
and
took
it
to
Yahweh,
who
was
sitting
under
the
tree.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
him, “Put
the
meat
and
the
bread
on
this
rock.
Then
pour
the
broth
on
top
of
it.”
So
Gideon
did
that.
Then
Yahweh
touched
the
meat
and
bread
with
the
walking
stick
that
was
in
his
hand.
A
fire flamed
up
from
the
rock
and
burned
up
everything
that
Gideon
had
brought!
And
then
Yahweh
disappeared.
When
Gideon
realized
that
it
was
really
Yahweh
who
had
appeared
in
the
form
of
an
angel
and
talked
with
him,
he
exclaimed, “O,
Yahweh,
I
have
seen
you face-to-face
when
you
had
the
form
of
an
angel!
So
I
will
surely
die!”
But
Yahweh
called
to
him
and
said, “Do
not
be
afraid!
You
will
not
die
because
of
seeing
me!”
Then
Gideon
built
an
altar
to
worship
Yahweh
there.
He
named
it ‘Yahweh
gives
us peace’.
That
altar
is
still
there
in
Ophrah
town,
in
the
land
that
belongs
to
the
descendants
of
Abiezer.
That
night
Yahweh
said
to
Gideon, “Take
the second-best/oldest
bull
from
your
father’s
herd,
the
bull
that
is
seven
years
old.
Kill
it.
Then
tear
down
the
altar
that
your
father
built
to
worship
the
god
Baal.
Also
cut
down
the
pole
for
worshipping
the
goddess
Astarte
that
is
there
beside
it.
Then
build
a
stone
altar
to
worship
me,
your
God
Yahweh,
here
on
this
hill.
Take
the
wood
from
the
pole
you
cut
down
and
make
a
fire
to
cook
the
meat
of
the
bull
as
a
burnt
offering
to
me.”
So
Gideon
and
his
servants
did
what
Yahweh
commanded.
But
they
did
it
at
night,
because
he
was
afraid
what
the
other
members
of
his
family
and
the
other
men
in
town
would
do
to
him
if
they
found
out
that
he
had
done
that.
Early
the
next
morning,
as
soon
as
the
men
got
up,
they
saw
that
the
altar
to
Baal
had
been
torn
down,
and
the
pole
for
worshiping
Astarte
was
gone.
They
saw
that
there
was
a
new
altar
there,
and
on
it
was
what
remained
from
the
bull
they
had
sacrificed.
The
people
asked
each
other, “Who
did
this?”
After
they
investigated,
someone
told
them
that
it
was
Gideon,
the
son
of
Joash,
who
had
done
it.
They
went
to
Joash
and
said
to
him, “Bring
your
son
out
here! ◄He
must
be
executed/We
must
kill
him►,
because
he
destroyed
our
god
Baal’s
altar
and
cut
down
the
pole
for
our
goddess
Astarte!”
But
Joash
replied, “Are
you
trying
to
defend
Baal?
Are
you
trying
to
argue
his
case?
Anyone
who
tries
to
defend
Baal
should
be
executed
by
tomorrow
morning!
If
Baal
is
truly
a
god,
he
ought
to
be
able
to
defend
himself,
and
to
get
rid
of
the
person
who
tore
down
his
altar!”
From
that
time,
people
called
Gideon
Jerub-Baal,
which
means ‘Baal
should
defend himself’,
because
he
tore
down
Baal’s
altar.
Soon
after
that,
the
armies
of
the
people
of
Midian
and
of
Amalek
and
the
people
from
the
east
gathered
together.
They
crossed
the
Jordan
River
to
attack
the Israelis.
They
set
up
their
tents
in
Jezreel
Valley.
Then
Yahweh’s
Spirit
took
control
of
Gideon.
He
blew
a
ram’s
horn
to
summon
the
men
to
prepare
to
fight.
So
the
men
of
the
clan
of
Abiezer
came
to
him.
He
also
sent
messengers
throughout
the
tribes
descended
from
the
four
tribes
of
Manasseh,
Asher,
Zebulun,
and
Naphtali
to
tell
their
soldiers
to
come,
and
all
of
them
came.
Then
Gideon
said
to
God, “If
you
are
truly
going
to
enable
me
to
rescue
the Israeli
people
as
you
promised,
confirm
it
by
doing
this:
Tonight
I
will
put
a
dry
wool
fleece
on
the
ground
where
I
thresh
the
grain.
Tomorrow
morning,
if
the
fleece
is
wet
with
dew
but
the
ground
is
dry,
then
I
will
know
that
I
am
the
one
you
will
enable
to
rescue
the
people
of
Israel
as
you
promised.”
And
that
is
what
happened.
When
Gideon
got
up
the
next
morning,
he
picked
up
the
fleece,
and
squeezed
out
a
whole bowlful
of
water!
Then
Gideon
said
to
God, “Do
not
be
angry
with
me,
but
let
me
ask
you
to
do
one
more
thing.
Tonight
I
will
put
the
fleece
out
again.
This
time,
let
the
fleece
remain
dry,
while
the
ground
is
wet
with
the
dew.”
So
that
night,
God
did
what
Gideon
asked
him
to
do.
The
next
morning
the
fleece
was
dry,
but
the
ground
was
covered
with
dew.
Gideon and his men defeated the army from Midian
The
next
morning,
Gideon
and
his
men
got
up
early
and
went
as
far
as
Harod
Spring.
The
army
of
Midian
was
camped
north
of
them,
in
the
valley
near
Moreh
Hill.
Yahweh
said
to
Gideon, “You
have
too
many
soldiers
with
you.
If
I
allow
all
of
you
to
fight
the
army
of
Midian,
if
your
army defeats
them,
they
will
boast
to
me
that
they
defeated
their
enemies
by
themselves,
without
my
help.
So
tell
the
men, ‘Whoever
among
you
is
timid
or
afraid
may
leave
us
and
go
home.’ ”
So
after
Gideon
told
that
to
them, 22,000
of
them
went
home.
Only 10,000
men
were
left
there.
But
Yahweh
told
Gideon, “There
are
still
too
many
men!
Take
them
down
to
the
spring,
and
there
I
will
choose
from
among
them,
which
ones
will
go
with
you
and
which
ones
will
not
go.”.
When
Gideon
took
the
men
down
to
the
spring,
Yahweh
told
him, “When
they
drink,
put
into
one
group
the
ones
who
scoop
the
water
into
their
hands,
and
then
lap
it
up
like
dogs
do.
Put
into
another
group
the
ones
who
kneel
down
and
bend
over
and
drink
with
their
mouths
in
the
water.”
So
when
they
drank,
only 300
men
drank
from
their
hands.
All
the
others
drank
with
their
mouths
down
in
the
water.
Then
Yahweh
told
Gideon, “The 300
men
who
lapped
the
water
from
their
hands
will
be
your
army!
I
will
enable
them
to
defeat
the
Midian
army.
Let
all
the
others
go
home!”
So Gideon’s 300
men
collected
the
food
and
rams’
horns
from
all
the
other
men,
and
then
he
sent
them
home.
The
men
of
Midian
were
camping
in
the
valley
below
Gideon.
That
night,
Yahweh
said
to
Gideon, “Get
up
and
go
down
to
their
camp,
and
you
will
hear
something
that
will convince
you
that
I
will
enable
your
men
to
defeat
them.
But
if
you
are
afraid
to
attack
them
by
yourself,
take
your
servant
Purah
with
you.
Go
down
and
listen
to
what
some
of
the
Midian
soldiers
are
saying.
Then
you
will
be
very
encouraged,
and
you
will
be
ready
to
attack
their
camp.”
So
Gideon
took
Purah
with
him,
and
they
went
down
to
the
edge
of
the
enemy
camp.
The
armies
of
the
people
of
Midian
and
Amalek
and
from
the
east
had
set
up
their
tents
and
looked
like
a
swarm
of
locusts.
It
seemed
that
their
camels
were
as
impossible
to
count
as
the
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore.
Gideon crept
closer
and
heard
one
man
telling
a
friend
about
a
dream.
He
said, “I
just
had
a
dream,
and
in
the
dream
I
saw
a
round
loaf
of
barley
bread tumble
down
into
our
Midian
camp.
It
struck
a
tent
so
hard
that
the
tent
turned
upside
down
and
collapsed!”
His
friend
said, “Your
dream
can
mean
only
one
thing.
It
means
that
God
will
enable
Gideon,
the
man
of
Israel,
to
defeat
all
of
the
armies
that
are
here
with
us
men
from
Midian.”
When
Gideon
heard
the
man
tell
about
his
dream
and
the
meaning
of
that
dream,
he
thanked
God.
Then
he
and
Purah
returned
to
the Israeli
camp,
and
he
shouted
to
the
men, “Get
up!
Because
God
is enabling
you
to
defeat
the
men
from
Midian!”
He
divided
his
men
into
three
groups.
He
gave
each
man
a
ram’s
horn
and
an
empty
clay
jar.
He
also
gave
each
of
them
a
torch
that
they
lit.
Then
he
said
to
them, “Watch
me.
When
we
come
close
to
the
enemy
camp,
spread
out
to
surround
the
camp.
Then
do
exactly
what
I
do.
As
soon
as
I
and
the
men
with
me
blow
our
ram’s
horns,
you
men
in
the
other
two
groups
surrounding
the
camp
blow
your
horns
and
shout, ‘
We
are
doing
this
for
Yahweh
and
for
Gideon!’”
A
while
before
midnight,
just
after
a
new
group
of Israeli
guards
took
the
places
of
the
previous
group,
Gideon
and
the 100
men
with
him
arrived
at
the
edge
of
the
Midian
camp.
Suddenly
they
all
blew
their
horns,
and
broke
their
jars.
Then
the
men
in
all
three
groups
blew
their
horns
and
smashed
their
jars.
They
held
the
torches
high
with
their
left
hands,
and
held
up
the
horns
with
their
right
hands
and alternatively
blew
them
and
shouted, “
We
have
swords
to
fight
for
Yahweh
and
for
Gideon!”
Each
of Gideon’s
men
stood
in
his
position
around
the
enemy
camp.
As
they
watched,
all
the
Midian
men
started
running
around
and
shouting
in
a
panic.
While
the 300 Israeli
men
kept
blowing
their
horns,
Yahweh
caused
their
enemies
to
start
fighting
each
other
with
their
swords/daggers.
Some
of
them
killed
each
other.
The
rest
fled.
Some
fled
south
to
Beth-Shittah.
Some
fled
to Zerarah
village,
near
Tabbath.
Then
Gideon
sent
messages
to
the
soldiers
in
the
areas
where
the
descendants
of
Naphtali,
Asher,
and
Manasseh
lived,
to
tell
them
to
come
and
pursue
the
army
of
Midian.
He
also
sent
messengers
throughout
the hilly
area
where
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
lived,
saying, “Come
down
to
attack
the
army
of
Midian.
Come
down
to
the
Jordan
River,
to
the
place
where
people
can
wade
across,
to
prevent
enemy
troops
from
crossing
it!
Station
men
as
far
south
as
Beth-Barah.”
So
the
men
of
Ephraim
did
what
Gideon
told
them
to
do.
They
also
captured
Oreb
and
Zeeb,
the
two
generals
of
the
Midian
army.
They
killed
Oreb
at
the
big
rock
which
is
now
called
the
rock
of
Oreb,
and
they
killed
Zeeb
at
the
place
where
people
crush
grapes
that
is
now
called
the
winepress
of
Zeeb.
Afterwards,
the Israelis
cut
off
the
heads
of
Oreb
and
Zeeb
and
brought
them
to
Gideon,
while
he
was
near
the
Jordan
River.
Gideon killed Zebah and Zalmunna
Then
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
said
to
Gideon, “Why
have
you
acted
toward
us
like
this?
When
you
went
out
to
fight
against
the
people
of
Midian,
why
did
you
not
summon
us
to
help
you?”
They
rebuked
Gideon
severely.
But
Gideon
replied, “I
have
done [RHQ]
very
little
compared
with
what
you
have
done!
My
small
clan
of
descendants
of
Abiezer
only
started
the
battle,
but
your
very
large
group
of
descendants
of
Ephraim
helped
me
to
finish
the
task
very
well.
It
is
like
the
final
grapes
of
the
harvest
being
much
better
than
the
first
grapes
that
are
picked.
God
enabled
you
to
defeat
Oreb
and
Zeeb,
the
generals
of
the
army
from
Midian.
That
is [RHQ]
much
more
important
than
what
I
did!”
After
Gideon
told
them
that,
they
no
longer resented
what
he
had
done.
Then
Gideon
and
his 300
men
went
east
and
crossed
the
Jordan
River.
Although
they
were
very
tired,
they
continued
to
pursue
their
enemies.
When
they
arrived
at
Succoth
town,
Gideon
said
to
the
town
leaders, “Please
give
my
men
some
food!
They
are
very
tired.
We
are
pursuing
Zebah
and
Zalmunna,
the
kings
of
Midian.”
But
the
leaders
of
Succoth
replied, “You
have
not
caught [RHQ]
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
yet.
So
why
should
we
give
food
to
your
troops
now?
Catch
them
first,
and
then
we
will
give
you
food.”
Gideon
replied, “
Because
you
said
that,
after
Yahweh enables
us
to
defeat
Zebah
and
Zalmunna,
we
will
return.
And
then
we
will
make
whips
from
thorns
from
the
desert,
and
with
them
we
will
rip
the
flesh
off
your
bones!”
From
there,
Gideon
and
his 300
men
went
to
Peniel
and
asked
for
food
there,
but
the
people
gave
him
the
same
answer.
So
he
said
to
the
men
of
Peniel, “After
I
defeat
those
kings,
I
will
return
and
tear
down
this
tower!”
By
that
time,
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
had
gone
to
Karkor
town
with 15,000
troops.
They
were
all
that
were
left
of
the
armies
that
had
come
from
the
east. 120,000
of
their
men
had
already
been
killed.
Gideon
and
his
men
went
east
along
the
road
on
which
caravans
travel.
They
went
past
Nobah
and
Jogbehah
villages
and
arrived
at
the
enemy
camp
by surprise.
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
fled,
but Gideon’s
men
pursued
them
and
captured
them
and
all
their
warriors.
After
that,
Gideon
and
his
men
took
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
with
them
and
started
to
return,
going
through
Heres
Pass.
There
he
captured
a
young
man
from
Succoth,
and
demanded
that
he
write
down
the
names
of
all
of
the
leaders
in
the
town.
The
young
man
wrote
down
seventy-seven
names.
Then
Gideon
and
his
men
returned
to
Succoth
and
said
to
those
leaders, “Here
are
Zebah
and
Zalmunna.
When
we
were
here
before,
you
made fun
of
me
and
said ‘You
have
not [RHQ]
caught
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
yet!
After
you
catch
them,
we
will
give
your
exhausted
men
some
food.’ ”
Then Gideon’s
men
took
the
town
leaders
and whipped
them
with
whips
made
from
briers
from
the
desert,
to
teach
them
that
they
deserved
to
be
punished
for
not
giving
them
any
food.
Then
they
went
to
Peniel
and
tore
down
the
tower,
and
killed
all
the
men
in
the
town.
Then
Gideon
said
to
Zebah
and
Zalmunna, “The
men
you
killed
near
Tabor
Mountain,
what
did
they
look
like?”
They
replied, “They
were
like
you;
they
all
looked
like
they
were
sons
of
a
king.”
Gideon
replied, “They
were
my
brothers!
Just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
would
not
kill
you
if
you
had
not
killed
them.”
Then
he
turned
to
his
oldest
son,
Jether.
He
said
to
him, “Kill
them!”
But
Jether
was
only
a
boy,
and
he
was
afraid,
so
he
did
not
pull
out
his
dagger
to
kill
them.
Then
Zebah
and
Zalmunna
said
to
Gideon, “Do
not
ask
a
young
boy
to
do
the
work
that
a
man
should
do!”
So
Gideon
killed
both
of
them.
Then
he
took
the
gold
ornaments
from
the
necks
of
their
camels.
Gideon
refused
to
be
their
king
Then
a
group
of Israeli
men
came
to
Gideon
and
said
to
him, “You
be
our
ruler!
We
want
you
and
your
son
and
your
grandsons
to
be
our
rulers,
because
you
rescued
us
from
the
Midian
army.”
But
Gideon
replied, “No,
I
will
not
rule
over
you,
and
my
son
will
not
rule
over
you.
Yahweh
will
rule
over
you.”
Then
he
said, “I
request
only
one
thing.
I
request
that
each
of
you
give
me
one
earring
from
the
things
you
captured
after
the
battle.”
[All
the
men
descended
from
Ishmael
wore
gold
earrings.]
They
replied, “We
will
be
glad
to
give
earrings
to
you!”
So
they
spread
a
cloth
on
the
ground,
and
each
man
threw
on
it
one
gold
earring
that
he
had
taken
from
a
man
he
had
killed
in
the
battle.
The
weight
of
all
the
earrings
was ◄43
pounds/19.4 kg.►.
That
did
not
include
other
things
that
they
gave
to
Gideon—the
other
ornaments
or
the
pendants
or
the
clothes
that
the
kings
of
Midian
wore
or
the
gold
chains
that
were
on
the
necks
of
their
camels.
Gideon
made/decorated
a
sacred vest
from
the
gold,
and
later
he
put
it
in
his
hometown,
Ophrah.
But
soon
the Israeli
people
started
to
worship
the vest.
So
it
became
like
a
trap [MET]
for
the
people,
causing
them
to
worship
it
instead
of
worshiping
only
God.
Gideon
died
That
is
how
the Israelis
defeated
the
people
from
Midian.
The
people
of
Midian
did
not
become
strong
enough
to
attack
Israel
again.
So
while
Gideon
was
alive,
there
was
peace
in
the
land
for 40
years.
Gideon
went
back
home
to
live
there.
He
had
many
wives,
and
they
bore
him
seventy
sons.
He
also
had
a
slave
wife
in
Shechem
town,
who
bore
him
a
son
whom
he
named
Abimelech.
Gideon
died
when
he
was
very
old.
They
buried
his
body
in
the
grave
where
his
father
Joash
was
buried,
at
Ophrah,
in
the
land belonging
to
the
descendants
of Abiether.
But
as
soon
as
Gideon
died,
the Israelis
stopped
worshiping
God
and
started
worshiping
the
images
of
the
god
Baal,
like [MET] adultresses
leave
their
husbands
and
go
to
sleep
with
other
men.
They
made
a
statue
of
a
new
god
called
Baal-Berith.
They
forgot
about
Yahweh,
the
one
who
had
rescued
them
from
all
their
enemies
that
surrounded
them.
And
even
though
Gideon
had
done
many
good
things
for
the Israelis,
they
were
not
kind
to Gideon’s
family.
Abimelech became king in Shechem
Gideon’s
son
Abimelech
went
to
talk
with
his
mother’s
brothers
in
Shechem
city.
He
said
to
them
and
to
all
his
mother’s
relatives,
“Ask
all
the
leaders
of
your
city: ‘Do
you
think
it
would
be
good
for
all 70
of Gideon’s
sons
to
rule
over
you?
Or
would
it
be
better
to
have
only
one
of
his
sons,
me,
to
rule
over
you?’
And
do
not
forget
that
I
am
your
relative! [MTY]”
So
Abimelech’s
mother’s
brothers
spoke
to
all
the
leaders
of
Shechem
about
what
Abimelech
had
said.
They
said
to
each
other, “We
should
allow
Abimelech
to
rule
over
us,
because
he
is
our
relative.”
So
the
leaders
of
Shechem
took
from
the
temple
of
their
god
Baal-Berith ◄almost 2
pounds/0.8 kg.►
of
silver
and
gave
it
to
Abimelech.
With
that
silver
he
paid
some
worthless troublemakers
to
help
him,
and
they
went
with
Abimelech
wherever
he
went.
They
went
to
Ophrah,
his
father’s
town,
and
murdered 69
of
his 70
brothers,
the
sons
of
his
father
Gideon.
They
killed
all
those
men
on
one
huge
rock.
But Gideon’s
youngest
son
Jotham
hid
from
Abimelech
and
his
men,
and
he
escaped.
Then
all
the
leaders
of
Shechem
and
Beth-Millo
gathered
under
the
big
sacred
tree
in
Shechem.
There
they
appointed
Abimelech
to
be
their
leader.
When
Jotham
heard
about
that,
he
climbed
up
Gerizim
Mountain.
He
stood
at
the
top
of
the
mountain
and
shouted
to
the
people
down
below, “You
leaders
of
Shechem,
listen
to
me,
in
order
that
God
will
listen
to
you!
One
day
the
trees
decided
to
appoint
a
king
to
rule
over
all
of
them.
So
they
said
to
the
olive
tree, ‘You
be
our
king!’
“ut
the
olive
tree
said, ‘No!
I
will
not
be
your
king
Men
and
gods
enjoy
the
oil
from
my
fruit.
I
will
not [RHQ]
stop
producing
olives
from
which
we
make
that
oil,
in
order
to
rule
over
you
other
trees!’
“hen
the
trees
said
to
the
fig
tree, ‘You
come
and
be
our
king!’
“ut
the
fig
tree
replied, ‘No!
I
do
not
want
to [RHQ]
stop
producing
my
good
sweet
fruit,
and
rule
over
you
other
trees!’
“hen
the
trees
said
to
the grapevine, ‘Come
and
be
our
king!’
“ut
the grapevine
replied, ‘No!
I
will
not
be
your
king
The
new
wine
that
is
made
from
my
grapes
causes
people
and
gods
who
drink
it
to
become
very
happy.
I
do
not
want
to
stop
producing
grapes
and
rule
over
you
other
trees!’ [RHQ]
“hen
all
the
trees
said
to
the thornbush, ‘Come
and
be
our
king!’
“he thornbush
replied, ‘If
you
truly
want
to
appoint
me
to
be
your
king,
come
into
the
shade
of
my
tiny
branches.
But
if
you
do
not
want
to
do
that,
I
hope/desire
that
fire
will
come
out
from
me
and
burn
up
all
the
huge
cedar
trees
in
Lebanon
country!’”
“
After
Jotham
finished
telling
them
this
parable,
he
said, “So
now
I
ask
you,
were
you
being
completely
honest
and
sincere
when
you
appointed
Abimelech
to
be
your
king [RHQ]?
And
have
you
treated
Gideon
and
his
family [RHQ]
fairly?
Have
you
rewarded
Gideon
by
honoring
him
as
he
deserved
because
of
all
the
good
things
he
did
for
you?
No!
“
Do
not
forget
that
my
father
fought
a
battle
for
you,
and
he
was
willing
to
die
for
you
if
that
had
been
necessary,
to
save
you
from
the
Midian people-group.
But
now
you
have
rebelled
against
my
father’s
family,
and
you
have
killed 69
of
his
sons
on
one
huge
rock.
And
you
have
appointed
Abimelech—who
is
the
son
of
my
father’s
slave
girl,
not
the
son
of
his
wife—to
be
the
king
who
will
rule
you
people
of
Shechem.
You
have
done
that
only
because
he
is
one
of
your
relatives!
So,
if
today
you
have
truly
acted
fairly
and
sincerely
toward
Gideon
and
his
family,
I
hope/desire
that
he
will
cause
you
to
be
happy
and
that
you
will
cause
him
to
be
happy.
But
if
what
you
did
was
not
right,
I
wish/desire
that
Abimelech
will
burn
up
all
of
you
leaders
of
Shechem
and
Beth-Millo
with
fire!
And
I
also
hope/desire
that
the
leaders
of
Shechem
and
Beth-Millo
will
cause
fire
to
burn
up
Abimelech!”
After
Jotham
finished
saying
that,
he
escaped
from
them
and
ran
away
to
Beer
town.
He
stayed
there
because
he
was
afraid
that
his
brother
Abimelech
would
try
to
kill
him.
Abimelech
and
his
men
killed
the
people
of
Shechem
Abimelech
became
the
leader
of
all
the
people
of
Israel.
He
ruled
them
for
three
years.
Then
God
sent
an
evil
spirit
to
cause
trouble
between
Abimelech
and
the
leaders
of
Shechem,
with
the
result
that
the
leaders
of
Shechem
rebelled
against
Abimelech.
The
leaders
of
Shechem
had
previously
helped
Abimelech
to
kill 69
of Gideon’s
sons,
who
were
his
brothers.
So
now
God
sent
the
evil
spirit
to
punish
all
of
them.
The
leaders
of
Shechem ◄set
an
ambush/sent
men
to
hide►
on
the hilltops
to
ambush
Abimelech.
Those
men
robbed
everyone
who
passed
by.
But
someone
told
Abimelech
about
it,
so
he
did
not
go
near
them.
There
was
a
man
named
Gaal,
the
son
of
Ebed,
who
moved
into
Shechem
city,
along
with
his
brothers.
Soon
the
leaders
of
Shechem
started
to
trust
him.
They
went
out
of
the
city
to
their
vineyards
and
picked
some
grapes.
They
pressed
the
grapes
to
make
juice,
and
then
they
made
wine.
Then
they
had
a
feast
in
the
temple
of
their
god,
and
they
ate
a
lot
of
food
and
drank
a
lot
of
wine.
Then
they
cursed
Abimelech.
Gaal
said, “◄Why
should
we
allow
Abimelech
to
rule
over
us?/We
should
not
allow
Abimelech
to
rule
over
us!► [RHQ]
He
is
only
one
of Gideon’s
sons
so
he
really
does
not
belong
to
us [RHQ]!
And
he
appointed
Zebul,
the
governor
of
our
city,
to
be
his
deputy!
We
should ◄serve/be
loyal
to►
one
of
the
descendants
of
Hamor,
the
founder
of
our
city,
and
let
him
be
our
leader,
not
Abimelech [RHQ]!
If
you
would
appoint
me
to
be
your
leader,
I
would
get
rid
of
Abimelech.
I
would
say
to
him, ‘Get
your
army
ready,
and
then
come
to
fight
us!’”
When
someone
told
Zebul
what
Gaal
said,
he
was
very
angry.
He
secretly
sent
some
messengers
to
Abimelech.
They
told
him, “Gaal
and
his
brothers
have
come
here
to
Shechem,
and
they
are
causing
the
people
of
the
city
to
rebel
against
you.
You
and
your
men
should
get
up
during
the
night
and
go
and
hide
in
the
fields
outside
the
city.
As
soon
as
the
sun
rises
in
the
morning,
get
up
and
attack
the
city.
When
Gaal
and
his
men
come
out
to
fight
against
you,
you
can
do
to
them
whatever
you
want
to.”
So
Abimelech
and
all
the
men
who
were
with
him
got
up
during
the
night.
They
divided
into
four
groups,
and
hid
in
the
fields
near
Shechem.
The
next
morning,
Gaal
went
out
and
stood
at
the
entrance
to
the
city
gate.
While
he
was
standing
there,
Abimelech
and
his
soldiers
came
out
of
their
hiding
places
and
started
walking
toward
the
city.
When
Gaal
saw
the
soldiers,
he
said
to
Zebul, “Look!
There
are
people
coming
down
from
the
hills!”
But
Zebul
said, “You
are
seeing
only
the
shadows
of
trees
on
the
hills.
They
are
not
people;
they
only
resemble
people.”
But
Gaal
looked
again
and
said, “Look!
There
are
people
coming
down
from
the
top
of
the
sacred
mountain!
There
is
a
group
of
them
coming
down
from
where
the
tree
is
where
people
talk
with
the
spirits
of
dead
people!”
Zebul
said
to
Gaal, “Now ◄what
good
is
your bragging?/your bragging
is
worthless!► [MTY, RHQ]
You
said, ‘◄Why
should
we
serve
Abimelech/We
should
not
allow
Abimelech
to
rule
over
us►?’
You
made fun
of
these
men.
So
now
go
out
and
fight
them!”
So
Gaal
led
the
men
of
Shechem
outside
the
city
to
fight
Abimelech
and
his
men.
Abimelech
and
his
men
pursued
them,
and
they
killed
many
of Gaal’s
men
before
they
could
return
safely
inside
the
city
gate.
Abimelech
then
stayed
at
Arumah,
about
five
miles
away
from
Shechem,
and Zebul’s
men
forced
Gaal
and
his
brothers
to
leave
Shechem.
The
next
day,
the
people
of
Shechem
got
ready
to
leave
the
city
and
work
in
their
fields.
When
someone
told
Abimelech
about
that,
he
divided
his
men
into
three
groups,
and
told
them
to
hide
in
the
fields.
So
they
did
that.
And
when
they
saw
the
people
coming
out
of
the
city,
they jumped
up
and
attacked
them.
Abimelech
and
the
men
who
were
with
him
ran
to
the
city
gate.
The
other
two
groups
ran
out
to
the
people
in
the
fields
and
attacked
them.
Abimelech
and
his
men
fought
all
day.
They
captured
the
city
and
killed
all
the
people.
They
tore
down
all
the
buildings,
and
then
they
threw
salt
over
the
ruins
in
order
that
nothing
would
grow
there
again.
They
killed
the
people
in
the
fortress
When
the
leaders
who
lived
in
the
tower/fortress
outside
of
Shechem
heard
what
had
happened,
they
ran
and
hid
inside
the
fortress,
which
was
also
a
temple
of
their
god
El-Berith.
But
someone
told
Abimelech
that
all
the
leaders
had
gathered
there.
So
he
and
all
the
men
who
were
with
him
went
up
Zalmon
Mountain
which
is
near
Shechem.
Abimelech
cut
some
branches
of
trees
with
an
axe,
and
put
them
on
his
shoulders.
Then
he
said
to
all
the
men
who
were
with
him, “Quickly,
do
what
I
have
just
done!”
So
his
men
all
cut
branches
then
carried
them
down
the
mountain,
following
Abimelech.
They
went
to
the
fortress
and
piled
the
branches
against
its
walls.
Then
they
kindled
a
fire,
and
the
fire
burned
down
the
fortress
and
killed
all
the
people
who
were
inside.
So
all
the
people
who
were
inside
the
fortress—about 1,000
men
and
women—died.
Abimelech
was
killed
Then
Abimelech
and
his
men
went
to
Thebes
city.
They
surrounded
it
and
captured
it.
But
there
was
a
strong
tower
inside
the
city.
So
all
the
men,
women,
and
leaders
of
the
city
ran
to
the
tower.
When
they
were
all
inside,
they
locked
the
door.
Then
they
climbed
up
to
the
roof
of
the
tower.
Abimelech
and
his
men
came
to
the
tower
and
tried
to
get
in
the
door,
but
they
could
not.
Then
Abimelech
prepared
to
light
a
fire
to
burn
down
the
door.
But
when
Abimelech
came
near
the
doorway,
a
woman
who
was
on
the
roof
dropped
a
big
grinding
stone
on
his
head,
and
crushed
his
skull.
Abimelech
quickly
called
to
the
young
man
who
carried
Abimelech’s
weapons,
and
said, “Pull
out
your
sword
and
kill
me
with
it!
I
do
not
want
people
to
say ‘It
was
a
woman
who
killed
Abimelech.’”
So
the
young
man
thrust
his
sword
into
Abimelech,
and
Abimelech
died.
When
the Israeli
soldiers
saw
that
Abimelech
was
dead,
they
all
returned
to
their
homes.
In
that
way
God
punished
Abimelech
for
the
evil
things
that
he
had
done
to
his
father
and
especially
for
killing
all 69
of
his
brothers.
God
also
punished
the
men
of
Shechem
for
the
evil
things
that
they
had
done.
And
when
those
things
happened,
it
fulfilled
what Gideon’s
son
Jotham
said
when
he
cursed
Abimelech
and
the
leaders
of
Shechem.
Tola ruled the Israelis
After
Abimelech
died,
Tola
the
son
of
Puah
and
grandson
of
Dodo
became
the
leader
to
rescue
the Israeli
people
from
their
enemies.
He
belonged
to
the
tribe
of
Issachar,
but
he
lived
in
Shamir
city
in
the hilly
area
where
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
live.
He
ruled
the Israeli
people
for 23
years.
Then
he
died
and
was
buried
in
Shamir.
Jair
ruled
the Israelis
After
Tola
died,
Jair,
from
the
Gilead
region,
became
the Israelis’
leader,
and
he
ruled
them
for 22
years.
He
had
thirty
sons,
and
each
of
them
had
his
own
donkey
to
ride
on.
They
each
controlled
a
different
town
in
the
Gilead
region.
That
region
is
still
named ‘The
Towns
of Jair’.
When
Jair
died,
he
was
buried
in
Kamon
city.
The
Ammon people-group
oppressed
the Israelis
Again
the Israelis
did
things
that
Yahweh
said
were
wrong/evil.
They
worshiped
the
idols
of
their
god
Baal
and
their
goddess
Astarte.
They
also
worshiped
the
gods
of
the
Aram,
Sidon,
Moab,
and
Ammon people-groups,
and
the
gods
of
the
Philistia people-group.
They
abandoned
Yahweh
and
stopped
worshiping
him.
So
Yahweh
was
very
angry
with
them,
and
he
allowed
the
Philistia
and
Ammon people-groups
to
defeat [IDM]
the Israelis.
In
that
same
year,
those
people
started
to
oppress
the Israelis
who
lived
in
the
Gilead
region
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
That
was
where
the Amor people-group
also
lived.
were
They
caused
the Israelis
who
lived
in
that
region
to
suffer
for 18
years.
Then
the
people
of
the
Ammon people-group
crossed
the
Jordan
River
to
fight
against
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Judah,
Benjamin,
and
Ephraim.
They
caused
the Israelis’
lives
to
be
very
miserable.
So
the Israelis
cried
out
to
Yahweh,
saying “We
have
sinned
against
you.
We
have
abandoned
you,
and
we
have
been
worshiping
the
idols
of
their
god
Baal.”
Yahweh
answered
them,
saying, “When
the
people
of
Egypt,
and
the Amor
and
Ammon
and
Philistia people-groups
and
the
Sidon
and
Amalek
and
Maon people-groups
were
cruel
to
you,
you
cried
out
to
me,
and
then
I
rescued
you.
But
now
you
have
abandoned
me
again,
and
you
have
been
worshiping
other
gods.
So
I
will
not
rescue
you
again.
You
have
chosen
those
gods
to
be
the
ones
that
you
worship.
So
call
to
them
to
help
you.
Allow
them
to
rescue
you
when
you
have
a
lot
of
trouble!”
But
the Israeli
people
said
to
Yahweh, “Truly
we
have
sinned.
Punish
us
in
whatever
way
you
wish
to,
but
please
rescue
us
now!”
Then
the Israelis
threw
away
the
idols
of
the
gods
that
belonged
to
other people-groups,
and
they
worshiped
Yahweh
again.
He
saw
that
they
were
suffering
very
much,
and
he
felt
sorry [IDM]
for
them.
The
Ammon people-group
gathered
to
fight
against
the Israelis,
and
they
set
up
their
tents
in
the
Gilead
region.
The Israeli
men
also
gathered
and
set
up
their
tents
at
Mizpah,
which
was
a
city
in
Gilead.
The Israeli
leaders
said, “Who
will
lead
our
soldiers
to
attack
the
Ammon people-group?
The
one
who
will
lead
us
will
become
the
leader
of
all
us
who
live
in
this
Gilead
region.”
Jephthah was chosen to be their leader
There
was
a
man
from
the
Gilead
region
named
Jephthah.
He
was
a
great
warrior.
His
father
was
also
named
Gilead.
But
his
mother
was
a
prostitute.
Gilead’s
wife
gave
birth
to
several
sons.
When
they
grew
up,
they
forced
Jephthah
to
leave
home,
saying
to
him, “You
are
the
son
of
a
prostitute,
not
the
son
of
our
mother.
So
when
our
father
dies,
you
will
not
receive
any
of
his
property.”
So
Jephthah
ran
away
from
his
brothers,
and
he
went
to
the
Tob
region.
While
he
was
there,
some
worthless
men
started
to
spend
a
lot
of
time
with
him.
Some
time
later,
the
Ammon people-group
started
to
fight
against
the Israelis.
When
that
happened [DOU],
the
leaders
of
the
Gilead
region
went
to
Jephthah
to
bring
him
back
from
the
Tob
region
to
their
area.
They
said
to
him, “Come
with
us
and
lead
our
army,
and
help
us
to
fight
against
the
men
from
the
Ammon people-group!”
But
Jephthah
replied, “You
hated
me [RHQ]
previously!
You
forced
me
to
leave
my
father’s
house!
So
why
are
you
coming
to
me
now,
asking
me
to
help
you
when
you
are
experiencing
trouble?”
The
leaders
from
Gilead
replied, “
Yes,
we
are
having
trouble,
and
that
is
the
reason
that
we
have
come
to
you
now.
If
you
come
with
us
and
help
us
to
fight
against
the
Ammon people-group,
after
we
defeat
them,
we
will
appoint
you
to
be
the
leader
of
all
us
people
in
the
Gilead
region.”
Jephthah
replied, “If
I
go
back
to
Gilead
with
you
to
fight
against
the
Ammon people-group,
and
if
Yahweh
helps
us
to
defeat
them,
will
you
truly
appoint
me
to
be
your
leader?”
They
replied, “Yahweh
is
listening
to
everything
that
we
say.
So
he
will
punish
us
if
we
do
not
do
everything
that
you
tell
us
to
do.”
So
Jephthah
went
with
them
back
to
the
Gilead
region,
and
the
people
appointed
him
to
be
their
leader
and
the
commander
of
their
army.
And
Jephthah
solemnly
promised
to
Yahweh
there
at
Mizpah
to
serve
him
well.
Jephthah’s
message
to
the
king
of
the
Ammon people-group
Jephthah
sent
some
messengers
to
the
king
of
the
Ammon people-group.
They
asked
the
king, “What
have
we
done
to
make
you
angry,
with
the
result
that
your
army
is
coming
to
fight
against
the
people
in
our
land?”
The
king
replied, “
We
have
come
to
fight
against
you Israelis
because
you
took
our
land
when
you
came
here
from
Egypt.
You
took
all
our
land
east
of
the
Jordan
River,
from
the
Arnon
River
in
the
south
to
the
Jabbok
River
in
the
north.
So
if
you
now
give
it
back
to
us,
there ◄will
be
peace
between
us/we
will
not
fight
against
you►.”
The
messengers
returned
to
Jephthah
and
told
him
what
the
king
had
said.
So
Jephthah
sent
the
messengers
to
the
king
again.
They
said
to
him, “This
is
what
Jephthah
says: ‘It
is
not
true
that
we Israelis
took
the
land
from
the
Moab people-group
and
the
Ammon people-group.
When
the Israeli
people
came
out
of
Egypt,
they
walked
through
the
desert
to
the
Red
Sea,
and
then
walked
across
it
and
traveled
to
Kadesh
town
at
the
border
of
the
Edom
region.
They
sent
messengers
to
the
king
of
the
Edom people-group,
to
say
to
him, “Please
allow
us Israelis
to
walk
across
your
land.”
But
the
king
of
the
Edom people-group
refused.
Later
we
sent
the
same
message
to
the
king
of
the
Moab people-group,
but
he
also
refused
to
allow
the Israelis
to
go
through
his
land.
So
the Israelis
stayed
at
Kadesh
for
a
long
time.
Then
the Israelis
went
into
the
desert
and
walked
outside
the
borders
of
the
Edom
and
Moab
regions.
They
walked
east
of
the
Moab
region,
east
of
the
Arnon
River,
which
is
the
eastern
border
of
the
Moab
region.
They
did
not
cross
that
river
to
enter
the
Moab
region.
‘hen
the Israelis
sent
a
message
to
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group,
who
lived
in
Heshbon
city.
They
asked
him, “Will
you
please
allow
us Israeli
people
to
cross
through
your
land
to
arrive
at
the
land
to
which
we
are
going.”
But
Sihon
did
not
trust
the Israelis;
he
thought
that
they
would
steal
some
of
the
things
in
his
land.
So
he
gathered
all
his
troops
and
they
set
up
their
tents
at
Jahaz
village
and
then
they
attacked
the Israelis.
But
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
enabled
the Israeli
army
to
defeat [IDM]
Sihon
and
his
army.
Then
they ◄took
possession
of/started
to
live
in►
all
the
land
where
the Amor people-group
had
lived.
The Israelis
took
all
the
land
that
belonged
to
the Amor people-group,
from
the
Arnon
River
in
the
south
to
the
Jabbok
River
in
the
north,
and
from
the
desert
in
the
east
to
the
Jordan
River
in
the
west.
‘t
was
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
who
forced
the Amor people-group
to
leave
as
the Israelis
advanced.
So
do
you
now
think
that
you
can
force
the Israelis
to
leave [RHQ]?
You
take
the
land
that
your
god
Chemosh
has
given
to
you.
And
we
will
live
in
the
land
that
Yahweh
our
God
has
given
to
us!
◄You
are
no/Are
you►
better
than Zippor’s
son
Balak,
who
was
the
king
of
the
Moab people-group?
He
never [RHQ]
quarreled
with
the Israeli
people,
and
he
never
started
to
fight
against
us [RHQ]!
For 300
years
the Israeli
people
have
lived
in
Heshbon
and
Aroer
cities
in
your
region,
and
in
the
surrounding
towns,
and
in
all
the
cities
along
the
Arnon
River.
Why
have
you
people
of
the
Ammon people-group
not
taken
back
those
cities
during
all
those
years [RHQ]?
We
have
not
sinned
against
you,
but
you
are
sinning
against
me
by
attacking
me
and
my
army.
I
trust
that
Yahweh,
the
great
judge,
will
decide
whether
we Israelis
are
right,
or
whether
you
people
of
the
Ammon people-group
are
right.’ ”
But
the
king
of
the
Ammon people-group
did
not
pay
attention
to
that
message
from
Jephthah.
Then
the
Spirit
of
Yahweh
took
control
of
Jephthah.
Jephthah
went
through
the
Gilead
region
and
through
the
area
where
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
lived,
to enlist/gather
men
for
his
army.
He
finally
gathered
them
together
in
Mizpah
city
in
the
Gilead
region
to
fight
against
the
Ammon people-group.
There
Jephthah
made
a
solemn
promise
to
Yahweh.
He
said, “If
you
will
enable
my
army
to
defeat [IDM]
the
Ammon people-group,
when
I
return
from
the
battle,
I
will
sacrifice
to
you
the
first
person
who
comes
out
of
my
house
to
greet
me.
It
will
be
a
sacrifice
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.”
Then
Jephthah
and
his
men
went
from
Mizpah
to
attack
the
Ammon people-group,
and
Yahweh
enabled
his
army
to
defeat
them.
Jephthah
and
his
men
killed
them,
from
Aroer
city
all
the
way
to
the
area
around
the
city
of
Minnith.
They
destroyed 20
cities,
as
far
as
the
city
of
Abel
Keramim.
So
the Israelis
completely
defeated
the
Ammon people-group.
When
Jephthah
returned
to
his
home
in
Mizpah,
his
daughter
was
the
first
one
to
come
out
of
the
house
to
meet
him.
She
was
joyfully
playing
a
tambourine
and
dancing.
She
was
his
only
child;
he
had
no
sons
and
no
other
daughters.
When
Jephthah
saw
his
daughter,
he
tore
his
clothes
to
show
that
he
was
very
sad
about
what
he
was
going
to
do.
He
said
to
her, “My
daughter,
you
have
caused
me
to
become
very
sad [DOU]
because
I
made
a
solemn
promise
to
Yahweh
to
sacrifice
the
first
one
who
came
out
of
my
house,
and
I
must
do
what
I
promised.”
His
daughter
said, “My
father,
you
made
a
solemn
promise
to
Yahweh.
So
you
must
do
to
me
what
you
promised,
because
you
said
that
you
would
do
that
if
Yahweh
helped
you
to
defeat
our
enemies,
the
Ammon people-group.”
Then
she
also
said, “But
allow
me
to
do
one
thing. ◄First/before
you
do
what
you
promised►,
allow
me
to
go
up
into
the hilly
area
and
wander
around
for
two
months.
Since
I
will
never
be
married
and
have
children,
allow
me
and
my
friends
to
go
and
cry
together.”
Jephthah
replied, “All
right,
you
may
go.”
So
she
left
for
two
months.
She
and
her
friends
stayed
in
the
hills
and
they
cried
for
her
because
she
would
never
be
married.
After
two
months,
she
returned
to
her
father
Jephthah,
and
he
did
to
her
what
he
had
vowed.
So
his
daughter
never
was
married.
Because
of
that,
the Israelis
now
have
a
custom.
Every
year
the
young Israeli
women
go
into
the
hills
for
four
days
to
remember
and
cry
about
what
happened
to
the
daughter
of
Jephthah.
Jephthah’s army defeated the tribe of Ephraim
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
summoned
their
soldiers,
and
they
crossed
the
Jordan
River
to
the
town
of
Zaphon
to
talk
with
Jephthah.
They
said
to
him, “◄Why
did
you
not
ask
us
for
help?/You
should
have
requested
us►
to
help
your
army
fight
the
Ammon people-group.
So
we
will
burn
down
your
house
while
you
are
in
it.”
Jephthah
replied, “The
Ammon people-group
were
oppressing
us
greatly.
When
we
were
prepared
to
start
to
attack
them,
I
requested
you
to
come
and
help
us,
but
you
refused.
My
men
and
I
defeated
the
Ammon people-group,
but
you
did
not
help
us.
When
I
saw
that
you
would
not
help
us,
I
was
willing
to
be
killed
in
the
battle
against
the
Ammon people-group.
But
Yahweh
helped
us
to
defeat
them.
You
did
not
help
us
when
we
requested
it
before,
so ◄why
have
you
come
here
today
to
fight
against
me?/you
should
not
have
come
here
today
to
fight
against
me.►” [RHQ]
Then
Jephthah
summoned
the
men
of
the
Gilead
region
to
fight
against
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
said, “You
men
from
the
Gilead
region
are
men
who
deserted
us.
Long
ago
you
left
us
and
moved
to
the
area
between
our
tribe
and
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.”
Because
of
their
saying
that,
the
men
of
the
Gilead
region
attacked
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
The
men
of
Gilead
captured
that ◄ford/place
where
people
can
walk
across►
at
the
Jordan
River
to
go
to
the
land
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
live.
Whenever
one
of
the
soldiers
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
came
to
the
ford
to
try
to
escape,
he
would
say, “Let
me
cross
the
river.”
Then
the
men
of
Gilead
would
ask
him, “Are
you
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim?”
If
he
said “No,”
they
would
say
to
him, “Say
the
word ‘Shibboleth’.”
The
men
of
Ephraim
could
not
pronounce
that
word
correctly.
So
if
the
person
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
said ‘Sibboleth’,
they
would
know
that
he
was
lying
and
that
he
was
really
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim,
and
they
would
kill
him
there
at
the
ford.
So
the
men
of
Gilead
killed 42,000
people
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
at
that
time.
Jephthah,
the
man
from
the
Gilead
region,
was
a
leader
of
the Israeli
people
for
six
years.
Then
he
died
and
was
buried
in
a
town
in
the
Gilead
region.
Ibzan
became
their
leader
After
Jephthah
died,
a
man
named
Ibzan,
from
Bethlehem,
became
the
leader
of
the Israeli
people.
He
had 30
sons
and 30
daughters.
He
forced
all
his
daughters
to
marry
men
who
were
not
in
his
clan,
and
brought
women
from
outside
his
clan
to
marry
his
sons.
He
was
the
leader
of
the Israeli
people
for
seven
years.
When
he
died,
he
was
buried
in
Bethlehem.
Elon
became
their
leader
After
Ibzan
died,
a
man
named
Elon,
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun,
became
the
leader
of
the Israeli
people.
He
was
their
leader
for
ten
years.
Then
he
died
and
was
buried
in
Aijalon
city
in
the
area
where
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
lives.
Abdon
became
their
leader
After
Elon
died,
a
man
named
Abdon
who
was
the
son
of
Hillel,
from
Pirathon
city,
in
the
area
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
live
became
the
leader
of
the Israeli
people.
He
had 40
sons
and 30
grandsons.
Each
of
them
had
his
own
donkey
on
which
to
ride.
Abdon
was
the
leader
of
the Israeli
people
for
eight
years.
When
Abdon
died,
he
was
buried
in
Pirathon,
in
the hilly
area
where
the
descendants
of
Amalek
lived
previously,
but
now
it
is
the
area
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
lives.
Samson was born
Again
the Israeli
people
did
things
that
Yahweh
said
were
very
evil.
So
Yahweh
enabled
the
people
of
Philistia
to
conquer
them.
They
ruled
over
the Israelis
for 40
years.
There
was
a
man
named
Manoah
from
the
descendants
of
Dan
who
lived
in
Zorah
town.
His
wife
was
unable
to
become
pregnant,
so
they
had
no
children.
One
day,
Yahweh
appeared
to
Manoah’s
wife
in
the
form
of
an
angel,
and
said
to
her, “Even
though
you
have
not
been
able
to
give
birth
to
any
children
until
now,
you
will
soon
become
pregnant
and
give
birth
to
a
son.
From
now
until
he
is
born,
you
must
not
drink
any
wine
or
other alcoholic/fermented
drink,
and
you
must
not
eat
any
food
that
will
make
you
unacceptable
to
God.
After
you
give
birth
to
your
son,
you
must
never
allow
his
hair
to
be
cut.
He
must
be
dedicated
to
God
from
the
day
he
is
born
until
the
day
he
dies.
He
is
the
one
who
will
rescue
many
of
the Israeli
people
from
the
people
of
Philistia.”
The
woman
ran
and
told
her
husband, “A
prophet
came
to
me.
He
looked
awesome,
like
an
angel
from
God.
I
did
not
ask
where
he
came
from,
and
he
did
not
tell
me
his
name.
But
he
told
me, ‘You
will
become
pregnant
and
give
birth
to
a
son.
Until
then,
you
must
not
drink
any
wine
or
any alcoholic/fermented
drink,
and
you
must
not
eat
any
food
that
would
make
you
unacceptable
to
God.
Your
son
must
be
dedicated
to
God
from
the
day
he
is
born
until
the
day
he
dies.’”
Then
Manoah
prayed
to
Yahweh,
saying, “O
Yahweh,
I
plead
with
you,
allow
that
prophet
whom
you
sent
to
us
to
come
again,
and
teach
us
how
we
should
raise
the
boy
who
will
be
born
to
us.”
God
did
what
Manoah
asked,
and
Yahweh
again
appeared
to
his
wife
in
the
form
of
an
angel,
while
she
was
out
in
the
field.
But
again
her
husband
Manoah
was
not
with
her.
So
she
quickly
ran
and
said
to
her
husband, “The
man
who
appeared
to
me
a
few
days
ago
has
come
back
again!”
Manoah
ran
back
with
his
wife,
and
asked, “Are
you
the
man
who
talked
with
my
wife
a
few
days
ago?”
He
replied, “Yes,
I
am.”
Manoah
asked
him, “When
what
you
promised
occurs
and
my
wife
gives
birth
to
a
son,
what
rules
must
he
obey,
and
what
work
will
he
do
when
he
grows
up?”
Yahweh
replied, “Your
wife
must
obey
all
the
instructions
I
gave
her.
Before
the
baby
is
born,
she
must
not
eat
grapes,
or
drink
wine
or
any
other alcoholic/fermented
drink,
or
eat
anything
that
would
make
her
unacceptable
to
God.”
Then
Manoah
said, “Please
stay
here
until
we
can
kill
and
cook
a
young
goat
for
you.”
Yahweh
replied, “I
will
stay
here,
but
I
will
not
eat
anything.
However,
you
may
kill
an
animal
and
sacrifice
it
as
a
burned
offering
to
Yahweh.” (Manoah
did
not
realize
that
the
man
he
thought
was
an
angel
was
really
Yahweh.)
Then
Manoah
asked
him, “What
is
your
name?
When
what
you
have
promised
happens,
we
want
to
honor
you.”
Yahweh
replied, “◄Why
do
you
ask
me
my
name?/You
should
not
ask
me
my
name.► [RHQ]
It
is ◄wonderful/it
cannot
be
understood►.”
Then
Manoah
killed
a
young
goat
and
burned
it
on
a
rock,
along
with
a
grain
offering,
as
a
sacrifice
to
Yahweh.
And
Yahweh
did
an
amazing
thing
while
Manoah
and
his
wife
watched.
Flames
from
the
altar
blazed
up
toward
the
sky,
and
Yahweh
ascended
in
the
flames.
When
Manoah
and
his
wife
saw
that,
they
prostrated
themselves
on
the
ground.
Although
Yahweh
did
not
appear
in
the
form
of
an
angel
to
Manoah
and
his
wife
again,
Manoah
realized
that
the
man
they
thought
was
an
angel
was
really
Yahweh.
So
he
said, “Now
we
will
die,
because
we
have
seen
God!”
But
his
wife
said, “No,
we
will
not
die,
because
if
Yahweh
intended
to
kill
us,
he
would
not
have
accepted
the
burned
offering
and
the
grain
offering.
And
he
would
not
have
appeared
to
us
and
told
us
the
wonderful
thing
that
would
happen
to
us,
and
he
would
not
have
performed
this
miracle.”
When
their
son
was
born,
they
named
him
Samson.
Yahweh
blessed
him
as
he
grew
up.
And
while
he
was
in
Mahaneh-Dan,
which
is
between
Zorah
and
Eshtaol
towns,
Yahweh’s
Spirit
began
to
control
him.
Samson’s riddle
One
day
when
Samson
was
in
Timnah
town,
he
saw
a
young
Philistine
woman
there.
When
he
returned
home,
he
told
his
mother
and
father, “I
saw
a
young
Philistine
woman
in
Timnah,
and
I
want
you
to
get
her
for
me
so
I
can
marry
her.”
His
mother
and
father objected
very
strongly.
They
said, “Is
there
no
woman
from
our
tribe,
or
from
the
other Israeli
tribes,
that
you
could
marry?
Why
must
you
go
to
the
heathen
Philistines
to
get
a
wife?”
But
Samson
told
his
father, “Get
her
for
me!
She
is
the
one
I
want!”
His
mother
and
father
did
not
realize
that
Yahweh
was arranging
this.
He
was
preparing
a
way
for
Samson
to
defeat
the
Philistines,
who
were
ruling
over
Israel
at
that
time.
So,
as
Samson
was
going
down
to
Timnah,
followed
by
his
mother
and
father,
a
young
lion
attacked
Samson
near
the
vineyards
close
to
Timnah.
Then
Yahweh’s
Spirit
came
upon
Samson powerfully,
with
the
result
that
he
tore
the
lion
apart
with
his
hands.
He
did
it
as
easily
as
if
it
were
a
young
goat.
But
he
did
not
tell
his
mother
and
father
about
it.
When
they
arrived
in
Timnah,
Samson
talked
with
the
young
woman,
and
he
liked
her
very
much.
And
his
father
made
arrangements
for
the
wedding.
Later,
when
Samson
returned
to
Timnah
for
the
wedding,
he
turned
off
the
path
to
see
the
carcass
of
the
lion.
He
discovered
that
after
other
creatures
had
eaten
all
the
flesh,
a
swarm
of
bees
had
made
a hive
in
the skeleton
and
had
made
some
honey.
So
he
scooped
some
of
the
honey
into
his
hands
and
ate
some
of
it
as
he
was
walking
along.
He
also
gave
some
of
it
to
his
mother
and
father,
but
he
did
not
tell
them
that
he
had
taken
the
honey
from
the skeleton
of
the
lion,
because
anyone
dedicated
to
God
was
not
to
touch
any
corpse.
As
his
father
was
making
the
final
arrangements
for
the
marriage,
Samson
gave
a
party
for
the
young
men
in
that
area.
That
was
the
custom
for
men
to
do
when
they
were
about
to
be
married.
Thirty
young
man
were
invited
to
the
party.
Samson
said
to
them, “Allow
me
to
tell
you
a
riddle.
If
you tel
me
the
meaning
of
my
riddle
during
these
seven
days
of
the
celebration,
I
will
give
each
of
you
a
linen
robe
and
an extra
set
of
clothes.
But
if
you
cannot
tell
me
the
meaning,
you
must
each
give
me
a
linen
robe
and
an extra
set
of
clothes.”
They
replied, “All
right.
Tell
us
your
riddle.”
So
he
said,
“From
the
thing
that
eats
came
something
to
eat;
out
of
something
strong
came
something
sweet.”
But
for
three
days
they
could
not
tell
him
the
meaning
of
the
riddle.
On
the
fourth
day,
they
said
to
Samson’s
bride, “Ask
your
husband
to
tell
you
the
meaning
of
the
riddle.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
we
will
burn
down
your
father’s
house,
with
you
inside
it!
Did
you
invite
us
here
only
to
make
us
poor
by
forcing
us
to
buy
a
lot
of
clothes
for
your
husband?”
So
Samson’s
wife
came
to
him,
crying,
and
said
to
him, “You
do
not
really
love
me.
You
hate
me!
You
have
told
a
riddle
to
my
friends,
but
you
have
not
told
me
the
meaning
of
the
riddle!”
He
replied, “I
have
not
told
the
meaning
of
the
riddle
even
to
my
mother
and
father,
so
why
should
I
tell
it
to
you?”
She
continued
to
cry
every
time
she
was
with
him,
all
during
the
rest
of
the
celebration.
Finally,
on
the
seventh
day,
because
she
continued
to nag
him,
he
told
her
the
meaning
of
the
riddle.
Then
she
told
it
to
the
young
men.
So,
before
sunset
on
the
seventh
day,
the
young
men
came
to
Samson
and
said
to
him,
“hat/Nothing
is
sweeter
than
honey [RHQ].
What/Nothing
is
stronger
than
a
lion [RHQ]!”
Samson
replied, “
You
should
not
force
a
heifer
to
plow
a
field [MET].
Similarly,
if
you
had
not
forced
my
bride
to
ask
me
about
the
riddle [MET],
you
would
not
have
known
the
answer
to
my
riddle!”
Then
Yahweh’s
Spirit powerfully
took
control
of
Samson.
He
went
down
to
the
coast
at
Ashkelon
town,
and
killed 30
men.
He
took
their
clothes
and
went
back
to
Timnah
and
gave
them
to
the
men
who
had
told
him
the
meaning
of
the
riddle.
But
he
was
very
angry
about
what
had
happened,
so
he
went
back
home
to
live
with
his
mother
and
father.
So ◄Samson’s
wife
was
given/the bride’s
father
gave
Samson’s
wife►
to
the
man
who
who
had
been
Samson’s
best
man
at
the
wedding,
but
Samson
did
not
know
that.
Samson got revenge on the Philistines
During
the
time
that
they
harvested
wheat,
Samson
took
a
young
goat
to
Timnah
as
a
present
for
his
wife.
He
planned
to
sleep
with [EUP]
his
wife,
but
her
father
would
not
let
him
go
into
her
room.
He
said
to
Samson, “I
really
thought
that
you
hated
her.
So
I
gave
her
to
the
man
who
had
been
your
best
man
at
the
wedding,
and
she
married
him.
But
look,
her
younger
sister
is [RHQ]
more
beautiful
than
she
is.
You
can
marry
her!”
Samson
replied, “No!
And
this
time
I
have
a
right
to
get
revenge
on
you
Philistines!”
Then
he
went
out
into
the
fields
and
caught 300
foxes.
He
tied
their
tails
together, two-by-two.
He
fastened
torches
to
each
pair
of
tails.
Then
he
lit
the
torches
and
let
the
foxes
run
through
the
fields
of
the
Philistines.
The
fire
from
the
torches
burned
all
the
grain
to
the
ground,
including
the
grain
that
had
been
cut
and
piled
in
bundles.
The
fire
also
burned
down
their grapevines
and
their
olive
trees.
The
Philistines
asked, “Who
did
this?”
Someone
told
them, “Samson
did
it.
He
married
a
woman
from
Timnah,
but
then
his
father-in-law
gave
her
to
the
man
who
was
Samson’s
best
man
at
the
wedding,
and
she
married
him.”
So
the
Philistines
went
to
Timnah
and
got
the
woman
and
her
father,
and
burned
them
to
death.
Samson
found
out
about
that,
and
he
said
to
them, “Because
you
have
done
this,
I
will
not
stop
until
I
get
revenge
on
you!”
So
he
attacked
the
Philistines
furiously,
and
killed
many
of
them.
Then
he
went
to
hide
in
a
cave
in
the
large
rock
at
a
place
called
Etam.
The
Philistines
did
not
know
where
he
was,
so
they
went
up
to
where
the
descendants
of
Judah
lived,
set
up
their
tents
near
Lehi
town
and
then
raided
the
town.
The
men
there
asked
the
Philistines, “Why
have
you
attacked
us?”
The
Philistines
replied, “We
have
come
to
capture
Samson.
We
have
come
to
get
revenge
on
him
for
what
he
did
to
us.”
Someone
there
knew
where
Samson
was
hiding.
So 3,000
men
from
Judah
went
down
to
get
Samson
at
the
cave
in
the
rock
where
he
was
hiding.
They
said
to
Samson, “Do
you
not
realize
that
the
people
of
Philistia
are
ruling
over
us?
Do
you
not
realize
what
they
will
do
to
us?”
Samson
replied, “The
only
thing
I
did
was
that
I
got
revenge
on
them
for
what
they
did
to
me.”
But
the
men
from
Judah
said
to
him, “We
have
come
to
tie
you
up
and
put
you
in
the
hands
of
the
Philistines.”
Samson
said, “All
right,
but
promise
me
that
you
yourselves
will
not
kill
me!”
They
replied, “We
will
just
tie
you
up
and
take
you
to
the
Philistines.
We
will
not
kill
you.”
So
they
tied
him
with
two
new
ropes,
and
led
him
away
from
the
cave.
When
they
arrived
at
Lehi,
the
Philistines
came
toward
him,
shouting
triumphantly.
But
Yahweh’s
Spirit
came
upon
Samson powerfully.
He
snapped
the
ropes
on
his
arms
as
easily
as
if
they
were
stalks
of
burned
flax,
and
the
ropes
fell
off
his
wrists.
Then
he
saw
a
donkey’s
jawbone
lying
on
the
ground.
It
was
fresh,
so
it
was
hard.
He
picked
it
up
and
killed
about 1,000
Philistine
men
with
it.
Then
Samson
wrote
this poem:
“ith
the
jawbone
of
a
donkey
I
have
made
them
like
a
heap
of
dead
donkeys.
With
the
jawbone
of
a
donkey
I
killed 1,000
men.”
When
he
finished
killing
those
men,
he
threw
the
jawbone
away,
and
later
that
place
was
called
Jawbone
Hill.
Then
Samson
was
very
thirsty,
so
he
called
out
to
Yahweh, “You
have
given
me
strength
to
win
a
great
victory.
So
now
must
I
die
because
of
being
thirsty,
with
the
result
that
those
heathen
Philistines
will
take
away
my
body
and mutilate
it?”
So
God
caused
water
to
gush
out
of
a depression
in
the
ground
at
Lehi.
Samson
drank
from
it
and
soon
felt
strong
again.
He
named
that
place ‘The
spring
of
the
one
who
called out’.
That
spring
is
still
there
at
Lehi.
Samson
was
the
leader
of
the Israeli
people
for 20
years,
but
during
that
time
the
Philistines
were
the
ones
who
really
ruled
over
the
land.
Samson removed the gate at Gaza
One
day
Samson
went
to
Gaza
city
in
the
Philistia
area.
He
spent
some
time
with
a
prostitute.
People
soon
found
out
that
Samson
was
there,
so
the
men
of
Gaza
gathered
together
at
the
city
gate
and
waited
all
night.
They
said
to
themselves, “When
it
dawns
tomorrow
morning,
we
will
kill
him
when
he
tries
to
leave
the
city.”
But
Samson
did
not
stay
there
all
night.
At
midnight,
he
got
up.
He
went
to
the
city
gate,
he
took
hold
of
its
two
posts,
and
he
lifted
it
up
out
of
the
ground,
with
its
connecting
cross
bar
still
attached.
He
put
it
on
his
shoulders
and
carried
it
many
miles uphill
to
Hebron.
Later
Samson
fell
in
love
with
a
woman
named
Delilah,
and
started
to
live
with
her.
She
lived
in
Sorek
Valley
in
the
Philistia
area.
The
Philistine
leaders
went
to
her
and
said, “Find
out
from
Samson
what
makes
him
so
strong.
And
find
out
how
we
can
subdue
him
and
tie
him
up
securely.
If
you
do
that,
each
of
us
will
give
you 1,100
pieces
of
silver.”
So
Delilah
said
to
Samson, “Please
tell
me
what
makes
you
so
strong,
and
tell
me
how
someone
can
subdue
you
and
tie
you
up.”
Samson
said, “If
someone
ties
me
with
seven
new
bowstrings,
ones
that
are
not
dry
yet,
I
will
become
as
weak
as
other
men.”
So
after
Delilah
told
that
to
the
Philistine
leaders,
they
brought
seven
new
bowstrings
to
Delilah.
Then
she
hid
the
men
in
one
of
the
rooms
in
her
house.
Then
while
Samson
was
sleeping,
she
tied
him
up
with
the
bowstrings.
Then
she
called
out, “Samson!
The
Philistines
have
come
here
to
capture
you!”
But
Samson
snapped
the
bowstrings
as
easily
as
though
they
were
strings
that
had
been
singed
in
a
fire.
So
the
Philistines
did
not
find
out
what
made
Samson
so
strong.
Then
Delilah
said
to
Samson, “You
have
deceived
me
and
lied
to
me!
Now
tell
me
the
truth,
how
someone
can
tie
you
up
securely.”
Samson
replied, “If
someone
ties
me
with
new
ropes,
ones
that
have
never
been
used,
I
will
be
as
weak
as
other
men.”
So
again,
she
told
the
Philistine
leaders,
and
they
came
and
hid
in
the
room
as
they
had
done
before.
And
again,
while
Samson
was
sleeping,
she
took
the
new
ropes
and
tied
him
up
with
them.
Then
she
called
out, “Samson!
The
Philistines
have
come
to
capture
you!”
But
Samson
snapped
the
ropes
on
his
arms
as
easily
as
if
they
were
threads.
Then
Delilah
said, “You
have
deceived
me
and
lied
to
me
again!
Please
tell
me
how
someone
can
tie
you
up
securely!”
Samson
replied, “If
you
weave
the
seven
braids
of
my
hair
into
the
threads
you
are
weaving
on
the
loom,
and
then
fasten
those
threads
with
the
pin
that
makes
the
threads
tight,
then
I
will
be
as
weak
as
other
men.”
So
again,
while
Samson
was
sleeping
on
her
lap,
Delilah
held
the
seven
braids
of
his
hair,
and
wove
them
into
the
threads
on
the
loom,
and
she
tightened
them
with
the
pin.
Then
she
called
out, “Samson!
The
Philistines
have
come
to
capture
you!”
But
Samson
woke
up
and
pulled
out
the
pin,
and
pulled
his
hair
from
the
threads
on
the
loom.
Then
Delilah
said
to
him, “How
can
you
say
that
you
love
me
when
you
do
not
tell
me
the
truth
about
yourself?
You
have
deceived
me
three
times,
and
you
still
have
not
told
me
what
really
makes
you
so
strong!”
Day
after
day
she nagged
him
like
that.
He
thought
he
would
die
from
her nagging [IDM].
Finally
Samson
told
her
the
truth.
He
said, “I
have
been
set
apart
for
God
since
the
day
I
was
born.
And
because
of
that,
my
hair
has
never
been
cut.
If
my
hair
were
shaved
off,
my
strength
would
be
gone,
and
I
would
be
as
weak
as
other
men.”
Delilah
realized
that
this
time
he
had
told
her
the
truth.
So
she
summoned
the
Philistine
leaders
again,
saying, “Come
back
one
more
time,
because
Samson
has
really
told
me
everything
about
why
he
is
so
strong”.
So
the
Philistine
leaders
returned
and
brought
to
Delilah
the
money
that
they
promised
to
give
her.
Again
she lulled
Samson
to
sleep,
with
his
head
in
her
lap.
Then
she
called
one
of
the
Philistine
men
to
come
and
shave
off
Samson’s
hair.
As
he
did
that,
Samson
began
to
get
weaker.
And
finally
his
strength
was
all
gone.
Then
after
she
tied
him
up,
she
called
out, “Samson!
The
Philistines
have
come
to
capture
you!”
He
woke
up
and
thought, “I
will
do
as
I
did
before.
I
will
shake
these
ropes
off
myself
and
be
free!”
But
he
did
not
realize
that
Yahweh
had
left
him.
So
the
Philistine
men
seized
him
and
gouged
out
his
eyes.
Then
they
took
him
to
Gaza.
There
they
put
him
in
prison
and
bound
him
with
bronze
chains.
They
made
him
turn
a
millstone
to
grind
grain
every
day.
But
his
hair
started
to
grow
again.
Samson
killed
many
thousands
of
Philistines
when
he
died
Several
months
later
the
Philistine
leaders
celebrated
a
big
festival.
During
the
festival
they
offered
sacrifices
to
their
god
Dagon.
They
praised
him,
saying, “Our
god
has
enabled
us
to
defeat
our
great
enemy
Samson!”
And
when
the
other
people
saw
Samson,
they
also
praised
their
god
Dagon,
saying,
“Samson
ruined
our
crops
and
killed
many
of
our
people,
but
our
god
has
put
our
enemy
into
our
hands.
Our
god
helped
us
to
capture
the
one
who
has
killed
so
many
of
us!”
By
that
time
the
people
were half-drunk.
They
shouted, “Bring
Samson
out
of
the
prison!
Bring
him
here
so
that
he
can
entertain
us!”
So
they
brought
Samson
from
the
prison
and
made fun
of
him.
Then
they
made
him
stand
in
the
center
of
the
temple.
They
made
him
stand
between
the
two
pillars
that
held
up
the
roof.
Samson
said
to
the
servant
who
was
leading
him
by
his
hand, “Place
my
hands
against
the
two
pillars.
I
want
to
rest
against
them.”
At
that
time
the
temple
was
full
of
men
and
women.
All
the
Philistine
leaders
were
also
there.
And
there
were
about 3,000
people
on
the
roof,
watching
Samson
and
making fun
of
him.
Then
Samson
prayed,
saying, “Yahweh,
my
Lord,
think
about
me
again!
Please
give
me
strength
one
more
time,
so
that
I
may
get
revenge
on
the
Philistines
for gouging
out
my
eyes!”
Then
Samson
put
his
hands
on
the
two
center
pillars
of
the
temple.
He
put
his
right
hand
on
one
pillar
and
his
left
hand
on
the
other
pillar.
Then
he
shouted
to
God, “Let
me
die
with
the
Philistines!”,
and
he
pushed
with
all
his
strength.
The
pillars
collapsed,
and
the
temple crashed
down
on
the
Philistine
leaders
and
all
the
other
Philistine
people,
and
they
all
died.
So
Samson
killed
more
people
when
he
died
than
he
had
killed
all
during
his
life.
Later
his
brothers
and
their
relatives
went
down
from
Zorah
to
Gaza
to
get
his
body.
They
took
it
back
home
and
buried
it
between
Zorah
and
Eshtaol,
at
the
place
where
Samson’s
father
Manoah
was
buried.
Samson
had
been
Israel’s
leader
for 20
years.
Micah made idols and hired a priest
There
was
a
man
named
Micah
who
lived
in
the hilly
area
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
live.
One
day
he
said
to
his
mother, “I
heard
you
curse
whoever
stole ◄1,100
pieces/28
pounds/13 kg.►
of
silver
from
your
house.
I
am
the
one
who
took
the
silver,
and
I
still
have
it.”
His
mother
replied, “My
son,
I
pray
that
Yahweh
will
bless
you
for
admitting
that
you
took
it.”
Micah
gave
all
the
silver
back
to
his
mother.
Then
she
said
to
herself, “I
will
give
some
of
this
silver
to
Yahweh.”
And
she
said
to
her
son, “My
son,
I
want
you
to
make
an
idol
and
a
statue
from
this
silver.
So
I
will
give
some
of
this
silver
back
to
you
for
making
these
things.”
So
when
he
gave
all
the
silver
to
his
mother,
she
took ◄200
pieces/about 5
pounds/1.6 kg.►
of
it
to
a ◄silversmith/man
who
made
things
from
silver►.
With
the
silver
that
man
made
an
idol
and
a
statue,
and
gave
them
to
Micah.
Micah
put
them
in
his
house.
He
had
in
his
house
a
special ◄shrine/place
for
putting
sacred
things►.
He
made
a
sacred vest
and
some
small
idols
and
put
them
in
this
shrine
along
with
the
big
idol
and
the
statue.
Then
Micah
chose
one
of
his
sons
to
become
his
priest.
At
that
time,
the Israeli
people
did
not
have
a
king.
So
Micah
and
everyone
else
did
whatever
they
considered
to
be
the
right
thing
to
do.
There
was
a
young
man
who
had
been
living
in
Bethlehem
in
the
area
where
the
tribe
of
Judah
lives.
He
wanted
to
work
as
a
priest
because
he
was
a
member
of
the
tribe
of
Levi.
So
he
left
Bethlehem
to
find
another
place
to
live
and
work.
He
came
to
Micah’s
house
in
the hilly
area
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
live.
Micah
asked
him, “Where
are
you
from?”
He
replied, “I
come
from
Bethlehem.
I
am
from
the
tribe
of
Levi,
and
I
am
looking
for
a
place
to
live
and
work
as
a
priest.”
Micah
said
to
him, “Stay
with
me,
and
you
can
become
like
a
father
to
counsel
me,
and
be
my
priest.
Each
year
I
will
give
to
you
ten
pieces
of
silver
and
some
new
clothes.
And
I
will
provide
food
for
you.”
So
the
young
man
agreed
to
live
with
Micah.
He
became
like
one
of
Micah’s
own
sons.
Micah
appointed
him
to
be
a
priest,
and
he
lived
in
Micah’s
house.
Then
Micah
said, “Now
I
know
that
Yahweh
will
do
good
things
for
me,
because
I
have
a
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
to
be
my
priest.”
The tribe of Dan took Micah’s priest and his idols
At
that
time
the Israelis
had
no
king.
Also
at
that
time,
the
tribe
of
Dan
was
still
searching
for
some
land
where
they
could
live.
The
other Israeli
tribes
had
been
able
to ◄
capture/take
possession
of►
the
land
that
had
been
allotted
to
them,
but
the
tribe
of
Dan
had
not
been
able
to
do
that.
So
they
chose
five
soldiers
from
their
clans,
men
who
lived
in
Zorah
and
Eshtaol
cities,
to
go
through
the
land
and
explore
it
and
try
to
find
some
land
where
their
tribe
could
live.
They
came
to
Micah’s
house
in
the hilly
area
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
lived,
and
they
stayed
there
that
night.
While
they
were
in
his
house
and
they
heard
the
young
man
who
had
become
Micah’s
priest
talking,
they
recognized
from ◄his accent/the
way
that
he
talked►
that
he
was
from
the
southern
part
of
Israel.
So
they
went
to
him
and
asked
him, “Who
brought
you
here?
What
are
you
doing
here?
Why
did
you
come
here?”
He
told
them
the
things
that
Micah
had
done
for
him.
And
he
said, “Micah ◄has
hired
me/is
paying
me
to
work
for
him►,
and
I
have
become
his
priest.”
So
they
said
to
him, “Please
ask
God
if
we
will
succeed
in
what
we
are
trying
to
do
on
this
journey.”
The
young
man
replied, “Things
will
go
well
for
you.
Yahweh
will
go
with
you
on
this
journey.”
The
next
day
the
five
men
left.
When
they
came
to
Laish
city,
they
saw
that
the
people
there
lived
safely,
like
the
people
in
Sidon
city
did.
The
people
there
thought
that
they
were
safe/protected
from
any
enemies,
and
they
had
plenty
of
good
fertile
land.
They
lived
very
far
from
the
people
of
Sidon,
so
the
people
of
Sidon
would
not
be
able
to
help
defend/protect
them.
They
had
no
other ◄allies/groups
nearby
that
would
help
them
in
battles►.
When
those
five
men
returned
to
Zorah
and
Eshtaol,
their
relatives
asked
them “What
did
you
find
out?”
They
replied, “We
have
found
some
land,
and
it
is
very
good.
We
should
go
and
attack
the
people
who
live
there.
Why
are
you
staying
here
and
doing
nothing [RHQ]?
Do
not
wait
any
longer!
We
should
go
immediately
and
take
possession
of
that
land!
When
you
go
there,
you
will
see
that
there
is
plenty
of
land,
and
it
has
everything
that
we
will
need.
The
people
there
are
not expecting
anyone
to
attack
them.
Surely
God
is
giving
that
land
to
us.”
So 600
men
from
the
tribe
of
Dan
left
Zorah
and
Eshtaol,
carrying
their
weapons.
On
their
way
they
set
up
their
tents
near
Kiriath-Jearim
city
in
the
area
where
the
tribe
of
Judah
lives.
That
is
why
the
area
west
of
Kiriath-Jearim
was
named ‘Camp
of Dan’,
and
that
is
still
its
name.
From
there,
they
went
to
the hilly
area
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
lives.
And
they
arrived
at
Micah’s
house.
The
five
men
who
had
explored
the
land
near
Laish
said
to
their
fellow Israelis, “Do
you
know
that
in
one
of
these
houses
there
is
a
sacred vest,
several
idols,
and
a
statue?
We
think
that
you
know
what
you
should
do.” [RHQ]
So
they
went
to
the
house
where
the
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
lived,
which
was
the
house
where
Micah
lived,
and
they
greeted
the
young
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
who
had
become
Micah’s
priest.
The 600
men
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
stood
outside
the
gate
of
the
house,
carrying
their
weapons.
The
five
men
who
had
explored
the
land
went
into
Micah’s
house,
and
took
all
the
idols,
the
sacred vest,
and
the
statue.
While
they
did
that,
the 600
men
stood
outside
the
gate,
talking
with
the
priest.
When
the
priest
saw
them
bringing
out
the
idols
and
the
sacred vest
and
the
statue,
he
said
to
them, “What
are
you
doing?”
They
replied, “Be
quiet!
Do
not
say
anything!
You
come
with
us
and
be
like
a
father
to
us
and
a
priest
for
us.
Is
it
better
for
you
to
stay
here
and
be
a
priest
for
the
people
in
the
house
of
one
man,
or
to
be
a
priest
for
a
clan,
and
a
priest
for
a
whole
tribe
of Israelis?” [RHQ]
The
priest
liked
what
they
were suggesting.
So
he
took
the
sacred vest
and
the
idols,
and
he
prepared
to
go
with
the
men
from
the
tribe
of
Dan.
They
all
put
their
little
children
and
their
animals
and
everything
else
that
they
owned
in
front
of
them.
After
they
had
gone
a
little
distance
from
Micah’s
house,
Micah
saw
what
was happening.
He
quickly
summoned
the
men
who
lived
near
him,
and
they
ran
and
caught
up
with
the
men
from
the
tribe
of
Dan.
They
shouted
at
them.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
turned
around
and
said
to
Micah, “What
is
the
problem?
Why
have
you
gathered
these
men
to
pursue
us?”
Micah
shouted, “You
took
the
silver
idols
that
were
made
for
me!
You
also
took
my
priest!
I
do
not
have
anything
left [RHQ]!
So
why
do
you
ask
me, ‘What
is
the
problem?’”
The
men
from
the
tribe
of
Dan
replied, “You
should
not
shout
loudly
like
that!
One
of
our
angry
men
might
attack
you
and
kill
you
and
your
family!”
Then
the
men
from
the
tribe
of
Dan
continued
walking.
Micah
realized
that
there
was
a
very
large
group
of
them,
so
that
it
would
be
useless
for
him
to
try
to
fight
them.
So
he
turned
around
and
went
home.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
were
carrying
the
things
that
had
been
made
for
Micah,
and
they
also
took
his
priest,
and
they
continued
traveling
to
Laish.
They
attacked
the
people
who
were
peacefully
living
there,
and
killed
them
with
their
swords,
and
then
they
burned
everything
in
the
city.
Laish
was
far
from
the
city
of
Sidon,
so
the
people
of
Sidon
could
not
rescue
the
people
of
Laish.
And
the
people
of
Laish
had
no
other
allies.
Laish
was
in
a
valley
near
Beth-Rehob
town.
The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
rebuilt
the
city
and
started
to
live
there.
They
gave
to
the
city
a
new
name,
Dan,
in
honor
of
their ancestor
Dan,
who
was
one
of
the
sons
of
Jacob.
The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
set
up
in
the
city
the
idols
that
had
been
made
for
Micah.
Jonathan,
who
was
the
son
of
Gershom
and
the
grandson
of
Moses,
was
appointed
to
be
their
priest.
His
descendants
continued
to
be
priests
until
the Israelis
were
captured
and
taken
to
Assyria.
After
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Dan
set
up
the
idols
that
had
been
made
for
Micah,
they
worshiped
those
idols,
even
though
the
Sacred
Tent
where
they
had
been
commanded
to
worship
God,
was
at
Shiloh.
A Levite and his concubine
At
that
time
the Israeli
people
had
no
king.
There
was
a
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
who
lived
in
a
remote
place
in
the hilly
area
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
lives.
He
had
previously
taken
as
a
wife
a
woman
who
was
a
slave.
She
was
from
Bethlehem,
in
the
area
where
the
tribe
of
Judah
lives.
But
she
started
to
sleep
with
other
men
also.
Then
she
left
him
and
returned
to
her
father’s
house
in
Bethlehem.
She
stayed
there
for
four
months.
Then
her
husband
took
his
servant
and
two
donkeys
and
went
to
Bethlehem.
He
went
to
ask
her
to
come
back
to
live
with
him
again.
When
he
arrived
at
her
father’s
house,
she
invited
him
to
come
in.
Her
father
was
happy
to
see
him.
The
woman’s
father
asked
him
to
stay.
So
he
stayed
there
for
three
days.
During
that
time
he
ate
and
drank
and
slept
there.
On
the
fourth
day,
they
all
got
up
early
in
the
morning.
The
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
was
preparing
to
leave,
but
the
woman’s
father
said
to
him, “Eat
something
before
you
go.”
So
the
two
men
sat
down
to
eat
and
drink
together.
Then
the
woman’s
father
said
to
him, “Please
stay
another
night.
Relax/Rest
and
have
a
joyful
time.”
The
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
wanted
to
leave,
but
the
woman’s
father
requested
him
to
stay
one
more
night.
So
he
stayed
again
that
night.
On
the
fifth
day,
the
man
got
up
early
and
prepared
to
leave.
But
the
woman’s
father
said
to
him
again, “Have
something
to
eat.
Wait
until
this
afternoon,
and
then
leave.”
So
the
two
men
ate
together.
In
the
afternoon,
when
the
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
and
his
slave
wife
and
his
servant
got
up
to
leave,
the
woman’s
father
said, “It
will
soon
be
dark.
The
day
is
almost
over.
Stay
here
tonight
and
have
a
good/joyful
time.
Tomorrow
morning
you
can
get
up
early
and
leave
for
your
home.”
But
the
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
did
not
want
to
stay
for
another
night.
He
put saddles
on
his
two
donkeys,
and
started
to
go
with
his
slave
wife
and
his
servant
toward
Jebus
city,
which
is
now
named
Jerusalem.
Late
in
the
afternoon,
they
came
near
to
Jebus.
The
servant
said
to
his
master, “We
should
stop
in
this
city
where
the
Jebus people-group
live,
and
stay
here
tonight.”
But
his
master
said, “No,
it
would
not
be
good
for
us
to
stay
here
where
foreign
people
live.
There
are
no Israeli
people
here.
We
will
go
on
to
Gibeah
city.”
He
said
to
his
servant, “Let’s
go.
It
is
not
far
to
Gibeah.
We
can
go
there,
or
we
can
go
a
bit
further
to
Ramah.
We
can
stay
in
one
of
those
two
cities
tonight.”
So
they
continued
walking.
When
they
came
near
Gibeah,
where
people
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
live,
the
sun
was
setting.
They
stopped
to
stay
there
that
night.
They
went
to
the
public
square
of
that
city
and
sat
down.
But
no
one
who
passed
by
invited
them
to
stay
in
their
house
for
that
night.
Finally,
in
the
evening,
an
old
man
came
by.
He
had
been
working
in
the
fields.
He
was
from
the hilly
area
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim,
but
at
that
time
he
was
living
in
Gibeah.
He
realized
that
the
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
was
only
traveling
and
did
not
have
a
home
in
that
city.
So
he
asked
the
man, “Where
have
you
come
from?
And
where
are
you
going?”
He
replied, “We
are
traveling
from
Bethlehem
to
my
home
in
the hilly
area
where
people
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
live.
I
went
from
there
to
Bethlehem,
but
now
we
are
going
to
Shiloh
where
Yahweh’s
Sacred
tent (OR,
my
house)
is.
No
one
here
has
invited
us
to
stay
in
their
house
tonight.
We
have
straw
and
food
for
our
donkeys,
and
bread
and
wine
for
me
and
the
young
woman
and
my
servant.
We
do
not
need
anything
else.”
The
old
man
said, “I
wish
that
things
will
go
well
for
you,
but
I
would
like
to
provide
what
you
need.
Do
not
stay
here
in
the
square
tonight.”
Then
the
old
man
took
them
to
his
house.
He
gave
food
to
the
donkeys.
He
gave
water
to
the
man
and
the
woman
and
the
servant
to
wash
their
feet.
And
he
gave
them
something
to
eat
and
drink.
While
they
were
having
a
good/joyful
time
together,
some
wicked
men
from
that
city
surrounded
the
house
and
started
to bang
on
the
door.
They
shouted
to
the
old
man, “Bring
out
to
us
the
man
who
has
come
to
your
house.
We
want
to
have
sex
with
him.”
The
old
man
went
outside
and
said
to
them, “Friends,
I
will
not
do
that.
That
would
be
a
very
evil
thing.
This
man
is
a
guest
in
my
house.
You
should
not
do
such
a
terrible/disgraceful/shameful
thing!
Look,
my
daughter
is
here.
She
is
still
a
virgin.
And
this
man’s
slave
wife
is
here.
I
will
bring
them
out
to
you
now.
You
may
do
to
them
whatever
you
wish,
but
do
not
do
such
a
terrible/disgraceful/shameful
thing
to
this
young
man!”
But
the
men
did
not
pay
attention
to
what
he
said.
So
the
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
took
his
slave
wife
and
sent
her
to
them,
outside
the
house.
They
raped [EUP]
her
and
abused
her
all
night.
Then
at
dawn,
they
allowed
her
to
go.
She
returned
to
the
old
man’s
house,
where
her
husband
was
staying,
but
she
fell
down
at
the
doorway
and
lay
there
all
night.
In
the
morning,
when
the
man
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
got
up,
he
went
outside
of
the
house
to
continue
his
journey.
He
saw
his
slave
wife
lying
there
at
the
doorway
of
the
house.
Her
hands
were
on
the doorsill.
He
said
to
her, “Get
up!
Let’s
go!”
But
she
did
not
answer,
because
she
had
died.
He
put
her
body
on
the
donkey
and
traveled
to
his
home.
When
he
arrived
home,
he
took
a
knife
and
cut
the
body
of
the
slave
woman
into
twelve
pieces.
Then
he
sent
one
piece
to
each
area
of
Israel,
along
with
a
message
telling
what
had
happened.
Everyone
who
saw
a
piece
of
the
body
and
the
message
said, “Nothing
like
this
has
ever
happened
before.
Not
since
our
ancestors
left
Egypt
have
we
heard
of
such
a
terrible
thing.
We
need
to
think
carefully
about
it.
Someone
should
decide
what
we
should
do.”
The war between the tribe of Benjamin and the other tribes of Israel
All
the Israelis,
from
Dan
city
in
the
north
to
Beersheba
city
in
the
south,
and
even
from
the
Gilead
region
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
heard
what
had
happened.
So
they
they
gathered
together
at
Mizpah,
at
the
place
where
they
worshiped
Yahweh.
The
leaders
of
eleven
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
stood
in
front
of
the
people
who
gathered
there.
There
were 400,000
men
with
swords
who
were
there.
The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
heard
that
the
other Israelis
had
gone
up
to
Mizpah,
but
none
of
the
men
from
their
tribe
went
to
the
meeting
there.
The Israelis
who
had
come
to
Mizpah
asked
about
the
evil
thing
that
had
happened.
So
the
husband
of
the
woman
who
had
been
killed
replied, “My
slave
wife
and
I
came
to
Gibeah
city,
wanting
to
stay
there
that
night.
That
evening,
the
men
of
Gibeah
came
to
attack
me.
They
surrounded
the
house
where
I
was
staying
and
wanted
to
have
sex
with
me
and
then
kill
me.
They
raped
and
abused
my
slave
wife
all
night,
and
she
died.
I
took
her
body
home
and
cut
it
into
pieces.
Then
I
sent
one
piece
to
each
area
of
Israel,
because
I
wanted
you
all
to
know
about
this
wicked
and
disgraceful/shameful
thing
that
has
been
done
here
in
Israel.
So
now,
all
you Israeli
people,
speak,
and
tell
me
what
you
think
should
be
done!”
All
the
people
stood
up,
and
in
unison
said, “None
of
us
will
go
home!
Not
one
of
us
will
return
to
his
house!
This
is
what
we
must
do
to
the
people
of
Gibeah.
First,
we
will ◄cast
lots/throw
marked
stones►
to
determine
which
group
should
attack
them.
We
will
choose ◄one
tenth/one
from
every
ten►
of
the
men
from
all
the Israeli
tribes.
Those
men
will
go
and
find
food
for
the
men
who
will
go
to
attack
the
people
of
Gibeah.
Then
the
other
men
will
go
to
Gibeah
to ◄pay
the
people
back/punish
them►
for
this
terrible
thing
that
they
have
done
here
in
Israel.”
And
all
the Israeli
people
agreed
that
the
people
of
Gibeah
should
be
punished.
Then
the Israeli
men
sent
messengers
throughout
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
They
demanded, “Do
you
realize
that
some
of
your
men
have
done
a
very
evil
thing?
Bring
those
wicked
men
to
us,
in
order
that
we
can
execute
them.
By
doing
that,
we
will
be
doing
what
should
be
done
because
of
this
evil
thing
that
has
happened
in
Israel.”
But
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
did
not
pay
attention
to
their
fellow Israelis.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
left
their
cities
and
gathered
at
Gibeah
to
fight
the
other Israelis.
In
that
one
day
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin recruited 26,000
soldiers
who
knew
how
to
fight
using
swords.
They
also
chose/recruited 700
men
from
Gibeah.
From
all
those
soldiers
there
were 700
men
who
were
left-handed,
and
each
of
them
could
sling
a
stone
at
a
target
that
was
very
small
and
as
narrow
as
a
hair,
and
the
stone
always
hit
the
target!
There
were 400,000
men
from
the
other Israeli
tribes
who
had
swords.
Those
other Israelis
went
up
to
Bethel
and
asked
God, “Which
tribe
should
be
the
first
to
attack
the
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin?”
Yahweh
answered, “
The
men
from
the
tribe
of
Judah
should
go
first.”
The
next
morning,
the Israeli
men
went
and
set
up
their
tents
near
Gibeah.
Then
they
went
to
fight
against
the
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
and
stood
in
their
positions
for
fighting
a
battle,
facing
Gibeah.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
came
out
of
Gibeah
and
fought
against
them,
and
they
killed 22,000 Israeli
men
on
that
day.
Late
that
afternoon,
the
remaining Israeli
men
went
to
the
place
of
worship
and
cried
until
the
sun
set.
Then
they
asked
Yahweh, “Should
we
attack
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
again,
even
though
they
are
our
fellow Israelis?”
Yahweh
replied, “Yes,
attack
them
again.”
So
the Israeli
men
encouraged
each
other.
The
next
day
they
again
stood
in
their
positions
for
fighting,
just
like
they
had
done
on
the
previous
day.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
came
out
of
Gibeah
and
attacked
the Israelis,
and
killed 18,000
more
of
their
men.
In
the
afternoon,
all
the
people
of
Israel
who
had
not
been
killed
again
went
to
Bethel.
There
they
sat
down
and
cried
to
Yahweh,
and
they ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►
until
it
was
evening.
They
brought
some
offerings
which
they
burned
completely
on
the
altar,
and
they
also
brought
some
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
At
that
time,
the
Sacred
Chest
that
contained
the
stone
tablets
on
which
were
written
the
Ten
Commandments
was
there
at
Bethel.
A
priest
named
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar
and
grandson
of
Aaron,
often
stood
in
front
of
that
chest
and
talked
with
Yahweh.
While
he
stood
there
on
that
day,
he
asked
Yahweh, “Shall
we
go
again
to
fight
against
our
fellow Israelis
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
or
shall
we
stop
fighting
against
them?”
Yahweh
answered, “Go
again
tomorrow,
because
tomorrow
I
will
enable
you
to
defeat
them.”
So
the
next
day, 10,000
of
the Israeli
men ◄set
up
ambushes/went
to
hide►
in
the
fields
around
Gibeah.
The
other Israeli
men
went
and
stood
in
their
positions
for
fighting
a
battle
just
like
they
had
done
on
the
previous
days.
When
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
came
out
of
the
city
to
fight
against
them,
the Israeli
men
retreated
away
from
the
city,
and
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
pursued
them.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
killed
many Israelis,
like
they
had
done
before.
They
killed
about 30 Israelis.
They
killed
some
in
the
fields,
and
they
killed
some
on
the
road
that
went
to
Bethel
and
on
the
road
that
went
to
Gibeah.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
said, “We
are
defeating
them
like
we
did
before!”
But
then Israeli
men
did
what
they
had
planned.
The
main
group
of Israeli
men
retreated
a
short
distance
from
the
city,
to
trick
the
men
of
Gibeah
and
cause
them
to
pursue
the Israeli
men
along
the
roads
outside
the
city.
The
main
group
of Israeli
men
left
their
positions
and
retreated,
and
then
they
stood
in
their
battle
positions
again
at
a
place
named
Baal-Tamar.
Then
while
the
men
of
Gibeah
were
running
out
of
the
city
toward
them,
the
other 10,000 Israelis
came
out
from
the
places
where
they
had
been
hiding,
west
of
Gibeah.
They
were
men
who
had
come
from
all
parts
of
Israel.
There
was
a
very
big
battle.
But
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
did
not
know
that
they
were
about
to
suffer
a disastrous
defeat.
Yahweh
enabled
the Israeli
men
to
defeat
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
They
killed 25,000
of
them,
even
though
they
all
were
using
swords.
This
is
what
happened:
The
main
group
of Israeli
men
arranged
with
the
men
who
would
be
hiding
that
they
should
send
up
a
smoke
signal
to
enable
the
main
group
of
soldiers
to
know
when
they
should
attack.
Then
the
main
group
of Israeli
men
retreated
for
a
short
distance,
because
they
knew
that
the
other Israeli
men
who
had
been
hiding
on
the
other
side
of
Gibeah
would
attack
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
by surprise.
So
after
the
main
group
of Israeli
men
retreated
a
little
distance,
the
men
who
had
been
hiding
rushed
out
and
ran
into
Gibeah
and
used
their
swords
to
kill
everyone
in
the
city.
Then
they
started
to
burn
the
buildings.
By
that
time,
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
said, “We
are winning
the
battle,
as
we
did
before!”
But
then
smoke
from
the
burning
buildings
began
to
rise
up
from
the
city.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
turned
around
and
saw
that
the
whole
city
was
burning.
Then
the
main
group
of Israeli
men
also
saw
the
smoke,
and
they
knew
that
the
smoke signaled
that
they
should
turn
around
and
begin
to
attack.
The
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
were
very
afraid,
because
they
realized
that
they
were
about
to
suffer
a disastrous
defeat.
So
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
tried
to
run
away
toward
the
desert
to
escape
from
the Israeli
men,
but
they
were
not
able
to
escape,
because
the Israeli
men
who
had
burned
the
two
cities
came
out
of
those
cities
and
killed
many
of
them.
They
surrounded
some
of
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
and
pursued
the
others
to
the
area
east
of
Gibeah.
They
killed 18,000
strong
soldiers
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Then
the
rest
of
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
realized
that
they
had
been
defeated.
They
ran
toward
the
desert
to
Rimmon
Rock,
but
the Israeli
men
killed 5,000
more
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
along
the
roads.
They
pursued
the
rest
of
them
to
Gidom,
and
they
killed 2,000
more
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
there.
Altogether,
there
were 25,000
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
who
were
killed,
all
of
whom
had
swords.
But 600
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
ran
to
Rimmon
Rock
in
the
desert.
They
stayed
there
for
four
months.
Then
the Israeli
men
went
back
to
the
land belonging
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
and
killed
the
people
in
every
city.
They
also
killed
all
the
animals,
and
destroyed
everything
else
that
they
found
there.
And
they
burned
all
the
cities
that
they
came
to.
They found wives for the men of the tribe of Benjamin
When
the Israeli
men
gathered
at
Mizpah
before
the
battle
started,
they
vowed, “None
of
us
will
ever
allow
one
of
our
daughters
to
marry
any
man
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin!”
But
now
the Israelis
went
to
Bethel
and
they
cried
loudly
to
Yahweh
all
day,
until
the
sun
went
down.
They
kept
saying, “Yahweh,
God
of
us Israeli
people,
it
is
as
though
one
of
the
tribes
of
us Israelis
does
not exist
anymore! ◄Why
has
this
happened
to
us?/It
is
terrible
that
this
has
happened
to
us!►” [RHQ]
Early
the
next
morning
the
people
built
an
altar.
Then
they
completely
burned
some
sacrifices
on
the
altar,
and
also
offered
other
sacrifices
to
maintain
fellowship
with
God.
Then,
because
they
had
vowed
that
anyone
who
did
not
meet
with
them
at
Mizpah
to
help
fight
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
would
be
killed,
they
asked
among
themselves, “Were
there
any
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
who
did
not
come
to
Mizpah
to
meet
with
us
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh?”
The Israelis
felt
sorry
for
their
fellow Israelis
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
They
said, “Today
one
of
our Israeli
tribes ◄has
disappeared/no
longer
exists►.
Yahweh
heard
us
solemnly
declare
that
we
would
not
allow
any
of
our
daughters
to
marry
any
man
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
What
can
we
do
to
make
certain
that
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
who
were
not
killed
will
have
wives?”
Then
one
of
them
asked, “What
group
from
any
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
did
not
send
any
men
here
to
Mizpah?”
They
realized
that
when
the
soldiers
were
counted,
there
was
no
one
from
Jabesh-Gilead
city
who
had
come
there.
So
all
the Israelis
decided
to
send 12,000
very
good
soldiers
to
Jabesh-Gilead
to
kill
the
people
there
with
their
swords,
even
to
kill
the
married
women
and
children.
They
told
this
to
those
men: “This
is
what
you
must
do:
You
must
kill
every
man
in
Jabesh-Gilead.
You
must
also
kill
every
married
woman.
But
do
not
kill
the
unmarried
women.”
So
those
soldiers
went
to
Jabesh-Gilead
and
killed
all
the
men,
married
women,
and
children.
But
they
found 400
unmarried
young
women
there.
So
they
brought
them
to
their
camp
at
Shiloh,
in
Canaan,
across
the
river
from
the
Gilead
area
that
belonged
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Then
all
the Israelis
who
had
gathered
sent
a
message
to
the 600
men
who
were
at
Rimmon
Rock.
They
said
that
they
would
like
to
make
peace
with
them.
So
the
men
came
back
from
Rimmon
Rock.
The Israelis
gave
to
them
the
women
from
Jabesh-Gilead
whom
they
had
not
killed.
But
there
were
only 400
women.
But
there
were
not
enough
women
for
those 600
men.
The Israelis
still
felt
sorry
for
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
because
Yahweh
had ◄decimated/almost
wiped
out►
one
of
the Israeli
tribes.
The Israeli
leaders
said, “We
have
killed
all
the
married
women
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Where
can
we
get
women
to
be
wives
of
the
men
who
are
still
alive?
These
men
must
have
wives
to
give
birth
to
children,
in
order
that
their
families
will
continue.
If
that
does
not
happen,
all
the
people
of
one
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
will
die.
But
we
cannot
allow
our
daughters
to
marry
these
men,
because
we
vowed
that
Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
gives
one
of
his
daughters
to
become
a
wife
of
any
man
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.”
Then
one
of
them ◄had
an
idea/thought
of
something
that
they
could
do►.
He
said, “Every
year
there
is
a
festival
to
honor
Yahweh
at
Shiloh,
which
is
north
of
Bethel
and
east
of
the
road
that
extends
from
Bethel
to
Shechem,
and
it
is
south
of
Lebonah
city.”
So
the Israeli
leaders
told
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin, “
When
it
is
the
time
for
that
festival,
go
to
Shiloh
and
hide
in
the
vineyards.
Keep
watching
for
the
young
women
to
come
out
of
the
city
to
dance.
When
they
come
out,
all
of
you
should
run
out
of
the
vineyards.
Each
of
you
can
seize
one
of
the
young
women
of
Shiloh.
Then
you
can
all
return
to
your
homes
with
those
women.
If
their
fathers
or
brothers
come
to
us
and
complain
about
what
you
have
done,
we
will
say
to
them, ‘Be
kind
to
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
When
we
fought
them,
we
did
not
leave
any
women
alive
to
become
their
wives,
and
you
did
not
give
those
young
women
to
the
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
They
stole
them.
So
you
will
not
be
guilty,
even
though
you
said
that
you
would
not
allow
any
of
your
daughters
to
marry
one
of
them.’ ”
So
that
is
what
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
did.
They
went
to
Shiloh
at
the
time
of
the
festival.
And
when
the
young
women
were
dancing,
each
man
caught
one
of
them
and
took
her
away
and
married
her.
Then
they
took
their
wives
back
to
the
land
that
God
had
given
to
them.
They
rebuilt
their
cities
that
had
been
burned
down,
and
they
lived
there.
The
other Israelis
went
to
their
homes
in
the
areas
where
their
tribes
and
clans
lived,
the
areas
that
God
had
allotted
to
them.
At
that
time,
the Israeli
people
did
not
have
a
king.
Everyone
did
what
they
themselves
thought
was
right.
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Ruth
Ruth
Rut
This book contains the account of Ruth, a non-Israeli woman who became an Israeli. We call this book
Ruth
Ruth declared she would stay with Naomi
During
the
time
before
kings
ruled
Israel, ◄there
was
a
famine/the
people
there
had
nothing
to
eat►.
There
was
a
man
who
lived
there
whose
name
was
Elimelech.
His
wife’s
name
was
Naomi,
and
his
sons’
names
were
Mahlon
and
Chilion.
They
were
all
from
Bethlehem
town,
from
the
Ephrath
clan
in
Judah
region.
Because
of
the
famine,
they
left
Bethlehem
and
went
east
to
live
for
a
while
in
Moab
region.
While
they
were
there,
Elimelech
died,
and
Naomi
had
only
her
two
sons
with
her.
They
married
women
from
Moab.
One
of
them
was
named
Orpah,
and
the
other
one
was
named
Ruth.
But
after
they
had
lived
in
that
area
for
about
ten
years,
Mahlon
and
Chilion
died.
So
then
Naomi
had
no
husband
and
no
sons.
One
day
while
Naomi
was
in
Moab,
she
heard
someone
say
that
Yahweh
had
helped
his
people
in
Israel
and
that
now
there
was
plenty
of
food
to
eat.
So
she
prepared
to
return
to
Bethlehem.
She
left
the
place
where
she
had
been
living
and
started
to
walk
with
her
daughters-in-law
along
the
road
back
to
Judah.
Then
as
the
three
of
them
were
walking,
Naomi
said
to
her
two
daughters-in-law, “Each
of
you
should
turn
around
and
go
back
to
your
mother’s
home.
You
treated
your
husbands
kindly
before
they
died,
and
you
have
treated
me
kindly.
Now
I
desire
that
Yahweh
will
enable
each
of
you
to
have
another
husband
in
whose
home
you
will
feel
secure.”
Then
she
kissed
both
of
them,
and
they
cried
aloud.
They
each
said, “No,
we
want
to
go
with
you
as
you
return
to
your
relatives.”
But
Naomi
said, “No,
my
daughters,
return
home. ◄It
will
not
do
any
good
for
you
to
come
with
me!/What
good
will
it
do
for
you
to
come
with
me?► [RHQ]
Do
you
think
I
will
get
married
again
and
have
more
sons
who
could
become
your
husbands?
Even
if
I
thought
I
could
have
another
husband,
and
even
if
I
got
married
today
and
became
pregnant [EUP]
tonight
and
later
gave
birth
to
sons,
would
you
remain
single/unmarried
until
they
grew
up
and
became
old
enough
for
you
to
marry?
No,
my
daughters,
you
would
not
do
that.
Your situations
are
bad
because
your
husbands
have
died,
but
it
is possible
that
you
will
each
marry
again.
My
situation
is
much
worse,
because
Yahweh [SYN]
has
opposed
me,
and
now
I
am
too
old
to
get
married
again.”
Then
Ruth
and
Orpah
cried
again
because
of
what
Naomi
said.
Then
Orpah
kissed
her
mother-in-law goodbye,
and
left,
but
Ruth
clung
to
Naomi.
Naomi
said
to
her, “Look!
Your
sister-in-law
is
going
back
to
her
relatives
and
to
her
gods!
Go
back
with
her!”
But
Ruth
replied, “No!
Don’t
urge
me
to
leave
you!
I
want
to
go
with
you.
Where
you
go,
I
will
go.
Where
you
stay,
I
will
stay.
Your
relatives
will
be
my
relatives,
and
the
God
you
worship
will
be
the
God
I
worship.
Where
you
die,
I
will
die.
Where
you
are
buried,
I
will
be
buried.
May
Yahweh
punish
me
severely
if
I
separate
from
you.
I
will
be
separated
from
you
only
when
one
of
us
dies.”
When
Naomi
realized
that
Ruth
was
very
determined
to
go
with
her,
she
stopped
urging
her
to
return
home.
So
the
two
women
continued
walking
until
they
came
to
Bethlehem.
When
they
arrived
there,
everyone
in
town
was
excited
to
see
them.
The
women
of
the
town
exclaimed, “◄Can
this
be
Naomi?/It
is
difficult
to
believe
that
this
is
Naomi!►” [RHQ]
Naomi
said
to
them, “Don’t
call
me
Naomi,
which
means ‘pleasant’.
Instead,
call
me
Mara,
which
means ‘bitter’,
because
God
Almighty
has
made
my
life
very
unpleasant.
When
I
left
here,
I
felt
rich,
because
I
had
a
family.
But
Yahweh
has
brought
me
back
here
and
now
I
feel
poor,
because
I
have
no
family.
Do
not
call
me
Naomi [RHQ].
I
feel
as
though
Yahweh
has
spoken
against (OR,
afflicted)
me.
Almighty
God
has
caused
me
to
experience
a
great
tragedy.”
That
summarizes
the
account
of
Naomi
returning
home
along
with
her
daughter-in-law
Ruth,
the
woman
from
Moab.
And
it
happened
that
when
they
arrived
in
Bethlehem,
the
barley
grain
harvest
was
just
beginning.
Ruth met Boaz
There
was
a
man
in
Bethlehem
who
belonged
to
the
clan
of
Naomi’s
dead
husband,
Elimelech.
He
was
rich
and well-known/influential.
His
name
was
Boaz.
One
day
Ruth
said
to
Naomi, “Let
me
go
to
the
fields
and
pick
up
the
grain
left
behind
by
the
workers.”
Naomi
replied, “Go
ahead,
my
daughter.”
So
Ruth
went
to
the
fields
and
began
to
pick
up
some
of
the left-over
grain.
And
it
happened
that
she
was
working
in
a
field
that
belonged
to
Boaz,
the
man
from
the
clan
of
her
dead
father-in-law,
Elimelech!
Just
then,
Boaz
arrived
from
Bethlehem.
He
greeted
the
men
who
were
harvesting
the
grain,
saying, “I
want
Yahweh
to
bless
you!”
They
replied, “We
want
Yahweh
to
bless
you,
too!”
Then
Boaz
saw
Ruth,
and
asked
the ◄foreman/man
in
charge
of
the
other
workmen►, “Whose
daughter
is
that
young
woman?”
The foreman
replied, “She
is
the
woman
from
Moab
who
returned
from
there
with
her
mother-in-law
Naomi.
She
said
to
me, ‘Please
let
me
walk
behind
the
men
who
are
harvesting
the
grain
and
pick
up
some
of
the
grain
they
leave
behind.’
I
gave
her
permission,
and
she
went
into
the
field,
and
she
has
been
working
from
this
morning
until
now.
The
only
time
she
did
not
work
was
when
she
rested
for
a
short
time
in
the
shelter.”
So
Boaz
went
over
to
Ruth
and
said
to
her, “Young
lady,
listen
to
me.
Don’t
go
and
pick
up
grain
in
another
field.
Do
not
go
away
from
here.
Stay
here
with
my
servant
girls.
Watch
where
the
men
are
harvesting,
and
follow
along
behind
the
servant
girls.
I
will
tell
the
men
who
are
working
not
to
touch/molest
you.
And
whenever
you
are
thirsty,
go
and
get
some
water
to
drink
from
the
jars
that
the
men
have
filled.”
When
he
said
that,
she
knelt
down
in
front
of
him
in
respect,
with
her
face
touching
the
ground.
She
exclaimed, “Why
are
you
acting
so
kindly
toward
me,
by
paying
attention
to
me?
I
am
not
even
a
Jew;
I
am
a
foreigner!”
Boaz
replied, “People
have
told
me
all
about
what
you
have
done
for
your
mother-in-law.
They
told
me
that
you
left
your
parents
and
your homeland,
and
you
came
here
to
live
among
people
whom
you
did
not
know
before.
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
repay
you
for
what
you
have
done.
You
have
put
yourself
in
the
care
of
Yahweh,
like
a
little
bird
puts
itself
under
its
mother’s
wings [MET].
I
desire
that
he
will
reward
you
very
greatly.”
She
replied, “Sir,
I
hope
you
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
me.
You
have
comforted/encouraged
me,
even
though
I
am
lower
in
status
than
any
of
your
servant
girls.”
At
mealtime,
Boaz
said
to
her, “Come
over
here.
Take
some
bread
and
dip
it
in
the
wine
vinegar
and
eat
it.”
Then
when
she
sat
down
with
the
men
who
had
been
harvesting,
he
offered
her
some
roasted
grain.
She
ate
all
the
grain
she
wanted,
and
had
some
left
over.
As
she
stood
up
to
start
gathering
grain
again,
Boaz
ordered
his
workers, “Even
if
she
gathers
some
grain
near
the
bundles
of
grain
that
have
been
cut,
do
not scold
her.
Instead,
pull
out
some
stalks
of
grain
from
the
bundles,
and
leave
them
on
the
ground
for
her
to
pick
up,
and
do
not
rebuke
her.”
So
Ruth
gathered
grain
in
the
field
until
evening.
Then
she ◄threshed/beat
with
a
stick►
the
barley
that
she
had
gathered,
to
separate
the
kernels
from
the
stalks,
and
the
barley
filled
a
large
basket.
She
carried
it
back
to
town,
and
showed
to
her
mother-in-law
how
much
she
had
gathered.
Ruth
also
showed
to
her
the
grain
that
was
left
over
after
she
had
eaten
enough
from
what
Boaz
had
given
her
at lunchtime.
Her
mother-in-law
asked
her, “Where
did
you
gather
grain
today?
In
whose
field
did
you
work?
God
will
surely
bless
the
man
who
was
kind
to
you.”
Then
Ruth
told
her
about
the
man
in
whose
field
she
had
been
working.
She
said, “The
name
of
the
man
who
owns
the
field
where
I
worked
today
is
Boaz.”
Naomi
said
to
her
daughter-in-law, “I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
bless
him!
He
has
not
stopped
acting
kindly
toward
us,
who
are
still
living,
and
to
our
husbands
who
have
died.”
Then
she
added, “That
man
is
a
close
relative
of
Elimelech;
he
is
one
of
those
who
has
a
responsibility
to
help
those
who
are
his
relatives.”
Then
Ruth
said, “He
also
said
to
me, ‘Stay
with
my
workers
until
they
have
finished
harvesting
all
my
grain.’”
Naomi
replied, “My
daughter,
it
will
be
good
for
you
to
go
to
his
field
with
his
servant
girls,
because
if
you
go
to
someone
else’s
field,
someone
might
harm/molest
you.”
So
Ruth
stayed
close
to Boaz’s
servant
girls
while
she
was
working.
She
gathered
stalks
of
grain
until
the
barley
harvest
and
the
wheat
harvest
were
finished.
During
that
time
she
lived
with
Naomi.
Ruth asked Boaz to marry her so she would have a home and other things she needed
One
day,
Naomi
said
to
Ruth, “My
daughter,
I
think
that
I
should [RHQ]
try
to
arrange
for
you
to
have
a
husband [MTY]
who
will ◄take
care
of/provide
for►
you.
Boaz,
the
man
with
whose
servant
girls
you
have
been
gathering
grain,
is
a
close
relative
of
our
dead
husbands.
Listen
carefully.
Tonight
he
will
be
at
the
ground
where
the
barley
has
been
threshed.
He
will
be
separating
the
barley
grain
from
the
chaff.
Bathe
yourself
and
put
on
some
perfume.
Put
on
your
best
clothes.
Then
go
down
to
the
ground
where
they
have
threshed
the
grain.
But
do
not
let
Boaz
know
that
you
are
there
while
he
is
eating
supper
and
drinking.
When
he
has
finished
eating,
notice
where
he
lies
down
to
sleep.
Then
when
he
is
asleep,
take
the
blanket
off
his
feet
and
lie
close
to
his
feet.
When
he wakes
up,
he
will
tell
you
what
to
do.”
Ruth
replied, “I
will
do
everything
that
you
have
told
me
to
do.”
So
she
went
down
to
the
ground
where
they
had
threshed
the
barley
grain.
There
she
did
everything
that
her
mother-in-law
had
told
her
to
do.
When
Boaz
finished
eating
supper
and
drinking
wine,
he
felt
happy.
Then
he
went
over
to
the
far
end
of
the
pile
of
grain.
He
lay
down
and
went
to
sleep.
Then
Ruth
approached
him
quietly.
She
took
the
blanket
off
his
feet
and
lay
down
there.
In
the
middle
of
the
night,
he
suddenly
awoke.
He
sat
up
and
saw
that
a
woman
was
lying
at
his
feet.
He
asked
her, “Who
are
you?”
She
replied, “I
am
your
servant,
Ruth.
Since
you
are
the
one
who
has
a
responsibility
to
take
care
of
someone
like
me
whose
dead
husband
was
your
close
relative,
spread
the
corner
of
your
cloak
over
my
feet
to
show
that
you
will
marry
me.”
Boaz
replied, “Young
lady,
I
hope
that
Yahweh
will ◄bless/be
kind
to►
you!
You
have
acted
kindly
toward
your
mother-in-law,
and
now
you
are
acting
even
more
kindly
toward
me
by
wanting
to
marry
me,
instead
of
wanting
to
marry
a
young
man.
You
have
not
looked
for
either
a
rich
young
man
or
a
poor
young
man,
to
marry
him.
Now,
young
lady,
I
will
do
everything
you
ask.
Don’t
worry
that
people
in
this
town
might
think
I
am
doing
wrong
by
marrying
you
because
you
are
a
woman
from
Moab.
All
the
people
in
this
town
know
that
you
are
an
honorable
woman.
But
there
is
one
problem.
Although
it
is
true
that
I
am
a
close
relative
of
your mother-in-law’s
dead
husband,
there
is
another
man
who
is
a
closer
relative
than
I
am,
and
therefore
he
should
be
the
one
to
marry
you
and
take
care
of
you.
You
stay
here
for
the
rest
of
this
night.
Tomorrow
morning
I
will
tell
this
man
about
you.
If
he
says
that
he
will
marry
you
and
take
care
of
you,
fine,
we
will
let
him
do
that.
But
if
he
is
not
willing
to
do
that,
I
solemnly
promise
that
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
will
marry
you
and
take
care
of
you.
So
lie/sleep
here
until
it
is
morning.”
So
she
lay
at
his
feet
until
morning.
But
she
got
up
and
left
before
it
was
light
enough
that
people
would
be
able
to
recognize
her,
because
Boaz
said, “I
do
not
want
anyone
to
know
that
a
woman
was
here.”
He
also
said
to
her, “Bring
to
me
your
cloak
and
spread
it
out.”
When
she
did
that,
he
poured
into
it
six
measures/24 liters/50
pounds
of
barley,
and
put
in
on
her
back.
Then
he (OR,
she)
went
back
to
the
town.
When
Ruth
arrived
home,
her
mother-in-law
asked
her, “My
daughter,
how
did ◄things
go/Boaz
act
toward
you►?”
Then
Ruth
told
her
everything
that
Boaz
had
done
for
her
and
said
to
her.
She
also
said
to
Naomi, “He
gave
me
all
this
barley,
saying ‘I
do
not
want
you
to
return
to
your
mother-in-law
empty-handed.’ ”
Then
Naomi
said, “My
daughter,
just
wait
until
we
see
what
happens.
I
am
sure
that
Boaz
will
take
care
of [LIT]
the
matter
of
your
marriage
today. [LIT]”
Boaz married Ruth
Meanwhile,
Boaz
went
up
to
the
town
gate
and
sat
there.
That
was
the
place
where
people
met
together
to
decide
important
matters.
When
the
man
that
Boaz
had
mentioned
came
there,
the
close
relative
of
Ruth
and
Naomi’s
dead
husbands
who
had
a
responsibility
to
take
care
of
Naomi
and
Ruth,
Boaz
said
to
him, “My
friend,
come
over
here
and
sit
down.”
So
the
man
went
and
sat
down.
Boaz
then
gathered
ten
of
the
elders
of
the
town
and
asked
them
to
sit
down
there
also.
After
they
sat
down,
he
said
to
the
man
who
had
the
responsibility
to
take
care
of
Naomi, “Naomi
has
returned
from
Moab
region.
She
wants
to
sell
the
field
that
belonged
to
our
relative
Elimelech.
I
thought
that
I
should
tell
you
about
that,
and suggest
that
you
buy
it,
while
these
elders
who
are
sitting
here
are
listening.
If
you
are
willing
to
buy
the
property,
do
that.
But
if
you
do
not
want
to
buy
it,
tell
me,
so
that
I
will
know.
I
am suggesting
this
to
you
because
you
are
the
one
who
has
the
first
right
to
buy
it,
and
I
am
the
one
who
has
the
second/next
right
to
buy
it.”
The
man
replied, “I
will
buy
it!”
Then
Boaz
told
him, “When
you
buy
the
land
from
Naomi,
you
will
also
be
taking
Ruth,
the
woman
who
is
from
Moab,
to
be
your
wife,
in
order
that
she
may
give
birth
to
a
son
who
will
inherit
the
property
of
her
dead
husband [MTY].”
Then
the
close
relative
of Ruth’s
dead
husband
said, “
If
that
is
so,
I
do
not
want
to
buy
the
field,
because
then
my
own
children
would
not
inherit
the
property;
Ruth’s
children
would
inherit
it.
You
buy
the
property!”
At
that
time,
it
was
the
custom
in
Israel,
when
a
person
bought
property
that
belonged
to
another
person,
that
the
man
who
was
selling
the
property
would
take
off
one
of
his
sandals
and
give
it
to
the
one
who
was
buying
the
property.
That
was
the
way
they finalized sales
in
Israel.
So
that
close
relative
said
to
Boaz, “You
buy
the
field
yourself!”
And
he
took
off
one
of
his
sandals
and
gave
it
to
Boaz.
Then
Boaz
said
to
the
elders
and
all
the
other
people
who
were
there, “Today
you
have
all
seen
that
I
have
bought
from
Naomi
all
the
property
that
belonged
to
her
dead
husband
Elimelech
and
his
dead
sons
Mahlon
and
Chilion.
I
am
also
taking
Ruth,
the
woman
from
Moab,
Mahlon’s
widow,
to
be
my
wife,
in
order
that
she
may
give
birth
to
a
son
who
will
inherit
the
property
of
the
dead
man.
In
that
way,
Elimelech’s
name
will
continue [LIT]
among
the
members
of
his
family
and
among
all
the
people
of
this
town.
Today
you
all
are
witnesses
of
what
I
have
done.”
All
the
elders
and
the
others
who
were
sitting
at
the
town
gate
agreed,
and
one
of
them
said, “
Yes,
we
are
witnesses.
We
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
enable
this
woman,
who
will
be
coming
into
your
home,
to
give
birth
to
many
children,
as
Rachel
and
Leah
did.
They
are
the
women
from
whom
all
us
people [MTY]
of
Israel
are
descended.
We
hope
that
you
will
become
rich
in
the
clan
of
Ephratah,
and
become
famous [MTY]
here
in
Bethlehem.
We
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
enable
you
and
this
young
woman
to
have
many
descendants.
And
we
hope/desire
that
your
family
will
be
as
important
as
the
family
of
your ancestor
Perez,
the
son
of
Judah
and
Tamar.”
So
Boaz
took
Ruth
home,
and
she
became
his
wife.
He ◄slept
with/had
sexual
relations
with►
her [EUP]
and
Yahweh
enabled
her
to
become
pregnant,
and
she
gave
birth
to
a
son.
The
women
of
Bethlehem
said
to
Naomi, “Praise
Yahweh!
Now
he
has
given [LIT]
you
a
grandson
who
will
be
the
one
who
will
have
the
responsibility
to
take
care
of
you.
We
hope
that
he
will
become
famous [MTY]
throughout
Israel.
He
will
make
you
feel
young
again,
and
he
will
take
care
of
you
when
you
become
old.
Your
daughter-in-law,
who
loves
you,
has
given
birth
to
a
son,
who
will ◄be
better
to/do
more
for►
you
than
if
you
had
seven
sons
of
your
own.”
Then
Naomi
took
the
baby
and
put
him
on
her
lap,
and
took
care
of
him.
The
women
who
were
living
near
her
said, “
It
is
as
though
Naomi
now
has
a
son!”
And
they
named
him
Obed.
Later,
Obed
became
the
father
of
Jesse,
and
later
Jesse
became
the
father
of
King
David.
Here
is
a
list
of
the
ancestors
of
King
David: Perez’s
son
was
Hezron.
Hezron’s
son
was
Ram.
Ram’s
son
was
Amminadab. Amminadab’s
son
was
Nahshon. Nahshon’s
son
was
Salmon. Salmon’s
son
was
Boaz. Boaz’s
son
was
Obed. Obed’s
son
was
Jesse.
Jesse’s
son
was
King
David.
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1 Samuel
1 Samuel
1Sa
This book contains the account of what happened in Israel from the birth of Samuel to the death of King Saul. We call this book
1 Samuel
Samuel was born
There
was
a
man
named
Elkanah
who
lived
in
Ramah
town
in
the hilly
area
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
lived.
His
father
was
Jeroham,
his
grandfather
was
Elihu,
and
his great-grandfather
was
Tohu.
He
belonged
to
the
Zuph
clan.
He
had
two
wives:
Hannah
and
Peninnah.
Peninnah
had
several
children,
but
Hannah
had
no
children.
Once
every
year
Elkanah
went
up
with
his
family
from
Ramah
to
Shiloh
city.
He
went
there
to
worship
Yahweh,
the
commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
and
to
offer
sacrifices
to
him.
The
two
sons
of
Eli,
Hophni
and
Phinehas,
helped
their
father
to
do
the
work
as
priests
of
Yahweh
there.
Each
time
Elkanah
offered
sacrifices
there,
he
gave
some
of
the
meat
to
Peninnah
and
some
to
each
of
her
sons
and
daughters.
But
even
though
he
loved
Hannah
very
much,
he
gave
her
only
one
special
amount
of
meat
because
Yahweh
had
not
permitted
her
to
give
birth
to
any
children.
And
his
other
wife,
Peninnah,
would
ridicule
Hannah
to
make
her
feel
miserable,
because
Yahweh
had
not
allowed
her
to
bear
children.
This
happened
every
year.
When
they
went
up
to
the
temple
of
Yahweh
at
Shiloh,
Peninnah ridiculed
Hannah
so
much
that
Hannah
cried
and
would
not
eat.
Then
Elkanah
would
say
to
her, “Hannah, ◄why
are
you
crying?/please
quit
crying!► [RHQ] ◄Why
are
you
not
eating?/Please
eat
something!► [RHQ]
Why
are
you
so
upset/sad?
You
have
me;
is
that
not
more
important
to
you
than
if
you
had
ten
sons? (OR,
I
love
you
more
than
your
sons
would
love
you,
even
if
you
had
ten
sons.)”
One
year,
after
they
had
finished
eating
and
drinking
at
Shiloh,
Hannah
stood
up
to
pray.
Eli
the
priest
was
nearby,
sitting
on
a
chair
by
the
doorway
of
the
sacred
tent
of
Yahweh.
Hannah
was
very
distressed,
and
she
cried
very sorrowfully
as
she
prayed
to
Yahweh.
She
made
a
vow
saying, “O
Almighty
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
if
you
will
look
at
me
and
see
how
miserable
I
am,
and
think
about
me
and
allow
me
to
give
birth
to
a
son,
then
I
will
dedicate
him
to
you
to
serve
you
for
the
rest
of
his
life.
And
to
show
that
he
is
dedicated
to
you, ◄no
one
will
ever
be
allowed
to
cut
his
hair/his
hair
will
never
be
cut►.”
As
she
was
praying
like
that
to
Yahweh,
Eli
the
priest
saw Hannah’s
lips
moving
as
she
was
praying.
But
Hannah
was
only
praying
silently;
she
was
not
making
any
sound.
So
Eli
thought
that
she
was
drunk.
He
said
to
her, “How
long
will
you
continue
to
get
drunk [RHQ]? ◄Throw
away
your
wine/Quit
drinking
wine►!”
Hannah
replied, “Sir,
I
am
not
drunk!
I
have
not
been
drinking
wine
or
any
other alcoholic
drink.
I
feel
very
distressed
and
I
have
been
telling
Yahweh
about
how
I
feel.
Do
not
think
that
I
am
a
worthless/wicked
woman!
I
have
been
praying
like
this
because
I
am
very
distressed [DOU].”
Eli
replied, “I
wish/desire
that
things
will
go
well
for
you.
I
desire
that
God,
the
one
we Israeli
people
worship,
will
give
you
what
you
requested
from
him.”
She
replied, “I
want
you
to
think
highly/well
about
me.”
Then
she
returned
to
her
family
and
after
she
ate
something,
her
face
no
longer
looked
sad.
Early
the
next
morning,
Elkanah
and
his
family
got
up
and
worshiped
Yahweh
again,
and
then
they
returned
to
their
home
at
Ramah.
Elkanah ◄slept
with/had
sex
with►
Hannah.
Then
Yahweh
answered
her
prayer,
and
she
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to
a
son.
She
named
him
Samuel,
which
sounds
like
the
words
in
the
Hebrew
language
that
mean ‘heard
by God’,
because
she
said “Yahweh
heard
me
when
I
requested
from
him
a
son.”
Hannah
dedicated
Samuel
to
Yahweh
The
following
year,
Elkanah
again
went
up
to
Shiloh
with
his
family
to
make
the
kind
of
sacrifice
he
made
each
year,
and
also
to
give
a
special
offering
to
God
that
he
had
promised
to
give
him
previously.
But
Hannah
did
not
go
with
them.
She
said
to
her
husband, “After
I
have
weaned
the
baby,
I
will
take
him
to
Shiloh
and
present
him
to
Yahweh,
and
he
will
stay
there
for
the
rest
of
his
life.”
Elkanah
said, “Do
what
seems
the
best
to
you.
Stay
here
until
you
have
weaned
him.
What
I
desire
is
that
Yahweh
will
enable
you
to
do
what
you
have
promised.”
So
Hannah
stayed
at
home
and
nursed
her
son
until
she
weaned
him.
After
she
weaned
him,
even
though
Samuel
was
very
young,
she
took
him
to
the
temple/house
of
Yahweh
at
Shiloh.
To
offer
as
a
sacrifice,
she
took
along
a
three-year-old
bull,
a
sack
containing ◄20
pounds/9 kg.►
of
flour,
and
a
container
of
wine.
After
the
priest
had
slaughtered
the
bull
and
offered
it
to
Yahweh
on
the
altar,
Hannah
and
Elkanah
brought
the
boy
to
Eli.
Then
Hannah
said
to
him, “Sir, ◄Do
you
remember
me?/I
solemnly
affirm►,
I
am
the
woman
who
prayed
as
I
stood
here
beside
you
several
years
ago.
I
prayed
that
Yahweh
would
enable
me
to
give
birth
to
a
child,
and
this
is
the
child
whom
I
requested
Yahweh
to
give
me.
So
now
I
am
presenting
him
to
Yahweh.
He
will
belong
to
Yahweh
as
long
as
he
lives.”
Then
Elkanah
and
his
family
worshiped
Yahweh
there.
Then
Hannah
prayed,
saying,
“I
rejoice
in
what
you,
Yahweh,
have
done.
I
am
strong [MET]
because
I
belong
to
you.
I ◄laugh
at/ridicule►
my
enemies,
because
you,
Yahweh
have
rescued
me
from
being
taunted
by
them.
There
is
no
one
who
is
holy
like
you,
Yahweh.
There
is
no
other
god
like
you.
There
is
no
one
like
you,
our
God,
who
can
protect
us
as
though
you
were
putting
us
beneath
a
huge
rock
where
we
can
hide
from
danger.
You
people
who
oppose
God,
stop
boasting!
Yahweh
is
a
God
who
knows
everything,
and
he
will
evaluate/judge
everyone’s
actions.
So
don’t
speak
so
arrogantly!
Yahweh,
you
break
the
bows/weapons
of
mighty
soldiers,
and
you
give
strength
to
those
who
stumble
because
of
being
weak.
Many
people
who
previously
had
plenty
to
eat,
now
have
to
work
for
other
people
to earn
money
to
buy
food,
but
many
who
were
always
hungry
are
not
hungry
anymore.
The
woman
who
did
not
have
any
children
before,
now
has
given
birth
to
many/seven
children,
and
the
woman
who
had
many
children
before,
now
is
very
lonely
because
they
have
all
died.
Yahweh,
you
cause
some
people
to
die,
and
you
restore
some
people
who
are
almost
dead.
For
some
people,
it
seems
that
they
will
soon
go
to
where
the
dead
people
are,
but
you
cause
them
to
become
healthy
again.
Yahweh,
you
cause
some
people
to
be
poor
and
you
cause
some
people
to
be
rich,
you
humble
some
people
and
you
honor
some
people.
Sometimes
you
lift
poor
people
up
so
that
they
are
no
longer
despondent,
sitting
in
the
dust,
or
sitting
on
heaps
of
ashes;
you
cause
them
to
sit
next
to
princes;
you
cause
them
to
sit
on chairs/thrones
where
people
who
are
highly
honored
sit.
Yahweh,
you
are
the
one
who
laid
the
foundations
of
the
earth,
and
you
have
set
the
whole
world
on
those
foundations.
You
will
protect
your
loyal/faithful
people [SYN],
but
you
will
cause
the
wicked
to
die [EUP]
and
descend
to
the
dark
place
where
dead
people
are.
We
do
not
defeat
our
enemies
by
our
own
strength;
Yahweh,
you
will
break
into
pieces
those
who
oppose
you.
You
will
cause
thunder
in
the
sky
to
show
that
you ◄oppose/are
angry
with►
them.
Yahweh,
you
will
judge
people
everywhere,
even
those
who
live
in
the
most
remote
places
on
the
earth.
You
will
give
strength
to
the
king
whom
you
will
appoint,
and
give
him
great
power
over
his
enemies.”
Then
Elkanah
and
his
family
returned
to
Ramah,
but
Samuel,
the
little
boy,
stayed
to
help
Eli
the
priest
serve
Yahweh.
Eli’s
sons
were
wicked
Eli’s
two
sons,
who
were
also
priests,
were
very
wicked.
They
did
not
revere (OR,
respect/obey)
Yahweh.
While
the
people
were
boiling
the
meat
from
their
sacrifices
in
the
huge
pot
at
the
temple,
one
of
Eli’s
sons,
would
send
his
servant
to
come
with
a
large
three-pronged
fork
in
his
hand.
He
would
stick
the
fork
into
the
meat
in
the
pot,
and
whatever
meat
fastened
onto
the
fork,
he
would
take
and
give
it
to
the
priest
who
sent
him.
Eli’s
sons
did
this
to
all
the Israeli
people
who
came
to
Shiloh
to
offer
sacrifices.
Furthermore,
before
the
fat
on
the
meat
was
cut
off
and
and
burned
as
a
sacrifice
to
Yahweh,
the
servant
of
the
priest
would
sometimes
come
to
the
man
who
was
making
the
sacrifice
and
say
to
him, “Give
me
some
meat
now
to
take
to
the
priest
for
him
to
roast!
He
wants
raw
meat;
he
does
not
want
boiled
meat.”
If
the
man
said
to
the
servant, “Let
the
priests
cut
off
and
burn
the
fat
first;
then
you
can
take
what
you
want,”
the
servant
would
reply, “No,
give
it
to
me
now;
if
you
do
not
give
it
to
me,
I
will
take
it forcefully!”
Yahweh
considered
that
the
young
sons
of
Eli
were
committing
a
very
great
sin,
because
they
were treating
very disrespectfully
the
offerings
that
were
being
given
to
Yahweh.
As
for
Samuel,
who
was
still
a
very
young
boy,
he
continued
to
do
work
for
Yahweh,
wearing
a
little
sacred
linen vest
like
the Supreme
Priest
wore.
Each
year
his
mother
made
a
new
little
robe
for
him
and
took
it
to
him
when
she
went
up
to
Shiloh
with
her
husband
to
offer
a
sacrifice.
Then
Eli
would
ask
God
to
bless
Elkanah
and
his
wife,
and
he
would
say
to
Elkanah, “I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
enable
your
wife
to
give
birth
to
other
children,
to
take
the
place
of
the
one
whom
she
dedicated
to
Yahweh.”
Then
Elkanah
and
his
family
would
return
home.
And
Yahweh
was
very
kind
to
Hannah,
and
enabled
her
to
give
birth
to
three
other
sons
and
two
daughters.
Their
son
Samuel
grew
up
while
he
was
doing
work
for
Yahweh
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
Eli
warned
his
sons
Eli
became
very
old.
He
often
heard
about
all
the
evil
things
that
his
sons
were
doing
to
the Israeli
people.
He
heard
that
they
sometimes ◄slept
with/had
sex
with►
the
women
who
worked
at
the
entrance
to
the
tent
where
God
spoke
to
his
people.
He
said
to
them, “◄It
is
terrible
that
you
do
such
things!/Why
do
you
do
such
things?► [RHQ]
Many
people
keep
telling
me
about
the
evil
things
that
you
do.
My
sons,
stop
it!
The
reports
about
you
that
the
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh
tell
others
are
terrible [EUP]!
If
one
person
sins
against
another
person,
God
can ◄intercede/act
as
a referee►
between
them.
But
if
someone
sins
against
Yahweh,
no
one
can [RHQ] ◄intercede/act
as
a referee►
between
them!”
But
Eli’s
sons
would
not
listen
to
what
their
father
said.
This
was
because
Yahweh
had
decided
that
someone
should
kill
them.
A
prophet
warned
what
would
happen
to
Eli
and
his
family
The
boy
Samuel
continued
to
grow
up,
and
the
things
that
he
did
pleased
Yahweh
and
the
people.
One
day,
a
prophet
came
to
Eli
and
told
him, “This
is
what
Yahweh
has
told
me: ‘When
your
ancestors
were
slaves
of
the
king
of
Egypt,
I
appeared
to
Aaron.
From
all
the
tribes
of
the Israeli
people,
I
chose
him
and
his
male
descendants
to
be
priests
for
me.
I
appointed
them
to
go
up
to
my
altar,
to
burn
incense,
to
wear
a
sacred apron
as
they
worked
for
me.
And
I
declared
that
they
could
take
and
eat
some
of
the
meat
that
the Israeli
people
burned
on
the
altar.
So
why
do
you
show
disrespect
for
the
sacrifices
and
offerings
that
I
commanded
the
people
to
bring
to
me [RHQ]?
You
are
honoring
your
sons
more
than
you
are
honoring
me,
by allowing
them
to
get
fat
from
eating
the
best
parts
of
all
the
sacrifices
that
the Israeli
people
bring
to
me!’
“herefore,
this
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
declares: ‘I
definitely
promised
that
Aaron
and
his
descendants
would
continue
to
serve [IDM]
me
forever.’
But
now
I
declare
this: ‘It
will
not
continue
like
that!
I
will
honor
those
who
honor
me,
but
I
will
despise
those
who
despise
me.
Listen
carefully!
There
will
soon
be
a
time
when
I
will
cause
all
the
strong
young
men
in
your
family
to
die.
The
result
will
be
that
no
men
in
your
family
will
live
long
enough
to
become
old
men.
You
will
be
distressed
and
envious
as
you
see
the
blessings
that
I
will
give
to
the
other
people
in
Israel.
And
I
repeat
that
no
men
in
your
family
will
ever
live
long
enough
to
become
old
men.
There
is
one
of
your
descendants
whom
I
will
spare,
and
not
prevent
him
from
serving
me
as
a
priest.
But
he
will
become
blind,
and
then
he
will
always
be
sad
and
grieving.
But
all
your
other
descendants
will
die
violently.
And
your
two
sons,
Hophni
and
Phinehas,
will
both
die
on
the
same
day.
And
that
will
prove
to
you
that
all
that
I
have
said
will
come
true/happen.
‘
have
chosen
another
man
to
be
my
priest.
He
is
one
who
will
serve
me
faithfully:
He
will
do
everything
I
want [DOU]
him
to
do.
And
I
will
enable
him
to
have
many
descendants [IDM]
who
will
be
priests
and
will
always
serve
me
by
helping
the
king
whom
I
will
choose.
All
of
your
descendants
who
remain
alive
will
have
to
go
to
that
priest
and
ask
him
to
give
them
money
and
food,
and
they
will
each
have
to
say, “Please
allow
me
to
help
the
other
priests,
in
order
that
I
may
earn
some
money
to
buy
some
food.”’”
Yahweh Called Samuel
While
he
was
still
a
boy,
Samuel
was
working
for
Yahweh
while
Eli
supervised
him.
At
that
time
there
were
very
few
messages
that
anyone
received
from
Yahweh,
and
very
few
people
saw
visions
that
Yahweh
gave
them.
By
that
time
Eli’s
eyes
were
very
weak;
he
was
almost
blind.
One
night
he
was
sleeping
in
his
room,
and
Samuel
was
sleeping
in
the
sacred
tent,
where
the
chest
that
contained
the
Ten
Commandments
was
kept.
While
the
sacred
lamp
was
still
burning,
Yahweh
called, “Samuel!
Samuel!”
Samuel
replied, “I’m
here!”
Then
he
got
up
and
ran
to
Eli.
He
said
to
him, “I
am
here,
because
you
called
me!”
But
Eli
replied, “No,
I
did
not
call
you.
Go
back
to
your
bed.”
So
Samuel
went
and
lay
down
again.
Then
Yahweh
called
again, “Samuel!”
So
Samuel
got
up
again
and
went
to
Eli
and
said, “I
am
here,
because
you
called
me!”
But
Eli
said, “No,
my
son,
I
did
not
call
you.
Go
back
and
lie
down.”
At
that
time
Samuel
did
not
yet
know
that
Yahweh
could
speak
to
him,
because
Yahweh
had
not
previously
revealed
anything
to
him.
After
Samuel
lay
down
again,
Yahweh
called
him
a
third
time.
So
again
Samuel
got
up
and
went
to
Eli
and
said, “I
am
here,
because
you
called
me!”
Then
Eli
realized
that
it
was
Yahweh
who
was
calling
the
boy.
So
he
said
to
Samuel, “Go
and
lie
down
again.
If
someone
calls
you
again,
say ‘Speak
to
me,
Yahweh,
because
I
am
listening!’ ”
So
Samuel
went
and
lay
down
again.
Then
Yahweh
came
and
stood
there
and
called
as
he
had
done
the
other
times, “Samuel!
Samuel!”
Then
Samuel
said, “Speak
to
me,
because
I
am
listening!”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Samuel, “Listen
carefully.
I
am
about
to
do
something
here
in
Israel
that
will shock/horrify [IDM]
everyone
who
hears
about
it.
When
that
happens,
I
will
punish
Eli
and
his
family.
I
will
do
to
them
everything
that
I
said
that
I
would
do.
His
sons
have
shown
great
disrespect
for
me
by
the
disgraceful
things
they
have
done,
and
Eli
did
not
restrain
them.
So
I
told
him
that
I
would
punish
his
family
forever.
I
solemnly
promised
to
Eli’s
family, ‘You
will
never
be
able
to
avoid
the consequences
for
your
sin,
even
if
you
give
me
sacrifices
or
offerings.’ ”
Samuel
lay
down
again
until
morning.
Then
he
got
up
and
opened
the
doors
of
the
Sacred
Tent
as
usual.
He
was
afraid
to
tell
Eli
about
the
vision
that
Yahweh
had
given
him.
But
Eli
called
him
and
said, “Samuel,
my
son!”
Samuel
answered, “I
am
here!”
Eli
asked
him, “What
was
it
that
Yahweh
told
you?
Do
not
conceal
it!
I
want
God
to
punish
you
severely
if
you
do
not
tell
me
everything
that
he
said
to
you.”
So
Samuel
told
him
everything.
He
did
not
refuse
to
tell
him
anything.
Then
Eli
said, “He
is
Yahweh.
I
am
willing
for
him
to
do
what
he
thinks
is
best.”
As
Samuel
grew
up,
Yahweh
helped
him,
and
caused
everything
to ◄come
true/happen►
that
Samuel
predicted.
So
all
the
people
of
Israel,
from
the
northern
end
of
the
country
to
the
southern
end,
realized
that
Samuel
was
truly
a
prophet
of
Yahweh.
Yahweh
continued
to
appear
to
Samuel
in
Shiloh
and
give
messages
to
him.
And
Samuel
told
to
all
the
people
of
Israel
the
messages
that
God
gave
him.
The
Philistines
captured
the
sacred
chest
At
that
time
the Israeli
army
went
to
fight
against
the
army
of
the
Philistine
people.
The Israeli
army
set
up
their
tents
at
Ebenezer,
and
the
Philistine
army
set
up
their
tents
at
Aphek.
The
Philistine
army
attacked
the Israeli
army,
and
as
the
battle
continued,
the
Philistines
defeated
the Israelis
and
killed
about 4,000
of
their
soldiers.
When
the
remaining Israeli
soldiers
returned
to
their
camp,
the Israeli
elders/leaders
said, “Why
did
Yahweh
allow
the
Philistine
army
to
defeat
us
today?
We
should
bring
the
chest
that
contains
the
Ten
Commandments
here
from
Shiloh,
in
order
that
Yahweh
will
go
with
us
when
we
go
to
the
battle
again,
and
in
order
that
our
enemies
will
not
defeat
us
again!”
So
the
soldiers
did
that.
They
sent
some
men
to
Shiloh,
and
those
men
brought
back
the
chest
that
contained
the
Ten
Commandments.
They
thought
that
if
they
did
that,
Yahweh
would
help
them.
They
believed
that
Yahweh
sat
on
a
throne
between
the
statues
of
winged
creatures
that
were
on
top
of
the
chest
that
Yahweh
Almighty
had
given
them.
The
two
sons
of
Eli,
Hophni
and
Phinehas,
went
with
them.
When
the Israeli
people
saw
the
men
bringing
the
box
into
their
camp,
they
were
so
happy
that
they
shouted
loudly.
They
shouted
so
loudly
that
they
made
the
ground
shake!
The
Philistines
asked, “What
are
the
people
in
the
Hebrew
camp
shouting
about?”
Someone
told
them
that
they
were
shouting
because
the
chest
that
contained
the
Ten
Commandments
of
Yahweh
had
been
brought
to
them.
Then
the
Philistines
became
very
afraid.
They
said, “One
of
the Israelis’
gods
has
come
into
their
camp
to
help
them
We
are
in
big
trouble
now!
Nothing
like
this
has
happened
to
us
before!
◄Who
can/Can
anyone►
save
us
from
their
powerful
gods [RHQ]?
They
are
the
gods
who
struck
the
people
of
Egypt
with
many
plagues
before
the Israelis
left
Egypt
and
traveled
through
the
desert.
You
Philistine
men,
be
courageous!
Fight
very
hard!
If
you
do
not
do
that,
they
will
defeat
us,
and
then
you
will
become
their
slaves,
just
like
they
have
been
our
slaves
previously!”
So
the
Philistine
men
fought
very
hard,
and
they
defeated
the Israelis.
They
killed 30,000 Israeli
soldiers,
and
the
other Israeli
soldiers
fled
and
ran
away
to
their
tents.
The
Philistines
captured
the
sacred
chest,
and
they
killed
Eli’s
two
sons,
Hophni
and
Phinehas.
Eli
died
On
that
same
day,
one
man
of
the
tribe
descended
from
Benjamin
tore
his
clothes
and
threw
dirt
on
his
head
to
show
that
he
was
very
sad.
He
ran
from
the
place
where
the
armies
were
fighting,
and
he
arrived
at
Shiloh
late
that
afternoon.
Eli
was
waiting
beside
the
road.
He
wanted
to
hear
news
about
the
battle,
and
he
was
also
very
anxious
to
know
if
anything
bad
had
happened
to
God’s
sacred
chest.
When
the
messenger
arrived
and
told
people
what
had
happened,
everyone
in
the
town
started
to
cry
loudly.
Eli
asked, “Why
are
they
making
all
that
noise?”
The
messenger
ran
over
to
Eli
and
told
him
the
news.
At
that
time,
Eli
was 98
years
old,
and
he
was
blind.
The
messenger
said
to
Eli, “I
have
just
come
from
where
the
armies
were
fighting.
I
left
there
earlier
today.”
Eli
asked, “What
happened?”
The
man
replied, “The
Philistines
defeated
our Israeli
army.
They
killed
thousands
of
our
soldiers,
and
the
others
ran
away.
The
Philistines
killed
your
two
sons,
Hophni
and
Phinehas.
They
also
captured
God’s
sacred
chest.”
Eli
was
very
old,
and
he
was
very
fat;
and
when
he
heard
what
had
happened
to
the
sacred
chest,
he
fell
backward
from
his
chair
beside
the
town
gate.
His
neck
was
broken
and
he
died.
He
had
led
the Israeli
people
for 40
years
before
he
died.
The
wife/widow
of
Eli’s
son
Phinehas
was
pregnant,
and
it
was
almost
time
for
her
to
give
birth
to
her
baby.
When
she
heard
that
God’s
sacred
chest
had
been
captured
and
that
her
husband
and
her
father-in-law
were
dead,
her
labor
pains
suddenly
began.
She
quickly
gave
birth
to
a
boy.
The
women
who
were
helping
her
tried
to
encourage
her
by
saying
to
her, “You
have
given
birth
to
a
son!”
But
she
did
not
pay
any
attention [DOU]
to
what
they
said.
She
named
the
boy
Ichabod,
which
means ‘no glory’,
because
she
said, “
God’s
glory
has
departed
from
Israel.”
She
said
that
because
God’s
sacred
chest
had
been
captured
and
because
her
husband
and
her
father-in-law
had
died.
She
said, “
God’s
glory
has
left
Israel,
because
God’s
sacred
chest
has
been
captured!”
And
then
she
died.
What happened when the sacred chest stayed among the Philistines
After
the
army
of
the
Philistia people-group
captured
God’s
sacred
chest
in
Ebenezer
town,
they
took
it
to
Ashdod
which
is
one
of
their biggest
cities.
They
carried
it
into
the
temple
of
their
god
Dagon,
and
placed
it
alongside
a
statue
of
Dagon.
But
early
the
next
morning,
when
the
people
of
Ashdod
went
to
see
it,
they
saw
that
the
statue
had
fallen
on
its
face
in
front
of
Yahweh’s
sacred
chest!
So
they
set
the
statue
up
in
its
place
again.
But
the
following
morning,
they
saw
that
it
had
fallen
down
in
front
of
the
sacred
chest
again.
But
this
time,
the statue’s
head
and
hands
had
broken
off,
and
were
lying
in
the
doorway.
Only
its
body
remained
intact/unbroken.
That
is
the
reason
that
since
that
time,
the
priests
of
Dagon
and
everyone
else
who
enters
the
temple
of
Dagon
in
Ashdod
do
not
step
on
the doorsill
where
the
hands
and
head
of
Dagon
fell.
Then
Yahweh [SYN] powerfully
caused
the
people
of
Ashdod
and
the
people
who
lived
in
nearby
villages
to
have ◄a
very
great
plague/serious
illness►
of
tumors.
The
men
of
Ashdod
realized
why
this
was happening,
and
they
cried
out, “The
god
of
the Israeli
people
is
punishing
us
and
is
also
punishing
our
god
Dagon.
So
we
cannot
allow
the
sacred
chest
of
the
god
of
the Israelis
to
remain
here!”
They
summoned
the
five
kings
of
the
Philistia people-group,
and
asked
them, “What
should
we
do
with
the
sacred
chest
of
the
god
of
the Israelis?”
The
kings
replied, “Take
the
sacred
chest
to
Gath
city.”
So
they
moved
it
to
Gath.
But
after
they
took
it
to
Gath,
Yahweh powerfully
struck
the
people
of
that
city
also,
with
the
result
that
many
men,
including
young
men
and
old
men,
got
tumors
on
their
skin.
Then
the
people
became
very
afraid.
So
they
took
the
sacred
chest
to
Ekron
city.
But
when
the
men
carried
the
sacred
chest
into
Ekron,
the
people
there
cried
out, “Why
are
you
bringing
the
sacred
chest
of
the
God
of
the Israelis
into
our
city [RHQ]?
By
doing
that
you
will
cause
us
and
the
rest
of
our
people
to
die!”
The
people
were
terrified/in
panic
because
they
knew
that
God
was
starting
to
punish
them
severely.
So
they
summoned
the
five
kings
of
the
Philistia people-group
again,
and
pleaded
with
them,
saying, “Take
this
sacred
chest
of
the
god
of
the Israelis
back
to
its
own
place!
If
you
do
not
do
that
quickly,
we
will
all
die!”
Some
of
the
people
in
Ekron
had
already
died,
and
the
rest
of
the
people
were
suffering
because
of
tumors
on
their
skin.
So
they
all
cried
out
to
their
gods [MTY]
to
help
them.
They returned the sacred chest to the Israelis
The
people
of
Philistia
kept
God’s
sacred
chest
in
their
area
for
seven
months.
Then
they
summoned
their
priests
and
their ◄diviners/men
who
practice rituals
to
find
out
what
would
happen
in
the
future►.
They
asked
them, “What
should
we
do
with
the
sacred
chest
of
Yahweh?
Tell
us
how
we
should
send
it
back
to
its
own
land.”
Those
men
replied, “Send
with
it
an
offering
to
show
Yahweh
that
you
know
that
you
are
guilty
for
having
captured
the
chest,
in
order
that
the
plague
will
stop.
If
you
do
that,
and
then
if
you
are
healed,
you
will
know
that
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
caused
you
to
experience
the
plague.”
The
people
of
Philistia
asked, “What
kind
of
offering
should
we
send?”
The
men
replied, “Make
five
gold models
of
the
tumors
on
your
skin,
and
five
gold models
of rats.
Make
five
of
each
because
that
is
the
same
number
as
the
number
of
your
kings,
and
because
the
plague
has
struck
both
you
people
and
your
five
kings.
Make models
that
represent
the rats
and
the
tumors
that
are
ruining
your
land.
Make
them
in
order
to
honor
the
god
of
the Israeli
people.
If
you
do
that,
perhaps
he
will
stop
punishing [IDM]
you,
and
your
gods,
and
your
land.
Do
not
be [RHQ]
stubborn [IDM]
like
the
Egyptians
and
their
king
were.
They
did
not
do
what
the Israelis’
god
told
them
to
do,
so
he
punished
them.
After
the Israelis’
god
finished
punishing
them
very
severely,
they
were
glad
to
allow
the Israelis
to
leave
their
country [RHQ].
“o
you
must
build
a
new
cart.
Then
get
two
cows
that
have
very
recently
given
birth
to
calves.
They
must
be
cows
that
have
never
been
hitched
to
a
cart [MTY].
Hitch
those
cows
to
the
new
cart,
and
take
the
calves
away
from
their
mothers.
Put
the Israelis’
god’s
sacred
chest
on
the
cart.
Also
put
in
the
cart
the
five
gold models
of
the
tumors
on
your
skin
and
the
five
gold models
of rats.
Put
them
in
a
small
box
alongside
the
sacred
chest.
They
will
be
an
offering
to
show
that
you
know
that
you
deserved
to
be
punished
for capturing
the
sacred
chest.
Then
send
the
cows
down
the
road,
pulling
the
cart.
Watch
the
cart
as
the
cows
pull
it.
If
they
pull
it
to
Beth-Shemesh
town
in
Israel,
we
will
know
that
it
was
the Israelis’
god
who
caused
us
to
experience
this
plague.
But
if
they
do
not
take
it
there,
we
will
know
that
it
was
not
the
god [MTY]
of
the Israelis
who
has
punished
us.
We
will
know
that
it
just
happened.”
So
the
people
did
what
the
priests
and
men
who
predicted
what
would
happen
in
the
future
told
them
to
do.
They
made
a
cart
and
hitched
two
cows
to
it.
They
took
the
calves
from
their
mothers.
They
put
in
the
cart
Yahweh’s
sacred
chest
and
the
box
with
the models
of
the
gold rats
and
the
tumors.
Then
the
cows
started
walking,
and
they
went
straight
toward
Beth-Shemesh.
They
stayed
on
the
road,
and
were mooing
all
the
time.
They
did
not
turn
to
the
left
or
to
the
right.
The
five
kings
of
the
Philistia
area
followed
the
cows
until
they
reached
the
edge
of
Beth-Shemesh.
At
that
time,
the
people
of
Beth-Shemesh
were
harvesting
wheat
in
the
valley
outside
the
city.
When
the
cows
came
along
the
road,
they
looked
up
and
saw
the
sacred
chest.
They
were
extremely
happy
to
see
it.
The
cows
pulled
the
cart
into
the
field
of
a
man
named
Joshua,
and
they
stopped
alongside
a
large
rock.
Several
men
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
lifted
from
the
cart
the
sacred
chest
and
the
box
containing
the
gold models
of
the rats
and
the
tumors,
and
they
put
them
all
on
the
large
rock.
Then
the
people
smashed
the
cart
and
kindled
a
fire
with
the
wood
from
which
the
cart
had
been
made.
They
slaughtered
the
cows
and
burned
their
bodies/carcasses
on
the
fire
to
be
an
offering
for
Yahweh
that
would
be
completely
burned.
That
day
the
people
of
Beth-Shemesh
offered
to
Yahweh
many
sacrifices
that
were
completely
burned,
and
other
sacrifices.
The
five
kings
from
the
Philistia
area
watched
all
this,
and
then
they
returned
to
Ekron,
that
same
day.
The
five
gold models
of
tumors
that
they
sent
to
be
an
offering
to
Yahweh
to
show
that
they
knew
that
they
deserved
to
be
punished
were
gifts
from
those
five
kings
who
were
rulers
of
Ashdod,
Gaza,
Ashkelon,
Gath,
and
Ekron
cities.
The models
of
the
five
gold rats
were
gifts
from
the
people
of
those
five
cities
and
the
surrounding
towns.
The
large
rock
at
Beth-Shemesh,
on
which
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Levi
set
the
sacred
chest,
is
still
there
in
the
field
that
belonged
to
Joshua.
When
people
see
it,
they
remember
what
happened
there.
But
seventy
men
from
Beth-Shemesh
looked
into
Yahweh’s
sacred
chest,
and
because
of
that,
Yahweh
caused
them
to
die.
Then
the
people
mourned
very
much
because
Yahweh
punished [IDM]
those
men
like
that.
They
said, “No
one [RHQ]
can ◄resist
the
power
of/stand
in
the
presence
of►
Yahweh,
our
holy
God,
and
remain
alive!
Where
can
we
send
the
sacred
chest?”
They
sent
messengers
to
the
people
of
Kiriath-Jearim
city
to
tell
them, “The
people
of
Philistia
have
returned
Yahweh’s
sacred
chest
to
us!
Come
here
and
take
it
away!”
When
the
men
of
Kiriath-Jearim
received
that
message,
they
came
to
Beth-Shemesh
and
took
the
sacred
chest
of
Yahweh.
They
took
it
to
the
house
of
Abinadab,
which
was
on
a
hillside.
They
appointed Abinadab’s
son
Eleazar
to
take
care
of
the
chest.
The
sacred
chest
stayed
in
Kiriath-Jearim
for
a
long
time—a
total
of 20
years.
During
that
time
all
the
people
of
Israel
mourned
because
it
seemed
that
Yahweh
had
abandoned
them (OR,
and
then
they
asked
Yahweh
to
help
them).
Yahweh
rescued
the Israelis
Then
Samuel
said
to
all
the Israeli
people, “If
you
truly [IDM]
want
to
act
like
Yahweh’s
people
should,
you
must
get
rid
of
your
statues
of
the
goddess
Astarte
and
the
idols/statues
of
all
the
other
foreign
gods.
You
must
decide
to
serve/worship
only
Yahweh.
If
you
do
that,
he
will
rescue
you
from
the
power
of [MTY]
the
Philistia
people.”
So
the Israelis
got
rid
of
all
their
statues
of
the
gods
Baal
and
Astarte,
and
they
worshiped
only
Yahweh.
Then
Samuel
told
them, “All
you Israeli
people
must
gather
with
me
at
Mizpah.
Then
I
will
pray
to
Yahweh
for
you.”
So
they
gathered
at
Mizpah,
which
was
the
town
where
Samuel
previously
was
the
leader
of
the Israeli
people.
They
had
a
big
ceremony
there.
They
drew
water
from
a
well,
and
poured
the
water
on
the
ground
while
Yahweh
watched.
To
show
that
they
were
sorry
for
having
worshiped
idols,
they
did
not
eat
any
food
on
that
day,
and
they
confessed
that
they
had
sinned
against
Yahweh.
When
the
kings
of
the
Philistia
area
heard
that
the Israeli
people
had
gathered
at
Mizpah,
they
led
their
armies
there
to
attack
the Israelis.
When
the Israelis
found
out
that
the
Philistia
army
was
approaching
them,
they
became
very
afraid.
They
told
Samuel, “Pray
to
Yahweh
to
rescue
us
from
the
Philistia
army [MTY],
and
do
not
stop
pleading!”
So
Samuel
took
a
very
young
lamb
and
killed
it
and
offered
it
to
Yahweh
to
be
a
sacrifice
that
was
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Then
he
prayed
and
pleaded
that
Yahweh
would
help
the Israelis,
and
Yahweh
did
help
them.
While
Samuel
was
burning
the
offering,
the
Philistia
army
came
near
to
attack
the Israelis.
But
Yahweh
caused
it
to
thunder
very
loudly.
The
soldiers
of
the
Philistia
army
became
very
frightened,
and
then
they ◄became
confused/did
not
know
what
to
do►.
So
the Israelis
were
able
to
defeat
them.
The Israeli
men
ran
out
of
Mizpah
and
pursued
the
Philistia
soldiers
almost
to
Beth-Car
town,
and
killed
many
Philistia
soldiers
while
they
were
trying
to
run
away.
After
that
happened,
Samuel
took
a
large
stone
and
set
it
up
between
Mizpah
and
Jeshanah
towns.
He
named
the
stone ‘Ebenezer’,
which
means ‘stone
of help’,
because
he
said “Yahweh
has
helped
us
until
the
present
time.”
So
the
Philistia
people
were
defeated,
and
for
a
long
time
they
did
not
enter
the Israeli
land
to
attack
them
again.
During
the
time
that
Samuel
was
alive,
Yahweh powerfully
protected [MTY]
the Israeli
people
from
being
attacked
by
the
Philistia
army.
The Israeli
army
was
able
to
capture
again
the Israeli
villages
between
Ekron
and
Gath
that
the
Philistia
army
had
captured
before.
The Israelis
were
also
able
to
take
again
the
other
areas
around
those
cities
that
the
Philistia
army
had
taken
from
the Israelis
previously.
And
there
was
peace
between
the Israelis
and
the Amor people-group.
Samuel
continued
to
be
the
leader
of
the Israeli
people
until
he
died.
As
long
as
he
was
alive,
every
year
he
traveled
back
and
forth
between
Bethel
and
Gilgal
and
Mizpah
cities.
In
those
cities
he
listened
to
disputes
between
people
and
made
decisions
about
them.
After
he
listened
to
disputes
and
made
decisions
in
each
of
those
towns,
he
returned
to
his
home
at
Ramah,
and
he
would
listen
to
people’s
disputes
there,
also,
and
make
decisions
about
them.
And
he
built
an
altar
at
Ramah
to
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh.
The Israelis asked for a king
When
Samuel
became
old,
he
appointed
his
two
sons,
Joel
and
Abijah,
to
lead/rule
the
people
of
Israel.
They
judged
people’s
disputes/cases
in
Beersheba
town.
But
they
were
not
like
their
father.
They
wanted
only
to
get
a
lot
of
money.
They
accepted
bribes,
and
they
did
not
make
honest
decisions
about
people’s
disputes/cases.
Finally,
the Israeli
leaders
met
at
Ramah
town
to
discuss
the
matter
with
Samuel.
They
said
to
him, “Listen!
You
are
now
old,
and
your
sons
are
not
like
you.
Appoint
a
king
to
rule
over
us,
like
the
kings
that
other
countries
have!”
Samuel
was
very unhappy
with
them
for requesting
that,
so
he
prayed
to
Yahweh
about
it.
Yahweh
replied, “Do
what
they
have
requested
you
to
do.
But ◄
do
not
think/the
truth
is
not►
that
you
are
the
one
whom
they
are
really rejecting.
I
have
been
their
king,
and
I
am
the
one
they
are
really rejecting.
Ever
since
I
brought
them
out
of
Egypt,
they
have
rejected
me,
and
they
have
worshiped
other
gods.
And
now
they
are
also rejecting
you
in
the
same
way.
Do
what
they
are
asking
you
to
do.
But
warn/tell
them
about
how
their
kings
will
act
toward
them!”
So
Samuel
told
those
people
what
Yahweh
had
said.
He
said, “If
a
king
rules
over
you,
this
is
what
he
will
do
to
you:
He
will
force
many
of
your
sons
to
join
the
army.
He
will
make
some
of
them
run
in
front
of
his
chariots
to
clear
people
out
of
his
way.
Some
of
them
will
be
commanders
of
his
soldiers,
but
others
will
work
for
him
like
slaves.
He
will
force
some
of
them
to
plow
his
fields
and
then
later
harvest
his
crops.
He
will
force
others
to
make
his
weapons
and
equipment
for
his
chariots.
The
king
will
take
some
of
your
daughters
from
you
and
force
them
to
make
perfumes
for
him
and
cook
food
for
him
and
bake
bread
for
him.
He
will
take
your
best
fields
and
vineyards
and
olive
tree
groves/orchards,
and
give
them
to
his
own
officials.
He
will
take
a
tenth
of
your
harvests
and
distribute
it
among
the
officers
and
servants
who
work
in
his
palace.
He
will
take
from
you
your
male
and
female
servants,
your
best
cattle
and
donkeys,
and
force
them
to
work
for
him.
He
will
take
one
tenth
of
your
sheep
and
goats.
And
you
will
become
his
slaves!
When
that
time
comes,
you
will
complain
loudly
to
the
king,
the
king
that
you
yourselves
have
chosen,
but
Yahweh
will
not ◄pay
attention
to/help►
you.”
But
the
people
refused
to
pay
attention
to
what
Samuel
said.
They
said, “We
do
not
care
what
you
say!
We
want
a
king!
We
want
to
be
like
the
other
nations.
We
want
a
king
to
rule
us
and
to
lead
our
soldiers
when
they
go
to
fight.”
When
Samuel
told
Yahweh
what
the
people
had
said,
Yahweh
replied, “Do
what
they
are
telling
you
to
do.
Give
them
a
king!”
So
Samuel
agreed,
and
then
he
sent
the
people
home.
Saul met Samuel
There
was
a
rich
and influential
man
whose
name
was
Kish.
He
belonged
to
the
tribe
descended
from
Benjamin.
Kish
was
the
son
of
Abiel
and
the
grandson
of
Zeror.
He
was
from
the
family
of
Becorath
and
from
the
clan
of
Aphiah.
Kish
had
a
son
whose
name
was
Saul.
He
was
more
handsome
than
any
of
the
other Israeli
men,
and
he
was
a
head/foot
taller
than
any
of
the
other Israeli
men.
One
day,
some
of Kish’s
female
donkeys
wandered
off.
So
Kish
told
Saul, “Take
one
of
my
servants
with
you,
and
go
and
search
for
the
donkeys!”
So
Saul
did
that.
He
took
a
servant,
and
they
walked
through
the hilly
area
where
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
lived,
and
then
they
went
through
the
areas
named
Shalishah
and
Shaalim,
and
then
they
went
through
all
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Benjamin
lived,
but
they
could
not
find
the
donkeys.
Finally,
they
came
to
the
area
of
Zuph.
Then
Saul
said
to
the
servant, “Let’s
go
back
home.
If
we
do
not
do
that,
my
father
will
stop
worrying
about
the
donkeys
and
start
worrying
about
us.”
But
the
servant
said, “I
have
another
idea [IDM].
There
is
one
of
God’s
prophets
who
lives
in
this
town.
People
respect
him
very
much,
because
everything
he predicts
comes
true.
Let’s
go
talk
to
him.
Perhaps
he
can
tell
us
where
we
can
go
to
find
the
donkeys.”
Saul
replied
to
the
servant, “If
we
go
talk
with
him,
we
should
give
a
gift
to
him,
but
what
can
we
give
to
him?
We
have
no
more
food
in
our
sacks.
Do
we
have
anything
else
to
give
to
him?”
The
servant
replied, “Look
at
this!
I
have
a
small
silver coin.
I
can
give
this
to
him,
and
then
he
will
tell
us
where
to
go
to
find
the
donkeys.”
Saul
said, “Okay,
let’s
go
talk
to
him.”
So
they
went
to
the
town
where
the
prophet
lived.
As
they
were
going
up
the
hill
into
the
town,
they
met
some
young
women
who
were
coming
out
of
the
town
to
get
some
water
from
a
well.
One
of
them
asked
the
women, “Is
the
seer
in
the
town
today?”
They
said
that
because
previously,
if
people
in
Israel
wanted
a
message
from
God,
they
would
say, “Let’s
go
to
the
seer,”
and
people
who
now
are
called
prophets
were
at
that
time
called ‘those
who
see
◄visions
from
God/all
that
God
sees►.’
The
women
replied, “Yes,
he
is
in
the
town.
In
fact,
he
is
walking
on
the
road
ahead
of
you.
He
has
just
arrived
in
the
town,
because
the
people
are
going
to
offer
a
sacrifice
on
the
altar
where
the
people
gather
to
worship
God.
If
you
go
quickly,
you
will
have
time
to
talk
to
him
before
he
goes
there.
The
people
who
have
been
invited
will
not
start
eating
until
he
arrives
there
and ◄blesses/asks
God
to
bless►
the
sacrifice.”
So
Saul
and
the
servant
entered
the
town.
As
they
went
through
the
gates,
they
saw
Samuel
as
he
was
coming
toward
them,
on
the
way
to
where
people
were
going
to
offer
sacrifices.
On
the
previous
day,
Yahweh
had
told
Samuel,
“At
this
time
tomorrow,
I
will
send
to
you
a
man
from
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Benjamin
live.
Pour
olive
oil
on
his
head
to
indicate
that
he
will
be
the
leader
of
my Israeli
people.
I
have
seen
that
my
people
are
suffering
because
the
Philistine
people
are
oppressing
them,
and
I
have
heard
my
people
as
they
have
called
out
to
me
for
help.
The
man
on
whose
head
you
pour
olive
oil
will
rescue
my
people
from
the [MTY]
Philistine
people.”
When
Samuel
saw
Saul,
Yahweh
said
to
him, “This
is
the
man
I
told
you
about
yesterday!
He
is
the
one
who
will
rule
my
people!”
Saul
saw
Samuel
as
he
was
sitting
at
the
town
gateway
but
he
did
not
know
that
it
was
Samuel.
He
went
over
to
him
and
asked
him, “Can
you
tell
me,
where
is
the
house
of
the
man
who
sees
◄visions
from
God/all
that
God
sees►?”
Samuel
replied, “I
am
that
man.
Go
ahead
of
me
with
your
servant
to
the
place
where
the
people
make
sacrifices.
Both
of
you
will
eat
with
me
today.
Tomorrow
morning
I
will
tell
you
what
you
are
wanting
to
know,
and
then
I
will
send
you
home.
Also,
do
not
worry
anymore
about
those
donkeys
that
wandered
away
three
days
ago. ◄Someone
has
found
them/They
have
been
found►.
But
what
you
need
to
know
is
that
it
is
you
and
your
family
that
all
the Israeli
people
are
wanting!” [RHQ]
Saul
replied, “I
am
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin [RHQ].
That
is
the
smallest
tribe
in
Israel [RHQ]!
And
my
family
is
the
least
important
family
in
our
tribe!
So
why
are
you
talking
to
me
like
this,
about
the Israeli
people
wanting
me
and
my
family?”
Then
Samuel
brought
Saul
and
the
servant
into
the
big dining
room,
and
told
them
to
sit
at
the
head
of
the
table, indicating
that
he
was
honoring
them
more
than
he
was
honoring
the 30
people
who
had
been
invited.
Then
Samuel
told
the
cook, “Bring
to
me
the
special
piece
of
meat
that
I
told
you
to
set
aside.”
So
the
cook
brought
the
leg
and
the
meat
that
was
on
it,
and
set
it
in
front
of
Saul,
even
though
those
portions
were
for
only
the
priest
to
eat.
Samuel
said
to
Saul, “Start
eating
it.
I
told
the
cook
to
save
this
for
you,
so
that
you
could
eat
it
at
this
time,
when
all
these
people
whom
I
invited
are
here.”
So
Saul
and
Samuel
ate
together.
After
they
finished
eating,
they
returned
to
the
town.
Then
Samuel
took
Saul
up
to
the
flat
roof
of
his
house,
and
fixed
a
bed
for
him.
As
the
sun
was
rising
the
next
morning,
Samuel
called
up
to
Saul, “Get
up!
It
is
time
for
me
to
send
you
on
the
road
back
home.”
So
Saul
got
up,
and
later
Samuel
and
Saul
left
the
house
together.
When
they
got
to
the
edge
of
the
town,
Samuel
told
Saul
to
send
his
servant
ahead.
After
the
servant
left,
Samuel
said
to
Saul, “Stay
here
for
a
few minutes,
in
order
that
I
can
give
you
a
message
I
received
from
God.”
Samuel appointed Saul to be king
Then
Samuel
took
a
small
jar
of
olive
oil
and
poured
some
of
it
on
Saul’s
head.
Then
he
kissed
Saul
on
the
cheek,
and
told
him, “I
am
doing
this
because
Yahweh
has
chosen
you
to
be
the
leader
of
his Israeli
people.
And
this
will
prove
it
to
you:
When
you
leave
me
today,
when
you
arrive
near
Rachel’s
tomb
at
Zelzah,
in
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Benjamin
live,
you
will
meet
two
men.
They
will
say
to
you, ‘The
donkeys
have
been
found,
but
now
your
father
is
worrying
about
you,
and
he
is
asking
people, “Have
you
seen
my
son?’ ”
When
you
arrive
at
the
large
oak
tree
at
Tabor
town,
you
will
see
three
men
coming
toward
you.
They
will
be
on
their
way
to
worship
God
at
Bethel
town.
One
of
them
will
be
leading
three
young
goats,
one
will
be
carrying
three
loaves
of
bread,
and
one
will
be
carrying
a
container
of
wine.
They
will
greet
you,
and
they
will
offer
you
two
of
the
loaves
of
bread.
Accept
them.
When
you
arrive
at
the
hill
where
people
worship
God
near
Gibeah
town,
where
there
is
the
camp
where
the
Philistine
soldiers
stay,
you
will
meet
a
group
of
prophets
who
will
be
coming
down
from
the
altar
on
top
of
the
hill.
There
will
be
people
in
front
of
them
who
will
be
playing
various
musical
instruments:
a
harp,
a
tambourine,
a
flute,
and
a
lyre.
And
all
of
them
will
be
speaking
messages
that
come
directly frrom
God.
At
that
time
the
Spirit
of
Yahweh
will
come
upon
you,
and
you
also
will
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God. ◄You
will
be
changed/The
Spirit
of
Yahweh
will
change
you►,
so
that
you
will
become
like
a
different
person.
After
those
things
occur,
do
whatever
you
think
is
right
to
do,
and
God
will ◄be
with/help►
you.
Then
go
ahead
of
me,
down
to
Gilgal
city,
and
wait
for
me
there,
for
seven
days.
Then
I
will
join
you
there,
to
burn
sacrifices
and
offer
other
sacrifices
to
enable
you
to
maintain
fellowship
with
God.
When
I
arrive
there,
I
will
tell
you
what
other
things
you
should
do.”
What
Samuel
prophesied
came
true
As
Saul
started
to
leave
there,
God
changed
Saul’s
inner
being.
And
all
the
things
that
Samuel
had
predicted
happened
on
that
day.
When
Saul
and
his
servant
arrived
at
Gibeah,
they
saw
some
prophets
who
were
speaking
messages
that
came
directly
from
God.
As
the
prophets
were
approaching
Saul
and
his
servant,
God’s
Spirit
came
upon
Saul powerfully,
and
he
also
began
to
speak
messages
from
God.
When
people
who
had
known
Saul
previously
heard
him
speaking
messages
from
God
as
the
prophets
were
doing,
they
said
to
each
other, “What
has
happened
to
this
son
of
Kish?
Is
he
now
really
one
of
the ◄prophets/men
who
speak
messages
from
God►?”
One
of
the
men
who
lived
there
replied, “
Saul
cannot
be
a
prophet,
because
all
prophets
receive
their
power
to
speak
messages
from
God,
not
from
their
parents.”
And
that
is
why,
when
people
hear
about
a
report
of
someone
prophesying,
they
think
about
what
happened
to
Saul
and
say, “
We
are
surprised
about
that
person
becoming
a
prophet,
like
we
were
surprised
to
hear
that
Saul
had
really
become
one
of
the
prophets.”
When
Saul
finished
speaking
the
messages
that
God
gave
him,
he
went
to
the
place
where
the
people
offered
sacrifices.
Later,
Saul’s
uncle
saw
him
there,
and
asked
him, “Where
did
you
go?”
Saul
replied, “We
went
to
look
for
the
donkeys.
When
we
could
not
find
them,
we
came
here
to
ask
Samuel
if
he
could
tell
us
where
they
were.”
Saul’s
uncle
replied, “What
did
Samuel
tell
you?”
Saul
replied, “He
assured
us
that
the
donkeys
had
been
found.”
But
he
did
not
tell
his
uncle
what
Samuel
had
said
about
him
becoming
the
king
of
Israel.
Later
Samuel
summoned
the
people
of
Israel
to
gather
at
Mizpah
to
hear
a
message
from
Yahweh.
After
they
arrived,
he
said
to
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
we Israeli
people
worship,
says:
I
brought
you Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt.
I
rescued
your
ancestors
from
the
power
of
the
rulers
of
Egypt
and
from
all
the
other
kings
who
oppressed
them.
I
am
the
one
who
saves
you
from
all
your
troubles
and difficulties.
But
today
you
have
rejected
me,
your
God,
and
you
have
said, ‘We
don’t
care!
Give
us
a
king!’
So
I
will
do
what
you
want.
Now
have
representatives
of
your
tribes
and
of
your
clans
stand
here
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.’ ”
When
those
representatives
came
near
to
Samuel,
God indicated
that
he
had
chosen
someone
from
the
tribe
descended
from
Benjamin.
Then
Samuel
told
representatives
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
to
come
forward,
and
God indicated
that
from
that
tribe
he
had
chosen
someone
from
the
family
of
Matri,
and
then
God indicated
that
from
the
family
of
Matri
he
had
chosen
Saul,
the
son
of
Kish.
But
when
they
looked
for
Saul,
they
could
not
find
him.
So
they
asked
Yahweh, “Where
is
Saul?”
Yahweh
replied, “He
is
hiding
among
the
army
equipment.”
So
they
quickly
went
there
and
found
him,
and
brought
him
in
front
of
all
the
people.
They
could
see
that
truly
he
was
a
head
taller
than
anyone
else.
Then
Samuel
said
to
all
the
people
there, “This
is
the
man
whom
Yahweh
has
chosen
to
be
your
king.
Among
all
us Israeli
people,
there
is
no
one
like
him!”
Then
all
the
people
shouted, “We
hope
that
this
king
will
live
a
long
time!”
Then
Samuel
told
the
people
what
things
the
king
would
force
them
to
do,
and
all
the
things
the
king
was
required
to
do.
He
wrote
all
those
things
on
a
scroll,
and
then
he
put
it
in
a
sacred
place
in
the
temple.
Then
Samuel
sent
all
the
people
home.
When
Saul
returned
to
his
home
in
Gibeah
town,
a
group
of
men
decided
to
continually
accompany
Saul.
They
did
that
because
God ◄motivated
them/put
it
in
their
minds►
to
do
that.
But
some
worthless
men
said, “◄How
can
this
man
save
us
from
our
enemies?/This
man
will
not
be
able
to
save
us
from
our
enemies.►” [RHQ]
They
despised
him,
and
refused
to
give
him
any
gifts
to
show
that
they
would
be
loyal
to
him.
But
Saul
did
not
say
anything
to
rebuke
them.
Saul’s army rescued the people of Jabesh
About
a
month
later,
King
Nahash
of
Ammon
led
his
army
across
the
Jordan
River,
and
they
surrounded
Jabesh
city
in
the
Gilead
region.
But
all
the
men
of
Jabesh
went
and
said
to
Nahash, “Make
an
agreement/treaty
with
us
not
to
kill
us,
and
then
we
will
let
you
rule
us.”
Nahash
replied, “I
will
do
that
if
you
do
one
thing.
Allow
us
to
gouge
out
all
the
right
eyes
of
your
people.
By
doing
that
we
will
cause
the
people
in
other
countries
to
despise
all
you Israeli
people.”
The
leaders
of
Jabesh
replied, “Do
not
attack
us
for
the
next
seven
days.
During
that
time,
we
will
send
messengers
throughout
Israel
to
tell
them
what
you
are demanding.
If
no
one
will
help
us,
then
we
will ◄surrender
to
you/allow
you
to
do
to
us
whatever
you
want►.”
Being
very
confident
that
his
army
was
very
superior,
Nahash
agreed.
So
the
leaders
of
Jabesh
sent
messengers
throughout
Israel.
When
the
messengers
came
to
Gibeah,
which
was
the
city
where
Saul
lived,
and
they
told
the
people
there
about
the
situation,
everyone
started
to
cry.
At
that
time,
Saul
was
plowing
in
the
field.
When
he
returned
home,
he
asked, “Why
are
all
the
people
crying?”
So
they
told
him
what
the
messengers
from
Jabesh
had
reported.
Then
God’s
Spirit
came powerfully
upon
Saul,
and
he
became
very
angry
because
of
what
Nahash
wanted
to
do.
He
took
two
of
his
oxen
and
killed
them
and
cut
them
into
pieces.
Then
he
sent
messengers
carrying
those
pieces
throughout
Israel
to
tell
people
this
message: “Saul
says
that
he
cut
this
ox
in
pieces,
and
that
he
will
do
the
same
thing
to
the
oxen
of
anyone
who
refuses
to
come
with
him
and
Samuel
to
fight
the
army
from
Ammon!”
Then
Yahweh
caused
all
the
people
of
Israel
to
be
afraid
of
what
Saul
might
do
to
them (OR,
of
what
Yahweh
might
do
to
them)
if
they
did
not
go
and
help
Saul.
So
the
men
all
gathered
together.
When
Saul
gave
them
all
weapons
at
Bezek,
he
saw
that
there
were 300,000 Israeli
men
there,
as
well
as 30,000
men
from
the
tribe
of
Judah.
So
Saul
sent
messengers
back
to
the
people
at
Jabesh
to
tell
them, “We
will
rescue/save
you
by noontime
tomorrow.”
When
the
people
of
Jabesh
heard
that
message,
they
were
very
joyful/happy.
Then
the
men
of
Jabesh
told
Nahash, “Tomorrow
we
will
surrender
to
you,
and
then
you
can
do
to
us
whatever
you
want
to.”
But
before
the
sun
rose
the
next
morning,
Saul
and
his
army
arrived.
He
divided
them
into
three
groups.
They
rushed
into
the
camp
of
the
soldiers
from
Ammon,
and
attacked
them.
By noontime
they
had
killed
most
of
them,
and
those
who
were
not
killed
scattered.
Each
of
them
who
ran
away
ran
away
alone.
The
people
proclaimed
Saul
as
king
Then
the
people
of
Jabesh
said
to
Samuel, “Where
are
those
men
who
said
that
they
did
not
want
Saul
to
be
our
king?
Bring
them
here,
and
we
will
kill
them!”
But
Saul
replied, “
No,
we
are
not
going
to
execute
anyone
today,
because
this
is
the
day
that
Yahweh
has
saved
us Israeli
people.
It
is
a
day
to
rejoice,
not
to
kill
anyone.”
Then
Samuel
said
to
the
people, “Let’s
all
go
to
Gilgal,
and
there
we
will
again
proclaim
that
Saul
is
our
king.”
So
they
went
to
Gilgal.
There,
knowing
that
Yahweh
was
watching,
they
proclaimed
that
Saul
was
their
king.
Then
they
offered
sacrifices
to
enable
them
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
And
Saul
and
all
the
other Israeli
people
were
very
happy.
Samuel’s final speech
Then
Samuel
said
this
to
all
the Israeli
people: “I
have
done
everything
that
you
told
me
to
do,
and
I
have
given/appointed
a
king
to
rule
you.
My
own
sons
are
grown
up
and
with
you
now,
but
I
have
appointed
Saul
instead
of
one
of
them,
and
he
is
now
your
leader.
I
am
now
old,
and
my
hair
is
gray.
I
have
been
your
leader
ever
since
I
was
a
boy.
Now
tell
me,
while
Yahweh
is
listening,
and
while
the
king
whom
he
has
chosen
is
listening:
whose
ox
or
donkey
have
I
stolen
during
all
those
years?
Whom
have
I
cheated?
Whom
have
I
oppressed/treated
badly?
From
whom
have
I
accepted
a
bribe,
in
order
that
I
would
ignore
the
evil
things
he
had
done?
If
I
have
done
any
of
those
things,
tell
me,
and
I
will
pay
back
what
I owe.”
They
replied, “
No,
you
have
never
cheated
anyone
or
oppressed
anyone
or
accepted
a
bribe
from
anyone.”
Then
Samuel
said, “Today
Yahweh
can
testify,
and
the
king
whom
you
chose
can
testify,
that
I
have
not
taken
a
bribe
from
anyone.”
They
replied, “Yes,
Yahweh
can
say
that
he
knows
that
is
true.”
Samuel
continued
by
saying, “Yahweh
is
the
one
who
appointed
Moses
and
Aaron
to
lead
our
ancestors.
He
is
the
one
who
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.
And
he
is
the
one
who
will
testify
that
what
I
am
saying
is
true.
Now
while
Yahweh
is
listening,
stand
here
quietly
while
I
accuse
you
and
tell
you
that
your requesting
a
king
instead
of
trusting
Yahweh
to
lead
you
was
wrong.
I
will
do
that
by reminding
you
of
all
the
great
miracles
that
Yahweh
performed
for
you
and
your
ancestors.
“any
years
after
Jacob
went
to
Egypt,
our
ancestors
pleaded
to
Yahweh
to
help
them.
So
Yahweh
sent
Moses
and
Aaron
to
them,
and
they
led
our
ancestors
out
of
Egypt,
and
eventually
they
settled
in
this
land.
“ut
our
ancestors
soon
forgot
about
Yahweh,
their
God.
So
he
allowed
Sisera,
the
commander
of
the
army
from
Hazor,
to
defeat
them.
He
also
allowed
the
Philistines
and
the
army
of
the
king
of
Moab
to
fight
our
ancestors
and
defeat
them.
Then
our
ancestors
pleaded
with
Yahweh
again
to
help
them.
They admitted, ‘Yahweh,
we
have
sinned,
and
we
have
forsaken
you.
We
have
worshiped
idols
that
represent
the
god
Baal
and
the
goddess
Astarte.
But
if
you
rescue
us
from
our
enemies,
we
will
worship
you
only.’
So
Yahweh
sent
men
such
as
Gideon,
Barak,
Jephthah,
and
me
to
save
you.
And
as
a
result,
you
did
not
have
to
worry
about
any
enemies
attacking
you.
“ut
now,
when
king
Nahash
of
Ammon
came
with
his
army
to
attack
you,
you
were
afraid.
So,
you
came
to
me,
and
said, ‘We
want
a
king
to
rule
us,’
even
though
Yahweh
was
already
your
king!
So
now,
look,
here
is
the
king
whom
you
have
chosen.
You
asked
for
a
king,
and
Yahweh
has
now
appointed
a
king
for
you.
If
you
will
revere
Yahweh
and
if
you
serve
him,
and
if
you
listen
to
what
he
says
and
obey
what
he
commands,
and
if
you
and
the
king
who
rules
over
you
do
what
Yahweh
your
God
wants
you
to
do,
◄things
will
go
well
for
you
all/Yahweh
will
bless
you►.
But
if
you
do
not
listen
to
what
Yahweh
says,
if
you
disobey
what
he
commands,
then
he
will
punish [MTY]
you
all,
just
as
he
punished
our
ancestors.
“ow
stand
here
quietly
and
see
the
great
thing
that
Yahweh
is
about
to
do.
You
know
that [RHQ]
it
does
not
rain
at
this
time
of
the
year,
during
the
time
when
you
harvest
wheat.
But
I
will
ask
Yahweh
to
send
thunder
and
lightning
and
rain
today.
When
he
does
that,
you
will
realize
that
Yahweh
considers
that
you
have
done
a
very
wicked
thing
by requesting
a
king.”
Then
Samuel
prayed
to
Yahweh,
and
Yahweh
caused
it
to
thunder
and
lightning
and
rain.
So
all
the
people
became
very
afraid
of
Yahweh
and
of
Samuel.
They
cried
out
to
Samuel, “Pray
for
us!
We
have
added
to
our
previous
sins
by requesting
a
king!
Pray
to
Yahweh,
your
God,
in
order
that
we
will
not
die
because
of
having
done
that!”
Samuel
replied, “Do
not
be
afraid!
You
have
done
this
evil
thing,
but
do
not
turn
away
from
doing
the
things
that
Yahweh
wants
you
to
do.
Instead,
serve
Yahweh
wholeheartedly.
Do
not
abandon
Yahweh
and
worship
useless
idols.
They
cannot
help
you
or
save
you
from
your
enemies,
because
they
are
truly
useless.
Yahweh
decided
to
make
us
his
people.
So
he
will
not
abandon
us
people
whom
he
has
chosen,
because
he
would
injure
his
own
reputation
of
being
completely
faithful
if
he
did
that.
But
as
for
me,
I
have
solemnly
promised
that
I
will
not
sin
against
Yahweh
by
ceasing
to
pray
for
you.
And
I
will
continue
to
teach
you
what
things
are
good
and
right
for
you
to
do.
But
you
must
revere
Yahweh
and
serve
him
wholeheartedly.
Never
forget
all
the
great
things
that
he
has
done
for
you.
But
if
you
keep
doing
wicked
things,
he
will
get
rid
of
you
and
your
king!”
Saul disobeyed God
Saul
was
no
longer
a
young
man
when
he
became
the
king.
He
ruled
Israel
for 42
years.
Several
years
after
he
became
king,
he
chose
three
thousand
men
from
the Israeli
army
to
go
with
him
to
fight
the
Philistines.
Then
he
sent
the
other
soldiers
back
home.
Of
the
men
he
chose, 2,000
stayed
with
Saul
at
Micmash
and
in
the hilly
area
near
Bethel,
and 1,000
stayed
with
Saul’s
son
Jonathan
at
Gibeah,
in
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Benjamin
lived.
Jonathan
and
the
men
who
were
with
him
attacked
the
Philistine
soldiers
who
were
camped
at
Geba.
The
other
Philistines
heard
about
that.
So
Saul
realized
that
the
army
of
Philistia
would probably
come
to
fight
the Israelis
again.
So
Saul
sent
messengers
to
blow
trumpets
throughout
Israel
to
gather
the
people
together
and
proclaim
to
them, “All
you
Hebrews
need
to
hear
that
now
the
Philistines
will
start
a
war
with
us!”
The
messengers
told
the
rest
of
the
army
to
gather
together
with
Saul
at
Gilgal.
And
all
the
people
in
Israel
heard
the
news.
People
were
saying, “Saul’s
army
has
attacked
the
Philistine
camp,
with
the
result
that
now
the
Philistines
hate
us Israelis
very
much.”
The
Philistines
gathered
together
and
were
given
equipment
to
fight
the Israelis.
The
Philistines
had 3,000
chariots,
and 6,000 chariot-drivers.
Their
soldiers
seemed
to
be
as
many
as
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore [HYP].
They
went
up
and
set
up
their
tents
at
Micmash,
to
the
east
of
Beth-Aven (
which
means ‘house
of wickedness’,
and
really referred
to
Bethel
town).
The
Philistines
attacked
the Israelis
very
strongly,
and
the Israeli
soldiers
realized
that
they
were
in
a
very
bad
situation.
So
many
of
the Israeli
soldiers
hid
in
caves
and
holes
in
the
ground,
or
among
the
rocks,
or
in
pits,
or
in
wells.
Some
of
them
crossed
the
Jordan
River
at
a
place
where
it
was
very shallow.
Then
they
went
to
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Gad
lived
and
to
the
Gilead
region.
But
Saul
stayed
at
Gilgal.
All
the
soldiers
who
were
with
him
were
shaking
because
they
were
so
afraid.
Saul
waited
seven
days,
which
was
the
number
of
days
that
Samuel
had
told
him
to
wait
for
him.
But
Samuel
did
not
come
to
Gilgal
during
that
time,
so
many
of
the
men
in
Saul’s
army
began
to
leave
him
and
run
away.
So
Saul
said
to
the
soldiers, “Bring
to
me
an
animal
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
one
for
the
offering
to
enable
us
to
maintain
fellowship
with
God.”
So
the
men
did
that.
And
just
as
he
was
finished
burning
those
offerings,
Samuel
arrived.
Saul
went
to
greet
him.
Samuel
saw
what
Saul
had
done,
and
he
said
to
Saul, “Why
have
you
done
this?”
Saul
replied, “I
saw
that
my
men
were
leaving
me
and
running
away,
and
that
you
did
not
come
here
during
the
time
that
you
said
that
you
would
come,
and
that
the
Philistine
army
was
gathering
together
at
Micmash.
“o
I
thought, ‘The
Philistine
army
is
going
to
attack
us
here
at
Gilgal,
and
I
have
not
yet
asked
Yahweh
to
bless/help
us.’
So
I
felt
it
was
necessary
to
offer
the
burnt
offerings
to
seek
God’s
blessings.”
Samuel
replied, “What
you
did
was
very
foolish!
You
have
not
obeyed
what
Yahweh,
your
God,
commanded
about
sacrifices.
If
you
had
obeyed
him,
God
would
have
allowed
you
and
your
descendants
to
rule
Israel
for
a
long
time.
But
now
because
of
what
you
have
done,
you
will
die,
and
after
you
die,
none
of
your
descendants
will
rule.
Yahweh
is
seeking
for
a
man
to
be
king
who
will
be
just
the
kind
of
person
that
he
wants
him
to
be,
so
that
he
can
appoint
him
to
be
the
leader
of
his
people.
Yahweh
will
do
this
because
you
have
not
obeyed
what
he
commanded.”
Then
Samuel
left
Gilgal
and
went
up
to
Gibeah.
Saul
stayed
at
Gilgal
with
his
soldiers.
There
were
only
about 600
of
them
left
who
had
not
run
away.
Saul’s
army
had difficulties
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan
and
the
soldiers
who
were
with
them
went
to
Geba
city
in
the
area
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
and
set
up
their
tents
there.
The
Philistine
army
set
up
their
tents
at
Micmash.
Three
groups
of
Philistia
men
soon
left
the
place
where
their
army
was
staying,
and
went
and ◄raided
the Israeli
towns/attacked
the Israelis
and
took
their
possessions►.
One
group
went
north
toward
Ophrah
city
in
the
Shual
region.
One
group
went
west
to
Beth-Horon
city.
The
third
group
went
toward
the
Israeli
border,
above
Zeboim
Valley,
near
the
desert.
At
that
time,
there
were
no
men
in
Israel
who ◄were
blacksmiths/could
make
things
from
iron►.
The
people
of
Philistia
would
not
permit
the Israelis
to
do
that,
because
they
were
afraid
that
they
would
make
iron
swords
and
spears
for
the
Hebrews
to
fight
with.
So
whenever
the Israelis
needed
to
sharpen
the blades
of
their
plows,
or
picks,
or
axes,
or sickles,
they
were
forced
to
take
those
things
to
a
Philistia
man
who
could
sharpen
those
things.
They
needed
to
pay ◄one
fourth
of
an ounce/8 grams►
of
silver
for sharpening
a
plow,
and ◄an
eighth
of
an ounce/4 grams►
of
silver
to
sharpen
an
axe,
or
a
sickle,
or ◄an
ox
goad/a pointed
rod
to
jab
an
ox
to
make
it
walk►.
So
because
the Israelis
could
not
make
weapons
from
iron,
on
the
day
that
the Israelis
fought
against
the
men
of
Philistia,
Saul
and
Jonathan
were
the
only Israeli
men
who
had
swords.
None
of
the
others
had
a
sword;
they
had
only
bows
and
arrows.
Before
the
battle
started,
some
Philistia
men
went
to ◄the
pass/a
narrow
place
between
two
cliffs►
outside
Micmash
to
guard
it.
Jonathan and his armor-bearer killed many Philistines
One
day,
Jonathan
said
to
the
young
man
who
carried
his
weapons, “Come
with
me;
we
will
go
over
to
where
the
Philistia
soldiers
have
put
up
their
tents.”
So
they
went,
but
Jonathan
did
not
tell
his
father
what
they
were
going
to
do.
On
that
day,
Saul
and
the 600
soldiers
who
were
with
him
were
sitting
around
a
pomegranate
tree
at
a
place
where
the
people
threshed
grain,
near
Gibeah.
Ahijah
the
priest
was
also
there.
He
was
wearing
the
sacred vest.
Ahijah
was
the
son
of
Ahitub,
who
was
a
brother
of
Ichabod.
Ichabod
and
Ahitub
were
the
sons
of
Phinehas,
who
was
the
son
of
Eli,
who
had
been
Yahweh’s
priest
at
Shiloh.
No
one
knew
that
Jonathan
had
left
the Israeli
camp.
Jonathan
planned
that
he
and
the
young
man
would
go
through
a
narrow ◄pass/place
between
two
cliffs►
to
get
to
where
the
Philistia
army
was.
The
cliff
on
one
side
of
the
pass
was
named
Bozez,
and
the
other
cliff
was
named
Seneh.
One
cliff
faced
north
toward
Micmash,
and
the
cliff
on
the
other
side
faced
south
toward
Geba
town.
Jonathan
said
to
the
young
man
who
carried
his
weapons, “Come
with
me.
We
will
go
to
where
those ◄pagans/people
who
do
not
believe
in
Yahweh► [MTY]
have
set
up
their
tents.
Perhaps
Yahweh
will
help
us.
It
does
not
matter
whether
we
are
only
two
men
or
many
people;
nothing
can
hinder
Yahweh
from enabling
us
to
defeat
them.”
The
young
man
who
was
carrying
Jonathan’s
weapons
said, “Do
what
you
think
is
the
best
thing
for
us
to
do.
I
will
help
you.”
Then
Jonathan
said, “Okay,
come
with
me.
We
will
cross
the
valley
to
where
the
Philistia
army
is,
and
allow
them
to
see
us.
If
they
then
say
to
us, ‘You
two
stay
there
until
we
come
down
to
you,’
we
will
stay
there
and
not
go
up
to
them.
But
if
they
say
to
us, ‘Come
up
here
and
fight
against
us,’
that
will
show
us
that
Yahweh
will
enable
us
to
defeat
them.
Then
we
will
go
up
and
fight
them.”
When
the
two
of
them
crossed
the
valley,
the
Philistia
soldiers
saw
them
coming.
They
said, “Look!
The
Hebrews
are
crawling
out
of
the
holes
in
which
they
have
been
hiding!”
Then
the
Philistia
soldiers
who
were
closest
to
Jonathan
and
the
young
man
who
carried
his
weapons
said, “Come
up
here,
and
we
will
teach
you
something
about
how
to
fight [IDM]!”
Jonathan
said
to
the
young
man
who
was
with
him, “Come
behind
me
and
climb
up,
because
Yahweh
is
going
to
help
us
to
defeat
them!”
So
Jonathan
climbed
up,
using
his
hands
and
his
feet
because
it
was
very
steep.
The
young
man
climbed
up
following
him.
As
Jonathan
climbed,
he
struck
and
killed
many
Philistia
soldiers,
and
the
young
man
who
was
with
him
killed
many
more
as
he
followed
behind
Jonathan.
In
that
first
battle
the
two
of
them
killed
about 20
Philistia
soldiers
in
an
area
that
was
about
half
an
acre.
Then
all
the
other
Philistia
soldiers,
the
ones
in
the
camp
and
the
ones
who
had
been
attacking
the Israeli
towns,
ones
who
were
out
in
the
field
much
closer,
panicked.
Then
God
caused
the
ground
to
shake,
and
they
all
became
terrified/very
afraid.
The Israelis
defeated
the
Philistia
army
Saul’s ◄lookouts/men
who
were
watching
to
see
if
enemies
were
coming►
were
in
Gibeah
town
in
the
land
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
They
saw
that
the
soldiers
of
the
Philistia
army
were
running
away
in
all
directions.
Saul
realized
that
some
of
his
soldiers
must
have
attacked
the
Philistia
army.
So
he
said
to
the
soldiers
who
were
with
him, “Check
to
see
if
any
of
our
men
are
not
here.”
So
they
checked,
and
they
found
out
that
Jonathan
and
the
man
who
carried
his
weapons
were
gone.
So
Saul
said
to
Ahijah
the Supreme
Priest, “Bring
the
sacred vest
here
and
find
out
what
we
should
do.”
On
that
day
Ahijah
was
wearing
the
sacred vest,
going
in
front
of
the Israelis.
But
while
Saul
was
talking
to
the
priest,
he
saw
that
the
Philistia
soldiers
were
becoming
more
panicked/confused.
So
Saul
said
to
Ahijah, “Take
your
hand
down
from
the
sacred vest.
Do
not
waste
any
more
time
using
the
marked
stones
in
the vest
to
find
out
what
Yahweh
wants
us
to
do.”
Then
Saul
gathered
his
men
and
they
went
toward
the
battle.
They
found
that
the
Philistia
soldiers
were
so
confused
that
they
were
striking
each
other
with
their
swords.
Before
that,
some
of
the
Hebrew
men
had
deserted
their
army
and
gone
to
join
with
the
Philistia
army.
But
now
those
men
revolted
and
joined
with
Saul
and
Jonathan
and
the
other Israeli
soldiers.
Some
of
the Israeli
soldiers
had
previously
run
away
and
hidden
in
the
mountains
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
lived.
But
when
they
heard
that
the
Philistia
soldiers
were
running
away,
they
came
down
and
joined
the
other Israeli
soldiers
and
pursued
the
Philistia
soldiers.
So
Yahweh
rescued
the Israelis
on
that
day.
The Israeli
soldiers
continued
to
pursue
their
enemies
beyond
Beth-Aven
town.
The
dispute
about
Jonathan
eating
honey
Before
Saul’s
soldiers
went
to
the
battle,
Saul
declared
to
them
solemnly, “I
do
not
want
any
of
you
to
eat
any
food
before
this
evening,
before
we
have
defeated
all
our
enemies.
If
anyone
eats
anything,
Yahweh
will
curse/punish
him.”
So
none
of
the Israeli
soldiers
ate
any
food,
and
they
became
faint/weak
because
they
were
very
hungry.
The Israeli
army
went
into
the
forest,
and
they
found honeycombs
on
the
ground,
but
they
did
not
eat
any
honey.
They
were
afraid
to
eat
any,
because
they
had
solemnly
promised
that
they
would
not
eat
any
food.
But
Jonathan
did
not
hear
what
his
father
commanded
because
he
had
left
the
camp
very
early
in
the
morning.
So
when
he
saw
a
honeycomb,
he
dipped
the
end
of
his
walking
stick
into
it
and
ate
some
honey.
After
he
ate
the
honey,
he
felt
stronger.
But
one
of
the Israeli
soldiers
saw
him
and
said
to
him, “Your
father
solemnly
declared
to
us
that
Yahweh
would
curse/punish
anyone
who
ate
any
food
today.
So
now
we
are
very
tired
and
weak
from
being
hungry
because
we
obeyed
him.”
Jonathan
exclaimed, “My
father
has
caused
trouble
for
all
of
us!
See
how
refreshed/strong
I
am
after
eating
a
little
honey!
If
he
had
permitted
all
of
us
to
eat
from
the
food
we
took
from
our
enemies
while
we
were
pursuing
them,
we
would
have
been
able
to
kill
many
more
of
their
soldiers!”
The Israelis
pursued
and
killed
Philistia
soldiers
all
that
day,
from
Micmash
town
west
to
Aijalon.
But
they
continued
to
become
weaker
from
being
hungry.
They
had
taken
many
sheep
and
cattle
that
the
Philistia
soldiers
had
abandoned.
Now,
because
they
were
extremely
hungry,
they butchered
some
of
those
animals
and
ate
the
meat
without draining
the
blood
from
the
animals.
One
of
the
soldiers
told
Saul, “Look!
The
men
are
sinning
against
Yahweh
by
eating
meat
that
still
has
blood
in
it!”
Saul
replied
to
the
men
who
were
near
him, “They
have
disobeyed
Yahweh!
Roll
a
large
stone
over
here!”
After
they
did
that,
he
said
to
those
men, “Go
and
tell
all
the
soldiers
that
each
of
them
must
bring
an
ox
or
a
sheep
to
me,
and
kill
it
here
on
this
stone,
and
drain
the
blood
before
he
eats
any
of
the
meat.
They
should
not
sin
against
Yahweh
by
eating
meat
from
some
animal
without draining
its
blood.”
So
that
night
all
the
soldiers
brought
animals
and
slaughtered
them
there.
Then
Saul
built
an
altar
to
worship
Yahweh.
That
was
the
first
time
that
he
built
an
altar
for
Yahweh.
The
soldiers
rescued
Jonathan
from
Saul
Then
Saul
said
to
the Israeli
soldiers, “Let’s
pursue
the
Philistia
soldiers
tonight.
We
can
attack
them
all
night.
We
will
not
allow
any
of
them
to
escape
alive.”
The Israeli
soldiers
answered, “We
will
do
whatever
you
think
is
the
best
thing
for
us
to
do.”
But
the
priest
said, “We
should
ask
Yahweh
what
he
thinks
we
should
do.”
So
Saul
asked
God, “Should
we
pursue
the
Philistine
soldiers?
Will
you
enable
us
to
defeat
them?”
But
God
did
not
answer
Saul
that
day.
Then
Saul
summoned
all
the
leaders
of
his
army.
He
said
to
them, “
I
am
sure
that
God
has
not
answered
me
because
someone
has
sinned.
We
must
find
out
what
sin
someone
has
committed.
Yahweh
has
rescued
us
from
the
Philistia
army.
Just
as
certain
as
Yahweh
lives,
whoever
has
sinned
must
be
executed.
Even
if
it
is
my
son
Jonathan
who
has
sinned,
he
must
be
executed.”
His
men
knew
who
was
guilty,
but
none
of
them
said
anything
to
Saul.
Then
Saul
said
to
all
the Israeli
soldiers, “You
stand
on
one
side.
My
son
Jonathan
and
I
will
stand
on
the
other
side.”
His
men
replied, “Do
whatever
you
think
is
best.”
Then
Saul
prayed
to
Yahweh,
the Israelis’
God, “Tell
me
who
is
guilty
and
who
is
not
guilty.”
Then
the
priest ◄cast
lots/threw
the
stones
that
were
marked►,
and
they indicated
that
it
was
either
Jonathan
or
Saul
who
was
the
guilty
one,
and
that
the
other
men
were
not
guilty.
Then
Saul
said
to
the
priest, “Throw
the
stones
again
to indicate
which
of
us
two
is
guilty.”
So
he
did,
and
the
stones indicated
that
Jonathan
was
the
guilty
one.
Then
Saul
said
to
Jonathan, “Tell
me
what
you
have
done
that
was
wrong.”
Jonathan
replied, “I
ate
a
little
bit
of
honey.
It
was
only
a
little
bit
that
was
on
the
end
of
my
stick.
Do
I
deserve
to
be
executed
because
of
doing
that?”
Saul
replied, “Yes,
you
must
be
executed!
I
hope/wish
that
God
will
strike
me
and
kill
me
if
you
are
not
executed
for
having
done
that!”
But
the Israeli
soldiers
said
to
Saul, “Jonathan
has
won
a
great
victory
for
all
us Israelis.
Should
he
be
executed
for
eating
some
honey [RHQ]?
Certainly
not!
Just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
we
will
not
allow
you
to
injure
him
in
any
manner [IDM],
because
today
God
helped
Jonathan
to
kill
many
soldiers
of
the
Philistia
army!”
So
by
saying
that
the Israeli
soldiers
rescued
Jonathan,
and
he
was
not
executed.
Then
Saul
ordered
his
soldiers
to
stop
pursuing
the
Philistia
army,
so
the
Philistia
soldiers
returned
to
their
homes.
Saul’s
army
defeated
many
of
their
enemies
After
Saul
became
the
ruler/king
of
the Israeli
people,
his
army
fought
against
their
enemies
in
many
areas.
They
fought
against
armies
of
the
Moab people-group,
the
Ammon people-group,
the
Edom people-group,
the
kings
of
Zobah
city/area,
and
the
Philistia people-group.
Wherever
the Israeli
army
fought,
they
defeated
their
enemies.
Saul’s
army
fought bravely
and
defeated
the
very
tall
descendants
of
Amalek.
His
army
rescued
the Israelis
from
those
who
had ◄plundered/forcefully
taken
things
from►
them.
Saul’s
sons
were
Jonathan, Ishbosheth,
and Malchishua.
He
also
had
two
daughters,
Merab
and
her
younger
sister
Michal.
Saul’s
wife
was
Ahinoam,
the
daughter
of
Ahimaaz.
The
commander
of
Saul’s
army
was
Abner,
who
was
the
son
of
Saul’s
uncle
Ner.
Saul’s
father
Kish
and
Abner’s
father
Ner
were
both
sons
of
Abiel.
All
the
time
that
Saul
was
alive,
his
army
fought
against
the
Philistia
army.
And
whenever
Saul
saw
a
young
man
who
was ◄brave/not
afraid
to
fight►
and
strong,
he
forced
him
to
join
his
army.
Saul’s army defeated the Amalekites
One
day
Samuel
said
to
Saul, “Yahweh
sent
me
to
appoint
you
to
be
the
king
of
the Israeli
people.
So
now
listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh:
Yahweh,
the
commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
declared
this: ‘I
am
going
to
punish
the
descendants
of
Amalek
for
attacking
the Israeli
people
after
the Israelis
left
Egypt.
So
now
go
with
your
army
and
attack
the
Amalek people-group.
Destroy
them
completely—destroy
them
and
everything
that
belongs
to
them—the
men
and
women,
their
children
and
infants,
their
cattle
and
sheep
and
camels
and
donkeys.
Do
not ◄spare
any
of
them/allow
any
of
them
to
remain
alive►!’”
So
Saul
summoned
the
army,
and
they
gathered
at
Telaim
town.
There
were 200,000
soldiers. 10,000
of
them
were
from
Judah,
and
the
others
were
from
the
other Israeli
tribes.
Then
Saul
went
with
his
army
to
a
town
where
some
of
the
Amalek people-group
lived.
His
army
prepared
to
attack
them
suddenly
by
hiding
in
the
valley.
Then
Saul
sent
this
message
to
the Ken people-group
who
lived
in
that
area: “You
acted
kindly
toward
all
our Israeli
ancestors
when
they
left
Egypt.
But
we
are
going
to
kill
all
of
the
Amalek people-group,
because
they
opposed/attacked
our
ancestors.
So
move
away
from
where
the
Amalek people-group
live.
If
you
do
not
move
away,
you
will
be
killed
when
they
are
killed.”
So
when
the Ken people-group
heard
that,
they
immediately
left
that
area.
Then
Saul’s
army
slaughtered
the
Amalek people-group,
from
Havilah
town
in
the
east
to
Shur
town
in
the
west.
Shur
was
at
the
border
between
Israel
and
Egypt.
Saul’s
army
captured
Agag,
the
king
of
the
Amalek people-group,
but
they
killed
everyone
else.
They
not
only ◄spared/did
not
kill►
Agag,
but
they
also
took
the
best
sheep
and
goats
and
cattle.
They
took
everything
that
was
good.
They
destroyed
only
the
animals
that
they
considered
to
be
worthless.
Yahweh
rejected
Saul
as
king
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Samuel,
“I
am
sorry
that
I
appointed
Saul
to
be
your
king,
because
he
has
turned
away
from
me
and
has
not
obeyed
what
I
commanded
him
to
do.”
Samuel
was
very
disturbed/upset
when
he
heard
that,
and
he
cried
out
to
Yahweh
all
that
night.
Early
the
next
morning,
Samuel
got
up
and
went
to
talk
with
Saul.
But
someone
told
Samuel, “Saul
went
to
Camel
city,
where
he
has
set
up
a
monument
to
honor
himself.
Now
he
has
left
there
and
gone
down
to
Gilgal.”
When
Samuel
arrived
at
Gilgal
he
approached
Saul,
and
Saul
said tohim,, “I
wish/desire
that
Yahweh
will
bless
you!
I
have
obeyed
what
Yahweh
told
me
to
do.”
But
Samuel
replied, “If
that
is
true,
why
is
it
that
I
hear
cattle mooing
and
I
hear
sheep
bleating?”
Saul
replied, “The
soldiers
took
them
from
the
Amalek people-group.
They
saved
the
best
sheep
and
cattle,
in
order
to
offer
them
as
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
your
God.
But
we
have
completely
destroyed
all
the
others.”
Samuel
said
to
Saul, “Stop
talking!
Allow
me
to
tell
you
what
Yahweh
said
to
me
last
night.”
Saul
replied, “Tell
me
what
he
said.”
Samuel
said, “Previously
you
did
not
think
that
you
were
important.
But
now
you
have
become [RHQ]
the
leader
of
the
tribes
of
Israel.
Yahweh
appointed
you
to
be
their
king.
And
Yahweh
sent
you
to
do
something
for
him.
He
said
to
you, ‘Go
and
get
rid
of
all
those
sinful
people,
the
Amalek people-group.
Attack
them
and
kill
all
of
them.’
So
why
did
you
not
obey
Yahweh [RHQ]?
Why
did
your
men
take
the
best
animals [RHQ]?
Why
did
you
do
what
Yahweh
said
was
evil?” [RHQ]
Saul
replied
to
Samuel, “Hey,
I
did
what
Yahweh
sent
me
to
do!
I
brought
back
King
Agag,
but
we
killed
everyone
else!
My
men
brought
back
only
the
best
sheep
and
cattle
and
other
things,
in
order
to
sacrifice
them
to
Yahweh
your
God
here
at
Gilgal.”
But
Samuel
replied,
“Which
do
you
think
pleases
Yahweh
more,
animals
that
are
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
other
sacrifices,
or
people
obeying
him [SYN]?
It
is
better
to
obey
Yahweh
than
to
offer
sacrifices
to
him.
It
is
better
to
pay
attention
to
what
he
says
than
to
burn
the
fat
of
rams,
even
though
God
said
they
should
be
sacrificed
to
him.
To
rebel
against
God
is
as
sinful
as
doing
sorcery/black magic,
and
being
stubborn
is
as
sinful
as
worshiping
idols.
So,
because
you
disobeyed
what
Yahweh
told
you
to
do,
he
has
declared
that
you
will
no
longer
be
king.”
Saul
asks
to
be
forgiven
Then
Saul
said
to
Samuel, “
Yes,
I
have
sinned.
I
disobeyed
what
you
told
me
to
do,
which
is
what
Yahweh
commanded.
I
did
that
because
I
was ◄afraid
of/worried
about►
what
my
men
would
say
if
I
did
not
do
what
they
wanted.
So
I
did
what
they
demanded.
But
now,
please
forgive
me
for
having
sinned.
And
come
back
with
me
to
where
the
people
are
in
order
that
I
may
worship
Yahweh.”
But
Samuel
replied, “No,
I
will
not
go
back
with
you.
You
have
rejected/disobeyed
what
Yahweh
commanded
you
to
do.
So
he
has
rejected
you,
and
declared
that
you
will
no
longer
be
the
king
of
Israel.
So
I
do
not
want
to
talk
anymore
with
you.”
As
Samuel
turned
to
leave,
Saul
tried
to
stop
him
by
grabbing
the
edge
of
Samuel’s
robe,
and
it
tore.
Samuel
said
to
him, “
You
tore
my
robe!
And
today
Yahweh
has
torn
away
from
you
the
kingdom
of
Israel!
He
will
appoint
someone
else
to
be
king,
someone
who
is
a
better
man
than
you
are.
And
since
the
one
who
is
the
glorious
God
of
the Israeli
people
does
not
lie,
he
will
not
change ◄his
mind/what
he
has
said►. Humans
sometimes
change
their
minds,
but
God
does
not
do
that,
because
he
is
not
a
human.”
Then
Saul
pleaded
again.
He
said, “I
know
that
I
have
sinned.
But
please
honor
me
in
front
of
the
leaders
of
the Israeli
people
and
in
front
of
all
the
other Israeli
people
by
coming
back
to
them
with
me
in
order
that
I
may
worship
Yahweh
your
God.”
So
Samuel
finally
agreed
to
do
that,
and
they
went
together
back
to
where
the
people
were,
and
Saul
worshiped
Yahweh
there.
Samuel
executed
King
Agag
Then
Samuel
said, “Bring
King
Agag
to
me.”
So
they
brought
Agag
to
him.
Agag
was
confidently expecting
that
they
would
spare
him/not
kill
him.
He
was
thinking, “Surely
I
will
not
have
to
endure
an agonizing
death!”
But
Samuel
said
to
him,
“You
have
killed
the
sons
of
many
women
with
your
sword,
so
now
your
mother
will
no
longer
have
a
son.”
And
Samuel
cut
Agag
into
pieces
with
his
sword,
there
at
Gilgal,
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
Then
Samuel
left
there
and
returned
to
his
home
in
Ramah,
and
Saul
went
to
his
home
in
Gibeah.
Samuel
never
saw
Saul
again,
but
he
was
very
sad
about
what
Saul
had
done.
And
Yahweh
was
very
sorry
that
he
had
appointed
Saul
to
be
the
king
of
Israel.
Samuel appointed David to be king
Finally,
Yahweh
said
to
Samuel, “I
have
decided
that
I
will
not
allow
Saul
to
continue
to
be
the
king.
So
you
should
not [RHQ]
keep feeling
sad
about
what
he
has
done.
Put
some
olive
oil
in
a
small
container
and
go
to
Bethlehem
to
anoint
someone
with
the
oil,
and
appoint
him
to
be
king.
I
am
sending
you
there
to
a
man
named
Jesse,
because
I
have
chosen
one
of
his
sons
to
be
the
king
of
Israel.”
But
Samuel
said, “I
am
afraid [RHQ]
to
do
that!
If
Saul
hears
about
it,
he
will
kill
me!”
Yahweh
said, “Take
a ◄heifer/young
female
cow►
with
you,
and
say
to
people
that
you
have
come
to
kill
it
and
offer
it
as
a
sacrifice
to
me.
“nvite
Jesse
to
come
to
the
sacrifice.
When
he
comes,
I
will
show
you
what
you
should
do.
And
I
will
show
you
which
of
his
sons
I
have
chosen
to
be
the
king.
Then
you
should
anoint
that
one
with
the
olive
oil
to
be
the
king.”
Samuel
did
what
Yahweh
told
him
to
do.
He
went
to
Bethlehem.
When
the
town
leaders
came
to
him,
they
trembled,
because
they
were
worried
that
Samuel
had
come
to
rebuke
them
about
something.
One
of
them
asked
him, “Have
you
come
to
speak
peacefully
to
us?”
Samuel
replied, “Yes.
I
have
come
peacefully,
to
make
a
sacrifice
to
Yahweh.
Perform
the rituals
to
make
yourselves
acceptable
to
Yahweh,
and
then
come
with
me
to
where
they
will
offer
the
sacrifice.”
Then
Samuel
performed
the
ritual
to
make
Jesse
and
his
sons
acceptable
to
God,
and
he
also
invited
them
to
the
sacrifice.
When
they
arrived
there,
Samuel
looked
at
Jesse’s
oldest
son
Eliab,
and
thought, “Surely
this
is
the
one
whom
Yahweh
has
appointed
to
be
king!”
But
Yahweh
said
to
Samuel, “No,
he
is
not
the
one
whom
I
have
chosen.
Don’t
pay
attention
to
his
being
handsome
and
very
tall,
because
I
have
not
chosen
him.
I
do
not
evaluate
people
as
people
do.
You
people
evaluate
people
by
their
appearance,
but
I
evaluate
people
by
what
is
in
their
inner
beings.”
Then
Jesse
told
his
next
oldest
son
Abinadab
to
step
forward
and
walk
in
front
of
Samuel.
But
when
he
did
that,
Samuel
said, “Yahweh
has
not
chosen
this
one,
either.”
Then
Jesse
told
his
next
oldest
son
Shammah
to
step
forward.
He
stepped
forward,
but
Samuel
said, “Yahweh
has
not
chosen
this
one,
either.”
Similarly,
Jesse
told
his
other
four
sons
to
walk
in
front
of
Samuel.
But
Samuel
said
to
Jesse, “Yahweh
has
not
chosen
any
of
these
sons
of
yours.”
Then
Samuel
asked
Jesse, “Do
you
have
any
other
sons?”
Jesse
replied, “My
youngest
son
is
not
here;
he
is
out
in
the
fields
taking
care
of
the
sheep.”
Samuel
said, “Send
someone
to
bring
him
here!
We
will
not
sit
down
to
eat
until
he
gets
here.”
So
Jesse
sent
someone
to
bring
David
there.
And
when
David
arrived,
Samuel
saw
that
he
was
handsome
and
healthy,
and
had
bright
eyes.
Then
Yahweh
said, “This
is
the
one
whom
I
have
chosen;
anoint
him
to
be
king.”
So
as
David
stood
there
in
front
of
his
older
brothers,
Samuel
took
the
container
of
oil
that
he
had
brought
and
poured
some
of
it
on
David’s
head
to
set
him
apart
to
serve
God.
After
they
all
ate,
Samuel
left
and
returned
to
Ramah.
But
Yahweh’s
Spirit
came
on
David powerfully,
and
stayed
with
David
for
the
rest
of
his
life.
David
played
the
harp
for
Saul
But
Yahweh’s
Spirit
left
Saul.
Instead
of
his
Spirit
staying
with
Saul,
Yahweh
sent
an
evil
spirit
to
Saul
to
terrify
him
repeatedly.
One
of
his
servants
said
to
him, “It
is
evident
that
an
evil
spirit
sent
by
God
is
terrifying
you.
So
we suggest
that
you
allow
us,
your
servants
here,
to
search
for
a
man
who
plays
the
harp
well.
He
can
play
the
harp
whenever
the
evil
spirit bothers
you.
Then
you
will
calm
down
and
you
will
be okay
again.”
Saul
replied, “
Fine/Okay,
find
for
me
a
man
who
can
play
the
harp
well,
and
bring
him
to
me.”
One
of
his
servants
said
to
him, “A
man
named
Jesse,
in
Bethlehem
town,
has
a
son
who
plays
the
harp
very
well.
Furthermore,
he
is
a
brave
man,
and
is
a
capable
soldier.
He
is
handsome
and
he
always
speaks
wisely.
And
Yahweh
always
protects
him.”
So
Saul
sent
this
message
to
Jesse: “Send
your
son
David
to
me,
the
one
who
takes
care
of
sheep.”
So
after
they
went
to
Jesse
and
told
him
that,
he
agreed.
He
got
a
young
goat,
a
container
of
wine,
a
donkey
on
which
he
put
some
loaves
of
bread,
and
gave
them
to
David
to
take
to
Saul
as
a
present.
Then
David
went
to
Saul
and
started
to
work
for
him.
Saul
liked
David
very
much,
and
he
became
the
man
who
carried
Saul’s
weapons
when
Saul
went
to
fight
in
battles.
Then
Saul
sent
a
messenger
to
Jesse
to
tell
him, “I
am
pleased
with
David.
Please
let
him
stay
here
and
work
for
me.”
Jesse
agreed,
and
after
that,
whenever
the
evil
spirit
whom
God
sent
tormented
Saul,
David
played
the
harp.
Then
Saul
would
become
calm,
and
the
evil
spirit
would
leave
him.
Goliath challenged the Israeli army
The
Philistines
gathered
their
army
to
fight
the Israeli
army.
They
gathered
together
near
Socoh,
in
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Judah
lived.
They
set
up
their
tents
at
Ephes-Dammim,
which
is
between
Socoh
and
Azekah.
Saul
gathered
the Israeli
army
near
Elah
Valley,
and
they
set
up
their
tents.
Then
they
all
took
their
places,
ready
to
fight
the
Philistines.
So
the
Philistine
and Israeli
armies
faced
each
other.
They
were
on
two
hills,
with
a
valley
between
them.
Then
Goliath,
from
Gath
city,
came
out
from
the
Philistine
camp.
He
was
a
champion
warrior/soldier.
He
was ◄over 9
feet/3 meters►
tall.
He
wore
a
helmet
made
of
bronze
to
protect
his
head,
and
he
wore
a
coat
made
of
metal
plates
to
protect
his
body.
The
coat
weighed ◄125
pounds/56 kg.►.
He
wore
bronze
guards/protectors
on
his
legs.
He
had
a
long
bronze
dagger
fastened
on
his
back.
He
also
had
a
big
spear.
It
had
a
cord
on
it
to
enable
him
to
throw
it
better (OR,
which
was
as
thick
as
a
weaver’s
beam).
The
tip
of
the
spear
was
made
of
iron
and
weighed ◄15
pounds/almost 7 kg.►.
A
soldier
carrying
a
huge
shield
walked
in
front
of
him.
Goliath
stood
there
and
shouted
to
the Israeli
army, “Why
are
you
all
lined
up
for
battle?
I
am
the
great
Philistine
soldier,
and
I
think [RHQ]
you
are
merely
Saul’s
slaves.
Choose
one
man
to
fight
for
all
of
you,
and
send
him
down
here
to
me!
If
he
fights
with
me
and
kills
me,
then
my
fellow
Philistines
will
all
be
your
slaves.
But
if
I
defeat
him
and
kill
him,
then
you Israelis
will
all
be
our
slaves.
I
defy/challenge
you
men
of
the Israeli
army.
Send
me
a
man
who
will
fight
with
me!”
When
Saul
and
all
the Israeli
soldiers
heard
that,
they
were
extremely
terrified [DOU].
David
went
to
Saul’s
camp
David
was
the
son
of
Jesse.
Jesse
was
from
the
clan
of
Ephrath.
He
lived
in
Bethlehem,
in
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Judah
lived.
Jesse
had
eight
sons.
When
Saul
was
king,
Jesse
had
already
become
a
very
old
man [DOU].
Jesse’s
three
oldest
sons,
Eliab
and
Abinadab
and
Shammah,
had
gone
with
Saul
to
fight
the
Philistines.
David
was
Jesse’s
youngest
son.
While
his
three
oldest
brothers
were
with
Saul,
David
went
back
and
forth:
Sometimes
he
went
to
Saul’s
camp,
and
sometimes
he
stayed
in
Bethlehem
to
take
care
of
his
father’s
sheep.
For 40
days
Goliath
came
out
from
the
Philistine
camp
and
stood
there
taunting
the Israeli
army/telling
the Israelis
to
choose
one
man
to
fight
with
him.
He
did
it
twice
each
day,
once
in
the
morning
and
once
in
the
evening.
One
day,
Jesse
said
to
David, “Here
is
a
sack
of
roasted
grain
and
ten
loaves
of
bread.
Take
these
quickly
to
your
older
brothers.
And
here
are
ten
large chunks
of
cheese.
Take
them
to
their
commander.
And
see
how
things
are
going
with
your
older
brothers.
Then
if
they
are okay,
bring
back
something
to
show
they
are
all
right.”
His
brothers
were
with
Saul
and
all
the
other Israeli
soldiers,
camped
alongside
Elah
Valley,
preparing
to
fight
the
Philistines.
So
David
arranged
for
another
shepherd
to
take
care
of
the
sheep.
Early
the
next
morning
he
took
the
food
and
went
to
the Israeli
camp,
as
Jesse
told
him
to
do.
He
arrived
there
just
as
the Israeli
soldiers
were
forming
their
ranks
and
going
out
to
the
battlefield.
As
they
went,
they
were
shouting
a
war
cry.
The
Philistine
army
and
the Israeli
army
stood
on
the hillsides,
facing
each
other,
ready
for
the
battle.
David
gave
the
food
to
the
man
who
was
taking
care
of
the
war
equipment.
He
told
him
to
take
care
of
the
food
that
he
brought,
and
then
he
went
and
greeted
his
older
brothers.
While
he
was
talking
with
them,
he
saw
Goliath
coming
out
from
among
the
Philistine
soldiers,
shouting
to
the Israelis, challenging
them
to
send
a
man
to
fight
him.
David
heard
what
Goliath
was
saying.
When
all
the Israeli
soldiers
saw
Goliath,
they
were
terrified
and
started
to
ran
away.
They
were
saying
to
each
other, “Look
at
him
coming
up
toward
us!
And
listen
to
him
as
he defies
us Israelis!
The
king
says
that
he
will
give
a
big
reward
to
whoever
kills
this
man.
He
also
says
that
he
will
give
his
daughter
to
that
man
for
him
to
marry
her,
and
that
he
will
no
longer
require
that
man’s
family
to
pay
taxes.”
David
talked
to
some
of
the
men
who
were
standing
near
him.
He
said, “What
will
be
given
to
whoever
kills
this
Philistine
and frees
us Israelis
from
this
shame/disgrace?
And
who
does
this
heathen
Philistine
think
he
is, defying/ridiculing
the
army
that
serves
the all-powerful
God?”
They
told
him
the
same
thing
that
the
other
men
had
said,
about
what
the
king
would
do
for
anyone
who
killed
Goliath.
But
when
David’s
oldest
brother
Eliab
heard
David
talking
to
the
men,
he
was
angry.
He
said
to
David, “Why
have
you
come
down
here?
Is
someone
taking
care
of
those
few
sheep
that
you
left
in
the
desert?
I
know
you
are
just
a ◄smart-aleck/brat►!
You
just
want
to
watch
the
battle!”
David
replied, “Have
I
done
something
wrong?
I
was
merely
asking
a
question!”
Then
he
walked
over
to
another
man
and
asked
him
the
same
question,
but
the
man
gave
him
the
same
answer.
Each
time
he
asked
someone,
he
received
the
same
answer.
Finally,
someone
told
king
Saul
what
David
had
asked,
and
Saul
sent
someone
to
bring
David
to
him.
David
told
king
Saul, “No
one
should ◄worry/become
a coward►
because
of
that
Philistine
man.
I
will
go
and
fight
with
him!”
Saul
said
to
David, “You
are
only
a
young
man,
and
he
has
been
a
very
capable
soldier
all
his
life.
So
you
are
not
able
to
go
and
fight
with
him!”
David
replied, “I
have
been
taking
care
of
my
father’s
sheep
for
many
years.
Whenever
a
lion
or
a
bear
came
and
carried
away
a
lamb,
I
went
after
the
lion
or
the
bear
and
attacked
it
and
rescued
the
lamb
from
the
wild
animal’s
mouth.
Then
I
grabbed
the
animal
by
its
jaw/throat
and
struck
it
and
killed
it.
I
have
killed
both
lions
and
bears.
And
I
will
do
the
same
to
this
heathen
Philistine,
because
he
has
defied/ridiculed
the
army
of
the all-powerful
God!
Yahweh
has
rescued
me
from
paws
of
lions
and
bears,
and
he
will
rescue
me
from
this
Philistine!”
Then
Saul
said
to
David, “All
right,
go
and
fight
him,
and
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
help
you!”
Then
Saul
gave
to
David
his
own
clothes
that
he
always
wore
in
battles,
and
he
gave
him
a
bronze
helmet
and
a
coat
made
of
metal
plates.
David
put
these
things
on.
Then
he
fastened
his
sword
over
them,
and
tried
to
walk.
But
he
could
not
walk,
because
he
was
not
accustomed
to
wearing
those
things.
So
David
said
to
Saul, “I
cannot
fight
wearing
all
these
things,
because
I
am
not
accustomed
to
wearing
them!”
So
he
took
them
off.
Then
he
took
his
walking/shepherd’s
stick,
and
he
picked
up
five
smooth
stones
from
the
brook/stream.
He
put
them
in
the
pouch
of
his shoulder-bag.
Then
he
put
his
sling
in
his
hand
and
started
walking
toward
Goliath.
David
killed
Goliath
Goliath
walked
toward
David,
with
the
soldier
who
was
carrying
his
shield
walking
in
front
of
him.
When
he
got
near
David,
he
looked
at
David
closely.
He
saw
that
David
had
a
handsome
face
and
healthy
body,
but
that
he
was
only
a
young
man.
So
he sneered
at
David.
He
said
to
David, “Are
you
coming
to
me
with
a
stick
because
you
think
that
I
am
a
dog?”
Then
he
called
out
to
his
gods
to
harm
David.
He
said
to
David, “Come
here
to
me,
and
I
will
kill
you
and
give
your
dead
body
to
the
birds
and
wild
animals
to
eat!”
David
replied, “You
are
coming
to
me
with
a
sword
and
a
dagger
and
a
spear.
But
I
am
coming
to
you ◄in
the
name/with
the
authority►
of
almighty
Yahweh.
He
is
the
God
whom
the
army
of
Israel
worships,
and
he
is
the
God
whom
you
have
defied/ridiculed.
Today
Yahweh
will
enable
me
to
defeat
you.
I
will
strike
you
down
and
cut
off
your
head.
And
we Israelis
will
kill
many
Philistine
soldiers
and
give
their
bodies
to
the
birds
and
wild
animals
to
eat.
And
everyone
in
the
world
will
hear
about
it
and
know
that
we Israeli
people
worship
an
all-powerful
God.
And
everyone
here
will
know
that
Yahweh
can
rescue
people
without
a
sword
or
a
spear.
Yahweh
always
wins
his
battles,
and
he
will
enable
us
to
defeat
all
of
you
Philistines.”
As
Goliath
came
closer
to
attack
David,
David
ran
quickly
toward
him.
He
put
his
hand
into
his shoulder-bag
and
took
out
one
stone.
He
put
it
in
his
sling
and
hurled
it
toward
Goliath.
The
stone
hit
Goliath
on
the
forehead
and penetrated
his
skull,
and
he
fell
face
down
onto
the
ground.
Then
David
ran
and
stood
over
Goliath.
He
pulled
Goliath’s
sword
from
its
sheath
and
killed
him
with
it,
and
then
cut
off
his
head.
In
that
way
David
defeated
the
Philistine
without
having
his
own
sword.
He
used
only
a
sling
and
a
stone!
When
the
other
Philistines
saw
that
their
great
warrior
was
dead,
they
ran
away.
The Israeli
men
shouted
and
ran
after
them.
They
pursued
them
all
the
way
to
Gath
and
to
the
gates
of
Ekron
city.
They
struck
them
as
they
went,
with
the
result
that
dead/wounded
Philistines
were
lying
on
the
road
all
the
way
from
Shaaraim
to
Gath
and
Ekron
towns.
When
the Israelis
returned
from
chasing
the
Philistines,
they ◄plundered/took
everything
from►
the
Philistine
camp.
David
later
took
the
head
of
Goliath
to
Jerusalem,
but
he
kept
Goliath’s
weapons
in
his
own
tent.
As
Saul
watched
David
going
toward
Goliath,
he
said
to
Abner,
the
commanded
of
his
army, “Abner,
whose
son
is
that
young
man?”
Abner
replied, “◄As
sure
as
you
are
alive/Truly► [IDM],
I
do
not
know.”
Then
the
king
said, “Find
out
whose
son
he
is!”
Later,
as
David
returned
from
killing
Goliath,
Abner
took
him
to
Saul.
David
was
carrying
Goliath’s
head.
Saul
asked
him, “Young
man,
whose
son
are
you?”
David
replied, “
Sir,
perhaps
you
have
forgotten
that
I
am
the
son
of
your
servant
Jesse,
who
has
served
you
faithfully,
who
lives
in
Bethlehem.”
Saul became jealous of David
After
David
finished
talking
with
Saul,
he
met
Saul’s
son,
Jonathan.
Jonathan
immediately
liked
David;
in
fact,
he
began
to
love/like
him
as
much
as
he
loved/liked
himself.
From
that
day,
Saul
kept
David
with
him,
and
did
not
let
him
return
home.
Because
Jonathan
loved
David
so
much,
he
made
a
solemn
agreement
with
David.
They
promised
each
other
that
they
would
always
be
loyal
friends.
Jonathan
took
off
his
own
outer
robe
and
gave
it
to
David.
He
also
gave
David
his
soldier’s
tunic,
his
sword,
his
bow
and
arrows,
and
his
belt.
David
went
wherever
Saul
sent
him.
And
whatever
Saul
told
him
to
do,
David
did
it
very
successfully.
As
a
result,
Saul
appointed
David
to
be
a
commander
in
the
army.
All
the
officers
and
other
men
in
the
army ◄approved
of/were
very
pleased
with►
that.
But,
when
the
men
in
the
army
were
returning
home
after
David
had
killed
Goliath,
the
women
came
out
from
many [HYP]
towns
in
Israel
to
meet/greet
King
Saul.
They
were
singing
and
dancing
very
joyfully,
playing
tambourines
and
lyres.
As
they
danced,
they
sang
this
song
to
each
other:
“Saul
has
killed 1,000
enemy
soldiers,
But
David
has
killed 10,000
of
them.”
When
Saul
heard
them
singing
that,
he
did
not
like
it.
He
became
very
angry.
He
said
to
himself, “They
are
saying
that
David
killed 10,000
men,
but
that
I
have
killed
only 1,000.
Soon
they
will
want
to
make
him
their
king!” [RHQ]
From
that
time,
Saul
watched
David
very
closely
because
he
was
suspicious
that
David
would
try
to
become
king.
The
next
day,
an
evil
spirit
sent
by
God
suddenly
took
control
of
Saul.
He
began
to
act
like
a
madman,
inside
his
house.
David
was
playing
the
lyre
for
him,
as
he
did
every
day.
Saul
was
holding
a
spear
in
his
hand,
and
he
hurled
it
at
David,
saying
to
himself, “I
will
fasten
David
to
the
wall
with
the
spear!”
He
did
that
two
times,
but
David jumped
aside
both
times.
Because
it
became
evident
that
Yahweh
had
abandoned
Saul
but
that
he
was
helping
David,
Saul
was
afraid
of
David.
So
he
appointed
David
as
a
commander
of 1,000
soldiers
and
sent
David
away
from
him,
hoping
that
David
would
be
killed
in
a
battle.
But
when
David
led
his
soldiers
in
their
battles,
he
always
had
great
success,
because
Yahweh
was
helping
him.
When
Saul
heard
that
David
and
his
soldiers
were
very
successful,
he
became
more
afraid
of
David.
But
all
the
people
of
Israel
and
of
Judah
loved
David,
because
he
led
the
soldiers
very
successfully
in
the
battles.
David
married
Saul’s
daughter
One
day
Saul
said
to
David, “I
am
ready
to
give
you
my
oldest
daughter,
Merab,
to
be
your
wife.
I
will
do
that
if
you
serve
me bravely
by
fighting
battles
for
Yahweh
against
the
Philistines”.
He
said
that
because
he
thought, “I
will
not
try
to
get
rid
of
David
by
myself.
I
will
allow
the
Philistines
to
do
that.”
But
David
said
to
Saul, “I
am
not [RHQ]
a
very
important
person,
and
my
family
is
not
very
important,
and
my
clan
is
not
a
very
important Israeli
clan.
So
I
do
not
deserve
to
become
your
son-in-law.” [RHQ]
So,
when
it
was
time
for
Merab
to
be
given
to
David
to
become
his
wife,
instead,
Saul
gave
her
to
a
man
named
Adriel,
from Meholah
town.
But
Saul’s
other
daughter,
Michal,
fell
in
love
with
David.
When
they
told
Saul
about
that,
he
was
pleased.
He
thought, “I
will
let
Michal
marry
him,
in
order
that
she
may
trap
him,
and
the
Philistines
will
be
able
to
kill
him.”
So
he
said
to
David,
“You
can
marry
Michal,”
and
by
saying
that,
he indicated
for
the
second
time
that
David
would
become
his
son-in-law.
Saul
told
his
servants, “Talk
to
David
privately,
and
say
to
him, ‘Listen,
the
king
is
pleased
with
you,
and
all
of
us
his
servants
love
you.
So
now
we
think
that
you
should
marry
Michal
and
become
the
king’s
son-in-law.’ ”
So
they
told
that
to
David.
But
David
said, “It
would
be
a
great
honor [RHQ]
to
become
the
king’s
son-in-law.
But
I
do
not
think
that
I
should
do
that,
because
I
am
only
a
poor
and
insignificant
man.”
When
the
servants
told
Saul
what
David
had
said,
Saul
replied, “Go
and
say
to
David, ‘
In
order
for
the
king
to
allow
you
to
marry
Michal,
he
wants
you
to
kill 100
Philistines
and
cut
off
their
foreskins
and
bring
the
foreskins
to
him
to
prove
that
you
have
killed
them.
In
that
way
he
will
get
revenge
on
his
enemies.’ ”
But
what
Saul
wanted
was
that
the
Philistines
would
kill
David
while
David
was
trying
to
kill
them.
When
the
servants
told
that
to
David,
he
was
very
pleased
that
he
could
become
the
king’s
son-in-law
by
doing
that.
The
king
had
said
how
many
days
he
would
allow
for
David
to
do
that.
But
before
that
time
ended,
David
and
his
men
went
and
killed,
not 100,
but 200
Philistines!
He
brought
their
foreskins
to
Saul,
and
counted
them
while
Saul
was
watching,
in
order
to
prove
that
he
had
done
what
the
king
required
so
that
he
could
become
Saul’s
son-in-law.
So
then
Saul
was obligated
to
allow
David
to
marry
his
daughter
Michal.
But
when
Saul
realized
that
Yahweh
was
helping
David,
and
that
his
daughter
loved
David,
he
became
more
afraid
of
David.
So,
as
long
as
Saul
lived,
he
was
David’s
enemy.
The
Philistine
armies
repeatedly
came
to
fight
the Israelis,
but
every
time
they
fought,
David
and
his
soldiers
were
more
successful
than
any
of
Saul’s
other
army
commanders.
As
a
result,
David
became
very
famous.
Saul tried to kill David
Then
Saul
urged
all
his
servants
and
his
son
Jonathan
to
kill
David.
But
Jonathan
liked
David
very
much.
So
he
warned
David, “My
father
Saul
is
seeking
for
a
way
to
kill
you.
So
be
careful.
Tomorrow
morning
go
and
find
a
place
to
hide
in
the
field.
I
will
ask
my
father
to
go
out
there
with
me.
While
we
are
out
there,
I
will
talk
to
him
about
you.
Then
I
will
tell
you
everything
that
he
tells
me.”
So
David
did
what
Jonathan
told
him
to
do.
The
next
morning,
Jonathan
spoke
with
his
father,
saying
many
good
things
about
David.
He
said, “You
should
never
do
anything
to
harm
your
servant
David!
He
has
never
done
anything
to
harm
you!
Everything
that
he
has
done
has
helped
you
very
much.
He
was
in
danger
of
being
killed
when
he
fought
against
Goliath,
the
champion
of
the
Philistia
army.
By enabling
David
to
kill
him,
Yahweh
won
a
great
victory
for
all
the
people
of
Israel.
You
were
very
happy
when
you
saw
that.
Why
would
you
want
to
do
anything
now
to
harm
David [RHQ]?
There
is
no
reason
for
you
to
kill
him,
because
he
has
not
done
anything
wrong!”
Saul
listened
to
what
Jonathan
said.
Then
Saul
said, “I
solemnly
promise
that
just
as
certain
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
will
not
kill
David.”
Afterward,
Jonathan
summoned
David
and
told
him
what
he
and
Saul
had
said.
Then
Jonathan
brought
David
to
Saul,
and
David
served
Saul
as
he
had
done
before.
One
day
a
war
started
again,
and
David
led
his
soldiers
to
fight
against
the
Philistia
army.
David’s
army
attacked
them
very
furiously,
with
the
result
that
the
Philistia
army
ran
away.
But
one
day
when
sitting
in
his
house,
an
evil
spirit
sent
from
Yahweh
suddenly
came
upon
Saul.
While
David
was
playing
his
harp
for
Saul,
Saul
hurled
his
spear
at
David
to
try
to
fasten
him
to
the
wall.
David ◄dodged/jumped
to
one
side►,
and
the
spear
did
not
hit
him.
The
spear
stuck
in
the
wall,
but
that
night
David
escaped.
Michal
helped
David
escape
Then
Saul
sent
messengers
to
David’s
house.
He
told
them
to
watch
the
house
and
to
kill
David
while
he
was
leaving
the
house
the
following
morning.
But
David’s
wife
Michal
saw
them
and
warned
him, “To
survive,
you
must
run
away
tonight,
because
if
you
do
not
do
that,
you
will
be
killed
tomorrow!”
So
she
enabled
David
to
climb
out
through
a
window,
and
he
ran
away
and
escaped.
Then
Michal
took
an
idol
and
put
it
in
the
bed.
She
covered
it
with
some
of
David’s
clothes,
and
put
some
goat’s
hair
on
the
head
of
the
idol.
When
the
messengers
came
to
the
house
the
next
morning,
she
told
them
that
David
was
sick
and
could
not
get
out
of
bed.
When
they
reported
that
to
Saul,
he
told
them
to
go
back
to
David’s
house.
He
said
to
them, “Bring
him
to
me
lying
on
his
bed,
in
order
that
I
can
kill
him!”
But
when
those
men
entered
David’s
house,
they
saw
that
there
was
only
an
idol
in
the
bed,
with
goat’s
hair
on
its
head.
When
they
reported
that
to
Saul,
Saul
summoned
Michal
and
said
to
her, “Why
did
you trick
me
like
that?
You
allowed
my
enemy
to
escape!”
Michal
replied
to
Saul, “David
told
me
that
if
I
did
not
help
him
escape,
he
would
kill
me!” [RHQ]
God’s
spirit
took
possession
of
Saul
After
David
had
escaped
from
Saul,
he
went
to
Samuel,
who
was
at
his
home
at
Ramah.
He
told
Samuel
everything
that
Saul
had
done
to
try
to
kill
him.
Then
David
and
Samuel
went
to
Naioth,
which
was
a
section
of
Ramah
city,
and
they
stayed
there.
Someone
told
Saul
that
David
was
in
Naioth.
So
Saul
sent
some
messengers
to
capture
David.
When
those
messengers
arrived
in
Ramah,
they
met
some
men
who
were
proclaiming ecstatic
messages,
and
Samuel
was
there,
as
their
leader.
When
Saul’s
messengers
met
them,
the
Spirit
of
God
took
control
of
Saul’s
men,
and
they
also
spoke ecstatically.
When
Saul
heard
about
that,
he
sent
messengers
a
third
time,
but
they
also
started
to
speak ecstatically.
Finally,
Saul
himself
went
to
Ramah.
When
he
arrived
at
the
well
at
a
place
named
Secu,
he
asked
people
there, “Where
are
Samuel
and
David?”
The
people
replied, “They
are
at
Naioth
in
Ramah
city.”
While
Saul
was
walking
toward
Naioth,
the
Spirit
of
God
also
took
control
of
him.
While
he
walked
on,
he
continued
speaking ecstatic
messages
until
he
came
to
Naioth.
There
he
took
off
his
clothes,
and
he
spoke
messages
from
God
in
front
of
Samuel.
He
lay
on
the
ground
doing
that
all
day
and
all
night.
That
is
the
reason
that
when
people
see
someone
doing
something
that
is
very unexpected,
they
think
about
what
happened
to
Saul,
and
they
say, “We
are
surprised,
like
the
people
were
surprised
to
see
Saul
acting
like
a
prophet?” [RHQ]
Jonathan helped David escape from Saul
David
ran
away
from
the
Naioth
section
of
Ramah
city.
He
went
to
Jonathan
and
asked
him, “What
have
I
done
to
displease
your
father?
What
did
I
do
that
was
wrong?
Why
is
he
trying
to
kill
me?”
Jonathan
replied, “My
father
is
surely
not
trying
to
kill
you!
He
always
tells
me
before
he
does
anything
that
he
is
planning.
He
tells
me
about
important
things
and unimportant
things
that
he
plans
to
do. ◄Why
would
he
refuse
to
tell
me
if
he
were
planning
to
kill
me?/I
am
sure
that
he
would
not
refuse
to
tell
me
if
he
were
planning
to
kill
you.► [RHQ]
So
what
you
are
saying
cannot
be
true.”
Then
David
solemnly
declared
this
to
Jonathan: “Your
father
knows
very
well
that
you
and
I
are
very
good
friends,
so
he
says
to
himself, ‘I
will
not
tell
Jonathan
what
I
am
going
to
do.
If
I
tell
Jonathan,
he
will
be
upset/distressed,
and
then
he
will
tell
David.’
But
just
as
certain
as
Yahweh
lives
and
you
live,
I
am
only
one
step
away
from
being
killed.”
Jonathan
said
to
David, “I
will
do
whatever
you
tell
me
to
do.”
David
replied, “Tomorrow
we
will
celebrate
the
Festival
of
the
New
Moon.
I
always
eat
with
the
king
at
that
festival.
But
tomorrow
I
will
hide
in
the
field,
and
I
will
stay
there
for
one
night.
I
will
stay
there
until
the
evening
of
the
day
after
tomorrow.
If
your
father
asks
why
I
am
not
there
at
the
festival,
say
to
him, ‘David
requested
me
to
allow
him
to
go
to
his
home
in
Bethlehem,
where
his
family
will
offer
the
sacrifice
that
they
offer
during
this
festival
every
year.’
If
your
father
says ‘That
is okay’,
then
I
know
I
will
be
safe.
But
if
he
becomes
extremely
angry,
you
will
know
that
he
is
determined
to
harm
me.
Please
be
kind
to
me.
Yahweh
heard
you
when
you
made
a
solemn
agreement
with
me
that
you
and
I
will
always
be
loyal
friends.
If
I
deserve
to
be
punished [MTY],
kill
me
yourself.
I
do
not
want [RHQ]
you
to
allow
your
father
to
punish [IDM]
me.”
Jonathan
replied, “I
will
never
do
that!
But
if
I
find
out
that
my
father
is
determined
to
harm/kill
you,
I
will
certainly
warn
you.” [RHQ]
David
asked
him, “How
will
I
find
out
if
your
father
answers
you
harshly?”
Jonathan
replied, “Come
with
me.
We
will
go
out
into
the
field.”
So
they
went
together
out
into
the
field.
There
Jonathan
said
to
David, “I
promise
this
while
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
is
listening:
At
this
time
the
day
after
tomorrow,
I
will
find
out
what
my
father
is
thinking
about
you.
If
he
is
saying
good
things
about
you,
I
will
certainly
send
a
message
to
you
to
tell
that
to
you [RHQ].
But
if
he
is
planning
to
hurt/kill
you,
I
will
enable
you
to
know [IDM]
that,
and
enable
you
to
go
away
safely.
I
desire
that
Yahweh
will
punish
me
severely
if
I
do
not
do
that
for
you.
I
desire/hope
that
Yahweh
will
be
with
you
and
help
you
like
he
has
helped
my
father.
But
while
I
am
still
alive,
please
be
kind
to
me
in
the
same
way
that
Yahweh
is
kind
to
me,
and
do
not
kill
me
when
you
become
king.
But
if
I
die,
never
stop beng
kind
to
my
family,
even
after
Yahweh
has
gotten
rid
of
all
your
enemies
all
over
the
earth.”
David
agreed.
So
Jonathan
made
a
solemn
agreement
with
David.
And
he
said, “I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
get
rid
of
all
your
enemies.”
And
Jonathan
requested
David
to
repeat
his
solemn
promise
to
be
his
close
friend,
because
Jonathan
loved
David
as
much
as
he
loved
himself.
Then
Jonathan
said, “Tomorrow
we
will
celebrate
the
Festival
of
the
New
Moon.
When
you
are
not
sitting
at
your
place
when
we
eat,
my
father
will ◄miss
you/see
that
you
are
not
there►.
The
day
after
tomorrow,
in
the
evening,
go
to
the
place
where
you
hid
before.
Wait
by
the
pile
of
stones.
I
will
come
out
and
shoot
three
arrows
as
though
I
were
trying
to
shoot
at
a
target.
The
arrows
will
hit
the
ground
close
to
the
pile
of
stones.
Then
I
will
send
a
boy
to
bring
the
arrows
back
to
me.
If
you
hear
me
say
to
him, ‘They
are
closer
to me’,
then
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
you
will
know
that
everything
is
fine,
and
that
Saul
will
not
kill
you.
But
if
I
tell
him, ‘The
arrows
are
farther away’,
you
will
know
that
you
must
leave
immediately,
because
Yahweh
wants
you
to
run
away.
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
watch
you
and
me
and
enable
us
to
never
forget
what
we
have
promised
each
other.”
So
David
went
and
hid
in
the
field.
When
the
Festival
of
the
New
Moon
started,
the
king
sat
down
to
eat.
He
sat
where
he
usually
sat,
close
to
the
wall.
Jonathan
sat
across
from
him,
and
Abner
the
army
commander
sat
next
to
Saul.
But
no
one
was
sitting
in
the
place
where
David
usually
sat.
On
that
day,
Saul
did
not
say
anything
about
David,
because
he
was
thinking, “Something
must
have
happened
that
caused
David
to
become
unacceptable
to
worship
God.”
But
the
next
day,
when
David
was
not
sitting
at
the
place
where
he
usually
sat,
Saul
asked
Jonathan, “Why
has
that
son
of
Jesse
not
been
here
to
eat
with
us
yesterday
and
today?”
Jonathan
replied, “David
earnestly
requested
me
that
I
permit
him
to
go
to
Bethlehem.
He
said, ‘Please
allow
me
to
go,
because
our
family
is
going
to
offer
a
sacrifice.
My
older
brother
insisted
that
I
be
there.
So
please
allow
me
to
go
to
be
with
my
older
brothers.’
I
allowed
David
to
go,
and
that
is
the
reason
that
he
is
not
here
eating
with
you.”
Saul
was ◄furious/very
angry►
with
Jonathan.
He
yelled
at
him, “You
stupid
bastard [EUP]!
I
know
that
you
are
being
loyal
to
that
son
of
Jesse.
By
doing
that,
you
will
bring
shame
to
yourself
and
to
your
mother.
As
long
as
Jesse’s
son
is
living,
you
will
never
become
the
king,
and
you
will
never
rule
over
a
kingdom!
So
now,
summon
David,
and
bring
him
to
me.
He
must
be
executed!”
Jonathan
asked
his
father, “Why
should
David
be
executed?
What
wrong
has
he
done?”
Then
Saul
threw
his
spear
at
Jonathan
in
order
to
kill
him,
but
the
spear
did
not
hit
him.
So
Jonathan
knew
that
his
father
really
wanted
to
kill
David.
Jonathan
was
very
angry,
and
he
left
the
room.
On
that
second
day
of
the
festival,
he
refused
to
eat
anything.
He
was
disgusted
about
what
his
father
had
done,
and
he
was
worried
about
David.
The
following
morning
Jonathan
went
out
to
the
field
to
give
a
message
to
David,
like
he
had
agreed
that
he
would
do.
He
took
a
young
boy
with
him.
Jonathan
said
to
the
boy, “Run
and
find
the
arrows
that
I
shoot.”
The
boy
started
running,
and
Jonathan
shot
an
arrow
ahead
of
the
boy.
When
the
boy
ran
to
the
place
where
the
arrow
hit
the
ground,
Jonathan
called
out, “The
arrow
is
further
away!” [RHQ]
Then
he
shouted
to
the
boy, “Act
quickly;
do
not
wait!
Do
not
stop!”
The
boy
picked
up
the
arrow
and
brought
it
back
to
Jonathan.
But
the
boy
did
not
understand
the
meaning
of
what
Jonathan
had
said;
only
Jonathan
and
David
knew.
Then
Jonathan
gave
his
bow
and
arrows
to
the
boy
and
told
him, “Go
back
to
the
town.”
When
the
boy
left,
David
came
out
from
the
south
side
of
the
pile
of
stones
behind
which
he
had
been
hiding.
He
went
to
Jonathan
and
bowed
in
front
of
Jonathan
three
times,
with
his
face
touching
the
ground.
Then
David
and
Jonathan
kissed
each
other
on
the
cheek/neck,
and
they
cried
together.
But
David
cried
more
than
Jonathan.
Jonathan
said
to
David, “May
things
go
well
for
you
as
you
go.
Yahweh
has
heard
what
we
solemnly
promised
to
always
do
for
each
other,
and
what
we
said
that
our
descendants
must
do
for
each
other.”
Then
David
left,
and
Jonathan
went
back
to
the
town.
David and his men hid in a cave
David
fled
from
there
and
went
to
Nob
city
to
see
Ahimelech
the
priest.
Ahimelech
trembled
when
he
saw
David
because
he
was
afraid
that
something
bad
had
happened.
He
said
to
David, “Why
are
you
alone?
Why
have
no
men
come
with
you?”
David
deceived
Ahimelech
by replying, “The
king
sent
me.
But
he
does
not
want
anyone
to
know
anything
about
what
he
sent
me
to
do.
I
have
told
my
men
where
they
should
meet
me.
Now
I
want
to
know,
do
you
have
any
food
here
for
me
to
eat [IDM]?
Could
you
give
me
five
loaves
of
bread,
or
whatever
other
food
that
you
can
find?”
The
priest
answered
David, “There
is
no
ordinary
bread
here,
but
I
have
some
of
the
sacred
bread
that
was
placed
before
Yahweh.
Your
men
may
eat
it
if
they
have
not
slept
with [EUP]
women
recently.”
David
replied, “They
have
not
been
near
women
for
many
days.
I
do
not
allow
my
men
to
defile
themselves
by
sleeping
with
women
while
they
are
preparing
to
fight
in
battles.
They
must
continue
to
keep
themselves
acceptable
to
God
when
they
are
on
ordinary trips,
and
today
they
have
kept
themselves
acceptable
to
God
because
now
we
are
doing
something
very
special/important.”
The
only
bread
that
the
priest
had
was
the
sacred
bread
that
had
been
placed
in
Yahweh’s
presence
in
the
Sacred
tent.
So
the
priest
gave
David
some
of
that
bread.
On
that
day
the
priest
had
taken
those
loaves
from
the
table
and
replaced
them
with ◄fresh/newly
baked►
loaves.
It
happened
that
Doeg,
from
the
Edom people-group,
was
there
on
that
day
to
make
himself
acceptable
to
Yahweh,
and
he
saw
what
Ahimelech
did.
He
was
one
of
Saul’s
officials
and
the
leader
of
Saul’s
shepherds.
David
asked
Ahimelech, “Do
you
have
a
spear
or
a
sword
that
I
could
use?
The
king
appointed
us
to
do
this
task
and
told
us
to
leave
immediately,
so
I
did
not
have
time
to
bring
any
weapons.”
Ahimelech
replied, “I
have
only
the
sword
that
belonged
to
Goliath
the
giant
from
the
Philistia people-group
whom
you
killed
in
Elah
Valley.
It
is
wrapped
in
a
cloth,
and
is
behind
the
sacred vest
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
If
you
want
it,
take
it,
because
I
have
no
other
weapon
here.”
David
replied, “Truly,
there
is
no
other
sword
that
is
as
good
as
that
one!
Give
it
to
me.”
So
Ahimelech
gave
it
to
him,
and
David
left
there.
He
and
his
men
and
went
to
Gath
city
in
the
Philistia
region,
to
stay
with
King
Achish.
But
the
officers
of
King
Achish
objected
to
David
being
there.
They
said
to
King
Achish, “This
man
is [RHQ]
David,
the
king
of
Israel!
He
is
the
one [RHQ]
whom
our
enemies,
the
Israeli
people,
honored
by
dancing
and
singing,
‘Saul
has
killed
thousands
of
his
enemies,
but
David
has
killed
tens
of
thousands
of
them!’”
David
heard
what
those
men
were
saying,
so
he
was
afraid
of
what
King
Achish
might
do
to
him.
So
he
pretended
that
he
was insane.
He
started scratching
on
the
gates
of
the
city
and allowing
his
saliva
to
run
down
his
beard.
Then
King
Achish
said
to
his
men, “Look
at
this
man!
He
is
acting
like
an insane
man!
Why
have
you
brought
him
to
me?
Have
you
brought
him
because
I
do
not
have
enough insane
men
here
already [RHQ]?
I
do
not
want [RHQ]
him
to
come
into
my
house!”
David and his men hid in a cave at Adullam
David
and
his
men
left
Gath
and
went
east
to
hide
in
a
cave
on
a
hill
at
Adullam
city.
Soon
his
older
brothers
and
all
his
other
relatives
came
and
stayed
with
him
there.
Then
other
men
came
there.
Some
were
men
who
had
caused
trouble,
some
were
men
who owed
money,
and
some
were
men
who
were
not
content [IDM]
with
the
government.
They
continued
to
come
until
there
were 400
men
there,
and
David
was
their
leader.
Later
they
left
there
and
went
east
to
Mizpah
city
in
the
Moab
region.
There
David
requested
the
king
of
Moab, “Please
allow
my
father
and
mother
to
live
here
with
you
until
I
know
what
God
is
going
to
do
for
me.”
The
king
gave
him
permission,
so
David’s
parents
stayed
with
the
king
of
Moab
all
the
time
that
David
and
the
men
who
were
with
him
were
hiding
in
that
area.
One
day
the
prophet
Gad
told
David, “Leave ◄your
fortress/this
area►
and
return
to
Judah.”
So
David
and
his
men
went
to
Hereth
forest
in
Judah.
Saul
killed
Ahimelech
and
many
other
priests
One
day,
someone
told
Saul
that
David
and
his
men
had
arrived
in
Judah.
On
that
day,
Saul
was
sitting
underneath
the
tamarisk
tree
on
a
hill
at
Gibeah
town.
He
was
holding
his
spear,
and
was
surrounded
by
his
army
officers.
He
shouted
to
them, “You
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
listen
to
me!
Do
you
think
that
the
son
of
Jesse
will
give
all
of
you
fields
and
vineyards
if
he
becomes
your
king?
Will
he
appoint
all
of
you
to
become
generals
and
captains
in
his
army [RHQ]?
Is
that
why
you
have
all
conspired
against
me [RHQ]?
None
of
you
told
me
when
my
son
Jonathan
made
a
solemn
agreement
with
that
son
of
Jesse.
None
of
you
feels
sorry
for
me.
That
son
of
Jesse
was
my
servant,
but
now
my
son
is encouraging
him
to
hide
in
order
to ◄ambush
me/attack
me
suddenly►,
as
he
is
doing
today!”
Doeg,
a
man
from
the
Edom people-group,
was
standing
there
with
Saul’s
officers.
He
said
to
Saul, “When
I
was
at
Nob,
I
saw
that
son
of
Jesse
talking
to
Ahimelech,
the
priest.
Ahimelech
asked
Yahweh
what
David
should
do.
Then
Ahimelech
gave
to
David
some
food
and
the
sword
of
Goliath,
the
giant
from
the
Philistia people-group.”
Then
Saul
summoned
Ahimelech
and
all
Ahimelech’s
relatives
who
were
priests
at
Nob.
So
they
all
came
to
the
king.
Saul
said
to
Ahimelech, “You
son
of
Ahitub,
listen
to
me!”
Ahimelech
answered, “Yes,
sir!”
Saul
said, “Why
are
you
and
Jesse’s
son conspiring
to
get
rid
of
me?
You
gave
him
some
bread
and
a
sword.
You
requested
God
to
tell
David
what
he
should
do.
David
has
rebelled
against
me,
and
right
now
he
is
hiding
somewhere,
waiting
to
attack
me.”
Ahimelech
replied, “
I
do
not
understand
why
you
are
saying
that,
because
David,
your
son-in-law,
the
captain
of
your bodyguards,
is
very
loyal
to
you.
No
one
is
more
loyal
to
you
than
David!
Everyone
in
your
household
respects
him
very
much.
Furthermore,
this
was
certainly
not [RHQ]
the
first
time
that
I
requested
God
to
say
what
he
wanted
David
to
do.
And
it
is
not
right
for
you
to
accuse
me
or
any
of
my
relatives
of
trying
to
get
rid
of
you,
because
I
do
not
know
anything
about
anyone
wanting
to
do
that.”
The
king
then
shouted, “Ahimelech,
you
and
your
all
your
relatives
are
going
to
be
executed
right
now!”
Then
he
commanded
his bodyguards, “Kill
these
priests
of
Yahweh,
because
they
are
allies
of
David,
and
they
are conspiring
with
David
against
me!
They
knew
that
David
was
trying
to
run
away
from
me,
but
they
did
not
tell
me!”
But
Saul’s bodyguards
refused
to
kill
Yahweh’s
priests.
Then
the
king
said
to
Doeg, “You
kill
them!”
So
Doeg,
the
man
from
the
Edom people-group,
went
out
and
struck
them
with
his
sword.
On
that
day
he
killed
eighty-five
men
who
were
wearing
the
sacred
vests
because
they
were
God’s
priests.
He
also
went
and
killed
many
people
in
Nob,
the
city
where
the
priests
lived.
He
killed
men,
women,
children,
babies,
cattle,
donkeys,
and
sheep
there.
But
Abiathar,
Ahimelech’s
son,
escaped.
He
ran
away
and
joined
David
and
the
men
who
were
with
him.
He
told
David
that
Saul
had
commanded
Doeg
to
kill
Yahweh’s
priests.
Then
David
said
to
him, “That
man
from
the
Edom people-group,
Doeg,
was
there
at
Nob
on
the
day
that
I
was
there.
I
knew
that
he
would
surely
tell
Saul
what
happened.
So
it
is
my
fault
that
your
father
and
all
of
his
family
have
been
killed.
You
stay
with
me,
and
do
not
be
afraid.
The
man
who
wants
to
kill
you
wants
to
kill
me
also,
but
you
will
be
safe
if
you
stay
with
me.”
David saved the people of Keilah
One
day
someone
told
David, “You
need
to
know
that
the
Philistia
army
is
attacking
Keilah
town
and
they
are
stealing
grain
from
where
men
are
threshing
it.”
David
asked
Yahweh, “Should
my
men
and
I
go
to
fight
against
those
men
from
the
Philistia people-group?”
Yahweh
answered, “Yes,
go.
Attack
them,
and
rescue
the
people
of
Keilah.”
But
David’s
men
said
to
him, “We
are
afraid
that
Saul
will
attack
us
here
in
Judah.
We
will
be
more
afraid
if
we
go
to
Keilah
where
the
Philistia
army
is!”
So
David
asked
Yahweh
again
if
they
should
go
to
Keilah.
Yahweh
answered, “Yes,
go
down
to
Keilah.
I
will
help
you
to
defeat
the
men
of
the
Philistia people-group.”
So
David
and
his
men
went
to
Keilah.
They
fought
against
the
men
of
the
Philistia people-group
and
captured
many
of
their
cattle.
David
and
his
men
killed
many
of
the
Philistia
men
and
rescued
the
people
of
Keilah.
Abiathar,
the
son
of
Ahimelech,
fled
to
be
with
David
at
Keilah,
and
he
brought
the
sacred vest
with
him
to
use
it
to
determine
what
God
wanted
to
be
done.
Saul
pursued
David
Soon
Saul
found
out
that
David
was
at
Keilah.
So
he
said, “That
is
good!
God
is enabling
me
to
capture
him!
He
has
trapped
himself
in
that
town,
because
it
has
high
walls
with
gates
around
it.”
So
Saul
summoned
his
army,
and
they
prepared
to
go
down
to
Keilah
to
attack
David
and
his
men.
But
David
found
out
that
Saul
was
planning
for
his
army
to
attack
him.
So
he
said
to
Abiathar
the
priest, “Bring
here
the
sacred vest.”
So
when
Abiathar
brought
it,
David
prayed, “Yahweh,
God
of
us Israelis,
I
have
heard
that
Saul
is
planning
to
come
here
with
his
army
and
destroy
Keilah
because
I
am
here.
Will
Saul
come
down
here
to
Keilah,
as
people
reported
to
me?
Will
the
leaders
of
Keilah
enable
Saul
to
capture
me?
Yahweh,
God
of
us Israelis,
please
tell
me!”
Yahweh
answered, “Yes,
Saul
will
come
down.”
Then
David
asked, “Will
the
leaders
of
Keilah
enable
Saul’s
army
to
capture
me
and
my
men
if
we
stay
here?”
By
means
of
the
stones
in
the
sacred vest,
Yahweh
replied, “Yes,
they
will.”
So
David
and
his 600
men
left
Keilah.
They
continued
to
move
from
one
place
to
another,
wherever
they
thought
that
Saul
would
not
find
them.
And
when
Saul
found
out
that
David
had
escaped
from
Keilah,
he
did
not
go
there.
David
and
his
men
stayed
in
hiding
places
in
the
desert
and
in
the
hills
of
Ziph
Desert.
Every
day
Saul
sent
men
to
search
for
David,
but
Yahweh
did
not
allow
them
to
capture
David.
While
David
and
his
men
were
at
a
place
named
Horesh
in
Ziph
desert,
he
found
out
that
Saul
was
coming
there
to
kill
him.
But
Saul’s
son
Jonathan
went
to
David
at
Horesh,
and
encouraged
him
to
continue
to
trust
God.
Jonathan
told
him, “Do
not
be
afraid,
because
my
father
will
not
be
able
to
harm [IDM]
you.
Some
day
you
will
be
the
king
of
Israel,
and
I
will
be
the
second
most
important
man
in
Israel.
My
father
Saul
also
knows
that.”
Then
the
two
of
them
repeated
their
solemn
promise
that
Yahweh
had
heard
them
make
previously,
that
they
would
always
be
loyal
to
each
other.
Then
Jonathan
went
home,
but
David
stayed
at
Horesh.
Some
people
from
Ziph
went
to
Saul
when
he
was
at
Gibeah,
and
they
told
him, “David
and
his
men
are
hiding
in
our
land [RHQ]!
They
are
hiding
in
places
at
Horesh
on Hakilah
Hill,
south
of
a
place
named
Jeshimon.
So,
O
king,
come
down
there
any
time
that
you
want
to.
It
is
our
duty
to
capture
him
and
turn
him
over
to
you.”
Saul
replied, “I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
bless
you
for
telling
that
to
me.
Go
back
and
find
out
more
about
him.
Find
out
exactly
where
he
is
staying,
and
find
out
who
has
seen
him
there.
People
tell
me
that
he
is
very
clever,
so
we
need
to
be
clever
also
to
be
able
to
capture
him.
Find
out
all
the
places
where
he
and
his
men
hide.
Then
come
back
and
tell
me
everything
that
you
have
found
out.
Then
I
will
take
my
army
and
go
there
with
you.
If
David
is
in
any
of
the
clans/caves
of
Judah,
we
will
search
for
him
and
find
him!”
So
those
people
went
back
to
Ziph
before
Saul
went
there.
At
that
time
David
and
his
men
were
in
Maon
Desert,
south
of
Jeshimon.
Saul
and
his
soldiers
went
to
search
for
David,
but
David
heard
about
that.
So
he
and
his
men
went
further
south
to
a
rocky
hill/peak
in
the
Maon
Desert.
When
Saul
heard
about
that,
he
and
his
men
followed
David
and
his
men
to
the
Maon
Desert.
Saul
and
his
soldiers
were
walking
along
one
side
of
the
hill/peak,
and
David
and
his
men
were
on
the
other
side.
David
and
his
men
were
hurrying
to
escape
from
Saul’s
soldiers,
because
Saul
and
his
soldiers
were
coming
much
closer.
But
then
a
messenger
came
to
Saul
and
said
to
him, “Come
quickly!
The
Philistia
army
is
attacking
the
people
in
our
land!”
So
Saul
stopped
pursuing
David,
and
he
and
his
soldiers
went
to
fight
against
the
Philistia
army.
That
is
the
reason
that
people
call
that
place ‘Escape Rock’.
David
and
his
men
also
left
the
Maon
Desert
and
went
to
places
to
hide
safely
at
En-Gedi.
David spared Saul’s life
After
Saul
and
his
soldiers
returned
home
after
fighting
against
the
Philistia
army,
someone
reported
to
Saul
that
David
and
his
men
had
gone
into
the
desert
near
En-Gedi.
When
Saul
heard
that,
he
chose 3,000
men
from
various
areas
in
Israel,
and
they
went
to
search
for
David
and
his
men
at
a
place
named
Rocks
of
Wild
Goats.
At
a
place
where
the
road
was
alongside
some
sheep
pens,
Saul
left
the
road
and
entered
a
cave
to defecate [EUP].
He
did
not
know
that
David
and
his
men
were
hiding
further
inside
that
same
cave!
David’s
men
saw
Saul
and
whispered
to
David, “Today
is
the
day
that
Yahweh
spoke
about
when
he
said, ‘I
will
enable
you
to
defeat
your
enemy.’
You
can
do
to
him
whatever
you
want
to!”
So
David crept
toward
the
entrance
of
the
cave
and
with
his
knife
he
cut
off
a
piece
of
Saul’s
robe.
And
then
he
returned
to
his
men.
But
then
David
felt
guilty
for
having
cut
off
a
piece
of
Saul’s
robe.
He
said
to
his
men, “I
should
not
have
done
that
to
the
king!
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
never
allow
me
to
attack
the
one
whom
God
has
appointed,
because
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
chose
him
to
be
the
king.”
By
saying
that,
David
restrained
his
men,
and
did
not
allow
them
to
kill
Saul.
After
Saul
left
the
cave
and
started
to
walk
on
the
road
again,
David
came
out
of
the
cave
and
shouted
to
Saul, “King
Saul!”
Saul
turned
around
and
looked,
and
David
bowed
down
with
his
face
touching
the
ground.
Then
he
said
to
Saul, “◄Why
do
you
pay
attention
to
people
when
they
say ‘David
wants
to
harm you’?/You
should
not
pay
attention
to
people
when
they
say ‘David
wants
to
harm you’.► [RHQ]
Today
you
can
see
with
your
own
eyes
that
what
they
say
is
not
true.
Yahweh
put
you
in
a
place
where
my
men
and
I
could
have
killed
you
when
you
were
in
this
cave.
Some
of
my
men
told
me
that
I
should
do
that,
but
I
did
not
do
that.
I
said
to
them, ‘I
will
not
harm
my
master,
because
he
is
the
king
whom
Yahweh
appointed.’
Your
majesty,
look
at
this
piece
of
your
robe
that
is
in
my
hand!
I
cut
it
from
your
robe,
but
I
did
not
kill
you.
So
now
you
should
be
able
to
understand
that
I
am
not
planning
to
do
anything
evil
to
you.
I
have
not
done
anything
wrong
to
you,
but
you
are
searching
for
me
to
kill
me.
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
judge
and
decide
which
of
us ◄
is
doing
what
is
right/pleases
him►.
And
I
hope/desire
that
he
will
punish
you
for
the
wrong
things
that
you
have
done
to
me.
But
I
will
not
try
to
harm
you.
There
is
a
proverb
that
has
the
words, ‘Evil
things
are
done
by
evil
people.’
But
I
am
not
evil,
so
I
will
not
do
evil
things
to
you.
“ou
are
the
king
of
Israel.
So ◄why
are
you
pursuing
me?/you
should
not
be
pursuing
me.► [RHQ]
I
am
as harmless
as [MET]
a
dead
dog
or
a
flea.
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
judge
which
of
us
is
doing
what ◄he
wants/is
right►.
I
trust
that
he
will
act
like
a lawyer
and
judge ◄my
case/what
I
have
done►,
and
that
he
will
rescue
me
from
your
power [MTY].”
When
David
finished
speaking,
Saul
called
out
to
him
and
asked, “My
son
David,
is
that
your
voice
that
I
am
hearing?”
Then
he
began
to
cry
loudly.
He
said, “You
are
a
better
man
than
I
am.
You
have
done
something
very
good
to
me
when
I
tried
to
do
something
very
bad
to
you.
When
Yahweh
put
me
in
a
place
in
that
cave
where
you
could
have
easily
killed
me,
you
did
not
do
that.
◄Who
else
would/No
one
else
would►
find
his
enemy
and
allow
his
enemy
to
escape
when
he
could
kill
him
instead [RHQ].
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
reward
you
for
being
kindly
to
me
today.
I
know
that
some
day
you
will
surely
become
the
king,
and
that
your
kingdom
will
prosper
as
you
rule
the Israeli
people.
Now
while
Yahweh
is
listening,
solemnly
promise
to
me
that
you
will
not
kill
my
family
and
get
rid
of
all
my
descendants.”
David
solemnly
promised
Saul
that
he
would
not
harm
Saul’s
family.
Then
Saul
went
back
home,
and
David
and
his
men
went
back
up
into
the
place
where
they
had
been
hiding.
Samuel died
Soon
after
that,
Samuel
died,
and
all
the Israeli
people
gathered
and
mourned
for
him.
They
buried
his
body
outside
his
home
in
Ramah.
Nabal
insulted
David
Then
David
and
his
men
moved
to
the
Maon
Desert.
In
Maon
town
there
was
a
man
who
owned
land
in
Carmel,
a
nearby
village.
He
was
very
rich;
he
owned 3,000
sheep
and 1,000
goats.
His
name
was
Nabal;
he
was
a
descendant
of
Caleb.
His
wife
Abigail
was
a
wise
and
beautiful
woman,
but
Nabal
was
very
cruel
and
treated
people
very unkindly [IDM].
One
day
while
David
and
his
men
were
in
the
desert,
someone
told
him
that
Nabal
was
cutting
the
wool
from
his
sheep.
So
David
told
ten
of
his
men, “Go
to
Nabal
at
Carmel
and
greet
him
for
me.
Then
tell
to
him
this
message
from
me, ‘I
wish/desire
that
things
will
go
well
for
you
and
your
family
and
for
everything
that
you
possess.
‘
heard
people
say
that
you
are
cutting
the
wool
from
your
sheep.
Previously,
when
your
shepherds
were
among
us,
we
did
not
harm
them.
All
the
time
that
your
shepherds
were
among
us
at
Camel,
we
did
not
steal
any
sheep
from
them.
You
can
ask
your
servants
if
this
is
true,
and
they
will
tell
you
that
it
is
true.
We
have
come
here
at
a
time
when
you
are
celebrating,
so
I
ask
you
to
please
be
kind
to
us
and
give
these
men
whatever extra
food
you
have,
for
me,
David,
and
my
men
to
eat.’”
When
David’s
men
arrived
where
Nabal
was,
they
gave
David’s
message
to
him,
and
they
waited
for
him
to
reply.
But
Nabal
spoke
harshly
to
them.
He
said
to
them, “Who
does
this
man,
this
son
of
Jesse,
think
that
he
is? [DOU, RHQ]
There
are
many
slaves
who
are
running
away
from
their
masters
at
the
present
time,
and
it
seems
to
me
that
he
is
just
one
of
them.
I
give
bread
and
water
to
the
men
who
are
cutting
the
wool
from
my
sheep,
and
I
give
them
meat
from
animals
that
I
have
slaughtered.
Why
should
I
take
some
of
those
things
and
give
them
to
a
group
of outlaws [RHQ]? ◄Who
knows
where
they
have
come
from?/I
do
not
even
know
where
they
have
come
from.►” [RHQ]
Then
David’s
men
returned
and
told
him
what
Nabal
had
said.
When
David
heard
that,
he
told
his
men, “
We
are
going
to
kill
Nabal;
fasten
your
swords!”
So
he
fastened
on
his
sword
and
about 400
men
fastened
on
their
swords
and
went
with
David.
There
were 200
of
his
men
who
stayed
with
their
supplies.
One
of
Nabal’s
servants
found
out
what
David
and
his
men
were
planning
to
do,
so
he
went
to
Nabal’s
wife
Abigail
and
said
to
her, “David
sent
some
messengers
from
the
desert
to
greet
our
master
Nabal,
but
Nabal
only
yelled
at
them.
All
the
time
that
we
were
in
the
fields
close
to
them,
those
men
of
David
were
very
kind
to
us.
They
did
not
harm
us.
They
did
not
steal
anything
from
us.
They
protected
us
during
the
daytime
and
during
the
night.
They
were
like
a
wall [MET]
around
us
to
protect
us
while
we
were
taking
care
of
our
sheep.
So
now
you
should
think
about
it
and
decide
what
you
can
do.
If
you
do
not
do
something,
terrible
things
will
happen
to
our
master
and
to
all
his
family.
Nabal
is
an
extremely
wicked
man,
with
the
result
that
he
will
not
heed
anyone
when
that
person
tries
to
tell
him
anything
that
he
should
do.”
When
Abigail
heard
that,
she
very
quickly
gathered 200
loaves
of
bread,
and
also
got
two
leather
bags
full
of
wine,
the
meat
from
five
sheep,
a
bushel
of
roasted
grain, 100 packs
of
raisins,
and 200 packs
of
dried
figs.
She
put
all
those
things
on
donkeys.
Then
she
told
her
servants, “Go
ahead
of
me.
I
will
follow
you.”
But
she
did
not
tell
her
husband
what
she
was
going
to
do.
David
and
his
men
had
left
the
place
where
they
were
staying
and
were
on
the
road
to
Nabal’s
property.
They
were
coming
down
a
hill
when
they
met
Abigail.
David
had
been
saying
to
his
men, “It
was
useless
for
us
to
protect
that
man
and
all
his
possessions
here
in
this
desert.
We
did
not
steal
anything
that
belonged
to
him,
but
he
has
done
evil
to
me
in
return
for
our
good
things
we
did
for
him.
I
hope/desire
that
God
will
strike
me
and
kill
me [IDM]
if
he
or
even
one
of
his
men [IDM]
is
still
alive
tomorrow
morning!”
When
Abigail
saw
David,
she
quickly
got
down
from
her
donkey
and
bowed
before
him,
with
her
face
touching
the
ground.
Then
she
prostrated
herself
at
David’s
feet
and
said
to
him, “Sir,
I
deserve
to
be
punished
for
what
my
husband
has
done.
Please
listen
to
what
I
say
to
you.
Please
do
not
pay
attention
to [IDM]
what
this
worthless
man
Nabal
has
said.
His
name
means ‘fool’,
and
he
surely
is
a
foolish
man.
But
I,
who
am
willing
to
be
your
servant,
did
not
see
the
messengers
whom
you
sent
to
him.
Yahweh
has
prevented
you
from
getting
revenge
on
anyone
and
killing
anyone.
I
hope/desire
that
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives
and
as
surely
as
you
live,
your
enemies
will
be
cursed
like
Nabal
will
be.
I
have
brought
a
gift
for
you
and
for
the
men
who
are
with
you.
Please
forgive
me
if
I
have
done
anything
wrong
to
you.
Yahweh
will
surely
reward
you
by allowing
many
of
your
descendants
to
become
kings
of
Israel,
because
you
are
fighting
the
battles
that
Yahweh
wants
you
to
fight.
And
I
know
that
throughout
all
your
life
you
have
not
done
anything
wrong.
Even
when
those
who
are
trying
to
kill
you
pursue
you,
you
are
safe,
because
Yahweh
your
God
takes
care
of
you.
You
will
be
protected
as
though
you
were [MET]
a
bundle
that
he
has
safely
tied
up.
But
your
enemies
will
disappear
as
fast
as
stones
that
are
hurled
from
a
sling.
Yahweh
has
promised
to
do
good
things
for
you,
and
he
will
do
what
he
has
promised.
And
he
will
cause
you
to
become
the
ruler
of
the Israeli
people.
When
that
happens,
you
will
be
glad
that
you
did
not
kill
any
people
in
Nabal’s
household.
You
will
not
think
that
you
deserve
to
be
punished
for
having
taken
revenge
yourself
and
killed
innocent
people.
And
when
Yahweh enables
you
to
successfully
become
the
king,
please
do
not
forget
to
be
kind
to
me.”
David
replied
to
Abigail, “I
praise
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
because
he
sent
you
to
talk
with
me.
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
bless
you
for
being
very
wise.
You
have
prevented
me
from
taking
revenge
myself
and
killing
many
people [MTY]
today.
Just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship
is
alive,
he
has
prevented
me
from
harming
you.
If
you
had
not
come
quickly
to
talk
to
me,
neither
Nabal
nor
even
one
of
Nabal’s
men [IDM]
would
be
still
alive
tomorrow
morning.”
Then
David
accepted
the
gifts
that
Abigail
had
brought
to
him.
He
said
to
her, “I
hope/desire
that
things
will
go
well
for
you.
I
have
heard
what
you
said,
and
I
will
do
what
you
have
requested.”
Nabal
died
When
Abigail
returned
to
Nabal,
he
was
in
his
house,
having
a
big
celebration
like
kings
have.
He
was
very
drunk
and feeling
very
happy.
So
Abigail
did
not
say
anything
to
him
that
night
about
her
meeting
with
David.
The
next
morning,
when
he
was
no
longer
drunk,
she
told
him
everything
that
had
happened
when
she
talked
with
David.
Immediately ◄he
had
a
stroke/a
blood
vessel
burst
in
his brain►
and
he
became
paralyzed [MET].
About
ten
days
later
Yahweh
struck
him
again
and
he
died.
After
David
heard
that
Nabal
was
dead,
he
said, “Praise
Yahweh!
Nabal
insulted
me,
but
Yahweh ◄vindicated
me/got
revenge
for
me►.
He
has
prevented
me
from
doing
anything
wrong.
And
he
has
punished
Nabal
for
the
wrong
that
he
did.”
David
married
Abigail
Then
David
sent
messengers
to
Abigail,
to
ask
her
if
she
would
become
his
wife.
His
servants
went
to
Carmel
and
said
to
Abigail, “David
sent
us
to
take
you
to
become
his
wife.”
Abigail
bowed
down
with
her
face
touching
the
ground.
Then
she
told
the
messengers
to
tell
David, “
I
am
happy
to
become
your
wife.
I
will
be
your
servant.
And
I
am
willing
to
wash
the
feet
of
your
slaves.”
Abigail
quickly
got
on
her
donkey
and
went
with
David’s
messengers.
Five
of
her
maids
went
with
her.
When
she
arrived
where
David
was,
she
became
his
wife.
David
had
previously
married
Ahinoam,
a
woman
from
Jezreel
town
near
Carmel.
So
both
Abigail
and
Ahinoam
were
now
David’s
wives.
King
Saul’s
daughter
Michal
was
also
David’s
wife,
but
Saul
had
given
her
to Laish’s
son
Paltiel,
who
was
from
Gallim
town.
David spared Saul’s life again
One
day
some
of
the
people
of
Ziph
town
went
to
Saul
while
he
was
at
Gibeah,
and
they
said
to
him, “David
is
hiding
in
a
cave
on Hakilah
hill,
across
from
Jeshimon
town.”
So
Saul
chose 3,000
of
the
best Israeli
soldiers
and
went
with
them
to
Ziph
Desert
to
search
for
David.
Saul
and
his
men
set
up
their
tents
close
to
the
road
on Hakilah
hill,
east
of
Jeshimon
town,
but
David
and
his
men
stayed
in
the
desert.
When
David
heard
that
Saul
was
searching
for
him,
he
sent
some
spies
to
find
out
for
certain
that
Saul
had
come
to Hakilah.
Then
that
evening
David
went
to
the
place
where
Saul
had
set
up
his
tent.
From
a
distance
he
saw
where
Saul
and
his
army
commander,
Abner,
were
sleeping.
Saul
was
sleeping
with
all
his
army
sleeping
around
him.
David
went
back
to
where
his
men
were
and
talked
to
Ahimelech,
who
was
from
the
Heth people-group,
and
Joab’s
brother
Abishai,
whose
mother
was
David’s
older
sister
Zeruiah.
He
asked
them, “Who
will
go
with
me
down
into
the
camp
where
Saul
is?”
Abishai
replied, “I
will
go
with
you.”
So
that
night
David
and
Abishai crept
into
Saul’s
camp.
They
saw
that
Saul
was
asleep.
His
spear
was
stuck
in
the
ground
near
his
head.
Saul
was
asleep
in
the
middle
of
the
camp.
Abner
the
army
commander
and
the
other
soldiers
were
sleeping
around
Saul.
Abishai
whispered
to
David, “Today
Yahweh
has
enabled
us
to
kill
your
enemy!
Allow
me
to
fasten
Saul
to
the
ground
by
thrusting
my
spear
into
him.
It
will
be
necessary
for
me
to
strike
him
only
once.
I
will
not
need
to
strike
him
twice.”
But
David
whispered
to
Abishai, “No,
do
not
kill
Saul.
Yahweh
has
appointed
him
to
be
king,
so
Yahweh
will
surely [RHQ]
punish
anyone
who
kills
him.
Just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
he
himself
will
punish
Saul.
Perhaps
Yahweh
will
strike
him
when
it
is
Saul’s
time
to
die,
or
perhaps
Saul
will
be
killed
in
a
battle.
But
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
prevent
me
from
harming
the
king
whom
he
has
appointed.
Let’s
take
Saul’s
spear
and
water
jug
that
are
near
his
head.
Then
let’s
get
out
of
here!”
David
taunted
Abner
and
Saul
So
David
took
the
spear
and
the
jug,
and
he
and
Abishai
left.
No
one
saw
them
or
knew
what
they
were
doing,
and
no
one
woke
up,
because
Yahweh
had
caused
them
to
be
sound
asleep.
David
and
Abishai
went
across
the
valley
and
climbed
to
the
top
of
the
hill,
a
long
way
from
Saul’s
camp.
Then
David
shouted
to
Abner, “Abner,
can
you
hear
me?”
Abner
woke
up
and
replied “Who
are
you,
waking
up
the
king
by
calling
out
to
him?”
David
replied, “
I
am
sure
that
you
are
the
greatest
man
in
Israel [IRO, RHQ]!
So
why
did
you
not
guard
your
master,
the
king?
Someone
came
into
your
camp
in
order
to
kill
your
master,
the
king.
You
have
done
a
very
poor
job
of
guarding
Saul.
So
just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
you
and
your
men
should
be
executed!
You
have
not
guarded
your
master
whom
Yahweh
appointed
to
be
the
king.
Where
are
the
king’s
spear
and
the
water
jug
that
were
close
to
his
head?”
The
shouting
woke
Saul
up
and
he
recognized
that
it
was
David’s
voice.
He
called
out,
saying, “My
son
David,
is
that
your
voice?”
David
replied, “Yes,
your
majesty
it
is
my
voice.”
Then
David
added, “Sir,
why
are
you
pursuing
me [RHQ]?
What
wrong
have
I
done [RHQ]?
Your
majesty,
listen
to
me!
If
Yahweh
has
caused
you
to
be
angry
with
me,
I
should
offer
a
sacrifice
in
order
to
appease
him.
But
if
it
is
people
who
have
caused
you
to
be
angry
with
me,
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
curse
them.
They
have
forced
me
to
leave
the
land
that
Yahweh
gave
to
me.
They
have
told
me, ‘Go
somewhere
else
and
worship
other
gods!’
Now
do
not
force
me
to
die [MTY]
far
from
where
we
worship
Yahweh.
You,
the
king
of
Israel,
have
come
here
searching
for
me.
But
I
do
not
want
to
harm
you!
I
am
as harmless
as
a
flea [MET].
You
are
searching
for
me
like
people
hunt
for
a
bird
in
the
mountains! [MET]”
Then
Saul
said, “David,
my
son.
I
have
sinned
by
trying
to
kill
you.
So
come
back
home.
Today
you
have
considered
my
life
to
be
very
valuable
and
so
you
have
not
killed
me.
So
I
will
not
try
to
harm
you.
I
have
made
a
big
mistake
and
have
acted
foolishly.”
David
replied,
“
will
leave
your
spear
here.
Send
one
of
your
young
men
here
to
get
it.
Yahweh
rewards
us
for
the
things
that
we
do
that
are
right
and
for
being
loyal
to
him.
Even
when
Yahweh
placed
me
where
I
could
easily
have
killed
you,
I
refused
to
do
that,
because
you
are
the
one
whom
Yahweh
has
appointed [MTY]
to
be
the
king.
Just
like
I
considered
your
life
to
be
valuable
and
spared
your
life
today,
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
consider
my
life
to
be
valuable
and
spare
my
life
and
save
me
from
all
my
troubles.”
Then
Saul
said
to
David, “My
son
David,
I
pray
that
Yahweh
will
bless
you.
You
will
do
great
things
very
successfully.”
Then
David
returned
to
his
men,
and
Saul
went
back
home.
David stayed among the Philistia people-group
But
David
thought, “Some
day
Saul
will
capture
me
if
I
stay
around
here.
So
the
best
thing
that
I
can
do
is
to
escape
and
go
to
the
Philistia
area.
If
I
do
that,
Saul
will
stop
searching
for
me
here
in
Israel,
and
I
will
be
safe.”
So
David
and
his 600
men
left
Israel
and
went
to
see Maoch’s
son
Achish,
who
was
king
of
Gath
city
in
the
Philistia
area.
David
and
his
men
and
their
families
started
to
live
there
in
Gath,
the
city
where
king
Achish
lived.
David’s
two
wives
were
with
him—Ahinoam
from
Jezreel,
and
Nabal’s
widow
Abigail,
from
Carmel.
When
someone
told
Saul
that
David
had
run
away
and
was
living
in
Gath,
he
stopped
searching
for
David.
One
day
David
said
to
Achish, “If
you
are
pleased
with
us,
give
us
a
place
in
one
of
the
small
villages
where
we
can
stay.
There
is
no
need [RHQ]
for
us
to
stay
in
the
city
where
you
are
the
king.”
Achish
liked
what
David
suggested.
So
that
day
Achish
gave
to
David
Ziklag
town.
As
a
result,
Ziklag
has
belonged
to
the
kings
of
Judah
since
that
time.
David
and
his
men
lived
in
the
Philistia
area
for 16
months.
During
that
time
David
and
his
men
raided
the
people
who
lived
in
the
areas
where
the
Geshur, Girzi,
and
Amalek people-groups
lived.
Those
people
had
lived
there
a
long
time.
That
area
extended
south
from Telam
to
the
Shur
Desert
and
to
the
border
of
Egypt.
Whenever
David’s
men
attacked
them,
they
killed
all
the
men
and
women,
and
they
took
all
the
people’s
sheep
and
cattle
and
donkeys
and
camels,
and
even
their
clothes.
Then
they
would
bring
those
things
back
home,
and
David
would
go
to
talk
to
Achish.
Each
time
Achish
would
ask
David, “Where
did
you
go raiding
today?”
David
would
lie
to
him.
Sometimes
he
would
reply
that
they
had
gone
to
the
southern
part
of
Judah,
and
sometimes
he
would
say
that
they
had
gone
to
Jerahmeel,
or
to
the
area
where
the Ken people-group
lived.
David’s
men
never
brought
back
to
Gath
any
man
or
woman
who
was
left
alive.
David
thought, “If
we
do
not
kill
everyone,
some
of
them
who
are
still
alive
will
go
and
tell
Achish
the
truth
about
what
we
really
did.”
David
did
that
all
the
time
that
he
and
his
men
lived
in
the
Philistia
area.
So
Achish
believed
what
David
told
him,
and
said
to
himself, “
Because
of
what
David
has
done,
his
own
people,
the Israelis,
must
now
hate
him
very
much.
So
he
will
have
to
stay
here
and
serve
me
forever.”
Saul consulted a witch/medium
Some
time
later,
the
people
of
Philistia
gathered
their
army
to
attack
the Israelis
again.
King
Achish
told
David, “I
am expecting
that
you
and
your
men
will
join
with
my
men
to
attack
the Israelis.”
David
replied, “
We
will
go
with
you,
and
then
you
will
see
for
yourself
what
we
can
do!”
Achish
said, “Okay,
I
will
appoint
you
to
be
my
bodyguard
permanently.”
While
Samuel
was
still
alive,
Saul
did
many
things
that
pleased
Yahweh.
One
of
the
good
things
that
Saul
did
was
to
expel
from
Israel
all
the
people
who
were
fortune-tellers
or
who
talked
to
the
spirits
of
dead
people.
But
Samuel
had
died,
and
all
the Israeli
people
had
mourned
for
him.
Then
they
had
buried
him
in
Ramah,
his
hometown.
After
that,
Saul
did
not
try
to
please
Yahweh
anymore.
The
army
of
Philistia
gathered
and
set
up
their
tents
at
Shunem
city,
in
the
north
of
Israel.
Saul
gathered
the Israeli
army
and
set
up
their
tents
at
Gilboa
in
the
eastern
part
of
the
same
valley.
When
Saul
saw
the
army
of
Philistia,
he
became
so
afraid
that
his
heart
pounded/shook.
He
prayed
to
Yahweh,
but
Yahweh
did
not
answer
him.
Yahweh
did
not
tell
Saul
what
he
should
do
by
giving
him
a
dream,
or
by
having
the
priest
throw
the
marked
stones
that
were
in
his
sacred vest,
or
by
giving
a
message
about
Saul
to
any
prophet.
Then
Saul
said
to
his
servants, “Find
for
me
a
woman
who talks
to
the
spirits
of
dead
people,
in
order
that
I
can
ask
her
what
will
happen.”
His
servants
replied, “There
is
a
woman
in
Endor
town
who
does
that.”
So
Saul
took
off
the
clothes
that
showed
that
he
was
the
king,
and
he
put
on
ordinary
clothes ◄to
disguise
himself/so
that
people
would
not
recognize
who
he
was►.
Then
he
and
two
of
his
men
went
during
the
night
to
talk
to
that
woman.
Saul
said
to
her, “I
want
you
to
talk
to
a
spirit
of
someone
who
has
died.
Cause
to
appear
the
person
whose
name
I
will
give
to
you.”
But
the
woman
replied, “You
surely
know
what
Saul
has
done.
He
expelled
from
this
land
all
the
people
who
talk
to
spirits
of
dead
people
and
all
fortune-tellers.
I
think
that
you
are
trying
to
trap
me,
in
order
that
I
will
be
executed
for
doing
something
that
is
not
permitted.”
Saul
replied,
solemnly
asking
Yahweh
to
listen
to
what
he
was
saying, “Just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
you
will
not
be
punished
for
doing
this.”
Then
the
woman
said, “Whom
do
you
want
me
to
cause
to
appear?”
Saul
replied, “Cause
Samuel
to
appear.”
So
the
woman
did
that.
But
when
she
saw
Samuel,
she
screamed.
She
said, “You
have
tricked
me [RHQ]!
You
are
Saul!
You
will
execute
me
for
doing
this!”
Saul
said
to
her, “Do
not
be
afraid.
What
do
you
see?”
The
woman
said, “I
see
a
god/spirit
coming
up
out
of
the
ground.”
Saul
said, “What
does
he
look
like?”
The
woman
replied, “An
old
man
wearing
a
robe
is
appearing.”
Then
Saul
knew
that
it
was
Samuel.
So
he
bowed
down
with
his
face
touching
the
ground.
Samuel
said
to
Saul, “Why
have
you
bothered/disturbed
me
by
causing
me
to
appear?”
Saul
said, “I
am
very
worried.
The
army
of
Philistia
is
about
to
attack
my
army,
and
God
has
abandoned
me.
He
does
not
answer
my
questions
anymore.
He
does
not
give
me
dreams
to
tell
me
what
to
do
or
give
messages
to
prophets
to
tell
me
what
to
do.
That
is
the
reason
that
I
came
to
see
you.
So
you
tell
me
what
I
should
do!”
Samuel
said, “Yahweh
has
abandoned
you
and
has
become
your
enemy.
So
why
do
you
ask
me
what
you
should
do? [RHQ]
He
has
done
what
he
told
me
previously
that
he
would
do
to
you.
He
has
torn
the
kingdom
away
from
you,
and
he
is
giving
it
to
someone
who
is
another Israeli—David.
You
did
not
obey
Yahweh.
Yahweh
was
very
angry
with
the
Amalek people-group.
You
did
not
kill
all
of
their
animals,
with
the
result
that
you
did
not
show
that
he
was
very
angry
with
them.
That
is
the
reason
that
he
has
done
this
to
you
today.
Yahweh
will
enable
the
Philistia
army
to
defeat
you
and
all
the
other Israeli
soldiers.
And
tomorrow
you
and
your
sons
will
be
with
me
in
the
place
where
spirits
of
dead
people
are.
Yahweh
will
cause
the
whole Israeli
army
to
be
defeated
by
the
Philistia
army.”
And
after
Samuel
said
that,
he
disappeared.
Saul
immediately
fell
flat
on
the
ground.
He
was
so
afraid
because
of
what
Samuel
had
said
that
he
became
paralyzed.
He
was
also
very
weak
because
he
had
not
eaten
anything
all
that
day
and
night.
The
woman
saw
that
he
was
extremely
worried/terrified.
She
said
to
him, “Listen
to
me!
I
have
done
what
you
requested
me
to
do.
I
could
be
executed
for
doing
that.
So
now
please
pay
attention
to
what
I
say.
Allow
me
to
give
you
some
food,
in
order
that
you
will
eat
it
and
get
enough
strength
to
go
back
to
your
army.”
But
Saul
refused.
He
said, “No,
I
will
not
eat
anything.”
Then
Saul’s
servants
also
urged
him
to
eat
something,
and
finally
he
heeded
what
they
said.
He
got
up
from
the
ground
and
sat
on
the
bed.
The
woman
had
a
fat
calf
close
to
her
house.
She
quickly
slaughtered
it
and
cooked
it.
She
took
some
flour
and
mixed
it
with
olive
oil,
and
baked
it
without
putting
in
any
yeast.
She
placed
the
food
in
front
of
Saul
and
his
servants,
and
they
ate
some
of
it.
Then
that
night
they
got
up
and
left.
The king of Philistia sent David back home
The
Philistia
army
gathered
at
Aphek
Valley,
which
is
near
Shunem.
The Israelis
set
up
their
tents
at
Jezreel
city,
which
was
in
the
same
valley.
The
kings
of
Philistia
divided
their
men
into
groups;
some
groups
had 100
soldiers
and
some
groups
had 1,000
soldiers.
David
and
his
men
were
marching
behind,
with
King
Achish.
But
the
Philistia
commanders
asked, “What
are
these
Hebrews
doing
here,
marching
with
us
to
battle?”
Achish
replied, “
Their
leader
is
David.
He
previously
worked
for
King
Saul
of
Israel,
but
now
he
has
been
living
near
me
for
more
than
a
year.
During
all
the
time
since
he
left
Saul,
I
have
not
seen/found
that
he
has
any
faults.”
But
the
Philistia
army
commanders
were
angry
with
Achish
for allowing
David’s
army
to
be
going
with
them.
They
said
to
him, “Send
David
and
his
men
back
to
the
city
that
you
gave
to
him!
We
do
not
want
him
to
go
with
us
into
the
battle.
If
he
goes
with
us,
we
will
have
an
enemy
in
our
own
midst!
He
would
please
King
Saul
by
killing
our
own
soldiers [RHQ]!
Have
you
forgotten
that
David
is
the
one
about
whom
the Israelis
dance
and
sing,
saying,
‘Saul
has
killed 1000
of
our
enemies,
but
David
has
killed 10,000
of
them!’?”
So
Achish
summoned
David,
and
said
to
him, “Just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
you
have
been
loyal
to
me.
I
would
like
very
much
for
you
to
fight
along
with
my
army.
Since
the
day
that
you
came
to
me,
I
have
not
found/seen
that
you
have
any
faults.
But
the
other
Philistia
rulers
do
not
trust
you.
So
all
of
you
go
back
home,
and
I
hope/desire
that
things
will
go
well
for
you.
I
do
not
want
you(sg)
to
do
anything
that
the
other
rulers
of
Philistia
will
not
be
pleased
with.”
David
replied, “What
wrong
have
I
done?
Since
the
day
that
I
first
came
to
you
until
today,
have
I
done
anything
that
you
think
is
evil?
Your
majesty,
why
will
you
not
allow
me
to
go
and
fight
against
your
enemies?”
Achish
replied, “I
know
that
you
are
as
just
as
good
as
an
angel
from
God.
But
the
commanders
of
my
army
have
said, ‘We
will
not
allow
David
and
his
men
to
go
with
us
into
the
battle.’
So
early
tomorrow
morning
you
and
your
men
must
leave.
Get
up
as
soon
as
it
is
light
and
leave.”
So
David
and
his
men
got
up
early
the
following
morning
and
returned
to
the
area
where
the
Philistia
people
lived.
And
the
Philistia
army
went
up
to
Jezreel.
David’s army defeated the Amalekites
Three
days
later,
when
David
and
his
men
arrived
at
Ziklag,
they
discovered
that
men
of
the
Amalek people-group
had
raided
Ziklag
and
towns
in
the
southern
part
of
Judah.
They
had
destroyed
Ziklag
and
burned
down
all
the
buildings.
They
had
captured
the
women
and
the
children
and
everyone
else,
and
had
taken
them
away.
But
they
had
not
killed
anyone.
When
David
and
his
men
came
to
Ziklag,
they
saw
that
the
town
had
been
burned,
and
that
their
wives
and
sons
and
daughters
had
been
captured
and
taken
away.
David
and
his
men
cried
loudly,
until
they
were
so
weak
that
they
could
not
cry
anymore.
David’s
two
wives,
Ahinoam
and
Abigail,
had
also
been
taken
away.
David’s
men
were threatening
to
kill
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him,
because
they
were
very
angry
because
their
sons
and
daughters
had
been
taken
away.
David
was
very
distressed,
but
Yahweh
his
God
gave
him
strength.
David
did
not
know
what
to
do,
so
he
said
to
Abiathar
the
priest, “Bring
to
me
the
sacred vest.”
So
Abiathar
brought
it,
and
David
asked
Yahweh, “Should
I
and
my
men
pursue
the
men
who
took
our
families?
Will
we
be
able
to
catch
up
to
them?”
Yahweh
answered
by
means
of
the
stones
in
Abiathar’s
sacred
pouch, “Yes,
pursue
them.
You
will
catch
up
to
them,
and
you
will
be
able
to
rescue
your
families.”
So
David
and
the 600
men
who
were
with
him
left,
and
they
came
to
the
Besor
Ravine.
Some
of
his
men
stayed
there
with
some
of
their
supplies.
David
and 400
men
continued
to
pursue
the
men
who
captured
their
families.
The
other 200
men
stayed
there
at
the
ravine,
because
they
were
so
exhausted
that
they
could
not
cross
the
ravine.
As
David
and
the 400
men
were
going,
they
saw
a
man
from
Egypt
in
a
field;
so
they
took
him
to
David.
They
gave
the
man
some
water
to
drink
and
some
food
to
eat.
They
also
gave
him
a
piece
of
fig
cake
and
two
clusters/packs
of
raisins.
The
man
had
not
had
anything
to
eat
or
drink
for
three
days
and
nights,
but
after
he
ate
and
drank
he
felt
refreshed.
David
asked
him, “Who
is
your
master?
And
where
do
you
come
from?”
He
replied, “I
am
from
Egypt.
I
am
a
slave
of
a
man
from
the
Amalek people-group.
Three
days
ago
my
master
left
me
here,
because
I
was
sick
and
I
was
not
able
to
go
with
them.
We
had
raided
the
southern
part
of
Judah
where
the Kereth people-group
live,
and
some
other
towns
in
Judah,
and
the
area
south
of
Hebron
city
where
the
descendants
of
Caleb
live.
We
also
burned
Ziklag
town.”
David
asked
him, “Can
you
lead
us
to
this
group
of
raiders?”
He
replied, “Yes,
I
will
do
that
if
you
ask
God
to
listen
while
you
promise
that
you
will
not
kill
me
or
give
me
back
to
my
master.
If
you
promise
that,
I
will
take
you
to
them.”
David
agreed
to
do
that,
so
the
man
from
Egypt
led
David
and
his
men
to
where
the
men
from
the
Amalek people-group
were.
Those
men
were
lying
on
the
ground,
eating
and
drinking
and
celebrating
because
of
having
captured
many
things
from
the
Philistia
and
Judah
areas.
David
and
his
men
fought
against
them
from
sunset
that
day
until
the
evening
of
the
following
day.
Four
hundred
of
them
escaped
and
rode
away
on
camels,
but
none
of
the
others
escaped.
David
rescued
his
two
wives,
and
he
and
his
men
got
back
everything
else
that
the
men
of
the
Amalek people-group
had
taken.
Nothing
was
missing.
They
took
all
their
people
back
to
Ziklag—young
people
and
old
people,
their
wives,
their
sons
and
their
daughters.
They
also
recovered
all
the
other
things
that
the
men
of
the
Amalek people-group
had
taken
from
Ziklag.
They
took
with
them
the
sheep
and
cattle
that
had
been
captured,
and
his
men
caused
those
animals
to
go
in
front
of
them,
saying, “These
are
animals
that
we
captured
in
the
battle;
they
belong
to
David!”
David
and
his
men
got
back
to
where
the
other 200
men
were
waiting,
the
men
who
did
not
go
with
David
because
they
were
very
exhausted.
They
had
stayed
at
Besor
Ravine.
When
they
saw
David
and
his
men
coming,
they
went
out
to
greet
them.
And
David
greeted
them
and
said
to
them, “I
hope
that
things
are
going
well
with
you!”
But
some
of
the
men
who
had
gone
with
David,
men
who
were
evil
and troublemakers,
said, “These 200
men
did
not
go
with
us.
So
we
should
not
give
to
them
any
of
the
things
that
we
recovered/captured.
Each
of
them
should
take
only
his
wife
and
children
and
go
back
to
their
homes.”
David
replied, “No,
my
fellow Israelis,
it
would
not
be
right
to
divide
up
like
that
the
things
that
Yahweh
has
allowed
us
to
capture.
Yahweh
has
protected
us
and
enabled
us
to
defeat
the
enemies
who
attacked
our
town.
◄Who
will
pay
attention
to
you
if
you
say
things
like
that?/No
one
will
pay
attention
to
you
if
you
say
things
like
that.► [RHQ]
The
men
who
stayed
here
with
our
supplies
will
get
the
same
amount
that
the
men
who
went
into
the
battle
will
get.
They
will
all
receive
the
same
amount.”
David
made
that
to
be
a
law [DOU]
for
the Israeli
people,
and
that
is
still
a
law
in
Israel.
When
David
and
all
the
others
arrived
in
Ziklag,
David
sent
to
his
friends
who
were
leaders
in
Judah
some
of
the
things
that
they
had
captured
from
the
Amalek people-group.
He
said
to
them, “Here
is
a
present
for
you.
These
are
things
that
we
took
from
Yahweh’s
enemies.”
Here
is
a
list
of
the
cities
and
towns
to
whose
leaders
David
sent
gifts:
Bethel,
Ramoth
in
the
southern
part
of
Judah,
Jattir,
Aroer,
Siphmoth,
Eshtemoa,
Racal,
the
cities
where
the
descendants
of Jehrameel
lived
and
the
cities
where
the Ken people-group
lived,
Hormah,
Bor-Ashan,
Athach,
Hebron,
and
all
the
other
places
where
David
and
his
men
had
gone
when
they
were
hiding
from
Saul.
Saul and his sons died in a battle
Later,
the
Philistines
again
fought
against
the Israelis.
The Israelis
ran
away
from
them,
and ◄many Israelis
were
killed/the
Philistines
killed
many Israelis►
on
Gilboa
Mountain.
The
Philistines
caught
up
with
Saul
and
his
three
sons,
and
they
killed
all
three
of
his
sons,
Jonathan
and
Abinadab
and Malchishua.
The
fighting
was
very
fierce
around
Saul.
When
the
Philistine ◄archers/men
with
bows
and
arrows►
caught
up
with
Saul,
they
wounded
him
badly
with
their
arrows.
Saul
said
to
the
man
who
was
carrying
his
weapons, “Take
out
your
sword
and
kill
me
with
it,
in
order
that
these
heathen
Philistines
will
not
be
able
to
thrust
their
swords
into
me
and
make fun
of
me
while
I
am
dying.”
But
the
man
who
was
carrying
Saul’s
weapons
was
terrified,
and
refused
to
do
that.
So
Saul
took
his
own
sword
and
fell
on
it.
The
sword
pierced
his
body
and
he
died.
When
the
man
carrying
his
weapons
saw
that
Saul
was
dead,
he
also
threw
himself
on
his
own
sword
and
died.
So
Saul,
three
of
his
sons,
and
the
man
who
carried
Saul’s
weapons,
all
died
on
that
same
day.
When
the Israeli
people
on
the
north
side
of
the
Jezreel
Valley
and
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River
heard
that
the Israeli
army
had
run
away
and
that
Saul
and
his
sons
had
died,
they
left
their
towns
and
ran
away.
Then
the
Philistines
came
and
occupied
their
towns.
The
next
day,
when
the
Philistines
came
to
take
away
the
weapons
of
the
dead
Israeli
soldiers,
they
found
the
bodies
of
Saul
and
his
three
sons
on
Gilboa
Mountain.
They
cut
off
Saul’s
head
and
took
his
weapons.
Then
they
sent
messengers
throughout
their
land,
to
proclaim
the
news,
in
the
temple
where
they
kept
their
idols,
and
to
the
other
people,
that
their
army
had
killed
Saul.
They
put
Saul’s
weapons
in
the
temple
of
their
goddess
Astarte.
They
also
fastened
the
bodies
of
Saul
and
his
sons
to
the
wall
that
surrounded
Beth-Shan
city.
When
the
people
who
lived
in
Jabesh
in
the
Gilead
region
heard
what
the
Philistines
had
done
to
Saul’s
corpse,
all
their
bravest
soldiers
walked
all
night
to
Beth-Shan.
They
took
the
corpses
of
Saul
and
his
sons
down
from
the
city
wall,
and
they
took
them
back
to
Jabesh
and
burned
the
corpses
there.
They
took
the
bones
and
buried
them
under
a
big
tamarisk
tree.
Then
they ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►
for
seven
days.
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2 Samuel
2 Samuel
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This book contains the account of King David reigning over all of Israel. We call this book
2 Samuel
David found out about Saul’s death
After
Saul
died,
David
and
the
men
who
were
with
him
returned
to
Ziklag
town
after
defeating
the
descendants
of
Amalek.
They
stayed
in
Ziklag
for
two
days.
On
the
third
day,
unexpectedly
a
man
arrived
there
who
had
come
from
where
Saul’s
army
was
camped.
He
had
torn
his
clothes
and
put
dust
on
his
head
to
show
that
he
was
grieving.
He
came
to
David,
and
prostrated
himself
on
the
ground
in
front
of
David
to
show
respect
for
him.
David
asked
him, “Where
have
you
come
from?”
The
man
replied, “I
escaped
from
where
the Israeli
army
had
been
camped.”
David
asked
him, “What
happened?
Tell
me
about
the
battle!”
The
man
replied, “The Israeli
soldiers
ran
away
from
the
battle.
Many
of
them
were
killed.
And
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan ◄are
dead/were
also
killed►.”
David
said
to
the
young
man, “How
do
you
know
that
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan
are
dead?”
The
young
man
replied, “It
happened
that
I
was
on
Gilboa
Mountain
where
the
battle
occurred,
and
I
saw
Saul,
leaning
on
his
spear.
The
enemy
chariots
and
their drivers
had
come
very
close
to
Saul.
Saul
turned
around
and
saw
me,
and
he
called
out
to
me.
I
answered
him
and
said, ‘What
do
you
want
me
to
do?’
He
replied, ‘Who
are
you?’
I
replied, ‘I
am
a
descendant
of
Amalek.’
Then
he
said
to
me, ‘Come
over
here
and
kill
me.
I
am
still
alive,
but
I
am enduing
a
lot
of
pain.’
So
I
went
to
him
and
killed
him,
because
I
knew
that
he
was
wounded
very
badly
and
would ◄not
continue
to
live/soon
die►.
I
took
the
crown
that
was
on
his
head
and
the
band/bracelet
that
was
on
his
arm,
and
I
have
brought
them
to
you.”
Then
David
and
all
the
men
who
were
with
him
tore
their
clothes
to
show
that
they
were
very
sad.
They
mourned
for
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan,
and
they
cried
and ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►
until
it
was
evening.
They
also
mourned
for
all
the
army
of
Yahweh,
and
for
all
the Israeli
people,
because
many
of
their
soldiers
had
been
killed
in
the
battle [MTY].
Then
David
asked
the
young
man
who
had
told
him
about
the
battle, “Where
are
you
from?”
He
replied, “My
father
is
a
descendant
of
Amalek,
but
we
live
in
Israel.”
David
asked
him, “◄Why
were
you
not
afraid
that
you
would
be
punished
if
you
killed
Saul,
whom
Yahweh
had
appointed [MTY]
to
be
the
king?/You
should
have
been
afraid
that
you
would
be
punished
if
you
killed
Saul,
whom
Yahweh
had
appointed [MTY]
to
be
the
king.► [RHQ]
You
yourself
said, ‘I
killed
the
man
whom
Yahweh
appointed
to
be
the
king.’
So
you
have
caused
yourself
to
be
guilty [MTY]
of
causing
your
own
death!”
Then
David
summoned
one
of
his
soldiers
and
said
to
him, “Kill
him!”
So
the
soldier
killed
him
by
striking
him
with
a
sword.
David’s
song
about
Saul
and
Jonathan
Then
David
composed/wrote
this
sad
song
about
Saul
and
Jonathan,
and
he
commanded
that
it
be
taught
to
the
people
of
Judah.
The
song
is
called ‘The
Bow
and
Arrow’
and
it
has
been
written
in
the
Book
of
Jashar:
“ou Israeli
people,
your
glorious [MTY]
leaders
have
been
killed
on
the
mountains!
It
is
very
sad
that
those
mighty
men
have
died!
“o
not
tell
it
to
our
enemies
in
the
Philistia
area;
do
not
tell
to
the
people
who
live
in
Gath
city
what
happened;
do
not
proclaim
it
in
the
streets
of
Ashkelon
city,
because
if
you
tell
them,
even
the
women
in
that
area
will
be
happy;
do
not
allow
those ◄pagan
women/women
who
do
not
know
God►
to
rejoice.
I
hope/desire
that
there
will
be
no
rain
or
dew
on
the
mountains
of
the
Gilboa
area [APO],
and
that
no
grain
will
grow
in
the
fields
there,
because
there
the
shield
of
Saul,
the
mighty
king,
fell
on
the
ground.
No
one
rubbed
olive
oil
on
Saul’s
shield;
instead,
it
was
stained
with
the
blood
of
those
whom
he
had
killed,
and
the
fat
of
mighty
enemy
soldiers
was
smeared
on
it.
Jonathan [PRS]
did
not
retreat
carrying
his
bow
and
arrows,
and
Saul
always
defeated
his
enemies
when
he
fought
them
with
his
sword. [PRS,
LIT]
“aul
and
Jonathan
were
loved
and
they
pleased
many
people.
They
were
together [LIT]
while
they
lived
and
when
they
died.
In
battles
they
were
swifter
than
eagles
and
they
were
stronger
than
lions.
“ou Israeli
women,
cry
about
Saul;
He
provided
beautiful
scarlet/red
clothes
for
you
and
he
gave
you
gold
ornaments/jewelry
to
fasten
on
those
clothes.
“
It
is
very
sad
that
this
mighty
soldier
has
died!
Jonathan
has
been
killed
on
the
mountains/hills.
Jonathan,
my
dear
friend,
I
grieve
for
you;
you
were
very
dear
to
me.
You
loved
me
in
a
wonderful
manner;
it
was
better
than
the
way
that
a
woman
loves
her
husband
and
her
children.
“t
is
very
sad
that
those
mighty
men
have
died,
and
their
weapons
are
now
abandoned!
David was appointed to be the king of Judah
Some
time
after
that,
David
asked
Yahweh, “Should
I
go
back
to
live
in
one
of
the
towns
in
Judah?”
Yahweh
replied, “Yes,
go
up
there.”
Then
David
asked, “To
which
town
should
I
go?”
Yahweh
replied, “To
Hebron.”
So
David
went
up
there,
taking
his
two
wives,
Ahinoam
who
was
from
Jezreel
city,
and
Abigail,
the
widow
of
Nabal
from
Carmel
city.
He
also
took
the
men
who
had
been
with
him,
and
their
families.
They
all
started
to
live
in
villages
near
Hebron.
Then
the
men
of
Judah
came
to
Hebron,
and
one
of
them
poured
olive
oil
on
David’s
head
to
show
they
were appointing
him
to
be [MTY]
the
king
of
the
tribe [MTY]
of
Judah.
When
David
found
out
that
the
people
of
Jabesh
town
in
the
Gilead
region
had
buried
Saul’s
body,
he
sent
messengers
to
the
men
of
Jabesh
to
tell
them
this: “I
desire/hope
that
Yahweh
will
bless
you
for
having
shown,
by
burying
the
body
of
Saul
your
king,
that
you
were
loyal
to
him.
Now
I
also
desire/hope
that
Yahweh
will
faithfully
love
you
and
be
loyal
to
you.
And
I
will
do
good
things
for
you
because
of
what
you
have
done
for
Saul.
Now,
although
Saul
your
king
is
dead,
be
strong
and
courageous,
like
the
people
of
Judah,
who
have
appointed
me
to
be
their
king.”
Ishbosheth
was
appointed
to
be
the
king
of
Israel
While
this
was happening, Ner’s
son
Abner,
the
commander
of
Saul’s
army,
took
Saul’s
son Ishbosheth
and
went
across
the
Jordan
River
to
Mahanaim
town.
There
Abner
proclaimed
that Ishbosheth
was
now
the
king
of
the
Gilead
region
and
of
the
tribe
of
Asher
and
the
region
of
Jezreel
and
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Benjamin.
That
meant
that
he
was
the
king
of
all
of
the
people
of
Israel.
Ishbosheth
was 40
years
old
when
he
started
to
rule
over
the
people
of
Israel.
He
ruled
them
for
two
years.
But
the
tribe
of
Judah ◄was
loyal
to
David/wanted
David
to
be
their
king►,
and
he
ruled
them
for
seven
and
a
half
years
while
he
was
living
in
Hebron.
The
war
between
the
armies
of
Judah
and
Israel
One
day
Abner
and
the
officials
of Isbosheth
went
from
Mahanaim
across
the
Jordan
River
to
Gibeon
city.
Joab,
whose
mother
was
Zeruiah,
and
some
of
David’s
officials
went
from
Hebron
to
Gibeon,
and
met
at
the
pool
there.
They
all
sat
down,
the
one
group
on
one
side
of
the
pool
and
the
other
group
on
the
other
side.
Abner
said
to
Joab, “Let’s
tell
some
of
our
young
men
to
fight
each
other!”
Joab
replied, “Okay!”
So
twelve
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
fought
for Ishbosheth,
against
twelve
of
David’s
soldiers.
Each
of
them
grabbed
the
head
of
the
man
against
whom
he
was
fighting,
and
thrust
his
sword
into
that
man’s
side.
The
result
was
that
all 24
of
them
fell
down
dead.
So
that
area
in
Gibeon
is
now
called ‘Field
of Swords’.
Then
the
others
started
to
fight.
It
was
a
very
fierce
battle.
Abner
and
the
men
of
Israel
were
defeated
by
David’s
soldiers.
Joab’s
brother
Asahel
was
killed
Zeruiah’s
three
sons
were
there
on
that
day:
Joab,
Abishai,
and
Asahel.
Asahel
was
able
to
run
very
fast;
he
could
run
as
fast
as
a
wild
gazelle/antelope.
Asahel
started
to
pursue
Abner.
He
ran
straight
toward
Abner,
without
stopping.
Abner
looked
behind
him,
and
said “Is
that
you,
Asahel?”
Asahel
replied, “Yes!”
Abner
yelled
at
him, “Turn
to
one
side
or
the
other,
and
pursue
someone
else!”
But
Asahel
would
not
stop
pursuing
Abner.
So
Abner
yelled
at
him
again, “Stop ◄chasing
after/pursuing►
me! ◄Why
should
I
kill
you?/It
would
not
be
good
for
me
to
kill
you!► [RHQ]
If
I
did
that, ◄how
could
I ‘face/be reconciled
with’
your
brother
Joab?/it
would
be
very
difficult
for
me
to ‘face/be reconciled
with’
your
brother
Joab.► [RHQ]”
But
Asahel
refused
to
stop
pursuing
Abner.
So
Abner
suddenly
turned
and
thrust
the
butt
end
of
his
spear
into
Asahel’s
stomach.
Because
he
thrust
it
very
strongly,
that
end
of
the
spear
went
though
Asahel’s
body
and
came
out
at
his
back,
and
he
fell
to
the
ground,
dead.
All
the
other
soldiers
who
came
to
the
place
where
his
body
was
lying
stopped
and
stood
there,
stunned.
But
Joab
and
Abishai
continued
to
pursue
Abner.
At
sunset
they
came
to
Ammah
Hill,
which
is
east
of
Giah,
along
the
road
to
the
desert
near
Gibeon.
The
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
gathered
around
Abner
in
one
group,
and
stood
at
the
top
of
a
hill.
Then
Abner
called
out
to
Joab,
saying “Are
we
going
to
continue
to
fight
forever [RHQ]?
Do
you
not
realize
that
if
we
continue
fighting,
the
result
will
be
very
bad [RHQ]?
We
are
all
descendants
of
Jacob.
So
we
should
stop
fighting
each
other ◄How
long
will
it
be
until
you
tell
your
soldiers
to
stop
pursuing
us?/Tell
your
soldiers
to
stop
pursuing
us.►” [RHQ]
Joab
replied, “Just
as
surely
as
God
lives,
if
you
had
not
said
that,
my
soldiers
would
have
continued
pursuing
your
men
until
tomorrow
morning!”
So
Joab
blew
a
trumpet
to
signal
that
they
should
stop
fighting.
So
all
his
men
did
that.
They
did
not
pursue
the
soldiers
of
Israel
anymore,
and
they
stopped
fighting.
That
night
Abner
and
his
soldiers
went
through
the
Jordan
River
Valley.
They
crossed
the
Jordan
River
and
marched
all
the
next
morning,
and
they
finally
arrived
at
Mahanaim.
Joab
and
his
soldiers
stopped
pursuing
Abner.
And
when
he
gathered
all
his
soldiers
together,
he
found
out
that
in
addition
to
Asahel,
only 19
of
them
had
been
killed
in
the
battle.
But
David’s
soldiers
had
killed 360
of
Abner’s
men,
all
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Some
of
Joab’s
soldiers
took
Asahel’s
body
and
buried
it
in
the
tomb
where
his
father
had
been
buried,
in
Bethlehem.
Then
they
marched
all
during
the
night,
and
at
dawn
they
arrived
back
home
at
Hebron.
There
was
a
long
war
between
those
who
wanted
Saul’s
son
to
be
their
king
and
those
who
wanted
David
to
be
their
king.
But
more
and
more
people
began
to
want
David
to
be
the
king,
while
the
number
of
people
who
wanted
Saul’s
son
to
be
the
king
continued
to
become
smaller.
David’s
sons
born
at
Hebron
David’s
wives
gave
birth
to
six
sons
at
Hebron.
The
oldest
was
Amnon,
whose
mother
was
Ahinoam,
from
Jezreel
city.
The
next
one
was Kileab,
whose
mother
was
Abigail,
the
widow
of
Nabal,
from
Carmel
city.
The
next
one
was
Absalom,
whose
mother
was
Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Talmai,
the
king
of
the
Geshur
region.
The
next
one
was
Adonijah,
whose
mother
was
Haggith.
The
next
one
was
Shephatiah,
whose
mother
was
Abital.
The
youngest
one
was
Ithream,
whose
mother
was
Eglah,
another
one
of
David’s
wives.
Those
sons
of
David
were
all
born
in
Hebron.
Abner
decided
that
David
would
be
king
of
all
of
them
While
those
who
wanted
Saul’s
son
to
rule
over
them
and
those
who
wanted
David
to
rule
over
them
continued
to
fight
against
each
other,
Abner
was
becoming
more influential
among
those
who
wanted
Saul’s
son
to
be
the
king.
When
Saul
was
alive,
he
had
as
one
of
his
wives
a
slave
woman
named
Rizpah,
the
daughter
of
Aiah.
But
one
day
Abner
had
sexual
relations
with
her.
So Ishbosheth
said
to
Abner, “Why
have
you
had
sexual
relations
with [EUP]
my
father’s
slave
wife?”
Abner
became
very
angry
about
what Ishbosheth
said
to
him.
He
said
to Ishbosheth, “◄Do
you
think
that
I
am
a
worthless
dog [MET]
from
Judah?/You
are treating
me
as
though
I
am
a
worthless
dog [MET]
from
Judah.► [RHQ]
From
the
beginning,
I
have
been
loyal
to
Saul
your
father,
to
his
brothers,
and
to
his
friends.
And
I
have
prevented
you
from
being
defeated
by
David’s
army.
So
now ◄why
are
you criticizing
me
about
what
I
have
done
with
some
woman?/you
should
not
be criticizing
me
about
what
I
have
done
with
some
woman.► [RHQ]
Yahweh
solemnly
promised
that
he
would
not
allow
Saul
and
his
descendants
to
continue
to
rule.
He
promised
that
he
would
cause
David
to
rule
over
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
and
Judah,
from
Dan
city
far
in
the
north
to
Beersheba
city
far
in
the
south.
So
I
hope/desire
that
God
will
punish
me
severely [HYP]
if
I
do
not
enable
that
to
happen!”
Ishbosheth
was
very
afraid
of
Abner,
so
he
did
not
say
anything
in
reply
to
Abner.
Then
Abner
sent
messengers
to
David
when
he
was
at
Hebron,
to
say
to
him, “
Either
you
or
I
should
be [RHQ]
the
ruler
of
this
entire
nation,
but
not Isbosheth.
However,
if
you
make
an
agreement
with
me,
I
will
help
you
by encouraging
all
the
people
of
Israel
to ◄be
want
you
to
be
their
king/start
to
support►
you.”
David
sent
back
this
reply: “Good!
I
am
willing
to
make
an
agreement
with
you.
But
before
that
happens,
there
is
one
thing
that
you
must
do.
When
you
come
to
see
me,
you
must
bring
my
wife
Michal,
Saul’s
daughter.”
Then
David
sent
messengers
to Ishbosheth,
to
say
to
him, “I
had
to
kill 100
men
from
Philistia
and
cut
off
their
foreskins
to
give
to
Saul
to
pay
for
Michal
to
be
my
wife.
So
now
give
her
back
to
me!”
So Ishbosheth
sent
some
men
to
take
Michal
from
her
husband
Palti.
But
when
they
took
her,
her
husband
followed
them
all
the
way
to
Bahurim
town,
crying
as
he
went.
Then
Abner
turned
and
said
to
him, “Go
back
home!”,
so
he
did.
Abner
went
to
the Israeli
leaders
and
talked
with
them.
He
said, “For
a
long
time
you
have
wanted
David
to
be
your
king.
So
now
you
have
an opportunity
to
do
that.
Keep
in
mind
that
Yahweh
promised
this: ‘With
the
help
of
David,
who
serves
me
well,
I
will
rescue
my
people
from
the
people
of
Philistia,
and
from
the
power [MTY]
of
all
their
other
enemies’.”
Abner
also
spoke
to
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Then
he
went
to
Hebron,
to
tell
David
what
all
the
people
of
Israel
and
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
had
agreed
to
do.
When
Abner
came
with 20
of
his
soldiers
to
see
David
at
Hebron,
David
made
a
feast
for
all
of
them.
Afterwards,
Abner
said
to
David, “Sir/Your
majesty,
I
will
now
go
and
encourage
all
the
people
of
Israel
to
accept
you
to
be
their
king,
as
you
have
desired.”
Then
Abner
left,
peacefully.
Joab
murdered
Abner
Soon
after
that,
Joab
and
some
of
David’s
other
soldiers
returned
to
Hebron
after raiding
one
of
their
enemies’
villages,
bringing
with
them
a
lot
of
things
that
they
had
captured.
But
Abner
was
not
there
at
Hebron,
because
David
had
sent
him
safely
home.
When
Joab
and
the
soldiers
who
were
with
him
arrived,
someone
told
him
that
Abner
had
come
there
and
talked
with
the
king,
and
that
the
king
allowed
to
go
home
safely.
So
Joab
went
to
the
king
and
said, “Why
have
you
done
that?
Listen
to
me!
Abner
is
your
enemy,
but
when
he
came
to
you,
you
allowed
him [RHQ]
to
leave!
Do
you
not
know
that
he
came
to
you
to
deceive
you
and
to
find
out
everything
that
you
are
doing,
and
all
the
places
that
you
go
to?”
After
Joab
left
David,
he
sent
some
messengers
to
get
Abner.
They
found
him
at
Sirah
Well,
and
brought
him
back
to
Hebron,
but
David
did
not
know
that
they
had
done
that.
So
when
Abner
returned
to
Hebron,
Joab
met
him
at
the
city
gate,
and
took
him
aside
as
though
he
wanted
to
speak
with
him
privately.
Then
he
stabbed
Abner
in
the
stomach
with
his
knife/sword.
In
that
way
he
murdered
Abner
because
Abner
had
killed [MTY]
Joab’s
brother
Asahel.
Later,
after
David
heard
what
had
happened,
he
said, “Yahweh
knows
that
I
and
the
people
of
my
kingdom
are
not
at
all ◄responsible
for/guilty
of► murdering [MTY]
Abner.
I
hope/desire
that
Joab
and
all
his
family
will
be
punished [MTY]
for
doing
that!
I
hope/desire
that
there
will
always
be
someone
in
his
family
who
has
sores,
or
someone
who
is
a
leper,
or
some
man
who
is
forced
to
do
women’s
work,
or
someone
who
is
killed
in
a
battle,
or
someone
who
does
not
have
enough
food
to
eat!”
That
is
how
Joab
and
his
brother
Abishai
murdered
Abner,
because
he
had
killed
their
brother
Asahel
in
the
battle
at
Gibeon.
Then
David
said
to
Joab
and
to
all
Joab’s
soldiers, “Tear
your
clothes
and
put
on coarse
cloth
to
show
that
you
are
sad,
and
mourn
for
Abner!”
And
at
the funeral,
King
David
walked
behind
the
men
who
were
carrying
the
coffin.
They
buried
Abner’s
body
at
Hebron.
And
at
the
grave,
the
king
cried
loudly,
and
all
the
other
people
also
cried.
David
sang
this
sad
song
to
lament
for
Abner:
“t
is
not
right
that [RHQ]
Abner
died
like outlaws
die!
No
one
tied
his
hands
or
put
chains
on
his
feet,
like
they
do
to
criminals.
No,
he
was
murdered
by
wicked
men!”
Then
many [HYP]
people
came
to
David
to
tell
him
to
eat
some
food
before
sunset,
but
David
refused.
He
said, “I
hope/desire
that
God
will
punish
me
severely [HYP]
if
I
eat
any
food
before
the
sun
goes
down!”
All
the
people
saw
what
David
did,
and
they
were
pleased.
Truly,
everything
that
the
king
did
pleased
the
people.
So
all
the
people
realized
that
the
king
had
not
wanted
Abner
to
be
killed.
The
king
said
to
his
officials, “◄Do
you
not
realize
that
a
leader
and
a
great
man
has
died
today
in
Israel?/You
should
realize
that
a
leader
and
a
great
man
has
died
today
in
Israel.► [RHQ]
Even
though
Yahweh
appointed
me
to
be
the
king,
today
I
feel
weak.
These
two
sons
of
Zeruiah,
Joab
and
Abishai,
are
very
violent;
I
cannot
control
them.
So
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
punish
them
severely
in
return
for
this
wicked
thing
that
they
have
done!”
Ishbosheth was murdered
When
Saul’s
son Ishbosheth
heard
that
Abner
had
been
killed
at
Hebron,
he
realized
that
he
might
also
be
killed.
He
became
discouraged,
and
all
the Israeli
people ◄trembled/became
afraid►.
Ishbosheth
had
two
officers
who
were
leaders
of
groups
that
raided
other
villages.
They
were
brothers;
their
names
were
Baanah
and
Rechab,
sons
of
Rimmon
from
Beeroth
town
in
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Beeroth
is
in
the
area
that
had
been
assigned
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
But
the
people
of
Beeroth
had
fled
to
Gittaim
town,
and
they
still
live
there.
Saul’s
son
Jonathan
had
a
son
named
Mephibosheth.
When
Mephibosheth
was
five
years
old,
Saul
and
Jonathan
died
in
the
battle.
When
people
brought
that
news
from
Jezreel, Mephibosheth’s nursemaid
picked
him
up
and
ran
away.
She
ran
very
fast,
with
the
result
that
she
dropped
him,
and
his
legs
became
crippled.
One
day,
Rechab
and
Baanah
left
their
home
to
go
to Ishbosheth’s
house.
They
arrived
there
about noontime,
when Ishbosheth
was
taking
his
midday nap.
The
woman
who
was
the
doorkeeper
was sifting
wheat.
While
doing
that,
she
became sleepy,
and
fell
asleep.
So
Rechab
and
his
brother
Baanah
were
able
to
creep
in
quietly.
They
entered Ishbosheth’s
bedroom,
where
he
was
sleeping.
They
killed
him
with
their
swords
and
cut
off
his
head.
They
carried
his
head
and
walked
all
night
through
the
Jordan
River
Valley.
They
took
the
head
of Ishbosheth
to
David
at
Hebron.
They
said
to
him, “Here
is
the
head
of Ishbosheth,
the
son
of
your
enemy
Saul,
who
tried
to
kill
you.
Your
majesty,
today
Yahweh
has
allowed
you
to
get
revenge
on
Saul
and
his
descendants!”
But
David
replied
to
them, “Yahweh
is
the
one
who
has
rescued
me
from
all
my
troubles.
And
just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
what
I
am
now
saying
is
also
true.
When
a
messenger
came
to
Ziklag
and
told
me ‘Saul
is
dead!’
and
he
thought
that
the
news
that
he
was
bringing
to
me
was
good
news,
I
seized
him
and
commanded
one
of
my
soldiers
to
kill
him.
That
was
the
reward
I
gave
to
him
for
his
news!
So
because
you
two
evil
men
murdered
a
man
who
is ◄innocent/has
done
nothing
wrong►
when
he
was
sleeping
on
his
bed
in
his
own
house,
I
will
do
something
worse
to
you.
I
will
surely [RHQ]
get
revenge
on
you
two
for murdering [MTY]
him,
and ◄wipe
you/cause
you
to
disappear►
from
the
earth!”
Then,
following
David’s
orders,
his
soldiers
killed
the
two
men,
and
cut
off
their
hands
and
their
feet,
and
hung
their
bodies (OR,
their
hands
and
feet)
on
a
pole
near
the
pool
at
Hebron.
But
they
took
the
head
of Ishbosheth
and
buried
it
respectfully
in
the
tomb
of
Abner,
there
at
Hebron.
David became the king of all the Israeli tribes
Then
the
leaders
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
came
to
David
at
Hebron,
and
said
to
him, “Listen,
we
have
the
same
ancestors [IDM]
that
you
do.
In
the
past,
when
Saul
was
our
king,
it
was
you
who
led
our Israeli
soldiers
in
our
battles.
You
are
the
one
to
whom
Yahweh
promised, ‘You
will
be
the
leader [MET]
of
my
people;
you
will
be
their
king.’ ”
So
while
Yahweh
was
listening,
all
those
leaders
of
the
people
of
Israel
declared
there
at
Hebron
that
David
would
be
their
king.
And
David
made
a
sacred
agreement
with
them.
They
anointed
him
with
olive
oil
to
set
him
apart
to
be
the
king
of
the Israeli
people.
David
was 30
years
old
when
he
became
their
king.
He
ruled
them
for 40
years.
In
Hebron
he
ruled
over
the
tribe
of
Judah
for
seven
and
a
half
years,
and
in
Jerusalem
he
ruled
over
all
the
people
of
Judah
and
Israel
for 33
years.
David’s
army
captured
Jerusalem
One
day
King
David
and
his
soldiers
went
to
Jerusalem
to
fight
against
the
Jebus people-group
who
lived
there.
The
people
there
thought
that
David’s
army
would
not
be
able
to
capture
the
city,
so
they
sent
a
message
to
David,
saying “Your
army
will
never
be
able
to
get
inside
our
city!
Even
the
blind
and
crippled
people
will
be
able
to
chase
you
away!”
But
David’s
army
captured
the
fortress
on
Zion
Hill,
and
later
it
was
known
as
David’s
City.
On
that
day,
David
said
to
his
soldiers, “Those
who
want
to
get
rid
of
the
Jebus people-group
should
go
through
the
water
tunnel
to
enter
the
city.
Then
they
can
attack
those
people
whom
I [SYN]
detest—
and
we
will
find
out
if
any
blind
and
crippled
people
will
be
able
to
stop
them!”
That
is
why
people
say, “Blind
and
crippled
people
cannot
enter
Yahweh’s
temple.”
After
David
and
his
soldiers
captured
the
city
with
its
strong
walls
around
it,
he
lived
there,
and
they
named
it ‘David’s City’.
David
and
his
soldiers
built
the
city
around
the
fortress,
starting
where
the
land
was ◄filled
in/terraces►
on
the
east
side
of
the
hill.
David
continued
to
become
more
and
more
powerful/influential,
because
the
Almighty
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
was
with/helping
him.
One
day
Hiram,
the
king
of
Tyre
city,
sent
ambassadors/messengers
to
David
to
talk
about
making agreements
between
their
countries.
Hiram
agreed
to
provide
cedar
trees
to
make lumber,
and
also
that
he
would
send
carpenters
and
masons,
to
build
a
palace
for
David.
His
doing
that
caused
David
to
realize
that
Yahweh
truly
had
appointed
him
to
be
the
king
of
Israel,
and
that
Yahweh
was
going
to
cause
his
kingdom
to
prosper,
because
Yahweh
loved
the Israeli
people,
whom
he
had
chosen
to
belong
to
him.
After
David
moved
from
Hebron
to
Jerusalem,
he
took
more
slave
women
to
be
his second-class
wives,
and
he
also
married
other
women.
All
of
those
women
gave
birth
to
more
sons
and
daughters.
The
names
of
the
sons
who
were
born
in
Jerusalem
were
Shammua,
Shobab,
Nathan,
Solomon,
Ibhar,
Elishua,
Nepheg,
Japhia,
Elishama,
Eliada,
and
Eliphelet.
David’s
army
defeated
the
Philistines
When
the
Philistia
people
heard
that
David
had
been
appointed
to
be
the
king
of
Israel,
their
army
went
up
toward
Jerusalem
to
try
to
capture
David.
But
David
heard
that
they
were
coming,
so
he
went
down
to
another
fortified
place.
The
army
of
Philistia
arrived
at
Rephaim
Valley
southwest
of
Jerusalem
and
spread
all
over
the
valley.
David
asked
Yahweh, “Should
my
men
and
I
attack
the
Philistia
army?
Will
you
enable
us
to
defeat
them [IDM]?”
Yahweh
replied, “Yes,
attack
them,
because
I
will
certainly
enable
your
army
to
defeat
them. [IDM]”
So
David
and
his
army
went
to
where
the
Philistia
army
was,
and
there
they
defeated
them.
Then
David
said, “Yahweh
has
burst
through
my
enemies
like
a
flood.” [SIM]
So
that
place
is
called ‘Lord
of Bursting-through’.
The
Philistia
men
left
their
idols
there;
so
David
and
his
soldiers
took
them
away.
Then
the
Philistia
army
returned
to
Rephaim
Valley
and
spread
all
over
the
valley.
So
again
David
asked
Yahweh
if
his
army
should
attack
them.
But
Yahweh
replied, “Do
not
attack
them
from
here.
Tell
your
men
to
go
around
them
and
attack
them
from
the
other
side,
near
the
balsam
trees.
When
you
hear
something
in
the
tops
of
the
balsam
trees
that
sounds
like
an
army
marching,
attack
them,
because
I
will
have
gone
ahead
of
you
to
enable
your
army
to
defeat
their
army.”
So
David
did
what
Yahweh
told
him
to
do,
and
his
army
defeated
the
Philistia
army
from
Geba
city
all
the
way
west
to
Gezer
city.
They moved the sacred chest to Jerusalem
Then
David
chose 30,000 Israeli
men
and
gathered
them
together.
He
led
them
to
the
place
in
Judah
formerly
called
Baalah,
now
called
Kiriath-Jearim.
They
went
in
order
to
bring
from
there
to
Jerusalem
the
sacred
chest,
which
had
the
name
of
Yahweh,
the
leader
of
the
armies
of
the
angels
in
heaven,
written
on
it,
and
which
had
the
statues
of
the
winged
creatures
on
top
of
it.
Between
those
statues
was
where
Yahweh
spoke
messages
about
ruling
his
people [MTY].
The
sacred
chest
was
in
the
house
of
Abinadab,
on
top
of
a
hill.
They
went
there,
and
they
put
the
chest
on
a
new
cart.
Uzzah
and
Ahio,
the
two
sons
of
Abinadab,
were
guiding
the
oxen
that
were pulling
the
cart.
Uzzah
walked
alongside
the
cart,
and
Ahio
walked
in
front
of
it.
David
and
all
the Israeli
men
were
celebrating
in
God’s
presence,
singing
with
all
their
strength
and
playing
lyres
and
harps,
and
beating
tambourines,
and clashing
castanets
and
cymbals.
But
when
they
came
to
the
place
where
Nacon
threshed
grain,
the
oxen
stumbled.
So
Uzzah
put
his
hand
on
the
sacred
chest
to ◄steady
it/prevent
it
from
falling
off
the
cart►.
Yahweh
immediately
became
very
angry
with
Uzzah,
and
he
killed
him
right
there
alongside
the
sacred
chest,
because
he
had
touched
the
chest,
and
Yahweh
had
commanded
that
only
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
help
the
priests
should
touch
the
sacred
chest.
David
was
angry
because
Yahweh
had
punished
Uzzah.
So
ever
since
that
time,
that
place
has
been
called ‘The
Punishment
of Uzzah’.
David
was
also
afraid
of
what
else
Yahweh
would
do
to
punish
them,
so
he
said, “◄How
can
I
take
the
sacred
chest
with
me
to
Jerusalem?/I
am
afraid
to
take
the
sacred
chest
with
me
to
Jerusalem.►” [RHQ]
So
he
did
not
want
to
take
the
sacred
chest
to
Jerusalem.
Instead,
they
took
it
to
another
place;
they
took
it
to
the
house
of
Obed-Edom,
from
Gath
city.
They
left
the
sacred
chest
in
the
house
of
Obed-Edom
for
three
months,
and
during
that
time
Yahweh
blessed
Obed-Edom
and
his
family.
Later,
people
told
David, “Yahweh
has
blessed
Obed-Edom
and
his
family
because
he
is
taking
care
of
the
sacred
chest!”
When
David
heard
that,
he
and
some
other
men
went
to
Obed-Edom’s
house,
and
very
joyfully
brought
the
sacred
chest
from
there
to
Jerusalem.
This
time,
descendants
of
Levi
were
carrying
the
sacred
chest,
but
when
they
had
walked
only
six
steps,
they
stopped,
and
there
David
killed
a
bull
and
a
fat
calf,
and
offered
them
to
Yahweh
for
a
sacrifice.
David
was
wearing
only
a
linen
cloth
wrapped
around
his
waist,
and
was
dancing
very
energetically
to
honor
Yahweh.
David
and
the Israeli
men
took
the
sacred
chest
up
to
Jerusalem,
shouting
loudly
and
blowing
trumpets.
While
they
were
carrying
the
sacred
chest
into
the
city,
David’s
wife
Michal,
who
was
Saul’s
daughter,
looked
out
the
window
of
her
house.
She
saw
King
David
leaping
and
dancing
to
honor
Yahweh.
So
she
was
disgusted
with
him.
They
brought
the
sacred
chest
into
the
tent
that
David
had
erected
for
it.
Then
David
gave
to
Yahweh
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
on
an
altar,
and
other
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
When
David
had
finished
offering
those
sacrifices,
he
asked
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
the
angels,
to
bless
the
people.
He
also
distributed
food
to
all
the
people.
To
each Israeli
man
and
woman
he
gave
a
loaf
of
bread,
some
meat,
and
a
raisin
cake.
Then
all
the
people
returned
to
their
homes.
When
David
went
home
to
ask
Yahweh
to
bless
his
family,
his
wife
Michal
came
out
to
meet
him.
She
said
to
him, “Maybe
you,
the
king
of
Israel,
think
that
you [IRO]
were
honoring
yourself
today,
but
really,
you
acted
like
a
fool, uncovering
yourself
while
the
female
servants
of
your
officials
were
watching!”
David
replied
to
Michal, “
I
was
doing
that
to
honor
Yahweh,
who
chose
me
instead
of
your
father
and
other
members
of
his
family,
to
be
the
king
of
the Israeli
people,
the
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh.
And
I
will
continue
to
dance
to
honor
Yahweh!
Even
though
you
think
that
what
I
did
was
disgraceful,
I
will
continue
to
do
it
even
more.
You
may
despise
me
because
of
what
I
did,
but
the
women
whom
you
were
talking
about
will
honor
me!”
As
a
result,
Saul’s
daughter
Michal
never
gave
birth
to
any
children.
What God promised David
After
King
David
began
to
live
in
his
palace,
Yahweh
protected
him
from
all
his
enemies.
One
day
he
said
to
the
prophet
Nathan, “
It
is
not
right
that
I
am
here,
living
in
a
beautiful
house
made
of
cedar
wood,
but
the
chest
that
contains
God’s
Ten
Commandments
is
kept
in
a
tent!”
Then
Nathan
said
to
the
king, “Yahweh
is
helping/directing
you,
so
do
regarding
that
chest
whatever
you
are
thinking.”
But
that
night,
Yahweh
said
to
Nathan,
“Go
and
tell
my
servant,
David,
that
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
am
saying
to
him: ‘You
are
not
the
one [RHQ]
who
should
build
a
temple
for
me
to
live
in.
I
have
not
lived
in
any
building
from
the
day
that
I
brought
the Israeli
people
up
from
Egypt
until
now.
Instead,
I
have
been
living
in
a
tent,
moving
from
one
place
to
another
when
the Israelis
moved
to
other
places.
Wherever
I
went
with
all
the Israelis
as
they
traveled,
I
never
said [RHQ]
to
any
of
their
leaders
whom
I
appointed
to
lead
them, “Why
have
you
not
built
me
a
temple
made
of
cedar
wood?”’
So
this
is
what
you
should
say
to
my
servant
David: ‘The
Almighty
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
that
he
took
you
from
a
pasture
where
you
were
taking
care
of
sheep,
and
appointed
you
to
become
the
ruler
of
my Israeli
people.
I
have ◄been
with/helped►
you
wherever
you
have
gone.
I
have
gotten
rid
of
all
your
enemies
as
you
advanced.
I
will
enable
you
to
become
very
famous,
as well-known
as
the
names
of
all
the
greatest
men
who
have
ever
lived
on
the
earth.
Formerly,
during
the
time
that
I
appointed
leaders
for
my Israeli
people,
many
violent
groups
oppressed
the Israelis.
But
this
will
not
happen
anymore.
I
have
chosen
a
place
where
my Israeli
people
can
live
peacefully
and
no
one
will
disturb
them
anymore.
I
will
give
them
rest
from
being
attacked
by
their
enemies.
And
I
will
defeat
all
your
enemies.
I
declare
to
you
that
I,
Yahweh,
will
enable
your
descendants
to
rule
after
you
die.
When
your
life
ends [EUP]
and
you
go
to
be
with
your
ancestors,
I
will
appoint
one
of
your
sons
to
be
king,
and
I
will
enable
his
kingdom
to ◄be
strong/resist
all
their
enemies►.
He
is
the
one
who
will
arrange
for
a
temple
to
be
built
for
me [MTY],
and
I
will
cause
his
descendants
to
be
kings [MTY]
of
Israel
forever.
I
will
be
like
a
father
to
him,
and
it
will
be
as
though
he
is
a
son
to
me [MET].
When
he
does
something
that
is
wrong,
I
will
punish
him
as
fathers
punish
their
sons.
But
I
will
not
stop
faithfully
loving
him
as
I
stopped
loving
Saul,
whom
I
removed
from
being
king
before
you
became
king.
Your
descendants
will
rule
the
kingdom
of
Israel
forever.
Their
rule
will
never
end. [DOU]’ ”
So
Nathan
told
David
everything
that
Yahweh
had
told
him.
David
gave
thanks
to
God
Then
David
went
into
the
Sacred
Tent
and
sat
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
and
prayed
this:
“Yahweh,
my
God,
I
am
not
worthy [RHQ]
for
you
to
have
done
all
these
things
for
me,
and
my
family
is
not
worthy,
either.
“nd
now,
O
Yahweh
my
God,
in
addition
to
everything
else,
you
have
spoken
about
what
will
happen
to
my
descendants
in
the
future
for
many
generations.
“
Yahweh
God,
what
more
can
I,
David,
say
to
you
for
honoring
me?
Although
you
know
very
well
what
I
am
like,
Yahweh
my
God,
you
have
done
things
for
me
as
though
I
was
the
most
important
man
on
the
earth!
For
my
sake
and
because
it
is
what
you
wanted
to
do,
you
have
done
all
these
great
things
for
me.
“
Yahweh
my
God,
you
are
great.
There
is
no
one
like
you.
Only
you
are
God,
just
as
we
have
always
heard.
And
there
is
no
other
nation
in
the
world
like
Israel.
Israel
is
the
only
nation
on
the
earth
whose
people
you
went
out
to
rescue [RHQ].
By
the
great
and
awesome
things
that
you
did,
you
have
become
famous/well-known
throughout
the
world.
As
your
people
advanced
through
this
land,
you
expelled
other people-groups
who
were
here
in
Canaan,
who
worshiped
other
gods.
And
you
caused
us Israeli
people
to
be
your
people
forever,
and
you,
Yahweh,
have
become
our
God!
“nd
now,
Yahweh
my
God,
I
pray
that
you
will
cause
the
things
that
you
promised
to
me
about
my
descendants
to
be
fulfilled
forever,
and
that
you
will
do
the
things
that
you
said
that
you
would
do.
When
that
happens,
you
will
become
famous
forever,
and
people
will exclaim, ‘The
Almighty
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
the
God
who
rules
Israel.’
And
you
will
cause
that
forever
there
will
be
descendants
of
mine
who
will
rule.
“ahweh
Almighty,
the
God
whom
we Israeli
people
worship,
you
have
revealed
to
me
that
you
will
make
some
of
my
descendants
kings.
For
that
reason,
I
have
been
brave
enough
to
pray
like
this
to
you.
So
now,
O
Yahweh
Almighty,
because
you
are
God,
we
can
trust
that
you
will
do
what
you
promise.
You
have
promised
these
good
things
to
me.
So
now
I
ask
you
that
if
it
pleases
you,
you
will
bless
my
descendants,
in
order
that
they
may
continue
to
rule
forever.
Yahweh
God,
you
have
promised
these
things,
and
so
I
know
that
you
will
keep
blessing
my
descendants
forever.”
David’s army won many victories
Some
time
later,
David’s
army
attacked
the
Philistia
army
and
defeated
them.
They
took
control
over
the
entire
Philistia
area.
David’s
army
also
defeated
the
army
of
the
Moab people-group.
David
forced
their
soldiers
to
lie
down
on
the
ground
close
to
each
other.
His
men
killed
two
out
of
every
three
of
them.
The
other
Moab
people
were
forced
to
accept
David
as
their
ruler,
and
they
were
forced
to
give
to
him
every
year
the
payment/tax
that
he
demanded.
David’s
army
also
defeated
the
army
of
Hadadezer,
the
son
of
Rehob,
who
ruled
the
state
of
Zobah
in
Syria.
That
happened
when
David
went
to
rule
again
over
the
area
at
the
upper
part
of
the
Euphrates
River.
David’s
army
captured 1,700
of
Hadadezer’s
soldiers
who
rode
on
horses,
and 20,000
of
his
other
soldiers.
They
also
crippled/hamstrung
most
of
the
horses
that
pulled
the
chariots,
but
they
left/spared
enough
horses
to
pull 100
chariots.
When
the
army
of
Syria
came
from
Damascus
city
to
help
King
Hadadezer’s
army,
David’s
soldiers
killed 22,000
of
them.
Then
David
stationed ◄groups
of
his
soldiers/army
camps►
in
their
area,
and
the
people
of
Syria
were
forced
to
accept
David
as
their
ruler,
and
to
give
to
David’s
government
every
year
the
payment/tax
that
he
demanded.
And
Yahweh
enabled
David’s
army
to
win
victories
wherever
they
went.
David’s
soldiers
took
the
gold
shields
that
were
carried
by
Hadadezer’s
officials,
and
brought
them
to
Jerusalem.
They
also
brought
to
Jerusalem
a
lot
of
bronze
that
they
found
in
Betah
and
Berothai,
two
cities
that
King
Hadadezer
had
previously
ruled.
When
Toi,
the
king
of
the
Hamath
city
in
Syria,
heard
that
David’s
army
had
defeated
the
entire
army
of
King
Hadadezer,
he
sent
his
son
Joram
to
greet
King
David
and
to ◄congratulate
him/say
that
he
was
happy►
about
his
army
defeating
Hadadezer’s
army,
which Toi’s
army
had
fought
many
times.
Joram
brought
to
David
many
items/gifts
made
from
gold,
silver,
and
bronze.
King
David
dedicated
all
those
items
to
Yahweh.
He
also
dedicated
the
silver
and
gold
which
his
army
had
taken
from
the
nations
that
they
had
conquered.
They
had
taken
items
from
the
Edom people-group
and
the
Moab people-group,
from
the
Ammon people-group,
from
the
Philistia
people,
and
from
the
descendants
of
Amalek,
as
well
as
from
the
people
that
Hadadezer
previously
ruled.
When
David
returned
after
defeating
the
armies
of
Syria,
he
became
more
famous
because
his
army
killed 18,000
soldiers
from
the
Edom people-group
in
the
Salt
Valley
near
the
Dead
Sea.
David
stationed ◄groups
of
his
soldiers/army
camps►
throughout
the
Edom
area,
and
forced
the
people
there
to
accept
him
as
their
king.
Yahweh
enabled
David’s
army
to
win
battles
wherever
they
went.
David
ruled
over
all
the Israeli
people,
and
he
always
did
for
them
what
was
fair
and
just.
Joab
was
the
army
commander;
Jehoshaphat,
the
son
of
Ahilud,
was
the
man
who
reported
to
the
people
everything
that
David
decided
that
they
should
do;
Zadok
the
son
of
Ahitub
and
Ahimelech
the
son
of
Abiathar
were
the
priests;
Seraiah
was
the
official
secretary;
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada
was
the
commander
of ◄David’s bodyguards/the
men
who
protected
the
king►;
and
David’s
sons
were
priests (OR,
his
administrators/advisors).
David was kind to Mephibosheth
One
day
David
asked, “Is
there
anyone
who
is
a
descendant
of
Saul
to
whom
I
can
be
kind?”
He
asked
this
because
he
wanted
to
honor
Jonathan.
They
told
him
that
there
was
in
Jerusalem
a
man
named
Ziba
who
had
been
a
servant
of
Saul’s
family.
So
David
sent
messengers
to
summon
Ziba.
When
he
arrived,
the
king
asked
him, “Are
you
Ziba?”
He
replied, “Yes,
your
majesty,
I
am.”
The
king
asked
him, “Is
there
anyone
in
Saul’s
family
to
whom
I
can bet
kind,
as
I
promised
Jonathan
that
I
would
do?”
Ziba
replied, “Yes,
there
is
one
son
of
Jonathan
who
is
still
alive.
His
feet
are
crippled.”
The
king
asked
him, “Where
is
he?”
Ziba
replied, “He
is
living
in
the
house
of
Machir,
son
of
Ammiel,
in
Lo-Debar
city
east
of
the
Jordan
River.”
So
King
David
sent
messengers
to
bring
Mephibosheth
to
Jerusalem.
When
Mephibosheth
came
to
David,
he
knelt
down
with
his
face
on
the
ground,
to
show
respect.
Then
David
said, “Mephibosheth!”
He
replied, “Yes,
your
majesty,
how
may
I
serve
you?”
David
said
to
him, “Do
not
be
afraid;
I
will
be
kind
to
you
because
Jonathan
your
father
was
my
loyal
friend.
I
will
give
back
to
you
all
the
land
that
belonged
to
your
grandfather
Saul.
And
I
want
you
to
always
eat
with
me
at
my
house [MTY].”
Mephibosheth
bowed
in
front
of
David
again
and
said, “Sir,
I
am
as
worthless
as [MET]
a
dead
dog;
I
do
not
deserve [RHQ]
that
you
be
kind
to
me!”
Then
the
king
summoned
Saul’s
servant
Ziba
and
said
to
him, “Saul
was
your
master;
now
I
am
giving
to
Mephibosheth
everything
that
belonged
to
Saul
and
his
family.
You
and
your 15
sons
and
your 20
servants
must
till/plow
the
land
for Mephibosheth’s
family,
and
plant
crops
and
harvest
them,
in
order
that
they
will
have
food
to
eat.
But
Mephibosheth
will
eat
food
with
me
at
my
house.”
Ziba
replied
to
the
king, “Your
majesty,
I
will
do
everything
that
you
have
commanded
me
to
do.”
So
after
that,
Mephibosheth
always
ate
at
the
king’s
table,
as
though
he
were
one
of
the
king’s
sons.
Mephibosheth
had
a
young
son
named
Mica.
All
of Ziba’s
family
became
servants
of
Mephibosheth.
And
Mephibosheth,
who
was
still
crippled
in
both
of
his
feet,
started
to
live
in
Jerusalem,
and
he
always
ate ◄at
the
king’s
table/with
the
king►.
David’s army defeated the Ammon people-group
Some
time
later,
the
king
of
the
Ammon people-group
died,
and
his
son
Hanun
became
their
king.
David
thought, “Nahash
was
kind
to
me,
so
I
will
be
kind
to
his
son.”
So
David
sent
some
officials
there,
to
tell
Hanun
that
David
was
sorry
that Hanun’s
father
had
died.
When
those
messengers
arrived
in
the
land
where
the
Ammon people-group
lived,
the
leaders
of
the
Ammon people-group
said
to
Hanun, “Do
you
think
that
it
is
to
honor
your
father
that
King
David
has
sent
these
men
to
say
that
he
is
sorry
that
your
father
died [RHQ]?
We
think
that
he
has
sent
them
here
to
look
around
the
city
to
determine
how
his
army
can
conquer
us!”
Hanun
believed
what
they
said;
so
he
commanded
some
soldiers
to
seize
David’s
officials
and
insult
them
by
shaving
off
one
side
of
each
man’s
beard,
and
by
cutting
off
the
lower
part
of
their
robes,
with
the
result
that
their
buttocks
could
be
seen,
and
then
they
sent
them
away.
The
men
were
very
humiliated/ashamed,
so
they
did
not
want
to
return
home.
When
David
found
out
about
what
had
happened
to
his
officials,
he
sent
someone
to
tell
them, “Stay
at
Jericho
until
your
beards
have
grown
again,
and
then
return
home.”
Then
the
leaders
of
the
Ammon people-group
realized
that
they
had
greatly
insulted [IDM]
David [IDM].
So
they
sent
some
men
to
hire/pay
some
soldiers
from
other
nearby
areas
to
help
defend
them.
They
hired 20,000
soldiers
from
the
Beth-Rehob
and
Zobah
regions northeast
of
Israel,
and 12,000
soldiers
from
the
Tob
region,
and 1,000
soldiers
from
the
army
of
the
king
of
Maacah
region.
When
David
heard
about
that,
he
sent
Joab
with
all
of
the
army
that
Joab
commanded,
to
fight
against
them.
The
soldiers
of
the
Ammon people-group
marched
out
and ◄stood
in
their
positions/arranged
themselves
for
battle►
at
the
entrance
to
their
capital
city,
Rabbah.
The
other
soldiers
from
Syria
and
Tob
and
Maacah
stood
by
themselves ◄in
their
positions/arranged
themselves
for
battle►
in
the
nearby
fields.
Joab
saw
that
there
were
groups
of
enemy
soldiers
in
front
of
his
troops
and
behind
his
troops.
So
he
chose
some
of
the
best Israeli
soldiers,
and
put
them
in
positions
to
fight
against
the
soldiers
of
Syria.
He
appointed
his
older
brother
Abishai
to
be
the
commander
of
all
the
other
soldiers,
and
he
told
them
to ◄stand
in
their
positions/arrange
themselves►
in
front
of
the
army
of
the
Ammon people-group.
Then
Joab
said, “If
the
soldiers
from
Syria
are
too
strong
for
us
to
defeat
them,
your
men
must
come
and
help
us.
But
if
the
soldiers
from
the
Ammon people-group
are
too
strong
for
you
to
defeat,
we
will
come
and
help
your
men.
We
must
be
strong,
and
fight
hard [IDM]
to
defend
our
people
and
the
cities
◄that
belong
to/where
we
worship►
our
God.
I
will
pray/request
that
Yahweh
do
what
he
considers
to
be
good.”
So
Joab
and
his
army
advanced
to
attack
the
army
of
Syria,
and
the
soldiers
from
Syria
ran
away
from
them.
And
when
the
soldiers
of
the
Ammon people-group
saw
that
the
soldiers
from
Syria
were
running
away,
they
also
started
to
run
away
from
Abishai
and
his
army,
and
they
retreated
back
inside
the
city.
So
Joab’s
army
stopped
fighting
against
the
army
of
the
Ammon people-group,
and
Joab
and
his
army
returned
to
Jerusalem.
After
the
leaders
of
the
army
of
Syria
saw
that
the Israeli
army
had
defeated
them,
they
gathered
all
their
troops
together.
Their
king,
Hadadezer,
summoned
the
soldiers
of
Syria
who
lived
on
the
east
side
of
the
Euphrates
River.
They
gathered
at
Helam
city.
Their
commander
was
Shobach.
When
David
heard
about
that,
he
gathered
all
the Israeli
soldiers,
and
they
crossed
the
Jordan
River
and
marched
to
Helam.
There,
the
army
of
Syria ◄took
their
positions/arranged
themselves
for
battle►,
and
the
battle
started.
But
the
soldiers
of
Syria
ran
away
from
the Israeli
soldiers.
David
and
his
army
killed 700
of
their chariot-drivers
and 40,000
other
soldiers.
They
also
wounded
Shobach,
their
commander,
and
he
died
there.
When
all
the
kings
who
had
been
ruled
by
Hadadezer
realized
that
they
had
been
defeated
by
the Israeli
army,
they
made
peace
with
the Israelis
and
agreed
to
accept
David
as
their
king.
So
the
army
of
Syria
was
afraid
to
help
the
army
of
the
Ammon people-group
anymore.
David sinned with Bathsheba
In
that
region,
kings
usually
went
with
their
armies
to
fight
their
enemies
in
the springtime.
But
the
following
year,
in
the springtime,
David
did
not
do
that.
Instead,
he
stayed
in
Jerusalem,
and
he
sent
his
commander
Joab
to
lead
the
army.
So
Joab
went
with
the
other
officers
and
the
rest
of
the Israeli
army.
They
crossed
the
Jordan
River
and
defeated
the
army
of
the
Ammon people-group.
Then
they
surrounded
their
capital
city,
Rabbah.
Late
one
afternoon,
after
David
got
up
from
taking
a nap,
he
walked
around
on
the
flat
roof
of
his
palace.
He
saw
a
woman
who
was
bathing
in
the
courtyard
of
her
house.
The
woman
was
very
beautiful.
David
sent
a
messenger
to
find
out
who
she
was.
The
messenger
returned
and
said, “She
is [RHQ]
Bathsheba.
She
is
the
daughter
of
Eliam,
and
her
husband
is
Uriah,
from
the
Heth people-group.”
Then
David
sent
more
messengers
to
get
her.
They
brought
her
to
David,
and
he ◄slept/had
sex► [EUP]
with
her. (She
had
just
finished
performing
the rituals
to
make
herself
pure
after
her
monthly
menstrual
period.)
Then
Bathsheba
went
back
home.
After
some
time,
she
realized
that
she
was
pregnant.
So
she
sent
a
messenger
to
tell
David
that
she
was
pregnant.
Then
David
sent
a
message
to
Joab.
He
said, “Send
Uriah,
from
the
Heth people-group,
to
me.”
So
Joab
did
that.
He
sent
Uriah
to
David.
When
he
arrived,
David
asked
if
Joab
was
well,
and
if
other
soldiers
were
well,
and
how
the
war
was progressing.
Then
David,
hoping
that
Uriah
would
go
home
and
sleep
with
his
wife,
said
to
Uriah, “Okay,
go
home
and
relax
for
a
while. [IDM]”
So
Uriah
left,
and
David
gave
someone
a
gift
of
some
food
to
take
to
Uriah’s
house.
But
Uriah
did
not
go
home.
Instead,
he
slept
at
the
palace
entrance
with
the
king’s
palace
guards.
When
someone
told
David
that
Uriah
did
not
go
to
his
house
that
night,
David
summoned
him
again
and
said
to
him, “Why
didn’t
you
go
home
to
be
with
your
wife
last
night,
after
having
been
away
for
a
long
time?” [RHQ]
Uriah
replied, “The
soldiers
of
Judah
and
Israel
are
camping
in
the
open
fields,
and
even
our
commander
Joab
is
sleeping
in
a
tent,
and
the
sacred
chest
is
with
them. ◄How
could
I/It
would
not
be
right
for
me
to►
go
home,
eat
and
drink,
and
sleep
with
my
wife [RHQ].
I
solemnly
declare [IDM]
that
I
will
never
do
such
a
thing!”
Then
David
said
to
Uriah, “Stay
here
today.
I
will
let
you
return
to
the
battle
tomorrow.”
So
Uriah
stayed
in
Jerusalem
that
day
and
that
night.
The
next
day,
David
invited
him
to
a
meal.
So
Uriah
had
a
meal
with
David,
and
David
made
him
drink
a
lot
of
wine
so
that
he
would
get
drunk,
hoping
that
if
he
was
drunk,
he
would
sleep
with
his
wife.
But
that
night,
Uriah
again
did
not
go
home.
Instead,
he
slept
on
his cot
with
the
king’s
servants.
Someone
reported
that
to
David,
so
the
next
morning
he
wrote
a
letter
to
Joab,
and
gave
it
to
Uriah
to
take
to
Joab.
In
the
letter,
he
wrote, “Put
Uriah
in
the
front
line,
where
the
fighting
is
the ◄worst/most
severe►.
Then
command
the
soldiers
to
pull
back
from
him,
in
order
that
he
will
be
killed
by
our
enemies.”
So
after
Joab
got
the
letter,
as
his
army
was
surrounding
the
city,
he
sent
Uriah
to
a
place
where
he
knew
that
their
enemies’
strongest
and
best
soldiers
would
be
fighting.
The
men
from
the
city
came
out
and
fought
with
Joab’s
soldiers.
They
killed
some
of
David’s
officers,
including
Uriah.
Then
Joab
sent
a
messenger
to
David
to
tell
him
about
the
fighting.
He
said
to
the
messenger, “Tell
David
the
news
about
the
battle.
After
you
finish
telling
that
to
him,
if
David
is
angry
because
so
many
officers
were
killed,
he
may
ask
you, ‘Why
did
your
soldiers
go
so
close
to
the
city
to
fight [RHQ]?
Did
you
not
know
that
they
would
shoot
arrows
at
you
while
they
were
standing
on
top
of
the
city
wall [RHQ]?
Do
you
not
remember
how
Abimelech,
the
son
of
Gideon,
was
killed?
A
woman
who
lived
in
Thebez
threw
a
huge ◄millstone/stone
for
grinding
grain►
on
him
from
the
top
of
a
tower,
and
he
died.
So
why
did
your
troops
go
near
to
the
city
wall?’
If
the
king
asks
this,
then
tell
him, ‘Your
officer
Uriah
also
was
killed.’ ”
So
the
messenger
went
and
told
David
everything
that
Joab
told
him
to
say.
The
messenger
said
to
David, “Our
enemies
were
very
brave,
and
came
out
of
the
city
to
fight
us
in
the
fields.
They
were
defeating
us
but
we
forced
them
back
to
the
city
gate.
Then
their
archers
shot
arrows
at
us
from
the
top
of
the
city
wall.
They
killed
some
of
your
officers.
They
killed
your
officer
Uriah,
too.”
David
said
to
the
messenger, “Go
back
to
Joab
and
say
to
him, ‘Do
not
be
distressed
about
what
happened,
because
no
one
ever
knows
who
will
be
killed
in
a
battle.’
Tell
him
that
the
next
time
his
troops
should
attack
the
city
more
strongly,
and
capture
it.”
When
Uriah’s
wife
Bathsheba
heard
that
her
husband
had
died,
she
mourned
for
him.
When
her
time
of
mourning
was
ended,
David
sent
messengers
to
bring
her
to
the
palace.
Thus,
she
became
David’s
wife.
She
later
gave
birth
to
a
son.
But
Yahweh
was
very
displeased
with
what
David
had
done.
Nathan rebuked David
Yahweh
told
the
prophet
Nathan
what
David
had
done,
and
he
sent
Nathan
to
tell
this
story
to
David: “
I
heard
about
two
men
who
were
living
in
a
certain
city.
One
was
rich
and
the
other
was
poor.
The
rich
man
owned
a
lot
of
cattle
and
sheep.
But
the
poor
man
had
only
one
little
female
lamb,
which
he
had
bought.
He
raised
the
lamb,
and
it
grew
up
with
his
children.
He
would
give
the
lamb
some
of
his
own
food
and
let
it
drink
from
his
cup.
He
let
the
lamb
sleep
in
his
arms.
The
lamb
was
like
a
daughter
to
him.
One
day
a visitor
came
to
visit
the
rich
man.
The
rich
man
did
not
want
to
take
one
of
his
own
animals
and
kill
it
to
prepare
a
meal
for
the visitor.
So
instead,
he
stole
the
poor
man’s
lamb
and
killed
it
and
prepared
a
meal
for
his visitor.”
When
David
heard
that,
he
was
very
angry
about
what
the
rich
man
had
done.
He
said
to
Nathan, “I
solemnly
declare
that
the
man
who
did
that
should
be
executed!
But
before
he
is
executed,
he
should
pay
back
to
the
poor
man
four
lambs
for
doing
this,
and
for
not
having
pity
on
the
poor
man.”
Nathan
said
to
David, “You
are
the
man
I
have
been
talking
about!
And
this
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
we Israelis
worship,
says
to
you: ‘I
appointed
you
to
be
king
of
Israel,
after
having
rescued
you
from
Saul.
I
gave
you
his
palace
and
his
wives.
I
caused
you
to
become
the
king
to
rule
Israel
and
Judah.
If
you
had
told
me
that
you
were
not
content
with
what
I
gave
you,
I
would
have
given
you
twice
as
much!
So
why
have
you
despised
my
commandment
about
not
committing
adultery?
You
have
done
what
I
consider
to
be
very
evil!
You
have
arranged
for
Uriah
to
be
killed
in
a
battle
by
the
Ammon people-group’s
soldiers,
and
you
have
taken
his
wife
to
be
your
wife!
You
have
despised
me,
and
have
taken
Uriah’s
wife
to
be
your
wife.
So
for
many
generations
some
of
your
descendants
will
die
violently. [MTY, PRS]
I
solemnly
declare
to
you
that
I
will
cause
someone
from
your
own
family
to
bring
trouble
to
you.
I
will
take
your
wives
and
give
them
to
him,
and
he
will
have
sexual
relations
with
them
in
the
daytime,
where
everyone
can
see
it,
and
you
will
know
all
about
it.
What
you
did,
you
did
secretly,
but
what
I
will
cause
to
happen,
everyone
in
Israel
will
be
able
to
see
it
or
know
about
it. [IDM]’”
David
replied, “I
have
sinned
against
Yahweh.”
Nathan
said
to
David, “Yahweh
has
forgiven
you
for
your
sin:
You
will
not
die
because
of
this
sin.
But,
you
have
shown
contempt
for
Yahweh
by
doing
this.
So,
your
baby
will
die.”
Then
Nathan
went
home.
David’s
baby
died
Then
Yahweh
caused
the
baby t
o
become
very
sick,
the
one
that
Uriah’s
wife
had
given
birth
to.
So
David
prayed
to
God
that
the
child
would
not
die.
He ◄fasted/abstained
from
food►,
and
he
went
into
the
room
where
he
slept
and
lay
all
night
on
the
floor.
The
next
morning
his advisors
stood
around
him
and
urged
him
to
get
up.
But
he
would
not
get
up,
and
he
would
not
eat
any
food
with
them.
One
week
later
the
baby
died.
David’s
servants
were
afraid
to
tell
that
to
David.
They
said
to
each
other, “Hey,
while
the
baby
was
still
alive,
we
talked
to
him,
but
he
would
not
answer
us.
Now,
if
we
tell
him
that
the
baby
is
dead [RHQ],
he
may
do
something
to
harm
himself!”
But
when
David
saw
that
his
servants
were
whispering
something
to
each
other,
he
realized
that
the
baby
must
be
dead.
So
he
asked
them, “Is
the
baby
dead?”
They
replied, “Yes,
he
is
dead.”
Then
David
got
up
from
the
floor.
He
bathed
himself,
put lotions
on
his
body,
and
put
on
other
clothes,
Then
he
went
into
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Tent
and
worshiped
Yahweh.
Then
he
went
home.
He
asked
his
servants
for
some
food.
They
gave
him
some,
and
he
ate
it.
Then
his
servants
said
to
him, “We
do
not
understand [RHQ]
why
you
have
done
this!
While
the
baby
was
still
alive,
you
cried
for
him
and
refused
to
eat
anything.
But
now
that
the
baby
has
died,
you
are
not
crying
anymore!
You
got
up
and
ate
some
food!”
David
replied, “While
the
baby
was
still
alive,
I
fasted
and
cried.
I
thought, ‘Who
knows?
Yahweh
may
be
merciful
to
me
and
not
allow
the
baby
to die’.
But
now
the
baby
is
dead.
So ◄there
is
no
reason
for
me
to ‘fast/abstain
from
eating
food’
anymore./why
should
I ‘fast/abstain
from
eating
food’
anymore?► [RHQ] ◄Can
I
bring
him
back
to
me?/I
certainly
cannot
bring
him
back
to
me!► [RHQ]
Some
day
I
will
go
to
where
he
is,
but
he
will
not
return
to
me.”
Then
David
comforted
his
wife,
Bathsheba.
Then
he ◄slept/had
sexual
relations►
with
her,
and
she
became
pregnant
again
and
gave
birth
to
another
son.
David
named
that
son
Solomon.
Yahweh
loved
that
little
boy.
He
told
the
prophet
Nathan
to
tell
David
to
name
the
baby
boy Jedediah
which
means ‘loved
by Yahweh’,
because
Yahweh
loved
him.
David’s
army
captured
Rabbah
◄Meanwhile/While
all
that
was happening►,
Joab’s
soldiers
attacked
Rabbah,
the
capital
city
of
the
Ammon people-group;
and
they
captured
the
king’s
fortress.
Then
Joab
sent
messengers
to
David,
to
tell
him
this: “My
troops
are
attacking
Rabbah,
and
we
have
captured
the city’s
water
supply.
Now
gather
your
troops
and
come
and
surround
the
city
and
capture
it.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
my
troops
will
capture
the
city
and
it
will
then
be
named ‘the
City
of Joab’.”
So
David
gathered
all
his
troops.
They
went
with
David
to
Rabbah
and
attacked
it
and
captured
it.
Then
David
took
the
crown
from
the
head
of
the
king
of
Rabbah (OR,
from
the
head
of
Milcom
the
god
of
Rabbah)
and
put
it
on
his
own
head.
It
was
very
heavy;
it
weighed ◄75
pounds/34 kg.►,
and
it
had
many
very
valuable
stones
fastened
to
it.
His
soldiers
also
took
many
other
valuable
things
from
the
city.
Then
they
brought
the
people
of
Rabbah
out
of
the
city
and
forced
them
to
work
for
them
using
saws
and
iron
picks
and
axes.
David’s
troops
also
forced
them
to
make
bricks.
David’s
soldiers
did
this
in
all
the
towns
of
the
Ammon people-group.
Then
David
and
all
of
his
army
returned
to
Jerusalem.
Amnon raped Absalom’s sister
David’s
son
Absalom
had
a
beautiful
sister
named
Tamar.
Another
of
David’s
sons,
Amnon,
was
attracted
to
Tamar.
He
wanted
to
have
sex
with [EUP]
his half-sister
very
much,
with
the
result
that
he
made
himself
sick
thinking
about
her
all
the
time.
But
it
was
not possible
for
Amnon
to
get
her,
because
she
was
a
virgin,
so
they
kept
men
away
from
her.
But
Amnon
had
a
friend
named
Jonadab,
who
was
the
son
of
David’s
brother
Shimeah.
Jonadab
was
a
very
crafty/shrewd
man.
One
day
Jonadab
said
to
Amnon, “You
are
the
king’s
son,
but
every
day
I
see
that [RHQ]
you
seem
very
depressed/sad.
What
is
your
problem?”
Amnon
replied, “I ◄am
in
love/want
to
sleep► [EUP]
with
Tamar,
my half-brother
Absalom’s
sister.”
Jonadab
said
to
him, “Lie
down
on
your
bed,
and
pretend
that
you
are
sick.
When
your
father
comes
to
see
you,
say
to
him, ‘Allow
my half-sister
Tamar
to
come
and
give
me
some
food
to
eat.
She
can
prepare
the
food
while
I
am
watching
her.
Then
she
can
serve
it
to
me
herself.’”
So
Amnon
lay
down,
and
pretended
that
he
was
sick.
When
the
king
came
to
see
him,
Amnon
said
to
him, “
I
am
sick;
please
allow
my half-sister
Tamar
to
come
and
make
a
couple scones/dumplings
for
me
while
I
am
watching,
and
then
she
can
serve
them
to
me.”
So
David
sent
a
message
to
Tamar
in
the
palace,
saying “Amnon
is
sick
and
he
wants
you
to
go
to
his
house
and
prepare
some
food
for
him.”
So
Tamar
went
to
Amnon’s
house,
where
he
was
lying
in
bed.
She
took
some
dough
and
kneaded
it,
and
formed
it
into
some scones/dumplings
while
he
was
watching
her.
Then
she
baked
them.
She
took
them
out
of
the
pan
and
put
them
on
a
plate
in
front
of
him,
but
he
refused
to
eat
them.
Then
he
said
to
everyone
else
in
the
room, “All
the
rest
of
you,
leave
me
now!”
So
all
the
others
left
his
room.
Then
Amnon
said
to
Tamar, “Bring
the
food
into
my
room
and
serve
it
to
me.”
So
Tamar
took
into
his
room
the scones/dumplings
that
she
had
made.
But
when
she
brought
them
close
for
him
to
eat
them,
he
grabbed
her
and
said
to
her, “Come
to
bed
with
me!”
She
replied, “No,
do
not
force
me
to
do
such
a
disgraceful
thing!
We
never
do
things
like
that
in
Israel!
That
would
be awful/terrible!
As
for
me,
if
I
did
that,
I
would
not
be
able
to [RHQ]
endure
being
disgraced
by
having
done
that.
And
as
for
you,
everyone
in
Israel
would
condemn
you
for
having
done
such
a
disgraceful
deed.
So
I
plead
with
you,
talk
to
the
king.
I
am
sure
that
he
will
allow
me
to
marry
you.”
But
he
would
not
listen
to
her.
He
was
stronger
than
she
was,
so
he
forced
her
to
have
sex
with
him.
Then
Amnon
hated
her
very
much.
He
hated
her
much
more
than
he
had
desired
her.
He
said
to
her, “Get
up
and
get
out
of
here!”
But
she
said
to
him, “No!
It
would
be
very
wrong
for
you
to
send
me
away.
It
would
be
worse
than
what
you
just
did
to
me!”
But
he
would
not
listen
to
her.
He
summoned
his
personal
servant
and
said
to
him, “Take
this
woman
outside,
away
from
me,
and
lock
the
door
so
that
she
cannot
come
in
again!”
So
the
servant
put
her
outside
and
locked
the
door.
Tamar
was
wearing
a
long
robe
with
long sleeves,
which
was
the
clothing
that
was
usually
worn
by
the
unmarried
daughters
of
the
king
at
that
time.
But
Tamar
tore
the
long
robe
that
she
was
wearing,
and
put
ashes
on
her
head
to
show
that
she
was
very
sad.
Then
she
put
her
hands
on
her
head
to
show
that
she
was
grieving,
and
she
went
away,
crying.
Her
brother
Absalom
saw
her
and
said
to
her, “Has
your half-brother
Amnon [DOU]
forced
you
to
have
sex
with
him [EUP]?
Please,
my
sister,
do
not
tell
anyone,
and
do
not
become
depressed/sad.”
So
Tamar
went
to
live
in
Absalom’s
house,
and
she
was
very
sad
and
lonely.
When
King
David
heard
about
all
that,
he
became
very
angry.
And
Absalom
hated
Amnon,
because
he
had
raped
his
sister,
so
he
would
not
speak
to
Amnon
about
anything.
Two
years
later,
Absalom’s
servants
were
shearing
sheep
at
Baal-Hazor,
which
is
near
a
town
named
Ephraim.
When
they
finished
shearing
the
sheep,
they
celebrated,
and
Absalom
invited
all
the
king’s
sons
to
come
and
celebrate.
Absalom
went
to
the
king
and
said
to
him, “Sir,
my
servants
have
been
shearing
my
sheep.
Please
come
with
your
officials
to
celebrate
with
us!”
But
the
king
replied, “No,
my
son,
it
would
not
be
good
for
all
of
us
to
go,
because
it
would
cause
you
to
do
a
lot
of
work
and
spend
a
lot
of
money
for
food.”
Absalom
continued
urging
him,
but
the
king
would
not
go.
Instead,
he
said
that
he
hoped/desired
that
God
would
bless
them
while
they
celebrated.
Then
Absalom
said, “If
you
will
not
go,
please
allow
my half-brother
Amnon
to
go
with
us.”
But
the
king
replied, “Why
do
you
want
him
to
go
with
you?”
But
Absalom
continued
to insist,
so
finally
the
king
permitted
Amnon
and
all
David’s
other
sons
to
go
with
Absalom.
So
they
all
went.
And
at
the
celebration,
Absalom
commanded
his
servants, “Notice
when
Amnon
has
become
a
bit
drunk
from
the
wine.
Then
when
I
signal
to
you,
kill
him.
Do
not
be
afraid;
you
will
be
doing
this
only
because
I
told
you [RHQ]
to
do
it.
So
be
courageous
and
do
it!”
So
Absalom’s
servants
did
what
Absalom
told
them
to
do.
They
killed
Amnon.
All
the
rest
of
David’s
sons
saw
what
happened
and
fled,
riding
on
their
mules.
While
they
were
on
their
way
home,
someone
went
quickly
and
reported
to
David, “Absalom
has
killed
all
of
your
other
sons;
none
of
them
is
still
alive!”
The
king
stood
up,
tore
his
clothes
because
he
was
extremely
sad,
and
then
he
threw
himself
down
on
the
ground.
All
the
servants
who
were
there
also
tore
their
clothes.
But
Jonadab,
the
son
of
David’s
brother
Shimeah,
said, “Your
Majesty,
I
am
sure
that
they
have
not
killed
all
your
sons.
I
am
sure
that
only
Amnon
is
dead,
because
Absalom
has
determined
to
do
this
ever
since
the
day
that
Amnon
raped [EUP]
his half-sister
Tamar.
So,
your
majesty,
do
not
believe
the
report
that
all
your
sons
are
dead.
I
am
sure
that
only
Amnon
is
dead.”
In
the meantime,
Absalom
ran
away.
Just
then,
the
soldier/sentry
who
was
standing
on
the
city
wall
saw
a
large
crowd
of
people
coming
down
the
hill
along
the
road
from
Horonaim.
He
ran
and
told
the
king
what
he
had
seen.
Jonadab
said
to
the
king, “Aha!
What
I
told
you
is
true.
Your
other
sons
are
alive
and
have
come!”
And
as
soon
as
he
said
that,
David’s
sons
came
in.
They
all
started
crying,
and
David
and
all
his
officials
also
cried
very
much.
But
Absalom
had
fled.
He
went
to
stay
with
the
king
of
the
Geshur
region,
who
was
Talmai
the
son
of
Ammihud.
Absalom
stayed
there
for
three
years.
David
mourned
for
his
son
Amnon
for
a
long
time,
but
after
that,
he
desired
very
much
to
see
Absalom,
because
he
was
no
longer
grieving
about
Amnon
being
dead.
Joab cleverly arranged for Absalom to return
Joab
realized
that
the
king
yearned [IDM]
to
see
Absalom.
So
Joab
sent
someone
to
Tekoa
town
to
bring
back
a
woman
who
was
very
clever.
When
she
arrived,
Joab
said
to
her, “Pretend
that
you
are
grieving
because
someone
has
died.
Put
on
clothes
that
show
that
you
are
mourning.
Do
not
put
any lotion/ointment
on
your
body.
Act
as
if
you
are
a
woman
who
has
been
mourning
for
a
long
time.
And
go
to
the
king,
and
tell
him
what
I
tell
you
to
say.”
Then
Joab
told
her
what
to
say [MTY]
to
the
king.
So
the
woman
from
Tekoa
went
to
the
king.
She
prostrated
herself
in
front
of
him
and
then
bowed
down
to
him,
and
said, “Your
Majesty,
help
me!”
The
king
replied, “What
is
your
problem?”
She
replied, “Please,
sir,
I
am
a
widow.
My
husband
died
some
time
ago.
I
had
two
sons.
But
one
day
they
quarreled
with
each
other
out
in
the
fields.
There
was
no
one
to
separate
them,
and
one
of
them
struck
the
other
one
and
killed
him.
Now,
all
my
family
oppose
me.
They
are insisting
that
I
allow
them
to
kill
my
son
who
is
still
alive [MTY],
in
order
that
they
may
get
revenge
for
his
killing
his
brother.
But
if
they
do
that,
I
will
not
have
any
son
to
inherit
my
husband’s
possessions.
That
would
be
like [MET] extinguishing
the
last
coals
of
a
fire,
and
my
husband
would
not
have
a
son
to
preserve
our family’s
name. [DOU]”
Then
the
king
said
to
the
woman, “Go
back
home;
I
will
take
care
of
this
matter
for
you.”
The
woman
from
Tekoa
replied
to
the
king, “Your
Majesty,
if
you
are
criticized
for
helping
me,
my
family
and
I
will
accept
the
blame.
You
and
the
royal
family
will ◄be
innocent/not
have
done
what
is
wrong►.”
The
king
said
to
her, “If
anyone
says
anything
to
threaten
you/cause
you
trouble
you,
bring
that
person
to
me,
and
I
will
make
sure
that
he
will
never
cause
you
trouble
again.”
Then
the
woman
said, “Your
Majesty,
please
pray
that
Yahweh
your
God
will
not
allow
my
relative,
who
wants
to
get
revenge
on
my
son
for
killing [MTY]
his
brother,
to
be
able
to
do
that.”
David
replied, “As
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
your
son
will
not
be
harmed
at
all. [IDM]”
Then
the
woman
said, “Your
Majesty,
please
allow
me
to
say
one
more
thing
to
you.”
He
replied, “Speak!”
The
woman
said, “Why
have
you
done
this
bad
thing
to
God’s
people?
You
have
not
allowed
your
son
Absalom
to
return
home.
By
saying
what
you
have
just
said,
you
have
certainly
declared [RHQ]
that
what
you
have
done
is
wrong.
We
all
die;
we
are
like [SIM]
water
that
cannot
be
picked
up
after
it
is
spilled
on
the
ground.
But
God
does
not
just
cause
us
to
die;
he
creates
ways
to
bring
us
back
when
we
become
separated
from
him.
“ow,
Your
Majesty,
I
have
come
to
you
because
others
have
threatened
me.
So
I
said
to
myself, ‘I
will
go
and
talk
to
the
king,
and
perhaps
he
will
do
what
I
request
him
to
do.
Perhaps
he
will
listen
to
me,
and
save
me
from
the
man
who
is
trying
to
kill
my
son.
If
my
son
is
killed,
it
would
result
in
us disappearing
from
the
land
that
God
gave
to
us.’
“nd
I
thought, ‘What
the
king
says
will
comfort/encourage
me,
because
the
king
is
like [SIM]
an
angel
of
God.
He
knows
what
is
good
and
what
is
evil.’
I
pray/desire
that
Yahweh
our
God
will ◄be
with/direct►
you.”
Then
the
king
said
to
the
woman, “I
will
now
ask
you
a
question.
Answer
it,
and
tell
me
the
truth. [LIT]”
The
woman
replied, “Your
majesty,
ask
your
question.”
The
king
said, “Was
Joab
the
one
who
told
you
to
do
this?”
She
replied, “Yes,
Your
Majesty,
as
surely
as
you
live,
I
cannot
avoid
telling
you
what
is
true.
Yes,
indeed,
it
was
Joab
who
told
me
to
come
here,
and
who
told
me
what
to
say.
He
did
it
in
order
to
cause
you
to
think differently
about
this
matter.
Your
Majesty,
you
are
as
wise
as
God’s
angels,
and
it
seems
that
you
know
everything
that
happens
on
the
earth,
so
you
know
why
Joab
sent
me
here.”
Then
the
king
summoned
Joab
and
said
to
him, “Listen!
I
have
decided
to
do
what
you
want.
So
go
and
get
that
young
man
Absalom
and
bring
him
back
to
Jerusalem.”
Joab
prostrated
himself
on
the
ground,
and
then
he
bowed
down
before
the
king,
and
asked
God
to
bless
him.
Then
Joab
said, “Your
Majesty,
today
I
know
that
you
are
pleased
with
me,
because
you
have
agreed
to
do
what
I
requested.”
Then
Joab
got
up
and
went
to
Geshur,
and
got
Absalom
and
brought
him
back
to
Jerusalem.
But
the
king
said/commanded
that
Absalom
would
not
be
permitted
to
live
in
the
palace.
He
said, “I
do
not
want
him
to
come
to
see
me.”
So
Absalom
lived
in
his
own
house,
and
did
not
go
to
talk
to
the
king.
Absalom
was
very
handsome.
He
looked
perfect,
from
the
bottom
of
his
feet
to
the
top
of
his
head.
In
all
of
Israel
there
was
no
one
whom
people admired
more
than
Absalom.
His
hair
was
very
thick,
and
he
cut
it
only
once
each
year,
when
it
became
too
heavy
for
him.
Using
the
standard
weights,
he
would
weigh
the
hair
that
he
cut
off,
and
it
always
weighed
about
five
pounds.
Absalom
had
three
sons
and
one
daughter
named
Tamar.
She
was
a
very
beautiful
woman.
After
Absalom
returned
to
Jerusalem,
he
lived
there
two
years,
and
during
that
time
he
never
was
allowed
to
see
the
king.
So
he
sent
a
messenger
to
Joab
to
ask
him
to
come
and
talk
to
him,
but
Joab
refused
to
come.
So
Absalom
sent
a
message
to
him
a
second
time,
but
he
still
would
not
come.
Then
Absalom
said
to
his
servants, “You
know
that
Joab’s
field
is
next
to
mine,
and
that
he
has
barley
growing
there.
Go
and
light
a
fire
there
to
burn
his
barley.”
So
Absalom’s
servants
went
there
and
lit
a
fire,
and
all
his
barley
burned.
Joab
knew
who
had
done
it,
so
he
went
to
Absalom’s
house
and
said
to
him, “Why
have
your
servants
burned
the
barley
in
my
field?”
Absalom
replied, “Because
you
did
not
come
to
me
when
I
sent
messages
to
you
requesting
that
you
come.
I
wanted
to
request
that
you
go
to
the
king
to
say
to
him, ‘Absalom ◄wants
to
know
what
good
it
did/says
that
is
was
useless► [RHQ]
for
him [RHQ]
to
leave
Geshur
and
come
here.
He
thinks
that
it
would
have
been
better
for
him
to
have
stayed
there.
He
wants
you
to
allow
him
to
talk
to
you.
And
if
you
think
that
he
has
done
something
that
is
wrong,
you
can
command
that
he
be
executed.’”
So
Joab
went
to
the
king,
and
told
him
what
Absalom
had
said.
Then
the
king
summoned
Absalom,
and
he
came
to
the
king
and
knelt
down
in
front
of
him
with
his
face
touching
the
ground.
Then
the
king
kissed
Absalom
to
show
that
he
was
pleased
to
see
him.
Absalom rebelled against David
Some
time
later,
Absalom
acquired
a
chariot
and
horses
to
pull
it.
He
hired 50
men
to
run
in
front
of
him
to
honor
him
while
he
was
riding
around
Jerusalem
in
the
chariot.
Furthermore,
he
always
rose
early
each
morning
and
stood
by
the
city
gate.
Whenever
someone
came
there
with
a
dispute/quarrel
that
he
wanted
the
king
to
decide,
Absalom
would
call
out
to
him,
asking “What
city
are
you
from?”
When
the
person
told
him
what
city
and
tribe
he
was
from,
Absalom
would
say
to
him, “Listen,
I
am
sure
that
what
you
are
saying/claiming
is
right.
But
there
is
no
one
whom
the
king
has
appointed/authorized
to
listen
to
people
like
you.”
Absalom
would
then
add, “I
wish
that
I
were
a
judge
in
this
land.
If
I
were
a
judge,
anyone
who
had
a
dispute
could
come
to
me,
and
I
would
decide
it
fairly/justly.”
And
whenever
anyone
came
near
to
Absalom
to
bow respectfully
in
front
of
him,
Absalom
would
reach
out
and
embrace
him
and
kiss
him.
Absalom
did
this
to
everyone
in
Israel
who
came
to
the
king
because
of
having
a
dispute
with
someone.
In
that
way,
Absalom
persuaded
all
the Israeli
people
to
be
more
pleased
with
him [IDM]
than
they
were
pleased
with
David.
Four
years
later,
Absalom
went
to
the
king
and
said, “Please
allow
me
to
go
to
Hebron
city,
in
order
that
I
can
do
what
I
promised
Yahweh
that
I
would
do.
When
I
was
living
in
Geshur,
in
Syria,
I
promised
Yahweh
that
if
he
brought
me
back
to
Jerusalem,
I
would
worship
him
in
Hebron.”
The
king
replied, “You
may
go.”
So
Absalom
went
to
Hebron.
But
while
he
was
there,
he
secretly
sent
messengers
to
all
the
tribes
in
Israel,
to
tell
them, “When
you
hear
the
sound
of
the
trumpets
being
blown,
shout ‘Absalom
has
become
the
king
at
Hebron!’ ”
Absalom
had
taken
with
him
to
Hebron 200
men
from
Jerusalem,
but
they
did
not
know
what
Absalom
was
planning
to
do.
While
Absalom
was
offering
sacrifices
at
Hebron,
he
sent
a
message
to
Ahithophel,
from
Giloh
town, requesting
him
to
come.
Ahithophel
was
one
of
the
king’s advisors.
So
the
number
of
people
who
joined
Absalom
and
who
were
ready
to
rebel
against
David
became
larger.
David
escaped
from
Jerusalem
Soon
a
messenger
came
to
David
and
said
to
him, “All [HYP]
the Israeli
people [SYN]
are
joining
Absalom
to
rebel
against
you!”
So
David
said
to
all
his
officials, “We
must
leave
immediately
if
we
want
to
escape
from
Absalom!
We
must
go
quickly,
before
he
and
his
men
arrive.
If
we
do
not
do
that,
they
will
kill
us
and
everyone
else
in
the
city!”
The
king’s
officials
said, “Okay,
your
majesty,
we
are
ready
to
do
whatever
you
decide.”
So
the
king
left
ten
of
his
slave
wives
there
to
take
care
of
the
palace,
but
all
the
other
people
in
his
palace
went
with
him.
When
they
all
were
leaving
the
city,
they
stopped
at
the
last
house.
The
king
and
his
officials
stood
there
while
his bodyguards
went
by
in
front
of
him. 600
soldiers
from
Gath
city
also
walked
by
in
front
of
him.
Then
David
said
to
Ittai,
the
leader
of
the
soldiers
from
Gath, “◄Why
are
you
going
with
us?/You
should
not
be
going
with
us.► [RHQ]
Go
back
and
stay
with
Absalom
the
new
king.
You
are
not
an Israeli;
you
are
living
away
from
your
own
land.
You
have
lived
here
in
Israel
for
only
a
short
time [HYP].
And
we
do
not
even
know
where
we
will
be
going.
So
it
is
not
right [RHQ]
for
me
to
force
you
to
wander
around
with
us.
And
take
your
troops
with
you.
And
I
hope/wish
that
Yahweh
will
faithfully
love
and
be
loyal
to
you.”
But
Ittai
replied, “Your
Majesty,
as
surely
as
you
live,
wherever
you
go,
I
will
go;
I
will
stay
with
you,
whether
they
kill
me
or
allow
me
to
live.”
David
replied
to
Ittai, “Okay,
march
with
us!”
So
Ittai
and
all
his
troops
and
their
families
went
with
David.
All
the
people
along
the
road
cried
when
they
saw
them
walking
by.
The
king
and
all
the
others
crossed
the
Kidron
Valley
and
then
they
all
went
up
the
hill
toward
the
desert.
Abiathar
and
Zadok,
the
priests,
were
walking
with
them.
The
descendants
of
Levi
who
helped
the
priests
also
went
with
them,
carrying
the
sacred
chest
that
contained
the
Ten
Commandments.
But
they
set
it
on
the
ground
until
all
the
others
had
left
the
city.
Then
the
king
said
to
Zadok, “You
and
Abiathar
take
the
sacred
chest
back
into
the
city.
If
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
me,
he
will
some
day
allow
me
to
return
to
see
it
and
the
place
where
it
is
kept.
But
if
he
says
that
he
is
not
pleased
with
me,
then
I
am
willing
for
him
to
do
to
me
whatever
he
thinks
is
good.”
He
also
said
to
Zadok, “Listen
to
what
I suggest.
You
and
Abiathar
return
to
the
city
peacefully/safely,
and
take
your
son
Ahimaaz
and
Abiathar’s
son
Jonathan
with
you.
I
will
wait
in
the
desert
at
the
place
where
people
can
walk
across
the
river,
until
you
send
a
message
to
me.”
So
Zadok
and
Abiathar
carried
the
sacred
chest
back
to
Jerusalem,
and
they
stayed
there.
David
and
those
with
him
went
up
Olive
Tree
Hill.
David
was
crying
while
he
walked.
He
was
walking
barefoot
and
had
something
covering
his
head
to
show
that
he
was
sorrowful.
All
those
who
were
going
with
him
also
covered
their
heads
and
were
crying
while
they
walked.
Someone
told
David
that
Ahithophel
had
joined
with
those
who
were
rebelling
against
David.
So
David
prayed, “Yahweh,
cause
whatever
Ahithophel
suggests
to
Absalom
that
he
should
do
to
be
considered
to
be
foolish!”
When
they
arrived
at
the
top
of
the
hill,
where
there
was
a
place
where
the
people
worshiped
God,
suddenly
Hushai,
from
the Arki people-group,
met
David.
He
had
torn
his
clothes
and
put
dirt
on
his
head
to
show
that
he
was
very
sad.
David
said
to
him, “If
you
go
with
me,
you
will
not
be
able
to
help
me.
But
if
you
return
to
the
city,
you
can
help
me
by
saying
to
Absalom, ‘Your
Majesty,
I
will
serve
you
as
faithfully
as
I
served
your
father.’
If
you
do
that
and
stay
near
Absalom,
you
will
be
able
to
oppose
any
advice
that
Ahithophel
gives
to
Absalom.
Zadok
and
Abiathar
the
priests
are
already
there [RHQ].
Whatever
you
hear
people
say
in
the
king’s
palace,
tell
it
to
Zadok
and
Abiathar.
Keep
in
mind
that
Zadok’s
son
Ahimaaz
and
Abiathar’s
son
Jonathan
are
also
there.
You
can
tell
them
whatever
you
find
out,
and
send
them
to
report
it
to
me.”
So
David’s
friend
Hushai
returned
to
the
city,
at
the
same
time
that
Absalom
was
entering
Jerusalem.
Ziba gave food to David and the others
When
David
and
the
others
had
gone
a
little
way
past
the
top
of
the
hill, Mephibosheth’s
servant
Ziba
met
him.
He
had
with
him
two
donkeys
that
were
carrying 200
loaves
of
bread, 100
bunches/clusters
of
raisins, 100
bunches
of
fresh
fruit,
and
a
leather
bag
full
of
wine.
The
king
said
to
Ziba, “What
are
these
for?”
Ziba
replied, “The
donkeys
are
for
your
family
to
ride
on,
the
bread
and
the
fruit
are
for
your
soldiers
to
eat,
and
the
wine
is
for
them
to
drink
when
they
become
exhausted
in
the
desert.”
The
king
said, “Where
is
Mephibosheth,
the
grandson
of
your
former
master
Saul?”
Ziba
deceived
David
by
saying, “He
stayed
in
Jerusalem,
because
he
thinks
that
now
the Israeli
people
will
allow
him
to
rule
the
kingdom
that
his
grandfather
Saul
ruled.”
The
king
said
to
Ziba, “Okay,
everything
that
belonged
to
Mephibosheth
is
now
yours.”
Ziba
replied, “Your
Majesty,
I
will
humbly
serve
you;
and
I
desire/hope
that
you
will
always
be
pleased
with
me.”
Shimei
cursed
David
When
King
David
and
those
with
him
arrived
at
Bahurim
town,
a
man
named
Shimei
met
him.
Shimei,
whose
father
was
Gera,
was
one
of
Saul’s
relatives.
Shimei
was
cursing
David
as
he
approached.
Then
he
threw
stones
at
David
and
his
officials,
even
though
the
officials
and
David’s bodyguards
surrounded
David.
Shimei
cursed
David
and
said
to
him, “Get
out
of
here,
you
murderer,
you
scoundrel!
Yahweh
is ◄getting
revenge
on/punishing►
you
all
for murdering [MTY]
many
people
in
Saul’s
family.
And
now
he
is
giving
Saul’s
kingdom
to
your
son
Absalom.
You
murderer,
you
are
being
paid
back
for
the
many
people
that
you
have
killed/murdered [MTY]!”
Then
Abishai
said
to
the
king, “Your
Majesty,
this
man
is
as
worthless
as [MET]
a
dead
dog! ◄Why
should
he
be
allowed
to
curse
you?/He
should
not
be
allowed
to
curse
you.► [RHQ]
Allow
me
to
go
over
there
and
cut
off
his
head!”
But
the
king
replied, “You
two
sons
of
Zeruiah, ◄do
not
tell
me
what
to
do/this
does
not
concern
you► [RHQ].
If
he
is
cursing
me
because
Yahweh
told
him
to
do
that,
certainly
no
one
should
say ‘◄Why
are
you
doing
that?/You
should
not
be
doing
that.► [RHQ]’”
Then
David
said
to
Abishai
and
to
all
his
officials, “You
know
that
my
own
son
is
trying
to
kill
me.
So
it
is
not surprising
that
this
man
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
is
also
trying
to
kill
me.
So
ignore
him,
and
allow
him
to
curse
me,
because
perhaps
he
thinks
that
Yahweh
told
him
to
do
that.
Perhaps
Yahweh
will
see
that
I
am
having
all
this
trouble,
and
some
day
he
will
repay
me
by ◄blessing/doing
good
things
for►
me
in
return
for
this
man
cursing
me
today.”
Then
David
and
those
who
were
with
him
walked
along
the
road,
and
Shimei
continued
walking
along
the
hillside
near
him.
While
he
walked
along,
he
cursed
David
and
threw
stones
and
dirt
at
him.
When
David
and
those
who
were
with
him
arrived
at
the
Jordan
River,
they
were
very
tired.
So
they
rested
there.
Ahithophel
gave
advice
to
Absalom
While
that
was happening,
Absalom
and
all
the Israeli
people
who
were
with
him
had
arrived
in
Jerusalem.
Ahithophel
had
also
arrived
there.
When
David’s
friend
Hushai
came
to
Absalom,
he
said
to
Absalom, “I
desire/hope
that
the
king
will
live
a
long
time!
May
you
live
for
many
years!”
Absalom
said
to
Hushai, “You
have
been
loyal [RHQ]
to
your
friend
David
for
a
long
time.
So
why
did
you
not
go
with
him
instead
of
coming
to
me?”
Hushai
replied, “I
will
serve
the
one
whom
Yahweh
and
these
people
and
all
the
other
people
of
Israel
have
chosen
to
be
their
king.
So
I
will
stay
with
you.
You
are
my
master
King
David’s
son;
if
I
do
not
serve
you,
what
other
man
should
I
serve [RHQ]?
I
will
serve
you
as
I
served
your
father.”
Then
Absalom
said
to
Ahithophel, “What
do
you
advise
that
we
should
do?”
Ahithophel
replied, “Your
father
left
some
of
his
slave
wives
in
the
palace
to
take
care
of
it.
Have
sex [EUP]
with
them.
When
everyone
in
Israel
hears
that
you
have
done
that,
they
will
realize
that
you
are
acting
very
contemptuously
toward
your
father.
Then
all
those
who
are
with
you
will
be
very
encouraged.”
So
they
set
up
a
tent
for
Absalom
on
the
roof
of
the
palace.
And
Absalom
went
into
the
tent
and
had
sex [EUP]
with
his
father’s
slave
wives,
one
by
one,
and
everyone [HYP]
could
see
him
going
into
the
tent.
In
those
days,
people
accepted
what
Ahithophel recommended
as
though
he
were
speaking
the
words
of
God.
So
just
as
David
had
always
accepted
what
Ahithophel
said,
now
Absalom
did
also.
Then
Ahithophel
said
to
Absalom, “Allow
me
to
choose 12,000
men,
and
I
will
leave
with
them
tonight
to
pursue
David.
We
will
attack
him
while
he
is
tired
and
discouraged,
and
cause
him
to
be
very
frightened.
All
the
soldiers
who
are
with
him
will
run
away.
We
will
kill
only
the
king.
Then
we
will
bring
back
all
his
soldiers
to
you,
like [SIM]
a ◄bride/woman
comes
to
her
husband
when
she
is
married►.
You
are
wanting
to
kill
only
one
man;
so
the
other
people
will
not
be
harmed.”
Absalom
and
all
the Israeli
leaders
who
were
with
him
thought
that
what
Ahithophel
said
would
be
good
to
do.
But
Absalom
said, “Summon
Hushai
also,
and
we
will
hear
what
he
suggests.”
So
when
Hushai
arrived,
Absalom
told
him
what
Ahithophel
had
suggested.
Then
he
asked
Hushai, “What
do
you
think
we
should
do?
If
you
do
not
think
that
we
should
do
what
Ahithophel
suggests,
tell
us
what
you
think
that
we
should
do.”
Hushai
replied, “This
time
what
Ahithophel
has
suggested
is
not
good
advice.
You
know
that
your
father
and
the
men
who
are
with
him
are
strong
soldiers,
and
that
now
they
are
very
angry,
like [SIM]
a
mother
bear
whose
cubs
have
been
stolen
from
her.
Furthermore,
your
father
knows
how
to
fight
because
he
has
fought
in
many
battles.
He
will
not
stay
with
his
troops
during
the
night.
Right
now
he
is probably
already
hiding
in
one
of
the
pits,
or
in
some
other
place.
If
his
soldiers
start
to
attack
your
soldiers,
and
if
they
kill
some
of
them,
whoever
hears
about
that
will
say ‘Many
of
the
soldiers
with
Absalom
have
been
killed!’
Then
your
other
soldiers,
even
if
they
are
as fearless [SIM, IDM]
as
lions,
they
will
become
very
afraid.
Do
not
forget
that
everyone
in
Israel
knows
that
your
father
is
a
great/strong
soldier,
and
that
the
soldiers
who
are
with
him
are
also
very
brave/courageous.
“o
what
I suggest
is
that
you
summon
all
the Israeli
soldiers,
from
Dan
in
the
far
north
to
Beersheba
in
the
far
south.
They
will
be
as
many
as
the
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore [HYP].
And
then
you
yourself
lead
us
into
the
battle.
We
will
find
your
father,
wherever
he
is,
and
we
will
attack
him
from
all
sides,
like [SIM]
dew
covers
all
the
ground.
And
neither
he
nor
any
of
the
soldiers
who
are
with
him
will
survive.
If
he
escapes
into
some
city,
all
our
soldiers
will
bring
ropes
and
pull
that
city
down
into
the
valley.
As
a
result,
not
one
stone
will
be
left
there
on
top
of
the
hill
where
that
city
was!”
Absalom
and
all
the
other Israeli
men
who
were
with
him
said, “What
Hushai
suggests
is
better
than
what
Ahithophel
suggested.”
The
reason
that
happened
was
that
Yahweh
had
determined
that
if
they
would
accept
the
good
advice
that
Ahithophel
had
given
them,
they
would
have
been
able
to
defeat/kill
David.
But
as
a
result
of
their
doing
what
Hushai
suggested,
Yahweh
would
cause
a
disaster
to
happen
to
Absalom.
Hushai
arranged
for
a
report
to
be
sent
to
David
Then
Hushai
told
the
two
priests,
Zadok
and
Abiathar,
what
both
he
and
Ahithophel
had
suggested
to
Absalom
and
the Israeli
leaders.
Then
he
said
to
them, “Send
a
message
quickly
to
David.
Tell
him
to
not
stay
at
the
place
where
people
walk
across
the
river,
near
the
desert.
Instead,
he
and
his
soldiers
must
cross
the
Jordan
River
immediately,
in
order
that
they
will
not
be
killed/wiped
out.”
The
priest’s
two
sons,
Jonathan
and
Ahimaaz,
were
waiting
at
En-Rogel
Spring,
outside
Jerusalem.
They
did
not
dare
to
enter
the
city,
because
if
someone
saw
them,
he
would
report
it
to
Absalom.
While
they
were
at
En-Rogel,
a
female
servant
of
the
two
priests
would frequently
go
to
them
and
report
to
them
what
was happening,
and
then
they
would
go
and
report
it
to
King
David.
But
a
young
man
saw
them,
and
went
and
reported
it
to
Absalom.
They
found
out
what
the
young
man
had
done,
so
both
of
them
left
quickly
and
went
to
stay
in
the
house
of
a
man
in
Bahurim.
That
man
had
a
well
in
his
courtyard;
so
the
two
men
went
down
into
the
well
to
hide.
The
man’s
wife
took
a
cloth/mat
and
covered
the
well,
and
scattered
grain
on
top
of
it
in
order
that
no
one
would
know
that
two
men
were
hiding
inside
it.
Some
of
Absalom’s
soldiers
found
out
where
the
two
men
had
gone.
So
they
went
to
the
house,
and
asked
the
woman, “Where
are
Ahimaaz
and
Jonathan?”
She
replied, “They
crossed
the
river.”
So
the
soldiers
crossed
the
river
and
searched
for
them.
But
they
could
not
find
them,
so
they
returned
to
Jerusalem.
After
they
had
gone,
the
two
men
came
out
of
the
well
and
went
and
reported
to
King
David
what
had
happened
and
what
Ahithophel
had
suggested.
Then
they
said
to
him, “Cross
the
river
quickly!”
So
David
and
all
his
soldiers
quickly
started
to
cross
the
Jordan
River,
and
by
dawn
they
had
all
crossed
to
the
other
side.
When
Ahithophel
realized
that
Absalom
was
not
going
to
do
what
he
suggested,
he
put
a
saddle
on
his
donkey
and
returned
to
his
own
town.
He
gave
to
his
family
instructions
about
his
possessions,
and
then
he
hanged
himself
because
he
knew
that
Absalom
would
be
defeated
and
that
he
would
be
considered
a
traitor
and
be
killed.
His
body
was
buried
in
the
tomb
where
his
ancestors
had
been
buried.
David
and
his
soldiers
arrived
at
Mahanaim.
And
Absalom
and
all
his Israeli
soldiers
also
crossed
the
Jordan
River.
Absalom
had
appointed
his cousin
Amasa
to
be
the
commander
of
his
army,
instead
of
Joab.
Amasa
was
the
son
of
a
man
named
Jether,
a
descendant
of
Ishmael. Amasa’s
mother
was
Abigail,
the
daughter
of
Nahash
and
the
sister
of
Joab’s
mother
Zeruiah.
Absalom
and
his Israeli
soldiers
set
up
their
tents
in
the
Gilead
region.
When
David
and
his
soldiers
arrived
at
Mahanaim,
Shobi
the
son
of
Nahash
from
Rabbah
city
in
the
Ammon
area,
and
Machir
the
son
of
Ammiel
from
Lo-Debar
city,
and
Barzillai
from
Rogelim
town
in
the
Gilead
region
brought
sleeping mats,
bowls,
clay
pots,
barley,
wheat
flour,
parched
grain,
beans,
and
lentils
to
them.
They
brought
honey
and
curds,
sheep,
and
some cream/cheese
for
David
and
his
soldiers
to
eat.
They
knew
that
David
and
his
soldiers
would
be
hungry
and
tired
and
thirsty
from
marching
in
the
desert.
David’s men prepared for the battle
David
arranged
his
soldiers
for
the
battle.
He
divided
them
into
groups,
and
appointed
a
commander
for
each 100
soldiers
and
a
commander
for
each 1,000
soldiers.
He
sent
them
out
in
three
groups.
Joab
commanded
one
group,
Joab’s
brother
Abishai
commanded
a
second
group,
and
Ittai
from
Gath
commanded
the
third
group.
David
said
to
them, “I
myself
will
go
with
you
to
the
battle.”
But
his
soldiers
said, “No,
we
will
not
allow
you
to
go
with
us.
If
they
force
us
all
to
run
away,
they
will
not
be
concerned
about
that happening.
Or
if
they
kill
half
of
us,
that
will
also
not
be
what
they
want.
To
them,
killing
you
is
more
important
than
killing 10,000
of
us.
So
it
will
be
better
that
you
stay
here
in
the
city
and
send
help
to
us.”
The
king
replied, “Okay,
I
will
do
whatever
seems
best
to
you.”
So
he
stood
at
the
gate
and
watched
while
his
soldiers
marched
out,
group
by
group.
While
they
were
leaving,
the
king
commanded
Joab,
Abishai,
and
Ittai, “For
my
sake,
do
not
harm
my
son
Absalom!”
And
all
the
troops
heard
it
when
David
gave
that
order
about
Absalom
to
those
three
commanders.
Joab
killed
Absalom
So
the
army
went
out
to
fight
against
the Israeli
soldiers
who
were
with
Absalom.
They
fought
the
battle
in
the
forest
where
people
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
lived.
David’s
soldiers
defeated
Absalom’s
soldiers.
They
killed 20,000
of
them!
The
battle
was
fought {They
fought
the
battle}
all
over
that
area,
and
the
number
of
men
who
died
because
of
dangerous
things
in
the
forest [PRS]
was
greater
than
the
number
of
men
who
were
killed ◄in
the
battle/by
swords►.
During
the
battle,
Absalom
suddenly
came
near
some
of
David’s
soldiers.
Absalom
was
riding
on
his
mule;
and
when
the
mule
went
under
the
thick
branches
of
a
large
oak
tree,
Absalom’s
head/hair
was
caught
in
the
branches.
The
mule
kept
going,
but
Absalom
was
left
dangling
in
the
air.
One
of
David’s
soldiers
saw
what
happened,
and
went
and
told
Joab, “I
saw
Absalom
hanging
in
an
oak
tree!”
Joab
said
to
the
man, “What?
You
say
that
you
saw
him
hanging
there,
so
why
did
you
not
kill
him
immediately [RHQ]?
If
you
had
killed
him,
I
would
have
given
you
ten
pieces
of
silver
and
a
belt!”
The
man
replied
to
Joab, “Even
if
you
gave
me 1,000
pieces
of
silver,
I
would
not
have
done
anything
to
harm [IDM]
the
king’s
son.
We
all
heard
the
king
command
you
and
Abishai
and
Ittai, ‘For
my
sake,
do
not
harm
my
son
Absalom!’
If
I
had
disobeyed
the
king
and
killed
Absalom,
the
king
would
have
heard
about
it,
because
the
king
hears
about
everything,
and
even
you
would
not
have
defended
me!”
Joab
said, “I
am
not
going
to
waste
time
talking
to
you!”
Then
he
took
three
spears
and
went
to
where
Absalom
was,
and
thrust
them
into
Absalom’s
chest/heart
while
he
was
still
alive,
dangling
from
the
oak
tree.
Then
ten
young
men
who
carried
weapons
for
Joab
surrounded
Absalom
and
finished
killing
him.
Then
Joab
blew
his
trumpet
to
signal
that
they
should
not
fight
anymore,
and
his
soldiers
returned
from
pursuing
those Israeli
soldiers.
They
took
Absalom’s
body
and
threw
it
into
a
huge
pit
in
the
forest,
and
covered
it
with
a
huge
pile
of
stones.
Then
all
the
remaining Israeli
soldiers
who
had
been
with
Absalom
fled
to
their
own
towns.
Absalom
had
no
sons
to
preserve
his
family
name.
So,
while
Absalom
was
alive,
he
built
a
monument
to
himself
in
the
King’s
Valley
near
Jerusalem,
in
order
that
people
would
remember
him.
He
put
his
name
on
the
monument,
and
people
still
call
it
Absalom’s
monument.
The
report
of
Absalom’s
death
reached
David
After
Absalom
had
been
killed,
Zadok’s
son
Ahimaaz
said
to
Joab, “Allow
me
to
run
to
the
king
to
tell
him
the
good
news
that
Yahweh
has
rescued
him
from
the
power
of
his
enemies!”
But
Joab
said
to
him, “No,
I
will
not
allow
you
to
take
news
to
the
king
today.
Some
other
day
I
will
allow
you
to
take
some
news,
but
not
today.
If
you
took
news
today
it
would
not
be
good
news
for
the
king,
because
his
son
is
dead.”
Then
Joab
said
to
David’s
servant
who
was
from
Ethiopia, “You
go
and
tell
the
king
what
you
have
seen.”
So
the
man
from
Ethiopia
bowed
in
front
of
Joab,
and
started
to
run.
Then
Ahimaaz
said
again
to
Joab, “Even
though
that
man
from
Ethiopia
is
running,
allow
me
to
run
behind
him.”
Joab
replied, “My
boy/son,
why
do
you
want
to
do
that?
You
will
not
receive
any
reward
for
your
news!”
But
Ahimaaz
replied, “That
does
not
matter,
I
want
to
go.”
So
Joab
said, “Okay,
go.”
So
Ahimaaz
ran
along
another
road
through
the
Jordan
Valley
and
arrived
where
David
was
before
the
man
from
Ethiopia
arrived.
David
was
sitting
between
the
outer
gate
and
the
inner
gate
of
the
city.
The
watchman/lookout
went
up
on
top
of
the
city
wall
and
stood
on
the
roof
over
the
gates.
He
looked
out
and
saw
one
man
running
alone.
The
watchman
called
down
and
reported
it
to
the
king.
The
king
said, “If
he
is
alone,
that indicates/means
that
he
is
bringing
good
news.”
The
man
who
was
running
continued
to
come
closer.
Then
the
watchman
saw
another
man
running.
So
he
called
down
to
the
gatekeeper, “Look!
There
is
another
man
running!”
And
the
king
said, “He
also
is
bringing
some
good
news.”
The
watchman
said, “I
think
the
first
man
must
be
Ahimaaz,
because
he
is
running
like
Ahimaaz
runs.”
The
king
said, “He
is
a
good
man,
and
I
am
sure
he
is
coming
with
good
news.”
When
Ahimaaz
reached
the
king,
he
called
out “I
hope/desire
that
things
will
go
well
with
you!”
Then
he
prostrated
himself
on
the
ground
in
front
of
the
king
and
said, “Your
Majesty,
praise
Yahweh
our
God,
who
has
rescued
you
from
the
men
who
were
rebelling
against
you!”
The
king
said, “Is
the
young
man
Absalom
safe/all
right?”
Ahimaaz
did
not
want
to
answer
that
question,
so
he
replied, “When
Joab
sent
me,
I
saw
that
there
was
a
lot
of
confusion,
but
I
do
not
know
what
it
was
about.”
Then
the
king
said, “Stand
aside.”
So
Ahimaaz
stepped
aside
and
stood
there.
Suddenly
the
man
from
Ethiopia
arrived,
and
said, “Your
Majesty,
I
have
good
news
for
you!
Yahweh
has
enabled
your
soldiers
to
defeat
all
those
who
rebelled
against
you!”
The
king
said
to
him, “Is
the
young
man
Absalom
safe/all
right?”
And
the
man
from
Ethiopia
replied, “Sir,
I
wish/desire
that
what
happened
to
him
would
happen
to
all
of
your
enemies
and
to
all
those
who
rebel
against
you!”
The
king
realized
that
he
meant
that
Absalom
was
dead,
so
he
became ◄extremely
distressed/overcome
with
grief►,
and
he
went
up
to
the
room
above
the
gateway
and
cried.
While
he
was
going
up,
he
kept
crying
out, “O,
my
son
Absalom!
My
son!
O,
my
son
Absalom,
I
desire/wish
that
I
had
died
instead
of
you!”
Joab rebuked the king
Someone
told
Joab
that
the
king
was
crying
and
mourning
because
Absalom
had
died.
All
of
David’s
soldiers
became
sad.
Instead
of
rejoicing
about
defeating
the
soldiers
who
had
fought
with
Absalom,
they
were
sad
because
they
heard
that
the
king
was
mourning
because
Absalom
was
dead.
The
soldiers
returned
to
the
city
quietly,
like [SIM]
soldiers
do
when
they
are
ashamed
because
they
ran
away
from
battle.
The
king
covered
his
face
with
his
hands
and
kept
crying
loudly, “O,
my
son
Absalom!
O,
Absalom,
my
son!
My
son!”
Then
Joab
entered
the
room
where
the
king
was,
and
said
to
the
king, “Today
you
have
caused
your
soldiers
to
be
ashamed!
You
have
humiliated
the
men
who
saved
your
life
and
the
lives
of
your
sons
and
daughters
and
your
ordinary
wives
and
your
slave
wives!
It
seems
that
you
love
those
who
hate
you
and
that
you
hate
those
who
love
you.
You
have
caused
it
to
be
clear
today
that
your
commanders
and
your
officers
are
not
at
all
important
to
you.
I
think
that
if
Absalom
were
still
alive
and
we
were
all
dead
today,
you
would
be
happy.
So,
now
go
and
thank
your
soldiers
for
what
they
did.
Because
I
solemnly
declare
that
if
you
do
not
do
that,
none
of
them
will
still
be
with
you
by
tomorrow
morning
and
that
would
be
worse
for
you
than
all
the
disasters/troubles
that
you
have
experienced
since
you
were
a
boy.”
So
the
king
got
up
and
went
and
sat
near
the
city
gate.
And
all
the
people
were
told, “Hey,
the
king
is
sitting
at
the
gate!”
So
they
all
came
and
gathered
around
him.
The
people
of
Israel
and
Judah
wanted
David
to
be
their
king
again
Meanwhile,
all
the Israeli
troops
who
had
been
with
Absalom
had
returned
to
their
homes.
Then
all
the
people
throughout
the
tribes
of
Israel
started
to
quarrel
among
themselves.
They
said
to
each
other, “King
David
rescued
us
from
the
people
of
Philistia
and
from
our
other
enemies.
But
now
he
has
fled
from
Absalom
and
left
Israel!
We
appointed [MTY]
Absalom
to
be
our
king,
but
he
died
in
the
battle
against
David’s
soldiers.
So ◄why
does
someone
not
try
to
bring
King
David
back?/surely
someone
should
try
to
bring
King
David
back.►” [RHQ]
King
David
found
out
what
the
people
were
saying.
So
he
sent
the
two
priests,
Zadok
and
Abiathar,
to
say
to
the
leaders
of
Judah, “The
king
says
that
he
has
heard
that
all
the Israeli
people
want
him
to
be
king
again.
And
he
says, ‘◄Why
should
you
be
the
last
ones
to
bring
me
back
to
my
palace?/It
is
not
right
that
you
be
the
last
ones
to
bring
me
back
to
my
palace.► [RHQ]
You
are
my
relatives;
we
have
the
same ancestor [IDM].
So ◄why
should
you
be
the
last
ones
to
bring
me
back?/you
should
certainly
not
be
the
last
ones
to
bring
me
back.► [RHQ]’”
And
say
to
Amasa, “You
are
one
of
my
relatives.
I
hope/desire
that
God
strike
me
dead [IDM]
if
I
do
not
appoint
you
to
be,
from
now
on,
the
commander
of
my
army
instead
of
Joab.”
By
sending
that
message
to
them,
David
convinced
all
the
people
of
Judah [IDM]
that
they
should ◄be
loyal
to
him/accept
him
as
their
king►.
So
they
sent
a
message
to
the
king,
saying “We
want
you
and
all
your
officials
to
return
here.”
So
the
king
and
his
officials
started
back
toward
Jerusalem.
When
they
reached
the
Jordan
River,
the
people
of
Judah
came
there
to
Gilgal
to
meet
the
king,
and
to
bring
him
across
the
river.
Shimei,
the
man
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
also
came
down
quickly
to
the
river
with
the
people
of
Judah
to
meet
King
David.
There
were 1,000
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
who
came
with
him.
And
Ziba,
who
had
been
the
servant
of
Saul,
also
hurried
down
to
the
Jordan
River,
bringing 20
of
his
servants
with
him.
They
all
came
to
the
king,
and
then
they
all
prepared
to
take
the
king
and
all
his
family
across
the
river,
at
the
place
where
they
could
walk
across
it.
They
wanted
to
do
whatever
the
king
wanted
them
to
do.
As
the
king
was
about
to
cross
the
river,
Shimei
came
to
him
and
prostrated
himself
in
front
of
the
king.
He
said
to
the
king, “Your
Majesty,
please
forgive
me.
Please
do
not
keep
thinking
about
the
terrible
thing
that
I
did
on
the
day
that
you
left
Jerusalem.
Do
not
think
about
it
anymore.
Because
I
know
that
I
have
sinned.
Look,
I
have
come
today,
the
first
one
from
the
northern
tribes
to
come
here
to
greet
you
today,
Your
Majesty.”
But
Abishai,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
said, “He
cursed
the
one
that
Yahweh
appointed [MTY]
to
be
the
king!
So ◄should
he
not
be
executed
for
doing
that?/he
certainly
should
be
executed
for
doing
that.►” [RHQ]
But
David
said, “You
sons
of
Zeruiah,
what
am
I
going
to
do
with
you? (OR,
you
are
not
the
ones
who
should
decide
what
to
do
to
him).
It
is
as
though
you
have
become
my
enemies
today.
I
know
that
I
am
the
one
who
has
now
become
the
king
of
Israel,
so
I
say
that
certainly
no
one [RHQ]
in
Israel
should
be
executed
today.”
Then
the
king
said
to
Shimei, “I
solemnly
promise
that
I
will
not
execute
you.”
Then Miphibosheth,
Saul’s
grandson,
came
down
to
the
river
to
greet
the
king.
He
had
not
washed
his
feet
or
trimmed
his
beard
or
washed
his
clothes,
from
the
time
that
the
king
left
Jerusalem
until
the
day
that
he
returned.
When
he
arrived
from
Jerusalem
to
greet
the
king,
the
king
said
to
him, “Mephibosheth,
why
did
you
not
go
with
me?”
He
replied, “Your
Majesty,
you
know
that
I
am
crippled.
When
I
heard
that
you
were
leaving
Jerusalem,
I
said
to
my
servant
Ziba, ‘Put
a
saddle
on
my
donkey
in
order
that
I
can
ride
on
it
and
go
with
the
king.’
But
he
deceived
me
and
left
without
me.
And
he
lied
to
you
about
me.
But,
Your
Majesty,
you
are
as
wise
as
God’s
angel.
So
do
whatever
seems
right
to
you.
All
of
my grandfather’s
family
expected/deserved
that
we
would
be
executed.
But
you
did
not
execute
me;
you
allowed
me
to
eat
food
with
you
at
your
table!
So
I
certainly
do
not
have [RHQ]
the
right
to
request
you
for
anything
more.”
The
king
replied, “You
certainly
do
not
need
to
say
any
more.
I
have
decided
that
you
and
Ziba
will
divide
equally
the
land
that
belonged
to
your
grandfather
Saul.”
Mephibosheth
replied
to
the
king, “Your
Majesty,
I
am
content
that
you
have
returned
safely.
So
allow
him
to
take
all
the
land.”
Barzillai,
the
man
from
the
Gilead
region,
had
come
down
to
the
Jordan
River
from
his
town
of
Rogelim,
to
escort
the
king
across
the
river.
Barzillai
was
a
very
old
man, 80
years
old.
He
was
a
very
wealthy
man,
and
he
had
provided
food
for
the
king
and
his
soldiers
while
they
were
at
Mahanaim.
The
king
said
to
Barzillai, “Come
with
me
to
Jerusalem,
and
I
will
take
care
of
you.”
But
Barzillai
replied, “I
certainly
do
not
have [RHQ]
many
more
years
to
live.
So ◄why
should
I
go
with
you
to
Jerusalem?/there
is
certainly
no
reason
for
me
to
go
with
you
to
Jerusalem.► [RHQ]
I
am
now 80
years
old.
I
do
not [RHQ]
know
what
is enjoyable
and
what
is
not enjoyable.
I
cannot [RHQ]
enjoy
what
I
eat
and
what
I
drink.
I
cannot [RHQ]
hear
the
voices
of
men
and
women
as
they
sing.
So ◄why
should
I
be
another
burden
to
you?/I
do
not
want
to
be
another
burden
to
you.► [RHQ]
I
will
cross
the
Jordan
River
with
you
and
go
a
little
further,
and
that
will
be
all
the
reward
that
I
need
for
helping
you.
Then
please
allow
me
to
return
to
my
home,
because
that
is
where
I
want
to
die,
near
my parents’
grave.
But
here
is
my
son
Chimham.
Your
Majesty,
allow
him
to
go
with
you
and
serve
you,
and
do
for
him
whatever
seems
good
to
you!”
The
king
replied, “Okay,
he
will
cross
the
river
with
me,
and
I
will
do
for
him
whatever
seems
good
to
you.
And
I
will
do
for
you
whatever
you
want
me
to
do.”
Then
King
David
and
all
the
others
crossed
the
Jordan
River.
He
kissed
Barzillai
and
asked
God
to
bless
him.
Then
Barzillai
returned
to
his
home.
After
they
crossed
the
river,
Chimham
went
with
the
king,
and
all
the
army
of
Judah
and
half
the
army
of
the
other Israeli
tribes
escorted/accompanied
the
king
to
Gilgal.
The
troops
from
Judah
and
Israel argued
Then
all
the
soldiers
from
the
other Israeli
tribes
came
to
the
king
and
said, “◄Why
is
it
that
our
relatives,
the
men
from
Judah,
took
you
away
from
us
and
wanted
to
be
the
only
ones
to
escort
you
and
your
family
across
the
river,
along
with
all
your
men?/It
is
not
right
that
our
relatives,
the
men
from
Judah,
took
you
away
from
us
and
wanted
to
be
the
only
ones
to
escort
you
and
your
family
across
the
river,
along
with
all
your
men.► [RHQ]
Why
did
you
not
request
us
to
do
that?” [RHQ]
The
soldiers
from
Judah
replied, “We
did
it
because
the
king
is
from
Judah.
So ◄why
are
you
angry
about
that?/you
should
not
be
angry
about
that.► [RHQ]
The
king
has
never
paid
for
our
food,
and
he
has
never
given
us
any
gifts.”
The
men
of
the
other Israeli
tribes
replied, “
There
are
ten
tribes
in
Israel,
and
only
one
in
Judah.
So
it
is
ten
times
more
right
for
us
to
say
that
David
is
our
king
than
it
is
for
you
to
say
that.
So
why
are
you
despising
us [RHQ]?
We
were
certainly [RHQ]
the
first
ones
to
talk
about
bringing
David
back
to
Jerusalem
to
be
our
king
again.”
But
the
men
of
Judah
spoke
more
harshly
than
the
men
from
the
other
tribes
of
Israel
did.
Sheba rebelled against David
There
was
a
man
there
at
Gilgal
named
Sheba.
He
was
a
man
who
always
caused
trouble.
He
was
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
and
was
the
son
of
Bichri.
He
blew
a
trumpet
and
called
out, “We
have
nothing
to
do
with [DOU]
David,
that
son
of
Jesse!
So,
men
of
Israel,
let’s
go
to
our
homes!”
So
all
the
men
from
the
other Israeli
tribes
deserted
David
and
went
with
Sheba,
but
the
men
of
Judah
stayed
with
David.
They
wanted
him
to
be
their
king,
and
went
with
him
from
near
the
Jordan
River
up
to
Jerusalem.
When
David
arrived
at
the
palace
in
Jerusalem,
he
took
the
ten
slave
wives
whom
he
had
left
there
to
take
care
of
the
palace
and
put
them
in
another
house.
He
put
a
guard
at
that
house,
and
he
provided
for
them
what
they
needed,
but
he
never
had
sexual
relations [EUP]
with
them
again.
So
they
remained
shut
up
in
their
house
until
they
died.
It
was
as
though
they
were
widows.
One
day
the
king
said
to
Amasa, “Summon
the
soldiers
of
Judah
to
come
here
within
three
days,
and
you
be
here
also.”
So
Amasa
went
to
summon
them,
but
he
did
not
return
within
the
time
that
David
told
him
to.
So
David
said
to
Abishai, “Now
Sheba
will
harm
us
more
than
Absalom
did.
So
you
take
my
soldiers
and
pursue
him.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
he
and
his
soldiers
may
occupy/capture
some
of
the ◄fortified
towns/towns
that
have
walls
around
them►,
and
escape
from
us. [IDM]”
So
Abishai
and
Joab
and
the
king’s bodyguards
and
the
other
soldiers
left
Jerusalem,
to
pursue
Sheba.
When
they
arrived
at
the
huge
rock
in
the
Gibeah
region,
Amasa
met
them.
Joab
was
wearing
a
soldier’s uniform.
He
had
a
dagger/long
knife
fastened
to
his
belt.
When
he
came
close
to
Amasa,
he
allowed
the
dagger
to
fall
on
the
ground.
Joab
said
to
Amasa, “Are
things
going
well
with
you,
my
friend?”
Then
Joab
grabbed Amasa’s
beard
with
his
right
hand,
in
order
to
kiss
him.
But
Amasa
did
not
see
that
Joab
was
holding
another
dagger
in
his
other
hand.
And
Joab
stabbed
it
into Amasa’s
belly,
and
his insides
spilled
out
onto
the
ground.
Amasa
died
immediately;
Joab
did
not
need
to
stab
him
again.
Then
Joab
and
his
brother
Abishai
continued
to
pursue
Sheba.
One
of
Joab’s
soldiers
stood
alongside Amasa’s
body
and
called
out, “Everyone
who
wants
Joab
to
be
our
commander
and
who
wants
David
to
be
our
king,
go
with
Joab!”
Amasa’s
body
was
lying
on
the
road.
It
was
covered
with
blood.
The
soldier
of
Joab
who
had
called
out
saw
that
many
others
of
Joab’s
soldiers
were
stopping
to
see
it,
so
he
dragged Amasa’s
body
off
the
road
into
a
field,
and
threw
a
cloth/blanket
over
the
body.
After
the
body
had
been
taken
off
the
road,
all
the
soldiers
went
with
Joab
to
pursue
Sheba.
Sheba
went
through
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
and
arrived
at
Abel-Beth-Maacah
town
in
the
northern
part
of
Israel.
There,
all
the
members
of
his
father Bichri’s
clan
gathered,
and
went
with
Sheba
into
the
town.
The
soldiers
who
were
with
Joab
found
out
that
Sheba
had
gone
there,
so
they
went
there
and
surrounded
the
town.
They
built
a
dirt
ramp
up
against
the
town
wall.
They
also
pounded
against
the
wall
with
heavy
poles,
to
cause
it
to
collapse.
Then
a
wise
woman
who
was
in
that
town
stood
on
the
top
of
the
wall
and
shouted
down, “Listen
to
me!
Tell
Joab
to
come
here,
because
I
want
to
talk
to
him!”
So
after
they
told
Joab,
he
came
there,
and
the
woman
said, “Are
you
Joab?”
He
replied, “Yes,
I
am.”
She
said
to
him, “Listen
to
what
I
say.”
He
replied, “I
am
listening.”
She
said, “Long
ago
people
used
to
say, ‘Go
to
Abel
town
to
get
good
advice
about
your
problems.’
And
that
is
what
people
did.
We
are
peaceful
and
loyal Israelis.
Our
people
here
are
important
and
respected [IDM].
So ◄why
are
you
trying
to
destroy
a
town
that
belongs
to
Yahweh?/you
should
not
be
trying
to
destroy
a
town
that
belongs
to
Yahweh.►” [RHQ]
Job
replied, “I
would
certainly
never
want
to
ruin
or
destroy
your
town!
That
is
not
what
we
want
to
do.
But Bichri’s
son
Sheba,
a
man
from
the hilly
area
in
the
tribe
of
Ephraim,
is
rebelling
against
King
David.
Put
this
man
into
our
hands,
and
then
we
will ◄go
away
from/not
attack►
this
town.”
The
woman
replied
to
Joab, “Okay,
what
we
will
do
is,
we
will
cut
off
his
head
and
throw
it
over
the
wall
to
you.”
Then
this
wise
woman
went
to
the
elders
of
the
town
and
told
them
what
she
had
said
to
Joab.
So
they
cut
off
Sheba’s
head
and
threw
it
over
the
wall
to
Joab.
Then
Joab
blew
his
trumpet
to
signal
that
the
battle
was
ended,
and
all
his
soldiers
left
the
town
and
returned
to
their
homes.
And
Joab
returned
to
Jerusalem
and
told
the
king
what
had
happened.
Joab
was
the
commander
of
the
entire Israeli
army.
Jehoiada’s
son
Benaiah
was
the
commander
of
David’s bodyguards;
Adoram
supervised
the
men
who
were
forced
to
work
for
the
king; Ahilud’s
son
Jehoshaphat
was
the
man
who
reported
to
the
people
everything
that
David
decided;
Sheva
was
the
official
secretary;
Zadok
and
Abiathar
were
the
priests;
and
Ira
from
Jair
town
was
also
one
of
David’s
priests.
The people of Gibeon got revenge for what Saul did
During
the
time
that
David
ruled,
there
was
a
famine
in
Israel
for
three
years.
David
prayed
to
Yahweh
about
it.
And
Yahweh
said, “
In
order
for
the
famine
to
end,
Saul’s
family
needs
to
be
punished [MTY]
because
Saul
killed
many
people
from
Gibeon
city.”
The
people
of
Gibeon
were
not Israelis;
they
were
a
small
group
of
the Amor people-group
whom
the Israelis
had
solemnly
promised
to
protect.
But
Saul
had
tried
to
kill
all
of
them
because
he ◄was
very
zealous/wanted
very
much►
to
enable
the
people
of
Judah
and
Israel
to
be
the
only
ones
living
in
that
land.
So
the
king
summoned
the
leaders
of
Gibeon
and
said
to
them, “What
shall
I
do
for
you?
How
can
I
make
amends/up
for
what
was
done
to
your
people,
in
order
that
you
will
bless
us
who
belong
to
Yahweh?”
They
replied, “You
cannot
settle
our
quarrel
with
Saul
and
his
family
by
giving
us
silver
or
gold.
And
we
do
not
have
the
right
to
kill
any Israelis.”
So
David
asked, “Then/So
what
do
you
say
that
I
should
do
for
you?”
They
replied, “Saul
wanted
to
get
rid
of
us.
He
wanted
to
annihilate/kill
all
of
us,
in
order
that
none
of
us
would
live
anywhere
in
Israel.
Hand
over
to
us
seven
of
Saul’s
descendants.
We
will
hang
them
where
Yahweh
is
worshiped
in
Gibeon,
our
town,
the
town
where
Saul,
whom
Yahweh
previously
chose
to
be
king,
lived.”
The
king
replied, “Okay,
I
will
hand
them
over
to
you.”
The
king
did
not
hand
over
to
them
Saul’s
grandson
Mephibosheth,
because
of
what
he
and
Mephibosheth’s
father
Jonathan
had
solemnly
promised
to
each
other.
Instead,
he
took
Armoni
and
another
man
named
Mephibosheth,
the
two
sons
that
Saul’s
slave
wife
Rizpah,
the
daughter
of
Aiah,
had
given
birth
to,
and
the
five
sons
that
Saul’s
daughter
Merab
had
given
birth
to. Merab’s
husband
was
Adriel,
the
son
of
a
man
named
Barzillai
from Meholah
town.
David
handed
those
men
over
to
the
men
from
Gibeon.
Then
they
hanged
those
seven
men
on
a
hill
where
they
worshiped
Yahweh.
They
were
all
killed
during
the
time
of
the
year
that
the
people
started
to
harvest
the
barley.
Then
Rizpah
took coarse
cloth
made
from
goats’
hair,
and
spread
it
on
the
rock
where
the
corpses
lay.
She
stayed
there
from
the
time
that
people
started
to
harvest
the
barley
until
the
rains
started.
She
did
not
allow
any
birds
to
come
near
the
corpses
during
the
day,
and
she
did
not
allow
any
animals
to
come
near
during
the
night.
When
someone
told
David
what
Rizpah
had
done,
he
went
with
some
of
his
servants
to
Jabesh
in
the
Gilead
region
and
got
the
bones
of
Saul
and
his
son
Jonathan.
The
people
of
Jabesh
had
stolen
their
bones
from
the ◄plaza/public
square►
in
Beth-Shan
city,
where
the
men
from
Philistia
had
hanged
them
previously,
on
the
day
that
they
had
killed
Saul
and
Jonathan
on
Gilboa
Mountain.
David
and
his
men
took
the
bones
of
Saul
and
Jonathan,
and
they
also
took
the
bones
of
the
seven
men
from
Gibeon
whom
the
men
from
Philistia
had
hanged.
They
buried
the
bones
of
Saul
and
Jonathan
in
Zela
town
in
the
land
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Doing
all
that
the
king
commanded,
they
buried
their
bones
in
the
tomb
where
Saul’s
father
Kish
was
buried.
After
that,
because
God
saw
that
Saul’s
family
had
been
punished
to
pay
for
Saul’s
murder
of
many
people
from
Gibeon,
he
answered
the Israelis’
prayers
for
their
land,
and
caused
the
famine
to
end.
The
battles
against
the
giants
of
Philistia
The
army
of
Philistia
again
started
to
fight
against
the
army
of
Israel.
And
David
and
his
soldiers
went
to
fight
the
Philistines.
During
the
battle,
David
became
weary.
One
of
the
Philistia
men
thought
that
he
could
kill
David.
His
name
was
Ishbi-Benob.
He
was
a
descendant
of
a
group
of
giants.
He
carried
a
bronze
spear
that
weighed
about ◄7-1/2
pounds/3-1/2 kg.►,
and
he
also
had
a
new
sword.
But
Abishai
came
to
help
David,
and
attacked
the
giant
and
killed
him.
Then
David’s
soldiers
forced
him
to
promise
that
he
would
not
go
with
them
into
a
battle
again.
They
said
to
him, “
If
you
die,
and
none
of
your
descendants
become
king,
that
would
be
like [MET] extinguishing
the
last
light
in
Israel.”
Some
time
after
that,
there
was
a
battle
with
the
army
of
Philistia
near
Gob
village.
During
the
battle,
Sibbecai,
from
the
Hushah
clan,
killed
Saph,
one
of
the
descendants
of
the
Rapha
giants.
Later
there
was
another
battle
with
the
army
of
Philistia
at
Gob.
During
that
battle,
Elhanan,
the
son
of
Jaare-Oregim
from
Bethlehem,
killed
the
brother
of
Goliath
from
Gath
city;
Goliath’s
spear
shaft/handle
was ◄very
thick,
like
the
bar
on
a
weaver’s
loom/over
two
inches
thick►.
Later
there
was
another
battle
near
Gath.
There
was
a ◄huge
man/giant►
there
who
liked
to
fight
in
battles.
He
had
six
fingers
on
each
hand
and
six
toes
on
each
foot.
He
was
descended
from
the
Rapha
giants.
But
when
he ◄made fun
of/ridiculed►
the
men
in
the Israeli
army,
Jonathan,
the
son
of
David’s
older
brother
Shimeah,
killed
him.
Those
four
men
were
some
of
the
descendants
of
the
Rapha
giants
who
had
lived
in
Gath,
who
were
killed [MTY]
by
David
and
his
soldiers.
David’s song to praise Yahweh
After
Yahweh
had
rescued
David
from
Saul
and
his
other
enemies,
David
sang
a
song
to
Yahweh.
This
is
what
he
sang:
Yahweh,
you
are
like
a
huge overhanging
rock
under
which
I
can
hide [MET];
you
are
like
my
fortress,
and
you
rescue
me.
Yahweh,
you
protect
me;
you
are
like
a
shield;
you
are
the
powerful
one [MET]
who
saves
me;
you
are
like
a
place
where
I ◄find
refuge/am
safe►.
You
save
me
from
those
who
act
violently
toward
me.
I
call
out
to
you,
Yahweh;
you
deserve
to
be
praised,
and
you
rescue
me
from
my
enemies.
“
almost
died [PRS];
it
was
like [MET]
a
huge
wave
had crashed
over
me,
and
almost
destroyed
me
like
a
flood.
I
thought
that
I
would
die;
it
was
as
though
death
wrapped
ropes
around
me;
it
was
as
though
I
was
in
a
trap
where
I
would
surely
die. [PRS,
MET]
But
when
I
was ◄very
distressed/in
great
trouble►,
I
called
out
to
you,
Yahweh;
I
cried
out
to
you,
my
God.
And
from
your
temple
you
heard
me;
you
listened
when
I
called
to
you
to
help
me.
“hen
it
was
as
though
the
earth
quaked
and
shook;
it
was
as
though
the
foundations
that ◄
held
up/supported►
the
sky
trembled,
because
you
were
angry.
It
was
as
though
smoke
poured
out
of
your
nostrils
and
burning
coals
and
fire
that
burns
everything
came
out
of
your
mouth.
You
tore
open
the
sky
and
came
down;
there
was
a
thick
dark
cloud
under
your
feet.
You
rode
through
the
sky
on
a
winged
creature;
the
wind
enabled
you
to
travel
swiftly [MET],
like
a
bird.
The
darkness
surrounded
you,
like
a
blanket;
thick
clouds
that
were
full
of
water
also
surrounded
you.
Out
of
the
lightning
in
front
of
you
fire
from
burning
coals flamed.
Then,
Yahweh,
you
spoke
like
thunder
from
the
sky;
it
was
your
voice,
God,
you
who
are
greater
than
all
other
gods,
that
was
heard.
When
you
sent
flashes
of
lightning,
it
was
as
though [MET]
you
shot
your
arrows
and
scattered
your
enemies.
Then
the
bottom
of
the
ocean
was
uncovered;
the
foundations
of
the
world
could
be
seen
when
you
rebuked
your
enemies
with
a snort
from
your
nostrils.
“ahweh,
you
reached
down
from
heaven
and
lifted
me
up;
you
pulled
me
up
from
the
deep
water.
You
rescued
me
from
my
strong
enemies,
from
those
who
hated
me;
I
could
not
defeat
them
because
they
were
very
strong.
They
attacked
me
when
I
was
experiencing
troubles/difficulties,
but
Yahweh,
you
protected
me.
You
brought
me
to
a
place
where
I
was
safe;
you
rescued
me
because
you
were
pleased
with
me.
“ahweh,
you
rewarded
me
because
I
do
what
is
right;
you
did
good
things
for
me
because
I ◄was
innocent/had
not
done
things
that
are
wrong►.
Yahweh,
I
have
obeyed
your
laws;
I
have
not
turned
away
from
you,
my
God.
All
of
your
regulations
were
in
my
mind,
and
I
did
not
turn
away
from
obeying
all
your
statutes.
You
know
that
I
have
not
done
anything
that
is
evil;
I
have
kept
myself
from
doing
things
for
which
I
should
be
punished.
So
you
have
rewarded
me
in
return
for
my
doing
what
is
right,
because
you
know
that
I ◄am
innocent
of
doing/have
not
done►
wrong
things.
“ahweh,
you
are
faithful/loyal
to
those
who
always
trust
in
you;
you
always
do
what
is
good
to
those
whose
behavior
is
always
good.
You
act
sincerely
toward
those
whose
inner
beings
are
pure,
but
you
are
hostile
to
those
who
are
perverse/wicked.
You
rescue
those
who
are
humble,
but
you
watch [MTY]
those
who
are
proud
and
humiliate
them.
Yahweh,
you
are
like [MET]
a
lamp
that
causes
it
to
become
light
when
I
am
in
the
dark.
With
your
strength/help
I
can
run
through
a
line
of
enemy
soldiers
and
I
can
climb
over
the
wall
that
surrounds
their
city.
“y
God
whom
I
worship,
everything
that
you
do
is
perfect;
you
always
do
what
you
promise
that
you
will
do.
You
are
like
a
shield [MET]
to
all
those
who
request
you
to
protect
them.
Yahweh,
you
are [RHQ]
the
only
one
who
is
God;
only
you
are
like
a
huge
rock [MET]
under
which
we
are
protected/safe.
God,
you
whom
I
worship
are
a
strong
refuge
for
me;
you
keep
me
safe
on
the
roads
that
I
walk
on.
When
I
walk
in
the
mountains,
you
enable
me
to
walk
safely,
without
stumbling [MET]
like
a
deer
runs.
You
teach
me
how
to
fight
in
a
battle
in
order
that
I
can
shoot
arrows
well
from
a
very
strong
bow.
It
is
as
though [MET]
you
have
given
me
a
shield
by
which
you
have
saved/rescued
me,
and
you
have
answered
my
prayers
and
caused
me
to
become
famous/great.
You
have
not
allowed
my
enemies
to
capture
me [IDM],
and
I
have
not
fallen
down
during
battles.
“
pursued
my
enemies
and
defeated
them;
I
did
not
stop
fighting
them
until
they
were
all
killed.
I
struck
them
down;
I
stabbed
them
with
my
sword;
they
fell
down
at
my
feet
and
did
not
stand
up
again.
You
have
given
me
strength
for
fighting
battles
and
caused
those
who
were
attacking
me
to
fall
down,
and
I
trampled
on
them.
You
caused
my
enemies
to
turn
and
run
away
from
me;
I
destroyed
those
who
hated
me.
They ◄looked
for/wanted►
someone
to
rescue
them,
but
no
one
did.
They
cried
out
to
you,
Yahweh,
for
help,
but
you
did
not
answer
them.
I
crushed
them,
and
as
a
result
they
became
like [SIM] tiny particles
of
dust.
I
trampled
them,
and
they
became
like [SIM]
mud
in
the
streets.
“ou
rescued
me
from
those
who
tried
to
rebel
against
me,
and
you
appointed
me
to
rule
many
nations;
people
whom
I
did
not
know
previously
are
now ◄under
my
authority/my
slaves►.
Foreigners
humbly
bowed
down
in
front
of
me;
as
soon
as
they
heard
about
me,
they
obeyed
me.
They
became
afraid,
and
they
came
to
me,
trembling,
from
the
places
where
they
were
hiding.
“ahweh,
you
are
alive!
I
praise
you!
You
are
like [MET]
a
huge overhanging
rock
under
which
I
am
safe/protected!
You
are
the
one
who
rescues
me [MET].
Everyone
should
exalt/honor/praise
you.
You
enable
me
to
conquer
my
enemies;
you
cause
people
of
other
nations
to
be ◄under
my
authority/my
slaves►.
You
delivered
me
from
my
enemies;
you
caused
me
to
be
honored
more
than
they
were;
you
rescued
me
from
men
who
always
acted
violently.
Because
of
all
that,
I
exalt
you
among
many people-groups
and
I
sing
to
praise
you.
You
enable
me,
whom
you
appointed
to
be
king,
to powerfully
conquer
my
enemies;
you
faithfully
love
me,
David,
and
you
will
love
my
descendants
forever.
David’s final message
David,
the
son
of
Jesse,
was
a
man
whom
God
caused
to
become
great.
He
was
appointed
to
become
king
by
the
God
whom
Jacob
worshiped.
He
wrote
beautiful
songs
for
the Israeli
people.
This
is
the
last
song
that
he
wrote:
“he
Spirit
of
Yahweh
tells
me
what
to
say;
the
message
that
I
speak [MTY]
comes
from
him.
God,
the
one
whom
we Israeli
people
worship,
has
spoken;
the
one
who
protects
us Israeli
people
said
to
me,
‘ings
who
rule
people
justly
have
an
awesome
respect
for
me,
God.
They
are
like
the
sun
that
shines
at
dawn
and
causes
the
grass
to
sprout/sparkle
after
the
rain
ends.’
And
truly,
that
is
how
God
will
surely
bless
my
family [RHQ]
because
he
made
an
agreement
with
me
that
will
endure
forever,
an
agreement
in
which
he
promises
that
no
part
of
it
will
ever
be
changed.
He
will
surely
cause
me
to
prosper [RHQ],
and
he
will
always
help
me,
and
that
is
all
that
I
desire.
But
he
will
get
rid
of
godless/evil
people
like [SIM]
people
throw
away
thorns
that
injure
people
if
they
try
to
pick
them
up
with
their
hands.
Someone
who
wants
to
get
rid
of thornbushes
does
not
grab
them;
he
uses
an
iron
shovel
or
a
spear
to
dig
them
out
and
then
he
burns
them
completely.
David’s
three
greatest
warriors
These
are
the
names
of
David’s
three
greatest
warriors.
The
first
was
Esh-Baal,
whose
other
name
was
Jashobeam,
from
the Hachmon
clan (OR,
the
son
of Hachmon).
He
was
the
leader
of
the
three
men.
One
time
he
fought
against 800
enemies
and
killed
them
all
with
his
spear.
The
second/next
one
of
the
three
greatest
warriors
was
Eleazar,
who
was
the
son
of
Dodo
from
the
clan
of Ahoh.
One
day
he
was
with
David
when
they
defied/challenged
the
soldiers
of
Philistia
who
had
gathered
for
the
battle.
The
other Israeli
soldiers
retreated,
but
Eleazar
stood
there
and
fought
the
soldiers
of
Philistia
until
his
arm
became
very
tired,
with
the
result
that
his
hand
cramped
and
he
could
not
stop gripping
his
sword.
Yahweh
won
a
great
victory
on
that
day.
And
afterwards
the
other Israeli
soldiers
returned
to
where
Eleazar
was,
and
stripped
off
the
armor
from
the
men
whom
he
had
killed.
The
third
one
of
the
greatest
warriors
was
Shammah,
the
son
of
Agee
from
the
clan/town
of Harar.
One
time
the
Philistia
soldiers
gathered
at
Lehi
town,
where
there
was
a
field
full
of
lentils/peas
that
they
wanted
to
steal.
The
other Israeli
soldiers
ran
away
from
the
Philistia
troops,
but
Shammah
stood
there
in
the
field
and
did
not
let
the
Philistia
soldiers
steal
the
crops,
and
killed
them.
Yahweh
won
a
great
victory
on
that
day.
The 30
great
warriors
Altogether
there
were 30
special
warriors
among
David’s
soldiers.
Once,
when
it
was
almost
time
to
harvest
the
crops,
three
of
those 30
men
went
down
to
Adullam
Cave,
where
David
was
staying.
A
group
of
men
from
the
Philistia
army
had
set
up
their
tents
in
Rephaim
Valley
near
Jerusalem.
David
and
his
soldiers
were
in
the
cave
because
it
was
safe
there,
and
another
group
of
Philistia
soldiers
was
occupying
Bethlehem.
One
day
David
very
much
wanted
some
water
to
drink,
and
said “I
wish
that
someone
would
bring
me
some
water
from
the
well
near
the
gate
at
Bethlehem!”
So
his
three
greatest
warriors
forced
their
way
through
the
camp
of
Philistia
soldiers
and
drew
some
water
from
the
well,
and
brought
it
to
David.
But
he
would
not
drink
it.
Instead,
he
poured
it
out
on
the
ground
as
an
offering
to
Yahweh.
He
said, “Yahweh,
it
would
certainly
not
be
right
for
me
to
drink
this
water!
That
would
be
like [RHQ]
drinking
the
blood
of
these
men
who
were
willing/ready
to
die
for
me!”
So
he
refused
to
drink
it.
That
was
one
of
the
things
that
those
three
great
warriors
did.
The
list
of
the
great
warriors
Abishai,
Joab’s
younger
brother,
was
the
leader
of
the 30
greatest
warriors.
One
day
he
fought
against 300
men
and
killed
them
all
with
his
spear.
As
a
result,
he
also
became
famous.
He
was
the
most
famous
of
the
thirty
greatest
warriors,
and
he
became
their
leader/commander,
but
he
was
not
one
of
the
three
greatest
warriors.
Jehoiada’s
son
Benaiah,
from
Kabzeel
town,
also
did
great
deeds.
He
killed
two
of
the
best
warriors
from
the
Moab people-group.
Also,
he
went
down
into
a
pit
on
a
day
when
snow
was
falling,
and
killed
a
lion
there.
He
also
killed
a
huge
soldier
from
Egypt
who
carried
a
spear.
Benaiah
had
only
his
club,
but
he
attacked
the
giant
with
it.
Then
he
snatched
the
spear
from
the
man’s
hand
and
killed
him
with
his
own
spear.
Those
are
some
of
the
things
that
Benaiah
did.
As
a
result,
he
became
famous,
like
the
three
greatest
warriors
were.
He
was
more
honored
than
the
other
members
of
the
group
of
thirty
great
warriors,
but
not
as
famous
as
the
three
greatest
warriors.
David
appointed
him
to
be
the
commander
of
his bodyguards.
These
are
the
names
of
the
great
warriors:
Asahel,
the
brother
of
Joab;
Elhanan,
the
son
of
Dodo,
from
Bethlehem;
Shammah
and
Elika,
from
the
Harod
clan;
Helez,
from
Pelet
city;
Ira,
the
son
of
Ikkesh,
from
Tekoa
town;
Abiezer,
from
Anathoth
city;
Mebunnai
whose
other
name
was
Sibbecai,
from Hushah’s
clan;
Zalmon
whose
other
name
was
Ilai,
from Ahoh’s
clan;
Maharai,
from
Netophah
town;
Heleb,
the
son
of
Baanah,
also
from
Netophah
town;
Ittai,
the
son
of
Ribai,
from
Gibeah
town
in
the
land
that
belonged
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
Benaiah,
from
Pirathon
town;
Hiddai,
from
the
valleys
near
Gaash
Mountain;
Abi-Albon,
from
the
clan
of
Arabah;
Azmaveth,
from
Bahurim
town;
Eliahba,
from Shaalbon
town;
The
sons
of
Jashen;
Jonathan;
Shammah,
from Harar
town/clan;
Ahiam
the
son
of
Sharar,
from Harar
town/clan;
Eliphelet,
the
son
of
Ahasbai,
from
Maacah
town;
Eliam,
the
son
of
Ahithophel,
from Gilo
town;
Hezro,
from
Carmel
city;
Paarai,
from
Arba
city;
Igal,
the
son
of
Nathan,
from
Zobah
city;
Bani,
from
the
tribe
of
Gad;
Zelek,
from
the
Ammon people-group;
Naharai,
the
man
who
carried
Joab’s
weapons,
from
Beeroth
town;
Ira
and
Gareb,
from
Jattir
town;
Uriah,
Bathsheba’s
husband,
from
the
Heth people-group.
Altogether,
there
were 37
famous
soldiers,
but
some
of
them
had
died
and
their
names
were
not
included.
David ordered a census to be taken
Yahweh
was
angry
with
the Israeli
people
again,
so
he
incited
David
to
cause
trouble
for
them.
He
said
to
David, “Send
some
men
to
count
the
people
of
Israel
and
Judah.”
So
the
king
said
to
Joab,
the
commander
of
his
army, “Go
with
your
officers
through
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
from
Dan
city
in
the
far
north
to
Beersheba
town
in
the
far
south,
and
count
the
people,
in
order
that
I
may
know
how
many
people
there
are
who
are
able
to
be
soldiers
in
the
army.”
But
Joab
replied
to
the
king, “Your
Majesty,
I
wish/desire
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
cause
there
to
be 100
times
as
many
people
in
Israel
as
there
are
now,
and
I
wish/desire
that
you
would
see
that
happen
before
you
die.
But
why
do
you
want
us
to
do
this?”
But
the
king
commanded
Joab
and
his
officers
to
do
it.
So
they
left
the
king
and
went
out
to
count
the
people
of
Israel.
They
crossed
the
Jordan
River
and
set
up
their
tents
south
of
Aroer
town,
in
the
middle
of
the
valley,
in
the
territory
that
was
given
to
the
tribe
of
Gad.
From
there
they
went
north
to
Jazer
city
Then
they
went
north
to
the
Gilead
region
and
to
Kadesh
city,
in
the
land
where
the
Heth people-group
lived.
Then
they
went
to
Dan
city
in
the
far
north
of
Israel,
and
then
further
west,
to
Sidon
city
near
the Mediterranean
Sea.
Then
they
went
south
to
Tyre,
a
city
with
high
walls
around
it,
and
to
all
the
cities
where
the Hiv
and
Canaan people-groups
live.
Then
they
went
east
to
Beersheba,
in
the
southern
part
of
Judah.
After
nine
months
and 20
days,
when
they
had
finished
going
throughout
the
land
and
counting
the
people,
they
returned
to
Jerusalem.
They
reported
to
the
king
the
number
of
people
that
they
had
counted.
There
were 800,000
men
in
Israel
and 500,000
men
in
Judah
who
were
able
to
become
soldiers
in
the
army [MTY].
But
after
David’s
men
had
counted
the
people,
David
regretted [IDM]
that
he
had
told
them
to
do
that.
One
night
he
said
to
Yahweh, “I
have
committed
a
very
big
sin.
Please
forgive
me,
because
what
I
have
done
is
very
foolish.”
When
David
got
up
the
next
morning,
Yahweh
gave
a
message
to
the
prophet
Gad.
He
said
to
him,
“Go
and
tell
this
to
David: ‘I
am allowing
you
to
choose
one
of
three
things
to
punish
you.
I
will
do
whichever
one
you
choose.’ ”
So
Gad
went
to
David
and
told
him
what
Yahweh
had
said.
He
said
to
David, “You
can
choose
whether
there
will
be
three
years
of
famine
in
your
land,
or
three
months
of
your
army
running
away
from
your
enemies,
or
three
days
when
there
will
be
a ◄plague/very
severe
illness►
in
your
land.
You
think
about
it
and
choose
which
one
you
want,
and
tell
me,
and
I
will
return
to
Yahweh
and
tell
him
what
your
answer
is.”
David
said
to
Gad, “All
those
are
very
terrible
things
for
me
to
choose
between!
But
allow
Yahweh
to
punish [MTY]
me,
because
he
is
very
merciful.
Do
not
allow humans
to
punish
me,
because
they
will
not
be
merciful.”
So
Yahweh
sent
a
plague
on
the Israeli
people.
It
started
that
morning
and
did
not
stop
until
the
time
that
he
had
chosen/set.
All
over
the
land,
from
Dan
to
Beersheba,
there
were 70,000 Israelis
who
died
because
of
the
plague.
When
Yahweh’s
angel
stretched
out
his
hand
toward
Jerusalem
to
destroy
the
people
by
this
plague,
Yahweh
changed
his
mind
about
punishing
any
more
people.
He
said
to
the
angel
who
was
killing
them
with
the
plague, “Stop
what
you
are
doing [IDM]!
That
is
enough!”
When
he
said
that,
the
angel
was
standing
at
the
ground
where
Araunah,
from
the
Jebus people-group,
threshed
grain.
When
David
saw
the
angel
who
was
causing
the
people
to
become
sick
and
die,
he
said
to
Yahweh, “Truly,
I
am
the
one
who
has
committed
the
sin.
I
have
done
a
very
wicked
thing,
but
these
people
are
as
innocent
as
sheep [MET].
They
have
certainly
not [RHQ]
done
anything
that
is
wrong.
So
you
should
punish [IDM]
me
and
my
family,
not
these
people!”
That
day
Gad
came
to
David
and
said
to
him, “Go
up
to
the
place
where
Araunah threshes
grain,
and
build
an
altar
to
worship
Yahweh
there.”
So
David
did
what
Gad
told
him
to
do,
which
was
what
Yahweh
had
commanded,
and
he
went
up
there.
When
Araunah
looked
down
and
saw
the
king
and
his
officials
coming
toward
him,
he
prostrated
himself
on
the
ground
in
front
of
the
king,
with
his
face
touching
the
ground.
Araunah
said, “Your
Majesty,
why
have
you
come
to
me?”
David
replied, “
I
have
come
to
buy
this
ground
where
you
thresh
grain,
in
order
to
build
an
altar
to
Yahweh
and
offer
sacrifices
on
it,
in
order
that
he
will
stop
the
plague.”
Araunah
replied
to
David, “Your
Majesty,
offer
to
Yahweh
whatever
you
wish/want.
Here,
take
my
oxen
to
use
for
the
offering
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
And
here,
take
their
yokes
and
the
boards
that
I
use
for
the
threshing,
and
use
them
for
the
wood
that
you
will
burn.
I,
Araunah,
am
giving
all
this
to
you,
the
king.”
Then
he
said, “I
desire/hope
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
accept
your
offering.”
But
the
king
said
to
Araunah, “No,
I
will
not
take
these
things
as
a
gift.
I
will
pay
you
for
it.
I
will
not
take
sacrifices
that
have
cost
me
nothing,
and
offer
them
to
Yahweh
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.”
So
he
paid 50
pieces
of
silver
to
Araunah
for
the
oxen
and
the
ground.
Then
David
built
an
altar
to
Yahweh,
and
he
offered
the
oxen
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
he
also
offered
sacrifices
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
Then,
Yahweh
answered
David’s
prayers,
and
he
caused
the
plague
in
Israel
to
end.
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This book contains the account of King Solomon’s reign and of Israel being divided into two kingdoms, Israel and Judah, after his death. We call this book
1 Kings
When King David was an old man
When
King
David
was
very
old [IDM, DOU],
even
though
his
servants
put
many blankets
on
top
of
him,
he
was
unable
to
become
warm.
So
they
said
to
him, “Your
Majesty,
allow
us
to
search
for
a
young
virgin
who
can
stay
with
you
and
take
care
of
you.
She
can
sleep
close
to
you
and
enable
you
to
become
warm.”
The
king
gave
them
permission,
so
they
searched
throughout
Israel
for
a
beautiful
young
woman.
They
found
a
woman
named
Abishag,
from
Shunem
town,
and
brought
her
to
the
king.
She
was
truly
very
beautiful.
She
took
care
of [DOU]
the
king,
but
the
king
did
not
have
sexual
relations
with
her.
Adonijah
tried
to
become
the
king
After
Absalom
died,
David’s
oldest
surviving
son
was
Adonijah,
whose
mother
was
Haggith.
He
was
a
very
handsome/good-looking
man.
But
David
had
never
rebuked
him
about
anything
he
did.
After
Absalom
died,
Adonijah
thought
that
he
would
become
king.
So
he
started
to
boast,
saying “I
will
become
king
now.”
Then
he
provided
for
himself
some
chariots,
and
men
to
drive
them,
and
horses
to
pull
them,
and 50
men
to
run
as
his bodyguards
in
front
of
those
chariots
wherever
he
went.
One
day
he
conferred
with
Joab,
David’s
army
commander,
and
Abiathar
the
priest,
and
they
promised/agreed
to
help/support
Adonijah.
But
Zadok,
who
was
also
a
priest,
Benaiah
who
had
supervised
David’s bodyguards,
Nathan
the
prophet,
Shimei
and
Rei,
and
David’s
most
capable
soldiers
refused
to
help/support
Adonijah.
One
day
Adonijah
went
to
Snake
Rock
near
En-Rogel
Spring,
which
is
near
Jerusalem,
to
sacrifice
some
sheep
and
oxen
and
fattened
cattle.
He
invited
most
of
his
brothers,
King
David’s
other
sons,
to
come.
He
also
invited
all
of
the
king’s
officials
from
Judah
to
come
to
the
celebration.
But
he
did
not
invite
Nathan
or
Benaiah
or
the
king’s
most
capable
soldiers
or
his
younger/half-brother
Solomon.
Nathan
found
out
what
they
were
doing,
so
he
went
to
Solomon’s
mother
Bathsheba
and
asked
her, “Have
you
not
heard
that
Haggith’s
son
Adonijah
is
declared
himself
to
be
the
king?
And
King
David
does
not
know
about
it!
So
if
you
want
to
save
yourself
and
your
son
Solomon
from
being
killed,
allow
me
to
tell
you
what
you
should
do.
Go
immediately
to
King
David.
Say
to
him, ‘Your
Majesty,
you
solemnly
promised
me [RHQ]
that
my
son
Solomon
would
become
the
king
after
you
die,
and
that
he
would
sit
on
your
throne
and
rule.
So
why
is
it
that
Adonijah
has
said
that
he
is
now
the
king?’
Then,
while
you
are
still
talking
to
the
king,
I
will
come
in
and
tell
him
that
what
you
are
saying
to
him
about
Adonijah
is
true.”
So
Bathsheba
went
to
see
the
king
in
his
bedroom.
He
was
very
old,
and
Abishag
was
taking
care
of
him.
Bathsheba
bowed
very
low
in
front
of
the
king,
and
the
king
asked
her, “What
do
you
want?”
She
replied, “Your
Majesty,
you
solemnly
promised
me,
knowing
that
Yahweh
our
God
was
listening [IDM],
that
my
son
Solomon
would
become
king
after
you
die,
and
that
he
would
sit
on
your
throne
and
rule.
But
now,
believe
it
or
not,
Adonijah
has
become
king,
and
you
do
not
know
anything
about
it.
He
has
sacrificed
a
lot
of
oxen
and
fattened
cattle
and
sheep,
and
he
has
invited
all
of
your
other
sons
to
the
celebration.
He
has
also
invited
Abiathar
the
priest
and
Joab
the
commander
of
your
army,
but
he
did
not
invite
your
son
Solomon.
Your
Majesty,
all
the
people [SYN]
of
Israel
are expecting
you
to
tell
them
who
is
the
one
who
will
become
king
after
you
are
no
longer
the
king.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
what
will
happen
is
that
after
you
die [EUP]
people
will
consider
that
my
son
Solomon
and
I
are
rebelling,
and
they
will
execute
us
because
we
did
not
help
Adonijah
to
become
king.”
While
she
was
still
talking
to
the
king,
Nathan
came
to
the
palace.
The
king’s
servants/advisors
told
David, “Nathan
the
prophet
has
come.”
So
Bathsheba
left,
and
Nathan
went
into
where
the
king
was
and
knelt
down,
with
his
face
on
the
ground.
Then
Nathan
said, “Your
Majesty,
have
you
declared
that
Adonijah
will
become
king
after
you
are
no
longer
the
king?
I
say
that
because
today
he
has
gone
down
to
En-Rogel
Spring
and
has
sacrificed
a
lot
of
oxen,
fattened
cattle,
and
sheep.
And
he
has
invited
all
of
your
other
sons,
Joab
the
army
commander,
and
Abiathar
the
priest.
They
are
all
eating
and
drinking
with
him
and
saying ‘We
hope/desire
that
King
Adonijah
will
live
a
long
time!’
But
he
did
not
invite
me
or
Zadok
the
priest
or
Benaiah
or
Solomon.
Did
you,
as
the
king,
say
that
they
should
do
this
without
telling
your
other
officials
who
you
want
to
become
king [MTY]
after
you
are
no
longer
the
king?”
David
arranged
for
Solomon
to
be
declared
king
Then
after
Nathan
left
the
room,
King
David
said
to
one
of
his
servants, “Tell
Bathsheba
to
come
in
here
again.”
So
he
went
and
told
her,
and
she
came
in
and
stood
in
front
of
the
king.
Then
the
king
said, “Yahweh
has
rescued
me
from
all
my
troubles.
I
promised
you,
with
Yahweh
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship
listening,
that
your
son
Solomon
would
be
king
after
I
am
no
longer
the
king.
Today,
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
solemnly
declare
that
I
will
do
what
I
promised.”
Bathsheba
knelt
down
with
her
face
on
the
ground
and
said, “Your
Majesty,
I
hope/desire
that
you
will
live
for
many
more
years [HYP]!”
Then
King
David
said, “Summon
Zadok
the
priest,
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
Benaiah.”
So
someone
went
and
summoned
them.
When
they
came
in,
he
said
to
them, “Put
my
son
Solomon
on
my
mule.
Take
him
with
my
officials
down
to
Gihon
Spring.
There,
you
two,
Zadok
and
Nathan,
should
anoint
him,
with
olive
oil
to
appoint
him
to
be
the
king
of
Israel.
Then
you
must
blow
trumpets,
and
all
the
people
there
must
shout, ‘We
hope/desire
that
King
Solomon
will
live
for
many
years!’
Then
follow
him
back
here,
and
he
will
come
and
sit
on
my
throne.
He
will
then
become
king
instead
of
me.
I
have
appointed
him
to
be
the
ruler
of
all
the
people
of
Israel
and
of
Judah.”
Benaiah
replied, “We
will
do
that!
We
hope/wish
that
Yahweh,
who
is
your
God
and
our
God,
will
cause
it
to
happen!
King
David,
Yahweh
has
helped
you;
we
hope/wish
that
he
will
also
help
Solomon
and
enable
him
to
become
a
greater
king
than
you
have
been.”
So
Zadok,
Nathan,
Benaiah,
and
the
two
groups
of
men
who
were
the
king’s bodyguards
went
and
put
Solomon
on
King
David’s
mule
and
escorted
him
down
to
Gihon
Spring.
There
Zadok
took
the
container
of
olive
oil
from
the
Sacred
Tent
and ◄anointed/poured
some
oil
on►
Solomon.
Then
the
trumpets
were
blown,
and
all
the
people
shouted, “We
hope/wish
that
King
Solomon
will
live
for
many
years!”
Then
all
the
people
followed
him
back
up
to
the
city,
shouting
joyfully
and
playing
flutes.
They
shouted
very
loudly,
with
the
result
that
the
ground
shook.
Adonijah’s reaction
When
Adonijah
and
all ◄his
guests/the
people
whom
he
had
invited►
were
finishing
eating
at
their
celebration,
they
heard
the
noise.
When
Joab
heard
the
sound
of
the
trumpets,
he
asked, “What
is causinng
all
that
noise
in
the
city?”
While
he
was
still
speaking,
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Abiathar
the
priest,
arrived.
Adonijah
said, “Come
in!
You
are
a
man
whom
we
can
trust,
so
you
must
be
bringing
us
good
news!”
Jonathan
replied, “No,
I
do
not
have
good
news!
His
Majesty,
King
David,
has
caused
Solomon
to
be
the
king!
He
sent
Zadok,
Nathan,
Benaiah,
and
his
own
group
of bodyguards
to
go
with
Solomon.
They
put
Solomon
on
King
David’s
mule.
They
went
down
to
Gihon
Spring,
and
there
Zadok
and
Nathan
anointed
him
to
become
the
king.
Now
they
have
returned
from
there
to
the
city,
shouting
joyfully.
That
is
why
there
is
that
great/loud
noise
that
you
are
hearing.
So
Solomon
is
now
our
king [MTY].
Furthermore,
the
palace
officials
came
to
His
Majesty,
King
David,
to
tell
him
that
they
approved
of
what
he
had
done.
They
said, ‘We
wish/hope
that
our
God
will
enable
Solomon [MTY]
to
become
more
famous
than
you
have
been
and
enable
him
to
be
a
better
king
than
you
have
been.’
When
they
said
that,
the
king,
lying
on
his
bed,
bowed
his
head
to
worship
Yahweh.
Then
he
said, ‘I
praise
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
because
he
has
allowed
one
of
my
sons
to
become
the
king
today,
and
has
permitted
me
to
see
it
happen.’”
Then
all
of
Adonijah’s
guests ◄trembled/were
afraid►,
so
they
all
immediately
got
up
and
left
and
scattered.
Adonijah
was
afraid
of
what
Solomon
would
do,
so
he
went
to
the
Sacred
Tent
and
grabbed
the
projections
at
the
corners
of
the
altar,
because
he
knew
that
no
one
would
kill
him
there.
But
someone
told
Solomon, “Hey/Listen,
Adonijah
is
afraid
of
you,
so
he
has
gone
to
the
Sacred
Tent
and
is
holding
on
to
the
corners
of
the
altar.
He
is
saying, ‘
Before
I
leave,
I
want
King
Solomon
to
solemnly
promise
that
he
will
not
command
that
I
be
executed.’”
Solomon
replied, “If
he
proves
that
he
is
loyal
to
me,
I
will
not
harm
him
at
all [IDM].
But
if
he
does
anything
that
is
wrong,
he
will
be
executed.”
So
King
Solomon
sent
some
men
to
Adonijah,
and
they
brought
him
back
from
the
altar.
He
came
to
Solomon
and
bowed
down
in
front
of
him.
Then
Solomon
said
to
him, “Go
home.”
David’s final instructions before he died
When
David
knew
that
he
was
about
to
die,
he
gave
these
final
instructions
to
his
son
Solomon:
“I
am
about
to
die [EUP],
like
everyone
else
on
earth
does.
Be
courageous
and
conduct
yourself
as
an adult
should.
Do
what
Yahweh
our
God
tells
you
to
do.
Conduct
yourself
as
he
wants
you
to
do.
Obey
all
of
his
laws
and
commands
and
precepts
and
instructions
that
are
written
in
the
laws
that
Moses
gave
us.
Do
this
in
order
that
you
will
prosper
in
all
that
you
do
and
wherever
you
go.
If
you
continually
do
that,
Yahweh
will
do
what
he
promised
me:
He
said, ‘If
your
descendants
do
what
I
tell
them
to
do,
and
faithfully
obey
my
commands
with
all
their
inner
beings,
they
will
always
be [LIT]
the
ones
who
will
rule [MTY]
Israel.’
“here
is
something
else
that
I
want
you
to
do.
You
know
what
Joab
did
to
me.
He
killed
my
two
army
commanders,
Abner
and
Amasa.
He
murdered
them
violently [MTY]
during
a
time
of
peace,
pretending
that
it
was
a
time
of
war.
Those
two
men ◄were
innocent/had
not
done
what
was
wrong►.
But
Joab
killed
them
and
caused
their
blood
to
stain
his
belt
and
his
sandals.
Because
you
are
wise,
do
to
him
what
you
think
is
best
for
you
to
do,
but
do
not
allow
him
to
become
old [MTY]
and
then
die [IDM]
peacefully.
“ut
be
kind
to
the
sons
of
Barzillai,
the
man
from
the
Gilead
region,
and
be
sure
that
they
always
have
enough
food
to
eat [MTY].
Do
that
because
Barzillai
helped
me
when
I
was
running
away
from
your
older
brother
Absalom.
Also,
you
remember Gera’s
son
Shimei
from
Bahurim
town
in
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Benjamin
live.
You
know
what
he
did
to
me.
He
cursed
me
terribly
on
the
day
I
left
Jerusalem
and
went
to
Mahanaim
town.
But
when
he
later
came
down
to
see
me
at
the
Jordan
River,
I
solemnly
promised,
while
Yahweh
listened [MTY],
that
I
would
not
cause
him
to
be
executed.
But
now
you
must [LIT]
surely
punish
him.
You
are
a
wise
man,
so
you
will
know
what
you
should
do
to
him.
He
is
an
old
man [MTY],
but
be
sure
that
he
loses/sheds
a
lot
of
blood
when
you
kill
him [MTY].”
Then
David
died [EUP]
and
was
buried
in
that
part
of
Jerusalem
which
was
called ‘The
City
of David’.
David
had
been
the
king
of
Israel
for 40
years:
He
ruled
for
seven
years
in
Hebron
and
for 33
years
in
Jerusalem.
Solomon
became
the
ruler/king [MTY]
to
take
the
place
of
his
father
David
and
took
control
of
all
of
the
kingdom.
Solomon
had
Adonijah
killed
One
day
Adonijah
came
to
Solomon’s
mother
Bathsheba.
She
said
to
him, “Have
you
come
because
you
want
things
to
go
well?”
He
replied, “Yes.”
But
then
he
said, “I
have
something
to
ask
you
to
do.”
She
said, “Tell
me
what
you
want
me
to
do.”
He
said, “You
know
that
all
the Israeli
people
expected
me
to
be
their
king
because
I
am
David’s
oldest
surviving
son.
But
that
did
not
happen.
Instead,
my
younger
brother
became
king,
because
that
is
what
Yahweh
wanted.
Now
I
have
one
thing
that
I
ask
you
to
do.
Please
do
not
refuse
to
do
it.”
She
replied, “Tell
me
what
you
want
me
to
do.”
He
said, “Please
ask
King
Solomon
to
give
to
me
Abishag,
the
woman
from
Shunem
town,
to
be
my
wife.
I
am
sure
that
he
will
not
refuse.”
Bathsheba
replied, “Okay,
I
will
speak
to
the
king
for
you.”
So
Bathsheba
went
to
King
Solomon,
to
tell
him
what
Adonijah
wanted.
The
king
got
up
from
his
throne
and
went
to
greet
her
and
bowed
down
to
her.
Then
he
sat
on
his
throne
again
and
asked
someone
to
bring
a
chair
for
her.
So
she
sat
down
at
the
king’s
right
side.
Then
she
said, “I
have
one
small
thing
which
I
want
you
to
do;
please
do
not
say
that
you
will
not
do
it.”
The
king
replied, “Mother,
what
do
you
want?
I
will
not
refuse
you.”
She
said, “Allow
Abishag
to
be
given
to
your
older
brother
Adonijah
to
be
his
wife.”
The
king
replied
angrily, “What?
Are
you requesting
me
to
give
Abishag
to
Adonijah?
Does
he
want
me
to
allow
him
to
rule
the
kingdom,
too?
Because
he
is
my
older
brother,
does
he
think
that
he
should
be
the
king?
Does
he
think
that
Abiathar
should
be
the
priest
instead
of
Zadok,
and
that
Joab
should
be
the
army
commander
instead
of
Benaiah
because
they
supported
him
when
he
tried
to
become
the
king?”
Then
Solomon
solemnly
promised, requesting
Yahweh
to
listen, “I
wish
God
would
strike
me
and
kill
me
if
I
do
not
cause
Adonijah
to
be
executed
for requesting
this!
Yahweh
has
appointed
me
to
be
the
king
and
placed
me
here
to
rule [MTY]
as
my
father
David
did.
He
has
promised
that
my
descendants [MTY]
will
be
the
kings
of
Israel.
So
just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
solemnly
promise
that
Adonijah
will
be
executed
today!”
So
King
Solomon
gave
orders
to
Benaiah
to
go
and
kill
Adonijah,
and
Benaiah
did
that.
Then
Solomon
said
to
Abiathar
the
priest, “Go
to
Anathoth
town,
to
your
land
there.
You
deserve
to
be
killed,
but
I
will
not
execute
you
now,
because
you
were
the
one
who
supervised
the
men
who
carried
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Chest
for
David
my
father,
and
you
endured
all
the
troubles
that
my
father
endured.”
So
Solomon
dismissed
Abiathar
from
being
the
priest
of
Yahweh.
By
doing
that
he
caused
to
happen
what
Yahweh
had
said
many
years
previously
at
Shiloh,
that
some
day
he
would
get
rid
of
the
descendants [MTY]
of
Eli.
Joab
had
not
supported
Absalom
when
he
tried
to
become
the
king,
but
he
had
supported
Adonijah.
So
when
Joab
heard
what
had
happened,
he
ran
to
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
he
grasped
the
projections
on
the
corners
of
the
altar,
because
he
knew
that
no
one
would
kill
him
there.
When
someone
told
Solomon
that
Joab
had
run
to
the
Sacred
Tent
and
was
standing
alongside
the
altar,
Solomon
told
Benaiah, “Go
and
execute
Joab.”
So
Benaiah
went
to
the
Sacred
Tent
and
said
to
Joab, “The
king
commands
you
to
come
out!”
But
Joab
replied, “No,
I
will
die
here.”
So
Benaiah
went
back
to
the
king
and
reported
what
he
had
said
to
Joab,
and
what
Joab
had
replied.
The
king
replied
to
him, “Do
what
he
has
requested.
Kill
him
and
bury
his
body.
If
you
do
that,
my
descendants [MTY]
and
I
will
no
longer
be
punished
for
what
Joab
did
when
he
killed [MTY]
two
men
who ◄were
innocent/had
not
done
anything
that
is
wrong►.
But
Yahweh
will
punish [MTY]
Joab
for
attacking
and
killing
Abner,
the
commander
of
the
army
of
Israel,
and
Amasa,
the
commander
of
the
army
of
Judah,
two
men
who
were
more
righteous
and
better [DOU]
men
than
he
is.
My
father
David
did
not
even
know
that
Joab
was
planning
to
murder
them.
Joab
and
his
descendants
will
be
punished [IDM]
forever
for
his murdering
Abner
and
Amasa.
But
things
will
forever
go
well
for
David’s
descendants [MTY]
who
rule [MTY]
as
King
David
did.”
So
Benaiah
went
into
the
Sacred
Tent
and
killed
Joab.
Joab
was
buried
on
his
property
in
the
desert
part
of
Judah.
Then
the
king
appointed
Benaiah
to
be
the
commander
of
the
army
instead
of
Joab,
and
he
appointed
Zadok
to
be
the
priest
instead
of
Abiathar.
Then
the
king
sent
a
messenger
to
summon
Shimei,
and
the
king
said
to
him, “Build
a
house
for
yourself
here
in
Jerusalem.
Remain
there
and
do
not
leave
the
city
to
go
anywhere.
Be
sure
that
the
day
that
you
leave
Jerusalem
and
go
across
the
Kidron
Brook,
you
will
be
executed,
and
it
will
be ◄your
own
fault/what
you
deserve►.”
Shimei
replied, “Your
Majesty,
what
you
say
is
good.
I
will
do
what
you
have
said.”
So
Shimei
remained
in
Jerusalem
for
several
years.
But
three
years
later,
two
of Shimei’s
slaves
ran
away.
They
went
to
stay
with Maacah’s
son
Achish,
the
king
of
Gath
city.
When
someone
told
Shimei
that
they
were
in
Gath,
he
put
a
saddle
on
his
donkey
and
got
on
it
and
went
to
Gath.
He
found
his
slaves
staying
with
King
Achish
and
brought
them
back
home.
But
someone
told
King
Solomon
that
Shimei
had
gone
from
Jerusalem
to
Gath
and
had
returned.
So
the
king
sent
a
soldier
to
summon
Shimei
and
said
to
him, “I
told
you
to
solemnly
promise,
knowing
that
Yahweh [MTY]
was
listening,
that
you
must
not
leave
Jerusalem.
I
told
you [RHQ], ‘Be
sure
that
if
you
ever
leave
Jerusalem,
you
will
be
executed.’
And
you
replied [RHQ]
to
me, ‘What
you
have
said
is
good;
I
will
do
what
you
have
said.’
So
why
did
you
not
do
what
you
solemnly
promised
to
Yahweh?
Why
did
you
disobey
what
I
commanded
you?”
The
king
also
said
to
Shimei, “You
know
all
the
evil
things
that
you
did
to
my
father
David.
So
Yahweh
will
now
punish
you
for
the
evil
things
that
you
did.
But
Yahweh
will
bless
me,
and
he
will
enable
David’s
descendants [MTY]
to
rule
forever.”
Then
the
king
gave
an
order
to
Benaiah,
and
he
went
and
killed
Shimei.
So
Solomon
was
completely
in
control
of
the
kingdom.
Solomon requested wisdom
Solomon
went
to
see
the
king
of
Egypt.
Solomon
made
an
agreement
with
him
to
marry
his
daughter.
They
also
made
an
alliance/agreement
that
their
armies
would
not
attack
each
other.
Then
Solomon
brought
the
king’s
daughter
to
live
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
She
lived
there
until
Solomon’s
workers
had
finished
building
his
house
and
the
temple
of
Yahweh
and
the
wall
around
Jerusalem.
At
that
time
the
temple
of
Yahweh
had
not
yet
been
built,
so
the Israeli
people
were
still
offering
sacrifices
at
many
other
places
of
worship.
Solomon
loved
Yahweh,
and
he
obeyed
all
the
instructions
that
his
father
David
had
given
him.
But
he
also
offered
sacrifices
and
burned
incense
at
various
altars.
One
day
the
king
went
to
Gibeon
city
to
offer
a
sacrifice
there,
because
that
was
where
the
most
famous/important
altar
was.
In
previous
years
he
had
offered
hundreds
of
sacrifices
on
that
altar.
That
night,
Yahweh
appeared
to
him
in
a
dream.
He
asked
Solomon, “What
would
you
like
me
to
give
to
you?”
Solomon
replied, “You
always
greatly
and
faithfully
loved
my
father
David,
who
served
you
well.
You
did
that
because
he ◄was
faithful
to/faithfully
obeyed►
you
and
acted
righteously
and
honestly
toward
you.
And
you
have
showed
how
greatly
and
faithfully
you
loved
him
by
giving
to
him
me,
his
son,
and
now
I
am
ruling [MTY]
as
he
did
before
he
died.
“ow,
Yahweh
my
God,
you
have
appointed
me
to
be
the
king
like
my
father
was.
But
I
am
very
young,
like
a
little
child [MET].
I
do
not
know
how
to
lead/rule
my
people
at
all [IDM].
I
am
here
among
the
people
whom
you
have
chosen.
They
are
a
very
large
group
of
people;
there
are
very,
very
many
of
them,
with
the
result
that
no
one
can
count
them [DOU].
So
please
enable
me
to
think
clearly,
in
order
that
I
may
rule
your
people
well.
Enable
me
to
know
what
is
good
and
what
is
evil.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
I
will
never [RHQ]
be
able
to
rule
this
great
group
of
people
who
belong
to
you.”
Yahweh
was
very
pleased
that
Solomon
had
requested
that.
God
said
to
him, “You
did
not
request
that
you
live
for
many
years
or
that
you
become
very
rich
or
that
you
be
able
to
kill
all
your
enemies.
Instead,
you
have
requested
that
I
enable
you
to
be
wise,
in
order
that
you
will
be
able
to
know
and
to
do
what
is
right
while
you
govern
these
people.
So,
I
will
certainly
do
what
you
requested.
I
will
enable
you
to
be
very
wise [DOU].
The
result
will
be
that
no
one
who
has
lived
before
you
or
who
will
live
after
you
will
be
as
wise
as
you
are.
I
will
also
give
you
things
that
you
did
not
request:
I
will
enable
you
to
become
very
rich
and
honored,
as
long
as
you
live.
You
will
be
richer
and
more
honored
than
any
other
king.
If
you
conduct
your
life [IDM]
as
I
want
you
to,
and
if
you
obey
all
my
laws
and
commandments,
as
your
father
David
did,
I
will
enable
you
to
live
for
many
years.”
Then
Solomon
awoke,
and
he
realized
that
God
had
spoken
to
him
in
a
dream.
Then
he
went
to
Jerusalem
and
stood
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent
where
the
Sacred
Chest
was,
and
he
offered
many
sacrifices
that
were
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
Then
he
made
a
feast
for
all
his
officials.
Solomon
made
a
very
wise
decision
concerning
two
women
One
day
two
prostitutes
came
and
stood
in
front
of
King
Solomon.
One
of
them
said, “Your
Majesty,
this
woman
and
I
live
in
the
same
house.
I
gave
birth
to
a
baby
while
she
was
there
in
the
house.
Three
days
after
my
baby
was
born,
this
woman
also
gave
birth
to
a
baby.
Only
the
two
of
us
were
in
the
house;
there
was
no
one
else
there.
“ut
one
night
this
woman’s
baby
died
because
she
accidentally
rolled
on
top
of
her
baby
while
sleeping
and smothered
it.
So
she
got
up
at
midnight
and
took
my
baby
boy
who
was
lying
beside
me
while
I
was
sleeping.
She
carried
him
to
her
bed
and
brought
her
dead
baby
and
put
it
in
my
bed.
When
I
awoke
the
next
morning
and
was
ready
to
nurse
my
baby,
I
saw
that
it
was
dead.
But
when
I
looked
at
it
closely
in
the
morning
light,
I
saw
that
it
was
not
my
baby!”
But
the
other
woman
said, “That
is
not
true!
The
baby
that
is
alive
is
mine,
and
the
baby
that
is
dead
is
yours!”
Then
the
first
woman
said, “No,
the
dead
baby
is
yours,
and
the
one
that
is
alive
is
mine!”
And
they
continued
to
argue
in
front
of
the
king.
Then
the
king
said, “Both
of
you
are
saying, ‘My
baby
is
the
one
that
is
alive
and
the
one
that
is
dead
is
yours.’ ”
So
he
said
to
one
of
his
servants, “Bring
me
a
sword.”
So
the
servant
brought
a
sword
to
the
king.
Then
the
king
said
to
the
servant, “Cut
the
baby
that
is
alive
into
two
parts.
Give
one
part
to
each
of
the
women.”
But
the
woman
whose
baby
was
alive
loved
her
baby
very
much,
so
she
said
to
the
king, “No,
Your
Majesty!
Do
not
allow
him
to
kill
the
baby!
Give
her
the
child
that
is
alive!”
But
the
other
woman
said
to
the
king, “No,
cut
it
in
half.
Then
it
will
not
be
her
baby
or
my
baby.”
Then
the
king
said
to
the
servant, “Do
not
kill
the
baby.
Give
the
baby
to
the
woman
who
said ‘Do
not
cut
the
baby
in
half,’
because
she
is
truly
the baby’s
mother.”
All
the Israeli
people
heard
about
what
the
king
had
decided,
and
they
revered
him.
They
realized
that
God
had
truly
enabled
him
to
be
very
wise,
to
judge
people’s
matters
fairly.
Solomon’s governors and officials
Solomon
was
the
king
who
ruled
all
of
Israel,
and
these
were
his
most
important
officials:
Zadok’s
son
Azariah
was
the
priest.
Shisha’s
sons
Elihoreph
and
Ahijah
were
the
official
secretaries.
Ahilud’s
son
Jehoshaphat
was
the
one
who
announced
to
the
people
the
king’s
decisions.
Benaiah
was
the
commander
of
the
army.
Zadok
and
Abiathar
were
also
priests.
Nathan’s
son
Azariah
was
the
administrator
of
the
governors.
Another
of Nathan’s
sons,
Zabud,
was
a
priest
and
the
king’s
chief advisor.
Ahishar
supervised
the
servants
who
worked
in
the
palace.
Abda’s
son
Adoniram
supervised
the
men
who
were
forced
to
do
work
for
the
government.
Solomon
appointed
twelve
men,
one
to
govern
each
of
the
regions
in
Israel.
They
also
were
required
to
provide
food
for
the
king
and
all
the
others
who
lived
and
worked
in
the
palace.
Each
man
was
required
to
provide
from
his
own
region
the
food
for
one
month
each
year.
Their
names
were:
Ben-Hur,
for
the hilly
area
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
Ben-Deker,
for
Makaz,
Shaalbim,
Beth-Shemesh,
and Elon-Bethhanan
cities;
Ben-Hesed,
for
Arubboth
and
Socoh
towns
and
the
area
near
Hepher
town;
Ben-Abinadab,
who
was
married
to
Solomon’s
daughter
Taphath,
for
all
the
Dor
district;
Ahilud’s
son
Baana,
for
Taanach
and
Megiddo
towns,
and
all
the
region
near
Zarethan
city,
and
from
Beth-Shan
city
south
of
Jezreel
as
far
as
Abel-Meholah
town
and
Jokmeam
city;
Ben-Geber,
for
Ramoth
city
in
the
Gilead
region,
and
for
the
villages
in
Gilead
that
belonged
to
Jair,
who
was
a
descendant
of
Manasseh,
and
the
Argob
area
in
the
Bashan
region.
There
were 60
large
towns
in
that
region
altogether,
each
town
with
a
wall
around
it
and
bronze
bars
across
the
gates.
Iddo’s
son
Ahinadab,
for
Mahanaim
city
east
of
the
Jordan
River;
Ahimaaz,
who
had
married
Solomon’s
daughter
Basemath,
for
the
territory
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali;
Hushai’s
son
Baana,
for
the
territory
of
the
tribe
of
Asher
and
for
Aloth
town;
Paruah’s
son
Jehoshaphat,
for
the
territory
of
the
tribe
of
Issachar;
Ela’s
son
Shimei,
for
the
territory
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
Uri’s
son
Geber,
for
the
Gilead
region,
the
land
that
Sihon
the
king
of
the Amor people-group
formerly
ruled,
and
the
Bashan
area,
which
was
the
area
that
Og
formerly
ruled.
In
addition
to
all
those,
Solomon
appointed
one
governor
for
the
territory
of
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Solomon’s
kingdom
There
were
as
many
people
in
Judah
and
Israel
as
there
are
grains
of
sand [HYP]
on
the
seashore.
They
had
plenty
to
eat
and
drink
and
they
were
happy.
Solomon’s
kingdom
extended
from
the
Euphrates
River
in
the northeast
to
the
Philistia
area
in
the
west
and
to
the
border
of
Egypt
in
the
south.
The
conquered
people
in
those
areas
paid
taxes
and
were
under
Solomon’s
control
for
the
rest
of
his
life.
To
feed
the
people
in
his
palace
and
his
guests
Solomon
needed
people
to
bring
to
him
every
day 150 bushels
of
fine
flour
and 300 bushels
of
wheat,
ten
cattle
that
were
kept
in
stalls/barns, 20
cattle
that
were
kept
in
pastures, 100
sheep,
and ◄deer
and
gazelles
and
roebucks/three
kinds
of
deer►,
and poultry.
Solomon
ruled
over
all
the
area
west
of
the
Euphrates
River,
from
Tiphsah
city
in
the northeast
to
Gaza
city
in
the southwest.
He
ruled
over
all
the
kings
in
that
area.
And
there
was
peace
between
his
government
and
the
governments
of
nearby
countries.
All
during
the
years
that
Solomon
ruled,
the
people
of
Judah
and
Israel
lived
safely.
Each
family
had
its
own grapevines
and
fig
trees.
Solomon
had 4,000
stalls
for
the
horses
that
pulled
his
chariots
and 12,000
men
who
rode
on
horses (OR,
in
the
chariots).
His
twelve
governors
supplied
the
food
that
King
Solomon
needed
for
himself
and
for
all
those
who
ate
in
the
palace.
Each
governor
supplied
food
for
one
month
each
year.
They
provided
everything [LIT]
that
Solomon
required.
They
also
brought
stalks
of
barley
and
wheat
for
the
fast
horses
that
pulled
the
chariots
and
for
the
other
work
horses.
They
brought
it
to
the
places
where
the
horses
were
kept.
Solomon’s
wisdom
God
enabled
Solomon
to
be
extremely
wise
and
to
have
great
insight/understanding.
He
understood
about
more
things
than
the
number
of
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore [HYP].
He
was
wiser
than
all
the
wise
men
in
Arabia
and
Mesopotamia
and
all
the
wise
men
in
Egypt.
Ethan
from
Ezrah
and
Heman
and
Calcol
and
Darda
and
the
sons
of
Mahol
were
considered
to
be
very
wise,
but
Solomon
was
wiser
than
all
of
them.
People
in
all
the
nearby
countries
heard
about
Solomon.
He
composed/wrote 3,000 ◄proverbs/wise
sayings►
and
more
than 1,000
songs.
He
talked
about
various
kinds
of
plants,
from
the
huge
cedar
trees
in
Lebanon
to
the
tiny
hyssop
plants
that
grow
in
cracks
in
walls.
He
also
talked
about
wild
animals
and
birds
and
reptiles
and
fish.
People
came
from
all
over
the
world
to
hear
the
wise
things
that
Solomon
said.
Many
kings
sent
men
to
listen
to
him
and
then
return
and
tell
them
what
Solomon
said.
Preparations for building the temple
Hiram,
the
king
of
Tyre
city,
had
always
been
a
close
friend
of
King
David.
When
he
heard
that
Solomon
had
been
appointed
to
become
the
king
after
his
father
was
no
longer
king,
he
sent
some
messengers
to
Solomon
to
congratulate
him.
Solomon
gave
those
messengers
this
message
to
take
back
to
Hiram:
“You
know
that
my
father
David
led
his
soldiers
to
fight
many
wars
against
his
enemies
in
the
nearby
countries.
So
he
could
not
arrange
to
build
a
temple
in
which
we [MTY]
could
worship
Yahweh
our
God,
until
after
Yahweh
enabled
the Israeli
army
to
defeat [IDM]
all
his
enemies.
But
now
Yahweh
our
God
has
enabled
us
to
have
peace
with
all
the
surrounding
countries.
◄There
is
no
danger
that/We
do
not
need
to
worry
that►
we
will
be
attacked.
Yahweh
promised
my
father
David, ‘Your
son,
whom
I
will
enable
to
be
king
after
you
are
no
longer
king,
will
build
a
temple
for
me [MTY].’
Because
of
that,
I
have
decided
to
build
a
temple
in
which
we
can
worship [MTY]
Yahweh
our
God.
“o
I
am requesting
that
you
command
your
workers
to
cut
cedar
trees
for
me.
My
men
will
work
with
them,
and
I
will
pay
your
workers
whatever
you
decide.
But
my
men
cannot
do
the
work
alone,
because
they
do
not
know
how
to
cut
down
trees
like
your
workers
from
Sidon
city
do.”
When
Hiram
heard
the
message
from
Solomon,
he
was
very
happy
and
said, “I
praise
Yahweh
today
for
giving
David
a
very
wise
son
to
rule
that
great
nation!”
He
sent
this
message
back
to
Solomon: “I
have
heard
the
message
that
you
sent
to
me,
and
I
am
ready
to
do
what
you
ask.
I
will
provide
cedar
and
cypress
logs.
My
workers
will
bring
the
logs
down
from
the
Lebanon
mountains
to
the
Mediterranean
sea.
Then
they
will
tie
them
together
to
make
rafts
to
float
them
in
the
water
along
the
coast
to
the
place
that
you indicate.
Then
my
workers
will untie
the
logs,
and
your
workers
will
take
them
from
there.
What
I
want
you
to
do
is
to
supply
food
for
the
people
who
work
in
my
palace.”
So
Hiram
arranged
for
his
workers
to
supply
all
the
cedar
and
cypress
logs
that
Solomon
wanted.
Each
year
Solomon
gave
Hiram 100,000 bushels
of
wheat
and 110,000
gallons
of
pure
olive
oil
to
feed
the
people
who
worked
in
his
palace.
Yahweh
enabled
Solomon
to
be
wise,
just
like
he
had
promised.
Solomon
and
Hiram
made
a
treaty/agreement
that
there
would
be
peace
between
their
two governments/countries.
King
Solomon
forced 30,000
men
from
all
over
Israel
to
become
his
workers.
Adoniram
was
their boss.
Solomon
divided
the
men
into
three
groups.
Each
month 10,000
of
them
went
to
Lebanon
and
worked
for
a
month
there,
and
then
they
came
back
home
for
two
months.
Solomon
also
forced 80,000
men
to
cut
stones
in
the hilly
area
and 70,000
men
to
haul
the
stones
to
Jerusalem.
And
he
also
assigned 3,600
men
to
supervise
their
work.
The
king
also
commanded
his
workers
to
cut
huge
blocks
of
stones
from
the
quarries
and
to
smooth
the
sides
of
the
stones.
Those
huge
stones
were
for
the
foundation
of
the
temple.
Solomon’s
workers
and
Hiram’s
workers
and
men
from
Gebal/Byblos
city
shaped
the
stones
and
prepared
the
timber
to
build
the
temple.
Solomon’s men built the temple
480
years
after
the Israeli
people
left
Egypt,
during
the
fourth
year
that
Solomon
ruled
Israel,
early
in
May,
Solomon’s
workers
began
to
build
the
temple.
Inside,
the
main
part
of
the
temple
was 90
feet
long, 30
feet
wide,
and 45
feet
high.
The
entrance
room
was 15
feet
long
and 30
feet
wide,
just
as
wide
as
the
main
part
of
the
temple.
There
were
windows
in
the
walls
of
the
temple.
The
windows
were
narrower
on
the
outside
than
on
the
inside.
Against
the
two
sides
and
against
the
back
of
the
temple
walls,
they
built
a
structure/building
that
had
rooms
in
it.
This
structure
had
three levels/stories
and
each
was 7-1/2
feet
high.
Each
room
in
the
lowest
level/story
was 7-1/2
feet
wide.
Each
room
in
the
middle
level/story
was
nine
feet
wide.
The
rooms
in
the
top
level/story
were 10-1/2
feet
wide.
The
wall
of
the
temple
at
the
top
level/story
was thinner
than
the
wall
at
the
middle
level/story,
and
the
wall
of
the
middle
level/story
was thinner
than
the
wall
at
the
bottom
level/story.
The
result
was
that
the
rooms
could
be
supported
by
the
wall
underneath
them,
and
did
not
require
wooden
beams
to
support
them.
The
huge
stones
for
the
foundation
of
the
temple
were
cut
and
shaped
at
the
quarry
to
become
very
smooth.
The
result
was
that
while
the
workers
were
building
the
temple
there
was
no
noise,
because
they
did
not
use
hammers
or chisels
or
any
other
iron
tools
there.
The
entrance
to
the
bottom
level/story
of
that
attached
structure
was
on
the
south
side
of
the
temple.
There
were
stairs
from
the
bottom
level/story
to
the
middle
and
top
level/story.
So
Solomon’s
workers
finished
building
the
framework
of
the
temple.
They
made
the
ceiling
from
cedar
beams
and
boards.
They
built
the
structure
that
had
three levels/stories,
that
was
against
the
walls
of
the
temple.
Each
level/story
was 7-1/2
feet
high,
and
was
joined
to
the
temple
with
cedar
beams.
Then
Yahweh
said
this
to
Solomon:
“
I
want
to
tell
you
about
this
temple
that
you
are
building.
If
you
continually
obey
all
my
statutes
and
laws
and
commands,
I
will
do
for
you
what
I
promised
to
your
father
David.
I
will
live
among
the Israeli
people,
in
this
temple,
and
I
will
never
abandon
them.”
Solomon’s
workers
finished
building
the
temple.
On
the
inside,
they
lined/covered
the
walls
with
cedar
boards.
They
lined/covered
them
from
the
floor
to
the
ceiling.
They
made
the
floor
from
cypress
boards.
Inside
the
back
part
of
the
temple
they
built
an
inner
room,
called
the
Very
Holy
Place.
It
was 30
feet
long.
All
the
walls
of
this
room
were
lined
with
cedar
boards.
In
front
of
the
Very
Holy
Place
there
was
a
room
that
was 60
feet
long.
The
cedar
boards
on
the
walls
inside
the
temple
were
decorated
with
carvings
of
gourds
and
flowers.
The
walls
were
completely
covered
with
cedar
boards,
with
the
result
that
the
stones
of
the
walls
behind
them
could
not
be
seen.
At
the
back
of
the
temple
they
made
the
Very
Holy
Place,
where
the
Sacred
Chest
would
be
put.
That
room
was 30
feet
long, 30
feet
wide,
and 30
feet
high.
They
covered
the
walls
with
very
thin
sheets
of
pure
gold.
For
burning
incense
they
also
made
an
altar
of
cedar
boards.
Solomon
told
them
to
cover
the
other
walls
inside
the
temple
with
very
thin
sheets
of
pure
gold
and
to
fasten
gold
chains
across
the
entrance
to
the
Very
Holy
Place.
They
covered
all
the
walls
of
the
temple
and
the
altar
that
was
outside
the
Very
Holy
Place
with
very
thin
sheets
of
gold.
Inside
the
Very
Holy
Place,
they
made
from
olive
tree
wood
large
statues
of
two
creatures
with
wings.
Each
one
was 15
feet
tall.
They
each
were
the
same
size
and
had
the
same
shape.
They
each
had
two
wings
which
were
spread
out.
Each
wing
was 7-1/2
feet
long,
with
the
result
that
the
distance
between
the
outer
ends
of
the
two
wings
was 15
feet.
They
put
those
statues
next
to
each
other
in
the
Very
Holy
Place
so
that
the
wing
of
the
one
touched
the
one
wing
of
the
other
in
the
center
of
the
room,
and
the
outer
wings
touched
the
walls.
They
covered
the
statues
with
very
thin
sheets
of
gold.
Solomon
told
them
to
decorate
the
walls
of
the
main
room
and
the
Very
Holy
Place
by
carving representations
of
winged
creatures
and
palm
trees
and
flowers.
They
also
covered
the
floor
of
both
rooms
with
very
thin
sheets
of
gold.
They
made
a
set
of
doors
from
olive
tree
wood,
and
placed
them
at
the
entrance
to
the
Very
Holy
Place.
The
doorposts
joined
at
the
top
to
form
a pointed arch.
The
doors
were
decorated
by
carving
on
them representations
of
winged
creatures,
palm
trees,
and
flowers.
All
of
these
things
were
covered
with
very
thin
sheets
of
gold.
They
made
a rectangular
door
frame
from
olive
tree
wood,
and
put
it
between
the
entrance
room
and
the
main
room.
They
made
two
folding
doors
from
cypress
wood
and
fastened
them
to
the
door
frame.
The
doors
were
also
decorated
with
wood
carvings
of
winged
creatures,
palm
trees,
and
flowers,
and
they
were
also
covered
evenly
with
very
thin
sheets
of
gold.
They
built
a
courtyard
in
front
of
the
temple.
The
walls
around
the
courtyard
were
made
of
cedar
and
stone;
to
make
the
walls,
between
each
layer
of
cedar
beams
they
put
down
two
layers
of
stone.
They
laid
the
foundation
of
the
temple
of
Yahweh
in
early
May,
in
the
fourth
year
that
Solomon
ruled.
In
the
eleventh
year
that
he
ruled,
in
the
middle
of October,
they
finished
building
the
temple
and
all
of
its
parts,
doing
exactly
what
Solomon
told
them
to
do.
It
required
seven
years
to
build
it.
They built a palace for Solomon
They
also
built
a
palace
for
Solomon,
but
it
required 13
years
to
build
it.
One
of
the
buildings
they
constructed
was
a
large
ceremonial
hall.
It
was
called
the
Hall
of
the
Forest
of
Lebanon.
It
was 150
feet
long, 75
feet
wide,
and 45
feet
high.
It
was
supported/held
up
by
four
rows
of
pillars
of
wood
from
cedar
trees.
There
were 15
pillars
in
each
row.
There
were
cedar
beams
across
each
row.
To
support
the
roof
there
were
cedar
beams
that
connected
the
rows
of
pillars.
On
each
of
the
two
side
walls
there
were
three
rows
of
windows.
All
the
windows
and
doorways
had rectangular
frames.
The
windows
along
the
long
wall
on
one
side
faced
the
windows
on
the
other
side.
They
also
built
another
building
called
the
Hall
of
Pillars.
It
was 75
feet
long
and 45
feet
wide.
It
had
a
covered
porch
whose
roof
was
supported
by
pillars.
Then
they
made
a
building
called
the
Hall
of
the
Throne.
It
was
also
called
the
Hall
of
Judgment.
That
was
where
Solomon
decided/judged
concerning
people’s
disputes.
The
walls
were
covered
with
cedar
boards,
from
the
floor
to
the
rafters.
In
the
courtyard
behind
the
Hall
of
Judgment
they
built
a
house
for
Solomon
to
live
in
that
was
made
like
the
other
buildings.
They
also
built
the
same
kind
of
house
for
his
wife,
who
was
the
daughter
of
the
king
of
Egypt.
All
of
those
buildings
and
the
walls
around
the
palace
courtyard
were
made
from
costly
blocks
of
stone,
from
the
foundations
up
to
the eaves.
The
stones
were
cut
at
the
quarry,
according
to
the sizes
that
were
needed,
and
the
sides
of
the
stones
were
shaped
by
cutting/smoothing
them
with
saws.
The
foundations
were
also
made
from
huge
blocks
of
stone
that
were
prepared
at
the
quarry.
Some
of
them
were
twelve
feet
long
and
some
were
fifteen
feet
long.
On
top
of
the
foundation
stones
were
other
blocks
of
stone
that
were
cut
according
to
the sizes
they
needed,
and
cedar
beams.
The
palace
courtyard,
the
inner
courtyard
in
front
of
the
temple,
and
the
entrance
room
of
the
temple
had
walls
made
by
putting
down
three
layers
of
cut
stones
between
each
layer
of
cedar
beams.
Other
things
for
the
temple
area
There
was
a
man
who
lived
in
Tyre
city
whose
name
was
Huram.
He
knew
how
to
make
very
nice
things
from
bronze.
His
father
had
also
lived
in
Tyre
and
had
also
been
very
skilled
at
making
things
from
bronze,
but
Huram’s
father
was
no
longer
living.
His
mother
was
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
Huram
was
very
wise
and
intelligent
and
was
very
skilled
at
making
things
from
bronze.
Solomon
invited
him
to
come
to
Jerusalem
and
supervise
all
the
work
of
making
things
from
bronze,
and
Huram
agreed.
He
made
two
bronze
pillars.
Each
one
was 27
feet
tall
and 18
feet
around.
Each
was
hollow,
and
the
walls
of
the
pillars
were 3
in./7.4 cm.
thick.
He
also
made
two
bronze
caps
to
be
put
on
top
of
the
pillars.
Each cap
was 7-1/2
feet
tall.
Then
he
made
bronze
wreaths
of
chains
to
decorate
the
top
part
of
each
pillar.
He
also
made
bronze
figures
that
resembled
pomegranates.
He
put
two
rows
of
pomegranates
over
the
top
parts
of
each
pillar.
The
top
part
over
each
pillar
was
shaped
like
a
lily.
Each
lily
leaf
was
six
feet
tall.
These
top
parts
were
placed
on
a
bowl-shaped
section
around
which
was draped
the
wreaths
of
chains.
He
made 200
figures
that represented
pomegranates
and
put
them
in
two
rows
around
the
top/head
of
each
pillar.
His
helpers
set
up
the
pillars
in
front
of
the
entrance
of
the
temple.
The
pillar
on
the
south
side
was
named
Jakin,
and
the
pillar
on
the
north
side
was
named
Boaz.
The
bronze
top
parts
that
were
shaped
like
lilies
were
placed
on
top
of
the
pillars.
So
Huram
and
his
helpers
finished
making
the
bronze
pillars.
Huram
also
constructed
a
very
large
round
bronze tank
that
was
made
of
metal
and
cast
in
a
clay
mold.
It
was 7-1/2 ft./2.3 meters
high, 30
feet/9 meters
across/wide,
and 45
feet/13.5 meters
around
it.
Around
the
outer
edge
of
the
rim
of
the tank
were
two
rows
of
gourds
that
were
made
of
bronze.
But
the
gourds
were
not
cast separately;
they
were
cast
in
the
same
mold
as
the
rest
of
the tank.
For
each
foot
of
length
around
the
rim
of
the tank
there
were
six
figures
of
gourds.
Huram
also
cast
twelve
bronze
statues
of
oxen.
He
placed
them
to
face
outward.
He
placed
three
of
them
to
face
north,
three
to
face
west,
three
to
face
south,
and
three
to
face
east.
His
helpers
put
the
bronze tank
on
the
backs
of
the
statues
of
the
oxen.
The
sides
of
the tank
were 3
in./8 cm.
thick.
The
rim
was
like
the
rim
of
a
cup.
It
curved
outward,
like
the petals
of
a
lily.
When
the tank
was
full,
it
held
about 10,000
gallons
of
water.
Huram
also
made
ten
bronze
carts.
Each
was
six
feet
long
and
six
feet
wide
and 4-1/2
feet
tall.
On
the
sides
of
the
carts
there
were panels
which
were
set
in
frames.
On
those panels
were
bronze
figures
of
lions,
bulls,
and
winged
creatures.
Below
and
above
the
lions
and
bulls
there
were decorations
of
bronze
wreaths.
Each
cart
had
four
bronze
wheels
and
two
axles
made
of
bronze.
At
the
top
corners
of
each
cart
were
bronze
supports
to
hold
up
a
basin.
On
these
supports
were
also decorations
of
bronze
wreaths.
On
top
of
each
cart,
under
each
basin,
was
a
frame
that
resembled
a
circular
collar.
The
top
of
each
circular
frame
was 18
inches
above
the
top
of
the
cart,
and
the
bottom
of
it
was
nine
inches
below
the
top
of
the
cart.
There
were
also decorations
of
bronze
wreaths
on
the
frame
engraved
within
square panels.
The
wheels
were 27
inches
high.
They
were
below
the panels.
The
wheels
were
connected
to
axles
that
had
been
cast
in
the
same
mold
as
the
rest
of
the
cart.
The
wheels
of
the
carts
were
like
the
wheels
of
chariots.
The
axles,
the
rims,
the
spokes,
and
the
hubs
were
all
cast
from
bronze.
At
the
top
corners
of
each
cart
there
were
handles.
These
were
cast
in
the
same
mold
as
the
rest
of
the
cart.
There
was
a nine-inch
bronze
band
around
the
top
of
each
cart.
There
were braces
attached
to
the
corners
of
each
cart.
The
bands
and
the braces
were
cast
in
the
same
mold
as
the
rest
of
the
cart.
The braces
and
the panels
on
the
sides
of
the
carts
were
also
decorated
with
figures
of
winged
creatures,
lions,
and
palm
trees,
whenever
there
was
space
for
them,
and
there
were
bronze
wreaths
all
around
them.
That
is
how
Huram
made
the
ten
carts.
They
were
all
cast
in
the
same
mold,
so
they
were
all
alike:
They
all
were
the
same
size
and
had
the
same
shape.
Huram
also
made
ten
bronze
basins,
one
for
each
cart.
Each
basin
was
six
feet
across
and
held 200
gallons
of
water.
Huram
placed
five
of
the
carts
on
the
south
side
of
the
temple
and
five
on
the
north
side.
He
put
the
big tank
at
the
southeast
corner.
Huram
also
made
pots,
shovels
for
carrying
ashes,
and
bowls
for
carrying
the
blood
of
the
animals
that
would
be
sacrificed.
He
completed
all
the
work
that
King
Solomon
requested
him
to
do
for
the
temple.
This
is
a
list
of
the
bronze
things
he
made:
the
two
pillars;
the
two
top
parts
to
be
put
over
the
pillars;
the
two
wreaths
of
chains
to
decorate
the
tops
of
the
pillars;
the 400
figures
of
pomegranates,
in
two
rows,
with 100
in
each
row,
that
were
placed
over
the
top
parts
of
the
pillars;
the
ten
carts;
the
ten
basins;
the
big tank;
the
twelve
statues
of
oxen
on
whose
backs
the tank
was
placed;
the
pots,
shovels
for
the
ashes
of
the
altar,
and
bowls.
Huram
and
his
workers
made
all
these
things
for
King
Solomon
and
put
them
outside
the
temple.
They
were
all
made
of
polished
bronze.
They
made
them
by
pouring
melted
bronze
into
the
clay molds
that
Huram
had
set
up
near
the
Jordan
River
Valley,
between
the
cities
of
Succoth
and
Zarethan.
Solomon
did
not
tell
his
workers
to
weigh
those
bronze
objects,
because
there
were
many
items.
So
no
one
ever
knew
what
they
weighed.
Solomon’s
workers
also
made
all
the
gold
items
for
the
temple:
the
altar;
the
table
on
which
the
priests
put
the
sacred
bread
placed
before
God;
the
ten
lampstands
that
were
put
in
front
of
the
Very
Holy
Place,
five
on
the
south
side
and
five
on
the
north
side;
the
decorations
that
resembled
flowers;
the
lamps;
the
tongs
to
grasp
the
hot
coals;
the
cups,
the
gold
lamp
wick
snuffers,
the
small
lamp
bowls,
the
dishes
for
incense,
the
pans
for
carrying
the
hot
coals,
and
the
hinges
for
the
doors
at
the
entrance
to
the
Very
Holy
Place
and
for
the
doors
at
the
entrance
to
the
main
room
of
the
temple.
Those
things
were
all
made
of
gold.
So
Solomon’s
workers
finished
all
the
work
for
the
temple.
Then
they
placed
in
the
temple storerooms
all
the
things
that
his
father
David
had
dedicated
to
Yahweh—all
the
silver
and
gold,
and
the
other
valuable
items.
The sacred chest was brought to the temple
Solomon
then
summoned
to
Jerusalem
all
the
elders
of
Israel,
all
the
leaders
of
the
tribes,
and
the
leaders
of
the
clans.
He
wanted
them
to
join
in
bringing
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Chest
from
Zion
Hill
to
the
temple,
where
it
was
in
the
part
of
the
city
called ‘The
City
of David’.
So
all
the Israeli
leaders
came
to
King
Solomon
during
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters,
in October.
When
they
had
all
arrived,
the
priests
lifted
up
the
Sacred
Chest
and
brought
it
to
the
temple.
The
descendants
of
Levi
who
assisted
the
priests
helped
them
to
carry
to
the
temple
the
Sacred
Tent
and
all
the
sacred
things
that
had
been
in
the
tent.
Then
King
Solomon
and
many
of
the Israeli
people
who
had
gathered
in
front
of
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Chest
sacrificed
a
huge
amount
of
sheep
and
oxen.
No
one
was
able
to
count
the
sacrifices
because
there
were
so
many.
The
the
priests
then
brought
the
Sacred
Chest
into
the
Very
Holy
Place
in
the
temple,
and
they
placed
it
under
the
wings
of
the
statues
of
the
winged
creatures.
The
wings
of
those
statues
spread
out
over
the
Sacred
Chest
and
over
the
poles
by
which
it
was
carried.
The
poles
were
so
long
that
the
ends
of
the
poles
could
be
seen
by
people
who
were
standing
at
the
entrance
to
the
Most
Holy
Place,
but
they
could
not
be
seen
by
people
standing
outside
the
temple.
Those
poles
are
still
there.
The
only
things
that
were
in
the
Sacred
Chest
were
the
two
stone
tablets
that
Moses
had
put
there
at
Sinai
Mountain,
where
Yahweh
made
an
agreement
with
the
people
after
they
left
Egypt.
When
the
priests
came
out
of
the
temple,
suddenly
it
was
filled
with
a
cloud.
It
was rhe
glory/radiance
of
Yahweh
that
filled
the
temple,
with
the
result
that
the
priests
were
not
able
to
continue
their
work.
Then
Solomon
prayed
this:
“Yahweh,
you
have
placed
the
sun
in
the
sky,
but
you
have
decided
that
you
would
live
in
very
dark
clouds.
I
have
built
for
you
a
magnificent
temple,
a
place
for
you
to
live
in
forever.”
Then,
while
all
the
people
stood
there,
the
king
turned
around
and
faced
them,
and
he
asked
God
to
bless
them.
He
said, “Praise
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
belong!
By
his
own
power
he
has
done
what
he
promised
to
give
to
my
father
David.
What
he
promised
was
this:
‘rom
the
time
that
I
brought
my
people
out
of
Egypt,
I
have
never
chosen
any
city
in
Israel
in
which
a
temple
should
be
built
for
my
people
to
worship
me
there.
But
I
chose
you,
David,
to
rule
my
people.”
Then
Solomon
said, “My
father
David
wanted
to
build
a
temple
in
order
that
we Israeli
people
could
worship
Yahweh
our
God
there.
But
Yahweh
said
to
him, ‘You
have
wanted
to
build
a
temple
for
me,
and
what
you
wanted
to
do
was
good.
However,
you
are
not
the
one
who
I
want
to
build
it.
It
is
one
of
your
sons,
who
I
want
to
build
a
temple
for
me.’
And
now
Yahweh
has
done
what
he
promised
to
do.
I
have
become
the
king
of
Israel
to
succeed
my
father,
and
I
am
ruling
my
people,
like
Yahweh
promised.
I
have
arranged
for
this
temple
to
be
built
for
us Israelis
to
worship
Yahweh,
the
God,
to
whom
we Israelis
belong.
I
have
also
provided
a
place
in
the
temple
for
the
Sacred
Chest
in
which
are
the
two
stone
tablets
on
which
are
engraved
the
Ten
Commandments
of
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
made
with
our
ancestors
when
he
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.”
Solomon’s
prayer
Then
Solomon
stood
in
front
of
the
altar
which
was
facing
the Israeli
people
who
had
gathered
there.
He
spread
out
his
arms
toward
heaven,
and
he
prayed,
“Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israeli
people
belong
to/worship,
there
is
no
god
like
you
up
in
heaven
or
down
here
on
the
earth.
You
solemnly
promised
that
you
would
faithfully
love
us.
And
that
is
what
you
have
done
for
us
who
earnestly
do
what
you
want
us
to
do.
You
have
done
the
things
that
you
promised
my
father
David,
who
served
you
very
well,
that
you
would
do.
Truly,
you
promised
to
do
these
things
for
him,
and
today
we
see
that
by
your
power
you
have
done
them.
So
now,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
belong
to/worship,
please
do
the
things
that
you
promised
my
father
that
you
would
do.
You
told
him
that
there
would
always
be
some
of
his
descendants
who
would
rule
Israel,
if
they
would
conduct
their
lives
as
he
did.
So
now,
God
of
us Israeli
people,
cause
what
you
promised
to
do
for
my
father
David,
who
served
you
well,
to
happen.
But
God,
you
cannot
really
live
on
the
earth.
There
is
surely
not
enough
space
for
you
in
the
sky,
or
even
in
the
heaven.
So
there
is
surely
not
enough
space
for
you
to
live
in
this
temple
that
my
workers
have
built.
But
Yahweh,
my
God,
please
listen
to
me
while
I
am
praying
to
you
this
day,
Please
keep
protecting
this
temple
night
and
day.
This
is
the
place
about
which
you
have
said, ‘I
will
always
be
there.’
I
request
that
you
listen
to
me
whenever
I
turn
toward
this
temple
and
pray.
I
request
that
when
I
pray
to
you
and
your
people
pray
to
you
while
they
turn
toward
this
place,
that
in
your
home
in
heaven
you
will
hear
us
and
forgive
us
for
the
sins
that
we
have
committed.
If
someone
is
accused
of
doing
something
wrong
to
another
person,
and
they
bring
him
to
your
altar
outside
this
holy
temple,
and
if
he
says, ‘I
did
not
do
that;
may
God
punish
me
if
I
am
not
telling
the
truth,’
then
you
listen
from
heaven,
and
decide
who
is
telling
the
truth.
Then
punish
the
person
who
is
guilty
as
he
deserves
to
be
punished,
and
declare
that
the
other
person
is
innocent.
And
when
your Israeli
people
are
defeated
by
their
enemies
in
a
battle
because
they
have
sinned
against
you,
and
if
they
are
forced
to
go
to
some
distant
country,
if
they
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior
and
turn
toward
this
temple
and
admit
that
you
have
justly
punished
them,
and
if
they
plead
that
you
will
forgive
them,
listen
to
them
from
heaven,
and
forgive
your Israeli
people
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed,
and
bring
them
back
to
this
land
that
you
gave
to
our
ancestors.
And
when
you
do
not
allow
any
rain
to
fall
on
the
land
because
your
people
have
sinned
against
you,
if
they
turn
toward
this
temple
and
admit
that
you
have
justly
punished
them,
if
they
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior
and
humbly
pray
to
you,
listen
to
them
from
heaven,
and
forgive
your Israeli
people
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
Teach
them
the
right
way
to
conduct
their
lives.
Then
send
rain
on
this
land
that
you
have
given
to
your
people
to
belong
to
them
permanently.
And
when
the
people
of
this
land
experience
famines,
or
if
there
is
a
plague/illness
that
causes
many
people
to
become
sick,
or
if
their
crops
are
destroyed
by
very
hot
winds
or
by
mildew
or
by
locusts
or
grasshoppers,
or
when
their
enemies
surround
any
of
their
cities
in
order
to
attack
them,
if
any
of
those
bad
things
happen
to
them,
when
your Israeli
people
earnestly
plead
with
you
knowing
that
they
are
suffering
because
they
have
sinned,
and
if
they
stretch
out
their
arms
toward
this
temple
and
pray,
listen
to
them
from
your
home
in
heaven,
and
forgive
them,
and
help
them.
You
are
the
only
one
who
knows
what
people
are
thinking,
so
act
toward everyonee
as
they
deserve,
in
order
that
your
people
may
then
have
an
awesome
respect
for
you,
all
the
years
that
they
live
in
this
land
that
you
gave
to
our
ancestors.
There
will
be
some
foreigners
who
do
not
belong
to
your Israeli
people
who
have
come
here
from
countries
far
away
because
they
have
heard
that
you
are
very
great
and
that
you
perform
great
miracles.
If
they
come
here
to
this
temple
to
worship
you
and
pray,
in
your
home
in
heaven,
listen
to
their
prayers,
and
do
for
them
what
they
request
you
to
do.
Do
that
so
that
all
the people-groups
in
the
world
will
know
about
you
and
revere
you,
like
we
your Israeli
people
do.
And
then
they
will
know
that
this
temple
that
I
have
caused
to
be
built
to
honor
you,
is
where
you
should
be
worshiped.
And
if
you
send
your
people
to
go
to
fight
against
their
enemies,
if
they
pray
to
you,
wherever
they
are,
if
they
turn
toward
this
city
that
you
have
chosen
and
toward
this
temple
that
I
have
caused
to
be
built
for
you,
listen
in
heaven
to
their
prayers;
listen
to
what
they
plead
for
you
to
do,
and
assist
them.
It
is
true
that
everyone
sins.
So,
if
your
people
sin
against
you,
and
you
become
angry
with
them,
you
may
allow
their
enemies
to
defeat
them
and
capture
them
and
take
them
away
to
their
enemies’
country,
even
to
countries
that
are
far
away.
If
that
happens,
while
they
are
in
those
countries
to
which
they
were
forced
to
go,
if
they
sincerely
repent
and
plead
with
you
there
saying ‘We
have
sinned
and
have
done
things
that
are
very
wicked,’
if
they
very
sincerely
repent,
and
turn
toward
this
land
that
you
gave
to
our
ancestors,
and
toward
this
city
that
you
have
chosen
to
be
the
place
where
we
should
worship
you,
and
toward
this
temple
that
I
have
caused
to
be
built
for
you,
and
if
they
pray,
then
from
your
home
in
heaven
listen
to
them
while
they
plead
for
your
help,
and
assist
them.
Forgive
them
for
all
the
sins
that
they
have
committed
against
you,
and
cause
their
enemies
to
be
kind
to
them.
Do
not
forget
that
the Israelis
are
your
people;
they
are
your
special
possession;
you
brought
our
ancestors
out
of
Egypt
where
they
were
greatly
suffering
as
though
they
were
in
a
blazing
furnace.
I
request
that
you
always
listen
to
your Israeli
people
and
to
me,
their
king,
and
heed
their
prayers
whenever
they
call
out
to
you
to
help
them.
You
chose
them
from
all
the
other people-groups
in
the
world
to
belong
to
you,
which
is
what
you
told
Moses
to
tell
them
when
you
brought
our
ancestors
out
of
Egypt.”
After
Solomon
had
finished
praying
and
pleading
to
Yahweh
for
his
help,
he
stood
up
in
front
of
the
altar
where
he
had
been
kneeling.
He
lifted
up
his
arms.
Then
he
asked
God
to
bless
all
the Israeli
people.
He
prayed
loudly,
saying,
“Praise
Yahweh,
who
has
given
us
his
people
peace,
like
he
promised
that
he
would
do.
He
has
done
every
one
of
the
good
things
that
he
promised
to
Moses,
the
man
who
served
him
very
well.
I
pray
that
our
God
will
be
with
us
like
he
was
with
our
ancestors,
and
that
he
will
never
abandon
us.
I
pray
that
he
will
cause
us
to loyally
serve
him,
to
conduct
our
lives
as
he
wants
us
to,
and
to
obey
all
his
commandments
and
statutes
and
laws
that
he
gave
to
our
ancestors.
I
pray
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
never
forget
these
words
that
I
have
prayed,
pleading
for
his
help;
I
pray
that
he
will
think
about
them
by
day
and
by
night.
I
pray
that
he
will
always
help
us Israeli
people
and
me,
giving
us
the
things
that
we
need
day
by
day.
If
he
does
that,
all
the people-groups
in
the
world
will
know
that
he
is
the
only
one
who
is
God,
and
that
there
is
no
other
one
who
is
God.
I
pray
that
you,
his
people,
will
always
be
fully
committed
to
Yahweh,
and
that
you
will
obey
all
his
statutes
and
commands,
like
you
are
doing
now.”
Solomon
dedicated
the
temple
Then
the
king
and
all
the Israeli
people
who
were
there
offered
sacrifices
to
Yahweh.
They
sacrificed 22,000
cattle
and 120,000
sheep
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
Then
the
king
and
all
the
people
dedicated
the
temple.
On
that
day,
the
king
also
dedicated/set
apart
the
middle
part
of
the
courtyard
that
was
in
front
of
the
temple.
Then
he
offered
sacrifices
that
would
be
completely
burned
in
the
courtyard,
the
offerings
of
grain
and
the
fat
of
the
animals
that
were
sacrificed
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
They
sacrificed
them
there
because
the
bronze
altar
was
not
big
enough
for
all
those
sacrifices
to
be
burned
on
it
that
day.
Then
Solomon
and
all
the Israeli
people
celebrated
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters
for
seven
days.
There
was
a
huge
crowd
of
people
there,
some
of
whom
had
come
from
distant
places
like
Hamath
in
the
far
north
and
the
border
of
Egypt
in
the
far
south.
On
the
eighth
day,
Solomon
sent
the
people
to
their
homes.
They
all
praised
him
and
went
home
happy
because
of
all
the
things
that
Yahweh
had
done
to
bless
King
David
and
his Israeli
people.
Yahweh’s repiy to Solomon’s prayer
After
Solomon’s
workers
had
finished
building
the
temple
and
his
palace
and
everything
else
that
Solomon
wanted
them
to
build,
Yahweh
appeared
to
him
in
a
dream
a
second
time,
like
he
had
appeared
to
him
at
the
city
of
Gibeon.
Yahweh
said
to
him,
“I
heard
what
you
prayed
and
what
you
pleaded
for
me
to
do.
I
have
set
apart/dedicated
this
temple
which
your
workers
have
built
to
be
the
place
where
people
will
worship
me
forever.
I
will
always
watch
over
it
and
protect
it.
“nd
as
for
you,
if
you
conduct
your
life
as
I
want
you
to,
like
your
father
David
did,
and
if
you
very
sincerely
obey
all
the
statutes
and
laws
that
I
have
commanded
you
to
obey,
I
will
do
what
I
promised
your
father
that
I
would
do:
I
promised
him
that
Israel
would
always
be
ruled
by
his
descendants.
“ut
if
you
or
your
descendants
turn
away
from
me
and
disobey
the
commands
and
decrees
that
I
have
given
to
you,
and
if
you
start
to
worship
other
gods,
I
will
remove
my Israeli
people
from
the
land
that
I
have
given
to
them.
I
will
also
abandon
this
temple
that
I
have
set
apart/dedicated
to
be
the
place
where
people
should
worship
me.
Then
people
everywhere
will
despise
the
people
of
Israel
and
make fun
of
them.
This
temple
will
become
a
heap
of
ruins.
Everyone
who
passes
by
will
be
astonished
when
they
see
it,
and
they
will
be
shocked
and
say, ‘Why
has
Yahweh
done
this
to
this
land
and
to
this
temple?’
And
other
people
will
reply, ‘It
happened
because
the Israeli
people
abandoned
Yahweh
their
God,
the
one
who
brought
their
ancestors
out
of
Egypt.
They
started
to
accept
and
worship
other
gods.
And
that
is
why
Yahweh
has
caused
them
to
experience
all
these
disasters.’ ”
Other
things
that
Solomon
did
Solomon’s
workers
labored
for 20
years
to
build
the
temple
and
the
palace.
Hiram,
the
king
of
Tyre
had
arranged
for
his
workers
to
give
Solomon
all
the
cedar
and
pine
logs
and
all
the
gold
that
he
needed
for
this
work.
After
it
was
all
finished,
King
Solomon
gave
to
Hiram 20
cities
in
the
Galilee
region.
But
when
Hiram
went
from
Tyre
to
Galilee
to
see
the
cities
that
Solomon
had
given
to
him,
he
was
not
pleased
with
them.
He
said
to
Solomon, “My
friend,
those
cities
that
you
gave
me
are
worthless!”
So,
that
area
is
still
called ‘Worthless’.
Hiram
paid
Solomon
only
five tons
of
gold
for
those
cities.
This
is
a
record
of
the
work
that
King
Solomon
forced
men
to
do.
He
forced
them
to
build
the
temple
and
his
palace
and
the
terraces/landfills
on
the
east
side
of
the
city,
and
the
wall
around
Jerusalem,
and
to
rebuild
the
cities
of
Hazor
and
Megiddo
and
Gezer.
The
reason
they
needed
to
rebuild
Gezer
was
that
the
army
of
the
king
of
Egypt
had
attacked
Gezer
and
captured
it.
Then
they
had
burned
the
houses
in
the
city
and
killed
all
the
people
of
the
Canaan people-group
who
lived
there.
The
king
of
Egypt
gave
that
city
to
his
daughter
as
a
gift
when
she
married
Solomon.
So
Solomon’s
workers
also
rebuilt
Gezer,
and
they
also
rebuilt
Lower
Beth-Horon
city.
They
also
rebuilt
Baalath
and
Tamar
towns
in
the
desert
in
the
southern
part
of
Judah.
They
also
built
cities
where
they
kept
the
supplies
for
Solomon,
the
places
where
his
horses
and
chariots
were
kept.
They
also
built
everything
else
that
Solomon
wanted
them
to
build,
in
Jerusalem
and
in
Lebanon,
and
in
other
places
in
the
area
over
which
he
ruled.
There
were
many
people
who
belonged
to
the Amor people-group,
the
Heth people-group,
the Periz people-group,
the Hiv people-group,
and
the
Jebus people-group
who
were
not
killed
when
the Israelis
captured
their
land.
Their
descendants
still
lived
in
Israel.
It
was
those
people
whom
Solomon
forced
to
become
his
slaves
to
build
all
those
places,
and
they
are
still
slaves.
But
Solomon
did
not
force
any Israeli
people
to
become
slaves.
Some Israeis
became
soldiers
and
army
officers
and
commanders
and drivers
of
his
chariots
and
soldiers
who
rode
on
horses.
There
were 550
officials
who
supervised
the
slaves
who
worked
to
build
all
those
places.
After
Solomon’s
wife,
who
was
the
daughter
of
the
king
of
Egypt,
moved
from
the
place
outside
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’
to
the
palace
that
Solomon’s
workers
built
for
her,
Solomon
told
his
workers
to
fill
in
the
slopes
on
the
east
side
of
the
city.
Three
times
each
year
Solomon
brought
to
the
temple
offerings
that
were
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
offerings
to
restore
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
He
also
brought
incense
to
be
burned
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
And
so
his
men
finished
building
the
temple.
King
Solomon’s
workers
also
built
a
fleet
of
ships
at
Ezion-Geber
city,
which
is
near
Elath
city,
on
the
shore
of
the Gulf
of Aqaba,
in
the
land belonging
to
the
Edom people-group.
King
Hiram
sent
some
very
expert
sailors
to
work
on
the
ships
with
Solomon’s
workers.
They
sailed
to
the
Ophir
region
and
brought
back
to
Solomon
about 16 tons
of
gold.
The queen of Sheba visited Solomon
The
queen
who
ruled
the
Sheba
area
heard
that
Yahweh
had
caused
Solomon
to
become
famous,
so
she
traveled
to
Jerusalem
to
ask
him
questions
that
were
difficult
to
answer.
She
came
with
a
large
group
of
wealthy/influential
people,
and
she
brought
camels
that
were
loaded
with
spices,
and
valuable
gems,
and
a
lot
of
gold.
When
she
met
Solomon,
she
asked
him
questions
about
all
the topics/things
in
which
she
was interested.
Solomon
answered
all
her
questions.
He
explained
everything
that
she
asked
about,
even
things
that
were
very
difficult.
The
queen
realized
that
Solomon
was
very
wise.
She
saw
his
palace;
she
saw
the
food
that
was
served
on
his
table
every
day;
she
saw
where
his
officials
lived (OR,
how
his
officials
were
seated
at
the
table),
their uniforms,
the
servants
who
served
the
food
and
wine,
and
the
sacrifices
that
he
took
to
the
temple
to
be
offered.
She
was
extremely
amazed.
She
said
to
King
Solomon, “Everything
that
I
heard
in
my
own
country
about
you
and
about
how
wise
you
are
is
true!
But
I
did
not
believe
it
was
true
until
I
came
here
and
saw
it
myself.
But
really,
what
they
told
me
is
only
half
of
what
they
could
have
told
me
about
you.
You
are
extremely
wise
and
rich,
more
than
what
people
told
me.
Your
wives
are
very
fortunate!
Your
officials
who
are
constantly
standing
in
front
of
you
and
listening
to
the
wise
things
that
you
say
are
also
fortunate!
Praise
Yahweh,
your
God,
who
has
shown
that
he
is
pleased
with
you
by
causing
you
to
become
the
king
of
Israel!
God
has
always
loved
the Israeli
people,
and
therefore
he
has
appointed
you
to
be
their
king,
in
order
that
you
will
rule
them
fairly
and
righteously.”
Then
the
queen
gave
to
the
king
the
things
that
she
had
brought.
She
gave
him
almost
five tons
of
gold
and
a
large
amount
of
spices
and
valuable
gems.
Never
again
did
King
Solomon
receive
more
spices
than
the
queen
gave
him
at
that
time.
In
the
ships
that
belonged
to
King
Hiram,
in
which
they
had
previously
brought
gold
from
Ophir,
they
also
brought
a
large
amount
of
juniper
wood
and
gems/valuable
stones.
King
Solomon
told
his
workers
to
use
that
wood
to
make railings/supports
in
the
temple
of
Yahweh
and
in
the
king’s
palace
and
also
to
make
harps
and
lyres
for
the ◄musicians/men
who
played
musical
instruments►.
That
wood
was
the largest
amount
of (OR,
the
finest)
wood
that
had
ever
been
seen
in
Israel.
And
no
one
since
then
has
ever
seen
so
much
wood
of
that
kind.
King
Solomon
gave
to
the
queen
from
Sheba
everything
that
she
wanted.
He
gave
her
those
gifts
in
addition
to
the
gifts
that
he
always
gave
to
other
rulers
who
visited
him.
Then
she
and
the
people
who
came
with
her
returned
to
her
own
land.
Solomon’s
wealth
Each
year
there
was
brought
to
Solomon
a
total
of 25 tons
of
gold.
That
was
in
addition
to
the
taxes
paid
to
him
by
the
merchants
and
traders,
and
the
annual
taxes
paid
by
the
kings
of
Arabia
and
by
the
governors
of
the
regions
in
Israel.
King
Solomon’s
workers
took
this
gold
and
hammered
it
into
thin
sheets
and
covered 200
large
shields
with
those
thin
sheets
of
gold;
they
put ◄almost 15
pounds/more
than 6 kg.►
of
gold
on
each
shield.
His
workers
made 300
smaller
shields.
They
covered
each
of
them
with ◄almost 4
pounds/1.5 kg.►
of
gold.
Then
the
king
put
those
shields
in
the
Hall
of
the
Forest
of
Lebanon.
His
workers
also
made
for
him
a
large
throne.
Part
of
it
was
covered
with ◄ivory
decorations
made
from►
tusks
of elephants
and
part
of
it
was
covered
with
very
fine
gold.
There
were
six
steps
in
front
of
the
throne.
There
was
a
statue
of
a
lion
on
both
sides
of
each
step.
So
altogether
there
were
twelve
statues
of
lions.
The
back
of
the
throne
was
rounded
at
the
top.
At
each
side
of
the
throne
there
was
an armrest,
and
alongside
each armrest
there
was
a
small
statue
of
a
lion.
No
throne
like
that
had
ever
existed
in
any
other
kingdom.
All
of
Solomon’s
cups
were
made
of
gold,
and
all
the
various
dishes
in
the
Hall
of
the
Forest
of
Lebanon
were
made
of
gold.
They
did
not
make
things
from
silver,
because
during
the
years
that
Solomon
ruled,
silver
was
not
considered
to
be
valuable.
The
king
had
a ◄fleet/large
number►
of
ships
that
sailed
with
the
ships
that
King
Hiram
owned.
Every
three
years
the
ships
returned
from
the
places
to
which
they
had
sailed,
bringing
gold,
silver,
ivory, monkeys,
and baboons (OR,
peacocks).
King
Solomon
became
richer
and
wiser
than
any
other
king.
People
from
all
over
the
world
wanted
to
come
and
listen
to
the
wise
things
that
Solomon
said,
things
that
God
had
put
into
his
mind.
All
the
people
who
came
to
him
brought
presents:
They
brought
things
made
from
silver
or
gold,
or
robes,
or
weapons (OR,
myrrh),
or
spices,
or
horses,
or
mules.
The
people
continued
to
do
this
every
year.
Solomon
acquired 1,400
chariots
and 12,000
men
who
rode
on
the
horses (OR,
in
the
chariots).
Solomon
put
some
of
them
in
Jerusalem
and
some
of
them
in
other
cities
where
he
kept
his
chariots.
During
the
years
that
Solomon
was
king,
silver
became
as
common
in
Jerusalem
as
stones;
and
lumber
from
cedar
trees
in
the
foothills
of
Judah
was
as
plentiful
as
lumber
from
fig
trees.
Solomon’s agents
bought
horses
and
supervised
the
men
who brougt
them
into
Israel
from
the
areas
of Musri
and Cilicia
that
were
famous
for
breeding
horses.
In Musri
they
bought
chariots
and
horses;
they
paid 600
pieces
of
silver
for
each
chariot
and 150
pieces
of
silver
for
each
horse.
They
brought
them
to
Israel.
Then
they
sold
many
of
them
to
the
kings
of
the
Heth people-group
and
the
kings
of
Syria.
Solomon’s many wives
King
Solomon
married
many
foreign
women.
First
he
married
the
daughter
of
the
king
of
Egypt.
He
also
married
women
from
the
Heth people-group
and
from
the
Moab,
Ammon,
and
Edom people-groups,
and
from
Sidon
city.
He
married
them
even
though
Yahweh
had
commanded
the Israeli
people, “Do
not
marry
people
from
those
areas,
because
if
you
do
that,
they
will
surely
persuade
you [IDM]
to
worship
the
gods
that
they
worship!”
Solomon
married 700
women
who
were
kings’
daughters.
He
also
had 300
wives
who
were
his
slaves/servants.
And
his
wives
caused
him
to
turn
away
from
worshiping
God.
By
the
time
that
Solomon
became
old,
they
had
persuaded
him
to
worship
the
gods
from
their
countries.
He
was
not
completely
dedicated/committed
to
Yahweh
his
God
like
his
father [SYN]
David
had
been.
Solomon
worshiped
Astarte,
the
goddess
that
the
people
of
Sidon
worshiped,
and
he
worshiped
Molech,
the
disgusting
god
that
the
Ammon people-group
worshiped.
That’s
how
Solomon
did
things
that
Yahweh
said
were
evil.
He
did
not
conduct
his
life
like
his
father
David
had
done;
he
did
not
conduct
his
life
as
Yahweh
wanted
him
to.
On
the
hill
to
the
east
of
Jerusalem
he
built
a
place
to
worship
Chemosh,
the
disgusting
god
that
the
Moab people-group
worshiped,
and
a
place
to
worship
Molech,
the
disgusting
god
that
the
Ammon people-group
worshiped.
He
also
built
places
where
all
his
foreign
wives
could
burn
incense
and
offer
sacrifices
to
the
gods
from
their
own
countries.
Even
though
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israelis
worshiped,
had
appeared
to
Solomon
two
times,
and
had
commanded
him
to
not
worship
foreign
gods,
Solomon
refused
to
obey
Yahweh.
So
Yahweh
was
angry
with
Solomon,
and
said
to
him, “You
have
chosen
to
break
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
you
and
to
disobey
what
I
commanded
you.
So
I
am
surely
not
going
to
allow
you
to
rule
all
of
your
kingdom.
I
am
going
to
allow
one
of
your
officials
to
rule
it.
But,
because
of
what
I
promised
your
father
David,
I
will
allow
you
to
rule
all
your
kingdom
while
you
are
still
living.
After
you
die,
I
will
not
allow
your
son
to
rule
the
whole
kingdom [MTY].
But
I
will
not
take
all
the
kingdom
away
from
him.
Instead,
I
will
allow
him
to
rule
one
tribe
besides
the
tribe
of
Judah,
because
of
what
I
promised
to
David,
who
served
me
well,
and
because
I
want
David’s
descendants
to
rule
in
Jerusalem,
where
my
temple
is
located.”
Solomon’s
enemies
Yahweh
caused
Hadad,
from
the
family
of
the
kings
in
the
Edom people-group,
to
rebel
against
Solomon.
What
happened
was
that
previously,
when
David’s
army
had
conquered
the
Edom people-group,
his
army
commander
Joab
had
gone
there
to
help
bury
the
Israeli
soldiers
who
had
been
killed
in
the
battle.
Joab
and
his
army
remained
in
the
Edom
area
for
six
months,
and
during
that
time
they
killed
all
the
males
of
that
area.
Hadad
was
a
young
child
at
that
time,
and
he
had
escaped
to
Egypt,
along
with
some
of
his
father’s
servants
from
the
Edom
area.
They
went
to
the
Midian
region,
and
then
they
went
to
the
desert
area
at
Paran.
Some
other
men
joined
them
there.
Then
they
all
traveled
to
Egypt
and
went
to
see
the
king
of
Egypt.
The
king
gave
Hadad
some
land
and
ordered
his
servants
to
give
him
some
food
regularly.
The
king
liked
Hadad.
As
a
result
he
gave
him
the
sister
of
his
own
wife,
Queen
Tahpenes,
to
be Hadad’s
wife.
Later Hadad’s
wife
gave
birth
to
a
son
named
Genubath.
The
sister
of
Tahpenes ◄raised
him/brought
him
up►
in
the
palace,
where
he
lived
with
the
king’s
sons.
While
Hadad
was
in
Egypt,
he
heard
that
David
had
died [EUP],
and
that
Joab,
the
commander
of
David’s
army,
was
also
dead.
So
he
said
to
the
king
of
Egypt, “Please
allow
me
to
return
to
my
own
country.”
But
the
king
said
to
him, “Why
do
you
want
to
go
back
to
your
country?
Is
there
something
that
you
lack
that
you
want
me
to
give
to
you?”
Hadad
replied, “No,
but
please
just
allow
me
to
go.”
So
the
king
allowed
him
to
leave,
and
he
returned
to
his
own
country
and
became
the
king
of
Edom.
God
also
caused
another
man
named
Rezon,
the
son
of
Eliada,
to
rebel
against
Solomon.
Rezon
had
run
away
from
his
master,
King
Hadadezer
of
the
Zobah
area
north
of
Damascus.
Rezon
then
became
the
leader
of
a
group
of outlaws.
That
happened
after
David’s
army
had
defeated
Hadadezer
and
had
also
killed
all
his
soldiers.
Rezon
and
his
men
went
to
Damascus
and
started
to
live
there,
and
the
people
there
appointed
him
to
be
their
king.
All
during
the
time
that
Solomon
was
alive,
while
Rezon
was
ruling
not
only
Damascus
but
all
of
Syria,
he
was
an
enemy
of
Israel
and
caused
trouble
for
Israel
like
Hadad
did.
What
Yahweh
promised
to
Jeroboam
Another
man
who
rebelled
against [IDM]
Solomon
was
one
of
his
officials
named
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat.
He
was
from
Zeredah
town
in
the
region
where
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
lives.
His
mother
was
a
widow
named
Zeruah.
This
is
what
happened.
Solomon’s
workers
were
filling
in
the
land/ground
on
the
east
side
of
Jerusalem
and
repairing
the
walls
around
the
city.
Jeroboam
was
a
very
capable
young
man.
So,
when
Solomon
saw
that
he
worked
very
hard,
he
appointed
him
to
supervise
all
the
men
who
were
forced
to
work
in
the
areas
where
the
tribes
of
Manasseh
and
Ephraim
live.
One
day
when
Jeroboam
was
walking
alone
along
the
road
outside
of
Jerusalem,
the
prophet
Ahijah
from
Shiloh
city
met
him.
Ahijah
was
wearing
a
new
robe,
which
he
took
off
and
tore
into
twelve
pieces.
He
said
to
Jeroboam, “Take
ten
of
these
pieces
for
yourself,
because
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says
to
you, ‘I
am
going
to
tear
the
kingdom
from
Solomon,
and
I
am
going
to
enable
you
to
become
the
ruler
of
ten
of
the
tribes
of
Israel.
Solomon’s
descendants
will
still
rule
one
tribe (OR,
two
tribes),
because
of
what
I
promised
David,
a
man
who
served
me
very
well,
and
because
of
Jerusalem,
the
city
that
I
have
chosen
from
all
the
cities
in
Israel
to
be
the
city
where
my
people
will
worship
me.
I
am
going
to
do
this
because
Solomon
has
rejected
me
and
has
been
worshiping
Astarte,
the
goddess
that
the
people
of
Sidon
worship,
Chemosh,
the
god
that
the
Moab people-group
worship,
and
Milcom,
the
god
that
the
Ammon people-group
worship.
He
has
not
conducted
his
life
as
I
wanted
him
to.
He
has
not
obeyed
my
statutes
and
laws,
like
his
father
David
did.
‘ut
I
will
not
take
the
entire
kingdom
away
from
him.
I
will
enable
him
to
rule
Judah
all
during
the
years
that
he
is
alive.
I
will
do
that
because
of
what
I
promised
to
do
for
David,
whom
I
chose
to
be
the
king,
and
who
served
me
well,
and
who
always
obeyed
my
commandments
and
laws.
But
I
will
take
the
other
ten
tribes
of
his
kingdom
and
give
them
to
you
to
rule.
I
will
allow
Solomon’s
son
to
rule
one
tribe,
in
order
that
descendants [MET]
of
David
will
always
rule
in
Jerusalem,
the
city
that
I
have
chosen
to
be
the
place
where
my
people
worship
me [MTY].
I
will
enable
you
to
become
the
king
of
Israel,
and
you
will
rule
over
all
the
territory
that
you
want
to.
If
you
obey
all
that
I
command
you
to
do,
and
conduct
your
life
as
I
want
you
to,
and
if
you
do
what
I
say
is
right
by
obeying
my
laws
and
commandments
like
David
did,
I
will
help
you.
I
will
make
sure
that
your
descendants
will
rule
after
you
die,
like
I
promised
to
do
for
David.
Because
of
Solomon’s
sins,
I
will
punish
David’s
descendants,
but
I
will
not
continue
to
punish
them
forever.’”
Solomon
found
out
what
Ahijah
told
Jeroboam,
so
he
tried
to
kill
Jeroboam.
But
Jeroboam
escaped
and
went
to
Egypt.
He
went
to
Shishak,
the
king
of
Egypt,
and
stayed
with
him
until
after
Solomon
died.
Solomon
died
A
record
of
all
the
other
things
that
Solomon
did,
and
all
the
wise
things
that
he
said
and
wrote,
was
written
in
the
Book
Telling
what
Solomon
Did.
He
was
the
king
in
Jerusalem
who
ruled
over
all
of
Israel
for 40
years.
Then
Solomon
died [EUP],
and
was
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
And
his
son
Rehoboam
became
the
king.
The ten tribes rebelled against Rehoboam
All [HYP]
the
people
of
northern
Israel
went
to
Shechem
city
in
order
to
appoint
Rehoboam
to
be
their
king.
So
Rehoboam
also
went
there.
When
Jeroboam,
who
was
still
in
Egypt,
heard
about
that,
he
returned
from
Egypt
to
Israel.
The
leaders
of
the
northern
tribes
summoned
him,
and
they
went
together
to
talk
to
Rehoboam.
They
said
to
him,
“Your
father
Solomon
forced
us
to
work
very
hard [MET]
for
him.
If
you ◄lighten
these
loads/do
not
force
us
to
work
that
hard►,
and
if
you
charge
us
less
taxes
than
we
were
paying
to
him,
we
will
serve
you
faithfully.”
He
replied, “Go
away,
and
come
back
three
days
from
now
and
I
will
give
you
my
answer.”
So
those
leaders
and
Jeroboam
left.
Then
King
Rehoboam
consulted
the
older
men
who
had
advised
his
father
Solomon
while
he
was
still
living.
He
asked
them, “What
shall
I
say
to
answer
those
men?”
They
replied, “If
you
want
to
serve
your
people
well,
speak
kindly
to
those
men
when
you
reply
to
them.
If
you
do
that,
your peope
will
always
serve
you
faithfully.”
But
he
ignored
what
the
older
men
advised
him
to
do.
Instead,
he
consulted
the
younger
men
who
had
grown
up
with
him,
who
were
now ◄his advisors/the
ones
who
told
him
what
would
be
good
to
do►.
He
said
to
them, “What
should
I
say
to
the
men
who
are
asking
me
to
reduce
the
work
and
taxes
that
my
father
required
from
them?”
They
replied, “This
is
what
you
should
tell
them: ‘My
little
finger
is
thicker
than
my
father’s
waist.
What
I
mean
is
that
my
father
required
you
to
work
hard
and
pay
high
taxes.
But
I
will
make
those
loads
heavier.
It
was
as
though
my
father whipped
you,
but
it wil
be
as
though
I
will
whip
you
with
whips
that
have
pieces
of
metal
in
them.’ ”
So
three
days
later,
Jeroboam
and
all
the
leaders
came
to
Rehoboam
again,
as
he
had
told
them
to
do.
The
king
ignored
the
advice
of
the
older
men
and
spoke
harshly
to
the Israeli
leaders.
He
told
them
what
the
younger
men
had
advised.
He
said, “My
father
put
heavy
burdens
of
work
and
taxes
on
you,
but
I
will
put
heavier
burdens
on
you.
It
was
as
though
he
beat
you
with
whips,
but
I
will
beat
you
with
whips
that
have
pieces
of
metal
in
them!”
So
the
king
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
the Israeli
leaders.
But
this
happened
in
order
that
what
Yahweh
wanted
would
occur,
what
he
had
told
the
prophet
Ahijah
about
Jeroboam
becoming
king
of
the
ten
tribes.
When
the Israeli
leaders
realized
that
the
king
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
they
said,
they
shouted,
“We
do
not [RHQ]
want
anything
to
do
with
this
descendant
of
King
David!
We
will
not
pay
attention
to
what
this
grandson
of
Jesse
says!
You
people
of
Israel,
let’s
go
home!
As
for
this
descendant
of
David [MTY],
he
can
rule
his
own
kingdom [MTY]!”
So
the Israeli
leaders
returned
to
their
homes.
And
after
that,
the
only Israeli
people
whom
Rehoboam
ruled
over
were
those
who
lived
in
the
territory
of
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Then
King
Rehoboam
sent
Adoniram
to
talk
to
the Israeli
people.
Adoniram
was
the
man
who
supervised
all
the
men
who
were
forced
to
work
for
Rehoboam.
But
the Israeli
people
killed
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him.
When
that
happened,
King
Rehoboam
quickly
got
in
his
chariot
and
escaped
to
Jerusalem.
Ever
since
that
time,
the
people
of
the
northern
tribes
of
Israel
have
been
rebelling
against
the
descendants [MTY]
of
King
David.
When
the Israeli
people
heard
that
Jeroboam
had
returned
from
Egypt,
they
invited
him
to
come
to
a
meeting,
and
there
they
appointed
him
to
be
the
king
of
Israel.
Only
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
continued
to
be
loyal
to
the
kings
descended
from
King [MTY]
David.
When
Rehoboam
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
he
gathered 180,000
of
the
best
soldiers
from
the
tribes [MTY]
of
Judah
and
Benjamin.
He
wanted
them
to
fight
against
the
northern
tribes
of [MTY]
Israel
and
defeat
them,
in
order
that
he
could
rule
all
the
tribes
of
his
kingdom
again.
But
God
spoke
to
the
prophet
Shemaiah
and
said
this
to
him:
“Go
and
tell
this
to
Solomon’s
son
Rehoboam,
the
king
of
Judah,
and
to
all
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
and
the
people
from
the
northern
tribe
who
live
in
Judah:
‘Yahweh
says
that
you
must
not
go
to
fight
against
your
own
relatives,
the
people
of
Israel.
All
of
you
must
go
home.
What
has
happened
is
what
Yahweh
wanted
to
happen.’ ”
So
Shemaiah
went
and
told
that
to
them,
and
they
all
paid
attention
to
what
Yahweh
had
commanded
them
to
do,
and
they
went
home.
Jeroboam’s
sins
Then
Jeroboam’s
workers
built
walls
around
Shechem
city
in
the hilly
area
where
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
lived,
and
he
ruled
from
there
for
a
while.
He
and
his
workers
then
left
there
and
went
to
Peniel
town,
and
they
built
walls
around
that
town.
Then
Jeroboam
said
to
himself, “If
my
people
continue
to
go
to
Jerusalem
and
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
at
the
temple
there,
soon
they
will
again
become
loyal
to
Rehoboam,
the
king
of
Judah [DOU],
and
they
will
kill
me.”
So
he
consulted
his advisors,
and
then
he
did
what
they
suggested.
He
told
his
workers
to
make
gold
statues
of
two
calves.
Then
he
said
to
the
people, “You
have
been
going
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
for
a
long
time.
It
is
a
big
trouble
for
you
to
continue
going
there.
You
people
of
Israel,
look!
These
statues
are
the
gods
that
brought
our
ancestors
up
from
Egypt!
So
you
can
worship
these,
here!”
He
told
his
workers
to
place
one
of
the
statues
in
Bethel
city
in
the
south
and
one
in
Dan
city
in
the
north.
So
what
Jeroboam
did
caused
the
people
to
sin.
Some
of
them
went
and
worshiped
the
calf
at
Bethel,
and
others
went
and
worshiped
the
other
calf
at
Dan.
Moses
had
declared
that
only
men
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
would
be
priests,
but
Jeroboam
also
told
his
workers
to
build
shrines
on hilltops,
and
then
he
appointed
men
who
were
not
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
to
be
priests.
He
also
appointed
Adonijah
and
two
priests,
Elishama
and
Jehoram.
They
had
a
celebration
at
the
end
of October,
like
the
celebration
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters
that
occurred
in
Judah
each
year.
On
the
altar
that
they
built
in
Bethel,
he
offered
sacrifices
to
the
gold
statues
of
calves
that
they
had
made,
and
he
stationed
the
priests
there
at
the
shrines
that
his
workers
had
built.
Jeroboam
went
up
to
that
altar
on
that
day
in October
which
he
himself
had
chosen.
There
on
that
altar
he
burned
incense
to
be
a
sacrifice.
And
he
declared
that
the
people
should
celebrate
that
festival
on
that
same
day
every
year.
A prophet condemned the altar at Bethel
One
day
a
prophet,
obeying
what
Yahweh
commanded
him
to
do,
went
from
Judah
north
to
Bethel.
He
arrived
there
right
at
the
time
that
Jeroboam
was
standing
at
the
altar,
ready
to
burn
incense.
Saying
what
Yahweh
told
him
to
say,
the
prophet
shouted, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says
about
this
altar [APO]: ‘I
want
you
to
know
that
some
day
a
descendant [MTY]
of
King
David
will
be
born.
His
name
will
be
Josiah,
and
he
will
come
here.
He
will
slaughter
at
this
altar
the
priests
who
are
burning
incense
for
sacrifices
on
the
hills
in
this
area,
and
he
will
burn
the
bones
of
dead
people
on
this
altar.’” [APO]
Then
the
prophet
also
said, “This
is
what
will
prove
to
you
that
Yahweh
has
said
this:
This
altar
will
be
split
apart,
and
the
ashes
that
are
on
it
will
be
scattered.’”
When
King
Jeroboam
heard
the
prophet
say
that,
he pointed
his
finger
at
him
and
said
to
his
servants, “Seize
that
man!”
But
immediately
the
king’s
arm
became
paralyzed/stiff,
with
the
result
that
he
could
not
move
it.
And
the
altar
immediately
split
apart,
and
the
ashes
spilled
out
on
the
ground,
which
is
what
the
prophet
said
that
Yahweh [MTY]
had
predicted
would
happen.
Then
the
king
said
to
the
prophet, “Please
pray
that
Yahweh
will
be
merciful
to
me
and
heal
my
arm!”
So
the
prophet
prayed,
and
Yahweh
completely
healed
the
king’s
arm.
Then
the
king
said
to
the
prophet, “Come
home
with
me
and
eat
some
food.
And
I
will
also
give
you
a
reward
for
what
you
have
done!”
But
the
prophet
replied, “Even
if
you
would
promise
to
give
me
half
of
everything
that
you
own [MTY],
I
will
not
go
with
you,
and
I
will
not
eat
or
drink
anything
with
you
here,
because
Yahweh
commanded
me
not
to
eat
or
drink
anything
here.
He
also
commanded
me
not
to
return
home
on
the
road
on
which
I
came
here.”
So
he
started
to
return
home,
but
he
did
not
go
on
the
road
on
which
he
came
to
Bethel.
He
went
on
a
different
road.
The
old
prophet
from
Bethel
At
that
time
there
was
an
old
man
living
in
Bethel
who
was
a
prophet.
His
sons
came
and
told
him
what
the
prophet
from
Judah
had
done
there
on
that
day,
and
they
also
told
him
what
the
prophet
had
said
to
the
king.
Their
father
said, “On
which
road
did
he
go?”
So
his
sons
showed
him
the
road
on
which
the
prophet
from
Judah
had
gone
when
he
left
Bethel.
Then
he
said
to
his
sons, “Put
a
saddle
on
my
donkey.”
So
they
did
that,
and
he
got
on
the
donkey.
He
went
along
the
road
to ◄find/catch
up
with►
the
prophet
from
Judah.
He
found
him
sitting
under
an
oak
tree.
He
said
to
him, “Are
you
the
prophet
who
came
from
Judah?”
He
replied, “Yes,
I
am.”
The
old
prophet
said
to
him, “Come
home
with
me
and
eat
some
food.”
He
replied, “No,
I
am
not
allowed
to
go
with
you
into
your
house,
or
to
eat
or
drink
anything
with
you,
because
Yahweh
told
me, ‘Do
not
eat
or
drink
anything
here,
and
do
not
return
home
on
the
road
on
which
you
came.’ ”
Then
the
old
prophet
said
to
him, “I
also
am
a
prophet,
like
you
are.
Yahweh
sent
an
angel
to
tell
me
that
I
should
take
you
home
with
me
and
give
you
some
food
and
drink.”
But
the
old
man
was
lying
when
he
said
that.
But
because
of
what
the
old
prophet
said,
the
prophet
from
Judah
returned
with
him
to
his
home
and
ate
some
food
and
drank
some
water
with
him.
While
they
were
sitting
at
the
table,
Yahweh
spoke
to
the
old
man.
Then
he
cried
out
to
the
prophet
from
Judah, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘You
have
disobeyed
him,
and
you
have
not
done
what
he
commanded
you
to
do.
Instead,
you
have
come
back
here
and
had
things
to
eat
and
drink
in
a
place
where
he
commanded
you
not
to
do
that.
As
a
result,
you
will
be
killed,
and
your
body
will
not
be
buried
in
the
grave
where
your
ancestors
are
buried.’ ”
When
they
had
finished
eating,
the
old
man
put
a
saddle
on
the
donkey
for
the
prophet
from
Judah,
and
the
prophet
from
Judah
left.
But
as
he
was
going,
a
lion
met
him
and
killed
him.
The
prophet’s
corpse
was
lying
on
the
road,
and
the
donkey
was
standing
beside
it,
and
the
lion
was
also
standing
beside
the
corpse.
Some
men
passed
by
and
were
surprised
to
see
the
corpse
on
the
road
and
the
lion
standing
next
to
the
corpse.
So
they
went
into
Bethel
and
reported
what
they
had
seen.
When
the
old
man
who
had
brought
the
prophet
from
Judah
to
his
home
heard
about
it,
he
said, “That
is
the
prophet
who
disobeyed
what
Yahweh
told
him
to
do!
That
is
why
Yahweh
allowed
the
lion
to
attack
him
and
kill
him.
That
is
what
Yahweh
said
would
happen!”
Then
he
said
to
his
sons, “Put
a
saddle
on
my
donkey.”
So
they
did
that.
Then
he
rode
on
the
donkey
and
found
the
prophet’s
corpse
on
the
road,
and
his
donkey
and
the
lion
were
still
standing
there
alongside
the
corpse.
But
the
lion
had
not
eaten
any
of
the
flesh
of
the
prophet
and
had
not
attacked
the
donkey.
The
old
man
picked
up
the
corpse
of
the
prophet
and
put
it
on
his
donkey
and
brought
it
back
to
Bethel,
in
order
to
mourn
for
him
and
to
bury
his
corpse.
He
buried
the
prophet’s
corpse
in
the
grave
where
other
people
in
his
family
had
been
buried.
Then
he
and
his
sons
mourned
for
him,
saying, “
We
are
very
sorry,
my
brother!”
After
they
had
buried
him,
the
old
man
said
to
his
sons, “When
I
die,
bury
my
corpse
in
the
grave
where
we
buried
the
prophet
from
Judah.
Lay
my
corpse
next
to
his
corpse.
And
do
not
forget
what
he
said,
because
the
things
that
Yahweh
told
him
to
say
about
the
altar
in
Bethel,
and
about
the
shrines
on
the
hills
in
the
towns
in
Samaria,
will
surely
happen.”
But
King
Jeroboam
still
did
not
turn
away
from
continuing
to
do
evil
things.
Instead,
he
appointed
more
priests
who
were
not
descended
from
Levi.
Anyone
who
wanted
to
be
a
priest,
he
appointed
to
be
a
priest,
in
order
that
he
could
offer
sacrifices
on
the
hills.
Because
he
committed
that
sin,
a
few
years
later
God
got
rid
of
most
of
Jeroboam’s
descendants
and
did
not
allow
them
to
become
kings
of
Israel.
Jeroboam’s son died
At
that
time,
Jeroboam’s
son
Abijah
became
very
sick.
Jeroboam
said
to
his
wife, “Disguise
yourself,
in
order
that
no
one
will
recognize
that
you
are
my
wife.
Then
go
to
Shiloh
city,
where
the
prophet
Ahijah
lives.
He
is
the
one
who
predicted/prophesied
that
I
would
become
the
king
of
Israel.
Take
with
you
ten
loaves
of
bread
and
some
small
flat
cakes,
and
a
jar
of
honey,
and
give
them
to
him.
Tell
him
about
our
son,
and
he
will
tell
you
what
will
happen
to
him.”
So
his
wife
went
to
Shiloh,
to Ahijah’s
house.
Ahijah
was
unable
to
see,
because
he
was
very
old
and
had
become
blind.
But
before
she
got
there,
Yahweh
told
Ahijah
that
Jeroboam’s
wife
was
coming
to
inquire
about
their
son,
who
was
very
sick.
And
Yahweh
told
Ahijah
what
he
should
tell
her.
When
she
came
to
him,
she
pretended
to
be
another
woman.
But
when
Ahijah
heard
her
footsteps
as
she
entered
the
doorway,
he
said
to
her, “Come
in,
wife
of
Jeroboam! ◄Why
do
you
pretend
that
you
are
someone
else?/It
will
not
help
you
to
pretend
that
you
are
someone
else.► [RHQ]
Yahweh
has
given
me
bad
news
to
tell
you.
Go
and
tell
Jeroboam
that
this
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says
to
you: ‘I
chose
you
from
among
the
common
people
and
enabled
you
to
become
the
king
of
my Israeli
people.
I
took
most
of
the
kingdom
of
Israel
away
from
David’s
descendants
and
gave
it
to
you.
But
you
have
not
been
like
David,
who
served
me
very
well.
He
obeyed
all
my
commandments
very
sincerely,
doing
only
things
that
I
considered
to
be
right.
But
you
have
done
more
evil
things/deeds
than
all
those
who
ruled
before
you.
You
have
rejected
me,
and
you
have
caused
me
to
become
very
angry
by
making
metal
images
of
other
gods
so
that
you
and
others
could
worship
them.
‘o,
I
am
going
to
cause
terrible
things
to
happen
to
your
family.
I
will
cause
all
your
male
descendants
to
die,
young
ones
and
old
ones.
I
will
completely
get
rid
of
your
family [MTY].
I
will
get
rid
of
your
family [MTY]
just
like
a
man
completely
burns
dung
to
cook
his
food.
The
corpses
of
any
members
of
your
family
who
die
in
cities
will
be
eaten
by
dogs.
And
the
corpses
of
any
members
of
your
family
who
die
in
the
open
fields
will
be
eaten
by
vultures.
This
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
that
it
will
happen.’
So
go
back
home.
And
as
soon
as
you
enter
the
city,
your
son
will
die.
All
the Israeli
people
will
mourn
for
him
and
bury
him.
He
is
the
only
one
of
Jeroboam’s
family
who
will
be
buried
properly,
because
he
is
the
only
one
of
Jeroboam’s
family
with
whom
Yahweh
is
pleased.
Furthermore,
Yahweh
will
appoint
for
himself
a
king
to
rule
over
Israel
who
will
get
rid
of
Jeroboam’s
descendants.
And
that
will
start
to
happen
today!
Yahweh
will
punish
the
people
of
Israel;
he
will
shake
them
like
the
wind
shakes
the
reeds
that
grow
in
a
stream.
He
will
expel
the Israeli
people
from
this
good
land
that
he
gave
to
our
ancestors.
He
will
scatter
them
into
countries
east
of
the
Euphrates
River,
because
they
have
caused
him
to
become
very
angry
by
worshiping
statues
of
the
goddess
Asherah.
Yahweh
will
abandon
the Israeli
people
because
of
the
sins
that
Jeroboam
committed,
sins
which
led
the Israeli
people
to
commit
them.”
Jeroboam’s
wife
returned
home
to
Tirzah
city,
the
new
capital
of
Israel.
And
just
as
she
entered
her
house,
her
son
died.
All
the Israeli
people
mourned
for
him
and
buried
him,
which
is
what
Yahweh
had
told
his
servant,
the
prophet
Ahijah,
would
happen.
Everything
else
that
Jeroboam
did,
and
the
record
of
wars
that
his
army
fought,
and
how
he
ruled,
is
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
Jeroboam
ruled
for 22
years;
then
he
died [EUP]
and
his
son
Nadab
became
king.
Rehoboam
died
Solomon’s
son
Rehoboam
ruled
Judah.
He
was 41
years
old
when
he
started
to
rule,
and
he
ruled
for 17
years.
He
ruled
in
Jerusalem,
which
is
the
city
that
Yahweh
chose
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
to
be
the
place
where
he
should
be
worshiped [MTY].
Rehoboam’s
mother’s
name
was
Naamah;
she
was
from
the
Ammon people-group.
The
people
of
Judah
did
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
They
caused
him
to
become
angry
because
they
committed
more
sins
than
their
ancestors
had
committed:
They
worshiped
many
other
gods
instead
of
worshiping
only
Yahweh.
They
built
places
to
worship
those
gods;
on
high
hills,
and
under
big
trees
they
set
up
stone
pillars
to
worship
the
goddess
Asherah.
Also,
there
were
male
prostitutes
at
these
places
of
worship.
The Israeli
people
did
the
same
disgraceful
things
that
had
been
done
by
the
people
whom
Yahweh
had
expelled
while
the Israelis
were
advancing
through
the
land.
When
Rehoboam
had
been
ruling
for
almost
five
years,
King
Shishak
of
Egypt
came
with
his
army
to
attack
Jerusalem.
They
took
away
all
the
valuable
things
in
the
temple
and
in
the
king’s
palace,
including
the
gold
shields
that
Solomon’s
workers
had
made.
King
Rehoboam’s
workers
made
bronze
shields
to
replace
them
and
entrusted
them
to
officers
who
guarded
the
entrance
to
the
king’s
palace.
Every
time
that
the
king
went
into
the
temple,
those
guards
carried
those
shields;
and
when
he
left
the
temple
they
returned
the
shields
to
the
storeroom.
Everything
else
that
Rehoboam
did
is
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
There
were
wars
continually
between
the
armies
of
Rehoboam
and
Jeroboam.
Then
Rehoboam
died [EUP],
and
he
was
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’,
where
his
ancestors
were
buried.
Then
his
son
Abijah
became
the
king.
King Abijah of Judah
After
Jeroboam
had
been
the
king
of
Israel
for
almost 18
years,
Abijah
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
ruled
for
three
years
in
Jerusalem.
His
mother’s
name
was
Maacah,
the
granddaughter
of
David’s
son
Absalom.
Abijah
committed
the
same
kind
of
sins
that
his
father
had
committed.
He
was
not
fully
dedicated/committed
to
Yahweh
his
God,
as
his
grandfather
David
had
been.
But,
because
of
what
Yahweh
his
God
had
promised
to
David,
Yahweh
gave
Abijah
a
son [MET]
to
rule
in
Jerusalem
after
him,
and
in
order
to
protect
Jerusalem
from
their
enemies.
Yahweh
did
that
because
David
had
always
done
what
pleased
Yahweh
and
because
David
had
always
obeyed
Yahweh.
The
only
time
when
he
disobeyed
Yahweh
was
when
he
caused
Uriah
to
be
killed.
There
were
wars
between
the
armies
of
Rehoboam
and
Jeroboam
all
during
the
time
that
Abijah
ruled.
Everything
else
that
Abijah
did
is
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
Abijah
died [EUP]
and
was
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’,
and
his
son
Asa
became
king.
King
Asa
of
Judah
After
Jeroboam
had
been
the
king
of
Israel
for
almost 20
years,
Asa
started
to
rule
Judah.
He
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for 41
years.
His grandmother
was
Maacah,
the
granddaughter
of
Absalom.
Asa
did
what
was
pleasing
to
Yahweh,
as
his ancestor
David
had
done.
He
got
rid
of
the
male
prostitutes
that
were
at
the
places
where
the
people
worshiped
idols,
and
he
also
got
rid
of
all
the
idols
that
his
ancestors
had
made.
He
also
removed
his grandmother
Maacah
so
that
she
no
longer
had
influence
in
the
government
because
of
being
the
mother
of
a
previous
king.
He
did
that
because
she
had
made
a
disgusting
wooden
statue
of
the
goddess
Asherah.
Asa
told
his
workers
to
cut
down
the
statue
and
burned
it
in
the
Kidron
Valley.
He
was
not
able
to
destroy
all
the
places
where
the
people
worshiped
idols
on
the
high
hills,
but
he
continued
to
be
dedicated/committed
to
Yahweh
his
entIre
life.
He
told
his
workers
to
place
in
the
temple
all
the
items
that
his
father
had
dedicated
to
God,
and
all
the
gold
and
silver
things
that
he
had
dedicated
to
God.
There
were
wars
between
the
armies
of
Asa
and
Baasha,
the
king
of
Israel,
all
during
the
time
that
they
ruled.
Baasha’s
army
invaded
Judah.
They
captured
Ramah
town
north
of
Jerusalem.
Then
they
started
to
build
a
wall
around
it
in
order
to
prevent
people
from
entering
or
leaving
the
area
in
Judah
that
was
ruled
by
King
Asa.
So
Asa
told
his
workers
to
take
all
the
silver
and
gold
that
was
still
in
the storerooms
in
the
temple
and
in
the
palace.
He
told
them
to
take
it
to
Damascus
and
give
it
to
King
Ben-Hadad
who
ruled
Syria.
Ben-Hadad
was
the
son
of
Tabrimmon
and
grandson
of
Hezion.
He
told
the
workers
to
say
this
to
Ben-Hadad:
“I
want
there
to
be
a
peace
treaty
between
you
and
me,
like
there
was
between
your
father
and
my
father.
For
that
reason,
I
am
giving
you
this
silver
and
gold.
So
now
please cancel
the
treaty
that
you
made
with
Baasha,
the
king
of
Israel,
in
order
that
he
will
take
his
soldiers
away
from
attacking
mine,
because
he
will
be
afraid
of
your
army.”
So
the
workers
went
and
gave
the
message
to
Ben-Hadad,
and
he
did
what
Asa
suggested.
He
sent
his
army
commanders
and
their
soldiers
to
attack
some
of
the
towns
in
Israel.
They
captured
Ijon,
Dan,
Abel-Beth-Maacah,
the
area
near
Galilee Lake,
and
all
the
land
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
When
Baasha
heard
about
that,
he
told
his
soldiers
to
stop
working
at
Ramah.
He
and
his
soldiers
returned
to
Tirzah
and
stayed
there.
Then
King
Asa
sent
a
message
to
all
the
people
in
the
towns
in
Judah, stating
that
they
all
were
required
to
go
to
Ramah
and
carry
away
the
stones
and
timber
that
Baasha’s
soldiers
had
been
using
to
build
a
wall
around
the
city.
With
those
stones
and
timber
they
fortified
Mizpah
city
north
of
Jerusalem,
and
Geba,
a
town
in
the
territory
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Everything
else
that
Asa
did,
the
armies
that
his
soldiers
defeated,
and
the
names
of
the
cities
that
he
caused
to
be
fortified,
are [RHQ]
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
But
when
Asa
became
old,
he
got
a
disease
in
his
feet.
He
died [EUP]
and
was
buried
where
his
ancestors
were
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
Then
his
son
Jehoshaphat
became
king.
King
Nadab
of
Israel
After
Asa
had
been
the
king
of
Judah
for
almost
two
years,
King
Jeroboam’s
son
Nadab
started
to
rule
Israel.
He
ruled
for
two
years.
He
did
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
His
behavior
was
sinful
like
his
father’s
behavior
had
been,
and
what
he
did
led
the
people
of
Israel
to
sin.
A
man
named
Baasha,
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar,
planned
to
harm
him.
He
killed
Nadab
when
Nadab
and
his
army
had
surrounded
Gibbethon
city
in
the
Philistia
area.
That [DOU]
was
when
Asa
had
been
the
king
ruling
Judah
for
almost
three
years.
Then
Baasha
became
the
king
of
Israel.
As
soon
as
Baasha
became
king,
he
commanded
his
soldiers
to
kill
all
of
Jeroboam’s
family.
Doing
what
Yahweh
had
told
the
prophet
Ahijah
from
Shiloh
would
happen,
they
killed
all
of
Jeroboam’s
family.
None
of
them ◄was
left/remained
alive►.
That
happened
because
Yahweh
had
become
very
angry
with
Jeroboam
because
of
all
the
sins
that
Jeroboam
had
committed,
and
because
of
the
sins
that
he
had
persuaded
the
people
of
Israel
to
commit.
Everything
else
that
Nadab
did
is
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
There
were
wars
between
the
armies
of
King
Asa
and
King
Baasha
all
the
time
that
they
ruled.
King
Baasha
of
Israel
After
Asa
had
been
the
king
of
Judah
for
almost
three
years,
Baasha,
the
son
of
Ahijah,
started
to
rule
Israel
at
Tirzah
city.
He
ruled
for 24
years.
He
did
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil,
and
his
behavior
was
sinful
like
his
father’s
had
been,
and
he
led
the
people
of
Israel
to
sin.
When Baasha ruled Israel
During
the
time
that
Baasha
was
king
of
Israel,
the
prophet
Jehu, Hanani’s
son,
gave
Baasha
this
message
that
he
had
received
from
Yahweh:
“You
were
very
insignificant/unimportant [IDM]
when
I
caused
you
to
become
the
ruler
of
my Israeli
people.
But
you
have
caused
me
to
become
very
angry
by
doing [IDM]
the
kinds
of
evil
things
that
King
Jeroboam
did.
You
have
also
caused
me
to
become
angry
by
causing
my
people
to
sin.
So
now
I
will
get
rid
of
you
and
your
family [MTY].
I
will
do
to
you
just
like
I
did
to
Jeroboam
and
his
family.
The
bodies
of
those
in
your
family
who
die
in
this
city
will
not
be
buried;
they
will
be
eaten
by
dogs;
and
the
corpses
of
those
who
die
in
the
fields
will
be
eaten
by
vultures.”
The
other
things
that
happened
during
the
time
that
Baasha
ruled
Israel,
and
the
things
that
he
did,
are
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
When
Baasha
died,
he
was
buried
in
Tirzah,
the
capital
city.
Then
his
son
Elah
became
king.
Yahweh
gave
that
message
about
Baasha
and
his
family
to
the
prophet
Jehu.
Baasha
had
done
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil,
which
caused
Yahweh
to
become
angry.
Baasha
did
the
same
kind
of
things
that
King
Jeroboam
and
his
family
had
done
previously.
Yahweh
was
also
angry
with
Baasha
because
he
had
killed
all
of
Jeroboam’s
family.
When
Elah
ruled
Israel
After
Asa
had
been
the
king
of
Judah
for
almost 26
years,
Elah
became
the
king
of
Israel.
Elah
ruled
in
Tirzah
for
only
two
years.
A
man
named
Zimri
was
one
of Elah’s
army
officers.
He
commanded
the drivers
of
half
of Elah’s army’s ◄chariots/two-wheeled vehicles
pulled
by
horses►.
He
made
plans
to
kill
Elah
while
Elah
was
in
Tirzah,
getting
drunk
at
the
house
of
a
man
named
Arza.
Arza
was
the
man
who
took
care
of
the
things
in
the
king’s
palace.
Zimri
went
into Arza’s
house
and
killed
Elah.
Then
Zimri
became
the
king
of
Israel.
That
was
when
Asa
had
been
the
king
of
Judah
for 27
years.
As
soon
as
Zimri
became
king [MTY],
he
killed
all
of
Baasha’s
family [MTY].
That
included
every
male [IDM]
in
Baasha’s
family
and
all
of
Baasha’s
male
friends.
That
was
just
what
Yahweh
told
the
prophet
Jehu
would
happen.
Baasha
and
his
son
Elah
had
sinned
and
led
the Israeli
people
to
sin.
They
caused
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
worshiped,
to
become
angry,
because
they
both
urged
the
people
to
worship
worthless
idols.
Everything
else
that
Elah
did
is
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
When
Zimri
ruled
Israel
So
Zimri
became
the
king
of
Israel
after
Asa
had
been
king
of
Judah
for 27
years.
But
Zimri
ruled
in
Tirzah
for
only
seven
days.
The Israeli
army
was beseiging/surrounding
Gibeah,
a
town
which
belonged
to
the
Philistine people-group.
The
men
in
the Israeli
army
camp
heard
that
Zimri
had
secretly
planned
to
kill
King
Elah,
and
then
had
killed
him.
So
on
that
day
the
soldiers
chose
Omri,
the
commander
of
their
army,
to
become
the
king
of
Israel.
The Israeli
army
was
camped
near
Gibbethon
city.
When
they
heard
what
Zimri
had
done,
they
left
there
and
went
to
Tirzah,
and
surrounded
the
city.
When
Zimri
realized
that
the
city
was
about
to
be
captured,
he
went
into
his
palace
and
set
it
on
fire.
So
the
palace
burned
down,
and
he
died
in
the
fire.
He
died
because
he
had
sinned
by
doing
the
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
Jeroboam
had
led
the Israeli
people
to
sin,
and
Zimri
sinned
just
like
Jeroboam
had
sinned.
All
the
other
things
that
Zimri
did,
and
the
record
of
how
he
rebelled
against
King
Elah,
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
When
Omri
ruled
Israel
After
Zimri
died,
the Israeli
people
were
divided.
One
group
wanted
Tibni,
the
son
of
Ginath,
to
be
their
king.
The
other
group
wanted
Omri
to
be
the
king.
Those
who
supported
Omri ◄were
stronger
than/defeated►
those
who
supported
Tibni.
So
Tibni
was
killed,
and
Omri
became
king.
Omri
became
king
when
Asa
had
been
king
of
Judah
for
almost 31
years.
Omri
ruled
Israel
for 12
years.
For
the
first
six
years
he
ruled
in
Tirzah.
Then
he
bought
a
hill
from
a
man
named
Shemer
and
paid
him
about ◄150
pounds/70 kg.►
of
silver
for
it.
Then
Omri
ordered
his
men
to
build
a
city
on
that
hill,
and
he
called
it
Samaria,
to
honor
Shemer,
the
man
who
owned
it
previously.
But
Omri
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
He
did
more
evil
deeds
than
any
of
the
kings
who
ruled
Israel
before
he
did.
When
Jeroboam
was
previously
the
king,
he
had
led
the Israeli
people
to
sin,
and
Omri
committed
the
same
kind
of
sins
that
Jeroboam
did.
The Israeli
people
caused
Yahweh,
the
God
the Israeli
people
had
worshiped,
to
become
very
angry,
because
they
worshiped
worthless
idols.
Everything
that
Omri
did,
and
the
record
of
the
victories
that
his
army
won,
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
After
Omri
died,
he
was
buried
in
Samaria,
and
his
son
Ahab
became
king.
When
Ahab
ruled
Israel
Ahab
became
king
of
Israel
when
Asa
had
ruled
Judah
for
almost 38
years.
Ahab
ruled
in
Samaria
city
for 22
years.
Ahab
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
He
did
more
evil
things
than
any
of
the
kings
who
ruled
Israel
before
he
did.
He
committed
the
same
kind
of
sins
that
Jeroboam
did,
but
he
did
things
that
were
worse
than
the
things
that
Jeroboam
did.
He
married
a
woman
named
Jezebel,
the
daughter
of
Ethbaal,
the
king
of
Sidon
city.
Then
Ahab
started
to
worship
Baal,
the
god
that
the
Canaan people-group
worshiped.
He
built
a
temple
in
Samaria
in
order
that
the Israeli
people
could
worship
Baal
there,
and
he
put
an
altar
there
for
making
sacrifices
to
Baal.
He
also
made
an
idol
that represented
Asherah,
Baal’s
wife.
He
did
many
more
things
that
caused
Yahweh
to
become
angry.
He
did
more
evil
things
than
any
of
the
previous
kings
of
Israel
had
done.
During
the
years
that
Ahab
ruled,
Hiel,
a
man
from
Bethel
city,
rebuilt
Jericho
city.
But
when
he
started
to
rebuild
the
city,
his
oldest
son
Abiram
died.
And
when
the
city
was
finished,
while
Hiel
was
building
the
city
gates,
his
youngest
son
Segub
died.
They
died
just
like
Yahweh
had
told
Joshua
would
happen
to
the
sons
of
anyone
who
would
rebuild
Jericho.
Crows fed Elijah
Elijah
was
a
prophet
who
lived
in Tishbe
town
in
the
Gilead
region.
One
day
he
went
to
King
Ahab
and
said
to
him, “Yahweh
is
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship
and
the
God
whom
I
worship
and
serve.
Just
as
certainly
as
Yahweh
lives,
there
will
be
no
dew
or
rain
for
the
next
few
years,
if
I
do
not
command
rain
to
fall!”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Elijah,
“
Because
you
have
made
the
king
angry
with
you,
escape
from
the
king
and,
go
to
the
east,
to
the Kerith
Brook,
east
of
where
it
flows
into
the
Jordan
River.
You
will
be
able
to
drink
water
from
the
brook,
and
you
will
be
able
to
eat
what
the crows
bring
to
you,
because
I
have
commanded
them
to
bring
food
to
you.”
So
Elijah
did
what
Yahweh
commanded
him
to
do.
He
went
and
camped
alongside Kerith
Brook.
Crows
bought
bread
and
meat
to
him
every
morning
and
every
evening,
and
he
drank
water
from
the
brook.
But
after
a
while,
the
water
in
the
brook
dried
up,
because
rain
did
not
fall
anywhere
in
the
land.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Elijah,
“Go
and
live
in
Zarephath
village,
near
Sidon
city.
There
is
a
widow
there
who
will
give
you
food
to
eat.
I
have
already
told
her
what
to
do
about
that.”
So
Elijah
did
what
God
said.
He
went
to
Zarephath.
As
he
arrived
at
the
gates
of
the
village,
he
saw
a
widow
who
was
gathering
sticks.
He
said
to
her, “Would
you
please
bring
me
a
cup
of
water?”
While
she
was
going
to
get
it,
he
called
out
to
her, “Bring
me
a
piece
of
bread,
too!”
But
she
replied, “Your
God
knows
that
what
I
am
telling
you
is
true:
I
do
not
have
even
one
piece
of
bread
in
my
house.
I
have
only
a
handful
of
flour
in
a
jar,
and
a
little
olive
oil
in
a
jug.
I
was
gathering
a
few
sticks
to
use
these
to
make
a
fire
and
cook
one
more
meal,
and
then
after
my
son
and
I
eat
that,
we
will
die
from
hunger.”
But
Elijah
said
to
her, “Do
not
be
worried!
Go
home
and
do
what
you
said
that
you
were
going
to
do.
But
first,
bake
me
a
little
loaf
of
bread
and
bring
it
to
me.
After
you
do
that,
take
what
is
left
and
prepare
some
food
for
you
and
your
son.
I
know
that
you
will
be
able
to
do
that,
because
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says
this: ‘There
will
always
be
plenty
of
flour
and
olive
oil
left
in
your
containers,
until
the
time
when
I
send
rain
again
and
the
crops
grow
again!’ ”
So
the
woman
did
exactly
what
Elijah
told
her
to
do.
And
she
and
her
son
and
Elijah
had
enough
food
every
day,
because
the
flour
in
the
jar
was
never
finished,
and
the
jug
of
oil
was
never
empty.
That
happened
just
like
Yahweh
had
told
Elijah
that
it
would
happen.
Elijah
restored
to
life
the
widow’s
son
Some
time
later,
the
woman’s
son
became
sick.
He
continued
to
get
worse,
and
finally
he
died.
So
the
woman
went
to
Elijah
and
said
to
him, “You
are
a
prophet;
so
why
have
you
done
this
to
me?
Have
you
come
here
to
punish
me
for
my
sins
by
causing
my
son
to
die?”
But
Elijah
replied, “Give
your
son
to
me.”
So
she
gave
her
son
to
him,
and
he
took
the
boy’s
body
from
her
and
carried
it
up
the
steps
to
the
room
where
he
stayed.
He
laid
the
boy’s
body
on
his
bed.
Then
Elijah
cried
out
to
Yahweh, “O
Yahweh
my
God,
this
widow
has
kindly
allowed
me
to
stay
in
her
home.
So
why
have
you
brought
this
tragedy
to
her
and
caused
her
son
to
die?” [RHQ]
Then
Elijah
stretched
himself
on
top
of
the
boy’s
body
and
called
out
to
Yahweh
saying, “Yahweh
my
God,
please
allow
this
boy
to
become
alive
again!”
He
did
this
three
times.
Yahweh
heard
what
Elijah
prayed,
and
he
caused
the
boy
to
become
alive
again [DOU].
Elijah
carried
the
boy
down
the
steps
and
gave
him
to
his
mother.
He
said, “Look,
your
son
is
alive!”
The
woman
said
to
Elijah, “Now
I
know
for
certain
that
you
are
a
prophet
and
that
the
words
that
you
speak
are
truly
from
Yahweh!”
Elijah met with Obadiah
For
almost
three
years
there
was
no
rain
in
Samaria.
Then
Yahweh
said
this
to
Elijah: “Go
and
meet
with
King
Ahab
and
tell
him
that
I
will
soon
send
rain.”
So
Elijah
went
to
talk
to
Ahab.
In
Samaria
there
was
almost
no
food
for
anyone
to
eat.
There
was
a
man
there
named
Obadiah.
He
was
in
charge
of
the
king’s
palace.
He
greatly
revered
Yahweh.
One
time
when
Queen
Jezebel
had
tried
to
kill
all
Yahweh’s
prophets,
Obadiah
hid 100
of
them
in
two
caves.
He
put 50
prophets
in
each
cave,
and
he
brought
food
and
water
to
them.
By
this
time,
the ◄famine/lack
of
food
and
water►
had
become
very
severe
in
Samaria.
So
Ahab
summoned
Obadiah
and
said
to
him, “We
must
check/look
near
every
spring
and
in
every
valley
to
see
if
we
can
find
enough
grass
to
give
to
some
of
my
horses
and
mules,
so
that
they
will
not
all
die.”
So
they
both
started
walking
throughout
the
land.
Obadiah
went
in
one
direction
by hmself,
and
Ahab
went
in
another
direction
by
himself.
While
Obadiah
was
walking
along,
he
saw
Elijah
coming
toward
him.
Obadiah
recognized
Elijah
and
bowed
down
in
front
of
him
and
said, “Is
it
really
you,
Elijah,
my
master?”
Elijah
replied, “Yes.
Now
go
and
tell
Ahab,
your
master,
that
I
am
here.”
Obadiah objected.
He
said, “Sir,
I
have
not [RHQ]
harmed
you
at
all.
So
why
are
you
sending
me
back
to
Ahab?
He
will
kill
me!
Yahweh
your
God
knows
that
I
am
telling
the
truth
when
I
solemnly
declare
that
King
Ahab
has
searched
in
every
kingdom
all
over
the
world [HYP]
to
find
you.
Each
time
that
some
king
said
to
him, ‘Elijah
is
not
here,’
Ahab
demanded
that
the
king
of
that
country
solemnly
swear/declare
that
the
king
was
telling
the
truth.
Now
you
say
to
me, ‘Go
and
tell
your
master
that
Elijah
is
here!’
But
as
soon
as
I
leave
you,
the
Spirit
of
Yahweh
will
carry
you
away,
and
I
will
not
know
where
he
will
take
you.
So
when
I
tell
Ahab
that
you
are
here
and
he
comes
to
me
and
he
does
not
find
you
here,
he
will
kill
me!
But
I
do
not
deserve
to
die
because
I
have
revered
Yahweh
since
I
was
a
boy.
My
master,
have
you
not
heard
about
what
I
did
when
Jezebel
wanted
to
kill
all
of
Yahweh’s
prophets?
I
hid 100
of
them
in
two
caves
and
took
food
and
water
to
them.
Now,
sir,
you
say, ‘Go
and
tell
your
master
that
Elijah
is
here.’
But
if
I
do
that,
and
he
comes
and
you
are
not
here,
he
will
kill
me!”
But
Elijah
replied, “Yahweh,
the
Almighty
One
whom
I
serve [IDM],
knows
that
I
am
telling
the
truth
as
I
solemnly
declare
that
I
will
go
to
meet
with
Ahab
today.”
Elijah
killed
the
prophets
of
Baal
So
Obadiah
went
to
tell
Ahab
that
Elijah
had
come.
Ahab
went
to
meet
with
him.
When
he
saw
Elijah,
he
said
to
him, “Is
that
you,
the
one
who
causes
trouble
for
the
people
of
Israel?”
Elijah
replied, “It
is
not
I
who
have
caused
trouble
for
the
people
of
Israel!
You
and
your
family
are
the
ones
who
have
caused
trouble!
You
have
refused
to
obey
Yahweh’s
commands,
and
you
have
worshiped
the
idols
of
Baal
instead.
So
now,
command
all
the Israeli
people
to
come
to
Carmel
Mountain,
and
be
sure
to
bring
all
the 450
prophets
who
worship
Baal
and
the 400
prophets
who
worship
the
goddess
Asherah,
the
ones
to
whom
your
wife
Jezebel
brings
food
and
water.”
So
Ahab
summoned
all
his
prophets
and
all
the
other
Israeli
people
to
the
top
of
Carmel
Mountain,
and
Elijah
went
up
there
too.
Then
Elijah
stood
in
front
of
them
and
said, “How
long [RHQ]
are
you
going
to
be undecided
about
who
is
truly
God?
If
Yahweh
is
truly
God,
then
worship/serve
him.
If
Baal
is
truly
God,
then
worship/serve
him!”
But
the
people
said
nothing
in
reply,
because
they
were
afraid
of
what
Jezebel
would
do
to
them
if
they admitted
that
they
worshiped
Yahweh.
Then
Elijah
said
to
them, “I
am
the
only
true
prophet
of
Yahweh
who
is
left,
but
Baal
has 450
prophets.
Bring
two
bulls.
The
prophets
of
Baal
may
choose
the
one
that
they
want.
They
must
kill
it
and
cut
it
into
pieces
and
lay
the
pieces
on
the
wood
that
is
on
the
altar
that
they havemade.
But
they
must
not
light
a
fire
under
the
wood.
I
will
kill
the
other
bull
and
cut
it
in
pieces
and
lay
the
pieces
on
the
altar
that
I
make.
Then
they
must
call
to
their
god [MTY],
and
I
will
call
to
Yahweh.
The
god
who
answers
by
lighting
a
fire
to
the
wood
that
is
on
that
altar
is
the
true
God!”
Then
all
the
people
thought
that
Elijah’s suggestion
was
good.
Then
Elijah
said
to
the
prophets
of
Baal, “You
call
to
Baal
first,
because
there
are
many
of
you.
Choose
one
of
the
bulls
and
prepare
it,
and
then
call
to
your
god.
But
do
not
light
a
fire
under
the
wood!”
So
they
killed
one
of
the
bulls
and
cut
it
up
and
placed
the
pieces
on
the
altar.
Then
they
called
out
to
Baal
all
morning.
They
shouted, “Baal,
answer
us!”
But
no
one
answered.
There
was
no
reply
at
all [DOU].
Then
they
danced
wildly
around
the
altar
that
they
had
made.
About noontime,
Elijah
started
to
make fun
of
them.
He
said, “
Surely
Baal
is
a
god,
so
it
seems
that
you
must
shout
louder!
Perhaps
he
is
thinking
about
something,
or
perhaps
he
has
gone
to
the toilet.
Or
perhaps
he
is
traveling
somewhere,
or
perhaps
he
is
asleep
and
you
need
to
wake
him
up!”
So
they
shouted
louder.
Then,
doing
one
of
the
things
that
they frequently
did
when
they
worshiped
Baal,
they slashed/cut
themselves
with
knives
and
swords
until
a
lot
of
blood
flowed.
They
continued
calling
out
to
Baal
all
afternoon.
But
there
was
no
reply,
no
answer,
no
god
who
paid
attention.
Then
Elijah
called
to
the
people
saying, “Come
closer!”
So
they
all
crowded
around
him.
Then
Elijah
repaired
the
altar
of
Yahweh
that
had
previously
been ◄ruined/torn
down►
by
the
prophets
of
Baal.
Then
he
took
twelve
large
stones,
each
one
to
represent
one
of
the Israeli
tribes.
The
names
of
those
tribes
were
given
to
them
by
their ancestor
Jacob.
With
these
stones
he
rebuilt
Yahweh’s
altar.
Then
around
the
altar
he
dug
a
little
ditch
that
was
large
enough
to
hold
about ◄three
gallons/12 liters►
of
water.
He
piled
wood
on
top
of
the
stones.
He
killed
the
bull
and
cut
it
in
pieces.
Then
he
laid
the
pieces
on
top
of
the
wood.
Then
he
said, “Fill
four
large
jars
with
water,
and
pour
the
water
on
top
of
the
pieces
of
meat
and
the
wood.”
So
they
did
that.
Then
he
said, “Do
the
same
thing
again!”
So
they
did
it
again.
Then
he
said “Do
it
a
third
time!”
So
they
did
it
again.
As
a
result,
the
water
flowed
down
below
the
altar
and
filled
the
ditches.
When
it
was
time
to
offer
the
evening
sacrifices,
Elijah
walked
close
to
the
altar
and
prayed.
He
said, “Yahweh,
you
who
are
the
God
that
our
ancestors
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob
worshiped,
prove
today
that
you
are
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
should
worship,
and
prove
that
I
am
your
servant.
Prove
that
I
have
done
all
these
things
because
you
told
me
to
do
them.
Yahweh,
answer
me!
Answer
me
in
order
that
these
people
will
know
that
you,
Yahweh
God,
have
the
power
to
do
what
you
say
that
you
will
do,
and
that
you
have
caused
them
to
trust
in [IDM]
you
again!”
Immediately
a
fire
from
Yahweh
flashed
down
from
the
sky.
The
fire
burned
up
the
pieces
of
meat,
the
wood,
the
stones,
and
the
dirt
that
was
around
the
altar.
It
even
dried
up
all
the
water
in
the
ditch!
When
the
people
saw
that,
they
prostrated
themselves
on
the
ground
and
shouted, “Yahweh
is
God!
Yahweh
is
God!”
Then
Elijah
commanded
them, “Seize
all
the
prophets
of
Baal!
Do
not
allow
any
of
them
to
escape!”
So
the
people
seized
all
the
prophets
of
Baal,
and
took
them
down
the
mountain
to
the
Kishon
Valley,
and
Elijah
killed
them
all
there.
Elijah
prayed
for
rain
Then
Elijah
said
to
Ahab, “Go
and
get
something
to
eat
and
drink.
But
do
it
quickly,
because
it
is
soon
going
to
rain
very
hard!”
So
Ahab
and
his
men
left
to
prepare
a
big
meal.
But
Elijah
went
back
up
to
the
top
of
Carmel
Mountain
and
prayed.
Then
he
said
to
his
servant, “Go
and
look
out
toward
the
sea,
to
see
if
there
are
any
rain
clouds.”
So
his
servant
went
and
looked,
and
came
back
and
said, “I
do
not
see
anything.”
This
happened
six
times.
But
when
the
servant
went
the
seventh
time,
he
came
back
and
said, “I
saw
a
very
small
cloud
above
the
sea.
As
I
extend
my
arm,
the
cloud
is
about
the
size
of
my
hand/fist.”
Then
Elijah
shouted
to
him, “Go
and
tell
King
Ahab
to
get
his
chariot
ready
and
go
home
immediately!
If
he
does
not
do
that,
the
rain
will
stop
him!”
Very
soon
the
sky
was
full
of
black
clouds.
There
was
a
strong
wind,
and
then
it
began
to
rain
very
hard.
Ahab
got
into
his
chariot
and
started
to
return
to
Jezreel
city.
Yahweh
gave extra
strength
to
Elijah.
He tucked
his
cloak
into
his
belt
in
order
to
run
fast,
and
he
ran
ahead
of
Ahab’s
chariot
all
the
way
17
miles/26 km.
to
Jezreel.
Elijah fled to the desert and then to Sinai Mountain
When
Ahab
got
home,
he
told
his
wife
Jezebel
what
Elijah
had
done.
He
told
her
that
Elijah
had
killed
all
the
prophets
of
Baal.
So
Jezebel
sent
this
message
to
Elijah: “By
this
time
tomorrow
I
will
have
killed
you,
just
like
you
killed
all
those
prophets
of
Baal.
If
I
do
not
do
that,
I
hope
the
gods
will
kill
me.”
When
Elijah
received
her
message,
he
was
afraid.
So
taking
his
servant
with
him,
he
fled
in
order
that
he
would
not
be
killed.
He
went
far
south
to
Beersheba,
in
Judah.
He
left
his
servant
there.
Then
he
went
by
himself
further
south
into
the
desert.
He
walked
all
day.
He
sat
down
under
a
broom
tree
and
prayed
that
Yahweh
would
allow
him
to
die.
He
said, “Yahweh, I’ve
had
enough.
So
allow
me
to
die,
because
for
me
to
live
is
no
better
than
being
with
my
ancestors
who
have
died.”
Then
he
lay
down
under
the
broom
tree
and
slept.
But
while
he
was
sleeping,
an
angel
touched
him
and
woke
him
up
and
said
to
him, “Get
up
and
eat
some
food!”
Elijah
looked
around
and
saw
some
bread
which
had
been
baked
on
hot
stones,
and
he
also
saw
a
jar
of
water.
So
he
ate
some
bread
and
drank
some
water
and
lay
down
to
sleep
again.
Then
the
angel
who
had
been
sent
by
Yahweh
came
again
and
touched
him,
and
said, “Get
up
and
eat
some
more
food,
because
you
need
more
strength
to
go
on
a
long
journey.”
So
he
got
up
and
ate
and
drank
some
more,
and
because
of
doing
that,
he
got
enough
strength
to
enable
him
to
travel
for
forty
days
and
nights
to
Sinai
Mountain,
the
mountain
that
was
dedicated
to
God.
He
went
into
a
cave
there
and
slept
there
that
night.
Yahweh
gave
instructions
to
Elijah
The
next
morning,
Yahweh
said
to
him “Elijah,
why
are
you
here?”
Elijah
replied, “I
have
zealously
served
you,
Yahweh,
God
Almighty.
But
the Israeli
people
have
broken
the
agreement
that
they
made
with
you.
They
have
torn
down
your
altars,
and
they
have
killed
all
of
your
prophets.
I
am
the
only
one
whom
they
have
not
killed,
and
now
they
are
trying
to
kill
me,
too.
So
I
am
running
away
from
them.”
Yahweh
said
to
him, “Go
out
and
stand
in
front
of
me
on
this
mountain
while
I
pass
by.”
Suddenly
a
strong
windstorm
struck
the
mountain.
As
a
result,
rocks
were loosened
from
the mountainside.
But
Yahweh
was
not
in
the
wind.
Then
there
was
an
earthquake,
but
Yahweh
was
not
in
the
earthquake.
Then
there
was
a
fire,
but
Yahweh
was
not
in
the
fire.
Then
there
was
a
sound
like
someone
whispering
quietly.
When
Elijah
heard
that,
he
wrapped
his
cloak
around
his
face.
He
went
out
of
the
cave
and
stood
at
its
entrance.
And
he
heard
Yahweh
speaking
to
him,
saying
again, “Elijah,
why
are
you
here?”
He
replied
again, “I
have
zealously
served
you,
Yahweh,
God
Almighty.
But
the Israeli
people
have
broken
the
agreement
that
they
made
with
you.
They
have
torn
down
your
altars,
and
they
have
killed
all
of
your
prophets.
I
am
the
only
one
whom
they
have
not
killed,
and
now
they
are
trying
to
kill
me,
too.
So
I
am
running
away
from
them.”
Then
Yahweh
told
him, “Go
back
to
the
desert
near
Damascus.
When
you
arrive
there,
anoint
with
olive
oil
a
man
named
Hazael,
to
appoint
him
to
be
the
king
of
Syria.
Then
anoint
Jehu,
the
son
of
Nimshi,
to
be
the
king
of
Israel,
and
also
anoint
Elisha
the
son
of
Shaphat,
from
Abel-Meholah
town,
to
become
my
prophet
after
you
are
dead.
Hazael’s
army
will
kill
many
people,
and
those
who
escape
from
being
killed
by
his
army
will
be
killed
by
Jehu’s
army,
and
those
who
escape
from
being
killed
by
Jehu’s
army
will
be
killed
by
Elisha.
But
you
need
to
know
that
there
are
still 7,000
people
in
Israel
who
have
never
bowed
to
worship
Baal
or
kissed
his
idol.”
Elijah
summoned
Elisha
So
Elijah
went
to
Syria
and
found
Elisha
as
he
was
plowing
a
field
with
a
team
of
oxen.
There
were
eleven
other
men
who
were
in
front
of
him,
plowing
with
teams
of
oxen
in
the
same
field.
Elijah
went
to
Elisha,
and
took
off
his
own
coat
and
put
it
on
Elisha,
to
show
Elisha
that
he
wanted
him
to
take
his
place
as
a
prophet.
Then
he
started
to
walk
away.
Elisha
left
the
oxen
standing
there
and
ran
after
Elijah,
and
said
to
him, “I
will
go
with
you,
but
first
let
me
kiss
my
parents goodbye.”
Elijah
replied, “Okay,
go
home.
But
do
not
forget
why
I
have
given
my
cloak
to
you!”
So
Elisha
went
back
tohis
oxen.
He
killed
them
and
cut
them
in
pieces
and
used
the
wood
from
the
plow
to
build
a
fire
to
roast
the
meat.
He
distributed
the
meat
to
the
other
people
in
his
town,
and
they
all
ate
some.
Then
he
went
with
Elijah
and
became
his
helper.
The Syrian army attacked Israel
Ben-Hadad,
the
king
of
Syria,
gathered
all
his
army,
and
he
persuaded 32
other
kings
to
join
him
with
their
armies
and
horses
and
chariots.
They
marched
to
Samaria
city,
the
capital
of
Israel,
and
surrounded
it,
and
prepared
to
attack
it.
Ben-Hadad
sent
messengers
into
the
city
to
King
Ahab,
to
say
this
to
him: “This
is
what
King
Ben-Hadad
says:
‘
You
must
give
to
me
all
your
silver
and
gold,
your ◄good-looking/most
beautiful►
wives/women
and
strongest
children.’”
The
king
of
Israel
replied
to
them, “Tell
this
to
King
Ben-Hadad: ‘I
agree
to
do
what
you
requested.
You
can
have
me
and
everything
that
I
own.’”
The
messengers
told
that
to
Ben-Hadad,
and
he
sent
them
back
with
another
message: “I
sent
a
message
to
you
saying
that
you
must
give
me
all
your
silver
and
gold
and
your
wives
and
your
children.
But
in
addition
to
that,
about
this
time
tomorrow,
I
will
send
some
of
my
officials
to
search
your
palace
and
the
houses
of
your
officials,
and
to
bring
to
me
everything
that
pleases
them.”
King
Ahab
summoned
all
the
leaders
of
Israel,
and
said
to
them, “You
can
see/realize
for
yourselves
that
this
man
is
trying
to
cause
much
trouble.
He
sent
me
a
message insisting
that
I
must
give
him
my
wives
and
my
children,
my
silver
and
my
gold,
and
I
agreed
to
do
that.”
The
leaders
and
all
the
other
people
said
to
him, “Do
not
pay
any
attention
to
him!
Do
not
do
what
he
is requesting!”
So
Ahab
said
to Ben-Hadad’s
messengers, “Tell
the
king
that
I
agree
to
give
him
the
things
that
he
first
requested,
but
I
do
not
agree
to
allow
his
officials
to
take
anything
that
they
want
from
my
palace
and
from
the
houses
of
my
officials.”
So
the
messengers
reported
that
to
King
Ben-Hadad,
and
they
returned
with
another
message
from
Ben-Hadad.
In
that
message
he
said, “
We
will
destroy
your
city
completely,
with
the
result
that
there
will
not
be
enough
dust
and
rubble
left
for
each
of
my
soldiers
to
have
one
handful!
I
hope/wish
that
the
gods
will
strike
me
dead
if
we
do
not
do
that!”
King
Ahab
replied
to
the
messengers, “Tell
King
Ben-Hadad
that
a
soldier
who
is
putting
on
his
armor
preparing
to
fight
a
battle [MTY]
should
not
boast
at
that
time;
he
should
wait
until
after
he
wins
the
battle.”
Ben-Hadad
heard
that
message
while
he
and
the
other
rulers
were
drinking
wine
in
their
temporary
shelters.
He
told
his
men
to
prepare
to
attack [MTY]
the
city.
So
his
men
did
that.
Ahab’s
soldiers
won
their
first
victory
over
the
Syrians
At
that
moment,
a
prophet
came
to
King
Ahab
and
said
to
him, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘
Do
not
be
at
all
afraid
of [RHQ]
the
large
enemy
army
that
you
see!
I
will
enable
your
army
to
defeat
them
today,
and
you
will
know
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.’”
Ahab
asked, “What
group
of
our
army
will
defeat
them?”
The
prophet
replied, “The
young
soldiers
who
are
commanded
by
the
district
governors
will
do
it.”
The
king
asked, “Who
should
lead
the
attack?”
The
prophet
replied, “You
should!”
So
Ahab
gathered
the
young
soldiers
who
were
commanded
by
the
district
governors.
There
were 232
of
those
men.
Then
he
also
summoned
all
the Israeli
army.
There
were
only 7,000
soldiers.
They
started
to
attack
at
noon,
while
Ben-Hadad
and
the
other
rulers
were
getting
drunk
in
their
temporary
shelters.
The
young
soldiers
advanced
first.
Some
scouts
who
had
been
sent
out
by
Ben-Hadad
reported
to
him, “There
are
men
coming
out
of
Samaria
city”!
He
said, “It
does
not
matter
whether
they
are
coming
to
fight
against
us
or
to
ask
for
peace.
Capture
them,
but
do
not
kill
them
The
young Israeli
soldiers
went
out
of
the
city
to
attack
the
Syrian
army,
and
the
other
soldiers
in
the Israeli
army
followed
them.
Each
Israeli
soldier
killed
a
Syrian
soldier.
The
rest
of
the
Syrian
army
then
ran
away,
and
the Israeli
soldiers
pursued
them.
But
King
Ben-Hadad
escaped
riding
his
horse,
along
with
some
other
men
riding
horses.
Then
the
king
of
Israel
went
out
of
the
city,
and
he
and
his
soldiers
captured
all
the
other
Syrian
horses
and
chariots,
and
also
killed
a
large
number
of
Syrian
soldiers.
Then
that
same
prophet
went
to
King
Ahab
and
said
to
him, “Go
back
and
prepare
your
soldiers,
and
think
carefully
about
what
will
be
necessary
for
you
to
do,
because
the
king
of
Syria
with
attack
with
his
army
again
in
the springtime
of
next
year.”
After
the
Syrian
army
was
defeated, Ben-Hadad’s
officials
said
to
him, “The
gods
that
the Israelis
worship
are
gods
who
live
in
the
hills.
Samaria
is
built
on
a
hill,
and
that
is
why
their
soldiers
were
able
to
defeat
us.
But
if
we
fight
against
them
in
the
plains/lowlands,
we
certainly
will
be
able
to
defeat
them.
So,
this
is
what
you
should
do:
You
must
remove
the 32
kings
who
are
leading
your
troops
and
replace
them
with
army
commanders.
Then
gather
an
army
like
the
army
that
was
defeated.
Gather
an
army
that
has
as
many
horses
and
chariots
as
the
first
army
had.
Then
we
will
fight
the Israelis
in
the
plains/lowlands,
and
we
will
surely
defeat
them.”
Ben-Hadad
agreed
with
them,
and
he
did
what
they
suggested.
In
the
spring
of
the
following
year,
he
gathered
his
soldiers
and
marched
with
them
to
Aphek
city
east
of
Galilee Lake,
to
fight
against
the Israeli
army.
The Israeli
army
was
also
gathered
together,
and
they
were
equipped
with
the
things
that
they
needed
for
the
battle.
Then
they
marched
out
and
formed
two
groups
facing
the
Syrian
army.
Their
army
was
very
small;
they
resembled
two
small
flocks
of
goats,
whereas
the
Syrian
army
was
very
large
and
spread
all
over
the
countryside.
A
prophet
came
to
King
Ahab
and
said
to
him, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘The
Syrians
say
that
I
am
a
god
who
lives
in
the
hills,
and
that
I
am
not
a
god
who
lives
in
the
valleys.
So
I
will
show
that
they
are
wrong
by enabling
your
men
to
defeat
this
huge
army [IDM]
in
the
valley,
and
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
done
it.’”
The
two
armies
stayed
in
their
tents
for
seven
days,
in
groups
that
faced
each
other.
Then,
on
the
seventh
day,
they
started
fighting.
The Israeli
army
killed 100,000
Syrian
soldiers.
The
other
Syrian
soldiers
ran
away
into
Aphek
City.
Then
the
wall
of
the
city
collapsed
and
killed 27,000
more
Syrian
soldiers.
Ben-Hadad
also
escaped
into
the
city,
and
hid
in
the
back
room
of
a
house.
His
officials
went
to
him
and
said, “We
have
heard
a
report
that
the Israelis
act mercifully.
So
allow
us
to
go
to
the
king
of
Israel,
wearing coarse
sacks
around
our waists
and
ropes
on
our
heads/necks
to indicate
that
we
will
be
his
slaves.
Perhaps
if
we
do
that,
he
will
allow
you
to
remain
alive.”
The
king
permitted
them
to
do
that,
so
they
wrapped coarse
sacks
around
their waists
and
put
ropes
on
their
heads/necks,
and
they
went
to
the
king
of
Israel
and
said
to
him, “Ben-Hadad,
who
greatly
respects
you,
says, ‘Please
do
not
kill
me.’”
Ahab
replied, “Is
he
still
alive?
He
is
like
a
brother
to
me!”
Ben-Hadad’s
officials
were
trying
to
find
out
if
Ahab
would
act mercifully,
and
when
Ahab
said “brother,”
they ◄were optimistic/thought
that
Ahab
would
be
merciful►.
So
they
replied, “Yes,
he
is
like
your
brother!”
Ahab
said, “Go
and
bring
him
to
me.”
So
they
went
and
brought
Ben-Hadad
to
him.
When
Ben-Hadad
arrived,
Ahab
told
him
to
get
in
his
chariot
and
sit
with
him.
Ben-Hadad
said
to
him, “I
will
give
back
to
you
the
towns
that
my
father’s
army
took
from
your
father.
And
I
will
allow
you
to
set
up
market
areas
for
your
merchants
in
Damascus
my
capital,
just
as
my
father
did
in
Samaria
your
capital.”
Ahab
replied, “Because
you
agree
to
do
that,
I
will
not
execute
you.”
So
Ahab
made
an
agreement
with
Ben-Hadad,
and
allowed
him
to
go
home.
Then
Yahweh
spoke
to
a
member
of
a
group
of
prophets
and
said
to
him, “Ask
one
of
your
fellow
prophets
to
strike
and
wound
you.”
So
he
did
what
Yahweh
told
him
to
do.
He
said
to
one
of
his
fellow
prophets, ‘trike
me
and
wound
me.’
But
that
man
refused
to
do
it.
So
the
prophet
said
to
him, “Because
you
refused
to
obey
what
Yahweh
told
you
to
do,
a
lion
will
kill
you
as
soon
as
you
leave
me.”
And
as
soon
as
he
left
that
prophet,
a
lion
suddenly pounced
on
him
and
killed
him.
Then
the
prophet
found
another
prophet,
and
said
to
him, “Strike
me!”
So
that
man
hit
him
very
hard
and
injured
him.
Then
the
prophet
put
a
large
bandage/cloth
over
his
face
so
that
no
one
would
recognize
him.
Then
he
went
and
stood
alongside
the
road,
waiting
for
the
king
to
come
by.
When
the
king
passed
by,
the
prophet
cried
out
to
him,
saying “Your
majesty,
after
I
was
wounded
while
I
was
fighting
in
a
battle,
a
soldier
brought
to
me
one
of
our
enemies
that
he
had
captured,
and
said
to
me, ‘Guard
this
man!
If
he
escapes,
you
must
pay
me 3,000
pieces
of
silver,
and
if
you
do
not
pay
that,
you
will
be
executed!’
But
while
I
was
busy
doing
other
things,
the
man
escaped!”
The
king
of
Israel
said
to
him, “That
is
your
problem!
You
yourself
have
said
that
you
deserve
to
be
punished.”
The
prophet
immediately
took
off
the
bandage,
and
the
king
of
Israel
recognized
that
he
was
one
of
the
prophets.
And
the
prophet
said
to
him, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘You
have
allowed
that
man
Ben-Hadad
to
escape
after
I
commanded
you
to
be
sure
to
execute
him!
Since
you
did
not
do
that,
you
will
be
killed
instead.
And
your
army
will
be
destroyed
because
you
allowed
some
of
his
army
to
escape!’”
The
king
went
back
home
to
Samaria,
very
angry
and
depressed/dejected.
Jezebel arranged for Naboth to be killed
King
Ahab
had
a
palace
in
Jezreel
city.
Near
the
palace
was
a
vineyard
owned
by
a
man
from
that
city
whose
name
was
Naboth.
One
day,
Ahab
went
to
Naboth
and
said
to
him, “Your
vineyard
is
close
to
my
palace.
I
would
like
to
buy
it,
so
that
I
can
plant
some
vegetables
there.
In
exchange,
I
will
give
you
a
better
vineyard
somewhere
else,
or
if
you
prefer,
I
will
pay
you
for
your
vineyard.”
But
Naboth
replied, “That
land
belonged
to
my
ancestors,
so
I
want
to
keep
it.
I
hope
that
Yahweh
will
never
allow
me
to
give
that
land
to
you!”
So
Ahab
became
very
sullen
and
angry
because
of
what
Naboth
had
said.
He
went
home
and
lay
down
on
his
bed.
He
turned
his
face
toward
the
wall,
and
he
refused
to
eat
anything.
His
wife
Jezebel
came
in
and
asked
him, “Why
are
you
so
depressed?
Why
are
you
refusing
to
eat
anything?”
Ahab
replied, “I
talked
to
Naboth,
that
man
from
Jezreel.
I
told
him
that
I
wanted
his
vineyard.
I
said, ‘I
will
buy
it
from
you,
or
I
will
give
you
another
vineyard
for
it.’
But
he
refused
to
let
me
have
it.”
His
wife
replied, “You
are [RHQ]
the
king
of
Israel,
so
you
can
get
whatever
you
want
Get
up,
and
eat
some
food
and
do
not
worry
about
what
Naboth
said.
I
will
get
Naboth’s
vineyard
for
you.”
Then
Jezebel
wrote
some
letters,
and
she
signed
Ahab’s
name
on
them.
She
used
his
official
seal
to
seal
them.
Then
she
sent
them
to
the
older
leaders
and
other
important
men
who
lived
in
Naboth’s
town.
This
is
what
she
wrote
in
the
letters: “Proclaim
a
day
when
all
the
people
will
gather
together
and ◄fast/abstain
from
eating
food►.
Give
to
Naboth
an
important
place
to
sit
among
them.
Then
find
two
men
who
always
cause
trouble.
Give
them
places
to
sit
opposite/facing
him.
Tell
these
men
to
testify
that
they
heard
Naboth
say
things
that
criticized
God
and
the
king.
Then
take
Naboth
out
of
the
city
and
kill
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him.”
The
leaders
received
the
letters
and
did
what
Jezebel
had
written
in
the
letters
for
them
to
do.
They
declared
a
day
on
which
the
people
would
all ◄fast/abstain
from
food►.
And
they
gave
Naboth
a
seat
in
a
place
where
honored
people
sat,
in
front
of
the
people.
Two
men
who
always
caused
trouble
sat
opposite/facing
Naboth.
While
everyone
was
listening,
they stated
that
they
had
heard
Naboth
say
things
that
criticized
God
and
the
king.
So
the
people
seized
Naboth.
They
took
him
outside
the
city
and
killed
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him.
Then
those
leaders
sent
a
message
to
Jezebel,
saying “We
have
executed
Naboth.”
When
Jezebel
found
out
that
Naboth
had
been
killed,
she
told
Ahab, “Naboth
is
dead.
Now
you
can
go
and
take
possession
of
the
vineyard
that
he
refused
to
sell
to
you.”
When
Ahab
heard
that
Naboth
was
dead,
he
got
up
and
went
to
the
vineyard
to
claim
that
he
now
owned
it.
Then
Yahweh
spoke
to
Elijah
the
prophet.
He
said,
“Go
to
Samaria
and
talk
to
Ahab,
the
king
of
Israel.
He
is
in
the
vineyard
of
a
man
named
Naboth.
He
has
gone
there
to
claim
that
he
now
owns
it.
Tell
Ahab
that
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say
to
him: ‘You
have
murdered
Naboth
and
taken
his
land.’
So
I
am
telling
you
this: ‘In
the
same
place
where
Naboth
died
and
dogs
came
and
licked
up
Naboth’s
blood,
you
will
die
and
the
dogs
will
lick
up
your
blood,
too!’ ”
So
when
Elijah
met
with
Ahab,
Ahab
said
to
him, “You,
my
enemy,
have
found
me!” [RHQ]
Elijah
answered, “Yes,
I
have
found
you.
You
have
never
stopped
doing
the
things
that
Yahweh
says
are
wrong.
So
this
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
you: ‘I
will
soon
get
rid
of
you.
I
will
kill
you,
and
I
will
also
kill
every
male
in
your
household,
including
those
who
are
slaves
and
those
who
are
not
slaves.
Your
family
will
all
be
killed,
just
like
the
family
of
King
Jeroboam
and
like
the
family
of
King
Baasha
were
killed.
I
will
get
rid
of
you
because
you
have
caused
me
to
become
very
angry,
and
you
have
also
led
the Israeli
people
to
sin.’
Yahweh
has
also
told
me
that
your
wife
Jezebel
will
be
killed,
and
dogs
in
Jezreel
will
eat
her
corpse.
The
dead
bodies
of
the
members
of
your
family
who
die
in
this
city
will
not
be
buried,
they
will
be
eaten
by
dogs,
and
the
corpses
of
those
who
die
in
the
fields
will
be
eaten
by
vultures.”
There
was
no
man
no
man
like
Ahab
who
always
did
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
His
wife
Jezebel
incited/urged
him
to
do
many
of
those
things.
The
most
abominable/detestable
thing
that
Ahab
did
was
to
worship
idols,
just
like
the Amor people-group
had
done.
And
that
is
why
Yahweh
took
the Amor
people’s
land
from
them
and
gave
it
to
the Israelis.
After
Elijah
finished
talking
to
Ahab,
Ahab
tore
his
clothes
to
show
that
he
was
sorry
for
all
the
sins
that
he
had
committed.
He
put
on
rough
clothes
that
were
made
from
sacks,
and
he
refused
to
eat
anything.
He
even
wore
those
rough
clothes
made
from
sacks
when
he
slept,
to
show
that
he
was
sorry.
Then
Yahweh
said
this
to
Elijah:
“I
have
seen [RHQ]
that
Ahab
is
now
very
sorry
for
all
the
evil
things
that
he
has
done.
So
the
things
that
I
promised
to
do
to
his
family
will
not
happen
while
he
is
still
alive.
I
will
cause
them
to
happen
after
his
son
becomes
king.
Then
those
things
will
happen
to
his
family.” [MTY]
Jehoshaphat talked with Ahab
For
almost
three
years
there
was
no
war
between
Syria
and
Israel.
Then
King
Jehoshaphat,
who
ruled
Judah,
went
to
visit
King
Ahab,
who
ruled
Israel.
While
they
were
talking,
Ahab
said
to
his
officials, “Do
you
realize
that
the
Syrians
are
still
occupying
our
city
of
Ramoth
in
the
Gilead
region?
And
we
are
doing
nothing
to retake
that
city!”
Then
he
turned
to
Jehoshaphat
and
asked, “Will
your
army
join
my
army
to
fight
against
the
people
of
Ramoth
and retake
that
city?”
Jehoshaphat
replied, “
Certainly
I
will
do
whatever
you
want,
and
you
may
command
my
troops.
You
may
take
my
horses
into
battle,
also.”
Then
he
added, “But
we
should
ask
Yahweh
first,
to
find
out
what
he
wants
us
to
do.”
So
Ahab
summoned
about 400
of
his
prophets
together,
and
he
asked
them, “Should
my
army
go
to
fight
the
people
in
Ramoth
and retake
that
city,
or
not?”
They
answered, “Yes,
go
and
attack
them,
because
God
will
enable
your
army
to
defeat
them.”
But
Jehoshaphat
asked, “Is
there
no
prophet
of
Yahweh
here
whom
we
can
ask?”
The
King
of
Israel
replied, “There
is
one
man
we
can
talk
to.
We
can
ask
him
if
he
can
find
out
what
Yahweh
wants.
His
name
is
Micaiah;
he
is
the
son
of
Imlah.
But
I
hate
him,
because
when
he ◄prophesies/tells
what
God
says
to
him►
he
never
says
that
anything
good
will
happen
to
me.
He
always predicts
that
bad
things
will
happen
to
me.”
Jehoshaphat
replied, “King
Ahab,
you
should
not
say
that!”
So
the
king
of
Israel
told
one
of
his
officers
to
summon
Micaiah
immediately.
Micaiah
prophesied
against
Ahab
The
king
of
Israel
and
the
king
of
Judah
were
wearing
their ◄royal
robes/robes
that
showed
that
they
were
kings►.
They
were
sitting
on
thrones
at
the
place
where
people
threshed
grain,
near
the
gate
of
Samaria
city.
All
of
Ahab’s
prophets
were
standing
in
front
of
the
kings, ◄prophesying/predicting
what
was
going
to
happen►.
One
of
them,
whose
name
was
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Kenaanah,
had
made
from
iron
something
that
resembled
horns
of
a
bull.
Then
he
proclaimed
to
Ahab, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘With
horns
like
these
your
army
will
keep
attacking
the
Syrians
like
a
bull
attacks
another
animal [MET],
until
you
completely
destroy
them!’”
All
the
other
prophets
of
Ahab
agreed.
They
said, “Yes!
If
you
go
up
to
attack
Ramoth
city
in
the
Gilead
region,
you
will
be
successful,
because
Yahweh
will
enable
you
to
defeat
them!”
Meanwhile,
the
messenger
who
went
to
summon
Micaiah
said
to
him, “Listen
to
me!
All
the
other
prophets
are
predicting
that
the
king’s
army
will
defeat
the
Syrians.
So
be
sure
that
you
agree
with
them
and
say ◄what
will
be
favorable/that
the
king’s
army
will
be
successful►.”
But
Micaiah
replied, “As
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
will
tell
him
only
what
Yahweh
tells
me
to
say.”
When
Micaiah
came
to
Ahab,
Ahab
asked
him, “Micaiah,
should
we
go
to
fight
against
the
people
of
Ramoth,
or
not?”
Micaiah
replied, “Sure,
go!
Yahweh
will
enable
your
army
to
defeat
them!”
But
King
Ahab
realized
that
Micaiah
was ◄lying/being sarcastic►,
so
he
said
to
Micaiah, “I
have
told
you [RHQ]
many
times
that
you
must
always
tell
only
the
truth
when
you
say
what
Yahweh
has
revealed
to
you!”
So
Micaiah
said
to
him, “
The
truth
is
that
in
a
vision
I
saw
all
the
troops
of
Israel
scattered
on
the
mountains.
They
seemed
to
be
like
sheep
that
did
not
have
a
shepherd.
And
Yahweh
said, ‘Their
master
has
been
killed.
So
tell
them
all
to
go
home
peacefully.’ ”
Ahab
said
to
Jehoshaphat, “I
told
you [RHQ]
that
he
never predicts
that
anything
good
will
happen
to
me!
He
always predicts
that
bad
things
will
happen
to
me.”
But
Micaiah
continued,
saying, “Listen
to
what
Yahweh
showed
to
me!
In
a
vision
I
saw
Yahweh
sitting
on
his
throne,
with
all
the
armies
of
heaven
surrounding
him,
on
his
right
side
and
on
his
left
side.
And
Yahweh
said, ‘Who
can
persuade
Ahab
to
go
to
fight
against
the
people
of
Ramoth,
in
order
that
he
may
be
killed
there?’
Some
suggested
one
thing,
and
others
suggested
something
else.
Finally
one
evil
spirit
came
to
Yahweh
and
said, ‘I
can
do
it!’
Yahweh
asked
him, ‘How
will
you
do
it?’
The
spirit
replied, ‘I
will
go
and inspire
all
of
Ahab’s
prophets
to
tell
lies.’
Yahweh
said, ‘You
will
be
successful;
go
and
do
it!’
So
now
I
tell
you
that
Yahweh
has
caused
all
of
your
prophets
to
lie
to
you.
Yahweh
has
decided
that
something
terrible
will
happen
to
you.”
Then
Zedekiah
walked
over
to
Micaiah
and
slapped
him
on
his
face.
He
said, “Do
you
think
that
Yahweh’s
Spirit
left
me
in
order
to
speak
to
you?” [RHQ]
Micaiah
replied, “You
will
find
out
for
yourself
which
of
us
Yahweh’s
Spirit
has
truly
spoken
to
on
the
day
when
you
go
into
a
room
of
some
house
to
hide
from
the
Syrian
troops!”
King
Ahab
commanded
his
soldiers, “Seize
Micaiah
and
take
him
to
Amon,
the
governor
of
this
city,
and
to
my
son
Joash.
Tell
them
that
I
have
commanded
that
they
should
put
this
man
in
prison
and
give
him
only
bread
and
water.
Do
not
give
him
anything
else
to
eat
until
I
return
safely
from
the
battle!”
Micaiah
replied, “If
you
return
safely,
it
will
be
clear
that
it
was
not
Yahweh
who
told
me
what
to
say
to
you!”
Then
he
said
to
all
those
who
were
standing
there, “Do
not
forget
what
I
have
said
to
King
Ahab!”
Ahab
died
in
the
battle
So
the
King
of
Israel
and
the
King
of
Judah
led
their
armies
to
Ramoth,
in
the
Gilead
region.
King
Ahab
said
to
Jehoshaphat, “I
will
put
on
different
clothes,
in
order
that
no
one
will
recognize
that
I
am
the
king.
But
you
should
wear
your ◄royal
robe/robe
that
shows
that
you
are
a
king►.”
So
Ahab
disguised
himself,
and
they
both
went
into
the
battle.
The
King
of
Syria
told
this
to
his
thirty-two
men
who
were
driving
the
chariots: “Attack
only
the
king
of
Israel!”
So
when
the
men
who
were
driving
the
Syrian
chariots
saw
Jehoshaphat
wearing ◄his
royal
robes/clothes
that
showed
he
was
the
king►,
they
pursued
him.
They
shouted, “There
is
the
king
of
Israel!”
But
when
Jehoshaphat
cried
out,
they
realized
that
he
was
not
the
king
of
Israel.
So
they
stopped
pursuing
him.
But
one
Syrian
soldier
shot
an
arrow
at
Ahab,
without
knowing
that
it
was
Ahab.
The
arrow
struck
Ahab
between
the
places
where
the
parts
of
his
armor
joined
together.
Ahab
told
the
driver
of
his
chariot, “Turn
the
chariot
around
and
take
me
out
of
here!
I
have
been
severely
wounded!”
The
battle
continued
all
the
day.
Ahab
was
sitting
propped
up
in
his
chariot,
facing
the
Syrian
troops.
The
blood
from
his
wound
ran
down
to
the
floor
of
the
chariot.
And
late
in
the
afternoon
he
died.
Just
as
the
sun
was
going
down,
someone
among
the Israeli
troops
shouted, “
The
battle
is
ended!
Everyone
should
return
home!”
So
king
Ahab
died,
and
they
took
his
body
in
the
chariot
to
Samaria
city
and
buried
his
body
there.
They
washed
his
chariot
alongside
the
pool
in
Samaria,
a
pool
where
the
prostitutes
bathed.
And
dogs
came
and
licked
the
king’s
blood,
just
like
Yahweh
had
predicted
would
happen.
The
account/record
of
the
other
things
that
happened
while
Ahab
was
ruling,
and
about
the
palace
decorated
with
much
ivory
that
they
built
for
him,
and
the
cities
that
were
built
for
him,
was
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
When
Ahab
died,
his
body
was
buried
where
his
ancestors
were
buried.
Then
his
son
Ahaziah
became
king.
Jehoshaphat
ruled
in
Judah
Before
King
Ahab
died,
when
he
had
been
ruling
in
Israel
for
four
years,
Asa’s
son
Jehoshaphat
started
to
rule
in
Judah.
Jehoshaphat
was
thirty-five
years
old
when
he
started
to
rule,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
twenty-five
years.
His
mother
was
Azubah,
the
daughter
of
Shilhi.
Jehoshaphat
was
a
good
king,
just
like
his
father
Asa
had
been.
He
did
things
that
pleased
Yahweh.
But
while
he
was
king,
he
did
not
remove
all
the
pagan
altars
that
the
people
had
built
on
the hilltops.
So
the
people
continued
to
offer
sacrifices
to
idols
on
those
altars
and
burned
incense
there.
Jehoshaphat
also
made
a
peace
agreement
with
the
king
of
Israel.
All
the
other
things
that
happened
while
Jehoshaphat
was
ruling,
and
the
great
things
that
he
did
and
the
victories
his
troops
won,
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
Jehoshaphat’s
father
Asa
had
tried
to
expel
the
male
prostitutes
that
stayed
at
the
pagan
shrines,
but
some
of
them
were
still
there.
Jehoshaphat
got
rid
of
them.
At
that
time,
there
was
no
king
in
Edom;
a
ruler
who
had
been
appointed
by
Jehoshaphat
ruled
there.
Jehoshaphat
ordered
some Israeli
men
to
build
a
fleet/group
of
ships
to
sail
south
to
the
Ophir
region
to
get
gold.
But
they
were wrecked
at
Ezion-Geber/Elath,
so
the
ships
never
sailed.
Before
the
ships
were wrecked,
Ahab’s
son
Ahaziah
suggested
to
Jehoshaphat, “Allow
my
sailors
to
go
with
your
sailors,”
but
Jehoshaphat
refused.
When
Jehoshaphat
died,
his
body
was
buried
where
his
ancestors
were
buried
in
Jerusalem,
the
city
where
King
David
had
ruled.
Then
Jehoshaphat’s
son
Jehoram
became
king.
Ahaziah
ruled
in
Israel
Before
King
Jehoshaphat
died,
when
he
had
been
ruling
in
Judah
for 17
years,
Ahab’s
son
Ahaziah
began
to
rule
in
Israel.
Ahaziah
ruled
in
Samaria
for
two
years.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil,
doing
the
evil
things
that
his
father
and
mother
had
done
and
the
evil
things
that
Jeroboam
had
done—the
king
who
had
led
all
the Israeli
people
to
sin
by
worshiping
idols.
Ahaziah
bowed
in
front
of
Baal’s
idol
and
worshiped
it.
That
caused
Yahweh,
the
God
who
was
the
true
God
of
the Israeli
people,
to
become
very
angry,
just
as
Ahaziah’s
father
had
caused
Yahweh
to
become
angry.
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This book contains the account of the prophet Elijah and of many kings who ruled Israel and Judah until other nations conquered Israel and Judah. We call this book
2 Kings
Elijah condemned King Ahaziah
After
King
Ahab
died,
the
country
of
Moab
rebelled
against
Israel.
One
day,
Ahaziah,
the
new
king
of
Israel,
fell
through
the
wooden slats/boards
around
the
edge
of
the
flat
roof
of
his
palace
in
Samaria.
He
was
badly
injured,
so
he
summoned
some
messengers
and
told
them, “Go
to
Ekron
city
in
Philistia,
and
ask
their
god Baalzebub
whether
I
will ◄recover/become
well►.”
But
an
angel
from
Yahweh
said
to
Elijah,
the
prophet
from Tishbe
town, “The
king
of
Samaria
is
sending
some
messengers
to
Ekron.
Go
and
meet
them
and
say
to
them, ‘Is
it
because
there
is
no
God
in
Israel
that
you
are
going
to
Ekron
to
ask Baalzebub,
the
god
of
those
people,
whether
you
will
recover?
Yahweh
says
that
you
should
tell
King
Ahaziah
that
he
will
not
recover
from
his
being
injured;
he
will
surely
die.’”
So
Elijah
went
to
meet
the
messengers
and
told
that
to
them,
and
they
returned
to
the
king
instead
of
going
to
Ekron.
The
king
asked
them, “Why
did
you
return
so
soon?”
They
replied, “A
man
came
to
meet
us,
and
said
to
us, ‘Return
to
the
king
who
sent
you
and
tell
him
that
Yahweh
says, “◄Is
it
because
there
no
God
in
Israel
that
you
are
sending
messengers
to
Ekron
to
consult Baalzebub,
their
god?/You
seem
to
think
there
is
no
God
in
Israel,
with
the
result
that
you
are
sending
messengers
to
Ekron
to
ask Baazebub,
their
god,
whether
you
will
recover.► [RHQ]
Go
tell
the
king
that
he
will
not
recover
from
being
injured;
instead,
he
will
surely
die.”’”
The
king
said
to
them, “The
man
who
came
to
meet
you
and
told
that
to
you,
what
did
he
look
like?”
They
replied, “He
was
a
hairy
man
and
he
had
a
wide
leather
belt
around
his
waist.”
The
king
exclaimed, “That
was
Elijah!”
Then
the
king
sent
an
officer
with 50
soldiers
to
seize
Elijah.
They
found
Elijah
sitting
on
the
top
of
a
hill.
The
officer
called
out
to
him, “Prophet,
the
king
commands
that
you
come
down
here!”
But
Elijah
replied, “I
am
a
prophet;
so,
I
command
that
fire
come
down
from
the
sky
and
burn
up
you
and
your 50
soldiers!”
Immediately,
fire
came
down
from
the
sky
and
completely
burned
up
the
officer
and
his 50
soldiers.
When
the
king
found
out
about
that,
he
sent
another
officer
with 50
more
soldiers.
They
went
to
where
Elijah
was,
and
the
officer
called
out
to
him, “Prophet,
the
king
commands
that
you
come
down
immediately!”
But
Elijah
replied, “I
am
a
prophet;
to
prove
that,
I
command
that
fire
come
down
from
the
sky
and
kill
you
and
your
soldiers!”
Then
a
fire
from
God
came
down
from
the
sky
and
killed
the
officer
and
his
soldiers.
When
the
king
heard
about
that
he
sent
another
officer
with 50
more
soldiers.
They
went
to
where
Elijah
was,
and
the
officer
prostrated
himself
in
front
of
Elijah,
and
said
to
him, “Prophet,
I
plead
with
you,
be
kind
to
me
and
my 50
soldiers,
and ◄do
not
kill
us/allow
us
to
remain
alive►!
We
know
that
two
times
fire
came
down
from
the
sky
and
killed
officers
and
the 50
soldiers
who
were
with
them.
So
now,
please
be
kind
to
me!”
Then
the
angel
from
Yahweh
said
to
Elijah, “Go
down
and
go
with
him.
Do
not
be
afraid
of
him.”
So
Elijah
went
with
them
to
the
king.
When
Elijah
arrived,
he
said
to
the
king, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘You
sent
messengers
to
go
to
Ekron
to
ask Baalzebub,
their
god,
whether
you
would
recover.
You
acted
as
though [RHQ]
there
is
no
God
in
Israel
to
consult.
So
you
will
not
recover
from
being
injured;
instead,
you
are
going
to
die!’”
So
Ahaziah
died,
which
is
what
Yahweh
told
Elijah
would
happen.
Ahaziah’s
younger
brother
Joram
became
the
new
king,
when
Jehoram,
the
son
of
Jehoshaphat,
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
two
years.
Ahaziah’s
brother
became
the
king
because
Ahaziah
had
no
son
to
become
the
king.
If
you
want
to
know
about
all
the
other
things
that
Ahaziah
did,
they
are [RHQ]
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
Elijah is taken up to heaven
When
Yahweh
was
about
to
take
the
prophet
Elijah
up
to
heaven
in
a ◄whirlwind/twisting
wind►,
Elijah
and
his
fellow
prophet
Elisha
were
traveling
south
from
Gilgal
town.
Elijah
said
to
Elisha, “Stay
here,
because
Yahweh
has
told
only
me
to
go
to
Bethel
town.”
But
Elisha
replied, “Just
as
certainly
as
Yahweh
lives
and
you
live,
I
will
not
leave
you!”
So
they
went
down
together
to
Bethel.
A
group
of
prophets
came
to
Elisha
and
Elijah
before
they
entered
the
town,
and
they
asked
Elisha, “Do
you
know
that
Yahweh
is
going
to
take
your
master/boss
Elijah
away
from
you
today?”
Elisha
answered, “Certainly
I
know
that,
but
don’t
talk
about
it!” [IDM]
Then
Elijah
said
to
Elisha, “Stay
here,
because
Yahweh
has
told
only
me
to
go
to
Jericho.”
But
Elisha
replied
again, “Just
as
certainly
as
Yahweh
lives
and
you
live,
I
will
not
leave
you!”
So
they
went
together
to
Jericho
city.
As
they neared
Jericho,
a
group
of
prophets
who
were
from
there
came
to
Elisha
and
said
to
him, “Do
you
know
that
Yahweh
is
going
to
take
your
master/boss
Elijah
away
from
you
today?”
He
answered
again, “Certainly
I
know
that,
but
don’t
talk
about
it!” [IDM]
Then
Elijah
said
to
Elisha, “Stay
here,
because
Yahweh
has
told
only
me
to
go
to
the
Jordan
River.”
But
again
Elisha
replied, “As
certainly
as
Yahweh
lives
and
you
live,
I
will
not
leave
you!”
So
they
continued
walking
together.
Fifty
men
from
a
group
of
prophets
who
were
from
Jericho
also
went,
but
they
watched
from
a
distance
as
Elijah
and
Elisha
stopped
at
the
edge
of
the
Jordan
River.
Then
Elijah
rolled
up
his
cloak
and
struck
the
water
with
it.
A
path
opened
up
for
them
through
the
river,
and
they
walked
across
as
though
they
were
on
dry
ground.
When
they
came
to
the
other
side,
Elijah
said
to
Elisha, “What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you
before ◄I
am
taken
away/Yahweh
takes
me
away►?”
Elisha
replied, “I
want
to
receive
twice
as
much
of
your
power
as
you
have
had, (OR
enable
me
to
very powerfully
continue
your
ministry).”
Elijah
replied, “You
have
asked
for
something
which
is
difficult
for
me
to
cause
to
happen.
But,
if
you
see
me
when ◄I
am
taken
from
you/Yahweh
takes
me
from
you►,
you
will
get
what
you
are requesting.
But
if
you
do
not
see
me,
then
you
will
not
get
it.”
As
they
were
walking
and
talking,
suddenly
a
chariot
that
had
fire
surrounding
it,
pulled
by
horses
which
also
had
fire
surrounding
them,
appeared.
The
chariot
driver
drove
the
chariot
between
Elijah
and
Elisha
and
separated
them.
Then
Elijah
was
taken
up
to
heaven
in
a ◄whirlwind/twisting
wind►.
Elisha
saw
it.
He
cried
out, “My
father/master!
My
father/master!
The
chariots
of
us Israeli
people
and
their drivers
have
taken
my
master
away!”
They
disappeared
into
the
sky,
and
Elisha
never
saw
Elijah
again.
Then
Elisha
tore
his
own
robe
into
two
pieces
to
show
that
he
was
sad.
Elijah’s
cloak
had
fallen
off
when
he
was
taken
away,
so
Elisha
picked
it
up
and
returned
to
the
bank
of
the
Jordan
River.
He
rolled
up
the
cloak
and
struck
the
water
with
it,
and
cried
out, “Will
Yahweh,
the
God
who
enabled
Elijah
to
perform
miracles,
enable
me
to
do
similar
things?”
Then
the
water
separated,
and
a
path
opened
up
for
him,
and
Elisha
went
across.
When
the
group
of
prophets
from
Jericho
saw
what
happened,
they
exclaimed, “Elisha
now
has
the
power
that
Elijah
had!” [MTY]
They
walked
over
to
him
and
bowed
down
in
front
of
him.
One
of
them
said, “Sir,
if
you
permit
us, 50
of
our
strongest
men
will
go
and
search
for
your
master
on
the
other
side
of
the
river.
Perhaps
the
Spirit
of
Yahweh
has
left
him
on
some
mountain
or
in
some
valley.”
Elisha
replied, “No,
do
not
send
them.”
But
they
kept insisting.
Finally
he
was
tired
of
saying “No,”
and
he
said, “Okay,
send
them.”
So 50
men
searched
for
three
days,
but
they
did
not
find
Elijah.
They
returned
to
Jericho,
and
Elisha
was
still
there.
He
said
to
them, “I
told
you
that
you
should
not
go,
because
you
would
not
find
him!” [RHQ]
Elisha
made
the
water
pure
Then
the
leaders
of
Jericho
city
came
to
talk
with
Elisha.
One
of
them
said, “Our
master,
we
have
a
problem.
You
can
see
that
this
is
a
very
nice
place
to
live
in.
But
the
water
is
bad,
and
as
a
result,
crops
will
not
grow
on
the
land.”
Elisha
said
to
them, “Put
some
salt
in
a
new
bowl
and
bring
the
bowl
to
me.”
So
they
brought
it
to
him.
Then
he
went
out
to
the
spring
from
which
the
people
in
the
town
got
water.
He
threw
the
salt
into
the
spring.
Then
he
said, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘I
have
made
this
water
good/pure.
No
longer
will
anyone
die,
from
having
drunk
this
water,
and
now
crops
will
be
able
to
grow.’” [LIT]
And
the
water
became
pure,
just
as
Elisha
said
it
would
be.
Since
that
time
it
has
always
remained
pure.
Elisha
cursed
boys
who
made fun
of
him
Elisha
left
Jericho
and
went
up
to
Bethel.
As
he
was
walking
along
the
road,
a
group
of
young
boys
from
Bethel
saw
him
and
started
to
make fun
of
him.
They
continued
shouting, “Go
away,
you bald-headed
man!”
Elisha
turned
around
and
looked/glared
at
them.
He
asked
Yahweh
to ◄curse
them/do
something
bad
to
them►.
Immediately
two
bears
came
out
of
the
woods
and mauled
forty-two
of
them.
Elisha
left
Bethel
and
went
to
Carmel
Mountain,
and
after
that
he
returned
to
Samaria
city.
The war between Israel and Moab
After
Jehoshaphat
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 18
years,
Ahab’s
son
Joram
became
the
king
of
Israel.
He
ruled
in
Samaria
city
for
twelve
years.
He
did
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil,
but
he
did
not
do
as
much
evil
as
his
father
and
mother
had
done,
and
he
got
rid
of
the
pillar
for
worshiping
Baal
which
his
father
had
made.
But
he
committed
the
sins
that
King
Jeroboam
had
committed
and
which
led
the Israeli
people
to
sin,
and
he
did
not
stop
committing
those
sins.
Mesha,
the
king
of
Moab,
raised
sheep.
Every
year
he
was
forced
to
give 100,000
lambs
and
the
wool
from 100,000
rams
to
the
king
of
Israel,
because
his
kingdom
was
controlled
by
the
king
of
Israel.
But
after
King
Ahab
died,
Mesha
rebelled
against
the
king
of
Israel.
So
King
Joram
left
Samaria
and
gathered
together
all
his
soldiers.
Then
he
sent
this
message
to
Jehoshaphat,
the
king
of
Judah: “The
king
of
Moab
has
rebelled
against
me.
So
will
your
army
join
my
army
and
fight
against
the
army
of
Moab?”
Jehoshaphat
replied, “Yes,
we
will
help
you.
We
are
ready
to
do
whatever
you
want
us
to.
My
soldiers
and
my
horses
are
ready
to
help
you.”
He
asked, “On
which
road
shall
we
march
to
attack
them?”
Joram
replied, “We
will
go
south
to
Jerusalem,
where
your
army
will
join
us.
Then
we
will
all
go
south
of
the
Dead
Sea,
and
then
turn
north
through
the
Edom
Desert.”
So
the
king
of
Israel
and
his
army
went
with
the
kings
of
Judah
and
Edom
and
their
armies.
They
marched
for
seven
days.
Then
there
was
no
water
left
for
their
soldiers
or
for
their
animals
that
carried
supplies.
The
king
of
Israel
exclaimed, “This
is
a
terrible
situation!
It
seems
that
Yahweh
will
allow
the
three
of
us
to
be
captured
by
the
army
of [MTY]
Moab!”
Jehoshaphat
said, “Is
there
a
prophet
here
who
can
ask
Yahweh
for
us
what
we
should
do?”
One
of Joram’s
army
officers
said, “Elisha,
the
son
of
Shaphat,
is
here.
He
was
Elijah’s
assistant.” [IDM]
Jehoshaphat
said, “
It
will
be
good
to
ask
him,
because
he
speaks
what
Yahweh
tells
him
to
say.”
So
those
three
kings
went
to
Elisha.
Elisha
said
to
the
king
of
Israel, “Why
do
you
come
to
me [RHQ]?
Go
and
ask
those
prophets
that
your
father
and
mother
consulted!”
But
Joram
replied, “No,
we
want
you
to
ask
Yahweh,
because
it
seems
that
Yahweh
is
going
to
allow
us
three
kings
to
be
captured
by
the
army
of
Moab.”
Elisha
replied, “I
serve
Yahweh,
the
commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
in
heaven.
As
surely
as
he
lives,
if
I
did
not
respect
Jehoshaphat
the
king
of
Judah,
I
would
not
even
think
about
doing
anything
to
help
you.
But,
bring
a
musician
to
me.”
So
they
did
that.
And
when
the
musician
played
on
his
harp,
the
power
of
Yahweh
came
on
Elisha.
He
said, “Yahweh
says
that
he
will
cause
this
dry stream-bed
to
be
full
of
water.
The
result
will
be
that
your
soldiers
and
your
animals
that
carry
supplies
and
your
livestock
will
have
plenty
of
water
to
drink.
That
is
not
difficult
for
Yahweh
to
do.
But
he
will
do
more
than
that.
He
will
also
enable
you
to
defeat
the
army
of
Moab.
You
will
conquer
all
their
beautiful
cities,
cities
that
have
high
walls
around
them.
You
must
cut
down
all
their
fruit
trees,
stop
water
from
flowing
from
their
springs,
and
ruin
their
fertile
fields
by
covering
them
with
rocks.”
The
next
morning,
at
the
time
when
they
offered
the
sacrifices
of
grain,
they
were
surprised
to
see
water
flowing
from
Edom
and
covering
the
ground.
When
the
people
of
Moab
heard
that
the
three
kings
had
come
with
their
armies
to
fight
against
them,
all
the
men
who
were
able
to
fight
in
battles,
from
the
youngest
men
to
the
oldest
ones,
were
summoned,
and
they ◄took
their
positions/prepared
to
fight►
at
the
southern
border
of
their
land.
But
when
they
rose
early
the
next
morning,
they
saw
that
the
water
across
from
them
appeared
to
be
as
red
as
blood.
They
exclaimed, “It
is
blood!
The
three
enemy
armies
must
have
fought
and
killed
each
other!
So
let’s
go
and
take
everything
that
they
have
left!”
But
when
they
reached
the
area
where
the Israeli
soldiers
had
set
up
their
tents,
the Israelis
attacked
the
soldiers
from
Moab
and
forced
them
to
retreat.
The Israeli
soldiers
pursued
the
soldiers
from
Moab
and
killed
many
of
them.
The Israelis
also
destroyed
their
cities.
And
whenever
they
passed
fertile
fields,
they
threw
rocks
on
those
fields,
until
the
fields
were
covered
with
rocks.
They
stopped
water
from
flowing
from
the
springs
and
cut
down
the
fruit
trees.
Finally,
only
the
capital
city,
Kir-Hareseth,
remained.
The Israeli
soldiers
who
threw
stones
with
slings
surrounded
the
city
and
attacked
it.
When
the
king
of
Moab
realized
that
his
army
was
being
defeated,
he
took
with
him 700
men
who
fought
with
swords,
and
they
tried
to
force
a
way
through
the Israeli
lines
of
soldiers
to
escape
to
get
help
from
the
king
of
Syria,
but
they
were
unable
to
escape.
Then
the
king
of
Moab
took
his
oldest
son,
who
would
have
become
the
next
king,
and
killed
him
and
offered
him
for
a
sacrifice
to
their
god
Chemosh,
burning
him
on
top
of
the
city
wall.
The Israeli
soldiers
were
horrified,
with
the
result
that
they
left
that
city
and
returned
to
their
own
country.
Elisha helped a poor widow
One
day
the
widow
of
one
of
Yahweh’s
prophets
came
to
Elisha
and
cried
out
to
him, “My
husband,
who
worked
with
you,
is
dead.
You
know
that
he
revered
Yahweh
very
much.
But
now
a
man
to
whom
he owed
a
lot
of
money
has
come
to
me.
And
because
I
cannot
pay
back
the
money,
he
is threatening
to
take
away
my
two
sons
to
be
his
slaves
as
payment
for
what
I owe
him!”
Elisha
replied, “What
can
I
do
to
help
you?
Tell
me,
what
do
you
have
in
your
house?”
She
replied, “We
have
only
a
container
of
olive
oil;
we
have
nothing
else.”
Elisha
said, “Go
to
your
neighbors
and
borrow
from
them
as
many
empty
jars
as
you
can.
Then
take
the
jars
into
your
house
with
your
sons.
Shut
the
door.
Then
pour
olive
oil
from
your
container
into
the
other
jars.
When
each
jar
is
full,
set
it
aside
and
fill
another
jar.
Keep
doing
that
until
all
the
jars
are
full.”
So
she
did
what
Elisha
told
her
to
do.
Her
sons
kept
bringing
jars
to
her,
and
she
kept
filling
them.
Soon
all
the
jars
were
full.
So
she
said
to
one
of
her
sons, “Bring
me
another
jar!”
But
he
replied, “There
are
no
more
jars!”
And
then
the
olive
oil
stopped
flowing.
When
she
told
Elijah
what
had
happened,
he
said
to
her, “Now
sell
the
jars
of
oil.
And
with
the
money
you
get,
pay
what
you owe,
and
there
will
be
enough extra
money
to
keep
buying
food
for
yourself
and
your
sons.”
So
she
did
that.
Elisha
caused
the
son
of
the
woman
from
Shunem
to
become
alive
again
One
day
Elisha
went
to
Shunem
town.
There
was
a
wealthy
woman
who
lived
there
with
her
husband.
One
day
she
invited
Elisha
to
her
house
for
a
meal.
Elisha
went
there
and
from
then
on,
every
time
Elisha
was
in
Shunem,
he
went
to
their
house
to
eat
a
meal.
One
day
the
woman
said
to
her
husband, “I
am
sure
that
this
man
who
often
comes
here
is
a
prophet
who
brings
messages
from
God.
I
think
we
should
make
a
small
room
for
him
on
our
flat
roof,
and
put
a
bed,
a
table,
a
chair,
and
a
lamp
in
it.
If
we
do
that,
whenever
he
comes
here,
he
will
have
a
place
to
stay.”
So
they
did
that.
One
day
Elisha
returned
to
Shunem,
and
he
went
up
to
that
room
to
rest.
He
said
to
his
servant
Gehazi, “Tell
the
woman
that
I
want
to
speak
to
her.”
So
the
servant
went
and
told
her.
When
she
came
to
the
doorway
of
Elisha’s
room,
Elisha
said
to
Gehazi, “Tell
her
that
we
both appreciate
all
the
kind
things
that
she
has
done
for
us.
Then
ask
her
what
we
can
do
for
her.
Ask, ‘Do
you
want
me
to
go
to
the
king
or
the
army
commander,
to
request
something
for
you?’”
Gehazi
told
her,
and
she
replied, “No,
he
does
not
need
to
do
that,
because
my
family/relatives
are
able
to
give
me
what
I
need.”
Later,
Elisha
asked
Gehazi, “What
do
you
think
that
we
can
do
for
that
woman?”
He
replied, “She
does
not
have
a
son,
and
her
husband
is
an
old
man.
So
maybe
we
should
ask
Yahweh
to
enable
her
to
have
a
son.”
Elisha
told
Gehazi, “Call
her
back
again.”
So
Gehazi
went
and
called
her.
And
when
the
woman
returned,
as
she
stood
in
the
doorway,
Elisha
said
to
her, “About
this
time
next
year
you
will
be
holding
your
infant
son
in
your
arms.”
But
she
protested, “O,
sir,
you
are
a
prophet
who
brings
messages
from
God,
so
please
do
not
deceive/lie
to
me
by
saying
things
like
that!”
But
a
few
months
later,
the
woman
became
pregnant,
and
she
gave
birth
to
a
son
at
that
time
the
following
year,
just
like
Elisha
had
predicted.
When
the
child
was
older,
one
day
he
went
out
to
the
fields
to
see
his
father,
who
was
working
with
the
men
who
were
harvesting
grain.
Suddenly
the
boy
exclaimed, “My
head
hurts!
My
head
hurts
a
lot!”
His
father
said
to
one
of
the
servants, “Carry
him
home
to
his
mother!”
So
the
servant
carried
him
home,
and
his
mother
held
him
on
her
lap.
But
at noontime
the
boy
died.
She
carried
him
up
the
steps
to
the
prophet’s
room
and
laid
him
on
the
bed.
She
left
him
there
and
went
out
and
shut
the
door.
She
then
called
out
to
her
husband,
saying, “Send
to
me
one
of
the
servants
and
a
donkey,
so
that
I
can
ride
on
it
quickly
to
the
prophet,
and
then
come
back!”
But
she
did
not
tell
her
husband
that
their
son
had
died.
Her
husband
called
out
to
her
and
said, “Why
do
you
want
to
go
today?
This
is
not
the
day
when
we
celebrate
the
Festival
of
the
New
Moon,
and
it
is
not
a
Sabbath
day!”
But
she
only
replied, “
Just
do
what
I
requested
and
everything
will
be
all
right.”
So
she
told
the
servant
to
put saddles
on
two
donkeys,
and
as
they
left,
she
said, “Hurry!
Do
not
slow
down
unless t
tell
you
to
do
that!”
As
they
approached
Carmel
Mountain,
where
Elisha
was,
Elisha
saw
her
in
the
distance.
He
said
to
Gehazi, “Look,
the
woman
from
Shunem
is
coming!
Run
to
her,
and
ask
her
if
everything
is
all
right
with
her
and
her
husband
and
with
her
child!”
So
Gehazi
ran
to
her
and
asked
her,
but
she
did
not
tell
Gehazi
anything.
She
only
said, “Yes,
everything
is
fine.”
But
when
she
came
to
where
Elisha
was,
she
prostrated
herself
on
the
ground
in
front
of
Elisha
and
took
hold
of
his
feet.
Gehazi
started
to
push
her
away,
but
Elisha
said, “◄Do
not
push
her
away/Leave
her
alone►!
Something
is
troubling
her
very
much,
but
Yahweh
has
not
told
me
what
it
is.”
Then
she
said
to
Elisha, “O,
sir,
I
did
not
ask
you
to
enable
me
to
give
birth
to
a
son [RHQ].
And
I
told
you
not
to
lie
to
me
about
that!” [RHQ]
Then
Elisha
realized
that
something
must
have
happened
to
her
son.
So
he
said
to
Gehazi, “Get
ready
to
leave
immediately.
Take
my
staff/walking
stick
and
go
to
her
home.
Do
not
stop
to
talk
to
anyone
on
the
way.
Go
quickly
to
where
her
son
is
and
lay
the
staff
on
the
child’s
face.
If
you
do
that,
perhaps
Yahweh
will
enable
him
to
be
well.”
But
the
boy’s
mother
said, “Just
as
certain
as
Yahweh
lives
and
you
live,
I
will
not
go
home
if
you
do
not
go
with
me.”
So
Elisha
returned
with
her
to
her
home.
Gehazi
hurried
quickly,
and
when
he
got
to
the
woman’s
home,
he
laid
the
staff/walking
stick
on
the
child’s
face,
but
the
child
did
not
move
or
say
anything.
So
Gehazi
returned
to
meet
Elisha
along
the
road,
and
told
him, “The
child
is
still
dead.”
When
Elisha
reached
the
house,
he
saw
that
the
boy
was
lying
dead
on
his
bed.
Elisha
went
into
the
room
by
himself
and
shut
the
door
and
prayed
to
Yahweh.
Then
he
lay
down
on
the
boy’s
body,
and
put
his
mouth
on
the
boy’s
mouth,
and
put
his
eyes
on
the
boy’s
eyes,
and
put
his
hands
on
the
boy’s
hands.
Then
the
boy’s
body
started
to
become
warm!
Elisha
got
up
and
walked
back
and
forth
in
the
room
several
times.
Then
he
stretched
his
body
on
the
boy’s
body
again.
The
boy
sneezed
seven
times
and
opened
his
eyes!
Then
Elisha
summoned
Gehazi.
He
said, “Call
the
boy’s
mother!”
So
Gehazi
went
and
called
her,
and
when
she
came
in,
Elisha
said, “Here,
take
your
son!”
She
gratefully
prostrated
herself
at
Elisha’s
feet.
Then
she
picked
up
her
son
and
carried
him downstairs.
Elisha
made
some
stew
edible
Then
Elisha
returned
to
Gilgal.
But
at
that
time
there
was ◄a
famine/very
little
food►
in
that
area.
One
day
as
the
group
of
prophets
was
sitting
in
front
of
Elisha
listening
to
what
he
was
teaching,
he
said
to
his
servant, “Put
a
large
pot
on
the
stove
and
make
some
stew
for
these
men.”
One
of
the
prophets
went
out
to
the
fields
to
gather
some
vegetables.
But
he
gathered
only
some
wild
gourds
and
put
them
in
his
cloak
and
brought
them
back.
He shredded
them
and
put
them
in
the
pot,
but
he
did
not
know
that
the
gourds
were
poisonous.
He
served
the
stew
to
the
prophets,
but
after
the
men
had
eaten
only
a
couple
bites,
they
cried
out, “Elisha,
there
is
something
in
the
pot
that
will
kill
us!”
So
they
would
not
eat
it.
Elisha
said, “Bring
me
some
flour.”
They
brought
him
some,
and
he
threw
it
in
the
pot
and
he
said, “It
is
all
right
now.
You
can
eat
it.”
And
they
ate
it,
and
it
did
not
harm
them.
Elisha
multiplied
food
for
the
prophets
One
day
a
man
from
Baal-Shalishah
town
brought
to
Elisha
a
sack
of
freshly
cut
grain
and 20
loaves
of
barley
bread,
made
from
the
first
grain
that
they
harvested
that
year.
Elisha
said
to
his
servant, “Give
it
to
the
group
of
prophets,
so
that
they
can
eat
it.”
But
his
servant
exclaimed, “Do
you
think
that
we
can
feed 100
of
us
prophets
with
only
that
much?” [RHQ]
But
Elisha
replied, “Give
it
to
the
prophets
so
that
they
can
eat
it,
because
Yahweh
says
that
there
will
be
plenty
for
all
of
them,
and
there
will
be
some
left
over!”
After
his
servant
gave
it
to
the
prophets,
they
ate
all
that
they
wanted,
and
there
was
food
left
over,
just
as
Yahweh
had
promised.
Naaman was healed of leprosy
A
man
named
Naaman
was
the
commander
of
the
army
of
Syria.
Yahweh
had
enabled
him
to
win
many
victories/battles.
He
was
a
great
warrior,
and
as
a
result
the
king
of
Syria
greatly
respected
him.
But
he
had ◄leprosy/a
dreaded
skin
disease►.
Some
time
previously,
groups
of
soldiers/marauders
from
Syria
had
raided/attacked
the
land
of
Israel,
and
they
had
captured
a
young
girl
and
taken
her
to
Syria.
She
became
a
servant
for
Naaman’s
wife.
One
day,
that
girl
said
to
her, “I
wish
that ◄my
master/your
husband►
would
go
to
see
the
prophet
in
Samaria.
That
prophet
would
heal
your
husband
from
his
leprosy.”
Naaman’s
wife
told
her
husband
what
the
girl
from
Israel
had
said,
and
Naaman
told
that
to
the
king.
The
king
said
to
him, “Okay,
go
and
see
the
prophet.
I
will
write
a
letter
for
you
to
take
to
the
king
of
Israel,
saying
that
I
sent
you.”
The
king
wrote
in
the
letter, “I
am
sending
this
letter
with
my
army
commander
Naaman,
who
serves
me
faithfully.
I
want
you
to
heal
him
of
his
disease.”
So
Naaman,
assuming/thinking
that
the
king
of
Israel
was
the
prophet,
took
the
letter
and 750
pounds
of
silver, 150
pounds
of
gold,
and
ten
sets
of
clothing,
to
give
to
the
king
of
Israel,
and
he
went
to
Samaria,
taking
along
several
servants.
When
he
arrived
in
Samaria,
he
gave
the
letter
to
the
king
of
Israel.
The
king
read
the
letter.
Then,
being
very
dismayed,
the
king
tore
his
clothes
and
said, “I
am
not
God [RHQ]!
I
am
not
able
to
enable
people
to
live
or
to
die [RHQ]!
Why
does
the
king
who
wrote
this
letter
request
me
to
cure
this
man
of
his
leprosy?
I
think
that
he
is
just
wanting
to
start
a
fight
with
me!”
But
the
prophet
Elisha
heard
that
the
king
of
Israel
had
torn
his
robe
and
said
that.
So
he
sent
a
message
to
the
king,
saying, “Why
are
you
upset/frustrated [RHQ]?
Send
Naaman
to
me,
and
he
will
find
out
that
because
I
am
a
true
prophet
here
in
Israel,
I
can
help/heal
him.”
So
Naaman
went
with
his
horses
and
chariots
to
Elisha’s
house
and
waited
outside
the
door.
But
Elisha
did
not
come
to
the
door.
Instead,
he
sent
a
messenger
to
Naaman,
to
tell
him, “Go
to
the
Jordan
River
and
wash
yourself
seven
times
in
the
river.
Then
your
skin
will
be
restored/healed,
and
you
will
no
longer
have
leprosy.”
But
Naaman
became
very
angry.
He
said, “I
thought
that
surely
he
would
wave
his
hand
over
the
leprosy,
and
pray
to
Yahweh
his
god,
and
heal
me!
Surely
the
Abana
River
and
the
Pharpar
River
in
Damascus
in
my
own
country
of
Syria
are [RHQ]
better
than
any
of
the
rivers
in
Israel!
Why
can
I
not
wash
in
those
rivers
and
be
healed?” [RHQ]
So
he
turned
and
walked
away
with
great
anger/disgust.
But
his
servants
came
to
him,
and
one
of
them
said, “Sir,
if
that
prophet
had
told
you
to
do
something
difficult,
you
would
certainly [RHQ]
have
done
it.
So
you
should
certainly
do
what
he
says
and
wash
in
the
Jordan
River
to
be
healed!” [RHQ]
So
Naaman
went
down
to
the
Jordan
River
and
washed
himself
seven
times,
as ◄the
prophet/Elisha►
told
him
to
do.
Then
his
skin
was
restored/healed,
and
it
became
healthy/smooth,
like
the
skin
of
a
young
child.
Then
Naaman
and
those
who
were
with
him
went
back
to
talk
to
Elisha.
They
stood
in
front
of
him,
and
Naaman
said, “Now
I
know
that
there
are
no real
gods
anywhere
else
in
the
world,
but
there
is
a
God
here
in
Israel!
So
now
please
accept
these
gifts
that
I
have
brought
to
you!”
But
Elisha
replied, “Just
as
certainly
as
Yahweh,
the
one
whom
I
serve,
lives,
I
will
not
accept
any
gifts.”
Naaman
kept
urging
him
to
accept
the
gifts,
but
Elisha
kept
refusing.
Then
Naaman
said, “Okay,
but
I
have
one
request.
This
dirt
here
in
Israel
is
holy,
so
please
allow
me
to
take
some
dirt
from
this
place
and
put
it
in
sacks
on
two
mules.
Then
I
will
take
it
back
home
with
me
and
make
an
altar
on
this
dirt.
From
now
on,
I
will
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
on
that
altar.
I
will
not
offer
sacrifices
to
any
other
god.
However,
when
my
master,
the
king,
goes
into
the
temple
of
the
god
Rimmon
to
worship
him/it
there,
and
he
is
leaning
on
my
arm,
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
forgive
me
because
I
will
have
to
bow
down,
too.”
Elisha
replied, “Go
home,
and
do
not
worry
about
that.”
So
Naaman
and
his
servants
started
to
travel
home.
Elisha
cursed
Gehazi
for
being
greedy
But
then
Elisha’s
servant
Gehazi
said
to
himself, “It
is
not
good
that
my
master
allowed
this
Syrian
man
to
leave
like
this.
He
should
have
accepted
his
gifts.
So
just
as
certainly
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
will
go
and
catch
up
with
Naaman
and
get
something
from
him.”
So
Gehazi
hurried
to
catch
up
with
Naaman.
When
Naaman
saw
Gehazi
running
toward
him,
he
stopped
the
chariot
in
which
he
was
riding, jumped
out,
and
went
to
see
what
Gehazi
wanted.
He
asked
him, “Is
everything
all
right?”
Gehazi
replied, “Yes,
but
two
young
prophets
from
the hilly
area
where
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
live
have
just
arrived.
Elisha
has
sent
me
to
tell
you
that
he
would
like 75
pounds
of
silver
and
two
sets
of
clothing
to
give
to
them.”
Naaman
replied, “Certainly!
You
can
have 150
pounds
of
silver!”
He
urged
Gehazi
to
take
it.
He
also
gave
him
two
sets
of
clothing.
He
tied
up
the
silver
in
two
bags
and
gave
them
to
two
of
his
servants
to
carry
back
to
Elisha.
But
when
they
arrived
at
the
hill
where
Elisha
lived,
Gehazi
took
the
silver
and
the
clothes
from
Naaman’s
servants
and
sent
the
servants
back
to
Naaman.
Then
he
took
those
things
into
his
house
and
hid
them.
When
he
went
to
Elisha,
Elisha
asked
him, “Where
did
you
go,
Gehazi?”
Gehazi
replied, “I
did
not
go
anywhere.”
Elisha
asked
him,
“o
you
not
realize
that
my
spirit
was
there
when
Naaman
got
out
of
his
chariot
to
talk
with
you?
This
is
certainly
not [RHQ]
the
time
to
accept
gifts
of
money
and
clothes
and
olive
groves
and
vineyards
and
sheep
and
oxen
and
servants!
Because
you
have
done
this,
you
and
your
children
and
all
your
descendants,
forever,
will
have
leprosy
just
like
Naaman
had!”
And
when
Gehazi
left
the
room,
he
was
a
leper!
His
skin
was
as
white
as
snow!
The axe head floated
One
day
a
group
of
prophets
said
to
Elisha, “Look,
this
place
where
we
meet
together
with
you
is
very
small.
Allow
us
to
go
to
the
Jordan
River
and
cut
down
some
trees
to
make
logs
to
build
a
new
meeting
place.”
So
Elisha
said, “Okay,
go.”
One
of
them
said
to
Elisha, “Please
come
with
us.”
So
Elisha
replied, “Okay,
I
will
go
with
you.”
So
they
went
together.
When
they
reached
the
Jordan
River,
they
cut
down
some
trees.
But
while
one
of
them
was
cutting
down
a
tree,
suddenly
the
axe
head
separated
from
the
handle
and
fell
into
the
water.
He
cried
out
to
Elisha, “O,
Master,
what
shall
I
do?
The
axe
is
not
mine;
I
borrowed
it!”
Elisha
replied, “Where
did
it
fall
into
the
water?”
After
the
man
showed
him
the
place,
Elisha
cut
off
a
stick,
and
threw
it
into
the
water,
and
caused
the
iron
axe
head
to
float
on
top
of
the
water.
Elisha
said, “Take
it
out
of
the
water.”
So
the
man
reached
his
hand
down
and
picked
up
the
axe
head.
Elisha
tricked
the
army
of
Syria
Whenever
the
king
of
Syria
prepared
to
send
his
army
to
fight
against
Israel,
he
first
consulted
his
officers,
and
then
told
them
where
they
should
set
up
their
tents.
But
each
time,
Elisha
would
send
a
message
to
warn
the
king
of
Israel,
telling
him
where
the
army
of
Syria
was
planning
to
attack
them,
saying, “Be
sure
that
your
army
does
not
go
near
that
place,
because
the
army
of
Syria
has
set
up
their
tents
there.”
So
the
king
of
Israel
would
send
messengers
to
warn
the
people
who
lived
in
that
place,
and
the
people
would
remain
on
guard.
That
happened
several
times.
The
king
of
Syria
was
very
upset/disturbed/angry
about
that.
So
he
summoned
his
army
officers
and
said
to
them, “Obviously
one
of
you
is ◄betraying
us/revealing
our
plans►
to
the
king
of
Israel.
Which
one
of
you
is
doing
it?”
One
of
his
officers
answered, “Your
Majesty,
it
is
not
one
of
us.
Elisha
the
prophet
knows
what
we
plan
to
do,
and
he
tells
the
king
of
Israel
everything.
He
even
knows
what
you
say
in
your
own
bedroom!”
The
king
of
Syria
replied, “Go
and
find
out
where
he
is,
and
I
will
send
some
men
there
to
capture
him.”
Someone
told
him, “People
say
that
he
is
in
Dothan
town
north
of
Samaria.”
So
the
king
sent
a
large
group
of
soldiers
to
Dothan
with
horses
and
chariots.
They
arrived
at
night
and
surrounded
the
town.
Early
the
next
morning,
Elisha’s
servant
got
up
and
went
outside
the
house.
He
saw
the
soldiers
of
Syria
with
their
horses
and
chariots
surrounding
the
town.
So
he
went
inside
the
house
and
reported
it
to
Elisha
and
exclaimed, “O,
sir!
What
are
we
going
to
do?”
Elisha
replied, “Do
not
be
afraid!
Those
who
will
be
helping
us
will
be
more
than
those
who
will
be
helping
them!”
Then
he
prayed, “Yahweh,
I
request
that
you
open
my
servant’s
eyes
in
order
that
he
can
see
what
is
out
there!”
So
Yahweh
enabled
the
servant
to
look
out
and
see
that
surrounding
the
hill
on
which
the
town
was
built
was
a
huge
number
of
horses,
and
chariots
made
of
fire!
When
the
army
of
Syria
prepared
to
attack
Elisha,
he
prayed
again,
saying, “Yahweh,
cause
all
these
soldiers
to
become
blind!”
Yahweh
answered
his
prayer
and
caused
them
to
be
unable
to
see
clearly.
Then
Elisha
went
to
them
and
said, “You
are
not
on
the
right
road;
this
is
not
the
city
that
you
are
searching
for.
I
will
take
you
to
the
man
whom
you
are
searching
for.”
But
he
led
them
to
Samaria,
the
capital
of
Israel!
As
soon
as
they
entered
Samaria,
Elisha
prayed
again,
saying, “Yahweh,
now
enable
these
soldiers
to
see
correctly
again!”
So
Yahweh
enabled
them
to
see
correctly,
and
they
were
surprised
to
see
that
they
were
inside
Samaria
city.
When
the
king
of
Israel
saw
them,
he
said
to
Elisha, “Sir,
shall
I
tell
my
soldiers
to
kill
them?
Shall
we
kill
all
of
them?”
Elisha
replied, “No,
you
must
not
kill
them.
If
your
army
captured
many
of
your
enemies
in
a
battle,
you
would
certainly
not [RHQ]
kill
them.
Give
these
men
something
to
eat
and
drink,
and
then
allow
them
to
return
to
their
king.”
So
the
king
of
Israel
did
that.
He
told
his
servants
to
provide
a
big
feast
for
them.
And
when
they
had
eaten
and
drunk
plenty,
he
sent
them
away.
They
returned
to
the
king
of
Syria
and
told
him
what
had
happened.
So
for
a
while
after
that,
soldiers
from
Syria
stopped raiding/attacking
towns
in
Israel.
The
army
of
Syria
surrounded
Samaria
But
some
time
later,
Ben-Hadad,
the
king
of
Syria,
assembled
his
entire
army,
and
they
went
to
Samaria
and
surrounded
the
city
for
a
long
time.
Because
of
that,
after
a
while
there
was
hardly
any
food
left
inside
the
city,
with
the
result
that
eventually
a
donkey’s
head,
which
was
usually
worthless,
cost
eighty
pieces
of
silver,
and ◄one
cup/0.3 liter►
of
dove’s
dung
cost
five
pieces
of
silver.
One
day
when
the
king
of
Israel
was
walking
on
top
of
the
city
wall,
a
woman
cried
out
to
him, “Your
Majesty,
help
me!”
He
replied, “If
Yahweh
will
not
help
you,
I
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
help
you.
I
certainly [RHQ]
do
not
have
any
wheat
or
wine!
What
is
your
problem?”
She
replied, “Several
days
ago,
that
woman
over
there
said
to
me, ‘
Because
we
have
nothing
left
to
eat,
let’s
kill
your
son
today,
in
order
that
we
can
eat
his
flesh.
Then
tomorrow
we
can
kill
my
son
and
eat
his
flesh.’
So
we
killed
my
son
and
cut
his
body
up
and
boiled
his
flesh
and
ate
it.
The
next
day,
I
said
to
her, ‘Now
give
your
son
to
me,
in
order
that
we
can
kill
him
and
cook
his
flesh
and
eat
it.’
But
she
has
hidden
her
son!”
When
the
king
heard
what
the
woman
said,
he
tore
his
robe
to
show
that
he
was
very
distressed.
The
people
who
were
standing
close
to
the
wall
were
able
to
see
that
the
king
was
wearing
rough
cloth
underneath
his
robe
because
he
was
very
distressed.
The
king
exclaimed, “I
wish/hope
that
God
will
strike
me
dead
if
I
do
not
cut
off
the
head
of
Elisha
today,
because
he
is
the
one
who
has
caused
these
terrible
things
to
happen
to
us!”
So
the
king
sent
an
officer
to
get
Elisha.
Before
the
officer
arrived,
Elisha
was
sitting
in
his
house
with
some Israeli
elders
who
were
talking
with
him.
Elisha
said
to
them, “That
murderer,
the
king
of
Israel,
is
sending
someone
here
to
kill
me.
Listen:
When
he
arrives,
shut
the
door
and
do
not
allow
him
to
come
in.
And
the
king
will
be
coming
right
behind
that
officer!”
And
while
he
was
still
speaking,
the
king
and
the
officer
arrived.
The
king
said, “It
is
Yahweh
who
has
caused
us
to
have
all
this
trouble/suffering. ◄Why
should
I
wait
any
longer [RHQ]
for
him
to
do
something
to
help
us?/It
is
useless
for
me
to
wait
any
longer
for
him
to
help
us!►”
Elisha
replied
to
the
king, “Listen
to
what
Yahweh
says: ‘He
says
that
by
this
time
tomorrow,
at
the marketplace
here
in
Samaria,
you
will
be
able
to
buy ◄ten
pounds/five kg.►
of
fine
wheat
or ◄20
pounds/ten kg.►
of
barley
for
only
one
piece
of
silver.’”
The
king’s
officer
said
to
Elijah, “That
cannot
happen!
Even
if
Yahweh
himself
would
open
the
windows
of
the
sky
and
send
grain
down
to
us,
that
certainly
could
not [RHQ]
happen!”
Elisha
replied, “
Because
you
said
that,
you [SYN]
will
see
it
happen,
but
you
will
not
be
able
to
eat
any
of
the
food!”
The
Syrian
army
became
frightened
and
left
That
day
there
were
four
men
who
had ◄leprosy/a
dreaded
skin
disease►
who
were
sitting
outside
the
gate
of
Samaria
city.
They
said
to
each
other, “◄Why
should
we
wait
here
until
we
die?/
It
is ridiculous
for
us
to
wait
here
until
we
die.► [RHQ]
If
we
go
into
the
city,
we
will
die
there,
because
there
is
no
food
there.
If
we
remain
sitting
here,
we
will
die
here.
So
let’s
go
to
where
the
army
of
Syria
has
set
up
their
tents.
If
they
kill
us,
we
will
die.
But
if
they
allow
us
to
remain
alive,
we
will
not
die.”
So
when
it
was
getting
dark,
those
four
men
went
to
the
camp
where
the
army
of
Syria
had
set
up
their
tents.
But
when
they
reached
the
camp,
they
saw
that
there
was
no
one
there!
What
had
happened
was
that
Yahweh
had
caused
the
army
of
Syria
to
hear
something
that
sounded
like
a
large
army
marching
with
chariots
and
horses.
So
they
said
to
each
other, “Listen!
The
king
of
Israel
has
hired
the
kings
of
Egypt
and
the
Heth people-group
and
their
armies,
and
they
have
come
to
attack
us!”
So
they
all
ran
away
that
evening
and
left
their
tents
and
their
horses
and
donkeys
there,
because
they
were
afraid
that
they
would
be
killed
if
they
stayed
there.
When
those
four
lepers
came
to
the
edge
of
the
area
where
the
soldiers
of
Syria
had
set
up
their
tents,
they
went
into
one
tent,
and
saw
all
the
things
that
had
been
left
there.
So
they
ate
and
drank
what
was
there,
and
they
took
the
silver
and
the
gold
and
clothes.
Then
they
went
outside
the
tent
and
hid
those
things.
Then
they
entered
another
tent,
and
took
things
from
there,
and
then
went
outside
and
hid
them,
also.
But
then
they
said
to
each
other, “We
are
not
doing
what
is
right.
We
have
good
news
to
tell
others
today.
If
we
do
not
tell
it
to
anyone
now,
and
if
we
wait
until
morning
to
tell
it,
we
will
certainly
be
punished
by
Yahweh.
So
let’s
go
right
now
to
the
palace
and
tell
it
to
the
king’s
officials!”
So
they
went
to
the
guards
at
the
city
gates
and
called
out
to
them, “We
went
to
where
the
army
of
Syria
had
set
up
their
tents,
but
we
did
not
see
or
hear
anyone
there.
Their
horses
and
donkeys
were
still
tied
up,
but
their
tents
were
all
deserted/abandoned!”
The
guards
shouted
the
news,
and
some
people
who
heard
it
went
to
the
palace
and
reported
it
there.
When
the
king
heard
it,
he
got
up
out
of
his
bed
and
said
to
his
officials, “I
will
tell
you
what
the
army
of
Syria
is
planning
to
do.
They
know
that
we
have
no
food
here,
so
they
have
left
their
tents
and
are
hiding
in
the
fields.
They
think
that
we
will
leave
the
city
to
find
some
food,
and
then
they
will
capture
us
and
capture
the
city.”
But
one
of
his
officials
said, “Many
of
our Israeli
people
have
already
died
from ◄hunger/not
having
anything
to
eat►.
If
those
of
us
who
are
still
alive
all
stay
here,
we
also
will
die anyway.
So
let’s
send
some
men
with
five
of
our
horses
that
are
still
alive
to
go
and
see
what
has
really
happened.”
So
they
chose
some
men
and
told
them
to
go
in
a
chariot
and
find
out
what
had
happened
to
the
army
of
Syria.
They
went
as
far
as
the
Jordan
River.
All
along
the
road
they
saw
clothes
and
equipment
that
the
soldiers
from
Syria
had
thrown
away
while
they
were
running
away
very
quickly.
So
the
men
returned
to
the
king
and
reported
what
they
had
seen.
Then
many
of
the
people
of
Samaria
also
went
out
of
the
city
and
went
to
where
the
army
of
Syria
had
previously
set
up
their
tents.
They
entered
all
the
tents
and
took
everything.
So
there
was
now
plenty
of
everything!
As
a
result
people
could
buy
ten
pounds
of
fine
wheat
or 20
pounds
of
barley
for
only
one
piece
of
silver,
which
was
what
Yahweh
had
said
would
happen!
The
king
of
Israel
had
appointed
the
officer
who
was
his
assistant
to
supervise
what
was happening
at
the marketplace.
But
as
he
was
standing
near
the
gate,
all
the
people
who
were
rushing
outside
the
city
trampled
on
him,
and
he
died,
which
was
what
Elisha
had
said
would
happen
to
him
when
Elisha
previously
went
to
talk
to
the
king.
Elisha
had
told
him
that
by
the
next
day
there
would
be
plenty
of
food,
with
the
result
that
anyone
could
buy
ten
pounds
of
fine
wheat
or 20
pounds
of
barley
for
only
one
piece
of
silver.
And
the
officer
had
answered, “That
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
happen!
Even
if
Yahweh
himself
would
open
the
sky
and
send
down
some
grain,
that
could
not
happen.”
And
Elisha
had
replied, “
Because
you
said
that,
you [SYN]
will
see
it
happen,
but
you
will
not
be
able
to
eat
any
of
the
food!”
And
that
is
what
happened
to
him.
The
people
who
were
rushing
out
of
the
city
gate
trampled
on
him,
and
he
died.
The widow from Shunem recovered her land
After
Elisha
caused
the
son
of
the
woman
from
Shunem
town
to
become
alive
again,
he
told
her
that
she
should
leave
with
her
family
and
live
somewhere
else
for
a
while,
because
Yahweh
was
going
to ◄send
a
famine/cause
food
to
become
very
scarce►
in
the
land.
He
said
that
the
famine
would
last
for
seven
years.
So
the
woman
did
what
Elisha
told
her
to
do.
She
and
her
family
went
to
live
in
the
Philistia
region
for
seven
years.
After
the
seven
years
were
ended,
they
returned
to
their
home.
The
woman
went
to
the
king
to
request
that
her
house
and
her
land
be
given
back
to
her.
When
she
arrived,
the
king
was
talking
with
Gehazi,
Elisha’s
servant.
The
king
was
saying
to
him, “Tell
me
all
the
great
things
that
Elisha
has
done.”
While
Gehazi
was
telling
the
king
that
Elisha
had
caused
the
son
of
a
woman
from
Shunem
to
become
alive
again,
that
woman
came
in
and
requested
the
king
to
enable
her
to
get
her
house
and
land
back
again.
Gehazi
exclaimed, “Your
Majesty,
this
is
the
woman
whose
son
Elisha
caused
to
become
alive
again!”
When
the
king
asked
her
about
it,
she
told
him
that
what
Gehazi
had
said
was
true.
The
king
summoned
one
of
his
officials
and
said
to
him, “
I
want
everything
that
this
woman
possessed
previously,
including
the
value
of
all
the
crops
that
have
been
harvested
during
these
last
seven
years
while
she
was
away
from
her
land,
to
be
given
back
to
her.”
So
the
official
did
that.
Elisha
predicted
the
death
of
the
king
of
Syria
Elisha
went
to
Damascus,
the
capital
of
Syria,
when
Ben-Hadad,
the
king
of
Syria,
was
very
sick.
When
someone
told
the
king
that
Elisha
was
in
Damascus,
the
king
told
one
of
his
officials
named
Hazael, “Go
and
talk
to
that
prophet
and
take
a
present/gift
with
you
to
give
to
him.
Request
him
to
ask
Yahweh
if
I
will
recover
from
my
illness.”
So
Hazael
went
to
talk
with
Elisha.
He
took
with
him
forty
camels
that
were
carrying
many
kinds
of
goods
that
were
produced
in
Damascus.
When
Hazael
met
him,
he
said
to
him, “Your
friend
Ben-Hadad,
the
king
of
Syria,
sent
me
to
ask
you
whether
you
think
he
will
recover
from
his
illness.”
Elisha
said
to
Hazael, “Go
and
say
to
him, ‘Yes,
you
will
certainly
not
die
from
this
illness,’
but
Yahweh
has
shown
me
that
he
will
certainly
die
before
he
recovers.”
Then
Elisha stared
at
him
and
had
a
terrified
look
on
his
face.
That
caused
Hazael
to
feel uneasy/embarrassed.
Then
suddenly
Elisha
started
to
cry.
Hazael
said, “Sir,
why
are
you
crying?”
Elisha
replied, “Because
Yahweh
has
enabled
me
to
know
the
terrible
things
that
you
will
do
to
the
people
of
Israel:
You
will
burn
their
cities
with
walls
around
them,
you
will
kill
their
fine
young
men
with
a
sword,
you
will bash
the
heads
of
their
children,
and
you
will
rip
open
the bellies
of
their
pregnant
women
with
a
sword.”
Hazael
replied, “I
am
as
insignificant
as [MET]
a
dog; ◄how
could
I
do
such
things?/I
would
never
do
such
terrible
things!►” [RHQ]
Elisha
replied, “Yahweh
has
also
revealed
to
me
that
you
will
become
the
king
of
Syria.”
Then
Hazael
left
and
returned
to
his
master/boss
the
king,
who
asked
him, “What
did
Elisha
say?”
He
replied, “He
told
me
that
you
would
certainly
recover.”
But
the
next
day,
while
the
king
was
sleeping,
Hazael
took
a
blanket
and
soaked
it
in
water.
Then
he
spread
it
on
the
king’s
face
in
order
that
he
could
not
breathe,
and
he
died.
Then
Hazael
became
the
king
of
Syria
instead
of
Ben-Hadad.
King
Jehoram
of
Judah
After
King
Joram,
the
son
of
Ahab,
had
been
ruling
in
Israel
for
almost
five
years,
Jehoshaphat’s
son
Jehoram
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
was
thirty-two
years
old
when
he
became
the
king,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
eight
years.
His
wife
was
the
daughter
of
King
Ahab.
And
like
everyone
in
Ahab’s
family,
he
continually
did
the
evil
things
that
the
previous
kings
of
Israel
had
done.
He
did
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
But
Yahweh
did
not
want
to
get
rid
of
the
people
of
Judah,
because
of
what
he
had
promised
David,
who
served
him
very
well.
He
had
promised
David
that
his
descendants [MET]
would
always
rule
Judah.
During
the
time
that
Jehoram
ruled,
the
king
of
Edom
rebelled
against
Judah,
and
they
appointed
their
own
king.
So
Jehoram
went
with
his
army
and
all
their
chariots
to
Zair
city
near
the
border
of
Edom.
There
the
army
of
Edom
surrounded
them.
But
during
the
night,
Jehoram
and
the
commanders
in
their
chariots
were
able
to
get
through
the
enemy
lines
and
escaped.
And
all
his
soldiers
also
fled
to
their
homes.
So
after
that,
Edom
was
no
longer
controlled
by
Judah,
and
it
is
still
like
that.
During
that
same
time,
the
people
of
Libnah
city
also
freed
themselves
from
being
controlled
by
Judah.
If
you
want
to
read
about
the
other
things
that
Jehoram
did,
they
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
Jehoram
died [EUP]
and
was
buried
where
the
other
kings
of
Judah
had
been
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
Then
Jehoram’s
son
Ahaziah
became
the
king.
King
Ahaziah
of
Judah
After
Ahab’s
son
Joram
has
been
ruling
in
Israel
for
almost
twelve
years,
Jehoram’s
son
Ahaziah
became
the
king
of
Judah.
Ahaziah
was
twenty-two
years
old
when
he
started
to
rule.
He
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
only
one
year.
His
mother’s
name
was
Athaliah,
the
daughter
of
King
Ahab
and
the
granddaughter
of
King
Omri
of
Israel.
King
Ahab
conducted
his
life
just
like
the
members
of
Ahab’s
family
had
done.
He
did
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
very
evil.
Ahaziah’s
army
joined
the
army
of
King
Joram
of
Israel
to
fight
against
the
army
of
King
Hazael
of
Syria.
Their
armies
started
fighting
at
Ramoth
city
in
the
Gilead
region,
and
the
soldiers
of
Syria
wounded
Joram.
King
Joram
returned
to
Jezreel
city
to
recover
from
his
wounds.
King
Ahaziah
went
to
visit
him
there.
Jehu became the king of Israel
Meanwhile,
the
prophet
Elisha
summoned
one
of
the
other
prophets.
He
said
to
him, “Get
ready [IDM]
and
go
to
Ramoth
city
in
the
Gilead
region.
Take
this
jar
of
olive
oil
with
you.
When
you
arrive
there,
search
for
a
man
named
Jehu,
the
son
of
Jehoshaphat
and
grandson
of
Nimshi.
Go
with
him
into
a
room
away
from
his
companions,
and
pour
some
of
this
oil
on
his
head.
Then
say
to
him, ‘Yahweh
declares
that
he
is appointing
you
to
be
the
king
of
Israel.’
Then
open
the
door
and
run
away
as
quickly
as
you
can.”
So
the
young
prophet
went
to
Ramoth.
When
he
arrived,
he
saw
that
the
commanders
of
the
army
were
having
a conference.
He
looked
at
Jehu
and
said, “Sir,
I
have
a
message
for
one
of
you.”
Jehu
replied, “Which
one
of
us
is
the
message
for?”
The
young
prophet
replied, “It
is
for
you,
commander/sir.”
So
Jehu
got
up
and
went
with
the
young
prophet
into
a
house.
There
the
young
prophet
poured
some
olive
oil
on
Jehu’s
head
and
said
to
him, “Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
declares
this: ‘I
am appointing
you
to
be
the
king
of
my Israeli
people.
You
must
kill
your
master
King
Joram,
the
son
of
Ahab,
because
I
want
to
punish
Ahab’s
wife
Jezebel
for murdering [MTY]
many
of
my
prophets
and
other
people
who
served
me.
You
must
kill
not
only
Joram
but
all
of
Ahab’s
family.
I
want
to
get
rid
of
every
male
in
the
family,
including
young
ones
and
old
ones.
I
will
get
rid
of
Ahab’s
family,
like
I
got
rid
of
the
families
of
two
other
kings
of
Israel,
Jeroboam
and
Baasha.
And
when
Jezebel
dies,
her
corpse
will
not
be
buried.
Dogs
will
eat
her
corpse
there
in
Jezreel
city.’”
After
the
young
prophet
said
this,
he
left
the
room
and
ran.
When
Jehu
came
out
of
the
room
to
where
his
other
commanders
were,
they
said
to
him, “Is
everything
all
right?
Why
did
that
mad
fellow
come
to
you?”
He
replied, “You
know
what
kinds
of
things
young
prophets
like
him
say.”
They
said, “You
are
lying!
Tell
us
what
he
said!”
He
replied, “He
told
me
that
Yahweh
said, ‘I
am appointing [MTY]
you
to
be
the
king
of
Israel.’”
Then
they
all
spread
their
cloaks
on
the
steps
of
the
building
for
Jehu
to
walk
out
on,
and
they
blew
trumpets
and
shouted, “Jehu
is
now
the
king!”
King
Joram
of
Israel
was
killed
King
Joram
and
his
army
had
been
defending
Ramoth
against
the
attacks
by
the
army
of
the
king
of
Syria.
King
Joram
had
returned
to
Jezreel
city,
to
recover
from
being
wounded
in
the
battle
against
the
army
of
Hazael,
the
king
of
Syria.
And
Jehu
made
plans
to
kill
Joram.
He
said
to
his
other
commanders, “If
helping
me
is
truly
what
you
want,
make
sure
that
no
one
leaves
this
city
to
go
to
warn
the
people
of
Jezreel
about
what
I
am
planning
to
do.”
Then
Jehu
and
his
officers
got
into
their
chariots
and
rode
to
Jezreel,
where
Joram
was
still recovering.
And
King
Ahaziah
of
Judah
was
there,
visiting
Joram.
A
guard
was
standing
in
the
watchtower
in
Jezreel.
He
saw
Jehu
and
his
men
approaching.
He
called
out, “I
see
a
lot
of
men
who
are
approaching!”
King
Joram
heard
what
the
watchman
said,
so
he
said
to
his
soldiers, “Send
someone
on
a
horse
to
go
and
find
out
if
they
are
coming
to
be
friendly
to
us
or
to
attack
us.”
So
a
man
rode
out
to
meet
Jehu
and
said
to
him, “The
king
wants
to
know
if
you
are
coming
to
be
friendly
to
us.”
Jehu
replied, “This
is
not
the
time
for
you [RHQ]
to
be
concerned
about
acting
friendly!
Turn
around
and
come
behind
me!”
So
the
guard
in
the
watchtower
reported
that
the
messenger
had
reached
the
group
that
was
approaching,
but
that
he
was
not
returning
alone.
So
King
Joram
sent
another
messenger,
who
asked
Jehu
the
same
question.
Again
Jehu
replied, “This
is
not
the
time [RHQ]
for
you
to
be
concerned
about
acting
friendly!
Turn
around
and
follow
me!”
Then
the
watchman
reported
again, “That
messenger
also
reached
them,
but
he
is
not
coming
back
alone.
And
the
leader
of
the
group
must
be
Jehu,
the
son
of
Nimshi,
because
he
is
driving
his
chariot
furiously,
like
Jehu
does!”
Joram
said
to
his
soldiers, “Get
my
chariot
ready!”
So
they
did
that.
Then
King
Joram
and
King
Ahaziah
both
rode
toward
Jehu,
each
one
in
his
own
chariot.
And
it
happened
that
they
met
Jehu
at
the
field
that
had
previously
belonged
to
Naboth!
When
Joram
met
Jehu,
he
said
to
him, “Are
you
coming
on
a peacefull
visit?”
Jehu
replied, “◄How
can
there
be
peace
while
you
and
your
people
are
prostrating
themselves
to
worship
idols
and
practicing
very
much ‘witchcraft/sorcery’
like
your
mother
Jezebel
did?/There
certainly
cannot
be
peace
while
you
and
your
people
are
prostrating
themselves
to
worship
idols
and
practicing ‘witchcraft/sorcery’
like
your
mother
Jezebel
has
been
doing!►” [RHQ]
Joram
cried
out, “Ahaziah,
they
have
deceived
us!
They
want
to
kill
us!”
So
Joram
turned
his
chariot
around
and
tried
to
flee.
But
Jehu
drew
his
bow
mightily
and
shot
an
arrow
that
pierced
Joram
between
his
shoulder blades.
The
arrow
went
through
his
body
and
pierced
his
heart,
and
he slumped
down
dead
in
his
chariot.
Then
Jehu
said
to
his
assistant
Bidkar, “Take
his
corpse
and
throw
it
here
into
the
field
that
belonged
to
Naboth.
I
am
sure
that
you
remember
that
when
you
and
I
were
riding
together
in
chariots
behind
King Joram’s
father
Ahab,
that
Yahweh
said
this
about
Ahab:
‘Yesterday
I
saw
Ahab
murder [MTY]
Naboth
and
his
sons
here.
And
I
solemnly
promise
that
I
will
punish
him
right
here
in
this
same
field!’
So
take Joram’s
corpse
and
throw
it
into
that
field!
That
will
fulfill
what
Yahweh
said
would
happen.”
King
Ahaziah
of
Judah
was
killed
When
King
Ahaziah
saw
what
happened,
he
fled
in
his
chariot
toward Beth-Haggan
town.
But
Jehu
pursued
him
and
said
to
his
other
commanders, “Shoot
him,
also!”
So
they
shot
him
with
arrows
while
he
was
riding
in
his
chariot
on
the
road
up
to
Gur,
near
Ibleam
town.
He
continued
going
in
his
chariot
until
he
reached
Megiddo
city,
where
he
died.
His
officials
took
his
corpse
back
to
Jerusalem
and
buried
it
in
the
tombs
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’,
where
his
ancestors
had
been
buried.
Ahaziah
had
become
the
king
of
Judah
when
Joram
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
almost
eleven
years.
Queen
Jezebel
was
killed
Then
Jehu
went
to
Jezreel.
When
Ahab’s
widow
Jezebel
heard
what
had
happened,
she
put
paint/makeup
on
her
eyelids,
and
combed
her
hair
to
make
it
beautiful,
and
looked
out
the
window
of
the
palace
toward
the
street
below.
While
Jehu
was
entering
the
city
gate,
she
called
out
to
him, “You
are
like
Zimri!
You
are
a
murderer!
I
think
you
are
certainly
not [RHQ] comingon apeaceful
visit!”
Jehu
looked
up
toward
the
window,
and
then
he
said, “Who
is ◄on
my
side/wants
to
help
me►?
Anyone?”
Two
or
three
palace
officials
looked
down
at
him
from
a
window
and pointed
to
themselves.
Jehu
said
to
them, “Throw
her
down
here!”
So
they
threw
her
down,
and
when
she
hit
the
ground
and
died,
some
of
her
blood splattered
on
the
city
wall
and
on
the
horses
that
were pulling
the
chariots.
Then
Jehu
went
into
the
palace
and
ate
and
drank.
Then
he
said
to
some
of
his
men, “Take
the
corpse
of
that
women
whom
Yahweh
has
cursed
and
bury
it,
because
she
is
a
king’s
daughter
and
therefore
should
be
buried
properly.”
But
when
they
went
to
get
her
corpse
to
bury
it,
all
that
was
left
was
only
her
skull
and
the
bones
of
her
feet
and
her
hands.
Everything
else
was
gone.
When
they
reported
this
to
Jehu,
he
said, “That
is
what
Yahweh
said
would
happen!
He
told
his
servant/prophet
Elijah, ‘In
the
city
of
Jezreel,
dogs
will
eat
the
flesh
of
Jezebel’s
corpse.
Her
bones
will
be
scattered
there
in
Jezreel
like
dung,
with
the
result
that
no
one
will
be
able
to
recognize
them
and
say, “These
are
Jezebel’s
bones.” ’ ”
Ahab’s descendants were murdered
There
were
seventy
descendants
of
King
Ahab
who
were
living
there
in
Samaria.
Jehu
wrote
a
letter
and
made copies
of
it
and
sent
them
to
the
rulers
of
the
city,
to
the
elders,
and
to
those
who
raised
and
tutored
Ahab’s
children.
This
is
what
he
wrote: “You
are
the
ones
who
are
taking
care
of
the
king’s
descendants.
You
have
chariots
and
horses
and
weapons,
and
you
live
in
cities
that
have
walls
around
them.
So
as
soon
as
you
receive
this
letter,
choose
one
of
the
king’s
sons,
the
one
who
is
the
best qualified,
and
appoint
him
to
be
your
king.
Then
prepare
to
fight
to
defend
him.”
But
when
they
got
those
letters
from
Jehu
and
read
them,
they
became
very
afraid.
They
said, “King
Joram
and
King
Ahaziah
could
not
resist
him; ◄how
can
we
resist
him?/we
cannot
possibly
resist
him!►” [RHQ]
So
the
officer
who
was
in
charge
of
the
palace
and
the mayor
of
the
city
sent
a
message
to
Jehu
saying, “We
want
to
serve
you,
and
we
are
ready
to
do
whatever
you
tell
us
to
do.
We
will
not
appoint
anyone
to
become
our
king.
You
do
whatever
you
think
is
best.”
So
Jehu
sent
a
second
letter
to
them,
writing
this: “If
you ◄are
on
my
side/want
to
help
me►,
and
if
you
are
ready
to
obey
me,
kill
King
Ahab’s
descendants
and
cut
off
their
heads
and
bring
their
heads
to
me
here
in
Jezreel
at
this
time
tomorrow.”
The
seventy
descendants
of
King
Ahab
were
being
brought
up
and
supervised
by
the
leaders
of
Samaria
city.
When
they
received
the
letter
from
Jehu,
they
killed
all
seventy
of
Ahab’s
descendants
and
cut
off
their
heads.
They
put
their
heads
in
baskets
and
sent
them
to
Jehu
at
Jezreel.
A
messenger
came
to
Jehu
and
told
him, “They
have
brought
the
heads
of
Ahab’s
descendants.”
So
Jehu
commanded
that
the
heads
should
be
put
in
two
piles
at
the
city
gate
and
that
the
heads
should
stay
there
until
the
next
morning.
The
next
morning
he
went
out
to
the
city
gate
and
said
to
all
the
people, “I
am
the
one
who
plotted
against
King
Joram
and
killed
him.
You
are
not
guilty
of
doing
that.
But
it
was
Yahweh,
not
I [RHQ]
who
commanded
that
all
these
descendants
of
Ahab
should
be
killed.
So
you
need
to
know
that
everything
that
Yahweh
said
would
happen
has
happened.
He
has
caused
to
happen
what
he
told
the
prophet
Elijah
would
happen.”
Then
Jehu
executed
all
the
other
relatives
of
Ahab
in
Jezreel,
and
all
Ahab’s
officers,
and
close
friends,
and
his
priests.
He
did
not
allow
any
of
them
to
remain
alive.
Then
Jehu
left
Jezreel
and
went
toward
Samaria.
While
he
was
going
there,
at
a
place
called ‘Shepherds’ Camp’,
he
met
some
relatives
of
King
Ahaziah
of
Judah.
He
asked
them, “Who
are
you?”
They
replied, “We
are
relatives
of
King
Ahaziah.
We
are
going
to
Jezreel
to
visit
the
children
of
Queen
Jezebel
and
the
other
members
of
King
Joram’s
family.”
Jehu
said
to
his
men, “Seize
them!”
So
they
seized
them
and
killed
all
of
them
at
the
pit
named
Beth-Eked.
There
were 42
people
whom
they
killed;
they
did
not
allow
any
of
them
to
remain
alive.
Then
Jehu
continued
to
travel
toward
Samaria.
Along
the
road,
he
was
met
by
Jonadab,
a
leader
of
the
Rechab
clan.
Jehu
greeted
him
and
said
to
him, “Are
you
as
devoted
to
me [IDM]
as
I
am
devoted
to
you?”
Jonadab
replied, “Yes,
I
am.”
Jehu
said, “If
you
are,
shake
hands
with
me.”
So
Jonadab
shook
hands
with
him,
and
Jehu
helped
him
to
get
into
his
chariot.
Jehu
said
to
him, “Come
with
me,
and
you
will
see
that
I
am
very
devoted
to
Yahweh.”
So
they
rode
together
to
Samaria.
When
they
arrived
in
Samaria,
Jehu
killed
all
of
Ahab’s
relatives
who
were
still
alive.
He
did
not ◄spare
any
of
them/allow
any
of
them
to
remain
alive►.
That
was
what
Yahweh
told
Elijah
would
happen.
The
people
who
worshiped
Baal
were
killed
Then
Jehu
summoned
all
the
people
of
Samaria,
and
said
to
them, “King
Ahab
was
devoted
to
your
god
Baal
a
little
bit,
but
I
will
serve
him
much
more.
So
now
summon
all
the
prophets
of
Baal,
all
of
Baal’s
priests,
and
all
the
others
who
worship
Baal.
I
am
going
to
make
a
great
sacrifice
to
Baal.
I
want
all
of
them
to
be
there.
Any
of
them
who
is
not
there
will
be
executed.”
But
Jehu
was
planning
to trick
them;
he
was
planning
to
kill
all
those
who
worshiped
Baal.
Then
Jehu
commanded, “Announce
that
we
are
going
to
set
aside
a
day
to
honor
Baal.”
So
they
did
that.
Jehu
decided
what
day
they
would
gather
and
sent
messages
throughout
Israel
telling
everyone
what
day
to
gather
on,
and
on
that
day,
everyone
who
worshiped
Baal
came.
No
one
stayed
at
home.
They
all
went
into
the
huge
temple
of
Baal
and
filled
it
from
one
end
to
the
other.
Jehu
told
the
priest
who
took
care
of
the
sacred
robes
to
bring
them
out
and
give
them
to
the
people
who
worshiped
Baal.
So
the
priest
did
that.
Then
Jehu
went
into
the
temple
of
Baal
with
Jonadab,
and
he
said
to
the
people
who
were
there
to
worship
Baal, “Be
sure
that
only
those
who
worship
Baal
are
here.
Be
sure
that
no
one
who
worships
Yahweh
has
come
in.”
Then
he
and
Jonadab
prepared
to
offer
sacrifices
and
other
offerings
to
Baal
that
would
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
that
was
there
in
Samaria.
But
Jehu
had
stationed
eighty
of
his
men
outside
the
temple,
and
had
said
to
them, “I
want
you
to
kill
all
the
people
who
are
in
the
temple.
Anyone
who
allows
one
of
them
to
escape
will
be
executed!”
As
soon
as
Jehu
and
Jonadab
had
finished
killing
the
animals
that
would
be
completely
burned
to
be
an
offering
to
Baal,
they
went
outside
and
said
to
the
guards
and
officers, “Go
in
and
kill
all
of
them!
Do
not
allow
any
of
them
to
escape!”
So
the
guards
and
officers
went
in
and
killed
them
all
with
their
swords.
Then
they
dragged
their
corpses
outside
the
temple.
Then
they
went
into
the
inner
room
of
the
temple,
and
they
carried
out
the
sacred
pillar
of
Baal
that
was
there,
and
they
burned
it.
So
they
destroyed
that
pillar
that
honored
Baal,
and
then
they
burned
down
the
temple,
and
made
it
a publc toilet.
And
it
is
still
a toilet!
That
is
how
Jehu
got
rid
of
the
worship
of
Baal
in
Israel.
But
Jehu
did
not
quit
committing
the
kinds
of
sins
that
Jeroboam
had
committed,
sins
that
led
the
people
of
Israel
to
sin
by
worshiping
the
gold
statues
of
calves
in
Bethel
and
Dan
cities.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Jehu, “You
have
done
what
pleased
me
by
getting
rid
of
all
of
Ahab’s
descendants.
So
I
promise
you
that
your
son
and
grandson
and great-grandson
and great-great-grandson
will
all
be
kings
of
Israel.”
But
Jehu
did
not
obey
all
the
laws
of
Yahweh,
the
God
of
the Israeli
people.
He
did
not
stop
committing
the
sins
that
Jeroboam
had
committed,
sins
that
led
the Israeli
people
to
sin.
Jehu
died
At
that
time,
Yahweh
began
to
cause
the
territory
controlled
by
Israel
to
become
smaller.
The
army
of
King
Hazael
of
Syria
conquered
much
of
the Israeli
territory.
He
conquered
the
parts
east
of
the
Jordan
River,
as
far
south
as
Aroer
town
on
the
Arnon
River.
That
included
the
Gilead
and
Bashan
regions,
where
the
tribes
of
Gad,
Reuben,
and
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
lived.
If
you
want
to
read
more
about
all
the
other
things
that
Jehu
did [RHQ],
they
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
Jehu
died [EUP],
and
was
buried
in
Samaria.
His
son
Jehoahaz
became
the
king
in
place
of
his
father.
Jehu
had
ruled
in
Samaria
as
the
king
of
Israel
for
twenty-eight
years.
Queen Athaliah of Judah
When
King
Ahaziah’s
mother
Athaliah
saw
that
her
son
had
been
killed,
she
commanded
that
all
the
members
of
Ahaziah’s
family
who
might
become
king
must
be
executed.
So
Ahaziah’s
sons
were
all
about
to
be
murdered.
But
Jehosheba,
who
was
King
Jehoram’s
daughter
and
Ahaziah’s half-sister,
took
Ahaziah’s
very
young
son
Joash
and
hid
him
and ◄his nursemaid/the
woman
who
took
care
of
him►
in
a
bedroom
in
the
temple.
So
he
was
not
killed.
He
stayed
with
Jehosheba
for
six
years.
All
during
that
time,
he
remained
hidden
in
the
temple,
while
Athaliah
ruled
Judah.
But
during
the
next
year,
Jehoiada
the Supreme
Priest
summoned
the
officers
who
supervised
the
royal bodyguards
and
the
palace
guards.
He
told
them
to
come
to
the
temple.
There
he
required
them
to
solemnly
promise
that
they
would
do
what
he
told
them
to
do.
And
he
showed
King
Ahaziah’s
son
Joash
to
them.
He
gave
them
these
instructions: “There
are
three
groups
of
you
guards.
When
one
group
finishes
their
work
on
the
Sabbath
day,
divide
yourselves
into
three
smaller
groups.
One
group
must
guard
the
palace.
Another
group
must
guard
at
the
Sur
Gate.
The
other
group
must
guard
at
the
gate
behind
the
other
groups.
The
two
groups
that
are
not
working
on
the
Sabbath
day
must
guard
the
temple
to
protect
little
King
Joash.
You
must
stand
around
the
king
wherever
he
goes,
with
your
weapons
in
your
hands.
You
must
kill
anyone
who
comes
near
you.”
The
officers
who
supervised
the
guards
did
what
Jehoiada
told
them
to
do.
Each
one
brought
to
Jehoiada
the
guards
that
he
supervised—the
guards
who
were
just
finishing
their
work
and
those
who
were
about
to
start
their
work
on
the
Sabbath
day.
The
priest
distributed
to
the
commanders
of
the
guards
the
spears
and
shields
that
had
belonged
to
King
David,
that
were
kept/stored
in
the
temple.
Then
he
commanded
all
the
guards
to
stand
in
their
positions,
each
one
with
his
sword
in
his
hand,
all
around
the
young
king.
Then
he
brought
Joash
out.
He
put
the
crown
on
his
head
and
gave
him
a
scroll
on
which
were
written
the
rules
that
the
kings
needed
to
obey.
Then
he
poured
some
olive
oil
on
Joash’s
head
and
proclaimed
that
he
was
now
the
king.
The
people
all
clapped
their
hands
and
shouted, “We
desire/hope
that
the
king
will
live
for
many
years!”
When
Athaliah
heard
the
noise
that
was
being
made
by
the
guards
and
the
other
people,
she
ran
to
the
temple,
where
the
people
were
gathered.
She
saw
the
new
king
standing
there
alongside
one
of
the
big
pillars,
which
was
the
place
at
the
temple
where
the
kings
usually
stood.
She
saw
that
he
was
surrounded
by
the
temple
officers
and
men
blowing
trumpets,
and
that
the
people
were
shouting
joyfully,
and
some
of
them
were
also
blowing
trumpets.
She
tore
her
clothes
to
show
her
distress
and
shouted, “You
are traitors!
You
have
tricked/deceived
me!”
Jehoiada
immediately
said, “Kill
her,
but
do
not
kill
her
here
at
the
temple
of
Yahweh!
Take
her
away
between
two
rows
of
guards.
And
kill
anyone
who
tries
to
rescue
her!”
She
tried
to
flee,
but
the
guards
seized
her
and
took
her
to
the
palace,
to
the
place
where
horses
enter
the
courtyard.
They
killed
her
there.
Then
Jehoiada
made
a
solemn
agreement
between
the
king
and
the
people,
that
they
would
always ◄obey/be
faithful
to►
Yahweh.
He
also
made
an
agreement
requiring
the
people
to
be
loyal
to
Joash
their
king.
Then
all
the
people
of
Israel
who
were
there
went
to
the
temple
of
Baal
and
tore
it
down.
They
smashed
the
altars
and
the
statues
of
Baal.
They
also
killed
Mattan,
the
priest
of
Baal,
in
front
of
the
altars.
Jehoiada
stationed/put
guards
at
the
temple
of
Yahweh.
Then
he
and
the
officers
of
the
temple,
the
officers
who
supervised
the
royal bodyguards,
and
the
king’s bodyguards
brought
the
king
from
the
temple
to
the
palace.
All
the
people
followed
them.
Joash
entered
the
palace
at
the
Guard
Gate
and
sat
down
on
the
throne,
which
showed
that
he
was
the
new
king.
All
the
people
of
Judah
rejoiced.
And
because
Athaliah
had
been
killed,
the
city
was
quiet/calm.
Joash
was
seven
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah.
King Joash of Judah
When
Jehu
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
almost
seven
years,
Joash
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for 40
years.
His
mother
was
Zibiah,
from
Beersheba
city.
All
his
life,
he
did
what
pleased
Yahweh,
because
Jehoiada
the
priest
instructed/taught
him.
But
the
places
where
the
people
worshiped
Yahweh
on
the
tops
of
hills
were
not
destroyed,
and
they
continued
to
offer
sacrifices
and
burn
incense
at
those
places,
instead
of
at
the
place
that
God
had
chosen
for
them
in
Jerusalem.
Joash
said
to
the
priests, “You
must
take
all
the
money
which
the
people
contribute,
both
the
money
they
are
required
to
give
and
the
money
that
they
themselves
decide
to
give,
as
sacred
offerings
to
buy
things
for
the
temple.
Each
priest
must
take
the
money
from
people
who
know
him (OR,
from
one
of
the
treasurers),
and
he
must
use
that
money
to
repair
the
temple
whenever
he
sees
that
there
is
something
that
needs
to
be
repaired.”
But
after
Joash
had
been
ruling
for
almost
twenty-three
years,
the
priests
still
had
not
repaired
anything
in
the
temple.
So
Joash
summoned
Jehoiada
and
the
other
priests
and
said
to
them, “◄Why
are
you
not
repairing
things
in
the
temple?/You
should
have
been
repairing
things
in
the
temple!► [RHQ]
From
now
on,
you
must
not
keep
the
money
that
you
receive
from
people
who
know
you (OR,
the
treasurers).
You
must
give
it
to
the
people
who
will
be
repairing
things
in
the
temple!”
The
priests
agreed
to
do
that,
and
they
also
agreed
that
they
themselves
would
not
do
the
repair
work.
Then
Jehoiada
took
a
chest
and
bored
a
hole
in
the
lid.
He
placed
it
alongside
the
altar
for
burning
incense/sacrifices
that
was
on
the
right
as
anyone
enters
the
temple.
The
priests
who
guarded
the
entrance
to
the
temple
put
in
the
box
the
money
that
was
brought
to
the
temple.
Whenever
they
saw
that
there
was
a
lot
of
money
in
the
chest,
the
king’s
secretary
and
the Supreme
Priest
would
come
and
count
the
money.
Then
they
would
put
it
in
bags
and
tie
the
bags
shut.
Then,
after
they
weighed
it,
they
would
give
the
money
to
the
men
who
supervised
the
work
in
the
temple.
Then
the
supervisors
would
use
that
money
to
pay
the
carpenters
and
builders
who
did
the
repair
work
in
the
temple,
and
the
masons
and
the
stone cutters.
Also
with
some
of
that
money
they
bought
timber
and
stones
that
had
been
cut
to
be
used
in
the
repair
work,
and
to
pay
all
the
other
expenses
for
the
repair
work.
But
they
did
not
use
any
of
that
money
to
pay
men
to
make
silver
cups
or
wick trimmers
or
bowls
or
trumpets
or
any
other
items
made
of
silver
or
gold
to
be
used
in
the
temple.
All
that
money
was
given
to
the
men
who
were
doing
the
work
of
repairing
the
temple.
The
men
who
supervised
the
work
always
did
things
honestly,
so
the
king’s
secretary
and
the Supreme
Priest
never
required
that
the
supervisors
report
what
they
had
spent
the
money
for.
But
the
money
that
people
gave
to
pay
for
the
wrong
things
that
they
had
done
and
the
money
they
gave
to
purify
themselves
because
of
the
sins
that
they
had
committed
was
not
put
in
the
chest.
That
money
belonged
to
the
priests.
At
that
time,
Hazael,
the
king
of
Syria,
went
with
his
army
and
attacked
Gath
city
and
conquered
it.
Then
he
decided
that
they
would
attack
Jerusalem.
So
Joash,
the
king
of
Judah,
took
all
the
money
that
the
previous
kings,
Jehoshaphat
and
Jehoram
and
Ahaziah,
had
dedicated
to
Yahweh.
He
added
some
of
his
own
money,
and
all
the
gold
that
was
in
the
rooms
in
the
temple
where
valuable
things
were
kept/stored,
and
the
gold
in
his
palace,
and
sent
it
all
to
King
Hazael,
to ◄appease
him/persuade
him
to
not
attack
Jerusalem►.
So
King
Hazael
took
his
army
away
from
Jerusalem.
If
you
want
to
read
more
of
what
Joash
did,
it
is
all
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
Joash’s
officials
plotted
against
him,
and
two
of
them
killed
Joash
on
the
road
that
goes
down
to
the
Silla
district.
The
two
men
who
did
that
were
Jozabad,
the
son
of
Shimeath,
and
Jehozabad,
the
son
of
Shomer.
Joash
was
buried
in
the
place
where
his
ancestors
were
buried,
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
Then
Joash’s
son
Amaziah
became
the
king
of
Judah.
King Jehoahaz of Israel
After
Joash
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 23
years,
Jehu’s
son
Jehoahaz
became
the
king
of
Israel.
He
ruled
in
Samaria
city
for 17
years.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil
and
committed
the
same
kind
of
sins
that
Jeroboam
had
committed,
sins
which
led
the
people
of
Israel
to
sin.
He
did
not
stop
committing
those
sins.
So
Yahweh
became
very
angry
with
the Israeli
people,
and
he
allowed
the
army
of
King
Hazael
of
Syria
and
his
son
Ben-Hadad
to
defeat
the Israelis
many
times.
Then
Jehoahaz
prayed
to
Yahweh
for
help,
and
Yahweh
heeded
him,
because
he
saw
that
the
army
of
the
king
of
Syria
was
oppressing
the Israelis.
Yahweh
sent
a
leader
to
Israel,
who
enabled
them
to
be
freed
from
being
controlled
by
Syria.
After
that,
the Israeli
people
lived
peacefully
as
they
had
done
previously.
But
they
still
continued
to
commit
the
same
kind
of
sins
that
Jeroboam
and
his
family
had
committed
and
which
led
the Israelis
to
also
sin.
And
the
statue
of
the
goddess
Asherah
remained
in
Samaria.
Jehoahaz
had
only 50
men
who
rode
on
horses
and
ten
chariots
and 10,000
other
soldiers,
because
the
army
of
Syria
had
killed
all
the
rest,
trampling
them
like
people
walk
on
dirt.
If
you
want
to
read
about [RHQ]
everything
else
that
Jehoahaz
did,
you
can
read
about
it
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
Jehoahaz
died [EUP]
and
was
buried
in
Samaria.
Then
his
son
Jehoash
became
the
king.
King
Jehoash
ruled
Israel
Jehoash,
the
son
of
Jehoahaz,
started
to
rule
in
Israel
after
King
Joash
had
been
ruling
in
Judah
for 23
years.
Jehoash
ruled
in
Samaria
for 17
years.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
He
refused
to
turn
away
from
worshiping
idols,
which
was
the
sin
that
many
years
earlier
King
Jeroboam
had
told
the Israeli
people
to
commit.
The
other
things
that
happened
while
Jehoash
was
king
and
all
the
things
that
he
did
are
written
in
the
book
called ‘The
Account
of
What
the
Kings
of
Israel Did’.
In
that
account
they
wrote
about
Jehoash’s
army’s
victories,
and
their
war
with
the
army
of
King
Amaziah
of
Judah.
When
Jehoash
died,
he
was
buried
in
Samaria
where
the
other
kings
of
Israel
were
buried.
Then
his
son
Jeroboam
became
king.
Elisha
died
Elisha
became
very
ill.
Just
before
he
died,
King
Jehoash
went
to
Elisha
and
cried
in
front
of
him.
Saying
the
same
words
that
Elisha
had
said
when
Elijah
was
taken
to
heaven,
he
said, “My
father/master!
My
father/master!
The
chariots
of
us Israeli
people
and
their drivers
are
taking
my
master
away!”
Elisha
said
to
him, “Bring
to
me
a
bow
and
some
arrows!”
So
the
king
did
that.
Then
Elisha
told
the
king
to
put
his
hands
on
the
bow
and
prepare
to
shoot
some
arrows.
And
then
Elisha
put
his
own
hands
on
the
king’s
hands.
Then
Elisha
told
him, “
Have
someone
open
that
window
toward
the
east.”
So
they
opened
it.
Then
Elisha
said, “Shoot!”
So
the
king
did.
Then
Elisha
said, “That
is
the
arrow
that
indicates
that
your
army
will
defeat
the
Syrian
army.
Your
army
will
completely
defeat
their
army
at
Aphek
town.”
Then
Elisha
said, “Pick
up
the
other
arrows
and
strike
the
ground
with
them!”
So
the
king
picked
up
the
arrows
and
struck
the
ground
three
times.
But
Elisha
was
angry
with
him.
He
exclaimed, “You
should
have
struck
the
ground
five
or
six
times!
If
you
had
done
that,
your
army
would
have
defeated
the
Syrian
army
until
they
were
completely
wiped
out!
But
now,
because
you
struck
the
ground
only
three
times,
your
army
will
defeat
them
only
three
times!”
Then
Elisha
died
and
was
buried.
Groups
of
raiders
from
Moab
came
to
Israel
each
year
during ◄spring/the
time
when
the
cold
season
was
ending►.
One
year,
when
some Israeli
people
were
burying
a
man’s
body,
they
saw
a
group
of
those
raiders.
They
were
afraid,
so
quickly
they
threw
that
man’s
body
into
the
tomb
where
Elisha
had
been
buried,
and
they
ran
away.
But
as
soon
as
the
man’s
body
touched
Elisha’s
bones,
the
dead
man
became
alive
again
and jumped
up!
War
between
Israel
and
Syria
King
Hazael
of
Syria
sent
soldiers
to
oppress
the Israeli
people
all
during
the
years
that
Jehoahaz
ruled
Judah.
But
Yahweh
was
very
kind [DOU]
to
the Israeli
people.
He
helped
them
because
of
the
agreement
that
he
had
made
with
their
ancestors
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob.
He
did
not
get
rid
of
the Israelis,
and
he
still
has
not
rejected
them.
When
Hazael
the
king
of
Syria
died,
his
son
Ben-Hadad
became
the
king.
The
army
of
King
Jehoash
of
Israel
defeated
the
army
of
King
Ben-Hadad
three
times,
and recaptured
the
cities
that Ben-Hadad’s
army
had
captured
during
the
time
that
Jehoash’s
father
Jehoahaz
was
ruling
Israel.
King Amaziah of Judah
After
Jehoash
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
almost
two
years,
Joash’s
son
Amaziah
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
was 25
years
old
when
he
started
to
rule,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for 29
years.
His
mother
was
Jehoaddin;
she
was
from
Jerusalem.
Amaziah
did
many
things
that
pleased
Yahweh,
but
he
did
not
do
as
many
things
that
pleased
Yahweh
as
King
David
had
done.
He
did
some
of
the
good
things
that
his
father
Joash
had
done.
But,
like
his
father,
he
did
not
tear
down
the
places
for
worshipping
Yahweh
at
pagan
shrines.
The
people
continued
to
burn
incense
to
honor
Yahweh
on
those
hills
instead
of
in
Jerusalem,
the
place
that
Yahweh
had
appointed.
As
soon
as
he
was
completely
in
control
of
his
kingdom,
he
caused
to
be
executed
the
officials
who
had
murdered
his
father.
But
he
did
not
execute
their
children.
He
obeyed
what
was
written
in
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses: “Parents
must
not
be
executed
for
the
crimes/sins
committed
by
their
children,
and
children
must
not
be
executed
for
crimes/sins
committed
by
their
parents.
People
must
be
executed
only
for
the
sins
that
they
themselves
have
committed.”
Amaziah’s
soldiers
killed 10,000
soldiers
of
the
Edom people-group
in
the
Salt
Valley
south
of
the
Dead
Sea,
and
they
captured
Sela
city
and
gave
it
a
new
name,
Joktheel.
That
is
still
its
name.
Then
Amaziah
sent
messengers
to
King
Jehoash
of
Israel,
saying “Come
here
and
let’s
talk
together.”
But
King
Jehoash
replied
to
King
Amaziah: “Once
a thornbush
growing
in
the
mountains
in
Lebanon
sent
a
message
to
a
cedar
tree,
saying, ‘Give
your
daughter
to
my
son
in
order
that
he
may
marry
her.’
But
a
wild
animal
in
Lebanon
passed
by
the thornbush
and
trampled
it.
The
meaning
of
what
I
am
saying
is
that
your
army
has
defeated
the
army
of
Edom,
so
now
you
have
become
very
proud.
But
you
should
be
content
with
defeating
the
people
of
Edom,
and
allow
your
soldiers
to
stay
at
home.
If
you
cause
trouble
by
fighting
against
us,
you
will
surely [RHQ]
cause
a
disaster
to
happen
to
you
and
to
your
people.”
But
Amaziah
refused
to
heed
Jehoash’s
message.
So
he
marched
with
his
army
to
fight
against
the Israeli
army
at
Beth-Shemesh
city
in
Judah.
The Israeli
army
defeated
the
army
of
Judah,
and
all
the
soldiers
of
Judah
fled
and
ran
back
home.
Jehoash’s
army
also
captured
King
Amaziah
there,
and
they
also
marched
to
Jerusalem
and
tore
down
the
wall
that
was
around
the
city,
from
the
Ephraim
Gate
to
the
Corner
Gate.
That
was
a
section
that
was
about ◄200
yards/180 meters►
long.
Jehoash’s
soldiers
seized
all
the
gold
and
silver
that
they
found,
and
all
the
utensils
that
were
in
the
temple,
and
all
the
valuable
things
that
were
in
the
palace,
and
took
them
to
Samaria.
They
also
took
to
Samaria
some
prisoners
whom
they
had
captured.
If
you
want
to
know
about
all
the
other
things
that
Jehoash
did
when
he
was
king,
including
when
he
and
his
army
fought
against
the
army
of
King
Amaziah
of
Judah,
they
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
Jehoash
died [EUP],
and
he
was
buried
in
Samaria,
where
the
other
kings
of
Israel
had
been
buried.
Then
his
son
Jeroboam
#2
became
the
king.
Amaziah,
the
king
of
Judah,
lived
for 15
more
years
after
Jehoash,
the
king
of
Israel,
died.
If
you
want
to
know
more
about
everything
else
that
Amaziah
did,
it
is
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
Some
people
in
Jerusalem
plotted
against
Amaziah,
so
he
fled
to
Lachish
city.
But
they
followed
him
there
and
killed
him.
They
took
his
corpse
back
to
Jerusalem
and
buried
it
where
his
ancestors
had
been
buried,
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
Then
all
the
people
of
Judah
appointed
Amaziah’s
son
Uzziah,
when
he
was 16
years
old,
to
be
their
king
After
his
father
died,
Uzziah’s
workers
captured
Elath
city,
and
it
came
under
the
control
of
Judah
again.
King
Jeroboam
#2
of
Israel
When
Amaziah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 15
years,
Jeroboam
#2
became
the
king
of
Israel.
He
ruled
in
Samaria
city
for 41
years.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
He
did
not
stop
committing
the
same
kind
of
sins
that
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
committed,
sins
which
led
the Israeli
people
to
sin
also.
His
soldiers
conquered
again
some
of
the
territory
that
had
previously
belonged
to
Israel,
from
Hamath
city
in
the
north
to
the
Dead
Sea
in
the
south.
That
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israelis
worshiped,
promised
the
prophet
Jonah,
the
son
of
Amittai,
from
Gath-Hepher
town,
would
happen.
That
happened
because
Yahweh
saw
that
the Israelis’
enemies
were
causing
the Israelis
to
suffer
very
much.
And
there
was
absolutely
no
one [IDM]
who
would
help
them.
But
Yahweh
said
that
he
would
not
destroy
Israel
completely,
so
he
enabled
King
Jeroboam
#2
to
rescue
them.
If
you
want
to
know
more
about
everything
else
that
Jeroboam
#2
did,
about
his
fighting
courageously
in
battles,
and
about
his
enabling
the Israelis
to
capture
again
Damascus
and
Hamath
cities,
they
are
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
Jeroboam
#2
died [EUP],
and
was
buried
where
the
other
kings
of
Israel
were
buried,
and
his
son
Zechariah
became
the
king.
King Uzziah of Judah
After
Jeroboam
#2
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
almost
twenty-seven
years,
Uzziah,
the
son
of
King
Amaziah
of
Judah,
began
to
rule.
He
was 16
years
old
when
he
started
to
rule,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for 52
years.
His
mother
was
Jecoliah,
from
Jerusalem.
He
did
things
that
Yahweh
was
pleased
with,
like
his
father
Amaziah
had
done.
But,
the
places
at
the
pagan
shrines
where
they
worshiped
Yahweh
were
not
destroyed,
and
the
people
continued
to
burn
incense
to
honor
Yahweh
at
those
places
instead
of
in
Jerusalem,
the
place
that
Yahweh
had
appointed.
Yahweh
caused
Uzziah
to
become
a
leper,
and
he
was
a
leper
for
the
rest
of hiis
life.
He
was
not
allowed
to
live
in
the
palace.
He
lived
alone
in
a
house,
and
his
son
Jotham
ruled
the
country.
If
you
want
to
know
about
everything
else
that
Uzziah
did,
it
is
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
Uzziah
died [EUP],
and
they
buried
him
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’,
where
his
ancestors
had
been
buried.
Then
his
son
Jotham oficially
became
the
king.
King
Zechariah
of
Israel
After
Uzziah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
thirty-eight
years,
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Jeroboam
#2,
became
the
king
of
Israel.
He
ruled
in
Samaria
city
for
only
six
months.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil,
like
his
ancestors
had
done.
He
committed
the
same
kind
of
sins
that
Jeroboam
#1
had
committed,
sins
which
led
the Israeli
people
to
sin.
Then
Shallum,
the
son
of
Jabesh,
made
plans
to assassinate
Zechariah.
He
killed
him
at
Ibleam
town,
and
then
he
became
the
king.
Everything
else
that
Zechariah
did
is
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
When
Zechariah
died,
that
ended
the
dynasty
of
King
Jehu.
That
fulfilled
what
Yahweh
said
to
King
Jehu
would
happen: “Your
son
and
grandson
and great-grandson
and great-great-grandson
will
all
be
kings
of
Israel.”
King
Shallum
of
Israel
Shallum,
the
son
of
Jabesh,
became
the
king
of
Israel
after
King
Uzziah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost thirty-nine
years.
But
Shallum
ruled
in
Samaria
for
only
one
month.
Then
Menahem,
the
son
of
Gadi,
went
up
from
Tirzah
city
to
Samaria
and
assassinated
Shallum.
Then
Menahem
became
the
king
of
Israel.
Everything
else
that
Shallum
did,
including
his
killing
King
Zechariah,
is
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
While
Menahem
was
ruling
in
Samaria,
he
completely
destroyed
Tappuah
village
south
of
Samaria
and
killed
all
the
people
who
lived
there
and
in
the
surrounding
territory.
He
did
that
because
the
people
in
that
city
refused
to
surrender
to
him.
With
his
sword
he
even
ripped
open
the bellies
of
pregnant
women.
King
Menahem
of
Israel
When
King
Azariah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost thirty-nine
years,
Menahem,
the
son
of
Gadi,
became
the
king
of
Israel.
He
ruled
in
Samaria
for
ten
years.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
He
committed
the
same
kinds
of
sins
that
King
Jeroboam
#1
had
committed,
sins
that
led
the
people
of
Israel
to
sin.
He
continued
to
commit
those
sins
for
the
rest
of
his
life.
Then
King
Tiglath-Pileser
of
Assyria
came
with
his
army
to
attack
Israel.
So
Menahem
gave
him ◄thirty-eight tons/35,000 kg.►
of
silver
in
order
that
Tiglath-Pileser
would
help
Menahem
to
continue
to
be
king
and
rule
his
country
more
strongly.
Menahem
obtained
that
money
from
the
rich
men
in
Israel.
He
compelled
each
of
them
to
contribute 50
pieces
of
silver.
So
Tiglath-Pileser
took
that
money
and
went
back
home.
If
you
want
to
know
more
about
everything
that
Menahem
did,
it
is
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
Menahem
died [EUP]
and
was
buried,
and
his
son
Pekahiah
became
the
king
of
Israel.
King
Pekahiah
of
Israel
When
King
Uzziah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 50
years,
Menahem’s
son
Pekahiah
became
the
king
of
Israel.
He
ruled
in
Samaria
for
only
two
years.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
He
committed
the
same
kind
of
sins
that
King
Jeroboam
#1
had
committed,
sins
which
led
the
people
of
Israel
to
sin.
Then
one
of Pekahiah’s
army
commanders
whose
name
was
Pekah,
the
son
of
Remaliah,
planned
with 50
men
from
the
Gilead
region
to
kill
Pekahiah.
They
assassinated
him
in
a
fortified
place
in
the
king’s
palace
in
Samaria.
Then
Pekah
became
the
king.
Everything
else
that
Pekahiah
did
is
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
King
Pekah
of
Israel
When
King
Uzziah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 52
years,
Pekah,
the
son
of
Remaliah,
became
the
king
of
Israel.
He
ruled
in
Samaria
for 20
years.
He
also
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
He
committed
the
same
kind
of
sins
that
King
Jeroboam
#1
had
committed,
sins
that
led
the
people
of
Israel
to
sin.
While
Pekah
was
the
king,
Tiglath-Pileser,
the
king
of
Assyria,
came
with
his
army
and
captured
the
cities
of
Ijon,
Abel-Beth-Maacah,
Janoah,
Kedesh,
Hazor,
and
the
regions
of
Gilead,
Galilee,
and
Naphtali.
His
army
forced
the Israeli
people
to
leave
their
country
and
go
to
live
in
Assyria.
Then
Hoshea,
the
son
of
Elah,
plotted
to
kill
Pekah.
He
assassinated
him
when
Uzziah’s
son
Jotham
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 20
years.
Then
Hoshea
became
the
king
of
Israel.
Everything
else
that
Pekah
did
is
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
King
Jotham
of
Judah
When
Pekah
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
almost
two
years,
Uzziah’s
son
Jotham
began
to
rule
Judah.
He
was 25
years
old
when
he
started
to
rule,
and
he
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 16
years.
His
mother
was
Jerusha,
the
daughter
of
Zadok.
He
did
many
things
that
pleased
Yahweh,
like
his
father
Uzziah
had
done.
But
he
did
not
destroy
the
places
on
the
tops
of
hills
where
the
people
worshiped
Yahweh,
and
the
people
continued
to
burn
incense
there
to
honor
Yahweh.
Jotham’s
workers
built
the
Upper
Gate
of
the
temple.
If
you
want
to
know
more
about
everything
else
that
Jotham
did,
it
is
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
It
was
during
the
time
that
Jotham
was
the
king
that
Yahweh
sent
King
Rezin
of
Syria
and
King
Pekah
of
Israel
with
their
armies
to
attack
Judah.
Jotham
died [EUP]
and
was
buried
where
his
ancestors
had
been
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
Then
his
son
Ahaz
became
the
king
of
Judah.
King Ahaz of Judah
When
Pekah
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
almost 17
years,
Ahaz,
the
son
of
Jotham,
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
was 20
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 16
years.
He
did
not
do
things
that
pleased
Yahweh
his
God,
good
things
like
his ancestor
King
David
had
done.
Instead,
he
was
as
sinful
as
the
kings
of
Israel
had
been.
He
even
sacrificed
his
son
as
an
offering
to
idols.
That
was
worse
than
the
disgusting
things
that
the
people
who
previously
lived
there
had
done,
people
whom
Yahweh
had
expelled
as
the Israelis
were
advancing
through
the
land.
Ahaz
offered
sacrifices
and
burned
incense
to
honor
Yahweh
on
the
tops
of
many
hills
and
under
many [HYP]
big
trees,
instead
of
in
Jerusalem
as
Yahweh
had
commanded.
While
he
was
the
king
of
Judah,
King
Rezin
of
Assyria
and
King
Pekah
of
Israel
came
with
their
armies
and
attacked
Jerusalem.
They
surrounded
the
city,
but
they
could
not
conquer
it.
At
that
time
the
army
of
the
king
of
Edom
expelled
the
people
of
Judah
who
were
living
in
Elath
city.
Some
of
the
people
of
Edom
started
to
live
there,
and
they
are
still
living
there.
King
Ahaz
sent
messengers
to
King
Tiglath-Pileser
of
Assyria,
to
tell
this
message
to
him: “I
promise
that
I
will
completely
do
what
you
tell
me
to
do,
as
though
I
was
your
son.
Please
come
and
rescue
us
from
the
armies
of
Syria
and
Israel
who
are
attacking
my
country.”
Ahaz
took
the
silver
and
gold
that
was
in
the
palace
and
in
the
temple
and
sent
it
to
Assyria
to
be
a
present/gift
for
the
king
of
Assyria.
So
Tiglath-Pileser
did
what
Ahaz
requested.
His
army
marched
to
Damascus
and
captured
it,
and
they
took
the
people
of
Damascus
as
prisoners
to
live
in
the
capital
city
of
Assyria,
and
executed
King
Rezin.
When
King
Ahaz
went
to
Damascus
to
meet
King
Tiglath-Pileser,
he
saw
the
altar
that
was
there.
So
he
sent
to
Uriah,
the Supreme
Priest
in
Jerusalem,
a
drawing
of
the
altar
and
a
model
that
was
exactly
like
the
altar
in
Damascus.
So
Uriah
built
an
altar
in
Jerusalem,
following
the
drawing
that
King
Ahaz
had
sent.
Uriah
finished
the
altar
before
Ahaz
returned
to
Jerusalem
from
Damascus.
When
the
king
returned
from
Damascus,
he
saw
the
altar.
He
went
to
it
and
burned
animal
sacrifices
and
a
grain
offering
on
it.
He
also
poured
a
wine
offering
on
it
and
threw
on
it
the
blood
of
the
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
God.
The
old
bronze
altar
which
had
been
dedicated
long
ago
to
Yahweh
was
between
the
new
altar
and
the
temple,
so
Ahaz
moved
it
to
the
north
side
of
his
new
altar,
which
was
bigger
than
the
old
altar.
Then
King
Ahaz
ordered
Uriah: “Each
morning
put
on
this
new
altar
the
sacrifices
that
will
be
completely
burned,
and
in
the
evening
put
on
it
the
grain
offering,
along
with
my
offering
and
the
offerings
that
the
people
bring,
ones
that
will
be
completely
burned,
and
my
grain
offering
and
the
people’s
grain
and
wine
offerings.
Pour
against
the
sides
of
the
altar
the
blood
of
all
the
animals
that
are
sacrificed.
But
the
old
bronze
altar
will
be
only
for
me
to
use
to
find
out
what
Yahweh
wants
me
to
do.”
So
Uriah
did
what
the
king
commanded
him
to
do.
King
Ahaz
told
his
workers
to
take
off
the
frames
of
the
carts
that
were
outside
the
temple
and
to
take
down
the
basins
that
were
on
them.
They
also
took
down
the
bronze tank
from
the
backs
of
the
bronze
statues
of
the
oxen
and
put
it
on
a
stone
foundation.
Then
to
please
the
king
of
Assyria,
Ahaz
had
them
remove
from
the
temple
the
roof
under
which
the
people
walked
into
the
temple
on
the
Sabbath
Day,
and
closed
up
the
private
entrance
into
the
temple
for
the
kings
of
Judah.
If
you
want
to
know
about
the
other
things
that
Ahaz
did,
they
are
written [RHQ]
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
Ahaz
died [EUP],
and
he
was
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’,
where
his
ancestors
had
been
buried.
Then
his
son
Hezekiah
became
the
king.
When Hoshea ruled Israel
Elah’s
son
Hoshea
began
to
rule
Israel
after
King
Ahaz
had
ruled
Judah
for
twelve
years.
Hoshea
ruled
in
Samaria
for
nine
years.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil,
but
he
did
not
do
as
many
evil
things
as
the
previous
kings
of
Israel
had
done.
The
army
of
King
Shalmaneser
of
Assyria
attacked
and
defeated
the
army
of
King
Hoshea.
As
a
result,
the Israelis
were
forced
to
pay
a
lot
of
tribute/taxes
to
Assyria
each
year.
But
several
years
later,
Hoshea
secretly
planned
to
rebel
against
the
rulers
of
Assyria.
He
sent
messengers
to
So/Osorkon,
the
king
of
Egypt,
asking
if
his
army
could
help
the Israelis
fight
against
the
army
of
Assyria.
Hoshea
also
stopped
paying
the
tribute/taxes
that
he
had
been
paying
to
Assyria
every
year.
But
the
king
of
Assyria
found
out
about
those
things,
so
he
told
his
officers
to
put
Hoshea
in
prison.
Then
he
brought
the
army
of
Assyria
to
Israel,
and
they
attacked
everywhere
in
that
land.
His
army
surrounded
Samaria
city
for
three
years.
Finally,
after
King
Hoshea
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
nine
years,
the
army
of
Assyria [MTY]
forcefully
entered
the
city
and
captured
the
people.
They
took
the Israeli
people
to
Assyria
and
forced
some
of
them
to
live
in
Halah
town.
They
forced
others
to
live
near
the
Habor
River
in
Gozan
district.
They
forced
others
to
live
in
the
towns
where
the
Mede people-group
lived.
The
reason
that
the Israelis
were
defeated
Those
things
happened
because
the Israeli
people
had
sinned
against
Yahweh
their
God.
He
had
rescued
their
ancestors
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
king
of
Egypt
and
brought
them
safely
out
of
Egypt,
but
later
they
began
to
worship
other
gods.
They imitated
the
things
that
the
heathen/pagan people-groups
did.
Those
were
the
groups
that
Yahweh
had
expelled
as
the Israelis
occupied
their
land.
The Israeli
people
also
did
the
evil
things
that
the
kings
of
Israel ◄introduced/showed
to
them►.
The Israeli
people
also
secretly
did
many
things
that
were
not
pleasing
to
Yahweh
their
God.
They
built
shrines
to
worship
idols
in
all
their
cities,
including
small
towns
and
big
cities
with
walls
around
them.
They
set
up
stone
pillars
to
honor
gods,
and
poles
to
worship
the
goddess
Asherah
at
the
top
of
every
high
hill
and
under
every
big
tree.
The Israelis
burned
incense
in
every
place
where
they
worshiped
those
gods,
just
like
the people-groups
who
lived
there
previously
had
done—the
groups
that
Yahweh
had
expelled
from
the
land.
The Israelis
did
many
wicked
things
that
caused
Yahweh
to
become
angry.
Yahweh
warned
them
many
times
that
they
should
not
worship
idols,
but
they
did
it anyway.
Yahweh frequently
sent
his
prophets
and ◄seers/those
who
saw
visions
from
Yahweh►
to
warn
the
people
of
Israel
and
the
people
of
Judah.
The
message
that
Yahweh
gave
them
was, “Turn
away
from
all
your
evil
behavior.
Obey
my
commands
and
my
laws,
the
laws
that
I
told
your
ancestors
to
obey
and
which
I
told
the
prophets
who
served
me
to
tell
to
you
again.”
But
the Israeli
people
would
not
pay
attention.
They
were
stubborn [IDM]
just
like
their
ancestors
were.
Just
like
their
ancestors
did,
they
refused
to
believe
in
Yahweh
their
God.
They
rejected
Yahweh’s
laws
and
the
agreement
that
he
had
made
with
their
ancestors.
They
ignored
Yahweh’s
warnings.
They
worshiped
worthless
idols
and
as
a
result
they
themselves
became
worthless.
Although
Yahweh
had
commanded
them
not
to
imitate
the
evil
behavior
of
the people-groups
that
lived
near
them,
they
disobeyed
that
command.
The Israeli
people
disobeyed
all
of
Yahweh’s
commands.
They
made
two
metal
calves
to
worship.
They
set
up
two
poles
to
worship
the
goddess
Asherah,
and
they
worshiped
the
god
Baal,
and
the
sun,
the
moon,
and
the
stars.
They
also
burned
their
own
sons
and
daughters
to
be
sacrifices
to
those
gods.
They
went
to
fortune-tellers
and
they
practiced
sorcery.
They
continually
chose [MET]
to
do
all
kinds
of
evil
things
that
caused
Yahweh
to
become
angry.
So,
because
Yahweh
was
very
angry
with
the Israeli
people,
he
allowed
their
enemies
to
take
them
away
from
their
country.
Only
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Judah
were
left
in
the
land.
But
even
the
people
of
Judah
did
not
obey
the
commands
of
Yahweh
their
God.
They imitated
the
evil
customs
that
the Israelis
had
introduced.
So
Yahweh
rejected
all
the
people
of
Israel
and
of
Judah.
He
punished
them
by allowing
the
armies
of
other
nations
to
defeat
them
and
take
them
away.
He
got
rid
of
all
of
them.
Earlier,
when
Yahweh
allowed
the
people
of
Israel
to
separate/break
away
from
the
area [MTY]
that
King
David
had estabished,
they
chose
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
to
be
their
king.
Then
Jeroboam
enticed
the
people
of
Israel
to
stop
worshiping
Yahweh
and
to
worship
idols
instead.
He
led
them
to
commit
great
sins.
And
the Israeli
people
continued
to
do
the
evil
things
that
Jeroboam
introduced.
They
did
not
turn
away
from
those
sins,
until
finally
Yahweh
got
rid
of
them.
That
was
just
what
his
prophets
had
warned
would
happen.
The Israeli
people
were
taken
away
to
the
land
of
Assyria,
and
they
still
remain
there.
Other
groups
settled
in
Israel
The
king
of
Assyria
ordered
his
soldiers
to
take
groups
of
people
from
Babylon,
Cuthah,
Avva,
Hamath,
and
Sepharvaim
cities
to
the
Samaria
region,
and
to
resettle
them
in
the
towns
there,
to
take
the
place
of
the Israelis
who
lived
there
previously.
Those
people
took
control
over
the
whole
Samaria
region
and
lived
in
the
towns
there.
But
those
people
who
came
from
other
countries
did
not
worship
Yahweh
when
they
first
arrived
in
Samaria.
So
Yahweh
sent
lions
to
kill
some
of
them.
Then
those
people
sent
a
message
to
the
king
of
Assyria.
They
wrote, “We
people
who
have resettled
in
the
towns
in
Samaria
do
not
know
how
to
worship
the
God
that
the Israelis
worshiped
in
this
land.
So
he
has
sent
lions
among
us
to
kill
us,
because
we
have
not
worshiped
him
correctly.”
When
the
king
of
Assyria
read
this
letter,
he
commanded
his
officers, “You
brought
many
priests
here
from
Samaria.
Send
one
of
them
back
there.
Tell
him
to
teach
the
people
who
are
now
living
there
how
to
worship
correctly
the
God
whom
the Israelis
worshiped
in
that
land.”
So
the
officers
did
that.
They
sent
one
of
the Israeli
priests
back
to
Samaria.
That
priest
went
to
live
in
Bethel
city,
and
he
taught
the
people
there
how
to
worship
Yahweh.
But
the
people
who
returned
from
Babylon
and
started
to
live
in
Samaria
and
continued
to
make
their
own
idols.
They
placed
them
in
the
shrines
that
the Israelis
had
built
there.
The
people
of
each people-group
made
idols
in
the
cities
in
which
they
were
living.
The
people
from
Babylon
made
idols
to
represent
their
god
Succoth-Benoth.
The
people
from
Cuthah
made
idols
to
represent
their
god
Nergal.
The
people
from
Hamath
made
idols
to
represent
their
god
Ashima.
The
people
of
Avva
made
idols
to
represent
their
gods
Nibhaz
and
Tartak.
The
people
from
Sepharvaim
sacrificed
their
own
children.
They
completely
burned
them
in
pits
where
hot
fires
were
kept
burning,
as
offerings
to
their
gods
Adrammelech
and
Anammelech.
But
those
people
also
worshiped
Yahweh,
and
they
appointed
from
among
their
own
groups
many
people
to
be
priests
at
the
shrines
on
the
tops
of
the
hills,
in
order
that
those
priests
could
offer
sacrifices
for
them
there.
So
they
revered
Yahweh,
but
they
also
worshiped
their
own
gods,
just
as
the
people
living
in
the
countries
from
which
they
had
been
taken
to
Samaria
did.
They
still
keep
their
old
customs.
They
really
do
not
worship
Yahweh,
and
they
do
not
obey
all
the
laws
and
commands
that
Yahweh
gave
to
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
to
whom
he
gave
the
new
name
Israel.
Yahweh
had
previously
made
an
agreement
with
their
ancestors,
commanding
them
not
to
worship
other
gods
or
bow
down
to
honor
them
or
do
other
things
to
please
them
or
offer
sacrifices
to
them.
He
had
said
to
them, “You
must
have
an
awesome
respect
for
me,
Yahweh,
the
one
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt
with
my
very
great
power [DOU].
I
am
the
one
whom
you
must
bow
down
to
honor,
and
I
am
the
one
to
whom
you
must
offer
sacrifices.
You
must
always
obey
the
laws
and
commands
that
I
told
Moses
to
write
for
you.
You
must
not
worship
other
gods.
And
you
must
not
forget
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
your
ancestors.
You
must
not
revere
other
gods.
Instead,
you
must
revere
me,
Yahweh,
your
God.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
rescue
you
from
the
power [MTY]
of
all
your
enemies.”
But
the
people
from
those
foreign
nations
would
not
heed
what
Yahweh
said.
Instead,
they
continued
to
adhere
to
their
old
customs.
So,
they
worshiped
Yahweh,
but
they
also
worshiped
their
idols.
And
their
descendants
still
do
the
same
thing.
King Hezekiah started to rule Judah
After
King
Hoshea
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
almost
three
years,
Hezekiah,
the
son
of
Ahaz,
began
to
rule
Judah.
He
was 25
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah
and
he
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 29
years.
His
mother
was
Abijah,
the
daughter
of
a
man
whose
name
was
Zechariah.
Hezekiah
did
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
right,
like
his ancestor
King
David
had
done.
He
destroyed
the
places
where
people
worshiped
Yahweh
on
the
tops
of
hills,
and
he
broke
into
pieces
the
stone
pillars
for
worshiping
the
goddess
Asherah.
He
also
broke
into
pieces
the
bronze
replica/statue
of
a
snake
that
Moses
had
made.
He
did
that
because
the
people
had
named
it
Nehushtan,
and
they
were
burning
incense
in
front
of
it
to
honor
it.
Hezekiah
trusted
in
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israelis
worshiped.
There
was
no
king
who
ruled
Judah
before
him
or
after
him
who
was
as
devoted
to
Yahweh
as
he
was.
He
remained
loyal
to
Yahweh
and
never
disobeyed
him.
He
carefully
obeyed
all
the
commandments
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
Moses.
Yahweh
always ◄helped/was
with►
him.
He
was
successful
in
everything
that
he
did.
He
rebelled
against
the
king
of
Assyria
and
refused
to ◄pay
taxes
to
him/do
what
the
king
of
Assyria
wanted
him
to
do►.
His
army
defeated
the
soldiers
of
Philistia
as
far
south
as
Gaza
city
and
the
nearby
villages.
They
conquered
the
entire
area,
from
the
smallest
watchtower
to
the largest
cities
surrounded
by
walls.
After
King
Hezekiah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
four
years,
and
when
King
Hoshea
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
almost
seven
years,
the
army
of
King
Shalmaneser
of
Assyria
invaded
Israel
and
surrounded
Samaria
city.
In
the
third
year
they
captured
the
city.
That
was
when
Hezekiah
has
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
six
years,
and
when
Hoshea
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
almost
nine
years.
The
king
of
Assyria
commanded
that
the
people
of
Israel
be
taken
to
Assyria.
Some
of
them
were
taken
to
Halah
town,
some
were
taken
to
a
place
near
the
Habor
River
in
the
Gozan
region,
and
some
were
taken
to
cities
where
the
Mede people-group
live.
That
happened
because
the Israelis
did
not
obey
Yahweh
their
God.
They
disobeyed
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
had
made
with
their
ancestors,
and
all
the
laws
that
Moses,
the
man
who
served
Yahweh
very
well,
had
told
them
to
obey.
They
would
not
obey
those
laws;
they
would
not
even
listen
to
them.
The
army
of
Assyria
invaded
Judah
After
King
Hezekiah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 14
years,
the
army
of
King
Sennacherib
of
Assyria
attacked
all
the
cities
in
Judah
that
had
walls
around
them.
They
did
not
capture
Jerusalem,
but
they
captured
all
the
other
cities.
King
Hezekiah
sent
a
message
to
Sennacherib,
while
Sennacherib
was
in
Lachish,
saying “What
I
have
done
was
wrong.
Please
tell
your
soldiers
to
stop
attacking
us.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
pay
you
whatever
you
tell
me
to.”
So
the
king
of
Assyria
said
that
Hezekiah
must
pay
to
him ◄ten tons/9,000 kg.►
of
silver
and ◄one ton/900 kg.►
of
gold.
So
Hezekiah
gave
to
him
all
the
silver
that
was
in
the
temple
and
that
was
stored
in
the
king’s
palace.
Sennacherib
threatened
to
destroy
Jerusalem
Hezekiah’s
men
also
stripped
the
gold
from
the
doors
of
the
temple
and
the
gold
that
he
himself
had
put
on
the
doorposts,
and
he
sent
all
that
gold
to
the
king
of
Assyria.
But
the
king
of
Assyria
sent
a
large
army
with
some
of
his
important
officials
from
Lachish
city
to
persuade
King
Hezekiah
to
surrender.
When
they
arrived
at
Jerusalem,
they
stood
alongside
the aqueduct/channel
in
which
water
flows
from
the
upper
pool
into
Jerusalem,
near
the
road
to
the
field
where
the
women
wash
clothes.
They
sent
a
message requesting
King
Hezekiah
to
come
to
them,
but
the
king
sent
three
of
his
officials
to
talk
to
them.
He
sent
Hilkiah’s
son
Eliakim,
who
supervised
the
palace;
Shebna,
the
official
secretary;
and
Asaph’s
son
Joah,
who communicated
the
king’s
messages
to
the
people.
One
of
Sennacherib’s
important
officials
told
them
to
take
this
message
to
Hezekiah:
“This
is
what
the
king
of
Assyria,
the
great
king,
says: ‘What
are
you
trusting
in
to
rescue
you [RHQ]?
You
say
that
you
have
weapons
to
fight
us,
and
some
country
promises
to
help
you,
and
that
will
enable
you
to
defeat
us,
but
that
is
only
talk [RHQ].
Who
do
you
think
will
help
you
to
rebel
against
my
soldiers
from
Assyria?
Listen
to
me!
You
are relying
on
the
army
of
Egypt.
But
that
is
like [MET]
using
a
broken
reed
for
a
walking
stick
on
which
you
could
lean.
But
it
would
pierce
the
hand
of
anyone
who
would
lean
on
it!
That
is
what
the
king
of
Egypt
would
be
like
for
anyone
who
relied
on
him
for
help.
But
perhaps
you
will
say
to
me, “No,
we
are ◄relying
on/trusting
in►
Yahweh
our
God
to
help
us.”
I
would
reply, “Is
he
not
the
one
whom
you
insulted
by
tearing
down
his
shrines
and
altars
and
forcing
everyone
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
to
worship
only
in
front
of
the
altar
in
Jerusalem?” ’
So
I suggest
that
you
make
a
deal
between
you
and
my
master/boss,
the
king
of
Assyria.
I
will
give
you 2,000
horses,
but
I
do
not
think
that
you
are
able
to
find 2,000
of
your
men
who
can
ride
on
them!
You
are expecting
the
king
of
Egypt
to
send
chariots
and
men
riding
horses
to
assist
you.
But
they
certainly
would
not [RHQ]
be
able
to
resist/defeat
even
the
most
insignificant/unimportant
official
in
the
army
of
Assyria!
Furthermore, ◄do
you
think
that
we
have
come
to
destroy
Jerusalem
without
Yahweh’s
help?/do
not
think
that
we
have
come
to
Jerusalem
without
Yahweh’s
help.► [RHQ]
It
is
Yahweh
himself
who
told
us
to
come
here
and
destroy
this
land!”
Then
Eliakim,
Shebna
and
Joah
said
to
the
official
from
Assyria, “Sir,
please
speak
to
us
in
your
Aramaic
language,
because
we
understand
it.
Do
not
speak
to
us
in
our
Hebrew
language,
because
the
people
who
are
standing
on
the
wall
will
understand
it
and
be
frightened.”
But
the
official
replied, “Do
you
think [RHQ]
that
my
master
sent
me
to
say
these
things
only
to
you
and
not
to
the
people
who
are
standing
on
the
wall?
If
you
reject
this
message,
the
people
in
this
city
will
soon
need
to
eat
their
own
dung
and
drink
their
own
urine,
just
like
you
will,
because
there
will
be
nothing
more
for
you
to
eat
or
drink.”
Then
the
official
stood
up
and
shouted
in
the
Hebrew
language
to
the
people
sitting
on
the
wall.
He
said, “Listen
to
this
message
from
the
great
king,
the
king
of
Assyria.
He
says,
‘Do
not
allow
Hezekiah
to
deceive
you.
He
will
not
be
able
to
rescue
you
from
my
power [MTY].
Do
not
allow
him
to
persuade
you
to
rely
on
Yahweh,
saying
that
Yahweh
will
rescue
you,
and
that
the
army
of
Assyria
will
never
capture
this
city!’
“o
not
pay
attention
to
what
Hezekiah
says!
This
is
what
the
king
of
Assyria
says: ‘Come
out
of
the
city
and
surrender
to
me.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
arrange
for
each
of
you
to
drink
the
juice
from
your
own grapevines,
and
to
eat
figs
from
your
own
trees,
and
to
drink
water
from
your
own
wells.
You
will
be
able
to
do
that
until
we
come
and
take
you
to
a
land
that
is
like
your
land—a
land
where
there
is
grain
to
make
bread
and
vineyards
to
produce
grapes
for
making
wine.
It
will
be
a
land
that
has
plenty
of
olive
trees
and
honey.
If
you
do
what
the
king
of
Assyria
commands,
you
will
not
die.
You
will
continue
to
live.
‘o
not
allow
Hezekiah
to
persuade
you
to
trust
in
Yahweh
saying
that
he
will
rescue
you!
The
gods
that
people
of
other
nations
worship
have
never
rescued
them
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
king
of
Assyria [RHQ]!
Why
were
the
gods
of
Hamath
and
Arpad
cities
unable
to
rescue
their
people
from
the
king
of
Assyria [RHQ]?
What
happened
to
the
gods
of
Sepharvaim,
Hena,
and
Ivvah,
towns
that
we
completely
destroyed
and
their
gods
disappeared [RHQ]?
Did
any
god
rescue
Samaria
from
my
power?
No,
none
of
the
gods
of
the
countries
that
my
army
attacked
rescued
their
people [RHQ]
from
me!
So
why
do
you
think
that
Yahweh
will
rescue
you
people
of
Jerusalem
from
my
power [MTY]?’”
But
the
people
who
were
listening
stayed
silent.
No
one
said
anything,
because
King
Hezekiah
had
told
them, “
When
the
official
from
Assyria talks
to
you,
do
not
answer
him.”
Then
Eliakim
the
palace
administrator
and
Shebna
the
court
secretary
and
Joah
the
royal historian
went
back
to
Hezekiah
with
their
clothes
torn
because
they
were
extremely
distressed,
and
they
told
him
what
the
official
from
Assyria
had
said.
Hezekiah consulted the prophet Isaiah
When
King
Hezekiah
heard
what
they
reported,
he
tore
his
clothes
and
put
on
clothes
made
of
rough
cloth
because
he
was
very
distressed.
Then
he
went
to
the
temple
to
ask
God
what
to
do.
He
summoned
Eliakim
and
Shebna
and
the ◄older/most
important►
priests,
who
were
also
wearing
clothes
made
of
rough
sackcloth,
and
told
them
to
talk
to
me.
He
said
to
them, “Tell
this
to
Isaiah: ‘ing
Hezekiah
says
that
we
are
having
great
distress/trouble
now.
Other
nations
are
causing
us
to
be
insulted
and
disgraced.
We
are
like [MET]
a
woman
who
is
about
to
give
birth
to
a
child,
but
she
does
not
have
the
strength
that
she
needs
to
do
it.
Perhaps
Yahweh
your
God
has
heard
everything
that
the
official
from
Assyria
said.
Perhaps
he
knows
that
his boss/master,
the
king
of
Assyria,
sent
him
to
insult
the all-powerful
God,
and
that
Yahweh
will
rebuke/punish
him
for
what
he
said.’
And
he
requests
that
you
pray
for
the
few
of
us
who
are
still
alive
here
in
Jerusalem.”
When
the
messengers
from
Hezekiah
came
to
Isaiah,
Isaiah
said
to
them, “
Go
back
to
your boss/master
and
tell
him, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
Those
messengers
from
the
king
of
Assyria
have
said
evil
things
about
me.
But
you
should
not
be
disturbed
because
of
what
they
said.
Listen
to
this:
I
will
cause
Sennacherib
to
hear
a
rumor
that
will
worry
him,
that
a
foreign
army
is
about
to
attack
his
country.
So
he
will
return
to
his
own
country,
and
there
I
will
cause
him
to
be
assassinated
by
men
using
swords.’”
The
official
from
Assyria
found
out
that
the
King
of
Assyria
and
his
army
had
left
Lachish
city,
and
that
they
were
attacking
Libnah,
which
is
a
nearby
city.
So
the
official
went
there
to
report
to
him
what
had
happened
in
Jerusalem.
Soon
after
that,
King
Sennacherib
received
a
report
that
King
Tirhakah
of
Ethiopia
was
leading
his
army,
and
was
coming
to
attack
them.
So
before
King
Sennacherib
left
Libnah
to
fight
against
the
army
from
Ethiopia,
he
sent
other
messengers
to
King
Hezekiah
with
a
letter.
In
the
letter
he
wrote
this
to
Hezekiah: “Do
not
allow
your
god
on
whom
you
are relying
to
deceive
you
by
promising
that
the
city
of
Jerusalem
will
not
be
captured
by
my
army [MTY].
You
have
certainly
heard
what
the
armies
of
the
kings
of
Assyria
have
done
to
all
the
other
countries.
Our
armies
have
completely
destroyed
them.
So, ◄do
you
think
that
you
will
escape?/do
not
think
that
your
god
will
save
you!► [RHQ]
Did
the
gods
of
the
nations
that
were
about
to
be
destroyed
by
the
armies
of
the
previous
kings
of
Assyria
rescue
them?
Did
those
gods
rescue
the
people
in
the
Gozan
region
and
in
Haran
and
Rezeph
cities
in
northern
Syria
and
the
people
of
Eden
who
had
been ◄deported/forced
to
go►
to Tel-Assar
city?
None
of
the
gods
of
those
cities
were
able
to
rescue
them.
What
happened
to
the
kings
of
Hamath
and
Arpad
and
Sepharvaim
and
Ivvah
cities [RHQ]?
Most
of
them
are
dead,
and
the
other
people
were
deported!”
Hezekiah
prayed
Hezekiah
took
the
letter
that
the
messengers
gave
him,
and
he
read
it.
Then
he
went
up
to
the
temple
and
spread
out
the
letter
in
front
of
Yahweh.
Then
Hezekiah
prayed, “Yahweh,
the
God
whom
to
whom
we Israelis
belong,
you
are
seated
on
your
throne
above
the
statues
of
creatures
with
wings,
above
the
Sacred
Chest.
Only
you
are
truly
God.
You
rule
all
the
kingdoms
on
this
earth.
You
are
the
one
who
created
everything
on
the
earth
and
in
the
sky.
So,
Yahweh,
please
listen
to
what
I
am
saying,
and
look
at
what
is happening.
And
listen
to
what
King
Sennacherib
has
said
to
insult
you,
the all-powerful
God.
“ahweh,
it
is
true
that
the
armies
of
the
kings
of
Assyria
have
completely
destroyed
many
nations,
and
ruined
their
land.
And
they
have
thrown
the
idols
of
those
nations
into
fires
and
burned
them.
But
that
was
not
difficult
to
do,
because
they
were
not
gods.
They
were
only
statues
made
of
wood
and
stone,
idols
that
were
shaped
by humans,
and
that
is
why
they
were
destroyed
easily.
So
now,
Yahweh
our
God,
please
rescue
us
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
king
of
Assyria,
in
order
that
the
people
in
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
will
know
that
you,
Yahweh,
are
the
only
one
who
is
truly
God.”
Isaiah
predicted
that
the
Assyrians
would
not
conquer
Jerusalem
Then
Isaiah
sent
this
message
to
Hezekiah: “This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
we Israelis
belong,
says: 'I
have
heard
what
you
prayed
to
me
about
Sennacherib,
the
king
of
Assyria.
This
is
what
I
say
to
him:
“The
people
of
Jerusalem [MTY]
despise
you
and
make fun
of
you.
They
wag/shake
their
heads
to
mock
you
while
you
flee
from
here.
Who
do
you
think
that
you
are
despising
and ridiculing?
Who
do
you
think
you
were
shouting
at?
Who
do
you
think
you
were
looking
at
very
proudly/arrogantly?
It
was
I,
the
holy
God
whom
the Israelis
worship.
The
messengers
that
you
sent
made fun
of
me.
You
said, 'With
my
many
chariots
I
have
gone
to
the
highest
mountains,
even
to
the
highest
mountains
in
Lebanon.
We
have
cut
down
its tallest
cedar
trees
and
its nicest
pine/cyprus
trees.
We
have
been
to
the
most
distant/remote
peaks
and
to
its
dense
forests.
We
have
dug
wells
in
other
countries
and
drank
water
from
them.
And
by
marching
through [MTY]
the
streams
of
Egypt,
we
dried
them
all
up [HYP]!” ’
‘ut
I
reply, “ave
you
never
heard
that
long
ago
I
determined
that
those
things
would
happen?
I
planned
it
long
ago,
and
now
I
have
been
causing
it
to
happen.
I
planned
that
your
army
would
have
the
power
to
capture
many
cities
that
were
surrounded
by
high
walls,
and
cause
them
to
become
piles
of
rubble.
The
people
who
lived
in
those
cities
have
no
power,
and
as
a
result
they
became
dismayed
and
discouraged.
They
are
as
frail
as
plants
and
grass
in
the
fields,
as
frail
as
grass
that
grows
on
the
roofs
of
houses
and
is
scorched
by
the
hot
east
wind.
“ut
I
know
everything
about
you.
I
know
when
you
are
in
your
house
and
when
you
go
outside;
I
also
know
that
you
are ◄raging/speaking
very
angrily►
against
me.
So,
because
you
have
raged
against
me,
and
because
I
have
heard [MTY]
you
speak
very
proudly/arrogantly,
it
will
be
as
though
I
will
put
a
hook
in
your
nose
and
an
iron ◄bit/piece
of
metal►
in
your
mouth
in
order
that
I
can
lead
you
where
I
want
you
to
go,
and
I
will
force
you
to
return
to
your
own
country
on
the
same
road
on
which
you
came
here,
without
conquering
Jerusalem.” '
Then
Isaiah
said
to
Hezekiah, “This
is
what
will
happen
to
prove
that
I
am
telling
the
truth:
This
year
and
next
year
you
and
your
people
will
be
able
to
harvest
only ◄wild
grain/grain
that
grows
without
having
been
planted►.
But
the
following
year,
you
Israelis
will
be
able
to
plant
grain
and
harvest
it,
and
to
plant
vineyards
and
eat
the
grapes
that
you
harvest.
The
people [MTY]
in
Judah
who
remain
alive
will
prosper
and
have
many
children;
they
will
be
like
plants
whose
roots
go
deep
down
into
the
ground
and
which
produce
much [MET].
There
will
be
many
people
in
Jerusalem [DOU]
who
will
survive,
because
Yahweh,
the
commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
in
heaven,
wants [PRS]
it
to
happen.
So
this
is
what
Yahweh,
says
about
the
king
of
Assyria:
‘His
armies
will
not
enter
this
city;
they
will
not
even
shoot
any
arrows
into
it!
His
soldiers
will
not
march
outside
the
city
gates
carrying
shields,
and
they
will
not
even
build
high
mounds
of
dirt
against
the
city
walls
to
enable
them
to
attack
the
city.
Their
king
will
return
to
his
own
country
on
the
same
road
on
which
he
came
here.
He
will
not
enter
this
city!
That
will
happen
because
I,
Yahweh
have
said
it!
I
will
defend
this
city
and
prevent
it
from
being
destroyed.
I
will
do
this
for
the
sake
of
my
own
reputation
and
because
of
what
I
promised
to
King
David,
who
served
me
well.' ”
That
night,
an
angel
from
Yahweh
went
out
to
where
the
army
of
Assyria
had
put
up
their
tents,
and
killed 185,000
of
their
soldiers!
When
the
rest
of
their
soldiers
woke
up
the
next
morning,
they
saw
that
there
were
corpses
everywhere!
Then
King
Sennacherib
left
and
went
home
to
Nineveh,
the
capital
of
Assyria.
One
day,
when
he
was
worshiping
in
the
temple
of
his
god
Nisroch,
two
of
his
sons,
Adrammelech
and
Sharezer,
killed
him
with
their
swords.
Then
they
escaped
and
went
to
the
Ararat
region, northwest
of
Nineveh.
And
another
of Sennacherib's
sons,
Esarhaddon,
became
the
king
of
Assyria.
Hezekiah’s sickness and his recovery
About
that
time,
Hezekiah
became
very
ill.
He
thought
that
he
was
about
to
die.
Isaiah
the
prophet
came
to
him
and
said, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘You
should
tell
the
people
in
your
palace
what
you
want
them
to
do
after
you
die,
because
you
are
not
going
to
recover
from
this
illness.
You
are
going
to
die.’ ”
Hezekiah
turned
his
face
toward
the
wall
and
prayed,
“Yahweh,
do
not
forget
that
I
have
always
served
you
faithfully,
and
I
have
done
things
that
pleased
you.”
Then
Hezekiah
started
to
cry
loudly.
Isaiah
left
the
king,
but
before
he
had
crossed
the
middle
courtyard
of
the
palace,
Yahweh
gave
him
a
message
which
said, “Go
back
to
Hezekiah,
the
ruler
of
my
people,
and
say
to
him, ‘I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
your ancestor
King
David
worshiped,
have
heard
what
you
prayed.
And
I
have
seen
your
tears.
So,
listen:
I
will
heal
you.
Two
days
from
now
you
will
be
able
to
go
up
to
my
temple.
I
will
enable
you
to
live
for 15
more
years.
And
I
will
rescue
you
and
this
city
again
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
king
of
Assyria.
I
will
defend
this
city
for
the
sake
of
my
own
reputation
and
because
of
what
I
promised
King
David,
who
served
me
well.’ ”
So
Isaiah
returned
to
the
palace
and
told
Hezekiah
what
Yahweh
had
said.
Then
he
said
to
Hezekiah’s
servants, “Bring
a paste
made
of
boiled
figs.
Put
some
of
it
on
his
boil,
and
he
will
get
well.”
Then
Hezekiah
replied
to
Isaiah, “What
will
Yahweh
do
to
prove
that
he
will
heal
me
and
that
two
days
from
now
I
will
be
able
to
go
up
to
the
temple?”
Isaiah
replied, “Yahweh
will
do
something
that
will
prove
to
you
that
he
will
do
what
he
promised.
Do
you
want
him
to
cause
the
shadow
on
the
stairway/sundial
to
go
back
ten
steps/degrees,
or
to
go
forward
ten
steps/degrees?”
Hezekiah
replied, “It
is
easy
to
cause
the
shadow
to
move
forward,
because
that
is
what
it
always
does.
Tell
him
to
cause
it
to
move
backward
ten
steps/degrees.”
So
Isaiah
prayed
earnestly
to
Yahweh,
and
Yahweh
caused
the
shadow
to
go
backward
ten
steps/degrees
on
the
stairway/sundial
that
King
Ahaz
had
made (OR,
that
workers
had
built
for
King
Ahaz).
The
messengers
from
the
king
of
Babylonia
At
that
time,
King
Merodach-Baladan,
the
son
of
Baladan
the
previous
King
of
Babylonia,
heard
a
report
that
King
Hezekiah
had
been
very
sick.
So
he
wrote
some
letters
and
gave
them
to
some
messengers
to
take
to
Hezekiah,
along
with
a
gift.
When
the
messengers
arrived,
Hezekiah
welcomed
them
gladly.
Then
he
showed
them
everything
that
was
in
his ◄treasure
houses/places
where
very
valuable
things
were
stored►—the
silver
and
gold,
the
spices,
the nice-smelling
olive
oil,
and
all
the
weapons
for
his
soldiers.
He
showed
them
all
the
valuable
things
in
his storerooms
and
everywhere
else
in
his
kingdom [HYP];
he
showed
them
everything.
Then
the
prophet
Isaiah
went
to
Hezekiah
and
asked
him, “Where
did
those
men
come
from,
and
what
did
they
say
to
you?”
Hezekiah
replied, “They
came
from
a
country
very
far
from
here.
They
came
from
Babylonia.”
Isaiah
asked, “What
did
they
see
in
your
palace?”
Hezekiah
replied, “They
saw
everything.
I
showed
them
absolutely
everything
that
I
own—all
my
valuable
things.”
Isaiah
knew
that
Hezekiah
had
done
a
very
foolish
thing.
So
Isaiah
said
to
him, “Listen
to
what
Yahweh
says
to
you.
There
will
be
a
time
when
everything
that
is
still
in
your
palace,
all
the
valuable
things
that
were
put
there
by
you
and
your
ancestors,
will
be
carried
away
to
Babylon.
There
will
be
nothing
left
here!
That
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
you
Furthermore,
some
of
your
own
descendants
will
be
forced
to
go
there,
and
they
will
be castrated
in
order
that
they
may
become
servants
in
the
palace
of
the
King
of
Babylon.”
Then
Hezekiah
replied
to
Isaiah, “That
message
from
Yahweh
that
you
have
given
to
me
is
good.”
He
said
that
because
he
was
thinking, “Even
if
that
happens,
there
will
be
peace
and
security
in
Israel
all
the
rest
of
my
life.”
If
you
want
to
know
more
about [RHQ]
all
the
other
things
that
Hezekiah
did,
about
his
brave
deeds
in
battle,
about
his
ordering
a
reservoir
to
be
built
in
the
city
and
a
tunnel
to
be
dug
to
bring
water
into
the
reservoir,
they
are
all
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
Later
Hezekiah
died [EUP],
and
his
son
Manasseh
became
the
king.
King Manasseh of Judah
Manasseh
was
twelve
years
old
when
he
began
to
rule.
He
ruled
Judah
for 55
years
from
Jerusalem.
His
mother
was
Hephzibah.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
He imitated
the
disgusting
things
that
were
formerly
done
by
the
people
of
the
nations
that
Yahweh
had
expelled
from
the
land
of
Israel
as
his
people
advanced
through
the
land.
He
commanded
his
workers
to
rebuild
the
shrines
for
worshiping
Yahweh
that
his
father
Hezekiah
had
destroyed
because
they
were
not
in
the
place
that
Yahweh
had
said
they
should
worship
him.
He
directed
his
workers
to
build
altars
for
worshiping
Baal.
He
made
a
statue
of
the
goddess
Asherah,
like
Ahab
the
king
of
Israel
had
done
previously.
And
Manasseh
worshiped [DOU]
the
stars.
He
directed
his
workers
to
build
altars
for
worshiping
foreign
gods
in
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
about
which
Yahweh
had
said, “It
is
here
in
Jerusalem
where
I
want
people
to
worship [MTY]
me,
forever.”
He
directed
that
altars
for
worshiping
the
stars
be
built
in
both
of
the
courtyards
outside
the
temple.
He
even
sacrificed
his
own
son
by
burning
him
in
a
fire.
He
performed rituals
to
practice
sorcery
and magic rituals.
He
also
went
to
people
who
consulted
the
spirits
of
dead
people
to
find
out
what
would
happen
in
the
future.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
extremely
evil,
things
that
caused
Yahweh
to
become
very
angry.
He
placed
the
statue
of
the
goddess
Asherah
in
the
temple,
the
place
about
which
Yahweh
had
said
to
David
and
his
son
Solomon, “My
temple
will
be
here
in
Jerusalem.
This
is
the
city
that
I
have
chosen
from
all
the
territory
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel,
where
I
want
people
to
worship
me,
forever.
And
if
the Israeli
people
obey
all
my
commands
and
all
the
laws
that
I
gave
to
Moses,
the
man
who
served
me
very
well,
I
will
not
again
force
them
to
leave
this
land
that
I
gave
to
their
ancestors.”
But
the
people
did
not
heed
Yahweh.
And
Manasseh
persuaded
them
to
commit
sins
that
are
more
evil
than
the
sins
that
were
committed
by
the
people
of
the
nations
that
Yahweh
had
expelled
from
the
land
as
the Israeli
people
advanced.
These
are
some
of
the
things
that
the
prophets
said
many
times,
messages
that
Yahweh
had
given
them:
“Manasseh,
the
king
of
Judah,
has
done
these
abominable
things,
things
that
are
much
worse
than
the
things
that
the Amor people-group
did
in
this
land
long
ago.
He
has
persuaded
the
people
of
Judah
to
sin
by
worshiping
idols.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
you Israeli
people
worship,
say:
I
will
the
cause
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
the
rest
of
Judah
to
experience
great
disasters.
It
will
be
terrible,
with
the
result
that
everyone
who
hears
about
it
will
be
stunned [MTY].
I
will
judge
and
punish [MET]
the
people
of
Jerusalem
like
I
punished
the
family
of
King
Ahab
of
Israel.
I
will ◄wipe
Jerusalem
clean/remove
all
the
people
from
Jerusalem►,
like [MET]
people
wipe
a
plate
and
then
turn
it
upside
down
after
they
have
finished
eating,
to
show
that
they
are
now
satisfied.
And
I
will
abandon
the
people
who
remain
alive,
and
I
will
allow
their
enemies
to
conquer
them
and
steal
everything
valuable
from
their
land.
I
will
do
this
because
my
people
have
done
things
that
I
consider
to
be
very
evil,
things
which
have
caused
me
to
become
very
angry.
They
have
caused
me
to
become
angry
continually,
ever
since
their
ancestors
left
Egypt.”
Manasseh
commanded
his
officials
to
kill
many
innocent
people
in
Jerusalem,
with
the
result
that
their
blood
flowed
in
the
streets.
He
did
this
in
addition
to persuading
the
people
of
Judah
to
sin
against
Yahweh
by
worshiping
idols.
If
you
want
to
know
more
about
all
the
things
that
Manasseh
did,
they
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
Manasseh
died [EUP]
and
was
buried
in
the
garden
outside
his
palace,
the
garden
that
Uzza
had
made.
Then
Manasseh’s
son
Amon
became
the
king.
King
Amon
of
Judah
Amon
was
twenty-two
years
old
when
he
became
king.
He
ruled
Judah
from
Jerusalem
for
only
two
years.
His
mother’s
name
was
Meshullemeth.
She
was
from
Jotbah
town,
and
was
the
granddaughter
of
Haruz.
Amon
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil,
like
his
father
Manasseh
had
done.
He imitated
the
behavior
of
his
father,
and
he
worshiped
the
same
idols
that
his
father
had
worshiped [DOU].
He
abandoned
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
his
ancestors
had
worshiped,
and
did
not
behave
as
Yahweh
wanted
him
to.
Then
one
day
some
of
his
officials
plotted
to
kill
him.
They
assassinated
him
in
the
palace.
But
then
the
people
of
Judah
killed
all
those
who
had
assassinated
King
Amon,
and
they
appointed
his
son
Josiah
to
be
their
king.
If
you
want
to
read
about [RHQ]
the
other
things
that
Amon
did,
they
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
Amon
was
also
buried
in
the
tomb
in
the
garden
that
Uzza
had
made.
Then
Amon’s
son
Josiah
became
the
king.
King Josiah of Judah
Josiah
was
eight
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 31
years.
His
mother
was
Jedidah
and
his
grandfather
was
Adaiah
from
Bozkath
town.
Josiah
did
things
that
were
pleasing
to
Yahweh
and
conducted
his
life
as
his ancestor
King
David
had
done.
He
completely
obeyed [IDM]
all
the
laws
of
God.
After
Josiah
had
been
ruling
for
almost 18
years,
he
sent
his
secretary
Shaphan,
the
son
of
Azaliah
and
grandson
of
Meshullam,
to
the
temple
with
these
instructions:
“Go
to
Hilkiah,
the Supreme
Priest,
and
tell
him
to
give
me
a
report,
telling
me
how
much
money
the
men
who
guard
the
doors
of
the
temple
have
collected
from
the
people
as
offerings.
Then
tell
him
to
give
all
that
money
to
the
men
who
are supervising
the
work
of
repairing
the
temple.
They
must
give
that
money
to
the
carpenters,
the
builders,
and
the
masons,
and
they
should
also
buy
the
timber
and
the
stones
that
they
will
use
to
repair
the
temple.
But
the
men
who
supervise
the
work
will
not
be
required
to
make
a
report
on
the
money
that
is
given
to
them,
saying
what
they
spent
it
for,
because
those
men
are
completely
honest.”
After
Shaphan
said
that
to
Hilkiah
the
king’s
secretary,
Hilkiah
said
to
Shaphan, “I
have
found
in
the
temple
a
scroll
on
which
is
written
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses!”
Hilkiah
gave
the
scroll
to
Shaphan,
and
he
started
to
read
it.
Then
Shaphan
took
the
scroll
to
the
king
and
said
to
him, “Your
temple
guards
have
taken
the
money
that
was
in
the
temple,
and
they
have
given
it
to
the
men
who
will
supervise
the
work
of
repairing
the
temple.”
Then
Shaphan
said
to
the
king,
“I
have
brought
to
you
a
scroll
that
Hilkiah
gave
to
me.”
And
Shaphan
started
to
read
it
to
the
king.
When
the
king
heard
the
laws
that
were
written
in
the
scroll
that
Shaphan
was
reading
to
him,
he
tore
his
clothes
because
he
was
very
dismayed.
Then
he
gave
these
instructions
to
Hilkiah,
to Shaphan’s
son
Ahikam,
to Micaiah’s
son
Achbor,
and
to
Asaiah,
the
king’s
special advisor:
“Go
and
ask
Yahweh
for
me
and
for
all
the
people
of
Judah,
about
what
is
written
in
this
scroll
that
has
been
found.
Because
it
is
clear
that
Yahweh
is
very
angry
with
us
because
our
ancestors
disobeyed
what
was
written
on
this
scroll,
things
that
we
should
have
done.”
So
Hilkiah,
Ahikam,
Achbor,
Shaphan,
and
Asaiah
went
to ◄consult/talk
with►
a
woman
whose
name
was
Huldah,
who
was
a
prophetess
who
lived
in
the newer/northern
part
of
Jerusalem.
Her
husband
Shallum,
son
of
Tikvah
and
grandson
of
Harhas,
took
care
of
the
robes
that
were
worn
in
the
temple (OR,
by
the
king).
Those
five
men
told
her
about
the
scroll.
She
said
to
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship
says: ‘Go
back
and
tell
the
king
who
sent
you
that
this
is
what
Yahweh
says: “Listen
to
this
carefully.
I
am
going
to
cause
all
the
people
who
live
here
in
Jerusalem
to
experience
a
disaster,
which
is
what
was
written
in
the
scroll
that
the
king
has
read.
I
will
do
that
because
they
have
abandoned
me,
and
they
burn
incense
to
honor
other
gods.
They
have
caused
me
to
become
very
angry
by
worshiping
all
the
idols
that
they
have
made (OR,
by
all
the
wicked
things
that
they
have
done),
and
my
anger
is
like [MET]
a
fire
that
will
not
be
put
out.”
The
king
of
Judah
sent
you
to
inquire
what
I,
Yahweh,
wanted
you
to
do,
so
this
is
what
you
should
say
to
him: “Because
you
have
heeded
what
was
written
in
the
scroll,
and
you
repented
and
humbled
yourself
when
you
heard
what
I
said
to
warn
you
about
what
would
happen
to
this
city
and
the
people
who
live
here
and
because
you
tore
your
robes
and
wept
in
my
presence,
I
have
heard
you.
I
said
that
I
would
cause
this
city
to
be
abandoned.
It
will
be
a
city
whose
name
people
will
use
when
they
curse
someone.
But
I
have
heard
what
you
prayed,
so
I
will
allow
you
to
die [EUP]
and
be
buried
peacefully.
I
will
cause
the
people
who
live
here
to
experience
a
terrible
disaster,
but
you
will
not
be
alive
to
see
it.” ’ ”
After
the
men
heard
that,
they
returned
to
King
Josiah
and
gave
him
that
message.
Josiah got rid of pagan worship
Then
the
king
summoned
all
the
elders
of
Jerusalem
and
of
the
other
places
in
Judah.
They
went
together
to
the
temple,
along
with
the
priests
and
the
prophets,
and
many
other [HYP]
people,
from
the
most
important
people
to
the
least
important
people.
And
while
they
listened,
the
king
read
to
them
all
of
the
laws
that
Moses
had
written.
He
read
from
the
scroll
that
had
been
found
in
the
temple.
Then
the
king
stood
next
to
the
pillar
where
the
kings
stood
when
they
made
important announcements,
and
while
Yahweh
was
listening,
he
repeated
his
promise
to
sincerely
obey [DOU]
all
of
Yahweh’s
commands
and
regulations [DOU].
He
also
promised
to ◄fulfill
the
conditions
of/do
what
was
written
in►
the
agreement
he
made
with
Yahweh.
And
all
the
people
also
promised
to
obey
the
agreement.
Then
the
king
commanded
Hilkiah
the Supreme
Priest
and
all
the
other
priests
who
assisted
him
and
the
men
who
guarded
the
entrance
to
the
temple
to
bring
out
from
the
temple
all
the
items
that
people
had
been
using
to
worship
Baal,
the
goddess
Asherah,
and
the
stars.
After
they
carried
them
out,
they
burned
all
those
things
outside
the
city
near
the
Kidron
Valley.
Then
they
took
all
the
ashes
to
Bethel,
because
that
city
was
already
considered
to
be
desecrated/unholy.
There
were
many
pagan
priests
that
the
previous
kings
of
Judah
had
appointed
to
burn
incense
on
the
altars
on
the
tops
of
hills
in
Judah.
They
had
been
offering
sacrifices
to
Baal,
to
the
sun,
the
moon,
the
planets,
and
the
stars.
The
king
stopped
them
from
doing
those
things.
He
commanded
that
the
statue
of
the
goddess
Asherah
be
taken
out
of
the
temple.
Then
they
took
it
outside
Jerusalem,
down
to
the
Kidron
Brook,
and
burned
it.
Then
they
pounded
the
ashes
to
powder
and
scattered
that
over
the
graves
in
the
public cemetery.
He
also
destroyed
the
rooms
in
the
temple
where
the
temple
male
prostitutes
lived.
That
was
where
women
wove
robes
that
were
used
to
worship
the
goddess
Asherah.
Josiah
also
brought
to
Jerusalem
all
the
priests
who
were
offering
sacrifices
in
the
other
cities
in
Judah.
He
also
desecrated
the
places
on
the
tops
of
hills
where
the
priests
had
burned
incense
to
honor
idols,
from
Geba
in
the
north
to
Beersheba
in
the
south.
Those
priests
were
not
allowed
to
offer
sacrifices
in
the
temple,
but
they
were
allowed
to
eat
the
unleavened
bread
that
the
priests
who
worked
in
the
temple
ate.
He
also
commanded
that
the
altars
that
were
dedicated
to
the
goat
demons
near
the
gate
built
by
Joshua,
the mayor
of
Jerusalem,
be
destroyed.
Those
altars
were
at
the
left
of
the
main
gate
into
the
city.
Josiah
also
desecrated
the
place
named
Topheth,
in
the
Hinnom
Valley,
in
order
that
no
one
could
offer
his
son
or
daughter
there
to
be
completely
burned
for
a
sacrifice
to
the
god
Molech.
He
also
removed
the
horses
that
the
previous
kings
of
Judah
had
dedicated
to
worshiping
the
sun,
and
he
burned
the
chariots
that
were
used
in
that
worship.
Those
horses
and
chariots
were
kept
in
the
courtyard
outside
the
temple,
near
the
entrance
to
the
temple,
and
near
the
room
where
one
of
Josiah’s
officials,
whose
name
was
Nathan-Melech,
lived.
Josiah
also
commanded
his
servants
to
tear
down
the
altars
that
the
previous
kings
of
Judah
had
built
on
the
roof
of
the
palace,
above
the
room
where
King
Ahaz
had
stayed.
They
also
tore
down
the
altars
that
had
been
built
by
King
Manasseh
in
the
two
courtyards
outside
the
temple.
He
commanded
that
they
be
smashed
to
pieces
and
thrown
down
into
the
Kidron
Valley.
He
also
commanded
that
the
altars
that
King
Solomon
had
built
east
of
Jerusalem,
south
of
Olive
Tree
Hill,
be
desecrated.
Solomon
had
built
them
for
the
worship
of
the
disgusting
idols—the
statue
of
the
goddess
Astarte
worshiped
by
the
people
in
Sidon
city,
Chemosh
the
god
of
the
Moab people-group,
and
Molech
the
god
of
the
Ammon people-group.
They
also
broke
into
pieces
the
stone
pillars
that
the Israeli
people
worshiped,
and
cut
down
the
pillars
that
honored
the
goddess
Asherah,
and
they
scattered
the
ground
there
with
human
bones
to
desecrate
it.
Furthermore,
he
commanded
them
to
tear
down
the
place
of
worship
at
Bethel
which
had
been
built
by
King
Jeroboam
#1,
the
king
who
persuaded
the
people
of
Israel
to
sin.
They
tore
down
the
altar.
Then
they
broke
its
stones
into
pieces
and
pounded
them
to
become
powder.
They
also
burned
the
statue
of
the
goddess
Asherah.
Then
Josiah
looked
around
and
saw
some
tombs
there
on
the
hill.
He
commanded
his
men
to
take
the
bones
out
of
those
tombs
and
burn
them
on
the
altar.
By
doing
that,
he
desecrated
the
altar.
That
was
what
a
prophet
had
predicted
many
years
before
when
Jeroboam
#1
was
standing
close
to
that
altar
at
a
festival.
Then
Josiah
looked
up
and
saw
the
tomb
of
the
prophet
who
had
predicted
that.
Josiah
asked, “Whose
tomb
is
that?”
The
people
of
Bethel
replied, “It
is
the
tomb
of
the
prophet
who
came
from
Judah
and
predicted
that
these
things
that
you
have
just
now
done
to
this
altar
would
happen.”
Josiah
replied, “Allow
his
tomb
to
remain
as
it
is.
Do
not
remove
the
prophet’s
bones
from
the
tomb.”
So
the
people
did
not
remove
those
bones,
or
the
bones
of
the
other
prophet,
the
one
who
had
come
from
Samaria.
In
every
city
in
Israel,
at
Josiah’s
command,
they
tore
down
the
shrines
that
had
been
built
by
the
previous
kings
of
Israel,
which
had
caused
Yahweh
to
become
very
angry.
He
did
to
all
those
shrines/altars
the
same
thing
that
he
had
done
to
the
altars
at
Bethel.
He
ordered
that
all
the
priests
who
offered
sacrifices
on
the
altars
on
the
tops
of
hills
must
be
killed
on
those
altars.
Then
he
burned
human
bones
on
every
one
of
those
altars
to
desecrate
them.
Then
he
returned
to
Jerusalem.
Josiah
had
them
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival
Then
the
king
commanded
all
the
people
to
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival
to
honor
Yahweh
their
God,
which
was
written
in
the
law
of
Moses
that
they
should
do
every
year.
During
all
the
years
that
leaders
ruled
Israel
and
during
all
the
years
that
kings
had
ruled
Israel
and
Judah,
they
had
not
celebrated
that
festival.
But
now,
after
Josiah
had
been
ruling
for
almost 18
years,
to
honor
Yahweh
they
celebrated
the
Passover
Festival
in
Jerusalem.
Other
things
that
Josiah
changed
Furthermore,
Josiah
got
rid
of
all
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
who
practiced
sorcery
and
those
who
requested
the
spirits
of
dead
people
to
tell
them
what
they
should
do.
He
also
removed
from
Jerusalem
and
from
the
other
places
in
Judah
all
the
household
idols
and
all
the
other
idols
and
abominable
things.
He
did
those
things
in
order
to
obey
what
had
been
written
in
the
scroll
that
Hilkiah
had
found
in
the
temple.
Josiah
was
totally
devoted
to
Yahweh.
There
had
never
been
in
Judah
or
Israel
a
king
like
him.
He
obeyed
all
the
laws
of
Moses.
And
there
has
never
since
then
been
a
king
like
Josiah.
But
Yahweh
had
become
extremely
angry
with
the
people
of
Judah
because
of
all
the
things
that
King
Manasseh
had
done
to infuriate
him,
and
he
continued
to
be
very
angry.
He
said, “I
will
do
to
Judah
what
I
have
done
to
Israel.
I
will
banish
the
people
of
Judah,
with
the
result
that
they
will
never
enter
my
presence
again.
And
I
will
reject
Jerusalem,
the
city
that
I
chose
to
belong
to
me,
and
I
will
abandon
the
temple,
the
place
where
I
said
that
I [MTY]
should
be
worshiped.”
The
end
of
Josiah’s
rule
of
Judah
If
you
want
to
know
more
about [RHQ]
all
the
other
things
that
Josiah
did,
they
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
While
Josiah
was
the
king
of
Judah,
King
Neco
of
Egypt
led
his
army
north
to
the
Euphrates
River
to
help
the
king
of
Assyria.
King
Josiah
tried
to
stop
the
army
of
Egypt
at
Megiddo
city,
but
Josiah
was
killed
in
a
battle
there.
His
officials
placed
his
corpse
in
a
chariot
and
took
it
back
to
Jerusalem,
where
it
was
buried
in
his
own
tomb,
a
tomb
where
the
other
previous
kings
had
not
been
buried.
Then
the
people
of
Judah
poured
olive
oil
on
the
head
of
Josiah’s
son
Joahaz,
to
appoint
him
to
be
the
new
king.
King
Joahaz
of
Judah
Joahaz
was 23
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah,
but
he
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for
only
three
months.
His
mother
was
Hamutal,
the
daughter
of
Jeremiah
from
Libnah
city.
Joahaz
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
said
were
evil,
just
like
many
of
his
ancestors
had
done.
King Neco’s
army
came
from
Egypt
and
captured
him
and
tied
him
up
with
chains
and
took
him
as
a
prisoner
to
Riblah
town
in
Hamath
district,
to
prevent
him
from
continuing
to
rule
in
Jerusalem.
Neco
forced
the
people
of
Judah
to
pay
to
him ◄7,500
pounds/3,400 kg.►
of
silver
and ◄75
pounds/34 kg.►
of
gold.
King
Neco
appointed
another
son
of
Josiah,
Eliakim,
to
be
the
new
king,
and
he
changed Eliakim’s
name
to
Jehoiakim.
Then
he
took
Joahaz
to
Egypt,
and
later
Joahaz
died
there
in
Egypt.
King
Jehoiakim
of
Judah
King
Jehoiakim
collected
a
tax
from
the
people
of
Judah.
He
collected
more
from
the
rich
people
and
less
from
the
poor
people.
He
collected
silver
and
gold
from
them,
in
order
to
pay
to
the
king
of
Egypt
what
he
commanded
them
to
give.
Jehoiakim
was
twenty-five
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah,
and
he
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for
eleven
years.
His
mother
was
Zebidah,
the
daughter
of
Pedaiah
from
Rumah
town.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
says
are
evil,
like
his
ancestors
had
done.
While
Jehoiakim
was
ruling
Judah,
the
army
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
invaded
Judah.
They
defeated
the
Judean
army,
and
as
a
result,
Jehoiakim
was
required
to
pay
a
lot
of
tribute/taxes
to
King
Nebuchadnezzar.
But
after
three
years,
Jehoiakim
rebelled.
Then
Yahweh
sent
raiders
from
Babylonia
and
Syria,
and
from
the
Moab
and
Ammon people-groups,
to
attack
the
people
of
Judah
and
get
rid
of
them,
just
as
Yahweh
had
told
his
prophets
to
warn
the
people
would
happen.
These
things
happened
to
the
people
of
Judah
according
to
what
Yahweh
commanded.
He
had
decided
to
get
rid
of
the
people
of
Judah
because
of
the
many
sins
that
King
Manasseh
had
committed.
Manasseh
had
even
caused
many
innocent
people
in
Jerusalem
to
be
killed,
and
Yahweh
would
not
forgive
that.
The
other
things
that
happened
while
Jehoiakim
was
king,
and
all
the
things
that
he
did,
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Judah’.
When
Jehoiakim
died,
his
son
Jehoiachin
became
the
king.
The
army
of
the
king
of
Babylon
defeated
the
army
of
Egypt,
and
took
control
of
all
the
area
that
the
Egyptians
formerly
controlled,
from
the
brook
at
the
border
of
Egypt
in
the
south
to
the
Euphrates
River
in
the
north.
So
the
army
of
the
king
of
Egypt
did
not
return
to
attack
Judah
again.
Jehoiachin
ruled
Judah
Jehoiachin
was 18
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah.
His
mother’s
name
was
Nehushta;
she
was
the
daughter
of
a
man
from
Jerusalem
named
Elnathan.
Jehoiachin
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
only
three
months.
Jehoiachin
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil,
just
as
his
father
had
done.
While
Jehoiachin
was
king,
some
officers
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
came
along
with
the
whole
Babylonian
army
to
Jerusalem,
and
they
surrounded
the
city.
While
they
were
doing
that,
Nebuchadnezzar
himself
came
to
the
city.
Then
King
Jehoiachin
and
his
mother
and
his advisors
and
important
officers
and
palace
officials
all
surrendered
to
the
Babylonian
army.
These thngs
happened
when
Nebuchadnezzar
had
been
king
for
eight
years.
He
arrested
Jehoiachin
and
took
him
to
Babylon.
Just
as
Yahweh
had
said
would
happen, Nebuchadnezzar’s
soldiers
took
to
Babylon
all
the
valuable
things
from
Yahweh’s
temple
and
from
the
king’s
palace.
They
cut
apart
all
the
gold
items
that
King
Solomon
had
put
in
the
temple.
They
took
from
Jerusalem
to
Babylon 10,000
people,
including
the
important
officials
and
the
best
soldiers
and
the
people
who
made
and
repaired
things
that
were
made
of
metal.
Only
the
very
poor
people
were
left
in
Judah.
Nebuchadnezzar’s
soldiers
also
took
to
Babylon
Jehoiachin’s
wives
and
officials,
his
mother,
and
all
the
important
people.
They
also
took
to
Babylon 7,000
of
the
best
soldiers
and 1,000
men
who
knew
how
to
make
and
repair
things
that
are
made
from
metal.
All
of
these
people
whom
they
took
were
strong
and
able
to
fight
in
wars.
Then
the
king
of
Babylon
appointed
Jehoiachin’s
uncle,
Mattaniah,
to
be
the
king
of
Judah,
and
he
changed Mattaniah’s
name
to
Zedekiah.
Zedekiah
ruled
in
Judah
When
Zedekiah
was
twenty-one
years
old,
he
became
king,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
eleven
years.
His
mother’s
name
was
Hamutal;
she
was
the
daughter
of
a
man
named
Jeremiah
from
Libnah
town.
But
Zedekiah
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil,
just
as
Jehoiakim
had
done.
Yahweh
was
very
angry.
So ◄and
finally/after
he
had
been
patient
a
long
time►
he
expelled
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
the
other
places
in
Judah
and
sent
them
to
Babylon.
Jerusalem
was
destroyed
That
is
what
happened
when
Zedekiah
rebelled
against
the
king
of
Babylon.
On January 15
of
the
ninth
year
that
Zedekiah
had
been
ruling,
King
Nebuchadnezzar
arrived
with
his
whole
army,
and
they
surrounded
Jerusalem.
They
built
ramps
made
of
dirt
against
the
walls
of
the
city,
so
that
they
could
climb
up
the
ramps
and
attack
the
city.
They
did
that
for
two
years.
After
Zedekiah
had
been
ruling
for
eleven
years,
the ◄famine/shortage
of
food►
had
become
very
bad.
All
their
food
was
gone.
On July 18
of
that
year,
the
Babylonian
soldiers
broke
through
part
of
the
city
wall,
and
that
enabled
them
to
enter
the
city.
All
the
soldiers
of
Judah
wanted
to
escape.
But
the
Babylonian
soldiers
surrounded
the
city,
so
the
king
and
the
soldiers
of
Judah
waited
until
it
was nighttime.
Then
they
fled
through
the
gate
that
was
between
the
two
walls
near
the
king’s park.
They
ran
across
the
fields
and
started
to
go
down
to
the
Jordan
River
Valley.
But
the
Babylonian
soldiers
chased/ran
after
them.
They
caught
the
king
when
he
was
by
himself
in
the
valley
near
the
Jordan
River.
He
was
by
himself
because
all
his
soldiers
had
abandoned
him.
The
Babylonian
soldiers
took
King
Zedekiah
to
Riblah
city
in
Babylon.
There
the
king
of
Babylon
decided
what
they
would
do
to
punish
him.
There
the
king
of
Babylon
forced
Zedekiah
to
watch
as
the
Babylonian
soldiers
killed
all
of
Zedekiah’s
sons.
Then
they
gouged
out
Zedekiah’s
eyes.
They
put
bronze
chains
on
his
hands
and
feet
and
then
they
took
him
to
Babylon.
On August 14
of
that
year,
after
Nebuchadnezzar
had
been
ruling
for 19
years,
Nebuzaradan
arrived
in
Jerusalem.
He
was
one
of
king Nebuchadnezzar’s
officials
and
captain
of
the
men
that
guarded
the
king.
He
commanded
his
soldiers
to
burn
down
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
the
king’s
palace,
and
all
the
houses
in
Jerusalem.
So
they
burned
down
all
the
important
buildings
in
the
city.
Then
Nebuzaradan
supervised
all
the
soldiers
of
the
Babylonian
army
as
they
tore
down
the
walls
of
Jerusalem.
Then
he
and
his
soldiers
took
to
Babylon
the
people
who
were
still
living
in
the
city,
the
other
people
who
lived
in
that
area,
and
the
soldiers
who
had
previously
surrendered
to
the
Babylonian
army.
But
Nebuzaradan
allowed
some
of
the
very
poor
people
to
stay
in
Judah
to
take
care
of
the
vineyards
and
to
plant
crops
in
the
fields.
The
Babylonian
soldiers
broke
into
pieces
the
bronze
pillars,
the
bronze
carts
with
wheels,
and
the
huge
bronze
basin,
all
of
which
were
in
the
temple
courtyard,
and
they
took
all
the
bronze
to
Babylon.
They
also
took
the
pots,
the
shovels,
the
instruments
for ◄snuffing
out/extinguishing►
the wicks
of
the
lamps,
the
dishes,
and
all
the
other
bronze
items
that
the Israeli
priests
had
used
for
offering
sacrifices
at
the
temple.
The
soldiers
also
took
away
the ◄firepans/trays
for
carrying
burning
coals►,
the
basins,
and
all
the
other
items
made
of
pure
gold
or
pure
silver.
The
bronze
from
the
two
pillars,
the
carts
with
wheels,
and
the
huge
basin
were
very
heavy;
they
could
not
be
weighed. ◄Those
things
had
been
made/A
man
named
Hiram
had
made
these
things►
for
the
temple
when
Solomon
was
the
king
of
Israel.
Each
of
the
pillars
was ◄27
feet/8 meters►
tall.
The
bronze
capital/top
of
each
pillar
was ◄7-1/2
feet/2.3 meters►
high.
They
were
each
decorated
all
around
with
something
that
looked
like
a
net
made
of
bronze
chains connecting
bronze
pomegranates.
Nebuzaradan
took
with
him
to
Babylon
Seraiah
the Supreme
Priest,
Zephaniah
his
assistant,
and
the
three
men
who
guarded
the
entrance
to
the
temple.
And fhey
found
people
who
were
still
hiding
in
Jerusalem.
From
those peeople
he
took
one
officer
from
the
Judean
army,
five
of
the
king’s advisors,
the
chief
secretary
of
the
army
commander
who
was
in
charge
of recruiting
men
to
join
the
army,
and 60
other
important
Judean
men.
Nebuzaradan
took
them
all
to
the
king
of
Babylon
at
Riblah
city.
There
at
Riblah,
in
Hamath
province,
the
king
of
Babylon
commanded
that
they
all
be
executed.
That
is
what
happened
when
the
people
of
Judah
were ◄taken forcefully/exiled►
from
their
land
to
Babylon.
Gedaliah
was
appointed
governor
in
Judah
Then
King
Nebuchadnezzar
appointed
Gedaliah,
who
was
the
son
of
Ahikam
and
grandson
of
Shaphan,
to
be
the
governor
of
the
people
who
were
still
living
in
Judah.
When
all
the
army
captains
of
Judah
and
their
soldiers
who
had
not
surrendered
to
Nebuchadnezzar
found
out
that
the
king
of
Babylon
had
appointed
Gedaliah
to
be
the
governor,
they
met
with
him
at
Mizpah
town.
These
army
captains
were
Ishmael
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
Johanan
the
son
of
Kareah,
Seraiah
the
son
of
Tanhumeth
from
Netophah
town,
and
Jaazaniah
from
the
Maacah
region.
Gedaliah
solemnly
promised
them
that
the
officials
from
Babylon
were
not
planning
to
harm
them.
He
said, “You
may
live
in
this
land
without
being
afraid
and
serve
the
king
of
Babylon,
and
if
you
do,
everything
will
go
well
for
you.”
But
in October
of
that
year,
Ishmael,
whose
grandfather
Elishama
was
one
of
the
relatives
of
the
descendants
of
King
David,
went
to
Mizpah
along
with
ten
other
men
and
assassinated/killed
Gedaliah
and
all
the
men
who
were
with
him.
There
were
also
men
from
Judah
and
men
from
Babylon
whom
they
assassinated.
Then
many [HYP]
of
the
people
from
Judah,
important
people
and unimportant
ones,
and
the
army
captains,
were
very
afraid
of
what
the
Babylonians
would
do
to
them,
so
they
fled
to
Egypt.
Jehoiachin
was
released
Thirty-seven
years
after
King
Jehoiachin
of
Judah
was
taken
to
Babylon,
Nebuchadnezzar’s
son
Evil-Merodach
became
the
king
of
Babylon.
He
was
kind
to
Jehoiachin,
and
on April 2
of
that
year,
he
released/freed
Jehoiachin
from
prison.
He
always
spoke
kindly
to
Jehoiachin
and
honored
him
more
than
the
other
kings
who
had
been
taken/exiled
to
Babylon.
He
gave
Jehoiachin
new
clothes
to
replace
the
clothes
that
he
had
been
wearing
in
prison,
and
he
allowed
Jehoiachin
to
eat
at
the
king’s
table
every
day
for
the
rest
of
his
life.
The
king
of
Babylon
also
gave
him
money
every
day,
so
that
he
could
buy
the
things
that
he
needed.
The
king
continued
to
do
that
until
Jehoiachin
died.
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This book contains genealogies from Adam to the death of King David and the account of David reigning over all of Israel. We call this book
1 Chronicles
A list of genealogies
The descendants of Adam
The
first
person
God
created
was
Adam. Adam’s
son
was
Seth.
Seth’s
son
was
Enosh.
Enosh’s
son
was
Kenan.
Kenan’s
son
was
Mahalalel.
Mahalalel’s
son
was
Jared.
Jared’s
son
was
Enoch.
Enoch’s
son
was
Methuselah.
Methusalah’s
son
was
Lamech.
Lamech’s
son
was
Noah.
Noah’s
sons
were
Shem,
Ham,
and
Japheth.
The
descendants
of
Japheth
The
sons (OR,
descendants)
of
Japheth
were
Gomer,
Magog,
Madai,
Javan,
Tubal,
Meshech,
and
Tiras.
The
sons (OR,
descendants)
of
Gomer
were
Ashkenaz,
Riphath,
and
Togarmah.
The
descendants
of
Javan
were
Elishah,
Tarshish,
Kittim,
and
Rodanim.
The
descendants
of
Ham
The
sons
of
Ham
were
Cush,
Mizraim (OR,
Egypt),
Put,
and
Canaan.
The
descendants
of
Cush
were
Seba,
Havilah,
Sabtah,
Raamah,
and
Sabteca.
The
sons (OR,
descendants)
of
Raamah
were
Sheba
and
Dedan.
Another
descendant
of
Cush
was
Nimrod.
When
he
grew
up,
he
became
a
mighty
warrior
on
the
earth.
Mizraim (OR,
Egypt)
was
the ancestor
of
the
Lud people-group,
the
Anam people-group,
the
Lehab people-group,
the
Naphtuh people-group,
the
Pathrus people-group,
the
Casluh people-group,
and
the
Caphtor people-group.
The
people
of
the
Philistia
region
were
descended
from
the
Casluh people-group.
Canaan’s
first
son
was
Sidon.
He
was
also
the ancestor
of
the
Heth people-group,
the
Jebus people-group,
the Amor people-group,
the Girgash people-group,
the Hiv people-group,
the
Ark people-group,
the
Sin people-group,
the
Arvad people-group,
the Zemar people-group,
and
the
Hamath people-group.
The
descendants
of
Shem
The
sons
of
Shem
were
Elam,
Asshur,
Arphaxad,
Lud,
and
Aram.
Aram’s
sons
were
Uz,
Hul,
Gether,
and
Meshech.
Arphaxad
was
the
father
of
Shelah,
who
was
the
father
of
Eber.
Eber
had
two
sons.
One
was
named
Peleg
which
sounds
like
the
word
that
means ‘divided’
because
during
the
time
that
he
lived,
the
people
on
the
earth
were
divided
into
various
language
groups. Peleg’s
younger
brother
was
Joktan.
Joktan
was
the ancestor
of
Almodad,
Sheleph,
Hazarmaveth,
Jerah,
Hadoram,
Uzal,
Diklah,
Obal,
Abimael,
Sheba,
Ophir,
Havilah,
and
Jobab.
The
descendants
of
Shem,
in
order
from
him
to
Abraham,
were
Arphaxad,
Shelah,
Eber,
Peleg,
Reu,
Serug,
Nahor,
Terah,
and
Abram,
whose
name
was
later
changed
to
Abraham.
The
descendants
of
Abraham
Abraham’s
sons
were
Isaac
and
Ishmael.
The
son
of
Abraham’s
slave
wife
Hagar
was
Ishmael.
Ishmael’s
twelve
sons
were
Nebaioth,
Kedar,
Adbeel,
Mibsam,
Mishma,
Dumah,
Massa,
Hadad,
Tema,
Jetur,
Naphish,
and
Kedemah.
After
Abraham’s
wife
Sarah
died,
he
took
another
wife
named
Keturah.
The
sons
of
Abraham
and
Keturah
were
Zimran,
Jokshan,
Medan,
Midian,
Ishbak,
and
Shuah.
Jokshan’s
sons
were
Sheba
and
Dedan.
Midian’s
sons
were
Ephah,
Epher,
Hanoch,
Abida,
and
Eldaah.
The
descendants
of
Esau
The
son
of
Abraham
and
his
wife
Sarah
was
Isaac,
and
Isaac’s
sons
were
Esau
and
Jacob,
whose
name
was
later
changed
to
Israel.
The
sons
of
Esau
were
Eliphaz,
Reuel,
Jeush,
Jalam,
and
Korah.
The
sons
of
Eliphaz
were
Teman,
Omar,
Zepho (OR,
Zephi),
Gatam,
Kenaz,
Timna,
and
Amalek.
Reuel’s
sons
were
Nahath,
Zerah,
Shammah,
and
Mizzah.
The
descendants
of
Seir
Another
descendant
of
Esau
was
Seir.
His
descendants
lived
in
the
Edom
region. Seir’s
sons
were
Lotan,
Shobal,
Zibeon,
Anah,
Dishon,
Ezer,
and
Dishan.
Lotan’s
sons
were
Hori
and
Homam,
and
Lotan’s
sister
was
Timna.
Shobal’s
sons
were
Alvan,
Manahath,
Ebal,
Shepho,
and
Onam.
Zibeon’s
sons
were
Aiah
and
Anah.
Anah’s
son
was
Dishon.
1 Dishon’s
sons
were
Hemdan (OR,
Hamran),
Eshban,
Ithran,
and Keran.
Ezer’s
sons
were
Bilhan,
Zaavan,
and
Akan (OR,
Jaakan).
Dishan’s
sons
were
Uz
and
Aran.
The
kings
of
Edom
These
are
the
names
of
the
kings
that
ruled
the
Edom
region
before
any
kings
ruled
over
Israel:
Bela,
the
son
of
Beor,
was
king
in
Edom,
and
the
name
of
the
city
in
which
he
lived
was
Dinhabah.
When
Bela
died,
Jobab,
the
son
of
Zerah
from
Bozrah
city,
became
the
king.
When
Jobab
died,
Husham
became
the
king.
He
was
from
the
region
where
the
Teman people-group
lived.
When
Husham
died,
Hadad,
the
son
of
Bedad,
became
the
king.
He
ruled
in
Avith
city. Hadad’s
army
defeated
the
army
of
the
Midian
people-group
in
the
Moab
region.
When
Hadad
died,
Samlah
became
the
king.
He
was
from
Masrekah
town.
When
Samlah
died,
Shaul
became
the
king.
He
was
from
Rehoboth
city
along
the
Euphrates
river.
When
Shaul
died,
Baal-Hanan,
the
son
of
Achbor,
became
the
king.
When
Baal-Hanan
died,
Hadad
became
the
king.
He
was
from
Pau
city.
His
wife’s
name
was
Mehetabel;
she
was
the
daughter
of
Matred
and
the
granddaughter
of Me-Zahab.
Then
Hadad
died.
The
leaders
of
the
clans
of
the
Edom people-group
were
Timna,
Alvah,
Jetheth,
Oholibamah,
Elah,
Pinon,
Kenaz,
Teman,
Mibzar,
Magdiel,
and
Iram.
The descendants of Jacob
The
sons
of
Jacob
were
Reuben,
Simeon,
Levi,
Judah,
Issachar,
Zebulun,
Dan,
Joseph,
Benjamin,
Naphtali,
Gad,
and
Asher.
The
descendants
of
Judah
Judah’s
sons
were
Er,
Onan,
and
Shelah.
Their
mother
was
the
daughter
of
Shua
from
the
Canaan people-group.
When
Judah’s
oldest
son
Er
grew
up,
he
did
something
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
very
wicked,
so
Yahweh
caused
him
to
die.
Judah
and
his
daughter-in-law
Tamar
had
twin
boys
named
Perez
and
Zerah.
So
altogether
Judah
had
five
sons.
The
sons
of
Perez
were
Hezron
and
Hamul.
Zerah
had
five
sons:
Zimri,
Ethan,
Heman,
Calcol,
and
Darda (OR,
Dara).
One
of
the
sons
of
Zimri
was
Carmi. Carmi’s
son
Achan (OR,
Achar)
caused
the
people
of
Israel
to
experience
much
trouble,
because
he
stole
some
of
the
things
that
had
been
devoted
to
Yahweh
to
be
destroyed.
Ethan’s
son
was
Azariah.
Hezron’s
sons
were
Jerahmeel,
Ram,
and
Caleb (OR,
Chelubai).
Ram
was
the
father
of
Amminadab,
and
Amminadab
was
the
father
of
Nahshon.
Nahshon
was
a
leader
of
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Nahshon
was
the
father
of
Salmon,
who
was
the
father
of
Boaz.
Boaz
was
the
father
of
Obed,
and
Obed
was
the
father
of
Jesse.
Jesse’s
oldest
son
was
Eliab.
His
other
sons
were
Abinadab,
Shimea,
Nethanel,
Raddai,
Ozem,
and
the
youngest
was
David.
Their
sisters
were
Zeruiah
and
Abigail.
Zeruiah’s
three
sons
were
Abishai,
Joab,
and
Asahel.
Abigail’s
husband
was
Jether,
a
descendant
of
Ishmael,
and
their
son
was
Amasa.
Descendants
of
Hezron
Hezron’s
younger
son
Caleb
had
two
wives.
One
of
them,
Azubah,
gave
birth
to
three
sons:
Jesher,
Shobab,
and
Ardon.
When
Azubah
died,
Caleb
married
Ephrath.
Their
son
was
Hur.
Hur
was
the
father
of
Uri,
and
Uri
was
the
father
of
Bezalel.
When
Hezron
was 60
years
old,
he
married [EUP]
Makir’s
daughter,
who
was
the
sister
of
Gilead.
The
son
of
Hezron
and
Makir
was
Segub.
Segub
was
the
father
of
Jair. Jair’s
army
controlled
twenty-three
cities
in
the
region
ruled
by
Gilead.
But
the
armies
of
Geshur
and
Aram
captured
those
towns
controlled
by
Jair.
They
also
captured
Kenath
city
and
the
nearby
towns;
altogether
they
captured 60
towns.
The
people
who
lived
there
were
all
descendants
of
Makir,
the
father
of
Gilead.
Shortly
after
Hezron
died
in Caleb-Ephrath
town,
his
widow
Abijah
had
a
son
Asshur;
Asshur
started
Tekoa
town.
Jerahmeel’s
descendants
Hezron’s
oldest
son
was
Jerahmeel.
His
sons
were
Ram,
Bunah,
Oren,
Ozem,
and
Ahijah.
Jerahmeel’s
oldest
son
was
Ram.
Jerahmeel
had
another
wife
named
Atarah.
Their
son
was
Onam.
The
sons
of
Ram,
Jerahmeel’s
oldest
son,
were
Maaz,
Jamin,
and
Eker.
Onam’s
sons
were
Shammai
and
Jada.
Shammai’s
sons
were
Nadab
and
Abishur.
Abishur’s
wife
was
Abihail.
The
sons
of
Abishur
and
Abihail
were
Ahban
and
Molid.
Nadab’s
sons
were
Seled
and
Appaim.
Seled
did
not
have
any
children.
Appaim’s
son
was
Ishi; Ishi’s
son
was
Sheshan.
One
of Sheshan’s
daughters
was
Ahlai.
Shammai’s
younger
brother
was
Jada. Jada’s
sons
were
Jether
and
Jonathan.
Jether
did
not
have
any
children.
Jonathan’s
sons
were
Peleth
and
Zaza.
Those
were
the
descendants
of
Jerahmeel.
Sheshan
did
not
have
any
sons;
he
had
only
daughters.
He
had
a
servant
from
Egypt
whose
name
was
Jarha.
Sheshan
allowed
his
daughter
to
marry
Jarha,
and
their
son
was
Attai.
Attai
was
the
father
of
Nathan.
Nathan
was
the
father
of
Zabad.
Zabad
was
the
father
of
Ephlal.
Ephlal
was
the
father
of
Obed.
Obed
was
the
father
of
Jehu.
Jehu
was
the
father
of
Azariah.
Azariah
was
the
father
of
Helez.
Helez
was
the
father
of
Eleasah.
Eleasah
was
the
father
of
Sismai.
Sismai
was
the
father
of
Shallum.
Shallum
was
the
father
of
Jekamiah.
And
Jekamiah
was
the
father
of
Elishama.
Caleb’s
descendants
Jerahmeel’s
younger
brother
was
Caleb.
Caleb’s
oldest
son
was
Mesha.
Mesha
was
the
father
of
Ziph.
Ziph
was
the
father
of
Mareshah.
Mareshah
was
the
father
of
Hebron.
Hebron’s
sons
were
Korah,
Tappuah,
Rekem,
and
Shema.
Shema
was
the
father
of
Raham.
Raham
was
the
father
of
Jorkeam.
Rekem
was
the
father
of
Shammai.
Shammai
was
the
father
of
Maon.
Maon
was
the
father
of
Beth-Zur.
Caleb
had
a
slave
wife
who
was
named
Ephah.
Caleb
and Ephah’s
sons
were
Haran,
Moza,
and
Gazez.
Haran
had
a
son
whom
he
also
named
Gazez.
Ephah’s
father
was
Jahdai.
Jahdai
was
the
father
of
six
sons:
Regem,
Jotham,
Geshan,
Pelet,
Ephah,
and
Shaaph.
Caleb
had
another
slave
wife
whose
name
was
Maacah.
Caleb
and Maacah’s
sons
were
Sheber,
Tirhanah,
Shaaph,
and
Sheva.
Shaaph
was
the
father
of
Madmannah.
Sheva
was
the
father
of Macbenah
and
Gibea.
Caleb’s
daughter
was
Acsah.
These
people
were
also
descendants
of
Caleb:
Caleb
had
another
wife
whose
name
was
Ephrathah.
Their
oldest
son
was
Hur. Hur’s
sons
were
Shobal,
Salma,
and
Hareph.
Shobal
started
Kiriath-Jearim
city.
Salma
started
Bethlehem
town.
Hareph
started
Beth-Gader
town.
Shobal’s
descendants
were
Haroeh,
and
half
of
the
Manahath people-group.
His
descendants
also
included
these
clans
that
lived
in
Kiriath-Jearim: Ithri,
Put, Shumath,
and Mishra.
The Zorath
and
Eshtaol
clans
were
descendants
of
the Mishra
clan.
Salma’s
descendants
in
Bethlehem
were
the Netophath
clan,
the
Atroth-Beth-Joab
clan,
the
other
half
of
the
Manahath
clan,
and
the Zor
clan.
Salma’s
descendants
also
included
the
families
at
Jabez
town
who
wrote
and
copied
important
documents.
These
were
the Tirath
clan,
the
Shimeath
clan,
and
the Sucath
clan.
They
were
all
from
the Ken people-group
who
came
from
Hammath
city,
and
who
had
married
members
of
the
family [MTY]
of
Rechab.
The sons of King David
Six
sons
of
King
David
were
born
in
Hebron
city.
His
oldest
son
was
Amnon,
whose
mother
Ahinoam
was
from
Jezreel
city.
His
next
son
was
Daniel,
whose
mother
was
Abigail
from
Carmel
city.
His
next
son
was
Absalom,
whose
mother
was
Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Talmai,
the
king
who
ruled
in
Geshur
town.
His
next
son
was
Adonijah,
whose
mother
was
Haggith.
The
next
son
was
Shephatiah,
whose
mother
was
Abital.
His
youngest
son
was
Ithream,
whose
mother
was
Eglah.
They
were
all
born
in
Hebron,
where
David
ruled
for 7-1/2
years.
After
that,
David
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for 33
years.
Many
of
David’s
children
were
born
in
Jerusalem.
Bathsheba,
the
daughter
of
Ammiel,
gave
birth
to
four
of
his
sons:
Shammua (OR,
Shimea),
Shobab,
Nathan,
and
Solomon.
Nine
other
sons
of
David
were
also
born
there.
They
were
Ibhar,
Elishua (OR,
Elishama),
Eliphelet,
Nogah,
Nepheg,
Japhia,
Elishama,
Eliada,
and
Eliphelet.
In
addition
to
all
those
sons,
David’s
slave
wives
also
gave
birth
to
sons.
David
also
had
one
daughter
whose
name
was
Tamar.
The
kings
of
Judah
Solomon’s
son
was
King
Rehoboam.
Rehoboam’s
son
was
King
Abijah.
Abijah’s
son
was
King
Asa.
Asa’s
son
was
King
Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat’s
son
was
King
Jehoram (OR,
Joram).
Jehoram’s
son
was
King
Ahaziah.
Ahaziah’s
son
was
King
Joash.
Joash’s
son
was
King
Amaziah.
Amaziah’s
son
was
King
Azariah.
Azariah’s
son
was
King
Jotham.
Jotham’s
son
was
King
Ahaz.
Ahaz’s
son
was
King
Hezekiah.
Hezekiah’s
son
was
King
Manasseh.
Manasseh’s
son
was
King
Amon.
Amon’s
son
was
King
Josiah.
Josiah’s
oldest
son
was
Johanan.
His
other
sons
were
Jehoiakim,
Zedekiah,
and
Shallum.
Jehoiakim’s
sons
were
Jehoiachin (OR,
Jeconiah)
and
Zedekiah.
Other
descendants
of
King
David
after
the
people
of
Judah
were
exiled
King
Jehoiachin
was
captured
and
taken
to
Babylon.
His
sons
were
Shealtiel,
Malkiram,
Pedaiah,
Shenazzar,
Jekamiah,
Hoshama,
and
Nedabiah.
Pedaiah’s
sons
were
Zerubbabel
and
Shimei.
Two
of Zerubbabel’s
sons
were
Meshullam
and
Hananiah,
and
their
sister
was
Shelomith.
Zerubbabel’s
five
other
sons
were
Hashubah,
Ohel, Berekiah,
Hasadiah,
and
Jushab-Hesed.
The
descendants
of
Hananiah
were
Pelatiah
and
Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah’s
son
was
Rephaiah. Rephaiah’s
son
was
Arnan. Arnan’s
son
was
Obadiah. Obadiah’s
son
was
Shecaniah.
Shecaniah’s
son
was
Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s
five
sons
were
Hattush,
Igal,
Bariah,
Neariah,
and
Shaphat.
Neariah’s
three
sons
were
Elioenai,
Hizkiah,
and
Azrikam.
Elioenai’s
seven
sons
were
Hodaviah,
Eliashib,
Pelaiah,
Akkub,
Johanan,
Delaiah,
and
Anani.
Other clans descended from Judah
The
descendants
of
Judah
were
Perez,
Hezron,
Carmi,
Hur,
and
Shobal.
Shobal’s
son
was
Reaiah.
Reaiah
was
the
father
of
Jahath,
and
Jahath
was
the
father
of
Ahumai
and
Lahad.
They
were
the
ancestors
of
the Zorath people-group.
The
oldest
son
of
Caleb
and
his
wife
Ephrathah
was
Hur.
Hur
was
the
one
who
started/founded
Bethlehem
town.
His
three
sons
were
Etam,
Penuel,
and
Ezer. Etam’s
sons
were
Jezreel,
Ishma,
and
Idbash.
Their
sister
was
Hazzelelponi.
Penuel
was
the
father
of
Gedor,
and
Ezer
was
the
father
of
Hushah.
Hezron’s
son
Ashhur,
the
father
of
Tekoa,
had
two
wives
whose
names
were
Helah
and
Naarah.
The
sons
of
Asshur
and
his
wife
Naarah
were
Ahuzzam,
Hepher,
Temeni,
and
Haahashtari.
The
sons
of
Ashhur
and
his
wife
Helah
were
Zereth,
Zohar,
Ethnan,
and
Koz.
Koz
was
the
father
of
Anub,
Hazzobebah,
and
the ancestor
of
the
clans
descended
from
Aharhel.
Aharhel
was
the
son
of
Harum.
There
was
another
descendant
of
Judah
whose
name
was
Jabez.
He
was
more
respected
than
his
brothers
were.
His
mother
named
him
Jabez
which
means ‘pain’
because
she
said, “I
was
enduring
much
pain
when
I
gave
birth
to
him.”
One
day
he
prayed
to
God
whom
his
fellow Israelis
worshiped,
saying, “Please
greatly
bless
me
and ◄enlarge
my
land/give
me
a
lot
of
land/property►.
Remain [IDM]
with
me,
and
do
not
allow
anyone
to
harm
me.
If
you
do
that
for
me,
I
will
not
have
any
pain.”
And
God
did
what
Jabez
requested
him
to
do.
Another
descendant
of
Judah
was
Shuhah.
His
younger
brother
Kelub
was
the
father
of
Mehir.
Mehir
was
the
father
of
Eshton.
Eshton
was
the
father
of
Beth-Rapha,
Paseah,
and
Tehinnah.
Tehinnah
founded
Nahash
town,
but
their
families
lived
in
Recah
town.
Another
descendant
of
Judah
was
Jephunneh.
His
son
was
Caleb.
Caleb’s
sons
were
Iru,
Elah,
and
Naam. Elah’s
son
was
Kenaz.
The
sons
of
Kenaz
were
Othniel
and
Seraiah.
Othniel’s
sons
were
Hathath
and
Meonothai.
Meonothai
was
the
father
of
Ophrah.
Seraiah
was
the
father
of
Joab.
Joab
was
the ancestor
of
the
people
who
lived
in Craftsmen’s
Valley.
The
valley
was
named
that
because
many
of
the
people
who
lived
there
were ◄craftsmen/men
who
were experts
in
making
things►.
Another
descendant
of
Judah
was
Jehallelel.
His
sons
were
Ziph,
Ziphah,
Tiria,
and
Asarel.
Another
descendant
of
Judah
was Ezrzh. Ezrah’s
sons
were
Jether,
Mered,
Epher,
and
Jalon.
Mered
married
Bithiah,
who
was
the
daughter
of
the
king
of
Egypt.
The
children
of
Mered
and
Bithiah
were
Miriam,
Shammai,
and
Ishbah.
Ishbah
was
the
father
of
Eshtemoa.
Ezrah
also
had
a
wife
from
Judah.
She
gave
birth
to
Jered,
Heber,
and
Jekuthiel.
Jered
was
the
father
of (OR,
founded
the
town
of)
Gedor,
Heber
was
the
father
of (OR,
founded
the
town
of)
Soco,
and
Jekuthiel
was
the
father
of (OR,
founded
the
town
of)
Zanoah.
Hodiah’s
wife,
who
was Naham’s
sister,
bore
two
sons.
One
of
them
was
the
father
of
Keilah,
the ancestor
of
the Gar people-group,
and
the
other
one
was
the
father
of
Eshtemoa,
the ancestor
of
the
Maacath people-group.
Another
descendant
of
Judah
was
Shimon. Shimon’s
sons
were
Amnon,
Rinnah,
Ben-Hanan,
and
Tilon.
Another
descendant
of
Judah
was
Ishi.
His
descendants
were
Zoheth
and
Ben-Zoheth.
One
of
Judah’s
sons
was
Shelah. Shelah’s
sons
were
Er
the
father
of
Lecah,
Laadah
the
father
of
Mareshah,
the
families
of
those
who
made
things
from
linen
at
Beth-Ashbea,
Jokim,
and
the
men
of
Cozeba
town,
and
Joash
and
Saraph,
two
men
who
married
women
from
the
Moab
region
and
later
lived
in
Bethlehem (OR,
and
ruled
in
Jashubi-Lehem).
All
their
names
and
a
record
of
what
they
did
are
written
in
very
old scrolls.
They
made
pottery
for
the
king;
some
of
them
lived
in
Netaim
town
and
some
of
them
lived
in
Gederah
town.
Descendants
of
Simeon
Simeon’s
sons
were
Nemuel,
Jamin,
Jarib,
Zerah,
and
Shaul.
Shaul’s
son
was
Shallum. Shallum’s
son
was
Mibsam. Mibsam’s
son
was
Mishma.
Mishma’s
son
was
Hammuel. Hammuel’s
son
was
Zaccur. Zaccur’s
son
was
Shimei.
Shimei
had 16
sons
and
six
daughters,
but
none
of
his
brothers
had
many
children.
So
the
descendants
of
Simeon
never
were
as
many
as
the
descendants
of
his
younger
brother
Judah.
The
descendants
of
Simeon
lived
in
these
cities
and
towns:
Beersheba,
Moladah,
Hazar-Shual,
Bilhah,
Ezem,
Tolad,
Bethuel,
Hormah,
Ziklag,
Beth-Marcaboth,
Hazar-Susim,
Beth-Biri,
and
Shaaraim.
They
lived
in
those
places
until
David
became
king.
They
also
lived
in
villages
near
those
towns:
Etam,
Ain,
Rimmon,
Token,
and
Ashan.
There
were
other
villages
where
they
lived,
as
far
southwest
as
Baalath
town.
Those
were
the
places
where
they
lived,
and
their
names,
according
to
the
family
records.
The
men
in
the
following
list
were
the
leaders
of
their
clans:
Meshobab,
Jamlech,
Joshah
the
son
of
Amaziah,
Joel,
and
Jehu
the
son
of
Joshibiah.
Joshibiah
was
the
son
of
Seraiah
and
the
grandson
of
Asiel.
Other
clan
leaders
were
Elioenai,
Jaakobah,
Jeshohaiah,
Asaiah,
Adiel,
Jesimiel,
Benaiah,
and
Ziza.
Ziza
was
the
son
of
Shiphi
and
the
grandson
of
Allon,
who
was
the
son
of
Jedaiah,
who
was
the
son
of
Shimri,
who
was
the
son
of
Shemaiah.
Those
families
became
very
large/numerous.
They
went
outside
of
Gedor
town
on
the
east
side
of
the
valley
to
look
for pastureland
for
their
flocks
of
sheep.
They
found
good pastureland
with
plenty
of
grass.
The
place
was
peaceful
and
quiet.
Previously
the
descendants
of
Noah’s
son
Ham
had
lived
there.
But
while
Hezekiah
was
the
king
of
Judah,
the
leaders
of
the
tribe
of
Simeon
came
to
Gedor
and
fought
against
the
descendants
of
Ham
and
destroyed
their
tents.
They
also
fought
against
the
descendants
of Meun
who
were
living
there,
and
they
killed
all
of
them.
So
now
there
are
no
descendants
of Meun
living
there.
The
descendants
of
Simeon
started
to
live
there,
because
there
was
good pastureland
there
for
their
sheep.
Ishi’s
four
sons
Pelatiah,
Neariah,
Rephaiah
and
Uzziel
led 500
other
descendants
of
Simeon
and
attacked
the
people
who
were
living
in
the hilly
area
of
the
Edom
region.
They
killed
the
few
descendants
of
Amalek
who
were
still
alive.
From
that
time
until
now,
the
descendants
of
Simeon
have
lived
in
the
Edom
region.
The descendants of Reuben
Reuben
was
the
oldest
son
of
Jacob.
Therefore,
he
should
have
received
the
special
rights/privileges
that
belonged
to
firstborn
sons.
But
he
had
sex
with
his
father’s
slave
wife,
so
his
father
gave
the
rights
if
a
firstborn
son
to
the
sons
of Reubers
younger
brother
Joseph.
And
in
the
family
records,
Reuben
is
not
mentioned
first,
like
the
firstborn
sons
always
are.
Although
Judah
became
more influential
than
his
brothers,
and
a
ruler
of
the
tribe
descended
from
him,
Joseph’s
family
received
the
rights
that
belonged
to
firstborn
sons.
But
Reuben
was
Jacob’s
oldest
son.
Reuben’s
sons
were
Hanoch,
Pallu,
Hezron,
and
Carmi.
Another
descendant
of
Reuben
was
Joel. Joel’s
son
was
Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s
son
was
Gog. Gog’s
son
was
Shimei.
Shimei’s
son
was
Micah.
Micah’s
son
was
Reaiah. Reaiah’s
son
was
Baal.
Baal’s
son
was
Beerah.
Beerah
was
a
leader
of
the
tribe/descendants
of
Reuben.
But
Tiglath-Pileser
the
king
of
Assyria
captured
him
and
took
him
to
Assyria.
The
names
of
these
clans
are
listed
here
according
to
what
is
written
in
their
family
records.
The
first
name
written
was
Jeiel.
Then
Zechariah,
and
then
Bela.
Bela
was
the
son
of
Azaz,
and
Azaz
was
the
son
of
Shema,
and
Shema
was
the
son
of
Joel. Reuben’s
clan
was
very
large.
Some
of
them
lived
near
Aroer
city
as
far
north
as
Nebo
town
and
Baal-Meon
city.
Some
of
them
lived
further
east,
as
far
as
the
edge
of
the
desert
south
of
the
Euphrates
River.
They
went
there
because
they
had
a
huge
amount
of
cattle,
with
the
result
that
there
was
not
enough pastureland
for
them
in
the
Gilead
region.
When
Saul
was
king
of
Israel,
Bela’s
clan
fought
against
the
descendants
of
Hagar
and
defeated
them.
After
that,
Bela’s
clan
lived
in
the
tents
that
the
descendants
of
Hagar
had
lived
in
previously,
in
all
the
area
east
of
the
Gilead
region.
The
descendants
of
Gad
The
tribe
of
Gad
lived
near
the
tribe
of
Reuben;
they
lived
in
the
Bashan
region,
all
the
way
east
to
Salecah
town.
Joel
was
their
chief;
Shapham
was
his
assistant;
other
leaders
were
Janai
and
Shaphat.
Other
members
of
the
tribe
belonged
to
seven
clans,
whose
leaders
were
Michael,
Meshullam,
Sheba,
Jorai,
Jacan,
Zia,
and
Eber.
They
were
descendants
of
Abihail.
Abihail
was Huri’s
son.
Huri
was Jaroah’s
son.
Jaroah
was
Gilead’s
son.
Gilead
was Michael’s
son.
Michael
was Jeshishai’s
son.
Jeshishai
was Jahdo’s
son.
Jahdo
was
the
son
of
Buz.
Ahi
was Abdiel’s
son.
Abdiel
was Guni’s
son.
Ahi
was
the
leader
of
their
clan.
The
descendants
of
Gad
lived
in
the
towns
in
Gilead
and
Bashan
regions,
and
on
all
the pastureland
on
the
Sharon
plain.
All
of
those
names
were
written
in
the
records
of
the
clans
of
Gad
during
the
time
that
Jotham
was
the
king
of
Judah
and
Jeroboam
was
the
king
of
Israel.
The
armies
of
the
tribes
that
lived
east
of
the
Jordan
River
There
were 44,760
soldiers
from
the
tribes
of
Reuben
and
Gad
and
the
eastern
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
They
all
carried
shields
and
swords
and
bows
and
arrows.
They
were
all
trained
to
fight
well
in
battles.
They
attacked
the
descendants
of
Hagar
and
the
people
of
Jetur,
Naphish,
and
Nodab
cities.
The
men
from
those
three
tribes
prayed
to
God
during
the
battles, requesting
him
to
help
them.
So
he
helped
them,
because
they
trusted
in
him.
He
enabled
them
to
defeat [IDM]
the
descendants
of
Hagar
and
all
those
who
were
helping
them.
They
took
the
animals
that
belonged
to
the
descendants
of
Hagar:
They
took 50,000
camels, 250,000
sheep,
and 2,000
donkeys.
They
also
captured 100,000
people.
But
many
descendants
of
Hagar
were
killed
because
God
helped
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
Manasseh.
After
that,
those
three
tribes
lived
in
that
area
until
the
army
of
Babylonia
captured
them
and
took
them
away
to
Babylon.
The
eastern
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
There
were
many
people
who
belonged
to
the
eastern
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
They
lived
in
the
Bashan
region
east
of
the
Jordan
River,
as
far
north
as
Baal-Hermon,
Senir,
and
Hermon
Mountain.
Their
clan
leaders
were
Epher,
Ishi,
Eliel,
Azriel,
Jeremiah,
Hodaviah,
and
Jahdiel.
They
were
all
strong,
brave,
and
famous
soldiers,
and
leaders
of
their
clans.
But
they
sinned
against
God,
the
one
whom
their
ancestors
had
worshiped.
They
began
to
worship
the
gods/idols
that
the
people
of
that
region
had
worshiped,
the
people
whom
God
had
enabled
them
to
destroy!
So
the
God
whom
the Israelis
worshiped cauaed
Pul,
the
king
of
Assyria,
to
conquer
those
tribes. Pul’s
other
name
was
Tiglath-Pileser.
His
army
captured
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
the
eastern
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
and
took
them
to
various
places
in
Assyria:
Halah,
Habor,
Hara
and
near
the
Gozan
River.
They
have
lived
in
those
places
from
that
time
to
the
present
time.
The descendants of Levi
Levi’s
sons
were
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
Kohath’s
sons
were
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel.
Amram’s
children
were
Miriam
and
her
younger
brothers
Aaron
and
Moses.
Aaron’s
sons
were
Nadab,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar.
Eleazar
was
the
father
of
Phinehas.
Phinehas
was
the
father
of
Abishua.
Abishua
was
the
father
of
Bukki.
Bukki
was
the
father
of
Uzzi.
Uzzi
was
the
father
of
Zerahiah.
Zerahiah
was
the
father
of
Meraioth.
Meraioth
was
the
father
of
Amariah.
Amariah
was
the
father
of
Ahitub.
Ahitub
was
the
father
of
Zadok.
Zadok
was
the
father
of
Ahimaaz.
Ahimaaz
was
the
father
of
Azariah.
Azariah
was
the
father
of
Johanan.
Johanan
was
the
father
of
Azariah.
Azariah
was
a
priest
in
the
temple
that
Solomon
commanded
to
be
built
in
Jerusalem.
Azariah
was
the
father
of
Amariah.
Amariah
was
the
father
of
Ahitub.
Ahitub
was
the
father
of
Zadok.
Zadok
was
the
father
of
Shallum.
Shallum
was
the
father
of
Hilkiah.
Hilkiah
was
the
father
of
Azariah.
Azariah
was
the
father
of
Seraiah.
Seraiah
was
the
father
of
Jehozadak.
Jehozadak
was
forced
to
leave
his
home
when
Yahweh
sent
King Nebuchadnezzar’s
army [MTY]
to
capture
many
people
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
and
compel
them
to
go
to
Babylonia.
Levi’s
sons
were
Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
Gershon’s
sons
were
Libni
and
Shimei.
Kohath’s
sons
were
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel.
Merari’s
sons
were
Mahli
and
Mushi.
Here
is
a
list
of
the
descendants
of
Levi,
who
became
leaders
of
their
clans.
Gershon’s
oldest
son
was
Libni.
Libni’s
son
was Jehath.
Jehath’s
son
was
Zimmah.
Zimmah’s
son
was
Joah.
Joah’s
son
was
Iddo.
Iddo’s
son
was
Zerah.
Zerah’s
son
was
Jeatherai.
Kohath’s
other
son
was
Amminadab.
Amminadab’s
son
was
Korah.
Korah’s
son
was
Assir.
Assir’s
son
was
Elkanah.
Elkanah’s
son
was
Ebiasaph.
Ebiasaph’s
son
was
Assir.
Assir’s
son
was
Tahath.
Tahath’s
son
was
Uriel.
Uriel’s
son
was
Uzziah.
Uzziah’s
son
was
Shaul.
Elkanah’s
other
sons
were
Amasai
and
Ahimoth.
Ahimoth’s
son
was
Elkanah.
Elkanah’s
son
was
Zophai.
Zophai’s
son
was
Nahath.
Nahath’s
son
was
Eliab.
Eliab’s
son
was
Jeroham.
Jeroham’s
son
was
Elkanah.
Elkanah’s
son
was
Samuel.
Samuel’s
oldest
son
was
Joel;
his
other
son
was
Abijah.
Merari’s
oldest
son
was
Mahli.
Mahli’s
son
was
Libni.
Libni’s
son
was
Shimei.
Shimei’s
son
was
Uzzah.
Uzzah’s
son
was
Shimea.
Shimea’s
son
was
Haggiah.
Haggiah’s
son
was
Asaiah.
The
temple
musicians
After
the
Sacred
Chest
was
brought
to
Jerusalem,
King
David
appointed
some
of
the
men
who
were
descendants
of
Levi
to
be
in
charge
of
the
music
in
the
Sacred
Tent
where
the
people
worshiped
Yahweh.
Those
musicians
first
sang
and
played
their
instruments
in
the
Sacred
Tent,
which
was
also
called
the
Tent
of
Meeting,
and
they
continued
to
do
that
until
Solomon’s
workers
built
the
temple
of
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem.
In
all
their
work,
they
obeyed
the
instructions
that
David
had
given
them.
Here
is
a
list
of
the
musicians
and
their
sons:
From
Kohath’s
descendants
there
was
Heman,
the
leader
of
the
singers.
Heman
was
the
son
of
Joel.
Joel
was
the
son
of
Samuel.
Samuel
was
the
son
of
Elkanah.
Elkanah
was
the
son
of
Jeroham.
Jeroham
was
the
son
of
Eliel.
Eliel
was
the
son
of
Toah.
Toah
was
the
son
of
Zuph.
Zuph
was
the
son
of
Elkanah.
Elkanah
was
the
son
of
Mahath.
Mahath
was
the
son
of
Amasai.
Amasai
was
the
son
of
another
man
whose
name
was
Elkanah.
Elkanah
was
the
son
of
Joel.
Joel
was
the
son
of
Azariah.
Azariah
was
the
son
of
Zephaniah.
Zephaniah
was
the
son
of
Tahath.
Tahath
was
the
son
of
Assir.
Assir
was
the
son
of
Ebiasaph.
Ebiasaph
was
the
son
of
Korah.
Korah
was
the
son
of
Izhar.
Izhar
was
the
son
of
Kohath.
Kohath
was
the
son
of
Levi.
Levi
was
the
son
of
Jacob.
Heman’s
helper
was
Asaph.
His
group
of
singers
stood
at
the
right
side
of
Heman.
Asaph
was
the
son
of Berekiah.
Berekiah
was
the
son
of
Shimea.
Shimea
was
the
son
of
Michael.
Michael
was
the
son
of
Baaseiah.
Baaseiah
was
the
son
of
Malkijah.
Malkijah
was
the
son
of
Ethni.
Ethni
was
the
son
of
Zerah.
Zerah
was
the
son
of
Adaiah.
Adaiah
was
the
son
of
Ethan.
Ethan
was
the
son
of
Zimmah.
Zimmah
was
the
son
of
Shimei.
Shimei
was
the
son
of
Jahath.
Jahath
was
the
son
of
Gershon,
and
Gershon
was
the
son
of
Levi.
A
group
of
singers
from
Merari’s
family
helped
Heman
and
Asaph.
They
stood
to
the
left
of
Heman.
The
leader
of
this
group
was
Ethan,
the
son
of
Kishi.
Kishi
was
the
son
of
Abdi.
Abdi
was
the
son
of
Malluch.
Malluch
was
the
son
of
Hashabiah.
Hashabiah
was
the
son
of
Amaziah.
Amaziah
was
the
son
of
Hilkiah.
Hilkiah
was
the
son
of
Amzi.
Amzi
was
the
son
of
Bani.
Bani
was
the
son
of
Shemer.
Shemer
was
the
son
of
Mahli.
Mahli
was
the
son
of
Mushi.
Mushi
was
the
son
of
Merari,
and
Merari
was
the
son
of
Levi.
The
other
descendants
of
Levi
were
appointed
to
do
other
work
in
the
sacred
tent,
the
place
where
the
people
worshiped
Yahweh.
Aaron
and
his
descendants
were
the
ones
who
placed
on
the
altar
the
sacrifices
that
were
to
be
burned
completely,
and
they
burned
incense
on
another
altar.
Those
sacrifices
were
in
order
that
Yahweh
would
no
longer
be
angry
with
the
people
of
Israel
for
having
sinned.
Those
men
also
did
other
work
in
the
Very
Holy
Place
in
the
sacred
tent,
obeying
the
instructions
that
Moses,
who
served
God
well,
had
given
to
them.
These
were
the
descendants
of
Aaron:
Aaron’s
son
was
Eleazar.
Eleazar’s
son
was
Phinehas.
Phinehas’s
son
was
Abishua.
Abishua’s
son
was
Bukki.
Bukki’s
son
was
Uzzi.
Uzzi’s
son
was
Zerahiah.
Zerahiah’s
son
was
Meraioth.
Meraioth’s
son
was
Amariah.
Amariah’s
son
was
Ahitub.
Ahitub’s
son
was
Zadok,
and
Zadok’s
son
was
Ahimaaz.
Land
for
the
descendants
of
Levi
Here
is
a
list
of
the
places
where
Aaron’s
descendants
lived.
Those
who
were
descendants
of
Kohath
were
the
first
group
to
be
allotted
cities
to
live
in.
They
were
allotted
Hebron
city
in
Judah
and
the pastureland
around
the
city,
but
the
fields
farther
from
the
city
and
the
villages
near
the
city
were
given
to
Caleb,
the
son
of
Jephunneh.
The
descendants
of
Aaron
who
were
descendants
of
Kohath
were
allotted
Hebron,
one
of
the
cities
to
which
people
could
flee
and
be
protected
if
they
accidentally
killed
someone.
They
also
were
allotted
the
towns
and pastureland
near
Libnah,
Jattir,
Eshtemoa,
Hilen,
Debir,
Ashan,
Juttah,
and
Beth-Shemesh.
They
were
also
allotted
Gibeon,
Geba,
Alemeth,
and
Anathoth
cities
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Altogether,
these
clans
descended
from
Kohath
were
allotted 13
towns.
The
other
clans
descended
from
Kohath
were
allotted
ten
towns
from
the
clans
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
that
lived
west
of
the
Jordan
River.
The
descendants
of
Gershon
were
allotted 13
cities
and
towns
from
the
tribes
of
Issachar,
Asher,
Naphtali,
and
the
part
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
that
lived
in
the
Bashan
region
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
The
descendants
of
Merari
were
allotted
twelve
cities
and
towns
from
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
Zebulun.
The
leaders
of
Israel
allotted
those
towns
and
the
nearby
pasturelands
to
the
descendants
of
Levi.
They
also
allotted
to
them
the
cities
and
towns
from
the
tribes
of
Judah,
Simeon,
and
Benjamin
that
were
listed
previously.
Some
of
the
descendants
of
Kohath
were
allotted
towns
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
They
were
allotted
Shechem,
which
was
one
of
the
cities
to
which
people
could
flee
and
be
protected
if
they
accidentally
killed
someone,
along
with
the
nearby pastureland
in
the
hills
of
Ephraim.
They
were
also
allotted
these
towns
and pastureland
near
them:
Gezer,
Jokmeam,
Beth-Horon,
Aijalon,
and
Gath-Rimmon.
The
other
descendants
of
Kohath
were
allotted
Aner
and
Bileam
towns
and
the
nearby pastureland
from
the
part
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
that
lived
west
of
the
Jordan
River.
The
descendants
of
Gershon,
who
were
part
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
lived
east
of
the
Jordan
River.
They
were
allotted
the
cities
and
towns
and pastureland
near
them:
Golan
in
the
Bashan
and
Ashtaroth
regions.
From
the
tribe
of
Issachar
they
were
allotted
cities
and
towns
and pastureland
near
Kedesh,
Daberath,
Ramoth,
and
Anem.
From
the
tribe
of
Asher
they
were
allotted
cities
and
towns
and pastureland
near
Mashal,
Abdon,
Hukok,
and
Rehob.
And
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
they
were
allotted
cities
and
towns
and pastureland
near
Kedesh
in
the
Galilee
region,
and
Hammon
and
Kiriathaim
towns.
The
other
descendants
of
Levi,
those
descended
from
Merari,
were
allotted
towns
and
pasturelands
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun
near
Jokneam,
Kartah,
Rimmono,
and
Tabor.
From
the
tribe
of
Reuben
they
were
allotted
cities
and
towns
and pastureland
near
Bezer
in
the
desert,
Jahzah,
Kedemoth,
and
Mephaath.
The
tribe
of
Reuben
lived
east
of
the
Jordan
River,
across
from
Jericho.
From
the
tribe
of
Gad,
they
were
allotted
cities
and
towns
and pastureland
near
Ramoth
in
the
Gilead
region,
the
cities
of
Mahanaim,
Heshbon,
and
Jazer.
The descendants of Issachar
Issachar’s
four
sons
were
Tola,
Puah,
Jashub,
and
Shimron.
Tola’s
sons
were
Uzzi,
Rephaiah,
Jeriel,
Jahmai,
Ibsam,
and
Samuel (OR,
Shemuel).
They
were
all
leaders
of
the
clans
descended
from
them.
In
the
record
of Tola’s
descendants
were
the
names
of 22,600
men
who
served
in
the
army
during
the
time
that
David
was
the
king
of
Israel.
Uzzi’s
son
was
Izrahiah. Izrahiah’s
five
sons
were
Michael,
Obadiah,
Joel,
and
Isshiah.
Izrahiah
and
his
sons
were
all
leaders
of
their
clans.
In
the
record
of Izrahiah’s
descendants
were
the
names
of 36,000
men
who
served
in
the
army
because
they
had
many
wives
and
children.
In
the
records
of
the
clans
descended
from
Issachar
were
the
names
of 87,000
men
who
served
in
the
army.
The
descendants
of
Benjamin
Some
of
the
sons
of
Benjamin
were
Bela,
Beker,
and
Jediael.
Bela’s
five
sons
were
Ezbon,
Uzzi,
Uzziel,
Jerimoth,
and
Iri.
They
were
all
leaders
of
clans.
In
the
records
of
the
clans
descended
from
Bela
there
were
names
of 22,034
men
who
served
in
the
army.
Beker’s
sons
were
Zemirah,
Joash,
Eliezer,
Elioenai,
Omri,
Jeremoth,
Abijah,
Anathoth,
and
Alemeth.
In
the
records
of
the
clans
descended
from
Beker
were
the
names
of 20,200
men
and
leaders
of
the
clans
who
served
in
the
army.
Jediael’s
son
was
Bilhan. Bilhan’s
sons
were
Jeush,
Benjamin,
Ehud,
Kenaanah,
Zethan,
Tarshish,
and
Ahishahar.
They
were
all
leaders
of
clans
descended
from
them.
There
were 17,200
of
them
who
served
in
the
army.
Shuppim
and
Huppim
were
descendants
of
Ir.
One
of
the
descendants
of
Aher
was
Hushim.
Naphtali’s
sons
Naphtali’s
sons
were
Jahziel,
Guni,
Jezer,
and
Shillem.
They
were
all
descendants
of
Jacob’s
slave
wife
Bilhah.
Manasseh’s
descendants
This
is
a
list
of
Manasseh’s
descendants.
Manasseh
had
a
slave
wife
who
was
from
Syria.
She
was
the
mother
of
Asriel
and
Makir.
Makir
was
the
father
of
Gilead.
Makir
had
two
wives.
They
were
from
the
clans
of
Huppim
and
Shuppim.
One
of
Makir’s
wives
was
named
Maacah.
Another
descendant
of
Makir
was
Zelophehad.
Zelophehad
had
no
sons;
he
had
only
daughters.
Makir’s
wife
Maacah
gave
birth
to
two
sons
whom
she
named
Peresh
and
Sheresh. Sheresh’s
sons
were
Ulam
and
Rakem.
Ulam’s
son
was
Bedan.
All
those
men
were
considered
to
be
descendants
of
Gilead,
who
was
the
son
of
Makir
and
grandson
of
Manasseh.
Makir’s
sister
name
was
Hammoleketh
who
was
the
mother
of Ishdod,
Abiezer,
and
Mahlah.
One
son
of
Gilead
was
Shemida,
whose
sons
were
Ahian,
Shechem,
Likhi,
and
Aniam.
Descendants
of
Ephraim
This
is
a
list
of
the
descendants
of
Ephraim.
One
son
of
Ephraim’s
was
Shuthelah.
Shuthelah’s
son
was
Bered.
Bered’s
son
was
Tahath.
Tahath’s
son
was
Eleadah.
Eleadah’s
son
was
also
named
Tahath.
Tahath’s
son
was
Zabad.
Zabad’s
son
was
Shuthelah.
Ephraim’s
other
sons,
Ezer
and
Elead,
went
to
Gath
city
to
steal
some
cows
and
sheep.
But
they
were
both
killed
by
some
of
the
men
from
that
city.
Their
father
Ephraim
cried/mourned
for
them
for
many
days,
and
his
family
came
to
comfort
him.
Then
he
and
his
wife
had
sex [EUP]
again,
and
she
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to
a
son.
Ephraim
named
him
Beriah
which resembles
the
word ‘trouble’,
because
of
the
trouble
that
his
family
had
experienced.
Ephraim’s
daughter
was
Sheerah.
Her
workers
built
three
towns:
Lower
Beth-Horon,
Upper
Beth-Horon,
and
Uzzen-Sheerah.
Another
son
of
Ephraim
was
Rephah.
Rephah’s
son
was
Resheph.
Resheph’s
son
was
Telah.
Telah’s
son
was
Tahan.
Tahan’s
son
was
Ladan.
Ladan’s
son
was
Ammihud.
Ammihud’s
son
was
Elishama.
Elishama’s
son
was
Nun.
Nun’s
son
was
Joshua,
the
man
who
led
the Israelis
after
Moses
died.
This
is
a
list
of
the
cities
and
areas
where
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
lived:
Bethel
and
the
nearby
villages;
Naaran
to
the
east;
Gezer
to
the
west
and
the
nearby
villages;
and
Shechem
and
the
nearby
villages.
Those
villages
extended
north
as
far
as
Ayyah
and
the
nearby
villages.
Along
the
border
of
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Manasseh
lived
were
these
towns:
Beth-Shan,
Taanach,
Megiddo,
and
Dor,
and
the
nearby
villages.
The
people
who
lived
in
all
those
places
were
descendants
of
Jacob’s
son
Joseph.
The
descendants
of
Asher
Asher’s
sons
were
Imnah,
Ishvah,
Ishvi,
and
Beriah.
Their
sister
was
Serah.
Beriah’s
sons
were
Heber
and Malkiel.
Malkiel
was
the
father
of
Birzaith
Heber
was
the
father
of
Japhlet,
Shomer,
and
Hotham.
Their
sister
was
Shua.
Japhlet’s
sons
were
Pasach,
Bimhal,
and
Ashvath.
Japhlet’s
younger
brother
was
Shomer. Shomer’s
sons
were
Rohgah,
Hubbah,
and
Aram.
Shomer’s
younger
brother
was
Hotham (OR,
Helem). Hotham’s
sons
were
Zophah,
Imna,
Shelesh,
and
Amal.
Zophah’s
sons
were
Suah,
Harnepher,
Shual,
Beri,
Imrah,
Bezer,
Hod,
Shamma,
Shilshah,
Ithran
whose
other
name
was
Jether,
and
Beera.
Jether’s
sons
were
Jephunneh,
Pispah,
and
Ara.
Another
descendant
of
Asher
was
Ulla,
whose
sons
were
Arah,
Hanniel,
and
Rizia.
All
those
men
were
descendants
of
Asher,
and
they
were
all
leaders
of
their
clans.
They
were
brave
warriors
and
excellent
leaders.
In
the
record
of
the
clans
that
are
descended
from
Asher
are
the
names
of 26,000
men
who
served
in
the
army.
Another list of descendants of Benjamin
Benjamin
had
five
sons:
Bela,
Ashbel,
Aharah,
Nohah,
and
Rapha.
The
sons
of
Bela
were
Addar,
Gera,
Abihud,
Abishua,
Naaman,
Ahoah,
Gera,
Shephuphan,
and
Huram.
One
of Gera’s
sons
was
Ehud.
The
descendants
of
Ehud
were
leaders
of
their
clans
who
lived
in
Geba
city,
but
they
were
forced
to
move
to
Manahath
city.
Ehud’s
sons/descendants
were
Naaman,
Ahijah,
and
Gera.
Gera
was
the
one
who
led
them
when
they
moved
to
Manahath.
Gera
was
the
father
of
Uzza
and
Ahihud.
Another
descendant
of
Benjamin
was
Shaharaim.
He
and
his
wife
Hushim
had
two
sons,
Abitub
and
Elpaal.
In
the
Moab
region,
Shaharaim
divorced
Hushim
and
his
other
wife
Baara.
Then
he
married
a
woman
whose
name
was
Hodesh,
and
they
had
seven
sons:
Jobab,
Zibia,
Mesha,
Malcam,
Jeuz,
Sakia,
and
Mirmah.
They
were
all
leaders
of
their
clans.
Elpaal’s
sons
were
Eber,
Misham,
Shemed,
Beriah,
and
Shema.
Shemed
built
the
towns
of
Ono
and
Lod,
and
the
nearby
villages.
Beriah
and
Shema
were
leaders
of
their
clans,
who
lived
in
Aijalon
city.
They
forced
the
people
who
lived
in
Gath
city
to
leave
their
city.
Beriah’s
sons
were
Ahio,
Shashak,
Jeremoth,
Zebadiah,
Arad,
Eder,
Michael,
Ishpah,
and
Joha.
Other
descendants
of
Elpaal
were
Zebadiah,
Meshullam,
Hizki,
Heber,
Ishmerai,
Izliah,
and
Jobab.
Another
descendant
of
Benjamin
was
Shimei. Shimei’s
descendants
included
Jakim,
Zicri,
Zabdi,
Elienai,
Zillethai,
Eliel,
Adaiah,
Beraiah,
and
Shimrath.
Shashak’s
sons
were
Ishpan,
Eber,
Eliel,
Abdon,
Zicri,
Hanan,
Hananiah,
Elam,
Anthothijah,
Iphdeiah,
and
Penuel.
Another
descendant
of
Benjamin
was
Jeroham,
whose
sons
were
Shamsherai,
Shehariah,
Athaliah,
Jaareshiah,
Elijah,
and
Zicri.
In
the
records
of
these
clans
it
is
written
that
all
those
men
were
leaders
of
their
clans,
and
they
lived
in
Jerusalem.
Another
descendant
of
Benjamin
was
Jeiel.
He
lived
in
Gibeon
town,
and
he
was
the
leader
there.
His
wife
was
Maacah.
His
oldest
son
was
Abdon.
His
other
sons
were
Zur,
Kish,
Baal,
Ner,
Nadab,
Gedor,
Ahio,
Zeker,
and
Mikloth.
Mikloth
was
the
father
of
Shimeah.
All
these
sons
of
Jeiel
also
lived
near
their
relatives
in
Jerusalem.
Ner
was
the
father
of
Kish,
and
Kish
was
the
father
of
King
Saul.
Saul
was
the
father
of
Jonathan, Malchishua,
Abinadab,
and
Esh-Baal.
Jonathan’s
son
was
Merib-Baal.
Merib-Baal
was
the
father
of
Micah.
Micah’s
sons
were
Pithon,
Melech,
Tarea,
and
Ahaz.
Ahaz
was
the
father
of
Jehoaddah.
Jehoaddah
was
the
father
of
Alemeth,
Azmaveth,
and
Zimri.
Zimri
was
the
father
of
Moza.
Moza
was
the
father
of
Binea.
The
son
of
Binea
was
Raphah.
The
son
of
Raphah
was
Eleasah.
The
son
of
Eleasah
was
Azel.
Azel
had
six
sons:
Azrikam, Bokeru,
Ishmael,
Sheariah,
Obadiah,
and
Hanan.
Azel’s
younger
brother
was
Eshek.
Eshek’s
oldest
son
was
Ulam.
His
other
sons
were
Jeush
and
Eliphelet.
Ulam’s
sons
were
brave
warriors
and ◄good
archers/able
to
shoot
arrows
well►.
Altogether
they
had 150
sons
and
grandsons.
Those
were
the
descendants
of
Benjamin.
The
names
of
all
the
people
of
Israel
were
listed/written
with
the
names
of
their
clans,
and
that
information
was
written
in
the
scroll/book
named ‘The
Record
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
The
people
in
Jerusalem
Many
of
the
people
of
Judah
were
captured
and
forced
to
go
to
Babylon.
That
happened
because
they
did
not
faithfully
do
what
was
pleasing
to
God.
The
first
people
who
returned
to
Judah 70
years
later
and
lived
in
their
own
land
and
in
their
own
cities
and
towns
were
some Israeli
priests,
other
descendants
of
Levi,
and
men
who
worked
in
the
temple.
Other
people
from
the
tribes
of
Judah,
Benjamin,
Ephraim,
and
Manasseh
also
returned
to
Judah
and
lived
in
Jerusalem.
This
is
a
list
of
those
people
of
the
tribe
of
Judah:
Uthai
the
son
of
Ammihud.
Ammihud
was
the
son
of
Omri;
Omri
was
the
son
of
Imri;
Imri
was
the
son
of
Bani;
Bani
was
a
descendant
of
Perez;
Perez
was
the
son
of
Judah.
Asaiah
and
his
sons
were
descendants
of
Shelah.
Asaiah
was
the
oldest
son
in
his
family.
Jeuel
and
others
of
his
relatives
in Zerah’s
clan.
There
were 690
people
in
this
clan.
From
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
Sallu,
the
son
of
Meshullam.
Meshullam
was
the
son
of
Hodaviah;
Hodaviah
was
the
son
of
Hassenuah.
Ibneiah
the
son
of
Jeroham.
Elah
the
son
of
Uzzi.
Uzzi
was
the
son
of Micri.
Meshullam
the
son
of
Shephatiah.
Shephatiah
was
the
son
of
Reuel;
Reuel
was
the
son
of
Ibnijah.
In
other
records
of
the
people
descended
from
Benjamin,
there
are
the
names
of 956
people
who
were
living
in
Jerusalem.
All
these
were
leaders
of
their
clans.
Some
of
the
priests
who
returned
to
Judah
were:
Jedaiah,
Jehoiarib,
Jakin,
and
Azariah
who
was
the
son
of
Hilkiah.
Hilkiah
who
was
the
son
of
Meshullam;
Meshullam
who
was
the
son
of
Zadok,
Zadok
who
was
the
son
of
Meraioth;
Meraioth
who
was
the
son
of
Ahitub;
Ahitub
who
supervised
the
temple
guards;
Adaiah
who
was
the
son
of
Jeroham;
Jeroham
who
was
the
son
of
Pashhur;
Pashhur
who
was
the
son
of
Malchijah;
Maasai
who
was
the
son
of
Adiel;
Adiel
who
was
the
son
of
Jahzerah;
Jahzerah
who
was
the
son
of
Meshullam;
Meshullam
who
was
the
son
of
Meshillemith;
Meshillemith
who
was
the
son
of
Immer.
Altogether
there
were 1,760
priests
who
returned
to
Judah.
They
were
leaders
of
their
clans,
and
they
all
were
responsible
for
doing
work
in
the
temple
of
God.
From
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
returned
to
Judah
there
was
Shemaiah
the
son
of
Hasshub.
Hasshub
was
the
son
of
Azrikam;
Azrikam
was
the
son
of
Hashabiah;
Hashabiah
was
a
descendant
of
Levi’s
youngest
son
Merari.
Other
descendants
of
Levi
who
returned
to
Judah
were
Bakbakkar,
Heresh,
Galal,
and
Mattaniah
the
son
of
Mica.
Mica
was
the
son
if
Zicri;
Zicri
was
the
son
of
Asaph.
There
was
also
Obadiah
the
son
of
Shemaiah.
Shemaiah
was
the
son
of
Galal.
Galal
was
the
son
of
Jeduthun.
There
was
also Berekiah
the
son
of
Asa.
Asa
was
the
son
of
Elkanah,
who
lived
in
one
of
the
villages
where
the Netophath people-clan
lived.
From
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
returned
to
Judah
who
guarded
the
temple
gates
there
were
Shallum,
Akkub,
Talmon,
Ahiman,
and
some
of
their
relatives.
Shallum
was
their
leader.
Those
gatekeepers
from
the
tribe
of
Levi
stood
at
the
King’s
Gate
on
the
east
side
of
the
temple.
Shallum
was
the
son
of
Kore.
Kore
was
the
son
of
Ebiasaph.
Ebiasaph
was
the
son
of
Korah.
Shallum
and
his
relatives
were
gatekeepers,
and
they
were
responsible
to
guard
the
gates
of
the
Sacred
Tent
of
Yahweh,
like
their
ancestors
had
done.
Previously
Phinehas,
the
son
of
Eleazar,
had
supervised
the
gatekeepers,
and
Yahweh ◄was
with/helped►
Phinehas.
Zechariah
the
son
of
Meshelemiah
was
the
gatekeeper
at
the
entrance
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Altogether,
there
were 212
men
who
were
chosen
to
guard
the
gates.
Their
names
were
written
in
the
records
of
the
clans
in
their
villages.
King
David
and
the
prophet
Samuel
appointed/chose
those
men
because
those
men ◄were
dependable/always
did
what
they
were
told
to
do►.
The
work
of
those
gatekeepers
and
their
descendants
was
to
guard
the
entrances
of
the
Sacred
Tent
of
Yahweh.
That
was
before
the
temple
was
built
to
replace
the
Sacred
Tent.
There
were
gatekeepers
on
each
of
the
four
sides
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Sometimes
it
was
necessary
for
the
relatives
of
the
gatekeepers
who
lived
in
those
villages
to
come
and
help
them.
Each
time
some
of
them
came,
they
helped
the
gatekeepers
for
seven
days.
There
were
four
descendants
of
Levi
who
worked
every
day,
and
they
supervised
the
gatekeepers.
They
also
took
care
of
the
rooms
and
treasures
in
the
Sacred
Tent
of
God.
They
remained
awake
all
during
the
night
to
guard
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
each
morning
they
opened
the
gates.
Some
of
the
gatekeepers
took
care
of
the
articles
that
were
used
in
worship.
They
also
took
care
of
the
flour,
wine,
olive
oil,
incense,
and
spices
that
were
used
in
the
sacrifices.
Other
gatekeepers
were
appointed
to
take
care
of
the
other
things
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
But
some
of
the
priests
had
the
work
of
mixing
the
spices.
There
was
a
descendant
of
Levi
named
Mattithiah,
the
oldest
son
of
Shallum,
who
was
a
descendant
of
Korah.
He ◄was
very
dependable/always
did
what
he
was
told
to
do►,
so
they
gave
him {he
was
given}
the
work
of baking
the
bread
that
was
used
in
the
offerings
on
the
altar.
Some
of
the
gatekeepers
who
were
descended
from
Kohath
prepared
the
freshly
baked
loaves
of
sacred
bread
that
were
placed
on
the
table
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
every
Sabbath/rest
day.
Some
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
were
musicians
who
worked
in
the
Sacred
Tent.
The
leaders
of
those
families
stayed/slept
in
the
rooms
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
They
did
not
do
any
other
work
in
the
Sacred
Tent
because
they
were
responsible
to
serve
as
musicians
day
and
night.
Those
are
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
the
clans
descended
from
Levi.
Their
names
were
written
in
the
records
of
the
clans.
They
all
lived
in
Jerusalem.
The
ancestors
and
descendants
of
King
Saul
One
of
the
descendants
of
Benjamin,
Jeiel,
lived
in
Gibeon
city.
He
was
the
city
leader.
His
wife’s
name
was
Maacah.
His
oldest
son
was
Abdon.
His
other
sons
were
Zur,
Kish,
Baal,
Ner,
Nadab,
Gedor,
Ahio,
Zechariah,
and
Mikloth.
Mikloth
was
the
father
of
Shimeam. Jeiel’s
family
lived
near
their
relatives
in
Jerusalem.
Ner
was
the
father
of
Kish.
Kish
was
the
father
of
King
Saul.
Saul
was
the
father
of
Jonathan, Malchishua,
Abinadab,
and
Esh-Baal.
Jonathan’s
son
was
Merib-Baal.
Merib-Baal
was
the
father
of
Micah.
Micah’s
sons
were
Pithon,
Melech,
Tahrea,
and
Ahaz.
Ahaz
was
the
father
of Jadah (OR,
Jarah). Jadah
was
the
father
of
Alemeth,
Azmaveth,
and
Zimri.
Zimri
was
the
father
of
Moza.
Moza
was
the
father
of
Binea.
The
son
of
Binea
was
Rephaiah.
The
son
of
Rephaiah
was
Eleasah.
The
son
of
Eleasah
was
Azel.
Azel
had
six
sons:
Azrikam, Bokeru,
Ishmael,
Sheariah,
Obadiah,
and
Hanan.
The death of King Saul
The
army
of
Philistia
again
fought
against
the Israelis.
The Israeli
soldiers
ran
away
from
them,
and
many Israelis
were
killed {the
soldiers
of
Philistia
killed
many Israelis}
on
Gilboa
Mountain.
The
soldiers
of
Philistia
caught
up
with
Saul
and
his
sons,
and
they
killed
his
sons
Jonathan,
Abinadab,
and Malchishua.
The
fighting
was
very
fierce
around
Saul,
and
the ◄archers/men
who
shot
arrows►
shot
Saul
and
wounded
him
severely.
Saul
said
to
the
man
who
was
carrying
his
weapons, “Take
out
your
sword
and
kill
me
with
it,
in
order
that
these
heathen
Philistines
will
not
be
able
to
injure
me
further
and
make fun
of
me
while
I
am
dying.”
But
the
man
who
was
carrying
Saul’s
weapons
was
terrified
and
refused
to
do
that.
So
Saul
took
his
own
sword
and
fell
on
it
and
died.
When
the
man
carrying
his
weapons
saw
that
Saul
was
dead,
he
also
threw
himself
on
his
own
sword
and
died.
So
Saul
and
three
of
his
sons
all
died,
and
none
of
his
descendants
ever
became
king.
When
the Israelis
who
were
living
in
the
valley
saw
that
their
army
had
run
away
and
that
Saul
and
his
three
sons
were
dead,
they
left
their
towns
and
ran
away.
Then
the
soldiers
from
Philistia
came
and ◄occupied/lived
in►
those
towns.
The
next
day,
when
the
Philistines
came
to
take
away
the
weapons
of
the
dead
Israeli
soldiers,
they
found
the
corpses
of
Saul
and
his
three
sons
on
Gilboa
Mountain.
They
took
the
clothes
off
Saul’s
corpse
and
cut
off
his
head
and
took
it
and
Saul’s
armor.
Then
they
sent
messengers
throughout
their
land,
to
proclaim
the
news
throughout
their
own
area,
to
their
idols
and
to
the
other
people.
They
put
Saul’s
armor
in
the
temple
where
their
idols
were,
and
they
hung
Saul’s
head
in
the
temple
of
their
god
Dagon.
All
the
people
who
lived
in
Jabesh
in
the
Gilead
region
heard
what
the
Philistines
had
done
to
Saul’s
corpse.
So
the
bravest
men/soldiers
of
Jabesh
went
and
got
the
corpses
of
Saul
and
his
sons
and
brought
them
back
to
Jabesh.
They
buried
their
bones
under
a
large
tree
in
Jabesh.
Then
the
people
of
Jabesh ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►
for
seven
days.
Saul
died
because
he
did
not
faithfully
obey
what
Yahweh
told
him
to
do.
He
even
went
to
a
woman
who talks
to
the
spirits
of
dead
people
and
asked
her
what
he
should
do,
instead
of
asking
Yahweh
what
he
should
do.
So
Yahweh
caused
him
to
die,
and
he
appointed
David,
the
son
of
Jesse,
to
be
the
king
of
Israel.
David became the king
Then
the
people
of
Israel
came
to
David
at
Hebron
town
and
said
to
him, “Listen,
we
have
the
same
ancestors [IDM]
that
you
have.
In
the
past,
when
Saul
was
our
king,
it
was
you
who
led
our Israeli
soldiers
in
our
battles.
You
are
the
one
to
whom
Yahweh
our
God
promised, ‘You
will
be
the
leader [MET]
of
my
people;
you
will
be
their
king.’”
So
all
the Israeli
elders
came
to
David
at
Hebron.
And
David
made
a
sacred
agreement
with
them
while
Yahweh
was
listening.
They
anointed
him
with
olive
oil
to
set
him
apart
to
be
the
king
of
the Israeli
people.
That
is
what
Yahweh
had
previously
told
the
prophet
Samuel
would
happen.
David’s
men
captured
Jerusalem
David
and
all
the Israeli
soldiers [SYN]
went
to
Jerusalem.
At
that
time,
Jerusalem
was
called
Jebus,
and
the
people
who
lived
there
were
the
Jebus people-group.
Those
people
said
to
David, “Your
soldiers
will
not
be
able
to
get
inside
our
city!”
But
David’s
soldiers
captured
the
city,
even
though
it
had
strong
walls
around
it,
and
since
then
it
has
been
called ‘The
City
of David’.
What
happened
was
this::
David
said
to
his
soldiers, “The
one
who
leads
our
soldiers
to
attack
the
Jebus people-group
will
become
the
commander
of
all
my
army.”
Joab,
the
son
of
Zeruiah,
led
the
soldiers,
so
he
became
the
commander
of
all
the
army.
After
they
captured
the
city
which
had
strong
walls
around
it,
David
moved
there.
That
is
why
they
named
it ‘The
City
of David’.
David’s
workers
rebuilt
the
city,
starting
where
the
land
was
filled
in
and
extending
to
the
wall
that
was
around
the
city.
Joab’s
men
repaired
the
other
parts
of
the
city.
David
became
more
and
more
powerful/influential,
because
the
Almighty
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
was
with/helping
him.
The
list
of
David’s
most
mighty
warriors
Yahweh
had
promised
that
David
would
become
the
king.
And
all
the Israeli
people ◄were
happy
that
David
was/supported
David
as►
their
king.
There
were
many
soldiers/warriors
who
helped
David’s
kingdom
to
remain
strong.
This
is
a
list
of
the
leaders
of
David’s
most
mighty
warriors:
Jashobeam
was
from
the Hacmon
clan.
He
was
one
of
the
leaders
of
David’s
most
powerful
soldiers.
One
time
he
fought
against 300
enemies
and
killed
them
all
with
his
spear.
Another
one
was
Eleazar,
who
was
the
son
of
Dodo
from
the
clan
of Ahoh.
One
day
he
was
with
David
at Pas Dammim
when
the
soldiers
of
Philistia
gathered
there
for
the
battle.
There
was
a
field
of
barley
there.
At
first
the Israeli
soldiers
ran
away
from
the
soldiers
of
Philistia,
but
then
David
and
Eleazar
stopped
in
the
middle
of
the
field
and
fought
to
defend
it
and
killed
many
of
the
soldiers
of
Philistia.
Yahweh
enabled
them
to
win
a
great
victory
on
that
day.
One
time
three
of
David’s
thirty
most
mighty
warriors
came
to
David
when
he
was
camping
next
to
the
huge
rock
outside
the
cave
near
Adullam.
At
that
same
time,
the
army
of
Philistia
had
camped
in
the
Rephaim
Valley.
David
was
in
a
fortress,
and
some
of
the
soldiers
of
Philistia
were
occupying
Bethlehem.
One
day
David
was
very
thirsty
and
said, “I
wish
that
someone
would
bring
me
some
water
from
the
well
near
the
gate
at
Bethlehem!”
So
those
three
most
outstanding
warriors
forced
their
way
through
the
camp
of
Philistia
soldiers
and
drew
some
water
from
the
well,
and
brought
it
to
David.
But
he
would
not
drink
it.
Instead,
he
poured
it
out
on
the
ground
to
be
an
offering
to
Yahweh.
He
said, “Yahweh,
it
would
certainly
not
be
right
for
me
to
drink
this
water!
That
would
be
like [RHQ]
drinking
the
blood
of
these
men
who
were
willing/ready
to
die
for
me!”
So
he
refused
to
drink
it.
That
was
one
of
the
things
that
those
three
most
outstanding
warriors
did.
Joab’s
younger
brother
Abishai
was
the
leader
of
the 30
most
mighty
warriors.
One
time
Abishai
fought 300
enemy
soldiers
with
his
spear
and
killed
them.
So
he
became
as
famous
as
those
three
most
outstanding
warriors.
He
became
their
commander,
even
though
he
was
not
one
of
those
three
men.
Jehoiada’s
son
Benaiah
was
a
brave
soldier
from
Kabzeel
town
who
did heroic
deeds.
He
killed
two
of
the
best
warriors
from
the
Moab
people-group.
One
day
he
went
down
into
a
pit
when
snow
was
falling
on
the
ground
and
killed
a
lion
there.
He
also
killed
a
soldier
from
Egypt
who
was ◄7-1/2
feet/2.3 meters►
tall.
The
soldier
from
Egypt
carried
a
spear
that
was
as
long
as
a
weaver’s
rod.
Benaiah
had
only
a
club,
but
he
grabbed
the
other
man’s
spear
and
killed
him
with
it.
Those
are
some
of
the
things
that
Benaiah
did.
So
he
became
as
famous
as
the
three
mighty
warriors.
He
was
more
honored
than
the
other
members
of
the
group
of
thirty
most
mighty
warriors,
but
he
did
not
become
a
member
of
the
group
of
three
most
outstanding
warriors.
David
appointed
him
to
be
the
leader
of
his bodyguards.
These
are
the
names
of
David’s
mighty
warriors:
Asahel,
the
younger
brother
of
Joab;
Elhanan,
the
son
of
Dodo,
from
Bethlehem;
Shammah,
from
the
Harod
clan;
Helez,
from
the Pelon
clan;
Ira,
the
son
of
Ikkesh,
from
Tekoa
town;
Abiezer,
from
Anathoth
city;
Sibbecai,
from Hushah’s
clan;
Ilai
from Ahoh’s
clan;
Maharai,
from
Netophah
town;
Heled,
the
son
of
Baanah,
also
from
Netophah
town;
Ithai,
the
son
of
Ribai,
from
Gibeah
town
in
the
land
that
belonged
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin;
Benaiah,
from
Pirathon
town;
Hurai,
from
the
valleys
near
Gaash
Mountain;
Abiel
from
the
clan
of
Arabah;
Azmaveth,
from Baharum
town;
Eliahba,
from Shaalbon
town;
The
sons
of
Hashem
from
the Gizon
clan;
Jonathan
the
son
of
Shagee
from
the Harar
town/clan;
Ahiam
the
son
of
Sharar/Sacar,
from Harar
town/clan;
Eliphal
the
son
of
Ur;
Hepher
from
the Mekerath
clan;
Ahijah
from
the Pelon
clan/town;
Hezro
from
Carmel
city;
Naarai
the
son
of
Ezbai;
Joel
the
younger
brother
of
Nathan;
Mibhar
the
son
of
Hagri;
Zelek
from
the
Ammon people-group;
Naharai,
the
man
who
carried
Joab’s
weapons,
from
Beeroth
town;
Ira
and
Gareb
from
Jattir
town;
Uriah,
Bathsheba’s
husband,
from
the
Heth people-group;
Zabad
the
son
of
Ahlai;
Adina
the
son
of
Shiza,
a
leader
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben,
who
had
thirty
soldiers
with
him;
Hanan
the
son
of
Maacah;
Joshaphat
from Mithna
town/clan;
Uzzia
from Ashterath
town;
Shama
and
Jeiel,
the
sons
of
Hotham,
from
Aroer
city;
Jediael
the
son
of
Shimri
and
his
younger
brother
Joha,
from Tiz
town/clan;
Eliel
from Mahavah
town/clan;
Jeribai
and
Joshaviah,
the
sons
of
Elnaam;
Ithmah
from
the
Moab
region;
Eliel
and
Obed,
and
Jaasiel
from
Zobah
town/clan.
Some warriors joined David
David
went
to
Ziklag
town
to
escape
from
King
Saul.
While
he
was
there,
many
warriors
came
and
joined
him,
and
they
helped
him
when
he
fought
battles.
They
carried
bows
and
arrows.
They
were
able
to
shoot
arrows
and
to
sling
stones.
They
could
use
either
their
right
arms
or
their
left
arms
to
do
that.
They
were
relatives
of
Saul
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Their
leader
was
Ahiezer.
Next
in
command
was
Joash.
They
were
both
sons
of
Shemaah
from
Gibeah
city.
These
are
the
names
of
some
of
those
warriors:
Jeziel
and
Pelet,
the
sons
of
Azmaveth;
Beracah;
Jehu
from
Anathoth
town;
Ishmaiah
from
the
Gibeon
city,
who
was
a
leader
of
the
thirty
mighty
warriors;
Jeremiah,
Jahaziel,
Johanan,
and
Jozabad
from
Gederah
town;
Eluzai,
Jerimoth,
Bealiah,
Shemariah,
and
Shephatiah
from Haruph
town;
Elkanah,
Isshiah,
Azarel,
Joezer
and
Jashobeam,
who
were
descendants
of
Korah;
Joelah
and
Zebadiah,
who
were
sons
of
Jeroham,
from
Gedor
town.
Some
men
from
the
tribe
of
Gad
east
of
the
Jordan
River
joined
David
when
he
was
at
his
fortress
in
the
caves
in
the
desert.
They
were
brave
warriors
who
were
trained
for
fighting
battles
and
able
to
use
shields
and
spears
well.
They [SYN]
were
as
fierce
as [SIM, MTY]
lions,
and
they
could
run
as
fast
as [HYP, SIM]
deer/gazelles
on
the
hills/mountains.
Ezer
was
their
leader.
Next
in
command
was
Obadiah.
Next
was
Eliab.
Next
was
Mishmannah.
Next
was
Jeremiah.
Next
was
Attai.
Next
was
Eliel.
Next
was
Johanan.
Next
was
Elzabad.
Next
was
another
man
whose
name
was
Jeremiah.
The
last
was Macbannai.
Those
men
from
the
tribe
of
Gad
were
all
army
officers.
Some
of
them
commanded 1,000
soldiers,
and
some
of
them
commanded 100
soldiers.
They
crossed
to
the
west
side
of
the
Jordan
River
during
March,
at
the
time
of
the
year
when
the
river
was
flooded.
They
chased
from
there
all
the
people
who
lived
in
the
valleys
on
both
sides
of
the
river.
Some
other
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
and
from
Judah
also
came
to
David
in
his
fortress.
David
went
out
of
the
cave
to
meet
them
and
said
to
them, “If
you
have
come
peacefully
to
help
me,
I
am
eager
to
have
you
join
with
me.
But
if
you
have
come
to
enable
my
enemies
to
capture
me,
even
though
I [SYN]
have
not
done
anything
to
harm
you,
I
hope/wish
that
the
God
whom
our
ancestors ◄worshiped/belonged
to►
will
see
it
and
condemn/punish
you.”
Then
God’s
Spirit
came
upon
Amasai,
who
was
another
leader
of
the
thirty
greatest
warriors,
and
he
said,
“David,
we
want
to
be
with
you;
you
who
are
the
son
of
Jesse,
we
will
join
you.
We
know
that
things
will
go
very
well [DOU]
for
you
and
for
those
who
are
with
you,
because
your
God
is
helping
you.”
So
David
welcomed
those
men,
and
he
appointed
them
to
be
leaders
of
his
soldiers.
Some
men
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
also
joined
David
when
he
went
with
the
soldiers
of
Philistia
to
fight
against
Saul’s
army.
But
David
and
his
men
did
not
really
help
the
army
of
Philistia.
After
the
leaders
of
Philistia
talked
about
David
and
his
soldiers,
they
sent
David
away.
They
said, “If
David joins
his
master
Saul
again,
we
will
all
be
killed {his
army
will
kill
all
of
us}!”
When
David
went
to
Ziklag,
these
were
the
men
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
who
went
with
him:
Adnah,
Jozabad,
Jediael,
Michael,
another
man
whose
name
was
Jozabad,
Elihu,
and
Zillethai.
Each
of
them
had
been
a
commander
of 1,000
men
in
Saul’s
army.
They
were
all
brave
soldiers,
and
they
helped
David
to
fight
against
the
groups
of
men
who roamed
throughout
the
country,
robbing
people.
So
those
men
became
commanders
in
David’s
army.
Every
day
more
men
joined
David’s
men,
and
his
army
became
large,
like [SIM]
the
army
of
God (OR,
a
very
huge
army).
Others
joined
David
at
Hebron
These
are
the
numbers
of
soldiers
who
were
ready
for
battle
who
joined
David
at
Hebron
city.
They
came
to
help
him
to
become
the
king
of
Israel
to
replace
Saul,
as
Yahweh
had
promised
would
happen.
There
were 6,800
men
from
Judah,
who
carried
shields
and
spears.
There
were 7,100
men
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
They
were
all
strong
warriors
trained
to
fight
battles.
There
were 4,600
men
from
the
tribe
of
Levi.
Jehoiada,
who
was
a
leader
descended
from
Aaron,
was
in
that
group
of
descendants
of
Levi,
and
there
were 3,700
men
with
him.
Zadok,
a
strong
young
soldier,
was
also
in
that
group,
and
there
were 22
other
leaders
from
his
clan
who
came
with
him.
There
were 3,000
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
who
were
Saul’s
relatives.
Most
of
them
had
previously
wanted
one
of
Saul’s
descendants
to
be
the
king.
There
were 20,800
men
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
who
were
all
brave
warriors
and
trained
for
fighting
battles
and
famous
in
their
own
clans.
There
were 18,000
men
from
the
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
that
lived
west
of
the
Jordan
River.
They
were
all
chosen
to
go
and
help
David
become
the
king.
There
were 200
men
who
were
leaders
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar,
along
with
their
relatives.
Those
leaders
always
knew
what
the Israelis
should
do,
and
they
knew
the
right
time
to
do
it.
There
were 55,000
men
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun.
They
were
all
experienced
warriors
and
knew
how
to
use
all
kinds
of
weapons
well.
They
were
completely
loyal
to
David.
There
were 1,000
officers
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
With
them
were 37,000
soldiers,
each
carrying
shields
and
spears.
There
were 28,600
soldiers
from
the
tribe
of
Dan,
all
trained
to
fight
battles.
There
were 47,000
experienced
soldiers
from
the
tribe
of
Asher,
all
trained
to
fight
battles.
There
were
also 120,000
soldiers
from
the
area
east
of
the
Jordan
River
who
joined
David.
They
were
from
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
the
eastern
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
They
had
all
kinds
of
weapons.
All
those
men
were
soldiers
who
volunteered
to
be
in
David’s
army.
They
came
to
Hebron
wanting
very
much
to
enable
David
to
be
the
king
of
all
of
the Israeli
people.
The
men
spent
three
days
there
with
David,
eating
and
drinking,
because
their
families
had
given
them
food
to
take
with
them.
Also,
their
fellow Israelis
came
from
as
far
away
as
the
area
where
the
tribes
of
Issachar,
Zebulun,
and
Naphtali
lived,
bringing
food
on
donkeys,
camels,
mules,
and
oxen.
They
brought
a
lot
of
flour,
fig
cakes,
raisins,
wine,
olive
oil,
cattle
and
sheep.
And
throughout
Israel,
the
people
were
very
joyful.
Bringing back the Sacred Chest
One
day
David
talked
with
all
his
army
officers.
Some
of
them
were
commanders
of 100
soldiers
and
some
were
commanders
of 1,000
soldiers.
Then
he
summoned
the
other Israeli
leaders
and
said
to
all
of
them, “If
it
seems
to
you
to
be
a
good
thing
for
us
to
do,
and
if
it
is
what
Yahweh
our
God
wants,
let’s
send
a
message
to
our
fellow Israelis
in
all
the
areas
of
our
country,
including
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
living
among
them
in
their
towns
and
in
the
nearby
pasturelands,
to
come
and
join
us,
because
we
want
to
bring
the
Sacred
Chest
of
our
God
back
to
us.
While
Saul
was
the
king,
we
did
not
go
to
God’s
presence
to
ask
him
what
we
should
do.”
All
the
people
agreed
with
David,
because
they
all
thought
that
it
was
the
right
thing
to
do.
So
David
gathered
all
the Israeli
people,
from
the
Shihor
River
in
Egypt
to
Lebo-Hamath
town
in
the
north,
and
told
them
that
he
wanted
them
to
help
bring
the
Sacred
Chest
of
God
back
to
Jerusalem
from
Kiriath-Jearim
city.
David
went
with
all
the Israeli
people
to
Baalah
town,
which
is
another
name
for
Kiriath-Jearim,
to
get
the
Sacred
Chest.
The
people
believed
that
God
ruled
from
between
the
statues
of
winged
creatures
that
was
above
the
lid
of
the
Sacred
Chest [MTY].
The
people
put
the
Sacred
Chest
on
a
new
cart
and
transported
it
from Abinadab’s
house.
Uzzah
and
Ahio
were
guiding
the
oxen
that
were pulling
the
cart.
David
and
all
the Israeli
people
were
celebrating
in
God’s
presence
with
all
their
strength.
They
were
singing
and
playing
lyres,
harps,
tambourines,
and
cymbals,
and
blowing
trumpets.
But
when
David’s
men
came
to
the
place
where Kidon
threshed
grain,
the
oxen
stumbled.
So
Uzzah
reached
out
with
his
hand
to
prevent
the
Sacred
Chest
from
falling
off
the
cart.
Yahweh
immediately
became
very
angry
with
Uzzah,
and
he
caused
Uzzah
to
suddenly
die
there
because
he
had
put
his
hand
on
the
Sacred
Chest,
and
Yahweh
had
commanded
that
only
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
help
the
priests
should
touch
the
Sacred
Chest.
David
was
angry
because
Yahweh
had
punished [MTY]
Uzzah.
And
now
that
place
where
Uzzah
died
is
called ‘The
Punishment
of Uzzah’.
That
day,
David
was
afraid
of
God.
He
asked
himself, “◄How
can
I
bring
God’s
Sacred
Chest
to
my
city?/I
am
afraid
to
bring
God’s
Sacred
Chest
to
my
city.►” [RHQ]
So
the
men
with
David
did
not
take
the
Sacred
Chest
to
Jerusalem.
Instead,
they
took
it
to
the
house
of
Obed-Edom,
who
was
from
Gath
city.
The
Sacred
Chest
stayed
with
Obed-Edom’s
family
in
his
house
for
three
months.
And
during
that
time
Yahweh
blessed
Obed-Edom’s
family
and
everything
that
he
owned.
David’s palace and his family
One
day
Hiram,
the
king
of
Tyre
city,
sent
some
messengers
to
David
to
talk
about
making
an
agreement
between
their
countries.
Then
Hiram
sent
cedar
logs, bricklayers,
and
carpenters
to
build
a
palace
for
David.
When
that
happened,
David
knew
that
Yahweh
had
truly
caused
him
to
be
the
king
of
Israel,
and
that
he
had
caused
his
kingdom
to
be
greatly
respected.
Yahweh
did
this
because
he
loved
his Israeli
people.
David
married
more
women
in
Jerusalem,
and
those
women
gave
birth
to
more
sons
and
daughters
for
him.
The
names
of
the
children
that
were
born
to
him
there
in
Jerusalem
are
Shammua,
Shobab,
Nathan,
Solomon,
Ibhar,
Elishua,
Elpelet,
Nogah,
Nepheg,
Japhia,
Elishama,
Beeliada,
and
Eliphelet.
David’s
army
defeated
the
army
of
Philistia
When
the
army
of
Philistia
heard
that
David
has
been
appointed
to
be
king
of
all
of
Israel,
they
came
to
capture
him.
But
David
heard
that
they
were
coming,
so
he
and
his
soldiers
marched
out
to
fight
against
them.
The
army
of
Philistia
had
attacked
the
people
in
the
Rephaim
Valley
southwest
of
Jerusalem
and
had
robbed
them.
David
asked
God, “Should
my
men
and
I
go
and
attack
the
army
of
Philistia?
If
we
go,
will
you
enable
us
to
defeat [IDM]
them?”
Yahweh
replied, “Yes,
go,
and
I
will
enable
you
to
defeat [IDM]
them.”
So
David
and
his
men
went
up
to
a
town
where
the
soldiers
of
Philistia
were
staying
and
defeated
them.
Then
David
said, “God
has
enabled
me
and
my
soldiers
to
overwhelm
my
enemies
like [MET]
a
flood.”
So
they
named
that
place {That
place
is
called} ‘Baal-Perazim’
which
means ‘Yahweh
breaks through’.
As
the
soldiers
of
Philistia
fled,
they
left
their
idols
there.
So
David
commanded
his
soldiers
to
burn
those
idols.
But
soon
the
army
of
Philistia
attacked
the
people
in
that
valley
again.
So
again
David
prayed
to
God
to
ask
him
what
he
should
do,
and
God
replied,
saying “Do
not
attack
the
army
of
Philistia
from
the
front.
Instead,
go
around
them,
and
attack
them
from
the
rear
in
front
of
the
balsam
trees.
When
you
hear
something
in
the
tops
of
the
balsam
trees
that
sounds
like
soldiers
marching,
attack
them.
I,
God,
will
have
gone
ahead
of
you
to
enable
you
to
defeat
the
army
of
Philistia.”
So
David
did
what
God
commanded
him
to
do,
and
he
and
his
army
defeated
the
army
of
Philistia,
all
the
way
from
Gibeon
city
in
the
east
to
Gezer
city
in
the
west.
So
David
became
famous
in
all
the
nearby
countries,
and
Yahweh
caused
the
leaders
of
all
the
nearby
nations
to
be
afraid
of
him.
They brought the Sacred Chest to Jerusalem
David
commanded
his
workers
to
build
some
houses
for
him
in
Jerusalem.
He
also
told
them
to
set
up
a
tent
in
which
to
put
the
Sacred
Chest.
He
said, “Only
the
descendants
of
Levi
are
permitted
to
carry
God’s
Sacred
Chest,
because
they
are
the
ones
whom
God
chose
to
carry
it
and
to
serve
him
forever.”
David
summoned
all
the
people
of
Israel
to
come
to
Jerusalem.
He
wanted
the
Sacred
Chest
of
Yahweh
to
be
put
in
the
place
that
he
had
made
for
it.
He
summoned
the
descendants
of
Aaron,
who
was
the
first Supreme
Priest,
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi.
120
descendants
of
Kohath,
who
was
Levi’s
second
son,
came,
with
Uriel
their
leader.
There
were 220
descendants
of
Merari,
Levi’s
third
son,
who
came,
with
Asaiah
their
leader.
There
were 130
descendants
of
Gershon,
Levi’s
first
son,
who
came,
with
Joel
their
leader.
There
were 200
people
from Elizaphan’s
clan
who
came,
with
Shemaiah
their
leader.
There
were 80
people
from Hebron’s
clan
who
came,
with
Eliel
their
leader.
And
there
were 112
people
from Uzziel’s
clan
who
came,
with
Amminadab
their
leader.
David
summoned
the
priests
Zadok
and
Abiathar
and
these
other
descendants
of
Levi:
Uriel,
Asaiah,
Joel,
Shemaiah,
Eliel,
and
Amminadab.
David
said
to
them, “You
are
the
leaders
of
the
clans
descended
from
Levi.
You
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
must
purify
yourselves,
in
order
to
be
able
to
do
this
special
work
for
Yahweh.
You
must
bring
the
Sacred
Chest
of
Yahweh,
the
God
of
us Israelis,
up
to
the
place
that
I
have
made
for
it
here
in
Jerusalem.
The
first
time
that
we
tried
to
bring
it,
we
did
not
ask
Yahweh
how
we
should
carry
it {it
should
be
carried}.
You
descendants
of
Levi
were
not
the
ones
who
carried
it,
so
Yahweh
our
God
punished
us.”
Then
the
priests
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
performed
the rituals
to
purify
themselves,
in
order
that
it
would
be
proper
for
them
to
do
the
work
of
carrying
the
Sacred
Chest
of
Yahweh,
the
God
of
us Israeli
people.
The
descendants
of
Levi
inserted
the
poles
into
the
rings
on
the
Sacred
Chest
so
that
with
them,
they
could
carry
the
Sacred
Chest
on
their
shoulders,
like
Moses
had
commanded,
and
like
Yahweh
had
said
that
they
should.
David
told
the
leaders
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
appoint
some
of
their
relatives
to
sing
joyful
songs
and
play
lyres,
harps,
and
cymbals
while
they
were
carrying
the
Sacred
Chest.
So
they
appointed
Heman
and
his
relatives
Asaph
and
Ethan.
Heman
was
the
son
of
Joel;
Asaph
was
the
son
of Berekiah.
Ethan,
a
descendant
of
Merari,
was Kushaiah’s
son.
There
was
also
another
group
of
descendants
of
Levi
who
were
appointed:
Zechariah,
Jaaziel,
Shemiramoth,
Jehiel,
Unni,
Eliab,
Benaiah,
Maaseiah,
Mattithiah,
Eliphelehu,
Mikneiah,
and
two
of
the
Sacred
Tent
gatekeepers,
Obed-Edom
and
Jeiel.
Heman,
Asaph
and
Ethan
sang,
and
also
played
bronze
cymbals.
Zechariah,
Aziel,
Shemiramoth,
Jehiel,
Unni,
Eliab,
Maaseiah,
and
Benaiah
played
lyres.
Mattithiah,
Eliphelehu,
Mikneiah,
Obed-Edom,
Jeiel
and
Azaziah
played
harps.
Kenaniah,
the
leader
of
the
descendants
of
Levi,
directed
the
singing
because
he
was
very
skilled
at
doing
that.
Berekiah
and
Elkanah
were
two
of
the
men
who
guarded
the
Sacred
Chest.
The
priests
Shebaniah,
Joshaphat,
Nethanel,
Amasai,
Zechariah,
Benaiah,
and
Eliezer
were
appointed
to
blow
trumpets
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Chest.
Obed-Edom
and
Jehiah
also
guarded
the
Sacred
Chest.
David
and
the Israeli
leaders
and
the
officers
who
commanded 1,000
soldiers
went
to
bring
the
Sacred
Chest
back
from
Obed-Edom’s
house.
They
were
very
joyful
as
they
brought
it
to
Jerusalem.
God
helped
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
carried
the
Sacred
Chest
of
Yahweh;
therefore
David
and
the
leaders
sacrificed
seven
bulls
and
seven ◄rams/male
sheep►
to
thank
him.
All
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
carried
the
Sacred
Chest,
all
the
singers,
and
Kenaniah,
the
man
who
directed
those
who
sang,
wore
robes
of
fine
white
linen
and
sacred
vests
made
of
fine
linen.
David
also
wore
a
sacred vest
made
of
white
linen.
So
all
of
the Israeli
people
joined
in
bringing
the
Sacred
Chest
up
to
Jerusalem.
They
shouted
joyfully,
while
the
musicians
blew
horns
and
trumpets,
and
played
cymbals,
lyres,
and
harps.
While
they
were
bringing
the
Sacred
Chest
into
Jerusalem,
Saul’s
daughter
Michal
watched
them,
looking
out
of
a
window.
When
she
saw
King
David
dancing
and
celebrating,
she
despised
him.
They
brought
the
Sacred
Chest
to
Gibeon
and
put
it
inside
the
Sacred
Tent
that
David
had
told
his
workers
to
set
up.
Then
they
brought
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
offerings
to
enable
them
to
maintain
fellowship
with
God.
When
David
had
finished
presenting
all
those
offerings,
he
asked
Yahweh
to
bless
the
people.
He
gave
a
loaf
of
bread,
some
dates,
and
some
raisins
to
every Israeli
man
and
woman
who
was
there.
Then
David
appointed
some
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
stand
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent
in
which
the
Sacred
Chest
had
been
placed,
to
lead
the
people
who
worshiped
and
thanked
and
praised
Yahweh,
the
God
of
the Israeli
people.
Asaph,
who
played
the
cymbals,
was
their
leader.
Zechariah
was
his
assistant.
The
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
helped
Asaph
were
Jaaziel,
Shemiramoth,
Jehiel,
Mattithiah,
Eliab,
Benaiah,
Obed-Edom,
and
Jeiel.
They
played
lyres
and
harps.
Benaiah
and
Jahaziel
were
priests
who
blew
trumpets frequently
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent
in
which
was
the
Sacred
Chest.
David’s
song
of
praise
On
that
day,
David
gave
to
Asaph
and
his
helpers
this
psalm
to
praise
Yahweh:
Thank
God,
and
pray
to
him [MTY].
Tell
the
people
of
all
nations
what
he
has
done.
Sing
to
him;
sing
songs
to
praise
him.
Tell
about
all
his
miraculous
deeds.
Be
glad
that
you
belong
to
him [MTY];
those
who
want
to
know
Yahweh
better
should
rejoice.
Trust
in
Yahweh
and
in
his
power;
continually
seek
to
get
help
from
him.
Do
not
forget
the
wonderful
things
that
he
has
done,
the
miracles
and
the
just
laws
that
he
has
given
to
us.
We
people
are
the
descendants
of
his
servant
Jacob;
we
are
the
people
of
Israel
whom
he
has
chosen.
Yahweh
is
our
God.
His
just/fair
laws
are
known
by
people
throughout
the
world.
He
never
forgets
the
agreement
that
he
has
made:
he
made
a
promise
that
will
last
for 1,000
generations.
That
is
the
agreement
that
he
made
with
Abraham,
and
he
repeated
that
agreement
to
Isaac.
It
was
an
agreement
for
the Israeli
people,
and
he
wanted
that
agreement
to
endure
forever.
What
he
said
was, “I
will
give
the
Canaan
region
to
you,
to
belong
to
you
and
your
descendants
forever.”
He
said
that
to
them
when
there
were
only
a
few
of
them,
a tiny
group
of
people
who
were
living
in
that
land ◄like
strangers/that
belonged
to
other
people►;
they
continued
to
wander
from
one
place
to
another,
from
one
kingdom
to
another.
But
he
did
not
allow
others
to
oppress
them,
and
he
warned
kings
by
saying
to
them,
“Do
not
harm
the
people
whom
I
have
chosen!
Do
not
harm
my
prophets!”
You
people
throughout
the
world,
sing
to
Yahweh.
Every
day
proclaim
to
others
that
he
has
saved
us.
Tell
the
people
of
the
nations
that
he
is
great;
tell
all
the people-groups
the
marvelous
things
that
he
has
done.
Yahweh
is
great,
and
he
deserves
to
be
praised
very
much.
He
should
be
revered
more
than
all
the
gods,
because
all
the
gods
that
the
other people-groups
worship
are
only
idols,
but
Yahweh
is
truly
great;
he
created
the
skies.
He
is
glorious
and
majestic;
his
power
and
joy
fill
his
Sacred
Tent.
You
people
in
nations
all
over
the
world,
praise
Yahweh!
Praise
Yahweh
for
his
glorious
power [HEN]!
Praise
Yahweh
like
he [MTY]
deserves
to
be
praised.
Bring
an
offering
and
come
to
his
Sacred
Tent.
Worship
Yahweh
because
he
is
holy.
Everyone
on
the
earth
should
tremble
in
front
of
Yahweh.
He
put
the
earth
firmly
in
its
place;
and
nothing
ever
will
be
able
to
move/shake
it.
Everything
in
the
sky
and
on
the
earth
should
be
happy.
People
everywhere
should
say, “Yahweh
is
our
king!”
The
oceans
and
all
the
creatures
that
are
in
the
oceans
should
shout
to
praise
him;
the
fields
and
everything
that
is
in
them
should
rejoice.
When
they
do
that,
it
will
be
as
though
the
trees
in
the
forest
will
sing
joyfully
in
front
of
Yahweh.
That
will
happen
when
he
comes
to
judge
everyone
on [MTY]
the
earth.
Thank
Yahweh,
because
everything
that
he
does
is
good.
He
faithfully
loves
us
forever.
Say
to
him, “God,
you
are
the
one
who
rescues
us,
so
gather
us
together
and
save
us
from
the
armies
of
other
nations.
When
you
do
that,
we
will
thank
you [MTY],
and
we
will
be
happy
to
praise
you.”
Praise
Yahweh,
the
God
of
us Israeli
people,
He
has
always
existed,
and
he
will exist
forever.
After
the
people
finished
singing
that
song,
they
all
said, “◄Amen/May
it
be
so►!”,
and
they
praised
Yahweh.
Worship
at
Jerusalem
and
Gibeon
Then
David
left
Asaph
and
the
other
members
of
his
clan
there
in
front
of
the
tent
in
which
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Chest
had
been
placed.
He
told
them
that
they
must
do
their
work
there
every
day.
David
also
left
Obed-Edom
and 68
other
descendants
of
Levi
to
work
with
them.
Hosah
and
Obed-Edom
guarded
the
entrances
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
David
also
told
Zadok
the
Supreme
Priest
and
the
other
priests
who
worked
with
him
to
remain
in
front
of
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Tent,
which
was
still
at
the
place
where
the Israeli
people
worshiped
God
there
in
Gibeon
city.
Every
morning
and
every
evening
they
burned
offerings
on
the
altar,
obeying
the
rules/laws
that
had
been
written
by
Moses,
rules/laws
which
Yahweh
had
given
to
the Israeli
people.
With
them
were
Heman
and
Jeduthun
and
other
descendants
of
Levi.
They [MTY]
were
chosen
to
sing
songs
to
praise
Yahweh
because
he
faithfully
loves
his
people
forever.
Heman
and
Jeduthun
were
appointed
to
play
the
trumpets
and
cymbals
when
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
sang
sacred
songs.
The
sons
of
Jeduthun
were
appointed
to
guard
the
gates
of
the
Sacred
Tent.
Then
all
the
people
left.
They
returned
to
their
homes,
and
David
returned
home
to
ask
Yahweh
to
bless
his
family.
Yahweh’s promise to David
After
David
began
to
live
in
his
palace,
he
said
to
the
prophet
Nathan, “
It
does
not
seem
right
that
I
am
here
living
in
a
palace
made
of
cedar
wood,
but
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Chest
is
kept
inside
a
tent!”
Nathan
replied
to
David, “Whatever
you
are
thinking
about
doing,
do
it,
because
God
is
with/guiding
you.”
But
that
night
God
spoke [MTY]
to
Nathan.
He
said,
“Go
and
tell
my
servant
David
that
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
am
saying
to
him: ‘You
are
not
the
one
who
should
build
a
temple
for
me
to
live
in.
I
have
not
lived
in
any
building,
from
the
day
that
I
brought
the
people
of
Israel
up
out
of
Egypt
until
now.
Instead,
I
have
lived
in
a
tent,
moving
from
one
place
to
another
with
the Israelis
when
they
moved
to
other
places [DOU].
Wherever
I
went
with
all
the Israelis
as
they
traveled,
I
never [RHQ]
said
to
any
of
their
leaders
whom
I
appointed
to
lead [MET]
them, “Why
have
you
not
built
me
a
temple
made
of
cedar
wood?”’
Therefore,
this
is
what
you
should
say
to
my
servant
David: ‘I,
the
Almighty
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
took
you
from
a
pasture
where
you
were
taking
care
of
sheep,
and
I
appointed
you
to
be
the
ruler
of
my Israeli
people.
I
have ◄been
with/helped►
you
wherever
you
have
gone,
and
I
have
gotten
rid
of
all
your
enemies
as
you
advanced.
And
now
I
will
cause
you
to
become
very
famous,
as well-known
as
the
names
of
the
greatest
men
who
have
ever
lived
on
the
earth.
Formerly,
during
the
time
that
I
appointed
leaders
for
my Israeli
people,
many
violent
groups
oppressed
them.
But
this
will
not
happen
anymore.
I
have
chosen
a
place
where
my Israeli
people
can
live
peacefully
and
no
one
will
disturb
them
anymore.
I
will
give notallow
them
to
be
attacked
by
their
enemies.
And
I
will
defeat
all
your
enemies.
I
declare
to
you
that
I,
Yahweh,
will
enable
your
descendants
to
rule
after
you
die.
When
your
life
ends [EUP],
and
you
die
and
go
to
be
with
your
ancestors
who
have
died,
I
will
appoint
one
of
your
sons
to
become
king,
and
I
will
enable
his
kingdom
to ◄be
strong/resist
all
their
enemies►.
He
is
the
one
who
will
arrange
for
a
temple
to
be
built
for
me.
And
I
will
enable
his
descendants
to
be
kings [MTY]
of
Israel
forever.
I
will
be
like
a
father
to
him,
and
it
will
be
as
though
he
is
a
son
to
me.
I
stopped
loving
Saul,
the
one
who
was
the
king
before
you
became
king,
but
I
will
never
stop
loving
your
son.
I
will
cause
him
to
rule
over
my
people [MTY],
and
his
kingdom
will
endure
forever [DOU].’ ”
So
Nathan
reported
to
David
everything
that
Yahweh
had
revealed
to
him.
David’s
prayer
Then
David
went
into
the
Sacred
Tent
and
sat
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
and
prayed
this:
“Yahweh
my
God,
I
am
certainly
not [RHQ]
worthy
for
you
to
have
done
all
these
things
for
me,
and
my
family
is
not
worthy,
either.
“And
O
God,
now,
in
addition
to
everything
else,
you
have
spoken
about
what
will
happen
to
my
descendants
in
the
future
for
many
generations.
Yahweh
my
God,
you
have
acted
toward
me
as
though
I
was
the
most
important
man
on
the
earth!
“What
more
can
I,
David,
say
to
you
for
honoring
me?
Although
you
know
very
well
what
I
am
like,
Yahweh,
for
my
sake
and
because
it
is
what
you
wanted
to
do,
you
have
done
these
great
things
for
me,
and
you
have
revealed
to
me
these
things
that
you
are
promising
to
do.
“Yahweh,
you
are
great.
There
is
no
one
like
you.
Only
you
are
God,
which
is
what
we
have
always
heard.
And
there
is
no
nation
in
the
world
like
Israel [RHQ].
Israel
is
the
only
nation
on
the
earth
whose
people
you
rescued.
You
performed
great
and
awesome
miracles, rescuing
our
ancestors
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt,
and expelling
the
people
of
other people-groups
who
were
in
Canaan.
You
have
caused
us
your Israeli
people
to
belong
to
you
forever,
and
you,
Yahweh,
have
become
our
God!
“And
now
Yahweh,
I
pray
that
you
will
cause
the
things
that
you
have
promised
to
do
for
me
and
my
descendants [MTY]
to
be
fulfilled
forever.
When
that
happens,
you [MTY]
will
be
famous
forever.
And
people
will exclaim, ‘The
Almighty
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
is
the
God
who
rules
Israel!’
And
you
will
cause
that
forever
there
will
be
descendants [MTY]
of
mine
who
will
rule.
“You,
my
God,
have
revealed
to
me
that
you
will
cause
some
of
my
descendants
to
become
kings.
So
I
am
brave
enough
to
pray
like
this
to
you.
Yahweh,
you
are
God!
You
have
promised
to
do
these
good
things
for
me.
And
now
you,
Yahweh,
have
promised
to
bless
my
descendants [MTY],
in
order
that
they
will
continue
to
rule
forever.
That
will
happen
because
you,
Yahweh,
are
the
one
who
has
blessed
them,
and
you
will
keep
blessing
them
forever.”
David’s military victories
Some
time
later,
David’s
army
attacked
the
army
of
Philistia
and
defeated
them.
They
captured
Gath
city
and
the
surrounding
villages.
His
army
also
defeated
the
army
of
the
Moab
people-group.
The
people
were
forced
to
accept
David
as
their
ruler,
and
also
to
pay
money
each
year
to
David’s
government,
in
order
that
David’s
army
would
protect
them.
David’s
army
also
fought
against
the
army
of
Hadadezer,
the
king
of
the
Zobah
region
in
Syria
near
Hamath
city,
when
Hadadezer
was
trying
to
establish
control
over
the
area
near
the
Euphrates
River.
David’s
army
captured 1,000
of
Hadadezer’s
chariots, 7,000 chariot-drivers,
and 20,000
soldiers.
They
hamstrung/crippled
most
of
their
horses;
there
were
only 100
horses
that
they
did
not cripple.
When
the
army
of
Syria
came
from
Damascus
city
to
help
Hadadezer’s
army,
David’s
soldiers
killed 22,000
of
them.
Then
David
stationed
groups
of
his
soldiers
in
Damascus,
and
the
people
of
Syria
were
forced
to
accept
David
as
their
ruler,
and
to
pay
to
David’s
government
each
year
the
payment/tax
that
he
demanded.
And
Yahweh
enabled
David’s
army
to
win
battles
everywhere
they
went.
David
soldiers
took
the
gold
shields
that
were
carried
by
the
officers
of
Hadadezer’s
army
and
brought
them
to
Jerusalem.
They
also
brought
from
Tebah (OR,
Tibhath)
and
Cun,
two
towns
that
belonged
to
Hadadezer,
a
lot
of
bronze,
which
David’s
son
Solomon
later
used
to
make
the
huge
bronze
basin
and
the
pillars
and
other
bronze
items
for
the
temple.
When
Tou,
the
king
of
Hamath
city
in
Syria,
heard
that
David’s
army
had
defeated
the
entire
army
of
King
Hadadezer,
he
sent
his
son
Hadoram
to
King
David,
to
greet
him
and ◄congratulate
him/tell
him
that
he
was
happy►
about
his
defeating
Hadadezer’s
army,
which
had
been
fighting
the
army
of
Tou.
Hadoram
brought
to
David
many
items/gifts
made
of
gold,
silver,
and
bronze.
King
David
dedicated
those
things
to
Yahweh,
like
he
had
done
with
the
silver
and
gold
that
his
soldiers
had
taken
from
the
Edom
and
Moab
people-groups,
and
from
the
Ammon people-group
and
from
the
people
of
Philistia,
and
from
the
descendants
of
Amalek.
One
of
David’s
army
commanders,
Abishai,
whose
mother
was
Zeruiah,
went
with
his
army
and
killed 18,000
soldiers
from
Edom
in
the
Salt
Valley.
Then
David
stationed
groups
of
his
soldiers
there
in
Edom,
and
the
people
of
Edom
were
forced
to
accept
David
as
their
king
and
to
pay
money
to
David’s
government
every
year.
And
Yahweh
enabled
David’s
army
to
win
battles
wherever
they
went.
David’s
officials
David
ruled
over
all
the Israeli
people,
and
he
always
did
for
them
what
was
just
and
fair.
Zeruiah’s
son
Joab
was
the
chief
army
commander.
Jehoshaphat
the
son
of
Ahilud
was
the record-keeper.
Zadok
the
son
of
Ahitub
and
Ahimelech
the
son
of
Abiathar
were
the Supreme
Priests.
Shavsha
was
the
official
secretary.
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada
ruled
over
the Kereth
and
Peleth
groups
who
were
David’s bodyguards.
And
David’s
sons
were
his
most
important
officials.
The battle against the Ammon people-group
Some
time
later,
Nahash,
the
king
of
the
Ammon people-group,
died.
Then
his
son
Hanun
became
their
king.
When
David
heard
about
that,
he
thought
to
himself, “Nahash
was
kind
to
me,
so
I
will
be
kind
to
his
son.”
So
David
sent
some
officials
there,
to
tell
Hanun
that
he
was
sorry
to
hear
that Hanun’s
father
had
died.
But
when
David’s
officials
came
to
Hanun
in
the
land
where
the
Ammon people-group
lived,
the
leaders
of
the
Ammon people-group
said
to
Hanun, “Do
you
think
that
it
is
really
to
honor
your
father
that
King
David
is
sending
these
men
to
say
that
he
is
sorry
that
your
father
died?
We
think
that
his
men
have
come
to ◄look
around/spy►
our
city
in
order
to
determine
how
his
army
can
conquer
us.”
Hanun
believed
what
they
said,
so
he
commanded
some
soldiers
to
seize
the
officials
whom
David
had
sent,
and
shave
off
their
beards,
and
insult
them
by
cutting
off
the
lower
part
of
their
robes,
and
then
send
them
away.
So
his
soldiers
did
that.
The
officials
were
greatly
humiliated/ashamed.
When
David
found outers
did
that.
about
what
had
happened
to
his
officials,
he
sent
some
messengers
to
them
to
tell
them, “Stay
at
Jericho
until
your
beards
have
grown
again,
and
then
return
home.”
Then
the
leaders
of
the
Ammon people-group
realized
that
they
had
greatly
insulted [IDM]
David.
So
Hanun
and
some
of
his
officials
sent
about ◄37,000
pounds/34,000 kg.►
of
silver
to
hire
chariots
and chariot-drivers
from
the
Aram-Naharaim,
Aram-Maacah
and
Zobah
regions
of
Syria northeast
of
Israel.
They
hired 32,000
chariots
and chariot-drivers,
as
well
as
the
king
of
the
Maacah
region
and
his
army.
They
came
and
set
up
their
tents
near
Medeba
town
in
Moab
region.
The
soldiers
from
the
Ammon people-group
also
marched
out
and ◄stood
in
their
positions/arranged
themselves
for
battle►
at
the
entrance
to
their
capital
city,
Rabbah.
When
David
heard
about
that,
he
sent
Joab
and
all
his
army.
The
soldiers
of
the
Ammon people-group
came
out
of
their
city
and
lined
up
for
battle
at
the
entrance
to
their
capital
city,
Rabbah.
Meanwhile,
the
other
kings
who
had
come
with
their
armies
stood
in
their
positions
in
the
open
fields.
Joab
saw
that
there
were
groups
of
enemy
soldiers
in
front
of
his
troops
and
behind
his
troops.
So
he
selected
some
of
the
best Israeli
troops
and
put
them
in
positions
to
fight
against
the
soldiers
of
Syria.
He
appointed
his
older
brother
Abishai
to
be
the
commander
of
his
other
soldiers
and
he
told
them
to ◄stand
in
their
positions/arrange
themselves►
in
front
of
the
army
of
the
Ammon people-group.
Joab
said
to
them, “If
the
soldiers
from
Syria
are
too
strong
for
us
to
defeat
them,
then
your
soldiers
must
come
and
help
us.
But
if
the
soldiers
from
the
Ammon people-group
are
too
strong
for
you
to
defeat
them,
then
my
soldiers
will
come
and
help
your
men.
We
must
be
strong/courageous,
and
fight
hard
to
defend
our
people
and
our
cities ◄that
belong
to/where
we
worship►
our
God.
I
will
pray
that
Yahweh
will
do
what
he
considers
to
be
good.”
So
Joab
and
his
troops
advanced
to
fight
the
army
of
Syria,
and
the
soldiers
from
Syria
ran
away
from
them.
And
when
the
soldiers
of
the
Ammon people-group
saw
that
the
soldiers
from
Syria
were
running
away,
they
also
started
to
run
away
from
Abishai
and
his
army,
and
they
retreated
back
inside
the
city.
So
Joab
and
his
army
returned
to
Jerusalem.
After
the
leaders
of
the
army
of
Syria
realized
that
they
had
been
defeated
by
the
army
of
Israel,
they
sent
messengers
to
another
part
of
Syria
on
the
east
side
of
the
Euphrates
river,
and
brought
troops
from
there
to
the
battle
area,
with
Shophach,
the
commander
of
Hadadezer’s
army,
leading
them.
When
David
heard
about
that,
he
gathered
all
the Israeli
soldiers,
and
they
crossed
the
Jordan
River.
They
advanced
and
took
their
battle
positions
to
attack
the
army
of
Syria.
But
the
army
of
Syria
ran
away
from
the
soldiers
of
Israel.
However,
David’s
soldiers
killed 7,000
of
their chariot-drivers
and 40,000
other
soldiers.
They
also
killed
Shophach,
their
army
commander.
When
the
kings
who
had
been
ruled
by
Hadadezer
realized
that
they
had
been
defeated
by
the Israeli
army,
they
made
peace
with
David,
and
agreed
to
allow
him
to
rule
them.
So
the
rulers
of
Syria
did
not
want
to
help
the
rulers
of
the
Ammon people-group
anymore.
David’s army captured the capital city of Ammon
In
that
region,
kings
usually
went
with
their
armies
to
fight
their
enemies ◄in
the springtime/when
the
cold
season
ended►.
But
that
year,
David
did
not
do
that.
Instead,
he
stayed
in
Jerusalem,
and
he
sent
his
commander
Joab
to
lead
the
army.
Joab
took
his
troops.
They
crossed
the
Jordan
River
and
ruined
the
land
of
the
Ammon people-group.
Then
they
went
to
Rabbah,
the
capital
city,
and
surrounded
it.
David
stayed
in
Jerusalem
for
a
while.
But
later
he
took
more
troops
and
went
to
help
Joab.
Their
armies
attacked
Rabbah
and
destroyed
it.
Then
David
took
the
crown
from
the
head
of
the
king
of
Rabbah (OR,
from
the
head
of
their
god
Milcom)
and
put
it
on
his
own
head.
It
was
very
heavy;
it
weighed ◄75
pounds/34 kg.►,
and
it
had
many
very
valuable
stones
fastened
to
it.
They
also
took
many
other
valuable
things
from
the
city.
Then
they
brought
the
people
out
of
the
city
and
forced
them
to
work
for
their
army,
using
saws
and
iron
picks
and
axes.
David’s
soldiers
did
this
in
all
the
cities
of
the
Ammon people-group.
Then
David
and
all
of
his
army
returned
to
Jerusalem.
Wars
against
the
giants
in
Philistia
Later,
David’s
army
fought
a
battle
with
the
army
of
Philistia,
at
Gezer
city.
During
the
battle
Sibbecai,
from
Hushah
clan,
killed
Sippai,
one
of
the
descendants
of
the
Rapha
giants.
So
the
armies
of
Philistia
were
defeated.
In
another
battle
against
the
soldiers
of
Philistia,
Elhanan,
the
son
of
Jair,
killed
Lahmi,
the
younger
brother
of
the
giant
Goliath
from
Gath
town,
who
had
a
spear
which
was
as
thick
as
a
weaver’s
rod.
There
was
another
battle
near
Gath.
A ◄huge
man/giant►
was
there
who
had
six
fingers
on
each
hand
and
six
toes
on
each
foot.
He
was
descended
from
the
Rapha
giants.
When
he
made fun
of
the
soldiers
of
Israel,
Jonathan,
the
son
of
David’s
older
brother
Shimea,
killed
him.
Those
were
some
of
the
descendants
of
the
Rapha
giants
who
had
lived
in
Gath,
who
were
killed [MTY]
by
David
and
his
soldiers.
David commanded that the soldiers be counted
Satan
decided
to
cause
the Israeli
people
to
have
trouble.
So
he
incited
David
to
find
out
how
many
men
in
Israel
were
able
to
be
in
the
army.
So
David
commanded
Joab
and
the
other
army
commanders, “Count
all
the
men
in
Israel
who
are
able
to
be
in
the
army.
Start
at
Beersheba
town
in
the
south
and
go
all
the
way
to
Dan
city
in
the
north.
Then
come
back
and
report
to
me,
in
order
that
I
may
know
how
many
men
there
are.”
But
Joab
replied, “Your
majesty,
even
if
Yahweh
allowed
us
to
have 100
times
as
many
soldiers
as
we
have
now,
you
would [RHQ]
still
rule
all
of
them.
So
why
do
you
want
us
to
do
this?
You
will
surely [RHQ]
cause
all
the
people
of
Israel
to
be
guilty
of
sinning.”
But
David
would
not
change
his
mind.
So
Joab
and
his
soldiers
went
everywhere
in
Israel
and
in
Judah,
and
counted
the
people.
Then
they
returned
to
Jerusalem,
and
they
reported
to
David
that
there
were 1,100,000
men
in
Israel
who
could
be
in
the
army,
and 470,000
in
Judah.
Joab
did
not
count
the
men
from
the
tribes
of
Levi
and
Benjamin,
because
he
was
disgusted
with
what
the
king
had
commanded.
God
punished
the
people
of
Israel
David’s
command
to
count
the
people
caused
God
to
become
angry,
so
he
told
David
that
he
had
decided
to
punish
the
people
of
Israel.
Then
David
prayed,
saying, “Yahweh,
what
I
did
was
very
foolish.
I
have
sinned
greatly
by
what
I
have
done.
So
now
I
plead
with
you,
please
forgive
me.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Gad,
David’s
prophet,
“Go
and
tell
this
to
David:
I
am allowing
you
to
choose
one
of
three
things
to
punish
you.
I
will
do
whichever
one
you
choose.”
So
Gad
went
to
David
and
said
to
him, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘You
can
choose
one
of
these
punishments:
three
years
of
famine
in
Israel,
or
three
months
during
which
your
armies
will
run
away
from
their
enemies
who
will
attack
them
with
swords,
or
three
days
during
which
I
will
send
my
angel
to
cause
many
people
in
the
country
to
die
because
of
a ◄plague/very
serious
illness►.’
So,
you
must
decide
what
I
will
say
to
answer
Yahweh,
the
one
who
sent
me.”
David
replied
to
Gad, “I
am
very
distressed.
But
allow
Yahweh
to
punish [MTY]
me,
because
he
is
very
merciful.
Do
not
allow humans
to
punish
me,
because
they
will
not
be
merciful.”
So
Yahweh
sent
a
plague
on
the
people
of
Israel,
and 70,000
of
them
died
because
of
it.
And
God
sent
an
angel
to
destroy
the
people
in
Jerusalem
by
the
plague.
But
when
the
angel
was
standing
at
the
ground
where
Araunah,
from
the
Jebus people-group,
threshed
grain,
Yahweh
saw
all
the
suffering
that
the
people
had
endured,
and
he
was
grieved.
So
he
said
to
the
angel, “Stop
what
you
are
doing [IDM]!
That
is
enough [IDM]!”
David
looked
up
and
saw
the
angel
whom
Yahweh
had
sent,
standing
between
the
sky
and
the
ground.
The
angel
had
a
sword
in
his
hand
that
was pointed
toward
Jerusalem.
Then
David
and
the
elders
of
the
city,
who
were
wearing
clothes
made
of
rough
sackcloth,
prostrated
themselves
on
the
ground.
David
said
to
God, “I
am [RHQ]
the
one
who
ordered
the
men
who
could
be
in
the
army
to
be
counted.
I
am
the
one
who
has
sinned
and
done
what
is
very
wrong,
but
these
people
are
as
innocent
as [MET]
sheep.
They
have
certainly
not [RHQ]
done
anything
that
is
wrong.
So
Yahweh
my
God,
punish [IDM]
me
and
my
family,
but
do
not
allow
this
plague
to
continue
to
cause
your
people
to
become
sick
and
die.”
Then
the
angel
who
was
sent
by
Yahweh
told
Gad
to
go
up
to
the
place
where
Araunah
threshed
grain
and
tell
David
to
build
an
altar
to
worship
Yahweh
there.
So
after
Gad
told
David,
he
obeyed
the
message
that
Yahweh [MTY]
had
given
to
Gad,
and
he
went
up
there.
While
Araunah
was
threshing
some
wheat,
he
turned
and
saw
the
angel.
His
four
sons
who
were
with
him
also
saw
the
angel,
and
they
hid
themselves.
Then
David
approached.
When
Araunah
saw
him,
he
left
the
place
where
he
was
threshing
grain
and
prostrated
himself,
with
his
face
touching
the
ground.
David
said
to
him, “Please
sell
me
your threshng
place
in
order
that
I
can
build
an
altar
here
to
worship
Yahweh.
Then
he
will
stop
this
plague.
I
will
pay
the
full
price.”
Araunah
replied, “Take
it!
Your
majesty,
do
whatever
you
want
to.
I
will
give
you
the
oxen
that
thresh
the
grain
for
an
offering
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
And
I
will
give
you
the
threshing
boards
to
use
as
wood
on
the
altar,
and
I
will
give
you
grain
for
a
grain
offering.
I
will
give
all
those
things
to
you.”
But
the
king
said
to
Araunah, “No,
I
will
not
take
these
things
as
a
gift.
I
will
pay
you
the
full
price
for
it.
I
will
not
take
things
that
belong
to
you,
things
that
have
cost
me
nothing
and
offer
them
as
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.”
So
David
paid
Araunah 600
pieces
of
gold
for
the
whole
area.
David
built
an
altar
to
worship
Yahweh
there,
and
he
offered
sacrifices
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
sacrifices
to
restore
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
David
prayed
to
Yahweh,
and
Yahweh
answered
by
sending
a
fire
from
heaven
to
burn
up
the
offerings
on
the
altar.
Then
Yahweh
spoke
to
the
angel,
and
told
him
to
put
his
sword
back
into
its
sheath.
So
the
angel
did
that.
And
when
David
saw
that
Yahweh
had
answered
him
there
at
the
place
where
Araunah
threshed
grain
and
had
ended
the
plague,
he
offered
sacrifices
there.
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Tent,
which
Moses
had
commanded
to
be
set
up
in
the
desert,
and
the
altar
for
burning
sacrifices
completely,
were
at
that
time
on
a
hill
at
Gibeon
city.
But
David
did
not
want
to
go
there
to
request
God
to
tell
him
what
he
wanted
him
to
do,
because
he
was
afraid
that
the
angel
sent
from
Yahweh
might
strike
him
with
his
sword.
Then
David
said, “Here,
at
the
edge
of
Jerusalem,
is
where
we
will
build
the
temple
for
our
God
Yahweh,
and
where
we
will
make
the
altar
for
burning
the
offerings
that
the Israeli
people
will
bring.”
The
preparations
for
the
temple
So
David
commanded
that
the
foreigners
who
lived
in
Israel
must
gather
together.
When
they
did
that,
he
appointed
some
of
those
men
to
cut
huge
stones
from
the
quarries
and
to
smooth
their surfaces,
to
be
used
to
build
the
temple
of
God.
David
provided
a
large
amount
of
iron
for
making
nails
and
hinges
for
the
doors
in
the
gates
of
the
temple.
He
also
provided
so
much
bronze
for
making
the
altar
and
various
utensils,
that
no
one
could
weigh
it
all.
He
also
provided
money
for
buying
a
large
amount
of
cedar
logs.
Because
there
was
a
huge
number
of
them,
no
one
was
able
to
count
them.
Those
were
logs
that
men
from
Tyre
and
Sidon
cities
sent
to
David.
David
provided
all
those
things
because
he
thought, “My
son
Solomon
is
still
young
and
he
does
not
know
what
he
needs
to
know
about
building,
and
the
temple
of
Yahweh
must
be ◄magnificent/very
beautiful►.
It
must
be
a
glorious
building
that
will
become
famous,
and
people
throughout
the
world
must
consider
it
to
be
glorious/splendid.
So
now
I
will
begin
to
prepare
for
it
to
be
built,
and
Solomon
will
be
responsible
for
building
it.”
So
David
collected
a
great
amount
of
building materials
before
he
died.
When
David
was
old,
he
summoned
his
son
Solomon,
and
told
him
that
he
should
arrange
for
a
temple
to
be
built
for
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israelis
worshiped.
He
said
to
him, “I
wanted [IDM]
to
build
a
temple
to
honor [MTY]
Yahweh,
my
God.
But
Yahweh
told
a
prophet
to
tell
me, ‘You
have
killed
many
men [MTY]
in
the
battles
that
you
have
fought.
I
have
seen
the
blood
of
all
the
people
whom
you
killed,
so
you
will
not
be
the
one
who
will
arrange
for
a
temple
to
be
built
to
honor
me [MTY].
But
you
will
have
a
son
who
will
be
king
of
Israel
after
you
die.
He
will
be
a
man
who
is
peaceful
and
quiet,
not
a
man
who
kills
others.
And
I
will
cause
that
there
will
be
peace
between
him
and
his
enemies
who
are
in
all
the
nearby
lands.
His
name
will
be
Solomon,
which
sounds
like
the
word
for
peace.
During
the
time
that
he
is
king,
people
in
Israel
will
be
peaceful
and
safe.
He
is
the
one
who
will
arrange
for
a
temple
to
be
built
to
honor
me [MTY].
He
will
be
like
a
son
to
me,
and
I
will
cause
some
of
his
descendants
to
rule [MTY]
over
Israel
forever [HYP].’
“So
now,
my
son,
I
hope/wish
that
Yahweh
will
help
you,
and
enable
you
to
be
successful
in arranging
for
building
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
your
God,
which
is
what
he
said
that
you
would
do.
I
also
hope/wish
that
he
will
enable
you
to
be
wise
and
to
understand
what
you
need
to
know,
and
enable
you
to
obey
his
laws
while
you
rule
over
Israel.
If
you
carefully
obey
all
the
laws
and
regulations/commands
that
Yahweh
gave
to
Moses
to
give
to
us Israeli
people,
you
will
be
successful.
So
be
steadfast/strong
and
courageous.
Do
not
be
afraid
of
anything,
and
do
not
become
discouraged!
“I
have
tried
hard
to
provide
materials
for
building
the
temple
of
Yahweh.
I
have
provided
nearly 4,000 tons
of
gold,
and
nearly 40,000 tons
of
silver.
I
have
also
provided
a
very
large
amount
of
iron
and
bronze;
no
one
has
been
able
to
weigh
it
all.
I
have
also
gathered/provided lumber
and
stone
for
the
walls
of
the
temple,
but
you
may
need
to
get
some
more
of
those
things.
There
are
many
men
in
Israel
who
have
good
ability
to
cut
big
stones
for
making
stone
walls,
and
carpenters,
and
men
who
are
very
skilled
at
making
various
kinds
of
things.
There
are
many
men
who
know
how
to
make
things
from
gold
and
silver
and
bronze
and
iron.
So
now
I
say
to
you,
begin
the
work
of
building
the
temple,
and
I
hope/wish
that
Yahweh
will
help/be
with
you.”
Then
David
commanded
that
all
the Israeli
leaders
must
assist
Solomon.
He
said
to
them,
“Yahweh
our
God
is
certainly
with/helping
you [RHQ].
He
has
allowed
you
to
have
peace
with
all
the
nearby
nations [RHQ].
He
has
enabled
my
army
to
conquer [IDM]
them,
so
now
Yahweh
and
my
people
control
them.
Now
you
must
obey
Yahweh
completely.
Help
Solomon
to
arrange
for
building
the
temple
for
Yahweh
God,
in
order
that
you
can
bring
the
Sacred
Chest
that
contains
the
Ten
Commandments
and
the
other
sacred
items
that
belong
to
God
into
the
temple
that
you
will
build
to
honor
Yahweh.”
The duties of the descendants of Levi
David
was
a
very
old
man [DOU]
when
he
appointed
his
son
Solomon
to
be
the
next
king.
David
gathered
the
leaders
of
Israel
and
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi.
He
commanded
some
of
his
officials
to
count
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
were
at
least
thirty
years
old,
and
they
found
out
that
there
were 38,000
of
them.
Then
David
said, “From
those 38,000
men,
I
want 24,000
of
them
to
supervise
the
work
at
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
and
I
want 6,000
of
them
to
be
officials
and
judges.
I
want 4,000
to
be
guards
at
the
gates,
and 4,000
to
praise
Yahweh,
using
the
musical
instruments
that
I
have
provided
for
them.”
David
divided
the
descendants
of
Levi
into
three
family
groups;
each
group
consisted
of
men
who
were
descendants
of
one
of
the
three
sons
of
Levi—Gershon,
Kohath,
and
Merari.
The
descendants
of
Gershon
From
the
descendants
of
Gershon
there
were
Ladan
and
Shimei.
There
were
three
sons
of
Ladan:
Jehiel
was
the
oldest,
and
his
younger
brothers
Zetham
and
Joel.
There
were
three
of
the
sons
of
Shimei:
Shelomoth,
Haziel,
and
Haran.
They
were
all
leaders
of
the
clans
of
Ladan.
There
were
four
men
who
were
other
sons
of
Shimei:
Jahath,
who
was
his
oldest
son,
and
his
younger
brothers
Ziza,
Jeush,
and
Beriah.
Jeush
and
Beriah
did
not
have
many
sons,
so
they
were
counted
as
though
they
were
one
family.
The
descendants
of
Kohath
Kohath
had
four
sons:
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron,
and
Uzziel.
There
were
two
sons
of
Amram:
Aaron
and
Moses.
Aaron
and
his
descendants
were
set
apart
to
dedicate
the
very
holy
things,
to
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
to
serve
in
his
presence,
and
to
declare
to
the
people
what
Yahweh [MTY]
would
do
to
bless
them.
They
were
to
do
those
things
forever.
The
sons
of
Moses,
the
man
who
served
God
well,
were
counted
as
part
of
the
tribe
of
Levi.
The
sons
of
Moses
were
Gershom
and
Eliezer.
The
oldest
son
of
Gershom
was
Shubael.
Rehabiah
was
the
oldest
son
of
Eliezer.
Eliezer
had
no
other
sons,
but
Rehabiah
had
many
sons.
The
oldest
son
of
Izhar
was
Shelomith.
Hebron
had
four
sons.
Jeriah
was
his
oldest
son,
and
his
younger
brothers
were
Amariah,
Jahaziel,
and
Jekameam.
Uzziel
had
two
sons.
Micah
was
the
oldest
son,
and
his
younger
brother
was
Isshiah.
The
descendants
of
Merari
Merari
had
two
sons:
Mahli
and
Mushi.
The
sons
of
Mahli
were
Eleazar
and
Kish.
Eleazar
had
no
sons;
he
had
only
daughters.
Their cousins,
the
sons
of
Kish,
married
them.
The
three
sons
of
Mushi
were
Mahli,
Eder,
and
Jerimoth.
Those
were
the
descendants
of
Levi,
whose
names
were
listed
according
to
their
families/clans.
They
were
chosen
for
special jobs
by ◄casting
lots/throwing
small
marked
stones►.
Each
person
who
was
at
least 20
years
old
was
listed.
They
all
worked
in
the
temple
of
Yahweh.
David
had
said
previously, “Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
we Israeli
people
belong,
has
enabled
us
to
have
peace,
and
he
has
come
to
live
in
Jerusalem
forever.
Therefore,
the
descendants
of
Levi
no
longer
need
to
carry
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
items
used
in
the
work
there.”
Obeying
the
final
instructions
of
David
before
he
died,
instructions
for
doing
this
work
at
the
temple,
they
counted
only
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
were
at
least 20
years
old.
The
work
of
those
descendants
of
Levi
was
to
assist
the
descendants
of
Aaron
in
their
work
in
the
temple
of
Yahweh:
To
be
in
charge
of
the
temple
courtyards
and
the
side
rooms,
the
ceremonies
for
purifying
all
the
sacred
things,
and
to
do
other
work
at
the
temple.
They
were
also
in
charge
of
the
sacred
loaves
of
bread
that
were
placed
each
week
on
the
table
in
the
temple,
the
flour
for
the
grain
offerings,
the
wafers
that
were
made
without
yeast,
and
the
measuring
the ingredients
and
mixing
them
and baking
that
bread
and
those
wafers.
They
were
also
told
to
stand
every
morning
at
the
temple
and
thank
Yahweh
and
praise
him.
They
were
also
required
to
do
the
same
thing
every
evening.
And
they
were
to
do
the
same
thing
whenever
offerings
that
were
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
were
presented/offered
to
Yahweh
on
Sabbath
days
and
during
the
new
moon
celebrations
and
other religious
festivals.
They
were
told
how
many
of
them
should
be
there
and
what
they
should
do
each
time.
So
the
descendants
of
Levi
did
the
work
that
was
assigned
to
them
by
their
fellow Israelis
who
were
descendants
of
Aaron.
They
did
that
work
in
the
area
surrounding
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
in
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
later
at
the
temple.
The duties of the priests
These
are
the
groups
of
the
descendants
of
Aaron
the
first Supreme
Priest:
Aaron’s
four
sons
were
Nadab,
Abihu,
Eleazar,
and
Ithamar.
But
Nadab
and
Abihu
died
before
their
father
died,
and
they
had
no
children.
So
their
younger
brothers
Eleazar
and
Ithamar
became
the
priests.
Zadok,
who
was
a
descendant
of
Eleazar,
and
Ahimelech,
who
was
a
descendant
of
Ithamar,
helped
David
to
separate
his
descendants
into
two
groups.
Each
group
had
certain
duties.
There
were
more
leaders
among
the
descendants
of
Eleazar
than
there
were
among
the
descendants
of
Ithamar.
So
they
appointed 16
leaders
from Eleazar’s
descendants
and
eight
leaders
from Ithamar’s
descendants.
There
were
temple
officials
and
priests,
including
descendants
of
both
Eleazar
and
Ithamar,
to
make
sure
that
the
work
was
divided
fairly.
So
they
decided
what
work
each
person
would
do
by ◄casting
lots/throwing
marked
stones►.
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Nethanel,
who
was
a
descendant
of
Levi,
wrote
down
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
each
group
while
David
and
his
officials
were
watching.
Zadok,
the
Supreme
Priest,
and
Ahimelech
his
assistant,
and
the
leaders
of
the
families
of
the
priests
and
of
the
families
of
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
also
watched.
Jehoiarib
was
the
first
one
whose
name
was
selected
by
casting
lots/throwing
marked
stones.
Next
Jedaiah
was
selected.
Next,
Harim
was
selected.
Next,
Seorim
was
selected.
Next,
Malkijah
was
selected.
Next,
Mijamin
was
selected.
Next,
Hakkoz
was
selected.
Next,
Abijah
was
selected.
Next,
Jeshua
was
selected.
Next,
Shecaniah
was
selected.
Next,
Eliashib
was
selected.
Next,
Jakim
was
selected.
Next,
Huppah
was
selected.
Next,
Jeshebeab
was
selected.
Next,
Bilgah
was
selected.
Next,
Immer
was
selected.
Next,
Hezir
was
selected.
Next,
Happizzez
was
selected.
Next,
Pethahiah
was
selected.
Next,
Jehezkel
was
selected.
Next,
Jakin
was
selected.
Next,
Gamul
was
selected.
Next,
Delaiah
was
selected.
Next,
Maaziah
was
selected.
Those
were
the
men
who
were
chosen
to
be
the
leaders
of
the
groups
that
would
serve
in
the
temple,
obeying
the
regulations
that
were
set
down
by
Aaron,
regulations
which
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
the Israeli
people
belonged,
had
given
to
him.
The
other
descendants
of
Levi
This
is
a
list
of
some
of
the
other
descendants
of
Levi:
Amram
was
the ancestor
of
Shubael
and
Jehdeiah.
Rehabiah
was
the ancestor
of
Isshiah,
the
oldest
son
in
his
family.
Izhar
was
the
father
of
Shelomoth
and
the
grandfather
of
Jahath.
Kohath’s
son
Hebron
had
four
sons:
Jeriah
and
his
younger
brothers
Amariah,
Jahaziel,
and
Jekameam.
Uzziel
was
the
father
of
Micah
and
the
grandfather
of
Shamir.
Micah’s
younger
brother
was
the
father
of
Zechariah.
The
sons
of
Merari
were
Mahli,
Mushi,
and
Jaaziah.
Jaaziah thad
four
sons:
Beno,
Shoham,
Zaccur,
and
Ibri.
Mahli’s
son
Eleazar
did
not
have
any
sons.
From
the
descendants
of
Mahli’s
second
son
Kish
there
was
Jerahmeel.
The
sons
of
Mushi
were
Mahli,
Eder,
and
Jerimoth.
Those
were
descendants
of
Levi
who
were
listed
according
to
the
leaders
of
their
families.
The jobs
they
would
do
were
decided
by ◄casting
lots/throwing
marked
stones►,
like
their
fellow Israelis,
the
descendants
of
Aaron,
did.
They
cast
lots {The
lots
were
cast}
while
King
David,
Zadok,
Ahimelech,
and
the
leaders
of
the
families
of
the
priests
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
watched.
They
gave
the
same jobs
to
the
families
of
each
oldest
brother
and
each
youngest
brother.
The duties that David assigned to the musicians
David
and
some
of
the
temple
officials (OR,
army
commanders)
chose
some
of
the
descendants
of
Asaph,
Heman,
and
Jeduthun
to
be
in
charge
of
proclaiming
God’s
messages,
and
to
play
harps
and
lyres
and
cymbals.
This
is
a
list
of
the
men
whom
they
chose
for
that
work:
From
the
sons
of
Asaph
they
chose
Zaccur,
Joseph,
Nethaniah,
and Aserelah.
Asaph
supervised
them.
And
the
king
appointed
Asaph
to
proclaim
God’s
messages.
From
the
sons
of
Jeduthun
they
chose
six
men:
Gedaliah,
Zeri,
Jeshaiah,
Shimei,
Hashabiah,
and
Mattithiah.
Jeduthun
supervised
them
and
also
proclaimed
God’s
messages,
playing
his
harp
while
he
thanked
and
praised
Yahweh.
From
the
sons
of
Heman,
who
was
one
of
the
king’s
prophets,
they
chose
Bukkiah,
Mattaniah,
Uzziel,
Shubael,
Jerimoth,
Hananiah,
Hanani,
Eliathah,
Giddalti,
Romamti-Ezer,
Joshbekashah,
Mallothi,
Hothir,
and
Mahazioth.
God
promised
to
cause
Heman
to
be
strong,
so
altogether,
God
have
him 14
sons
and
three
daughters.
All
those
men
were
supervised
by
their
fathers
while
they
played
music
in
the
temple
of
Yahweh.
They
played
cymbals,
lyres,
and
harps.
And
their
fathers—Asaph,
Jeduthun
and
Heman—were
supervised
by
the
king.
Those
men
and
their
relatives
were
all
trained
and
skilled
for
playing
musical
instruments
in
the
temple.
That
was
their
work
for
Yahweh.
Including
their
relatives,
there
were 288
of
them.
All
of
them,
including
ones
who
were
young
and
those
who
were
old,
cast
lots
to
determine
what
work
they
would
do.
From
the
family
of
Asaph,
the
first
ones
selected
were
Joseph
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives.
Next,
Gedaliah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Zaccur
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Nethaniah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Bukkiah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next, Jesarelah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Jeshaiah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Mattaniah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Shimei
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Azarel
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Hashabiah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Shubael
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Mattithiah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Jerimoth
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Hananiah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Joshbekashah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Hanani
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Mallothi
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Eliathah
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Hothir
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Giddalti
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Mahazioth
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
Next,
Romamti-Ezer
and 12
of
his
sons
and
relatives
were
selected.
The guards of the temple gates
This
is
a
list
of
the
groups
of
men
who
guarded
the
temple
gates:
From
the
descendants
of
Korah,
there
was
Meshelemiah,
the
son
of
Kore,
who
was
one
of
the
sons
of
Asaph.
The
oldest
son
of
Meshelemiah
was
Zechariah.
His
other
sons
were
Jediael,
Zebadiah,
Jathniel,
Elam,
Jehohanan,
and
Eliehoenai.
Another
guard
was
Obed-Edom.
His
oldest
son
was
Shemaiah.
His
other
sons
were
Jehozabad,
Joah,
Sacar,
Nethanel,
Ammiel,
Issachar,
and
Peullethai.
It
was
because
God
had
blessed
him
that
he
had
many
sons.
Obed-Edom’s
son
Shemaiah
also
had
sons.
They
were
leaders
in
their
father’s
family
because
they
were
capable
of
doing
many
things
well.
The
sons
of
Shemaiah
were
Othni,
Rephael,
Obed,
and
Elzabad. Shemaiah’s
relatives
Elihu
and Semakiah
were
also
capable
men.
All
of
those
descendants
of
Obed-Edom
and
their
sons
and
relatives
were
capable
people
and
strong
workers.
Altogether
there
were 62
of
them.
Another
guard
was
Meshelemiah.
He
and
his
sons
and
relatives
were
also
capable
people.
There
were 18
of
them
altogether.
Another
guard
was Hosah’s
son
Shimri,
a
descendant
of
Merari.
Hosah
appointed
Shimri
to
be
the
leader,
even
though
he
was
not Hosah’s
oldest
son.
Hosah’s
other
sons
were
Hilkiah, Tabaliah,
and
Zechariah.
Altogether
there
were 13
sons
and
relatives
of
Hosah.
Those
men
were
leaders
of
the
groups
of
men
who
guarded
the
gates
of
the
temple.
They
worked
at
the
temple
like
their
relatives
did.
By
casting
lots,
the
leader
of
each
family
chose
one
gate
for
their
group
to
guard.
All
of
them,
including
young
men
and
old
men (OR,
including
leaders
of
large
families
and
small
families),
cast
lots.
Shelemiah’s
group
was
selected
to
guard
the
East
Gate.
The
group
of Shelemiah’s
son
Zechariah,
who
was
a
wise
counselor,
was
selected
to
guard
the
North
Gate.
Then
Obed-Edom’s
group
was
selected
to
guard
the
South
Gate,
and
his
sons
were
selected
to
guard
the
entrances
to
the
temple storerooms.
Then Shuppim’s
group
and Hosah’s
group
were
selected
to
guard
the
West
Gate
and
the Shalleketh
Gate
on
the
upper
road
to
the
temple.
The
work
for
the
guards
was
divided
evenly.
Each
day
there
were
six
descendants
of
Levi
who
guarded
the
East
Gate,
four
who
guarded
the
North
Gate,
four
who
guarded
the
South
Gate,
and
two
at
a
time
who
guarded
the
entrances
to
the storerooms.
At
the
West
gate
there
were
two
men
who
guarded
the
courtyard
and
four
who
guarded
the
road
outside
the
courtyard.
Those
were
the
groups
of
men
who
were
descendants
of
Korah
and
Merari
who
guarded
the
gates
of
the
temple.
Other
work
at
the
temple
Other
descendants
of
Levi
were
in
charge
of
the
chests
that
contained
the
money
that
was
dedicated
to
Yahweh,
money
that
the
people
brought
to
the
temple.
One
of
those
men
was
Ladan,
a
descendant
of
Gershon.
He
was
the ancestor
of
several
family
groups.
Jehiel
was
the
leader
of
one
of
those
family
groups.
Others
who
had
that
work
were
Zetham
and
his
younger
brother
Joel,
who
were
the
sons
of
Jehiel.
Others
who
did
that
work
were
descendants
of
Amram,
Izhar,
Hebron
and
Uzziel.
From
the
descendants
of
Amram,
Shubael,
a
descendant
of Moses’s
son
Gershom,
was
the
leader
who
was
in
charge
of
the
money
chests.
Others
who
did
that
work
were
the
descendants
of
Gershom’s
younger
brother
Eliezer.
Those
men
were Eliezer’s
son
Rehabiah, Rehabiah’s
son
Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah’s
son
Joram, Joram’s
son
Zicri,
and Zicri’s
son
Shelomith.
Shelomith
and
his
relatives
were
in
charge
of
all
the
valuable
things
that
had
been
dedicated
to
Yahweh
by
King
David,
by
the
leaders
of
the
family
groups,
by
the
army
commanders
of 1,000
soldiers
and
commanders
of 100
soldiers,
and
by
other
army
commanders.
Some
of
the
things
that
those
army
officers
had
taken
from
Israel’s
enemies
in
battles
they
dedicated
for
the
repair
of
the
temple
of
Yahweh.
And
Shelomith
and
his
relatives
were
also
in
charge
of
everything
that
had
been
dedicated
to
Yahweh
by
the
prophet
Samuel,
by
King
Saul,
and
by
David’s
two
army
commanders
Ner
and
Joab.
From
the
descendants
of
Izhar,
Kenaniah
and
his
sons
were
given
work
outside
the
temple
area.
They
were
officials
and
judges
in
various
places
in
Israel.
From
the
descendants
of
Hebron,
Hashabiah
and
his
relatives
were
responsible
for
the
work
done
for
Yahweh
and
for
the
king
in
all
the
area
west
of
the
Jordan
river.
There
were 1,700
of
them
who
were
able
to
do
their
work
well.
It
was
written
in
the
records
of
the
descendants
of
Hebron
that
Jeriah
was
their
leader.
When
David
had
been
ruling
for
almost 40
years,
they
searched
in
those
records,
and
they
found
names
of
capable
men
descended
from
Hebron
who
were
at
Jazer
city
in
the
Gilead
region.
Jeriah
had 2,700
relatives
who
were
able
to
do
their
work
well,
and
who
were
leaders
of
their
families.
King
David
put
them
in
charge
of
governing
the
tribes
of
Reuben,
Gad,
and
the
eastern
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
to
be
sure
that
all
the
people
did
what
God
and
the
king
told
them
to
do.
Army commanders
This
is
a
list
of
the Israeli
men
who
served
the
king
in
the
army.
Some
were
leaders
of
families,
some
were
commanders
of 100
men,
some
were
commanders
of 1,000
men,
and
some
were
their
officers.
There
were 24,000
men [DOU]
in
each
group.
Each
group
served
one
month
of
each
year.
Jashobeam,
the
son
of
Zabdiel,
was
in
charge
of
the
group
that
served
during
the
first
month
of
each
year.
He
was
a
descendant
of
Perez,
and
he
was
the
commander
of
all
the
army
officers
during
the
first
month
of
each
year.
Dodai,
from
the
clan
of Ahohi,
was
the
commander
of
the
group
that
served
during
the
following/second
month
of
each
year.
Mikloth
was
his ◄assistant/chief
officer►.
Benaiah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada
the Supreme
Priest,
was
the
commander
of
the
group
that
served
during
the
following/third
month.
He
was
the
one
who
was
a
mighty
warrior
among
David’s
thirty
greatest
soldiers,
and
he
was
their
leader.
His
son
Ammizabad
was
his
assistant.
Asahel,
Joab’s
younger
brother,
was
the
commander
of
the
group
that
served
during
the
following/fourth
month.
Asahel’s
son
Zebadiah
became
the
commander
after
Asahel
was
killed.
The
commander
for
the
following/fifth
month
was
Shamhuth,
a
descendant
of Izrah.
The
commander
for
the
following/sixth
month
was
Ira
the
son
of
Ikkesh
from
Tekoa
town.
The
commander
for
the
following/seventh
month
was
Helez,
a
member
of
the Pelon
clan
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
The
commander
for
the
following/eighth
month
was
Sibbecai,
a
descendant
of
Zerah
from
Hushah
town.
The
commander
for
the
following/ninth
month
was
Abiezer
from
Anathoth
city
in
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
The
commander
for
the
following/tenth
month
was
Maharai,
a
descendant
of
Zerah
from Netophath
town.
The
commander
for
the
following/eleventh
month
was
Benaiah
from
Pirathon
town
in
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
The
commander
for
the
last
month
of
each
year
was
Heldai,
a
descendant
of
Othniel
from Netophath
town.
The
administrators
of
the
twelve
tribes
This
is
a
list
of
the
administrators
of
the
twelve
tribes [DOU]
of
Israel:
Eliezer,
the
son
of
Zicri,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Reuben.
Shephatiah,
the
son
of
Maacah,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
Hashabiah,
the
son
of
Kemuel,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Levi.
Zadok
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Aaron.
Elihu,
David’s
older
brother,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Judah.
Omri,
the
son
of
Michael,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Issachar.
Ishmaiah,
the
son
of
Obadiah,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Zebulun.
Jerimoth,
the
son
of
Azriel,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
Hoshea,
the
son
of
Azaziah,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
Joel,
the
son
of
Pedaiah,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
the
western
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
Iddo,
the
son
of
Zechariah,
was
the
administrator
of
the
eastern
half
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
in
the
Gilead
region.
Jaasiel,
the
son
of
Abner,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
Azarel,
the
son
of
Jeroham,
was
the
administrator
of
the
tribe
of
Dan.
Those
were
the
leaders
over
the
tribes
of
Israel.
When
David
told
Joab
to
count
the
men
of
Israel,
he
did
not
tell
him
to
count
the
men
who
were
less
then 20
years
old,
because
Yahweh
had
promised
many
years
previously
that
there
would
be
as
many
people
in
Israel
as
there
are
stars
in
the
sky.
Joab
and
his
helpers
started
to
count
the
men
of
Israel,
but
they
did
not
finish
counting
them
because
Joab
knew
that
Yahweh
was
angry
about
their
being
counted.
Yahweh
punished [MTY]
the
people
of
Israel
because
of
this
counting,
and
as
a
result
the
total
number
of Israeli
men
able
to
serve
in
the
army
was
not
written
on
the
scroll
about
King
David’s
rule.
The
king’s
other
officials
Azmaveth,
the
son
of
Adiel,
was
in
charge
of
the
king’s
storehouses.
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Uzziah,
was
is
charge
of
the
storehouses
in
various
towns
and
villages
in
Israel,
and
also
in
charge
of
the watchtowers.
Ezri
the
son
of
Kelub
was
in
charge
of
the
workers
who farmed
the
land
that
belonged
to
the
king.
Shimei
from
Ramath
town
was
in
charge
of
the
king’s
vineyards.
Zabdi
from
Shepham
town
was
in
charge
of storing
the
wine
from
the
grapes
produced
in
vineyards.
Baal-Hanan
from
Geder
city
was
in
charge
of storing
the
olive
oil.
Shitrai
from
the
Sharon
Plain
was
in
charge
of
the
herds
of
cattle
that ◄grazed/ate
grass►
there.
Shaphat
the
son
of
Adlai
was
in
charge
of
the
cattle
in
the
valleys.
Obil,
a
descendant
of
Ishmael,
was
in
charge
of
the
camels.
Jehdeiah
from Meronoth
town
was
in
charge
of
the
donkeys.
Jaziz,
a
descendant
of
Hagar,
was
in
charge
of
the
king’s
flocks
of
sheep.
All
of
those
officials
were
in
charge
of
the
things
that
belonged
to
King
David.
David’s
uncle
Jonathan
was
a
wise
counselor
for
him.
Jehiel,
the
son
of Hacmoni,
taught
the
king’s
sons.
Ahithophel
was
the
king’s
official
counselor.
Hushai
from
the
Ark people-group
was
the
king’s
special
friend.
Benaiah’s
son
Jehoiada
became
the
king’s advisor
after
Ahithophel
died,
and
later
Abiathar
became
his advisor.
Joab
was
the
chief
commander
of
the
army.
David’s instructions to Solomon for building the temple
David
summoned
all
the
leaders
of
Israel
to
come
to
Jerusalem.
He
summoned
the
leaders
of
the
tribes,
the
leaders/commanders
of
the
groups
that
worked
for
the
king,
the
commanders
of 100
soldiers,
the
commanders
of 1,000
soldiers,
those
who
were
in
charge
of
the
property
and
livestock
that
belonged
to
the
king
and
his
sons,
all
the
palace
officials,
and
his
mighty
soldiers
and
bravest
warriors.
David
stood
up
and
said, “My
fellow Israelis,
listen
to
me.
I
wanted [IDM]
to
build
a
temple
to
be
a
place
where
we
would
put
the
Sacred
Chest
of
Yahweh,
where
it
would
stay
permanently.
And
I
made
plans
to
build
it.
But
God
said
to
me, ‘You
are
not
the
one
who
will
arrange
to
build
a
temple
for
me [MTY],
because
you
are
a
warrior
and
you
have
killed
many
people [MTY]
in
battles.’
“But
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
we Israelis
belong,
had
chosen
me
and
my
descendants
to
be
the
kings
of
Israel
forever.
First
he
chose
the
tribe
of
Judah,
and
from
the
people [MTY]
of
Judah
he
chose
my
family,
and
from
my
father’s
sons
he
chose
me
to
be
the
king
over
all
of
Israel.
Yahweh
has
given
me
many
sons,
but
from
them
he
chose
my
son
Solomon
to
be
the
next
king
to
rule [MTY]
the
kingdom
of
Israel.
He
said
to
me, ‘Solomon
your
son
is
the
one
who
will
arrange
to
build
my
temple
and
the
courtyards
around
it,
because
I
have
chosen
him
to
be
like
my
son
and
I
will
be
like [MET]
his
father.
I
will
enable
his
kingdom
to
endure
forever
if
he
continues
to
obey
my
laws
and
commands,
like
you
are
doing
now.’
“So
now,
while
all
you
people
of
Israel,
all
of
you
who
belong
to
Yahweh,
are
watching,
and
while
God
is
listening,
I
command
you
leaders
to
carefully
obey
all
the
commands
of
Yahweh
our
God,
in
order
that
you
may
continue
to
possess
this
good
land
and
enable
your
descendants
to
inherit
it
forever.
“And
you,
my
son
Solomon,
must
know
God
like
I
know
him,
and
you
must
serve
him
faithfully
and
because
you
want
to.
You
must
do
that
because
he
knows
what
everyone
is
thinking
and
he
understands
the
reasons
that
people
do
what
they
do.
If
you
seek
to
know
him,
he
will
heed
your
prayers.
But
if
you
abandon/reject
him,
he
will
abandon/reject
you
forever.
Yahweh
has
chosen
you
to
arrange
to
build
a
temple
for
him.
So
think
about
what
I
have
said,
and
be
strong
and
do
what
he
is
wanting
you
to
do.”
Then
David
gave
to
his
son
Solomon
the
scroll
on
which
were
written
the
plans
for
the
main
rooms
of
the
temple,
its
porch,
its storerooms,
all
the
other
upper
and
lower
rooms,
and
the
Very
Holy
Place
where
God
would
forgive
the
sins
that
people
had
committed.
David
wrote
for
him
the
plans
that
God’s
Spirit
had
put
into
his
mind
for
building
the
courtyards
and
all
the
rooms
that
surrounded
the
temple,
including
the
room
where
the
money
and
other
valuable
things
that
were
dedicated
to
God
would
be
kept.
He
gave
Solomon
instructions
for
the
groups
of
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi,
about
all
the
work
that
they
must
do
to
serve
in
Yahweh’s
temple,
and
about
taking
care
of
all
the
things
that
would
be
used
in
the
work
at
the
temple.
He
wrote
down
how
much
gold
and
how
much
silver
should
be
used
to
make
all
the
items
in
the
temple:
how
much
gold
for
making
the
gold
lampstands
and
the
lamps,
how
much
silver
to
make
the
silver
lamps
and
lampstands,
how
much
gold
for
making
the
table
on
which
the
priests
would
put
the
sacred
bread,
how
much
silver
to
use
to
make
the
other
tables,
how
much
pure
gold
for
the
meat
forks
and
the
bowls
and
the
cups,
how
much
gold
for
each
gold
dish,
how
much
silver
for
each
silver
dish,
and
how
much
pure
gold
to
make
the
altar
for
burning
incense.
He
also
gave
to
Solomon
his
plans
for
making
the
golden
statues
of
winged
creatures
that
would
be
above
the
Sacred
Chest
of
Yahweh,
like
a
chariot
for
him.
Then
David
said, “I
have
written
all
these
plans
while
Yahweh
was directing [MTY]
me.
He
has
enabled
me
to
understand
all
the
details
of
his
plan
for
the
temple
that
is
to
be
built.”
David
also
said
to
his
son
Solomon, “Be
strong
and
courageous,
and
do
this
work.
Do
not
be
afraid
or
discouraged,
because
Yahweh
our
God
will
be
with/helping
you.
He
will
not
fail
to
help
you
or
abandon
you
until
you
finish
all
the
work
of
making
his
temple.
The
groups
of
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
are
ready
to
begin
their
work
at
the
temple,
and
every
man
who
has
a
special
skill
will
help
you
in
all
the
work.
And
my
officials
and
the
other
people
will
obey
you,
whatever
you
command
them
to
do.”
Gifts for building the temple
Then
King
David
said
to
all
the
people
who
had
gathered
there, “My
son
Solomon,
the
one
whom
God
has
chosen
to
be
the
next
king,
is
young
and
does
not
have
much
experience.
This
work
of
building
the
temple
is
great/important,
because
this
glorious
building
will
not
be
to
honor
people,
but
to
honor
Yahweh
our
God.
From
all
the
things
that
I
possess,
I
have
provided
what
will
be
needed
to
build
the
temple
of
my
God—the
gold
for
the
things
to
be
made
of
gold,
the
silver
for
the
things
to
be
made
of
silver,
bronze
for
the
things
to
be
made
of
bronze,
iron
for
the
things
to
be
made
of
iron,
wood
for
the
things
to
be
made
of
wood,
and
large
amounts
of
onyx
and
turquoise
and
other
valuable
stones
of
various
colors,
and
marble
and
all
kinds
of
valuable
stones.
In
addition
to
all
these
things
that
I
have
given
for
the
temple,
I
am
giving
treasures
of
gold
and
silver,
because
I
very
much
desire
that
this
holy
temple
for
my
God
be
built.
I
am
giving 110 tons
of
gold
from
Ophir
and 260 tons
of
refined
silver
to
cover
the
walls
of
the
buildings,
for
making
the
other
items
of
gold
and
silver,
and
for
the
other
work
to
be
done
by
the
craftsmen.
So
now,
I
ask
you,
are
there
others
willing
to
show
by contributing
other
gifts
for
the
building
of
the
temple [EUP]
that
they
have
dedicated
themselves
to
Yahweh?”
Then
the
leaders
of
the
families/clans,
the
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Israel,
the
commanders
of 1,000
soldiers
and
the
commanders
of 100
soldiers,
and
the
officials
who
supervised
the
work
that
the
king
wanted
done,
gave
gifts ◄willingly/because
they
wanted
to
give
them►.
For
the
work
at
the
temple
they
gave 190 tons
and ◄185
pounds/84 kg.►
of
gold, 375 tons
of
silver, 675 tons
of
bronze,
and 3,750 tons
of
iron.
And
any
people
who
owned
valuable
stones
gave
them
to
be
put
in
the
storeroom
of
the
temple.
Jehiel,
a
descendant
of
Gershon,
was
appointed
to
be
in
charge
of
them.
The
people
were
happy
to
see
that
their
leaders
wanted
to
give
those
things,
because
they
knew
that
their
leaders
were
happy
and enthusiastic
to
give
those
things
to
Yahweh.
And
King
David
also
was
very
happy.
David’s
prayer
Then,
while
all
the
people
there
were
listening,
David
prayed,
saying,
“We
praise
you,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our ancestor
Jacob
worshiped.
We
will
praise
you
forever!
You
alone
are
great
and
powerful;
only
you
are
truly
glorious
and
majestic
and
wonderful.
And
that
is
true
because
everything
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth
is
yours.
You
are
the
king
of
all
the
people
in
this
world;
you
are
the
ruler
of
everything.
Because
you
are
very
powerful [DOU],
you
are
able
to
cause
anyone
to
be
great
and
strong.
So
now,
our
God,
we
thank
you,
and
we
praise
you [MTY]
for
being
very
great.
But
my
people
and
I
are
not
really
able
to
give
anything
to
you,
because
everything
that
we
have
comes
from
you,
and
what
we
have
given
to
you
are
only
the
things
that
we
have
received
from
you [MTY].
In
this
land
we
are
like [MET]
foreigners
and
strangers,
like
our
ancestors
were.
Our
time
here
on
this
earth
is
like [SIM]
a
shadow
that
disappears
quickly;
we
know
that
there
is
nothing
that
can
enable
us
to
escape
dying.
Yahweh
our
God,
we
have
gathered
all
these
things
to
use
in
building
your [MTY]
temple,
but
all
of
it
really
belongs
to
you,
and
you
have
given
it
to
us [MTY].
My
God,
I
know
that
you
test
us
people,
and
you
are
pleased
if
you
find
out
that
we
do
what
is
right.
All
these
things
I
have
given
to
you
because
I
wanted
to.
And
now
I
have
seen
that
your
people
have
also
joyfully
and
generously
given
things
to
you.
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
worshiped,
I
desire/hope
that
your
people
will
continue
to
desire
to
do
things
like
this
forever,
and
that
they
will
always
be
loyal
to
you.
And
now,
please
enable
my
son
Solomon
to
faithfully
and
sincerely [DOU]
obey
your
commands
and
laws
and
decrees [DOU]
and
to
do
everything
that
is
needed
to
build
this
beautiful
building
for
which
I
have
provided
all
these
things.”
Then
David
said
to
all
the
people
who
were
gathered
there, “Praise
Yahweh
our
God!”
So
they
all
praised
Yahweh
the
God
whom
their
ancestors ◄
also
worshiped/belonged
to►.
They
prostrated
themselves
on
the
ground
in
front
of
Yahweh
and
in
front
of
the
king.
Solomon
was
crowned
to
become
the
king
The
next
day
the
people
offered
sacrifices
to
Yahweh.
They
presented
many
animals
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar: 1,000
bulls, 1,000
rams, 1,000
male
sheep,
plus
offerings
of
wine,
and
many
other
sacrifices
on
behalf
of
all
the
people
of
Israel.
On
that
day
the
people
were
joyful
and
ate
and
drank
while
Yahweh
was
watching.
Then
for
the
second
time
they
declared
that
Solomon
was
now
the
king.
While
Yahweh
was
watching,
they
anointed
him
with
olive
oil
to
be
the
king,
and
they
anointed
Zadok
to
be
the Supreme
Priest.
So
Solomon
sat
on
the
throne
because
Yahweh
wanted
him
to
be
the
king
to
succeed
his
father
David.
During
the
following
years
Solomon
prospered,
and
all
the Israeli
people
obeyed
him.
King
David’s
other
sons
and
all
the
officers
and
mighty
warriors
accepted
Solomon
as
their
king,
and
they
solemnly
promised
to
obey
him.
Yahweh
caused
Solomon
to
be
highly
respected
by
all
the Israeli
people,
and
they
honored
him
very
much.
No
king
of
Israel
was
honored
as
much
as
Solomon
was.
The
death
of
David
Jesse’s
son
David
was
the
king
who
ruled
all
of
Israel.
He
ruled
for 40
years:
Seven
years
in
Hebron
city
and 33
years
in
Jerusalem.
He
became
an
old
man
who
was
very
rich
and
greatly
honored
by
all
the
people.
Then
he
died,
and
his
son
Solomon
became
the
king
of
Israel.
A
record
of
all
the
things
that
King
David
did
while
he
ruled,
from
the
beginning
to
the
end,
was
put
on scrolls
written
by
the
prophets
Samuel,
Nathan,
and
Gad.
They
told
about
his
powerful
rule [HEN],
and
all
the
things
that
happened
to
him
and
to
the
people
of
Israel
and
in
the
nearby
kingdoms
while
he
was
ruling
Israel.
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2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
2Ch
This book contains the account of the reign of King Solomon and of the other kings of Judah until the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem. We call this book
2 Chronicles
Solomon prayed for wisdom
David’s
son
King
Solomon
was
able
to
gain
complete
control
over
his
kingdom,
because
Yahweh
his
God
helped
him
and
enabled
him
to
become
very
powerful.
When
David
was
king,
he
had
arranged
for
a
new
Sacred
Tent
to
be
made
in
Jerusalem.
Then
David
and
the Israeli
leaders
had
brought
God’s
Sacred
Chest
from
Kiriath-Jearim
city
to
the
new
Sacred
Tent
in
Jerusalem
that
he
had
prepared
for
it.
But
when
Solomon
became
the
king,
the
first
Sacred
Tent
was
still
at
Gibeon
city.
That
was
the
tent
that
Moses,
the
man
who
served
God
well,
had
arranged
to
be
made
in
the
desert.
And
the
bronze
altar
that
Bezalel,
the
son
of
Uri
and
grandson
of
Hur,
had
made
was
also
still
in
Gibeon,
in
front
of
the
first
Sacred
Tent.
One
day
Solomon
summoned
the
army
commanders
of 1,000
soldiers
and
the
commanders
of 100
soldiers
and
the
judges
and
all
the
other
leaders
in
Israel.
He
told
them
to
go
with
him
to
Gibeon.
So
they
all
went
to
a
hill
in
Gibeon
where
the
Sacred
Tent
was,
and
Solomon
and
all
the
others
with
him
worshiped
Yahweh
there.
Then
Solomon
went
up
to
the
bronze
altar
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Tent,
and
he
offered 1,000
animals
to
be
killed
and
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
That
night
God
appeared
to
Solomon
in
a
dream
and
said
to
him, “Request
whatever
you
want
me
to
give
to
you.”
Solomon
replied, “You
were
very
kind
to
David
my
father,
and
now
you
have
appointed
me
to
be
the
king
to
succeed
him.
So
Yahweh
my
God,
you
have
caused
me
to
become
the
king
to
rule
people
who
are
as
many
as
the particles
of
dirt
on
the
earth.
So
do
what
you
promised
my
father
David.
Please
enable
me
to
be
wise
and
to
know
what
I
should
do,
in
order
that
I
may
rule
these
people
well,
because
there
is
no
one
who
can
rule
all
this
great
nation
of
yours
without
your
help.”
God
replied, “
I
am
pleased
with
what
you
desire;
you
have
not
requested
a
huge
amount
of
money
or
to
be
honored
or
that
your
enemies
be
killed.
And
you
have
not
requested
that
you
live
for
a
long
time.
Instead,
you
have
requested
that
I
enable
you
to
be
wise
and
to
know
what
you
should
do
in
order
that
you
may
govern
well
my
people
whom
I
have
appointed
you
to
rule.
Therefore
I
will
enable
you
to
be
wise
and
to
know
what
you
should
do
to
rule
my
people
well.
But
I
will
also
enable
you
to
have
a
huge
amount
of
money
and
to
be
honored,
more
than
anyone
who
was
previously
a
king
ever
was
honored,
more
than
anyone
who
later
becomes
king
will
be
honored.”
Then
Solomon
and
the
people
who
were
with
him
all
left
from
being
in
front
of
he
Sacred
Tent
on
the
hill
in
Gibeon,
and
they
returned
to
Jerusalem.
From
there
he
ruled
the Israeli
people.
Solomon’s
wealth
Solomon
acquired 1,400
chariots
and 12,000
men
who
rode
on
horses.
He
put
some
of
the
chariots
and
horses
in
Jerusalem,
and
put
some
of
them
in
various
other
cities.
During
the
years
that
Solomon
was
king,
silver
and
gold
were
as
common
in
Jerusalem
as
stones,
and
lumber
from
cedar
trees
were
as
plentiful
as
lumber
from
ordinary
sycamore
trees
in
the
foothills.
Solomon’s
horses
were
imported/brought
from
Egypt
and
from
the
Kue
region
in Turkey.
In
Egypt
his
men
paid 15
pounds
of
silver
for
each
chariot
and 3-3/4
pounds
of
silver
for
each
horse.
They
also
exported/sold
many
of
them
to
the
kings
of
the
Heth
and
Aram people-groups.
Preparations for building the temple
Solomon
ordered
that
a
temple
should
be
built
where
Yahweh
would
be
worshiped
and
also
that
a
palace
should
be
built
for
himself.
He
selected 70,000
men
to
carry
the
building
supplies
and 80,000
men
to
cut
stones
◄from
quarries/walls
of
rock►
in
the
hills.
He
also
chose 3,600
men
to
supervise
them.
Solomon
sent
this
message
to
King
Hiram
of
Tyre
city:
“
Many
years
ago
when
my
father
David
was
building
his
palace,
you
sent
to
him
cedar
logs.
Will
you
send
me
cedar
logs,
too?
“We
are
about
to
build
a
temple
where
we
will
worship
Yahweh
our
God.
We
want
to
dedicate
it
to
be
a
place
where
we
will
burn
fragrant
incense
to
honor
him,
and
a
place
to
put
loaves
of
sacred
bread,
and
for
making
sacrifices
every
morning
and
every
evening
and
every
Sabbath
day,
and
to
celebrate
on
the
day
of
every
new
moon
and
at
other
special religious
festivals
to
honor
Yahweh
our
God.
We
want
to
do
those
things
forever,
like
Yahweh
has
commanded.
We
want
this
temple
to
be
a
great
temple,
because
our
God
is
greater
than
all
other
gods.
But
no
one
can
really
build
a
temple
that
would
be
big
enough
for
God
to
live
in,
because
even
the
highest
heavens
are
not
big
enough
for
him.
And
I
am
worthy
only
to
build
a
place
where
we
can
burn
sacrifices
to
him.
Therefore,
please
send
me
a
man
who
knows
well
how
to
make
things
from
gold
and
silver
and
bronze
and
iron,
and
to
make
things
from
purple
and
red
and
blue
cloth.
He
should
also
know
well
how
to
engrave
designs.
I
want
him
to
work
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
places
in
Judah
with
my
skilled
craftsmen,
the
ones
whom
my
father
David
appointed.
I
know
that
your
workers
are
skilled
in
cutting
timber,
so
also
please
send
me
cedar
logs,
pine
logs,
and
juniper
logs
from
the
Lebanon
mountains.
My
workers
will
work
with
your
workers.
In
that
way,
those
workers
will
provide
me
with
plenty
of lumber.
We
will
need
plenty,
because
I
want
the
temple
that
we
will
build
to
be
large
and
beautiful.
I
will
pay
your
workers,
the
men
who
cut
the
logs, 100,000 bushels
of
ground
wheat, 100,000 bushels
of
barley, 110,000
gallons
of
wine,
and 110,000
gallons
of
olive
oil.”
When
Hiram
received
that
message,
he
replied
by
sending
this
message
to
Solomon:
“Because
Yahweh
loves
his
people,
he
has
appointed
you
to
be
their
king.”
And
Hiram
added,
“Praise
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
the Israeli
people
belong,
the
one
who
created
the
sky
and
the
earth!
He
has
given
King
David
a
wise
son,
one
who
is
very
smart/intelligent
and
who
has
good
skill
and
understanding.
He
wants
to
build
a
temple
for
Yahweh
and
a
palace
for
himself.
“I
will
be
sending
to
you
Huram-Abi,
a
man
who
is
very
skilled.
His
mother
was
from
the
tribe
of
Dan,
and
his
father
was
from
here
in
Tyre.
He
is
very
able
to
make
things
from
gold
and
silver
and
bronze
and
iron
and
stone
and
wood,
but
he
also
makes
nice
things
from
purple
and
blue
and
red
cloth,
and
he
does
all
kinds
of engraving.
He
can
make
things
using
any
design/pattern
that
you
give
to
him.
He
will
work
with
your
craftsmen,
and
the
craftsmen
who
did
work
for
your
father,
King
David.
“Now
please
send
us
the
wheat
and
barley
and
olive
oil
and
wine
that
you
promised
to
send
to
us.
When
you
do
that,
my
workers
will
cut
from
trees
in
the
Lebanon
mountains
all
the
logs
that
you
need
and
bring
them
down
to
the
sea.
Then
we
will
tie
the
logs
together
to
form
rafts
with
them,
and
float
them
in
the
sea
to
Joppa
city.
From
there,
you
can
arrange
for
them
to
be
taken
up
to
Jerusalem.
Solomon
told
his
workers
to
count
all
the
people
from
other
countries
who
were
living
in
Israel,
similar
to
what
his
father
David
had
done.
There
were 153,600
of
them.
Solomon
assigned 70,000
of
them
to
carry materials,
and 80,000
to
cut
stone
from
quarries
in
the
hills,
and 3,600
of
them
to
supervise
the
others
and
be
sure
that
they
worked
steadily.
Solomon’s workers built the temple
Then
Solomon’s
workers
started
to
build
the
temple
for
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem.
They
built
it
on
Moriah
Hill,
where
an
angel
from
Yahweh
had
appeared
to
his
father
David.
They
built
it
on
the
ground
that
Araunah,
a
descendant
of
the
Jebus people-group,
had
sold
to
David
and
where
David
said
that
it
should
be
built.
They
began
the
work
in April,
when
Solomon
had
been
ruling
almost
four
years.
The
foundation
of
the
temple
was
about 90
feet
long
and 30
feet
wide.
The
entrance
room
across
the
front
of
the
temple
was 30
feet
wide
and 30
feet
high.
Solomon’s
workers
used
panels/boards
of
pine
wood
to
line
the
main
hall
of
the
temple.
Then
they
covered
those panels
with
very
thin
sheets
of
pure
gold.
Then
they
decorated
the
walls
with
carved
images
of
palm
trees
and
designs
that
resembled
chains.
They
decorated
the
temple
with
very
valuable
stones.
The
gold
that
they
used
was
from
the
land
of
Parvaim.
They
covered
the
ceiling
beams,
the
door
frames,
the
walls
and
the
doors
of
the
temple
with
very
thin
sheets
of
gold.
They
also
carved
statues
of
winged
creatures
on
the
walls.
They
also
built
the
Very
Holy
Place
inside
the
temple.
It
was 30
feet
wide
and 30
feet
long.
They
covered
its
walls
with
sheets
of
pure
gold
that
altogether
weighed 23 tons.
They
used 1-1/4
pounds
of
gold
to
cover
the
heads
of
the
nails.
They
also
covered
the
walls
of
the
upper
rooms
with
sheets
of
gold.
Solomon’s
workers
made
two
statues
of
creatures
with
wings
to
put
inside
the
Very
Holy
Place.
They
covered
those
statues
with
very
thin
sheets
of
gold.
Each
statue
had
two
long
wings.
One
wing
of
each
statue
touched
one
of
the
walls
of
the
Temple.
The
other
wing
of
each
statue
touched
a
wing
of
the
other
statue.
It
was 7-1/2
feet
from
the
outer
tip
of
one
wing
to
the
outer
tip
of
the
other
wing.
The
inner
wings
of
the
two
statues
touched
each
other.
It
was 30
feet
from
the
outer
wing
of
the
one
statue
to
the
outer
wing
of
the
other
statue.
The
statues
faced
the
doorway
to
the
main
room.
Solomon’s
workers
made
a
curtain
to
separate
the
main
room
from
the
Very
Holy
Place.
It
was
made
of
blue,
purple,
and
red
thread
and
fine
linen.
There
were
figures
of
winged
creatures
that
were
embroidered
on
the
curtain.
They
made
two
bronze
pillars
and
put
them
at
the
entrance
of
the
temple.
They
were
each 27
feet
high.
Each
had
a
top
over
it
that
was 7-1/2
feet
high.
The
workers
made
carvings
that
resembled
chains
and
put
them
on
top
of
the
pillars.
They
made
carvings
that
resembled
pomegranates
and
attached
them
to
the
chains.
They
set
up
the
pillars
in
front
of
the
temple,
one
on
the
south
side
of
the
entrance
and
the
other
on
the
north
side.
The
one
on
the
south
side
was
named
Jakin
and
the
one
on
the
north
side
was
named
Boaz.
The furnishings for the temple
Solomon’s
workers
made
a
square
bronze
altar
that
was 10
yards
wide
on
each
side,
and
it
was 5
yards
high.
They
also
made
a
very
large
round tank
that
was
made
of
metal
and
cast
in
a
clay
mold.
It
was 10
yards
wide/across,
and 5
yards
high.
It
was 15
yards
around
it.
Below
the
outer
rim
there
were
two
rows
of
small
figures
of
bulls
that
were
part
of
the
metal
of
the
basin.
Each
row
had 300
figures
of
bulls.
The
basin
was
set
on
twelve
statues
of
bulls.
There
were
three
statues
that
faced
north,
three
that
faced
west,
three
that
faced
south,
and
three
that
faced
east.
The
sides
of
the tank
were 3
inches
thick,
and
its
rim
was
shaped
like
a
cup
that
curved
outward
like
the petals
of
flowers.
The
basin
held
about 16,500
gallons
of
water.
They
also
made
ten
basins
for
washing
the
animals
that
were
to
be
sacrificed.
The
priests
used
the
very
large tank
for
washing
themselves.
They
also
made
ten
gold
lampstands
according
to
what
Solomon
had
instructed
them.
They
put
them
in
the
temple,
five
on
the
south
side
and
five
on
the
north
side.
They
made
ten
tables
and
put
them
in
the
temple,
five
on
the
south
side
and
five
on
the
north
side.
They
also
made 100
gold
bowls.
They
also
constructed
one
courtyard
for
the
priests,
and
a
larger
courtyard
for
the
other
people.
They
made
doors
for
the
courtyards
and
covered
them
with
thin
sheets
of
bronze.
They
placed
the
very
large tank
on
the
south
side
of
the
temple,
at
the
southeast
corner.
They
also
made
pots
and
shovels
for
the
ashes
of
the
altar,
and
other
small
bowls.
So
Huram
and
his
workers
finished
the
work
that
King
Solomon
had
given
him
to
do
at
the
temple
of
God.
These
were
the
things
that
they
made:
the
two
large
pillars,
the
two
bowl-shaped
top
parts
on
top
of
the
pillars,
the
two
sets
of
carvings
that
resembled
chains
to
decorate
the
tops
of
the
two
pillars,
the 400
carvings
that
resembled
pomegranates
that
were
placed
in
two
rows,
that
decorated
the
bowl-shaped
tops
of
the
two
pillars,
the
stands,
and
the
basins
that
were
placed
on
them,
the
very
large tank,
and
the
statues
of
twelve
bulls
underneath
it,
the
pots,
shovels,
meat
forks,
and
all
the
other
things
needed
for
the
work
at
the
altar.
All
those
things
that
Huram
and
his
workers
made
for
King
Solomon
were
made
of
polished
bronze.
They
made
them
by
pouring
melted
bronze
into
the
clay molds
that
Huram
had
set
up
near
the
Jordan
river
between
Succoth
and
Zarethan
cities.
All
of
those
things
that
Solomon
told
them
to
make
used
a
very
large
amount
of
bronze;
no
one
tried
to
weigh
it
all.
Solomon’s
workers
also
made
all
these
things
that
were
put
at
the
temple:
the
golden
altar,
the
tables
on
which
the
priests
put
the
sacred
bread,
the
pure
gold
lampstands
and
the
pure
gold
lamps,
in
which
the
priests
put
oil
to
burn
in
front
of
the
Most
Holy
Place
as
God
had
told
Moses
that
the
priests
should
do,
the
pure
gold decorations
that
resembled
flowers,
and
the
lamps
and
tongs,
the
pure
gold
wick trimmers
and
bowls
for sprinkling,
and
dishes
and
lamp
snuffers,
the
gold
doors
of
the
temple
and
the
doors
to
the
main
hall.
After
Solomon’s
workers
had
finished
building
the
temple,
Solomon
put
in
the
temple
storage
rooms
everything
that
his
father
David
had
dedicated
to
Yahweh—all
the
silver
and
gold
and
all
the
other
things
that
were
used
at
the
temple.
The
Sacred
Chest
was
brought
to
the
temple
Then
King
Solomon
summoned
to
Jerusalem
all
the
elders
of
Israel,
all
the
leaders
of
the
tribes
and
of
the
families/clans.
He
wanted
them
to
help
to
bring
to
the
temple
Yahweh’s
Sacred
Chest
from
Zion
Hill,
where
it
was
in
the
part
of
the
city
called ‘The
City
of David’.
So
all
the
leaders
of
Israel
gathered
together
along
with
the
king,
during
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters,
in October.
When
they
had
all
arrived,
the
descendants
of
Levi
lifted
up
the
Sacred
Chest,
and
they
carried
it
and
the
Sacred
Tent
and
the
sacred
things
that
were
inside
it.
The
priests,
who
were
also
descended
from
Levi,
carried
them.
King
Solomon
and
many
of
the
other
people
of
Israel
who
had
gathered
there
walked
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Chest.
And
they
sacrificed
a
huge
amount
of
sheep
and
cattle.
No
one
was
able
to
count
them
because
there
were
very
many.
The
priests
then
brought
the
Sacred
Chest
into
the
Most
Holy
Place,
the
inner
room
of
the
temple,
and
they
placed
it
under
the
wings
of
the
statues
of
winged
creatures.
The
wings
of
those
statues
spread
out
over
the
Sacred
Chest
and
over
the
poles
by
which
it
was
carried.
The
poles
were
very
long,
with
the
result
that
they
could
be
seen
by
those
who
were
standing
at
the
entrance
to
the
Most
Holy
Place,
but
they
could
not
be
seen
by
anyone
standing
outside
the
temple.
Those
poles
are
still
there.
The
only
things
that
were
inside
the
Sacred
Chest
were
the
two
stone
tablets
that
Moses
had
put
there
at
Sinai
Mountain,
where
Yahweh
made
an
agreement
with
the Israeli
people
after
they
came
out
of
Egypt.
Then
the
priests
left
the
Holy
Place.
All
the
priests
who
were
there,
from
every
group,
had
performed
the rituals
to
cause
them
to
be
acceptable
to
God.
All
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
were
musicians—Asaph,
Heman,
Jeduthun,
their
sons
and
their
other
relatives—stood
on
the
east
side
of
the
altar.
They
were
wearing
linen
clothes,
and
they
were
playing
cymbals,
harps,
and
lyres.
There
were 120
other
priests
who
were
blowing
trumpets.
The
men
blowing
trumpets,
those
playing
the
cymbals
and
other
musical
instruments,
and
the
singers,
made
music
together,
praising
Yahweh
and
singing
this
song:
“Yahweh
is
good
to
us;
he
faithfully
loves
us
forever.”
Then
suddenly
the
temple
was
filled
with
a
cloud.
The
glorious
radiance
of
Yahweh
filled
the
temple,
with
the
result
that
the
priests
were
not
able
to
continue
doing
their
work.
Then
Solomon
said, “Yahweh,
you
said
that
you
would
live
in
a
dark
cloud.
But
now
I
have
built
a
glorious
temple
for
you
to
live
in
forever!”
Then
while
all
the
people
stood
there,
Solomon
turned
toward
the
people
and
he
asked
God
to
bless
them.
He
said
to
them,
“Praise
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
we Israelis
belong,
who
has
caused
to
happen
what
he
promised
to
my
father
David.
What
he
said
to
David
was
this:
‘From
the
time
that
I
brought
my
people
out
of
Egypt,
I
have
never
chosen
a
city
in
Israel
in
which
a
temple
should
be
built
for
people
to
worship
me
there.
Nor
did
I
choose
anyone
to
be
the
leader
of
my Israeli
people.
But
now
I
have
chosen
Jerusalem
to
be
the
place
for
people
to
worship
me,
and
I
have
chosen
you
to
rule
my Israeli
people.’ ”
Then
Solomon
said, “My
father
David
wanted
to
build
a
temple
for
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
we Israelis
belong.
But
Yahweh
said
to
him, ‘You
have
wanted
to
build
a
temple
for
me,
and
what
you
wanted
to
do
was
good.
However,
you
are
not
the
one
who
I
want
to
build
the
temple;
it
is
one
of
your
own
sons
who
I
want
to
build
a
temple
for
me.’
“And
Yahweh
has
done
what
he
promised
to
do.
I
have
become
the
king
of
Israel
to
succeed
my
father,
and
I
am
ruling
the
people,
like
Yahweh
promised,
and
I
have
arranged
for
this
temple
to
be
built
for
us
to
worship
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
we Israelis
belong.
I
have
put
the
Sacred
Chest
in
the
temple,
in
which
are
the
stone
tablets
on
which
are
engraved
the
Ten
Commandments
of
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
made
with
us Israeli
people.”
Solomon’s
prayer
to
dedicate
the
temple
Then
Solomon
stood
in
front
of
the
altar
which
was
in
front
of
the
people
of
Israel
who
had
gathered
there.
His
workers
had
built
a
bronze
platform
there
for
him
to
stand
on,
which
was 7-1/2
feet
long
and 7-1/2
feet
wide
and 4-1/2
feet
high.
They
put
it
in
the
outer
courtyard.
Solomon
stood
on
that
platform
and
then
knelt
down
in
front
of
all
the
people
of
Israel
who
had
gathered
there,
and
he
spread
out
his
arms
toward
heaven,
and
he
prayed,
“Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
we Israeli
people
belong,
there
is
no
God
like
you
in
heaven
or
on
the
earth.
You
solemnly
promised
that
you
would
faithfully
love
us,
and
that
is
what
you
have
done
for
us
who
earnestly
do
what
you
want
us
to
do.
“You
have
done
the
things
that
you
promised
my
father
David,
who
served
you
very
well,
that
you
would
do.
Truly,
you
promised
to
do
those
things
for
him,
and
today
we
see
that
by
your
power
you
have
caused
it
all
to
happen.
“So
now,
Yahweh,
the
God
we Israelis
belong
to,
please
do
the
things
that
you
promised
to
my
father
David
that
you
would
do.
You
said
that
there
would
always
be
some
of
his
descendants
to
rule
Israel,
if
they
faithfully
conduct
their
lives
as
he
did.
So
now,
God
of
us Israeli
people,
cause
what
you
promised
David,
who
served
you
well,
to
happen.
“But,
my
God,
will
you
really
live
on
earth
among
people?
There
is
surely
not
enough
space
for
you
in
the
sky,
or
even
in
the
heaven!
So
there
is
surely
not
enough
space
for
you
to
live
in
this
temple
that
my
workers
have
built.
But
Yahweh,
my
God,
please
listen
to
my
prayer,
while
I
am
pleading
with
you
this
day
and
do
what
I
am requesting.
Please
protect
this
temple
day
and
night.
This
is
the
place
about
which
you
have
said, ‘I
will
always
be
there.’
Please
listen
to
my
prayer
about
this
place.
Listen
to
me
when
I
pray,
and
listen
to
your Israeli
people
when
they
pray.
Listen
from
heaven,
where
you
live;
and
when
you
hear
us
pray,
forgive
us.
“If
someone
is
accused
of
doing
something
wrong
to
another
person,
and
they
bring
him
to
testify
in
front
of
your
altar
outside
this
holy
temple,
and
if
he
says, ‘I
did
not
do
that;
may
God
punish
me
if
I
am
not
telling
the
truth,’
then
you
listen
from
heaven,
and
you
decide
who
is
telling
the
truth.
Then
punish
the
person
who
is
guilty
as
he
deserves
to
be
punished,
and
declare
that
the
other
person
is
innocent.
“And
when
your Israeli
people
are
defeated
by
their
enemies
because
they
sinned
against
you,
and
forced
to
go
to
some
distant
country,
if
they
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior
and
turn
toward
this
temple
and
admit
that
you
have
justly
punished
them,
and
plead
that
you
will
forgive
them,
listen
to
them
from
heaven
and
forgive
your Israeli
people
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed,
and
bring
them
back
to
this
land
that
you
gave
to
our
ancestors.
“When
you
do
not
allow
any
rain
to
fall
because
your
people
have
sinned
against
you,
if
they
turn
toward
this
temple
and
admit
that
you
have
justly
punished
them,
and
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior
and
humbly
pray
to
you,
hear
from
heaven
and
forgive
the
sins
of
your Israeli
people.
Teach
them
the
right
way
to
conduct
their
lives.
Then
cause
it
to
rain
here
on
the
land
that
you
gave
to
your
people
to
belong
to
them
permanently.
“And
when
the
people
of
this
land
experience
famines
or
if
there
is
a
plague,
or
when
their
crops
are
destroyed
by
very
hot
winds
or
by
mildew
or
by
locusts
or
grasshoppers,
or
when
their
enemies
surround
any
of
their
cities
in
order
to
attack
them,
if
any
of
those
bad
things
happen
to
them,
when
your Israeli
people
earnestly
plead
with
you,
knowing
in
their
inner
beings
that
they
are
suffering
because
they
have
sinned,
if
they
stretch
out
their
hands
toward
this
temple
and
pray,
hear
from
your
home
in
heaven,
and
forgive
them.
You
alone
know
what
each
person
is
thinking,
so
reward
each
person
according
to
everything
that
he
does,
in
order
that
they
will
revere
you
and
conduct
their
lives
as
you
want
them
to,
all
the
time
that
they
live
in
this
land
that
you
gave
to
our
ancestors.
“There
will
be
some
foreigners
who
do
not
belong
to
your Israeli
people
who
have
come
here
from
countries
far
away
because
they
have
heard
that
you
are
very
great
and
that
you
perform
great
miracles.
If
they
turn
toward
this
temple
and
pray,
from
your
home
in
heaven
listen
to
their
prayer,
and
do
for
them
what
they
request
you
to
do.
Do
that
in
order
that
all
the people-groups
in
the
world
will
know
about
you
and
revere
you,
like
we,
your
own Israeli
people
do.
And
then
they
will
know
that
this
is
the
temple
that
I
have
caused
to
be
built
for
you.
“When
you
send
your
people
to
go
to
places
to
attack
their
enemies,
if
they
pray
to
you,
wherever
they
are,
if
they
turn
toward
this
city
that
you
have
chosen
and
toward
this
temple
that
I
have
caused
to
be
built
to
honor
you,
listen
in
heaven
to
their
prayers;
listen
to
what
they
plead
for
you
to
do,
and
assist
them.
“It
is
true
that
everyone
sins.
So,
when
your
people
sin
against
you,
and
you
become
angry
with
them,
you
may
allow
their
enemies
to
capture
them
and
take
them
to
their
countries,
even
to
countries
that
are
far
away.
When
that
happens,
while
they
are
in
the
countries
to
which
they
were
forced
to
go,
if
they
are
sorry
for
having
sinned,
if
they
say, ‘We
have
sinned;
we
have
done
things
that
are
wrong
and
have
done
things
that
are
very
wicked,’
if
they
repent
very
sincerely,
and
if
they
turn
toward
this
land
that
you
gave
to
our
ancestors,
and
toward
this
city
that
you
have
chosen
to
be
the
place
where
we
should
worship
you,
and
toward
this
temple
that
I
have
caused
to
be
built
for
you
and
pray,
then
from
your
home
in
heaven
hear
their
prayer,
and
listen
to
them
while
they
plead
for
your
help,
and
do
what
they
ask
you
to
do,
and
forgive
your
people
who
have
sinned
against
you.
“Now,
my
God,
look
at
us
and
listen
to
us
as
we
pray
to
you
in
this
place.
Yahweh
our
God,
come
and
stay
in
this
place
with
the
Sacred
Chest,
the
chest
that
shows
that
you
are
powerful.
Yahweh
God,
cause
your
priests
to
know
clearly
that
you
have
blessed
them.
Cause
us
your
people
to
rejoice
because
of
all
the
good
things
that
you
do
for
us.
Yahweh
God,
do
not
reject
me
the
king
whom
you
have
appointed
to
be
the
king
of
Israel;
do
not
forget
that
you
greatly
loved
David,
who
served
you
very
well.”
Solomon dedicated the temple
When
Solomon
finished
praying,
fire
came
down
from
the
sky
and
burned
all
the
offerings
and
sacrifices
that
were
on
the
altar,
and
the
glorious
radiance
of
Yahweh
filled
the
temple.
The
radiance
was
extremely
bright,
with
the
result
that
the
priests
could
not
enter
the
temple
of
Yahweh.
When
all
the Israeli
people
who
were
there
saw
the
fire
coming
down
and
the
glory
of
Yahweh
above
the
temple,
they
prostrated
themselves
with
their
faces
touching
the
ground.
They
worshiped
and
thanked
Yahweh,
singing,
“Yahweh
is
always
good
to
us;
he
faithfully
loves
us
forever.”
Then
the
king
and
all
the
people
who
were
there
dedicated
the
temple
to
Yahweh
by
offering
more
sacrifices
to
him.
King
Solomon
gave 22,000
cattle
and 120,000
sheep
and
goats
to
be
sacrificed.
The
priests
stood
in
their
positions,
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
stood
in
their
positions
holding
the
musical
instruments
to
praise
Yahweh,
instruments
that
King
David
had
caused
to
be
made
for
praising
Yahweh
and
thanking
him.
They
sang, “He
faithfully
loves
us
forever.”
Facing
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
the
priests
stood,
blowing
their
trumpets,
while
all
the Israeli
people
were
standing
and
listening.
Solomon
dedicated
the
middle
part
of
the
courtyard
in
front
of
the
temple.
Then
he
gave
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
there
along
with
the
fat
of
the
animals
to
be
sacrificed
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
The
priests
burned
them
there
in
the
courtyard
because
in
addition
to
those
things
there
were
offerings
of
grain,
with
the
result
that
there
was
not
enough
space
on
the
bronze
altar
to
burn
all
those
sacrifices.
Solomon
and
the
other
people
celebrated
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters
for
seven
days.
There
was
a
huge
group
of
people
who
celebrated
with
him.
Some
of
them
came
from
as
far
away
as
Lebo-Hamath
in
the
far
north
and
the
border
of
Egypt
in
the
far
south.
On
the
eighth/next
day
they
gathered
again
to
worship
Yahweh.
They
had
celebrated
the
dedication
of
the
altar
for
seven
days
and
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters
for
seven
days.
Then
on
the
next
day
Solomon
sent
them
to
their
homes.
They
were
very
joyful
because
of
all
the
good
things
that
Yahweh
had
done
for
David
and
Solomon
and
for
all
his Israeli
people.
Yahweh
appeared
to
Solomon
again
Solomon’s
workers
finished
building
the
temple
and
Solomon’s
palace.
And
Solomon
finished
doing
everything
else
that
he
had
planned
to
do.
Then
Yahweh
appeared
to
him
one
night
in
a
dream
and
said
to
him,
“I
have
heard
your
prayer,
and
I
have
chosen
this
temple
to
be
the
place
where
my
people
will
offer
sacrifices
to
me.
“When
I
prevent
any
rain
from
falling,
or
when
I
command
locusts
to
eat
all
the
crops,
or
when
I
send
a
plague
among
my
people,
if
the
people
who
belong
to
me
humble
themselves
and
pray,
and
request
me
to
help
them,
and
if
they
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior,
then
I
will
hear
from
heaven.
I
will
forgive
them
for
having
sinned
and
I
will
cause
them
to
prosper
again.
I [SYN]
will
see
them
and
I [SYN]
will
hear
them
when
they
pray
to
me
in
this
place.
I
have
chosen
and
have ◄set
apart/dedicated►
this
temple
in
order
that
people
may
worship [MTY]
me
there
forever.
I
will
always
watch
over [MTY]
it
and
protect [IDM]
it.
“And
as
for
you,
if
you
obey
me
as
David
your
father
did,
and
if
you
do
all
that
I
command
you
to
do,
and
obey
all
my
laws
and
decrees,
I
will
make
sure
that
your
descendants
will
always
be
kings,
which
is
what
I
promised
to
David
your
father,
saying, ‘Some
of
your
descendants
will
always
be
the
kings
of
Israel.’
“But
if
you Israelis
turn
away
from
me
and
disobey
the
decrees
and
commands
that
I
have
given
to
you,
and
you
start
to
worship
other
gods,
I
will
cause
you
to
be
expelled
from
this
land
that
I
have
given
to
you,
and
I
will
abandon
this
temple
that
I
have
set
apart
to
be
the
place
where
people
should
worship
me.
I
will
cause
it
to
be
despised
and ridiculed
by
people
of
all
nations.
Although
this
temple
is
now
greatly
respected,
when
that
happens,
all
the
people
who
pass
by
will
be
appalled,
and
they
will
say, ‘Why
has
Yahweh
done
terrible
things
like
this
to
this
country
and
to
this
temple?’
And
others
will
reply, ‘It
happened
because
they
rejected
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
their
ancestors
belonged,
the
one
who
brought
their
ancestors
out
of
Egypt,
and
they
have
been
worshiping
other
gods
and
trying
to
please
them.
And
that
is
why
Yahweh
has
caused
them
to
experience
all
these
disasters.’ ”
Other things that Solomon did
Solomon’s
workers
worked
for 20
years
to
build
the
temple
and
the
king’s
palace.
Then
his
workers
rebuilt
the
cities
that
King
Hiram
had
given
back
to
Solomon,
and
Solomon
sent Israelis
to
live
in
those
cities.
Solomon’s
army
then
went
to
Hamath-Zobah
town
and
captured
it.
His
workers
also
rebuilt
walls
around
Tadmor
town
in
the
desert,
and
in
the
Hamath
region
in
all
the
towns
where
they
kept
supplies.
They
rebuilt
Upper
Beth-Horon
town
and
Lower
Beth-Horon
city,
and
built
walls
around
them
with
gates
in
the
walls
and
bars
to
fasten
the
gates.
They
also
rebuilt
Baalath
town
and
all
the
cities
where
supplies
were
kept
and
the
cities
where
Solomon’s
chariots
and
horses
were
kept.
Solomon’s
workers
built
whatever
he
wanted
them
to
build,
in
Jerusalem
and
in
Lebanon,
and
in
other
places
in
the
area
that
he
ruled.
Solomon
forced
people
from
many
other
groups
who
were
not Israelis
to
work
for
him
like
slaves.
They
were
people
from
the
Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv,
and
Jebus people-groups.
They
were
descendants
of
groups
whom
the Israelis
had
not
completely
destroyed.
Solomon
forced
them
to
become
his
slaves,
and
they
are
still
slaves.
But
Solomon
did
not
force Israelis
to
work
for
him. Israelis
became
his
soldiers
and
commanders
of
his
chariots
and
his chariot-drivers.
They
were
also
King
Solomon’s
chief
officials.
There
were 250
of
them,
and
they
supervised
the
workers.
Solomon
moved
his
wife,
who
was
the
daughter
of
the
king
of
Egypt,
from
the
place
outside
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’
to
the
place
that
his
workers
had
built
for
her.
He
said, “I
do
not
want
my
wife
to
live
in
the
palace
that
my
father
King
David’s
workers
built,
because
the
Sacred
Chest
was
in
that
palace
for
a
while,
and
any
place
where
the
Sacred
Chest
has
been
is
holy.”
On
the
altar
that
Solomon’s
workers
had
built
in
front
of
the
entrance
to
the
temple,
Solomon
sacrificed
many
offerings
that
were
to
be
completely
burned.
He
did
that
to
obey
the
rules
about
what
sacrifices
Moses
had
declared
should
be
made.
These
included
sacrifices
for
every
day
and
for
the
Sabbath
days
and
to
celebrate
each
day
on
which
there
was
a
new
moon
and
for
the
three
other
festivals
that
were
celebrated
each
year.
Those
festivals
were
the
Festival
of
Eating
Unleavened
Bread,
the
Harvest
Festival,
and
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters.
Obeying
what
his
father
David
had
commanded,
he
appointed
the
groups
of
priests
for
their
work,
and
he
appointed
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
lead
the
people
while
they
sang
to
praise
Yahweh
and
while
they
assisted
the
priests
in
their
daily
work.
He
also
appointed
groups
of
them
to
guard
all
the
gates,
because
that
was
also
what
David,
the
man
who
pleased
God
very
well,
had
commanded.
The
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
obeyed
completely
everything
that
the
king
commanded,
including
taking
care
of
the storerooms.
They
did
all
the
work
of
building
the
temple
that
Solomon
told
them
to
do,
until
it
was
all
completed.
So
they
finishing
building
the
temple.
Then
some
of
Solomon’s
men
went
to
Ezion-Geber
and
Elath
cities
on
the
coast
of
the
Red
Sea,
an
area
that
belonged
to
the
Edom people-group.
King
Hiram
sent
to
Solomon
from
Tyre
city
some
ships
that
were
commanded
by
his
officers.
They
were
men
who
were
experienced
sailors.
These
men
went
in
the
ships
with
Solomon’s
men
to
the
Ophir
region
and
brought
back
about 17 tons
of
gold,
which
they
delivered
to
King
Solomon.
The queen of Sheba visited Solomon
The
queen
who
ruled
the
Sheba
area
in
Arabia
heard
that
Solomon
had
become
famous,
so
she
traveled
to
Jerusalem
to
ask
him
questions
that
were
difficult
to
answer.
She
came
with
a
large
group
of
servants,
and
she
brought
camels
that
were
loaded
with
spices,
and
valuable
gems,
and
a
lot
of
gold.
When
she
met
Solomon,
she
asked
him
questions
about
all
the
things/topics
in
which
she
was interested.
Solomon
answered
all
her
questions.
He
explained
everything
that
she
asked
about,
even
things
that
were
very
difficult.
The
queen
realized
that
Solomon
was
very
wise.
She
saw
his
palace,
she
saw
the
food
that
was
served
on
his
table
every
day;
she
saw
how
his
officials
were
seated
at
the
table,
their uniforms,
the
servants
who
served
the
food
and
wine,
and
the
sacrifices
that
he
took
to
the
temple
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
She
was
extremely
amazed.
She
said
to
the
king, “Everything
that
I
heard
in
my
own
country
about
you
and
about
how
wise
you
are
is
true!
But
I
did
not
believe
it
was
true
until
I
came
here
and
saw
it
myself.
You
are
extremely
wise
and
rich,
more
than
what
people
told
me.
The
men
who
work
for
you
are
very
fortunate!
Your
officials
who
are
constantly
standing
in
front
of
you
and
listening
to
the
wise
things
that
you
say
are
also
fortunate!
Praise
Yahweh
your
God,
who
has
shown
that
he
is
pleased
with
you
by appointing
you
to
be
the
king
of
Israel
for
him.
God
has
always
loved
the Israeli
people,
and
desires
to
assist
them
forever,
and
therefore
he
has
appointed
you
to
be
their
king,
in
order
that
you
will
rule
them
fairly
and
righteously.”
Then
the
queen
gave
to
Solomon
about 4-1/2 tons
of
gold
and
a
large
amount
of
spices
and
gems.
Never
had
King
Solomon
received
more
spices
than
the
queen
gave
him
at
that
time.
King
Solomon
gave
to
the
queen
of
Sheba
everything
that
she
wanted.
He
gave
her
more
than
she
had
given
to
him.
Then
she
and
those
who
came
with
her
returned
to
her
own
land.
In
the
ships
that
belonged
to ing
Hiram,
Hiram’s
workers
and
Solomon’s
workers
brought
gold
from
Ophir.
They
also
brought
a
large
amount
of
juniper
wood
and
gems.
King
Solomon
told
his
workers
to
use
that
wood
to
make railings
in
the
temple
and
in
his
palace
and
also
to
make
harps
and
lyres
for
the
musicians.
That
wood
was
the
the
finest
wood
that
had
ever
been
seen
in
Israel.
Solomon’s
wealth
Each
year
there
was
brought
to
Solomon
a
total
of 25 tons
of
gold.
That
was
in
addition
to
the
taxes
paid
to
him
by
the
merchants
and
traders.
Also,
the
kings
of
Arabia
and
the
governors
of
the
districts
in
Israel
brought
gold
and
silver
to
Solomon.
King
Solomon’s
workers
took
this
gold
and
hammered
it
into
thin
sheets
and
covered 200
large
shields
with
those
thin
sheets
of
gold;
they
put
almost 7-1/2
pounds
of
gold
on
each
shield.
His
workers
made 300
smaller
shields.
They
covered
each
of
them
with
almost 4
pounds
of
gold.
Then
the
king
put
those
shields
in
the
Hall
of
the
Forest
of
Lebanon.
His
workers
also
made
for
him
a
large
throne.
Part
of
it
was
covered
with
decorations
made
from
ivory
and
part
of
it
was
covered
with
very
fine
gold.
There
were
six
steps
in
front
of
the
throne.
There
was
a
gold
footstool
that
was
attached
to
the
throne.
At
each
side
of
the
throne
there
was
an armrest,
and
alongside
each armrest
there
was
a
small
statue
of
a
lion.
On
the
six
steps
there
were
twelve
statues
of
lions,
one
on
each
side.
No
throne
like
that
had
ever
existed
in
any
other
kingdom.
All
of
Solomon’s
cups
were
made
of
gold,
and
all
the
various
dishes
in
the
Hall
of
the
Forest
of
Lebanon
were
made
of
gold.
They
did
not
make
things
from
silver,
because
during
the
years
that
Solomon
ruled,
silver
was
not
considered
to
be
valuable.
The
king
had
a
fleet
of
ships
that
sailed
with
the
ships
that
King
Hiram
owned.
Every
three
years
the
ships
returned
from
the
places
to
which
they
had
sailed,
bringing
gold,
silver,
ivory, monkeys,
and baboons (OR,
peacocks).
King
Solomon
became
richer
and
wiser
than
any
other
king
on
the
earth.
Kings
from
all
over
the
world
wanted
to
come
and
listen
to
the
wise
things
that
Solomon
said,
things
that
God
had
enabled
him
to
know.
All
the
people
who
came
to
him
brought
presents:
They
brought
things
made
from
silver
or
gold,
or
robes,
or
weapons,
or
spices,
or
horses,
or
mules.
The
people
continued
to
do
this
every
year.
Solomon
had 4,000
stalls
for
his
horses
and
chariots,
and 12,000
horses.
Solomon
put
some
of
them
in
Jerusalem
and
some
of
them
in
other
cities
where
he
kept
his
chariots.
Solomon
ruled
over
all
the
kings
in
the
area
from
the
Euphrates
River
in
the northeast
to
the
Philistia
area
in
the
west
to
the
border
of
Egypt
in
the
south.
During
the
years
that
Solomon
was
king,
he
caused
silver
to
become
as
common
in
Jerusalem
as
stones;
and
he
caused
cedar
trees
in
the
foothills
of
Judah
to
become
as
plentiful
as
fig
trees.
Solomon’s agents
brought
horses
from
the Musri
area
and
other
places.
Solomon’s
death
Lists
of
all
the
other
things
that
Solomon
did
are
recorded
in
the scrolls
written
by
the
prophet
Nathan
and
by
the
prophet
Ahijah
from
Shiloh
city,
and
in
the
scroll
in
which
were
written
the
visions
that
the
prophet
Iddo
saw
concerning
King
Jeroboam.
Solomon
ruled
from
Jerusalem
all
of
Israel
for 40
years.
Then
Solomon
died
and
was
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
And
his
son
Rehoboam
became
the
king.
The people of Israel rebelled against Rehoboam
All
the
people
of
Israel
went
to
Shechem
city
in
order
to
appoint
Rehoboam
to
be
their
king.
So
Rehoboam
also
went
there.
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
Nebat,
had
fled
to
Egypt
to
escape
from
King
Solomon.
But
when
he
heard
about
the
people
wanting
to
appoint
Rehoboam
to
be
their
king,
he
returned
to
Israel
from
Egypt
So
the
leaders
of
the
northern
tribes
summoned
him,
and
he
went
with
them
to
talk
to
Rehoboam.
They
said
to
Rehoboam,
“Your
father
Solomon
forced
us
to
work
very
hard
for
him.
If
you
do
not
force
us
to
work
that
hard,
and
if
you
charge
us
less
taxes
than
we
were
paying
to
him,
we
will
serve
you
faithfully.”
He
replied, “Come
back
three
days
from
now
and
I
will
give
you
my
answer.”
So
those
leaders
and
Jeroboam
left.
Then
King
Rehoboam
consulted
his
older
men
who
had
advised
his
father
Solomon
while
he
was
still
alive.
He
asked
them, “What
shall
I
say
to
answer
these
men?”
They
replied, “If
you
will
be
kind
to
these
people
and
do
things
that
will
please
them,
and
if
you
say
kind
things
to
them
when
you
answer
them,
they
will
always
serve
you.”
But
he
ignored
what
the
older
men
advised
him
to
do.
Instead,
he
consulted
the
younger
men
who
had
grown
up
with
him,
who
were
now
his advisors.
He
said
to
them, “How
should
I
answer
the
men
who
are
asking
me
to
reduce
the
work
and
taxes
that
my
father
required
from
them?”
The
young
men
who
had
grown
up
with
him
replied, “
Those
men
have
said
that
your
father
forced
them
to
work
very
hard
for
him,
so
they
want
you
to
reduce
the
work
and
taxes
that
your
father
required
from
them.
But
this
is
what
you
should
tell
them: ‘My
little
finger
is
thicker
than
my
father’s
waist.
What
I
mean
is
that
my
father
required
you
to
work
hard
and
pay
high
taxes.
But
I
will
make
those
loads
heavier.
It
was
as
though
my
father whipped
you,
but
I
will
whip
you
with
whips
that
have
pieces
of
metal
in
them.’”
Three
days
later,
Jeroboam
and
all
the
leaders
came
to
King
Rehoboam
again,
which
is
what
he
had
told
them
to
do.
The
king
ignored
the
advice
of
the
older
men
and
spoke
harshly
to
the Israeli
leaders.
He
told
them
what
the
younger
men
had
advised.
He
said, “My
father
put
heavy
burdens
of
work
and
taxes
on
you,
but
I
will
put
heavier
burdens
on
you.
It
was
as
though
he
beat
you
with
whips,
but
I
will
beat
you
with
whips
that
have
pieces
of
metal
in
them!”
So
the
king
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
the Israeli
leaders.
But
this
happened
in
order
that
what
Yahweh
had
told
the
prophet
Ahijah
about
Jeroboam
would
happen.
When
the Israeli
leaders
realized
that
the
king
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
they
said,
they
shouted,
“We
do
not
want
anything
to
do
with
this
descendant
of
King
David!
We
will
not
pay
attention
to
what
this
grandson
of
Jesse
says!
You
people
of
Israel,
let’s
go
home!
As
for
this
descendant
of
David,
he
can
rule
his
own
kingdom!”
So
the Israeli
leaders
returned
to
their
homes.
And
after
that,
the
only Israeli
people
whom
Rehoboam
ruled
over
were
those
who
lived
in
the
territory
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin.
Then
King
Rehoboam
went
with
Adoniram
to
talk
to
the Israeli
people.
Adoniram
was
the
man
who
supervised
all
the
men
who
were
forced
to
work
for
Rehoboam.
But
the Israeli
people
killed
him
by
throwing
stones
at
him.
When
that
happened,
King
Rehoboam
quickly
got
in
his
chariot
and
escaped
to
Jerusalem.
Ever
since
that
time,
the
people
of
the
northern
tribes
of
Israel
have
been
rebelling
against
the
descendants
of
King
David.
When
Rehoboam
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
he
gathered 180,000
of
the
best
soldiers
from
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin.
He
wanted
them
to
fight
against
the
northern
tribes
of
Israel
and
defeat
them,
in
order
that
he
could
rule
all
the
tribes
of
the
kingdom
again.
But
Yahweh
spoke
to
the
prophet
Shemaiah
and
said
this
to
him:
“Go
and
tell
this
to
Solomon’s
son
Rehoboam,
the
king
of
Judah,
and
to
all
the Israeli
people
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin:
‘Yahweh
says
that
you
must
not
go
to
fight
against
the
people
of
Israel;
they
are
your
distant
relatives.
All
of
you
must
go
home.
What
has
happened
is
what
Yahweh
wanted
to
happen.’”
So
Shemaiah
went
and
told
that
to
them,
and
they
all
heeded
what
Yahweh
had
commanded
them
to
do,
and
they
did
not
attack
Jeroboam
and
his
soldiers.
Rehoboam
fortified
cities
in
Judah
Rehoboam
lived
in
Jerusalem,
and
his
workers
built
walls
around
several
of
the
cities
and
towns
in
Judah
to
protect
them
against
enemy
attacks.
In
the
area
that
belonged
to
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
they
built
walls
around
Bethlehem,
Etam,
Tekoa,
Beth-Zur,
Soco,
Adullam,
Gath,
Mareshah,
Adoraim,
Lachish,
Azekah,
Zorah,
Aijalon,
and
Hebron.
He
also
appointed
an
army
commander
in
each
of
those
cities
and
towns,
and
gave
them
supplies
of
food,
olive
oil,
and
wine
to
keep
in
storage.
He
put
shields
and
spears
in
all
the
cities
and
made
them well-protected.
So
he
continued
to
rule
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin.
The
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
throughout
Israel
supported
Rehoboam.
The
descendants
of
Levi
who
lived
outside
the
territory
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
abandoned
their
property
and
their pastureland,
and
they
came
to
Jerusalem
and
to
other
places
in
Judah,
because
Jeroboam
and
his
sons
would
not
allow
them
to
do
the
work
of
priests
of
Yahweh.
Instead,
Jeroboam
appointed
the
priests
that
he
wanted
to
work
at
the
altars
he
commanded
to
be
built
on
the hilltops,
to
offer
sacrifices
to
the
idols
that
he
commanded
to
be
made
that
resembled
goats
and
calves.
And
people
from
every
tribe
in
Israel
who
wanted
to
worship
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
the Israelis
belonged,
went
with
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
Jerusalem
to
live
there
and
to
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
worshiped.
They
caused
the
kingdom
of
Judah
to
be
strong,
and
for
three
years
they
were
happy
that
Solomon’s
son
Rehoboam
was
the
king.
During
that
time
they
conducted
their
lives
righteously
as
David
and
Solomon
had
done
previously.
Rehoboam’s
family
Rehoboam
married
Mahalath.
She
was
the
daughter
of
David’s
son
Jerimoth,
and
her
mother
was
Abihail,
the
daughter
of
Eliab
and
granddaughter
of
Jesse.
Rehoboam
and
Mahalath
had
three
sons:
Jeush,
Shemariah,
and
Zaham.
Later
Rehoboam
married
Maacah,
the
daughter
of
Absalom,
and
they
had
four
sons:
Abijah,
Attai,
Ziza,
and
Shelomith.
Rehoboam
loved
Maacah
more
than
he
loved
any
other
of
his
wives
and
slave
wives.
Altogether
he
had 18
wives
and 60
slave
wives,
and 28
sons
and 60
daughters.
Rehoboam
appointed
his
son
Abijah
to
be
the
leader
of
his
older
and
younger
brothers,
because
he
wanted
to
appoint
Abijah
to
be
the
next
king.
He
very
wisely
sent
some
of
his
other
sons
to
other
cities
in
the
areas
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin,
and
to
all
the
other
cities
that
had
walls
around
them.
He
gave
them
plenty
of
supplies
and
many
wives.
The army of King Shishak of Egypt invaded Judah
After
Rehoboam
was
in
complete
control
of
his
kingdom,
he
and
all
the
other
people
in
Judah
stopped
obeying
the
laws
of
Yahweh.
As
a
result,
after
Rehoboam
had
been
king
for
almost
five
years,
Yahweh
sent
Shishak,
the
king
of
Egypt,
with
his
army
to
attack
Jerusalem.
Along
with
his
army
he
brought 1,200
chariots
and 60,000
soldiers
riding
horses
and
a
very
large
number
of
troops
from
two
regions
in
Libya,
and
from
Ethiopia.
They
captured
many
of
the
cities
in
Judah
that
had
walls
around
them,
and
they
came
as
far
as
Jerusalem.
Then
the
prophet
Shemaiah
came
to
Rehoboam
and
the
other
leaders
of
Judah
who
had
gathered
in
Jerusalem
because
they
were
afraid
of
the
army
of
Shishak.
Shemaiah
said
to
them, “Yahweh
says
this: ‘You
have
abandoned
me;
so
now
I
am abandoning
you,
to
allow
you
to
be
captured
by
the
army
of
Shishak.’”
Then
the
king
and
the
other Israeli
leaders
humbled
themselves
and
said, “What
Yahweh
is
doing
to
us
is
fair.”
When
Yahweh
realized
that
they
had
humbled
themselves,
he
gave
this
message
to
Shemaiah: “Because
they
have
humbled
themselves,
I
will
not
allow
them
to
be
destroyed.
Instead,
I
will
soon
rescue
them.
I
will
not
use Shishak’s
army
to
completely
destroy
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
but
they
will
conquer
Jerusalem
and
force
the
people
there
to
do
what
Shishak
wants
them
to
do.
As
a
result,
the
people
of
Jerusalem
will
learn
that
it
is
better
to
serve
me
than
to
serve
the
kings
of
other
countries.”
When Shishak’s
army
attacked
Jerusalem,
they
took/carried
away
the
valuable
things
that
were
in
the
temple
of
Yahweh
and
the
valuable
things
that
were
in
the
king’s
palace.
They
took
everything
that
was
valuable,
including
the
gold
shields
that
Solomon’s
workers
had
made.
So
King
Rehoboam’s
workers
made
bronze
shields
to
be
used
instead
of
the
gold
ones
and
gave
the
bronze
shields
to
the
commanders
of
the
men
who
guarded
the
entrance
to
his
palace.
After
that,
whenever
the
king
went
to
the
temple,
the
guards
went
with
him,
carrying
those
bronze
shields.
Then
when
the
king
left,
they
would
return
the
shields
to
the
guards’
room.
Because
Rehoboam
humbled
himself,
Yahweh
stopped
being
angry
with
him
and
did
not
get
rid
of
him.
Instead,
he
caused
good
things
to
happen
in
Judah.
King
Rehoboam
again
was
in
complete
control
in
Jerusalem
and
continued
to
be
the
king
of
Judah.
He
was 41
years
old
when
he
became
the
king.
He
ruled
for 17
years
in
Jerusalem,
which
is
the
city
that
Yahweh
had
chosen
from
all
the
tribes
in
Israel
to
be
the
place
in
which
people
were
to
worship
him.
Rehoboam’s
mother’s
name
was
Naamah.
She
was
from
the
Ammon people-group.
Rehoboam
did
evil
things
because
he
did
not
try
to
find
out
what
Yahweh
wanted
him
to
do.
An
account
of
all
the
things
that
Rehoboam
did
while
he
was
the
king,
and lists
of
the
members
of
his
family,
are
in
the scrolls
written
by
the
prophets
Shemaiah
and
Iddo.
The
armies
of
Rehoboam
and
Jeroboam
were
constantly
fighting
each
other.
When
Rehoboam
died,
he
was
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
Then
his
son
Abijah
became
the
king.
King Abijah’s rule in Judah
When
Jeroboam
had
been
ruling
Israel
for
almost 18
years,
Abijah
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
three
years.
His
mother
was
Micaiah (OR,
Maacah),
the
daughter
of
Uriel
from
Gibeah
town.
There
was
a
war
between
the
armies
of
Abijah
and
Jeroboam.
Abijah
went
into
the
battle,
taking 400,000
of
his
capable
soldiers,
and
Jeroboam
prepared
to
fight
them,
taking 800,000
of
his
capable
troops.
Abijah
stood
on
the
top
of
Zemaraim
Mountain,
which
is
in
the hilly
area
that
belonged
to
the
tribe
of
Ephraim,
and
he
shouted, “Jeroboam
and
all
you
other
people
of
Israel,
listen
to
me!
You
should
know
that
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
all
we Israelis
belong,
has
appointed
David
and
his
descendants
to
be
the
kings
of
Israel
forever.
He
has
confirmed
that
by
making
a
permanent
agreement.
But
Jeroboam,
who
was
only
an
official
of
David’s
son
King
Solomon,
rebelled
against
his
king.
And
when
Solomon’s
son
Rehoboam
became
king
and
was
still
young
and
inexperienced,
a
group
of
worthless
scoundrels
gathered
around
you,
Jeroboam,
and
rebelled
against
Rehoboam.
“And
now
you
are
planning
to
fight
against
the
kingdom
that
Yahweh
established
to
be
governed
by
David’s
descendants.
It
is
true
that
you
have
a
huge
army,
and
you
and
your
soldiers
have
brought
with
you
the
golden
statues
of
calves
that
Jeroboam’s
workers
made
to
be
gods
for
all
of
you.
But
you
expelled
the
priests
that
Yahweh
appointed,
men
who
are
descendants
of
Aaron
the
first Supreme
Priest,
and
you
expelled
the
descendants
of
Levi,
and
you
appointed
the
priests
that
you
wanted,
like
the
people
of
other
countries
do.
You
allow
anyone
to
become
a
priest
of
idols
that
are
not
gods
if
he
comes
to
dedicate
himself
to
be
a
priest
by
sacrificing
a
young
bull
and
seven
rams.
“As
for
us,
Yahweh
is
our
God,
and
we
have
not
abandoned
him.
Our
priests
who
serve
Yahweh
are
descendants
of
Aaron,
and
the
descendants
of
Levi
assist
them.
Every
morning
and
every
evening
they
present
to
Yahweh
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
they
burn
fragrant
incense.
Each
week
they
place
the
sacred
bread
on
the
sacred
table,
and
each
morning
they
light
the
lamps
that
are
on
the
gold
lampstand.
We
are
obeying
what
Yahweh
our
God
requires
us
to
do.
But
you
have
abandoned
him.
Yahweh
is
with
us;
he
is
our
leader.
The
priests
whom
he
has
appointed
will
blow
their
trumpets
to
signal
that
we
are
ready
to
fight
a
battle
against
you.
You Israeli
men,
do
not
fight
against
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
your
ancestors
belonged,
because
you
will
not
be
successful
and
win
the
battle
against
him.”
While
he
was
speaking,
Jeroboam
sent
some
of
his
troops
around
the
army
of
Judah.
So
while
the
soldiers
who
were
with
Jeroboam
were
in
front
of
the
army
of
Judah,
the
other
soldiers
of
Israel
were
behind
the
army
of
Judah.
When
the
soldiers
of
Judah
turned
and
saw
that
they
were
going
to
be
attacked
from
the
front
and
from
the
rear,
they
cried
out
to
Yahweh.
The
priests
blew
their
trumpets,
and
the
men
of
Judah
shouted
a
loud battle-cry.
Then
Yahweh
enabled
Abijah
and
the
army
of
Judah
to
defeat
Jeroboam
and
the
army
of
Israel.
The
soldiers
of
Israel
fled
from
the
soldiers
of
Judah,
and
God
enabled
the
army
of
Judah
to
defeat
them.
Abijah
and
his
troops
struck
the
capable
soldiers
of
Israel
and
killed 500,000
of
them.
So
the
soldiers
of
Israel
were
defeated,
and
the
soldiers
of
Judah
won
the
battle
because
they
trusted
in
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
their
ancestors
belonged.
Abijah’s
army
pursued
the
army
of
Jeroboam,
and
they
captured
from
the
people
of
Israel
the
cities
of
Bethel,
Jeshanah,
and
Ephron,
and
the
surrounding
villages.
During
the
remaining
time
that
Abijah
ruled,
Jeroboam
did
not
become
powerful
again.
Then
Yahweh
caused
him
to
become
very
ill,
and
he
died.
But
Abijah
became
more
powerful.
He
married 14
wives
and
had 22
sons
and 16
daughters.
An
account
of
the
other
things
that
Abijah
did
while
he
was
the
king,
including
what
he
said
and
what
he
did,
is
in
the
scroll
written
by
the
prophet
Iddo.
When
Abijah
died,
he
was
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
His
son
Asa
became
the
king.
While
Asa
was
ruling,
there
was
peace
in
Judah
for
ten
years.
King
Asa’s
rule
in
Judah
Asa
did
things
that
Yahweh
his
God
considers
to
be
right
and
good.
His
workers
got
rid
of
the
altars
to
worship
foreign
gods
that
were
on
the
high
hills.
They
smashed
the
sacred
stone
pillars
and
cut
down
the
poles
for
worshiping
the
goddess
Asherah.
Asa
commanded
the
people
of
Judah
to
worship
only
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
worshiped,
and
to
obey
his
laws
and
commands.
His
workers
destroyed
all
the
shrines
on
the hilltops
and
the
altars
for
burning
incense
to
idols
in
every
town
in
Judah.
As
a
result,
there
was
peace
while
Asa
ruled
the
kingdom
of
Judah.
His
workers
built
cities
and
constructed
walls
around
them.
No
army
attacked
Judah
during
that
time,
because
Yahweh
enabled
them
to
have
peace.
Asa
said
to
the
people
of
Judah, “We
should
protect
these
towns
by
building
walls
around
them,
with watchtowers
and
gates
that
have
bars.
This
country
still
belongs
to
us
because
we
have
requested
Yahweh
our
God
to
help
us.
We
requested
him
for
his
help,
and
he
has
given
us
peace
in
our
entire
country.”
So
they
built
buildings
and
prospered.
Asa
had
an
army
of 300,000
men
from
Judah.
They
all
carried
large
shields
and
spears.
He
also
had 280,000
men
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
in
his
army.
They
carried
smaller
shields,
and
bows
and
arrows.
They
were
all
brave
soldiers.
Zerah,
a
man
from
Ethiopia/Sudan,
marched
with
a
huge
army
and 300
chariots
to
attack
the
army
of
Judah
and
Benjamin.
They
went
as
far
as
the
town
of
Mareshah
about 25
miles/southwest
of
Jerusalem.
Asa
went
with
his
army
to
fight
against
them,
and
both
armies
took
their
positions
in
the
Zephathah
Valley.
Then
Asa
cried
out
to
Yahweh
his
God,
saying, “Yahweh,
there
is
no
one
like
you
who
can
help
those
who
have
very
little
power
to
resist
a
mighty
army.
Yahweh
our
God,
help
us,
because
we
are relying
on
you;
and
trusting
in
you
we
have
come
to
fight
against
this
huge
army.
Yahweh,
you
are
our
God;
do
not
allow
anyone
to
defeat
you.”
Then
Yahweh
enabled
Asa
and
the
army
of
Judah
to
defeat
the
army
from
Ethiopia.
They
fled,
and
Asa
and
his
army
pursued
them
to
the southwest
as
far
as
Gerar.
A
huge
number
of
the
soldiers
from
Ethiopia
were
killed,
with
the
result
that
those
who
were
not
killed
were
unable
to
fight
anymore.
They
were
greatly
defeated
by
Yahweh
and
his
army,
and
the
men
of
Judah
carried
away
a
great
amount
of
their
possessions.
The
men
of
Judah
were
able
to
destroy
the
people
in
villages
near
Gerar
because
Yahweh
had
caused
the
people
there
to
become
terrified
and
unable
to
fight.
The
army
of
Judah
took
away
all
the
valuable
things
from
those
villages.
They
also
attacked
the
places
where
the local
people
who
took
care
of domestic
animals
had
set
up
their
tents,
and
they
took
away
big
herds
of
sheep
and
goats
and
camels.
Then
they
returned
to
Jerusalem.
The reforms that Asa introduced
The
Spirit
of
God
came
upon
Azariah,
the
son
of
Obed.
Azariah
went
to
talk
with
Asa,
and
said
to
him, “Asa
and
all
you
men
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin,
listen
to
me.
Yahweh
is
with
you
whenever
you
are
trusting
in
him.
If
you
request
him
to
help
you,
he
will
help
you,
but
if
you
abandon
him,
he
will
abandon
you.
For
many
years
the Israeli
people
did
not
know
the
true
God,
and
they
did
not
have
priests
or
God’s
laws.
But
when
they
experienced
trouble,
they
turned
to
Yahweh
our
God,
and
requested
him
to
help
them.
And
he
helped
them.
At
that
time,
people
were
not
safe
when
they
traveled,
because
all
the
people
who
lived
in
the
nearby
countries
were
experiencing
many difficulties.
The
people
of
various
nations
were
thoroughly
defeated
by
armies
of
other
nations,
and
people
in
some
cities
were
crushed
by
armies
from
other
cities,
because
God
was allowing
them
to
experience
many difficulties.
But
you
people,
you
must
be
strong
and
do
not
become
discouraged,
because
God
will
reward
you
for
what
you
do
to
please
him.”
When
Asa
heard
what
the
prophet
Azariah
said,
he
was
encouraged.
He
commanded
his
workers
to
remove
all
the
detestable
idols
from
everywhere
in
the
land
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin,
and
from
the
towns
that
his
soldiers
had
captured
in
the
hills
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
Asa’s
workers
repaired
the
altar
where
people
offered
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
that
was
in
front
of
the
entrance
to
the
temple
in
Jerusalem.
Then
he
gathered
all
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
and
many
people
from
the
tribes
of
Ephraim,
Manasseh,
and
Simeon
who
were
living
among
them.
He
was
able
to
do
that
because
many
people
from
those
tribes
in
Israel
had c toome
to
Judah
when
they
realized
that
Yahweh,
the
God
that
Asa
worshiped,
was
helping
him.
After
Asa
had
been
ruling
for
almost 15
years,
in
May
of
that
year,
those
people
gathered
in
Jerusalem.
At
that
time
they
sacrificed
to
Yahweh 700
bulls
and 7,000
sheep
and
goats,
from
the
animals
that
they
had
captured
when
they
defeated
the
army
of
Ethiopia/Sudan.
They
solemnly
made
an
agreement
to
very
sincerely
worship
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
worshiped.
They
promised
to
execute
all
those
who
would
not
worship
Yahweh,
including
those
who
were
important
and
those
who
were
not
important,
both
men
and
women.
They
shouted
and
blew
trumpets
and
other
horns
while
they
solemnly
promised
to
do
that.
All
the
people
who
were
living
in
Judah
were
happy
with
the
agreement
because
they
had
solemnly
and
very
sincerely
promised
to
keep
it.
They
eagerly
requested
help
from
Yahweh,
and
he
helped
them.
So
he
enabled
them
to
have
peace
throughout
their
country.
King
Asa’s grandmother
Maacah
had
made
a
disgusting
pole
for
worshiping
the
goddess
Asherah.
So
Asa
commanded
his
workers
to
cut
down
that
pole
and
chop
it
into
pieces
and
burn
it
in
the
Kidron
Valley.
He
then
did
not
allow
Maacah
to
continue
to
influence
the
people
because
of
her
being
the
mother
of
the
previous
king.
Although
Asa’s
workers
did
not
get
rid
of
the
shrines
on
the hilltops
in
Israel,
he
was
very
determined
to
do
what
pleased
Yahweh
all
his
life.
He
ordered
his
workers
to
bring
into
God’s
temple
all
the
silver
and
gold
and
other
valuable
items
that
he
and
his
father
had
dedicated
to
God.
There
were
no
more
wars
in
Judah
until
Asa
had
been
ruling
Judah
almost 35
years.
The final years that Asa ruled Judah
When
Asa
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 36
years,
King
Baasha
of
Israel
went
with
his
army
to
attack
Judah.
They
captured
the
town
of
Ramah
north
of
Jerusalem
and
started
to
build
a
wall
around
it,
in
order
to
prevent
any
people
from
entering
or
leaving
the
area
in
Judah
that
was
ruled
by
King
Asa
because
the
only
road
into
Judah
from
Israel
went
through
Ramah.
So
Asa
told
his
workers
to
take
all
the
silver
and
gold
that
was
in
the storerooms
of
the
temple
and
in
his
own
palace,
and
take
and
give
it
to
Ben-Hadad,
the
king
of
Syria,
who
was
ruling
in
Damascus.
He
sent
him
a
message,
saying
“I
want
there
to
be
a
peace
treaty
between
me
and
you,
like
there
was
between
my
father
and
your
father.
Look,
I
am
sending
you
a
lot
of
silver
and
gold.
So
please cancel
the
treaty
that
you
have
made
with
Baasha,
the
king
of
Israel,
in
order
that
he
will
take
his
soldiers
away
from
attacking
mine,
because
he
will
be
afraid
of
your
army.”
Ben-Hadad
agreed
to
do
what
King
Asa
suggested.
He
sent
the
commanders
of
his
armies
with
their
soldiers
to
attack
some
of
the
towns
in
Israel.
They
captured
Ijon,
Dan,
Abel-Beth-Maacah
and
all
the
cities
in
the
area belonging
to
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
where
supplies
were
kept.
When
Baasha
heard
about
that,
he
commanded
his
troops
to
stop
fortifying
Ramah
and
doing
other
work
there.
Then
King
Asa
gathered
all
the
men
of
Judah,
and
they
took
away
from
Ramah
all
the
stones
and
timber
that
Baasha’s
men
had
been
using
to
build
the
wall
around
that
town.
They
took
those materials
to
the
town
of
Geba
and
the
city
of
Mizpah
north
of
Jerusalem
and
built
walls
around
them.
At
that
time
the
prophet
Hanani
went
to
King
Asa
and
said
to
him, “Because
you
relied
on
the
king
of
Syria
and
not
on
Yahweh
our
God,
you
missed
your opportunity
to
destroy
the
army
of
the
king
of
Syria.
The
huge
armies
from
Ethiopia
and
Libya
with
all
their
chariots
and
soldiers
riding
on
horses
were
certainly
very
powerful.
But
when
you
relied
on
Yahweh,
he
enabled
your
army
to
defeat
them.
That
happened
because
Yahweh
sees
what
is happening
all
over
the
earth,
and
he
strengthens
those
who
completely
trust
him.
You
have
done
a
very
foolish
thing,
so
from
now
on
other
armies
will
be
fighting
your
army.”
Asa
was
very
angry
with
the
prophet
because
of
what
the
prophet
had
said.
So
he
commanded
his
officials
to
put
Hanani
in
prison.
At
that
same
time,
he
started
to
treat
some
of
his
people
very
cruelly.
All
the
things
that
Asa
did
while
he
was
ruling,
from
the
time
he
started
to
rule
until
he
died,
are
written
in
the
scroll
containing
the
record
of
the
activities
of
the
kings
of
Judah
and
Israel.
When
Asa
had
been
ruling
for
almost 39
years,
he
was
afflicted
with
a
disease
in
his
feet.
The
disease
was
very
severe,
but
in
spite
of
that,
he
did
not
request
help
from
Yahweh.
Instead
he
sought
help
only
from doctors.
When
he
had
been
ruling
for
almost 40
years,
he
died.
He
was
buried
in
the
tomb
that
his
workers
had
made
for
him
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
They
laid
his
corpse
on
a
bed
covered
with
spices
and
various
perfumes
that
had
been
mixed
together.
They
also
lit
a
huge
fire
to
honor
him.
King Jehoshaphat’s rule in Judah
Asa’s
son
Jehoshaphat
became
the
king
of
Judah,
and
he
enabled
his
army
to
become
very
strong,
with
the
result
that
they
could
resist
attacks
from
the
army
of
Israel.
He
put
soldiers
in
all
the
cities
in
Judah
around
which
they
had
built
walls,
and
he
put
soldiers
in
other
places
in
Judah
and
in
the
towns
in
the
area belonging
to
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
that
soldiers
of
his
father
Asa
had
captured.
Yahweh
helped
Jehoshaphat
because
when
he
started
to
rule
Judah,
he
did
the
things
that
pleased
Yahweh
like
his ancestor
King
David
had
done.
He
did
not
worship
the
idols
of
Baal.
Instead,
he
sought
advice
from
the
God
whom
his
father
had
worshiped,
and
he
obeyed
God’s
commands,
and
did
not
do
the
evil
things
that
the
kings
of
Israel
continually
did.
Yahweh
enabled
him
to
completely
control
his
kingdom.
All
the
people
of
Judah
brought
gifts
to
him,
with
the
result
that
he
became
very
rich
and
was
greatly
honored.
He
was
completely
devoted
to
doing
what
pleased
Yahweh.
His
workers
got
rid
of
the
shrines
on
the hilltops
and
the
poles
for
worshiping
the
goddess
Asherah
throughout
Judah.
When
he
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
three
years,
he
sent
some
of
his
officials—Ben-Hail,
Obadiah,
Zechariah,
Nethanel,
and
Micaiah—to
teach
the
people
in
various
towns
in
Judah.
With
them
he
sent
several
descendants
of
Levi—Shemaiah,
Nethaniah,
Zebadiah,
Asahel,
Shemiramoth,
Jehonathan,
Adonijah,
Tobijah,
and
Tob-Adonijah—and
two
priests,
Elishama
and
Jehoram.
They
took
with
them
a
scroll
on
which
were
written
the
laws
of
Yahweh
and
taught
them
to
the
people
in
all
the
towns
throughout
Judah,
The
people
in
all
the
kingdoms
surrounding
Judah
became
very
afraid
of
what
Yahweh
might
do
to
punish
them
if
they
fought
against
Judah,
so
they
did
not
start
wars
with
Jehoshaphat’s
army.
Some
people
from
Philistia
brought
gifts
to
Jehoshaphat,
and
they
also
brought
to
him
the
silver
that
he
demanded
that
they
pay
to
him.
Some
Arabs
brought
to
him 7,700
rams
and 7,700
goats.
Jehoshaphat
continued
to
become
more
powerful/influential.
His
workers
built
forts
and
places
to
store
supplies
in
various
towns
in
Judah.
Then
they
put
large
amounts
of
supplies
in
those
storehouses.
Jehoshaphat
also
placed
in
Jerusalem
soldiers
who
were
experienced.
The
leaders
and
numbers
from
each
tribe
were
as
follows:
From
the
tribe
of
Judah,
Adnah
was
the
leader
of
the
soldiers,
and
he
commanded 300,000
soldiers.
His
assistant
was
Jehohanan,
who
commanded 280,000
soldiers.
Next
was Zicri’s
son
Amasiah,
who
volunteered
to
serve
Yahweh
in
this
way;
he
commanded 200,000
soldiers.
From
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
Eliada,
who
was
a
brave
soldier,
was
the
leader
of
the
soldiers;
he
commanded 200,000
men
who
had
bows
and
arrows
and
shields.
Next
was
Jehozabad,
who
commanded 180,000
men
who
had
weapons
for
fighting
battles.
Those
were
the
soldiers
who
served
the
king
in
Jerusalem,
in
addition
to
the
men
whom
the
king
had
placed
in
the
other
cities
in
Judah
that
had
walls
around
them.
The prophet Micaiah warned King Ahab of Israel
Jehoshaphat
became
very
wealthy
and
was
greatly
honored.
But
then
he
arranged
for
one
of
his
family
to
marry
someone
from
the
family
of
King
Ahab
of
Israel.
Several
years
later,
he
went
down
from
Jerusalem
to
Samaria
to
visit
Ahab.
Ahab
welcomed
him
and
the
people
who
had
come
with
him
by
slaughtering
many
sheep
and
cattle
for
a
feast.
Then
he
asked
Jehoshaphat, “Will
you
and
your
army
go
with
my
army
to
attack
Ramoth
city
in
the
Gilead
region?”
Jehoshaphat
replied, “My
soldiers
and
I
will
go
to
the
battle
when
you
tell
us
to
go.”
Then
he
added, “But
we
should
ask
Yahweh
first,
to
find
out
what
he
wants
us
to
do.”
So
the
king
of
Israel
gathered
all
his 400
prophets
and
asked
them, “Should
we
go
to
attack
the
people
of
Ramoth
city,
or
should
we
not
do
that?”
They
replied, “Yes,
go
and
attack
them
because
God
will
enable
your
army
to
defeat
them.”
But
Jehoshaphat
asked, “Is
there
no
prophet
of
Yahweh
here
whom
we
can
ask?”
The
king
of
Israel
replied, “There
is
still
one
man
here,
whom
we
can
ask
to
find
out
what
Yahweh
wants,
his
name
is
Micaiah,
the
son
of
Imlah.
But
I
hate
him
because
he
never
says
anything
good
about
me.
He
always predicts
that
bad
things
will
happen
to
me.”
Jehoshaphat
replied, “King
Ahab,
you
should
not
say
that!”
So
the
king
of
Israel
told
one
of
his
officials
to
summon
Micaiah
immediately.
The
king
of
Israel
and
the
king
of
Judah
were
sitting
there
on
their
thrones,
wearing
their
royal
robes.
They
were
at
the
place
where
people
threshed
grain,
near
the
gate
of
Samaria
city.
All
of
Ahab’s
prophets
were
standing
in
front
of
them,
predicting
what
was
going
to
happen.
One
of
them
whose
name
was
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Kenaanah,
had
made
from
iron
something
that
resembled
the
horns
of
a
bull.
He
proclaimed
to
Ahab, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘With
horns
like
these,
your
army
will
keep
attacking
the
army
of
Syria
like
a
bull
attacks
another
animal,
until
you
completely
destroy
them.’”
All
the
other
prophets
of
Ahab
agreed.
They
said, “Yes!
If
you
attack
Ramoth
city
in
the
Gilead
region,
you
will
be
successful,
because
Yahweh
will
enable
you
to
defeat
them.”
The
messenger
who
went
to
summon
Micaiah
said
to
him, “Listen
to
me!
All
the
other
prophets
are unitedly
predicting
that
the
king
will
be
successful
in
the
battle.
So
be
sure
to
agree
with
them
and
say
that
the
king’s
army
will
be
successful!”
But
Micaiah
said, “As
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
will
tell
the
king
only
what
Yahweh
tells
me
to
say.”
When
Micaiah
arrived,
the
king
of
Israel
asked
him, “Should
we
go
to
attack
Ramoth,
or
not?”
Micaiah
replied, “Sure,
go!
Yahweh
will
enable
your
army
to
defeat
them!”
But
King
Ahab
realized
that
Micaiah
was
lying,
so
he
said
to
Micaiah, “I
have
told
you
many
times
that
you
must
always
tell
only
the
truth
when
you
say
what
Yahweh
has
revealed
to
you!”
Then
Micaiah
replied, “
The
truth
is
that
in
a
vision
I
saw
all
the
troops
of
Israel
scattered
on
the
mountains.
They
seemed
to
be
like
sheep
that
did
not
have
a
shepherd.
And
Yahweh
said, ‘Their
master
has
been
killed.
So
tell
them
all
to
go
home
peacefully.’”
Ahab
said
to
Jehoshaphat, “I
told
you
that
he
never predicts
that
anything
good
will
happen
to
me!
He
always predicts
that
bad
things
will
happen
to
me.”
But
Micaiah
continued,
saying, “Listen
to
what
Yahweh
showed
to
me!
In
a
vision
I
saw
Yahweh
sitting
on
his
throne,
with
all
the
armies
of
heaven
standing
around
him,
on
his
right
side
and
on
his
left
side.
And
Yahweh
said, ‘Who
can
persuade
Ahab,
the
king
of
Israel,
to
go
to
fight
against
the
people
of
Ramoth,
in
order
that
he
may
be
killed
there?’
“Some
suggested
one
thing,
and
others
suggested
something
else.
“Finally
one
spirit,
having
received
a
message
from
Satan,
came
to
Yahweh
and
said, ‘I
can
do
it!’
“Yahweh
asked
him, ‘How
will
you
do
it?’
“The
spirit
replied, ‘I
will
go
and inspire
all
of
Ahab’s
prophets
to
tell
lies.’
Yahweh
said, ‘You
will
be
successful;
go
and
do
it!’
“So
now
I
tell
you
that
Yahweh
has
caused
your
prophets
to
lie
to
you.
Yahweh
has
decided
that
something
terrible
will
happen
to
you.”
Then
Zedekiah
son
of
Kenaanah
walked
over
to
Micaiah
and
slapped
him
on
his
face.
He
said, “Do
you
think
that
Yahweh’s
Spirit
left
me
in
order
to
speak
to
you?”
Micaiah
replied, “You
will
find
out
for
yourself
to
which
of
us
Yahweh’s
Spirit
has
truly
spoken
on
the
day
when
you
go
into
a
room
of
some
house
to
hide
from
the
Syrian
soldiers!”
King
Ahab
commanded
his
soldiers, “Seize
Micaiah
and
take
him
to
Amon,
the
governor
of
this
city,
and
to
my
son
Joash.
Tell
them
that
I
have
commanded
that
they
should
put
this
man
in
prison
and
give
him
only
bread
and
water.
Do
not
give
him
anything
else
to
eat
until
I
return
safely
from
the
battle!”
Micaiah
replied, “If
you
return
safely,
it
will
be
clear
that
it
was
not
Yahweh
who
told
me
what
to
say
to
you!”
Then
he
said
to
all
those
who
were
standing
there, “Do
not
forget
what
I
have
said
to
King
Ahab!”
Ahab
died
in
the
battle
at
Ramoth-Gilead
So
the
king
of
Israel
and
the
king
of
Judah
led
their
armies
to
Ramoth,
in
the
Gilead
region.
King
Ahab
said
to
Jehoshaphat, “I
will
put
on
different
clothes,
in
order
that
no
one
will
recognize
that
I
am
the
king.
But
you
should
wear
your
royal
robe.”
So
the
king
of
Israel
disguised
himself,
and
they
both
went
into
the
battle.
The
King
of
Syria
told
his
soldiers
who
were
driving
the
chariots, “Attack
only
the
king
of
Israel!”
So
when
the
soldiers
who
were
driving
the
Syrian
chariots
saw
Jehoshaphat
wearing
the
royal
robes,
they
thought “He
must
be
the
king
of
Israel!”
So
they
turned
to
attack
him.
But
when
Jehoshaphat
cried
out,
Yahweh
helped
him,
and
they
realized
that
he
was
not
the
king
of
Israel.
And
God
caused
them
to
stop
pursuing
him.
But
one
Syrian
soldier
shot
an
arrow
at
Ahab,
without
knowing
that
it
was
Ahab.
The
arrow
struck
Ahab
between
the
places
where
the
parts
of
his
armor
joined
together.
Ahab
told
the
driver
of
his
chariot, “Turn
the
chariot
around
and
take
me
out
of
here!
I
have
been
severely
wounded!”
The
battle
continued
all
that
day.
Ahab
was
sitting
propped
up
in
his
chariot,
facing
the
Syrian
soldiers.
And
late
in
the
afternoon,
when
the
sun
was
setting,
he
died.
When
King
Jehoshaphat
was
returning
safely
to
his
palace
in
Jerusalem,
the
prophet
Jehu,
the
son
of
the
prophet
Hanani,
went
out
of
the
city
to
meet
the
king,
and
said
to
him, “It
was
not
right
for
you
to
help
a
wicked
man
and
to
love
those
who
hate
Yahweh.
Because
of
what
you
have
done,
Yahweh
is
angry
with
you.
But
you
have
done
some
good
things;
you
got
rid
of
the
poles
in
this
country
for
worshiping
the
goddess
Asherah,
and
you
have
strongly
determined
to
do
what
pleases
God.”
Jehoshaphat
appointed
men
to
settle
disputes
Jehoshaphat
lived
in
Jerusalem.
But
one
time,
like
he
had
done
once
previously,
he
went
out
among
all
the
people
in
the
country,
from
Beersheba
city
in
the
far
south
to
the hilly
area
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
in
the
far
north,
and
he
convinced
them
to
return
to
worshiping
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
worshiped.
He
appointed
judges
throughout
Judah,
in
each
of
the
cities
that
had
walls
around
them.
He
told
them, “Make
your
decisions
carefully,
because
you
are
judging
cases
not
in
order
to
please
people
but
to
please
Yahweh.
And
he
will
be
watching
you
whenever
you
make
a
decision.
So
now
revere
Yahweh,
and
judge
cases
carefully,
and
do
not
forget
that
Yahweh
our
God
never
acts
unjustly,
and
he
never
does
what
people
want
because
of
their
offering
him
money;
he
never
accepts
bribes.”
In
Jerusalem
also,
Jehoshaphat
appointed
some
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
and
some
leaders
of Israeli
families
to
be
judges.
He
told
them
to
do
what
Yahweh’s
laws
said
was
right
when
they
settled
disputes.
Those
men
lived
in
Jerusalem.
He
told
them
this: “You
must
always
do
your
work
faithfully, revering
Yahweh.
In
every
dispute
that
your
fellow Israelis
who
live
in
the
cities
want
you
to
settle,
you
must
warn
them
to
not
sin
against
Yahweh
by
telling
lies
during
the
trial.
If
you
do
not
warn
them,
God
will
punish
both
you
and
your
fellow Israelis.
If
you
warn
them,
you
will
not
be
sinning.
You
must
warn
them
whether
someone
has
accused
them
of murdering
someone,
or
of disobeying
some
other
law
or
command
or
decree
of
Yahweh.
Amariah
the Supreme
Priest
will
supervise
you
in
any
matter
that
Yahweh
is
concerned
about,
and
Zebadiah
the
son
of
Ishmael,
the
leader
of
the
tribe
of
Judah,
will
supervise
you
in
any
matter
that
I
am
responsible
for.
And
the
descendants
of
Levi
will
assist
you.
Act
courageously,
and
I
pray
that
Yahweh
will
help
those
who
do
their
work
well.”
Jehoshaphat’s army defeated armies from Moab and Ammon
Later
armies
from
Moab
and
Ammon
and
some
soldiers
from
the Meun
area
in
Edom
came
to
fight
against
Jehoshaphat’s
army.
Some
men
came
and
told
Jehoshaphat, “A
huge
army
is
coming
to
attack
your
army.
They
are
coming
from
the
Edom
region,
from
the
eastern
side
of
the
Dead
Sea.
They
have
already
come
to
Hazazon-Tamar!”
Another
name
for
that
place
is
En-Gedi.
Jehoshaphat
became
very
afraid,
so
he
decided
to
ask
Yahweh
what
he
should
do.
He
also
proclaimed
that
all
the
people
of
Judah
should
fast.
The
people
of
Judah
gathered
together
to
request
Yahweh
to
help
them.
They
came
to
Jerusalem
from
every
town
in
Judah
to
seek
help
from
Yahweh.
Then
Jehoshaphat
stood
up
in
front
of
the
people
of
Judah
in
front
of
the
new
courtyard
of
the
temple,
and
he
prayed
this:
“Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors
belonged
to,
you
are
surely
the
God
who
rules
from
heaven.
You
rule
over
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
nations.
You
have
great
power,
and
no
one
can
successfully
oppose
you.
Our
God,
you
expelled
the
people
who
lived
in
this
land
while
your Israeli
people
advanced,
and
you
certainly
gave
it
to
us
who
are
descendants
of
your
friend
Abraham,
to
belong
to
us
forever.
We
have
lived
here
and
have
built
a
temple
where
we,
your
people,
worship
you.
We
said,
'If
we
experience
disasters,
either
from
our
enemies
attacking
us
or
from
you
punishing
us,
or
if
we
experience
a
plague
or
a
famine,
we
will
stand
in
your
presence
in
front
of
this
temple
that
is
built
to
honor
you,
and
we
will
cry
out
to
you
when
we
are
distressed/suffering,
and
you
will
hear
us
and
will
rescue
us.'
You
would
not
allow
our Israeli
ancestors
to
enter
the
countries
of
Ammon
and
Moab
and
Edom
when
they
were
traveling
from
Egypt
to
Canaan.
So
our
ancestors
turned
away
from
those
areas
and
did
not
attack
the
people
there
and
did
not
destroy
them.
But
now
they
are
coming
here
to
attack
us.
We
did
not
destroy
them.
But
now
look
at
how
they
are repaying
us
by
trying
to
expel
us
from
the
land
that
you
gave
to
our
ancestors
to
belong
to
them
and
their
descendants
forever
So,
our
God,
please
punish
them,
because
we
do
not
have
enough
power
to
resist/defeat
this
huge
army
that
is
coming
to
attack
us.
We
do
not
know
what
to
do.
But
we
are
pleading
for
you
to
help
us.”
All
the
men
of
Judah
and
their
wives
and
children
and
babies
were
standing
there
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh
while
Jehoshaphat
prayed.
Then
the
Spirit
of
Yahweh
came
upon
Jahaziel,
who
was
the
son
of
Zechariah,
who
was
the
son
of
Benaiah,
who
was
the
son
of
Jeiel,
who
was
the
son
of
Mattaniah.
He
was
a
descendant
of
Levi
and
a
descendant
of
Asaph.
He
stood
up
in
front
of
the
whole
group
that
was
gathered
there,
and
said, “King
Jehoshaphat
and
all
you
who
live
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
places
in
Judah,
listen!
This
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
you: ‘Do
not
be
afraid
or
discouraged
because
of
this
huge
army
that
is
coming
to
attack
you,
because
it
is
not
you
who
will
win
this
battle.
It
is
God
who
will
win
it.
Tomorrow
march
down
toward
them.
They
will
be
climbing
up
through
Ziz
Pass
north
of
En-Gedi.
You
will
meet
them
at
the
end
of
the gorge
near
the
Jeruel
Desert.
But
you
will
not
need
to
fight
this
battle.
You
soldiers
from
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah,
just
take
your
positions,
and
then
stand
still
and
watch
what
will
happen.
You
will
see
Yahweh
rescue
you.
Do
not
be
afraid
or
discouraged.
March
toward
them
tomorrow,
and
Yahweh
will
be
with
you.’”
Jehoshaphat
prostrated
himself
with
his
face
touching
the
ground,
and
all
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
who
were
there
knelt
down
to
worship
Yahweh.
Then
some
descendants
of
Levi
who
were
descendants
of
both
Kohath
and
Korah
stood
up
and
loudly
praised
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israelis
belonged
to.
Early
the
next
morning
the
army
left
to
go
to
the
desert
near
Tekoa
town.
While
they
were
leaving,
Jehoshaphat
stood
up
and
said
to
the
people, “You
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah,
listen
to
me!
Trust
in
Yahweh
our
God;
if
you
do
that,
you
will
be
strong.
Trust
in
what
his
prophets
have
said;
if
you
do
that,
you
will
be
successful.”
Then,
after
consulting
with
some
of
the
people,
he
appointed
some
men
to
go
in
front
of
the
army,
singing
to
Yahweh
and
praising
him
because
of
his
being
holy
and
wonderful.
They
were
singing,
“Thank
Yahweh,
because
he
faithfully
loves
us
forever.”
When
they
began
to
sing
and
praise
Yahweh,
Yahweh
caused
the
soldiers
from
Ammon
and
Moab
and
Edom
who
were invading
Judah
to
panic,
with
the
result
that
they
were
defeated.
The
soldiers
from
Ammon
and
Moab
started
to
fight
against
the
soldiers
from
Edom,
and
they
completely
annihilated
the
soldiers
from
Edom.
After
they
finished
slaughtering
the
men
from
Edom,
they
started
to
attack
each
other.
When
the
soldiers
from
Judah
came
to
the
place
where
they
could
look
down
over
the
desert,
they
looked
toward
that
huge
army
of
their
enemies,
and
they
saw
only
corpses
lying
on
the
ground.
No
one
had
survived.
So
Jehoshaphat
and
his
soldiers
went
to
take
the
possessions
of
their
enemies,
and
they
saw
that
there
was
a
lot
of
equipment
and
clothing
and
other
valuable
things;
there
was
more
than
they
could
carry
away.
There
were
very
many
things,
with
the
result
that
it
took
three
days
for
them
to
collect
it
all.
The
following
day
they
gathered
in
Beracah
Valley
and
praised
Yahweh
there.
That
is
why
that
valley
is
still
called
Beracah,
which
means
praise.
Then
while
Jehoshaphat
led
them,
all
the
soldiers
who
were
from
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
returned
to
Jerusalem.
They
were
happy
because
Yahweh
had
enabled
them
to
defeat
their
enemies.
When
they
arrived
at
Jerusalem,
they
went
to
the
temple,
playing
harps
and lutes
and
trumpets.
People
in
the
kingdoms
of
the
nearby
countries
became
very
afraid
when
they
heard
how
Yahweh
had
fought
against
the
enemies
of
the Israelis.
Then
there
was
peace
in
the
kingdom
that
was
ruled
by
Jehoshaphat,
because
God
had
caused
the
surrounding
nations
not
to
attack
it.
The
final
years
that
Jehoshaphat
ruled
Jehoshaphat
continued
to
rule
Judah.
He
was 35
years
old
when
he
became
king
of
Judah,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for 25
years.
His
mother’s
name
was
Azubah,
the
daughter
of
Shilhi.
He
did
things
that
were
pleasing
to
Yahweh,
like
his
father
Asa
had
done,
and
he
did
not
stop
doing
those
things.
But
he
did
not
get
rid
of
the
shrines
on
the hilltops,
and
many
of
the
people
still
did
not
faithfully
do
what
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
belonged
to
wanted.
A
record
of
the
other
things
that
Jehoshaphat
did
while
he
ruled,
from
when
he
began
to
rule
until
he
died,
is
in
the scrolls
written
by
the
prophet
Jehu,
the
son
of
Hanani.
They
are
also
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of
Israel.
During
his
reign,
Jehoshaphat
made
a
treaty
with
Ahaziah,
the
king
of
Israel,
who
was
a
very
wicked
king.
They
agreed
that
their
workers
would
build
a
fleet
of
ships
to
use
to
buy
and
sell
things
with
other
countries.
After
those
ships
were
built
at
Ezion-Geber
on
the Gulf
of Aqaba,
Eliezer
the
son
of
Dodavahu
from
Mareshah
city
warned
Jehoshaphat.
He
said, “You
have
made
an
alliance
with
Ahaziah,
who
is
a
wicked
king.
Therefore,
Yahweh
will
destroy
the
ships
that
your
workers
have
made.”
And
the
ships
were wrecked,
and
were
not
able
to
sail
to
other
countries.
Then
Jehoshaphat
died,
and
was
buried
where
his
ancestors
were
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
Then
his
son
Jehoram
became
the
king
of
Judah.
His
younger
brothers
were
Azariah,
Jehiel,
Zechariah,
Azariah,
Michael,
and
Shephatiah.
Before
Jehoshaphat
died,
he
gave
them
gifts
of
silver
and
gold
and
other
valuable
things.
He
also
appointed
them
to
rule
various
cities
in
Judah
that
had
walls
around
them.
But
he
appointed
Jehoram
to
be
the
king
of
Judah,
because
Jehoram
was
his
oldest
son.
King
Jehoram
of
Judah
After
Jehoram
was
completely
in
control
of
his
father’s
kingdom,
he
had
all
of
his
younger
brothers
executed,
along
with
some
of
the
leaders
of
the
nation.
Jehoram
was 32
years
old
when
he
became
the
king,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
eight
years.
But
he
did
many
of
the
evil
things
that
the
kings
of
Israel
had
done.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considers
to
be
evil,
things
that
the
family
of
Ahab
had
done,
because
he
married
one
of
Ahab’s
daughters.
However,
because
of
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
had
made
with
King
David,
Yahweh
did
not
want
to
get
rid
of
the
descendants
of
David.
He
had
promised
that
David’s
descendants
would
always
be
the
ones
who
ruled
Judah.
While
Jehoram
was
ruling,
the
people
of
the
Edom
region
rebelled
against
the
king
of
Judah
and
appointed
their
own
king.
So
Jehoram
and
his
officers
and
his
men
in
chariots
went
to
Edom.
There,
the
army
of
Edom
surrounded
them.
Jehoram
escaped
during
the
night.
But
the
king
of
Judah
was
never
able
to
regain
control
of
Edom,
and
Edom
is
still
not
controlled
by
Judah.
The
people
in
Libnah
city
between
Judah
and
Philistia
also
rebelled
against
Judah.
Those
things
happened
because
Jehoram
turned
away
from
obeying
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
his
ancestors
belonged
to.
On
the hilltops
in
Judah
he
had
also
built
shrines
to
worship
idols,
and
had
caused
the
people
of
Judah
to
stray
away
from
Yahweh
by
worshiping
foreign
gods.
One
day,
Jehoram
received
a
letter
from
the
prophet
Elijah.
Elijah
had
written
this
in
the
letter:
“This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
your ancestor
King
David
worshiped,
says: 'You
have
not
done
things
that
please
me
like
your
father
Jehoshaphat
did
or
what
King
Asa
did.
Instead,
you
have
continually
done
the
evil
things
that
the
kings
of
Israel
have
done.
You
have
encouraged
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
to
stop
worshiping
Yahweh,
like
the
descendants
of
Ahab
did.
You
have
also
murdered
your
own
brothers,
who
were
more
righteous
men
than
you
are.
So
now
Yahweh
is
about
to
very
severely
punish
the
people
in
your
kingdom
and
even
your
own
children
and
your
wives
and
everything
that
you
own.
And
you
yourself
will
have
an
intestinal
disease
that
will
continue
to
become
worse,
and
you
will
suffer
from
it
until
you
die.' ”
Then
Yahweh
caused
some
men
from
the
Philistia people-group
and
some
Arabs
who
lived
near
the
coast
of
the Mediterranean
Sea,
where
people
from
Ethiopia
had
settled,
to
become
angry
with
Jehoram.
Their
army
invaded
Judah
and
took
away
from
Jerusalem
all
the
valuable
things
that
they
found
in
the
king’s
palace,
and
even
his
sons
and
wives.
His
youngest
son,
Ahaziah,
was
the
only
one
of
his
sons
whom
they
did
not
take
away.
After
that
happened,
Yahweh
caused
Jehoram
to
be
afflicted
with
an
intestinal
disease
that
no
one
could
cure.
About
two
years
later,
while
he
was
in
great
pain,
he
died
because
of
that
disease.
The
people
of
Judah
had
made bonfires
to
honor
his
ancestors
when
they
died,
but
they
did
not
make
a bonfire
for
Jehoram.
Jehoram
was 32
years
old
when
he
became
the
king,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
eight
years.
No
one
was
sorry
when
he
died.
His
corpse
was
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’,
but
he
was
not
buried
where
the
other
kings
of
Judah
had
been
buried.
King Ahaziah of Judah
The
people
of
Jerusalem
appointed
Jehoram’s
youngest
son
Ahaziah
as
their
king,
because
the
men
from
Philistia
who
had
invaded
Judah
with
some
Arabs
had
killed
all
of
Jehoram’s
other
sons.
So
Ahaziah
started
to
rule
Judah.
Ahaziah
was 22
years
old
when
he
became
king.
He
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
one
year.
His
mother’s
name
was
Athaliah,
a
granddaughter
of
King
Omri
of
Israel.
King
Ahaziah
conducted
his
life
just
like
the
members
of
Ahab’s
family
had
done,
because
his
mother
encouraged
him
to
do
things
that
are
evil.
He
did
things
that
Yahweh
considers
to
be
evil,
like
the
descendants
of
Ahab
had
done,
because
after
Ahaziah’s
father
died,
they
became
his advisors.
And
Ahaziah
died
as
a
result
of heeding
their
bad
advice.
He
also
did
what
they
advised
when
he
went
with
Joram,
the
son
of
King
Ahab
of
Israel,
to
fight
against
the
army
of
Hazael,
the
king
of
Syria,
at
Ramoth-Gilead.
Then
King
Ahaziah
went
down
to
Jezreel
city
to
see
Joram,
the
son
of
King
Ahab,
because
he
had
been
wounded.
It
was
during
that
visit
that
God
caused
Ahaziah
to
die.
When
Ahaziah
arrived,
he
went
with
Joram
to
meet
Jehu,
the
son
of
Nimshi,
whom
Yahweh
had
appointed
to
kill
all
the
descendants
of
Ahab.
While
Jehu
and
the
men
who
were
with
him
were
killing
the
descendants
of
Ahab,
they
found
the
leaders
of
Judah
and
the
sons
of
Ahaziah’s
relatives
who
had
been
working
for
Ahaziah,
and
they
killed
all
of
them.
Then
Jehu
went
to
find
Ahaziah,
and
his
soldiers
found
Ahaziah
while
he
was
hiding
in
Samaria
city.
They
brought
him
to
Jehu
and
executed
him.
Then
they
buried
his
corpse,
because
they
said, “
He
deserves
to
be
buried,
because
he
was
a
descendant
of
Jehoshaphat,
who
tried
hard
to
please
Yahweh.”
There
were
no
descendants
of
Ahaziah
who
were
powerful
enough
to
become
the
kings
of
Judah.
Athaliah
and
Joash
When
Athaliah,
the
mother
of
Ahaziah,
saw
that
her
son
had
been
killed,
she
commanded
that
all
the
members
of
Ahaziah’s
family
who
might
become
king
must
be
executed.
But
Jehosheba,
the
daughter
of
King
Jehoram,
took
Joash,
Ahaziah’s
very
young
son,
away
from
the
other
sons
of
the
king
who
were
about
to
be
murdered,
and
she
hid
him
and
his nursemaid
in
a
bedroom
in
the
temple.
Because
Jehosheba,
who
was
the
daughter
of
King
Jehoram
and
the
wife
of
the Supreme
Priest
Jehoiada,
was
Ahaziah’s
sister,
she
hid
the
child,
with
the
result
that
Athaliah
could
not
kill
him.
He
remained
hidden
there
for
six
years
while
Athaliah
ruled
Judah.
The revolt against Athaliah
After
Joash
had
been
hidden
in
the
temple
for
six
years,
Jehoiada
the
priest
decided
that
it
was
necessary
to
do
something.
So
he
made
an
agreement
with
the
army
commanders
of
groups
of 100
soldiers:
Azariah
the
son
of
Jeroham,
Ishmael
the
son
of
Jehohanan,
Azariah
the
son
of
Obed,
Maaseiah
the
son
of
Adaiah,
and
Elishaphat
the
son
of
Zicri.
They
went
throughout
Judah
and
gathered
the
descendants
of
Levi
and
the
leaders
of Israeli
families
from
all
the
towns.
When
they
came
to
Jerusalem,
the
whole
group
went
to
the
temple
and
made
an
agreement
with
the
young
king
there.
Jehoiada
said
to
them, “This
is
the
son
of
the
previous
king
of
Judah.
So
he
is
the
one
who
must
rule,
like
Yahweh
promised
that
the
descendants
of
King
David
must
do.
“So
this
is
what
you
must
do:
One-third
of
you
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
starting
their
work
on
the
Sabbath
day
must
guard
the
doors
of
the
temple.
One-third
of
you
must
guard
the
king’s
palace,
and
one-third
of
you
must
guard
the
Foundation
Gate.
All
the
other
people
will
be
in
the
courtyards
outside
the
temple.
Only
the
priests
and
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
work
there
will
enter
the
temple.
They
will
be
allowed
to
enter
the
temple
because
they
are
set
apart
for
that
work.
All
the
others
must
remain
in
the
courtyards,
obeying
what
Yahweh
has
commanded.
You
descendants
of
Levi
must
stand
around
the
young
king,
each
of
you
with
your
weapon
in
your
hand.
Anyone
else
who
tries
to
enter
the
temple
you
must
kill.
And
stay
close
to
the
young
king,
wherever
he
goes.”
So
the
descendants
of
Levi
and
all
the
men
of
Judah
did
what
Jehoiada
had
told
them.
He
did
not
allow
anyone
to
go
home
after
having
finished
his
work
on
that
Sabbath
day.
Each
commander
took
charge
of
his
men,
the
ones
who
were
finishing
their
work
on
that
day
and
those
who
were
starting
their
work
on
that
day.
Then
Jehoiada
gave
each
of
the
commanders
the
spears
and
the
large
and
small
shields
that
had
been
put
there
in
the
temple
by
King
David.
He
commanded
all
the
guards
to
stand
in
their
positions,
each
with
his
sword
in
his
hand,
all
around
the
king—around
the
altar
and
the
temple,
from
the
north
side
to
the
south
side.
Then
Jehoiada
and
his
sons
brought
Joash
out.
They
put
a
crown
on
his
head
and
gave
him
a
scroll
on
which
were
written
the
rules
that
the
kings
needed
to
obey,
and
proclaimed
that
he
was
now
the
king.
They
anointed
him
with
olive
oil
and
shouted, “We
hope
that
the
king
will
live
for
many
years!”
When
Athaliah
heard
the
noise
being
made
by
the
people
running
toward
the
king
and cheering,
she
ran
to
the
temple.
She
saw
the
young
king
there,
standing
alongside
the
pillar
at
the
entrance
of
the
temple,
which
is
the
place
at
the
temple
where
the
kings
usually
stood.
The
army
commanders
and
trumpet
players
were
standing
beside
the
king,
and
all
the
people
of
Judah
were
rejoicing
and
blowing
trumpets,
and
singers
with
their
musical
instruments
were
leading
the
people
while
they
praised
God.
Then
Athaliah
tore
her
robes
and
started screaming, “You
are
committing
treason!”
Jehoiada
the Supreme
Priest
said
to
the
army
commanders, “Kill
her,
but
do
not
kill
her
at
the
temple
of
Yahweh!”
Then
he
said
to
them, “Bring
Athaliah
out
in
front
of
the
troops
and
kill
anyone
who
tries
to
follow
her!”
She
tried
to
flee,
but
they
seized
her
as
she
reached
the
gate
where
horses
enter
the
palace
area,
and
they
killed
her
there.
Then
Jehoiada
made
an
agreement
that
he
and
the
king
and
all
the
other
people
would
be
Yahweh’s
people.
Then
all
the
people
who
were
there
went
to
the
temple
of
Baal
and
tore
it
down.
They
smashed
the
altars
of
Baal.
They
also
killed
Mattan,
the
priest
of
Baal,
in
front
of
those
altars.
Then
Jehoiada
appointed
the
priests,
who
were
also
descended
from
Levi,
to
work
at
the
temple.
They
were
part
of
the
group
to
whom
King
David
had
given
various jobs
at
the
temple,
to
sacrifice
the
animals
that
were
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
doing
what
was
written
in
the
laws
that
Moses
had
given
to
them.
He
also
told
them
to
rejoice
and
sing,
which
was
also
what
David
had
commanded.
He
also
put
guards
at
the
gates
of
the
temple
in
order
that
anyone
who
was
unacceptable
to
God
would
not
be
allowed
to
enter.
Jehoiada
took
with
him
the
army
commanders,
the
important
men,
the
leaders
and
many
others,
and
brought
the
king
down
from
the
temple.
They
went
into
the
palace
through
the
Upper
Gate,
and
put
the
king
on
his
throne.
Then
all
the
people
of
Judah
rejoiced.
And
there
was
calm
throughout
the
city,
because
Athaliah
had
been
killed.
King Joash of Judah
Joash
was
seven
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for 40
years.
His
mother’s
name
was
Zibiah;
she
was
from
Beersheba
city.
Joash
did
what
pleased
Yahweh
as
long
as
Jehoiada
was
the Supreme
Priest.
Jehoiada
chose
two
women
to
be
Joash’s
wives.
And
they
bore
Joash
sons
and
daughters.
Some
years
later,
Joash
decided
that
the
temple
should
be
repaired.
He
summoned
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
and
said
to
them, “Go
to
the
towns
in
Judah
and
collect
from
the
people
the
tax
money
that
they
are
required
to
pay
each
year,
and
use
that
money
to
pay
for
repairing
the
temple.
Do
it
immediately.”
But
the
descendants
of
Levi
did
not
do
it
immediately.
So
the
king
summoned
Jehoiada
and
said
to
him, “Why
have
you
not
required
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
bring
to
Jerusalem
from
various
places
in
Judah
the
annual/yearly
tax
that
Moses
said
that
the
people
of
Judah
must
pay,
for
taking
care
of
the
Sacred
Tent?”
The
temple
needed
to
be
repaired
because
the
sons
of
that
wicked
woman
Athaliah
had
entered
into
the
temple
and
had wrecked
some
of
the
things,
and
had
also
used
some
of
the
sacred
items
that
were
in
it
for
the
worship
of
Baal.
So,
obeying
what
the
king
commanded,
the
descendants
of
Levi
made
a
chest
and
placed
it
outside
the
temple,
at
one
of
the
entrances.
Then
the
king
sent
letters
everywhere
in
Judah, requesting
everyone
to
bring
their
tax
money
to
the
temple,
like
Moses
had
required
the Israeli
people
to
do
when
they
were
in
the
desert.
All
the
officials
and
the
other
people
agreed,
and
they
brought
their
contributions
gladly.
They
put
the
money
into
the
chest
until
it
was
full.
Whenever
the
descendants
of
Levi
brought
the
chest
to
the
king’s
officials,
and
they
saw
that
there
was
a
lot
of
money
in
it,
the
king’s
secretary
and
the
assistant
to
the
Supreme
Priest
would
take
all
the
money
from
the
chest,
and
then
put
the
chest
back
in
its
place.
They
did
this frequently,
and
they
collected
a
huge
amount
of
money.
The
king
and
Jehoiada
gave
the
money
to
the
men
who
were supervising
the
work
of
repairing
the
temple.
Those
men
hired stoneworkers
and
carpenters
to
repair
the
temple.
They
also
hired
men
who
worked
with
iron
and
bronze
to
repair
things
in
the
temple
that
were
broken.
The
men
who
did
the
repair
work
worked
hard,
and
the
work
of
repairing
the
temple
progressed.
They
rebuilt
the
temple
so
that
it
was
like
it
was originally,
and
they
even
made
it
stronger.
When
they
had
finished
the
repair
work,
they
brought
to
the
king
and
to
Jehoiada
the
money
that
they
had
not
used
for
the
repairs.
That
money
was
used
to
make
things
to
use
for
offering
the
sacrifices
that
were
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
to
make
bowls
and
other
gold
and
silver
things
for
the
temple.
As
long
as
Joash
lived,
the
people
continually
brought
to
the
temple
sacrifices
that
were
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Jehoiada
lived
to
become
very
old.
He
died
when
he
was 130
years
old.
He
was
buried
where
the
kings
had
been
buried,
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
He
was
buried
there
because
of
the
good
things
that
he
had
done
in
Judah
for
God
and
for
God’s
temple.
Joash
and
the
people
of
Judah
turned
away
from
Yahweh
After
Jehoiada
died,
the
leaders
of
Judah
went
to
Joash,
bowed
in
front
of
him,
and
persuaded
him
to
do
what
they
wanted.
So
they
and
the
other
people
stopped
worshiping
at
the
temple,
and
they
started
worshiping
the
poles
dedicated
to
the
goddess
Asherah
and
other
idols.
Because
of
their
doing
those
sinful
things,
God
was
very
angry
with
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
with
the
people
in
other
places
in
Judah.
Although
Yahweh
sent
prophets
to
persuade
them
to
return
to
him,
and
although
the
prophets tod
them
about
the
evil
things
that
they
had
done,
the
people
would
not
pay
attention.
Then
God’s
Spirit
came
upon
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada
the
Supreme
Priest.
He
stood
up
front
of
the
people
and
said, “This
is
what
God
says: ‘Why
are
you disobeying
what
I,
Yahweh,
have
commanded?
You
have
abandoned
me,
so
I
will
abandon
you.’ ”
But
the
people
planned
to
kill
Zechariah.
And
the
king
joined
them
in
doing
it.
The
people
killed
Zechariah
by
throwing
stones
at
him
in
the
temple
courtyard.
King
Joash
had
forgotten
about
how Zechariah’s
father
Jehoiada
had
been
kind
to
him.
That’s
why
he
gave
orders
for
the
people
to
kill
Jehoiada’s
son
Zechariah,
who
said
as
he
was
dying, “I
hope
that
Yahweh
will
see
what
you
are
doing
to
me
and
punish
you
for
doing
it.”
Near
the
end
of
that
year (OR,
early
in
the
following
year),
the
army
of
Syria
marched
to
attack
the
army
of
Joash.
They
invaded
Judah
and
attacked
Jerusalem
and
killed
all
the
leaders
of
the
people.
They
seized
many
valuable
things
and
sent
them
to
their
king
in
Damascus,
their
capital
city.
The
army
of
Syria
that
came
to
Judah
was
very
small,
but
Yahweh
allowed
them
to
defeat
the
large
army
of
Judah,
because
he
was
punishing
Joash
and
the
other
people
of
Judah
for
having
abandoned
him,
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
worshiped.
Before
the
battle
ended,
Joash
was
severely
wounded.
Then
his
officials
decided
to
kill
him
for murdering
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Jehoiada
the
Supreme
Priest.
They
killed
him
while
he
was
in
his
bed.
He
was
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’,
but
they
did
not
bury
him
in
the
place
where
the
other
kings
had
been
buried.
Those
who
conspired
to
kill
him
were
Zabad
the
son
of
Shimeath,
who
was
a
woman
from
the
Ammon
people-group,
and
Jehozabad
the
son
of
Shimrith,
who
was
a
woman
from
the
Moab
people-group.
An
account
of
the
things
that
were
done
by
the
sons
of
Joash
and
the
many
prophecies
about
Joash
and
what
he
did
to
repair
the
temple
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘the
History
of
the
Kings
of
Judah
and
Israel’.
Then
after
Joash
died,
Amaziah
his
son
became
the
king.
King Amaziah of Judah
Amaziah
was 25
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah,
and
he
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 29
years.
His
mother
was
Jehoaddin;
she
was
from
Jerusalem.
Amaziah
did
many
things
that
pleased
Yahweh,
but
he
did
not
do
them enthusiastically.
As
soon
as
he
was
in
complete
control
of
his
kingdom,
he
caused
to
be
executed
the
officials
who
had
murdered
his
father.
But
he
did
not
command
their
sons
to
be
executed;
he
obeyed
what
was
in
the
laws
that
Moses
had
written.
In
those
laws
Yahweh
had
commanded, “People
must
not
be
executed
because
of
what
their
children
have
done,
and
children
must
not
be
executed
for
what
their
parents
have
done.
People
must
be
executed
only
for
the
sins
that
they
themselves
have
committed.”
Amaziah
summoned
the
men
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
to
come
to
Jerusalem,
and
there
he
put
them
in
groups,
each
clan
in
a
group
by
themselves.
Then
he
appointed
officers
to
command
each
group.
Some
officers
commanded 100
men
and
some
commanded 1,000
men.
They
counted
the
men
who
were
at
least 20
years
old;
altogether
there
were 300,000
men.
They
were
all
men
who
were
prepared
to
be
in
the
army,
and
able
to
fight
well,
using
spears
and
shields.
Amaziah
also
hired 100,000
capable
soldiers
from
Israel
and
paid
almost
four tons
of
silver
for
them.
But
a
prophet
came
to
him
and
said, “Your
majesty,
you
must
not
allow
those
soldiers
from
Israel
to
march
with
your
soldiers,
because
Yahweh
does
not
help
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
or
from
anywhere
else
in
Israel.
Even
if
your
soldiers
go
and
fight
courageously
in
battles,
God
will
cause
your
enemies
to
defeat
you;
do
not
forget
that
God
has
the
power
to
help
armies
or
to
cause
them
to
be
defeated.”
Amaziah
asked
that
prophet, “If
I
do
that,
what
about
the
huge
amount
of
silver
that
I
paid
to
hire
those
soldiers
from
Israel?”
The
prophet
replied, “Yahweh
is
able
to
pay
you
back
more
money
than
you
paid
to
hire
those
soldiers.”
So
Amaziah
told
those
soldiers
from
Israel
to
return
home.
They
left
to
go
home,
but
they
were
very
angry
with
the
king
of
Judah
for
not allowing
them
to
stay
and
fight.
Then
Amaziah
became
brave,
and
he
led
his
army
to
the
Salt
Valley.
There
they
killed 10,000
men
from
the
Edom people-group.
The
army
of
Judah
also
captured 10,000
others,
and
took
them
to
the
top
of
a
cliff
and
threw
them
all
down
over
the
cliff,
with
the
result
that
their
corpses
were
all
smashed
to
pieces.
While
that
was happening,
the
soldiers
from
Israel
whom
Amaziah
had
sent
home
after
not allowing
them
to
fight
along
with
his
soldiers,
raided
cities
and
towns
in
Judea,
from
Samaria
city
to
Beth-Horon
town.
They
killed 3,000
people
and
took
away
a
great
amount
of
valuable
things.
When
Amaziah
returned
to
Jerusalem
after
his
army
had
slaughtered
the
soldiers
from
Edom,
he
brought
the
idols
that
were
worshiped
by
the
people
of
Edom.
He
set
them
up
to
be
his
own
gods.
Then
he
bowed
down
to
worship
them
and
offered
sacrifices
to
them.
Because
of
that,
Yahweh
was
very
angry
with
Amaziah.
He
sent
a
prophet
to
him,
who
said, “Why
do
you
worship
these
foreign
gods
that
were
not
even
able
to
save
their
own
people
when
your
army
attacked
them?”
While
he
was
still
speaking,
the
king
said
to
him, “We
certainly
did
not
appoint
you
to
be
one
of
my advisors.
So
stop
talking!
If
you
say
anything
more,
I
will
tell
my
soldiers
to
kill
you!”
So
the
prophet
said, “I
know
that
God
has
determined
to
get
rid
of
you,
because
you
have
begun
to
worship
idols,
and
have
not
heeded
my
advice.”
Then
the
prophet
said
nothing
more.
Some
time
later
Amaziah,
the
king
of
Judah,
consulted
his advisors.
Then
he
sent
a
message
to
Jehoash,
the
king
of
Israel.
He
wrote, “Come
here
and
let’s
talk
together.”
But
Jehoash
replied
to
King
Amaziah, “One
time
a
thistle
growing
in
the
mountains
in
Lebanon
sent
a
message
to
a
cedar
tree
saying, ‘Let
your
daughter
marry
my
son.’
But
a
wild
animal
in
Lebanon
came
along
and
trampled
the
thistle
under
its
feet.
The
meaning
of
what
I
am
saying
is
that
you
are
saying
to
yourself
that
your
army
has
defeated
the
army
of
Edom,
so
you
have
become
very
proud.
But
you
should
stay
at
your
home.
It
would
not
be
good
for
you
to
cause
trouble,
which
would
result
in
you
and
your
kingdom
of
Judah
being
destroyed.”
But
Amaziah
refused
to
heed
Jehoash’s
message.
That
happened
because
God
wanted
Jehoash’s
army
to
defeat
them,
because
they
were
worshiping
the
gods
of
Edom.
So
Jehoash’s
army
attacked.
Their
two
armies
faced
each
other
at
Beth-Shemesh
city
in
Judah.
The
army
of
Judah
was
badly
defeated
by
the
army
of
Israel,
and
all
the
soldiers
of
Judah
fled
to
their
homes.
King
Jehoash’s
army
also
captured
King
Amaziah
there.
Then
he
brought
Amaziah
to
Jerusalem,
and
his
soldiers
tore
down
the
wall
that
was
around
the
city,
from
the
Ephraim
Gate
to
the
Corner
Gate.
That
was
a
section
that
was
about 600
feet
long.
His
soldiers
also
carried
away
the
gold
and
silver
and
other
valuable
furnishings
from
the
temple
which
the
descendants
of
Obed-Edom
had
previously
been
guarding.
They
also
took
away
the
valuable
things
in
the
palace,
and
they
took
to
Samaria
some
prisoners
whom
they
had
captured.
King
Jehoash
of
Israel
died,
and
King
Amaziah
of
Judah
lived
for 15
years
after
that.
An
account
of
all
the
other
things
that
Amaziah
did
while
he
was
the
king
of
Judah
is
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of
Judah
and Israel’.
From
the
time
that
Amaziah
started
to
disobey
Yahweh,
some
men
in
Jerusalem
planned
to
kill
him.
He
was
able
to
escape
to
Lachish
city,
but
those
who
wanted
to
kill
him
sent
another
group
of
people
to
Lachish
and
killed
him
there.
They
put
his
corpse
on
a
horse
and
brought
it
back
to
Jerusalem
and
buried
it
where
his
ancestors
had
been
buried
in
the
part
of
Jerusalem
called ‘The
City
of David’.
King Uzziah of Judah
After
King
Amaziah
died,
all
the
people
of
Judah
appointed
his
son
Uzziah,
who
then
was 16
years
old,
as
their
king.
One
of
the
things
that
happened
while
he
was
the
king
was
that
his
men
captured
Elath
town
on
the Gulf
of Aqaba
and
rebuilt
it.
Uzziah
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for 52
years.
His
mother
was
Jecoliah;
she
was
from
Jerusalem.
Uzziah
did
things
that
Yahweh consdered
to
be
good,
like
his
father
Amaziah
had
done.
He
tried
to
please
God
while
the
priest
Zechariah
was
living,
because
Zechariah
taught
him
to
revere
God.
As
long
as
Uzziah
tried
to
please
God,
God
enabled
him
to
be
successful.
Uzziah
and
his
army
started
to
fight
against
the
army
of
Philistia.
They
tore
down
the
walls
of
Gath,
Jabneh,
and
Ashdod
cities.
Then
they
rebuilt
the
towns
near
Ashdod
and
in
other
places
in
Philistia.
God
helped
them
to
fight
the
army
of
Philistia
and
the
Arabs
who
lived
in
the
town
of
Gur-Baal
and
the
descendants
of Meun
who
had
come
to
that
area
from
Edom.
Even
the
Ammon
people-group
paid
taxes
to
Uzziah
each
year.
So
Uzziah
became
famous
as
far
as
the
border
of
Egypt,
because
he
had
become
very
powerful.
Uzziah’s
workers
built watchtowers
in
Jerusalem
at
the
Corner
Gate,
at
the
Valley
Gate,
and
at
the
place
where
the
wall
turns,
and
they
placed
weapons
in
them.
They
also
built watchtowers
in
the
desert
and
dug
many
wells.
They
did
that
to
provide
water
for
a
lot
of
the
king’s
cattle
that
were
in
the
foothills
and
in
the
plains.
Uzziah
liked
farming,
so
he
also
stationed
workers
to
take
care
of
his
fields
and
vineyards
in
the
hills
and
in
the
fertile
areas.
Uzziah’s
army
was
trained
for
fighting
battles.
They
were
in
groups
that
were
always
ready
to
go
into
battle.
Jeiel,
the
king’s
secretary,
and
Maaseiah,
one
of
the
army
officers,
counted
the
men
and
placed
them
in
groups.
Hananiah,
one
of
the
king’s
officials,
was
their
commander.
There
were 2,600
leaders
of
those
groups
of
soldiers.
In
the
groups
that
those
leaders
commanded
there
were
a
total
of 307,500
well-trained
soldiers.
It
was
a
very
powerful
army
which
was
ready
to
help
the
king
fight
against
his
enemies.
Uzziah
gave
to
each
soldier
a
shield,
a
spear,
a
helmet,
a vest
made
of
iron
plates,
a
bow
and
arrows,
and
a slingshot.
In
Jerusalem
his
skilled
workers
made machines
to
put
on
the watchtowers
and
on
the
corners
of
the
walls,
to
shoot
arrows
and
to
hurl
large
stones.
He
became
very
famous
even
in
distant
places,
because
God
helped
him
very
much
and
enabled
him
to
become
very
powerful.
But
because
Uzziah
was
very
powerful,
he
became
very
proud,
and
that
led
to
his
being
punished.
He
disobeyed
what
Yahweh
his
God
had
commanded.
He
went
into
the
temple
to
burn
incense
on
the
altar
where
God
had
said
that
only
the
priests
should
burn
incense.
Azariah
the
Supreme
Priest
and 80
other
brave
priests
followed
him
into
the
temple.
They
rebuked
him
and
said
to
him, “Uzziah,
it
is
not
right
for
you
to
burn
incense
to
honor
Yahweh.
That
duty
is
only
for
the
priests,
those
who
are
descendants
of
Aaron
our
first Supreme
Priest!
You
must
leave
immediately,
because
you
have
disobeyed
Yahweh
our
God,
and
he
will
not
honor
you
for
what
you
have
done!”
Uzziah
had
in
his
hand
a
pan
for
burning
incense.
He
became
very
angry
with
the
priests,
but
suddenly
there
was
leprosy
on
his
forehead.
When
Azariah
the
Supreme
Priest
and
all
the
other
priests
who
were
there
looked
at
him,
they
saw
the
leprosy
on
his
forehead,
so
they
quickly
took
him
outside.
And
truly
the
king
was
eager
to
leave
the
temple,
because
he
knew
that
it
was
Yahweh
who
had
caused
him
to
have
that
leprosy,
and
he
did
not
want
it
to
become
worse.
King
Uzziah
had
leprosy
until
he
died.
And
because
he
had
leprosy,
he
lived
in
a
house
that
was
not
near
other
houses,
and
he
was
not
allowed
to
enter
the
courtyard
of
the
temple.
His
son
Jotham
supervised
the
palace
and
ruled
the
people
of
Judah.
A
record
of
all
the
other
things
that
Uzziah
did
while
he
was
the
king
of
Judah
was
written
by
the
prophet
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz.
Because
Uzziah
was
a
leper,
when
he
died,
they
would
not
bury
him
in
the
tombs
where
the
other
kings
were
buried.
Instead,
he
was
buried
in
a
nearby cemetery
that
the
kings
owned.
Then
his
son
Jotham
became
the
king
of
Judah.
King Jotham of Judah
Jotham
was 25
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 16
years.
His
mother
was
Jerushah,
the
daughter
of
the
priest
Zadok.
Jotham
did
many
things
that
pleased
Yahweh
like
his
father
Uzziah
did.
He
obeyed
Yahweh
and
did
things
that
are
right.
He
did
many
things
that
his
father
Uzziah
had
done,
but
he
did
not
burn
incense
in
the
temple,
like
his
father
had
done.
However,
the
people
of
Judah
continued
to
sin
against
Yahweh.
Jotham’s
workers
rebuilt
the
Upper
Gate
of
the
temple,
and
they
did
a
lot
of
work
to
repair
the
wall
near
Ophel
Hill.
They
built
towns
in
the
hills
of
Judah,
and
they
built
forts
and
defense
towers
in
the
forests.
During
the
time
that
Jotham
was
the
king
of
Judah,
his
army
attacked
and
defeated
the
army
of
the
Ammon people-group.
Then,
every
year
during
the
next
three
years,
he
required
the Anmon people-group
to
pay
to
him
four tons
of
silver, 60,000 bushels
of
wheat,
and 60,000 bushels
of
barley.
Jotham
faithfully
obeyed
Yahweh
his
God,
and
as
a
result
he
became
a
very
powerful
king.
A
record
of
everything
else
that
Jotham
did
during
the
time
that
he
was
the
king,
including
the
wars
that
his
army
fought,
is
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘
the
History
of
the
Kings
of
Israel
and Judah’.
After
Jotham
had
ruled
Judah
for 16
years,
he
died
when
he
was 41
years
old.
He
was
buried
in
Jerusalem,
and
his
son
Ahaz
became
the
king
of
Judah.
King Ahaz of Judah
Ahaz
was 20
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 16
years.
His ancestor
King
David
was
a
good
king,
but
Ahaz
was
not
like
David.
He
constantly
disobeyed
Yahweh
and
was
as
sinful
as
the
kings
of
Israel
had
been.
He
made
idols
of
the
god
Baal.
He
burned
incense
in
Hinnom
Valley.
He
even
killed
some
of
his
own
sons
and
offered
them
as
sacrifices
to
be
completely
burned.
That imitated
the
disgusting
customs
of
the people-groups
who
previously
lived
there,
people
whom
Yahweh
had
expelled
as
the Israelis
advanced
through
the
land.
Ahaz
offered
sacrifices
to
idols
at
shrines
on hilltops
and
under
every
big
green
tree.
Therefore
Yahweh
his
God
allowed
his
army
to
be
defeated
by
the
army
of
the
king
of
Syria.
They
captured
many
soldiers
of
Judah
and
took
them
as
prisoners
to
Damascus.
The
army
of
the
king
of
Israel
also
defeated
the
army
of
Judah
and
killed
very
many
of
their
soldiers.
In
one
day
the
army
of
Remaliah’s
son,
King
Pekah
of
Israel,
killed 120,000
soldiers
in
Judah.
That
happened
because
the
people
of
Judah
had
abandoned
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
worshiped.
Zicri,
a
warrior
from
the
tribe
of
Ephraim,
killed
king
Ahaz’s
son
Maaseiah,
Azrikam
the
officer
in
charge
of
the
palace,
and
Elkanah,
the
king’s
assistant.
The
soldiers
of
Israel
captured 200,000
of
the
people
of
Judah,
including
many
wives
and
sons
and
daughters
of
the
soldiers
of
Judah.
They
also
seized
and
took
back
to
Samaria
many
valuable
things.
But
a
prophet
of
Yahweh
whose
name
was
Obed
was
there
in
Samaria.
He
went
out
of
the
city
to
meet
the
army
when
it
returned
to
Samaria.
He
said
to
them, “Because
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
your
ancestors
belonged
to,
was
angry
with
the
people
of
Judah,
he
allowed
you
to
defeat
them.
But
God
has
seen
the
cruel
way
that
you
slaughtered
them.
And
now
you
want
to
sin
by
causing
men
and
women
from
Judah
to
become
your
slaves,
but
you
have
certainly
also
sinned
against
Yahweh
our
God!
So
listen
to
me!
Send
back
to
Judah
your fellow-countrymen
whom
you
have
captured,
because
Yahweh
is
extremely
angry
with
you
for
what
you
did
to
them.”
Then
some
of
the
leaders
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim—Azariah
the
son
of
Jehohanan, Berekiah
the
son
of
Meshillemoth,
Jehizkiah
the
son
of
Shallum,
and
Amasa
the
son
of
Hadlai—rebuked
those
who
were
returning
from
the
battle.
They
said
to
them, “You
must
not
bring
those
prisoners
here!
If
you
do
that,
Yahweh
will
consider
that
we
are
guilty
of
sinning.
We
are
already
guilty
of
committing
many
sins;
do
you
want
to
cause
us
to
be
even
more
guilty
by
committing
another
sin?
God
is
already
very
angry
with
us
people
of
Israel!”
So,
while
their
leaders
and
others
were
watching,
the
soldiers
released
the
prisoners,
and
also
gave
back
to
them
the
valuable
things
that
they
had
captured.
The
leaders
who
were
selected
took
some
of
the
clothes
that
the
soldiers
had
taken
from
the
prisoners
and
gave
those
clothes
back
to
the
people
who
were
naked.
They
also
gave
to
the
prisoners
sandals
and
other
clothes
and
things
to
eat
and
drink,
and
they
gave
them
olive
oil
to rub
on
their
wounds.
They
gave
donkeys
to
those
who
were
very
weak,
in
order
that
they
could
ride
on
them.
Then
they
led
them
all
to
Jericho,
the
city
that
had
many
palm
trees.
Then
those
leaders
of
Israel
returned
to
Samaria.
About
that
time,
King
Ahaz
sent
a
message
to
the
king
of
Assyria requesting
help.
He
did
that
because
the
army
from
the
Edom people-group
had
come
again
and
attacked
Judah
and
taken
away
many
of
the
people
of
Judah
as
prisoners.
At
the
same
time,
men
from
Philistia
had
raided/attacked
towns
in
the
foothills
and
in
the
southern
desert
of
Judah.
They
had
captured
Beth-Shemesh,
Aijalon,
and
Gederoth
cities,
as
well
as
Soco,
Timnah
and
Gimzo
towns
and
the
nearby
villages.
Yahweh
allowed
those
things
to
happen
in
order
to
humble
king
Ahaz,
because
he
had
encouraged
the
people
of
Judah
to
do
wicked
things
and
had
disobeyed
Yahweh
very
much.
Tiglath-Pileser,
the
king
of
Assyria,
sent
his
army
saying
that
they
would
help
Ahaz,
but
instead
of
helping
him,
they
caused
him
to
experience
trouble.
Ahaz’s
soldiers
took
some
of
the
valuable
things
from
the
temple
and
from
the
king’s
palace
and
from
other
leaders
of
Judah
and
sent
them
to
the
king
of
Assyria
to
pay
him
to
help
them,
but
the
king
of
Assyria
refused
to
help
Ahaz.
While
King
Ahaz
was
experiencing
those
troubles,
he
disobeyed
Yahweh
even
more.
He
offered
sacrifices
to
the
gods
that
were
worshiped
in
Damascus,
whose
army
had
defeated
his
army.
He
thought, “The
gods
that
are
worshiped
by
the
kings
of
Syria
have
helped
them,
so
I
will
offer
sacrifices
to
those
gods
in
order
that
they
will
help
me.”
But
worshiping
those
gods
caused
Ahaz
and
all
of
Israel
to
be
ruined.
Ahaz
gathered
all
the
furnishings
that
were
used
in
the
temple
and
broke
them
into
pieces.
He
locked
the
doors
of
the
temple
and
set
up
altars
for
worshiping
idols
at
every
street
corner
in
Jerusalem.
In
every
town
in
Judah,
his
workers
built
shrines
to
burn
sacrifices
to
other
gods,
and
that
caused
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
worshiped,
to
be
very
angry.
A
record
of
the
other
things
that
Ahaz
did
while
he
was
the
king,
from
when
he
started
to
rule
until
he
died,
is
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of
Judah
and Israel’.
Ahaz
died
and
was
buried
in
Jerusalem,
but
he
was
not
buried
in
the
tombs
where
the
other
kings
had
been
buried.
Then
his
son
Hezekiah
became
the
king.
King Hezekiah of Judah
Hezekiah
was 25
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 29
years.
His
mother
was
Abijah,
the
daughter
of
a
man
whose
name
was
Zechariah.
Hezekiah
did
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
right,
like
his ancestor
King
David
had
done.
Hezekiah
purified
the
temple
During
March
of
the
first
year
that
Hezekiah
was
ruling
Judah,
he unlocked
the
doors
of
the
temple,
and
his
workers
repaired
them.
Then
he
gathered
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
in
the
area
on
the
east
side
of
the
temple,
and
he
said
to
them, “You
descendants
of
Levi,
listen
to
me!
Consecrate
yourselves.
And
then
consecrate
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors
worshiped/belonged
to.
Remove
from
the
temple
all
the
things
that
are
not
pleasing
to
God.
Our
ancestors
disobeyed
God;
they
did
many
things
that
he
considered
to beevil,
things
that werre
not
pleasing
to
him.
They
abandoned
this
place
where
Yahweh
lives,
and
they
have
turned
away
from
him.
They
locked
the
doors
of
the
temple
and
extinguished
the
lamps.
They
did
not
burn
any
incense,
and
they
did
not
offer
any
sacrifices
that
were
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Therefore,
Yahweh
has
become
very
angry
with
us
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah,
and
he
has
caused
other
people
to
become
frightened
and
horrified
when
they
hear
what
Yahweh
did
to
punish
us.
And
they
ridicule
us.
You
know
this
very
well.
That
is
why
our
fathers
have
been
killed
in
battles,
and
our
sons
and
daughters
and
our
wives
have
been
captured
and
taken
to
other
countries.
But
now
I
intend
to
make
an
agreement
with
Yahweh,
our
God,
in
order
that
he
will
no
longer
be
angry
with
us.
You
who
are
like
my
sons,
do
not
waste
any
time.
Do
immediately
what
Yahweh
wants
you
to
do.
Yahweh
has
chosen
you
to
stand
in
his
presence
and
offer
sacrifices
and
burn
incense.”
Then
these
descendants
of
Levi
started
to
work
in
the
temple:
From
the
descendants
of
Kohath
there
were
Mahath
the
son
of
Amasai,
and
Joel
the
son
of
Azariah.
From
the
descendants
of
Merari
there
were
Kish
the
son
of
Abdi,
and
Azariah
the
son
of
Jehallelel.
From
the
descendants
of
Gershon
there
were
Joah
the
son
of
Zimmah,
and
Eden
the
son
of
Joah.
From
the
descendants
of
Elizaphan
there
were
Shimri
and
Jeiel.
From
the
descendants
of
Asaph
there
were
Zechariah
and
Mattaniah.
From
the
descendants
of
Heman
there
were
Jehiel
and
Shimei.
From
the
descendants
of
Jeduthun
there
were
Shemaiah
and
Uzziel.
When
those
men
had
gathered
their
fellow
descendants
of
Levi
and
had
consecrated
themselves,
they
entered
the
temple
in
order
to
consecrate
it.
That
was
what
the
king
had
commanded
them
to
do,
and
they
were
also
obeying
what
Yahweh
had
commanded.
The
priests
entered
the
temple
to
consecrate
it.
They
brought
out
into
the
courtyard
of
the
temple
everything
that
they
had
found
in
the
temple
that
was
not
pleasing
to
Yahweh.
Then
the
descendants
of
Levi
took
those
things
down
to
the
Kidron
Valley
and
burned
them
there.
The
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
started
this
work
on
the
first
day
of
March
and
finished
purifying
the
courtyard
of
the
temple
on
the
eighth
day
of
that
month,
and
they
finished
purifying
the
temple
one
week
later.
Then
they
went
to
King
Hezekiah
and
reported, “We
have
purified
all
parts
of
the
temple,
and
the
altar
where
sacrifices
are
completely
burned,
and
all
the
items
used
at
the
altar,
the
table
on
which
the
priests
place
the
sacred
bread,
and
the
things
used
at
that
table.
While
Ahaz
was
our
king,
he
disobeyed
what
Yahweh
had
commanded,
and
he
removed
from
the
temple
many
things
that
should
be
there,
but
now
we
have
brought
them
back
and
placed
them
in
front
of
the
sacred
altar.”
Early
the
next
morning,
King
Hezekiah
gathered
together
the
city
officials,
and
they
went
to
the
courtyard
of
the
temple.
They
took
with
them
seven
bulls,
seven
rams,
seven
male
lambs,
and
seven
male
goats
to
be
an
offering
in
order
that
Yahweh
would
forgive
the
sins
of
all
the
people
in
the
kingdom
of
Judah,
and
in
order
to
purify
the
temple.
The
king
commanded
that
the
priests,
who
were
descendants
of
Aaron,
should
offer
those
animals
to
be
sacrificed
to
Yahweh
on
the
altar.
So
first
the
priests
slaughtered
those
bulls,
and
took
their
blood
and
sprinkled
it
on
the
altar.
Then
they
slaughtered
the
rams
and
sprinkled
their
blood
on
the
altar.
Then
they
slaughtered
the
lambs
and
sprinkled
their
blood
on
the
altar.
The
goats
that
were
slaughtered
to
be
an
offering
in
order
that
Yahweh
would
forgive
the
sins
of
the
people
were
brought
to
the
king
and
the
others
who
were
there.
Then
the
king
and
those
who
were
present
laid
their
hands
on
those
goats.
Then
the
priests
slaughtered
those
goats
and
splashed
their
blood
on
the
altar
in
order
that
Yahweh
would
forgive
the
sins
that
all
the Israeli
people
had
committed.
The
priests
did
that
because
the
king
had
commanded
that
offerings
that
would
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
other
sacrifices
should
be
made
for
all
the
people
of
Israel.
The
king
then
told
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
stand
in
the
temple
with
their
cymbals
and
harps
and
lyres,
obeying
what
David
and
his
prophets
Gad
and
Nathan
had
commanded.
Those
were
things
that
Yahweh
had
told
his
prophets
that
the
descendants
of
Levi
should
do.
So
the
descendants
of
Levi
went
and
stood
in
the
temple,
ready
to
play
the
musical
instruments
that
King
David
had
given
to
them.
And
the
priests
were
ready
to
blow
their
trumpets.
Then
Hezekiah
told
some
of
the
priests
to
burn
the
animals
that
would
be
sacrificed
on
the
altar.
When
they
started
to
burn
the
animals,
the
people
started
to
sing
to
praise
Yahweh,
while
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
were
playing
their
instruments.
All
the
people
who
were
there
bowed
to
worship
Yahweh,
while
the
singers
sang
and
the
trumpeters
blew
their
trumpets.
They
continued
to
do
this
until
they
had
finished
slaughtering
all
the
animals
that
would
be
completely
burned.
When
they
finished
making
those
offerings,
the
king
and
all
those
who
were
there
knelt
down
and
worshiped
Yahweh.
Then
King
Hezekiah
and
his
officials
commanded
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
praise
Yahweh,
singing
the
songs
composed/written
by
David
and
Asaph
the
prophet.
So
they
sang
songs
joyfully
and
bowed
their
heads
to
worship.
Then
Hezekiah
said, “You
have
now
dedicated
yourselves
to
Yahweh.
So
come
close
to
the
temple
and
bring
animals
to
be
sacrificed
and
other
offerings
to
thank
Yahweh
for
what
he
has
done
for
you.”
And
those
who
wanted
to
bring
animals
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
brought
them.
Altogether
they
brought 70
bulls, 100
rams,
and 200
male
lambs
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
The
other
animals
that
they
brought
were 600
bulls
and 3,000
sheep
and
goats
that
were
set
apart
to
be
sacrifices.
But
there
were
not
enough
priests
to
remove
the
skins
from
the
animals
that
would
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
So
their
fellow
descendants
of
Levi
helped
them
until
that
work
was
finished,
and
until
other
priests
had
purified/consecrated
themselves
to
do
that
work.
It
was
necessary
for
them
to
do
that
because
many
of
the
priests
had
not
yet
performed
the rituals
to
consecrate
themselves
for
that
work,
like
the
descendants
of
Levi
had
done.
In
addition
to
the
all
the
offerings
that
were
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
the
priests
also
burned
the
fat
of
the
other
animals
that
were
sacrificed
to
maintain
good
fellowship
with
Yahweh,
and
the
usual
wine
offerings.
So
the
worship
at
the
temple
began
again.
And
Hezekiah
and
all
the
other
people
of
Judah
celebrated,
because
God
had
enabled
them
to
do
all
those
things
very
quickly.
Preparations to celebrate the Passover Festival
The
king
and
his
officials
and
all
the
other
people
who
had
gathered
in
Jerusalem
wanted
to
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival.
But
they
were
not
able
to
celebrate
it
at
the
usual
time,
because
many
of
the
priests
had
still
not
performed
the rituals
to
purify
themselves;
therefore
they
were
not
allowed
to
do
serve
in
the
festival.
Also,
everyone
had
still
not
come
to
Jerusalem
to
celebrate
the
Passover.
So
they
decided
to
celebrate
it
one
month
later
than
usual.
The
king
and
all
the
other
people
who
had
gathered
thought
that
was
a
good
plan.
So
they
decided
to
send
messages
to
all
the
towns
in
Judah
and
in
Israel,
from
Beersheba
in
the
far
south
to
Dan
in
the
far
north,
including
towns
in
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh,
to
invite
people
to
come
to
the
temple
in
Jerusalem
to
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival
to
honor
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
worshiped/belonged
to.
Many
of
the
people
had
not
previously
celebrated
that
festival,
even
though
it
had
been
written
in
the
laws
of
Moses
that
they
should
do
that.
Obeying
what
the
king
commanded,
messengers
went
throughout
Judah
and
Israel,
taking
messages
that
had
been
written
by
the
king
and
his
officials.
This
is
what
they
wrote:
“You Israeli
people,
you
who
survived
after
being
slaves
of
the
kings
of
Assyria,
return
to
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
great
ancestors
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
worshiped/belonged
to,
in
order
that
he
may
return
to
you.
Your
fathers
and
brothers
did
not
faithfully
obey
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors
worshiped.
Do
not
act
like
they
did,
because
what
they
did
caused
other
people
to
become
disgusted
with
them.
Do
not
be
stubborn
as
our
ancestors
were.
Do
what
Yahweh
desires.
Come
to
Jerusalem
to
the
temple,
which
he
has
set
apart
forever.
Do
what
pleases
Yahweh
our
God,
in
order
that
he
will
no
longer
be
angry
with
you.
If
you
return
to
Yahweh,
the
people
who
have
captured
our
brothers
and
sisters
and
our
children
will
be
kind
to
them,
and
allow
them
to
return
to
this
land.
Do
not
forget
that
Yahweh
our
God
is
kind
and
merciful.
If
you
return
to
him,
he
will
no
longer
reject
you.”
The
messengers
went
to
all
the
towns
in
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh,
as
far
north
as
the
tribe
of
Zebulun,
and
gave
them
this
message,
but
most
of
the
people
there
scorned
them
and ridiculed
them.
But
some
of
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Asher,
Manasseh,
and
Zebulun
humbled
themselves
and
went
to
Jerusalem.
Also
in
Judah
God
motivated
the
people
to
be
united
in
wanting
to
do
what
Yahweh
wanted
them
to
do,
which
is
what
the
king
and
his
officials
had
told
them
to
do
in
the
message
that
they
sent.
They
celebrated
the
Passover
Festival
So
a
huge
crowd
of
people
gathered
in
Jerusalem
in
May,
to
celebrate
the
Festival
of
Eating
Unleavened
Bread.
They
removed
the
altars
of
Baal
in
Jerusalem
and
took
away
the
altars
for
burning
incense
to
honor
other
gods,
and
burned
them
in
Kidron
Valley.
They
slaughtered
the
Passover
lambs
on
the
fourteenth
day
of
that
month.
Some
of
the
priests
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
were
ashamed
because
they
had
not
performed
the rituals
to
cause
them
to
be
acceptable
to
work
for
Yahweh.
So
they
performed
those rituals,
and
brought
to
the
temple
animals
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Then
they
stood
at
the
places
where
Moses
had
written
in
his
laws
that
they
should
stand.
Then
the
descendants
of
Levi
gave
to
the
priests
bowls
containing
blood
of
the
animals
that
were
being
sacrificed,
and
the
priests
sprinkled
the
altar
with
some
of
the
blood.
Many
people
in
the
crowd
had
not
purified
themselves,
and
therefore
they
were
not
able
to
kill
the
lambs
and
dedicate
them
to
Yahweh.
So
it
was
necessary
for
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
kill
the
lambs
for
them.
Although
most
of
the
people
who
had
come
from
the
tribes
of
Ephraim,
Manasseh,
and
Issachar
had
not
purified
themselves,
they
ate
the
food
of
the
Passover
Festival anyway, ignoring
the
rules
written
by
Moses.
But
Hezekiah
prayed
for
them,
saying “Yahweh,
you
always
do
what
is
good;
I
pray
that
you
will
forgive
everyone
who
sincerely
wants
to
honor
you,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors
worshiped,
even
if
they
have
not
purified
themselves
by
obeying
the
sacred
laws
that
you
gave
to
us.”
And
Yahweh
heard
what
Hezekiah
prayed;
he
forgave
the
people,
and
did
not
punish
them.
The Israeli
people
who
were
there
in
Jerusalem
celebrated
the
Festival
of
Eating
Unleavened
Bread
for
seven
days.
They
rejoiced
greatly
as
they
celebrated,
while
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
sang
to
Yahweh
every
day,
and
played
musical
instruments
to
praise
God.
Hezekiah
thanked
all
the
descendants
of
Levi
for
doing
this
work
for
Yahweh,
and
for
very
skillfully
leading
the
people
who
were
worshiping.
For
those
seven
days
the
people
ate
the
Passover
food
and
brought
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh
and
praised
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
belonged
to/had
worshiped.
Then
the
whole
group
decided
to
celebrate
for
seven
more
days,
so
they
did:
They
celebrated
joyfully
for
seven
more
days.
King
Hezekiah
provided 1,000
bulls
and 7,000
sheep
to
be
slaughtered
for
the
people
to
eat
during
the
festival,
and
the
officials
also
gave
them 1,000
bulls
and 10,000
sheep
and
goats.
Many
priests
consecrated
themselves.
All
the
people
of
Judah
rejoiced,
including
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
and
all
the
people
from
Israel
who
had
come,
and
including
some
from
other
countries
who
were
living
in
Israel
and
some
from
other
countries
who
were
living
in
Judah.
Everyone
in
Jerusalem
was
very
joyful,
because
nothing
like
this
had
happened
in
Jerusalem
since
the
time
when
David’s
son
Solomon
was
the
king
of
Israel.
The
priests
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
stood
up
to
bless
the
people,
and
God
heard
them
in
heaven,
the
holy
place
where
he
lives.
After
the
festival
ended,
the Israelis
who
were
there
went
to
all
the
towns
in
Judah
and
smashed
the
stones/pillars
for
worshiping
idols,
and
cut
down
the
poles
for
worshiping
the
goddess
Asherah.
They
destroyed
the
shrines
on
the hilltops
and
the
altars
of
Baal
throughout
the
areas
where
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
lived,
and
also
in
the
areas
of
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh.
After
destroying
all
of
them,
they
returned
to
their
own
towns.
The
offerings
for
the
priests
and
Levites
Hezekiah
divided
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
into
groups.
He
appointed
some
of
the
groups
to
offer
sacrifices
that
would
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh.
He
appointed
some
groups
to
do
other
work
at
the
temple:
some
to
lead
the
people
in
their
worship,
some
to
thank
Yahweh,
and
some
to
sing
songs
to
praise
to
Yahweh
at
the
gates
of
the
temple.
The
king
contributed
some
of
his
own funds
to
buy
animals
that
would
be
sacrificed
in
the
morning
and
in
the
evening
of
each
day,
and
on
the
Sabbath
days,
to
celebrate
the
new
moons,
and
during
the
other
feasts,
according
to
what
was
written
in
the
laws
that
Yahweh
gave
to
Moses.
Hezekiah
told
the
people
living
in
Jerusalem
to
give
to
the
priests
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
the
portions
of
meat
that
should
be
given
to
them,
in
order
that
they
could
devote
all
their
time
to
obeying
the
laws
of
Yahweh.
As
soon
as
he
told
that
to
the
people,
they
generously
gave
the
first
part
of
their
harvest
of
grain,
and
the
first
part
of
the
new
wine
that
they
produced,
and
olive
oil
and
honey,
and
of
the
crops
that
grew
in
their
fields.
They
brought
to
the
temple
a
tenth
of
all
their
crops.
The
men
of
Israel
and
Judah
who
were
living
in
various
towns
in
Judah
also
brought
a
tenth
of
their
cattle
and
sheep
and
goats,
and
a
tenth
of
other
things
that
they
had
dedicated
to
Yahweh
their
God,
and
they
piled
all
those
things
in
heaps.
They
started
to
do
that
in
May
and
finished
doing
it
in September.
When
Hezekiah
and
his
officials
saw
the
heaps,
they
praised
Yahweh
and
requested
God
to
bless
the
people.
But
Hezekiah
asked
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi, “Why
are
these
heaps
of
things
here?”
Then
Azariah
the
Supreme
Priest,
a
descendant
of
Zadok,
replied, “Since
the
time
that
the
people
started
to
bring
their
offerings
to
the
temple,
we
have
had
even
more
food
than
we
need.
This
has
happened
because
Yahweh
has
greatly
blessed
our
fellow Israelis,
with
the
result
that
all
this
is
left
over
after
we
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
took
all
that
we
need!”
Then
Hezekiah
ordered
that
they
should
prepare storerooms
in
the
temple.
So
they
did
that.
Then
they
brought
into
the storerooms
all
the
tithes
and
offerings
and
the
things
dedicated
to
Yahweh
which
the
people
had
brought.
One
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
whose
name
was
Conaniah
was
in
charge
of
those
things,
and
his
younger
brother
Shimei
was
his
assistant.
Those
two
men
supervised
Jehiel,
Azaziah,
Nahath,
Asahel,
Jerimoth,
Jozabad,
Eliel,
Ismakiah,
Mahath
and
Benaiah
while
they
did
the
work.
They
were
appointed
by
King
Hezekiah;
Azariah
was
in
charge
of
everything
that
was
done
in
the
temple.
Kore
the
son
of
Imnah,
another
descendant
of
Levi,
who
guarded
the
east
gate
of
the
temple,
was
in
charge
of
the
offerings
to
God
that
were
made
voluntarily.
He
distributed
to
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
the
offerings
and
other
things
that
were
dedicated
to
Yahweh.
Eden,
Miniamin,
Jeshua,
Shemaiah,
Amariah
and
Shecaniah
faithfully
assisted
him
in
the
towns
where
the
priests
lived.
They
distributed
those
things
to
the
groups
of
their
fellow
priests;
they
distributed
them
to
everyone, ifrom
the
youngest
to
the
oldest.
They
also
distributed
things
to
the
males
who
were
at
least 30
years
old,
those
whose
names
were
written
on
the scrolls
where lists
of
family
names
were
written.
They
were
males
who
were
allowed
to
enter
the
temple
to
perform
their
tasks/work
each
day,
the
tasks
that
each
group
had
been
assigned
to
do.
The
names
of
the
priests
were
on
the scrolls
where
their clans’
names
were
written.
They
also
distributed
things
to
groups
of
other
descendants
of
Levi,
those
who
were
at
least 20
years
old.
They
included
all
their
little
children
and
wives
and
other
sons
and
daughters
whose
names
were
on
the scrolls
where
their clans’
names
were
written,
because
they
also
faithfully
had
dedicated
themselves
to
Yahweh.
Hezekiah
also
appointed
other
men
to
distribute
portions
of
those
offerings
to
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
were
living
in
the
pasturelands
around
the
towns
in
Judah.
But
they
gave
things
only
to
those
who
were
descendants
of
Aaron
the
first Supreme
Priest,
whose
names
were
on
the scrolls
containing
the
names
of
their
clans.
That
is
what
Hezekiah
did
throughout
Judah.
He
always
faithfully
did
things
that
Yahweh
his
God
considered
to
be
right
and
good.
In
everything
that
he
did
for
the
worship
in
the
temple,
and
as
he
obeyed
God’s
laws
and
commands,
he
tried
to
find
out
what
his
God
wanted,
and
he
worked
energetically.
So
he
was
successful.
The army of King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah
After
King
Hezekiah
had
obeyed
Yahweh’s
instructions
and
had
done
all
those
things,
King
Sennacherib
of
Assyria
came
with
his
army
and
invaded
Judah.
He
commanded
his
soldiers
to
surround
the
cities
that
had
walls
around
them,
thinking
that
they
would
break
through
those
walls
and
conquer
those
cities.
When
Hezekiah
saw
that
Sennacherib
had
come
with
his
army
and
that
they
intended
to
attack
Jerusalem,
he
consulted
with
his
officials
and
army
leaders.
They
said
among
themselves, “Why
should
we
allow
the
king
of
Assyria
and
his
army
to
come
and
find
plenty
of
water
to
drink?”
So
they
decided
to
stop
the
water
from
flowing
outside
the
city.
So
a
large
group
of
men
gathered
together
and
blocked
all
the
springs
and
the
stream
that
flowed
through
that
area.
Then
they
worked
hard
to
repair
all
the
sections
of
the
city
wall
that
had
been
broken,
and
they
built watchtowers
on
the
walls.
They
built
another
wall
outside/around
the
wall
that
was
already
outside
the
city,
and
they
strengthened
the
defenses
on
the sloping
terraces
on
the
east
side
of
the
area
called ‘The
City
of David’.
They
also
made
a
large
number
of
weapons
and
shields.
Hezekiah
appointed
army
commanders,
and
he
gathered
them
in
front
of
him
in
the
square
at
one
of
the
city
gates,
and
he
encouraged
them
by
saying
this
to
them:
“Be
strong
and
courageous.
Do
not
be
afraid
or
discouraged
on
account
of
the
king
of
Assyria
and
the
huge
army
that
is
with
him,
because
Yahweh
is
with
us,
and
his
power
is
greater
than
their
power.
They
have
to
rely
on
the
power
of humans,
but
we
have
Yahweh
our
God
to
help
us
and
to
fight
battles
for
us.”
So
the
people
became
more
confident
because
of
what
Hezekiah,
the
king
of
Judah,
said.
Later,
when
Sennacherib
and
all
his
soldiers
were
surrounding
Lachish
city,
he
sent
some
officers
to
Jerusalem
to
give
this
message
to
King
Hezekiah
and
to
all
the
people
of
Judah
who
were
there:
“
I
am
Sennacherib,
the
great
king
of
Assyria,
and
this
is
what
I
say: 'While
you
are
staying
in
Jerusalem,
my
soldiers
are
surrounding
the
city.
So
why [RHQ]
are
you
so
confident?
Hezekiah
says
to
you, “Yahweh
our
God
will
save
us
from
being
defeated
by
the
army
of
the
king
of
Assyria,”
but
he
is
misleading
you.
He
wants
you
to
die
from
having
no
food
or
water.
Isn’t
Hezekiah
the
one
who
told
his
men
to
get
rid
of
your
god
Yahweh’s
shrines
and
altars
on
the hilltops,
saying
to
you
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah, “You
must
worship
at
only
one
altar
and
burn
sacrifices
on
only
that
altar”?
'Do
you
people
not
know
what
I
and
my
ancestors
have
done
to
all
the people-groups
in
other
countries?
We
destroyed
them
all,
and
none
of
the
gods
of
those
nations
were
ever
able
to
prevent
my
troops
from
conquering
them!
So
how
can
your
god
prevent
my
soldiers
from
conquering
you?
So
do
not
allow
Hezekiah
to
deceive
you
like
this.
Do
not
believe
what
he
says,
because
no
god
of
any
nation
or
kingdom
has
ever
been
able
to
rescue
his
people
from
being
conquered
by
my
army
and
the
armies
of
my
ancestors.
So
certainly
your
god
will
not
be
able
to
rescue
you
from
my power' .”
Sennacherib’s
officers
said
more
things
to belittle
Yahweh
the
God
of
the Israelis
and
Hezekiah,
who
served
God
well.
King
Sennacherib
wrote
more
letters insulting
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israelis
belonged
to/worshiped.
He
said
things
like
this: “The
gods
worshiped
by
the people-groups
in
other
countries
did
not
rescue
their
people
from
my
power.
Similarly,
the
god
of
Hezekiah
will
not
rescue
his
people
from
my
power.”
Then
King Sennachereb’s
officers
shouted
in
the
Hebrew
language
to
the
people
who
were
on
the
wall,
in
order
to
cause
them
to
be
terrified,
thinking
that
as
a
result
the
army
of
Assyria
could
capture
the
city
without
a
battle.
They belittled
the
God
worshiped
by
the
people
of
Jerusalem
as
they belittled
the
gods
of
the
other people-groups
of
the
world—saying
that
they
were
only
idols
made
by humans.
Then
King
Hezekiah
and
the
prophet
Isaiah
cried
out
to
God,
praying
about
this.
And
that
night
Yahweh
sent
an
angel
who
killed
all
the
soldiers
of
Assyria
and
their
leaders
and
their
officers
in
the
place
where
the
king
of
Assyria
and
his
army
had
set
up
their
tents.
So
the
king
of
Assyria
left
and
returned
to
his
own
country,
very
disgraced.
And
one
day
when
he
went
into
the
temple
of
his
god,
some
of
his
sons
struck
him
with
their
swords
and
killed
him.
That
is
how
Yahweh
rescued
Hezekiah
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem
from
the
power
of
Sennacherib,
the
king
of
Assyria,
and
from
their
other
enemies.
Yahweh
took
care
of
them (OR,
gave
them
peace)
everywhere
in
the
country.
Many
people
brought
offerings
for
Yahweh
to
Jerusalem,
and
also
brought
valuable
gifts
for
King
Hezekiah.
And
from
that
time,
Hezekiah
was
highly
respected/honored
by
the
people
of
all
the
other
nations.
Hezekiah
became
proud
About
that
time,
Hezekiah
became
very
ill.
He
was
about
to
die.
But
he
prayed
to
Yahweh,
and
Yahweh
answered
his
prayer.
He
performed
a
miracle
and
healed
Hezekiah.
But
Hezekiah [SYN]
was
very
proud,
and
he
did
not
thank
Yahweh
for
being
kind
to
him.
Therefore
Yahweh
was
angry
with
him
and
and
punished
him
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah.
Then
Hezekiah
said
that
he
was
sorry
for
being
proud,
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem
also
said
that
they
were
sorry
for
their
sins.
So
Yahweh
did
not
punish
them
during
the
remaining
years
that
Hezekiah
was
their
king.
Hezekiah
became
very
rich
Hezekiah
became
very
rich
and
was
greatly
honored.
His
workers
made storerooms
for
his
silver
and
gold,
and
for
his
very
valuable
stones,
and
for
spices
and
shields
and
other
valuable
things.
His
workers
also
built
buildings
to
store
the
grain
and
wine
and
olive
oil
that
people
produced
and
brought
to
him.
They
also
made
stalls
for
various
kinds
of
cattle
and
pens
for
his
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats.
They
built
towns
and
acquired
for
the
king
many
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
and
herds
of
cattle,
because
God
had
enabled
him
to
become
very
rich.
Hezekiah
was
the
one
who
told
his
workers
to
block
the
place
where
the
water
flows
out
of
the
Gihon
Spring,
and
to
build
a
tunnel
through
which
the
water
flowed
to
the
west
side
of
the
area
called ‘The
City
of David’.
He
was
able
to
do
everything
that
he
wanted
to
do.
But
when
messengers
who
were
sent
by
the
rulers
of
Babylon
came
and
asked
about
the
miracle
that
God
had
performed
for
him,
God
allowed
Hezekiah
to
say
what
he
himself
wanted
to
say,
in
order
to
test
whether
or
not
Hezekiah
would
admit
that
God
had
performed
a
miracle.
A
record
of
the
other
things
that
happened
while
Hezekiah
was
ruling,
and
the
things
that
he
did
to
please
God,
is
on
the
scroll
in
which
is
written
the
vision
that
Yahweh
gave
to
the
prophet
Isaiah.
It
is
also
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of
Judah
and Israel’.
When
Hezekiah
died,
he
was
buried
in
the
tombs
where
the
most
respected
kings
of
Judah
were
buried.
Everyone
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
honored
him.
Then
his
son
Manasseh
became
the
king.
King Manasseh of Judah
Manasseh
was 12
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah,
and
he
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 55
years.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil.
He imitated
the
disgusting
things
that
were
formerly
done
by
the people-groups
that
Yahweh
had
expelled
from
Israel
as
his
people
advanced
though
the
land.
He
commanded
his
workers
to
rebuild
the
shrines
for
worshiping
idols
that
his
father
Hezekiah
had
destroyed.
He
told
them
to
set
up
altars
to
honor
the
statues
of
Baal,
and
to
make
altars
to
honor
the
goddess
Asherah.
He
bowed
down
to
worship
all
the
stars.
He
directed
his
workers
to
build
altars
for
foreign
gods
in
the
temple,
about
which
Yahweh
had
said, “It
is
here
in
Jerusalem
that
I
want
people
to
worship
me,
forever.”
He
directed
that
altars
for
worshiping
all
the
stars
be
built
in
both
of
the
courtyards
outside
the
temple.
He
even
sacrificed
some
of
his
own
sons
and
burned
them
in
a
fire
in
Hinnom
Valley.
He
performed rituals
to
practice
sorcery.
He
asked
fortune-tellers
for
advice.
He
performed
witchcraft.
He
talked
to
people
who
consulted
the
spirits
of
people
who
had
died
to
find
out
what
would
happen
in
the
future.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh conidered
o
be
very
evil,
things
that
caused
Yahweh
to
become
very
angry.
Manasseh
took
a
carved
idol
that
his
workers
had
made
and
put
it
in
the
temple.
That
is
the
temple
concerning
which
God
had
said
to
David
and
to
his
son
Solomon, “My
temple
will
be
here
in
Jerusalem,
the
city
that
I
have
chosen
where
I
want
people
to
worship
me,
forever.
If
they
will
obey
all
the
laws
and
decrees
and
regulations
that
I
told
Moses
to
give
to
them,
I
will
not
again
force
the Israeli
people
to
leave
this
land
that
I
gave
to
their
ancestors.”
But
Manasseh
led
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
to
do
things
that
are
wrong,
with
the
result
that
they
did
more
evil
than
was
done
by
the
people
in
the people-groups
that
Yahweh
had
expelled
as
the Israeli
people
advanced
through
the
land.
Yahweh
spoke
to
Manasseh
and
the
people
of
Judah,
but
they
paid
no
attention.
So
Yahweh
caused
the
army
commanders
of
Assyria
and
their
soldiers
to
come
to
Jerusalem,
and
they
captured
Manasseh.
They
put
a
hook
in
his
nose
and
put
bronze
chains
on
his
feet
and
took
him
to
Babylon.
There,
while
he
was
suffering,
he
humbled
himself
greatly
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
his
ancestors
worshiped,
and
pleaded
with
Yahweh
to
help
him.
When
he
prayed,
Yahweh
heard
him
and
pitied
him.
So
he
allowed
him
to
return
to
Jerusalem
and
to
rule
his
kingdom
again.
Then
Manasseh
realized
that
Yahweh
is
an all-powerful
God.
Later,
Manasseh’s
workers
rebuilt
the
eastern
section
of
the
outer
wall
around
Jerusalem,
and
they
made
it
higher.
That
section
extended
from
Gihon
Spring
north
to
the
Fish
Gate,
and
around
the
part
of
the
city
that
they
called
Ophel
Hill.
Manasseh
also
appointed
army
officers
to
guard
each
of
the
cities
in
Judah
that
had
walls
around
them.
Manasseh’s
workers
removed
from
the
temple
the
idols
and
the
stone
statues
of
gods
of
other
nations.
Manasseh
also
told
them
to
remove
the
altars
that
they
had
previously
built
on
Zion
Hill
and
in
other
places
in
Jerusalem.
He
had
all
those
things
thrown
out
of
the
city.
Then
he
told
them
to
repair
the
altar
of
Yahweh,
and
he
offered
sacrifices
to
restore
fellowship
with
Yahweh
and
to
thank
him.
And
he
told
the
people
of
Judah
that
they
must
worship
only
Yahweh.
The
people
continued
to
offer
sacrifices
on
the hilltops,
but
only
to
Yahweh
their
God.
The
other
things
that
happened
while
Manasseh
was
ruling,
including
his
prayer
to
God
and
the
messages
from
Yahweh
that
the
prophets
gave
to
him,
are
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of Israel’.
What
Manasseh
prayed
and
how
God
pitied
him
because
he
pleaded
to
God,
and
also
his
sins
and
ways
in
which
he
disobeyed
God,
and
the
list
of
places
where
he
built
shrines
and
set
up
poles
to
honor
the
goddess
Asherah
and
other
idols
before
he
humbled
himself,
are
written
in
what
the
prophets
wrote.
Manasseh
died
and
was
buried
in
his
palace.
Then
his
son
Amon
became
the
king
of
Judah.
King
Amon
of
Judah
Amon
was 22
years
old
when
he
became
king,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
two
years.
He
did
things
that
Yahweh
considered
to
be
evil,
like
his
father
Manasseh
had
done.
Amon
worshiped
all
the
idols
that
Manasseh’s
workers
had
made.
But
he
did
not
humble
himself
and
turn
to
Yahweh
like
his
father
did.
So
he
became
more
sinful
than
his
father
had
been.
Then
Amon’s
officials
made
plans
to
kill
him.
They
assassinated
him
in
his
palace.
But
then
the
people
of
Judah
killed
all
those
who
had
assassinated
Amon,
and
they
appointed
his
son
Josiah
to
be
their
king.
King Josiah of Judah
Josiah
was
eight
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah.
He
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 31
years.
He
did
things
that
were
pleasing
to
Yahweh
and
conducted
his
life
like
his ancestor
King
David
had
done.
He
fully
obeyed [IDM]
all
the
laws
of
God.
When
he
had
been
ruling
for
almost
eight
years,
while
he
was
still
a
young
man,
he
began
to
worship
God
like
his ancestor
King
David
had
done.
Four
years
later,
he
began
to
get
rid
of
all
the
pagan
shrines
on hilltops
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
places
in
Judah,
and
the
poles
to
honor
the
goddess
Asherah,
and
the
carved
idols
and
statues
of
gods.
While
he
directed
them,
his
workers
tore
down
the
altars
where
people
worshiped
Baal.
They
smashed
the
altars
that
were
near
those
altars,
where
people
burned
incense.
They
smashed
the
poles
to
honor
the
goddess
Asherah
and
the
idols
and
statues.
They
smashed
them
to
bits
and
scattered
the
bits
over
the
graves
of
those
who
had
offered
sacrifices
to
them.
They
burned
the
bones
of
the
priests
who
had
offered
sacrifices;
they
burned
them
on
their
own
altars.
In
that
way
Josiah
caused
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
to
be
acceptable
places
to
worship
Yahweh
again.
In
the
towns
in
the
tribes
of
Manasseh,
Ephraim,
and
Simeon,
and
as
far
north
as
the
tribe
of
Naphtali
and
in
the
ruins
around
all
those
towns,
Josiah’s
workers
tore
down
the
pagan
altars
and
the
poles
to
honor
the
goddess
Asherah,
and
crushed
the
idols
to
powder.
They
also
smashed
to
pieces
all
the
altars
for
burning
incense
throughout
Israel.
Then
Josiah
returned
to
Jerusalem.
When
Josiah
had
been
ruling
for
almost 18
years,
he
did
something
else
to
cause
the
land
and
the
temple
to
be
acceptable
places
to
worship
Yahweh.
He
sent
Shaphan
the
son
of
Azaliah
and
Maaseiah
the
governor
of
the
city
and
Joah
the
son
of
Joahaz,
who
wrote
on
a
scroll
what
happened
in
the
city,
to
repair
the
temple
of
Yahweh.
They
went
to
Hilkiah
the Supreme
Priest
and
gave
him
the
money
that
had
been
brought
to
the
temple.
That
was
the
money
that
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
guarded
the
doors
of
the
temple
had
collected
from
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Manasseh
and
Ephraim
and
other
places
in
northern
Israel,
and
also
from
all
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin.
Then
Hilkiah
gave
some
of
the
money
to
the
men
who
had
been
appointed
to
supervise
the
work
of
repairing
the
temple.
The
supervisors
paid
the
men
who
did
the
repair
work.
They
also
gave
some
of
the
money
to
the
carpenters
and
builders
to
buy
the
cut
stones
and
the
timber
for
the joists
and
the
beams
for
the
buildings
that
the
kings
of
Judah
had
allowed
to
decay.
The
workers
did
their
work
faithfully.
Their
supervisors
were
Jahath
and
Obadiah,
who
were
descendants
of
Levi’s
son
Merari,
and
Zechariah
and
Meshullam,
who
were
descendants
of
Levi’s
son
Kohath.
All
the
other
descendants
of
Levi,
those
who
played
musical
instruments
well,
supervised
all
the
workers
as
they
did
their
various jobs.
Some
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
were
secretaries
and
some
kept
records
and
some
guarded
the
gates
of
the
temple.
The
scroll
containing
God’s
laws
was
found
While
they
were
giving
to
the
supervisors
the
money
that
had
been
taken
to
the
temple,
Hilkiah
the
Supreme
Priest
found
a
scroll
on
which
were
written
the
laws
that
Yahweh
had
told
Moses
to
give
to
the
people.
So
Hilkiah
said
to
Shaphan, “I
have
found
in
the
temple
a
scroll
on
which
are
written
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses!”
Then
Hilkiah
gave
the
scroll
to
Shaphan.
Shaphan
took
the
scroll
to
the
king
and
said
to
him, “Your
officials
are
doing
everything
that
you
told
them
to
do.
They
have
taken
the
money
that
was
in
the
temple,
and
they
have
given
it
to
the
men
who
will
supervise
the
workers
who
will
repair
the
temple.”
Then
Shaphan
said
to
the
king, “
I
have
brought
to
you
a
scroll
that
Hilkiah
gave
to
me.”
And
Shaphan
started
to
read
it
to
the
king.
When
the
king
heard
the
laws
that
were
written
in
the
scroll,
he
tore
his
clothes
because
he
was
very
dismayed/worried.
Then
he
gave
these
instructions
to
Hilkiah,
to Shaphan’s
son
Ahikam,
to
Micah’s
son
Abdon,
to
Shaphan,
and
to
Asaiah
the
king’s
special advisor:
“Go
and
ask
Yahweh
for
me,
and
for
all
his
people
who
are
still
alive
in
Judah
and
Israel,
about
what
is
written
in
this
scroll
that
has
been
found.
Because
it
is
clear
that
Yahweh
is
very
angry
with
us
because
our
ancestors
disobeyed
what
Yahweh
said;
they
did
not
obey
the
laws
that
are
written
on
this
scroll.”
So
Hilkiah
and
the
others
went
to
talk
with
a
woman
whose
name
was
Huldah,
who
was
a
prophetess
who
lived
in
the newer
part
of
Jerusalem.
Her
husband
Shallum
who
was
the
son
of
Tikvah,
took
care
of
the
robes
that
were
worn
in
the
temple.
When
they
told
her
what
the
king
had
said,
she
said
to
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says: ‘Go
back
and
tell
the
king
who
sent
you
that
this
is
what
Yahweh
says: “Listen
to
this
carefully.
I
am
going
to
cause
a
disaster
to
strike
Jerusalem
and
all
the
people
who
live
here.
I
will
cause
them
to
experience
the
curses
that
were
written
in
the
scroll
that
was
read
to
the
king
of
Judah.
I
will
do
that
because
they
have
rejected
me,
and
they
burn
incense
to
honor
other
gods.
They
have
caused
me
to
become
very
angry
because
of
all
the
idols
that
they
have
made (OR,
because
of
all
the
wicked
things
that
they
have
done),
and
my
anger
is
like
a
fire
that
will
not
be
extinguished.
The
king
of
Judah
sent
you
to
ask
what
I,
Yahweh,
want.
Go
and
tell
him
that
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
you Israelis
worship,
say
about
what
you
read:
“Because
you
heeded
what
was
written
in
the
scroll,
and
you
humbled
yourself
when
you
heard
what
I
said
to
warn
about
what
would
happen
to
this
city
and
the
people
who
live
here,
and
because
you
tore
your
robes
and
wept
in
my
presence,
I
have
heard
you.
So
I
will
allow
you
to
die
and
be
buried
peacefully.
I
will
cause
a
great
disaster
to
strike
this
place
and
the
people
who
live
here,
but
you
will
not
be
alive
to
see
it.” ’ ”
So
they
reported
her
reply
to
the
king.
Then
the
king
summoned
all
the
elders
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judea.
They
went
up
together
to
the
temple
with
the
leaders
of
Judah
and
many
other
people
of
Jerusalem
and
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi,
from
the
least
important
to
the
most
important
ones.
And
while
they
listened,
the
king
read
to
them
everything
that
was
in
the
scroll
containing
God’s
laws
that
had
been
found
in
the
temple.
Then
the
king
stood
next
to
the
pillar
at
the
entrance
to
the
temple,
where
kings
stood
when
they
announced
something
important,
and
while
Yahweh
was
listening,
he
repeated
his
promise
to
very
sincerely
and
completely
obey
Yahweh
and
all
his
commands
and
regulations
and
decrees
that
were
written
on
the
scroll.
Then
the
king
said
that
everyone
who
lived
in
Jerusalem
and
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
should
promise
that
they
also
would
obey
those
laws.
And
they
did
that, agreeing
that
they
would
keep
the
agreement
that
God,
whom
their
ancestors
had
worshiped,
had
made
with
them.
Josiah
instructed
his
workers
to
remove
all
the
detestable
idols
from
everywhere
in
the
land
of
the Israeli
people,
and
he
commanded
that
all
the
people
from
Israel
who
were
there
should
worship
only
Yahweh
their
God.
And
as
long
as
Josiah
was
alive,
the
people
did
what
was
pleasing
to
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
their
ancestors
worshiped.
Josiah led them in celebrating the Passover Festival
Josiah
commanded
that
the
people
should
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival
to
honor
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem.
So
they
slaughtered
the
lambs
for
the
Passover
Festival
at
the
end
of
March.
Josiah
assigned
to
the
priests
the
tasks
that
they
should
perform
at
the
temple
and
encouraged
them
to
do
their
work
well.
The
other
descendants
of
Levi
were
the
ones
who
taught
all
the Israeli
people;
they
had
been
dedicated
to
serve
Yahweh.
Josiah
said
to
them, “Put
the
Sacred
Chest
in
the
temple
that
the
workers
of
David’s
son
King
Solomon
of
Israel
built.
But
carry
it
on
poles;
do
not
carry
it
on
your
shoulders.
And
do
your
your
work
well
for
Yahweh
your
God
and
for
his Israeli
people.
Divide
yourselves
into
clans,
obeying
the
instructions
that
King
David
and
his
son
Solomon
wrote.
Then
stand
in
the
temple,
with
one
group
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
help
each
clan
of
the
people
when
they
bring
their
offerings
to
the
temple.
Slaughter
the
lambs
for
the
Passover
Festival.
Perform
the rituals
to
cause
yourselves
to
be
acceptable
to
Yahweh
for
doing
this
work.
Prepare
the
sacrifices,
doing
what
Yahweh
told
Moses
to
tell
you
that
you
should
do.”
Josiah
provided
from
his
own
flocks
and
herds 30,000
sheep
and
goats
for
the
Passover
sacrifices.
His
officials
also
voluntarily
contributed
animals
for
the
people
and
the
priests
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi.
Hilkiah,
Zechariah,
and
Jehiel,
the
officials
who
were
in
charge
of
the
temple,
gave
to
the
priests 2,600
lambs
and 300
cattle
to
be
sacrifices
for
the
Passover.
And
Conaniah
along
with
his
younger
brothers
Shemaiah
and
Nethanel,
and
Hashabiah,
Jeiel,
and
Jozabad,
the
leaders
of
the
other
descendants
of
Levi,
provided 5,000
lambs
and 500
cattle
for
the
other
descendants
of
Levi,
to
be
sacrifices
for
the
Passover.
Everything
for
the
Passover
was
arranged:
The
priests
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
stood
in
their
places
in
their
groups,
like
the
king
had
commanded.
Then
they
slaughtered
the
Passover
lambs.
The
priests
sprinkled
the
blood
from
the
bowls
that
were
handed
to
them,
while
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
removed
the
skins
from
the
animals.
They
set
aside
the
animals
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
in
order
to
give
them
to
the
various
family
groups
to
offer
to
Yahweh,
obeying
the
instructions
that
were
written
in
the
laws
God
gave
Moses.
They
did
the
same
thing
with
the
cattle.
Obeying
those
regulations,
they
roasted
the
lambs
for
the
Passover
over
the
fire.
And
they
boiled
the
meat
of
the
sacred
offerings
in
pots
and
kettles
and
pans,
and
served
the
meat
immediately
to
all
the
people
who
were
there.
After
that,
they
prepared
meat
for
themselves
and
for
the
priests,
because
the
priests
were
busy
until nighttime,
sacrificing
the
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
and
burning
the
fat
parts
of
the
offerings.
So
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
prepared
meat
for
themselves
and
for
the
priests,
who
were
descendants
of
Aaron,
the
first Supreme
Priest.
The
musicians,
who
were
descendants
of
Asaph,
stood
in
their
places,
as
King
David,
Asaph,
Heman,
and
Jeduthun
the
king’s
prophet
had
commanded.
The
men
who
guarded
the
gates
of
the
temple
did
not
need
to
leave
their
places,
because
their
fellow
descendants
of
Levi
prepared
food
for
them
to
eat.
So
on
that
day
everything
that
needed
to
done
for
worshiping
Yahweh
was
done.
They
celebrated
the
Passover
Festival,
and
they
presented
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
which
was
what
Josiah
had
commanded.
The Israelis
who
were
there
celebrated
the
Passover
Festival
on
that
day,
and
for
seven
days
they
celebrated
the
Festival
of
Eating
Unleavened
Bread.
The
Passover
Festival
had
not
been
celebrated
like
that
in
Israel
since
the
time
that
the
prophet
Samuel
lived.
None
of
the
other
kings
of
Israel
had
ever
celebrated
the
Passover
like
Josiah
did,
along
with
the
priests,
the
other
descendants
of
Levi,
and
all
the
other
people
of
Judah
and
Israel
who
were
there
with
the
people
who
lived
in
Jerusalem.
They
celebrated
this
Passover
Festival
when
Josiah
had
been
ruling
for
almost 18
years.
The
end
of
Josiah’s
life
After
Josiah
had
done
all
those
things
to
restore
the
worship
at
the
temple,
King
Neco
of
Egypt
went
with
his
army
to
attack
Carchemish
city
alongside
the
Euphrates
River,
and
Josiah
marched
with
his
army
to
fight
against
them.
Neco
sent
some
messengers
to
Josiah,
to
tell
him, “You
are
the
king
of
Judah,
and
there
is
certainly
no
quarrel
between
you
and
me.
My
army
is
not
attacking
you
people;
we
are
attacking
another
army,
the
army
of
Babylonia.
God
has
told
me
to
hurry.
So
stop opposing
God,
who
is
for
me.
If
you
do
not
stop,
God
will
get
rid
of
you.”
But
Josiah
would
not
pay
attention
to
him.
Instead,
he
disguised
himself
in
order
to
be
able
to
attack
the
army
of
Egypt
without
anyone recognizing
him.
He
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
God
had
told
Neco
to
say.
Instead,
he
and
his
army
went
to
fight Neco’s
army
at
the
plain
of
Megiddo.
Some
Egyptian
archers
shot
King
Josiah.
He
told
his
officers, “Take
me
away
from
here
because
I
am
badly
wounded.”
So
they
took
him
out
of
his
chariot
and
put
him
in
another
chariot
that
he
had
brought
with
him,
and
they
took
him
to
Jerusalem,
where
he
died.
He
was
buried
in
the
tombs
where
his
ancestors
had
been
buried,
and
all
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
mourned
for
him.
The
prophet
Jeremiah
composed
a
song
to
mourn
for
Josiah,
and
all
the
men
and
women
singers
in
Israel
still
mourn
for
Josiah
by
singing
that
song.
That
became
a
custom
in
Israel;
the
words
of
that
song
are
written
in
a
scroll
of funeral
songs.
A
record
of
the
other
things
that
happened
while
Josiah
ruled,
from
the
time
he
started
to
rule
until
he
died,
including
how
he
faithfully
honored
God
by
obeying
everything
that
was
written
in
the
laws
of
Yahweh,
is
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of
Israel
and Judah’.
King Jehoahaz of Judah
Then
the
people
of
Judah
chose
Josiah’s
son
Jehoahaz
and
appointed
him
as
the
king
in
Jerusalem.
Jehoahaz
was 23
years
old
when
he
became
the
king,
but
he
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for
only
three
months.
King
Neco
of
Egypt
captured
him
and
prevented
him
from
ruling
any
longer.
He
also
forced
the
people
of
Judah
to
pay
him
a
tax
of
almost
four tons
of
silver
and
about 75
pounds
of
gold.
The
king
of
Egypt
appointed
Jehoahaz’s
younger
brother
Eliakim
to
be
the
king
of
Judah.
He
changed Eliakim’s
name
to
Jehoiakim.
After
Neco
captured
Jehoahaz,
he
took
him
to
Egypt.
King
Jehoiakim
of
Judah
Jehoiakim
was 25
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah,
and
he
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for 11
years.
He
did
things
that
Yahweh
his
God
considers
to
be
evil.
Then
the
army
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
attacked
Jehoiakim’s
army.
They
captured
Jehoiakim
and
bound
him
with
bronze
chains
and
took
him
to
Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar’s
soldiers
also
took
valuable
things
from
the
temple;
they
took
them
to
Babylon
and
put
them
in
king
Nebuchadnezzar’s
palace
there.
A
record
of
the
other
things
that
happened
while
Jehoiakim
was
ruling,
the
detestable
things
that
he
did,
including
the
evil
things
that
people
said
that
he
did,
is
written
in
the
scroll
called ‘The
History
of
the
Kings
of
Israel
and Judah’.
After
he
was
taken
to
Babylon,
his
son
Jehoiachin
became
the
king
of
Judah.
King
Jehoiachin
of
Judah
Jehoiachin
was 18
years
old
when
he
became
the
king
of
Judah,
and
he
ruled
from
Jerusalem
for
only
three
months
and
ten
days.
He
did
things
that
Yahweh
considers
to
be
evil.
During
the
spring
of
the
next
year,
King
Nebuchadnezzar
sent
soldiers
to
bring
him
to
Babylon.
They
also
took
to
Babylon
many
valuable
things
from
the
temple
of
Yahweh.
Then
Nebuchadnezzar
appointed
Jehoiachin’s
uncle,
Zedekiah,
to
be
the
king
of
Judah.
King
Zedekiah
of
Judah
Zedekiah
was 21
years
old
when
he
became
the
king,
and
he
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for 11
years.
He
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
his
God consideredto
be
evil.
And
he
did
not
humble
himself
when
the
prophet
Jeremiah
gave
him
a
message
from
Yahweh
to
warn
him.
He
would
not
return
to
Yahweh,
the
God
that
the
people
of
Israel
said
that
they
worshiped.
Zedekiah
also
rebelled
against
King
Nebuchadnezzar,
who
had
forced
him
to
solemnly
promise
using
God’s
name
to
be
loyal
to
him.
Zedekiah
became
very
stubborn.
Furthermore,
all
the
leaders
of
the
priests
and
also
the
people
of
Judah
became
more
wicked
again,
doing
all
the
detestable
things
that
the
people
of
the
other
nations
did,
and
causing
the
temple
in
Jerusalem
that
Yahweh
had
caused
to
be
holy
to
become
an
unacceptable
place
to
worship
him.
Jerusalem
was
ruined
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the
ancestors
of
the
people
of
Judah
belonged
to/worshiped,
gave
messages
to
his
prophets
many
times,
and
the
prophets
told
those
messages
to
the
people
of
Judah.
Yahweh
did
that
because
he
pitied
his
people
and
did
not
want
his
temple
to
be
destroyed.
But
the
people
continually
made fun
of
God’s
messengers.
They
despised
God’s
messages.
They ridiculed
his
prophets,
until
finally
God
became
extremely
angry
with
his
people,
with
the
result
that
nothing
could
stop
him
from
destroying
Judah.
He
incited
the
king
of
Babylonia
to
attack
Judah
with
his
army.
They
killed
the
young
men
with
their
swords,
even
in
the
temple.
They
did
not
spare/pity
anyone,
young
men
or
young
women
or
old
people.
God
enabled
the
army
of
Nebuchadnezzar
to
kill
all
of
them.
His
soldiers
took
to
Babylon
all
the
things
that
were
used
in
God’s
temple—big
things
and
little
things,
all
the
valuable
things,
and
the
valuable
things
that
belonged
to
the
king
and
his
officials.
They
burned
the
temple,
and
they
broke
down
the
wall
surrounding
Jerusalem.
They
burned
all
the
palaces
in
Jerusalem
and
destroyed
all
the
remaining
valuable
things
there.
Nebuchadnezzar’s
soldiers
took
to
Babylon
the
remaining
people
who
had
not
been
killed
with
their
swords.
Then
those
people
became
the
king’s
slaves
and
his
son’s
slaves,
until
the
army
of
the
king
of
Persia
conquered
the
army
of
Babylonia.
Moses
had
said
that
every
seventh
year
the
people
must
not
plant
their
fields;
they
must
allow
the
soil
to
rest.
But
the
people
had
not
done
that.
So
after
the
army
of
Babylonia
destroyed
Judah,
the
soil
was
allowed
to
rest.
That
continued
for 70
years,
fulfilling
what
Yahweh
told
Jeremiah
and
what
Jeremiah
had
predicted/prophesied
would
happen.
During
the
first
year
that
Cyrus
was
the
king
of
Persia,
in
order
that
what
Yahweh
told
Jeremiah
would
happen
would
occur,
Yahweh
motivated
Cyrus
to
write
this
and
proclaim
it
throughout
his
kingdom:
“I,
Cyrus,
the
king
of
Persia,
declare
that
Yahweh,
the
God
who
rules
in
heaven,
has
enabled
me
to
become
the
ruler
of
all
the
kingdoms
of
this
world.
And
he
wants
me
to
command
that
my
workers
build
a
temple {a
temple
be
built}
for
him
in
Jerusalem,
which
is
in
Judah.
Any
of
his
people
living
among
you
people
of
Persia
are
allowed
to
go
to
Jerusalem.
And
I
will
pray
that
Yahweh
will
be
with
them.”
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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Ezra
Ezra
EZR
This book contains the account of some of the people of Judah returning to Judah and rebuilding the temple. We call this book
Ezra
Cyrus let the Jews return to Jerusalem
During
the
first
year
that
Cyrus
ruled
the
Persian
Empire,
he
did
something
that
fulfilled
what
Jeremiah
had prophecied.
Yahweh
motivated
Cyrus
to
write
this
message,
and
then
Cyrus
sent
this
message
throughout
his
empire:
“I,
King
Cyrus,
who
rule
the
Persian
Empire,
declare
this: 'Yahweh,
the
God
who
is
in/rules
from
heaven,
has
caused
me
to
become
the
ruler
of
all
the
kingdoms
that
I
know
about
on
the
earth.
And
he
has
appointed
me
to
enable
his
people
to
build
a
temple
for
him
in
Jerusalem,
in
Judah
land.
All
you
people
who
belong
to
God
may
go
up
to
Jerusalem
to
rebuild
this
temple
for
Yahweh,
the
God
who
lives
in
Jerusalem,
the
God
who
is
worshiped
by
you Israeli
people.
I
desire/hope
that
your
God
will
be
with
you
and
help
those
who
go
there.
Those
people
who
are
in
places
where Israelis
are
living,
whose
ancestors
were
exiled
here,
should
contribute
silver
and
gold
to
those
who
go.
They
should
also
give
them
supplies
that
they
will
need
for
the
journey
to
Jerusalem.
They
should
also
give
them
some
livestock,
and
gifts
of
money
to
help
build
the
temple
of
God
in
Jerusalem.' ”
Then
God
motivated
some
of
the
priests
and ◄Levites/men
who
did
work
in
the
temple►
and
some
of
the
leaders
of
the
tribes
that
were
descended
from
Judah
and
Benjamin
to
return
to
Jerusalem.
Those
whom
God
motivated
got
ready
to
return
to
Jerusalem
and
build
the
temple
for
Yahweh
there.
All
of
their
neighbors
helped
them
by
giving
them
things
made
of
silver
and
things
made
of
gold,
and
supplies
for
the
journey,
and
livestock.
They
also
gave
them
other
valuable
gifts,
and
also
gave
them
money
to
buy
things
for
building
the
temple.
King
Cyrus
brought
out
the
valuable
things
that
King Nebuchadnezzar’s
soldiers
had
taken
from
the
temple
of
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem
and
put
in
the
temple
of Nebuchadnezzar’s
gods
in
Babylon.
Cyrus
commanded
Mithredath,
the
treasurer
of
the
Persian
Empire,
to
count
all
these
items
and
then
give
them
to
Sheshbazzar,
the
leader
of
the
group
that
was
going
to
return
to
Judah.
This
is
a
list
of
the
items
that
Cyrus donated:
30
large
gold
dishes
1,000
large
silver
dishes
29
silver ◄censers/incense
burning
pans►
30
gold
bowls
410
silver
bowls
1,000
other
items.
All
together,
there
were 5,400
items
made
of
silver
or
gold,
that
were
given
to
Sheshbazzar
to
take
with
him
when
he
and
the
others
returned
to
Jerusalem.
The list of groups that returned to Judah
King Nebuchadnezzar’s
soldiers
had
captured
many
Israeli
people
and
taken
them
to
Babylonia.
Many
years
later,
some Israeli peole
returned
to
Judah.
Some
returned
to
Jerusalem,
and
some
returned
to
other
places
in
Judah.
They
went
to
the
towns
where
their
ancestors
had
lived.
This
is
a
list
of
the
groups
who
returned.
The
leaders
of
those
groups
were
Zerubbabel,
Jeshua,
Nehemiah,
Seraiah,
Reelaiah,
Mordecai,
Bilshan,
Mispar,
Bigvai,
Rehum,
and
Baanah.
There
were:
2,172
descendants of Parosh
372
descendants of Shephatiah
775
descendants of Arah
2,812
descendants of Pahath-Moab, from the families of Jeshua and Joab
1,254
descendants of Elam
945
descendants of Zattu
760
descendants of Zaccai
642
descendants of Bani
623
descendants of Bebai
1,222
descendants of Azgad
666
descendants of Adonikam
2,056
descendants of Bigvai
454
descendants of Adin
98
descendants of Ater, whose other name was Hezekiah
323
descendants of Bezai
112
descendants of Jorah
223
descendants of Hashum
95
descendants of Gibbar.
People
whose
ancestors
had
lived
in
these
towns
in
Judah:
123
from Bethlehem
56
from Netophah
128
from Anathoth
42
from Azmaveth
743
from Kiriath-Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth
621
from Ramah and Geba
122
from Micmash
223
from Bethel and Ai
52
from Nebo
156
from Magbish
1,254
from Elam
320
from Harim
725
from Lod, Hadid, and Ono
345
from Jericho
3,630
from Senaah.
Priests
who
returned:
973
descendants of Jedaiah (that is, those from the family of Jeshua)
1,052
descendants of Immer
1,247
descendants of Pashhur
1,017
descendants of Harim.
The
ones
from
the
rest
of
the
tribe
of
Levi
who
returned
were:
74
descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodaviah
128
singers who were descendants of Asaph
139
◄gatekeepers/men who guarded the gates of the temple► who were descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai.
The ◄temple
workers/men
who
would
work
in
the
temple►
who
were
descendants
of
these
men:
Ziha,
Hasupha,
Tabbaoth,
Keros,
Siaha,
Padon,
Lebanah,
Hagabah,
Akkub,
Hagab,
Shalmai,
Hanan,
Giddel,
Gahar,
Reaiah,
Rezin,
Nekoda,
Gazzam,
Uzza,
Paseah,
Besai,
Asnah,
Meunim,
Nephusim,
Bakbuk,
Hakupha,
Harhur,
Bazluth,
Mehida,
Harsha,
Barkos,
Sisera,
Temah,
Neziah,
and
Hatipha.
These
descendants
of
King
Solomon’s
servants
returned:
Sotai,
Hassophereth,
Peruda,
Jaalah,
Darkon,
Giddel,
Shephatiah,
Hattil,
Pokereth-Hazzebaim,
and
Ami.
Altogether,
there
were 392
temple
workers
and
descendants
of
Solomon’s
servants
who
returned.
There
was
another
group
who
returned
to
Judah
from
Tel-Melah,
Tel-Harsha,
Kerub,
Addan,
and
Immer
towns
in
Babylonia.
But
they
could
not
prove
that
they
were
descendants
of
people
who
previously
lived
in
Israel.
This
group
included 652
people
who
were
descendants
of
Delaiah,
Tobiah,
and
Nekoda.
Hobaiah’s
clan, Hakkoz’s
clan,
and Barzillai’s
clan
also
returned.
Barzillai
had
married
a
woman
who
was
a
descendant
of
Barzillai
from
the
Gilead
region,
and
he
had
taken
for
himself
the
name
of
his father-in-law’s
clan.
The
people
in
that
group
searched
in
the
documents
that
had
the
names
of
the
ancestors
of
all
the
clans,
but
these
men’s
names
were
not
found.
So
they
were
not
permitted
do
the
work
that
priests
did.
The
governor
told
them
that
they
would
need
to
ask
a
priest
to
consult
Yahweh
by
◄casting/throwing
the
sacred
lots/stones
that
had
been
marked►,
to
determine
if
those
men
were
truly Israelis.
When
the
priests
did
that,
if
the
stones
showed
that
those
men
were Israelis,
they
would
be
permitted
to
eat
the
shares
of
the
sacrifices
that
were
given
to
the
priests.
Altogether 42,360 Israeli
people
who
returned
to
Judah.
There
were
also 7,337
servants
and 200
musicians,
both
men
and
women,
who
returned.
The Israelis
brought
with
them
from
Babylonia 736
horses, 245
mules,
435
camels,
and 6,720
donkeys.
When
they
arrived
at
the
temple
of
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem,
some
of
the
clan
leaders
gave
money
for
the
supplies
needed
to
rebuild
the
temple
at
the
place
where
the
temple
had
been
previously.
They
all
gave
as
much
money
as
they
were
able
to
give.
Altogether
they
gave 61,000
gold coins, ◄6,250
pounds/3,000 kg.►
of
silver,
and 100
robes
for
the
priests.
Then
the
priests,
the
other
descendants
of
Levi,
the
musicians,
the
temple
guards,
and
some
of
the
other
people
started
to
live
in
the
towns
and
villages
near
Jerusalem.
The
rest
of
the
people
went
to
the
other
places
in
Israel
where
their
ancestors
had
lived.
They rebuilt the altar in Jerusalem
After
the Israeli
people
returned
to
Israel,
and
had
begun
to
live
in
their
towns, ◄in
the
autumn
of/after
the
hot
season
ended
in►
that
year,
they
all
gathered
together
in
Jerusalem.
Then
Jeshua,
the
son
of
Jehozadak,
and
his
fellow
priests,
and
Zerubbabel
the
son
of
Shealtiel
and
his
friends,
all
began
to
rebuild
the
altar
of
God,
the
one
whom
the Israeli
people
worshiped.
They
did
that
in
order
that
they
could
sacrifice
burned
offerings
on
it,
according
to
what
the
prophet
Moses
had
written
in
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
him.
Even
though
they
were
afraid
of
the
people
who
were
already
living
in
that
area,
they
rebuilt
the
altar
at
the
same
place
where
the
previous
altar
had
been.
Before
they
started
to
lay
the
foundation
of
Yahweh’s
temple,
the
priests
started
to
burn
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
on
the
altar.
They
offered
sacrifices
every
morning
and
every
evening.
Fifteen
days
after
they
started
to
offer
these
sacrifices,
the
people
celebrated
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters,
as
Moses
had
commanded
them
to
do
in
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
him.
Each
day
the
priests
offered
the
sacrifices
that
were
required
for
that
day.
In
addition,
they
presented
the
regular
burned
offerings
and
the
offerings
that
were
required
for
the
New
Moon
Festivals
and
the
other
festivals
that
they
celebrated
each
year
to
honor
Yahweh.
They
also
brought
other
offerings
only
because
they
desired
to
bring
them,
not
because
they
were
required
to
bring
them.
They
rebuilt
the
temple
Then
the Israelis
hired
masons
and
carpenters,
and
they
bought
logs
from
cedar
trees
from
the
people
of
Tyre
and
Sidon
cities,
and
they
gave
those
people
food
and
wine
and
olive
oil
for
the
logs.
They
brought
the
logs
down
from
the
mountains
in
Lebanon
to
the Mediterranean
seacoast
and
then
floated
them
along
the
coast
of
the
Sea,
to
Joppa.
King
Cyrus
permitted
them
to
do
that.
Then
the
logs
were
brought
from
Joppa inland
up
to
Jerusalem.
The Israelis
started
to
rebuild
the
temple
in
the ◄spring/time
before
the
hot
season►
of
the
second
year
after
they
returned
to
Jerusalem.
Zerubbabel
and
Jeshua
and
all
the
people
who
had
returned
to
Jerusalem
worked
on
the
building.
All
the ◄Levites/men
who
did
work
in
the
temple►
supervised
this
work.
Jeshua
and
his
sons
and
his
other
relatives,
and
Kadmiel
and
his
sons,
who
were
descendants
of
Hodaviah,
also
helped
to
supervise
the
work.
The
family
of
Henadad,
who
were
also
all
Levites,
joined
with
them
in supervising
this
work.
When
the
builders
finished
laying
the
foundation
of
the
temple,
the
priests
put
on
their
robes
and
stood
in
their
places,
blowing
their
trumpets.
Then
the
Levites,
who
were
descendants
of
Asaph, clashed/banged
their
cymbals
to
praise
Yahweh,
just
as
King
David
had
many
years
previously
told
Asaph
and
the
other
musicians
to
do.
They
praised
Yahweh
and
thanked
him,
and
they
sang
this
song
about
him:
“He
is
very
good
to
us!
He
faithfully
loves
us Israeli
people,
and
he
will
love
us
forever.”
Then
all
the
people
shouted
loudly,
praising
Yahweh
because
they
had
finished
laying
the
foundation
of
Yahweh’s
temple.
Many
of
the
old
priests,
Levites,
and
leaders
of
families
remembered
what
the
first
temple
was
like,
and
they
cried
aloud
when
they
saw
the
foundation
of
this
temple
being
laid
because
they
knew
that
the
new
temple
would
not
be
as
beautiful
as
the
first
temple.
But
the
other
people
shouted
joyfully.
The
shouting
and
the
crying
was
very
loud;
even
people
far
away
could
hear
it.
Their enemies opposed rebuilding the temple
The
enemies
of
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
heard
that
the
Israeli
people
who
had
returned
from
Babylonia
were
rebuilding
a
temple
for
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
worshiped.
So
they
went
to
Zerubbabel
the
governor
and
the
other
leaders,
and
said
deceptively, “We
want
to
help
you
build
the
temple,
because
we
worship
that
same
God
whom
you
worship,
and
we
have
been
offering
sacrifices
to
him
since
Esarhaddon,
the
King
of
Assyria,
brought
us
here.”
But
Zerubbabel,
Jeshua,
and
the
other
Israeli
leaders
replied, “We
will
not
allow
you
to
help
us
build
a
temple
for
our(exc)
God.
We
will
build
it ◄ourselves/without
your
help►
for
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
like
Cyrus,
the
King
of
Persia,
told
us
to
do.”
Then
the
people
who
had
been
living
in
that
land
before
the Israelis
returned
tried
to
cause
the
Jews
to
become
discouraged
and
become
afraid,
and
to
cause
them
to
stop
building
the
temple.
They bribed
government
officials
to
oppose
what
the Israelis
were
doing
and
prevent
them
from
continuing
to
work
on
the
temple.
They
did
that
all
during
the
time
that
Cyrus
was
King
of
Persia.
They
continued
to
do
it
when
Darius
became
the
King
of
Persia.
Opposition
to
rebuilding
Jerusalem
During
the
first
year
that
Darius’
son Xerxes
was
king,
the
enemies
of
the
Jews
wrote
a
note
to
the
king
saying
that
the
Jews
were
planning
to
rebel
against
the
government.
Later,
when
Xerxes’
son
Artaxerxes
became
the
King
of
Persia,
Bishlam,
Mithredath,
Tabeel
and
their
colleagues/companions
wrote
a
letter
to
him.
They
wrote
the
letter
in
the
Aramaic
language,
and
it
was
translated
into
another
language
that
the
king
knew.
Rehum,
the
high
commissioner,
and
Shimshai,
the provincial
secretary,
wrote
the
letter
to
King
Artaxerxes
concerning
what
was happening
in
Jerusalem.
They stated
that
the
letter
was
from
Rehum
the
high
commissioner/governor
and
Shimshai
the provincial
secretary
and
from
their
associates,
the
judges,
and
other
government
officials,
who
were
from
Erech
city,
Babylon
city,
and
Susa
city
in
Elam
district.
They
also
wrote
that
they represented
the
other people-groups
whom
the
army
of
the
great
and
glorious/famous
King
Ashurbanipal
had ◄deported/forced
to
move
from
their
homes►
and
taken
to
live
in
Samaria
and
in
other
cities
in
the
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River.
This
is
what
they
wrote
in
the
letter:
“To
King
Artaxerxes,
From
the
officials
who
serve
you
who
live
in
the
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River.
“Your
majesty,
we
want
you
to
know
that
the
Jews
who
came
here
from
your
territories
are
rebuilding
this
city,
Jerusalem.
These
people
are
wicked
and
want
to
rebel
against
you.
Now
they
are
repairing
the
foundations
of
the
walls/buildings
and
building
the
walls
of
the
city.
“It
is
important
for
you
to
know
that
if
they
rebuild
the
city
and
finish
building
the
walls,
they
will
stop
paying
any
kind
of
taxes.
As
a
result,
there
will
be
less
money
in
your
treasury.
Now,
because
we
are
loyal
to [IDM]
you,
and
because
we
do
not
want
you
to
be
humiliated [IDM],
we
are
sending
this
information
to
you.
And,
we suggest
that
you
order/tell
your
officials
to
search
the
records
that
your
ancestors
made/wrote.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
find
out
that
the
people
in
this
city
have
always
rebelled
against
the
government.
You
will
also
find
out
that
from
long
ago
these
people
have
caused
trouble
for
kings
and
for
rulers
of
provinces.
They
have
always
revolted
against
those
who
ruled
them.
That
is
the
reason
that
this
city
was
destroyed
by
the
Babylonian
army.
We
want
you
to
know
that
if
they
rebuild
this
city
and
finish
building
its
walls,
you
will
no
longer
be
able
to
control/rule
the
people
in
this
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River.”
After
the
king
read
this
letter,
he
sent
this
reply
to
them:
“To
Rehum,
the
high
commissioner,
and
Shimshai,
the provincial
secretary,
and
their
colleagues
in
Samaria
and
in
other
parts
of
the
province
that
is
west
of
the
Euphrates
River:
I ◄send
you
my greetings/wish
that
things
will
go
well
for
you►.
The
letter
that
you
sent
to
me
was
translated
and
read
to
me.
So
then
I
ordered
my
officials
to
search
the
records.
I
have
found
out
that
it
is
true
that
the
people
of
that
city
have
always
revolted
against
their
rulers,
and
that
the
city
is
full
of
people
who
have
rebelled
and
caused
trouble.
Powerful
kings
have
ruled
in
Jerusalem,
and
they
have
also
ruled
over
the
whole
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River.
The
people
in
that
province
were
paying
all
kinds
of
taxes
to
those
kings.
So
you
must
command
that
the
people
must
stop
rebuilding
the
city.
Only
if
I
tell
them
that
they
may
rebuild
it
will
they
be
allowed
to
continue.
Do
this
immediately [LIT],
because
I
do
not
want
those
people
to
do
anything
to
harm
the
things/area
about
which
I
am
concerned.”
Messengers
took
that
letter
to
Rehum
and
Shimshai
and
their
colleagues
and
read
it
to
them.
Then
Rehum
and
the
others
went
quickly
to
Jerusalem,
and
they
forced
the
Jews
to
stop
rebuilding
the
city
wall.
The
result
was
that
the
Jews
stopped
rebuilding
the
temple.
They
did
not
do
any
more
work
to
rebuild
the
temple
until
Darius
became
the
King
of
Persia.
Tattenai’s letter to King Darius
At
that
time
two
prophets
gave
messages
from
God
to
the
Jews
in
Jerusalem
and
other
cities
in
Judah.
The
prophets
were
Haggai
and
Zechariah,
who
was
a
descendant
of
Iddo.
They
spoke
those
messages representing
God,
whom
the Israelis
worshiped/belonged
to,
the
one
who
was
their
true
king.
Then
Zerubbabel
and
Shealtiel
led
many
other
people
as
they
started
again
to
rebuild
the
temple
of
God
in
Jerusalem.
And
God’s
prophets
Haggai
and
Zechariah
were
with
them
and
helped
them.
Then
Tattenai
the
governor
of
the
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River
and
Shethar-Bozenai
his
assistant
and
some
of
their
officials
went
to
Jerusalem
and
said
to
the
people, “Who
has
permitted
you
to
rebuild
this
temple
and
put
furnishings
in
it?”
They
also
requested
the
people
to
tell
them
the
names
of
the
men
who
were
working
at
the
temple.
But
the
people
refused.
However,
God
was
taking
care
of
the
Jewish
leaders,
so
their
enemies
were
not
able
to
prevent
the
people
from
continuing
to
rebuild
the
temple.
They
continued
to
work
while
their
enemies
sent
a
report
to
King
Darius,
and
asked
him
what
he
wanted
them
to
do
about
it.
So
Tattenai
and
Shethar-Bozenai
and
their
officials
sent
a
report
to
King
Darius.
This
is
what
they
wrote:
“King
Darius,
we
hope
that
things
are
going
well
for
you!
“We
want
you
to
know
that
we
went
to
Judah
Province,
where
the
temple
of
the
great
God
is
being
rebuilt.
The
people
are
building
it
with
huge
stones,
and
they
are
putting
wooden
beams
in
the
walls.
The
work
is
being
done
very
carefully,
and
they
are progressing
well.
“We
asked
the
Jewish
leaders, ‘Who
has
permitted
you
to
rebuild
this
temple
and
put
furnishings
in
it?’
And
we
requested
them
to
tell
us
the
names
of
their
leaders,
in
order
that
we
could
tell
you
who
they
were.
“But
instead
of
telling
us
their leaders’
names,
what
they
said
was, ‘We
serve
the
God
who
created
the
heaven
and
the
earth.
Many
years
ago
a
great
king
who
ruled
us Israeli
people
told
our
ancestors
to
build
a
temple
here,
and
now
we
are
rebuilding
it.
“'But
God,
who
rules
in
heaven,
allowed
the
armies
of
Nebuchadnezzar,
King
of
Babylonia,
to
destroy
that
temple,
because
our
ancestors
did
things
that
caused
God
to
become
very
angry. Nebuchadnezzar’s
army
took
many
of
the
Israeli
people
to
Babylonia.
“'However,
during
the
first
year
that
Cyrus
the
King
of
Babylon
started
to
rule,
he
decreed
that
the
temple
of
God
should
be
rebuilt.
Cyrus
returned
to
the
Jewish
leaders
all
the
gold
and
silver
cups
that
had
been
taken
from
the
temple
in
Jerusalem
and
which
had
been
put
in
the
temple
in
Babylon.
Those
cups
were
given
to
a
man
named
Sheshbazzar,
whom
King
Cyrus
had
appointed
to
be
the
governor
in
Judah.
“'The
king
instructed
him
to
take
the
cups
back
to
Jerusalem,
to
the
place
from
which
they
had
previously
been
taken.
He
also
decreed
that
they
should
rebuild
the
temple
at
the
place
where
it
had
been
before.
So
Cyrus
appointed
Sheshbazzar
to
be
the
governor
in
Judah.
He
also
sent
all
those
things
made
of
gold
and
silver,
for
Sheshbazzar
to
put
in
the
new
temple.
So
Sheshbazzar
did
that.
He
came
here
to
Jerusalem,
and
supervised
the
men
who
laid
the
foundation
of
the
temple.
And
since
that
time,
the
people
have
been
working
on
the
temple,
but
it
is
not
finished
yet.’
“Therefore,
your
majesty,
please
order
someone
to
search
in
the
place
in
Babylon
where
the
important
records
are
kept,
to
find
out
whether
it
is
true
that
King
Cyrus
decreed
that
God’s
temple
should
be
rebuilt
in
Jerusalem.
Then
you
can
tell
us
what
you
want
us
to
do
about
this
matter.”
What King Darius commanded
Later
Darius
became
the
ruler
of
the
Persian
Empire.
When
the
enemies
of
the Israelis
forced
them
to
stop
rebuilding
the
temple,
the
Persian
officials
sent
a
message
to
King
Darius.
They
asked
him
to
search
the
records
in
the ◄archives/government
records►,
in
the
building
where
the
king
stored
the
important
documents,
to
find
out
whether
King
Cyrus
had
authorized
that
the
temple
should
be
rebuilt.
The
king
commanded
someone
to
search
there,
but
those
documents
were
not
there
in
Babylon.
They
found
a
scroll
at
the
fort
in
Ecbatana,
in
Media
province,
that
contained
the
information
that
they
wanted
to
know.
This
is
what
was
written
on
that
scroll:
“During
the
first
year
that
Cyrus
ruled
the
empire,
he
sent
out
a
decree
concerning
the
temple
of
God
which
is
at
Jerusalem.
In
the
decree
it
was stated
that
a
new
temple
must
be
built
at
the
same
place
that
the Israeli
people
previously
had
offered
sacrifices,
where
the
original
foundation
of
the
first
temple
was.
The
temple
must
be 90
feet
high
and 90
feet
wide.
The
building
must
be
made
from
large
stones.
After
putting
down
three
layers
of
stones,
a
layer
of
timber
must
be
put
on
top
of
them.
This
work
will
be
paid
for
by
money
from
my
treasury.
Also,
the
gold
and
silver
utensils
that
King
Nebuchadnezzar
took
from
the
temple
of
God
in
Jerusalem
and
brought
to
Babylon
must
be
taken
back
to
Jerusalem.
They
must
be
put
in
God’s
temple
just
as
they
were
in
the
previous
temple.”
After
reading
this,
King
Darius
sent
this
message
to
the
leaders
of
the Israeli
people’s
enemies
in
Jerusalem:
“This
is
a
message
for
Tattenai,
the
governor
of
the
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River,
and
for
his
assistant
Shethar-Bozenai,
and
for
all
your
colleagues:
Stay
away
from
that
area!
Do
not ◄interfere
with/hinder►
the
work
of
building
the
temple
of
God!
The
temple
must
be
rebuilt
at
the
same
place
where
the
former
temple
was.
And
do
not
hinder
the
governor
of
the
Jews
and
the
elders
of
the
Jews
while
they
are
doing
this
work.
“Furthermore,
I
declare
that
you
must
help
these
leaders
of
the
Jews
as
they
rebuild
this
temple
of
God
by
giving
them funds
for
the
building
work.
“The
Jewish
priests
in
Jerusalem
need
young
bulls
and
rams
and
lambs
to
sacrifice
as
they
make
burned
offerings
to
the
God
of
heaven.
You
must
give
them
the
animals
that
they
need.
Also,
you
must
be
certain
to
give
them
the
wheat,
salt,
wine,
and
olive
oil
that
they
need
each
day
for
those
sacrifices.
If
you
do
that,
the
Jewish
priests
will
be
able
to
offer
sacrifices
that
please
the
God
who
is
in
heaven,
and
they
will
pray
that
God
will
bless
me
and
my
sons.
“If
anyone disobeys
this
decree,
my
soldiers
will
pull
a
beam
from
his
house.
Then
after
they
sharpen
one
end
of
the
beam,
they
will
lift
that
man
up
and impale
him
on
that
beam.
Then
they
will
completely
destroy
that
man’s
house
until
only
a
pile
of
rubble
is
left.
God
has
chosen
that
city
of
Jerusalem
as
the
place
where
people
will
honor
him [MTY].
What
I
desire
is
that
he
will
get
rid
of
any
king
or
any
nation
that
tries
to
change
this
decree
or
tries
to
destroy
that
temple
in
Jerusalem.
I,
Darius,
have
made
this
decree.
It
must
be
obeyed
quickly
and
thoroughly.”
They
completed
and
dedicated
the
temple
Tattenai,
the
governor
of
the
province,
and
his
assistant
Shethar-Bozenai
and
their
colleagues
read
the
message
and
immediately
obeyed
the
decree
of
King
Darius.
So
the
Jewish
leaders
continued
their
work
of
rebuilding
the
temple.
They
were
greatly
encouraged
by
the
messages
that
the
prophets
Haggai
and
Zechariah
preached.
The Israelis
continued
building
the
temple,
just
like
God
had
commanded
them
to
do
and
like
King
Cyrus
had
decreed.
They
finished
building
it
on
March 12,
during
the
sixth
year
that
King
Darius
ruled.
Then
the
priests
and
the
Levites
and
all
the
other Israeli
people
who
had
returned
from
Babylon
very
joyfully
dedicated
the
temple.
During
the
ceremony
to
dedicate
the
temple,
they
sacrificed 100
young
bulls, 200
rams,
and 400
lambs.
They
also
sacrificed
twelve
male
goats
as
an
offering
in
order
that
God
would
forgive
the
sins
of
the
people
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel.
Then
the
priests
and
Levites
were
divided
into
groups
that
would
take
turns
to
serve
at
the
temple.
They
did
this
according
to
what
Moses
had
written
many
years
previously
in
the
laws
that
he
wrote.
They
celebrated
the
Passover
Festival
On April 21,
the
Jews
who
had
returned
from
Babylon
celebrated
the
Passover
Festival.
To
qualify
themselves
for
offering
the
sacrifices,
the
priests
and
Levites
had
already
purified
themselves
by
performing
certain rituals.
Then
they
slaughtered
the
lambs
for
the
benefit
of
all
the
people
who
had
returned
from
Babylon,
for
the
other
priests,
and
for
themselves.
Those
who
had
returned
from
Babylon
and
the
other
people
in
that
land
who
had
turned
away
from
their immoral
practices
in
order
to
worship
Yahweh,
the
God
of
the Israeli
people,
ate
the
Passover
meal.
They
celebrated
the
Unleavened
Bread
Festival
of
Eating
Unleavened
Bread
for
seven
days.
The Israeli
people
throughout
the
land
were
joyful
because
Yahweh
had
changed
the
attitude
of
the
king
of
Assyria
toward
them,
and
as
a
result,
the
king
had
helped
them
to
rebuild
the
temple
of
God,
the
one
whom
they
worshiped.
Ezra went to Jerusalem
Many/Fifty
years
later,
while
Artaxerxes
was
the
king
of
Persia,
I,
Ezra
came
from
Babylon
here
to
Jerusalem.
I
am
the
son
of
Seraiah
and
the
grandson
of
Azariah,
and
the great-grandson
of
Hilkiah.
Hilkiah
was
the
son
of
Shallum,
who
was
the
son
of
Zadok,
who
was
the
son
of
Ahitub,
who
was
the
son
of
Amariah,
who
was
the
son
of
Azariah,
who
was
the
son
of
Meraioth,
who
was
the
son
of
Zerahiah,
who
was
the
son
of
Uzzi,
who
was
the
son
of
Bukki,
who
was
the
son
of
Abishua,
who
was
the
son
of
Phinehas,
who
was
the
son
of
Eleazar,
who
was
the
son
of
Aaron,
the
first Supreme
Priest.
I
am
a
man
who
knows
very
well
the
laws
that
Moses
wrote.
Those
were
the
laws
that
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israeli
people ◄
worship/belong
to►,
had
given
to
us Israeli
people.
When
I
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
Yahweh
my
God
was
kind
to
me,
and
as
a
result
the
people
gave
me
everything
that
I
had
requested
the
king
to
tell
them
to
give
to
me.
Some
of
the
priests,
some
other
descendants
of
Levi,
some
singers,
some ◄gatekeepers/men
who
guarded
the
gates
of
the
temple►,
and
some
men
who
worked
in
the
temple,
and
some
other
Israeli
people
came
up
with
me
here
to
Jerusalem.
That
was
during
the
seventh
year
that
Artaxerxes
was
the
king
of
Persia.
We
left
Babylon
on April 8,
which
was
the
first
day
of
the
Jewish
year.
Because
God
was
very
kind
to
us,
we
arrived
safely
in
Jerusalem
on August 4
of
that
year.
During
my
entire
life,
I
devoted
myself
to studying
the
laws
of
Yahweh,
and
how
to
obey
those
laws.
I
had
also
taught
those
laws
and
all
their
regulations
to
the Israeli
people
for
many
years.
The
letter
that
Artaxerxes
gave
to
Ezra
King
Artaxerxes
knew
that
I
am
a
priest
who
knows
the
Jewish
laws
very
well.
He
knew
that
for
many
years
I
had
studied
those
laws
and
had
taught
all
the
rules
and
regulations
of
those
laws
to
the Israeli
people.
So
before
I
left
Babylon
to
come
to
Jerusalem,
he
wrote
a
letter,
and
gave
a
copy
to
me.
This
is
what
he
wrote:
“This
letter
is
from
me,
Artaxerxes,
the
greatest
of
the
kings.
I
am
giving
it
to
Ezra
the
priest,
who
has
studied
very
well
all
the
rules
and
regulations
that
the
God
who
is/rules
in
heaven
gave
to
the Israeli
people.
“Ezra,
I
command
that
when
you
return
to
Jerusalem,
any
of
the Israeli
people
in
my
kingdom
who
want
to
are
allowed
to
go
with
you.
That includes
any
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
will
work
in
the
temple
who
want
to
go.
I,
along
with
my
seven
counselors/advisors,
am
sending
you
to
Jerusalem,
in
order
that
you
can
determine
what
is happening
there
and
in
other
towns
in
Judah.
You
are
taking
with
you [MTY]
a
copy
of
God’s
laws;
make
sure
that
the
people
are
doing
everything
that
is
written
in
those
laws.
We
are
also
saying
that
you
should
take
with
you
the
silver
and
gold
that
I
and
my advisors
are
wanting
to
give
to
you,
in
order
that
you
will
present
it
to
be
an
offering
to
the
God
who
rules
the Israeli
people
and
who
lives
in
Jerusalem.
You
should
also
take
any
silver
and
gold
that
the
people
in
the
entire
Babylonia
province
give
to
you,
and
the
money
that
the
priests
and
other Israeli
people
have happily
said
that
they
would
give
to
you
to
be
offerings
for
building
the
temple
of
their
God
in
Jerusalem.
With
this
money,
you
should
buy
the
bulls,
rams,
lambs,
and
the
grain
and
wine
that
the
priests
will
burn
on
the
altar
outside
the
temple
of
your
God
in
Jerusalem.
“If
there
is
any
silver
or
gold
that
remains
you
have
bought
all
those
things,
you
and
your
companions/colleagues
are
permitted
to
use
it
to
buy
whatever
you
desire,
but
buy
only
things
that
you
know
that
God
wants
you
to
buy.
We
have
given
to
you
some
valuable
items
to
be
used
in
the
temple
of
your
God.
Take
them
also
to
Jerusalem.
If
you
need
any
other
things
for
the
temple,
you
are
permitted
to
get
the
money
for
those
things
from
the
building
here
where
my government’s
money
is
kept/stored.
“And
I,
King
Artaxerxes,
command
this
to
all
the
treasurers
in
the
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River: 'Give
to
Ezra,
the
priest
who
has
studied
very
well
the
laws
of
the
God
who
is/rules
in
heaven,
everything
that
he
requests,
and
give
it
to
him
quickly.
The
most
that
you
should
give
to
him
is ◄7,500
pounds/3,400 kg.►
of
silver, 500 bushels
of
wheat, 550
gallons
of
wine,
and 550
gallons
of
olive
oil,
but
give
to
him
all
the
salt
that
they
need.
Be
sure
that
you
provide
whatever
their
God
requires
for
his
temple,
because
we
certainly
do
not [RHQ]
want
him
to
be
angry
with
me
or
with
my
descendants
who
will
later
be
kings.
We
are
also
commanding
that
none
of
the
priests,
descendants
of
Levi,
musicians,
temple
guards,
or
other
men
who
work
in
the
temple,
will
be
required
to
pay
any
kind
of
taxes.'
“Ezra,
your
God
has
enabled
you
to
become
very
wise.
Using
that
wisdom,
appoint
men
in
the
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River
who
will
judge
cases
involving
the
people,
and
men
who
will
judge
cases
involving
the
government.
You
must
appoint
men
who
know
the
laws
of
your
God.
All
of
you
must
teach
God’s
laws
to
others
who
do
not
know
them.
Everyone
who
does
not
obey
God’s
laws
or
the
laws
of
my
government
must
be
punished
severely.
Some
of
them
will
be
executed,
some
will
be
put
in
prison,
some
will
be
sent
out
of
the
country
or
have
all
their
property
taken
away
from
them.”
Ezra
praised
Yahweh
Because
King
Artaxerxes
was
very
kind
like
that,
I
said, “Praise
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors
worshiped/belonged
to!
He
has
caused
the
king
to
want
to
honor
the
temple
of
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem.
Because
God
was
very
kind
to
me,
the
king
and
all
his advisors
and
all
his
powerful
officials
have
also
been
kind
to
me.
So,
because
God
has
helped
me,
I
have
become
encouraged,
and
I
have
been
able
to
persuade
some
of
the Israeli
leaders
to
go
up
to
Jerusalem
with
me.”
The clans that returned with Ezra to Jerusalem
This
is
a
list
of
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
the
clans
who
came
with
me
up
to
Jerusalem
from
Babylonia
when
Artaxerxes
was
the
king
of
Persia:
Gershom,
from
the
clan
descended
from
Aaron’s
grandson
Phinehas
Daniel,
from
the
clan
descended
from
Aaron’s
son
Ithamar
Hattush,
the
son
of
Shecaniah,
from
the
clan
descended
from
King
David
Zechariah
and 150
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Parosh
Eliehoenai
the
son
of
Zerahiah
and 200
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Pahath-Moab
Shecaniah
the
son
of
Jahaziel
and 300
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Zattu
Ebed
the
son
of
Jonathan
and 50
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Adin
Jeshaiah
the
son
of
Athaliah
and 70
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Elam
Zebadiah
the
son
of
Michael
and 80
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Shephatiah
Obadiah
the
son
of
Jehiel
and 218
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Joab
Shelomith
the
son
of
Josiphiah
and 160
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Bani
Zechariah
the
son
of
Bebai
and 28
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
another
man
whose
name
was
Bebai
Johanan
the
son
of
Hakkatan
and 110
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Azgad
Also
Eliphelet,
Jeuel,
and
Shemaiah,
who
returned
here
later
with 60
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Adonikam
And
Uthai
and
Zaccur
and 70
other
men
from
the
clan
descended
from
Bigvai.
Ezra
and
the
others
prepared
to
return
to
Jerusalem
I
gathered
all
of
them
together
at
the
canal
that
goes
from
Babylon
to
Ahava
town.
We
set
up
our
tents
there
and
stayed
there
for
three
days.
During
that
time
I
checked
the lists
of
names
and
found
out
that
there
were
priests
going
with
us,
but
no
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
could
help
them
in
the
temple.
So
I
summoned
Eliezer,
Ariel,
Shemaiah,
two
men
whose
names
were
Elnathan,
and
Jarib,
Nathan,
Zechariah,
and
Meshullam,
who
were
all
leaders
of
the
people.
I
also
summoned
Joiarib
and
another
Elnathan,
who
were
wise.
I
sent
them
all
to
Iddo,
the
leader
of
the
descendants
of
Levi,
who
was
living
in
Casiphia
town,
to
request
that
he
and
his
relatives
and
other
men
who
had
worked
in
the
temple
send
to
us
some
men
who
would
go/come
with
us
to
work
in
God’s
new
temple
in
Jerusalem.
Because
God
was
kind
to
us,
they
brought
to
us
a
man
named
Sherebiah
and 18
of
his
sons
and
other
relatives.
Sherebiah
was
a
very
wise
man,
a
descendant
of
Mahli,
who
was
a
grandson
of
Levi.
They
also
sent
to
us
Hashabiah,
along
with
Jeshaiah,
descendants
of
Levi’s
son
Merari,
and 20
of
their
relatives.
They
also
sent 220
other
men
to
work
in
the
temple.
Those
men’s
ancestors
had
been
appointed
by
King
David
to
assist
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
helped
the
priests
in
the
temple.
I
listed/wrote
the
names
of
all
those
men.
There
alongside
the
Ahava
Canal,
I
told
them
that
we
all
would ◄fast/abstain
from
eating
food►
and
pray.
I
also
told
them
that
we
should
humble
ourselves
in
the
presence
of
our
God.
We
prayed
that
God
would
protect
us
while
we
traveled,
and
also
protect
our
children
and
our
possessions/belongings.
Previously
we
had
told
the
king
that
our
God
takes
care
of
all
those
who
truly
trust
in
him,
but
that
he
becomes
very
angry
with
those
who
refuse
to
obey
him.
So
I
would
have
been
ashamed
if
I
had
asked
the
king
to
send
soldiers
and
men
riding
on
horses
to
protect
us
from
our
enemies
while
we
were
traveling
along
the
road.
So
we ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►
and
requested
God
to
protect
us,
and
he ◄answered
our
prayers/did
what
we
requested.►
The
gifts
for
the
temple
I
chose
twelve
of
the
leaders
of
the
priests,
Sherebiah
and
Hashabiah
and
ten
of
their
relatives.
I
appointed
them
to
supervise
carrying
to
Jerusalem
the
gifts
of
silver
and
gold
and
the
other
valuable
items
that
the
king
and
his advisors
and
other
officials,
and
the Israeli
people
who
were
living
in
Babylonia,
had
contributed
for
the
temple
of
our
God.
As
I
gave
these
various
items
to
those
priests,
I
weighed
each
of
the
items.
This
was
the
total: 25 tons
of
silver, 100
items
made
from
silver
that
altogether
weighed 7,500
pounds, ◄7,500
pounds/3,400 kg.►
of
gold,
20
gold
bowls
that
altogether
weighed ◄19
pounds/8.6 kg.►,
and
two
items
made
of
polished
bronze
that
were
as
valuable
as
ones
made
of
gold.
I
said
to
those
priests, “You
belong
to
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
our
ancestors ◄worshiped/also
belonged
to►,
and
these
valuable
things
also
belong
to
him.
The
people
themselves
gave
these
things
to
be
offerings
to
Yahweh ◄voluntarily/because
they
wanted
to►.
So
guard
them
carefully,
and
when
we
arrive
in
Jerusalem,
weigh
them
in
the
presence
of
the
priests,
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
will
help
the
priests,
and
the
other Israeli
leaders
there.
They
will
then
put
them
in
the storerooms
in
the
new
temple.”
So
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
took
from
me
all
the
gifts
of
silver
and
gold
and
the
other
valuable
items,
in
order
to
carry
them
to
the
temple
in
Jerusalem.
They
returned
to
Jerusalem
On April 19,
we
left
the
Ahava
Canal
and
started
to
travel
to
Jerusalem.
Our
God
took
care
of
us,
and
while
we
traveled,
he
prevented
our
enemies
and
bandits
from ◄ambushing
us/suddenly
attacking
us►.
After
we
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
we
rested
for
three
days.
Then
on
the
fourth/next
day
we
went
to
the
temple.
There
the
silver
and
gold
and
the
other
items
were
weighed
and
given
to
the
priest
Meremoth,
the
son
of
Uriah.
Eleazar
the
son
of
Phinehas
and
two
descendants
of
Levi,
Jozabad
the
son
of
Jeshua
and
Noadiah
the
son
of
Binnui,
were
with
him.
They
counted
everything,
and
wrote
down
how
much
they
weighed,
and
wrote
a description
of
each item.
We
who
had
returned
from
Babylonia
offered
to
God
sacrifices
on
the
altar.
We
offered
twelve
bulls
for
all
us Israeli
people.
We
also
offered 96
rams
and 27
lambs.
We
also
sacrificed
twelve
goats
to
atone
for
the
sins
that
all
the
people
had
committed.
These
were
all
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
Some
of
us
who
returned
from
Babylonia
took
to
the
governors
and
other
officials
of
the
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River
the
letter
that
the
king
had
given
to
us.
After
they
read
the
letter,
they
did
all
that
they
were
able
to
do
for
us Israeli
people
and
for
the
temple
of
God.
Ezra prayed about the Israeli people marrying foreign wives
Some
time
later,
the
Jewish
leaders
came
to
me
and
said, “Many Israelis,
and
even
some
priests
and
other
men
who
are
descendants
of
Levi
who
work
in
the
temple,
have
not
kept
themselves
from
doing
what
the
other
people
who
are
living
in
this
land
do.
They
are
practicing
the
detestable
things
that
the
Canaan,
Heth, Periz,
Jebus,
Ammon,
and Amor people-groups,
and
the
people
from
Moab
and
Egypt
do.
Specifically,
some Israeli
men
have
married
women
who
are
not Israelis,
and
they
have
allowed
their
sons
to
do
the
same
thing.
So
we,
God’s
sacred
people,
have
become ◄contaminated/polluted
in
God’s
sight►.
And
some
of
our
leaders
and
officials
have
been
the
first/worst
ones
to
do
this.”
When
I
heard
that,
I
became
very
angry,
with
the
result
that
I
tore
my
clothes
and
tore
some
hair
from
my
head
and
from
my
beard.
Then
I
sat
down,
very
shocked/dismayed.
The Israelis
knew
that
God
had
warned
us
that
he
would
punish
us
if
we
disobeyed
what
he
had
said
to
us
about
marrying
women
who
are
not Israelis.
So
many
of
the Israelis
trembled/were
afraid
when
they
heard
that
some
of
those
who
had
returned
from
Babylonia
had
sinned
by disobeying
the
God
of
us Israelis
like
that.
They
came
and
sat
with
me
until
it
was
time
to
offer
the
evening
sacrifices
of
grain.
When
it
was
time
to
offer
those
sacrifices,
I
was
still
sitting
there,
wearing
those
torn
clothes
and
mourning/sad.
I
stood
up,
and
then
I
quickly
prostrated
myself
on
the
ground.
I
lifted
up
my
hands
to
Yahweh,
my
God,
and
this
is
what
I
prayed:
“Yahweh
my
God,
I
am
very
ashamed
to
raise
my
head
in
front
of
you.
The
sins
that
we Israelis
have
committed
are
very
great;
it
is
as
though
they
have
risen
up
higher
than
our
heads,
and
our
guilt
for
committing
those
sins,
it
is
as
though
it
rises
up
to
the
heavens.
Since
the
time
that
our
ancestors
lived
until
now,
we
have
been
very
guilty.
That
is
the
reason
that
we
and
our
kings
and
our
priests
have
been
defeated
by
the
armies
of
the
kings
of
other
lands.
They
killed
some
of
our
people,
they
captured
some,
they
robbed
some,
and
they
caused
them
all
to
be
disgraced,
just
like
we
are
today.
“But
now,
Yahweh
God,
you
have
been
very
kind
to
us.
You
have
allowed
some
of
us
to ◄survive/continue
to
live►.
You
have
revived
our
spirits [IDM]
and
allowed
us
to
escape
from
being
slaves
in
Babylonia
and
to
return
safely [IDM]
to
live
in
this
sacred
place.
We
were
slaves,
but
you
did
not
abandon
us.
Instead,
because
you
faithfully
love
us,
you
caused
the
kings
of
Persia
to
be
very
kind
to
us.
You
have
allowed
us
to
continue
to
live
and
to
rebuild
your
temple
which
had
been
completely
destroyed.
You
have
allowed
us
to
start
to
live
safely
here
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
towns
in
Judah.
“Our
God,
what
more
can
we
say
now [RHQ]?
In
spite
of
all
that
you
have
done
for
us,
we
have
disobeyed
your
commands.
They
are
commands
that
you
gave
to
your
servants,
the
prophets,
to
tell
to
us.
They
said
that
the
land
that
we
would
occupy
was
polluted
because
of
the
detestable/disgusting
things
that
were
done
by
the
people
who
lived
there.
They
said
that
in
the
land
there
were
people
from
one
end
to
the
other
who
did immoral/shameful
things.
They
said, ‘Do
not
allow
your
daughters
to
marry
their
sons!
Do
not
allow
your
sons
to
marry
their
daughters!
Do
not
even
try
to
cause
things
to
go
well
for
those people-groups!
If
you
obey
these
instructions,
your
nation
will
be
strong,
and
you
will
enjoy
the
good
crops
that
grow
on
the
land,
and
the
land
will
belong
to
your
descendants
forever.’
“You
punished
us
because
we
were
very
guilty
for
having
done
wicked
things.
But
you
have
not
punished
us
as
much
as
we
deserve
to
be
punished.
I
say
this
because
you,
our
God,
have
allowed
some
of
us
to
survive.
However,
some
of
us
are
again disobeying
your
commands,
and
we
are
marrying
women
who
do
those
detestable
things.
If
we
continue
to
do
that,
surely
you
will
get
rid
of
all
of
us [RHQ],
with
the
result
that
none
of
us
will
remain
alive.
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship/belong
to,
you
are
fair/just.
We
are
guilty.
We
are
only
a
few
people
who
have
escaped
from
Babylonia,
but
we
pray
to
you,
even
though
we
do
not
deserve
to
stand
in
your
presence.”
The men agreed to divorce their foreign wives
While
I
was
kneeling
down
in
front
of
the
temple
and
praying
and
crying,
I
was
confessing
the
sins
that
the Israeli
people
had
committed.
Many
people,
men
and
women
and
children,
gathered
around
me
and
also
cried
very
much.
Then
Shecaniah,
the
son
of
Jehiel
from
the
clan
of
Elam,
said
this
to
me: “We
have
disobeyed
God.
Some
of
us
have
married
women
who
are
not Israelis.
But
we
can
still
confidently
expect
Yahweh
to
be
merciful
to
us Israeli
people.
We
will
do
what
you,
and
the
others
who
have
an
awesome
respect
for
what
our
God
has
commanded,
tell
us
to
do.
We
will
do
what
God
told
us
in
his
laws.
We
will
make
an
agreement
with
our
God,
saying
that
we
will
divorce
our
wives
who
are
not Israelis,
and
we
will
send
them
away
with
their
children.
◄It
is
your
responsibility
to/Because
you
are
our
leader,
you
must►
tell
us
what
to
do.
So
get
up,
and
be
courageous,
and
do
what
is
necessary.
We
will ◄support
you/tell
people
to
do
what
you
say►.”
So
I
stood
up
and
demanded
that
the
leaders
of
the
priests,
the
other
descendants
of
Levi,
and
all
the
other Israeli
people
solemnly
declare
that
they
would
do
what
Shecaniah
said
that
they
should
do.
So
they
all
solemnly
promised
to
do
that.
Then
I
went
away
from
the
front
of
the
temple
and
went
to
the
room
where
Jehohanan
lived.
I
stayed
there
that
night,
but
I
did
not
eat
or
drink
anything.
I
was
still
sad
because
some
of
the Israelis
who
had
returned
from
Babylonia
had
not
faithfully
obeyed
God’s
laws.
Then
we
sent
a
message
to
all
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
towns
in
Judah,
saying
that
all
those
who
had
returned
from
Babylonia
should
come
to
Jerusalem
immediately.
We
said
that
if
any
of
them
did
not
arrive
within
three
days,
the
leaders
of
the
people
would
order
that
all
the
property
of
those
people
would
be
taken
from
them,
and
that
they
would
no
longer
be
considered
to
belong
to
the Israeli
people;
they
would
be
considered
to
be
foreigners.
So
within
three
days,
on December 19,
all
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
gathered
in
Jerusalem.
They
were
there,
sitting
in
the
courtyard
in
front
of
the
temple.
They
were
trembling
because
it
was raining
hard
and
because
they
were
worried
that
they
would
be
punished
for
what
they
had
done.
Then
I
stood
up
and
said
to
them, “
Some
of
you
men
have
committed
a
very
bad
sin.
You
have
married
women
who
are
not Israelis.
By
doing
that,
you
have
made
us Israeli
people
more
guilty
than
we
were
before.
So
now
you
must
confess
to
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
your
ancestors
worshiped/belonged
to,
the
sin
which
you
have
committed,
and
you
must
do
what
he
wants.
Separate
yourselves
from
the
people
of
other
nations
and
from
the
women
from
those
nations
whom
you
have
married.”
The
whole
group
answered,
shouting
loudly, “Yes,
what
you
have
said
is
right!
We
will
do
what
you
have
said.”
But
then
one
of
them
said, “But
we
are
a
very
large
group,
and
it
is raining
hard.
Also,
there
are
many
of
us
who
have
committed
this
bad
sin.
This
is
something
that
we
cannot ◄take
care
of/handle►
in
one
or
two
days,
and
we
cannot
stand
here
in
this
rain.
So
allow
our
leaders
to
decide
for
all
of
us
what
we
should
do.
Tell
everyone
who
has
married
a
woman
who
is
not Israeli
to
come
at
a
time
that
you
decide.
They
should
come
with
the
elders
and
judges
from
each
city.
If
we
do
that,
our
God
will
stop
being
angry
with
us
because
of
what
we
have
done.”
Jonathan
the
son
of
Asahel,
Jahzeiah
the
son
of
Tikvah,
Meshullam,
and
Shabbethai,
a
descendant
of
Levi,
were
the
only
ones
who objected
to
this.
All
the
others
who
had
returned
from
Babylonia
said
that
they
would
do
it.
So
I
chose
leaders
of
each
of
the
clans,
and
I
wrote
down
their
names.
On December 29,
these
men
came
and
sat
down
to
investigate
the
matter.
By
March 27
of
the
next
year
they
finished determining
which
men
had
married
women
who
were
not Israelis.
The
men
who
had
married
foreign
wives
This
is
a
list
of
the
names
of
the
priests
who
had
married non-Israeli
women,
and
the
clans
to
which
they
belonged.
From
the
clan
of
Jeshua
and
his
brothers,
who
were
sons
of
Jehozadak,
there
were
Maaseiah,
Eliezer,
Jarib,
and
Gedaliah.
They
solemnly
promised
to
divorce
their
wives,
and
they
each
sacrificed
a
ram
to
be
an
offering
to
atone
for
their
sins.
From
the
clan
of
Immer
there
were
Hanani
and
Zebadiah.
From
the
clan
of
Harim
there
were
Maaseiah,
Elijah,
Shemaiah,
Jehiel,
and
Uzziah.
From
the
clan
of
Pashhur
there
were
Elioenai,
Maaseiah,
Ishmael,
Nethanel,
Jozabad,
and
Elasah.
The
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
had
married non-Israeli
women
were
Jozabad,
Shimei,
Kelaiah (whose
other
name
was
Kelita),
Pethahiah,
Judah,
and
Eliezer.
There
was
Eliashib
the
musician.
From
the
temple
guards
there
were
Shallum,
Telem,
and
Uri.
This
is
a
list
of
the
names
of
the
other Israelis
who
had
married
foreign
wives:
From
the
clan
of
Parosh
there
were
Ramiah,
Izziah,
Malchijah,
Mijamin,
Eleazar,
Hashabiah,
and
Benaiah.
From
the
clan
of
Elam
there
were
Mattaniah,
Zechariah,
Jehiel,
Abdi,
Jeremoth,
and
Elijah.
From
the
clan
of
Zattu
there
were
Elioenai,
Eliashib,
Mattaniah,
Jeremoth,
Zabad,
and
Aziza.
From
the
clan
of
Bebai
there
were
Jehohanan,
Hananiah,
Zabbai,
and
Athlai.
From
the
clan
of
Bani
there
were
Meshullam,
Malluch,,
Adaiah,
Jashub,
Sheal,
and
Jeremoth.
From
the
clan
of
Pahath-Moab
there
were
Adna,
Kelal,
Benaiah,
Maaseiah,
Mattaniah,
Bezalel,
Binnui,
and
Manasseh.
From
the
clan
of
Harim
there
were
Eliezer,
Ishijah,
Malkijah,
Shemaiah,
Shimeon,
Benjamin,
Malluch,
and
Shemariah.
From
the
clan
of
Hashum
there
were
Mattenai,
Mattattah,
Zabad,
Eliphelet,
Jeremai,
Manasseh,
and
Shimei.
From
the
clan
of
Bigvai
there
were
Maadai,
Amram,
Uel,
Benaiah,
Bedeiah,
Keluhi,
Vaniah,
Meremoth,
Eliashib,
Mattaniah,
Mattenai,
and
Jaasu.
From
the
clan
of
Binnui
there
were
Shimei,
Shelemiah,
Nathan,
Adaiah,
Macnadebai,
Shashai,
Sharai,
Azarel,
Shelemiah,
Shemariah,
Shallum,
Amariah,
and
Joseph.
From
the
clan
of
Nebo
there
were
Jeiel,
Mattithiah,
Zabad,
Zebina,
Jaddai,
Joel,
and
Benaiah.
Each
of
those
men
had
married
a
woman
who
was
not
an Israeli.
But
immediately
they
divorced
those
women
and
sent
them
and
their
children
away.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
- Unicode (UTF-8)Nehemiah
NEHEMIAH
Nehemiah
Neh
This book contains the account of Nehemiah supervising the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem and of teaching the people the laws that God wanted them to obey. We call this book
Nehemiah
Nehemiah’s prayer
I
am
Nehemiah,
the
son
of
Hacaliah.
I
am
writing
this
account
of
what
I
did
when
I
returned
to
Jerusalem.
After
King
Artaxerxes
had
been
ruling
the
Persian
Empire
for
almost 20
years,
near
the
end
of
that
year,
I
was
in
Susa,
the
capital
of
Persia.
My
brother
Hanani
came
to
visit
me.
He
and
some
other
men
had
just
returned
from
Judah.
I queried
them
about
the
Jews
who
were
living
there,
whose
parents
had
been ◄exiled/taken forcefully►
to
Babylonia
many
years
previously.
I
also
asked
them
about
what
was happening
in
Jerusalem.
They
said
to
me, “The
Jews
in
Jerusalem
who
returned
there
from
Babylonia
are
living
in
a
very
difficult
situation.
The
walls
of
the
city
have
been
broken
down,
and
even
the
city
gates
have
been
burned
down.”
When
I
heard
that,
I
sat
down
and
cried.
For
several
days
I
mourned,
and
I ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►,
and
I
prayed
to
our
God,
who
is/rules
in
heaven.
I
said, “Yahweh,
you
who
are/rule
in
heaven,
you
are
a
wonderful
and
awesome
God.
You
keep
your
promise
to
faithfully
love
those
who
love
you
and
who
obey
your
commands.
Now
please
look
down
and
listen
to
what
I
am
praying.
I
pray
during
the
day
and
at
night
for
your Israeli
people.
I
confess
that
we Israeli
people
have
sinned.
Even
my
family
and
I
have
sinned
against
you.
We
have
acted
very
wickedly.
Many
years
ago
your
servant
Moses
gave
us
your
laws
and
all
the
things
you
commanded
us
to
do [DOU],
but
we
have
not
obeyed/done
them.
“But
please
remember
what
you
told
your
servant
Moses.
You
said, ‘If
you
sin,
I
will
scatter
you
among
the ◄
heathen
nations/nations
that
do
not
believe
in
me►.
But
if
you
return
to
me
and
obey
my
commands,
even
if
you
have
been
exiled
to
very
remote/distant
places
on
the
earth,
I
will
bring
you
back
here
to
Israel,
the
land
that
I [MTY]
have
chosen
to
be
honored
in.’
“We
are
your
servants.
We
are
the
people
whom
you
brought
here
by
your
very
great
power [MTY, DOU]
Yahweh,
please
hear
this
prayer
of
mine,
and
the
prayers
of
all
your
people
who
are
delighted
to
revere
you [MTY].
Today
I
will
go
to
the
king,
to
request
that
he
do
me
a
great
favor.
Please motivate
him
to
act
kindly
toward
me,
in
order
that
I
will
be
successful
in obtaining
what
I
want.”
At
that
time,
I
was
the
one
whose
work
was
to
taste
all
the
food
and
drink
before
it
was
served
to
the
king,
to
be
sure
that
no
one
had
put
poison
in
it.
Artaxerses allowed Nehemiah to go to Jerusalem
After
King
Artaxerxes
had
been
ruling
the
Persian
Empire
for
almost 20
years, ◄during
the
spring/before
the
hot
season►
of
that
year,
when
it
was
time
to
serve
wine
to
him
during
a
feast,
I
took
the
wine
and
gave
it
to
him.
I
had
never
looked
sad
when
I
was
in
front
of
him
before,
but
on
that
day
he
saw
that
I
looked
very
sad.
So
he
asked
me, “Why
are
you
sad?
I
know
that
you
are
not
sick.
It
must
be
that
you
are
troubled
about
something.”
Then
I
was
very
afraid,
because
it
was
not
proper
to
be
sad
when
I
came
to
the
king (OR,
because
I
was
worried
what
the
king
would
do
to
me
if
he
refused
to
do
what
I
was
about
to
request
him
to
do).
I
replied, “Your
majesty,
I
hope
you
will
live
a
very
long
time!
But ◄how
can
I
prevent
myself
from
being
sad,
because
the
city
where
my
ancestors
are
buried
has
been
destroyed
and
is
in
ruins?/I
cannot
keep
myself
from
looking
sad,
because
the
city
where
my
ancestors
are
buried
has
been
destroyed
and
is
in
ruins.► [RHQ]
Even
the
city
gates
have
been
completely
burned.”
The
king
replied, “What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”
I
prayed
silently
to
our
God
who
is/rules
in
heaven.
Then
I
replied, “If
you
are
willing
to
do
it,
and
if
I
have
pleased
you,
send
me
to
the
city
of
Jerusalem
in
Judah
province
where
my
ancestors
are
buried,
in
order
that
I
may
help
people
to
rebuild
the
city.”
While
the
queen
was
sitting
beside
the
king,
he
asked,
“If
I
allow
you
to
go,
how
long
will
you
be
gone?
When
will
you
return?”
I
told
the
king
how
long
I
would
be
gone,
and
the
king
gave
me
permission
to
go,
and
I
told
him
what
day
I
wanted
to
leave.
I
also
said
to
the
king, “If
you
are
willing
to
do
it,
write
letters
for
me
to
take
to
the
governors
of
the
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River.
Tell
them
to
allow
me
to
travel
safely
through
their
province
until
I
arrive
in
Judah.
Also,
please
write
a
letter
to
Asaph,
the
man
who
takes
care
of
your
forest
in
that
area,
telling
him
to
give
me
timber
to
make
the
beams
to
support
the
gates
of
the
fortress
that
is
near
the
temple,
and
timber
for
making
the
walls
of
the
city,
and
for
building
the
house
in
which
I
will
live.”
The
king
did
what
I
requested
him
to
do,
because
my
God
was
graciously/kindly ◄helping/acting
for►
me.
After
I
got
ready,
I
left
to
travel
to
Judah.
The
king
sent
some
army
officers
and
soldiers
riding
on
horses
to
accompany
me,
to
protect
me.
When
I
came
to
where
the
governors
of
the
provinces
west
of
the
Euphrates
River
lived,
I
gave
them
the
letters
that
the
king
had
written.
But
when
two
government
officials,
Sanballat
from
a
village
near Horon
and
Tobiah
from
the
Ammon
people-group,
heard
that
I
had
arrived,
they
were
very
angry
that
someone
had
come
to
help
the Israeli
people.
Nehemiah
inspected
the
walls
of
Jerusalem
When
I
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
I
did
not
tell
anyone
what
thoughts
God
had
given
to
me
about
what
I
should
do
there.
Three
days
after
I
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
I
went
out
of
the
city
in
the
evening,
taking
a
few
other
men
with
me.
I
was
riding
a
donkey;
we
had
no
other
animals
with
us.
We
left
the
city,
going
out
through
the
Valley
Gate,
then
past
the
well
called
the Jackal (OR,
Dragon’s)
Well,
and
then
past
the
gate
called
the
Rubbish/Garbage
Gate.
We
inspected
all
the
walls
that
had
been
broken
down
and
all
the
gates
that
had
been
burned
down.
Then
we
went
to
the
Fountain
Gate
and
to
the
pool
called
the
King’s
Pool,
but
my
donkey
could
not
get
through
the
narrow
opening (OR,
the
rubble).
So
we
turned
back
and
went
along
the
Kidron
Valley.
We
inspected
the
wall
there
before
we
turned
back/around
and
entered
the
city
again
at
the
Valley
Gate.
The
city
officials
did
not
know
where
I
had
gone
or
what
I
was
doing,
because
I
had
not
told
anyone
about
what
I
planned
to
do.
I
had
not
said
anything
about
it
to
the
Jewish
leaders
or
the
officials
or
the
priests
or
any
of
the
others
who
would
be
helping
me
in
the
work
that
I
wanted
to
do.
But
now
I
said
to
them, “You
all
know
very
well
the
terrible
things
that
have
happened
to
our
city.
The
city
is
ruined;
even
the
gates
are
burned
down.
So
we
should
rebuild
the
city
wall.
If
we
do
that,
we
will
no
longer
feel
humiliated/disgraced.”
Then
I
told
them
about
how
God
had
kindly/graciously
helped
me
when
I
talked
to
the
king,
and
what
the
king
had
said
to
me.
They
immediately
replied, “Let’s
start
rebuilding!”
So
they
started
to
do
this
good
work.
But
when
Sanballat,
Tobiah,
and
Gershom
the
Arab
king
of
the
Kedar
region
heard
about
what
we
planned
to
do,
they
made fun
of
us
and ridiculed
us.
They
said, “What
is
this
work
that
you
are
doing?
Are
you
rebelling
against
the
king
again?” [RHQ]
But
I
replied, “Our
God
who
is/rules
in
heaven
will
help
our
plans
to
succeed.
But
as
for
you,
you
have
no
right
to
decide
anything
about
this
city,
because
you
have
not participated
in
what
has
happened
in
this
city
in
previous
years.”
They rebuilt the wall around Jerusalem
◄This
is
a
list/These
are
the
names►
of
the
people
who
helped
to
rebuild
the
wall
around
Jerusalem.
Eliashib
the Supreme
Priest
and
the
other
priests
began
to
rebuild
it
at
the
Sheep
Gate.
They
also
put
the
gates
in
their
places.
They
built
the
wall
as
far
as
the
Tower
of 100
Soldiers
and
further
north
to
the
Tower
of
Hananel,
and
they
dedicated
it
to
God.
Next
to
them,
beyond
the
Tower
of
Hananel,
men
from
Jericho
built
part
of
the
wall.
Next
to
them,
Zaccur,
the
son
of
Imri,
built
part
of
the
wall.
The
sons
of
Hassenaah
built
the
Fish
Gate.
The
put
in
their
places
the
wooden
beams
above
the
gates,
and
also
the
doors,
the
bolts,
and
the
bars
for locking
the
gate.
Next
to
them,
Meremoth,
the
son
of
Uriah
and
grandson
of
Hakkoz,
repaired
the
next
part
of
the
wall.
Next
to
him,
Meshullam,
the
son
of Berekiah
and
grandson
of
Meshezabel,
repaired
the
next
part
of
the
wall.
Next
to
him,
Zadok
the
son
of
Baana
repaired
the
next
part
of
the
wall.
Next
to
him,
the
men
from
Tekoa
town
repaired
part
of
the
wall,
but
the
leaders
of
Tekoa
refused
to
do
the
work
that
their boss/supervisor
assigned
to
them.
Joiada
the
son
of
Paseah,
and
Meshullam
the
son
of
Besodeiah,
repaired
the
Old
Gate.
They
also
put
in
their
places
the
beams
above
the
gate
and
put
in
the
bolts
and
the
bars
for locking
the
gate.
Next
to
them,
Melatiah
from
Gibeon
city,
Jadon
from Meronoth
town,
and
other
men
from
Gibeon
and
from
Mizpah
city,
which
was
where
the
governor
of
the
province
west
of
the
Euphrates
River
lived,
repaired
part
of
the
wall.
Next
to
them,
Uzziel,
the
son
of
Harhaiah,
and
Hananiah
repaired
the
wall
as
far
as
the
Broad/Wide
Wall.
Harhaiah
made
things
from
gold,
and
Hananiah
made
perfumes.
Next
to
them,
Rephaiah
the
son
of
Hur,
who
ruled
half
of
Jerusalem
District,
repaired
part
of
the
wall.
Next
to
him,
Jedaiah
the
son
of
Harumaph
repaired
part
of
the
wall
near
his
house.
Next
to
him,
Hattush
the
son
of
Hashabneiah
repaired
part
of
the
wall.
Malchijah
the
son
of
Harim,
and
Hashub
the
son
of
Pahath-Moab,
repaired
a
section
of
the
wall,
and
also
repaired
the
Tower
of
the
Ovens.
Next
to
them,
Shallum
the
son
of
Hallohesh,
who
ruled
the
other
half
of
Jerusalem
District,
repaired
part
of
the
wall.
His
daughters
helped
him
with
the
work.
Hanun
and
people
from
Zanoah
city
repaired
the
Valley
Gate.
They
put
the
gates
in
their
places,
and
also
put
in
the
bolts
and
bars
for locking
the
gate.
They
repaired
the
wall
for ◄1,500
feet/500 meters►,
as
far
as
the
Dung
Gate.
Malchijah
the
son
of
Rechab,
who
ruled
Beth-Haccherem
District,
repaired
the
Dung
Gate.
He
also
put
in
their
places
the
bolts
and
bars
for locking
the
gate.
Shallum
the
son
of Colhozeh,
who
ruled
Mizpah
District,
repaired
the
Fountain
Gate.
He
put/built
a
roof
over
the
gate,
and
put
in
their
places
the
gates
and
the
bolts
and
the
bars
for locking
the
gate.
Near
the
Pool
of
Shelah
he
built
the
wall
next
to
the
king’s
garden,
as
far
as
the
steps
that
went
down
from
the
City
of
David.
Next
to
him,
Nehemiah
the
son
of
Azbuk,
who
ruled
half
of
the
Beth-Zur
District,
repaired
the
wall
as
far
as
the
tombs
in
the
City
of
David,
to
the
reservoir
that
the
people
had
made
and
the
army barracks.
Next
to
him,
several
descendants
of
Levi
who
helped
the
priests
repaired
parts
of
the
wall.
Rehum
the
son
of
Bani
repaired
one
section.
Hashabiah,
who
ruled
half
of
the
Keilah
District,
repaired
the
next
section
on
behalf
of
the
people
of
his
district.
Bavvai
the
son
of
Henadad,
who
ruled
the
other
half
of
the
Keilah
District,
repaired
the
next
section
along
with
other
descendants
of
Levi.
Next
to
him,
Ezer
the
son
of
Jeshua,
who
ruled
Mizpah
city,
repaired
another
section
in
front
of
the
steps
which
went
up
to
the ◄armory/building
where
the
weapons
are
kept►,
as
far
as
where
the
wall
turns
a
bit
to
the
right.
Next
to
him,
Baruch
the
son
of
Zabbai
repaired
a
section,
as
far
as
the
door
of
the
house
of
Eliashib
the Supreme
Priest.
Next
to
him,
Meremoth
the
son
of
Uriah
and
grandson
of
Hakkoz,
repaired
a
section
from
the
door
of
Eliashib’s
house
to
the
end
of Eliahib’s
house.
Next
to
him,
several
priests
repaired
parts
of
the
wall.
Priests
from
the
area
near
Jerusalem
repaired
one
section.
Next
to
them,
Benjamin
and
Hasshub
repaired
a
section
in
front
of
their
house.
Azariah,
the
son
of
Maaseiah
and
grandson
of
Ananiah,
repaired
the
next
section
in
front
of
his
house.
Next
to
him,
Binnui
the
son
of
Henadad
repaired
a
section,
from
Azariah’s
house
to
where
the
wall
turns
a
bit.
Next
to
him,
Palal
the
son
of
Uzai
repaired
a
section,
from
where
the
wall
turns
and
from
where
the
watchtower
is
taller
than
the
upper
palace,
the
one
where
King
Solomon
had
lived.
The
watchtower
is
near
the
courtyard
where
the
guards
live.
Next
to
him,
Pedaiah
the
son
of
Parosh
repaired
a
section
toward
the
east
to
a
place
near
the
Water
Gate
and
near
the
tall
tower.
That
part
of
the
wall
is
near
Ophel
Hill,
where
the
temple
servants
lived.
Next
to
him,
men
from
Tekoa
town
repaired
another
section,
from
near
the
tall
tower
as
far
as
the
wall
near
Ophel
Hill.
That
was
the
second
section
that
they
repaired.
A
group
of
priests
repaired
the
wall
north
from
the
Horse
Gate.
Each
one
repaired
the
section
near
his
own
house.
Next
to
them,
Zadok
the
son
of
Immer
repaired
the
section
in
front
of
his
house.
Next
to
him,
Shemaiah
the
son
of
Shecaniah,
who ◄was
the
gatekeeper
at/opened
and
closed►
the
East
Gate,
repaired
the
next
section.
Next
to
him,
Hananiah
the
son
of
Shelemiah,
and
Hanun
the
sixth
son
of
Zalaph,
repaired
a
section.
That
was
the
second
section
that
they
repaired.
Next
to
them,
Meshullam
the
son
of Berekiah,
made
repairs
across
from
where
he
lived.
Next
to
them,
Malchijah,
who
also
made
things
from
gold,
repaired
a
section
as
far
as
the
building
used
by
the
temple
servants
and
merchants,
which
was
close
to
the
Inspection
Gate.
This
was
the
gate
into
the
temple
that
was
near
the
room
on
top
of
the northeast
corner
of
the
wall.
Other
men
who
made
things
from
gold,
along
with
merchants,
repaired
the
last
section
of
the
wall,
as
far
as
the
Sheep
Gate.
Enemies opposed rebuilding the wall
When
Sanballat
heard
that
we
were
rebuilding
the
city
wall,
he
was
very
angry.
He
was
enraged/furious.
He
made fun
of
us
Jews.
While
his
colleagues
and
officials
of
the
army
troops
who
had
come
from
Samaria
were
listening,
he
said, “What
do
these
feeble/pathetic
Jews
think
they
are
doing?
Do
they
think
that
if
they
offer
enough/many
sacrifices,
their
gods
will
hear
them
and
enable
them
to
finish
building
the
wall
in
one
day?
The
stones
that
were
in
the
wall
previously
have
been
weakened
by
being
burned
in
a
fire.
Those
stones
that
they
are pulling
out
of
the
rubbish/garbage
heaps—do
they
think
that
they
can
make
them
strong
again?” [RHQ]
Tobiah
was
standing
beside
Sanballat.
He
said, “That
stone
wall
that
they
are
building
is
very
weak;
so
if
even
a
fox
climbed
up
on
it,
the
wall
would
fall
down!”
Then
I
prayed.
I
said, “Our
God,
hear
us,
because
they
are ridiculing
us!
Cause
the
words
of
their
insults
to
fall
back
on
them!
Allow
their
enemies
to
come
and
capture
them
and
force
them
to
go
to
a
foreign
land!
They
are
guilty;
they
have
said
things
that
caused
you
to
be
angry
while
the
people
here
who
are
building
the
wall
are
listening;
so
punish
them!”
But
after
some
time,
we
finished
building
the
wall
around
the
whole
city,
up
to
half
as
high
as
the
first
wall
had
been.
We
were
able
to
do
that
because
we
worked
very
hard.
But
when
Sanballat,
Tobiah,
the
men
from
Arabia,
the
people
from
the
Ammon
people-group
and
from
Ashdod
city
heard
that
the
work
on
the
wall
was
continuing
and
that
we
were
filling
in
the
gaps
in
the
wall,
they
became
very
angry.
They
all
planned
to
come
and
fight
against
the
people
of
Jerusalem [MTY]
and
to
cause
trouble.
But
we
prayed
to
our
God
to
protect
us,
and
we
put
men
around
the
walls
to
guard
the
city
day
and
night.
Then
the
people
of [MTY]
Judah
started
to
say, “The
men
who
are
working
on
the
wall
are
becoming
very
tired.
There
is
a
lot
of
heavy
rubble
that
we
must
remove;
we
ourselves
cannot
finish
the
work.
“Besides,
our
enemies
are
saying, ‘Before
the
Jews
see
us,
we
will
swoop
down
on
them
and
kill
them
and
stop
their
work
on
the
wall!’”
The
Jews
who
were
living
near
our
enemies
came
and
told
us
many
times, “You
should
leave
the
city
and
go
to
other
places,
in
order
that
your
enemies
will
not
attack
you!”
So
I
put
guards
at
the
places
where
the
wall
was
not
very
high
yet
and
at
places
where
there
were
gaps
in
the
wall.
I
put
guards
to
protect
each
of
their
family
groups.
I
gave
the
guards daggers,
spears,
and
bows
and
arrows.
Then
after
I
inspected
everything,
I
summoned
the
leaders
and
other
officials
and
many
of
the
other
people,
and
I
said
to
them, “Do
not
be
afraid
of
our
enemies!
Think
about
what
Yahweh,
who
is
great
and
glorious,
can
do!
And
fight
to
protect
your
friends,
your
families,
and
your
homes!”
Our
enemies
heard
that
we
knew
what
they
were
planning
to
do
and
that
God
had ◄spoiled
their
plans/prevented
them
from
doing
what
they
planned►.
But
we
were
sure
that
God
would
defend
us,
so
we
all
started
to
work
on
the
wall
again.
But
after
that,
only
half
of
the
men
who
were
working
for
me
worked
on
the
wall.
The
others
stood
there
on
guard,
holding
their
spears,
shields,
bows
and
arrows,
and
wearing
their
coats
made
of
metal
plates.
To
encourage
the
peoplewho
were
building
the
wall,
their
leaders
stood
behind
them.
Those
who
carried
baskets
of
supplies
on
their
heads/shoulders
and
those
who
built
the
wall
did
their
work
with
one
hand,
and
held
a
weapon
with
the
other
hand.
All
those
who
were
building
the
wall
had
a
dagger
fastened
to
their
side.
The
man
who
would
blow
the
trumpet
if
our
enemies
attacked
was
standing
at
my
side.
Then
I
said
to
the
officials,
the
other
important
men,
and
the
other
people, “This
wall
is
very
long,
and
we
are
far
apart
from
each
other
along
the
wall.
If
you
hear
the
man
blowing
the
trumpet,
gather
around
us
at
that
place.
Remember
that
our
God
will
fight
for
us!”
So
we
continued
to
work.
Half
of
the
men
continued
to
hold
their
spears
all
day,
from
when
the
sun
rose
in
the
morning
until
the
stars
appeared
at
night.
At
that
time,
I
also
said
to
the
people, “Tell
every
worker
and
his
helper
that
they
must
stay
inside
Jerusalem
at
night.
By
doing
that,
they
can
guard
us
at
night,
and
they
can
work
on
the
wall
during
the
daytime.”
During
that
time,
none
of
us
ever
took
off
our
clothes (OR,
we
wore
our
clothes
all
the
time)—I
and
my
relatives
and
my
workers
and
the
guards
who
were
with
me.
And
we
had
our
weapons
with
us,
in
our
hands.
Nehemiah helped the oppressed people
Later,
many
of
the
men
and
their
wives
protested
loudly
about
what
some
of
the
other
Jews
were
doing.
Some/One
of
them
said, “We
have
many
children.
So
we
need
a
lot
of
grain
to
be
able
to
eat
and
continue
to
live.”
Others
said, “The
fields
and
vineyards
and
houses
that
we
own,
it
has
been
necessary
for
us
to ◄mortgage
them/promise
to
give
them
to
someone
if
we
do
not
pay
back
to
him
the
money
he
has
loaned
us►
in
order
to
get
money
to
buy
grain,
during
this ◄famine/time
where
there
is
not
much
food►.”
Others
said, “We
have
needed
to
borrow
money
to
pay
the
taxes
that
the
king
commanded
us
to
pay
on
our
fields
and
our
vineyards.
We
are
Jews
just
like [IDM]
they
are.
Our
children
are ◄
just
as
good
as/equal
with►
their
children.
But
we
have
needed
to
sell
some
of
our
children
to
become
slaves
in
order
to
pay
what
we owe.
We
have
already
sold
some
of
our
daughters
to
become
slaves.
Our
fields
and
vineyards
have
been
taken
away
from
us,
so
now
we
do
not
have
the
money
to
pay
what
we owe,
and
we
are
forced
to
sell
our
children
to
get
money
to
pay
those
debts.”
I
was
very
angry
when
I
heard
these
things
that
they
were
complaining
about.
So
I
thought
about
what
I
could
do
about
it.
I
told
the
leaders
and
officials
who
were
responsible
for
this
work, “You
are
charging
interest
to
your
own
relatives
when
they
borrow
money
from
you!”
Then
I
called
together
a
large
group
of
people,
and
I
said
to
their
leaders, “Some
of
our
Jewish
relatives
have
been
forced
to
sell
themselves
to
become
slaves
of
people
who
have
come
from
other
countries.
As
much
as
we
have
been
able
to,
we
have
been
buying
them
back
out
of
slavery.
But
now
you
are
forcing
your
own
relatives
to
sell
themselves
to
you,
their
fellow
Jews,
as
slaves!”
When
I
said
that
to
them,
they
were
silent.
There
was
nothing
that
they
could
say
because
they
knew
that
what
I
said
was
true.
Then
I
said
to
them, “What
you
are
doing
is
terrible [EUP]!
You
certainly
ought
to [RHQ]
obey
God
and
do
what
is
right!
If
you
did
that,
our
enemies
who
do
not
revere
Yahweh
would
see
that
we
are
doing
what
is
right
and
would
not
ridicule
us.
My
fellow
Jews
and
I
and
my
servants
have
lent
money
and
grain
to
people
without
charging
interest.
So
you
all
should
stop
charging
interest
on
these
loans.
Also,
you
must
give
back
to
them
their
fields,
their
vineyards,
their
olive
tree
orchards,
and
their
houses
that
you
have
taken
from
them.
You
must
also
give
back
to
them
the
interest
that
you
charged
them
when
they
borrowed
money,
grain,
wine,
and
olive
oil
from
you,
and
you
must
do
it
today!”
The
leaders
replied, “We
will
do
what
you
have
said.
We
will
return
to
them
everything
that
we
forced
them
to
give
to
us,
and
we
will
not
require
that
they
give
us
anything
more.”
Then
I
summoned
the
priests,
and
I
forced
the
leaders
to
vow
in
front
of
them
that
they
would
do
what
they
had
promised
to
do.
I
shook
out
the
folds
of
my
robe
and
said
to
them, “If
you
do
not
do
what
you
have
just
now
promised
to
do,
I
hope/desire
that
God
will
shake
you
like
I
am
shaking
my
robe.
He
will
take
away
your
homes
and
everything
else
that
you
own.”
They
all
replied, “Amen/May
it
be
so!”
And
they
praised
Yahweh.
Then
they
did
what
they
had
promised
to
do.
I
was
appointed
to
be
the
governor
of
Judea
in
the
twentieth
year
that
Artaxerxes
was
the
king
of
Persia.
For
the
next
twelve
years,
until
he
had
been
ruling
for
almost 32
years,
neither
I
nor
my
officials
accepted
the
money
that
we
were
allowed/entitled
to
receive
to
buy
food
because
of
my
being
the
governor.
The
men
who
were
governors
before
I
became
the
governor
had
burdened
the
people
by
requiring
them
to
pay
a
lot
of
taxes.
They
had
forced
each
person
to
pay
to
them 40
silver coins
every
day,
in
addition
to
giving
food
and
wine
to
them.
Even
their
servants/officials
oppressed
the
people.
But
I
did
not
do
that,
because
I
revered
God.
I
also
continued
to
work
on
the
wall,
and
I
did
not
take
land
from
people
who
were
unable
to
pay
back
the
money
that
they
had
borrowed
from
me.
All
those
who
worked
for
me
joined
me
to
work
on
the
wall.
Also,
every
day
I
was
responsible
to
feed 150
Jewish
officials,
and
also
official
visitors
who
came
from
nearby
countries.
Each
day
I
told
my
servants
to
serve
us
the
meat
from
one
ox,
six
very
good
sheep,
and chickens.
And
every
ten
days
I
gave
them
a
large
new
supply
of
wine.
But
I
knew
that
the
people
were
burdened
by
paying
lots
of
taxes,
so
I
did
not
accept
the
money
that
I
was entitled/allowed
to
receive
to
buy
all
this
food
because
of
my
being
the
governor.
My
God,
do
not
forget
me,
and
reward
me
because
of
all
that
I
have
done
for
these
people.
Plots against Nehemiah
Sanballat,
Tobiah,
Geshem,
and
our
other
enemies
heard
a
report
that
we
had
finished
rebuilding
the
wall,
and
that
now
there
were
no
more ◄gaps/places
where
the
wall
was
not
finished► (although
we
had
not
yet
put
the
doors
in
the
gates).
So
Sanballat
and
Geshem
sent
a
message
to
me,
in
which
they
said “Come
and
talk
with
us
at
a
place
in
Ono
Plain
north
of
Jerusalem.”
But
I
knew
that
really
they
wanted
to
harm
me
if
I
went
there.
So
I
sent
messengers
to
them,
to
tell
them, “I
am
doing
an
important
work,
and
I
cannot
go
down
there. ◄Why
should
I
stop
doing
this
work
just
to
go
down
to
talk
with
you?/I
do
not
want
to
stop
doing
this
work
just
to
go
down
to
talk
with
you.►” [RHQ]
They
sent
me
the
same
message
four
times,
and
each
time
when
I
replied
to
them
I
said
the
same
thing.
Then
Sanballat
sent
one
of
his
servants
to
me,
bringing
a
fifth
message.
This
one
was
written,
but
it
was
not
sealed.
He
did
that
in
order
that
others
would
read
the
message
that
the
servant
was
carrying
in
his
hand.
This
is
what
was
written
in
the
message:
“Some
people
in
the
nearby
countries
have
heard
a
report
that
you
and
the
other
Jews
are
rebuilding
the
wall
in
order
to
be
able
to
resist
attacks,
because
you
are
planning
to
revolt
against
the
king
of
Babylon.
And
the
report
also
says
that
you
are
planning
to
become
the
king
of
the Israelis.
Geshem
says
that
what
they
have
reported
is
true.
People
are
also
saying
that
you
have
appointed
some
prophets
to
proclaim
in
Jerusalem
that
you,
Nehemiah,
are
now
the
king
in
Judea.
King
Artaxerxes
will
certainly
hear
these
reports,
and
then
you
will
be
in
big
trouble.
So
I suggest
that
we
should
meet
together
to
talk
about
this
matter.”
When
I
read
that
message,
I
sent
the
messenger
back
to
Sanballat
to
say, “None
of
what
you
are
saying
is
true.
You
have ◄made
this
up/concocted
this►
in
your
own
head/mind.”
I
said
that
because
I
knew
that
they
were
trying
to
cause
us
to
be
afraid,
with
the
result
that
we
would
stop
working
on
the
wall.
So
I
actually
became
more
determined (OR,
I
prayed
to
God
to
help
me)
to
continue
the
work.
One
day
I
went
to
talk
with
Shemaiah,
son
of
Delaiah
and
grandson
of
Mehetabel.
I
went
to
talk
with
him
in
his
house,
because
he
was
not
able (OR,
allowed)
to
leave
his
house.
He
said
to
me, “You
and
I
must
enter
the
very
sacred
place
in
the
temple
and
lock
the
doors,
because
people
are
going
to
come
to
kill
you
at
night.”
I
replied, “I ◄am
not
that
kind
of
person/do
not
do
things
like
that► [RHQ]!
I
would
not
run
and
hide
in
the
temple
to
save
my
life!
No,
I
will
not
do
that!”
When
I
thought
about
what
he
had
said,
I
realized
that
God
had
not
told
Shemaiah
to
say
that
to
me.
I
realized
that
Tobiah
and
Sanballat
had bribed
him
to
say
that
to
me.
They
had bribed
him
to
cause
me
to
be
afraid.
They
wanted
me
to
disobey
God’s
commands
and
sin
by
hiding
in
the
temple.
If
I
did
that,
they
would
be
able
to
ruin
my
reputation [MTY]
and discredit
me.
So
I
prayed, “My
God,
do
not
forget
what
Tobiah
and
Sanballat
have
done.
Punish
them.
And
do
not
forget
that
the
female
prophet
Noadiah
and
some
of
the
other
prophets
have
also
tried
to
cause
me
to
be
afraid.”
They
finished
building
the
wall
On October 2
we
finished
rebuilding
the
wall.
We
did
it
all
in 52
days.
When
our
enemies
in
the
nearby
countries
heard
about
that,
they
realized
that
they
had
been
humiliated,
because
everyone
knew
that
it
was
because
God
helped
us
that
we
had
been
able
to
do
this
work
and
that
they
had
not
been
able
to
force
us
to
quit.
During
this
time,
the
Jewish
leaders
had
been
sending
many
messages/letters
to
Tobiah,
and
Tobiah
had
been
sending
messages
back
to
them.
Many
people
in
Judea
were
closely
associated
with
Tobiah,
because
he
was
the
son-in-law
of
Shecaniah
the
son
of
Arah.
Furthermore,
Tobiah’s
son
Jehohanan
had
married
the
daughter
of
Meshullam
the
son
of Berekiah.
People
often
talked
in
my
presence
about
all
the
good
things
that
Tobiah
had
done,
and
then
they
would
tell
him
everything
that
I
said.
So
Tobiah
sent
many
letters
to
me
to
try
to
cause
me
to
become
afraid.
After
the
wall
had
been
finished
and
we
had
put
the
gates
in
their
places,
we
assigned
to
the
temple
guards
and
to
the
members
of
the
sacred
choir
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
the
work
that
they
were
to
do.
I
appointed
two
men
to
help
me
to
govern
Jerusalem,
my
brother
Hanani
and
Hananiah
who
was
the
commander
of
the
fortress
in
Jerusalem.
Hananiah
always
did
his
work reliably,
and
he
revered
God
more
than
most
other
people
do.
I
said
to
them, “Do
not
open
the
gates
of
Jerusalem
until
late
each
morning.
And
close
the
gates
and
put
the
bars
across
the
doors
◄late
in
each
afternoon/before
sunset►
while
the
gatekeepers
are
still
guarding
the
gates.”
I
also
told
them
to
appoint
some
people
who
lived
in
Jerusalem
to
be
guards
on
the
wall,
and
to
assign
some
of
them
to
be
guards
at
certain
other
places
and
to
assign
others
to
guard
the
area
close
to
their
own
houses.
A
list
of
those
who
returned
to
Jerusalem
The
city
of
Jerusalem
covered
a
large
area,
but
at
that
time
not
many
people
lived
in
the
city,
and
they
had
not
built
many
new
houses
yet [HYP].
To
defend
the
city,
we
needed
more
people
there.
Then
God
gave
me
the
idea
to
summon
the
leaders
and
officials
and
other
people,
and
to
look
in
the
books
in
which
were
written
the
names
of
all
the
people
and
their
clans.
So
I
found
the
records
of
the
people
who
had
first
returned
from
Babylonia.
This
is
what
I
found
written
in
those
records:
◄This
is
a
list/Here
are
the
names►
of
the
people
who
returned
to
Jerusalem
and
to
other
places
in
Judea.
They
had
been
living
in
Babylonia
since
King Nebuchadnezzar’s
army
had
captured
their
relatives/ancestors
and
took
them
to
Babylonia.
But
they
had
returned
to
Judea
and
were
living
in
the
towns
where
their
ancestors
had
lived.
Their
leaders
were
Zerubbabel,
Joshua,
Azariah,
Raamiah,
Nahamani,
Mordecai,
Bilshan,
Mispereth,
Bigvai,
Nehum,
Baanah,
and
me.
This
is
a
list
of
the
number
of
men
in
each
clan
who
returned:
2,172
men
from
the
clan
of
Parosh;
372
men
from
the
clan
of
Shephatiah;
652
men
from
the
clan
of
Arah;
2,818
men
from
the
clan
of
Pahath-Moab,
who
are
descendants
of
Jeshua
and
Joab;
1,254
men
from
the
clan
of
Elam;
845
men
from
the
clan
of
Zattu;
760
men
from
the
clan
of
Zaccai;
648
men
from
the
clan
of
Bani (OR,
Binnui);
628
men
from
the
clan
of
Bebai;
2,322
men
from
the
clan
of
Azgad;
667
men
from
the
clan
of
Adonikam;
2,067
men
from
the
clan
of
Bigvai;
655
men
from
the
clan
of
Adin;
98
men
from
the
clan
of
Ater,
whose
other
name
is
Hezekiah;
328
men
from
the
clan
of
Hashum;
324
men
from
the
clan
of
Bezai;
112
men
from
the
clan
of
Hariph,
whose
other
name
is
Jorah;
95
men
from
the
clan
of
Gibeon,
whose
other
name
is
Gibbar.
Men
whose
ancestors
had
lived
in
these
towns
also
returned:
188
men
from
Bethlehem
and
Netophah
128
men
from
Anathoth;
42
men
from
Beth-Azmaveth
743
men
from
Kiriath-Jearim,
Kephirah
and
Beeroth;
621
men
from
Ramah
and
Geba;
122
men
from
Micmash;
123
men
from
Bethel
and
Ai;
52
men
from
Nebo;
1,254
from
Elam;
320
from
Harim;
345
from
Jericho;
721
from
Lod,
Hadid,
and
Ono;
3,930
from
Senaah.
The
following
priests
also
returned:
973
from
the
clan
of
Jedaiah
who
are
descendants
of
Jeshua;
1,052
from
the
clan
of
Immer;
1,247
from
the
clan
of
Pashhur;
1,017
from
the
clan
of
Harim.
Other
descendants
of
Levi
who
returned
were:
74
from
the
clan
of
Jeshua
and
Kadmiel,
who
are
descendants
of
Hodevah
who
is
also
known
as
Hodaviah;
148
singers
who
are
descendants
of
Asaph.
Also 138
temple
gatekeepers
from
the
clans
of
Shallum,
Ater,
Talmon,
Akkub,
Hatita,
and
Shobai
returned.
Temple
workers
who
returned
were
descendants
of
these
men:
Ziha,
Hasupha,
Tabbaoth,
Keros,
Sia
who
is
also
known
as
Siaha,
Padon,
Lebanah,
Hagabah,
Shalmai,
Hanan,
Giddel,
Gahar,
Reaiah,
Rezin,
Nekoda,
Gazzam,
Uzza,
Paseah,
Besai,
Meunim, Ephusesim
who
is
also
called
Nephusim,
Bakbuk,
Hakupha,
Harhur,
Bazlith
who
is
also
called
Bazluth,
Mehida,
Harsha,
Barkos,
Sisera,
Temah,
Neziah,
and
Hatipha.
Descendants
of
the
servants
of
King
Solomon
who
returned
were:
Sotai,
Sophereth
who
is
also
called
Hassophereth,
Perida
who
is
also
known
as
Peruda,
Jaalah,
Darkon,
Giddel,
Shephatiah,
Hattil,
Pokereth-hazzebaim,
and
Amon.
Altogether,
there
were 392
temple
workers
and
descendants
of
Solomon’s
servants
who
returned.
Another
group
of 642
people
from
the
clans
of
Delaiah,
Tobiah,
and
Nekoda
also
returned.
They
came
from
the
towns
of
Tel-Melah,
Tel-Harsha,
Kerub,
Addan (
which
is
also
known
as
Addon),
and
Immer
in
Babylonia.
But
they
could
not
prove
that
they
were
descendants
of Israelis.
Priests
from
the
clans
of
Hobaiah,
Hakkoz,
and
Barzillai
also
returned.
Barzillai
had
married
a
woman
who
is
a
descendant
of
a
man
named
Barzillai
from
the
Gilead
region,
and
he
had
taken
his
wife’s
family
name.
They
searched
in
the
records
that
contained
the
names
of
people’s
ancestors,
but
they
could
not
find
the
names
of
those
clans,
so
they
were
not
allowed
to
have
the
rights
and
duties
that
priests
have
right
away.
The
governor
told
them
that
before
they
could
eat
the
food
offered
as
sacrifices,
a
priest
should
use
the
marked
stones
to
find
out
what
God
said
about
their
being
priests.
Altogether,
there
were 42,360
people
who
returned
to
Judea.
There
were
also 7,337
of
their
servants,
and 245
singers,
which
included
men
and
women.
The Israelis
also
brought
back
from
Babylonia 736
horses, 245
mules,
435
camels,
and 6,720
donkeys.
Some
of
the
leaders
of
the
clans
gave
gifts
for
the
work
of
rebuilding
the
temple.
I,
being
the
governor,
gave ◄17
pounds/8.6 kg.►
of
gold, 50
bowls
to
be
used
in
the
temple,
and 530
robes
for
the
priests.
Some
of
the
leaders
of
the
clans
gave
a
total
of ◄337
pounds/153 kg.►
of
gold,
and ◄3,215
pounds/1,460 kg.►
of
silver.
The
rest
of
the
people
gave
a
total
of ◄337
pounds/153 kg.►
of
gold, ◄2,923
pounds/1,330 kg.►
of
silver,
and 67
robes
for
the
priests.
So
the
priests,
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
helped
the
priests,
the
temple
guards,
the
musicians,
the
temple
workers,
and
many
ordinary
people,
who
were
all Israelis,
started
to
live
in
the
towns
and
cities
of
Judea
where
their
ancestors
had
lived.
Ezra read from the laws of Moses
Ezra,
who
taught
people
the
laws
of
Moses,
had
a
scroll
on
which
the
laws
of
Moses
were
written.
Those
were
the
laws
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
the Israeli
people
to
obey.
On October 8
of
that
year,
all
the
people
gathered
together
in
the
plaza/square
that
was
close
to
the
Water
Gate.
Men
and
women
and
children
who
were
old
enough
to
understand
gathered
together.
Someone
told
Ezra
to
bring
out
that
scroll.
So
he
brought
it
out
and
read
it
to
the
people.
He
started
reading
it
early
in
the
morning
and
continued
reading
it
until noontime.
All
the
people
listened
carefully
to
the
laws
that
were
written
on
the
scroll.
Ezra
stood
on
top
of
a
high
wooden
platform
that
had
been
built
just
for
that
event.
At
his
right
side
stood
Mattithiah,
Shema,
Anaiah,
Uriah,
Hilkiah,
and
Maaseiah.
At
his
left
side
stood
Pedaiah,
Mishael,
Malkijah,
Hashum,
Hashbaddanah,
Zechariah,
and
Meshullam.
Ezra
stood
on
the
platform
above
the
people,
where
they
could
all
see
him.
He
opened
the
scroll;
and
as
he
did
that,
all
the
people
stood
up,
and
they
continued
to
stand,
to
show
respect
for
God’s
word.
Then
Ezra
praised
Yahweh,
the
great
God,
and
all
the
people
lifted
up
their
hands
and
said, “Amen!
Amen!”
Then
they
all
bowed
down
with
their
foreheads
touching
the
ground,
and
they
worshiped
Yahweh.
Jeshua,
Bani,
Sherebiah,
Jamin,
Akkub,
Shabbethai,
Hodiah,
Maaseiah,
Kelita,
Azariah,
Jozabad,
Hanan,
and
Pelaiah,
were
all ◄Levites/men
who
worked
in
the
temple►.
They
explained
the
meaning
of
the
laws
of
Moses
to
the
people
who
were
standing
there.
They
also
read
from scrolls
that
contained
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses,
and
they
interpreted
into
the
Aramaic
language
what
they
read,
making
the
meaning
clear
so
that
the
people
could
understand
the
meaning.
Then
I,
Nehemiah
the
governor,
and
Ezra,
and
the
Levites
who
were
interpreting
what
was
being
read
to
the
people,
said
to
them, “Yahweh
your
God
considers
that
this
day
is
very
holy/sacred.
So
do
not
be
sad
or
cry!”
They
said
that
because
all
the
people
were
crying
as
they
were
listening
to
the
laws
of
Moses.
Then
I
said
to
them, “Now
go
home
and
enjoy
some
good
food
and
drink
some
sweet
wine.
And
send
some
of
it
to
people
who
do
not
have
anything
to
eat
or
drink.
This
is
a
day
that
Yahweh
considers
sacred.
Do
not
be
sad!
Yahweh
will
cause
you
to
be
joyful
and
make
you
strong.”
The
Levites
also
caused
the
people
to
be
quiet,
saying “Be
quiet
and
do
not
cry,
because
this
is
a
sacred
day!
Do
not
be
sad!”
So
the
people
went
away,
and
they
ate
and
drank,
and
they
sent
portions
of
food
to
those
who
did
not
have
any.
They
celebrated
very
joyfully,
because
they
had
heard
and
understood
what
had
been
read
to
them.
The
next
day,
the
leaders
of
the
families
and
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
met
with
Ezra
to
study
carefully
the
laws
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
Moses.
While
they
were
doing
that,
they
realized
that
Yahweh
had
told
Moses
to
command
the Israeli
people
to
live
in
shelters
during
that
month,
to
remember
that
their
ancestors
lived
in
shelters
when
they
left
Egypt.
They
also
learned
that
they
should
proclaim
in
Jerusalem
and
in
all
the
towns
that
the
people
should
go
to
the
hills
and
cut
branches
from
olive
trees
that
they
have
planted
and
from
wild
olive
trees
and
from
myrtle
trees
and
palm
trees
and
fig
trees.
They
should
make
shelters
from
these
branches,
and
live
in
those
shelters
during
the
festival,
just
as
Moses
wrote
that
they
should
do.
So
the
people
went
out
of
the
city
and
cut
branches
and
used
them
to
build
shelters.
They
built
shelters
on
the
flat
roofs
of
their
houses,
in
their
courtyards,
in
the
courtyards
of
the
temple,
and
in
the
plazas/squares
close
to
the
Water
Gate
and
the
Ephraim
Gate.
All
of
the Israeli
people
who
had
returned
from
Babylon
built
shelters
and
lived
in
them
for
one
week.
The Israeli
people
had
not
celebrated
that
festival
like
that
since
the
time
that
Joshua
lived.
And
they
were
very
joyful.
Every
day
during
that
week
Ezra
read
to
the
people
from
the
scroll
that
contained
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.
Then
on
the
eighth
day,
just
as
one
of
the
laws
of
God
said
that
they
should
do,
they
gathered
together
to
end
the
celebration.
The people confessed their sins
On October 31,
the
people
gathered
together
again.
They ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►,
they
wore
clothes
made
from
rough
cloth,
and
they
put
dirt
on
their
heads
to
show
that
they
were
sorry
for
their
sins.
The Israeli
people
separated
themselves
from
all
the
foreigners.
They
stood
there
and
confessed
their
sins
and
the
sins
that
their
ancestors
had
committed.
The
scroll
that
contained
the
laws
of
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
they
worshiped,
was
read
to
them
for
three
hours.
Then
for
three
more
hours
they
confessed
their
sins
and
they
worshiped
Yahweh.
Some
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
were
standing
on
the
stairs.
They
were
Jeshua,
Bani,
Kadmiel,
Shebaniah,
Bunni,
Sherebiah,
another
Bani,
and Kenani.
Then
the
leaders
of
the
Levites
called
out
to
the
people.
They
were
Jeshua,
Bani,
Hashabneiah,
Sherebiah,
Hodiah,
Shebaniah,
and
Pethahiah.
They
said, “While
you
are
standing
there,
praise
Yahweh
your
God,
who
has
always
lived
and
will
live
forever!”
Then
one
of
them
continued
by
praying
this
to
God,
“Yahweh,
we
praise
your
glorious
name!
You
are
much
greater
than
anything
that
we
can
think
about
or
talk
about!
“You
only
are
God.
You
made
the
sky
and
the
heavens
and
all
the
stars.
You
made
the
earth
and
everything
that
is
on
it,
and
you
made
the
seas/oceans
and
everything
that
is
in
them.
You
are
the
one
who
gives
life
to
everything
and
helps
them
remain
alive.
All
the
angels
who
are
in
heaven
worship
you.
“Yahweh,
you
are
God.
You
chose
Abram
and
brought
him
out
of
Ur
city
in
Chaldea
region.
You
gave
him
a
new
name,
Abraham.
You
saw
that
he
was
trustworthy.
Then
you
made ◄an
agreement
with/a
promise
to►
him,
saying
that
you
would
give
to
him
and
to
his
descendants
the
land
that
the
descendants
of
Canaan,
Heth, Amor, Periz,
Jebus,
and Girgash
lived
in.
And
you
have
done
what
you
promised,
because
you
always
do
what
is
right.
“You
saw
what
our
ancestors
were
suffering
in
Egypt.
You
heard
them
cry
to
you
for
help
when
they
were
at
the
Red
Sea.
Because
you
knew
that
the
leaders
of
Egypt
were treating
our
ancestors
very
arrogantly,
you
performed
many
kinds
of
miracles
that
caused
the
king
and
his
officials
and
all
his
people
to
suffer.
As
a
result,
you
became
famous
then,
and
you
are
still
famous!
You
caused
the
Red
Sea
to
divide,
with
the
result
that
your
people
walked
through
it
on
the
ground
without
getting
their
feet
wet.
After
they
were
all
safely
on
the
other
side,
you
caused
the
water
to
come
back
again,
and
you
hurled
into
the
deep
water
the
soldiers
of
the
Egyptian
army
that
were
pursuing
our
ancestors.
Their
soldiers
sank
into
the
deep
sea
like
stones!
During
each
day
you
led
our
ancestors
with
a
bright
cloud
that
resembled
a
huge
pillar,
and
each
night
you
led
them
by
a
flaming
cloud
that
gave
them
light
to
show
them
where
to
walk.
“When
our
ancestors
were
at
Sinai
Mountain,
you
came
down
from
heaven
and
spoke
to
them.
You
gave
them
many
regulations
and
instructions
that
are
just
and
reliable,
and
you
gave
them
commands
and
laws
that
are
good.
You
taught
them
about
your
holy ◄Sabbath/day
of
rest►,
and
you
gave
many
kinds
of
laws
to
your
servant
Moses
for
him
to
tell
to
the
people.
When
they
were
hungry,
you
gave
them
manna
from
the
sky;
and
when
they
were
thirsty,
you
gave
them
water
from
a
rock.
You
commanded
them
to
go
and
take,
from
the
people
who
lived
there,
the
land
which
you
had
promised
to
give
to
them.
“But
our
ancestors
were
very
proud
and
stubborn [IDM],
and
they
did
not
do
what
you
commanded
them
to
do.
They
refused
to
heed
you,
and
they
forgot
about
all
the
miracles
that
you
had
performed
for
them.
Instead,
they
became
stubborn [IDM],
and
they
appointed
someone
to
lead
them
back
to
Egypt,
where
they
would
be
slaves
again!
But
you
are
a
God
who
forgives
us
and
who
is
kind
and
merciful
to
us.
You
do
not
quickly
become
angry.
You
always
faithfully
love
us.
So,
even
though
their
leaders
made
an
idol
that
resembled
a
calf
and
insulted
you
by
saying
about
the
idol, ‘This
is
our
god,
who
brought
you
up
out
of
Egypt,’
you
did
not
desert
them.
“Because
you
always
act mercifully,
you
did
not
abandon
them
when
they
were
in
the
desert.
The
bright
cloud
which
was
like
a
huge
pillar
continued
to
lead
them
during
the
daytime,
and
the
fiery
cloud
showed
them
where
to
walk
at
night.
You
sent
your
good
Spirit
to
instruct
them.
You
continued
to
provide
water
when
they
were
thirsty.
For 40
years
you
took
care
of
them
in
the
desert.
During
all
that
time,
they
had
everything
that
they
needed.
Their
clothes
did
not
wear
out,
and
their
feet
did
not
swell
up
even
though
they
were
continually
walking.
“You
helped
our
ancestors
to
defeat
armies
of
great
kings
who
ruled
many people-groups.
By
doing
that,
you
enabled
our
ancestors
to ◄occupy/live
in►
even
the
most
distant
places
in
this
land.
They
occupied
the
land
over
which
King
Sihon
ruled
from
Heshbon
city
and
the
land
over
which
King
Og
ruled
in
the
Bashan
area.
You
caused
our ancestors’
descendants
to
become
as
numerous
as
the
stars
in
the
sky,
and
you
brought
them
into
this
land,
the
land
that
you
told
their
fathers
to
enter
and
occupy.
Their
sons
went
in
and
took
the
land
from
the
people
that
lived
there.
You
enabled
them
to
defeat
the
descendants
of
Canaan
who
lived
here
in
this
land.
You
enabled
them
to
conquer
the
descendants
of
Canaan
and
their
kings
and
the
people
whom
they
ruled.
You
enabled
our
ancestors
to
do
to
those
people
whatever
they
wanted
to
do.
Our
ancestors
captured
cities
that
had
walls
around
them,
and
they
took
possession
of
fertile
land.
They
took
possession
of
houses
that
were
full
of
good
things,
where
there
were
wells
that
were
already
dug.
They
took
possession
of
many
vineyards
and
groves
of
olive
trees
and
fruit
trees.
They
ate
all
that
they
wanted
to
and
became
fat.
They
were
delighted
in
all
these
good
things
that
you
gave
to
them.
“But
they
disobeyed
you
and
rebelled
against
you.
They ◄turned
their
backs
on/rejected►
your
laws.
They
killed
the
prophets
who
warned
them
that
they
should
return
to
you.
They
badly
insulted
you.
So
you
allowed
their
enemies
to
defeat
them.
But
when
their
enemies
caused
them
to
suffer,
they
called
out
to
you.
You
heard
them
from
heaven,
and
because
you
are
very
merciful,
you
sent
them
people
to
help
them,
and
those
leaders
rescued
them
from
their
enemies.
“But
after
there
was
a
time
of
peace
again,
our
ancestors
again
did
things
that
displeased
you.
So
again
you
allowed
their
enemies
to
conquer
them.
But
whenever
they
cried
out
to
you
again
to
help
them,
you
heard
them
from
heaven,
and
because
you
act mercifully,
you
rescued
them
many
times.
“You
warned
them
that
they
should
again
obey
your
laws,
but
they
became
proud
and
stubborn,
and
they
disobeyed
your
commands.
They
sinned
by disobeying
what
you
commanded
them
to
do,
the
things
that
would
enable
them
to
live
a
good
long
life
if
they
obeyed
them.
They
stubbornly
refused [IDM]
to
listen
to
you
and
continued
sinning.
You
were
patient
with
them
for
many
years.
You
warned
them
trough
the
messages
your
Spirit
gave
to
the
prophets.
But
they
did
not ◄heed/pay
attention
to►
those
messages.
So
again
you
allowed
the
armies
of
other
nations
to
defeat
them.
But
because
you
act
very mercifully,
you
did
not
get
rid
of
them
completely
or
abandon
them
forever.
You
are
a
very
gracious/kind
and
merciful
God!
“Our
God,
you
are
great!
You
are
mighty!
You
are
awesome!
You
faithfully
love
us
as
you
promised
in
your
agreement
with
us
that
you
would
do!
But
now
we
are
experiencing
great difficulties/hardships.
Great
troubles
have
come
to
us,
to
our
kings,
to
our
other
leaders,
to
our
priests,
and
to
our
prophets.
We
have
been
experiencing
these
troubles
since
the
armies
of
the
kings
of
Assyria
conquered
us,
and
we
are
still
experiencing
them.
We
ask
that
you
sincerely
think
about [LIT]
all
these
things.
We
know
that
you
acted
justly
each
time
that
you
punished
us.
We
have
sinned
greatly,
but
you
have
treated
us
fairly.
Our
kings
and
other
leaders
and
our
priests
and
our
other
ancestors
did
not
obey
your
laws.
They
did
not
heed
your
commands
or
the
warnings
that
you
gave
to
them.
Even
when
they
had
their
own
kings,
and
they
enjoyed
the
good
things
that
you
did
for
them
in
this
large
and
fertile
land
that
you
gave
to
them,
they
did
not
serve
you.
They
refused
to
quit
doing
what
was
evil.
“So
now
we
are
like
slaves
here
in
this
land
that
you
gave
to
our
ancestors,
the
land
that
you
gave
to
them
in
order
that
they
could
enjoy
all
the
good
things
that
grow
here.
Because
we
have
sinned,
we
cannot
eat
the
things
that
grow
here.
The
kings
that
now
rule
over
us
are enjoying
the
things
that
grow
here.
They
rule
us
and
take
our
cattle.
We
have
to
serve
them
and
do
the
things
that
please
them.
We
are
experiencing
great
misery/distress.
The
people’s
agreement
“However,
we
Israeli
people
now
are
making
an
agreement/promise
to
obey
you,
and
we
are
writing
this
agreement/promise
on
a
scroll.
We
will
write
on
it
the
names
of
our
leaders
and
the
names
of
the
Levites
and
the
names
of
the
priests,
and
then
we
will
seal
it.”
Those who signed the agreement
◄This
is
a
list/These
are
the
names►
of
those
who
signed
the
agreement:
I,
Nehemiah,
the
governor;
and
also
Zedekiah.
The
priests
who
signed
it
were:
Seraiah,
Azariah,
Jeremiah,
Pashhur,
Amariah,
Malkijah,
Hattush,
Shebaniah,
Malluch,
Harim,
Meremoth,
Obadiah,
Daniel,
Ginnethon,
Baruch,
Meshullam,
Abijah,
Mijamin,
Maaziah,
Bilgai,
and
Shemaiah.
The
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
signed
it
were:
Jeshua
the
son
of
Azaniah,
Binnui
from
the
clan
of
Henadad,
Kadmiel,
Shebaniah,
Hodiah,
Kelita,
Pelaiah,
Hanan,
Mica,
Rehob,
Hashabiah,
Zaccur,
Sherebiah,
Shebaniah,
Hodiah,
Bani,
and
Beninu.
The Israeli
leaders
who
signed
it
were:
Parosh,
Pahath-Moab,
Elam,
Zattu,
Bani,
Bunni,
Azgad,
Bebai,
Adonijah,
Bigvai,
Adin,
Ater,
Hezekiah,
Azzur,
Hodiah,
Hashum,
Bezai,
Hariph,
Anathoth,
Nebai,
Magpiash,
Meshullam,
Hezir,
Meshezabel,
Zadok,
Jaddua,
Pelatiah,
Hanan,
Anaiah,
Hoshea,
Hananiah,
Hasshub,
Hallohesh,
Pilha,
Shobek,
Rehum,
Hashabnah,
Maaseiah,
Ahiah,
Hanan,
Anan,
Malluch,
Harim,
and
Baanah.
The
agreement
Then
the
rest
of
the
people
also
made
a
solemn
agreement.
The
people
who
did
it
included
priests,
temple
gatekeepers,
singers,
and
temple
workers.
They
also
included
all
the
men
from
other
countries
who
had
separated
themselves
from
the
other
foreigners
living
in
Israel.
These
men,
along
with
their
wives,
their
sons
and
daughters
who
were
old
enough
to
understand
what
they
were
doing,
were
people
who
wanted
to
obey
God’s
laws.
They
all
joined
with
their
leaders
in
making
this
solemn
agreement.
They
agreed
to
obey
all
the
laws
that
God
had
given
to
Moses.
They
agreed
to
obey
everything
that
Yahweh
our
God
had
commanded,
and
all
his
regulations
and
instructions.
And
this
is
what
they
promised
to
do:
“We
will
not
allow
our
daughters
to
marry
people
who
live
in
this
land
who
do
not
worship
Yahweh,
and
we
will
not
allow
our
sons
to
marry
them.
“If
people
from
other
countries
who
live
in
this
land
bring
us
grain
or
other
things
to
sell
to
us
on
Sabbath
days
or
any
other
sacred
day,
we
will
not
buy
anything
from
them.
And
in
every
seventh
year,
we
will
not
plant
any
crops,
and
we
will ◄cancel
all
debts/declare
that
people
will
no
longer
have
to
pay
back
what
they owe
us►.
“We
also
promise
that
every
year
we
will
pay ◄one-eighth
of
an ounce/4 grams►
of
silver
for
the
work
of
taking
care
of
the
temple.
With
that
money
they
can
buy
these
things:
The
sacred
bread
that
is
placed
before
God,
the
grain
that
is
burned
on
the
altar
each
day,
the
lambs
that
were
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
the
sacred
offerings
for
the
Sabbath
days
and
for
celebrating
each
new
moon
and
other
festivals
that
God
told
us
to
celebrate,
and
other
offerings
that
are
dedicated
to
God,
the
animals
to
be
sacrificed
to
atone
for
the
sins
of
the Israeli
people,
and
anything
else
that
is
needed
for
the
work
of
taking
care
of
the
temple.
“Each
year
the
priests,
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
help
the
priests,
and
the
rest
of
us
will ◄cast
lots/throw
marked
stones►
to
determine
for
that
year
which
clans
will
provide
wood
to
burn
on
the
altar
the
sacrifices
that
are
offered
to
Yahweh
our
God,
in
order
to
do
what
was
written
in
the
laws
God
gave
to
Moses.
“We
promise
that
each
year
each
family
will
take
to
the
temple
an
offering
from
the
first
grain
that
we
harvest
and
from
the
first
fruit
that
grows
on
our
trees
that
year.
“Also,
we
will
take
to
the
priests
at
the
temple
our
firstborn
sons
and
dedicate
them
to
God.
And
we
will
also
bring
firstborn
calves
and
lambs
and
baby
goats
to
be
offered
as
sacrifices.
That
is
what
is
written
in
God’s
laws
that
we
must
do.
“We
will
also
take
to
the
priests
at
the
temple
the
flour
made
from
the
first
grain
that
we
harvest
each
year,
and
our
other
offerings
of
wine,
olive
oil,
and
fruit.
We
will
also
take
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
help
the
priests
the
tithes/10%
of
the
crops
that
we
grow
on
our
land,
because
they
are
the
ones
who
collect
the
tithes
in
all
the
villages
where
we
work/live.
The
priests
who
are
descendants
of
Aaron
will
be
with
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
and
supervise
them
when
they
collect
the
tithes.
Then
the
descendants
of
Levi
must
take 10%
of
the
things
that
people
bring
and
put
them
in
the storerooms
in
the
temple.
The
descendants
of
Levi
and
some
of
the
other Israeli
people
must
take 10%
of
the
offerings
of
grain,
wine,
and
olive
oil
to
the storerooms
where
the
various
utensils
that
are
used
in
the
temple
are
kept.
That
is
the
place
where
the
priests
who
are
serving
at
that
time,
the
temple
guards,
and
those
who
sing
in
the
temple
choir
live.
We
promise
that
we
will
not
neglect
taking
care
of
the
temple
of
our
God.”
The people who settled in Jerusalem
The
Israeli
leaders
and
their
families
settled
in
the
sacred
city,
Jerusalem.
The
other
people ◄cast
lots/threw
marked
stones►
to
determine
which
family
from
each
ten
families
would
live
in
Jerusalem.
The
other
people
continued
to
live
in
the
other
towns
and
cities
in
Judea.
Those
people
asked
God
to
bless
those
who
volunteered
to
be
among
the 10%
who
moved
to
Jerusalem.
Some
of
the
priests,
some
of
the
other
descendants
of
Levi,
some
of
the
temple
workers,
and
the
descendants
of
King
Solomon’s
servants,
and
many
of
the
other
people
lived
on
their
own
property
in
the
towns
where
their
ancestors
had
lived.
But
some
people
from
the
tribes
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
decided
to
live
in
Jerusalem.
One
of
them
from
the
tribe
of
Judah
was
Athaiah.
He
was
the
son
of
Uzziah,
who
was
the
son
of
Zechariah,
who
was
the
son
of
Amariah,
who
was
the
son
of
Shephatiah,
who
was
the
son
of
Mahalalel,
who
was
a
descendant
of
Judah’s
son
Perez.
Another
one
from
the
tribe
of
Judah
was
Maaseiah,
who
was
the
son
of
Baruch,
who
was
the
son
of Colhozeh,
who
was
the
son
of
Hazaiah,
who
was
the
son
of
Adaiah,
who
was
the
son
of
Joiarib,
who
was
the
son
of
Zechariah,
who
was
a
descendant
of
Judah’s
son
Shelah.
There
were 468
men
who
were
descendants
of
Perez
who
were
valiant/courageous
soldiers
who
lived
in
Jerusalem.
One
of
the
men
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
who
decided
to
live
in
Jerusalem
was
Sallu,
the
son
of
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Joed,
the
son
of
Pedaiah,
the
son
of
Kolaiah,
the
son
of
Maaseiah,
the
son
of
Ithiel,
the
son
of
Jeshaiah.
Two
of Sallu’s
relatives,
Gabbai
and
Sallai,
also
settled
in
Jerusalem.
Altogether, 928
people
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
settled
in
Jerusalem
Their
leader
was
Joel,
son
of
Zichri.
The
official
who
was
second
in
command
in
Jerusalem
was
Hassenuah.
The
priests
who
settled
in
Jerusalem
were
Jedaiah
the
son
of
Joiarib,
Jakin,
Seraiah,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
the
son
of
Meshullam,
the
son
of
Zadok,
the
son
of
Meraioth,
the
son
of
Ahitub
who
had
previously
been
the Supreme
Priest.
Altogether, 822
members
of
that
clan
worked
in
the
temple.
Another
priest
who
settled
in
Jerusalem
was
Adaiah,
the
son
of
Jeroham,
the
son
of
Pelaliah,
the
son
of
Amzi,
the
son
of
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Pashhur,
the
son
of
Malchijah.
Altogether,
there
were 242
members
of
that
clan
who
were
leaders
of
the
clan
who
settled
in
Jerusalem.
Another
priest
who
settled
in
Jerusalem
was
Amashsai
the
son
of
Azarel,
the
son
of
Ahzai,
the
son
of
Meshillemoth,
the
son
of
Immer.
There
were 128
members
of
that
clan
who
were
valiant
soldiers
who
settled
in
Jerusalem.
Their
leader
was
Zabdiel
the
son
of
Haggedolim.
Another
descendant
of
Levi
who
settled
in
Jerusalem
was
Shemaiah
the
son
of
Hasshub,
the
son
of
Azrikam,
the
son
of
Hashabiah,
the
son
of
Bunni.
Two
others
were
Shabbethai
and
Jozabad,
who
were
prominent
men
who
supervised
the
work
outside
the
temple.
Another
one
was
Mattaniah,
the
son
of
Mica,
the
son
of
Zabdi,
the
son
of
Asaph.
Mattaniah
directed
the
temple
choir
when
they
sang
the
prayers
to
thank
God.
His
assistant
was
Bakbukiah.
Another
one
was
Abda,
the
son
of
Shammua,
the
son
of
Galal,
the
son
of
Jeduthun.
Altogether,
there
were 284
descendants
of
Levi
who
settled
in
Jerusalem.
The
men
who
guarded
the
temple
gates
were
Akkub
and
Talmon
and 172
of
their
relatives
who
settled
in
Jerusalem.
The
other Israeli
people
including
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
lived
on
their
own
property
in
other
towns
and
cities
in
Judea.
But
the
temple
workers
lived
on
Ophel
Hill
in
Jerusalem.
They
were
supervised
by
Ziha
and
Gishpa.
The
man
who
supervised
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
helped
the
priests
and
lived
in
Jerusalem
was
Uzzi,
the
son
of
Bani,
the
son
of
Hashabiah,
the
son
of
Mattaniah,
the
son
of
Mica.
Uzzi
belonged
to
the
clan
of
Asaph,
the
clan
that
was
in
charge
of
the
music
in
the
temple.
The
king
of
Persia
had
commanded
that
the
clans
should
decide
what
each
clan
should
do
to
lead
the
music
in
the
temple
each
day.
Pethahiah,
the
son
of
Meshezabel,
who
was
from
the
clan
of
Zerah
and
a
descendant
of
Judah,
was
the
ambassador
of
the Israelis
to
the
king
of
Persia.
Some
of
the
people
who
did
not
settle
in
Jerusalem
lived
in
villages
close
to
their farms.
Some
from
the
tribe
of
Judah
lived
in
villages
near
Kiriath-Arba,
Dibon,
and
Jekabzeel
cities.
Some
lived
in
Jeshua
city,
in
Moladah
city,
in
Beth-Pelet
city,
in
Hazar-Shual
city,
and
in
Beersheba
city
and
the
villages
near
it.
Others
lived
in
Ziklag
city,
in
Meconah
city
and
the
villages
near
it,
in
En-Rimmon
city,
in
Zorah
city,
in
Jarmuth
city,
in
Zanoah
city,
in
Adullam
city,
and
in
the
villages
near
those
cities.
Some
lived
in
Lachish
city
and
in
the
nearby
villages,
and
some
lived
in
Azekah
town
and
the
villages
near
it.
All
of
those
people
lived
in
Judea,
in
the
area
between
Beersheba
in
the
south
and
Hinnom
Valley
in
the
north,
at
the
edge
of
Jerusalem.
The
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
lived
in
Geba
city,
Micmash
city,
Aija
city
which
is
also
known
as
Ai,
Bethel
city
and
in
nearby
villages,
in
Anathoth
city,
in
Nob
city,
in
Ananiah
town,
in
Hazor
city,
in
Ramah
city,
in
Gittaim
city,
in
Hadid
city,
in
Zeboim
town,
in
Neballat
town,
in
Lod
town,
in
Ono
town,
and
in Craftsmen’s
Valley.
Some
of
the
groups
of rhe
descendants
of
Levi
who
had
lived
in
Judea
were
sent
to
live
with
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
A list of the priests and Levites who returned
Many
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
returned ◄from
Babylonia/to
Jerusalem►
with
Zerubbabel
and
Jeshua.
They
included
Seraiah,
Jeremiah,
Ezra,
Amariah,
Malluch,
Hattush,
Shecaniah,
Rehum,
Meremoth,
Iddo,
Ginnethon,
Abijah,
Mijamin,
Moadiah,
Bilgah,
Shemaiah,
Joiarib,
Jedaiah,
Sallu,
Amok,
Hilkiah,
and
Jedaiah.
All
those
men
were
leaders
of
the
priests
during
the
time
that
Jeshua
was
the Supreme
Priest.
Some
of
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
returned
were
Jeshua,
Binnui,
Kadmiel,
Sherebiah,
Judah,
and
Mattaniah.
They
were
in
charge
of
singing
songs
to
thank
God.
Bakbukiah,
Unni,
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
formed
a
choir
that
stood
opposite
the
other
group
and
sang
in
reply
to
them.
A
list
of
descendants
of
Jeshua
the Supreme
Priest
Jeshua
who
was
the Supreme
Priest
was
the
father
of
Joiakim,
who
was
the
father
of
Eliashib,
who
was
the
father
of
Joiada,
who
was
the
father
of
Jonathan,
who
was
the
father
of
Jaddua.
Leaders
of
the
clans
of
priests
When
Joiakim
was
the Supreme
Priest,
these
were
the
leaders
of
the
clans
of
priests:
Meraiah,
from
the
clan
of
Seraiah;
Hananiah,
from
the
clan
of
Jeremiah;
Meshullam,
from
the
clan
of
Ezra;
Jehohanan,
from
the
clan
of
Amariah;
Jonathan,
from
the
clan
of
Malluch;
Joseph,
from
the
clan
of
Shecaniah;
Adna,
from
the
clan
of
Harim;
Helkai,
from
the
clan
of
Meremoth/Maraioth;
Zechariah,
from
the
clan
of
Iddo;
Meshullam,
from
the
clan
of
Ginnethon;
Zicri,
from
the
clan
of
Abijah.
There
was
also
a
leader
from
the
clan
of
Miniamin;
Piltai,
from
the
clan
of
Moadiah;
Shammua,
from
the
clan
of
Bilgah;
Jehonathan,
from
the
clan
of
Shemaiah;
Mattenai,
from
the
clan
of
Joiarib;
Uzzi,
from
the
clan
of
Jedaiah;
Kallai,
from
the
clan
of
Sallu/Sallai;
Eber,
from
the
clan
of
Amok;
Hashabiah,
from
the
clan
of
Hilkiah;
and
Nethanel,
from
the
clan
of
Jedaiah.
Duties
of
priests
and
Levites
During
the
years
that
Eliashib,
Joiada,
Johanan,
and
Jaddua
were Supreme
Priests,
they ◄wrote/kept
a
list
of►
the
names
of
the
clans
who
were
descendants
of
Levi.
When
Darius
was
the
king
of
Persia,
they
stopped
writing
that
list.
They
wrote
the
names
of
the
leaders
of
the
clans
who
were
descendants
of
Levi
in
the
Book
of
Events
in
Israel,
but
they
stopped
writing
those
names
when
Eliashib’s
grandson
Johanan
was
the Supreme
Priest.
These
are
the
leaders
of
the
clans
who
are
descendants
of
Levi:
Hashabiah,
Sherebiah,
Jeshua,
Binnui,
Kadmiel
and
others
who
were
divided
into
two
groups.
The
two
groups
faced
each
other,
one
group replying
to
the
other,
during
the
time
that
they
praised
and
thanked
God.
They
did
that
just
as
King
David,
the
man
who
served
God
well,
had
instructed.
These
singers
included
Mattaniah,
Bakbukiah,
and
Obadiah.
The
men
who
guarded
the storerooms
close
to
the
gates
of
the
temple
were
Meshullam,
Talmon,
and
Akkub.
They
did
that
work
during
the
time
that
Joiakim,
who
was
the
son
of
Jeshua
and
the
grandson
of
Jehozadak,
was
the Supreme
Priest,
and
I
was
the
governor,
and
Ezra
was
the
priest
who
knew
the
Jewish
laws
very
well.
Nehemiah
dedicated
the
wall
When
we
dedicated
the
wall
around
Jerusalem,
we
summoned
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
help
the
priests
from
the
nearby
places
where
they
were
living.
We
asked
them
to
join
with
us
to
celebrate
when
we
dedicated
the
wall.
We
wanted
them
to
sing
songs
to
thank
Yahweh
and
make
music
by
playing
cymbals
and
harps
and
other
stringed
instruments.
We
summoned
the
descendants
of
Levi
who habitually
sang
together.
They
came
to
Jerusalem
from
nearby
areas
where
they
had
settled,
and
from
places
around
Netophah
town
southeast
of
Jerusalem,
and
from
three
places
northeast
of
Jerusalem—Beth
Gilgal
city
and
the
areas
around
Geba
and
Azmaveth.
Those
singers
had
built
villages
to
live
in
near
Jerusalem.
When
they
came
to
Jerusalem,
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
help
the
priests
performed rituals
to
cause
themselves
to
be
acceptable
to
God,
and
then
they
performed
similar rituals
to
purify
the
other
people,
the
gates,
and
the
wall.
Then
I
gathered
together
the
leaders
of
Judah
on
top
of
the
wall,
and
I
appointed
them
to
lead
two
large
groups
to
march
around
the
city
on
top
of
the
wall,
thanking
God.
As
they
faced
the
city,
one
group
walked
to
the
right
toward
the
Dung
Gate.
Behind
their
leaders
marched
Hoshaiah
and
half
of
the
leaders
of
Judah.
Behind
them
marched
a
group
of
priests
who
were
blowing
trumpets.
They
were
Azariah,
Ezra,
Meshullam,
Judah,
Benjamin,
Shemaiah,
and
Jeremiah.
Next
came
Zechariah,
the
son
of
Jonathan,
the
son
of
Shemaiah,
the
son
of
Mattaniah,
the
son
of
Micaiah,
the
son
of
Zaccur,
a
descendant
of
Asaph.
Behind
them
marched
other
members
of Zechariah’s
clan:
Shemaiah,
Azarel,
Milalai,
Gilalai,
Maai,
Nethanel,
Judah,
and
Hanani.
They
all
were
playing
the
same
kinds
of
musical
instruments
that
King
David
had
played
many
years
previously.
Ezra,
the
man
who
knew
the
Jewish
laws
very
well,
marched
in
front
of
this
group.
When
they
reached
the
Fountain
Gate,
they
went
up
the
steps
to
David’s
City,
past
his
palace,
and
then
to
the
wall
at
the
Water
Gate,
on
the
east
side
of
the
city.
The
other
group
of
those
who
were
thanking
Yahweh
marched
to
the
left
on
top
of
the
wall.
I
followed
them
with
half
of
the
people.
We
marched
past
the
Tower
of
the
Ovens
to
the
Broad
Wall.
From
there
we
marched
past
Ephraim
Gate,
Jeshanah
Gate,
the
Fish
Gate,
the
Tower
of
Hananel,
the
Tower
of
the
Hundred
Soldiers,
to
the
Sheep
Gate.
We
finished
marching
near
the
gate
into
the
temple.
Both
the
groups
reached
the
temple
while
they
were
thanking
God.
They
stood
in
their
places
there.
The
leaders
who
were
with
me
also
stood
with mme
in
our
places.
My
group
included
these
priests
who
were
all
blowing
trumpets:
Eliakim,
Maaseiah,
Miniamin,
Micaiah,
Elioenai,
Zechariah,
Hananiah,
another
Maaseiah,
Shemaiah,
Eleazar,
Uzzi,
Jehohanan,
Malchijah,
Elam,
and
Ezer.
The
singers,
whose
leader
was
Jezrahiah,
sang
loudly.
After
we
went
outside
the
temple,
we
offered
many
sacrifices.
We
men
all
rejoiced
because
God
had
caused
us
to
be
very
happy.
The
women
and
the
children
also
rejoiced.
People
far
away
could
hear
the
noise
that
we
made
there
in
Jerusalem.
Preparations
for
worship
in
the
temple
On
that
day,
men
were
appointed {they
appointed
men}
to
be
in
charge
of
the storerooms
where
they
kept
the
money
that
people
contributed
for
the
temple.
They
also
kept
there
the
other
things
that
the
people
contributed—
the
tithes
and
the
first
part
of
the
grain
and
fruit
that
was
harvested
each
year.
Those
men
collected
those
things
from
the
fields/farms
near
the
cities,
and
took
them
to
Jerusalem
and
gave
them
to
the
priests
and
the
other
descendants
of
Levi,
as
Moses
had
said
in
his
laws
that
they
should
do.
All
the Israeli
people
were
happy
about
the
work
that
the
priests
and
the
descendants
of
Levi
did,
because
they
performed
the rituals
to
purify
things,
and
the
other rituals
that
God
had
commanded.
The
musicians
in
the
temple
also
did
their
work
as
King
David
and
his
son
Solomon
had
declared
that
they
should
do.
Ever
since
the
time
that
David
had
been
the
king
and
Asaph
had
been
his
chief
musician,
the
musicians
had
led
the
people
while
they
sang
songs
to
praise
and
thank
God.
During
the
years
that
Zerubbabel
and
I
governed
the Israeli
people,
they
all
contributed
the
food
that
the
singers
and
temple
gatekeepers
needed
each
day.
They
gave ◄a
tithe/10%►
of
their
crops
to
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
helped
the
priests,
and
those
descendants
of
Levi
gave ◄a
tithe/10%►
of
that
to
the
priests,
who
were
descendants
of
Aaron
the
first Supreme
Priest.
Foreigners were excluded
On
that
day,
when
someone
read
to
the
people
parts
of
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses,
they
read
where
it
was
written
that
no
one
from
the
Ammon people-group
or
the
Moab people-group
was
ever
to
be
allowed
to
be
with
God’s
people
while
they
were
gathered
together
to
worship.
The
reason
for
that
was
that
the
people
of
Ammon
and
the
people
of
Moab
did
not
give/sell
any
food
or
water
to
the Israelis
while
the Israelis
were
going
through
their
areas
after
they
left
Egypt.
Instead,
the
people
of
Ammon
and
Moab
paid
money
to
Balaam
in
order
that
he
would
curse
the Israelis.
But
God
commanded
Balaam
to
bless
the
people,
not
to
curse
them.
So
when
the
people
heard
these
laws
being
read
to
them,
they
sent
away
all
the
people
whose
ancestors
had
come
from
other
countries.
Purifying
the storerooms
Previously,
Eliashib
the
priest
had
been
appointed
to
be
in
charge
of
the storerooms
in
the
temple.
He
was
a
relative
of
our
enemy
Tobiah.
He
allowed
Tobiah
to
use
a
large
room
in
which
they
had
previously
stored
the
grain
offerings
and
the
incense,
the
equipment
that
is
used
in
the
temple,
the
offerings
that
the
people
had
brought
for
the
priests,
and
the
tithes
of
grain
and
wine
and
olive
oil
that
God
had
commanded
the
people
to
bring
to
the
other
descendants
of
Levi,
and
to
the
temple
musicians,
and
to
the
temple
guards.
While
Tobias
was
using
that
room,
I
was
not
in
Jerusalem,
because
in
the 32nd
year
that
Artaxerxes
was
the
king
of
Babylonia,
I
went
back
there
to
report
to
him.
After
a
while
I
requested
the
king
to
allow
me
to
return
to
Jerusalem,
and
he
allowed
me
to
go.
When
I
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
I
found
out
that
Eliashib
had
done
an
evil
thing
by allowing
Tobiah
to
use
a
room
in
God’s
temple.
I
became
very
angry,
and
I
threw
out
of
that
room
everything
that
belonged
to
Tobiah.
Then
I
commanded
that
they
perform
a
ritual
to
make
the
rooms ◄pure/acceptable
to
God►
again.
And
I
also
ordered
that
all
the
equipment
used
in
the
temple
and
all
the
grain
offerings
and
incense
should
be
put
in
that
room
again.
I
also
found
out
that
the
temple
musicians
and
other
descendants
of
Levi
had
left
Jerusalem
and
returned
to
their
fields/farms,
because
the Israeli
people
had
not
been
bringing
to
them
the
food
that
they
needed.
So
I
rebuked
the
officials,
saying
to
them, “◄Why
have
you
not
taken
care
of
the
work
in
the
temple?/It
is
disgraceful
that
you
have
not
taken
care
of
the
work
in
the
temple.►” [RHQ]
So
I
brought
the
descendants
of
Levi
and
the
musicians
back
to
the
temple,
and
told
them
to
do
their
work
there
again.
Then
all
the
people
of
Judah
again
started
to
bring
to
the
temple storerooms
their
tithes
of
grain,
wine,
and
olive
oil.
I
appointed
these
men
to
be
in
charge
of
the storerooms:
Shelemiah,
who
was
a
priest;
Zadok,
who
knew
the
Jewish
laws
very
well;
and
Pedaiah,
a
descendant
of
Levi.
I
appointed
Hanan,
who
is
the
son
of
Zaccur
and
grandson
of
Mattaniah,
to
assist
them.
I
knew
that
I
could
trust
these
men
while
they
distributed
those
offerings
to
their
fellow
workers.
My
God,
do
not
forget
all
these
good
things
that
I
have
faithfully
done
for
your
temple
and
for
the
work
that
is
done
there!
Other reforms
instituted
by
Nehemiah
During
that
time,
I
saw
some
people
in
Judea
who
were
working
on
the
Sabbath
day.
Some
were
pressing
grapes
to
make
wine.
Others
were
putting
grain,
bags
of
wine,
baskets
of
grapes,
figs,
and
many [HYP]
other
things,
on
their
donkeys
and
taking
them
into
Jerusalem.
I
warned
them
that
they
should
not
sell
things
to
the
people
of
Judea
on
Sabbath
days.
I
also
saw
some
people
from
Tyre
city
who
were
living
there
in
Jerusalem
who
were
bringing
fish
and
other
things
into
Jerusalem
to
sell
to
the
people
of
Judea
on
the
Sabbath
day.
So
I
rebuked
the
Jewish
leaders
and
told
them, “This
is [RHQ]
a
very
evil
thing
that
you
are
doing!
You
are
causing
the
Sabbath
days
to
be
unholy.
Your
ancestors
did [RHQ]
things
like
that,
so
God
punished
them,
and
as
a
result,
this
city
was
destroyed!
And
now
by
causing
the
Sabbath
day
to
be
unholy,
you
are
going
to
cause
God
to
be
angry
with
us Israeli
people
and
punish
us
more!”
So
I
ordered
that
at ◄the
beginning
of
every
Sabbath
day/every Friday
evening►
they
should
shut
the
gates
of
the
city
before
it
became
dark.
I
also
ordered
that
they
should
not
open
the
gates
until ◄the
Sabbath
day
was
ended
the
next
day/Saturday
evening►.
Then
each
Sabbath
day
I
put
some
of
my
men
at
the
gates,
so
they
would
make
sure
that
nothing
to
sell
was
brought
into
the
city
on
that
day.
One
or
two
times
merchants [DOU]
stayed
outside
of
the
city
on ◄Friday
night/
the
night
before
the
Sabbath
day►.
I
warned
them, “It
is
useless [RHQ]
for
you
to
stay
here
outside
the
walls
on Friday
night!
If
you
do
this
again,
I
will
tell
my
men
to arrest
you!”
So
after
that,
they
did
not
come
on
Sabbath
days.
I
also
commanded
the
descendants
of
Levi
to
perform
the
ritual
to
purify
themselves
and
to
guard
the
city
gates,
to
make
sure
that
the
Sabbath
was
kept
holy
by
not allowing
merchants
to
enter
it
on
Sabbath
days.
My
God,
do
not
forget
this
also
that
I
have
done
for
you!
And
because
of
your
faithfully
loving
me,
allow
me
to
continue
to
live
many
more
years!
During
that
time,
I
also
found
out
that
many
of
the
Jewish
men
had
married
women
from
Ashdod
city,
and
from
the
Ammon
and
Moab
people-groups.
The
result
was
that
half
of
their
children
spoke
the
language
that
people
in
Ashdod
speak
or
some
other
language,
and
they
didn’t
know
how
to
speak
our
language.
So
I
rebuked
those
men,
and
I
asked
God
to
curse
them,
and
I
beat
them
and
pulled
out
some
of
their
hair.
Then
I
forced
them
to
solemnly
promise,
knowing
that
God [MTY]
was
listening,
that
they
would
never
again
marry
foreigners,
and
never
allow
their
children
to
marry
foreigners.
I
said
to
them, “Solomon,
the
king
of
Israel,
sinned [RHQ]
as
a
result
of
marrying
foreign
women.
He
was
greater
than
any
of
the
kings
of
other
nations.
God
loved
him,
and
caused
him
to
become
the
king
of
all
the Israeli
people,
but
his
foreign
wives
caused
even
him
to
sin.
Do
you
think
that
we
should
do
what
you
have
done,
and
disobey
our
God
by
marrying
foreign
women
who
worship
idols? [RHQ]”
One
of
the
sons
of
Jehoiada,
the
son
of
Eliashib
the Supreme
Priest,
had
married
the
daughter
of
our
enemy
Sanballat,
from
Beth-Horon
town.
So
I
forced
Jehoiada’s
son
to
leave
Jerusalem.
My
God,
do
not
forget
that
those
people
who
have
married
foreign
women
have
caused
it
to
be
a
shame/disgrace
to
be
a
priest,
and
have
caused
people
to
despise
the
agreement
that
you
made
with
the
priests
and
with
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
who
help
the
priests►!
I
did
all
that
to
make
sure
that
there
were
no
more
foreign
people
among
the
Israeli
people
who
would
encourage
them
to
worship
idols.
I
also
established
regulations
for
the
priests
and
other
descendants
of
Levi,
in
order
that
they
would
know
what
work
they
should
do.
I
also
arranged
for
people
to
bring
the
firewood
that
was
needed
to
burn
on
the
altar,
as
Moses
had
declared
that
we
should
do.
I
also
arranged
for
the
people
to
bring
the
first
part
of
what
they
harvested
each
year.
My
God,
do
not
forget
that
I
have
done
all
these
things,
and
bless
me
for
doing
them!
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This book contains the account of Esther, the queen of Persia, protecting the Jewish people from Haman, who wanted to destroy them. We call this book
Esther
The king of Persia deposed his queen
King Xerxes
ruled
a
very
big empirewhich
had 127
provinces.
It
extended
from
India
in
the
east
to
Ethiopia
in
the
west.
He
ruled
the
empire
while
he
lived
in
the
capital
city,
Susa.
During
the
third
year
that
he
ruled
his
empire,
he
invited
all
his
administrators
and
other
officials
to
a
big
banquet/feast.
He
invited
all
the
commanders
of
the
armies
of
Persia
and
Media
to
come
to
the
banquet.
He
also
invited
the
governors
and
other
leaders
of
the
provinces.
The
celebration
lasted
for
six
months.
During
that
time
the
king
showed
his
guests
all
his
wealth
and
other
things
that
showed
how
great
his
kingdom
was (OR,
how
great
a
king
he
was).
At
the
end
of
those
six
months,
the
king
invited
people
to
another
banquet.
He
invited
to
the
banquet
all
the
men
who
worked
in
the
palace,
including
those
who
had
important jobs
and
those
who
had unimportant jobs.
This
celebration
lasted
for
seven
days.
It
was
in
the
courtyard
of
the
palace
in
Susa.
In
the
courtyard
were
beautiful
blue
and
white
curtains
that
were
fastened
by
white
and
purple
cords/ribbons
to
rings
that
were
on
pillars
made
from
expensive
white
stone
called
marble.
The
guests
sat
on
gold
and
silver
couches.
The
couches
were
on
a
pavement/floor
which
had
on
top
of
it
designs
made
from
various
kinds
of expensive
stones.
The
guests
drank
wine
from
gold
cups.
Each
cup
had
a
different
design
on
it.
There
was
a
lot
of
wine,
because
the
king
wanted
the
guests
to
drink
as
much
as
they
wanted.
But
the
king
told
the
servants
that
they
should
not
force
anyone
to
drink
more
than
he
wanted.
At
the
same
time,
the
king’s
wife,
Queen
Vashti,
invited
the
wives
of
the
men
who
worked
in
the
palace
to
a
banquet
in
another
room
in
the
palace.
On
the
last/seventh
day
of
those
banquets,
when
King Xerxes
was partially
drunk
from
drinking
wine,
he
summoned
seven
of
his
personal
servants.
They
were
Mehuman,
Biztha,
Harbona,
Bigtha,
Abagtha,
Zethar,
and
Carcas.
He
told
them
to
bring
Queen
Vashti
to
him,
wearing
her
crown.
He
wanted
his
guests
to
see
that
she
was
very
beautiful.
But
when
those
servants
told
Vashti
what
the
king
wanted,
she
refused
to
go
to
the
king
because
she
did
not
want
to
display
her
beauty
in
front
of
a
group
of half-drunk
men.
So
that
caused
the
king
to
become
very
angry.
Immediately
he
had
a
meeting
with
the
seven
men
who
were
the
most
important
officials
in
Persia
and
Media.
They
were
the
men
whom
he
often
asked ◄for
their
advice/what
he
should
do►.
And
they
were
men
who
knew
all
the
customs
and
laws
of
Persia.
Their
names
were
Carshena,
Shethar,
Admatha,
Tarshish,
Meres,
Marsena,
and
Memucan.
The
king
said
to
them, “Queen
Vashti
has
refused
to
obey
me
when
I
sent
my
servants
to
tell
her
to
come
here.
What
do
our
laws
say
that
we
should
do
to
someone
who
acts/behaves
like
that?”
While
the
other
officials
were
present,
Memucan
told
the
king,
“Your
majesty,
Queen
Vashti
has ◄insulted/done
wrong
against►
you,
but
she
has
also
insulted
all
your
officials
and
everyone
else ◄in
your
empire/that
you
rule
over►.
All
the
women
throughout
the
empire
will
hear
what
she
has
done,
and
they
will
say, ‘The
king
commanded
Queen
Vashti
to
come
to
him,
and
she
refused.’
So
they
will
not
obey
their
husbands.
Instead,
they
will
begin
to
not
respect
their
husbands.
Before
this
day
ends,
the
wives
of
all
us
officials
in
Persia
and
Media
will
hear
what
the
queen
did,
and
they
also
will
refuse
to
obey
their
husbands.
They
will
not
respect
us,
and
they
will
cause
us
to
become
very
angry.
So
if
it
pleases
you,
O
king,
you
should
write
a
law.
Like
all
the
other
laws
of
Persia
and
Media,
it
will
be
a
law
that ◄no
one
can
change/cannot
be
changed.►
Write
a
law
that states
that
Queen
Vashti
will
never
be
allowed
to
see
you
again
and
will
not
continue
to
be
the
queen.
Then
you
can
choose
another
woman
to
be
queen,
a
woman
who
deserves
to
be
queen
more
than
Vashti
does.
Then,
when
everyone
in
your
empire
hears
what
you
have
commanded,
all
the
women,
including
those
who
are
important
and
those
who
are
not
important,
will
respect
and
obey
their
husbands.”
The
king
and
the
other
officials
liked
what
Memucan
suggested,
so
he
did
that.
He
wrote
a
law
proclaiming
that.
Then
he
sent
letters
to
all
the
provinces, stating
that
all
men
should
have
complete
authority
over
their
wives
and
their
children.
He
wrote
the
letters
in
every
language
and type
of
writing/alphabet
that
was
used
in
each
province.
Esther became the new queen
After
a
while,
King Xerxes
quit
being
so
angry.
He
thought
about
Vashti,
and
he
thought
about
the
law
he
had
made
because
of
what
she
had
done,
and
he
wanted
another
wife.
So
his
personal
servants
said
to
him, “
Your
majesty,
you
should
send
some
men
to
search
throughout
the
empire
for
some
beautiful
young
women/virgins
for
you.
After
they
find
some,
you
can
appoint
some
officials
in
each
province
to
bring
them
to
the
place
where
you
keep ◄your
wives/the
women
you
sleep
with►
here
in
Susa.
Then
Hegai,
the
man
who
is
in
charge
of
these
women,
can
arrange
for
ointments
to
be
put
on
their
bodies
to
make
them
more
beautiful.
Then
the
woman
who
pleases
you
most
can
become
queen
instead
of
Vashti.”
The
king
liked
what
they
suggested,
so
he
did
it.
At
that
time
there
was
a
Jew
living
in
Susa,
the
capital,
whose
name
was
Mordecai,
the
son
of
Jair.
Jair
was
a
descendant
of
Shimei.
Shimei
was
a
descendant
of
King
Saul’s
father
Kish.
They
were
all
from
the
tribe
descended
from
Benjamin.
Many
years
before
that,
King
Nebuchadnezzar
had
taken ◄Mordecai/Mordecai’s
family►
and
brought
them
from
Jerusalem
to
Babylon,
at
the
same
time
he
brought
King
Jehoiachin
of
Judah
and
many
other
people
to
Babylon.
Mordecai
had
a cousin
whose
Hebrew
name
was
Hadassah.
She
had
a
beautiful
face
and
beautiful
body/figure.
Her
Persian
name
was
Esther.
After
her
father
and
mother
died,
Mordecai
took
care
of
Esther
as
though
she
were
his
own
daughter.
After
the
king
commanded
that
they
search
for
some
beautiful
women,
they
brought
Esther
and
many
other
young
women
to
the
king’s
palace
in
Susa,
and ◄the
king
put
Hegai/Hegai
was
put►
in
charge
of
them.
Hegai
was
very
pleased
with
Esther,
and
he
treated
her
well.
He
immediately
arranged
for
her
to
be
given
ointments
to
make
her
even
more
beautiful,
and
he
ordered
that
special
food
would
be
given
to
her.
He
arranged
that
seven
maids
from
the
king’s
palace
would
take
care
of
her,
and
arranged
that
she/they
would
stay
in
the
best
rooms.
Esther
did
not
tell
anyone
that
she
was
a
Jew,
because
Mordecai
had
told
her
not
to
tell
anyone.
Every
day
Mordecai
walked
near
the
courtyard
of
the
place
where
those
women
stayed.
He
asked
people
who
entered
the
courtyard
to
find
out
and
tell
him
what
was happening
to
Esther.
Before
these
women
were
taken
to
the
king,
they
put
ointments
on
the
bodies
of
these
women
for
one
year
to
make
them
more
beautiful.
For
six
months
they
rubbed
olive
oil
mixed
with
myrrh
on
their
bodies
each
day.
For
the
next
six
months
they
rubbed
ointments
and
perfumes
on
their
bodies.
Then,
when
one
of
these
women
was
summoned
to
go
to
the
king,
she
was
allowed
to
wear
whatever
clothes
and
jewelry
she
chose.
In
the
evening,
they
would
take
her
to
the
king’s
own
room.
The
next
morning,
they
would
take
her
to
another
place
where
the
women
who
had
slept
with
the
king
stayed.
There
another
official
whose
name
was
Shaashgaz
was
in
charge
of
those
women.
Those
women
would
live
there
for
the
rest
of
their
lives,
and
one
of
those
women
would
go
back
to
the
king
again
only
if
the
king
very
much
wanted
her
to
come
again,
and
only
if
he
told
Shaashgaz
the
name
of
the
woman.
Everyone
who
saw
Esther
liked
her.
After
King Xerxes
had
been
ruling
for
seven
years,
it
was
Esther’s
turn
to
go
to
him.
When
they
took
her
to
the
king,
it
was
during
the
middle
part
of
the
winter.
She
wore
only
the
things
that
Hegai
suggested.
The
king
liked
Esther
more
than
he
liked
any
of
the
other
women
that
they
brought
to
him.
He
liked
her
so
much
that
he
put
on
her
head
the
queen’s
crown,
and
he
declared
that
Esther
would
be
the
queen
instead
of
Vashti.
To
celebrate
her
becoming
the
queen,
he
had
a
big
banquet/feast
prepared
for
all
his
administrators
and
other
officials.
He
generously
gave
expensive
gifts
to
everyone,
and
he
declared
that
in
all
the
provinces
there
would
be
a
holiday,
a
time
when
people
did
not
have
to
pay
taxes.
Later
all
those
women
who
had
spent
a
night
with
the
king
were
gathered
together
again.
By
that
time
Mordecai
had
become
an
official
at
the
palace.
But
Esther
still
did
not
tell
anyone
that
she
was
a
Jew.
She
continued
to
do
what
Mordecai
had
told
her
to
do.
One
day
when
Mordecai
was
doing
his
work
in
the
palace,
two
of
the
king’s
officials
were
there.
Their
names
were
Bigthana
and
Teresh.
They
were
the
guards
who
stood
outside
the
king’s
own
rooms.
They
became
angry
with
the
king,
and
they
were
planning
how
they
could assassinate/kill
him.
But
Mordecai
heard
about
what
they
were
planning,
and
he
told
that
to
Queen
Esther.
Then
she
told
the
king
what
Mordecai
had
found
out.
The
king
investigated
and
found
out
that
Mordecai’s
report
was
true.
So
the
king
ordered
that
those
two
men
be
hanged.
When
that
was
done, ◄an
official
wrote
a
report/a
report
was
written►
about
it
in
a
book
called ‘The
book
that
records
what
happened
while Xerxes
was king’.
Haman planned to kill to the Jews
Some
time
later,
King Xerxes ◄promoted/gave
his
most
important
job/work
to►
Haman,
the
son
of
Hammedatha,
who
was
a
descendant
of
King
Agag.
Haman
became
more
important
than
all
his
other
officials.
Only
the
king
was
more
important.
Then
the
king
commanded
that
all
the
other
officials
had
to
bow
down
in
front
of
Haman
to
honor
him
when
he
walked
by.
But
Mordecai
refused
to
bow
down
to
Haman.
The
other
officials
saw
that,
and
they
asked
Mordecai, “Why
do
you
disobey
what
the
king
commanded?”
Mordecai
told
them
that
he
was
a
Jew,
and
that
Jews
would
bow
down
only
to
God.
Day
after
day
the
other
officials
spoke
to
Mordecai
about
that,
but
he
still
refused
to
obey.
So
they
told
Haman
about
it,
to
see
if
Haman
would
tolerate
it.
When
Haman
saw
that
Mordecai
would
not
bow
down
to
him,
he
became
extremely
angry.
After
he
found
out
that
Mordecai
was
a
Jew,
he
decided
that
it
would
not
be
enough
to
get
rid
of
only
Mordecai.
He
decided
to
kill
all
the
Jews
in
all
the
area
that Xerxes
ruled.
So,
during
the
twelfth
year
that Xerxes
was
ruling,
during
the
month
of April,
Haman
told
his advisors
to ◄cast
lots/throw
small
marked
stones►
to
determine
the
best
month
and
the
best
day
to
kill
the
Jews.
Haman’s advisors
did
that,
and
the
day
that
was
selected
was
March 7th
during
the
following/next
year.
Then
Haman
went
to
the
king
and
said
to
him, “
Your
majesty,
there
is
a
certain
group
of
people
who
live
in
many
areas
of
your
empire
whose
customs
are
different
from
ours.
They
even
refuse
to
obey
your
laws.
So
it
would
be
good
for
you
to
get
rid
of
them.
If
it
pleases
you,
command
that
they
should
all
be
killed.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
give ◄375 tons/750,000
pounds►
of
silver
to
your
administrators
so
that
you
can
use
it
for
your
government.”
The
king
liked
what
Haman
said,
so,
and
to
confirm
what
he
decided,
he
gave
the
ring
that
had
his
official
seal
on
it
to
Haman,
who
now
hated
the
Jews.
The
king
told
Haman, “Keep
your
money,
but
do
what
you
want
to
with
those
people
whom
you
talked
about!”
On April 17th
Haman
summoned
the
king’s
secretaries,
and
he
dictated
a
letter
to
them
that
they
translated
and
wrote
to
all
the
governors
and
administrators
and
other
officials
in
all
the
provinces.
They
wrote copies
of
the
letter
in
every
language
and
every
kind
of
writing/alphabet
that
was
used
in
the
empire.
They
wrote
that
all
the
Jews,
including
young
people
and
old
people,
women
and
children,
had
to
be
killed
on
one
day.
That
day
was
March 7th
of
the
following
year.
They
also
wrote
that
those
who
killed
the
Jews
could
take
everything
that
belonged
to
the
Jews.
They
signed
the
king’s
name
at
the
end
of
the
letters.
Then
they
sealed
the
letters
with
wax,
and
stamped
the
wax
by
using
the
king’s
ring.
Then
they
sent
the
letters
swiftly
to
every
province
in
the
empire,
The
king
also
commanded
that copies
of
these
letters
should
be
nailed
up
where
all
the
people
could
see
them,
in
every
province,
so
that
the
people
would
be
ready
to
do
on
the
day
the
king
had
set
what
was
written
in
the
letter.
Then,
according
to
what
the
king
commanded,
men
riding
horses
took
those
letters
quickly
to
every
province
in
the
empire.
And
one
of
the
letters
was
read
aloud
to
the
people
in
the
capital
city,
Susa.
Then
the
king
and
Haman
sat
down
and
drank
wine,
but
the
people
in
Susa
were
very
perplexed
about
why
this
was
going
to
happen.
Mordecai requested help from Esther
When
Mordecai
found
out
about
those
letters,
he
was
so
anguished
that
he
tore
his
clothes
and
put
on
rough
sackcloth
and
threw
ashes
over
himself.
Then
he
went
into
the
city,
crying
very
loudly.
He
stood
outside
the
gate
of
the
palace,
because
no
one
who
was
wearing
sackcloth
was
allowed
to
enter
the
palace.
In
every
province
of
the
empire,
when
the
letter
from
the
king
was
read
to
the
Jewish
people,
they
cried
and
mourned.
They ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►,
and
wailed
loudly.
Many
of
them
also
put
on
sackcloth
and
threw
ashes
on
themselves
and
lay
on
the
ground.
When
Esther’s
maids
and
other
officials
came
to
her
and
told
her
what
Mordecai
had
done,
she
was
very
distressed.
So
she
sent
to
Mordecai
some
good
clothes
to
wear
instead
of
the
sackcloth,
but
he
refused
to
take
them.
Then
Esther
summoned
Hathach,
one
of
the
king’s
officials
whom
he
had
appointed
to
help
take
care
of
Esther.
She
told
him
to
go
out
and
talk
to
Mordecai
to
find
out
what
was
distressing
him
and
why
he
was
wearing
sackcloth
to
show
that
he
was
grieving.
Hathach
went
to
Mordecai,
who
was
in
the
plaza
in
front
of
the
palace
gate.
Mordecai
told
him
everything
that
had
happened.
He
told
him
how
much
money
Haman
had
promised
to
give
to
the
government
if
the
king
commanded
that
all
the
Jews
be
killed.
Mordecai
also
gave
to
Hathach
a
copy
of
the
decree
that
had
been
read
in
Susa,
in
which
it
was stated
that
all
the
Jews
must
be
killed.
He
told
Hathach
to
show
the
copy
to
Esther.
He
told
Hathach
to
explain
to
Esther
what ◄it
meant/would
happen►.
Then
he
told
him
to
urge
her
to
go
to
the
king
and
request
the
king
to
act mercifully
to
her
people.
So
Hathach
returned
to
Esther
and
told
her
what
Mordecai
said.
Then
Esther
told
Hathach
to
return
to
Mordecai
and
tell
this
to
him:
“There
is
a
law
about
people
going
to
talk
to
the
king.
All
the
king’s
officials
and
all
the
people
in
the
empire
know
this
law.
In
that
law
it states
that
anyone
who
goes
to
the
king
in
his
inner
court
without
having
been
summoned
by
the
king
must
be
executed.
Only
those
to
whom
the
king
has
extended
his
scepter/staff
will
not
be
executed.
And
a
month
has
passed
since
the
king
has
summoned
me,
so
what
will
happen
to
me
if
I
try
to
see
him
and
he
doesn’t
want
to
see
me?”
So
Hathach
went
back
to
Mordecai
and
told
him
what
Esther
had
said.
Mordecai
replied, “
Go
back
and
tell
this
to
Esther: 'Do
not
think
that
just
because
you
live
there
in
the
palace,
you
will
escape
when
all
the
other
Jews
are
killed.
If
you
say
nothing
now,
someone
from
some
other
place
will
rescue
many
of
us
Jews,
but
you
and
your
relatives
will
be
killed.
Furthermore, ◄perhaps
God/who
knows
if
God►
has
put
you
here
as
queen ◄for
a
situation
like
this/to
prevent
this
from happening
to
us►!' ” [RHQ]
Then
after
Hathach
told
this
to
Esther,
she
told
him
to
return
to
Mordecai
and
say
this
to
him:
“Gather
together
all
the
Jews
here
in
Susa,
and
tell
them
to ◄fast/abstain
from
food►
for
my
sake.
Tell
them
to
not
eat
or
drink
anything
for
three
days
and
nights.
My
maids
and
I
will
also
fast.
Then,
I
will
go
to
talk
to
the
king.
Even
if ◄I
am
executed/they
execute
me►
for disobeying
the
law
by
seeing
him
when
he
does
not
hold
out
the
scepter/staff
toward
me,
I
am
willing
for
that
to
happen”.
So
after
Hathach
told
this
to
Mordecai,
Mordecai
went
and
did
what
Esther
told
him
to
do.
Esther invited Haman and the king to a banquet
Three
days
later,
Esther
prepared
a
big
banquet/feast.
Then
she
put
on
the
robes
that
showed
that
she
was
queen,
and
she
went
to
the
inner
courtyard
of
the
palace,
across
from
the
room
where
the
king
was.
He
was
sitting
on
the
throne,
facing
the
entrance
of
the
room.
When
the
king
saw
Esther
standing
there
in
the
courtyard,
he
extended
the
gold
scepter/staff
toward
her
to
signal
that
he
would
be
glad
to
talk
to
her.
So
Esther
came
close
and
touched
the
tip
of
the
scepter/staff.
Then
the
king
asked
her, “Esther,
what
do
you
want?
Tell
me,
and
I
will
give
you
what
you
want,
even
if
you
ask
me
to
give
you
half
of
my
kingdom!”
Esther
replied, “
Your
majesty,
if
it
pleases
you,
you
and
Haman
come
to
the
banquet
that
I
have
prepared
for
you!”
The
king
said
to
his
servants, “Go
and
tell
Haman
to
come
quickly
to
a
banquet
that
Esther
has
prepared
for
the
two
of
us!”
So
the
king
and
Haman
went
to
the
banquet
that
Esther
had
prepared
for
them.
While
they
were
drinking
wine,
the
king
said
to
Esther, “Tell
me
what
you
really
want.
I
will
give
it
to
you,
even
if
you
ask
for
half
of
my
kingdom.”
Esther
replied, “
I
will
tell
you
what
I
want
most
of
all.
Your
majesty,
if
you
are
pleased
with
me,
and
if
you
are
willing
to
give
me
what
I
am requesting,
please
come
again
tomorrow
to
another
banquet
that
I
will
prepare
for
the
two
of
you.
Then
I
will
tell
you
what
I
really
want”.
Haman
planned
to
kill
Mordecai
Haman
was feeling
very
happy
as
he
left
the
banquet.
But
then
he
saw
Mordecai
sitting
at
the
gate
of
the
palace.
Mordecai
did
not
stand
up
and
tremble
fearfully
in
front
of
Haman,
so
Haman
became
extremely
angry.
However,
he
did
not
show
that
he
was
angry;
he
just
went
home.
Then
he
gathered
together
his
wife
Zeresh
and
his
friends,
and
he
boasted
to
them
about
being
very
rich,
and
about
having
many
children.
He
also
boasted
that
the
king
had
greatly
honored
him,
and
that
the
king
had ◄promoted
him/given
him
the second-most
important
job
in
the
empire►,
so
that
all
the
other
officials
had
to
respect
him.
Then
Haman
added, “And
that
is
not
all!
Queen
Esther
invited
just
two
of
us,
the
king
and
me,
to
a
banquet
she
prepared
for
us
today.
And
she
is inviting
only
the
two
of
us
to
another
banquet
that
she
will
prepare
tomorrow!”
Then
Haman
said, “But
those
things ◄mean
nothing
to
me/do
not
make
me
happy►
while
I
keep
seeing
that
Jew,
Mordecai,
just
sitting
there
at
the
gate
of
the
palace
and ignoring
me!”
So
Haman’s
wife
Zeresh
and
all
his
friends
who
were
there
suggested, “
Why
don’t
you
quickly
set
up ◄a
gallows/posts
on
which
to
hang
someone►.
Make
it 75
feet
tall.
Then
tomorrow
morning
ask
the
king
to
hang
Mordecai
on
it.
After
that,
you
can
go
to
the
banquet
with
the
king
and
be
cheerful.”
That
idea
pleased
Haman
very
much,
so
he
gave
men
orders
to
set
up
the
gallows/posts.
The king honored Mordecai
That
night
the
king
was
unable
to
sleep,
so
he
summoned
a
servant
and
told
him
to
bring
the
records
of
what
had
happened
during
all
the
time
he
had
been
king.
So
the
servant
brought
the
records
and
read
some
of
them
to
the
king.
The
servant
read
about
Bigthana
and
Teresh,
the
two
men
who
had
guarded
the
entrance
to
the
king’s
rooms.
He
read
the
account
of
when
Mordecai
had
found
out
that
they
planned
to assassinate
the
king
and
that
he
had
told
the
king
about
it.
The
king
asked
some
of
his
servants, “What
did
we
do
to
reward
Mordecai
or
show
that
we appreciate
what
he
did?”
The
servants
replied, “We
did
not
do
anything
for
him.”
At
that
moment,
Haman
entered
the
outer
courtyard
of
the
palace.
He
wanted
to
talk
to
the
king
about
hanging
Mordecai
on
the
gallows
that
he
had
just
set
up.
The
king
saw
him
and
said, “Who
is
that
out
there
in
the
courtyard?”
His
servants
replied, “That
is
Haman
standing
there
in
the
courtyard.”
The
king
said, “Bring
him
in
here!”
When
Haman
came
in,
the
king
asked
him, “What
should
I
do
for
a
man
whom
I
want
to
honor?”
Haman
thought
to
himself, “◄Whom
would
the
king
like
to
honor
more
than
me?/I
think
there
is
no
one
whom
the
king
would
like
to
honor
more
than
me!►” [RHQ]
So
he
replied
to
the
king, “If
there
is
someone
you
wish
to
honor,
you
should
tell
your
servants
to
bring
him
one
of
the
robes
you
wear
yo
to
show
that
you
are
the
king.
Also
tell
them
to
bring
one
of
the
horses
you
have
ridden.
Tell
them
to
put
a fancy headdress
on
the
horse’s
head
to
show
that
it
belongs
to
you,
the
king.
Then
tell
one
of
your
very
important
officials
to
put
the
robe
on
the
man
whom
you
want
to
honor,
and
tell
that
man
to
sit
on
the
horse,
and
then
lead
the
horse
through
the
city
streets.
And
tell
that
official
to
keep
shouting, ‘This
is
what ◄the
king
does/is
doing►
for
the
man
whom
he
wants
to
honor!’”
The
king
replied
to
Haman, “
Fine!
Go
and
do
what
you
said
immediately!
Get
my
robe
and
my
horse,
and
do
just
what
you
suggested!
Do
it
for
Mordecai,
the
Jew,
who
is
sitting
outside
at
the
gate
of
the
palace.
Do
not
forget
anything
that
you
suggested!”
So
Haman
did
what
the
king
said.
He
got
the
robe
and
the
horse.
He
put
the
robe
on
Mordecai,
and
as
Mordecai
sat
on
the
horse,
Haman
led
the
horse
through
the
city
streets
proclaiming “This
is
what
the
king ◄does/is
doing►
for
the
man
whom
the
king
wants
to
honor!”
Then,
Mordecai
returned
and
sat
at
the
gate
of
the
palace.
But
Haman
hurried
home,
covering
his
face
because
he
felt
completely
disgraced/humiliated.
He
told
his
wife
Zeresh
and
his
friends
everything
that
had
happened
to
him
that
day.
Then
his
wife
and
his
friends
said
to
him, “Mordecai,
the
man
who
has
caused
you
to
be
completely
disgraced/humiliated,
is
a
Jew.
It
is
clear
that
the
God
whom
the
Jews
worship
is
fighting
for
them.
So
you
will
never
be
able
to
defeat
Mordecai.
He
will
defeat
you!”
And
while
they
were
still
talking,
some
of
the
king’s
officials
arrived
to
take
Haman
quickly
to
the
banquet/feast
that
Esther
had
prepared.
Haman was executed
So
the
king
and
Haman
went
to
eat
the
second
banquet/feast
that
Queen
Esther
had
prepared.
As
they
were
drinking
wine,
the
king
asked
again, “Esther,
what
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?
Tell
me,
and
I
will
do
it
for
you.
Even
if
you
ask
me
for
half
of
my
kingdom,
I
will
give
it
to
you.”
Esther
replied, “O
king,
if
you
are
pleased
with
me,
and
if
you
are
willing
to
do
what
I
ask,
save
me,
and
save
my
people.
That
is
what
I
want
you
to
do
for
me.
It
is
as
though
I
and
my
people
are
cattle
that
have
been
sold
to
be
slaughtered.
It
is
as
though
we
have
been
sold
to
people
who
want
to
completely
destroy
us.
If
we
had
only
been
sold
to
people
to
become
their
male
and
female
slaves,
I
would
not
say
anything,
because
that
would
have
been
a
matter
too
small
to
bother
you,
the
king.”
Then
King Xerxes
asked
her, “Who
would
want
to
do
such
a
terrible
thing?
Where
is
he?”
Esther
replied, “
The
man
who
is
our
enemy
is
this
evil
man
Haman!”
Then
Haman
was
terrified
as
he
stood
in
front
of
the
king
and
queen.
The
king
became
extremely
angry.
He
immediately
left
his
wine
and
got
up
and
went
outside
into
the
palace
garden
to
decide
what
to
do.
But
Haman
stayed,
in
order
to
plead
with
Queen
Esther
that
she
would
spare
his
life.
He
threw
himself
down
on
the
couch
where
Esther
was reclining.
But
at
that
moment
the
king
returned
from
the
garden
to
the
room
where
they
had
been
eating.
He
saw
Haman,
and assumed
he
was
preparing
to
rape
Esther.
He
exclaimed, “Are
you
going
to
rape
the
queen
while
she
is
here
with
me
in
my
own
palace?”
As
soon
as
the
king
said
that,
some
officials
covered
Haman’s
head,
as
they
did
to
people
who
were
about
to
be
hanged.
Then
Harbona,
one
of
the
king’s
personal
officials,
said, “
Outside,
near
Haman’s
house,
there
is
a ◄gallows/set
of
poles
for
hanging
someone►.
It
is 75
feet
high.
Haman
made
it
for
Mordecai,
the
man
who
spared
your
life!”
The
king
said, “Hang
him
on
it!”
So
they
hanged
Haman
on
the
gallows
that
he
had
prepared
for
hanging
Mordecai!
And
then ◄the
king’s
anger cooled
off/the
king
was
no
longer
so
angry►.
The king issued a decree to save the Jews
Later
on
that
same
day,
King Xerxes
declared
that
everything
that
Haman,
the
enemy
of
the
Jews,
owned,
would
now
belong
to
Queen
Esther.
Esther
told
the
king
that
Mordecai
was
her cousin.
When
the
king
heard
that,
he
sent
a
message
to
tell
Mordecai
to
come
in.
When
Mordecai
came
in,
the
king
took
off
the
ring
that
had
his
official
seal
on
it,
the
ring
that
he
had
previously
given
to
Haman,
and
gave
it
to
Mordecai,
to indicate
that
Mordecai
was
now
his
most
important
official.
And
Esther
appointed
Mordecai
to
be
in
charge
of
everything
that
had
belonged
to
Haman.
Esther
again
came
to
talk
to
the
king.
She
prostrated
herself
at
his
feet,
crying.
She
wanted
to
plead
for
him
to
stop
what
Haman
had
planned,
to
kill
all
the
Jews.
The
king
held
out
his
gold
scepter/staff
toward
Esther,
so
Esther
arose
and
stood
in
front
of
him.
She
said, “Your
majesty,
if
you
are
pleased
with
me,
and
if
you
think
that
it
is
the
right
thing
to
do,
make
a
new
law
to cancel
what
Haman
decreed,
that
all
the
Jews
in
all
the
provinces
in
your
empire
should
be
killed.
I
cannot
bear
seeing
all
my
family
and
all
the
rest
of
my
people
killed.”
King Xerxes
replied
to
Queen
Esther
and
Mordecai, “Because
Haman
tried
to
get
rid
of
all
the
Jews,
I
have
given
to
Esther
everything
that
belonged
to
Haman,
and
I
have
ordered
my
soldiers
to
hang
Haman.
So
now
I
am
also permitting
you
to
write
other
letters,
to
save
your
people.
You
may
put
my
name
on
the
letters,
and
use
my
ring
to
seal
them
because
no
letter
that
has
my
name
on
it
and
which
is
sealed
with
my
ring
can
ever
be
changed.”
Then
the
king
summoned
his
secretaries,
on June 25th,
and
Mordecai
told
them
to
write
letters
to
the
Jews
and
to
all
the
governors
and
other
officials
in
all
of
the 127
provinces,
which
extended
from
India
in
the
east
to
Ethiopia
in
the
west.
They
wrote
these
letters
in
all
the
languages
that
the
people
in
each
area
spoke.
They
also
wrote
letters
to
the
Jewish
people,
in
their
language.
They
wrote
in
those
letters
that
the
Jews
in
every
city
were
permitted
by
the
king
to
gather
together
to
protect
themselves.
They
also
were
permitted
to
kill
any
group
of
soldiers
who
attacked
them.
They
were
also
permitted
to
kill
the
women
and
children
of
those
who
attacked
them,
and
to
take
the
possessions
of
the
people
whom
they
killed.
All
this
was
to
be
done
on
March 7th
of
the
following
year.
Mordecai
signed
the
king’s
name
on
the
letters,
and
sealed
them
with
the
seal
that
was
on
the
king’s
ring.
Then
he
gave
them
to
messengers,
who
rode
on
fast
horses
that
had
been
raised
especially
for
the
king.
Copies
of
this
law
were
to
be nailed
to
posts
in
every
province
and
read
to
all
the
people,
in
order
that
the
Jews
would
be
ready
to ◄get
revenge
on/fight
against►
their
enemies
on
March 7th.
The
king
commanded
the
men
who
took
these
letters
to
all
the
provinces
to
ride
quickly
on
the
king’s
horses.
And copies
of
the
letter
were
also
posted
and
read
to
the
people
in
the
capital
city,
Susa.
Before
Mordecai
left
the
palace,
he
put
on
the
blue
and
white
robe
and
a
large
gold
crown
that
the
king
had
given
him.
He
also
put
on
a
coat
made
of
fine
purple
cloth.
When
the
people
in
Susa
heard
the
new
law,
they
all
shouted
and cheered.
The
Jews
in
Susa
were
very
happy,
and
other
people
honored
them.
And
when
the
new
law
arrived
in
every
city
and
province,
the
Jews
there
celebrated
and
prepared
feasts
and
were
very
joyful.
And
many
men
throughout
the
empire
were
circumcised
and
became
Jews,
because
they
were
now
afraid
of
what
the
Jews
would
do
to
them
if
they
were
not
Jews.
The
first
law
that
the
king
had
commanded
was
to
be
made effective
on
March 7th.
On
that
day
the
enemies
of
the
Jews
hoped
to
get
rid
of
them.
But
instead,
on
that
same
day
the
Jews
defeated
their
enemies.
Throughout
the
empire,
the
Jews
gathered
together
in
their
cities
to
attack
those
who
wanted
to
get
rid
of
them.
No
one
could
fight
against
the
Jews,
because
all
the
other
people
in
the
areas
where
the
Jews
lived
were
afraid
of
them,
so
they
did
not
want
to
help
anyone
who
attacked
the
Jews.
All
the
governors
and
other
officials
and
important
people
in
all
the
provinces
helped
the
Jews,
because
they
were
afraid
of
Mordecai.
They
were
afraid
of
him
because
in
all
the
provinces
they
knew
that
Mordecai
was
now
the
king’s
most
important
official,
with
the
authority
that
Haman
previously
had.
Mordecai
was
becoming
more
famous
because
the
king
was
giving
him
more
and
more
power.
On
March 7th,
the
Jews
attacked
and
killed
with
their
swords
all
of
their
enemies.
They
did
whatever
they
wanted
to
do,
to
the
people
who
hated
them.
Just
in
Susa
alone,
the
capital
city,
they
killed 500
people.
Among
those
whom
they
killed
were
the
ten
sons
of
Haman.
Their
names
were
Parshandatha,
Dalphon,
Aspatha,
Poratha,
Adalia,
Aridatha,
Parmashta,
Arisai,
Aridai,
and
Vaizatha.
Those
were
grandsons
of
Hammedatha
and
sons
of
Haman,
the
enemy
of
the
Jews.
The
Jews
killed
them,
but
they
did
not
take
the
things
that
belonged
to
the
people
whom
they
killed.
At
the
end
of
that
day
someone
reported
to
the
king
the
number
of
people
whom
the
Jews
killed
in
Susa.
Then
the
king
said
to
Queen
Esther, “The
Jews
have
killed 500
people
here
in
Susa,
including
the
ten
sons
of
Haman!
So
I
think
that
they
must
have
killed
many
more
people
in
the
rest
of
my
empire [RHQ]!
But okay,
now
what
else
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you.
You
tell
me,
and
I
will
do
it.”
Esther
replied, “If
it
pleases
you,
allow
the
Jews
here
in
Susa
to
do
again
tomorrow
what
you
commanded
them
to
do
today.
And
command
that
the
bodies
of
Haman’s
ten
sons
be
hanged
on
the
gallows/poles.”
So
the
king
commanded
that
the
Jews
be
permitted
to
kill
more
of
their
enemies
the
next
day.
After
he
issued
another
order
in
Susa,
the
bodies
of
Haman’s
ten
sons
were
hanged.
On
the
next
day,
the
Jews
in
Susa
gathered
together
and
killed 300
more
people.
But
again,
they
did
not
take
the
things
that
belonged
to
the
people
whom
they
killed.
That
happened
on
March 8th.
On
the
following
day,
the
Jews
in
Susa
rested
and
celebrated.
In
all
the
other
provinces,
the
Jewish
people
gathered
together
to
defend
themselves,
and
they
killed 75,000
people
who
hated
them,
but
again
they
did
not
take
the
things
that
belonged
to
the
people
whom
they
killed.
That
occurred
on
March 7th,
and
on
the
following
day
they
rested
and
celebrated.
After
the
Jews
in
Susa
gathered
together
and
killed
their
enemies
on
March 7th
and 8th,
they
rested
and
celebrated
on
March 9th.
That
is
why
every
year,
on
March 8th,
the
Jews
who
live
in
villages
now
celebrate
defeating
their
enemies.
They
have
feasts
and
give
gifts
of
food
to
each
other.
Mordecai
wrote
down
all
the
things
that
had
happened.
Then
he
sent
letters
to
the
Jews
who
lived
throughout
the
empire
of
King Xerxes.
He
told
them
that
every
year
they
should
celebrate
on
the 8th
and 9th
of
March,
because
those
were
the
days
when
the
Jews
got
rid
of
their
enemies.
He
also
told
them
that
they
should
celebrate
on
those
days
by
feasting
and
giving
gifts
of
food
to
each
other
and
to
poor
people.
They
would
remember
it
as
the
month
in
which
they
changed
from
being
very
sorrowful
to
being
very
joyful,
from
crying
to
celebrating.
So
the
Jews
agreed
to
do
what
Mordecai
wrote.
They
agreed
to
celebrate
on
those
days
every
year.
They
would
remember
how
Haman,
son
of
Hammedatha,
a
descendant
of
King
Agag,
became
an
enemy
of
all
the
Jews.
They
would
remember
how
he
had
made
an
evil
plan
to
kill
the
Jews,
and
that
he
had ◄cast
lots/thrown
small
marked
stones►
to
choose
the
day
to
kill [DOU]
them.
They
would
remember
that
when
Esther
told
the
king
about
Haman’s
plan,
the
king
arranged
that
the
evil
plan
that
Haman
had
made
to
kill
the
Jews
would
fail,
and
that
he
would
be
killed
instead
of
the
Jews,
and
that
Haman
and
that
his
sons
were
hanged.
Because
the ◄lot/small
marked
stone►
that
Haman
threw
was
called
Pur,
the
Jews
called
these
days
Purim.
And,
because
of
everything
that ◄
Mordecai
wrote/was
written►
in
that
letter,
and
because
of
all
that
happened
to
them,
the
Jews
throughout
the
empire
agreed
to
celebrate
in
that
manner
on
those
two
days
every
year.
They
said
that
they
would
tell
their
descendants
and
those
people
who
became
Jews
to
be
certain
to
celebrate
this
festival
every
year.
They
should
celebrate
just
as
Mordecai
told
them
to
do
in
the
letter
that
he
wrote.
They
said
that
they
would
remember
and
celebrate
on
those
two
days
every
year,
in
each
family,
in
every
city,
and
in
every
province.
They
solemnly
declared
that
they
and
their
descendants
would
never
stop
remembering
and
celebrating
those
days
called
Purim.
Then
Mordecai
and
Queen
Esther,
who
was
the
daughter
of
Abihail,
wrote
a
second
letter
about
the
Purim
feast.
Esther
used
the
authority
that
she
had
because
of
being
the
queen
to
confirm
that
what
Mordecai
had
written
in
the
first
letter
was
true.
What
they
wrote
in
the
second
letter
was, “We
wish
that
all
of
you
will
be
living
peacefully
and
safely/righteously.
We
want
you
and
your
descendants
to
celebrate
Purim
each
year
on
the
days
that
we
two
established,
and
to
do
the
things
that
we
two
told
you
to
do.”
In
that
letter,
Queen
Esther
and
Mordecai
also
gave
them
instructions
about ◄fasting/abstaining
from
eating
food►
and
being
sorrowful.
Then copies
of
that
letter
were
sent
to
all
the
Jews
who
were
living
in
the 127
provinces
of
the
empire.
The
letter
that
Esther
wrote
about
the
manner
in
which
they
should
celebrate
the
Purim
feast
was
also
written
in
an
official
record.
King Xerxes
required
that
all
the
people
in
his
empire
pay
taxes.
Even
the
people
who
lived
on
the
islands
in
the Mediterranean
Sea (OR,
in coastal
areas)
were
required
to
pay
taxes.
And
all
the
great
and
powerful
things
that Xerxes
did
were
written
in
the
scroll
called/entitled ‘The
record
of
the
things
done
by
the
kings
of
Media
and Persia’.
In
this
book
were
also
written
the
things
done
by
Mordecai,
the
man
whom
the
king
had
greatly
honored.
Mordecai,
who
was
a
Jew,
became
the
king’s
most
important
official,
and
all
the
Jews
also
considered
him
to
be
a
very
great
man.
They
all
respected
him,
because
he
did
many
good
things
for
the
Jews,
and
he
often
asked
the
king
to
do
good
things
for
them.
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Job
Job
Job
This book contains the account of the intense suffering of Job and of God restoring him. We call this book
Job
Job and his family
In
the
land
named
Uz,
there
was
a
man
named
Job.
He
was
a
very
godly/righteous [DOU]
man,
who
greatly
respected/revered
God
and
always
avoided
doing
evil
things.
He
had
seven
sons
and
three
daughters.
He
owned 7,000
sheep, 3,000
camels, 1,000
oxen,
and 500
female
donkeys.
He
also
had
many
servants.
He
was
the
richest
man
in
all
the
area
east
of
the
Jordan
River.
Each
year,
Job’s
sons
made
feasts
in
their
houses
to
celebrate
their birthdays.
Whenever
each
one
made
a
feast,
he
would
invite
all
his
brothers
and
his
three
sisters
to
come
and
eat
together.
When
each
celebration
ended,
Job
would
summon
them.
He
would
get
up
early
in
the
morning
and
kill
animals
and
burn
them
on
the
altar
as
sacrifices,
one
for
each
of
his
children.
He
said
to
himself, “Perhaps
one
of
my
sons
has
sinned
and
said
something
evil
about
God
in
his
heart.”
Satan
wanted
to
test
Job
One
day,
the
angels
came
and
gathered
together
in
front
of
Yahweh,
and
Satan
came
too.
Yahweh
asked
Satan, “Where
have
you
come
from?”
Satan
replied, “I
have
come
from
the
earth,
where
I
been
traveling
back
and
forth,
seeing
what
is happening.”
Yahweh
said
to
Satan, “Have
you ◄noticed/thought
about►
my
faithful
servant
Job?
He
is
very
godly/righteous [DOU],
he
greatly
respects/reveres
me,
and
he
always avoids
doing
evil
things.
There
is
no
one
else
on
the
earth
like
him.”
Satan
replied
to
Yahweh, “
What
you
say
is
true,
but
Job
greatly
respects
you
only
because
of
what
you
have
done
for
him [RHQ].
You
have
always [RHQ]
protected [MET]
him
and
his
family
and
everything
that
he
owns.
You
have
made
him
very
prosperous/rich.
He
has
livestock
all
over
this
land.
But
if
you
take
away [MTY]
everything
that
he
has,
he
will
curse
you
openly. [IDM]”
Yahweh
replied
to
Satan, “◄All
right/Okay►,
I
will
permit
you
to
take
away
everything
that
he
has.
But
do
not
harm
him.”
Then
Satan
left,
and
he
prepared
to
cause
many disastrous
things
to
happen
to
Job.
One
day
after
that,
Job’s
sons
and
daughters
were
feasting
and
drinking
wine
at
the
home
of
their
oldest
brother.
While
they
were
doing
that,
a
messenger
arrived
at
Job’s
home
and
said
to
him, “While
your
oxen
were
plowing
the
fields
and
the
donkeys
were
grazing
nearby,
a
group
of
men
from
the
Sheba
area
came
and
attacked
us.
They
killed
all
your
servants
who
were
working
in
the
fields
and
took
away
all
the
oxen
and
donkeys!
I
am
the
only
one
who
escaped
to
come
and
tell
you
what
happened.”
While
he
was
still
talking
to
Job,
another
messenger
arrived.
He
said
to
Job, “Lightning
from
the
sky [MTY]
struck
and
killed
all
the
sheep
and
all
the
men
who
were
taking
care
of
the
sheep!
I
am
the
only
one
who
escaped
to
come
and
tell
you
what
happened.”
While
he
was
still
talking
to
Job,
another
messenger
arrived.
He
said
to
Job, “Three
groups
of
robbers/bandits
from
Chaldea
land
came
and
attacked
us.
They
stole
all
the
camels
and
killed
all
the
men
who
were
taking
care
of
them.
I
am
the
only
one
who
escaped
to
come
and
tell
you
what
happened.”
While
he
was
still
talking
to
Job,
another
messenger
arrived
and
reported
this
to
Job: “Your
sons
and
daughters
were
feasting
in
the
home
of
their
oldest
brother.
Suddenly
a ◄very
strong
wind/tornado►
came
from
the
desert
and
struck
the
house.
The
house
collapsed
on
your
sons
and
daughters
and
killed
them
all!
I
am
the
only
one
who
escaped
to
come
and
tell
you
what
happened.”
Job
stood
up,
and
tore
his
robe
and
shaved
his
head
because
he
was
very
sad/grieved.
Then
he
prostrated
himself
on
the
ground
to
worship
God.
He
said,
“When
I
was
born,
I
had
no
clothes
on.
When
I
die,
I
will
not
take
any
clothes
with
me.
Yahweh
gave
me
everything
that
I
possessed,
and
now
he
has
taken
it
all
away.
But ◄we
should/I
will►
always
praise
Yahweh
anyway! [MTY]”
In
spite
of
all
these
things
that
happened
to
Job,
he
did
not
sin
by
saying
that
what
God
had
done
was
wrong.
Satan wanted to test Job again
On
another
day,
the
angels
came
again
and
gathered
together
in
front
of
Yahweh,
and
Satan
came
too.
Yahweh
asked
Satan, “Where
have
you
come
from?”
Satan
replied, “I
have
come
from
the
earth,
where
I
have
been
traveling
back
and
forth,
seeing
what
is happening.”
Yahweh
asked
Satan, “Have
you ◄noticed/thought
about►
my
faithful
servant
Job?
He
is
very
godly/righteous [DOU],
he
greatly
respects/reveres
me,
and
he
always avoids
doing
evil
things.
And
he
still
acts
in
a
very
godly/righteous
manner,
even
though
you
persuaded
me
to
let
you
cause disastrous
things
to
happen
to
him
for
no
reason.”
Satan
replied
to
Yahweh, “He
praises
you
only
because
you
bless
him [IDM].
People
will
give
up
everything
they
have
to
save
their
own
lives.
But
if
you
harm
his
body [MTY],
he
will
surely
curse
you
openly [IDM]!”
Yahweh
replied
to
Satan, “◄All
right/Okay►,
you
may
do
to
him
whatever
you
want
to
do,
but
do
not
cause
him
to
die.”
So
Satan
left,
and
he
caused
Job
to
be
afflicted
with
very
painful
boils,
from
the
top
of
his
head
to
the
soles
of
his
feet.
Job
took
a
piece
of
broken
pottery
and
scraped
the
boils
on
his
skin,
and
he
sat
in
ashes
as
people
did
when
they
were
mourning
for
those
who
had
died.
His
wife
said
to
him, “Are
you
still
trying
to ◄be
loyal
to/faithfully
trust
in►
God?
You
should
curse
God,
and
then
you
will
die.”
But
Job
replied, “You
talk
like
people
who
do
not
know
God
talk. ◄Should
we
accept
only
the
good
things
that
God
does
for
us?/We
should
not
accept
only
the
good
things
that
God
does
for
us.► [RHQ]
We
should
also
accept
bad
things.”
So
in
spite
of
all
these
things
that
happened
to
Job,
he
did
not
say
anything
against
God.
Job’s
three
friends
came
to
comfort
him
Among
Job’s
friends
were
Eliphaz
from
Teman
town,
Bildad
from
Shuah
land
and
Zophar
from
Naamah
land.
When
they
heard
about
all
the
terrible
things
that
had
happened
to
Job,
they
left
their
home
areas
and
went
together
to
Job
to
console/comfort
him [DOU].
When
they
saw
Job
from
a
distance,
they
almost
did
not
recognize
him.
They
wailed
loudly,
they
tore
their
robes,
and
they
threw
dust
over
their
heads
to
show
how
sorry
they
were
because
of
what
had
happened
to
Job.
Then
they
sat
on
the
ground
with
Job
for
seven
days.
None
of
them
said
anything
to
Job,
because
they
saw
that
he
was
suffering
greatly,
and
they
did
not
think
that
anything
that
they
said
would
lessen
his
pain.
Job spoke
Finally,
Job
spoke,
and
he
cursed
the
day
that
he
was
born.
He
said,
“I
wish
that
the
day
when
I
was
born
could
be
eradicated,
and
also
the
night
when
I
was
conceived.
I
wish
that
the
day
when
I
was
born
would
have
been
covered
in
darkness.
I
wish
that
God
who
is
in
heaven [MTY]
would
have
forgotten
about
that
day,
and
that
the
sun
would
not
have
shone
on
it.
I
wish
that
thick/intense
darkness
would
have
filled
that
day,
and
that
a
black
cloud
would
have
come
over
it
and
blotted
out
all
light
and
caused
people
to
be
terrified.
I
wish
that
the
night
when
I
was
conceived
would
be erased
from
the
calendar,
with
the
result
that
it
would
never
again
appear
as
one
night
in
any
month,
and
that
it
would
not
be
included
in
any
calendar.
I
wish
that
no
child
would
again
be
conceived
on
that
night
of
the
month [MET],
and
that
no
one
would
again
be
happy
on
that
night.
I
want
those
people
who ◄curse/put
evil
spells
on►
days—those
who
know
how
to
arouse/awaken
the
great
sea
monster—to
curse
that
day.
I
wish
that
the
stars
that
shone
early
in
the
morning
on
that
day
after
I
was
conceived
will
not
shine
again.
I
want
those
stars
to
have
wished
in
vain
for
light
to
shine;
and
that
they
would
not
have
shone
on
that
day.
That
was
an
evil
day
because
my
mother
was
able
to
conceive;
instead,
I
was
born,
and
I
have
now
experienced
all
these
terrible
things.
“I
wish
that
I
had
died [RHQ]
when
I
was
born—
at
the
time
I
emerged
from
my
mother’s
womb.
I
wish
that
my
mother
had
not [RHQ]
allowed
me
to
live.
I
wish
that
she
had
not
nursed
me.
If
I
had
died
at
the
time
when
I
was
born,
I
would
be
asleep,
resting
peacefully
i
in
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.
I
would
be
resting
with
kings
whose
beautiful
palaces
that
they
built
are
now
in
ruins (OR,
who
rebuilt
palaces
that
had
previously
been
destroyed),
and
I
would
be
resting
with
their
officials
who
have
also
died.
I
would
be
resting
with
princes
who
were
wealthy,
whose
palaces
were
filled
with
gold
and
silver.
I
wish
that
I
had
been
buried
like
a
child
who
died
in
its
mother’s
womb
and
never
lived
to
see
the
light.
After
wicked
people
die,
they
do
not
cause
any
more
troubles;
those
who
are
very
tired
now
will
rest.
Those
who
were
in
prison
rest
peacefully
after
they
die;
they
no
longer
have slave-drivers
who
curse
them.
Rich
people
and
poor
people
are
alike
after
they
die,
and
those
who
were
slaves
are
no
longer
controlled
by
their
masters.
◄“Why
does
God
allow
those
who
are
suffering
greatly
like
me
to
continue
to
remain
alive?/I
do
not
understand
why
God
allows
those
who
are
suffering
greatly
like
me
to
continue
to
remain
alive.► [RHQ]
Why
does
he
allow
those
who
are
very
miserable/distressed
to
keep
living [RHQ]?
They
long/want
to
die,
but
they
do
not
die.
They
desire
to
die
more
than
people
desire
to
find
a
hidden
treasure.
When
they
finally
die
and
are
buried,
they
are
very
happy.
Those
who
do
not
know
where
they
are
eventually
going
when
they
die [RHQ],
people
whom
God
has
forced [MET]
to
continue
to
live
in
misery,
◄it
is
not
right
that
they
continue
to
live./why
do
they
continue
to
live?► [RHQ]
I
continually
cry
very
much;
as
a
result,
I
cannot
eat;
and
I
can
never
stop
groaning.
Things
that
I
always
worried
might
happen
to
me,
have
happened
to
me;
things
that
I
always
dreaded
have
happened
to
me.
Now
I
have
no
peace
in
my
inner
being,
I
have
no
peace;
I
cannot
rest;
instead,
I
have
only
troubles.”
Eliphaz replied to Job
Then
Eliphaz,
from
Teman,
replied
to
Job.
He
said,
“Will
you
please
let
me
say
something
to
you?
I
am
not [RHQ]
able
to
remain
silent
any
longer.
In
the
past,
you
have
instructed/taught
many
people,
and
you
have
encouraged
those
who
were
weak.
By
what
you
said,
you
have
helped
those
who ◄needed
spiritual
help/almost
quit
trusting
in
God► [MET],
and
you
have
enabled
them
to
become spiritually
strong
again [MET].
But
now,
when
you
experience
disasters,
you
become
discouraged.
The
disasters
hit
you,
and
you
are
stunned.
You
revere
God; ◄does
that
not
cause
you
to
trust
in
him?/that
should
cause
you
to
trust
in
him.► [RHQ]
If
you
were
guiltless,
you
would [RHQ]
be
confident
that
God
would
not
have
allowed
these
disasters
to
happen
to
you!
Think
about
this:
Do
innocent
people
die
while
they
are
still
young [RHQ]?
Does
God
get
rid
of
godly
people [RHQ]?
No!
What
I
have
experienced
is
this:
Just
as [MET]
farmers
who
plant
bad
seeds
do
not
harvest
good
crops,
just
as
those
who
start
trouble
for
others,
later
bring
trouble
on
themselves.
They
die
when
God
angrily
blows
his
breath
on
them,
when
he
is
very
angry
with
them.
Even
though
wicked
people
may
be
very
powerful
like
young
lions,
God
will
get
rid
of
them [MET].
They
will
die
like
fierce
lions
that
starve
to
death
when
there
are
no
animals
that
they
can
kill
and
eat,
and
their
children
will
be
separated
from
each
other
like
young
lions
separate
from
each
other
to
find
food.”
Eliphaz
says
that
he
learned
a
secret
“I
heard
a
message
that
someone
came
and
whispered
to
me.
He
spoke
to
me
at
night
when
I
was
having
a
bad
dream
that
disturbed/frightened
me
while
I
was
fast
asleep.
It
caused
me
to
be
afraid
and
tremble;
it
caused
all
my
bones
to
shake.
A
ghost glided
past
my
face
and
caused
the
hair
on
on
the
back
of
my
neck
to
stand
straight
up.
It
stopped,
but
I
could
not
see
what
form
it
had.
But
I
could
sense
that
there
was
some
being
in
front
of
me,
and
it
said
in
a
quiet
voice,
‘◄Does
God
consider
anyone
to
be
righteous?/No
human
beings
can
be
righteous
in
God’s
sight!► [RHQ]
◄Their
creator
cannot
consider
them
to
be
pure./Can
their
creator
consider
them
to
be
pure?► [RHQ]
God
cannot
be
sure
that
his
own
angels
will
always
do
what
is
right;
he
declares
that
some
of
them
have
done
what
is
wrong.
So
he
certainly
cannot
trust
human
beings
who
were
made
from
dust
and
clay,
who
are
crushed
as
easily
as moths
are
crushed!
People
are
sometimes
well
in
the
morning,
but
in
the
evening
they
are
dead.
They
are
gone
forever
and
do
not
even
know
it (OR,
and
no
one
pays
any
attention
to
it).
They
are
like [MET]
tents
that
collapse
suddenly:
They
die
suddenly
before
they
become
wise.’”
Eliphaz continued replying to Job
“Job,
it
is okay
that
you
continue
to
cry
out
for
someone
to
help
you,
but
I
am
certain
that [RHQ]
no
angel
will
come
to
help
you!
Foolish
people
die
because
of
being ◄resentful/very
angry
at
someone►;
people
who
are
easily
deceived
are
destroyed
by
their
being
jealous
of
others.
I
have
seen
foolish
people
who
seemed
to
be
successful/prosperous,
but
suddenly
they
experienced
disaster/trouble
because
someone
cursed
their
home.
Their
sons
are
never
safe;
they ◄lose
their
case/are
condemned►
when
someone ◄takes
them
to
court/sues
them►,
because
there
is
no
one
to
defend
them.
Hungry
people
steal
the
crops
that
foolish
people
harvest,
and
eat
those
crops;
they
even
steal
the
crops
that
grow
among
thorns,
and
greedy
people
take
away
the
wealth
of
foolish
people.
But
evil
circumstances/sufferings
are
not
produced
by
the
soil;
troubles
do
not
grow
up
from
the
ground.
People
have
troubles
from
the
time
that
they
are
born
just
as
surely
as
sparks
shoot
up
from
a
fire.
“If
I
were
suffering
like
you
are,
I
would
ask
God
for
help
and
tell
him ◄what
I
am
complaining
about/about
my
suffering►.
He
does
great
things,
things
that
we
cannot
understand;
we
cannot
even
count
the
marvelous
things
that
he
does.
He
sends
rain
on
the
ground;
he
sends
water
on
our
fields.
He
exalts
those
who
are
humble,
and
causes
those
who
mourn
to
be
joyful (OR,
safe,
prosperous).
He
causes
crafty/cunning
people
to
not
be
able
to
do
what
they
plan
to
do,
with
the
result
that
they
achieve
nothing.
He
causes
people
who
think
that
they [IRO]
are
wise
to
be
trapped
by
the
cunning
things
they
try
to
do,
with
the
result
that
they
do
not
succeed.
It
is
as
though
even
in
the
daytime
they
are
covered
by
darkness,
and
grope
around
trying
to
find
the
road
at noontime
like
people
do
at
night.
But
God
saves
helpless
people
from
being
harmed
by
what
wicked
people
say [MTY],
he
saves
needy
people
from
being
injured
by [MTY]
powerful
people.
So,
poor
people
confidently
expect
that
good
things
will
happen
to
them
but
God
causes
wicked
people
to
stop
talking.
“But
those
whom
God
corrects/rebukes
are
happy;
so
do
not
despise/dislike
it
when
God
who
is all-powerful
disciplines
you.
He
wounds
people,
but
then
he
puts bandages
on
those
wounds;
he
hurts
people,
but
he [SYN]
also
heals
them.
He
will
rescue
you
many
times
from
your
troubles,
with
the
result
that
nothing
evil
will
happen
to
you.
When
there
is
a
famine,
he
will
not
allow
you
to
die,
and
when
there
is
a
war,
you
will
not
be
killed [MTY].
God
will
protect
you
when
people
slander [MTY]
you;
you
will
not
be
afraid
when
many
things
around
you
are
destroyed.
You
will
be
able
to
laugh/scoff
when
things
are
destroyed
and
when
there
is
famine,
and
you
will
not
be
afraid
of
wild
animals.
You
will
not
worry
about
having
big
rocks
in
your
fields
that
will
make
plowing
difficult,
and
you
will
not
worry
about
being
attacked
by
wild
animals
there.
In
your
tent,
you
will
know
that
things
will
go
well
for
you,
and
when
you
look
at
your
livestock,
you
will
see
that ◄they
are
all
there/none
of
them
is
missing►.
You
will
be
sure
that
you
will
have
many
descendants,
who
will
be
as
numerous
as blades
of
grass.
You
will
become
very
old
before
you
die,
like
sheaves
of
grain
continue
to
grow
until
it
is
time
to
harvest
them.
“My
friends
and
I
have
thought
carefully
about
these
things,
and
we
know
that
they
are
true,
so
pay
attention
to
what
I
have
said!”
Job refuted Eliphaz’ claim
Then
Job
spoke
again,
saying
to
Eliphaz,
“If
all
my
troubles
and
misery
could
be
put
on
a
scale
and
weighed,
they
would
be
heavier
than
all
the sands
on
the shores
of
the
oceans.
That
is
why
I
spoke ◄very
rashly/without
thinking
clearly►
about
the
day
that
I
was
born.
It
is
as
though
Almighty
God
has
shot
me
with
arrows.
It
is
as
though
those
arrows
had
poison
on
their tips,
and
that
poison
has
gone
into
my
spirit.
The
things
that
God
has
done
to
me
have
terrified
me.
Just
like
a
wild
donkey
does
not
complain
by braying
when
it
has
plenty
of
grass
to
eat,
and
an
ox
does
not
complain
by
bellowing
when
it
has
food
to
eat [MET],
I
would
not
complain
if
you
were
really
helping/comforting
me.
People
complain [RHQ]
when
they
must
eat
food
which
has
no
salt
or
other
tasteless
food [MET],
and
that
is
what
your
words
are
like,
Eliphaz.
Just
like
I
do
not
want
to
eat
food
like
that,
and
I
loathe/detests
that
kind
of
food [MET],
I
do
not appreciate
what
you
have
said
to
me.
“I
wish
that
God
would
do
for
me
what
I
have
requested
from
him [DOU].
I
wish
that
he
would
crush
me
and
let
me
die.
I
wish
that
he
would
reach
out
his
hand
and
take
away
my
life.
If
he
would
do
that,
I
would
be
comforted
by
knowing
that
in
spite
of
the
great
pain
that
I
have
suffered,
I
have
always
obeyed
what
God,
the
Holy
One,
has
commanded.
But
now
I
do
not
have [RHQ]
enough
strength
to
endure
all
these
things.
And
since
I
have
nothing
to
hope
for
in ◄the
future/this
life►,
it
is
difficult
for
me
to
be
patient
now [RHQ].
I
am
not [RHQ]
strong
like
rocks
are,
and
my
body
is
not
made
of
bronze.
So
I
am
not
able
to
help
myself,
and
it
seems
that
there
is
no
one
to
rescue
me.”
Job’s
friends
were
not
helping
him
“When
a
man
has
many
troubles,
his
friends
should
be
kind
to
him,
even
if
he
stops revering
Almighty
God.
But
you,
my
friends,
are
not
dependable.
You
are
like
streams:
They
spill
over
their
banks
in
the
spring
when
the
melting
ice
and
snow
make
those
streams
overflow,
but
when
the
dry
season
comes,
there
is
no
water
flowing
in
those
streams,
and
the
channels
dry
up.
The
caravans
of
merchants
turn
off
the
path
to
search
for
some
water,
but
there
is
no
water,
so
they
die
in
the
desert.
The
men
in
those
caravans
search
for
some
water
because
they
are
sure
that
they
will
find
some.
But
they
do
not
find
any,
so
they
are
very
disappointed.
Similarly,
you
friends
have
not
helped
me
at
all!
You
have
seen
that
terrible
things
have
happened
to
me,
and
you
are
afraid
that
God
might
do
similar
things
to
you.
After
I
lost
all
my
wealth,
did
I
ask
any
of
you
for
money? [RHQ]
Did
I
plead
with
any
of
you
to
spend
some
of
your
money
to
help
me [RHQ]?
Have
I
asked
any
of
you
to
rescue
me
from
my
enemies [RHQ]?
Have
I
asked
you
to
save
me
from
those
who ◄oppressed
me/treated
me
badly► [RHQ]?
No!”
Job
insisted
he
had
done
no
wrong
“Answer
me
now,
and
then
I
will
be
quiet;
tell
me
what
wrong
things
I
have
done!
When
people
speak
what
is
true,
that
will
not
hurt
the
person
who
hears
it,
but
what
you
say, criticizing
me,
is
not
true,
so
your
saying
it
proves
nothing [RHQ]!
I
am
a
man
who
has
nothing
to
hope
for,
but
you
try
to
correct
me,
and
you
think
what
I
say
is
nothing
but
wind [RHQ]!
You
do
not
sympathize
with
me
at
all
for
all
that
I
am
suffering.
You
are heartless!
You
would
even gamble
to
see
who
gets
an
orphan
as
a
prize!
Please
look
at
me!
I
will
not [RHQ]
lie
to
you.
Stop
saying
that
I
have
sinned,
and
stop criticizing
me
unjustly!
You
should
realize
that
I
have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong.
Do
you
think
that
I
am
lying?
No,
I
am
not
lying,
because
I
know
what
is
right
and
what
is
wrong [RHQ].”
Job complains to God
“People
need
to
work
hard
on
this
earth,
like
soldiers
do;
all
during
the
time
that
we
are
alive,
we
work
hard [RHQ],
like
laborers/servants
do.
We
are
like [SIM]
slaves
who
keep
wanting
to
be
in
the
cool
shade,
and
we
are
like [SIM]
workers
who
are
waiting
to
be
paid.
God
has
given
me
many
months
in
which
I
think
that
it
is
useless
to
remain
alive;
he
has
allotted/given
to
me
many
nights
during
which
I
feel
miserable.
When
I
lie
down
at
night
I
say, ‘How
long
will
it
be
until
morning?’
But
nights
are
long,
and
I ◄toss/turn
over
and
over►
on
my
bed
until
dawn.
My
body
is
covered
with
maggots
and
scabs;
pus oozes
out
of
my
open
sores.
My
days
pass
as
quickly
as
a
weaver’s ◄shuttle/stick
that
takes
the
thread
back
and
forth►,
and
they
end
without
my
confidently expecting
that
things
will
be
better
the
next
day.
God,
do
not
forget
that
my
life
is
as
short
as
a
breath [MET];
I
think
that
I [SYN]
will
never
again
be
happy.
God,
you [SYN]
see
me
now,
but
some
day
you
will
not
see
me
anymore.
You
will
search
for
me,
but
I
will
be
gone
because
I
will
be
dead.
Like [SIM]
clouds ◄disperse/break
up►
and
then
disappear,
people
die
and
descend
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are,
and
they
do
not
return;
they
never
return
to
their
houses,
and
people
among
whom
they
lived
do
not
remember
them
anymore.
So,
I
will
not
be
silent;
while
I
am
suffering
I
will
speak;
I
will
complain
to
God
about
what
has
happened
to
me
because
I [SYN]
am
very
angry.
God,
why
do
you
watch
closely
what
I
am
doing?
Do
you
think
that
I
am
a
dangerous
sea
monster?
When
I
lie
down
at
night,
I
think, ‘I
will
be
comforted
here
on
my
bed;
my
pain
will
be
less
while
I
am
sleeping.’
But
then
you
give
me
dreams
that
cause
me
to
be
afraid;
you
give
me
visions
that
terrify
me,
with
the
result
that
I
would
prefer
to
be
strangled
to
death
than
to
continue
to
be
alive
being
only
a
bunch
of
bones.
I
detest
continuing
to
be
alive;
I
do
not
want
to
live
for
many
years [HYP].
Allow
me
to
be
alone,
because
I
will
be
alive
for
only
a
very
short
remaining
time [HYP].
“We
human
beings
are
not
very
important;
so,
why
do
you
pay
a
lot
of
attention
to
us [DOU]?
You
look
at
us
every
morning
to
see
what
we
are
doing,
and
examine
us
every
moment
to
see
if
we
are
doing
what
is
right.
◄When
will
you
stop
looking
at
me
and
leave
me
alone
for
a
little
time,
long
enough
to
swallow
my
spit?/Please
stop
looking
at
me
and
leave
me
alone
for
a
little
time,
long
enough
to
swallow
my
spit.► [RHQ]
Why
do
you
watch
me
constantly?
If
I
sin,
that
certainly
does
not
harm
you!
Why
have
you
set
me
up
like
a
target
to
shoot
at?
Do
you
consider
me
to
be
a
heavy
load
that
you
are
forced
to
carry?
If
I
have
sinned,
are
you
not
able
to
forgive
me
for
my
sins—
the
things
that
I
have
done
that
are
wrong?
Soon
I
will
lie
in
my
grave;
you
will
search
for
me,
but
you
will
not
find
me
because
I
will
be
dead
and
gone.”
Bildad’s first speech to Job
Then
Bildad,
from
the
Shuah
area,
spoke
to
Job.
He
said,
“Job,
how
much
longer
will
you
talk
like
this?
What
you
say
is
only
hot
air.
Almighty
God
certainly
never
does [RHQ]
what
is
unfair/unjust.
He
always
does [LIT]
what
is
right/fair.
So,
it
is
evident
that
your
children
have
sinned
against
him,
therefore
he
has
caused
them
to
be
punished
for
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
But,
if
you
will
now
earnestly
request [DOU]
Almighty
God
to
help
you,
and
if
you
are
pure
and
honest/righteous,
he
will
surely
do
something
good
for
you
and
reward
you
by
giving
your
family
back
to
you
and enabling
you
to
prosper.
And
even
though
you
think
that
you
were
not
very
prosperous/wealthy
before,
during
the
last
part
of
your
life
you
will
become
very
wealthy.
“I
request
you
to
think
about
what
happened
long
ago
and
consider
what
our
ancestors
found
out.
It
seems
as
though
we
were
born
only
yesterday
and
we
know
very
little [HYP];
our
time
here
on
the
earth
disappears
quickly,
like
a
shadow [MET].
So,
why
do
you
not
allow
your
ancestors
to
teach
you
and
tell
you
something?
Allow
them
to
tell
you
from
what
they
learned!
Papyrus
can
certainly
not [RHQ]
grow
in
places
where
there
is
no
marsh/swamp;
reeds
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
flourish/grow
where
there
is
no
water.
If
they
do
not
have
enough
water,
while
they
are
still blossoming,
they
wither
more
quickly
than
other
plants
wither.
Those
who
do
not
pay
attention
to
what
God
says
are
like
those
reeds;
godless
people
stop
confidently expecting
that
good
things
will
happen
to
them.
The
things
they
confidently
expect
to
happen
do
not
happen;
things
they
trust
will
help
them
are
as
fragile
as [MET]
a
spider’s
web.
If
they
lean
against
a
house (OR,
trust
in
their
wealth;
OR,
lean
on
a
spider
web),
it
does
not ◄endure/protect
them► [LIT];
they
cling
to
things
to
be
protected,
but
those
things
do
not
remain
firm.
Godless
people
are
like
plants [MET]
that
are
watered
before
the
sun
rises;
their
shoots
spread
all
over
the
gardens.
The
roots
of
those
plants
twist
around
piles
of
stones
and
cling
tightly
to
rocks.
But
if
those
plants
are
pulled
out,
it
is
as
though
the
place
where
they
were
planted
says ‘They
were
never
here!’
And
that
is
what
happens
to
wicked
people
who
do
not
heed
what
God
says.
Truly,
evil
people [MET]
are
not
joyful [IRO]
for
a
long
time;
other
people
come
and
take
their
places.
:So,
I
tell
you,
Job,
God
will
not
reject
you
if
you
are
truly
godly/righteous,
but
he
does
not
help [IDM]
evil
people.
He
will
enable
you [MTY]
to
continually
laugh
and
to
always
shout
joyfully.
But
those
who
hate
you
will
be
very
ashamed,
and
the
homes
of
wicked
people
will
disappear.”
Job replied to Bildad
Then
Job
replied,
“Yes,
I
certainly
know
that
much
of
what
you
said
is
true.
But ◄how
can
anyone
say
to
God, ‘I ‘am
innocent/have
not
done
what
is
wrong’
and
prove
it?’/no
one
can
say
to
God ‘I ‘am
innocent/have
not
done
what
is
wrong’
and
prove
it.’► [RHQ]
If
someone
wanted
to
argue
with
God
about
that,
God
could
ask
him 1,000
questions,
and
that
person
would
not
be
able
to
answer
any
of
them!
God
is
very
wise [IDM]
and
very
powerful;
no
one
who
has
tried
to
challenge
God
has
been
able
to
win.
He
even
moves
mountains,
without
them (OR,
anyone)
knowing
about
it.
When
he
is
angry,
he
turns
them
upside
down.
He
sends earthquakes
that
shake
the
ground;
he
causes
the
pillars
that
support
the
earth
to
tremble.
Some
days
he
speaks
to
the
sun,
and
it
does
not
rise,
and
some
nights
he prevents
the
stars
from
shining.
He
alone ◄stretched
out/put
in
place►
the
sky;
he
alone
puts
his
feet
on
the
waves (OR,
on
the
huge
sea
monster).
He
put
in
their
places
the
clusters/groups
of
stars
that
are
called
The Dipper/Bear,
Orion,
the
Pleiades,
and
the
stars
in
the
southern
sky.
Only
he
does
great
things
that
we
cannot
understand;
he
does
more
marvelous
things
than
we
are
able
to
count.
He
passes
by
where
I
am,
but
I
do
not
see
him;
he
moves
further
on,
but
I
do
not
see
him
go.
If
he
wants
to
snatch
something
away,
no
one [RHQ]
can
hinder
him;
no
one
dares
to
ask
him, ‘Why
are
you
doing
that?’ [RHQ]
God
will
not
very
easily
stop
being
angry;
he
defeated [MTY]
those
who
tried
to
help
Rahab,
the
great
sea
monster.
“So,
if
God
took
me
to
court,
what
could
I
say [MTY]
to
answer
him?
Even
though
I ◄would
be
innocent/would
not
have
done
what
is
wrong►,
I
would
not
be
able
to
answer
him.
All
I
could
do
would
be
to
request
God,
my
judge/accuser,
to
act mercifully
toward
me.
If
I
summoned
him
to
come
to
the courtroom
and
he
said
that
he
would
come,
I
would
not
believe
that
he
would
pay
attention
to
what
I
would
say.
He
sends storms
to batter
me,
and
he
bruises
me
many
times ◄without
any
reason
to
do
that/even
though
I
am
innocent►.
It
is
as
though
he
will
not
let
me
get/catch
my
breath,
because
he
causes
me
to
suffer
all
the
time.
If
I
would
try
to ◄wrestle
with/fight
against►
him,
there
is
no
way
that
I
could
defeat
him,
because
he
is
stronger
than
I
am.
If
I
would
request
him
to
appear
in
court,
there
is
no
one
who
could [RHQ]
force
him
to
go
there.
Even
though
I
was
innocent,
what
I
would
say
would
cause
him
to
say
that
I
must
be
punished [MTY];
even
though
I
had
not
done
anything
wrong,
he
would
prove
that
I
am
guilty.
“I
have
not
done
what
is
wrong,
but
that
is
not
important.
I
despise
continuing
to
remain
alive.
But
it
doesn’t
matter,
because
God
will
get
rid
of
all
of
us,
both
those
who
are
innocent
and
those
who
are
wicked.
When
people
experience
disaster
and
it
causes
them
to
suddenly
die,
God
laughs
at
it,
even
if
they
are
innocent.
God
has
allowed
wicked
people
to
control
what
happens
in
the
world.
It
is
as
though
he
has
caused
judges
to
be blindfolded,
with
the
result
that
they
cannot
judge
fairly.
If
it
is
not
God
who
has
put
wicked
people n
control,
who
has
done
it?
“My
days
go
by
very
quickly,
like
a
fast
runner;
it
is
as
though
they
run
away,
and
nothing
good
happens
to
me
on
those
days.
My
life
goes
by
very
rapidly,
like
a
boat
made
from
reeds sailing
swiftly,
or
like
an
eagle
that
swoops
down
to
seize
a
small
animal.
If
I
smile
and
say
to
God, ‘I
will
forget
what
I
am
complaining
about;
I
will
stop
looking
sad
and
try
to
be
cheerful/happy,’
then
I
become
afraid
because
of
all
that
I
am
suffering,
because
I
know
that
God
does
not
consider
that
I
am
innocent.
He
will ◄condemn
me/declare
that
I
should
be
punished►,
so
why
should
I
keep
trying
in
vain
to
defend
myself?
If
I
washed
myself
with
snow
or
cleansed
my
hands
with
lye/soap
to
get
rid
of
my
guilt,
he
would
still
throw
me
into
a
filthy
pit;
as
a
result
it
would
be
as
though
even
my
clothes
would
detest
me.
“God
is
not
a
human,
as
I
am,
so
there
is
no
way
that
I
could
answer
him
to
prove
that
I
am
innocent
if
we
went
together
to
have
a
trial
in
a courtroom.
There
is
no
one
to ◄mediate/hear
us
and
decide
who
is
right►,
no
one
who
has
authority
over
both
of
us [IDM].
I
wish/desire
that
he
would
stop
punishing [MTY]
me,
and
that
he
would
not
continue
to
terrify
me.
If
he
did
that,
I
would
declare
that
I
am
innocent
without
being
afraid
of
him,
because
I
know
that
I
really
have
not
done
what
is
wrong
like
God
thinks
that
I
have.”
Job again complained to God
“I
am
tired
of
living.
And
I
will
not
be
silent
and
stop
saying
what
I
am
complaining
about.
Instead,
being
very unhappy,
I
will
speak [IDM].
I
will
say
to
God, ‘Do
not
say
that
I
must
be
punished;
instead,
tell
me
what
wrong
you
are
saying
that
I
have
done.
Does
it
seem
to
be
good
for
you
to
oppress
me,
to
abandon
me,
whom
you
created,
and
instead,
to
help
wicked
people
to
do
the
things
that
they
plan
to
do?
Do
you
understand
things
the
way
that
we humans
do?
◄Do
you
live
for
only
a
few
years,
like
we
do?/You
certainly
do
not
live
for
only
a
few
years,
like
we
do.► [RHQ]
So,
why
do
you [RHQ]
continue
to
search
for
my
faults?
Why
do
you
hunt
for
my
sins?
You
know
that
I
am
not
guilty,
and
that
no
one
can
rescue
me
from
your
power [MTY].
“'With
your
hands
you
created
me
and
shaped/formed
my
body;
but
now
you
are
deciding
that
you
should
not
have
done
that,
and
you
are
destroying
me.
Do
not
forget
that
you
made
me
from
a
piece
of
clay;
are
you
going
to
cause
me
to
become
dirt
again [RHQ]?
You
certainly [RHQ]
directed/controlled
it
when
I
was
conceived,
and
you
formed
me
inside
my
mother’s
womb [MET].
You
fastened
my
bones
together
with
sinews,
and
then
you
covered
them
with
flesh
inside
my
skin.
You
have
caused
me
to
be
alive,
and
you
have
faithfully
loved
me,
and
you
have
carefully ◄preserved
me/kept
me
alive►.
“'But
you ◄kept
secret/did
not
reveal►
what
you
were
planning
to
do
to
me;
I
am
certain
that
you
were
planning
to
do
these
things
to
me.
You
were
watching
to
see
if
I
would
sin,
in
order
that
if
I
sinned,
you
would
refuse
to
forgive
me.
If
I
am
a
wicked
man,
I
hope/wish
that
terrible
things
will
happen
to
me.
But
even
if
I
am
righteous,
I
still
must
bow
my
head
and
feel
ashamed,
because
I
am
very
disgraced
and
feel
miserable.
And
if
I
am
proud,
you
hunt
me
like [SIM]
a
lion
hunts
for
some
animal
to
kill,
and
you
act powerfully
to
injure
me.
You
constantly
find
more
witnesses
to
testify
that
I
have
done
what
is
wrong,
and
you
continually
become
more
angry/perturbed
with
me.
It
is
as
though
you
are
always
bringing
new
troops
to
attack
me.
“'God,
why
did
you
allow
me
to
be
born?
I
wish/desire
that
I
had
died
before
anyone [SYN]
saw
me.
I
consider
that
it
would
have
been
better
if
I
had
been
carried
directly
from
my
mother’s
womb
to
the
grave
than
for
me
to
live.
I
think
that [RHQ]
there
are
only
a
few
days
for
me
to
remain
alive;
so ◄allow
me
to
be
alone/stop
attacking
me►,
in
order
that
I
may
be
a
little
cheerful
before
I
go
to
the
place
from
which
I
will
never
return,
where
it
is
always
gloomy
and
very
dark [DOU],
a
place
of
darkness
and
dark
shadows,
where
everything
is
confused/disordered,
where
even
a
small
amount
of
light
there
is
like
darkness (OR,
there
is
no
light,
only
darkness).’”
Zophar’s first speech to Job
Then
Zophar,
from
the
Naamah
area,
said
this
to
Job:
“◄Should
no
one
answer
all
that
you
have
said?/Someone
should
certainly
answer
all
that
you
have
said.► [RHQ]
Just
because
you
talk
a
lot, ◄should
that
cause
us
to
declare
that
you ‘are
innocent/have
done
nothing
wrong’?/that
should
not
cause
us
to
declare
that
you ‘are
innocent/have
done
nothing
wrong’.► [RHQ]
Job, ◄should
your
babbling
cause
us
to
be
silent?/your
babbling
should
certainly
not
cause
us
to
be
silent.► [RHQ]
When
you
make fun
of
us,
shall
no
one
rebuke
you
and
cause
you
to
be
ashamed?
You
say, ‘What
I
say
is
true;
God
knows
that
I
am ◄innocent/without
guilt►.’
But
I
wish/desire
that
God
would
talk
and
say
something [MTY]
to
answer
you!
God
knows
everything
about
everything,
so
I
wish/desire
that
he
would
tell
you
the
secrets
that
he
knows
because
he
is
wise.
But
you
need
to
know
that
God
is
punishing
you
less
than
you
deserve!
“Tell
me,
will
you
ever
be
able
to
find
out
the
things
about
God
that
are
very
difficult
to
understand?
Will
you
be
able
to
find
out
everything
that
there
is
to
know
about
Almighty
God?
What
there
is
to
know
about
God
is
greater
than
the
distance
from
earth
to
heaven;
so
there
is
no
way [RHQ]
that
you
can
understand
it
all.
It
is
greater
than
the
distance
from
here
to
the
place
of
the
dead;
so
it
is
impossible
for
you [RHQ]
to
know
it
all.
What
there
is
to
know
about
God
is
wider
than
the
earth
and
wider
than
the
ocean.
“If
God
comes
to
you
and
puts
you
in
prison
and
then
brings
you
to
a
court,
◄who
can
stop
him?/no
one
can
stop
him.► [RHQ]
He
knows
which
people
are
worthless;
and
when
he
sees
people
doing
wicked
things, ◄will
he
ignore
it?/he
will
certainly
not
ignore
it!► [RHQ]
Stupid
people
like
you
will
start
to
become
wise [SAR]
when
wild
donkeys
stop
giving
birth
to
wild
donkeys
and
start
giving
birth
to tame
donkeys.
“Job,
repent [IDM];
reach
out
your
hands
to
seek
God’s
help.
If
you
have
done
evil
things,
stop
doing
them;
and
do
not
allow
any
people
in
your
house
to
do
wicked
things.
If
you
do
what
I
have
said,
surely
you
will
lift
up
your
head
because
you
will
not
be
ashamed;
you
will
be
strong,
and
not
afraid
of
anything.
You
will
forget
all
your
troubles;
they
will
be
like
the
water
of
a
flood
that
has
all
disappeared.
Your
troubles
will
be
ended,
like
the
darkness
ends
at
the
dawn;
it
will
be
as
though [MET]
the
sun
is
shining
brightly
on
you,
like
it
shines
at
noon.
You
will
feel
safe/secure,
because
you
will
confidently
expect
that
good
things
will
happen
to
you;
God
will
protect
you
and
enable
you
to
rest
safely
each
night.
You
will
lie
down,
and
no
one
will
cause
you
to
be
afraid.
And
many
people
will
come
and
request
you
to
do
things
for
them.
But
wicked
people [SYN]
will
not
be
able
to
understand
why
bad
things
are happening
to
them;
they
will
not
have
any
way
to
escape
from
their
troubles.
The
only
thing
that
they
will
want
to
do
is
to
die. [EUP]”
Job replied to his three friends
Then
Job
said
to
his
three
friends,
“You ◄talk
as
though/You
think► [SAR]
that
you
are
the
people
whom
everyone
should
listen
to,
and
that
when
you
die,
there
will
be
no
more
wise
people.
But
I
have
as
much
good
sense
as
you
do;
I
am ◄not
less
wise
than/certainly
as
wise
as [LIT]►
you.
Certainly
everyone
knows [RHQ]
all
that
you
have
said.
My
friends
all
laugh
at
me
now.
Previously
I habitually
requested
God
to
help
me,
and
he
answered/helped
me.
I
am
righteous,
a
very
godly
man [DOU],
but
everyone
laughs
at
me.
Those
like
you
who
have
no
troubles
make fun
of
me;
they
cause
those
like
me
who
are
already
suffering
to
have
more
troubles.
Bandits
live
peacefully,
and
no
one threatens
those
who
cause
God
to
become
angry;
their
own
strength
is
the
god
that
they
worship.
“But
ask
the
wild
animals
what
they
know
about
God,
and
if
they
could
speak
they
would
teach
you.
If
you
could
ask
the
birds,
they
would
tell
you.
If
you
could
ask
the
creatures
that crawl
on
the
ground,
or
the
fish
in
the
sea,
they
would
tell
you
about
God.
All
of
them
certainly
know [RHQ]
that
it
is
Yahweh
who
has
made
them
with
his
hands.
He
directs
the
lives
of
all
living
creatures;
he
gives
breath
to
all
us humans
to
enable
us
to
remain
alive.
And
when
we [SYN]
hear
what
other
people
like
you
say,
we [RHQ]
think
carefully
about
what
they
say
to
determine
what
is
good
and
what
is
bad,
like
we [SYN]
taste
food
to
determine
what
is
good
and
what
is
bad.
Old
people
are
often
very
wise,
and
because
of
having
lived
many
years,
they
understand
much,
but
God
is
wise
and
very
powerful;
he
has
good
sense
and
understands
everything.
If
he
tears
something
down,
no
one
can
rebuild
it;
if
he
puts
someone
in
prison,
no
one
can
open
the
prison
doors
to
allow
that
person
to
escape.
When
he prevents
rain
from
falling,
everything
dries
up.
When
he
causes
a
lot
of
rain
to
fall,
the
result
is
that
there
are
floods.
He
is
the
one
who
is
truly
strong
and
wise;
he
rules
over
those
who
deceive
others
and
those
whom
they
deceive.
He
sometimes
causes
the
king’s
officials
to
no
longer
be
wise,
and
he
causes
judges
to
become
foolish.
He
takes
from
kings
the
robes
that
they
wear
and
puts loincloths
around
their waists,
causing
them
to
become
slaves.
He
takes
from
priests
the
sacred
clothes
that
they
wear,
with
the
result
that
they
no
longer
can
do
their
work,
and
takes
power
from
those
who
rule
others.
He
sometimes
causes
those
whom
others
trust
to
be
unable
to
speak,
and
he
causes
old
men
to
no
longer
have
good
sense.
He
causes
those
who
have
authority
to
be
despised,
and
he
causes
those
who
are
powerful
to
no
longer
have
any
power/strength.
He
causes
things
that
are
hidden
in
the
darkness
to
be
revealed.
He
causes
some
nations
to
become
very
great,
and
later
he
destroys
them;
he
causes
the
territory
of
some
nations
to
become
much
larger,
and
later
he
causes
them
to
be
defeated
and
their
people
to
be
scattered.
He
causes
some
rulers
to
become
foolish/stupid,
and
then
he
causes
them
to
wander
around,
lost,
in
an
barren
desert.
They
grope
around
in
the
darkness,
without
any
light,
and
he
causes
them
to
stagger
like [SIM]
people
who
are
drunk.”
Job continued his reply
“Hey,
I [SYN]
have
seen
everything
that
you
have
seen,
and
I
have
heard
and
understood
all
that
you
have
said.
What
you
know,
I
also
know;
I
do ◄not
know
less
than/know
as
much
as►
you.
But
I
would
like
to
speak
to
Almighty
God,
not
to
you;
I
would
like
to
argue
with
him
and
prove
that
I ◄am
innocent/have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong►.
As
for
you,
you
do
not
allow
people
to
know
the
truth
about
me,
like
someone
covers
up
a
bad
surface
of
a
wall
with
whitewash [MET].
You
are
all
like doctors [MET]
that
give
people
useless
medicines.
I
wish/desire
that
you
would
be
silent;
that
would
be
the
wisest
thing
that
you
could
do.
Listen
to
what
I
will
say
to
you
now;
listen
while
I
am
saying
what
is
true
about
myself.
Are
you
telling
lies
about
me
to
prove
God
is
just
in
causing
me
to
suffer?
Are
you
saying
what
is
deceitful
in
order
to
benefit
him?
Are
you
trying
to
defend
him?
Are
you
trying
to
prove
as
you
would
in
a
court
that
he
is
innocent?
If
he
looks
closely,
will
he
find
that
everything
that
you
have
done
is
good?
Or
can
you
deceive
him,
like
you
deceive
other
people?
If
you
secretly
say/do
things
to
cause
God
to
act
favorably
toward
you,
he
will
surely
rebuke
you.
He
will
certainly [RHQ]
cause
you
to
be
terrified
by
his
power/greatness;
you
will
become
extremely
afraid.
The
things
that
you
say
that
you
think
are
wise
are
as
useless
as [MET]
as
ashes;
what
you
say
to
defend
your
opinions
is
no
better
than [MET]
clay
that
quickly
crumbles.
“So,
be
quiet
and
allow
me
to
speak,
and
then
it
will
not
matter
what
happens
to
me.
I
am
ready
to
endure
anything;
I
am
even
willing
to
risk
being
executed [IDM, DOU]
for
what
I
will
say.
If
God
kills
me,
then
I
will
not
have
anyone
else
whom
I
can
confidently
expect
to
help
me,
but
I
am
going
to
defend
my
behavior
in
his
presence
anyway.
No
wicked/godless
person
would
dare
to
stand
in
the
presence
of
God,
but
because
I
say
that
I
have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong,
perhaps,
if
I
can
prove
that
to
God,
he
will
save
me.”
Job
asks
God
to
tell
him
what
his
charges
are
“God,
listen
very
carefully
to
what
I
say [DOU].
I
am
ready
to
prove
that
I
am
innocent,
and
I
know
that
you
also
will
declare
that
I
am
not
guilty.
I
certainly
do
not
think [RHQ]
that
you
or
anyone
else
will
say
that
what
I
say
is
not
true;
if
anyone
did
that,
I
would ◄be
silent/stop
talking►
and
die.
“I
am requesting
you
to
do
two
things
for
me;
if
you
do
them,
I
will ◄not
hide
from
you/come
and
stand
in
front
of
you► [LIT].
The
first
thing
that
I
request
is
that
you
stop
punishing [IDM]
me;
and
the
second
thing
that
I
request
is
that
you
stop
causing
me
to
be
very
terrified.
You
speak
first,
and
then
I
will
reply;
or
allow
me
to
speak
first,
and
then
you
reply.
What
have
I
done
that
is
wrong?
What
sins
have
I
committed?
Show
me
how
I
have
disobeyed
you.
Why ◄do
you
refuse
to
be
friendly
with/have
you
abandoned►
me [IDM]?
Why
do
you ◄act
toward
me
as
though
I
am/consider
me
to
be►
your
enemy?
I
am
as
insignificant
as [MET]
a
leaf
that
is
blown
by
the
wind;
why
are
you
trying
to
cause
me
to
be
afraid [RHQ]?
Why
are
you
pursuing
me?
Am
I
useless,
nothing
more
than
a
bit
of
dry
chaff [RHQ]?
It
seems
that
you
are
writing
things
to
accuse
me
of
doing
things
that
are
wrong,
even recalling
bad
things
that
I
did
when
I
was
young.
It
is
as
though
you
have
fastened
my
feet
with
chains
to
prevent
me
from
walking,
and
you
watch
me
wherever
I
walk;
It
is
as
though
you
even
look
closely
at
my
footprints
to
see
where
I
have
gone.
As
a
result,
my
body
is
decaying
like [SIM]
rotten
wood,
like
a
piece
of
cloth
that
is
eaten
by
larvae
of moths.”
Job prayed to God
“We humans
are
very
frail.
We
live
only
a
short
time,
and
we
experience
a
lot
of
trouble.
We
disappear
quickly,
like
flowers
that
grow
from
the
ground
quickly
and
then
wither
and
die [SIM].
We
are
like
shadows
that
disappear
when
the
sun
stops
shining.
Yahweh,
why
do
you
keep
watching
me
to
see
if
I
am
doing
something
that
is
wrong [RHQ]?
Are
you
wanting
to
take
me
to
court
to
judge
me?
People
are
sinners
from
the
time
when
they
are
born;
who
can
cause
them
to
be sinless?
No
one [RHQ]!
You
have
decided
how
long
our
lives
will
be.
You
have
decided
how
many
months
we
will
live,
and
we
cannot
live
more
months
than
the ◄limit/number
of
months►
that
you
have
decided.
So
please
stop examining
us,
and
allow
us
to
be
alone,
until/while
we
finish
our
time
here
on
earth,
like
a
man
finishes
his
work
at
the
end
of
the
day.
Job
said
that
we
all
die
If
someone
cuts
a
tree
down,
we
hope
that
it
will
sprout
again
and
grow
new
branches.
Its
roots
in
the
ground
may
be
very
old,
and
its
stump
may
decay,
but
if
some
water
falls
on
it,
it
may
bud/sprout
and
send
up
shoots
like
a
young
plant.
But
when
we
people
lose
all
our
strength
and
die,
we
stop
breathing
and
then
we
are
gone
forever.
Just
like
water
evaporates
from
the
ocean,
or
like
a riverbed
dries
up,
people
lie
down
and
die
and
do
not
get
up
again.
Until
the
heavens
disappear,
people
who
die [EUP]
do
not
wake
up,
and
no
one
can
wake
them
up.
“Yahweh,
I
wish
that
you
would
put
me
safely
in
the
place
of
the
dead
and
forget
about
me
until
you
are
no
longer
angry
with
me.
I
wish
that
you
would
decide
how
much
time
I
would
spend
there,
and
then
remember
that
I
am
there.
When
we humans
die,
we
will
certainly
not
live
again [RHQ].
If
I
knew
that
we
would
live
again,
I
would
wait
patiently,
and
I
would
wait
for
you
to
release
me
from
my
sufferings.
You
would
call
me,
and
I
would
answer.
You
would
be
eager
to
see
me,
one
of
the
creatures
that
you
had
made.
You
would
take
care
of [MET]
me,
instead
of
watching
me
to
see
if
I
would
sin.
It
is
as
though
the
record
of
my
sins
would
be
sealed
in
a
small
bag,
and
you
would
cover
them
up.
“But,
just
like
mountains
crumble
and
rocks
fall
down
from
a
cliff,
and
just
like
water slowly
wears
away
the
stones,
and
just
like
floods
wash
away
soil,
you
eventually
destroy
us;
you
do
not
allow
us
to
continue
to ◄hope/confidently
expect►
that
we
will
keep
on
living.
You
always
defeat
us,
and
then
we
die [EUP].
You
cause
our
faces
to
look
ugly
after
we
die,
and
you
send
us
away.
When
we
die
we
do
not
know
if
our
sons
will
grow
up
and
do
things
that
will
cause
them
to
be
honored.
And
if
they
become
disgraced,
we
do
not
see
that,
either.
We
will
feel
our
own
pains;
we
will
not
feel
anything
else;
we
will
be
sorry
for
ourselves,
not
for
anyone
else.”
Eliphaz rebuked Job again
Then
Eliphaz
replied
to
Job:
“If
you
were
truly
wise [RHQ],
you
would
not
have
replied
to
us
by claiming
that
you
know
a
lot;
what
you
are
saying
is
just
a
lot
of
hot
air [MET].
You
should
not [RHQ]
be
saying
things
that
do
not
benefit
anyone,
using
words
that
do
no
one
any
good.
By
what
you
say,
you
show
that
you
do
not
revere
God,
and
you
are hindering
people
from meditating/thinking
about
God.
It
is
as
though
your
sins
are
telling
you
what
to
say;
you
talk
like
people
who
will
not
admit
that
they
are
wicked.
Everything
that
you
say [MTY]
shows
that
you
should
be
punished;
so,
it
is
not
necessary
for
me
to
show
that.
“Tell
me
do
you
know
more
than
everyone
else
because
you
think
that
you
are
the
first
person
who
was
ever
born? [SAR, RHQ]
Were
you
born
before
the
hills
were
created?
Were
you
listening
when
God
made
all
his
plans? [SAR, RHQ]
Or
do
you
think
that
you
are
the
only
person
who
is
wise?
◄What
do
you
know
that
we
do
not
know?/You
do
not
know
anything
that
we
do
not
know.► [RHQ]
You
do
not
understand [RHQ]
anything
that
is
not
also
clear
to
us.
My
friends
and
I
are
also
wise;
we
acquired
wisdom
from
old
gray-haired
people,
from
people
who
were
born
before
your
father
was
born.
God
wants
to
comfort
you,
and
to
speak
gently/kindly
to
you;
◄is
that
not
enough
for
you/do
you
need
more
than
that►?
Why
do
you
allow
yourself
to
be ◄carried
away/excited►
by
your emotions?
Why
are
you
very
angry,
with
the
result
that
your
eyes
flash?
You
are
angry [IDM]
with
God,
and
so
you [MTY]
are criticizing/denouncing
him.
“◄How
can
any
person,
including
you,
be sinless?/No
person,
including
you,
can
be sinless.► [RHQ]
◄How
can
anyone
on
the
earth
be
completely
righteous?/No
one
on
the
earth
can
be
completely
righteous.► [RHQ]
Hey,
God
does
not
even
trust
his
angels;
he
does
not
consider
even
them
to
be
completely
pure.
So,
he
certainly
does
not
trust
abominable/disgusting
and
depraved/corrupt
people
who
do
evil
things
as
easily
as
they
drink
water [MET].
Job,
listen
to
what
I
will
tell
you.
I
will
declare
to
you
what
I
know,
things
that
wise
men
have
told
me,
truths
that
their
ancestors
did
not
keep
hidden.
God
gave
this
land
to
those
ancestors,
who
were
truly
wise;
no
one
from
another
country
caused
them
to
think wrongly [IDM].
It
is
wicked
people
who
suffer
with
great
pain
all
the
time
that
they
are
alive;
that
is
what
happens
to
those
who ◄oppress/act
violently
toward►
others.
They
constantly
hear
sounds
that
terrify
them;
while
they
are
prospering,
bandits
attack
them.
Wicked
people
surely
know
that
they
will
not
escape
from
darkness/death,
because
they
are
sure
that
someone
is
waiting
to
kill
them
with
a
sword.
They
wander
around,
searching
for
food,
saying ‘Where
can
I
find
some?’
And
they
know
that
they
will
soon
experience
disasters.
Because
they
are
afraid
of
those
things happening
to
them,
they
are
afraid
and
worry
that
these
things
will
come
to
them
like
the
army
of
a
king
comes
to
attack
their
enemies
and
cause
them
to
suffer [SIM].
Those
things
happen
to
them
because
they ◄shook
their
fists/dared
to
fight►
against
Almighty
God,
and
thought
that
they
were
strong
enough
to
defeat
him.
They
stubbornly [IDM]
rush
to
attack
God
as
though
they
were
carrying
a
strong
shield
to
protect
themselves.
They
are
so
fat
that
they
are
unable
to
fight.
They
will
live
in
cities
that
have
been
abandoned,
cities
which
have
become
a
heap
of
ruins.
But
they
will
not
remain
rich
very
long;
Everything
that
they
own
will
be
taken
from
them;
their
possessions
will
all
disappear.
They
will
not
escape
from
the
darkness
of
death;
they
will
be
like
trees
whose
branches
are
burned
by
fire
and
whose
blossoms
are
blown
away
by
the
wind.
Since
they
are
very
foolish,
with
the
result
that
they
trust
in
things
that
are
really
worthless,
then
things
that
are
worthless
will
be
all
that
they
get.
Before
they
are
old,
they
will
wither;
they
will
be
like [MET]
branches
that
wither
and
never
become
green
again.
They
will
be
like [SIM]
vines
whose
grapes
fall
off
before
they
are
ripe,
like
olive
trees
whose
blossoms
fall
off
before
they
produce
any
fruit.
Wicked/godless
people
will
not
have
any
descendants,
and
fires
will
completely
burn
up
the
homes
of
those
who
built
those
homes
using
money
they
received
from
bribes.
They
plan
to
cause
trouble
and
to
do
evil
things,
and
they
are
always
preparing
to
deceive
people.”
Job replied to the three friends again
Job
replied
to
Eliphaz
and
the
others:
“I
have
heard
things
like
that
before;
all
of
you,
instead
of
helping
me,
are
only
causing
me
to
feel
more
miserable.
Will
your
speeches,
which
are
only
hot
air,
never
end [RHQ]?
Eliphaz,
what bothers/irritates
you
so
much
that
you
continue replying
to
me?
If
it
were
you
three
and
not
I
who
were
suffering,
I
could
say
the
things
that
you
are
saying;
I
could
make
great
speeches
to
criticize/condemn
you,
and
I
could
shake
my
head
at
you
to
ridicule
you.
But,
unlike
all
of
you,
with
what
I
said [MTY]
I
would
encourage
you
and
try
to
cause
your
pain
to
be
less.
“But
now,
if
I
talk,
my
pain
does
not
decrease,
and
if
I
am
silent,
my
pain
still
certainly
does
not [RHQ]
go
away.
God
has
now
taken
away
all
my
strength,
and
he
has
destroyed
my
family.
He
has
shriveled
me
up,
and
people
think
that
shows
that
I
am
a
sinner.
And
people
see
that
I
am
only
skin
and
bones,
and
they
think
that
proves
that
I
am
guilty.
Because
God
is
very
angry
with
me
and
hates
me,
it
is
as
though
he
is
a
wild
animal
that [MET]
has
gnashed
his
teeth
at
me
because
he
is
my
enemy.
People gape/stare
at
me
with
their
mouths
open
to
sneer
at
me;
they
have
struck
me
on
the
face/cheek
to
ridicule
me,
and
they
crowd
around
me
to
threaten
me.
It
is
as
though
God
has
handed
me
over
to
ungodly
people
and
turned
me
over
to
the
wicked [DOU].
Previously,
I
was
living
peacefully,
but
he
crushed
me;
it
is
as
though
he
grabbed
my
neck
and
smashed
me
to
pieces.
It
is
as
though [MET]
he
set
me
up
like
a
target;
people
are
surrounding
me
and
shooting
arrows
at
me.
His
arrows
pierce
my
kidneys
and
cause
the bile
from
my
liver
to
spill
onto
the
ground,
and
God
does
not
pity
me
at
all.
It
is
as
though [MET]
I
am
a
wall
that
he
is
breaking
through;
he
rushes
at
me
like [SIM]
a
soldier
attacking
his
enemies.
“Because
I
am
mourning,
I
wear
pieces
of
rough
cloth
that
I
have
sewed
together,
and
I
sit
here
in
the
dirt,
very
depressed/discouraged.
My
face
is
red
because
I
have
cried
very
much,
and
there
are
dark circles
around
my
eyes.
All
this
has
happened
to
me
even
though
I
have
not
acted
violently
toward
anyone,
and
I
always
pray
sincerely/honestly
to
God.
When
I
die,
I
want
the
ground [APO]
to
act
as
though
I
had
been
murdered
and
cry
out
against
those
who
killed
me,
and
I
do
not
want
anyone
to
stop
me
while
I
am demanding
that
God
act
justly
toward
me.
But
even
now,
I
know
that
there
is
someone
in
heaven
who
will
testify
for
me,
and
he
will
say
that
what
I
have
done
is
right.
My
three
friends
scorn/ridicule
me,
but
my
eyes
are
full
of
tears
while
I
cry
out
to
God.
I
pray
that
the
one
who
knows
what
I
have
done
would
come
to
plead
with
God
for
me
like
people
plead
for
their
friends.
I
say
this
because
within
a
few
years
I
will
die;
I
will
walk
along
the
road
to
the
grave
from
which
I
will
never
return.”
Job continued his reply
“My ◄lfe/time
to
live►
is
almost
ended;
I
have
no
strength
left;
my
grave
is
waiting
for
me.
Those
who
are
around
me
are
making fun
of
me;
I [SYN]
watch
them
while
they ◄taunt/make fun
of►
me.”
Job
pleads
with
God
“God,
it
is
as
though
I
am
in
prison;
please
pay
the
money
in
order
that
I
may
be
released,
because
there
is
certainly
no
one
else
who
will
help
me.
You
have
prevented
my
friends
from
understanding
what
is
true
about
me;
do
not
allow
them
to
triumph
over
me,
saying
that
I
have
done
things
that
are
wrong.
Our
ancestors
often
said, ‘It
often
happens
that
when
someone
betrays
his
friends
in
order
to
get
some
of
their
property,
it
is
that
person’s
children
who
will
be
punished
for
it;’
so
I
desire/hope
that
will
be
true
of
these
friends
of
mine
who
are
lying
about
me.
“But
now
people
use
that
saying
of
our
ancestors
when
they
talk
about
me;
they
spit
in
my
face
to
insult
me.
◄My
sight
has
become
dim/I
cannot
see
well►
because
I
am
extremely
sad,
and
my
arms
and
legs
are
very
thin,
with
the
result
that
they
almost
do
not
cast [MET]
a
shadow.
Those
who
say
that
they
are
good/righteous
are
shocked
when
they
see
what
has
happened
to
me,
and
people
who
say
that
they ◄are
innocent/have
not
done
anything
that
is
wrong►
say
that
I
am
wicked/godless
and
should
be
punished.
Those
who
claim
that
they
are
righteous
will
continue
to
do
what
they
think
is
right,
and
those
who
say
they
have
not
sinned
will
continue
to
become
stronger.
“But
even
if
all
of
those
people
came
and
stood
in
front
of
me,
I
would
not
find
anyone
among
them
who
is
wise.
My ◄life/time
to
live►
is
almost
ended;
I
have
not
been
able
to
do
the
things
that
I
confidently
expected
to
do;
I
have
not
been
able
to
accomplish
anything
that
I [SYN]
desired.
My
friends
do
not
know
when
it
is
night
and
when
it
is
day;
when
it
is
night,
they
claim
that
it
is
daylight;
when
it
is
becoming
dark,
they
claim
it
is
becoming
light.
If
my
home
will
be
the
place
where
dead
people
are,
where
will
I
sleep
in
the
darkness?
I
may
say
to
the
grave, ‘You
will
be
like
a
father
to
me,’
and
say
to
the
maggots
that
will
eat
my
body, ‘You
will
be
like
a
mother
or
younger
sisters
to
me
because
you
will
be
where
I
will
always
be.’
But
if
I
say
those
things, ◄will
there
be
anything
good
that
I
can
confidently
expect
to
happen
to
me?/there
will
be
nothing
good
that
I
can
confidently
expect
to
happen
to
me.► [RHQ]
◄Is
there
anyone
who
knows
anything
good
that
I
can
expect
when
I
am
in
the
grave?/No
one
knows
anything
good
that
I
can
expect
when
I
am
in
the
grave.► [RHQ]
After
I
descend
to
the
place
where
the
dead
are, ◄will
I
be
able
to
confidently
expect
anything
good
there?/I
certainly
will
not
be
able
to
confidently
expect
anything
good
there.► [RHQ]
It
will
be
as
though [RHQ]
I
and
the
things
I
hope
for
will
descend
with
me
into
the
dust
where
the
dead
are.”
Bildad’s second reply
Then
Bildad
replied
again:
“When
are
you
going
to
stop
talking [RHQ]?
If
you
would
stop
talking
and
listen,
we
could
tell
you
something.
Why
do
you
think
that
we
are
as
stupid
as
cattle? [DOU, RHQ]
By
being
very
angry
and
hurting
yourself,
do
you
think
that
doing
that
will
shake
the
earth,
or
cause
the
rocks
in
the
mountains
to
move? [RHQ]?
“What
will
happen
is
that
the
lives
of
wicked
people
like
you
end
as
quickly
as
we
can
put
out
a
light
or
extinguish
the
flame
of
a
fire.
And
when
the
lamps
above
them
in
their
tents
are
extinguished,
there
will
be
no
light
in
those
tents.
For
many
years
they
walked
confidently,
but
later
in
life
it
was
as
though
they
stumbled
and
fell,
because
they
themselves
did
not
heed
the
advice
that
they
gave
to
others.
It
was
as
though
they
walked
into
their
own
net
or
fell
into
a
pit
that
they
themselves
have
dug.
It
was
as
though
a
trap
grabbed
their
heels
and
held
them
fast [DOU],
as
though
the
noose
of
a
rope
that
was
hidden
on
the
ground,
whose
other
end
was
fastened
to
the
limb
of
a
tree,
seized
them
when
they
walked
into
it.
Everywhere
they
went,
there
were
things
that
caused
them
to
be
terrified;
it
was
as
though
those
things
were
pursuing
them
and biting
at
their
heels.
They
became
hungry,
with
the
result
that
they
had
no
strength.
They
experienced
disasters [PRS]
constantly.
Diseases
spread
all
over
their
skin/bodies;
diseases
that ◄caused
their
bodies
to
decay/destroyed
their
arms
and
legs►.
When
they
died,
they
were
snatched
away
from
their
tents
and
brought
to
the
one
who
rules
over
the
dead.
Now
their
tents
will
burn
down,
when
burning
sulfur
rains
down
on
those
tents!
Because
those
who
died
had
no
descendants,
they
were
like
trees
whose
roots
have
dried
up
and
whose
branches
have
all
withered [MET].
No
one
on
the
earth
will
remember
them
anymore;
no
one
on
any
street
will
even
remember
their
names [MTY].
They
will
be
expelled
from
the
earth
where
there
is
light,
and
they
will
be
sent
into
the
place
where
it
is
dark.
They
will
have
no
children
or
grandchildren,
no
descendants
where
they
previously
lived.
People
from
the
east
to
the
west
who
hear
about
what
happened
to
them,
will
be
shocked
and
horrified.
And
that
is
what
happens
to
ungodly/sinful
people
like
you,
to
people
who ◄have
no
interest
in/have
rejected►
God.”
Job replied again
Then
Job
replied,:
“How
long
will
you
three
torment
me
and
crush
my
spirit
by
saying
to
me
that
I
am
wicked?
You
have
already
insulted
me
many [HYP]
times;
◄are
you
not
ashamed
for
saying
these
things
to
me?/you
should
be
ashamed
for
saying
these
things
to
me.► [RHQ]
Even
if
it
were
true
that
I
have
done
things
that
are
wrong,
I
have
not
injured
you!
If
you
truly
think
that
you
are
better
than
I
am,
and
you
think
that
my
being
miserable
now
proves
that
I ◄am
guilty/have
committed
many
sins►,
you
need
to
realize
that
it
is
God
who
has
caused
me
to
suffer.
It
is
as
though
he
has
trapped
me
with
his
net.
“I
cry
out, ‘Help
me!’,
but
no
one
answers
me.
I
call
out
loudly,
but
there
is
no
one,
not
even
God,
who
acts
fairly
toward
me.
It
is
as
though [MET]
God
has
blocked
my
way,
with
the
result
that
I
cannot
go
where
I
want
to;
it
is
as
though
he
has
forced
me
to
try
to
find
my
way
in
the
darkness.
He
has ◄taken
away
my
good
reputation/caused
people
not
to
honor
me
anymore►;
it
is
as
though
he
removed [MET]
a
crown
from
my
head.
He batters
me
from
every
side,
and
I
will
soon
die.
He
has
caused
me
to
no
longer
confidently
expect
him
to
do
good
things
for
me.
He
attacks
me
because
he
is
extremely
angry
with
me [MET],
and
he
considers
that
I
am
his
enemy.
It
is
as
though
he
sends
his
army
to
attack
me;
they
surround
my
tent,
preparing
to
attack
me.
“God
has
caused
my
brothers
to
abandon
me,
and
all
those
who
know
me
act
like
strangers
to
me.
All
my
relatives
and
good
friends
have
left
me.
The
people
who
were
guests
in
my
house
have
forgotten
me,
and
my
female
servants
consider
that
I
am
a
stranger
or
that
I
am
a
foreigner.
When
I
summon
my
servants,
they
do
not
answer;
I
plead
with
them
to
come
to
help
me,
but
they
do
not
come.
My
wife
does
not
want
to
come
close
to
me
because
my
breath
smells
very
bad,
and
even
my
brothers
detest
me.
Even
young
children
despise
me;
when
I
stand
up
to
talk
to
them,
they
laugh
at
me.
My dearest
friends
detest
me,
and
those
whom
I
love
very
much
have
turned
against
me.
My
body
is
only
skin
and
bones;
I
am barely
alive [IDM].
“I
plead
with
you,
my
three
friends,
pity
me,
because
God
has ◄struck [EUP]
me
with
his
hand/caused
me
to
suffer
greatly►.
Why
do
you
cause
me
to
suffer
like
God
does?
Why
do
you
continue
to
slander [MET]
me?
“I
wish/desire
that
someone
would
take
these
words
of
mine
and
write
them
permanently
in
a
book
in
order
that
people
can
read
them.
Or
else,
I
wish
that
he
would
carve
them
on
a
rock
with ◄a
chisel/an
iron
tool►
in
order
that
they
would
last
forever.
But
I
know
that
the
one
who
vindicates/defends
me
in
court
is
alive,
and
that
some
day
he
will
stand
here
on
the
earth
and
make
the
final
decision
about
whether
I
deserve
to
be
punished.
And
even
after
diseases
have
eaten
away
my
skin,
while
I
still
have
my
body,
I
will
see
God.
I
will
see
him
myself;
I
will
see
him
with
my
own
eyes!
I
am
overwhelmed
as
I
think
about
that!
“If
you
three
men
say, ‘What
more
can
we
do
to
cause
Job
to
suffer?’
and
if
you
say, ‘He
has
caused
his
own
troubles,’
you
should
be
afraid
that
God
will
punish [MTY]
you;
he
punishes
those
like
you
with
whom
he
is
angry;
and
when
that
happens,
you
will
know
that
there
is
someone
who
judges
people.”
Zophar replied again
Then
Zophar
replied,
“I
am
very perturbed
about
what
you
have
said,
so
I
want
to
reply
very
quickly.
By
saying
these
things
you
have
insulted
me,
but
I
know
how (OR,
because
I
understand
very
much)
I
can
reply
to
you.
“Do
you
not
know
that
from
long
ago,
ever
since
people
were
first
put
on
the
earth,
wicked
people
like
you
do
not
continue
to
rejoice
for
a
long
time,
ungodly
people
are
happy
only
for
a ◄moment/very
short
time► [HYP]?
Even
though
their
reputation/pride
reaches
up
to
the
sky
and
their
fame
goes
up
as
high
as
the
clouds,
they
will
disappear
forever,
like
their
own
dung,
and
those
who
knew
them
will
ask, ‘◄Where
did
they
go/What
happened
to
them►?’
They
will
be
forgotten
like [SIM]
a
dream
is,
and
they
will exist
no
more.
They
will
vanish,
like
visions
that
people
see
during
the
night.
Those
who
saw
those
people
previously
will
never
see
them
again;
even
their
families [MTY]
will
not
see
them
anymore.
Their
children
will
be
forced
to
return
the
valuable
things
that
those childen
stole
from
poor
people [DOU].
Previously
their
bodies
were
young
and
strong,
but
they
will
die
and
their
bodies
will
be
buried
in
the
ground.
“Doing
wicked
things
was
like
having
sweet
food
in
their
mouths,
and
they
wanted
to
continue
to
taste
it.
And
they
did
not
want
to
stop
doing
those
things,
but
some
day
the
evil
things
that
they
enjoyed
doing
will
become
like
food
that
they
swallow
and
which
becomes
as
bitter
as
snake
venom.
Wicked
people
will
not
continue
to
keep
the
money
they
have
accumulated,
like
people
do
not
keep
the
food
that
they
vomit.
God
takes
their
wealth
from
them.
What
wicked
people
do
is
like [MET] swallowing
snake
venom;
it
will
kill
them
like [MET]
the
bite
of
a
poisonous
snake
kills
people.
They
will
not
remain
alive
to
see
abundant
blessings [IDM]
from
God,
milk
and
olive
oil
and
honey,
that
are
so
abundant
they
are
like [MET]
a
stream
that
flows
by.
They
will
be
forced
to
give
back
the
things
that
they
stole
from
the
poor;
they
will
not
be
able
to
continue
to
enjoy
those
things.
They
will
not
remain
happy
because
of
what
they
got
from
their businesses,
because
they
oppressed
poor
people
and
refused
to
help
them,
and
they
took
other
people’s
houses
by cheating
them.
“They
were
always
greedy
and
never
satisfied.
They
just
keep
dreaming
about
owning
more
and
more
things.
When
they
finished
eating
their
food,
there
was
never
anything
left
over
because
they
had
greedily
eaten
it
all;
but
now
their
prosperity
will
end.
When
they
are
extremely
prosperous/wealthy,
they
will
suddenly
experience
a
lot
of
trouble.
◄Misery
will
strike
them
and
crush
them [PRS]/They
will
suffer
very
greatly►.
When
the
wicked
people
are
filling
their
stomachs,
God
will
show
that
he
is
very
angry
with
them
and
punish
them;
the
punishment
that
he
gives
them
will
be
like [MET]
rain
falling
on
them.
They
will
try
to
escape
from
being
killed
by
iron
weapons,
but
arrows
with
bronze
points
will
pierce
them.
The
arrows
will
go
completely
through
their
bodies
and
stick
out
of
their
backs;
the
shiny
points
of
the
arrows
will
have
blood
dripping
from
them,
and
those
wicked
people
will
be
terrified.
Their
valuable
possessions
will
all
be
destroyed;
a
fire
that
is
not
lit
by humans,
but
by
God,
will
burn
them
up
and
also
destroy
the
things
that
are
left
in
their
tents.
The
angels
in
heaven [MTY]
will
reveal
the
sins
that
those
wicked
people
have
committed,
and
people
on
earth
will
stand
up
and
testify
against
them.
When
God
punishes [MTY]
people,
all
the
possessions
in
the
wicked
people’s
houses
will
be
carried
away
by
a
flood.
That
is
what
will
happen
to
wicked
people
like
you;
that
is
what
God
has
decided
will
happen
to
them.”
Job replied again
Then
Job
replied,
“Listen
to
what
I
say,
all
three
of
you;
that
is
the
only
thing
that
you
can
do
that
will
comfort
me.
Be
patient
with
me,
and
allow
me
to
speak.
Then,
after
I
am
finished
speaking,
you
can
continue
to
make fun
of
me.
“It
is
certainly
not [RHQ]
people
against
whom
I
am
complaining,
but
God
And
it
is
certainly [RHQ]
right
for
me
to
be
impatient!
Look
at
me!
Does
what
you
see
not
cause
you
to
be
appalled
and
to
put
your
hands
over
your
mouths
and
say
no
more?
When
I
think
about
what
has
happened
to
me,
I
am
frightened
and
my
entire
body
shakes.
“
But
let
me
ask
this: ‘Why
do
wicked
people
continue
to
live,
and
become
prosperous,
and
not
die
until
they
are
very
old?’
They
have
their
children
around
them,
and
they
watch
them
while
they
grow
up
and
start
to
live
in
their
own
houses,
and
they
enjoy
their
grandchildren.
Wicked
people
live
in
their
own
houses
without
being
afraid,
and
God
does
not
punish [MTY]
them.
Their
bulls
always
mate
with
the
cows
successfully,
and
the
cows
give
birth
to
calves
and
never
miscarry.
Wicked
people
send
their
young
children
outside
to
play,
and
the
children
play
happily
like [SIM]
lambs
in
a
pasture.
Some
children
dance
and
sing,
while
others
shake
tambourines
and
play
lyres,
and
they
are
happy
when
they
hear
people
playing
flutes.
Wicked
people
enjoy
having
good
things
all
the
time
that
they
are
alive,
and
they
die
quietly/peacefully
and
go
down
to
the
place
of
the
dead.
While
they
are
alive,
they
say
to
God, ‘Do
not
bother
us;
we
do
not
want
to
know
how
you
want
us
to
conduct
our
lives!
Why
do
you,
Almighty
God,
think
that
we
should
serve
you?
◄What
advantage
do
we
get
if
we
pray
to
you?/It
is
useless
for
us
to
pray
to
you.► [RHQ]’
Think
about
it:
Wicked
people
think
that
it
is
because
of
what
they
have
done
that
they
have
become
prosperous,
but
I
do
not
understand
why
they
think
like
that.
◄“How
often
does
it
happen
that
wicked
people
die [MET]
before
they
are
old?/Very seldom
do
wicked
people
die [MET]
before
they
are
old.► [RHQ]
◄Do
they
ever
experience
disasters?/They seldom
experience
disasters.► [RHQ]
◄Does
God
ever
punish
them
because
of
being
very
angry
with
them?/God
never
punishes
them
because
of
being
very
angry
with
them.► [RHQ]
He
does
not
blow
them
away
like
wind
blows
away
straw;
they
are
never
carried
off
by
a
whirlwind.
You
say, ‘When
people
have
committed
sins,
God
waits
and
punishes
their
children
because
of
those
sins;’
but
I
say
that
God
should
punish
those
who
sin,
not
their
children,
in
order
that
the
sinners
will
know
that
it
is
because
of
their
own
sins
that
they
are
being
punished.
I
hope/wish
that
wicked
people
will
experience
themselves
being
destroyed,
that
they
will
experience
being
punished
by
an
angry
Almighty
God.
After
wicked
people
are
dead,
they
are
not
at
all
concerned [RHQ]
about
what
happens
to
their
families [MTY].
“Since
God
judges
everyone,
even
those
that
are
in
heaven,
◄who
can
teach
God
anything?/certainly
no
one
can
teach
God
anything.► [RHQ]
Some
people
die
while
they
are
very
healthy,
while
they
are
peaceful,
when
they
are
not
afraid
of
anything.
Their
bodies
are
fat;
their
bones
are
strong.
Other
people
die
being
very
miserable;
they
have
never
experienced
good
things happening
to
them.
But
both
rich
and
poor
people
die
and
are
buried,
and
maggots
eat
their
bodies.
Everyone
dies,
so
it
is
clear
that
dying
is
not
always
the
punishment
for
being
wicked.
“Listen,
I
know
what
you
three
are
thinking.
I
know
the
evil
things
that
you
plan
to
do
to
me.
You
say, ‘What
happened
to
the
tents
in
which
wicked
people
were
living?
The
houses
of
evil
rulers
have
been
destroyed!’
But
have
you
never
inquired
of
people
who
travel
much?
Do
you
not
believe
their
reports
about
what
they
have
seen,
that
wicked
people
usually
do
not
suffer
at
the
time
when
there
are
great
disasters;
that
wicked
people
are
the
ones
who
are
rescued
when
God
is
angry
and
punishes
people [MTY]?
There
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
accuses
wicked
people,
and
there
is
no
one
who ◄pays
them
back/gives
them
the
punishment
that
they
deserve►
for
all
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
The
corpses
of
wicked
people
are
carried
to
their
graves,
and
people
are
put
there
to
guard
those
graves.
A
huge
number [HYP]
of
people
go
to
the
grave
site.
Some
go
in
front
of
the
procession
and
some
come
behind.
And
the
clods
of
dirt
thrown
on
the
graves
of
those
wicked
people
who
have
died
are
like
a
nice
blanket.
“So
how
can
you
console
me
by
talking
nonsense?
Every
reply
that
you
make
is
full
of
lies!”
Eliphaz replied again
Then
Eliphaz
replied,
“◄Can
anyone
be
useful
to
God?/Certainly
no
one
can
be
useful
to
God.► [RHQ]
Even
people
who
are
wise
cannot
be
helpful
to
God.
If
you
were
righteous, ◄would
that
benefit
Almighty
God?/that
certainly
would
not
benefit
Almighty
God.► [RHQ]
If
you
had ◄lived
a
perfect
life/never
done
anything
that
is
wrong►,
would
that
help
him?
“Is
it
because
you
have
an
awesome
respect
for
God
that
he
punishes
you?
Is
that
the
reason
that
he
puts
you
on
trial?
No,
it
certainly
must
be [RHQ]
because
you
are
extremely
wicked.
It
must
be
that
the
evil
things
that
you
have
done
are
so
many
that
no
one
can
count
them!
You
must
have
lent
money
to
others
and wrongly
forced
them
to
give
you
things
to
guarantee
that
they
would
pay
that
money
back
to
you;
you
must
have
taken
all
their
clothes
and
left
them
with
nothing
to
wear.
You
must
not
have
given
water
to
those
who
were
thirsty,
and
you
must
have
refused
to
give
food
to
those
who
were
hungry.
Because
you
were
very
powerful,
you
must
have
taken
over
all
the
people’s
land,
and
then,
being
very
respected,
you
have
begun
to
live
on
that
land.
When
widows
came
to
you
for
help,
you
must
have
sent
them
away
without
giving
them
anything,
and
you
must
have
oppressed
orphans.
Because
of
all
that,
now
there
are
pits
around
you
for
you
to
fall
into,
and
suddenly
there
are
things
that
terrify
you
and
cause
you
to
tremble.
It
is
as
though
it
has
become
very
dark,
with
the
result
that
you
cannot
see
anything,
and
it
is
as
though [MET]
a
flood
covers
you.
“
But
consider
this,
Job:
God
lives [RHQ]
high
up
in
the
heavens.
From
there
he [RHQ]
looks
down
on
the
highest
stars.
So
why
do
you
say, ‘What
does
God
know
about
what
we
are
doing?
He
is
hidden
from
us
by
dark
clouds,
so ◄
how
can
he
judge
us?/he
certainly
cannot
judge
us.► [RHQ]’
Do
you
think
that
while
he
walks
on
the
dome
that
covers
the
sky,
there
are
thick
clouds
around
him,
with
the
result
that
he
cannot
see
what
we
do?
Will
you
continue
to
conduct
your
life
the
old
way
that
evil
people
have
done
for
many
years?
They
suddenly
died
while
they
were
still
young;
they
disappeared
like
everything
disappears
when
there
is
a
flood [MET].
They
kept
saying
to
God, ‘Do
not
bother
us,’
and
they
also
said
defiantly, ‘Almighty
God
can
do
nothing [RHQ]
to
harm
us!’
But
it
was
God
who
filled
their
houses
with
good
things,
so
I
cannot
at
all
understand
why
wicked
people
think
like
they
do.
“But
when
God
punishes
wicked
people,
and
righteous
people
see
that,
they
are
glad,
and
they
laugh, ridiculing
the
wicked
people.
They
say, ‘Now
our
enemies
have
been
destroyed,
and
all
their
possessions
that
were
left
have
been
burned
in
a
fire.’
“So,
Job,
be reconciled
to
God
and
make
peace
with
him;
if
you
do
that,
good
things
will
happen
to
you.
Allow
him
to
teach
you,
and
keep
thinking
about
what
he
has
told
you.
If
you
humble
yourself
and
return
to
God,
if
you
stop
doing
all
the
evil
things
that
you
have
been
doing
in
your
house,
if
you
throw
away
your
gold,
even
the
fine
gold
from
the
dry
stream
beds
in
Ophir
land,
and
if
you
allow
Almighty
God
to
be
as
precious
to
you
as
your
gold
and
your
silver
have
been,
you
will
be
happy
because
of
your
close relationship
with
God,
and
you
will
be
able
to
approach
him [IDM]
confidently.
You
will
pray
to
him,
and
he
will
do
what
you reque st
him
to
do;
you
will
do
the
things
that
you
promised
him
that
you
would
do.
Everything
that
you
decide
to
do
will
be
successful;
it
will
be
as
though
a
light
is
shining
on
the
road
in
front
of
you.
God
humbles
those
who
are
proud,
but
he
saves
those
who
are downcast/discouraged.
God
rescues
those
who ◄are
innocent/have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong►,
so
he
will
rescue
you
if
you ◄start
doing
things
that
are
right/are
not
guilty [IDM]
of
doing
things
that
are
wrong►.”
Job replied again
Then
Job
replied
again,
“Today
I
am
again
complaining
bitterly/strongly
to
God;
I
continue
groaning,
but
he [SYN]
continues
to ◄punish
me/cause
me
to
suffer►.
I ◄wish
that
I
knew/want
to
know►
where
I
could
meet/talk
with
him,
so
that
I
could
go
to
the
place
where
he
lives.
If
I
could
do
that,
I
would
tell
him
why
I
know
that
I
am
innocent;
I
would
tell [MTY]
to
him
all
my ◄arguments/evidence
to
show
that
I
have
not
done
what
is
evil►.
Then
I
would
find
out
what
he
would
reply
to
me [DOU].
Would
he
use
his
great
power
to
argue
with
me?
No,
he
would
listen
to
me
carefully.
I
am ◄an
honest/a
righteous►
man;
so
I
would
be
able
to
discuss
things
with
him
fairly,
and
then
he
would
declare
that
I
am
innocent,
and
that
decision
would
endure
forever.
“But,
I
have
gone
to
the
east,
and
he
is
not
there;
I
have
gone
to
the
west,
but
I
have
not
found
him
there.
I
have
gone
north
and
I
have
gone
south,
but
I
have
not
seen
him
anywhere.
But
he
knows
how
I
have
conducted
my
life;
and
when
he
has
finished
testing
me,
he
will
see
that
I
am
as
pure
as [SIM]
gold
whose
impurities
have
all
been
burned
out.
I [SYN]
have
faithfully
walked
on
the
path
that
he
showed
me;
I
have
not
stopped
obeying
him.
I
have
always
obeyed
what
he [SYN]
commanded;
I
have
treasured
the
words
that
he
has
spoken.
“He
never
changes.
There
is
no
one
who
can [RHQ]
stop
him
from
doing
what
he
desires.
Whatever
he
wants
to
do,
he
does.
And
he
will
finish
doing
for
me
the
things
that
he
has
planned
for
me;
and
I
am
sure
that
he
has
thought
about
doing
many
things
for
me.
So
I
am
terrified
in
his
presence;
when
I
think
about
what
he
can
do,
I
am
very
afraid [DOU].
Almighty
God
has
caused
me [SYN]
to
feel
terrified [DOU].
It
is
as
though
there
is
only
thick
darkness
in
front
of
me,
but
it
is
God
that
I
am
afraid
of,
not
the
darkness.”
Job continued his reply
“◄Why
does
Almighty
God
not
set
a
time
when
he
will
judge
evil
people?/I
do
not
understand
why
Almighty
God
does
not
set
a
time
when
he
will
judge
evil
people.► [RHQ]
Those
who
know
him
never [RHQ]
see
him
do
that!
Some
evil
people
remove
the markers
of
boundaries
of
other
people’s
land,
in
order
to
steal
their
land;
they
seize/steal
other
people’s
sheep
and
put
them
in
their
own
pastures.
Some ◄take
away/steal►
the
donkeys
that
belong
to
orphans,
and
they
take
widow’s
oxen
to
guarantee
that
the
widows
will
pay
back
the
money
that
they
loaned
to
those
widows.
Some shove
poor
people
off
the
road (OR,
prevent
poor
people
from ◄obtaining
their
rights/being
treated
justly►),
and
they
force
poor
people
to
find
places
to
hide
from
them.
The
result
is
that
poor
people
have
to
search
for
food
in
the
desert
like
wild
donkeys
do.
The
poor
people
harvest left-over
grain
in
other
people’s
fields,
and
gather
grapes
from
vineyards
that
belong
to
wicked
men.
During
the
night
they
have
nothing
to
cover
their
bodies,
nothing
to
keep
them
warm.
When
it
rains
on
the
mountains,
the
poor
people
become
very
wet,
so
they huddle
under
the
rock
ledges
to
be
protected
from
the
rain.
Some
evil
men
snatch
infants
away
from
their
widowed
mothers [SYN],
and
they
say ‘I
will
return
your
babies
to
you
when
you
repay
the
money
that
I
lent
to
you.’
But
the
poor
people
walk
around
with
no
clothes
on;
they
are
hungry
while
they
are
working
to
carry
other
people’s
bundles
of
grain
to
the
places
where
their
grain
will
be
threshed.
Poor
people
press
olives
to
make
olive
oil;
they
tread
on
grapes
to
make
juice
for
wine,
but
they
are
not
allowed
to
drink
any
of
it
when
they
become
thirsty.
In
the
cities,
people
who
are
wounded
and
dying
cry
out
to
God
for
help,
but
God
does
not
heed
their
prayers.
Some
wicked
people
avoid
the
light
because
they
do
evil
things
in
the
dark;
they
do
not
walk
on
roads
that
are
lighted.
Murderers
steal
things
during
the
night,
and
then
they
arise
before
dawn
in
order
that
they
may
go
out
again
and
kill
needy [DOU]
people.
Those
who
want
to
commit
adultery
wait
for
twilight/evening;
they
say ‘I
do
not
want
anyone
to
see
me,’
so
they
keep
their
faces
covered.
It
is
during
the
night
that
robbers
break
into
houses
to
steal
things,
but
during
the
day
they
hide
because
they
want
to
avoid
being
seen
in
the
light.
All
of
those
people
want
to
do
their
evil
things
at
night,
not
in
the
morning
when
it
is
light,
because
they
are
not
afraid
of
the
things
that
happen
during
the
night
that
terrify
others.”
(Final
speech
by
Zophar)
“
But
it
is
wicked
people
who
are
swept/carried
away
by
floods,
and
God
curses
the
land
that
they
own,
and
no
one
goes
to
work
in
their
vineyards.
Just
like
the
snow
melts
away
when
it
is
hot
and
there
is
no
rain,
those
who
have
sinned
disappear
into
the
place
where
dead
people
are.
Not
even
their
mothers
remember
them
now;
wicked
people
are
destroyed
like
trees
that
are
cut
down,
and
maggots
eat
their
corpses.
They
mistreat
women
who
have
been
unable
to
give
birth
to
children
and
women
who
no
longer
have
children
to
take
care
of
them,
and
they
never
do
good
things
for
widows.
But
God,
by
his
power,
gets
rid
of
mighty/influential
people.
God
acts
and
causes
the
wicked
people
to
die.
God
allows
them
to
think
that
they
are
secure
and
safe,
but
he
is
watching [MTY]
them
all
the
time.
They
prosper
for
a
little
while,
and
then
suddenly
they
are
gone;
they
disappear
like
weeds
wither
and
die;
they
are
like [SIM]
stalks
of
grain
that
have
been
cut
off.
If
this
is
not
true,
is
there [RHQ]
anyone
who
will
show
that
I
am
a
liar
and
prove
that
what
I
have
said
is
not
true?”
Bildad’s final reply
Then
Bildad
also
replied,
“God
is
very
powerful;
everyone
should
have
an
awesome
respect
for
him;
he
causes
everything
to
be
peaceful
high
up
in
heaven.
◄Can
anyone
count
the
angels
who
are
in
his
army
in
heaven?/No
one
can
count
the
angels
who
are
in
his
army
in
heaven.► [RHQ]
◄Is
there
any
place
where
his
light
does
not
shine?/There
is
no
place
where
his
light
does
not
shine.► [RHQ]
So, ◄how
can
God
consider
anyone
to
be
righteous?/God
certainly
cannot
consider
anyone
to
be
righteous.► [RHQ]
◄How
can
any
human
being
be
truly
pure?/No
human
being
can
be
truly
pure.► [RHQ]
Consider
this:
God
does
not
even
consider
the
full
moon
to
be
bright,
and
he
does
not
consider
the
stars
to
be spotless.
So, ◄what
about humans?/he
does
not
consider humans
to
be
important.► [RHQ]
They
are
as
insignificant
as [MET]
maggots.
God
does
not
think
more
highly
of
people
than
he
thinks
of
worms.”
Job replied to Bildad again
Job
replied
to
Bildad,
saying
this
sarcastically:
“I
am
a
very
weak
and
helpless
man;
and ◄you
certainly
have
not
helped
me [SAR]
very
much!/
do
you
think
that
you
have
helped
me [SAR]
very
much?► [RHQ]
◄You
certainly
have
counseled
me
well—I,
who
am
not
wise
at
all./
Do
you
think
that
you
have
counseled
me
well—I,
who
am
not
wise
at
all?► [RHQ]
◄I’m
sure
you
think
that
you
have
given
a
lot
of
very
good
advice
to
me. [RHQ]
Who
helped
you
to
say
all
those
great/wise
things?
Who
inspired
you
to
speak
like
you
did?”
Bildad
replied
“
Because
the
spirits
of
dead
people
are
afraid,
they
tremble
in
the
waters
that
are
deep
under
the
earth.
God
knows
all
about
those
who
are
in
the
place
of
the
dead;
there
is
nothing
down
there
that prevents
God
from
seeing
what
is
there.
God
stretched
out
the
earth
over
the
huge
empty
space
and
caused
the
earth
to
have
nothing
to
support
it.
He
fills
the
thick/dense
clouds
with
water
and prevents
that
water
from
bursting
the
clouds.
He
causes
clouds
to ◄obscure/prevent
us
from
seeing►
the
moon.
He
separated
the
light
from
the
darkness
and
put
the
horizon
to
mark
the
place
where
the
night
ends
and
the
daytime
begins.
When
he
is
angry,
it
is
as
though
he
rebukes
the
pillars
that
hold
up
the
sky.
They
are ◄shocked/very
fearful►,
and
they
tremble.
With
his
power
he
calmed
the
sea;
with
his
skill/wisdom
he
destroyed
Rahab,
the
huge
sea
monster.
With
his
breath
he
caused
the
sky
to
be
bright/clear;
with
his
hand
he
killed
the
great
dragon
in
the
sea.
But
those
events
show
only
a
small
amount
of
his
power;
it
is
as
though
we
are
hearing
only whispers
of
his
powerful
voice.
When
we
hear
thunder,
we
say, ‘◄Who
can
really
understand
how
great
his
power
is/No
one
can
really
understand
how
great
his
power
is!► [RHQ]’”
Job replied one more time
Job
replied
again
to
his
three
friends,
“Almighty
God
has
refused
to
treat
me
justly/fairly.
He
has
caused
me
to
feel
bitter/resentful.
But
just
as
surely
as
he
lives,
as
long
as
God’s
Spirit enables
me
to
breathe,
I
will
not
lie;
I [SYN]
will
not
say
anything
to
deceive
anyone.
I
will
never
admit
that
what
you
three
have
said
is
true;
until
the
day
that
I
die,
I
will insist
that
I
have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong.
I
will
say
that
I
am
innocent,
and
never ◄say
anything
different/change
what
I
say►;
my
conscience
will
never
reproach
me
as
long
as
I
live.
“I
want
my
enemies
to
be
punished
like
all
wicked
people
are
punished;
I
want
God
to
punish
those
who
oppose
me
like
he
punishes
all
unrighteous
people.
When
it
is
time
for
God
to
get
rid
of
godless/wicked
people
and
to
cause
them
to
die,
there
is
absolutely
nothing
good [RHQ]
that
they
can
confidently
expect
to
happen
to
them.
When
they
experience
troubles, ◄will
God
hear
them
call
out
to
him
for
help?/God
certainly
will
not
hear
them
call
out
to
him
for
help.► [RHQ]
◄Will
they
be
happy
about
what
Almighty
God
does?/They
certainly
will
not
be
happy
about
what
Almighty
God
does.► [RHQ]
◄Will
they
begin
to
pray
to
him frequently?/They
certainly
will
not
begin
to
pray
to
him frequently.► [RHQ]
Certainly
not!
“I
will
teach
you
three
something
about
the
power [MTY]
of
Almighty
God [MTY];
I
will
reveal
what
he
is
thinking.
But
you
three
have
seen
for
yourselves
what
God
has
done;
so ◄why
are
you
saying
such
nonsense?/you
should
not
be
saying
such
nonsense.► [RHQ]
“
I
will
tell
you
what
Almighty
God
does
to
wicked
people,
the
things
that
he
does
to
people
who
oppress
others.
Even
if
they
have
many
children,
many
of
those
children
will
die
in
wars [MTY],
and
their
other
children
will
die
because
they
do
not
have
enough
food
to
eat.
Their
children
who
are
still
alive
will
die
from
diseases,
and
their
widows
will
not
even
mourn
for
them.
Sometimes
wicked
people
accumulate
a
huge
amount [SIM]
of
silver
and
pile
up
clothes
like [SIM]
those
clothes
were
a
pile
of
clay,
but
those
wicked
people
will
die,
and
then
righteous
people
will
wear
those
clothes,
and
honest/innocent
people
will
get
their
silver
and
divide
it
among
themselves.
The
houses
that
they
build
are
as
frail/fragile
as [SIM]
spider
webs,
or
they
are
like flimsy huts
that
watchmen
live
in
while
they
guard
people’s
fields.
Wicked
people
are
rich
when
they
lie
down
at
night,
but
when
they
wake
up
in
the
morning,
they
find
out
that
their
money
has
disappeared.
“Things
that
terrify
them [PRS]
strike
them
like
a
flood [SIM];
during
the
night
a
whirlwind
carries
them
away.
It
is
as
though
the
wind
from
the
east
picks
them
up
and
carries
them
away
from
their
homes,
and
they
disappear.
That
wind
strikes
them
without pitying
them
while
they
are
running
away,
trying
to
escape
from
its
force/power [MTY].
That
wind
is
like
someone clapping
his
hands [MET]
at
them
to
ridicule
them,
howling
at
them
wherever
they
run
to.”
Job states some general truths about God’s wisdom
“It
is
true
that
there
are
places
where
men
dig
to
find
silver,
and
there
are
places
where
people
refine/purify
gold
that
they
have
dug.
People
dig
iron
ore
out
of
the
ground,
and
they ◄smelt
copper ore/heat
copper ore
to
get
the
copper
from
it►.
Men
use
lamps
while
they
work
far
down
under
the
ground
to
search
for
the ore
inside
the mines
where
it
is
very
dark.
They
dig ◄shafts/narrow
holes
very
deep
down
into
the
ground►
in
places
that
are
far
from
where
people
live,
where
travelers
do
not
go.
They
work
far
away
from
other
people,
swinging
back
and
forth
on
ropes
as
they
descend
into
the
mine
shafts.
Food
grows
on
the
surface
of
the
ground,
but
down
under
the
ground,
where
there
is
no
food,
the miners
make
fires
to
break
apart
the
rocks.
The
stones
that
are
dug
from
under
the
ground
contain ◄sapphires/very
valuable
blue
stones►,
and
the
dirt
contains
bits
of
gold.
Some
birds
have
very
good
eyes,
but
even
hawks
do
not
know
where
the mines
are,
and falcons/vultures
have
not
seen
those
places.
Lions
or
other
proud
wild
animals
have
not
walked
on
the
roads
near
those mines.
Miners
tear
apart [MTY]
very
hard
rock;
it
is
as
though
they
turn
the
mountains
upside
down
to
get
the ore.
They
cut tunnels
through
the
rocks,
and
they
find ◄precious/very
valuable►
things.
They
dam
up
small
streams
in
order
that
water
does
not
flow,
and
they
bring
up
into
the
light
valuable
things
that
are
hidden
in
the
ground
and
in
the
streams.
“But
wisdom:
Where
can
people
find
that?
Where
can
we
find
out
how
to
truly
understand
things?
Humans
do
not
know
where
to
find
it;
no
one
can
find
it
here
on
this
earth
where
they
are
living.
It
is
as
though
water
that
is
deep
inside
the
earth
and
water
that
is
in
the
seas
say [PRS],
‘Wisdom
is
not
here!’
People
cannot
buy
wisdom
by
paying
for
it
with
silver
or
gold.
Wisdom
is
worth
much
more
than
fine
gold
from
Ophir
land
or
other
very
valuable
stones.
It
is
worth
much
more
than
gold
or
beautiful
glass,
worth
more
than vases
made
from
fine
gold.
Wisdom
is
worth
more
than
coral
or
crystal/pure quartz;
the
price
of
wisdom
is
higher/more
than
the
price
of
pearls.
The prices
of ◄topaz/very
valuable
yellow
stones►
from
Ethiopia
and
of
pure
gold
are
lower/less
than
the
price
of
wisdom.
“So,
where
does
wisdom
come
from?
Where
can
we
find
out
how
to
truly
understand
things?
No
living humans
can
see
it [MTY];
and
birds
cannot
see
it
while
they
are
flying [MTY].
It
is
as
though
the
places
where
people
go
after
they
die
say [PRS],
‘We
have
only
heard
rumors
about
where
to
find
wisdom.’
God
is
the
only
one
who
knows
how
to
find
wisdom;
he
knows
where
it
is,
because
he
can
see
things
even
in
the
most
remote/distant
places
on
the
earth;
he
can
see
everything
that
is
below
the
sky.
When
he
decided
how
strongly
the
winds
should
blow,
and
how
much
rain
would
be
in
the
clouds,
and
when
he
decided
where
rain
should
fall,
and
what
path
lightning
should
take
from
the
clouds
down
to
the
ground,
at
that
time
he
saw
wisdom
and
decided
that
it
is
extremely
valuable.
He
examined
it
and ◄approved
it/said
that
it
was
very
good►.
And
then
he
said
to humans, ‘Listen!
To
have
an
awesome
respect
for
me
is
what
will
enable
you
to
become
wise;
and
to
truly
understand
everything,
you
must
first
turn
away
from
doing
what
is
evil.’”
Job’s final speech
Job
spoke
again,
“I
wish/desire
that
I
could
be
like
I
was
previously,
during
the
years
when
God
took
care
of
me.
During
those
years,
it
was
as
though
God’s
lamp [MET]
shone
on
me
and
gave
me
light
while
I
walked
in
the
darkness.
At
that
time
I
was
young
and
strong,
and
because
God
was
my
friend,
he
protected [PRS]
my
tent.
Almighty
God
was
with
me
during
those
years
when
all
my
children
were
around
me.
My
herds
provided
me
with
plenty
of
milk,
and
streams
of
oil
flowed
from
the
rock
where
my
olives
were
pressed.
“Whenever
I
went
to
the
place
where
the
elders
gathered
at
the
city
gate,
I
sat
down
with
them,
and
when
the
young
men
saw
me,
they
stepped
aside
respectfully,
and
the
old
men
also
stood
respectfully.
The
leaders
of
the
people
stopped
talking [DOU],
and
even
the
most
important
men
became
quiet
and
ceased
talking [MTY]
in
order
to
hear
me
speak
to
them.
When
they [SYN]
all
heard
what
I
told
them,
they
said
good
things
about
me.
When
they [SYN]
saw
me (OR,
what
I
had
done),
they
commended
me,
because
I
had
helped
the
poor
people
when
they
cried
out
for
help
and
I
aided/helped
orphans
who
had
no
one
else
to
help
them.
Those
who
were
suffering
and
about
to
die
praised [PRS]
me,
and
I
caused
widows [SYN]
to
sing
joyfully,
because
of
my
helping
them.
I
always
acted
justly;
my
continually
doing
that
was
like [MET]
a
robe
that
I
wore
and
a
turban
that
was
wrapped
around
my
head.
It
was
as
though [MET]
I
was
eyes
for
blind
people
and
feet
for
people
who
were
lame.
I
was
like [MET]
a
father
to
poor
people,
and
in
courts
I
defended
those
who
were
strangers.
My
causing
wicked
people
to
be
unable
to
continue
oppressing
others
was
like [MET]
breaking
the
fangs
of
fierce
wild
animals
and
forcing
them
to
drop
from
their
teeth/mouths
the
animals
that
they
had
caught/seized.
“At
that
time
I
thought, ‘Surely
I
will
live
securely,
until
I
am
very
old [SIM],
and
I
will
die
at
home
with
my
family.’
I
was
like
a
tree [MET]
whose
roots
reach
down
into
the
water
and
whose
branches
become
wet
with
dew
each
night.
People
always
honored
me,
and
I
was
always
strong
like [MET]
a
new
bow.
“When
I
spoke,
people
waited
to
hear
what
I
would
say
and
remained
silent
until
I
advised
them
what
they
should
do.
After
I
finished
speaking,
they
did
not
say
any
more;
it
was
as
though [MET]
my
words
fell
on
their
ears
like
refreshing
drops
of
rain.
They
waited
for
me
to
speak
like
they
wait
for
rain;
they
appreciated
what
I
said
like [MET]
farmers appreciate
the
final
rain
in
the
spring
before
the
dry
season.
When
they
were
discouraged,
I
smiled
at
them
to
encourage
them;
they
became
encouraged
when
they
saw
that
I
approved
of
them.
I
was
their
leader,
and
I
decided
what
things
would
be
good
for
them
to
do;
I
was
among
them
like [SIM]
a
king
who
is
among
his
troops;
I
was
like
someone
who
comforts
others
who
are
mourning.”
Job ridicules the fathers of young men
“But
now
men
who
are
younger
than
I
am
make fun
of
me—
men
whose
fathers
I
greatly
despised,
with
the
result
that
I
would
not
even
have
allowed
them
to
help
my
dogs
guard
my
sheep.
They
were
men
who
were
old
and ◄weak/worn
out►;
so ◄what
could
I
gain
from
them
working
for
me?/I
would
have
gained
nothing
from
them
working
for
me.► [RHQ]
They
were
very
poor
and
hungry,
with
the
result
that
they
chewed
on
roots
at
night
in
dry
and
desolate
places.
They
pulled
up
plants
in
the
desert
and
ate
them
and
warmed
themselves
by
burning
the
roots
of
broom
trees.
Everyone
shouted
at
them
as
though
they
were
thieves
and
expelled
them
from
their
areas.
They
were
forced
to
live
in
caves
in
the
hills,
in
holes
in
the
ground,
and
in
the
sides
of
cliffs.
In
the
bushes
they
howled
like
animals
because
they
were
hungry,
and
they huddled
together
under thornbushes.
They
were
people
without
good
sense,
whose
names
no
one
knows;
they
have
been
expelled
from
the
land
where
they
were
born.
Job stated
how
he
was
despised
“And
now
their
children
sing
songs
to
make fun
of
me.
They
tell jokes
about
me.
They
are
disgusted
with
me,
and
they
usually
stay
away
from
me,
but
when
they
see
me,
they
are
happy
to
spit
in
my
face.
Because
it
is
as
though [MET]
God
has
cut
my
bowstring,
he
has
caused
me
to
be
unable
to
defend
myself,
and
he
has
humbled
me,
and
my
enemies
have
done
to
me
whatever
they
wanted.
◄Gangs/Groups
of
violent
youths►
attack
me
and
force
me
to
run
away;
they
prepare
to
destroy
me.
They
prevent
me
from
escaping,
and
they
do
not
need
anyone
to
help
them (OR,
there
is
no
one
to
help
me).
It
is
as
though
I
am
a
city
wall
and [SIM]
they
have
broken
through
the
wall,
and
they
have
come
crashing
down
on
me.
I
am
very
terrified;
My
dignity/honor
has
been
taken
away
as
though [SIM]
it
has
been
blown
away
by
the
wind,
and
my
prosperity
has
disappeared
like [SIM]
clouds
disappear.
Job stated
that
God
also
mistreated
him
“And
now
I [SYN]
am
about
to
die [IDM];
I
suffer
every
day.
My
bones ache
during
the
night,
and
the
pain
that torments
me
never
stops.
It
is
as
though
God
seizes
my
clothes
and chokes
me
with
the
collar
of
my
coat.
He
has
thrown
me
into
the
mud;
I
am
not
worth
anything
more
than
dust
and
ashes.
“I
cry
out
to
God,
but
he
does
not
answer/help
me;
I
stand
up
and
pray,
but
he
does
not
pay
any
attention.
He
acts
very
cruelly
toward
me;
with
all
of
his
power [MTY]
he
causes
me
to
suffer.
He
allows
the
wind
to
lift
me
up
and
blow
me
away,
and
he
tosses
me
up
and
down
in
a
violent
storm.
I
know
that
he
will
cause
me
to
die,
which
is
what
happens
to
everyone [MTY]
who
is
alive.
“When
people
experience
disasters,
and
they
sit
on
a
pile
of
ruins
and
cry
out
for
help,
others
surely [RHQ]
reach
out
their
hand
to
help
them.
That
is
what
I
did
previously.
I
wept
for
people
who
were
experiencing
troubles,
and
I
felt
sorry
for
poor/needy
people.
But
when
I
expected
good
things
to
happen
to
me,
evil
things
happened;
when
I
waited
for
light/happiness,
all
I
experienced
was
darkness/unhappiness [MET].
I
am
very
distressed [IDM],
all
the
time;
I
suffer
every
day.
I
go
about
very
discouraged;
I
stand
up
and
plead
for
people
to
help
me.
My
wailing
sounds
as
sad
as [MET]
the
cries
of
jackals/foxes
and
ostriches.
My
skin
has
become
dark/black
and
is peeling
off,
and
I
have
a
fever
which
causes
my
body
to
feel
like
it
is
burning.
Previously,
I
played
joyful
music
on
my
harp
and
with
my
flute,
but
now
I
play
only
the
sad
music
of
those
who
mourn.”
Job stated his innocence
“I
solemnly
promised
myself
that
I
would
not
look
at
a
young
woman
with
a
desire
to
have
sex
with
her.
If
I
did
not
do
what
I
promised,
what
would
God
who
is
in
heaven [MTY]
do
to
me [RHQ]?
Almighty
God
would
certainly
not [RHQ]
give
me
any
reward!
Previously
I
thought
that
surely [RHQ]
it
was
unrighteous
people
who
would
experience
calamities,
and
that
it
was
those
who
do
what
is
wrong
who
would
experience
disasters.
God
certainly
sees [RHQ]
everything
that
I
do,
so
why
is
he
causing
me
to
suffer?
It
is
as
though
he
counts
every
step
that
I
take.
“I
solemnly
declare
that
I
have
never
acted
wickedly
and
have
never
tried
to
deceive
people.
I
request
only
that
God
judge
me
fairly [MET],
and
if
he
does
that,
he
will
know
that
I ◄am
innocent/have
not
done
what
is
wrong►.
If
it
were
true
that
I
have
stopped
living
righteously,
or
that
I [SYN]
have
desired
the
things
that
I
look
at [MTY],
or
that
I
am
guilty
of
any
other
sin,
then
I
hope/wish
that
when
I
plant
seeds,
someone
else
will
harvest
the
crops
and
eat
them
and
that
others
will
uproot
the
fruit
trees
that
I
planted.
“If
it
were
true
that
I [SYN]
have
been
attracted
by
some
other
man’s
wife,
or
that
I
have
hidden
myself
and
waited
outside
the
door
to
her
house,
I
hope/desire
that
my
wife
will
become
the
servant/slave
of
another
man
and
have
sex [EUP]
with
him.
For
me
to
do
that
would
be
a
terrible
sin,
and
the
judges
would
decide
that
I
should
be
punished.
My
committing
adultery
would
produce
in
me
a
fire
like [MET]
the
fire
that
burns
people
in
hell,
and
it
would
burn
up
everything
that
I
own.
“And,
if
it
were
true
that
I
have
ever
refused
to
listen
to
one
of
my
male
or
female
servants
when
they
complained
to
me
about
something,
God
would
arise
and
declare
that
he
would
punish
me;
and
when
he
would
do
that,
what
would
I
do?
If
he
would
ask
me
about
what
I
have
done, ◄what
would
I
answer?/I
would
not
be
able
to
answer.► [RHQ]
God,
who
created
me,
certainly
also
created
my
servants [RHQ];
surely
he
is
the
one
who
formed
them
and
me
in
our
mothers’
wombs [RHQ];
so
we
all
should
behave
toward
each
other equally.
“I
have
guided
orphans
from
the
time
that
they
were
born;
I
have
taken
care
of
them
since
they
were
young.
So,
if
it
were
true
that
I
ate
all
my
food
myself
and
did
not
share
some
of
it
with
orphans,
or
that
I
refused
to
give
poor
people
the
things
that
they
wanted,
or
that
I
caused
widows
to
live ◄in
despair/without
hope
that
they
would
receive
any
help
from
anyone►,
or
that
I
had
seen
people
die
from
cold
because
they
had
no
clothes,
or
that
I
had
seen
poor
people
who
did
not
have
clothes
to
keep
them
warm,
and
they
were
not
able
to
become
warm
from
clothes
made
from
the
wool
of
my
sheep
with
the
result
that
they
thanked
me
for
giving
them
clothes,
or
if
it
were
true
that
I
threatened
to
strike
any
orphan
because
I
knew
that
the
elders
at
the
city
gates
would ◄decide
in
my
favor►;
if
those
things
were
true
about
me,
I
hope/desire
that
my
shoulder
blade
would
be
torn
out
and
my
arm
be
torn
from
my
shoulder.
I
always
feared
that
God
would
cause
me
to
experience
a
great
disaster
if
I
did
any
of
those
evil
things,
and
I
would
not
have
been
able
to
endure
the
powerful
things
that
he
would
do
to
punish
me.
“If
it
were
true
that
I
trusted
in
my
gold/money [DOU],
or
that
I
rejoiced
because
I
had
acquired
many
things
and
had
become
very
rich,
or
that
I
looked
at
the
sun
when
it
was
shining
or
looked
at
the
beautiful
moon
and
I [SYN]
had
been
tempted
to
worship
them
by kissing
my
hand
to
revere
them,
those
things
also
would
be
sins
for
which
the
judges
would
say
that
I
must
be
punished,
because
I
would
have
been rejecting
God
by
doing
those
things.
“
It
is
not
true
that
I [SYN]
sinned
by requesting
God
to
curse
people
who
hated
me
with
the
result
that
God
would
cause
them
to
die.
It
is
also
not
true
that
I
was
glad
when
they
were
ruined
or
that
I
rejoiced
when
they
experienced
disasters [DOU].
It
is
also
not
true
that
I
never
welcomed
travelers
to
stay
in
my
tent
or
that
I
did
not
open
my
doors
to
them,
but
forced
them
to
sleep
in
the
streets.
All
the
men
who
work
for
me
certainly
know
that [RHQ]!
Some
people
try
to
hide
their
sins,
but
I
have
never
done
that;
and
I
never
remained
silent
and
refused
to
go
outside
of
my
home
because
I
was
very ◄afraid
of/worried
about►
what
people
would
say
about
me,
and
that
they
would
hate/scorn
me.
“I
wish/desire
that
there
was
someone
who
would
hear
what
I
am
saying!
I
solemnly
declare
that
all
that
I
have
said
is
true.
I
wish
that
those
who
oppose
me
would
write
down
on
a
scroll
the
evil
things
that
they
say
that
I
did.
If
they
did
that,
I
would
wear
that
scroll
on
my
shoulder,
or
wear
it
on
top
of
my
head,
in
order
that
everyone
could
see
it.
I
would
tell
God
everything
that
I
have
done,
and
I
would
approach
him
confidently,
like
a
ruler
would.
If
it
were
true
that
I
have
stolen
land,
with
the
result
that
it
was
as
though
its
furrows
cried
out
to
accuse
me
of
stealing;
or
if
it
were
true
that
I
have
eaten
the
crops
that
grew
in
someone
else’s
fields
without
paying
for
those
crops,
with
the
result
that
those
farmers
who
grew
those
crops
died
from
hunger;
then
I
wish/desire
that
thorns
would
grow
in
my
fields
instead
of
wheat.
May
bad
weeds
grow
instead
of
barley!”
That
is
the
end
of
what
Job
said
to
his
three
friends.
Elihu replied to Job and his three friends
Then
those
three
men
stopped
answering
Job,
because
they
could
not convince
Job
that
he
was
wrong
in claiming
that
he
had
not
done
anything
that
was
wrong.
Then
Elihu,
the
son
of
Barachel,
a
descendant
of
Buz,
from
the
clan
of
Ram,
became
very
angry
at
Job.
He
was
angry
because
Job
continued
to
claim
that
he
was
righteous/innocent,
and
that
God
was
wrong
to
punish
him.
He
was
also
angry
with
Job’s
three
friends,
because
they
had
declared
that
Job
must
have
done
many
things
that
were
wrong,
but
they
were
unable
to convince
Job
that
what
they
said
was
true.
As
a
result,
it
seemed
to
Elihu
that
God
did
what
was
wrong
by
punishing
Job.
Elihu
was
younger
than
the
others,
so
he
waited
until
they
had
finished
speaking
before
he
replied
to
Job.
But
when
Elihu
realized
that
the
three
men
had
no
more
to
say [MTY]
to
Job,
he
became
angry.
And
this
is
what
he
said:
“I
am
young,
and
you
all
are
much
older
than
I
am.
So,
I
was
timid,
and
I
was
afraid
to
tell
you
what
I
was
thinking.
I
thought, ‘Let
those [PRS]
who
are
much
older
speak,
because
older
people
should
be
able
to
say
things
that
are
wise.’
But
the
Spirit
of
Almighty
God
is
within
people,
and
it
is
he
who enables
them
to
be
wise.
It
is
not
people
becoming
old
that enables
them
to
be
wise;
not
all
old
people
understand
what
is
right.
“So,
I
say, ‘Listen
to
me,
and
allow
me
to
say
what
I
think.’
I
waited
for
you
all
to
speak;
I
wanted
to
hear
the
wise
things
that
you
would
say.
I
waited
while
you
thought
carefully
about
what
would
be
the
right
things
to
say.
I
paid
attention
carefully,
but surprisingly,
none
of
you
were
able
to
prove
that
what
Job
said
was
wrong.
So,
do
not
say
to
yourselves, ‘We
have
discovered
what
is
wise!’
It
is
God
who
must ◄refute
Job/show
that
what
Job
said
was
wrong►,
because
you
three
have
not
been
able
to
do
that.
Job
was replying
to
you,
not
to
me,
but
I
will
not
reply
to
him
by
saying
what
you
three
said.
“You
three
are
dismayed
because
you
have
not
been
able
to convince
him
that
he
was
wrong,
so
you
are
not
saying
any
more
to
him [DOU].
But
because
you
do
not
speak,
I
certainly
will
not
wait
any
longer [RHQ];
you
merely
stand
there
and
do
not
reply
anymore.
So
now
I
also
will
reply
to
Job
and
say
what
I
think.
I
have
plenty
to
say,
and
my
spirit compels
me
to
say
it.
My
inner
being
is
like [SIM]
a ◄wineskin/bag
that
has ‘new/fermenting’
wine
in
it►,
and
it
will
soon
burst.
I
must
speak [MTY],
in
order
that
I
do
not
have
to
keep
holding
what
I
want
to
say;
I
must
say
something [MTY]
to
reply
to
you
all.
I
will
speak
fairly,
not
favoring
any
of
you,
and
I
will
not
try
to
flatter
anyone.
I
really
do
not
know
how
to
flatter
people;
and
if
I
did
that,
God
would
soon
get
rid
of
me.”
Elihu challenged Job
“But
now,
Job,
listen
carefully
to
all
that
I
am
going
to
say [DOU].
I
am
ready
to
tell
you [MTY, DOU]
what
I
think.
I
know
that
I
am
speaking
honestly
and
that
I
am
speaking [MTY]
sincerely.
Almighty
God
has
created
me
as
well
as
you,
and
his
breath
has
caused
me
to
live.
So,
answer
what
I
say
if
you
can;
think
carefully
about
how
you
will
reply
to
me.
“God
considers
that
you,
and
I
are
both
equal;
he
formed
both
of
us
from
clay.
So
you
do
not
need
to
be
afraid
of
me;
I
will
not
crush/oppress
you
by
what
I
say [MTY].
I
have
heard
you [DOU]
speaking,
and
this
is
what
you
have
said:
‘I
am
innocent;
I
have
not
committed
any
sins;
I
am
pure;
I
have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong.
But
God
finds
reasons
to
accuse
me,
and
he
considers
that
I
am
his
enemy.
It
is
as
though
he
has
put
my
feet ◄in
stocks/between
wooden
blocks
to
prevent
me
from
walking
away►,
and
he
watches
everything
that
I
do.’ [MTY]
But
what
you
have
said
is
wrong,
and
I
will
tell
you
what
you
have
said
that
is
wrong.
God
is
much
greater
than
any
human.
So, ◄why
are
you
arguing
against
God,
saying ‘He
never
answers
my questions’?/you
should
not
be
arguing
against
God,
saying ‘He
never
answers
my
questions.’► [RHQ]
God
does
speak
to
us
in
various
ways,
but
we
do
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
he
says.
Sometimes
he
speaks
to
us
at
night
in
dreams
and
visions,
when
we
are
on
our
beds,
asleep [DOU].
He
reveals
things [MTY]
to
us
and
terrifies
us
by
the
things
he
warns
us
about.
He
tell
us
those
things
in
order
that
we
stop
doing
evil
things
and
to
prevent
us
from
becoming
proud.
He
does
not
want
us
to
be
destroyed [MTY];
he
wants
to
prevent
us
from
dying [MTY]
while
we
are
still
young.
God
also
sometimes
corrects
us
by
forcing
us
to
lie
on
our
beds
suffering
much
pain
and
with
fever/aching
in
our
bones.
The
result
is
that
we
do
not
desire
any
food,
not
even
very
special
food.
Our
bodies
become
very
thin,
with
the
result
that
we
look
like skeletons [HYP],
and
our
bones
stick
out.
We
know
that
we
will
soon
die
and
go
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are.
“But
sometimes
an
angel
may
come
to
one
of
us,
one
of
the
thousands
of
angels
who
come
to
intervene
between
us
and
God,
to
tell
us
what
are
the
right
things
for
us
to
do.
The
angel
is
kind
to
us
and
says
to
God,
‘Release
that
person,
so
that
he
does
not
descend
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are!
Do
that
because
I
have
found
the
money
to
pay
so
that
he
can
be
released!
Allow
his
body
to
be
strong
again;
allow
him
to
be
strong
like
he
was
when
he
was
a
youth!’
When
that
happens,
that
person
will
pray
to
God,
and
God
will
accept/answer
him;
he
will ◄enter
God’s
presence/worship
God►
joyfully,
and
then
he
will
tell
others
how
God
saved
him
from
dying.
He
will
sing
as
he
tells
everyone,
‘I
sinned,
and
I
did
things
that
were
not
right,
but
God
did
not
punish
me
in
the
way
that
I
deserved.
He
has
saved
me
from
dying
and
going
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are,
and
I
will
continue
to
enjoy
being
alive.’
God
does
all
these
things
for
us
many
times;
he
keeps
us [SYN]
from
dying
and
going
to
the
place
where
the
dead
are,
in
order
that
we
can
continue
to
enjoy
being
alive [IDM].
So
Job,
listen
to
me;
do
not
say
anything
more;
just
allow
me
to
speak.
After
I
speak,
if
you
have
something
more
that
you
want
to
say
to
me,
say
it,
because
I
would
like
to
find
a
way
to
declare
that
you ◄are
innocent/have
not
done
what
is
wrong►.
But
if
you
have
nothing
more
that
you
want
to
say,
then
just
listen
to
me,
and
I
will
teach
you
how
to
become
wise.”
Elihu continued his challenge
Then
Elihu
continued:
“You
three
men
who
think
that
you [SAR]
are
very
wise,
hear
me;
listen
to
what
I
am
saying,
you
men
who
say
that
you
know
so
much.
When
we [SYN]
hear
what
other
people
like
you
say,
we [RHQ]
think
carefully
about
what
they
say
to
determine
what
is
good
and
what
is
bad,
like
we [SYN]
taste
food
to
determine
what
is
good.
We
need
to
decide
who
is
saying
what
is
right
and
to
determine
among
ourselves
what
is
good/best.
Job
has
said, ‘I
am
innocent,
but
God
has
refused
to
judge
me
fairly/justly.
Even
though
I
have
always
done
what
is
right,
he
is
lying
about
me.
Even
though
I
have
not
done
what
is
wrong,
he
has
caused
me
to
suffer,
and
I
will
certainly
die.’
◄Is
there
any
person
like
Job,
who
insults
others
as
easily
as
people
accept
a
drink
of
water?/There
is
no
person
like
Job,
who
insults
others
as
easily
as
people
accept
a
drink
of
water.► [RHQ]
He habitually
associates
with
people
who
do
what
is
evil
and spends
time
with
wicked
people.
He
has
said, ‘It
is
useless
for
people
to
try
to
please
God.’
“So,
you
men
who
claim
that
you
understand
everything,
listen
to
me!
Almighty
God
would
never
consider
doing
anything
that
is
wicked
or
wrong [DOU]!
He ◄pays
back/punishes►
people
for
what
they
have
done;
he
gives
them
what
they
deserve
for
the
way
that
they
have
conducted
their
lives.
Truly,
Almighty
God
never
does
what
is
wicked;
he
always [LIT]
does
what
is
fair/just.
The
authority
that
he
has
to
rule
everything
on
the
earth,
no
one [RHQ]
gave
it
to
him;
no
one [RHQ]
put
him
in
control
of
the
whole
world.
He
has
always
had
that
authority.
If
he
would
take
his
spirit
back
to
himself,
everyone
would
die
immediately,
and
their
corpses
would
soon
become
dirt
again.
“So,
Job,
if
you
say
that
you
understand
everything,
listen
to
what
I
am
saying.
God
could
certainly
not [RHQ]
govern
the
world
if
he
hated
doing
what
is
fair/just.
So,
will
you
condemn
God,
who
is
righteous
and
powerful,
saying
that
what
he
has
done
is
wrong?
He
tells
some
kings
that
they
are
worthless,
and
he
says
to
some
officials
that
they
are
wicked.
He
does
not
favor
rulers
more
than
he
favors
others;
he
does
not
favor
rich
people
more
than
poor
people,
because
he
created
all
of
them.
People
often
die
suddenly;
he
strikes
them
at
midnight
and
they
die;
he
even
gets
rid
of
mighty
people
without
the
help
of
any humans [SYN].
“He
sees [MTY]
everything
that
people
do;
when
we
walk,
he
watches
every
step
that
we
take.
There
is
no
gloom
or
darkness [DOU]
that
is
so
dark
that
sinners
can
hide
from
him
in
that
darkness.
God
does
not
need
to
set
a
time
when
we
will
stand
in
front
of
him
in
order
that
he
may
judge
us.
He
can
judge
us
whenever
he
wants
to.
He
destroys
mighty
people
without
needing
to
investigate
what
they
have
done,
and
he
appoints
others
to
take
their
places.
Because
he
already
knows
what
they
have
done,
he
removes
them
at
night
and
gets
rid
of
them.
Where
many
people
can
see
it,
he
strikes/punishes
them
because
of
the
wicked
things
that
they
have
done;
he
strikes
them
because
they
turned
away
from
doing
what
he
wanted
them
to
do
and
did
not
pay
attention
to
any
of
his
commands.
They
mistreated
the
poor
people,
with
the
result
that
those
poor
people
cried
out
to
God
for
help,
and
he
heard
those
afflicted
people
when
they
cried
out
to
him.
But
if
God
decides
to
do
nothing
to
punish
wicked
people,
no
one
can
criticize/condemn
him.
If
a
godless/wicked
man
rules
a
nation,
a
man
who
tricks/deceives
the
people,
and
if
God
hides
his
face
with
the
result
that
he
does
not
see
that
ruler
or
punish
him,
no
one
will
be
able
to
prevent
that
ruler
from
doing
those
things.
“Job,
have
you
or
anyone
else
ever
said
to
God, ‘I
have
been
punished
for
my
sins,
and
I
will
not
sin
anymore;
so
teach/show
me
what
sins
I
have
committed;
if
I
have
done
anything
that
is
evil,
I
will
not
do
it
any more’?
Job,
you
object
to
what
God
has
done
to
you,
but
do
you
think
that
he
will
do
what
you
want
him
to
do?
It
is
you
who
must
choose
what
you
say
to
God,
not
I;
so
tell
me
what
you
are
thinking
about
this.
“People
who
have
good
sense,
those
who
are
wise
and
who
listen
to
what
I
say,
will
say
to
me,
‘Job
is
speaking
ignorantly;
what
he
says
is
nonsense.’
I
think
that
Job
should
be
taken
to
a
court
and ◄put
on
trial/judged►,
because
he
answers
us
his
friends
like
wicked
men
would
answer.
To
add
to
the
other
sins
that
he
has
committed,
he
is
rebelling
against
God;
he
shows
us
that
he
does
not
respect
God [IDM],
making
long
speeches
saying
that
God
has
punished
him
unjustly.”
Elihu continued his challenge
Then
Elihu
also
said
this:
“
Job,
do
you
think
that
what
you
said
is
right/correct?
You
say, ‘God
knows
that
I
am
innocent,’
and
you
say
to
God, ‘What
good
have
I
received
for
not
sinning?
What
benefit
have
I
received
from
that?’ [DOU, RHQ]
Well,
I
will
answer
you,
and
I
will
answer
your
three
friends,
too.
“
Job,
look
up
at
the
sky;
look
at
the
clouds
that
are
high
above
you
and
realize
that
God
is
far
above
everything.
If
you
have
sinned,
that
does
not [RHQ]
harm
God
at
all.
If
many
times
you
do
things
that
are
wrong,
that
certainly
does
not [RHQ] affect
him [DOU].
And
if
you
are
righteous,
does
that
help
God?
No,
he
is
not
benefited
by
anything
that
you
do [DOU].
It
is
other
people
who
suffer
because
of
the
wicked
things
that
you
do,
but
by
doing
good
things
for
people,
you
help
them.
“People
cry
out
because
of
the
many
things
that
people
do
to
others
to ◄oppress
them/treat
them
cruelly►;
they
call
for
help
because
of
the
things
that
powerful
people
do [MTY]
to
them.
But ◄no
one/none
of
them►
calls
out
to
God,
saying ‘Why
does
God,
my
creator,
not
help
me?
He
should
enable
me
to
sing
joyful
songs,
instead
of
very
sad
songs,
during
the
night.
He
should
be
able
to
teach
us
more
than
all
the
wild
animals
do;
he
should
enable
us
to
become
wiser
than
all
the
birds
are!’
People
cry
out
for
help,
but
God
does
not
answer
them,
because
those
who
cry
out
are
proud
and
evil
people.
It
is
useless
for
them
to
cry
out,
because
God,
the
Almighty
One,
does
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
they
say.
So,
when
you
complain
that
you
cannot
see
God,
and
you
tell
him
that
you
are
waiting
for
him
to
decide
whether
or
not
you
should
be
punished
for
what
you
have
done,
God
will
not
listen
to
you,
either!
Furthermore,
you
say
that
because
he
does
not
pay
attention
when
people
commit
sins,
he
does
not
become
angry
and
punish
them.
You
say
things
that
are
useless;
you
say
a
lot
of
things
without
knowing
what
you
are
talking
about.”
Elihu’s final speech
Elihu
finished
by
saying
this:
“
Job,
be
patient
with
me
a
little
longer,
because
I
have
something
else
to
teach
you.
I
have
something
else
to
say
that
God
wants
you
to
know.
I
will
tell
you
what
I
have
learned
from
many sources,
in
order
to
show
that
God,
my
creator,
is
just/fair.
I
am
not
saying
anything
to
you
that
is
false;
I,
who
am
standing
in
front
of
you,
am
someone
who
understands
things ◄very
well/perfectly► [HYP].
“Hey,
God
is
very
powerful,
and
he
does
not
despise
anyone,
and
he
understands
everything.
He
does
not
allow
wicked
people
to
remain
alive,
and
he
always
acts
justly
toward
those
who
are
poor.
He
always
watches
over [MTY]
those
who
are
righteous;
he
allows
them
to
sit
on
thrones
and
rule
with
kings,
and
they
are
honored
forever.
But
if
people
who
commit
crimes
are
caught,
they
are
thrown
into
prison
and
are
caused
to
suffer
by
being
fastened
with
chains.
When
that
happens,
God
shows
them
what
they
have
done;
he
shows
them
the
sins
that
they
have
committed,
and
he
shows
them
that
they
have
been
proud/arrogant.
He
causes
them
to
listen [MTY]
to
what
he
is
warning
them,
and
he
commands
them
to
turn
away
from
doing
what
is
evil.
If
they ◄listen
to/heed►
him
and
serve
him,
after
they
get
out
of
prison
they
will
prosper
for
all
the
years
that
they
are
alive
and
be
peaceful/happy.
But
if
they
do
not ◄listen/pay
attention►
to
him,
they
will
die
violently,
not
knowing
why
God
is
causing
them
to
die.
“Godless/Wicked
people
continue
being
angry,
and
they
do
not
cry
out
for
help,
even
when
God
is
punishing
them.
They
die
while
they
are
still
young,
disgraced
because
of
their
very immoral
behavior [EUP].
But
God
teaches
people
by
causing
them
to
suffer;
by afflicting
them,
he
causes
them
to
listen
to [MTY]
what
he
is
telling
them.
“And
Job,
I
think
that
God
wants
to
bring
you
out
of
your
troubles
and
allow
you
to
live
without
distress;
he
wants
your
table
to
be
full
of
very
nice
food.
But
now,
you
are
being
punished [MTY]
as
wicked
people
are
punished;
God [PRS]
has
been
punishing
you ◄justly/as
you
deserve►.
So
be
careful
that
you
are
not
deceived
by
desiring
to
acquire
money
or
that
you
are
not
ruined
by
accepting
large
bribes.
If
you
are
deceived
by
those
things,
it
certainly
will
not [RHQ]
help
you
to
cry
out
when
you
are
distressed;
all
of
your
strength
will
not
help
you.
Do
not
wish
that
it
would
be nighttime
in
order
that
God
will
not
see
you
and
punish
you,
because
night
is
the
time
when
even people-groups
are
destroyed!
Be
careful
not
to
begin
doing
evil
things,
because
God
has
caused
you
to
suffer
to
prevent
you
from
doing
evil.
“Hey,
God
is
extremely
powerful;
there
is
certainly [RHQ]
no
teacher
who
teaches
like
he
does.
No
one
has [RHQ]
told
him
what
he
should
do,
and
no
one
has [RHQ]
said
to
him, ‘You
have
done
what
is
wrong!’
People
have
always
sung
to
praise
him,
so
you
also
should
never
forget
to
praise
him
for
what
he
has
done.
Everyone
has
seen
what
he
has
done,
but
sometimes
we
can
see
it
only
from
far
away.
“Hey,
God
is
very
great,
and
we
are
not
able
to
know
how
great
he
is,
and
we
do
not
know
how
old
he
is.
He
draws
water
up
from
the
earth
and
puts
it
in
clouds
and
causes
it
to
become
rain.
The
rain
pours
down
from
the
sky/clouds;
God
causes
abundant
showers
to
fall
on
everyone.
No
one
can [RHQ]
understand
how
the
clouds
move
across
the
sky
or
how
it
thunders
in
the
sky
where
God
lives.
He
causes
lightning
to
flash
all
around
him,
but
he
causes
the
bottom
of
the
oceans
to
remain
dark.
By
providing
plenty
of
rain
for
us,
he enables
us
to
have
abundant
food.
It
is
as
though
he
holds
the
lightning
in
his
hands,
and
then
he
commands
it
to
strike
where
he
wants
it
to.
When
we
hear
his
thunder,
we
know
that
there
will
be
a
storm,
and
the
cattle
know
it,
too.”
Elihu continued his final speech
“My
heart
pounds [DOU]
when
I
think
about
that.
Listen,
all
of
you,
to
the
thunder,
which
is
like
God’s
voice [DOU].
He
causes
thunder
to
be
heard
all
across
the
sky,
and
he
causes
lighting
to
flash
to
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth.
After
the
lightning
flashes,
we
hear
the
thunder
which
is
like [MET]
God’s
majestic
voice;
he
does
not
restrain
the
lightning
when
he
speaks.
When
God
speaks,
it
is
awesome,
like
thunder;
he
does
amazing
things
which
we
cannot
fully
understand.
He
commands
the
snow
to
fall
on
the
ground,
and
sometimes
he
causes
it
to
rain
very
hard.
And
when
God
does
that,
it prevents
people [SYN]
from
working,
in
order
that
all
people
may
know
that
he
is
the
one
who
has
done
that (OR,
what
he
can
do).
When
it
rains,
animals
go
into
their
hiding
places,
and
they
remain
there
until
the
rain
stops.
The storms/hurricanes
come
from
the
place
in
the
south
where
they
start,
and
the
cold
wind
comes
from
the
north.
In
the ◄winter/cold
season►,
the
cold
north
wind
is
like
God’s
breath
that
causes [MET]
water
to
freeze;
he
causes
the lakes/streams
to
become
ice.
God
fills
the
clouds
with
moisture/hail,
and
lightning
flashes
from
the
clouds.
He
guides
the
clouds
and
causes
them
to
move
back
and
forth
in
order
that
they
may
accomplish
all
that
he
commands
them
to
do,
all
over
the
world.
Sometimes
God
sends
rain
to
punish
us,
and
sometimes
he
sends
rain
to
show
us
that
he
acts
kindly
toward
us.
“Job,
listen
to
this;
stop
and
think
about
the
wonderful
things
that
God
does.
◄Do
you
know
how
God
commands
the
lightning
to
flash
down
from
the
clouds?/We
do
not
know
how
God
commands
the
lightning
to
flash
down
from
the
clouds.► [RHQ]
Only
God
knows
everything
perfectly;
so ◄do
you
know
how
he
causes
the
clouds
to ‘move/float’ ‘amazingly/wonderfully’
across
the
sky?/you
certainly
do
not
know
how
he
causes
the
clouds
to ‘move/float’ ‘amazingly/wonderfully’
across
the
sky!► [RHQ]
No,
you
just
sweat
there
in
your
clothes;
it
is
very
oppressive
when
the
hot
wind
stops
blowing
from
the
south
and
all
the
leaves
on
the
trees ◄become
still/do
not
move►.
◄Can
you
stretch
out
the
skies
like
God
does
and
make
them
as
hard
as [SIM]
a sheet
of
polished
brass?/You
certainly
cannot
stretch
out
the
skies
like
God
does
and
make
them
as
hard
as [SIM]
a sheet
of
polished
brass!► [RHQ]
“Job,
tell
us(exc)
what
we
should
say
to
God;
we
do
not
know
anything [IDM].
As
a
result,
we
do
not
know
what
to
say
to
him
to
defend
ourselves.
Should
I
tell
God
that
I
want
to
speak
to
him?
No,
because
if
I
did
that,
he
might
destroy
me.
Now,
people
cannot
look
directly
at
the
sun
when
it
shines
brightly
in
the
sky
after
the
wind
has
blown
the
clouds
away;
so,
we
certainly
cannot
look
at
the
brightness
of
God.
God
comes
out
of
the
north
with
a
light
that
shines
like
gold;
his
glory
causes
us
to
be
afraid.
Almighty
God
is
very
powerful,
and
we
cannot
come
near
to
him.
He
always
acts
righteously,
and
he
will
never
oppress
us.
That
is
the
reason
that
we
have
an
awesome
respect
for
him;
he
does
not
pay
attention
to
those
who
proudly,
but wrongly,
think
that
they
are
wise.”
Yahweh replied to Job
Then
Yahweh
spoke
to
Job
from
inside
a
great
windstorm.
He
said
to
him,
“◄Who
are
you
to
question
what
I
plan
to
do?/You
have
no
right/authority
to
question
what
I
plan
to
do.► [RHQ]
You
are
speaking
ignorantly!
I
want
to
ask
you
some
questions,
so,
just
like
men
prepare
themselves
for
a
difficult
task [MET],
prepare
to
answer
my
questions.
◄“Where
were
you/Were
you
there
with
me►
long
ago
when
I ◄laid
the
foundations
of/created►
the
earth?
Since
you
know
so
much,
tell
me
where
you
were
at
that
time.
Do
you
know
how
I
decided
how
large
the
earth
would
be?
Do
you
know
who
stretched
a
measuring tape
around
the
earth?
Surely
since
you
think
that
you
know
so
much,
you
should
know
that!
What
supports
the
pillars
on
which
the
earth
rests?
When
the
stars
that
shine
early
in
the
morning
sang
together,
and
someone
put
in
place
the
stone
that
causes
the
earth
to
stay
in
its
place,
and
all
the
angels
shouted
joyfully
when
they
saw
that happening,
who
laid
that
cornerstone?
Did
you?
“When
the
seas
poured
forth
from
inside
the
earth,
who
prevented
the
water
from
flooding
over
the
land?
It
was
I,
not
you,
who
caused
clouds
to
come
over
the
seas
and
caused
it
to
become
very
dark
under
those
clouds.
I
set
limits
for
the
seas,
and
I
put barriers
so
that
the
water
would
not
come
over
the
land.
I pointed
to
the
shore
and
said
to
the
water,
‘I
permit
you
to
come
up
to
here,
but
I
do
not
permit
you
to
come
any
farther.
Your
powerful
waves
must
stop
there!’
“Job,
have
you
ever
commanded
the
morning
to
begin?
Have
you
ever
told
the
dawn
to
start
a
new
day?
Have
you
ever
told
the
dawn
to
spread
out
over
the
whole
earth,
with
the
result
that
wicked
people
run
away
from
the
light?
When
it
becomes
light
after
the
dawn,
the
hills
and
the
valleys
become
clear
like
the
folds
in
a
cloth.
When
it
becomes
daylight,
the
wicked
do
not
have
the
darkness
that
they
like;
in
the
daylight
they
no
longer
are
able
to
raise
up
their
arms,
ready
to
hurt
people.
“
Job,
have
you
traveled
to
the
springs
in
the
bottom
of
the
ocean
from
which
the
water
in
the
seas
comes?
Have
you
investigated/explored
the
very
bottom
of
the
oceans?
Has
someone
shown
you
the
gates
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are,
the
gates
to
the
place
where
it
is
very
dark?
Do
you
know
how
big
the
earth
is?
Tell
me,
if
you
know
all
these
things!
“Where
is
the
road
to
the
place
where
light
comes
from?
And
can
you
tell
me
where
darkness
lives?
Can
take
me
to
its
home?
Do
you
know
where
the
road
is
that
goes
there?
I
am
sure
that
you
know
these
things,
because
you
talk
as
though
you
were
born
before
the
time
when
all
things
were
created;
you
must
be
very
old!
“Have
you
entered
the
place
where
I
store
the
snow
and
the
place
where
I
keep
the
hail?
I
store
the
snow
and
the
hail
in
order
that
I
can
use
them
to
help
my
people
when
they
have
troubles,
in
times
when
they
are
fighting
wars [DOU].
And
where
is
the
road
to
the
place
from
which
I
cause
the
lightning
to
flash?
Where
is
the
place
from
where
the
east
wind
begins
to
blow
over
all
the
earth?
Who
created
the
channels
in
which
the
rain
comes
down
from
the
sky?
Who
makes
the
roads
for
the
thunder/lightning?
Who
causes
rain
to
fall
in
the
desert,
in
places
where
no
one
lives?
Who
sends
the
rain
that
gives
moisture/water
to
areas
where
nothing
has
grown,
with
the
result
that
grass
begins
to
grow
again?
Does
the
rain
have
a
father?
Does
the
dew
also
have
a
father?
And
from
whose
womb
does
ice
come
in
the ◄winter/cold
season►?
Who
gives
birth
to
the
frost
that
comes
down
from
the
sky?
In
the
winter,
the
water
freezes
and
becomes
hard,
like
a
rock,
and
the
surface
of lakes
becomes
frozen.
“
Job,
can
you
fasten
the
chains
that
hold
the
stars
together
in
clusters/groups
in
the
sky?
Can
you
tell
the
stars
when
they
should
shine?
Can
you
guide
the
stars
in
the
groups
in
the
northern
sky
whose
names
are
the
Big
Bear
and
the
Little
Bear?
Do
you
know
the
laws
that
the
stars
must
obey?
Can
you
cause
those
same
laws
to
rule
everything
here
on
the
earth?
“Can
you
shout
to
the
clouds
and
cause
rain
to
pour
down
on
you?
Can
you
cause
flashes
of
lightning
to
come
down
and
strike
where
you
want
it
to
strike?
Do
those
flashes
say
to
you, ‘Where
do
you
want
us
to
strike
next?’
Who enables
the
clouds
to
know
when
they
should
cause
rain
to
fall?
And
who
is
skilled/wise
enough
to
be
able
to
count
the
clouds?
Who
can tilt
the
jugs
of
water
in
the
sky
to
cause
the
rain
to
fall,
with
the
result
that
the
dry
ground
becomes
hard
as
the
dry ◄clods/lumps
of
soil►
become
wet
and
stick
together?
“When
a
lioness
and
her
cubs
crouch
in
their
dens
or
hide
in
a
thicket,
waiting
for
some
animal
to
pass
by
that
they
can
kill,
can
you
find
animals
for
a
lioness
to
kill
so
that
she
and
her
cubs
can
eat
the
meat
and
not
be
hungry
anymore?
Who
provides
dead
animals
for crows,
when
the
baby crows
are
calling
out
to
me
for
food,
when
they
are
so
weak
because
of
their
lack
of
food
that
they ◄stagger
around/can
hardly
stand
up►
in
their
nests?”
Yahweh continued his reply to Job
“
Job,
do
you
know
at
what
time/season
of
the
year
the
female
mountain
goats
give
birth?
Have
you
watched
the
wild
deer
while
their
fawns
were
being
born?
Do
you
know
how
many
months
pass
from
the
time
they
become
pregnant
until
their
fawns
are
born?
When
they
give
birth,
they
crouch
down
so
that
the
fawns
do
not
get
hurt
by
falling
to
the
ground
when
they
are
born.
The
young
fawns
grow
up
in
the
open
fields,
and
then
they
leave
their
mothers
and
do
not
return
to
them
again.
“Who
allows
the
wild
donkeys
to
go
wherever
they
want [DOU]?
I
am
the
one
who
put
them
in
the
desert,
in
places
where
grass
does
not
grow.
They
do
not
like
the
noise
in
the
cities;
in
the
desert
they
do
not
have
to
listen
to
the
shouts
of
those
who
force
donkeys
to
work.
They
go
to
the
hills
to
find
food;
there
they
search
for
grass
to
eat.
:Will
a
wild
ox
agree
to
work
for
you?
Will
it
allow
you
to
keep
it penned
up
at
night
in
the
place
where
you
put
feed
for
your
animals?
And
can
you
fasten
it
with
a
rope
so
that
it
will
plow
furrows/trenches
in
your
fields?
Since
it
is
very
strong,
can
you
trust
it
to
work
for
you?
Can
you
go
away
after
you
tell
it
what
work
it
should
do
and
assume
that
it
will
do
that
work?
Can
you
rely
on
it
to
come
back
from
the
field,
bringing
your
grain
to
the
place
where
you
thresh
it?
“
Think
also
about
the
ostriches.
They
joyfully
flap
their
wings,
but
they
do
not
have
wing
feathers
that
enable
them
to
fly
like storks
do.
Ostriches
lay
their
eggs
on
top
of
the
ground
and
then
walk
away,
leaving
the
eggs
to
be
warmed
in
the
sand.
Ostriches
do
not
worry
that
some
wild
animal
may
step
on
the
eggs
and
crush
them [DOU].
Ostriches
act
cruelly towards
their chicks;
they
act
as
though
the chicks
belonged
to
some
other
ostrich.
They
are
not
concerned
if
their chicks
die,
and
so
the
laying
of
the
eggs
was
in
vain.
That
is
because
I
did
not
allow
ostriches
to
be
wise.
I
did
not
enable
them
to
be
intelligent.
But,
when
they
get
up
and
begin
to
run,
they scornfully
laugh
at
horses
with
their
riders
because
the
horses
cannot
run
as
fast
as
the
ostriches!
And
think
about
horses.
Job,
are
you
the
one
who
caused
horses
to
be
strong?
Are
you
the
one
who
put
flowing ◄manes/long
hair►
on
their
necks?
Are
you
the
one
who
enabled
them
to
leap
forward
like
locusts?
When
they ◄snort/blow
loudly
through
their
noses►,
they
cause
people
to
be
afraid.
They
paw
the
ground,
rejoicing
about
being
very
strong,
as
they
prepare
to
rush
into
a
battle.
It
is
as
if
they
laugh
at
the
thought
of
being
afraid.
They
are
not
afraid
of
anything!
They
do
not
run
away
when
the
soldiers
in
the
battle
are
fighting
each
other
with
swords.
The
quivers
containing
the riders’
arrows rattle
against
the
horses’
sides,
and
the
spears
and javelins
flash
in
the
light
of
the
sun.
The
horses
paw
the
ground
fiercely/excitedly,
wanting
the
battle
to
begin,
and
they
rush
into
the
battle
when
the
trumpet
is
blown.
They
neigh
joyfully
when
they
hear
someone
blowing
the
trumpet.
They
can
smell
a
battle
even
when
they
are
far
away,
and
they
understand
what
it
means
when
the
commanders
shout
their
commands
to
their
soldiers.
“
And
think
about
big
birds.
Are
you
the
one
who
enabled
hawks
to
spread
their
wings
and
fly
to
the
south
for
the
winter?
Do
eagles
fly
high
up
into
the
cliffs
to
make
their
nests
because
you
commanded
them
to
do
that?
They
live
in
holes
in
those
cliffs.
They
are
safe
in
those
high pointed
rocks
because
no
animals
can
reach
them
there.
As
they
watch
carefully
from
there,
they
see
far
away
the
animals
that
they
can
kill (OR,
dead
bodies
of
animals).
After
an
eagle
kills
an
animal,
the
baby
eagles
drink
the
blood
of
that
animal.”
Yahweh continued his reply to Job
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Job,
“Do
you
still
want
to
argue
with
me,
the
Almighty
One?
Since
you
criticize
me, ◄you
should
be
able
to
answer
my
questions!/why
are
you
not
able
to
answer
my
questions?► [RHQ]”
Job
replied
to
Yahweh
Then
Job
replied
to
Yahweh,
“
Now
I
realize
that
I
am
completely
worthless.
So ◄how
could
I
answer
those
questions?/I
could
not
possibly
answer
those
questions!► [RHQ]
I
will
put
my
hand
over
my
mouth
and
not
say
anything.
I
have
already
said
more
than
I
should
have
said,
so
now
I
will
say
nothing
more.”
Yahweh
challenged
Job
Then
Yahweh
again
spoke
to
Job
from
inside
the
great
windstorm.
He
said,
“I
want
to
ask
you
some
more
questions.
So
as
men
prepare
themselves
for
a
difficult
task [MET],
prepare
yourself
again
to
answer
some
more
questions.
“Are
you
going
to
accuse
me
and
say
that
I
am
unjust?
Are
you
going
to
say
that
what
I
have
done
is
wrong,
in
order
that
you
can
say
that
what
you
have
done
is
right?
Are
you
as
powerful [MTY]
as
I
am?
Can
your
voice
sound
as
loud
as
thunder,
as
mine
can?
If
you
can
do
that,
put
on
the
robes
that
show
that
you
are
glorious
and
are
greatly
honored!
Show
that
you
are
very
angry;
show
that
you
have
the
right/authority
to
humble
people
who
are
very
proud!
Humble
those
proud
people
just
by
looking
at
them
angrily
Crush
wicked
people
quickly!
Bury
them
in
the
ground!
Send
them
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are,
where
they
will
not
be
able
to
get
out!
After
you
do
that,
I
will
congratulate/praise
you
and
say
that
truly
you
can
save
yourself
by
your
own
ability/power.
“Think
also
about
the
huge
animals
that
live
near
the
water.
I
made
you,
and
I
made
them
also.
They
eat
grass,
like
oxen
do.
Their
legs/thighs
are
very
strong,
and
the
muscles
of
their bellies
are
very
powerful.
Their
tails
are
stiff (OR,
bend
down)
like
the
branches
of
a
cedar
tree.
The
sinews/muscles
of
their
thighs
are
close
together.
Their
thigh
bones
are
like
tubes
made
of
bronze,
and
the
bones
of
their
legs
are
like
bars
made
of
iron.
They
are
among
the
strongest
of
the
animals
that
I
made,
and
I,
who
created
them,
am
the
only
one
who
can
kill
them.
On
the
hills
grows
food [PRS]
for
them
to
eat
while
many [HYP]
other
wild
animals
play
nearby.
They
lie
down
in
the
water
under
the
lotus
plants;
they
hide
in
tall
reeds
in
the
swamps.
Those
huge
animals
find
shade
under
the
lotus
plants,
and
they
are
surrounded
by
poplar
trees.
They
are
not
disturbed
by
raging/swiftly-flowing
rivers;
they
are
not
even
disturbed/frightened
when
rivers
like
the
Jordan
River
rush
over
them.
No
one
can [RHQ]
catch
them
by blinding
their
eyes
or
by
piercing
their
noses
with
the
teeth
of
a
trap!”
Yahweh challenged Job to try to capture a crocodile
“
Think
also
about ◄crocodiles/great
sea
dragons►.
Can
you
catch
them
with
a
fishhook
or
fasten
their
jaws
with
a
rope?
Can
you
put
ropes
through
their
noses
to
control
them
or
thrust
hooks
through
their
jaws?
Will
they
plead
with
you
to
act mercifully
toward
them
or ◄use
sweet
talk/speak
to
you nicely►
in
order
that
you
will
not
harm
them?
Will
they
make
an
agreement
with
you
to
work
for
you,
to
be
your
slaves
as
long
as
they
live?
Can
you
cause
them
to
become pets
like
you
cause
birds
to
become
your pets?
Can
you
put
a leash/rope
around
their
necks
so
that
your
servant
girls
can
play
with
them?
Will
merchants
try
to
buy
them
in
the
market?
Will
they
cut
them
up
into
pieces
and
sell
the
meat?
Can
you
pierce
their
skins
by
throwing
fishing
spears
at
them?
Can
you
pierce
their
heads
with
a harpoon?
If
you
grab
one
of
them
with
your
hands,
it
will
fight
you
in
a
way
that
you
will
never
forget,
and
you
will
never
try
to
do
it
again!
It
is
useless
to
try
to
subdue
them.
Anyone
who
tries
to
subdue
one
of
them
will
lose
his
courage.
No
one
dares/tries
to ◄arouse
them/cause
them
to
be
angry►.
So,
since
I
am
much
more
powerful
than
they
are, ◄who
would
dare
to
cause
me
to
be
angry?/no
one
would
dare
to
cause
me
to
be
angry!► [RHQ]
Also,
everything
on
the
earth
is
mine.
Therefore,
no
one [RHQ]
is
able
to
give
anything
to
me
and
require
me
to
pay
money
for
it!
I
will
tell
you
about
how
strong crocodiles'
legs
are
and
how
strong
their well-formed
bodies
are.
◄Can
anyone
strip
off
their
hides?/No
one
is
able
to
strip
off
their
hides.► [RHQ]
◄Can
anyone
try
to
put bridles
on
them?/No
one
can
try
to
put bridles
on
them.► [RHQ] (OR,
Can
anyone
pierce
their
very
thick
hides?)
◄Can
anyone pry
open
their
jaws,
which
have
terrible
teeth
in
them?/No
one
can pry
open
their
jaws,
which
have
terrible
teeth
in
them!► [RHQ]
They
have
rows
of
scales
on
their
back
which
are
as
hard
as
a
rock (OR,
tightly
fastened
together).
The
scales
are
very
close
together,
with
the
result
that
not
even
air
can
get
between
them.
The
scales
are
joined
very
closely
to
each
other,
and
they
cannot
be
separated.
When crocodiles sneeze,
the tiny
drops
of
water
that
come
out
of
their
noses sparkle
in
the
sunlight.
Their
eyes
are
red
like
the
rising
sun.
It
is
as
though
sparks
of
fire
pour
out
of
their
mouths [DOU].
Smoke
pours
out
of
their
nostrils/noses
like steam
comes
out
of
a
pot
that
is
put
over
a
fire
made
from
dry
reeds.
Their
breath
can
cause
coals
to
blaze,
and
flames
shoot
out
from
their
mouths.
Their
necks
are
very
strong;
wherever
they
go,
they
cause
people
to
be
very
afraid.
The
folds
in
their
flesh
are
very
close
together
and
are
very
hard/firm.
They
are fearless,
because
the
inner
parts
of
their
bodies
are
as
hard
as
a
rock,
as
hard
as
the
lower
millstone
on
which
grain
is
ground.
When
they
rise
up,
they
cause
even
very
strong
people
to
be
terrified.
As
a
result,
people ◄fall
back/run
away►
when crocodiles
thrash
around.
People [PRS]
cannot
injure
them
with
swords,
and
spears
or
darts
or javelins
cannot
injure
them,
either.
They
certainly
are
not
afraid
of
weapons
made
of
straw
or
rotten
wood,
but
they
are
not
even
afraid
of
weapons
made
of
iron
or
bronze!
Shooting
arrows
at
them
does
not
cause
them
to
run
away.
Hurling
stones
at
them
from
a
sling
is
like
hurling
bits
of
chaff
at
them.
They
are
not
afraid
of
clubs
anymore
than
they
would
be
afraid
of
men
throwing
bits
of
straw
at
them,
and
they
laugh
when
they
hear
the
whirl/sound
of javelins
being
thrown
at
them .
Their bellies
are
covered
with
scales
that
are
as
sharp
as
broken
pieces
of
pottery.
When
they
drag
themselves
through
the
mud,
their bellies
tear
up
the
ground
like
a
plow.
They
stir
up
the
water
and
cause
it
to
foam
as
they churn/swim
through
it.
As
they
go
through
the
water,
the ◄wakes/trails
in
the
water
behind
them►
glisten.
People
who
see
it
would
think
that
the
foam
in
those wakeshad
become
white
hair.
There
are
no
creatures
on
earth
that
are
as fearless
as crocodiles.
They
are
the proudest
of
all
the
creatures;
it
is
as
though
they
rule
like
kings
over
all
the
other
wild
animals.”
Job replied to Yahweh
Then
Job
replied
to
Yahweh.
He
said,
“I
know
that
you
can
do
everything
and
that
no
one
can
stop
you
from
doing
what
you
want
to
do.
You
asked
me, ‘◄Who
are
you,
who
by
speaking
ignorantly,
question
what
I
plan
to
do?/You
have
no
right
to
question
what
I
plan
to
do
by
speaking
ignorantly.►’ [RHQ]
It
is
true
that
I
spoke
about
things
that
I
did
not
understand,
things
that
are
very
wonderful/marvelous,
and
therefore
I
am
not
able
to
know
them.
You
said
to
me, ‘Listen
while
I
talk
to
you.
I
want
to
ask
you
some
questions,
so
prepare
yourself
to
answer
them.’
I
had
heard
about
you
previously,
but
now
it
is
as
though
I
have
seen
you
with
my
own
eyes.
Therefore
I ◄am
ashamed
of/withdraw►
what
I
said,
and
I
sit
in
dust
and
ashes
to
show
that
I
am
sorry
for
what
I
said.”
Yahweh
said
he disapproved
of
what
Job’s
three
friends
said
After
Yahweh
said
these
things
to
Job,
he
said
to
Eliphaz, “I
am
angry
with
you
and
your
two
friends,
Bildad
and
Zophar,
because
what
my
servant
Job
said
about
me
was
right/true,
but
what
you
have
spoken
about
me
was
not
right/true.
So
now
you
must
take
to
Job
seven
young
bulls
and
seven
rams
and
kill
them
and
burn
them
on
the
altar
as
a
sacrifice
for
yourselves.
Then
Job
will
pray
for
you,
and
I
will
do
what
he
requests
me
to
do,
and
I
will
forgive
you
for
speaking wrongly
about
me.
I
will
not
punish
you,
even
though
you
deserve
to
be
punished,
because
what
you
said
about
me
was
not
right/true,
but
what
Job
said
about
me
was
right/true.”
So
Eliphaz,
Bildad,
and
Zophar
did
what
Yahweh
commanded
them
to
do,
and
Yahweh
did
what
Job
requested
him
to
do
for
the
three
of
them.
Yahweh
blessed
Job
again
After
Job
prayed
for
his
three
friends,
Yahweh
healed
him
and
caused
him
to
become
rich
again.
Yahweh
gave
him
twice
as
many
things
as
he
had
before.
Then
all
his
brothers
and
sisters,
and
all
the
people
who
had
known
him
before,
came
to
his
house,
and
they
ate
a
meal
together.
They
consoled/comforted [DOU]
him
because
of
all
the
troubles
that
Yahweh
had
allowed
him
to
experience.
Then
Yahweh
blessed
Job
in
the
second
half
of
his
life
more
than
he
had
blessed
him
in
the
first
half
of
his
life.
He
now
acquired/owned 14,000
sheep, 6,000
camels, 2,000
oxen,
and 1,000
female
donkeys.
And
he
also
had
seven
more
sons
and
three
more
daughters.
He
named
the
first
daughter
Jemimah,
he
named
the
second
daughter
Keziah,
and
he
named
the
third
daughter
Keren-Happuch.
In
all
of
Uz
land
there
were
no
young
women
who
were
as
beautiful
as
the
daughters
of
Job,
and
Job
declared
that
they
would
inherit
some
of
his
possessions,
just
like
their
brothers
would
inherit
some.
After
that,
Job
lived 140
more
years.
Before
he
died,
he ◄saw/enjoyed
being
with►
his great-great-grandchildren.
He
was
very
old [DOU]
when
he
died.
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Psalms
Psalms
Psa
This book contains songs that the Israeli people sang. We call this book
Psalms
Book One
The people God is pleased with
God
is
pleased
with
those
who
do
not
do
what [MET]
wicked
people
advise
them
to
do,
and
who
do
not
imitate
the
behavior
of [MET]
sinful
people,
and
who
do
not
join
in
with
people
who ◄ridicule/sneer
at►
God.
Those
whom
God
is
pleased
with
delight
in
doing
the
things
that
he
has
instructed/taught
us
to
do.
They
read
and
think
about
Yahweh’s
requirements,
day
and
night.
They
constantly
produce/do
things
that
please
God
just
like
fruit
trees
that
have
been
planted
along
the
banks
of
a
stream
produce
fruit
at
the
right
time
every
year.
Like
trees
that
never
wither,
they
succeed
in
everything
that
they
do.
But
wicked
people
are
not
like
that!
Wicked
people
are
as
worthless
as
chaff
that
is
blown
away
by
the
wind.
Therefore,
wicked
people ◄will
not
be
acquitted/will
be
condemned► [LIT]
when
God
judges
people,
and
furthermore,
sinful
people
will
not
even
be
present
when
God
gathers
righteous
people
together,
because
he
guides
and
protects
righteous
people,
but
the
path
that
the
wicked
walk
on
leads
them
to
where
they
will
be
destroyed/punished
by
God
forever.
◄Why
do
the
leaders
of
nations
rage
against
God?/It
is
foolish
for
the
nations
to
be
angry
with
God► [RHQ].
◄Why
do
people
plan
to
rebel
against
God
even
though
it
is
in
vain?/It
is
useless
for
people
to
plan
to
rebel
against
God► [RHQ]!
The
kings
of
the
nations
prepare
to
revolt;
the
rulers
plot
together
to
fight
against
Yahweh
and
against
his
chosen
king.
They
shout, “We
should
free
ourselves
from
their
control [MET];
we
should
not
let
them
rule
over
us
any
longer!”
But
Yahweh,
the
one
who
sits
on
his
throne
in
heaven,
laughs
at
them;
he
ridicules
those
rulers.
Then,
because
he
is
angry
with
them,
he
rebukes
them.
He
causes
them
to
be
terrified
when
they
realize
that
he
will
furiously
punish
them.
Yahweh
says, “I
have
installed
my
king
on
Zion,
my
sacred
hill
in
Jerusalem.”
And
his
king
says, “I
will
proclaim
what
Yahweh
has
decreed.
He
said
to
me, ‘
It
is
as
though
you
are
my
son;
today
I
have
declared
to
everyone
that
it
is
as
though [MET]
I
am
your
father.
Ask
me
to
give
you
the
nations,
so
that
they
belong
to
you
to
rule
over
them
permanently,
and
I
will
give
them
to
you.
Even
the
most
remote
nations
will
be
yours.
You
will
defeat
them
completely [MET];
you
will
destroy
them
like
people
smash
a
clay
pot
with
an
iron
rod [SIM].’”
So
then,
you
kings
and
other
rulers
on
the
earth,
act
wisely!
Heed
what
Yahweh
is
warning
you!
Serve
Yahweh, fervently revering
him;
Rejoice
about
what
he
has
done
for
you,
but
tremble
before
him!
Bow
down
humbly
before
his
son!
If
you
do
not
do
that,
Yahweh
will
be
angry,
and
he
will
suddenly
get
rid
of
you.
Do
not
forget
that
he
can
very
quickly
show
that
he
is
very
angry!
But
he
is
very
pleased
with
all
those
who
request
him
to
protect
them [MET].
A psalm written by David when he fled from his son Absalom
Yahweh,
I
have
many
enemies [DOU]!
There
are
many
people
who
oppose/rebel
against
me.
Many
people
are
saying
about
me,
“God
will
certainly
not
help
him!”
(Think
about
that!)
But
Yahweh,
you
are
like
a
shield
that
protects
me [MET].
You
greatly
honor
me,
and
you
encourage
me (OR,
enable
me
to
triumph
over
my
enemies) [IDM].
I
cry
out
to
you,
Yahweh,
and
you
answer
me
from
Zion,
your
sacred
hill.
(Think
about
that!)
At
night
I
lie
down
and
sleep,
and
I
awake
in
the
morning feeling
good/refreshed
because
you,
Yahweh, ◄take
care
of/protect►
me
all
during
the
night.
There
may
be
thousands
of
enemy
soldiers
who
surround
me,
but
I
am
not
afraid.
Yahweh,
arise!
My
God,
come
and
rescue
me
again!
You
insult
my
enemies
by slapping
them
on
their
cheeks;
when
you
strike
them,
you
break
their
teeth,
with
the
result
that
they
cannot
hurt
anyone [MET].
Yahweh,
you
are
the
one
who
saves
your
people
from
their
enemies.
Yahweh,
bless
your
people!
(Think
about
that!)
A psalm written by David for the choir director; a psalm to be accompanied by people playing stringed instruments
God,
answer
me
when
I
pray
to
you.
You
are
the
one
who
vindicates
me;
Rescue
me
from
things
that
distress
me.
Act mercifully
toward
me,
and
listen
to
me
while
I
pray.
How
long
will
you
people
cause
me
to
be
disgraced
instead
of
honoring
me [RHQ]?
You
people
love
to
falsely
accuse
me.
(Think
about
that!)
All
those
who
are
loyal
to
Yahweh,
he
has
chosen
them
to
belong
to
him.
Yahweh
listens
to
me
when
I
pray
to
him.
When
you
people
get
angry,
do
not
allow
your
anger
to
control
you
and
cause
you
to
sin.
While
you
lie
on
your
bed,
silently
examine
what
you
are
thinking g.
(Think
about
that!)
Also,
offer
to
Yahweh
the
proper
sacrifices,
and
continue
trusting
in
him.
Some
people
ask, “Who
will
allow
good
things
to
happen
to
us?”
But
I
say, “Yahweh,
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
us.
You
have
made
me
very
happy;
I
am happier
than
people
who
have
harvested
a
great
amount
of
grain
and
grapes.
I
can
lie
down
at
night
and
sleep soundly
because
I
know
that
you,
Yahweh,
will
keep
me
safe.”
A psalm written by David for the choir director; a psalm to be accompanied by playing flutes
Yahweh,
listen
to
me
while
I
pray!
Pay
attention
to
me
when
I
am
groaning
because
I
am
suffering
very
much.
You
are
my
King
and
my
God.
When
I
call
to
you
to
ask
you
to
help
me,
listen
to
me,
because
you
are
the
one
to
whom
I
pray.
Listen
to
me
when
I
pray
to
you
each
morning,
and
I
wait
for
you
to
reply.
You
are
not
a
god
who
is
pleased
with
wicked
people;
you
do
not ◄associate
with/invite
into
your
house►
those
who
do
what
is
evil.
You
do
not
allow
those
who
are
very
proud
to
come
to
you
to
worship
you.
You
hate
all
those
who
do
evil
things.
You
get
rid
of
liars,
and
you
despise
those
who
murder
others
and
those
who
deceive
others.
Yahweh,
because
you
love
me
so
much
and
so
faithfully,
I
come
into
your
temple.
I
revere
you
greatly,
and
I
bow
down
to
worship
you
at
your
sacred
temple.
Yahweh,
because
you
act
righteously
toward
me,
show
me
what
is
right
for
me
to
do.
Because
I
have
many
enemies,
show
me
clearly
what
you
want
me
to
do.
My
enemies
never
say
what
is
true;
they
just
want
to
destroy
others.
The
things
that
they
say [MTY]
are
as
foul
as
an
open
grave
where
a
corpse
is
decaying.
They
use
their
tongues
to
tell
lies.
O
God,
declare
that
they
are
guilty [MTY]
and
punish
them.
Cause
them
to
experience
the
same
disasters/troubles
that
they
plan
to
cause
to
happen
to
others.
Get
rid
of
them
because
they
have
committed
many
sins,
and
they
have
rebelled
against
you.
But
cause
that
all
those
who
go
to
you
to
be
protected
will
rejoice;
cause
them
to
sing
joyfully
to
you
forever.
Protect
those
who
love
you [MTY];
they
are
truly
happy
because ◄of
what
you
do
for
them/they
belong
to
you►.
Yahweh,
you
always
bless
those
who
act
righteously;
you
protect
them
like
a
soldier
is
protected
by
his
shield [SIM].
A psalm written by David for the choir leader, to be accompanied by people playing stringed instruments
Yahweh,
do
not
punish
me
when
you
are
angry
with
me;
Do
not
even
rebuke/scold
me
when
you
are
angry.
Yahweh,
be
kind
to
me
and
heal
me
because
I
have
become
weak.
My
body [SYN]
shakes
because
I
am
experiencing
much
pain.
Yahweh,
I
am
greatly
distressed.
How
long ◄
must
I
endure
this/will
it
be
before
you
help
me► [RHQ]?
Yahweh,
please
come
and
rescue
me.
Save
me
because
you
faithfully
love
me.
I
will
not
be
able
to
praise
you
after
I
die [RHQ];
No
one
in
the
place
of
the
dead
praises
you.
I
am
exhausted/groan
from
my
pain.
At
night
I
cry
very
much,
with
the
result
that
my
bed
and
my
pillow
become
wet
from
my
tears.
My
tears blur
my
eyes
so
much
that
I
cannot
see
well.
My
eyes
have
become
weak
because
my
enemies
have
caused
me
to
cry
constantly.
You
people
who
do
evil
things,
get
away
from
me!
Yahweh
heard
me
when
I
was
crying
and
called
out
to
him
to
help
me,
and
he
will
answer
my
prayer.
When
that
happens,
all
my
enemies
will
be
ashamed,
and
they
will
also
be
terrified.
They
will
get
away
from
me
and
suddenly
leave
me
because
they
will
be
disgraced.
A psalm that David sang to Yahweh because of David’s enemy, Cush
Yahweh
my
God,
I
come
to
you
to
protect
me.
Rescue
me,
save
me
from
all
those
who
are
pursuing
me
in
order
to
harm
me.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
they
will
tear
me
into
pieces
like
a
lion
does
when
it
attacks
the
animals
it
wants
to
kill,
and
no
one
will
save
me
from
them.
Yahweh
my
God,
if
I
have
done
anything
that
is
wrong,
if
I
have
done
evil
to
some
friend
who
did
good
things
to
me,
or
if,
for
no
good
reason,
I
have
spared (OR,
acted
violently
toward)
those
who
were
my
enemies,
allow
my
enemies
to
pursue
me
and
capture
me.
Allow
them
to
trample
me
into
the
ground
and
leave
me [SYN]
lying
dead
in
the
dirt.
(Think
about
that!)
But
Yahweh,
because
you
are
very
angry
with
those
who
pursue
me,
arise
and
attack/defeat
my
enemies
who
are
furiously/angrily
attacking
me
Do
to
them
what
is
just!
Gather
around
you
the
people
of
all
nations,
and
rule
them
from
where
you
are
in
heaven [MTY].
Yahweh,
judge
the
people
of
all
nations!
And,
Yahweh,
show
that
I
have
done
nothing
that
is
wrong.
God,
you
know
what
every
person
is
thinking,
and
because
you
are
righteous,
you
always
do
what
is
just/right.
So
now
stop
evil
people
from
doing
wicked
deeds,
and
defend
all
of
us
who
are
righteous!
God,
you
protect
me
like
a
shield
protects
soldiers [MET];
you
protect
all
those
who
are
righteous
in
their
inner
being.
You
judge
everyone
correctly,
and
every
day
you
punish
wicked
people.
Whenever
your
enemies
do
not ◄repent/change
their
behavior►,
it
is
as
though [MET]
you
sharpen
your
sword
and
put
a
string
on
your
bow
to
get
ready
to
kill
them.
You
are
preparing
your
weapons
that
kill
those
whom
they
strike;
the
arrows
that
you
will
shoot
have
flaming tips.
Wicked
people
tell
lies,
and
they
think
that
they
surely
will
be
able
to
do [MET]
the
evil
things
that
they
are
planning
to
do
just
as
surely
as
a
pregnant
woman
knows
that
she
is
going
to
give
birth
to
a
child [MET].
But
when
they
dig
a
deep
pit
to
trap
others,
they
themselves
will
fall
into
it.
They
themselves
will
experience
the
trouble
that
they
want
to
cause
others
to
have;
they
will
hurt
themselves
by
the
violent
things
that
they
want
to
do
to
others.
I
praise
Yahweh
because
he
always
acts
righteously/justly;
I
sing
to
praise
Yahweh,
the
one
who
is
much
greater
than
any
other
god.
A psalm written by David for the choir director, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument
Yahweh,
our
Lord,
people
all
over
the
world
know
that
you [MTY]
are
very
great!
Your
glory
reaches
up
higher
than
the
heavens!
You
have
taught
little
children
and
infants
to
praise
you;
they
cause
your
enemies
and
those
who
try
to ◄get
revenge
on/get
rid
of►
you
to
be
silent.
When
I
look
up
at
the
sky
at
night,
and
see
the
things
that
you
have
made—
the
moon
and
the
stars
that
you
have
set
in
place—
it
is
amazing
to
me
that [RHQ]
you
think
about
people,
that
you
are
concerned
about
us humans!
You
made
the
angels
in
heaven
to
be
only
a
little
more
important
than
we
are;
you
caused
us
to
be
like
kings [MET]
and
you
gave
us
splendor
and
honor [DOU]!
You
put
us
in
charge
of
everything
that
you
made;
you
gave
us
authority
over
all
things—
the
sheep
and
the
cattle,
and
even
the
wild
animals,
the
birds,
the
fish,
and
everything
else
that swims
in
the
seas.
Yahweh,
our
Lord,
people
all
over
the
world
know
that
you [MTY]
are
very
great!
A psalm written by David for the choir director, to be sung using the tune ‘The death of my son’
Yahweh,
I
will
praise
you
with
all
of
my
inner
being.
I
will
tell
others
about
all
the
wonderful
things
that
you
have
done.
I
will
sing
to
celebrate
what
you [MTY],
who
are
much
greater
than
all
other
gods,
have
done.
When
my
enemies
realize
that
you
are
very
powerful,
they
stumble,
and
then
they
are
killed.
You
sat
on
your
throne
to
judge
people,
and
you
have
judged
fairly/justly
concerning
me.
You
rebuked
the
people
of
other
nations
and
you
have
gotten
rid
of
the
wicked
people;
you
have erased
their
names
forever.
Our
enemies
have
disappeared;
you
destroyed
their
cities,
and
people
do
not
even
remember
them
anymore.
But
Yahweh
rules
forever.
He
judges
people
while
he
sits
on
his
throne
to
judge
people,
and
he
will
judge
all
the
people
in [SYN]
the
world
justly;
he
will
judge
the
people
of
all
nations
fairly [DOU].
Yahweh
will
be
a
refuge
for
those
who
are
oppressed;
yes,
he
will
be
like
a
shelter
for
them
when
they
have
trouble.
Those
who
know
Yahweh [MTY]
trust
in
him;
he
never
abandons
those
who
come
to
him ◄
for
help/to
worship
him►.
Yahweh
rules
from
Zion
Hill;
praise
him
while
you
sing
to
him.
Tell
the
people
of
all
the
nations
the
marvelous
things
that
he
has
done.
He
does
not
forget
to
punish
those
who
have
murdered
others;
and
he
will
not
ignore
people
who
are
crying
because
they
are
suffering.
Yahweh,
be
merciful
to
me!
Look
at
the
ways
that
my
enemies
have
injured
me.
Do
not
allow
me
to
die
because
of
these injuries.
I
want
to
live
in
order
that
I
can
praise
you
at
the
gates
of
Jerusalem [MTY]
and
to
rejoice
because
you
rescued
me.
It
is
as
though
the
wicked
people
of
many
nations
have
dug
a
pit
for
me
to
fall
into [MET],
but
they
have
fallen
into
that
same
pit.
It
is
as
if
they
spread
out
a
net
to
catch
me [MET],
but
their
feet
have
been
caught
in
that
same
net.
Because
of
what
you
have
done,
people
know
that
you
decide
matters
fairly/justly,
but
you
allow
wicked
people
to
be
trapped
by
the
same
evil
things
that
they
themselves
do.
(Think
about
that!)
Wicked
people
will
all
die
and
be
buried
in
their
graves,
and
their
spirits
will
go
to
be
with
all
those
who
have ◄forgotten
about/rejected►
you.
But
you
will
not
forget
those
who
are
needy/poor;
what
they
confidently
expect
will
certainly
happen.
Yahweh,
arise
and
judge
the
wicked
people
of
the
nations;
do
not
allow
them
to
think
that
because
they
are
strong
they
will
never
be
punished.
Yahweh,
teach
them
to
be
terrified
about
you.
Cause
them
to
know
that
they
are
merely
human
beings.
(Think
about
that!)
Yahweh, ◄why
are
you
far
away
from
us?/it
seems
that
you
are
far
away
from
us.► [RHQ]
Why
do
you
not
pay
attention
when
we
have
troubles [RHQ]?
People
who
are
proud
gladly
cause
poor
people
to
suffer.
So
cause
what
they
do
to
others
to
happen
to
them!
May
they
be
caught
in
the
same
traps
that
they
set
to
catch
others [MET]!
They
brag
about
the
evil
things
that
they
want
to
do.
They
praise
people
who
seize
from
others
things
that
do
not
belong
to
them,
and
they
curse
you,
Yahweh.
Wicked
people
are
very
proud.
As
a
result,
they
do
not ◄seek
help
from/are
not
concerned
about►
God;
they
do
not
even
think
that
God
exists.
But
it
seems
that
they
succeed
in
everything
that
they
do.
They
do
not
think
that
they
will
be
condemned/punished
for
their
deeds,
and
they ◄sneer
at/make fun
of►
their
enemies.
They
think, “Nothing
bad
will
happen
to
us!
We
will
never
have
troubles!”
When
they
talk [MTY],
they
are
always
cursing,
lying,
and threatening
to
harm
others.
They
constantly
say [MTY]
evil
things
that
show
that
they
are
ready
to
do
cruel
things
to
others.
They
hide
in
villages,
ready
to ◄ambush/suddenly
attack►
and
kill
people
who ◄are
innocent/have
done
nothing
wrong►.
They
constantly
search
for
people
who
will
not
be
able
to ◄resist/defend
themselves►
when
they
are
attacked.
They
are
like [MET]
lions
that
crouch
down
and
hide,
waiting
to pounce
on
their
prey.
They
are
like
hunters
that
catch
their
prey
with
a
net
and
then
drag
it
away.
Just
like
helpless
animals
are
crushed,
people
who
cannot
defend
themselves
are
killed
because
wicked
people
are
very
strong.
Wicked
people
say, “God
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
we
do.
His
eyes
are
covered,
so
he
never
sees
anything.”
Yahweh
God,
arise
and
help
us
Punish [IDM]
those
wicked
people!
And
do
not
forget
those
who
are
suffering!
Wicked
people
revile
you [RHQ]
continually.
They
think, “God
will
never
punish
us!”
But
you
see
the
trouble
and
the
distress
that
they
cause.
People
who
are
suffering
expect
that
you
will
help
them;
and
you
help
orphans,
also.
◄Break
the
arms/Destroy
the
power►
of
wicked [DOU]
people!
Continue
to
pursue
and
punish
them
for
the
wicked
things
that
they
do,
until
they
stop
doing
those
things.
Yahweh,
you
are
our
king
forever,
but
wicked
nations
will
disappear
from
the
earth.
You
have
listened
to
afflicted/suffering
people
when
they
cry
out
to
you.
You
hear
them
when
they
pray,
and
you
encourage [IDM]
them.
You
show
that
orphans
and
oppressed
people
have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong,
with
the
result
that
human
beings
will
not
cause
people
to
be
terrified
anymore.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
I
trust
that
Yahweh
will
protect [MTY]
me.
So
do
not [RHQ]
say
to
me, “You
need
to
escape/flee
to
the
mountains
like
birds
do,
because
wicked
people
have
hidden
in
the
darkness,
they
have
pulled
back
their
bowstrings
and
aimed
their
arrows
to
shoot
them
at
godly/righteous [IDM]
people
like
you.
When
people
are
not
punished
for disobeying
the
laws,
◄what
can
righteous
people
do?/there
is
not
much
that
righteous
people
can
do.►” [RHQ]
But
Yahweh
is
sitting
on
his
throne
in
his
sacred
temple
in
heaven,
and
he [SYN]
watches
everything
that
people
do.
Yahweh
examines
what
righteous
people
do
and
what
wicked
people
do,
and
he
hates
those
who
like
to
perform
violent
actions
to
injure
others.
He
will
send
down
from
the
sky
flaming
coals
and
burning
sulfur,
and
send
scorching
hot
winds
to
punish
wicked
people.
Yahweh
is
righteous
and
he
loves
those
who
act
righteously;
righteous
people
are
able
to
come
into
his
presence.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
Yahweh,
help
us!
It
seems
that
people
who
are
loyal
to
you
have
all
vanished.
Everyone
tells
lies
to
other
people;
they
deceive
others
by ◄flattering
them/saying
good
things
about
them
that
they
know
are
not
true►.
Yahweh,
we
wish
that
you
would
cut
off
their
tongues
so
that
they
cannot
continue
to
boast.
They
say, “By
telling
lies
we
will
get
what
we
want;
we
control
what
we
say [MTY],
so
no
one
can
tell
us
what
we
should
not
do!”
But
Yahweh
replies, “I
have
seen
the
violent
things
that
they
have
done
to
helpless
people;
and
I
have
heard
those
people
groaning,
so
I
will
arise
and
rescue
the
people
who
are
wanting
me
to
help
them.”
Yahweh,
you
always
do
what
you
have
promised
to
do;
what
you
have
promised
is
as
precious
and
pure
as
silver
that
has
been
heated
seven
times
in
a
furnace
to
get
rid
of
all
the
impure
material.
Wicked
people
strut
around
proudly,
and
people
praise
them
for
doing
vile/wicked
deeds,
but
Yahweh,
we
know
that
you
will
protect/rescue
us
from
those
wicked
people.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
Yahweh,
how
long
will
you
continue
to
forget
about
me [RHQ]?
Will
you
hide
yourself [SYN]
from
me
forever?
How
long
must
I
endure
anguish/worry?
Must
I
be
miserable/sad
every
day?
How
long
will
my
enemies
continue
to
defeat
me?
Yahweh
my
God,
look
at
me
and
answer
me.
Enable
me
to
become
strong
again [IDM],
and
do
not
allow
me
to
die.
Do
not
allow
my
enemies
to
boast
saying, “We
have
defeated
him!”
Do
not
allow
them
to
defeat
me,
with
the
result
that
they
will
rejoice
about
it!
But
I
trust
that
you
will
faithfully
love
me;
I
will
rejoice
when
you
rescue
me.
Yahweh,
you
have
done
many
good
things
for
me,
so
I
will
sing
to
you.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
Only
foolish
people
say
to
themselves, “There
is
no
God!”
People
who
say
those
things
are
corrupt/worthless;
they
do
abominable/detestable
deeds;
there
is
not
one
of
them
who
does
what
is
good/right.
Yahweh
looks
down
from
heaven
and
sees humans;
he
looks
to
see
if
anyone
is
very
wise,
with
the
result
that
he
desires
to
know
God.
But
they
are
all
corrupt/evil;
no
one
does
what
is
good/right.
Will
those
evil
people
never
learn
what
God
will
do
to
punish
them [RHQ]?
They
act
violently
toward
Yahweh’s
people
while
eating
the
food
that
he
provides,
and
they
never
pray
to
Yahweh.
But
some
day
they
will
become
very
terrified
because
God
helps
those
who
act
righteously
and
will
punish
those
who
reject
him.
Those
who
do
evil
may
prevent
helpless
people
from
doing
what
they
plan
to
do,
but
Yahweh
protects
those
helpless
people [MET].
I
wish/desire
that
Yahweh
would
come
from
Jerusalem [MTY]
and
rescue
us Israeli
people!
Yahweh,
when
you
bless
your
people
again,
all
of
us Israeli
people,
who
are
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
will
rejoice.
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
who
are
allowed
to
enter
your
Sacred
Tent?
Who
are
allowed
to
live
on
your
sacred
mountain?
Only
those
who
always
do
what
is
right
and
do
not
sin
may
do
that.
They
always
say
what
is
true
and
they
do
not
slander
others.
They
do
not
do
to
others
things
that
are
wrong,
and
they
do
not
say
bad
things
about
others.
Godly
people
hate
those
whom
God
has
rejected,
but
they
respect
those
who
revere
Yahweh.
They
do
what
they
have
promised
to
do
even
if
it
causes
them
trouble
to
do
that.
They
lend
money
to
others
without
charging
interest,
and
they
never
accept
bribes
in
order
to
lie
about
people
who
have
not
done
what
is
wrong.
Those
who
do
those
things
will
never
stop
trusting
God
even
if disastrous
things
happen
to
them.
A psalm written by David
God,
protect
me
because
I
go
to
you
to
keep
me
safe!
I
said
to
Yahweh, “You
are
my
Lord;
all
the
good
things
that
I
have
come
from
you.”
Your
people
who
live
in
this
land
are
wonderful;
I
delight
to
be
with
them.
Those
who
choose
to
worship
other
gods
will
have
many
things
that
cause
them
to
be
sad.
I
will
not
join
them
when
they
make
sacrifices
to
their
gods;
I
will
not
even
join
them
when
they
speak [MTY]
the
names
of
their
gods.
Yahweh,
you
are
the
one
whom
I
have
chosen,
and
you
give
me
great
blessings.
You
protect
me
and
control
what
happens
to
me.
Yahweh
has
given
me
a
wonderful
place
in
which
to
live;
I
am
delighted
with
all
the
things
that
he
has
given
me [MET].
I
will
praise
Yahweh,
the
one
who
teaches/disciplines
me;
even
at
night
he
you
put
in
my
mind
what
is
right
for
me
to
do.
I
know
that
Yahweh
is
always
with
me.
He
is
beside
me;
so
nothing
will ◄perturb
me/cause
me
to
be
worried►.
Therefore
I
am
glad
and
I [MTY, DOU]
rejoice;
I
can
rest
securely
because
you,
Yahweh,
will
not
allow
my
soul/spirit
to
remain
in
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are;
you
will
not
allow
me,
your
godly
one,
to
stay
there.
You
will
show
me
the
road
that
leads
to
receiving
eternal
life,
and
you
will
make
me
joyful
when
I
am
with
you.
I
will
have
pleasure
forever
when
I
am ◄at
your
right
hand/seated
next
to
you►.
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
listen
to
me
while
I
plead
with
you
to
act
justly
toward
me.
Hear
me
while
I
call
out
to
you
to
help
me.
Pay
attention
to
what
I
say
while
I
pray
because
I
am
speaking [MTY]
honestly/truthfully.
You
are
the
one
who
is
able
to
declare
that
I ◄am
innocent/have
not
done
anything
that
was
wrong►
because
you
see/know
that
I
am
telling
the
truth.
You
know
what
I
think,
even
at
night;
you
have
examined
what
I
say
and
do,
and
you
know
that
I
have
determined
to
never
tell
any
lies.
I
have
not
done
like
others
do;
I
have
always
done
what
is
right [IDM],
and
I
have
not
acted
cruelly
toward
others.
I
have
always
done
what
you
told
me
to
do [IDM],
I
have ◄never
failed
to
do/always
done► [LIT]
those
things.
O
God,
I
pray
to
you
because
you
answer
me;
please
listen [MTY]
to
what
I
am
saying.
Show
me
that
you
faithfully
love
me.
By
your
great
power [MTY]
rescue
those
who ◄run
to/trust
in►
you
to
protect
them
from
their
enemies.
Protect
me
as
people
carefully
protect
their
own
eyes;
protect
me
like
birds
protect
their
babies
under
their
wings [MET].
Do
not
allow
wicked
people
to
attack
me;
my
enemies
surround
me,
wanting
to
kill
me.
They
never
pity [IDM]
anyone,
and
they
are
always
boasting.
They
have
hunted/searched
for
me
and
found
me.
They
surround
me,
watching
for
an opportunity
to
throw
me
to
the
ground.
They
are
like
lions [SIM]
that
are
ready
to
tear
apart
the
animals
that
they
capture;
they
are
like
young
lions
that
are
hiding,
waiting
to pounce
on
their
prey.
Yahweh,
come
and ◄oppose/fight
against►
my
enemies
and
defeat
them!
Use
your
sword
to
save
me
from
those
wicked
people!
Yahweh,
by
your
power [MTY]
rescue
me
from
those
people
who
are interested
only
in
things
here
in
this
world.
But
you
provide
plenty
of
food
for
those
whom
you
love
dearly;
their
children
also
have
many
things
that
their
grandchildren
will
inherit.
Yahweh,
because
I
act
righteously,
I
will
some
day
see
you [SYN].
When
I
awake,
I
will
see
you face-to-face,
and
then
I
will
be
happy.
A psalm written by God’s servant David. He sang it after Yahweh had rescued him from Saul and his other enemies.
Yahweh,
I
love
you,
the
one
who enables
me
to
be
strong.
Yahweh
is
like
an
overhanging
rock [DOU,
MET]
under
which
I
can
hide
from
my
enemies;
he
is
like
a
strong
fortress,
the
one
who
protects
me;
he
protects
me
like
a
shield [MET]
protects
a
soldier;
he
is
the
one
to
whom
I
go ◄for
refuge/to
be
protected/safe►,
and
he
defends
me
by
his
great
power [IDM].
I
called
out
to
Yahweh,
who
deserves
to
be
praised,
and
he
rescued
me
from
my
enemies.
All
around
me
were
dangerous situations
in
which
I
might
be
killed [PRS];
it
was
as
though
there
were
huge
waves [MET]
that
almost crashed
on
me
and
killed
me.
It
was
as
though
the
place
where
dead
people
are
had
ropes
that
were
wrapped
around
me,
or
it
was
as
though
there
was
a
trap [MET]
that
would
seize
and
kill
me.
But
when
I
was
very
distressed,
I
called
out
to
Yahweh,
and
from
his
temple
he
heard
me.
He
listened
to
me
when
I
cried
out
for
help.
Then
the
earth
quaked/shook
strongly [DOU];
the
mountains
shook
very
strongly
from
their centers [DOU]
because
Yahweh
was
angry.
It
was
as
though
smoke
poured
out
from
his
nostrils,
and
as
though
burning
coals
came
out
of
his
mouth.
He
opened
the
sky
and
came
down
with
a
black
cloud
under
his
feet.
He
flew,
riding
on
the
back
of
a
creature
that
had
wings,
traveling
fast,
blown
along
by
the
wind.
Darkness
was
all
around
him
like
a
blanket [MET];
dark
clouds,
full
of
moisture,
covered
him [MET].
Hailstones
and
flashes
of
lightning
were
around
him;
hail
and
burning
coals
fell
from
the
sky.
Then
Yahweh
spoke
in
a
loud
voice
from
the
sky,
and
his
enemies
heard
his
voice
that
sounded
like
thunder.
He
shot
his
arrows
at
them
and
caused
them
to
scatter;
His
flashes
of
lightning
caused
them
to
become
very
confused (OR,
to
run
away).
The
bottom
of
the
ocean
became
visible,
and
the
foundations
of
the
earth
were
uncovered,
when
Yahweh
rebuked
his
enemies
when
he snorted.
It
was
as
though
he
reached
down
from
heaven
and
grabbed
me
and
pulled
me
up
out
of
the
deep
ocean.
He
rescued
me
from
my
strong
enemies
who
hated
me;
they
were
very
strong,
with
the
result
that
I
could
not
defeat
them.
When
I ◄was
distressed/had
troubles►,
they
attacked
me,
but
Yahweh
defended/protected
me.
He
led
me
to
a
place
where
I
was
safe;
he
rescued
me
because
he
was
pleased
with
me.
Yahweh
has
rewarded
me
because
I
do
what
is
right;
he
has
blessed
me
because
I ◄am
innocent/have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong►.
I
have
obeyed
Yahweh’s
laws;
I
have
not
abandoned
him.
My
behavior
was
directed
by
his
rules;
I
have
not
stopped
obeying
them.
He
knows
that
I
have
not
done
what
is
wrong;
I
have
kept
myself
from
sinning.
So
he
rewards
me
because
I
do
what
is
right;
he
knows
that
I [SYN]
have
not
committed
sins.
Yahweh,
you
are
faithful
to
those
who
faithfully
do
what
you
tell
them
to
do;
you
always
do
what
is
good/right
to
those
who
do
what
you
want
them
to
do.
You
are
kind
to
those
who
are
kind
to
others,
but
you
act
wisely
toward
those
who ◄act
perversely/do
bad
things►.
You
save
those
who
are
humble,
but
you
cause
those
who
are
proud
to
be
humiliated/ashamed.
You
give
light
to
my
soul/spirit;
you
take
away
the
darkness
of
my
soul.
You
enable
me
to
be
strong,
with
the
result
that
I
can
run
and
attack
a
line
of
enemy
soldiers;
with
your
help
I
can ◄scale/climb
up►
the
walls
that
surround
my
enemies’
cities.
Everything
that
Yahweh
my
God
does
is
perfect.
We
can
depend
on
him
to
do
what
he
promises.
He
is
like
a
shield [MET]
to
protect
all
those
who
go
to
him
for
refuge.
Yahweh
is [RHQ]
the
only
one
who
is
God;
only
he
is
like
an
overhanging
rock
under
which
we
can
be
safe.
God
is
the
one
who enables
me
to
be
strong
and
who
keeps
me
safe
on
the
roads
that
I
walk
on.
He enables
me
to
walk
swiftly
without
stumbling,
like
a
deer
walks/runs
in
the
mountains.
He
teaches
me
how
to
use
a
strong/metal
bow
in
order
that
I
can
use
it
to
fight
in
battles.
Yahweh,
you
protect
and
save
me
with
your
shield;
you
have
made
me
safe
by
your
power [MTY].
I
have
become ◄strong/a
great
king►
because
you
have
helped
me.
You havecleared
the
road
for
me,
with
the
result
that
now
I
do
not
slip/stumble.
I
have
pursued
my
enemies
and
caught
them;
I
did
not
stop
until
I
had
defeated/killed
them
all.
When
I
strike
them,
they
are
not
able
to
get
up
again;
they
lie
on
the
ground,
defeated.
You
have
enabled
me
to
be
strong
in
order
that
I
can
fight
battles
and
defeat
my
enemies.
You
caused
my
enemies
to
run
away (OR,
you
enabled
me
to
put
my
foot
on
my
enemies’
necks
after
I
captured
them
and
forced
them
to
lie
on
the
ground);
I
have
gotten
rid
of
all
those
who
hated
me.
They
called
out
for
someone
to
help
them,
but
no
one
saved
them.
I
pulverize
them,
with
the
result
that
they
become
like [MET]
the
dust
that
the
wind
blows
away;
I
throw
them
out
like [SIM]
people
throw
dirt
out
into
the
streets.
You
enabled
me
to
defeat
those
who
fought
against
me,
and
appointed
me
to
be
the
ruler
of
many
nations;
people
whom
I
did
not
know
about
previously
are
now
slaves
in
my
kingdom.
When
foreigners
hear
about
me,
they ◄cringe/bow
low
before
me►
and
they
obey
me.
They
are
no
longer
courageous,
and
from
their
forts
where
they
were
hiding
they
come
to
me
trembling.
Yahweh
is
alive!
Praise
the
one
who
is
like
an
overhanging
rock [MET]
under
which
I
am
safe
Exalt
the
God
who
saves
me!
He enables
me
to
get
revenge
on
my
enemies;
he
causes
me
to
defeat
nations
and
to
rule
over
them,
and
he
rescues
me
from
my
enemies.
He
has
lifted
me
up
high
so
that
violent
men
could
not
reach
me
and
harm
me.
So
I
praise
him
and
I
tell
the
nations
the
great
things
that
he
has
done.
He
has
enabled
me,
his
king,
to powerfully
defeat
my
enemies;
he
faithfully
loves
me,
David,
the
one
he
has
chosen
to
be
king,
and
he
will
faithfully
love
my
descendants
forever.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
When
people
look
at
everything
that
God
has
placed
in
the
skies,
they
can
see
that
he
is
very
great;
they
can
see
the
great
things
that
he
has
created.
Day
after
day
it
is
as
though
the
sun
proclaims
the
glory
of
God,
and
night
after
night
it
is
as
though
the
moon
and
stars
say
that
they
know
that
God
made
them.
They
do
not
really
speak;
they
do
not
say
any
words.
There
is
no
voice
from
them
for
anyone
to
hear.
But
what
they
declare
about
God
goes
throughout
the
world,
and
even
people
who
live
in
the
most
distant/remote
places
on
earth
can
know
it.
The
sun
is
in
the
skies
where
God
placed
it [MET];
it
rises
each
morning
like
a
bridegroom
who
is
happy
as
he
comes
out
of
his
bedroom
after
his
wedding.
It
is
like
a
strong athlete
who
is
very
eager
to
start
running
in
a
race.
The
sun
rises
at
one
side
of
the
sky
and
goes
across
the
sky
and
sets
on
the
other
side,
and
nothing
can
hide
from
its
heat.
The
instructions
that
Yahweh
has
given
us
are
perfect;
they ◄revive
us/give
us
new
strength►.
We
can
be
sure
that
the
things
that
Yahweh
has
told
us
will
never
change,
and
by
learning
them
people
who
have
not
been
previously
taught/instructed
will
become
wise.
Yahweh’s
laws
are
fair/just;
when
we
obey
them,
we
become
joyful.
The
commands
of
Yahweh
are
clear,
and
by
reading
them [PRS]
we
start
to
understand
how
God
wants
us
to
behave.
It
is
good
for
people
to
revere
Yahweh;
that
is
something
that
they
will
do
forever.
What
Yahweh
has
decided
is
fair,
and
it
is
always
right.
The
things
that
God
has
decided
are
more
valuable
than
gold,
even
the
finest/purest
gold.
They
are
sweeter
than
honey
that drips
from honeycombs.
Furthermore,
by
reading
them
I
learn
what
things
are
good
to
do
and
what
things
are
evil,
and
they
promise
a
great
reward
to
us
who
obey
them.
But
there
is
no
one
who
can
know
all
his
errors [RHQ];
so
Yahweh,
forgive
me
for
these
things
which
I
do
that
I
do
not
realize
are
wrong.
Keep
me
from
doing
things
that
I
know
are
wrong;
do
not
let
my
sinful
desires
control
me.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
no
longer
be
guilty
for
committing
such
sins,
and
I
will
not
commit
the
great
sin
of
rebelling
terribly
against
you.
O
Yahweh,
you
are
like
an
overhanging
rock [MET]
under
which
I
can
be
safe;
you
are
the
one
who
protects
me.
I
hope/desire
that
the
things
that
I
say
and
what
I
think
will
always
please
you.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
I
desire
that
Yahweh
will
answer
you
when
you
call
out
to
him
when
you
have
troubles!
God
is
the
one
whom ◄
our ancestor
Jacob/the Israeli
people►
worshiped;
I
desire
that
he
will
protect
you [MTY]
from
being
harmed
by
your
enemies.
I
desire/hope
that
he
will
reach
out
from
his
sacred
temple
and
help
you,
and aid
you
from
where
he
lives
on
Zion
Hill.
I
desire/hope
that
he
will
accept
all
the
offerings
that
you
give
him
to
be
burned
on
the
altar,
and
all
your
other
offerings.
(Think
about
that!)
I
want
him
to
give
to
you
what
you
desire,
and
that
you
will
be
able
to
accomplish
all
that
you
desire
to
do.
When
we
hear
that
you
have
defeated
your
enemies,
we
will
shout
joyfully.
We
will
lift
up
a
banner
proclaiming
that
it
is
God [MTY]
who
helps
us
(inc).
I
want
Yahweh
to
do
for
you
all
that
you
request
him
to
do.
I
know
now
that
Yahweh
rescues
me,
the
one
whom
he
has
chosen
to
be
king.
From
his
holy
place
in
heaven
he
will
answer
me,
and
he
will
save
me
by
his
great
power [MTY].
Some
kings
trust
that
because
they
have
chariots
they
will
be
able
to
defeat
their
enemies,
and
some
trust
that
their
horses
will
enable
them
to
defeat
their
enemies,
but
we
will
trust
in
the
power [MTY]
of
Yahweh
our
God.
Some
kings
will
stumble
and
fall
down,
but
we
will
be
strong
and ◄not
be
moved/continue
standing
firm►.
Yahweh,
enable
me,
your
king,
to
defeat
our
enemies!
Answer
us
when
we
call
out
to
you
to
help
us.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
Yahweh, ◄
I,
your
king
am
glad/the
king
is
glad►
because
you
have
caused
me/him
to
be
strong.
◄I
rejoice/he
rejoices►
greatly
because
you
have
rescued
me/him
from
my/his
enemies.
You
have
given
me/him
the
things
that
I/he [SYN]
desired
and
you
have
not
refused
to
do
what
I
requested
you
to
do.
(Think
about
that!)
In
answer
to
my/his
prayer,
you
enabled
me/him
to
succeed
and
prosper.
You
placed
a
gold
crown
on
my/his
head.
I/He
asked
you
to
enable
me/him
to
live
for
a
long
time,
and
that
is
what
you
gave
me/him,
a
very
long [HYP]
life.
◄I
am/He
is►
greatly
honored
because
you
have
helped
me/him
to
defeat
my/his
enemies;
you
have
made
me/him
famous.
You
will
bless
me/him
forever,
and
you
have
caused
me/him
to
be
joyful
in
your
presence.
Yahweh,
you
are
God
Almighty,
and ◄I
trust/the
king
trusts►
in
you.
Because
you
faithfully
love
me/him,
disastrous
things
will
never
happen
to
me/him.
You
will
enable
me/him
to
capture [MTY]
all
my/his
enemies
and
all
those
who
hate
me/him.
When
you
appear,
you
will
throw
them
into
a
fiery
furnace.
Because
you
are
angry
with
them,
you
will
get
rid
of
them;
the
fire
will
burn
them
up.
You
will
remove
their
children
from
this
earth;
their
descendants
will
all
disappear.
They
planned
to
harm
you,
but
what
they
plan
will
never
succeed.
You
will
cause
them
to
run
away [IDM]
by
shooting
arrows
at
them.
Yahweh,
show
us
that
you
are
very
strong!
When
you
do
that,
while
we
sing
we
will
praise
you
because
you
are
very
powerful.
A psalm written by David for the choir director, to be sung to the tune ‘Doe of the Dawn’
My
God,
my
God,
why
have
you
abandoned/deserted
me?
Why
do
you
stay
so
far
from
me,
and
why
do
you
not
hear/help
me [RHQ]?
Why
do
you
not
hear
me
when
I
am
groaning?
My
God,
every
day
I
call
to
you
during
the
daytime
and
during
the
night,
but
you
do
not
answer
me,
so
I
am
not
able
to
sleep.
But
you
are
holy.
You
sit
on
your
throne
as
king,
and
we
the
people
of
Israel
praise
you [PRS].
Our
ancestors
trusted
in
you.
Because
they
trusted
in
you,
you
rescued
them.
When
they
cried
out
to
you,
you
saved
them.
They
trusted
in
you,
and ◄they
were
not
disappointed/you
saved
them
as
you
said
that
you
would►.
But
you
have
not
rescued
me
People
despise
me
and
consider
that
I
am
not
a
man;
they
think
that
I
am
as
worthless
as
a
worm!
Everyone [HYP]
scorns
me
and
despises
me.
Everyone
who
sees
me [HYP]
makes fun
of
me.
They
sneer
at
me
and
insult
me
by
shaking
their
heads
at
me
as
though
I
were
an
evil
man.
They
say,
“He
trusts
in
Yahweh,
so
Yahweh
should
save
him!
He
says
that
Yahweh
is
very
pleased
with
him;
if
that
is
so,
Yahweh
should
rescue
him!”
Why
do
you
not
protect
me
now
as
you
did
when
I
was
born?
I
was
safe
even
when
I
was ◄nurssing/drinking
milk
from
my
mother’s
breasts►.
It
was
as
though
you
adopted
me
right
when
I
was
born.
You
have ◄been
my
God/taken
care
of
me►
ever
since
I
was
born.
So, ◄do
not
stay
far
from/stay
close
to► [LIT]
me
now
because
enemies
who
will
cause
me
much
trouble
are
near
me,
and
there
is
no
one
else
who
can
help
me.
My
enemies
surround
me
like
a
herd/group
of
wild
bulls.
Fierce
people,
like
those
strong
bulls
that
graze
on
the
hills
in
Bashan
area,
encircle
me.
They
are
like
roaring
lions
that
are
attacking
the
animals
that
they
want
to
kill [MET]
and
eat;
they
rush
toward
me
to
kill
me;
they
are
like
lions
that
have
their
mouths
open,
ready
to
tear
their
victims
to
pieces [MET].
I
am
completely
exhausted [MET],
and
all
my
bones
are
out
of
their
joints/places.
I
no
longer
expect
that
God
will
save
me;
that
expectation
is
gone
completely,
like
wax
that
has
melted
away.
My
strength
is
all
dried
up [MET]
like
a
broken
piece
of
a
clay
jar
that
has
dried
in
the
sun.
I
am
so
thirsty
that
my
tongue
sticks
to
the
roof
of
my
mouth.
O
God,
I
think
that
you
are
about
to
let
me
die
and
become
dirt!
My
enemies [MET]
surround
me
like
a
pack/group
of
wild
dogs.
A
group
of
evil
men
has
encircled
me,
ready
to
attack
me.
They
have
already
smashed
my
hands
and
my
feet.
I
am
so
weak
and
thin
that
my
bones
can
be
seen
and
counted.
My
enemies
stare
at
me
and ◄gloat/are
happy►
about
what
has
happened
to
me.
They
looked
at
the
clothes
that
I
was
wearing
and gambled
to
determine
which
piece
each
of
them
would
get.
O
Yahweh,
do
not
stay
far
away
from
me!
You
who
are
my
source
of
strength,
come
quickly
and
help
me!
Rescue
me
from
those
who
want
to
kill
me
with
their
swords.
Save
me
from
those
who
are
like
wild/fierce
dogs [MET].
Snatch
me
away
from
my
enemies
who
are
like
lions
whose
jaws
are
already
open,
ready
to
chew
me
up
Grab
me
away
from
those
men
who
are
like
wild
oxen
that
attack
other
animals
with
their
horns [MET]!
But
you
have
saved
me,
so
I
will
declare
to
my
fellow
Israelis
how
great
you [MTY]
are.
I
will
praise
you
among
the
group
of
your
people
gathered
together
to
worship
you.
You
people
who
have
an
awesome
respect
for
Yahweh,
praise
him!
All
you
who
are
descended
from
Jacob,
honor
Yahweh!
All
you Israeli
people,
revere
him!
He
does
not
despise
or
ignore
those
who
are
suffering;
he
does
not
hide ◄his
face/himself►
from
them.
He
has
listened
to
them
when
they
cried
out
to
him
for
help.
Yahweh,
in
the
great
gathering
of
your
people,
I
will
praise
you
for
what
you
have
done.
In
the
presence
of
those
who
revere
you,
I
will
offer
the
sacrifices
that
I
promised.
The
poor
people
whom
I
have
invited
to
the
meal
will
eat
as
much
as
they
want.
All
who
come
worship
Yahweh
will
praise
him.
I
pray
that
God
will
enable
you
all
to
live
a
long
and
happy
life!
I
pray
that
people
in
all
nations,
even
in
the
remote
areas,
will
think
about
Yahweh
and
turn
to
him,
and
that
people
from
all
the
clans
in
the
world
will
bow
down
before
him.
Because
Yahweh
is
the
king!
He
rules
all
the
nations.
I
desire
that
all
the
rich
people
on
the
earth
will
bow
before
him.
Some
day
they
will
die,
but
I
want
them
to
prostrate
themselves
on
the
ground
in
his
presence
before
they
die.
People ◄in
the
future
generations/who
have
not
been
born
yet►
will
also
serve
Yahweh.
Our
descendants
will
be
told
about
what
Yahweh
has
done.
People
who
are
not
yet
born,
who
will
live
in
future
years,
will
be
told
how
Yahweh
rescued
his
people.
People
will
tell
them, “Yahweh
did
it!”
Yahweh,
you
care
for
me
like
a
shepherd
cares
for
his
sheep.
So
I
have
everything
that
I
need.
You
encourage
me
and
give
me
peace;
you
are
like
a
shepherd
who
leads
his
sheep
to
places
where
there
is
plenty
of
green
grass
for
them
to
eat,
and
lets
them
rest
beside
streams
where
the
water
is
flowing slowly.
You
renew
my
strength.
You
guide
me
along
the
roads
that
are
the
right
ones
for
me
in
order
that
I
can
honor
you.
Even
when
I
am
walking
through
very
dangerous
dark
ravines
where
I
might
be
killed,
I
will
not
be
afraid
of
anything
because
you
are
with
me.
You
protect
me
like
a
shepherd
protects
his
sheep.
He
uses
his
club
and
his
walking
stick
to
protect
them
from
being
attacked
by
wild
animals.
You
prepare
a
great
feast
for
me,
in
a
place
where
my
enemies
can
see
me.
You
joyfully
receive
me,
as
people
joyfully
receive
the
guests
they
have
invited
by
pouring
olive
oil
over
their
heads.
You
have
given
me
very
many
blessings!
I
am
certain
that
you
will
be
good
to
me
and
act mercifully
toward
me
as
long
as
I
live;
and
then,
O
Yahweh,
I
will
live
in
your
home
in
heaven
forever.
A psalm written by David
The
earth
and
everything
in
it
belongs
to
Yahweh;
all
the
people
in
the
world
belong
to
him,
too,
because
he
caused
the
ground
to
be
above
the
water,
above
the
water
that
was
deep
below
the
surface
of
the
earth.
Who
will
be
allowed
to
go
up
on
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem,
in
order
to
stand
and
worship
in
Yahweh’s
holy
temple?
Only
those
whose
actions [MTY]
and
thoughts
are
pure,
who
have
not
worshiped
idols,
and
who
do
not
tell
lies
when
they
have
solemnly
promised
to
tell
the
truth.
◄They
will
be
blessed
by
Yahweh/Yahweh
will
bless
them►.
When
God
judges
them,
he,
who
has
saved
them,
will
say
that
they ◄have
done
nothing
wrong/are
without
fault►.
They
are
the
ones
who
approach
God,
they
are
the
ones
who
may
worship
God,
the
one
we Israelis
worship.
(Think
about
that!)
Open
up [APO]
the
temple
gates
in
order
that
our
glorious
king
may
enter!
Do
you
know
who
the
glorious
king
is?
He
is
Yahweh,
the
one
who
is
very
strong [DOU];
He
is
Yahweh,
who
conquers
all
his
enemies
in
battles!
Open
up
the
temple
gates
in
order
that
our
glorious
king
may
enter!
Do
you
know
who
the
glorious
king
is?
He
is
Yahweh
almighty;
he
is
our
glorious
king!
(Think
about
that!)
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
my
God,,
I
give
myself
to
you.
I
trust
in
you.
Do
not
allow
my
enemies
to
defeat
me,
with
the
result
that
I
would
be
ashamed/disgraced.
Do
not
allow
my
enemies
to
defeat/conquer
me,
with
the
result
that
they
would
rejoice.
Do
not
allow
any
of
those
who
trust
in
you
to
be
disappointed/disgraced.
Cause
those
who ◄act
treacherously
toward/try
to
deceive►
others
to
be
disappointed/disgraced.
Yahweh,
show
me
the
way
that
I
should ◄conduct
my
life/live
as
you
want
me
to►,
teach
me
how
to
act
in
the
manner
that
you
want
me
to
act/behave.
Teach
me
to
conduct
my
life
by
obeying
your
truth
because
you
are
my
God,
the
one
who
saves
me.
All
the
time
I
trust
in
you.
Yahweh,
do
not
forget
how
you
have
acted mercifully
to
me
and
have
faithfully
loved
me;
that
is
the
way
that
you
have
acted
toward
me
from
long
ago.
Forgive
me
for
all
the
sinful
things
I
did
and
the
ways
that
I
rebelled
against
you
when
I
was
young;
I
ask
this
because
you
faithfully
love
your
people
and
do
good
things
for
them,
Yahweh,
do
not
forget
me!
Yahweh
is
good
and
fair/just;
therefore
he
shows
sinners ◄how
they
should
conduct
their
lives/how
to
live
as
you
want
them
to►.
He
shows
humble
people
what
is
right
for
them
to
do
and
teaches
them
what
he
wants
them
to
do.
He
always
faithfully
loves
and
does
what
he
has
promised
to
those
who
keep
his
agreement
with
them
and
who
do
what
he
requires.
Yahweh,
forgive
me
for
all
my
sins,
which
are
many,
in
order
that
I
may
honor
you [MTY].
To
all
those
who
revere
you [RHQ],
you
show
them
the ◄right
way
to
conduct
their
lives/things
that
they
should
do►.
They
will
always
be
prosperous,
and
their
descendants
will
continue
to
live
in
this
land.
Yahweh
is
a
friend
of
those
who
have
an
awesome
respect
for
him,
and
he
teaches
them
the
agreement
that
he
made
with
them.
I
always
ask [MTY]
Yahweh
to
help
me,
and
he
rescues
me
from
danger [MET].
Yahweh,
pay
attention
to
me
and
be
merciful
to
me,
because
I
am
alone,
and
I
am
very
distressed
because
I
am
suffering/oppressed.
Help
me
to
not
worry,
and
rescue
me
from
my
troubles.
Note
that
I
am
distressed
and
troubled [DOU],
and
forgive
me
for
all
my
sins.
Also
note
that
I
have
many
enemies,
see
that
they
hate
me
very
much.
Protect
me,
and
rescue
me
from
them;
do
not
allow
them
to
defeat
me,
with
the
result
that
I
would
be
ashamed/disgraced;
I
have
come
to
you
to ◄get
refuge/be
safe►.
Protect
me
because
I
do
what
is
good
and
honest/just [PRS],
and
because
I
trust
in
you.
God,
rescue
us Israeli
people
from
all
of
our
troubles!
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
show
that
I ◄am
innocent/have
not
done
what
is
wrong►.
I
always
do
what
is
right;
I
have
trusted
in
you
and
never doubted
that
you
would
help
me.
Yahweh,
examine
what
I
have
done
and
test
me;
thoroughly
evaluate
what
I
think [IDM].
I
never
forget
that
you
faithfully
love
me,
I
conduct
my
life
according
to
your
truth.
I
do
not
spend
my
time
with
liars
and
I
stay
away
from
hypocrites.
I
do
not
like
to
be
with
evil
people,
and
I
avoid
wicked
people.
Yahweh,
I
wash
my
hands
to
show
that
I ◄am
innocent/have
not
done
what
was
wrong►.
As
I
join
with
others
marching
around
your
altar,
we
sing
songs
to
thank
you,
and
we
tell
others
the
wonderful
things
that
you
have
done.
Yahweh,
I
love
to
be
in
the
temple
where
you
live,
in
the
place
where
your
glory
appears.
Do
not
get
rid
of
me
like
you
get
rid
of
sinners;
do
not
cause
me
to
die
like
you
cause
those
who
murder [MTY]
people
to
die,
and
people
who [SYN]
are
ready
to
do
wicked
things
and
people
who
are
always
taking
bribes.
But
as
for
me,
I
always
try
to
do
what
is
right.
So
be
kind
to
me
and
rescue
me.
I
stand
in
places
where
I
am
safe,
and
when
all
your
people
gather
together,
I
praise
you.
A psalm written by David
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
gives
light
to
my
soul/spirit
and
the
one
who
saves
me,
so
I
do
not [RHQ]
need
to
be
afraid
of
anyone.
Yahweh
is
the
one
to
whom
I
go
for
refuge,
so
I
will
never
be
afraid.
When
those
who
do
evil
come
near
me
to
attack
me,
they
stumble
and
fall
down.
Even
if
an
army
surrounds
me,
I [SYN]
will
not
be
afraid.
Even
if
they
attack
me,
I
will
trust
in
God.
There
is
one
thing
that
I
have
requested
from
Yahweh;
this
is
the
one
thing
that
I
desire:
That
I
may
worship
in
Yahweh’s
house/temple
every
day
of
my
life,
and
see
that
Yahweh
is
wonderful
and
inquire
what
he
wants
me
to
do.
He
will
protect
me
when
I
have
troubles;
he
will
keep
me
safe
in
his
Sacred
Tent.
He
will
set
me
safely ◄on
a
high
rock/in
a
secure
place►.
Then
I
will
triumph
over [IDM]
my
enemies.
I
will
shout
joyfully
as
I
offer
sacrifices
in
his
Sacred
Tent,
and
I
will
praise
Yahweh
as
I
sing.
Yahweh,
listen
to
me
while
I
pray.
Be
kind
to
me
and
answer
my
prayer.
I sensed
that
I
heard
you
say, “Come
and
worship
me [IDM],”
so,
Yahweh,
I
will
worship
you.
I
am
your
servant;
Do
not
be
angry
with
me
and
turn
away
from
me.
You
have
always
helped
me.
You
are
the
one
who
has
saved
me,
so
do
not
abandon
me
now.
Even
if
my
father
and
mother
desert
me,
you
will
take
care
of [IDM]
me.
Yahweh,
teach
me
to
do
what
you
want
me
to
do,
and
lead
me
on
a
safe
path
because
I
have
many
enemies.
Do
not
allow
my
enemies
to
do
to
me
what
they
want;
they
say
many
false
things
about
me
and
threaten
to
do
violent
things
to
me.
But
I
know
that
because
I
trust
in
you
you
will
be
good
to
me
as
long
as
I
live.
So
trust
in
Yahweh,
all
of
you!
Be
strong
and
courageous,
and
wait
expectantly
for
him
to
help
you!
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
I
call
out
to
you;
you
are
like
an overhanging
rock
under
which
I
can
hide.
Do
not
refuse
to
answer
me,
because
if
you
are
silent,
I
will
soon
be
with
those
who
are
in
their
graves.
Listen
to
me
when
I
call
out
for
you
to
help
me,
when
I
pray,
lifting
up
my
hands
as
I
face
your
sacred
temple.
Do
not
drag
me
away
with
wicked
people,
with
those
who
do
wicked
deeds,
with
those
who
pretend
to
act
peacefully
toward
others
while
in
their
inner
beings,
they
hate
them.
Punish
those
people
in
the
way
that
they
deserve
for
what
they
have
done;
punish
them
for
their
evil
deeds [DOU].
Yahweh,
they
do
not
pay
attention
to
the
wonderful
things
that
you
have
done
and
that
you
have
created;
so
get
rid
of
them
permanently
and
do
not
let
them
appear
again!
Praise
Yahweh
because
he
has
heard
me
when
I
called
out
for
him
to
help
me!
Yahweh
makes
me
strong
and
protects
me
like
a
shield [MET];
I
trusted
in
him,
and
he
helped
me.
I
was
glad,
and
from
my
inner
being
I
praised
him
as
I
sang
to
him.
Yahweh
causes
us
to
be
strong
and
protects
us;
and
he
saves
me,
the
one
he
appointed [MTY]
to
be
king.
Yahweh,
save/rescue
your
people;
bless
those
who
belong
to
you.
Take
care
of
them
like
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
sheep [MET];
take
care
of
them
forever.
A psalm written by David
You
angels
in
heaven,
praise
Yahweh!
Praise
him
because
he
is
very
glorious
and
powerful.
Proclaim
that ◄he/his
name►
is
glorious;
bow
down
before
Yahweh
in
his
holy
temple.
Yahweh’s
voice
is
heard
above
the
oceans;
tYahweh,
the
glorious
God,
thunders.
His
voice
thunders
over
the
huge
oceans [DOU].
His
voice
is
powerful
and
majestic.
The
sound
of
Yahweh’s
voice
breaks
great
cedar
trees,
the
cedars
that
grow
in
Lebanon.
He
causes
the
mountains
in
Lebanon
to
jump
like
calves
jump,
and
causes
Hermon
Mountain
to
jump
like
a
young
bull jumps.
Yahweh’s
voice
causes
lightning
to
flash.
His
voice
causes
the
desert
to
shake;
he
shakes
Kadesh
Desert
in
the
southern
part
of
Judah.
Yahweh’s
voice
shakes
the
huge
oak
trees
and
strips
the
leaves
from
the
trees
while
the
people
in
the
temple
shout, “Praise
God!”
Yahweh
ruled
over
the
flood
that
covered
the
earth;
he
is
our
King
who
will
rule
forever.
Yahweh enables
his
people
to
be
strong,
and
he
blesses
them
by
causing
things
to
go
well
for
them.
A psalm written by David for the dedication of the temple
Yahweh,
I
praise
you
because
you
rescued
me.
You
did
not
allow
me
to
die,
with
the
result
that
my
enemies
could
gloat/rejoice.
Yahweh,
my
God,
I
called
out
for
you
to
help
me
when
I
was
ill,
and
you
healed
me.
You
saved/restored
me
when
I
was
dying [MTY].
I
was
nearly
dead,
but
you
caused
me
to
get
well
again.
All
you
who
belong
to
Yahweh,
sing
praise
to
him!
Think
about
what
God,
the
holy
one,
has
done,
and
thank
him!
When
he
becomes
angry,
he
is
angry
for
only
a
very
short
time [HYP],
but
he
is
good
to
us
all
of
our
life.
We
may
cry
during
the
night,
but
the
next
morning
we
will
be
joyful.
As
for
me,
when
I
had
no
troubles,
I
said
to
myself,
“No
one
will
defeat
me!”
Yahweh,
because
you
were
good
to
me,
at
first
you
caused
me
to
be
safe
as
though
I
was
inside [MET]
a
mountain.
But
then
I
became
ill,
and
I
thought
that
you
had
turned
away
from
me,
and
I
became
afraid.
Then
I
called
out
to
you,
and
I
pleaded
for
you
to
help
me.
I
said, “Yahweh, ◄what
will
you
gain
if
I
die?/
you
won’t
gain
anything
if
I
die► [MTY].
◄In
what
way
will
it
benefit
you?/it
won’t
benefit
you
at
all►
if
I
go
to
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are [RHQ].
Dead
people
are
certainly
not
able
to
praise
you [RHQ],
and
they
are
not
able
to
tell
others
that
you
are
trustworthy [RHQ]!
Yahweh,
listen
to
me,
and
be
merciful
to
me!
Yahweh,
help
me!”
But
now
you
have
healed
me,
and
you
have
caused
me
to
change
from
being
sad
to
dancing
joyfully.
You
have
taken
away
the
clothes
that
showed
that
I
was
very
sad
and
you
have
given
me
clothes
that
showed
that
I
was
very
joyful.
So
I
will
not
be
silent;
I
will
sing
out
loudly
to
praise
you.
Yahweh,
you
are
my
God,
and
I
will
thank
you
forever.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
Yahweh,
I
have
come
to
you
to
be
protected;
do
not
allow
me
to
be
defeated,
with
the
result
that
I
am
disgraced.
Since
you
always
do
what
is
fair/right,
rescue
me!
Listen
to
me,
and
save
me
right
now!
Be
like
a
huge
rock
under
which
I
can
hide [MET]
and
like
a
strong
fort
in
which
I
will
be
safe.
Yes,
you
are
like
my
huge
rock
and
my
fort;
guide
me
and
lead
me [DOU]
in
order
that
I
can
honor
you [MTY].
You
are
the
one
who
protects
me,
so
keep
me
from
falling
into
the
hidden
traps
that
my
enemies
have
set
for
me.
Yahweh,
you
are
a
God
who
can
be
trusted,
so
I
put
myself
into
your
care
because
you
rescued
me.
Yahweh,
I
hate
those
who
worship
useless
idols,
but
I
trust
in
you.
I
will
be
very
glad [DOU]
because
you
faithfully
love
me.
You
see
me
when
I
have
been
afflicted,
and
you
have
known
when
I
have
had
troubles.
You
have
not
allowed
my
enemies
to
capture
me;
instead,
you
have
rescued
me
from
danger.
But
now,
Yahweh,
be
kind
to
me
again
because
I
am
distressed.
Because
I
cry
so
much,
I
cannot
see
well,
and
I
am
completely
exhausted.
I
have
become
very
weak
because
I
am
so
miserable,
and
it
is
causing
my
life
to
become
shorter.
I
have
become
weak
because
of
all
my
troubles;
even
my
bones
are
becoming
weaker.
All
of
my
enemies
make fun
of
me,
and
even
my
neighbors
despise
me.
Even
my
friends
are
afraid
of
me
because
they
think
I
am
being
punished
by
God,
and
when
they
see
me
on
the
streets,
they
run
away.
People
have
forgotten
me
like
they
forget
people
who
are
dead.
They
think
I
am
as
useless
as
a
broken
pot.
I
have
heard
people slandering
me,
and
they
have
caused
me
to
become
terrified.
My
enemies
are
making
plans
in
order
to
kill
me.
But
Yahweh,
I
trust
in
you.
You
are
my
God.
My
whole
life [MTY]
is
in
your
hands;
save
me
from
my
enemies,
from
those
who
pursue
me.
Be
kind
to
me
and
rescue
me
because
you
always
faithfully
love
me.
Yahweh,
I
call
out
to
you,
so
do
not
allow
me
to
be
disgraced.
I
desire
that
wicked
people
will
be
disgraced;
I
want
them
to
soon
die
and
go
down
to
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.
I
desire
that
you
will
cause
people [MTY]
who
tell
lies
to
be
unable
to
speak.
Do
that
to
people
who
are
proud
and
those
who
arrogantly
accuse
righteous
people.
You
have
stored
up
many
blessings
for
those
who
revere
you.
You
do
those
good
things
for
those
who
go
to
you
to
be
protected;
everyone
sees
you
doing
that.
You
hide
people
in
your
presence
where
it
is
safe,
and
protect
them
from
people
who
plot
to
kill
them.
You
hide
them
in
safe
places
from
their
enemies [MTY]
who
accuse/insult
them.
Praise
Yahweh!
When
my
enemies
surrounded
the
city
in
which
I
was
living,
he
showed
me
in
a
wonderful
way
that
he
faithfully
loves
me.
I
was
afraid,
and
I
cried
out, “I
have
been
separated
from
Yahweh!”
but
you
heard
me
and
answered
my
cry
for
help.
You
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh,
love
him!
Those
who
are
loyal
to
him,
he
protects,
but
those
who
are
very
proud,
he
punishes
them
severely
like
they
deserve
to
be
punished.
You
who
confidently
expect
Yahweh
to
do
great
things
for
you,
be
strong,
be
courageous!
A psalm written by David, a psam which will help people to be wise
Those
whom
God
has
forgiven
for
rebelling
against
him,
whose stains [MET]
of
sin
have
been
wiped
away,
are
truly
blessed
by
God!
Those
whose
record
of
their
sins
Yahweh
has erased,
those
who
no
longer
do
deceitful
things,
are
truly
blessed
by
God!
When
I
did
not
confess
my
sins,
◄my
body/I►
was
very
weak
and
sick,
and
I
groaned ◄all
day
long/continually►.
Day
and
night,
Yahweh,
you [SYN]
punished
me
severely.
My
strength
drained
away
like
water
that ◄
evaporates/dries
up►
on
a
hot
summer
day.
(Think
about
that!)
Then/Finally
I admitted/confessed
my
sins
to
you;
I
stopped
trying
to
hide
them.
(Think
about
that!)
I
said
to
myself,
“I
will
confess
to
Yahweh
the
wrong
things
that
I
have
done.”
And
when
I
confessed
them,
you
forgave
me,
so
now
I ◄am
no
longer
guilty/will
no
longer
be
punished►
for
my
sins.
Therefore,
the
people
who
are
godly
should
pray
to
you
when
they ◄realize
that
they
have
sinned/have difficulties►.
If
they
pray
to yout,
difficulties [MET]
will
not
overwhelm
them
like
a
great
flood.
You
are
like
a
place
where
I
can
hide
from
my
enemies [MET],
you
protect
me
from
troubles,
and
you ◄enable
me/
put
people
around
me
who
will
enable
me►
to
shout,
praising
you
for
saving
me
from
my
enemies.
(Think
about
that!)
Yahweh
says, “I
will
teach
you
about
how
you
should
conduct
your
life.
I
will
instruct
you
and
watch
over
you.
Do
not
be
stupid
like
horses
and
mules
that
do
not
have
understanding;
they
need ◄bits/pieces
of
metal
put
in
their
mouths►
and ◄bridles/ropes
fastened
to
their
head►
so
they
will
go
in
the
direction
you
want
them
to
go.”
Wicked
people
will
have
many
troubles
that
will
make
them
sad,
but
those
who
trust
in
Yahweh
will
experience
him
faithfully
loving
them
all
the
time.
So,
all
you
righteous
people,
rejoice
about
what
Yahweh
has
done
for
you;
you
whose ◄inner
beings/lives►
are
pure,
be
glad
and
shout
joyfully!
You
righteous
people
should
sing
joyfully
to
Yahweh
because
that
is
what
he
deserves.
Praise
Yahweh
as
you
play
songs
on
the
lyre/harp.
Praise
him
as
you
play
other
instruments
that
have
many
strings.
Sing
a
new
song
to
him;
Play
those
instruments
well,
and
shout
joyfully
as
you
play
them!
Yahweh
always
does
what
he
says
that
he
will
do;
we
can
trust
that
everything
that
he
does
is
right.
He
loves
everything
that
we
do
that
is
just
and
right.
People
all
over
the
earth
can
know
that
Yahweh
faithfully
loves
us.
Yahweh
created
everything
in
the
sky
by
commanding
it.
By
what
he
said [MTY]
he
created
all
the
stars.
He
gathered
all
the
water
into
one
huge
mass
like
someone scoops
liquid
into
a
container.
Everyone
on
the
earth
should
revere
Yahweh [DOU].
When
he
spoke,
the
world ◄was
created/started
to exist►.
Everything
started
to exist
as
a
result
of
him
commanding
it.
Yahweh
frustrates
the
things
that
the
pagan
nations
decide
to
do.
He prevents
them
from
doing
the
evil
things
that
they
plan
to
do.
But
what
Yahweh
decides
to
do
will
last
forever.
What
he
plans
to
do
will
never
be
changed.
Yahweh
blesses
those
nations
who
choose
him
to
be
their
God;
He
is
pleased
with
those
whom
he
has
chosen
to
receive
what
he
has
promised.
Yahweh
looks
down
from
heaven
and
sees
all
us
people;
from
where
he
rules [MTY],
he
looks
down
on
all
the
people
who
live
on
the
earth.
He
formed
our
inner
beings,
and
he
sees
everything
that
we
do.
It
is
not
because
a
king
has
a
great
army
that
he
is
able
to
win
battles,
and
it
is
not
because
a
soldier
is
very
strong
that
he
is
able
to
defeat
his
enemy.
It
is
foolish
to
trust
that
because
horses
are
very
strong
that
they
will
able
to
win
a
battle
and
save
their
riders.
Do
not
forget
that
Yahweh
watches
over
those
who
revere
him,
those
who
confidently
expect
him
to
faithfully
love
them.
He
saves
them [SYN]
from
dying
before
they
should
die
and
preserves
them
when
there
is
a
famine.
We
trust
that
Yahweh
will
help
us;
he
protects
us
like
a
shield
protects
a
soldier [MET].
We
rejoice
because
of
what
he
has
done
for
us;
we
trust
in
him
because
he [MTY]
is
holy.
Yahweh,
we
pray
that
you
will
always
faithfully
love
us
while
we
confidently
expect
you
to
do
great
things
for
us.
A psalm written by David when he pretended to be insane in front of King Abimelech, so that the king would send him away
I
will
always
thank
Yahweh;
I
will
constantly
praise
him [MTY].
I
will
boast
about
what
Yahweh
has
done.
All
those
who
are
oppressed/discouraged
should
hear
me
and
rejoice.
Join
with
me
in
telling
others
that
Yahweh
is
great!
You
and
I
should
together
proclaim
how
glorious
he
is!
I
prayed
to
Yahweh,
and
he ◄answered
my
prayer/did
what
I
asked
him
to
do►;
he
rescued
me
from
all
those
who
caused
me
to
be
afraid.
Those
who
trust [IDM]
that
he
will
help
them
will
be
joyful;
◄they
will
never
be
disappointed/he
will
always
do
for
them
the
things
that
he
promises► [LIT].
I
was
miserable/helpless,
but
I
called
out
to
Yahweh,
and
he
heard
me.
He
rescued
me
from
all
my
troubles.
An
angel
from
Yahweh
guards
those
who
revere
him,
and
the
angel
rescues
them.
Find
out
for
yourself,
and
you
will
experience
that
Yahweh
is
good
to
you!
He
is
very
pleased
with
those
who
ask
him
to
protect
them.
All
you
who
belong
to
him,
revere
him!
Those
who
do
that
will
always
have
the
things
that
they
need [LIT].
Lions
are
usually
very
strong,
but
sometimes
even
young
lions
are
hungry
and
become
weak,
but
those
who
trust
in
Yahweh
will ◄have
everything/not
lack
any
good
thing► [LIT]
that
they
need.
You ◄who
are
my students/whom
I
teach►,
come
and
listen
to
me,
and
I
will
teach
you
how
to
revere
Yahweh.
If [RHQ]
any
of
you
wants
to
enjoy
life
and
have
a
good
long
life,
do
not
say anythoing
that
is
evil!
Do
not
tell
lies!
Turn
away
from
doing
evil,
and
do
what
is
good!
Always
try
hard
to
enable
people
to
live
peacefully
with
each
other.
Yahweh [MTY]
carefully
watches
over
those
who
act
righteously;
he
always
responds [MTY]
to
them
when
they
call
to
him
for
help.
But
Yahweh [SYN] ◄is
opposed
to/turns
away
from►
those
who
do
what
is
evil.
And
after
they
die,
people
will
forget
them
completely.
Yahweh
hears
righteous
people
when
they
call
out
to
him;
he
rescues
them
from
all
their
troubles.
Yahweh
is
always
ready
to
help
those
who
are
discouraged;
he
rescues
those
who
have
nothing
good
to
hope
for.
Righteous
people
may
have
many
troubles,
but
Yahweh
rescues
them
from
all
those
troubles.
Yahweh
protects
them
from
being
harmed;
when
their
enemies
attack
them,
they
will
not
break
any
bones
of
those
righteous
people.
Wicked
people
will
be
killed
by
their
own
evil
deeds (OR,
by
people
doing
to
them
the
same
evil
things
that
the
wicked
do
to
others) [PRS],
and
Yahweh
will
punish
those
who
oppose
righteous
people.
Yahweh
will
save
those
who
serve
him.
He
will ◄not
condemn/forgive► [LIT]
those
who
trust
in
him.
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
fight
against
those
who
fight
against
me!
Fight
against
my
enemies
when
they
fight
me!
Be
like
a
shield [DOU]
to
protect
me
and
come
to
help
me!
Lift
up
your
spear [DOU]
and
throw
it
at
those
who
pursue
me!
Promise
me
that
you
will
enable
me
to
defeat
my
enemies.
Cause
those
who
are
trying
to
kill
me
to
be
defeated
and
disgraced!
Cause
those
who
are
planning
to
do
evil
things
to
me
to
be
pushed
back
and
become
confused!
Send
your
angel
to
pursue
them,
and
as
a
result
cause
them
to
disappear
like
chaff/straw
blown
away
by
the
wind!
Cause
the
path
on
which
they
run
to
be
dark
and
slippery
as
your
angel
pursues
them!
Although
I
did
not
do
anything
wrong
to
them,
they
concealed
a
deep
pit
for
me
to
fall
into;
they
hid
a
net
in
which
they
would
catch
me.
Cause
them
to
suddenly
experience
disaster!
Cause
them
to
be
trapped
in
their
own
nets!
Cause
them
to
fall
into
the
pits
that
they
have
dug
for
me
and
disappear!
Then
I
will
be
joyful
about
what
you,
Yahweh,
have
done
for
me,
I
will
be
glad
that
you
have
rescued
me.
With
my
whole
inner
being [SYN]
I
will
say,
“There
is
no
one
like
Yahweh [RHQ]!
No
one
else
can
rescue
helpless
people
from
powerful
people [RHQ].
No
one
else
can
rescue
weak
and
needy
people
from
those
who
want
to
rob
them.”
People
who
tell
lies
stand
in
court
and
falsely
accuse
me
of
doing
things
that
I
do
not
know
anything
about.
In
return
for
my
doing
good
things
for
them,
they
do
evil
things
to
me,
with
the
result
that
I
feel
that
I
am
alone.
When
they
were
ill,
I
showed
that
I
was
sad.
I
did
not
eat
any
food,
and
I
bowed
my
head
as
I
prayed
for
them.
I
mourned
and
bowed
my
head
as
I
prayed
as
though
it
was
a
friend
or
my
mother
for
whom
I
was
grieving.
But
when
I
had
troubles,
they
were
all
happy
about
it.
They
gathered
around
to
make fun
of
me.
Strangers
struck
me,
and
they
would
not
stop.
Worthless
people
ridicule
me
and snarl
at
me.
Yahweh,
how
long
will
you
only
watch
them
doing
this?
Rescue
me
from
their
attacking
me;
Save
me
from
being
killed
by
these
men
who
are
attacking
me
like [MET]
lions
that
are
attacking
other
animals
Then,
when
many
of
your
people
gather,
I
will
praise
you
and
I
will
thank
you
in
front
of
all
of
them.
Do
not
allow
my
enemies,
who
tell
lies
about
me,
defeat
me
and
then
rejoice!
Do
not
allow
those
who
hate
me
when
there
in
no
reason
to
hate
me
to ◄smirk/smile happily►!
They
do
not
talk
peacefully
to
people;
instead,
they
seek
ways
to
tell
lies
about
people
who
are
peaceful.
They
shout
at
me,
to
accuse
me,
saying, “We
saw
the
wrong
things
that
you
did!”
Yahweh,
you
have
seen
these
things,
so
do
not
be
silent!
Do
not
stay
far
from
me!
Arise,
my
God,
and
plead
my
case
in
court,
and
successfully
defend
me!
Yahweh,
my
God,
because
you
are
righteous,
prove
that
I
am
innocent
in
order
that
my
enemies
will
not
be
able
to
gloat
that
I
was
judged
to
be
guilty.
Do
not
allow
them
to
be
able
to
say
to
themselves,
“Yes,
we
have
gotten
rid
of
him [IDM]
just
like
we
desired!”
Cause
those
who
rejoice
about
my
misfortunes
to
be
completely
defeated
and
disgraced;
cause
those
who
boast
that
they
are
much
greater
than
me
to
be
disgraced
and
dishonored!
But
cause
those
who
desire
that
I
be
acquitted
to
be
happy
and
shout
joyfully,
and
cause
them
to
continually
say, “Yahweh
is
great!
He
is
delighted
to
cause
things
to
go
well
for
those
who
serve
him.”
Then
I
will
proclaim
that
you
act
righteously,
and
I
will
praise
you
all
day
long.
A psalm written for the choir director by David, a man who served God faithfully
Wicked
people
continually
desire
to
sin.
They
consider [IDM]
that
they
do
not
need
to
revere
God.
Because
they
are
very
proud,
they
do
not
think
that
God
will
discover
their
sins
and
condemn
them (OR,
they
do
not
think
about
their
sins
and
hate
themselves
for
it).
Everything
that
they
say
is
deceitful
and
full
of
lies;
they
no
longer
do
what
is
good
and
are
no
longer
wise.
While
they
are
lying
on
their
beds,
they
plan
to
do
things
to
harm
others;
they
are
determined
to
do
things
that
are
not
good,
and
they
never
refuse
to
do
what
is
evil.
Yahweh,
your
faithful
love
for
us
reaches
as
high
as
the
heavens,
you
faithfully
do
what
you
have
promised;
it
is
as
though
your
doing
that
extends
up
to
the
clouds.
Your
righteous
behavior
is
as
permanent
as
the
highest
mountains [MET],
your
acting
justly
will
continue
as
long
as
the deepest
oceans
exist.
You
take
care
of
people
and
you
take
care
of
animals.
God,
your
faithful
love
for
us
is
very
precious.
You
protect
us
like
birds
protect
their
baby
birds
under
their
wings [MET].
You
provide
for
us
plenty
of
food
from
the
abundant
supply [IDM]
that
you
have;
your
great
blessings
for
us
flow
like
a
river.
You
are
the
one
who
causes
everything
to
live;
your
light
is
what enables
us
to
see.
Continue
to
faithfully
love
those
who
have
experienced
a relationship
with
you,
and
bless
those
who
act
righteously/justly.
Do
not
allow
proud
people [SYN]
to
attack
me,
or
allow
wicked
people
to
chase
me
away.
Look
where
evil
people
have
fallen
on
the
ground,
defeated;
they
were
thrown
down,
and
they
will
never
rise
again.
A psalm written by David
Do
not
be
bothered/upset
by
what
wicked
people
do.
Do
not
desire
to
have
the
things
that
people
who
do
wrong/evil
have,
because
they
will
soon
disappear,
like
grass
withers
in
the
hot
sun
and
dries
up.
Just
like
some
green
plants
come
up
but
die
during
the
hot
summer,
evil
people
will
soon
die
also.
Trust
in
Yahweh,
and
do
what
is
good;
if
you
do
that,
you
will
live
safely
in
the
land
that
he
has
given
you,
and
you
will
live
peacefully [MET].
Be
delighted
with
all
that
Yahweh
does
for
you;
if
you
do
that,
he
will
give
you
the
things
that
you
desire
most.
Commit
to
Yahweh
all
the
things
that
you
plan
to
do;
trust
in
him,
and
he
will
do
whatever
is
needed
to
help
you.
He
will
show
as
clearly
as
the
sunlight
that
you ◄are
innocent/have
done
nothing
that
is
wrong►;
he
will
show
as
clearly
as
the
sun
at noontime [SIM]
that
all
the
things
that
you
have
decided
are
just.
Be
quiet
in
Yahweh’s
presence,
and
wait
patiently
for
him
to
do
what
you
want
him
to
do.
Do
not
be
bothered/upset
when
what
evil
men
do
is
successful,
when
they
are
able
to
do
the
wicked
things
that
they
plan.
Do
not
be
angry
about
what
wicked
people
do.
Do
not
want
to
punish
them
yourself.
Do
not
be
envious
of
such
people
because
you
will
only
harm
yourself
if
you
try
to
envy
them.
Some
day
Yahweh
will
get
rid
of
wicked
people,
but
those
who
trust
in
Yahweh
will
live
safely
in
the
land
that
he
has
given
to
them.
Soon
the
wicked
will
disappear.
If
you
look
for
them,
they
will
be
gone.
But
those
who
are
humble
will
live
safely
in
their
land.
They
will happily
enjoy
living
peacefully
and
having
the
other
good
things
that
Yahweh
gives
them.
Wicked
people
plan
to
harm
righteous/godly
people;
they snarl
at
them [MET]
like
wild
animals.
But
Yahweh
laughs
at
them
because
he
knows
that
some
day [MTY]
he
will
judge
and
punish
the
wicked
people.
Wicked
people
pull
out
their
swords/daggers
and
they
put
strings
on
their
bows,
ready
to
kill
people
who
are
poor [DOU]
and
to
slaughter
those
who
live
righteously.
But
they
will
be
killed
by
their
own
swords/daggers,
and
their
bows
will
be
broken.
It
is
good
to
be
righteous/godly
even
if
you
do
not
have
many
possessions,
but
it
is
bad
to
be
wicked,
even
if
you
are
very
wealthy,
because
Yahweh
will
completely
take
away
the
strength
of
wicked
people,
but
he
will ◄sustain/take
care
of►
people
who
live
righteously.
Every
day
Yahweh
cares
about
those
who
have
not
done
any
evil
things;
the
things
that
Yahweh
gives
them
will
last
forever.
They
will
survive
when
calamities
occur;
when
there
are
famines,
they
will
still
have
plenty
to
eat.
But
wicked
people
will
die;
just
like
the
beautiful
wild
flowers
in
the
fields
die
under
the
hot
sun
and
disappear
like
smoke [MET],
Yahweh
will
cause
his
enemies
to
suddenly
disappear.
The
wicked
people
borrow
money,
but
they
are
not
able
to
repay
it;
righteous/godly
people,
in contrast,
have
enough
money
that
they
can
give
generously
to
others.
Those
whom
Yahweh
has
blessed
will
live
safely
in
the
land
that
he
has
given
to
them,
but
he
will
get
rid
of
those
people
whom
he
has
cursed.
Yahweh
protects
those
who
do
what
is
pleasing
to
him,
and
he
will
enable
them
to
walk
confidently,
wherever
they
go;
even
if
they
stumble,
they
will
not
fall
down,
because
Yahweh
holds
them
by
his
hand.
I
was
young
previously,
and
now
I
am
an
old
man,
but
in
all
those
years,
I
have
never
seen
righteous/godly
people
being
abandoned
by
Yahweh,
nor
have
I
seen
that
their
children
needed
to
beg
for
food.
Righteous/Godly
people
are
generous,
and happily
lend
money
to
others,
and
their
children
are
a
blessing
to
them.
Turn
away
from
doing
evil,
and
do
what
is
good.
If
you
do
that,
you
and
your
descendants
will
live
in
your
land
forever.
That
will
happen
because
Yahweh likes
to
see
people
doing
what
is
just,
and
he
will
never
forsake
righteous/godly
people.
He
will
protect
them
forever;
but
he
will
get
rid
of
the
children
of
wicked
people.
Righteous/Godly
people
will
own
the
land
that
Yahweh
promised
to
give
to
them,
and
they
will
live
there
forever.
Righteous
people
give
wise
advice
to
others,
and
they [MTY]
say
what
is
just/fair.
They
continually
think
about
God’s
laws;
they
do
not
stray
from
God’s
path.
Those
who
are
evil
wait
in
ambush
for
righteous
people
in
order
to
kill
them
as
they
walk
by.
But
Yahweh
will
not
abandon
righteous
people,
and
allow ◄them
to
fall
into
their
enemies’
hands/their
enemies
harm
them►.
And
he
will
not
allow
righteous
people
to
be
condemned
when
someone
takes
them
to
a
judge
to
be
put
on
trial.
Be
patient
and
trust
that
Yahweh
will
help
you,
and ◄walk
on
his
paths/do
what
he
wants
you
to
do►.
If
you
do
that,
he
will
honor
you
by
giving
you
the
land
that
he
promised,
and
when
he
gets
rid
of
the
wicked,
you
will
see
it
happen.
I
have
seen
that
wicked
people
who ◄act
like
tyrants/terrify
people►
sometimes
prosper,
like
trees
that
grow
well
in
fertile
soil,
when
I
looked
later,
they
were
gone!
I
searched
for
them,
but
Yahweh
had
caused
them
to
disappear.
Notice
the
people
who
have
not
done
evil
things,
those
who
act
righteously:
their
descendants
will
have
peace
in
their
inner
beings.
But
Yahweh
will
get
rid
of
the
wicked;
he
will
also
get
rid
of
their
descendants (OR,
as
a
result,
they
will
not
have
any
descendants).
Yahweh
rescues
righteous
people;
in
times
of
trouble
he
protects
them [MET].
Yahweh
helps
them
and
saves
them;
he
rescues
them
from
being
attacked/harmed
by
wicked
people
because
they
go
to
him
to
be
protected [MET].
A psalm written by David, asking God not to forget him
Yahweh,
when
you
are
angry
with
me,
do
not
rebuke/scold
me
and
punish
me!
Now
it
is
as
though
you
have
shot
your
arrows
at
me
and
wounded
me;
you
have
struck
me
and knocked
me
down.
Because
you
have
been
angry
with
me,
I
am
suffering
great
pain.
Because
of
my
sin,
my
whole
body
is
diseased.
All
my
sins
are
like
a
flood
that
covers
my
head;
they
are
like
a
load
that
is
very
heavy,
with
the
result
that
I
cannot
carry
it.
Because
I
have
done
foolish
things,
I
have
sores
that
have
become
worse,
and
they
stink.
Sometimes
I
am
bent
over,
and
sometimes
I
lie
prostrate;
I
am
sad/cry
all
day.
My
body
is
burning
with
fever,
and
I
am
very
ill.
I
am
completely
exhausted,
and
I
have
no
strength.
I
am
very
distressed,
and
I
groan
with
pain.
Yahweh,
you
know
that
I
desire
to
be
healed;
you
hear
me
while
I
am
groaning.
My
heat
is
pounding
heavily,
and
all
my
strength
is
gone.
I
am
no
longer
able
to
see
well.
My
friends
and
neighbors
stay
away
from
me
because
of
my
sores;
even
my
own
family
stays
away
from
me.
And
those
who
want
to
kill
me
set
traps
to
catch
me;
those
who
want
to
harm
me
discuss
ways
to
get
rid
of
me;
they
plot
against
me
all
day.
Now
I
act
like I’m
deaf,
and
do
not
listen
to
what
they
say.
I
act
like
I
cannot
talk,
so
I
say
nothing
to
reply
to
them.
I
act
like
a
man
who
does
not
answer
when
people
talk
to
him,
because
he
cannot
hear
anything.
But
Yahweh,
I
trust
in
you.
My
Lord
God,
you
will
answer
me.
I
said
to
you, “Do
not
cause
me
to
die,
with
the
result
that
my
enemies
will
rejoice!
Do
not
cause
me
to
stumble,
with
the
result
that
they
will
be
very
happy!”
I
say
that
because
I
am
about
to
fall
down,
and
I
constantly
have
pain.
I
confess
the
wrong
things
that
I
have
done;
I
am
very
sorry
for
the
sins
that
I
have
committed.
My
enemies
are
healthy
and
strong;
there
are
many
people
who
hate
me
for
no
reason.
Those
who
do
evil
things
to
me
in
return
for
my
doing
good
things
to
them
oppose
me
because
I
try
to
do
what
is
right.
Yahweh,
do
not
abandon
me!
My
God,
do
not
stay
far
from
me!
Lord,
you
are
the
one
who
saves/rescues
me;
Quickly
come
and
help
me!
A psalm written by David for Jeduthun, the choir director
I
said
to
myself, “I
will
be
careful
not
to
sin
by
the
things
that
I
say [MTY].
I
will
not
say
anything
to
complain
while
wicked
people
are
near
to
me
and
can
hear
me.”
So
I
was
completely
silent [DOU],
and
I
did
not
even
talk
about
things
that
were
good,
but
it
was
useless,
because
I
began
to
suffer
even
more.
I
became
very
anxious/worried [IDM].
As
I
thought
about
my
troubles,
I
became
more
worried.
Then
finally
I
said [MTY],
“Yahweh,
show/tell
me
how
long
I
will
live.
Tell
me
when
I
will
die.
Tell
me
how
many
years
I
will
live!
It
seems
that
you
have
caused
me
to
live
only
a
short
time;
◄my
lifetime/all
the
time
that
I
have
lived►
seems
like
nothing
to
you.
The
time
that
all
we humans
live
is
as
short
as [MET]
a puff
of
wind.
(Think
about
that!)
Then
we
disappear
like
a
shadow
does.
It
seems
that
all
that
we
do
is
for
nothing/useless.
We
sometimes
get
a
lot
of
money,
but
we
do
not
know
who
will
get
it
after
we
die.
So
now,
Yahweh,
if
I
expect [RHQ]
to
receive
blessings
from
other
people,
I
will
be
disappointed.
You
are
the
only
one
from
whom
I
confidently
expect
to
receive
blessings.
Save
me
from
being
punished
for
all
the
sins
that
I
have
committed.
And
do
not
allow
foolish
people
to
make fun
of
me.
I
did
not
say
anything
when
you
punished
me,
because
I
knew
that
you
were
the
one
who
caused
me
to
suffer.
But
now,
please
stop
punishing
me!
If
you
do
not
do
that,
I
am
about
to
die
because
of
the
ways
that
you [SYN]
have
struck/afflicted
me.
When
you
rebuke
someone
and
punish
him
for
the
sin
that
he
has
committed,
you
destroy
the
things
that ◄he
loves/are
precious
to
him►,
like moths’
larva
destroy
clothing.
Our
lives
disappear
like
a puff
of
wind.
(Think
about
that!)
Yahweh,
listen
to
me
while
I
pray;
pay
attention
to
me
while
I
cry
out
to
you.
Help
me
while
I
am
crying.
I
am
here
on
the
earth
for
only
a
short
time,
like
all
my
ancestors.
Now
please
leave
me
alone,
and
do
not
punish
me
anymore
in
order
that
I
may
smile
and
be
happy
for
a
while
before
I
die. [EUP, DOU]”
A psalm written by David for the choir director
I
waited
patiently
for
Yahweh
to
help
me,
and
he
listened
to
me [DOU]
when
I
called
out
to
him.
When
I
had
many
troubles,
it
was
as
though
I
was
in
a
deep
pit.
But
he
lifted
me
up
out
of
the
mud
and
slime
of
that
pit;
he
set
my
feet
on
a
solid
rock,
and
enabled
me
to
walk ◄safely/without
falling►.
He
has
given
me
a
new
song
to
sing,
a
song
to
praise
him
who
is
our
God.
Many
people
will
find
out
what
he
has
done
for
me,
and
they
will
revere
and
trust
him.
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
those
who
trust
him,
those
who
do
not
trust
in
idols
or
join
with
those
who
worship
those
false
gods.
O
Yahweh,
my
God,
you
have
done
many
wonderful
things!
No
one
can
list
all
the
wonderful
things
that
you
have
planned
for
us.
If
I
tried
to
tell
others
about
all
those
wonderful
things,
I
would
not
be
able
to,
because
there
would
be
too
many
for
me
to
mention.
Various
kinds
of
sacrifices
and
other
offerings
are
not
the
only
things
that
delight
you.
You
have
enabled
me
to
understand
that
very
well [IDM].
Animals
burned
on
the
altar
and
other
offerings
are
not
all
that
you
require
for
sins
to
be
forgiven.
So
I
said
to
you, “Yahweh,
here
I
am,
to
do
the
things
that
have
been
written
in
the
scroll
that
contains
your
laws,
things
that
you
want
me
to
do.”
O
my
God,
I
delight
to
do
what
you
desire;
I
keep
your
laws
within
my
inner
being.
Whenever
all
your
people
are
gathered,
I
have
told
them
about
how
you
save
us.
Yahweh,
you
know
that
I
have
not
been
afraid
to
tell
that
to
them.
And
I
have
not
kept
to
myself
the
news
that
you
always
act
justly/fairly;
when
many
of
your
people
have
gathered
together
to
worship
you
in
the
temple,
I
have
told
them
that
you
are
faithful
to
us
and
save
us.
I
have ◄not
concealed/openly
told
people►
that
you
faithfully
love
us
and
act loyally
toward
us.
Yahweh,
do
not
stop
being
merciful
to
me.
Because
you
faithfully
love
me [PRS]
and
are
loyal
to
me,
always
protect
me.
I
have
many
troubles;
so
many
that
I
cannot
count
them.
My
sins
are
like
a
flood
that
has
covered
me [PRS,
MET];
they
are
so
many
that
I
cannot
find
my
way.
The
sins
that
I
have
committed
are
more
than
the
hairs
on
my
head.
I
am
very
discouraged.
O
Yahweh,
please
save
me!
Come
quickly
to
help
me!
Humble
those
who
are
happy
about
my
troubles,
and
cause
them
to
be
disgraced
and
ashamed.
Chase
away
those
who
are
trying
to
get
rid
of
me.
I
hope/desire
that
those
who
make fun
of
me
will
be
dismayed
when
you
defeat
them.
But
I
hope
that
all
those
who
go
to
worship
you
will
be
very
joyful [DOU].
I
want
those
who
love
you
because
you
saved
them
to
shout
repeatedly,
“Yahweh
is
great!”
As
for
me,
I
am
poor
and
needy [DOU];
but
I
know
that
Yahweh
has
not
forgotten
me.
O
my
God,
you
are
the
one
who
saves
and
helps
me,
so
please
come
quickly
and
help
me!
A psalm written by David for the choir director
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
those
people
who
help
to
provide
for
the
poor;
he
will
rescue
those
people
when
they
have
troubles.
Yahweh
protects
them
and
allows
them
to
live
for
a
long
time.
He enables
them
to
be
happy
in
the
land
of
Israel,
and
rescues
them
from
their
enemies.
When
they
are
sick,
Yahweh
strengthens
them,
and
he
heals
them.
When
I
was
sick,
I
said, “Yahweh,
be
merciful
to
me
and
heal
me;
I
know
that
I
am
sick
because
I
have
sinned
against
you.”
My
enemies
say
cruel
things
about
me;
they
say, “How
soon
will
he
die,
and
then
everyone
will
forget
about
him [MTY]? (OR,
he
will
not
have
any
descendants
to
continue
his
name).”
When
my
enemies
come
to
me,
they
falsely
say
that
they
are
concerned
about
me.
They
listen
to
bad
news
about ◄me/my
health►.
Then
they
go
away
and
tell
everywhere
what
is happening
to
me.
All
those
who
hate
me
whisper
to
others
about
me,
and
they
hope/desire
that
very
bad
things
will
happen
to
me.
They
say, “He
will
soon
die
because
of
his
being
sick;
he
will
never
get
up
from
his
bed
before
he
dies.”
Even
my
best
friend,
whom
I
trusted
very
much,
who
often
ate
with
me,
has ◄betrayed
me/put
me
into
my
enemies’
hands► [IDM].
But
Yahweh,
be
merciful
to
me,
and
enable
me
to
become
healthy
again.
When
you
do
that,
I
will
be
able
to ◄pay
back
my
enemies/get
revenge
on
my
enemies/cause
my
enemies
to
suffer
like
they
caused
me
to
suffer►.
If
you
enable
me
to
do
that,
with
the
result
that
my
enemies
do
not
defeat
me,
I
will
know
that
you
are
pleased
with
me.
I
will
know
that
it
is
because
I
have
done
what
is
right
that
you
have
helped
me,
and
I
will
know
that
you
will
let
me
be
with
you
forever.
Praise
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship;
Praise
him
forever!
Amen!
I
desire
that
it
will
be
so!
Book Two
A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah for the choir director
Deer
pant, desiring
to
drink
water
from
a
stream
when
there
is
a
drought (OR,
when
they
are
being
pursued
by
hunters.)
In
the
same
way [SIM],
God,
I
need
you
very
much.
I
desire
to
have
fellowship
with [MET]
you,
the all-powerful
God.
I
wonder, “When
will
I
be
able
to
go
back
to
the
temple
in
Israel
and
worship
in
your
presence
again?”
Every
day
and
every
night
I
cry;
it
is
as
though
the
only
thing
I
have
to
drink
is
my
tears;
and
while
I
do
that,
my
enemies
are
continually
asking
me,
“Why
does
your
god
not
help
you?”
I
am
very
distressed [IDM]
as
I
remember
when
I
went
with
the
crowd
of
people
to
the
temple
in
Jerusalem,
leading
them
as
we
walked
along;
we
were
all
shouting
joyfully
and
singing
to
thank
God
for
what
he
had
done;
we
were
a
large
group
who
were
celebrating.
So
I
say
to
myself, “◄Why
am
I
sad
and
discouraged?/I
should
not
be
sad
and
discouraged!► [RHQ]
I
confidently
expect
God
to
help
me,
and
again
I
will
praise
him,
my
God,
the
one
who
saves
me.”
But
now,
Yahweh,
I
am
very
discouraged [IDM],
so
I
think
about
you,
even
from
where
the
Jordan
River gushes
out
from
the
bottom
of
Hermon
Mountain
and
from
Mizar
Mountain.
But
here,
the
great
sorrow
that
I
feel
is
like
water
that
you
send
down [MET];
it
is
like
a waterfall
that tumbles
down
and
floods
over
me.
Yahweh
shows
me
each
day
that
he
faithfully
loves
me,
and
each
night
I
sing
to
him
and
pray
to
him,
the
God
who
causes
me
to
live.
I
say
to
God,
who
is
like
an
overhanging
rock
under
which
I
can
hide [MET],
“It
seems
that
you
have
forgotten
me.
I ‘mourn/cry’
constantly
because
my
enemies
act
cruelly
toward
me” [RHQ].
They
make fun
of
me
constantly;
they
continually
ask, “Why
does
your
god
not
help
you?” [RHQ]
And
when
they
insult
me
like
that,
it
is
like
wounds
that
I
feel
even
in
my
bones.
But
I
think,
“◄Why
am
I
sad
and
discouraged?/I
should
not
be
sad
and
discouraged!► [RHQ]
I
will
confidently
expect
God
to
help
me,
and
I
will
praise
him
again,
my
God,
the
one
who
saves
me.”
(A continuation of psalm 42)
God,
declare
that
I ◄am
innocent/have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong►.
Defend
me
when ◄ungodly
people/people
who
do
not
worship
you►
say
things
against
me,
rescue
me
from
people
who
deceive
and
say
things
about
me
that
are
not
true.
You
are
God,
the
one
who
protects
me;
◄why
have
you
abandoned
me?/it
seems
that
you
have
abandoned
me!► [RHQ]
It
does
not
seem
right
that [RHQ]
I
am
forced
to
mourn/cry
constantly
because
my
enemies
are
cruel
to
me.
Shine
your
light
on
me
and
speak
your
truth
to
me;
and
let
them
guide
me,
and
take
me
back
to
Zion,
your
sacred
hill
at
Jerusalem,
and
to
your
temple,
where
you
live.
When
you
do
that,
I
will
go
to
your
altar,
to
worship
you,
my
God,
who
causes
me
to
be
extremely
joyful.
There
I
will
praise
you,
the
God
whom
I
worship,
while
I
play
my
harp.
So ◄why
am
I
sad
and
discouraged?/I
should
not
be
sad
and
discouraged!► [RHQ]
I
confidently
expect
God
to
bless
me,
and
I
will
praise
him
again,
my
God,
the
one
who
saves
me.
A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah for the choir director
God,
we
ourselves
have
heard
what
our
parents
and grandparents
told
us.
They
told
us
about
the
miracles
that
you
performed
long
ago.
They
told
us
how
you
expelled
the
ungodly
people
and
enabled
us
to
live
in
their
land.
They
told
us
that
you
punished
those
ungodly
people
and
enabled
your
own
people
to
prosper [IDM].
It
was
not
by
using
their
own
swords
that
they
conquered
the
people
that
lived
in
that
land,
and
it
was
not
by
their
own
power
that
they
were
victorious;
it
was
only
by
your
power [MTY, DOU]
that
they
did
those
things;
and
they
were
sure
that
you
were
with
them,
and
that
showed
that
you
were
pleased
with
them.
You
are
my
King
and
my
God;
it
is
you
who
enable
us,
your
people [MTY],
to
defeat
our
enemies.
It
is
by
your
power
that
we
knock
our
enemies
down
and tramp
on
them.
I
do
not
trust
that
I
will
be
saved
by
using
my
bow
and
arrows
and
my
sword.
No,
it
is
you
who
have
rescued
us
from
our
enemies,
it
is
you
who
have
caused
those
who
hate
us
to
become
ashamed
because
they
were
defeated.
We
have
continually
boasted
about
what
God
has
done
for
us,
and
we
will
thank
him [MTY]
forever.
(Think
about
that!)
But
now
you
have
rejected
us
and
caused
us
to
be
disgraced;
when
our
armies
march
out
to
fight
a
battle,
you
no
longer
go
with
them.
You
have
caused
us
to
run
away
from
our
enemies,
with
the
result
that
they
captured
the
things
that
belonged
to
us.
You
have
allowed
us
to
become
like [MET]
sheep
that
were
ready
to
be
slaughtered;
you
scattered
us
far
away
among
other
nations.
It
is
as
though [MET]
you
sold
us,
your
people,
to
our
enemies
for
a
very
small
price,
and
you
did
not
gain
much
profit
from
selling
us!
People
who
live
in
nations
near
us
make fun
of
us;
they
laugh
at
us
and
deride/belittle
us.
They
make jokes
using
the
name
of
our
country,
they
shake
their
heads
to indicate
that
they
despise
us.
All
day
I
feel
disgraced;
from
seeing
my
face,
people
know
that
I
am
ashamed.
I
hear
what
those
who
sneer
at
me
and
revile
me
say;
I
am
ashamed
in
front
of
my
enemies
and
those
who
want
to
harm
me.
All
these
things
have
happened
to
us
even
though
we
have
not
forgotten
you,
and
we
are
not
the
ones
who
disobeyed
the
agreement
you
made
with
our
ancestors.
We
have
not
stopped
being
loyal
to
you,
and
we
have
not
stopped
doing
what
you
want
us
to
do [IDM].
But
it
is
as
though
you
have
allowed
us
to
be
helpless
among
wild
animals,
and
abandoned
us
in
a
deep
dark
ravine.
If
we
had
forgotten
to
worship [MTY]
our
God,
or
if
we
had
spread
out
our
hands
to
worship
a
foreign
god,
you
certainly
would
have
known
that,
because
you
know
even
what
we
secretly
think.
But
it
is
because
we
belong
to
you,
that
our
enemies
are
constantly
killing
us.
They
act
toward
us
as
though
we
were
only
sheep
to
be
slaughtered.
So,
Yahweh,
arise!
Why
are
you
asleep [RHQ]?
Get
up!
Do
not
reject
us
forever!
Why
are
you
not
looking
at
us?
Why
are
you
forgetting
that
we
are
suffering
and
being
oppressed
by
our
enemies?
We
are
pushed
down
to
the
ground
and
we
cannot
get
up.
Arise,
and
come
and
help
us!
Rescue
us
because
you
faithfully
love
us!
A love song written by one of the descendants of Korah, for the choir director, to be sung to the tune ‘Lilies’
In
my
inner
being
I
am
stirred
by
a
beautiful
message
which
will
be
sung
to
the
king.
The
words
of
this
message
will
be
written
with
a
pen
by
me,
a
skilled
writer.
O
King,
you
are
the
most
handsome
man
in
the
world,
and
you
always
speak [MTY] eloquently,
because
God
has
always
blessed
you.
You
who
are
a
mighty
warrior,
put
on
your
sword!
You
are
glorious
and
majestic.
Ride
on
like
a
great
chief
to
defend
the
truth
that
you
speak
and
the
fair
decisions
that
you
make!
Because
you
are
strong [MTY],
you
will
do
awesome
deeds.
Your
arrows
are
sharp,
and
they
pierce
the
hearts
of
your
enemies.
Soldiers
of
many
nations
will
fall
dead
at
your
feet.
The
kingdom [MTY]
that
God
will
give
to
you
will
remain
forever.
You
rule [MTY]
people
justly.
You
love
right
actions,
and
you
hate
evil
actions.
Therefore
God,
your
God,
has
chosen [MTY]
you
to
be
king
and
caused
you
to
be happier [MET]
than
any
other
king.
The
perfume
of
various
spices
is
on
your
robes.
People ◄entertain
you/make
you
happy►
in
ivory
palaces
by
playing
stringed
instruments.
Among
the
women
who
stay
near
you [EUP]
stay
are
daughters
of
other
kings.
And
at
your
right
hand
stands
your
bride,
the
queen,
wearing
beautiful
ornaments
of
gold
that
comes
from
Ophir.
Now
I
will
say
something
to
your
bride:
Listen
to
me
carefully [DOU]!
Forget
the
people
who
live
in
your
home
country,
forget
your
relatives!
Because
you
are
very
beautiful,
the
king
will
desire
to
sleep
with [EUP]
you.
He
is
your
master,
so
you
must
obey
him.
The
people
from
Tyre
city
will
bring
gifts
to
you;
their
rich
people
will
try
to
persuade
you
to
do
favors
for
them.
O
king,
your
bride
will
be
entering
the
palace
wearing
beautiful
robes
made
from
gold
thread.
While
she
is
wearing
a gown
that
has
many
colors,
her
companions
will
lead
her
to
you.
She
will
have
many
other
young
women
who
accompany
her.
They
will
be
very
joyful [DOU]
as
they
are
led
along
to
enter
your
palace.
Some
day,
your
sons
and
your
grandsons
will
become
kings,
just
like
your
ancestors
were.
You
will
enable
them
to
become
rulers
in
many
countries [HYP].
And
as
for
me,
I
will
enable
people
in
every
generation
to
remember
the
great
things
that
you [MTY]
have
done,
and
people
will
praise
you
forever.
A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah for the choir director
God
is
the
one
who
protects
us
and
causes
us
to
be
strong;
he
is
always
ready
to
help
us
when
we
have
troubles.
So,
even
if
the
earth
shakes,
we
will
not
be
afraid.
Even
if
the
mountains
fall
into
the
middle
of
the
sea,
and
if
the
water
in
the
sea
roars
and
foams,
and
the
hills
shake
violently,
we
will
not
be
afraid!
(Think
about
that!)
Blessings
that
come
from
God
are
like
a
river
that
makes
everyone
in
the
city
where
we
worship
God
joyful.
It
is
the
city
where
the
temple
of
God,
who
is
greater
than
any
other
god,
exists.
God
is
in
this
city,
and
it
will
never
be
destroyed;
he
will
come
to
help
the
people
in
that
city
at
dawn
every
day.
Sometimes
the
people
of
many
nations
are
terrified;
kingdoms ◄are
overthrown/cease
to exist►;
God
speaks
loudly
like
thunder,
and
the
earth
melts (OR,
people
everywhere
become
terrified) [MET].
But
Yahweh,
the
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
is
with
us;
the
God
whom
Jacob
worshiped (OR,
we Israeli
people
worship)
is
our
refuge.
(Think
about
that!)
Come
and ◄see/think
about►
the
amazing
things
that
Yahweh
has
done [DOU]!
He
stops
wars
all
over
the
world;
he
breaks
bows
and
arrows;
he
destroys
spears;
he
burns
up
shields.
God
says, “Be
quiet,
and
remember
that
I
am
God!
I
will
be
honored
by
the
people
of
all
nations.
I
will
be
honored
all
over
the
earth.”
So
never
forget
that
Yahweh,
the
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
is
with
us;
the
God
whom
Jacob
worshiped (OR,
we Israeli
people
worship)
is
our
refuge.
(Think
about
that!)
A psalm written for the choir director by one of the descendants of Korah
You
people
all
over
the
world,
clap
your
hands
for
joy!
Shout
joyfully
to
praise
God!
Yahweh,
who
is
much
greater
than
any
other
god,
is
awesome;
he
is
the
king
who
rules
over
all
the
world!
He
enabled
us
to
defeat
the
armies
of
the people-groups
that
lived
in
Canaan.
He
chose
for
us
this
land
where
we
now
live;
we Israeli
people [MTY],
whom
he
loves,
are
proud
that
we
own
this
land.
(Think
about
that!)
God
has
gone
up
into
his
temple.
The
people
shouted
joyfully
and
blew
trumpets
as
Yahweh
went
up.
Sing
songs
to
praise
our
God!
Sing
to
praise
him [DOU]!
Sing
to
God,
our
king!
God
is
the
one
who
rules
over
everything
in
the
world;
sing
a
psalm
to
him!
God
sits
on
his
sacred
throne
as
he
rules
over
the
people
of
all ethnic
groups.
The
rulers
of
those people-groups
gather
as
God’s
people,
the
people
descended
from
Abraham,
do.
But
God
has
more
power
than
the
weapons/shields
of
all
the
kings
on
the
earth;
◄he
is
greatly
honored/people
honor
him►
everywhere.
A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah
Yahweh
is
great,
and
he
deserves
to
be
greatly
praised
in
the
city
where
he
lives,
which
is
built
on
Zion,
his
sacred
hill.
That
city,
on
a
high
hill,
is
beautiful;
it
is
the
city
where
the
true
God,
the
great
king,
lives,
and
it
causes
people
all
over
the
world
to
rejoice
when
they
see
it.
God
is
in
the
strong
towers
there,
and
he
shows
that
he
protects
the
people
in
that
city.
Many
kings
gathered
with
their
armies
to
attack
that
city,
but
when
they
saw
it,
they
were
amazed;
they
became
terrified,
and
ran
away.
Because
they
were
very
afraid,
they
trembled
like
a
woman
who
is
about
to
give
birth
to
a
child;
they
shook
like
ships sailing
from
Tarshish
are
shaken
by
a
strong
wind.
We
had
heard
that
this
city
is
glorious,
and
now
we
have
seen
that
it
is.
It
is
the
city
in
which
Yahweh,
the
almighty
one,
lives.
It
is
the
city
which
God
will
preserve/protect
forever.
(Think
about
that!)
God,
here
in
your
temple
we
think
about
how
you
faithfully
love
us.
You [MTY]
are
famous
and ◄are
praised/people
praise
you►
all
over
the
earth,
because
you
rule powerfully [MTY]
and
justly.
The
people
who
live
near
Zion
Hill
should
be
happy!
The
people
in
all
the
cities [MTY]
in
Judah
should
rejoice
because
you
judge
people
fairly.
You Israeli
people
should
walk
around
Zion
Hill
and
count
the
towers
there;
notice
the
walls
there
and
examine
the
forts
in
order
that
you
can
tell
about
them
to
your
children.
Say
to
them, “This
is
the
city
that belngs
to
our
God,
the
one
who
lives
forever;
he
will
guide
us
all
of
our
lives.”
A psalm written for the choir director by one of the descendants of Korah
You
people
of
all ethnic
groups,
listen!
You
people
all
over
the
world,
important
people
and unimportant
people,
rich
people
and
poor
people,
everyone,
listen
to
what
I
am
saying,
because
what
I
am
thinking
is
very
sensible,
and
what
I
say
will
enable
you
to
become
wise!
I
think
about [MTY] ◄proverbs/wise
sayings►,
and
while
I
play
my
harp,
I
explain
what
they
mean.
I
am
not [RHQ]
afraid
when
I
am
in
trouble/danger,
when
I
am
surrounded
by
my
enemies,
by
evil
men
who
trust
that
things
will
always
go
well
for
them
because
they
are
wealthy,
and
who
boast
about
being
very
rich.
They
may
be
rich,
but
no
one
can
pay
money
with
the
result
that
he
would
live
forever!
No
one
can
pay
God
enough
so
that
God
will
allow
him
to
continue
to
live,
because
that
cost
is
too grreat,
and
he
will
never
be
able
to
pay
enough
with
the
result
that
he
will
live
forever
and
never
die
and
be
buried!
We
see
that
foolish
and
stupid
people
die,
but
we
see
that
wise
people
also
die;
they
all
leave
their
wealth,
and
others
inherit
it.
Those
wise
people
once
had
houses
on
land
that
they
owned,
but
now
their
graves
are
their
homes
forever,
the
place
where
they
will
stay
for
all
time!
Even
if
people
are
great,
that
cannot
prevent
them
from
dying;
all
people
die,
the
same
as
animals
do.
That
is
what
happens
to
those
who
foolishly
trust
in
what
they
have
accomplished,
to
those
who
are
delighted
in
all
that
they
possess.
(Think
about
that!)
They
are
certain
to
die
just
like
sheep,
when
a
shepherd
leads
them
away
to
be
slaughtered. [PRS,
MET]
In
the
morning
righteous
people
will
rule
over
them,
and
then
those
wealthy
people
will
die
and
their
bodies
will
quickly
decay
in
their
graves;
they
will
be
where
dead
people
are,
far
from
their
homes.
But
it
is
certain
that
God
will
rescue
me
so
that
I
am
not
kept
in
the
place
of
the
dead.
(Think
about
that!)
So,
do
not
be
dismayed
when
someone
becomes
rich
and
the
houses
where
they
live
become
more
and
more
luxurious,
because
when
he
dies,
he
will
take
nothing
with
him;
his
wealth
will
not
go
with
him.
While
a
rich
person
is
alive,
he
congratulates
himself,
and
people
praise
him
for
being
successful,
but
he
will
die,
joining
his
ancestors,
who
will
never
see
daylight
again.
Even
if
someone
is
great,
that
cannot
prevent
him
from
dying;
he
will
die,
the
same
as
animals
do.
A psalm written by Asaph
God,
the all-powerful
one,
speaks;
he
summons
all
people,
from
the
east
to
the
west.
His
glory
shines
from
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem,
an
extremely
beautiful
city.
Our
God
comes
to
us,
and
he
is
not
silent.
A
great
fire
is
in
front
of
him,
and
a
storm
is
around
him.
He
comes
to
judge
his
people.
He
shouts
to
the
angels
in
heaven
and
to
the
people
on
the
earth.
He
says, “Summon
those
who
faithfully
worship
me,
those
who
made
an
agreement
with
me
by
offering
sacrifices
to
me.”
The
angels
in
heaven
declare,
“God
is
righteous,
and
he
is
the supreme
judge.”
(Think
about
that!)
God
says, “My
people,
listen!
You Israeli
people,
listen,
as
I,
your
God,
say
what
you
have
done
that
is
wrong.
I
am
not
rebuking
you
for
making
sacrifices
to
me,
for
the
offerings
that
you
completely
burn
on
the
altar.
But
I
do
not
really
need
you
to
sacrifice
the
bulls
from
your
barns
and
the
goats
from
your
pens,
because
all
the
animals
in
the
forest
belong
to
me,
and
all
the
cattle
on 1,000
hills
also
belong
to
me.
I
own
and
know
all
the
birds
and
all
the
creatures
that
move
around
in
the
fields.
So,
if
I
were
hungry,
I
would
not
tell
you
to
bring
me
some
food,
because
everything
in
the
world
belongs
to
me!
I
do
not
eat
the
flesh
of
the
bulls
that
you
sacrifice,
and
I
do
not
drink
the
blood
of
the
goats
that
you
offer
to
me.
The
sacrifice
that
I
really
want
is
that
you
thank
me
and
do
all
that
you
have
promised
to
do.
And
pray
to
me
when
you
have
troubles.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
rescue
you,
and
then
you
will
praise
me.
But
I
say
this
to
the
wicked
people:
◄Why
do
you/It
does
not
benefit
you
at
all
to► [RHQ]
recite
my
commandments
or
talk
about
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
you,
because
you
have
refused
to
allow
me
to
discipline
you,
and
you
have
rejected
what
I
told
you
to
do.
Every
time
that
you
see
a
thief,
you
become
his
friend,
and
you
spend
much
time
with
those
who
commit
adultery.
You
are
always
talking [MTY]
about
doing
wicked
things,
and
you
are
always
trying
to
deceive
people.
You
are
always
accusing
members
of
your
own
family
of
doing
wrong,
and slandering
them.
You
did
all
those
things,
and
I
did
not
say
anything
to
you,
so
you
thought
that
I
was
a
sinner
just
like
you.
But
now
I
rebuke
you
and
accuse
you,
right
in
front
of
you.
So,
all
you
who
have
ignored
me,
pay
attention
to
this,
because
if
you
do
not,
I
will
tear
you
to
pieces,
and
there
will
be
no
one
to
rescue
you.
The
sacrifice
that
truly
honors
me
is
to
thank
me
for
what
I
have
done;
and
I
will
save
those
who
always
do
the
things
that
I
want
them
to.”
A psalm written by David for the choir director, concerning the time when the prophet Nathan rebuked David after he had committed adultery with Bathsheba
O
God,
be
merciful
to
me,
because
you
love
me
faithfully;
because
you
are
very
merciful,
erase
the
record
of
the
ways
that
I
disobeyed
you!
Make
me
pure
from
the
wrong
things
that
I
have
done;
make
me
clean
from
the
guilt
of
my
sin.
I
say
that
because
I
know
the
ways
that
I
have
disobeyed
you;
I
cannot
forget
them.
You,
you
only,
are
the
one
that
I
have
really
sinned
against,
and
you
have
seen
the
evil
things
that
I
have
done.
When
you
say
that
I
am
guilty,
you
are
right/correct,
and
when
you
judge
me,
you
justly
say
that
I
deserve
to
be
punished.
I
have
been
a
sinner
since
the
day
that
I
was
born;
truly,
I
have
been
like
that
since
my
mother
conceived
me.
What
you
desire
is
that
I
desire
what
is
true
in
order
that
you
can
teach
me
how
to
act
wisely.
Purify
me
from
the
guilt
of
my
sins,
and
after
that
happens,
I
will
be
clean
in
my
inner
being;
cleanse
me,
and
then
in
my
inner
being
I
will
be ◄whiter
than
snow/very
clean►.
Allow/Cause
me
to
be
joyful [DOU]
again;
you
have ◄crushed
my
spirit/completely
discouraged
me► [MTY];
but
now
let
me
rejoice
again.
Do
not
continue
to
look
at
the
sins [IDM]
that
I
have
committed;
erase
the
record
of
the
evil
things
that
I
have
done.
O
God,
cause
my
inner
being
to
be
pure.
Put
new
thoughts
within
me
and
make
me
faithful
again.
Do
not
send
me
away
from
you
because
of
my
sin,
and
do
not
take
your
Holy
Spirit
from
me.
Cause/Allow
me
to
be
happy
again
because
of
knowing
that
you
have
freed
me
from
the
guilt
of
my
sin,
and
make
me
willing
to
obey
you.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
be
able
to
teach
other
sinners
what
you
want
them
to
do,
and
they
will
repent
and
begin
to
obey
you.
O
God,
you
are
the
one
who
saves
me;
forgive
me
for
being
guilty
of
causing
someone
who
was
not
my
enemy
to
die.
When
you
do
that,
I
will
sing
joyfully
about
your
being
very
good
and
righteous.
O
Yahweh,
help
me
to
speak
in
order
that
I
may
praise
you.
You
are
not
pleased
only
with
the
sacrifices
that
people
bring
to
you.
If
that
were
enough
to
please
you,
I
would
bring
you
sacrifices.
You
are
not
pleased
with
burnt
offerings
alone.
The
sacrifice
that
you
really
want
is
for
people
to
be
truly
humble
and
sorry
for
having
sinned;
O
God,
you
will
not
refuse
that
kind
of
sacrifice.
O
God,
be
good
to
the
people
who
live
in
Jerusalem [MTY],
and
help
them
to
rebuild
the
city
walls.
When
that
happens,
they
will
bring
you
the
proper
sacrifices,
animals
that
they
will
completely
burn,
young
bulls
that
they wiill
burn
on
your
altar,
and
you
will
be
pleased.
A psalm written by David for the choir director, when Doeg went to Saul and said, “David has gone to talk with Ahimelech, the Supreme Priest”
You
people
think
that
you
are
strong
and
brag
about
the
sins
that
you
have
committed,
while
you
plan
to
harm
godly
people.
All
during
the
day
you
plan
to
get
rid
of
others;
what
you
say [MTY]
injures
others
like
a
sharp
razor [SIM],
and
you
are
always
deceiving
others.
You
like
doing
what
is
evil
more
than
you
like
doing
what
is
good,
and
you
like
telling
lies
more
than
you
like
telling
the
truth.
(Think
about
that!)
You
who
say
things [MTY]
to
deceive
people,
you
like
to
say ◄things
that
hurt
people/cruel
things►!
But
God
will
get
rid
of
you
forever;
he
will
grab
you
and
drag
you
from
your
home
and
take
you
away
from
this
world
where
people
are
alive.
(Think
about
that!)
When
righteous
people
see
that,
they
will
be awestruck,
and
they
will
laugh
at
what
happened
to
you,
and
say,
“Look
what
happened
to
the
man
who
would
not
ask
God
to
protect
him;
he
trusted
that
his
great
wealth
would
save
him;
he
trusted
in
the
money
that
he
got
by
wickedly
taking
it
from
others!”
But
I
am
secure/safe
because
I
worship
in
God’s
temple;
I
am
like
a
strong
green
olive
tree.
I
trust
in
God,
who
faithfully
loves
us
forever.
God,
I
will
always
thank
you
for
the
things
that
you
have
done.
As
I
stand
before
godly
people,
I
will
proclaim
that
you
are
good (OR,
the
many
good [MTY]
things
you
have
done
for
us).
A psalm written by David for the choir director, to be sung using a tune called ‘Mahalath’
Only
foolish
people
say
to
themselves, “There
is
no
God!”
People
who
say
that
are
corrupt;
they
commit
terrible
sins;
there
is
not
one
of
them
who
does
what
is
good/right.
God
looks
down
from
heaven
and
sees humans;
he
looks
to
see
if
anyone
is
very
wise,
with
the
result
that
he
seeks
to
know
God.
But
they
are
all
morally
corrupt;
no
one
does
what
is
good/right.
Will
all
these
evil
people
never
learn
what
God
will
do
to
them?
They
act
violently
toward
Yahweh’s
people
while
eating
the
food
that
he
provides,
and
they
never
pray
to
Yahweh.
But
some
day
those
people
will
become
terrified,
like
they
have
never
been
terrified
before,
because
God
will
cause
those
who
are
separated
from
him
to
die,
and
he
will
disrespect
them
by
scattering
their
bones.
They
have
rejected
God,
so
he
will
cause
them
to
be
defeated
and
completely
disgraced.
I
wish/desire
that
someone
from
Jerusalem [MTY]
would
come
and
rescue
the Israeli
people!
God,
when
you
bless
your
people
again,
all
the Israeli
people,
all
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
will
rejoice.
A psalm written by David for the choir director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; it was written when the people of Ziph went to Saul and told him that David was hiding in their area
God,
by
your
power [MTY, DOU]
save
me
from
my
enemies,
and
show
people
that
I
have
not
done
anything
that
is
wrong!
God,
listen
to
my
prayer;
listen
to
what
I
say
to
you,
because
strangers
are
trying
to
attack
me;
proud
men
are
wanting
to
kill
me;
men
who
do
not
have
any ◄respect
for/interest
in►
you.
(Think
about
that!)
But
God
is
the
one
who
helps
me;
Yahweh
defends/protects
me
from
my
enemies.
He
will
cause
the
evil
things
that
they
want
to
do
to
me
to
happen
to
them
instead;
because
he
faithfully
does
what
he
promises,
he
will
get
rid
of
them.
Yahweh,
I
will
gladly
give
an
offering
to
you
because
I
want
to,
and
I
will
thank
you [MTY],
for
you
are
good
to
me;
you
have
rescued
me
from
all
my
troubles,
and
I
have
seen
that
you
have
defeated
my
enemies.
A psalm written by David for the choir director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments
God,
listen
to
my
prayer,
and
do
not
turn
away
from
me
while
I
am
pleading
with
you.
Listen
to
me,
and
answer
me,
because
I
am
overwhelmed
by
all
my
troubles.
My
enemies
cause
me
to
be
terrified;
wicked
people
oppress
me.
They
cause
me
to
have
great
troubles;
they
are
angry
with
me,
and
they
hate
me.
I
am
terrified,
and
I
am
very
much
afraid
that
I
will
die.
I
am
very
fearful
and
I
tremble/shake,
and
I
am
completely
terrified.
I
said, “I
wish
that
I
had
wings
like
a
dove!
If
I
had
wings,
I
would
fly
away
and
find
a
place
to
rest.
I
would
fly
far
away
and
live
in
the
desert.
(Think
about
that!)
I
would
quickly
find
a
shelter
from
my
enemies
who
are
like [MET]
a
strong
wind
and
rainstorm.”
Lord,
confuse
my
enemies,
and
cause
their
plans
to
fail,
because
I
see
them
acting
violently
and
causing
strife
in
the
city
of
Jerusalem.
During
each
day
and
night
they
march
around
on
top
of
its
walls,
committing
crimes
and
causing
trouble.
They
destroy
things
everywhere.
They
oppress
and
defraud
people
in
the ◄marketplaces/public
squares►.
If
it
were
an
enemy
who
was
making fun
of
me,
I
could
endure
it.
If
it
were
someone
who
hates
me,
who
despises
me,
I
could
hide
from
him.
But
it
is
someone
who
is
just
like
me,
my
companion,
someone
who
was
my
friend
who
is
doing
this
to
me.
We
previously
had
many
good talks
together;
we
walked
around
together
in
God’s
temple.
I
desire/hope
that
my
enemies
will
die
suddenly;
while
they
are
still
young,
cause
them
to
go
down
to
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.
They
they
think
evil
things.
But
I
will
ask
Yahweh,
my
God,
to
help
me,
and
he
will
save
me.
Each
morning
and
each noontime
and
each
evening
I
tell
him
what
I
am
concerned
about,
and
I
moan,
and
he
hears
my
voice.
I
have
very
many
enemies,
but
he
will
rescue
me
and
bring
me
back
safely
from
the
battles
that
I
fight.
God
is
the
one
who
has
ruled
everything
forever,
and
he
will
listen
to
me.
He
will
cause
my
enemies
to
be
defeated
and
disgraced,
because
they
do
not
change
their
evil
behavior
and
they
do
not reevere
God.
(Think
about
that!)
My
companion,
whom
I
mentioned
previously,
betrayed
his
friends
and
broke
the
agreement
that
he
made
with
them.
What
he
said
was
easy
to
listen
to,
like
butter
is
easy
to
swallow [MET],
but
in
his
inner
being
he
hated
people;
his
words
were
soothing
like
olive
oil,
but
they
hurt
people
like
sharp
swords
do [MET].
Put
your
troubles
in
Yahweh’s
hands,
and
he
will
take
care
of
you;
he
will
never
allow
righteous
people
to
experience
disasters.
God,
you
will
cause
murderers [MTY]
and
liars
to
die
before
they
have
lived
half
as
long
as
they
expect
to
live;
but
as
for
me,
I
will
trust
in
you.
A psalm written by David for the choir director, concerning the time the Philistines seized David in Gath; to be sung using the tune ‘Dove on distant oaks’
God,
be
merciful
to
me
because
men
have
harassed
me;
all
day
my
enemies
pursue
me.
My
enemies
harass
me
all
day
long;
there
are
many
of
them
who
proudly
attack
me.
But
whenever
I
am
afraid,
I
trust
in
you.
God,
I
praise/thank
you
because
you
do
what
you
have
promised;
I
trust
in
you,
and
then
I
am
not
afraid.
Ordinary humans
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
harm
me!
All
day
long
my
enemies
claim
that
I
said
things
that
I
did
not
say (OR,
try
to
destroy
what
I
am
doing);
they
are
always
thinking
of
ways
to
harm
me.
In
order
to
cause
trouble
for
me,
they
hide
and
watch
everything
that
I
do,
waiting
for
an opportunity
to
kill
me [MTY].
So,
God,
punish
them
for
the
wicked
things
that
they
are
doing;
show
that
you
are
angry
by
defeating
those
people!
You
have
counted
all
the
times
that
I
have
been
wandering
alone/distressed;
it
is
as
though
you
have
put
all
my
tears
in
a
bottle
in
order
that
you
can
see
how
much
I
have
cried.
You
have
counted
my
tears
and
written
the
number
in
your
book.
When
I
call
out
to
you,
my
God,
my
enemies
will
be
defeated;
I
know
that
will
happen,
because
you
are
fighting
for
me.
I
praise/thank
you
that
you
do
what
you
have
promised;
Yahweh,
I
will
always
praise
you
for
that [DOU].
I
trust
in
you,
and
as
a
result,
I
will
not
be
afraid.
I
know
that humans
cannot
really [RHQ]
harm
me!
I
will
bring
to
you
the
offering
that
I
promised;
I
will
bring
an
offering
to
you
to
thank
you,
because
you
have
rescued
me
from
being
killed;
you
have
kept
me
from
stumbling.
As
a
result,
I
will
continue
to
live
in
your
presence
in
the
light
that
shines
on
those
who
are
still
alive (OR,
in
the
light
that
enables
people
to
live).
A psalm written by David for the choir director, when David went into a cave to escape from Saul; to be sung using the tune ‘Do not destroy’
God,
be
merciful
to
me!
Act mercifully
toward
me
because
I
come
to
you
to
protect
me.
I
ask
you
to
protect
me
like
little
birds
are
protected
under
their
mother’s
wings [MET]
until
the
storm/danger
is
ended.
God,
you
who
are
greater
than
all
other
gods,
I
cry
out
to
you,
the
one
who enables
me
to
do
all
that
you
desire.
You
will
answer
me
from
heaven
and
rescue
me,
but
you
will
cause
those
who
oppress
me
to
be
defeated
and
disgraced!
(Think
about
that!)
God
will
always
faithfully
love
me
and ◄will
be
faithful/will
do
what
he
promises►.
Sometimes
I
am
surrounded
by
my
enemies
who
are
like
lions
that
kill humans;
they
are
like
lions
that
chew
with
their
teeth
animals
that
they
kill;
but
my
enemies
have
spears
and
arrows,
not
teeth;
and
the
false
things
that
they
say [MTY]
hurt
people
as
much
as
sharp
swords
hurt
people [MET].
God,
show
in
the
heavens
that
you
are
very
great!
And
show
your
glory
to
people
all
over
the
earth!
It
is
as
if [MET, HYP]
my
enemies
spread
a
net
to
seize
me,
and
I
became
very
distressed [IDM].
It
is
as
if [MET, HYP]
they
dug
a
deep
pit
along
the
path
where
I
walk,
but
they
themselves
fell
into
it!
(Think
about
that!)
God,
I
have
complete
confidence [DOU]
in
you.
I
will
sing
to
you,
and
I
will
praise
you
while
I
sing.
I
will
awaken
myself;
I
will
arise
before
the
sun
rises
and
praise
you
while
I
play
my
harp
or
my ◄lyre/small
harp►.
Lord,
I
will
thank
you
among
all
the
people;
and
I
will
sing
to
praise
you
among
many ethnic
groups,
because
your
faithful
love
for
us
is
as
great
as
the
distance
from
the
earth
to
the
sky,
and
because
your ◄faithfulness/faithfully
doing
what
you
promise►
is
as
great
as
the
distance
up
to
the
clouds [MET].
God,
show
in
the
heavens
that
you
are
very
great!
And
show
your
glory
to
people
all
over
the
earth!
A psalm written by David for the choir director, to be sung using the tune ‘Do not destroy’
When
you
mighty
men
speak,
you
never
say
what
is
right;
you
never
decide
things
about
people
justly [RHQ]!
No,
in
your
inner
beings
you
think
only
about
doing
what
is
wrong,
and
you
commit
violent
crimes
in
this
land
of
Israel.
Wicked
people
do
wrong
things
and
tell
lies
from
the
time
that
they
are
born [DOU].
God,
show
in
the
heavens
how
great
you
are!
And
show
your
glory
to
people
all
over
the
earth!
What
wicked
people
say
injures
people
like
the
venom
of
a
snake [MET];
They
refuse
to
listen
to
good
advice,
as
though
they
were
cobras
that
were
deaf [MET]!
As
a
result,
like
a
snake
that
does
not
respond
when
a
charmer
plays
a
flute
or
when
someone
sings magic
songs,
they
do
not
pay
attention
when
others
rebuke
them.
God,
as
for
these
enemies
who
want
to
attack
me
like
young
lions,
break
their
teeth!
Cause
them
to
disappear
like
water
disappears
in
dry
ground!
Cause
the
arrows
that
they
shoot
to
have
no ◄heads/sharp
points►!
Cause
them
to
become
like snails
that
disappear
in
the
slime;
cause
them
to
be
like
babies
that
are
born
dead!
Get
rid
of
them
as
fast
as thornbushes
are
blown
away
after
they
are
cut (OR,
as
fast
as
a
fire heats
a
pot
over
burning
thorns).
Righteous
people
will
rejoice
when
they
see
wicked
people
being
punished
as
they
deserve;
they
will
wash
their
feet
in
the
blood
of
wicked
people.
Then
people
will
say, “It
is
true
that
there
is
a
reward
for
righteous
people;
and
there
is
indeed
a
God
who
judges
people
justly
here
on
the
earth!”
A psalm written by David for the choir director, when Saul, wanting to kill David, sent men to watch David’s house
God,
save
me
from
my
enemies!
Protect
me
from
those
who
want
to
attack
me!
Rescue
me
from
men
who
want
to
do
what
is
wicked,
men
who
are
murderers!
Look!
They
are
waiting
to
kill
me!
Fierce
men
have
gathered
to
assault
me.
Yahweh,
they
are
doing
that
even
though
I
have
not
done
what
is
wrong!
It
is
not
because
I
have
committed
any
sin
against
them
that
they
run
and
get
ready
to
attack
me.
Yahweh
my
God,
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
the
one
we Israelis
worship,
arise
and
punish
the
ungodly/heathen
people
of
all
the
nations;
do
not
be
merciful
to
those
wicked
people
who
have ◄acted
treacherously
toward/secretly
planned
to
harm►
us.
(Think
about
that!)
They
return
each
evening,
snarling
like
vicious
dogs [SIM]
as
they
prowl
around
this
city.
They
loudly
say
terrible
things;
they
say [MTY]
many
things
that
injure
people
like [MET]
swords
do,
but
they
think, “No
one
will [RHQ]
hear
us!”
But
Yahweh,
you
laugh
at
them.
You ◄scoff
at/ridicule►
the
people
of
the
pagan
nations.
God,
I
have
confidence
in
you
because
you
are
very
strong;
you
are
my
refuge.
Because
you
love
me,
you
will
come
to
save
me;
you
will
allow
me
to
watch
while
you
defeat
my
enemies.
But
do
not
kill
them
immediately
in
order
that
my
people
will
not
forget
how
you
punished
them!
Instead,
Lord,
you
who
are
like
a
shield
that
protects
us [MET],
scatter
them
by
your
power,
and
then
defeat
them.
Because
what
they
say [MTY]
is
sinful,
allow
them
to
be
trapped
for
being
proud.
Because
they
are
always
cursing
and
telling
lies,
because
you
are
angry,
get
rid
of
them;
destroy
them
completely
in
order
that
people
will
know
that
you
rule
over
us,
your Israeli
people,
and
that
you
rule
over
all
the
earth.
(Think
about
that!)
My
enemies
return
each
evening,
snarling
like
vicious
dogs
as
they
prowl
around
this
city.
They
roam
around,
searching
for
food;
and
if
they
do
not
find
enough,
they
growl.
But
as
for
me,
I
will
sing
about
your
power;
every
morning
I
will
sing
joyfully
about
your
faithfully
loving
us.
I
will
sing
about
how
you
protected
me
when
I
was
very
distressed.
God,
you
are
the
one
who enables
me
to
be
strong;
you
are
my
refuge;
you
faithfully
love
me.
A psalm written by David for the choir director, a psalm for teaching, to be sung using the tune ‘Lily of the Promise’. David wrote it during the wars in northern Syria, and Joab’s army, after returning from the battle, killed 12,000 of the Edom people-group in Salt Valley
I
prayed, “God,
you
have
rejected
us
Israelis!
Because
you
have
been
angry
with
us,
you
have
enabled
our
enemies
to
break
through
our
ranks.
Please
enable
us
to
be
strong
again!
When
we
were
defeated,
it
was
as
though [MET]
there
was
a
big
earthquake
in
our
land
that
caused
the
ground
to
split
open.
So
now,
just
as
only
you
can
cause
the
cracks
in
the
land
to
disappear,
help
our
army
to
be
strong
again,
because
it
is
as
though
our
country
is ◄falling
apart/being
destroyed►.
You
have
caused
us,
your
people,
to
suffer
very
much;
it
is
as
though
you
forced
us
to
drink
strong
wine
that
caused
us
to
stagger
around
after
we
became
drunk.
But
you
have
raised
a
battle
flag
for
those
who
revere
you
in
order
that
they
can
gather
around
it
and
not
be
killed
by
the
enemies’
arrows.
(Think
about
that!)
Answer
our
prayers
and
enable
us
by
your
power [MTY]
to
defeat
our
enemies
in
order
that
we,
the
people
whom
you
love,
will
be
saved.”
Then
God
answered
my
prayer
and
spoke
from
his
temple,
saying,
“Because
I
have
conquered
your
enemies,
I
will
divide
up
everything
in
Shechem
city,
and
I
will
distribute
it
among
my
people
the
land
in
Succoth
Valley.
The
Gilead
region
is
mine;
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
are
mine;
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
is
like
my
helmet [MET];
and
the
tribe
of
Judah
is
like
the ◄scepter/stick
that
I
hold
which
shows
that
I
am
the
ruler► [MET];
but
the
Moab
region
is
like
my washbasin [MET];
I
throw
my
sandal
in
the
Edom
area
to
show
that
it
belongs
to
me;
I
shout
triumphantly
because
I
have
defeated
the
people
of
the
Philistia
area.”
Because
I
want
to
defeat
the
people
of
Edom,
◄who
will
lead
my
army
triumphantly
to
their
capital
city
that
has
strong
walls
around
it?/I
want
someone
to
lead
my
army
triumphantly
to
their
capital
city
that
has
strong
walls
around
it.►” [RHQ]
So,
God,
we
desire/hope
that [RHQ]
you
have
not
truly
abandoned
us,
and
that
you
will
go
with
us
when
our
armies
march
out
to
fight
our
enemies.
We
need
you
to
help
us
when
we
fight
against
our
enemies,
because
the
help
that humans
can
give
us
is
worthless.
But
with
you
helping
us,
we
shall
win;
you
will
enable
us
to
defeat
our
enemies.
A psalm written by David for the choir director, to be accompanied by musical instruments
God,
listen
to
me,
and
answer
my
prayer [DOU]!
While
I
am
discouraged
and
far
from
my
home,
I
am
calling
out
to
you.
Lead
me
to
the
place
that
is
like
a
high
rock [MET]
on
top
of
which
I
will
be
safe.
You
have
been
my
refuge;
you
have
been
like
a
strong
tower [MET]
in
which
I
am
safe
from
being
attacked
by
my
enemies.
Allow
me
to
live
close
to
your
temple
all
during
my
life [HYP]!
Allow
me
to
be
safe [MET],
like
a
little
bird
is
safe
under
its
mother’s
wings.
(Think
about
that!)
God,
you
heard
me
when
I
solemnly
promised
to
give
offerings
to
you;
you
have
given
to
me
the
blessings
that
belong
to
those
who
have
an
awesome
respect
for
you [MTY].
I
am
the
king
of
Israel;
please
allow
me
to
live
and
rule
for
many
years,
and
allow
my
descendants
to
rule
also.
Allow
us
to
rule
forever
while
you
observe
us;
watch
over
us
while
you
faithfully
love
us
and
do
for
us
what
you
promised.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
always
sing
to
praise
you [MTY]
while
I
offer
to
you
each
day
the
sacrifices
that
I
promised
to
give
to
you.
A psalm written by David for Jeduthun, the choir leader
God
is
the
only
one
who
can
give
me
peace
in
my
inner
being,
and
he
is
the
one
who
saves
me
from
my
enemies.
Only
he
is
like
an
overhanging
rock
under
which
I
can
be
safe [MET];
he
will
be
like
a
shelter,
with
the
result
that
I
will
never
be
defeated [MET].
When
will
you,
my
enemies,
stop
attacking
me [RHQ]?
I
feel
that
I
am
as
useless
against
you
as
a
wall
that
is
about
to
fall
over
or
a broken-down
fence [MET].
My
enemies
plan
to
remove
me
from
my
important
position
so
that
people
no
longer
honor
me.
They
delight
in
telling
lies.
They
bless
people
by
what
they
say [MTY],
but
in
their
inner
beings
they
curse
those
people.
(Think
about
that!)
God
is
the
only
one
who
gives
me
peace
in
my
inner
being;
he
is
the
one
whom
I
confidently
expect
to
help
me.
Only
he
is
like
an overhanging
rock
under
which
I
can
be
safe [MET];
he
is
like
a
shelter,
and
as
a
result
I
will
never
be
defeated.
God
is
the
one
who
saves
me
and
honors
me.
He
is
like
an overhanging
strong
rock
under
which
I
can
find
shelter [MET].
You
my
people,
always
trust
in
him.
Tell
him
all
your
troubles,
because
he
is ◄our
refuge/the
one
who
protects
us► [MET].
(Think
about
that!)
People
who
are
considered
to
be unimportant
are
as
worthless/unreliable
as
a
breath
of
air;
people
who
are
considered
to
be
important
also
really ◄amount
to
nothing/cannot
be
trusted
to
help
us►.
If
you
put
them
all
on
a
scale,
it
would
be
as
if
they
weighed
less
than
a puff
of
air.
Do
not
trust
in
money
gained
by extorting
it
from
others;
do
not
try
to
gain
anything
by
robbing
others.
If
you
become
very
wealthy,
do
not
trust
in [IDM]
your
money.
I
have
heard
God
say
more
than
once
that
he
is
the
one
who
really
has
power,
and
that
he
is
the
one
who
faithfully
loves
us.
He
rewards
every
one
of
us
according
to
the
deeds
that
we
do.
A psalm written by David when he was in the desert in Judea
God,
you
are
the
God
whom
I
worship.
I
greatly
desire
to
be
with
you
like [SIL]
a
person
in
a
dry
hot
desert
greatly
desires
some
cool
water.
So,
I
want
to
see
you
in
your
temple;
I
want
to
see
that
you
are
great
and
glorious.
Your
constantly
loving
me
is ◄worth
more/more
precious►
than
my
life,
so
I [MTY]
will
always
praise
you.
I
will
praise
you
all
the
time
that
I
live;
I
will
lift
up
my
hands
to
you
while
I
pray.
Knowing
you
satisfies
me
more
than [IDM,
MET]
my
eating
a
very
big
feast,
so
I
will
praise
you
while
I
sing [MTY]
joyful
songs.
While
I
lie
on
my
bed,
I
think
about
you.
I
think/meditate
about
you
all
during
the
night,
because
you
have
always
helped
me,
and
I
sing
joyfully
knowing
that
I
am
protected
by
you
as
a
little
bird
is
protected
under
its
mother’s
wings [MET].
I
cling
to
you;
and
with
your
hand/power
you
protect
me.
But
those
who
are
trying
to
kill
me
will
die
and
descend
into
the
place
of
the
dead;
they
will
be
killed
in
battles [MTY]
and
their
corpses
will
be
eaten
by
jackals/wild
dogs.
But
I,
the
king
of
Israel,
will
rejoice
in
what
God
has
done;
and
all
those
who
revere
and
trust
God
will
praise
him,
but
he
will
not
allow
liars
to
say
anything.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
God,
listen
to
me
as
I
tell
you
the
things
that
I
am
worried
about.
I
am
afraid
of
my
enemies;
so
save/rescue
me
from
them.
Protect
me
from
what
wicked
men
are
planning
to
do
to
me;
protect
me
from
that gang
of
men
who
do
what
is
evil.
The
hostile
things
they
say [MTY]
are
like [SIM]
sharp
swords;
their
cruel
words
are
like [SIM]
arrows.
Without
being
afraid,
they
lie
about
people
and
slander
people
who
have
not
done
what
is
wrong,
like
someone
who
suddenly jumps
up
from
where
he
is
hiding
and
shoots
arrows
at
his
enemy [MET].
They
encourage
each
other
about
doing
the
evil
things
that
they
are
planning
to
do;
they
talk
with
each
other
about
where
they
can
set
traps
to
catch
people,
and
they
think, “No
one [RHQ]
will
see
what
we
are
doing,
because
we
have
planned
very
well
the
crime
that
we
are
going
to
commit!”
No
one
can
fully
understand
what
people
can
think
and
plan!
But
it
will
be
as
though
God
will
shoot
his
arrows
at
them,
and
suddenly
they
will
be
wounded.
Because
of
what
they
say [MTY],
he
will
get
rid
of
them,
and
then
everyone
who
sees
what
has
happened
to
them
will
shake
their
heads
to
ridicule
them.
And
then
everyone
will
be
afraid
to
sin
because
of
what
might
happen
to
them,
also;
they
will
tell
others
what
God
has
done,
and
they
themselves
will
think
much
about
it.
Righteous
people
should
rejoice
because
of
what
Yahweh
has
done;
they
should
go
to
him
to ◄find
protection/be
safe►;
and
all
those
who
are
godly
will
praise
him.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
God,
it
is
right/appropriate
for
us
to
praise
you
in
Jerusalem,
and
to
do
what
we
have
promised
you
that
we
would
do,
because
you
answer
our
prayers.
People
everywhere
will
come
to
you
because
of
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
Our
many
sins
are
like
a
very
heavy
burden
to
us,
but
you
forgive
us.
You
are
pleased
with
those
whom
you
have
chosen
to
live
close
to
your
temple.
We
are
happy
with
all
the
blessings
that
we
receive
from
worshiping
in
your
sacred
temple.
God,
when
we
pray
to
you,
you
answer
us
and
save
us
by
doing
awesome
deeds;
you
are
the
one
who
rescues
us;
people
who
live
in
very
remote
places
on
the
earth,
on
the
other
side
of
the
oceans,
trust
in
you.
By
your
strength
you
put
the
mountains
in
their
places,
showing
that
you
are
very
powerful.
You
calm
the
seas
when
they
roar,
and
you
stop
the
waves
from
crashing
on
the
shore;
you
also
calm
people
when
they ◄make
a
great
uproar/shout
angrily
together►.
People
who
live
in
very
remote/distant
places
on
the
earth
◄are awed
by/revere►
you
because
of
the
miracles
that
you
perform;
because
of
what
you
do,
people
who
live
far
to
the
west
and
far
to
the
east
shout
joyfully.
You
take
care
of
the
soil
and
send
rain,
causing
many
good
things
to
grow;
you
fill
the
streams
with
water,
and
cause
grain/crops
to
grow.
That
is
what
you
have
determined/said
would
happen.
You
send
plenty
of
rain
on
the
fields
that
have
been
plowed,
and
you
fill
the
furrows
with
water.
With
showers
you
soften
the
hard
clods/lumps
of
soil,
and
you
bless
the
soil
by
causing
young
plants
to
grow.
Because
you
bless
the
soil,
there
are
very
good
crops
at
harvest
season;
wherever
you
have
gone [MTY],
good
crops
are
very
abundant [IDM].
The
pastures
are
full
of
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats;
it
is
as
though
the
hills
are
very
joyful.
The
meadows
are
full
of
sheep
and
goats,
and
the
valleys
are
full
of
grain;
it
is
as
though
they
also
sing
and
shout
joyfully.
A psalm which is a song for the choir director
Tell
everyone
on
the
earth
that
they
should
sing
joyfully
to
praise
God!
They
should
sing
songs
that
say
that
God [MTY]
is
very
great,
and
they
should
tell
everyone
that
he
is
very
glorious!
They
should
say
to
God, “The
things
that
you
do
are
awesome!
You
are
very
powerful,
with
the
result
that
your
enemies ◄cringe/bow
down►
in
front
of
you.”
Everyone
on
the
earth
should
worship
God
and
sing
to
praise
him
and
honor
him [MTY].
(Think
about
that!)
Come
and
think
about
what
God
has
done!
Think
about
the
awesome
things
that
he
has
done.
He
caused
the
Red
Sea
to
become
dry
land,
with
the
result
that
our
ancestors
were
able
to
walk
right
through
it.
There
we
rejoiced
because
of
what
he
had
done.
By
his
great
power
he
rules
forever,
and
he
keeps
watching
all
the
nations
to
see
what
things
they
do,
so
those
nations
that
want
to
rebel
against
him
should
not
be
proud.
(Think
about
that!)
You
people
of
all
nations,
praise
our
God!
Praise
him
loudly
in
order
that
people
will
hear
you
as
you
praise
him.
He
has
kept
us
alive,
and
he
has
not
allowed
us
to ◄stumble/be
defeated►.
God,
you
have
tested
us;
you
have
allowed
us
to
experience
great difficulties
to
make
our
lives
become
pure
as
people
put
precious metals
in
a
hot
fire
to
burn
out
what
is
impure [MET].
It
is
as
if
you
allowed
us
to
fall
into
traps [MET],
and
you
forced
us
to
endure
difficult
things
which
were
like
putting
heavy
loads
on
our
backs [MET].
You
allowed
our
enemies
to
trample
on
us;
we
experienced difficulties/troubles
that
were
like [MET]
walking
through
fires
and
floods,
but
now
you
have
brought
us
into
a
place
where
we
have
plenty.
Yahweh,
I
will
bring
to
your
temple
offerings
that
are
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar;
I
will
offer
to
you
what
I
promised.
When
I
was
experiencing
much
trouble,
I
said
that
I
would
bring
offerings
to
you
if
you
rescued
me;
and
you
did
rescue
me,
so
I
will
bring
to
you
what
I
promised.
I
will
bring
sheep
to
be
burned
on
the
altar,
and
I
will
also
sacrifice
bulls
and
goats,
and
when
they
are
burning,
you
will
be
pleased
when
the
smoke
rises
up ◄
to
you/to
the
sky►.
(Think
about
that!)
All
you
people
who
revere
God,
come
and
listen,
and
I
will
tell
you
what
he
has
done
for
me.
I
called
out
to
him
to
help
me,
and
I
praised
him
while
I
was
speaking
to
him [MTY].
If
I
had
ignored
the
sins
that
I
had
committed,
the
Lord
would
not
have
paid
any
attention
to
me.
But
because
I
confessed
my
sins,
God
has
listened
to
me
and
he
paid
attention
to
my
prayers.
I
praise
God
because
he
has
not
ignored
my
prayers
or
stopped
faithfully
loving
me.
A psalm for the choir director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments
God,
be
merciful
to
us
and
bless
us;
be
kind
to
us [IDM],
(Think
about
that!)
in
order
that
everyone
in
the
world
may
know
what
you
want
them
to
do,
and
the
people
of
all
nations
may
know
that
you
have
the
power
to
save
them.
God,
I
desire
that
all people-groups
will
praise
you;
I
want
them
all
to
praise
you!
I
desire
that
the
people
of
all
nations
will
be
glad
and
sing
joyfully,
because
you
judge
the people-groups equally/justly,
and
you
guide
all
nations
in
the
world.
(Think
about
that!)
God,
I
desire
that
the people-groups
will
praise
you;
I
want
them
all
to
praise
you!
Good
crops
have
grown
on
our
land;
God,
our
God,
has
blessed
us.
And
because
God
has
blessed
us,
I
desire
that
all
people
everywhere [MTY]
on
the
earth
will
revere
him.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
God,
arise
and
scatter
your
enemies,
and
cause
those
who
hate
you
to
run
away
from
you.
Like
wind
blows
smoke
away,
chase
your
enemies
away.
Like
wax
melts
when
it
is
near
a
fire,
cause
wicked
people
to ◄disappear/be
destroyed►.
But
righteous
people
should
be
joyful;
they
should
rejoice
when
they
are
in
God’s
presence;
they
should
be
happy,
and
be
very
joyful.
Sing
to
God;
sing
to
praise
him;
sing
a
song (OR,
make
a
road)
for
him
who
rides
on
the
clouds;
his
name
is
Yahweh;
be
glad
when
you
are
in
his
presence.
God,
who
lives
in
his
sacred
temple,
is
like [MET]
a
father
to
those
who
are
orphans,
and
he
is
the
one
who
protects
widows.
For
those
who
have
no
one
to
live
with,
he
provides
families
to
live
with.
He frees
prisoners
and enables
them
to
be
successful,
but
those
who
rebel
against
him
will
be
forced
to
live
in
a
very
hot
and
dry
land.
God,
you
led
your
people
out
of
Egypt,
and
then
you
marched
with
them
through
the
desert.
(Think
about
that!)
After
you
did
that,
because
when
you,
the
God
worshiped
by
us Israeli
people,
appeared
to
us
at
Sinai
Mountain,,
the
earth
shook,
and
rain
poured
down
from
the
sky.
You
caused
plenty
of
rain
to
fall
on
your
land,
and
so
you
enabled
good
crops
to
grow
again
on
the
land
that
you
gave
to
us Israelis.
Your
people
built
homes
there;
and
because
you
were
good
to
them,
you
provided
food
for
those
who
were
poor.
The
Lord
gave
a
message,
and
many
women
took
that
message
to
other
places.
They
proclaimed, “Many
kings
and
their
armies
are
running
away
from
our
army!”
When
our
army
brought
back
to
their
homes
the
things
that
they
captured,
the
women
who
were
at
home
divided
up
those
things
among
themselves
and
among
their
families.
Even
those
women
who
were
in
the
pens
taking
care
of
the
sheep
received
some
of
those
things;
they
got
statues
of
doves
whose
wings
were
covered
with
silver
and
whose
feathers
were
covered
with
pure
yellow
gold.
When
Almighty
God
scattered
the
enemy
kings
and
their
armies,
the
number
of
weapons
that
they
abandoned
there
seemed
like
there
had
been
a snowstorm
on
Zalmon (OR,
a
black)
Mountain.
There
is
a
very
high
mountain
in
the
Bashan
region,
a
mountain
which
has
many
peaks.
But
the
people
who
live
near
that
mountain
should
not [RHQ]
envy
those
who
live
near
Zion,
the
mountain
on
which
God
chose
to
live!
Yahweh
will
live
there
forever!
After
we
defeated
all
our
enemies,
it
was
as
though
the
Lord,
surrounded
by
many
thousands
of
strong
chariots,
descended
from
Sinai
Mountain
and
came
into
the
sacred
temple
in
Jerusalem.
He
ascended
the
sacred
mountain
where
his
temple
is,
and
took
with
him
many
people
who
had
been
captured
in
battles;
and
received
gifts
from
the
enemies
whom
he
had
defeated.
He
received
gifts
even
from
those
who
had
rebelled
against
him,
and
Yahweh
our
God
will
live
there
in
his
sacred
temple
forever.
Praise
the
Lord,
who
helps
us
carry
our
heavy
loads
every
day;
he
is
the
one
who
saves/rescues
us.
(Think
about
that!)
Our
God
is
the
God
who
saves
us;
He
is
Yahweh,
our
Lord,
the
one
who ◄allows
us
to
escape/prevents
us►
from
being
killed
in
battles.
But
God
will
smash
the
heads
of
his
enemies,
the skulls
of
those
who
continue
to
behave
sinfully.
The
Lord
said, “I
will
bring
back
the
corpses
of
those
who
were
killed
in
Bashan,
and
I
will
bring
back
those
who
sank
deep
in
the
ocean
and
drowned.
I
will
do
that
in
order
that
you
may
wash
your
feet
in
their
blood,
and
your
dogs
can
also
lap
up
some
of
your
enemies’
blood.”
God,
many
people
see
you
march
triumphantly
into
your
sacred
temple,
celebrating
that
you
have
defeated
your
enemies.
You
march
like
a
king
does,
and
a
large
crowd
walks
with
you.
The
singers
are
in
front,
and
the
people
who
play
stringed
instruments
are
at
the
rear,
and
young
women
who
are
beating
their
tambourines
are
between
them.
They
are
all
singing, “You Israeli
people,
praise
God
when
you
gather
together;
praise
Yahweh,
all
you
who
are
descendants
of
Jacob!”
First
come
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
the
smallest
tribe,
and
following
them
come
the
leaders
of
the
tribe
of
Judah
and
their
group,
and
following
them
come
the
leaders
of
the
tribes
of
Zebulun
and
Naphtali.
God,
show
people
that
you
are
very
powerful;
show
people
the
power
with
which
you
have
helped
us
previously.
Show
that
power
from
your
temple
in
Jerusalem,
where
kings
bring
gifts
to
you.
Rebuke
your
enemies,
such
as
those
in
Egypt
who
are
like
wild hippopotamuses/animals
that
live
in
the
reeds;
and
powerful
nations
that
are
like
bulls
that
are
among
their
calves [MET];
rebuke/trample
them
until
they
bow
down
and
give
you
gifts
of
silver.
Scatter
the
people
who
enjoy
making
wars.
Then
people
will
bring
gifts
of
bronze (OR,
of
cloth)
to
you
from
Egypt;
the
people
in
Ethiopia
will
lift
up
their
hands
to
praise
you.
You
people
who
are
citizens
of
kingdoms/countries
all
over
the
world,
sing
to
God!
Sing
praises
to
the
Lord!
(Think
about
that!)
Sing
to
the
God,
the
one
who
rides acoss
the
sky,
the
sky
that
he
created
long
ago.
Listen
as
he
shouts
with
a
very
powerful
voice.
Proclaim
that
God
is
very
powerful;
he
is
the
king
that
rules
over
Israel,
and
in
the
skies
he
also
shows
that
he
is
powerful.
God
is
awesome
as
he
comes
out
of
his
sacred
temple;
he
is
the
God
whom
we Israeli
people
worship.
He
makes [DOU]
his
people
very
powerful.
Praise
God!
A psalm written by David for the choir director
O
God,
save
me,
because
I
am
in
great
danger.
It
is
as
though
flood
water
is
up
to
my
neck,
and
I
am
about
to
drown [MET].
I
continue
to
sink
in
the
deep
mud,
and
there
is
no
solid
ground
for
me
to
stand
on.
I
am
in
deep
water,
and
flood
waters
are
swirling
around
me.
I
am
exhausted
from
calling
out
for
help;
my
throat
is
very
dry.
Because
I
have
cried
so
much
as
I
have
waited
for
God
to
help
me,
my
eyes
are swollen.
Those
who
hate
me
when
there
is
no
reason
to
hate
me
are
more
than
the
number
of
hairs
on
my
head [HYP]!
Those
who
want
to
get
rid
of
me
are
strong,
and
they
tell
lies
about
me.
They
demand
that
I
return
to
them
things
that
I
did
not
steal!
O
God, ◄you
see
the
sins
that
I
have
committed/my
sins
are
not
hidden
from
you►.
You
know
that
I
have
foolishly
disobeyed
your
laws.
O
Yahweh
God,
you
who
are
the
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
do
not
allow
the
wrong
things
that
I
have
done
to
cause
those
who
trust
in
you
to
be
disappointed/disillusioned.
O
God,
you
whom
we Israeli
people
worship,
do
not
allow
me
to
cause
your
people
to
be
humiliated.
People
have
insulted/ridiculed
me
because
I
am
devoted
to
you.
They
have
thoroughly
humiliated [IDM]
me.
Even
my
own
older
brothers
act
as
if
they
do
not
know
me;
they
treat
me
like
a
foreigner.
Some
people
have
despised
your
temple;
but
my
zeal
for
keeping
your
temple
holy
is
like
a
fire
burning
inside
me.
So
it
is
as
though
those
who
are insulting
you
are
also insulting
me.
When
I
have
humbled
myself
and ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►
to
show
my
sadness
about
the
disgraceful
things
that
they
have
done
to
your
temple,
they
just
insult
me.
When
I
put
on
rough
sackcloth
to
show
that
I
am
sad,
they
laugh
at [IDM]
me.
Even
the
elders
of
the
city
say
bad
things
about
me.
The
drunkards
of
the
city
sing
disgusting
songs
about
me.
But
Yahweh,
I
will
continue
praying
to
you.
At
the
time
that
you
choose,
answer
me
and
rescue
me
because
you
faithfully
love
me.
Do
not
allow
me
to
sink
anymore
in
the
mud.
Rescue
me
from
those
who
hate
me!
Lift
me
up
out
of
these
deep
waters!
Do
not
allow
flood
waters
to
swirl
around
me,
do
not
allow
the
deep
mud
to
swallow
me;
keep
me
from sinking
into
the
pit
of
death [MET].
O
Yahweh,
answer
my
prayer
and
help
me
because
you
are
good
and
love
me
faithfully.
Do
not ◄hide
yourself
from/refuse
to
hear►
me;
answer
me
quickly
because
I
am
in
great
trouble.
Come
near
to
me
and
save
me;
rescue
me
from
my
enemies.
You
know
that
I
am
insulted
and
that
people
cause
me
to
feel
ashamed
and
dishonored;
you
know
who
all
my
enemies
are.
Their
insults
have
deeply
offended
me,
and
I ◄feel
helpless/am
in
despair►.
I
searched
for
someone
who
would
pity
me,
but
there
was
no
one.
I
wanted
someone
to
encourage/comfort
me,
but
there
were
none.
Instead,
they
gave
me
food
that
tasted
like
poison,
and
when
I
was
thirsty,
they
gave
me
sour
wine
to
drink.
I
hope/desire
that
the
feasts [MTY]
that
they
enjoy
will ◄become
a
snare
for/bring
trouble
to►
them,
and
that
those
whom
they
invite
to
the
sacrificial
feasts
will
also
be
trapped.
I
hope/desire
that
their
eyesight
will
become
dim
so
that
they
cannot
see
anything,
and
that
their
backs/bodies
will
become
weaker
and
weaker.
Show
them
that
you
are
very
angry
with
them!
Because
of
your
great/furious
anger,
chase
after
them
and
catch
them.
Cause
their
towns
to
become
abandoned/deserted
and
that
there
will
be
no
one
left
to
live
in
their
tents/houses.
Do
this
because
they
persecute
those
whom
you
have
punished,
◄they
talk
about
the
sins
of/they
want
to
hurt
even
more►
those
whom
you
have
wounded.
Keep
making
a
record
of
all
their
sins,
do
not
acquit/pardon
them
for
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
Erase
their
names [SYN]
from
the
book
containing
the
names
of
those
who
have
eternal
life;
do
not
include
them
in
the
list
of
righteous
people.
As
for
me,
I
have
pain
and
am
suffering.
O
God,
protect
me
and
rescue
me.
When
God
does
that,
I
will
sing
as
I
praise
God,
and
I
will
honor
him
by
thanking
him.
My
doing
that
will
please
Yahweh
more
than
sacrificing
oxen,
more
than
offering
him full-grown
bulls.
Oppressed/Afflicted
people
will
see
that
God
has
rescued
me,
and
they
will
be
glad.
I
want
all
of
you
who
ask
God
to
help
you
to
be
encouraged.
Yahweh
listens
to
those
who
are
needy;
He
does
not
ignore/forget
those
who
are
oppressed/imprisoned.
I
desire
that
everything
will
praise
God—
everything
that
is
in
heaven
and
on
earth,
and
all
the
creatures
that
are
in
the
seas.
God
will
rescue
the
people
of
Jerusalem
from
their
enemies,
and
he
will
rebuild
the
towns
that
are
in
Judah.
His
people
will
live
there
and
again
possess
the
land.
The
descendants
of
his
people
will
inherit
it,
and
those
who
love
him
will
live
there
safely.
A psalm written by David for the choir director, asking God to help David
God,
please
save
me!
Yahweh,
come
quickly
to
help
me!
Humble
those
who
are
happy
about
my
troubles/difficulties,
and
cause
them
to
be
disgraced/ashamed.
Chase
away
those
who
are
trying
to
kill
me.
I
hope/desire
that
you
will
cause
them
to
become
dismayed
and
ashamed
because
you
have
defeated
them.
But
I
hope/desire
that
all
those
who
go
to
worship
you
will
be
very
joyful [DOU].
I
want
those
who
love
you
because
you
saved
them
to
shout
repeatedly [HYP],
“God
is
great!”
As
for
me,
I
am
poor
and
needy [DOU];
so
God,
come
quickly
to
help
me!
Yahweh,
you
are
the
one
who
saves
and
helps
me,
so
please
come
quickly!
Yahweh,
I
have
come
to
you
to ◄get
refuge/be
protected►;
never
allow
me
to
become
ashamed
because
of
being
defeated.
Because
you
always
do
what
is
right,
help
me
and
rescue
me;
listen
to
me,
and
save
me!
Be
like
an overhanging
rock [MET]
under
which
I
can
be
safe/protected;
be
like
a
strong
fortress
in
which
I
am
safe [DOU].
You
continually
command (OR,
Continually
command)
your
angels
to
rescue
me.
God,
rescue
me
from
wicked
people,
from
the
power
of
unjust
and
evil
men.
Yahweh,
my
Lord,
you
are
the
one
whom
I
confidently
expect
to
help
me;
I
have
trusted
in
you
since
I
was
young.
I
have
depended
on
you
all
my
life;
you
have
taken
care
of
me [IDM]
since
the
day
that
I
was
born,
so
I
will
always
praise
you.
The
manner
in
which
I
have
conducted
my
life
has
been
an
example
to
many
people,
because
they
realize
that
you
have
been
my
strong defender.
I
praise
you
all
day
long,
and
I
proclaim
that
you
are
glorious/wonderful.
Now,
when
I
have
become
an
old
man,
do
not
reject/abandon
me;
do
not
abandon
me
now,
when
I
am
not
strong
anymore.
My
enemies
say
that
they
want
to
kill
me;
they
plan
together
how
they
can
do
that.
They
say
about
me, “God
has
abandoned
him;
so
now
we
can
pursue
him
and
seize
him,
because
there
is
no
one
who
will
rescue
him.”
God,
do
not
stay
far
away
from
me;
hurry
to
help
me!
Cause
those
who ◄accuse
me/say
that
I
have
done
things
that
are
wrong►
to
be
defeated
and
destroyed;
cause
those
who
want
to
harm
me
to
be
shamed
and
disgraced.
But
as
for
me,
I
will
continually
and
confidently
expect
you
to
do
great
things
for
me,
and
I
will
praise
you
more
and
more.
I
will
tell
people
that
you
do
what
is
right;
all
day
long
I
will
tell
people
how
you
have
saved
me,
although
what
you
have
done
is
more
than
I
can
fully
understand.
Yahweh,
my
Lord,
I
will
praise
you
for
your
mighty
deeds;
I
will
proclaim
that
only
you
always
act
justly.
God,
you
have
taught
me
many/those
things
ever
since
I
was
young,
and
I
still
tell
people
about
your
wonderful
deeds.
And
now,
God,
when
I
am
old
and
my
hair
is
gray,
do
not
abandon
me.
Stay
with
me
while
I
continue
to
proclaim
to
my
children
and
grandchildren [HYP]
that
you
are
very
powerful!
God,
you
do
many
righteous
deeds;
it
is
as
though
they
extend
up
to
the
sky.
You
have
done
great
things;
there
is
no
one
like
you [RHQ].
You
have
caused
me
to
have
many
troubles
and
to
suffer
much,
but
you
will
cause
me
to
become
strong
again;
when
I
am
almost
dead [HYP],
you
will
keep
me
alive.
You
will
cause
me
to
be
greatly
honored
and
you
will
encourage/comfort
me
again.
I
will
also
praise
you
while
I
play
my
harp;
I
will
praise
you,
my
God,
for
faithfully
doing
what
you
have
promised
to
do.
I
will
play
hymns
to
praise
you,
the
holy
God
whom
we Israelis
worship.
I [SYN]
will
shout
joyfully
while
I
play
the
harp
for
you;
with
my
entire
inner
being
I
will
sing
because
you
have
rescued
me.
All
day
long
I
will
tell
people
that
you
act
righteously,
because
those
who
wanted
to
harm
me
will
have
been
defeated
and
disgraced.
A psalm written by Solomon.
A prayer for God to bless the king
O
God,
enable
me,
the
king
whom
you
appointed
in
Israel,
to
rule
justly.
Show/Teach
me
how
to
judge
matters
fairly
in
order
that
I
will
judge
your
people
fairly,
that
I
will
govern
your
oppressed
people
justly.
I
desire
that
all
over
the
country—even
on
the
hills
and
mountains [DOU]—
people
will
live
peacefully
and
righteously.
Help
me,
your
king,
to
defend
the
poor
people
and
to
rescue
needy
people
and
to
defeat
those
who
oppress
them.
I
desire
that
your
people
will
revere
you
as
long
as
the
moon
shines,
forever.
I
desire
that
my
rule
will
be
enjoyed
by
the
people [SIM]
like
they
enjoy
rain
on
growing
crops,
like
they
enjoy
showers
that
fall
on
the
land.
I
hope/desire
that
people
will
live
righteously
during
the
years
that
I
rule,
and
that
my
people
will
live
peacefully
and
prosperously
as
long
as
the
moon
shines.
I
hope/desire
that
the
kings
of
Israel
will
rule
the
people
in
all
the
area
from
one
sea
in
the
east
to
another
in
the
west,
and
from
the
Euphrates
River
to
the
most
remote/distant
places
on
earth.
I
hope/desire
that
those
who
live
in
the
desert
will
bow
down
before
them,
and
that ttheir
enemies
will
throw
themselves
on
the
ground
in
submission
to
them.
I
hope/desire
that
the
kings
of Spain
and
of
the
islands
in
the Mediterranean
Sea
will
bring ◄tribute
money/taxes►
to
the
kings
of
Israel,
and
that
the
kings
of
Sheba
to
the
south
and
of
Seba
to
the southwest
will
bring
them
gifts.
I
hope/desire
that
all
the
other
kings
in
the
world
will
bow
before
the
kings
of
Israel,
and
that
people
of
all
nations
will
serve
them.
They
will
rescue
poor
people
when
they ◄cry
out/plead►
for
help,
and
help
those
who
are
needy
and
those
who
have
no
one
to
help
them.
They
will
pity
those
who
are
weak
and
needy;
he
saves
the
people’s
lives.
Our
kings
will
rescue
the
people
from
being
oppressed
and
from
being
treated
cruelly,
because ◄their
lives/they► [MTY]
are
precious
to
our
kings.
I
hope/desire
that
our
kings
will
live
a
long
time!
I
hope/desire
that
they
will
be
given
gold
from
Sheba.
I
desire
that
people
will
always
pray
for
our
kings
and
praise
them
all
the
time,
every
day.
I
hope/desire
that
the
fields
will
produce
plenty
of
grain
everywhere,
even
on
the
tops
of
the
hills
in
the
land
where
they
rule,
like
the
grain
that
grows
on
the
hills
in
Lebanon.
I
hope/desire
that
the
cities
in
Israel
will
be
full
of
people
like
the
fields
are
full
of
grass.
I
desire
that
the
names
of
our
kings
will
never
be
forgotten.
I
hope/desire
that
people
will
remember
them
as
long
as
the
sun
shines.
I
hope/desire
that
people
of
all
nations
will
ask ◄God
to
bless
them/that
they
will
be
blessed
by
God►
just
like
he
has
blessed
the
kings
of
Israel.
Praise
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship;
he
is
the
only
one
who
does
wonderful
things.
Praise
him
forever!
I
desire
that ◄his
glory
will
fill
the
whole
world/people
all
over
the
world
may
see
that
he
is
very
great► [MTY]!
Amen!
May
it
be
so!
That
is
the
end
of
this
group
of
prayers/songs
written
by
David,
the
son
of
Jesse.
Book Three
A psalm written by Asaph
God
truly
is
good
to
us Israeli
people,
to
those
who
totally
want
to
do
all
that
God
desires.
As
for
me,
I
almost
stopped
trusting
in
God;
it
was
as
though
my
feet
slipped
and
I
stumbled [MET],
because
I
envied
those
who
proudly
said
that
they
did
not
need
God,
and
I
saw
that
they
prospered
even
though
they
were
wicked.
Those
people
do
not
have
any
pains;
they
are
always
strong
and
healthy.
They
do
not
have
the
troubles/difficulties
that
other
people
have;
they
do
not
have
problems
like
others
do.
So
they
are
proud,
and
their
being
proud
is
like
a
necklace
that
they
show
to
others,
and
they
show
off
their
violent
actions
like
people
show
off
their
beautiful
robes.
From
their
inner
beings
they ◄pour
out/do►
evil
deeds,
and
they
are
always
thinking
about
more
evil
things
to
do.
They
scoff
at
other
people,
and
they
talk
about
doing
evil
things
to
them;
they
are
proud
while
they
plan
to
oppress
others.
They
say
evil
things
about
God
who
is
in
heaven [MTY],
and
they
talk boastfully/proudly
about
things
that
they
have
done
here
on
the
earth.
The
result
is
that
people
listen
to
what
they
say
and
praise
them
and
do
not
think
that
they
have
done
anything
that
is
wrong.
Wicked
people
say
to
themselves, “God
will
certainly
not [RHQ]
know
what
we
have
done;
people
say
that
he
is
greater
than
any
other
god,
but
he
does
not
know
everything.”
That
is
what
wicked
people
are
like;
they
never
worry
about
anything,
and
they
are
always
becoming
richer.
So,
God,
I
think
it
is
useless
that
I
have [RHQ]
always
done
what
you
want
me
to,
and
that
I
have
not
sinned.
All
day
long
I
have
problems,
and
every
morning
you
punish
me.
If
I
had
said
the
things
that
the
wicked
people
say,
I
would
have
been
sinning
against
your
people.
And
when
I
tried
to
think
about
all
this,
it
was
very
difficult
for
me
to
understand
it.
But
when
I
went
to
your
temple,
you
spoke
to
me,
and
I
understood
what
will
happen
to
the
wicked
people
after
they
die.
Now
I
know
that
you
will
surely
put
them
in
slippery
places,
and
they
will
fall
down
and
die.
They
will
be
destroyed
instantly;
they
will
die
in
terrible
ways.
They
will
disappear
as
quickly
as
a
dream
disappears
when
a
person
awakes
in
the
morning;
Lord,
when
you
arise,
you
will ◄cause
them
to
disappear/forget
all
about
them►.
When
I
felt
sad/bitter,
and
brokenhearted,
I
was
stupid
and
ignorant,
and
I
behaved
like
an
animal
toward
you.
But
I
am
always
close
to
you,
and
you
hold
my
hand.
You
guide
me
by
teaching
me,
and ◄at
the
end
of
my
life/when
I
die►,
you
will
receive
me
and
honor
me.
You
are
in
heaven
and
I
belong
to
you [RHQ],
and
there
is
nothing
on
this
earth
that
I
desire
more
than
that.
My
body
and
my
mind
may
become
very
weak,
but
God,
you
continue
to
enable
me
to
be
strong;
I
belong
to
you
forever.
Those
who
remain
far
from
you
will
be
destroyed;
you
will
get
rid
of
those
who
abandon
you.
But
as
for
me,
it
is
wonderful
to
be
near
to
God
and
to
be
protected
by
Yahweh,
and
to
proclaim
to
others
all
that
he
has
done
for
me.
A psalm written by Asaph
God,
why
have
you
abandoned/rejected
us?
Will
you
keep rejecting
us
forever [RHQ]?
Why
are
you
angry
with
us,
since
we
are
like
sheep
in
your
pasture
and
you
are
like
our
shepherd? [MET, RHQ]
Do
not
forget
your
people
whom
you
chose
long
ago,
the
people
whom
you
freed
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt
and
caused
to
become
your
tribe.
Do
not
forget
Jerusalem,
which
was ◄your
home/where
you
dwelt►
on
this
earth.
Walk
along
and
see
where
everything
has
been
totally
ruined;
our
enemies
have
destroyed
everything
in
the
sacred
temple.
Your
enemies
shouted
triumphantly
in
this
sacred
place;
they
erected
their
banners
to
show
they
had
defeated
us.
They
cut
down
all
the
engraved
objects
in
the
temple
like
woodsmen
cut
down
trees.
Then
they
smashed
all
the
carved
wood
with
their
axes
and
hammers.
Then
they
burned
your
temple
to
the
ground;
they
caused
that
place
where
you
were
worshiped
to
be unfit
for
people
to
worship
in.
They
said
to
themselves, “We
will
destroy
the Israelis
completely,”
and
they
also
burned
down
all
the
other
places
where
we
gathered
to
worship
God.
All
our
sacred
symbols (OR,
miracles)
are
gone;
there
are
no
prophets
now/anymore,
and
no
one
knows
how
long
this
situation
will
continue.
God,
how
long
will
our
enemies
make fun
of
you [RHQ]?
Will
they
insult
you [MTY]
forever [RHQ]?
Why
do
you
refuse
to
help [MTY, RHQ]
us?
Why
do
you
keep
your
hand
inside
your
cloak
instead
of
using
it
to
destroy
our
enemies [RHQ]?
God,
you
have
been
our
king
all
the
time
since
we
came
out
of
Egypt [HYP],
and
you
have
enabled
us
to
defeat
our
enemies
in
the
land
of
Israel.
By
your
power
you
caused
the
Red
Sea
to
divide;
it
was
as
though
you
smashed
the
heads
of
the
rulers
of
Egypt
who
were
like
huge
sea
dragons [MET].
It
was
as
though
you
crushed
the
head
of
the
king
of
Egypt [MET]
and
gave
his
body
to
the
animals
in
the
desert
to
eat.
You
caused
springs
and
streams
to
flow,
and
you
also
dried
up
rivers
that
had
never
dried
up
previously.
You
created
the
days
and
the
nights,
and
you
put
the
sun
and
the
moon
in
their
places.
You
determined
where
the
oceans
end
and
the
land
begins,
and
you
created
the
summer/hot
season
and
the
winter/cold
season.
Yahweh,
do
not
forget
that
your
enemies
laugh
at
you,
and
that
it
is
foolish
people
who
despise
you [MTY].
Do
not
let
your
helpless
people [MET]
fall
into
the
hands
of
their
cruel
enemies;
do
not
forget
your
suffering/persecuted
people.
Do
not
forget
the
agreement
that
you
made
with
us;
remember
that
there
are
violent
people
in
every
dark
place
on
the
earth.
Do
not
allow
your
oppressed
people
to
be
disgraced;
help
those
poor
and
needy
people
in
order
that
they
will
again
praise
you [MTY].
God,
arise
and
defend
yourself
by
defending
your
people!
Do
not
forget
that
foolish
people
laugh
at
you ◄all
day
long/continually►!
Do
not
forget
that
your
enemies
shout
angrily
at
you;
the
uproar
that
they
make
while
they
oppose
you
never
stops.
A psalm written by Asaph for the choir director, to be sung using the tune ‘Do not destroy’
We
give
thanks
to
you;
our
God,
we
thank
you.
You
are
close
to
us,
and
we
proclaim
to
others
the
wonderful
things
that
you
have
done
for
us.
You
have
said, “I
have
appointed
a
time
when
I
will
judge
people,
and
I
will
judge
everyone
fairly.
When
the
earth
shakes
and
all
the
creatures
on
the
earth
tremble,
I
am
the
one
who
will ◄keep
its
foundations
steady/prevent
it
from
being
destroyed►.
(Think
about
that!)
I
say
to
people
who ◄boast/talk
proudly
about
themselves►, ‘Stop bragging!’
and
I
say
to
wicked
people, ‘Do
not
proudly
do
things
to
show
how
great
you
are [IDM]!
Do
not
be
arrogant,
and
do
not
speak
so boastfully!’”
The
one
who
judges
people
does
not
come
from
the
east
or
from
the
west,
and
he
does
not
come
from
the
desert.
God
is
the
one
who
judges
people;
he
says
that
some
have
sinned
and
must
be
punished,
and
that
others
have
not
done
what
is
wrong.
It
is
as
though
Yahweh
holds
a
cup
in
his
hand;
it
is
filled
with
wine
that
has
spices
mixed
in
it
to
cause
those
who
drink
it
to
become
more
drunk;
and
when
Yahweh
pours
it
out,
he
will
force
all
the
wicked
people
to
drink
it;
they
will
drink
every
drop
of
it,
which
means
that
he
will
give
them
all
the
punishment
that
they
deserve.
But
as
for
me,
I
will
never
stop
saying
what
the
God
whom
Jacob
worshiped
has
done;
I
will
never
quit
singing
to
praise
him.
He
will
destroy
the
power [IDM]
of
wicked
people,
but
he
will
cause
righteous
people
to
become
more
powerful.
A psalm written by Asaph for the choir director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments
People
in
Judah
know
God;
the Israeli
people
honor
him [MTY].
His
home
is
in
Jerusalem;
he
lives
on
Zion
Hill.
There
he
broke
the
flaming
arrows
that
his
enemies
shot,
and
he
also
broke
their
shields
and
swords
and
other
weapons
that
they
used
in
battles.
(Think
about
that!)
God,
you
are
glorious!
You
are
like
a
king
as
you
return
from
the
mountains
where
you
defeated
your
enemies.
Their
brave
soldiers
were
killed,
and
then
those
who
killed
them
took
away
everything
that
those
soldiers
had.
Those
enemies
died [EUP],
so
they
were
unable
to
use
their
weapons
anymore!
When
you,
the
God
whom
Jacob
worshiped,
rebuked
your
enemies,
the
result
was
that
their
horses
and
their
riders
fell
down
dead.
But
you
cause
everyone
to
be
afraid.
When
you
are
angry
and
you
punish
people,
no
one
can [RHQ]
endure
it.
From
heaven
you
proclaimed
that
you
would
judge
people,
and
then
everyone
on
the
earth
was
afraid
and
did
not
say
anything
more,
when
you
arose
to
declare
that
you
would
punish
wicked
people
and
rescue
all
those
whom
they
had
oppressed.
(Think
about
that!)
When
you
punish
those
with
whom
you
are
angry,
your
people
will
praise
you,
and
your
enemies
who ◄survive/are
not
killed►
will
worship
you
on
your
festival
days.
So
give
to
Yahweh
the
offerings
that
you
promised
to
give
to
him;
all
the
people
of
nearby people-groups
should
also
bring
gifts
to
him,
the
one
who
is
awesome.
He
humbles [IDM]
princes,
and
even
causes
great
kings
to
be
terrified.
A psalm written by Asaph for Jeduthun, the choir director
I
cry
out
to
God;
I
cry
aloud
to
him,
and
he
hears
me.
Whenever
have
trouble,
I
pray
to
the
Lord;
all
during
the
night
I
lift
up
my
hands
while
I
pray,
but
nothing
causes
me
to
be
comforted.
When
I
think
about
God,
I ◄despair/think
that
he
will
never
help
me►;
when
I
meditate
about
him,
I
am
discouraged.
(Think
about
that!)
All
during
the
night
he prevents
me
from
sleeping;
I
am
very
worried,
with
the
result
that
I
do
not
know
what
to
say.
I
think
about
days
that
have
passed;
I
remember
what
happened
in
previous
years.
I
spend
the
whole
night
thinking
about
things;
I
meditate,
and
this
is
what
I
ask
myself:
“Will
the
Lord
always
reject
us?
Will
he
never
again
be
pleased
with
us?
Has
he
stopped
faithfully
loving
us?
Will
he
not
do
for
us
what
he
promised
to
do?
God
promised
to
be
merciful
to
us;
has
he
forgotten
that?
Because
he
is
angry
with
us,
has
he
decided
to
not
be
kind
to
us?”
(Think
about
that!)
Then
I
said, “What
causes
me
to
be
very
sad
is
that
it
seems
that
God,
who
is
greater
than
any
other
god,
is
no
longer
powerful.”
But
then,
Yahweh,
I
recall/remember
your
great
deeds;
I
remember
the
wonderful
things
that
you
did
in
the
past.
I
meditate
on
all
that
you
have
done,
and
I
think
about
your
mighty
acts.
God,
everything
that
you
do
is
holy;
there
is
certainly
no
god [RHQ]
who
is
great
like
you
are!
You
are
God,
the
one
who
performs
miracles;
you
showed
to
people
of
many people-groups
that
you
are
powerful.
By
your
power [MTY]
you
rescued
your
people
from
Egypt;
you
saved
those
who
were
descendants
of
Jacob
and
his
son
Joseph.
(Think
about
that!)
It
was
as
though
the
waters
of
the
Red
Sea
saw
you
and
became
very
afraid,
and
even
the deepest
part
of
the
water
shook.
Rain
poured
down
from
the
clouds [PRS];
it
thundered
very
loudly [PRS],
and
lightning
flashed
in
all
directions.
Thunder crashed
in
the
whirlwind,
and
lightning ◄lit
up/flashed
across►
the
entire
sky [HYP];
the
earth
shook
violently [DOU].
Then
you
walked
through
the
sea
on
a
path
that
you
made
through
the
deep
water,
but
your
footprints
could
not
be
seen.
You
led
your
people
like
a
shepherd
leads
his
flock
of
sheep,
while
Moses
and
Aaron
were
the
leaders
of
your
people.
A psalm written by Asaph
My
friends,
listen
to
what
I
am
going
to
teach
you;
pay
careful
attention [IDM]
to
what
I
say.
I
am
going
to
give
you
some
sayings
that
wise
people
have
said.
They
will
be
sayings
about
things
that
happened
long
ago,
things
that
were
difficult
to
understand [MET],
things
that
we
have
heard
and
known
previously,
things
that
our
parents
and grandparents
told
us.
We
will
tell
these
things
to
our
children [LIT],
and
we
will
also
tell
to
our
grandchildren
about
Yahweh’s
power
and
the
glorious/great
things
that
he
has
done.
He
gave
laws
and
commandments
to
the Israeli
people,
those
who
are
the
descendants
of
Jacob [DOU],
and
he
told
our
ancestors
to
teach
them
to
their
children
in
order
that
their
children
would
also
know
them
and
then
they
would
teach
them
to
their
children.
In
that
way,
they
also
would
trust
in
God,
and
not
forget
the
things
that
he
has
done;
instead,
they
would
obey
his
commandments.
They
would
not
be
like
their
ancestors,
who
were
very
stubborn
and
kept
rebelling
against
God;
they
did
not
continue
firmly
trusting
in
God,
and
they
did
not
worship
only
him.
The
soldiers
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
had
bows
and
arrows
but
they
ran
away
from
their
enemies
on
the
day
that
they
fought
a
battle
with
their
enemies.
They
did
not
do
what
they
had
agreed
with
God
that
they
would
do;
they
refused
to
obey
his
laws.
They
forgot
what
he
had
done;
they
forgot
about
the
miracles
that
they
had
seen
him
perform.
While
our
ancestors
were
watching,
God
performed
miracles
in
the
area
around
Zoan
city
in
Egypt.
Then
he
caused
the
Red
Sea
to
divide,
causing
the
water
on
each
side
to
pile
up
like
a
wall,
with
the
result
that
our
ancestors
walked
through
it
on
dry
ground.
He
led
them
by
a
bright
cloud
during
the
day
and
by
a
fiery
light
during
the
night.
He
split
rocks
open
in
the
desert,
giving
to
our
ancestors
plenty
of
water
from
deep
inside
the
earth.
He
caused
a
stream
of
water
to
flow
from
the
rock;
the
water
flowed
like
a
river [DOU].
But
our
ancestors
continued
to
sin
against
God;
in
the
desert
they
rebelled
against
the
one
who
is
greater
than
any
other
god.
By demanding
that
God
give
them
the
food
that
they
desired,
they
tried
to
find
out
if
he
would
always
do
what
they
requested
him
to
do.
They
insulted
God
by
saying, “We
don’t
think
he
can
supply
food
for
us
here
in
this
desert!
It
is
true
that
he
struck
the
rock,
with
the
result
that
water
gushed/flowed
out,
but ◄can
he
also
provide
bread
and
meat
for
us,
his
people?/we
doubt
that
he
can
also
provide
bread
and
meat
for
us,
his
people.►” [RHQ]
So,
when
Yahweh
heard
that,
he
became
very
angry,
and
he
sent
a
fire
to
burn
up
some
of
his Israeli
people. [MTY, DOU]
He
did
that
because
they
did
not
trust
in
him,
and
they
did
not
believe
that
he
would
rescue
them.
But
God
spoke
to
the
sky
above
them;
he
commanded
it
to
open
like
a
door,
and
then
food
fell
down
like
rain,
food
which
they
named ‘manna’;
God
gave
them
grain
from ◄heaven/the
sky►.
So
the
people
ate
the
food
that
angels
eat,
and
God
gave
to
them
all
the
manna
that
they
wanted.
Later,
he
caused
the
wind
to
blow
from
the
east,
and
by
his
power
he
also
sent
wind
from
the
south,
and
the
wind
brought
birds
which
were
as
numerous
as
the
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore.
God
caused
those
birds
to
fall
dead
in
the
middle
of ◄their
camp►/the
area
where
the
people
had
put
up
their
tents.
There
were
dead
birds
all
around
their
tents.
So
the
people
cooked
the
birds
and
ate
the
meat
and
their
stomachs
were
full,
because
God
had
given
them
what
they
wanted.
But
before
they
had
eaten
all
that
they
wanted,
and
while
they
were
still
eating
it,
God
was
still
very
angry
with
them,
and
he
caused
their
strongest
men
to
die;
he
got
rid
of
many
of
the
finest
young Israeli
men.
In
spite
of
all
that,
the
people
continued
to
sin;
in
spite
of
all
the
miracles
that
God
had
performed,
they
still
did
not
trust
that
he
would
take
care
of
them.
So,
he
caused
their
lives
to
end
as
quickly
as
a puff
of
wind
ends;
they
died
when
disasters
suddenly
struck
them.
When
God
caused
some
of
them
to
die,
the
others
turned
to
God;
they
repented
and
earnestly
asked
God
to
save
them.
They
remembered
that
God
is
like
a
huge
rock
ledge
under
which
they
would
be
safe [MET],
and
that
he,
who
was
greater
than
any
other
god,
is
the
one
who
protected/rescued
them.
But
they
tried
to
deceive
God
by
what
they
said [MTY];
their
words [MTY]
were
all
lies.
They
were
not
loyal
to
him;
they
disregarded/ignored
the
agreement
that
he
had
made
with
them.
But
God
was
merciful
to
his
people.
He
forgave
them
for
having
sinned
and
did
not
get
rid
of
them.
Many
times
he
refrained
from
becoming
angry
with
them
and
restrained
from
furiously/severely
punishing
them [MTY].
He
remembered/considered
that
they
were
only humans
who
die;
they
disappear
quickly [SIM],
like
a
wind
that
blows
by
and
then
is
gone.
Many
times
our
ancestors
rebelled
against
God
in
the
desert
and
caused
him
to
become
very
sad.
Many
times
they
did
evil
things,
to
find
out
if
they
could
do
those
things
without
God
punishing
them.
They frequently
caused
the
holy
God
of
Israel
to
become
disgusted/sad.
They
forgot
about
his
great
power,
and
they ◄forgot/did
not
think►
about
the
time
when
he
rescued
them
from
their
enemies.
They
forgot
about
when
he
performed
many
miracles
in
the
area
near
Zoan
city
in
Egypt.
He
caused
the
Nile
River (OR,
their sources
of
water)
to
become
red
like
blood,
with
the
result
that
the
people
of
Egypt
had
no
water
to
drink.
He
sent
among
the
people
of
Egypt
swarms
of
flies
that
bit
them,
and
he
sent
frogs
that
ate
up
everything.
He
sent
locusts
to
eat
their
crops
and
the
other
things
that
grew
in
their
fields.
He
sent
hail
that
destroyed
the grapevines,
and
sent
frost
that
ruined
the
figs.
He
sent
hail
that
killed
their
cattle
and
sent
lightning
that
killed
their
sheep
and
cows.
Because
God
was
fiercely
angry
with
the
people
of
Egypt,
he
caused
them
to
be
very
distressed.
The
disasters
that
struck
them
were
like
a
group
of
angels
that
destroyed
everything.
He
did
not
lessen
his
being
angry
with
them,
and
he
did
not ◄spare
their
lives/prevent
them
from
dying►;
he
sent
a ◄plague/serious
illness►
that
killed
many
of
them.
He
also
caused
all
the
firstborn
sons
of
the
people
of
Egypt
to
die.
Then
he
led
his
people
out
of
Egypt
like
a
shepherd
leads
his
sheep [SIM],
and
he
guided
them
while
they
walked
through
the
desert.
He
led
them
safely,
and
they
were
not
afraid,
but
their
enemies
were
drowned
in
the
sea.
Later
he
brought
them
to
Canaan,
his
sacred
land,
to
Zion
Hill (OR,
the hilly
area)
and
by
his
power [MTY]
he
enabled
them
to
conquer
the
people
who
were
living
there.
He
expelled
the people-groups
while
his
people
were
advancing;
he
allotted
part
of
the
land
for
each
tribe
to
possess,
and
he
gave
to
the Israeli
people
the
houses
of
those
people
who
had
been
expelled.
However,
the Israeli
people
rebelled
against
God,
who
is
greater
than
any
other
god,
and
they
did
many
evil
things
to
see
if
they
could
do
those
things
without
God
punishing
them,
and
they
did
not
obey
his
commandments.
Instead,
like
their
ancestors
did,
they
rebelled
against
God
and ◄were
not
loyal
to/did
not
faithfully
obey►
him;
they
were
as
unreliable
as
a
crooked
arrow
that
does
not
go
straight [SIM].
Because
they
worshiped
carved
images
of
their
gods
on
the
tops
of
hills,
they
caused
God
to
become
angry [DOU].
He
saw
what
they
were
doing
and
became
very
angry,
so
he
rejected
the Israeli
people.
He
no
longer
appeared
to
them
at
Shiloh
in
the
tent
where
he
had
lived
among
them.
He
allowed
their
enemies
to
capture
the
sacred
chest,
which
was
the
symbol
of
his
power
and
his
glory.
Because
he
was
angry
with
his
people,
he
allowed
them
to
be
killed [MTY]
by
their
enemies.
Young
men
were
killed
in
battles,
with
the
result
that
the
young
women
had
no
one
to
marry.
Many
priests
were
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords,
and ◄the
people
did
not
allow
the
priests’
widows/the
priests’
widows
were
not
allowed►
to
mourn.
Later,
it
was
as
though
the
Lord
awoke
from
sleeping;
he
was
like
a
strong
man
who ◄became stimulated/felt
that
he
was
strong►
by (OR,
became sober
after)
drinking
a
lot
of
wine [SIM].
He
pushed
their
enemies
back
and
caused
them
to
be
very
ashamed
for
a
long
time [HYP]
because
they
had
been
defeated.
But
he
did
not
set
up
his
tent
where
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
lived;
he
did
not
choose
their
area
to
do
that.
Instead
he
chose
the
area
where
the
tribe
of
Judah
lived;
he
chose
Zion
Hill,
which
he
loves.
He
decided
to
have
his
temple
built
there,
high
up,
like
his
home
in
heaven;
he
caused
it
to
be
firm,
and
intended
that
his
temple
would
last
forever,
like
the
earth.
He
chose
David,
who
served
him
faithfully,
and
took
him
from
the
pastures
where
he
was
taking
care
of
his
father’s
sheep,
and
appointed
him
to
be
the
leader [MET]
of
the Israeli
people,
the
people
who
belong
to
God.
David
took
care
of
the Israeli
people
sincerely
and
wholeheartedly,
and
guided
them
skillfully/wisely.
A psalm written by Asaph
God,
other people-groups
have
invaded
your
land.
They
have ◄desecrated
your
temple/caused
your
temple
to
be unfit
for
worship►,
and
they
have
destroyed
all
the
buildings
in
Jerusalem.
Instead
of
burying
the
corpses
of
your
people
whom
they
killed,
they
allowed
vultures
and
wild anmals
to
eat
the
flesh
of
those
corpses,
When
they
killed
your
people,
your
people’s
blood
flowed
like
water
through
the
streets
of
Jerusalem,
and
there
was
almost
no
one [HYP]
left
to
bury
their
corpses.
The people-groups
that
live
in
countries
that
surround
our
land
insult
us;
they
laugh
at
us
and
deride/belittle
us.
Yahweh,
how
long
will
this
continue?
Will
you
be
angry
with
us
forever?
Will
your
being
angry
destroy
us
like
a
burning
fire
destroys
things?
Instead
of
being
angry
with
us,
be
angry
with
the people-groups
that
do
not
know/worship
you!
Be
angry
with
kingdoms
whose
people
do
not
pray
to
you,
because
they
have
killed Israeli
people
and
they
have
ruined
your
country.
Do
not
punish
us
because
of
the
sins
that
our
ancestors
committed!
Be
merciful
to
us
now/quickly,
because
we
are
very
discouraged.
God,
you
have
saved/rescued
us
many
times,
so
help
us
now;
rescue
us
and
forgive
us
for
having
sinned
in
order
that
other
people
will
honor
you [MTY].
It
is
not
right
that [RHQ]
other people-groups
say
about
us,
“If
their
God
is
very
powerful, ◄surely
he
should
help
them/why
does
he
not
help
them►?”
Allow
us
to
see
you
punishing
the
people
of
other
nations
in
return
for
their
shedding
our
blood;
they
have
killed
many
of
us,
your
people.
Listen
to
your
people
groaning
while
they
are
in
prison,
and
by
your
great
power
free
those
whom
our
enemies
say
that
they
will
certainly
execute.
In
return
for
their
having
often
insulted
you,
punish
them
seven
times
as
much!
After
you
do
that,
we,
whom
you
take
care
of
like
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
sheep,
will
continue
praising
you;
we
will
continue
to
praise
you
forever [HYP].
A psalm written by Asaph for the choir director, to be sung using the tune ‘Lilies of the covenant’
Yahweh,
you
who
lead
us
like
a
shepherd
leads
his
flock
of
sheep,
listen
to
us Israeli
people.
You
sit
on
your
throne
in
the
Very
Holy
Place
in
the
temple,
above
the
carvings
of
winged
creatures.
Show
yourself
to
the
people
of
the
tribes
of
Ephraim
and
Benjamin
and
Manasseh!
Show
us
that
you
are
powerful
and
come
and
rescue
us!
God,
cause
our
nation
to
be
strong
like
it
was
before;
be
kind
to
us [IDM]
in
order
that
we
may
be
saved
from
our
enemies.
Yahweh,
you
who
are
the
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
how
long
will
you
be
angry
with
us,
your
people,
when
we
pray
to
you?
It
is
as
though
the
only
food
and
drink
that
you
have
given
us
is
a
cup
full
of
our
tears!
You
have
allowed
the people-groups
that
surround
us
to
fight
with
each
other
to
decide
which
part
of
our
land
each
of
them
will
take;
our
enemies
laugh
at
us.
God,
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
cause
our
nation
to
be
strong
like
it
was
before!
Be
kind
to
us
in
order
that
we
may
be
saved!
Our
ancestors
were
like
a grapevine [MET]
that
you
brought
out
of
Egypt;
you
expelled
the
other people-groups
from
this
land,
and
you
put
your
people
in
their
land.
Like
people
clear
ground
to
plant
a grapevine [MET],
you
cleared
out
the
people
who
were
living
in
this
land
for
us
to
live
in
it.
Like
the
roots
of
a grapevine
go
deep
down
into
the
ground
and
spread [MET],
you
enabled
our
ancestors
to
prosper
and
start
living
in
towns
all
over
this
land.
Like
huge grapevines
cover
the
hills
with
their
shade
and
their
branches
are
taller
than
big
cedar
trees [MET, HYP],
your
people
ruled
all
of
Canaan,
from
the
Mediterranean
Sea
in
the
west
to
the
Euphrates
River
in
the
east.
So
why
have
you
abandoned
us
and
allowed
our
enemies
to
tear
down
our
walls [RHQ]?
You
are
like
someone
who
tears
down
the fences
around
his
vineyard,
with
the
result
that
all
the
people
who
pass
by
can
steal
the
grapes,
and
wild pigs
can
trample
the
vines,
and
wild
animals
can
also
eat
the
grapes.
You
who
are
the
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven, ◄turn
to/stop abandoning►
us!
Look
down
from
heaven
and
see
what
is happening
to
us!
Come
and
rescue
us
who
are
like [MET]
your grapevine,
who
are
like
the
young
vine
that
you [SYN]
planted
and
caused
to
grow!
Our
enemies
have
torn
down
and
burned
everything
in
our
land;
look
at
them
angrily
and
get
rid
of
them!
But
strengthen
us
people
whom
you
have
chosen [IDM],
us Israeli
people
whom
you
previously
caused
to
be
very
strong.
When
you
do
that,
we
will
never
turn
away
from
you
again;
◄revive
us/cause
us
to
be
again
like
we
were
previously►,
and
then
we
will
praise/worship
you.
Yahweh,
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
restore
us;
be
kind
to
us
in
order
that
we
may
be
rescued
from
our
enemies!
A psalm written by Asaph for the choir director
Sing
songs
to
praise
God,
who enables
us
to
be
strong
when
we
fight
our
enemies;
shout
joyfully
to
God,
whom
we ◄descendants
of
Jacob/Israeli
people►
worship!
Start
playing
the
music,
and
beat
the
tambourines,
and
play
nice
music
on
the
harps
and ◄lyres/other
stringed
instruments►.
Blow
the
trumpets
during
the
festival
to
celebrate
each
new
moon
and
each
time
the
moon
is
full
and
during
our
other
festivals.
Do
that
because
that
is
a
law
for
us Israeli
people;
God
commanded
it
for
us
descendants
of
Jacob.
He
commanded
us Israeli
people
to
obey
it
when
he
punished
the
people
of
Egypt.
I
heard
someone [MTY]
whose
voice
I
did
not
recognize,
saying,
“
After
the
rulers
of
Egypt
forced
you Israelis
to
work
as
slaves,
I
took
those
heavy
burdens
off
your
backs,
and
I
enabled
you
to
lay
down
those
heavy
baskets
of
bricks
that
you
were
carrying.
When
you
were
greatly
distressed,
you
called
out
to
me,
and
I
rescued
you;
I
answered
you
out
of
a
thundercloud.
Later
I
tested
whether
you
would
trust
me
to
give
you
water
when
you
were
in
the
desert
at
Meribah.
(Think
about
that!)
You
who
are
my
people,
listen
while
I
warn
you!
I
wish
that
you Israeli
people
would
pay
attention
to
what
I
say
to
you!
You
must
not
have
any
idols
of
other
gods
among
you;
you
must
never
bow
to
worship
any
of
them!
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God;
It
was
not
any
of
those
other
gods
who
brought
you
out
of
Egypt,
I
am
the
one
who
did
it!
So
ask
me
what
you
want
me
to
do
for
you [MTY],
and
I
will
do
it.
But
my
people
would
not
listen
to
me [SYN];
they
would
not
obey
me.
So
even
though
they
were
very
stubborn,
I
allowed
them
to
do
whatever
they
wanted
to
do.
I
wish
that
my
people
would
listen
to
me,
that
the Israeli
people
would
behave
as
I
want
them
to
do.
If
they
did
that,
I
would
quickly
defeat
their
enemies;
I
would
strike/punish
all
of
them [DOU].
Then
all
those
who
hate
me
would ◄cringe
before/bow
down
to►
me,
and
then
I
would
punish
them [MTY]
forever.
But
I
would
give
you
Israelis
very
good
wheat/grain,
and
I
would
fill
your
stomachs
with
wild
honey.”
A psalm written by Asaph
God
gathers
all
the
rulers
and
judges
who
think
they
are
gods
for
a
meeting
in
heaven;
and
he
tells
them
that
he
has
decided
this:
“You
must [RHQ]
stop
judging
people unfairly;
you
must
no
longer
make
decisions
that
favor
wicked
people!
(Think
about
that!)
You
must
defend
people
who
are
poor
and
orphans;
you
must
act
fairly
toward
those
who
are
needy
and
those
who
have
no
one
to
help
them.
Rescue
them
from
the
power [MTY]
of
evil
people [DOU]!”
Those
rulers
do
not
know
or
understand
anything!
They
are
very
corrupt/evil,
and
as
a
result
of
their
corrupt/evil
behavior,
it
is
as
though
the
foundation
of
the
world
is
being
shaken!
I
the all-powerful
God,
previously
said
to
them, “You
think
you
are
gods!
It
is
as
though
you
are
all
my
sons,
but
you
will
die
like
people
do;
your
lives
will
end,
like
the
lives
of
all
rulers
end.”
God,
arise
and
judge
everyone
on [MTY]
the
earth,
because
all
the people-groups
belong
to
you!
A psalm which is a song written by Asaph
God,
do
not
continue
to
be
silent!
Do
not
be
quiet
and
say
nothing,
because
your
enemies
are rioting
against
you;
those
who
hate
you
are
rebelling
against
you!
They
are
secretly
planning
to
do
things
to
harm
us,
your
people;
they
are ◄conspiring
together
against/planning
how
to
defeat►
the
people
whom
you
protect.
They
say, “Come,
we
must
destroy
their
nation,
with
the
result
that
no
one
will
remember
that
Israel
ever
existed!”
They
have
agreed
on
what
they
want
to
do
to
destroy
Israel,
and
they
have
formed
an
alliance
against
you.
The
people
who
have
done
that
are
the
people
of
Edom
region,
the
descendants
of
Ishmael
who
live
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
the
Moab
people-group,
the
descendants
of
Hagar
who
also
live
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
Gebal
people-group,
the
Ammon
people-group,
the
Amalek
people-group,
the
Philistia
people-group,
and
the
people
of
Tyre
city.
The
people
of
Assyria
have
joined
them;
they
are
strong
allies
of
the
Moab
and
Ammon people-groups,
who
are
descendants
of
Abraham’s
nephew
Lot.
(Think
about
that!)
God,
do
to
those
people
things
like
you
did
to
the
Midian
people-group,
like
you
did
to
Sisera
and
Jabin
at
Kishon
River.
You
destroyed
them
at
Endor
town,
and
their
corpses
lay
on
the
ground
and
decayed.
Do
to
them
things
like
you
did
to
Kings
Oreb
and
Zeeb;
defeat
their
leaders
like
you
defeated
Zebah
and
Zalmunna,
who
said, “We
will
take
for
ourselves
the
land
that
the Israelis
say
belongs
to
God!”
My
God,
cause
them
to
disappear
quickly
like
whirling
dust,
like
chaff
that
the
wind
blows
away!
Like
a
fire
completely
burns
a
forest
and
like
flames
burn
in
the
mountains,
expel
them
by
sending storms;
cause
them
to
be
terrified
by
your
big storms/hurricanes!
Cause
them [SYN]
to
be
very
ashamed
in
order
that
they
will
admit
that
you
are
very
powerful.
Cause
them
to
be
forever
disgraced
because
of
being
defeated,
and
cause
them
to
die
while
they
are
still
disgraced.
Cause
them
to
know
that
you,
whose
name
is
Yahweh,
are
the supreme
ruler
over
everything
on
the
earth.
A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah for the choir director
Lord,
you
who
are
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
your
temple
is
very
beautiful!
I [SYN]
would
like
to
be
there;
Yahweh,
I
desire
that
very
much [DOU].
With
all
of
my
inner
being
I
sing
joyfully
to
you,
the all-powerful
God.
Even sparrows
and
swallows
have
built
nests
near
your
temple,
where
you
protect
them [DOU];
they
take
care
of
their
young
babies
near
the
altars
where
people
offer
sacrifices
to
you,
who
are
the
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
and
my
king
and
my
God.
◄Happy
are/You
are
pleased
with►
those
who ◄live/continually
worship►
in
your
temple,
constantly
singing
to
praise
you.
(Think
about
that!)
Happy
are
those
who
know
that
you
are
the
one
who
causes
them
to
be
strong,
those
who
strongly
desire
to ◄make
the
trip/go►
to
Zion
Hill.
While
they
travel
through
the
dry
Baca
Valley,
you
cause
it
to
become
a
place
where
there
are
springs
of
water,
where
the
rains ◄in
the
autumn/before
the
cold
season►
fill
the
valley
with
pools
of
water.
As
a
result,
those
who
travel
through
there
become
stronger/refreshed
knowing
that
they
will
appear
in
your
presence ◄on
Zion
Hill/in
Jerusalem►.
Yahweh,
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
listen
to
my
prayer;
God,
who
is
worshiped
by
us ◄descendants
of
Jacob/Israeli
people►,
hear [IDM]
what
I
am
saying!
(Think
about
that!)
God,
be
kind
to [IDM]
our
king,
the
one
who
protects
us [MTY],
the
one
whom
you
have
chosen [MTY]
to
rule
us.
For
me,
spending
one
day
in
your
temple
is
better
than
spending 1,000
days
somewhere
else;
standing
at
the
entrance
to
your
temple,
ready
to
go
inside,
is
better
than
living
in
the
tents/homes
where
wicked
people
live.
Yahweh
our
God
is
like
the
sun
that
shines
on
us
and
like
a
shield
that
protects
us [MET];
he
is
kind
to
us
and
honors
us.
Yahweh
does
not
refuse
to
give
any
good
thing/blessing
to
those
who
do
what
is
right.
Yahweh,
commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
◄happy
are/you
are
pleased
with►
those
who
trust
in
you!
A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah for the choir director
Yahweh,
you
have
been
kind
to
us
people
who
live
in
this
land;
you
have
enabled
us Israeli
people
to
become
prosperous
again.
You
forgave
us,
your
people,
for
the
sins
that
we
had
committed;
you
pardoned
us
for
all
our
sins [DOU].
(Think
about
that!)
You
stopped
being
angry
with
us
and
turned
away
from
severely
punishing
us.
Now,
God,
the
one
who
saves/rescues
us, ◄restore
us/make
us
prosperous
again►
and
stop
being
angry
with
us!
◄Will
you
continue
to
be
angry
with
us
forever?/Please
do
not
continue
to
be
angry
with
us
forever.► [DOU, RHQ]
Please
enable
us [RHQ]
to
prosper
again
in
order
that
we,
your
people,
will
rejoice
about
what
you
have
done
for
us.
Yahweh,
by rescuing
us
from
our
troubles/difficulties,
show
us
that
you
faithfully
love
us.
I
want
to
listen
to
what
Yahweh
our
God
says,
because
he
promises/says
that
he
will
enable
us,
his
people,
to
live
peacefully,
if
we
do
not
return
to
doing
foolish
things.
He
is
surely
ready
to
save/rescue
those
who
revere
him,
in
order
that
his
glory/splendor
will
be
seen
in
our
land.
When
that
happens,
he
will
both
faithfully
love
us
and
faithfully
do
for
us
what
he
promised
to
do [PRS];
and
we
will
act/behave
righteously,
and
he
will
give
us
peace,
which
will
be
like
a
kiss
that
he
gives
us.
Here
on
earth,
we
will ◄be
loyal
to/continually
believe
in►
God,
and
from
heaven,
God
will
act
justly/fairly
toward
us.
Yes,
Yahweh
will
do
good
things
for
us,
and
there
will
be
great
harvests
in
our
land.
Yahweh
always
acts
righteously [PRS,
MET];
he
acts
righteously
wherever
he
goes.
A prayer written by David
Yahweh,
listen [IDM]
to
what
I
say
and
answer
me,
because
I
am
weak
and
needy.
Prevent
me
from
dying
now,
because
I ◄am
loyal
to/continue
to
believe
in►
you;
save/rescue
me,
because
I
serve
you
and
I
trust
in
you,
my
God.
Lord,
be
kind
to
me,
because
I
cry
out
to
you
all
during
the
day.
Lord,
cause
me
to
be
glad,
because
I ◄pray
to/worship► [IDM]
you.
Lord,
you
are
good
to
us,
and
you
forgive
us;
you
faithfully
love
very
much
all
those
who ◄pray/call
out►
to
you.
Lord,
listen
to
my
prayer;
hear
me
when
I
cry
out
to
you
to
help
me.
When
I
have
troubles,
I
call
out
to
you,
because
you
answer
me.
Lord,
among
all
the
gods
whom
the
heathen
nations
worship,
there
is
no
one
like
you;
not
one
of
them
has
done
the
great
things
that
you
have
done.
Lord,
some
day,
people
from
all
the
nations
that
you
have
established
will
come
and
bow
down
in
front
of
you
and
they
will
praise
you [MTY].
You
are
great,
and
you
do
wonderful/marvelous
things;
only
you
are
God.
Yahweh,
teach
me
what
you
want
me
to
do
in
order
that
I
may
conduct
my
life
according
to
what
you
say,
which
is
true.
Cause/Teach
me
to
revere
you.
Lord,
my
God,
I
will
thank
you
with
all
my
inner
being,
and
I
will
praise
you
forever.
You
faithfully
love
me
very
much;
you
have
prevented
me
from
dying
and
going
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are.
But
God,
proud
men
are
trying
to
attack
me;
a gang/group
of
cruel
men
are
wanting
to
kill
me;
they
are
men
who
do
not
have
any ◄respect
for/interest
in►
you.
But
Lord,
you
always
are mercifully
and
kind;
you
do
not
become
angry
quickly,
you
faithfully
love
us
very
much
and
always
do
for
us
what
you
have
promised
to
do.
Look
down
toward
me
and
be
merciful
to
me;
cause
me
to
be
strong
and
save/rescue
me
who
serves
you
faithfully
like
my
mother
did.
Yahweh,
do
something
to
show
me
that
you
are
being
good
to
me
in
order
that
those
who
hate
me
will
see
that
you
have
encouraged
me
and
helped
me,
and
as
a
result
they
will
be
ashamed.
A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah
The
city
that
Yahweh
established
is
on
his
sacred
hill.
He
loves
that
city,
Jerusalem,
more
than
he
loves
any
other
city
in
Israel.
You
people
in [APO]
the
city
that
God ◄owns/lives
in►,
people
say
wonderful
things
about
your
city.
(Think
about
that!)
Some
of
those
who
know
about
God
are
the
people
of
Egypt
and
Babylonia,
and
also
the
people
of
Philistia
and
Tyre
and
Ethiopia;
some
day
they
all
will
say,
“
Although
I
was
not
born
in
Jerusalem,
because
I
belong
to
Yahweh,
it
is
as
though
I
was
born
there.”
And
concerning
Jerusalem,
people
will
say
“It
is
as
though
everyone
was
born
there,
and
Almighty
God
will
cause
that
city
to
remain
strong/safe/secure.”
Yahweh
will
write
a
list
of
the
names
of
the
people
of
various
groups
who
belong
to
him,
and
he
will
say
that
he
considers
them
all
to
be
citizens
of
Jerusalem.
(Think
about
that!)
They
will
all
dance
and
sing,
saying,
“Jerusalem
is
the
source
of
all
our
blessings.”
A psalm that expresses sadness, written for the choir director by Zerah’s son Heman, one of the descendants of Korah
Yahweh
God,
you
who
rescues
me,
all
during
each
day
I
call
out
to
you
to
help
me,
and
I
cry
out
to
you
during
each
night
also.
Listen [IDM]
to
my
prayer [DOU],
while
I
cry
out
to
you
for
help!
I
have
experienced
many
troubles/difficulties,
and
I
am
about
to
die [MTY]
and
go
where
dead
people
are.
Because
I
have
no
more
strength,
other
people
also
consider
that
I
will
soon
die.
I
am
like
a
corpse
that
has
been
abandoned;
I
am
like
dead
people
who
lie
in
their
graves,
people
who
have
been
completely
forgotten,
because
you
do
not
take
care
of
them
anymore.
It
is
as
though
you
have
thrown
me
into
a
deep,
dark
pit,
into
a
place
where
they
throw
corpses.
It
seems
like
you
are
very
angry
with
me,
and
it
is
as
though
you
have
crushed
me
like
ocean
waves
crash
down
on
people [MET].
(Think
about
that!)
You
have
caused
my
friends
to ◄avoid/stay
away
from►
me;
I
have
become repulsive
to
them.
It
is
as
though
I
am
in
a
prison
and
cannot
escape.
My
eyes
cannot
see
well
because
I
cry
very
much.
Yahweh,
every
day
I
call
out
to
you
to
help
me;
I
lift
up
my
hands
to
you
while
I
pray.
You
certainly
do
not [RHQ]
perform
miracles
for
dead
people!
Their
spirits
do
not [RHQ]
arise
to
praise
you!
(Think
about
that!)
Corpses
in
the
grave
certainly
do
not
tell
about
your
faithfully
loving
us [RHQ],
and
in
the
place
where
people
are
finally
destroyed,
no
one
tells
about
what
you
faithfully
do
for
us [RHQ].
No
one
in
the
deep
dark
pit
ever
sees
the
miracles
that
you
perform [RHQ],
and
no
one
in
the
place
where
people
have
been
completely
forgotten
tells
about
your
being
good
to
us.
But
as
for
me,
Yahweh,
I
cry
out
to
you
to
help
me;
each
morning
I
pray
to
you.
Yahweh,
why
do
you
reject
me [RHQ]?
Why
do
you
turn
away
from
me [RHQ]?
All
the
time
since
I
was
young,
I
have
suffered
and
have
often
almost
died;
I
am ◄in
despair/very
discouraged►
because
of
enduring
the
terrible
things
that
you
have
done
to
me.
I
feel
that
you
have
crushed
me
because
of
your
being
angry
with
me;
the
terrible
things
that
you
are
doing
to
me
are
almost
destroying
me.
I
feel
as
though
they
surround
me
like
a
flood [SIM];
they
are ◄closing
in
on/crushing►
me
from
all
sides.
You
have
caused
even
my
friends
and
others
whom
I
love
to
avoid
me,
and
it
is
as
though
the
only
friend
that
I
have
is
darkness.
A song written by Ethan, from the clan of Ezra
Yahweh,
I
will
sing
forever
about
the
ways
you
faithfully
love
me;
people
not
yet
born
will
hear
that
you
faithfully
do
all
that
you
have
promised.
I
will
tell
people
that
you
will
faithfully
love
us
forever,
and
that
your
being
faithful
to
do
what
you
have
promised
is
as
permanent
as
the
sky.
Yahweh
said, “I
have
made
an
agreement
with
David,
whom
I
chose
to
serve
me.
I
have
made
this
solemn ◄agreement
with/promise
to►
him:
‘I
will
enable
various
ones
of
your
descendants
to
always
be
kings;
the
line
of
kings
descended
from
you [MTY]
will
never
end.’”
(Think
about
that!) 10
Yahweh,
I
desire
that
all
those
beings
who
are
in [MTY]
heaven
will
praise
you
for
the
wonderful
things
that
you
do,
and
that
all
your
holy
angels
will
sing
about
how
you
faithfully
do
what
you
promise.
There
is
no
one [RHQ]
in
heaven
who
can
be
compared
with
you,
Yahweh.
There
are
no
angels [RHQ]
in
heaven
who
are
equal
to
you.
When
your
holy
angels
gather
together,
they
declare
that
you
must
be
revered;
they
say
that
you
are
more
awesome
than
all
the
angels
that
surround
your
throne!
O
Yahweh,
God
Almighty,
there
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
is
powerful
like
you
are;
your
faithfully
doing
all
that
you
promise
is
like
a
cloak
that [MET]
always
surrounds
you.
You
rule
over
the
powerful
seas;
when
their
waves
rise
up,
you
calm
them.
You
are
the
one
who
crushed
and
killed
the
great
sea
monster
named
Rahab.
You
defeated
and
scattered
your
enemies
with
your
great
power [MTY].
The
heavens
are
yours,
and
the
earth
is
yours;
and
everything
on
the
earth
is
yours,
because
you
created
it
all.
You
created
everything
from
the
north
to
the
south.
Tabor
Mountain
and
Hermon
Mountain
joyfully
praise
you [MTY].
◄You/Your
arms►
are
very
powerful;
◄you/your
hands►
are
extremely
strong.
◄Your
rule [MTY]
over
us
is based
on/As
you
rule
over
us,
you
are
always► treating
people
fairly
and
justly,
and
on/are
always
faithfully
loving
us
and
doing
what
you
promised.
Yahweh,
happy
are
the
people
who
worship
you
with
joyful
shouts,
who
live
knowing
that
you
are
always
watching
over
them.
Every
day,
throughout
the
day,
they
rejoice
in
what
you [MTY]
have
done,
and
they
praise
you
for
being
very
good
to
them.
You
give
us
your
glorious
strength;
because
you
act
in
our
favor,
we
defeat [MET]
our
enemies.
Yahweh,
you
gave
us
the
one
who
protects
us [MET];
you,
the
holy
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
chose
a
king
for
us.
Long
ago
you
spoke
in
a
vision
to
one
of
your
servants/prophets,
saying,
“I
have
helped
a
famous
soldier;
I
chose
him
from
among
all
the
people
to
be
a
king.
That
man
is
David,
the
one
who
will
serve
me
faithfully,
and
I
anointed
him
with
sacred
olive
oil
to
make
him
king.
I [MTY]
will
always
strengthen
him;
with
my
power [MTY]
I
will
make
him
strong.
His
enemies
will
never
find
ways
to
defeat
him,
and
wicked
people
will
never
defeat
him.
I
will
crush
his
enemies
in
front
of
him
and
get
rid
of
those
who
hate
him.
I
will
always
be
loyal
to
him
and
faithfully
love
him
and
enable
him
to
defeat [MET]
his
enemies.
I
will
cause ◄his
kingdom/the
area
that
he
rules►
to
include
all
the
land
from
the
Mediterranean
Sea
to
the
Euphrates
River.
He
will
say
to
me, ‘You
are
my
Father,
my
God,
the
one
who
protects [MET]
and
saves
me.’
I
will
give
him
the
rights/privileges
that
a
man’s
firstborn
son
has [MET];
he
will
be
the
greatest
king
on
the
earth.
I
will
always
be
loyal
to
him,
and
my
agreement
to
bless
him
will
last
forever.
I
will
establish
a
line
of
his
descendants
that
will
never
end,
various
ones
of
his
descendants
will
always
be
kings.
But,
if
some
of
his
descendants
disobey
my
laws,
and
do
not
not
behave
like
my
commands
say
that
they
should,
if
they
disregard
my
requirements
and
do
not
do
the
right
things
that
I
have
told
them
to
do,
I
will
punish
them
severely [MTY]
and
cause
them
to
suffer
for
doing
wrong.
But
I
will
not
stop
faithfully
loving
David,
and
I
will
always
do
what
I
promised
him.
I
will
not
break
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
him;
I
will
not
change
even
one
word
that
I
spoke
to
him.
Once
I
made
a
solemn
promise
to
David,
and
that
will
never
change,
and
because
I
am
God,
I
will
never
lie
to
David.
I
promised
that
the
line
of
kings
descended
from
him
will
go
on
forever;
it
will
last
as
long
as
the
sun
shines.
That
line
will ◄be
as
permanent/last
as
long►
as
the
moon
that
is
always
watching
everything
from
the
sky.
Think
about
that!)
But
Yahweh,
now
you
have
rejected [DOU]
David!
You
are
very
angry
with
the
king
whom
you
appointed.
It
seems
that
you
have
broken
the
agreement
that
you
made
with
your
servant,
David;
it
seems
as
though
you
have signaled hat
he
is
no
longer
the
king
by
throwing
his
crown
into
the
dust/dirt.
You
have
torn
down
the
walls
that
protect
his
city,
and
allowed
all
his
forts
to
become
ruins.
All
those
who
pass
by
plunder/steal
his
possessions;
his
neighbors ◄laugh
at/ridicule►
him.
You
have
enabled
his
enemies
to
defeat
him;
you
have
made
them
all
happy.
You
have
caused
his
sword
to
become
useless,
and
you
have
not
helped
him
in
his
battles.
You
have
caused
his
splendor
to
end (OR,
You
have
taken
away
his
power
by
knocking
his
throne
to
the
ground.
You
have
caused
him
to
look
old
when
he
is
still
young
and
caused
him
to
be
very
shamed/disgraced.
(Think
about
that!)
O
Yahweh,
how
long
will
this
continue?
Will
you
hide
yourself
forever?
How
long
will
your
anger
burn
like
a
fire?
Do
not
forget
that
life
is
very
short;
have
you
created
all
us
people
in
vain?
No
one
can [RHQ]
keep
on
living
and
never
die;
◄No
one
can [RHQ]
avoid
going/Everyone
will
go►
to
the
place
of
the
dead.
(Think
about
that!)
Yahweh,
you
promised
long
ago
that
you
would
faithfully
love
us;
why
are
you
not
doing
that?
You
solemnly
promised
that
to
David!
Yahweh,
do
not
forget
that
people
insult
me!
◄Heathen
people/People
who
do
not
know
you►
curse
me!
Yahweh,
your
enemies
insult
your
chosen
king!
They
insult/ridicule
him
wherever
he
goes.
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
be
praised
forever!
Amen!
May
it
be
so!
Book Four
A prayer by the prophet Moses
Lord,
you
have
always ◄been
like
a
home
for
us/protected
us► [MET].
Before
you
created
the
mountains,
before
you
formed
the
earth
and
everything
that
is
in
it,
you
were
eternally
God,
and
you
will
be
God
forever.
When
people
die,
you
cause
their
corpses
to
become
soil
again;
you
change
their
corpses
to
become
dirt
like
the
first
man
was
created
from.
When
you ◄consider/think
about►
time,
1,000
years
are
as
short
as [SIM]
one
day
which
passes;
you
consider
that [HYP]
they
are
as
short
as
a
few
hours
in
the
night.
You
cause
people
suddenly
to
die [MET];
they
live
only
a
short
time,
like
a
dream
lasts
only
a
short
time.
They
are
like
grass/weeds [SIM]
that
grow
up.
In
the
morning [DOU]
the
grass
sprouts
and
grows
well,
but
in
the
evening
it
dries
up
and ◄completely
withers/dies►.
Similarly,
because
of
the
sins
that
we
have
committed,
you
become
angry
with
us;
you
terrify
us
and
then
you
destroy
us.
It
is
as
though
you
place
our
sins
in
front
of
you,
you
spread
out
even
our
secret
sins
where
you
can
see
them.
Because
you
are
angry
with
us,
you
cause
our
lives
to
end;
the
years
that
we
live
pass
as
quickly
as
a
sigh
does.
People
live
for
only 70
years;
but
if
they
are
strong,
some
of
them
live
for 80
years.
But
even
during
good
years
we
have
much
pain
and
troubles;
our
lives
soon
end,
and
we
die [EUP].
No
one [RHQ]
has
fully
experienced
the
powerful
things
you
can
do
to
them
when
you
are
angry
with
them,
and
people
are
not
afraid
that
you
will
greatly
punish
them
because
of
your
being
angry
with
them.
So
teach/help
us
to
realize
that
we
live
for
only
a
short
time
in
order
that
we
may
use
our
time
wisely.
Yahweh,
how
long
will
you
be
angry
with
us?
Pity
us
who
serve
you.
Each
morning
show
us
that
your
faithfully
loving
us
is
enough
for
us
in
order
that
we
may
shout
joyfully
and
be
happy
for
the
rest
of
our
lives.
Cause
us
to
now
be
as
happy
for
as
many
years
as
you ◄afflicted
us/caused
us
to
be
sad►
and
we
experienced
troubles.
Enable
us
to
see
the
great
things
that
you
do
and
enable
our
descendants
to
also
see
your
glorious
power.
Lord,
our
God,
give
us
your
blessings
and
enable
us
to
be
successful;
yes,
cause
us
to
be
successful
in
everything
that
we
do [DOU]!
Those
who
live
under
the
protection
of
God
Almighty,
will
be
able
to
rest
safely
under
his
care.
I
will
declare
to
Yahweh,
“You
protect
me;
you
are
like
a
fort [MET]
in
which
I
am
safe.
You
are
my
God,
the
one
in
whom
I
trust.”
Yahweh
will
rescue
you
from
all
hidden
traps
and
save
you
from
deadly
diseases.
He
will
shield/protect
you
like
a
bird
shields/protects
its chicks [MET]
with/under
her
wings.
You
will
be
safe ◄in
his
care/because
he
takes
care
of
you►.
His
faithfully
doing
what
he
has
promised
is
like
a
shield [MET]
that
will
protect
you.
You
will
not
be
afraid
of
things
that
happen
during
the
night
that
could ◄terrorize
you/cause
you
to
be
very
afraid►,
or
of
arrows
that
your
enemies
will
shoot
at
you
during
the
day.
You
will
not
be
afraid
of ◄plagues/widespread
sicknesses►
that
demons
cause
when
they
attack
people
at
night,
or
of
other
evil
forces
that
kill
people
at
midday.
Even
if 1,000
people
fall
dead
alongside
you,
even
if 10,000
people
are
dying
around
you,
you
will
not
be
harmed.
Look
and
see
that ◄wicked
people
are
being
punished/God
is
punishing
wicked
people►!
If
you
allow
Yahweh
to
protect
you,
if
you
trust
God
Almighty
to ◄shelter/take
care
of►
you,
nothing
evil
will
happen
to
you;
no
plague
will
come
near
your
house,
because
Yahweh
will
command
his
angels
to
protect
you
wherever
you
go.
They
will
hold
you
up
with
their
hands,
with
the
result
that
you
will
not
hurt
your
foot
on
a
big
stone.
You
will
be
kept
safe
from
being
harmed
by
your
enemies [MET];
it
will
be
as
though
you
are stepping
on
lions
and
poisonous
snakes
without
them
harming
you!
Yahweh
says, “I
will
rescue
those
who
love
me,
I
will
protect
them
because
they ◄acknowledge
that
I
am
Yahweh/know
me►.
When
they
call
out
to
me,
I
will
answer
them.
I
will
help
them
when
they
are
experiencing
trouble;
I
will
rescue
them
and
honor
them.
I
will
reward
them
by enabling
them
to
live
a
long
time,
and
I
will
save
them.”
A psalm that is to be sung on Sabbath days
Yahweh,
it
is
good
for
people
to
thank
you
and
to
sing
to
praise
you [MTY]
who
are
greater
than
any
other
god.
It
is
good
to
proclaim
every
morning
that
you
faithfully
love
us,
and
each
night
to
sing
songs
that
declare
that
you
always
do
what
you
have
promised
to
do,
accompanied
by
musicians
playing
harps
that
have
ten
strings,
and
by
the
sounds
made
by
a
lyre.
Yahweh,
you
have
caused
me
to
be
glad;
I
sing
joyfully
because
of
what
you [SYN]
have
done.
Yahweh,
the
things
that
you
do
are
great!
But
it
is
difficult
for
us
to
understand
all
that
you
think.
There
are
things
that
you
do
that
foolish
people
cannot
know
about,
things
that
stupid
people
cannot
understand.
They
do
not
understand
that
although
the
number
of
wicked
people
increases
like blades
of
grass
do [SIM],
and
they
prosper,
they
will
be
completely
destroyed.
But
Yahweh,
you
will
◄be
exalted/be
honored/rule►
forever.
Yahweh,
your
enemies
will
certainly
die,
and
those
who
do
wicked
things
will
be
defeated/scattered.
But
you
have
caused
me
to
be
as
strong [MTY]
as [SIM]
a
wild
ox;
you
have
caused
me
to
be
very
joyful [MTY].
I [SYN]
have
seen
you
defeat
my
enemies;
d
I
have
heard
those
evil
men
wail/scream
while
they
were
being
slaughtered.
But
righteous
people
will
prosper
like [SIM]
palm
trees
that
grow
well,
or
like [SIM]
cedar
trees
that
grow
in
Lebanon.
They
are
like
the
trees
that
grow
near
the
temple
of
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem,
those
trees
that
are
close
to
the
courtyard
of
the
temple
of
our
God.
Even
when
righteous
people
become
old,
they
do
many
things [IDM]
that
please
God.
They
remain
strong
and
full
of
energy,
like
trees
that [MET]
remain
full
of
sap.
That
shows
that
Yahweh
is
just;
he
is
like
a
huge
rock
under
which
I
am
safe/protected,
and
he
never
does
anything
that
is
wicked/wrong.
Yahweh,
you
are
the
King!
You
are
majestic,
and
the
power
that
you
have
is
like [MET]
a
robe
that
a
king
wears.
You
put
the
world
firmly
in
place,
and
it
will
never
be
moved/shaken.
You
ruled
as
king
a
very
long
time
ago;
you
have
always
existed.
Yahweh,
when
you
created
the
world,
you
separated
the
water
from
the chaotic
mass
and
formed
oceans,
and
the
waves
of
the
waters
of
those
oceans
still
roar,
but
you
are
greater
than
the
roar
of
those
oceans,
more
powerful
than
the
ocean
waves!
You
are
Yahweh,
the
one
who
is
greater
than
any
other
god!
Yahweh,
your
laws
never
change,
and
your
temple
has
always
been
holy/sacred.
And
that
will
be
true
forever.
Yahweh,
you
are
able
to
get
revenge
on
your
enemies.
So
show
them
that
you
are
going
to
punish
them!
You
are
the
one
who
judges
all
people
on
the
earth;
so
arise,
and
give/punish
the
proud
leaders
of
our
people
like
they
deserve.
Yahweh,
how
long
will
those
wicked
people
be
glad/happy?
It
is
not
right
that [RHQ]
they
continue
being
glad!
They
do
evil
things,
and
they
boast
about
doing
them;
how
long
will
they
be
allowed
to
continue
doing
that?
Yahweh,
it
is
as
though
those
wicked
people
crush
us,
your
people;
they ◄oppress/treat
cruelly►
those
who
belong
to
you [DOU].
They
murder
widows
and
orphans
and
people
from
other
countries
who
think
it
is
safe
to
live
in
our
land.
Those
wicked
people
say, “Yahweh
does
not
see
anything;
so
the
God
whom
those Israelis
worship
does
not
see
the
evil
things
that
we
do.”
You
evil
people
who
rule
Israel,
you
are
foolish
and
stupid;
when
will
you
become
wise [RHQ]?
God
made
our
ears;
so
do
you
think
that
he
cannot
hear
what
you
say [RHQ]?
He
created
our
eyes;
so
do
you
think
that
he
cannot
see
the
evil
things
that
you
do [RHQ]?
He
also scolds
the
leaders
of
other
nations;
so
do
you
think
that
he
will
not
punish
you [RHQ]?
He
is
the
one
who
knows
everything;
so
why
do
you
think
that
he
does
not
know
what
you
do [RHQ]?
Yahweh
knows
everything
that
people
are
thinking;
he
knows
that
what
they
think ◄
is
useless/vanishes
as
quickly
as►
smoke [MET].
Yahweh,
you
are
pleased
with
people
who
want
you
to
discipline/correct
them,
those
who
want
you
to
teach
them
your
laws.
When
those
people
have
had
troubles,
you
cause
those
troubles
to
cease,
and
some
day
it
will
be
as
though
you
will
dig
pits
for
wicked
people,
and
they
will
fall
into
those
pits
and
die.
Yahweh
will
not
abandon
his
people;
he
will
not
desert
like
that
those
who
belong
to
him [DOU].
Some
day
judges
will
decide
matters
fairly
for
people,
and
all
honest/righteous
people
will
be
pleased
about
that.
But
when
wicked
people ◄
oppressed
me/treated
me
cruelly►,
◄who
defended
me?/no
one
defended
me.► [RHQ]
No
one
stood
up
to
testify
for
me
against
those
evil
people [RHQ].
If
Yahweh
had
not
helped
me
at
that
time,
I
would
have
been
executed,
and
my
soul/spirit
would
have
gone
to
the
place
where
dead
people
say
nothing.
I
said/thought
to
myself, “I
am
about
to
die,”
but
Yahweh,
you
held
me
up
by
faithfully
loving
me.
Whenever
I
am
very
worried,
you
comfort/encourage
me
and
cause
me
to
be
happy.
You
have
nothing
to
do
with
wicked
judges,
who
establish
laws
that
allow
people
to
do
what
is
not
legal.
They
plan
to
get
rid
of
righteous
people,
and
they
declare
that ◄innocent
people/people
who
have
not
done
what
is
wrong►
must
be
executed.
But
Yahweh ◄has
become
like
my
fortress/protects
me► [MET];
my
God
is
like
a
huge
rock
under
which
I
am
protected/safe [MET].
He
will
punish
those
wicked
leaders
in
return
for
the
wicked
things
that
they
have
done,
and
will
get
rid
of
them
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed;
yes,
Yahweh
our
God
will ◄wipe
them
out/destroy
them
completely►.
Come,
sing
to
Yahweh;
sing
joyfully
to
the
one
who
protects
us [MET]
and
saves
us!
We
should
thank
him
as
we
come
before
him,
and
sing ◄joyful
songs/joyfully►
as
we
praise
him.
Because
Yahweh
is
the
great
God,
he
is
a
great
king
who
rules
over
all
other
gods.
He
rules
over
the
whole
earth,
from
the deepest
places/caves
to
the
highest
mountains.
The
seas
are
his,
because
he
made
them.
He
is
also
the
one
who [SYN]
formed/made
the
dry
land.
We
should
come,
worship,
and
bow
down
before
him.
We
should
kneel
before
Yahweh,
the
one
who
made
us.
He
is
our
God,
and
we
are
the
people
whom
he
takes
care
of [MET];
like
sheep
that
a
shepherd
takes
care
of.
Today,
listen
to
what
Yahweh
is
saying
to
you.
He
says, “Do
not
become
stubborn [IDM]
like
your
ancestors
did
at
Meribah,
and
like
they
did
at
Massah
in
the
desert.
There
your
ancestors ◄wanted
to
see/tried
to
determine►
if
they
could
do
many
very
evil
things
without
my
punishing
them.
Even
though
they
had
seen
me
perform
many
miracles,
they
tested
whether
I
would
continue
to
be
patient
with
them.
For 40
years
I
was
angry
with
those
people,
and
I
said, ‘Those
people
say
that
they
want
to
please
me,
but
they
do
things
that
I
detest.
They
refuse
to
obey
my
commands.’
So
because
I
was
very
angry,
I
solemnly
said/declared
about
them:
‘They
will
never
enter
the
land
of
Canaan
where
I
would
have
allowed
them
to
rest!’”
Sing
to
Yahweh
a
new
song!
You
people
throughout
the
earth,
sing
to
Yahweh!
Sing
to
Yahweh
and
praise
him [MTY]!
Every
day
proclaim
to
others
that
he
has
saved/rescued
us.
Tell
about
his
glory/greatness
to
all people-groups;
tell
all people-groups
the
marvelous
things
that
he
has
done.
Yahweh
is
great,
and
he
deserves
to
be
praised
very
much;
he
should
be
revered
more
than
for
all
the
gods,
because
all
the
gods
that
other people-groups
worship
are
only
idols,
but
Yahweh
is
truly
great;
he
created
the
skies!
Those
who
are
in
his
presence
honor
him
and
can
see
that
he
is
a
great
king.
They
can
see
in
his
temple
that
he
is
very
powerful
and
is
very
beautiful.
You
people
in
nations
all
over
the
earth,
praise
Yahweh!
Praise
Yahweh
for
his
glorious
power [HEN]!
Praise
Yahweh
like
he
deserves
to
be
praised,
Bring
an
offering
and
come
to
his
temple.
Bow
down
before
Yahweh
when
he
appears
in
his
holy/sacred
temple;
everyone
on
the
earth
should
tremble
in
front
of
him,
because
he
is
majestic
and
holy.
Say
to
all
the people-groups, “Yahweh
is
the
king!
He
put
the
world
in
its
place,
and
nothing
will
ever
be
able
to
move/shake
it.
He
will
judge
all
the people-groups
fairly.”
All
the
beings
that
are
in [MTY]
the
heavens
should
be
glad,
and
all
the
people
on
the
earth
should
rejoice.
The
oceans
and
all
the
creatures
that
are
in
the
oceans
should
roar
to
praise
Yahweh.
The
fields
and
everything
that
grows
in
them
should
rejoice.
When
they
do
that,
it
will
be
as
though
all
the
trees
in
the
forests
will
sing
joyfully
in
front
of
Yahweh.
That
will
happen
when
he
comes
to
judge
everyone
on [MTY]
the
earth.
He
will
judge
all
the
people
fairly/justly,
according
to
what
he
knows
is
true.
Yahweh
is
the
king!
I
want
everyone
on
the
earth
to
be
glad/happy,
and
the
people
who
live
on
the
islands
in
the
oceans
to
also
rejoice
about
that!
There
are
very
dark
clouds
around
him
to
hide
him;
he
rules [MTY]
righteously/justly
and
fairly.
He
sends
fire
in
front
of
him,
and
he
completely
burns
all
his
enemies
in
that
fire.
All
around
the
world
he
causes
lightning
to
flash;
people
on
the
earth
see
it,
and
it
causes
them
to
be
afraid
and
tremble.
The
mountains/hills
melt
like
wax
in
front
of
Yahweh,
the
one
who
is
the
Lord,
who
rules
over
all
the
earth.
The
angels
in [MTY]
heaven
proclaim
that
he
acts
righteously,
and
all
the people-groups
see
his
glory.
Everyone
who
worships
idols
should
be
ashamed;
all
those
who
are
proud
of
their
false
gods
should
realize
that
their
gods
are
useless,
It
is
as
though
all
those
gods
bow
down
to
worship
Yahweh.
The
people [MTY]
of
Jerusalem
hear
about
Yahweh
and
are
glad/happy,
and
people
in
the
other [MTY]
cities
in
Judah
also
rejoice,
because
Yahweh
judges
and
punishes
wicked
people.
Yahweh
is
the supreme
king
over
all
the
earth;
he
has
very
great
power,
and
all
the
other
gods
have
no
power
at
all.
Yahweh
loves
those
who
hate
what
people
do
that
is
evil;
he
protects
the
lives
of
his
people,
and
he
rescues
them
when
the
wicked
people
try
to
harm
them.
His
light
shines
on
righteous
people;
he
causes
those
who
are
righteous
to
rejoice.
You
righteous
people,
rejoice
about
what
Yahweh
has
done,
and
thank
him,
our
holy
God!
A psalm
Sing
to
Yahweh
a
new
song,
because
he
has
done
wonderful
things!
By
his
power [MTY]
and
his
great
strength [DOU]
he
has
defeated
his
enemies.
Yahweh
has
declared
to
people
that
he
has
defeated
his
enemies;
he
has
revealed
that
he
has
punished
them,
and
people
in
all
the
world
have
seen
that
he
has
done
it.
Like
he
promised
to
us Israeli
people [MTY],
he
has
faithfully
loved
us
and ◄been
loyal
to/not
abandoned►
us.
People
who
live
in
very
remote
places
in
all
the
earth
have
seen
that
our
God
has
defeated
his
enemies.
All
you
people [MTY]
everywhere
should
sing
joyfully
to
Yahweh;
praise
him
while
you
sing
and
shout
joyfully!
Praise
Yahweh
while
you
play
the
lyres/harps,
playing
delightful
music.
Some
of
you
should
blow
trumpets
and
other
horns,
while
others
shout
joyfully
to
Yahweh,
our
king.
The
oceans
and
all
the
creatures
that
are
in
the
oceans
should
roar
to
praise
Yahweh.
Everyone
on
the
earth
should
sing!
It
should
seem
as
though
the
rivers
are clapping
their
hands
to
praise
Yahweh
and
that
the
hills
are
singing
together
joyfully
in
front
of
Yahweh,
because
he
will
come
to
judge
everyone
on [MTY]
the
earth!
He
will
judge
all
the people-groups
in
the
world
justly
and
fairly [DOU].
Yahweh
is
the
supreme
king,
so
all
the people-groups
should
tremble ◄
in
his
presence/in
front
of
him►!
He
sits
on
his
throne
in
the
temple
above
the
statues
of
winged
creatures,
so
the
earth
should
quake/shake!
Yahweh
is
a
mighty
king
in
Jerusalem;
but
he
is
also
the supreme
ruler
of
all people-groups.
So
they
should
praise
him
because
he
is
very
great/powerful;
and
he
is
holy!
He
is
a
mighty
king
who ◄loves/is
pleased
with►
what
is
just/right;
he
has
acted
justly
and
fairly [DOU]
in
Israel.
Praise
Yahweh
our
God!
Worship
him
in
front
of
the
Sacred
Chest
in
his
temple [MTY],
where
he
rules
people.
He
is
holy!
Moses
and
Aaron
were
two
of
his
priests;
Samuel
also
was
someone
who
prayed
to
him.
Those
three
cried
out
to
Yahweh
to
help
them,
and
he
answered
them.
He
spoke
to
Moses
and
Aaron
from
the
cloud
that
was
like
a
huge
pillar;
they
obeyed
all
the
laws
and
commandments [DOU]
that
he
gave
to
them.
Yahweh,
our
God,
you
answered
your
people
when
they
cried
out
to
you
to
help
them;
you
are
a
God
who
forgave
them
for
those
sins
that
they
had
committed,
even
though
you
punished
them
for
the
things
that
they
did
that
are
wrong.
Praise
Yahweh,
our
God,
and
worship
him
at
the
temple
on
his
sacred
hill;
it
is
right
to
do
that
because
Yahweh,
our
God,
is
holy!
A psalm of thanksgiving
Everyone
in
the
world
should
shout
joyfully
to
Yahweh!
We
should
worship
Yahweh
gladly!
We
should
come
before
him
singing
joyful
songs.
We
should
acknowledge/recognize
that
Yahweh
is
God;
it
is
he
who
made
us,
so
we
belong
to
him.
We
are
the
people
that
he
takes
care
of [MET];
we
are
like
sheep
that
are
cared
for
by
their
shepherd.
Enter
the
gates
of
his
temple
thanking
him;
enter
the
courtyard
of
the
temple
singing
songs
to
praise
him!
Thank
him
and
praise
him,
because
Yahweh
always
does
good
things
for
us.
He
faithfully
loves
us,
and ◄is
faithful/is
loyal
to
us
forever/will
never
forsake
us►.
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
I
will
sing
to
you!
I
will
sing
about
your
faithfully
loving
us (OR,
my
being
loyal
to
you
and
acting
justly/fairly
toward
people).
I
promise
that
while
I
rule
people [MTY],
I
will
behave
in
such
a
way
that
no
one
will
be
able
to
criticize
me.
Yahweh, ◄when
will
you
come
to
help
me?/I
need
you
to
come
to
help
me.► [RHQ]
I
will
do
things
that
are
right.
I
will
not
allow
stay
away
from
those
who
do
what
is
evil [SYN].
I
hate
the
deeds
of
those
who ◄
turn
away
from/sin
against►
you;
I
will ◄completely
avoid
those
people/not
allow
those
people
to
come
near
me►.
I
will
not
be
dishonest,
and
I
will
not
have
anything
to
do
with
evil (OR,
evil
people).
I
will
get
rid
of
anyone
who
secretly
slanders
someone
else,
and
I
will
not ◄tolerate/allow
to
be
near
me►
anyone
who
is
proud
and
arrogant [DOU].
I
will
approve
of [IDM]
people
in
this
land
who ◄are
loyal
to/faithfully
obey►
God,
and
I
will
allow
them
to ◄live
with/work
for►
me.
I
will
allow
those
who
behave
in
such
a
way
that
no
one
can
criticize
them
to ◄serve
me/be
my
officials►.
I
will
not
allow
anyone
who
deceives
others
to
work
in
my
palace;
no
one
who
tells
lies
will
be
allowed
to
continually
come
to
work
for
me.
Every
day
I
will
try
to
get
rid
of
all
the
wicked
people
in
this
land;
I
will
do
that
by expelling
them
from
this
city,
which
is
Yahweh’s
city.
A prayer written by someone who was afflicted, when he was discouraged and pleaded for Yahweh to help him
Yahweh,
listen
to
what
I
am
praying;
hear
me
while
I
cry
out
to
you!
Do
not ◄turn
away/hide
yourself►
from
me
when
I ◄have
troubles/am
distressed►!
Listen
to
me,
and
answer
me
quickly
now,
when
I
am
calling
out
to
you!
My
life
is
ending,
like
smoke
that
disappears [SIM];
I
have
a
high
fever
which
burns
my
body
like
a
fire
burns [SIM].
I
feel
like
I
am drying
up
like
grass [SIM]
that
has
been
beaten/trampled
down,
and
I
no
longer
have
a
desire
to
eat
food.
I
groan
loudly,
and
my
bones
can
be
seen
under
my
skin
because
I
have
become
very
thin.
I
am
like
a
lonely
and
despised
vulture
in
the
desert,
like
an
owl
by
itself
in
the
abandoned
ruins
of
a
building/city.
I
lie
awake
at
night;
because
there
is
no
one
to
comfort
me,
I
am
like
a
lonely
bird
sitting
on
a
housetop [SIM].
All
during
the
day
my
enemies
insult
me;
those
who
make fun
of
me
mention
my
name
and
say, “May
you
be
like
him”
when
they
curse
people.
Because
you
are
very
angry [DOU]
with
me,
now
I
sit
in
ashes
while
I
am
suffering
greatly;
and
those
ashes
fall
on
the
bread/food
that
I
eat,
and
what
I
drink
has
my
tears
mixed
with
it.
It
is
as
though
you
have
picked
me
up
and
thrown
me
away!
My
time
to
remain
alive
is
like
an
evening
shadow
that
will
soon
be
gone [SIM].
I
am withering
like
grass
withers
in
the
hot
sun.
But
Yahweh,
you
are
our
king
who
rules [MTY]
forever;
people
who
are
not
yet
born
will
remember
you.
You
will
arise
and
be
merciful
to
the
people
of [MTY]
Jerusalem;
it
is
now
time
for
you
to
do
that;
this
is
the
time
for
you
to
be
kind
to
them.
Even
though ◄the
city
has
been
destroyed/our
enemies
have
destroyed
our
city►,
we
who
serve
you
still
love
the
stones
that
were
formerly
in
the
city
walls;
because
now
there
is
rubble
everywhere,
we,
your
people,
are
very
sad
when
we
see
it.
Yahweh,
some
day
the
people
of
other
nations
will
revere
you [MTY];
all
the
kings
on
earth
will
see
that
you
are
very
glorious/great.
You
will
rebuild
Jerusalem,
and
you
will
appear
there
with
your
glory/brightness.
You
will
listen
to
the
prayers
of
your
people
who
are
homeless,
and
you
will ◄not
ignore
them/do
what
they
request► [LIT]
when
they
plead
with
you
to
help
them.
Yahweh,
I
want
to
write
these
words
in
order
that
people
in
future
years
will
know
what
you
have
done,
in
order
that
people
who
are
not
born
yet
will
praise
you.
They
will
know
that
you
looked
down
from
your
holy/sacred
place
in
heaven [DOU]
and
saw
what
was happening
on
the
earth.
They
will
know
that
you
hear
prisoners
groaning
and
that
you
will
set
free
those
who
have
been
told, “You
will
be
executed.”
As
a
result,
people
in
Jerusalem
will
praise
you [DOU]
for
what
you
have
done
when
many
people
from
other people-groups
and
those
who
are
citizens
of
other
kingdoms
gather
to
worship
you.
But
now
you
have
caused
me
to
become
weak
while
I
am
still
young;
I
think
that
I
will ◄not
live
much
longer/
very
long/soon
die►.
I
say
to
you, “My
God,
do
not
cause
me
to
die
now,
before
I
become
old!
You
live
forever!
You
created
the
world
long
ago,
and
you
made ◄the
heavens/everything
in
the
sky►
with
your
own
hands.
The
earth
and
the
heavens/sky
will
disappear,
but
you
will
remain.
They
will
wear
out
like
clothes
wear
out.
You
will
get
rid
of
them
like
people
get
rid
of
old
clothes,
and
they
will
no
longer exist,
but
you
are
not
like
the
things
that
you
created,
because
you
are
always
the
same;
you
never
die.
Some
day
our
children
will
live
safely
in
Jerusalem,
and
their
descendants
will
be
protected
in
your
presence.”
A psalm written by David
I
tell
myself
that
I
should
praise
Yahweh.
I
will
praise
him [MTY]
with
all
of
my
inner
being,
because
he [MTY]
is
holy.
I
tell
myself
that
I
should
praise
Yahweh
and
never
forget
all
the
kind
things
he
has
done
for
me:
He
forgives
all
my
sins,
and
he
heals
me
from
all
my
diseases/sicknesses;
he
keeps
me
from
dying [MTY],
and
blesses
me
by
faithfully
loving
me
and
acting mercifully
to
me.
He
gives
me
good
things
during
my
entire
life.
He
makes
me
feel
young
and
strong
like
eagles.
Yahweh
judges
justly
and ◄vindicates/does
what
is
right
for►
all
those
who
have
been
treated unfairly.
Long
ago
he
revealed
to
Moses
what
he
planned
to
do;
he
showed
to
the
ancestors
of
us Israeli
people
the
mighty
things
that
he
was
able
to
do.
Yahweh
acts mercifully
and
kindly;
he
does
not
quickly ◄get
angry/punish
us►
when
we
sin;
he
is
always
showing
us
that
he
faithfully
loves
us.
He
will
not
keep
rebuking
us,
and
he
will
not
remain
angry
forever.
He
punishes
us
for
our
sins,
but
he
does
not
punish
us
severely
as
we
deserve [DOU]!
The
skies
are
very
high
above
the
earth,
and
Yahweh’s
faithful
love
for
all
those
who
revere
him
is
just
as
great.
He
has
taken
away
the
guilt
for [MTY]
our
sins,
taking
it
as
far
from
us
as
the
east
is
from
the
west.
Just
like
parents
act mercifully
toward
their
children,
Yahweh
is
kind
to
those
who
revere
him.
He
knows
what
our
bodies
are
like;
he
remembers
that
he
created
us
from
dirt,
and
so
we
quickly
fail
to
do
what
pleases
him [MET].
We humans
do
not
live
forever [SIM];
we
are
like
grass [SIM]
that
withers
and
dies.
We
are
like
wild
flowers:
They
bloom
for
a
short
while,
but
then
the
hot
wind
blows
over
them,
and
they
disappear;
no
one
sees
them
again.
But
Yahweh
will
faithfully
keep
loving
forever
all
those
who
revere
him.
He
will
act
fairly
to
our
children
and
to
their
children;
he
will
act
that
way
to
all
those
who
obey
the
agreement
he
made
with
them
to
bless
them
if
they
did
what
he
told
them
to
do,
to
all
those
who
obey
what
he
has
commanded.
Yahweh
made/caused
the
heavens
to
be
the
place
where
he
rules [MTY];
from
there
he
rules
over
everything.
You
angels
who
belong
to
Yahweh,
praise
him!
You
are
powerful
creatures/beings
who
do
what
he
tells
you
to
do;
you
obey
what
he
commands.
Praise
Yahweh,
you
armies/thousands
of
angels
who
serve
him
and
do
what
he
desires!
All
you
things
that
Yahweh
has
created,
praise
him;
praise
him
in
every
place
where
he
rules,
everywhere!
And
I
also
will
praise
Yahweh!
I
tell
myself
that
I
should
praise
Yahweh.
Yahweh,
my
God,
you
are
very
great!
Like
a
king
has
on
his
royal
robes [MET],
you
have
honor
and
majesty/greatness
all
around
you!
You
created/caused
light
to
be
like
your
robe [MET].
You
spread
out
the
sky
like
a
man
sets
up
a
tent.
You
made/put
your
home
in
heaven,
above
the
rain
clouds
in
the
sky,
like
a
man
puts
the
rafters
of
his
house
in
place [MET].
You
made/caused
the
clouds
to
be
like
chariots
to
carry
you.
You
caused
the
winds
to
be
like
your
messengers [MET],
and
flames
of
fire
to
be
like
your
servants.
You
placed
the
world
firmly
on
its
foundation
so
that
it
can
never
be
moved/shaken.
Later,
you
covered
the
earth
with
a
flood,
like
a
blanket,
with
the
water
that
covered
the
mountains.
But
when
you
rebuked
the
water,
the
oceans
receded;
your
voice
spoke
like
thunder,
and
then
the
waters
rushed
away.
Mountains
rose
up
from
the
water,
and
the
valleys
sank
down
to
the levels
that
you
had
determined
for
them.
Then
you
set
a
boundary
for
the
oceans,
a
boundary
that
they
cannot
cross;
their
water
will
never
again
cover
the
whole
earth.
You
make/cause
springs
to
pour
water
into
ravines;
their
water
flows
down
between
the
mountains.
Those
streams
provide
water
for
all
the
animals
to
drink;
the
wild
donkeys
drink
the
water
and
are
no
longer
thirsty.
Birds
make
their
nests
alongside
the
streams,
and
they
sing
among
the
branches
of
the
trees.
From ◄your
home
in
heaven/the
sky►
you
send
rain
down
on
the
mountains,
and
you
fill
the
earth
with
many
good
things
that
you
create.
You
make/cause
grass
to
grow
for
the
cattle
to
eat,
and
you
make/cause
plants
to
grow
for
people.
In
that
way
animals
and
people
get
their
food
from
what
grows
in
the
soil.
We
get
grapes
to
make [MTY]
wine
to
drink
and
make
us
cheerful,
and
we
get
olives
to
make [MTY]
olive
oil
to
put
on
our
skin
and
cause
it
to
shine,
and
we
get
grain
to
make [MTY]
bread
to
give
us
strength.
Yahweh,
you
send
plenty
of
rain
to
water
your
trees,
the
cedar
trees
that
you
planted
in
Lebanon.
Birds
make
their
nests
in
those
trees;
even storks
make
their
nests
in
pine/fir
trees.
High
up
in
the
mountains
the
wild
goats
live,
and hyraxes/badgers
live
in
the
crags/crevices
in
the
rocks.
Yahweh,
you
made
the
moon
to indicate
the
times
for
our
festivals,
and
you
made
the
sun
that
knows
when
to
go
down.
You
bring
darkness,
and
it
becomes
night,
when
all
the
animals
in
the
forest
prowl
around,
looking
for
food.
At
night
the
young
lions
roar
as
they
seek
their
prey,
but
they
depend
on
you
to
give
them
food.
At
dawn,
they
go
back
to
their
dens
and
lie
down.
And
during
the
daytime,
people
go
to
their
work;
they
work
until
it
is
evening.
Yahweh,
you
have
made
so
many
different
kinds
of
things!
You
were
very
wise
as
you
made
them
all.
The
earth
is
full
of
the
creatures
that
you
made.
We
see
the
ocean
which
is
very
large [DOU]!
It
is
full
of
many
kinds
of
living
creatures,
big
ones
and
little
ones.
We
see
the
ships
which
sail
along!
We
see
the
huge
sea
monster,
which
you
made
to ◄splash
around/play►
in
the
sea.
All
of
those
creatures
depend
on
you
to
give
them
the
food
that
they
need.
When
you
give
them
the
food
that
they
need,
they
gather
it.
You
give
them
what
you
have
in
your
hand,
and
they
eat
it
and
are
satisfied.
But
if
you
refuse
to
give
food
to
them,
they
become
terrified.
And
when
you
cause
them
to
stop
breathing,
they
die;
their
bodies
decay
and
become
soil
again.
When
you
cause newborn
creatures
to
begin
to
breathe,
they
start
to
live;
you
give
new
life
to
all
the
living
creatures
on
the
earth.
I
want
the
glory
of
Yahweh
to
last
forever.
Iwant
him
to
rejoice
about
all
the
things
that
he
has
created.
He
causes
the
earth
to
shake
just
by
looking
at
it!
By
merely
touching
the
mountains
he
makes/causes
them
to
pour
out
fire
and
smoke!
I
will
sing
to
Yahweh ◄as
long
as
I
live/throughout
my
entire
life►.
I
will
praise
my
God
until
the
day
that
I
die.
I
want
Yahweh
to
be
pleased
by
all
those
things
that
I
have
thought
about
him,
because
I
rejoice
about
knowing
him.
But
I
desire
that
sinners
will
disappear
from
the
earth,
so
that
there
will
be
no
more
wicked
people!
But
as
for
me,
I
will
praise
Yahweh!
◄Praise
him/Hallelujah►!
Give
thanks
to
Yahweh,
and
tell
others
that
he
is
very
great!
Tell
everyone
in
the
world
what
he
has
done!
Sing
to
him;
praise
him
as
you
sing
to
him;
tell
others
about
his
wonderful
miracles.
Be
happy
because
you
know
that
he [MTY]
is
holy!
You
people
who
worship
Yahweh,
rejoice!
Ask
Yahweh
to
help
you
and
give
you
his
strength,
and
continue
to
ask
him!
You
people
who
are
descendants
of
God’s
servant
Abraham,
you
descendants
of
Jacob,
the
man
God
chose,
think
about
all
the
wonderful
things
that
he
has
done:
He
performed
miracles,
and
he
punished
all
our
enemies.
He
is
Yahweh,
our
God.
He
rules
and
judges
people
throughout
the
earth.
He
never
forgets
the
agreement
that
he
made;
he
made
a
promise
that
will
last
for 1,000
generations;
that
is
the
agreement
that
he
made
with
Abraham,
and
he
repeated
that
agreement
with
Isaac.
Later
he
confirmed
it
again
to
Jacob
as
an
agreement
for
the Israeli
people
that
would
last
forever.
What
he
said
was, “I
will
give
you
the
Canaan
region;
it
will
belong
to
you
and
your
descendants
forever.”
He
said
that
to
them
when
there
were
only
a
few
of
them,
a tiny
group
of
people
who
were
living
in
that
land
like
strangers.
They
continued
to
wander
from
one
place
to
another,
from
one
kingdom
to
another.
But
he
did
not
allow
others
to
oppress
them.
He
warned
those
kings
by
saying
to
them,
“Do
not
do
harm
the
people
whom
I
have
chosen!
Do
not
harm
my
prophets!”
He
sent
a
famine
to
Canaan,
and
as
a
result
all
the
people
had
no
food
to
eat.
So
his
people
went
to
Egypt,
but
first
he
sent
someone
there.
He
sent
Joseph,
who
had
been
sold
to
be
a
slave.
Later,
while
Joseph
was
in
prison
in
Egypt,
they
put
his
legs
in
shackles
that
bruised
his
feet,
and
they
put
an
iron
collar
around
his
neck.
There,
Yahweh ◄refined
Joseph’s
character/tested
Joseph
to
see
if
Joseph
would
continue
to
trust
him►,
until
what
Joseph
predicted
would
happen ◄came
true/happened►.
The
king
of
Egypt
summoned
him,
and
he
set
Joseph
free;
this
ruler
of
many people-groups
released
Joseph
from
prison.
Then
he
appointed
him
to
take
care
of
everything
in
the
king’s
household,
to
take
care
of
everything
that
the
king
possessed.
◄Joseph
was
permitted/He
permitted
Joseph►
to
command
the
king’s
servants
to
do
anything
that
Joseph
wanted
them
to
do,
and
even
to
tell
the
king’s advisors
the
things
that
they
should
do
for
the
people
of
Egypt.
Later,
Joseph’s
father
Jacob
arrived
in
Egypt.
He
lived
like
a
foreigner
in
the
land
that
belonged
to
the
descendants
of
Ham.
And
years
later
Yahweh
caused
the
descendants
of
Jacob
to
become
very
numerous.
As
a
result,
their
enemies,
the
Egyptians,
considered
that
the Israelis
were
too
strong.
So
Yahweh
caused
the
rulers
of
Egypt
to ◄turn
against/hate►
the Israeli
people,
and
they
planned
ways
to
get
rid
of
his
people.
But
then
Yahweh
sent
his
servant
Moses
along
with
Moses’
older
brother
Aaron,
whom
Yahweh
had
also
chosen
to
be
his
servant.
Those
two
performed
amazing
miracles
among
the
people
of
Egypt,
in
that
land
where
the
descendants
of
Ham
lived.
Yahweh
sent
darkness,
so
that
the
people
of
Egypt
could
not
see
anything [DOU],
but
the
rulers
of
Egypt
refused [RHQ]
to
obey
when
Moses
and
Aaron
commanded
them
to
let
the Israeli
people
leave
Egypt.
Yahweh
caused
all
the
water
in
Egypt
to
become ◄blood/
red
like
blood►,
and
his
doing
that
caused
all
the
fish
to
die.
Then
he
caused
the
land
to
become
full
of
frogs;
the
king
and
his
officials
even
had
frogs
in
their bedrooms.
Then
Yahweh
commanded
that
flies
come,
and
swarms
of
them
descended
on
the
people
of
Egypt,
and
gnats
also
swarmed
across
the
whole
country.
Instead
of
sending
rain,
Yahweh
sent
terrible
hail,
and
lightning
flashed
throughout
the
land.
The
hail
ruined
their grapevines
and
fig
trees
and
shattered
all
the
other
trees.
He
commanded
locusts
to
come,
and
swarms
of
them
came;
so
many
that
they
could
not
be
counted.
The
locusts
ate
every
green
plant
in
the
land,
ruining
all
the
crops.
Then
Yahweh
killed
the
oldest
son
in
every
house
of
the
people
of
Egypt [DOU].
Then
he
brought
the Israeli
people
out
from
Egypt;
they
were
carrying
loads
of
jewelry
made
of
silver
and
gold
that
the
women
of
Egypt
had
given
to
them.
No
one
was
left
behind
because
of
being
sick.
The
people
of
Egypt
were
glad
when
the Israeli
people
left,
because
they
had
become
very
afraid
of
the Israelis.
Then
Yahweh
spread
a
cloud
to
cover
the Israelis;
and
at
night
it
became
a
big
fire
in
the
sky
to
give
them
light.
Later
the Israelis
asked
for
meat
to
eat,
and
Yahweh
sent
flocks
of
quail
to
them,
and
he
gave
them
plenty
of
manna
food
from
the
sky
each
morning.
One
day
he
caused
a
rock
to
open
up
and
water
poured
out
for
them
to
drink;
it
was
like
a
river
flowing
in
that
desert.
He
did
that
because
he
kept
thinking
about
the
sacred
promise
that
he
had
given
to
his
servant,
Abraham.
So
his
people
were
joyful
as
he
brought
them
out
from
Egypt;
those
people
whom
he
had
chosen
were
shouting
joyfully
as
they
went.
He
gave
to
them
the
land
that
belonged
to
the people-groups
that
lived
there
in
Canaan,
and
the Israelis
harvested
crops
that
other
people
had
planted.
Yahweh
did
all
these
things
in
order
that
his
people
would
do
all
the
things
that
he
had
commanded
them
to
do [DOU].
Praise
Yahweh!
Praise
Yahweh!
Praise
Yahweh,
because
he
does
good
things
for
us;
he
faithfully
loves
us
forever/continually!
Because
Yahweh
has
done
many
great
things,
no
one
can [RHQ]
tell
all
the
great
things
that
Yahweh
has
done,
and
no
one
can
praise
him
enough/sufficiently.
◄Happy
are/He
is
pleased
with►
those
who
act
fairly/justly,
with
those
who
always
do
what
is
right.
Yahweh,
be
kind
to
me
when
you
help
your
people;
help
me
when
you
rescue/save
them.
Allow
me
to
see
it
when
your
people
become
prosperous
again
and
when
all
the
people
of
your
nation,
Israel,
are
happy;
allow
me
to
be
happy
with
them!
I
want
to
praise
you
along
with
all
those
others
who
belong
to
you.
We
and
our
ancestors
have
sinned;
we
have
done
things
that
were
very
wicked [DOU].
When
our
ancestors
were
in
Egypt,
they
did
not
pay
attention
to
the
wonderful
things
that
Yahweh
did;
they
forgot
about
the
many
times
that
he
showed
that
he
faithfully
loved
them.
Instead,
when
they
were
at
the
Red
Sea,
they
rebelled
against
God,
who
is
greater
than
any
other
god.
But
he
rescued
them
for
the
sake
of
his
own
reputation
in
order
that
he
could
show
that
he
is
very
powerful.
He
rebuked
the
Red
Sea
and
it
became
dry,
and
then
while
he
led
our
ancestors
across
it,
they
walked
through
it
as
though
it
were
as
dry
as
a
desert [SIM].
In
that
way
he
rescued
them
from
the
power [MTY]
of
their
enemies
who
hated
them [DOU].
Then
their
enemies
were
drowned
in
the
water
of
the
Red
Sea;
not
one
of
them
was
left.
When
that
happened,
our
ancestors
believed
that
Yahweh
had
truly
done
for
them
what
he
had
promised
to
do,
and
they
sang
to
praise
him.
But
they
soon
forgot
what
he
had
done
for
them;
they
did
things
without
waiting
to
find
out
what
Yahweh
wanted
them
to
do.
They
intensely
wanted
food
like
they
formerly
ate
in
Egypt.
They
did
evil
things
to
find
out
if
they
could
do
those
things
without
God
punishing
them.
So
he
gave
them
what
they
requested,
but
he
also
caused
a
terrible
disease
to
afflict
them.
Later
when
some
of
the
men
became
jealous
of
Moses
and
his
older
brother
Aaron,
who
was
dedicated
to
serve
Yahweh
by
being
a
priest,
the
ground
opened
up
and
swallowed
Dathan
and
also
buried
Abiram
and
his
family.
And
God
sent
a
fire
down
from
heaven
which
burned
up
all
the
wicked
people
who ◄supported
them/agreed
with►
them.
Then
the
Israeli
leaders
made
a
gold
statue
at
Sinai
Mountain
and
worshiped
it.
Instead
of
worshiping
our
glorious
God,
they
started
to
worship
a
statue
of
a
bull
that
eats
grass!
They
forgot
about
God,
who
had
rescued
them
by
the
great
miracles
that
he
performed
in
Egypt.
They
forgot
about
the
wonderful
things
that
he
did
for
them
in
Egypt
and
the
amazing/awesome
things
that
he
did
for
them
at
the
Red
Sea.
Because
of
that,
God
said
that
he
would
get
rid
of
the Israelis,
but
Moses,
whom
God
had
chosen
to
serve
him, pleadeed
with
God
not
to
get
rid
of
them.
And
as
a
result
God
did
not
destroy
them.
Later,
our
ancestors ◄refused/were
afraid►
to
enter
beautiful
Canaan
land
because
they
did
not
believe
that
God
would
enable
them
to
take
the
land
from
the
people
who
were
living
there,
as
he
had
promised.
They
stayed
in
their
tents
and
grumbled
and
would
not
pay
attention
to
what
Yahweh
said
that
they
should
do.
So
he
solemnly [MTY]
told
them
that
he
would
cause
them
to
die
there
in
the
desert,
and
that
he
would
scatter
their
descendants
among
the
people
of
other
nations/people-groups
who
did
not
believe
in
him,
and
that
he
would
allow
them
to
die
in
those
lands.
Later
the Israeli
people
started
to
worship
the
idol
of
Baal
who
they
thought
lived
at
Peor
Mountain,
and
they
ate
meat
that
had
been
sacrificed
to
Baal
and
those
other lifeless
gods.
Yahweh
became
very
angry
because
of
what
they
had
done,
so
again
he
sent
a
terrible
disease
to
attack/strike
them.
But
Phinehas
stood
up
and
punished/killed
the
ones
who
had
sinned
greatly,
and
as
a
result
the ◄plague/serious
disease►
ended.
People
have
remembered
that
righteous
thing
that
Phinehas
did,
and
in
future
years
people
will
remember
it.
Then
at
Meribah
Springs
our
ancestors
caused
Yahweh
to
become
angry,
and
as
a
result
Moses
had
trouble.
They
caused
Moses
to
become
very
angry [IDM],
and
he
said
things
that
were
foolish.
Our
ancestors
did
not
destroy
the
people
who
did
not
believe
in
Yahweh
like
he
told
them
to
do.
Instead,
they
mingled
with
people
from
those people-groups,
and
they
started
to
do
the
evil
things
that
those
people
did.
Our
ancestors
worshiped
the
idols
of
those
people,
which
resulted
in
their
being
destroyed/exiled/taken
to
another
country [MET].
Some
of
the Israelis
sacrificed
their
sons
and
daughters
to
the
demons
that
those
idols represented.
They
killed [MTY]
their
own
children,
who ◄were
innocent/had
not
done
things
that
were
wrong►,
and
offered
them
as
sacrifices
to
the
idols
in
Canaan.
As
a
result,
Canaan
land
was
polluted
by
those
murders [MTY].
So
by
their
deeds
they
caused
themselves
to
become
unacceptable
to
God;
because
they
did
not
faithfully
worship
only
God,
they
became
like
women
who
sleep
with
other
men
instead
of
sleeping
only
with
their
husbands [MET].
So
Yahweh
became
very
angry
with
his
people;
he
was
completely
disgusted
with
them.
As
a
result
he
allowed people-groups
who
did
not
believe
in
him
to
conquer
them,
so
those
who
hated
our
ancestors
started
to
rule
over
them.
Their
enemies ◄oppressed
them/treated
them
cruelly►
and
completely
controlled
them [MET].
Many
times
Yahweh
rescued
them,
but
they
continued
to
rebel
against
him,
and
they
were
finally
destroyed
because
of
the
sins
that
they
committed.
However,
Yahweh
always
heard
them
when
they
cried
out
to
him;
he
listened
to
them
when
they
were
distressed.
For
their
sake,
he
thought
about
the
agreement/promise
that
he
had
made
to
bless
them,
and
because
he
never
stopped
loving
them
very
much,
he
changed
his
mind
about
punishing
them
more.
He
caused
all
those
who
had
taken
the Israelis
to
Babylonia
to ◄feel
sorry
for/pity►
them.
Yahweh
our
God,
rescue/save
us
and
bring
us
back
to
Israel
from
among
those people-groups
in
order
that
we
may
thank
you [MTY]
and
joyfully
praise
you.
Praise
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
praise
him
now
and
forever!
And
I
want
everyone
to
say, “Amen/May
it
be
so!”
Praise
Yahweh!
Book Five
Give
thanks
to
Yahweh,
because
he
always
does
good
things
for
us
His
faithful
love
for
us
lasts
forever!
Those
whom
Yahweh
has
saved
should
tell
others
that
he
has
rescued
them
from
their
enemies.
He
has
gathered
those
of
you
who
were
◄exiled/taken forcefully►
to
many
lands;
he
has
gathered
you
together
from
the
east
and
the
west,
from
the
north
and
from
the
south.
Some
of
those
who
returned
from
those
countries
wandered
in
the
desert;
they
were
lost
and
had
no
homes
to
live
in.
They
were
hungry
and
thirsty,
and
they
were
very
discouraged.
When
they
were
in
trouble,
they
called
out
to
Yahweh,
and
he
rescued
them
from ◄being
distressed/their difficulties►.
He
led
them
along
a
straight
road
where
they
walked
safely
to
cities
in
Canaan
where
they
could
live.
They
should
praise/thank
Yahweh
for
loving
them
faithfully
and
for
the
wonderful
things
that
he
does
for
people.
He
gives
thirsty
people
plenty
of
water
to
drink,
and
he
gives
hungry
people
plenty
of
good
things
to
eat.
Some
of
them
were
in
very
dark [HEN] ◄places
in
Babylonia/other
countries►;
they
were
prisoners,
suffering
because
of
chains
fastened
to
their
hands
and
feet.
They
were
in
prison
because
they
had ◄rebelled
against/not
obeyed►
the
message
of
God;
they
were
there
because
they
had
despised
the
advice
given
by
God,
who
is
greater
than
all
other
gods.
That
is
why
their
bodies
were
worn
out
from
hard
labor;
when
they
fell
down,
there
was
no
one
who
would
help
them.
In
their
troubles,
they
called
out
to
Yahweh,
and
he
rescued
them
from
their
being
distressed.
He
broke
the
chains
that
were
on
their
hands
and
feet;
and
brought
them
out
of
those
very
dark
prisons.
He
broke
down
the
prison
gates
that
were
made
of
bronze,
and
cut
through
the
prison
bars
that
were
made
of
iron.
So
they
also
should
praise/thank
Yahweh
for
faithfully
loving
them,
and
for
all
the
wonderful
things
that
he
does
for
people.
Some
of
them
foolishly
rebelled
against
God,
so
they
suffered
for
their
sins.
They
did
not
want
to
eat
any
food,
and
they
almost
died.
In
their
troubles,
they
also
called
out
to
Yahweh,
and
he
rescued
them
from
their
being
distressed.
When
he
commanded
that
they
be
healed,
they
were
healed;
he
saved
them
from
dying.
They
also
should
praise/thank
Yahweh
for
faithfully
loving
them,
and
for
all
the
wonderful
things
that
he
does
for
people.
They
should
give
offerings
to
him
to
show
that
they
are
thankful,
and
they
should
sing
joyfully
about
the
miracles
that
he
has
performed.
Some
of
them
sailed
in
ships;
they
were
selling
things
in ports
throughout
the
world.
As
they
were sailing,
they
also
saw
the
miracles
that
Yahweh
performed,
the
wonderful
things
that
he
did
when
they
were
on
very
deep
seas.
He
commanded
the
winds,
and
they
became
strong
and ◄stirred
up
high
waves/caused
waves
to
rise
high►.
The
ships
in
which
they
were sailing
were
tossed
high
in
the
air,
and
then
they
sank
into
the ◄troughs/low
places►
between
the
high
waves;
then
the
sailors
were
terrified.
They
stumbled
about
and
staggered
like
drunken
men,
and
they
did
not
know
what
to
do.
In
their
troubles,
they
also
called
out
to
Yahweh,
and
he
rescued
them
from
their
distresses.
He ◄calmed
the
storm/caused
the
wind
to
stop
blowing►,
and
he
caused
the
waves
to
completely
subside.
They
were
very
glad
when
it
became
calm;
and
Yahweh
brought
them
safely
into
a
harbor.
They
also
should
praise/thank
Yahweh
for
faithfully
loving
them,
and
for
all
the
wonderful
things
that
he
does
for
people.
They
should
praise
him
among
the
Israeli
people
when
they
have
gathered
together,
and
they
should
praise
him
in
front
of
the
leaders
of
the
country.
Sometimes
Yahweh
causes
rivers
to
become
dry,
with
the
result
that
the
land
becomes
a
desert,
and
springs
of
water
become
dry
land.
Sometimes
he
causes
land
that
has
produced
lots
of
crops
to
become salty
wastelands,
with
the
result
that
they
do
not
produce
crops.
He
does
that
because
the
people
who
live
there
are
very
wicked.
But
sometimes
he
causes
pools
of
water
to
appear
in
deserts,
and
he
causes
springs
to
flow
in
very
dry
ground.
He
brings
hungry
people
into
that
land,
to
live
there
and
build
cities
there.
They
plant
seeds
in
their
fields,
and
they
plant grapevines
that
produce
big
crops
of
grapes.
He
blesses
the
people,
and
the
women
give
birth
to
many
children,
and
they
have
large
herds
of
cattle.
When
the
number
of
people
becomes
smaller
and
they
have
been
humiliated
by
their
enemies
by
being
oppressed
and
caused
to
suffer [DOU],
Yahweh
shows
contempt
for
the
leaders
who
oppress
them,
and
causes
them
to
wander
in
deserts
where
there
are
no
roads.
But
he
rescues
poor
people
from ◄being
in
misery/suffering►,
and
causes
their
families
to
increase
in
number
like
flocks
of
sheep.
Godly/Righteous
people
will ◄see/hear
about►
these
things,
and
they
will
rejoice,
and
wicked
people
will
hear
about
these
things,
too,
but
they
will
have
nothing
to
say
in
reply.
Those
who
are
wise
should
think
carefully
about
those
things;
they
should
consider
all
the
things
that
Yahweh
has
done
to
show
that
he
faithfully
loves
them.
A psalm written by David
God,
I
am ◄very
confident/trusting
completely► [IDM]
in
you.
I
will
sing
to
praise
you.
with allmy nner
being.
I
will
arise
before
the
sun
rises,
and
I
will
praise
you
while
I
play
my
big
harp
and
my ◄lyre/small
harp►.
I
prayed, “Yahweh,
I
will
thank
you
among
all
the people-groups;
I
will
sing
to
praise
you
among
the
nations,
because
your
faithful
love
for
us
reaches
up
to
the
heavens,
and
your
faithfully
doing
what
you
promise
is
as
great
as
the
distance
up
to
the
clouds.
Yahweh,
show
in
the
heavens
that
you
are
very
great!
And
show
your
glory
to
people
all
over
the
earth!
Answer
our
prayers
and
by
your
power
help
us [MTY]
to
defeat
our
enemies
in
order
that
we,
the
people
whom
you
love,
may
be
saved/rescued.”
And
Yahweh
answered
our
prayers
and
spoke
from
his
temple,
saying, “Because
I
have
conquered
your
enemies,
I
will
joyfully
divide
everything
in
Shechem
city
and
I
will
distribute
among
my
people
the
valuable
things
in
Succoth
Valley.
The
Gilead
region
is
mine;
the
people
of
the
tribe
of
Manasseh
are
mine;
the
tribe
of
Ephraim
is
like
my
war
helmet,
and
the
tribe
of
Judah
is
like
the ◄scepter/stick
that
I
hold
which
shows
that
I
am
the
ruler► [MET];
the
Moab
region
is
like
my washbasin [MET];
I
throw
my
sandal
in
the
Edom
area
to
show
that
it
belongs
to
me;
I
shout
triumphantly
because
I
have
defeated
the
people
of
the
Philistia
area.”
Because
we
want
to
attack
the
people
of
Edom,
◄who
will
lead
my
army
triumphantly
to
their
capital
city
that
has
strong
walls
around
it?/I
want
someone
to
lead
my
army
triumphantly
to
their
capital
city
that
has
strong
walls
around
it.► [RHQ]
God,
we
hope
that [RHQ]
you
have
not
abandoned
us,
and
that
you
will
go
with
us
when
our
army
marches
out
to
fight
our
enemies.
We
need
you
to
help
us
when
we
fight
against
our
enemies,
because
the
help
that humans
can
give
us
is
worthless.
But
with
you
helping
us,
we
shall
win;
you
will
enable
us
to
defeat
our
enemies.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
God,
you
are
the
one
whom
I
praise,
So
please
answer
my
prayer,
because
wicked
people
slander
me
and
tell [MTY]
lies
about
me.
They
are
constantly
saying
that
they
hate
me,
and
they
say
evil
things
about
me
for
no
reason.
I
show
them
that
I
want
to
be
their
friends
and
I
pray
for
them,
but
instead
of
being
kind
to
me,
they
say
that
I
have
done
evil
things.
In
return
for
my
doing
good
things
for
them
and
loving
them,
they
do
evil
things
to
me
and
hate
me.
They
said, “ppoint
a
wicked
judge
who
will
judge
him,
and
bring
in
one
of
his
enemies
who
will
stand
up
and
accuse
him.
And
cause
that
when
the
trial
ends,
the
judge
will
declare
that
he
is
guilty,
and
that
even
his
prayer
will
be
considered
to
be
a
sin.
Then,
cause
that
he
will
soon
die
and
that
someone
else
will
have
his
job/work (OR,
possessions).
Cause
that
his
children
will
not
have
a
father
anymore
and
that
his
wife
will
become
a
widow.
Cause
that
his
children
will
be
forced
to
leave
the
ruined
homes
that
they
have
been
living
in
and
wander
around
begging
for
food.
Cause
that
all
the
people
to
whom
he owed
money
will
seize
all
his
property;
Cause
that
strangers
will
take
away
everything
that
he
worked
to
acquire.
Cause
that
while
he
is
still
living
no
one
will
be
kind
to
him,
and
after
he
dies,
cause
that
no
one
will
pity
his
children.
Cause
that
all
his
descendants
will
die
and
that
his
grandchildren
will
not
remember
who
he [MTY]
was.
Yahweh,
remember
and
do
not
forgive
his
ancestors
for
the
evil
things
that
they
did,
and
do
not
even
forgive
the
sins
that
his
mother
committed;
think
about
his
sins
continually,
and
cause
that
his
name
will
be
completely
forgotten.
He
never
was
kind
to
anyone;
he ◄persecuted/cause
problems
for►
poor
and
needy
people
and
even
killed
helpless
people.
He
liked
to
curse
people.
So
cause
those
terrible
things
that
he
requested
to
happen
to
others
to
happen
to
him!
He
did
not
want
to
bless
others,
so
cause
that
no
one
will
bless
him!
He
cursed
other
people
as
often/easily
as
he
put
on
his
clothes [SIM];
cause
that
the
terrible
things
that
he
wanted
to
happen
to
others
will
happen
to
him
and
enter
his
body
like
water
that
he
drinks [SIM],
like
olive
oil soaks
into
a
person’s
bones
when
it
is
rubbed
on
his
skin [SIM].
Cause
that
those
terrible
things
will
cling
to
him
like
his
clothes
and
be
around
him
like
the
belt
that
he
wears
every
day.”
Yahweh,
I
want
you
to
punish
all
my
enemies
that
way,
those
who
say
evil
things
about
me.
But
Yahweh,
my
God,
do
good
things
for
me
in
order
that
I
may
honor
you;
rescue
me
from
my
enemies
because
your
faithfully
loving
me
is
good.
I
ask
you
to
do
this
because
I
am
poor
and
needy
and
my
inner
being
is ◄full
of
pain/very
troubled/discouraged►.
I
think
that
my
time
to
remain
alive
is
short,
like
an
evening
shadow
that
will
soon
disappear [SIM].
I
will
be
blown
away
like
a
locust/grasshopper
is
blown
by
the
wind.
My
knees
are
weak
because
I
have ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►
very
often,
and
my
body
has
become
very
thin.
The
people
who
accuse
me
make fun
of
me;
when
they
see
me,
they
insult
me
by
shaking
their
heads
at
me
as
though
I
were
an
evil
man.
Yahweh,
my
God,
help
me!
Because
you
faithfully
love
me,
rescue
me!
When
you
save
me,
cause
my
enemies
to
know
that
you
are
the
one
who
has
done
it!
They
may
curse
me,
but
I
ask
that
you
bless
me.
Cause
those
who ◄persecute/cause
problems
for►
me
to
be
defeated
and
as
a
result
to
be
disgraced/ashamed,
and
cause
me
to
be
glad/happy!
Cause
those
who
accuse
me
to
be
completely
disgraced;
cause
other
people
to
see
that
they
are
disgraced,
as
easily
as
they
see
the
clothes
that
they
wear [SIM]!
But
I
will
thank
Yahweh
very
greatly;
I
will
praise
him
when
I
am
among
the
crowd
of
people
who
are
worshiping
him.
I
will
do
that
because
he
defends [MTY]
needy
people
like
me,
and
saves
us
from
those
who
have
decided/declared
that
we
must
be
executed.
A psalm written by David
Yahweh
said
to
my
lord
the
king,
“Sit
here,
close
to
me,
in
the
place
of
highest
honor [MTY]
until
I
completely
defeat
your
enemies [MET]
and
make
them
like
a
stool
for
your
feet!”
Yahweh
also
said
to
him, “I
will
extend
your
power
as
king
from
Jerusalem
to
other
lands;
you
will
rule
over
all
your
enemies.
On
the
day
that
you
lead
your
armies
into
battle,
many
of
your
people
will
volunteer
to
join
your
army.
Like
the
dew
refreshes
the
earth
early
in
the
morning,
young
men
will
encourage
you
by
coming
to
help
you.”
Yahweh
has
made
a
solemn
promise,
and
he
will
never
change
his
mind;
he
has
said
to
the
king, “You
will
be
a
priest
forever
serving
Yahweh
like
Melchizedek
did.”
Yahweh
stands
in
the
place
of
highest
honor
at
your
right
side;
when
he
becomes
angry,
he
will
defeat
many
kings.
He
will
judge
and
punish
the
people
of
many
nations;
he
will
fill
the
land
with
their
corpses.
He
will
crush
the
heads
of
other
kings
all
over
the
earth.
But
my
lord
the
king
will
drink
from
streams
near
the
road;
he
will
be
refreshed
after
defeating
his
enemies.
Praise
Yahweh!
I
will
thank
Yahweh
with
my
entire
inner
being,
every
time
I
am
with
a
large
group
of
godly/righteous
people.
The
things
that
Yahweh
has
done
are
wonderful!
All
those
who
are
delighted/pleased
with
those
things
desire
to ◄study/think
about►
them.
Because
of
everything
that
he
does,
people
greatly
honor
him
and
respect
him
because
he
is
a
great
king;
the
righteous/just
things
that
he
does
will
endure
forever.
He
has
appointed/established
festivals
in
which
we
remember
the
wonderful
things
that
he
has
done;
Yahweh
always
is
kind
and
merciful.
He
provides
food
for
those
who
revere
him;
he
never
forgets
the
agreement
that
he
made
with
our
ancestors.
By enabling
his
people
to
capture
the
lands
that
belonged
to
other people-groups,
he
has
shown
to
us,
his
people,
that
he
is
very
powerful.
He [MTY]
faithfully
does
what
he
has
promised
and
always
does
what
is
just/fair,
and
we
can
depend
on
him
to
help
us
when
he
commands
us
to
do
things.
What
he
commands
must
be
obeyed
forever;
and
he
acted
in
a
true
and
righteous
manner
when
he
gave
us
those
commands.
He
rescued
us,
his
people,
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt,
and
he
made
an
agreement
with
us
that
will
last
forever.
He [MTY]
is
holy
and
awesome!
Revering
Yahweh
is
the
way
to
become
wise.
All
those
who
obey
his
commands
will
know
what
is
good
for
them
to
decide
to
do.
We
should
praise
him
forever!
Praise
Yahweh!
◄Happy
are/He
is
pleased
with►
those
who
revere
him,
those
who happily
obey
his
commands.
Their
children
will
prosper
in
their
land;
and
their
descendants
will
be
blessed
by
God.
Their
families [MTY]
will
be
very
wealthy [DOU],
and
the
results
of
their
righteous
deeds
will
endure
forever.
Godly/Righteous
people
are
like
lights [SIM]
that
shine
in
the
darkness
on
those
who
are
kind,
merciful
and
righteous.
Things
will
go
well
for
those
who
generously
lend
money
to
others
and
who
conduct
their businesses
honestly.
Righteous
people
will
not
be
overwhelmed/worried/distressed
because
of
their
troubles,
and
they
will
never
be
forgotten
by
other
people.
They
are
not
afraid
of
receiving
bad
news;
they
confidently/completely
trust
in
Yahweh.
They
are
confident
and
not
afraid,
because
they
know
that
they
will
see
God
defeat
their
enemies.
They
give
things
generously
to
poor/needy
people;
the
results
of
their
kind
deeds
will
endure
forever,
and
they
will
be
exalted
and
honored.
Wicked
people
see
those
things
and
are
angry;
they
gnash
their
teeth
angrily,
but
they
will
disappear
and
die.
The
wicked
things
that
they
want
to
do
will
never
happen.
Praise
Yahweh!
You
people
who
serve
Yahweh,
praise
him!
Praise ◄him/his
name►!
Yahweh
should
be
praised
now
and
forever!
People
who
live
in
the
east
and
people
who
live
in
the
west,
everyone,
should
praise
Yahweh [MTY]!
Yahweh
rules [MTY]
over
all
the
nations,
and
high
in
the
heavens
he
shows
that
his
glory
is
very
great.
There
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
is
like
Yahweh,
our
God,
who
lives/sits/rules
in
the
highest
heaven,
and
looks
far
down
through
the
heavens
and
sees
the
people
on
the
earth.
Sometimes
he
lifts
poor
people
up
so
that
they
no
longer
sit
in
the
dirt;
he
helps
needy
people
so
that
they
no
longer
sit
on
heaps
of
ashes
and
causes
them
to
be
honored
by
sitting
next
to
princes,
the
sons
of
the
kings
who
rule
their
people.
He
also enables
women
who
have
no
children
to
have
a
family;
he
causes
them
to
be
happy
mothers.
Praise
Yahweh!
When
the Israeli
people
left
Egypt,
when
they
who
were
descendants
of
Jacob
left
people
who
spoke
a
foreign/different
language,
the
land
of
Judah
became
the
place
where
people
worshiped
God;
and
Israel
became
the
land (OR,
the
Israeli
people
became
the
people)
that
he
ruled
over.
When
they
came
to
the
Red
Sea,
it
was
as
though
the
water
saw
them
and
ran
away!
When
they
came
to
the
Jordan
River,
that
water
in
the
river
stopped
flowing
so
that
the Israelis
could
cross
it.
When
they
came
to
Sinai
Mountain
and
there
was
a
big
earthquake,
it
was
as
though
the
mountains
skipped/jumped
like
goats
do
and
the
hills jumped
around
like
lambs
do.
If
someone
asks, “What
happened
at
the
Red
Sea
that
caused
the
water
to
run
away?
What
happened
that
caused
the
water
in
the
Jordan
River
to
stop
flowing?
What
happened
that
caused
the
mountains
to
skip
like
goats
and
caused
the
hills
to
jump
around
like
lambs?”
I
would
reply
that
it
was
the
presence
of
the
Lord
that
caused
those
things
to
happen!
Everyone/Everything
on
the
earth
should
tremble
in
the
presence
of
God,
whom ◄Jacob
worshiped/the Israeli
people
worship►!
He
is
the
one
who
caused
pools
of
water
for
the Israeli
people
to
drink
to
flow
from
a
rock;
he
caused
a
spring
to
flow
from
a
solid
rock
cliff!
Yahweh,
people
should
praise
only
you [MTY];
they
must
praise
you,
not
us,
because
you
faithfully
love
us
and
always
do
what
you
have
promised
to
do.
It
is
not
right
that [RHQ]
other people-groups
should
say
about
us,
“
They
claim
that
their
God
is
very
powerful,
but
if
that
is
true,
why
does
he
not
help
them?”
Our
God
is
in
heaven,
and
he
does
whatever
he
wants
to!
But
their
idols
are
only
statues
made
of
silver
and
gold,
things
that humans
have
made.
Their
idols
have
mouths,
but
they
cannot
say
anything;
they
have
eyes,
but
they
cannot
see
anything.
They
have
ears,
but
they
cannot
hear
anything;
they
have
noses,
but
they
cannot
smell
anything.
They
have
hands,
but
they
cannot
feel
anything;
they
have
feet,
but
they
cannot
walk,
and
they
have throats
but
cannot
even
make
any
sounds!
The
people
who
make
those
idols
are
as
powerless
as
those
idols,
and
those
who
trust
in
those
idols
can
accomplish
nothing,
just
like
their
idols!
You,
my
fellow Israeli
people,
trust
in
Yahweh!
He
is
the
one
who
helps
you
and
protects
you
like [MET]
a
shield.
You
priests [MTY],
trust
in
Yahweh!
He
is
the
one
who
helps
you
and
protects
you
like [MET]
a
shield.
All
you
who
revere
Yahweh,
trust
in
him!
He
is
the
one
who
helps
you
and
protects
you
like [MET]
a
shield.
Yahweh
has
not
forgotten
us;
he
will
bless
us Israeli
people [MTY]!
He
will
bless
the
priests,
and
he
will
bless
all
those
who
revere
him;
he
will
bless
important
people
and
people
who
are
considered
to
be unimportant,
everyone!
I
desire
that
Yahweh
will
give
many
children
to
you
my fellow-Israeli
people,
and
to
your
descendants.
I
desire
that
Yahweh,
the
one
who
made
heaven
and
the
earth,
will
bless
all
of
you!
The
highest
heavens
belong
to
Yahweh,
but
he
gave
everything
that
is
on
the
earth
to
us
people.
Dead
people
are
not
able
to
praise
Yahweh;
when
they
descend
into
the
place
where
dead
people
are,
they
are
unable
to
speak
and
cannot
praise
him.
But
we
who
are
alive
will
thank/praise
him,
now
and
forever.
Praise
Yahweh!
I
love
Yahweh,
because
he
hears
me
when
I
cry
for
him
to
help
me.
He
listens
to
me,
so
I
will
call
out
to
him
all
during
my
life.
Everything
around
me [MET]
caused
me
to
think
that
I
would
die;
I
was
very
afraid
that
I
would
die
and
go
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are.
I
was
very
distressed/worried
and
afraid.
But
then
I
called
out
to
Yahweh,
saying,
“Yahweh,
I
plead
with
you
to
save/rescue
me!”
Yahweh
is
kind
and
does
what
is
right;
he
is
our
God,
and
he
acts mercifully
to
us.
He
protects
those
who ◄are
helpless/cannot
defend
themselves►;
and
when
I
thought
that
I
would
die,
he
saved
me.
I
must
encourage/tell
myself
to ◄have
inner
peace/not
worry
anymore►,
because
Yahweh
has
done
very
good
things
for
me.
Yahweh
has
saved
me [SYN]
from
dying,
and
has
kept/protected
me
from
troubles
that
would
cause
me
to
cry.
He
has
kept/protected
me
from
stumbling.
So
here
on
the
earth,
where
people
are
still
alive,
I
live
knowing
that
Yahweh
is
directing
me.
I
continued
to
believe/trust
in
Yahweh,
even
when
I
said, “I
am
greatly
afflicted/troubled.”
Even
when
I
was
distressed/worried
and
said, “I
cannot
trust
anyone,”
I
continued
to
trust
in
Yahweh.
So
now
I
will
tell
you [RHQ]
what
I
will
offer
to
Yahweh,
because
of
all
the
good
things
that
he
has
done
for
me.
I
will
offer
to
him
a
cup
of
wine
to
thank
him
for
saving/rescuing
me.
When
I
am
together
with
many [HYP]
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh,
I
will
give
to
him
the
offerings
that
I
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
him.
Yahweh
is
very
grieved/sad
when
one
of
his
people
dies.
I
am
one
of
those
who
serve
Yahweh;
I
serve
him
like
my
mother
did.
He
has
freed/saved
me
from
dying (OR,
from
being
fastened
by
chains).
So
I
will
offer
to
him
a
sacrifice
to
thank
him,
and
I
will
pray
to
him.
When
I
am
together
with
many
of [HYP]
the
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh,
in
the
courtyard
outside
his
temple
in
Jerusalem,
I
will
give
to
him
the
offerings
that
I
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
him.
Praise
Yahweh!
You
people
of
all
nations,
praise
Yahweh!
All
you people-groups,
extol/praise
him,
because
he
faithfully
loves
us
very
much.
and
he
will
forever
faithfully
do
for
us
what
he
promised
that
he
would
do.
Praise
Yahweh!
Tell
Yahweh
that
you
thank
him
very
much
for
the
good
things
that
he
has
done
for
you
He
faithfully
loves
us,
his
people,
forever.
You Israeli
people
should
repeatedly
shout,
“He
faithfully
loves
us,
his
people,
forever!”
You
priests
who
are
descendants
of
Aaron
should
repeatedly
shout,
“He
faithfully
loves
us,
his
people,
forever!”
All
you
who
revere
him
should
repeatedly
shout,
“He
faithfully
loves
us,
his
people,
forever!”
When
I
was
distressed,
I
called
out
to
Yahweh,
and
he
answered
me
and
set
me
free
from
my worries/troubles.
Yahweh
is ◄on
my
side/helping
me►,
so
I
will
not
be
afraid
of
anything.
No
one [RHQ]
can
do
anything
that
will
prevent
God
from
blessing
me
forever.
Yes,
Yahweh
is ◄on
my
side/helping
me►,
so
I
will
look
triumphantly
at
my
enemies
while
he defeats
them.
It
is
better
to
trust
in
Yahweh
than
to ◄depend
on/trust
in►
people.
It
is
better
to
trust
Yahweh
to
protect
us
than
to
trust
that influential/important
people
will
protect
us.
Armies
of [MTY]
many
nations
surrounded
me,
but
Yahweh
enabled
me
to
defeat
them
by
his
power [MTY].
They
completely
surrounded
me,
but
I
defeated
them
all
by
the
power
of
Yahweh.
They
swarmed
around
me
like
angry
bees;
they
were
like
a
fire
that
blazes
strongly,
but
only
briefly,
in
a thornbush,
but
I
defeated
them
by
the
power [MTY]
that
Yahweh
gave
me.
My
enemies
attacked
me
fiercely
and
almost
defeated
me,
but
Yahweh
helped
me.
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
makes
me
strong,
and
he
is
the
one
about
whom
I
always
sing;
he
has
saved
me
from
my
enemies.
Listen
to
the
joyful
songs
of
victory
being
sung
in
the
tents
of
godly/righteous
people!
They
sing, “Yahweh
has
defeated
our
enemies
by
his
mighty
power [MTY];
he
has
raised
his
strong
right
arm
to
show
he
has
defeated
his
enemies.
Yahweh
has
completely
defeated
them!”
I
will
not
be
killed
in
battle;
I
will
live
to
proclaim
the
great
things
that
Yahweh
has
done.
Yahweh
has
punished
me
severely,
but
he
has
not
allowed ◄me
to
die/
my
enemies
to
kill
me►.
You
gatekeepers,
open
for
me
the
gates
of
the
temple
in
order
that
I
may
enter
and
thank
Yahweh.
Those
are
the
gates
through
which
we
enter
the
temple
to
worship
Yahweh;
godly/righteous
people
enter
those
gates.
Yahweh,
I
thank
you
that
you
answered
my
prayer,
and
you
saved
me
from
my
enemies.
Yahweh’s
promised/chosen
king
is
like [MET]
the
stone
which
the
builders
rejected
when
they
were
building
a
house,
but
that
stone
became
the ◄cornerstone/most
important
stone
in
the
building►.
◄This
was
done
by
Yahweh/Yahweh
has
done
this►,
and
it
is
a
wonderful
thing
for
us
to
see.
This
is
the
day
in
which
we
remember
that
Yahweh
acted
powerfully
to
defeat
our
enemies;
we
will
rejoice
and
be
glad/happy
today.
Yahweh,
we
plead
with
you
to
keep rescuing
us
from
our
enemies.
Yahweh,
please
help
us ◄accomplish/do
well►
what
we
want
to
do.
Yahweh,
bless
the
one
who
will
come
with
your
authority [MTY].
And
from
the
temple
we ◄bless/
ask
Yahweh
to
bless►
all
of
you.
Yahweh
is
God,
and
he
has
caused
his
light
to
shine
on
us.
Come,
carrying
palm
branches,
and
join
the
people
who
are
starting
the
festival
as
they
go
to
the
altar.
Yahweh,
you
are
the
God
whom
I
worship,
and
I
will
praise
you!
You
are
my
God,
and
I
will
tell
everyone
that
you
are
great!
Thank
Yahweh,
because
he
does
good
things
for
us
He
will
faithfully
love
us
forever.
◄Yahweh
is
pleased
with/Happy
are►
those
about
whom
no
one
can
say
truthfully
that
they
have
done
things
that
are
wrong,
those
who
always
obey
the
laws
of
Yahweh.
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
those
who ◄obey
his
requirements/do
what
he
has
instructed
them
to
do►,
those
who
request
him
with
their
entire
inner
beings
to
help
them
to
do
that.
They
do
not
do
things
that
are
wrong;
they
behave
like
Yahweh
wants
them
to.
Yahweh,
you
have
given
us ◄your principles
of
behavior/all
the
things
that
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►,
and
you
told
us
to
obey
them
carefully.
I
desire
that
I
will
faithfully/always
obey
all ◄your
statutes/that
you
have
said
that
we
should
do►.
If
I
continually ◄heed/pay
attention
to►
all ◄your
commands/that
you
have
commanded►,
I
will
not
be
disgraced/ashamed.
When
I
learn
all
of ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►,
I
will
praise
you
with
a
pure
inner
being [IDM].
I
will
obey
all ◄your
statutes/that
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►;
do
not
desert/abandon
me!
I
know [RHQ]
how
a
youth
can ◄keep
his
life
pure/avoid
sinning►;
it
is
by
obeying
what
you
have
told
us
to
do.
I
try
to
serve
you
with
my
entire
inner
being;
do
not
allow
me
to ◄wander
away
from
obeying/disobey► ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►.
I
have ◄memorized/stored
in
my
mind►
many
of ◄your
words/what
you
have
promised►
in
order
that
I
will
not
sin
against
you.
Yahweh,
I
praise
you;
teach
me ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
declared►.
I [MTY]
tell
others ◄the
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►.
I
like
to
obey ◄your
requirements/what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►;
I
enjoy
that
more
than
being
very
rich.
I
will ◄study/think
about► ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►,
and
I
will
pay
attention
to
what
you
have
showed
me.
I
will
be
happy
to
obey ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►,
and
I
will
not
forget
your
words.
Do
good
things
for
me,
who
serve
you,
in
order
that
I
may
continue
to
live
and
obey ◄your
words/what
you
have
told
us
to
do►
during
all
my
life.
Open
my
mind
in
order
that
I
may
know
the
wonderful
things
that
are
written
in
your
laws.
I
am
living
here
on
the
earth
for
only
a
short
time;
◄do
not
prevent
me
from
understanding/help
me
to
understand► [LIT] ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►.
In
my
inner
being
I
strongly
desire
to
know ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►
all
the
time.
You
rebuke
those
who
are
proud;
cursed
are
those
who
disobey ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►.
Do
not
allow
them
to
continue
to
insult
and
scorn
me;
I
request
this
because
I
have
obeyed
what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do.
Rulers
gather
together
and
plan
ways
to
harm
me,
but
I
will ◄meditate
on/study► ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed►.
I
am
delighted
with ◄your
requirements/what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►;
it
is
as
though
they
are
my advisors.
I
think
that
I
will
soon
die [IDM];
revive/heal
me,
as
you
have
told
me
that
you
would.
When
I
told
you
about
my
behavior,
you
answered
me;
teach
me ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
Help
me
to
understand ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►,
and
then
I
will ◄meditate
on/think
about►
the
wonderful
things
that
you
have
done.
I
am
very
sad/sorrowful [IDM],
with
the
result
that
I
have
no
strength;
enable
me
to
be
strong
again,
like
you
promised
me
that
you
would
do.
Prevent
me
from
doing
what
is
wrong,
and
be
kind
to
me
by
teaching
me
your
laws.
I
have
decided
that
I
will
faithfully/always
obey
you;
I
have ◄paid
attention
to/heeded► ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►.
Yahweh,
I
try
to
carefully
hold
fast
to
what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do;
do
not
abandon
me,
with
the
result
that
I
would
become
disgraced.
I
will
eagerly
obey [IDM] ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►,
because
you
have
enabled
me
to
understand
more
what
you
want
me
to
do.
Yahweh,
teach
me
the
meaning
of ◄your
statutes/the
things
that
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►,
and
then
I
will
obey
them,
every
one
of
them.
Help
me
to
understand
your
laws
in
order
that
I
may
obey
them
with
all
my
inner
being.
I
am
happy
with ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►,
so ◄lead
me
along
the
paths/enable
me
to
walk
on
the
road►
that
you
have
chosen
for
me.
Cause
me
to
want
to
obey
your
rules
and
not
to
want
to
become
rich.
Do
not
allow
me
to
look
at
things
that
are
worthless,
and
allow
me
to
continue
to
live,
like
you
promised
that
you
would
do.
Because
I
serve
you,
do
what
you
promised
to
do
for
me,
which
is
what
you
also
promise
to
do
for
all
those
who
revere
you.
People
insult
me;
protect
me
from
those
insults,
because
I
hate
them.
The ◄regulations/rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►
are
very
good!
I
very
much
desire
to
obey ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►;
because
you
are
righteous,
allow
me
to
continue
to
live (OR,
be
good
to
me).
Yahweh,
show
me
that
you
faithfully
love
me,
and
rescue/save
me,
like
you
have
said/promised
that
you
would.
After
you
do
that,
I
will
be
able
to
reply
to
those
who
insult
me,
because
I
trust
in ◄your
word/what
you
have
promised
that
you
would
do►.
Always
enable
me
to [LIT]
speak
your
truth,
because
I
have
confidence
in ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
us►.
I
will
always
obey
your
laws,
forever.
I
will
be
free
from ◄affliction/my
enemies’
attacks►,
because
I
have
tried
to
obey ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
I
will
tell
to
kings ◄your
requirements/what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►;
and
because
I
did
not
abandon
you,
those
kings
will
not
cause
me
to
be
ashamed.
I
am
delighted
to
obey ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►,
and
I
love
them.
I
respect/revere [IDM] ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►,
and
I
love
them,
and
I
will ◄meditate
on/think
about► ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
Do
not
forget
what
you
said/promised
to
do
for
me,
who
serve
you,
because
what
you
have
said
has
caused
me
to
confidently
expect
good
things
from
you.
When
I
have
been
suffering,
you
comforted
me;
you
did
what
you
promised
me,
and
that [PRS]
revived
me.
Proud
people
are
always
making fun
of
me,
but
I
do
not ◄turn
away
from/stop►
obeying
your
laws.
Yahweh,
when
I
think
about ◄your
regulations/the
rules►
that
you
gave
to
us
long
ago,
I
am
comforted/encouraged.
When
I
see
that
wicked
people
have
disregarded
your
laws,
I
become
very
angry.
While
I
have
been
living
here
for
a
short
time
on
the
earth,
I
have
written
songs
about ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
Yahweh,
during
the
night
I
think
about
you [MTY],
and
so
I
obey
your
laws.
What
I
have
always
done
is
to
obey ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
Yahweh,
you
are
the
one
whom
I
have
chosen,
and
I
promise
to ◄obey
your
words/do
what
you
have
told
us
to
do►.
With
all
my
inner
being
I
plead
with
you
to
be
good
to
me;
be
kind
to
me,
like
you
promised/said
that
you
would
do.
I
have
thought
about
my
behavior,
and
I
have
decided
to
return
to
obeying ◄your
requirements/what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►.
I
hurry
to
obey ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►;
I
do
not
delay
at
all.
Wicked
people
have
tried
to
seize
me,
like
a
hunter
tries
to
catch
an
animal
with
a
net [MET],
but
I
do
not
forget
your
laws.
In
the
middle
of
the
night
I
wake
up,
and
I
praise
you
for ◄your
commands/the
rules
that
you
have
given
us
to
do►;
they
are
fair/just.
I
am
a
friend
of
all
those
who
revere
you,
those
who
obey ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
Yahweh,
you
faithfully/always
love
people
all
over
the
earth;
teach
me ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
Yahweh,
you
have
done
good
things
for
me,
like
you
promised/said
that
you
would
do.
Teach
me
to
think
carefully
before
I
decide
what
to
do,
and
teach
me
other
things
that
I
need
to
know,
because
I
believe
that
it
is
good
for
us
to
obey ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►.
Before
you
afflicted/punished
me,
I
did
things
that
were
wrong,
but
now
I
obey ◄your
words/what
you
have
told
us
to
do►.
You
are
very
good,
and
what
you
do
is
good;
teach
me ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
Proud
people
have
told
many
lies
about
me,
but
the
truth
is
that
with
all
my
inner
being
I
obey ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
Those
proud
people ◄are
stupid/do
not
understand
your
laws► [IDM],
but
as
for
me,
I
am
delighted
with
your
laws.
It
was
good
for
me
that
you
afflicted/punished
me,
because
the
result
was
that
I
learned ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
The
laws
that
you [MTY]
gave/told
to
us
are
worth
more
to
me
than
gold,
more
than
thousands
of
pieces
of
gold
and
silver.
You
created
me
and
formed
my
body (OR,
kept
me
safe);
help
me
to
be
wise
in
order
that
I
may
learn ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►.
Those
who
have
an
awesome
respect
for
you
will
see
what
you
have
done
for
me,
and
they
will
rejoice,
because
they
will
see
that
I
have
trusted
in ◄your
words/what
you
told
us►.
Yahweh,
I
know
that ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►
are
right/fair
and
that
you
have
afflicted/punished
me
because
you
faithfully
do
what
you
have
promised.
Cause
me
to
be
comforted/encouraged
by
knowing
that
you
faithfully
love
me,
like
you
said
to
me
that
you
would
do.
Be
merciful
to
me
in
order
that
I
may
continue
to
live,
because
I
am
delighted
with
your
laws.
Cause
the
proud
people
who
falsely
accuse
me
to
be
ashamed,
but
as
for
me,
I
will
continue ◄meditating
on/thinking
about► ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
Cause
those
who
revere
you
to
come
back
to
me
in
order
that
they
may (OR,
specifically,
those
who)
know ◄your
requirements/what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►.
Enable
me
to
perfectly
obey ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►
in
order
that
I
may
not
be
ashamed
because
of
not
doing
that.
I
am
very
tired/exhausted
while
I
wait
for
you
to
save
me
from
my
enemies;
but
I
confidently
expect
that
you
will
tell
me
what
you
will
do.
My
eyes
are
tired
from
waiting
a
long
time
for
you
to
do
what
you
promised/said
that
you
would
do,
and
I
ask, “When
will
you
help/encourage
me?”
I
have
become
as
useless
as [MET]
a
wineskin
that
is
shriveled
from
hanging
a
long
time
in
the
smoke
inside
a
house,
but
I
have
not
forgotten ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
How
long
must
I
wait?
When
will
you
punish
those
who ◄persecute/cause
trouble
for►
me?
It
is
as
though
proud
people
have
dug
deep
pits
for
me
to
fall
into,
people
who
do
not
obey
your
laws.
All ◄your
commands
are/what
you
have
commanded
is►
trustworthy;
but
people
are ◄persecuting/causing
trouble
for►
me
by
telling
lies
about
me,
so
please
help
me!
Those
people
have
almost
killed
me,
but
I
have
not
stopped
obeying ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
Because
you
faithfully
love
me,
allow
me
to
continue
to
live
in
order
that
I
may
continue
to
obey ◄your
rules/what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►.
Yahweh,
your
words
will
last
forever;
they
will
last
as
long
as
heaven
lasts.
You
will
faithfully
continue
doing ◄
for
people
who
are
not
yet
born/in
every
generation►
what
you
have ◄promised/said
that
you
would
do►;
you
have
put
the
earth
in
its
place,
and
it
remains
firmly
there.
To
this
day,
all
things
on
the
earth
remain
because
you
decided
that
they
should
remain;
everything
on
the
earth
serves
you.
If
I
had
not
been
delighted
in
obeying
your
laws,
I
would
have
died
because
of
what
I
was
suffering.
I
will
never
forget ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►,
because
as
a
result
of
my
obeying
them
you
have
enabled
me
to
continue
to
live.
I
belong
to
you;
save/rescue
me
from
my
enemies,
because
I
have
tried
to
obey ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
Wicked
men
are
waiting
to
kill
me,
but
I
will
think
about
what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do.
I
have
learned
that
there
is
a
limit/end
for
everything,
but
what
you
command ◄has
no
limits/never
ends►.
I
love
your
laws
very
much.
I ◄meditate
on/think
about►
them
all
during
the
day.
Because
I
know ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►,
and
because
I
think
about
them
all
the
time,
I
have
become
wiser
than
my
enemies.
I
understand
more
than
my
teachers
do,
because
I ◄meditate
on/think
about► ◄your
requirements/what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►.
I
understand
more
than
many
old
people
do,
because
I
obey ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
I
have
avoided
all
evil
behavior
in
order
that
I
may
obey ◄your
words/what
you
have
told
us
to
do►.
I
have
not ◄turned
away
from/quit►
obeying ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►,
because
you
have
taught
me
while
I
have
studied
them.
When
I
read
your
words,
they
are
like [MET]
sweet
things
that
I
taste/eat,
yes,
they
are
even
sweeter
than
honey.
Because
I
have
learned ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►,
I
am
able
to
understand
many
things;
therefore,
I
hate
all
evil
things
that
some
people
do.
Your
words
are
like [MET]
a
lamp
to
guide
me;
they
are
like
a
light [MET]
to
show
me
the
path
that
I
should
walk
on.
I
have
solemnly
promised,
and
I
am
solemnly
promising
it
again,
that
I
will
always
obey
your ◄regulations/rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►,
and
they
are
all
fair/just.
Yahweh,
I
am
suffering
very
much;
cause
me
to
be
strong/healthy
again,
as
you
have
promised
to
do.
Yahweh,
when
I
thank
you
while
I
pray,
it
is
like [MET]
a
sacrifice
to
you;
please
accept
it,
and
teach
me
your ◄regulations/rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►.
My
enemies
are
often
trying
to
kill
me [IDM],
but
I
do
not
forget
your
laws.
Wicked
people
have
tried
to
seize
me
like
a
hunter
tries
to
catch
an
animal
with
a
trap [MET],
but
I
have
not
disobeyed ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
declared
that
we
should
do►.
◄Your
requirements/What
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►
are
my
possession
forever;
because
of
them [PRS],
I
am
joyful.
I ◄have
decided/am
determined► [IDM]
to
obey ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►
until
the
day
that
I
die [MTY].
I
hate
people
who
are
only
partly
committed
to
you,
but
I
love
your
laws.
You
are
like
a
place
where
I
can
hide
from
my
enemies,
and
you
are
like
a
shield [MET]
behind
which
I
am
protected
from
them,
and
I
trust
in
your
promises.
You
evil
people,
stay
away
from
me
in
order
than
I
may
obey ◄my
God’s
commands/what
my
God
has
commanded►!
Enable
me
to
be
strong,
as
you
promised/said
that
you
would
do,
in
order
that
I
may
continue
to
live.
I
am
confidently expecting
that
you
will
restore
me;
◄do
not
disappoint
me/do
not
allow
me
to
be
disappointed►.
Hold
me
up,
in
order
that
I
will
be
safe
and
always ◄pay
attention
to/heed► ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
You
reject
all
those
who
disobey ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►;
but
what
they
deceitfully
plan
to
do
will
be ◄useless/in
vain►.
You
get
rid
of
all
the
wicked
people
on
the
earth
like [SIM]
people
throw
away trash;
therefore
I
love
what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do.
I [SYN]
tremble
because
I
am
afraid
of
you;
I
am
afraid
because
you
punish
those
who
do
not
obey ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►.
But
I
have
done
what
is
right
and
fair/just;
so
do
not
allow
people
to
oppress/mistreat
me.
Promise
me
that
you
will
do
good
things
for
me
and
do
not
allow
proud
people
to
oppress
me.
My
eyes
are
tired
from
waiting
a
long
time
for
you
to
rescue
me,
for
you
to
save
me
like
you
promised/said
that
you
would.
Do
something
for
me
to
show
that
you
faithfully
love
me,
and
teach
me ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
I
am
one
who
serves
you;
enable
me
to
understand
what
you
want
me
to
know
in
order
that
I
will
know ◄your
requirements/what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►.
Yahweh,
now
is
the
time
for
you
to
punish
people
because
they
have
disobeyed
your
laws.
Truly,
I
love ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►
more
than
I
love
gold;
I
love
them
more
than
I
love
very
pure
gold.
So
I
conduct
my
life
by ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►,
and
I
hate
all
the
evil
things
that
some
people
do.
◄Your
requirements
are/All
the
things
that
you
have
instructed
us
to
do
are►
wonderful,
so
I
obey
them
with
all
my
inner
being.
When
someone
explains ◄your
words/what
you
have
said►,
it
is
as
though
they
are
lighting
a
light;
what
they
say
causes
even
people
who
have
not
learned
your
laws
to
be
wise.
I
eagerly
desire
to
know ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded►,
like [SIM]
a
dog
that
pants
with
its
mouth
open
wanting
to
be
fed.
Listen
to
me
and
act
kindly
to
me,
like
you
do
to
all
those
who
love
you [MTY].
Guide
me
as
you
promised/said
that
you
would
do
and
help
me
not
to
fall/sin;
do
not
allow
evil
people
to
control
what
I
do.
Rescue/Save
me
from
those
who
oppress
me
in
order
that
I
may
obey ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
Be
kind
to
me
and
teach
me ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
I
cry
very
much
because
many
people
do
not
obey
your
laws.
Yahweh,
you
are
righteous
and ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►
are
just/fair.
◄Your
requirements/All
the
things
that
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►
are
true
and
are
all
very
right
and
fair.
I
am ◄furious/very
angry►
because
my
enemies
disregard ◄your
words/what
you
have
told
us
to
do►.
◄Your
promises
are/All
the
things
that
you
have
said
that
you
will
do
are►
dependable
and
I
love
them.
I
am
not
important
and
people
despise
me,
but
I
do
not
forget ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
You
are
righteous
and
you
will
be
righteous
forever,
and
your
laws
will
never
be
changed.
I
constantly
have
troubles/difficulties
and
I
am
worried,
but ◄your
commands
cause/what
you
have
commanded
causes►
me
to
be
happy.
◄Your
requirements
are/All
the
things
that
you
have
instructed
us
to
do
are►
always
fair;
help
me
to
understand
them
in
order
that
I
may
continue
to
live.
Yahweh,
with
all
my
inner
being
I
call
out
to
you;
answer
me
and
I
will
obey ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
I
call
out
to
you;
save/rescue
me
in
order
that
I
can
continue
to
obey
all ◄your
requirements/the
things
that
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►.
Each
morning
I
arise
before
dawn
and
call
to
you
to
help
me;
I
confidently
expect
you
to
do
what
you
have ◄promised/said
that
you
will
do►.
All
during
the
night
I
am
awake,
and
I ◄meditate
on/think
about►
what
you
have ◄promised/said
that
you
would
do►.
Yahweh,
because
you
faithfully
love
me,
listen
to
me
while
I
pray,
and
keep
me
safe
because
of
my
obeying ◄your
regulations/what
you
have
told
us
to
do►.
Those
evil
people
who
oppress/persecute
me
are
coming
closer
to
me;
they
do
not
pay
any
attention
to
your
laws.
But
Yahweh,
you
are
near
to
me,
and
I
know
that ◄your
commands/what
you
command►
will
never
be
changed.
Long
ago
I
found
out
about ◄your
requirements/all
the
things
that
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►,
and
I
know
that
you
intended
them
to
last
forever.
Look
at
me
and
see
that
I
am
suffering
very
much,
and
heal
me,
because
I
do
not
forget
your
laws.
Defend
me
when
others
accuse
me,
and
rescue
me
from
them;
allow
me
to
continue
to
live,
as
you
promised/said
that
you
would.
Wicked
people
do
not
obey ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►,
so
you
will
certainly
not
save
them.
Yahweh,
you
are
very
merciful;
allow
me
to
continue
to
live
because
of
my
obeying ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►.
Many
people
are
my
enemies
and
many
people ◄cause
me
to
suffer/persecute
me►,
but
I ◄do
not
turn
aside
from/have
not
stopped
obeying► [LIT] ◄your
requirements/what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►.
When
I
look
at
those
who
are
not
faithful
to
you,
I
am
disgusted
because
they
do
not
obey ◄your
requirements/what
you
have
instructed
us
to
do►.
Yahweh,
notice
that
I
love ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►;
because
you
faithfully
love
me,
allow
me
to
continue
to
live.
All
that
you
have
said
is
truth,
and
all ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►
will
endure
forever.
Rulers
persecute
me
for
no
reason,
but
in
my
inner
being
I
revere ◄your
words/what
you
have
said►.
I
am
happy
about ◄your
words/what
you
have
promised
to
do
for
me►,
as
happy
as
someone
who
has
found
a
great
treasure.
I
thoroughly
hate [DOU]
all
lies
but
I
love
your
laws.
Seven/Many
times
each
day
I
thank
you
for ◄your
regulations/the
rules
that
you
have
given
to
us►,
and
they
are
all
just/fair.
Things
go
well
for
those
who
love
your
laws;
there
is
nothing adverse/bad
that
will
happen
to
them.
Yahweh,
I
confidently
expect
that
you
will
rescue
me
from
my
troubles,
and
I
obey ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded
us►.
I
obey ◄what
you
require/what
you
have
instructed►
us
to
do;
I
love
it
all
very
much.
I
obey ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►,
and
you
see
everything
that
I
do.
Yahweh,
listen
while
I
pray
for
you
to
help
me;
help
me
to
understand
◄your
words/what
you
have
told
us
to
do►.
Hear
me
while
I
pray
and
rescue/save
me
as
you
promised/said
that
you
would.
I [MTY]
will
always
praise
you
because
you
teach
me ◄your
statutes/what
you
have
decreed
that
we
should
do►.
I
will
sing
about ◄your
words/what
you
have
promised
to
do►
because ◄all
your
commands
are/everything
that
you
have
commanded
is►
just/fair.
I
ask
you [SYN]
to
always
be
ready
to
help
me
because
I
have
chosen
to
obey ◄your principles
of
behavior/what
you
have
declared
that
we
should
do►.
Yahweh,
I
eagerly
desire
for
you
to
rescue/save
me
from
my
enemies;
I
am
delighted
with
your
laws.
Allow
me
to
continue
to
live
in
order
that
I
can
continue
to
praise
you,
and
that
your
regulations/rules
that
you
have
given
to
us
will
continue
to
help
me.
I
have
wandered
away
from
you
like [SIM]
a
sheep
that
has
become
lost;
search
for
me,
because
I
have
not
forgotten ◄your
commands/what
you
have
commanded
us►.
A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
When
I
had
troubles,
I
called
out
to
Yahweh
and
he
answered
me.
I
prayed,
“Yahweh,
rescue/save
me
from
people [SYN, MTY]
who
lie
to
me
and
try
to
deceive
me!”
You
people
who
lie
to
me,
I
will
tell
you [RHQ]
what
God
will
do
to
you
and
what
he
will
do
to
punish
you.
He
will
shoot
sharp
arrows
at
you
like
soldiers
do,
and
he
will
burn
you
with red-hot
coals
from
the
wood
of
a
broom
tree.
It
is
terrible
for
me,
living
among
cruel/savage [DOU]
people
like
those
who
live
in
Meshech
region
and
Kedar
region.
I
have
lived
for
a
long
time
among
people
who
hate
to
live
with
others
peacefully.
Every
time
I
talk
about
living
together
peacefully,
they
talk
about
starting
a
war.
A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
When
we
travel
toward
Jerusalem,
I
look
up
toward
the
hills
and
I
ask
myself, “Who
will
help
me?”
And
my
answer
is
that
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
helps
me;
he
is
the
one
who
made
heaven
and
the
earth.
He
will
not
allow
us
to
fall/stumble;
God,
who
protects
us,
will
not
fall
asleep.
The
one
who
protects
us Israeli
people
never
gets sleepy,
nor
does
he
sleep [LIT].
Yahweh
watches
over
us;
he
is
like
the
shade [MET]
that
protects
us
from
the
sun.
He
will
not
allow
the
sun
to
harm
us
during
the
day,
and
he
will
not
allow
the
moon
to
harm
us
during
the
night.
Yahweh
will
protect
us
from
being
harmed
in
any
manner;
he
will
keep
us
safe.
He
will
protect
us
from
the
time
that
we
leave
our
houses
in
the
morning
until
we
return
in
the
evening;
he
will
protect
us
now,
and
he
will
protect
us
forever.
A psalm written by David for people going up to the temple to worship
I
was
glad/happy
when
people
said
to
me,
“We
should
go
to
the
temple
of
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem!”
And
now
we
are
here,
standing
inside
the
gates/city
of [APO]
Jerusalem.
Jerusalem
is
a
city
that
has
been
rebuilt,
with
the
result
that
people
can
gather
together
in
it.
We
people
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
who
belong
to
Yahweh
can
now
go
up
there
as
Yahweh
commanded
that
we
should
do,
and
we
can
thank
him.
There
the
kings
of
Israel
who
were
descendants
of
King
David
sit
on
their
thrones
and
decide
cases
fairly
when
the
people
have
disputes.
Pray
that
there
will
be
peace
in
Jerusalem;
I
desire
that
those
who
love
Jerusalem
will ◄prosper/live
peacefully►.
I
desire
that
there
will
be
peace
inside
the
walls
of
the
city
and
that
people
who
are
inside
the
palaces
will
be
safe.
For
the
sake
of
my
relatives
and
friends,
I
say,
“My
desire
is
that
that
inside
Jerusalem
people
will
live
peacefully.”
And
because
I
love
the
temple
of
Yahweh
our
God,
I
pray
that
things
will
go
well
for
the
people
who
live
in
Jerusalem.
A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
Yahweh,
I
look
up
toward
you,
up
to
heaven,
from
where
you
rule.
Like
servants
ask [IDM]
their
masters
for
what
they
need
and
like
maids
ask t
their mistresses
for
what
they
need,
we
ask
you,
Yahweh
our
God,
for
what
we
need,
and
we
ask
you
to
be
merciful
to
us.
Yahweh,
be
very
merciful [DOU]
to
us
because
our
enemies
have
acted
very
contemptuously
toward
us.
Rich
people
have
made fun
of
us
for
a
long
time,
and
proud
people
who
have ◄oppressed/acted
cruelly
toward►
us
have
acted
toward
us
as
though
we
were
worthless.
A psalm written by David for people going up to the temple to worship
You Israeli
people,
answer
this
question:
What
would
have
happened
to
us
if
Yahweh
had
not
been ◄helping/fighting
for►
us?
When
our
enemies
attacked
us,
if
Yahweh
had
not
been
fighting
for
us,
we
would
have
all
been
killed [IDM]
because
they
were
very
angry
with
us!
They
would
have
been
like [MET]
a
flood
that
swept/carried
us
away;
it
would
have
been
as
though
the
water
would
have
covered
us,
and
we
would
all
have
drowned
in
the
flood
that
was ◄raging/flowing
very
fast►.
But
praise
Yahweh,
because
he
has
not
allowed
our
enemies
to
destroy
us
like
wild
animals [MET]
tear
apart
the
creatures
that
they
capture.
We
have
escaped
from
our
enemies
like
a
bird
escapes
from
the
trap
that
hunters
have
set;
it
is
as
though
the
trap
that
our
enemies
set
for
us
was
broken
and
we
have
escaped
from
it!
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
helps
us [MTY];
he
is
the
one
who
made
heaven
and
the
earth.
A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
Those/We
who
trust
in
Yahweh
are
as
secure/steadfast [SIM]
as
Zion
Hill,
which
cannot
be
shaken
and
can
never
be
moved.
Like
the
hills
that
surround
Jerusalem
protect
the
city,
Yahweh
protects
us,
his
people,
and
he
will
protect
us
forever.
Wicked
people [MTY]
should
not
be
allowed
to
rule
over
the
land
where
righteous
people
live.
If
they
did
that,
those
righteous
people
might
◄be
encouraged
to
imitate
them
and►
do
things
that
are
wrong.
Yahweh,
do
good
things
to
those
who
do
good
things
to
others
and
to
those
who
sincerely
obey
your
commands [IDM].
But
when
you
punish
the
wicked
people
who
are
not Israelis,
also
punish
those
Israelis
who
turn
away
from
walking
on
the
good
roads [MET]
that
you
have
shown
them!
I
wish
that
things
will
go
well
for
people
in
Israel!
A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
When
Yahweh
brought
us Israeli
people
back
to
Jerusalem (OR,
enabled
us Israelis
to
prosper
again),
it
was
wonderful;
it
seemed
as
though [SIM]
we
were
dreaming.
We
were
extremely
happy,
and
we [SYN]
continued
shouting
joyfully.
Then
the
other people-groups
said
about
us,
“Yahweh
has
done
great
things
for
them!”
And
we
say, “Yes,
Yahweh
truly
has
done
great
things
for
us,
and
we
are
very
happy.”
Yahweh,
when
it
rains,
water
flows
in
the
streams
again
after
they
were
dry [SIM].
Similarly,
enable
our
nation
to
become
great
again
like
it
was
before.
We
cried
when
we
planted
seeds
because
it
was
hard
work
preparing
the
soil
that
had
not
been
plowed
for
many
years;
now
we
want
to
shout
joyfully
because
we
are
gathering
a
big
harvest.
Those
who
cried
as
they
carried
the
bags
of
seeds
to
the
fields
will
shout
joyfully
when
they
bring
the
crops
to
their
houses
at
harvest
time.
A psalm written by Solomon for people going up to the temple to worship
If
people
are
building
a
house
without
knowing
whether
it
is
Yahweh’s
will
to
build
it,
they
are
building
it
in
vain.
Similarly,
if
Yahweh
does
not
protect
a
city,
it
is
useless
for
guards/sentries
to
stay
awake
to
tell
people
if
their
enemies
come
to
attack
it.
It
is
also
useless
to
arise
very
early
and
go
to
sleep
late
at
night
in
order
that
you
can
work
hard
all
day
to
earn
money
to
buy
food,
because
Yahweh
gives
food
to
those
whom
he
loves.
Children
are
a
gift
that
comes
to
parents
from
Yahweh;
they
are
a
reward/blessing
from
him.
If
a
man
has
sons
while
he
is
still
young,
when
they
grow
up,
they
will
be
able
to
help
him
defend
his
family
like [SIM]
a
soldier
can
defend
himself
if
he
has
a
bow
and
arrows
in
his
hand.
A
man
who
has
many
sons
is
very
happy,
like [MET]
a
soldier
who
has
many
arrows
in
his
quiver
is
very
happy.
If
a
man
with
his
many
grown
sons
is
taken
by
his
enemies
to
the
place
where
they
decide
matters,
his
enemies
will
never
be
able
to
defeat
that
man,
because
his
sons
will
help
to
defend
him.
A psalm written for those going up to the temple to worship
◄Happy
are/Yahweh
is
pleased
with►
those
of
you
who
revere
him
and
do
what
he
wants
you
to
do [IDM].
You
will
be
able
to earn
the
money
that
you [MTY]
need
to
buy
food;
you
will
be
happy
and
you
will
be
prosperous.
Your
wife
will
be
like
a grapevine
that
bears
many
grapes [SIM];
she
will
give
birth
to
many
children.
Your
children
who
sit
around
your
table
will
be
like
a
strong
olive
tree
that
has
many
shoots
growing
up
around
it [SIM].
Every
man
who reveres
Yahweh
will
be
blessed
like
that.
I
wish/hope
that
Yahweh
will
bless
all
of
you
from
where
he
dwells ◄on
Zion
Hill/
in
Jerusalem►
and
that
you
will
see
the
people
of
Jerusalem
prospering
every
day
that
you
live!
I
desire
that
you
will
live
many
years,
long
enough
to
see
your
grandchildren.
I
desire/hope
that
things
will
go
well
for
the
people
in
Israel!
A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
I
say
that
my
enemies
have ◄afflicted/caused
trouble
for►
me
ever
since
I
was
young.
Now
I
ask
you,
my
fellow Israelis,
to
repeat
those
same
words:
“Our
enemies
have
afflicted
us
since
our
nation
began,
but
they
have
not
defeated
us!
Our
enemies
struck
us
with
whips
that
cut
into
our
backs [MET]
like
a
farmer
uses
a
plow
to
cut
deep
furrows
into
the
ground.”
But
Yahweh
is
righteous,
and
he
has
freed
me
from
being
a
slave [MTY]
of
wicked
people.
I
wish/hope
that
all
those
who
hate
Jerusalem/Israel
will
be
ashamed
because
of
being
defeated.
I
hope/wish
that
they
will
be
of
no
value,
like
grass
that
grows
on
the
roofs
of
houses
that
dries
up
and
does
not
grow
tall;
as
a
result
no
one
cuts
it
and
puts
it
in
bundles
and
carries
it
away.
People
who
pass
by
and
see
men
harvesting
grain
usually
greet
them
by
saying
to
them,
“We
wish/hope
that
Yahweh
will
bless
you!”
But
this
will
not
happen
to
those
who
hate
Israel.
We,
acting
as
Yahweh’s
representatives,
bless
you
Israelis.
A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
Yahweh,
I
have
a
lot
of
troubles/many difficulties,
so
I
call
out
to
you.
Yahweh,
hear
me,
while
I
call
out
to
you [SYN]
to
be
merciful
to
me!
Yahweh,
if
you
kept
a
record
of
the
sins
that
we
have
committed,
not
one
of
us [RHQ]
would
escape
from
being
condemned
and
punished
But
you
forgive
us,
with
the
result
that
we
greatly
revere
you.
Yahweh
has
said
that
he
would
help/rescue
me;
I
trust
what
he
said,
and
I
wait
eagerly
for
him
to
do
that.
I
wait
for
Yahweh
to
help
me
more
than
watchmen
wait
for
the
light
to
dawn;
yes,
I
wait
more
eagerly
than
they
do!
You
my
fellow Israelis,
confidently
expect
that
Yahweh
will
bless
us.
He
will
bless
us
because
he
faithfully
loves
us,
and
he
is
very
willing
to
save/rescue
us.
And
he
will
save
us Israeli
people
from
being
punished
for
all
the
sins
that
we
have
committed.
A psalm written by David for people going up to the temple to worship
Yahweh,
I
am
not
proud
and
I
have
not
thought
highly
about ◄myself/the
things
that
I
have
done►.
And
I
do
not
concern
myself
about
things
that
you
have
done
that
are
very
big
or
very
wonderful.
Instead,
I
am
calm
and
peaceful,
like
a
small
child
who
lies
quietly
in
its
mother’s
arms [SIM].
In
the
same
way,
I
am
peaceful.
You
my
fellow Israelis,
confidently
expect
that
Yahweh
will
do
good
things
for
you,
now
and
forever!
A song to sing along the road up to Jerusalem
Yahweh,
do
not
forget
King
David
and
all
the hardships/troubles
he
endured!
He
made
a
solemn
promise
to
you,
the
mighty
God
whom
our ancestor
Jacob
worshiped.
He
said, “I
will
not
go
home,
I
will
not
rest
on
my
bed,
I
will
not
sleep
at
all
until
I
build
a
place
for
Yahweh,
a
home
for
the
mighty
God
whom
Jacob
worshiped.”
In
Bethlehem
we
heard
news
about
the
sacred
chest.
We
went
and
found
it
in
the
fields
of
Jearim
city,
and
we
took
it
to
Jerusalem.
Later
we
said, “Let’s
go
to
the
temple
of
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem;
let’s
worship
there
in
front
of
the
throne
where
he
sits.”
Yahweh,
come
to
the
place
where
you
live
eternally,
to
the
place
where
your
sacred
chest
is,
to
that
place
that
shows
that
you
are
very
powerful.
I
want/desire
that
the
righteous
behavior
of
your
priests
will
always
be
evident,
just
like
the
beautiful
robes
that
they
wear [MET],
and
that
your
people
will
always
shout
joyfully.
You
chose
David
to
serve
you
as
king
of
Israel;
do
not
reject/abandon
him!
Yahweh,
you
made
a
solemn
promise
to
David,
a
promise
that
you
will
not
break.
You
said, “I
will
cause
your
descendants
to
rule [MTY]
as
kings
like
you.
If
they
keep
my
agreement
with
them
and
obey
all
the
commands
that
I
will
give
them,
the
line
of
kings
descended
from
you
will
never
end.”
Yahweh
has
chosen
Jerusalem;
he
has
wanted
to
make
that
city
his
home;
he
said, “This
is
the
city
where
I
will
live
forever [DOU];
this
is
the
place
where
I
wanted
to
stay.
I
will
give
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
all
that
they
need;
I
will
give
enough
food
even
to
satisfy
the
poor
people
there.
I
will
cause
the
priests
to
behave
in
a
manner
worthy
of
being
ones
whom
I
have
saved;
that
will
be
as
evident
as
the
beautiful
robes
that
they
wear [MET];
and
all
my
people
who
live
there
will
shout
joyfully.
There
in
Jerusalem
I
will
cause
one
of
David’s
descendants [MET]
to
become
a
great
king;
he
also
will
be
my
chosen
king,
and
he
will
be
like
a
bright
lamp [MET]
that
shines
continually.
I
will
defeat
his
enemies
and
cause
them
to
be
very
ashamed/disgraced;
but
the
crown
that
my
king
wears
will
always
shine.”
A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
It
is
very
good
and
very
pleasant
for
God’s
people
to
gather
together harmoniously.
It
is
as
delightful
as
the
precious/expensive ◄
olive
oil/perfume►
that
runs
down
from
the Supreme
Priest
Aaron’s
head
onto
his
beard
when
he
is
anointed
and
runs
down
onto
the
collar
of
his
robes.
Gathering
together harmoniously
is
as
delightful
as
the
dew
that
falls
on
Hermon
Mountain
and
the
dew
that
falls
on
the
hills
near
Zion
Hill.
Yahweh
has
promised
to
bless
his
people
there
in
Jerusalem
by
giving
them
everlasting (OR,
a
long-lasting)
life.
A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
All
you
people
who
serve
Yahweh,
who
stand
up
and ◄serve/pray
to►
him
at
night
in
his
temple,
come
and
praise
him!
Lift
up
your
hands/arms
to
pray
to
him
in
the
temple
and
praise
him!
And
I
want
Yahweh,
who
created
heaven
and
the
earth,
to
bless
you
from
where
he
lives
in
the
temple
on
Zion
Hill.
Praise
Yahweh!
You
who ◄do
work
for/serve►
Yahweh,
praise
him!
You
who
stand
in
the
temple
of
Yahweh
our
God
and
in
the
surrounding
courtyard,
praise
him [MTY]!
Praise
Yahweh,
because
he
does
good
things
for
us;
sing
to
him [MTY],
because
he
is
kind
to
us.
He
has
chosen
us,
the
descendants
of
Jacob;
he
has
chosen
us Israelis
to
belong
to
him [DOU].
I
know
that
Yahweh
is
great;
he
is
greater
than
all
the
gods.
Yahweh
does
whatever
he
desires
to
do,
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth
and
in
the
seas/oceans,
down
to
the
bottom
of
the
seas.
He
is
the
one
who
causes
clouds
to
appear
from
very
distant
places
on
the
earth;
he
sends
lightning
with
the
rain,
and
he
brings
the
winds
from
the
places
where
he
stores
them.
He
is
the
one
who
killed
all
the
firstborn
males
in
Egypt,
the
firstborn
of
people
and
of
animals.
There
he
performed
many
kinds
of
miracles [DOU]
to
punish
the
king
and
all
his
officials.
He
destroyed
many
nations
and
the
powerful
kings
who
ruled
them:
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group,
and
Og,
the
king
of
Bashan
region,
and
all
the
other
kings
in
Canaan
land.
Then
he
gave
their
land
to
us Israeli
people
to
belong
to
us
forever.
Yahweh
your
name
will
endure
forever,
and
people
who
are
not
yet
born
will
remember
the
great
things
that
you
have
done.
Yahweh,
you
declare
that
we
your
people ◄are
innocent/have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong►,
and
you
are
merciful
to
us.
But
the
idols
that
the
other people-groups
worship
are
only
statues
made
of
silver
and
gold,
things
that humans
have
made.
Their
idols
have
mouths,
but
they
cannot
say
anything;
they
have
eyes,
but
they
cannot
see
anything.
They
have
ears,
but
they
cannot
hear
anything,
and
they
are
not
even
able
to
breathe.
The
people
who
make
those
idols
are
as
powerless
as
those
idols,
and
those
who
trust
in
those
idols
can
accomplish
no
more
than
their
idols
can!
My
fellow Israelis,
praise
Yahweh!
You
priests
who
are
descended
from
Aaron,
praise
Yahweh!
You
men
who
are
descended
from
Levi,
you
who
assist
the
priests,
praise
Yahweh!
All
you
who
revere
Yahweh,
praise
him!
Praise
Yahweh
in
the
temple
on
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem,
where
he
lives!
Praise
Yahweh!
Thank
Yahweh,
because
he
does
good
things
for
us;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
Thank
God,
the
one
who
is
greater
than
all
other
gods;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
Thank
the
Lord
who
is
greater
than
all
other
lords/rulers;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
is
the
only
one
who
performs
great
miracles;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
is
the
one
who
by
being
very
wise
created
the
heavens;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
is
the
one
who
caused
the
ground
to
rise
up
above
the
deep
waters;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
is
the
one
who
created
great
lights
in
the
sky;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
created
the
sun
to
shine
in
the
daytime;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
created
the
moon
and
stars
to
shine
during
the nighttime;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
is
the
one
who
killed
the
firstborn
males
in
Egypt;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
led
the Israeli
people
out
of
Egypt;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
With
his ◄strong
hand/great
power►
he
led
them
out;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
is
the
one
who
caused
the
Red
Sea
to
divide;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
enabled
the Israeli
people
to
walk
through
it
on
dry
land;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
But
he
caused
the
king
of
Egypt
and
his
army
to
drown
in
it;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
is
the
one
who
led
his
people
safely
through
the
desert;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
killed
powerful
kings;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
killed
kings
who
were
famous;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
killed
Sihon,
the
king
of
the Amor people-group;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
killed
Og,
the
king
of
Bashan
region;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
gave
their
lands
to
us,
his
people;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
gave
those
lands
to
us
people
of
Israel,
who
serve
him;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
is
the
one
who
did
not
forget
about
us
when
we
were
defeated
by
our
enemies;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
rescued
us
from
our
enemies;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
He
is
the
one
who
gives
food
to
all
living
creatures;
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever.
So
thank
God,
who
lives
in
heaven,
for
all
those
things,
because
his
faithful
love
for
us
endures
forever!
When
we
had
been
taken
to
Babylonia,
far
from
Jerusalem,
we
sat
down
by
the
rivers
there,
and
we
cried
when
we
thought
about
the
temple
on
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem.
On
the
willow
trees
alongside
the
rivers
we
hung
our
harps
because
we
did
not
want
to
play
them
anymore
because
we
were
very
sad.
The
soldiers
who
had
captured
us
and
taken
us
to
Babylonia
told
us
to
sing
for
them;
they
told
us
to ◄entertain
them/make
them
happy►,
saying,
“Sing
for
us
one
of
the
songs
that
you
previously
sang
in
Jerusalem!”
But
we
thought,
“We
are
sad
because
we
have
been
punished
by
Yahweh
and
brought
to
this
foreign
land,
so
we
cannot [RHQ]
sing
songs
about
Yahweh
while
we
are
here!”
If
I
forget
about
Jerusalem [APO], Iet
my
right
hand
wither
with
the
result
that
I
will
be
unable
to
play
my
harp
Do
not
allow
me
to
sing
again [MTY],
if
I
forget
about
Jerusalem,
if
I
do
not
consider
that
Jerusalem
causes
me
to
be
more
joyful
than
anything
else
does.
Yahweh,
punish
the
people
of
the
Edom people-group
for
what
they
did
on
the
day
that
the
army
of
Babylon
captured
Jerusalem.
Do
not
forget
that
they
said,
“Tear
down
all
the
buildings!
Destroy
them
completely!
Leave
only
the
foundations!”
And
you
people
of
Babylon,
you
will
certainly
be
destroyed!
Those
who
punish
you
in
return
for
what
you
did
to
us
will
be
happy;
they
will
take
your
babies
and
completely
smash
them
on
the
rocks.
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
I
thank
you
with
all
my
inner
being.
I
sing
to
praise
you
in
front
of
the
idols
of
false
gods
to
ridicule/belittle
them.
I
bow
down
while
I
look towards
your
sacred
temple,
and
I
thank
you [MTY]
because
you
faithfully
love
us
and
faithfully
do
all
that
you
have
promised.
You
have
shown
that
both
you [MTY]
and
what
you
have
promised
to
do
are
greater
than
anything
else.
On
the
day
when
I
called
out
to
you,
you
answered
me;
you
enabled
me
to
be
strong
and
brave.
Yahweh,
some
day
all
the
kings
of
this
earth
will
praise
you,
because
they
will
have
heard
what
you
have
said.
They
will
sing
about
what
you
have
done;
they
will
sing
and
say
that
you
are
very
great.
Yahweh,
you
are supreme,
but
you
take
care
of
people
who
are
considered
to
be unimportant.
And
you
know
what
proud
people
are
doing,
even
though
they
are
far
away
from
you
and
think
that
you
do
not
see
them.
When
I
am
in
the
midst
of
many
troubles/difficulties,
you
save/rescue
me.
With
your
hand/power [MTY]
you
rescue
me
from
my
enemies
who
are
angry
at
me.
Yahweh,
you
will
do
for
me
everything
that
you
promised;
you
faithfully
love
us
forever.
Finish
what
you
started
to
do
for
us,
your Israeli
people.
A psalm written by David for the choir director
Yahweh,
you
have
examined
me,
and
you
know
everything
about
me.
You
know
when
I
sit
down
and
when
I
stand
up.
Even
though
you
are
far
away
from
me,
you
know
what
I
am
thinking.
When
I
travel
and
when
I
lie
down,
you
know
everything
that
I
do.
Yahweh,
even
before
I
say [MTY]
anything,
you
know
everything
that
I
am
going
to
say!
You
protect
me
on
all
sides;
you
put
your
hand
on
me
to
protect
me
with
your
power [MTY].
I
am
not
able
to
understand
that
you
know
everything
about
me.
That
is
too
great
for
me
to
really
understand.
◄Where
could
I
go
to
escape
from
your
Spirit?/I
could
not
go
anywhere
to
escape
from
your
Spirit.► [RHQ]
◄Where
could
I
go
to
get
away
from
you?/I
could
not
go
anywhere
to
get
away
from
you.► [RHQ]
If
I
went
up
to
heaven,
you
would
be
there.
If
I
lay
down
in
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are,
you
would
be
there.
If
I
had
wings
and
flew
very
far
east [MTY],
or
if
I
flew
west
and
made
a
place
to
live
on
an
island
in
the
ocean,
you
would
be
there
also,
to
lead
me
by
your
hand,
and
you
would
help
me.
I
could
request
the
darkness
to
hide
me,
or
I
could
request
the
light
around
me
to
become
darkness,
but
even
if
that
happened,
the
darkness
would
not
be
darkness
for
you!
For
you,
the
night
is
as
bright
as
the
daytime
is,
because
for
you,
daylight
and
darkness
are ◄not
different/the
same►.
You
created
all
the
parts
of
my
body;
you
put
the
parts
of
my
body
together
when
I
was
still
in
my
mother’s
womb.
I
praise
you
because
you
made
my
body
in
a
very
awesome
and
wonderful
way.
Everything
that
you
do
is
amazing!
I
know
that
very
well.
When
my
body
was
being
formed,
while
it
was
being
put
together
where
no
one
else
could
see
it,
you
saw
it!
You
saw
me
before
I
was
born.
You
wrote
in
your
book
the
number
of
days
that
you
had
decided
that
I
would
live.
You
did
that
before
any
of
those
days
had
even
started!
God,
what
you
think
about
me
is
very
precious (OR,
is
very
hard
to
understand).
There
is
a
great
number
of
things
that
you
think
about.
If
I
could
count
them,
I
would
see
that
they
are
more
than
the
grains
of
sand
at
the
seashore.
And
when
I
wake
up,
I
am
still
with
you
and
I
know
that
there
are
still
more
of
your
thoughts
about
me
to
count.
God,
I
desire
that
you
would
kill
all
the
wicked
people!
And
I
wish
that
violent [MTY]
men
would ◄leave/go
away
from►
me.
They
say
wicked/malicious
things
about
you;
they
slander
your
name.
Yahweh,
I
certainly [RHQ]
hate
those
who
hate
you!
And
I
despise [RHQ]
those
who
rebel
against
you.
I
hate
them
completely,
and
I
consider
that
they
are
my
enemies.
God,
search
my
inner
being;
find
out
what
I
am
thinking!
Find
out
whether
there
is
anything
evil
in
my
inner
being,
and
lead
me
along
the
road
that
leads
to
my
being
with
you
forever.
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
rescue/save
me
from
being
attacked
by
evil
men;
and
even
more, ◄keep
me
safe/protect
me►
from
being
attacked
by
violent
people.
They
are
always
planning
to
do
evil
things
and
they
are
always
inciting/urging
people
to
start
quarrels.
By
what
they
say [MTY]
they
injure
people
like
poisonous
snakes
do;
the
words
that
they
speak [MTY]
can
kill
people
as
easily
as
cobras/vipers
do.
(Think
about
that!)
Yahweh,
protect
me
from
the
power [MTY]
of
wicked
people.
Keep
me
safe
from
violent
men
who
plan
to
destroy
me [SYN].
It
is
as
though
proud
people
have
set
a
trap
for
me;
it
is
as
though
they
have
spread
their
nets
to
catch
me;
it
is
as
though
they
have
put
those
things
along
the
road
to
catch/seize
me.
(Think
about
that!)
I
say
to
you, “Yahweh,
you
are
my
God;”
so
listen
to
me
while
I
cry
out
to
you
to
help
me.
Yahweh,
my
Lord,
you
are
the
one
who
defends
me
strongly;
you
have
protected
me
during
battles [MET]
as
though
you
had
put
a
helmet
on
my
head.
Yahweh,
do
allow
wicked
people
to
do
the
things
that
they
desire,
and
do
not
allow
them
to
do
the
evil
things
that
they
plan
to
do.
(Think
about
that!)
Do
not
allow
my
enemies
to ◄become
proud/defeat
me►;
cause
the
evil
things
that
they
say [MTY]
they
will
do
to
me
to
happen
to
them,
instead.
Cause
burning
coals
to
fall
on
their
heads!
Cause
them
to
be
thrown
into
deep
pits,
from
which
they
cannot
climb
out!
Do
not
allow
those
who
slander
others
to
succeed;
cause
evil
things
to
happen
to
violent
men
and
destroy
them!
Yahweh,
I
know
that
you
defend
those
who
are
oppressed,
and
that
you
do
what
is
just/fair
for
those
who
are
needy/poor.
Righteous
people
will
surely
thank
you [MTY],
and
they
will
live ◄in
your
presence/with
you►.
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
I
call
out
to
you;
please
help
me
quickly!
Listen
to
me
when
I
am
calling
to
you.
Accept
my
prayer
as
though
it
were
incense
being
burned
as
an
offering [SIM]
to
you.
And
accept
me
while
I
lift
up
my
hands
to
pray
to
you
like
you
accept
sacrifices
that
I
offer
to
you
each
evening [SIM].
Yahweh,
do
not
allow
me
to
say [MTY]
things
that
are
wrong;
guard
my
lips.
Prevent
me
from
wanting
to
do
anything
that
is
wrong,
and
from
joining
with
wicked
men
when
they
want
to
do
evil
deeds [DOU].
Do
not
even
allow
me
to
share
in
eating
delightful
food
with
them!
It
is
all
right
if
righteous
people
strike/hit
me
or
rebuke
me
because
they
are
trying
to
act
kindly
toward
me
to
teach
me
to
do
what
is
right,
but
I
do
not
want
wicked
people
to
honor
me
by
anointing
my
head
with
olive
oil;
I
am
always
praying
that
you
will
punish
them
because
of
the
wicked
deeds
that
they
do.
When
their
rulers
are
thrown
down
from
the
top
of
rocky
cliffs,
people
will
know
that
what
you,
Yahweh,
said
about
them
is
true.
Like
a
log
that
is
split
and
cut
into
small
pieces [SIM],
their
shattered
bones
will
be
scattered
on
the
ground
near
other
graves.
But
Yahweh
God,
I
continue
to assk
you
to
help
me.
I
ask
you
to
protect
me;
do
not
allow
me
to ◄die/be
killed►
now!
It
is
as
though
people
have
set
traps
for
me;
protect
me
from
falling
into
those
traps,
It
is
as
though
they
have
spread
nets
to
catch
me;
keep
me
from
being
caught
in
those
nets.
I
desire
that
wicked
people
will
fall
into
the
traps
they
have
set
to
catch
me
while
I
escape
from
them.
A psalm that David prayed when he was hiding in a cave
Yahweh,
I
cry
out
to
you;
I
plead
with
you
to
help
me.
I
am
bringing
to
you
all
my
problems;
I
am
telling
you
all
my
troubles/difficulties.
When
I
am
very
discouraged,
you
know
what
I
should
do.
Wherever
I
walk,
it
is
as
though
my
enemies
have
hidden
traps
for
me
to
fall
into.
I
look
around,
but
there
is
no
one
who
pays attentionto
me,
no
one
who
will
protect
me,
no
one
who
cares
about
what
happens
to
me.
So
Yahweh,
I
cry
out
to
you
to
help
me;
you
are
the
one
who
protects
me;
and
you
are
all
that
I
need
while
I
am
alive.
Listen
to
me
while
I
cry
out
to
you
for
help,
because
I
am
very
distressed.
Rescue/Save
me
from
those
who
are
pursuing
me,
because
they
are
very
strong,
with
the
result
that
I
cannot
escape
from
them.
Free/Rescue
me
from
my
troubles/difficulties [MET]
in
order
that
I
may
thank
you.
If
you
do
that,
when
I
am
with
godly/righteous
people,
I
will
praise
you
for
having
been
very
good
to
me.
A psalm written by David
Yahweh,
hear
me
while
I
pray
to
you!
Because
you
are
righteous
and
because
you
faithfully
do
what
you
have
promised,
listen
to
what
I
am
pleading
that
you
do
for
me.
I
am
one
who
serves
you;
do
not
judge
me,
because
you
know
that
everyone
has
done
things
that
are
wrong►.
My
enemies
have
pursued
me;
they
have
completely
defeated
me.
It
is
as
though
they
have
put
me
in
a
dark
prison,
where
I
have
nothing
good
to ◄
hope
for/expect►,
like
those
who
died
long
ago [SIM].
So
I
am
very
discouraged;
I
am
very
dismayed/worried.
I
remember
what
has
happened
previously:
I ◄meditate
on/think
about►
all
the
things
that
you
have
done;
I
consider
all
the
great
deeds
that
you [SYN]
have
performed.
I
lift
up
my
hands/arms
to
you
while
I
pray;
I [SYN]
need
you,
like
very
dry
ground
needs
rain [SIM].
(Think
about
that!)
Yahweh,
I
am
very
discouraged,
so
please
answer
me
right
now!
Do
not
hide
from
me,
because
if
you
do
that,
I
will
soon
be [SIM]
among
those
who
descend
to
where
the
dead
people
are.
Every
morning
cause
me
to
remember
that
you
faithfully
love
me,
because
I
trust
in
you.
I ◄pray/send
my
prayers
up [IDM]►
to
you;
show
me
what
I
should
do.
Yahweh,
I
have
gone/run
to
you
to
be
protected,
so
rescue
me
from
my
enemies.
You
are
my
God;
teach
me
to
do
what
you
want
me
to
do.
I
want
your
good
Spirit
to
lead
me
on
a
path
that
is
not
difficult
to
walk
on.
Yahweh,
restore
me
when
I
am
close
to
dying,
as
you
promised
to
do.
Because
you
are
righteous/good,
rescue
me
from
my
troubles/difficulties!
I
am
one
who
serves
you;
so
because
you
faithfully
love
me,
kill
my
enemies
and
get
rid
of
all
those
who ◄oppress/cause
trouble
for►
me.
Written by David
I
praise
Yahweh,
who
is
like
an overhanging
rock
under
which
I ◄
get
refuge/am
protected►!
He
trains
my
hands
so
that
I
can
use
them
to
fight
battles;
he
trains
my
fingers
so
that
I
can
shoot
arrows
in
a
war.
He
is
the
one
who
protects
me;
he
is
like
a
fortress [DOU]
in
which
I
am
safe,
he
protects
me
like
shields
protect
soldiers [MET],
and
he
gives
me
refuge.
He defeats
other
nations
and
then
puts
them
under
my
power.
Yahweh,
we
people
are
very
insignificant/unimportant,
so
why ◄are
you
concerned/do
you
care
about
us► [RHQ]?
It
is
amazing
to
me
that
you
pay
attention
to humans.
The
time
that
we
live
is
as
short
as [SIM]
a puff
of
wind;
our
time
to
live
disappears
like
a
shadow
does.
Yahweh, ◄tear
open/open
up►
the
sky
and
come
down!
Touch
the
mountains
in
order
that
smoke
will
pour
out
from
them!
Cause
lightning
to
flash
with
the
result
that
your
enemies
will
run
away!
Shoot
your
arrows
at
them
and
cause
them
to ◄run
away/scatter►.
It
is
as
though
my
enemies
surround
me
like
a
flood;
reach
your
hand
down
from
heaven
and
rescue
me
from
them [SYN].
They
are
men
from
other
countries
who [SYN]
always
tell
lies.
Even
in
a courtroom
where
they
swear
to
tell
the
truth
they
tell
lies.
God,
I
will
sing
a
new
song
to
you,
and
I
will
play
my
ten-stringed
harp
while
I
sing
to
you.
You
enable
kings
to
defeat
their
enemies;
and
you
rescued
me,
your
servant
David,
from
being
killed
by
my
enemies’
swords.
So
I
ask
you
to
save
me
from
being
killed
by
the
swords
that
those
evil
people
carry.
Rescue
me
from
the
power [MTY]
of
those
foreigners
who [SYN]
always
tell
lies,
and
who
raise
their
right
hands
in courtrooms
when
they
solemnly
declare
that
they
will
tell
the
truth.
I
wish/hope
that
our
young
sons
will
grow
up
to
be
like
strong
plants [SIM],
and
I
wish/hope
that
our
daughters
will
grow
up
to
be
straight
and
tall
like
the
pillars [SIM]
that
stand
in
the
corners
of
palaces.
I
wish/hope
that
our
barns
will
be
full
of
many
different
crops.
I
wish/hope
that
the
sheep
in
our
fields
will
give
birth
to
tens
of
thousands
of
baby
lambs.
I
wish/hope
that
our
cows
will
give
birth
to
many
calves
without
having
any
miscarriages
or
deaths
when
they
are
born (OR,
that
no
enemies
will
break
through
our
city
walls
and
take
us ◄into
exile/to
their
own
countries►).
I
wish/hope
that
there
will
not
be
a
time
when
the
people
in
our
streets
cry
out
in
distress
because
foreign
armies
are invading.
If
good
things
like
that
happen
to
a
nation,
the
people
will
be
very
happy.
The
people
whose
God
is
Yahweh
are
the
ones
who
will
be
happy!
A psalm written by David to praise God
My
God
and
King,
I
will
proclaim
that
you
are
very
great/glorious;
I
will
praise
you [MTY]
now
and
forever.
Every
day
I
will
praise
you;
Yes,
I
will
praise
you [MTY]
forever.
Yahweh
you
are
great,
and ◄you
ought
to
be
praised/people
should
praise
you►
very
much;
we
cannot
fully
realize
how
great
you
are.
Parents
should
tell
their
children
the
things
that
you
have
done;
they
should
tell
their
children
about
your
mighty
deeds.
They
should
tell
them
that
you
are
very
glorious
and
majestic [DOU],
and
I
will ◄meditate
on/think
about►
all
your
wonderful
deeds.
People
will
speak
about
your
powerful
and
awesome
deeds,
and
I
will
proclaim
that
you
are
very
great.
People
will
remember
and
proclaim
that
you
are
very
good
to
us,
and
they
will
sing
joyfully
that
you
always
act
justly/fairly.
Yahweh,
you
are
kind
and
merciful
to
us;
you
do
not
quickly
become
angry;
you
faithfully
love
us
very
much.
Yahweh,
you
are
good
to
everyone,
and
you
are
merciful
to
everything
that
you
have
made.
Yahweh,
all
the
creatures
that
you
made
will
thank
you,
and
all
your
people
will
praise
you.
They
will
tell
others
that
you
rule
gloriously
as
our
king
and
that
you
are
very
powerful.
They
will
do
that
in
order
that
everyone
will
know
about
your
powerful
deeds
and
that
you
rule
over
us
gloriously.
You
will
never
stop
being
king;
you
will
rule ◄throughout
all
generations/forever►.
Yahweh,
you
faithfully
do
all
that
you
have
promised
to
do,
and
all
that
you
do,
you
do mercifully.
Yahweh,
you
help
all
those
who
are
discouraged
and
you
lift
up
all
those
who ◄stumble
and
fall
down/are
distressed►.
All
of
the
creatures
that
you
made
expect
that
you
will
provide
food
for
them,
and
you
give
them
food
when
they
need
it.
You
give
food
to
all
living
creatures
generously [IDM],
and
you
cause
them
to ◄be
satisfied/have
all
the
food
that
they
need►.
Everything
that
Yahweh
does,
he
does
justly/fairly,
and
all
that
he
does,
he
does mercifully.
Yahweh ◄comes
near
to/is
ready
to
help►
all
those
who
call
out
to
him,
to
those
who
call
to
him
sincerely.
To
all
those
who
revere
him,
he
gives
them
what
they
need.
He
hears
them
when
they
cry
out
to
him,
and
saves/rescues
them.
Yahweh
protects
all
those
who
love
him,
but
he
will
get
rid
of
all
the
wicked
people.
I [SYN]
will
always
praise
Yahweh;
He
is
holy;
and
I
wish/hope
that evefyone
will
praise
him [MTY]
forever.
Praise
Yahweh!
With
my
whole
inner
being
I
will
praise
Yahweh.
I
will
praise
Yahweh
as
long
as
I
am
alive;
I
will
sing
to
praise
my
God
for
the
rest
of
my
life.
You
people,
do
not
trust
in
your
leaders;
do
not
trust humans
because
they
cannot
save/rescue
you
from
your difficulties/problems.
And
when
they
die,
their
corpses
decay
and
become
soil
again.
After
they
die,
they
can
no
longer
do
the
things
that
they
planned
to
do.
But
those
whose
helper
is
the
God
whom
Jacob
worshiped
are
happy.
The
one
whom
they
confidently
expect
to
help
them
is
Yahweh,
their
God.
He
is
the
one
who
created
heaven
and
the
earth
and
the
oceans
and
all
the
creatures
that
are
in
them.
He
always
does
what
he
has
promised
to
do.
He
decides
matters
fairly
for
those
who
are ◄treated unfairly/oppressed►,
and
he
provides
food
for
those
who
are
hungry.
He frees
those
who
are
in
prison.
Yahweh enables
those
who
are
blind
to
see
again.
He
lifts
up
those
who
have
fallen
down.
He
loves
righteous
people.
Yahweh
takes
care
of
those
from
other
countries
who
live
in
our
land,
and
he
helps
widows
and
orphans.
But
he
gets
rid
of
wicked
people.
Yahweh
will
continue
to
be
our
king
forever;
you
people
of
Israel,
your
God
will
rule
forever!
Praise
Yahweh!
Praise
Yahweh!
It
is
good
to
sing
to
praise
our
God.
It
is
a
delightful
thing
to
do
and
the
right
thing
to
do.
Jerusalem
was
destroyed,
but
Yahweh
is
enabling
us
to
build
Jerusalem
again.
He
is
bringing
back
the
people
who
were
taken
to
Babylonia.
He enables
those
who
were
very
discouraged
to
be
encouraged
again;
it
is
as
though
they
have
wounds
and
he bandages
them.
He
has
determined
how
many
stars
there
will
be,
and
he
gives
names
to
all
of
them.
Yahweh
is
great
and
very
powerful,
and
no
one
can
measure
how
much
he
understands.
Yahweh
lifts
up
those
who
have
been
oppressed,
and
he
throws
the
wicked
down
to
the
ground.
Thank
Yahweh
while
you
are
singing
to
him
to
praise
him;
on
the
harps,
play
music
to
our
God.
He
covers
the
sky
with
clouds,
and
then
he
sends
rain
to
the
earth
and
causes
grass
to
grow
on
the
hills.
He
gives
to
animals
the
food
that
they
need,
and
gives
food
to
young crows/birds
when
they
cry
out
because
they
are
hungry.
He
is
not
pleased
with
strong
horses
or
with
men
who
can
run [MTY]
fast.
Instead,
what
pleases
him
are
those
who
revere
him,
those
who
confidently
expect
him
to
continue
to
faithfully
love
them.
You
people
of [APO]
Jerusalem,
praise
Yahweh!
Praise
your
God!
He
guards
your
city
by
keeping
its
gates
strong.
He
blesses
the
people
who
live
there.
He
protects
the
borders
of
your
country,
so
that
enemies
from
other
countries
cannot
attack
you.
He
gives
you
plenty
of
very
good
wheat/grain
to
eat.
He
commands
what
he
wants
to
be
done
on
the
earth,
and
his
words
quickly
come
to
the
place
to
which
he
sends
them.
He
sends
snow
which
covers
the
ground
like
a
white
wool
blanket [SIM],
and
he
scatters
frost
on
the
ground
like
wind
scatters
ashes [SIM].
He
sends
hail
down
like ◄pebbles/tiny
stones►;
when
that
happens, ◄it
is
very
difficult
to
endure
because
the
air
becomes
very
cold./who
can
endure
because
the
air
becomes
very
cold?► [RHQ]
But
he
commands
the
wind
to
blow,
and
it
blows.
Then
the
hail
melts
and
the
water
flows
into
the
streams.
He
sent
his
message
to
the
descendants
of
Jacob;
he
tells
to
his Israeli
people
the
laws
and
regulations
that
he
had
decreed.
He
has
not
done
that
for
any
other
nation;
the
other
nations
do
not
know
his
laws.
Praise
Yahweh!
Praise
Yahweh!
Praise
him,
from
up
in
heaven;
praise
him
from
way
up
in
the
sky!
All
you
angels
who
belong
to
him,
praise
him!
All
you
who
are
in
the
armies
of
heaven,
praise
him!
Sun
and
moon,
you
also
praise
him!
You
shining
stars,
you
praise
him!
You
highest
heavens,
praise
him!
And
you
waters
that
are
high
above
the
sky,
praise
him!
I
want
all
of
these
to
praise
Yahweh [MTY]
because
by
commanding
them
to exist,
he
created
them.
He
determined
the
places
where
they
should
be
in
the
sky,
and
he
commanded
that
they
should
be
there
forever.
They
cannot
disobey
that
command!
And
everything
on
the
earth,
praise
Yahweh!
You
huge
sea
monsters
and
everything
else
that
is
deep
in
the
ocean,
and
fire
and
hail,
and
snow
and
frost,
and
strong
winds
that
obey
what
he
commands,
I
tell
all
of
you
to
praise
Yahweh!
Hills
and
mountains,
fruit
trees
and
cedar
trees,
all
the
wild
animals
and
all
you
cattle,
and
the ◄reptiles/creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground►,
and
all
the
birds,
I
tell
all
of
them
to
praise
Yahweh!
You
kings
on
this
earth
and
all
the
people
that
you
rule,
you
princes
and
all
other
rulers,
you
young
men
and
young
women,
you
old
people
and
children,
everyone,
praise
Yahweh!
I
want
them
all
to
praise
Yahweh [MTY]
because
he
is
greater
than
anyone
else.
His
glory
is
greater
than
anything
on
the
earth
or
in
heaven.
He
caused
us,
his
people,
to
be
strong
in
order
that
we,
his
people,
we Israeli
people ◄who
are
very
precious
to
him/whom
he
loves
very
much►,
would
praise
him.
So
praise
Yahweh!
Praise
Yahweh!
Sing
a
new
song
to
Yahweh,
praise
him
whenever
his
faithful
people
gather
together!
You Israeli
people,
be
glad
because
of
what
God,
who
created
you,
has
done
for
you!
You
people
of
Jerusalem,
rejoice
because
of
what
God
your
king
has
done
for
you!
Praise
Yahweh
by
dancing,
by
beating/playing
tambourines,
and
by
playing
harps
to
praise
him!
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
his
people;
he
honors
humble
people
by
helping
them
to
defeat
their
enemies.
God’s
people
should
rejoice
because
they
have
won
battles
and
they
should
sing
joyfully
all
during
the
night!
They [MTY]
should
shout
loudly
to
praise
God;
but
they
should
also
hold
sharp
swords
in
their
hands,
ready
to
use
them
to
defeat
the
soldiers
of
nations
that
do
not
worship
God,
and
to
punish
the
people
of
those
nations,
and
to
fasten
the
arms
and
legs
of
their
kings
and
other
leaders
with
iron
chains,
to
judge
and
punish
the
people
of
those
nations,
like
God
wrote/declared
should
be
done.
It
is ◄a privilege/an
honor►
for
God’s
faithful
people
to
do
that!
Praise
Yahweh!
Praise
Yahweh!
Praise
God
in
his
sacred
temple!
And
praise
him
in
his
fortress
in
heaven!
Praise
him
for
the
mighty
deeds
that
he
has
performed;
praise
him
for
his
being
extremely
great!
Praise
him
by
blowing
trumpets
loudly;
praise
him
by
playing
harps
and ◄small
lyres/other
instruments
that
have
many
strings►!
Praise
him
by
beating drums
and
by
dancing.
Praise
him
by
playing
stringed
instruments
and
by
playing
flutes!
Praise
him
by
clashing
cymbals
together;
praise
him
by clashing
together
very
loud
cymbals!
I
want
all
living
creatures
to
praise
Yahweh!
Praise
Yahweh!
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Proverbs
Proverbs
Pro
This book contains many wise things that King Solomon said. We call this book
Proverbs
The purpose of Proverbs
These
are
the ◄proverbs/wise
sayings►
that
come
from
Solomon,
the
King
of
Israel,
who
was
the
son
of
King
David.
◄These
proverbs [PRS]
can
teach
people/By studying
these
proverbs,
people
can
learn►
how
to
be
wise
and
how
to
obey
what
these
proverbs
teach
them.
They
will
also
help
people
to
understand
which
teachings
are
wise.
These
proverbs [PRS]
will
teach
you
how
to
discipline/control
yourselves,
how
to
conduct
your
lives,
and
how
to
do
what
is
right
and
just [DOU].
They
will
show
people
who
do
not
yet
know
much
how
to
do
things
that
are
smart.
They
will
show
young
people
how
to
become
wise
and
how
to
make
good
plans/decisions.
Those
who
are
wise
should
also
pay
attention
to
these
proverbs,
in
order
to
become
more
wise,
and
those
who
understand
these
teachings
will
receive
good
advice/guidance.
Then
they
will
be
able
to
understand
the
meaning
of
proverbs
and
parables/metaphors,
these
wise
sayings
and ◄riddles/sayings
that
are
difficult
to
understand►.
If
you
want
to
be
wise,
you
must
begin
by revering
Yahweh.
Only
foolish
people
despise
wisdom
and
good
advice/discipline.
Warnings
about
sinful
people
My
son,
pay
attention
to
what
I,
your
father,
am
teaching
you.
And
do
not
reject
what
your
mother
teaches
you.
What
we
teach
you
will
make
you
respected
like
having
a
lovely
turban
around
your
head
and
like
a
beautiful
necklace
to
put
around
your
neck.
My
son,
if
sinners
tempt/entice
you
to
do
what
is
wrong,
say “No”
to
them.
They
may
say, “Come
with
us!
Join
us!
We
will
hide
and
then
kill [MTY]
someone
who
passes
by.
We
will
ambush
some
helpless/innocent
people.
We
will
kill
them [HYP]
and
get
rid
of
them
completely,
just
like
people
who
are
buried
in
graves
are
gone
forever.
While
they
are
in
good
health,
we
will
send
them
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are.
And
we
will
seize
all
the
things
that
they
own.
We
will
fill
our
houses
with
these
things!
So,
come
with
us!
Join
our
group!
We
will
share
with
you
the
things
that
we
steal.”
My
son,
do
not
accompany
them!
Do
not
walk
on
the
roads
with
them!
They
rush
to
do
evil
deeds!
They
hurry
to
murder [MTY]
people.
It
is
useless
to
put
out
a ◄trap/net
to
catch
a
bird►
because
when
a
bird
sees
it,
it
stays
away
from
it.
But
those
wicked
people
are
not
like
the
birds,
because
they
do
not
realize
that
when
they
prepare
to
ambush
someone
to
kill
him,
they
will
be
killed
themselves!
That
is
what
happens
to
people
who
eagerly
try
to
get
things
by
violently
attacking
others.
They
will
only
destroy
themselves!
Wisdom
shouts
in
the
streets
Wisdom [PRS]
shouts
to
people
in
the
streets,
and
calls
out
to
people
in
the ◄plazas/town
squares►.
Wisdom
calls
out
in
noisy
places,
and
at
the
entrances
to
cities.
Wisdom
says, “How
long
will
you
stupid
people
continue
to
enjoy
doing
foolish
things [RHQ]?
How
long
will
you
people
who
ridicule
God
enjoy
doing
that [RHQ]?
How
long
will
you
foolish
people
refuse
to
know
what
things
are
right [RHQ]?
If
you
pay
attention
to
me
when
I
rebuke
you,
I
will
tell
you
what
I
am
thinking
in
my
inner
being;
I
will
give
you
some
good
advice.
But
when
I
called
to
you,
you
refused
to
listen.
I beckoned
to
you
to
come
to
me,
but
you
ignored
me.
I
tried
to
advise
you,
but
you
refused
to
listen
to
me.
I
tried
to
correct
you,
but
you
rejected
what
I
told
you.
So
now,
when
you
are
experiencing
troubles/disasters,
I
will
laugh
at
you.
When
things
happen
that
cause
you
to
be
afraid,
I
will
make fun
of
you.
When
calamities
strike
you
like
a
big
storm,
when
disasters
hit
you
like
a
violent
wind,
when
all
kinds
of
things
distress
you
and
give
you
trouble,
I
will
ridicule
you!
Wisdom
also
says, “hen
foolish
people
call
to
me
to
help
them,
I
will
not
answer
them.
They
will
search
for
me
diligently/everywhere,
but
they
will
not
find
me.
They
refused
to
know
what
things
are
right,
and
they
decided
not
to
revere
Yahweh.
They
would
not
accept
my
advice,
and
they
did
not
pay
attention
when
I
tried
to
correct
them.
So
they
will
endure
what
will
result [MET, DOU]
from
the
evil
way
they
have
lived/behaved
and
the
evil
things
they
have
planned
to
do.
Those
who
turn
away
from
me
are
stupid/foolish;
they
will
die
because
of
doing
that.
But
those
who
pay
attention
to
me
will
live
peacefully
and
safely,
and
they
will
not
be
afraid
that
something
will
harm
them.”
The results of wisdom
My
son,
listen
to
what
I
say,
and
consider
my
instructions
to
be
as
valuable
as [MET]
a
treasure.
Pay
attention
to
wisdom
and
try
hard
to
understand
it.
Call
out
to
God
to
get
insight;
plead
with
him
to
help
you
to
understand
more
of
what
he
wants
you
to
know.
Search
eagerly
for
wisdom,
like
you
would
search
for
silver,
like
you
would
search
for
a
treasure
that
someone
has
hidden.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
understand
how
to
revere
Yahweh,
and
you
will
succeed
in
knowing
God.
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
gives
us
wisdom.
He
is
the
one
who
tells
us
things
that
we
need
to
know
and
understand.
He
gives
good
advice
to
those
who
conduct
their
lives
as
they
should.
He
protects [MET]
those
who
do
what
is
right.
He
guards
those
who
act
justly/fairly
toward
others,
and
he
watches
over
those
who
are
faithful/loyal
to
him.
If
you
ask
God
for
wisdom,
you
will
understand
what
is
right
and
just [DOU]
to
do,
and
you
will
know
the
right
way
to
conduct
your
life,
because
you
will
be
wise
in
your
inner
being;
and
knowing
what
God
wants
you
to
know
will
cause
you
to
be
joyful.
If
you
know [PRS]
how
to
choose
what
is
right
to
do
and
if
you
understand
what
God
wants
you
to
do,
God
will
protect
you
and
guard
you
and
keep
you
safe.
If
you
are
wise [PRS],
you
will
not
do
what
evil
people
do,
and
you
will
not
believe
what
deceitful
people
say.
Deceitful
people
have
stopped
acting
fairly/justly
toward
others
and ◄walk
on
dark
and
evil
paths/do
what
evil
people
do► [MET].
They
enjoy
doing
what
is
wrong;
they
like
to
do
what
is
evil
and
to
deceive
people.
They ◄walk
on
crooked
paths/always
deceive
others►
and
are
always
dishonest.
If
you
are
wise [PRS],
you
will
also
be
saved
from ◄immoral
women/prostitutes►;
you
will
not
pay
attention
when
adulterous
women
try
to ◄seduce/entice
you
by
what
they
say.►
Those
women
have
left
the
husbands
whom
they
married
when
they
were
young;
they
have
disregarded
the
solemn
promise
they
made
to
God
not
to
commit
adultery.
If
you
go
into
houses
of
women
who
are
like
that,
you
will
die
when
you
are
still
young;
the
road
to
their
houses
leads
to
hell.
No
man
who ◄visits/sleeps
with►
a
woman
like
that
will
again
live harmoniously
with
his
family.
He
will
never
have
a
happy
life
again.
If
you
are
wise,
you
should
behave
like
good
men
behave.
You
should ◄stay
on
the
paths
that
righteous
people
walk
on/do
what
godly
people
do► [MET],
because
only
godly
people
will
live
in
this
land
and
receive
God’s
blessings;
only
those
who
have
not
done
wrong
will
stay
here
for
a
long
time.
Wicked
people
will
be
expelled
from
this
land,
and
people
who
are
not
trustworthy
will
be
thrown {God
will
throw
them}
out
of
it.
More advice to Solomon’s son
My
son,
do
not
forget
what
I
have
taught
you.
Keep
my
commands
in
your
inner
being,
because
if
you
obey
them
you
will
live
a
long
time
and
things
will
go
well
for
you
Always
faithfully
love
others
and ◄be
faithful/do
what
you
say
that
you
will
do►;
doing
those
things
will
cause
others
to
be
pleased
with
you;
it
will
be
as
though
you
are
wearing
a
beautiful
necklace.
Keep
those
things
in
your
mind/inner
being.
If
you
do,
God
and
people
will
approve
of
you
and
think
highly
of
you [MTY].
Trust
in
Yahweh
completely,
and
do
not
rely
on
what
you
yourself
understand.
Always
allow
him
to
lead
you.
If
you
do
that,
he
will ◄show
you
the
right
path/direct
your
life►.
Do
not
be
proud
of
being
wise.
Instead,
revere
Yahweh
and
turn
away
from
doing
evil.
If
you
do
that,
your
body
will
be
healthy/strong;
it
will
be
like
medicine
for
you.
Honor
Yahweh
by
what
you
do
with
your
money;
and
by
giving
him
the
first
part
of
your
harvest.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
have
a
good
harvest.
Yahweh
will
fill
your
barns
with
grain,
and
your
vats/containers
will
be
overflowing
with
grape
juice
for
making
wine.
My
son,
when
Yahweh
disciplines/corrects
you,
do
not
despise
it,
and
if
he
rebukes
you,
do
not resent
it.
I
say
that
because
it
is
the
people
whom
Yahweh
loves
that
he
corrects/reproves,
just
like
parents
correct/reprove
their
sons
whom
they
love.
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
those
who
become
wise
and
have
good
understanding.
Being
wise
and
having
good
understanding
is
worth
more
than
silver,
better
than
gold.
Being
wise
is
more
precious
than ◄jewels/precious
stones►;
there
is
nothing
that
you
could
desire
that
would
be
as
valuable
as
wisdom.
On
the
one
hand,
wisdom [PRS] enables
you
to
live
a
long
life,
and
on
the
other
hand,
wisdom enables
you
to
become
rich
and
to
be
honored.
If
you
are
wise,
your
life
will
be
pleasant,
and
things
will
go
well
for
you.
Wisdom
is
like
a
tree
that
gives
long
life
to
those
who
eagerly
take
hold
of
it,
and
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
those
who
hold
onto
it
tightly.
By
his
wisdom
Yahweh
created
the
earth,
and
by
his
understanding
he
put
everything
in
the
skies.
By
his
knowledge
he
caused
the
water
that
was
beneath
the
earth
to
burst
forth,
and
he
caused
rain
to
fall
from
the
clouds.
My
son,
always
keep
doing
things
that
are
right
and
things
that
are
smart.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
live
many
years
and
be
honored
and
respected {people
will
honor
and
respect
you}.
If
you
do
what
is
right
and
wise,
you
will
be
able
to
walk
safely,
and
you
will
not ◄stumble/do
things
that
are
wrong► [MET].
You
will
be
able
to
lie
down
at
night
and
not
be
afraid
of
anything,
and
you
will
sleep
peacefully.
You
will
not
be
afraid
that
something disastrous
will
happen
to
you
or
that storms
that
strike
the
wicked
will
strike
you,
because
you
will
be
confident
that
Yahweh
will
take
care
of
you.
He
will
not
let
your
foot
be
caught
in
a
trap/snare.
If
you
are
able
to
help
people
who
deserve
it,
do
not
refuse
to
help
them.
If
you
are
able
to
help
someone
you interact
with,
do
not
say, “Come
back
later;
perhaps
I
can
help
you
tomorrow.”
Do
not
make
plans
to
harm
those
you interact
with
regularly,
because
they
live
near
you,
and
they
trust
you.
If
someone
has
not
harmed
you,
do
not
accuse
him
by
saying
that
he
has
harmed
you.
Do
not
envy
people
who
obtain
things
by
violent
actions,
and
do
not
imitate/do
what
they
do.
I
say
that
because
Yahweh
considers
such
people
to
be
abominable/detestable;
but
he
is
a
friend
to
all
those
who
do
what
is
right.
Yahweh
curses
the
families [MTY]
of
those
who
are
wicked,
but
he
blesses
the
families
of
those
who
are
good/righteous.
Yahweh
makes fun
of
those
who
make fun
of
others,
but
he
kindly
helps
those
who
are
humble.
Wise
people
will
be
honored {people
will
honor
wise
people},
but
foolish
people
will
be
dishonored/disgraced.
Advice to young people
My
children,
listen
to
what
I
am
teaching
you.
If
you
pay
attention,
you
will
understand
what
is
wise.
What
I
am
teaching
you
is
good,
so
do
not
turn
away
from
it.
When
I
was
a
young
boy,
loved
by
my
mother,
my
father
told
me, “Remember
my
words;
if
you
obey
my
commandments,
you
will
live
a
long
time.
Obtain
wisdom
and
understanding,
and ◄do
not
abandon/hold
fast
to► [LIT]
what
I
have
taught
you.
Do
not
turn
away
from
wisdom,
because
if
you
are
wise,
you
will
be
protected
from
all
evil/danger.
If
you
love
wisdom,
wisdom [PRS]
will
guard
you.
The
most
important
thing
that
you
can
do
is
to
get
wisdom.
Even
if
you
obtain
many
other
things,
the
best
thing
is
to
know
what
things
are
wise.
If
you
consider
being
wise
to
be
very
valuable,
people
will
think
very
highly
of
you.
If
you
cling
to
wisdom
like
you
would
cling
to
a
woman
you
love,
many
people
will
honor
you.
If
you
become
wise,
that
will
for
you
be
like
a
beautiful
wreath
that
is
put {someone
puts}
on
your
head;
it
will
be
like
a
king’s
glorious
crown.”
That
is
what
my
father
told
me.
So
now
I
say, “My
son,
heed
what
I
say.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
live
a
good
long
life.
I
am
teaching
you
the
way
to
live
wisely;
I
am
showing
you ow
to
act
justly
toward
others.
If
you
live
wisely,
when
you
decide
to
do
something,
you
will
succeed [LIT].
Hold
fast
to
the
things
I
have
taught
you
to
do,
and
do
not
let
them
go.
Guard
them,
because
they
will
be
the
source
of
a
good
life.
Do
not
do
the
things
that
wicked
people
do;
do
not
behave
like
they
do;
do
not
even
walk
on
the
roads
that
evil
people
walk
on [MET].
Stay
away
from
those
roads;
turn
aside
and
walk
on
other
roads;
because
evil
people
cannot
sleep
if
they
have
not
done
some
evil
deed
on
that
day.
They
cannot
rest
if
they
have
not
harmed
someone.
What
they
eat
and
what
they
drink
are
things
that
they
have
obtained
by
acting
wickedly
and
violently.”
The
behavior
of
good/righteous
people
is
like
the
light
that
begins
to
shine
at
dawn
and
then
continues
to
shine
brighter
until
the brightest
time
of
day.
But
the
behavior
of
wicked
people
is
like
deep/thick
darkness.
Because
it
is
very
dark,
they
cannot
see
the
things
that
cause
them
to
stumble.
My
son,
pay
attention
to
what
I
am
saying.
Listen
to
my
words
carefully.
Keep
them
close
to
you;
let
them
penetrate
your
inner
being,
because
you
will
have [PRS]
a
good
life
and
good
health
if
you
search
for
them
and
find
them.
It
is
very
important
that
you
be
careful
about
what
you
think,
because
what
you
think
controls [MET]
the
things
that
you
do.
Do
not
say
anything
that
deceives
others
and
never
say
what
is
not
true.
Keep
looking
straight
ahead
toward
the
events
that
are
before
you,
and
do
not
turn
aside.
Plan
carefully
where
you
will
go
and
what
you
will
do,
and
then
stay
on
that
road.
Then
what
you
do
will
be
right.
Do
not
leave
the
straight
road
by
turning
to
the
left
or
to
the
right.
Do
only
what
is
right
and
keep
yourself
from
doing
what
is
evil.
A warning about adultery
My
son,
listen
carefully
to
some
more
wise
things
that
I
will
tell
you.
Listen
well
to
what
I
am
going
to
teach
you.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
be
able
to
choose
wisely
what
to
do,
and
you
will
know
the
right
things
to
say [MTY].
What
an immoral
woman
says
to
you
may
be
as
sweet
as
honey,
and
sound
smoother
than
olive
oil
feels
on
your
skin,
but
the
result
of
being
with
her
will
be
bitter
like
gall
and
injure
you
as
badly,
like
being
cut
with
a
sharp
two-edged
sword.
If
you
go
where
she
goes [MTY],
you
will
go
down
to
where
the
dead
people
are.
Her
steps
will
lead
you
straight
to
the
grave.
She
is
not
concerned
about
the
roads
that
lead
to
a
long
life.
She
walks
down
a
crooked
path,
and
she
does
not
realize
that
she
is
on
the
wrong
road.
So
now,
my
sons,
listen
to
me.
◄Never
turn
aside
from/always
remember► [LIT]
what
I
am
about
to
tell
you.
Run
away
from immoral
women!
Do
not
go
near
the
doors
of
their
houses!
If
you
enter
the
home
of
one
of
them,
you
will
lose
your ◄self-respect/good
reputation►
and
that
woman’s
husband
will
not
act mercifully
toward
you;
he
will
kill
you
and
take
everything
that
you
have
acquired
during
your
life!
Foreigners
will
take
your
money,
and
all
the
good
things
that
you
have
worked
for
will ◄end
up
in
their
hands/become
their
possessions►.
And
when
you
are
about
to
die,
you
will
groan
with
severe
pain
because
diseases
that
you
have
gotten
from
being immoral
will
be
destroying
your
body.
Then
you
will
say, “I
hated
it
when
people
tried
to
correct
me.
I
despised
people
when
they
reproved/rebuked
me.
I
did
not
heed
what
my
teachers
said!
I
paid
no
attention
to
those
who
tried
to
teach
me
something
about
my
behavior.
Now
I
am
almost
ruined,
and
I
will
be
disgraced
in
public gatherings.”
Like
a
man
is
refreshed
by
drinking
water
from
his
own
well [MET],
enjoy
having
sex [EUP]
only
with
your
own
wife.
Like
you
would
not
waste
good
water
by
pouring
it
into
the
street,
you
should
not
have
sex
with
other
women. [MET, EUP]
Enjoy
having
sex
only
with
your
wife;
do
not
have
sex
with
other
women.
Let
your
wife
be
a
source
of
great
pleasure
to
you.
◄Be
happy/
Enjoy
sex►
with
the
woman
whom
you
married
when
you
were
both
young.
She
is
as
pretty
and
graceful
as
a
young
female
deer.
Allow
her
breasts
to
always
satisfy
you.
Allow
her lovemaking
to excite
you.
My
son,
do
not
be [RHQ]
captivated/charmed
by
an immoral
woman!
Do
not fondle
the
breasts
of
another
man’s
wife!
I
say
that
because
Yahweh
sees
clearly
everything
that
we
do;
he
knows
where
we
are
going
on
the
roads
that
we
walk
on.
Evil
men’s
sinful
desires
hold
them
fast;
their
sins
are
like
ropes
that
bind
them.
Evil
men
will
die
because
they
are
unable
to
say “No”
to
their
desires;
they
will ◄go
astray/be
lost►
because
of
the
foolish
things
that
they
do.
Warnings against foolish behavior
My
son,
if
someone
has
borrowed
money
from
a
friend
or
a
stranger,
and
if
you
have
promised
that
you
will
pay
the
money
back
if
that
person
is
unable
to
pay
back
the
money
he
borrowed,
you
may
be
trapped
by
what
you
have
agreed
to
do,
because
if
the
one
who
borrowed
the
money
is
not
able
to
pay
it
back,
you
will
have
to
pay
it.
What
you
have
said
that
you
will
do
will
be
like
a
snare
to
you.
So,
my
son,
I
will
tell
you
what
you
should
do
to
escape
from
your
difficulty,
so
that
the moneylender
does
not
get
control
over
your
wealth:
Humbly
go
to
your
friend
and
plead
with
him
to cancel
the
agreement!
Do
not
wait
until
tomorrow;
go
immediately!
Do
not
rest
until
you
go
and
talk
with
him.
Save
yourself,
like
a
deer
that
escapes
from
a
deer
hunter
or
like
a
bird
that
flees
from
a
bird
hunter.
You
lazy
individual,
learn
something
from
watching
the
ants.
Become
wise
from
observing
what
they
do.
They
do
not
have
a
king
or
a
governor
or
any
other
person
who
rules
them
and
forces
them
to
work,
but
they
work
hard
all
during
the
summer,
gathering
and storing
food
to
eat
during
the
winter.
But,
you
lazy loafer,
how
long
will
you
continue
to
sleep [RHQ]?
Are
you
never
going
to
get
up
from
sleeping
and
go
to
work?
You
sleep
a
for
a
little
time;
you
say, “I
will
take
just
a
short nap.”
You
lie
down
and
fold/lay
your
hands
across
your
chest
and
rest;
and
suddenly
you
will
become
poor.
It
will
be
as
though
a bandit
suddenly
comes
and
takes
all
that
you
have.
I
will
describe
for
you
what
worthless
and
evil
people
are
like.
They
constantly
lie;
by winking
their
eyes
and
moving
their
feet
and
making
signs
with
their
fingers,
they
signal
to
their
friends
what
they
are
intending/planning
to
do.
They
plan
to
do
evil
things.
They
constantly
cause
strife/trouble.
But
disasters
will
hit
them
suddenly;
they
will
be
crushed/ruined
and
nothing
will
be
able
to
heal
them.
There
are
six,
maybe
seven,
kinds
of
people
that
Yahweh
hates.
They
are:
People
who
show
by
their
eyes
that
they
are
very
proud;
people
who
lie [MTY];
people [SYN]
who
kill
others [SYN]
who
have
done
nothing
wrong;
people
who
plan
to
do
evil
deeds;
people [SYN]
who
run
quickly
to
do
wrong
things;
people
who
easily
tell
lies
in
court;
and
people
who
cause
strife
between
family
members.
More
warnings
about
adultery
My
son,
obey
my
commands,
and
do
not
ignore
what
your
mother
has
taught
you.
Remember
the
things
that
we
have
said.
Those
things
should
be
like
a
beautiful
necklace
around
your
neck.
If
you
follow
our
advice,
it
will
be
as
though
what
we
have
taught
you [PRS]
will
lead
you,
wherever
you
go.
When
you
sleep,
they
will
protect
you.
And
when
you
wake
up
in
the
morning,
they
will
teach/instruct
you.
These
commands
and
what
we
teach
you
will
be
like
a
lamp
to
light
your
path [MET].
When
we
rebuke
you
and
correct/punish
you,
we
will
be
showing
you
the
road
to
having
a
good
life.
Heeding [PRS]
these
commands
and
things
that
we
have
taught
you
will
enable
you
to
keep
away
from immoral
women
and
from
listening
to
the enticing
words
of
an
adulterous
woman.
Even
if
such
a
woman
is
beautiful
and
has
lovely
eyes,
do
not
desire
to
go
with
her.
Do
not
let
her
persuade
you
to
go
with
her ◄with
her
eyes/by
the
way
she
looks
at
you►.
Do
not
forget
that
you
can
hire
a
prostitute
for
only
a
loaf
of
bread,
but
if
you
sleep
with
another
man’s
wife, ◄it
may
cost
you/you
may
lose►
your
life.
Can
you
carry
hot
coals
in
your
pocket
and
not
be
burned [RHQ]?
Can
you
walk
on
burning
coals
and
not scorch/burn
your
feet?
No!
And
in
the
same
way,
anyone
who ◄sleeps
with/has
sex
with►
another
man’s
wife
will
suffer
for
doing
that.
He
will
certainly [LIT]
be
punished
severely.
We
do
not
despise
a
thief
if
he
steals
some
food
because
he
is
very
hungry.
But
if
he
steals
something
and
then
is
caught
by
the police,
he
will
have
to
pay
back ◄seven
times
as
much
as/much
more
than►
he
stole.
He
may
need
to
sell
everything
that
is
in
his
house
to
get
enough
money
to
pay
it
back.
But
a
man
who
commits
adultery
with
some
woman
is
very
foolish,
because
he
is
destroying
his
own self/soul
by
what
he
is
doing.
That
woman’s
husband
will
wound
him
badly,
and
other
people
will
despise
him.
His
shame
will
never
end.
Because
that
woman’s
husband
will ◄be
jealous/not
want
anyone
else
to
sleep
with
her►,
he
will
become
furious,
and
when
he
gets
revenge,
he
will
not
act mercifully
toward
the
man
who
slept
with
his
wife.
And
he
will
not
accept
any
bribe/money,
even
if
it
is
a
big
bribe,
to ◄appease
him/cause
him
to
stop
being
angry►.
More warnings about adultery
My
son,
heed
my
advice,
and
guard
my
instructions
as
you
would [MET]
guard
a
treasure.
Obey
my
commands,
and
as
a
result
you
will
live
a
good
life.
Consider
the
things
that
I
teach
you
to
be
very
precious;
guard
them,
just
like
you
protect
your
eyes.
Tie
my
commands
around
your
fingers
in
order
that
they
will
remind
you
to
obey
them.
Always
keep
them
in
mind [MET].
Love
wisdom
like
you
love
your
sister.
Understand
what
is
wise,
and
let
that
be
as
dear
to
you
as
members
of
your
family.
If
you
are
wise
and
if
you
understand
what
is
wise [PRS],
you
will
not
sleep
with
an immoral
woman;
you
will
not
listen
to
a
woman
who
tries
to
entice
you
to
sleep
with
her
by
what
she
says.
One
day,
I
was
standing
at
the
window
inside
my
house,
and
I
looked
outside.
I
saw
some
young
men
who
did
not
have
good
sense.
Among
them
was
a
man
who
was
very
foolish.
He
crossed
the
street
near
the
house
of
an immoral
woman.
He
was
walking
along
the
path
toward
her
house
at
twilight,
when
it
was
getting
dark [DOU].
Suddenly
the
woman
came
out
to
see/meet
him.
She
was
dressed ◄seductively/like
a
prostitute►,
wanting
to
persuade
him
to
sleep
with
her.
She
was
a
loud
talker,
one
who
was
rebellious;
she [SYN]
never
stayed
at
home.
She
often
went
into
the
city
streets
and
plazas/markets,
waiting
to
trap
some
man.
When
she
saw
that
young
man,
she
put
her
arms
around
him
and
kissed
him.
Then
without
being
a
bit
ashamed,
she
said,
“I
have
some
meat
that
is
left
over
from
a
sacrifice
that
I
made
today
to
maintain
fellowship
with
Yahweh;
I
have
fulfilled/done
what
I
promised
him
that
I
would
do.
And
now
I
have
come
out
to
meet/see
you.
I
was
searching
for
you,
and
now
I
have
found
you!
I
have
put
on
my
bed
sheets/bedspreads
that
were
made
from
very
fine
linen
that
were
imported {
people
brought}
from
Egypt.
I
have
sprinkled
sweet-smelling
perfumes
on
my
bed—
myrrh
and
aloes
and
cinnamon.
Come
with
me;
let
us
enjoy
having
sex
until
tomorrow
morning.
Let’s
enjoy
making
love.
My
husband
is
not
at
home;
he
has
gone
away
on
a
long
journey.
He
is
carrying
a wallet
filled
with
money,
and
he
will
not
return
until
the
middle
of
this
month.”
So
she
persuaded
him
by
her enticing/tempting
words.
She allured
him
by
her
smooth/sweet
talk.
And
he
went
with
her
immediately,
like
an
ox
that
was
going
to
where
it
would
be
slaughtered,
or
like
a
deer (OR,
a
fool)
that
is stepping
into
a
noose/trap,
where
it
will
remain/stay
until
someone
shoots
an
arrow
into
its
liver
and
kills
it.
He
was
like
a
bird
that
flew
into
a
trap.
He
did
not
know
that ◄it
would
cost
him
his
life/he
would
die
as
a
result►.
My
son,
listen
to
what
I
say;
pay
careful
attention
to
my
words.
Do
not
allow
anything
to
arouse/persuade
you
to
go
with
an immoral
woman
like
that.
Do
not
go
where
she
goes.
She
has
caused
many
men
to
be
ruined;
truly,
no
one
can
count
the
men
she
has
killed.
The
road
to
her
house
is
the
road
to
the
grave.
Those
who
enter
her
bedroom [PRS]
will
die
as
a
result.
Wisdom calls to us
It
is
as
if
wisdom,
with
great
understanding
of
many
things,
is
calling [PRS]
out
to
people.
Wisdom
stands
on hilltops
and
at crossroads.
Wisdom
also
stands
at
the
city
gates
and
shouts
loudly,
“I
am
calling
to
everyone!
I
am
shouting
loudly
to
all
people!
You
people
who
do
not
know
how
to
do
things
that
are
smart
to
do,
get
sound
judgment;
you
foolish
people,
get
good
understanding!
Listen
to
me,
because
I
have
some
excellent/important
things
to
say.
What
I
say
is
what
is
fair/right.
I
speak
what
is
true;
I
detest
speaking [MTY]
what
is
false/deceptive.
Everything
that
I
say
is
honest;
there
is
nothing
that
I
say
that
deceives
people.
My
words
are
clear
to
those
who
have
good
sense;
those
who
are
wise
know
that
what
I
say
is
right.
If
someone
offers
you
the
kind
of
teaching
I
give
or
offers
you
silver,
choose
my
teaching.
If
he
offers
to
show
you
how
to
be
wise
or
offers
you
gold,
choose
to
know
how
to
be
wise,
because
wisdom
is
more
valuable
than
jewels.
Nothing
that
you
desire
is
as
valuable
as
being
wise.
I,
wisdom,
and
understanding
of
what
is
smart
to
do,
cannot
be
separated.
We
are
like
two
people
who
live
in
the
same
house.
I
know
how
to
be
wise
and
how
to
make
smart
decisions.
All
the
people
who
revere
Yahweh
hate
evil.
I,
wisdom,
hate
people
who
are
proud
and
people
who
think
they
are
more
important
than
others.
I
hate
people
who
behave
in
an
evil
way
and
those
who
say
things
to
deceive
others.
I
give
people
good
advice
and
I
enable
them
to
do
things
that
are
wise.
I
understand
how
things
really
are,
and
I
am
strong.
When
kings
are
wise,
they
rule
well;
and
when
rulers
are
wise,
they
make
laws
that
are
just/fair.
Rulers
govern
their
people
with
the
help
of
me,
wisdom,
and
those
who
have
authority
decide
things
fairly/just
with
my
help.
I,
wisdom,
love
all
those
who
love
me,
and
all
those
who
truly
seek
me
will
find
me.
I
enable
people
to
become
rich
and
to
be
honored;
I
enable
them
to
have
wealth
that
will
last
and
to
be
successful.
What
I
can
give
people
is
more
valuable
than
fine/pure
gold
and
the
best
silver.
I
always
do
what
is
righteous
and
just/fair.
I
give
wealth
to
those
who
love
me;
I
fill
their
houses
with
valuable
things.
Yahweh
created
me,
wisdom,
when
he
began
to
create
the
world;
he
created
me
to
do
my
work
before
he
created
anything
else.
He
appointed
me
long
ago,
before
he
created
the
earth.
I
was
born
before
the
oceans
were
created,
when
there
were
no
springs
from
which
water
flowed.
I
was
born
before
the
hills
and
mountains
were
formed;
I,
wisdom,
was
born
before
Yahweh
made
the
earth,
before
he
made
the
fields
and
the
soil
on
the
earth.
I
was
there
when
Yahweh
put
the
sky
in
place,
when
he
marked
the
place
in
the
distance
where
the
sky
and
the
oceans
seem
to
come
together.
I
was
there
when
Yahweh
put
the
clouds
above
the
earth
and
when
he
caused
the
water
that
is
inside
the
earth
to
be
secure.
I
was
there
when
he
fixed
a
boundary
for
the
seas,
so
that
the
water
in
the
seas
would
not
go
past
those
boundaries,
and
when
he
put
down
the
foundations
which
support
the
earth.
I
was
at
the
side
of
Yahweh,
the
master
worker (OR,
as
though
I
was
his
child).
I
caused
him
to
be
happy
every
day,
and
I
was
always
rejoicing
when
I
was
with
him.
I
was
delighted
with
the
world
that
he
created;
I
was
happy
with
the
people
whom
he
created,
too.
So,
you
people
who
are
like
my
sons,
listen
to
me.
I
am
pleased
with
all
those
who
obey
my
teachings.
Listen
carefully
to
what
I
teach
you
and
become
wise.
Do
not
reject
my
teaching!
I
am
pleased
with
those
who
listen
to
me,
those
who
are
outside
my
house
every
day,
waiting
for
me
to
come
out.
Those
who
find
me
will
have
a
long
life,
and
Yahweh
will
be
pleased
with
them.
But
those
who
stray
away
from
me
just
harm
themselves.
All
those
who
hate
me,
it
is
as
though [IRO]
they
are
loving
death.”
Being wise and being foolish
It
is
as
though
wisdom
is
a
woman
who
has
built
a
big
house
for
herself,
and
has
set
up
seven
columns
to
support
the
roof,
and
has
slaughtered
an
animal
and
cooked
the
meat,
and
has
mixed
nice
spices
in
the
wine,
and
has
put
the
food
on
the
table.
It
is
as
though
then
she
sent
out
her
servant
women
to
call
out
from
the
highest
place
in
the
town,
“You
people
who
need
to
understand
more,
come
in!”
And
to
those
who
are
ignorant,
it
is
as
though
she
calls
out,
“Come
and
eat
the
food
that
I
have
prepared,
and
drink
the
good
wine
that
I
have
mixed!
◄Leave/Go
away
from►
other
foolish
people,
and
if
you
do
that,
you
will
continue
to
live.
Walk
on
the
road
that
will
enable
you
to ◄have
knowledge/know
what
is
true
and
what
is
not
true►.”
If
you
rebuke
someone
who
will
not
allow
others
to
correct
him,
he
will
insult
you.
If
you
reprove/scold
an
evil
man,
he
will
hurt
you.
Do
not
rebuke
someone
who
will
not
allow
others
to ◄correct
him/tell
him
what
he
has
done
is
wrong►,
because
he
will
hate
you
for
doing
that.
But
if
you
rebuke
a
wise
person,
he
will
respect
you.
If
you
give
instruction
to
wise
people,
they
will
become
wiser.
And
if
you
teach
righteous
people,
they
will
learn
more.
If
you
want
to
be
wise,
you
must
start
by revering
Yahweh,
and
if
you
know
God,
the
Holy
One,
you
will
understand
which
teachings
are
wise/true.
If
you
become
wise,
you
will
live
many
years [DOU].
If
you
are
wise,
you
are
the
one
who
will
benefit
from
it;
if
you
ridicule
becoming
wise,
you
are
the
one
who
will
suffer.
Foolish
women
talk
loudly;
they
are
ignorant
and
are
never
ashamed
of
the
wrong
things
that
they
do.
They
sit
at
the
doors
of
their
houses
or
they
sit
on
the
top
of
the
hills
in
the
town,
and
they
call
out
to
the
men
who
are
passing
by,
who
are
trying
to
be
concerned
with
their
own
affairs,
“You
people
who
need
to
understand
more,
come
into
my
house!”
And
to
those
who
are
ignorant,
they
call
out,
“
Just
as
water
which
you
have
stolen
tastes
very
good
and
food
that
you
eat
by
yourself
tastes
the
best,
if
you
have
sex
secretly
with
someone
to
whom
you
are
not
married,
you
will
enjoy
it
very
much.”
But
men
who
go
to
those
women’s
houses
do
not
know
that
those
who
have
gone
there
are
now
dead;
they
have
descended
down
into
the deepest
parts
of
the
place
where
dead
people
are.
Wise sayings from Solomon
These
are
more
proverbs/wise
sayings
from
Solomon:
If
children
are
wise,
they
cause
their
parents
to
be
happy;
but
if
children
are
foolish,
they
cause
their
parents
to
be
very
sad.
Money
that
you
get
by
doing
dishonest/wicked
things
will
really
not
benefit
you;
but
by
living
righteously
you
will
live
for ◄a
long
time/many
years►.
Yahweh
does
not
allow
righteous
people
to
starve,
but
he
will
prevent
wicked
people
from
getting
what
they
want.
Lazy
people
soon
become
poor;
it
is
those
who
work
hard
who
become
rich.
Those
who
are
wise,
harvest
the
crops
when
they
are
ripe;
it
is
shameful/disgraceful
to
sleep
and
not
work
during
harvest
time.
Righteous
people
will
be
blessed
by
God;
the
nice
things
that
wicked
people
say [MTY]
sometimes
conceal
the
fact
that
they
are
planning
to
act
violently.
After
righteous
people
die,
other
people
are
blessed
as
they
remember
what
those
people
did
before
they
died;
but
we
will
soon
forget
wicked
people [MTY]
after
they
die.
Wise
people
heed
good
instruction/advice,
but
people
who
talk
foolishly
will
ruin
themselves.
Honest
people
will
be
safe,
but
others (OR,
God)
will
find
out
those
who
are
dishonest.
Those
who
signal wihth
their
eyes
that
they
are
about
to
do
something
that
is
wrong
cause
trouble,
but
those
who
rebuke
others
truthfully
cause
them
to
be
peaceful.
What
righteous
people
say [MTY]
is
like
a
fountain
that ◄gives
life/enables
people
to
live
many
years► [MET],
but
what
wicked
people
say [MTY]
hides
the
fact
that
they
intend
to
act
violently.
When
we
hate
others,
it
causes
quarrels,
but
if
we
love
others,
we
forgive
them
for
the
wrong
things
that
they
do.
Those
who
have
good
sense
say [MTY]
what
is
wise,
but
people
who
do
not
have
good
sense
must
be
punished.
Wise
people
continue
to
learn
all
that
they
can,
but
when
foolish
people
speak,
they
soon
cause
trouble.
The
wealth
that
rich
people
have
protects
them
like
a
city
is
protected
by
a
strong
wall
around
it [MET],
but
people
who
are
poor
suffer
much
because
they
have
no
one
to
help
them.
If
you
are
righteous,
your
reward
will
be
a
good
life,
but
all
that
sinful
people
gain
is
to
sin
more.
Those
who
pay
attention
when
others
try
to ◄correct
them/teach
them
what
they
are
doing
that
is
wrong►
will
live ◄happily/for
many
years►;
but
those
who
reject
being
rebuked
will
not
find
the
road
to
life (OR,
cause
others
to
go
astray).
Those
who
will
not
admit
that
they
hate
others
are
liars,
and
those
who
slander
others
are
foolish.
When
people
talk
a
lot,
that
will
lead
them
to
sin
a
lot
by
what
they
say;
if
you
are
wise,
you
will
refuse
to
say
very
much.
What
righteous/good
people
say [MTY]
is
as
valuable
as
pure
silver [MET];
what
wicked
people
think
is
worthless.
What
righteous
people
say [MTY]
benefits
many
people,
but
foolish
people
die
because
of
the
stupid
things
that
they
do.
Yahweh
blesses
some
people
by enabling
them
to
become
rich,
and
working
hard
will
not
make
them
to
become
richer (OR,
and
he
will
not
also
cause
them
to
become
sad).
Foolish
people ◄have fun/enjoy►
doing
what
is
wrong,
but
wise/sensible
people
enjoy
doing
what
is
wise.
Righteous
people
will
get
the
good
things
that
they
want/desire,
but
what
wicked
people
are
afraid
of
is
what
will
happen
to
them.
When storms
come,
the
wicked
will ◄be
blown
away/never
be
safe►,
but
righteous
people
will
be
safe
forever.
We
do
not
like
a
lazy
person
who
refuses
to
do
the
job
that
he
is
given
to
do,
just
like
we
do
not
like
vinegar
in
our
mouths
or
smoke
in
our
eyes.
If
you
revere
Yahweh,
you
will
live
for
a
long
time;
but
wicked
people
die
before
they
become
old.
Righteous
people
confidently
expect
that
good
things
will
happen
to
them,
and
that
causes
them
to
be
happy/joyful;
but
when
wicked
people
confidently
expect
something
good
to
happen,
it
does
not
happen.
Yahweh
protects [MET]
those
who
live
righteously,
but
he
destroys
those
who
do
what
is
evil.
Righteous
people
will
always
be
secure [LIT],
but
wicked
people
will
be
removed
from
their
land (OR,
from
this
earth).
Righteous
people [MTY]
say
things
that
are
wise,
but
God
will
shut
the
mouths
of
people [MTY]
who
say
what
is
not
true.
Righteous
people [MTY]
know
what
to
say
that
is
acceptable,
but
wicked
people [MTY]
are
constantly
saying
things
that
are
not
true.
Yahweh
detests
people
who
use
scales
that
do
not
weigh
correctly;
he
is
delighted
with
those
who
use
correct
weights
on
the
scales.
People
who
are
proud
will
eventually
be
disgraced;
it
is
wise
to
be
humble.
People
who
are
good
are
guided
by
doing
what
is
honest;
those
who
are
not
honest
will
be
ruined
because
of
the
wrong
things
that
they
do.
Your
money
will
not
help
you
on
the
day
that
God
judges
and
punishes
people;
but
if
you
live
righteously,
you
will
live
a
long
time.
When
people
are
honest
and
good,
that
will ◄direct
their
paths/show
them
what
is
right
for
them
to
do►;
but
wicked
people
will
experience
disasters
because
of
the
evil
things
that
they
do.
God
rescues/protects
righteous
people
because
they ◄are
honest/do
what
is
right►,
but
those
who ◄are
treacherous/cannot
be
trusted►
will
be
trapped
because
of
their
being
greedy.
When
wicked
people
die,
they
cannot
confidently
expect
to
receive
anything
that
is
good;
they
expect
that
their
money
will
help/save
them,
but
it
will
not.
Yahweh
rescues
righteous
people
from
their
troubles/difficulties;
instead,
it
is
the
wicked
who
will
have
troubles.
Godless
people
can
ruin
others
by
what
they
say [MTY],
but
righteous
people
will
be
saved
by
their ◄own
good
sense/being
wise►.
When
things
go
well
for
righteous
people,
the
people
in [MTY]
their
city
are
happy,
and
they
shout
joyfully
when
wicked
people
die.
When
righteous
people
request
God
to
bless
a
city,
that
city
will
become
great,
but
cities
are
ruined
by
what
wicked
people
say [MTY].
It
is
foolish
to
despise
others;
those
who ◄have
good
sense/are
wise►
do
not
say
anything
to
criticize
others.
Those
who ◄spread
gossip/tell
bad
things
about
others►
will
tell
your
secrets
to
others,
but
if
there
is
someone
whom
you
can
trust,
you
can
trust
him
to
not
tell
your
secrets
to
others.
A
nation
will
be
destroyed/ruined
if
it
does
not
have
leaders
who
guide
it
wisely;
but
if
there
are
many
good advisors,
the
nation
remains
secure.
If
you
promise
a
stranger
that
you
will
pay
his
debt
if
he
cannot
pay
it
himself,
you
will
regret
it.
You
will
be
safe
if
you
refuse
to
guarantee
that
you
will
pay
someone
else’s
debts.
People
honor/respect
women
who
are
kind/gracious;
ruthless/violent
people
may
get
a
lot
of
money,
but
that
is
all
that
they
will
get.
Those
who
are
kind
benefit
themselves
because
others
will
be
kind
to
them,
but
those
who
are
cruel
will
hurt
themselves
because
others
will
be
cruel
to
them.
If
wicked
people earn
a
lot
of
money,
that
will
deceive
them
because
they
will
not
keep
it
for
very
long,
but
those
who
do
what
is
right
will
surely
be
rewarded
by
God
forever.
Those
who
always
do
what
is
right
will
live
a
long/happy
life,
but
those
who insist
on
doing
what
is
wrong
will
not
live
very
long.
Yahweh
hates
those
who
are
always
thinking
about
doing
evil
things,
but
he
is
delighted
with
those
who
always
do
what
is
right.
It
is
certain
that
Yahweh
will
punish
evil
people
and
that
righteous
people
will
escape
from
being
punished.
It
is ◄unsuitable/not
proper/disgusting►
for
a
beautiful
woman
not
to
know
what
is
right
to
do,
like [SIM]
it
is unsuitable/disgusting
for
a
pig
to
have
a
gold
ring
in
its
snout/nose.
When
the
things
that
righteous
people
want
happen,
it
brings
good
to
them
and
to
others,
but
when
the
wicked
get
what
they
want,
it
causes
everyone
else
to
become
angry.
Some
people
give
their
money
generously
to
poor
people,
but
they
become
richer
in
spite
of
that,
and
some
people
hold
tightly
to
their
money,
but
they
still
become
poor
in
spite
of
that.
Those
who
give
generously
to
others
will
prosper;
if
you
help
others,
they/someone
will
help
you,
too.
People
curse/despise
someone
who hoards
his
grain
and
does
not
sell
it,
waiting
to
get
a
higher/bigger
price
for
it,
but
they
praise
someone
who
sells
it
when
people
need
it,
even
when
the
price
is
not
high.
If
you
sincerely
want
to
do
what
is
right,
people
will
respect
you,
but
if
you
are
wanting
to
cause
trouble,
trouble
is
what
you
will
get.
Those
who
trust
in
their
money
will
disappear
like
the
withered
leaves
that
fall
from
the
trees,
but
righteous
people
will
keep
going
strong,
like
green
leaves
in
the
summer.
Those
who
bring
troubles
to
their
families
will
inherit
nothing [MET]
from
them,
and
those
who
do
foolish
things
like
that
will
some
day
become
the
servants
of
wise
people.
Those
who
live
righteously
will
live
for
a
long
time,
but
those
who
act
violently
will
destroy
their
own
lives (OR,
those
who
are
wise
will
have
many
people
come
and
live
with
them).
Sometimes
righteous
people
are
rewarded
here
on
the
earth,
but
it
is
much
more
certain
that
very
wicked
people [DOU]
will
be
rewarded
by
being
punished.
Those
who
want
to
know
what
is
right
to
do
want
to
be ◄disciplined/corrected►
when
they
do
what
is
wrong;
it
is
foolish
to
not
want
to
be ◄corrected/told
that
what
you
did
is
wrong►.
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
good
people,
but
he
condemns
those
who
plan
to
harm
others.
People
do
not
become
secure/safe
by
doing
what
is
wicked;
righteous
people
will
be
very
safe
and
secure [LIT]
like [MET]
a
tree
that
has
deep
roots.
A
good
wife
is
one
who
causes
her
husband
to
be
greatly
honored,
but
a
wife
who
does
things
that
cause
her
husband
to
be
ashamed
will
destroy
him
like [SIM] cancer
destroys
his
bones.
What
righteous
people
want
to
do
is
to
treat
people
fairly;
what
wicked
people
want
to
do
is
to
deceive
people.
What
wicked
people
say
is
like
a
trap [MET]
that
kills [MTY]
people
who
pass
by,
but
what
righteous
people
say [MTY]
rescues
those
whom
wicked
people
threaten
to
harm.
Wicked
people
will
die
before
they
become
old
and
we
will
see
them
no
more,
but
righteous
people
will
live
for
many
years
and
have
many
descendants.
People
will
praise
those
who
have
good
sense,
but
people
will
despise
those ◄who
are
always
thinking
about
doing
evil
things/whose
thinking
is
twisted►.
It
is
better
to
be
a
humble/ordinary
person
who
has
only
one
servant
than
to
think
that
you
are
very
important
while
you
have
nothing
to
eat.
Righteous
people
take
care
of
their domestic
animals,
but
wicked
people
act
cruelly
toward
their
animals.
Farmers
who
work
hard
in
their
fields
will
produce
good
crops
that
will
give
them
plenty
to
eat,
but
those
who
waste
their
time
working
on
worthless projects
are
foolish.
Wicked
people
desire
to
take
away
what
other
evil
people
have,
but
Yahweh enables
righteous/godly
people
to
be
steadfast
and
productive [MET].
Evil
people
are
trapped
by
the
evil
things
that
they
say [MTY],
but
righteous
people
escape
from
trouble.
People
are
rewarded
for
the
good
things
that
they
say
to
others,
and
people
are
also
rewarded
for
the
good
work
that
they
do [MTY].
Foolish
people
always
think
that
what
they
are
doing
is
right;
wise
people
heed
other
people
when
they
give
them
good
advice.
Foolish
people
quickly
become
angry
when
someone
does
something
that
they
don’t
like;
but
those
who
have
good
sense
ignore
it
when
others
insult
them.
In
the courtroom,
honest
people
say
what
is
true,
but untruthful/dishonest
people
tell
nothing
but
lies.
What
some
people
say
hurts
people
badly,
as
much
as [SIM]
a
sword
can;
but
what
wise
people
say ◄heals
others’
souls/comforts
others►.
When
people
tell [MTY]
lies,
others
soon
realize
that
what
they
said
is
not
true [IDM];
but
when
people
say
what
is
true,
others
will rember
that
forever.
Those
who
plan
to
do
what
is
evil
are
always
wanting
to
deceive
others,
but
things
will
go
well
for
those
who
plan
to
do
good
things.
Bad
things
usually [HYP]
do
not
happen
to
righteous
people,
but
wicked
people
always
have
troubles.
Yahweh
detests
those [MTY]
who
tell
lies,
but
he
is
delighted
with
those
who
faithfully
do
what
they
promise
that
they
will
do.
Those
with
good
sense
do
not
reveal
all
that
they
know;
foolish
people
show
clearly
by
what
they
say
that
they ◄are
ignorant/have
not
learned
much►.
Those [SYN]
who
work
hard
become
rulers
of
others;
those
who
are
lazy
become
slaves
of
others.
When
people
are
anxious/worried,
they
become
depressed/dejected,
but
when
others
speak
kindly
to
them,
it
causes
them
to
be
cheerful
again.
Godly/Righteous
people
try
to
give
good
advice
to
their
friends (OR,
try
to
make
friends
with
others),
but
the
manner
in
which
wicked
people
live
misleads
their
friends.
Lazy
people
do
not
even
cook
the
meat
of
the
animals
that
they
catch/kill,
but
those
who
work
hard
will
acquire (OR,
are
like)
a
valuable
treasure.
Those
who ◄live
righteously/continually
do
what
is
right►
are
walking
on
the
road
to
a
long
life;
◄it
is
not
a
road
to
death/they
will
not
die
when
they
are
still
young►.
Children
who
are
wise ◄pay
attention/heed
it►
when
their
parents
discipline/correct
them;
but
foolish
children
do
not
pay
attention
when
someone
rebukes
them
for
their
bad
behavior.
Good
people
are
rewarded [IDM]
for
the
good
things [MET]
that
they
say,
but
those
who
desire
to
deceive
others
are
very
eager
to
act
violently.
Those
who
are
very
careful
about
what
they
say [MTY]
will
live
a
long
life;
those
who
talk ◄without
thinking/too
much►
will
ruin
themselves.
People
who
are
lazy
want
things
very
much,
but
they
will
not
get
anything [HYP].
People
who
work
hard
will
get
all
that
they
want.
Righteous/Honest
people
hate/detest
lies,
but
what
wicked
people
do ◄is
very
disgraceful/stinks► [DOU].
The
behavior [PRS]
of
those
who
always
do
what
is
right
will
protect
them,
but
sinful
behavior
will
ruin
wicked
people.
Some
people
who
have
nothing
pretend
to
be
rich,
but
other
people
who
are
very
rich
pretend
to
be
poor.
Rich
people
are
able
to
pay
people
who
want
to
kill
them,
with
the
result
that
they
will
be
protected,
not
killed,
but
poor
people
do
not
have
to
worry
about
that
because
no
one threatens
to
kill
them.
Righteous
people
are
like
a
lamp [MET]
that
shines
brightly,
but
wicked
people
are
like [MET]
a
lamp
that
will
soon
be
extinguished.
People
who
are
arrogant/proud
always
cause
strife;
those
who
are
wise
ask
other
people
for
good
advice.
Those
who
acquire
a
lot
of
money
quickly
by
doing
what
is
wrong, probably
will
lose
it
quickly,
but
if
people earn
money slowly,
the
amount
of
money
they
have
will
increase.
When
people
do
not
receive
the
things
that
they
are expecting
to
receive, ◄it
causes
them
to
despair/they
become
very
sad►;
but
if
you
receive
what
you
are desiring
to
get,
that
will
be
like
a
tree [MET]
whose
fruit
gives
you
life (OR,
that
will
cause
you
to
be
joyful).
Those
who
despise
the
good
advice
that
others
give
them
are
bringing
ruin
on
themselves;
those
who
pay
attention
to
that
advice
will ◄be
secure/succeed►.
What
wise
people
teach
is
like
a
fountain
whose
water
gives
life [MET];
what
they
teach
you
will
help
you
to
escape
when
something
dangerous
is threatening
to
kill
you [MET].
People
respect
those
who
have
good
sense,
but
those
who
cannot
be
trusted
are
on
the
road
to
being
ruined/destroyed (OR,
will
have
a
lot
of difficulties/troubles).
Those
who
have
good
sense
always
think
carefully/wisely
before
they
do
something;
foolish
people
show
by
what
they
say
and
do
that
they
are
foolish.
Messengers
who
are
not
reliable
cause
trouble,
but
those
who
faithfully
deliver
their
messages
cause
people
to
act
peacefully.
Those
who
refuse
to
pay
attention
when
others
discipline/correct
them
will
become
poor
and
disgraced;
people
respect
those
who
accept
it
when
they
are
rebuked
for
their
bad
behavior.
It
is
delightful
to
receive
what
we
desire;
foolish
people
hate/refuse
to
turn
away
from
doing
evil.
Those
who habitually
associate
with
wise
people
become
wise;
those
who ◄are
close
friends
of/associate
with►
foolish
people
will ◄regret
it/be
ruined►.
Sinners
have
trouble [PRS]
wherever
they
go,
but
things
will
go
well
for
righteous
people.
When
good
people
die,
their
grandchildren
inherit
their
money;
but
when
sinners
die,
the
money
that
they
had
will
end
up
in
the
hands
of
righteous
people.
Sometimes
poor
people’s
fields
produce
plenty
of
food,
but
unjust
people
take
away
all
that
food.
Those
who
do
not
punish
their
children
for
bad
behavior
do
not
really
love
them;
those
who
love
their
children
start
to
discipline
them
when
the
children
are
still
young.
Righteous
people
have
enough
food
to
eat
and
be
satisfied,
but
the
stomachs
of
wicked
people [SYN]
are
always
empty.
Wise
women [PRS]
hold
their
families
together
by
the
wise
things
that
they
do,
but
foolish
women
ruin
their
families
by
the
foolish
things
that
they
do.
By
continually
behaving/acting
righteously,
people
show
that
they
greatly
revere
Yahweh;
those
who ◄walk
on
crooked
paths/always
deceive
others►
show
that
they
despise
him.
Foolish
people
will
be
punished [MTY]
for
what
they
say,
but
wise
people
will
be
protected
by
what
they
say [MTY].
If
a
man
has
no
oxen
to
plow
his
field,
he
does
not
need
to
put
grain
in
their feedbox,
but
if
he
has
oxen,
they
will
enable
him
to
produce
an
abundant
crop.
Witnesses
who
are
reliable
always
say
what ◄is
true/really
happened►,
but
witnesses
who
are
not
reliable
constantly
tell
lies
about
what
happened.
Those
who
make fun
of
being
wise
will
never
become
wise,
but
those
who
understand
what
is
right
learn
things
easily.
Stay
away
from
foolish
people,
because
they
will
not
be
able
to
teach
you
anything
useful.
Those
who
have
good
sense
are
wise,
so
they
know
what
they
should
do
and
what
they
should
not
do;
foolish
people
do
not
know
what
is
right
to
do,
but
because
they
think
that
they
do,
they
are
deceiving
themselves.
Foolish
people
make fun
of
their
committing
sins;
but
God
is
pleased
with
those
who
do
what
is
right.
If
you
are
very
sad
or
if
you
are
joyful,
only
you
know
what
you
are
experiencing;
no
one
else
can
know
what
you
are feeling.
Houses
built
by
wicked
people
will
be
destroyed,
but
houses
built
by
good/righteous
people
will
last
for
a
long
time.
There
are
some
kinds
of
behavior [MET]
that
some
people
falsely
think
are
right,
but ◄walking
on
those
roads/continually
doing
those
things►
causes
those
people
to
die.
Sometimes
when
people
laugh,
they
are
really
sad,
and
when
they
stop
laughing,
they
are
still
sad.
Those
who
stubbornly
continue
to
do
what
is
wrong
will
get
what
they
deserve,
and
those
who
continually
do
what
is
good
will
also
get
what
they
deserve.
Foolish
people
believe
everything
that
people
tell
them;
those
who
have
good
sense
think
carefully
about
what
will
be
the
result
of
their
actions.
Wise
people
are
careful
and
avoid
doing
things
that
will
give
them
trouble;
foolish
people
are
careless
and
act ◄too
quickly/without
thinking►.
Those
who
quickly
become
angry [IDM]
do
foolish
things;
people
hate
those
who
plan
to
do
wicked
things (OR,
those
who
have
good
sense
remain
calm/patient).
Foolish
people
get
what
they
deserve
for
doing
foolish
things;
those
with
good
sense
are
rewarded [MET]
by
being
able
to
learn
a
lot.
Some
day
evil
people
will
bow
down
in
front
of
righteous
people
to
show
that
they
respect
them;
they
will
humbly
stand
at
the
gates
of
the
houses
of
righteous
people
and
request
their
help.
No
one likes
poor
people;
even
their
friends/neighbors
do
not
like
them;
rich
people
have
many
friends,
but
only
while
the
rich
people
still
have
money.
It
is
sinful
to
despise
your
poor
neighbors;
God
is
pleased
with
those
who
do
kind
things
for
the
poor.
Those
who
plan
to
do
things
that
are
evil/wrong
are
walking
on
the
wrong
road;
people
faithfully
love,
respect
and
are
loyal
to
those
who
plan
to
do
what
is
good.
If
you
work
hard,
you
will ◄accomplish
something
good/get
a
good
income►,
but
if
all
you
do
is
to
talk
and
not
work,
you
will
remain
poor.
One
of
the
rewards [MET]
of
being
wise
is
to
become
rich;
the
reward
of
acting
foolishly
is
to
become
more
foolish.
By
saying
in
court
what
is
true,
you
can
save
the
life
of
the
one
who
is
being
falsely
accused;
if
you
tell
lies,
you
are abandoning
someone
who
needs
your
help
to
defend
him.
Those
who
revere
Yahweh
are
confident
that
he
will
protect
them,
and
their
family
will
also
be
protected.
Having
an
awesome
respect
for
Yahweh
is
like [MET]
having
a
fountain
that
gives
life;
it
will
help
you
to
escape
when
something
dangerous
is threatening
to
kill
you [MET].
If
a
king
rules
over
many
people,
many
people
will
be
able
to
honor
him;
if
he
has
only
a
few
people
in
his
kingdom,
he
will
have
very
little [HYP]
power.
Those
who
do
not
quickly
become
angry
are
very
wise;
by
quickly
becoming
angry,
people
show
that
they
are
foolish.
Having
a
mind
that
is
peaceful
results
in
having
a
healthy
body;
having
a
mind
that
is
often
in
turmoil
is
like [MET] cancer
in
a
person’s
bones.
Those
who
oppress
poor
people
are insulting
God,
the
one
who
made
those
poor
people,
but
acting
kindly
toward
them
is respecting
God.
Wicked
people
ruin
themselves
by
the
evil
things
that
they
do,
but
righteous/good
people
are
kept
safe/protected
even
when
they
die (OR,
because
of
their
continually
doing
what
is
right).
Those
who
have
good
sense
always
think
what
is
wise;
foolish
people
do
not
know
anything
about
being
wise.
When
the
people
of
a
nation
continually
act
righteously,
it
causes
that
nation
to
be
great;
continually
doing
what
is
evil
causes
a
nation
to
be
disgraced.
Kings
are
pleased
with
officials
who
do
their
work competently/skillfully,
but
they
punish [MTY]
those
who
do
their
work
in
a
manner
that
causes
the
kings
to
be
disgraced.
When
people
are
angry
with
you,
reply
to
them
gently,
and
it
will
calm
them;
but
if
you
reply
harshly
to
them,
it
causes
them
to
become
more
angry.
When
wise
people
speak [MTY],
it
causes
those
who
hear
what
they
say
to
want
to
know
more;
foolish
people
continually
say [MTY]
what
is
foolish.
Yahweh
sees [MTY]
what
is happening
everywhere;
he
observes
what
bad
people
do
as
well
as
what
good
people
do.
Those
who
speak [MTY]
kindly
to
people
are
like [MET]
trees
whose
fruit
gives
life;
speaking
what
is
false
causes
people
to ◄despair/feel
very
discouraged►.
Foolish
children
despise
their
parents
when
their
parents
correct/discipline
them;
wise
children
accept
it.
There
are
many
valuable
things
in
the
houses
of
righteous
people;
the
wealth
of
wicked
people
causes
them
to
have
troubles/difficulties.
What
wise
people
teach [MTY]
causes
others
to
know
much
more,
but
foolish
people
cannot
teach
others
what
is
useful.
Yahweh
detests
the
sacrifices
that
are
offered
by
wicked
people;
what
delights/pleases
him
very
much
are
the
prayers
of
righteous/good
people.
Yahweh
hates/detests
the
behavior
of
wicked
people,
but
he
loves
those
who
always
do
what
is
righteous/just/fair.
Those
who
do
what
is
wrong
will
be
severely
punished;
those
who
do
not
want
to
be
corrected
will
die.
Yahweh
knows
what
is happening
in
the
place
where
dead
people [DOU]
are,
so
he
certainly
knows [RHQ]
what
people
are
thinking.
Some
people
do
not
want
to
be
corrected;
they
never
go
to
wise
people
to
seek
good
advice
from
them.
When
people
are
happy,
they
have
smiles
on
their
faces;
but
when
they
are
sad,
by
looking
at
their
faces
we
can
see
that
they
are
sad.
Those
who
have
good
sense
want
to
learn
more;
foolish
people [MTY]
are
very
satisfied
with
being
foolish/ignorant.
Those
who
are
oppressed
constantly
have difficulties,
but
those
who (OR,
if
they)
are
happy,
it
is
as
though [MET]
they
are
having
a
big
feast
every
day.
Being
poor
and revering
Yahweh
is
better
than
being
rich
and
having
a
lot
of
troubles.
Eating
meals
with
people
whom
you
love
and
having
only
vegetables
to
eat
is
better
than
eating
with
people
who
hate
each
other
and
having
lots
of
good
meat
to
eat.
Those
who
quickly
become
angry
cause
arguments/quarreling,
but
those
who
do
not
quickly
become
angry
cause
people
to
act
peacefully.
Lazy
people
constantly
have difficulties [MET];
it
is
as
though
they
are
walking
through
thorns;
but
those
who
are
honest
and hard-working
will
have
few difficulties;
it
is
as
though
they
are
walking
on
a
level
highway [MET].
Children
who
are
wise
cause
their
parents
to
be
happy;
it
is
foolish
children
who
despise
their
parents.
Foolish
people
are
happy
to
continually
act
foolishly;
those
who
have
good
sense
do
what
is
right.
If
there
is
no
one
to
give
us
good
advice,
we
will
not
accomplish
what
we
are
planning
to
do;
but
when
we
have
many
good advisors,
we
will
succeed.
People
rejoice
when
they
are
able
to
reply
well
to
what
others
have
asked
them;
truly,
it
is
very
delightful
to
be
able
to
say
the
right
thing
at
the
right
time.
Wise
people
walk
on
a
road
that
leads
up
to
a
long
life;
they
do
not
walk
on
a
road
that
leads
down
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are.
Yahweh
tears
down
the
houses
of
proud
people,
but
he
protects
the
property
of
widows.
Yahweh
detests
what
wicked
people
are
thinking
about
doing;
but
when
people
say
what
is
kind,
he
considers
those
words
to
be
pure.
Those
who
try
hard
to
get
money
by
acting
dishonestly
cause
trouble
for
their
family;
those
who
refuse
to
accept
bribes
will
live
for
a
long
time.
Righteous/Good
people
think
carefully
before
they
answer
what
others
ask
them;
wicked
people
very
quickly
say
what
is
evil.
Yahweh
does
not
listen [MTY]
to
what
wicked
people
request
him
to
do;
he
listens
to
righteous
people
when
they
pray.
If
people
have
a
smile
on
their
faces,
it
makes
them/others
happy,
and
when
people
hear
good
news,
it
refreshes
their
spirits [MTY].
If
people
pay
attention
when
people
correct/warn
them,
they
will
become
wise.
If
people
refuse
to
listen
when
others
try
to
correct
them,
they
are
despising/hurting
themselves;
those
who ◄pay
attention/heed►
when
others
warn
them ◄become
wiser/acquire
good
sense►.
If
you
revere
Yahweh,
you
will
learn
how
to
become
wise,
but
only
after
you
become
humble
will
people
honor
you.
People
plan
what
they
want
to
do,
but
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
decides [MTY]
what
really
will
happen.
People
may
think
that
their
actions
are
right,
but
Yahweh
really
knows
why
people
do
what
they
do.
◄Request/Rely
on►
Yahweh
to
direct
what
you
plan
to
do;
if
you
do
that,
you
will
succeed
in
what
you
plan.
Yahweh
knows
why
he
does
everything
that
he
does;
he
has
even
prepared
the
wicked
for
the
time
that
he
will
punish
them.
Yahweh
hates/detests
everyone
who
is
proud [IDM];
you
can
be
certain [IDM]
that
they
will
be
punished [LIT].
Be
loyal
to
Yahweh
and
faithfully
obey
him;
if
you
do
that,
he
will
forgive
you
for
having
sinned.
If
we
revere
him,
nothing
evil
will
happen
to
us (OR,
he
will
prevent
evil
things
from happening
to
us).
When
our
behavior
pleases
Yahweh,
he
even
causes
our
enemies
to
act
peacefully
toward
us.
It
is
better
to
have
a
small
amount
of
money
that
is earned
honestly
than
to
have
a
lot
of
money
that
is
acquired
dishonestly.
People
plan
what
they
want
to
do,
but
Yahweh
directs/determines
what
they
will
really
be
able
to
do.
If
God
directs
what
a
king
says,
what
he
decides
is
always
right/fair.
Yahweh
wants
us
to
use
scales
that
are
correct;
the
weights
in
his
bag
are
correct,
because
he
made
them.
Kings
detest
those
who
do
evil,
because
it
is
people
doing
what
is
fair/right
that
causes
their governments
to
be [MTY]
strong.
Kings
are
delighted
to
hear
people
say [MTY]
what
is
true;
they
love
those
who
say
what
is
right/honest.
If
a
king
becomes
angry,
he
may
command
that
someone
be
executed,
so
wise
people
will
try
to
cause
him
to
be
calm.
If
a
king
has
a
smile [MTY]
on
his
face,
he
will
enable
people
to
have
a
long
life (OR,
he
will
not
order
people
to
be
executed);
his
being
pleased
with
people
is
as
delightful
as
rain
in
the springtime
when
seeds
are
planted.
Becoming
wise
is
better
than aquiring
gold;
getting
good
understanding/insight
is
better
than
acquiring
silver.
Those
whose
behavior [MET]
is
good/right
turn
away
from
doing
evil;
those
who
guard
their
conduct [MTY]
protect
their
lives.
Being
proud
will ◄lead
to
your
having/cause
you
to
have►
disasters;
despising
others
will
result
in
your
being
ruined.
It
is
better
to
be
humble
and
poor
than
to
associate
with
proud
people
and
to
become
rich
by
dividing
with
them ◄plunder/goods
captured
in
a
battle►.
Those
who
heed
good
teaching/instruction
will
prosper;
happy
are
those
who
trust
in
Yahweh.
People
say
that
those
who
are
wise
learn
what
is
right/good
behavior,
and
those
who
talk pleasantly
are
able
to
influence
others
to
do
what
is
right.
Being
wise
is
like
having
a
fountain
that
gives
life [MET],
but
foolish
people
are
punished
as
a
result
of
their
acting
foolishly.
Those
who
are
wise
think
carefully
before
they
talk,
and
as
a
result
they
are
able
to
influence/persuade
others
to
do
what
is
right.
Kind
words
are
like
honey [SIM]:
We
enjoy
them
both,
and
both
cause
our
bodies
to
be
healthy/strong.
There
are
some
kinds
of
behavior [MET]
that
people
think
are
right,
but ◄walking
on
those
roads [MET]/continually
doing
those
things►
causes
those
people
to
die.
If
a
worker ◄has
an
appetite/is
hungry►,
that
urges
him
to
work
hard
because
he [SYN]
wants
to
earn
money
to
buy
things
to
eat.
Worthless
people
plan
ways
to
cause
trouble
for
others,
and
even
what
they
say
injures
people
like
a
hot
fire
does [SIM].
Deceitful
people
cause
strife/quarreling
among
other
people;
those
who
say
false
things
about
other
people
cause
people
who
are
friends
to
become
enemies.
Those
who
act
violently
entice/encourage
others
to
also
act
violently
and
lead
them
along
a
road
that
will
end
in
disaster.
People
sometimes
show
with
one
of
their
eyes
to
signal
to
their
friends
that
they
are
planning
to
do
something
to
harm
others;
they smirk
when
they
are
about
to
do
something
evil.
Gray
hair
is
like
a
glorious
crown [MET]
that
is
given
to
people
who
have
always
behaved
righteously.
Those
who
do
not
become
angry
quickly
are
better
than
those
who
are
powerful;
it
is
better
to ◄control
your
temper/keep
yourself
from
becoming
very
angry►
than
to
conquer
a
city.
People ◄cast
lots/throw
marked
stones►
to
decide
what
should
be
done,
but
God
is
the
one
who
truly
decides
what
will
happen.
It
is
better
to
eat
a
dry
piece
of
bread
and
not
have
strife/quarrels
than
to
have
a
big
feast
in
a
house
where
everyone
is
quarreling.
A
slave
who
acts
wisely
will
some
day
be
the boss
of
his
master’s
disgraceful
son
and
when
his
master
dies,
the
slave
will
receive
part
of
his
master’s
possessions.
Workers
put
silver
and
gold
in
a
very
hot
furnace
to
burn
out
what
is
impure,
and
Yahweh
similarly
examines
people’s
inner
beings
to
see
if
they
are
pure.
Those
who
do
what
is
evil
pay
attention
to
people
who
say [MTY]
what
is
evil,
and
liars
pay
attention
to
other
people’s
lies.
Those
who
make fun
of
poor
people
insult
God,
the
one
who
made
the
poor
people,
and
those
who
are
happy
when
someone
else
has
troubles
will
certainly
be
punished [LIT]
by
God.
Old
people
are
usually
proud
of [MET]
their
grandchildren,
just
like
children
are
usually
proud
of
their
parents.
Fine/Eloquent
speech
is
not
suitable
for
foolish
people
to
say,
just
like
lies
are
not
suitable
for
rulers
to
say.
People
think
that
a
bribe
is
like
a magic
stone
to
persuade
someone
to
do
what
they
want
him
to
do;
they
think
that
because
of
the
bribe,
that
person
will
do
whatever
they
want
him
to
do.
If
you
want
people
to
like/love
you,
forgive
them
for
the
wrong
things
that
they
do
to
you.
If
you
continue
to
remind
them
about
those
wrong
things,
they
will
no
longer
be
your
friends.
Rebuking
people
who
have
good
sense
will
accomplish
more
for
them
than hitting
them 100
times
with
a
stick.
Because
wicked
people
are
always
trying
to
cause
trouble,
someone
will
be
sent
to
severely
punish
them.
A
mother
bear
whose
cubs
have
been
taken
away
from
her
is
dangerous,
but
it
is
more
dangerous
to
confront
a
foolish
person
who
is
doing
something
foolish.
If
someone
does
something
evil
in
return
for
something
good
being
done
to
him,
evil/trouble
will
never
leave
that
person’s
family.
Starting
a
quarrel
is
like allowing
water
to
start
to leak
out
of
a
dam;
they
both
need
to
be
stopped
before
they
get
worse.
There
are
two
things
that
Yahweh
hates:
◄Condemning
innocent
people/Saying
that
people
who
have
done
nothing
wrong
must
be
punished►,
and
declaring
that
people
who
have
done
wicked
things
should
not
be
punished.
It
is
useless
to
allow
foolish
people [RHQ]
to
try
to
become
wise
by
paying
for
it,
because
they
do
not
have
enough
good
sense
to
become
wise.
Friends
love
others
all
the
time,
and
relatives
are
able
to
help
us
when
we
have
troubles.
If
someone
borrows
money
from
another
person,
it
is
foolish
for
you
to
promise [IDM]
that
you
will
pay
the
money
back
if
that
other
person
is
unable
to
pay
back
the
money
that
he
borrowed.
Those
who
like
to
sin
also
like
to
cause
strife/trouble;
and
those
who
build fancy
doors
in
their
houses
to
show
that
they
are
very
wealthy (OR,
speak
proudly)
are inviting
disaster.
Those
who ◄have
perverse
minds/are
always
thinking
about
doing
evil
things►
will
not
prosper,
and
disasters
will
happen
to
those
who
always
tell
lies.
Children
who
are
foolish
soon
cause
their
parents
to
be
very
sad;
their
parents
will
not
be
joyful
at
all.
Being
cheerful
is
like swallowing
good
medicine;
being
discouraged/gloomy
all
the
time
will ◄drain
away
your
energy/cause
you
to
become
weak► [MTY].
Wicked
people/judges
accept
bribes
that
are
given
to
them
secretly,
and
as
a
result
they
do
not
decide
matters
justly/fairly.
Those
who
have
good
sense
determine
to
do
what
is
wise,
but
foolish
people
are
always
thinking
about
many
different
things
and
never
decide
what
they
should
do.
Children
who
are
foolish
cause
their
father
to
be
sad
and
also
cause
their
mother
to
be
very
sorrowful.
It
is
not
right
to
force
someone
who
has
done
nothing
wrong
to
pay
a
fine;
it
is
wrong
to
punish
good/respected
people.
Those
who
have
good
sense
do
not
talk
a
lot,
and
those
who ◄control
their tempers/keep
themselves
from
becoming
very
angry►
are
truly
wise.
People
may
think
that
foolish
people
who
do
not
say
anything
are
wise;
if
foolish
people ◄do
not
say
anything/keep
their
mouths
shut►,
others
will
think
that
they
are
very
intelligent.
Those
who
separate
themselves
from
other
people
think
only
about
those
things
that
they
are interested
in;
if
they
would
continually
associate
with
those
who
have
good
judgment/sense,
they
would
constantly disagree/quarrel
with
them.
Foolish
people
do
not
want
to
understand
anything;
they
only
want
to ◄express
their
own
opinions/say
what
they
think► [IDM].
Whenever
people
do
wicked
things,
others
will
despise
them;
when
people
do
things
that
cause
themselves
to
no
longer
be
honored,
they
will
be
disgraced
also.
What
wise
people
say
is
like
a
deep
ocean
that
you
can
never
get
to
the
bottom
of [MET],
and
it
refreshes
us
like
water
from
a
rapidly
flowing
stream.
It
is
not
good
for
a
judge
to
decide
matters
in
favor
of
those
who ◄are
guilty/have
done
wicked
things►
and
to
not
do
what
is
just
for
those
who ◄are
innocent/have
not
done
what
is
wrong►.
When
foolish
people [SYN]
start
arguments,
it
is
as
though
they [SYN]
are requesting/inviting
someone
to
flog/whip
them.
What
foolish
people [MTY]
say
causes
them
to
be
ruined;
their
own
words
are
like
a
trap [MET]
that
catches/seizes
them.
People
enjoy
listening
to
what gossips
say
like [SIM]
they
enjoy
tasty
food;
they
accept
what gossips
tell
them
like [MET]
they
swallow
tasty
food.
People
who
are
lazy
while
they
work
are
just
as
bad
as [IDM]
those
who
destroy
things.
Yahweh [MTY]
is
like
a
strong
tower [MET];
righteous
people
can
go
to
him
and
be
safe
like
they
can
run
to
a
tower
to
be
safe.
Rich
people
are
protected
because
they
have
a
lot
of
money [PRS]
like
a
city
is
protected
because
it
has
a
high
wall
surrounding
it [SIM].
Proud
people
are
on
the
road
to
being
ruined,
but
being
humble
leads
to
being
honored.
Those
who
reply
to
someone
before
that
person
has
finished
speaking
are
foolish;
doing
that
is
disgraceful.
A
desire
to
continue
to
live
can
sustain
someone
when
he
is
sick;
if
he
loses
that
desire,
he ◄cannot
endure
it/will
become
very
discouraged►
when
he
is
sick [RHQ].
Intelligent
people
are
always
wanting
to
learn
more;
wise
people [SYN]
are
not
content
with
what
they
already
know.
If
you
take
a
gift
to
an
important
person,
that
will
open
the
way
to
allow
you
to
talk
to
him.
The
first
person
to
present
his
case
in
court
seems
right,
but
when ◄someone
else/his
opponent►
begins
to
ask
him
questions,
it
may
become
clear
that
what
he
said
was
not
true.
If
two influential/important
people
are
arguing,
someone
can
settle
the
matter
by ◄casting
lots/throwing
marked
stones
to
decide
who
is
right►.
If
you
help
relatives,
they
will
protect
you
like [SIM]
a
strong
wall
protects
a
city,
but
if
you
quarrel
with
them,
that
will
separate
you
from
them
like
bars
on
a
city
gate
separate
the
city
from
those
who
want
to
enter
it [MET].
People
are
happy
when
they
hear
others
say [MTY]
something
that
is
good,
like
they
are
happy
when
they
eat
food
that
is
good [MET].
What
you
say
can
cause
others
to
be
killed
or
it
can
cause
them
to
continue
to
live;
so
those
who
like
to
talk
a
lot
must ◄accept
the consequences/realize
that
what
they
say
can
cause
much
harm►.
If
you
marry
a
good
woman,
that
is
like
finding
a
wonderful
thing;
it
shows
that
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
you.
It
is
necessary
for
poor
people
to
speak politely
when
they
request
rich
people
to
do
something
for
them,
but
rich
people
reply
very impolitely
when
poor
people
speak
to
them.
There
are
some
people
who
only
pretend
to
be
friends
with
us,
but
there
are
some
friends
who
are
more
loyal
than
members
of
our
families.
Conducting
our
lives
as
we
should
even
though
we
are
poor
is
better
than
being
foolish
and
telling
lies.
Being enthusiastic
but
not
thinking
carefully
about
what
we
are
about
to
do
is
not
good;
doing
things
hastily
can
cause
us
a
lot
of
trouble [IDM].
Some
people
are
ruined
as
a
result
of
their
own
foolish
actions,
and
when
that
happens,
they [SYN]
angrily
say
that
it
is
Yahweh’s
fault.
Those
who
are
rich
easily
find
people
who
want
to
be
their
friends,
but
when
people
become
poor,
their
friends
often
desert
them.
Those
who
tell
lies
in
court
will
surely
be
punished [LIT];
they
will
not
escape
it.
Many
people
try
to
persuade
important
people
to
do
favors
for
them;
everyone
wants
to
be
a
friend
of
those
who
give
gifts.
Even
the
relatives
of
someone
who
becomes
poor
hate
him,
and
his
friends
certainly
stay
away
from
him,
too;
even
if
he
tries
to
talk
with
them,
they
will
not
be
his
friends
again.
Those
who
become
wise [IDM]
are
doing
a
favor
for
themselves;
those
who
get
good
sense
will
prosper.
Those
who
tell
lies
in
court
will
certainly
be
punished [LIT];
they
will
be
ruined.
It
is
not
appropriate
for
foolish
people
to
live ◄luxuriously/like
rich
people►,
and
it
is
even
less
appropriate
for
slaves
to
rule
important
officials.
Those
who
have
good
sense
do
not
quickly
become
angry;
people
respect
those
who
ignore
offensive
things
that
people
say
to
them.
When
a
king
is
angry,
that
causes
people
to
be
afraid
of
him,
like
the
roar
of
a
lion
causes
people
to
be
afraid [SIM],
but
if
he
acts
kindly
toward
people,
they
like
it
just
like
they
like
dew
on
the
grass
in
the
morning.
Foolish
children
can
cause
disasters
to
happen
to
their
parents.
A
wife
who
constantly ◄nags/quarrels
with►
her
husband
is
as annoying
as
water
that
continually drips [MET].
We
can
inherit
a
house
or
money
from
our
parents
when
they
die,
but
only
Yahweh
can
give
someone
a
sensible
wife.
Those
who
are
lazy
sleep soundly,
but
if
they
are
lazy,
they
will
be
hungry
because
of
not earning
money
to
buy
food.
Those
who
obey
God’s
commandments
will
remain
alive
for
a
long
time;
those
who
despise/disobey
them (OR,
those
who
do
not
control
their
own
conduct)
will
die
while
they
are
still
young.
When
we
give
things
to
poor
people,
it
is
as
though
we
are
lending
to
Yahweh,
and
he
will ◄pay
us
back/reward
us
for
what
we
did►.
Discipline
your
children
while
they
are
young,
while
you
still
hope
that
they
will
learn
to
behave
as
they
should;
if
you
do
not
discipline
them,
you
are
helping
them
to
destroy
themselves.
Those
who ◄do
not
control
their
temper/quickly
become
very
angry►
will
have
to
endure
what
happens
as
a
result;
but
if
we
rescue
them
from
those
troubles
once,
we
will
have
to
continue rescuing
them.
Pay
attention
when
people
give
you
good
advice
and
learn
from
them,
in
order
that
you
will
become
wise
for
the
rest
of
your
life.
People
plan
to
do
many
kinds
of
things,
but
what
will
happen
is
what
Yahweh
has
decided
will
happen.
People
want
others
to
be
loyal
to
them;
it
is
better
to
be
poor
than
to
tell
a
lie
to
a
judge
in
court
in
order
to
get
money.
Those
who
have
an
awesome
respect
for
Yahweh
will
live
a
long
life;
they
rest
peacefully
and
are
not
harmed
during
the
night.
Some
people
are
extremely
lazy;
they
put
their
hand
in
a
dish
to
take
some
food
but
do
not
even
lift
the
food
up
to
their
mouths.
If
you
punish
someone
who
makes fun
of
those
who
are
wise,
those
who ◄are
naive/need
to
be
instructed►
will
learn
to
do
what
is
smart;
if
you
rebuke
those
who
are
wise,
they
will
listen
to
what
you
say
and
become
wiser.
Anyone
who mistreats/abuses
his
father
or
forces
his
mother
to
leave
the
home
is
a
child
who
is
acting
shamefully
and
disgracefully.
My
son,
if
you
stop
learning
things,
you
will
soon
forget
what
you
already
know.
Worthless
witnesses
in
court
make fun
of
judges
who
try
to
make
fair
decisions,
and
wicked
people
enjoy
doing
evil
like
they
enjoy
eating
good
food [MET].
God
is
ready
to
punish
those
who
make fun
of
him/religion;
those
who
do
foolish
things
deserve
to
be
flogged/whipped.
Drinking
a
lot
of
wine
or
other
strong
drinks
causes
people
to
start
fighting;
it
is
foolish
to
become
drunk/intoxicated.
Being
afraid
of
a
king
when
he
is
angry
is
like [SIM]
being
afraid
of
a
lion
when
it
growls/roars;
if
you
cause
the
king
to
become
angry,
he
may
execute
you.
People
respect
those
who
stay
away
from
disputes/arguments;
foolish
people
love
to
quarrel.
If
a
lazy
man
does
not
plow
his
fields
at
the
right/proper
time,
he
will
look
for
crops
at
harvest
time,
but
there
will
be
nothing
there.
Just
as
it
is
difficult
to
bring
up
water
from
a
deep
well,
it
is
difficult
to
know
what
people
are
thinking,
but
someone
who
has
good
sense/insight
will
be
able
to
find
out
what
people
are
thinking.
Many
people
proclaim
that
they
can
be
trusted
to
do
what
they
say
that
they
will
do,
but
it
is
very
difficult
to
find [RHQ]
someone
who
can
really
be
trusted.
If
parents
conduct
their
lives
as
they
should,
God
blesses
their
children (OR,
their
children
are
very
happy/fortunate).
A
king
who
sits
on
his
throne
to
judge
people
can
easily [MTY]
find
out
what
things
that
people
have
done
are
good
and
what
things
are
evil.
There
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
can
truthfully
say, “I
do
not
know
of
any
wrong
things
that
I
have
done;
I
have ◄gotten
rid
of
all
my
sinful
behavior/quit
doing
what
is
sinful►.”
Yahweh
detests
people
who
use
weights
that
are
not
right
and
measures
that
are
not
correct.
Even
children
show
by
what
they
do
whether
they
are
good
or
not;
they
show
whether ◄what
they
do/their
behavior►
is
honest
and
right
or
not.
Two
of
the
things
that
Yahweh
has
created
for
us
are
ears
to
hear
things
and
eyes
to
see
things.
If
you
want
to
sleep
all
the
time,
you
will
become
poor;
if
you
stay
awake
and
work,
you
will
have
plenty
of
food.
People
look
at
things
that
they
are
about
to
buy,
and
in
order
to
get
it
for
a
lower
price
sometimes
they
say, “◄It
is
no
good/It
is
poor quality►,”
but
after
they
buy
it,
they
go
and
boast
about
having
bought
it
for
a cheap
price.
Gold
and
precious
stones
are
valuable,
but
wise
words [MTY]
are
more
valuable.
If
you
foolishly
promise
to
a
stranger
that
you
will
pay
what
he
owes
if
he
is
unable
to
pay
it [DOU],
you
deserve
to
have
someone
take
your
coat
from
you.
People
may
think
that
food
that
they
acquire
by
doing
what
is
dishonest
will
taste
very
good,
but
later
they
will
not
enjoy
what
they
have
done
any
more
than
they
would
enjoy
eating
gravel/sand.
When
people
give
you
good
advice,
if
you
do
what
they suggest,
your
plans
will
succeed;
so
be
sure
to
get
good
advice
from
wise
people
before
you
start
fighting
a
war.
Those
who
go
around
telling
gossip
are
always
telling
secrets
to
others;
so
stay
away
from
people
who
foolishly
talk
too
much.
If
someone
curses
his
father
or
his
mother,
his
life
will
be
ended,
just
like
a
lamp
is
extinguished.
If
you
very
quickly
take
the
property
that
your
parents
promise
will
be
yours
after
they
die,
you
will
not
receive
any
good/blessing
from
it.
Do
not
say, “I
will
do
evil
to
those
who
do
evil
to
me;”
wait
for
Yahweh
to
do
something
about
it,
and
he
will ◄help
you/
do
what
is
right►.
Yahweh
detests
those
who
use
dishonest
scales
and
weights
that
are
not
accurate/correct.
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
has
decided
what
will
happen
to
us,
so ◄how
can
we ‘understand/know’
what
will
happen
before
it
happens?/we humans
certainly
cannot ‘understand/know’
what
will
happen
before
it
happens.► [RHQ]
You
should
think
carefully
before
you
solemnly
promise
to
dedicate
something
to
God,
because
later
you
might
be
sorry
you
have
promised
to
do
it.
Wise
kings
find
out [MET]
which
people
have
done
what
is
wrong,
and
they
punish
them
very
severely [IDM].
Our consciences
are
like
lamps
that
Yahweh
has
given
to
us
to
enable
us
to
know
what
we
are
thinking [MET];
they
reveal
what
is
hidden
deep
in
our ◄minds/inner
beings►.
Kings
will
continue
to
rule
as
long
as
they
faithfully
love
their
people
and
are
loyal
to
them
and
as
long
as
they
rule
righteously/fairly.
We
honor/admire
young
people
because
they
are
strong,
but
we
respect [MTY]
old
people
more
because
they
are
wise.
When
we
are
beaten
or whipped,
it
can
cause
us
to
quit
doing
what
is
evil
in
our
lives;
when
someone
wounds
us
by
punishing
us,
it
can
cause
our
behavior
to
become
good.
Yahweh
controls
what
kings
do [MTY]
like
he
controls
how
streams
flow;
he
causes
kings
to
do
just
what
he
wants
them
to
do.
People
always
think
that
what
they
do
is
right,
but
Yahweh
judges
our ◄motives/reasons
for
doing
things► [MTY].
Doing
what
is
right
and
fair
is
more
acceptable
to
Yahweh
than
bringing
sacrifices
to
him.
Being
proud
and
arrogant [DOU]
is
like
a
lamp [MTY]
that
guides
wicked
people;
being
proud
and
arrogant characterizes ◄wicked
people’s
whole
behavior/everything
that
wicked
people
do►.
People
who
plan
carefully
will
surely
have
plenty
of
what
they
need;
those
who
act
too
quickly
to
become
rich
will
become
poor.
Money
that
people
acquire
by cheating
others
by
lying [MTY]
to
them
will
soon
disappear
like
a
mist,
and
doing
that
will
soon
lead
to
their
death.
Wicked
people
refuse
to
do
what
is
right/just,
but
they
will
be
ruined
because
of
the
violent
things [PRS]
that
they
do.
Guilty
people
continually
do
what
is
evil;
it
is
as
though [MET]
they
are
walking
on
a
crooked
road;
but
righteous/innocent
people
always
do
what
is
right.
It
is
better
to
live
in
the
corner
of
an attic/housetop
by
yourself
than
to
live
inside
the
house
with
a
wife
who
is
always nagging.
Wicked
people [SYN]
are
always
wanting
to
do
what
is
evil;
they
never
act mercifully
toward
anyone.
When
those
who
ridicule
others
are
punished,
even
those
who
do
not
have
good
sense
see
that,
and
they
become
wise,
and
when
those
who
are
wise
are
taught,
they
become
wiser.
God,
the
one
who
is
completely
righteous,
knows
what
happens
inside
the
houses
of
wicked
people,
and
he
will
cause
those
people
to
be
completely
ruined/destroyed.
There
are
people
who
refuse
to
listen
when
poor
people
cry
out
for
help;
but
some
day
they
themselves
will
cry
out
for
help,
and
no
one
will
hear
them.
When
someone
is
angry
with
you,
if
you
secretly
give
him
a
gift,
he
will
stop
being
angry.
Good/Righteous
people
are
happy
when
they
see
others
do
what
is
just/fair,
but
those
who
do
what
is
evil
are
terrified
when
they
think
about
what
may
happen
to
them.
Those
who
stop
behaving
like
those
who
have
good
sense
behave
will
soon
discover
that
they
have
gone
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are.
Those
who
spend
their
money
to
buy ◄things
that
give
them
pleasure/things
that
cause
them
to
feel
happy►
will
become
poor;
those
who
love
to
spend
money
to
buy
wine
and
nice/fancy
food [MTY]
will
never
become
rich.
Wicked
people
bring
on
themselves
the
sufferings
that
they
were
trying
to
cause
righteous
people
to
experience [DOU].
It
is
better
to
live
alone
in
a
desert
than
to
live
with
a
wife
who
is
always nagging
and
complaining.
Wise
people
have
many
valuable
things
in
their
houses,
but
foolish
people
quickly
spend/waste
all
their
money.
Those
who
always
try
to
act
in
a
fair
and
kind
way
toward
others
will
live
a
long
time
and
be
honored/respected.
A
wise
army
commander
helps
his
troops
climb
over
a
wall
to
attack
a
city
that
is
defended
by
a
strong
army,
with
the
result
that
they
are
able
to ◄get
over/destroy►
the
high
walls
that
their
enemies
trusted
would
protect
them.
Those
who
are
very
careful
about
what
they
say [MTY]
are
able
to
avoid
trouble.
Those
who
make fun
of
everything
that
is
good
are
proud
and conceited [DOU];
they
always
act
in
an inconsiderate
way
toward
others.
Lazy
people,
who
refuse
to
work,
will
die
of
hunger
because
they [SYN]
do
not earn
money
to
buy
food.
All
during
the
day
wicked
people
desire
to
obtain
things,
but
righteous
people
have
plenty,
with
the
result
that
they
are
able
to
give
things
generously
to
others.
Yahweh
detests
the
sacrifices
that
wicked
people
offer
to
him;
but
he
detests
it
even
more
when
they
think
that
they
will
escape
being
punished
for
their
evil
deeds
because
of
the
sacrifices
that
they
bring.
Those
who
tell
lies
in
court
will
be
punished;
no
one
stops/silences
witnesses
who
say
what
is
truthful/reliable.
Wicked
people
pretend
that
they
know
everything,
but
righteous
people
think
carefully
about
what
will
happen
because
of
what
they
do.
Thinking
that
we
are
wise,
and
that
we
understand
many
things,
and
that
we
have
good
insight,
does
not
help
us
if
Yahweh
is ◄acting
against/not
pleased
with►
us.
We
can
get
horses
ready
to
fight
in
a
battle,
but
Yahweh
is
the
one
who enables
us
to ◄win
victories/defeat
our
enemies►.
◄Having
a
good
reputation/Being
honored
by
people►
is
better
than
having
a
lot
of
money;
being
well
respected
is
better
than
having
plenty
of
gold
or
silver [DOU].
There
is
one
thing
that
is
true
about
both
rich
people
and
poor
people:
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
created
all
of
them.
Those
who
have
good
sense
realize
that
there
is
something
dangerous
ahead,
and
they
avoid
it;
those
who
do
not
have
good
sense
just
keep
going
and
later
they
will
suffer
because
of
doing
that.
The
reward
that
Yahweh
gives
to
those
who
are
humble
and
who
revere
him
is
that
he
causes
them
to
be
rich
and
honored
and
to
live
for
a
long
time.
Because
of
the
things
that
wicked
people
do,
they
have difficulties/troubles
that
will
be
like
thorns
and
traps
on
the
roads
that
they
walk
on [MET];
people
who
are
careful/cautious
will
be
able
to
stay
away
from
those difficulties.
If
you
train/teach
children
to
do
what
is
right,
all
during
their
life
they
will
act/behave
in
that
manner.
Rich
people
rule
over
poor
people
harshly,
and
those
who
borrow
money
become
like
slaves [MET]
of
the
people
who
lend
money
to
them.
If
you
plant
corn
or rice,
corn
or rice
will
grow;
similarly,
if
you
act
unjustly,
you
will
have
disasters [MET];
and
if
you
try
to
harm/oppress
people
because
you
are
angry
with
them,
you
will
not
be
able
to
harm
them.
God
will
bless
those
who
are
generous [IDM],
those
who
give
some
of
their
food
to
poor
people.
If
you
get
rid
of
those
who
make fun
of
everything
that
is
good,
there
will
no
more
arguing
or
quarreling
or insulting
other
people.
If
you
always
act
sincerely [IDM]
and
always
speak
kindly,
the
king
will
be
your
friend.
Yahweh [SYN] ◄watches
over/takes
care
of►
those
who
have
good
understanding/sense,
but
he
ruins
the
plans/affairs
of
those
who
always
try
to
deceive
others.
Lazy
people
remain
in
their
houses;
they
say, “A
lion
might
attack
me
if
I
go
out
into
the
street
to
go
to
work!”
What ◄wives
who
commit
adultery/immoral
women►
say
to
men [MTY]
is
like
a
deep
pit [MET]
into
which
those
men
fall;
those
with
whom
Yahweh
is
angry
will
fall
into
that
pit.
Children [SYN] naturally
do
things
that
are
foolish,
but
if
you
punish/spank
them [PRS],
they
will ◄stop
doing
foolish
things/learn
to
behave
as
they
should►.
Those
who
oppress
poor
people
in
order
to
become
rich,
and
those
who
give
a
bribe
to
rich
people
in
order
that
the
rich
people
will
do
a
favor
for
them,
will
just
lose
their
money.
Thirty
wise
sayings
Now
listen [MTY]
to
what
wise
people
have
said;
think
carefully
about
what
I
am
teaching
you.
It
will
be
good
to ◄keep
these
things
in
your
minds/always
remember
them►,
because
if
you
do
that,
you
will
be
able
to
quote/recite
them
to
others.
I
want
you
to
trust
in
Yahweh,
and
that
is
the
reason
that
I
am
telling
them
to
you,
now.
I
have
written [RHQ] 30 ◄sayings/things
that
wise
people
have
said►
from
which
you
will
receive
good
advice
and
you
will
be
able
you
to
know
many
good/useful
things.
From
them,
you
will
learn
what
is
right
and
what
is
true,
in
order
that
you
will
be
able
to
bring
back
a
good
report
to
those
who
sent
you
to school (OR,
give
a
good
answer
to
those
who
ask
you
questions).
-1-
It
is
easy
to
rob
poor
people
who
are
helpless
and
cannot
defend
themselves,
but
never
do
that;
and
do
not
oppress
in
court
those
who
are
needy/afflicted,
because
Yahweh
will
speak
to
defend
them,
and
he
will
punish
those
who
steal
things
from
others—by
causing
them
to
die.
-2-
Do
not
become
friends
with
those
who
often
become
angry,
and
do
not
associate
with
those
who
cannot
control
their
temper/anger,
because
you
might
start
to
act
like
they
do
and
not
be
able
to
stop
doing
that.
-3-
If
someone
borrows
money,
do
not
be
one
of
those
who
promises
to
pay
what
that
person
owes
he
cannot
pay
it
back,
because
if
you
cannot
pay
it
back,
people
will
surely [RHQ]
come
and
take
away
everything
you
own,
even
your
bed.
-4-
Do
not
steal
some
of
your
neighbors’
land
by
removing
the
boundary
lines/markers
that
your
ancestors
placed/set.
-5-
Know/Learn [RHQ]
this
about
those
who
do
their
work
very
skillfully:
They
will
quit
working
for
ordinary
people
and
will
start
working
for
kings
because
the
kings
will
want
people
like
that
to
work
for
them.
-6-
When
you
sit
down
to
eat
a
meal
with
a ◄government
official/king►,
think
carefully
about
what (OR,
who)
is
in
front
of
you.
Even
if
you ◄have
a
big
appetite/want
to
eat
a
lot
of
food►,
restrain
yourself.
Do
not
want
to
eat
a
lot
of
his
fine
food,
because
he
may
be
trying
to trick
you.
-7-
Do
not
cause
yourself
to
become
very
tired
by
working
very
hard
to
become
rich;
be
wise
and
stop
doing
that,
because
as
soon
as
you
look [MTY]
at
all
the
money
that
you
have
acquired,
it
will
be
gone;
it
will
disappear
as
if
it
suddenly
grew
wings [SIM]
and
flew
up
into
the
sky
like
an
eagle.
-8-
If
someone
who
is stingy
invites
you
to
a
meal,
do
not
eat
a
lot
of
his
fine
food,
because
he
will
be
thinking
about
how
much
the
food
cost
that
you
are
eating.
He
will
say
to
you, “Eat
and
drink
all
that
you
want!”,
but
that
is
not
what
he
will
really
be
thinking.
When
you
realize
what
he
is
really
thinking,
it
will
cause
you
to
want
to
vomit
what
you
have
eaten;
and
your
kind
words
telling
him
that
you
are enjoying
the
meal
will
be
wasted.
-9-
◄Do
not
waste
time
by/It
is
useless►
talking
to
foolish
people;
they
will
only
despise
the
wise
things
that
you
say.
-10-
Do
not
steal
someone’s
property
by
removing
a
boundary
marker
that
has
been
there
for
a
long
time,
and
do
not
take
for
yourself
the
land
that
belongs
to
orphans,
because
Yahweh
is
strong,
and
he
is
like
a
relative
that
has
the
responsibility
to
defend
them,
he
will
stand
up
in
court
and
argue
for
them
and
against
you.
-11-
Pay
attention
to
what
your
teachers
teach
you,
and
try
to
learn
from
the
wise
things
that
they
say.
-12-
Do
not
refuse
to
discipline
your
children;
if
you
punish/spank
them,
it
will
not
cause
them
to
die,
and
it
may
save
them
from
going
to
the
place
where
dead
people
are.
-13-
My
son/child,
if
you [SYN]
become
wise,
I [SYN]
will
be
very
happy.
I [SYN]
will
rejoice
when
I
hear
you [SYN]
say
what
is
right/wise.
-14-
Do
not
envy
sinful
people;
instead,
revere
Yahweh
all
of
your
life.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
be
happy
in
the
future,
and
God
will
certainly
do
for
you
what
you
are
confidently expecting
him
to
do.
-15-
My
son/child,
listen
carefully
to
me
and
become
wise,
and
think
about ◄all
that
you
do/your
behavior►.
Do
not
associate
with
those
who
drink
a
lot
of ◄wine/strong
drink►
or
with
those
who ◄are
gluttons/eat
more
than
they
should►,
because
drunkards
and
gluttons
will
become
poor;
and
if
all
that
you
do
is
eat
and
sleep,
you
will
soon ◄be
wearing
rags/not
have
any
money
to
buy
clothes►.
-16-
Pay
attention
to
what
your
father
tells
you,
and ◄do
not
neglect/take
care
of► [LIT]
your
mother
when
she
is
old.
Try
to
know/learn
what
is
wise,
and
get
good
instruction
and
understanding;
and
do
not
throw
those
things
away.
Righteous
children
will
cause
their
parents
to
be
very
happy;
those
whose
children
are
wise
are
proud
of
them.
Do
what
will
cause
your
father
to
be
glad
and
enable
your
mother
also
to
be
happy.
17
My
son,
heed
what
I
say
to
you,
and
allow
what
I
do
to
be
an
example
for
you.
Prostitutes
and immoral
women [DOU]
are
like [MET]
a
deep
pit
or
a
well
that
you
may
fall
into.
They
wait
for
you
like
robbers [SIM],
and
they
cause
many
men
to ◄be
unfaithful
to/have
sex
with
women
who
are
not►
their
wives.
-18-
I
will
tell
you [RHQ]
what
kind
of
people
are
always
miserable
and
sad.
I
will
tell
you [RHQ]
which
people
are
always
causing
arguments/quarrels
and
who
are
always
complaining.
I
will
tell
you [RHQ]
who
are
injured
in
fights
and
whose
eyes
are
always
red/bloodshot.
It
is
those
who
drink
a
lot
of
wine,
who
try
drinking
other
kinds
of
strong
drinks.
Do
not
look
with
pleasure
at
red
wine
that
looks
nice,
and
which
sparkles
when
it
is
poured
out
into
cups,
and
which
tastes
good
as
you
drink
it,
because
the
next
morning
you
will
feel
like
you
have
been
bitten
by
a
poisonous
snake [DOU].
You [SYN]
will
think
that
you
are
seeing
strange/weird
things,
and
you [SYN]
will
not
be
able
to
think
clearly
or
speak
clearly.
You
will
think
you
are
in
a
ship
that
is
tossing
on
the
sea;
you
be
like [SIM]
someone
who
is
trying
to
sleep
when
the
ship
is rolling
from
one
side
to
the
other.
You
will
say, “
I
think
that
someone
struck
me,
but
he
did
not
hurt
me;
he
hit
me,
but
I
did
not
feel
it.
When
will
I ◄wake
up/feel
normal
again►
in
order
that
I
can
drink
some
more
wine?”
-19-
Do
not
envy
evil
people;
do
not
desire
to
associate
with
them,
because
they
are
constantly
thinking
about
acting
violently,
and
whenever
they
speak [MTY],
they
talk
about ◄causing
trouble/hurting
someone►.
-20-
People
make
good
houses (OR,
families)
by
doing
what
is
wise,
and
they
make
their
houses (OR,
families)
strong
by
heeding
good
advice.
By
using
good
sense,
they
are
able
to
buy
valuable
and
beautiful
things
and
put
them
in
the
rooms
of
their
houses.
-21-
Being
wise
is
better
than
being
strong/powerful;
those
who
know
many
things
can
accomplish
more
than
those
who
are
very
strong.
Leaders
can
fight
battles
if
they
have
wise advisors,
and
they
win
those
battles
if
they
have
many
good advisors.
-22-
Foolish
people
cannot
understand
wise
sayings/talk;
at
public meetings
they
are
not
able
to
say
anything
that
is
useful.
-23-
Those
who
are
always
planning
to
do
evil
things
will
be
called troublemakers.
It
is
sinful
to
plan
to
do
foolish
things,
and
people
hate
those
who
make fun
of
everything
that
is
good.
-24-
If
you
act
as
though
you
are
helpless
when
you
have
troubles,
you
are
truly
very
weak.
-25-
If
it
is
unjustly
decided
that
someone
must
be
executed,
try
hard
to
rescue
them [DOU].
If
you
say, “I
did
not
know
anything
about
it,
so ◄it
is
not
my
concern/I
did
not
try
to
help
him►,”
remember
that
God
knows
what
we
have
done,
and
he
knows
what
we
were
thinking [IDM, RHQ],
and
he
will
certainly [RHQ]
repay
us
as
we
deserve
for
what
we
have
done
or
for
not
doing
what
we
should
have
done.
-26-
My
child/son,
eat
honey,
because
it
is
good
for
you;
the
honey
that drips
from honeycombs
tastes
very
sweet.
Similarly,
being
wise
is
good
for
your
soul;
if
you
become
wise,
you
will
be
happy
in
the
future,
and
God
will
certainly
do
for
you
what
you
are
confidently expecting
him
to
do [LIT].
-27-
Do
not
be
like
wicked
people
who
hide
and
wait
to
break
into
the
houses
of
righteous/good
people
and
rob/steal
things.
Even
if
good
people
fall
down
seven/many
times,
they
always
stand/get
up
again,
but
when
a
disaster
happens
to
wicked
people,
it
ruins/destroys
them.
-28-
Do
not
be
happy
when
something
bad
happens
to
one
of
your
enemies;
do
not
rejoice
when
he
stumbles
and
falls,
because
Yahweh
will
know
what
you
are
thinking,
and
he
will
not
like
it,
and
as
a
result
he
will
not
punish
that
enemy
of
yours.
-29-
Do
not
become
angry/upset
about
those
who
do
what
is
evil,
and
do
not [SYN]
envy
them,
because
nothing
good
will
happen
to
wicked
people;
they
are
like
a
lamp
that
will
soon
be
extinguished [MET].
-30-
My
child/son,
revere
Yahweh
and
also
honor
the
king,
and
do
not
associate
with
people
who
want
to
rebel
against
either
of
them,
because
those
people
will
suddenly
experience
disasters;
and
no
one
knows [RHQ]
what
great
disasters
that
God
or
the
king
can
cause
to
happen
to
them.
More
sayings
from
wise
people
Here
are
more
things
that
wise
people
have
said:
It
is
wrong
for
judges
to
decide
matters unfairly [IDM].
If
they
say
to
people
who
are
guilty, “You ◄are
innocent/have
not
done
something
that
is
wrong►,”
even
people
in
other
nations
will
curse
and
despise
them,
but
if
judges
say
that
guilty
people
must
be
punished,
things
will
go
well
for
those
judges,
and ◄they
will
receive
blessings/God
will
bless
them►.
Those
who
answer
others
honestly
show
that
they
are
truly
their
friends [IDM].
First,
do
the
work
that
needs
to
be
done
outside
your
house,
and
prepare
your
fields,
and
then
plant
things,
and
after
you
finish
doing
that,
build
your
house.
In
the courtroom
do
not
testify
against
someone
when
you
have
no
reason
to
do
that,
and
do
not
try
to
deceive
people
by
what
you
say [MTY].
Do
not
say, “I
will
do
to
him
what
he
did
to
me;
I
will
pay
him
back
for
the
bad
things
that
he
did
to
me.”
One
day
I
walked
by
the
vineyards
of
a
lazy
man,
a
man
who
did
not
have
good
sense.
I
was
surprised
to
see
that
the
fields
were
full
of
all
kinds
of thorny
bushes,
and
the
stone
wall
around
the
garden
had ◄collapsed/fallen
down►.
When
I
saw
that,
I
thought
about
it,
and
I
learned
this:
If
you
spend
a
lot
of
time
sleeping
and napping
and
folding
your
hands
while
you
rest,
soon
you
will
become
poor;
it
will
be
as
though [PRS, SIM]
a bandit
who
had
a
weapon
in
his
hand
attacked
you
and
stole
all
that
you
had.
More wise sayings from Solomon
Here
are
more
wise
sayings/words
that
Solomon
wrote.
Some
men
who
worked
for
Hezekiah,
the
king
of
Judah,
copied
them
from
a
scroll
that
Solomon
had
written.
We
consider
God
to
be
great
because
he ◄acts
in
mysterious
ways/does
things
that
we
cannot
understand►;
we
consider
kings
to
be
great
because
they
explain
things.
It
is
not possible
for
anyone
to
measure
how
high
the
sky
is
or
how
deep
the
earth/ocean
is;
likewise [SIM],
it
is
not possible
for
us
to
know
all
that
kings
are
thinking.
If
workers
burn
out
the
impure
bits
that
are
in
silver,
a
man
who
makes
things
from
silver
can
make
something
beautiful
from
the
silver.
Similarly,
if
wicked
advisors
are
taken
away
from
a
king,
his
government
will
remain
secure,
because
the
king
will
be
able
to
act
justly.
When
you
stand
in
front
of
a
king,
do
not
try
to ◄impress
him/honor
yourself►
and
do
not ◄act
like
you
are
important/ask
to
sit
where
important
people
sit;►
it
is
better
if
someone
tells
you
to
sit
closer
to
the
king
than
for
someone
to
tell
you,
while
the
king
is
listening,
to
sit
further
away
in
order
that
someone
who
is
more
important
may
sit
closer
to
the
king.
Do
not
quickly
go
to
a
court
to
tell
the
judge
about
something
that
you
have
seen,
because
another
witness
may
later
say
something
that
proves
that
you
are
wrong,
and
as
a
result
you
will
be
disgraced/ashamed.
If
that
happens, ◄what
will
you
do?/you
will
not
know
what
to
do.► [RHQ]
If
you
and
someone
else
think differently
about
some
matter,
settle
it
between
yourselves,
and
do
not
tell
others
any
secret
that
he
has
told
you.
If
others
find
out
that
you
have
told
secrets,
you
will
be
ashamed,
and
from
that
time
on, ◄you
will
have
a
bad
reputation/people
will
think
badly
about
you►.
Something
that
is
said
that
is
very
appropriate
is
as
delightful
as
seeing [SIM]
gold
apples/ornaments
in
a
silver
bowl.
When
a
wise
person
rebukes/warns
someone [SYN]
who
is
willing
to
listen,
that
is
as
valuable
as [SIM]
a
gold
ring
or
a
gold
chain.
A
messenger
who ◄is
reliable/tells
someone
else
exactly
what
he
was
told
to
say►
refreshes
the
spirits
of
his
bosses
who
sent
him
like [SIM] ◄snow/cold
water►
refreshes
the
ground
at
the
time
that
people
harvest
crops.
When
someone
promises
to
give
a
gift
to
us
but
never
gives
it,
that
disappoints
us
as
much
as [SIM]
clouds
and
wind
that
come
but
do
not
bring
any
rain.
If
someone
keeps requesting
a
ruler
long
enough
to
do
something,
he
will
often
agree
to
do
it;
similarly,
by
speaking [MTY]
gently
we
can
often convince
others
that
what
we
say
is
right [IDM].
If
you
find
some
honey,
do
not
eat
a
lot
of
it,
because
doing
that
may
cause
you
to
vomit.
Do
not
go
to
your
neighbor’s
house
very
often
to
talk
with
him;
if
you
go
very
often,
he
will
get
tired
of
listening
to
you
and
start
to
hate
you.
To
falsely
accuse
others
in
court
is
like [SIM]
attacking
them
with
a
war-club
or
a
sword
or
a
sharp
arrow.
Depending
on
unreliable
people
when
you
have
troubles
is
as
bad
as
trying
to
eat
when
you
have
a
bad/hurting
tooth
or
trying
to
walk
when
your
foot
is
crippled.
Singing
to
someone
who
is
depressed
just
causes
him
to
feel
worse;
it
is
like [SIM]
taking
off
clothes
on
a
very
cold
day
or
like
putting
vinegar
on
a
wound.
If
your
enemies
are
hungry,
give
them
something
to
eat;
if
they
are
thirsty,
give
them
something
to
drink;
doing
that
will
cause
them
to
feel
ashamed [IDM],
and
Yahweh
will
reward
you
for
doing
that.
When
wind
blows
from
the
right
direction,
it
will
rain;
similarly [SIM],
if
we
gossip
about
others,
that
causes
them
to
look
at
us
very
angrily.
It
is
better
to
live ◄
alone/by
yourself►
in
the
corner
of
an attic/housetop
than
to
live
inside
the
house
with
a
wife
who
is
always nagging.
Receiving
good
news
from
a
country
far
away
refreshes
our
spirits
like [SIM]
cold
water
refreshes
us
when
we
are
very
thirsty.
When
a
righteous/good
person ◄gives
in/yields►
to
wicked
people,
that
is
as
bad
as [SIM]
a
spring
that
becomes
muddied
or
a
fountain
that
becomes
polluted.
It
is
not
good
to
eat
too
much
honey,
and
trying
to
get
people
to
praise
you
is
also
not
good.
People
who ◄cannot
control
their tempers/quickly
become
very
angry►
are
unable
to
defend
their
behavior;
that
is
like
having
a
city
without
a
wall
around
it,
with
the
result
that
no
one
can
defend
it.
Just
like [SIM]
it
is
not
appropriate
for
snow
to
fall
in
summer
time,
or
rain
to
fall
at
harvest
time,
it
is
not
appropriate
to
praise/honor
foolish
people.
Like [SIM]
birds
that
fly
by
and
do
not
alight/land
on
anything,
if
someone
curses
you,
it
cannot
hurt
you
if
you ◄do
not
deserve
them/have
not
done
to
him
what
is
wrong►.
It
is
necessary
to
whip
a
horse
and
to
put
a
bridle
on
a
donkey
to
force
them
to
go
where
we
want
them
to
go,
and
similarly [SIM]
it
is
often
necessary
to
strike
foolish
people
with
a
stick
to
cause
them
to
do
what
is
right.
If
a
foolish
person
asks
a
foolish
question,
do
not
answer
him,
because
if
you
answer
his
question,
you
are
just
as
foolish
as
he
is.
If
you
give
a
foolish
answer
to
someone
who
asks
a
foolish
question,
he
will
realize
that
he
is ◄not
very
wise/foolish►.
Anyone
who
asks
a
foolish
person
to
take
a
message
to
someone
is
himself
doing
something
as
foolish
as
cutting
off
his
own
feet
or
drinking
poison.
A
lame
man
cannot
use
his
legs,
and
similarly [SIM]
it
is
useless
for
a
foolish
person
to
speak [MTY] ◄proverbs/wise
sayings►.
Tying
a
stone
in
a
sling
so
that
it
cannot
be
thrown
at
a
target
is
as
foolish
as [SIM]
honoring
a
foolish
person.
If
a
drunk
person
waves
some
thorns/brambles
with
his
hand,
he
is
not
able
to
accomplish
anything
useful
by
doing
that (OR,
he
does
not
feel
it
when
a
thorn
sticks
in
his
hand);
similarly,
if
foolish
people
speak [MTY]
proverbs,
they
do
not
help
anyone
who
hears
them.
A
man
who
shoots
arrows
to
try
to
wound
everybody
who
is
near
is
foolish;
similarly,
anyone
who
hires
a
foolish
person
who
passes
by
is
very
foolish.
A
foolish
person
will
foolishly
do
something
stupid
a
second
time;
it
is
like [SIM]
a
dog
returning
to
eat
what
it
has
vomited.
God
can
help/bless
foolish
people
more
easily
than
he
can
help/bless
people
who
are
not
wise [RHQ],
but
think
that
they
are
wise.
Lazy
people
just
stay
inside
their
houses
and
do
nothing;
they
keep
saying “
I
think
there
is
a
lion
in
the
street!”
A
door
continually
swings
back
and
forth
on
its
hinges
and
does
not
go
anywhere;
similarly [SIM],
lazy
people
just
continually
turn
over
in
their
beds
and
never
do
anything.
Some
people
are
extremely
lazy;
they
put
their
hand
in
a
dish
to
get
some
food
but
do
not
even
lift
the
food
up
to
their
mouths.
Lazy
people
think
that
they
are
wiser
than
seven/several
people
who
can
answer
others’
questions
with
good
sense.
Anyone
who ◄meddles/involves
himself►
in
a
quarrel
that
does
not
concern
him
is
as
foolish
as [SIM]
someone
who
tries
to
grab
a
passing
dog
by
its
ears.
Crazy
people
who
shoot
burning
arrows
to
kill
people
are
as
foolish
as
those
who
deceive
someone
else
and
then
say, “I
was
only
joking.”
If
there
is
no
more
firewood
to
put
on
the
fire,
the
fire
will
go
out;
similarly [SIM],
if
there
are
no
people
who ◄gossip/tell
people
things
that
are
not
true►,
quarreling
will
end.
Putting
charcoal
on
burning
coals
or
putting
wood
on
a
fire
causes
the
fire
to
keep
burning;
similarly,
people
who
like
to
quarrel
cause
people
to
keep
arguing.
People
enjoy
listening
to
what gossips
say
about
others
just
like [SIM]
they
enjoy
tasty
food;
they
enjoy
listening
to
what gossips
tell
them
like
they
enjoy swallowing
tasty
food.
People
who
say
nice
things
when
they
are
thinking
about
doing
evil
things
are
like
a
nice glaze/covering
on
a
cheap
clay
pot.
Those
who
hate
someone
and
are
saying [MTY]
something
very
different
from
what
they
are
thinking
are
hypocrites;
they
are
only
planning
to
harm
that
person.
When
they
say
nice
things,
do
not
believe
them,
because
in
their
inner
beings
are
many
things
that
Yahweh
hates.
They
try
to
deceive
people
to
cause
them
to
think
that
they
do
not
hate
that
person,
but
in
a
public
meeting,
the
people
will
find
out
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
Those
who
dig
a
deep
pit
for
other
people
to
fall
into
will
fall
into
it
themselves;
rocks
will
roll
down
on
those
who
start
to
cause
rocks
to
roll
down
to
crush
someone.
Those [MTY]
who
tell
lies
to
others
really
hate
them,
and
those
who
deceive
others
ruin
them.
Do
not
boast
about
what
you
will
do
tomorrow,
because
you
do
not
know
what
will
happen [PRS]
on
any
day.
Do
not
praise
yourself [MTY, PRS];
allow
others
to
praise
you.
If
someone
else
praises
you,
that
is okay.
It
causes
pain
to
our
bodies
to
carry
heavy
stones
or
a pail
full
of
sand,
but
doing
something
stupid/foolish
can
cause
great
pain
to
other
people’s
spirits.
It
is
cruel
to
be
angry
with
others,
and
our
being
angry
sometimes
destroys
others,
but
being
jealous
of
someone
is [RHQ]
often
more
cruel
than
that.
It
is
better
to
correct
someone
openly
than
to
show
that
you ldon’t ove
that
person
by
not correcting
him.
If
a
friend criticizes
you,
he
is
a
good
friend
and
you
can
trust
him;
but
if
one
of
your
enemies
kisses
you,
he
is
probably
wanting
to
deceive
you.
When
someone’s
stomach
is
full,
he
does
not
want
to
eat
honey;
but
when
someone
is
very
hungry,
he
thinks
that
even
bitter
things
taste
sweet.
Anyone
who
wanders
far
from
his
home/family
is
like [SIM]
a
bird
that
is
far
from
its
nest.
Putting
olive
oil
and
perfume
on
a
person’s
skin
causes
him
to
feel
good,
but
having
a
friend
who
gives
good
advice
is
even
better.
Do
not
neglect
your
friends
or
your parents’
friends;
and
at
a
time
when
you
are
experiencing
a
disaster,
do
not
go
to
a
relative
who
lives
far
away
to
request
his
help;
someone
who
lives
near
you
can
help
you
more
than
relatives
who
live
far
away.
My
child/son,
cause
me
to
be
happy
by
becoming
wise,
in
order
that
I
will
know
how
to
reply
to
those
who
would
criticize
me
about
your
behavior.
Those
who
have
good
sense
will
realize
that
there
is
something
dangerous
ahead,
and
they
will
hide;
those
who
do
not
have
good
sense
just
keep
going,
and
later
they
will
suffer
because
of
doing
that.
You
deserve
to
have
your
property
taken
from
you
if
you
foolishly
promise
to
a
stranger (OR,
a
strange
woman)
that
you
will
pay
what
she
owes
if
she
is
unable
to
pay
it [DOU].
If
you
rise
early
in
the
morning
and
call
out
a greeting
to
your
neighbor
while
he
is
still
sleeping,
he
will
consider
it
to
be
a
curse,
not
a
blessing.
Having
a
wife
that
is
constantly nagging
is
as
bad
as
listening
to
rain
continually
dripping
on
a
rainy
day.
Trying
to
restrain/stop
her
from
doing
that
is
as
difficult [SIM]
as
trying
to
stop
the
wind
or
trying
to
hold
oil
in
your
hand.
We
can
use
one
iron
tool
to
sharpen
another
iron
tool;
similarly [SIM],
when
one
person
shares
what
he
is
thinking,
it
can
help
other
people
to
think
more
clearly.
Those
who
take
care
of
fig
trees
will
have
figs
to
eat;
similarly,
servants
who
protect
their
master
will
be
honored
by
him.
When
a
person
looks
in
the
water,
he
sees
his
own
face;
similarly [SIM],
when
we
look
at
a
person’s
behavior,
we
know
what
he
is
thinking.
It
is
as
though
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are
is
always
wanting
more
people
to
die
and
come
there;
and humans [SYN]
are
always
wanting
to
acquire
more
things,
too.
Workers
put
silver
and
gold
in
a
very
hot
furnace
to
burn
out
what
is
impure,
and [SIM]
people
learn
what
we
are
really
like
when
they
see
how
we react
when
people
praise
us.
Even
if
you
beat/crush
a
fool
severely
like [MET]
you
pulverize
grain
with
a
pestle,
you
probably
will
not
be
able
to
cause
him
to
stop ◄being
foolish/doing
foolish
things►.
Take
good
care
of
your
flocks
of
sheep
and
herds
of
cattle,
because
the
money
that
you
acquired
from
selling
animals
previously
will
not ◄last/stay
with
you►
forever;
similarly [SIM], governments [MTY]
certainly
do
not [RHQ]
last
forever.
After
you
cut
the
hay [DOU]
and
store
it
to
feed
the
animals
in
the
winter
while
a
new
crop
of
hay
is
growing,
you
will
be
able
to
shear
the
sheep
and
make
clothes
from
the
wool,
and
you
will
get
money
from
selling
some
of
the
goats
to
buy
more
land,
and
you
will
get
enough
milk
from
the
other
goats
for
you
and
your
family
and
your
female
servants.
Wicked
people
run
away
even
when
no
one
is
pursuing
them,
but
righteous/good
people
are
not
afraid;
they
are
as
brave
as
lions.
When
the
people
of
a
nation
sin,
they
will
have
one
ruler
after
another;
but
when
their
leaders
are
wise
and
have
good
sense,
their
government
will
last
for
a
long
time.
A
poor
person
who
oppresses
other
poor
people
is
like [MET]
a
very
heavy/hard
rain
that
destroys
the
crops,
with
the
result
that
there
is
no
food
for
people
to
eat.
Those
who
reject/disobey
God’s
laws
always
speak
well
of
wicked
people;
but
those
who
obey
God’s
laws
always
oppose
what
wicked
people
do.
Evil
people
do
not
understand
what
it
means
to
act
justly,
but
those
who
try
to
obey/worship
Yahweh
understand
that
very
well.
It
is
better
to
be
honest
even
though
you
are
poor
than
to
be
dishonest
even
though
you
are
rich.
Young
people
who
obey
the
laws
are
wise [IDM];
parents
whose
children
associate
with
those
who ◄carouse/go
to
wild
parties►
are
humiliated/disgraced
because
of
what
their
children
do.
When
people
become
very
rich
by
charging
very
high
interest [DOU],
their
money
will
eventually
go
to
someone
who
does
kind
things
for
the
poor.
If
people
do
not
obey [MTY]
God’s
laws,
God ◄detests
their
prayers/considers
that
their
prayers
stink►.
Those
who
cause
honest/good
people
to
do
what
is
evil
will
fall
into
their
own
pits/traps,
but
good
things
will
happen
to
those
who ◄are
innocent/have
not
done
what
is
wrong►.
Many
rich
people
think
that
they
are
wise,
but
poor
people
who
have
good
sense
will
find
out
whether
rich
people
really
are
wise
or
not.
When
righteous/good
people ◄succeed/win
elections►,
everyone ◄celebrates/is
happy►;
but
when
wicked
people
win,
everyone
hides
because
they
are
afraid
of
what
the
wicked
people
will
do.
Those
who
refuse
to
confess/admit
their
sins
will
not
prosper,
but
God
acts mercifully/kindly
toward
those
who
confess
their
sins
and
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior.
God
is
pleased
with
those
who
always
revere
him,
but
those
who
are
stubborn [IDM]
will
experience
disasters.
Wicked
people
who
mistreat
poor
people
whom
they
rule
are
as
dangerous
to
them
as [SIM]
a
lion
roaring
at
them
or
a
bear
springing
up
to
attack
them.
Rulers
who
do
not
have
good
sense
cruelly
oppress
the
people
they
rule,
but
rulers
who
do
not
want
to
become
rich
by cheating/deceiving
people
will
live (OR,
rule)
for
a
long
time.
Those
who
are
guilty
of murdering [MTY]
another
person
will ◄be
fugitives/keep
running
away►
until
they
die;
do
not
help
them
to
escape.
Those
who
continually
do
what
is
right
will
be
safe/protected,
but
those
who
are
dishonest
will
suddenly
be
ruined.
Farmers
who
work
hard
in
their
fields
will
produce
good
crops
and
always
have
plenty
of
food
to
eat,
but
those
who
spend
all
their
time ◄on
useless projects/doing
things
that
do
not
benefit
anyone►
will
become
very
poor.
God
will
greatly
bless
those
who ◄are
trustworthy/always
do
what
they
say
that
they
will
do►,
but
he
will
certainly
punish [LIT]
those
who
try
to
become
rich
quickly.
It
is
not
good
for
judges
to
decide
matters unfairly/unjustly,
but
some
people
will
do
what
is
wrong
even
if
they
receive
only
a
very
small
bribe [HYP]
for
doing
it.
Selfish
people [IDM]
are
very
eager
to
become
rich
quickly;
they
do
not
realize
that
they
will
soon
become
poor.
Those
who
rebuke
someone
will
be appreciated/thanked
more
than
those
who
say
nice
things
to
others
merely
to ◄flatter
them/cause
them
to
feel
good►.
Anyone
who
steals
things
from
his
father
or
his
mother
and
says “That
is
not
sinful”
is
as
bad
as
a bandit.
Greedy
people
cause
trouble/strife;
those
who
trust
in
Yahweh
will
prosper [IDM].
Those
who
believe
that
what
they
think
is
always
right
are
foolish;
those
who
act
wisely
will ◄escape
danger/be
safe►.
Those
who
give
things
to
poor
people
will
not
become
poor,
but
many
people
will
curse
those
who
refuse
to
help [IDM]
poor
people.
When
wicked
people
become
rulers,
people
hide
because
they
are
afraid
of
what
those
wicked
people
will
do;
but
when
wicked
people
are
no
longer
rulers,
good/righteous
people
will
become
the
rulers.
Some
people
remain
stubborn [IDM]
even
though
they
are
often
reproved/warned
about
doing
what
is
wrong,
but
some
day
they
will
be
crushed/ruined,
and
nothing
will
be
able
to
heal
them.
When
righteous
people
are
rulers,
people
are
happy,
but
when
wicked
people
rule,
people ◄groan/are
miserable►.
Those
who
are
eager
to
become
wise
cause
their
parents
to
be
glad;
those
who
spend
their
time
with
prostitutes
will
end
up
giving
all
their
money
to
them.
When
a
king
rules
justly/fairly,
he
causes
his
nation
to
be
strong,
but
a
king
who
is
concerned
only
with
getting
more
money
from
the
people
ruins
his
nation.
Those
who ◄flatter
others/say
nice
things
to
others
merely
to
cause
them
to
feel
good►
are
really
setting
a
trap
for
them (OR,
for
themselves) [SYN].
Evil
people
will
be
trapped
by
the
sins
that
they
commit,
but
righteous/honest
people
will
sing
and
be
joyful/happy.
Righteous/Good
people
know
that
poor
people
should
be
treated
fairly/justly,
but
wicked
people ◄are
not
concerned
about/do
not
pay
attention
to►
those
matters
at
all.
Those
who
make fun
of
everything
that
is
good
say
things
that
cause
everyone
in
the
city
to ◄be agitated/in
turmoil►;
those
who
are
wise
enable
people
to
remain
calm.
If
a
wise
person
sues
a
foolish
person,
the
foolish
person
merely
laughs
at
him
and yells
at
him
and
will
not
be
quiet (OR,
the
dispute
will
not
be
resolved).
Those
who
murder
others
hate
people
who ◄are
honest/always
do
what
is
right►,
but
righteous
people
try
to
protect
them.
People
who
are
wise
are
patient
and
restrain/control
themselves
when
they
are
angry,
but
foolish
people ◄quickly
show
others
that
they
are
very
angry/do
not
restrain
themselves
at
all►.
If
a
ruler ◄pays
attention
to/believes►
people
who
tell
lies,
all
his
officials
will
also
become
wicked.
There
is
one
thing
that
is
true
about
both
poor
people
and
those
who
oppress
them:
Yahweh enables
all
of
them
to
see.
If
kings
judge
poor
people
fairly,
they
will
continue
to
rule
for
a
long
time.
If
children
are
punished/spanked
and
reproved/warned,
they
become
wise;
but
if
they
are
allowed
to
do
whatever
they
want
to
do,
they
do
things
that
cause
their
mothers
to
be
ashamed
of
them.
When
wicked
people
rule,
there
are
more
crimes
committed {people
commit
more
crimes},
but
some
day
those
wicked
people
will ◄be
defeated/no
longer
rule►,
and
righteous
people
will
see
that
happen.
If
you
discipline
your
children,
they
will
no
longer
do
things
that
will
cause
you
to
be
worried;
instead,
they
will
do
things
that
will
delight
you [SYN].
When
the
people
of
a
nation
do
not
receive
messages
that
come
directly
from
God,
they
do
not
control
their
behavior.
God
is
pleased
with
those
who
obey
his
laws.
It
is
not possible
to
correct/discipline
servants
only
by
talking
to
them;
they
understand
what
you
are
saying,
but
they
do
not
pay
attention
to
it.
God
can
help/bless
foolish
people
more
easily [RHQ]
than
he
can
help/bless
people
who
speak
without
thinking
first.
If
someone
gives
his
servants
everything
that
they
want,
starting
from
when
they
are
young,
some
day
those
servants
will
take
from
him
everything
that
he
owns.
Those
who
quickly
become
angry
cause
many
arguments,
and
they
also
commit
many
sins.
Proud
people
will
be
disgraced;
those
who
are
humble
will
be
respected.
Those
who
help
thieves
to
steal
only
hurt
themselves;
when
they
are
in
court,
they
solemnly
ask
God
to
curse
them
if
they
do
not
tell
the
truth,
but
they
do
not
tell
the
truth
about
the
crime
that
was
committed,
and
as
a
result,
God
will
curse
them.
It
is
like
a
dangerous
trap [MET]
for
people
to
be ◄afraid
of/worried
about►
what
others
will
think
about
them,
but
those
who
trust
in
Yahweh
are
safe/protected.
Many
people
request
rulers
to
do
things
to
help
them,
but
Yahweh
is
the
only
one
who
surely
does
for
people
what
is
fair/just.
Righteous
people
hate/detest
those
who
do
what
is
evil,
and
wicked
people
hate
those
whose
behavior
is
always
good.
Wise sayings from Agur
These
are
sayings/messages
that
God
gave
to
Agur,
the
son
of
Jakeh.
Agur
wrote
them
for
Ithiel
and
Ucal.
It
seems
that
I
am
very
stupid;
I
do
not
deserve
to
be
considered
to
be
a
human;
I
do
not
have
the
good
sense
that humans
should
have.
I
have
not
learned
how
to
become
wise
and
I
do
not
know
much
about
God.
But
let
me
say
this:
No
one [RHQ]
has
ascended
to
heaven
to
find
out
what
God
is
like
and
returned
to
tell
us.
No
one [RHQ]
has
gathered/held
the
wind
in
his
hand.
No
one [RHQ]
has
wrapped
the
water
in
the
ocean
in
a
piece
of
cloth,
and
no
one [RHQ]
has
established
the
boundaries
of
the
earth.
If
you
know
who
has
done
those
things,
tell
me [RHQ]
his
name,
and
the
names
of
his
children [SAR]!
But
you
do
not
know
who
has
done
those
things,
so
you
cannot
speak
with
authority
about
what
God
is
like.
Everything
that
God
has
said
is
true;
he
is
like
a
shield [MET]
for
all
those
who
request
him
to
protect
them.
Do
not
add
to (OR,
change)
what
God
has
said;
if
you
do
that,
he
will
rebuke
you
and
show
that
you
are
lying.
God,
I
ask
you
to
do
two
things
for
me;
please
do
them
before
I
die:
Help
me
never
to
lie
or
deceive
people
and
do
not
cause
me
to
become
poor
or
to
become
rich.
Just
give
me
the
food
that
I
need;
because
if
I
become
rich,
I
might
say
that
I
do
not [RHQ]
know
you
and
that
I
do
not
need
you;
and
if
I
become
poor,
I
might
dishonor
you
by
stealing
things.
More
wise
sayings
Do
not ◄slander/say
bad
things
about►
a
worker
to
his boss;
if
you
do
that,
the
worker
will
curse
you,
and
cause
you
to
have
trouble.
I
will
list
four
kinds
of
evil
things
that
people
do:
Some
people
curse
their
fathers
and
do
not
ask
God
to
bless
their
mothers.
Some
people
think
that
they
are
perfect,
but
really
they
have
never
been
cleansed
from
their
guilt
for
committing
disgusting
sins.
Some
people
are
very
proud;
they
think
that
they
are
very
good
and
they
despise
others.
Some
people
act
very
cruelly
toward
others;
it
is
as
though [MET]
they
have
teeth
that
are
like
sharp
knives;
they
severely
oppress
poor
people
and
try
to
cause
them
to
disappear
from
the
land.
Leeches
are
always
wanting
more
blood
to
suck;
similarly,
greedy
people
are
always
saying “Give
me
some!”
or “Give
me
more!” [MET]
There
are
four
things
that
are
never ◄satisfied/content
with
what
they
have►;
they
always
want
more [LIT]:
The
place
where
the
dead
people
are;
women
who
do
not
have
any
children;
ground
that
needs
water/rain;
and
a
fire
that
always
needs
more
wood.
Those
who [SYN]
make fun
of
their
fathers
or
refuse
to
obey
their
mothers (OR,
despise
their
aged
mothers)
should
die
and
have
their
eyes pecked
out
by crows,
and
the
rest
of
their
corpses
should
be
fed
to
the
vultures.
There
are
four
things
that
are
wonderful
to
me,
but
I
do
not
understand
any
of
them:
How
eagles
fly
in
the
sky,
how
snakes
are
able
to
move/crawl
across
a
big
rock,
how
ships
sail
on
the
seas,
and
how
a
man
falls
in
love
with
a
woman.
This
is
what
a
woman
who ◄is
not
faithful
to/does
not
have
sex
only
with►
her
husband
does:
She
commits
adultery [EUP],
and
then bathes
and
says, “I
have
not
done
anything
that
is
wrong!”
There
are
four
things
that
no
one
in
the
world
can
tolerate:
What
a
slave
does
who
becomes
a
king,
a
foolish
person
eating
too
much
food,
what
a
woman
who
is
hated
does
when
she
gets
married,
and
what
a
female
servant
does
when
she
becomes
the boss
instead
of
her
mistress.
There
are
four
animals
on
the
earth
that
are
small,
but
they
are
very
wise:
Ants
are
not
strong,
but
they
store
up
food
during
the
summer
in
order
to
have
it
during
the
winter.
Rock badgers
also
are
not
strong,
but
they
make
their
homes
among
the
rocks
where
they
will
be
safe.
Locusts
do
not
have
a
king,
but
they
march
like
the
soldiers
in
an
army.
Lizards/Geckos
are
very
small
and
you
can
hold
them
in
your
hand,
but
they
are
cleverly
able
to
get
inside
kings’
palaces.
There
are
four
animals
that
strut
around
and
look
very
impressive
while
they
walk [DOU]:
Lions,
which
are
stronger
than
all
other
animals
and
are
not
afraid
of
any
of
them;
male
goats,
strutting roosters,
and
kings
who ◄parade/walk
proudly
back
and
forth►
in
front
of
the
people
whom
they
rule.
If
you
have
acted
foolishly,
exalting
yourself,
or
if
you
been
planning
to
do
something
evil,
stop
it
immediately [IDM]!
If
you churn
milk,
it
produces
butter/curds,
and
if
you
hit
someone
hard
on
his
nose,
his
nose bleeds;
similarly,
if
you
do
something
to
cause
people
to
become
angry,
strife
usually
results.
Wise sayings from King Lemuel
These
are
sayings/messages
that
God
gave
to
King Lemuel’s
mother,
and
which
his
mother
taught
him:
You
are
my
son;
I
gave
birth
to
you [RHQ];
you
are
the
son
that
God
gave
me
in
answer
to
my
prayers.
Do
not exhaust
your
energy
having
sex [EUP]
with
women
to
whom
you
are
not
married,
with
women
who
ruin
kings
by
having
sex
with
them.
Lemuel,
kings
should
not
be
constantly
drinking
wine
or
greatly
desire
to
drink
other
strong/alcoholic
drinks.
If
they
do
that,
they
forget
the
laws
that
they
have
made,
and
they
do
not
do
what
is
right
for
poor/afflicted
people.
Give
strong/alcoholic
drinks
to
those
who
are
dying
and
to
those
who
are ◄greatly
distressed/suffering
very
much►.
If
they
drink,
they
will
forget
that
they
are
poor,
and
they
will
not
think
about
their
distress/troubles
anymore.
Speak [MTY]
to
defend
people
who
are
unable
to
defend
themselves;
speak
to
encourage
others
to
do
what
is
right
for
those
who
are
helpless.
Speak [MTY] ◄on
their
behalf/to
help
them►
and
try
to
cause
judges
to
decide
matters
fairly/justly;
try
to
cause
others
to
do
for
poor
and
needy
people
what
should
be
done
for
them.
Praise
for
a
good
wife
It
is
very
difficult
for
a
man
to [RHQ]
find
a
wife
who
is
good
and
who
is
capable
of
doing
many
things.
Any
woman
who
is
like
that
is
worth
more
than
jewels.
Her
husband
completely
trusts
her,
and
because
of
her,
he
has
everything
that
he
needs [LIT].
She
never
does
anything
that
would
harm
him;
she
does
good
things
for
him
all
the
days
of
her
life.
She
finds
wool
and
flax
in
the
market,
and
she
enjoys spinning
it
to
make
yarn.
She
is
like [SIM]
a
ship
that
brings
from
far
away
goods/merchandise
to
sell,
because
she
buys
food
that
comes
from
far
away.
She
gets
up
before
dawn
to
prepare
food
for
her
family.
Then
she
plans
the
work
that
her
servant
girls
will
do
on
that
day.
She
goes
out
and
looks
at
a
field
that
someone
wants
to
sell;
and
if
it
is
a
good
field,
she
buys
it.
She
buys grapevines [MTY]
with
the
money
that
she
has earned,
and
then
she
plants
them.
She
works
very
hard [IDM];
she
makes
her
arms
strong
by
the
work
she
does.
She
knows
when
she
is
getting
a
good
profit
from
her
business.
When
it
is
necessary,
she
works [MTY]
until
it
is
late
at
night.
She
holds
the ◄spindle/rod
which twists
the
thread
that
she
is
making►,
and
then
she spins
the
thread [MTY]
that
she
will
use.
She
generously
helps [MTY]
those
who
are
poor
and
needy [DOU].
She
is
not
worried
that
the
people
in
her
house
will
be
cold
in
the
winter,
because
she
has
made
warm
clothes
for
all
of
them.
She
makes bedspreads/quilts
for
the
beds.
She
wears
fine
linen
clothes
that
are
dyed
purple,
like
queens
wear.
Her
husband
is
well
known
by
the
important
people
of
the
town;
he
sits
with
the
other
town
leaders
in
the meetings
of
the
town
council.
She
makes
clothes
from
linen
cloth
and
sells
them.
She
sells
sashes
to shop
owners.
She
is
strong
in
her
character
and
respected/dignified,
and
she ◄laughs
at/is
not
afraid
of►
what
will
happen
in
the
future.
When
she
speaks,
she
says
what
is
wise.
When
she
gives
instructions,
she
speaks [MTY]
kindly (OR,
faithfully).
She
watches
over
everything
that
is
done
in
her
household,
and
she [IDM]
is
never
lazy.
Her
children
all
together
speak
highly
of
her,
and
her
husband
also
praises
her.
He
says
to
her, “There
are
many
women
who
do admirable
things,
but
you
surpass
them
all!”
Some
women
who
are
attractive
are
not
really
good
women,
but
they
can
deceive
us
regarding
what
they
are
really
like.
Furthermore,
women’s
beauty
does
not
last;
but
women
who
revere
Yahweh
should
be
honored.
Reward
women
who
are
like
that,
and
praise
them
in
public [MTY]
for
what
they
have
done.
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Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes
Ecc
This book contains the account of King Solomon observing what people do and of realizing that only reverencing God and obeying him is worthwhile. We call this book
Ecclesiastes
Everything is mysterious
I
am
Solomon,
the
son
of
King
David.
I
rule
in
Jerusalem
and
people
call
me ‘The ◄Preacher/Religious
Teacher►’.
I
say
that
everything
is
mysterious;
everything
is
hard
for
me
to
understand;
it
is
difficult
to
understand
why
everything
happens.
◄What
do
people
gain
from
all
the
work
that
they
do
here
on
the
earth?/It
seems
that
people
gain
no
lasting
benefit
from
all
the
work
that
they
do
here
on
the
earth.► [RHQ]
Each
year
old
people
die
and
babies
are
born,
but
the
earth
never
changes.
Each
morning
the
sun
rises,
and
each
evening
it
sets,
and
then
it
hurries
around
to
where
it
started
from.
The
wind
blows
south,
and
then
it
turns
around
to
start
blowing towards
the
north.
It
goes
around
and
around
in circles.
All
the
streams
flow
into
the
sea,
but
the
sea
is
never
full.
The
water
returns
to
the
sky,
and
when
it
rains,
the
water
returns
to
the
rivers,
and
it
flows
again
to
the
sea.
Everything
is boring,
with
the
result
that
we
do
not
even
want
to
talk
about
it.
We [SYN]
see
things,
but
we
always
want
to
see
more.
We [SYN]
hear
things,
but
we
always
want
to
hear
more.
Everything
continues
to
be
the
same
as
it
has
always
been;
things
that
happen
have
happened
previously,
and
they
will
happen
again.
What
has
been
done
before
will
be
done
again.
There
is
nothing
really
new
in
this
world [MTY].
Sometimes
people
say, “Look
at
this!
This
is
something
new [RHQ]!”
But
it
has
existed
previously;
it
existed
before
we
were
born.
People
do
not
remember
the
things
that
happened
long
ago,
and
in
the
future,
people
will
not
remember
what
we
are
doing
now.
What
the religious
teacher
found
out
about
wisdom
I,
the Religious
Teacher,
have
been
the
king
of
Israel
for
many
years,
ruling
in
Jerusalem.
By
being
wise,
I concentrated
on
understanding
everything
that
was
being
done
on
the
earth [MTY].
But
I
found
out
that
God
causes
all
of
us
to
experience
things
that
cause
us
to
be unhappy/miserable.
It
seems
that
nothing
that
happens
on
the
earth
really enables
us
to
do
anything
useful.
It
is
like [MET]
chasing
the
wind.
Many
things
that
are
crooked
cannot
be
caused
to
become
straight;
we
cannot
count
things
that
do
not exist.
I
said
to
myself, “
Hey,
I
am
wiser
than
any
of
the
kings
that
ruled
in
Jerusalem
before
I
became
the
king.
I
am
wiser
and
I
know
more
than
any
of
them!”
So
I
determined
to
learn
more
about
being
wise
and
to
learn
about
knowing
about
many
things,
and
also
to
learn
about
doing
things
that
are
very
foolish [DOU].
But
I
found
out
that
trying
to
understand
those
things
was
also
useless,
like
chasing
the
wind.
The
wiser
I
became,
the
more
disappointed
I
became.
The
more
things
I
knew
about,
the sadder
I
became.
Pleasure does not bring happiness
Then
I
said
to
myself, “Okay,
I
will
try
to
do
everything
that
I
enjoy.
I
will
find
out
whether
doing
what
I
enjoy
can
truly
enable
me
to
be
happy.”
But
I
found
out
that
doing
that
was
also
useless/senseless.
So
I
said
to
myself, “It
is
foolish
to
laugh
all
the
time,
and
continually
doing
what
I
enjoy
does
not
seem
to
bring
any
lasting
benefit.”
So,
after
thinking
a
lot
about
it,
I
decided
to ◄cheer
myself/cause
myself
to
be
happy►
by
drinking
a
lot
of
wine.
So
while
I
was
still
trying
to
be
wise,
I
decided
to
do
things
that
many
people
do
to
be
happy
during
the
short
time
that
they
are
alive
on
the
earth.
I
did
great
things:
I
caused
houses
to
be
built
for
myself
and
vineyards
to
be
planted.
I
told
my
workers
to
make
gardens
and
parks.
Then
I
told
them
to
fill
the
gardens
with
many
kinds
of
fruit
trees.
I
told
them
to
build
reservoirs
to
store
water
to
irrigate
the
fruit
trees.
I
bought
male
and
female
slaves,
and
babies
who
later
became
my
slaves
were
born
in
my
palace.
I
also
owned
more
livestock
than
any
of
the
previous
kings
in
Jerusalem
had
owned.
I
also
accumulated
large
amounts
of
silver
and
gold
that
were
paid
to
me
from
the
treasures
of
kings
and
rulers
of
provinces.
I
hired
men
and
women
to
sing
for
me,
and
I
had
many ◄concubines/slave
wives►
who
gave
me
much
pleasure [EUP].
So,
I
became
greater
than
anyone
else
who
had
ever
lived
in
Jerusalem,
and
I
was
very
wise.
I
got
everything [LIT]
that
I [SYN]
saw
and
wanted.
I
did
everything [LIT]
that
I
thought
would
enable
me
to
be
happy.
All
those
things
that
I [SYN]
enjoyed
were
like
a
reward
for
all
my
hard
work.
But
then
I
thought
about
all
the
hard
work
that
I [SYN]
had
done
to
get
all
those
things,
and
none
of
it
seems
to
bring
any
lasting
benefit [DOU].
It
was
all
like
chasing
the
wind.
Being
wise
also
seemed
useless
Then
I
started
to
think
about
being
wise,
and
also
about
being
foolish [DOU].
I
said
to
myself, “I
certainly
do
not
think
that [RHQ]
the
next
king
will
be
able
to
do
anything
better
than
I
can.”
And
I
thought, “Surely
it
is
better
to
be
wise
than
to
be
foolish,
like
light
is
better
than
darkness,
because
wise
people
walk
in
the
daylight
and [IDM]
can
see
where
they
are
going,
but
foolish
people
walk
in
the
darkness
and
cannot
see
where
they
are
going.”
But
I
also
realized
that
both
wise
people
and
foolish
people
eventually
die.
So
I
said
to
myself,
“I
am
very
wise,
but
I
will
die
at
the
end
of
my
life,
like
foolish
people
do.
So ◄how
has
it
benefited
me
to
be
very
wise?/it
certainly
has
not
benefited
me
to
be
very
wise [RHQ]►.
I
do
not
understand
why
people
consider
that
it
is
valuable
to
be
wise.
Wise
people
and
foolish
people
all
die.
And
after
we
die,
we
will
all
eventually
be
forgotten [DOU].”
So
I
hated
being
alive,
because
everything
that
we
do
here
on
the
earth [MTY]
distresses
me.
It
all
seems
to
be
useless
like
chasing
the
wind.
Working
hard
seemed
useless
I
also
began
to
hate
all
the
hard
work
that
I
had
done,
because
when
I
die,
everything
that
I
have
acquired
will
belong
to
the
next
king.
And ◄who/no
one►
knows [RHQ]
whether
he
will
be
wise
or
whether
he
will
be
foolish.
But
even
if
he
is
foolish,
he
will
acquire
all
the
things
that
I
worked
very
hard
and
wisely
to
get.
I
thought
about
all
the
hard
work
that
I
had
done.
It
seemed
useless,
and
I
became
depressed/discouraged.
Some
people
work
wisely
and
skillfully,
using
the
things
that
they
have
learned.
But
when
they
die,
they
leave
everything,
and
someone
who
has
not
worked
hard
acquires
those
things.
And
that
also
seemed
to
be
senseless
and
caused
me
to
be
discouraged.
So,
it
seems
that
people
do
not [RHQ]
get
much
for
all
the
hard
work
that
they
do
and
for
worrying.
Every
day
the
work
that
they
do
causes
them
to
experience
pain
and
to
be
worried.
And
during
the
night,
their
minds
are
not
able
to
rest.
That
also
is
very frustrating.
So
I
decided
that
the
best
thing
that
we
can
do
is
to
enjoy
what
we
eat
and
drink,
and
also
enjoy
our
work.
And
I
realized
that
those
things
are
what
God
intends
for
us.
There
is
absolutely
no
one [RHQ]
who
is
able
to
enjoy
those
things
if
God
does
not
give
those
things
to
him.
God enables
those
who
please
him
to
be
wise,
to
know
many
things,
and
to
enjoy
many
things.
But
if
sinful
people
work
hard
and
become
rich,
God
can
take
their
money
away
from
them
and
give
it
to
those
who
please
him.
But
that
also
is
something
that
is
difficult
for
me
to
understand.
Their
working
hard
seems
useless,
like
chasing
the
wind.
There is a right time for everything
There
is
a
right/correct
time
for
everything,
a
time
for
everything
that
we
do
in
this
world.
There
is
a
time
to
be
born,
and
there
is
a
time
to
die.
There
is
a
time
to
plant
seeds,
and
there
is
a
time
to
harvest
crops.
There
is
a
time
to
kill
people,
and
there
is
a
time
to
heal
people.
There
is
a
time
to
tear
things
down,
and
there
is
a
time
to
build
things.
There
is
a
time
to
cry,
and
there
is
a
time
to
laugh.
There
is
a
time
to
mourn,
and
there
is
a
time
to
dance
joyfully.
There
is
a
time
to
throw
away
stones
from
a
field,
and
there
is
a
time
to
gather
stones
to
build
walls/houses.
There
is
a
time
to
embrace
people,
and
there
is
a
time
to
not
embrace
people.
There
is
a
time
to
search
for
things,
and
there
is
a
time
to
stop
searching
for
things.
There
is
a
time
to
keep/save
things,
and
there
is
a
time
to
throw
things
away.
There
is
a
time
to
tear
our
old
clothes,
and
there
is
a
time
to
mend
clothes.
There
is
a
time
to
say
nothing,
and
there
is
a
time
when
we
should
speak.
There
is
a
time
when
we
should
love
things
that
people
do,
and
there
is
a
time
when
we
should
hate
things
that
people
do.
There
is
a
time
for
war,
and
there
is
a
time
for
peace.
◄What
do
people
gain
from
all
the
work
that
they
do?/It
seems
that
people
gain
very
little
from
all
the
work
that
they
do [RHQ]►.
I
have
seen
the
work
that
God
has
given
people
to
do.
God
has
appointed
a
time
that
is
right/correct
for
everything
to
happen.
He
has
also
caused
people
to
realize
that
there
are
things
that
will
endure
forever.
But
in
spite
of
that,
no
one
can
completely
understand
everything
that
God
has
done,
from
the
time
that
he starts
doing
things
until
he
finishes
them.
I
know
that
the
best [LIT]
thing
for
us
people
to
do
is
to
rejoice
and
to
do
good
things
all
during
the
time
that
we
are
alive.
And
I
also
know
that
everyone
should
eat
and
drink,
and
enjoy
the
work
that
they
do.
Those
are
things
that
God
gives
to
us.
I
also
know
that
what
God
does
endures
forever.
No
one
can
add
to
what
God
does,
and
no
one
can
take
away
from
the
things
that
God
does.
God
does
those
things
in
order
that
people
would
revere
him.
Things
that exist
now
have
already
existed
previously,
and
things
that
will
happen
in
the
future
have
already
happened
previously;
God
causes
the
same
things
to
happen
many
times.
Injustices
in
the
world
Furthermore,
I
saw
that
on
this
earth [MTY],
even
in
the
courts
where
we
expect
judges
to
make
right
decisions
about
what
people
had
done,
they
did
many
wicked [DOU]
things.
So
I
said
to
myself [SYN], “God
will
judge
both
righteous
people
and
wicked
people;
there
is
a
time
for
him
to
do
that,
because
there
is
a
time
for
him
to
do
everything.”
And
regarding humans,
I
also
said
to
myself, “God
is
testing
us,
to
show
us
that
in
one
way
people
are
no
different
than
animals,
because
what
happens
to
people
happens
to
animals.
Animals
die,
and
people
die.
We
all
must
breathe
to
remain
alive.
With
regard
to
that,
people
have
no
advantage
over
animals,
so
I
have
a
difficult
time
understanding
that.
People
and
animals
all
die
and
are
buried.
We
are
all
made
of
soil,
and
when
we
die,
our
corpses
become
soil
again.
No
one
knows [RHQ]
for
sure
that
when
we
die,
our
souls/spirits
go
up
to
heaven
and
the
souls/spirits
of
animals
go
down
to
the
place
where
the
dead
are.”
So
I
concluded
that
the
best
thing
for
us
people
to
do
is
to
be
happy
about
the
work
that
we
do,
because
that
is
what
God
has
given
to
us.
I
say
that
because
no
one
of
us [RHQ]
knows
what
happens
to
us
after
we
die.
Other things that he found hard to understand/accept
I
thought
some
more
about
all
the
suffering
that
people
are
caused
to
experience
on
the
earth [MTY].
I
saw
the
tears
of
people
who
were ◄oppressed/treated
cruelly►
and
who
had
no
one
to
comfort/encourage
them.
Those
who
oppressed
them
had
power,
and
there
was
absolutely
no
one
who
was
able
to
comfort
those
who
were
being
oppressed.
So
I
thought
that
those
who
are
already
dead
are
more
fortunate
than
those
who
are
still
alive.
And
those
who
have
not
been
born
yet
are
more
fortunate
than
those
who
are
still
alive
and
those
who
have
died,
because
those
who
have
not
been
born
have
not
seen
all
the
evil
things
that
are
done
on
the
earth.
I
also
thought
about
all
the
hard
work
that
people
do
and
the skills
that
they
have.
And
I
thought
about
how
they
compete
with
each
other
because
they
are
envious
of
others,
and
I
concluded
that
this
also
is
something
that
is
not
accomplishing
anything
useful,
like
chasing
the
wind.
Foolish
people
refuse
to
work;
they
sit
idly,
with
their
hands
folded,
and
do
not
work.
So
they
ruin
themselves.
So
I
say, “It
is
better
to
be
content
with
not
having
much
money,
than
to
work
very
hard
and
try
to
get
a
lot
of
money,
which
is
as
useless
as
chasing
the
wind.”
I
thought
about
something
else
that
happens
on
the
earth [MTY]
that
seems
senseless.
There
are
men
who
live
alone;
they
do
not
have
a
wife
or
children
or
any
brothers
living
with
them;
every
day
they
work
very
hard,
without
stopping,
to
get
a
lot
of
money,
but
they
are
never
satisfied
with
the
things
that
they
have.
They
never
ask
themselves,
“Why
am
I
working
very
hard
to earn
more
money?
Why
am
I
not
doing
things
that
would
cause
me
to
be
happy?”
What
they
do
also
seems
senseless.
Having
someone
work
with
you
is
better
than
being
by
yourself
all
the
time.
If
you
have
a
friend,
he
can
help
you
to
do
your
work.
If
you
fall
down,
he
can
help
you
get
up
again.
But
if
you
fall
down
when
you
are
alone,
it
will
be
difficult
for
you,
because
there
will
be
no
one
to
help
you
stand
up.
Similarly,
if
two
people
sleep
together,
they
can
keep
each
other
warm.
But
someone
who
sleeps
alone
will
certainly
not [RHQ]
be
warm.
Someone
who
is
alone
can
easily
be
attacked
and
defeated
by
another
person,
but
two
people
can
help
each
other
and ◄resist/defend
themselves
against►
someone
who
attacks
them.
Three
people
can
defend
themselves
even
more
easily,
like
a
rope
that
is
made
from
three
cords
is
harder
to
break
than
a
rope
made
from
two
cords.
When
a
poor
young
man
becomes
king
A
young
man
who
is
poor
but
wise
is
a
better
person
than
a
foolish
old
king
who
refuses
to
pay
attention
when
people
try
to
give
him
good
advice.
It
is possible
for
a
young
man
like
that
to
succeed
and
some
day
become
king,
even
if
his
parents
were
poor
or
even
if
he
was
in
prison
some
of
the
time.
But
then
some
other
young
man
becomes
king,
and
everyone ◄starts
to
support/is
pleased
with►
him.
Large
crowds
of
people
crowd
around
him.
But
after
a
few
years,
they
will
reject
him,
too.
So
it
is
all
senseless,
like
chasing
after
the
wind.
Be careful about making promises
When
you
enter
God’s
temple,
you
should
be
sure
to
listen
carefully.
Doing
that
is
better
than
offering
sacrifices
to
God
and
then
not
obeying
him,
which
is
foolish.
Think
carefully
before
you
speak [MTY]
or
before
you
promise
God
that
you
will
do
something [IDM].
Do
not
forget
that
God
is
in
heaven
and
he
is all-powerful
and
you
are
here
on
the
earth,
so
think
carefully
before
you
make
any
promises
to
God.
If
you
are
continually
thinking
and
worrying
about
things,
you
will
have
bad
dreams
about
them
and
not
rest
well.
And
the
more
you
talk,
the
more likely
it
will
be
that
you
will
say
things
that
are
foolish.
When
you
solemnly
promise
God
that
you
will
do
something,
do
not
be
foolish
by
delaying
in
doing
it,
because
God
is
not
pleased
with
foolish
people.
Do
all
the
things
that
you
promise
God
that
you
will
do.
It
is
better
to
not
promise
anything
than
to
promise
to
do
something,
and
then
not
doing
it.
Do
not
sin
by
promising
to
do
something
and
then
not
doing
it.
And
when
you
promise
God
to
do
something
and
do
not
do
it,
do
not
say
to
God’s
priest
that
it
was
a
mistake
for
you
to
promise
to
do
that.
If
you
do
that,
God
will
certainly [RHQ]
become
very
angry
with
you,
and
he
will
take
from
you
everything
that
you [SYN]
have
worked
to
acquire.
Promising
to
do
something
and
not
doing
it
is
like [SIM]
a
dream
that
has
no
value;
instead,
revere
God
by
doing
what
you
promised
him
that
you
would
do.
Officials
cheat
each
other
Do
not
be
surprised
if
you
see
poor
people
being ◄oppressed/treated
cruelly►
by
powerful/influential
people,
or
if
you
see
judges
making
unjust
decisions
throughout
the
land.
That
happens
because
the
people
who
do
that
are
supervised
and
cheated
by
more
important
officials [DOU],
and
even
the
king
forces
the
people
to
give
him
some
of
the
crops
that
they
harvest.
The
futility
of
wealth
Everyone
who
tries
to
get
as
much
money
as
they
can
will
never
think
that
they
have
enough.
They
will
never
be
satisfied
with
the
money
that
they
have.
That
also
is
senseless.
The
more
money
that
we
have,
the
more
people
want
us
to
spend
our
money
to
buy
things
for
them.
So
people
who
have
a
lot
of
money
do
not [RHQ]
benefit
from
it;
they
see [MTY]
it
when
they
get
it,
but
it
soon ◄disappears/is
completely
spent►.
Those
who
work
hard
sleep
peacefully
at
night,
even
if
they
do
not
have
much
food
to
eat.
But
rich
people
do
not
sleep
well,
because
they
worry
about
their
money.
I
have
seen
another
terrible
thing
that
happens
here
on
the
earth [MTY]:
People
save
up
all
their
money
and
become
rich,
but
they
are
not
helped
by
saving
a
lot
of
money,
because
something
happens
that
causes
their
money
to
be
gone,
and
when
they
die,
there
is
no
money
for
their
children
to
get/inherit.
When
we
are
born,
we
do
not
bring
anything
with
us,
and
when
we
die,
we
take
nothing
with
us
from
all
that
we
have earned
by
our
working
hard.
That
also
seems
senseless.
People
bring
nothing
into
the
world
when
they
are
born,
and
they
leave
this
world
taking
nothing
with
them.
They
have
worked
hard,
but
they
receive
no
lasting
benefit [MET].
Furthermore,
rich
people
are
always
miserable [MET]
and
sad,
and
depressed/discouraged
and
often
sick
and ◄resentful/thinking
that
what
has
happened
to
them
is
unfair►.
So,
the
best
thing
for
people
to
do
here
on
the
earth
during
the
few
years
that
God
allows
them
to
be
alive
is
to
eat
and
drink
and
to
enjoy
their
work,
because
those
are
the
things
that
God
has
given
to
them.
If
people
are
rich
and
have
a
lot
of
possessions,
and
are
able
to ◄enjoy/be
happy
with►
the
things
that
they
have
and
to
enjoy
their
work,
those
things
are
also
gifts
from
God.
Those
people
do
not
worry
much
about
everything
that
has
happened
during
the
time
that
they
have
been
alive,
because
God enables
them
to
be
happy
doing
everything
that
they
do.
I
have
seen
something
else
here
on
this
earth
that
troubles
people.
God enables
some
people
to
get
a
lot
of
money
and
possessions
and
to
be
honored;
they
have
everything [LIT]
that
they
want.
But
God
sometimes
does
not
allow
them
to
continue
to
enjoy
those
things.
Someone
else
gets
them
and
enjoys
them.
That
seems
senseless
and
unfair.
Someone
might
have 100
children
and
live
for
many
years.
But
if
he
is
not
able
to
enjoy
the
things
that
he
has
acquired,
and
if
he
is
not
buried
properly
after
he
dies,
I
say
that
a
child
that
is
dead
when
it
is
born
is
more
fortunate.
That
dead baby’s
birth
is
meaningless;
it
does
not
even
have
a
name.
It
goes
directly
to
the
place
where
there
is
only
darkness.
It
does
not
live
to
see
the
sun
or
know
anything.
But
it
finds
more
rest
than
rich
people
do
who
are
alive.
Even
if
people
could
live
for 2,000
years,
if
they
do
not
enjoy
the
things
that
God
gives
to
them,
it
would
have
been
better
for
them
never
to
have
been
born.
All
people
who
live
a
long
time
certainly [RHQ]
all
go
to
the
same
place—
to
the
grave.
People
work
hard
to
earn
enough
money
to
buy
food
to
eat [MTY],
but
often
they
never
get
enough
to
eat.
So
it
seems
that [RHQ]
wise
people
do
not
receive
more
lasting
benefits
than
foolish
people
do.
And
it
seems
that [RHQ]
poor
people
do
not
benefit
from
knowing
how
to
conduct
their
lives.
It
is
better
to
enjoy
the
things
that
we
already
have [MTY]
than
to
constantly
want
more
things;
continually
wanting
more
things
is
senseless,
like
chasing
the
wind.
All
the
things
that exist
on
the
earth
have
been
given
names.
And
everyone
knows
what
people
are
like,
so
it
is
useless
to
argue
with
someone (OR,
with
God)
who
is
stronger
than
we
are.
The
more
that
we
talk,
the
more
often
we
say
things
that
are
senseless,
so
it
certainly
does
not [RHQ]
benefit
us
to
talk
a
lot.
We
live
for
only
a
short
time;
we
disappear
like [SIM]
a
shadow
disappears
in
the
sunlight.
No
one [RHQ]
knows
what
is
best
for
us
while
we
are
alive,
and
no
one [RHQ]
knows
what
will
happen
to
us
after
we
die [EUP].
The best things in life
Having
a
good
reputation [MTY]
is
better
than
fine
perfume,
and
the
day
that
we
die
is
better
than
the
day
that
we
are
born.
It
is
better
to
go
to
a
house
where
people
are
mourning
about
someone
who
has
died
than
to
go
to
a
house
where
people
are
feasting,
because
everyone
will
die
some
day,
and
people
who
are
alive
should
think
seriously [IDM]
about
that.
It
is
better
to
be
sad
than
to
be
always
laughing,
because
being
sad
can
cause
us
to
think
more
about
how
we
should
conduct
our
lives [IDM].
Wise
people
who
go
to
where
others
are
mourning
think
about
the
fact
that
some
day
they
also
will
die,
but
foolish
people [PRS]
do
not
think
about
that;
they
are
always [MTY]
laughing.
It
is
better
to
pay
attention
to
someone
who
is
wise
rebuking
you
than
to
listen
to
the
songs
of
a
foolish
person.
By
listening
to
foolish
people
laughing
we
will
not
learn
any
more
than
by
listening
to
the
crackling
of
thorns
being
burned
under
a
pot.
Listening
to
fools
is
senseless.
When
wise
people
say
to
others, “You
must
pay
me
a
lot
of
money
for
me
to
protect
you,”
that
causes
those
wise
people
to
become
foolish,
and
accepting
bribes
causes
people
to
become
unable
to
do
what
is
fair/just.
Finishing
something
is
better
than
starting
something,
and
being
patient
is
better
than
being
proud.
Do
not
quickly ◄lose
your
temper/react
to
things
angrily►,
because
it
is
foolish
people [SYN]
who
become
very
angry.
Do
not
say, “Things
were
a
lot
better [RHQ]
previously,”
because
it
is
people
who
are
not
wise
who
say
that.
Being
wise
is
better
than inheriting
valuable
things;
being
wise
provides
lasting
benefits
for
every
person
on
the
earth [MTY].
We
are
sometimes
protected
by
being
wise
like
we
are
sometimes
protected
by
having
a
lot
of
money,
but
being
wise
is
better
than
having
a
lot
of
money,
because
being
wise prevents
us
from
doing
foolish
things
that
would
cause
us
to
die.
Think
carefully
about
what
God
has
done.
Certainly
no
one
can [RHQ]
cause
to
become
straight
the
things
that
God
has
caused
to
be
crooked.
When
things
are
going
well
for
you,
be
happy,
and
when
things
are
not
going
well
for
you,
remember
that
God
is
the
one
who
causes
good
things
to
happen
and
who
also
causes
disasters.
During
all
the
time
that
I
have
been
alive
I
have
seen
a
lot
of [HYP]
things
that
seem
senseless.
I
have
seen
righteous
people
die
while
they
are
still
young,
and
I
have
seen
wicked
people
remain
alive
for
a
very
long
time
in
spite
of
their
continuing
to
be
wicked.
So
do
not
think
that
you
are
very
righteous
and
do
not
think
that
you
are
very
wise,
because
if
you
think
those
things,
you
will
destroy
yourself.
If
you
do
what
is
evil
or
do
what
is
foolish,
you
might
die
while
you
are
still
young.
Continue
to
avoid
doing
what
is
evil
and
doing
what
is
foolish;
avoid
doing
both
of
those
things
by
continually revering
God.
If
you
are
wise,
you
will
be
more
powerful/influential
than
the
ten
most
powerful/influential
men
in
your
city.
There
is
no
one
in
this
world
who
always
does
what
is
right
and
who
never
sins.
Do
not
pay
attention [IDM]
to
everything
that
people
say,
because
if
you
do
that,
you
might
hear
your
servant
cursing
you.
You
know
that
you
have
also
cursed
other
people.
I
said
to
myself
that
I
would
use
my
wisdom
to
study
all
the
things
that
I
have
written
about,
but
I
was
not
able
to
do
it
successfully.
Wisdom
seems
to
be
far
from
me;
there
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
can
truly
understand
everything.
But
I
decided
to
investigate
things
and
by
my
wisdom
try
to
understand
the
reason
for
everything.
I
also
wanted
to
understand
why
people
act
wickedly
and
why
they
act
very
foolishly.
One
thing
I
learned
was
that ◄allowing
a
woman
to
seduce
you/having
sex
with
a
woman
to
whom
you
are
not
married►
is
worse
than
dying.
A
woman
who
tries
to
seduce
men
is
as
dangerous
as
a
trap [MET].
If
you
allow
her
to
put
her
arms
around
you,
it
will
be
as
though
she
will
be fastening
you
with
chains.
Women
like
that
will
capture
sinful
men,
but
men
who
please
God
will
escape
from
such
women.
This
is
what
I
have
learned:
I
tried
to
learn
more
and
more
about
things
to
try
to
find
out
the
reason
for
everything,
and
I
continued
to
try
to
learn
more,
but
I
could
not
find
all
that
I
was
searching
for.
But
one
thing
that
I
found
out
was
that
among 1,000
people
I
found
one
righteous
man,
but
I
did
not
find
even
one
righteous
woman.
But
I
did
learn
one
thing:
When
God
created
people,
they
were
righteous,
but
they
have
found
many
ways
to
do
many
evil
things.
I
will
tell
you
about
those
who
are
truly
wise [RHQ]
with
the
result
that
they
can
explain
why
everything
happens.
Being
wise enables
people
to
be
happy [MTY]
and enables
them
to
smile.
Obey
the
king
You
solemnly
promised
God
that
you
would
obey
what
the
king
commands,
so
do
that.
Do
not
quickly
disobey
the
king.
And
do
not
join
those
who
want
to
rebel
against
him,
because
the
king
will
do
what
he
wants
to
do.
We
need
to
obey
what
the
king
says
more
than
we
need
to
obey
what
anyone
else
says;
no
one
can
say
to
the
king, “◄Why
are
you
doing
that?/You
should
not
be
doing
that.► [RHQ]”
If
you
obey
what
the
king
commands,
he
will
not
harm
you.
So
be
wise,
and
know
the
correct/right
time
to
do
things
and
the
right
way
to
do
them.
Although
people
experience
many
troubles/difficulties,
there
is
a
right/correct
time
to
do
things,
and
there
is
a
right/correct
way
to
do
them.
No
one
knows
what
will
happen
in
the
future,
so
there
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
can
tell
us
what
is
going
to
happen.
We
cannot
control
the
wind,
and
we
cannot
control
when
we
will
die.
Soldiers
are
not
permitted
to
go
home
during
a
battle,
and
evil
people
will
not
be
saved
by
doing
what
is
evil.
I
thought
about
all
those
things,
and
I
thought
about
all [HYP]
the
other
things
that
happen
on
this
earth.
I
saw
that
sometimes
people
cause
those
whom
they
control
to
suffer.
I
also
saw
that
sometimes
after
evil
people
die,
they
are
highly
honored
at
their funerals
by
the
people
in
the
cities
where
they
had
done
evil
deeds.
It
seemed
to
be
difficult
to
understand
why
that
happens.
If
evil
people
are
not
immediately
punished,
it
causes
other
people [SYN]
to
also
want
to
do
evil
things.
But
even
if
sinful
people
commit 100
crimes,
and
even
if
they
live
for
a
long
time,
I
know
that
things
will
go
better
for
those
who
greatly
respect
and
revere
God.
I
also
know
that
things
will
not
go
well
go
for
those
who
are
evil,
because
they
do
not
revere
God.
Shadows
do
not
last
a
long
time.
Similarly [SIM],
evil
people
will
not
live
a
long
time.
Another
thing
that
sometimes
happens
on
this
earth
is
that
bad
things
happen
to
righteous
people,
and
good
things
happen
to
evil
people.
It
is
difficult
to
understand
why
that
happens.
So
I
decided
that
I
would
recommend
that
people
be
happy
while
they
are
alive,
because
the
best
thing
that
people
can
do
here
on
this
earth
is
to
eat
and
drink
and
be
happy. Enjoying
doing
those
things
will
help
people
while
they
do
their
work,
all
the
time
that
God
has
given
to
them
to
remain
alive
here
on
the
earth.
I
thought
about
being
wise
and
about
people
who
work
very
hard,
working
day
and
night
and
not
taking
time
to
sleep.
Then
I
thought
about
everything [HYP]
that
God
has
done,
and
I
realized
that
no
one
can
understand
everything
that
happens
here
on
this
earth.
Truly,
people
are
not
able
to
fully
understand
everything
that
God
understands,
even
if
they
try
hard
to
do
that.
Even
if
wise
people
claim
that
they
understand
it
all,
they
cannot.
Everyone dies
I
thought
about
all
those
things,
and
I
concluded
that
God
controls
what
happens
to
everyone,
even
those
who
are
wise
and
those
who
are
righteous.
No
one
knows
whether
others
will
love
them
or
whether
they
will
hate
them.
But
we
know
that
some
time
in
the
future
we
will
all
die;
it
does
not
matter
whether
we
act
righteously
or
wickedly,
whether
we
are
good
or
whether
we
are
bad,
whether
we
are
acceptable
for
worshiping
God
or
whether
we
have
done
things
to
cause
us
to
be
unacceptable;
it
does
not
matter
if
we
offer
sacrifices
to
God
or
if
we
do
not;
it
does
not
matter
if
we
do
what
we
have
promised
God
that
we
will
do
or
if
we
do
not;
we
all
die.
The
same
thing
will
happen
to
good
people
and
to
sinful
people,
to
those
who
solemnly
promise
to
do
things
for
God
and
to
those
who
are
afraid
to
make
such
promises.
It
seems
wrong
that
the
same
thing
happens
to
everyone
on
this
earth:
Everyone
dies [EUP].
Furthermore,
people’s
inner
beings
are
full
of
evil.
People
do
foolish
things
while
they
are
alive,
and
then
they
die
and
join
those
who
are
already
dead.
While
we
are
alive,
we
confidently
expect
that
good
things
will
happen
to
us.
We
despise
dogs,
but
it
is
better
to
be
a
dog
that
is
alive
than
to
be
a
majestic
lion
that
is
dead.
We
who
are
alive
know
that
some
day
we
will
die,
but
dead
people
do
not
know
anything.
Dead
people
do
not
receive
any
more
rewards,
and
people
soon
forget
them.
While
they
were
alive,
they
loved
some
people,
they
hated
some
people,
they
envied
some
people,
but
that
all
ends
when
they
die.
They
will
never
again
be
a
part
of
anything
that
happens
here
on
the
earth.
So
I
say,
be
joyful [DOU]
while
you
eat
your
food
and
drink
your
wine,
because
that
is
what
God
wants
you
to
do.
Wear
nice [MTY]
clothes
and
make
your
face
look
nice.
Enjoy
living
with
your
wife
whom
you
love,
all
during
the
time
that
God
has
given
to
you
to
be
alive
here
on
this
earth.
And
even
though
it
is
difficult
to
understand
why
many
things
happen,
enjoy
doing
the
work
that
you
do
here
on
this
earth.
Whatever
you
are
able
to
do,
do
it
with
all
your
energy,
because
some
time
you
will
die,
and
in
the
place
of
the
dead
where
you
are
going,
no
one
works
or
plans
to
do
anything
or
knows
anything
or
is
wise.
I
have
seen
something
else
here
on
the
earth:
The
person
who
runs fastest
does
not
always
win
the
race,
the
strongest
soldiers
do
not
always
win
the
battle,
the
wisest
people
do
not
always
have
food,
the smartest
people
do
not
always
become
rich,
and
people
who
have
studied
a
lot
are
not
always ◄honored/treated
very specially►
by
others;
we
cannot
always
control
what
things
will
happen
to
us
and
where
they
will
happen.
No
one
knows
when
he
will
die [EUP];
fish
are
cruelly
caught
in
a
net,
and
birds
are
caught
in
snares/traps;
similarly [SIM],
people
experience
disasters
at
times
when
they
do
not
expect
them
to
happen.
Being
wise
is
better
than
being
foolish
Once
I
saw
something
that
a
wise
man
did
that
impressed
me.
There
was
a
small
town,
where
only
a
few
people
lived.
The
army
of
a
great
king
came
to
that
town
and
surrounded
it.
They
built
dirt
ramps
up
against
the
walls
in
order
to
climb
up
and
attack
the
town.
In
that
town
there
was
a
man
who
was
poor
but
very
wise.
Because
of
doing
what
that
man
suggested,
the
town
was
saved;
but
people
soon
forgot
about
him.
So
I
realized
that
although
being
wise
is
better
than
being
strong,
if
you
are
poor,
no
one
will appreciate
what
you
do,
and
people
will
soon
forget
what
you
said.
Speaking
quietly
what
is
very
wise
is
much
more
sensible
than
a
king
shouting
to
foolish
people.
Being
wise
is
more
useful
than
a
lot
of
weapons;
but
if
you
do
one
foolish
thing,
it
is possible
that
because
of
doing
that,
you
will
ruin
all
the
good
things
that
you
have
done.
A
few
dead
flies
in
a
bottle
of
perfume
cause
all
the
perfume
to
stink.
Similarly [SIM],
a
small
amount
of
acting
foolishly
can
have
a
greater
effect
than
acting
wisely.
If
people
think sensibly,
it
will
lead
them
to
do
what
is
right;
if
they
think
foolishly,
it
causes
them
to
do
what
is
wrong.
Even
while
foolish
people
walk
along
the
road,
they
show
that
they
do
not
have
good
sense;
they
show
everyone
that
they
are
not
wise.
Do
not
quit
working
for
a
ruler
when
he
is
angry
with
you;
if
you
remain
calm,
he
will
probably
stop
being
angry.
There
is
something
else
that
I
have
seen
here
on
this
earth,
something
that
rulers
sometimes
do
that
is
wrong/inappropriate:
They
appoint
foolish
people
to
have
important
positions,
while
they
appoint
rich
people
to
have unimportant
positions.
They
allow
slaves
to
ride
on
horses
like
rich
people
usually
do,
but
they
force
officials
to
walk
like
slaves
usually
do.
It
is possible
that
those
who
dig
pits
will
fall
into
one
of
those
pits.
It
is possible
that
someone
who
tears
down
a
wall
will
be
bitten
by
a
snake
that
is
in
that
wall.
If
you
work
in
a
quarry,
it
is possible
that
a
stone
will
fall
on
you
and
injure
you.
It
is possible
that
men
who
split
logs
will
be
injured
by
one
of
those
logs.
If
your
axe
is
not
sharp [DOU],
you
will
need
to
work
harder
to
cut
down
a
tree,
but
by
being
wise,
you
will
succeed.
If
a
snake
bites
a
man
before
he
charms/tames
it,
his
ability
to
charm
snakes
will
not
benefit
him.
Wise
people
say [MTY]
what
is
sensible,
and
because
of
that,
people
honor
them;
but
foolish
people
are
destroyed
by
what
they
say [MTY].
When
foolish
people
start
to
talk,
they
say
things
that
are
foolish,
and
they
end
by
saying
things
that
are
both
wicked
and
foolish.
They
talk ◄too
much/without
ceasing►.
None
of
us
knows
what
will
happen
in
the
future,
or
what
will
happen
after
we
die.
Foolish
people
become
so
exhausted
by
the
work
that
they
do
that
they
are
unable
to
find
the
road
to
their
town/homes.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
the
people
of
a
nation
whose
ruler
is
a
foolish
young
man,
and
whose
other
leaders
continually
eat,
all
day
long,
every
day.
But
a
nation
will
prosper
if
its
ruler
is
from
a ◄noble/well-educated►
family,
and
if
its
other
leaders
feast
only
at
the
proper
times,
and
if
they
eat
and
drink
only
to
be
strong,
not
to
become
drunk.
Some
men
are
very
lazy
and
do
not
repair
the
rafters,
with
the
result
that
the
rafters
sag
and
collapse;
and
if
they
do
not
repair
the
roof,
water
will leak
into
the
house
when
it
rains.
Eating
food
and
drinking
wine
causes
us
to
laugh
and
be
happy,
but
we
are
able
to
enjoy
those
things
only
if
we
have
money
to
buy
them.
Do
not
even
think
about
cursing
the
king,
or
cursing
rich
people,
even
when
you
are
alone
in
your
bedroom,
because
it
is possible
that
a
little
bird
will
hear
what
you
are
saying,
and
tell
those
people
what
you
said
about
them.
Advice from nature
Give
generously
to
others
some
of
the
money [MET]
that
you
have;
if
you
do
that,
later
you
will
get
back
an
equal
amount.
Share
some
of
what
you
have
with ◄seven
or
eight/several►
others,
because
you
do
not
know
when
you
will
experience
a
disaster,
and
if
you
give
some
of
what
you
have
to
others,
when
you
experience
that
disaster,
they
will
kindly
help
you.
It
is
always
true
that
when
clouds
are
full
of
water,
they
pour
rain
on
the
earth.
Similarly,
wherever
a
tree
falls
on
the
ground,
that
is
where
it
will
remain.
If
farmers
see
in
what
direction
the
wind
is
blowing,
they
will
know
whether
it
is
wise
at
that
time
to
plant
things
or
not.
It
is
also
true
that
if
farmers
look
at
the
clouds
and
see
that
they
are
blowing
from
the
west,
which
means
that
it
will probably
rain,
they
will
not
try
to
harvest
their
crops
on
that
day.
We
do
not
know
where
the
wind
comes
from
or
where
it
goes,
and
we
do
not
know
how
bodies
are
formed
in
women’s
wombs.
Similarly [SIM],
God
is
the
one
who
made
everything,
and
we
cannot
fully
understand
what
God
does.
Start
planting
your
seeds
in
the
morning,
and
do
not
stop
planting
them
until
the
evening,
because
you
do
not
know
which
ones
will
grow
better,
the
ones
you
plant
in
the
morning
or
the
ones
you
plant
later
in
the
day,
or
whether
both
will
grow
well.
Youth
and
old
age
It
is
very
delightful
to
be
alive
and
see [MTY]
the
sun
rise
every
morning.
Even
if
people
live
for
many
years,
they
should
enjoy
all
of
them.
But
they
should
not
forget
that
some
day
they
will
die
and
then
they
will
never
be
able
to
see
any
light
again,
and
we
do
not
know
what
will
happen
to
us
after
we
die.
You
young
people,
be
happy
while
you
are
still
young.
Enjoy [IDM]
doing
the
things
that
you
want
to
do.
But
do
not
forget
that
some
day
God
will
judge
you
concerning
all
the
things
that
you
do.
So
when
you
are
young [MTY],
do
not
worry
about
anything,
and
do
not
pay
attention
to
the
pains
that
you
have
in
your
body,
because
we
will
not
remain
young
and
strong
forever.
While
you
are
still
young,
keep
thinking
about
God,
who
created
you.
Do
that
before
you
are
old
and
you
experience
many
troubles,
during
the
years
when
you
say
“I
no
longer
enjoy
being
alive.”
When
you
become
old,
the
light
from
the
sun
and
moon
and
stars
will
seem
dim
to
you,
and
it
will
seem
that
the
rain
clouds
always
return
quickly
after
it
rains.
Then
your
arms
that
you
use
to
protect [MET]
your
bodies
will
shake/tremble,
and
your
legs
that
support [MET]
your
bodies
will
become
weak.
Many
of
your
teeth
that
you
use
to
grind/chew
your
food
will
fall
out,
and
your
eyes
that
you
use
to
look
out
of
windows
will
not
see
clearly.
Your
ears [MET]
will
not
hear
the
noise
in
the
streets,
and
you
will
not
be
able
to
hear
clearly
the
sound
of
people
grinding
grain
with
millstones.
You
will
be
awakened
in
the
morning
by
hearing
the
birds
singing/chirping,
but
you
will
not
be
able
to
hear
well
the
songs
that ◄the
birds/people►
sing.
You
will
be
afraid
to
be
in
high
places
and
afraid
of
dangers
on
the
roads
that
you
walk
on.
Your
hair
will
become
white
like [MET]
the
flowers
of
almond
trees.
When
you
try
to
walk,
you
will
drag
yourself
along
like [MET]
grasshoppers,
and
you
will
no
longer
desire
to
have
sex.
Then
you
will
die
and
go
to
your
eternal
home,
and
people
who
will
mourn
for
you
will
be
in
the
streets.
Think
much
about
God
now,
because
soon
our
lives
will
end,
like [MET]
silver
chains
or
golden
bowls
that
break
easily,
or
like
pitchers/jugs
that
are
broken
at
the
water
fountain,
or
like
broken pulleys
at
a
well.
Then
our
corpses
will
decay
and
become
dirt
again,
and
our
spirits
will
return
to
God,
the
one
who
gave
us
our
spirits.
So
I
say
again
that
it
is
difficult
to
understand
why
everything
happens;
everything
is
mysterious.
The
conclusion
I
was
considered
to
be
a
very
wise
man,
and
I
taught
the
people
many
things.
I
assembled/collected
and
wrote
down
many
proverbs,
and
I
carefully
thought
about
and
studied
them.
I
searched
for
the
right
words,
and
what
I
have
written
is
reliable
and
true.
The
things
that
I
and
other
wise
people
say
teach
people
what
they
should
do;
they
are
like [SIM] ◄goads/sharp
sticks
that
people
use
to
strike
animals
to
direct
where
they
should
go►.
They
are
like [SIM]
nails
that
stick
out
of
pieces
of
wood.
They
are
given
to
us
by
God,
who
is
like [MET]
our
shepherd.
So,
my
son,
pay
careful
attention
to
what
I
have
written,
and
choose
carefully
what
you
read
that
others
have
written,
because
writing
proverbs/books
is
endless,
and
trying
to
study
them
all
will
cause
you
to
become
exhausted.
Now
you
have
heard
all
that
I
have
told
you,
and
here
is
the
conclusion:
Revere
God,
and
obey
his
commandments,
because
those
commandments summarize
everything
that
people
should
do.
And
do
not
forget
that
God
will
judge
everything
that
we
do,
good
things
and
bad
things,
even
things
that
we
do
secretly.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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Song of Songs
Song of Songs
Sng
This book contains songs that King Solomon sang with his beloved. We call this book
Song of Songs
This
is
King
Solomon’s
most
beautiful
song.
The
young
woman
speaks
to
her
lover
Kiss
me
on
my
lips,
because
your
love
for
me
is
more
delightful
than
wine.
The
fragrance
of
the cologne
on
your
skin
is
very
sweet/pleasing [CHI].
And
your
reputation
is
very
good
and
spreads,
like [SIM]
the
fragrance
of
the
special
oil
spread
on
your
skin.
That
is
why
the
other
young
women
are
attracted
to
you.
Take
me
quickly;
take
me
to
your
home.
It
is
as
though
you
are
my
king;
take
me
into
your
room.
Their
friends
speak
to
the
man
We
are
very
happy [DOU]
about
you;
we
say
that
your
love
for
each
other
is
better
than
wine.
It
is
not surprising
that
the
other
young
women
adore
you.
The
woman
speaks
You
women
of
Jerusalem,
I
am
dark
but
beautiful;
my
dark
skin
is
like [SIM]
the
tents
in
Kedar,
or
like
the
beautiful
curtains
in
Solomon’s
palace.
But
do
not
stare
at
me
because
of
the
sun
having
caused
my
skin
to
become
dark;
my
brothers
were
angry
with
me,
so
they
forced
me
to
work
out
in
the
sunshine
in
the
vineyards,
so
I
was
not
able
to
take
good
care
of
my
body/skin [CHI,
MET].
You
whom
I [SYN]
love,
where
will
you
take
your
flock
of
sheep
today?
Where
will
you
allow
them
to
rest
at noontime?
I
want
to
know
because
it
is
not
right [RHQ]
for
me
to
wander
around
like
a
prostitute
looking
for
you
among
the
flocks
that
belong
to
your
friends.
The
man
speaks
You
who
are
the
most
beautiful
of
all
the
women,
if
you
search
for
me
and
do
not
know
where
I
will
take
my
sheep,
follow
the
tracks/footprints
of
the
sheep.
Then
allow
your
young
goats
to ◄graze/eat
grass►
near
the
shepherds’
tents.
You
are
beautiful,
my
darling,
like
the
young
female
horse
that
pulls
the
chariot
of
the
king
of
Egypt.
Your
cheeks
are
decorated
with
jewelry,
and
there
are
strings
of
beads/pearls
around
your
neck.
We
will
make
for
you
some
gold
earrings
that
are
decorated/inlaid
with
silver.
The
woman
speaks
While
the
king
was
on
his
couch,
the
smell
of
my
perfume
spread
around
the
room.
The
man
who
loves
me
is
as
delightful
as [MET]
a ◄sachet/small
cloth
bag►
of
myrrh
between
my
breasts.
He
is
like [MET]
a
bunch
of
flowers
from
the
vineyards
at
En-Gedi.
The
man
speaks
You
whom
I
love,
you
are
beautiful;
you
are
very
beautiful!
Your
eyes
are
as
delightful/charming
as
doves.
The
woman
replies
You
who
love
me,
you
are
very
delightful/handsome,
you
are
wonderful!
This
green
grass
will
be
like
a
couch
where
we
lie
down.
Branches
of
cedar
trees
will
shade
us;
it
is
as
though
branches
of
juniper/pine
trees
will
be
like [MET]
a
roof
over
our
heads.
The woman speaks
I
am
like [MET]
a
flower/rose
from
the
Sharon
Plain,
and
like [MET]
a
lily
that
grows
in
a
valley.
The
man
speaks
Among
the
other
young
women,
the
one
whom
I
love
is
like [MET]
a
lily
growing
among
thorns!
The
woman
speaks
And
among
the
other
men,
you,
the
man
who
loves
me,
are
like [MET]
an
apple/fruit
tree
that
grows
in
the
forest.
You
are
like
a
tree
whose
shadow
protects
me
from
the
sun,
and
your
being
close
to
me [EUP]
is
like [MET]
eating
sweet
fruit.
You
led
me
to
the ◄banquet
room/room
where
we
could
make
love►,
and
it
is
evident
that
you
love
me
very
much.
Refresh
me
and
strengthen
me
with
your lovemaking
like
I
am
refreshed
by
eating [MET, EUP]
raisins
and
other
fruit,
because
I
very
much
desire
that
you
love
me
even
more.
Put
your
left
arm
under
my
head
and
with
your
right
arm
hold
me
close.
You
young
women
of
Jerusalem,
solemnly
promise
me,
while
the
does
and
gazelles
are
listening,
that
you
will
not
disturb
us
while
we
are
making
love
until
we
are
ready
to
quit.
I
hear
the
voice
of
the
man
who
loves
me.
It
is
as
though [MET]
he
is
leaping
over
the
mountains
and
skipping
over
the
hills
like [SIM]
a
deer
or
a
gazelle.
Now
he
is
standing
outside
the
wall
of
our
house,
looking
in
the
window,
and
peering
through
the ◄lattice/wooden
strips
inside
the
window
frame►.
He
spoke
to
me
and
said,
“You
whom
I
love,
get
up;
my
beautiful
one,
come
with
me [CHI]!
Look,
the ◄winter/cold
season►
is
ended;
the
rain
has
stopped;
flowers
are blooming
throughout
the
country/land.
It
is
now
time
to
sing;
we
hear
the
doves cooing.
There
are
young/new
figs
on
the
fig
trees,
and
there
are
blossoms
on
the grapevines
and
their
fragrance
fills
the
air.
You
whom
I
love,
get
up;
my
beautiful
one,
come
with
me!
You
are
like [MET]
a
dove
that
is
hiding
far
from
me
in
an
opening/crack
in
the
rocky
cliff.
Show
me
your
face,
and
allow
me
to
hear
your
voice,
because
your
voice
is sweet-sounding
and
your
face
is
lovely [CHI].”
The
woman
continues
to
speak
There
are
other
men
who
are
like [MET]
little
jackals/foxes
that
ruin
vineyards;
do
not
allow
those
men
to
attack
me.
You
who
love
me,
I
belong
to
you
and
you
belong
to
me,
and
you
experience
pleasure
when
you
kiss
my
lips
like [MET]
a
shepherd
enjoys
taking
care
of
his
sheep.
You
who
love
me,
come
and
be
like [SIM]
a
gazelle
or
like
a
young
deer
on
the
hills
of
Bether,
and
then
flee
like
a
deer
at
dawn
tomorrow
morning,
when
the
darkness
fades.
All throught
the
night
while
I
lay
on
my
bed,
I
longed
for
the
one
whom
I
love.
I
desired
for
him
to
come,
but
he
did
not
come.
So
I
said
to
myself,
“I
will
get
up
now
and
walk
around
the
city,
through
the
streets
and
plazas,
to
search
for
the
one
whom
I
love.”
So
I
got
up
and
searched
for
him,
but
I
could
not
find
him.
The
city
watchmen
saw
me
while
they
were patrolling/walking
around
the
city.
I
asked
them,
“Have
you
seen
the
one
whom
I
love?”
As
soon
as
I
walked
past
them,
I
found
the
one
whom
I
love.
I
clung
to
him
and
would
not
let
him
go
until
I
had
brought
him
to
my
mother’s
house,
to
the
room
where
my
mother
had
conceived
me (OR,
where
I
was
born).
You
women
of
Jerusalem,
solemnly
promise
me,
while
the
does
and
gazelles
are
listening,
that
you
will
not
disturb
us
while
we
are
making
love
until
we
are
ready
to
quit.
One
of
their
friends
speaks
Who
is
it
that
is
coming
from
the
desert,
who
is
stirring
up
dust
like
a
column
of
smoke
from
burning
myrrh
and
incense
made
from
spices
imported
by
merchants?
It
is
Solomon,
sitting
in
his portable
chair
surrounded
by 60 bodyguards
chosen
from
the
strongest/greatest
warriors
in
Israel.
They
all
have
swords
and
they
all ◄are
trained
to/know
well
how
to►
use
them.
Each
one
has
his
sword
strapped
to
his
side
and
is
prepared
to
defend
Solomon
from
dangers
that
might
occur
even
during
the
night.
King
Solomon
commanded
his
servants
to
make
that portable
chair
for
him;
it
was
made
with
wood
from
Lebanon.
The
canopy
that
covered
it
was ◄held
up/supported►
by
posts
made
of
silver,
and
the
back
of
the
chair
was
embroidered
with
gold.
The
seat/cushion
was
covered
with
purple
cloth
lovingly
made/woven
by
the
women
of
Jerusalem.
You
women
of
Jerusalem,
come
and
look
at
King
Solomon
wearing
the headdress
that
his
mother
put
on
his
head
on
the
day
when
he
was
married,
the
day
when
he [SYN]
was
very
happy.
The man speaks
My
darling,
you
are
beautiful,
you
are
very
beautiful!
Underneath
your
veil,
your
eyes
are
as
gentle
as [MET]
doves.
Your
long
black
hair
moves
from
side
to
side
like [SIM]
a
flock
of
black
goats
moving
down
the
slopes
of
Gilead
Mountain.
Your
teeth
are
very
white
like [SIM]
a
flock
of
sheep
whose
wool
has
just
been ◄shorn/cut
off►
and
that
have
come
up
from
being
washed
in
a
stream.
You
have
all
of
your
teeth;
none
of
them
is
missing.
Your
lips
are
like [SIM]
a
scarlet ribbon,
and
your
mouth
is
lovely.
Beneath
your
veil,
your
round, rosy/red
cheeks
are
like [SIM]
the halves
of
a
pomegranate.
Your
long
neck
is
beautiful
like [SIM]
the
tower
of
King
David
that
was
built
using
layers/rows
of
stone.
The
ornaments
on
your
necklaces
are
like 1,000 [HYP]
shields
that
are
hanging
on
the
walls
of
a
tower;
each
one
belongs
to
a
warrior.
Your
breasts
are
as
beautiful [SIM]
as
two ◄fawns/young
gazelles►
that
eat
grass
among
lilies.
Until
dawn
tomorrow
morning
and
the nighttime
shadows/darkness
disappear,
I
will
lie
close
to
your
breasts
that
are
like [MET]
hills
that
are
covered
with
incense [DOU].
My
darling,
you
are
completely
beautiful;
your
body
is
perfectly
formed!
My
bride,
it
is
as
though
you
are
in [MET]
Lebanon
far
away,
where
I
cannot
reach
you;
come
back
to
me.
It
is
as
though
you
are
inaccessible [MET]
on
the
top
of
Hermon
Mountain
or
the
nearby
peaks.
Come
from
where
the
lions
have
their
dens
and
where
the
leopards
live
on
the
mountains.
My
bride [DOU],
you
who
are dearer
to
me
than
my
sister,
you
have
captured
my
affection [IDM]
by
only
once
quickly
looking
at
me,
and
by
one
strand
of
jewels
in
your
necklace.
My
bride,
your
love
for
me
is
delightful!
It
more
delightful
than
wine!
And
the
fragrance
of
your
perfume
is
more
pleasing
than
any
spice!
Being
kissed
by
you
is
as enjoyable
as
eating [MTY]
honey;
your
kisses
are
as
sweet
as
milk
mixed
with
honey.
The
aroma
of
your
clothes
is
like [SIM]
the
aroma
of
cedar
trees
in
Lebanon.
My
bride,
you
who
are dearer
to
me
than [MET]
my
sister,
you
are
like [MET]
a
garden
that
is
locked
in
order
that
other
men
cannot
enter
it;
you
are
like [MET]
a
spring
or
a
fountain
that
is
covered
in
order
that
others
may
not
drink
from
it.
You
are
like [MET]
an
orchard
of
pomegranate
trees
full
of delicious
fruit,
and
plenty
of
plants
that
produce
henna
and
nard
spices,
and
saffron
and
calamus
and
cinnamon
and
many
other
kinds
of
incense,
and
myrrh
and
aloes
and
many
other
fine
spices.
You
are
like [MET]
a
fountain
in
a
garden,
like [MET]
a
spring
of
clear
water
that
flows
down
from
the
mountains
of
Lebanon.
The
woman
speaks
I
want
the
north
wind
and
the
south
wind
to
come,
and
blow
on
my
garden,
in
order
that
the
fragrance
of
the
spices
will
spread
through
the
air.
Similarly,
I
want
the
one
who
loves
me
to
come
and
enjoy
cuddling
up
to
me
like [MET, EUP]
someone
comes
into
a
garden
and
enjoys
eating
the
fruit
that
grows
there.
The man speaks
My
bride,
you
who
are dearer
to
me
than
my
sister,
I
have
come
to cuddle
up
to
you [MET, EUP];
it
will
be
as
though
I
will
be
gathering
myrrh
with
my
other
spices,
and
eating
my
honey
and
my
honeycomb,
and
drinking
my
wine
and
my
milk.
Their
friends
speak
You
two
who
love
each
other,
enjoy
your lovemaking;
enjoy
all
that
you
want
to.
The
woman
speaks
I
was partially
asleep,
but
my
mind
was
still
awake.
Then
I
heard
the
one
who
loves
me
knocking
at
the
door.
He
said, “My
darling,
you
who
are dearer
to
me
than
my
sister,
my
dear
friend,
my
perfect
one,
my
dove [MET],
open
the
door
for
me!
My
hair
is
wet
from
the
dew,
from
the
mist
that
has
fallen
during
the
night.”
But
I
had
already
taken
off
my
robe;
I
did
not [RHQ]
want
to
put
it
on
again
to
open
the
door.
I
had
already
washed
my
feet;
I
did
not [RHQ]
want
them
to
become
dirty
again.
The
one
who
loves
me
put
his
hand
through
the
opening
in
the
wall,
and
I
was thrilled
that
he
was
there.
I
got
up
to
open
the
door
for
the
one
who
loves
me,
but
first
I
put
a
lot
of
myrrh
on
my
hands.
The
myrrh
was
dripping
from
my
fingers
while
I unlatched
the
bolt.
I
opened
the
door
for
the
man
who
loves
me,
but
he
had
left.
He
had
turned
away
and
was
gone!
I
was
very
disappointed [IDM];
I
searched
for
him,
but
I
could
not
find
him.
I
called
him,
but
he
did
not
answer.
The
city
watchmen
saw
me
while
they
were
walking
around
the
city.
They
beat
me
and
wounded
me
because
they
thought
I
must
be
a
prostitute;
those
men
who
were
guarding
the
city
walls
took
my
robe.
You
young
women
of
Jerusalem,
I
plead
with
you,
if
you
see
the
man
who
loves
me,
tell
him [DOU]
that
I
am
very
disappointed
that
we
did
not
make
love.
Their
friends
speak
You
who
are
the ◄fairest/most
beautiful►
among
women,
why
do
you
think
that
the
one
who
loves
you
is
better
than
other
men?
In
what
way
is
the
man
who
loves
you
better
than
other
men
with
the
result
that
you
ask
us
to
tell
him
that?
The
woman
speaks
The
man
who
loves
me
is
handsome
and
healthy,
◄outstanding
among/better
than► ◄10,000/an uncountable
number
of►
other
men.
His
head
is
beautiful,
like [MET]
purest
gold;
his
hair
is wavy
and
as
black
as [SIM]
a
raven/crow.
His
eyes
are
as
gentle
as [SIM]
doves
along
the
streams;
the
white
parts
of
his
eyes
are
as
white
as [MET]
milk,
with
what resembles
jewels
inlaid
in
them.
His
cheeks
are
like [SIM]
a
garden
full
of
spice
trees
that
produce
sweet-smelling
perfume.
His
lips
are
like [SIM]
lilies
that
have
myrrh/perfume
dripping
from
them.
His
arms
are
like [MET]
gold
bars/rods
that
are
decorated
with
precious
stones/jewels.
His
body
is
like [SIM]
a
column/pillar
of
ivory
that
is
decorated
with ◄sapphires/valuable
blue
stones►.
His
legs
are
like [MET]
pillars
of
marble
that
are
set
in
bases
made
of
pure
gold.
He
is
majestic,
like
the
mountains
of [SIM]
Lebanon,
as
delightful/beautiful
as [SIM]
cedar
trees.
His
kisses [MTY]
are
extremely
sweet;
he
is
very handssome.
You
young
women
of
Jerusalem,
all
that
tells
you
why
the
one
who
loves
me
and
who
is
my
friend
is
better
than
other
men.
Their friends speak to the woman
You
who
are
the
most
beautiful
of
all
the
women,
where
has
the
one
who
loves
you
gone?
If
you
tell
us
which [RHQ]
direction
he
went,
we
will
go
with
you
to
search
for
him.
The
woman
speaks
The
one
who
loves
me
has
now
come
to
me,
who
am
like [MET, EUP]
his
garden,
He
has
come
to
enjoy
my ◄charms/physical attractions►
which
are
like [MET, EUP]
spices,
to
enjoy cuddling
up
to
me [EUP,
MET],
and
kissing
my
lips,
which
are
like [MET]
lilies.
I
belong
to
the
one
who
loves
me,
and
the
one
who
loves
me
belongs
to
me;
he
enjoys kissing
my
lips
like [MET]
a
shepherd
enjoys
taking
care
of
his
sheep.
The
man
speaks
My
darling,
you
are
beautiful,
like [SIM]
Tirzah
the
capital
city
of
Israel
and
Jerusalem
the
capital
city
of
Judah
are
beautiful;
you
are
as exciting [MET]
as
a
group/battalion
of
troops
holding
up
their
banners.
Quit
looking
at
me
like
that,
because
your
eyes excite
me
very
much.
Your
long
black
hair
moves
from
side
to
side
like [SIM]
a
flock
of
black
goats
moving
down
the
slopes
of
Gilead
Mountain.
Your
teeth
are
very
white
like [SIM]
a
flock
of
sheep
whose
wool
has
just
been
shorn
and
that
have
come
up
from
being
washed
in
a
stream.
You
have
all
of
your
teeth;
none
of
them
is
missing.
Beneath
your
veil,
your
cheeks
are
like [SIM]
the halves
of
a
pomegranate.
Even
if
a
king
had 60
queens
and 80 ◄concubines/slave
wives►
and
more
young
women
than
anyone
can
count,
none
of
them
would
be
like
my
dove,
who
is
perfect,
you
who
are
your
mother’s
only
daughter,
whom
your
mother
considers
to
be
very
precious.
Other
young
women
who
see
you
say
that
you
are
fortunate,
and
the
queens
and
concubines
recognize
that
you
are
very
beautiful.
Their
friends
speaks
Who
is [RHQ]
this
woman
who
is
as
delightful
as [SIM]
the
dawn,
as
fair/delightful
to
look
at
as
the
light
of
the
moon,
as exciting
as
a
group/battalion
of
troops
holding
up
their
banners?
The
man
speaks
I
went
down
to
some walnut
trees
to
look
at
the
new
plants
that
were
growing
in
the
valley.
I
wanted
to
see
if
the grapevines
had
budded
or
if
the
pomegranate
trees
were blooming.
But
before
I
realized
it,
my
desire
to
make
love
caused
me
to
be
as
excited
as
a
prince
riding
in
a
chariot.
Their
friends
speak
You
who
are
the
perfect
one,
come
back
to
us,
in
order
that
we
may
see
you!
The
man
speaks
Why
do
you
want
to
look
at
this
woman
who
is
perfect,
like [SIM]
you
like
to
watch
two
rows/lines
of
people
dancing?
You
who
are
the
daughter
of
a
prince/king,
you
have
lovely
feet
in
your
sandals.
Your
curved
hips/thighs
are
like [SIM]
jewels
that
have
been
made
by
a ◄skilled
craftsman/man
who
shapes
jewels
very
well►.
Your
navel
is
like [MET]
a
round
bowl
that
is
always
full
of
wine
mixed
with
spices.
Your
waist
is
like [SIM]
a
mound/bundle
of
wheat
with
lilies
growing
around
it.
Your
breasts
are
as
as
beautiful
as [SIM]
two ◄fawns/young
gazelles►.
Your
neck
is
like [SIM]
a
tower
made
of
ivory.
Your
eyes
sparkle/shine
like [MET]
the
pools
in
Heshbon
city,
near
the
Bath-Rabbim
gate.
Your
nose
is
is
as
lovely
as [SIM]
the
tower
of
Lebanon
which
faces
toward
Damascus.
Your
head
is
majestic
like [SIM]
Carmel
Mountain.
Your
long
hair
is
shiny [SIM]
and
black;
it
is
as
though
I,
your
king,
am
captured
by
your
tresses.
You
whom
I
love,
who
have
many
charming features
that attract
me,
are
very
beautiful
and
pleasant/pleasing.
You
are
stately
like [SIM]
a
palm
tree,
and
your
breasts
are
like [SIM]
clusters/bunches
of
dates/fruit.
I
said
to
myself, “I
will
climb
that
palm
tree
and
take
hold
of
those
clusters
of
dates.”
To
me,
your
breasts
are
like
clusters
of
grapes
that
I
can
feel
and
your
breath
is
like
the
sweet
fragrance
of
apples
and
your
kisses
are
like
very
good
wine.
The
woman
speaks
My
kisses [MTY]
go
to
the
one
who
loves
me
and
flow
like
wine
over
his
lips
and
his
teeth.
I
belong
to
the
man
who
loves
me,
and
he
desires
me.
You
who
love
me,
let’s
go
to
the
countryside,
and
sleep
among
the
henna
bushes (OR,
in
one
of
the
villages).
And
let’s
go
early
to
the
vineyards
to
see
if
the grapevines
have
budded
and
if
there
are
blossoms
on
them
that
have
opened,
and
to
see
if
the
pomegranate
trees
are blooming,
and
there
I
will
make
love
to
you.
The
mandrakes/love-apples
are
producing
a
fragrant odor,
and
we
are
surrounded
by
delightful
pleasures [MET, EUP],
new
ones
and
old
ones,
pleasures
that
I
have
been
saving
to
give
to
you,
who
love
me.
The woman speaks
I
wish
that
you
were
my
brother
who ◄nursed
at/drank
milk
from►
my
mother’s
breasts
when
you
were
a
baby,
because,
if
you
were
my
brother,
if
I
saw
you
when
you
were
outside
the
house,
I
could
kiss
you,
and
no
one
would
say
that
my
doing
that
was
wrong.
No
one
would
object
if
I
led
you
to
my
mother’s
house,
to
where
my
mother,
who
taught
me
many
things,
lives.
I
would
like
to
take
you
to
my
mother’s
house
because
I
would
like
to
make
love
to
you [EUP],
and
that
would
be
as
delightful
as [MET]
juice
squeezed
from
pomegranates.
You
would
put
your
left
arm
under
my
head
and
with
your
right
arm
hold
me
close.
I
would
say
to
you
women
of
Jerusalem,
“Solemnly
promise
me
that
you
will
not
disturb
us
while
we
are
making
love
until
we
are
ready
to
quit.”
Their
friends
speak
Who
is
that
woman
who
is
coming
up
from
the
desert,
◄leaning
on/clinging
close
to►
the
man
who
loves
her?
The
woman
speaks
I
woke
you
up
when
you
were
under
the
apple
tree
at
the
place
where
your
mother
conceived
you,
which
is
the
same
place
where
she
gave
birth
to
you.
Keep
me
close
to
you,
like [SIM]
a
seal
on
your
heart,
or
like [SIM]
a
bracelet
on
your
arm.
Our
love
for
each
other
is
as
powerful
as
death,
it
is
as
enduring
as
the
grave.
It
is
as
though
our
love
for
each
other bursts
into
flames
and
burns
like
a
hot
fire.
Nothing
can
extinguish
our
love
for
each
other,
not
even
a
flood.
If
a
man
tried
to
cause
a
woman
to
love
him
by
saying
he
would
give
her
everything
that
is
in
his
house,
she
would
refuse.
Their
friends
speak
We
have
a
younger
sister,
and
her
breasts
are stll
small.
So
this
is [RHQ]
what
we
should
do
for
her
on
the
day
that
we
promise
some
young
man
that
he
can
marry
her:
If
her
chest
is
flat
like [MET]
a
wall,
we
will
decorate
it
by
putting
silver
jewels
that
are
like [MET]
towers
on
it.
Or,
if
she
is
flat
like [MET]
a
door,
we
will
decorate
her
with
bits/pieces
of
cedar
wood.
The
woman
speaks
My
chest
was
previously
flat
like [MET]
a
wall,
but
now
my
breasts
are
big
like [SIM]
towers.
So
the
one
who
loves
me
is
delighted
with
me.
King
Solomon
had
a
vineyard
at
Baal-Hamon,
and
he rented
it
to
people
for
them
to
take
care
of
it.
He
required
each
one
to
pay
him 1,000
pieces
of
silver
each
year
for
the
grapes
that
they
harvested.
But
my
body
is
like [MET]
my
own
vineyard,
and
Solomon,
I
am
giving
it
to
you.
You
do
not
need
to
pay
me 1,000
pieces
of
silver
to
enjoy
my
body,
but
I
will
give 200
pieces
of
silver
to
those
who
take
care
of
me [MET].
The
man
speaks
to
the
woman
You
are
staying
in
the
gardens
and
my
friends
are
listening
to
your
voice;
so
allow
me
to
hear
it,
too.
The
woman
speaks
You
who
love
me,
come
to
me
quickly;
run
to
me [MET, EUP]
as
fast
as [SIM]
a
gazelle
or
young
deer
runs
across [MET]
hills
of
spices.
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This book is the account of Isaiah foretelling about God punishing Israel and then sending his chosen one and saving them Isaiah
Isaiah
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This book is the account of Isaiah foretelling about God punishing Israel and then sending his chosen one and saving them
Isaiah
I
am
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz.
Yahweh
showed
me
visions
about
Jerusalem
and
all
the
other
places
in
Judah.
He
showed
me
these
visions
during
the
years
that
Uzziah,
Jotham,
Ahaz,
and
Hezekiah
were
kings
of
Judah.
A
message
about
the
rebellious
nation
of
Judah
This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“All
you
angels
in [APO]
heaven
and
all
you
people
on [APO]
earth,
listen
to
me!
The
people
that
I
caused
to exist
and
took
care
of [DOU]
have
rebelled
against
me.
Oxen
know
their
owners,
and
donkeys
know
who
provides
food
for
them,
but
my Israeli
people
do
not
know
me;
they
do
not
realize
that
I
am
the
one
who
takes
care
of
them.”
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
that
sinful
nation,
to
those
people
who
are
guilty
of
sinning
greatly.
They
are
a
group
of
very
evil
people,
who
act
very
unjustly.
They
have
abandoned
Yahweh,
the
holy
one
of
Israel;
they
have ◄abandoned/turned
away
from►
him.
Why
do
you [RHQ]
continue
to
do
things
for
which
you
should
be
punished?
Why
do
you
continue
to
rebel
against
Yahweh?
You
are
like [MET]
someone
whose
head
is
badly
injured
and
whose
mind
is
sick/corrupt.
It
is
as
though [MET]
from
the
soles/bottoms
of
your
feet
to
the
tops
of
your
heads
nothing
is
healthy;
there
are
only
open
wounds
and
cuts
and
sores
that
have
not
been cleaned
or
bandaged,
and
no
olive
oil
has
been
put
on
them
to
heal
them.
It
is
as
though
your
country
is
ruined/desolate;
your
towns
have
been
burned.
Foreigners
plunder/steal
the
crops
in
your
fields
while
you
watch;
they
destroy
everything
that
they
see.
The
city
of
Jerusalem
has
already
been
abandoned,
it
is
like [SIM]
a
shelter
in
a
vineyard
that
has
been
abandoned
by
the
watchmen;
it
is
like [SIM]
a
watchman’s
hut
in
a
field
of
melons
that
has
been
deserted.
It
is
a
city
surrounded
by
its
enemies
who
are
waiting
to
attack
it.
If
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
had
not
allowed
a
few
of
us
his
people
to ◄survive/remain
alive►,
we
would
have
all
been
destroyed,
like
the
cities
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
were
destroyed.
You
leaders
of
Judah
are
as
wicked
as
the
rulers
of
Sodom
were,
and
you
other
people
in
Jerusalem
areas
are
as
wicked
as
the
people
in
Gomorrah
were.
Listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh,
all
of
you!
He
says, “You
continue
to
bring
many
sacrifices
to
me,
but
I
do
not [RHQ]
want
them
because
you
do
not
worship
me
sincerely!
You
bring
me
many
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
but
I ◄am
tired/do
not
want
anymore►
of
your
burning
all
those
offerings,
the
burning
rams
and
the
fat
from
fat
cattle.
I
am
not
pleased
with
the
blood
of
bulls
and
lambs
and
goats
that
the
priest
pours
against
the
altar.
When
you
come
to
my
temple
to
worship
me,
no
one [RHQ]
told
you
to
trample
on
my
courtyard
while
you
perform
all
those rituals.
Stop
bringing
to
me
those
offerings,
because
they
are
useless
to
me;
I
am
disgusted
with
the
incense
that
the
priests
burn.
And
your
feasts
to
celebrate
the
new
moon
each
month
and
your ◄Sabbath
days/days
of
rest►
and
your
other
festivals—
I
detest
them
because
of
the
wicked
things
that
you
do.
I [SYN]
hate
all
your
celebrations
of
each
new
moon
and
the
other
festivals
that
you
celebrate
each
year.
They
are
like [MET]
a
heavy
burden
that
I
am
tired
of
carrying.
So,
when
you
lift
up
your
hands
when
you
pray
to
me,
I
will
not
even
look
at
you.
Even
if
you
pray
to
me
very frequently,
I
will
not
listen
to
you,
because
it
is
as
though
your
hands
are
covered
with
the
blood
of
people
whom
you
have
killed.
Cleanse
your
inner
beings,
and
become
spiritually
clean!
Stop
your
evil
behavior!
Stop
doing
things
that
are
wrong!
Learn
to
do
things
that
are
good!
Try
to
cause
people
to
do
what
is
just.
Help
people
who
are ◄oppressed/treated
cruelly►.
Defend
orphans
and
widows
when
people
take
them
to
court.”
Yahweh
says, “You
need
to
think
about
the
results
of
what
you
do.
Even
though
the
guilt
of
your
sins
be
as
evident
and
as
difficult
to
get
rid
of
as [SIM]
red
stains
on
a
white
garment [DOU],
I
will
get
rid
of
them
completely
like
someone
who
can
make
that
stained
garment
become
as
white
as
snow
or
wool [DOU].
If
you
are
willing
to
obey
me,
I
will
enable
you
to
have
plenty
to
eat.
But,
if
you
turn
away
from
me
and
rebel
against
me,
you
will
be
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords.
That
will
surely
happen,
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Yahweh
condemned
Jerusalem
“
You
people
of
Jerusalem
previously
faithfully
worshiped
only
me,
but
now
you
have
become
like [MET]
prostitutes
who
are
not
faithful
to
any
husband.
Previously,
people
there
always
acted
justly/fairly
and
righteously,
but
now
your
city
is
full
of
murderers.
Previously,
you
were
like [MET]
pure
silver,
but
now
you
have
become
like [MET]
the
scum
that
is
left
when
silver
is
purified.
Previously
you
were
like
pure
wine,
but
you
have
become
like [MET]
wine
that
has
a
lot
of
water
mixed
with
it.
Your
leaders
are
rebels;
they
spend
time
with
thieves.
They
all
want
to
get
bribes
and
force
others
to
give
them
gifts
in
order
that
they
do
good
things
for
them.
They
do
not
defend
orphans
in
court,
and
they
do
not
do
all
they
can
to
enable
widows
to
get
what
they
should
receive.
Therefore
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
mighty
God
of
Israel,
say
to
my
enemies,
‘
will
get
revenge
on
you;
you
will
not
cause
me
any
more
trouble.
And
I
will
pay
you
back
for
the
evil
things
that
you
did.
I
will
raise
my
fist
to
strike
you.
I
will
punish
you
severely [MET],
as
though [MET]
you
were
silver
and
I
needed
to
heat
you
very
greatly
to
melt
you
and
get
rid
of
the
impurities.
After
that
happens,
I
will
give
you
good
judges
like
you
had
previously;
you
will
have
wise
counselors
like
you
had
long
ago.
Then
people
will
call
your
city “a
city
where
people
act
righteously,
a
city
where
people
are
loyal
to
me.”'”
Because
the
people
of
Jerusalem
will
do
what
is
fair/just,
their
city
will
be
restored;
those
who
repent
will
be
saved
because
of
their
acting
righteously.
But
rebels
and
sinners
will
be
crushed
by
Yahweh,
and
those
who
forsake
him
will
disappear.
You
will
be
ashamed
because
you
worshiped
idols
under
the
oak
trees
that
you
considered
to
be
sacred;
you
will
be
disgraced
because
you
worshiped
idols
in
the
gardens
where
you
chose
to
worship
them.
You
will
be
like [SIM]
a
very
large
tree
which
has
withered
leaves,
like [SIM]
a
garden
that
is
dried
up
because
it
has
no
water.
Those
among
you
who
are
very
strong
will
become
like [MET]
dry
wood,
and
the
work
they
do
will
be
like [MET]
a
spark;
both
they
and
the
evil
things
that
they
do
will
burn
up
completely,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
put
out
the
fire.
A message about future peace in Judah
This
is
the
message
that
Yahweh
showed
me
in
a
vision,
concerning
Jerusalem
and
the
rest
of
Judea:
I
saw
that
in
the
future,
the
hill
on
which
Yahweh’s
temple
is
built
will
be
the
most
important
place
on
the
earth;
it
will
be
as
though
it
is
the
highest
mountain,
as
though
it
has
been
raised
up
above
all
other
hills;
and
people
from
all
over
the
world
will
come
there.
People
from
many people-groups
will
say
to
each
other,
“Come,
let’s
go
up
to
the
hill,
to
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
to
worship
the
God
whom
Jacob
worshiped.
There
Yahweh
will
teach
us
what
he
desires
us
to
know,
in
order
that
our
behavior
will
please
him.
His
teaching
will
be
given
to
us
in
Jerusalem,
and
we
will
take
his
message
from
Jerusalem
to
other
places/nations.
Yahweh
will
listen
to
the
disputes
between
nations
and
he
will
settle
their
arguments.
Then,
instead
of
fighting
against
each
other,
they
will
hammer
their
swords
into
plow blades,
and
they
will
hammer
their
spears
into
pruning
knives.
The
armies
of
nations
will
no
longer
fight
against
each
other,
and
they
will
not
even
train
men
to
fight
in
battles/wars.”
You Israeli
people,
let’s
walk
in
the
light [MET]
that
comes
from
Yahweh!
A
warning
about
the
coming
judgment
Yahweh,
you
have
abandoned
us
your
people
who
are
descendants
of
Jacob,
because
everywhere
your
people
practice
the
customs
of
people
who
live
east
of
Israel.
Your
people
also
perform rituals
to
find
out
what
will
happen
in
the
future,
like
the
people
in
Philistia
do.
They
make agreements/treaties
with ◄pagans/people
who
do
not
know
you►.
Israel
is
full
of
silver
and
gold;
there
are
very
many ◄treasures/valuable
things►
here.
The
land
is
full
of
war
horses
and
war
chariots.
But
the
land
is
also
full
of
idols;
the
people
worship
things
that
they
have
made
with
their
own
hands.
So
now
they
will
be
humbled
and
they
will
be
caused
to
become
disgraced—
Yahweh,
do
not
forgive
them!
All
you
people
should crawl
into
the
caves
in
the
rock
cliffs!
You
should
hide
in
pits/holes
in
the
ground
because
of
being
afraid
of
Yahweh
and
of
his
glorious
and
awesome
power.
Yahweh
will
cause
you
people
to
no
longer
be
arrogant,
and
he
will
stop
you
from
being
proud.
Only
Yahweh
will
be
praised/honored
on
that
day.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
chosen
a
day
when
he
will
judge
those
who
are
proud,
every
one
of
them [DOU],
and
he
will
humble
them.
He
will
get
rid
of
all
those
who
think
they
should
be admired
like [MET]
the
tall
cedar
trees
in
Lebanon,
and
like
all
the
great
oak
trees
in
the
Bashan
region.
He
will
get
rid
of
all
those
who
think
they
are
as
great
as [MET]
all
the
high
hills
and
even
the
high
mountains.
He
will
get
rid
of
all
those
who
think
that
they
are
high
towers
and
high
strong
walls
inside
of
or
behind
which
they
will
be
safe.
He
will
destroy
all
those
who
are
rich
because
they
own
big
ships
that
carry
goods
to
other
countries
and
they
own
other
beautiful
ships.
He
will
cause
people
to
no
longer
be
arrogant
and
he
will
cause
them
to
stop
being
proud.
Only
Yahweh
will
be
praised/honored
on
that
day.
All
idols
will ◄disappear/be
destroyed►.
When
Yahweh
comes
to
shake/terrify
the
people
on
the
earth,
they
will
run
to
hide
in
caves
in
rock
cliffs
and
in
holes/pits
in
the
ground,
because
of
being
afraid
of
Yahweh
and
of
his
glorious
and
awesome
power.
On
that
day,
people
will
get
rid
of
all
their
gold
and
silver
idols
that
they
made
to
worship,
and
they
will
throw
them
to
the
bats
and rats.
Then
they
will crawl
into
caves
and
hide
in
the
crags
in
the
cliffs.
They
will
do
that
to
escape
from
the
dreadful
punishments
that
Yahweh
will cauae
them
to
endure,
from
what
he
will
do
because
he
is
glorious
and
awesome,
when
he
comes
to
shake/terrify
the
people
on
the
earth.
So,
do
not
trust
that
people
will
save
you,
because
people
are
as
powerless
as [MET]
their
own
breath.
People
certainly
cannot
help
you [RHQ]!
A warning that God will punish Judah
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
about
to
take
away
from
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judea
everything
that
you
depend
on—
all
your
food
and
water.
He
will
take
away
your
heroes
and
your
other
soldiers,
your
judges
and
your
prophets,
people
who
do rituals
to
find
out
what
will
happen
in
the
future
and
the
elders,
army
officers
and
other
officials,
advisors
and
skilled
craftsmen
and
those
who
perform rituals
to
predict
the
future.
He
will
appoint
boys
to
be
your
leaders;
your
children
will
rule
you.
People
will
treat
each
other
cruelly:
people
will
fight
against
their
neighbors.
Young
people
will
insult
older
people,
and vulgar/dishonorable
people
will
sneer
at
people
who
should
be
honored.
At
that
time,
someone
will
grab
one
of
his
brothers
in
his
father’s
house
and
say
to
him,
“You
have
a
coat,
which
shows
that
you
are
respected.
So
you
be
our
leader!
You
rule
this
city,
which
is
now
a
pile
of
ruins!”
But
his
brother
will
reply,
“
No,
I
cannot
help
you,
because
I
do
not
have
any extra
food
or
clothes
in
this
house.
So
do
not
appoint
me
to
be
your
leader!”
Jerusalem
and
the
other
towns
in
Judah
will
be
destroyed,
because
everything
that
the
people
do
and
say
there
opposes
Yahweh,
who
is
powerful
and
glorious,
and
they
refuse
to
obey
him.
They
rebel
against
him.
They
even
show
on
their
faces
that
they
oppose
Yahweh.
They
are
proud
of
their
sins,
like
the
people
of
Sodom
were
long
ago;
they
do
not
try
to
hide
their
sins.
Because
of
their
sins,
terrible
things
will
happen
to
them,
but
they
will
bring
those
disasters
on
themselves.
Yahweh
told
me
to
tell
the
righteous
people
that
good
things
will
happen
to
them;
they
will
enjoy
the
blessings
that
they
will
receive
for
their
good
deeds.
But
terrible
things
will
happen
to
wicked
people;
they
will
be ◄paid
back/punished►
for
the
evil
things
that [MTY]
they
have
done.
Now,
youths
who
have
become
leaders
treat
my
people
cruelly,
and
women
rule
over
my
people.
My
people,
your
leaders
are
misleading
you;
they
are
causing
you
to
go
down
the
wrong
road [MET].
It
is
as
though
Yahweh
has
sat
in
his
place
in
a courtroom
and
is
ready
to
judge
his
people.
He
will
stand
up
to
declare
why
the
elders
and
rulers
of
his
people
should
be
punished:
he
says, “The
people
of
Israel
are
like [MET]
a
vineyard
that
I
planted,
but
you
have
ruined
it!
Your
houses
are
full
of
things
that
you
have
stolen
from
poor
people.
You
should
stop [RHQ]
crushing
my
people!
It
is
as
though
you
are
pushing
the
faces
of
poor
people
into
the
dirt!”
That
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says.
A
warning
to
the
women
of
Jerusalem
Yahweh
says
this:
“The
women
of
Jerusalem
are
haughty/proud;
they
walk
around sticking
their chins
out,
and flirting
with
men
with
their
eyes.
They
walk
with tiny
steps
with
bracelets
on
their
ankles
that jingle.
So
I,
Yahweh,
will
cause
sores
to
be
on
their
heads,
and
I
will
cause
those
beautiful
women
in
Jerusalem
to
become
bald.”
At
the
time
that
Yahweh
does
that,
he
will
strip
away
everything
that
the
women
of
Jerusalem
wear
to
make
themselves
beautiful—the
ornaments
on
their
ankles
and
their
headbands,
their
crescent
necklaces,
their
earrings
and
bracelets
and
veils,
their scarves
and
ankle
bracelets
and
sashes,
their
perfumes
and ◄charms/little
things
that
they
wear
thinking
that
those
things
will
protect
them
from
evil►,
their
signet
rings
and
nose
rings,
their
nice
robes
and capes
and
cloaks
and
purses,
their
mirrors
and
nice
linen
clothes
and
shawls.
Instead
of
their
having
a
nice
smell
from
perfume,
they
will
stink;
instead
of
nice
sashes,
they
will
have
ropes
around
their waists
because
they
will
be
captives.
Instead
of
having fancy hairdos,
they
will
be
bald.
Instead
of fancy/beautiful
robes,
they
will
wear
rough
sackcloth,
and
instead
of
being
beautiful,
they
will
be branded.
Their
husbands
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords,
and
their
soldiers
will
also
die
in
battles.
People [PRS]
will
mourn
and
cry
at
the
gates
of
the
city.
The
city
will
be
like [MET]
a
woman
who
sits
on
the
ground
because
everything
that
she
owned
is
gone.
When
that
happens,
there
will
be
very
few
unmarried
men
still
alive.
As
a
result,
seven
unmarried
women
will
grab
one
man,
and
say,
“Allow
us
all
to
marry
you [IDM]!
We
will
provide
our
own
food
and
clothing.
All
that
we
want
is
to
no
longer
be
disgraced
because
of
not
being
married.”
A
promise
that
some
day
Jerusalem
will
be
restored
But
some
day,
Israel [MTY]
will
be
very
beautiful
and
great/glorious.
The
people
of
Israel
who
will
still
be
there
will
be
very
proud
of
the
wonderful
fruit
that
grows
in
their
land.
All
the
people
who
will
remain
in
Jerusalem,
who
were
not
killed
when
Jerusalem
was
destroyed,
whose
names
are
listed
among
those
who
live
there,
will
be
called
holy.
That
will
happen
when
Yahweh
washes
away
the
guilt
of
the
women
of
Jerusalem,
and
when
he
stops
the
violence [MET]
on
the
streets
of
Jerusalem
by
punishing
the
people
of
Jerusalem.
When
he
does
that,
it
will
be
like
a
fire
to
burn
up
all
the
impure
things.
Then
Yahweh
will
send
a
cloud
of
smoke
every
day
and
a
flaming
fire
every
night
to
cover
Jerusalem
and
all
those
who
gather
there;
it
will
be
like
a
glorious
canopy
over
the
city
that
will
shelter
the
people
from
the
sun
during
the
daytime
and
protect
them
when
there
are
windstorms
and
rain.
A song about the people who were like Yahweh’s vineyard
Now
I
will
sing
a
song
about
my
dear
friend,
and
about
his
vineyard.
The
vineyard
was
on
a
very
fertile
hillside.
My
friend
plowed
the
ground
and
cleared
away
the
stones.
Then
he
planted
very
good grapevines
on
that
ground.
In
the
middle
of
the
vineyard,
he
built
a
watchtower,
and
he
dug
a ◄winepress/pit
for squeezing
the
grapes►.
Then
he
waited
each
year
to
harvest
some
good
grapes,
but
the
vines
produced
only
sour
grapes.
Now
this
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“You
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah,
I
am
like
the
friend,
and
you
are
like
my
vineyard;
so
you
judge
which
of
us
has
done
what
is
right.
What
more
could
I
have
done
for
you
than
what
I
have
already
done?
I
expected
you
to
be
doing
good
deeds [MET],
so
it
is
disgusting
that [RHQ]
you
were
doing
only
evil
things
like
the
vineyard
that
produced
only
sour
grapes!
So,
I
will
now
tell
you
what
I
will
do
to
Judah,
the
place
that
is
like
my
vineyard.
I
will
cut
down
the
hedges,
and
they
will
be
destroyed.
I
will
tear
down
the
walls
of
the
cities
and
allow
wild
animals
to
trample
the
land.
I
will
cause
it
to
become
a
wasteland
where
the
vines
are
not
pruned
and
the
ground
is
not
hoed.
It
will
be
a
place
where
briers
and
thorns [DOU]
grow.
And
I
will
command
that
no
rain
will
fall
on
it.”
The
nation
of
Israel
is
like [MET]
the
vineyard
of
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
The
people
of
Judah
are
like
the
garden
that
was
pleasing
to
him.
He
expected
you
to
be
doing
what
is
just/fair,
but
instead,
what
he
saw
was
people murdering [MTY]
others.
He
expected
that
you
would
be
doing
righteous
deeds,
but
instead,
he
heard
cries
from
people
who
were
being
attacked
violently.
Yahweh
promises
to
punish
Judah
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
who
continually
illegally
acquire
houses
and
fields.
You
force
one
family
after
another
to
leave
their
homes
until
you
are
the
only
ones [HYP]
still
living
in
the
land.
But
I
heard
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
solemnly
declare
this:
“
Some
day,
many
of
those
huge
houses
will
be
empty/deserted;
no
one
will
be
living
in
those
beautiful mansions.
The
vines
on
ten
acres
of
land
will
not
produce
enough
grapes
to
make ◄six
gallons/22 liters►
of
juice/wine,
and
ten
baskets
of
seed
will
produce
only
one
basket
of
grain.”
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
get
up
early
each
morning
to
begin
drinking alcoholic
drinks,
and
who
stay
awake
until
late
at
night
drinking
a
lot
of
wine
until
they
are
completely
drunk.
They
have
big
parties
and
provide
lots
of
wine.
At
their
parties,
there
are
people
playing
harps
and
lyres
and
tambourines
and
flutes,
but
they
never
think
about
what
Yahweh
does
or appreciate
what
he
has
created.
So,
my
people
will
be ◄exiled/taken
to
other
countries►
far
away
because
they
do
not
know
about
me.
Those
who
are
now
very
important
and
honored
will
starve,
and
the
other
people
will
die
from
thirst.
It
is
as
though [PRS]
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are
is
eagerly
looking
for
more Israeli
people,
opening
its
mouth
to
swallow
them,
and
a
huge
number
of
people
will
be
thrown
into
that
place,
including
their
leaders
as
well
as
a
noisy
crowd
of
people
who
enjoy
living
in
Jerusalem.
Yahweh
will
get
rid
of
a
huge
number
of
people;
and
he
will
humble
many
more
people
who
now
are
proud/arrogant.
But
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
be
exalted/praised
because
of
his
acting
justly.
God
will
show
that
he
is
holy
by
doing
righteous/just
deeds.
Then
lambs
and
fat
sheep
will
be
able
to
find
good
grass
to
eat,
even
among
the
ruins
of
the
houses
of
rich
people.
Some
people
constantly
tell
lies,
and
it
is
as
though
they
are
dragging
behind
them
the
wrong
things
that
they
have
done.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
them!
They
make fun
of
God
and
say
to
him,
“Go
ahead,
do
something
to
punish
us!
We
want
to
see
what
you
will
do.
You,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
should
do
what
you
are
planning
to
do,
because
we
want
to
know
what
it
is.”
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
say
that
evil
is
good,
and
that
good
is
evil,
that
darkness
is
light
and
that
light
is
darkness,
that
what
is
bitter
is
sweet
and
what
is
sweet
is
bitter.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
think
that
they
are
wise
and
that
they ◄are
very
clever/know
everything►.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
think
that [IRO]
they
are
great/heroes
because
they
are
able
to
drink
lots
of
wine,
and
boast
about
being
able
to
mix
good alcoholic
drinks.
If
people
offer
them
bribes
in
order
that
they
will
enable
wicked
people
not
to
be
punished,
they
accept
those
bribes,
and
they
cause
people
who
are
innocent
to
be
punished.
Therefore,
just
like [SIM]
fires
burn
up
stubble
and
dry
grass
shrivels
up
and
quickly
burns
in
flames,
it
will
be
as
though
those
people
have
roots
that
will
rot
and
have
flowers
that
will
wither.
That
will
happen
because
they
rejected
the
laws
of
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels;
they
have
despised
the
messages
of
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
That
is
why
Yahweh
is
extremely
angry
with
his
people;
it
is
as
though
his
hand
is
raised
and
he
is
ready
to
smash
them.
When
he
does
that,
the
mountains
will
shake,
and
the
corpses
of
people
will
be
scattered
in
the
streets
like [SIM]
manure.
But
even
when
that
happens,
Yahweh
will
still
be
very
angry;
he
will
be
ready
to
punish
his
people [MET]
again.
Yahweh
will
send
a
signal
to
summon
armies
of
nations
far
away;
it
is
as
though
he
will
whistle
to
summon
those
soldiers
who
are
in
very
remote
places
on
the
earth.
They
will
come
very
swiftly [DOU]
to
Jerusalem.
They
will
not
get
tired
or
stumble.
They
will
not
stop
to
rest
or
to
sleep.
None
of
their
belts
will
be
loose,
and
none
of
them
will
have
sandals
with
broken straps,
so
they
will
all
be
ready
to
fight
in
battles.
Their
arrows
will
be
sharp,
and
their
bows
will
be
ready
to
shoot
those
arrows
in
a
battle.
Because
their
horses
pull
the
chariots
fast,
sparks
will
shoot
out
from
their
hooves,
and
the
wheels
of
the
chariots
will
spin
like
a
whirlwind.
They
will
roar
like
very
strong
lions [DOU]
that
growl
and
then pounce
on
the
animals
they
want
to
kill
and
carry
them
off,
and
no
one
is
able
to
rescue
them.
Similarly,
your
enemies
will
roar
when
they
see
the
people
they
are
about
to
kill,
like [SIM]
the
sea
roars.
On
that
day,
if
someone
looks
across
the
land,
he
will
see
only
people
who
are
in
darkness
and
distressed;
it
will
be
as
though
even
the
sunlight
is
hidden
by
dark
clouds.
God appointed Isaiah to be a prophet
During
the
year
that
King
Uzziah
died,
Yahweh
showed
me
a
vision.
In
the
vision,
I
saw
Yahweh
sitting
on
a
throne,
high
above
everyone.
He
was
wearing
a
very
long
robe
that
covered
the
floor
of
the
temple.
Above
him
were
standing
several
winged
creatures.
Each
of
them
had
six
wings.
They
covered
their
faces
with
two
of
their
wings,
they
covered
their
feet
with
two
of
their
wings,
and
they
flew
using
two
of
their
wings.
They
were
calling
to
each
other,
saying,
“The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
holy;
he
is
completely
holy!
The
entire
earth
is
filled
with
his
glory.”
When
they
spoke,
it
caused
the
doorposts
of
the
temple
to
shake,
and
the
temple
was
filled
with
smoke.
Then
I
said, “Terrible
things
will
happen
to
me,
because
everything
that
I
say [MTY]
is
sinful,
and
I
live
among
people
who
constantly
say [MTY]
sinful
things.
I
will
be
destroyed
because
I
have
seen
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels!”
Then
one
of
the
winged
creatures
took
a
hot
coal
from
the
altar,
using
a
pair
of
tongs.
He
flew
to
me
and
touched
my
lips
with
the
coal.
Then
he
said, “Look
at
what
I
have
done.
I
have
touched
your
lips
with
this
coal.
Now
your
guilt
is
ended,
and
your
sins
are
forgiven [DOU].”
Then
I
heard
Yahweh
asking, “Whom
shall
I
send
to
be
a
messenger
to
my
people?
Who
will
go
and
speak
for
us?”
I
replied, “I
will.
Send
me!”
Then
he
said,
“Okay,
go,
and
say
to
the
Israeli
people,
‘You
will
listen
carefully
to
what
I
say,
but
you
will
not
understand
it.
You
will
look
very
carefully
at
the
things
that
I
am
doing,
but
you
will
not
understand
them.’
What
you(sg)
say
will
cause
these
people
to
become
stubborn [IDM];
it
will
cause
them
to
not
be
able
to
hear
what
I
say
and
see
what
I
do.
As
a
result,
they
will
not
see
what
I
want
them
to
see
or
hear
what
I
want
them
to
hear,
and
they
will
not
understand
it,
and
they
will
not
turn
to
me
and
be
saved
from
being
punished.”
Then
I
said, “How
long
do
you
want
me
to
continue
to
do
that?”
He
replied, “
Do
it
until
their
cities
are
ruined
by
their
enemies,
until
no
one
is
living
in
their
houses,
do
it
until
all
the
crops
are
stolen
from
their
fields
and
the
fields
are
ruined.
Do
it
until
I
have ◄exiled
everyone/forced
everyone
to
go
to
their
enemies’
lands►
far
away,
and
the
whole
land
of
Israel
is
deserted.
If
even
one
tenth
of
the
people
survive
and
stay
there,
their
enemies
will
invade
the
land
again
and
burn
everything.
But,
just
like [MET]
when
an
oak
tree
is
cut
down,
a
stump
is
left
from
which
new
shoots
will
grow,
the
people
who
remain
in
this
land
will
be
a
group
that
will
become arge
again
and
be ◄set
apart
for/dedicated
to►
me.”
A message of encouragement for King Ahaz
Ahaz
was
the
son
of
Jotham
and
grandson
of
Uzziah.
During
the
time
that
Ahaz
was
the
king
of
Judah,
King
Rezin
of
Syria
and
King
Pekah
of
Israel
marched
with
their
armies
to
attack
Jerusalem.
But
they
could
not
conquer
it.
But
before
they
attacked,
everyone
in
the
palace
heard
a
report
that
the
armies
of
Syria
and
Israel
were
now ◄allies/joined
to
attack
Jerusalem►.
So
Ahaz
and
the
people
over
whom
he
ruled
were
extremely
afraid;
they
were
shaking
from
fear
like
trees
shake
in
a
windstorm.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Take
your
son
Shear-Jashub,
and
go
to
talk
with
King
Ahaz.
He
is
at
the
end
of
the ◄aqueduct/water
channel►
that
brings
water
into
the
upper
reservoir,
near
the
road
to
the
place
where
women
wash
clothes.
Tell
Ahaz
to
stop
worrying [DOU].
Tell
him
that
he
does
not
need
to
be
afraid
of
those
two
kings,
Rezin
and
Pekah.
They
are
very
angry
with
Judah,
but
they
are
unable
to
harm
his
country
any
more
than
completely burned-out
coals
can
harm
him.
Yes,
they
are
planning
to
attack
this
land
and
saying,
‘We
will
attack
Judah
and
conquer
it.
Then
we
will
appoint Tabeel’s
son
to
be
the
king
of
Judah.’
But
this
is
what
Yahweh,
the
Lord,
says:
‘It
will
not
happen;
they
will
not
conquer
Jerusalem!
The
capital
of
Syria
is
Damascus,
but
Damascus
is
ruled
only
by
its
unimportant/insignificant
king
king
Rezin.
And
as
for
Israel,
within 65
years
it
will
be
conquered
and
completely
destroyed.
Israel’s
capital
is
Samaria,
and
Samaria
is
ruled
only
by
its
insignificant/unimportant
king
king
Pekah.
So
you
do
not
need
to
be
afraid
of
those
two
countries!
But
you
must
trust
me,
because
if
you
do
not
trust
me
fully,
you
will
be
defeated.’ ”
A
promise
of
a
son
named
Immanuel
Later,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message
to
tell
to
King
Ahaz.
He
said
to
tell
him, “Request
me,
Yahweh
your
God,
to
do
something
that
will
enable
you
to
be
sure
that
I
will
help/protect
you.
What
you
request
can
be
from
a
place
that
is
as
high
as
the
sky
or
as
low
as
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.”
But
when
I
told
that
to
the
king,
he
refused.
He
said, “
No,
I
will
not
request
Yahweh
to
do
something
to
prove
that
he
will
help/protect
us!”
Then
I
said
to
him, “You
people
who
are
descendants
of
King
David,
listen!
You
are
causing
me
to
be
tired
of
being
patient.
Are
you
also
going
to
cause
my
God
to
stop
being
patient
with
you [RHQ]?
Yahweh
himself
will
do
something
for
you
to
prove
that
he
will
help/protect
you.
Listen
to
this:
A
young
woman
will
become
pregnant
and
give
birth
to
a
son.
She
will
name
him
Immanuel,
which
means ‘God
is
with us’.
And
by
the
time
that
child
is
old
enough
to
eat
curds/yogurt
and
honey,
he
will
be
able
to
reject
what
is
evil
and
choose
what
is
good.
And
before
that
child
is
old
enough
to
do
that,
the
lands
of
the
two
kings
that
you(sg)
are
very ◄afraid
of/worried
about►
will
be
deserted.
But
then
Yahweh
will
cause
you
and
your
family
and
your
entire
nation
to
experience
terrible
disasters.
Those
disasters
will
be
worse
than
any
disasters
that
have
occurred
since
the
country
of
Israel
separated
from
Judah.
Yahweh
will
cause
the
army
of
the
king
of
Assyria
to
attack
you!”
At
that
time,
it
will
be
as
though
Yahweh
will
whistle
to
summon
the
army
from
the
south
of
Egypt
as
well
as
the
army
of
Assyria.
They
will
come
and
surround
your
country
like [MET]
flies
and
bees.
They
will
all
come
and
settle/live
everywhere—in
the
narrow
valleys
and
caves
in
the
rock
cliffs,
on
land
where
there
are thornbushes
as
well
as
on
the
fertile
land.
At
that
time
Yahweh
will
hire
the
king
of
Assyria
to
come
with
his
army
from
east
of
the
Euphrates
River.
They
will
get
rid
of
everything
in
your
land—the
crops
and
the
people.
They
will
destroy
everything
thoroughly;
it
will
be
like [MET]
a barber
shaving
not
only
a
man’s
hair
but
his
beard
and
the
hair
on
his
legs.
When
that
happens,
a
farmer
will
be
able
to
have
only
one
cow
and
two
goats/sheep.
However,
those
animals
will
give
plenty
of
milk,
with
the
result
that
the
farmer
will
have
curds/yogurt
to
eat.
And
because
there
will
not
be
many
people
left
in
the
land,
all
the
people
who
remain
there
will
have
plenty
of
milk
and
honey.
Now
there
are
many
areas
where
there
are
vineyards
that
are
worth 1,000
pieces
of
silver,
but
at
that
time
there
will
be
only
briers
and
thorns [DOU]
in
those
fields.
There
will
be
only
briers
and
thorns
in
the
entire
land,
and
wild
animals,
with
the
result
that
men
will
take
their
bows
and
arrows
and
go
there
to
hunt
and
kill
animals.
No
one
will
go
to
where
there
previously
were
gardens
on
fertile hillsides,
because
briers
and
thorns
will
cover
those hillsides.
They
will
be
areas
where
only
a
few
cattle
and
sheep
and
goats
wander
around
searching
for
something
to
eat.
A warning about the Assyrian attack
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Make
a
large signboard.
And
write
clearly
on
it, ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz’
which
means ‘quickly ◄plunder/take
by
force►
and
steal everything’.”
So
I
requested
Uriah
the
Supreme
Priest
and Jeberekiah’s
son
Zechariah,
men
who
were
both
honest/trustworthy
witnesses,
to
watch
me
as
I
was
doing
that.
Then
I
had
sex
with [EUP]
my
wife,
who
was
a
prophetess,
and
she
became
pregnant
and
then
gave
birth
to
a
son.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Give
him
the
name
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (which
means ‘suddenly
attacked,
quickly conquered’),
because
before
he
is
old
enough
to
say ‘papa’
or ‘mama’,
the
King
of
Assyria
will
come
with
his
army
and
quickly
take
away
all
the
valuable
things
in
Damascus
and
in
Samaria.”
Yahweh
spoke
to
me
again
and
said, “
Tell
the
people
of
Judah,
‘
I
have
taken
good
care
of
you
people,
but
you
have
rejected
that,
thinking
that
my
help
was
very
little,
like [MET]
the
little
canal
through
which
water
flows
from
the
Gihon
Spring
into
Jerusalem.
Instead,
you
have
been
happy
to
request
help
from
King
Rezin
and
King
Pekah.
Therefore,
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Judah
to
be
attacked
by
the
powerful
army
of
the
King
of
Assyria,
which
will
be
like
a
great
flood
from
the
Euphrates
River.
Their
soldiers
will
be
everywhere
in
your
country,
like
a
river
that
overflows
all
its
banks.
Those
soldiers
will
go
all
over
Judah—
like
a
river
whose
water [MET]
rises
as
high
as
a
person’s
neck.
Their
army
will
spread
over
the
land
quickly,
like
an
eagle,
and
they
will
cover
your
entire
land!
But
I
will
be
with
you!’ ”
Listen,
all
you
people
in
distant
countries!
You
can
prepare
to
attack
Judah.
You
can
prepare
for
battle,
and
shout
your war-cries,
but
your
armies
will
be
crushed/shattered!
You
can
prepare
for
what
you
will
do
to
attack
Judah,
but
what
you
plan
to
do
will
not
happen!
You
will
not
succeed,
because
God
is
with
us!
Isaiah
is
urged
to
revere
Yahweh
Yahweh
strongly
warned
me [MTY]
not
to
act
like
the
other
people
in
Judah
did.
He
said
to
me,
“Do
not
say
that
everything
that
people
do
is conspiring/rebelling
against
the
government,
like
other
people
say,
and
do
not ◄be
afraid
of/worry
about►
the
things
that
other
people
are
afraid
of.
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
am
the
one
you
should
consider
to
be
holy.
And
I
am
the
one
you
should
fear,
the
one
you
should
revere.
I
will
protect
you(sg).
But
as
for
the
other
people [MTY]
in
Israel
and
Judah,
I
will
be
like [MET]
a
stone
that
causes
people
to
stumble,
a
rock
that
causes
them
to
fall
down.
And
as
for
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
I
will
be
like [MET]
a
trap
or
a
snare [DOU].
Many
people
will
stumble
and
fall
down
and
never
get
up
again.
They
will
experience
great
troubles;
they
will
be
captured
by
their
enemies.”
So,
I
say
to
you
who
are
my
disciples,
seal
up
this
scroll
on
which
I
have
written
the
messages
that
God
has
given
to
me,
and
give
his
instructions
to
others
who
have
accompanied
me.
I
will
wait
to
see
what
Yahweh
will
do.
He
has
rejected
the
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob,
but
I
will
confidently
expect
him
to
help
me.
I
and
the
children
that
Yahweh
has
given
to
me
are
like
signs
to
warn
the
people
of
Israel;
we
are
warnings
from
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
the
one
who
lives
in
his
temple
on
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem.
Some
people
may
urge
you(pl)
to ◄consult/go
and
talk
with►
those
who
talk
with
the
spirits
of
dead
people
or
with
those
who
say
that
they
receive
messages
from
those
spirits.
They
whisper
and
mutter
about
what
we
should
do
in
the
future.
But
God
is [RHQ]
the
one
whom
we
should
ask
to
guide
us!
It
is ridiculous [RHQ]
for
people
who
are
alive
to
request
spirits
of
dead
people
to
tell
us
what
we
should
do!
Pay
attention
to
God’s
instructions
and
teaching!
If
people
do
not
say
things
that
agree
with
what
God
teaches
us,
what
they
say
is
worthless.
It
is
as
though
those
people
are
in
darkness.
They
will
wander
through
the
land,
worried/discouraged
and
hungry.
And
when
they
become
very
hungry,
they
will
become
very
angry.
They
will
look
up
toward
heaven
and
curse
God
and
will
also
curse
their
king.
They
will
look
around
the
land
and
see
only
trouble/distress
and
darkness
and
things
that
cause
them
to
despair.
And
then
they
will
be
thrown
into
the
very
black
darkness
of
hell.
The promise of the future king
However,
those
in
Judah
who
have
been
distressed/worried
will
not
continue
to
suffer.
Previously,
Yahweh
humbled
the
people
in
the
land
where
the
tribes
of
Zebulun
and
Naphtali
live.
But
in
the
future
he
will
honor
the
people
who
live
in
that
Galilee
region,
along
the
road
between
the
Jordan
River
and
the
Mediterranean
Sea,
where
many
foreigners
live.
Some
day,
it
will
be
as
though [MET]
the
people
who
walked
in
darkness
will
see
a
great
light.
A
great
light
will
shine
on
those
who
live
in
a
land
where
they
have
great
troubles/distress.
Yahweh,
you
will
cause
us
people
in
Israel
to
rejoice;
we
will
become
very
happy.
We
will
rejoice
about
what
you
have
done
like [SIM]
people
rejoice
when
they
harvest
their
crops,
or
like
soldiers
rejoice
when
they
divide
up
among
themselves
the
things
that
they
have
captured
in
a
battle.
You
will
cause
us
to
no
longer
be
slaves [MET]
of
those
who
captured
us;
you
will
lift
the
heavy
burdens
from
our
shoulders.
It
will
be
as
though
you
will
break
the
rods
of
those
who
oppressed
us,
like
you
did
when
you
destroyed
the
army
of
the
Midian people-group.
The boots
that
the
enemy
soldiers
have
worn
and
their
clothing
which
has stains
of
blood
on
them
will
all
be
burned
up;
they
will
only
be
fuel
for
a
big
fire.
Another
reason
that
we
will
rejoice
is
that
a
special
child
will
be
born
for
us;
a
woman
will
give
birth
to
a
son,
who
will
be
our
ruler.
And
his
names
will
be ‘Wonderful Counselor’, ‘Mighty/Powerful God’, ‘
Our
Everlasting Father’,
and ‘Prince/Ruler
who enables
us
to
have Peace’.
His
rule,
and
the
peace
that
he
brings/causes,
will
never
end.
He
will
rule [MTY]
fairly
and
justly [DOU],
like
his ancestor
King
David
did.
This
will
happen
because
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
greatly
desires
that
it
happen.
God
will
punish
Israel
The
Lord
has
warned
the peopleof
Israel,
the
descendants
of
Jacob;
he
has
said
that
he
will
punish
them.
And
all
the
people
in
Samaria
and
other
places
in
Israel
know
that,
but
they
are
very
proud
and
arrogant [DOU].
They
say, “Our
city
has
been
destroyed,
but
we
will
take
away
the
broken
bricks
from
the
ruins
and
replace
them
with
carefully
cut
stones.
Our sycamore-fig
trees
have
been
cut
down
by
our
enemies,
but
we
will
plant
cedar
trees
in
their
place.”
But
Yahweh
brought
the
armies
of
Assyria,
the
enemies
of
King
Rezin
of
Syria,
to
fight
against
Israel
and
incited
other
nations
to
attack
Israel.
The
army
of
Syria
came
from
the
east,
and
the
army
of
Philistia
came
from
the
west,
and
they
destroyed
Israel
like
a
wild
animal
tears
another
animal
apart
and [MET]
devours
it.
But
even
after
that
happened,
Yahweh
was
still
very
angry
with
them.
He
was
ready
to
strike
them
with
his
fist
again.
But
even
though
Yahweh
punished
his
people
like
that,
they
still
did
not
return
to
him
and
worship
him.
They
still
did
not
request
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
to
assist
them.
Therefore,
in
one
day
Yahweh
will
get
rid
of
those
who
are
like
Israel’s
head
and
those
who
are
like
its
tail;
the
ones
who
are
like
the
top
of
the
palm
tree
and
the
ones
who
are
like
the
bottom.
The
leaders [DOU]
of
Israel
are
the
head,
and
the
prophets
who
tell
lies
are
the
tail.
The
leaders
of
the
people
have
misled
them;
they
have
caused
the
people
that
they
are
ruling
to
be
confused.
For
that
reason,
Yahweh
is
not
pleased
with
the
young
men
of
Israel,
and
he
does
not
even
act mercifully
toward
the
widows
and
orphans,
because
they
are
all
ungodly
and
wicked,
and
they
all
say
things
that
are
foolish.
But
Yahweh
still
is
angry
with
them;
he
is
ready
to
strike
them
with
his
fist
again.
When
people
do
wicked
things,
it
is
like [SIM]
a brushfire
that
spreads
rapidly.
It
burns
up
not
only
briers
and
thorns;
it starts
a
big
fire
in
the
forests
from
which
clouds
of
smoke
will
rise.
It
is
as
though
the
whole
land
is
burned
black
because
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
extremely
angry
with
the Israeli
people.
They
will
become
like [SIM]
fuel
for
that
great
fire,
and
no
one
will
try
to
rescue
even
his
own
brother
from
that
fire.
Israeli
people
will
attack
their
neighbors
on
the
right
to
get
food
from
them,
but
they
will
still
be
hungry.
They
will
kill
those
who
live
in
houses
on
the
left
and
eat
their
flesh,
but
their
stomachs
will
still
not
be
full.
People
of
the
tribes
of
Manasseh
and
Ephraim
will
attack
each
other,
and
then
they
will
both
attack
the
people
of
Judah.
But
even
after
that
happens,
Yahweh
will
still
be
very
angry
with
them.
He
will
be
ready
to
strike
them
with
his
fist
again.
A warning to unjust judges
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
judges
who
are
unjust
and
who
make
unfair
laws.
You
refuse
to
help
poor
people,
and
you
do
not
allow
them
to
get
the
things
that
they
should
get.
You
allow
people
to
steal
things
from
widows
and
do
unfair
things
to
orphans.
When
I
punish
you
by
sending
people
from
distant
lands
to
cause
you
to
experience
disasters,
◄to
whom
will
you
run
to
get
help?/there
will
be
no
one
who
can
help
you.► [RHQ]
Your
valuable
possessions
will
certainly
not
be
safe [RHQ]
anywhere.
You
will
be
able
only
to
stumble
along
as
you
are
taken
away
with
other
prisoners,
or
else
your
corpses
will
lie
on
the
ground
with
others
who
have
been
killed.
But
even
after
that
happens,
Yahweh
will
still
be
very
angry
with
you.
He
will
still
be
ready
to
strike
you
again
with
his
fist.
A
warning
to
Assyria
Yahweh
says, “Terrible
things
will
happen
to
Assyria.
It
is
true
that
their
army
is
like
a
rod/club [DOU]
with
which
I
punish
other
nations
because
I
am
very
angry
with
those
nations [DOU].
Sometimes
I
send
the
armies
of
Assyria
to
attack
a
godless
nation,
to
fight
against
other
people
who
have
caused
me
to
be
angry.
I
send
them
to
capture
people
and
to
seize
and
take
away
their
possessions,
and
to
trample
them
like [SIM]
people
walk
on
mud
in
the
streets.
But
the
king
of
Assyria
does
not
understand,
he
does
not
realize
that
he
is
only
like
a
weapon
in
my
hand.
He
wants
only
to
destroy
people,
to
get
rid
of
many
nations.
He
says, ‘All
of
my
army
commanders
will
soon
be
kings
of
these
nations
that
I
conquer!
We
destroyed
Calno
city
like
we
destroyed
Carchemish
city,
We
destroyed
Hamath
city
like
we
destroyed
Arpad
city;
we
destroyed
Samaria
just
like
we
destroyed
Damascus.
We
were
able
to
destroy
all
those
kingdoms
that
were
full
of
idols,
kingdoms
whose
idols
were
greater
than
the
idols
in
Jerusalem
and
Samaria.
So
we
will
defeat
Jerusalem
and
destroy
the
idols
that
are
there,
just
like
we
destroyed
Samaria
and
the
idols
that
were
there!’
But,
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
after
I
have
used
Assyria
to
finish
what
I
want
to
do
to
punish
the
people
in
Jerusalem [DOU],
I
will
punish
the
king
of
Assyria
because
he
has
been
very
proud
and
arrogant/boastful [DOU].
He
says, ‘By
my
own
great
power [MTY]
I
have
done
these
things.
I
have
been
able
to
do
them
because
I
am
very
wise
and
very
intelligent.
My
army
removed
the barriers
at
the
borders
of
nations
and
carried
away
all
their
valuable
things.
My
army
has knocked
down
their
kings
like [SIM]
a ferocious
bull
would.
Like [MET]
a
farmer
reaches
into
a
bird’s
nest
to
take
away
the
eggs,
we
have
taken
away
the
treasures
of
other
countries [DOU].
The
people
were
not
like
birds
that
would
flap
their
wings
or chirp
loudly
to
protest
about
their
eggs
being
stolen;
the
people
did
not
object
at
all
to
their
treasures
being
stolen.’
But
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
an
axe
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
boast
about
being
stronger
than
the
person
who
uses
it,
and
a
saw
is
not
greater
than
the
person
who
uses
it.
A
rod
cannot
control
the
one
who
holds
it [RHQ],
and
a
wooden
club
cannot
lift
up
a
person [RHQ].
So
the
king
of
Assyria
should
not
boast
that
he
has
done
these
things
with
his
own
wisdom
and
strength.
And
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
send
a
plague
among
the
proud
soldiers
of
Assyria;
it
will
be
like [MET]
a
fire
that
will
kill
them
and
get
rid
of
their
glory/wealth.
I,
Yahweh,
who
am
like [MET]
a
light
for
the
people
of
Israel,
will
be
the
fire;
I,
the
Holy
One,
will
be
like
a
flame.
The
soldiers
of
Assyria
are
like [MET]
thorns
and
briers,
and
I
will
burn
them
up
in
one
night.
There
are
glorious
forests
and
fertile farmlands
in
Assyria,
but
I
will
completely
destroy
them;
they
will
be
like [SIM]
a
very
sick
person
who
shrivels
up
and
then
dies.
There
will
be
very
few
trees
left
in
those
forests;
even
a
child
will
be
able
to
count
them.”
A
promise
of
future
blessings
for
Israel
In
the
future
there
will
be
only
a
few
people
left
in
Israel;
not
many
descendants
of
Jacob
will
still
be
alive.
But
they
will
no
longer
rely
on
the
king
of
Assyria,
the
king
of
the
nation
that
tried
to
destroy
them.
Instead,
they
will
faithfully/sincerely
trust
in
Yahweh,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
Those Israelis
will
return
to
their
mighty
God.
Now,
the
people
of
Israel
are
as
numerous
as
the
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore,
but
only
a
few
of
them
will
return
from
the
countries
to
which
they
were
exiled.
Yahweh
has
decided
to
destroy
most
of
the Israelis
and
that
is
what
he
must
do
because
he
is
completely
just/righteous.
Yes,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
already
decided
to
destroy
the
entire
land
of
Israel.
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
“My
people
in
Jerusalem,
do
not
be
afraid
of
the
army
of
Assyria
when
they
beat
you
with
rods
and
clubs,
like
the
men
of
Egypt
did
to
your
ancestors
long
ago.
Soon
I
will
no
longer
be
angry
with
you,
and
then
I
will
be
angry
with
the
people
of
Assyria
and
destroy
them!”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
whip
them.
He
will
do
to
them
like
he
did
when
he
helped
Gideon
and
his 300
soldiers
to
defeat
the
army
of
the
Midian people-group,
and
like
he
did
when
he
showed
his
mighty
power [MTY]
by
causing
the
army
of
Egypt
to
drown
in
the
Red
Sea.
Some
day,
Yahweh
will
cause
the
army
of
Assyria
to
stop
oppressing
you,
his
people;
he
will
end
your
suffering
and
your
being
slaves
of
the
people
of
Assyria [MET];
he
will
take
away
the
load
that
you
people
of
Judah
have
been
carrying,
and
cause
things
to
go
well
for
you.
The
Assyrians
will
invade
Judah
The
army
of
Assyria
will
enter
northern
Judah
near
Aiath
town,
they
will
go
through
Migron
town
and
store
their
supplies
at
Micmash
town
north
of
Jerusalem.
They
will
cross
through
a
mountain
pass
and
set
up
their
tents
at
Geba
town.
People
in
Ramah
town
will
tremble
because
of
being
afraid.
The
people
of
Gibeah
town,
where
King
Saul
was
born,
will
all
run
away.
You
people
of
Gallim
town
will
cry
out
for
help.
You
will
shout
to
the
people
of
Laish
city
near
Jerusalem
to
warn
them!
The
people
of
Anathoth
town
will
suffer
a
lot.
The
people
of
Madmenah
town
north
of
Jerusalem
will
all
be
running
away,
and
the
people
of
Gebim
town
close
to
Jerusalem
will
be
trying
to
hide.
The
soldiers
of
Assyria
will
stop
at
Nob
city
outside
Jerusalem.
They
will
shake
their
fists
as
they
threaten
the
people
on
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem.
But
listen
to
this!
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
with
his
great
power
will
destroy [MET]
the
mighty
army
of
Assyria.
It
is
as
though
they
are
a
huge
tree [MET]
that
he
will
cut
down.
He
will
destroy
the
soldiers
of
Assyria
like
men
use
big
axes
to
cut
down
the
tall
trees
in
the
forests
of
Lebanon.
David’s descendant will bring peace
Like [MET]
a
new
shoot
often
grows
from
the
stump
of
a
tree,
there
will
be
a
descendant
of
King
David
who
will
be
a
new
king.
The
Spirit
of
Yahweh
will
always
be
with
him.
The
Spirit
will
enable
him
to
be
wise
and
to
understand
much
about
many
things.
The
Spirit
will
enable
him
to
decide
what
is
good
to
do,
and
will
enable
him
to
be
very
powerful.
The
Spirit
will
enable
him
to
know
Yahweh
and
to
revere
him.
He
will
be
glad
to
obey
Yahweh.
He
will
not
decide
whether
someone
is
righteous
or
not
only
by
seeing
what
that
person
looks
like,
or
by
listening
to
what
others
say
about
that
person.
He
will
judge
the
cases
of
needy
people
fairly;
and
he
will
act
justly
toward
poor
people.
He
will
punish
evil
people
as
a
result
of
what
he
decides [MTY];
he
will
get
rid
of
wicked
people
because
of [MTY]
their
behavior.
He
will
always
act
righteously;
his
doing
that
will
accompany
him
like [MET]
a
belt
around
his
waist.
He
will
always
speak
what
is
true;
his
doing
that
will
accompany
him
like [MET]
a
sash
around
his
waist.
When
he
becomes
king,
wolves
and
lambs
will
live
together
peacefully;
leopards,
instead
of
killing
baby
goats,
will
lie
down
with
them.
Similarly,
calves
and
lions
will
eat
food
together;
and
a
young
child
will
take
care
of
them.
Cows
and
bears
will
eat
together;
bear
cubs
and
calves
will
lie
down
together.
Lions
will
not
eat
other
animals;
instead,
they
will
eat
hay
like
cows
do.
Babies
will
play
safely
near
the
holes
where
cobra
snakes
live;
small
children
will
even
put
their
hands
into
nests
of
poisonous
snakes,
and
the
snakes
will
not
harm
them.
No
creatures
will
harm
or
kill
other
creatures
on
Zion
Hill,
my
holy
hill;
and
the
earth
will
be
filled
with
people
who
know
Yahweh
like [SIM]
the
seas
are
full
of
water.
At
that
time,
a
descendant
of
King
David
will
hold
up
a
flag
to
signal
to
the
people
of
all people-groups
that
they
should
gather
around
him;
they
will
come
to
him
to
get
his
advice,
and
the
place
where
he
lives
will
be
glorious.
At
that
time,
Yahweh
will ◄reach
out
his
hand/use
his
power►
as
he
did
long
ago;
he
will
enable
those
who
had
been ◄exiled
from/forced
to
leave►
Israel
to
return
home,
from
Assyria,
from
northern
Egypt,
from
southern
Egypt,
from
Ethiopia,
from
Elam,
from
Babylonia,
from
Hamath,
and
from
all
the
distant
countries
near
the
sea.
Yahweh
will
raise
his
flag
among
all
the people-groups,
and
he
will
gather
together
the
people
of
Israel
who
had
been
exiled
long
ago.
He
will
gather
from
very
distant
places [IDM]
on
the
earth
the
people
of
Judah
who
◄had
been
scattered
to/are
living
in►
those
places.
Then,
the
people
of
Israel
and
the
people
of
Judah
will
not
be
jealous
of
each
other
any
longer,
and
they
will
no
longer
be
enemies
of
each
other.
Their
armies
will
join
together
to
attack
the
people
of
Philistia
to
the
west.
And
together
they
will
attack
nations
to
the
east;
they
will
defeat
those
nations
and
take
away
all
their
valuable
possessions.
They
will
capture
the
areas
of
Edom
and
Moab,
and
the
people
of
the
Ammon people-group
will
be
controlled/ruled
by
the
people
of
Israel
and
Judah.
Yahweh
will
make
a
dry
road
through
the
sea
near
Egypt.
And
it
will
be
as
though
he
will
wave
his
hand
over
the
Euphrates
River
and
send
a
strong
wind
to
cause
it
to
divide
into
seven
streams,
with
the
result
that
people
will
be
able
to
walk
across
those
streams.
And
because
he
will
make
a
highway
for
his
people
who
are
living
in
Assyria,
they
will
be
able
to
return
to
their
own
land,
just
like
long
ago
he
made
a
path
for
the
people
of
Israel
so
that
they
could
go
through
the
water
when
they
left
Egypt.
Songs that people will sing to praise Yahweh
At
that
time,
you
people
of
Jerusalem
will
sing
this
song:
“Yahweh,
we
praise
you!
Previously,
you
were
angry
with
us,
but
you
are
not
angry
now
and
you
have
comforted
us.
Amazingly,
you
have
come
to
save
us,
so
we
will
trust
in
you
and
not
be
afraid.
Yahweh
our
God,
you
enable
us
to
be
strong;
you
are
the
one
about
whom
we
sing;
you
have
rescued
us
from
our
enemies.”
You(pl),
his
people,
will
greatly
enjoy
being
saved
like [MET]
you
enjoy
drinking
water
from
a
fountain.
At
that
time
you
all
will
say,
“We
should
thank
Yahweh!
We
should
praise
him [MTY]!
We
should
tell
the
people
of
all
the people-groups
what
he
has
done;
we
should
enable
them
to
know
that
he [MTY]
is
very
great!
We
should
sing
to
Yahweh,
because
he
has
done
wonderful
things.
We
should
enable
everyone
in
the
world
to
know
it!
You
people
of
Jerusalem,
shout
joyfully
to
praise
Yahweh,
because
he
is
the
great
Holy
One
whom
we Israeli
people
worship,
and
he
lives
among
us!”
Yahweh will punish Babylon
I,
Isaiah,
the
son
of
Amoz,
received
from
Yahweh
this
message
about
Babylon
city:
Lift
up
a
flag
on
the
bare
top
of
a
hill,
to
signal
that
an
army
should
come
to
attack
Babylon.
Shout
to
them
and
wave
your
hand
to
signal
to
them
that
they
should
march
through
the
city
gates
into
the
palaces
of
the
proud
rulers
of
Babylon!
Yahweh
says, “I
have
commanded
those
soldiers
to
do
that;
I
have
summoned
the
warriors
whom
I
have
chosen
to
punish
the
people
of
Babylon
because
of
my
being
very
angry
with
them,
and
those
soldiers
will
be
very
proud
when
they
do
that.”
Listen
to
the
noise
on
the
mountains,
which
is
the
noise
of
a
huge
army
marching!
It
is
the
noise
made
by
people
of
many people-groups
shouting.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
summoned
this
army
to
gather
together.
They
come
from
countries
that
are
far
away,
from
the
most
remote
places [IDM]
on
the
earth.
They
are
like [SIM]
weapons
that
Yahweh
will
use
to
punish
the
people
with
whom
he
is
very
angry,
and
to
destroy
the
entire
country
of
Babylonia.
You
people
of
Babylon
will scream
because
you
will
be
terrified,
because
it
will
be
the
time
that
Yahweh
has
determined/chosen,
the
time
for
the all-powerful
God
to
destroy
your
city.
All
of
your
people
will
be
very
afraid [DOU],
with
the
result
that
they
will
be
unable
even
to
lift
their
arms.
All
of
you
will
be
terrified.
You
will
have [PRS]
severe
pains
like [SIM]
a
woman
has
when
she
is
giving
birth
to
a
baby.
You
will
look
at
each
other helplessly,
and
it
will
show
on
your
faces
that
you
feel
horror.
Listen
to
this:
The
day
that
Yahweh
has
appointed/chosen
is
near,
the
day
that
he
will
furiously
and
fiercely
punish
you
because
he
is
very
angry
with
you.
He
will
cause
your
land
of
Babylonia
to
be
desolate/barren,
and
he
will
destroy
all
the
sinners
in
it.
When
that
happens,
none
of
the
stars
will
shine.
When
the
sun
rises,
it
will
be
dark,
and
there
will
be
no
light
from
the
moon
at
night.
Yahweh
says, “I
will
punish
everyone
in
the
world
for
the
evil
things
that
they
do;
I
will
punish
the
wicked
people
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
I
will
stop
arrogant/proud
people
from
being
proud,
and
I
will
stop
ruthless
people
from
acting
cruelly.
And
because
I
will
cause
most
people
to
die,
people
will
be
harder
to
find
than
gold,
harder
to
find
than
fine
gold
from
Ophir
in
Arabia.
I
will
shake
the
sky,
and
the
earth
will
also
move
out
of
its
place.
That
will
happen
when
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
punish
wicked
people,
when
I
show
them
that
I
am
extremely
angry
with
them.
And
all
the
foreigners
in
Babylon
will
run
around
like [SIM]
deer
that
are
being
hunted,
like
sheep
that
do
not
have
a
shepherd.
They
will
try
to
find
other
people
from
their
countries,
and
then
they
will
escape
from
Babylon
and
return
to
their
own
countries.
Anyone
who
is
captured
in
Babylon
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords [DOU].
Their
little
children
will
be
dashed
to
pieces
on
the
rocks
while
their
parents
watch;
their
enemies
will
steal
everything
valuable
from
their
houses
and
will
rape
their
wives.
Look!
I
am
going
to
incite
the
people
of
Media
to
attack
Babylon.
The
army
of
Media
will
attack
Babylon,
even
if
they
are
offered [DOU]
silver
or
gold
if
they
promise
to
not
attack
it.
With
their
arrows,
the
soldiers
of
Media
will
shoot
the
young
men
of
Babylon;
they
will
not
even
act mercifully [DOU]
toward
infants
or
children!”
Babylon
has
been
a
very
beautiful [MTY]
city;
all
the
people
of
Babylonia
have
been
very
proud
of
Babylon,
their
capital
city;
but
God
will
destroy
Babylon,
like [SIM]
he
destroyed
Sodom
and
Gomorrah.
No
one
will
ever
live
in
Babylon
again.
It
will
be
deserted
forever.
◄Nomads/People
who
travel
from
place
to
place
to
live►
will
refuse
to
set
up
their
tents
there;
shepherds
will
not
bring
their
flocks
of
sheep
to
rest
there.
Instead,
animals
that
live
in
the
desert
will
be
there;
jackals/wolves
will
live
in
the
ruins
of
the
houses.
Owls (OR,
Ostriches)
will
live
in
the
ruins,
and
wild
goats
will romp/jump
around
there.
Hyenas
will
howl
in
the
ruined
towers,
and
jackals/wolves
will
make
their
dens
in
the
ruins
of
the
palaces
that
were
previously
very
beautiful.
The
time
when
Babylon
will
be
destroyed
is
very
near;
Babylon
will
not exist
much
longer.
God’s people will return to Judah
But
Yahweh
will
act mercifully
toward
the Israeli
people;
he
will
choose
the
people
of
Israel
to
be
his
people
again,
and
he
will
allow
them
to
return
here
and
live
in
their
own
land
again.
Then
people
from
many
other
countries
will
come
here
and
unite
with
the Israeli
people.
People
of
other
nations
will
help
them
to
return
to
their
own
land,
and
those
who
come
from
other
countries
will ◄work
for/become
the
servants
of►
the Israeli
people.
Those
who
captured
people
of
Israel
will
be
captured
by Israeli
soldiers,
and
the
people
of
Israel
will
rule
over
the
people
who
previously
oppressed
them.
The
king
of
Babylon
will
be
killed
Some
day
Yahweh
will
free
you
Israeli
people
from
suffering
and
trouble
and
from
being
afraid,
and
from
being
cruelly
treated
as
slaves [MTY].
When
that
happens,
you
will
make fun
of
the
King
of
Babylon
by
saying
this:
“You
treated
us
cruelly,
but
that
has
ended!
Your insolently
causing
others
to
suffer
is
finished!
You
evil
ruler,
Yahweh
will
get
rid
of
your
power,
and
you
will
oppress
people
no
longer!
You
attacked
people
many
times
because
you
were
very
angry
with
them,
and
you
subdued/conquered
other
nations
by
causing
them
to
suffer endlessly.
But
soon
everything
will
be
quiet
and
peaceful
on
the
earth.
Everyone [PRS]
will
sing
again!
It
will
be
as
though
even
the
trees
in
the
forests
will
joyfully
sing
this
song,
the
cyprus/pine
trees
and
the
cedar
trees
in
Lebanon
will
sing
it:
‘You ◄have
been
overthrown/are
no
longer
a
ruler►,
and
now
no
one
comes
to
get
rid
of
us [MET].’
The
dead
people
are [PRS]
are
eagerly
waiting
for
you
to
come
to
the
place
where
they
are.
The
spirits
of
the
world
leaders
will
be
delighted
to
welcome
you;
those
who
were
kings
of
many
nations
before
they
died
will
stand
up
to
welcome
you.
They
will
all
shout
to
you
together,
‘Now
you
are
as
weak
as
we
are!’
You
were
very
proud
and
powerful,
but
all
that
ended
when
you
died,
along
with
the
sounds
of
harps
being
played
in
your
palace.
Now
in
your
grave
maggots
will
be
under
you
like
a sheet [MET],
and
worms
will
cover
you
like
a
blanket [MET].
You
have
disappeared
from
the
earth
like [MET]
a
star
which
has
fallen
from
the
sky;
you
were
very well-known
like [MET]
the
morning
star
which
is
seen
by
everyone;
you
destroyed
many
nations,
but
now
you
have
been
destroyed.
You
proudly
said
to
yourself, ‘I
will
ascend
to
heaven,
to
my
throne
above
God’s
stars.
I
will
rule
on
the
mountain
where
the
gods
gather
together,
far
in
the
north.
I
will
ascend
above
the
clouds
and
become
like
the
highest/greatest
god!’
But
you
were
not
able
to
do
that;
instead,
you
were
carried
down
to
your
grave,
and
you
went
to
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.
The
other
dead
people
there
stare
at
you;
they
wonder
what
happened
to
you.
They
say, ‘Is
this
the
man
who
caused
the
earth
to
shake
and
caused
the
people
in
many
kingdoms
to
tremble?
Is
this
the
man
who
tried
to
cause
the
world
to
become
a
desert,
who
conquered
its
cities
and
did
not
allow
the
people
whom
he
captured
to
return
to
their
homes?’
All
the
kings
of
the
earth
who
have
died
were
greatly
honored
when
they
were
buried,
but
your
corpse
will
not
be
buried;
it
will
be
thrown
away
like [SIM]
a
worthless
branch
of
a
tree.
Your
corpse
will
be
under
a
heap
of
other
corpses
of
soldiers
that
were
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords,
and
their
corpses
were
not
buried;
you
will
be
with
those
who
have
gone
down
to
the
stony
ground
in
a
big
pit.
Your
corpse
will
not
be
buried
because
you
have
destroyed
your
nation
and
have
caused
your
people
to
be
killed.
The
descendants
of
wicked
people
like
you
will
never
be
honored
again.
People
will
say, ‘Slaughter
this
man’s
children
because
of
the
sins
that
their
ancestors
committed!
Do
not
allow
them
to
become
rulers
and
conquer
all
the
nations
in
the
world,
and
fill
the
world
with
the
cities
that
they
rule!’ ”
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
“I
myself
will
cause
Babylon
to
be
conquered.
I
will
get
rid
of
Babylon
and
its
people
and
their
descendants.
I
will
cause
Babylon
to
be
a
place
where
owls
live,
a
place
full
of
swamps;
I
will
get
rid
of
it
completely
as
though [MET]
I
were
sweeping
it
with
a
broom.
That
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Assyria
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
also
solemnly
promised
this:
“The
things
that
I
have
planned
will
surely
happen [DOU].
When
the
army
of
Assyria
is
in
my
land
of
Israel,
I
will
crush
them.
It
will
be
as
though
I
will
trample
them
on
my
mountains.
My
people
will
no
longer
be
the
slaves [MET]
of
the
people
of
Assyria;
it
will
be
as
though [MET]
I
will
take
away
the
burdens
that
are
on
their
shoulders.
I
have
a
plan
for
everyone
on
the
earth,
a
plan
to
show
my
power [MTY]
to
punish
all
the
nations.
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
spoken,
and
no
one
can [RHQ]
change
my
mind.
When
I
raise
my
fist
to
strike
Assyria,
no
one [RHQ]
will
be
able
to
stop
me
from
doing
that.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Philistia
I
received
this
message
from
Yahweh
during
the
year
that
King
Ahaz
died:
You
people
of
Philistia,
do
not
rejoice
that
the
enemy
army [MET]
that
attacked
you
has
been
defeated
and
that
their
king
is
dead.
He
was
as
dangerous
as [MET]
a
snake,
but
there
will
be
another
king,
who
will
be
more
dangerous
than
a
cobra;
he
will
be
like [MET]
a quick-moving
poisonous
snake.
Those
of
my
people
who
are
very
poor
will
take
care
of
their
flocks
of
sheep,
and
the
needy
people
will
lie
down
safely,
but
I
will
cause
you
people
of
Philistia
who
are
still
alive [DOU]
to
die
from
famine.
So,
you
people
of
Philistia,
wail
at
the
gates
of
your
cities!
You
should
be
extremely
afraid,
because
a
very
powerful
army
will
come
from
the
north
to
attack
you;
their
chariots
will
stir
up
the
dust
like [MET]
a
cloud
of
smoke.
Each
of
their
soldiers
is
ready
to
fight.
If
messengers
from
Philistia
come
to
us
Israeli
people,
this
is
what
we
must [RHQ]
tell
them:
“Yahweh
has
established
Jerusalem,
not
Philistia,
and
his
people
who
are
oppressed
will
be
safe
inside
the
walls
of
Jerusalem.”
Yahweh will destroy Moab
I
received
this
message
from
Yahweh
about
the
Moab
people-group:
In
one
night
two
of
your
important
cities,
Ar
and
Kir,
will
be
destroyed.
The
people
of
Dibon,
your
capital
city,
will
go
to
their
temple
to
mourn/weep;
they
will
go
to
their
shrines
on
the hilltops
to
weep.
They
will
wail
because
of
what
happened
to
Nebo
and
Medeba
towns
in
the
south;
they
will
all
shave
the
hair
of
their
heads,
and
the
men
will
cut
off
their
beards
to
show
that
they
are
grieving.
In
the
streets
people
will
wear
rough
sackcloth,
and
on
their
flat
rooftops
and
in
the
city
plazas
everyone
will
wail,
with
tears streaming
down
their
faces.
The
people
of
Heshbon
city
and
Elealeh
towns
in
the
north
of
Moab
will
cry
out;
people
as
far
away
as
Jahaz
town
in
the
south
will
hear
them
wailing.
Therefore
the
soldiers
of
Moab
will
tremble
and
cry
out
and
they
will
be
very
afraid [IDM].
I
feel
very
sorry
for
the
people
of
Moab;
they
will
flee
to
Zoar
and
Eglath-Shelishiyah
towns
in
the
far
south.
They
will
cry
as
they
walk
up
to
Luhith
town.
All
along
the
road
to
Horonaim
town
people
will
mourn
because
their
country
has
been
destroyed.
The
water
in
Nimrim
Valley
will
have
dried
up.
The
grass
there
will
be
withered;
the
green
plants
will
all
be
gone,
and
there
will
be
nothing
left
that
is
green.
The
people
will
pick
up
their
possessions
and
carry
them
across
Willows
Brook.
Throughout
the
country
of
Moab,
people
will
be
crying;
people
as
far
away
as
Eglaim
in
the
south
and
Beer-Elim
in
the
north
will
hear
them
wailing.
The
stream
near
Dimon
will
become
red
from
the
blood
of
people
who
have
been
killed,
but
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Moab
to
experience
even
more
trouble:
Lions
will
attack
those
who
are
trying
to
escape
from
Moab
and
will
also
attack
the
people
who
remain
in
that
country.
The
rulers
of
Moab
will
say
to
each
other,
“We
must
send
some
lambs
from
Sela
city
as
a
gift
to
the
ruler
of
Judah
to
persuade
him
to
not
allow
his
army
to
attack
us
anymore.
We
should
send
them
through
the
desert
to
the
king.
The
women
of
Moab
will
be
left
alone
at
the ◄fords
of/places
where
people
can
walk
across►
the
Arnon
River;
they
will
be
like [SIM]
birds
that
have
been
pushed
out
of
their
nests.
They
will
cry
out, ‘Help
us!
Tell
us
what
we
should
do!
Protect
us
completely [MET],
we
who
are
running
away
from
our
enemies,
and
do
not ◄betray
us/tell
our
enemies
where
we
are►.
Allow
those
of
us
who
are
fleeing
from
Moab
to
stay
with
you;
hide/protect
us
from
our
enemies
who
want
to
destroy
us!’
Some
day
there
will
be
no
one
to
oppress
us,
and
our
enemies
will
stop
destroying
our
land.
Then
Yahweh
will
appoint
someone
to
be
king
who
will
be
a
descendant
of
King
David.
As
he
rules [MTY],
he
will
be
merciful
and
truthful.
He
will
always
do
what
is
fair/just
and
quickly
do
what
is
righteous.”
We
people
of
Judah
have
heard
about
the
people
of
Moab;
we
have
heard
that
they
are
very
proud
and conceited [DOU];
they
are
insolent,
but
what
they
proudly
say
about
themselves
is
not
true.
Some
day
all
the
people
in
Moab
will
weep.
They
will
all
mourn,
because
there
will
be
no
more
raisin
cakes
in
Kir-Hareseth
city.
The
crops
in
the
fields
at
Heshbon
city
will
wither,
and
the
vineyards
at
Sibmah
town
will
wither
also.
The
armies
of
other
nations
will
destroy
Moab,
which
is
like [MET]
a
beautiful grapevine
whose
branches
spread
north
to
Jazer
town
and
east
to
the
desert.
Its
branches
spread
very
far
west,
to
the
west
side
of
the
Dead
Sea.
So
I
will
weep
for
Jazer
and
for
the grapevines
of
Sibmah.
I
will
shed
tears
for
all
of
you.
I
will
cry
because
people
will
no
longer
shout
joyfully,
like
they
usually
do
when
they
gather
the
fruit
that ripens
in
the ◄summer/hot
season►
and
the
other
crops
that
they
harvest.
People
will
no
longer
be
glad
at
harvest
time.
No
one
will
sing
in
the
vineyards,
no
one
will
shout
joyfully.
No
one
will
tread
on
grapes
to
get
grape
juice
for
wine;
there
will
be
nothing
to
shout
about
joyfully.
I
cry iinwardly
for
Moab;
my
groaning
is
like [SIM]
a
sad
song
played
on
a
harp.
I
am
sad
about
Kir-Hareseth.
The
people
of
Moab
will
go
and
pray
at
their
sacred
shrines,
but
that
will
not
help
them.
They
will
cry
out
to
their
gods
in
their
temples,
but
none
of
them
will
be
able
to
rescue
the
people.
Yahweh
has
already
spoken
those
things
about
Moab.
But
now
he
says
that
exactly
three
years
from
now,
he
will
destroy
all
the
things
that
the
people
of
Moab
have
been
proud
of.
Even
though
they
have
a
huge
number
of
people
in
Moab
now,
only
a
few
people
will
remain
alive,
and
they
will
be
weak/helpless.
Yahweh will punish Syria
I
received
this
message
from
Yahweh
about
Damascus
the
capital
of
Syria:
“Listen
carefully!
Damascus
will
no
longer
be
a
city;
it
will
be
only
a
heap
of
ruins!
The
towns
near
Aroer
city
will
be
abandoned.
Flocks
of
sheep
will
eat
grass
in
the
streets
and
lie
down
there,
and
there
will
be
no
one
to
chase
them
away.
The
cities
in
Israel
will
not
have
walls
around
them
to
protect
them.
The
power
of
the
kingdom
of
Damascus
will
be
ended,
and
the
few
people
who
will
remain
in
Damascus
will
be
disgraced
like
the
people
in
Israel
were
disgraced.”
That
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says.
The
destruction
of
Israel
“At
that
time,
Israel
will
become
insignificant.
It
will
be
like [MET]
a
fat
person
who
has
become
very
thin.
The
entire
land
will
be
like [SIM]
a
field
where
the
harvesters
have
cut
all
the
grain;
there
will
be
nothing
left,
like [SIM]
the
fields
in
the
Rephaim
Valley
after
all
the
crops
have
been
harvested.
Only
a
few
of
the Israeli
people
will
remain [MET],
like [SIM]
the
few
olives
that
remain
on
the
top
of
a
tree
after
the
workers
have
caused
all
the
other
olives
to
fall
to
the
ground.
There
will
be
only
two
or
three
olives
in
the
top
branches,
or
four
or
five
olives
on
the
other
branches.”
That
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says.
Then,
at
that
time,
you
people
of
Israel
will ◄turn
for
help
to/look
up
to►
God,
your
creator,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
You
will
no
longer
seek
to
get
help
from
your
idols
or
worship
the
idols
that
you
have
made
with
your
own
hands [DOU].
You
will
never
again
bow
down
in
front
of
the
poles
where
you
worship
the
goddess
Asherah.
You
will
never
again
worship
at
the
shrines
that
you
have
built
for
burning
incense.
The largest
cities
in
Israel
will
be
abandoned,
like
the
land
that
the Hiv
and Amor people-groups
abandoned (OR,
like
the
forests
that
the
Canaan people-group
abandoned)
when
the Israelis
attacked
them
long
ago.
No
one
will
live
there.
That
will
happen
because
you
have
stopped
worshiping
God
who
is
like [MET]
a
huge
rock
under
which
you
can
be
safe.
You
have
forgotten
that
he
is
the
one
who
can
hide/protect
you.
So,
now
you
plant
very
nice grapevines
and
even
plant
very expensive
ones
that
come
from
other
countries.
But
even
if
they
sprout
leaves
on
the
day
that
you
plant
them,
and
even
if
they
produce
blossoms
on
that
same
morning,
at
harvest
time,
there
will
not
be
any
grapes
for
you
to
pick.
All
that
you
will
get
is
a
lot
of
agony/misery.
Listen!
The
armies
of
many
nations
will
roar
like
the
sea
roars.
It
will
sound
like
the
noise
of
crashing
waves.
But
even
though
their
loud
roaring
will
be
like
the
sound
of
crashing
waves,
when
Yahweh
rebukes
them,
they
will
run
far
away.
They
will
flee
like [SIM]
chaff
on
the
hills
scatters
when
the
wind
blows,
like tumbleweeds
scatter
when
a
windstorm
blows.
And,
even
though
you
people
of
Israel
will
be
terrified,
in
the
morning
your
enemies
will
all
be
gone/dead.
That
is
what
will
happen
to
those
who
invade
our
land
and
then
steal
our
possessions.
The destruction of Ethiopia
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
people
of
Ethiopia!
In
your
land
there
are
many sailboats
at
the
upper
part
of
the
Nile
River.
Your
rulers
send
ambassadors
that
sail
quickly
down
the
river
in
papyrus
boats.
You
messengers
to
Ethiopia,
go
quickly!
Go
up
the
river
to
people
who
are
tall
and
who
have
smooth
skin.
People
everywhere
are
afraid
of
those
people,
because
they
conquer
and
destroy
other
nations;
they
live
in
a
land
that
is
divided
by
branches
of
one
large
river.
You
messengers
must
tell
people
everywhere,
to
people
everywhere,
“Look
when
I
lift
up
my
battle
flag
on
top
of
the
mountain,
and
listen
when
I
blow
the
ram’s
horn
to
signal
that
the
battle
is
about
to
begin.”
Listen
because
Yahweh
has
told
me
this:
“I
will
watch
quietly
from
where
I
live.
I
will
watch
as
quietly
as [SIM]
the
heat
waves shimmer
as
they
rises
on
a
hot
summer
day,
as
quietly
as
the
dew
forms
on
the
ground
during
harvest
time.”
But
even
before
the
army
of
Ethiopia starts
to
attack,
while
their
plans
are
slowly
forming
like [SIM]
grapes
that
are
ripening,
Yahweh
will
get
rid
of
them
like
a
farmer
who [MET]
cuts
off
the
new
shoots
of
the grapevines
with
his shears,
and prunes
the
branches
that
have
become
very
long.
All
the
soldiers
in
the
army
of
Ethiopia
will
be
killed,
and
their
corpses
will
lie
in
the
fields
for
vultures
to
eat
their
flesh
in
the ◄summer/hot
season►.
Then
wild
animals
will
chew
on
their
bones
all
during
the ◄winter/cold
season►.
At
that
time,
the
people
of
that
land
that
is
divided
by
the
branches
of
that
one
big
river
will
take
gifts
to
Yahweh
in
Jerusalem.
Those
tall
people
who
have
smooth/dark
skin,
whom
people
everywhere
are
afraid
of,
because
they
conquer
and
destroy
many
countries,
will
take
gifts
to
Jerusalem,
the
city
where
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
lives.
A prophecy about the destruction of Egypt
I
received
this
message
from
Yahweh
about
Egypt:
“Listen
to
this!
I,
Yahweh,
am
coming
to
Egypt,
riding
on
a fast-moving
cloud.
The
idols
in
Egypt
will
tremble
when
I
appear,
and
the
people
of
Egypt
will
be
extremely
afraid [IDM].
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
to
fight
against
each
other:
men
will
fight
against
their
brothers,
neighbors
will
fight
against
each
other,
people
of
one
city
will
fight
against
the
people
of
another
city,
people
of
one
province
will
fight
against
the
people
of
another
province.
The
people
of
Egypt
will
become
very
discouraged,
and
I
will
cause
their
plans
not
to
be
successful.
They
will
plead
with
idols
and
sorcerers
and
those
who
talk
with
spirits
of
dead
people
to
tell
them
what
they
should
do.
Then
I
will
enable
someone
who
will
treat
them
very
cruelly
to
become
their
king [DOU].”
That
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say.
Some
day
the
water
in
the
Nile
River
will
dry
up,
and
the riverbed
will
become
very
dry [DOU].
The
branches
of
the
river
will
all
dry
up [DOU]
The
canals
along
the
river
will
stink
because
of
the
rotting
reeds
and ◄bulrushes/tall
grass►.
All
the
plants
along
the
river
and
all
the
crops
will
dry
up;
then
they
will
blow
away
and
disappear.
The
fishermen
will
throw
into
the
river
lines
with
hooks
on
them
and
nets,
and
then
they
will
groan
and
be
very
discouraged;
they
will
be
sad
because
there
will
be
no
fish
in
the
river.
Those
who
weave
cloth
from
flax
will
not
know
what
to
do,
because
there
will
be
no
thread
for
them
to
weave.
They
will
all
despair
and
be
very
discouraged.
The
officials
in
Zoan
city
in
northern
Egypt
are
foolish.
The
advice
that
they
gave
to
the
king
was
worthless.
Why
do
they
continue
to
tell
the
king
that
they
are
wise,
that
they
are
descendants
of
wise
kings
who
lived
long
ago [RHQ]?
King, ◄where
are
your
wise
counselors
now?/You
have
no
wise
counselors
now!► [RHQ]
If
you
had
any
wise
counselors,
they
could
tell
you
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
planned
to
do
to
Egypt [SAR]!
Yes,
the
officials
of
Zoan
have
become
foolish,
and
the
leaders
in
Memphis
city
in
northern
Egypt
have
deceived
themselves.
All
the
leaders
of
the
people
have ◄caused
their
people
to
do
wrong
things/led
their
people
astray►.
Yahweh
has
caused
them
to
be
very
foolish,
with
the
result
that
in
everything
that
they
do,
it
is
as
though
the
people
of
Egypt
stagger
like [SIM]
a
drunken
person
staggers
and
slips
in
his
own
vomit.
There
is
no
one
in
Egypt,
rich
or
poor,
important
or unimportant,
who
will
be
able
to
help
them.
At
that
time,
the
people
of
Egypt
will
be
as
helpless
as [SIM]
women.
They
will
tremble,
being
terrified
because
they
know
that
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
raised
his
fist,
ready
to
strike/punish
them.
The
people
of
Egypt
will
be
afraid
of
the
people
of
Judah,
and
anyone
who mentions
Judah
to
them
will
cause
them
to
be
terrified,
because
that
will
remind
them
of
what
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
is
planning
to
do
to
them.
At
that
time,
people
in
five
cities
in
Egypt
will
solemnly
declare
that
they
will
serve
Yahweh.
They
will
learn
to
speak
the
Hebrew
language.
One
of
those
cities
will
be
called ‘City
of
the Sun’.
At
that
time,
there
will
be
an
altar
for
worshiping
Yahweh
in
the
center
of
Egypt,
and
there
will
be
a ◄pillar/large
rock►
to
honor
Yahweh
at
the
border
between
Egypt
and
Israel.
That
will
be
a
sign
to indicate
that
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
worshiped
in
the
land
of
Egypt.
And
when
the
people
cry
out
to
Yahweh
to
help
them
because
others
are ◄oppressing
them/causing
them
to
suffer►,
he
will
send
to
them
someone
who
will
defend
and
rescue
them.
Yahweh
will
enable
the
people
of
Egypt
to
know
who
he
is,
and
at
that
time
they
will
have
a
close relationship
with
Yahweh
and
worship
him
and
bring
to
him
offerings
of
grain
and
other
sacrifices.
They
will
solemnly
promise
to
do
things
for
Yahweh,
and
they
will
do
what
they
promise.
After
Yahweh
has
punished
Egypt,
he
will
cause
their
troubles
to
end.
The
people
of
Egypt
will
turn
to
Yahweh,
and
he
will
listen
when
they
plead
to
him
for
help,
and
he
will
cause
their
troubles
to
cease.
At
that
time,
there
will
be
a
highway
between
Egypt
and
Assyria.
As
a
result,
the
people
of
Egypt
will
be
able
to
travel
easily
to
Assyria,
and
the
people
of
Assyria
will
be
able
to
travel
easily
to
Egypt.
And
the
people
of
both
countries
will
worship
Yahweh.
And
Israel
will
be
their
ally.
All
three
nations
will
be
friendly
to
each
other,
and
the
people
of
Israel
will
be
a
blessing
to
the
people
of
the
entire
world.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
bless
them,
saying, “
You
people
of
Egypt
are
now
my
people.
You
people
of
Assyria,
I
have
established
your
country.
You
people
of
Israel
are
the
people
whom
I
have
chosen
to
belong
to
me.”
A message about Egypt and Ethiopia
One
year
King
Sargon
of
Assyria
sent
the
chief
commander
of
his
army
to
take
his
soldiers
to
capture
Ashdod
city
in
Philistia.
At
that
time,
Yahweh
told
me, “Take
off
the
rough
sackcloth
that
you
have
been
wearing
and
take
off
your
sandals.”
So
I
did
what
he
told
me
to
do,
and
then
I
walked
around
naked
and
barefoot
for
three
years.
Then
Yahweh
said
this
to
the
people
of
Judah: “My
servant
Isaiah
has
been
walking
around
naked
and
barefoot
for
the
past
three
years.
That
is
to
show
the
terrible
disasters
that
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
and
Ethiopia
to
experience.
What
will
happen
is
that
the
army
of
the
King
of
Assyria
will
invade
those
countries
and
capture
many
of
the
people
and
take
them
away
as
their
prisoners.
They
will
force
all
them,
including
both
the
young
ones
and
the
old
ones,
to
walk
naked
and
barefoot.
They
will
also
force
them
to
have
no
clothes
around
their
buttocks,
which
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
to
be
ashamed.
Then
the
people
of
other
countries
who
trusted
that
the
armies
of
Egypt
and
Ethiopia
would
be
able
to
help
them
will
be
very
dismayed/confused
and
afraid/disappointed.
They
will
say, ‘We
trusted
that
the
armies
of
Egypt
and
Ethiopia
would
help
us
and
defend
us,
but
they
have
been
destroyed,
so
there
is
no
way [RHQ]
that
we
can
escape
from
being
destroyed
by
the
army
of
the
King
of
Assyria!’”
A message about the destruction of Babylon
I
received
this
message
from
Yahweh
about
Babylonia,
a
land
that
is
near
the
Persian Gulf
but
which
will
soon
be
a
desert.
An
army
will
soon
come
from
the
desert
to
invade
that
land;
it
is
an
army
that
causes
its
enemies
to
be
terrified,
an
army
that
will
come
like
a
whirlwind
from
the
south.
Yahweh
showed
me
a
terrifying
vision.
In
the
vision
I
saw
an
army
that
will
betray/deceive
people
and
steal
their
possessions
after
they
conquer
them.
Yahweh
said, “You
armies
from
Elam
and
Media,
surround
Babylon
and
prepare
to
attack
it!
I
will
cause
the
groaning
and
suffering
that
Babylon
caused
to
cease!”
Because
of
that,
my
body
is
full
of
pain;
my
pain
is
like
the
pain
that
women
who
are
giving
birth
experience.
When
I
hear
about
and
see
what
God
is
planning
to
do,
I
am
shocked.
I
cannot
think
straight/correctly,
and
I
tremble.
I
was
eager
for
it
to
be nighttime,
but
now
it
is
night,
and
I
am
horrified.
In
the
vision
I
saw
that
the
leaders
of
Babylonia
were
preparing
a
great
feast.
They
had
spread rugs
for
people
to
sit
on;
everyone
was
eating
and
drinking.
But
they
should
get
up
and
prepare
their
shields,
because
they
are
about
to
be
attacked!
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me,
“Put
a
watchman
on
the
wall
of
Jerusalem,
and
tell
him
to
shout/proclaim
what
he
sees.
Tell
him
to
watch
for
chariots
pulled
by
pairs
of
horses,
and
men
riding
camels
and
donkeys,
coming
from
Babylon.
Tell
the
watchman
to
watch
and
listen
carefully!”
So
I
did
that,
and
one
day
the
watchman
called
out,
“Day
after
day
I
have
stood
on
this
watchtower,
and
I
have
continued
to
watch
during
the
day
and
during
the
night.
Now,
I
saw
a
man
riding
in
a
chariot
pulled
by
two
horses.
I
called
out
to
him,
and
he
answered/shouted,
‘Babylon
has
been
destroyed!
All
the
idols
in
Babylon
lie
in
pieces
on
the
ground!’”
My
people
in
Judah,
the
army
of
Babylon
has
caused
you
to
suffer
greatly
as
though [MET]
you
were
grain
that
was
threshed
and ◄winnowed/thrown
up
into
the
air
for
the
wind
to
blow
away
the
chaff►.
But
now
I
have
told
you
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
told
me
about
Babylon.
A
message
about
Edom
I
received
this
message
from
Yahweh
about
Edom:
Someone
from
Edom
has
been
calling/shouting
to
me
saying,
“Watchman,
how
long
will
it
be
before
the
night
is
ended? [DOU]”
I,
the
watchman,
replied,
“It
will
soon
be
morning,
but
after
that,
it
will
soon
be
night
again.
If
you
want
to
inquire
again
about
what
will
happen
in
our
country,
come
back
and
inquire
again.”
A
message
about
Arabia
I
received
this
message
about
Arabia:
Give
this
message
to
people
traveling
in
caravans
from
Dedan
town
in northwest
Arabia,
who
camp
in
the scrub
there.
Tell
them
to
bring
water
for
those
who
are
thirsty.
And
you
people
who
live
in
Tema
city
in northwest
Arabia,
must
bring
food
for
the ◄refugees/people
who
are
fleeing
from
their
enemies►.
They
are
fleeing
in
order
not
to
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords
and
not
to
be
shot
in
battles
by
arrows.
Yahweh
said
to
me,
“Exactly
one
year
from
now,
all
the
greatness
of
the
Kedar
area
in
Arabia
will
end.
Only
a
few
of
their
soldiers
who
know
well
how
to
shoot
arrows
will
remain
alive.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
A message about Jerusalem
I
received
this
message
from
Yahweh
about
Jerusalem,
about
the
valley
where
Yahweh
showed
me
this
vision.
Why
is
everyone
foolishly
running
up
to
their
flat
rooftops?
Everyone
in
the
city
seems
to
be
shouting.
There
are
a
lot
of
corpses
in
the
city,
but
they
were
not
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
They
did
not
die
in
battles;
instead,
they
died
from
diseases
and
hunger.
All
the
leaders
of
the
city
fled.
But
then
they
were
captured
because
they
did
not
have
bows
and
arrows
to
defend
themselves.
Your
soldiers
tried
to
flee
while
the
enemy
army
was
still
far
away,
but
they
also
were
captured.
That
is
why
I
said, “Allow
me
to
cry
alone;
do
not
try
to
comfort
me
about
my
people
being
slaughtered.”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
chosen
a
time
when
there
will
be
a
great
uproar,
soldiers
marching,
and
people
being
terrified
in
the
valley
where
I
received
this
vision.
It
will
be
a
time
when
our
city
walls
will
be
battered
down
and
the
people’s
cries
for
help
will
be
heard
in
the
mountains.
The
armies
from
Elam
and
Kir
in
Media
will
attack,
driving
chariots
and
carrying
shields.
Our
beautiful
valleys
will
be
filled
with
our
enemies’
chariots
and
the
men
who
drive
the
chariots
will
stand
outside
our
city
gates.
The
walls
that
protect
the
cities
in
Judah
will
fall
down.
You
people
of
Jerusalem
will
run
to
get
the
weapons
that
are
stored
in
the
building
called “the
Hall
of
the
Forest”.
You
will
see
that
there
are
many
breaks/holes
in
the
walls
of
Jerusalem.
You
will
store
water
in
the
lower
pool
in
the
city.
You
will inspect
the
houses
in
Jerusalem,
and
some
of
them
you
will
tear
down
to
use
the
stones
to
repair
the
city
wall.
Between
the
walls
of
the
city
you
will
build
a
reservoir
to
store
water
from
the
old
pool.
But
you
will
never
request
help
from
the
one
who
made
the
city;
you
have
never
depended
on
Yahweh,
who
planned
this
city
long
ago.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
told
you
to
weep
and
mourn;
he
told
you
to
shave
your
heads
and
to
wear
rough
sackcloth
to
show
that
you
were
sorry
for
the
sins
that
you
had
committed.
But
instead
of
doing
that,
you
were
happy
and
celebrating;
you
slaughtered
cattle
and
sheep,
in
order
to
cook
their
meat
and
eat
it
and
drink
wine.
You
said, “Let’s
eat
and
drink
all
that
we
want
to,
because
it
is possible
that
we
will
die
tomorrow!”
So
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
revealed
this
to
me: “I
will
never
forgive
my
people
for
sinning
like
this!”
A
message
for
Shebna
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
said
this
to
me: “Go
to
Shebna,
the
official
who
supervises
the
workers
in
the
palace,
and
give
this
message
to
him:
'
Who
do
you
think
you
are?
Who
gave
you
the
authority
to
build
a
beautiful
tomb
where
you
will
be
buried,
chiseling
it
out
of
the
rocky
cliff
high
above
this
valley?
You
think
that
you
are [IRO]
a
great
man,
but
Yahweh
is
about
to
hurl
you
away.
It
will
be
as
though
he
will
seize
you,
and
roll/crumple
you
into
a
ball
and
throw
you
away
into
a
large
distant
land.
You
will
die
and
be
buried
there,
and
your
beautiful
chariots
will
stay
there
in
the
hands
of
your
enemies.
And
because
of
what
happens
to
you,
your
master,
the
king,
will
be
very
ashamed/disgraced.
Yahweh
will
force
you
to
quit
working
in
the
palace;
you
will
be demoted
from
your
important
position.
Then
I
will
summon
Hilkiah’s
son
Eliakim,
who
has
served
serve
me
well,
to
replace
you.
I
will
allow
him
to
wear
your
robe,
and
to
fasten
your
sash
around
him,
and
I
will
give
to
him
the
authority
that
you
had.
He
will
be
like [MET]
a
father
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
all
the
other
towns
in
Judah.
I
will
give
to
him
authority [MTY]
over
what
happens
in
the
palace
where
King
David
lived;
when
he
decides
something [MET],
no
one
will
be
able
to
oppose
it;
when
he
refuses
to
do
something,
no
one
will
be
able
to
force
him
to
do
it.
I
will
cause
his
family
to
be
greatly
respected,
because
I
will
put
him
firmly
in
his
position
as
supervisor
of
the
workers
in
the
palace,
like [SIM]
a
nail
that
is
firmly
hammered
into
a
wall.
Others
will
enable
him
to
have
much
responsibility,
with
the
result
that
all
the
members
of
his
family,
even
the
most
insignificant
ones,
will
be
honored.' ”
But
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
says, “
Shebna
is
like [MET]
a
peg
that
is
firmly
fastened
to
the
wall.
But
there
will
be
a
time
when
I
will
remove
him
from
his
position;
he
will
lose
his
power/influence,
and
everything
that
he
promoted [MET]
will
fail.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
A message about Tyre’s punishment
I
received
this
message
from
Yahweh
about
Tyre
city:
You
sailors
on [APO]
ships
from
Tarshish,
weep,
because
the
harbor
of
Tyre
and
all
the
houses
in
the
city
have
been
destroyed.
The
reports
that
you
heard
in
Cyprus
island
about
Tyre
are
true.
You
people
who
live
along
the
coast
near
Tyre,
and
merchants
of
Sidon
city,
mourn
silently.
Your
sailors
went
across
the
seas
to
many
places
like
Tyre.
They
sailed
across
deep
seas
to
buy
grain
in
Egypt
and
other
crops
that
are
grown
along
the
Nile
River.
Tyre
became
the
city
where
people
from
all
nations
bought
and
sold
goods.
But
now
you
people
in
Sidon
should
be
ashamed,
because
you
trusted
in
Tyre,
which
has
been
a
strong
fortress
on
an
island
in
the
sea.
Tyre
is
like
a
woman
who
is
saying,
“
Now
it
is
as
though
I
have
not
given
birth
to
any
children,
or
raised
any
sons
or
daughters.”
When
the
people
of
Egypt
hear
what
has
happened
to
Tyre,
they
will
grieve
very
much.
Sail
to
Tarshish
and
tell
them
what
happened;
weep,
you
people
who
live
along
the
coast.
The
people
in
the
very
old
city
of
Tyre
were [RHQ]
previously
joyful.
Traders [PRS]
from
Tyre
established colonies
in
many
distant
nations.
People
from
Tyre
appointed
kings
over
other
places;
their
traders
were
wealthy;
they
were
as
powerful
and
wealthy
as [MET]
kings.
So,
who [RHQ]
caused
the
people
of
Tyre
to
experience
this
disaster?
It
was
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
who
did
it;
he
did
it
in
order
to
cause
you
people
in
Tyre
not
to
be
proud
anymore,
to
humiliate
you
men
who
are
honored
all
over
the
world.
You
people
of
Tarshish,
you
must
grow
crops
in
your
land
instead
of
trading;
spread
out
over
your
land
like [SIM]
the
Nile
River
spreads
over
the
land
of
Egypt
when
it
floods,
because
there
is
no
harbor
in
Tyre
for
your
ships
now.
It
is
as
though
Yahweh
stretched
out
his
hand
over
the
sea
and
shook
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth.
He
commanded
that
in Phoenicia/Canaan
all
its
fortresses
must
be
destroyed.
He
said
to
the
people
of
Sidon,
“You
will
never
rejoice
again,
because
you
will
be
crushed;
even
if
you
flee
to
Cyprus
island,
you
will
not
escape
destruction.”
Think
about
what
happened
in
Babylonia:
the
people
who
were
in
that
land
have
disappeared.
The
armies
of
Assyria
have
caused
that
land
to
become
a
place
where
wild
animals
from
the
desert
live.
The
Assyrians
built
dirt
ramps
to
the
top
of
the
walls
of
the
city
of
Babylon;
then
they
entered
the
city
and
tore
down
the
palaces
and
caused
the
city
to
become
a
heap
of
rubble.
So
wail,
you
sailors
on
the
ships
of
Tarshish,
because
the
harbor
in
Tyre
where
your
ships
stop
is
destroyed!
For
seventy
years,
which
is
as
long
as
kings
usually
live,
people
will
forget
about
Tyre.
But
then
it
will
be
rebuilt.
What
will
happen
there
will
be
like
what
happened
to
a
prostitute
in
this
song:
“You
harlot,
whom
people
had
forgotten,
play
your
harp
well,
and
sing
many
songs,
in
order
that
people
will
remember
you
again.”
It
is
true
that
after
seventy
years
Yahweh
will
restore
Tyre.
Their
merchants
will
again earn
a
lot
of
money
by
buying
things
from
and
selling
things
to
many
other
nations [HYP].
But
their
profits
will
be
given
to
Yahweh.
The
merchants
will
not
hoard
their
money;
instead,
they
will
give
it
to
Yahweh’s
priests
in
order
that
they
can
buy
food
and
nice
clothes.
The destruction of everything on the earth
Some
day,
Yahweh
is
going
to
destroy
everything
on
the
earth.
He
will
devastate
it
and
cause
it
to
become
a
desert
and
scatter
its
people.
He
will
scatter
everyone—
priests
and
common
people,
servants
and
their
masters,
maids
and
their mistresses,
buyers
and
sellers,
lenders
and borrowers,
people
who owe
money
and
people
who
are owed
money.
Nothing
that
is
worth
anything
will
be
left
on
earth;
everything
valuable
will
be
destroyed.
That
will
surely
happen
because
Yahweh
has
said
it.
Everything
on
the
earth
will
dry
up
and
die [DOU];
its
important
people
will
become
weak
and unimportant.
The
earth
has
become
unacceptable
to
Yahweh
because
the
people
who
live
on
it
have
disobeyed
his
laws;
they
have
rejected
the
agreement
that
he
intended
to
last
forever.
Therefore,
Yahweh
will
curse
the
earth;
the
people
who
live
on
it
must
be
punished
because
of
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
They
will
be
destroyed
by
fire,
and
only
a
few
people
will
remain
alive.
The grapevines
will
wither,
and
there
will
be
no
grapes
to
make
wine.
All
the
people
who
were
previously
happy
will
then
groan
and
mourn.
People
will
no
longer
play
cheerful
songs
with
tambourines,
people
will
no
longer
play
joyfully
on
their
harps,
and
people
will
no
longer
shout noisily
during
their
celebrations.
People
will
no
longer
sing
while
they
drink
wine,
and
all
their alcoholic
drinks
will
taste
bitter.
Towns
and
cities
will
be
desolate;
every
house
will
be
locked
to
prevent
thieves
from
entering.
Mobs
will
gather
in
the
streets,
wanting
wine;
no
one
on
the
earth
will
be
happy [DOU]
anymore.
Cities
will
be
ruined
and
all
their
gates
will
be
battered/broken
into
pieces.
It
will
be
like
that
all
over
the
earth:
there
will
only
be
a
few
people
still
alive,
like
what
happens
when
workers
beat
all
the
olives
off
a
tree
and
there
are
only
a
few
left,
or
when
they
harvest
the
grapes
and
there
are
only
a
few
left
on
the
vines.
But
those
who
are
left
alive
will
sing
joyfully;
people
in
nations
to
the
west
of
Israel
will
declare
that
Yahweh
is
very
great;
people
in
nations
to
the
east
of
Israel
will
also
praise
Yahweh [MTY];
in
countries
across
the
sea,
people
will
praise
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship.
We
will
hear
people
in
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth
singing
praise
to
Yahweh,
the
truly
righteous
one.
But
now,
I
am [SYN]
very
sad.
Weep
for
me,
because
I
have
become
thin
and
weak.
Terrible
things
are happening!
Treacherous
people
still
betray/deceive
others
everywhere [DOU].
You
people
all
over
the
earth,
you
will
be
terrified,
and
you
will
fall
into
deep
pits
and
traps/snares.
Those
who
try
to
flee
because
they
are
terrified
will
fall
into
deep
pits,
and
those
who
climb
out
of
the
pits
will
be
caught
by
traps/snares.
The
sky
will
split
open
and
torrents [SIM]
of
rain
will
fall;
the
foundations
of
the
earth
will
shake.
The
earth
will
split
apart
and
be
shattered;
it
will
shake
violently.
It
will
be
as
though
the
earth
will
stagger
like [SIM]
a
drunk;
it
will
shake
like [SIM]
a
hut
shakes
in
a
windstorm.
It
will
collapse
and
not
be
able
to
rise
again,
because
the
guilt
of
the
people
who
rebel
against
Yahweh
is
very
great.
At
that
time,
Yahweh
will
punish
the
wicked
powerful
beings
in
the
skies
and
the
wicked
kings
on
the
earth.
They
will
all
be
gathered
together
and
thrown
into
a
dungeon/pit.
They
will
be
shut/locked
in
that
dungeon/pit,
and
later
they
will
be
punished.
At
that
time
the
light
of
the
moon
and
the
sun
will
be
lessened;
it
will
be
as
though
they
are
ashamed
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
because
he,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
rule
gloriously ◄on
Zion
Hill/in
Jerusalem►,
in
the
presence
of
the
leaders
of
his
people.
Isaiah praises God for having good judgment and providing salvation
Yahweh,
you
are
my
God;
I
will
honor
you
and
praise
you [MTY].
You
do
wonderful
things;
you
said
long
ago
that
you
would
do
those
things,
and
now
you
have
done
them
like
you
said
that
you
would.
Sometimes
you
have
caused
cities
to
become
heaps
of
rubble,
cities
that
had
strong
walls
around
them.
You
have
caused
palaces
in
foreign
countries
to
disappear;
they
will
never
be
rebuilt.
Therefore,
people
in
powerful
nations
will
declare
that
you
are
very
great,
and
people
in
nations
whose
leaders
are
ruthless/cruel
will
revere
you.
Yahweh,
you
are
like [SIM]
a
strong
tower
where
poor
people
can ◄find
refuge/be
safe►,
a
place
where
needy
people
can
go
when
they
are
distressed.
You
are
like [MET]
a
place
where
people
can
find
refuge
in
a
storm
and
where
they
can
be shaded
from
the
hot
sun.
Ruthless/Cruel
people
oppress
us;
they
are
like [SIM]
a
storm
beating
against
a
wall,
and
like [SIM]
the
intense
heat
in
the
desert.
But
you
cause
the
roaring
of
people
in
foreign
nations
to
cease.
Like
the
air cools
when
a
cloud
comes overhead,
you
stop
ruthless/cruel
people
from
singing
songs
boasting
about
their
being
very
great.
Here
in
Jerusalem,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
prepare
a
wonderful
feast
for
all
the
people
of
the
world.
It
will
be
a
banquet
with
plenty
of
good
meat
and
fine well-aged [DOU]
wine.
People
here
are
sad;
their
being
sad
is
like
a
dark
cloud
that
hangs
over
them,
like
they
experience
when
someone
dies.
But
Yahweh
will
enable
them
to
quit
being
sad.
He
will
get
rid
of
death
forever!
Yahweh
our
God
will
cause
people
to
no
longer
mourn
because
someone
has
died.
And
he
will
stop
other
people insulting
and
making fun
of
his
land
and
us
his
people.
That
will
surely
happen
because
Yahweh
has
said
it!
At
that
time,
people
will
proclaim,
“Yahweh
is
our
God!
We
trusted
in
him,
and
he
rescued
us!
Yahweh,
in
whom
we
trusted,
has
done
it;
we
should
rejoice
because
of
his
saving/rescuing
us!”
Yahweh [MTY]
will
protect
and
bless
Jerusalem.
But
he
will
crush
the
people
in
the
land
of
Moab;
they
will
be
like [SIM]
straw
that
is
trampled
in
the
manure
and
left
to
rot.
Yahweh
will
push
down
the
people
of
Moab
like [SIM]
a
swimmer pushes
the
water
with
his
hands.
He
will
cause
them
to
cease
being
proud,
and
he
will
show
that
all
the
things
that
they
have
done
are
worthless.
The
high
walls
around
the
cities
in
Moab
will
be
torn
down;
they
will
be
demolished
and
fall
into
the
dust/dirt.
A song to praise Yahweh
Some
day,
people
in
Judah
will
sing
this
song:
Our
city
of
Jerusalem
is
strong!
Yahweh
protects
our
city;
He
is
like [MET]
a
wall
that
surrounds
it.
Open
the
gates
of
the
city
for
people
who
are
righteous;
allow
people
who
faithfully
obey
Yahweh
to
enter
the
city.
Yahweh,
those
who
trust
in
you,
those
who
firmly resolve
to
never
doubt
you,
you
will
enable
them
to
feel
perfectly
peaceful.
So
always
trust
in
Yahweh,
because
Yahweh,
our
God,
is
forever
like [MET]
a
huge
rock
under
which
we
are sheltered/protected/safe.
He
humbles
proud
people
and
destroys
cities
whose
people
are
arrogant.
He
causes
those
cities
to
collapse
into
the
dust/dirt.
When
that
happens,
poor
and
oppressed
people
will
trample
on
the
ruins.
But
as
for
righteous
people,
Yahweh,
you
do
what
is
right;
it
is
as
though
you
cause
the
paths
where
they
walk
to
be
level
and
smooth.
Yahweh,
by
obeying
your
laws
we
show
that
we
trust
you
to
help
us;
and
what
we
desire
is
that
you
will
be
honored/praised/exalted.
All
through
the
night
I [SYN]
desire
to
know
you
better,
and
each
morning
I
still
want
to
be
with
you.
Only
when
you
come
to
judge
and
punish
people
who
live
on
the
earth
will
they
learn
to
do
what
is
right.
But
your
acting
kindly
toward
wicked
people
does
not
cause
them
to
do
what
is
good.
Even
in
places
where
people
do
what
is
right,
the
wicked
people
continue
to
do
what
is
evil,
and
they
do
not
realize
that
you,
Yahweh,
are
great.
Yahweh,
it
is
as
though
your
fist
is
raised
up
ready
to
strike
them,
but
they
do
not
realize
that.
Show
them
that
you
are
very
eager
to
help
your
people.
If
your
enemies
would
realize
that,
they
would
be
ashamed;
allow
your
fire
to
burn
them
up
because
they
are
your
enemies.
Yahweh,
we
desire
that
you
will
allow
things
to
go
well
for
us;
everything
that
we
have
done
is
what
you
have
enabled
us
to
do.
Yahweh,
our
God,
others
have
ruled
over
us,
but
you [MTY]
are
the
only
one
whom
we
honor.
Those
who
ruled
us
are
now
gone;
they
are
dead;
their
spirits
have
left
this
earth,
and
they
will
not
become
alive
again.
You
punished
those
rulers
and
got
rid
of
them,
and
people
do
not
even
remember
them
anymore.
Yahweh,
you
have
enabled
our
nation
to
become
great;
we
are
more
in
number
now,
and
we
have
more
land,
so
we
thank/praise
you.
Yahweh,
when
we
were
distressed,
we
asked
you
to
help
us;
when
you
disciplined/punished
us,
we
were
able
only
to
whisper
when
we
prayed
to
you.
Like
pregnant
women
writhe
and
cry
out
when
they
are
giving
birth,
we
suffered
very
much,
too.
We
had
severe
pain,
but
nothing
good
resulted [MET]
from
it.
We
have
not
rescued
our
people
from
being
conquered
by
our
enemies,
and
we
have
not
given
birth
to
children
who
will
rule
the
world
correctly (OR,
not
defeated
the
armies
that
have
attacked
other
nations.
God’s
punishment
for
Israel
But
Yahweh’s
people
who
have
died
will
become
alive
again,
their
corpses
will
become
alive!
Those
whose
bodies
lie
in
graves
will
rise
and
shout
joyfully!
His
light
will
be
like
dew
that
falls
on
his
people
who
have
died,
who
are
now
in
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are,
and
will
cause
them
to
become
alive
again.
But
now,
my
people/fellow-citizens,
go
home
and
lock
your
doors!
Hide
for
a
short
time,
until
Yahweh
is
no
longer
angry.
Listen
to
this:
Yahweh
will
come
from
heaven
to
punish
all
the
people
on
the
earth
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
People
will
be
able
to
see [PRS]
the ◄blood
of
those/the
people►
who
have
been
murdered;
their
murderers
will
no
longer
be
able
to
hide.
God’s future blessings on Israel
At
that
time,
Yahweh
will
punish
Leviathan,
the swift-moving
monster/dragon,
that coiling
serpent
that
lives
in
the
sea.
Yahweh
will
kill
it
with
his
sharp,
huge,
and
powerful
sword.
At
that
time,
Yahweh
will
say,
“You
Israeli
people,
who
are
like [MET]
a
fruitful
vineyard,
must
sing!
I
will
protect
you
like
a
farmer [MET]
waters
his
crops
carefully
in
order
that
they
will
grow
well.
I
will
guard
you
day
and
night,
in
order
that
no
one harms
you.
I
am
no
longer
angry
with
my
people;
if
any
of
your
enemies
try
to
injure
you
like
briers
and
thorns
injure
people [MET],
I
will
attack
them
in
battles;
I
will
get
rid
of
them
completely,
unless
they
request
me
to
protect
them;
I
strongly
invite
them
to
make
peace
with
me [DOU]!”
There
will
be
a
time
when
the ◄descendants
of
Jacob/Israeli
people►
will
prosper
like
a
plant
that
has
good
roots;
they
will
be
like [MET]
trees
that
bud
and
blossom
and
bear
a
lot
of
fruit;
what
they
do
will
bless
all
the
people
in
the
world.
But
now
I
ask,
has
Yahweh
punished
us Israelis
like
he
punished
our
enemies?
Has
he
punished
us
as
much
as
he
punished
them?
No,
he
has
not
done
that,
but
he
punished
us Israeli
people
and ◄exiled
us/forced
us
to
leave
our
country►;
we
were
taken
away
from
our
land
as
though [SIM]
we
were
struck
by
a
windstorm
from
the
east.
Yahweh
did
that
in
order
to
punish
us
for
our
sins,
and
remove
our
guilt.
As
a
result
of
our
being
exiled,
all
the
altars
to
other
gods
in
Israel
will
be
demolished,
and
we
will
be
forgiven
for
the
sins
that
we
have
committed.
There
will
be
no
more
poles
for
worshiping
the
goddess
Asherah,
or
altars
for
burning
incense
to
other
gods;
they
will
all
be
torn
down.
The
cities
that
have
strong
walls
around
them
will
be
empty;
like
the
desert,
they
will
have
no
one
living
in
them.
The
houses
will
be
abandoned,
and
the
streets
will
be
full
of
weeds.
Calves
will
eat
grass
there
and
lie
down
there;
they
will
chew
up
all
the
leaves
on
the
trees.
The Israeli
people
are
like [MET]
dry
branches
on
a
tree;
women
break
them
off
and
use
them
to
make
fires
under
their
cooking
pots.
Our Israeli
people
do
not
have
any
sense;
so
Yahweh,
who
created
them,
will
not
act mercifully
toward
them
or
be
kind
to
them.
However,
there
will
be
a
time
when
Yahweh
will
gather
them
together
again;
he
will
separate
them
from
the
people
who
have
conquered
them,
like
people
separate
wheat
from
chaff.
He
will
bring
them
back
to
Israel,
one
by
one,
from
the
land
between
the
Euphrates
River
in
the northeast
and
the
brook
at
the
border
of
Egypt
in
the southwest.
At
that
time,
a
trumpet
will
be
blown
very
loudly.
And
those
who
were
exiled
to
Assyria
and
Egypt
and
who
almost
died
there
will
return
to
Jerusalem,
to
worship
Yahweh
on
Zion,
his
holy
hill.
Warnings to Israel
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
Samaria
city,
the
capital
of
Israel!
It
is
on
a
hill
above
a
fertile
valley;
the
people
who
live
there,
who
get
drunk
by
drinking
too
much
wine,
are
very
proud;
it
is
a
beautiful
and
glorious
city,
but
some
day
that
beauty
will
disappear
like [MET]
a
flower
that wilts
and
dries
up.
Listen
to
this:
Yahweh
will
cause
a
great
army
to
attack
Samaria.
Their
soldiers
will
be
like [SIM]
a
huge hailstorm
or
a
very
strong
wind;
they
will
be
everywhere,
like
the
water
of
a
huge
flood,
and
they
will
smash
to
the
ground
the
buildings
in
Samaria.
The
people
of
Samaria
are
proud,
but
everything
that
the drunks
who
live
there
think
is
wonderful/glorious
will
be
trampled
on
by
their
enemies.
Yes,
Samaria
is
beautiful,
set
on
a
hill
above
a
fertile
valley,
but
that
beauty
will
disappear
like [MET]
a
flower
that wilts
and
dries
up.
Whenever
someone
sees
a
good
fig
at
the
beginning
of
the
season
when
figs
become
ripe,
he
quickly
picks
and
eats
it;
similarly,
when
the
enemies
of
Israel
see
all
the
beautiful
things
in
Samaria,
they
will
quickly
conquer
the
city
and
take
away
all
those
things.
At
that
time,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
be
like
a
glorious
wreath
of
flowers
for
us Israeli
people
who
are
still
alive
after
being
exiled.
He
will
cause
our
judges
to
want
to
do
what
is
fair/just
when
they
decide
people’s
cases.
He
will
enable
the
soldiers
who
stand
at
the
city
gates
to
strongly
defend
the
city
when
our
enemies
attack
it.
But
now,
our
leaders
stagger/stumble
because
they
have
drunk
a
lot
of
wine
and
other alcoholic
drinks.
The
priests
and
prophets
also
stagger
because
of
drinking
a
lot
of
wine
and
other alcoholic
drinks.
They
are
not
able
to
think
right;
they
see
visions
but
they
cannot
understand
what
they
mean;
they
are
unable
to
decide
things
correctly.
All
their
tables
are
covered
with
their
vomit;
filth
is
everywhere.
They
ridicule
Yahweh
saying, “Who
does
he
think
that
he
is
teaching?
Why
is
he
talking
to
us
like
this?
Does
he
think
that
we
are
little
children
who
have
recently
been
weaned?
He
continually
tells
us, ‘Do
this,
do
that;’
first
he
tells
us
one
rule,
then
another
rule,
he
tells
us
only
one
line
at
a
time.”
So
now,
Yahweh
will
need
to
force
them
to
listen
to
Assyrians
speaking
to
them
in
a
language
that
they
do
not
understand.
Yahweh
told
his
people
long
ago,
“
This
is
a
place
where
you
can
rest;
you
are
exhausted
from
all
your
travels
through
the
desert,
but
you
will
be
able
to
rest
in
this
land.”
But
they
refused
to
pay
attention
to
what
he
said.
So
Yahweh
continues
to
tell
the
people
of
Samaria,
one
line
at
a
time, “Do
this,
do
that,”
first
one
rule
and
then
another
rule.
But
because
of
their ignoring
what
God
said,
they
will
be
attacked
and
defeated;
they
will
be
wounded
and
snared
and
captured.
Warnings
to
Judah
Because
of
what
will
happen
in
Samaria,
you
rulers
in
Jerusalem
who
make fun
of
me,
listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh:
You
boast
saying,
“We
have
made
an
alliance
with
the
leaders
of
Egypt,
so
we
will
not
be
killed
in
battles;
we
will
never
go
to
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.
When
the
army
of
Assyria
attacks
us,
they
will
never
defeat
us,
because
we
have
made
an
agreement
with
Egypt
to
protect
us!”
But
that
agreement
consists
of
a
lot
of
lies [DOU].
Therefore,
Yahweh
our
Lord
says
this:
“Listen
to
this!
I
am
going
to
place
in
Jerusalem
someone
who
is
like [MET]
a
foundation
stone,
he
is
like
a
stone
that
has
been
tested
to
determine
if
it
is
solid.
He
will
be
like
a
valuable
cornerstone
around
which
it
will
be
safe
to
build
a
house;
and
whoever
trusts
in
him
will
never
be
disappointed.
I
will
test
you
people
of
Jerusalem
to
find
out
if
you
will
act
justly
and
righteously
like [MET]
someone
uses
a
plumb
line
to
determine
if
a
wall
is
straight
and
vertical.
But
because
your
agreement
with
Egypt
to
protect
you
was
made
by
leaders
lying
to
each
other
and
deceiving
each
other,
you
will
be
defeated
and
taken
away
from
your
country
by
an
army
that
will
come
against
you
like [MET]
a
flood.
I
will
annul/destroy
the
agreement
that
you
made
with
the
leaders
of
Egypt.
You
thought
that
because
of
that
agreement
you
would
not
be
killed,
and
you
would
not
go
to
the
place
where
the
dead
are.
But
when
the
vast
army
of
Assyria
overwhelms
you
like
a
flood,
they
will
trample
you
into
the
ground.
Their
soldiers
will
come
during
the
morning,
at noontime,
and
at
night,
and
they
will
carry
you
all
away.”
And
when
you
understand
this
message,
you
will
be
terrified.
You
have
heard
people
say, “Your
bed
is
very
short,
you
will
not
be
able
to
sleep
in
it;
your blankets
are
very
narrow;
they
will
not
cover
you!”
That
means
for
you
that
your
agreement
with
Egypt
is
not
going
to
save
you.
Yahweh
will
come
and
cause
you
to
be
defeated;
he
will
do
to
you
like
he
did
to
the
army
of
Philistia
at Perizim
Mountain
and
like
he
did
to
the Amor people-group
at
Gibeon
Valley.
What
he
will
do
will
be
very
strange
and
unusual [DOU].
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
told
me
that
he
is
going
to
destroy
the
entire
land.
So
do
not
ridicule
what
I
say
anymore,
because
if
you
do
that
he
will
punish
you
even
more
severely.
Listen [IDM]
to
what
I
say;
pay
attention
carefully.
When
a
farmer
plows
some
ground,
does
he
never
plant
seeds [RHQ]?
Does
he
continue
to
plow
it
and
never
plant
anything [RHQ]?
No,
he
makes
the
ground
very
level,
and
then
he
plants
seeds—
dill
and cumin
and
wheat
and
barley.
He
plants
each
kind
of
seed
in
the
correct
manner.
He
does
that
because
God
has
taught
him
the
correct
way
to
do
it.
Farmers
never
thresh caraway/dill
with
a
heavy
sledge/club;
instead,
they
beat
it
only
with
a
stick.
Farmers
never
thresh cumin
by
driving
a
cart
over
it;
instead,
they
hit
it
only
with
a
rod.
And
grain
for baking
bread
is
crushed
easily,
so
the
farmers
do
not
continue
to
pound
it
for
a
long
time.
They
sometimes
cause
their
horses
to
pull
a
cart
over
it
to
thresh
it,
but
doing
that
does
not
grind
the
grain.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
gives
us
wonderful
advice
about
how
to
do
things;
he
causes
us
to
be vey
wise.
So
what
the
farmers
do
is
very
smart/wise,
but
what
your
leaders
are
doing
is
very
stupid.
Warnings for Jerusalem
This
is
a
message
from
Yahweh:
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
Jerusalem,
the
city
where
King
David
lived.
You
people
continue
to
celebrate
your
festivals
each
year.
But
I
will
cause
you
to
experience
a
great
disaster,
and
when
that
happens,
people
will
weep
and
lament
very
much.
Your
city
will
become
like [MET]
an
altar
to
me
where
people
are
burned
as
sacrifices.
I
will
cause
your
enemies
to
come
to
your
city;
they
will
surround
it
by
building
towers
and
putting
in
place
other
things
with
which
to
attack
you.
Then
you
will
talk
as
though
you
were
buried
deep
in
the
ground [DOU];
it
will
sound
like
someone
whispering
from
under
the
ground,
like [SIM]
a
ghost
speaking
from
a
grave.
But,
suddenly
your
enemies
will
be
blown
away
like
dust;
their
armies
will
disappear
like [SIM]
chaff
that
is
blown
away
by
the
wind.
It
will
happen
very
suddenly.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
come
to
help
you
with
thunder
and
an
earthquake
and
a
very
loud
noise,
with
a
strong
wind
and
a
big
storm
and
a
fire
that
will
burn
up
everything.
Then
the
armies
of
all
the
nations
that
will
be
attacking
Jerusalem
will
quickly
disappear
like
a
dream
in
the
night [DOU].
Those
who
will
be
attacking
Jerusalem
will
suddenly
vanish/disappear.
People
who
are
asleep
dream
about
eating
food,
but
when
they
wake
up,
they
are
still
hungry.
People
who
are
thirsty
dream
about
drinking
something,
but
when
they
wake
up
they
are
still
thirsty.
It
will
be
like
that
when
your
enemies
come
to
attack
Zion
Hill;
they
will
dream
about
conquering
you,
but
when
they
wake
up,
they
will
realize
that
they
have
not
succeeded.
You
people
of
Jerusalem,
be
amazed
and
surprised
about
this [IRO]!
Do
not
believe
what
I
have
said [SAR]!
And
continue
to
be
blind [IRO]
about
what
Yahweh
is
doing.
You
are
stupid,
but
it
is
not
because
you
have
drunk
a
lot
of
wine.
You
stagger,
but
not
from
drinking alcoholic
drinks.
Because
Yahweh
has
prevented
the
prophets [DOU]
from
understanding
and
telling
you
his
messages,
it
is
as
though
he
has
caused
you
to
be
fast/deeply
asleep.
Yahweh
gave
me
this
vision;
but
for
you,
it
is
only
words
on
a
scroll
that
is
sealed
shut.
If
you
give
it
to
those
who
can
read
and
request
that
they
read
it,
they
will
say, “We
cannot
read
it
because
the
scroll
is
sealed.”
When
you
give
it
to
others
who
cannot
read,
they
will
say, “
We
cannot
read
it
because
we
do
not
know
how
to
read.”
So
the
Lord
says, “These
people
say
that
they
belong
to
me.
They
honor
me
by
what
they
say [MTY],
but
they
do
not
think [IDM]
about
what
I
desire.
When
they
worship
me,
all
they
do
is
recite
rules
that
people
have
made
and
that
they
have memorized.
Therefore,
again
I
will
do
something
to amaze
these
people;
I
will
perform
many
miracles.
And
I
will
show
that
the
people
who
tell
others
that
they
are
wise
are
not
really
wise,
and
I
will
show
that
the
people
who
tell
others
that
they
are
intelligent
are
not
really
intelligent.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
try
to
conceal
from
me,
Yahweh,
the
evil
things
that
they
plan
to
do;
they
do
those
things
in
the
darkness
and
they
think, ‘Yahweh
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
see
us;
he
cannot [RHQ]
know
what
we
are
doing!’
They
are
extremely
foolish!
They
act
as
though
they
were
the
potters
and
I
was
the
clay!
Something
that
was
created
should
certainly
never [RHQ]
say
to
the
one
who
made
it,
‘You
did
not
make
me!’
A
jar
should
never
say,
‘The
potter
who
made
me
did
not
know
what
he
was
doing!’”
Soon
the
forests
in
Lebanon
will
become
fertile
fields,
and
abundant
crops
will
grow
in
those
fields,
and
that
will
happen
very
soon.
At
that
time,
deaf
people
will
be
able
to
hear;
they
will
be
able
to
hear
when
someone
reads
from
a
book;
and
blind
people
will
be
able
to
see;
they
will
be
able
to
see
things
when
it
is
gloomy
and
even
when
it
is
dark.
Yahweh
will
enable
humble
people
to
be
very
joyful
again.
Poor
people
will
rejoice
about
what
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
has
done.
There
will
be
no
more
people
who
ridicule
others
and
no
more
arrogant
people.
And
those
who
plan
to
do
evil
things
will
be
executed.
Those
who
testify
falsely
in
order
to
persuade
judges
to
punish
innocent
people
will
vanish/disappear.
Similar
things
will
happen
to
those
who
by
lying
in
court
persuade
judges
to
make
unjust
decisions.
That
is
why
Yahweh,
who
rescued
Abraham,
says
about
the
people
of
Israel,
“My
people
will
no
longer
be
ashamed;
no
longer
will
they
show
on
their
faces
that
they
are
ashamed.
When
they
see
that
I
have
blessed
them
by
giving
them
many
children
and
doing
many
other
things
for
them,
they
will
realize
that
I
am
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
and
they
will
revere
me,
the
God
to
whom
they,
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
belong.
When
that
happens,
those
who
have
not
been
able
to
think
well
will
think
clearly,
and
those
who
complain
about
what
I
am
doing
will
accept
what
I
am
teaching
them.”
Judah’s worthless treaty with Egypt
Yahweh
says, “Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you,
my
people
who
rebel
against
me.
You
make
plans,
but
what
you
plan
is
not
what
I
want.
You
have
made
an
alliance
with
the
rulers
of
Egypt,
but
you
did
not
ask
my
Spirit
if
that
was
what
you
should
do.
By
doing
that,
you
have
increased
the
number
of
your
sins.
You
went
to
Egypt
to
ask
their
rulers
for
help,
without
asking
for
my
advice.
You
have
trusted
in
the
army
of
the
king
of
Egypt
to
protect
you;
you
have
trusted
in
them
like
people
sit
in
the
shade
to
protect
themselves
from
the
sun [MET].
But
the
result
of
your
trusting
in
the
king
of
Egypt
is
that
you
will
be
disappointed
and
disgraced;
because
of
trusting
in
him,
you
will
be
humiliated.
Officials/ambassadors
from
Judah
have
gone
to
Zoan
and
Hanes
cities
in
Egypt
to
make
treaties,
but
all
those
who
trust
in
the
King
of
Egypt
will
be
humiliated,
because
that
nation
will
not
be
able
to
help
you;
the
treaty
that
you
have
made
requesting
help
from
them
will
be
useless;
instead,
the
result
will
be
that
you
will
be
humiliated
and
disgraced [DOU].”
I
received
from
Yahweh
this
message
about
the
animals
in
the
southern
part
of
Judah:
That
area
is
one
where
people
experience
a
lot
of
troubles
and difficulties,
an
area
where
there
are
male
and
female
lions
and
various
kinds
of
poisonous
snakes.
Caravans
go
through
that
area
taking
donkeys
and
camels
loaded
with
valuable
goods.
They
are
taking
them
to
Egypt
to
seek
for
protection
by
the
army
of
Egypt,
but
it
will
be
useless.
The
promises
made
by
the
king
of
Egypt
are
worthless;
therefore
I
call
Egypt ‘the
sea
monster/dragon
that
does nothing’.
A
warning
for
Judah
Yahweh
told
me
to
write
on
a
scroll
a
message,
in
order
that
it
would
be
a
witness
to
the
people
of
Judah
that
would
endure
forever.
It
would
remind
them
that
they
are
deceitful
and
always
rebelling
against
Yahweh;
they
refuse
to
pay
attention
to
what
he
tells/teaches
them.
They
tell
the
people
who
see/receive
visions
from
Yahweh,
“Stop
seeing
visions!”
They
tell
the
prophets,
“Do
not
reveal
to
us
what
is
right!
Tell
us
pleasant
things;
do
not
tell
us
visions
about
things
that
are
true!
Stop
doing
what
you
have
been
doing [DOU];
stop
telling
us
what
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
says
to
us!”
Therefore,
this
is
what
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
says:
“You
have
rejected
my
message,
and
you
are relying
on
those
who
oppress
and
deceive
others.
Therefore,
the
result
of
your
sin
of rejecting
me
will
be
that
you
will
suddenly
experience
disasters;
what
will
happen
to
you
will
be
like [SIM]
a
cracked
wall
that
suddenly
collapses [DOU].
You
will
be
smashed
like
a
clay
jar
is
smashed
when
it
is
dropped,
and
it
shatters
completely,
with
the
result
that
there
is
not
one
piece
big
enough
to
carry
some
coals
from
a
stove
or
to
carry
a
little
bit
of
water
from
a
well.”
Yahweh,
our
God,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
also
says
this:
“You
will
be
rescued
from
your
enemies
only
if
you
repent
and
trust
in
what
I
will
do
for
you;
you
will
be
strong
only
if
you
quit
worrying
and
trust
in
me.
But
you
do
not
want
to
do
that.
You
said, ‘No,
we
will
escape
on
horses
that
the
army
of
Egypt
will
give
us!’
So,
you
will
try
to
flee.
You
said, ‘We
will
escape
from
the
army
of
Assyria
by
riding
on
swift
horses!’
But
those
who
pursue
you
will
also
ride
swiftly.
As
a
result, 1,000
of
you
will
flee
when
only
one
of
them
pursues
you!
When
only
five
of
their
soldiers
threaten
to
kill
you,
all
of
you
will
flee.
Only
a
few
of
you
will
be
left,
like [SIM]
a
single flagpole
on
top
of
a
mountain
with
one
signal
flag
on
the
pole.”
But
Yahweh
wants
to
be
kind
to
you;
he
desires
to
show
you
that
he
is
merciful.
Do
not
forget
that
Yahweh
is
a
God
who
acts
justly;
he
is
pleased
with
those
who
patiently
trust
in
him.
Yahweh
will
help
his
people
You
people
who
live
in
Jerusalem [DOU],
some
day
you
will
not
cry
anymore.
Yahweh
will
be
kind
to
you
when
you
call
out
to
him
for
help.
He
will
answer/help
you
as
soon
as
he
hears
you
call.
Although
now
Yahweh
has
caused
you
to
daily
experience [MET]
great
troubles
and
suffer
much,
he,
your
teacher,
will
not
hide
himself
from
you.
He [SYN]
will
teach
you
many
things
clearly.
And
you
will
hear
him
speak
to
you
to
guide
you.
Right
behind
you
he
will
say, “This
is
the
road
on
which
you
should
walk;
walk
on
this
road!”
When
that
happens,
you
will
destroy
all
your
idols
that
are
covered
with
silver
or
gold.
You
will
throw
them
away
like
you
throw
away
a
filthy
rag,
and
you
will
say
to
them, “We
do
not
need
you
anymore!”
If
you
do
that,
Yahweh
will
bless
you
by
giving
you
good
rain
at
the
time
that
you
plant
your
crops.
You
will
have
good
harvests,
and
plenty
of
pasture
with
grass
for
your
cattle
to
eat.
After
the
wind
blows
away
the
chaff,
the
oxen
and
donkeys
that
pull
the
plow
to
plow
your
ground
will
have
good
grain
to
eat.
At
that
time,
when
your
enemies
have
been
slaughtered
and
their
towers
have ◄collapsed/been
destroyed►,
there
will
be
streams
flowing
down
every
hill
and
mountain
in
Judah.
The
moon
will
seem
to
shine
as
brightly
as
the
sun,
and
the
sun
will
seem
to
shine
seven
times
as
brightly
as
previously.
That
is
what
it
will
be
like
when
Yahweh
causes
the
suffering
of
his
people
to
cease;
it
will
be
as
though [MET]
he
will
be
putting bandages
on
their
wounds
and
healing
them.
It
is
as
though
we
see
Yahweh
coming
from
far
away;
he
is
extremely
angry,
and
there
are
thick
clouds
of
smoke
around
him.
By
what
he
says [MTY]
he
shows
that
he
is
angry;
what
he
says
is
like [SIM]
a
devastating/destructive
fire.
His
breath
is
like [SIM]
a
flood
that
covers
his
enemies
up
to
their
necks.
He
will
separate [MET]
the
nations
in
order
to
destroy
some
of
them;
it
is
as
though
he
will
put
hooks
in
their
mouths
and
take
them
away.
But
his
people
will
sing
joyfully
like
they
sing
during
the
nights
when
they
celebrate
a
holy
festival.
They
will
be
very
joyful,
like [SIM]
a
large
group
of
his
people
are
joyful
when
they
go
up
to
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem,
along
with
men
playing
flutes
when
they
are
all
going
there
to
worship
Yahweh.
He
is
like [MET]
a
huge
rock
under
which
we Israeli
people
are
safe.
And
Yahweh
will
enable
us
to
hear
him
speaking powerfully/majestically.
He
will
show
us
that
he [SYN]
is
very
powerful.
We
will
see
him [SYN]
smash
his
enemies.
Being
very
angry,
he
will
descend
with
a
big
rainstorm
and
thunder
and
hail
to
punish
them.
The
soldiers
of
Assyria
will
be
terrified
when
they
hear
the
voice
of
Yahweh
and
when
he
strikes
them
with
his
rod.
And
while
Yahweh
strikes
them
to
punish
them,
his
people
will
celebrate
by
playing
tambourines
and
harps.
It
will
be
as
though
Yahweh
will
lift
up
his
powerful
hand/arm
and
defeat
the
Assyrian
army
in
battle.
The
valley
of
Topheth
outside
Jerusalem
has
been
prepared
for
a
long
time;
it
is
ready
for
the
king
of
Assyria;
the ◄funeral
pyre/pile
of
wood►
for
burning
his
body
is
wide
and
high,
and
it
will
be
as
though
Yahweh
will
light
the
fire
with
his
breath,
which
will
come
out
like
a
stream
of
burning
sulfur.
A warning about relying on Egypt
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
reply
on
Egypt
to
help
them,
trusting
in
their soldiers’
horses
and
their
many
chariots
and
their
strong chariot-drivers,
instead
of
trusting
that
Yahweh,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
will
help
them.
Yahweh
is
very
wise,
but
he
also
causes
people
to
experience
disaster!
And
when
he
decides
to
do
that,
he
does
not
change
his
mind!
He
will
strike/punish
the
wicked
people
and
all
those
who
help
them.
The
soldiers
of
Egypt
that
you
people
of
Judah
are relying
on
are humans,
not
God!
And
their
horses
are
only
horses;
they
are
not
powerful
spirits!
So
when
Yahweh
raises
his
fist
to
strike/punish
the
soldiers
of
Egypt
whom
you
thought
would
help
you,
he
will
also
strike
you
who
thought
that
you
would
be
helped,
and
you
and
they
will
stumble
and
fall
down;
all
of
you
will
die
together.
But
this
is
what
Yahweh
said
to
me:
“When
a
huge
lion
stands
over
the
body
of
a
sheep
that
he
has
killed
and
growls,
even
if
a
large
group
of
shepherds
comes
to
chase/shoo
away
the
lion,
even
if
they
shout
loudly,
the
lion
will
not
be
afraid
and
will
not
leave.
Similarly,
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
come
down
to
fight
my
enemies
on
Zion
Hill,
and
nothing
will
hinder
me.
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
protect
Jerusalem
like [SIM]
a
mother
bird
protects
the
baby
birds
in
her
nest:
I
will
defend
the
city
and
rescue
it
from
its
enemies.”
My
people,
even
though
you
have
greatly
rebelled
against
Yahweh,
return
to
him.
When
you
do
that,
each
of
you
will
throw
away
the
idols
that
you [SYN]
have
sinned
by
making,
idols
that
are
covered
with
silver
and
gold.
Many
of
the
Assyrian
soldiers
will
be
killed,
but
not
by
swords
that
men
use.
They
will
be
destroyed
by
the
sword
of
God;
and
those
who
are
not
killed
will ◄panic/be
very
afraid►
and
flee.
And
some
of
them
will
be
captured
and
forced
to
become
slaves.
Even
their
very
strong
soldiers [MTY]
will
be
terrified;
they
will
abandon
their
battle
flags
and
run
away!
Yahweh
will
cause
his
enemies
who
attack
Jerusalem
to
be
destroyed.
Yahweh’s
presence
on
Zion
Hill
is
like
a
fire,
like
a
furnace
that
blazes
in
Jerusalem;
and
that
is
what
Yahweh
says
about
what
will
happen
to
the
Assyrian
army!
What will happen when the great king comes
Listen
to
this!
Some
day
there
will
be
a
righteous
king,
and
his
officials
will
help
him
to
rule
justly/fairly.
Each
of
them
will
be
like [MET]
a
shelter
from
the
wind
and
a ◄refuge/place
to
be
protected►
from
the
storm.
They
will
be
like [SIM]
streams
of
water
in
the
desert,
like
the
shade
under
a
huge
rock
in
a
very
hot
and
dry
land.
When
that
happens,
those
leaders
will
enable
people
who
have
not
understood [MET]
God’s
truth
to
understand
it,
and
they
will
enable
those
who
have
not
paid
attention
to [MET]
God’s
truth
to
pay
attention
to
it.
Even
those
who
act
very
hastily
will
have
good
sense,
and
those
who
cannot
speak
well
will
speak
fluently
and
clearly.
At
that
time,
people
who
are
foolish/unwise
will
no
longer
be ◄admired/looked
up
to►,
and
scoundrels
will
no
longer
be
respected.
Foolish
people
say
things
that
are
foolish,
and
they
plan
to
do
evil
things.
Their
behavior
is
disgraceful,
and
they
say
things
about
Yahweh
that
are
false.
They
do
not
give
food
to
those
who
are
hungry,
and
they
do
not
give
water
to
those
who
are
thirsty.
Scoundrels
do
things
that
are
evil
and
that
deceive
people;
they
plan
to
do
evil
things;
by
telling
lies
in
court
they
cause
poor
people
to ◄have
trouble/be convicted►,
even
when
what
the
poor
people
are requesting
is
fair/just.
But
honorable
people
plan
to
do
honorable/good
things,
and
they
do
the
honorable/good
things
that
they
plan
to
do.
A
message
for
the
women
of
Jerusalem
You
women
of
Jerusalem
who
think
that
you
are
very
secure/safe
and
think
that
everything
is
going
well,
listen
to [IDM]
what
I
say!
One
year
from
now,
you
who
now ◄are
not
worried
about
anything/think
that
everything
is
going
well►
will
tremble,
because
there
will
be
no
grapes
for
you
to
harvest
and
no
other
crops
to
harvest.
So
tremble
now,
you
women
who
are
not
worried
about
anything!
Take
off
your
fancy
clothes
and
put
rough
sackcloth
around
your waists.
Beat/Hit
your
breasts
to
show
that
you
are
grieving
about
what
will
happen
in
your
fertile
fields
and
to
your
fruitful grapevines,
because
only
thorns
and
thistles
will
grow
in
your
soil.
Your
houses
where
you
had
joyful
parties
and
your
city
where
you
have
been
happy
will
be
gone.
The
king’s
palace
will
be
empty;
there
will
be
no
people
in
the
city
that
now
is
very
noisy.
Wild
donkeys
will
walk
around
and
flocks
of
sheep
will
eat
grass
in
the
empty
forts
and watchtowers.
It
will
be
like
that
until
God
pours
his
Spirit
out
on
us
from
heaven.
When
that
happens,
the
deserts
will
become
fertile
fields,
and
abundant
crops
will
grow
in
those
fertile
fields.
People [PRS]
will
act/rule
justly/fairly
in
those
desert
areas,
and
people
will
act/rule
righteously
in
those
fertile
fields.
And
the
result
of
their
acting
righteously
will
be
that
there
will
be
peace,
the
land
will
be
tranquil/quiet,
and
people
will
be
secure/safe
forever.
My
people
will
live
in
their
homes
peacefully,
and
safely,
and calmly,
in
places
of
rest.
Even
if
a
severe hailstorm
knocks
down
the
trees
in
the
forest,
and
all
the
buildings
in
the
city
are
blown
down,
Yahweh
will
greatly
bless
you;
you
will
plant
seeds
in
fields
alongside
the
streams
and
there
will
be
abundant
crops.
Your
donkeys
and
cattle
will
easily
find
grass
to
eat.
Warnings to Assyria and promises to God’s people
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
people
of
Assyria!
You
have
destroyed
others,
but
you
have
not
been
destroyed
yet.
You
have
betrayed/deceived
others,
but
you
have
not
been
betrayed/deceived
yet.
When
you
stop
destroying
others
33:1
,
others
will
destroy
you.
When
you
stop betraying/deceiving
others,
others
will
betray
you.
Yahweh,
be
kind
to
us,
because
we
have
patiently
waited
for
you
to
help
us.
Enable
us
to
be
strong
every
day,
and
rescue
us
when
we
have
troubles.
Our
enemies
run
away
when
they
hear
your
voice.
When
you
stand
up
and
show
that
you
are
powerful [IDM],
the
people
of
all
nations
flee.
And
after
our
enemies
have
been
defeated,
we,
your
people,
will
take
away
all
our
enemies’
possessions
like [SIM] caterpillars
and
locusts
strip
off
all
the
leaves
of
plants.
Yahweh
is
greater
than
anyone
else,
and
he
lives
in
heaven,
and
he
will
rule
justly
and
righteously
in
Jerusalem.
When
that
happens,
he
will
enable
you
to
live
securely/safely;
he
will
fully
protect
your
possessions,
he
will
enable
you
to
be
wise
and
to
know
all
that
you
need
to
know;
and revering
Yahweh
will
be
like [MET]
a
valuable
treasure
for
you.
But
now,
look,
our
brave
men
are
crying
out
in
the
streets;
our
ambassadors
have
gone
to
other
countries
to
make
peace
treaties,
but
they
will
cry
bitterly
because
they
will
not
succeed.
No
one
travels
on
our
roads [DOU].
The
leaders
of
Assyria
have
broken/disregarded
their
peace
treaty
with
us;
they
despise
the
people
who
made
those
treaties,
and
they
do
not
respect
anyone.
The
land
of
Judah
is
dry
and
barren.
The
cedar
trees
in
Lebanon
are drying
up
and
decaying.
The
Sharon
Plain
along
the
coast
is
now
a
desert.
There
are
no
more
leaves
on
the
trees
in
the
Bashan
and
Carmel
areas.
Yahweh
says, “Now
I
will
begin
to
show
that
I
am
very
powerful [DOU].
You
people
of
Assyria
make
plans
that
are
as
useless
as [MET]
chaff
and
straw.
Your
breath
will
become
a
fire
that
will
burn
you
up.
Your
people
will
be
burned
until
only
ashes
remain [MET]
like [SIM] thornbushes
are
cut
down
and
burned
up
in
a
fire.
You
people
who
live
far
away
and
you
people
who
live
nearby,
pay
attention
to
what
I
have
done
and
realize
that
I
am
very
powerful.”
The
sinners
in
Jerusalem
will
tremble
because
of
being
very
afraid;
godless
people
will
be
terrified.
They
say, “None
of
us
can [RHQ]
remain
alive
because
this
fire
is
burning
everything;
it
is
like
the
fire
on
Yahweh’s
altar
that
will
burn
forever!”
Those
who
act
honestly
and
say
what
is
right,
those
who
do
not
try
to
become
rich
by ◄extortion/forcing
people
to
give
them
money►,
those
who
do
not
try
to
get
bribes,
those
who
refuse
to
listen
to
people
who
are
planning
to
murder
someone,
those
who
do
not
join
others
who
urge
them
to
do
what
is
wrong,
they
are
the
people
who
will
live
safely [MTY];
they
will
find
places
to
be
safe
in
the
caves
in
the
mountains.
They
will
have
plenty
of
food
and
water.
You [SYN]
people
of
Judah
will
see
the
king
wearing
all
his
beautiful
robes,
and
you
will
see
that
he
rules
a
land
that
extends
far
away.
When
you
see
that,
you
will
think
about
when
you
were
previously
terrified,
and
you
will
say, “
The
officers
of
Assyria
who
counted
the
tax
money
that
we
were
forced
to
pay
to
them
have
disappeared [RHQ]!
Those
men
who
counted
our
towers
are
gone [RHQ]!
Those
arrogant
people
who
spoke
a
language
that
we
could
not
understand
are
no
longer
here!”
At
that
time,
you
will
see
Zion
Hill,
the
place
where
we
celebrate
our
festivals;
you
will
see
that
Jerusalem
has
become
a
place
that
is
calm
and
safe.
It
will
be
secure,
like [SIM]
a
tent
that
cannot
be
moved
because
its
ropes
are
tight
and
its
stakes
are
firmly
in
the
ground.
Yahweh
will
be
our
mighty
God;
he
will
be
like [SIM]
a
mighty
river
that
will
protect
us
because
our
enemies
will
not
be
able
to
cross
it;
no
one
will
be
able
to
row
across
it
and
no
ships
will
be
able
to
sail
across
it.
Yahweh
is
our
judge;
he
is
the
one
who
gives
us
laws,
and
he
is
our
king.
He
will
rescue
us.
The
ropes
on
our
enemies’
boats
will
hang
loose,
their
masts
will
not
be
fastened
firmly,
and
their sails
will
not
be
spread
out.
The
treasures
that
they
have
seized
will
be
divided
among
us,
God’s
people,
and
even
lame
people
among
us
will
get
some.
And
the
people
in
Jerusalem
will
no
longer
say, “We
are
sick,”
because
Yahweh
will
forgive
the
sins
that
have
been
committed
by
the
people
who
live
there.
God will punish all his enemies
You
people
of
all
nations,
come
near
and
listen
and
pay
careful
attention.
I
want
the
world
and
everything
that
is
in
it
to
hear
what
I
say.
Yahweh
is
angry
with
the
people
of
all
nations;
he
is ◄furious/very
angry►
with
all
their
armies.
He
has
decided
that
they
must
be
destroyed,
and
he
will
slaughter
them.
Their
corpses
will
not
be
buried,
and
as
a
result
their
corpses
will
stink,
and
their
blood
will
fill
the
streams
that
flow
down
the
mountains.
The
sky
will
disappear
like [SIM]
a
scroll
that
is
rolled
up
and
thrown
away.
Stars
will
fall
from
the
sky
like [SIM]
withered
leaves
fall
from grapevines,
or
like [SIM]
shriveled
figs
fall
from
fig
trees.
When
Yahweh
has
finished
his
work
of
destroying
objects
in
the
sky,
he
will
punish
the
people
of
Edom,
that people-group
that
he
has
said
must
be
destroyed/exterminated.
It
is
as
though
Yahweh
has
a
sword
that
is
covered
with
blood
and
fat—
the
blood
of
lambs
and
goats
and
the
fat
of
the
kidneys
of
rams
to
be
sacrificed.
It
is
as
though
Yahweh
will
offer
a
sacrifice
in
the
city
of
Bozrah
and
kill
many
people
in
other
cities
in
Edom.
Even
wild
oxen
will
be
killed,
as
well
as
young
calves
and
big
bulls.
The
ground
will
be
soaked
with
blood,
and
the
dirt
will
be
covered
with
the
fat
of
those
animals.
That
will
be
the
time
when
Yahweh
gets
revenge
for
what
those
people
did
to
the
people
of
Judah.
The
streams
in
Edom
will
be
full
of
burning
pitch/tar,
and
the
ground
will
be
covered
with
burning
sulfur.
Yahweh
will
never
finish
punishing
Edom
with
fire;
the
smoke
will
rise
forever.
No
one
will
ever
live
in
that
land,
and
no
one
will
even
travel
through
it.
Ravens
and
various
kinds
of
owls
and
small
animals
will
live
there.
Yahweh
will
measure
that
land
carefully:
He
will
measure
it
to
to
decide
where
to
cause
chaos
and
destruction.
There
will
be
no
princes;
the
people
who
have
authority
will
have
no
kingdom
to
rule.
The
deserted
palaces
and
fortified
buildings
will
be
full
of
thorns
and
thistles.
The
ruins
will
be
a
place
for
jackals/wolves
and
owls
to
live.
Animals
that
live
in
the
desert
and
hyenas/wolves
will
be
there,
and
wild
goats
will bleat/call
to
each
other.
There
will
also
be
creatures/animals
that
roam
around
at
night.
Owls
will
make
their
nests
there
and
lay
their
eggs
in
the
nests;
and
when
the
eggs
hatch,
the
mother
birds
will
cover
them
with
their
wings.
There
will
also
be falcons/hawks
there,
each
with
its
mate.
If
you
read
what
is
written
in
the
book
that
contains
messages
from
Yahweh,
you
will
find
out
what
he
will
do
in
Edom.
All
of
those
animals
and
birds
will
be
there,
and
each
one
will
have
a
mate,
because
that
is
what
Yahweh
has
promised,
and
his
Spirit
will
cause
them
all
to
gather
there.
He
has
decided
what
parts
of
the
land
of
Edom
each
will
live
in,
and
those
are
the
places
where
each
bird
or
animal
will
live.
Their
descendants
will
possess
those
areas
forever,
throughout
all
generations.
The promise of restoration
Some
day,
it
will
be
as
though
the
desert
and
other
very
dry
areas
are
glad [DOU];
the
desert
will
rejoice
and
flowers
will
blossom.
Like crocuses/daffodils,
the
desert
will
produce
flowers
abundantly;
it
will
be
as
though
everything
is
rejoicing
and
singing!
The
deserts
will
become
as
beautiful
as [SIM]
the
trees
in
Lebanon,
as
fertile [SIM]
as
the
plains
of
the
Sharon
and
Carmel
areas.
There
people
will
see
the
glory
of
Yahweh;
they
will
see
that
he
is
magnificent.
So,
encourage
those
who
are
tired
and
weak.
Say
to
those
who
are
afraid,
“Be
strong
and
do
not
be
afraid,
because
our
God
is
going
to
come
to
get
revenge
on
his
enemies;
he
will ◄pay
them
back/punish
them►
for
what
they
have
done,
and
he
will
rescue
you.”
When
he
does
that,
he
will
enable
blind
people
to
see
and
enable
deaf
people
to
hear.
Lame
people
will
leap
like
deer,
and
those
who
have
been
unable
to
speak
will
sing
joyfully.
Water
will
gush
out
from
springs
in
the
desert;
streams
will
flow
in
the
desert.
The
very
dry
ground
will
become
a
pool
of
water,
and
springs
will
provide
water
for
the
dry
land.
Grass
and
reeds
and
papyrus
will
grow
in
places
where
the
jackals/wolves
lived
previously.
And
there
will
be
a
highway
through
that
land;
it
will
be
called ‘the
Holy Highway’.
People
who
are
not
acceptable
to
God
will
not
walk
on
that
road;
it
will
be
only
for
those
who
conduct
their
lives
as
God
wants
them
to;
foolish
people
will
become
lost
while
walking
on
that
road.
There
will
not
be
any
lions
there
or
any
other
dangerous
animals
along
that
road.
Only
those
who
have
been
freed
from
being
slaves
in
Babylonia
will
walk
on
it.
Those
whom
Yahweh
has
freed
will
return
to
Jerusalem;
they
will
sing
as
they
enter
the
city;
they
will
be
extremely
joyful [MET, PRS]
forever.
No
longer
will
they
be
sad
or
mourn;
they
will
be
completely
joyful [DOU].
The army of Assyria invaded Judah
When
King
Hezekiah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 14
years,
King
Sennacherib
of
Assyria
came
with
his
army
to
attack
the
cities
in
Judah
that
had
walls
around
them.
They
did
not
conquer
Jerusalem,
but
they
conquered
all
the
other
cities.
Then
the
king
of
Assyria
sent
a
large
army
with
some
of
his
important
officials
from
Lachish
city
to
persuade
King
Hezekiah
to
surrender.
When
they
arrived
at
Jerusalem,
they
stood
in
their
positions
alongside
the aqueduct/channel
in
which
water
flows
into
the
upper
pool
into
Jerusalem,
near
the
road
to
the
field
where
the
women
wash
clothes.
The Israeli
officials
who
went
out
of
the
city
to
talk
with
them
were
Hilkiah’s
son
Eliakim,
the ◄palace
administrator/man
who
supervised
the
workers
in
the
palace►,
Shebna
the
king’s
secretary,
and
Asaph’s
son
Joah,
who
wrote
down
the
government
decisions.
Then
one
of
Sennacherib’s
important
officials
told
them
to
take
this
message
to
Hezekiah:
This
is
what
the
King
of
Assyria,
the
great
king,
says: “What
are
you
trusting
in
to
rescue
you?
You
say
that
you
have
weapons
to
fight
us
and
some country’s
promises
to
help
you,
and
that
will
enable
you
to
defeat
us,
but
that
is
only
talk [RHQ].
Who
do
you
think
will
help
you
to
rebel
against
my
soldiers
from
Assyria?
Listen
to
me!
You
are relying
on
the
army
of
Egypt.
But
that
will
be
like [MET]
using
a
broken
reed
for
a
walking
stick
on
which
you
could
lean.
But
it
would
pierce
the
hand
of
anyone
who
would
lean
on
it!
That
is
what
the
King
of
Egypt
would
be
like
for
anyone
who
relied
on
him
for
help.
But
perhaps
you
will
say
to
me, ‘
No,
we
are relying
on
Yahweh
our
God
to
help
us.’
I
would
reply, ‘Is
he
not
the
one
whom
you
insulted
by
tearing
down
his
shrines
and
altars
and
forcing
everyone
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
to
worship
only
in
front
of
the
altar
in
Jerusalem?’
So
I suggest
that
you
make
a
deal
with
my
master/boss,
the
king
of
Assyria.
I
will
give
you 2,000
horses,
but
I
do
not
think
that
you
can
find 2,000
of
your
men
who
can
ride
on
them!
You
are expecting
the
king
of
Egypt
to
send
chariots
and
men
riding
horses
to
assist
you.
But
they
certainly
would
not [RHQ]
be
able
to
resist/defeat
even
the
most
insignificant/unimportant
official
in
the
army
of
Assyria!
Furthermore,
do
not
think
that [RHQ]
we
have
come
here
to
attack
and
destroy
this
land
without
Yahweh’s
orders!
It
is
Yahweh
himself
who
told
us
to
come
here
and
destroy
this
land!”
Then
Eliakim,
Shebna,
and
Joah
said
to
the
official
from
Assyria, “Please
speak
to
us
in
your
Aramaic
language,
because
we
understand
it.
Do
not
speak
to
us
in
our
Hebrew
language,
because
the
people
who
are
standing
on
the
wall
will
understand
it
and
become
frightened.”
But
the
official
replied, “Do
you
think
that
my
master
sent
me
to
say
these
things
only
to
you,
and
not
to
the
people
standing
on
the
wall [RHQ]?
If
you
reject
this
message,
the
people
in
this
city
will
soon
need
to
eat
their
own
dung
and
drink
their
own
urine,
just
like
you
will,
because
there
will
be
nothing
more
for
you
to
eat
or
drink.”
Then
the
official
stood
up
and
shouted
in
the
Hebrew
language
to
the
people
sitting
on
the
wall.
He
said, “Listen
to
this
message
from
the
great
king,
the
King
of
Assyria!
He
says, ‘Do
not
allow
Hezekiah
to
deceive
you!
He
will
not
be
able
to
rescue
you!
Do
not
allow
him
to
persuade
you
to
trust
in
Yahweh,
saying
that
Yahweh
will
rescue
you,
and
that
the
army
of
the
King
of
Assyria
will
never
capture
this
city!’
Do
not
pay
attention
to
what
Hezekiah
says!
This
is
what
the
king
of
Assyria
says: ‘ome
out
of
the
city
and
surrender
to
me.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
arrange
for
each
of
you
to
drink
the
juice
from
your
own grapevines
and
to
eat
figs
from
your
own
trees,
and
to
drink
water
from
your
own
well.
You
will
be
able
to
do
that
until
we
come
and
take
you
to
a
land
that
is
like
your
land—a
land
where
there
is
grain
to
make
bread
and
vineyards
to
produce
grapes
for
making
new
wine
and,
and
where
we
make
lots
of
bread.’
Do
not
allow
Hezekiah
to
mislead
you
by
saying, “Yahweh
will
rescue
us.”
The
gods
that
people
of
other
nations
worship
have
never [RHQ]
rescued
any
of
them
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
King
of
Assyria!
Why
were
the
gods
of
Hamath
and
Arpad
cities,
and
the
gods
of
Sepharvaim
unable
to
rescue
Samaria
from
my
power [MTY]?
No,
no
god [RHQ]
of
any
nation
has
been
able
to
rescue
their
people
from
me.
So
why
do
you
think
that
Yahweh
will
rescue
you
people
of
Jerusalem
from
my
power [MTY]?’”
But
the
people
who
were
listening
were
silent.
No
one
said
anything,
because
King
Hezekiah
had
commanded, “
When
the
official
from
Assyria talks
to
you,
do
not
answer
him.”
Then
Eliakim
and
Shebna
and
Joah
returned
to
Hezekiah
with
their
clothes
torn
because
they
were
extremely
distressed.
They
told
him
what
the
official
from
Assyria
had
said.
Hezekiah asked Isaiah for advice
When
King
Hezekiah
heard
what
they
reported,
he
tore
his
clothes
and
put
on
clothes
made
of
rough
sackcloth
because
he
was
very
distressed.
Then
he
went
into
the
temple
of
Yahweh
and
prayed.
Then
he
sent
Eliakim,
Shebna,
and
the ◄older/most
important►
priests,
who
were
also
wearing
clothes
made
of
rough
sackcloth,
to
talk
to
me.
He
said
to
them, “Tell
this
to
Isaiah: ‘King
Hezekiah
says
that
this
is
a
day
when
we
are
greatly
distressed.
Other
nations
are
causing
us
to
be
insulted
and
disgraced.
We
are
like [SIM]
a
woman
who
is
about
to
give
birth
to
a
baby,
but
she
does
not
have
the
strength
that
she
needs
to
do
it.
But
perhaps
Yahweh
our
God
has
heard
what
the
official
from
Assyria
said.
Perhaps
he
knows
that
his boss,
the
King
of
Assyria,
sent
him
to
insult
the all-powerful
God,
and
that
Yahweh
will
punish
the
King
of
Assyria
for
what
he
said.
And
the
king
requests
that
you
pray
for
the
few
of
us
who
are
still
alive
here
in
Jerusalem.’”
After
those
men
gave
me
that
message,
I
replied, “Tell
the
King, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says: “Those
messengers
from
the
King
of
Assyria
have
said
evil
things
about
me.
But
do
not
be
disturbed
by
what
they
said.
Listen
to
this:
I
will
cause
Sennacherib
to
hear
a
rumor
that
the
armies
of
Babylon
are
about
to
attack
his
country,
and
that
will
worry
him.
So
he
will
return
to
his
own
country,
and
there
I
will
cause
him
to
be
assassinated
by
men
using
swords.” ’ ”
The
official
from
Assyria
found
out
that
the
King
of
Assyria
and
his
army
had
captured
Lachish
city
and
that
they
were
attacking
Libnah,
which
is
a
nearby
city.
So
the
official
left
Jerusalem
and
went
to
Libnah
to
report
to
the
king
what
had
happened
in
Jerusalem.
Soon
after
that,
King
Sennacherib
received
a
report
that
King
Tirhakah
of
Ethiopia
was
leading
his
army
to
attack
them.
So
before
King
Sennacherib
left
Libnah
with
his
army
to
fight
against
the
army
from
Ethiopia,
he
sent
other
messengers
to
Hezekiah
in
Jerusalem
with
a
letter.
In
the
letter
he
wrote
this
to
Hezekiah:
“Do
not
allow
your
god,
on
whom
you
are relying,
to
deceive
you
by
promising
you
that
Jerusalem
will
not
be
captured
by
my
army.
You
have
certainly
heard
what
the
armies
of
the
kings
of
Assyria
have
done
to
all
the
other
countries;
our
armies
have
destroyed
them
completely.
So, ◄do
you
think
that
you
will
escape?/do
not
think
that
your
god
will
save
you!► [RHQ]
Did
the
gods
of
the
nations
that
were
about
to
be
destroyed
by
the
armies
of
the
previous
kings
of
Assyria
rescue
them?
Did
those
gods
rescue
Gozan
region,
and
Haran
and
Rezeph
cities
in
northern
Syria,
and
the
people
of
Eden
region
who
were
forced
to
go
to Tel-Assar
city?
What
happened
to
the
King
of
Hamath
and
the
King
of
Arpad?
What
happened
to
the
kings
of
Sepharvaim,
Hena,
and
Ivvah
cities?
Did
their
gods
rescue
them [RHQ]?”
Hezekiah’s
prayer
Hezekiah
received
the
letter
that
the
messengers
gave
him,
and
he
read
it.
Then
he
went
up
to
the
temple
and
spread
out
the
letter
in
front
of
Yahweh.
And
then
Hezekiah
prayed
this:
“O
Yahweh,
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
to
whom
we Israelis
belong,
you
are
seated
on
your
throne
above
the
statues
of
the
creatures
with
wings,
above
the
Sacred
Chest.
Only
you
are
truly
God.
You
rule
all
the
kingdoms
on
this
earth.
You
are
the
one
who
created
everything
on
the
earth
and
in
the
sky.
So,
Yahweh,
please
listen
to
what
I
am
saying,
and
look
at
what
is happening!
And
listen
to
what
Sennacherib
has
said
to
insult
you,
the all-powerful
God!
Yahweh,
it
is
true
that
the
armies
of
the
kings
of
Assyria
have
completely
destroyed
many
nations
and
ruined
their
land.
And
they
have
thrown
all
the
idols
of
those
nations
into
fires
and
burned
them.
But
they
were
not
really
gods.
They
were
only
idols
made
of
wood
and
stone,
and
that
is
why
they
were
destroyed
easily.
So
now,
Yahweh
our
God,
please
rescue
us
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
King
of
Assyria,
in
order
that
the
people
in
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
world
will
know
that
you,
Yahweh,
are
the
only
one
who
is
truly
God.”
Isaiah
predicted
that
the
Assyrians
would
not
conquer
Jerusalem
Then
I
sent
this
message
to
Hezekiah: “This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
we Israelis
belong,
says:
Because
you
prayed
about
what
King
Sennacherib
of
Assyria
said,
this
is
what
I
say
to
him:
‘The
people
of
Jerusalem
despise
you
and
make fun
of
you.
They
will
wag/shake
their
heads
to
mock
you
while
you
flee
from
here.
Whom
do
you
think
you
have
been
despising
and ridiculing?
Whom
do
you
think
you
were
shouting
at?
Whom
do
you
think
you
were
looking
at
very
proudly/arrogantly?
It
was
I,
the
Holy
One
whom
the Israelis
worship!
The
messengers
whom
you
sent
made fun
of
me.
You
said, “With
my
many
chariots
I
have
gone
to
the
highest
mountains,
even
to
the
highest
mountains
in
Lebanon.
We
have
cut
down
its tallest
cedar
trees
and
its nicest
pine/cypress
trees.
We
have
been
to
the
most
distant/remote
peaks
and
to
its densest
forests.
We
have
dug
wells
in
many
countries
and
drunk
water
from
them.
And
by
marching
through [MTY]
the
streams
of
Egypt,
we
dried
them
all
up [HYP]!”
But
I,
Yahweh,
reply, “Have
you
never
heard
that
long
ago
I
determined
those
things;
I
planned
them
long
ago,
and
now
I
have
been
causing
those
things
to
occur.
I
planned
that
your
army
would
destroy
cities
and
cause
them
to
become
piles
of
rubble.
The
people
in
those
cities
have
no
power,
and
as
a
result
they
are
dismayed
and
discouraged.
They
are
as
frail
as [MET]
grass
and
plants
in
the
fields,
as
frail
as
grass
that
grows
on
the
roofs
of
houses
and
is
scorched
by
the
hot
east
wind.
But
I
know
everything
about
you;
I
know
when
you
are
in
your
house
and
when
you
go
outside;
I
also
know
that
you
are ◄raging/speaking
very
angrily►
against
me.
So,
because
you
have
raged
against
me
and
because
I
have
heard
you
speak
very
proudly/arrogantly,
it
will
be
as
though
I
will
put
a
hook
in
your
nose
and
I
will
put
an
iron ◄bit/metal
bar►
in
your
mouth
in
order
that
I
can
lead
you
where
I
want
you
to
go,
and
I
will
force
you
to
return
to
your
own
country,
on
the
same
road
on
which
you
came
here,
without
conquering
Jerusalem.”’
Then
I
said
to
Hezekiah, ‘This
will
prove
to
you
that
what
I
said
will
happen:
“This
year,
you(pl)
will
eat
only
the
crops
that
grow
by
themselves,
and
next
year
the
same
thing
will
happen.
But
in
the
third
year
you
will
plant
crops
and
harvest
them;
you
will
take
care
of
your
vineyards
and
eat
the
grapes.
And
you
people
who
are
still
here
in
Judah,
will
be
strong
and
prosper
again [MET].
A
small
number
of
my
people
will
survive,
and
they
will
spread
out
from
Jerusalem [DOU].”
That
will
happen
because
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
am desiring
very
much
to
accomplish
it.’
And
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say
about
the
King
of
Assyria:
‘His
armies
will
not
enter
Jerusalem;
they
will
not
even
shoot
arrows
into
it.
His
soldiers
will
not
march
outside
the
city
gates
holding
their
shields,
and
they
will
not
build
high
mounds
of
dirt
against
the
walls
of
the
city
to
enable
them
to
attack
the
city.
And
their
king
will
return
to
his
own
country
on
the
same
road
on
which
he
came
here.
He
will
not
enter
this
city!’
That
will
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
For
the
sake
of
my
own
reputation
and
because
of
what
I
promised
King
David,
who
served
me
well,
I
will
defend
this
city
and
prevent
it
from
being
destroyed.”
That
night,
an
angel
from
Yahweh
went
out
to
where
the
army
of
Assyria
had
set
up
their
tents
and
killed 185,000
of
their
soldiers.
When
the
rest
of
the
soldiers
woke
up
the
next
morning,
they
saw
that
there
were
corpses
everywhere.
Then
King
Sennacherib
left
and
returned
home
to
Nineveh
in
Assyria,
and
stayed
there.
One
day,
when
he
was
worshiping
in
the
temple
of
his
god
Nisroch,
his
two
sons,
Adrammelech
and
Sharezer,
killed
him
with
their
swords.
Then
they
escaped
and
went
to
the
Ararat
region northwest
of
Nineveh.
And
another
of
Sennacherib’s
sons,
Esarhaddon,
became
the
King
of
Assyria.
Hezekiah’s sickness and his recovery
About
that
time,
Hezekiah
became
very
ill
and
was
close
to
dying.
So
I
went
to
see
him.
And
I
gave
him
this
message: “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘You
should
tell
the
people
in
your
palace
what
you
want
them
to
do
after
you
die,
because
you
will
not
recover
from
this
illness.
You
are
going
to die’ ”
Hezekiah
turned
his
face
toward
the
wall,
and
prayed
this:
“Yahweh,
do
not
forget
that
I
have
always
served
you
very
faithfully,
and
I
have
done
things
that
pleased
you!”
Then
Hezekiah
started
to
cry
loudly.
I
left
his
room,
but
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“Go
back
to
Hezekiah
and
tell
him
that
this
is
what
I,
the
God
to
whom
your ancestor
King
David
belonged,
say: ‘I
have
heard
what
you
prayed,
and
I
have
seen
you
crying.
So
listen:
I
will
enable
you
to
live 15
years
more.
And,
I
will
rescue
you
and
this
city
from
the
power [MTY]
of
the
King
of
Assyria.
I
will
defend
this
city.
And
this
is
what
I
will
do
to
prove
that
I
will
do
what
I
have
just
now
promised.
I
will
cause
the
shadow
of
the
sun
to
move
ten
steps
backward
on
the sundial
that
was
built
by
King
Ahaz.’”
So
the
shadow
of
the
sun
on
the sundial
moved
backward
ten
steps.
When
King
Hezekiah
was
almost
well
again,
he
wrote
this:
I
thought
to
myself, “Is
it
necessary
for
me
to
die
and
go
to
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are
during
this
time
of
my
life
when
I
am
still
strong?
Is
Yahweh
going
to
rob
me
of
the
remaining
years
that
I
should
live?”
I
said, “I
will
not
see
Yahweh
again
in
this
world
where
people
are
alive.
I
will
not
see
my
friends
again,
or
be
with
others
who
now
are
alive
in
this
world.
It
is
as
if
my
life
has
been
taken
away
like [SIM]
a
tent
whose
pegs
have
been
pulled
up
by
a
shepherd
and
taken
away.
My
time
to
live
has
been
cut
short,
like
a
piece
of
cloth
that
a
weaver
cuts
and
rolls
up
after
he
has
finished
weaving
a
cloth.”
Suddenly,
it
seemed
that
my
life
was
ending.
I
waited
patiently
all
during
the
night,
but
my
pain
was
as
though [MET]
I
was
being
torn
apart
by
lions.
It
seemed
that
my
life
was
finished.
I
was delirious,
and
I
chirped
like
a
swift
or
a
swallow,
and moaned
like
a
dove.
My
eyes
became
tired
looking
up
toward
heaven
for
help.
I
cried
out,
Lord,
help
me,
because
I
am
distressed!’
But
there
was
really
nothing [RHQ]
that
I
could
say
and
ask
him
to
reply
to
me,
because
it
was
Yahweh
who
sent
this
illness.
So
now
I
will
live
humbly
during
my
remaining
years
because
I
am
very
anguished.
Yahweh,
the
sufferings (OR,
the
promises)
that
you
give
are
good,
because
what
you
do
and
what
you
say
bring
new
life
and
health
to
us.
And
you
restore/heal
me
and
allow
me
to
continue
to
live!
Truly,
my
suffering
was
good
for
me;
you
loved
me,
and
as
a
result
you
have
rescued
me
from
dying
and
have
also
forgiven
all
my
sins.
Dead
people [MTY]
cannot
praise
you;
they
cannot
sing
to
praise
you.
Those
who
have
descended
to
their
graves
cannot
confidently
expect
you
to
faithfully
do
things
for
them.
Only
people
who
are
still
alive,
like
I
am,
can
praise
you.
Fathers
tell
their
children
how
you
are
faithful,
and
if
I
remain
alive,
I
will
do
the
same
thing.
I
know
that
Yahweh
will
fully
heal
me,
so
I
will
sing
to
praise
him
while
others
praise
him
playing
musical
instruments;
I
will
do
that
every
day
of
my
life,
in
the
temple
of
Yahweh.”
I
had
previously
said
to
Hezekiah’s
servants, “Prepare
an
ointment
from
mashed
figs,
and
spread
it
on
his
boil,
and
then
he
will
recover.”
So
they
did
that,
and
Hezekiah
recovered.
And
Hezekiah
had
previously
asked, “What
will
Yahweh
do
to
prove
that
I
will
recover
and
be
able
to
go
to
his
temple?”
The messengers from Babylon
Soon
after
that, Baladan’s
son
Merodach-Baladan,
the
King
of
Babylon,
heard
a
report
that
Hezekiah
had
been
very
sick
but
that
he
had
recovered.
So
he
wrote
some notes
and
gave
them
to
some
messengers
to
take
to
Hezekiah,
along
with
a
gift.
When
the
messengers
arrived,
Hezekiah
welcomed
them
gladly.
Then
he
showed
them
everything
that
was
in
his ◄treasure
houses/places
where
very
valuable
things
were
kept►—the
silver,
the
gold,
the
spices,
and
the nice-smelling
olive
oil.
He
also
took
them
to
see
the
place
where
they
kept
their soldiers’
weapons,
and
he
showed
them
the
other
valuable
things
that
were
in
the
storehouses.
Hezekiah
showed
them
everything [LIT]
that
was
in
the
palace
or
in
other
places [HYP].
Then
I
went
to
King
Hezekiah
and
asked
him, “Where
did
those
men
come
from,
and
what
did
they
want?”
He
replied, “They
came
from
the
far
away
land
of
Babylon.”
I
asked
him, “What
did
they
see
in
your
palace?”
Hezekiah
replied, “They
saw
everything.
I
showed
them
absolutely
everything
that
I
own—all
my
valuable
things.”
Then
I
said
to
Hezekiah, “Listen
to
this
message
from
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels:
'There
will
be
a
time
when
everything
in
your
palace,
all
the
valuable
things
that
your
ancestors
stored
there
up
until
the
present
time,
will
be
carried
away
to
Babylon.
Yahweh
says
that
there
will
be
nothing
left.
Furthermore,
some
of
your
sons
will
be
forced
to
go
to
Babylon.
They
will
be castrated
in
order
that
they
can
become
servants
in
the
palace
of
the
king
of
Babylon.' ”
Then
Hezekiah
replied
to
me, “That
message
from
Yahweh
that
you
have
given
to
me
is
good.”
He
said
that
because
he
was
thinking, “Even
if
that
happens,
there
will
be
peace,
and
people
in
this
country
will
be
safe
during
the
time
that
I
am
alive.”
Encouragement for God’s people
Our
God
says, “Encourage
my
people!
Encourage
them!
Speak
kindly
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem;
tell
them
that
their
suffering
is
ended,
and
that
I
have
forgiven
them
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed;
I [SYN]
have
fully
punished
them
for
their
sins.”
I
hear
someone
who
is
shouting,
“Prepare
in
the
desert
a
way
for
Yahweh
to
come
to
you;
make
a
smooth
road
for
our
God (OR,
Prepare
yourselves
to
receive
Yahweh
when
he
comes,
like
people
make
a
straight
road
for
an
important
official [MET]).
Fill
in
the
valleys;
flatten
every
hill
and
every
mountain.
Make
the uneven
ground
smooth,
and
make
the
rough
places
smooth.
If
you
do
that,
it
will
become
known
that
Yahweh
is
glorious/great,
and
all
people
will
realize
it
at
the
same
time.
Those
things
will
surely
happen
because
it
is
Yahweh
who
has
said [MTY]
it.”
Someone
said
to
me, “Shout!”
I
replied, “What
should
I
shout?”
He
replied, “
Shout
that
people
are
like [SIM]
grass;
their
influence
fades
as
quickly
as
flowers
in
the
field.
Grass
withers
and
flowers
dry
up
when
Yahweh
causes
a
hot
wind
from
the
desert
to
blow
on
them.
And
people
are [MET]
like
that.
The
grass
withers
and
the
flowers
dry
up,
but
what
our
God
promises
will
last
forever.”
You
people
of
Jerusalem,
you
have
good
news
to
tell
to
people,
so,
shout
it
from
the
top
of
a
high
mountain!
Shout
it
loudly,
and
do
not
be
afraid!
Tell
the
people
in
the
towns
of
Judah,
“Your
God
is
coming
here!”
Yahweh
your
God
will
be
coming
with
power;
he
will
rule powerfully [MTY].
And
when
he
comes,
he
will
bring
with
him
the
people
whom
he
has
freed [MET]
from
being
slaves
in
Babylonia.
He
will
take
care
of
his
people
like [SIM]
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
sheep,
and
carries
the
young
lambs
in
his
arms.
He
carries
them
close
to
his
chest
and
he
gently
leads
the
female
sheep
that
are
nursing
their
young
lambs.
There
is
no
one
like
Yahweh!
◄Who
else
has
measured
the
water
in
the
oceans
in
the
palm
of
his
hand?/No
one
else
has
measured
the
water
in
the
oceans
in
the
palm
of
his
hand!► [RHQ]
◄Who
else
has
measured
the
sky
with
his
fingers?/No
one
else
has
measured
the
sky
with
his
fingers!► [RHQ]
◄Who
else
knows
how
much
the
earth
weighs?/No
one
else
knows
how
much
the
earth
weighs!► [RHQ]
◄Who
else
has
weighed
the
mountains
and
hills
on
scales?/No
one
else
has
weighed
the
mountains
and
hills
on
scales!► [RHQ]
And ◄who
else
can
advise
Yahweh’s
Spirit?/No
one
else
can
advise
Yahweh’s
Spirit!► [RHQ]
◄Who
can
teach
him
or
advise/tell
him
what
he
should
do?/No
one
can
teach
him
or
advise/tell
him
what
he
should
do!► [RHQ]
◄Has
Yahweh
consulted
anyone
else
to
get
advice?/Yahweh
has
certainly
not
consulted
anyone
else
to
get
advice!► [RHQ]
◄Does
he
need
someone
to
tell
him
what
is
right
to
do
and
how
to
act
justly?/He
certainly
does
not
need
someone
to
tell
him
what
is
right
to
do
and
how
to
act
justly!► [RHQ]
Yahweh
considers
that
the
nations
are
as
insignificant
as [MET]
one
drop
from
a
bucket
full
of
water.
They
are
as
insignificant
as
dust
on
scales.
He
is
able
to
weigh
islands
as
though
they
weighed
no
more
than
grains
of
sand.
There
would
be
not
enough
wood
from
all
the
trees
in
Lebanon
to
make
a
suitable
fire
for
sacrificing
animals
to
him,
and
there
are
not
enough
animals
in
Lebanon
to
offer
as
sacrifices
to
him.
The
nations
of
the
world
are
completely
insignificant/unimportant
to
him;
he
considers
that
they
are
worthless
and
less
than
nothing [HYP, DOU].
So,
to
whom
can
you
compare
God?
What
image resembles
him?
Can
you
compare
him
to
an
idol
that
is
made
in
a
mold,
and
then
is
covered
with
a
thin sheet
of
gold
and
decorated
with
silver
chains?
A
man
who
is
poor
cannot
buy
silver
or
gold
for
his
idol;
so
he
selects
a
piece
of
wood
that
will
not
rot,
and
he
gives
it
to
a
craftsman
to
carve
an
idol
that
will
not
fall
down!
Have
you(pl)
not
heard
this?
Do
you
not
understand
it?
Are
you
unable
to
hear
what
God
said
long
ago—
messages
that
he
gave
before
he
created
the
earth?
God
sits
on
his
throne
above
the
earth,
and
the
people
on
the
earth
below
seem
to
be
as
small
as [SIM]
grasshoppers.
He
spreads
out
the
sky
like
a
curtain;
it
is
like [SIM]
a
tent
for
him
to
live
in.
He
causes
kings
to
have
no
more
power,
and
he
causes
the
rulers
to
be
worth
nothing.
They
start
to
rule,
like
small
plants
start
to
grow
and
form
roots;
but
then
he
gets
rid
of
them
as
though [MET]
they
withered
when
he
blew
on
them,
like [SIM]
chaff
that
is
blown
away
by
the
wind.
The
Holy
One
asks,
“To
whom
will
you
compare
me?
Is
anyone
equal
to
me?”
Look
up
toward
the
sky:
Consider
who [RHQ]
created
all
the
stars.
Yahweh
created
them,
and
at
night
he
causes
them
to
appear;
he
calls
each
one
by
its
name.
Because
he
is
extremely
powerful [DOU],
all
of
the
stars
are
there [LIT]
when
he
calls
out
their
names.
You
people
of
Israel [DOU],
why
do
you
complain
that
Yahweh
does
not
see
the
troubles
that
you
are
experiencing?
Why
do
you
say
that
he
does
not
act
fairly
toward
you?
Have
you
never
heard
and
have
you
never
understood
that
Yahweh
is
the
everlasting
God;
he
is
the
one
who
created
the
earth,
even
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth.
He
never
becomes
weak
or
weary,
and
no
one
can
find
out
how
much
he
understands.
He
strengthens [DOU]
those
who
feel
weak
and
tired.
Even
youths
become
faint
and
weary,
and
young
men
will
fall
when
they
are
exhausted.
But
those
who
trust
in
Yahweh
will
become
strong
again;
it
will
be
as
though
they
will soar/fly
high
like [SIM]
eagles
do.
They
will
run
for
a
long
time
and
not
become
weary;
they
will
walk
long distances
and
not
faint.
Yahweh will help Israel
Yahweh
says, “You
people
who
live
on [APO]
islands
in
the
ocean,
be
silent
in
front
of
me
while
I
ask
you
some
questions!
Then
you
can
be
courageous
and
talk
to
me.
We
will
meet
together
and
decide
which
one
of
us
is
right.
Who
has
urged
this
king
to
come
from
the
east?
Who
has
enabled
his
army
to
righteously
defeat
many
nations
and
to
trample
their
kings
under
their
feet?
With
their
swords
they
cut
their
enemies
into tiny
pieces [HYP];
with
their
arrows
they
cause
their
enemies
to
scatter
like [SIM]
the
wind
scatters
chaff.
Even
though
they
march
through
areas
where
they
have
not
gone
previously,
they
pursue
their
enemies
and
continue
to
march,
and
nothing
stops
them.
Who
has
enabled
rulers
to
do [DOU]
mighty
things
like
that?
Who
has
done
that
throughout
all
generations?
It
is
I,
Yahweh;
I
was
the
first
one
to
do
things
like
that,
and
I
will
be
the
last
one
to
do
them.”
Idols
are
useless
People
who
live
on [PRS]
islands
in
the
ocean
are
afraid
while
they
watch.
People
in
remote
areas
tremble
and
gather
together.
They
encourage
each
other
and
say
to
each
other,
“Be
strong!'
The
craftsmen
encourage
those
who
make
things
from
gold,
and
the
men
who flatten
metal
encourage
those
who
hammer
metal ◄on
an
anvil/into
shape►.
They
all
say, “The
idol
has
been
well
made!”
And
then
they
carefully
nail
down
the
idol
in
order
that
it
will
not
topple
over!
Yahweh
chose
Israel
Yahweh
says, “
You
people
of
Israel
are
like
my
servants;
you
are
descendants
of
Jacob,
whom
I
chose;
you
are
descendants
of
Abraham,
who
I
said
is
my
friend.
I
summoned
you
from
very
distant
places [DOU]
on
the
earth,
and
I
said ‘I
want
you
to
serve
me;
I
have
chosen
you,
and
I
will
not
reject
you.’
Do
not
be
afraid,
because
I
will ◄be
with/help►
you.
Do
not
be
discouraged,
because
I
am
your
God.
I
will
enable
you
to
be
strong,
and
I
will
help
you;
I
will
hold
you
up
with
my
powerful
arm
by
which
you
will
be
rescued.
It
is
certain
that
all
those
who
are
angry
with
you
Israeli
people
will
be
disgraced [DOU].
Those
who
oppose
you
will
be
wiped
out;
they
will
all
die.
If
you
search
for
those
who
tried
to
conquer
you,
you
will
not
find
them,
because
they
will
all
have
disappeared.
Those
who
attacked
you
will
not exist
anymore.
It
will
be
as
though
I
will
hold
you
up
by
your
right
hand.
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God,
and
I
say
to
you, ‘Do
not
be
afraid,
because
I
will
help
you.’
Although
you
people
of
Israel [DOU]
think
that
you
are
as
insignificant
as
worms,
do
not
be
afraid
of
your
enemies,
because
I
will
help
you.
I
am
Yahweh,
the
one
who
rescues
you;
I
am
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
I
will
cause
you
to
be
like [MET]
a ◄threshing
sledge/big
piece
of
metal
that
has
sharp
teeth
for
separating
grain
from
chaff►.
You
will
tear
your
enemies
to
bits,
causing
them
to
be
like
bits
of
chaff
on
the
mountains.
You
will
toss
them
up
into
the
air,
and
a
strong
wind
will
blow
them
away [DOU].
When
that
happens,
you
will
rejoice
about
what
I
have
done
for
you;
you
will
praise
me,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
When
poor
and
needy
people
need
water
and
they
have
no
water,
and
their
tongues
are
very
dry
because
they
are
very
thirsty,
I,
Yahweh,
will
come
and
help
them.
I,
the
God
to
whom
you Israeli
people
belong,
will
never
abandon
them.
I
will
cause
rivers
to
flow
for
them
on
the
barren
hills.
I
will
give
them
fountains
in
the
valleys.
I
will
fill [HYP]
the
desert
with
pools
of
water.
Water
from
springs
will
flow
into
rivers,
and
the
rivers
will
flow
across
the
dry
ground.
I
will
plant
trees
in
the
desert—
cedar
trees,
acacia
trees,
myrtle
trees,
olive
trees,
cypress
trees,
fir
trees,
and
pine
trees.
I
will
do
that
in
order
that
people
who
see
it
will
think
about
it,
and
they
will
know
and
understand [DOU]
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
have
done
it;
it
is
what
I,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
have
done.
Yahweh
mocks
the
idols
I,
Yahweh,
the
true
king
of
Israel
say
to
you
nations,
“Tell
what
your
idols
can
do
for
you!
Bring
them
here
to
tell
us
what
is
going
to
happen!
Ask
them
to
tell
us
what
things
happened
long
ago,
in
order
that
we
may
think
about
those
things,
and
learn
if
those
things
that
they
predicted
really
happened.
Or,
ask
them
to
tell
us
about
the
future,
in
order
that
we
can
know
what
will
happen.
Yes,
those
idols
should
tell
us
what
will
happen
in
the
future.
If
they
do
that,
we
will
know
that
they
are
really
gods.
Tell
them
to
do
something—either
something
good
or
something
bad!
Tell
them
to
do
something
that
will
cause
us
to
be
amazed
and
afraid!
But
that
is
impossible,
because
idols
are
absolutely
worthless [HYP];
they
can
do
nothing,
and
I
detest
those
who
decide
to
worship
idols.”
A prediction
about
Cyrus
“
But
I
have
incited/urged
a
ruler
who
will
come
with
his
army
from
the
north.
I
have
summoned
him
to
come
from
his
country,
which
is
east
of
Israel,
and
I
have
given
him
my
authority [MTY].
I
will
enable
his
army
to
conquer
other
rulers;
they
will
trample
those
leaders
like [SIM]
a
man
who
makes
clay
pots
first
tramples
the
clay.
◄Who
told
you
people
long
ago
that
this
would
happen?/No
one
told
you
people
long
ago
that
this
would
happen!► [RHQ]
◄Who
predicted
it,
with
the
result
that
we
can
say, ‘What
he
predicted
was
correct!’?/No
one
predicted
it,
with
the
result
that
we
can
say, ‘What
he
predicted
was
correct!’► [RHQ]
No
one
else
said
that
it
would
happen.
I
was
the
first
one
to
tell
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
‘Listen
to
this!
I
have
appointed
a
messenger
to
tell
good
news
to
you!’
None
of
your
idols
told
you
that [DOU].
And
when
I
asked
them
questions,
none
of
them
was
able
to
give
me
any
answers.
Think
about
it:
Those
idols
are
all
useless,
worthless [DOU]
things.
They
are
as
meaningless
as [MET]
the
wind.”
Yahweh’s special servant
Yahweh
says, “I
want
you
people
to
know
about
my
servant,
whom
I
encourage.
I
have
chosen
him,
and
I
am
pleased
with
him.
I
have
given
him
my
Spirit,
and
he
will
make
certain
that
all
the people-groups
do
what
is
right/just.
He
will
not
show
his
power
by
shouting [DOU]
or
by
talking
very
loudly.
He
will
not
get
rid
of
anyone
who
is
weak
like [MET]
a
smashed
reed,
and
he
will
not
end
the
life
of
anyone
who
is
helpless
like [MET]
someone
would
extinguish
a
dimly
burning
wick
of
an
oil
lamp.
He
will
faithfully/continually
make
sure
that
judges
decide
cases
justly.
He
will
not
become
exhausted
or
discouraged
all
during
the
time
that
he
is
causing
things
to
be
done
justly
throughout
the
earth.
Even
people
living
on
the
islands
in [MTY]
the
oceans
will
confidently
wait
for
him
to
teach
them
his
laws.”
Yahweh
our
God
created
the
sky
and
spread
it
out.
He
also
created
the
earth
and
everything
on
it.
He
gives
breath
to
all
the
people
on
the
earth;
he
causes
them
to
live [DOU].
And
he
is
the
one
who
says
to
his
special
servant,
“I,
Yahweh,
have
chosen
you
to
show
people
that
I
always
act
righteously/fairly.
I
will
grasp
your
hand
and
protect
you,
and
I
will
present
you
to
my Israeli
people
to
be
the
one
who
will
put
into
effect
my
agreement
with
them.
You
will
be
like
a
light
to
the
other
nations.
You
will
enable
blind [IDM]
people
to
see,
you
will
free
those
who
are
in
prison (OR,
who
are
bound
by
the
guilt
of
their
sins) [MET]
and
release
those
who
are
in
dark dungeons.
I
am
Yahweh;
that
is
my
name.
I
will
not
allow
anyone
else
to
receive
the
honor
that
only
I
deserve.
And
I
will
not
allow
idols
to
be
praised
like
only
I
should
be
praised.
Everything
that
I
have
prophesied
has
happened,
and
now
I
will
tell
about
other
things
that
will
happen.
I
will
tell
you
things
that
will
happen
before
they
happen.”
A
song
of
praise
to
Yahweh
Sing
a
new
song
to
Yahweh!
Sing
to
praise
him
throughout
the
world!
All
you
people
who
sail
across
the
oceans,
and
all
you
creatures
that
live
in
the
oceans,
and
all
you
people
who
live
on
islands
far
away,
sing!
You
people
who
live
in
towns
in
the
desert,
sing
loudly!
You
people
who
live
in
the
Kedar
area
in
the
north
of
Arabia,
you
rejoice
also!
You
people
in
Sela
city
in
Edom,
you
also
should
sing
joyfully;
shout
to
praise
him
from
the
tops
of
your
mountains!
Even
people
who
live
on
distant
islands
should
honor
Yahweh
and
sing
to
praise
him.
It
will
be
as
though
Yahweh
will
march
out
like [SIM]
a
mighty
soldier;
he
will
show
that
he
is
very
angry.
He
will
shout
a battle-cry,
and
then
he
will
defeat
all
his
enemies.
He
will
say, “I
have
remained
silent [DOU]
for
a
long
time;
I
have
restrained
myself
from
doing
what
I
need
to
do.
But
now,
like [SIM]
a
woman
who
is
giving
birth
to
a
baby,
I
will
cry
out
and
gasp
and
pant.
I
will
level
off
the
hills
and
mountains,
and
I
will
cause
all
the
plants
and
trees
to
dry
up.
I
will
cause
the
rivers
to
become
small
streams,
and
little
islands
will
appear
in
them,
and
I
will
cause
all
the
pools
to
become
dry.
My
people
who
have
been
taken
to
Babylonia
are
like [MET]
blind
people,
but
I
will
lead
them
along
a
road
on
which
they
have
not
walked
before,
on
a
road
that
they
have
not
seen
before.
They
have
felt
very
helpless,
as
though
they
were
walking
in
the
darkness,
but
I
will
take
away
that
darkness
and
I
will
make
smooth
the
road
that
is
in
front
of
them.
Those
are
the
things
that
I
will
do
for
them;
I
will
not
abandon
them.
But
those
who
trust
in
carved
idols,
and
say
to
images, ‘You
are
our
gods,’
will
be
completely
humiliated/disgraced.”
The
people
of
Israel
refused
to
heed
Yahweh
You
Israeli
people
who
have
acted
toward
God
like
deaf
people,
listen
to
what
Yahweh
says!
“You
who
have
been
like [MET]
blind
people,
look!
No
people
are [RHQ]
as
blind
as
my
people,
who
should
have
been
serving
me.
No
people
are [RHQ]
as
much
like [MET]
deaf
people
as
the Israelis,
who
should
have
been
my
messengers.
No
people
are [RHQ]
as
much
like [MET]
blind
people
as
those
whom
I
chose
to
serve
me.
You
see
and
know
what
are
the
right
things
to
do,
but
you
do
not
do
them.
You
hear
what
I
say
to
you,
but
you
do
not
pay
attention.”
Because
Yahweh
is
righteous,
he
has
honored
his
glorious
laws.
But
the
armies
of
Babylon
have
destroyed
Jerusalem
and
have
completely ◄plundered/taken
away► [DOU]
all
the
valuable
things,
and
they
have
captured
Yahweh’s
people
and
taken
them
away
and
put
them
in
prison.
They
have
been
captured
easily,
because
there
was
no
one
to
protect
them;
there
was
no
one
to
say
that
they
should
be
allowed
to
return
home.
Who
among
you
will
listen
carefully
to
these
things?
Who
will
pay
attention
from
now
on?
Who
allowed
the
valuable
possessions
of
the
people
of
Israel
to
be
stolen [RHQ, DOU]?
It
was
Yahweh,
because
he
is
he
one
against
whom
we
had
sinned;
we
did
not
conduct
our
lives
like
he
wanted
us
to,
and
we
did
not
obey
his
laws.
Therefore,
he
was
extremely
angry
with
us,
and
he
caused
our
soldiers
to
be
destroyed
in
battles.
It
was
as
though [MET]
he
lit
a
fire
around
us,
but
we
did
not
understand
what
he
was
trying
to
tell
us.
His
being
angry
with
us
was
like
a
fire
that
would
burn
us
up,
but
we
did
not
pay
attention [IDM].
Israel’s only Savior
But
now,
you
people
of
Israel,
listen
to
Yahweh,
the
one
who
established
your
nation.
The
one
who
caused
you
to
become
a
nation [DOU]
says
this:
“Do
not
be
afraid,
because
I
previously
rescued
you.
I
enabled
you
to
have
a
personal relationship
with
me [MTY],
and
you
belong
to
me.
When
you
experience
dangerous situations,
and
you
feel
like [MET]
you
are
crossing
deep
rivers,
I
will
be
with
you.
When
you
have
very
big
troubles/difficulties,
you
will [LIT]
be
able
to
endure
them.
When
people
try
to
kill
you
like
they
tried
to
kill Daniel’s
three
friends
by
throwing
them
in
a
fire,
you
will
not
die,
just
like Daniel’s
three
friends
were
not
burned
up,
because
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
the
one
who
rescues
you.
I
will
enable
the
army
of
the emperor
of
Persia
to
conquer
Egypt
instead
of
conquering
you;
similarly
I
will
enable
them
to
conquer
Ethiopia,
and
Seba
in
Arabia,
in
order
that
you
can
be
saved.
I
will
cause
other
countries
to
be
conquered,
instead
of
your
country;
I
will
trade
them
for
you,
in
order
that
you
will
not
be
killed,
because
you
are
very
precious [DOU]
to
me
and
because
I
love
you.
Do
not
be
afraid,
because
I
am
with
you.
Some
day
I
will
gather
your
descendants
from
the
east
and
from
the
west.
I
will
command
the
rulers
of
the
nations
to
the
north
and
to
the
south,
‘Allow
all
the
people
of
Israel
to
return
to
their
country,
from
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth.
Allow
all
those
who
belong
to
me [MTY]
to
return,
because
I
have
caused
them
to
become
a
nation
in
order
that
they
would
honor
me;
I
am
the
one
who
has
done
that [DOU].’
Summon
the
people
who
have
eyes
but
it
is
as
though
they
are
blind;
summon
those
who
have
ears
but
because
they
do
not
listen
to
me,
it
is
as
though
they
are
deaf.
Gather
people
of
all
nations
together,
ones
from
all people-groups,
and
ask
them
this: ‘Has
any
of
their
idols foretold
the
things
that
are happening
now?
And
can
any
of
them
predict
what
will
happen
in
the
future?’
Then
bring
people
who
will
testify
and
say ‘I
heard
them
predict
things,
and
what
they
predicted
was
what
happened,’
but
they
will
be
lying.”
But
Yahweh
says, “You
people
of
Israel ◄are
my
witnesses/know
what
I
have
done►,
and
you
are
the
ones
who
serve
me.
I
chose
you
in
order
that
you
would
know
me,
believe
in
me,
and
understand
that
I
am
the
only
one
who
is
truly
God.
There
is
no
other
true
God.
There
was
no
other
true
God
previously,
and
there
will
never
be
another
true
God.
I,
only
I,
am
Yahweh,
and
there
is
no
other
one
who
can
save
you.
I
said
that
I
would
rescue
your
ancestors,
and
then
I
rescued
them,
and
I
proclaimed
that
I
had
done
it.
No
foreign
god
among
you
did
that!
And
you
are
witnesses
that
only
I,
Yahweh,
am
God.
I
am
God,
the
one
who
has
existed
forever
and
who
will exist
forever;
no
one
can
snatch
people
from
my
hand,
and
no
one
can
alter/change
what
I
have
done.”
God
promises
to
rescue
his
people
from
Babylon
Yahweh,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
is
the
one
who
rescues
you;
and
this
is
what
he
says:
“For
your
sake,
I
will
send
an
army
to
attack
Babylon.
They
will
force
the
people
of
that
city
to
flee
in
ships
which
they
have
been
proud
of.
I
am
Yahweh,
your
Holy
One,
the
one
who
caused
Israel
to
become
a
nation,
and
the
one
who
is
really
your
king.
I
am
Yahweh,
the
one
who
opened
a
path
through
the
water,
making
a
road
through
the
Red
Sea.
Then
I
summoned
the
great
army
of
Egypt
to
come
with
all
their
chariots
and
horses.
But
when
they
tried
to
pursue
my
people,
I
caused
the
waves
to
flow
over
them
and
they
drowned;
their
lives
ended
like
the
light
of
a
candle
ends
when
someone [MET] snuffs
out
the
wick.
But
do
not
think
only
about
what
happened
in
the
past,
long
ago [DOU].
Instead,
consider
the
new
thing
that
I
am
going
to
do.
I
have
already
started
to
do
it;
can
you
see
it?
I
am
going
to
make
a
road
through
the
desert.
And
I
will
cause
there
to
be
streams
in
the
wasteland/desert.
The
jackals/wolves
and
owls
and
other
wild
creatures
will
thank
me
for
giving
them
water
in
the
desert.
I
will
cause
streams
to
appear
in
the
dry
desert
in
order
that
my
people,
the
ones
whom
I
have
chosen,
will
have
water;
I
will
do
that
for
the
people
whom
I
have
created
and
chosen
to
belong
to
me,
and
some
day
they
will
cause
many
others
to
praise
me.
God’s grievances
concerning
Israel
But
now,
you
descendants
of
Jacob,
you
refuse
to
request
my
help.
It
seems
that
you
people
of
Israel
have
become
tired
of
worshiping
me.
You
have
not
brought
to
me
sheep
or
goats
for
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar;
you
have
not
honored
me
by
bringing
to
me
any
sacrifices,
even
though
the
offerings
of
grain
and
incense
that
I
asked
you
to
bring
to
me
were
not
a
burden
to
you.
You
have
bought
for
me
fragrant
reeds,
and
you
have
brought
me
the
fat
from
your
sacrifices.
But
these
have
not
pleased
me,
because
you
have
burdened
me
by
all
the
sins
that
you
have
committed,
and
made
me
weary
because
of
all ◄your
iniquities/the
wrong
things
that
you
have
done►.
I
am
the
one
who
is
able
to
forgive
you
for
all
your
sins;
I
am
the
only
one
who
can
do
that,
with
the
result
that
I
will
never
think
about
them
again.
Tell
me
what
I
have
done
that
you
do
not
like.
Do
you
think
that
when
you
state
your
case,
you
will
prove
that
you ◄are
innocent/have
done
nothing
wrong► [IRO]?
No,
what
has
happened
is
that
the
first ancestor
of
you Israelis
sinned
against
me,
and
since
then,
all
your
leaders
have
rebelled
against
me.
That
is
why
I
have
caused
your
priests
to
be
disgraced;
and
I
have
allowed
others
to
destroy
you
people
of
Israel
and
caused
you
to
be
despised.”
Yahweh promised to bless Israel
But
now,
you
people
of
Israel
whom
Yahweh
has
chosen
to
serve
him,
listen
to
me.
Yahweh,
the
one
who
created
you
and
helps
you,
says
this:
“You
dear
people
of
Israel
whom
I
have
chosen,
you
who
serve
me,
do
not
be
afraid.
I
will
pour
water
on
your
dry
land
and
cause
streams
to
flow.
And
I
will
pour
out
my
Spirit
on
your
descendants
and
greatly
bless
them.
They
will
grow
up
like [SIM]
grass
grows
along
the
water,
like [SIM]
willow/poplar
trees
grow
well
along
a riverbank.
Some
of
them
will
say, ‘I
belong
to
Yahweh,’
and
others
will
say, ‘We
are
descendants
of
Jacob,’
and
others
will
write
on
their
hands, ‘We
belong
to
Yahweh,’
and
others
will
say, ‘We
are Israelis.’”
Foolish
worship
of
idols
Yahweh,
the
King
of
Israel,
the
one
who
saves
us,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
says
this:
“I
am
the
one
who
begins
everything
and
who
ends
everything;
there
is
no
other
God.
If
there
is
anyone
like
me [RHQ],
he
should
proclaim
it!
He
should
speak
and
tell
me
now!
He
should
tell
what
has
happened
since
I
caused
my
people
of
Israel
to
become
a
nation
long
ago,
and
he
should
also
tell
what
things
will
happen;
he
should
predict
what
will
happen
in
the
future.
My
people,
do
not
be
afraid.
Long
ago
I
told
you
things
that
would
happen [RHQ];
I
predicted
them,
and
you
can
testify
that
I
did
that.
There
certainly
is
not [RHQ]
any
other
God.
There
is
no
other
God
who
is
able
to
protect
you [MET];
I
know
that
there
is
no
other
God!”
All
those
who
make
idols
are
foolish,
and
the
idols
that
they ◄think
highly
of/greatly
respect►
are
worthless.
And
the
people
who
worship
those
idols—
it
is
as
though
they
are
blind,
and
they
will
be
ashamed
for
having
worshiped
those
idols.
Only
foolish
people [RHQ]
would
make
idols
in
a
mold,
idols
that
would
never
help
them
at
all.
Those
who
make
idols
and
those
who
worship
them
will
be
ashamed.
Those
who
make
idols
are
only
human
beings,
but
they
claim
that
they
are
making
gods!
They
should
stand
in
front
of
God
in
a
court,
and
when
they
hear
what
he
says,
they
will
be
terrified,
and
they
will
all
be
disgraced.
Metalworkers
stand
in
front
of
hot
coals
in
order
to
make
idols.
They
pound
them
strongly
with
hammers,
and
shape
them.
Because
they
work
very
hard,
they
become
hungry
and
weak;
they
become
very
thirsty
and
feel
exhausted.
Then
a woodcarver
takes
a
big
block/piece
of
wood
and
he
measures
it;
then
he
marks
it
to
show
where
he
will
cut
it.
He
uses
a
chisel
and
other
tools
to
carve
it
to
resemble
a
human.
He
causes
it
to
become
a
very
beautiful
idol,
and
then
he
puts
it
in
a
shrine.
Before
he
carves
an
idol
from
that
block
of
wood,
he
has
cut
down
a
cedar
tree,
or
he
has
selected
a
cypress
tree
or
an
oak
tree
and
allowed
it
to
grow
tall
in
the
forest.
Or,
he
has
planted
a
pine/evergreen
tree
and
the
rain
has
watered
it
and
caused
it
to
grow
tall.
And
after
he
uses
part
of
the
tree
to
make
an
idol,
he
uses
the
other
part
of
the
tree
to
make
a
fire,
either
to
warm
himself
or
to
bake
bread.
But
he
uses
part
of
the
same
tree
to
make
for
himself
an
idol
to
worship!
He
makes
an
idol
and
then
he
bows
down
to
worship
it.
He
burns
part
of
the
wood
of
the
tree
to
cook
his
meat
and
eats
the
meat
and
his
stomach
becomes
full,
and
he
burns
part
of
the
wood
to
warm
his
body,
and
he
says, “I
feel
warm
while
I
am
watching
the
flames
in
the
fire.”
Then
he
takes
the
rest
of
the
wood
and
makes
an
idol
which
is
his
god.
He
bows
down
to
it
and
worships
it,
and
prays
to
it
and
says,
“You
are
my
god,
so
save
me!”
Those
people
are
very
stupid
and
ignorant [SAR].
It
is
as
though
they
are
blind
and
cannot
see,
and
their
minds
are
closed
and
they
cannot
think
well.
They
do
not
think
about
what
they
are
doing,
that
they
are
taking
a
block
of
wood
and
burning
half
of
it
to
warm
themselves
and
using
some
of
the
rest
to
bake
bread
and
roast
some
meat!
They
do
not
say
to
themselves,
“It
is
stupid [RHQ]
to
take
the
rest
of
the
wood
to
make
a
detestable
idol!
It
does
not
make
sense
to
bow
down
to
a
block
of
wood!”
They
are
very
stupid
to
worship
something
that
if
you
burn
it,
it
becomes
ashes!
They
trust
in
something
that
cannot
save
them;
they
do
not
admit, “In
my
hand
I
hold
something
that
is
not
really
a
god! [RHQ]”
A
plea
to
the Israelis
Yahweh
says, “You
descendants
of [MTY]
Jacob,
you
people
of
Israel
who
should
be
serving
me,
I
created
you,
and
I
will
not
forget
you.
I
have
gotten
rid
of
your
sins
like [SIM]
the
wind
blows
away
a
cloud.
It
is
as
though
your
transgressions
were
a
morning
mist
[SIM]
that
I
have
blown
away.
Return
to
me
because
I
have
rescued
you.”
The
sun
and
moon
and
stars
in
the
sky
should
sing,
and
all
the
things
that
are
beneath
the
ground
should
shout
joyfully!
All
the
mountains
and
forests,
and
all
you
trees,
should
sing
loudly,
because
Yahweh
has
rescued
the
descendants
of [MTY]
Jacob;
the
people
of
Israel
will
praise/honor
him.
Jerusalem
will
be
rebuilt
and
inhabited
again
Yahweh,
who
saved
you
and
created
you,
says
this:
“I
am
Yahweh,
the
one
who
created
everything.
I
am
the
only
one
who
stretched
out
the
sky.
There
was [RHQ]
no
one
who ◄was
with/helped►
me
when
I
created
the
earth.
I
show
that
the
false
prophets
are
liars,
and
I
show
that
those
who
perform rituals
to
predict
the
future
are
fools.
Some
people
who
falsely
think
that
they
are [IRO]
wise
say
that
they
know
a
lot,
but
I
show
that
they
are
foolish.
But
I
always
cause
to
happen
what
my
prophets
predict [DOU].
I
tell
them
to
say
to
the
people
of [MTY]
Jerusalem, ‘
Some
day
people
will
live
here
again.’
And
I
tell
them
to
say
to
the
people
in
other
towns
in
Judah
that
Yahweh
says,
‘Your
towns
will
be
rebuilt;
I
will
cause
the
places
that
are
only
ruins
to
be
rebuilt.’
When
I
say
to
the
rivers, ‘Dry
up!’,
they
will
become
dry.
When
I
say
about
King
Cyrus, ‘He
will
take
care
of
my
people
like [MET]
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
sheep,
he
will
do
what
I
want
him
to
do,’
he
will
say
about
Jerusalem,
‘We
must
rebuild
it!’,
and
he
will
also
say, ‘We
must
rebuild
the
temple!’”
Yahweh chose Cyrus to free the Israelis
Cyrus
is
the
one
whom
Yahweh
has
appointed
to
be
the emperor
of
Persia
and
to
whom
he
will
give
great
power [IDM];
Yahweh
will
enable
him
to
defeat
other
nations
and
to
take
away
the
power
of
their
kings.
He
will
cause
gates
of
cities
to
be
opened,
and
no
one
will
ever
be
able
to
shut
them.
This
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
him:
“Cyrus,
I
will
go
ahead
of
you
and
level
the
mountains.
I
will
smash
down
bronze
gates
and
cut
through
iron
bars.
I
will
give
you
treasures
that
people
have
hidden
in
dark
secret
places [DOU].
I
will
do
that
in
order
that
you
will
know
that
I
am
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
the Israelis
belong,
the
God
who
calls
you
by
your
name.
I
have
summoned
you,
calling
out
your
name,
for
the
sake
of
the
people
of
Israel [DOU]
whom
I
have
chosen,
who
serve
me.
Even
though
you
do
not
know
me,
I
will
give
you
a
title
which
has
great
honor.
I
am
Yahweh,
and
there
is
no
other
God [DOU].
Even
though
you
do
not
know
me,
I
will
give
you
power
in
order
that
everyone
in
the
world,
from
the
east
to
the
west,
will
know
that
there
is
no
other
God.
I
am
Yahweh,
and
there
is
no
other
God.
I
created
the
light
and
the
darkness.
I
cause
there
to
be
peace
and
I
cause
there
to
be
disasters.
I,
Yahweh,
do
all
those
things.”
And
Yahweh
also
says, “I
want
my
rescue
of
my
people [MET]
to
fall
from
the
sky
like
rain.
Just
like
the
earth
opens
wide
to
accept
rain,
I
will
rescue/save
my
people
and
cause
them
to
be
treated
justly.
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
one
who
will
cause
both
of
those
things
to
happen.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
who
argue
with
me,
the
one
who
created
them.
They
are
like [MET]
a
clay
pot
and
I
am
like
the
one
who
made
it;
so
they
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
criticize
me.
A
lump
of
clay
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
argue
with
the
one
who
shapes
it
to
form
a
pot,
saying,
‘Why
are
you
making
me
like
this?’
The
pot
cannot
say ‘
You
have
no
skill,
because
what
you
made
has
no
handles!’
And
it
would
be
terrible
if
an unborn
baby
would
say
to
its
father,
‘Why
are
you [RHQ]
causing
me
to
be
born?’
or
if
it
said
to
its
mother,
‘The
result
of
your
labor
pains
will
be
useless?’”
Yahweh,
the
Holy
One
of
the Israeli
people,
the
one
who
created
Israel,
says
this
to
them:
“◄Why
do
you
ask
questions
about
what
I
do
for
you,
my
children?/You
should
not
ask
questions
about
what
I
do
for
you,
my
children.► [RHQ]
◄Why
do
you
tell
me
about
the
work
that
I
should
do?/You
should
not
tell
me
about
the
work
that
I
should
do.► [RHQ]
I
am
the
one
who
created
the
earth
and
created
people
to
live
on
it.
I
stretched
out
the
sky
with
my
hands,
and
I
put
the
stars
in
their
places.
And
I
will
appoint
Cyrus
to
do
things
that
are
right/just,
and
I
will
enable
him
to
do
all
those
things
easily [MET].
His
workers
will
rebuild
my
city,
and
he
will
free
my
people
who
have
been ◄exiled/forced
to
leave
their
country►.
And
he
will
do
it
without
my
rewarding/paying
him!
Those
things
will
surely
happen
because
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
said
it.
And
this
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh,
say
to
you,
my
people:
‘You
will
rule
the
people
of
Egypt
and
Ethiopia,
and
the
tall
people
of
Seba
in
Arabia
will
become
your
slaves.
They
will
come
to
you
bringing
all
the
things
that
they
sell,
and
it
will
all
be
yours.
As
prisoners,
they
will
have
chains
on
their
arms
as
they
follow
you.
They
will
prostrate
themselves
in
front
of
you
and
say,
“God
is
with/helping
you
and
he
is
the
only
God;
there
is
no
other
God.” ' ”
God,
although
we
cannot
see
you,
you
are
the
one
to
whom
we Israeli
people
belong,
the
one
who
saves
us.
All
those
who
make
idols
will
be
humiliated.
They
will
all
be
disgraced
together.
But
you,
Yahweh,
will
rescue
us,
your Israeli
people,
and
we
will
be
free
forever.
Never
again
will
we
again
be
humiliated
and
disgraced.
Yahweh
is
God;
he
is
the
one
who
created
the
sky
and
created
and
formed
the
earth.
He
did
not
want
it
to
remain
with
nothing
living
on
it;
he
wanted
people
to
live
on
it.
He
says, “I
am
Yahweh;
there
is
no
other
God.
What
I
proclaimed,
I
did
not
speak
secretly
or
hide
what
I
was
saying
by
speaking
in
a
dark
place.
When
I
spoke
to
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
I
did
not
tell
them
‘It
will
be
useless
for
you
to ◄seek
for/pray
to►
me!’
I,
Yahweh,
speak
only
what
is
true
and
what
is
right.
You
people
who
are
still
alive
after
experiencing
great
disasters,
should
come
and
gather
together
and
listen
to
this:
The
people
who
carry
around
their
wooden
idols
and
pray
to
them
are
foolish,
because
those
idols
cannot
rescue
them!
Talk
among
yourselves,
and
decide
what
you
will
say
to
prove
that
your
praying
to
idols
is
good.
And
when
you
do
that,
I
will
ask
you,
‘Who
predicted
long
ago
what
has
now
happened?
Did
any
idol
tell
you
that
those
things
would
happen [RHQ]?’
No,
it
was [RHQ]
only
I,
Yahweh,
who
told
you,
because
I
am
the
only
God;
there
is
no
other
God.
I
am
a
God
who
acts
righteously
and
saves
people;
there
is
no
other
one
who
does
these
things.
Everyone
in
the
world
should
ask
me
to
save
them,
because
I
am
the
only
God
who
can
do
that;
there
is
no
other
one.
I
have
solemnly
declared,
using
my
own
name;
I [SYN]
have
spoken
what
is
true,
and
I
will
never
change
what
I
have
said:
Some
day,
everyone [SYN]
will
bow
in
front
of
me,
and
they
will
all
solemnly
promise
to
be
loyal
to
me.
They
will
declare,
‘Yahweh
is
the
one
who enables
us
to
live
righteously
and
to
be
strong.’ ”
And
all
those
who
have
been
angry
at
him
will
come
to
him,
and
they
will
be
ashamed
for
having
been
angry
with
him.
Yahweh
is
the
only
one
who
will
enable
us Israeli
people
in
the
future
to
defeat
our
enemies,
and
then
we
will
boast
about
what
he
has
done
for
us.
The gods of Babylonia are useless
It
is
as
though
Bel
and
Nebo,
the
statues
of
the
gods
of
Babylonia,
are
bowing
down
as
those
statues
are
put
on
animals
and
carried
away!
The
statues
are
heavy
burdens
and
will
cause
the
animals
to
become
tired [SAR]!
It
seems
like
both
gods
are
bowing
down;
not
only
can
they
not
save
themselves,
but
they
themselves
are
being ◄exiled/taken
to
another
country►!
Yahweh
says, “You
descendants
of
Jacob
who
were
exiled,
I
am
not
like
the
gods
of
Babylonia
that
must
be
carried;
instead,
it
is
as
though
I
have
carried
you
since
you
first
became
a
nation [MET].
I
carried
you
even
before
you
became
a
nation.
I
will
be
your
God,
and
I
will
carry
you
for
many
years,
until
it
is
as
though [MET]
your
nation
is
an
old
man
with
gray
hair.
I
caused
you
to
become
a
nation,
and
I
will
sustain
you
and
rescue
you.
There
is
certainly [RHQ]
no
one
to
whom
I
can
be
compared.
There
is [RHQ]
no
one
who
is
equal
to
me [DOU].
So
it
is
stupid/ridiculous
that
some
people
pour
out
gold
and
silver
from
their
bags
and
weigh
it
on
a
scale.
Then
they
hire
a
man
who
makes
things
from
gold
to
make
an
idol
from
it.
After
he
makes
an
idol,
they
bow
down
and
worship
it!
They
lift
it
up
and
carry
it
on
their
shoulders.
They
put
it
in
a
special
place,
and
it
stays
there.
It
cannot
move!
And
when
someone
prays
to
it,
it
does
not
answer.
So
obviously
it
cannot
rescue
anyone
from
his
troubles!
You
people
of
Judah,
do
not
forget
this;
keep
thinking
about
it,
you
sinful
people!
Think
about
the
things
that
I
did
long
ago.
Only
I
am
God;
I
am
God,
and
there
is
no
one
like
me.
Only
I
can
tell
what
will
happen
in
the
future
before
it
occurs;
I
tell
it
long
before
it
happens.
I
will
accomplish
everything
that
I
plan
to
accomplish,
and
I
will
do
everything
that
I
want
to
do.
So
I
will
summon
someone
to
come
from
the
east
like
a
swift
and
powerful
eagle;
he
will
come
from
a
distant
country.
He
will
accomplish
what
I
want
him
to.
He
is
the
one
who
will
do
what
I
have
said
that
I
want
him
to
do,
what
I
have
planned.
You
stubborn
people
of
Israel,
you
think
that
it
will
be
a
long
time
before
you
are
allowed
to
return
to
your
own
country.
But
I
will
rescue
you,
and
it
will
not
be
a
long
time
before
that
happens.
I
will
do
it
soon.
I
will
rescue
Jerusalem
and
show
to
you Israeli
people
that
I
am
glorious.”
Prediction of the destruction of Babylon
Yahweh
also
says, “You
people
of
Babylon,
you
should
go
and
sit
in
the
dust/dirt
to
show
that
you
are
mourning,
because
your
time
to
rule [MTY]
other
countries
is
almost
ended.
People
will
never
again
say
that
Babylonia
is
beautiful
like
a
very
attractive/beautiful
young
woman.
You
will
be
slaves,
so
take
heavy
stones
and
grind
grain
like
slave
women
do.
Take
off
your
beautiful
veils
and
take
off
your
robes
as
you
prepare
to
cross
streams
to
go
where
you
will
be
forced
to
go.
You
will
be
naked
and
very
ashamed.
I
will
get
vengeance
on
you
and
not
pity
you.”
The
one
who frees
us
people
of
Judah,
whom
we
call ‘the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels’,
is
the
Holy
One
of
Israel.
Yahweh
says, “You
people
of
Babylon,
sit
silently
in
the
darkness,
because
people
will
never
again
say
that
your
city
is
like [MET]
a
queen
that
rules
many
kingdoms.
I
was
angry
with
the
people
whom
I
chose
to
belong
to
me,
and
I
punished
them.
I
allowed
you
people
of
Babylon
to
conquer
them.
But
when
you
conquered
them,
you
did
not
have
mercy
on
them.
You ◄oppressed/treated
cruelly► [MET]
even
the
old
people.
You
said, ‘We
will
rule
other
nations
forever;
it
is
as
though
our
city
will
be
the
queen
of
the
world
forever!’
But
you
did
not
think
about
the
things
that
you
were
doing,
or
think
about
what
would
result.
You
people
of
Babylon
who
enjoy
pleasure
and
sex,
listen
to
this:
You
enjoy
a
luxurious
life
and
you
feel
secure.
You
say, ‘We
are
like
gods,
and
there
are
no
others
like
us.
Our
women
will
never
become
widows,
and
our
children
will
never
be
killed
in
wars.’
But
both
of
those
things
will
happen
to
you
suddenly:
Many
of
your
women
will
become
widows
and
many
of
your
children
will
die,
even
though
you
perform
much
sorcery
and
many
kinds
of magic
to
prevent
bad
things
from happening
to
you.
You
felt
protected
even
though
you
were
doing
many
wicked
things,
and
you
said, ‘No
one
will
see
what
we
are
doing!’
You
thought
that
you
were
very
wise
and
knew
many
things,
and
you
said, ‘We
are
gods,
and
there
are
no
others
like
us,’
but
you
deceived
yourselves.
So
you
will
experience
terrible
things,
and
you
will
not
be
able
to
prevent
them
by
working magic.
You
will
experience
disasters,
and
you
will
not
be
able
to
pay
anyone
to
prevent
those
things
from happening.
◄A
catastrophe/Something
terrible►
will
happen
to
you
suddenly,
something
that
you
will
not
realize
is
about
to
happen.
So
you
can
continue
to
perform
all
your magic
spells [IRO]!
You
can
perform
the
many
kinds
of
sorcery
that
you
have
practiced
for
many
years!
Perhaps
doing
those
things
will
enable
you
to
be
successful;
perhaps
you
will
be
able
to
cause
your
enemies
to
be
afraid
of
you!
But
all
that
has
resulted
from
your
doing
all
the
things
that
the
magicians
have
told
you
to
do
is
that
you
have
become
tired!
The
men
who
look
at
the
stars
every
month
and
predict
what
will
happen
should
come
forward
and
rescue
you
from
the
disasters
that
you
are
about
to
experience.
But
they
cannot
do
that,
because
they
are
like [SIM]
straw
that
is
burning
in
a
fire;
they
cannot
save
themselves
from
being
burned
up
in
the
flames.
Those
men
are
unable
to
help
you [MET];
they
are
as
useless
as
stubble
that
burns
quickly
and
produces
no
heat
for
you.
The
people
whom
you
have
associated
with
and
worked
with
since
you
were
young
will
not
help
you,
because
they
will
just
continue
doing
their
own
foolish
things,
and
they
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
you
when
you
cry
out
for
help.”
The people of Israel are stubborn
Yahweh
says, “You
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob,
who
are
also
descendants
of
Judah
and
are
now
called
the
people
of
Israel,
Listen
to
me!
You
make
solemn
promises
using
my
name,
Yahweh,
and
you
request
that
I,
the
God
to
whom
you Israeli
people
belong,
will
hear
you,
but
you
do
not
do
it
sincerely.
You
say
that
you
live
in
the
holy
city
of
Jerusalem,
and
you insincerely
say
that
you
are relying
on
me,
the
God
to
whom
you
people
of
Israel
belong,
the
one
who
is
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
Long
ago
I [MTY]
predicted
what
would
happen [DOU].
And
then
suddenly,
I
caused
those
things
to
happen.
I
knew
that
you
people
are
very
stubborn;
I
knew
that
your
heads
are [MET]
as
hard
as
iron
or
brass [DOU].
That
is
why
I
told
you
those
things
long
ago.
Long
before
they
occurred,
I
announced
that
they
would
occur,
in
order
that
when
they
happened
you
could
not
say
‘Our
idols
did
it;
our
statue
made
of
wood
and
our
idol
made
of
metal
caused
them
to
happen.’
You
have
heard
those
things
that
I
predicted
and
now
you
have
seen
that
they
have
all
occurred,
so
why
do
you
not
admit
it [RHQ]?
Now
I
will
tell
you
new
things,
things
that
you
have
not
known
previously.
I
am
causing
them
to
happen
now;
they
are
not
things
I
did
long
ago.
So
you
cannot
say, ‘We
already
knew
about
those
things.’
I
will
tell
you
about
things
that
you
have
never
heard
about
or
understood
before.
Even
long
ago
you
did
not
pay
attention
to
me [IDM].
I
know
that
you
act
very
deceitfully/treacherously;
you
have
rebelled
against
me
since
you
first
became
a
nation [MTY].
But,
for
my
own
sake,
in
order
that
I
will
be
honored,
I
will
not
punish [MTY]
you
immediately
and
I
will
not
completely
get
rid
of
you.
I
have
purified
you,
but
not
the
way
people
refine
silver.
Instead,
I
have
caused
you
to
suffer
very
much
to
get
rid
of
your
impure
behavior,
like [MET]
people
put
metal
in
a
very
hot
furnace
to
get
rid
of
the
impurities.
But
for
my [MTY]
own
sake
I
will
delay
punishing
you
more;
I
will
do
it
for
my
own
sake
in
order
that
my
reputation
will
not
be
damaged [RHQ].
I
will
not
allow
any
person
or
any
idol
to
be
honored
as
I
deserve
to
be
honored.”
The
people
of
Israel
should
leave
Babylon
because
that
city
will
be
destroyed
“You
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob,
you
people
of
Israel
whom
I
have
chosen,
listen
to
me!
Only
I
am
God;
I
am
the
one
who
begins
everything
and
who
causes
everything
to
end.
I [SYN]
am
the
one
who
laid
the
foundation
of
the
earth.
I
stretched
out
the
sky
with
my
hand.
And
when
I
tell
the
stars
to
appear,
they
all
do
what
I
tell
them.
All
of
you,
gather
together
and
listen
to
me.
None
of
your
idols
has [RHQ]
told
this
to
you:
I,
Yahweh,
have
chosen
Cyrus
to
assist
me,
and
he
will
do
to
Babylon
what
I
want
him
to
do,
and
his
army
will
get
rid
of
the
army
of
Babylonia.
I
have
said
it;
I
have
summoned
Cyrus.
I
have
appointed
him,
and
he
will
accomplish
everything
that
he
attempts
to
do.
Come
close
to
me
and
listen
to
what
I
say.
Long
ago [MTY]
I
told
you
plainly/clearly [LIT]
what
would
happen,
and
when
those
things
occurred,
I
was
causing
them
to
happen.”
And
now
Yahweh
the
Lord
and
his
Spirit
have
sent
me
to
give
you
a
message.
This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
one
who
saves
you,
the
Holy
God
of
us Israelis,
says:
“I
am
Yahweh,
your
God;
I
teach
you
what
is
important
for
you
to
know;
I
direct
you
and
lead
you
to
the
roads
that
you
should
walk
on [MET].
I
wish
that
you
had
paid
attention
to
my
commands!
If
you
had
done
that,
things
would
have
gone
well
for
you
like [SIM]
a
river
that
flows
gently;
you
would
have
been
successful
again
and
again,
like [SIM]
waves
that
come
without
ceasing.
Your
descendants
would
have
been
as
many
as [MET]
the
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore
which
no
one
can
count.
I
would
not
have
needed
to
get
rid
of
you;
the
country
of [MTY]
Israel
would
not
have
been
destroyed.”
However,
now
I
tell
you,
leave
Babylon!
Flee
from
being
slaves
of
the
people
of
Babylonia!
Proclaim
this
message
joyfully;
send
it
to
the
most
remote/distant
places
on
the
earth:
Yahweh
freed
the
people
of
Israel
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.
They
were
not
thirsty
when
he
led
them
through
the
desert,
because
he
split
open
the
rock
and
caused
water
to
gush/flow
out
for
them
to
drink.
“But
things
will
not
go
well
like
that
for
wicked
people,”
says
Yahweh.
Yahweh appointed his special servant
All
you
people
who
live
on
islands
in
the
ocean
and
in
other
distant
areas,
pay
attention [DOU]
to
what
I
will
say!
Yahweh
called/chose
me
before
I
was
born;
he
chose/appointed
me
when
I
was
still
in
my
mother’s
womb.
When
I
grew
up,
he
caused
my
messages
to
be
like [SIM]
a
sharp
sword.
He
has
protected
me
with
his
hand [SYN].
He
protects
me [MET]
like
someone
protects
sharp
arrows
in
a
quiver.
He
said
to
me, “You
will
serve
my Israeli
people,
and
you
will
cause
people
to
honor
me.”
I
replied, “My
work
has
been
useless;
I
have
used
my
strength,
but
I
have
accomplished
nothing worthwhile;
everything
that
I
have
done
has
been ◄in
vain/useless►.
However,
Yahweh
can
honor
me
as
he
pleases;
my
God
is
the
one
who
will
reward
me
as
I
deserve.”
Yahweh
formed
me
when
I
was
in
my
mother’s
womb
in
order
that
I
would
serve
him;
he
appointed
me
to
bring
the
people
of
Israel
back
to
himself [DOU].
Yahweh
has
honored
me,
and
he
is
the
one
who
has
caused
me
to
be
strong.
He
says
to
me,
“It
is
not
enough
for
you
to
serve
me
by
bringing
the
descendants
of
Jacob
back
to
worship
me
again [DOU];
I
also
want
you
to
be
like [MET]
a
light
for
the non-Jews;
I
want
you
to
take
my
my
message
about
how
to
be
saved
to
people
all
over
the
world.”
Yahweh,
the
one
who
saves
us,
the
Holy
God
of
us Israeli
people,
says
to
the
one
who
was
despised
and
rejected
by
the
people
of
many
nations,
the
one
who
is
the
slave
of
rulers,
“
Some
day
kings
will
stand
up
to
respect
you
when
they
see
you,
and
princes
will
bow
down
before
you
because
you
serve
me,
Yahweh,
the
one
who
faithfully
does
what
I
promise.
I
am
the
Holy
God
to
whom
you Israelis
belong,
the
one
who
has
chosen
you.”
The
promise
to
restore
Israel
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
says:
“At
a
time
when
it
pleases
me,
I
will
answer
your
prayers.
On
the
day
when
you
will
be
rescued
from
your
oppressors,
I
will
help
you.
I
will
protect
you
and
enable
you
to
establish
an
agreement
with
other
nations.
And
by
what
you
do,
I
will re-establish
your
nation
of
Israel
and
allow
you
to
live/settle
again
in
your
land
that
was
abandoned.
I
will
say
to
those
who
were
captured
and ◄exiled/taken
to
Babylonia►,
‘Leave
Babylonia
and
return
to
your
own
country!’
And
I
will
say
to
those
who
are
in
dark
prisons,
‘Come
out
into
the
light!’
When
that
happens,
they
will
again
be
like [MET]
sheep
that
eat
grass
in
green
pastures,
on
hills
where
previously
there
was
no
grass.
They
will
not
be
hungry
or
thirsty
anymore;
the
hot
sun
will
not
beat
upon
them
again [DOU].
I,
Yahweh,
will
act mercifully
toward
them
and
lead
them;
I
will
lead
them
to
where
there
are
springs
of
cool
water.
And
I
will
cause
the
mountains
to
become
as
though
they
were
level
roads,
and
I
will
prepare
good
highways
for
my
people
to
travel
on,
to
return
to
Jerusalem.
My
people
will
return
from
far
away;
some
will
come
from
the
north,
some
from
the
west,
some
from
southern
Egypt.”
Because
of
what
Yahweh
has
promised
to
do,
everything
should
shout
joyfully—
the
sky
and
the
earth
and
the
mountains
should
sing,
because
Yahweh
comforts
his
people,
and
he
will
pity
those
who
are
suffering.
The
people
of
Jerusalem
say,
“Yahweh
has
abandoned
us;
he
has
forgotten
about
us.”
But
Yahweh
replies,
“That
is
not
true! ◄Can
a
woman
forget
the
infant
that
she
is
nursing?/A
woman
certainly
cannot
forget
the
infant
that
she
is
nursing!► [RHQ]
◄Can
she
stop
being
kind
to
the
child
to
whom
she
has
given
birth?/She
certainly
cannot
stop
being
kind
to
the
child
to
whom
she
has
given
birth!► [RHQ]
But
even
if
a
woman
would
do
that,
I
will
not
forget
you!
Note
that
I
have
written
your
names
on
the
palms
of
my
hands;
in
my
mind
I
can
always
see
the
walls
of
your
city.
Soon
your
children
will
be
returning
there (OR,
Those
who
rebuild
your
city
will
work
more
quickly
than
those
who
destroyed
it),
and
all
those
who
destroyed
your
city
will
leave.
You
will
look
around
and
see
all
of
your
children
coming
back
to
you.
As
surely
as
I
live,
they
will
be
around
you
for
you
to
show
to
people
like [SIM]
a
bride
shows
her
wedding
ornaments!
Your
land
has
been
ruined
and
caused
to
become
desolate/abandoned [DOU],
but
some
day
it
will
be
filled
with
people,
and
those
who
conquered
you
will
be
far
away.
The
children
who
were
born
while
you
were ◄exiled/in
Babylonia► [MET]
will
return
to
Jerusalem
and
say,
‘This
city
is
too
small
for
us;
We
need
more
space
to
live
in!’
Then
you
will
think
to
yourselves [MTY],
‘It
is
amazing
that
we
have [RHQ]
all
these
children!
Most
of
our
children
were
dead,
and
the
rest
were
exiled.
We
were
left
here
alone;
so
we
do
not
know [RHQ]
where
all
these
children
have
come
from!
Who
raised
them?' ”
This
is
what
Yahweh
our
God
says:
“Watch!
It
is
as
though
I
will
lift
up
my
hand
to
signal
to
those
who
are
not Israelis.
And
they
will
carry
your
little
sons
and
daughters
on
their
shoulders
and
bring
them
back
to
you.
Kings
will
serve
you
and
will tutor/teach
your
children,
and
their
queens
will
take
care
of
your
young
children.
They
will
prostrate
themselves
in
front
of
you
and
humble
themselves
by licking
the
dust
off
your
feet.
When
that
happens,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do;
and
those
who
trust
in
me
will
never
be
disappointed.”
There
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
can
snatch
valuable
things
from
a
soldier
who
has
captured
those
things
in
a
war;
there
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
can
force
a ◄tyrant/cruel
man►
to
free
the
people
whom
he
has
captured.
But
Yahweh
says
this:
“
Some
day,
those
who
have
been
captured
will
be
freed,
and
the
valuable
things
that ◄tyrants/cruel
men►
have
snatched
from
others
will
be
returned,
because
I
will
fight
against
those
who
fight
against
you,
and
I
will
rescue
your
children.
And
I
will
cause
your
enemies
to
destroy
themselves [MET]
instead
of murdering
others.
When
that
happens,
everyone
in
the
world
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
one
who
saves
you,
the
one
who
rescues
you
from
your
enemies;
everyone
will
know
that
I
am
the
mighty
God
to
whom
you
descendants
of [MTY]
Jacob
belong.”
Yahweh’s power
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
says:
“You
Israeli
children,
do
not
think [RHQ]
that
I
forced
your
parents
to
be
exiled/taken
to
Babylonia [MET]
like
some
men
send
away
their
wives
after
giving
them
a paper
on
which
they
state
that
they
were divorcing
them!
I
certainly
did
not [RHQ]
get
rid
of
you
like
a
man
who
sells
his
children
to
get
money
to
pay
what
he
owes.
No,
the
reason
that
I
forced
you
to
be
exiled
was
to
punish
you
because
of
the
sins
that
you
have
committed [DOU].
When
I
came
to
you
to
rescue
you,
why
did
no
one
answer
when
I
called
out
to
you [RHQ]?
Was
there
no
one
there [RHQ]?
Or,
did
you
think
that
I
do
not
have
the
power [MTY]
to
rescue
you [DOU]?
Think
about
this:
I
can
speak
to
a
sea
and
cause
it
to
become
dry!
I
can
cause
rivers
to
become
deserts,
with
the
result
that
the
fish
in
the
rivers
die
from
thirst
and
they
rot.
I
cause
the
sky
to
become
dark,
as
though [MET]
it
was
wearing
black
clothes
because
it
was
mourning
because
someone
had
died.”
Yahweh
our
God
has
given
me
his
wise
message [MTY]
in
order
that
I
may
encourage
those
who
are
weary.
Each
morning
he
awakens
me,
in
order
that
I [SYN]
may
listen
to
what
he
teaches [SIM]
me.
Yahweh
our
God
has
spoken
to
me [IDM],
and
I
have
not
rejected
what
he
told
me;
I
have
accepted [LIT]
it.
I
allowed
people
to
beat
me
on
my
back
and
to
pull
out
the whiskers
in
my
beard
because
they
hated
me.
I
did
not
turn
away [MTY]
from
them
when
they
made fun
of
me
and spat
on
me.
But,
because
the
Lord
our
God
helps
me,
I
will
never
be
humiliated.
Therefore,
I
am
strongly
determined [IDM]
to
face/endure difficulties,
and
I
know
that
nothing
will
cause
me
to
be
ashamed.
God,
the
one
who
vindicates
me,
is
near
to
me;
so
if
anyone [RHQ]
stands
in
front
of
me
and
accuses
me
in
a
court,
he
will
not
be
able
to
show
that
I
have
done
anything
that
is
wrong.
The
Lord
our
God
defends
me
in
court,
so
no
one [RHQ]
will
be
able
to ◄condemn
me/declare
that
I
am
guilty►.
All
those
who
accuse
me
will
disappear
like [SIM]
old
clothes
that
have
been
eaten
by ◄larvae
of moths/cockroaches►.
If
you
revere
Yahweh
and
do
what
his
servant
tells
you
to
do,
even
if
you
are ◄walking
in
darkness/enduring
suffering►,
and
it
seems
that [MET]
there
is
no
light,
trust
in
Yahweh
your
God [DOU]
to
help
you.
But
you
people
who
oppose
me,
who
would
like
to
throw
me
into
a
blazing
fire,
walk
in
your
own
fires
and
burn
yourselves
with
your
own
torches!
This
is
what
Yahweh
will
cause
to
happen
to
you:
You
will
be
enduring
great
torment
when
you
die [EUP]!
Yahweh will bless the descendants of Abraham
Yahweh
says, “You
people
who
desire
to
act
righteously/justly,
who
want
to
do
what
I
want
you
to
do,
listen
to
me!
Think
about
Abraham!
It
is
as
though [MET]
he
was
a
huge
rock
cliff;
and
when
you
people
of
Israel
became
a
nation,
it
was
as
though [MET]
you
were
cut
from
that
rock [DOU].
Think
about
your ancestor
Abraham
and
his
wife
Sarah,
of
whom
all
of
you
are
descendants.
When
I
first
spoke
to
Abraham,
he
had
no
children.
But
after
I
blessed
him,
he
had
a
huge
number
of
descendants.
Some
day
I,
Yahweh,
will
encourage
his
descendants
again,
and
I
will
comfort
all
the
people
who
live
in
the
ruins
of
Jerusalem.
The
desert
in
that
area
will
become
like
Eden,
like
the
garden
that
I,
Yahweh,
made/planted.
All
the
people
there
will
be
joyful
and
happy;
they
will
thank
me
and
sing.
My
people
of
Judah,
listen
carefully [DOU]
to
me,
because
I
want
you
to
proclaim
my
laws;
the
just/right
things
that
I
do
will
be
like [MET]
a
light
for
the
people
of
the
nations.
I
will
soon/quickly
rescue
you [DOU];
by
my
power [MTY]
I
will
bring
you
back
from
being
exiled
in
Babylonia [DOU].
The
people
who
live
on
islands
in
the
ocean
will
wait
for
me
to
help
them,
confidently expecting
for
me
to
use
my
power [MTY].
Look
up
at
the
sky,
and
look
at
the
earth,
and
see
what
they
are
like
now,
because
some
day
the
sky
will
disappear
like [SIM]
smoke,
and
the
earth
will
wear
out
like [SIM]
old
clothes
wear
out,
and
people
on
the
earth
will
die
like
gnats/flies.
But
I
will
rescue/save
you,
and
you
will
remain
free
forever,
and
I
will
rule
you
righteously/fairly
forever.
You
people
who
know
what
things
are
right
to
do,
and
who
know
in
your
inner
beings
what
is
written
in
my
laws,
listen
to
me!
Do
not
be
afraid
of
people
who
taunt/insult
you;
do
not
be
disturbed/upset
when
people
revile
you,
because
some
day
they
will
be
destroyed
like [MET]
clothing
that
is
eaten
by ◄larvae
of moths/cockroaches►,
like
wool
garments
that
have
been
eaten
by
worms.
I
will
save
you
people,
and
you
will
be
saved
forever.”
A
prayer
for
God’s
help
Yahweh,
wake
up
and
do
something
for
us!
Show
your
power!
Do
mighty
things
like
you
did
long
ago,
when
you
stabbed [RHQ]
that
sea
monster/dragon
Rahab
and
cut
it
into
pieces.
Surely
you
are [RHQ]
the
one
who
caused
the
Red
Sea
to
become
dry
and
made
a
path
through
that
deep
water
in
order
that
your
people
could
cross
it!
And
those
whom
Yahweh
will
rescue
from
being
exiled
in
Babylonia
will
similarly
return
to
Jerusalem,
singing.
Their
being
joyful
forever
will
be
like [MET]
a
crown
on
their
heads.
They
will
not
be
sad
or
mourn
anymore;
they
will
be
completely
joyful
and
happy.
Yahweh
says,
“I
am
the
one
who
encourages
you.
So ◄why
are
you/you
should
not
be► [RHQ]
afraid
of humans
who
will
wither
and
disappear
like [MET]
grass.
◄Why
have
you/You
should
not
have► [RHQ]
forgotten
me,
Yahweh,
the
one
who
created
your
nation,
the
one
who
stretched
out
the
sky
and
laid
the
foundations
of
the
earth.
◄Why
are
you/You
should
not
be► [RHQ]
continually
afraid
of
those
who
are
angry
with
you
and ◄oppress
you/treat
you
cruelly►
and
want
to
get
rid
of
you.
You
should
not
be
afraid
of
them
now,
because
those
angry
people
have
now
disappeared!
Soon
you
people
who
have
been
caused
to
be
slaves
in
Babylonia
will
be
freed!
You
will
not
remain
in
prison,
and
you
will
not
die
of
hunger,
because
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God,
the
one
who
stirs
up
the
sea
and
causes
the
waves
to
roar;
I
am
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels!
I
have
given
you
my
message [MTY]
to
proclaim,
and
I
have
protected
you
with
my
hand [MTY].
I
stretched
out
the
sky
and
laid
the
foundation
of
the
earth.
And
I
am
the
one
who
says
to
you Israeli
people,
‘You
are
my
people!’”
A
warning
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
You
people
of [APO]
Jerusalem,
wake
up [DOU]!
You
have
experienced
Yahweh
severely
punishing [MTY]
you.
Yahweh
has
caused
you
to
suffer
much,
all
that
he
wanted
you
to
suffer,
like [MET]
someone
who
causes
another
person
to
suffer
by
forcing
him
to
drink
every
drop
of [MTY]
a cupful
of
bitter
liquid.
Now
you
do
not
have
any
children
who
are
alive [DOU]
and
able
to
take
your
hand
and
guide
you.
You
have
experienced
several
disasters:
Your
country
has
become
desolate/deserted;
your
cities
have
been
destroyed;
many
people
have
died
from
hunger;
many
people
have
been
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords.
Now,
there
is
no
one [RHQ]
left
to
console/comfort
you
and
sympathize
with
you.
Your
children
have
fainted
and
lie
in
the
streets;
they
are
as
helpless
as [SIM]
an
antelope
that
has
been
caught
in
a
net.
What
has
happened
to
them
is
because
Yahweh
has
been
very
angry
with
them;
he
has
rebuked
them
severely.
So
now,
you
people
who
have
suffered
much,
you
act
as
though
you
are
drunk,
but
it
is
not
because
you
have
drunk
a
lot
of
wine.
Yahweh,
your
Lord
and
your
God,
the
one
who argues/pleads
your
case,
says
this:
“Note
this:
It
is
as
though [MET]
I
have
taken
that
cup
of
bitter
liquid
from
your
hands;
I
will
not
be
angry
with
you
and
cause
you
to
suffer
anymore.
Instead,
I
will
cause
those
who
have
tormented
you
to
suffer;
I
will
severely
punish
those
who
said
to
you,
‘Prostrate
yourselves
in
order
that
we
may
walk
on
you;
lie
down
on
your
stomachs
in
order
that
your
backs
will
be
like [SIM]
streets
that
we
can
walk
on.’ ”
Jerusalem’s suffering will end
You
people
who
live
in
the
holy
city
of
Jerusalem [APO],
wake
up!
Be
strong
again!
Show
that [MTY]
your
city
is
beautiful
and
glorious;
foreigners
who
do
not
believe
in
God
will
not
enter
your
city
again
to
attack
you.
People
of
Jerusalem,
get
up
from
humbly
sitting
in
the
dust
and
sit
in
places
where
people
are
honored!
You
people
who
have
returned
from
being
exiled,
take
off
from
your
neck
the
chains
which
were
fastened
around
you
as
slaves
in
Babylonia,
because
this
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“
When
you
were
taken
to
Babylonia,
no
one
paid
me
for
doing
that.
So
now
I
will
bring
you
back
without
being
required
to
pay
for
you!”
Yahweh
our
Lord
also
says
this:
“Long
ago,
my
people
went
to
Egypt
to
live
there.
Later
they
were
being ◄oppressed/treated
cruelly►
by
the
soldiers
of
Assyria.
But
now
think
about
what
is happening:
My
people
are
being
forced
to
be
slaves
again,
this
time
by
the
people
of
Babylonia.
And
those
who
have
conquered
them
this
time
have
also
paid
me
nothing,
and
they
despise
me [MTY]
continually [DOU].
But
my
people
will
then
have
a
close relationship
with [MTY]
me,
and
when
that
happens,
they
will
know
that
I
am
the
one
who
predicted/promised
that
it
would
happen.
It
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
will
do
it.”
A
message
of
encouragement
for
Jerusalem
It
is
a
wonderful
thing
when
messengers [MTY]
arrive
on
the
mountains/hills,
bringing
good
news,
the
news
about
God
giving
us
peace
and
saving
us,
the
news
that
the
God
to
whom
we
Israeli
people
belong
is
now
ruling/king!
The
watchmen
who
are
guarding
the
city
will
shout
and
sing
joyfully,
because
while
they
are
watching
they
will
see
Yahweh
returning
to
Jerusalem.
Jerusalem
has
been
ruined,
but
the
people
who
are
there
now
should
start
to
sing
joyfully,
because
Yahweh
will
encourage
his
people;
he
will
set
his
people
free
and
bring
them
back
to
Jerusalem.
Yahweh
will
show
all
the
nations
that
he
is
holy
and
powerful.
People
in
the
most
remote/distant
places
on
earth
will
know
that
he
has
rescued
his
people.
So,
leave
the
places
where
you
were
taken
to
when
you
were
captured,
where
everything
is
unacceptable
to
God.
You
men
who
carry
the
items
used
for
the
worship
of
Yahweh,
leave
there
and
return
to
Jerusalem,
and
purify
yourselves
in
order
to
be
acceptable
to
worship
God.
But
it
will
not
be
necessary
for
you
to
leave
suddenly,
to
flee
in
panic,
because
Yahweh
will ◄go
in
front
of/lead►
you;
and
he
will
also
protect
you
from
being
attacked
at
the
rear
while
you
travel.
God’s
suffering
servant
Yahweh
says, “Listen
carefully!
My
servant
will
act
wisely (OR,
do
the
right
things
to
accomplish
what
he
wants
to),
and
I
will
highly
exalt
him.”
But
many
people
will
be
appalled
when
they
see
what
has
happened
to
him.
Because
of
his
being
beaten
very
badly,
his
appearance
will
be
changed;
people
will
hardly
recognize
that
he
is
a
human.
But
he
will
cause
people
of
many
nations
to
be
surprised;
even
kings
will
be
silent
when
they
stand
in
front
of
him,
because
they
will
see
someone
that
no
one
had
told
them
about
previously,
and
they
will
understand
things
that
they
had
not
heard
about
before.
◄Who
will
believe
what
we
will
tell
them
about
God’s
servant?/Hardly
anyone
will
believe
what
we
will
tell
them
about
God’s
servant.► [RHQ]
◄Who
will
see
what
Yahweh
does
by
his
great
power?/Very
few
people
will
see
what
Yahweh
does
by
his
great
power.► [MTY, RHQ]
While
God
watches,
his
servant
will
grow
up
appearing/seeming
to
be
very
insignificant/unimportant,
like
a
weak
young
plant
that
shoots
up
from
a
root
of
a
tree
that
is
growing
in
dry
ground.
There
will
be
nothing
beautiful
or
majestic
about
him,
nothing
that
would
cause
us
to
want
to
be
with
him.
People
will
despise
and
reject
him. {He
will
be
despised
and
rejected.}
He
will
endure
much
pain,
and
he
will
suffer
much.
Because
his
face
will
be
very
disfigured,
people
will
not
want
to
look
at
him;
people
will
despise
him
and
think
that
he
is
not
worth
paying
any
attention
to.
But
he
will
be
punished
for
the
sicknesses
of
our
souls;
he
will
endure
great
pain
for
us.
But
we
will
think
that
he
is
being
punished
by
God,
afflicted/punished
for
his
own
sins.
But
his
body
will
be
bruised
because
of
the
evil
things
that
we
did,
wounded
because
of
our
sins.
He
will
be
beaten
in
order
that
things
will
go
well
for
our
souls;
and
because
he
will
be whipped,
our
souls
can
be
healed.
All
of
us
have
gone
away
from
God
like [SIM]
sheep
who
have
strayed
away
from
their
shepherd.
We
have
turned
away
from
doing
the
things
that
God
wants
in
order
to
do
the
things
that
we
wanted [MET].
We
deserve
to
be
punished,
but
Yahweh
will
punish
him
instead
of
punishing
us
for
all
of
our
sins.
He
will
be
abused
and
caused
to
suffer,
but
he
will
not
say
anything
to
complain.
They
will
lead
him
to
where
they
will
execute
him,
like
they
lead
a
lamb
to
where
it
will
be
slaughtered.
And
like
a
sheep
does
not ◄bleat/make
any
noise►
when
the shearer
cuts
off
its
wool,
he
will
not
say
anything [MTY]
to
defend
himself
when
he
is
killed.
After
he
is
arrested
and
put
on
trial,
he
will
be
taken
away
and
executed.
And
no
one [RHQ]
will
be
able
to
talk
about
his
descendants,
because
he
will
die [EUP]
without
being
married
and
having
children.
He
will
be ◄afflicted/caused
to
suffer►
for
the
wrong
things
that
we
have
done.
Although
he
will
never
have
done
any
wrong
or
deceived [MTY]
anyone,
people
will
plan
to
bury
his
corpse
where
wicked
people
are
buried,
but
instead,
a
rich
man
will
bury
him
after
he
dies.
But
it
will
be
Yahweh’s
will
that
he
be
afflicted
and
caused
to
suffer.
And
when
he
dies,
Yahweh
will
cause
him
to
be
an
offering
to
remove
the
guilt
of
sinners.
But
later
he
will
have
many
spiritual
children,
and
he
will
live ◄a
long
time/forever►
after
he
dies
and
becomes
alive
again,
and
he [MTY]
will
accomplish
everything
that
Yahweh
has
planned.
When
he
sees
all
that
he
will
accomplish
because
of
his
suffering,
he
will
be
satisfied.
And
because
of
what
will
have
happened
to
him,
Yahweh’s
righteous
servant
will
cause
the
guilt
of
many
people
to
be
ended,
because
he
will
remove
the
guilt
for
their
sins.
So
Yahweh
will
consider
him
to
be
one
of
the
truly
great
people;
he
will
be
like
a
king
who
divides
up
among
his
soldiers
the ◄spoils/things
they
took
from
their
enemies
after
defeating
them► [MET],
because
he
will
sacrifice
himself
and
die.
Even
though
people
will
consider
him
to
be
a
sinner,
he
will
remove
the
guilt
of
many
people,
and
he
will
intercede/pray
that
those
who
have
done
things
that
are
wrong
will
be
forgiven.
Yahweh promised that his people would return to Jerusalem
Yahweh
says, “You
people
of
Jerusalem [MET],
start
to
sing!
You
who
are
like [MET]
women
who
have
never
given
birth
to
children,
sing
loudly
and
shout
joyfully,
because
you,
who
are
like [MET]
childless
women
who
have
been
abandoned
by
their
husbands,
will
soon
have
more
children
than
women
who
have
never
had
any
children.
Make
your
tents
larger;
make
them
wider,
and
fasten
them
firmly
with
tent
pegs.
You
will
need
to
make
your
city
much
larger
because
soon
you
and
your
descendants
will
spread
all
over
the
land.
They
will
force
the
people
of
other
nations
who
now
live
in
your
cities
to
leave,
and
you
will
live
again
in
those
cities
that
were
previously
abandoned.
Do
not
be
afraid;
you
will
no
longer
be
ashamed.
Previously
you
were
ashamed
because
your
enemies
conquered
you
and
caused
many
of
your
women
to
become
widows,
but
soon
you
will
not
even
remember
that.
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
Holy
one
of
Israel,
who
rules
over
the
whole
earth,
the
one
who
created
you,
will
be
like [MET]
a
husband
to
you.
You
were
like
a
woman
whose
husband
left
her,
and
caused
you
to
be
very
sad;
you
were
like
a
young
woman
who
got
married
when
she
was
very
young,
and
then
her
husband
abandoned
her.
I
abandoned
you
people
of
Jerusalem
for
a
while,
but
now
I
am
saying, ‘I
will
take
you
back.’
I
was
very
angry
with
you
for
a
while,
and
I
turned
away
from
you.
But
I
will
act mercifully
toward
you
and
I
will
faithfully
love
you
forever.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
your
protector,
say
to
you.
During
the
time
that
Noah
lived,
I
solemnly
promised
that
I
would
never
again
allow
a
flood
to
cover
the
earth.
So
now
I
solemnly
promise
that
I
will
not
be
angry
with
you
again
and ◄rebuke
you/threaten
to
punish
you►.
Even
if
the
mountains
and
hills
shake
and
collapse,
I
will
not
stop
faithfully
loving
you,
and
I
will
not cancel
my
agreement
to
cause
things
to
go
well
for
you.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
who
act mercifully,
say.
You
people
of
Jerusalem [APO],,
your
enemies
acted
very
violently
toward
you;
it
was
as
though
your
city
was
battered
by
a
severe
storm,
and
no
one
helped
you.
But
now
I
will
cause
your
city
to
be
rebuilt
with
stones
made
of ◄turquoise/valuable
stones►,
and
I
will
cause
the
foundations
of
the
city
to
be
made
of ◄sapphires/valuable
blue
stones►.
I
will
cause
the
towers
on
the
city
wall
to
be
made
of ◄rubies/valuable
red
stones►,
and
all
the
gates
of
the
city
will
be
made
of
other
very
valuable
stones.
I
will
be
the
one
who
will
teach
you
people
and
cause
things
to
go
well
with
you.
Your
government
will
be
strong
because
of
acting
justly/fairly;
no
one
will ◄oppress
you/cause
you
to
suffer►;
you
will
not
be
afraid,
because
there
will
be
nothing [PRS]
that
will ◄terrorize
you/cause
you
to
become
extremely
afraid►.
If
any
army
attacks
you,
it
will
not
be
because
I
have
incited
them
to
do
that,
and
you
will
defeat
any
group
that
attacks
you.
Think
about
this:
◄Blacksmiths/Men
who
make
things
from
metal►
fan
the
coals
to
make
a
very
hot
flame
in
order
to
produce
weapons
that
can
be
used
in
battles,
but
I
am
the
one
who
has
produced
blacksmiths!
And
I
am
also
the
one
who
created
people
who
destroy
other
people
and
cities.
But
I
am
promising
you
that
I
will
not
allow
you
to
be
defeated/injured
by
soldiers
using
weapons
that
have
been
made
to
attack
you,
and
when
others
try
to
accuse
you,
you
will ◄refute
them/show
that
they
are
wrong►.
That
is
the
reward
that
I
will
give
to
the
people
who
serve
me;
I
will
defend
them;
that
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
promise.”
The future glory of Jerusalem
“All
you
people
who
are
in
exile,
listen
to
me!
It
is
as
though [MET]
you
are
thirsty,
so
come
and
get
water
from
me!
It
is
as
though
you
have
no
money,
but
you
can
come
and
get
things
from
me
that
are
like
wine
and
milk!
You
can
get
what
you
need
from
me,
and
you
will
not
need
to
give
me
any
money
for
them!
What
you
really
need
is
to
have
a
close relationship
with
me,
so ◄why
do
you
spend
money
to
buy
things
that
do
not
supply
what
you
really
need?/you
should
not
spend
money
to
buy
things
that
do
not
supply
what
you
really
need.► [RHQ]
◄Why
do
you
work
hard
to
get
money
to
buy
things
that
do
not ‘satisfy
your
inner
beings/cause
you
to
be
happy’?► [RHQ]
Pay
attention
to
what
I
say
and
acquire
what
is
really
good [MET]!
If
you
do
that,
then
you
will
truly
be
happy [MET].
Listen
to
me
and
come
to
me;
pay
attention
to
me,
and
if
you
do
that,
you
will
have
new
life
in
your
souls.
I
will
make
an
agreement
with
you
that
will
last
forever
to
faithfully
love
you
like
I
loved
King
David.
By
what
he
did,
I
showed
my
power
to
many people-groups;
I
caused
him
to
be
a
leader
and
commander [DOU]
over
the
people
of
many
nations.
And
similarly,
you
will
summon
people
of
other
nations
to
come
to
you,
nations
that
previously
you
have
not
heard
about,
and
they
had
not
heard
about
you;
and
they
will
come
to
you
quickly
because
they
will
have
heard
that
I,
Yahweh,
your
God,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
have
honored
you.
Seek
to
know
me
while
it
is
still possible
for
you
to
do
that;
call
to
me
while
I
am
near!
Wicked
people
should
abandon
their
wicked
behavior,
and
evil
people
should
stop
thinking
what
is
evil.
They
should
turn
to
me,
and
if
they
do
that,
I
will
act mercifully
toward
them;
they
should
turn
to
me,
their
God,
because
I
will
fully
pardon
them
for
all
the
wicked
things
that
they
have
done.
I,
Yahweh,
declare
that
what
I
think
is
not
the
same
as
what
you
think,
and
what
I
do
is
very
different
from
what
you
do.
Just
as
the
sky
is
far
above
the
earth,
what
I
do
is
far
greater
than
what
you
do,
and
what
I
think
is
much
greater
than
what
you
think.
Rain
and
snow
come
down
from
the
sky,
and
they
cause
the
ground
to
be
moist
before
the
moisture
returns
to
the
sky
and
produces
more
clouds.
When
the
ground
becomes
moist,
it
causes
plants
to
sprout
and
grow,
with
the
result
that
the
soil
produces
seed
for
the
farmer
to
plant
and
grain
to
produce
flour
to
make
bread
for
people
to
eat.
And
similarly
the
things
that
I
promise
to
do,
I
will
always
cause
to
happen;
my
promises
will
always
be
fulfilled [LIT].
They
will
accomplish
the
things
that
I
gave
them
to
accomplish [DOU].
You
will
leave
Babylon
joyfully,
you
will
have
peace
as
I
lead
you
out.
It
will
be
as
though
the
hills
and
mountains
will
sing
joyfully,
and
the
trees
in
the
fields
will
clap
their
hands.
Instead
of thornbushes
and
briers,
pine/cypress
trees
and
myrtle
trees
will
grow
in
your
land.
As
a
result
of
that,
people
will
honor
me
much
more;
and
what
I
do
will
remind
everyone
that
I
do
what
I
have
promised.”
God will bless all the nations
Yahweh
says
to
all
the
people
of
Judah,
“Do
the
things
that
are
fair
and
just,
because
I
will
soon
come
to
rescue [DOU]
you.
I
will
bless
those
who
faithfully
obey
my
laws
about
the
Sabbath/rest
days.
I
will
bless
those
who ◄keep
sacred/honor►
my
Sabbath/rest
days,
and
who
do
not
do
any
work
on
those
days,
and
who
refrain
from [MTY]
doing
anything
that
is
evil.
And
foreigners
who
have
believed
in
me
should
not
say,
‘Yahweh
will
surely
not
allow
me
to
belong
to
his
people.’
And
eunuchs
should
not
say,
‘
Because
I
am
unable
to
have
children,
I
cannot
belong
to
Yahweh;
I
am
like [MET]
a
tree
that
has
completely
withered.’
They
should
not
say
that,
because
I,
Yahweh,
say
this
to
the
eunuchs
who
obey
my
laws
about
the
Sabbath,
and
who
choose
to
do
the
things
that
please
me,
and
who
obey
all
the
other
laws
of
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
the Israeli
people:
I
will
cause
to
be
put
inside
the
walls
of
my
temple
a
monument [DOU]
to
them;
because
of
that
monument,
they
will
be
honored
more
than
they
would
have
if
they
had
children;
they
will
be
honored
forever.
I
will
also
bless
those
who
are
not Israelis,
who ◄join
themselves
to/believe
in►
me,
and
who
serve
me
and
worship
and
love
me,
and
who
obey
my
laws
about
the
Sabbath,
and
who
faithfully
obey
all
the
other
laws
of
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
the Israeli
people.
I
will
bring
them
to
my
sacred
hill
in
Jerusalem,
I
will
cause
them
to
be
very
joyful
in
my
temple
where
people
pray
to
me,
and
I
will
accept
the
sacrifices
that
they
completely
burn
on
my
altar
and
other
sacrifices
that
they
offer.
I
will
do
those
things
for
them
because
I
want
my
temple
to
be
a
building
where
people
of
all
nations
pray
to
me.
I,
Yahweh,
the
Lord,
the
one
who
will
bring
back
the
people
of
Israel
who
have
been ◄forced
to
go/exiled►
to
other
countries,
say
this:
'I
will
bring
from
other
countries
many
more
people
to
join
those Israelis
whom
I
have
brought
back.' ”
God
promised
to
punish
the Israeli
leaders
“You
surrounding
nations
have
armies
that
are
like [MET]
animals
in
the
forest;
come
and
attack/destroy
Israel!
The Israeli
leaders
should
be
like watchdogs
to
protect
the
people,
but
it
is
as
though
they
are
blind.
They
are
stupid.
They
are
all
like [MET]
dogs
that
cannot
bark.
Good watchdogs
bark
when
strangers
approach,
but
the Israeli
leaders
do
not
warn
the
people
that
their
enemies
are
coming.
Instead,
they
just
want
to
lie
down
and
sleep
and
dream.
And
they
are
like
greedy
dogs;
they
never
get
all
that
they
want.
They
are
supposed
to
lead
the
people,
like
good
shepherds
lead
their
flocks,
but
they
are
ignorant,
and
they
each
do
whatever
they
want
to
do.
They
say
to
each
other, ‘Come,
let’s
go
and
get
some
wine
and
other alcoholic/strong
drinks,
and
let’s
become
drunk!
And
tomorrow
we
will
enjoy
drinking
even
more!’ ”
Israel’s idolatry condemned
Righteous
people
sometimes
die
when
they
are
still
young,
and
no
one
is
concerned
about
it.
Godly
people
sometimes
die
because
of
disasters,
and
no
one
understands
why.
They
are
taken
away
in
order
that
they
will
not
endure
more
calamities,
and
now
they
have
peace.
They
continually
lived
righteously,
and
now
they
rest
peacefully
in
their
graves.
Yahweh
says, “But
you
who
practice
sorcery,
come
here!
You
who
worship
idols [MET],
listen
to
me!
Do
you
realize [RHQ]
whom
you
are ridiculing,
and
whom
you
are insulting?
Do
you
realize [RHQ]
to
whom
you
are sticking
out
your
tongues?
You
are insulting
me,
Yahweh!
You
are [RHQ]
always
rebelling
against
me
and
always
lying.
You
are
eager
to
have
sex
under
every
big
green
tree
where
you
worship
your
gods.
You
kill
your
children
as
sacrifices
to
your
idols
in
the
dry riverbeds,
and
also
offer
them
as
sacrifices
to
your
idols
in
the
rocky
caves.
You
take
big
smooth
stones
from
the riverbeds
and
worship
them
as
your
gods.
You
pour
out
wine
to
be
an
offering
to
them,
and
you
bring
grain
to
burn
for
an
offering
to
them.
Do
you
think
that
I
should
not
punish
you
for
doing
all
those
things?
You
have
sex [EUP]
with
cult
prostitutes
on
every
hill
and
mountain,
and
you
go
there
to
offer
sacrifices
to
your
gods.
You
have
put ◄fetishes/pagan
symbols►
behind
your
doors
and
doorposts,
and
you
have
deserted
me.
You
have
taken
off
your
clothes [EUP]
and
climbed
into
your
bed
and
invited
more
of
your
lovers
to
come
to
bed
with
you.
You
have
paid
them
to
have
sex
with
you,
and
you
have
fondled
their
sexual
organs.
You
have
given
fragrant
oil
and
lots
of
perfume
to
your
god
Molech,
and
you
sent
messengers
to
distant
countries
to
find
other
gods
to
worship;
you
even
tried
to
send
messengers
to
the
place
of
the
dead
to
search
for
new
gods.
You
became
weary
because
of
doing
all
those
things,
but
you
never
said, ‘It
is
useless
for
us
to
do
that.’
You
found
new
strength
for
worshiping
idols,
so
you
continued
to
do
that [LIT].
Was
it
because
you
were
afraid
of
those
idols
more
than
you
were
afraid
of
me
that
you
lied
about
what
you
were
doing,
and
you
do
not
even
think
about [DOU, RHQ]
me?
Was
it
because
I
did
not
punish
you
for
a
long
time
that
you
are
not
afraid
of
me [RHQ]?
You
think
that [IRO]
the
things
that
you
have
done
are
right,
but
I
will
tell
the
truth.
It
will
not
help
you
to
do
any
of
those
things.
When
you
cry
out
for
help
to
your
collection
of
idols,
they
will
not
rescue
you.
The
wind
will
blow
them
away [DOU].
But
those
who
trust
in
me
will
live
in
the
land
of
Israel,
and
they
will
worship
me
on
Zion,
my
sacred
hill.”
Yahweh
will
rescue
his
people.
Yahweh
will
say, “Prepare
yourselves
to
receive
me,
like [MET]
people
build
and
prepare
a
road
for
a
king
to
come
on.
Get
rid
of
the
things
that
are
causing
you
to
sin
like [MET]
people
remove
from
a
road ◄obstacles/things
that
cause
people
to
stumble►.
Because
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
who
am
holy
and
greatly
honored
and
who
live
forever,
say:
I
live
in
the
highest
heaven,
where
everything
is
holy,
but
I
also
am
with
those
who
are
humble
and
who
are
sorry
for
the
sinful
things
that
they
have
done.
I
will
greatly
encourage [DOU]
those
who
have
repented.
I
will
not
accuse
people
forever;
I
will
not
always
be
angry
with
them,
because
if
I
did
that,
people
would
become
weak/discouraged;
all
the
people
whom
I
created
and
caused
to
live
would
die.
I
was
angry
with
my
people
because
they
sinned
by
wanting
the
things
that
others
had.
So
because
I
was
angry,
I
punished
them
and
turned
away
from
them,
but
they
continued
sinning.
I
have
seen
the
evil
things
that
they
continually
do,
but
I
will
restore
them
and
lead
them.
I
will
encourage/comfort
them.
And
to
those
who
are
mourning,
I
will
enable
them
to
sing
songs
to
praise
me.
I
will
restore
all
my
people,
those
who
live
near
Jerusalem
and
those
who
live
far
away,
and
I
will
cause
things
to
go
well
for
them.
Wicked
people
do
not
have
peace
in
their
inner
beings;
they
are
like [SIM]
a
sea
whose
waves
are
always
churning
up
mud,
and
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
things
will
never ◄go
well/be
peaceful►
for
those
who
are
evil.”
True worship
Yahweh
said
to
me,
“Shout
loudly!
Shout
like [SIM]
a
loud
trumpet!
Shout
to
warn
my Israeli
people
about
their
sins [DOU]!
They
worship
me
every
day;
they
come
to
my
temple
because
they
say
that
they
are
eager
to
know
what
I
want
them
to
do.
They
act
as
though
they
are
a
nation
that
does
things
that
are
righteous,
who
would
never
abandon
their
God.
They
request
me
to
decide
matters
justly,
and
they
delight
to
come
to
worship
me.
They
say, ‘We
have ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►
to
please
you,
but
you
did
not [RHQ]
notice
our
doing
that.
We
humbled
ourselves,
but
you
did
not [RHQ]
pay
any
attention!’
I
will
tell
you
why
I
did
not
pay
attention.
It
is
because
when
you
fast,
you
do
it
only
to
please
yourselves,
and
you
act
cruelly
toward
all
your
workers.
You
fast,
but
you
also
quarrel
and
fight
with
each
other
with
your
fists.
Doing
things
like
that
while
you
fast
will
certainly
not
cause
me
to
hear
your
prayers
where
I
am,
high
in
heaven.
You
act
as
though [IRO]
you
humble
yourselves [RHQ]
by
bowing
your
heads
like [SIM]
the
tops
of
reeds
bend
when
the
wind
blows,
and
you
wear [RHQ]
rough
clothes
and
cover
your
heads
with
ashes
like
people
do
when
they
are
grieving.
That
is
what
you
do
when
you
are
fasting,
but
do
you
really
think [RHQ]
that
will
please
me?
No,
that
is
not
the
kind
of
fasting
that
I
desire.
What
I
really
want [RHQ]
is
for
you
to
free
those
who
have
been
unjustly
put
in
prison [DOU],
and
to
encourage
those
who
are ◄treated
cruelly/oppressed►;
I
want
you
to
free
those
who
have
been
oppressed
in
any
way.
I
want
you
to [RHQ]
share
your
food
with
those
who
are
hungry
and
to
allow
those
who
have
no
houses
to
stay
in
your
houses.
Give
clothes
to
those
who
do
not
have
clothes,
and
do
not
hide
from
your
relatives
who
need
help
from
you.
If
you
do
those
things,
what
you
do
for
others
will
be
like [SIM]
a
light
that
shines
when
it
dawns.
The
troubles
that
have
been
caused
by
your
sins
will
end
quickly.
Others
will
know
about
your
righteous
behavior,
and
with
my
glorious
presence
I
will
protect
you
from
behind
like
I
protected
the Israeli
people
when
they
left
Egypt.
Then
you
will
call
out
to
me,
and
I
will
quickly
answer
and
say
that
I
will
help
you.’
Stop ◄oppressing
people/treating
people
cruelly►;
stop
falsely
accusing
people;
and
stop
saying
evil
things
about
people.
Give
food
to
those
who
are
hungry,
and
give
to
people
who
are
afflicted/suffering
the
things
that
they
need.
Your
doing
that
will
be
like [MET]
a
light
that
shines
in
the
darkness;
instead
of
doing
evil
to
people [MET],
the
good
things
that
you
do
for
them
will
be
like [SIM]
sunshine
at noontime.
I,
Yahweh,
will
guide
you
continually,
and
I
will
give
you
good
things
to
satisfy
you.
I
will
enable
you
to
remain
strong
and
healthy.
You
will
be
like [SIM]
a
garden
that
is
well
watered,
like [SIM]
a
spring
that
never
dries
up.
Your
people
will
rebuild
the
cities
that
were
destroyed
long
ago;
they
will
build
houses
on
top
of
the
old
foundations.
People
will
say
that
you
are
the
ones
who
are
repairing
the
holes
in
the
city
walls,
and
who
are
repairing
the
streets
where
people
live.
Do
not
travel [MTY]
long distances
on
Sabbath/rest
days,
and
on
Sabbath
days
do
not
do
only
the
things
that
you
delight
to
do.
Enjoy
the
Sabbath
days,
and
consider
them
to
be
delightful.
The
Sabbath
days
are
my
holy
days.
Honor
me,
Yahweh,
in
everything
that
you
do
on
the
Sabbath
days.
Do
not
talk
about
and
do
things
only
to
please
yourselves.
If
you
do
all
the
things
that
I
have
just
now
told
you
to
do,
I
will
enable
you
to
be
joyful.
I
will
greatly
honor
you;
I
will
honor
you
everywhere!
I
will
give
to
you
the
blessings
that
I
gave
to
your ancestor
Jacob.
Those
things
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Yahweh will rescue the people of Judah in spite of the evil things they have done
Listen
to
this!
Yahweh’s
power [MTY]
is
not
ended/gone,
with
the
result
that
he
cannot
save
you.
He
has
not
become
deaf [MTY],
with
the
result
that
he
cannot
hear
you
when
you
call
to
him
for
help.
But,
you
have
separated
yourselves
from
your
God
by
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
Because
of
your
sins,
he
has
turned
away
from
you,
with
the
result
that
he
does
not
pay
attention
to
what
you
request
him
to
do.
You
do
violent
things [MTY]
to
others,
with
the
result
that
your
hands
are
stained
with
their
blood.
You
constantly
tell [MTY]
lies,
and
you
say [MTY]
evil
things
about
others.
When
you
accuse
someone
in
court,
what
you
say
is
not
fair
and
it
is
not
true.
You
accuse
people
falsely.
You
are
constantly
planning
to
cause
trouble
for
others,
and
then
you
do
those
evil
things
that
you
planned.
What
you
plan
to
do
to
harm
people [MET]
is
as
dangerous
as
the
eggs
of
a ◄cobra/poisonous
snake►,
because
cobras
will
hatch
from
those
eggs.
You
trap
people
like [MET] spiders
trap/catch
insects
in
their
webs.
We
people
cannot
hide/cover
our
skin
with
clothes
made
of
spider
webs [MET],
and
similarly
you
cannot
hide
the
evil
things
that
you
have
done.
You
are
constantly
acting [MTY]
violently.
You [SYN]
are
very
quick
to
go
and
do
evil
things,
and
you
hurry
to
murder
people [MTY]
who
are
innocent.
You
are
continually
thinking
about
sinning.
Wherever
you
go,
you
destroy
things
and
cause
people
to
suffer.
You
do
not
know
how
to
act
peacefully
or
to
treat
others
fairly.
You
always
are ◄dishonest/deceiving
others► [MET],
and
those
who
imitate
your
behavior
never
have
any
inner
peace.
Because
of
that,
God
does
not
rescue
us
from
our
enemies;
it
seems
that
he
is
not
acting
fairly/righteously
toward
us.
We
expect
God
to
give
us
light,
but
all
he
gives
us
is
darkness [DOU].
We
are
like [SIM]
blind
people
who
have
to
feel
along
a
wall
to
be
able
to
walk
anywhere.
We
stumble
and
trip
at noontime
like [SIM]
we
would
when
it
is
dark.
We
are
like [SIM]
dead
people
who
are
among
healthy
people.
We
growl
like [SIM]
hungry
bears;
we
continually
moan
like [SIM]
doves.
We
seek
people
who
do
what
is
just/fair,
but
we
cannot
find
any
anywhere.
We
want
God
to
rescue
us,
but
it
seems
that
he
is
far
away.
But
these
things
are happening
because
it
is
as
though
our
sins
are
piled
high
in
the
presence
of
God,
and
that
they
testify [PRS]
against
us.
We
cannot
deny
it;
we
know
that
we
have
done
many
wrong
things.
We
know
that
we
have
rebelled
against
Yahweh;
we
have
turned
away
from
him.
We ◄oppress
people/treat
people
cruelly►
by
what
we
testify
against
them;
we
do
not
allow
them
to
get
what
they
have
a
right
to
get.
We [SYN]
think
about
the
lies
that
we
can
tell,
and
then
we
tell
them.
In
our
courts,
the
judges
do
not
decide
cases/matters
fairly;
no
one
is
acting
righteously.
In
plazas
where
people
gather
together,
no
one
tells
the
truth [PRS];
it
seems
that
people
are
not
allowed
to
say
what
is
true.
No
one
tells
the
truth,
and
people
try
to
ruin
the reputations
of
those
who
quit
doing
evil.
Yahweh
looked
around,
and
he
saw
that
no
one
was
doing
what
is
just/fair,
and
he
was
very
displeased.
He
was
disgusted
when
he
saw
that
no
one
tried
to
help
those
who
were
being
treated
cruelly.
So
he
used
his
own
power [MTY]
to
rescue
them;
it
is
because
he
is
always
righteous
that
he
did
that [PRS].
It
is
as
though
he
is
a
soldier
who [MET]
puts
on
his
armor
and
a
helmet;
his
continually
doing
what
is
right
is
like [MET]
his
armor,
and
his
ability
to
rescue
people
is
like
his
helmet.
His
being
extremely
angry
and
his
being
ready
to
get
revenge
on
those
who
do
evil
are
like [MET]
his
robes.
He
will
repay
his
enemies
for
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
He
will
severely
punish [MTY]
even
those
who
live
far
from
Jerusalem.
When
that
happens,
people
everywhere,
from
the
east
to
the
west,
will
respect
and
honor
Yahweh [MTY],
because
he
will
come
like [SIM]
a
rushing
river
that
is
pushed
along
by
the
strong
wind
that
Yahweh
sent.
And
Yahweh
says
that
he
will
come
to
Jerusalem
to
free
his
people;
he
will
come
to
rescue
those
in
Judah
who
have
quit ◄doing
sinful
things/their
sinful
behavior►.
This
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
his
people: “This
is
the
agreement
that
I
will
make
with
you:
My
Spirit
will
not
leave
you,
and
you
will
always
have
my
message.
You
will
be
able
to
declare
it [MTY],
and
your
children
and
grandchildren
will
be
able
to
declare
it
forever.”
Israel’s future glory
You
people
of
Jerusalem [PRS],
stand
up!
Yahweh
has
done
glorious
things
for
you,
and
he
has
acted powerfully
for
you;
so
show
others
that
he
is
very
great!
But
spiritual
darkness
has
covered
all
the
other people-groups
on
the
earth,
complete
darkness,
but
Yahweh
will
show
you
how
great
he
is,
and
other
people
will
also
see
it.
By
seeing
what
he
has
done
for
you,
people
of
all people-groups
will
see
that
he
is
very
great,
and
kings
will
come
to
see
the
wonderful
things
that
have
happened
to
you.
Yahweh
says, “Look
around
and
you
will
see
the
people
who
will
be
returning
from ◄exile/countries
to
which
they
have
been
forced
to
go►!
Your
sons
will
come
from
distant
countries;
others
will
carry
your
little
daughters
home.
When
you
look
at
this happening,
you
will
be
very
joyful [DOU],
because
people
will
bring
valuable
goods
to
you
from
all
around
the
world.
They
will
bring
in
ships
valuable
things
from
many
nations.
People
will
also
bring
valuable
goods
to
you
on
herds/caravans
of
camels:
Camels
from
the
Midian
and
Ephah
areas
of
northern
Arabia.
And
from
Sheba
in
southern
Arabia
they
will
come,
bringing
gold
and
frankincense;
they
will
all
come
to
praise
me,
Yahweh.
They
will
bring
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
from
Kedar
in
northern
Arabia
and
give
them
to
you.
They
will
bring [PRS]
rams
from
Nebaioth
for
you
to
sacrifice
on
my
altars,
and
I
will
accept
them
happily.
At
that
time
I
will
cause
my
temple
to
be
very beautifully
decorated.
And
what
are
those
things
that
are
moving
swiftly
like [SIM]
clouds?
They
resemble [SIM]
doves
returning
to
their
nests.
But
they
are
really
ships
from
Tarshish
that
are
bringing
your
people
back
here.
When
your
people
come,
they
will
bring
with
them
all
the
valuable
possessions
that
they
have
acquired,
and
they
will
do
that
to
honor
me,
Yahweh,
your
God,
the
Holy
One
of
Israel,
because
I
will
have
greatly
honored
you.
Foreigners
will
come
and
rebuild
the
walls
of
your
cities,
and
their
kings
will
serve/help
you.
Although
I
punished
you
because
I
was
angry
with
you,
these
things
will
happen
now
because
I
will
act mercifully
toward
you
because
I
am
kind.
The
gates
of
your
cities
will
be
open
during
the
day
and
also
during
the
night,
in
order
that
people
will
be
able
to
bring
into
your
cities
valuable
things
from
many
countries,
with
their
kings
being
led
to
you
in
the processions.
And
the
kingdoms
and
nations
whose
people
refuse
to
allow
you
to
rule
them
will
be
completely
destroyed [DOU].
The
glorious/beautiful
things
in
Lebanon
will
be
brought
to
you—
lumber
from
cypress
trees
and
fir
trees
and
pine
trees
—
to
be
used
to
make
my
temple
beautiful.
When
that
is
done,
my
temple [MTY]
will
truly
be
glorious!
The
descendants
of
those
who ◄oppressed
you/treated
you
cruelly►
will
come
and
bow
down
to
you;
those
who
despised
you
will
prostrate
themselves
in
front
of
your
feet.
They
will
say
that
your
city
on
Zion
Hill
is
the
City
of
Yahweh,
where
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
lives.
Previously
everyone
hated
you
and
ignored
you,
but
now
your
city
will
be
majestic/honored
forever;
and
I
will
cause
you
to
be
joyful
forever.
People
of
all
nations
and
their
kings
will
gladly
bring [MET]
their
wealth
to
you.
And
when
that
happens,
you
will
realize
that
I
truly
am
Yahweh,
the
one
who
saves
you
and
rescues
you
from
your
enemies,
and
that
I
am
the
mighty
one
to
whom
you Israeli
people
belong.
Instead
of
metals
that
are
not
valuable,
like
bronze
and
iron,
I
will
bring
to
you
silver
and
gold.
Instead
of
wood
and
stones,
I
will
bring
you
bronze
and
iron
for
your
buildings.
There
will
be
peace
in
your
country,
and
your
rulers
will
do
what
is
fair/just.
People
in
your
country
will
no
longer
act
violently,
and
people
will
no
longer
destroy
your
land
and
cause
it
to
become
desolate/ruined.
The
people
in
the
city
will
be
safe,
and
everyone
there
will
praise
me [MTY].
And
you
will
no
longer
need
the
sun
and
moon
to
give
you
light,
because
I,
Yahweh,
will
give
you
more
light
than
the
sun
and
moon;
I
will
be
a
glorious
light
for
you
forever.
It
will
seem
as
though
the
sun
and
moon
will
always
be
shining [LIT],
because
I,
Yahweh,
will
be
an
everlasting
light
for
you.
You
will
never
again
be
sad
because
of
things
that
happen
to
you.
Your
people
will
all
be
righteous,
and
they
will
occupy
the
land
forever,
because
I
myself
have
put
you
there
like
people
plant
trees [MET]
in
order
that
you
will
show
others
that
I
am
very
great.
At
that
time,
the
groups
that
are
very
small
now
will
become
very
large
clans,
and
small
clans
will
become
great
nations.
All
those
things
will
happen
because,
I,
Yahweh,
will
cause
them
to
happen
at
the
right
time.”
Good news for oppressed people
The
Spirit
of
Yahweh
our
Lord
is
on
me;
he
has
appointed [MTY]
me
to
bring
good
news
to
those
who
are
oppressed,
to
comfort
those
who
are
discouraged,
to
free
all
those
who
are
as
though
they
are chained/tied [DOU]
by
the
wrong
things
that
they
continually
do.
He
has
sent
me
to
tell
those
who
mourn
about
the
members
of
their
families
who
died (OR,
who
are
still
in
Babylonia)
that
now
is
the
time
when
Yahweh
will
act
kindly
toward
his
people;
now
is
the
time
when
our
God
will ◄get
revenge
on/punish►
their
enemies.
To
all
those
in
Jerusalem
who
mourn,
he
will
give
flower
necklaces
to
wear;
instead
of
ashes
that
they
put
on
their
heads
to
show
that
they
are
sad;
he
will
cause
them
to
rejoice [MTY]
instead
of
being
sad;
he
will
enable
them
to
be [MET]
happy
instead
of
being
discouraged.
They
will
be
called “people
who
continually
do
what
is
right,
people
who
are
like
tall/strong
oak
trees
that
Yahweh
has
planted”
to
show
others
that
he
is
very
great.
Those
who
return
from
Babylon
will
rebuild
the
cities
that
the
soldiers
from
Babylon
tore
down.
Even
though
those
cities
have
been
destroyed
and
abandoned
for
many
years,
they
will
be
restored/rebuilt.
Foreigners
will
be
the
ones
who
will
take
care
of
your
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats,
and
plow
your
fields
and
take
care
of
your grapevines.
But
you
are
the
ones
who
will
be
like
the
priests
to
serve
Yahweh,
to
work
for
God.
You
will
enjoy
valuable
goods
that
are
brought
from
other
nations,
and
you
will
be
happy
that
those
things
have
become
yours.
Previously
you
were
shamed
and
disgraced,
but
now
you
will
have
great
blessings;
previously
your
enemies
humbled
you,
but
now
you
will
have
many
good
things;
you
will
be
happy
because
of
being
in
your
land
again,
and
you
will
rejoice
forever.
“I,
Yahweh,
am
very
pleased
with
those/judges
who
decide
matters
fairly;
I
hate
those
who illegally
take
things
from
other
people.
I
will
surely
repay
my
people
◄for/because
of►
all
that
they
have
suffered
in
the
past.
And
I
will
make
an
everlasting
agreement
with
them.
Their
descendants
will
be
honored
by
people
of
other
nations [DOU].
Everyone
who
sees
them
will
know
that
they
are
a
nation
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
blessed.”
I
greatly
rejoice
because
of
what
Yahweh
has
done!
I
am
happy,
because
he
has
saved
me
and
declared
that
I
am
righteous;
those
blessings
are
like [MET]
a
robe
that
he
has
put
on
me.
I
am
as
happy
as [SIM]
a
bridegroom
in
his
wedding
suit,
or
a
bride
wearing
jewels.
Just
as
seeds
sown
in
a
garden
sprout
from
the
soil
and
grow [DOU],
Yahweh
our
God
will
cause
people
of
all
nations
to
act
righteously,
with
the
result
that
they
will
praise
him
for
doing
that.
Isaiah’s prayer for Jerusalem
Because
I
am
very
concerned
about
the
people
of
Jerusalem [DOU],
I
will
do
something
to
help
them.
I
will
not
stop
praying
for
them
until
they
are
rescued/freed
from
their
oppressors,
until
that
becomes
as apparent
to
everyone
as
the
dawn
every
morning,
until
people
can
see
it
as
clearly
as [SIM]
they
see
a
torch
shining
brightly
at
night.
Some
day
the
people
of
many
nations
will
know
that
Yahweh
has
rescued
you,
his
people.
Their
kings
will
see
that
your
city
is
very
great/glorious.
And
Yahweh [MTY]
will
give
your
city
a
new
name.
It
will
be
as
though
Yahweh
will
hold
you
up
in
his
hands
in
order
that
everyone
can
see
you.
Under
his
authority [MTY],
you
will
be
like
a
glorious headband/turban
worn
by
a
king.
Your
city
will
never
again
be
called “the
deserted/abandoned
city”
and
your
country
will
never
again
be
called “the
desolate
land”;
it
will
be
called “the
land
that
Yahweh
delights
in”,
and
it
will
also
be
called “married
to
Yahweh”.
It
will
be
called
that
because
Yahweh
will
be
delighted
with
you,
and
it
will
be
as
though
you
are
his
bride [MET].
You
people
will
live
in
all
the
country
of
Judah
like [SIM]
a
young
man
lives
with
his
bride.
And
our
God
will
be
happy
that
you
belong
to
him
like [SIM]
a
bridegroom
is
happy
that
his
bride
belongs
to
him.
You
people
of
Jerusalem,
I
have
placed
watchmen
on
your
walls;
they
will [LIT]
earnestly
pray
to
Yahweh
day
and
night.
You
watchmen,
you
must
not
stop
praying
and reminding
Yahweh
about
what
he
has
promised
to
do!
And
tell
Yahweh
that
he
should
not
rest
until
he
causes
Jerusalem
to
be
a
city
that
is
famous
throughout
the
world.
Yahweh
has
raised
his
right
hand
to
solemnly
promise
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
“I
will
use
my
power [MTY]
and
never
again
allow
your
enemies
to
defeat
you;
soldiers
from
other
nations
will
never
come
again
to
take
away
your
grain
and
the
wine
that
you
worked
hard
to
produce.
You
yourselves
grew
the
grain,
and
you
will
be
the
ones
who
will
praise
me,
Yahweh,
while
you
eat
the
bread
made
from
that
grain.
Inside
the
courtyards
of
my
temple
you
yourselves
will
drink
the
wine
made
from
the
grapes
that
you
harvested.”
Go
out
through
the
city
gates!
Prepare
the
highway
on
which
people
will
return
from
other
countries!
Cause
the
road
to
become
smooth;
clear
off
all
the
stones;
set
up
signal
flags
to
help
the people-groups
to
see
where
the
road
to
Jerusalem
is.
This
is
the
message
that
Yahweh
has
sent
to
the
people
of
every
nation:
“Tell
the
people
of
Israel, ‘The
one
who
will
rescue/save
you
is
coming!
Look!
He
will
be
bringing
to
you ◄your
reward/what
you
deserve
for
the
good
things
that
you
have
done►;
those
whom
he
is
setting
free
will
be
going
ahead
of
him.’ ”
They
will
be
called “Yahweh’s
own
people,
the
ones
whom
he
rescued”.
And
Jerusalem
will
be
known
as
the
city
that
Yahweh
loves,
the
city
that
is
no
longer
abandoned.
Yahweh’s punishment on the nations
I
ask, “Who
is
this
who
is
coming
from
Bozrah
city
in
Edom,
whose
clothes
are
stained
red
from
blood?
Who
is
this
who
is
wearing
beautiful
robes?”
He
replies, “It
is
I,
Yahweh,
declaring
that
I
have
defeated
your
enemies,
and
I
am
able
to
rescue
you!”
I
ask
him, “What
are
those
red
spots
on
your
clothes?
It
appears
that [SIM]
you
have
been
treading/tramping
on
grapes
to
make
wine.”
He
replies, “I
have
been
treading
on
my
enemies,
not
on
grapes.
I
did
it
myself;
no
one
helped
me.
I
punished
them
because
I
was
very
angry
with
them,
and
my
clothes
became
stained
with
their
blood.
I
did
that
because
it
was
time
for
me [SYN]
to
get
revenge;
it
was
time
to
rescue
my
people
from
those
who
had
oppressed
them.
I
searched
for
someone
who
would
enable
me
to
help
my
people,
but
I
was
amazed/shocked
that
there
was
no
one
to
help
me.
So
I
defeated
their
enemies
with
my
own
power/strength [MTY];
I
was
able [PRS]
to
do
that
because
of
my
being
very
angry.
Because
I
was
extremely
angry,
I
punished
the
nations;
I
caused
them
to
stagger
like [MET]
drunk
men,
and
I
caused
their
blood
to
pour
out
on
the
ground.”
Yahweh’s
kindness
to
his
people
I
will
tell
about
Yahweh
faithfully
loving
his
people,
and
I
will
praise
him
for
all
that
he
has
done.
Yahweh
has
done
good
things
for
us
people [MTY]
of
Israel;
he
has
acted mercifully
toward
us,
and
he
has steadfastly
and
faithfully
loved
us.
Yahweh
said, “These
are
my
people;
they
will
not
deceive
me;”
so
he
rescued
us.
When
we
had
many
troubles,
he
was
sad
also.
He
sent
his
angel
to
rescue
us.
Because
he
loved
us
and
was
merciful
to
us,
he
saved
us;
it
was
as
though
he
picked
our
ancestors
up
and
carried
them
all
those
years
during
which
they
were
oppressed
in
Egypt.
But
we
rebelled
against
him,
and
we
caused
his
Holy
Spirit
to
be
sad.
So
he
became
like [MET]
an
enemy
who
fought
against
us.
Then
we
thought
about
what
happened
long
ago,
during
the
time
when
Moses
led
our
ancestors
out
of
Egypt.
We
cried
out, “Where
is
the
one
who
brought
our
ancestors
through
the
Red
Sea
while
Moses
led
them?
Where
is
the
one
who
sent
his
Holy
Spirit
to
be
among
our
ancestors?
Where
is
the
one
who
showed
his
glorious
power [MTY],
and
caused
the
water
to
separate
when
Moses
lifted
his
arm
above
it,
with
the
result
that
he
will
be
honored/praised
forever?
Where
is
the
one
who
led
our
ancestors
while
they
walked
through
the
sea
bed?
They
were
like [SIM]
horses
that
were racing
along
and
never
stumbled.
They
were
like [SIM]
cattle
that
walk
down
into
a
valley
to
rest,
and
the
Spirit
of
Yahweh
enabled
them
to
go
to
a
place
where
they
could
rest.
Yahweh,
you
led
your
people,
and
you
caused
yourself [MTY]
to ◄get
a
wonderful
reputation/be
greatly
honored►.”
A
prayer
for
God’s
mercy
and
pardon
Yahweh,
look
down
from
heaven;
look
down
on
us
from
your
holy
and
glorious
home.
You
were [RHQ]
previously
very
concerned
about
us,
and
you
acted powerfully
to
help
us.
But
it
seems
that
you
do
not
act mercifully
and
zealously
for
us
anymore.
You
are
our
father.
Abraham
does
not
know
what
is happening
to
us,
and
Jacob
is
not
concerned
about
us,
either,
but
Yahweh,
you
are
our
father;
you
rescued
us
long
ago.
Yahweh,
why
did
you
cause
us
to
wander
away
from
your
road [RHQ]?
Why
did
you
cause
us
to
be
stubborn,
with
the
result
that
we
no
longer
revere
you [RHQ]?
Help
us
like
you
did
previously,
because
we
are
the
people
who
serve
you
and
belong
to
you.
We,
your
holy
people,
possessed
your
sacred
temple
for
only
a
short
time,
and
now
our
enemies
have
destroyed
it.
Now
it
seems
as
though
we
never
were
ruled
by
you,
as
though
we
were
never
part
of
your
family [MTY].
“
Yahweh,
I
wish
that
you
would
tear
open
the
sky
and
come
down,
and
cause
the
mountains
to
shake
in
your
presence.
Be
like
a
fire
that
burns
twigs
and
causes
water
to
boil!
Come
down
in
order
that
your
enemies
will
know
who
you
are,
and
the
people
of
other
nations
will
tremble
in
your
presence.
You
have
done
awesome
things
which
we
were
not expecting
you
to
do;
the
mountains
shook
when
you
came
down
at
Horeb
Mountain.
Since ◄long
ago/the
world
began►,
no
one [SYN]
has
ever
seen
or
heard
about
a
God
like
you;
you
help
those
who ◄depend
on/trust
in►
you.
You
help
those
who
joyfully
do
what
is
right,
those
who
conduct
their
lives
as
you
want
them
to.
But
we
did
not
do
that;
we
continued
to
sin,
and
so
you
became
angry
with
us.
We
have
been
sinning
for
a
long
time,
so
only
if
we
continually
do
what
you
want
us
to
do
will
we
be
saved.
We
have
all
become
people
who
are
not
fit
to
worship
you;
all
of
the
good
things
that
we
have
done
are
only
like [SIM]
filthy/blood-stained
rags.
Because
of
our
sins,
we
are
like [SIM]
leaves
that
dry
up
and
are
blown
away
by
the
wind.
None
of
our
people
worships
you,
and
no
one
is
completely
dedicated
to [IDM]
you.
You
have
turned
away
from
us.
It
is
as
though
you
have
caused
us
to
be
forced
to
continue
our
sinful
behavior.
Yahweh,
you
are
our
father.
We
are
like [MET]
clay,
and
you
created
us,
like [MET]
a
potter
creates
pottery.
Yahweh,
do
not
continue
to
be
angry
with
us;
do
not
keep
thinking
about
our
sins
forever.
Do
not
forget
that
we
are
all
your
people.
All
of
your
towns
in
Judah
have
become
like [MET]
deserts;
even
Jerusalem
has
been
destroyed.
Your
glorious
temple
on
Zion
Hill,
where
our
ancestors
worshiped
you,
has
been
destroyed
by
fire.
And
all
our
other
beautiful
things
have
been
ruined.
Yahweh,
you
see
all
those
things,
so
we
worry
that
you
will
refrain
from
helping
us,
and
that
you
will
cause
us
to
suffer
much
more.
God’s punishment of the rebellious Israelis
This
is
what
Yahweh
said:
“I
was
ready
to
reply
to
my
people,
but
no
one
requested
me
to
help
them.
I
was
ready
to
help
even
those
who
did
not
call
out
to
me.
I
continued
to
say, ‘I
am
here
to
help
you!’
It
is
as
though
I
have
continually
held
out
my
arms
to
show
that
I
am
ready
to
help
my
people
who
rebel
against
me,
and
who
continually
do
the
evil
things
that
they
want
to
do.
They
boldly
continue
to
do
things
that
cause
me
to
be
angry:
They
offer
sacrifices
to
their
idols
in
their
gardens,
and
they
burn
incense
to
them
on
altars
made
of
bricks.
They
secretly
remain
awake
at
night
in
burial
caves,
talking
with
the
spirits
of ◄
dead
people/their
ancestors►.
They
eat
the
meat
of pigs,
and
their
pots
are
full
of
other
meat
that
is
also
unacceptable
to
me.
Then
they
say
to
others,
‘Stay
away
from
me;
do
not
come
near
me,
because
I
am
very
holy,
with
the
result
that
you
should
not
touch
me.’
People
like
that
are
like [MET]
smoke
in
my
nose
from
a
fire
that
burns
continually.
I
have
written
a
record
of
all
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
And
I
will
not
do
nothing
about
all
those
things;
I
will
certainly
punish
them
for
the
sins
that
they
and
their
ancestors
have
committed.
They
have
mocked/insulted
me
by
burning
incense
to
their
idols
on
the hilltops.
So
I
will
punish
them
like
they
deserve
for
doing
those
things.”
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
said:
“When
there
is
a
cluster
of
nice
grapes
on
a
vine,
people
do
not
throw
them
away,
because
they
know
that
there
is
good
juice
in
those
grapes.
Similarly,
because
there
are
some
people
in
Judah
who
faithfully
serve/worship
me,
I
will
not
get
rid
of
all
of
them.
I
will
spare
some
of
the
descendants
of
Jacob
who
are
living
on
the
hills
of
Judah.
I
have
chosen
them,
and
they
will
possess
that
land;
they
will
worship/serve
me,
and
they
will
live
there.
Then
all
the
land
from
the
Sharon
Plain
near
the Mediterranean
Sea
and
as
far
east
as
Achor
Valley
near
Jericho
will
become pastureland
where
their
cattle
and
sheep
will
rest.
But
it
will
be
different
for
you
who
have
abandoned
me,
you
who
do
not
worship
me
on
Zion,
my
sacred
hill,
you
who
worship
Gad
and Meni,
the
gods
who
you
think
will
bring
you
good
luck
and
good
fortune.
It
is
I,
not Meni,
who
will
decide/say
what
will
happen
to
you;
you
will
all
be
slaughtered
by
swords.
That
will
happen
because
you
did
not
answer
when
I
called
out
to
you.
I
spoke
to
you,
but
you
did
not
pay
attention.
Instead,
you
did
things
that
I
said
are
evil;
you
chose
to
do
things
that
do
not
please
me.
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
will
give
to
those
who
worship
and
obey
me
things
to
eat
and
drink,
and
they
will
be
happy;
but
all
you
evil
people
will
be
hungry
and
thirsty,
and
you
will
be
sad
and
disgraced.
Those
who
worship
and
obey
me
will
sing
joyfully,
but
you
evil
people
will
wail
loudly
because
you
will
be
suffering
in
your
inner
beings.
Those
whom
I
have
chosen
will
use
your
names
when
they
curse
people;
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
will
get
rid
of
you.
But
I
will
give
to
those
who
worship
and
obey
me
a
new
name
that
they
will
use
when
they
bless
people.
The
people
in
this
land
have
had
many
troubles,
but
I
will
cause
those
troubles
to
occur
no
more.
Therefore
those
who
ask
me
to
bless
them
and
those
who
solemnly
promise
to
do
something
should
never
forget
that
I
am
God,
who
faithfully
do
what
I
promise
to
do.”
Yahweh’s
new
creation
“Note
this:
Some
day
I
will
create
a
new
heaven
and
a
new
earth.
They
will
be
very
wonderful,
with
the
result
that
you
will
no
longer
think
about
all
the
troubles
you
had
previously.
Be
glad
and
always
rejoice
because
of
what
I
will
do:
Jerusalem
will
be
a
place
where
people
rejoice;
the
people
who
live
there
will
always
be
happy.
I
will
rejoice
about
Jerusalem,
and
I
will
be
delighted
with
my
people.
People
will
no
longer
weep
or
cry
because
of
being
distressed.
No
child
will
die
when
it
is
still
an
infant;
all
people
will
live
until
they
are
very
old.
People
will
consider
that
anyone
who
is 100
years
old
is
still
young;
they
will
consider
that
anyone
who
dies
who
is
younger
than
that
has
been
cursed.
My
people
will
build
houses
and
then
live
in
them.
They
will
plant
vineyards
and
then
eat
grapes
from
those
vineyards.
As
for
the
houses
that
they
build,
no
one
will
take
those
houses
away
from
them
and
live
in
them.
No
one
will
take
a
vineyard
away
from
its
owner.
My
chosen
people
will
live
a
long
time,
like
trees
do,
and
they
will
enjoy
what
they
have
accomplished—
the
houses
that
they
have
built
and
the
crops
that
they
have
planted.
They
will
not
work
hard
in
vain,
and
their
children
will
not
die
from
some ◄calamity/terrible
thing happening
to
them►.
I
will
certainly
bless
their
children
and
their
grandchildren.
Before
they
call
to
me
to
help
them,
I
will
answer;
I
will
answer
their
prayers
while
they
are
still
praying
for
me
to
do
something
for
them.
No
one
will
be
harmed
or
injured
anywhere
on
Zion,
my
sacred
hill:
Wolves
and
lambs
will
eat
grass
together
peacefully;
lions
will
eat
hay
like
oxen
do,
and
they
will
not
attack
people.
Snakes
will
not
hurt
anyone;
they
will
lie
on
the
ground
and
eat
only
dirt.
That
is
surely
what
it
will
be
like
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Yahweh will judge all the nations
Yahweh
also
said
this:
“
All
of
heaven
is
like
my
throne,
and
the
whole
earth
is
like
my
footstool.
So
you
could
certainly
not [RHQ]
build
a
house
that
would
be adequate
for
me
to
live
in
and
rest!
I [MTY]
have
created
everything;
all
things exist
because
I
made
them.
That
is
true
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
The
people
I
am
most
pleased
with
are
those
who
are
humble,
who
patiently
endure
it
when
they ◄suffer/are
afflicted►,
and
who
tremble
when
they
hear
me
rebuking
them.
You
have
enjoyed
continually
doing
the
things
that
you
want
to
do:
Some
of
you
slaughter
oxen
to
sacrifice
them
to
me,
but
you
also
bring
human
sacrifices
to
your
idols!
You
sacrifice
lambs
to
me,
but
you
kill
dogs
to
offer
them
to
your
gods.
You
offer
grain
to
me,
but
you
also
bring pigs’
blood
to
your
idols.
You
burn
incense
to
me,
but
you
also
praise
your
idols.
You
enjoy
doing
those
disgusting
things.
When
I
called
out
to
you,
you
did
not
answer.
When
I
spoke,
you
did
not
pay
attention.
You
did
many
things
that
I
say
are
evil;
you
chose
to
do
things
that
I
did
not
like.
So
now
I
will
punish
you
by
causing
you
to
experience
the
things
that
you
are
very
afraid
of.”
Yahweh
will
help
the
people
of
Jerusalem
But
you
people
who
tremble
when
you
hear
what
Yahweh
says,
listen
to
what
he
says
now:
“Some
of
your
people
hate
you
and
reject
you
because
you
belong
to
me.
They
make fun
of
you,
and
they
say,
‘Yahweh
should
show
his
glorious
power!
We
want
to
see
him
do
something
to
cause
you
to
be
truly
happy.’
But
some
day
those
people
will
be
very
disgraced.”
At
that
time,
you
will
listen
to
the
noise
in
the
city.
You
will
hear
the
shouting
in
the
temple.
It
will
be
the
sound
of
Yahweh
shouting
while
he
is
punishing
his
enemies!
No
one [RHQ]
ever
heard
that
a
woman
gave
birth
to
a
baby
when
she
was
just
starting
to
have
birth
pains.
Certainly
no
one [RHQ]
ever
heard
about
such
a
thing happening,
and
no
one
has
ever
seen
it
happen.
Similarly,
no
one
ever [RHQ]
heard
that
a
nation
was
created
in
one
instant,
not
even
in
one
day.
But
Jerusalem
is
like [MET]
a
woman
who
gives
birth
to
children
as
soon
as
she starts
to
have
birth
pains.
Women
certainly
do
not [RHQ]
bring
infants
to
the
time
when
they
are
ready
to
be
born
and
then
do
not
allow
them
to
be
born.
Similarly,
he
will
do
for
Jerusalem [MET]
what
he
has
promised
to
do:
He
will
cause
Jerusalem
to
be
full
of
people
again.
That
will
happen
because
Yahweh
has
said
it.
You
people
in [APO]
Jerusalem,
rejoice!
And
all
you
people
who
love
Jerusalem
should
also
be
happy.
You
people
who
were
sad
because
of
what
happened
to
Jerusalem,
you
should
now
be
glad.
You
people
in
Jerusalem
will
have
everything
that
you
need
like [MET]
a
baby
that
gets
all
it
needs
from
its
mother’s
breasts.
You
will
enjoy
all
the
abundant
and
glorious
things [MET]
in
the
city.
Yahweh
has
promised,
“I
will
cause
Jerusalem
to
be
full
of
valuable
things
that
come
from
other
nations;
those
things
will
pour
into
Jerusalem;
it
will
be
like [SIM]
a
big
flood.
I
will
take
care
of
the
people
of
Jerusalem
like
women
care
for
the
babies
that
they
nurse.
I
will
comfort
you
people
in
Jerusalem
like [MET]
mothers
comfort
their
children.”
When
you
see
those
things
happen,
you [SYN]
will
rejoice.
Your
old
bones
will
become
strong
again
like [SIM]
grass
that
grows
quickly/well
in
the springtime.
When
that
happens,
everyone
will
know
that
Yahweh
has
power [MTY]
to
help
those
who
worship
and
obey
him,
but
that
he
is
angry
with
his
enemies.
Yahweh
will
come
down
with
flames
of
fire,
and
his
chariots
will
come
down
like [SIM]
a
whirlwind;
he
will
be
extremely
angry,
and
he
will
punish
his
enemies
by
burning
them
in
a
fire.
It
is
as
though [MET]
Yahweh
has
a
big
sword,
and
he
will
judge
and
execute
many
people.
Yahweh
says, “Some
of
you
people
purify/bathe
yourselves
and
then
go
to
a
garden
to
worship
your
gods.
You
eat
the
meat
of pigs
and lizards
and
mice,
and
other
things
that
I
have
forbidden
you
to
eat.
So
I
will
get
rid
of
you
for
doing
that.
I
know
all
the
evil
things
that
you
think
and
do.
It
is
now
time
for
me
to
gather
together
the
people
who
live
in
all
nations
and
who
speak
all
languages,
and
to
show
them
that
I
am
very
great.
I
will
put
a
mark
on
them,
and
those
whom
I
have
spared
will
go
to
various
distant
countries:
to
Tarshish,
Put,
Lud,
Meshech,
Tubal,
Javan,
and
to
distant
islands.
I
will
send
them
to
proclaim
to
nations
that
have
never
heard
about
me
that
I
am
very
great
and
glorious.
Then
they
will
bring
back
here
your
relatives
who
have
been ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
other
countries►,
to
be
like [SIM]
an
offering
to
me.
They
will
come
on
horses,
in
chariots,
on
mules,
and
on
camels.
They
will
come
to
Zion,
my
sacred
hill
in
Jerusalem.
That
will
be
like [SIM]
the
offerings
that
my Israeli
people
used
to
bring
in
the
correct
manner
to
the
temple.
I
solemnly
promise
that
I
will
appoint
some
of
them
to
be
priests,
and
others
to
do
other
work
in
my
temple.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
I
also
promise
that
just
like
the
new
heaven
and
the
new
earth
will
last
forever,
you
will
always
have
descendants,
and
you [MTY]
will
always
be
honored.
At
every
festival
to
celebrate
the
Sabbath
each
week
and
the
new
moon
each
month,
everyone
will
come
and
worship
me.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
Then
they
will
go
out
of
Jerusalem
and
look
at
the
corpses
of
those
who
rebelled
against
me.
The
maggots
in
those
corpses
will
never
die,
the
fire
will
never
stop
burning
them,
and
everyone
who
sees
their
corpses
will
detest
them.”
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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Jeremiah
Jeremiah
Jer
This book is the account of Jeremiah foretelling about God punishing the Israeli people because they rejected him and would not repent. We call this book
Jeremiah
Introduction
I,
Jeremiah,
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
am
writing
these
messages.
I
am
a
priest,
from
Anathoth
town
in
the
area
where
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
lives.
Yahweh
started
to
give
me
these
messages
when
Josiah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 13
years.
Yahweh
continued
to
give
me
more
messages
when
Josiah’s
son
Jehoiakim
was
the
king,
and
he
continued
to
do
that
until
Zedekiah
had
been
the
king
of
Judah
for
almost
eleven
years.
It
was
in August
of
that
year
that
the
people
of
Jerusalem
were ◄exiled/taken
as
prisoners►
to
Babylonia.
Yahweh
chose
Jeremiah
to
be
his
prophet
One
day
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“I
knew
you
before
I
finished
forming
you
in
your
mother’s
womb.
Before
you
were
born,
I ◄set
you
apart/chose
you►
and
I
appointed
you
to
be
my
prophet
whose
messages
would
be
for
all
nations.”
I
replied, “O,
Yahweh
my
God,
I
am
not qualified
to
speak
for
you,
because
I
am
very
young!”
Yahweh
replied, “Do
not
say
that,
because
you
must
go
to
everyone
to
whom
I
will
send
you,
and
you
must
tell
them
everything
that
I
tell
you
to
say.
And
you
must
not
be
afraid
of
the
people
to
whom
you
will
speak,
because
I
will
protect
you
from
being
harmed
by
them.
This
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”
Then
it
was
as
though
Yahweh
touched
my
mouth
and
said, “Listen
to
me!
I
am ◄putting
my
message
into
your
mouth/telling
you
what
you
must
speak►.
Today
I
am appointing
you
to
warn
nations
and
kingdoms.
You
will
tell
them
that
I
will
completely
destroy
and
get
rid
of [DOU]
some
of
them
and
that
I
will
establish [MET]
others
and
cause
them
to
be
strong.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Jeremiah,
what
do
you
see?”
I
replied, “I
see
a
branch
from
an
almond
tree.”
Yahweh
said, “That
is
correct.
And
because
the
word
for ‘almond’ resembles
the
word
for ‘watching’,
it
means
that
I
am
watching
what
will
happen,
and
I
will
make
certain
that
what
I
have
said
to
you
about
destroying
nations
will
happen.”
Then
Yahweh
spoke
to
me
again
and
said, “What
do
you
see
now?”
I
replied, “I
see
a
pot
full
of
boiling
water [MTY].
It
is tipping
toward
me
from
the
north.”
Yahweh
replied, “
Yes!
It
means
that
from
the
north
great
trouble/destruction
will
spread [MET]
over
this
land,
like
boiling
water [MET]
pouring
from
a
pot.
Listen
to
what
I
say:
I
am
summoning
the
armies
of
kingdoms
that
will
come
from
the
north
of
Judah
to
Jerusalem.
Their
kings
will
set
up
their
thrones
at
the
gates
of
this
city
to indicate
that
they
are
now
the
kings
of
Judah.
Their
armies
will
attack
and
break
down
the
walls
of
this
city,
and
they
will
do
the
same
thing
to
all
the
other
towns
in
Judah.
I
will
punish [MTY]
my
people
because
of
all
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done;
they
have
abandoned
me
and
they
worship
gods/idols.
They
worship
idols
that
they
have
made
with
their
own
hands!
So,
get
up
and
put
on
your
clothes
to
get
ready
for
action!
Then
go
to
the
people
of
Judah
and
tell
them
everything
that
I
tell
you
to
say.
Do
not
be
afraid
of
them,
because
if
you
are
afraid
of
them,
I
will
cause
you
to
be
truly
terrified
in
front
of
them!
But
listen!
I
will
cause
you
to
be
strong,
like [MET]
a
city
that
has
strong
walls
around
it.
You
will
be
as
strong
as [MET]
an
iron
pillar
or
a
bronze
wall.
None
of
the
kings
or
officials
or
priests
will
be
able
to
defeat
you.
They
will
oppose
you,
but
they
will
not
be
able
to
defeat
you,
because
I
will
be
with
you
and
will
protect
you.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”
The Israelis sinned in spite of God’s care for them
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message
to
proclaim
to
everyone
in
Jerusalem.
He
said
that
I
should
tell
them
this [MET]:
“I,
Yahweh,
remember
that
you
very
much
wanted
to
please
me
long
ago.
You
tried
to
please
me
like
a
bride
tries
to
please
her
husband;
You
loved
me,
and
you
followed
me
through
the
desert [DOU].
At
that
time
you Israelis ◄were
set
apart/belonged
only►
to
me;
you
belonged
to
me
like
the
first
part
of
the
harvests
belong
to
me [MET].
I
promised
to
punish
all
those
who
harmed
you,
my
people,
and
truly
I
did
send
disasters
on
them.
That
happened
because
I,
Yahweh,
said
that
it
would
happen.”
So,
you
descendants
of [MTY]
Jacob,
all
you
people
of [MTY]
Israel,
listen
to
what
Yahweh
says:
“◄What
sin
did
I
commit [RHQ]
that
caused
your
ancestors
to
turn
far
away
from
me?/Though
your
ancestors
found
no
fault
in
me,
they
turned
far
away
from
me.►
They
worshiped
worthless
idols,
and
they
themselves
became
worthless.
They
did
not
say, ‘Yahweh
brought
us
safely
out
of
Egypt,
and
he
led
us
through
a
desert
where
there
were
a
lot
of
pits;
he
led
us
where
there
was
no
water
and
where
it
was
very
dangerous,
through
a
land
where
no
one
lives,
and
no
one
even
travels.
◄So
where
is
Yahweh
now?/So
he
should
be
helping
us
now!► [RHQ]’
And
when
I
brought
you
into
a
very
fertile
land,
in
order
that
you
could
enjoy
all
the
fruit
and
other
good
things
that
you
would
harvest,
you
caused
the
land
that
I
promised
to
give
to
you
to
be unfit
for
me
and
to
become
disgusting/detestable
to
me.
Your
priests
also
did
not
say,
‘◄Where
is
Yahweh
now?/Yahweh
should
be
helping
us
now!►’ [RHQ]
Those
who
teach/explain
my
laws
do
not
want
to
know
me,
and
your
leaders
have
rebelled
against
me.
Your
prophets
gave
you
messages
from
their
god
Baal,
and
they
worship
worthless
idols.”
Yahweh
accused
the Israeli
people
“So,
I
will
accuse
you
in
court.
In
future
years,
I
will
say
what
your
children
and
your
grandchildren
have
done
that
is
wrong.
That
will
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
that
it
will
happen.
If
you
go
west
to
the
island
of
Cyprus,
or
if
you
go
east
to
Kedar
land,
and
if
you
ask
people
in
those
places,
they
will
tell
you
that
no
people
from
their
countries
have
ever
done
the
wicked
things
that
you
people
have
done!
The
people
of
no
other
nation
have
ever [RHQ]
abandoned
their
gods
that
they
thought
were
glorious
and
started
to
worship
gods
that
are
not
really
gods,
but
you
people
have
abandoned
me,
your
glorious
God,
and
are
worshiping
gods
that
are
useless.
It
is
as
though
everything
in
the
sky
is
surprised
and
dismayed/appalled
about
what
you
have
done;
it
is
as
though
they
tremble
because
they
are
very
horrified.
You,
my
people,
have
done
two
evil
things:
You
have
rejected
me,
the
one
who
is
like [MET]
a
fountain
where
you
can
obtain
fresh
water,
and
you
are
worshiping
gods
that
are
like [MET]
pits
in
the
ground
that
are
cracked
and
which
are
not
able
to
hold
any
water.
You Israeli
people,
you
were
certainly
not [RHQ]
slaves
when
you
were
born;
you
were
captured
by
your
enemies.
Your
enemies [MET]
roared
like
lions,
and
they
destroyed
your
land.
Now
your
towns
have
been
burned,
and
no
one
lives
in
them.
Soldiers
from
Memphis
and
Tahpenes,
cities
in
Egypt,
have
defeated
you
and
shaved
your
heads
to
show
that
you
are
their
slaves.
But
it
is [RHQ]
because
you
abandoned
me,
Yahweh,
that
these
disasters
have
happened
to
you.
So ◄why
are
you
trying
to
make
an
alliance
with [MET]
the
rulers
of
Egypt?/it
certainly
will
not
help
you
to
make
an
alliance
with
the
rulers
of
Egypt► [RHQ].
Why
are
you
trying
to
make
an
alliance
with [MET]
the
rulers
of
Assyria
who
live
near
the
Euphrates
River?
It
is
because
you
have
been
very
wicked
that
I [PRS]
will
punish
you.
It
is
because
you
have
turned
away
from
me
that
I [PRS]
will
condemn
you.
When
I
do
that,
you
will
realize
that
painful
and
evil [DOU]
things
will
happen
to
you
because
you
have
forsaken
me,
Yahweh,
your
God,
and
you
no
longer
revere
me.
That
will
certainly
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
in
heaven,
have
said
it.
Long
ago,
you
stopped
obeying
me [MET],
and
you
would
not
allow
me
to
lead
you [MET];
you
refused
to
worship
me.
Instead,
you
worship
idols
that
are
under
trees
on
the
top
of
every
hill,
and
your
young
women
have
sex
with [EUP]
men
at
those
places.
It
is
as
though [MET]
you
were
a grapevine
that
I
planted
when
it
was
a
cutting
from
a
very
good
vine.
So
now
it
is
disgusting
that [RHQ]
you
have
become
like
a
rotten
worthless
vine.
Your
guilt
from
your
sins
is
like [MET]
very
bad stains
on
a
cloth,
and
you
cannot
get
rid
of
those stains
even
by
using
very
strong
soap.
This
is
true
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
You
say
that
you
have
not
sinned.
You
say ‘We
have
not
become
unacceptable
to
God;
we
have
not
worshiped
Baal.’
But
think
about
the
disgusting
things
that
you
do
very
eagerly
in
Hinnom
Valley
outside
Jerusalem.
You
are
like
desperate
female
camels,
running
here
and
there
to
find
male
camels
to
have
sex
with.
You
are
like
wild
female
donkeys
in
the
desert.
They
sniff
the
air
to
find
where
the
male
donkeys
are,
and
no
one
can [RHQ]
restrain
them.
The
male
donkeys
that
want
them
do
not
become
tired
searching
for
them,
because
at
mating
time
they
find
them
easily.
You
constantly
run
here
and
there
to
find
idols
to
worship,
with
the
result
that
your
sandals
are
worn
out,
and
your throats
have
become
dry.
I
told
you
to
stop
doing
that,
but
you
said, ‘We
cannot
stop,
because
we
love
foreign
gods,
and
we
must
worship
them.’ ”
Yahweh
says
this:
“A
robber
is
disgraced
when
he
is
caught.
And
all
of
you,
including
your
kings
and
priests
and
prophets,
are
similarly
disgraced.
You
say
to
a
piece
of
wood
that
is
carved
to
become
a
sacred
idol, ‘You
are
our
father!’
And
you
say
to
a
stone
that
you
have
set
up, ‘You
are
our
mother!’
You
have
rejected [IDM]
me,
but
when
you
experience
troubles,
you
cry
out
to
me
to
rescue
you.
Why
do
you
not [RHQ]
cry
out
to
the
gods
that
you
made?
You
have
as
many
gods
as
you
have
cities
and
towns
in
Judah.
So
why
do
you
not
plead
with
them
to
rescue
you
when
you
experience
disasters?
You
complain
that
it
was
wrong
for
me
not
to
have
rescued
you,
but
you
have
all
rebelled
against
me.
I
punished
some
of
you,
but
you
did
not
learn
anything
from
my
doing
that.
You
have
killed
many
of
the
prophets
that
I
sent
to
you,
like [SIM]
fierce
lions
kill
other
animals.
You
people
of
Israel,
pay
attention
to
what
I
say.
I
have
certainly [RHQ]
never
abandoned
you
in
a
desert;
I
have
never
left
you
in
a
land
full
of
darkness.
So,
why
do
you,
my
people,
say ‘We
are
free
from
God’s
control;
we
will
not
return
to
worship
God anymore’?
A
young
woman
would
certainly
never [RHQ]
forget
to
wear
her
jewelry,
and
a
bride
would
never [RHQ]
forget
to
wear
her
wedding
dress,
but
you
my
people
have
forgotten
me
for
many
years.
You
know
how
to
easily
find
gods
from
other
countries
whom
you
can
love.
You
can
find
them
as
easily
as
a
prostitute
can
find
men
to
sleep
with.
Although
you
have
on
your
clothes
the
blood
of
poor
people
whom
you
have
murdered,
people
who ◄were
innocent/had
not
done
things
that
are
wrong►,
you
say ‘We
have
not
done
anything
that
is
wrong;
so
surely
Yahweh
is
not
angry
with
us.’
But
I
will
punish [MTY]
you
severely
for
saying ‘We
have
not
sinned.’
Previously
you
requested
the
army
of
Assyria
to
help
you,
but
they
were
not
able
to
help
you.
Now
you
have
requested
the
army
of
Egypt
to
help
you,
but
they
will
not
be
able
to
help
you,
either.
They
will
capture
you,
and
you
will
be
their
prisoners [MTY],
led
to
Egypt,
very
ashamed
with
your
hands
on
your
heads.
That
will
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
rejected
those
nations
that
you
are relying
on,
and
they
will
not
be
able
to
help
you
at
all.”
“
Moses
wrote
that
if
a
man
divorces
his
wife
and
then
she
marries
another
man,
her
first
husband
certainly
must
not [RHQ]
take
her
back
again
to
be
his
wife,
because
that
would
certainly [RHQ]
cause
the
whole
nation
to
become
unacceptable
to
me.
But
you
have
more
idols
than
prostitutes
have
men
whom
they
have
slept
with!
So,
why
should
I
accept
you
if
you
return
to
me?” [RHQ]
says
Yahweh.
“Look
up
at
the
barren hilltops.
On
every hilltop
there
are [RHQ]
idols
that
you
have
worshiped.
It
is
as
though
they
are
all
lovers
with
whom
you
have
had
sex.
It
is
as
though
you
have
sat
along
the roadsides
like
an
Arab,
waiting
to
attack
and
steal
things
from
those
who
pass
by.
Because
of
worshiping
idols
and
all
the
other
wicked
things
that
you
have
done,
you
have
caused
the
entire
land
to
become
unacceptable
to
me.
That
is
why
I
have
not
sent
you
any
rain
at
the
times
of
the
year
when
you
needed
it.
But
you
are
like
prostitutes [MET]
who
are
not
at
all
ashamed
for
what
they
have
done.
Now
each
of
you
says
to
me, ‘You
are
my
father!
You
have
loved
me
ever
since
I
was
young!
So
surely
you
will
not [RHQ]
be
angry
with
me
forever!’
But
you
will
not
quit
sinning!”
Israel’s
idolatry
One
day
when
Josiah
was
the
king
of
Judah,
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Have
you
seen
what
the
people
of
Israel
have
done?
They
have
turned
away
from
me,
like
a
woman
who
has
abandoned
her
husband
and
sleeps
with
other
men.
They
have
gone
up
on
every hilltop
and
under
every
big
tree
and
worshiped
idols
there [MET].
I
thought
that
they
would
return
to
me,
so
I
said
to
them, ‘Come
back
to
me!’
But
they
refused.
So
I
sent
them
away
to
other
countries,
like
a
man
writes
a
note
saying
that
he
is divorcing
his
wife
and
then
sends
his
wife
away
because
she
has
committed
adultery [MET].
The
people
of
Judah
saw
what
I
did
to
them.
But
they
are
just
like
the
people
of
Israel.
They
are
not
afraid
of
what
I
will
do
to
them.
They
also
have
turned
away
from
me
and
are
worshiping
idols
like
women
who
abandon
their
husbands
and
go
to
other
men [MET].
They
thought
that
worshiping
idols
did
not
matter
to
me,
so
they
have
made
the
entire
land
unacceptable
to
me
by
worshiping
idols
of
wood
and
stone.
The
people
of
Judah
have
pretended
to
return
to
me,
but
they
have
not
really
done
that.
This
is
true
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “The
people
of
Israel
have
turned
away
from
me,
but
what
the
people
of
Judah
have
done
is
worse.
So
go
and
tell
this
to
the
people
of
Israel:
‘Yahweh
says
this
to
you Israeli
people
who
have
turned
away
from
him:
I
am
merciful.
I
will
not
continue
to
be
angry
with
you
forever.
So
return
to
me.
But
you
must
admit/say
that
you
are
guilty,
and
that
you
have
rebelled
against
me,
Yahweh,
your
God,
that
you
have
worshiped
idols
under
big
trees
everywhere,
and
you
have
not
obeyed
me.
You
have
turned
away
from
me.
But
you
belong
to
me.
So
I
will
take
you,
one
from
each
city
and
two
from
each
clan,
and
bring
you
back
to
Jerusalem
from
the
countries
to
which
you
were
exiled.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
appoint
for
you
leaders
with
whom
I
am
pleased,
leaders
who
will
guide
you
well
because
they
will
know
and
understand
what
pleases
me.
And
when
you
become
very
numerous [DOU]
in
your
land,
you
will
not
need
to
talk
about
the
Sacred
Chest
that
contained
the
Ten
Commandments.
You
will
not
think
about
it,
and
you
will
not
want
to
make
a
new
one.
At
that
time
people
will
say, “Jerusalem
is
the
place
where
Yahweh’s
throne
is.”
People
from
all
nations
will
come
there
to
worship
me.
And
they
will
no
longer
stubbornly
do
the
evil
things
that
they
desire.
At
that
time
you
people [MTY]
of
Israel
and
the
people
of
Judah
will
return
from
being ◄exiled/forced
to
live►
in
lands
to
the northeast.
You
will
return
to
the
land
that
I
gave
to
your
ancestors
to
belong
to
them
forever.
You
people
of
Israel,
I
wanted
to
accept
you
to
be
my
children.
I
wanted
to
give
you
this
delightful
land.
It
is
a
land
more
desirable/pleasant
than
the
land
of
any
other
nation!
I
wanted
you
to
call
me ‘father’,
and
I
wanted
you
to
never
turn
away
from
me.
But
you
have
abandoned
me
like
wives
who
have
abandoned
their
husbands.’ ”
That
is
what
Yahweh
said,
and
I
told
it
to
the
people
of
Israel.
People
will
hear
a
noise
on
the
barren hilltops.
It
will
be
the
noise
made
by
people
weeping
and
pleading
for
God
to
be
merciful
to
them.
They
will
be
admitting/saying
that
they
have
forgotten
Yahweh
their
God,
and
that
they
turned
away
from
behaving
as
God
wanted
them
to.
Yahweh
will
say
to
them, “You Israeli
people,
come
back
to
me!
If
you
do
that,
I
will
cause
you
to
never
turn
away
from
me
again.”
The
people
will
reply, “We
are
returning
to
you,
because
you
are
Yahweh,
our
God.
We
did
not
get
any
help
from
the
idols
that
we
worshiped
on
the hilltops;
we
did
not
get
any
help
from
making
all
that
noise
up
there.
From
the
time
when
we
were
young,
the
shameful
god
Baal
has
taken
away
from
us
everything
that
our
ancestors
worked
hard
to
acquire.
He
has
taken
away
their
flocks
of
sheep
and
herds
of
cattle,
their
sons
and
their
daughters.
So,
now
we
should
lie
down feeling
very
ashamed [DOU],
because
we
and
our
ancestors
have
sinned
against
Yahweh
our
God,
and
we
have
never
obeyed
him.”
What Yahweh says about returning to him
Yahweh
says, “You Israeli
people,
come
back
to
me!
If
you
get
rid
of
those
detestable
idols
and
do
not
turn
away
from
me
again,
and
if
you
declare, ‘Just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
what
he
says
is
true,’
and
if
you
start
to
always
say
what
is
true
and
act
justly/fairly
and
righteously,
then
the
people
in
the
other
nations
of
the
world
will
request
that
I
bless
them
as
I
have
blessed
you,
and
they
will
all
come
and
honor/praise
me.”
This
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
the
other
cities
in
Judah:
“
Prepare
yourselves
to
receive
my
messages
like
farmers
plow
up
hard
ground
in
order
that
they
can
plant
seed
in
it.
Just
as
farmers
do
not
waste
good
seed
by
sowing
seeds
among thorny
plants,
I
do
not
want
to
waste
my
time
telling
you
messages
that
you
are
not
ready
to
receive.
Purify
your
inner
beings
and
your
minds
for
me.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
my
being
angry
with
you [MTY]
because
of
all
the
sins
that
you
have
committed
will
be
like
a
fire
that
will
be
impossible
to
extinguish.”
Disaster
from
the
north
“Declare
this [DOU]
to
all
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
the
rest
of
Judea;
blow
the
trumpets
everywhere
in
the
land
to
warn
the
people.
Tell
them
that
they
should
flee
to
the
cities
that
have
high
walls
around
them.
Shout
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
‘Run
away
now!
Do
not
delay,
because
I
am
about
to
cause
you
to
experience
a
terrible
disaster [DOU]
that
will
come
from
the
north.
An
army
that
has
destroyed
many
nations
will
attack
you
like [MET]
a
lion
that
comes
out
of
its
den
to
attack
other
animals.
The
soldiers
of
that
army
have
taken
down
their
tents
and
they
are
ready
to
march
toward
your
land.
They
will
destroy
your
cities
and
leave
them
without
any
people
still
living
in
them.’
So,
put
on
sackcloth/rough
clothes
and
weep
and
beat
your
chests
to
show
that
you
are
very
sorry
for
what
you
have
done,
because
Yahweh
is
still
very
angry
with
us.
Yahweh
said
that
at
the
time
he
punishes
you,
the
King
of
Judah
and
all
his
officials
will
be
very
afraid.
The
priests
and
the
prophets
will
be
terrified.
Then
I
replied, “Yahweh
my
God,
you
completely
deceived
the
people
by
telling
them
that
there
would
be
peace
in
Jerusalem,
but
now
our
enemies [PRS]
are
ready
to
slaughter
us
with
their
swords!”
When
that
happens,
Yahweh
will
say
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
“A
huge
army
will
come
to
attack
you.
They
will
not
be
like
a
gentle
breeze
that
separates
wheat
from
chaff.
They
will
be
like
a
very
hot
wind
that
blows
in
from
the
desert [MET].
They
will
be
like [MET]
a
strong
blast
that
I
will
send.
Now
I
am
declaring
that
I
will
punish/destroy
you.”
Our
enemies
are
about
to
rush
down
on
us;
their
chariots
are
like [SIM]
whirlwinds.
Their
horses
are
faster
than
eagles.
It
will
be
terrible
for
us!
You
people
of
Jerusalem [APO],
purify
your
hearts/inner
beings,
in
order
that
Yahweh
will
rescue
you.
How
long
will
you
continue
to
think
about
doing
evil
things?
From
Dan
city
in
the
far
north
to
the
hills
of
Ephraim
a
few
miles/kilometers
north
of
Jerusalem
messengers
are
proclaiming
that
disasters
are
coming.
Tell
this
to
the
people
in
other
nations
but
also
announce
it
in
Jerusalem:
Yahweh
says, “An
army
is
coming
to
Jerusalem
from
far
away;
they
will
shout
a battle-cry
against
the
cities
in
Judah.
They
will
set
up
tents
around
Jerusalem
like
people
set
up
temporary
shelters [SIM]
around
a
field
at
harvest
time.
That
will
happen
because
the
people
of
Judah
have
rebelled
against
me.
You
will
be
punished
very
severely;
it
will
be
as
though
a
sword
has
stabbed
your innerr
beings.
But
you
are
causing
those
things
to
happen
to
you
because
of
the
evil
things
that
you
have
done.”
I
am
extremely
anguished/sad;
the
pain
in
my
inner
being
is
very
severe.
My
heart
beats
wildly.
But
I
cannot
remain
silent
because
I
have
heard
our
enemies
blowing
their
trumpets
to
announce
that
the
battle
against
Judah
will
start
immediately.
Disasters
will
occur
one
after
another
until
the
whole
land
is
ruined.
Suddenly
all
our
tents
will
be
destroyed;
even
the
curtains
inside
the
tents
will
be
ripped
apart.
How
long
will
this
battle
continue?
How
long
will
I
continue
to
see
the
enemy
battle
flags
and
hear
the
sound
of
their
trumpets
being
blown?
Yahweh
says, “My
people
are
very
foolish!
They
do
not
have
a relationship
with
me.
They
are
like [MET]
stupid
children
who
do
not
understand
anything.
They
very cleverly
do
what
is
wrong,
but
they
do
not
know
how
to
do
what
is
good.”
Jeremiah’s
vision
of
the
coming
disaster
God
gave
me
a
vision
in
which
I
saw
that
the
earth
was
barren
and
without
form.
I
looked
at
the
sky,
and
there
was
no
light
there.
I
looked
at
the
mountains
and
hills,
and
they
shook
and
moved
from
side
to
side.
I
looked
and
saw
that
there
were
no
more
people,
and
all
the
birds
had flown
away.
I
looked
and
saw
that
the
fields
that
previously
were
fertile
had
become
a
desert.
The
cities
were
all
ruined;
they
had
all
been
destroyed
by
Yahweh
because
he
was
extremely
angry.
The
coming
destruction
of
Jerusalem/Judah
This
is
what
Yahweh
is
saying:
“The
entire
land
of
Judah
will
be
ruined,
but
I
will
not
destroy
it
completely.
I
will
do
to
my
people
what
I
said
that
I
would
do,
and
I
will
not
change
my
mind.
So
when
that
happens,
it
will
be
as
though
the
earth
will
mourn
and
the
sky
will
become
very
dark.”
When
the
people
hear
the
sound
of
the
enemy
army
marching,
they
will
be
terrified
as
they
flee
from
their
cities.
Some
of
them
will
find
places
to
hide
in
the
bushes,
and
others
will
run
toward
the
mountains/hills
to
escape
being
killed
by
their
enemies.
All
the
cities
in
Judah
will
be
abandoned;
not
one
person
will
remain
in
them.
So
you
who
will
surely
be
destroyed,
why
are
you
doing
the
things
that
you
are
doing
now?
Why
are
you
wearing
beautiful
clothes
and
jewelry?
Why
are
you
putting
paint
around
your
eyes?
Doing
those
things
will
not
help
you,
because
the
people
in
other
countries
that
you
think
love
you
actually
despise
you,
and
they
will
try
to
kill
you.
It
is
as
though
I
already
hear
the
people
in
Jerusalem
crying
very
loudly,
like [SIM]
a
woman
cries
when
she
is
giving
birth
to
her
first
child;
she gasps
for
breath
and
pleads
for
someone
to
help
her.
It
is
as
though
Jerusalem
is
crying, “Something
terrible
is happening
to
me!
They
are
about
to
murder
me!”
No one in Judah is honest
Yahweh
said
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem, “Go
up
and
down
every
street.
Search
in
the marketplaces
to
find
people
who
do
what
is
fair/right,
who
try
to
be
faithful
to
me.
If
you
find
even
one
person
like
that,
I
will
forgive
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
not
destroy
their
city.
But
when
people
there
say, ‘I
solemnly
declare
that
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
will
do
what
he
says,’
they
are
lying.”
Yahweh,
you
are
certainly [RHQ]
searching
for
people
who
tell
the
truth.
You
struck/punished
your
people,
but
they
did
not
pay
any
attention.
You
crushed
them,
but
they
ignored
what
you
were
telling
them
to
do.
They
were
extremely
stubborn [IDM]
and
refused
to
return
to
you.
I
thought, “
We
cannot
expect
these
people
to
act
righteously,
because
they
are
poor;
they
do
not
have
any
sense.
They
do
not
know
the
way
Yahweh
wants
them
to
conduct
their
lives;
they
do
not
know
what
God
requires
them
to
do.
So,
I
will
go
and
talk
to
their
leaders,
because
they
surely
know
how
God
wants
them
to
conduct
their
lives.”
But
they
also
have
stopped
obeying
Yahweh [MET],
and
they
will
not
allow
him
to
lead
them.
Because
of
that,
lions
will
come
out
of
the
forests
and
kill
them;
wolves
from
the
desert
will
attack
them;
leopards
that
lurk/wait
outside
their
cities
will
maul
anyone
who
walks
outside
the
cities.
Those
things
will
happen
because
the
people
have
sinned
very
much
against
God
and
have
turned
away
from
him
very frequently.
Yahweh
says, “I
cannot [RHQ]
forgive
these
people;
even
their
children
have
abandoned
me.
When
they
solemnly
declare
something,
they
ask
their
gods
to
show
that
what
they
say
is
true.
I
gave
my
people
everything
that
they
needed,
but
they
often
went
to
the
shrines
of
their
idols
and
committed
adultery
there.
Just
like [MET]
well-fed
male
horses
neigh,
wanting
sex
with
female
horses,
each
of
the
men
desires
to
have
sex
with
his
neighbor’s
wife.
◄Should
I
not
punish
them
for
this [RHQ]?/I
will
certainly
get
revenge
on
this
nation
for
this!►
I
will
certainly
get
revenge [RHQ]
on
this
nation
whose
people
behave
like
that!
I
will
say
to
your
enemies, ‘The
people
of
Judah
and
Israel
are
like
a
vineyard.
Go
along
the
rows
in
their
vineyards
and
get
rid
of
most
of
the
people,
but
do
not
kill
all
of
them.
These
people
do
not
belong
to
me,
so
get
rid
of
them,
like
a gardener [MET] lops/cuts
off
branches
from
a
vine.
The
people
of
Israel
and
Judah
have
turned
away
from
me
completely.’
They
have
lied
about
me
and
said,
‘He
will
not
punish
us!
He
will
not
cause
us
to
experience
disasters!
We
will
not
experience
wars
or
famines!
What
God’s
prophets
say
is
nothing
but
hot
air!
They
do
not
have
messages
from
God!
We
would
like
the
disasters
that
they
predict
to
happen
to
them!’ ”
So,
this
is
what
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
in
heaven,
has
said
to
me:
“Because
my
people
are
saying
those
things,
I
will
give
you
a
message
to
tell
them [MTY]
that
will
be
like [MET]
a
fire,
and
these
people
will
be
like [MET]
wood
that
the
fire
will
burn
up.
Listen
to
this,
you
people
of
Israel:
I
will
bring
the
army
of
a
distant
nation
to
attack
you.
It
is
a
very
powerful
nation
that
has
existed
for
a
long
time.
They
speak
a
language
that
you
do
not
know
and
which
you
will
not
be
able
to
understand.
Their
soldiers
are
all
very
strong,
and
the
arrows
from
their
quivers [MET]
will ◄send
many Israeli
men
to
their
graves/cause
many Israeli
people
to
die►.
They
will
eat
the
food
that
you
have
harvested
from
your
fields,
and
eat
your
bread.
They
will
kill
your
sons
and
daughters,
and
they
will
kill
your
flocks
of
sheep
and
herds
of
cattle.
They
will
eat
your
grapes
and
your
figs.
They
will
also
destroy
your
cities
that
have
high
walls
around
them
and
kill
the
people
with
their
swords.
But
even
when
those
things
happen,
I
will
not
get
rid
of
all
of
you.
And
when
the
survivors
ask, ‘Why
is
Yahweh
our
God
doing
this
to
us?’
you
will
tell
them, ‘You
rejected
him
and
worshiped
foreign
gods
in
your
own
land,
so
now
you
will
become
slaves
of
foreigners
in
a
land
that
is
not
your
land.’ ”
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Proclaim
this
to
the
people
of
Israel
and
Judah:
Listen
to
this,
you
people
who
are
foolish
and
who
do
not
have
any
sense:
You
have
eyes,
but
it
is
as
though
you
cannot
see;
you
have
ears,
but
it
is
as
though
you
cannot
hear.
Why
do
you
not
revere
me [RHQ]?
You
should [RHQ]
tremble
when
you
are
in
my
presence!
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
one
who
put
a
barrier
along
the shores
so
that
the
waters
of
the
ocean
cannot
cross
it
and
flood
the
land.
The
waves
roll
and
roar,
but
they
cannot
go
past
that
barrier.
But
you
people
are
not
like
the
waves
that
obey
me.
You
people
are
very
stubborn
and
rebellious.
You
have
constantly
turned
away
from
me.
You
do
not
say
to
yourselves,
‘We
should
revere
Yahweh
our
God,
the
one
who
sends
us
rain
at
the
times
when
we
need
it,
the
one
who
causes
the
grain
to
become
ripe
at
the
harvest
season.’
It
is
because
of
the
wrong
things
that
you
have
done,
that
those
good
things
have
not
happened;
it
is
because
of
the
sins
that
you
have
committed
that
you
have
been
prevented
from
receiving
those
blessings.
Among
my
people
are
wicked
people
who
hide
along
the
roads
to
ambush/attack
people
like [SIM]
men
who
hunt
birds ◄put
out
nets/set
traps►
to
catch
them.
Like
a
hunter
has
a
cage
full
of
birds
that
he
has
captured,
their
homes
are
full
of
things
that
they
have
gotten
by
deceiving
others.
So
now
they
are
very
rich
and
powerful.
They
are
big
and
fat,
and
there
is
no
limit
to
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
They
do
not
try
to
defend
orphans
in
the courtrooms,
and
they
do
not
help
poor
people
to
get
what
they
have
a
right
to
receive.
So
I
will
certainly [RHQ]
punish
them
for
doing
those
things.
I
will
certainly [RHQ] ◄get
revenge
on
their
nation/do
to
their
nation
what
they
deserve►.
Very
appalling/horrible
and
terrible [DOU]
things
are happening
in
this
country:
Prophets
speak
only
lies
and
priests
rule
by
their
own
authority,
and
you
people
like
that!
But
when
you
start
to
experience
disasters,
what
will
you
do [RHQ]?”
Jeremiah warned the people of Jerusalem
“ou
people
in
Jerusalem
who
are
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
flee
from
this
city!
Blow
the
trumpets
in
Tekoa
city
south
of
Jerusalem!
Send
up
a
smoke
signal
in
Beth-Haccherem
town
to
warn
the
people
of
the
coming
danger!
A
powerful
army
will
come
from
the
north,
and
they
will
cause
great
destruction.
Jerusalem
is
like
a
beautiful
pasture
full
of
sheep,
but
it
will
soon
be
destroyed.
Enemy
kings,
not
shepherds [MET],
will
come
with
their
armies
and
set
up
their
tents
around
the
city,
and
each
king
will
choose
a
part
of
the
city
for
his
soldiers
to
destroy
like [MET]
shepherds
divide
their
pastures
for
their
flocks
of
sheep.
The
kings
will
tell
their
troops,
“Get
ready
for
the
battle.
We
should
attack
them
before noontime.
But
if
we
arrive
there
late
in
the
afternoon
when
the
shadows
are
becoming
long,
we
will
attack
them
at
night
and
tear
down
their
fortresses.”
Yahweh predicts
what
will
happen
to
Jerusalem
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
in
heaven,
says
this:
“
I
will
command
those
soldiers
to
cut
down
the
trees
outside
Jerusalem
and
to
build
dirt
ramps
up
to
the
top
of
the
city
walls
in
order
that
they
can
enter
the
city.
This
city
must
be
punished
because
everyone
there
continually
oppresses
others.
It
is
as
though
the
wicked
things
that
the
people
do
pour
out
of
the
city
like [SIM]
water
flows
out
of
a
spring.
The
noise
from
people
doing
violent
and
destructive
actions
is
heard
everywhere.
I
continually
see
people
who
are
suffering
and
wounded.
Listen
to
what
I
am
warning
you,
you
people
of [APO]
Jerusalem,
because
if
you
do
not
listen,
I
will
reject
you
and
cause
your
land
to
become
desolate,
a
land
where
no
one
lives.”
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
in
heaven,
also
says
this:
“
I
will
tell
your
enemies
to
cause
your
country
to
become
as
desolate [SIM]
as
a
vineyard
from
which
all
the
grapes
have
been
completely
stripped
from
the
vines.
Their
soldiers
will
seize
the
possessions
of
those
who
remain
in
Israel
after
the
others
have
been
exiled
like [SIM]
farmers
go
to
the
vines
again
to
pick
any
grapes
that
were ◄left/not
picked►.”
Then
I
said, “If
I
speak
to
the Israeli
people
to
warn
them,
◄who
will
listen
to
me?/No
one
will
listen
to
me.► [RHQ]
It
is
as
though
their
ears
are
closed,
and
as
a
result
they
cannot
hear
what
I
say.
They
scorn
Yahweh’s
messages;
they
do
not
want
to
listen
to
them
at
all.
So
now
I
am
extremely
angry,
like
Yahweh
is
angry,
and
I
cannot
restrain
it
any
longer.”
So
Yahweh
said
to
me,
“Tell
everyone
that
you
are
very
angry
with
them.
Tell
the
children
in
the
streets
and
the
young
men
who
gather
together.
Tell
the
men
and
their
wives;
tell
the
very
old
people [DOU],
also.
Tell
the
men
that
I
will
give
their
houses
to
their
enemies,
and
I
will
give
their
property/fields
and
their
wives
to
them,
also,
when
I
punish [IDM]
the
people
who
live
in
this
land.
Everyone
is
trying
to
get
money
by tricking
others,
from
the
most
important
people
to
the
least
important
people;
even
the
prophets
and
the
priests
are
trying
to
deceive
people
to
get
money.
They
act
as
though
the
sins
of
my
people
are
like [MET]
small
wounds
that
they
do
not
need
to
put bandages
on.
They
continually
greet
people
by
saying ‘I
hope
things
are
going
well
with
you,’
when
things
are
not
going
well.
They
should
be [RHQ]
ashamed
about
the
disgusting
things
that
they
do,
but
they
are
not
ashamed
at
all.
They
do
not
even
know
how
to ◄blush/show
on
their
faces
that
they
are
ashamed►.
So,
they
also
will
be
among
those
who
will
be
killed.
They
will
be
destroyed
when
I
punish
them.”
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
said
to
the Israeli
people:
“Stand
at
the crossroads
and
look
at
the
people
who
pass
by.
Ask
them
what
was
the
good
behavior
that
their
ancestors
had
long
ago.
And
when
they
tell
you,
behave
that
way.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
find
rest
for
your
souls.”
But
you
replied, ‘We
do
not
want
to
do
that!’
I
sent
my
prophets
who
were
like [MET]
watchmen.
They
said, ‘Listen
carefully
when
we
blow
the
trumpets
to
warn
you
that
your
enemies
are
approaching,’
but
you
said, ‘
No,
we
do
not
want
to
listen.’
Therefore,
you
people
in
the
other
nations,
listen
to
this:
Pay
attention
to
what
is
going
to
happen
to
the
Israeli
people.
Listen,
all
of
you!
I
am
going
to
cause
the
Israeli
people
to
experience
disasters.
That
is
what
will
happen
to
them
because
they
have
refused
to
listen
to
what
I
told
them.
They
have
refused
to
obey
my
laws.
You Israeli
people,
when
you
burn
frankincense
that
came
from
far
away
in
Sheba,
and
when
you
offer
to
me sweet-smelling
anointing
oil
that
came
from
far
away,
I
will
not [RHQ]
be
pleased
with
your
sacrifices.
I
will
not
accept
the
sacrifices
that
are
completely
burned
on
the
altar;
I
am
not
pleased
with
any
of
your
sacrifices.
Therefore,
I
will
put obstacles
on
the
roads
on
which
my
people
will
travel.
Men
and
their
sons
and
people’s
neighbors
and
friends
will
stumble
over
those obstacles
and
fall
down;
everyone
will
die.”
Yahweh
also
says
this:
“You
will
see
a
huge
army
marching
towards
you
from
the
north.
An
army
of
a
great
nation
very
far
away
is
preparing
to
attack
you.
They
have
bows
and
arrows
and
spears;
they
are
very
cruel,
and
do
not
act mercifully
to
anyone.
As
they
ride
along
on
their
horses,
the
horses’
feet
sound
like
the
roaring
of
the
ocean
waves;
they
are
riding
in
battle
formation
to
attack
you
people
of
Jerusalem.”
The
people
of
Jerusalem
say,
“We
have
heard
reports
about
the
enemy;
so
we
are
very
frightened,
with
the
result
that
we
feel
weak.
We
are
very
afraid,
and
worried,
like [SIM]
women
who
are
about
to
give
birth
to
babies.
So
one
person
says
to
another,
‘Do
not
go
out
into
the
fields!
Do
not
go
on
the
roads,
because
the
enemy
soldiers
have
swords
and
they
are
everywhere;
they
are
coming
from
all
directions,
and
we
are
extremely
afraid.’ ”
So
I
say, “My
dear
people,
put
on ◄sackcloth/rough
clothes►
and
sit
in
ashes
to
show
that
you
are
sorry
for
your
sins.
Mourn
and
cry
very
much,
like [SIM]
a
woman
would
cry
if
her
only
son
had
died,
because
your
enemies
are
very
near,
and
they
are
going
to
destroy
everything.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me,
“
Jeremiah,
I
have
caused
you
to
become
like [MET]
someone
who heats
metal
very
hot
to
completely
burn
the
impurities.
You
will
examine
my
people’s
behavior.
You
will
find
out
that
they
are
very
stubborn
rebels,
they
are
always slandering
others.
Their
inner
beings
are
as
hard
as
bronze
or
iron;
they
all
continually
deceive
others.
A metalworker
causes
the
bellows
to
blow
very
hard
to
make
the
fire
very
hot
to
completely
burn
up
the
impurities [MET].
But
just
as
a
fire
does
not
cause
all
the
waste
material
to
run
off,
it
is
impossible
to
separate
the
righteous
people
from
the
wicked
people,
and
punish
only
the
wicked
people.
I,
Yahweh,
have
rejected
them;
I
say
that
they
are
like [MET]
worthless
silver.”
Jeremiah spoke at the temple
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said
to
me,
“Go
to
the
entrance
of
my
temple,
and
give
this
message
to
the
people:
You
people
of
Judah
who
worship
here,
listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh!
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
to
you,
'If
you
stop
doing
evil
things
and
start
doing
what
is
right,
I
will
allow
you
to
remain
living
in
your
land.'
But
some
people
are
repeatedly
saying
to
you,
‘The
temple
of
Yahweh
is
here,
so
we
will
be
safe;
he
will
not
allow
us
and
the
temple
to
be
destroyed.’
But
do
not
pay
attention
to
what
they
say,
because
they
are
deceiving
you.
I
will
act mercifully
to
you
only
if
you
change
your
behavior
and
stop
doing
evil
things,
and
if
you
start
to
act
fairly/justly
toward
others,
and
if
you
stop
oppressing
foreigners
who
live
in
your
country,
and
orphans
and
widows,
and
if
you
stop murdering
people,
and
if
you
stop
worshiping ◄foreign
gods/idols►.
However,
if
you
continue
to
do
those
things,
you
will
be
destroyed.
If
you
do
what
I
have
told
you,
I
will
allow
you
to
stay
in
this
land
that
I
promised
to
your
ancestors
that
it
would
belong
to
them
and
their
descendants
forever.
People
are
repeatedly
telling
you,
‘The
temple
is
here,
so
we
are
safe’,
and
you
are
trusting/believing
that
what
they
are
saying
is
true,
but
it
is
a
lie.
Those
people
are
deceiving
you,
and
what
they
say
is
worthless.
You
think
that [RHQ]
you
can
steal
things,
murder
people,
commit
adultery,
tell
lies
in
court,
and
worship
Baal
and
all
those
other
gods
that
you
did
not
know
about
previously,
and
then
come
here
and
stand
in
front
of
this
temple,
which
is
my
temple,
and
say ‘Nothing
bad
will
happen
to
us!’,
while
you
continue
to
do
all
those
abominable
things.
Do
you
realize
that
you
are
causing
this
temple,
which
is
my
temple,
to
become
like [MET]
a
den
where
bandits
hide [RHQ]?
Do
you
not
know
that
I
see
all
the
evil
things
that
you
people
do
there?
Long
ago
I
put
my
Sacred
Tent
at
Shiloh
city,
to
be
a
place
where
people
would
worship
me [MTY].
Think
about
how
I
destroyed
it
because
my
people,
the Israeli
people,
did
many
wicked
things
there.
And
while
you
were
continually
doing
those
wicked
things,
I
told
you
about
it
many
times,
but
you
refused
to
listen.
I
called
out
to
you,
but
you
refused
to
answer
me.
Therefore,
just
like
I
destroyed
Shiloh,
I
will
now
destroy
this
temple
that
was
built
for
people
to
worship
me [MTY],
this
temple
that
you
trust
in,
that
is
in
this
place
that
I
gave
to
you
and
your
ancestors.
And
I
will
expel
you
from
this
land
and
send
you
to
other
countries
far
away
from
me,
just
like
I
did
to
your
relatives,
the
people
of
Israel.”
The
warning
from
Yahweh
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Jeremiah,
do
not
pray
for
these
people
any
longer.
Do
not
cry
for
them
or
plead
for
me
to
help
them,
because
I
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
you.
Do
you
see
the
wicked
things
that
they
are
doing
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem
and
in
the
other
towns
in
Judah?
The
children
gather
firewood
and
their
fathers
use
it
to
make
fires
on
the
altars
to
burn
sacrifices.
The
women
knead/make
dough
to
make
cakes
to
offer
to
their
goddess
Astarte
who
is
called
the
Queen
of
Heaven.
And
on
their
altars
they
pour
out
offerings
of
wine
to
their
other
idols.
All
of
those
things
cause
me
to
become
extremely
angry!
But
I
am
not [RHQ]
the
one
whom
they
are
hurting;
they
are
really [RHQ]
hurting
themselves
by
doing
these
things
for
which
they
should
be
very
ashamed!”
So
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
this:
“Because
I
am
extremely
angry
with
what
happens
at
this
place,
I
will
punish
these
people
severely [MTY];
my
being
very
angry
will
be
like [MET]
a
fire
that
will
not
be
extinguished,
and
I
will
destroy
the
people,
their
animals,
their
fruit
trees,
and
their
crops.”
Therefore,
this
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
“Take
away [IRO]
your
offerings
that
you
bring
to
burn
completely
on
your
altars
and
your
other
sacrifices;
don’t
give
them
to
me;
eat
them
yourselves!
When
I
led
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt,
it
was
not
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
or
other
sacrifices
that
I
wanted
from
them.
What
I
told
them
was, ‘Obey
me;
if
you
do
that,
I
will
be
your
God
and
you
will
be
my
people.
If
you
do
the
things
that
I
want
you
to
do,
everything
will
go
well
for
you.’
But
your
ancestors
would
not
pay
any
attention [DOU]
to
me.
They
continued
to
do
the
evil
things
that
they
wanted
to
do,
everything
that
in
their
stubborn
inner
beings
they
desired
to
do.
Instead
of
coming
closer
to
me,
they
went
further
away
from
me.
From
the
day
that
your
ancestors
left
Egypt
until
now,
I
have
continued
to
send
my
prophets
to
you.
But
you,
my
people,
have
not
listened
to
me
or
paid
attention
to
what
I
said;
you
have
been
stubborn,
and
you
have
done
more
sinful
things
than
your
ancestors
did.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “When
you
tell
all
this
to
my
people,
they
will
not
listen
to
you.
When
you
call
to
them,
they
will
not
answer.
Say
to
them, ‘You
people
of
Judah
have
not
obeyed
Yahweh,
your
God;
you
have
not
accepted
it
when
he
tried
to
correct
you.
No
one
among
you
is
truthful;
you
do
not
say
anything
that
is
true;
you
speak
only
lies.’
So,
tell
them
to
cut
off
their
hair
to
show
that
they
are
mourning;
tell
them
to
go
up
into
the
hills
and
sing
a
sad funeral
song,
because
I
have
completely
rejected [DOU]
this
generation
of
people
who
have
made
me
angry.”
The
Valley
of
Slaughter
Yahweh
says
this: “The
people
of
Judah
have
done
many
things
that
I
say
are
evil.
They
have
set
up
their
disgusting
idols
in
my
temple,
causing
it
to
become
an
unacceptable
place
to
worship
me.
They
have
built
altars
at
Topheth
in
Ben-Hinnom
Valley
outside
Jerusalem,
and
they
sacrifice
their
sons
and
daughters
on
those
altars.
I
never
commanded
them
to
do
that;
I
never
even
thought
that
anyone
would
do
that.
So
they
should
beware!
There
will
be
a
time
when
that
place
will
no
longer
be
called
Topheth
or
the
Hinnom
Valley;
instead,
it
will
be
called
the
Valley
of
Slaughter.
There
will
be
a
huge
number
of
people
who
will
be
buried
there,
with
the
result
that
there
will
be
no
space
to
bury
more
bodies.
The
corpses
of
my
people
that
are
not
buried
and
are
left
on
the
ground
will
be
eaten
by
vultures
and
wild
animals,
and
there
will
be
no
one
to shoo/chase
them
away.
There
will
be
no
one
singing
and
laughing
anymore
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem;
there
will
be
no
more
joyful
voices
of bridegrooms
and
brides
in
Judah,
because
the
land
will
be
completely
destroyed.”
Yahweh
says, “At
the
time
that
your
corpses
are
scattered
on
the
ground,
your
enemies
will
break
open
the
graves
of
your
kings
and
other
officials
who
lived
in
Judah,
and
the
graves
of
your
priests
and
prophets
and
other
people
who
lived
there.
They
will
take
out
their
bones
from
their
graves
and
dishonor
them
by
scattering
them
on
the
ground
under
the
sun
and
the
moon
and
the
stars—
those
are
the
gods
which
my
people
loved
and
served
and
worshiped.
No
one
will
gather
up
their
bones
and
bury
them
again;
they
will
remain
scattered
on
the
ground
like
dung.
And
all
the
people
of
this
wicked
nation
who
are
still
alive
and
whom
I
have
exiled
to
other
countries
will
say,
‘We
would
prefer
to
die
than
to
continue
to
stay
alive
here
in
these
countries.’
That
will
be
true
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
The
people
will
not
admit
their
sins
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Jeremiah,
tell
the
people
that
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
am
saying
to
them:
‘When
people
fall
down,
they
get
up
again,
do
they
not [RHQ]?
When
people
are
going
along
a
road
and
find
out
that
they
are
walking
on
the
wrong
road,
they
go
back
and
find
the
correct
road,
do
they
not [RHQ]?
Yes,
they
do,
so
why
do
these
people
of
Judah
continue
trusting
in
those
idols
that
have
deceived
them?
They
continue
turning
away
from
me,
even
though
I
have
warned
them.
I
have
listened
carefully [DOU]
to
what
they
say,
but
they
do
not
say
what
they
should
say.
Not
one
of
them
is
sorry
for
having
sinned.
No
one
says, “I
have
done [RHQ]
wicked
things.”
They
are
sinning
and
doing
what
they
want
to
as
fast
as [SIM]
a
horse
that
is
running
into
a
battle.
All
the
birds
that
fly
south
for
the ◄winter/cold
season►
know
the
time
that
they
need
to
fly
south,
and
they
all
return
at
the
right
time
the
following
year.
But
my
people
are
not
like
those
birds!
They
do
not
know
what
I,
Yahweh,
require
them
to
do.
Your
men
who
teach
you
the
laws
that
Moses
wrote
have
been
saying
false
things
about
those
laws.
So,
why [RHQ]
do
they
continue
saying, “We
are
very
wise
because
we
have
the
laws
of
Yahweh”?
Those
teachers,
who
think
that [IRO]
they
are
wise,
will
be
ashamed/disgraced
and
dismayed
when
they
are
taken
to
other
countries
by
their
enemies
because
they
sinned
by rejecting
what
I
told
them.
Truly,
they
were
not [RHQ]
very
wise
to
do
that!
So,
I
will
give
their
wives
to
other
men;
I
will
give
their
fields
to
the
enemy
soldiers
who
conquer
them.
All
the
people,
including
those
who
are
important
and
those
who
are
not
important,
deceive
others
in
order
to
obtain
their
possessions.
Even
my
prophets
and
my
priests
do
that.
They
act
as
though
the
sins
of
my
people
are
not
serious,
like [MET]
wounds
that
do
not
need
to
be cleaned
and
bandaged.
They
tell
the
people
that
everything
will
go
well
with
them,
but
that
is
not
true;
things
will
not
go
well
with
them.
They
should
be [RHQ]
ashamed
when
they
do
disgusting
things [RHQ],
but
they
do
not
even
know
how
to
show
on
their
faces
that
they
are
ashamed
about
their
sins.
So,
they
will
be
killed,
and
their
corpses
also
will
lie
among
the
corpses
of
others
who
have
been
slaughtered
by
their
enemies.
They
will
be
killed
when
I
punish
them.
I
will
allow
their
enemies
to
take
away
the
figs
and
grapes
that
the
people
would
have
harvested
from
their
fields.
Their
fruit
trees
will
all
wither.
They
will
not
receive
all
the
blessings
that
I
prepared
for
them.
This
will
certainly
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.’ ”
Then
the
people
will
say, “◄Why
should
we
wait
here
in
these
small
towns?/We
should
not
wait
here
in
these
small
towns.► [RHQ]!
We
should
go
to
the
cities
that
have
high
walls
around
them,
but
even
if
we
do
that
we
will
be
killed
there,
because
Yahweh
our
God
has
decided
that
we
must
be
destroyed;
it
is
as
though [MET]
he
has
given
us
a
cup
of
poison
to
drink,
because
we
sinned
against
him.
We
hoped/desired
that
things
would
go
well
for
us,
but
things
have
not
gone
well.
We
hoped
that
bad
things
would
not
happen
to
us
anymore,
but
only
things
that
terrify
us
are happening
to
us.
People
far
north
in
Israel
in
the
city
of
Dan
can
already
hear
the
snorting
of
the
horses
of
their
enemies
who
are
preparing
to
attack
us.
It
is
as
though
the
entire
land
of
Judah
is
shaking
as
their
army
approaches;
they
are
coming
to
destroy
our
land
and
everything
in
it,
the
people
and
the
cities.”
Yahweh
says, “I
will
send
those
enemy
soldiers
to
Judah,
and
they
will
be
like [MET]
poisonous
snakes
among
you.
No
one
will
be
able
to
stop
them
from
attacking
you [MET];
they
will
attack
you
like
snakes
do,
and
kill
you.”
Jeremiah
mourned
for
the
people
I
grieve
very
much
for
the
people
of
Judah,
and
my
grieving
does
not
end.
I
am
very
sad [IDM].
Throughout
our
land,
the
people
ask,
“Has
Yahweh
abandoned
Jerusalem?
Is
he,
our city’s
king,
no
longer
there?”
Yahweh
replies, “Why
do
the
people
cause
me
to
become
very
angry
by
worshiping
idols
and
foreign
gods?” [RHQ]
The
people
say, “The
harvest
season
is
finished,
the ◄summer/hot
season►
has
ended,
and
we
hoped
that
we
would
receive
blessings
from
Yahweh,
but
he
has
not
rescued
us
from
our
enemies.”
I
cry
because
my
people
have
been
crushed.
I
mourn,
and
I
am
completely
dismayed.
I
ask, “Surely
there
is [RHQ] medicinal
balm
in
the
Gilead
region!
Surely
there
are [RHQ] doctors
there!”
But
my
people
have
been
badly
wounded
in
their
spirits,
and
nothing
can
heal
them.
I
wish
that
my
head
was
like [MET]
a
spring
of
water,
and
that
my
eyes
were
like
a
fountain
of
tears.
Then
I
would
cry
night
and
day
for
all
of
my
people
who
have
been
killed
by
our
enemies.
I
wish
that
I
could
leave
my
people
and
forget
them,
and
go
and
live
in
a
shack/shelter
in
the
desert,
because
they
have
not
remained
faithful [MET]
to
Yahweh;
they
are
a mob
of
people
who
deceive
others.
Yahweh
replied
to
Jeremiah
Yahweh
replied
to
me,
“They
use
their
tongues
to
tell [MET]
lies
like
people
shoot
arrows
with
bows.
It
is
because
they
tell
lies
that
they
have
become
more
powerful
in
this
land,
and
they
do
not
know
me.
Do
not
trust
your
neighbors
and
even
your
brothers!
They
all
are
as
deceitful
as
Jacob
was.
They
slander
each
other
and
tell
lies
about
each
other.
They
deceive
their
friends
and
never
tell
the
truth.
They
lie
continually
and,
because
of
that,
they
have
become
skilled
liars;
they
do
one
oppressive
thing
after
another,
and
are
unable
to
stop
doing
it.
They habitually
lie
and
deceive
each
other,
and
no
one
will
admit/say
that
I
am
God.
Therefore
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say
this:
Listen
carefully
to
what
I
say:
I
will
cause
my
people
to
experience
great
afflictions,
like
a metalworker
puts
metal
in
a
hot
fire [MET]
to
completely
burn
out
the
impure
bits.
Because
of
all
the
evil
things
that
my
people
have
done,
there
is
absolutely
nothing
else [RHQ]
that
I
can
do.
What
they
say [MTY]
injures
people
like [MET]
poisoned
arrows
do.
They
say
to
their
neighbors, ‘I
hope
things
will
go
well
for
you,’
while
they
are
planning
to
kill
them.
Should
I
not
punish
them
for
doing
that [RHQ]?
Yes,
I
should
certainly ◄get
revenge
on/give
what
they
deserve
to►
the
people
of
a
nation
that
does
things
like
that!”
So,
I
will
weep
and
wail
for
the
people
who
live
in
the
mountains
and
in
the ◄pastures/places
where
the
livestock
eat
the
grass►,
because
those
areas
will
be
desolate,
and
no
one
will
live
there.
There
will
be
no
cattle
there
to
call
to
each
other,
and
all
the
birds
and
wild
animals
will
have
fled
to
other
places.
Yahweh
also
says, “I
will
cause
Jerusalem
to
become
a
heap
of
ruins,
and
only
jackals/wolves
will
live
there.
I
will
destroy
the
towns
of
Judah,
with
the
result
that
they
will
be
completely
deserted;
no
one
will
live
there.”
I
said, “Only
people
who
are
very
wise [RHQ]
can
understand
these
things.
Only
those
who
have
been
taught
by
Yahweh
can [RHQ]
explain
these
things
to
others.
The
wise
people
are [RHQ]
the
only
ones
who
can
explain
why
the
land
will
be
completely
ruined
with
the
result
that
everyone [RHQ]
will
be
afraid
to
travel
through
it.”
Yahweh
replied, “
These
things
will
happen
because
my
people
have
rejected
my
laws
which
I
gave
to
them;
they
have
not
obeyed
me
or
my
instructions.
Instead,
they
have
stubbornly
done
the
things
that
they
wanted
to
do.
They
have
worshiped
the
idols
that
represent
the
god
Baal,
which
is
what
their
ancestors
did.
So
now
listen
to
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
of
the Israelis,
say:
What
I
will
do
will
be
like [MET]
giving
these
people
bitter
things
to
eat
and
poison
to
drink:
I
will
scatter
them
to
many
nations
which
neither
they
nor
their
ancestors
have
known
anything
about;
I
will
enable
their
enemies
to
strike
them
with
swords
until
I
have
destroyed
them.”
This
is
also
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
“Think
about
what
is happening,
then
summon
those
women
who
mourn
when
someone
has
died.
Tell
them
to
come
quickly
and
start
to
wail,
with
the
result
that
tears
will
stream
down
from
your(pl)
eyes.
Listen
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
crying/lamenting,
saying,
‘We
have
been
ruined/destroyed!
We
have
experienced
a
terrible
disaster!
Now
we
are
very
ashamed,
because
our
houses
have
been
destroyed
by
our
enemies,
and
we
are
being
forced
to
leave
our
land.’ ”
You
women,
listen
to
what
Yahweh
says [MTY].
Pay
attention
to
his
words [DOU].
Teach
your
daughters
to
wail.
Teach
each
other
how
to
sing funeral
songs,
because
people
will
be
dying [PRS]
in
your
houses
and
in
palaces.
There
will
be
no
more
children
playing
in
the
streets,
there
will
be
no
more
young
men
gathering
in
the
city
squares/marketplaces.
There
will
be
corpses
scattered
across
the
fields
like
dung;
their
dead
bodies
will
lie
there
like [SIM]
grain
that
has
been
cut
by
reapers/farmers,
and
there
will
be
no
one
still
alive
to
bury
them.
Yahweh
says
this:
“Wise
men
should
not
boast
about
their
being
wise,
strong
men
should
not
boast
about
their
being
strong;
and
rich
people
should
not
boast
about
their
being
rich.
Instead,
those
who
want
to
boast
should
boast
about
their
knowing
me
and
about
understanding
that
I
am
Yahweh,
that
I
am
kind
and
just
and
righteous,
that
I
faithfully
love
people,
and
that
I
am
delighted
with
people
who
act
that
way.
There
will
be
a
time
when
I
will
punish
all
those
people
of
Egypt
and
of
the
Moab people-group
and
of
the
Edom
people-group
and
of
the
Ammon
people-group,
all
those
people
who
live
close
to
desert
areas (OR,
who
cut
their
hair
short
to
please
their
gods)
far
from
Judah,
all
those
people
who
have
changed
their
bodies
by
circumcising
them [MET]
but
who
have
not
changed
their
inner
beings.
I
will
punish
the
people
of
Judah
also,
because
they
have
not
changed
their
inner
beings,
either.”
Worthless idols
You
people
of
Israel,
listen
to
what
Yahweh
says:
“Do
not
act
like
the
people
of
other
nations
act,
and
do
not
be
terrified
by
strange/unusual
things
that
you
see
in
the
sky,
even
though
they
cause
the
people
of
other
nations
to
be
terrified.
The
customs
of
the
people
of
other
nations
are
worthless.
For
example,
they
cut
down
a
tree
in
the
forest.
Then
a
skilled
worker/craftsman
cuts
a
section
of
it
and
uses
his
chisel
to
carve
an
idol
from
that
section.
Then
people
decorate
the
idol
with
silver
and
gold.
Then
they
fasten
it
securely
with
nails
in
order
that
it
will
not
topple/fall
over.
Then
the
idol
stands
there
like [SIM]
a
scarecrow
in
a
field
of
cucumbers/melons!
It
cannot
speak,
and
people
must
carry
it,
because
it
cannot
walk.
Do
not
be
afraid
of
idols,
because
they
cannot
harm
anyone,
and
they
cannot
do
anything
good
to
help
anyone.”
Hymn
of
praise
to
Yahweh
Yahweh,
there
is
no
one
like
you.
You [MTY]
are
great,
and
you
are
very
powerful.
You
are
the
king
of
all
the
nations!
Everyone
should [RHQ]
revere
you,
because
that
is
what
you
deserve.
Among
all
the
wise
people
on
the
earth
and
in
all
the
kingdoms
where
they
live,
◄there
is
no
one
like
you./who
can
compare
with
you?►
Those
people
who
think
that
they
are
very
wise [IRO]
are
stupid
and
foolish [DOU].
The
idols
that
they
worship
are
only
made
of
wood!
Those
idols
certainly
cannot
teach
them
anything.
People
hammer
into
thin
sheets
silver
from
Tarshish
and
gold
from
Uphaz,
and
then
they
give
those
sheets
of
silver
and
gold
to
skilled
workers/craftsmen
to
cover
the
idols.
Then
they
put
on
those
idols expensive
purple
robes
that
are
made
by
skilled
workers.
But
Yahweh
is
the
only
true
God;
he
is
the all-powerful
God,
the
king
who
rules
forever.
When
he
is
angry,
all
the
earth
shakes/quakes;
and
the
people
of
the
nations
cannot
endure
what
he
does
when
he
is
angry
with
them.
You Israeli
people,
tell
this
to
those
people: “Those
idols
did
not
make
the
sky
and
the
earth,
and
they
will
disappear
from
the
earth.”
But
Yahweh
made
the
earth
by
his
power;
he
established
it
firmly
by
his
wisdom
and
stretched
out
the
sky
by
his
understanding.
When
he
speaks
loudly,
there
is
thunder
in
the
sky;
he
causes
clouds
to
form
over
every
part
of
the
earth.
He
sends
lightning
with
the
rain
and
releases
the
winds
from
his
storehouses.
People
are
senseless
and
know
very
little [HYP];
those
who
make
idols
are
always
disappointed
because
their
idols
do
nothing
for
them.
The
images/statues
that
they
make
are
not real
gods;
they
are lifeless.
Idols
are
worthless;
they
deserve
to
be ridiculed;
there
will
be
a
time
when
they
all
will
be
destroyed.
But
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship
is
not
like
those
idols;
he
is
the
one
who
created
everything
that
exists;
we,
the
tribe/people
of
Israel,
belong
to
him;
he
is
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
The
coming
destruction
Yahweh
says
this
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem:
“The
army
of
your
enemies
surrounds
your
city,
so
gather
up
your
possessions
and
prepare
to
leave
the
city.
I
will
soon
throw
you
out
of
this
land
and
cause
you
to
experience
great
troubles,
with
the
result
that
you
will
have
severe
pain (OR,
none
of
you
will
be
left
here).”
The
people
replied, “It
is
as
though
we
have
been
badly
wounded,
and
we
are
very
grieved;
It
is
as
though
we
have
a
very
serious
illness,
and
we
must
endure
the
pain.
It
is
as
though
our
great
tent
is
destroyed;
the
ropes
that
held
it
up
have
been
cut;
our
children
have
gone
away
from
us
and
will
not
return;
there
are
no
people
left
to
rebuild
our
great
tent.
Our
leaders [MET]
no
longer
have
any
sense;
they
no
longer
ask
Yahweh
to ◄guide
them/tell
them
what
to
do►,
so
they
will
no
longer
prosper,
and
all
those
over
whom
they
rule [MET]
will
be
scattered.
Listen!
Our
enemies’
armies
in
the
north
are
making
a
very
big
noise/commotion
as
they
march
toward
us.
The
towns
in
Judah
will
be
destroyed,
and
they
will
become
a
place
where
jackals/wolves
live.”
Jeremiah’s
prayer
Yahweh,
I
know
that
no
person
controls
what
will
happen
to
him;
no
one
is
able
to
direct
the
events
that
he
will
experience.
So
correct/discipline
us,
but
do
it
gently.
Do
not
correct/punish
us
when
you
are
angry,
because
we
would
die
if
you
did
that.
Punish [MTY]
all
the
nations
whose
people
do
not
acknowledge/say
that
you
are
God;
punish
all
the
nations
whose
people
do
not
worship
you,
because
they
are
completely
destroying [DOU]
us
people
of
Israel
and
they
are
causing
our
land
to
soon
be
only
a
desert.
The people of Judah did not keep the agreement with Yahweh
This
is
another
message
that
Yahweh
told
me:
“Listen
to
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
the
ancestors
of
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
the
other
cities
in
Judah.
Then
remind
them
of
that
agreement.
Then
tell
them
that
I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
worship,
said
that
I
will
curse
everyone
who
does
not
obey
what
was
written
in
that
agreement
that
I
made
with
them.
It
is
the
same
agreement
that
I
made
with
their
ancestors
when
I
brought
them
out
of
Egypt.
What
happened
to
them
in
Egypt
was
terrible;
it
was
as
though
they
were
living
in
a
hot
furnace [MET].
When
I
brought
them
out
of
Egypt,
I
told
them
to
obey
me,
and
to
do
everything
that
I
had
commanded
them
to
do.
I
also
told
them
that
if
they
obeyed
me,
they
would
be
my
people
and
I
would
be
their
God.
Now
tell
these
people
that
if
they
obey
me,
I
will
do
what
I
promised
to
do
for
their
ancestors.
I
will
enable
them
to
continue
living
in
this
very
fertile [IDM]
land
in
which
they
now
live.”
I
replied, “Yahweh,
I
hope
that
what
you
said
will
happen.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Go
into
the
streets
of
Jerusalem
and
to
the
other
cities
in
Judah.
Proclaim
my
message
to
the
people.
Tell
them
to
listen
to
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
their
ancestors,
and
to
obey
it.
When
I
brought
their
ancestors
out
of
Egypt,
I
solemnly
pleaded
with
them
many
times
to
obey
me,
and
I
am
still
pleading
with
them
now.
But
they
did
not
obey
me
or
even
pay
any
attention
to
me.
Everyone
continued
to
be
stubborn
and
to
do
the
evil
things
that
they
wanted
to
do.
I
commanded
them
to
do
what
was
written
in
the
agreement,
but
they
refused.
So
I
punished
them
in
all
the
ways
that
I
promised
that
I
would.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “The
people
of
Jerusalem
and
the
other
cities
in
Judah
are
rebelling
against
me.
Their
ancestors
refused
to
do
what
I
told
them
to
do,
and
now
these
people
have
returned
to
committing
the
sins
that
their
ancestors
committed.
They
are
worshiping
other
gods.
The
people
of
Israel
disobeyed
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
their
ancestors,
and
now
the
people
of
Judah
have
done
the
same
thing.
So
now
I,
Yahweh,
am
warning
them
that
I
will
cause
them
to
experience
disasters,
and
they
will
not
escape
them.
And
when
they
cry
out
for
me
to
help
them,
I
will
not
pay
attention.
When
that
happens,
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
other
cities
in
Judah
will
offer
sacrifices
and
burn
incense
to
their
gods
and
ask
for
their
help,
but
those
gods
will
not
be
able
to
save
them
when
those
disasters
come
to
them.
There
are
more
gods
in
Judah
than
there
are
towns
in
Judah,
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem
have
erected
as
many
altars
to
burn
incense
to
those
gods
as
there
are
streets
in
Jerusalem.
Jeremiah,
do
not
pray
for
these
people,
and
do
not
plead
with
me
to
rescue
them.
If
you
plead
with
me,
I
will
not
pay
attention;
and
if
they
cry
out
to
me
for
help
when
they
are
in
distress,
I
will
not
listen
to
them.”
Then
Yahweh
said,
“The
people
of
Judah
whom
I
love
certainly
no
longer
have [RHQ]
a
right
to
come
to
my
temple,
because
they
continually
do
many
evil
things.
They
think
that
continually
making
sacrifices
of
meat
to
me
certainly
will [RHQ]
protect
them
from
disasters,
with
the
result
that
they
will
be
able
to
rejoice.
I
previously
said
that
they
were
like
an
olive
tree
full
of
green
leaves
with
a
lot
of
good
olives
on
it,
but
now
I
will
send
their
enemies
to
attack
them
furiously;
it
is
as
though
I
will
break
off
their
branches,
and
their
city
will
be
destroyed
by
fire.
It
is
as
though
the
people
of
Judah
and
Israel
were
a
beautiful
olive
tree
that
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
planted,
but
now,
by
burning
incense
to
their
god
Baal,
they
have
caused
me
to
become
very
angry.
So
now
I
have
decided
to
destroy
them.”
Jeremiah’s
enemies
planned
to
kill
him
Yahweh
revealed
to
me
that
my
enemies
were
planning
to
kill
me.
Before
he
did
that,
I
was
like
a
lamb
that
was
being
led
away
to
be
slaughtered;
I
did
not
know
what
they
were
planning
to
do.
I
did
not
know
that
they
were
saying, “Let’s
get
rid
of
this
tree
and
its
fruit,”
so
I
did
not
know
that
they
intended
to
kill
me,
in
order
that
no
one
would
remember
me [MTY].
Then
I
prayed, “Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
you
judge
people
justly/fairly,
and
you
examine
everything
that
we
are
thinking [DOU].
Allow
me
to
watch
you
getting
revenge
on
the
people
who
want
to
kill
me,
because
I
trust
that
you
will
do
for
me
what
is
right.”
It
was
the
men
of
my
own
town,
Anathoth,
who
wanted
to
kill
me,
and
they
told
me
that
they
would
kill
me
if
I
did
not
stop
prophesying
what
Yahweh
told
me
to
say.
So
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
said
about
them, “I
will
punish
them.
Their
young
men
will
be
killed
in
wars,
and
their
children
will
die
because
they
have
no
food.
I
have
set
a
time
when
I
will
bring
disasters
to
the
people
of
Anathoth,
and
when
that
happens,
none
of
them
will
remain
alive.”
Jeremiah complained to Yahweh
Yahweh,
whenever
I
tell
you
that
I
am unhappy
about
what
is happening
to
me,
you
always
act
justly/fairly.
So
now
allow
me
to
ask
about
one
more
thing
that
I
do
not
understand:
Why
are
wicked
people
often
very
prosperous?
Why
do
things
go
very
well
for
dishonest/wicked
people?
You
allow
them
to
prosper
like [MET]
trees
that
grow
tall
and
bear
a
lot
of
fruit.
They
always
say [MTY]
good
things
about
you,
but
their
hearts
are
really
far
from
you.
But
Yahweh,
as
for
me,
you
know
what
is
in
my
inner
being.
You
see
what
I
do
and
you
are
able
to
know
what
I
am
thinking.
So
drag
away
those
wicked
people,
like
people
drag
away
sheep
that
they
are
going
to butcher.
Set
them
aside
like
sheep
that
are
about
to
be
slaughtered!
This
land
is [RHQ]
becoming
very
dry
and
even
the
grass
is withering.
The
wild
animals
and
the
birds
have
all
died
because
the
people
are
very
wicked.
All
that
has
happened
because
the
people
have
said,
“Yahweh
does
not
know
what
we
are
doing (OR,
what
will
happen
to
us)!”
Yahweh
replied
to
Jeremiah
Then
to
show
me
that
I
needed
to
be
prepared
to
endure
even
greater difficulties,
Yahweh
said
to
me,
“It
is
as
though
you
have
become
exhausted
from racing
against
men;
so
how
will
you
be
able
to
race
against
horses?
If
you
stumble
and
fall
when
you
are
running
on
open/bare/smooth
ground,
what
will
happen
to
you
when
you
are
running
through
the thornbushes
near
the
Jordan
River?
Already
your
brothers
and
other
members
of
your
own
family
oppose
you.
They ◄plot
against/plan
to
do
evil
things
to►
you
and
they
say
bad
things
about
you.
So
even
if
they
say
nice
things
about
you,
do
not
trust
them!
I
have
abandoned
my
Israeli
people,
the
people
whom
I
chose
to
belong
to
me.
I
have
allowed
their
enemies
to
conquer
the Israeli
people,
whom
I
love.
My
people
have
become
to
me
like [SIM]
a
lion
in
the
forest.
It
is
as
though
they
roar
at
me
like
a
lion,
so
now
I
hate
them.
My
chosen
people
have [RHQ]
become
like
speckled
hawks
that
are
surrounded
by
vultures
waiting
to
eat
their
flesh
after
they
are
dead.
Tell
all
the
wild
animals
to
come
and
eat
the
flesh
of
their
corpses.
Many
rulers
from
other
countries
have
come
with
their
armies
and
devastated/destroyed
my
people
whom
I
care
for
like
a
farmer
takes
care
of
his
vineyard.
They
have
caused
my
beautiful
land
to
become
a
barren
desert
where
no
one
lives.
They
have
caused
it
to
become
completely
empty;
it
is
as
though
I
hear
the
land
crying
sadly/mournfully.
The
whole
land
is
desolate,
and
no
one ◄worries
about/pays
any
attention
to►
it.
The
soldiers
of
our
enemies
have
marched
across
all
the
barren hilltops.
But
I,
Yahweh,
am
using
those
armies [MTY]
to
punish
your
land
from
one
end
to
the
other,
and
no
one
will
escape.
It
is
as
though
my
people
planted
wheat,
but
now
they
are
harvesting
thorns.
They
have
become
very
tired
because
of
much
hard
work,
but
they
have
gained
nothing
from
all
that
work.
They
will
be
very
disappointed
because
their
harvests
will
be
very
small,
and
that
will
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
am
extremely
angry
with
them.”
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
said
to
me: “
I
will
punish
the
evil
nearby
nations
that
have
been
trying
to
take
away
the
land
that
I
gave
to
my Israeli
people,
and
I
will
force
them
to
leave
their
own
land.
But
I
will
throw
the
people
of
Judah
out
of
their
land,
also.
But
later
I
will
act mercifully
toward
those
nations
again,
and
I
will
bring
them
back
to
their
own
lands
again.
Each
clan
will
come
back
to
its
own
land.
And
if
the
people
of
the
other
nations
whose
armies
have
invaded
Israel
learn
the
religious
customs
of
my
people,
and
if
they
learn
that
I
am
listening
when
they
solemnly
promise
that
they
will
do
something
good,
like
they
taught
my
people
to
believe
that
their
god
Baal
was
listening
when
they
made
solemn
promises,
I
will
cause
them
to
become
prosperous,
and
they
also
will
be
my
people.
But
I
will
expel
any
nation
whose
people
refuse
to
obey
me,
and
I
will
destroy
that
nation
and
its
people.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Jeremiah’s linen waistcloth
One
day
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Go
and
buy
a
linen waistcloth.
Put
it
on,
but
do
not
wash
it.”
So
I
bought
a
very
nice waistcloth,
which
is
what
Yahweh
told
me
to
do,
and
I
put
it
on.
Then
later
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said, “Go
to
the
small Perath
Stream
near
Jerusalem
and
hide
your waistcloth
in
a
crevice/hole
in
the
rocks.”
So
I
went
to
the
stream
and
did
what
Yahweh
told
me
to
do.
A
long
time
later,
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Go
back
to
that
stream
and
get
the waistcloth
that
I
told
you
to
hide
there.”
So
I
went
to
the Perath
Stream
and
dug
out
the waistcloth
from
the
crevice/hole
in
which
I
had
hidden
it.
But
it
was
ruined,
and
useless.
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“
What
happened
to
your waistcloth
shows
that
I
will
destroy
the
things
that
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
are
very
proud
of.
Those
wicked
people
refuse
to
pay
attention
to
what
I
say.
They
stubbornly
do
just
what
they
desire
to
do;
they
worship
other
gods.
Therefore,
they
will
become
completely
useless,
like
your waistcloth.
Just
like
a waistcloth
clings
closely/tightly
to
a
man’s
waist,
I
wanted
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel
and
Judah
to
cling
closely
to
me.
I
wanted
them
to
be
my
people,
people
who
would
praise
me
and
honor
me.
But
they
would
not
pay
attention
to
me. “
The
warning
regarding
wine
bags
“
So,
tell
this
to
them: ‘Yahweh,
the
God
whom
you Israeli
people
worship,
says
that
every
leather
wineskin
should
be
filled
with
wine.’
And
when
you
tell
that
to
them,
they
will
reply, ‘◄Of
course/Certainly►
we
know [RHQ]
that
all
wineskins
should
be
filled
with
wine!’
And
then
you
must
tell
them, ‘No,
that
is
not
what
Yahweh
means.
What
he
said
means
that
he
will
cause
this
land
to
be
filled
with
people
who
are
drunk.
That
will
include
all
of
you—the
king
who
sits
on
the
throne
that
King
David
previously
sat
on,
the
priests
and
the
prophets,
and
even
the
common
people
of
Jerusalem.’
He
is
saying, ‘I
will
cause
you
to bash
each
other.
Even
parents
will bash
their
children.
I
will
not
pity
you
or
act mercifully
toward
you
at
all; pitying
you
will
not
prevent
me
from
getting
rid
of
you.’ ”
A
warning
that
the
people
of
Judah
will
be
exiled
You
people
of
Judah,
pay
very
careful
attention [DOU].
Do
not
be
proud,
because
Yahweh
has
spoken
to
you.
It
is
as
though
he
is
ready
to
bring
darkness
on
you
and
to
cause
you
to
stumble
and
fall
as
you
walk
on
the
hills
when
it
is
becoming
dark.
So
praise/honor
Yahweh
your
God
before
that
happens.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
you
will
look
for
light,
but
all
you
will
see
is
darkness
and
gloom.
And
if
you
still
refuse
to
heed
what
he
says,
what
will
happen
to
you
because
of
your
being
proud
will
cause
me
to
cry
when
I
am
alone.
My
eyes
will
be
filled
with
tears
because
you,
Yahweh’s
people,
whom
he
takes
care
of
like
a
shepherd
takes
care
of [MET]
his
flock,
will
all
be
captured
by
your
enemies
and
taken
to
other
countries.
You
people
of
Judah,
say
to
the
king
and
to
his
mother,
“Come
down
from
sitting
on
your
thrones
and
humbly
sit
in
the
dust,
because
your
enemies
will
soon
snatch
from
your
heads
your
glorious
crowns.”
The
towns
in
the
southern
part
of
Judah
will
be
surrounded
by
your
enemies,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
get
through
their
lines
to
rescue
the
people
in
those
towns.
You
people
of
Judah
will
be
captured
and
taken
away;
you
will
all
be ◄exiled/taken
to
foreign
countries►.
You
leaders
of
Jerusalem,
open
your
eyes
and
look:
The
enemy
armies
are
ready
to
march
down
from
the
north.
When
that
happens,
what
will
happen
to [RHQ]
the
people
of
Judah
who
are
like
a
beautiful
flock
of
sheep,
people
that
he
gave
to
you
to
take
care
of?
What
will
you
say [RHQ]
when
Yahweh
appoints
people
from
other
countries
to
rule
over
you,
people
who
you
mistakenly
thought
were
your
friends?
You
will [RHQ]
suffer
very
much
pain,
like
a
woman
who
is
about
to
give
birth
to
a
baby.
You
will
ask
yourselves, “Why
is
this happening
to
us?”
I
will
reply
that
it
is
because
of
your
many
sins.
That
is
why
soldiers
of
the invading
armies
will
lift
up
the
skirts
of
your
women
and
rape
them.
A
man
from
Ethiopia
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
change
the
color
of
his
black
skin,
and
a
leopard
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
change
its
spots.
Similarly,
you
cannot
start
doing
what
is
good,
because
you
have
always
done
what
is
evil.
Yahweh
says, “I
will
scatter
you
like
chaff
that
is
blown
away
by
the
wind
from
the
desert.
That
is
what
is
certainly
going
to
happen
to
you;
the
things
that
I
have
determined
will
happen
to
you,
because
you
have
forgotten
me,
and
you
are
trusting
in
false
gods.
It
is
as
though
I
myself
will
pull
your
skirts
up
over
your
faces
and
cause
you
to
be
very
ashamed
because
everyone
will
be
able
to
see
your
sex
organs.
I
have
seen
that
you
act
like
men
who
are
eager
to
commit
adultery;
you
are
like
male
horses
that whinny
when
they
desire
to
have
sex
with
a
female
horse.
I
have
seen
that
you
worship
disgusting
idols
in
the
fields
and
on
the
hills.
You
people
of
Jerusalem,
terrible
things
will
happen
to
you!
How
long
will
it
be [RHQ]
until
you
are
acceptable
to
me
again?”
The terrible drought
After
there
had
been
no
rain
in
Judah
for
a
long
time,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
The
people
in
Judah
are
very
distressed;
people
are
sitting
on
the
ground
and
mourning;
in
all
of
Jerusalem
people
are
crying
loudly.
The
rich
people
send
their
servants
to
wells
to
get
water,
but
all
the
wells
are
dry.
The
servants
return
with
empty
pitchers;
they
cover
their
heads
because
they
are
ashamed
and
humiliated/disappointed
and
sad.
The
ground
is
extremely
dry
and
cracked
open
because
there
has
been
no
rain.
The
farmers
are
very
worried,
so
they
also
cover
their
heads.
Even
the ◄does/female
deer►
abandon
their newborn
babies/fawns
because
there
is
no
grass
in
the
fields
for
them
to
eat.
The
wild
donkeys
stand
on
the
barren
hills,
panting
like [SIM]
thirsty
jackals/wolves.
They
become
blind
because
there
is
no
grass
to
eat.
The
people
say, “Yahweh,
we
have
turned
away
from
you
and
sinned
many
times,
and
now
we
know
that
we
are
being
punished
because
of
our
sins,
but
please
help
us
in
order
that
everyone
can
see
that
you
are
very
great [MTY].
You
are
the
one
whom
we Israelis
confidently
expect
to
do
good
things
for
us
when
we
have
many
troubles/difficulties.
So,
why
do
you
not
help
us?
You
act
as
though
you
are
a
stranger
in
our
land,
like
you
are
someone
who
is
staying
here
for
only
one
night.
Are
you
also
surprised
about
the
terrible
things
that
are happening
to
us?
Why
do
you
act
like
you
are
unable
to
save
anyone,
even
though
you
are
a
strong
warrior?
Yahweh,
you
are
here
among
us,
and
others
know
that
we
are
your
people,
so
do
not
abandon
us!”
And
this
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
those
people:
“You
love
to
wander
away
from
me;
you
run [MTY]
from
one
idol
to
another.
Therefore,
now
I
will
no
longer
accept
you,
and
I
will
punish
you
for
your
sins.”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Do
not
pray
for
these
people
anymore.
When
they ◄fast/abstain
from
food
in
order
to
honor
me►,
I
will
not
pay
any
attention.
When
they
bring
to
me
their
offerings
of
animals
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
their
offerings
of
grain,
I
will
not
accept
them.
Instead,
I
will
get
rid
of
them
by
wars,
by
famines,
and
by
diseases.”
Then
I
replied
to
him, “Yahweh
my
God,
their
prophets
are
telling
the
people
that
they
will
not
experience
wars [MTY]
or
famines.
They
are
telling
the
people
that
you
will
surely
allow
us
to
have
peace
in
our
land
for
many
years.”
Yahweh
replied
to
me, “Those
prophets
say
that
they
are
speaking
what
I
tell
them
to
say [MTY],
but
they
are
telling
lies.
I
did
not
send
them,
so
what
they
are
saying
is
false.
They
say
that
they
have
received
visions
from
me,
and
that
they
are
telling
things
that
I
have
revealed
to
them,
but
that
is
not
true.
They
are
saying
foolish
things
that
they
have
only
thought
of
themselves.
So
this
is
what
I
say
about
those
prophets
who
are
predicting
what
will
happen,
saying
that
I
told
them
those
things:
They
are
saying
that
we Israelis
will
not
die
from
wars
or
famines,
but
I
did
not
send
those
prophets.
And
they
themselves
will
die
from
wars
or
from
famines.
And
the
people
to
whom
they
are
predicting
these
things,
they
and
their
wives
and
their
sons
and
their
daughters,
will
also
die
from
wars
or
from
famines.
Their
corpses
will
be
thrown
into
the
streets
of
Jerusalem,
and
there
will
not
be
anyone
to
bury
them.
I
will
punish
them
like
they
deserve
to
be
punished.
So,
Jeremiah,
tell
this
to
them
about
yourself:
‘Day
and
night
my
eyes
are
full
of
tears.
I
cannot
stop
crying.
I
cry
for
my
people,
who
are
very
precious
to
me,
as
if
they
were [MET]
my
daughters.
I
cry
for
them
because
they
have
been
severely
wounded;
they
have
been
severely
crushed [DOU].
If
I
go
out
into
the
fields,
I
see
corpses
of
people
who
have
been
slaughtered
by
our
enemies.
If
I
walk
along
the
streets
of
the
city,
I
see
corpses
of
people
who
died
from
hunger.
The
prophets
and
the
priests
travel
through
the
land,
preaching
to
people,
but
they
do
not
know
what
they
are
doing (OR,
in
a
land
that
they
know
nothing
about).’”
Jeremiah’s
prayer
Then
I
prayed
this:
“
Yahweh,
have
you
completely
rejected
the
people
of
Judah?
Do
you
really
despise
the
people
of
Jerusalem [MTY]?
Why
have
you [RHQ]
wounded
us
very
badly,
with
the
result
that
we
will
never
be
healed?
We
hoped
that
we
would
have
peace,
but
there
was
no
peace.
We
hoped
that
there
would
be
a
time
when
we
would
be
healed,
but
all
that
we
received
were
things
that
terrified
us.
Yahweh,
we
admit/know
that
we
are
wicked
people,
and
that
our
ancestors
also
did
many
wicked
things.
We
have
all
sinned
against
you.
But
Yahweh,
in
order
that
we
may
honor [MTY]
you,
do
not
despise/abandon
us.
Do
not
dishonor
the
city
where [MTY]
your
glorious
throne
is.
Please
do
not
forget
us,
and
do
not ◄break
your
agreement
with
us/stop
doing
what
you
agreed
to
do
for
us►.
Those
idols
that
have
been
brought
from
other
nations
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
bring
rain
to
us,
and
the
sky
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
cause
rain
to
fall.
Yahweh
our
God,
you
are
the
only
one
who
can
do
things
like
that.
So
we
will
confidently
expect
you
to
help
us.”
Yahweh said what would happen to the people of Judah
Then
Yahweh
said
this
to
me: “Even
if
Moses
and
Samuel
could
come
back
from
their
graves
and
and
stand
in
front
of
me
and
plead
with
me
for
these Israeli
people,
I
would
not
act mercifully [IDM]
toward
these
people.
I
would
tell
you, ‘Send
them
away
from
me.
Cause
them
to
leave
me!’
And
if
they
ask
you, ‘Where
shall
we
go?’,
tell
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
The
ones
that
I
say
must
die,
will
die:
The
ones
that
I
say
must
die
in
wars [MTY],
will
die
in
wars.
The
ones
that
I
say
must
die
from
hunger,
will
die
from
hunger.
The
ones
that
I
say
must
be
captured
and
taken
to
other
countries,
will
be
captured
and
taken
to
other
countries.
I
will
send
four
things
that
will
get
rid
of
them:
I
will
send
enemy
soldiers
using
swords
to
kill
them.
I
will
send
wild
dogs
to
drag
away
their
corpses.
I
will
send
vultures
to
eat
their
corpses.
And
I
will
send
other
wild
animals
to
eat
what
remains
of
their
corpses.
Because
of
the
wicked
things
that
King
Manasseh
did
in
Jerusalem,
I
will
cause
people
in
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth
to
be
horrified
about
what
will
happen
in
Judah
to
my
people.
You
people
of
Jerusalem,
no
one
will [RHQ]
feel
sorry
for
you.
No
one
will [RHQ]
weep/cry
for
you.
No
one
will [RHQ]
ask ◄how
you
are/if
you
are
well►.
You
people
have
abandoned
me;
you
have
continued
to
walk
away
from
me [DOU].
So,
I
will
lift
up
my
fist
to
smash
you;
I
will
not
act mercifully
toward
you
any
longer.
At
the
gates
of
your
cities,
I
will
scatter
you
like
a
farmer
scatters
the
chaff
from
his
grain
by ◄winnowing
it/throwing
it
up
to
allow
the
wind
to
blow
the
chaff
away► [MET].
You,
my
people,
have
refused
to
turn
away
from
your
evil
behavior.
So,
I
will
get
rid
of
you,
and
I
will
even
cause
your
children
to
be
killed.
I
will
cause
there
to
be
more
widows
in
Judah
than
there
are
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore [HYP].
At noontime,
when
people
will
not
be expecting
it
to
happen,
I
will
cause
an
enemy
army
to
attack
you,
an
army
that
will
destroy
your
young
men
and
cause
their
mothers
to
weep.
I
will
cause
you
to
suddenly
experience
great
suffering/pain
and
become
very
terrified.
A
woman
who
has
seven
children
will
become
faint
and ◄gasp
for
breath/be
hardly
able
to
breathe►;
it
will
be
as
though
daylight
will
become
darkness
for
her,
because
most
of
her
children
will
be
dead,
and
she
will
be
disgraced
and
humiliated [DOU].
And
her
children
who
are
still
alive,
I
will
enable
your
enemies
to
kill
them.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.’ ”
Jeremiah’s
complaint
and
Yahweh’s
reply
I
said
to
my
mother, “I
am
very
sad;
I
wish
that
you
had
not
given
birth
to
me;
everyone
in
this
land
opposes
me
and
quarrels
with
me.
I
am
not
a
person
who
lends
money
to
people
and threatens
to sue/harm
them
if
they
do
not
pay
me
back
when
they
should,
and
I
am
not
a
person
who
borrows
money
from
others
and
then
refuses
to
pay
it
back,
but
everyone [HYP]
curses
me.”
But
Yahweh
replied
to
me,
“
Jeremiah,
I
will
take
care
of
you.
And
at
times
when
your
enemies
have
troubles
and
disasters,
they
will
come
to
you
and
plead
for
you
to
help
them.”
Yahweh
also
told
me
to
say
to
the
people
of
Judah,
“our
enemies,
who
are
as
strong
as
iron
or
bronze,
will
attack
you fromfrom
the
north;
no
one
will
be
able
to
stop
them.
I
will
give
all
the
valuable
possessions
of
the
people
of
Judah
to
their
enemies,
without
them
paying
for
it.
Their
valuable
possessions
will
be
the
payment/reward
that
I
will
give
them
because
of
all
the
sins
that
you
have
committed
throughout
your
country.
I
will
tell
your
enemies
to
force
you
to
become
their
prisoners,
and
to
take
you
to
other
lands
that
you
do
not
even
know
about,
and
force
you
to
become
their
slaves.
That
will
happen
because
I
am
extremely
angry
with
you;
my
being
angry
is
like [SIM]
a
fire
that
will
burn
forever.”
Another
complaint
by
Jeremiah,
and
Yahweh’s
reply
Then
I
said, “Yahweh,
you
know
what
is happening
to
me.
Please
come
and ◄help
me/take
care
of
me►.
Punish
those
who
are ◄persecuting
me/causing
me
to
suffer►.
Please
do
not
continue
to
be
patient
with
them
and
do
not
allow
me
to
die
now.
It
is ◄for
your
sake/because
I
serve
you►
that
I
am
suffering.
Yahweh
my
God,
you
are
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels;
and
when
you
spoke
to
me,
I
was
delighted
with
your
message;
it
caused
me
to
be
joyful,
and
I
eagerly
accepted [MET]
what
you
said
because
I
belong
to
you. [IDM, MTY]
When
the
people
were carousing
together,
I
never
joined
them;
I
sat
alone,
because
you [MTY]
are
the
one
who
controls
what
I
do.
I
was
very
angry
with
those
people
because
of
their
sins.
So, ◄why
do
you
allow
me
to
continue
to
suffer?/I
do
not
understand
why
you
allow
me
to
continue
to
suffer.► [RHQ]
It
seems
that [RHQ]
my
wounds
cannot
be
healed.
Sometimes
you
help
me,
sometimes
you
do
not
help
me.
It
seems
that
you
are
as undependable
as
a
brook
that
has
water
in
it
only
during
certain
seasons;
you
are
like
a
spring
that
has
dried
up.”
Then
Yahweh
replied,
“If
you
begin
again
to
trust
in
me,
I
will
restore
you,
in
order
that
you
can
continue
to
serve
me.
If
you
proclaim
good/valuable
messages
and
not
worthless
ones,
you
will
continue
to
be
the
one
who
speaks
what
I
tell
you
to
say.
You
must
cause
the
people
to
pay
attention
to
what
you
say;
you
must
not
pay
attention
to
what
they
say.
They
will
fight
against
you,
but
I
will
protect
you,
like [SIM]
people
are
protected
from
their
enemies
by
a
bronze
wall.
They
will
not
defeat
you,
because
I
will
be
with
you,
and
I
will
protect
and
rescue [DOU]
you.
Truly,
I
will
keep
you
safe
from
those
wicked
people,
I
will
rescue
you
when
you
are
seized
by
cruel
people.
That
will
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Jeremiah was warned about the coming disaster
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said
to
me,
“Do
not
get
married
and
have
children
in
this
land,
because
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say
about
the
children
who
are
born
in
this
city,
and
about
their
mothers
and
fathers:
Many
of
them
will
die
from
terrible
diseases.
And
no
one
will
mourn
for
them.
No
one
will
even
bury
their
corpses;
the
corpses
will
lie
on
the
ground,
scattered
like
manure.
Others
will
die
in
wars
or
from
hunger,
and
then
their
corpses
will
become
food
for
vultures
and
wild
animals.”
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
said
to
me: “Do
not
go
to funerals
to
mourn
or
to
show
those
whose
relatives
have
died
that
you
feel
sorry
for
them,
because
I
have
stopped
protecting
them,
and
I
have
caused
that
things
will
not
go
well
for
them.
I
have
stopped
faithfully
loving
them
and
acting mercifully
toward
them.
Very
many
people
will
die
in
this
land,
including
those
who
are
important
and
those
who
are
not
important.
And
no
one
will
mourn
for
them,
or
even
bury
their
corpses.
No
one
will
cut
himself
or
shave
his
head
to
show
that
he
is
very
sad.
No
one
will
bring
food
to
comfort
those
who
are
mourning,
not
even
if
it
is
their
father
or
their
mother
who
has
died.
No
one
will
give
them
a
cup
of
wine
to
cheer
them
up.
And
do
not
go
into
the
houses
where
people
are
feasting.
Do
not
eat
or
drink
anything
with
them.
I
want
you
to
do
this
because
this
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say: ‘While
you
are
still
alive
and
seeing
it
happen,
I
will
cause
there
to
be
no
more
singing
and
laughing
in
this
land.
There
will
be
no
more
joyful
voices
of bridegrooms
and
brides.’
When
you
tell
these
things
to
the
people,
they
will
ask, ‘Why
has
Yahweh
declared
that
these
terrible
things
will
happen
to
us?
What
have
we
done
for
which
we
deserve
to
be
punished
like
this?
What
sin
have
we
committed
against
Yahweh
our
God?’
Then
this
is
what
you
must
tell
them
that
I
am replying
to
them: ‘It
is
because
your
ancestors
turned
away
from
me,
Yahweh.
They
worshiped
other
gods
and
served
them.
They
abandoned
me
and
did
not
obey
my
commands.
But
you
who
are
living
now
have
done
more
wicked
things
than
your
ancestors
did!
Each
of
you
stubbornly
does
the
evil
things
that
he
desires
and
refuses
to
pay
attention
to
what
I
say.
So,
I
will
throw
you
out
of
this
land,
and
I
will
send
you
to
a
land
that
you
and
your
ancestors
have
never
known
about.
There
you
will
worship
other
gods
day
and
night.
And
I
will
not
act mercifully
toward
you.’
But
there
will
be
a
time
when
people
who
are
solemnly
promising
to
do
something
will
no
longer
say, ‘
I
will
do
this,
just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives—the
one
who
brought
the Israeli
people
here
from
Egypt.’
Instead,
they
will
say ‘
I
will
do
this,
just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives—the
one
who
brought
us Israeli
people
back
to
our
own
land,
from
the
lands
to
the
north
and
from
all
the
other
lands
to
which
he
had ◄exiled
us/forced
us
to
go►.’
They
will
be
able
to
say
that
because
some
day
I
will
bring
your
descendants
back
to
this
land
that
I
gave
to
your
ancestors.
But
now
I
am
summoning
your
enemies
who
will
seize
the
people
of
Judah
like [MET]
fishermen
catch
fish.
I
am
summoning
those
who
will
search
for
them
on
every
mountain
and
hill,
and
in
every
cave,
like [MET]
hunters
search
for
animals
to
kill.
I
am
watching
them
carefully.
I
see
every
sin
that
they
commit.
They
will
not
be
able
to
hide
from
me [MTY].
Because
of
all
the
wicked
things
that
they
have
done [DOU],
I
will
punish
them
twice
as
much
as
I
would
punish
other
people.
I
will
do
that
because
they
have
caused
my
land
to
become
unacceptable
to
me
because
of
their
worshiping lifeless
statues
of
detestable
gods,
and
also
because
they
have
done
many
other
evil
things
throughout
my
land.”
Jeremiah
prayed
again,
and
Yahweh
replied
Then
I
prayed,
saying, “Yahweh,
you
are
the
one
who
strengthens
me
and
protects
me [MET];
you
are
the
one
to
whom
I
go
when
I
have
troubles.
Some
day
people
from
nations
all
over
the
world
will
come
to
you
and
say,
‘Our
ancestors
left/gave
us
only
something
that
was
false;
they
worshiped
idols
that
are
completely
worthless [DOU].
No
one
can [RHQ]
make
their
own
gods;
the
gods
that
they
make
are
only
idols;
they
are
not real
gods.’ ”
Then
Yahweh
said, “Now
I
will
show
my
power
to
the
people
of
Judah;
I
will
show
them
that
I
am
truly
very
powerful [DOU].
Then,
finally,
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
true
God.”
Yahweh’s promise to punish Judah
Yahweh
said, “It
is
as
though
a
list
of
the
sins
committed
by
the
people
of
Judah
is
engraved
with
an
iron
chisel,
or
engraved
using
the
fine
point
of
a
very
hard
stone,
on
the
altars
where
they
worship
idols.
And
it
is
as
though
this
list
is
engraved
on
their
inner
beings!
Even
their
children
are
happy
to
go
to
the
altars
to
worship
their
gods,
and
to
the
poles
that
represent
the
goddess
Asherah
at
which
their
parents
worshiped,
shrines
that
are
underneath
all
the
big
trees
and
on
all
the
high
hills.
So,
I
will
allow
your
enemies
to
capture
Zion,
your
holy
hill,
and
all
your
wealth
and
your ◄treasures/valuable
things►,
and
even
the
shrines
on
all
those
hills,
because
of
the
sins
that
you
people
have
committed
throughout
your
land.
The
wonderful
land
that
I
gave
to
you
will
no
longer
belong
to
you.
I
will
tell
your
enemies
to
take
you
to
a
land
that
you
do
not
know
about,
and
you
will
become
their
slaves.
I
will
do
that
because
I
am
extremely
angry
with
you;
my
being
angry
is
like
a
fire
that
will
burn
forever.”
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
says:
“
I
will
curse/condemn
those
who
trust
in
human
beings
to
help
them,
those
who
rely
on
their
own
strength
and
turn
away
from
me.
They
are
like
dry
bushes
in
the
desert,
they
are
people
who
will
not
experience
any
good
things.
Those
people
will
live
in
the
barren
desert
in
a salty
area,
where
nothing
grows.
But
I
am
pleased
with
those
who
trust
in
me,
Yahweh,
and
who
confidently
expect
me
to
take
care
of
them.
Those
people
are
like [SIM]
fruit
trees
that
have
been
planted
along
a riverbank,
trees
that
have
roots
that
go
down
into
the
wet
ground
beside
the
water.
They
are
trees
whose
leaves
remain
green
when
it
becomes
hot,
trees
that
continue
to
bear
fruit
when
there
are
many
months
in
which
there
is
no
rain.
Human
minds
are
extremely
corrupt/deceitful,
and
you
cannot
change
that.
It
is
also
completely
impossible [RHQ]
for
anyone
to
understand
that.
But
I,
Yahweh,
search
what
is
in
everyone’s
inner
being,
and
I
examine
what
they
are
thinking.
I
will
give
all
people
rewards,
what
they
deserve
for
what
they
have
done.”
I,
Jeremiah,
agree,
because
I
know
that
people
who
become
rich
by
doing
things
that
are
unjust
are
like
birds
that
hatch
eggs
that
they ◄did
not
lay/stole
from
another
nest►.
So,
when
those
people
have
lived
only
half
of
the
years
that
they
expect
to
live,
their
wealth
will
disappear.
Then
other
people
will
realize
that
those
rich
people
have
been
foolish.
Yahweh,
your
temple
is
like
a
glorious
throne
that
is
still
on
a
high
hill.
You
are
the
one
whom
we Israeli
people
confidently
expect
to
bless
us,
and
all
those
who
turn
away
from
you
will
be
disgraced.
Their
names
will
be
written
only
in
the
dust,
and
will
soon
disappear,
because
they
have
abandoned
you,
who
are
like [MET]
a
fountain
where
people
obtain
fresh
water.
Yahweh,
please
heal
me,
because
if
you
heal
me,
I
will
truly
be
healed.
If
you
rescue
me,
I
will
truly
be
safe,
because
you
are
the
only
one
whom
I
praise.
People
often
ridicule
me
and
say,
“You
tell
us
messages
that
you
say
came
from
Yahweh,
but ◄why
have
the
things
that
you
predicted
not
happened?/those
predictions
have
not
come
true!►” [RHQ]
Yahweh,
you
appointed
me
to
take
care
of
your
people
like
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
sheep [MET];
I
have
not
abandoned
that
work,
and
you
know
that
I
have
not
previously
wanted
this
time
of
disaster
to
come
to
people
who
ridicule
me.
And
you
know
everything
that
I
have
said [MTY]
to
your
people.
Do
not
cause
me
to
be
terrified!
When
disasters
come/occur,
you
are
the
one
to
whom
I
will
go
to
be
safe.
So
now,
cause
those
who ◄persecute
me/cause
me
to
suffer►
to
be
ashamed
and
dismayed,
but
do
not
do
things
to
me
that
will
cause
me
to
be
ashamed
and
dismayed.
Cause
them
to
be
terrified!
Do
to
them
many
things
that
will
completely
destroy
them!
Keeping
the
Sabbath
day
holy
This
is
what
Yahweh
said
to
me: “Go
to
the
city
gates
in
Jerusalem.
First
go
to
the
gate
where
the
kings
of
Judah
go
in
and
out
of
the
city,
and
then
go
to
each
of
the
other
gates.
Say
to
the
people
at
each
gate, ‘You
kings
of
Judah
and
everyone
else
who
is
living
in
Jerusalem
and
all
you
other
people
of
Judah
who
enter
these
gates,
listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh!
He
says, “Listen
to
this
warning
carefully!
Stop
doing
work
on ◄Sabbath/our
rest►
days!
Stop
carrying
loads
through
these
gates
on
those
days!
Do
not
carry
loads
out
of
your
houses
or
do
any
other
work
on
Sabbath
days!
Instead,
cause
Sabbath
days
to
be ◄holy/set
apart
for
me►.
I
commanded
your
ancestors
to
do
that,
but
they
did
not
listen
to
me
or
obey
me.
When
I
did
things
to
correct
them,
they
stubbornly [IDM]
refused
to
pay
attention
to
what
I
said
or
to
accept
it.
But
I
say
that
if
you
obey
me,
and
if
you
do
not
carry
loads
through
these
gates
on
Sabbath
days
or
do
any
other
work
on
Sabbath
days,
and
if
you
dedicate
the
Sabbath
days
to
me,
kings
of
Judah [MTY]
and
their
officials
will
continue
to
go
in
and
out
of
these
gates.
There
will
always
be
someone
who
is
a
descendant
of [MTY]
King
David
ruling
here [MTY]
in
Jerusalem.
Kings
and
their
officials
will
go
in
and
out
of
these
gates,
riding
in
chariots
and
on
horses,
and
there
will
be
people
living
in
this
city
forever.
And
people
will
come
to
Jerusalem
bringing
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
other
offerings.
They
will
bring
to
the
temple
grain
offerings
and
incense
and
offerings
to
thank
me.
People
will
bring
those
offerings
from
the
towns
in
Judah
and
the
villages
near
Jerusalem
and
from
the
land
where
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
lives
and
from
the
western
foothills
and
from
the
desert
in
the
south.
But
if
you
do
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
say,
and
if
you
refuse
to
dedicate
the
Sabbath
days
to
me,
and
if
you
continue
to
carry
loads
through
these
gates
into
the
city
on
Sabbath
days,
I
will
burn
these
gates
completely.
The
fire
will
spread
to
the
palaces,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
put
out
that
fire.”’”
The potter and the clay
Yahweh
gave
another
message
to
me.
He
said,
“Go
to
the shop
of
the
man
who
makes
clay
pots.
I
will
give
you
a
message
there.”
So
I
went
to
that shop,
and
I
saw
the
man
who
makes
pots.
He
was
working
at
the
wheel
that
he
uses
to
form
pots.
But
when
he
finished
making
one
jar,
it
was
not
as
good
as
he
hoped/wanted
it
to
be.
So,
he
took
that
clay
and
formed
it
into
another
jar, shaping
it
as
he
desired.
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“Perhaps
the
people
of
Israel
think
that
I
cannot
do
to
them
like
this
man
who
makes
pots
has
done [RHQ].
But
what
they
think
is
wrong.
I
can
control
what
happens
to
them
like
this
man
controls
what
he
does
with
the
clay
in
his
hands.
There
may
be
a
time
when
I
proclaim
that
I
will
get
rid
of
a
nation
or
kingdom,
like
someone
pulls
up
a
plant
with
its
roots,
and smashes
it,
and
destroys
it.
But
if
the
people
of
that
nation
repent
of
doing
evil
things,
I
will
not
send
to
them
the
disasters
that
I
planned
to
send.
And
there
may
be
a
time
when
I
proclaim
that
I
will
establish
a
nation
or
kingdom
and
cause
it
to
be
strong [MET].
But
if
the
people
of
that
nation
start
to
do
evil
things
and
refuse
to
obey
me,
then
I
will
not
bless
them
as
I
said
that
I
would
do.
Therefore,
Jeremiah,
go
and
warn
all
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
places
in
Judah.
Say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says: “I
am
planning
to
cause
you
to
experience
a
disaster [DOU].
So,
each
of
you
should
turn
from
your
evil
behavior
and
start
doing
what
is
right,
in
order
that
you
will
not
experience
that
disaster.” ’ ’”
So
I
told
that
message
to
the
people,
but
they
replied, “It
is
useless
for
you
to
tell
us
that.
We
will
continue
to
be
stubborn
and
behave
as
we
want
to.”
So,
this
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“Ask
the
people
who
live
in
other
nations
if
they
have [RHQ]
ever
heard
of
such
a
thing.
My Israeli
people,
who
have
been
pure
like [MET]
virgins,
have
done
a
terrible
thing!
The
snow
certainly
never [RHQ]
completely
disappears/melts
from
the
rocky
slopes
of
the
mountains
in
Lebanon.
The
cold
streams
that
flow
down
from
those
distant
mountains
never [RHQ]
cease
flowing.
But
my
people
are
not
as
reliable
as
those
streams:
They
have
abandoned
me.
They
burn
incense
to
honor/worship
worthless
idols.
It
is
as
though
they
have
stumbled
as
they
walked
along
very
old
roads
that
are
good
roads,
and
now,
instead,
they
are
walking
on
dirt
paths.
Therefore,
their
land
will
become
desolate,
and
people
who
see
it
will
hiss
to
ridicule
it.
Eveyone
who
passes
by
will
be
appalled;
they
will
shake
their
heads
to
show
that
they
are
shocked.
I
will
scatter
the
people
when
their
enemies
attack
them
like
dust
is
scattered
by
an
east
wind.
And
when
they
experience
all
those difficulties/disasters,
I
will
turn
my
back
on
them
and
refuse
to
help
them.”
Jeremiah
complained
to
Yahweh
again
when
the
people
planned
to
attack
him
Then
some
of
the
people
said, “Come,
let’s
plan
to
attack
Jeremiah.
We
have
many
priests
who
teach
us
God’s
laws,
and
wise
men
who
give
us
good
advice,
and
prophets
who
tell
us
what
will
happen.
We
do
not
need
Jeremiah!
So,
let’s
slander
him
and
not
pay
attention
to
anything
that
he
says.”
Then
I
prayed, “Yahweh,
please
listen
to
me!
And
listen
to
what
my
enemies
are
saying
about
me.
I
am
doing
things
that
are
good,
so
it
is
disgusting
that [RHQ]
they
are
paying
me
back
by
doing
evil
things
to
me.
It
is
as
though
they
have
dug
a
pit
for
me
to
fall
into
and
die.
Do
not
forget
that
one
time
I
stood
in
front
of
you
and
pleaded
for
you
to
help
them,
and
I
tried
to
prevent
you
from
punishing
them [MTY],
even
though
you
were
very
angry
with
them.
So
now,
allow
their
children
to
die
from
hunger!
Or
cause
them
to
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords!
Cause
their
wives
to
become
widows,
whose
children
are
all
dead!
Cause
their
old
men
to
die
in
a
plague,
and
cause
their
young
men
to
be
killed
in
battles!
Cause
people
to scream
in
their
homes
when
enemy
soldiers
suddenly
come
into
their
houses!
Cause
all
those
things
to
happen
to
them
because
they
want
to
kill
me.
It
is
as
though
they
have
dug
a
pit
for
me
to
fall
into,
and
they
have
hidden
traps
along
my
path.
Yahweh,
you
know
all
the
things
that
they
are
planning
to
do
to
kill
me.
Do
not
forgive
them
for
their
crimes
or
blot
out
the
record
of
their
sins.
Cause
them
to
be
destroyed;
punish
them
because
of
your
being
angry
with
them!”
Judah will be like a smashed jar
This
is
another
message
that
Yahweh
gave
to
me: “Go
and
buy
a
clay
jar
from
a
man
who
makes
them.
Then
take
with
you
some
of
the
elders
of
the
people
and
leaders
of
the
priests.
Go
out
of
the
city
past
the
Gate
of
Broken
Pots,
to
the
place
overlooking
the
dump
for
broken
pottery
in
the
Ben-Hinnom
Valley.
Then
give
them
a
message.
Say
to
them, ‘
This
message
is
for
you
kings
of
Judah
and
other
people
of
Jerusalem.
Listen
to
what
Yahweh
is
saying!
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
that
he
will
cause
there
to
be
a
terrible
disaster
in
Jerusalem.
Those
who
hear
about
it
will
be
stunned/shocked [IDM].
That
will
happen
because
you Israeli
people
have
stopped
worshiping
me,
and
have
caused
this
place
to
be
a
place
where
you
worship
foreign
gods.
You
burn
sacrifices
to
gods
that
neither
you
nor
your
ancestors
nor
even
the
kings
of
Judah
ever
heard
about.
And
you
have
filled
this
place
with
the
blood
of
innocent
people
whom
you
have
killed.
You
have
built
shrines
to
honor
your
god
Baal,
and
at
those
shrines
you
have
killed
your
own
children
and
offered
them
to
be
sacrifices
to
Baal.
I
never
commanded
you
to
do
that,
I
never
spoke
about
doing
that,
I
never
even
thought
about
anyone
doing
that.
So,
beware,
because
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
there
will
be
a
time
when
this garbage
dump
will
no
longer
be
called
Topheth
or
Ben-Hinnom
Valley;
it
will
be
called
Slaughter
Valley.
In
this
place
I
will
ruin
the
plans
of
you
people
who
live
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
places
in
Judah.
I
will
allow
your
enemies
who
want
to
kill
you
to
kill
many
of
you
with
their
swords.
Then
I
will
allow
your
corpses
to
remain
on
the
ground
to
be
food
for
vultures
and
wild
animals.
I
will
completely
destroy
Jerusalem
and
cause
it
to
become
a
heap
of
ruins
that
people
will
despise.
All
the
people
who
pass
by
will
be
appalled,
and
they
will
be
shocked
when
they
see
that
the
city
has
been
destroyed.
I
will
enable
your
enemies
who
want
to
kill
you
to
surround
the
city
for
a
long
time.
Then
the
food
will
be
all
gone,
and
you
people
will
be
extremely
hungry,
with
the
result
that
you
people
in
the
city
will
eat
the
flesh
of
your
own
children
and
your
neighbors’
children.’
Jeremiah,
after
you
tell
that
to
them,
while
the
people
who
are
with
you
are
watching,
smash
the
jar
that
you
brought.
Then
say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says: “Just
like
this
jar
has
been
smashed
and
cannot
be
repaired,
I
will
smash
this
city
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah.
You
will
bury
some
of
your
corpses
here
in
this
dump,
until
there
is
no
more
space
to
bury
any
more
corpses.
That
is
what
I
will
do
to
this
city
and
to
you
people
who
live
here.
I
will
cause
this
city
to
be
desecrated,
like
King
Josiah
caused
Topheth
to
be
a
place
that
was unfit
for
people
to
worship
me
there.
The
houses
in
Jerusalem
and
the
palaces
of
the
kings
of
Judah
will
be
desecrated
like
this
place
will
be.
All
the
houses
where
you
burned
incense
on
the
rooftops
to
honor
the
stars
that
you
worshiped,
and
where
you
poured
out
wine
to
be
an
offering
to
your
gods,
will
become ◄desecrated/unacceptable
places
for
people
to
worship
me►.”’”
Then
I
returned
from
the garbage
dump
where
Yahweh
had
sent
me
to
tell
them
that
message.
Then
I
stood
in
the
courtyard
of
Yahweh’s
temple
and
said
this
to
all
the
people
who
were
there:
“This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says: ‘I
will
cause thereto
be
a
disaster
in
this
city
and
in
the
villages
around
it
like
I
promised,
because
you
people
have
stubbornly [IDM]
refused
to
pay
attention
to
what
I
said
to
you.’ ”
Pashhur arrested Jeremiah
Pashhur,
the
son
of
Immer,
was
a
priest
who
supervised
the
temple
guards.
He
heard
those
things
that
I
had
prophesied.
So
he
arrested
me.
Then
he
commanded
guards
to
whip
me
and
fasten
my
feet
in ◄stocks/a
wooden
frame►
at
the
Benjamin
Gate
of
Yahweh’s
temple.
The
next
day,
when
Pashhur
released
me,
I
said
to
him, “Pashhur,
Yahweh
is
giving
you
a
new
name.
From
now
on,
your
name
will
be ‘Surrounded
by Terror’,
because
Yahweh
says
this
to
you: ‘I
will
cause
you
and
your
friends
to
be
terrified.
You
will
watch
them
being
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords.
I
will
enable
the
army
of
the
king
of
Babylon
to
capture
the
people
of
Judah.
Those
soldiers
will
take
some
of
the
people
to
Babylon,
and
they
will
kill
others
with
their
swords.
And
I
will
enable
their
soldiers
to
take
away
other
things
in
Jerusalem.
They
will
take
to
Babylon
all
the
very
valuable
things
that
belonged
to
your
kings.
And
as
for
you,
Pashhur,
they
will
take
you
and
all
your
family
to
Babylon.
You
and
your
family
and
all
your
friends
who
have
prophesied
things
that
are
lies
will
die
there
and
be
buried
there.’”
Jeremiah
complained
to
Yahweh
again
One
day
I
said
this
to
Yahweh:
“Yahweh,
when
you
chose
me
to
be
a
prophet,you
deceived
me,
and
I
allowed
you
to
deceive
me.
You
insisted
that
I
become
a
prophet
and
you
are
stronger
than
I
am.
And
now
everyone [HYP]
ridicules
me.
They
make fun
of
me
all
the
day.
When
I
tell
people
your
messages,
I
shout
saying,
‘
Yahweh
is
going
to
cause
you
to
experience
violence
and
destruction!’
So
because
I
tell
them
those
messages
from
you,
they
insult
me
and
scoff
at
me
all
day
long.
But
if
I
would
say, ‘I
will
never
mention
Yahweh
or
say
anything
about
him, [MTY]’
it
would
be
as
though
your
message
would
burn
in
my
inner
being
like [SIM]
a
fire;
it
would
be
like
a
fire
in
my
bones.
Sometimes
I
try
to
remain
silent
and
not
proclaim
your
messages,
but
I
am
not
able
to
do
that.
I
hear
many
people
whispering
about
me,
saying ‘
He
is
the
man
who
proclaims
that
there
will
be
things
that
cause
us
to
be
terrified
everywhere.
We
must
tell
the
authorities
what
he
is
saying!
We
must
denounce
him!’
Even
my
best
friends
are
waiting
for
me
to
say
something
that
is
wrong.
They
are
saying, ‘Perhaps
we
can
cause
him
to
say
something
wrong,
and
if
he
does,
we
will
be
able
to discredit
him.’
But
you,
Yahweh,
are
helping
me
like [SIM]
a
strong
warrior,
so
it
is
as
though
you
will
cause
those
who
persecute
me
to
stumble,
and
they
will
not
defeat
me.
They
will
be
completely
disgraced
because
of
being
unable
to
defeat
me;
and
other
people
will
never
forget
that
they
were
disgraced.
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
you
examine
all
those
who
are
righteous;
you
know
all
that
is
in
their
inner
beings
and
what
they
think.
Allow
me
to
see
you
getting
revenge
on
those
who
want
to
harm
me,
because
I
trust
that
you
will
do
for
me
what
is
right.”
Sing
to
Yahweh!
Praise
Yahweh!
He
rescues
poor
and
needy
people,
from
those [SYN]
who
are
wicked.
But
I
hope/desire
that
the
day
that
I
was
born
will
be
cursed.
I
do
not
want
anyone
to
celebrate
that
day.
And
as
for
that
man
who
brought
to
my
father
the
news,
and
caused
him
to
be
very
happy,
by
saying
“
You
wife
has
given
birth
to
a
son
for
you”,
I
hope/desire
that
he
also
will
be
cursed.
Allow
him
to
be
destroyed
like
the
cities
that
Yahweh
destroyed
long
ago,
without
acting mercifully
toward
them.
Cause
that
man
to
hear
the
people
wailing
in
the
morning,
and
to
hear
the
enemy
soldiers
shout
their
battle
cries
at
noon.
I
want
that
to
happen
to
him
because
he
did
not
kill
me
before
I
was
born.
I
wish
that
I
had
died
in
my
mother’s
womb,
and
that
my
mother’s
body
would
have
been
like [MET]
my
grave.
I
have
continually
experienced
much
trouble
and
sorrow,
and
I
am
disgraced
now
when
I
am
about
to
die;
why
was
it
necessary [RHQ]
for
me
to
me
born?
God rejected King Zedekiah’s request
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message
when
King
Zedekiah
of
Judah
sent
a
man
who
was
also
named
Pashhur,
the
son
of
Malkijah,
and
a
priest
named
Zephaniah,
the
son
of
Maaseiah,
to
talk
to
me.
They
pleaded
with
me,
saying,
“
The
army
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
is
attacking
Judah.
Please
speak
to
Yahweh
for
us.
Ask
him
if
he
will
help
us.
Perhaps
he
will
force Nebuchadnezzar’s
army
to
leave
by
performing
a
miracle
for
us,
like
the
miracles
he
performed
previously.”
I
replied
to
them, “
Go
back
to
King
Zedekiah.
Tell
him,
‘This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says: “I
will
cause
your
weapons
to
be
useless
in
fighting
against
the
king
of
Babylon
and
his
army
that
is
outside
the
walls
of
Jerusalem,
attacking.
I
will
enable
them
to
enter
into
the
center
of
this
city.
I
myself
will
fight
against
your
army
with
my
very
great
power, [MTY, DOU]
because
I
am
very
angry
with
you.
I
will
send
a
very ◄terrible
plague/big
sickness►
on
the
people
of
this
city,
and
on
their domestic
animals,
and
many
of
them
will
die.”
And
Yahweh
says
there
are
many
people
in
this
city
who
want
to
kill
you.
So,
he
will
enable
the
army
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
and
other
people
in
this
city
to
capture
you,
King
Zedekiah,
and
your
officials,
and
all
the
other
people
who
do
not
die
from
the
plague.
His
army
will
slaughter
your
soldiers;
they
will
not
act mercifully
toward
you(pl)
or
pity
you
at
all. [DOU]’
And
tell
this
to
all
the
people: ‘Yahweh
says
that
you
must
decide
whether
you
want
to
die
or
to
remain
alive.
Everyone
who
remains
in
Jerusalem
will
die.
They
will
be
killed
in
battles
or
die
from
being
hungry
or
from
diseases.
But
those
who
surrender
to
the
army
of
Babylon
that
is
surrounding
your
city
will
remain
alive.
They
will
escape
dying.
That
will
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
decided
to
cause
this
city
to
experience
disasters,
not
to
experience
something
good.
The
army
of
the
king
of
Babylon
will
capture
this
city
and
will
destroy
it
completely
by
fire.’ ”
Yahweh
will
punish
Judah’s
kings
Yahweh
also
told
me
to
say
this
to
the
family
of
the
king
of
Judah: “Listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh!
This
is
what
he
says
to
you
descendants
of
King
David:
‘Every
day,
make
fair
decisions
for
the
people
whom
you
judge.
Help
those
who
have
been
robbed.
Rescue/Save
them
from
those [SYN]
who ◄oppress
them/treat
them
cruelly►.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
I
will
be
angry
and
punish [MTY]
you
with
a
fire
that
will
be
impossible
to
extinguish,
because
of
all
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
I
will
fight
against
you
people
of
Jerusalem,
you
who
live
on
top
of
a
rocky
hill
above
the
valley.
I
will
fight
against
you
people
who
boast,
saying,
“No
one
can
attack
us
and
break
through
our
defenses.”
I
will
punish
you
for
your
wicked
deeds
like
you
deserve
to
be
punished;
It
will
be
as
though
I
will
light
a
fire
in
your
forests
that
will
burn
up
everything
around
you!’ ”
A message about punishing the evil kings of Judah
This
is
another
message
that
Yahweh
gave
to
me: “Go
down
to
the
palace
of
the
king
of
Judah
and
say
this
to
him:
‘You
are
the
king
of
Judah.
You
are
the
ruler [MTY],
like
King
David
was.
You
and
your
officials
and
your
people
must
listen
to
what
Yahweh
says: “Act
fairly
and
justly.
Do
what
is
right.
Help
those
who
have
been
robbed.
Rescue
people
from
those
who
oppress
them.
Stop
doing
evil
things.
Do
not
mistreat
those
who
have
come
here
from
other
countries,
and
do
not
mistreat
orphans
and
widows.
Stop murdering
here
in
Jerusalem [MTY]
those
who ◄are
innocent/have
not
done
things
that
are
wrong►.
If
you
obey
those
commands
carefully,
there
will
always
be
some
descendant
of
King
David
who
will
be
ruling
here [MTY]
in
Jerusalem.
The
king
and
his
officials
and
other
people
will
ride
through
the
gates
of
the
city
in
chariots
and
on
horses.
But
if
you
refuse
to
pay
attention
to
those
commands,
I,
Yahweh,
solemnly
declare,
with
myself [MTY]
as
a
witness,
that
this
palace
will
become
a
pile
of
rubble.” ’ ”
And
this
is
what
Yahweh
says
about
the
king’s
palace:
“
I
like
this
palace,
like
I
like
the
forests
in
the
Gilead
region
and
the
mountains
in
Lebanon.
But
I
will
cause
this
palace
to
become
a
desert,
a
place
that
no
one
lives
in.
I
will
summon
enemy
troops
who
will
destroy
this
palace;
each
of
their
soldiers
will
use
his
own
tools
to wreck
the
building.
They
will
cut
into
pieces
the
beautiful
big
cedar
beams
and
throw
them
into
a
fire.”
People
from
many
nations
will
walk
past
the
ruins
of
this
city
and
say
to
each
other, “Why
did
Yahweh
destroy
this
city
that
was
very
great?”
And
other
people
will
reply, “
He
did
it
because
his
people
stopped
obeying
the
agreement
that
they
had
made
with
Yahweh
their
God.
Instead,
they
worshiped [DOU]
other
gods.”
Yahweh
also
says, “Do
not
mourn
for
King
Josiah;
do
not
cry
because
he
has
died.
Instead,
mourn
for
King
Jehoahaz,
his
son,
because
he
will
be
captured
and
taken
to
another
country,
and
he
will
never
return
to
see
his
own
country,
Judah,
again.”
Jehoahaz
became
king
after
his
father,
King
Josiah,
died,
but
Jehoahaz
indeed
was
captured
and
taken
to
Babylonia.
And
this
is
what
Yahweh
says
about
him: “He
also
will
never
return
to
Judah.
He
will
die
in
that far-away
country
and
will
never
see
his
own
country
again.”
A
message
about
King
Jehoiakim
And
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Terrible
things
will
happen
to
King
Jehoahaz’s
brother,
King
Jehoiakim.
He
unjustly
forced
men
to
build
his
palace.
The
rooms
on
the
upper
level
were
built
by
men
who
were
forced
unjustly
to
do
that
work;
he
forced
his
neighbors
to
work
for
nothing;
he
did
not
pay
them
anything.
He
said, ‘I
will
force
my
workers
to
build
a
huge
beautiful
palace
with
very
large
rooms
and
many
windows.
They
will
cover
the
walls
with
fragrant
cedar panels/timber
and
paint
them
bright
red.’”
But
it
is
certainly
not [RHQ]
having
a
beautiful
cedar
palace
that
causes
a
king
to
be
great!
Jehoiakim’s
father,
Josiah,
also
had [RHQ]
plenty
of
things
to
eat
and
drink.
But
Josiah
always
did
things
that
are
right
and
just,
and
that
is
why
God
blessed
him.
Josiah
acted
justly/fairly
and
helped
poor
and
needy
people,
so
things
went
well
for
him.
Yahweh
says, “That
is [RHQ]
the
way
a
person
should
behave
who
knows
me.
But
Jehoiakim,
you [MTY]
are
greedy
and
desire
only
to
obtain
things
by
acting
dishonestly.
You
murder [MTY]
innocent
people,
you
oppress
poor
people,
and
you
treat
people
cruelly
and
violently.”
Therefore,
this
is
what
Yahweh
says
about
Jehoiakim,
the
son
of
King
Josiah:
“
When
he
dies,
people
will
not
mourn
for
him.
They
will
not
say
to
each
other, ‘It
is
very
sad;
we
are
so
sorry!’
The
people
whom
he
ruled
will
not
mourn
for
him,
saying,
‘We
are
sad
that
our
king
is
dead;
we
are
so
sorry
that
the
wonderful
things
that
happened
while
he
was
king
are
ended.’
When
he
dies,
people
will
do
to
his
corpse
what
they
do
to
a
dead
donkey;
his
corpse
will
be
dragged
out
of
Jerusalem
and
dumped
outside
the
gates!
You
people
of
Judah,
go
to
the
mountains
in
Lebanon
and
weep,
shout
in
the
mountains
of
the
Bashan
region,
cry
out
in
the
mountains
of
Moab,
because
all
your
friends
in
those
areas
have
been
destroyed.
When
you
were
prosperous,
I
warned
you,
but
you
replied, ‘We
will
not
pay
attention
to
what
you
say.’
You
have
been
acting
like
that
since
you
were
young;
you
have
never
obeyed
me.
So,
now
I
will
punish
all
your
leaders;
it
will
be
as
though
they
have
been
blown
away
by
the
wind.
They
will
be
captured
by
your
enemies
and
taken
to
another
country.
When
that
happens,
you
will
truly
be
ashamed
and
disgraced
because
of
all
the
wicked
things
that
you
have
done.
Now,
your
king
enjoys
living
in
the
cedar
rooms
in
his
palace,
but
soon
he
will
be
punished,
and
then
he
will
groan
like [SIM]
a
woman
who
is
giving
birth
to
a
baby.”
God
will
punish
King
Jehoiachin
Yahweh
says
this: “Jehoiachin,
son
of
King
Jehoiakim
of
Judah,
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
I
will
punish
you.
Even
if
you
were
the
ring
on
my
finger
that
shows
that
I
am
the
king,
I
would
pull
you
off.
You
are
afraid
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
and
his
huge
army,
because
they
are
wanting
to
kill
you.
I
will
enable
them
to
capture
you.
I
will
expel
you
and
your
mother
from
this
land,
and
you
will
be
taken
to
another
country.
Neither
of
you
was
born
there,
but
you
will
both
die
there.
You
will
never
return
to
this
land
that
you
will
very
much
desire
to
return
to.”
Someone
said, “Jehoiachin
will
be [RHQ]
like
a
broken
pot
that
is
despised
and
which
no
one
wants.
He
and
his
children
will
be ◄exiled/forced
to
go►
to
a
foreign
land.
I
want
the
people
in
this
land
to
listen
carefully
to
this
message
from
Yahweh.”
This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“
In
the
record
about
the
kings
of
Judah,
write
down
that
it
will
be
as
though
this
man
Jehoiachin
had
no
children,
and
that
he
has
not
been
successful
during
his
life,
because
none
of
his
children/descendants
will
ever
become
king
to
rule
over
the
people
of
Judah.”
God will punish the evil leaders
Yahweh
declares, “Terrible
things
will
happen
to
the
leaders [MET]
of
my
people—those
who
are
like
shepherds
of
the
people
who
are
like
my
sheep—because
they
have
scattered
my
people
and
sent
them
away,
and
have
not
taken
care
of
them.
So,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
worship,
say
to
those
leaders: ‘Instead
of
taking
care
of
my
people
and
leading
them
to
places
where
they
are
safe,
like
a
shepherd
does
for
his
sheep,
you
have
scattered
them.
So
I
will
punish
you
for
the
evil
things
that
you
have
done.
But
later
I
will
gather
those
who
are
still
alive,
from
the
countries
where
I
have
forced
them
to
go.
I
will
bring
them
back
to
their
own
country,
where
they
will
have
many
children,
and
their
number/population
will
increase.
Then
I
will
appoint
other
leaders
for
my
people,
leaders
who
will
take
care
of
them.
And
my
people
will
never
be
afraid [DOU]
of
anything
again,
and
none
of
them
will
be
like
a
lost
sheep.’ ”
Yahweh
also
says,
“Some
day
I
will
appoint
for
you
a
righteous
man
who
will
be
a
descendant
of
King
David.
He
will
be
a
king
who
rules
wisely.
He
will
do
what
is
just
and
right
throughout
the
land.
At
that
time,
all
the Israeli
people [DOU]
will
be
saved
from
their
enemies,
and
they
will
be
safe.
And
his
name
will
be
‘Yahweh,
the
one
who
vindicates/defends
us.’ ”
Yahweh
also
says
that
at
that
time,
people
who
are
solemnly
promising
to
do
something
will
no
longer
say, “
I
will
do
it
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
who
rescued
the Israeli
people
from
Egypt.”
Instead,
they
will
say, “
I
will
do
it
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
who
brought
us Israeli
people
back
to
our
own
land,
from
the
land
to
the northeast
and
from
all
the
other
countries
to
which
he
had
exiled
us.”
And
they
will
live
in
their
own
land
again.
The
false
prophets
will
be
punished
I
am
very
shocked
because
of
the
sacred
message
that
Yahweh
has
spoken
about
what
will
happen
to
the
false
prophets;
it
is
as
though
all
my
bones
shake.
I
stagger
like
a
man
who
is
drunk
after
drinking
a
lot
of
wine.
The
land
is
full
of
people
who
commit
adultery;
and
Yahweh
has
cursed
the
land.
Even
the
pastures
in
the
desert
are
all
dried
up,
because
the
people
do
what
is
evil,
and
the
false
prophets
use
their
power
to
do
things
that
are
not
just/fair.
Yahweh
says, “
Yes,
even
the
priests
and
the
prophets
are
ungodly;
they
do
wicked
things
even
in
my
temple.
Therefore,
it
will
be
as
though
the
paths
that
they
walk
on
are
slippery.
It
will
be
as
though
they
are
being
chased
in
the
darkness,
and
there
they
will
fall
down,
because
I
will
cause
them
to
experience
disasters
at
the
time
that
I
will
punish
them.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Previously
I
saw
that
the
prophets
in
Samaria
were
doing
something
that
was
wrong;
they
were
prophesying,
saying
that
Baal
gave
them
the
messages
that
they
were
proclaiming,
and
they
were
deceiving
my
people.
And
now
I
have
seen
the
prophets
in
Jerusalem
doing
terrible
things.
They
commit
adultery
and habitually
tell
lies.
They
encourage
evil
people
to
continue
to
do
evil
things,
with
the
result
that
the
people
do
not
stop
sinning.
Those
prophets
are
as
wicked
as
the
people
in
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
were.
So,
this
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
about
those
false
prophets:
“I
will
give
those
prophets
bitter
things
to
eat
and
poison
to
drink,
because
it
is
because
of
them
that
this
land
is
filled
with
people
who
do
wicked
things.”
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
“Do
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
those
false
prophets
say
to
you,
because
they
are
just
deceiving
you.
They
tell
you
about
visions
that
they
have
thought/created
only
in
their
own
minds,
not
about
visions
that
I
have
given
them.
They habitually
say
to
those
who
hate
me,
‘
Yahweh
says
that
you
will
have
peace.’
And
they
say
to
those
who
stubbornly
do
what
they
want
to
do,
‘Nothing
bad
will
happen
to
you
because
of
your
doing
those
things.’
But
none
of
them
has
ever
been
in
a
council
meeting
in
heaven
in
order
to
listen
to
a
message
from
me.
None
of
them
has
paid
attention
to
anything
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
said.
So,
listen
to
this:
I
will
punish
them;
it
will
be
like
a
great
storm;
it
will
come
down
like
a
whirlwind,
swirling
around
the
heads
of
those
wicked
people.
I
will
not
stop
being
angry
until
I
completely
accomplish
all
that
I
have
planned.
In
the
future,
you
will
understand
all
of
this
clearly.”
Yahweh
also
says, “I
have
not
appointed
those
prophets,
but
they
run
around
telling
people
their
messages.
I
did
not
speak
to
them,
but
they
continue
to
prophesy.
If
they
had
been
in
my
council
meetings,
they
would
have
been
able
to
speak
messages
from
me,
and
they
would
have
caused
people
to
turn
away
from
committing
evil
things.”
Yahweh
also
says, “Am
I
a
God
who
is
only
nearby?
No,
I
am
a
God
who
is
far
away,
also.
So,
no
one
can
hide
in
some
secret
place
with
the
result
that
I
cannot
see
him.
I
am
everywhere,
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth!
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say!
I
have
heard
those
prophets
prophesy
lies,
saying
that
they
are
telling
people
messages
from
me.
They
say, ‘
Listen
to
me
tell
you
the
dream
that
God
gave
me
last
night!
I
really
had
this
dream!’
How
long
will
they
continue
to
do
this?
How
long
will
those
lying
prophets
continue
to
prophesy
things
that
come
only
from
their
own
minds?
They
think
that
because
of
the
dreams
that
they
tell
to
each
other,
people
will
forget
me,
like
their
ancestors
forgot
about
me
when
they
started
to
worship
Baal.
Allow
those
false
prophets
to
tell
people
their
dreams,
but
those
who
have
messages
that
really
come
from
me
should
proclaim
those
messages
faithfully.
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
like
straw
and
grain
are
certainly
very
different,
my
messages
and
the
messages
from
those
false
prophets
are
certainly
very
different.
It
is
as
though
my
messages
burn
like
a
fire;
they
strike
people’s
inner
beings
like
someone
strikes
a
rock
with
a
hammer
and smashes
it
into
pieces.
Therefore,
I,
Yahweh
say, 'I
oppose
all
those
prophets
who
steal
messages
from
each
other
and
claim
that
those
messages
came
from
me.
I
oppose
those
prophets
who
speak
their
own
messages
but
claim
that
those
messages
came
from
me.
I
oppose
those
prophets
who
falsely
say
that
I
told
them
something
in
a
vision,
but
they
are
only
telling
lies
that
cause
my
people
to
sin.
I
did
not
send
those
prophets.
I
did
not
even
appoint
them
to
be
prophets.
And
they
have
no
messages
that
will
benefit
my
people
at
all.'
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
declare.”
Messages
from
false
prophets
Yahweh
said
to
me, “If
one
of
those
prophets
or
priests
or
one
of
the
other
people
asks
you, ‘What
problem
has
Yahweh
told
you
about
now?’,
you
must
reply, ‘You
are
the
problem!
And
Yahweh
says
that
he
will
abandon
you!’
And
if
any
prophet
or
priest
or
anyone
else
falsely
says, ‘
I
have
a
prophecy
from
Yahweh,’
I
will
punish
that
person
and
his
family.
What
you
should
continually
ask
each
other
is, ‘
When
you
spoke
to
Yahweh,
what
did
he
reply?
What
is
he
saying
to
us?’
But
stop
saying ‘
I
have
a
prophecy/message
from
Yahweh,’
because
those
who
say
that
are
doing
it
only
because
they
want
people
to
accept
their ideas,
and
by
doing
that
they
distort/change
the
messages
that
are
from
our
God,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
This
is
what
you
should
ask
each
prophet: ‘What
did
Yahweh
reply
when
you
talked
to
him?
What
is
he
saying
to
us?’
If
he
replies, ‘
What
I
told
you
is
a
prophecy/message
from
Yahweh,’
you
should
say
to
him, ‘You
have
continued
to
say, “
I
received
a
prophecy/message
from
Yahweh”
even
though
I
told
you
to
not
claim
that
you
have
received
prophecies/messages
from
Yahweh.’
So
I
,
Yahweh,
will
get
rid
of
you
false
prophets.
I
will
expel
you
from
my
presence.
And
I
will
get
rid
of
this
city
that
I
gave
to
you
and
to
your
ancestors.
I
will
cause
people
to
make fun
of
you
forever.
People
will
never
forget
that
you
were
disgraced.”
Good figs and bad figs
The
army
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
captured
Jehoiachin,
the
king
of
Judah,
and
his
officials,
and
all
his
skilled
workers [DOU]
and
took
them
to
Babylon.
After
that
happened,
Yahweh
gave
me
a
vision.
In
the
vision
I
saw
two
baskets
of
figs
that
had
been
placed
in
front
of
the
temple.
One
basket
was
full
of
good
figs,
like
the
kind
that ripen
first.
The
other
basket
was
filled
with
figs
that
were
bad/rotten,
with
the
result
that
they
could
not
be
eaten.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Jeremiah,
what
do
you
see?”
I
replied, “
I
see
some
figs.
Some
are
very
good
ones,
but
some
are
very
bad,
with
the
result
that
no
one
would
eat
them.”
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“This
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
say
that
they
worship,
say: ‘The
good
figs
represent [SIM]
the
people
of
Judah
whom
I
exiled
to
Babylonia.
I [SYN]
will ◄watch
over/take
care
of►
them
well,
and
some
day
I
will
bring
them
back
here
to
Judah.
I
will
establish
them
and
cause
them
to
be
strong.
I
will
cause
them
to
be
prosperous [MET],
and
I
will
not
exile
them
again.
I
will
enable
them
to
desire
to
know [IDM]
that
I
am
Yahweh.
They
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
their
God,
because
they
will
return
to
me
sincerely.’
But
I,
Yahweh,
also
say, ‘The
bad
figs
represent [SIM]
Zedekiah,
the
king
of
Judah,
and
his
officials,
and
all
the
other
people
who
remain
in
Jerusalem,
and
those
who
have
gone
to
Egypt.
I
will
do
to
them
like
people
do
to
rotten
figs.
I
will
get
rid
of
them,
with
the
result
that
people
in
every
nation
on
the
earth
will
be
horrified,
and
will
hate
them
because
they
are
evil
people.
Wherever
I
scatter
them,
people
will
make fun
of
them,
and
say
that
they
are
disgraced,
and
ridicule
them,
and
curse
them.
And
I
will
cause
them
to
experience
wars
and
famines
and
diseases,
until
they
have
disappeared
from
this
land
which
I
gave
to
them
and
to
their
ancestors.’”
A prediction about being exiled for 70 years
After
Jehoiakim
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
four
years,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message
for
all
the
people
of
Judah.
It
was
during
the
year
that
King
Nebuchadnezzar
started
to
rule
in
Babylon.
I
spoke
this
message
to
all
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah:
“Yahweh
has
been
giving
me
messages
for 23
years.
He
started
giving
me
messages
when
Josiah,
the
son
of
Amon,
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost 13
years.
And
I
have
faithfully
told
you
those
messages,
but
you
have
not
paid
any
attention
to
them.
Many
times
Yahweh
has
sent
to
you
the
prophets
who
served
him,
but
you
have
not
listened
to
them
or
paid
any
attention
to
what
they
said.
Each
time
their
message
was
this: ‘Turn
from
all
your
evil
behavior [MET],
from
all
the
evil
things
that
you
have
continually
been
doing.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
be
able
to
stay
in
this
land
that
Yahweh
gave
to
you
and
to
your
ancestors,
to
belong
to
you
forever.
Do
not
cause
Yahweh
to
become
angry
by
serving
and
worshiping
idols
that
you
have
made
with
your
hands.
If
you
do
not
cause
him
to
be
angry,
he
will
not
punish/harm
you.’
And
Yahweh
says, ‘But
you
would
not
pay
attention
to
the
messages
that
I
gave
to
those
prophets.
You
caused
me
to
become
extremely
angry
by
your
worshiping
idols
that
you
had
made
with
your
own
hands.
That
resulted
in
my
punishing
you.
So
now,
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say
that
because
you
have
not
paid
attention
to
what
I
said,
I
will
gather
all
the
armies
of
the
nations
that
will
come
from
the northeast.
I
have
appointed
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
to
lead
them.
I
have
appointed
him
to
do
my
work
for
me.
I
will
bring
those
armies
to
attack
this
land
and
nearby
countries.
I
will
completely
destroy
them,
and
cause
them
to
be
places
that
people
are
horrified
about,
and
that
people
will ◄ridicule/act
contemptuously
toward►,
places
that
will
be
ruined
forever.
I
will
cause
happy
singing
and
laughing
to
cease
in
your
land.
There
will
no
longer
be
brides
and bridegrooms
talking
joyfully.
There
will
not
be
the
sound
of
people
grinding
grain
with
millstones.
There
will
be
no
lamps
lit
in
your
houses.
All
of
this
land
will
become
a
desert
where
no
one
will
live.
And
the
people
of
Israel
and
of
the
nearby
countries
will
will
be
exiled
to
Babylonia
and ◄work
for/be
slaves
of►
the
kings
of
Babylon
for
seventy
years.
Then,
after
they
have
been
in
Babylonia
for
seventy
years,
I
will
punish
the
King
of
Babylonia
and
his
people
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
I
will
cause
Babylonia
to
become
a
wasteland/desert
forever.
I
will
cause
them
to
experience
all
the
terrible
things
that
Jeremiah
has
written
about—all
the
punishments
that
he
predicted
will
happen
to
all
those
nations.
The
leaders
of
many
nations
will
cause
the
people
of
Babylonia
to
become
their
slaves,
like
the
people
of
Babylonia
caused
my
people
to
become
slaves.
I
will
punish
them
like
they
deserve
for
having
caused
my
people
to
suffer.’ ”
The
wine
that symbolized
God’s
punishment
Then
Yahweh,
the
God
we Israelis
worship,
gave
me
a
vision.
In
the
vision
he
was
holding
a
cup
of
wine.
He
said, “Take
from
me
this
cup
that
is
full
of
wine
that represents
punishment [MTY].
I
will
cause
all
the
leaders
of
the
nations
to
which
I
will
send
you
to
drink
some
of
the
wine
in
this
cup.
When
they
drink
the
wine,
they
will
stagger
and
act
like crazy
people,
because
they
will
realize
that
I
will ◄massacre
many
of
their
people/cause
many
of
their
people
to
be
killed► [MTY]
with
swords.”
So,
in
the
vision,
I
took
that
cup
full
of
wine
from
Yahweh,
and
I
took
it
to
all
the
nations
to
which
he
sent
me,
and
caused
the
leaders
of
those
nations
to
drink
some
of
that
wine.
I
went
to
Jerusalem
and
the
other
towns
in
Judah,
and
the
king
and
the
other
officials
drank
some
of
the
wine
from
that
cup.
And,
starting
from
that
day,
they
all
eventually
were
removed
from
having
authority,
and
became
people
whom
others ◄ridiculed/acted
contemptuously towards►,
who
were
despised,
and
cursed.
In
the
vision
I
went
to
Egypt
and
gave
some
of
the
wine
to
the
king
and
his
officials
and
many
of
his
people,
and
to
foreigners
who
were
living
there.
In
the
vision
I
also
went
to
Uz
land
and
to
Ashkelon,
Gaza,
Ekron,
and
Ashdod
cities
and
gave
some
of
the
wine
to
the
kings
of
those
places.
Then
in
the
vision
I
went
to
the
Edom,
Moab,
and
Ammon
people-groups,
and
to
Tyre
and
Sidon
cities
and
to
areas
across
the
Mediterranean
Sea,
and
gave
some
of
the
wine
to
the
kings
of
those
places.
In
the
vision
I
then
went
to
Dedan,
Tema,
and
Buz
cities
in
Arabia
and
to
other
distant
places (OR,
places
where
people
cut
their
hair
short),
and
gave
some
of
the
wine
to
leaders
in
those
areas.
In
the
vision
I
also
went
to
other
places
in
Arabia
and
to
the
kings
of
tribes
in
the
desert
and
to
the
kings
of
the
Zimri,
Elam,
and
Media
people-groups,
and
to
kings
in
countries
to
the
north
that
are
near
to
Israel
and
to
countries
that
are
far
from
Israel,
one
after
the
other—
I
went
to
all
the
kingdoms
in
the
world [HYP].
And
finally,
in
my
vision
I
went
to
Babylon,
and
gave
some
of
the
wine
to
the
king
of
Babylon—the
wine
that symbolized
that
Yahweh
would
punish
the
people
of
Babylon
because
he
was
angry
with
them [MTY].
Then
in
the
vision
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Tell
them
that
this
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says: ‘Drink
from
this
cup
some
of
the
wine
that represents
the
punishment
that
I
will
give
you.
Drink
a
lot
of
it
and
become
drunk
and
vomit.
You
will
fall
down
and
not
get
up
again,
because
I
will
cause
you
to
be
killed
in
wars [MTY]
that
I
will
send
to
you.
If
any
of
those
to
whom
you
give
this
wine [MTY]
refuse
to
drink
it,
tell
them
that
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
that
they
must
drink
it.
I
am
starting
to
cause
the
people
of
my
own
city
to
experience
disaster.
Do
you
think
that
you
should
not
be
punished [RHQ]?
No,
you
will
surely
be
punished [LIT]
because
I
am
causing
there
to
be
wars
in
all
the
nations
on
the
earth.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
said
it.’
Now
tell
them
all
those
things
that
I
have
said,
and
also
say
this
to
them:
‘Yahweh
will
shout
to
them
from
his
holy
dwelling
in
heaven [MTY]
and
it
will
sound
like
the
roar
of
a
lion.
He
will
shout
like [SIM]
people
shout
when
they
are
treading
on
grapes
to
make
juice
for
wine;
he
will
shout
to
everyone
on
the
earth.
Even
people
in
very
remote
places
around
the
earth
will
hear
him
shouting,
because
he
will
say
why
he
will
judge
and
punish
all
the
nations.
He
will
cause
the
wicked
people
to
be
slaughtered
with
swords.
That
will
surely
happen
because
Yahweh
has
said
it.’
Then
tell
them
that
this
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
‘Listen
to
this!
There
will
be
disasters
in
one
nation
after
another.
I
am preparng
to
punish
them
like [MET]
a
great
storm
that starts
in
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth.
When
that
happens,
the
corpses
of
those
whom
I
have
caused
to
be
slaughtered
will
fill
the
earth
from
the
east
to
the
west.
And
no
one
will
mourn
for
them,
and
no
one
will
gather
their
corpses
to
bury
them.
They
will
be
scattered
on
the
ground
like
manure.
You
evil
leaders,
weep
and
moan!
You
who
should
take
care
of
my
people,
fall
down
and
roll
in
the
dust/dirt.
It
is
time
for
you
to
be
slaughtered;
you
will
fall
down
and
be
shattered
like
a
fragile vase
shatters
when
it
falls
to
the
ground.
You
will
not
find
any
place
to
hide,
there
will
be
no
place
to
which
you
can
escape.
People
will
listen
to
your
leaders
crying
when
I,
Yahweh,
am
ruining
your
nation.
Your
peaceful
meadows
will
become
a
wasteland/desert
because
I
will
be
extremely
angry.
I
will
leave
my
dwelling
like [SIM]
a
lion
leaves
its
den
to
attack
other
animals,
and
I
will
cause
your
land
to
become
desolate
when
I,
because
I
am
very
angry
with
you,
cause
your
enemies
to
slaughter
you
with
their
swords.’ ”
Jeremiah escaped being killed
Soon
after
Jehoiakim
became
the
king
of
Judah,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“This
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
am
telling
you:
Stand
in
the
courtyard
in
front
of
my
temple,
and
speak
to
all
the
people
from
the
various
towns
in
Judah
who
come
there
to
worship
me.
Tell
them
everything
that
I
tell
you;
do
not
omit
anything.
If
you
do
tell
them
everything,
perhaps
they
will
pay
attention,
and
each
one
of
them
will
turn
away
from
his
evil
behavior.
Then
I
will
change
my
mind,
and
not
cause
them
to
experience
the
disaster
that
I
was
planning
to
cause
them
to
experience
because
of
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
Say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
I
sent
to
you
the
prophets
who
serve
me,
to
tell
you
what
you
should
do.
I
sent
them
to
you
many
times,
but
you
have
not
paid
attention
to
what
they
said.
If
you
will
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
say
and
do
not
obey
the
message
that
I
have
given
to
you,
and
if
you
do
not
pay
attention
to
what
the
prophets
say,
I
will
destroy
this
temple
like
I
destroyed
Shiloh,
the
place
where
the
Sacred
Tent
was
put.
And
I
will
cause
Jerusalem
to
be
a
place
whose
name
people
in
every
nation
on
the
earth
will
say
when
they
curse
someone.’ ”
When
I
did
what
Yahweh
told
me
to
do,
the
priests,
the
false
prophets,
and
many
other
people
listened
to
me
as
I
told
them
that
message
outside
the
temple.
But
as
soon
as
I
finished
telling
them
everything
that
Yahweh
had
commanded
me
to
say,
they
all
seized
me
and
said, “You
must
be
executed!
Why [RHQ]
are
you
prophesying
that
this
temple
will
be
destroyed
like
Shiloh
was
destroyed?
Why
are
you
saying
that
this
city
will
be
destroyed,
and
that
no
one
will
live
here
anymore? (OR,
You
should
not
be
prophesying) [RHQ]”
All
the
people
surrounded
me
as
I
stood
in
front
of
the
temple.
When
the
officials
of
Judah
heard
about
all
this
that
was happening,
they
rushed
from
the
palace
and
sat
down
at
the
gate
of
the
temple
named
The
New
Gate,
to
judge
my
case.
The
priests
and
the
false
prophets
told
the
officials
and
the
other
people
who
were
there, “This
man
should
be
executed,
because
he
has
prophesied
that
this
city
will
be
destroyed,
and
you
yourselves [MTY]
have
heard
him
say
that!”
Then
I
replied
to
the
officials
and
the
other
people,
saying, “Yahweh
sent
me
to
prophesy
all
the
things
that
you
heard
me
say
about
what
will
happen
to
this
temple
and
this
city.
But
if
you
change
your
behavior
and
stop
sinning,
and
start
to
obey
Yahweh
our
God,
he
will
change
his
mind,
and
not
cause
you
to
experience
the
disasters
that
he
said
that
he
would
send.
As
for
me,
I
am
not
able
to
free
myself
from
your
grasp.
So
you
can
do
to
me
whatever
you
want
to
do.
But
you
need
to
know
that
if
you
kill
me,
you
will
be
killing
a
man [SYN]
who ◄is
innocent/has
not
done
anything
wrong►.
And
you
and
everyone
else
in
this
city
will
be
guilty,
because
the
truth
is
that
it
was
Yahweh
who
sent
me
to
speak
every
word
that
you
have
heard
me
say.”
Then
the
officials
and
the
other
people
said
to
the
priests
and
the
false
prophets, “This
man
does
not
deserve
to
be
executed,
because
he
has
spoken
to
us
the
message [MTY]
that
Yahweh
gave
him!”
Then
some
of
the
elders
stood
up
and
spoke
to
all
the
people
who
were
gathered
there.
They
said, “◄
Remember/Think
about►
what
Micah,
the
prophet
from
Moresheth
town,
prophesied
during
the
years
that
Hezekiah
was
the
King
of
Judah.
He
told
the
people
of
Judah
this:
‘This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
Some
day
Zion
Hill
will
be
plowed
like
fields
are
plowed;
Jerusalem
will
become
a
heap
of
ruins.
There
will
be
a
large clump/group
of
trees
on
top
of
the
hill
where
the
temple
is
now.’
But
did [RHQ]
King
Hezekiah
or
anyone
else
in
Judah
kill
Micah
for
saying
that?
No!
Instead,
Hezekiah
revered
Yahweh,
and
pleaded
that
he
would ◄act mercifully
toward/not
destroy►
them.
So,
Yahweh
changed
his
mind
about
causing
them
to
experience
the
terrible
disaster
that
he
said
he
would
send.
And
now
if
we
kill
Jeremiah,
we
are
going
to
cause
ourselves
to experienece
a
terrible
disaster!”
At
that
time,Uriah
the
son
of
Shemaiah
from
Kiriath-Jearim
city
was
also
prophesying/proclaiming
messages [MTY]
from
Yahweh.
He
was
predicting
that
the
city
and
the
rest
of
the
land
would
experience
the
same
disasters
that
I
was
predicting.
When
King
Jehoiakim
and
his
army
officers
and
officials
heard
what
Uriah
was
saying,
the
king
sent
someone
to
kill
Uriah.
But
Uriah
heard
about
it,
and
became
very
afraid,
and
he ◄escaped/ran
away►
to
Egypt.
Then
King
Jehoiakim
sent
Elnathan
the
son
of
Acbor
along
with
several
other
men
to
Egypt.
They
captured
Uriah
and
took
him
back
to
Jerusalem
to
King
Jehoiakim.
The
king
then
had
a
soldier
kill
Uriah
with
a
sword.
Then
they
buried
his
corpse
in
a
place
where
poor
people
are
buried.
However,
Ahikam
the
son
of
Shaphan
defended
me,
and
persuaded
the
officials
not
to
allow [MTY]
the mob
to
murder
me.
Jeremiah urged them to surrender to Nebuchadnezzar
Soon
after
Zedekiah
became
the
King
of
Judah,
Yahweh
gave
a
message
to
me.
This
is
what
he
said
to
me: “Make
a ◄yoke/set
of
wooden
bars
to
fasten
around
the
neck
of
an
ox►,
but
fasten
it
around
your
own
neck
with
leather straps.
Then
send
messages
to
the
kings
of
Edom,
Moab,
Ammon,
Tyre,
and
Sidon,
by
telling
those
messages
to
the
ambassadors
from
those
countries
who
have
come
to
Jerusalem
to
talk
to
King
Zedekiah.
Tell
them
to
give
this
message
to
their
kings:
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
worship,
says:
‘With
my
very
great
power [MTY, DOU]
I
created
the
earth
and
the
people
and
the
animals
that
are
on
the
earth.
And
I
can
give
my
power
to
anyone
whom
I
want
to.
And
now
I
am
going
to
enable
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon,
who
does
what
I
want
him
to
do,
to
control
your
countries.
I
am
going
to
enable
him
to
rule
everything,
even
the
wild
animals.
The
people
of
all
the
nations
will
work
for
him,
and
later
for
his
son,
and
later
for
his
grandson,
until
the
time
for
them
to
rule
is
finished.
Then
the
armies
of
many
great
kings
from
many
nations
will
conquer
Babylon.’
But
now
I
tell
you
that
you
must
do
what
the
king
of
Babylon
wants
you
to
do [MET],
like
an
ox
that
has
a
yoke
on
its
neck
must
do
what
its
master
wants
it
to
do.
I
will
punish
any
nation
that
refuses
to
do
that.
I
will
cause
those
people
to
experience
war
and
famine
and
diseases,
until
the
armies
of
Babylon
have
conquered
that
nation.
So,
do
not
pay
attention
to
your
false
prophets
and
fortune-tellers
and
people
who
predict
what
will
happen
by
working magic
or
by
talking
with
spirits
of
dead
people.
Those
people
say
that
the
king
of
Babylon
will
not
conquer
your
country.
Those
people
are
all
liars.
If
you
believe
what
they
say,
it
will
result
in
your
being
exiled
from
your
land.
I
will
cause
you
to
be
taken
from
your
land,
and
you
will
die
far
away.
But
the
people
of
any
country
who
do
what
the
King
of
Babylon
wants
them
to
do
will
remain
in
their
own
country
and
be
able
to
plant
their
crops [MTY]
as
they
always
have
done.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
After
I
gave
that
message
to
those
ambassadors,
I
gave
the
same
message
to
King
Zedekiah
of
Judah.
I
said
to
him, “If
you
want
to
remain
alive,
do
what
the
King
of
Babylon
and
his
officials
want
you
to
do [MET].
It
would
be
foolish
for
you
not
to
do
that,
because
the
result
would
be
that
you
and
your
people
would
die
by
your
enemies’
swords
or
by
famine
or
diseases,
which
Yahweh
will
cause
any
nation
to
experience
that
refuses
to
allow
the
King
of
Babylon
to
rule
them.
Do
not
pay
attention
to
those
prophets
who
say
to
you, ‘The
King
of
Babylon
will
not
conquer
your
country.’
They
are
liars.
This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘I
have
not
appointed
those
prophets.
They
are
saying
that
I [MTY]
gave
them
messages,
but
they
are
lying.
So,
if
you
believe
them,
I
will
expel
you
from
this
land.
And
you
and
all
those
prophets
will
die
in
Babylon!’ ”
Then
I
spoke
to
the
priests
and
the
other
people,
and
I
said, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘Do
not
believe
your
prophets
who
tell
you
that
all
the
gold
items
that
were
taken
from
my
temple
by
soldiers
from
Babylon
will
soon
be
returned
from
Babylon,
because
what
they
are
prophesying
is
a
lie.
Do
not
pay
attention
to
what
they
say.
Surrender
to
the
king
of
Babylon.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
remain
alive.
If
you
do
not
do
that [RHQ],
this
entire
city
will
be
destroyed.
If
they
are
really
prophets
who
speak
messages
from
me,
tell
them
to
plead
to
me,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
that
the
soldiers
from
Babylon
will
not
be
allowed
to
take
away
to
Babylon
the
valuable
items
that
still
remain
in
the
temple
and
in
the
king’s
palace
and
in
the
other
palaces
in
Jerusalem.
I
say
this
because
the
huge
pillars
that
are
in
front
of
the
temple
and
the
large
water tank
and
the
ten
water
carts
and
all
the
other
items
that
are
used
for
offering
sacrifices
are
still
in
this
city.
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
left
those
things
here
when
he
exiled
Jehoiachin,
the
king
of
Judah,
to
Babylon,
along
with
all
the
other
leaders
of
Jerusalem
and
the
leaders
of
other
places
in
Judah.
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
worship,
say
this
about
all
those
valuable
things
that
are
still
outside
the
temple
and
in
the
palace
of
the
king
of
Judah
and
in
other
places
in
Jerusalem:
They
will
all
be
carried
away
to
Babylon.
And
they
will
stay
there
until
I
say
that
they
should
be
brought
back
to
Jerusalem.
Then
they
will
be
bought
back
here.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say.’ ”
Jeremiah condemned Hananiah
When
Zedekiah
had
been
the
King
of
Judah
for
more
than
three
years,
late
in
the ◄summer/hot
season►, Azzur’s
son
Hananiah,
a
prophet
from
Gibeon
city,
spoke
to
me
in
the
courtyard
of
the
temple,
while
all
the
priests
and
other
people
were
listening.
He
said,
“This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says: ‘I
will
cause
the
king
of
Babylon
to
stop
ruling/controlling [MET]
all
of
you.
◄Within
two
years/Before
two
years
have
ended►,
I
will
cause
to
be
brought
bring
back
to
this
temple
all
the
valuable
things
that
King Nebuchadnezzar’s
soldiers
took
from
this
temple
and
took
to
Babylon.
And
I
will
also
cause
King
Jehoiachin
to
be
brought
back
here,
and
all
the
other
people
who
were
captured
and
taken
to
Babylon.
The
king
of
Babylon
has
forced
you
to
do
what
he
wants,
like
someone
puts
a
yoke
on
the
neck
of
an
ox
to
force
it
to
do
what
he
wants [MET]
it
to
do.
But
I
will
cause
that
to
end.
That
will
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.’ ”
I
replied
to
Hananiah
in
front
of
all
the
priests
and
other
people
who
were
standing
outside
the
temple.
I
said, “◄Amen/May
that
happen►!
I
desire/hope
that
what
you
have
predicted
will
happen.
I
hope/desire
that
Yahweh
will
do
everything
that
you
have
said!
I
hope/desire
that
he
will
cause
men
from
Babylon
to
bring
back
from
Babylon
all
the
valuable
things
that
were
in
this
temple,
and
all
the
people
who
were
taken
to
Babylon.
But
now
listen
to
what
I
say
to
you
while
all
these
people
are
listening.
Many
years
ago,
those
who
were
prophets
before
you
and
I
became
prophets
spoke
messages
about
many
nations
and
great
kingdoms.
They
predicted/prophesied
that
wars
and
disasters
and
plagues/diseases
would
occur
in
those
nations.
So
now
you
or
any
other
prophet
who predicts
that
things
will
go
well
for
us
must
show
that
your
message
is
correct.
Only
if
what
you
predict
actually
happens
will
we
know
that
you
were
truly
appointed
by
Yahweh.”
Then
Hananiah
took
the
yoke
off
my
neck
and
broke
it.
Then
he
said
this
to
all
the
people
who
were
there: “This
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘Just
like
Hananiah
has
broken
this
yoke,
within
two
years
I
will
cause
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
to
stop
forcing
the
people
to
do
what
he
wants,
which
has
been
like
a
heavy
yoke
on
all
their
necks [MET].’ ”
After
Hananiah
said
that,
I
left
the
temple
area.
Soon
after
Hananiah
had
broken
the
yoke
that
was
around
my
neck,
Yahweh
gave
this
message
to
me:
“Go
and
say
this
to
Hananiah: ‘Yahweh
says
that
you
have
broken
a
wooden
yoke,
but
that
he
will
replace
it
with
an
iron
yoke.
I
have
forced
the
people
of
all
these
nations
to
become
slaves
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon.
That
is
like [MET]
an
iron
yoke
around
their
necks.
I
have
put
everything,
even
wild
animals,
under
his
control.’ ”
Then
I
went
to
Hananiah
and
said
to
him, “Hananiah,
listen
to
this:
Yahweh
has
not
appointed
you;
instead,
you
have
told
lies
to
the
people,
and
they
have
believed
your
lies.
Therefore,
this
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘You
will
soon
die.
Before
the
end
of
this
year,
you
will
die,
because
you
have
rebelled
against
Yahweh.’ ”
Hananiah
died
two
months
later.
The letter Jeremiah sent to the people of Judah who had been exiled to Babylonia
After
King
Jehoiachin,
his
mother,
his
palace
officials,
other
officials
in
Judah,
and
all
the
various
kinds
of
craftsmen [DOU]
had
been
exiled
to
Babylon,
I
wrote
a
letter
to
the
elders,
the
priests,
the
prophets
and
all
the
other
people
who
had
been
taken
from
Jerusalem
to
Babylon
by
soldiers
of
Nebuchadnezzar.
I
gave
the
letter
to
Elasah
the
son
of
Shaphan,
and
to
Gemariah
the
son
of
Hilkiah,
when
they
were
about
to
go
to
Babylon
to
be
ambassadors
from
King
Zedekiah
to
King
Nebuchadnezzar.
This
is
what
I
wrote
in
the
letter:
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says
to
all
you
people
who
were
captured
here
in
Jerusalem
and
taken
there
to
Babylon:
“Build
houses
there,
and
plan
to
stay
there
because
you
will
be
there
for
many
years.
Plant
gardens,
and
eat
the
food
that
is
produced
in
the
gardens.
Get
married
and
have
children.
Then
when
they
grow
up,
choose
wives
for
your
sons,
and
husbands
for
your
daughters,
in
order
that
they
also
may
have
children.
In
that
way,
the
number
of
you
people
will
increase,
not
decrease.
Also,
do
things
that
will
cause
things
to
go
well
for
the
other
people
there
in
the
city
where
I
sent
you.
Pray
that
things
will
go
well
for
the
people
in
that
city,
because
if
things
go
well
for
them,
things
will
go
well
for
you,
also.”
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israeli
people
worship,
says: “There
are
false
prophets
and
fortune-tellers
among
you.
Do
not
allow
them
to
deceive
you.
Do
not
pay
attention
to
them
when
they
tell
you
their
dreams,
because
they
are
telling
you
lies,
saying
that [MTY]
I
have
given
them
the
messages
that
they
are
telling
you.
But,
I
have
not
appointed
them.”
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
says: “After
you
and
your
children
have
been
in
Babylon
for
seventy
years,
I
will
help
you,
and
do
for
you
the
things
that
I
promised,
and
I
will
enable
you
to
return
here
to
Jerusalem.
I,
Yahweh,
know
what
I
have
planned
for
you.
I
am
planning
to
cause
things
to
go
well
for
you,
not
to
cause
you
to
experience
disasters.
I
am
planning
to
give
you
many
things
that
you
confidently
expect
to
receive
in
the
future.
At
that
time,
when
you
pray,
I
will
heed
you.
If
you
earnestly
desire
for
me
to
bless
you,
you
will
experience
me
blessing
you.
I
will
make
my
help
available
to
you [IDM].
I
will
cause
you
to
no
longer
be
slaves
in
Babylon.
I
will
gather
you
from
all
the
nations
to
which
I
have
exiled
you,
and
I
will
bring
you
back
here
to
your
own
land,
to
the
place
from
which
you
were
taken.”
Some
of
you
say
that
Yahweh
has
appointed
prophets
for
you
there
in
Babylon.
But
this
is
what
Yahweh
says
about
the
king
who
rules
here
in
Jerusalem,
and
about
all
the
other
people
who
are
still
living
here—your
relatives
who
were
not
taken
to
Babylon
with
you.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
this: “I
will
cause
them
to
experience
wars
and
famines
and
diseases.
I
will
cause
them
to
become
like [SIM]
bad
figs
that
are
very
rotten,
with
the
result
that
no
one
can
eat
them.
I
will
not
stop
causing
them
to
experience
wars
and
famines
and
diseases.
And
I
will
scatter
them
all
around
the
world.
In
every
country
where
I ◄force
them
to
be
taken/exile
them►,
I
will
cause
them
to
be
people
whom
others
curse
and
be
horrified
about
and
make fun
of [DOU].
That
will
happen
because
they
have
refused
to
pay
attention
to
my
messages,
messages
that
I
gave
to
the
prophets
whom
I
sent
to
them.
And
you
who
have
been
exiled
to
Babylon
have
not
paid
attention
to
them,
either.”
That
is
what
Yahweh
says.
Therefore,
you
people
who
have
been ◄exiled/forced
to
go►
from
Jerusalem
to
Babylon,
listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh.
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says
about
Ahab
the
son
of
Kolaiah,
and
about
Zedekiah,
the
son
of
Maaseiah,
who
are
telling
lies
to
you,
saying
that
they
are
giving
messages [MTY]
from
him: “They
will
be
seized
and
taken
to [MTY]
King
Nebuchadnezzar,
who
will
cause
them
to
be
executed
while
you
are
watching.
Because
of
what
will
happen
to
them,
all
you
people
who
have
been
taken
from
Judah
to
Babylon
will
say
this
when
they
curse
someone: ‘I
hope/wish
that
Yahweh
will
do
to
you
the
same
thing
that
he
did
to
Zedekiah
and
Ahab,
whom
the
King
of
Babylon
caused
to
be
killed
by
being
burned
in
a
fire.’
They
have
done
terrible
things
to
my Israeli
people.
They
have
committed
adultery
with
their
neighbors’
wives,
and
they
have
spoken
lies,
saying
that
they
were
messages [MTY]
from
me.
They
have
said
things
that
I
did
not
tell
them
to
say,
and
I,
Yahweh,
have
heard
them
say
those
things.”
A
message
for
Shemaiah
Yahweh
told
me
to
send
this
message
to
Shemaiah,
a
man
from Nehelam
town
who
was
living
in
Babylon:
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says: “You
wrote
a
letter
that
no
one
told
you
to
write.
You
sent
it
to
Zephaniah
the
priest,
the
son
of
Maaseiah,
and
you
sent copies
to
the
other
priests
and
all
the
other
people
here
in
Jerusalem.
This
is
what
you
wrote
to
him:
Zephaniah,
Yahweh
has
appointed
you
to
be
the
priest
instead
of
Jehoiada,
to
supervise
those
who
work
in
the
temple.
Anyone
who
acts
like
a crazy
man
and
who
claims
that
he
is
a
prophet,
you
should
put
his
arms
and
legs
and
head
into ◄stocks/a
wooden
frame
so
that
he
cannot
move►.
So
why
have
you
not
done
anything
to
stop
Jeremiah,
the
man
from
Anathoth
town,
who
pretends
that
he
is
a
prophet
among
you?
He
sent
a
letter
to
us
who
are
here
in
Babylon,
saying
that
we
will
be
here
for
a
long
time.
He
said
that
therefore
we
should
build
houses
and
plan
to
stay
here,
and
plant
gardens,
and
eat
the
food
that
is
produced
in
the
gardens.”
But
when
Zephaniah
the
priest
received
the
letter
from
you,
he
brought
it
to
me
and
read
it
to
me.
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“Send
this
message
to
all
the
people
from
Judah
who
are
there
in
Babylon.
Say
that
this
is
what
Yahweh
says
about
Shemaiah,
the
man
from Nehelam: ‘I
did
not
appoint
him,
but
he
has
deceived
you
and
caused
you
to
believe
the
lies
that
he
prophesied.
So,
I
will
punish
him
and
his
family.
He
has
incited
you
to
rebel
against
me.
Because
of
that,
all
of
his
descendants
will
soon
die.
I
will
do
many
good
things
for
you,
my
people,
but
he
and
his
descendants
will
not
see
those
things,
because
they
will
be
dead.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!’”
Yahweh promised to bring his people back
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“
I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
say
they
belong
to,
am
telling
you
that
you
should
write
down
everything
that
I
have
said
to
you.
I
want
you
to
know
that
some
day
I
will
free
my
people,
the
people
of
Israel
and
Judah,
from
being
slaves
in
Babylon.
I
will
bring
them
back
to
this
land
that
I
gave
to
their
ancestors,
and
this
land
will
belong
to
them
again.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Yahweh
gave
to
me
another
message
concerning
the
people
of
Israel
and
Judah.
This
is
what
he
said:
“I
hear
people screaming
because
they
are
terrified [DOU];
there
is
no
peace
in
the
land.
But
think
about
this:
Men
certainly
do
not [RHQ]
give
birth
to
babies.
Therefore,
why
do
strong
men
stand
there,
with
their
faces
very
white/pale,
with
their
hands
pressed
against
their
stomachs,
like
women
who
are
about
to
give
birth
to
babies?
Terrible
things
will
soon
happen;
that
will
be
a
terrible
day!
There
has
never
been
such
a
time.
It
will
be
a
time
when
my Israeli
people
will
experience
great
trouble,
but
finally
they
will
be
saved
from
their
sufferings.”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
this:
“At
that
time
it
will
be
as
though
I
will
sever/cut
the
ropes
that
are
around
my
people,
and
I
will
free
them
from
being ◄slaves/forced
to
do
what
the
King
of
Babylon
wants
them
to
do► [MET].
People
in
other
countries
will
no
longer
be
their
bosses.
My
people
will
again
serve
me,
Yahweh,
their
God,
and
they
will
serve
a
king
who
is
a
descendant
of
King
David;
they
will
serve
the
king
whom
I
will
appoint
for
them.
So,
you
people
of
Israel
who
serve
me,
do
not
be
dismayed/worried
now,
because
some
day
I
will
bring
you
back
from
distant
places;
I
will
bring
your
descendants
back
home
from
the
land
to
which
they
were
exiled.
Then
you Israeli
people
will
again
live
peacefully
and
safely,
and
there
will
not
be
any
nation
that
will
cause
you
to
be
terrified.
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
I
will
be
with
you
and
will
rescue
you;
I
will
completely
destroy
the
nations
to
which
I
have
scattered
you.
But
I
will
not
completely
destroy
you.
I
will
punish
you
for
your
many
sins,
but
I
will
punish
you
only
as
severely
as
you
deserve:
I
would
be
doing
wrong
if
I
did
not
punish
you
at
all.”
Yahweh
also
says
this:
“
You
have ◄suffered
very
much/endured
many
disasters►;
it
is
as
though
you
have
a
terrible
wound
that
cannot
be
cured.
There
is
no
one
to
help
you,
no
one
to
put
a
bandage
on
your
wound.
There
is
no
medicine
that
will
heal
you.
All
your
allies [MET]
have
deserted
you
and
they
do
not
want
to
help
you
anymore.
It
is
true
that
I
have
punished
you
severely,
like
your
enemies
would
wound
you,
because
you
have
committed
many
sins
and
you
are
very
guilty.
Because
that
is
true,
why
do
you
protest
about
my
punishing
you,
as
though
I
had
caused
a
wound
that
could
not
be
cured [RHQ]?
It
was
necessary
for
me
to
punish
you,
because
you
had
committed
many
sins
and
you
were
very
guilty.
But
some
day
all
those
who
are
trying
to
destroy
you
will
be
destroyed;
all
your
enemies
will
be
exiled
to
other
nations.
All
those
who
have
stolen
things
from
you
will
have
their
valuable
possessions
stolen,
and
all
those
who
attack
you
will
be
attacked.
Everyone
says
that
you
are ◄outcasts/people
that
they
no
longer
associate
with►,
and
that
you
live
in
Jerusalem,
a
city
that
no
one
cares
about.”
But
Yahweh
says,
“I
will
heal
your injuries/wounds
and
cause
you
to
be
healthy
again.”
This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“I
will
bring
the
people
of
Israel
back
from
the
lands
to
which
they
were
taken
and
enable
them
to
possess
their
land
and
their
houses
again.
When
that
happens,
Jerusalem
will
be
rebuilt
on
top
of
its
ruins,
and
the
king’s
palace
will
be
rebuilt
to
be
like
it
was
before.
People
will
again
sing
joyfully
to
thank
me,
and
I
will
cause
there
to
be
more
people
in
Jerusalem,
not
fewer;
I
will
cause
them
to
be
honored,
not
despised.
Their
children
will
prosper
like
they
did
before.
I
will
cause
them
to
be
a
group
of
people
who
worship
me,
and
I
will
punish
any
nation
that
oppresses
them.
One
of
their
own
people
will
be
their
king,
and
I
will
invite
him
to
come
close
to
me
to
worship
me,
because
no
one [RHQ]
would ◄dare/have
courage►
to
come
close
to
me
if
I
did
not
invite
him.
You
Israeli
people
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
your
God.”
Yahweh
will
punish [MTY]
your
enemies;
it
will
be
like
a
great
storm;
it
will
come
down
like
a
whirlwind,
swirling
around
the
heads
of
wicked
people.
He
will
not
stop
being
angry
until
he
completely
accomplishes
all
that
he
has
planned.
In
the
future,
you
will
understand
all
of
this
clearly.
Israel will be restored
Yahweh
says
that
at
that
time,
he
will
be
the
God
who
is
worshiped
by
all
the
clans
in
Israel,
and
they
will
be
his
people.
This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“Those
people
who
remained
alive
and
were
not
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords
were
blessed
by
me
even
in
the
desert;
I
enabled
them
to
have
peace.
Long
ago
I,
Yahweh,
said
to
your
ancestors,
the Israeli
people,
‘I
have
loved
you
and
I
will
continue
to
love
you
forever.
By
faithfully
loving
you,
I
have
brought
you
close
to
myself.’
And
now
I
tell
you,
my Israeli
people
whom
I
love [MET],
that
I
will
cause
you
to
be
a
nation
again.
You
will
joyfully
dance
as
you
play
your
tambourines.
Again
you
will
plant
your
vineyards
on
the
hills
of
Samaria,
and
you
will
eat
the
grapes
that
grow
there.
There
will
be
a
time
when
watchmen
will
call
out
from
the
hills
of
Samaria [MTY],
‘Come,
let’s
go
up
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
Yahweh,
our
God!' ”
And
now
Yahweh
also
says
this:
“Sing
joyfully
about
what
I
have
done
for
the
people
of
Israel!
Shout
about
your
nation,
the
greatest
nation!
Shout
joyfully,
praising
me
and
saying,
‘Yahweh,
rescue
your
people,
the
ones
who
are
still
alive!’
Do
that
because
I
will
bring
them
back
from
the northeast,
from
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth.
Among
them
will
be
blind
people
and
lame
people,
women
who
are
pregnant
and
women
who
are ◄having
labor
pains/about
to
give
birth
to
babies►.
They
will
be
a
huge
group
of
people!
They
will
be
crying
as
they
return,
and
they
will
be
praying
to
me.
I
will
guide
them
along
streams
of
water,
on
level
paths
where
they
will
not
stumble.
I
will
do
this
because
I
am
like
a
father
to
the Israeli
people;
it
is
as
though
Israel
is
my
oldest
son.”
Yahweh
says, “
You
people
in
the
nations
of
the
world,
listen
to
this
message
from
me.
Then
proclaim
it
to
people
who
live
along
the
coasts
far
away.
I
scattered
my
people,
but
I
will
gather
them
again
and
will
take
care
of
them
like [SIM]
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
sheep.
I
will
buy
my Israeli
people
back
from
those
who
conquered
them
because
they
were
more
powerful
than
my
people.
My
people
will
return
to
Jerusalem
and
shout
joyfully
on
the
slopes
of
Zion
Hill.
They
will
rejoice
about
the
things
that
I
have
abundantly
given
to
them—
grain
and
new
wine
and
olive
oil
and
young
sheep
and
cattle.
They
themselves
will
be
like
a
well-watered
garden,
and
they
will
no
longer
be
sad.
The
young
women
will
dance
joyfully,
and
all
the
men,
young
ones
and
old
ones,
will
join
with
them.
I
will
cause
them
to
rejoice
instead
of
mourning;
I
will
comfort
them
and
cause
them
to
be
happy
instead
of
being
sad.
The
priests
will
have
plenty
of
things
to
eat
and
drink,
and
all
my
people
will
be
filled
with
the
good
things
that
I
give
them.
That
will
certainly
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”
Yahweh
also
says
this:
“Women
were
weeping
in
Ramah
town
on
the
border
between
Israel
and
Judah;
they
were
mourning
and
crying
very
loudly.
The
women
who
were
the
descendants
of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh,
the
two
grandsons
of
Rachel
the
wife
of
Jacob,
were
weeping
about
their
children,
and
no
one
could
comfort
them
because
their
children
were
all
dead.
But
now
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say:
‘Do
not
cry
anymore,
because
I
will
reward
you
for
the
good
things
you
have
done
for
your
children.
Your
children
will
return
from
the
land
where
their
enemies
have
taken
them.
I,
Yahweh,
am
telling
you
that
there
are
things
that
you
can
confidently
expect
me
to
do
for
you
in
the
future.
Your
children
will
return
to
their
own
land.’
I
have
heard
the
people
of
Israel
grieving
very
much
and
saying
to
me,
‘You
punished
us
severely,
like [SIM]
calves
are
beaten
by
their
owners
to
train
them
for pulling
a
plow.
So
bring
us
back
to
obey/worship
you
again,
because
we
are
ready
to
return
to
you,
because
you
alone
are
Yahweh,
our
God.
We
turned
away
from
you,
but
we
repented;
after
you
caused
us
to
realize
that
we
were
guilty.
We
beat
our
chests
to
show
that
we
were
very
ashamed [DOU]
of
the
sins
that
we
committed
when
we
were
young.’
But
I,
Yahweh,
say
this:
The Israeli
people
certainly
are [RHQ]
still
my
dear
children [DOU].
It
is
often
necessary
for
me
to
threaten
to
punish
them,
but
I
still
love
them.
That
is
why
I
have
not
forgotten
them,
and
I
will
certainly
act mercifully
toward
them.
You Israeli
people,
set
up
road
signs;
put
up
posts
along
the
roads
to
mark
the
road
on
which
you
walked
when
you
were
taken
from
Jerusalem.
My
precious/beloved Israeli
people,
come
back
to
your
towns
here.
You
people
who
have
been
like [MET]
daughters
who
have
forsaken
their
parents,
how
long
will
you
continue
to
wander
away
from
me [RHQ]?
I,
Yahweh,
will
cause
something
to
happen
on
the
earth
that ◄is
new/has
not
happened
before►:
The
women
of
Israel
will
be
protecting
their
husbands
as
they
travel
back
here!”
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israeli
people
worship,
says: “When
I
bring
them
back
from
the
countries
to
which
they
have
been
exiled,
all
the
people
from
the
towns
in
Judah
will
again
say,
‘I
hope
that
Yahweh
will
bless
this
my
home,
the
holy
place
where
righteous
people
will
live!’
The
people
of
Judah
who
live
in
the
towns,
including
the
farmers
and
the
shepherds,
will
all
live
together
peacefully.
I
will
enable
weary
people
to
rest,
and
enable
people
who
are
very
exhausted
to
become
strong
again.”
I,
Jeremiah,
woke
up
after
dreaming
all
those
things,
and
I
looked
around.
I
had
slept
very delightfully!
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “There
will
be
a
time
when
I
will
greatly
increase [MET]
the
number
of
people
and
the
number
of
livestock
here
in
Israel
and
Judah.
Previously,
I
caused
their
enemies
to
remove
the
people
from
their
land
and
to
destroy
their
land
and
to
cause
them
to
experience
many
disasters [DOU].
But
in
the
future,
I
will
enable
them
to
build
houses
and
to
plant
crops
here
in
Israel
again.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
Previously
the
people
often
said, ‘The
parents
have
eaten
sour
grapes,
but
it
is
the
children’s
teeth
that ache.’
They
meant
that
it
was
not
fair
for
them
to
be
punished
for
their ancestors’
sins.
But
when
I
bring
them
back
to
their
land,
they
will
no
longer
say
that.
But
now
all
people
will
die
because
of
the
sins
that
they
themselves
have
committed.
I,
Yahweh,
say
this: ‘There
will
be
a
time
when
I
will
make
a
new
agreement
with
the
people
of
Israel
and
Judah.
This
new
agreement
will
not
be
like
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
their
ancestors
when
I
took
them
by
their
hands
and
led
them
out
of
Egypt.
They
broke
that
agreement,
even
though
I
loved
them
like [MET]
husbands
love
their
wives.’
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say: ‘This
is
the
new
agreement
that
I
will
make
with
the
people
of
Israel
some
day:
I
will
put
my
laws
in
their
minds
and
write
them
on
their
inner
beings.
I
will
be
their
God,
and
they
will
be
my
people.
And
it
will
not
be
necessary
for
them
to
teach
their
neighbors
or
their
relatives
and
say, “
You
need
to
know
Yahweh,”
because
everyone,
including unimportant
people
and
very
important
people,
will
already
know
me.
And
I
will
forgive
them
for
having
been
very
wicked,
and
I
will
never
think
again
about
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.’ ”
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
causes
the
sun
to
give
light
during
the
day,
and
who
causes
the
moon
and
the
stars
to
give
light
during
the
night.
He
stirs
up
the
seas,
with
the
result
that
waves
roar.
His
name
is
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
and
this
is
what
he
says:
“I
will
not
reject
my Israeli
people
anymore
than
I
will
get
rid
of
the
laws
that
control
the universe.
And
this
is
what
I
say:
‘No
one
can
measure
the
sky,
and
no
one
can
find
out
what
is
supporting
the
earth.
Similarly,
I
cannot
reject
forever
the
descendants
of
Jacob
because
of
all
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.’
That
is
certain,
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
I,
Yahweh,
also
say
that
there
will
be
a
time
when
everything
in
Jerusalem
will
be
rebuilt
for
me,
from
the
tower
of
Hananel
at
the northeast
corner,
west
to
the
gate
named
the
Corner
Gate.
Workers
will
stretch
a
measuring
line/string
over
Gareb
Hill
all
the
way
southwest
to
Goah.
And
the
whole
area,
including
the
place
where
corpses
and
ashes
are
thrown
in
the
Kidron
Valley,
and
all
the
fields
to
the
east
as
far
as
the
Horse
Gate,
will
become
set
apart
for
me.
And
the
city
of
Jerusalem
will
never
again
be
captured
or
destroyed.”
Jeremiah bought some land
After
Zedekiah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
ten
years,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message,
during
the
time
that
Nebuchadnezzar
had
been
ruling
Babylonia
for
almost 18
years.
His
army
was
surrounding
Jerusalem,
and
I
was
in
a
prison
area
in
the
courtyard
where
the
guards
of
the
king’s
palace
stayed.
King
Zedekiah
had
put
me
there.
I
continued
to
prophesy
there
about
what
would
happen.
I
continued
to
say, “Yahweh
says
that
he
is
about
to
allow
the
army
of
the
king
of
Babylon
to
capture
this
city [DOU].
And
the
soldiers
of
Babylonia
will
capture
King
Zedekiah
and ◄take
him
to/put
him
in
the
hands
of►
the
king
of
Babylon.
Then
his
soldiers
will
take
Zedekiah
to
Babylon,
and
he
will
remain
there
until
I
arrange
for
him
to
be
punished.
And
if
he
tries
to
fight
against
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia,
he
will
not
succeed.”
At
that
time,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“
Your cousin
Hanamel,
the
son
of
Shallum
your
uncle,
will
come
to
you.
He
will
say
to
you, ‘Buy
my
field
at
Anathoth,
your
hometown.
Because
you
are
my
closest
relative,
it
is
written
in
our
laws
that
you
have
the
right
to
buy
it
before
I
ask
if
anyone
else
wants
to
buy
it.’ ”
And
just
as
Yahweh
had
predicted,
my cousin
Hanamel
came
to
see
me
in
the
courtyard
of
the
palace.
He
said, “
Please
buy
my
field
at
Anathoth
in
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Benjamin
live.
It
is
written
in
our
laws
that
you
have
the
right
to
buy
it
before
I
ask
if
anyone
else
wants
to
buy
it.”
When
he
said
that,
I
knew
that
the
message
that
I
had
received
was
truly
from
Yahweh.
So,
I
bought
the
field
at
Anathoth.
I
paid
Hanamel 17
pieces
of
silver
for
it.
I
signed
the paper/papyrus
on
which
it
was
written
that
I
was
buying
it,
while
others
were
watching/witnessing
it.
Then
I
weighed
the
silver
and
gave
it
to
him.
Then
I
took
two copies
of
the paper/papyrus.
One
was
sealed
and
the
other
was
not
sealed.
On
both
of
them
was
written
the
price
and
conditions
of
the
purchase.
I
took
both copies
and
I
gave
them
to
Baruch,
who
was
the
son
of Neraiah
and
the
grandson
of
Mahseiah.
I
did
this
while
my cousin
Hanamel,
the
other
witnesses
who
had
signed
the paper/papyrus,
and
other
men
of
Judah
who
were
there
in
the
courtyard,
were
watching.
Then,
while
they
were
all
listening,
I
said
to
Baruch,
“This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says: ‘Take
both copies
of
this paper/papyrus
and
put
them
in
a
clay
jar,
to
preserve
them
for
a
long
time.
Do
that
because
this
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
you Israelis
worship,
say: “
Some
day
people
will
again
own
property
in
this
land,
and
they
will
buy
and
sell
houses
and
vineyards
and
fields.’ ”
Jeremiah’s query
about
buying
the
land
After
I
had
given
the
papers/papyri
to
Baruch,
I
prayed
to
Yahweh,
saying
this:
“Yahweh,
you
are
my
Lord!
You
made
the
sky
and
the
earth
by
your
very
great
power. [MTY, DOU]
Nothing
is
too
difficult
for
you
to
do.
You
show
thousands
of
people
that
you
faithfully
love
them,
but
you
punish
people
for
the
sins
that
their
parents
have
committed.
You
are
the
great
and
powerful
God,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
You
make
wise
plans
and
you
do
mighty
deeds.
You
see
how
all
people
behave [DOU],
and
you
do
to
them
what
they
deserve.
You
performed
many
miracles [DOU]
in
Egypt,
and
you
continue
to
perform
miracles
here
in
Israel
and
everywhere
else
in
the
world.
Because
of
that,
you
have ◄become
very
famous/caused
many
people
to
know
that
you
are
very
great/powerful►.
You
brought
our Israeli
ancestors
out
of
Egypt
by
performing
many
great
miracles [DOU],
using
your
very
great
power [DOU],
causing
our
enemies
to
be
terrified.
You
gave
to
us Israeli
people
this
land
that
you
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
our
ancestors,
a
land
that
is
very
fertile [IDM].
Our
ancestors
came
here
and
conquered
this
land
and
started
to
live
in
it,
but
they
refused
to
obey
you
or
to
do
what
you
commanded
them
to
do.
Because
of
that,
you
have
caused
us
to
experience
all
these
disasters.
And
now,
the
army
of
Babylonia
has
built
ramps
up
against
our
city
walls
in
order
to
attack
our
city.
Because
of
our
enemies’
swords
and
because
of
famines
and
diseases,
they
will
be
able
to
conquer
it
easily.
The
things
that
you
said
would
happen
have
now
happened.
And
it
is
evident
that
the
Babylonian
army
will
soon
conquer
this
city.
So
now,
Yahweh
my
Lord,
I
do
not
understand
why
you
told
me
to
buy
this
field
with
my
silver,
while
others
were
watching.
It
seems
that
I
have
just
been
wasting
my
money
by
doing
that!”
Yahweh’s
reply
about
buying
the
land
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“I
am
Yahweh,
the
God
who
rules
all
the
people
in
the
world.
There
is
absolutely
nothing [RHQ]
that
is
too
difficult
for
me
to
do.
So,
this
is
what
I
say:
It
is
true
that
I
will
enable
the
Babylonian
army
and
King
Nebuchadnezzar
to
capture
this
city.
The
soldiers
of
Babylonia
who
are
now
outside
the
walls
around
the
city
will
enter
and
burn
this
city.
They
will
burn
down
all
the
houses
where
people
caused
me
to
become
angry
by
burning
incense
on
the
tops
of
their
roofs
to
honor
Baal
and
by
pouring
out
offerings
of
wine
to
other
gods.
The
people
of
Israel
and
Judah
have
continually
done
only
evil
things
from
the
time
that
they
became
a
nation.
They
have
caused
me
to
become
very
angry
by
all
their
evil
deeds.
From
the
time
that
this
city
was
built
until
now,
the
people
of
this
city
have
done
only
things
that
caused
me
to
be
very
angry [DOU].
So
now
I
will
destroy
it.
The
people
of
Israel
and
Judah,
including
their
kings,
their
officials,
the
priests,
the
false
prophets,
and
all
the
other
people
in
Jerusalem
have
committed
many
sins
that
have
caused
me
to
become
angry.
My
people
have
turned
away
from
me
and
have
refused
to
return
to
me.
Even
though
I
taught
them
things
many
times,
they
would
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
taught
them,
and
they
would
not
obey
me.
They
have
set
up
their
detestable
idols
even
in
my
own [MTY]
temple
and ◄defiled
it/caused
it
to
become
a
place
that
is
unacceptable
for
people
to
worship
me►.
They
have
built
shrines
to
honor
Baal
in
Ben-Hinnom
Valley
outside
Jerusalem,
and
there
they
sacrifice
their
sons
and
daughters
to
their
god
Molech.
I
never
commanded
them
to
do
such
horrible
things.
I
never
even
thought
that
anyone
might
do
such
a
terrible
thing.
And
by
doing
it
they
have
caused
all
the
people
of
Judah
to
be
guilty
of
having
sinned.”
The
promise
to
restore
Judah
and
Israel
“But
now
I
will
say
something
more
about
this
city.
You
people
of
Jerusalem
have
been
saying, ‘
The
army
of
the
King
of
Babylon
will
conquer
it,
either
by
their
swords
or
because
of
famines
or
diseases.’
But
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
you Israeli
people
say
you
belong
to,
say:
‘I
will
certainly
bring
my
people
back
here
again,
from
all
the
countries
to
which
I
will
force
them
to
go
because
I
am
extremely
angry [DOU]
with
them.
I
will
bring
them
back
to
this
city
and
allow
them
to
live
here
safely.
They
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
their
God.
I
will
cause
them
to
have
one
way
of
thinking [IDM]
and
behaving,
in
order
that
they
may
revere
me,
for
their
good
and
for
the
good
of
their
descendants.
I
will
make
an
agreement
with
them
that
will
last
forever:
I
will
never
stop
doing
good
things
for
them,
and
I
will
encourage
them
to
revere
me
and
never
turn
away
from
me.
I
will
be
happy
to
do
good
things
for
them,
and
I
will
surely
enable
them
to
return
to
this
land
and
remain
here [MET];
I
will
do
that
with
all
my
inner
being
and
all
my
strength.’
And
this
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh,
say: ‘I
have
caused
them
to
experience
all
these
disasters.
Similarly,
some
day
I
will
do
for
them
all
the
good
things
that
I
have
promised.
By
buying
land
you,
Jeremiah,
have
predicted
that
some
day
people
will
buy
and
sell
fields
in
this
land
about
which
you
people
of
Jerusalem
now
say, “The
Babylonian
soldiers
have
destroyed
it.
It
is
now
desolate.
It
is
a
land
where
there
are
no
longer
any
people
or
animals.”
But
some
day
people
will
again
buy
and
sell
fields
here.
People
will
sign
documents
about
buying
those
fields,
and
other
people
will
witness
them
doing
that.
That
will
happen
in
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Benjamin
live
and
here
in
the
villages
near
Jerusalem,
in
other
towns
in
Judah,
in
the hilly
areas
and
in
the
foothills
to
the
west,
and
in
the
southern
desert
area,
too.
Some
day
I
will
cause
them
to
prosper
again.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.’ ”
The promise that God will enable the Israeli people to prosper again
While
I
was
still
being
guarded
in
the
courtyard
of
the
palace,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
second
message:
“This
is
what
I,
the
one
who
made
the
earth,
who
formed/shaped
it
and
put
it
in
its
place,
say
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem: ‘My
name
is
Yahweh.
Call
out
to
me,
and
then
I
will
tell
you
great
and
wonderful
things
that
you
have
not
known
before.’
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
you Israeli
people
say
you
belong
to,
say: ‘
The
men
in
this
city
have
torn
down
some
of
their
houses,
and
even
parts
of
the
king’s
palace,
to
get materials
to
strengthen
the
walls
around
the
city,
in
order
that
the
soldiers
of
Babylonia
will
not
be
able
to
break
through
the
walls
after
they
climb
up
the
ramps
that
they
have
built
against
the
walls,
and
kill
the
inhabitants
with
their
swords.
You
are expecting
to
fight
against
the
army
from
Babylonia,
but
what
will
happen
is
that
the
houses
of
this
city
will
be
filled
with
the
corpses
of
the
men
of
this
city
whom
I
will
allow
to
be
killed
because
I
am
extremely
angry [DOU]
with
them.
I
have
abandoned
them
because
of
all
the
wicked
things
that
they
have
done.
However,
there
will
be
a
time
when
I
will
cause
the
people
in
this
city
to
be
healthy
and
strong
again.
I
will
enable
them
to
be
prosperous
and
have
peace.
I
will
bring
the
people
of
Judah
and
Israel
back
from
the
lands
to
which
they
were
exiled.
I
will
enable
them
to
rebuild
their
towns.
I
will
get
rid
of
their
guilt
for
all
the
sins
that
they
have
committed
against
me,
and
I
will
forgive
them
for
their
sin
of
rebelling
against
me.
When
that
happens,
all
the
nations
of
the
world
will
rejoice,
and
they
will
praise
me
and
honor
me.
They
will
hear
about
all
the
good
things
that
I
have
done
for
this
city
and,
because
of
that,
they
will
revere
me,
and
they
will
tremble
because
I
have
caused
the
people
in
this
city
to
have
peace
and
to
prosper.’
And
this
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh,
say: ‘You
people
have
said
that
this
is
a
land
where
there
are
no
longer
any
people
or
animals.
But
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem
that
are
now
completely
empty [DOU],
and
in
the
other
towns
in
Judah,
some
day
people
will
again
be
happy
and
laugh.
Brides
and bridegrooms
will
again
sing
joyfully.
And
many
other
people
will
also
sing
joyfully
as
they
bring
their
offerings
to
me
to
thank
me
for
what
I
have
done
for
them.
They
will
sing
this
song:
“
We
thank
you,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
because
you
are
good
to
us.
You
faithfully
love
us
forever.”
They
will
sing
that
because
I
will
cause
the
people
of
this
land
to
be
as
prosperous
as
they
were
before.’
This
land
is
now
desolate.
There
are
no
people
or
animals
living
here.
But
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say
this: ‘In
this
land
there
will
again
be
pastures/fields
where
shepherds
will
lead
their
sheep.
Shepherds
will
again
count
their
sheep
as
the
sheep
walk
by,
outside
the
towns
in
the hilly
area,
in
the
western
foothills,
in
the
southern
desert
area,
in
the
land
where
the
descendants
of
Benjamin
live,
around
Jerusalem,
and
outside
all
the
other
towns
in
Judah.’
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
Listen
to
this!
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
there
will
be
a
time
when
I
will
do
for
the
people
of
Israel
and
Judah
all
the
good
things
that
I
promised
to
do
for
them.
At
that
time [DOU]
I
will
appoint
a
righteous
man
who
will
be
a
descendant [MET]
of
King
David.
Throughout
the
land,
he
will
do
what
is
just
and
right.
At
that
time,
the
people
of
Judah
will
be
rescued
from
their
enemies,
and
the
people
of
Jerusalem
will
be
safe.
And
people
will
say
that
the
name
of
the
city
is ‘Yahweh
is
the
one
who
vindicates/defends us’.
And
this
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh,
say: ‘There
will
be
descendants
of
King
David
ruling [MTY]
Israel
forever.
And
there
will
always
be
priests
who
are
descendants
of
Levi
who
stand
in
front
of
me
and
offer
sacrifices
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
who
will
burn
grain
offerings
and
other
sacrifices.’ ”
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“This
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say: ‘
You
certainly
cannot
annul
my
promise/agreement
to
cause nighttime
to
follow
daytime
each
day.
Similarly,
you
cannot
annul
the
promise/agreement
that
I
made
with
King
David,
who
served
me
well,
that
there
will
always
be
descendants
of
his
who
will
rule
Judah.
The
same
is
true
for
my
agreement
with
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
priests
who
do
work
for
me.
No
one
can
count
the
stars
in
the
sky,
and
no
one
can
count
the
grains
of
sand
at
the
seashore.
Similarly,
I
will
cause
there
to
be
a
huge
number
of
priests
who
are
descendants
of
David
and
descendants
of
Levi
who
will
work
for
me.’ ”
Yahweh
gave
another
message
to
me.
He
said,
“Have
you
noticed/heard
that
some
people
are
saying, ‘Yahweh
chose
two
groups,
the
people
of
Judah
and
the
people
of
Israel,
and
later
abandoned
them.’
They
are
despising
my
people
and
saying
that
Israel
no
longer
deserves
to
be
considered
a
nation.
But
this
is
what
I
say: ‘I
will
not
change
my
laws
that
control
the
day
and
the
night,
the
sky
and
the
earth.
Similarly,
I
will
never
abandon
the
descendants
of
David
or
the
other
descendants
of
Jacob,
and
I
will
always
allow
descendants
of
David
to
rule
the
descendants
of
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob.
I
will
bring
my
people
back
to
their
land,
and
I
will
act mercifully
toward
them.’”
Jeremiah warned King Zedekiah
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
came
with
the
armies
of
all
the
kingdoms
that
he
ruled,
and
they
fought
against
Jerusalem
and
the
other
towns
in
Judah.
At
that
time,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“Go
to
Zedekiah
the
King
of
Judah,
and
say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says: “I
am
about
to
enable
the
army
of
the
King
of
Babylon
to
capture
this
city,
and
they
will
burn
it
down.
You
will
not
escape
from
them;
they
will
capture
you
and
take
you
to
the
king
of
Babylon.
And
then
they
will
take
you
to
Babylon.” ’
But
King
Zedekiah,
listen
to
this
that
Yahweh
has
promised: ‘You
will
not
be
killed
in
a
battle [MTY];
you
will
die
peacefully.
When
you
die,
people
will
burn
incense
to
honor/remember
you
just
as
they
did
for
your
ancestors
who
were
kings
before
you
became
king.
They
will
mourn
for
you,
crying, “We
are
very
sad
that
our
king
is
dead!”
I,
Yahweh,
promise
that
will
happen.’ ”
So
I
took
that
message
to
King
Zedekiah.
At
that
time
the
army
of
Babylonia
had
surrounded
Jerusalem
and
Lachish
and
Azekah.
Those
three
cities
were
the
only
cities
in
Judah
that
had
high
walls
around
them
that
still
had
not
been
captured.
Jeremiah
warned
them
they
would
be
punished
for
not
freeing
their
slaves
King
Zedekiah
had
decreed
that
the
people
must
free
their
slaves.
He
decreed
that
the
people
must
free
their
Hebrew
slaves,
both
the
men
slaves
and
the
women
slaves.
No
one
would
be
allowed
to
force
a
fellow
Jew
to
continue
to
be
his
slave.
The
officials
and
the
rest
of
the
people
had
obeyed
what
the
king
decreed,
but
later
they
changed
their
minds.
They
forced
the
men
and
women
whom
they
had
freed
to
become
their
slaves
again.
So
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message
to
tell
to
them:
“I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
you Israelis
say
you
belong
to, ◄made
an
agreement
with/gave
this
command
to►
your
ancestors
long
ago,
when
I
rescued
them
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.
I
told
them
that
they
must
free
all
their
Hebrew
slaves
after
the
slaves
had
worked
for
them
for
six
years.
But
your
ancestors
did
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
I
said.
Recently,
you
obeyed
my
command
and
stopped
doing
what
was
wrong
and
did
what
was
right.
You
made
a
solemn
agreement
at
my
temple
that
you
would
free
your
slaves,
and
then
you
freed
them.
But
now
you
have
disregarded
what
you
solemnly
promised,
and
you
have
shown
contempt
for
what
I [MTY]
said
by
taking
back
the
women
and
men
whom
you
had
freed
and
said
they
could
live
wherever
they
wanted
to.
Now
you
have
forced
them
to
be
your
slaves
again.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say: ‘Because
you
have
not
obeyed
me
by
freeing
your
fellow Israelis,
I
will
free
you
to
be
destroyed
by
the
swords
of
your
enemies
and
by
famines
and
diseases.
All
the
nations
of
the
earth
will
be
horrified
because
of
what
happens
to
you.
Because
you
have
disregarded
what
I
said
in
my
agreement
with
you,
I
will
do
to
you
just
like
you
did
to
the
calves
that
you
cut
in
half
to
show
that
you
would
surely
do
what
you
solemnly
promised
that
you
would
do.
I
will
enable
your
enemies
to
cut
you
into
pieces,
you
officials
of
Judah
and
you
officials
of
Jerusalem,
and
you
officials
in
the
palace,
and
you
priests
and
all
you
common
people.
I
will
do
that
because
you
have
disregarded
what
you
solemnly
promised
about
freeing
your
slaves.
I
will
enable
your
enemies
to
capture
you,
and
they
will
kill
you.
And
your
bodies
will
be
food
for
vultures
and
wild
animals.
I
will
enable
the
army
of
the
king
of
Babylon
to
capture
King
Zedekiah
and
his
officials.
Although
the
king
of
Babylon
and
his
army
have
left
Jerusalem
for
a
short
time,
I
will
summon
them
back
again.
This
time,
they
will
fight
against
this
city
and
capture
it
and
burn
it
down.
I
will
make
sure
that
all
the
towns
in
Judah
are
destroyed,
with
the
result
that
no
one
will
live
there
anymore.’ ”
The lesson from the Rechabites
Several
years
earlier,
when
Jehoiakim
was
the
King
of
Judah,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“Go
to
the
place
where
families
of
the
Rechab
clan
live.
Invite
them
to
my
temple.
When
they
arrive,
take
them
into
one
of
the
inside
rooms
and
offer
them
some
wine.”
So
I
went
to
see
Jaazaniah
and
all
his
brothers
and
sons
who represented
the
Rechab
clan.
Jaazaniah
was
the
son
of
another
man
named
Jeremiah
and
grandson
of
Habazziniah.
I
took
them
to
the
temple,
and
we
went
into
the
room
where
the
sons
of Igdaliah’s
son
Hanan,
who
was
a
prophet,
stayed.
That
room
was
next
to
the
room
that
was
used
by
the
men
who
were
in
charge
of
the
entrances
to
the
temple.
It
was
above
the
room
that
belonged
to
Maaseiah,
who
was
the
temple
gatekeeper
and
the
son
of
Shallum.
I
set
jugs
of
wine
in
front
of
them
and
urged
them
to
drink
some,
but
they
refused.
They
said, “We
do
not
drink
wine,
because
our ancestor
Jehonadab,
the
son
of
Rechab,
commanded
us,
saying ‘You
and
your
descendants
must
never
drink
wine.
And
you
must
not
build
houses
or
plant
vineyards
or
other
crops.
Instead,
you
must
always
live
in
tents.
If
you
obey
those
commands,
you
all
will
live
for
many
years
in
this
land.’
So
we
have
obeyed
him
in
all
those
matters.
We
have
never
drunk
wine.
Our
wives
and
our
sons
and
our
daughters
have
also
never
drunk
wine.
We
have
not
built
houses
or
planted
vineyards
or
other
crops
or
worked
in
fields.
We
have
lived
in
tents.
We
have
obeyed
all
the
commands
that
Jehonadab,
our ancestor,
gave
us.
But
when
the
army
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
attacked
this
country,
we
said, ‘We
must
go
to
Jerusalem
to
escape
from
the
armies
of
Babylonia
and
Syria.’
So,
we
came
to
Jerusalem
and
we
are
living
here.”
Then
Yahweh
gave
this
message
to
me: “This
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
say
that
they
belong
to,
say:
'Go
and
tell
this
to
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
places
in
Judah: “Why
do
you
not [RHQ]
listen
to
me
or
learn
something
about
how
to
obey
me?
The
Rechab
clan
still
do
not
drink
wine,
because
their ancestor
Jehonadab
told
them
to
not
do
that.
In contrast,
I
have
spoken
to
you
many
times,
but
you
refuse
to
obey
me.
Many
times
I
sent
prophets
to
you.
They
told
you, 'Turn
away
from
your
wicked
behavior,
and
do
things
that
you
should
do.
Stop
worshiping
other
gods,
in
order
that
you
will
be
able
to
live
peacefully
in
this
land
that
I
gave
to
you
and
your
ancestors.'
But
you
would
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
said
or
obey
me.
The
descendants
of
Jehonadab
have
obeyed
their ancestor,
but
you
have
refused
to
pay
attention
to
what
I
told
you.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
you Israeli
people
say
you
belong
to,
say: 'You
have
refused
to
listen
to
me
and
you
did
not
answer
when
I
called
you.
Therefore,
I
will
cause
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
to
experience
all
the
disasters
that
I
said
that
I
would
cause
to
happen.' ” ' ”
Then
I
turned
to
the
Rechab
clan
and
said, “This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
say
we
belong
to,
says: ‘You
have
obeyed
what
your ancestor
Jehonadab
told
you.
You
have
obeyed
all
his
instructions.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I
say: “There
will
always
be
descendants
of
Jehonadab
who
will
do
work
for
me.” ’ ”
They read Jeremiah’s scroll
When
Jehoiakim
had
been
the
king
of
Judah
for
almost
four
years,
Yahweh
gave
this
message
to
me:
“Get
a
scroll,
and
write
on
it
the
messages
that
I
have
given
to
you
regarding
Israel,
Judah,
and
the
other
nations.
Write
all
of
the
messages,
starting
from
the
time
that
I
gave
you
the
first
message,
when
Josiah
was
the
king,
up
until
now.
When
the
people
of
Judah
hear
again
about
all
the
disasters
that
I
plan
to
cause
them
to
experience,
perhaps
each
one
of
them
will
repent.
If
they
do
that,
I
will
be
able
to
forgive
them
for
the
wrong/evil
things
that
they
have
done.”
So
I
summoned
Baruch,
the
son
of Neraiah.
Then,
as
I
dictated
to
him
all
the
messages
that
Yahweh
had
spoken
to
me,
he
wrote
them
on
a
scroll.
Then
I
said
to
him, “I
am
not
allowed
to
leave
here
and
go
to
the
temple.
So,
you
go
to
the
temple
on
the
next
day
when
the
people
are ◄fasting/abstaining
from
food►,
and
read
to
them
the
messages
from
Yahweh
that
you
wrote
while
I
dictated
them
to
you.
Read
them
aloud
to
all
the
people
who
are
there,
including
the
people
of
Judah
who
come
there
from
their
towns.
Perhaps
they
will
turn
from
their
evil
behavior
and
request
Yahweh
to
act mercifully
toward
them.
They
must
do
that,
because
Yahweh
is
very
angry
with
them
and
has
threatened
to
punish
them
severely.”
Baruch
did
what
I
told
him
to
do.
He
went
to
the
temple
and
read
to
the
people
all
those
messages
from
Yahweh.
He
did
it
in December
on
a
day
when
their
leaders
had
proclaimed
that
all
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
the
people
who
had
come
there
from
other
towns
in
Judah
should
fast
to
please/honor
Yahweh.
It
was
when
Jehoiakim
had
been
king
for
almost
five
years.
Baruch
read
to
all
the
people
the
messages
that
he
had
written
on
the
scroll.
He
read
them
while
he
was
in
the
temple,
in
the
room
where
Gemariah
stayed.
He
was
the
son
of
Shaphan,
who
had
previously
been
the
king’s
secretary.
That
room
was
close
to
the
upper
courtyard
of
the
temple,
near
the
entrance
to
the
temple
that
is
called
the
New
Gate.
When
Micaiah,
who
was
the
son
of
Gemariah
and
grandson
of
Shaphan,
heard
those
messages
from
Yahweh,
he
went
down
to
the secretary’s
room
in
the
palace,
where
all
the
king’s
officials
were
meeting.
Elishama
the
king’s
secretary
was
there.
Delaiah
the
son
of
Shemaiah,
Elnathan
the
son
of
Acbor,
Gemariah,
Zedekiah
the
son
of
Hananiah,
and
all
the
other
officials
of
the
king
were
also
there.
When
Micaiah
told
them
about
the
messages
that
Baruch
had
been
reading
to
the
people,
the
officials
sent
Jehudi,
who
was
the
son
of
Nethaniah
and
grandson
of
Shelemiah
and great-grandson
of
Cushi,
to
tell
Baruch
to
come
and
read
the
messages
to
them,
also.
So
Baruch
took
the
scroll
and
went
to
them.
They
said
to
him, “Please
sit
down
and
read
it
to
us.”
So
Baruch
did
what
they
requested.
After
they
had
heard
all
the
messages,
they
were
afraid.
They
looked
at
each
other
and
then
they
said, “We
must
tell
these
messages
to
the
king!”
Then
they
asked
Baruch, “How
did
you
get
this
scroll?
Did
Jeremiah dictate
to
you
all
the
messages
on
this
scroll?”
Baruch
replied, “
Yes,
Jeremiah
dictated
them
to
me,
and
I
wrote
them
with
ink
on
this
scroll.”
Then
the
officials
told
Baruch, “You
and
Jeremiah
must
both
hide.
Do
not
tell
anyone
where
you
are!”
They
put
the
scroll
in
the
room
of
Elishama,
the
king’s
secretary.
Then
they
went
to
the
king,
who
was
in
the
courtyard,
and
reported
to
him
everything
that
Baruch
had
read
to
them.
The
king
burned
Jeremiah’s
scroll
Then
the
king
sent
Jehudi
to
get
the
scroll.
Jehudi
brought
it
from Elishama’s
room
and
read
it
to
the
king,
while
all
the
king’s
officials
were
standing
there.
It
was
in
the
cold
season,
and
the
king
was
in
a
part
of
the
palace
where
he
stayed
when
it
was
cold.
He
was
sitting
in
front
of
a
fire
to
keep/be
warm.
Each
time
Jehudi
finished
reading
three
or
four
columns,
the
king
cut
off
that
section
of
the
scroll
with
a
knife
and
threw
it
into
the
fire.
He
did
that,
section
by
section,
until
the
entire
scroll
was
burned
up.
Neither
the
king
nor
his
officials
showed
that
they
were
afraid
that
God
would
punish
them.
They
did
not
tear
their
clothes
to
show
that
they
were
sorry
for
what
they
had
done.
Elnathan,
Delaiah,
and
Gemariah
pleaded
with
the
king
not
to
burn
the
scroll,
but
he
did
not
pay
any
attention.
Then
the
king
commanded
his
son
Jerahmeel,
Seraiah
the
son
of
Azriel,
and
Shelemiah
the
son
of
Abdeel
to arrest
Baruch
and
me.
But
they
were
unable
to
do
that
because
Yahweh
had
hidden
us.
Jeremiah
had
another
scroll
written
After
the
king
had
burned
the
scroll
on
which
were
written
the
messages
that
I
had
dictated
to
Baruch,
Yahweh
said
this
to
me:
“Get
another
scroll,
and
tell
Baruch
to
write
everything
again,
the
same
messages
that
he
had
written
on
the
scroll
that
the
king
burned.
Then
go
to
the
king
and
say
to
him, ‘Yahweh
says
this: “You
burned
the
scroll
because
you
did
not
like
what
was
written
on
it,
that
the
king
of
Babylon
would
surely [RHQ]
come
with
his
army
and
destroy
this
land
and
get
rid
of
all
the
people
and
the
animals.
Now
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say
about
you,
Jehoiakim: 'None
of
your
descendants
will
rule
this
kingdom [MTY].
Your
corpse
will
be
thrown
out
on
the
ground
and
not
be
buried;
it
will
be
under
the
hot
sun
during
the
days
and
struck
by
frost
during
the
nights.
I
will
punish
you
and
your
family
and
your
officials
for
their
sins.
And
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
the
people
of
the
other
towns
in
Judah
to
experience
all
the
disasters
that
I
promised,
because
you
all
would
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
said!' ” ' ”
So
I
took
another
scroll,
and
again
I
dictated
the
messages
to
Baruch.
He
wrote
everything
that
had
been
written
on
the
other
scroll,
the
one
that
King
Jehoiakim
had
burned
in
the
fire.
But
this
time,
I
added
more
messages.
King Zedekiah summoned Jeremiah
After
Jehoiakim
died,
his
son
Jehoiachin
became
king
for
only
three
months,
after
which
King
Josiah’s
son
Zedekiah
became
the
King
of
Judah.
Nebuchadnezzar,
the
King
of
Babylon,
appointed
him
to
be
the
new
king.
But
King
Zedekiah
and
his
palace
officials
and
the
other
people
in
the
land
paid
no
attention
to
the
messages
that
Yahweh
gave
me.
However,
one
day
King
Zedekiah
sent
Jehucal
the
son
of
Shelemiah,
and
Zephaniah
the
priest,
who
was
the
son
of
Maaseiah,
to
me.
They
requested
me
to
pray
to
Yahweh
our
God
for
our
nation.
At
that
time
I
had
not
yet
been
put
in
prison,
so
I
could
come
and
go
wherever
and
whenever
I
wanted
to,
without
being
hindered.
At
that
time,
the
army
of
Hophra,
the
King
of
Egypt,
came
to
the
southern
border
of
Judah.
When
the
army
of
Babylonia
heard
about
that,
they
stopped
surrounding
Jerusalem
and
left
there
to
fight
against
the
army
from
Egypt.
Then
Yahweh
gave
this
message
to
me:
“
I,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
you Israelis
say
you
belong
to,
say
this: ‘The
King
of
Judah
has
sent
messengers
to
you
to
ask
me
what
is
going
to
happen.
Tell
the
king
that
even
though
the
army
of
the
King
of
Egypt
came
to
help
him,
they
are
about
to
return
to
Egypt.
Then
the
army
of
Babylonia
will
return
here
and
capture
this
city
and
burn
everything
in
it.’
So,
this
is
what
I
say
to
you Israelis: ‘You
should
not
deceive
yourselves,
thinking
that
the
army
from
Babylonia
has
gone
and
will
not
return.
That
is
not
true.
And
even
if
your
soldiers
could
destroy
almost
all
of
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia
who
are
attacking
you,
and
allow
only
a
few
of
them
who
were
wounded
to
remain
alive
in
their
tents,
they
would
come
out
of
their
tents
and
burn
this
city
completely!” ’ ”
Jeremiah
was
put
into
a
prison
When
the
army
from
Babylonia
left
Jerusalem
because
the
army
from
Egypt
was
approaching,
I
started
to
leave
the
city.
I
intended
to
go
to
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Benjamin
live,
in
order
to
take
possession
of
my
share
of
the
property
from
my
family.
But
as
I
was
walking
out
the
Benjamin
Gate,
a
guard
seized
me
and
said, “You
are
deserting
us
and
going
to
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia!”
The
man
who
seized
me
was
Irijah,
the
son
of
Shelemiah
and
grandson
of
Hananiah.
But
I
protested
and
said, “That
is
not
true!
I
was
not
intending
to
do
that!”
But
Irijah
would
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
said.
He
took
me
to
the
king’s
officials.
They
were
very
angry
with
me.
They
commanded
the
guards
to
beat
me
and
then
to
put
me
in
the
house
where
Jonathan
the
king’s
secretary
stayed.
They
had
changed
Jonathan’s
house
to
make
it
become
a
prison.
They
put
me
in
a
dungeon/cell
in
that
prison,
and
I
remained
there
for
several
days.
Then
King
Zedekiah
secretly
sent
a
servant
to
me,
who
took
me
to
the
palace.
There
the
king
asked
me, “Do
you
have
any
messages
from
Yahweh?”
I
replied, “Yes,
the
message
is
that
you
will
be
handed
over
to
the
king
of
Babylon.”
Then
I
asked
the
king, “What
crime
have
I
committed [RHQ]
against
you
or
against
your
officials
or
against
the Israeli
people,
with
the
result
that
you
have
commanded
that
I
be
put
in
a
prison?
Your
prophets
predicted
that
the
army
of
the
king
of
Babylon
would
not
attack
you
or
this
land.
Why
were [RHQ]
their
messages
not
fulfilled?
Your
majesty,
I
plead
with
you
to
listen
to
me.
Do
not
send
me
back
to
the
dungeon/cell
in
the
house
of
Jonathan
your
secretary,
because
if
you
do
that,
I
will
die
there.”
So
King
Zedekiah
commanded
that
I
not
be
sent
back
to
the
prison
cell.
Instead,
I
was
allowed
to
be
watched
by
the
guards
in
the
courtyard
of
the
palace.
The
king
also
commanded
that
they
should
bring
me
a
loaf
of
fresh
bread
every
day,
until
there
was
no
bread
left
in
the
city.
So
they
put
me
in
that
courtyard
and
I
remained
there.
Jeremiah was put in a dry well
Four
officials,
Shephatiah
the
son
of
Mattan,
Gedaliah
the
son
of
Pashhur,
Jehucal
the
son
of
Shelemiah,
and
Pashhur
the
son
of
Malkijah,
heard
what
I
had
been
telling
all
the
people.
I
had
been
telling
them
that
Yahweh
was
saying, “Everyone
who
stays
in
Jerusalem
will
die.
They
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords
or
from
famines
or
from
diseases.
But
those
who
surrender
to
the
Babylonian
army,
they
will
be
spared.
They
will
not
be
killed.
Yahweh
also
says
that
the
army
of
the
King
of
Babylon
will
certainly
capture
this
city [DOU].”
So
those
officials
went
to
the
king
and
said, “This
man
Jeremiah
should
be
executed!
Because
of
what
he
is
saying,
he
is
discouraging
our
soldiers
who
remain
in
the
city.
He
is
also
discouraging
the
people.
He
is
not
saying
things
that
will
help
us;
he
is
saying
things
that
will
defeat
us.”
King
Zedekiah
said, “All
right,
do
to
him
what
you
want
to;
I
do
not
have
the
power
to
stop
you.”
So
those
officials
took
me
from
my
cell
and
lowered
me
by
ropes
into
a
well
in
the
courtyard.
The
well
belonged
to
Malkijah,
who
was
a
son
of
the
king.
There
was
no
water
in
the
well,
but
there
was
a
lot
of
mud,
so
I
sank
down
deep
into
the
mud.
But
Ebed-Melech,
a
palace
official
from
Ethiopia,
heard
someone
say
that
I
was
in
the
well.
At
that
time
the
king
was deciding/judging
people’s
cases
at
the
Benjamin
Gate.
Ebed-Melech
went
out
of
the
palace
and
said
to
the
king,
“Your
majesty,
those
men
have
done
a
very
evil
thing.
They
have
put
the
prophet
Jeremiah
in
a
well.
Almost
all
the
food
in
the
city
is
gone,
so
they
will
not
be
able
to
bring
him
any
food
and
as
a
result
he
will
die
from
hunger!”
So
the
king
told
Ebed-Melech, “Take
thirty
of
my
men/soldiers
with
you,
and
pull
Jeremiah
out
of
the
well,
in
order
that
he
does
not
die!”
So
Ebed-Melech
took
thirty
men
with
him
and
they
went
into
a
room
in
the
palace
below
the
room
where
they
stored
very
valuable
things.
There
they
found
some
old
rags
and
discarded
clothing.
They
took
those
things
and
went
to
the
well.
They
fastened
them
to
a
rope
and
lowered
the
rope
to
me.
Then
Ebed-Melech
called
down
to
me, “Put
these
rags
underneath
your
armpits,
to
protect
you
from
being
injured
by
the
ropes!”
So
I
did
that.
Then
they
pulled
me
out
of
the
well.
I
returned
to
the
courtyard
where
the
palace
guards
stayed,
and
I
stayed
there.
Zedekiah
questioned
Jeremiah
One
day
King
Zedekiah
summoned
me,
and
I
was
brought
to
the
king,
who
was
waiting
for
me
at
the
entrance
of
the
temple.
He
said
to
me, “I
want
to
ask
you
something.
I
want
you
to
answer
me
truthfully,
and
and
to
not
conceal
anything.”
I
replied, “If
I
tell
you
the
truth,
you
will
command
that
I
be
executed.
And
if
I
give
you
good
advice,
you
will
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
say.”
But
King
Zedekiah
secretly
promised
me, “
Tell
me
the
truth!
And
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
will
not
cause
you
to
be
executed,
and
I
will
not
hand
you
over
to
those
who
are
wanting
to
kill
you.”
So
then
I
said
to
Zedekiah, “This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says: ‘If
you
surrender
to
the
officers
of
the
king
of
Babylon,
you
and
your
family
will ◄be
spared/not
be
killed►,
and
this
city
will
not
be
burned.
But
if
you
refuse
to
surrender
to
them,
you
will
not
escape.
And
the
army
from
Babylonia
will
capture
this
city
and
completely
burn
it.’ ”
The
king
replied, “But
I
am
afraid
to
surrender
to
the
soldiers
from
Babylon,
because
their
officers
may
hand
me
over
to
the
people
of
Judah
who
have
already
joined
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia,
and
those
people
from
Judah
will
mistreat
me.”
I
replied, “If
you
obey
Yahweh
by
doing
what
I
tell
you
to
do,
they
will
not
hand
you
over
to
our
people.
Things
will
go
well
for
you,
and
you
will
remain
alive.
But
if
you
refuse
to
surrender,
this
is
what
Yahweh
has
revealed
to
me:
All
the
women
who
remain
in
your
palace
will
be
brought
out
and
given
to
the
officers
of
the
king
of
Babylon.
Then
those
women
will
say
to
you:
‘You
had
friends
whom
you
thought
you
could
trust,
but
they
have
deceived
you
and
caused
you
to
make
a
wrong
decision.
Now
it
is
as
though
you
are
stuck
in
mud,
and
your
friends
have
abandoned
you.’
All
of
your
wives
and
children
in
the
city
will
be
led
out
to
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia,
and
you
also
will
not
escape.
The
soldiers
of
the
King
of
Babylon
will
seize
you,
and
they
will
burn
down
this
city.”
Then
Zedekiah
said
to
me, “Do
not
tell
anyone
what
you
told
me;
if
you
tell
anyone,
my
officials
may
kill
you.
If
my
officials
find
out
that
I
talked
to
you,
perhaps
they
will
come
to
you
and
say, ‘Tell
us
what
you
and
the
king
were
talking
about.
If
you
do
not
tell
us,
we
will
kill
you.’
If
that
happens,
just
tell
them
that
you
pleaded
with
me
not
to
send
you
back
to
the
dungeon/cell
in
Jonathan’s
house,
because
you
were
afraid
that
you
would
die
if
you
were
put
there
again.”
And
that
is
what
happened.
The
king’s
officials
came
to
me
and
asked
why
the
king
had
summoned
me.
But
I
told
them
what
the
king
told
me
to
tell
them.
So
they
did
not
ask
me
any
more
questions,
because
no
one
had
heard
what
the
king
and
I
had
said
to
each
other.
So
I
remained
being
guarded
in
the
courtyard
of
the
palace,
until
the
day
that
the
army
of
Babylonia
captured
Jerusalem.
Jerusalem was captured
After
King
Zedekiah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
nine
years,
King
Nebuchadnezzar
came
in January
with
his
army,
and
they
surrounded
Jerusalem.
One
and
a
half
years
later,
after
Zedekiah
had
been
ruling
for
almost
eleven
years,
on July 18,
soldiers
from
Babylonia
broke
through
the
city
wall.
Then
they
rushed
in
and
captured
the
city.
Then
all
the
officers
of
the
king
of
Babylon
came
in
and
sat
down
at
the
Middle
Gate
to
decide
what
they
would
do
to
the
city.
They
included
Nergal-Sharezer
from Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim
who
was
one
of
the
chief
army
officers,
another
Nergal-Sharezer,
the
king’s advisor,
and
many
other
officials.
When
King
Zedekiah
and
all
his
soldiers
realized
that
the
army
of
Babylonia
had
broken
into
the
city,
they
fled.
They
waited
until
it
was
dark.
Then
they
went
out
of
the
city
through
the
king’s
garden,
through
the
gate
that
was
between
the
two
walls.
Then
they
started
running
toward
the
Jordan
River
Valley.
But
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia
pursued
the
king,
and
they
caught
him
on
the
plains
near
Jericho.
They
took
him
to
the
King
of
Babylon,
who
was
at
Riblah
town
in
the
Hamath
region.
There
the
king
of
Babylon
told
his
soldiers
what
they
should
do
to
punish
Zedekiah.
They
forced
Zedekiah
to
watch
while
they
killed
his
sons
and
all
the
officials
from
Judah.
Then
they
gouged
out
Zedekiah’s
eyes.
They
fastened
him
with
bronze
chains
and
took
him
to
Babylon.
Meanwhile,
the
Babylonian
army
burned
the
palace
and
all
the
other
buildings
in
Jerusalem.
And
they
tore
down
the
city
walls.
Then
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the
king’s bodyguards,
forced
to
go
to
Babylon
most
of
the
other
people
who
remained
in
the
city
and
the
Jews
who
had
joined
the
soldiers
of
Babylonia.
But
he
allowed
some
of
the
very
poor
people
to
remain
in
Judah,
and
he
gave
them
vineyards
and
fields
to
take
care
of.
Jeremiah
stayed
in
Judah
King
Nebuchadnezzar
had
previously
told
Nebuzaradan
to
find
me.
He
said,
“Make
sure
that
no
one harms
him.
Take
care
of
him,
and
do
for
him
whatever
he
requests
you
to
do.”
So
he
and
Nebushazban,
who
was
one
of
their
chief
officers,
and
Nergal-Sharezer
the
king’s advisor,
and
other
officers
of
the
King
of
Babylon
sent
some
men
to
bring
me
out
of
the
courtyard
outside
of
the
palace.
They
took
me
to
Gedaliah
who
was
the
son
of
Ahikam
and
grandson
of
Shaphan.
Then
Gedaliah
took
me
to
my
home,
and
I
stayed
in
Judah
among
my
own
people
who
had
been
allowed
to
remain
there.
While
I
was
still
being
guarded
in
the
palace
courtyard,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“Say
this
to
Ebed-Melech,
the
official
from
Ethiopia: ‘This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says: “I
will
do
to
this
city
everything
that
I
said
that
I
would
do.
I
will
not
enable
the
people
to
prosper;
I
will
cause
them
to
experience
disasters.
You
will
see
Jerusalem
being
destroyed,
but
I
will
rescue
you
from
the
people
whom
you
are
afraid
of.
You
trusted
me,
so
I
will
save
you.
You
will
not
be
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords;
you
will
remain
alive.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.’ ”
Jeremiah decided to stay with Gedaliah
The
soldiers
from
Babylonia
captured
me
and
many
other
people
from
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah.
They
planned
to
take
us
to
Babylon.
So
they
fastened
chains
around
our
wrists
and
took
us
to
Ramah
town
north
of
Jerusalem.
While
we
were
there,
I
was
released.
This
is
how
it
happened:
Nebuzaradan,
the
captain
of
the
king’s bodyguards,
found
that
I
was
there.
He
summoned
me
and
said
to
me, “Yahweh
your
God
said
that
he
would
cause
this
land
to
experience
a
disaster.
And
now
he
has
caused
it
to
happen.
He
has
done
just
what
he
said
that
he
would
do,
because
you
people
sinned
against
Yahweh
and
refused
to
obey
him.
But
today
I
am
going
to
take
the
chains
off
your
wrists
and
release
you.
If
you
want
to
come
with
me
to
Babylon,
that
will
be
fine.
I
will
take
care
of
you.
But
if
you
do
not
want
to
come
with
me,
do
not
come.
Stay
here.
Look,
the
entire
country
is
available;
you
can
choose
whatever
part
you
want
to
go
to.
You
can
go
wherever
you
wish.”
Then
he
took
the
chains
off
my
wrists.
He
said, “If
you
decide
to
stay
here,
go
to
Gedaliah.
The
King
of
Babylon
appointed
him
to
be
the
governor
of
Judah.
You
will
be
allowed
to
stay
here
with
the
people
that
he
is
governing.
But
you
can
do
whatever
you
want
to.”
Then
Nebuzaradan
gave
me
some
food
and
some
money,
and
he
allowed
me
to
go.
I
returned
to
Gedaliah
at
Mizpah,
and
I
stayed
in
Judah
with
the
people
who
still
remained
in
the
land.
Many
people
returned
to
Judah
The
Israeli
soldiers
who
had
not
surrendered
to
the
army
of
Babylonia
were
roaming
around
in
the
countryside.
Then
their
leaders
heard
someone
say
that
the
King
of
Babylon
had
appointed
Gedaliah
to
be
the
governor
of
the
very
poor
people
who
were
still
in
Judah,
who
had
not
been
taken
to
Babylon.
So
they
went
to
talk
to
Gedaliah
at
Mizpah.
Those
who
went
included
Ishmael
the
son
of
Nethaniah,
Johanan
and
Jonathan
the
sons
of
Kareah,
Seraiah
the
son
of
Tanhumeth,
the
sons
of
Ephai
from Netophath,
and
Jezaniah
from
Maacah,
and
the
soldiers
who
were
with
them.
Gedaliah
solemnly
promised
that
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia
would
not
harm
them.
He
said, “Do
not
be
afraid
to
do
things
for
them.
Stay
here
in
this
land
and
do
things
for
the
King
of
Babylon.
If
you
do
that,
things
will
go
well
for
you.
As
for
me,
I
will
stay
here
at
Mizpah
to
be
your
representative
to
the
officials
from
Babylonia
who
come
to
talk
with
us.
But
you
should
return
to
your
towns,
and
eat
the
things
that
are
produced
on
your
land.
Harvest
the
grapes
and
the
fruit
that ripen
in
the ◄summer/hot
season►
and
the
olives,
make
wine
and
olive
oil,
and
store
it.”
Then
the
Jews
who
had
fled
to
Moab,
Ammon,
Edom,
and
other
nearby
countries
heard
people
say
that
the
King
of
Babylon
had
allowed
a
few
people
to
remain
in
Judah,
and
that
he
had
appointed
Gedaliah
to
be
their
governor.
So
they
began
to
return
to
Judah.
They
stopped
at
Mizpah
to
talk
with
Gedaliah.
Then
they
went
to
various
places
in
Judea,
and
they
harvested
a
great
amount
of
grapes
and
summer
fruit.
The
plot
to
kill
Gedaliah
Some
time
later,
Johanan
and
all
the
other
leaders
of
the Israeli
soldiers
who
had
not
surrendered
to
the
army
of
Babylonia
came
to
Gedaliah
at
Mizpah.
They
said
to
him, “Do
you
know
that
Baalis,
the
king
of
the
Ammon
people-group,
has
sent
Ishmael
the
son
of
Nethaniah
to assassinate
you?”
But
Gedaliah
did
not
believe
what
they
said.
Later
Johanan
talked
with
Gedaliah
privately.
He
said, “Allow
me
to
go
and
murder
Ishmael
secretly.
It
would
not
be
good [RHQ]
to
allow
him
to
come
and
murder
you!
If
you
are
killed,
what
will
happen
to
all
the
Jews
who
have
returned
to
this
area?
They
will
be
scattered,
and
the
other
people
who
remain
in
Judah
will
all
be
killed!”
But
Gedaliah
said
to
Johanan, “
No,
I
will
not
allow
you
to
do
that.
I
think
that
you
are
lying
about
Ishmael.”
Gedaliah was murdered
Ishmael
was
a
member
of
the
king’s
family.
He
had
been
one
of
King
Zedekiah’s
important
officials.
In October
of
that
year,
he
went
to
Mizpah
with
ten
other
men
to
talk
with
Gedaliah.
While
they
were
eating
together,
Ishmael
and
the
other
ten
men jumped
up,
and
with
their
swords
they
killed
Gedaliah—the
man
whom
the
king
of
Babylon
had
appointed
to
be
their
governor!
Ishmael
and
the
other
men
also
killed
all
the
Jews
and
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia
who
were
with
Gedaliah
at
Mizpah.
The
next
day,
before
anyone
had
found
out
that
Gedaliah
had
been
murdered,
eighty
men
from
Shechem,
Shiloh,
and
Samaria
cities
came
to
worship
at
the
temple
of
Yahweh
in
Mizpah.
They
had
shaved
off
their
beards
and
torn
their
clothes
and
cut
themselves
to
show
that
they
were
mourning.
And
they
had
brought
grain
offerings
and
incense
to
burn
on
the
altar.
Ishmael
went
out
of
the
city
to
meet
them,
crying
as
he
went.
When
he
reached
them,
he
said, “Come
and
see
what
has
happened
to
Gedaliah!”
But
as
soon
as
they
had
all
entered
the
town,
Ishmael
and
his
men
killed
most
of
them
and
threw
their
corpses
into
a
well.
There
were
only
ten
of
them
whom
they ◄spared/did
not
kill►.
They
were
not
killed
because
they
promised
to
Ishmael
that
if
he
allowed
them
to
remain
alive,
they
would
bring
him
lots
of
wheat
and
barley
and
olive
oil
and
honey
that
they
had
hidden.
The
well
where
Ishmael’s
men
had
thrown
the
corpses
of
the
men
whom
they
had
murdered
was
the
deep
well
that
King
Asa’s
men
had
dug
in
order
that
they
would
have
water
in
the
city
if
the
army
of
King
Baasha
of
Israel
would
surround
the
city.
Ishmael’s
men
filled
that
well
with
corpses.
Then
Ishmael
and
his
men
captured
the
king’s
daughters
and
some
of
the
other
people
who
had
been
left
in
Mizpah
by
Nebuzaradan
in
order
that
Gedaliah
would
take
care
of
them.
Ishmael
and
his
men
took
those
people
and
started
back
toward
the
Ammon
area.
But
Johanan
and
all
the
other
leaders
of
the Israeli
soldiers
who
had
not
surrendered
to
the
army
of
Babylonia
heard
about
what
Ishmael
and
his
men
had
done.
So
they
immediately
went
with
all
their
men
to
stop
them.
They
caught
up
with
them
at
the
large
pool
near
Gibeon
city.
When
all
the
people
whom
Ishmael
and
his
men
had
captured
saw
Johanan
and
the
soldiers
who
were
with
him,
they
shouted
joyfully.
So
all
those
who
had
been
captured
in
Mizpah
escaped,
and
they
started
to
help
Johanan.
But
Ishmael
and
eight
of
his
men
escaped
and
fled
to
the
Ammon
area.
Then
Johanan
and
the
men
who
were
with
him
gathered
together
all
the
people
whom
they
had
rescued
at
Gibeon.
They
included
soldiers
and
women
and
children
and
some
of
the
king’s
palace
officials.
They
were
all
people
whom
Ishmael
and
his
men
had
captured
after
they
had
killed
Gedaliah.
They
took
them
all
to Geruth-Kimham
village
near
Bethlehem.
And
they
all
prepared
to
go
to
Egypt.
They
were
worried
about
what
the
soldiers
of
Babylonia
would
do
to
them
when
they
found
out
that
Ishmael
had
killed
Gedaliah,
who
had
been
appointed
by
the
King
of
Babylonia
to
be
their
governor.
Jeremiah warned them to not go to Egypt
Then
Johanan
and
Azariah
the
son
of
Hoshaiah,
and
all
the
other
leaders
of
the
Israeli
soldiers
who
had
not
surrendered
to
the
army
of
Babylonia,
and
many [HYP]
other
people,
including
those
who
were
important
and
those
who
were
not
important,
came
to
me.
They
said, “Please
listen
to
our
request
and
pray
to
Yahweh
our
God
for
all
of
us.
Although
we
were
previously
a
huge
number
of
people,
you
can
see
that
now
we
are
only
a
small
number
of
people
who
have
survived.
Pray
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
show
us
what
we
should
do
and
where
we
should
go.”
I
replied, “Okay,
I
will
pray
to
Yahweh
our
God,
like
you
have
requested,
and
I
will
tell
you
what
he
says.
I
will ◄tell
you
everything/not
hide
anything
from
you►.”
They
replied
to
me, “We
hope/wish
that
Yahweh
our
God
will
be
a
faithful
witness
against
us
if
we
refuse
to
do
everything
that
he
tells
us
to
do.
We
are requesting
you
to
ask
Yahweh
our
God
what
we
should
do.
When
he
replies,
we
will
obey
him,
whether
we
like
what
he
says
or
not.
We
will
do
that
because
we
know
that
things
will
go
well
for
us
if
we
obey
him.”
So
I
prayed
to
Yahweh,
and
ten
days
later
he
gave
me
his
reply.
So
I
summoned
Johanan
and
all
his
other
soldiers
and
all
the
other
people,
including
those
who
were
important
and
those
who
were
not
important.
I
said
to
them, “You
told
me
to
tell
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
what
you
were requesting.
This
is
what
he
replied:
‘You
should
stay
here
in
this
land.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
cause
your
nation
to
be
strong
and
not
be
weak.
I
will
cause
you
to
prosper
and
not
be
exiled
again.
I
am
sorry
about
the
disasters
that
I
was
forced
to
cause
you
to
experience.
But
do
not
be
afraid
of
the
king
of
Babylon
anymore,
because
I
will ◄be
with/help►
you.
I
will
rescue
you [DOU]
from
his
power [MTY].
I
will
be
merciful
to
you
by
causing
him
to
act
kindly
toward
you.
So
as
a
result,
he
will
allow
you
to
stay
here
in
your
land.’
But
if
you
refuse
to
obey
Yahweh
our
God,
and
if
you
say ‘We
will
not
stay
here;
instead,
we
will
go
to
Egypt.
There
we
will
not
experience
any
wars,
we
will
not
hear
trumpets
signaling
our
soldiers
to
prepare
for
battles,
and
we
will
not
be
hungry,’
then
listen
to
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says: ‘If
you
are
determined
to
go
to
Egypt,
and
you
go
and
live
there,
you
will
experience
those
wars
and
famines
that
you
are
afraid
of,
and
you
will
all
die
there.
That
is
what
will
happen
to
all
you
who
are
determined
to
go
to
Egypt
and
live
there.
Some
of
you
will
be
killed
by
the
swords
of
your
enemies,
and
others
of
you
will
die
from
famines
and
from
diseases.
None
of
you
will
escape
the
disasters
that
I
will
bring
on
you.’
And
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
also
says
this: ‘Because
I
was
very
angry,
I
severely
punished [MTY]
all
the
people
of
Jerusalem.
I
will
do
the
same
things
to
you
when
you
go
to
Egypt.
The
result
will
be
that
people
will
curse
you.
They
will
be
horrified
about
what
has
happened
to
you.
They
will
make fun
of
you,
and
you
will
never
see
this
land
again.’
You
little
group
of
people
of
Judah
who
are
still
alive,
listen
to
me:
Yahweh
has
told
you, ‘Do
not
go
to
Egypt.’
So
do
not
forget
what
I
have
warned
you
today.
I
know
that
you
were
lying
when
you
requested
me
to
pray
to
Yahweh
our
God.
And
today
I
have
told
you
exactly
what
he
said,
but
I
know
that
you
will
not
obey
Yahweh
our
God
now,
just
as
you
have
not
obeyed
him
previously.
You
want
to
go
to
Egypt
and
live
there.
So
now,
you
can
be
sure
of
this:
All
of
you
will
die
there.
Some
of
you
will
be
killed
by
the
swords
of
your
enemies
and
others
will
die
from
famines
or
from
diseases.”
Jeremiah was taken to Egypt
So
I
finished
telling
to
the
people
that
message
from
Yahweh
our
God.
But
then
Johanan
and
Azariah
and
some
other
insolent/arrogant
men
said
to
me, “You
are
lying!
Yahweh
our
God
has
not
told
us
that
we
should
not
go
to
Egypt!
We
think
that
Baruch
has
urged/persuaded
you
to
say
this,
in
order
that
if
we
stay
here,
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia
will
seize
us
and
kill
us
or
take
us
to
Babylonia.”
So
Johanan
and
the
other
leaders
of
the
Israeli
soldiers
and
many
of [HYP]
the
other
people
who
were
there
refused
to
obey
Yahweh’s
command
to
stay
in
Judah.
Johanan
and
all
the
other
leaders
gathered
together
all
the
people
who
had
returned
from
the
other
countries
to
which
they
had
been
scattered.
They
included
men,
women,
children,
the
king’s
daughters,
and
all
those
whom
Nebuzaradan
had
left
with
Gedaliah,
and
they
also
took
Baruch
and
me.
They
refused
to
obey
Yahweh,
and
they
took
us
all
to
Egypt,
as
far
as
Tahpenes
city.
While
we
were
at
Tahpenes,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“While
the
people
of
Judah
are
watching
you,
take
some
large
rocks
and
bury
them
under
the
brick
pavement
at
the
entrance
to
the
king’s
palace
there
at
Tahpenes.
Then
say
to
the
people
of
Judah, ‘This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
you Israelis
say
you
belong
to,
says: “I
will
summon
Nebuchadnezzar
the
King
of
Babylon,
who
does
my
work,
to
come
with
his
army
to
Egypt.
I
will
set
up
his
throne
over
these
stones
that
I
told
Jeremiah
to
bury.
And
Nebuchadnezzar
will
set
up
his
tent
there
to
show
that
he
has
become
the
King
of
Egypt.
When
his
army
comes,
they
will
attack
Egypt.
Then
those
will
die
who
I
have
determined
must
die,
those
who
I
have
determined
must
be
captured
will
be
captured,
and
those
who
I
have
determined
must
be
killed
by
swords
will
be
killed
by
swords.
Nebuchadnezzar’s
soldiers
will
burn
down
the
temples
of
the
gods
of
Egypt.
But
before
they
burn
the
temples,
they
will
take
away
their
idols
as souvenirs.
His
troops
will
clean
Egypt
like
a
shepherd cleans
lice
from
his
cloak.
They
will
tear
down
the
sacred
pillars
that
are
in
the
temple
of
their
sun
god.
And
then Nebuchadnezzar’s
troops
will
leave
there,
without
having
been
harmed.” ’ ”
Jeremiah predicted disaster would come because of their idolatry
This
is
the
message
that
Yahweh
gave
me
concerning
the
Jews
who
were
living
in
northern
Egypt—in
Migdol,
Tahpenes,
and
Memphis
cities,
and
in
the
Pathros
region
in
southern
Egypt:
“This
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
you Israelis
say
you
belong
to,
say: ‘You
saw
the
disaster
that
I
caused
the
people
in
Jerusalem
and
the
other
towns
in
Judah
to
experience.
Those
towns
are
now
ruined
and
deserted.
That
happened
because
I
was
extremely
angry
with
them
on
account
of
their
being
very
wicked.
They
burned
incense
to
other
gods
and
worshiped
them.
They
were
gods
that
you
previously
did
not
know
about,
and
your
ancestors
also
did
not
know
about
them.
Many
times
I
sent
my
prophets
who
served
me,
to
say
to
them, “Do
not
do
those
abominable
things
that
I
hate!”
But
my
people
would
not
pay
any
attention [DOU]
to
what
I
said
to
them.
They
would
not
turn
away
from
their
wicked
behavior,
or
stop
burning
incense
to
worship/honor
other
gods.
So
I
poured
out
my
anger [MTY]
on
them.
I
punished
people
on
the
streets
of
Jerusalem
and
on
the
other
towns
in
Judah.
It
caused
those
towns
to
be
ruined
and
deserted,
and
they
are
still
like
that.’
So
now
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
you Israelis
say
you
belong
to,
ask
you: ‘Why
are
you
causing
yourselves
to
experience
these
disasters?
Do
you
not
realize
that
because
of
what
you
are
doing,
soon
there
will
be
no
more
men
or
women
or
children
or
infants
left
among
you
who
have
come
here
to
Egypt
from
Judah?
Why
are
you [RHQ]
provoking
me
and
causing
me
to
be
very
angry
by
burning
incense
to
the
idols
that
you
have
made
here
in
Egypt?
If
you
continue
doing
this,
you
will
destroy
yourselves,
and
you
will
cause
yourselves
to
be
people
whom
all
the
nations
on
the
earth
will
curse
and
despise.
Have
you
forgotten
how
I
punished
your
ancestors
for
the
wicked
things
that
they
did,
and
how
I
punished
the
kings
and
queens
of
Judah
for
what
they
did,
and
you
and
your
wives
for
the
sins
that
you
committed
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem
and
the
other
towns
in
Judah?
Up
until
this
day
you
have
not
humbled
yourselves
or
revered
me.
You
have
not
obeyed
the
laws
and
decrees [DOU]
that
I
gave
to
you
and
your
ancestors.’
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
you Israelis
say
you
belong
to,
say: ‘I
am
determined
to
cause
all
of
you
to
experience
disasters
and
to
get
rid
of
every
one
of
you.
You
people
from
Judah
who
have
survived
were
determined
to
come
and
live
here
in
Egypt.
So
I
will
get
rid
of
all
of
you
here
in
Egypt.
Every
one
of
you
will
die,
including
those
who
are
important
and
those
who
are
not
important.
Some
of
you
will
be
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords,
some
will
die
from
famines.
You
will
become
people
whom
others
curse,
be
horrified
about,
and
make fun
of.
I
will
punish
you
here
in
Egypt
like
I
punished
others
in
Jerusalem,
some
of
whom
were
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords
and
some
of
whom
died
from
famines
or
diseases.
You
people
who
did
not
die
in
Judah
fled
here
to
Egypt,
hoping
that
some
day
you
would
return
to
Judah.
But
very
few [HYP]
of
you
will
survive
and
escape.
You
are
longing/wanting
to
remain
alive
and
return
to
Judah,
but
only
a
very
few
of
you
will
escape
and
be
able
to
do
that.’ ”
Then
a
large
group
of
the
people
who
had
started
to
live
in
northern
Egypt
and
southern
Egypt,
including
all
the
men
who
knew
that
their
wives
had
been
burning
incense
to
other
gods,
and
all
the
women
who
were
standing
there,
said
this
to
me:
“You
are
saying
that [MTY]
Yahweh
gave
messages
to
you,
but
we
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
your
messages!
We
will
certainly
do
everything
that
we
said
that
we
would
do.
We
will
burn
incense
to
worship
our
goddess
Astarte,
the
Queen
of
Heaven,
and
we
will
pour
out
offerings
of
wine
to
her,
just
like
we
and
our
ancestors
and
our
kings
and
their
officials
have
always
done
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem
and
in
the
other
towns
in
Judah.
At
that
time,
we
had
plenty
of
food,
and
we
were
prosperous
and
we
did
not
have
any
troubles.
But
ever
since
we
stopped
burning
incense
to
the
Queen
of
Heaven
and
giving
her
offerings
of
wine,
we
have
had
many
troubles,
and
some
of
our
people
have
been
killed
by
our
enemies’
swords
and
some
have
died
from
hunger.”
And
the
women
said, “
Furthermore,
we
burned
incense
and
poured
out
wine
offerings
to
the
Queen
of
Heaven,
and
we
also
made
small
cakes
that
resembled
her
idol,
to
offer
to
her.
But
our
husbands
certainly
knew
about
and
approved
of [RHQ]
what
we
were
doing!”
Then
I
said
to
all
the
men
and
women
who
had
answered
me,
“Do
not
think [RHQ]
that
Yahweh
did
not
know
that
you
and
your
ancestors
and
your
kings
and
their
officials
and
all
the
other
people
in
Judah
were
burning
incense
to
worship/honor
idols
in
the
streets
of
Jerusalem
and
in
the
other
towns
in
Judah!
It
was
because
Yahweh
could
no
longer
endure/tolerate
your
wicked
actions
and
the
detestable
things
that
you
were
doing
that
he
caused
your
land
to
be
a
place
whose
name
people
say
when
they
curse
someone,
a
land
that
is
ruined
and
which
has
no
one
living
in
it.
And
your
land
is
still
like
that.
It
is
because
you
burned
incense
to
worship/honor
idols
and
committed
other
sins
against
Yahweh
that
you
experienced
all
those
disasters.
It
is
because
you
have
not
obeyed
him
or
his
laws
and
decrees
and
commandments.”
Then
I
said
to
all
of
them,
including
the
women, “All
you
people
of
Judah
who
are
here
in
Egypt,
listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh.
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says
to
you Israeli
men: ‘You
and
your
wives
have
said
that
you
would
continue
to
do
what
you
promised,
to
burn
incense
and
pour
out
wine
to
the
goddess
whom
you
call
the
Queen
of
Heaven.
And
you
have
proved
by
your
actions
that
you
intend
to
continue
to
do
that.
So
go
ahead
and
continue
doing
what
you
have
promised
to
do
for
her.’
But
now,
all
you
people
from
Judah
who
are
now
living
here
in
Egypt,
listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh.
He
says, ‘I
have
solemnly
declared,
using
my
great
name,
that
soon
none
of
you
people
from
Judah
who
are
here
in
Egypt
will
ever
again
use
my
name.
There
will
be
none
of
you
who,
when
you
solemnly
promise
to
do
something,
will
ever
again
say, “
I
will
do
it
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives.”
Because
I
will
be
watching
over
you,
not
to
cause
good
things
to
happen
to
you
but
to
cause
things
to
happen
that
will
harm
you.
Almost
everyone [HYP]
from
Judah
who
is
now
here
in
Egypt
will
experience
being
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords,
or
dying
from
famine.
Only
a
very
few
of
you
will
not
die,
and
will
return
to
Judah.
When
that
happens,
all
those
who
came
to
Egypt
will
find
out
whose
words ◄were
true/were
fulfilled►,
theirs
or
mine.’
And
Yahweh
also
says, ‘I
will
do
something
that
will
prove
to
you
that
everything
that
I
have
said
will
happen,
and
that
I
will
punish
you
here
in
this
place.
I
will
cause
Hophra,
the
king
of
Egypt,
to
be
captured
by
his
enemies
who
want
to
kill
him,
just
like
I
caused
King
Zedekiah
of
Judah
to
be
captured
by
the
soldiers
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon.’ ”
And
that
is
what
happened
several
years
later.
A message for Baruch
After
Jehoiakim
the
son
of
King
Josiah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
four
years,
I,
Baruch,
wrote
down
all
the
messages
that
the
prophet
Jeremiah
had
dictated
to
me.
Then
Jeremiah
gave
me
a
message.
He
said,
“Baruch,
Yahweh,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
has
a
message
for
you.
You
have
said, ‘Terrible
things
are happening
to
me!
I
have
endured
much
pain
already.
And
now
Yahweh
is
causing
me
to
be
very
sad,
in
addition
to
my
having
pain.
I
am
exhausted
from
my ◄groaning/being
sad►,
and
I
am
unable
to
rest!’
But
Baruch,
this
is
what
Yahweh
says: ‘I
will
destroy
this
nation
that
I
established.
This
nation
is
like
a
tree [MET]
that
I
planted
and
that
I
will
now
pull
up
with
its
roots.
So,
should
you [RHQ]
desire
that
people
do
things
to
honor
you
in
a
special
way?
Do
not
desire
that.
It
is
true
that
I
will
cause
all
these
people
to
experience
a
great
disaster,
but
wherever
you
go,
I
will
protect
you,
and
you
will
not
be
killed.’ ”
Messages about other nations
These
are
messages
that
Yahweh
gave
to
the
prophet
Jeremiah
about
other
nations.
Messages
about
Egypt
After
Jehoiakim,
son
of
King
Josiah,
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
four
years,
this
message
about
Egypt
was
given
by
Yahweh.
It
was
when
the
army
of
King
Neco
of
Egypt
was
defeated
by
the
army
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
along
the
Euphrates
River.
This
is
what
Yahweh
said: “The
officers
of
the
army
of
Egypt
are
saying
to
their
troops,
‘Prepare
your
shields
and
march
out
to
fight
the
battle!
Put harnesses
on
your
horses,
and
get
on
their
backs.
◄Get
into
your
positions/Line
up►
for
the
battle;
put
on
your
helmets.
Sharpen
your
spears,
and
put
on
your
armor!’
But
what [RHQ]
do
I
see?
I
see
that
the
soldiers
of
Egypt
will
be
terrified
and
will
be
fleeing.
Even
the
bravest
of
their
soldiers
will
be
running
away,
without
even
looking
backward!
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
their
soldiers
will
be
terrified
on
all
sides!
Even
the fastest
runners
will
try
to
run
away,
but
even
the
greatest
of
their
warriors
will
not
escape.
In
the
north,
by
the
Euphrates
River,
they
will
stumble
and
fall.
What
group
is
this
that
will
be
covering
the
land
like
the
water
of
the
Nile
River
covers
the
land
when
it
floods?
It
is
the
army
of
Egypt
that
will
be
covering
the
land
like
a
surging/huge
flood,
and
they
will
boast
that
they
will
cover
the
earth
and
will
destroy
cities
and
the
people
who
live
in
them.
You
riders
of
horses,
charge/rush
into
the
battle!
You
drivers
of
chariots,
drive
furiously!
All
you
warriors
from
Ethiopia
and
Libya
who
carry
your
shields,
you
warriors
from
Lydia
who
shoot
arrows,
you
come!
But,
you
need
to
know
that
this
is
the
day
when
I,
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
get
revenge
on
my
enemies.
With
my
sword [PRS]
I
will
kill
my
enemies
until
I
am
satisfied;
my
sword
will
be
like
a
monster
that [MET, PRS]
drinks
the
blood
of
the
animals
it
kills
until
it
is
no
longer
thirsty.
The
enemy
soldiers
who
will
be
killed
in
the
north
beside
the
Euphrates
River
will
be
like [MET]
a
sacrifice
to
me,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
You
people [IDM]
of
Egypt,
go
up
to
the
Gilead
region
to
obtain
medicine;
but
it
will
be
useless
to
take
all
those
medicines;
you
will
not
be
healed.
People
in
the
other
nations
will
hear
how
you
were
humiliated.
People
all
over
the
earth
will
hear
you
wailing.
Your
mighty
warriors
will
stumble
over
each
other
and
they
will
all
fall
down
together.”
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message
about
King
Nebuchadnezzar
when
he
planned
to
attack
Egypt
with
his
army:
“Shout
this
message
throughout
Egypt!
Proclaim
it
in
Migdol,
Memphis,
and
Tahpenes
cities!
‘◄Get
into
your
positions/Line
up►
for
the
battle;
Prepare
to
defend
yourselves,
because
everyone
around
you
will
be
killed.’ [PRS, MTY]
Your
god
is
a
bull;
Why
does
he
fall
down?
He
will
not
be
able
to
stand
up,
because
Yahweh
will
knock
him
down.
The
soldiers
from
other
countries
will
stumble
and
fall
over
each
other,
and
then
they
will
say
to
each
other,
‘Let’s
get
up
and
go
back
to
our
own
people,
to
our
own
land.
Let’s
get
away
from
the
swords
of
our
enemies!’
There
in
Egypt
they
will
say,
‘The
king
of
Egypt talks
loudly,
but
when
our
army
had
an opportunity
to
defeat
our
enemies,
they
failed.’
I,
the
King,
who
am
called
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say
this:
‘As
surely
as
I
live,
someone’s
army
will
be
coming
to
fight
against
the
army
of
Egypt.
They
will
be
extremely
powerful,
as
though
they
were
as
tall
as
Tabor
Hill,
or
as
high
as
Carmel
Mountain
close
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
All
you
people
who
live
in
Egypt,
pack
your
possessions/clothes
and
prepare
to
be
exiled.
Memphis
city
will
be
destroyed;
it
will
become
a
ruin,
and
no
one
will
be
living
there.
Egypt
is
like [SIM]
a
beautiful
young
cow,
but
the
army
of
a
powerful
king
from
the northeast
will
come
to
attack
it
like
a
horsefly [MET]
bites
a
cow.
The ◄mercenaries/soldiers
from
other
countries
who
have
been
hired►
will
become
like [SIM]
fat
calves;
but
they
also
will
turn
around
and
run
away;
they
will
not
stand
there
and
fight,
because
it
will
be
a
day
when
there
will
be
a
great
disaster
in
Egypt,
a
day
when
their
people
will
be
greatly
punished.
The
soldiers
of
Egypt
will
run
away,
as
silently
as
a
snake scurries/crawls
away.
The
army
of
the
enemy
will
advance;
they
will
march
along
carrying
their
axes
like [SIM]
men
who
cut
down
trees.
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
they
will
kill
the
soldiers
of
Egypt
as
though [SIM]
they
were
a
forest
of
trees,
because
the
enemy
soldiers
will
be
as
numerous
as
a
swarm
of
locusts.
The
people
of
Egypt
will
be
humiliated;
they
will
be
conquered
by
people
from
the northeast.’
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
the Israelis
worship,
say, ‘I
will
punish
Amon,
the
god
whom
the
people
of
Thebes
city
worship,
and
all
the
other
gods
in
Egypt.
I
will
punish
the
King
of
Egypt
and
all
those
who
trust
in
him.
I
will
cause
them
to
be
captured
by
those
who
want
to
kill
them—Nebuchadnezzar
the
King
of
Babylon,
and
his
army
officers.
But
many
years
later,
people
will
live
in
Egypt
again.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.’
But
you
people
of
Israel
who
serve
me,
do
not
be
at
all
dismayed [DOU]
now,
because
some
day
I
will
bring
you
back
from
distant
places;
I
will
bring
your
descendants
from
the
land
to
which
they
were
exiled.
Then
you Israeli
people
will
again
live
peacefully
and
safely,
and
there
will
not
be
any
nation
to
cause
you
to
be
terrified.
I,
Yahweh,
say
to
you
people
of
Israel
who
serve
me,
‘Do
not
be
afraid,
because
I
will
be
with
you.
I
will
completely
destroy
the
nations
among
whom
I
have
scattered
you,
but
I
will
not
completely
get
rid
of
you.
I
will
punish
you,
but
I
will
punish
you
only
as
severely
as
you
deserve:
It
would
be
wrong
if
I
did
not
punish
you
at
all.’ ”
A message about Philistia
Yahweh
gave
to
the
prophet
Jeremiah
a
message
about
the
people
of
Philistia.
The
message
was
given
to
me
before
Gaza
city
in
Philistia
was
captured
by
the
army
of
Egypt.
This
is
what
Yahweh
said:
“
An
army [MET]
will
be
coming
from
the northeast
that
will
cover
the
land
like
a
flood.
They
will
destroy
the
land
and
everything
in
it;
they
will
destroy
people
and
cities.
People
will scream;
everyone
in
the
land
will
wail.
They
will
hear
the
sound
of
the
hooves
of
the
enemy
horses,
and
they
will
hear
the
rumble/noise
of
the
wheels
of
their
enemies’
chariots.
Men
will
run
away;
they
will
not
stop
to
help
their
children;
they
will
be
completely
weak
and
helpless [MTY].
It
will
be
the
time
for
all
the
people
of
Philistia
to
be
destroyed,
and
the
time
to
prevent
the
remaining
soldiers
from
helping
the
people
of
Tyre
and
Sidon
cities.
I,
Yahweh,
will
get
rid
of
the
people
of
Philistia,
those
whose
ancestors
long
ago
came
from
Crete
island.
The
people
of
Gaza
will
be
humiliated;
they
will
shave
off
all
the
hair
on
their
heads
to indicate
that
they
are
ashamed.
The
people
of
Ashkelon
city
will
all
be
silent
because
they
will
be
mourning.
All
you
people
who
live
along
the
coast
of
the Mediterranean
Sea
who
are
still
alive,
how
long [RHQ]
will
you
gash
yourselves
because
you
are
mourning?”
The
people
of
Philistia
say, “Yahweh,
when [RHQ]
will
you
tell
our
enemies
to
stop
killing
us
with [PRS]
their
swords?
Tell
them
to [PRS]
put
them
back
into
their sheaths
and
keep
them
there!”
But
it
would
not
be
right [RHQ]
for
their
swords
to
stay
there,
because
Yahweh
has
commanded
their
enemies
to
do
something
more;
Yahweh
intends
to
tell
them
to
attack
all
the
people
living
in
Ashkelon
and
in
other
cities
along
the
coast.
A message about Moab
This
is
a
message
about
Moab.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
said:
“Terrible
things
will
happen
to
Nebo
town;
it
will
soon
be
ruined.
Kiriathaim
city
will
be
captured
and
all
its
people
will
be
humiliated;
the
high
wall
around
their
city
will
be
ruined,
and
its
people
will
become
ashamed.
No
one
will
boast
about
Moab
again;
the
enemies
of
Moab
will
plan
to
destroy
the
capital
city,
Heshbon.
They
will
say, ‘Come,
let’s
cause
Moab
to
no
longer
be
a
nation.’
You
people
in
Madmen
town,
you
also
will
be
silenced;
enemy
armies [MTY]
will
pursue
you.
Listen
to
the
people
of
Horonaim
town screaming;
they
will
be
wailing
because
their
town
will
have
been
devastated
and
destroyed [DOU].
All
of
Moab
will
be
ruined;
even
the
little
children
will
cry
loudly.
They
will
cry
bitterly
as
they
climb
up
Luhith
Hill.
Others
will
wail
on
the
road
down
to
Horonaim,
being
very
sad
because
of
their
town
being
destroyed.
Someone
will
say
to
them, ‘Flee!
Hide
in
the
desert!’
But
you
trusted
that
because
you
were
rich
and
powerful,
you
would
be
safe;
so
you
will
be
captured.
The
statue
of
your
god
Chemosh
and
all
his
priests
and
officials
will
be
taken
away
to
distant
lands.
All
the
towns
in
Moab
will
be
destroyed;
none
of
them
will
escape.
Towns
in
the
valleys
and
on
the
plateau
will
all
be
destroyed,
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
that
is
what
will
happen.
Spread
salt
on
the
ground
in
order
that
it
will
become
a
wasteland
with
nothing
growing
there
anymore,
and
no
one
will
be
living
in
it!”
Yahweh
will
curse
anyone
who
will
not
eagerly
do
what
he
desires,
anyone
who
refrains
from
using
his
sword
to
kill [MTY]
others
in
Moab.
The
people
of
Moab
have
always
felt
secure;
they
have
never
been ◄exiled/forced
by
their
enemies
to
go
to
other
countries►.
They
are
like [MET]
wine
that
has
been
left
undisturbed
in
a
container
for
many
days
to
give
it
good
flavor,
so
now
it
smells
good,
and
it
tastes
good.
But
Yahweh
says
that
there
will
be
a
time
when
he
will
send
enemies
to
attack
them;
they
will
get
rid
of
the
people
of
Moab
like
people
pour
out
wine
on
the
ground
and
then
smash
the
wine
jar.
Then
the
people
of
Moab
will
be
ashamed
of
their
god/idol
Chemosh
because
it
did
not
help
them,
like
the Israeli
people
were
ashamed
because
their
gold
statue
of
a
calf
was
smashed
at
Bethel.
The
soldiers
of
Moab
previously
said, “We
are
warriors;
we
have
fought bravely
in
battles!”
But
now
our
King,
who
is
Yahweh,
who
is
called ‘the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels’,
says
that
the
country
of
Moab
and
all
the
towns
in
it
will
be
destroyed.
Their
fine
young
men
will
all
be
slaughtered.
Moab
will
very
soon
be
destroyed.
It
will
soon
experience
disaster.
You
people
who
live
in
nations
near
Moab,
who
know
that
it
is
very
famous,
should
mourn
for
Moab,
and
say, “Its
glorious
power [MTY, DOU]
is
completely
ended/broken.”
You
people
of
Dibon
city,
stop
being
proud
because
of
being
honored,
and
sit
in
the
dust/dirt,
because
those
who
will
destroy
other
places
in
Moab
will
attack
your
city
and
destroy
your
high
walls.
You
people
of
Aroer
town,
stand
along
the
road
and
watch.
Shout
to
the
men
and
women
who
will
be
fleeing
from
Moab,
“What
has
happened
there?”
They
will
reply,
“Moab
is
ruined
and
we
are
disgraced!”
So
weep
and
wail [DOU].
Proclaim
at
the
Aroer
River
that
Moab
has
been
destroyed.
Yahweh
will
have
punished
the
towns
in
Moab
that
are
on
the ◄plateau/high
level►:
Holon
and
Jahaz
and
Mephaath,
Dibon
and
Nebo
and
Beth-Diblathaim,
Kiriathaim
and
Beth-Gamul
and
Beth-Meon,
Kerioth
and
Bozrah,
cities
that
are
near
each
other
and
towns
that
are
far
away
from
each
other.
Yahweh
says, “The
power [MTY]
of
Moab
will
be
ended;
it
is
as
though [MET]
Moab
will
have
a
broken
arm.
You
people
of
Moab
have
rebelled
against
me,
Yahweh;
so
now
I
will
cause
you
all
to
stagger
like [SIM]
drunken
people.
You
people
of
Moab
will
wallow
in
your
own
vomit
and
be ridiculed.
You
people
of
Moab ridiculed
the
people
of
Israel [RHQ].
You
treated
them
as
though
they
were
thieves [RHQ].
You
shook
your
head
at
them scornfully
and
despised
them [RHQ].
You
people
who
live
in
Moab,
you
should
abandon
your
towns
and
go
and
live
in
caves.
Be
like [SIM]
doves
that
make
their
nests
in
the
entrances
of
caves.”
We
have
all
heard
that
the
people
of
Moab
are
very
proud;
they
are
extremely
proud
and conceited/arrogant. [IDM, DOU]
But
Yahweh
says, “I
know
about
that,
but
it
is
useless
for
them
to
boast
because
it
will
accomplish
nothing.
So
now
I
will
wail
for
Moab;
I
will
cry
about
all
its
people.
I
will
moan
for
the
men
of
Kir-Hareseth
city,
the
old
capital
of
Moab.
You
people
of
Sibmah
city,
you
have
many
vineyards.
It
is
as
though
the
branches
of
your
vines
extend
across
the
Dead
Sea
to
Jazer
city.
But
no
one
will
be
joyful
or
happy
in
Moab
now;
your
fruit
and
grapes
that ripen
in
the ◄summer/hot
season►
will
soon
be
destroyed.
There
will
be
no
grape
juice
coming
from
the
winepresses,
so
there
will
be
no
wine.
People
will
not
shout
joyfully
as
they
tread
on
the
grapes;
people
will
shout,
but
they
will
not
be
shouting
joyfully.
Instead,
the
sound
of
their
wailing
will
rise
from
Heshbon
city
to
Elealeh
town
and
Jahaz
village,
from
Zoar
city
as
far
as
Horonaim
town
and
Eglath-Shelishiyah
village.
Even
the
water
in
Nimrim
Stream
will
be
dried
up.
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
I
will
get
rid
of
the
people
who
offer
sacrifices
on
the hilltops,
and
burn
incense
to
their
gods.
I [SYN]
moan
for
the
people
of
Moab
and
Kir-Hareseth
like [SIM]
someone
playing
a funeral
song
on
a
flute,
because
all
their
wealth
will
disappear.
The
men
will
shave
their
heads
and
their
beards
to
show
that
they
are
mourning.
They
all
will
slash
their
hands
and
wear ◄rough
cloth/sackscloth►
around
their waists.
In
every
home
and
in
the
town
plazas/centers
in
Moab
there
will
be
people
who
are
mourning,
because
I
will
have
destroyed
Moab
like [SIM]
someone smashes
an
old
jar
that
no
one
wants
anymore.
Moab
will
be
completely
shattered!
And
you
will
hear
the
people
wailing
loudly!
They
will
be
disgraced.
Moab
will
become
a
nation
that
people
ridicule.
The
people
in
nearby
countries
will
be
horrified
about
what
has
happened
there.
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say:
‘Look!
Their
enemies
will
be
swooping/rushing
down
over
Moab
like
an
eagle [SIM]
swoops
down
to
seize
an
animal.
Its
cities
will
be
captured,
its
fortresses
will
be
seized.
Even
their
warriors
will
be
afraid,
like [SIM]
a
woman
who
is
about
to
give
birth.
The
leaders
of
Moab
boasted
against
me,
Yahweh,
so
Moab
will
be
destroyed.
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
you
people
of
Moab
will
be
terrified,
and
fall
into
pits
and
traps.
Those
who
are
terrified
and
try
to
run
away
will
fall
into
deep
pits.
Whoever
climbs
out
of
a
pit
will
be
caught
in
a
trap,
because
I
will
punish
them
at
the
time
that
I
have
chosen.’
The
people
will
flee
as
far
as
Heshbon
city,
but
they
will
not
be
able
to
go
any
further,
because
a
fire
will
burn
in
Heshbon,
which
is
the
city
where
King
Sihon
lived
long
ago,
and
it
will
burn
up
all
the
people [SYN]
in
Moab
who noisily/loudly
boasted
very
much.
You
people
of
Moab,
terrible
things
will
happen
to
you!
You
people
who
worship
your
god
Chemosh,
you
will
be
destroyed.
Your
sons
and
your
daughters
will
be
captured
and
taken
away
to
other
countries.
But
some
day,
I
will
enable
the
people
of
Moab
to
return
to
their
land
again.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
That
is
the
end
of
what
I
prophesied
about
Moab.
A message about Ammon
This
message
is
about
the
Ammon people-group.
This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“There
are [RHQ]
plenty
of Israeli
people
left
to
occupy
the
land
of
the
tribe
of
Gad.
So,
why
are [RHQ]
the
people
who
worship
the
god
Molech
living
in
those
towns?
There
will
be
a
time
when
I
will
sound
the battle-cry
for
their
enemies
to
attack
their
capital
city,
Rabbah.
Then
it
will
become
a
heap
of
ruins,
and
all
the
nearby
towns
will
be
burned.
Then
the
people
of
Israel
will
again
possess
the
land
that
the
Ammon people-group
took
away
from
them.
You
people
of
Heshbon
city [MTY],
wail,
because
Ai
town
nearby
will
be
destroyed.
You
people
of
Rabbah
city,
weep;
put
on ◄rough
clothing/saackcloth►
to
show
you
are
mourning;
run
back
and
forth
in
confusion
inside
the
city
walls,
because
your
god
Milcom,
along
with
its
priests
and
officials,
will
be
taken
away ◄in
exile/to
other
countries►.
You
are [RHQ]
very
proud
of
your
very
fertile
valleys,
but
they
will
soon
be
ruined.
You
rebellious
people,
you
trusted
in
your
wealth,
and
you
said, ‘Certainly
no [RHQ]
army
will
be
able
to
attack
us!’
But
listen
to
this: 'I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
cause
you
to
become
terrified.
You
will
all
be
forced
to
flee
to
other
countries,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
bring
you
together
again.'
But
some
day
I
will
enable
the
Ammon people-group
to
return
to
their
land.
That
will
surely
happen,
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Messages
about
Edom
This
message
is
about
the
Edom people-group.
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
“It
seems
that [RHQ]
there
are
no
wise
people
in
Teman
district
in
Edom!
There
are
no
people
left
who
can
give
others
good
advice.
The
people
who
were
wise [PRS]
have
disappeared.
You
people
of
Dedan
city
in
the
south
of
Edom,
turn
and
flee
and
hide
in
deep
caves,
because
when
I
cause
the
Edom people-group
to
experience
disaster,
I
will
punish
you,
too.
Those
who
harvest
grapes
always [RHQ]
leave
some
on
the
vines.
When
thieves
come
at
night,
they
surely [RHQ]
steal
only
as
much
as
they
want.
But
I
will
cause
everything
in
Edom
to
be
destroyed,
and
there
will
be
nothing
left,
and
there
will
be
no
place
for
people
to
hide.
Many
of [HYP]
the
children,
their
relatives
and
their
neighbors,
will
die,
and
Edom
will
not exist
anymore.
But
I
will
protect
the
orphans,
and
the
widows
also
will
be
able
to
depend
on
me
to
help
them.”
And
this
is
also
what
Yahweh
says: “If
those
who
do
not
deserve
to
suffer [MET]
must
suffer,
you
people
of
Edom
must [RHQ]
suffer
much
more [DOU]!
You
will
not
escape
being
punished.
I,
Yahweh,
have
solemnly
promised,
using
my
own
name,
that
your
chief
city
Bozrah
will
become
a
place
that
people
will
be
horrified
about.
It
will
be
a
heap
of
ruins.
People
will
make fun
of
it
and
use
its
name
when
they
curse
people.
All
the
nearby
towns
and
villages
will
be
a
ruins
forever.”
I
heard
this
message
from
Yahweh:
“I
have
sent
an
ambassador
to
many
nations,
to
tell
them
to
gather
together
to
attack
Edom.
They
must
prepare
for
battle!”
And
Yahweh
says
to
the
people
of
Edom,
“I
will
cause
your
nation
to
become
very unimportant
among
the
other
nations.
They
will
all
despise
your
country.
You
have
caused
people
of
other
nations
to
be
terrified,
and
you [MTY]
have
been
very
proud,
but
you
have
deceived
yourselves.
You
live
in
caves
in
the
rock
cliffs;
you
think
that
you
are
safe
there
because
you
live
high
up
there.
But
even
if
you
make
your
homes
as
high
up
as
the
eagles’
nests,
I
will
cause
you
to
come
crashing
down.
Edom
will
become
a
place
about
which
people
are
horrified;
people
who
pass
by
will
be
horrified
and
will ◄gasp/be
shocked►
when
they
see
the
destruction.
Edom
will
be
destroyed
as
completely
as
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
and
the
nearby
towns
were
destroyed
long
ago.
As
a
result,
no
one
will
live
there
anymore [DOU].
I
will
come
to
Edom
suddenly
like [SIM]
a
lion
comes
out
of
the jungle
and
leaps
on
the
sheep
that
are
eating
in
the
good pastureland.
I
will
quickly
chase
the
people
of
Edom
from
their
land.
And
then
I
will
appoint
for
them
a
leader
whom
I
will
choose;
I
can
do
that
because
there
is
no
one [RHQ]
like
me
who
can
object
to
what
I
do.
No
ruler
can
oppose
me.
Listen
to
what
I
have
planned
to
do
to
the
people
of
Teman
town
and
the
rest
of
Edom:
Even
the
little
children
will
be
dragged
away,
and
I
will
completely
get
rid
of
the
people [MET]
who
live
there.
When
Edom
is
destroyed,
the
noise
will
be
extremely
great,
with
the
result
that
the
earth
will
shake,
and
the
wailing
of
the
people
will
be
heard
as
far
away
as
the
Red
Sea.
Look!
The
enemy
troops
will
swoop/rush
down
over
Bozrah
like
an
eagle
spreads
its
wings
when
it
swoops
down
to
seize
an
animal.
On
that
day,
even
the
strongest
warriors
of
Edom
will
be
afraid
like [SIM]
a
woman
who
is
about
to
give
birth.”
A
message
about
Damascus
This
message
is
about
Damascus.
This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“
The
people
in
the
nearby
cities
of
Hamath
and
Arpad
are
confused,
because
they
have
heard
bad
news
about
Damascus.
They
are
very
anxious
and
restless,
like [SIM]
a
sea
in
a
big
storm.
The
people
of
Damascus
have
become
very
weak,
and
they
all
have ◄panicked/fled
because
they
are
very
afraid►.
The
people
are
anguished
and
in
pain
like [SIM]
a
woman
experiences
who
is
about
to
give
birth.
That
famous
city,
that
I
was
previously
pleased
with,
will
be
abandoned.
Its
young
men
will
fall
in
the
streets.
Its
soldiers
will
all
be
killed
in
one
day.
And
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
will
start
a
fire
to
burn
the
walls
that
surround
Damascus,
and
the
palaces
of
King
Ben-Hadad
will
be
burned
down.”
A
message
about
Kedar
and
Hazor
This
is
a
message
about
the
Kedar
people-group
and
the
kingdom
of
Hazor
which
the
army
of
Nebuchadnezzar
King
of
Babylon
attacked.
This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“
I
will
cause
an
army
to
advance
to
attack
Kedar
and
destroy
those
people
who
live
east
of
Judah.
Their
tents
and
their
flocks
of
sheep
will
be
captured.
The
curtains
in
their
tents
and
their
camels
and
their
other
possessions
will
be
taken
away.
Everywhere
men
will
shout,
‘We
are
terrified
because
terrible
things
are happening
all
around
us!’
So
I,
Yahweh,
say, ‘Run
away
quickly!
You
people
who
live
in
Hazor,
go
and
hide
in
deep
caves,
because
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
wants
to
attack
you
with
his
army;
he
is
planning
to
destroy
you!’
But
I
say
to
Nebuchadnezzar,
‘Go
up
and
attack
that
nation
whose
people
feel
secure;
they
do
not
have
allies
who
will
help
them
and
do
not
have
walls
with
gates
that
have
bars
in
them.
Your
troops
will
seize
their
camels
and
other
livestock.
I
will
scatter
in
every
direction [IDM]
those
people
who
live
in
remote
places (OR,
who
cut
their
hair
short).
I
will
cause
them
to
experience
disasters
from
every
direction.
Hazor
will
become
a
place
where
jackals/wolves
live,
and
it
will
be
deserted
forever.
No
one
will
live
there
again;
no
one
will
settle
there [DOU].’ ”
A
message
about
Elam
I
received
this
message
from
Yahweh
when
King
Zedekiah
was
starting
to
rule
Judah.
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says:
“The
men
of
Elam
are
famous ◄archers/men
who
shoot
arrows
well►;
that
is
how
they
have
made
their
country
very
powerful.
But
I
will
get
rid
of
them [MET].
I
will
bring
their
enemies
from
all
directions [IDM, DOU],
and
they
will
scatter
the
people
of
Elam
in
all
directions.
The
people
of
Elam
will
be
exiled
to
every
nation
on
the
earth [LIT, HYP].
Because
I
am
very
angry
with
the
people
of
Elam,
I
will
enable
their
enemies
to
smash
Elam;
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Elam
to
experience
great
disasters.
I
will
enable
their
enemies,
who
want
to
kill
them,
to
pursue
them
and
kill
them
with
swords
until
I
completely
get
rid
of
all
of
them.
I,
Yahweh,
will
judge
them
there [MTY],
and
then
I
will
get
rid
of
their
king
and
his
officials.
But
some
day,
I
will
enable
the
people
of
Elam
to
return
to
their
land.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
A message about Babylon
Yahweh
gave
to
me,
Jeremiah
the
prophet,
a
message
about
Babylon
city
and
the
country
of
Babylonia.
This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“Proclaim [DOU]
a
message
among
the
nations;
do
not
withhold
any
of
it;
raise
up
a
signal
flag
to
announce
that
Babylon
will
be
captured.
Its
chief
god
Marduk,
whose
other
name
is
Bel,
will
be
completely
disgraced,
and
all
the
other
statues
and
idols
will
be
shattered.
The
army
of
a
nation
will
come
from
the
north
to
attack
Babylon
and
destroy
the
city
very
thoroughly,
with
the
result
that
no
one
will
live
there
again.
Both
people
and
animals
will
run
away.”
The
people
of
Israel
will
return
from
Babylon
“But
I,
Yahweh,
say
that
in
the
future,
when
that
is
about
to
happen,
the
people
of
Israel
and
the
people
of
Judah
will
join
together.
They
will
be
weeping
and
wanting
to
worship
me,
their
God.
They
will
inquire
about
the
road
to
Jerusalem,
and
then
they
will
start
traveling [IDM]
toward
it.
They
will
say
to
each
other,
‘We
must
return
to
Yahweh
again!’
They
will
make
an
everlasting
agreement
with
me
that
they
will
never
forget.
My
people
have
been
like [MET]
lost
sheep.
Their
leaders/rulers
have
caused
them
to
abandon
me
like [MET]
shepherds
who
have
allowed
their
sheep
to
wander
in
the
hills
and
mountains.
My
people
are
like [MET]
sheep
that
do
not
know
the
path
to
return
to
the sheepfold.
All
their
enemies
who
found
them
attacked
them.
They
said, ‘We
did
not
sin
by
attacking
them,
because
they
sinned
against
Yahweh;
he
is
the
one
who
provides
what
they
need;
he
is
the
one
to
whom
they
should
have
remained
faithful;
he
is
the
one
whom
their
ancestors
confidently
expected
to
help
them.’
But
now,
I
say
to
the
leaders
of
my
people, ‘Flee
from
Babylon!
Leave
the
land
of
Babylonia!
Be
like [SIM]
male
goats
that
go
in
front
of
the
rest
of
the
flock;
lead
my
people
back
to
their
own
land.
Do
that
because
I
am
going
to
gather
an
army
of
great
nations
to
the
north
of
Babylon.
They
will
join
together
to
attack
Babylon
and
will
capture
it.
Their
arrows
will
be
like [SIM]
skilled
warriors
that
always
hit
what
they
aim
at.
Babylonia
will
be
conquered,
and
those
who
conquer
it
will
take
away
everything
they
want.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.’ ”
The conquest
of
Babylon
“You
people
of
Babylon
who ◄plundered/stole
everything
valuable
from►
my
chosen
people,
now
you
are
very
happy [DOU].
You
run
around
joyfully
like [SIM]
a
calf
in
a
meadow,
and
are
happy
like [SIM]
male
horses
are
happy
when
they
are
neighing.
But
soon
your
people
will
be
very
disgraced [DOU]
as
a
result
of
being
conquered.
Your
country
will
be
the
most
insignificant
nation;
it
will
be
a
desert,
a
dry
and
deserted
land.
Because
I,
Yahweh,
am
angry
with
you
people
of
Babylon,
I
will
cause
your
city
to
become
completely
deserted.
All
who
pass
by
will
be
horrified
and
will ◄gasp/be
shocked►
because
of
the
destruction
there.
All
you
nations
that
surround
Babylon,
prepare
to
attack
it!
Tell
your
archers
to
shoot
at
their
enemies;
shoot
all
of
your
arrows
at
them [LIT],
because
the
people/leaders
of
Babylon
have
sinned
against
me,
Yahweh.
Shout
war-cries
against
Babylon
from
all
sides
of
the
city.
The
soldiers
of
Babylon
will
surrender;
the
towers
and
walls
will
be
torn
down.
It
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
will
be
getting
revenge
on
the
people
of
Babylon,
so
help
me
to
get
revenge.
Do
to
the
people
of
Babylon
what
they
have
done
to
others!
Take
away
from
Babylon
those
who
plant
crops
and
those
who
reap
the
harvests!
Because
of
the
swords
carried
by
those
who
will
attack
Babylon,
those
people
in
Babylon
who
have
come
from
other
countries
should
all
run
away,
back
to
their
own
countries [DOU]!”
God’s
people
will
return
to
Israel
“The Israeli
people
are
like [MET]
sheep
that
have
been
scattered
by
lions.
First
the
army
of
the
King
of
Assyria
defeated
them.
Then
the
army
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
smashed
them.
So
this
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
worship,
say:
‘Now
I
will
punish
the
King
of
Babylon
and
the
people
of
his
land,
like
I
punished
the
King
of
Assyria.
And
I
will
bring
the
people
of
Israel
back
to
their
own
land
where
they
will
eat
the
food
that
grows
in
the
fields
of
the
Carmel
and
Bashan
regions,
and
the
people
in
the hilly
areas
of
Ephraim
and
Gilead
will
have
all
they
want
to
eat.
At
that
time,
there
will
not
be
people
in
Israel
and
in
Judah
who
are
still
guilty
for
having
sinned [DOU],
because
I
will
forgive
the
small
group
of
people
whom
I
enable
to
still
be
alive.’”
God’s
punishment
on
Babylon
“
So,
I,
Yahweh,
say
to
the
enemies
of
Babylonia,‘Attack
the
people
who
live
in
the
Merathaim
region
and
the
people
in
the
Pekod
region
of
Babylonia.
Pursue
them,
kill
them,
and
completely
get
rid
of
them,
as
I
have
commanded
you
to
do.
Shout
your
battle
cries
throughout
the
land;
shout
when
you
are
causing
great
destruction.
The
army
of
Babylon
is
like [MET]
the
most
powerful
hammer
on
the
earth,
but
it
will
be
completely
shattered.
Babylon
will
be
deserted
among
the
other
nations.’
You
people
of
Babylon,
listen,
because
I
have
set
a
trap
for
you;
you
will
be
caught
in
that
trap,
because
you
fought
against
me.
It
is
as
though
I
have
opened
the
place
where
I
store
my
weapons,
and
I
have
brought
out
all
the
weapons
to
use
against
the
people
with
whom
I
am
angry.
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
to
punish
the
people
of
Babylonia.
So,
you
enemies
of
Babylonia,
come
from
distant
lands
and
attack
it.
Break
open
the
places
where
they
store
the
grain.
Crush
the
walls
of
the
city
and
the
houses
and
pile
up
the
rubble
like [SIM]
heaps
of
grain.
Destroy
everything;
do
not
leave
anything
that
is
not
destroyed.
Destroy
all
the
young
men
who
are
as
strong
as [MET]
bulls;
take
them
to
where
you
will
slaughter
them.
It
will
be
terrible
for
them,
because
it
will
be
time
for
them
to
be
punished.
Listen
to
the
people
who
have
fled
and
escaped
from
Babylon
while
they
tell
in
Jerusalem
how
I,
Yahweh,
have
gotten
revenge
against
those
who
destroyed
my
temple
in
Jerusalem.
Summon
archers [DOU]
to
come
to
attack
Babylon;
surround
the
city
in
order
that
no
one
will
escape.
Do
to
the
people
of
Babylon
what
they
have
done
to
others [DOU],
because
they
have
defied
me,
the
Holy
One
of
the Israeli
people.
The
young
men
of
Babylon
will
fall
in
the
streets;
all
their
soldiers
will
be
killed
in
one
day.
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say
this:
‘You
arrogant/proud
people,
it
is
now
the
time;
it
is
the
time [DOU]
when
I
will
punish
you.
Your
land
is
full
of
proud
people,
but
you
will
stumble
and
fall,
and
no
one
will
lift
you
up
again.
I
will
light
a
fire
in
the
cities
in
Babylonia
that
will
burn
up
everything
that
is
nearby.’
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
also
say
this:
‘The
people
of
Israel
and
Judah
were ◄oppressed/treated
cruelly►;
those
who
captured
them
guarded
them
carefully
and
would
not
allow
them
to
leave
Babylon.
But
I
am
strong,
and
I
will
free
them.
I
am
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels;
I
will
defend
my
people
and
enable
them
to
return
to
their
land
where
they
will
have
peace,
but
the
people
of
Babylonia
will
not
have
peace.
I
will
send
enemy
soldiers
carrying
swords [PRS]
to
strike
the
people
of
Babylonia;
they
will
strike
the
officials
and
wise
men
and
all
the
other
people
who
live
in
Babylon.
They
will
strike
their
false
prophets
with
swords
and
they
will
become
foolish.
They
will
strike
the
strongest
warriors
of
Babylonia,
and
they
will
all
be
terrified.
They
will
strike
their
horses
and
chariots
and
the
foreigners
who
are
in
the
army
of
Babylonia,
and
they
will
all
become
as
weak
as [MET]
women.
They
will
seize [MTY]
all
the
valuable
things
there
in
Babylon
and
take
them
away.
I
will
cause
the
streams
to
become
dry.
I
will
do
all
those
things
because
the
entire
land
of
Babylonia
is
filled
with
idols,
and
those
horrible
idols
have
caused
the
people
who
worship
them
to
become crazy.
Soon
only
hyenas
and
other
wild
creatures
will
live
there;
and
it
will
be
a
place
where
owls
live.
People
will
never
live
there
again;
it
will
be
uninhabited
forever [DOU].
I
will
destroy
Babylon
like
I
destroyed
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
and
the
nearby
towns;
no
one
will
ever
live
there
again [DOU].
Look!
A
great
army
will
come
from
the
north.
A
great
nation
far
away
with
many
kings
is
preparing
to
attack
you
people
of
Babylon.
Their
army
has
bows
and
arrows
and
spears;
they
are
very
cruel,
and
do
not
act mercifully
to
anyone.
As
they
ride
along
on
their
horses,
the
sound
of
the
horses’
hooves
is
like [SIM]
the
roaring
of
the
ocean
waves;
they
are
riding
in
battle
formation
to
attack
you,
you
people
of
Babylon.
The
King
of
Babylon
says,
“
I
have
heard
reports
about
the
enemy
approaching;
so
I
am
very
frightened,
with
the
result
that
I
am
weak.
I
am
very
fearful,
and
anguished/worried,
like [SIM]
a
woman
who
is
about
to
give
birth
to
a
baby.”
I,
Yahweh,
will
come
to
Babylon
suddenly
like
a
lion
comes
out
of
the jungle
and
leaps
on
the
sheep
that
are
eating
the
good pastureland.
I
will
quickly
chase
the
people
of
Babylonia
from
their
land.
And
then
I
will
appoint
for
them
a
leader
whom
I
will
choose;
I
will
do
that
because
there
is
no
one [RHQ]
like
me
who
can
say
that
what
I
have
done
is
not
right.
No
ruler
can [RHQ]
oppose
me.
Listen
to
what
I
have
planned
to
do
to
the
people
of
Babylon
city
and
the
rest
of
Babylonia:
even
the
little
children
will
be
dragged
away,
and
I
will
completely
destroy
the
people [MET]
who
live
there.
When
Babylon
is
destroyed,
the
noise
will
be
extremely
loud,
with
the
result
that
the
earth
will
shake,
and
the
wailing
of
the
people
will
be
heard
by
the
people
of
other
nations.’ ”
Babylon will be destroyed
This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“I
will inspire/motivate
an
army
to
destroy
Babylon
like
a
powerful
wind [MET],
and
also
to
destroy
the
people
of
Babylonia.
I
will
send
a
foreign
army
to
come
to
get
rid
of
Babylonia
like
a
strong
wind
that
blows
away
chaff.
They
will
attack
from
every
direction
on
that
day
of
disaster.
I
will
tell
them, ‘Do
not
allow
the
archers
of
Babylon
to
have
time
to
put
on
their
armor
or
draw
their
bows.
Do
not
spare
the
young
men
of
Babylon.
Completely
destroy
their
army.’
Their
soldiers
will
fall
dead
in
Babylonia;
they
will
die
after
being
wounded
in
the
streets.
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the Israelis’
God,
have
not
abandoned
Israel
and
Judah.
Even
though
their
land
was
full
of
people
who
sinned
against
me,
the
Holy
God
of
Israel,
I
am
still
their
God.
You
people
of
Israel
and
Judah,
flee
from
Babylon!
Run
away
from
there!
Do
not
stay
there
and
be
killed
when
I
punish
the
people
of
Babylon!
It
will
be
the
time
when
I
will
get
revenge;
I
will
do
to
them
what
they
deserve.
Babylon
has
been
like [MET]
a
gold
cup
in
my
hand,
a
cup
that
is
full
of
wine
that
caused
people
all
over
the
earth
who
drank
some
of
it
to
become
drunk.
It
is
as
though
the
rulers
of
the
nations
drank
the
wine
from
Babylon,
and
it
caused
them
to
become crazy.
But
suddenly
Babylon
will
be
conquered.
You
foreigners
who
live
in
Babylon,
weep
for
its
people.
Give
them
medicine
for
their
wounds;
perhaps
they
can
be
healed.”
We
foreigners
would
have
tried
to
heal
them,
but
now
they
cannot
be
healed.
So
we
will
not
try
to
help
them;
we
will
abandon
them,
and
return
to
our
own
lands,
because
it
is
as
though
the
punishment
they
are
receiving
is
so
great
that
it
reaches
up
to
the
clouds
in
sky,
so
great
that
no
one
can
measure
it.
Yahweh
has ◄vindicated
us/shown
that
we
were
right►;
so
let’s
proclaim
in
Jerusalem
everything
that
Yahweh
our
God
has
done
for
us.
You
enemy
soldiers,
sharpen
your
arrows!
Lift
up
your
shields,
because
Yahweh
has
incited
your
kings
of
Media
and
Persia
to
march
with
their
armies
to
Babylon
and
to
destroy
it.
That
is
how
Yahweh
will
get
revenge
on
those
foreigners
who
entered
his
temple
in
Jerusalem
and
defiled
it.
Lift
up
a
battle
flag
close
to
the
walls
of
Babylon!
◄Reinforce
the/Appoint
more►
guards,
and
tell
the
watchmen
to
stand
in
their
positions!
Prepare
an
ambush,
because
Yahweh
is
about
to
accomplish
all
that
he
has
planned
to
do
to
the
people
of
Babylon.
Babylon
is
a
city
near
the
great
Euphrates
River,
a
city
in
which
there
are
many
rich
people,
but
it
is
time
for
Babylon
to
be
finished;
the
time
for
the
city
to exist
is
ended.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
solemnly
promised,
using
his
own
name,
“Your
cities
will
be
filled
with
your
enemies;
I
will
cause
them
to
be
like [SIM]
a
swarm
of
locusts;
and
they
will
shout
triumphantly
when
they
conquer
your
city.”
A
song
to
praise
Yahweh
Yahweh
created
the
earth
by
his
power;
he
established
it
by
his
wisdom,
and
he
stretched
out
the
sky
by
his
understanding.
When
he
speaks
loudly,
there
is
thunder
in
the
sky;
he
causes
clouds
to
form
in
every
part
of
the
earth.
He
sends
lightning
with
the
rain
and
releases
the
winds
from
his
storehouses.
People
are
senseless,
and
they
know
very
little [HYP];
those
who
make
idols
are
always
disappointed,
because
their
idols
do
nothing
for
them.
The
images/statues
that
they
make
are
not real
gods;
they
are lifeless.
Idols
are
worthless;
they
deserve
to
be ridiculed;
there
will
be
a
time
when
they
will
all
be
destroyed.
But
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship
is
not
like
those
idols;
he
is
the
one
who
created
everything
that
exists;
we,
the
people
of
Israel,
belong
to
him;
his
name
is ‘the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels’.
Yahweh
says
about
the
army
of
Babylonia (OR,
about
a
nation
that
will
attack
Babylonia),
“You
have
been
like [MET]
my
battle-axe
and
war-club;
with
your
power
I
have
shattered
nations
and
destroyed
many
kingdoms.
With
your
power
I
have
shattered
armies
of
other
nations:
I
destroyed
their
horses
and
their
riders,
their
chariots
and
their chariot-drivers.
With
your
power
I
shattered
men
and
women,
old
people
and
children,
young
men
and
young
women.
With
your
power
I
shattered
shepherds
and
their
flocks
of
sheep,
farmers
and
their
oxen,
governors
and
their
officials.”
But,
Yahweh
also
says,
“
Soon
I
will
repay/punish
you
people
in
Babylon
and
in
the
rest
of
Babylonia
for
all
the
evil
things
that
you
have
done
in
Jerusalem.
Babylonia
is [APO]
like [MET]
a
great
mountain
from
which
bandits
descend
to ◄plunder/steal
things
from►
people
all
over
the
earth.
But
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
enemy
of
you
people
of
Babylonia.
I
will
raise
my
fist
to
strike
you.
I
will
knock
you
down
from
the
cliffs
and
cause
you
to
be
only
a
huge
pile
of
burned
rubble.
Your
city
will
be
abandoned
forever;
even
the
stones
in
your
city
will
never
again
be
used
for
buildings.
Your
city
will
be
completely
destroyed.”
Tell
the
nations
to
lift
up
a
battle
flag!
Tell
them
to
shout
the battle-cry!
Gather
all
their
armies
to
fight
against
Babylon!
Prepare
the
nations
to
attack
Babylon.
Summon
the
armies
of
the
kingdoms
north
of
Babylonia—from
Ararat,
Minni,
and
Ashkenaz.
Appoint
a
commander
for
them,
and
bring
a
great
number
of
horses;
there
must
be
a
huge
number
of
horses;
that
huge
number
will
resemble [SIM]
a
swarm
of
locusts.
Prepare
the
armies
of
other
nations,
armies
that
will
be
led
by
the
kings
of
Media
and
Persia,
their
governors
and
their
officials.
When
they
attack
Babylon,
it
will
be
as
though
the
earth
will
shake
and
writhe
in
pain,
because
those
armies
will
accomplish
everything
that
Yahweh
has
planned
to
do
to
Babylon;
they
will
destroy
it
completely,
with
the
result
that
no
one
will
live
there
again.
When
their
enemies
attack,
the
strongest
warriors
in
Babylon
will
not
fight.
They
will
remain
in
their barracks,
without
any
strength.
They
will
be
as
timid/weak
as [SIM]
women.
The
enemy
soldiers
will
burn
the
buildings
in
the
city
and
pull
down
the
bars
of
the
city
gates.
Messengers
will
go
quickly,
one
after
another,
to
tell
the
king
that
his
city
has
been
captured.
The
places
at
which
people
can
cross
the
river
to
escape
from
the
city
will
be
blocked.
The
dry
reeds
in
the
marshes/swamps
will
be
set
on
fire,
and
the
soldiers
of
Babylon
will
be
terrified.
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
whom
we Israelis
worship,
says;
“Babylon
is
like [SIM]
wheat
on
the
ground
where
it
is
about
to
be
threshed
by
animals tramping
on
it.
Very
soon
their
enemies
will
trample
on
the
city
of
Babylon [MET].”
The
army
of
Nebuchadnezzar,
the
King
of
Babylon,
has
attacked
and
crushed
us
Israeli
people,
and
we
have
no
strength
left.
It
is
as
though
they
have
swallowed
us
like
a
great
monster
that
filled
its
belly
with
all
our
tasty
parts,
and
then
has
spit
out
what
it
did
not
like.
So
the
people
of [PRS]
Jerusalem
say
to
Yahweh,
“Cause
the
people
of
Babylon
to
suffer
like
they
caused
us
to
suffer!
Cause
the
people
of
Babylonia
to
be
punished
for
killing [MTY]
our
people!”
Yahweh
will
get
revenge
on
Babylon
And
this
is
what
Yahweh
replies
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem:
“I
will
be
like
your lawyer
to
defend
you,
and
I
will
avenge
you.
I
will
dry
up
the
river
in
Babylon
and
all
the
springs
of
water.
Babylon
will
become
a
heap
of
ruins,
a
place
where
jackals/wolves
live.
It
will
become
a
place
that
people
are
horrified
about
and
will
ridicule;
it
will
be
a
place
where
no
one
lives.
The
people
of
Babylon
will
all
roar
like
young
lions;
they
will
growl
like
baby
lions.
But
while
they
are
extremely
hungry,
I
will
prepare
a
different
kind
of
feast
for
them.
It
is
as
though
I
will
cause
them
to
drink
wine
until
they
are
very
drunk,
with
the
result
that
they
will
fall
asleep.
But
they
will
never
wake
up
from
that
sleep!
I
will
bring
them
down
to
a
place
where
they
will
be
slaughtered,
like [SIM]
someone
who
takes
lambs
or
rams
or
goats
to
where
they
will
be
slaughtered
for
sacrifices.
People
all
over
the
earth
now ◄honor/praise►
Babylon;
they
say
that
it
is
a
great
city.
But
I
will
cause
it
to
become
a
place
about
which
people
of
all
nations
are
horrified.
The
enemies
of
Babylon
will
cover
the
city
like
huge
waves
of
the
sea [DOU].
The
towns
in
Babylonia
will
become
ruins,
Babylonia
will
become
a
dry
desert
area.
It
will
be
a
land
in
which
no
one
lives
and
which
no
one
walks
through.
And
I
will
punish
Bel,
the
god
that
the
people
of
Babylon
worship,
and
I
will
cause
the
people
to
give
back
what
they
have
stolen [MET].
People
of
other
nations
will
no
longer
come
to
worship
Bel.
And
the
walls
of
Babylon
will
collapse.”
A
message
for
the Israeli
people
Yahweh
also
says, “My
people,
come
out
of
Babylon!
Run
away
from
there!
Run,
because
I,
Yahweh,
am
extremely
angry [MTY]
with
the
people
of
Babylon,
and
I
will
get
rid
of
them!
Do
not
be
discouraged/worried [IDM]
or
afraid
when
you
hear
reports
about
what
is happening
in
Babylon.
People
will
report
rumors
like
that
every
year,
rumors
about
violent
things
being
done
in
the
land,
and
rumors
about
leaders
fighting
against
each
other.
But
it
will
soon
be
the
time
for
me
to
get
rid
of
the
idols
in
Babylon.
People
all
over
the
land
will
be
ashamed
because
of
being
defeated;
and
the
corpses
of
their
soldiers
will
lie
in
the
streets.
Then
all
the
angels
in
heaven
and
all
the
people
on [PRS]
the
earth
will
rejoice,
because
from
the
north
will
come
armies
that
will
destroy
Babylon.
Like
the
soldiers
of
Babylon
killed
the
people
of
Israel
and
also
killed
others
all
over
the
world [HYP],
the
people
of
Babylon
must
also
be
killed.
You
Israeli
people
who
have
not
been
killed [MTY],
get
out
of
Babylon!
Do
not
wait!
Even
though
you
are
in
a
land
far
away
from
Israel,
think
about
Yahweh,
and
think
about
Jerusalem!”
The Israeli
people
say,
“We
are
ashamed.
We
are
completely
disgraced [DOU],
because
foreigners
have
entered
Yahweh’s
temple
and ◄defiled
it/caused
it
to
become unfit
for
worship►.”
Yahweh
replies, “
That
is
true,
but
there
will
soon
be
a
time
when
I
will
destroy
the
idols
in
Babylon,
and
throughout
Babylonia
there
will
be
wounded
people
who
will
groan.
Even
if
the
walls
around
Babylon
could
extend
up
to
the
sky,
and
if
its
walls/fortifications
were
extremely
strong,
I
will
send
armies
that
will
destroy
the
city.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Babylon
will
be
completely
destroyed
Listen
to
the
people
of
Babylon
crying
for
help!
And
listen
to
the
sounds
of
things
being
destroyed
all
over
Babylonia!
Yahweh
will
be
destroying
Babylon.
He
will
cause
the
loud noises
in
the
city
to
cease.
Enemy
troops
will
surge
against
the
city
like [SIM]
a
great
wave.
They
will
capture
the city’s
mighty
soldiers
and
break
their
weapons.
That
will
happen
because
Yahweh
is
a
God
who
punishes
his
enemies
justly;
he
will
punish
them
as
they
deserve.
The
king,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says,
“I
will
cause
the
city
officials
and
wise
men,
the
army
captains
and
soldiers
in
Babylon
to
become
drunk.
They
will
fall
asleep,
but
they
will
never
wake
up
again!”
Yahweh
also
says,
“The
thick
walls
around
Babylon
will
be
flattened
to
the
ground.
The
city
gates
will
be
burned.
People
from
other
countries
will
work
hard
to
save
the
city,
but
it
will
be ◄in
vain/useless►,
because
everything
that
they
have
built
will
be
destroyed
by
fire.”
Jeremiah’s
message
was
taken
to
Babylon
Seraiah
was
the
man
who
made
arrangements
for
the
King
of
Babylon
whenever
he
traveled.
He
was
the
son
of Neraiah
and
grandson
of
Mahseiah.
When
he
was
about
to
go
to
Babylon
with
King
Zedekiah,
after
Zedekiah
had
been
ruling
Judah
for
almost
four
years,
the
prophet
Jeremiah
gave
him
a
message.
Jeremiah
had
written
on
a
scroll
a
list
of
all
the
disasters
that
he
had
written
about,
disasters
that
would
soon
occur
in
Babylon.
He
said
to
Seraiah, “When
you
arrive
in
Babylon,
read
aloud
everything
that
I
have
written
on
this
scroll.
Then
pray, ‘Yahweh,
you
said
that
you
will
thoroughly
destroy
Babylon,
with
the
result
that
people
and
animals
will
no
longer
live
there.
You
said
that
it
will
be
desolate
forever.’
Then,
when
you
have
finished
reading
what
I
have
written
on
the
scroll,
tie
it
to
a
heavy
stone
and
throw
it
into
the
Euphrates
River.
Then
say, ‘In
the
same
way,
Babylon
and
its
people
will
disappear
and
never exist
again,
because
of
the
disasters
that
Yahweh
will
cause
to
occur there’ ”
That
is
the
end
of
Jeremiah’s
messages.
Zedekiah tried to flee from Jerusalem
Zedekiah
was
twenty-one
years
old
when
he
became
the
King
of
Judah.
He
ruled
in
Jerusalem
for
eleven
years.
His
mother
was
Hamutal,
the
daughter
of
a
man
named
Jeremiah
from
Libnah
town.
Zedekiah
did
many
things
that
Yahweh
says
are
evil,
like
his
father
Jehoiakim
had
done.
The
events
that
are summarized
here
happened
because
Yahweh
was
angry
with
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
of
other
places
in
Judah,
and
finally
he ◄exiled
them/forced
them
to
go
to
other
countries►
and
said
that
he
did
not
want
to
have
anything
to
do
with
them
anymore.
Zedekiah
rebelled
against
the
king
of
Babylon.
So,
on January 15,
when
Zedekiah
had
been
ruling
for
almost
nine
years,
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
led
his
entire
army
to
attack
Jerusalem.
They
surrounded
the
city
and
built
dirt
ramps
up
to
the
top
of
the
city
walls
to
enable
them
to
attack
the
city.
They
continued
to
surround
Jerusalem
until
Zedekiah
had
been
ruling
for
almost
eleven
years.
When
Zedekiah
had
been
ruling
for
almost
eleven
years,
by July 18
of
that
year,
the ◄famine/lack
of
food►
in
the
city
had
become
very
severe,
and
there
was
no
more
food
for
the
people
to
eat.
Then
the
soldiers
of
Babylonia
broke
through
a
section
of
the
city
wall,
and
all
the
Israeli
soldiers
fled.
But
because
the
city
was
surrounded
by
soldiers
from
Babylonia,
Zedekiah
and
the Israeli
soldiers
waited
until
it
became
dark.
Then
they
left
the
city
through
the
gate
between
the
two
walls
behind
the
king’s
garden.
Then
they
ran towards
the
Jordan
River
Valley.
But
the
soldiers
of
Babylonia
pursued
King
Zedekiah,
and
they
caught
up
with
him
on
the
plains
near
Jericho.
He
was
alone
because
all
his
men
had
deserted
him
and
had
scattered.
The
soldiers
of
Babylonia
took
him
to
the
king
of
Babylon,
who
was
at
Riblah
in
the
Hamath
region.
There
the
king
of
Babylon
told
his
soldiers
what
they
should
do
to
punish
Zedekiah.
They
forced
Zedekiah
to
watch
while
they
killed
his
sons
and
all
the
officials
from
Judah.
Then
they
gouged
out
Zedekiah’s
eyes.
They
fastened
him
with
bronze
chains
and
took
him
to
Babylon.
They
put
him
in
a
prison,
and
he
remained
there
until
the
day
that
he
died.
On August 17
of
that
year,
which
was
when
King
Nebuchadnezzar
had
been
ruling
for
almost 19
years,
Nebuzaradan,
who
was
the
captain
of
the
king’s bodyguards
and
one
of
the
king’s
officials,
arrived
in
Jerusalem.
He
commanded
his
soldiers
to
burn
down
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
the
king’s
palace,
and
all
the
houses
in
Jerusalem.
They
also
destroyed
all
the
important
buildings
in
the
city.
Then
he
supervised
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia
while
they
tore
down
the
walls
on
all
sides
of
Jerusalem.
Then
Nebuzaradan ◄forced
to
go/exiled►
to
Babylon
some
of
the
poorest
people,
those Israelis
who
had
said
they
would
support
the
king
of
Babylon,
the
rest
of
the
craftsmen,
and
other
people
who
had
remained
in
Jerusalem.
But
Nebuzaradan
allowed
some
of
the
very
poor
people
to
remain
in
Judah
to
take
care
of
the
vineyards
and
fields.
The
soldiers
from
Babylonia
broke
into
pieces
the
huge
bronze
pillars
that
were
in
front
of
the
temple,
and
the
large
bronze
water tank,
and
the
ten
bronze
water
carts,
and
they
took
all
the
bronze
to
Babylon.
They
also
took
away
the
basins
for
holding
the
ashes
from
the
burned
sacrifices,
the
shovels
for cleaning
out
the
ashes,
the
tools
for snuffing
out
the wicks
of
the
lamps,
the
basins
for
holding
the
blood
of
the
sacrificed
animals,
the
dishes
for
incense,
and
all
the
other
bronze
items
that
were
used
when
sacrifices
were
made
at
the
temple.
Nebuzaradan
also
told
his
soldiers
to
take
away
the
small
bowls,
the
dishes
for
burning
incense,
the
basins,
pots,
lampstands,
bowls
for
incense,
and
the
bowls
used
for
pouring
out
the
wine
offerings.
They
took
all
the
other
items
that
were
made
of
pure
gold
or
silver.
The
bronze
from
the
two
pillars,
the
large
water tank
and
the
twelve
statues
of
oxen
that
were
beneath
it,
and
the
water
carts,
was
more/heavier
than
they
could
weigh.
Those
things
had
been
made
for
the
temple
during
the
time
that
Solomon
was
the
king.
Each
of
the
pillars
was ◄27
feet/8 meters►
tall
and ◄18
feet/5.5 meters►
around.
They
were
hollow,
and
each
had
sides/walls
that
were ◄3
in./8 cm.►
thick.
The
bronze
head
on
the
top
of
each
pillar
was ◄7-1/2
feet/over 2 meters►
high
and
was
decorated
all
around
with
a
bronze
network
of
figures
that represented
pomegranates.
There
was
a
total
of 100
figures
of
pomegranates
on
the
network
at
the
top, 96
of
which
could
be
seen
from
the
ground.
When
Nebuzaradan
returned
to
Babylon,
he
took
with
him
as
prisoners
Seraiah
the Supreme
Priest,
Zephaniah
who
was Seraiah’s
deputy,
and
the
three
men
who
guarded
the
entrances
to
the
temple.
He
found
some
other
people
who
were
hiding
in
the
city.
So
from
them
he
took
a
commander
of
the
army
of
Judah,
seven
of
the
king’s advisors,
the
army commander’s
chief
secretary
who
was
in
charge
of recruiting
soldiers
for
the
army,
and 60
other
soldiers.
Nebuzaradan
took
them
all
to
the
king
of
Babylon,
who
was
still
at
Riblah.
There
at
Riblah
in
the
Hamath
region,
the
king
of
Babylon
commanded
that
they
all
be
executed.
Many
of
the
people
of
Judah
were ◄forced
to
leave/exiled
from►
their
own
land.
The
number
of
people
who
were
captured
and
sent
to
Babylon
at
that
time,
when
Nebuchadnezzar
had
been
ruling
for
almost
seven
years,
was 3,023.
Then,
when
he
had
been
ruling
for
almost 18
years,
his
soldiers
took 832
more Israeli
people
to
Babylonia.
When
he
had
been
ruling
almost 23
years,
he
sent
Nebuzaradan
to
Jerusalem
again,
and
he
brought
back 745
more Israelis
to
Babylonia.
That
was
a
total
of 4,600 Israelis
who
were
taken
to
Babylonia.
Jehoiachin
was
released
from
prison
After
King
Jehoiachin
of
Judah
had
been
in
prison
in
Babylon
for
almost
thirty-seven
years,
Evil-Merodach
became
the
king
of
Babylon.
He
was
kind
to
Jehoiachin
and
ordered
that
he
be
released
from
prison.
That
was
on
March 31
of
the
year
that
Evil-Merodach
became
king.
He
always
spoke
kindly
to
Jehoiachin
and
gave
him
a
position
in
which
he
was
honored
more
than
all
the
other
kings
who
had
been
exiled/taken
to
Babylon.
He
supplied
new
clothes
for
Jehoiachin,
to
replace
the
clothes
that
he
had
been
wearing
in
prison.
He
also
allowed
Jehoiachin
to
eat
with
him
every
day,
all
during
the
rest
of
his
life.
Every
day,
the
King
of
Babylon
gave
him
some
money
to
buy
the
things
that
he
needed.
That
continued
until
the
day
that
Jehoiachin
died.
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Lamentations
Lamentations
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This book contains the account of Jeremiah’s sorrow because of God punishing Israel. We call this book
Lamentations
The sorrows of the people of Jerusalem
Jerusalem
was
once
full
of
people,
but
now
it
is
deserted.
Once
it
was
honored
by
people
all
over
the
world,
but
now
it
is
grieving/abandoned
like [SIM]
a
widow.
Once
it
was
honored
like [MET]
a
princess
is
honored
among
the
nations,
but
now
we
who
live
here
have
become
slaves.
We [PRS]
weep
bitterly
all
night
long,
with
tears
flowing
down
our
cheeks.
Among
the
people
in
all
the
nations
that
loved
Jerusalem
there
are
none
that
comfort
us
now.
All
the
rulers
of
those
nations
that
were
previously
our
allies
have
betrayed
us,
and
they
are
all
now
enemies
of
the
people
of
Jerusalem.
The
people
of
Judah
have
been ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
other
countries►
and
caused
to
suffer
greatly
as
slaves.
They
live
in
other
nations
where
they
do
not
have
peace/safety.
Their
enemies
seized
them,
and
there
was
no
way
for
them
to
escape.
The
roads
to
Zion
Hill
are
empty [PRS]
because
no
one
comes
here
to
celebrate
the
sacred
festivals.
The
city
gates
are
deserted,
and
the
priests
groan.
The
young
women
of
Jerusalem
cry
because
they
are
suffering
greatly.
Our
enemies
have
conquered
the
city,
and
now
they
prosper.
Yahweh
has
punished
the
people
of
Jerusalem
because
of
all
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
The
children
of
Jerusalem
have
been
captured
and
taken
to
other
countries.
Jerusalem
was
a
beautiful
city,
but
it
is
not
beautiful
now.
The
leaders
of
the
city
are
like [SIM]
deer
that
are starving
because
of
being
unable
to
find
any
grass
to
eat.
They
are
very
weak,
with
the
result
that
they
are
unable
to
run
from
their
enemies.
The
people
of
Jerusalem
are
sad
and
scattered,
and
they
think
about
the
previous
greatness
of
the
city.
But
now
our
enemies
have
captured
the
city,
and
there
is
no
one
to
help
the
people.
Our
enemies
destroyed
the
city
and
laughed
while
they
were
doing
that.
The
people
of [PRS]
Jerusalem
have
sinned
very
much;
it
is
as
though [MET]
the
city
has
become
like
a
filthy
rag.
All
those
who
previously
honored
the
city
now
despise
it,
because
they
see
that
it
has
become
very
disgraced [MET].
Now
the
people
of
the
city
groan,
and
they
cover
their
faces
because
they
are
very
ashamed.
The
city
has
become
filthy
because
of [PRS]
the
sins
that
the
people
have
committed;
they
did
not
think
about
what
could
happen
to
the
city.
Now
the
city
has
been
destroyed,
and
there
is
no
one
to
comfort
the
people.
The
people
cry
out
saying, “Yahweh,
look
at
how
we
are
suffering
because
our
enemies
have
defeated
us!”
Our
enemies
have
taken
away
all
our
treasures,
all
the
valuable
things
that
we
owned.
We
have
seen
soldiers
from
other
nations,
men
who
do
not
worship
Yahweh,
enter
our
sacred
temple,
the
place
where
foreigners/non-Israelis
were ◄forbidden/not
allowed►
to
enter.
The
people
of
the
city
groan
while
they
search
for
food;
they
have
given
their
treasures
to
get
food
to
eat
to
remain
alive.
They
say, “Yahweh,
look
at
us,
and
see
that
we
are
despised!”
You
people
who
pass
by,
you
do
not [RHQ]
seem
to
care
at
all
about
what
has
happened
to
us.
Look
around
and
see
that
there
are
no
other [RHQ]
people
who
are
suffering
like
we
are.
Yahweh
has
caused
us
to
suffer
because
he
was
extremely
angry
with
us.
It
is
as
though
he
sent
a
fire
from
heaven [MTY]
that
burned
in
our
bones;
it
is
as
though [MET]
he
has
placed
a
trap
for
our
feet,
and
has
prevented
us
from
walking
any
further.
He
has
abandoned
us;
we
are
weak/miserable
every
day,
all
day
long.
He
caused
the
sins
that
we
have
committed
to
be
like
a
heavy
load
for
us
to
carry;
it
is
as
though [MET]
he
tied
them
around
our
necks.
Previously
we
were
strong,
but
he
has
caused
us
to
become
weak.
He
has
allowed
our
enemies
to
capture
us,
and
we
were
not
able
to
do
anything
to
resist
them.
Yahweh
looked
at
our
mighty
soldiers
and
laughed
at
them.
He
has
summoned
a
great
army
to
come
and
crush
our
young
soldiers.
It
is
as
though [MET]
Yahweh
has
trampled
on
us
people
of
Judah
like [SIM]
people
trample
on
grapes
in
a
pit
to
make
wine.
I
weep
because
of
all
those
things;
my
eyes
are
filled
with
tears.
There
is
no
one
to
comfort
me;
those
who
could
encourage
me
are
far
away.
Our
enemies
have
conquered
us,
so
our
children
have
nothing
good
to ◄hope
for/expect
to
happen►.
We
people
of [PRS]
Jerusalem
reach
out
our
hands
to
get
help,
but
there
is
no
one
to
comfort
us.
Yahweh
has
decided
concerning
us
descendants
of
Jacob
that
the
people
in
nearby
nations
will
become
our
enemies;
so
they
consider
that
Jerusalem
has
become
like [MET]
a
filthy
rag.
But
what
Yahweh
has
done
to
us
is
fair,
because
we
have
rebelled
against
obeying
the
commands
that
he
gave
us.
You
people
everywhere,
listen
to
us;
look
and
see
that
we
are
suffering
greatly.
We
had
many
sons
and
daughters,
but
they
have
been
captured
and
forced
to
go
to
distant
countries.
We
pleaded
with
our
allies
to
help
us,
but
they
all
refused.
Our
priests
and
our
leaders
have
died
from
hunger
in
the
city
while
they
were
searching
for
food
to
eat
to
remain
alive.
Yahweh,
see
that
we
are
suffering
very
much.
It
is
as
though
our
inner
beings
are
tormented.
We
are
sad [SYN]
because
we
have
rebelled
against
you.
Our
enemies
kill
people
in
the
streets
with
their
swords;
people
are
dying
because
they
have
no
food
to
eat.
People
have
heard
us
while
we
groaned,
but
no
one
came
to
comfort
us.
Yahweh,
you
caused
us
to
experience
this
disaster,
and
our
enemies
are
happy
to
see
what
you
have
done
to
us.
But
cause
it
soon
to
be
the
time
that
you
have
promised,
when
our
enemies
will
suffer
like
we
have
suffered!
Yahweh,
see
all
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done
and
punish
them!
Punish
them
like
you
have
punished
us
for
all
the
sins
that
we
committed!
We
say
this
to
you
because
we
suffer
and
groan
very
much,
and
we ◄faint/are
very
sad►.
Yahweh punished Jerusalem
Yahweh
was
extremely
angry
with
us;
as
a
result,
it
was
as
though [MET]
he
covered
Jerusalem
with
a
dark
cloud.
Previously
it
was
a
beautiful/glorious
city,
but
he
has
caused
it
to
become
a
ruins.
At
the
time
he
punished [MET]
Israel,
he
even
abandoned
his
temple [MET]
in
Jerusalem.
Yahweh
destroyed
the
homes
of
the
people
of [PRS]
Judah;
he
did
not
act mercifully.
Because
he
was
very
angry,
he
broke
down
the
fortresses
of
Judah.
He
has
caused
our
kingdom
and
our
rulers
to
become
disgraced,
and
he
has
gotten
rid
of
them.
Because
he
was
extremely
angry,
he
has
caused
Israel
to
not
be
powerful [MET]
anymore.
He
has
refused
to
assist
us
when
our
enemies
attacked
us.
He
has
destroyed
Israel
like [SIM]
a
raging
fire
destroys
everything.
He
bent
his
bow
to
prepare
to
shoot
us,
his
people,
as
though
we
were
his
enemies.
He
prepared
to
kill
the
people
whom
we
love
the
most [MET],
members
of
our
own
families.
He
is
extremely
angry [MTY]
with
us
people
of
Jerusalem;
his
anger
is
like [SIM]
a
fire.
Yahweh
has
become
like
an
enemy
to
us Israelis;
he
has
destroyed
our
palaces
and
caused
our
fortresses
to
become
ruins.
He
has
gotten
rid
of
many
people
in
Jerusalem,
and
caused
us
to
mourn
and
weep
for
those
who
were
killed.
He
has
caused
his
temple
to
be
smashed
as
easily
as [SIM]
if
it
was
a
shelter
in
a
garden.
He
has
caused
us,
his
people,
to
forget
all
our
sacred
festivals
and
Sabbath
days.
He
has
caused
our
kings
and
priests
to
be
rejected
because
he
was
extremely
angry
with
them.
Yahweh
has
rejected
his
own
altar
and
abandoned
his
temple.
He
has
allowed
our
enemies
to
tear
down
the
walls
of
our
temple
and
our
palaces.
They
shout
victoriously
in
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
like
we
previously
shouted
during
our
sacred
festivals.
Yahweh
was
determined
to
cause
the
walls
of
our
city [MTY]
to
be
torn
down.
It
was
as
though
he
measured
the
walls
and
then
he
completely
destroyed [MTY]
them.
It
was
as
though
he
caused
the
towers
and
walls
to
lament/weep,
because
they
were
now
ruins.
The
city
gates
have
collapsed;
the
bars
that
fastened
the
gates
shut
have
been
smashed.
The
king
and
his
officials
have
been
forced
to
go
to
other
countries.
No
longer
does
anyone
teach
the
people
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
The
prophets
do
not
receive
any
visions
because
Yahweh
does
not
give
them
any.
The
old
men
of
Jerusalem [MTY]
sit
on
the
ground,
and
they
say
nothing.
They
wear
rough
sackcloth
and
throw
dust
on
their
heads
to
show
that
they
are
sad.
The
young
girls
of
Jerusalem
bow
down
sorrowfully,
their
faces
touching
the
ground.
My
eyes
are
very
tired
because
of
my
tears;
I
am
very
grieved
in
my
soul.
Because
very
many
of
my
people
have
been
killed,
I
grieve
and
am
exhausted.
Even
children
and
babies
are
fainting
and
dying
in
the
streets
because
they
have
no
food.
They
cry
out
to
their
mothers,
“We
need [RHQ]
something
to
eat
and
drink!”
They
faint
like
wounded
men
in
the
streets
of
the
city.
They slowly
die
in
the
arms
of
their
mothers.
You
people
of
Jerusalem [MTY, DOU],
◄what
can
I/there
is
nothing
that
I
can►
say
to
help
you.
No
people
have [RHQ]
suffered
like
you
are
suffering;
I
do
not
know
what
I
can
do
to
comfort
you.
The
disaster [MET]
that
you
have
experienced
is
as
great
as
the
ocean
is
deep;
there
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
can
restore
your
city.
The
prophets
among
you
claimed
that
they
had
seen
visions
from
Yahweh,
but
what
they
said
was
false
and
worthless.
They
did
not
save
you
from
being ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
other
countries►,
because
they
did
not
proclaim
that
you
had
sinned.
Instead,
the
messages
that
they
gave
you
deceived
you
because
they
were
not
true.
All
those
who
pass
by
you
make fun
of [IDM]
you;
they
shake
their
heads
and
they
hiss/sneer
at
you.
They
say, “Is
this
that
great
city
of
Jerusalem?
Is
it
the
city
that
was
the
most
beautiful
city
in
the
world,
the
city
that
caused
all
the
people
on
the
earth
to
be
joyful?”
Now
all
our
enemies
scoff [IDM]
at
you;
they
hiss/sneer
at
you
and
gnash
their
teeth
to
show
that
they
hate
you.
They
say, “We
have
destroyed
them!
This
is
what
we
longed/waited
for,
and
now
it
has
happened!”
Yahweh
has
done
what
he
planned;
long
ago
he
threatened
to
destroy
you,
and
now
he
has
done
it.
He
has
destroyed
your
city
without
acting mercifully
toward
you;
he
has
enabled
your
enemies
to
he
happy
about
defeating
you;
he
has
enabled
your
enemies
to
continually
become
stronger.
I
wish/desire
that
the
walls
of
Jerusalem [APO]
would
cry
out
to
Yahweh!
You
people
of
Jerusalem [MET],
Cry
day
and
night!
Let
your
tears
flow
like
rivers.
Do
not
stop
grieving;
do
not
stop
crying.
Get
up
every
night
and
cry
out;
tell
Yahweh
what
you
are feeling.
Raise
your
arms
to
plead
to
him
to
act mercifully
to
prevent
our
children
from
dying;
they
are
fainting
on
the
street
corners
because
they
have
no
food
to
eat.
Yahweh,
look,
and
think
about
it!
Have
you
ever [RHQ]
caused
people
to
suffer
like
this
before?
It
is
certainly
not
right
that [RHQ]
women
are
eating
the
flesh
of
their
own
children,
the
children
whom
they
have
always
taken
care
of!
It
is
not
right
that [RHQ]
priests
and
prophets
are
being
killed
in
your
own
temple!
The
corpses
of
people
of
all
ages
lie
in
the
streets;
there
are
even
corpses
of
young
men
and
young
women
who
have
been
killed
by
our
enemies’
swords.
Because
you
were
very
angry,
you
caused
them
to
be
killed;
you
have
slaughtered
them
without pitying
them
at
all.
You
summoned
our
enemies
to
attack
us
from
every
direction,
as
though
you
were
calling/inviting
them
to
come
to
a
feast.
At
that
time
when
you
showed
that
you
were
very
angry,
no
one
escaped.
Our
enemies
murdered
our
little
children,
ones
whom
we
took
care
of
and
reared/brought
up.
Hope in the midst of distress
I
,
the
one
who
am
writing
this,
am
a
man
who
has
been
afflicted/punished [MTY]
by
Yahweh
because
he
was
angry.
It
was
as
though
he
caused
me
to
walk
in
a
very
dark
place
without
any
light
at
all.
He
has
punished [IDM]
me
many
times,
all
day,
every
day.
He
has
caused
my
skin
and
my
flesh
to
become
old.
He
has
broken
my
bones.
He
has
surrounded
me [DOU]
with
bitterness
and
suffering.
It
is
as
though
he
has
buried
me
in
a
dark
place
like [SIM]
the
graves
of
those
who
have
been
dead
for
a
long
time.
It
is
as
though [MET]
he
has
built
a
wall
around
me,
and
fastened/tied
me
with
heavy
chains,
and
I
cannot
escape.
Although
I
call
out
and
cry
out
for
him
to
help
me,
he
does
not
pay
attention
to
my
prayers.
It
is
as
though
he
has
blocked
my
path
with
a
high
stone
wall
and
has
caused
my
path
to
become
crooked.
He
has
waited
to
attack
me
like [SIM]
a
bear
or
a
lion
hides
and
waits
to
attack
other
animals.
It
is
as
though
he
has
dragged
me
off
the
path
and ◄mauled
me/torn
me
into
pieces►,
and
left
me
without
help.
It
is
as
though [MET]
he
bent
his
bow
and
caused
me
to
become
the
target
at
which
he
shot
his
arrows.
It
is
as
though
he
shot
his
arrows
deep
into
my
body.
All
my
relatives
laugh
at
me;
all
day,
every
day
they
sing
songs
that
make fun
of
me.
He
has
filled
me
with ◄bitterness/great
suffering►,
like [MET]
someone
who
drinks
a
very
bitter
liquid
suffers.
It
is
as
though
he
has
caused
me
to
chew
gravel
that
broke
my
teeth,
and
he
has
trampled
me
in
the
dirt.
Things
no
longer
go
well
for
me;
I
no
longer
remember
being
prosperous.
I
continued
to
say
to
myself, “I
no
longer
expect
to
live
much
longer;
I
no
longer
confidently
expect
to
receive
good
things
from
Yahweh!”
When
I
think
about
my
suffering
and
my
wandering
away
from
home,
it
is
like
drinking
a
very
bitter [DOU]
liquid.
I
will
never
forget
this
time
when
I
feel
very
depressed/discouraged [IDM].
However,
I
confidently
expect
Yahweh
to
do
good
things
for
me
again
when
I
think
about
this:
Yahweh
never
stops
faithfully
loving
us,
and
he
never
stops
being
kind
to
us.
He
is
the
one
whom
we
can
always
trust/lean
on.
Every
morning
he
is
merciful
to
us
again.
So
I
say
to
myself, “Yahweh
is
all
that
I
need;
so
I
will
confidently
wait
for
him
to
do
good
things
for
me.”
Yahweh
is
good
to
all
those
who
depend
on
him,
to
those
who
seek
his
help.
So
it
is
good
for
us
to
wait
quietly
for
Yahweh
to
save/rescue
us.
And
it
is
good
for
us
to
patiently
endure
suffering
while
we
are
young.
Those
who
seek
his
help
should
sit
by
themselves,
silently,
knowing
that
it
is
Yahweh
who
has
allowed/caused
them
to
suffer.
They
should
lie
in
the
dirt,
with
their
faces
on
the
ground,
because
they
can
still
hope
that
Yahweh
will
help
them.
If
someone
strikes
us
on
one
cheek,
we
should
turn
the
other
cheek
toward
that
person
in
order
that
he
may
strike
it,
too,
and
accept/endure
it
when
we
are
insulted.
Yahweh
does
not
abandon
us
his
people
forever.
Sometimes
he
causes
us
to
suffer,
but
sometimes
he
is
kind
to
us
because
he
continually
and
faithfully
loves
us.
And
he
is
not
happy
about
causing
human
beings
to
suffer
or
to
be
sad.
If
people ◄mistreat
all
the
prisoners/crush
all
the
prisoners
under
their
feet►
or
if
they
rebel
against
God
by
refusing
to
give
to
people
the
things
that
it
is
right
for
them
to
receive,
or
if
they
cause
judges
to
decide
matters
unjustly,
◄does
Yahweh
not
see
all
those
things?/Yahweh
certainly
sees
all
those
things!► [RHQ]
No
one
can [RHQ]
command
something
to
happen
and
then
cause
it
to
happen
if
Yahweh
has
not
already
decided
that
it
should
happen.
God
in
heaven [MTY]
is [RHQ]
the
one
who
causes
disasters
to
happen,
and
he
also
causes
good
things
to
happen.
So
it
is
certainly
not [RHQ]
right
for
us,
who
are
only humans,
to
complain
when
he
punishes
us
for
the
sins
that
we
have
committed.
Instead,
we
should ◄examine/think
carefully
about►
our
behavior;
we
should
turn
back
to
Yahweh.
We
should
pray [IDM]
sincerely
and
lift
up
our
arms
toward
God
in
heaven,
and
say,
“We
have
sinned
and
rebelled
against
you,
and
you
have
not
forgiven
us.
You
have
surrounded
us
with
your
anger
and
pursued
us;
you
have
slaughtered
us
without pitying
us.
You
have
hidden
yourself
in
a
cloud,
with
the
result
that
you
do
not
hear
us
when
we
pray.
You
have
caused
the
people
of
other
nations
to
consider
us
to
be
only garbage [DOU].
All
our
enemies
have
insulted
us.
We
are
constantly
afraid [DOU],
because
we
have
experienced
disasters
and
ruin [DOU].”
I
cry
a
lot
because
my
people
have
been
destroyed.
My
tears
continually
flow;
they
will
not
stop
until
Yahweh
looks
down
from
heaven
and
sees
us.
I
am
very
grieved
because
of
what
has
happened
to
the
women
of
my
city.
Those
who
are
my
enemies
hunted
for
me
like [SIM]
people
hunt
for
a
bird
to
kill
it
even
though
there
was
no
reason
for
them
to
do
that.
They
threw
me
into
a
pit
to
kill
me,
and
they
threw
stones
on
top
of
me.
The
water
in
the
pit
rose
above
my
head,
and
I
said
to
myself, “I
am
about
to
die/drown!”
But
from
the
bottom
of
the
pit
I
cried
out
to
you [MTY],
“Yahweh,
help
me!”
I
pleaded
with
you,
“Do
not
refuse
to
heed [MTY]
me
while
I
cry
out
to
you!”
Then
you
answered
me
and
said, “Do
not
be
afraid!”
Yahweh,
you
defended
me;
you
did
not
allow
me
to
die.
Now,
Yahweh,
you
have
seen
the
evil
things
that
my
enemies
have
done
to
me,
so
decide
my
case
and
show
that
I
am
right!
You
know
the
evil
things
that
they
have
planned
to
do
to
me.
Yahweh,
you
have
heard
them
insult
me
and
what
they
have
planned
to
do
to
me.
Every
day
they
whisper
and
mutter
things
about
me,
all
day
long.
Look
at
them!
Whether
they
are
standing
or
sitting
they
make fun
of
me
with
the
songs
that
they
sing.
Yahweh,
cause
them
to
suffer
in
return
for
their
causing
me
to
suffer!
Curse
them [IDM]
for
their
being
very
stubborn [IDM].
Because
you
are
angry
with
them,
pursue
them
and
get
rid
of
them,
until
none
of
them
remain
on
the
earth.
What happened when Jerusalem was destroyed
Previously
our
people
were
like [MET]
pure
gold,
but
now
they
are
worthless.
Like [MET]
the
sacred
stones
in
the
temple
have
been
scattered,
our
young
men
have
been
scattered.
The
young
men
of
Jerusalem
were
as
valuable
as [MET]
large
amounts
of
gold,
but
now
people
consider
that
they
are
as
worthless
as
ordinary
clay
pots.
Even
the
female
jackals/wolves
feed
their pups,
but
my
people
act
cruelly
toward
their
children;
they
are
like [SIM]
ostriches
in
the
desert
that
abandon
their
eggs.
My
people’s infants’
tongues
cling
to
the
roofs/tops
of
their
mouths
because
they
are
extremely
thirsty;
the
children
plead
for
some
food,
but
no
one
gives
them
any.
People
who
previously
ate
fine
food
are
now starving
in
the
streets;
those
who
previously
lived
luxuriously [MTY]
now
paw/dig
through
rubbish
heaps
to
find
some
food.
The
people
of
Sodom
were
struck
with
a
disaster
very
suddenly,
and
there
was
no
one
to
rescue
them;
but
my
people
have
been
punished
more
severely
than
the
people
of
Sodom
were
punished.
Our leaders’
behavior
was
previously
very
pure,
whiter
and
brighter
than
snow
and
milk;
their
bodies
were redder
than
red
coral/stones;
they
were
very
strong
and
healthy [MET].
But
now
their
faces
are
blacker
than
soot,
and
no
one
recognizes
them
in
the
streets.
Their
skin
has
shriveled
on
their
bones,
and
it
has
become
as
dry
as [SIM]
a
wooden
stick.
It
is
better
to
die
in
a
battle [MTY]
than
to
die
of
hunger.
There
was
no
food
to
harvest
in
the
fields,
so
the
people slowly starved
until
they
died.
Women
who
usually/previously
were
very
kind
have
killed
and
cooked
their
own
children;
they
ate
them
when
there
was
no
other
food,
when
Jerusalem
was
surrounded
by
enemy
soldiers.
Yahweh
has
shown
that
he
was
extremely
angry;
it
is
as
though
he
started/ignited
a
fire
in
Jerusalem
that
burned
everything
to
ashes.
None
of
the
kings
on
the
earth
or
anyone
else
believed
that
any
of
our
enemies
could
enter
the
gates
of
Jerusalem.
But
that
is
what
happened;
it
happened
because
the
prophets
sinned;
and
the
priests
also
sinned
by
causing
innocent
people
to
be
executed [MTY].
The
prophets
and
priests
wandered
through
the
streets
as
though
they
were
blind.
No
one
would
touch
them
because
their
clothes
were
stained
with
the
blood
of
people
who
had
been
killed.
The
people
who
were
alive
shouted, “Stay
away
from
us [DOU]!
You
are
defiled/untouchable!
Do
not
touch
us!”
So
the
prophets
and
priests
fled
from
Israel,
and
they
wandered
around
from
one
country
to
another,
because
people
in
each
country
kept
saying
to
them, “You
cannot
stay
here!”
It
is
Yahweh
himself
who
has
scattered
them;
he
no
longer
is
concerned
about
them.
People
do
not
respect
our
priests
or
leaders.
We [SYN]
continued
to
look
for
someone
to
help
us,
but
it
was
useless.
We
continued
to
watch
to
see
if
one
of
our
allies
would
save
us,
but
none
of
the
nations
that
we
were
waiting
for
could
help
us.
Our
enemies
were
hunting
for
us,
so
we
could
not
even
walk
in
our
streets
lest
they
seize
us.
We
were
about
to
be
captured;
it
was
time
for
us
to
be
killed.
Those
who
pursued
us
were
faster
than
eagles
flying
in
the
sky.
Even
if
we
fled
to
the
mountains
or
hid
in
the
desert,
they
went
there
ahead
of
us
and
waited
to
attack
us.
Our
king,
whom
Yahweh
appointed,
was
the
one
who
enabled
us
to
remain
alive [MTY];
he
was
the
one
whom
we
trusted
to
protect
us [IDM]
from
the
armies
of
other
nations.
But
he
was
captured
like
animals
are [MET]
caught
in
a
pit.
You
people
of [IDM]
Edom
and
Uz,
you
may
be
happy
about
what
is happening
to
us
now,
but
Yahweh
will
be
punishing [MTY]
you
also.
You
will
become
drunk
and
will
be
ashamed
because
your
enemies
will
have
stripped
off
your
clothes.
You
people
of [APO]
Jerusalem,
the
time
of
your
being
punished
will
end;
Yahweh
will
not
allow
you
to
continue
to
live
in ◄exile/foreign
countries►.
But
you
people
of [APO]
Edom,
Yahweh
will
punish
you;
he
will
reveal
the
wicked
things
that
you
have
done.
A prayer for God’s mercy
Yahweh,
think
about
what
has
happened
to
us.
See
that
we
have
been
disgraced.
Foreigners
have
seized
our
property,
and
now
they
live
in
our
homes.
Our
enemies
have
killed
our
fathers;
they
caused
our
mothers
to
become
widows.
Now
we
are
required
to
pay
for
water
to
drink,
and
we
must
pay
a
lot
of
money
for
firewood.
It
is
as
though
those
who
pursue
us
are
at
our
heels;
we
are
exhausted,
but
they
do
not
allow
us
to
rest.
In
order
to
get
enough
food
to
remain
alive,
we
went
to
Egypt
and
Assyria
and
offered
to
work
for
the
people
there.
Our
ancestors
sinned,
and
now
they
are
dead,
but
we
are
being
punished
for
the
sins
that
they
committed.
Officials
from
Babylon
who
were
previously
slaves
now
rule
over
us,
and
there
is
no
one
who
can
rescue
us
from
their
power.
When
we
roam
around
in
the
desert
searching
for
food,
we
are
in
danger
of
being
killed,
because
people
there
kill
strangers
with
their
swords.
Our
skin
has
become
hot
like [SIM]
an
oven,
and
we
have
a
very
high
fever
because
we
are
extremely
hungry.
Our
enemies
have
raped
the
women
in
Jerusalem,
and
they
have
done
that
to
the
young
women
in
all
the
towns
of
Judea.
Our
enemies
have
hanged
our
leaders,
and
they
do
not
respect
our
elders.
They
force
our
young
men
to
grind
flour
with
millstones,
and
boys
stagger
while
they
are
forced
to
carry
heavy
loads
of
firewood.
Our
elders
no
longer
sit
at
the
city
gates
to
make
important
decisions;
the
young
men
no
longer
play
their
musical
instruments.
We [SYN]
are
no
longer
joyful;
instead
of
dancing
joyfully,
we
now
mourn.
The
wreaths
of
flowers
have
fallen
off
our
heads.
Terrible
things
have
happened
to
us
because
of
the
sins
that
we
committed.
We [SYN]
are
tired
and
discouraged [IDM],
and
we
cannot
see
well
because
our
eyes
are
full
of
tears.
Jerusalem
is
completely
deserted,
and
jackals/wolves
prowl
around
it.
But
Yahweh,
you
rule
forever!
You
continue
to
rule [MTY]
from
one
generation
to
the
next
generation.
So
why [RHQ]
have
you
forgotten
us?
Why [RHQ]
have
you
abandoned
us
for
a
very
long
time?
Please
enable
us
to
return
to
you,
and
enable
us
to
prosper [MTY]
as
we
did
previously.
Please
do
that,
because
we
hope
that [RHQ]
you
have
not
rejected
us
forever
and
that [RHQ]
you
do
not
continue
to
be
extremely
angry
with
us!
- Translation 4 Translators 1
- Unicode (UTF-8)EZEKIEL
Ezekiel
Ezekiel
Ezk
This book contains the account of Ezekiel foretelling about Jerusalem being destroyed and rebuilt. We call this book
Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw Yahweh’s glory
I
am
Ezekiel,
a
priest,
the
son
of
Buzi.
When
I
was 30
years
old,
I
was
living
among
theIsraeli
people
who
had
been ◄exiled
from/forced
to
leave►
Judah
and
had
come
to
Babylon.
I
was
living
along
the Kebar
River/Canal
south
of
Babylon.
Almost
five
years
after
King
Jehoiachin
had
been ◄exiled/forced
to
leave
Judah►,
on
the
fifth
day
of
the
fourth
month
of
that
year,
it
was
as
though
the
sky
was
opened
and
I
saw
visions
from
God.
On
that
day,
God
gave
me
messages
in
visions
here
in
Babylonia,
and
I
felt
the
power [MTY]
of
Yahweh
on
me.
In
one
of
the
visions,
I
saw
a
windstorm
coming
from
the
north.
There
was
a
huge
cloud,
and
lightning
was
flashing
continually,
and
a brilliant
light
surrounded
the
cloud.
In
the
center
of
where
the
lightning
was
flashing
there
was
something
that
resembled
glowing
bronze.
In
the
center
of
the
storm
I
saw
what
resembled
four
living
creatures.
They
resembled humans,
but
each
of
them
had
four
faces
and
four
wings [DOU].
Their
legs
were
straight.
Their
feet
resembled
the
hooves
of
calves,
and
the
creatures
shone
like
polished
bronze.
On
their
four
sides
under
their
wings
there
were
hands
like humans
have.
As
the
four
creatures
stood
there,
they
formed
a
circle/square,
with
their
wings
touching
each
other.
They
did
not
turn
when
they
were
moving;
they
went
straight
ahead.
Each
of
the
creatures
had
four
faces.
The
face
that
was
in
front
of
each
one
was
a
face
that
resembled
a
human
face.
The
face
on
the
right
side
resembled
a
lion’s
face.
The
face
on
the
left
side
resembled
an ox’s
face.
The
face
in
back
resembled
an
eagle’s
face.
Two
of
each creature’s
wings
were
lifted
up
and
touched
the
wings
of
the
creatures
that
were
on
each
side.
The
other
two
wings
were
folded
against
the creature’s
body.
The
creatures
went
straight
ahead
in
whatever
direction
the
spirit
that
controlled/guided
them
wanted
them
to
go,
without
changing
directions
while
they
were
moving.
The
four
creatures
resembled
burning
coals
or
torches.
A
blazing
fire
moved
back
and
forth
among
the
creatures,
and
lighting
flashed
from
among
them.
The
creatures
moved
back
and
forth
extremely
rapidly,
like [SIM]
flashes
of
lightning.
While
I
looked
at
the
four
living
creatures,
I
saw
a
wheel
on
the
ground
beside
each
of
them.
Each
of
the
wheels
was
the
same,
and
they
all
shone
like [SIM] ◄chrysolite/a
valuable
green
stone►.
Each
seemed
to
have
one
wheel
inside
another
wheel.
Whenever
they
moved,
they
would
go
straight
in
one
of
the
four
directions
that
they
faced;
they
did
not
turn
in
another
direction
while
they
moved.
The
rims
of
the
wheels
were
covered
with
eyes.
Whenever
the
living
creatures
moved,
the
wheels
moved
with
them.
So
whenever
the
creatures
rose
from
the
ground,
the
wheels
also
rose
up.
Wherever
the
spirit
that
controlled
the
creatures
wanted
the
creatures
to
go,
they
went,
and
the
wheels
went
with
them,
because
the
spirit
that
controlled/guided
them
was
in
the
wheels [DOU].
Whenever
the
creatures
moved,
the
wheels
moved.
Whenever
the
creatures
stood
still,
the
wheels
stopped.
Whenever
the
creatures
rose
up
from
the
ground,
the
wheels
rose
up
with
them.
Above
the
heads
of
the
creatures
there
was
something
that
resembled
a
dome.
It
shone
like
ice (OR,
crystal)
shines,
and
it
was
awesome.
Under
the
dome,
the
creatures
stretched
out
their
wings.
Each
one
had
two
wings;
each
wing
stretched towards
the
creature
that
was
next
to
it,
and
two
wings
that
were
against
the creature’s
body.
Whenever
the
creatures
moved,
their
wings
made
a
sound
that
resembled
the
roar
made
by
a
rushing
stream.
It
also
sounded
like
the
voice
of
Almighty
God,
and
like [SIM]
the
noise
of
a
huge
army
marching.
Whenever
the
creatures
stood
still
on
the
ground,
they
lowered
their
wings.
While
they
stood
on
the
ground
with
their
wings
lowered,
there
was
a
voice
from
the
dome
that
was
over
their
heads.
Above
the
dome
was
something
that
resembled
a
huge
throne
that
was
made
of
a
huge ◄sapphire/valuable
blue
stone►.
Sitting
on
the
throne
was
someone
that
resembled
a
human.
I
saw
that
above
his
waist
his
body
resembled
metal
that
was
glowing
as
though
it
had
a
very
hot
fire
inside
it.
And
I
saw
that
below
his
waist
there
was
a
very brilliant
light
that
surrounded
him.
It
shone
like [SIM]
a
rainbow
shines
in
the
clouds
on
a
rainy
day.
That
was
the brilliant
light
that represented
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
When
I
saw
it,
I
prostrated
myself
on
the
ground,
and
I
heard
him
speak.
Ezekiel was called to be a prophet
He
said
to
me, “You
human,
stand
up
while
I
speak
to
you.”
While
he
spoke
to
me,
God’s
Spirit
entered
me
and
enabled
me
to
stand
up.
Then
I
heard
him
speak
to
me.
He
said, “You
human,
I
will
send
you
to
the Israeli
people.
They
are
people
who
have
turned
away
from
me
and
rebelled
against
me.
Their
ancestors
rebelled
against
me,
and
they
themselves
are
still
rebelling
against
me.
The
people
to
whom
I
will
send
you
are
very
stubborn [DOU].
But
say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
to
you.’
And
when
you
tell
them
my
messages,
perhaps
those
rebellious
people
will
heed
those
messages
and
perhaps
they
will
not
heed
them,
but
they
will
know
that
you
are
a
prophet
who
has
been
among
them.
And
you
human,
you
must
not
be
afraid
of
them
or
afraid
of
what
they
say.
Living
among
them
will
be
like
living
in
the
midst
of
briers
or
scorpions,
but
do
not
be
afraid
of
them.
They
are
rebellious
people [MTY],
but
do
not
allow
them
to
cause
you
to
become
afraid.
Tell
them
my
message,
but
do
not
expect
them
to
pay
attention
to
it,
because
they
are
very
rebellious.
But
human,
you
must
pay
attention
to
what
I
say.
Do
not
be
rebellious
like
they
are.
Now
open
your
mouth
and
eat
what
I
give
to
you.”
Then,
as
I
watched,
I
saw
his
hand
that
was
stretched
toward
me.
In
his
hand
was
a
scroll.
He unrolled
the
scroll.
On
both
sides
of
it
were
written
words
that
expressed
sorrow
and
mourning
and
words
about
trouble/disaster.
He
said
to
me, “You
human,
eat
this
scroll
that
is
in
front
of
you.
Then
go
and
speak
to
the Israeli
people [MTY].”
So
I
opened
my
mouth,
and
he
gave
me
the
scroll
to
eat
it.
Then
he
said
to
me, “You
human,
eat
the
scroll
that
I
have
given
to
you.
Fill
your
stomach
with
it.”
So
I
ate
it,
and
in
my
mouth
it
tasted
as
sweet
as
honey.
Then
he
said
to
me, “You
human,
go
to
the Israeli
people [MTY]
and
tell
them
my
message.
The
people
to
whom
I
am
sending
you
are
not
people
whose
language
is
very
difficult
to
learn,
a
language
which
you
do
not
understand.
I
am
sending
you
to
your Israeli
people [MTY].
I
am
sending
you
to
people
whose
language
you
understand
very
well.
If
I
were
sending
you
to
people
whose
language
was
difficult
for
you
to
understand,
they
would
be
surprised
and
pay
attention
to
what
you
say
to
them.
But
the Israeli
people
do
not
want
to
listen
to
you
because
they
do
not
want
to
listen
to
me.
They
do
not
want
to
listen
because
they
are
all
very
stubborn [DOU].
But
I
will
enable
you [SYN]
to
be
as
stubborn
and tough
as
they
are.
I
will
cause
you
to
be
as
firm/unbreakable
as [SIM]
the hardest
stone,
like
flint.
So,
even
though
they
are
very
rebellious
people,
do
not
be
afraid
of
them;
do
not
allow
them
to
cause
you
to
be
afraid.”
He
also
said
to
me, “You
human,
listen
very
carefully
to
what
I
say,
and
keep
thinking
about
it [IDM].
Go
to
your
fellow Israelis
who
are
here
after
being ◄exiled/forced
to
leave
their
country►,
and
speak
to
them.
Say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says,’
and
then
tell
them
my
message,
whether
they
want
to
hear
it
or
whether
they
do
not
want
to
hear
it.”
Then
in
the
vision
the
Spirit
of
God
lifted
me
up,
and
I
heard
behind
me
someone
speaking
very
loudly,
like
a
loud
rumbling
sound.
I
heard
someone
say, “Praise
our
glorious
Yahweh
in
the
place
where
he
lives
in
heaven!”
I
heard
the
sound
of
the
wings
of
the
four
living
creatures
brushing
against
each
other,
and
I
also
heard
the
sound
of
the
wheels
that
were
beside
them.
It
was
a
loud
rumbling
sound.
The
Spirit
took
me
away.
Within
me
I
was
very
bitter
and
angry [DOU],
but
I
felt
Yahweh
holding
me
very powerfully.
I
came
to
the
exiles
who
lived
at Tel
Abib
town
near
the Kebar
River/Canal
south
of
Babylon.
Then,
where
they
were
living,
I
sat
for
seven
days.
I
was
shocked
about
everything
that
I
had
seen.
The
warning
to
the Israeli
people
After
those
seven
days
had
ended,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“You
human,
I
am appointing
you
to
be
like
a
watchman [MET]
for
the Israeli
people [MTY].
So
listen
to
these
messages
that
I
will
give
you,
and
tell
them
those
messages
to
warn
them.
When
I
say
about
some
wicked
people, ‘They
will
surely
die
because
of
their
sins,’
if
you
do
not
warn
them
or
tell
them
that
they
must
turn
from
their
wicked
behavior
if
they
want
to ◄save
their
lives/remain
alive►,
those
wicked
people
will
die
because
of
the
sins
that
they
have
committed,
but
I
will
consider
that
you
are
responsible
for
their
deaths [MTY].
But
if
you
warn
the
wicked
people
and
they
do
not
turn
from
all
their
wicked
behavior [DOU],
they
will
die
because
of
their
sins,
but
you
will
have
saved
yourself
from
my
punishing
you.
Similarly,
when
righteous
people
turn
from
their
righteous
behavior
and
do
evil
deeds,
I
will
cause
bad
things
to
happen [IDM]
to
them.
But
you
must
warn
them.
If
you
do
not
warn
them,
and
if
they
do
not
stop
their
sinful
behavior,
they
will
die
because
of
their
sins;
I
will
not
think
about
the
righteous
things
that
they
did
previously,
but
I
will
consider
that
you
are
responsible
for
their
deaths [MTY].
But
if
you
warn
righteous
people
not
to
sin,
and
they
do
not
sin,
they
will
surely
remain
alive
because
they
heeded
your
warning,
and
you
will
have
saved
yourself
from
my
punishing
you.”
I
felt
Yahweh
take
control [MTY]
of
me,
and
he
said
to
me, “Get
up
and
go
out
from
the
city
down
to
the
plain/valley,
and
there
I
will
speak
to
you.”
So
I
got
up
and
went
down
to
the
valley.
And
I
saw
the
glory
of
Yahweh
there,
like
the
glory
that
I
had
seen
along
the Kebar
River/Canal.
And
I
prostrated
myself
on
the
ground.
Then
the
Spirit
of
God
entered
me
and
enabled
me
to
stand
up.
He
said
to
me, “Go
into
your
house
and
stay
inside
it.
People
will
tie
you
with
ropes,
with
the
result
that
you
will
be
unable
to
go
out
among
the
people.
Even
though
they
are
very
rebellious
people,
I
will
cause
your
tongue
to
stick
to
the
roof
of
your
mouth,
with
the
result
that
you
will
be
unable
to
talk
and
to
rebuke
them.
But
then
when
I
speak
to
you
again,
I
will
enable
you
to
talk [MTY],
and
you
will
say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says,’
and
you
will
tell
them
my
message.
Those
who
are
willing
to
listen
to
what
you
say
will
listen,
but
many
will
refuse
to
listen,
because
they
are
rebellious
people [MTY].”
Ezekiel symbolized the coming destruction of Jerusalem
Yahweh
also
said
to
me, “You
human,
take
a
large
clay
tablet/brick
and
put
it
in
front
of
you.
Then
on
the
clay
engrave/draw
on
it
lines
that
represent
Jerusalem.
Then
draw
figures
around
it
to
represent
enemy
soldiers
who
will
surround
the
city.
Make
mounds
around
it
and
a
dirt
ramp
up
against
the
wall
around
the
city.
Set
figures
around
it
that
represent ◄battering
rams/heavy
logs
that
will
break
though
the
walls►.
Then
take
an
iron
pan,
and
place
it
to
be
like
an
iron
wall
between
you
and
the
drawing
of
the
city.
Then
turn
your
face
toward
the
drawing.
It
will symbolize
that
enemy
troops
will
surround
the
city
to
attack
it.
That
will
be
a
warning
to
the Israeli
people [MTY].
Then
lie
on
your
left
side,
and
stay
like
that
for 390
days.
That
willsymbolize
that
the Israeli
people
will
be
punished
for
their
sins;
you
must
lie
like
that
one
day
for
each
year
during
which
they
will
be
punished.
After
that,
lie
down
again.
This
time,
lie
on
your
right
side
for 40
days.
That
willsymbolize
that
the Israeli
people
will
be
punished
more
for
their
sins,
one
day
for
each
year
during
which
they
will
be
punished.
Turn
your
face
toward
the
drawing
of
Jerusalem
and
bare
your
arm
like
a
soldier
does
who
prepares
to
go
into
a
battle [MTY],
and
prophesy
about
what
will
happen
to
the
city.
You
will
not
be
able
to
move;
it
will
be
as
though
I
have
tied
you
with
ropes
in
order
that
you
cannot
turn
from
one
side
to
the
other
until
you
have
finished
symbolizing
how
many
years
the
city
will
be ◄besieged/surrounded
by
enemy
soldiers►.
Before
you
do
that,
take
some
wheat
and
barley,
beans,
lentils,
spelt
and
millet,
and
put
them
in
a
storage
jar,
and
use
that
to
bake
bread
for
yourself.
That
is
what
you
will
eat
during
the 390
days
while
you
lie
on
your
left
side.
You
will
eat ◄8 ounces/a
small
loaf►
of
bread
each
day.
Also
measure
out ◄1.5 pints/0.6 liter►
of
water
to
drink
each
day.
Eat
that
bread
like
you
would
eat
a
loaf
of
barley
bread.
But
use
your
own
dried
dung
for
fuel
to
bake
the
bread
while
people
are
watching.
That
will symbolize
that
the Israeli
people
will
be
forced
to
eat
food
that
is
unacceptable
to
me
when
they
are
living
in
the
nations
to
which
I
will
force
them
to
go.”
Then
I
said, “No,
Yahweh
God!
Do
not
force
me
to
do
that!
I
have
never
caused
myself
to
become
unacceptable
to
you
by
doing
anything
like
that.
From
the
time
when
I
was
young,
I
have
never
eaten
meat
of
any
animal
that
was
found
dead
or
that
had
been
killed
by
wild
animals.
And
I
have
never
eaten
any
meat
that
is
unacceptable
to
you.”
Yahweh
replied, “Okay,
I
will
allow
you
to
bake
your
bread
using
dried
cow
manure
instead
of
human
dung
for
fuel.”
Then
he
said
to
me, “You
human,
I
will
cause
the
supply
of
food
to
Jerusalem
to
be
cut
off.
Then
the
people
will
eat
the
small
amounts
of
food
and
drink
the
small
amounts
of
water
that
the
government
permits
them
to
have,
and
they
will
be
very
distressed
and
anxious
as
they
do
that,
because
water
and
food
will
be
very
scarce.
They
will
see
each
other
becoming
extremely
thin,
and
they
will
be
appalled;
but
this
will
happen
because
they
are
being
punished
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.”
“Also,
you
human,
when
you
start
doing
those
things,
take
a
sharp
sword
and
use
it
like [SIM]
a
razor
to
shave
your
head
and
your
beard.
Then
put
the
hair
that
you
shaved
off
on
scales,
and
divide
the
hair
into
three
equal
parts.
When
the
time
during
which
you
will symbolize
that
the
city
will
be
surrounded
by
enemy
troops
ends,
put
a
third
of
the
hair
inside
the
drawing
of
the
city
and
burn
it.
Take
another
third
of
the
hair,
scatter
it
all
around
the
drawing
of
the
city,
and
then
strike
it
with
your
sword.
That
will symbolize
that
I
will
strike
the
people
of
Jerusalem
with
their
enemies’
swords.
Then
allow
the
wind
to
scatter
the
other
third
of
the
hair.
That
will symbolize
that
even
if
they
flee
from
the
city,
I
will
still
cause
their
enemies
to
pursue
them
and
attack
them
with
swords.
Take
a
few
of
your
hairs
and tuck
them
into
the
folds
of
your
robe.
Then
take
a
few
of
those
hairs,
throw
them
into
the
fire,
and
burn
them
up.
That
will symbolize
that
a
fire
will
spread
from
Jerusalem
and
destroy
things
throughout
Israel.
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: ‘This
drawing
will
represent
Jerusalem,
the
city
which
I
have
set
in
the
center
of
the
nations,
with
other
countries
around
it.
But
the
wicked
people
of
Jerusalem
rebelled
against
obeying
my
commands,
and
they
show
that
they
are
more
wicked
than
the
people
of
the
surrounding
countries.
They
rejected
my
laws
and
refused
to
obey
my
commands.’
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: ‘You
people
of
Jerusalem
have
been
more
rebellious
than
the
people
of
the
nations
around
you;
you
have
not
obeyed
any
of
my
laws [DOU].
You
have
not
even
obeyed
the
laws
of
the
nations
around
you!’
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: ‘I
am
opposed
to
you
people
of
Jerusalem.
I
will
punish
you,
and
the
people
of
other
nations
will
see
it
happen.
Because
of
all
your
detestable
idols,
I
will
punish
you
people
of
Jerusalem
like
I
have
never
done
before
and
will
never
do
again.
As
a
result,
parents
among
you
will
eat
their
children,
and
children
will
eat
their
parents
because
there
will
be
nothing
else
to
eat.
I
will
punish
you
severely,
and
I
will
cause
those
who
will
still
be
alive
to
be
scattered
in
all
directions [IDM].’
Therefore,
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
because
you
have
polluted
my
temple
with
all
your
disgusting
statues
of
idols
and
by
the
other
detestable
things
that
you
do,
I
will
no
longer
bless
you.
I
will
not
pity
you
or
act mercifully
toward
you.
One-third
of
your
people
will
die
inside
the
city
because
of
the
plagues
they
will
experience
or
by ◄famine/lack
of
food►.
One-third
of
your
people
will
be
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords
outside
the
city.
And
one-third
I
will
cause
to
be
scattered
in
all
directions;
but
your
enemies
will
still
pursue
you
and
kill
you
with
their
swords.
Then
I
will
no
longer
be
angry
with
you;
I
will
stop
punishing [MTY]
you
after
I
have
gotten
revenge
on
you.
And
when
I
stop
punishing
you,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
spoken
to
you
because
I
have
been
very
strongly
concerned
about
what
you
have
done.
I
will
cause
your
city
to
be
a
ruins,
with
the
result
that
people
of
other
nations
that
are
around
you
will
pass
by
and
see
it
and
sneer
at
you.
They
will
make fun
of
you
and
taunt
you.
When
I
severely
punish
you
because
of
my
being
very
angry [DOU]
with
you,
they
will
be
horrified
and
they
will
be
warned.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
When
I
cut
off
your
food
supply
and
cause
there
to
be
more
famine,
it
will
be
as
though [MET]
I
am
shooting
at
you
with
my
arrows
that
will
destroy
you.
I
will
cause
you
to
experience
a
famine,
and
I
will
send
wild
beasts
to
attack
you
and
your
children,
and
all
your
children
will
be
killed.
You
will
experience
plagues
and
wars,
and
I
will
cause
your
enemies
to
attack
you
with
their
swords.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
A prophecy against the mountains
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
turn
toward
the
mountains
of
Israel,
and
prophesy
about
what
will
happen
to
them,
and
say,
‘You
mountains
and
hills
of
Israel [APO],
listen
to
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
to
you: “I
am
about
to
send
enemy
soldiers
with
swords
to
come
and
destroy
all
the
shrines
on
your hilltops.
They
will
smash
all
the
altars
for
worshiping
idols
and
the
altars
for
burning
incense.
And
they
will
kill
many Israeli
people
in
front
of
those
idols.
Their
corpses
will
lie
in
front
of
their
idols,
and
their
bones
will
be
scattered
around
their
altars.
Wherever
the Israelis
live,
their
towns
will
be
ruined,
and
the
shrines
where
they
worship
idols
will
be
smashed.
Their
altars
will
be
completely
smashed [DOU],
their
idols
will
be
completely
smashed [DOU],
and
everything
that
they
own
will
become
a
pile
of
ruins.
Many
of
their
people
will
be
killed;
and
then
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
the
things
that
I
say
that
I
will
do.
But
I
will
allow
some
of
the Israelis
to
remain
alive.
They
will
escape
being
killed
when
their
enemies
scatter
them
among
many
other
nations.
When
that
happens,
in
those
nations
to
which
they
have
been
forced
to
go,
those
who
have
escaped
from
being
killed
will
think
about
me.
They
will
remember
that
I
was
very
grieved
because
of
their
turning
away
from
me [IDM]
with
their
inner
beings,
and
because
they
very
much
desired [IDM]
to
worship
their
idols.
They
will ◄hate/be
very
displeased
with►
themselves
because
of
the
evil
and
detestable
things
that
they
have
done.
And
they
will
realize
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
punished
them.
They
will
realize
that
when
I
threatened
to
punish
them,
I
surely
intended [LIT]
to
do
that.
So
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
to
you,
Ezekiel: ‘Wring
your
hands
and
stamp
your
feet
and
cry
out
to
show
that
you
are
distressed,
and
groan
about
what
will
happen
to
your Israeli
people [MTY]
because
of
all
their
wicked
and
detestable
behavior.
They
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords,
they
will
die
from
hunger,
and
they
will
die
from
plagues.
Those
who
are
far
from
Jerusalem
will
die
from
plagues,
those
who
are
close
to
Jerusalem
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords,
and
those
who
are
still
alive
will
die
from
hunger.
That
is
how
I
will
punish [MTY]
them.
Some
of
your
people’s
corpses
will
lie
among
their
idols
around
their
altars,
on
every
high hilltop
and
on
all
the
mountaintops,
under
every
big
tree [DOU]—at
all
the
places
where
they
burned
incense
to
honor
their
idols.
Then
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
And
I
will
stretch
out
my
arm
and
cause
your
entire
country
to
become
an
empty
wasteland,
from
the
desert
in
the
far
south
to
Diblah
town
in
the
far
north.
Then
they
will
realize
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
the
things
that
I
say
that
I
will
do.’ ”
Israel will soon be destroyed
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said
“You
human,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
to
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel:
All
of
Israel
will
soon
be
destroyed.
You
people
of
Israel,
the
end
has
come.
I
will
punish
you
severely.
I
will
judge
you
for
all
the
wicked
things
that
you
have
done,
and
pay
you
back
for
your
disgusting
behavior.
I
will
not
pity
you
or
act mercifully
toward
you.
I
will
surely
punish
you
for
your
wicked
behavior [DOU].
Then
you
will
know
that
it
has
happened
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
done
it.”
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says: “You
will
soon
experience
many
terrible
disasters!
This
will
be
the
end
of
Israel;
your
country
will
be
finished!
And
your
lives
will
be
ended [PRS]!
It
will
be
the
end
of
you
people
who
live
in
the
land
of
Israel.
The
time
has
come;
the
day
when
you
will
be
destroyed
is
near.
At
that
time
the
people
who
worship
idols
on
the
mountains
will
not
be
happy;
they
will
panic.
I
am
very
angry
with
you
and
am
about
to
pour
out
my
punishment [MTY]
on
you.
I
will
judge
you
for
all
the
wicked
things
that
you
have
done
and
pay
you
back
for
your
disgusting
behavior.
I
will
not
pity
you
or
act mercifully
toward
you.
I
will
surely
punish
you
for
your
wicked
behavior [DOU].
Then
you
will
know
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
have
punished
you.
The
day
of
your
punishment
is
here!
It
has
arrived!
Disasters
have
come.
People
are
acting
violently
and
doing
more
wicked
things.
And
nothing
that
belongs
to
those
people
will
be
left,
none
of
their
money,
nothing
that
is
valuable.
Now
is
the
time;
that
day
has
arrived.
People
who
buy
things
should
not
rejoice
because
of
buying
things
very
cheaply,
and
those
who
sell
things
should
not
be
sad
because
they
had
to
sell
things
cheaply,
because
Yahweh
will
be
punishing [MTY]
everyone.
During
the
rest
of
their
lives,
people
who
sell
some
of
their
property
will
never
be
able
to
buy
it
back,
because
I,
Yahweh,
will
never
change
my
mind
about
what
I
have
declared;
because
of
your
sins,
I
will
destroy
all
of
you
people.
Even
though
your
soldiers
blow
trumpets
to
prepare
for
a
battle,
no
soldier
will
go
into
a
battle,
because
I
will
have
killed
all
of
them.
When
those
things
happen,
your
enemies
will
be
outside
the
city
with
their
swords,
and
there
will
be
plagues
and
famines
inside
the
city.
Those
who
flee
from
the
city
into
the
countryside
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords,
and
those
who
stay
in
the
city
will
die
from
famines
and
plagues.
Those
who
survive
and
escape
will
flee
to
the
mountains,
and
they
all
will
moan
like
doves
because
of
their
sins.
Because
everyone
will
be
very
afraid,
all
the
people’s
hands
will
become
limp
and
their
knees
will
become
very
weak.
They
will
put
on
clothes
made
from
rough
cloth,
and
they
will
be
terrified.
Their
faces
will
show
that
they
are
ashamed,
and
they
will
shave
their
heads
to
show
that
they
are
very
sad.
They
will
throw
their
silver
into
the
streets,
and
consider
that
their
gold
is
only
like [SIM] garbage,
because
they
will
realize
that
their
silver
and
gold
will
not
be
able
to
rescue
them
when
I,
Yahweh,
punish
them.
They
will
not
be
able
to
use
their
gold
and
silver
to
buy
things
to
fill
their
stomachs,
because
having
a
lot
of
gold
and
silver
has
led
them
to
sin.
They
were
proud
of
their
beautiful
jewelry,
and
they
used
it
to
make
their
detestable
idols
and
disgusting
statues
of
their
gods.
So
I
will
cause
them
to
be
disgusted
with
those
things.
I
will
give
their
silver
and
gold
to
foreigners
who
invade
your
country
and
take
away
your
valuable
treasures.
I
will
give
those
things
to
wicked
people,
and
they
will
do
disgraceful
things
to
those
treasures
that
I
give
them.
I
will
not ◄interfere
with/stop► [IDM]
robbers
when
they
enter
my
sacred
temple
and
desecrate
it.
Prepare
chains
to
be
fastened
on
you.
People
are
being
murdered [MTY]
throughout
the
country,
and
people
are
acting
violently
throughout
the
city.
So
I
will
bring
armies
of
the
nations
whose
people
are
extremely
wicked
to
occupy
the
houses
of
the Israeli
people.
I
will
cause Israeli
people
who
think
that
they
are [IRO]
strong/mighty
to
no
longer
be
proud.
Your
enemies
will
cause
your
places
of
worship
to
no
longer
be
acceptable
to
be
used.
When
your
enemies
cause
you
to
be
terrified,
you
will
plead
for
them
to
make
peace,
but
there
will
be
no
peace.
You
will
experience
many
disasters,
and
you
will
continually
hear
rumors
about
disasters
that
are happening
in
other
places.
People
will
plead
with
prophets
to
tell
them
what
visions
they
have
received,
but
the
prophets
will
not
have
received
any
visions.
Priests
will
no
longer
teach
people
the
laws
that
I
gave
to
Moses.
Your
king
will
mourn,
and
his
son
will
no
longer
expect
that
good
things
will
happen.
The
hands
of
people
throughout
the
country
will
tremble.
And
I
will
do
to
them
what
they
deserve
for
their
wicked
behavior.
I
will
judge
and
condemn
them
the
same
way
they
have
judged
and
condemned
others.
Then
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
Idol worship in the temple
On
the
fifth
day
of
the
sixth
month
of
that
year,
almost
six
years
after
we Israeli
people
had
been ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
Babylon►,
I
was
sitting
in
my
house.
The
elders
of
Judah
were
sitting
in
front
of
me.
Suddenly
the
power [MTY]
of
Yahweh
the
Lord
came
on
me.
Then
in
a
vision
I
saw
someone
who
resembled
a
man.
Below
his
waist,
his
body
was
like
fire,
and
above
his
waist
his
body
was
glowing
like
very
hot
metal.
He
reached
out
what
seemed
to
be
a
hand
and
grabbed
me
by
the
hair
of
my
head.
The
Spirit
lifted
me
up
high
above
the
earth,
and
in
visions
God
took
me
from
Babylon
to
Jerusalem.
He
took
me
to
the
temple,
to
the
north
gate,
to
the
place
where
there
was
an
idol
that
caused
Yahweh
to
be
very
disgusted
and
furious.
And
there
in
front
of
me
was
the brilliant
light
that indicated
the
presence
of
the
God
whom
the Israeli
people
previously
worshiped.
It
was
like
the
vision
that
I
had
seen
alongside
the Kebar
River/Canal.
Yahweh
said
to
me, “You
human,
look
toward
the
north!”
So
I
looked,
and
I
saw
in
the
entrance
of
the
gate
near
the
altar
that
idol
that
caused
Yahweh
to
be
disgusted
and
furious.
He
said
to
me, “You
human,
do
you
see
what
those Israeli
people [MTY]
are
doing?
They
are
doing
detestable
things
here,
things
that
will
cause
me
to
abandon
my
temple.
But
you
will
see
things
that
are
even
more
detestable.”
Then
he
brought
me
to
the
entrance
of
the
courtyard.
I
looked
and
saw
a
hole
in
the
wall.
He
said
to
me, “You
human,
dig
through
the
wall
here.”
So
I
dug
through
the
wall,
and
I
saw
a
doorway
inside.
He
said
to
me, “Go
in
and
see
the
wicked
and
detestable
things
that
they
are
doing
there!”
So
I
went
in
through
the
doorway
and
looked,
and
I
saw,
all
over
the
walls
of
a
big
room, drawings
of
all
kinds
of
creatures
that scurry
across
the
ground
and
other
detestable
animals,
and drawings
of
all
the
idols
that
the
people
of
Israel
were
worshiping.
In
front
of
them
stood 70
elders
of
Israel.
Jaazaniah,
the
son
of
Shaphan,
was
standing
among
them.
Each
of
them
was
holding
a
pan
in
which
incense
was
burning,
and
fragrant
smoke
of
the
burning
incense
was
rising
up.
Yahweh
said
to
me, “You
human,
look
at [RHQ]
what
the Israeli
elders
are
doing
here
in
the
darkness,
each
of
them
standing
in
front
of
the
shrine
of
his
own
idol!
They
are
saying, ‘Yahweh
does
not
see
us;
Yahweh
has
deserted
this
country.’”
He
also
said, “But
you
will
see
things
that
are
even
more
detestable!”
Then
he
took
me
to
the
entrance
at
the
north
gate
of
the
temple.
I
saw
women
sitting
there,
mourning
for
the
death
of
the
god
of
the
people
of
Babylonia,
Tammuz.
He
said
to
me, “You
human,
you
see
this [RHQ],
but
you
will
see
things
that
are
more
detestable
than
this!”
Then
he
took
me
into
the
courtyard
outside
the
temple.
There
at
the
entrance
of
the
temple,
between
the
porch
and
the
altar,
were
about 25
men.
Their
backs
were
toward
the
temple
and
their
faces
were
toward
the
east,
and
they
were
bowing
down
to
worship
the
sun
as
it
rose
in
the
east.
He
said
to
me, “You
human,
you
see [RHQ]
what
they
are
doing.
Do
you
think
that
it
is
not
important
that
these
men
of
Judah
are
doing
these
detestable
things
here?
But
they
are
doing
other
terrible
things.
They
are
acting
violently
throughout
their
country,
and
continually
causing
me
to
be
angry.
Look
at
them!
They
are insulting
me
by
their
actions [IDM]!
So
I
will
show
them
that
I
am
very
angry.
I
will
not
pity
them
or
act mercifully
toward
them.
And
even
if
they
shout
to
me
to
help
them,
I
will
not
pay
attention
to
them.”
The command to punish Jerusalem
Then
I
heard
Yahweh
call
out
loudly, “
You
men
who
are
going
to
punish
this
city,
bring
here
the
guards
of
the
city,
each
carrying
a
weapon.”
Then
I
saw
six
men
coming
from
the
north
gate
of
the
temple
area.
Each
one
was
carrying
a
weapon.
With
them
was
a
man
wearing
a
white
linen
robe.
He
carried
at
his
side
a
case
containing
things
to
write
with.
They
all
came
into
the
temple
and
stood
beside
the
bronze
altar.
Then
the ◄glory/dazzling
light►
that symbolized
the
presence
of
the
God
of
Israel
rose
up
from
above
the
four
winged
creatures
and
moved
to
the
entrance
of
the
temple.
Then
Yahweh
called
to
the
man
wearing
the
linen
robe,
and
said
to
him, “Go
throughout
Jerusalem
and
put
a
mark
on
the
foreheads
of
those
who
are
very
sad [DOU]
because
of
the
detestable
things
that
are
being
done
inside
the
city.”
While
I
was
listening,
he
said
to
the
other
six
men, “Follow
the
man
wearing
the
white
robe,
and
kill
people.
Do
not
pity
them
or
act mercifully
toward
them.
Slaughter
old
men,
young
men
and
women,
older
women
and
children,
but
do
not
harm
any
of
those
who
have
that
mark
on
their
forehead.
Start
at
my
temple.”
So
they
began
by
killing
the
elders
who
were
worshiping
idols
in
front
of
the
temple.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
those
men, “Pollute
the
temple
by
filling
the
courtyard
with
the
corpses
of
those
whom
you
kill!
Start
now!”
So
they
went
out
and
starting
killing
people
throughout
the
city.
While
they
were
doing
that,
I
was
left
alone.
I
prostrated
myself
on
the
ground
and
cried
out, “Yahweh
my
Lord,
are
you
going
to
get
rid
of
all
the
people
of
Israel
and
Judah
who
are
still
alive,
while
you
are
severely
punishing [MTY]
the
people
of
Jerusalem?”
He
replied, “The
sins
of
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel
and
Judah
are
extremely
great.
People
are
murdered [MTY]
everywhere
in
this
country,
and
this
city
is
full
of
people
who
act
unjustly.
They
say, ‘Yahweh
has
abandoned
this
country,
and
he
does
not
see
what
we
are
doing.’
So
I
will
not
pity
them
or
act mercifully
toward
them.
I
will
do
to
them
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done
to
other
people.”
Then
the
man
wearing
the
linen
robe
returned,
saying, “I
have
done
what
you
commanded
me
to
do.”
Yahweh’s glory leaves the temple
Then
in
the
vision
I
saw
what
resembled
a
throne
made
of ◄sapphire/
a
very
valuable
blue
stone►.
It
was
above
the
thing
that
resembled
a
dome
that
was
above
the
heads
of
the
four
winged
creatures.
Yahweh
said
to
the
man
wearing
the
linen
robe, “Go
between
the
wheels
that
are
under
the
winged
creatures.
Pick
up
as
many
hot
coals
as
you
can,
and
scatter
them
over
the
city.”
And
while
I
watched,
the
man
wearing
the
linen
robe
left.
The
four
winged
creatures
were
standing
on
the
south
side
of
the
temple
when
the
man
wearing
the
linen
robe
entered.
Then
a
cloud
filled
the
inner
courtyard
of
the
temple
area.
And
the ◄glory/dazzling
light►
of
Yahweh
rose
up
from
above
the
winged
creatures
and
went
to
the
entrance
of
the
temple.
The
cloud
filled
the
temple,
and
the
courtyard
was
full
of
the ◄glory/dazzling
light►
of
Yahweh.
The
sound
made
by
the
wings
of
the
winged
creatures
could
be
heard
as
far
away
as
the
courtyard
outside
the
temple.
It
was
very
loud,
like [SIM]
the
voice
of
Almighty
God
when
he
speaks.
When
Yahweh
commanded
the
man
wearing
the
linen
robe
to
take
burning
coals
from
among
those
winged
creatures,
the
man
went
into
the
courtyard
and
stood
beside
one
of
the
wheels.
Then
one
of
those
winged
creatures
reached
out
his
hand
to
the
fire
that
was
there
among
them.
He
picked
up
some
of
the
coals
and
put
them
in
the
hands
of
the
man
wearing
the
linen
robe,
and
that
man
took
them
and
left.
Under
the
wings
of
the
winged
creatures
was
something
that
resembled
a human’s
hands.
Then
in
the
vision
I
saw
four
wheels
alongside
the
winged
creatures.
There
was
one
wheel
beside
each
of
the
winged
creatures.
The
wheels
shone
like [SIM]
very
valuable
stones.
The
wheels
were
all
alike:
Each
had
one
wheel
inside
another
wheel.
Whenever
they
moved,
they
went
straight
in
whatever
direction
one
of
the
winged
creatures
faced.
The
wheels
did
not
turn
in
another
direction
while
the
winged
creatures
flew.
Their
bodies,
including
their
backs
and
hands
and
wings,
were
covered
with
eyes.
The
wheels
were
also
covered
with
eyes.
I
heard
someone
call
them ‘the
whirling wheels’.
Each
of
the
winged
creatures
had
four
faces.
One
face
was
like
the
face
of
a
bull,
one
face
was
like
the
face
of
a
human,
one
face
was
like
the
face
of
a
lion,
and
one
face
was
like
the
face
of
an
eagle.
Then
the
winged
creatures
rose
up.
They
were
the
same
living
creatures
that
I
had
seen
alongside
the Kebar
River/Canal.
When
the
winged
creatures
moved,
the
wheels
moved
with
them.
When
the
winged
creatures
spread
their
wings
to
fly
over
the
ground,
the
wheels
did
not
leave
them.
When
the
winged
creatures
stopped,
the
wheels
stopped.
When
the
winged
creatures
started
to
fly,
the
wheels
flew
with
them,
because
the
spirit
of
the
living
creatures
was
in
the
wheels.
Then
the ◄glory/dazzling
light►
left
the
entrance
of
the
temple
and
stopped
above
the
winged
creatures.
While
I
watched,
the
winged
creatures
spread
their
wings
and
started
to
fly,
and
the
wheels
went
with
them.
They
stopped
at
the
gate
on
the
east
side
of
the
temple
area,
and
the ◄glory/dazzling
light►
of
God,
the
one
whom
the Israelis
had
worshiped,
was
above
them.
Those
were
the
same
four
living
creatures
that
I
had
seen
alongside
the Kebar
River/Canal,
and
I
realized
that
they
were
the
winged
creatures.
Each
of
them
had
four
faces
and
four
wings,
and
under
their
wings
was
what
resembled
a human’s
hands.
Their
faces
were
the
same
as
the
faces
that
I
had
seen
at
the Kebar
River/Canal.
Each
of
them
flew
straight
ahead.
Israel’s wicked leaders are condemned
Then
God’s
Spirit
lifted
me
up
and
took
me
to
the
gate
on
the
east
side
of
the
temple
area.
There
at
the
gate
were 25
men.
Among
them
I
saw
Jaazaniah
the
son
of
Azzur,
and
Pelatiah
the
son
of
Benaiah,
who
were
leaders
of
the
people.
Yahweh
said
to
me, “You
human,
these
are
the
new
leaders
in
Jerusalem
who
are
planning
to
do
evil
things
and
who
are
giving
wicked
advice
to
people
in
this
city.
They
say, ‘
Everything
will
go
well
for
us,
so
it
will
surely
soon
be [RHQ]
time
to
build
houses.
We
are
like [MET]
fine/choice
pieces
of
meat
that
are
carefully
stored
in
covered
pots,
and
we
are
protected
from
the
bad
things
that
will
happen
to
others.’
So,
you
human,
prophesy
about
the
terrible
things
that
will
happen
to
them.”
Then
the
Spirit
of
Yahweh
came
upon
me
and
told
me
to
say
to
the
people, “This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
You Israeli
people [MTY]
are
saying
those
things,
but
I
know
what
you
are
thinking.
You
have
killed
many
people
in
this
city
and
filled
the
streets
with
their
corpses.
Therefore
this
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
The
corpses
of
the
people
whom
you
have
killed
here
are
like
the
meat [MET],
and
this
city
is
like
the
pot [MET],
but
I
will
expel
you
from
this
city.
You
are
afraid
of
being
killed
by
enemies’
swords,
and
that
is
what
I
will
cause
to
happen
to
you.
I
will
expel
you
from
this
city
and
enable
foreigners
to
capture
you
and
punish
you.
They
will
kill [EUP]
you
with
their
swords;
you
will
be
punished
right
here
in
Israel.
Then
people
will
realize
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
This
city
will
not
be
a
a
place
were
you
will
be
protected
like [MET]
meat
in
a
covered
pot.
I
will
punish
you
wherever
you
are
in
Israel.
And
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
predicted
that
would
happen,
because
you
have
not
obeyed
my
commands
and
decrees;
instead,
you
have imitated
the
wicked
behavior
of
the
people
of
the
nearby
nations.”
While
I
was
prophesying
that,
Pelatiah
the
son
of
Benaiah
suddenly
died.
Then
I
prostrated
myself
on
the
ground
and
cried
out
loudly, “Yahweh
my
Lord,
are
you
going
to
similarly
get
rid
of
all
the Israeli
people
who
are
still
alive?”
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“You
human,
the
people
who
are
still
in
Jerusalem
are
talking
about
you
and
your
own
relatives
and
about
all
the
other
people
who
were ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
other
countries►,
saying, ‘They
are
in
Babylonia,
far
from
Yahweh.
They
have
left
their
property
here
in
Israel,
so
their
property
now
belongs
to
us!’”
God’s
promise
that
the
exiles
will
return
So
tell
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
Although
I
caused
them
to
be
taken
far
away
from
Israel
and
scattered
them
among
other
nations,
for
a
short
time
I
will ◄be
like
a
refuge
for/protect►
them
in
the
countries
to
which
they
have
been
taken.”
So
also
tell
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
Some
day
I
will
gather
you
from
the
nations
to
which
you
have
been
taken
and
bring
you
back
to
Israel,
and
you
will
live
in
your
country/land
again.
When
you
return
to
your
country,
you
will
get
rid
of
all
the
vile
statues
of
gods
and
detestable
idols.
I
will
put
a
new
way
of
thinking [IDM]
within
you.
I
will
cause
you
to
no
longer
be
stubborn [IDM],
and
I
will
enable
you
to
obey
me
completely [IDM].
When
I
do
that,
you
will
carefully
obey
all
my
laws [DOU].
You
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
your
God.
But
as
for
those
who
are
devoted
to
worshiping
their
vile
statues
and
detestable
idols,
I
will
punish
them
as
they
deserve
for
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.’ ”
Then
the
winged
creatures,
with
their
wheels
beside
them,
spread
their
wings
and
flew
up
into
the
air,
and
the
dazzling
brightness
of
Yahweh
was
above
them.
That
light
went
up
away
from
the
city
and
stopped
above
the
mountain
to
the
east
of
the
city.
In
the
vision
that
I
had
been
seeing,
God’s
Spirit
lifted
me
up
and
brought
me
back
to
the ◄exiles
in/people
who
had
been
forced
to
go
to►
Babylonia.
Then
the
vision
ended,
and
I
told
the
exiles
everything
that
Yahweh
had
shown
me
in
the
vision.
Ezekiel symbolizes what will happen when they are exiled
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
you
are
living
among
people
who
are
very
rebellious.
They
have
eyes,
but
they
do
not
see
what
I
want
them
to
see;
they
have
ears,
but
they
do
not
hear
what
I
want
them
to
hear,
because
they
are
rebellious/stubborn
people.
Therefore,
you
human,
pack
your
belongings
as
though
you
were ◄going
into
exile/being
forced
to
go
to
another
country►.
Then,
during
the
daytime,
while
people
are
watching,
prepare
to
go
to
another
place.
Even
though
the
people
are
rebellious,
perhaps
they
will
understand
what
you
are
symbolizing.
During
the
daytime,
while
they
are
watching,
bring
out
the
things
that
you
want
to
take
and
pack
them.
Then
in
the
evening,
while
they
are
watching,
do
what
those
who
are
preparing
to
go
into
exile
do.
Dig
through
the
city
wall
and
take
your
things
through
the
hole.
Then
put
them
in
a
sack
on
your
shoulder
while
they
are
watching
and
leave
at
dusk.
Cover
your
face
in
order
that
you
cannot
see
the
path.
I
want
you
to
do
this
because
I
want
you
to
warn
the Israeli
people.”
So
I
did
what
Yahweh
told
me
to
do.
During
the
day
I
brought
things
out
of
my
house
as
though
I
was packing
to
go
into
exile.
Then
in
the
evening
I
dug
through
the
city
wall.
Then
while
people
watched,
I
put
my
sack
of
belongings
on
my
shoulder
and
left.
The
next
morning,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“You
human,
the
rebellious
people [MTY]
of
Israel
asked
you, ‘What
are
you
doing?’
So
go
back
and
say
to
them, ‘What
I
did
is
about
the
king
in
Jerusalem
and
all
the
other
people
of
Israel
who
are
there.’
Tell
them, ‘
What
I
did
is
a
warning
to
you.’
What
has
happened
to
you
will
happen
to
them.
They
will
be
captured
and
forced
to
go
to
another
country.
Their
king
will
put
his
belongings
on
his
shoulder
at
dusk
and
leave.
His
servants
will
dig
a
hole
through
the
city
wall,
and
he
will
take
his
belongings
through
it.
He
will
cover
his
face
in
order
that
others
will
not
recognize
him.
But
it
will
be
as
though
I
will
spread
a
net
for
him
to
be
captured;
enemy
soldiers
will
capture
him
and
take
him
to
Babylon
city.
But
he
will
not
be
able
to
see
it;
and
there
he
will
die.
I
will
scatter
in
all
directions [IDM]
all
those
who
have
been
around
him—his advisors
and
his
soldiers—and
I
will
cause
his
enemies
to
pursue
them,
with
their
swords
ready
to
strike
them.
Then,
when
I
scatter
them
among
many
nations [DOU],
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
But
I
will
spare/save
a
few
of
them
from
being
killed
by
swords
and
from
dying
from
famines
or
plagues,
with
the
result
that
in
the
nations
to
which
they
are
forced
to
go,
they
will
realize/admit
that
they
have
been
doing
disgusting
things,
and
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
tremble
while
you
eat
your
food,
and
shudder
fearfully
while
you
drink
your
water.
Tell
this
to
the Israeli
people: 'This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
about
those
who
are
still
living
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
places
in
Israel:
They
also
will
be
very
anxious/worried [DOU]
while
they
eat
their
food
and
drink
their
water,
because
their
country
will
soon
have
everything
taken
away.
That
will
happen
because
the
people
who
live
there
continually
act
very
violently.
The
towns
where
people
live
will
be
devastated,
and
the
land
will
become
barren/empty.
Then
you
people
will
know
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.' ”
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
the
people
in
Israel
have
this
proverb/saying: ‘The
days
pass,
and
what
the
prophets
predict
never
happens.’
So
say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
I
am
going
to
prove
that ◄what
they
say/that
proverb►
is
not
correct,
and
then
they
will
never
say
that
again
in
Israel.’
Tell
them, ‘It
will
soon
be
the
time
when
everything
that
the
prophets
have
predicted
will
happen.
No
longer
will
false
prophets
tell
to
the Israeli
people
false
visions,
or
prophecies
that
try
to
please
people.
Instead,
I,
Yahweh,
will
say
what
I
want
to
tell
the
people,
and
what
I
predict
will
quickly
happen.
You
rebellious
people,
I
will
cause
to
happen
everything
that
I
say
will
happen.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say.’ ”
Yahweh
also
gave
me
this
message:
“You
human,
the Israeli
people
are
constantly
saying
about
you, ‘The
things
that
he
sees
in
visions
will
not
happen
soon.
They
are
about
things
that
will
happen
many
years
from
now,
far
in
the
future.’
Therefore
say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord [DOU]
says:
I
will
no
longer
delay
causing
to
happen
any
of
the
things
that
I
have
prophesied.
Whatever
I
have
predicted
will
very
soon
happen.’ ”
Ezekiel condemned the false prophets
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
prophesy
a
warning
against
the
prophets
in
Israel
who
are
prophesying.
Some
of
them
are
prophesying
things
that
they
themselves
have
imagined/thought.
Say
to
them: 'Listen
to
what
Yahweh
says!
He
says, “Terrible
things
will
happen
to
those
wicked
prophets
who
proclaim
their
own ideas
and
have
not
seen
any
visions
from
me.
You Israeli
people,
your
prophets
are
as
useless
as [SIM]
jackals/wolves
that
only
dig
through
the
ruins
of
a
city.
Those
prophets
have
not
helped
you Israeli
people [MTY]
to
repair
the
places
where
the
city
walls
have ◄been
broken/crumbled►.
That
needs
to
be
done
in
order
that
the
walls
will
be
strong
at
the
time
when
I,
Yahweh,
allow
your
enemies
to
attack
you.
The
visions
and
prophecies
of
those
prophets
are
false.
They
say, 'Yahweh
told
me
this,'
but
I
have
not
sent
them
to
you
to
be
my
prophets.
But
they
expect
that
what
they
prophesy
will
truly
happen!
They
say
that
they
have
seen
visions,
but
those
visions
are
false,
and
the
things
that
they
prophesy
are
lies [RHQ].
They
say, 'Yahweh
told
me
this,'
but
I
have
told
them
nothing!”
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: “Because
you
prophets
have
said
what
is
false,
and
because
your
visions
are
lies,
I
am
opposed
to
you.
I
will
strike/punish
all
you
prophets
who
falsely
say
that
you
have
seen
visions
and
prophesy
things
that
are
lies.
You
will
not
have
any
place
among
my
people,
your
names
will
not
be
listed
in
the
records
of
the Israeli
people,
and
you
will
never
return
to
Israel.
Then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
They
deceive
my
people,
saying “Things
will
go
well
for
us,”
when
things
will
not
go
well.
It
as
though [MET]
the
people
have
built
a shaky/weak
wall,
and
the
prophets
cover
it
with ◄whitewash/white
paint►
to
make
people
think
that
it
is
a
very
strong
wall.
So,
tell
those
prophets
who
cover
the
wall
with
whitewash
that
the
wall
will
surely
fall
down.
It
will
rain
very
hard.
I
will
send
big
hailstones
to
fall.
Very
strong
winds
will
blow
against
it.
When
the
wall
falls
down,
the
people
will
certainly
say
to
those
prophets, “The
white
paint
certainly
did
not [RHQ]
make
the
wall
strong!”
So
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: “Because
I
am
very
angry
with
you,
I
will
send
enemy
armies
to
destroy
Jerusalem.
It
will
be
as
though [MET]
I
will
send
a
very
strong
wind
and
hailstones
and
very
heavy
rains
to
destroy
you.”
The
false
prophecies
of
your
prophets
are
like [MET]
a
wall
that
they
have
covered
with
whitewash,
but
I
will
break
it
down,
and
shatter
it
down
to
the
ground,
with
the
result
that
people
can
see
its
foundations.
When
the
wall
collapses,
you
also
will
be
killed,
and
everyone
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
In
that
way
I
will
show
that
I
am
very
angry
with
the
people
who
built
the
wall
and
those
who
covered
it
with ◄whitewash/white
paint►.
Then
I
will
say
to
you, “The
wall
is
destroyed/gone,
and
those
prophets
who
put ◄whitewash/white
paint►
on
it
have
been
killed.”
Those
are
the
prophets
who
prophesied
that
things
would
go
well
for
the
people
in
Jerusalem,
when
things
would
not
go
well
for
them.
So,
you
human,
show
that
you
are
angry
with [IDM]
the
women
of
Jerusalem
who
prophesy
things
that
they
themselves
have
imagined.
Tell
them, “This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
women
who
fasten magic
charms
on
your
wrists
and
make
veils
of
various sizes
to
put
on
your
heads
in
order
to
deceive
the
people.
You
think
that [RHQ]
you
will
deceive
others
by
telling
them
that
you
know
what
will
happen
in
the
future,
and
that
you
will
save
your
own
lives.
You
dishonored
me
by
telling
lies
in
order
to
get
from
my
people
a
few
handfuls
of
barley
and
a
few
pieces
of
bread.
My
people
listen
to
lies;
and
you
women
who
are
lying
to
them
have
caused
to
be
killed
people
who
did
not
deserve
to
die
and
have ◄spared/allowed
to
remain
alive►
those
who
should
not
continue
to
live.”
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
to
those
women: “I
detest
your magic
charms
by
which
you
deceive
people
like [SIM]
people
trap
birds.
I
will
tear
those
charms
off
your
wrists,
and
I
will
cause
the
people
whom
you
have
deceived
to
no
longer
be
deceived
by
you.
I
will
also
tear
off
your
veils
and
rescue
my
people
from
continuing
to
be
deceived
by
you,
and
they
will
no
longer
be
under
your
control.
Then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
You
have
discouraged
righteous
people
by
telling
them
lies
when
I
did
not
do
things
to
cause
them
to
be
sad.
And
you
have
encouraged
wicked
people
to
not
turn
away
from
their
wicked
behavior;
if
they
had
done
that,
they
would
have
continued
to
remain
alive.
Therefore,
you
will
no
longer
falsely
say
that
you
have
seen
visions
or
tell
people
what
will
happen
in
the
future
in
order
to
please
them.
I
will
rescue
my
people
from
being
deceived
by
you.
And
then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.” ' ”
Ezekiel condemned the idol worshipers
One
day
some
of
the
elders
of
Israel
came
to
me
and
sat
down
in
front
of
me.
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“You
human,
these
men
want
to [IDM]
worship
idols,
and
they
are allowing
idols
to induce
them
to
sin [IDM].
So
I
will
certainly [RHQ]
answer
them
if
they
ask
me
for
advice.
So
say
this
to
them: ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
When
any Israeli
person
wants
to
worship
idols
which
will induce
him
to
sin,
and
he
goes
to
a
prophet
to
get
advice,
I,
Yahweh,
will
give
him
the
answer
that
he
deserves
to
receive
because
he
worship
idols.
I
will
do
that
in
order
that
the Israeli
people,
who
have
abandoned
me
in
order
to
worship
their
idols,
will
sincerely [IDM]
worship
me
again.’
Therefore,
say
to
the Israeli
people, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says: ◄Repent/Stop
sinning►!
Stop
worshiping
your
idols,
and
stop
all
your
other
detestable
behavior!’
When
any
of
you Israeli
people
or
any
foreigner
living
among
you
turns
away
from
me
and starts
worshiping
idols [IDM]
that induce
him
to
sin,
and
then
goes
to
a
prophet
to
find
out
what
I
want
him
to
do,
I
myself
will
answer
him.
I
will
show
that
I
detest
him,
and
cause
what
happens
to
him
to
be
a
warning
to
others,
and
cause
him
to
be
someone
whom
people
despise.
I
will
cause
him
to
no
longer
be
allowed
to
associate
with
my
people.
Then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
And
if
a
prophet
is
deceived
and
gives
a
false
prophecy,
even
though
I
have
allowed
him
to
give
that
message,
I
will
get
rid
of
him
and
remove
him
from
among
my Israeli
people.
Both
the
prophet
and
the
one
who
asks
him
for
advice
will
be
guilty,
and
I
will
punish
both
of
them.
Then
you Israeli
people
will
no
longer
abandon
me,
and
you
will
no
longer
become
unacceptable
to
me
because
of
your
sins.
You
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
your
God.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Jerusalem
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
if
the
people
of
some
country
sin
against
me
by abandoning
me,
and
I
punish [IDM]
them
by
cutting
off
their
food
supply
and
by
sending
a
famine,
with
the
result
that
people
and
animals
die,
even
if
Noah,
Daniel,
and
Job
were
there,
they
would
save
only
themselves
because
of
their
being
righteous.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.
Or,
if
I
send
wild
animals
throughout
the
country,
and
they
attack
and
kill
many
of [HYP]
the
people,
with
the
result
that
travel
in
that
country
becomes
very
dangerous
and
no
one
travels
through
that
country,
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
even
if
those
three
men
were
in
that
country,
they
could
not
save
even
their
own
sons
or
daughters
from
being
killed.
Only
those
three
would ◄be
saved/remain
alive►,
and
the
country
would
become
desolate.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.
Or,
if
I
bring
enemy
soldiers [MTY]
to
attack
that
country,
and
they
kill [MTY]
people
and
animals
throughout
that
country
with
their
swords,
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
even
if
those
three
men
were
in
that
country,
they
would
not
be
able
to
save
even
their
own
sons
or
daughters
from
being
killed.
They
would
save
only
themselves.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.
Or,
if
I
send
a
plague
into
that
land
and
cause
the
people
and
the
animals
to
die
from
the
plague
because
I
am
very
angry
with
those
people,
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
even
if
Noah,
Daniel
and
Job
were
in
that
country,
they
would
not
be
able
to
save
even
their
sons
and
daughters.
They
would
save
only
themselves
because
of
their
being
righteous.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.
So
now
this
is
what
I,,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
I
will
cause
four
things
to
happen
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
to
punish
them
very
severely.
Some
people
and
animals
will
be
killed
by
swords,
some
will
die
from
famines,
others
will
be
attacked
and
killed
by
wild
animals,
and
others
will
die
in
plagues.
But
some
of
your
people
will
remain
alive,
both adults
and
children.
They
will
come
to
you,
Ezekiel,
in
Babylon.
And
when
you
see
their
disgusting
behavior
and
actions,
you
will
realize
that
I
had
good
reasons
for
causing
the
people
of
Jerusalem
to
experience
those
many
great
disasters [DOU]
that
I
have
sent
to
them.
When
you
see
those
things
that
they
do,
you
will
know
that
there
were
very
good
reasons [LIT]
for
me
to
do
everything
that
I
caused
to
happen
to
them.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.”
The people of Jerusalem are like useless grapevines
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
the
wood
of
a grapevine
is
certainly
not [RHQ]
more
useful
that
the
branches
of
the
trees
in
a
forest.
No
one [RHQ]
ever
takes
a
branch
of
a grapevine
and
makes
anything
useful
from
it.
No
one [RHQ]
even
makes
pegs
from
them
to
hang
things
on.
And
after
a
branch
of
a grapevine
is
thrown
into
a
fire,
and
the
fire
burns
both
ends
and chars/scorches
the
branch
in
the
middle,
will
it
then
be
useful
for
anything?
No;
if
it
was
not
useful
for
anything
before
it
was
burned,
it
certainly
cannot
be
made
into
something
useful
after
the
fire
has
burned
and
charred
it.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
The
wood
of grapevines
is
useful
only
for
fuel
in
a
fire.
Similarly,
the
people
who
live
in
Jerusalem
are
useless.
I
will
reject [IDM]
them.
It
will
be
as
though
they
have
escaped
from
a
fire,
but
there
will
still
be
a
fire
that
will
burn
them
up.
And
when
I
punish [EUP]
them,
you
people
who
remain
alive
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
done
it.
I
will
cause
your
country
to
become
a
wasteland
because
your
people
have
not
been
loyal
to
me.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
the
Lord,
say.”
An illustration about Jerusalem being unfaithful
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
cause
the
people
of
Jerusalem
to
think
about
their
detestable
behavior.
Say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
to
you
people
of
Jerusalem:
It
is
as
though
you
are
a
woman
who [MET]
was
born
in
the
country
where
the
Canaan people-group
lived.
It
is
as
though [MET]
your
father
belonged
to
the Amor people-group
and
your
mother
belonged
to
the
Heth people-group.
It
is
as
though [MET]
on
the
day
that
you
were
born,
your umbilical
cord
was
not
cut,
and
your
body
was
not
washed
in
water,
and
it
was
not
rubbed
with
salt
or
wrapped
in
strips
of
cloth,
like Israeli
babies
always
are.
No
one
pitied
you
or
acted
kindly
toward
you
by
doing
those
things
for
you.
Instead,
it
was
as
though [MET]
you
were
thrown
into
a
field,
because
on
the
day
that
you
were
born,
you
were
despised {everyone
despised
you}.
Then
it
was
as
though [MET]
I
passed
by
and
saw
you
lying
in
your
own
blood
and kicking.
And
while
you
lay
there kicking
in
your
own
blood,
I
said
to
you, “I
want
you
to
remain
alive!”
It
was
as
though
I
caused
you
to
grow
up,
like
plants
in
the
field
grow;
you
grew
up
and
became
tall
and
became
like [MET]
a
very
beautiful
jewel.
It
was
as
though [MET]
your
breasts ◄formed/became
large►,
and
your
hair
became
long,
although
you
were
still
naked [DOU].
When
I
saw
you
several
years
later,
it
was
as
though [MET]
I
saw
that
you
were
old
enough
to
have
sex [EUP].
So
it
was
as
though [MET]
I
spread
the
corner
of
my
robe
over
you
to symbolize
that
I
would
marry
you,
with
the
result
that
you
were
no
longer
naked.
I
solemnly
promised
that
I
would
marry
you
and
made
a
marriage
agreement
with
you,
and
you
became
my
wife.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say.
And
then
it
was
as
though [MET]
I
bathed
you
and
washed
the
blood
from
you
and
put
ointment
on
your
body.
It
was
as
though [MET]
I
put
a
fine
linen
robe
on
you
and
gave
you
other expensive
clothes.
I
put
an
embroidered
dress
on
you
and
put
leather
sandals
on
your
feet.
It
was
as
though [MET]
I
put
bracelets
on
your
arms
and
a
necklace
around
your
neck.
Those
things
all
had
nice
jewels
fastened
to
them.
I
put
a
gold
ring
in
your
nose
and
fastened
earrings
to
your
ears
and
put
a
beautiful
crown
on
your
head.
So
it
was
as
though
you
wore
gold
and
silver
ornaments.
You
had
clothes
made
from
fine ◄linen/white
cloth►
and
other expensive
embroidered
material/cloth.
You
ate
bread
made
from
fine
flour,
honey,
and
olive
oil.
You
became
very
beautiful,
like [MET]
a
queen.
You
were
very
beautiful,
with
the
result
that
people
in
other
nations
heard
about
you,
because
they
knew
that
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
am
the
one
who
had
caused
you
to
become
very
beautiful.
But
it
was
as
though [MET]
you
realized
that
because
people
knew
that
you
were
very
beautiful,
you
could
earn
a
lot
of
money
by
becoming
a
prostitute.
It
was
as
though
you
had
sex
with [EUP]
every
man
who
came
along,
and
they
all
enjoyed
your
beauty.
It
was
as
though
you
took
some
of
your
clothes
to
make beautifully
decorated
shrines,
and
that
is
where
you
had
sex
with
those
men.
Those
things
should
certainly
never
occur!
You
took
the
fine
gold
and
silver
jewelry
that
I
gave
you,
and
you
made
male
idols
for
yourself,
in
order
to
have
sex
with
them.
You
took
some
of
your
embroidered
clothes
to
put
on
those
idols,
and
you
burned
oil
and
incense
in
front
of
them
to
honor
them.
And
the
bread
that
was
made
from
fine
flour
and
the
olive
oil
and
honey
that
I
gave
to
you
to
eat,
you
offered
to
be
a
fragrant
sacrifice
to
those
idols.
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
is
what
happened.
And
you
even
took
your
sons
and
daughters
who
were
as
though
they
were [MET]
my
children,
and
sacrificed
them
to
be
food
for
the
idols.
That
was
much
worse [RHQ]
than
your
becoming
a
prostitute.
You
slaughtered
those
who
were
like [MET]
my
children,
and
offered
them
to
be
sacrifices
to
the
gods!
All
during
the
time
when
you
were
acting
like
a
prostitute
and
doing
other
detestable
things,
you
did
not
think
about
the
time
when
it
was
as
though
you
were
very
young,
naked [DOU],
lying
in
your
own
blood
and kicking.
So
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
terrible
things
will
happen
to
you.
In
addition
to
all
the
other
wicked
things
that
you
did,
you
built
a
shrine
to
worship
idols
in
every
city
square/plaza.
At
the
beginning
of
every
street
you
built
a
shrine,
and
showed
people
your
beautiful
body,
offering
it
to
have
sex
with
every
man
who
walked
by,
becoming
a
better
known
prostitute
every
day.
It
was
as
though [MET]
you
had
sex
with
men
from
Egypt
who
were
eager
to
have
sex
with
you,
men
who
lived
near
to
Israel.
You
caused
me
to
become
very
angry
because
you
became
more
eager
to
have
sex
with
more
and
more
of
them.
So
I
punished [IDM]
you
and
caused
your
enemies
to
capture
some
of
your
country.
I
enabled
your
greedy
enemies
from
Philistia
to
defeat
you;
and
even
they
were
shocked
because
of
your
disgraceful
behavior.
It
was
as
though
you
had
sex
with
soldiers
from
Assyria,
too,
because
you
always
wanted
more
sex.
And
after
that,
you
still
were
not
satisfied.
So
you
also
had
sex
with
soldiers
from
Babylonia,
a
country
full
of
merchants/businessmen,
but
even
that
did
not
satisfy
you.
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
when
you
did
all
those
things,
acting
like [MET]
a
bold
prostitute,
you
were
showing
that
you
were
ready
to
do
anything
that
you
wanted
to [IDM].
When
you
built
shrines
to
worship
idols
on
every
street
corner
and
in
every
city
square/plaza,
you
were
not
like
a
prostitute:
Prostitutes
charge
money,
but
you
refused
to
take
money
for
what
you
did.
You
are
like [MET]
a
woman
who
commits
adultery:
You
prefer
to
have
sex
with
strangers
rather
than
with
your
husband.
Prostitutes
are
paid,
but
it
is
as
though
you
give
gifts
to
all
your
lovers;
you
bribe
them
to
come
to
you
from
everywhere
to
have
sex
with
you.
So
although
you
act
like [MET]
a
prostitute,
you
are
not
like
other
prostitutes:
No
one
needs
to
request
you
to
have
sex [EUP]
with
them.
You
are
the
opposite
of
other
prostitutes;
instead
of
them
giving
any
money
to
you,
you
give
men
money
to
have
sex
with
you.
Therefore,
you
people
of
Jerusalem,
who
are
like
a
prostitute [MET],
listen
to
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
am
saying
about
you!
I
say
that
what
you
have
done
is
as
though [MET]
you
took
off
your
clothes
and
acted
like
a
prostitute
and
had
sex
with
men
who
are
not
your
husband.
What
I
mean
is
that
you
have
been
worshiping
detestable
idols,
and
you
have
murdered [MTY]
your
own
children
to
be
sacrifices
to
them.
So
what
I
am
going
to
do
is
as
though
I
will
gather
those
who
you
think
have
loved
you
and
those
whom
you
hated.
I
will
gather
them
around
you
to
attack
you,
and
what
I
will
do
is
as
though
I
will
strip
your
clothes
off
you,
and
they
will
see
you
when
you
are
completely
naked.
I
will
punish
you
like
women
who
commit
adultery
and
who
murder
people [MTY]
are
punished.
I
will
get
revenge
on
you
and
get
rid
of
you
because
I
am
extremely
angry
with
you.
I
will
allow
your
enemies
who
you
thought
loved
you [IRO]
to
defeat
you,
and
they
will
tear
down
your
shrines.
It
will
be
as
though
they
will
strip
off
your fancy
clothes
and
take
away
your
fine
jewelry
and
cause
you
to
be
completely
naked [DOU].
They
will
bring
a mob
to
attack
you,
and
that mob
will
throw
stones
at
you
and
cut
you
to
pieces
with
their
swords.
They
will
burn
down
your
houses
and
punish
you
while
many
women
are
watching.
I
will
cause
your
acting
like
a
prostitute
and
paying
your
lovers
to
have
sex
with
you
to
end.
Then
I
will
no
longer
be
angry [DOU]
with
you.
I
will
stop
being
jealous
because
of
your
worshiping
gods
other
than
me
only.
You
have
forgotten
the
wonderful
things
that
I
did
for
you
in
previous
years [MET].
You
have
caused
me
to
become
extremely
angry
because
of
all
the
evil
things
that
you
have
done.
In
addition
to
all
the
other
detestable
things
that
you
did,
you
committed
many
sexual
sins.
So
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
I
will
punish
you [IDM]
for
doing
those
things.
People
who
like
to
quote
proverbs
will
quote
this
proverb
about
you: “Daughters
behave
like
their
mothers
behave.”
You
are
like
your
mother;
it
was
as
though
she
detested
her
husband
and
her
children.
You
are
like
your
sisters,
who
also
despised
their
husbands
and
their
children.
It
was
as
though [MET]
your
father
belonged
to
the Amor people-group
and
your
mother
belonged
to
the
Heth people-group.
And
it
was
as
though [MET]
your
older
sister
was
Samaria,
and
she
and
her
daughters
lived
to
the
north
of
you,
and
it
was
as
though
your
younger
sister
was
Sodom,
and
she
and
her
daughters
lived
to
the
south
of
you.
You
not
only imitated
all [DOU]
their
detestable
behavior,
but
you
quickly
became
more
sinful
than
they
were.
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
solemnly
declare
that
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
the
people
who
lived
in [MTY]
Sodom
and
other
nearby
cities
never
did
the
detestable
things
that
you
people
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
have
done.
These
are
the
sins
of
the
people
who
lived
in
Sodom,
who
were
like
your
sister [MET]:
The
people
who
lived
there
and
in
nearby
cities
were
arrogant.
In
spite
of
having
more
food
to
eat
than
they
needed,
they
refused
to
help
the
poor
and
needy [DOU]
people
among
them.
The
people
of
Sodom
and
nearby
cities [MET]
were
proud
and
did
detestable
things
in
my
presence,
so
I
got
rid
of
them
when
I
saw
what
they
had
been
doing.
Also,
the
people
of
Samaria
did
not
commit
half
as
many
sins
as
you
have
committed.
You
have
done
more
disgusting
things
than
they
have
done.
You
cause
the
people
of
Samaria
to
appear
to
be
good,
compared
to
you.
Your
sins
are
worse
than
their
sins,
so
they
seem
to
be
less
wicked
than
you
are.
So
I
will
punish
you
more
than
I
punished
them.
As
a
result,
you
will
be
ashamed
and
disgraced [DOU].
However,
some
day
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Sodom
and
Samaria
and
the
cities
near
to
them [MET]
to
prosper
again.
And
I
will
cause
you
to
prosper
again,
too.
You
will
be
very
ashamed [DOU]
of
the
wicked
things
that
you
have
done,
and
that
will
cause
the
people
of
those
cities
to
be
encouraged.
The
people
of
Sodom
and
Samaria
will
prosper
again,
and
you
and
the
people
in
nearby
cities
will
prosper
also.
You ◄sneered
at/despised►
the
people
of
Sodom
when
you
were
proud,
before
it
was
revealed
that
you
were
very
wicked.
And
now
the
people
of
Edom
and
the
people
of
Philistia
all
insult
you
and
despise
you.
And
you
are
being
punished
for
all
your immoral
behavior
and
other
detestable
things
that
you
do.
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
I
will
continue
to
punish
you
like
you
deserve
to
be
punished,
because
by rejecting
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
you,
you
have
despised
that
solemn
agreement
that
you
promised
to
obey.
But
I
will
not
forget
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
you
long
ago [MET],
and
I
will
make
an
agreement
with
you
that
will
endure
forever.
Then
you
will
think
about
what
you
have
done,
and
you
will
be
ashamed
about
those
things
when
you
welcome
the
people
of
Sodom
and
Samaria,
cities
which
are
like [MET]
older
and
younger
sisters
to
you
people
of
Jerusalem.
I
will
put
them
under
your
control
by
causing
them
to
become
like [MET]
your
daughters,
but
they
will
not
have
the
same
agreement
that
I
will
make
with
you.
I
will
establish
my
agreement
with
you,
and
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
Then
when
I
have
forgiven
you
for
all
your
sins,
you
will
think
about
all
the
sins
that
you
committed
and
you
will
be
ashamed,
and
you
will
never
again
boast
about
them,
because
you
will
be
humiliated.’”
An illustration about two eagles and a vine
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
tell
this
story/parable [DOU]
to
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel.
Say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
A
huge
eagle
that
had
strong
wings
and
long
beautiful
feathers
of
many
colors
flew
to
Lebanon.
It
grasped
the
top
of
a
cedar
tree
and
broke
it
off.
Then
the
eagle
carried
it
away
to
Babylonia,
a
country
that
had
many
merchants/businessmen,
and
planted
it
in
one
of
the
cities
there.
Then
that
eagle
took
a seedling
from
your
country
and
planted
it
in
a
fertile
field.
He
planted
it
like
people
plant
a
willow
tree,
alongside
a
stream
that
had
plenty
of
water.
It
grew
and
became
a
low grapevine
that
spread
along
the
ground.
Its
branches
turned
up towards
the
eagle,
but
its
roots
grew
down
into
the
ground.
So
it
became
a
good
vine
and
produced
lots
of
branches
and
leaves.
But
there
was
another
huge
eagle
that
had
strong
wings
and
beautiful
feathers.
And
some
of
the
roots
of
the
vine
grew
toward
that
eagle,
and
its
branches
also
turned
toward
it,
hoping
that
the
eagle
would
bring
more
water
to
it.
That
happened
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
the
vine
had
already
been
planted
in
good
soil,
where
there
was
plenty
of
water,
with
the
result
that
it
had
produced
branches
and
produced
grapes
and
had
become
a
very
healthy/productive
vine.’
Then
after
you
have
told
that
to
the
people,
say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
That
vine
will
certainly
not [RHQ]
remain
healthy/productive.
It
will
be [RHQ]
pulled
up
by
its
roots
by
the
eagle
that
planted
it,
and
all
its
fruit
will
be
stripped
off
and
its
leaves
will
wither.
And
it
will
not
need
someone
with
strong
arms
or
many
people
to
pull
it
out
by
its
roots.
Even
if
that
vine
is transplanted,
it
certainly
will
not
continue
to
grow [RHQ].
When
the
hot
wind
from
the
east
blows
against
it,
it
will
completely
wither,
there
where
it
was
planted! [RHQ]’ ”
Then
Yahweh
gave
this
message
to
me:
“Ask
these
rebellious
Israeli
people, ‘Do
you
know
what
this
parable/story
means?’
Tell
them
that
it signifies
that
the
King
of
Babylon
went
to
Jerusalem
with
his
army
and
captured
the
King
of
Judah
and
his
officials,
and
took
them
back
to
Babylon.
Then
he
took
one
of
the
king’s
close
relatives
and
appointed
him
to
be
the
king,
and
made
an
agreement
with
him,
forcing
him
to
solemnly
promise
to
remain
loyal.
The
King
of
Babylon
also
took
to
Babylon
the
other
important
citizens
of
Judah,
in
order
that
the
kingdom
of
Judah
would
not
be
able
to
become
powerful
again.
The
King
of
Babylon
intended
that
the
kingdom
of
Judah
would
not
continue
to exist
if
the
people
did
not
obey
that
agreement
that
he
made
with
the
King
of
Babylon.
But
the
King
of
Judah
rebelled
against
the
King
of
Babylon
by
sending
officials
to
Egypt
to
request
from
them
horses
and
a
large
army
to
fight
against
the
army
of
Babylonia.
But
the
King
of
Judah
will
certainly
not [RHQ]
be sucessful.
Rulers
who
rebel
like
that
and
and
refuse
to
obey
solemn agreements
will
never [RHQ]
escape.
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
the
King
of
Judah
will
die
in
Babylon,
in
the
city
where
the
King
of
Babylon
appointed
him
to
be
the
King [MTY]
of
Judah.
He
will
die
because
he
despised
the
solemn
agreement
and
refused
to
do
what
he
promised
to
do.
The
King
of
Egypt
with
all
his
very
huge
army [DOU]
will
not
be
able
to
help
the
King
of
Judah:
The
soldiers
from
Babylonia
will
build
ramps
up
against
the
walls
of
Jerusalem
and
set
up
devices
to batter
the
walls.
They
will
enter
Jerusalem
and
kill
many
of
its
people.
The
King
of
Judah
despised
the
solemn
agreement
by disregarding
the
treaty.
Although
he
had
solemnly
promised
to
be
under
the
control
of
the
King
of
Babylon,
he
sent
officials
to
request
help
from
Egypt.
Therefore
he
will
not
escape
being
punished
by
the
King
of
Babylon.
Therefore
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: 'Just
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
I
will
cause
the
King
of
Judah
to
be
punished [IDM]
for ignoring
the
solemn
agreement
that
he
made
with
the
King
of
Babylon
and
then
refusing
to
obey
it.
It
will
be
as
though
I
will
spread
a
net
to
capture
him,
and
he
will
be
caught
in
it.
He
will
be
captured
and
taken
to
Babylon
and
punished
because
he
rebelled
against
me.
Most [HYP]
of
his
soldiers
who
try
to
escape
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords,
and
those
who
survive
will
be
scattered
in
all
directions.
Then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.' ”
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says: “
It
will
be
as
though
I
will
take
a
shoot
from
the
top
of
a
very
tall
cedar
tree
and
plant
it [DOU]
in
another
place.
I
will
plant
it
on
a
very
high [DOU]
mountain.
It
will
be
as
though
I
will
plant
it
on
a
mountain
in
Israel,
and
it
will
grow
and
become
a
beautiful
cedar
tree.
Many [HYP]
kinds
of
birds
will
make
their
nests
in
the
tree,
and
they
will
have
shade
in
its
branches.
And
it
will
be
as
though
all
the
trees
in
the
field
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
get
rid
of
tall
trees
and
make
little
ones
grow.
I
cause
big
green
trees
to
wither,
and
I
cause
dry
trees
to
become
green.
I,
Yahweh
have
said
this,
and
I
will
certainly
do
what
I
have
said
that
I
will
do.”
It is those who sin who will be punished
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
people
quote [RHQ]
this
proverb
and
say
that
it
is
about
Israel:
‘Parents/People
eat
sour
grapes,
but
it
is
their
children
who
have
a
very
sour
taste
in
their mouths',
which
means
that
you
think
that
it
is
not
fair
for
you
to
be
punished
for
your ancestors’
sins.
But
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
you Israeli
people
will
no
longer
quote
that
proverb.
Everyone
who
is
alive
belongs
to
me.
That includes
children
and
their
parents;
they
all
belong
to
me.
And
it
is
those
who
sin
who
will
die
because
of
their
sins.
So,
suppose
there
is
a
righteous
person
who
always
does
what
is
fair
and
right [DOU].
He
does
not
eat
meat
sacrificed
to
idols
on
the hilltops,
he
does
not
request
help
from
idols.
He
does
not
have
sex
with
someone
else’s
wife
or
have
sex
with
a
woman
during
her
monthly
menstrual
period.
He
does
not
mistreat/oppress
people;
if
someone
borrows
money
from
him
and
gives
him
his
cloak
to
guarantee
that
he
will
pay
the
money
back,
he
always
gives
the
cloak
back
to
that
person
before
the
sun
goes
down.
He
does
not
rob
people.
He
gives
food
to
hungry
people.
He
gives
clothing
to
people
who
need
clothes.
When
he
lends
money
to
people,
he
does
not
do
it
just
to
charge
big
interest.
He
does
not
do [SYN]
things
that
are
evil.
He
always
decides
things
fairly.
He
faithfully
obeys
all [DOU]
my
laws.
That
man
is
truly
righteous;
he
will
remain
alive.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
promise.
But
suppose
that
man
has
a
son
who
acts
violently,
who
murders
people
and
does
any
of
these
other
things,
even
though
his
father
has
not
done
any
of
them:
He
eats
meat
sacrificed
to
idols
on
the hilltops.
He
has
sex
with
other
people’s
wives.
He mistreats/oppresses
poor
and
needy
people.
He
robs
people.
If
someone
gives
him
his
cloak
to
guarantee
that
he
will
pay
the
money
back,
he
never
gives
the
cloak
back
to
him
before
the
sun
goes
down.
He
seeks
help
from
idols.
He
does
other
detestable
things.
When
he
lends
money,
he
charges
very
big
interest.
If
you
think
that
such
a
person
will
be
allowed
to
remain
alive [RHQ],
you
are
certainly
wrong.
Because
he
has
done
those
detestable
things,
he
will
surely
be
executed,
and
it
will
be
his
own
fault [IDM].
But
suppose
that
man
has
a
son
who
sees
all
the
sins
that
his
father
commits,
but
he
does
not
do
those
things:
He
does
not
eat
meat
sacrificed
to
idols
on
the hilltops.
He
does
not
request
help
from
idols.
He
does
not
have
sex
with
other
people’s
wives.
He
does
not
mistreat/oppress
people.
If
he
lends
money
to
someone,
he
does
not
require
that
person
to
give
him
his
cloak
to
guarantee
that
he
will
pay
the
money
back.
He
does
not
rob
anyone.
He
gives
food
to
those
who
need
it.
He
gives
clothes
to
those
who
need
clothes.
He
does
not
commit
sins,
like
his
father
did,
and
does
not
charge
big
interest [DOU]
when
he
lends
money.
He
faithfully
obeys
all [DOU]
my
laws.
That
person
will
not
be
executed
for
his
father’s
sins;
he
will
surely
remain
alive.
But
his
father
will
be
executed
for
the
sins
that
he
committed,
because
he
cheated
people
and
robbed
people
and
did
other
things
that
are
evil.
If
you
ask, ‘Why
should
the
man’s
son
not ◄suffer/be
punished►
for
the
evil
things
that
his
father
did?’,
I
will
answer
that
the
son
has
done
what
is
fair
and
right [DOU]
and
has
obeyed
all
my
laws,
so
he
will
surely
remain
alive.
It
is
those
who
sin
who
will
die
because
of
their
sins.
People
will
not
be
punished
for
the
sins
of
their
parents,
or
for
the
sins
of
their
children.
Good/Righteous
people
will
be
rewarded
for
their
being
good/righteous,
and
evil
people
will
be
punished
for
their
doing
evil.
But
if
a
wicked
person ◄turns
away
from/quits►
doing
all
the
evil
things
that
he
did
previously,
and
if
he starts
to
obey
faithfully
all
my
laws,
and
does
what
is
fair
and
right [DOU],
he
will
surely
remain
alive;
he
will
not
be
executed.
He
will
not
be
punished
for
the
sins
he
committed
previously.
Because
of
the
good/righteous
things
that
he
has
done
since
that
time,
he
will
be
allowed
to
remain
alive.
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
I
certainly
am
not [RHQ]
happy
about
wicked
people
dying.
Instead,
I
am
happy
when
they
turn
away
from
their
wicked
behavior,
and
because
of
that,
they
remain
alive.
But
if
a
righteous
person
stops
doing
righteous
things
and
starts
to
commit
sins
and
does
the
same
detestable
things
that
wicked
people
do,
he
will
certainly
not [RHQ]
be
allowed
to
remain
alive.
I
will
not
think
about
the
righteous
things
that
he
did
previously.
Because
he
did
not
faithfully
do
what
pleases
me,
and
because
of
all
the
sins
that
he
has
committed,
he
will
be
executed.
But
you
say, ‘Yahweh
does
not
act
fairly!’
You Israeli
people,
listen
to
what
I
say:
It
is
certainly
not [RHQ]
what
I
do
that
is
unfair,
it
is
what
you
continually
do
that
is
not
fair/right!
If
a
righteous
person ◄turns
away
from/quits►
doing
what
is
righteous
and
commits
sins,
he
will
die
for
committing
those
sins.
But
if
a
wicked
person
turns
away
from
doing
wicked
things
and
does
what
is
just
and
right [DOU],
he
will
save
himself
from
being
executed/punished.
Because
he
has
thought
about
all
the
evil
things
that
he
did
and
has
turned
away
from
doing
them,
he
will
surely
be
allowed
to
live.
He
will
not
be
executed
for
having
done
evil
things.
But
you Israeli
people [MTY]
say, ‘Yahweh
does
not
act
fairly.’
You
people
of
Israel,
my
behavior
is
certainly
not [RHQ]
unfair!
It
is
your
behavior
that
is
not
right.
Therefore,
you Israeli
people [MTY],
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
will
judge
each
of
you
according
to
what
you
have
done.
Repent!
Turn
away
from
all
your
wicked
behavior!
Then
you
will
not
be
destroyed [PRS]
because
of
your
sins.
Get
rid
of
all
your
wicked
behavior,
and
get
a
new
way
of
thinking [IDM, DOU].
You Israeli
people [MTY], ◄do
you
really
want
to
be
executed
for
your
sins?/you
act
as
though
you
want
to
be
executed
for
your
sins► [RHQ].
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
I
am
not
pleased
about
your
dying.
So
repent,
and
remain
alive!”
A funeral song for Israel’s leaders
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Ezekiel,
sing
a
sad funeral
song
a
which
will
be
a
parable
about
two
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
Say
to
the Israeli
people,
‘
It
is
as
though [MET]
your
mother
was
a
brave
female
lion
who
raised
her
cubs
among
other
lions.
She
taught
one
of
them
to
hunt
for
other
animals
to
kill,
and
he
even
learned
to
kill
and
eat
people.
When
people
from
other
nations
heard
about
him,
they
trapped
him
in
a
pit.
Then
they
used
hooks
to
drag
him
to
Egypt.
His
mother
waited
for
him
to
return,
but
soon
she
stopped
hoping/expecting
that
he
would
return.
So
she
raised
another
cub
who
also
became
very
fierce.
He
hunted
along
with
other
lions
for
animals
to
kill,
and
he
even
learned
to
kill
and
eat
people.
He
destroyed
forts,
and
he
ruined
cities.
When
he
roared
loudly,
everyone
was
terrified.
So
people
of
other
nations
planned
to
kill
him,
and
men
came
from
many
places
to
spread
out
a
net
for
him,
and
they
caught
him
in
a
trap.
They
tied
him
with
chains
and
took
him
to
Babylonia.
And
there
he
was
locked
in
a
prison,
with
the
result
that
no
one
on
the
hills
of
Israel
ever
heard
him
roar
again.’
Also,
say
to
the Israeli
people,
‘
It
is
as
though [SIM]
your
mother
was
a grapevine
that
was
planted
along
a
stream.
There
was
plenty
of
water,
so
it
had
lots
of
branches
and
produced
a
lot
of
grapes.
That grapevine
grew
and
became
taller
than
all
the
nearby
trees;
everyone
could
see
that
it
was
very
strong
and
healthy.
And
those
branches
were
good
for
making
scepters
that symbolize
the
power/authority
of
a
king.
But
Yahweh
became
very
angry,
so
he
pulled
up
the
vine
by
its
roots
and
threw
it
on
the
ground,
where
the
very
hot
winds
from
the
desert
dried
up
all
its
fruit.
The
strong
branches
wilted
and
were
burned
in
a
fire.
Now
that
vine
has
been
planted
in
a
hot,
dry
desert.
A
fire
started
to
burn
its
stem,
and
then
started
to
burn
the
branches
and
burned
all
the
grapes.
Now
not
even
one
strong
branch
remains;
they
will
never
become
scepters
for
a
king.’
That funeral
song
must
be
sung
very
sadly.”
The people of Israel continued to rebel
Almost
seven
years
after
King
Jehoiachin
and
the
rest
of
us
had
been
captured
and
taken
to
Babylonia,
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
fifth
month
of
that
year,
some Israeli
elders
came
to
me
to
ask
if
I
had
a
message
for
them
from
Yahweh.
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
a
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
speak
to
the Israeli
elders
and
say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
You
say
that
you
have
come
to
ask
if
there
is
any
message
from
me [RHQ],
but
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
I
will
not
answer
you
if
you
ask
me
to
tell
you
anything.’
If
you
are [RHQ]
willing
to
warn
them,
remind
them
of
the
detestable
things
that
their
ancestors
did.
Then
say
to
them, ‘On
the
day
that
I
chose
you Israeli
people
to
belong
to
me,
with
my
hand
lifted
up,
I
made
a
solemn
promise
to
your
ancestors
while
they
were
still
in
Egypt.
I
said
to
them, “I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.
I
will
bring
you
out
of
Egypt
and
lead
you
to
a
land
that
I
have
chosen
for
you.
It
is
a
very
fertile [IDM]
and ◄very
beautiful/more
beautiful
than
any
other►
land.
Each
of
you
must
get
rid
of
the
disgusting
idols
that
you
loved [IDM],
and
do
not
defile
yourselves
by
worshiping
those
idols
that
you
saw
in
Egypt.
I,
Yahweh
your
God,
am
saying
this
to
you.” ’
But
they
rebelled
against
me.
They
would
not
pay
attention
to
me.
They
did
not
get
rid
of
the
disgusting
idols
they
loved,
and
they
did
not
reject
those
idols
that
they
saw
in
Egypt.
So
because
I
was
angry
with
them,
I
said
that
I
would
punish [MTY]
them
in
Egypt.
But
for
the
sake
of
my
own
reputation,
I
decided
to
do
something
in
order
that
I
would
not
be
dishonored
by
the
people
of
the
nations
who
would
see
it
when
I
brought
my
people
out
of
Egypt.
Therefore
I
led
them
out
of
Egypt
and
brought
them
into
the
desert.
I
gave
them
all
my
laws
and
decrees [DOU],
in
order
that
they
would
obey
them,
and
as
a
result
they
would
live
for
a
long
time.
Also,
I
established
the
Sabbath/rest
days
to
be
a
symbol
between
us
to
show
that
I,
Yahweh,
had
caused
them
to
be
set
apart
from
the
other
nations.
But
the Israeli
people
rebelled
against
me
in
the
desert.
They
did
not
obey
my
commands [DOU];
they
rejected
them,
even
though
they
tell
people
who
obey
them
that
they
will
live
for
a
long
time,
and
they
profaned
the
Sabbath
days.
So
I
said
that
I
would
get
rid
of
them
in
the
desert,
and
that
would
show
that
I
was
very
angry
with
them.
But
again,
for
the
sake
of
my
own
reputation,
I
decided
to
do
something
else
in
order
that
I
would
not
be
dishonored/despised
by
the
people
of
the
nations
who
had
seen
me
bring
my
people
out
of
Egypt.
I
lifted
up
my
hand
and
solemnly
declared
to
them
in
the
desert
that
I
would
not
take
them
into
the
land
that
I
had
promised
to
give
them,
a
land
that
was
very
fertile [IDM]
and ◄very
beautiful/more
beautiful
than
any
other►
land.
The
reason
that
I
promised
that
was
because
they
rejected
and
disobeyed
all
my
laws [DOU]
and ◄desecrated/refused
to
rest
on►
the
Sabbath
days.
They
did
that
because
they [SYN]
were
devoted
to
worshiping
their
idols.
But,
I
still
pitied
them
and
did
not
get
rid
of
all
of
them
in
the
desert.
I
said
to
their
children, ‘Do
not
do
the
things
that
your
parents
continually
did,
or
defile
yourselves
by
worshiping
their
idols.
I
am
Yahweh
your
God.
Carefully
obey [DOU]
my
laws
and
commands.
Respect
my
Sabbath
days,
in
order
that
by
doing
that [PRS],
it
will
remind
you
that
you
belong
to
me,
Yahweh
your
God.’
But
their
children
also
rebelled
against
me.
They
did
not
carefully
obey
my
laws [DOU],
even
though
the
people
who
obey
them
will
live
for
a
long
time;
and
they
profaned
the
Sabbath
days.
So
again
I
said
that
by
getting
rid
of
them
in
the
desert,
I
would
show
that
I
was
very
angry
with
them.
But
I
did
not
do
that [IDM].
Again,
for
the
sake
of
my
own
reputation,
I
decided
to
do
something
in
order
that
I
would
not
be
dishonored/despised
by
the
people
of
the
nations
who
had
seen
it
when
I
brought
my
people
out
of
Egypt.
I
lifted
up
my
hand
and
solemnly
declared
to
them
in
the
desert
that
I
would
cause
them
to
be
scattered
among
many
nations [DOU],
because
they
had
rejected
and
disobeyed
all
my
laws [DOU]
and
desecrated
the
Sabbath
days,
and
they
had
eagerly
desired
to
worship
the
idols
that
their
parents
had
worshiped.
I
also
allowed
them
to
obey
laws
that
were
not
good,
and
laws
that
would
not
enable
them
to
live
a
long
time
if
they
obeyed
them.
I
allowed
them
to
become
unacceptable
to
me
by
their
sacrificing
their
firstborn
children
in
the
fire.
I
did
that
in
order
that
they
would
be
horrified,
and
in
order
that
they
would
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
Therefore,
you
human,
speak
to
the Israeli
people.
Say
this
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
to
you:
This
is
one
way
that
your
ancestors
dishonored
me
by
turning
away
from
me.
After
I
brought
them
into
the
land
that
I
had
solemnly
promised
to
give
to
them,
every
time
that
they
saw
a
high
hill
or
a
big
green
tree,
they
offered
sacrifices
to
idols
there.
They
made
offerings
to
them,
and
that
caused
me
to
become
angry.
They
presented
to
those
idols
their
fragrant
burning
incense,
and
poured
out
wine
offerings
to
them.
Then
I
asked
them, “Who [RHQ]
told
you
to
worship
at
a
shrine
like
this,
here
on
this hilltop?”
So
they
are
still
called “hilltop
shrines”.’
Punishment
and restoration
Therefore,
say
this
to
the Israeli
people [MTY]: 'This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says: “You
are
going
to [RHQ]
defile
yourselves
like
your
ancestors
did
by
strongly desiring
to
worship
their
disgusting
statues
of
idols.
When
you
sacrifice
your
children
in
the
fire,
you
are
still
continuing
to
make
yourselves
unacceptable
to
me
by
worshiping
your
many
idols.
You Israeli
people,
should
I
allow
you
to
inquire
what
I
want
you
to
do?
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
that
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
I
will
not
answer
if
you
inquire.'
You
say, ‘We
want
to
be
like
the
other
nations,
like
the
other people-groups
in
the
world.
We
want
to
worship
idols
made
of
wood
and
stone
like
they
do.’
But
what
you
want
will
never
happen.
I,
Yahweh
your
Lord,
say
that
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
I
will
use
my
great
power [DOU, MTY]
to
rule
over
you,
and
show
that
I
am
angry
with
you.
With
my
great
power
I
will
gather
you
from
the
places
to
which
you
have
been
scattered,
and
I
will
bring
you
to
a
desert
that
is
surrounded
by
other
nations.
There,
while
I
am
looking
at
you,
I
will
judge
you.
I
will
punish
you,
like
I
punished
your
ancestors
in
the
desert
near
Egypt.
I
will
count
you [MTY]
as
you
walk
by,
and
I
will
force
you
to
obey
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
you.
I
will
get
rid
of
those
people
among
you
who
rebel [DOU]
against
me.
Although
I
will
bring
them
out
of
Babylonia,
where
they
are
now
living,
they
will
not
enter
Israel.
Then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
As
for
you Israeli
people [MTY],
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: 'Go
and
worship
your
idols
now [IRO],
each
of
you.
But
afterwards,
you
will
surely
heed
me
and
no
longer
dishonor
me [MTY]
by
taking
gifts
to
your
idols.
I,
Yahweh
your
Lord,
declare
that
there
on
my
sacred
hill,
Zion,
that
high
hill
in
Israel,
you
will
bring
gifts
to
me,
and
I
will
accept
them.
I
will
require
you
to
bring
to
me
gifts
and
offerings
there,
and
your
sacrifices
that
are
dedicated
to
me.
When
I
bring
you
out
from
the
other
nations [DOU]
to
which
you
have
been
scattered,
I
will
accept
you
as
though
you
were
fragrant
incense.
By
doing
that,
I
will
show
the
people
of
other
nations
that
I
have
set
you
apart
to
belong
to
me.
Then,
when
I
bring
you
into
the
land
of
Israel,
the
land
that
I
solemnly
promised
with
my
hand
lifted
up
that
I
would
give
to
your
ancestors,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
done
it.
And
there
in
Israel
you
will
remember
how
you
conducted
your
lives
previously,
you
will
remember
the
actions
that
caused
you
to
become
unacceptable
to
me,
and
you
will
hate/despise
yourselves
for
all
the
evil
things
that
you
have
done.
When
I
act
toward
you Israeli
people
to
protect
my
reputation,
and
not
just
because
of
your
evil
deeds
and
corrupt
behavior,
you Israeli
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.'
That
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
declares.”
Prophecy
against
the
southern
part
of
Israel
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
turn
toward
the
south.
Preach
about
what
will
happen
to
that
dry
land,
to
the
forest
there.
Say
to
the
forest
in
the
south
part
of
Israel: 'Listen
to
this
message
that
Yahweh
the
Lord
is
saying
about
you: “I
am
about
to
start
a
fire
in
your
midst,
and
it
will
burn
up
all
your
trees,
both
the
green
trees
and
the
withered/dry
trees.
Nothing
will
extinguish
the
blazing
flames.
And
the
fire
will scorch
the
faces
of
everyone
who
lives
in
that
area,
from
the
south
to
the
north.
Everyone
will
see
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
have
lit
this
fire,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
put
it
out.” ' ”
Then
I
said, “Yahweh,
my
Lord,
when
I
tell
things
like
this
to
people,
they
do
not
believe
me.
They
say
about
me, ‘He
is
only
telling
parables.’ ”
Yahweh will punish Israel
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
turn
toward
Jerusalem.
Preach
about
what
will
happen
to
the
temple
there.
Preach
about
what
will
happen
to
the Israeli
people.
Say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
I
am
opposed
to
you.
So
what
I
will
do
to
you
will
be
as
though [MET]
I
will
pull
my
sword
from
its
sheath
and
strike
you.
I
will
kill
everyone,
including
righteous
people
and
wicked
people [DOU].
I
will
get
rid
of
everyone,
from
the
south
to
the
north.
Then
everyone
will
know
that
it
is
as
though
I,
Yahweh,
have
struck
people
with
my
sword,
and
I
will
not
put
it
back
in
its
sheath
again.’
Therefore,
you
human,
groan!
Groan
in
front
of
the Israeli
people
very
sadly
and sorrowfully [IDM, DOU].
And
when
they
ask
you, ‘Why
are
you
groaning?’
tell
them, ‘Because
of
the
news
that
they
soon
will
hear.
Everyone
will
be
very
fearful [IDM],
and
their
knees
will
become
as
weak
as [SIM]
water.
A
great
disaster
will
soon
occur.
That
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
is
promising.’”
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
prophesy
and
say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
says:
I
have
sharpened
my
sword
and
polished
it.
It
is
sharpened
in
order
that
I
can
slaughter
many
people
with
it;
it
is
polished
so
that
it
will
flash
like
lightning.
The
people
of
Judah
will
not
celebrate
their
being
punished
like
this,
but
they
did
not
repent
when
I
only
struck
them
with
a
stick.
A
sword
should
be
polished,
and
be
grasped
in
someone’s
hand.
It
should
be
sharpened
and
polished,
ready
for
someone
to
use
it
to
kill
people.
So,
you
human,
cry
and
wail,
because
I
will
use
my
sword
to
kill
my
people,
including
the
leaders
of
Israel.
They
and
all
the
other
people,
my
people,
will
be
killed
by
swords,
so
beat
your
chest
to
show
that
you
are
sad.
I
am
about
to
test
my
people,
and
the
kings [MTY]
of
Judah
will
not
escape
being
punished.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say.
So,
you
human,
prophesy;
clap
your
hands
to
show
that
you
are
very
happy
about
what
is
going
to
happen.
My
sword
will
strike
them
again
and
again;
it
is
a
sword
for
slaughtering
many
people,
while
I
attack
them
from
every
side.
In
order
that
people
will
be
very
much
afraid [IDM]
and
many
people
will
be
killed,
I
have
placed
soldiers
holding
my
swords
at
every
city
gate,
ready
to
slaughter
people.
Those
swords
will
flash
like
lightning,
as
the
soldiers
grasp
them
to
slaughter
people.
Their
swords [APO]
will
slash
to
the
right
and
then
to
the
left,
whichever
way
they
turn
the blades.
Then
I
will
clap
my
hands
triumphantly;
and
then
I
will
no
longer
be
angry.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.’”
The
sword
of
the
King
of
Babylonia
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
make
a
map,
and
on
it
mark
two
roads
for
the
King
of
Babylonia
to
march
on
along
with
his
army,
carrying
their
swords.
When
they
depart
from
their
country,
they
will
come
to
a
sign
post
where
the
road
divides.
If
they
continue
on
the
one
road,
they
will
attack
Rabbah
city,
the
capital
of
the
Ammon people-group.
If
they
continue
on
the
other
road,
they
will
come
to
Judah
and
to
Jerusalem,
a
city
with
walls
around
it.
When
the
army
of
Babylonia
comes
to
where
the
road
divides,
they
will
stop,
and
the
king
will
perform magic rituals
to
decide
which
road
to
go
on.
He
will
throw
arrows;
then
consult
his
idols
about
which
road
to
go
on,
and
he
will ◄examine/look
at►
the
liver
of
a
sheep.
With
his
right
hand
he
will
pick
up
the
arrow
marked ‘Jerusalem’.
He
will
then
command
his
soldiers
to
go
to
Jerusalem.
When
they
arrive
there,
they
will
set
up ◄rams/devices
to batter
down
the
walls,►
and
then
the
king
will
give
the
command
for
them
to
slaughter
the
people.
They
will
shout
a battle-cry,
and
they
will
set
up
the
rams
against
the
city
gates.
They
will
build
a
dirt
ramp
against
the
walls
around
the
city,
and
set
up
things
to bash
those
walls.
The
people
in
Jerusalem
who
had
promised
to
be
loyal
to
the
King
of
Babylonia
will
think
that
those rituals
must
be
wrong.
They
will
think
that
his
army
should
not
be
attacking
them.
But
he
will
remind
them
of
the
sins [MTY]
that
they
had
committed,
and
his
army
will
capture
them.
Therefore,
tell
the Israeli
people
that
this
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says: ‘You
people
have
allowed
everyone
to
see
that
you
are
openly
rebelling
against
the
King
of
Babylonia,
and
by
doing
that
you
have
shown
that
everything
that
you
do
is
sinful.
Therefore
you
will
be
captured
and
taken
to
Babylonia.’
Also,
say, ‘You
very
wicked [DOU]
king
of
Israel,
it
is
your
time
to
die.
It
is
the
time
for
you
to
be
punished.’
And
this
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
to
you
soldiers
from
Babylonia: ‘Take
off
the
king’s
turban
and
his
crown,
because
now
things
will
be
different
than
they
were
before.
Those
in
Jerusalem
who
had
no
authority
will
now
be
given
authority,
and
those
who
had
authority
will
have
their
authority
taken
from
them.
Jerusalem
will
be
completely
ruined.
I
will
cause
it
to
be
ruined,
and
it
will
not
be
rebuilt/restored
until
the
king
to
whom
the
city
truly
belongs
comes;
I
will
give
it
to
him
to
rule
it.’ ”
A
prophecy
about
Ammon
“And,
you
human,
prophesy
and
say
this: 'This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
about
the
Ammon people-group,
and
about
what
they
have
said
to
insult
Israel:
“The
King
of
Babylon
says,
‘
My
soldiers
have swords’ [APO];
they
have
pulled
out
those
swords
to
slaughter
many
people.
They
have
polished
them
in
order
to
kill
people,
and
to
make
those
swords
flash
like
lightning.
Your
prophets
have
given
you
false
visions
about
what
will
happen
to
you,
and
they
have
given
you
messages
that
are
not
true.
So
swords
will
strike
the
necks
of
those
wicked
people;
it
is
time
for
them
to
be
killed;
it
is
the
day
when
they
will
be
punished
for
their
sins.
You
must
put
your
swords
back
in
their sheaths
because
the
days
for
you
to
slaughter
your
enemies
are
ended.
I
will
judge
those
people
in
the
country
where
they
were
born.
I
will
pour
out
my
punishment [MTY]
on
them.
Because
I
am
very
angry
with
them,
my
breath
on
them
will scorch
them
likea
fire [MET].
I
will
allow
brutal
men
to
capture
them,
men
who
are experts
in
killing
people.
You
will
be
like
fuel [MET]
that
is
burned
in
a
fire.
Your
blood
will
be
shed
in
your
own
land.
No
one
will
remember
you
anymore.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.” ' ”
The sins of the people of Jerusalem
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
are
you
ready
to
condemn
the
people
of
Jerusalem?
It
is [RHQ]
a
city
full
of
murderers [MTY].
Remind
them
of
all
the
detestable
things
that
they
have
done.
Then
say, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
By
your murdering
people
and
by ◄defiling
yourselves/making
yourselves
unacceptable
to
God►
by
making
idols,
you
people
of
this
city [APO]
have
brought
to
yourselves
the
time
when
you
will
be
destroyed.
You
have
become
guilty
by
doing
both
of
those
things [DOU].
You
have
brought
to
an
end
your
time
to
remain
alive [DOU].
Therefore
I
will
cause
you
to
become
a
group
whom
the
people
of
other
nations
will
scorn;
they
will
all
laugh
at
you [DOU].
People
in
countries
that
are
near
you
and
people
who
live
far
from
you
will
make fun
of
you,
because
your
city
is
full
of
lawless
people
and
full
of
confusion.
Think
about
how
each
of
your Israeli
kings
have
used
their
power
to
cause
people
to
be
murdered [MTY].
Your
people
do
not
respect/honor
their
parents;
they
have
oppressed
foreigners;
they
mistreat
orphans
and
widows.
You
despise
my
sacred
places
and ◄dishonor/do
not
respect►
the
Sabbath
days.
Among
you
are
men
who
tell
lies
in
order
to
cause
others
to
be
executed [MTY].
There
are
those
who
eat
food
offered
to
idols
at
the hilltop
shrines,
and
they
perform
disgusting
sexual
acts.
There
are
men
who
have
sex
with
their
father’s
wives [EUP],
and
men
who
have
sex
with
women
during
their
monthly
menstrual
periods.
There
are
men
who
have
sex
with
someone
else’s
wife.
Some
men
have
sex
with
their
daughters-in-law
or
with
their
sisters
or half-sisters.
There
are
among
you
men
who
accept
bribes
in
order
to
cause
someone
to
be
executed [MTY].
You
charge
high
interest
when
you
lend
people
money.
You
become
rich
by
forcing
people
to
give
you
money.
And
the
worst
thing
is
that
you
have
forgotten
me,
Yahweh
the
Lord.
So
I
will
shake
my
fists
at
you
to
show
that
I
am
angry
with
you
because
of
your
stealing
money
from
people
and murdering [MTY]
people
who
live
among
you.
When
I
finish
punishing
you,
you
will
no
longer [RHQ]
be
courageous/brave [DOU].
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
what
I
will
do
to
you,
and
I
will
do
it.
I
will
cause
you
to
be
scattered
among
many
nations [DOU],
and
I
will
cause
you
to
stop
your
sinful
behavior.
When
the
people
of
other
nations
see
that
you
have
been
humiliated,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.’ ”
The
people
of
Jerusalem
must
be
purified
Yahweh
also
said
to
me,
“You
human,
your Israeli
people [MTY]
have
become
useless
to
me.
They
are
like
[MET]
dross/slag
to
me.
They
are
like [SIM]
the
worthless
copper,
tin,
iron,
and
lead
that
remains
after
silver
is
melted
in
a
very
hot
furnace.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
Because
you
have
all
become
like
dross/slag,
I
will
gather
you
in
Jerusalem.
People
putore
containing
silver,
copper,
iron,
lead,
and
tin
in
a
very
hot
furnace
and
melt
them
in
a
blazing
fire
to
burn
up
the
impurities.
Similarly [SIM],
I
will
gather
you
together
inside
Jerusalem,
and
because
I
am
very
angry
with
you,
what
I
will
do
will
be
as
though
I
am
melting
you.
It
will
be
as
though
I
will
blow
on
you
with
a
hot
breath
that
shows
that
I
am
very
angry,
and
it
will
be
as
though
you
will
be
melted,
as
though
you
will
be
melted
like [SIM]
silver
is
melted
in
a
furnace,
and
then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
poured
out
my
punishment [MTY]
on
you.”
The
sins
of
the
leaders
in
Jerusalem
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
say
to
the Israeli
people, ‘When
Yahweh
is
angry
with
you,
there
has
been
no
rain
or
showers
in
your
country.’
Your
leaders
are
like [SIM]
lions
that
tear
apart
the
animals
that
they
have
killed.
Your
leaders
destroy
their
people.
They
steal
treasures
and
other
valuable
things
from
people,
and
they
cause
many
women
to
become
widows
by murdering
their
husbands.
Their
priests
disobey
my
laws
and
disrespect
my
sacred
things
by
saying
that
there
is
no
difference
between
things
that
are
sacred
and
those
that
are
not
sacred,
and
by ignoring
my
laws
about
honoring
the
Sabbath
days.
As
a
result,
they
no
longer
honor
me.
Their
officials
are
like [SIM]
wolves
that
tear
apart
the
animals
that
they
have
killed:
They
murder
people [DOU]
in
order
to
get
their
money.
Their
prophets,
by
falsely
saying
they
have
received
visions
from
God,
and
by
giving
false
messages,
try
to ◄cover
up [MET]/say
that
it
is
all
right
to
commit►
those
sins.
They
say, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says,’
when
I
have
said
nothing
to
them.
The Israeli
people
force
others
to
give
them
money,
and
they
rob
people.
They
oppress
poor [DOU]
people,
and
they
mistreat
foreigners
among
them
by
not treating
them
fairly
in
the
courts.
I
looked
among
them
to
find
a
man
who
would
cause
the
people
of
the
city
to
repent [MET]
so
that
I
would
not
need
to
get
rid
of
them.
But
I
did
not
find
anyone.
So
because
I
am
very
angry
with
them,
I
will
severely
punish
them [MTY]
for
all
the
wicked
things
that
they
have
done.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
said
it.”
A parable about Jerusalem and Samaria
Yahweh
said
to
me,
“You
human,
listen
to
this
parable
about
Jerusalem
and
Samaria.
Once
there
were
two
women,
daughters
of
the
same
mother.
They
lived
in
Egypt.
And
from
the
time
that
they
were
young
women,
they
became
prostitutes.
In
that
land,
men
fondled
their
breasts
and caressed
their bosoms [DOU].
The
older
sister
was
Oholah,
and
her
younger
sister
was
Oholibah.
It
was
as
though
they
became
my
wives.
Later
they
gave
birth
to
sons
and
daughters.
Oholah represents
Samaria,
and
Oholibah represents
Jerusalem.
Oholah
acted
like
a
prostitute
while
she
was
still
my
wife.
She
desired
to
have
sex
with
those
she
loved—soldiers
from
Assyria.
Some
of
them
were
army
officers
and
commanders.
They
wore
beautiful
blue
uniforms.
They
were
all
handsome
young
men.
Some
of
them
rode
horses.
She
acted
like
a
prostitute
toward
all
the
important
Assyrian
officials,
and
became
unacceptable
to
me
by
worshiping
all
the
idols
of
the
men
she
wanted
to
have
sex
with.
When
she
was
a
young
woman
in
Egypt,
she
started
being
a
prostitute,
and
young
men caressed
her
breasts
and
had
sex
with
her;
and
when
she
became
older,
she
did
not
quit
acting
like
a
prostitute.
So
I
allowed
the
Assyrian
soldiers,
whom
she
wanted
to
have
sex
with,
to
capture
her.
They
stripped
all
her
clothes
off
her.
They
took
away
her
sons
and
daughters.
And
then
they
killed
her
with
a
sword.
Other
women
started
talking
about
what
had
happened
to
her,
about
how
she
had
been
punished.
Her
younger
sister
Oholibah
saw
those
things
that
happened
to
Oholah,
but
she
was
a
prostitute,
and
she
desired
to
have
sex
with
men
more
than
her
older
sister
had
desired.
Oholibah
also
wanted
to
have
sex
with
the
Assyrian
soldiers.
Some
of
them
were
army
officers
and
commanders.
They
all
wore
beautiful
blue uniforms.
They
were
all
handsome
young
men.
Some
of
them
rode
horses.
I
saw
what
she
did
that
caused
her
to
became
unacceptable
to
me,
just
like
her
older
sister.
But
she
did
even
worse
things.
She
saw drawings
of
men
from
Babylonia
on
the
walls,
painted
in
red.
The
men
in
the drawings
had
belts
around
their waists
and
long
turbans
on
their
heads.
They
all
resembled
officers
from
Babylonia [DOU]
who
rode
in
chariots.
As
soon
as
she
saw
those drawings,
she
wanted
to
have
sex
with
those
men,
and
she
sent
messages
to
them
in
Babylonia.
Then
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia
came
to
her,
they
lay
in
bed
with
her,
and
they
had
sex
with
her.
Then
she
became
disgusted
with
them
and
turned
away
from
them.
But
when
she
continued
to
openly/boldly
act
like
a
prostitute [DOU],
I
became
disgusted
with
her,
and
I
rejected
her
like
I
had
rejected
her
older
sister.
But
she
became
even
more immoral,
as
she
remembered
when
she
was
a
young
woman
who
was
a
prostitute
in
Egypt.
There
she
wanted
to
have
sex
with
those
who
loved
her,
whose
genitals
were
very
long,
like [SIM]
those
of
donkeys,
and
whose
sexual emissions
were
huge,
like
those
of
horses.
So
she
desired
to
be immoral
like
she
was
when
she
was
young,
when
men
in
Egypt caressed
her
bosom
and
fondled
her
breasts.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Jerusalem
“Oholibahrepresents
you
people
of
Jerusalem.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord
say: ‘I
will
cause
those
soldiers
who
loved
you
but
whom
you
turned
away
from
because
you
became
disgusted
with
them,
to
be
angry
with
you.
I
will
cause
them
to
come
and
attack
you
from
every
side—
soldiers
from
Babylon
and
all
the
other
places
in
Babylonia,
and
their
allies
from
Pekod
and
Shoa
and
Koa
regions,
and
all
the
army
of
Assyria.
Yes,
all
of
them
are
handsome
young
men,
army
officers
and
commanders,
officers
who
ride
in
chariots,
all
riding
on
horses.
Their
huge
army
will
attack
you
with
weapons,
riding
in
chariots
and pulling
wagons
that
will
carry
their
army
supplies.
They
will
surround
you,
carrying
large
and
small
shields,
and
wearing
helmets.
I
will
allow
them
to
capture
you
and
punish
you
in
the
way
that
they
always
punish
their
enemies.
Because
I
am
very
angry
with
you,
I
will
cause
them
to
act
very
furiously
toward
you.
They
will
cut
off
your
noses
and
your
ears.
Then,
those
who
are
still
alive,
they
will
kill
with
their
swords.
They
will
take
away
your
sons
and
daughters,
and
a
fire
will
burn
up
those
who
remain
alive.
They
will
strip
off
your
clothes
and
your
fine
jewelry
and
take
them
away.
In
that
way,
I
will
stop
all
the immoral
behavior
that
began
when
you
became
a
prostitute
in
Egypt.
You
will
no
longer
desire
to
do
those
things,
or
think
about
what
you
did
in
Egypt.’
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord
say: ‘I
am
about
to
allow
those
whom
you
hate,
those
you
became
disgusted
with
and
turned
away
from,
to
capture
you.
They
will
be
cruel
and
take
away
everything
that
you
have
worked
hard
to
acquire.
They
will
leave
you
completely
naked [DOU],
and
everyone
will
see
that
you
truly
are
a
prostitute.
It
is
because
of
what
you
have
done
that
you
will
be
punished
like
that;
you
have
been
an immoral
prostitute;
you
have
had
sex
with
men
of
other
nations,
and
you
have
caused
yourselves
to
become
unacceptable
to
me
by
worshiping
their
idols.
You
have
behaved
like
the
people
of
Samaria,
who
are
like
your
older
sister.
So
I
will
cause
you
to
be
punished [MET]
like
they
were
punished.’
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: ‘
You
will
suffer
like
people
suffer
when
they
drink
from
a
cup
a
lot
of
strong alcoholic
drink:
It
will
be
as
though
you
will
drink
from
the
cup
that
the
people
of
Samaria
drank
from;
a
big
and
tall
cup.
Because
of
your
drinking
what
is
in
that
cup,
many
people
will
scorn
you
and
make fun
of
you
because
there
is
a
lot
of
liquid
in
that
cup.
When
you
become
very
drunk,
you
will
become
very
sad,
because
drinking
what
is
in
that
cup [MTY]
will
cause
you
to
become
ruined
and
deserted,
like
what
happened [MET]
to
the
people
of
Samaria,
who
are
like [MET]
your
sister.
You
will
drink
all
the
liquid
that
is
in
that
cup;
then
you
will
break
that
cup
into
pieces
and
use
those
pieces
to
gash/cut
your
breasts
because
you
will
be
very
sad.’
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: ‘Because
you
have
forgotten
me
and
rejected
me [IDM],
you
must
be
punished
for
your immoral
behavior
and
for
being
like
a
prostitute.’ ”
God
will
punish
Samaria
and
Jerusalem
Yahweh
said
to
me, “You
human,
you
must [RHQ]
judge
the
people
of
those
two
cities represented
by
Oholah
and
Oholibah.
You
must
remind
them
of
their
detestable
behavior:
It
is
as
though
the
people
of
those
cities
have
committed
adultery
and
have
murdered [MTY]
people.
They
have
been
unfaithful
to
me
by
worshiping
idols.
They
have
even
sacrificed
their
own
children,
who
belonged
to
me,
to
be
food
for
their
idols.
They
have
done
other
disgraceful
things:
They
have
caused
my
temple
to
be
an
unacceptable
place
for
worship,
and
have
not
respected
the
Sabbath
days.
On
the
same
day
that
they
sacrificed
their
children
to
their
idols,
they
entered
my
temple,
which
caused
it
to
be
an
unacceptable
place
for
worshiping
me.
They
sent
messages
to
men
in
countries
far
away.
And
when
those
men
arrived,
the
women
of
those
two
cities
bathed
themselves
for
them,
painted
their
eyebrows,
and
put
on
jewelry.
They
sat
on
a
beautiful
couch,
with
a
table
in
front
of
it
on
which
they
had
put
incense
and
olive
oil
that
belonged
to
me.
Soon
there
was
a
noisy
crowd
around
them.
Among
the
crowd
there
were
men
from
Sheba
who
had
come
from
the
desert
of
Arabia.
They
put
bracelets
on
the
arms
of
the
two
sisters
and
put
beautiful
crowns
on
their
heads.
Then
I
said
about
the
woman
who
had
become
exhausted
by
her
having
sex
with
many
men, ‘Now
allow
those
men
to
act
toward
her
as
though
she
is
a
prostitute,
because
that
is
all
that
she
is.’
So
they
had
sex [EUP]
with
those
two
women,
Oholah
and
Oholibah,
like
men
have
sex
with
prostitutes.
But
righteous
men
will
condemn
them
to
be
punished,
like
women
who
commit
adultery
and
who
murder
others
are
punished,
because
those
women
commit
adultery
and
they
murder [MTY]
others.
So
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
Bring
a mob
to
attack
Samaria
and
Jerusalem,
and
allow
that mob
to
cause
the
people
of
those
cities
to
be
terrified,
and
to
rob
them.
The mob
will
throw
stones
at
them
to
kill
them;
they
will
cut
them
into
pieces
with
their
swords,
they
will
kill
their
sons
and
daughters,
and
burn
down
their
houses.
In
that
way
I
will
cause
them
to
stop
their immoral
behavior.
It
will
warn
other
women
to
not
imitate/do
what
you
people
of
Jerusalem
are
doing.
You
people
of
Jerusalem
will
be
punished
for
your immoral
behavior
and
for
your
worshiping
idols.
Then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
A parable about meat cooking in a pot
Almost
nine
years
after
we
had
been
taken
to
Babylonia,
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
tenth
month
of
that
year,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“You
human,
write
down
what
day
of
the
month
this
is.
On
this
day
the
army
ofthe
King
of
Babylon
has
surrounded
Jerusalem.
Tell
those
rebellious Israeli
people [MTY]
in
Babylon
a
parable.
Say
this
to
them:
This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
‘Pour
water
into
the
cooking
pot
and
put
the
pot
on
the
fire.
Put
into
the
pot
some
pieces
of
meat
from
one
of
your
best
sheep:
Put
in
the
leg
and
shoulder,
which
are
the
best
pieces.
Then
fill
the
rest
of
the
pot
with
the
best
bones.
Pile
wood
on
the
fire,
and
cook
the
bones
and
the
meat
in
the
boiling
water.’
Do
that
because
this
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
‘Terrible
things
will
happen
to
Jerusalem;
it
is
city
that
is
full
of
murderers [MTY],
a
city
that
is
like [MET]
a
scorched
pot
whose
black
residue
inside
cannot
be
removed.
Take
the
pieces
of
meat
out
of
the
pot,
but
do
not
choose
which
pieces
to
take
out.
The
blood
of
the
people
who
were
murdered
in
Jerusalem
is
still
there;
they
were
murdered
on
the
bare
rocks,
not
on
the
soil,
where
their
blood
could
be
covered.
But
I
am
the
one
who
caused
the
blood
of
those
who
were
murdered [MTY]
to
be
smeared
on
the
bare
rock,
where
their
blood
could
not
be
covered;
I
did
that
in
order
that
I
could
see
it
and
then
be
angry
and
get
revenge.’
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord
say:
‘Terrible
things
will
happen
to
that
city
that
is
full
of
murderers [MTY]!
It
will
be
as
though
I
also
will
pile
high
the
wood
in
the
fire.
So,
heap
on
the
wood
and
light
the
fire!
Cook
the
meat
well,
and
mix
some
spices
with
it;
cook
it
until
the
bones
are
charred.
Then
set
the
empty
pot
on
the
coals
of
the
fire
until
the
pot
becomes
very
hot
and
the
copper
glows,
with
the
result
that
the
impurities
and
the
rust
will
be
burned
up.
It
is
as
though
I
tried
to
get
rid
of
that
rust,
but
I
was
not
able
to
do
it,
not
even
by
putting
that
pot
in
a
fire.
The
rust
in
the
pot represents
your immoral
behavior.
I
tried
to
cleanse
you
from
your
wicked
behavior,
but
you
did
not
allow
me
to
do
that.
So
you
will
not
be
cleansed
from
the
guilt
of
your
sin
until
I
have
punished
you
and
I
am
no
longer
angry.
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
that
I
will
surely
punish
you.
And
it
is
time
for
me
to
do
that.
I
will
not
change
my
mind;
I
will
not
refrain
from
punishing
you,
and
I
will
not
pity
you.
I
will
judge
you
and
punish
you
as
you
deserve
to
be
punished
for
your
sinful
behavior.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
said
it.” ’ ”
Ezekiel’s
wife
died
One
day
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“You
human,
I
am
going
to
suddenly
take
from
you
your
wife,
whom
you
love
very
much.
But
when
she
dies,
do
not
show
that
you
are
sad
or
lament
or
cry.
Groan
quietly;
do
not
cry
openly
for
her.
Keep
your
turban
wrapped
around
your
head,
and
instead
of
being
barefoot,
keep
your
sandals
on
your
feet.
Do
not
cover
the
lower
part
of
your
face
to
show
that
you
are
sad.
And
do
not
eat
the
kind
of
food
that
people
who
are
mourning
usually
eat.”
So
one
morning
I
talked
to
the
people
as
usual,
and
that
evening
my
wife
suddenly
died.
The
next
morning
I
did
what
Yahweh
had
told
me
to
do.
Then
the
people
asked
me, “What
do
the
things
that
you
are
doing signify
to
us?”
So
I
said
to
them, “
This
is
what
Yahweh
told
me:
‘Tell
the Israeli
people [MTY]
that
I
am
about
to
destroy
the
temple,
the
building
that
you
are
very
proud
of,
the
building
that
you
delight
to
look
at.
Your
children
whom
you
left
in
Jerusalem
when
you
were
forced
to
come
to
Babylon
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
When
that
happens,
you
will
do
like
I
have
done:
You
will
not
cover
the
lower
part
of
your
faces,
or
eat
the
kinds
of
food
that
people
who
are
mourning
usually
eat.
You
will
keep
your
turbans
wrapped
around
your
heads
and
keep
your
sandals
on
your
feet.
You
will
not
mourn
or
cry,
but
your
bodies
will
become
very
thin
and slowly
die
because
of
your
sins.
And
you
will
groan
to
each
other.
Ezekiel
will
be
a
warning
to
you,
and
you
must
do
what
he
has
done.
When
that
happens,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.’ ”
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “You
human,
soon
I
will
destroy
their
sacred
temple,
which
they
rejoice
about
and
which
they
respect
and
delight
to
look
at,
and
I
will
get
rid
of
their
sons
and
daughters
also.
On
that
day,
someone
will
escape
from
Jerusalem
and
come
and
tell
you
what
has
happened
there.
When
that
happens,
you
will
be
able
to
speak
again [MTY]
without
constraint.
You
two
will
talk
together [DOU].
You
will
be
a
warning
to
the
people;
and
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
A prophecy about the people of Ammon
Some
time
later,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
turn
toward
where
the
Ammon people-group
lives,
and
prophesy
about
what
will
happen
to
them.
Say
about
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says: “You
shouted
joyfully
when
my
temple
in
Jerusalem
was
destroyed,
and
when
the
country/land
of
Israel
was
ruined,
and
when
the
people
of
Judah
were ◄exiled/forced
to
go►
to
Babylonia.
Therefore,
I
am
going
to
allow
you
to
be
conquered
by
people
who
will
come
from
the
east.
They
will
set
up
their
tents
in
your
country
and
live
there.
And
they
will
eat
the
fruit
from
your
fruit
trees
and
drink
the
milk
from
your
cattle.
I
will
cause
your
capital
city
Rabbah
to
become
a
pasture
for
camels,
and
the
rest
of
Ammon
to
become
only
a
resting
place
for
sheep.
Then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: “You
clapped
your
hands
joyfully
and stomped
your
feet,
and
laughed
because
you
despised
the
people
in
the
land
of
Israel.
Therefore,
I
will
use
my
power [MTY]
against
you,
and
I
will
enable
other
nations
to
conquer
you
and
take
away
your
valuable
possessions.
I
will
destroy
you
completely [DOU],
with
the
result
that
you
no
longer
will
be
a
nation.
When
that
happens,
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.’ ”
A
prophecy
about
the
people
of
Moab
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says: “
The
people
of
Moab
south
of
Ammon
and
the
people
of
Seir
south
of
Moab
despised
Israel
and
said, ‘The
people [MTY]
of
Israel
have
become
as unimportant
as
all
the
other
nations!’
Therefore,
I
will
destroy
the
cities
that
protect
the
borders
of
Moab,
starting
at
Beth-Jeshimoth,
Baal-Meon,
and
Kiriathaim,
the
finest
cities
in
Moab.
I
will
enable
people
from
the
east
to
conquer
Moab
and
also
to
conquer
Ammon.
As
a
result,
I
will
cause
that
Ammon
will
no
longer
be
remembered
by
other
nations.
I
will
also
punish
the
people
of
Moab.
When
that
happens,
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
A
prophecy
about
the
people
of
Edom
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says: “
You
people
of
Edom
are
guilty
of
getting
revenge
on
the
people [MTY]
of
Judah.
Therefore
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: 'I
will
use
my
power
against
the
people
of
Edom
and
will
get
rid
of
their
men
and
their
animals.
I
will
ruin
the
land
from
Teman
region
in central
Edom
to
Dedan
region
in
the
south
of
Edom,
and
many
of
their
men
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies
swords.'
The Israeli
people
will
use
their
power [MTY]
to
get
revenge
on
the
people
of
Edom.
They
will
show
the
people
of
Edom
that
I
have
been
angry
with
them,
and
I
will
punish [MTY]
them.
The
people
of
Edom
will
experience
my
getting
revenge
on
them.
Then
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
A
prophecy
about
the
people
of
Philistia
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says: “The
Philistia people-group
wanted
very
much
to
get
revenge
on
the
people
of
Judah.
They
very
maliciously
wanted
to
destroy
Judah.
Therefore
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
I
am
about
to
use
my
power [MTY]
against
the
Philistia
people.
I
will
get
rid
of
the Kereth people-group
and
all
those
who
live
along
the
coast
of
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
By
the
way
I
punish
them,
I
will
get
great
revenge
on
them
and
show
that
I
am
angry
with
them.
And
when
I
get
revenge
on
them,
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.' ”
A prophecy about the people of Tyre
Almost
twelve
years
after
we
had
been
taken
to
Babylonia,
on
the
first
day
of
the
month,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said
to
me,
“You
human,
the
people
of
Tyre
city
shouted
joyfully
and
said
about
Jerusalem, ‘
Jerusalem,
the
city
from
which
many
traders/merchants
went
to
many
nations,
is
now
destroyed.
And
now
people
from
all
over
the
world
will
come
to
us
to
buy
and
sell
things.
Because
Jerusalem
has
now
been
ruined,
we
will
prosper!’
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: ‘I
am
now
the
enemy
of
you
people
of
Tyre.
I
will
cause
the
armies
of
many
nations
to
come
and
attack
your
city,
like
the
waves
of
the
sea
beat
against
the shores.
Their
soldiers
will
destroy
the
walls
around
Tyre
and
tear
down
its
towers.
Tyre
will
become
a
place
where
people
from
many
nations
steal
valuable
things,
and
then
the
city
will
be
completely
destroyed.
Then
they
will
scrape
away
the
rubble
and
cause
the
city
to
become
a
bare
rock.
Out
in
the
sea,
Tyre
will
become
an
island
where
men
spread
their
fishing
nets
to
dry
them.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
predicted
it.
The
people
in
small
villages
on
the
coast
near
Tyre
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
Then
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.’
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
is
going
to
happen: ‘From
the
north,
I
am
going
to
bring
the
most
powerful
king
in
the
world,
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon,
with
his
army
to
attack
Tyre.
They
will
bring
horses
and
chariots,
and
men
who
ride
the
horses
and
men
who
drive
the
chariots;
it
will
be
a
huge
army.
In
the
battles
in
the
small
villages
on
the
coast,
their
soldiers
will
kill
many
people
with
their
swords.
Then
they
will
set
up
devices
to batter
the
wall
around
the
city
of
Tyre,
and
they
will
build
a
dirt
ramp
up
to
the
top
of
the
wall,
and
they
will
all
hold
up
shields
to
protect
themselves
from
arrows
being
shot
from
the
ground.
The
king
will
direct
the
soldiers
who operate
the ◄rams/things►
to batter
the
walls,
and
who
will
use
their
iron
bars
to
tear
down
the
towers
in
the
wall.
The
king
will
have
a
huge
number
of
horses,
and
the
stamping
of
their
hooves
will
result
in
the
city
being
covered
with
dust.
It
will
be
as
though
the
walls
will
tremble
because
of
the
noise
made
by
the
horses,
the
supply
wagons,
and
the
chariots
when
they
enter
the
city
where
the
walls
have
been
broken
down.
The
horses
will
trample
all
of
the
streets
of
the
city
with
their
hooves.
The
soldiers
will
kill
the
people
with
their
swords;
and
they
will
cause
your
strong
pillars
to ◄collapse/fall
to
the
ground►.
They
will
take
away
all
the
people’s
valuable
possessions
and
steal
the
things
that
the
merchants
sell.
They
will
tear
down
the
walls
of
the
houses
and
destroy
their
fine
houses.
Then
they
will
throw
into
the
sea
the
stones
from
the
walls
of
those
houses
and
the
timber
and
the
rubble.
No
longer
will
you
sing
noisy
songs,
and
people
will
not
play
their
harps
anymore.
The
enemy
soldiers
will
cause
the
city
to
become
a
bare
rock
and
only
a
place
where
men
spread
their
fishing
nets.
And
the
city
will
never
be
rebuilt.
Those
things
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
declared
that
they
will
happen.’
This
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
about
the
people
of
Tyre: ‘When
the
wounded
people
in
Tyre
groan
and
many
people
are
slaughtered
and
the
city
is
destroyed,
it
will
surely
be
as
though [RHQ]
the
areas
along
the
coast
will
tremble.
Then
all
the
kings
in
the
cities
along
the
coast
will
step
down
from
their
thrones
and
lay
aside
their
robes
and
their
embroidered
clothes.
They
will
be
terrified,
and
they
will
sit
on
the
ground,
trembling.
They
will
be
appalled
because
of
what
has
happened
to
the
city
of
Tyre.
Then
they
will
sing
a
sad
song
about
the
city,
and
they
will
sing
this:
“The
famous
city [APO],
in
which
many
men
who
sailed
on
the
seas
lived,
is
now
destroyed!
The
people
of
that
city
had
great
power
because
they
had
many
ships
that
sailed
on
the
seas;
they
caused
all
the
people
who
lived
near
them
to
be
terrified.
Now
on
the
day
when
that
city
is
destroyed,
it
is
as
though
the
people
in
the
areas
along
the
coast
tremble
and
the
the
people
on
the
islands
in
the
sea
are
terrified
because
of
that
city
being
ruined.”’
This
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: ‘When
I
cause
the
city
of
Tyre
to
become
desolate/empty,
like
other
cities
in
which
people
no
longer
live,
and
when
I
cause
the
huge
waves
of
the
sea
to
cover
it,
then
I
will
bring
the
people
of
that
city
down
to
be
with
those
who
have
gone
down
to
where
the
dead
people
are,
people
who
lived
long
ago.
I
will
cause
them
to
remain
in
the
place
below
the
earth
that
is
like
old/ancient
ruins,
with
those
who
have
gone
down
to
that
pit
previously,
and
they
will
never
return
to
the
earth,
to
where
people
are
alive.
I
will
cause
them
to
die
in
a
horrible
way (OR,
people
will
be
very
afraid
because
of
what
happens
to
that
city),
and
that
will
be
the
end
of ◄them/their
lives►.
People
will
search
for
that
city
but
it
will
no
longer exist.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
will
happen.’ ”
The trade with Tyre
Yahweh
said
this
to
me:
“You
human,
sing
a funeral
song
about
Tyre.
The
city
of
Tyre
is
located
on
an
island
at
the
edge
of
the
sea,
and
their
merchants ◄traded/bought
and
sold
goods►
with people-groups
who
live
along
many seacoasts.
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
that
you
should
tell
them:
‘You
people
of
Tyre
said
that
your
city
was
very
beautiful.
You
controlled
what
was
bought
and
sold
by
people
who
lived
along
the
sea.
Those
who
built
your
city
caused
it
to
become
very
beautiful.
You
were
like [SIM]
a
huge
ship
that
was
built
from
the
from
pine/cypress
trees
on
Hermon
Mountain.
Then
they
took
cedar
wood
from
Lebanon
to
make
a
mast
for
the
ship.
They
carved
your
oars
from
oak
trees
from
the
Bashan
region.
They
made
the
deck
from
cypress/pine
wood
from
Cyprus
island,
and
they
covered
the
decks
with
ivory.
The sails
for
the
ship
were
made
from
fine
embroidered
linen
from
Egypt,
and
those sails
were
like
flags
that
people
could
see
far
away.
For
shade
they
hung
pieces
of
blue
and
purple
cloth
brought
from
people
living
on
Cyprus
island.
Men
from
Sidon
and
Arvad
cities
pulled
the
oars;
the
men
who steered
the
boat
were
skilled
men
from
Tyre.
Experienced
craftsmen
from Byblos
city
on
the
coast ◄did
the caulking/filled
the
spaces
between
the
planks
in
the
sides►
of
the
ship.
Sailors
from
many
countries
came
in
their
ships
to
buy
and
sell
goods
there.
Men
from
as
far
away
as
Persia,
Lydia,
and
Libya
were
soldiers
in
your
army.
They
hung
their
shields
and
helmets
on
the
walls
of
your
city,
and
that
caused
people
to
admire
your
city.
Men
from
Arvad
and Helech
cities
were
watchmen
on
the
walls
of
your
city;
men
from Gammad
town
were
in
your
towers.
They
also
hung
their
shields
on
your
walls;
they
also
caused
your
city
to
be
very
beautiful.
Because
of
the
many
things
that
you
had
to
trade,
men
from
Tarshish
in Spain
sent
merchants
who
brought
silver,
iron,
tin,
and
lead
to
trade
for
things
that
you
had.
Merchants
from
Greece,
Tubal,
and
Meshech
brought
slaves
and
things
made
from
bronze
to
trade
for
things
that
you
had.
Men
from
Beth-Togarmah
in
Armenia
brought
work
horses,
war
horses,
and
mules
to
trade
for
things
that
you
had.
Merchants
came
to
you
from Rhodes
island.
People
from
nations
along
the
coast
traded
with
you;
they
brought ◄ivory/elephant
tusks►
and
valuable
black
ebony
wood
to
trade
for
things
that
you
had.
Because
you
had
very
many
things
to
trade,
people
from
Syria
brought
to
you
valuable
turquoise
stones,
purple
cloth,
embroidered
cloth,
fine
linen
cloth,
and
jewelry
made
from
coral
and
rubies
to
trade
for
your
things.
Men
from
Judah
and
Israel
brought
wheat
from
Minnith
city
in
Ammon,
and
figs,
honey,
olive
oil,
and
ointment
to
trade
for
your
things.
Because
you
had
very
many
things
to
trade,
men
from
Damascus
brought
wine
from
Helbon
town
and
white
wool
from
the Zahar
area
to
trade
for
many
things
that
you
had.
Greek
men
from
the
Uzal
area
brought
things
made
of
iron,
and
cassia
spice,
and
fragrant
calamus
seeds
to
trade
for
things
that
you
had.
Merchants
came
from
Dedan
in
southern
Edom
bringing
saddle blankets
to
trade
for
things
that
you
had.
Men
from
Arabia
and
all
the
rulers
of
the
Kedar
region
sent
merchants
to
trade
lambs
and
rams
and
male
goats
for
things
that
you
had.
Merchants
from
Sheba
and
Raamah
in
Arabia
brought
many
kinds
of
very
good
spices
and
jewels
and
gold
to
exchange
for
things
that
you
had.
Men
came
from
Haran,
Canneh,
Eden,
Sheba,
Asshur
and Kilmad
in
Mesopotamia
with
their
goods.
They
brought
pretty
things
to
trade:
Blue
cloth,
embroidered
cloth,
and rugs
of
many
colors
that
were
rolled
up
and
tied
with
ropes.
Cargo
ships
from
Tarshish
carried
all
those
things
that
you
traded;
and
the warehouses
on
your
island
were
full
of
all
those
things.’ ”
The
destruction
of
Tyre
“ ‘The
men
who
row
your
boats
took
the
ships
full
of
cargo
out
on
the
stormy
seas.
But
the
strong
east
wind wrecked
those
cargo
boats.
Everything
in
the
boats ◄was
lost/sank
to
the
bottom
of
the
sea►—
all
the
valuable
cargo [DOU]
and
many
of [HYP]
the
sailors
and
ship
pilots,
the
ship
workers
and
merchants
and
soldiers.
On
the
day
that
the
ships
were wrecked,
many
of
those
on
the
ships
sank
to
the
bottom
of
the
sea.
The
people
in
cities
along
the
coast
trembled
when
they
heard
your
ship
pilots
cry
out.
All
the
men
who
remained
who
pulled
the
oars
left
the
ships;
the
sailors
and
pilots
go
to
the
shore
and
stand
on
the beach.
They
cry
aloud
because
of
what
has
happened
to
your
wealth,
and
they
weep
bitterly.
They
throw
dirt
on
their
heads
and
roll
around
in
ashes.
They
shave
their
heads
to
show
that
they
are
very
sad
because
of
what
has
happened
to
you,
and
they
put
on
rough
sackcloth.
They
weep
for
you
very
bitterly
and
mourn
for
you.
While
they
wail
and
mourn
because
of
what
has
happened
to
you,
they
sing
this
sad funeral
song:
“There
was
certainly
never [RHQ]
a
city
like
Tyre
that
now
is
silent,
covered
by
the
waves
of
the
sea.”
The
goods
that
your
merchants
traded
were
things
that
pleased
the
people
of
many
countries.
Kings
in
very
distant
places
became
rich
from
the
wealth
that
they
obtained
from
trading
with
you.
But
now
your
city
is
like
a
ship [MET]
that
is wrecked
in
the
sea,
and
everything
that
was
in
it
is
broken,
at
the
bottom
of
the
sea.
All
of
your
cargo
and
your
sailors
have
sunk
to
the
bottom
of
the
sea
along
with
the
ships.
All
the
people
who
live
along
the
seacoast
are
appalled/horrified
because
of
what
has
happened
to
you.
Their
kings
are
very
horrified,
causing
their
faces
to
be
twisted
as
they
watch.
The
merchants
of
the
other
nations
shake
their
heads
because
it
is
difficult
for
them
to
believe
what
has
happened;
your
city
has
disappeared,
and
it
will
not exist
anymore.’ ”
A message about the king of Tyre
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said:
“You
human,
give
to
the
king
of
Tyre
this
message
from
me,
Yahweh
the
Lord:
‘You
have
very
proudly
claimed, “I
am
a
god!
I
sit
on
a
throne
of
a
god
in
a
city
on
an
island
in
the
sea!”
You
boast
that
you
are
a
god;
but
you
are
only
a
man,
not
a
god.
You
think
that
you
are
wiser
than
Daniel
was,
and
you
think
that
you
can
understand
every
secret.
By
being
wise
and
understanding
a
lot,
you
have
become
very
rich;
you
have
acquired
much
gold
and
silver
for
your
treasuries.
Yes,
it
is
true
that
by
trading
wisely,
you
have
been
enabled
to
become
very
rich,
and
because
you
are
rich,
you
have
become
very
proud.
Therefore,
this
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
“Because
you
think
that
you
are
as
wise
as
a
god,
I
will
now
bring
a
foreign
army
to
attack
your
country,
an
army
that
causes
other
nations
to
be
terrified.
They
will
pull
out
their
swords
to
strike
you,
you
who
think
that [IRO]
you
have
marvelous/great
wisdom,
and
they
will
destroy
all
your
beautiful
things.
They
will
bring
you
down
to
your
grave;
you
will
die
violently
like [MET]
those
who
died
in
the
sea.
Then
you
will
certainly
not [RHQ]
say
to
those
who
are
killing
you,
'I
am
a
god!'
because
they
will
know
that
you
are
not
a
god;
you
are
only
a
man.
You
will
die
like
other
people
who
are
unacceptable
to
me
die,
killed
by
foreigners.”
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.’ ”
Yahweh
also
gave
me
this
message:
“You
human,
sing
a
sad/funeral
song
about
the
king
of
Tyre.
Say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
“You
thought
that [IRO]
you
were
completely
perfect,
extremely
wise
and
handsome.
You
had
a
wonderful
life,
as
though
you
were
in
my
beautiful
garden
in
Eden.
Your
clothes
were
decorated
with
many [HYP]
kinds
of
very
valuable
stones—
ruby,
topaz,
emerald, chrysolite,
onyx,
jasper,
turquoise,
and
beryl
stones.
Those
stones
were
set/placed
in
gold
mountings.
They
were
prepared
for
you
on
the
day
that
you
were
born.
I
appointed [DOU]
you
to
be
like [MET]
a
strong
angel
to
guard
the
people.
It
was
as
though
I
put
you
on
my
holy
mountain,
and
you
walked
among
fiery
stones.
You
were
completely
good
in
all
that
you
did,
from
the
day
that
you
were
created/born,
until
you
started
to
do
wicked
things.
Then
you
became
busy
trading
things,
and
you
started
to
act
violently,
and
you
sinned.
So
I
caused
you
to
be
disgraced;
and
the
angel
who
was
guarding
you
forced
you
to
leave
my
holy
mountain,
forced
you
to
leave
your
place
among
those
fiery
stones.
You
were
extremely
proud
because
you
were
very
handsome.
Because
you
loved
beautiful
things,
you
did
things
that
wise
people
do
not
do.
So
I
threw
you
to
the
ground,
and
allowed
other
kings
who
saw
you
to
laugh
at
you.
By
committing
many
sins
and
by
trading
things
dishonestly,
you
caused
your
places
of
worship
to
become
unacceptable
to
me.
So
I
caused
a
fire
to
burn
down
your
city.
Your
city
was
burned
completely;
the
people
who
were
watching
it
saw
that
only
ashes
remained
on
the
ground.
All
the
people
who
knew
what
your
city
was
like
previously
were
appalled.
Now
your
city
has
disappeared,
and
it
will
not exist
anymore.” ’ ”
A
message
about
Sidon
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
turn
toward
Sidon
city,
and
declare
the
terrible
things
that
will
happen
to
it.
Give
the
people
of
Sidon
this
message
from
me,
Yahweh
the
Lord:
‘I
am
your
enemy,
you
people
of
Sidon,
and
by
what
I
do
to
you,
I
will
reveal
that
I
am
very
great/glorious.
When
I
punish
you
and
reveal
that
I
am
holy,
everyone
who
is
watching
that
will
know
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
I
will
send
a
plague
upon
you,
and
I
will
send
enemies
to
come
and
kill [MTY]
you
in
your
streets.
They
will
attack
you
from
every
direction,
and
your
people
will
be
slaughtered
inside
the
walls
of
your
city.
Then
everyone
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.'
No
longer
will
those
who
live
near
you
people
of
Israel
hurt
you
like [MET]
painful
briers
and
sharp
thorns
hurt
people.
And
then
the Israeli
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
Restoration
for
Israel
And
this
is
also
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says: “Some
day
the
people
of
Israel
will
live
in
their
own
land
again,
the
land
that
I
gave
to
Jacob,
who
also
served
me.
I
will
gather
them
from
distant
countries
where
I
have
scattered
them.
And
I
will
reveal
to
the
nations
that
I
am
holy
among
my
people.
My
people
will
live
safely
in
Israel;
they
will
build
houses
and
plant
vineyards.
And
when
I
punish
the
nearby
nations
that
despised
them,
they
will
know
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh
their
God,
who
has
done
it.”
A message about Egypt
Almost
ten
years
after
we
had
been
taken
to
Babylonia,
on
the
twelfth
day
of
the
tenth
month
of
that
year,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said
to
me,
“You
human,
turn
toward
Egypt
and
proclaim
the
terrible
things
that
will
happen
to
the
king
of
Egypt
and
all
his
people.
Give
the
king
this
message
from
me,
Yahweh
the
Lord:
‘You
king
of
Egypt,
I
am
your
enemy;
you
are
like [MET]
a
great
monster/crocodile
that
lies
in
the
streams
along
the
Nile
River.
You
say, “The
Nile
River
is
mine;
I
made
it
for
myself.”
But
it
will
be
as
though
I
will
put
hooks
in
your
jaws
and
drag
you
out
from
the
river
onto
the
land,
with
fish sticking
to
your
scales.
I
will
leave
you
and
all
those
fish
to
die
in
the
desert;
you
will
fall
onto
the
ground,
and
your
corpse
will
not
be
picked
up
and
buried,
because
I
have
declared
that
your
flesh
will
be
food
for
the
wild
animals
and
birds.
When
that
happens,
all
the
people
of
Egypt
will
know
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
The Israeli
people
trusted
that
you
would
help
them.
But
you
have
been
like [MET]
a
reed
pole
in
their
hands.
And
when
they
leaned
on
that
pole,
it
splintered
and
tore
open
their
shoulders.
When
they
leaned
on
you,
it
was
as
though
you
were
a
pole
that
broke,
and
as
a
result
you wrenched
their
backs.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: “I
will
bring
your
enemies
to
attack
you
with
their
swords,
and
they
will
kill
your
people
and
your
animals.
Egypt
will
become
an
empty
desert.
Then
the
people
of
Egypt
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.”
You
proudly
said, “The
Nile
River
is
mine;
I
made
it!”
Therefore
I
am
opposed
to
you
and
your
streams,
and
I
will
cause
Egypt
to
be
ruined,
and
cause
it
to
be
an
empty
desert,
from
Migdol
in
the
north
to Aswan
in
the
south,
as
far
south
as
the
border
of
Ethiopia.
For 40
years
no
one
will
walk
through
that
area,
and
no
one
will
live
there.
Egypt
will
be
barren/empty,
and
it
will
be
surrounded
by
other
desolate
nations.
The
cities
in
Egypt
will
be
empty
and
deserted
for 40
years,
surrounded
by
ruined
cities
in
nearby
nations.
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
to
be
scattered
to
countries
far
away.
But
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
also
say: “At
the
end
of 40
years,
I
will
enable
the
people
of
Egypt
to
return
home
again
from
the
nations
to
which
they
were
scattered.
I
will
bring
back
the
people
of
Egypt
who
had
been
captured,
and
I
will
enable
them
to
live
again
in
the
Pathros
area
in
the
south,
where
they
lived
previously.
But
Egypt
will
be
a
very unimportant [DOU]
kingdom.
It
will
be
the
least
important
of
all
the
nations;
it
will
never
again
be
greater
than
the
nearby
countries.
I
will
cause
Egypt
to
be
very
weak,
with
the
result
that
it
will
never
again
rule
over
other
nations.
When
that
happens,
the
leaders
of
Israel
will
no
longer
be
tempted
to
ask
Egypt
to
help
them.
Egypt
will
be
punished,
and
that
will
cause
the Israeli
people
to
not
forget
that
they
previously
sinned
by
trusting
that
Egypt
could
help
them.
And
the
people
of
Israel
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.” ' ”
Yahweh
promises
that
the
Babylonians
will
conquer
Egypt
Almost
twenty-seven
years
after
we
had
been
taken
to
Babylonia,
on
the
first
day
of
the
new
year,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“You
human,
the
army
of
king
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
fought
very
hard
against
Tyre,
with
the
result
that
their
heads
were
rubbed
bare
and
their
shoulders
became ◄raw/full
of blisters►.
But
Nebuchadnezzar
and
his
army
did
not
get
any
valuable
things
from
Tyre
to
reward
them
for
their
hard
work
to
destroy
Tyre.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: 'I
will
enable
King Nebuchadnezzar’s
army
to
conquer
Egypt.
They
will
carry
away
from
there
all
the
valuable
things,
in
order
that
the
king
can
give
them
to
his
soldiers.
I
will
enable
them
to
conquer
Egypt
as
a
reward
for
what
they
did
to
Tyre,
because
I,
Yahweh
say
that
it
was
as
though
his
army
was
working
for
me,
doing
what
I
wanted
them
to
do,
when
they
destroyed
Tyre.
And
some
day
Israel
will
become
a
glorious
nation [MET]
again.
When
that
happens,
I
will
cause
the Israeli
people
to
respect
what
you
say [MTY].
And
then
they
will
know
that
it
has
happened
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.' ”
Yahweh will punish Egypt
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
prophesy
about
what
will
happen
to
Egypt.
Say, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
“Weep
and
wail [DOU],
because
terrible
things
will
happen
some
day.
That
day
is
near,
the
day
when
I,
Yahweh,
will
punish
people;
it
will
be
a
day
of
dark
clouds
and
disaster
for
many
nations.
An
enemy
army [PRS]
will
come
to
attack
Egypt
with
their
swords,
and
there
will
be
great
distress
among
the
people
in
Ethiopia.
Many
people
will
be
killed
in
Egypt;
everything
valuable
will
be
taken
away,
and
even
the
foundations
of
the
buildings
will
be
torn
down.
Soldiers
of
Ethiopia,
Libya,
Lydia,
and
from
all
of
Arabia,
and
all
the
other
groups
who
are
their
allies,
will
be
killed
in
the
battles.”
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
say:
“The
allies
of
Egypt
will
be
defeated,
and
the
power
that
the
people
of
Egypt
are
proud
of
will
end.
From
Migdol
city
in
the
north
to Aswan
city
in
the
south,
the
soldiers
of
Egypt
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords”;
that
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.
Egypt
will
become
the
most
deserted
country
in
the
world,
and
its
cities
will
be
ruined,
surrounded
by
ruined
cities
in
nearby
nations.
Then,
when
I
cause
everything
in
Egypt
to
be
burned
in
fires,
and
all
their
allies
are
defeated,
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
At
that
time,
I
will
send
messengers
to
go
swiftly
up
the
Nile
River
in
boats
to
cause
the
people
of
Ethiopia
who ◄are
complacent/confident/think
that
nothing
terrible
will
happen
to
them►
to
become
afraid.
They
will
be
terrified [PRS]
when
Egypt
is
destroyed;
and
it
will
soon
be
that
time!”
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
“By
the
power
of [MTY]
of
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
I
will
get
rid
of
very
many
people
in
Egypt.
Nebuchadnezzar
and
his
army,
whose
soldiers
are
extremely
ruthless,
will
come
to
destroy
Egypt.
They
will
pull
out
their
swords
and
fill
Egypt
with
the
corpses
of
those
whom
they
have
killed.
I
will
cause
the
Nile
River
to
become
dry,
and
I
will
sell
the
nation
to
evil
men.
By
the
power [MTY]
of
foreigners
I
will
ruin
the
land
and
everything
that
is
in
it.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
predicted
it.”
This
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
“I
will
cause
the
idols
and
statues
of
idols [DOU]
in
Memphis
city
to
be
destroyed.
No
longer
will
there
be
a
king
in
Egypt,
and
all
over
the
land,
people
will
be
terrified.
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
to
be
very
afraid.
I
will
cause
the
Pathros
area
in
southern
Egypt
to
be
abandoned.
I
will
start
fires
in
Zoan
city
in northeast
Egypt
and
punish
the
people
in
Thebes,
the
capital
of
southern
Egypt.
I
will
pour
out
my
punishment [MTY]
on
the
fortress
in
Pelusium
at
the
eastern
end
of
Egypt,
and
I
will
get
rid
of
very
many
people
in
Thebes.
I
will
burn
Egypt
by
fires;
the
people
in
Pelusium
will
suffer
severe
pain.
Enemies
will
conquer
Thebes,
and
the
people
in
Memphis
will
constantly
be
terrified.
Many
young
men
in
Heliopolis
and Bubastis
cities
in
northern
Egypt
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies
swords,
and
the
others
from
those
cities
will
be
captured
and
taken
to
Babylon.
It
will
be
a
dark
day
of
destruction
at
Tahpenes
city
in northeast
Egypt
when
I
cause
the
power [MET]
of
Egypt
to
end;
that
country
will
no
longer
be
proud
of
being
strong.
It
will
be
as
though
a
dark
cloud
will
cover
Egypt,
because
the
people
of
its
villages
will
be
captured
and
forced
to
go
to
Babylon.”
That
is
how
I
will
punish
Egypt,
and
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.’ ”
The
king
of
Egypt
will
be
defeated
by Nebuchadnezzar’s
army
Almost
eleven
years
after
we
had
been
taken
to
Babylon,
on
the
seventh
day
of
the
first
month
of
that
year,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
I
have
enabled
the
army
of
Nebuchadnezzar
to
defeat
the
army
of
the
King
of
Egypt.
It
is
as
though
I
have
broken
one
of
the
arms
of
the
King
of
Egypt,
and
it
has
not
been
bandaged
in
order
that
it
could
be
healed,
and
it
has
not
been
put
in splints
in
order
that
after
it
heals
the
arm
will
be
strong
enough
to
hold
a
sword.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: ‘I
am
the
enemy
of
the
King
of
Egypt.
I
will
completely
destroy
the
power
of
Egypt;
it
is
as
though
now
I
will
break
both
of
the
king’s
arms,
the
good/strong
one
and
the
broken
one,
and
cause
the
sword
to
fall
from
his
hand.
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
to
be
scattered
among
the
nations [DOU].
It
is
as
though
I
will
strengthen
the
arms
of
the
King
of
Babylon
and
put
a
sword
in
his
hand,
and
as
though
I
will
break
the
arms
of
the
king
of
Egypt,
and
he
will
groan
in
front
of
the
King
of
Babylon
like [SIM]
a
soldier
who
is
wounded
and
about
to
die.
I
will
cause
the
power [MTY]
of
the
King
of
Babylon
to
become
greater,
and
the
power
of
the
king
of
Egypt
will
be
useless [MET].
When
that
happens,
when
I
give
power
to
the
army
of
the
King
of
Babylon,
they
will
use
that
power
to
attack
Egypt.
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
to
be
scattered
among
the
nations [DOU].
And
when
that
happens,
the
people
of
Egypt
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do [DOU].’ ”
Egypt is compared to defeated Assyria
Almost
eleven
years
after
we
had
been
taken
to
Babylonia,
on
the
first
day
of
the
third
month
of
that
year,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
say
to
the
King
of
Egypt
and
all
of
his
people,
‘
You
think
that
there
is [RHQ, IRO]
no
country
whose
power
is
as
great
as
the
power
of
your
country.
You
think
that
your
country
is
as
great
as
Assyria
was:
Assyria
was
previously
like [MET]
a
tall
cedar
tree
in
Lebanon;
it
was
as
though
it
had
big
beautiful
branches
that
provided
shade
for
other
trees
in
the
forest.
It
was
very
tall;
its
top
was
above
the
leaves
of
the
other
trees.
Water
came
from
deep
springs,
and
as
a
result
that
cedar
tree
grew
tall
and
very
green.
Then
water
flowed
around
the
base
of
the
tree
into
channels
that
took
water
to
other
nearby
trees.
That
huge
tree
grew
very
tall,
higher
than
all
the
other
trees
around
it.
Its
branches
grew
very
thick
and
long [DOU]
because
of
the
abundant
water
at
the
base
of
the
tree.
Birds
built
their
nests
in
the
branches,
and
wild
animals
gave
birth
to
their
babies
under
those
branches.
And
it
was
as
though
people
of
all
the
great
nations
lived
in
the
shade
of
that
tree.
It
was
majestic
and
beautiful;
its
branches
spread
out widely
because
the
roots
of
the
tree
grew
down
into
the
ground
where
there
was
a
plentiful
supply
of
water.
The
cedar
trees
in
my
garden
in
Eden
were
not
as
great
as
that
tree,
and
the
branches
of
the
pine/cypress
trees
were
not
as
long
and
thick
as
the
branches
of
that
cedar
tree.
And
the
branches
of
the
plane
trees
were
not
as
long
and
thick,
either.
No
tree
in
my
garden
was
as
beautiful
as
that
cedar
tree.
Because
I
caused
that
tree
to
become
very
beautiful
with
its
magnificent
green
branches,
all
the
leaders
of
other
countries represented
by [MET]
those
other
trees
in
Eden
envied
the
country represented
by
that
tree.’
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: ‘That
tree,
which
represents
Assyria,
grew
very
tall,
and
its
top
was
higher
than
the
other
trees,
and
it
became
very
proud
because
of
being
very
tall.
Therefore,
I
enabled
another
mighty
nation
to
conquer
it
and
to
destroy
it
as
it
deserved
to
be
destroyed.
I
have
already
discarded
it.
A
foreign
army,
one
that
has
caused
people
of
other
nations
to
be
terrified,
cut
it
down
and
left
it.
Its
branches
fell
on
the
mountains
and
in
the
valleys.
Some
of
its
branches
lay
broken
in
all
the
ravines
in
the
land.
All
the
people
of
other
nations
came
out
from
being
under
its
shade
and
left
it.
Birds ◄settled/went
to
live►
on
the
fallen
tree,
and
wild
animals
lived
among
its
branches.
The
result
of
what
I
have
done
is
that
no
other
trees,
even
if
they
have
plenty
of
water,
will
ever
grow
very
high
and
become
proud,
and
lift
their
tops
above
the
branches
of
other
trees.
I
do
not
want
any
other
tree
to
grow
high
like
that
cedar
tree
did;
trees
will
all
certainly
die
and
decay
in
the
ground,
like
people
die
and
go
down
to
their
graves.’
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say: ‘When
that
great
tree
was
cut
down,
it
was
as
though
the
springs
that
watered
it
mourned
for
it,
because
I
caused
the
plentiful
water
from
the
springs
to
dry
up.
I
caused
the
mountains
in
Lebanon
to
become
black,
and
all
the
trees
there
to
wither.
I
caused
the
people
of
other
nations
to
tremble
when
they
heard
that
tree
fall
to
the
ground.
They
realized
that
it
would
decay,
like
all
people
who
die
and
are
buried
decay.
And
all
the
leaders
of
other
countries represented
by
other
beautiful
trees
in
my
garden
in
Eden
and
in
Lebanon,
were
like
beautiful
trees
that
were
very
proud.
They
were
ones
which
had
roots
that
grew
down
deep
into
the
ground
where
there
was
plenty
of
water.
They
were
comforted
when
the
king represented
by [MET]
that
cedar
tree
was
there
with
them
in
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.
The
leaders
of
other
countries represented
by [MET]
trees
that
grew
in
the
shade
of
the
huge
tree,
the
allies
of
the
great
nation
that
the
cedar
tree represents,
had
also
joined
those
who
had
been
killed
by
the
sword
and
gone
down
to
where
the
dead
people
are.
This
parable
is
about
you
people
of
Egypt.
You
think
that [RHQ, IRO]
there
is
no
other
nation
that
is
as
great
and
glorious
as
yours
is.
But
your
nation
will
also
be
destroyed,
as
Assyria
was,
along
with
those
other
nations.
Your
people
will
be
there
among
the
other
people
who
are
not
fit
to
worship
me,
people
who
have
been
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
That
is
what
will
happen
to
the
king
of
Egypt
and
all
his
people.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
predicted
it.’ ”
A funeral song for the king of Egypt
Almost
twelve
years
after
we
had
been
taken
to
Babylonia,
on
the
first
day
of
the
twelfth
month
of
that
year,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
sing
a
sad/funeral
song
about
the
king
of
Egypt.
Sing
this
to
him:
‘You
think
that
you [IRO]
are
like [SIM]
a
lion
among
the
nations;
or
like [SIM]
a
monster/crocodile
in
the
river
thrashing
around
in
the
water,
churning/stirring
up
the
water
with
your
feet
and
causing
the
water
to
become
muddy.
But
this
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
“I
will
send
many
people
to
throw
my
net
over
you,
and
they
will
haul/drag
you
up
onto
the
land
in
my
net.
They
will
throw
you
into
a
field [DOU]
to
die;
I
will
allow
the
birds
to
sit
on
you,
and
all
the
wild
animals
will
eat
the
flesh
of
your
corpse
until
their
stomachs
are
full.
I
will
cause
them
to
scatter
your
flesh
on
the
hills
and
fill
the
valleys
with
your
bones.
I
will
cause
them
to
fill
the
land
with
your
blood,
all
the
way
to
the
mountains,
and
the
ravines
will
be
filled
with
your
flesh.
When
I
get
rid
of
you,
I
will
cover
the
sky
and
not
allow
the
stars
to
shine.
I
will
put
a
dark
cloud
in
front
of
the
sun,
and
the
moon
will
not
shine.
I
will
cause
the
stars
in
the
sky
to
be
dark,
and
there
will
be
darkness
over
your
entire
land;
that
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
said
it.
And
when
the
people
of
many
nations
hear
about
your
being
destroyed,
many
of
them
will
be
afraid/worried—
people
living
in
countries
that
you
have
never
known
about.
I
will
cause
many
people
to
be
appalled
because
of
what
has
happened
to
you,
and
their
kings
will
be
horrified
and
shudder/shake
because
of
your
being
destroyed,
when
I
swing
my
sword
in
front
of
them.
At
the
time
that
you
will
be
destroyed,
all
of
them
will
tremble,
fearing
that
they
also
will
be
killed.”
This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
“The
swords
of
the
army
of
the
King
of
Babylon
will
strike
you.
I
will
cause
very
many
of
your
people
to
be
killed
by
the
swords
of
mighty
soldiers
from
Babylonia,
who
are
more
ruthless/cruel
than
the
soldiers
of
all
other
nations.
They
will
cause
the
people
of
Egypt
to
quit
being
proud,
because
very
many [HYP]
of
their
people
will
be
killed.
I
will
destroy
all
the
cattle
in
Egypt
that ◄graze/eat
grass►
alongside
the
streams.
As
a
result,
the
water
in
those
streams
will
never
again
become
muddy
because
of
people
and
cattle
walking
in
them.
Then
I
will
allow
the
streams
in
Egypt
to
become
calm
again
and
flow
as
smoothly [SIM]
as
olive
oil
flows.
When
I
cause
Egypt
to
become
empty/desolate
and
strip
off
everything
that
grows
on
the
land,
and
when
I
get
rid
of
all
the
people
who
live
there,
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.” ’
That
sad
song
about
Egypt
will
also
be
sung
by
the
people.
Women
of
many
nations
will
sing
it.
They
will
chant
it
about
Egypt
and
all
its
people;
that
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
that
it
would
happen.”
Egypt
will
be
destroyed
On
the
fifteenth
day
of
that
same
month,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
wail
about
the
many
people
of
Egypt,
because
I
will
send
them
to
the
place
under
the
earth,
where
they
and
people
of
other
mighty
nations
will
be.
I
will
send
them
there,
along
with
others,
down
to
the
place
where
the
dead
are.
Say
to
them, ‘You
people
of [APO]
Egypt,
you
think
that [IRO, RHQ]
you
are
more
beautiful
than
the
people
of
other
nations.
But
you
also
will
descend
to
the
place
where
the
godless
dead
people
are.
Your
enemies
will
pull
out
their
swords
and
kill
many
of
you.
A
huge
number
of
the
people
of
Egypt
who
remain
will
be
dragged
away.
In
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are,
mighty
leaders
of
other
countries
will
make fun
of
the
people
of
Egypt
and
say, “They
have
come
here
to
lie
with
us
godless
people
who
were
killed
by
our
enemies’
swords!” ’
The
corpses
of
the
people
of
Assyria
will
be
there.
They
will
be
surrounded
by
corpses
of
soldiers
who
were
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
The
people’s
graves
are
there
in
the
deep
pit,
and
corpses
of
soldiers
of
their
army
lie
around
their
graves.
Corpses
of
all
those
who
had
caused
many
others
in
other
places
to
be
terrified
also
will
be
there,
having
been
killed
by
swords.
A
great
number
of
the
people
of
Elam
will
be
there.
They
also
were
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
They
had
caused
people
in
many
places [HYP]
to
be
terrified.
At
that
time
they
will
lie
there
in
that
deep
pit
below
the
earth,
and
they,
along
with
the
others
who
have
gone
there,
will
be
disgraced.
They
will
lie
there
among
others
who
were
slaughtered,
surrounded
by
the
graves
of
a
huge
crowd
of
other
people.
While
they
were
alive,
they
caused
people
of
other
nations
to
be
terrified;
but
they
were
godless,
and
now,
having
been
killed
by
their
enemies
swords,
they
will
lie
with
others
in
that
deep
pit,
disgraced,
all
of
them avoiding
each
other.
Corpses
of
soldiers
of
Meshech
and
Tubal
will
be
there,
surrounded
by
the
graves
of
a
huge
crowd
of
their
people.
They
were
all
godless
people
who
were
killed
by
swords
because
while
they
were
alive,
they
also
caused
people
in
many
places [HYP]
to
be
terrified.
They
will
surely [RHQ]
not
be
buried honorably
like
the
soldiers
who
have
died,
whose
shields
were
buried
with
their
corpses,
whose
swords
were
placed
on
their skulls
in
the
graves.
While
those
godless
people
were
alive,
they
had
caused
many
people
in
the
land
to
be
terrified,
so
they
were
punished
for
their
sins.
You
king
of
Egypt,
you
also
be
killed
and
will
lie
there
with
other
godless
people
who
have
been
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
People
of
the
Edom people-group
will
be
there,
along
with
their
kings
and
leaders.
They
were
powerful,
but
they
will
be
killed
and
lie
there
in
the
place
where
the
other
dead
people
are.
They
will
lie
there
in
that
deep
pit,
with
the
other
godless
people.
All
the
rulers
of
countries
north
of
Israel,
including
people
from
Sidon,
will
be
there.
Because
of
their
power,
they
caused
people
to
be
terrified,
but
they
will
lie
there.
They
were
godless,
and
they
will
lie
there
along
with
others
who
were
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
They,
along
with
everyone
else
who
descends
into
that
deep
pit,
will
be
disgraced.
The
king
of
Egypt
and
all
his
army
will
see
them,
and
they
will
be
comforted
to
know
that
there
were
other
huge
groups
of
people
who
were
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
While
he
was
living,
I
allowed
him
to
cause
others
in
many
countries
to
be
terrified,
but
he
and
his
huge
army
will
be
there
among
other
godless
people
who
had
been
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
am
the
one
who
has
said
that
it
would
happen.”
Ezekiel was appointed to be a watchman
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
speak
to
your
fellow Israelis
and
say
this
to
them: ‘When
I
bring
an
enemy
army [MTY]
to
attack
a
country,
and
the
people
of
that
country
choose
one
of
their
men
and
appoint
him
to
be
a
watchman,
if
he
sees
the
enemy
army [MTY]
coming
to
attack
his
country,
and
he
blows
a
trumpet
to
warn
the
people,
if
anyone
hears
the
trumpet
and
does
not
heed
the
warning,
and
as
a
result
he
is
killed
by
the
sword
of
one
of
his
enemies,
he
will
be
responsible
for
his
own
death [MTY].
If
he
had
heeded
the
warning,
he
would
have ◄have
saved
his
life/still
be
alive►.
But
because
he
heard
the
sound
of
the
trumpet
and
did
not
heed
that
warning,
his
death
will
be
his
own
fault.
But
if
the
watchman
sees
the
enemy
army [MTY]
coming
and
does
not
blow
the
trumpet
to
warn
the
people,
and
one
of
his
people
is
killed
by
an
enemy
sword,
that
person
will
die
because
of
his
sin,
but
I
will
consider
that
the
watchman
is
responsible
for
that
man’s
death.’
So,
you
human,
I
have
appointed
you
to
be
a
watchman
for
the Israeli
people [MTY].
So
always
listen
to
what
I
say
and
warn
the
people
for
me.
When
I
say
to
some
wicked
person, ‘You
wicked
person,
you
will
surely
die
because
of
your
sins,’
you
must
tell
him
that.
If
you
do
not
speak
to
that
person
to
warn
him
that
he
should
turn
away
from
his
sins,
that
wicked
person
will
die
because
of
his
sins,
but
I
will
say
that
you
are
responsible
for
his
death [MTY].
But
if
you
warn
that
wicked
person
that
he
should
turn
away
from
his
sins,
and
he
does
not
do
that,
he
will
die
because
of
his
sins,
but
you
will
have
saved
your
life.
You
human,
say
to
the Israeli
people, ‘This
is
what
you
all
are
saying: “
The
guilt
that
we
have
for disobeying
God’s
laws
and
sinning
is
like
a
heavy
weight
on
us,
and
it
is
hurting
us,
and
we
are slowly
dying.
So
what
can
we
do
to
continue
to
remain
alive?”’
Say
to
them, ‘Yahweh
the
Lord
says, “As
surely
as
I
am
alive,
I
am
not
happy
when
wicked
people
die;
I
would
prefer
that
they
turn
away
from
their
wicked
behavior
and
continue
to
live.
So
repent!
Turn
away
from
your
evil
behavior!
You Israeli
people,
do
you
really
want
to
die [RHQ]?”’
Therefore,
you
human,
say
to
your
fellow Israelis, ‘If
righteous
people
start
to
disobey
me,
their
being
righteous
previously
will
not
save
them
from
being
punished.
And
if
wicked
people
turn
away
from
their
wicked
behavior,
they
will
not
die
because
of
the
sins
that
they
committed
previously.
And
if
righteous
people
start
to
sin,
they
will
not
be
allowed
to
remain
alive
because
of
their
formerly
being
righteous.’
If
I
tell
righteous
people
that
they
will
surely
remain
alive,
but
then
they
trust/think
that
because
they
have
been
righteous
previously,
they
can
start
to
do
evil
and
not
be
punished,
I
will
not
think
about
the
righteous
things
that
they
did
previously;
they
will
die
because
of
the
evil
things
that
they
are
doing.
And
if
I
say
to
some
wicked
person, ‘You
will
surely
die
because
of
your
sins,’
that
person
may
turn
away
from
his
sinful
behavior
and
do
what
is
just
and
right [DOU].
For
example,
he
may
return
what
he
took
from
another
person
to
guarantee
that
that
person
would
pay
back
what
he
owes,
or
he
may
return
things
that
he
has
stolen,
and
he
may
obey
the
laws
that
will
enable
those
who
obey
them
to
remain
alive,
and
he
will
not
continue
to
do
evil
things.
If
that
happens,
he
will
surely
remain
alive;
he
will
not
die
because
of
the
sins
that
he
committed
previously.
I
will
not
think
about
the
sins
that
he
has
committed;
he
will
surely
remain
alive.
Your
fellow Israelis
say, ‘What
Yahweh
does
is
not
fair.’
But
it
is
your
behavior
that
is
not
fair.
If
a
righteous
person
turns
away
from
doing
what
is
righteous
and starts
to
do
what
is
evil,
it
is
fair
that
he
die
because
of
his
sins.
And
if
a
wicked
person
turns
away
from
his
wicked
behavior
and
does
what
is
right
and
fair [DOU],
it
is
fair
for
him
to
remain
alive
because
of
doing
that.
But
you Israeli
people
still
say, ‘What
Yahweh
does
is
not
fair.’
But
I
will
judge
each
of
you
for
what
you
do.”
What
will
happen
to
those
who
remained
in
Israel
Almost
twelve
years
after
we
had
been
taken
to
Babylonia,
on
the
fifth
day
of
the
tenth
month
of
that
year,
a
man
who
had
escaped
from
Jerusalem
came
to
me
in
Babylon
and
said, “Jerusalem
has
been
captured!”
The
evening
before
that
man
arrived,
Yahweh
took
control [MTY]
of
me,
and
when
that
man
arrived,
Yahweh
enabled
me
to
speak
again;
I
was
no
longer
forced
to
be
silent.
Then
Yahweh
gave
a
message
to
me.
He
said,
“You
human,
the
people
who
are
living
in
the
ruins
in
Israel
are
saying, ‘Abraham
was
only
one
person,
but
Yahweh
promised
him
that
he
and
his
descendants
would
possess
this
land.
But
we
are
many;
so
surely
this
land
has
been
given
to
us
by
Yahweh
to
continue
to
possess.’
So
send
a
message
to
them.
Say, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
You
eat
meat
that
still
has
the
animal’s
blood
in
it.
You
still
worship
idols.
And
you
still
murder
others [MTY].
So, ◄should
this
land
belong
to
you?/this
land
should
certainly
not
belong
to
you!► [RHQ]
You
rely
on
using
your
swords
to
obtain
things
that
you
want.
You
do
many
detestable
things.
Each
of
you
has
sex
with
other
men’s
wives.
So ◄why
should
you
continue
to
possess
the
land
of
Israel?/you
should
not
continue
to
possess
this
land!► [RHQ]’
Send
this
message
to
them: ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
As
surely
as
I
am
alive,
those
who
are
left
in
the
ruins
in
Jerusalem
will
also
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords,
and
those
who
are
living
in
the
countryside
will
be
killed
by
wild
animals,
and
those
who
are
living
in
forts
and
caves
will
die
from
a
plague.
I
will
cause
your
country
to
become
a
desolate
wasteland.
You
will
no
longer
be
proud
of
being
a
strong
country.
The
mountains
of
Israel
will
become
very
desolate,
with
the
result
that
no
one
will
walk
across
them.
Then,
when
I
have
caused
your
country
to
become
a
desolate
wasteland
because
of
all
the
detestable
things
that
you
have
done,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.’
As
for
you,
you
human,
your
fellow Israelis
here
in
Babylon
are
talking
about
you
along
the
city
walls
and
at
the
doors
of
their
houses.
They
are
saying
to
each
other, ‘Come
and
listen
to
the
message
that
has
come
from
Yahweh!’
My
people
come
to
you
as
they
often
have
done,
and
they
sit
in
front
of
you
to
listen
to
what
you
say.
But
they
do
not
do
what
you
tell
them
that
they
must
do.
With
their
mouths
they
say
that
they
love
me,
but
in
their
inner
beings
they
are
eager
to
acquire
things
by
doing
what
is
unjust.
To
them,
you
are
only
a
man
who
sings
love
songs
with
a
beautiful
voice,
and
you
play
a
musical
instrument
well.
They
hear
what
you
say,
but
they
do
not
do
what
you
tell
them
to
do.
The
terrible
things
that
I
have
said
will
happen
to
them
will
surely
happen.
And
then
they
will
know
that
a
prophet
has
been
among
them,
and
that
you
are
that
prophet.”
A parable about the leaders of Israel
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
prophesy
about
the
leaders
of
Israel.
They
should
be
taking
care
of
my
people
like [MET]
shepherds
take
care
of
their
sheep.
Say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
leaders [MET]
of
Israel
who
only
take
care
of
yourselves!
You
should
certainly [RHQ]
take
care
of
your
people
like [MET]
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
flock
of
sheep!
It
is
as
though
you
eat
the
curds,
you
slaughter
the
very
good
animals
and
wear
clothes
made
from
their
wool.
But
you
do
not
take
care
of
the
flock.
You
have
not
enabled
those
who
are
weak
to
become
strong.
You
have
not
healed
those
who
were
sick.
You
have
not
bandaged
those
who
were
wounded/injured.
You
have
not
brought
back
those
who
went
astray.
You
have
not
searched
for
those
who
became
lost.
You
have
ruled
your
people
harshly
and
cruelly.
So
they
were
scattered,
because
you
did
not
take
care
of
them
like [MET]
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
sheep.
And
when
they
were
scattered,
it
was
as
though
wild
animals
attacked
and
killed
them
and
ate
their
flesh.
My
people
wandered
like
sheep
all
over
the
high
hills
and
mountains.
They
were
scattered
all
over
the
earth,
and
no
one
searched
for
them [DOU].
Therefore,
you
who
should
be
acting
like
shepherds,
listen
to
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord
say:
As
surely
as
I
am
alive,
my
people
are
like
a
flock
of
sheep
that
has
no
shepherd,
and
as
a
result
it
is
as
though
wild
animals
have
attacked
my
people
and
eaten
them.
You
did
not
search
for
them;
instead,
you
only
wanted
to
provide
food
for
yourselves.
Therefore,
you
who
should
be
like [MET]
shepherds,
listen
to
what
I,
Yahweh
say:
I
am
opposed
to
you
leaders
who
should
be
like [MET]
shepherds
for
my
people.
I
will
remove
you
from
taking
care
of
my
people,
with
the
result
that
you
will
no
longer
feed
yourselves
instead
of
feeding
them.
I
will
rescue
my
people
from
you,
with
the
result
that
you
will
longer
be
able
to
butcher
them
and
eat
them.
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
to
you
leaders:
I
myself
will
search
for
my
sheep
and
take
care
of
them.
Like
a
shepherd
finds
his
scattered
sheep,
I
will
rescue
my
people
from
all
the
places
to
which
they
have
been
scattered,
at
a
time
when
things
were
very
gloomy
and
they
experienced
disasters.
I
will
bring
them
back
from
many
countries
and
gather
them
together
again
in
their
own
land.
Because
my
people
are
like
sheep [MET],
it
is
as
though
I
will
enable
them
to
find
good pastureland
on
the
hills
of
Israel,
and
in
the
ravines,
and
in
the
villages
of
Israel.
It
is
as
though
I
will
allow
them
to
graze
in
good
pastures
on
the
mountaintops.
They
will
lie
down
in
good ◄grazing
areas/grassy
fields►
there [DOU].
I
myself
will
take
care
of
my
people
and
enable
them
to
lie
down
and
rest.
I
will
search
for
those
who
are
lost
and
bring
back
the
ones
who
have
strayed
away.
I
will
bandage
those
who
have
been
injured
and
strengthen
those
who
are
weak.
But
I
will
get
rid
of
those
who
are
fat
and
powerful.
I
will
act
fairly
toward
the
people
who
are
like [MET]
my
sheep.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
promise.
And
as
for
you
who
are
like [MET]
my
sheep,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
I
will
judge
between
each
of
you;
and
I
will
separate
those
that
are
peaceful
like
sheep
from
those
that
are
always
trying
to
dominate
others
like
goats.
It
is
bad
that [RHQ]
some
of
you
keep
the
best
pastures
for
yourselves.
It
is
even
worse
that [RHQ]
you
trample
the
good
grass
with
your
feet.
You
yourselves
drink
the
clear
water [RHQ].
But
with
your
feet
you
cause
the
other
water
to
become
muddy [RHQ].
It
is
as
though
you [RHQ]
are
forcing
my
flock
to
eat
the
grass
that
you
have
trampled
and
to
drink
the
water
that
you
have
caused
to
become
muddy!
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
to
you:
I
myself
will
judge
between
those
of
you
who
are
like [MET]
the
fat
sheep
and
those
of
you
who
are
like
the
thin
sheep.
You
who
are
like
strong
sheep,
it
is
as
though
with
your
shoulders
and
buttocks
you
have shoved
away
those
who
are
like
thin
sheep,
and
you
have butted
them
with
your
horns,
until
you
have
chased
them
all
away
from
the
good pastureland.
But
I
will
rescue
my
people,
and
they
no
longer
will
be ◄harassed/treated
cruelly►.
I
will
judge
between
one
person
and
another.
And
I
will
appoint
one
leader [MET]
for
them,
someone
who
will
be
like
King
David,
who
served
me
very
well.
That
leader
will
take
care
of
them
and
be
like
their
shepherd.
I,
Yahweh,
will
be
their
God,
and
the
one
who
is
like [MET]
King
David
will
be
their
king.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
I
will
make
a
peace
agreement
with
the
people
of
Israel.
In
this
agreement
I
will
promise
to
get
rid
of
all
the
wild
animals
in
Israel,
in
order
that
my
people
may
live
safely,
even
in
the
desert
and
in
the
forests.
I
will
bless
them,
and
I
will
bless
the
places
close
to
my
sacred
hill.
I
will
bless
them
by
sending
them
rain
showers
at
the
right
season;
they
will
be
showers
to
bless
them.
The
fruit
trees
will
produce
fruit
and
the
ground
will
produce
crops.
And
my
people
will
live
safely
in
their
land.
When
I
rescue
them
from
people
who
caused
them
to
be
slaves [MET, DOU],
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
Soldiers
from
other
nations
will
no
longer
take
away
their
valuable
possessions,
and
wild
animals
will
no
longer
attack
them.
They
will
live
safely,
and
no
one
will
cause
them
to
be
afraid.
I
will
cause
their
land
to
be
famous/well-known
for
its
good
crops.
There
will
no
longer
be
famines
in
the
land,
and
people
in
other
nations
will
no
longer
ridicule
them.
Then
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
their
God,
am
helping
them,
and
they
will
know
that
they,
the Israeli
people,
are
my
people.
It
will
be
as
though [MET]
my
people
are
my
sheep
whom
I
will
take
care
of,
and
I
will
be
their
God.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.’”
A prophecy about the destruction of Edom
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
turn
toward
Edom
and
prophesy
what
will
happen
to
its
people.
Say
that
this
is
what
Yahweh
says
to
them:
‘You
who
live
near
Seir
Mountain
in
Edom,
I
am
opposed
to
you,
and
I
will
use
my
power [MTY]
to
strike
you
and
cause
your
country
to
become
a
wasteland.
I
will
cause
your
country
to
be
ruined
and
desolate.
When
that
happens,
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
You
have
always
been
enemies
of
the Israeli
people.
You
rejoiced
when
they
experienced
a
great
disaster:
their
enemies
attacked
them
with
swords,
when
I
punished
them
for
the
sins
that
they
had
committed.
Therefore,
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
I
will
allow
your
enemies
to
slaughter [MTY]
you
and
continue
to
slaughter
you.
You
were
happy
when [LIT]
others
were
slaughtered;
so
I
will
cause
Seir
Mountain
to
be
abandoned/deserted,
and
I
will
get
rid
of
anyone
who
enters
it
or
leaves
it.
I
will
cause
your
mountains
to
be
filled
with
the
corpses
of
those
who
have
been
killed.
The
corpses
of
those
who
have
been
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords
will
lie
on
your
hills
and
in
your
valleys
and
in
all
your
ravines.
I
will
cause
your
land
to
be
deserted
forever.
No
one
will
live
in
your
towns
again.
When
that
happens,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
You
people
said, “Israel
and
Judah
will
become
ours.
We
will
take
over
their
territory!”
You
said
that
even
though
I,
Yahweh,
was
still
there
and
protecting
them.
Therefore,
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
as
surely
as
I
am
alive,
I
will
punish [MTY]
you
for
being
angry
with
my
people, envying
them,
and
hating
them.
Then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
heard
all
the
disgusting
things
that
you
have
said
about
the
mountains
in
Israel.
You
said
that
they
have
been
ruined/devastated,
and
that
they
have
been
given
to
you
to
occupy [MET].
When
you
insulted
me,
I
heard
all
that
you
said
about
me.
So
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
You
people
who
live
on
Seir
Mountain
and
in
all
the
other
places
in
Edom,
when
I
cause
your
land
to
become
desolate,
everyone
in
the
entire
world
will
rejoice.
You
were
happy
when
the
land [MTY]
of
the Israeli
people
became
desolate,
so
I
will
cause
your
land
to
become
desolate.
When
that
happens,
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.’ ”
A prophecy about Yahweh bringing his people back to Israel
You
human,
prophesy
about
the
mountains
in
Israel.
Say
to
them, “You
mountains
in
Israel,
listen
to
what
Yahweh
says.
This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
Your
enemies
happily
said
about
you, ‘Aha!
The
mountains
in
Israel
that
have
existed
for
a
long
time
have
become
ours!’ ”
Therefore
prophesy
about
those
mountains
and
say, “This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
declares:
Armies
of
other
nations
attacked
you [DOU]
from
every
direction,
with
the
result
that
your
land
became
abandoned,
and
people
of
other
nations
occupied
you,
and
they
spoke
maliciously
about
you
and
slandered
you.
Therefore,
you
mountains
in
Israel,
listen
to
this
message
from
me.
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
something
to
say
to
the
hills
and
mountains,
to
the
ravines
and
valleys,
to
the
deserted
ruins
and
towns
whose
valuable
possessions
have
been
taken
and
their
people ridiculed
by
the
people
of
other
nations
around
them.
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare:
I
am
very
angry [DOU]
with
the
people
of
Edom
and
other
nations;
they
have
forced
you
Israeli
people
to
endure
them insulting
you.
Therefore,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
Lifting
up
my
arm,
I
solemnly
declare
that
the
people
of
the
nations
that
are
around
you
will
also
endure
being
insulted.
But
I
say
to
you
mountains
in
Israel
that
huge
crops
of
fruit
will
grow
on
your
trees
for
my Israeli
people,
because
they
will
soon
return
home
from
Babylonia.
I ◄am
concerned
about/will
take
care
of►
you,
and
I
will
bless
you.
I
will
enable
farmers
to
plow
the
ground
and
plant
seed
there.
I
will
cause
the
number
of
people
who
live
on
you
mountains
and
everywhere
else
in
Israel
to
greatly
increase.
People
will
live
in
the
towns
and
rebuild
houses
where
there
are
now
only
ruins.
I
will
cause
the
number
of
people
and domestic
animals
to
increase.
People
will
have
many
children [IDM, DOU].
I
will
enable
people
to
live
there
like
they
did
previously,
and
I
will
enable
them
to
prosper
like
they
did
before.
Then
you
will
know
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
I
will
enable
my Israeli
people
to
walk
through
your
mountains.
They
will
own
you;
you
will
be
their
permanent
possession.
Never
again
will
their
children
die.
This
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
to
you:
People
say
that
only
a
small
amount
of
food
is
produced
on
your
mountains,
and
as
a
result
the
people
of
Israel
die
from
hunger.
Therefore,
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
no
longer
will
that
happen.
No
longer
will
the
people
of
other
nations
ridicule
you;
no
longer
will
they
laugh
at
you;
no
longer
will
the
armies
of
other
nations
conquer
you.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
declared
that
it
will
happen.”
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
when
the Israeli
people
were
living
in
their
own
land,
they ◄defiled
it/caused
it
to
become
unacceptable
to
me►
by
the
things
that
they
did.
I
considered
that
their
behavior
was
disgusting,
like [SIM]
the
rags/cloths
that
women
use
during
their
monthly
menstrual
periods.
So
I
severely
punished [MTY]
them,
because
they
had
murdered [MTY]
many
people
and
because
they
had
defiled
the
land
by
worshiping
idols
there.
I
caused
them
to
be
scattered
among
many
nations [DOU].
I
punished [MTY]
them
like
they
deserved
to
be
punished
because
of
their
very
evil
behavior [DOU].
And
wherever
they
went
among
those
nations,
they
caused
my
reputation [MTY]
to
be
disgraced.
What
has
happened
is
that
the
people
in
those
countries
said
about
the Israeli
people, ‘They
belong
to
Yahweh,
but
they
were
forced
to
leave
the
land
that
he
gave
to
them.’
But
I
was
concerned
about
my
reputation,
which
the
people
of
Israel
had
disgraced
among
the
nations
to
which
they
were
forced
to
go.
Therefore,
say
to
the Israeli
people, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
You Israeli
people,
it
is
not
for
your
sake
that
I
am
going
to
do
these
things.
Instead,
it
is
for
the
sake
of
my
sacred
reputation,
which
you
have
disgraced
among
the
nations
to
which
you
were
forced
to
go.
I
will
show
that
my
reputation
is
sacred,
a
reputation
which
you
have
disgraced
among
the
nations
to
which
you
were
forced
to
go.
And
when
I
show
the
nations
that
I
am
holy,
the
people
of
those
nations
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
What
I
will
do
is
to
bring
you
back
from
those
nations.
I
will
gather
you
from
all
the
countries
to
which
you
were
forced
to
go,
and
bring
you
back
to
your
own
land.
It
will
be
as
though [MET]
I
will
sprinkle
clean
water
on
you,
and
then
you
will
be
clean.
I
will
cause
you
to
be
cleansed
from
everything
that
has
defiled
you,
and
I
will
cause
you
to
stop
worshiping
idols.
I
will
give
you
a
completely
new
way
of
thinking [IDM].
I
will
enable
you
to
stop
being
stubborn [IDM],
and
I
will
enable
you
to
obey
me
from
your
inner
beings [IDM].
I
will
put
my
Spirit
within
you
and
enable
you
to
carefully
obey
all
my
laws [DOU].
You
will
again
live
in
the
land
that
I
gave
to
your
ancestors.
You
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
your
God.
I
will
free
you
from
all
your
disgraceful
behavior.
I
will
cause
your
grain
to
be
plentiful,
and
I
will
not
send
a
famine
to
you
again.
I
will
cause
your
fruit
trees
to
produce
plenty
of
fruit
and
your
ground
to
produce
plenty
of
good
crops,
with
the
result
that
you
will
no
longer
be ridiculed
by
the
people
of
other
nations
because
of
your
not
having
enough
food.
When
that
happens,
you
will
think
about
your
previous
evil
behavior
and
wicked
deeds,
and
you
will ◄be
very
displeased
with/hate►
yourselves
for
your
sins
and
the
detestable
things
that
you
did.
But
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
I
want
you
to
know
that
it
is
not
for
your
sake
that
I
will
do
those
things.
You Israeli
people
ought
to
be
ashamed
of
your
behavior.
This
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
At
the
time
that
I
forgive
you
for
all
the
sins
that
you
have
committed,
I
will
enable
you
to
live
in
your
towns
again
and
to
build
houses
where
there
are
now
only
ruins.
People
who
walk
through
your
country
will
see
that
your
land
is
again
cultivated
instead
of ◄being
desolate/having
nothing
growing
in
it►.
They
will
say, “This
land
that
was
ruined
has
become
very
fertile/productive
like [SIM]
the
garden
of
Eden!
The
cities
that
were
piles
of
ruins,
empty
and
destroyed,
now
have
walls
around
them,
and
people
live
in
those
cities.”
When
that
happens,
the
people
in
the
nations
that
are
around
you
that
still exist
will
know
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
have
enabled
you
to
rebuild
what
was
destroyed,
and
to
again
plant
crops
in
the
fields
that
had
nothing
growing
in
them.
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
that
it
will
happen,
and
I
will
cause
it
to
happen.
This
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
Again
I
will
heed
what
you Israeli
people
are
pleading
for
me
to
do
for
you.
I
will
cause
your
people
to
be
as
numerous
as
your
sheep,
as
numerous
as
the
flocks
of
sheep
that
will
be
needed
for
offerings
in
Jerusalem
during
your
regular
festivals.
The
cities
that
are
now
ruined
will
be
filled
with
people,
and
then
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.’”
The vision about the valley of dry bones
One
day
Yahweh
gave
me
another
vision.
In
the
vision
I
felt
the
power [MTY]
of
God
on
me,
and
by
his
Spirit
he
took
me
to
the
middle
of
a
valley.
It
was
full
of
bones
of
people
who
had
been
killed.
He
led
me
to
walk
back
and
forth
among
those
bones.
I
saw
that
there
were
very
many
bones
there,
bones
that
were
very
dry.
He
asked
me, “You
human,
do
you
think
that
these
bones
can
become
living
people
again?”
I
replied, “Yahweh
my
Lord,
only
you
know
if
that
can
happen.”
Then
he
said
to
me, “Prophesy
to
these
bones.
Say
to
them, ‘You
dry
bones,
listen
to
what
Yahweh
says.
This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
to
you
bones:
I
will
put
my
breath
into
each
of
you,
and
you
will
become
alive
again.
I
will
fasten
tendons
to
your
bones,
and
cause
your
bones
to
be
covered
with
flesh.
I
will
cover
the
flesh
with
skin.
Then
I
will
breathe
into
you,
and
you
will
become
alive.
When
that
happens,
you
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.’ ”
So
I
spoke
to
the
bones
what
Yahweh
commanded
me
to
speak.
As
I
was
speaking,
there
was
a
noise,
a
rattling
sound,
and
the
bones
came
together,
bones
joining
to
each
other.
While
I
was
looking,
I
saw
tendons fastening
to
them
and
flesh
covering
them,
and
then
skin
covered
the
flesh,
but
they
did
not
breathe.
Then
he
said
to
me, “You
human,
prophesy
to
the
wind.
Say
to
the
wind, ‘Wind [APO],
Yahweh
says
to
you,
blow
from
all
four
directions.
Breathe
into
these
people
who
have
been
killed,
in
order
that
they
can
become
alive
again!’ ”
So
I
said
what
he
commanded
me
to
say,
and
then
breath
entered
them.
They
became
alive
and
stood
up,
like
a
huge
army.
Then
he
said
to
me, “You
human,
these
bones
represent
all
the Israeli
people [MTY].
The
people
say, ‘
It
is
as
though
our
bones
are
dried
up;
there
are
no
more
good
things
that
we
can ◄hope
for/confidently
expect
to
happen
to
us►;
our
nation
is
destroyed/finished.’
So
prophesy
and
say
to
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
My
people,
it
will
be
as
though
I
will
open
your
graves
and
cause
your
corpses
to
become
alive
again.
I
will
bring
you
back
to
Israel.
Then,
what
that
happens,
you
my
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
I
will
put
my
Spirit
in
you,
and
it
will
be
as
though
you
will
become
alive
again,
and
I
will
enable
you
to
live
in
your
own
land
again.
Then
you
will
know
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
said
that
it
would
happen
and
who
has
caused
it
to
happen.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
declare.’ ”
A
prophecy
about
being
one
nation
with
one
king
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“You
human,
take
a
piece
of
wood
and
write
on
it, ‘This represents
Judah
and
all
the
tribes
of
Judah.’
Then
take
another
piece
of
wood
and
write
on
it, ‘This represents
Israel
and
all
the
tribes
of
Israel.’
Then
join
them
together
to
become
as
though
they
were
one
piece
of
wood
in
your
hand.
When
your
fellow Israelis
ask
you, ‘What
does ◄this
action/what
you
just
did►
mean?’,
tell
them, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
One
of
the
pieces
of
wood
in
my
hand represents
Israel
and
all
the
tribes
of
Israel.
I
am
joining
it
to
the
piece
of
wood
that represents
Judah,
to
form
one
piece
of
wood
in
his
hand.’
Then,
you
human,
hold
up
the
pieces
of
wood
that
you
have
written
on,
in
order
that
the
people
can
see
them.
Say
to
the
people, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
I
will
take
you Israeli
people
out
of
the
countries
to
which
you
have
been
forced
to
go.
I
will
gather
you
from
all
those
nations
and
bring
you
back
to
your
own
land.
And
I
will
cause
you
to
again
be
one
nation
in
that
land,
on
the
mountains
in
Israel.
And
there
will
be
one
king
to
rule
over
all
of
you.
Never
again
will
you
be
two
nations
or
divided
into
two
kingdoms.
No
longer
will
you ◄defile
yourselves/make
yourselves
unacceptable
to
me►
by
worshiping
idols
and
disgusting
statues
of
your
gods,
because
I
will
enable
you
to
quit
your
sinful
behavior
and
to
stop rejecting
me.
You
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
your
God.
Someone
who
will
be
like [MET]
King
David
who
served
me
well
will
be
the
king
of
your
descendants,
and
it
will
be
as
though [MET]
he
will
be
their
shepherd.
They
will
carefully
obey
all
my
laws [DOU].
They
will
live
in
the
land
that
I
gave
to
Jacob,
who
also
served
me
well;
they
will
live
in
the
land
where
your
ancestors
lived.
They
and
their
children
and
their
grandchildren
will
live
there
forever,
and
the
one
who
will
be
like [MET]
King
David
will
be
their
king
forever.
I
will
make
a
peace
agreement
with
them;
it
will
be
an
agreement
that
will
endure
forever.
I
will
again
give
them
that
land
and
cause
their
population
to
increase.
And
I
will
put
my
temple
among
them
forever.
The
place
where
I
will
live
will
be
among
them;
I
will
be
their
God
and
they
will
be
my
people.
Then,
when
my
temple
is
forever
there
among
them,
the
people
of
other
nations
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
caused
the Israeli
people
to
be
set
apart
to
belong
to
me.’”
A prophecy about Gog
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said
to
me,
“You
human,
turn
and
face
Magog,
the
country
where
Gog
is
the
king.
He
is
also
the
ruler
of
the
nations
of
Meshech
and
Tubal.
Prophesy
about
the
terrible
things
that
will
happen
to
him,
and
say, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
Gog,
you
who
rule
Meshech
and
Tubal,
I
am
opposed
to
you.
It
will
be
as
though
I
will
turn
you
around
and
put
hooks
in
your
jaws
and
bring
you
to
Israel—you
and
all
of
your
army,
including
your
horses
and
men
carrying
weapons
who
ride
the
horses,
and
many
other
soldiers
carrying
large
shields
and
small
shields,
all
of
them
carrying
swords.
Armies
from
Persia,
Ethiopia,
and
Put/Libya
will
also
come,
all
of
them
with
shields
and
helmets.
An
army
from
Gomer
north
of
Israel
will
come,
and
an
army
from
Togarmah
far
north
of
Israel
will
come.
Armies
of
many
nations
will
accompany
you.’
Tell
Gog, ‘Get
ready
and
be
prepared
to
be
the
commander
of
all
those
groups
of
soldiers.
At
some
future
time,
I
will
command
you
to
lead
those
armies
to
attack
Israel,
a
country
whose
buildings
have
been
rebuilt
after
they
were
destroyed
in
wars.
Their
people
will
have
been
brought
back
from
many
nations
to
live
again
on
the
hills
of
Israel,
which
had
been
deserted
for
a
long
time.
They
had
been
brought
back
from
other
nations
and
will
be
living
peacefully.
You
and
all
those
armies
from
many
nations
will
go
up
to
Israel,
advancing
like [SIM]
a
big
storm.
Your
army
will
be
like
a
huge
cloud
that
covers
the
land.
But
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
On
that
day,
you
will
have
an
idea
about [DOU]
doing
an
evil
thing.
You
will
say
to
yourself, “My
army
will
invade
a
country
where
the
villages
do
not
have
walls
around
them.
We
will
attack
people
who
are
peaceful
and
do
not suspect/think
that
they
will
be
attacked.
Their
towns
and
villages
do
not
have
walls
with
gates
and
bars.
So
it
will
be
easy
for
us
to
attack
the
people
who
are
living
again
in
those
towns
that
were
previously
destroyed.
They
are
people
who
have
been
gathered
from
many
countries
where
they
had
lived
for
many
years,
people
who
now
live
safely
in
their
land
with
all
their
livestock
and
other
possessions.
They
are
living
in
the
country
that
is
in
the
middle
of
the
most
important
countries (OR,
that
they
think
is [IRO]
the
most
important
country)
in
the
world.
Our
soldiers
will
take
away [DOU]
all
their
valuable
possessions.”
Then
people
of
Sheba
and
Dedan
and
the
merchants
of
Tarshish
and
nearby
villages
will
come
and
say
to
you, “Are
you
gathering
all
your
soldiers
in
order
to
attack
Israel
and
take
away
all
their
silver
and
gold?
Do
you
plan
to
take
away
their
livestock
and
all
their
other
valuable
possessions [DOU]?”’
Therefore,
you
human,
prophesy
about
Gog
and
say
to
him, ‘This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
At
that
time,
when
my
people
of
Israel
are
living
safely,
you
will
certainly
think
about
that.
So
you
will
come
from
your
place
far
north
of
Israel,
with
the
armies
of
many
other
nations,
all
riding
horses,
a
huge
army.
You
will
march
toward
my Israeli
people,
and
your
soldiers
will
cover
the
land
like
a
huge
cloud.
Gog,
I
will
bring
your
army
to
attack
the
country
that
belongs
to
me,
but
what
I
do
for
you
will
show
the
people
of
other
nations
that
I
am
holy.
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
to
Gog:
In
past
years,
when
I
gave
messages
to
my
servants,
the
prophets
in
Israel,
there
were
messages [RHQ]
about
you.
At
that
time,
they
prophesied
for
many
years
that
I
would
bring
your
armies
to
attack
my
people.
So
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say
will
happen:
When
your
army
attacks
Israel,
I
will
be
very
angry
with
you.
I
will
be
very
furious,
and
to
show
that
I
am
angry,
there
will
be
a
great
earthquake
in
Israel,
where
your
armies
will
be.
The
fish
in
the
sea,
the
birds,
the
wild
animals,
and
the
animals/creatures
that crawl
on
the
ground,
and
all
the
people
on
the
earth
will
tremble
because
of
what
I
am
doing.
Mountains
will
fall
down,
cliffs
will
crumble,
and
walls
everywhere
will
fall
to
the
ground.
Gog,
on
all
the
mountains
in
the
country
that
belongs
to
me
I
will
cause
your
soldiers
to
fight
against
each
other
with
their
swords.
I
will
punish [MTY]
you
and
your
soldiers
with
plagues
and
murders [MTY].
And
I
will
send
down
from
the
sky,
on
you
and
your
troops
that
have
come
from
many
nations,
huge
amounts
of
rain
and
hail
and
burning
sulfur.
By
doing
that,
I
will
cause
the
people
of
many
nations
to
know
that
I
am
very
great
and
holy,
and
they
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
the
things
that
I
say
that
I
will
do.’ ”
Yahweh
said
to
me, “You
human,
prophesy
about
more
terrible
things
that
will
happen
to
Gog,
and
say
this
to
him: ‘Gog,
I
am
opposed
to
you
who
rule
Meshech
and
Tubal.
I
will
turn
you
around
and
drag
you
and
your
armies
from
far
north
of
Israel
and
send
you
to
fight
on
the
mountains
in
Israel.
When
you
are
there,
I
will
snatch
your
bows
from
your
left
hands
and
cause
your
arrows
to
fall
from
your
right
hands.
You
and
all
the
soldiers
that
are
with
you
will
die
on
the
mountains
in
Israel.
I
will
give
your
corpses
to
be
food
for
the
birds
that
eat
dead
flesh,
and
to
the
wild
animals.
You
will
die
in
the
open
fields.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
said
that
it
will
happen.
I
will
cause
many
fires
to
burn
in
Magog
and
among
all
those
who
live
safely
in
the
areas
along
their
coasts,
and
they
will
know
that
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
I
will
enable
my Israeli
people
to
know
that
I
am
holy.
I
will
no
longer
allow
people
to
damage
my
reputation,
and
people
in
other
nations
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
am
the
Holy
One
in
Israel.
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
that
it
will
soon
be
the
day
that
those
things
will
happen.
It
will
be
the
day
that
I
have
spoken
to
you
about.
At
that
time,
those Israelis
who
live
in
the
towns
will
go
out
and
gather
the
weapons
from
your
dead
soldiers,
and
use
them
to
make
fires
to
cook
their
food.
They
will
burn
the
small
and
large
shields,
the
bows
and
arrows,
the
war
clubs,
and
spears.
There
will
be
enough
weapons
to
use
as
firewood
for
seven
years.
They
will
not
need
to
gather
firewood
in
the
fields
or
cut
wood
from
trees
in
the
forests,
because
those
weapons
will
be
all
the
firewood
that
they
will
need.
And
they
will
take
valuable
things
from
those
who
took
valuable
things
from
them,
and
steal
things
from
people
who
stole
things
from
them.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare
will
happen.
At
that
time
I
will
create
a
graveyard
for
you,
Gog,
and
your
soldiers,
in
the
valley
east
of
the
Dead
Sea.
That
graveyard
will
block
the
road
that
travelers
usually
walk
on,
because
you,
Gog
and
all
the
soldiers
of
your
huge
army
will
be
buried
there.
So
it
will
be
named ‘the
Valley
of Gog’s
Huge Army’.
For
seven
months
the
people
of
Israel
will
be
burying
those
corpses.
It
will
be
necessary
to
bury
all
of
them,
in
order
that
the
land
will
not
be ◄defiled/considered
unacceptable
to
me►
because
of
any
unburied
corpses.
All
the
people
of
Israel
will
do
the
work
of
burying
them.
The
day
when
I
win
that
victory
they
will
honor
me.
After
those
seven
months
are
ended,
the Israeli
people
will
appoint
men
to
go
throughout
the
land
to
bury
corpses,
in
order
that
the
land
will
not
remain
defiled.
When
they
go
through
the
land,
when
one
of
them
sees
a
human
bone,
he
will
set
up
a
marker
beside
it.
When
the gravediggers
see
the markers,
they
will
pick
up
the
bones
and
bury
them
in
the
Valley
of Gog’s
Huge
Army.
There
will
be
a
city
there
named
Hamonah,
which
means ‘huge army’.
And
by
doing
this
work
of
burying
the
corpses,
they
will ◄cleanse
the
land/cause
the
land
to
be
acceptable
to
me
again►.’ ”
Yahweh
said
to
me, “You
human,
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
Summon
every
kind
of
bird
and
wild
animal.
Say
to
them, ‘Gather
together
from
everywhere
and
come
to
the
feast
that
Yahweh
is
preparing
for
you.
It
will
be
a
great
feast
on
the
mountains
in
Israel.
There
you
will
eat
men’s
flesh
and
drink
their
blood.
You
will
eat
the
flesh
of
strong
soldiers
and
drink
the
blood
of
kings
as
if
they
were
fat
animals—rams
and
lambs,
goats
and
bulls—from
the
Bashan
region.
At
that
feast
that
Yahweh
is
preparing
for
you,
you
will
eat
fat
until
your
stomachs
are
full,
and
you
will
drink
blood
until
it
is
as
though
you
are
drunk.
It
will
be
as
though
you
are
eating
at
a
table
that
I
have
set
up
for
you.
You
will
eat
all
you
want
of
the
flesh
of
horses
and
their
riders,
strong
soldiers [DOU]
of
every
kind.’
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.
I
will
show
people
of
many
nations
that
I
am
glorious,
and
all
those
nations
will
see
how
I
punish
them [DOU].
After
that
time,
the Israeli
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
their
God,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
And
the
people
of
other
nations
will
know
that
the Israeli
people
had
been
forced
to
go
to
other
countries
because
they
sinned
by
not
being
faithful
to
me.
I ◄turned
away
from/abandoned►
them,
and
allowed
their
enemies
to
capture
them [IDM],
and
many [HYP]
of
them
were
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
I
punished
them
like
they
deserved
to
be
punished
because
of
their
disgusting
behavior
and
sins,
and
I
turned
away
from
them [MTY].
Therefore,
this
is
now
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
I
will
now
bring
back
from
exile/Babylonia
the
descendants
of
Jacob;
I
will
pity
all
the Israeli
people,
and
I
will
also jealously
protect
my
reputation.
When
the Israeli
people
are
back
in
their
own
country,
they
will
live
safely
in
their
land,
with
no
one
to
cause
them
to
be
afraid,
but
they
will
be
ashamed
when
they
think
about
the
disgraceful
and
unfaithful
things
that
they
did
previously.
When
I
have
brought
them
back
from
their
enemies’
countries
and
gathered
them
together
in
Israel,
the
people
of
many
nations
will
know
that
I
am
holy.
And
the Israeli
people
will
know
that
I,
Yahweh
their
Lord,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
They
will
know
that
because
even
though
I
forced
them
to
go
to
other
countries,
I
will
gather
them
together
in
their
own
country.
I
will
not
leave
any
of
them
in
those
countries.
I
will
no
longer
turn
away
from
them;
I
will
pour
out
my
Spirit
on
the Israeli
people.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
In a vision, Ezekiel was taken to Jerusalem
Almost 25
years
after
we
had
been
taken
to
Babylonia,
on
the
tenth
day
of
the
first
month
of
that
year,
almost 14years
after
Jerusalem
had
been
destroyed,
in
a
vision
I
felt
the
power [MTY]
of
Yahweh
on
me,
and
he
took
me
to
Israel.
He
set
me
on
a
very
high
mountain.
On
the
south
side
of
that
mountain
there
were
some
buildings
that
appeared
to
be
part
of
a
city.
When
he
took
there,
I
saw
a
man
whose
face
was
like [SIM]
bronze.
He
was
standing
in
the
entrance
of
a
building.
He
had
a
linen
cord
and
a
measuring
stick
in
his
hand.
He
said
to
me, “You
human,
look
carefully
at
everything
that
I
am
going
to
show
you,
and
pay
attention
to
everything
that
I
say
and
everything
that
I
will
show
you,
because
that
is
why
you
have
been
brought
here.
And
then
later
you
must
tell
the Israeli
people
everything
that
you
have
seen
here.”
The
east entryway
to
the
outer
courtyard
In
the
vision
I
saw
that
there
was
a
wall
that
completely
surrounded
the
temple
area.
The
measuring
stick
in
the
man’s
hand
was ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
long.
He
measured
the
wall:
It
was ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
thick
and ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
high.
Then
he
went
to
the entryway
on
the
east
side
of
the
temple.
He
climbed
the
steps
and
measured
the
outer
threshold/opening
for
the entryway:
It
was ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
deep.
Next,
there
was
an
entry hallway
with
three ◄alcoves/very
small
rooms►
along
each
side
where
the
guards
stood.
Each
of
the
alcoves
was ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
on
each
side.
There
was
a
dividing
wall
between
each alcove
that
was ◄8-3/4
feet/2.7 meters►
wide.
At
the
end
of
the
entry hallway
was
the
inner
threshold/opening
for
the entryway, ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
deep.
It
led
to
the
entry
room
to
the
inner
courtyard
and
faced
the
temple.
Then
he
measured
the
entry
room
at
the
end
of
the
entry hallway.
It
was
about ◄14
feet/4.2 meters►
long,
and
its
supporting
columns
were ◄3-1/2
feet/1.1 meters►
thick.
The
entry
room
of
the entryway
was
at
the
end
of
the
entry hallway
that
faced
the
temple
and
extended
into
the
courtyard.
Inside
the
east entryway
there
were
three
alcoves
on
each
side
of
the
entry hallway.
They
each
had
the
same
length
and
width.
And
the
measurements
of
the
walls
that
divided
the
alcoves
were
all identical.
Then
he
measured
the
threshold/opening
for
the entryway:
It
was ◄17-1/2
feet/5.3 meters►
wide,
and
the
entry hallway
between
the
alcoves
was ◄22-3/4
feet/6.9 meters►
wide.
In
front
of
each alcove
was
a
low
wall
about ◄21
inches/53 cm.►
high,
and
the
alcoves
were ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
on
each
side.
Then
he
measured
the
width
of
the
roof
of
the
entrance hallway,
the
distance
between
the
rear
wall
of
one alcove
to
the
rear
wall
of
the
opposite alcove,
including
the
supporting
walls
along
each
side.
It
was ◄43-3/4
feet/13.3 meters►.
Then
he
measured
all
along
the
dividing
walls
between
the
alcoves
all
along
the
inside
of
the
entry hallway:
It
was ◄105
feet/31.8 meters►.
He
measured
as
far
as
the
entry
room
of
the entryway.
The
length
from
the
outer
opening
of
the entryway
to
the
far
end
of
the
entry
room
was ◄87-1/2
feet/26.5 meters►.
There
were
small
windows
in
the
outside
walls
of
all
the
alcoves,
and
also
in
the
inner
dividing
walls
between
the
alcoves.
There
were
also
small
windows
in
the
entry
room.
The
dividing
walls
were
decorated
with
carvings
of
palm
trees.
The
outer
courtyard
Then
in
the
vision
he
brought
me
to
the
outer
courtyard.
There
I
saw
some
rooms,
and
a
stone
path/pavement
along
the
walls
around
the
courtyard.
There
were
thirty
rooms
along
the
path.
The
stone
path
was
all
around
the
courtyard,
and
it
extended
out
from
the
walls
into
the
courtyard
for
the
same
distance
as
the
entry
room
of
the entryway.
That
was
the
lower
path.
Then
the
man
measured
the
distance
across
the
outer
courtyard
of
the
temple,
between
the
inner
entrance
of
the entryway
and
the
wall
surrounding
the
inner
courtyard:
It
was ◄175
feet/53 meters►
on
the
east
side
and
on
the
north
side
of
the
courtyard.
The
north entryway
Then
he
measured
how
long
and
how
wide
was
the entryway
that
was
on
the
north
side,
the
entrance
into
the
outer
courtyard
of
the
temple.
There
were
three
alcoves
on
each
side
of
the entryway
hall.
The
measurements
of
the
alcoves,
the
dividing
walls
between
the
alcoves,
and
the
entry
room
were
the
same
as
as
those
in
the
first entryway.
The
length
from
the
outer
opening
of
the entryway
to
the
far
end
of
the
entry
room
was ◄87-1/2
feet/26.5 meters►.
The entryway
was ◄43-3/4
feet/13.3 meters►
wide.
Its
windows
and
the
entry
room
and
the
palm
tree
decorations
all
measured
the
same
as
the
ones
on
the
east
side.
There
were
seven
steps
up
to
the
outer
threshold/opening
for
the entryway,
and
an
entry
room
was
at
the
other
end
of
the entryway.
There
was
an entryway
to
the
inner
courtyard
that
faces
the
north entryway,
like
there
was
on
the
east
side.
The
man
measured
the
distance
from
the
north entryway
to
the entryway
on
the
other
side;
it
was ◄175
feet/53 meters►.
The
south entryway
Then
he
brought
me
through
the
south entryway
into
the
outer
courtyard,
and
he
measured
it.
It
measured
the
same
as
the
other entryways.
Its
alcoves,
its
dividing
walls
between
the
alcoves,
and
its
entry
room
measured
the
same
as
the
ones
on
the
other
sides.
The
alcoves
and
the
entry
room
had
narrow
windows
along
the
walls,
like
on
the
other
sides.
The
length
of
the
outer
opening
of
the entryway
to
the
far
end
of
the
entry
room
was
was ◄87-1/2
feet/26.5 meters►
and
the entryway
was ◄43-3/4
feet/13.3 meters►
wide.
There
were
seven
steps
up
to
the
outer
threshold/opening
for
the entryway,
and
an
entry
room
was ◄opposite
it/at
the
end
of
the entryway
facing
the
courtyard►.
It
also
had
carvings
of
palm
trees
on
the
dividing
walls
that
were
between
the
alcoves.
The
inner
courtyard
also
had
an entryway
on
the
south
side.
He
measured
from
that entryway
to
the
entrance
on
the
south
side
of
the
outer
courtyard;
it
was
also ◄175
feet/53 meters►.
Entryways
to
the
inner
courtyard
Then
in
the
vision
he
brought
me
through
the
south entryway
into
the
inner
courtyard,
and
he
measured
the
south entryway.
It
measured
the
same
as
the
other
entryways.
Its
alcoves
along
the
entry hallway,
its
dividing
walls
between
the
alcoves,
and
its
entry
room
measured
the
same
as
the
ones
on
the
other
sides.
The
alcoves
and
the
entry
room
had
windows.
The
length
of
the
outer
opening
of
the entryway
to
the
far
end
of
the
entry
room
was
was ◄87-1/2
feet/26.5 meters►
and
the entryway
was ◄43-3/4
feet/13.3 meters►
wide.
The
entry
rooms
around
the
inner
courtyard
were ◄43-3/4
feet/13.3 meters►
wide
and ◄8.7
feet/2.6 meters►
long.
The
entry
room
faced
the
outer
courtyard.
There
were
carvings
of
palm
trees
that
decorated
the
columns,
and
there
were
eight
steps
up
to
the entryway.
Then
he
led
me
to
the
east
side
of
the
inner
courtyard,
and
he
measured
the
entrance.
It
had
the
same
measurements
as
the
other
entrances
Its
alcoves
and
dividing
walls
and
entry
room
measured
the
same
as
the
others.
Its
entry
room
faced
the
outer
courtyard.
It
also
had
carvings
of
palm
trees
that
decorated
the
walls,
and
it
had
eight
steps
up
to
it.
Then
he
led
me
to
the
entrance
on
the
north
side
and
measured
it.
It
measured
the
same
as
the
other
entrances.
And
its
alcoves
and
walls
between
them
and
the
entry
room
all
had
small
windows
in
the
walls.
It
was ◄87-1/2
feet/26.5 meters►
long
and ◄43.7
feet/13.3 meters►
wide.
Its
entry
room
faced
the
outer
courtyard.
There
were
carvings
of
palm
trees
that
decorated
its
walls,
and
there
were
eight
steps
up
to
the entryway.
The
rooms
for
preparing
sacrifices
In
the
vision,
I
saw
that
in
the
inner
entry
room
of
the
north entryway
there
was
a
door
to
a
side
room.
That
side
room
was
where
the
carcasses
of
the
animals
that
would
be
burned
completely
on
the
altar
were
washed.
In
the
entry
room,
there
were
two
tables
on
each
side
of
the
room.
On
those
tables
would
be
slaughtered
the
animals
that
would
be
completely
burned,
and
the
animals
for
offerings
for
sins
that
people
had
committed,
and
offerings
to
cause
people
to
longer
be
guilty
for
having
sinned.
Along
the
outside
wall
of
the
entry
room,
on
each
side
of
the
steps
at
the
opening
to
the entryway
on
the
north
side,
were
two
tables.
So
there
were
four
tables
outside
the
entrance
and
four
tables
inside
the
entry
room,
on
which
the
animals
to
be
sacrificed
were
slaughtered.
There
were
also
four
tables
of
cut
stone
for
the
offerings
to
be
completely
burned, ◄31-1/2
in./80 cm.►
on
each
side
and ◄21
in./53 cm.►
high.
On
those
stone
tables
would
be
placed
the
tools
for
slaughtering
all
the
animals
for
the
sacrifices.
The
meat
for
the
offerings
would
be
placed
on
stone
tables.
There
were
hooks
on
which
the
meat
was
hung,
each
with
two prongs,
each ◄3
in./8 cm.►
long,
fastened
to
the
walls
of
the
entry
room.
Rooms
for
the
priests
Outside
the
inner entryway,
inside
the
inner
courtyard,
were
two
rooms,
one
on
the
north
side
and
one
on
the
south
side.
The
man
said
to
me, “The
room
whose
door
faces
south
is
for
the
priests
who
are
in
charge
of
the
work
in
the
temple.
The
room
whose
door
faces
north
is
for
the
priests
who
are
in
charge
of
the
work
at
the
altar.
They
are
the
descendants
of
Zadok;
they
are
the
only
descendants
of
Levi
who
are
permitted
to
approach
Yahweh
while
they
work
for
him.”
Then
he
measured
the
courtyard:
It
was
square, ◄175
feet/53 meters►
long
and ◄175
feet/53 meters►
wide.
The
altar
was
in
front
of
the
temple.
The
temple
Then
in
the
vision
he
brought
me
to
the
entry
room
of
the
temple,
and
measured
the
walls
on
each
side
of
the
entrance:
They
were ◄8-3/4
feet/2.6 meters►
thick.
The
entrance
was ◄24-1/2
feet/7.4 meters►
wide,
and
the
walls
on
each
side
of
the
entrance
were ◄5-1/4
feet/1.6 meters►
long.
The
entry
room
was ◄35
feet/10.6 meters►
wide
on
each
side.
There
were
ten
steps
up
to
it,
and
there
were
pillars
on
each
side
of
the
entrance.
Then
in
the
vision
the
man
brought
me
to
into
the
Holy
Place
in
the
temple
and
measured
the
walls
on
each
side
of
the
doorway
of
that
room:
They
were
about ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
thick.
The
entrance
was ◄17-1/2
feet/5.3 meters►
wide,
and
the
walls
of
each
side
of
it
were ◄8-3/4
feet/2.6 meters►
wide.
He
also
measured
the
Holy
Place,
it
was ◄70
feet/21.4 meters►
long
and ◄35
feet/10.7 meters►
wide.
Then
he
entered
the
inner
room
of
the
temple
and
measured
the
walls
of
the
entrance;
each
was ◄3-1/2
feet/1.1 meter►
thick.
The
doorway
was ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
wide,
and
the
walls
on
each
side
of
the
entrance
were ◄12-1/4
feet/3.7 meters►
long.
Then
he
measured
the
inner
room:
It
was ◄35
feet/10.7 meters►
long
and ◄35
feet/10.7 meters►
wide.
He
said
to
me, “This
is
the
Very
Holy
Place.”
Then
he
measured
the
wall
of
the
temple:
It
was ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
thick.
There
was
a
row
of
rooms
along
the
outside
wall
of
the
temple.
Each
of
those
rooms
was ◄7
feet/2.1 meters►
wide.
There
were
three levels
of
rooms,
one
above
the
other.
There
were
thirty
rooms
on
each
level.
There
were
ledges
all
around
the
wall
of
the
temple
that
were
supports
for
those
side
rooms;
so
those
supports
were
not
built
into
the
wall
of
the
temple.
Each
of
those
side
rooms
was
wider
than
the
one
below
it.
The
most
narrow
rooms
were
built
first,
at
the
bottom.
Then
a
wider
set
of
rooms
was
built
over
it,
and
the widest
set
was
at
the
top.
A
set
of
stairs
was
built
from
the
lowest
level
through
the
middle
level
to
the
highest
level.
I
saw
that
there
was
a
terrace (OR,
raised
platform)
around
the
temple.
The
terrace
was
the
foundation
for
those
side
rooms;
it
was ◄10-1/2
feet/3.3 meters►
high.
The
outer
wall
of
those
side
rooms
was ◄8-3/4
feet/2.6 meters►
thick.
All
around
those
side
rooms
there
was
an
open
area
that
was ◄35
feet/10.6 meters►
wide.
There
was
a
row
of
rooms
for
the
priests
on
each
side
of
the
outer
wall
of
the
inner
courtyard.
There
were
two
doors
from
those
side
rooms
into
another
open
area;
one
faced
north
and
one
faced
south.
That
open
area
was ◄8-3/4
feet/2.6 meters►
wide.
There
was
a
large
building
on
the
west
side
of
the
temple
area.
It
was ◄122-1/2
feet/37.1 meters►
wide
and ◄157-1/2
feet/47.7 meters►
long.
And
its
walls
were
also ◄8-3/4
feet/2.6 meters►
thick.
Then
the
man
measured
the
temple.
It
was ◄175
feet/53 meters►
long,
and
the
temple
courtyard,
where
the
large
building
was,
including
its
walls
was
also ◄175
feet/53 meters►
wide.
The
courtyard
on
the
east
side
of
the
temple,
across
the
front
of
the
temple,
was
also ◄175
feet/53 meters►
wide.
Then
he
measured
the
building
on
the
west
side.
Including
its
walls
it
was
also ◄175
feet/53 meters►
wide.
The
outer
walls
of
the
Holy
Place,
the
Very
Holy
Place,
and
the
entry
room,
the
inner
walls
above
and
below
the
windows,
and
the
frames
of
the
windows
were
all
covered
with
thin panels
of
wood.
All
the
walls
inside
the
temple
were
decorated
with
carvings
of
winged
creatures
and
palm
trees:
Between
each
figure
of
a
winged
creature
was
a
carving
of
a
palm
tree.
Each
winged
creature
had
two
faces:
One
was
a
face
of
a
human,
and
one
was
the
face
of
a
lion.
Those
figures
were
carved
on
the
walls
all
around
the
inside
of
the
temple.
They
covered
all
the
walls,
from
the
floor
to
the
top
of
the
walls.
At
the
entrance
to
the
Holy
Place
of
the
temple
there
were
square
doorposts.
In
front
of
the
Very
Holy
Place
there
was
something
that
resembled
a
wooden
altar.
It
was ◄5.2
feet/1.6 meters►
high
and ◄3-1/2
feet/1.1 meters►
wide
on
all
four
sides.
Its
corners
and
base
and
sides
were
all
made
of
wood.
The
man
said
to
me, “This
is
the
table
that
is
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.”
The
Holy
Place
and
the
Very
Holy
Place
had
double
doors.
Each
doorway
had
two
doors
that
swung
on
hinges.
On
the
doors
of
the
Holy
Place
there
were
carvings
of
winged
creatures
and
palm
trees,
like
those
on
the
walls
of
the
Holy
Place.
There
was
also
a
wooden
roof
over
the
front
of
the
entry
room
of
the
temple.
On
the
side
walls
of
the
entry
room
were
narrow
windows
with
figures
of
palm
trees
carved
on
the
sides
of
the
windows.
The
side
rooms
around
the
temple
also
had
roofs.
Rooms for the priests
Then
in
the
vision
the
man
led
me
out
of
the
inner
courtyard,
through
the
entrance
on
the
north
side.
We
entered
the
outer
courtyard
and
came
to
a
building
that
was
built
against
the
north
wall
of
the
inner
courtyard.
That
building
was ◄175
feet/53 meters►
long
and ◄87-1/2
feet/26.5 meters►
wide.
Its
doorway
faced
north.
In
that
building
were
two
rows
of
rooms,
built
on
three levels,
that
faced
each
other.
One
row
of
rooms
was
built
against
the
wall
of
the
inner
courtyard,
and
the
other
row
was
built
against
the
wall
facing
the
outer
courtyard.
The
building
was 34
feet
from
the
temple.
Between
the
two
rows
of
rooms
there
was
a walkway
that
was ◄17-1/2
feet/5.3 meters►
wide
and ◄175
feet/53 meters►
long.
All
its
doors
were
on
the
north
side.
Each
of
the
upper
rows
of
rooms
was
narrower
than
the
row
of
rooms
below
them,
because
the
upper
rows
needed
to
have
a walkway
in
front
of
them.
The
rooms
on
the
upper levels
had
no
pillars
to
support
them
like
the
ones
in
the
courtyard.
Instead,
each
of
those
row
of
rooms
were
supported
by
the
walls
of
the
row
of
rooms
on
the
level
below.
The
wall
of
the
building
extended ◄87-1/2
feet/26.5 meters►
past
the
set
of
rooms
built
along
the
outer
courtyard,
separating
all
the
rooms
from
the
outer
courtyard.
The
row
of
rooms
that
were
along
the
outer
courtyard
was ◄87-1/2
feet/26.5 meters►
long,
and
the
set
of
rooms
that
faced
the
temple
was ◄175
feet/53 meters►
long.
The
lowest
row
of
rooms
had
an
entrance
from
the
outer
courtyard,
on
the
east
side.
On
the
south
side,
along
the
wall
of
the
outer
courtyard,
next
to
the
temple
courtyard,
was
a
a
building
with
two
rows
of
rooms,
with
a walkway
between
them.
Those
rooms
were
like
the
rooms
on
the
north
side:
they
were
the
same
length
and
width,
and
had
the
same
kind
of
entrances.
The
doorways
on
the
south
side
were
similar
to
the
doorways
on
the
north
side.
There
was
an
entrance
in
the
wall
that
faced
the
doors
of
the
set
of
rooms,
and
there
was
an
entrance
on
the
east
side,
at
the
end
of
the
inside walkway.
Then
the
man
said
to
me, “These
rooms
that
overlook
the
temple
on
the
north
and
south
sides
are
holy.
Here
the
priests
who
offer
sacrifices
to
Yahweh
will
eat
their
portions
of
the
sacred
offerings.
Because
these
rooms
are
holy,
they
will
be
used
to
store
the
sacred
offerings:
the
grain
for
the
grain
offerings,
the
offerings
for
the
sins
that
people
have
committed,
and
offerings
in
order
that
people
will
no
longer
be
guilty
for
having
sinned.
When
the
priests
leave
the
temple,
they
will
not
be
allowed
to
immediately
enter
the
outer
courtyard.
First,
they
must
remove
the
clothes
that
they
had
been
wearing
inside
the
temple,
because
those
clothes
are
holy.
They
must
put
on
other
clothes
before
they
enter
the
parts
of
the
temple
area
where
the
other
people
gather.”
When
the
man
had
finished
measuring
the
inside
of
the
temple
area,
he
led
me
out
through
the
east
entrance
of
the
outer
courtyard
and
measured
all
the
way
around
the
temple
area.
He
measured
the
four
sides
of
the
area.
There
was
a
wall
around
the
area
that
was ◄875
feet/265 meters►
long
on
each
side.
That
wall
separated
the
area
which
was
sacred/holy
from
the
areas
that
were
not
sacred.
Yahweh’s glory returned to the temple
Then
in
the
vision
the
man
brought
me
to
the
entrance
on
the
east
side.
Suddenly
I
saw
the
glory/brightness
of
the
God
of
Israel
coming
from
the
east.
The
sound
of
his
coming
was
like
the
roar
of
a
rushing
river,
and
all
that
area
shone
with
his
glory.
What
I
saw
in
this
vision
was
like
what
I
saw
in
the
visions
that
I
had
seen
previously,
first
by
the Kebar
River
and
later
when
God
came
to
destroy
Jerusalem.
I
prostrated
myself
on
the
ground.
The
glory
of
Yahweh
entered
the
temple
through
the
east
entrance.
Then
the
Spirit
lifted
me
up
and
brought
me
into
the
inner
courtyard,
and
the
glory
of
Yahweh
filled
the
temple.
Then
while
the
man
was
standing
beside
me,
I
heard
someone
speak
to
me
from
inside
the
temple.
He
said, “You
human,
this
is
my
temple,
the
place
where
I
sit
on
my
throne
and
where
I
rest
my
feet.
This
is
where
I
will
live
with
the Israeli
people
forever.
The Israeli
people
and
their
kings
will
never
again
disgrace
me [SYN]
by
worshiping
other
gods [MET]
at
the
shrines
on
their hilltops,
or
by
building
monuments
to
honor
their
kings
who
have
died.
They
placed
their
altars
near
mine,
and
the
doorposts
of
their
temples
were
next
to
the
doorposts
of
my
temple.
There
was
only
a
wall
between
them.
And
they
disgraced
me
by
the
detestable
things
that
they
did.
So,
being
very
angry
with
them,
I
got
rid
of
them.
Now
they
must
stop
this
disgusting
worship
of
idols
and
these rituals
to
honor
their
kings
who
have
died.
If
they
stop
doing
those
things,
I
will
live
among
them
forever.
You
human,
describe
to
the Israeli
people
what
this
temple
that
I
have
shown
you
in
a
vision
is
like,
in
order
that
they
will
be
ashamed
of
the
sins
that
they
have
committed
which
resulted
in
their
temple
in
Jerusalem
being
destroyed.
If
they
are
ashamed
of
all
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done,
tell
them
all
about
the
temple
that
I
showed
you:
its
design/shape,
the
exits
and
entrances,
and
everything
else
about
it.
And
tell
them
all
my
laws
and
regulations
about
worshiping
me
there.
Write
all
these
things
down
while
they
watch
you,
in
order
that
they
will
be
able
to
faithfully
obey
those
laws.
And
this
is
the supreme
law
about
the
temple [DOU]:
All
of
the
area
on
top
of
the
hill
where
the
temple
will
be
built
must
be
kept
sacred
and
holy.”
The
altar
These
are
the
measurements
of
the
altar,
using
the
same
kind
of
measuring
stick
that
was
used
for
the
temple
area:
There
is
a
gutter
around
the
altar
that
is ◄21
in./53 cm.►
deep
and ◄21
in./53 cm.►
wide.
There
is
a
rim
around
it
that
is ◄9
in./23 cm.►
wide.
The
lower
part
of
the
gutter
is ◄3-1/2
feet/1.1 meters►
high
to
the
lower
ledge/rim
that
surrounds
the
altar.
The
lower
ledge
is ◄21
in./53 cm.►
wide.
The
upper
part
of
the
altar
is ◄7
feet/2.1 meters►
high,
up
to
the
upper
ledge.
That
ledge
is
also ◄21
in./53 cm.►
wide.
The ◄hearth/place
where
the
sacrifices
are
burned►
at
the
top
of
the
altar
is
another ◄7
feet/2.2 meters►
high,
and
there
is
a
projection
that juts/extends
up
from
each
of
the
four
corners.
That
place
at
the
top
of
the
altar
is
square, ◄21
feet/6.4 meters►
on
each
side.
The
upper
ledge
is
also
a
square, ◄24-1/2
feet/7.4 meters►
on
each
side.
There
is
a ◄21
in./53 cm.►
gutter
at
the
bottom
of
the
altar,
and
a ◄10.5
in./26.6 cm.►
rim
all
around
it.
There
are
steps
up
to
the
east
side
of
the
altar.”
Then
the
man
said
to
me, “You
human,
this
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says:
These
are
the
regulations
for
sacrificing
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
and
for sprinkling
the
blood
against
the
sides
of
the
altar
when
it
is
built:
You
must
present
to
the
priests
a
young
bull
to
be
an
offering
to
cause
the
altar
to
be
acceptable
to
me.
The
priests
are
descendants
of
Levi,
from
the
clan
of
Zadok,
who
come
near
to
the
altar
to
serve
me.
You
must
take
some
of
the
blood
from
the
bull
that
is
sacrificed,
and
smear
it
on
the
four
projections
of
the
altar
and
on
the
four
corners
of
the
upper
ledge,
and
all
around
the
rim,
to
cause
the
altar
to
be
acceptable
to
me,
and
to
consecrate
it.
You
must
burn
that
bull
outside
the
temple
in
the
part
of
the
temple
area
that
I
have
designated
for
that.
The
next
day,
you
must
offer
a
male
goat
that
has
no defects,
to
be
an
offering
to
cause
the
altar
to
be
acceptable
to
me.
Then
you
must
purify
the
altar
again,
like
you
did
with
the
bull
that
was
sacrificed.
When
you
have
finished
doing
all
that,
you
must
offer
a
young
bull
and
a
ram,
both
of
them
without
any defects.
You
must
offer
them
to
me,
Yahweh,
and
the
priests
must
sprinkle
salt
on
them
and
completely
burn
them
on
the
altar
for
a
sacrifice
to
me.
Then,
each
day
for
seven
days,
you
must
bring
to
the
priest
a
male
goat
to
be
sacrificed
for
an
offering
to
cause
the
altar
to
be
acceptable
to
me.
You
must
also
sacrifice
a
young
bull
and
a
ram,
each
without
any
defect.
For
seven
days
the
priests
will
consecrate
the
altar
and
cause
it
to
be
acceptable
to
me.
By
doing
that
they
will
dedicate
it
to
me.
At
the
end
of
those
seven
days,
starting
on
the
following
day,
the
priests
will
continue
to
put
on
the
altar
offerings
to
be
completely
burned
and
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
Then
I
will
accept
you.
That
it
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.”
The king, the Levites, and the priests.
Then
in
the
vision
the
man
brought
me
back
to
the
outer entryway
to
the
temple
area,
the
one
on
the
east
side,
but
the
outer
entrance
was
shut.
Yahweh
said
to
me, “This
entrance
must
remain
shut.
It
must
not
be
opened
by
anyone;
no
one
will
be
permitted
to
enter
it.
It
must
remain
shut
because
I,
Yahweh,
the
God
of
Israel,
have
caused
it
to
be
sacred
by
entering
through
it.
Only
the
king
of
Israel
will
be
permitted
to
sit
inside
this entryway
to
eat
food
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh.
But
he
will
must
enter
and
leave
the
temple
area
through
the
entry
room
of
this entryway.”
Then
the
man
brought
me
through
the
north entryway
to
the
front
of
the
temple.
I
looked
and
saw
that
the
glory
of
Yahweh
filled
his
temple,
and
I
prostrated
myself
on
the
ground.
Yahweh
said
to
me, “You
human,
look
carefully,
and
listen
carefully
to
everything
that
I
tell
you
about
all
the
regulations
concerning
the
temple.
Note
carefully
the
temple
entrance
and
all
the
exits.
Say
this
to
the
rebellious Israeli
people: ‘This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
You Israeli
people,
I
will
no
longer
endure
the
detestable
things
that
you
do!
In
addition
to
all
the
other
detestable
things
that
you
do,
you
brought
into
my
temple
foreign
men
who
had
not
been
circumcised
and
who
were
godless [IDM].
By
doing
that,
you
caused
my
temple
to
be
an
unacceptable
place
to
worship
me,
while
you
offered
food
and
fat
and
blood,
and
you
disobeyed
my
agreement
with
you.
Instead
of
doing
what
I
commanded
you
to
do
in
regard
to
my
holy
things,
you
appointed
foreigners
to
be
in
charge
of
my
temple.
But
this
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
have
said:
No
foreigners,
no
men
who
are
not
circumcised,
no
godless
people
are
permitted
to
enter
my
temple,
not
even
foreigners
who
live
among
you
Israelis
permanently.
Most
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
abandoned
me
along
with
most
of
the Israeli
people,
and
started
to
worship
idols.
They
must
be
punished
for
their
sin.
They
are
still
permitted
to
work
in
my
temple
and
to
be
in
charge
of
the
entrances
of
the
temple,
and
they
are
permitted
to
slaughter
the
animals
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
to
burn
other
sacrifices
for
the
people,
and
they
will
be
able
to
help
the
people.
But
because
they
helped
the
people
to
worship
idols
and
caused
many
of
the Israeli
people [MTY]
to
sin
by
worshiping
idols,
I
have
lifted
up
my
arm
and
solemnly
declared
that
they
must
be
punished
for
their
sin.
They
must
not
come
near
me
to
serve
as
priests.
They
must
not
come
near
any
sacred
things
or
the
holy
offerings.
They
must
be
ashamed
of
the
shameful
things
that
they
did.
But
I
will
still
put
them
in
charge
of
the
work
in
the
temple
and
allow
them
to
do
all
the
work
that
needs
to
be
done
there.
But
most
of
the
priests
who
are
descendants
of
Levi
and
from
the
clan
of
Zadok
worked
in
my
temple
when
the
other Israelis
abandoned
me.
So
they
are
permitted
to
come
near
to
me
to
work
for
me.
They
will
stand
in
my
presence
to
offer
sacrifices
of animals’
fat
and
blood.
They
are
the
only
ones
who
are
permitted
to
enter
my
temple.
They
are
the
only
ones
who
are
permitted
to
come
near
my
altar
to
serve
me
and
do
what
I
tell
them
to
do.
When
they
enter
one
of
the
entrances
into
the
inner
courtyard,
they
must
wear
linen
clothes.
They
must
not
wear
any
clothes
made
of
wool
while
they
do
their
work
at
the
entrances
of
the
inner
courtyard
or
inside
the
temple.
They
must
have
linen
turbans
wrapped
around
their
heads
and
wrap
linen
undergarments
around
their waists.
They
must
not
wear
anything
that
would
cause
them
to perspire.
Before
they
go
out
into
the
outer
courtyard
where
other
people
are,
they
must
take
off
the
clothes
that
they
have
been
wearing
and
leave
them
in
the
sacred
rooms,
and
they
must
put
on
other
clothes,
in
order
that
the
other
people
are
not
punished
because
of
their
touching
the
sacred
clothes.
The
priests
must
not
shave
their
heads
or
allow
their
hair
to
become
long;
but
they
must
regularly
trim
the
edges
of
their
hair.
Priests
must
not
drink
wine
before
they
enter
the
inner
courtyard.
Also,
priests
must
not
marry
widows
of
men
who
were
not
priests
or
women
who
have
been
divorced.
Priests
are
permitted
to
marry
only Israeli [MTY]
virgins
or
widows
of
other
priests.
Priests
must
teach
the
people
the
difference
between
things
that
are
holy/sacred
and
things
that
are
not,
and
they
must
teach
them
the
difference
between
things
that
are
acceptable
to
me
and
things
that
are
not.
When
there
are
disputes
between
people,
the
priests
are
the
ones
who
must
be
the
judges
and
decide
according
to
my
laws
what
must
be
done.
They
must
obey
all
my
laws
and
decrees
concerning
the
sacred
festivals,
and
they
must
keep
my
Sabbath
days ◄holy/set
apart►.
A
priest
is
permitted
to
go
near
the
corpse
of
his
father
or
his
mother
or
his
son
or
his
daughter
or
his
brother
or
his
unmarried
sister;
but
he
is
still
defiled
by
doing
that.
But
a
priest
must
not
defile
himself
by
going
near
a
corpse
of
anyone
else.
But
even
if
a
priest
touches
the
corpse
of
a
close
relative,
he
must
perform
the rituals
to
become
acceptable
to
serve
me
again.
After
he
performs
those rituals,
he
must
wait
seven
days.
Then,
on
the
day
that
he
enters
the
inner
courtyard
again
to
serve
me
in
the
temple,
he
must
give
an
offering
to
remove
his
guilt
for
his
sin.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.
The
priests
are
not
permitted
to
own
any
property.
They
will
have
only
what
I
provide
for
them.
They
will
eat
the
offerings
other
people
make
from
grain,
offerings
to
remove
people’s
guilt
for
having
sinned,
and
offerings
made
when
people
fail
to
give
to
Yahweh
the
things
that
they
are
required
to
give.
Everything
else
in
Israel
that
is
completely
dedicated
to
me,
Yahweh,
will
belong
to
the
priests.
The
best
fruits
of
the
first
part
of
each
harvest
and
all
the
other
special
gifts
that
are
given
to
me
will
belong
to
the
priests.
You
must
give
them
the
first
part
of
your finely-ground
flour,
in
order
that
I
will
bless
the
people
who
live
in [MTY]
your
houses.
Priests
must
not
eat
the
flesh
of
any
bird
or
animal
that
was
found
dead
or
that
has
been
killed
by
wild
animals.’ ”
The division of the land
“ ‘When
the
land
of
Israel
is
divided
among
the
twelve
tribes,
you
must
present
to
me,
Yahweh,
one
part
of
the
land
to
be
a
sacred
district.
It
will
be ◄8.3
miles/13.3 km.►
long
and ◄6.7
miles/10.6 km.►
wide.
That
entire
area
will
be ◄holy/set
apart
for
me►.
Part
of
that
area, ◄875
feet/265 meters►
on
each
side,
will
be
for
the
temple
area.
An additional
strip
of
ground, ◄87-1/2
feet/26.5 meters►
wide,
will
be
left
empty
all
around
the
temple
area.
Inside
that
sacred
district,
measure
a
section ◄8.3
miles/13.3 km.►
long
and ◄3.5
miles/5.3 km.►
wide.
That
section
will
be
the
sacred
portion
of
the
land
for
the
priests
who
work
in
the
temple
and
who
come
near
to
me
to
serve
me.
It
will
be
a
place
for
their
houses
as
well
as
being
a
holy
place
for
the
temple.
An
area ◄8.3
miles/13.3 km.►
long
and ◄3.5
miles/5.3 km.►
wide
will
be
for
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
work
in
the
temple.
That
area
will
belong
to
them,
and
they
will
be
permitted
to
build
cities
there
to
live
in.
Alongside
that
sacred
area
will
be
a
section
of
land
that
is ◄8.3
miles/13.3 km.►
long
and ◄1.7
miles/2.65 km.►
wide.
It
will
be
for
a
city
where
anyone
in
Israel [MTY]
will
be
permitted
to
live.
The
king
will
have
two
sections
of
land;
one
will
be
on
the
western
side
of
the
sacred
district
and
other
will
be
on
the
eastern
side
of
the
sacred
district.
The
one
on
the
western
side
will
extend
west
to
the Mediterranean
Sea.
The
one
on
the
eastern
side
will
extend
east
to
the
eastern
end
of
the
country.
The
eastern
and
western
borders
of
the
king’s
land
will
be
next
to
the
areas
allotted
to
the
tribes.
That
land
will
be
the
land
in
Israel
that
belongs
to
the
king.
So,
because
the
kings
will
have
their
own
land,
they
will
no
longer
need
to
oppress
my
people
and
steal
land
from
them.
They
will
assign
the
remaining
parts
of
the
land
to
the
people,
giving
a
part
to
each
tribe.
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
say:
You
kings
of
Israel
must
stop
acting
violently
and
oppressing
the
people!
You
must
do
what
is
fair
and
right [DOU].
Stop
taking
land
from
the
people!
And
you
must
use
accurate
scales,
and
accurate
containers
for
measuring
things.
The
baskets
for
measuring
dry
things
and
containers
for
measuring liquids
must
be
the
same
size;
each
must
hold 175 quarts/liters.
When
you
weigh
things,
you
must
use
weights
that
everyone
accepts
as
being
correct [MTY].’”
Special
offerings
and
holy
days
“ ‘You
must
present
to
the
king
one
bushel
of
wheat
or
barley
for
every 60
that
you
harvest.
And
you
must
give
him
one quart/liter
of
olive
oil
for
every 100 quarts/liters
that
you
make.
Also,
I,
Yahweh,
declare
that
you
must
take
one
sheep
from
each 200
sheep
in
your
flocks
in
the
pastures
of
Israel.
Those
things
that
you
take
to
the
king
will
be
used
with
the
offerings
of
things
made
from
grain
and
for
the
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
and
the
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me,
offerings
in
order
for
me
to
forgive
you
for
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
All
the Israeli
people
must
join
in
bringing
those
offerings
to
the
king
of
Israel.
The
king
must
provide
the
animals
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
grain
for
the
grain
offerings,
and
wine
for
the
wine
offerings
for
the
sacred
festivals
that
I
have
appointed
for
the
people
of
Israel—including
the
festivals
to
celebrate
each
new
moon
and
the
Sabbaths.
He
must
provide
the
animals
for
the
offerings
for
the
people
to
become
acceptable
to
me,
grain
for
the
grain
offerings,
animals
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
offerings
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me,
Yahweh,
in
order
that
I
will
forgive
the Israeli
people
for
their
sins.
This
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare:
On
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
of
each
year
you
must
take
one
young
bull
that
has
no defects
and
sacrifice
it
to
cause
the
temple
to
be
acceptable
to
me.
The
Supreme
Priest
must
take
some
of
the
blood
of
the
offering
to
cause
people
to
become
acceptable
to
me,
and
smear
it
on
the
doorposts
of
the
temple,
on
the
four
corners
of
the
upper
ledge
of
the
altar,
and
on
the
entry
posts
of
the
inner
courtyard.
He
must
do
the
same
thing
on
the
seventh
day
of
the
month
for
any
people
who
sin
without
intending
to
sin
or
without realizing
that
what
they
did
is
sinful.
By
doing
that
you
will
purify
the
temple.
In
the
first
month
of
each
year,
on
the 14th
day
of
the
month,
you
must
start
to
celebrate
the
Passover
Festival.
The
festival
will
last
for
seven
days.
During
that
time
you
must
not
eat
bread
made
with
yeast.
On
the
first
day,
the
king
must
provide
a
bull
to
be
an
offering
for
himself
and
for
the
all
the
other
people
of
the
country.
And
every
day
during
those
seven
days
he
must
provide
seven
young
bulls
and
seven
rams
that
have
no defects,
to
be
an
offering
for
the
people’s
sins.
He
must
also
provide
a
half
bushel
of
grain
to
be
an
offering,
and
also
four quarts
of
olive
oil,
for
each
bill
and
ram.
During
the
seven
days
of
the
festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters,
which starts
on
the
fifteenth
day
of
the
seventh
month
of
each
year,
the
king
must
provide
the
same
things
for
offerings
for
the
people’s
sins,
for
offerings
to
be
completely
burned,
for
grain
offerings,
and
the
same
amount
of
olive
oil
that
he
provided
each
day
during
the
Passover
Festival.’ ”
“ ‘This
is
also
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare:
The
east entryway
of
the
inner
courtyard
must
be
shut
during
the
six
days
in
which
people
work
each
week,
but
on
the
Sabbath
days
and
on
the
days
when
there
is
a
new
moon,
that entryway
must
remain
open
until
that
evening.
The
king
must
enter
the
courtyard
through
the
entry
room
of
the entryway,
and
stand
alongside
the
entry
post.
Then
the
priests
must
sacrifice
the
animal
that
the
king
brought
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar,
and
also
his
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me.
The
king
must
worship
me
at
the
entrance
of
the entryway,
and
then
he
must
go
out.
After
he
leaves,
the entryway
will
not
be
shut
until
that
evening.
On
the
Sabbath
days
and
on
the
days
when
there
is
a
new
moon,
the
people
must
worship
me
at
the
entrance
of
the entryway.
The
offering
that
the
king
brings
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
Sabbath
day
must
be
six
lambs
and
one
ram,
all
with
no defects.
The
offering
that
he
gives
with
the
ram
must
be
a
bushel
of
grain,
and
the
grain
that
he
offers
with
the
lambs
should
be
as
much
as
he
desires
to
offer,
along
with ◄1 gallon/3.8 liters►
of
olive
oil
for
each
bushel
of
grain.
Then
each
day
that
there
is
a
new
moon,
he
must
offer
a
young
bull,
six
lambs
and
a
ram,
all
with
no defects.
He
must
also
provide
one
bushel
of
grain
with
the
bull,
one
bushel
of
grain
with
the
ram,
and
as
much
grain
as
he
wants
with
the
lambs,
along
with
one quart/liter
of
olive
oil
with
each
bushel
of
grain.
When
the
king
enters
the
temple
area,
he
must
enter
through
the
entry
room
of
the entryway,
and
he
must
go
out
through
that
same
entry
room
when
he
leaves.
When
the Israeli
people
come
to
worship
me
at
the
festivals
that
I
have
appointed,
those
who
enter
the
temple
area
through
the
north entryway
must
go
out
through
the
south entryway.
And
those
who
enter
through
the
south entryway
must
go
out
through
the
north entryway.
People
must
not
go
out
through
the entryway
through
which
they
entered;
they
must
go
out
through
the
opposite entryway.
The
king
must
go
in
when
the
other
people
go
in,
and
go
out
when
the
people
go
out.
During
the
festivals
and
sacred
feasts,
the
king
must
present
a
bushel
of
grain
along
with
each
bull
or
ram,
and
as
much
grain
as
he
wants
to
bring,
along
with
the
lambs
and ◄1 gallon/3.8 liters►
of
olive
oil
with
each
bushel
of
grain.
When
the
king
gives
an
offering
that
is
not
required,
either
one
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
or
an
offering
to
maintain
fellowship
with
me,
Yahweh,
the entryway
on
the
east
side
of
the
courtyard
must
be
opened
for
him.
Then
he
must
present
those
offerings
like
he
does
on
the
Sabbath
days.
Then
he
must
go
out,
and
after
he
goes
out,
the entryway
must
be
shut.
Every
day,
during
the
morning,
someone
must
provide
a one-year-old
lamb
with
no defects
to
be
an
offering
to
me
that
will
be
completely
burned.
Someone
must
also
provide
each
morning
an
offering
of
flour.
It
must
be
one
sixth
of
a
bushel
of
flour
mixed
with
one quart/liter
of
olive
oil.
These
offerings
of
flour
and
olive
oil
to
must
be
presented
to
me,
Yahweh,
each
day.
The
lamb
and
the
offering
of
flour
and
olive
oil
must
be
presented
to
me
every
morning,
to
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar.
This
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare:
If
the
king
gives
some
of
his
land
to
one
of
his
sons,
to
belong
to
him
permanently,
it
will
then
belong
to
his
son’s
descendants
forever.
However,
if
he
gives
some
of
his
land
to
one
of
his
servants,
the
servant
is
allowed
to
keep
that
land
until
the
Year
of
Celebration.
Then
the
king
will
own
it
again;
the
king’s
land
must
belong
to
his
descendants
forever.
The
king
must
not
take
any
land
that
the
people
own
and
force
them
to
live
somewhere
else.
The
land
that
he
gives
to
his
sons
must
be
from
his
own
property,
not
from
anyone
else’s
property,
in
order
that
none
of
my
people
will
be
forced
to
leave
his
own
property.’ ”
Then,
in
the
vision,
the
man
who
was
showing
the
temple
area
to
me
brought
me
through
the
entrance
alongside
the entryway
and
led
me
to
the
sacred
rooms
on
the
north
side,
the
rooms
that
the
priests
used,
and
he
showed
me
a
place
at
the
western
end
of
those
rooms.
He
said
to
me, “This
is
the
place
where
the
priests
must
cook
the
meat
of
the
offerings
that
people
bring
in
order
to
no
longer
be
guilty
for
having
sinned,
and
offerings
for
their
sins,
and
where
they
will
bake
bread
made
with
the
flour
brought
to
be
offerings.
They
will
cook
those
things
in
their
rooms
in
order
to
avoid
bringing
them
into
the
outer
courtyard
to
cook
them
there,
lest
someone
be
punished
because
of
touching
them.”
Then
the
man
brought
me
to
the
outer
courtyard
and
led
me
to
its
four
corners.
In
each
corner
I
saw
an
enclosed
area;
each
of
those
areas
was ◄70
feet/21.2 meters►
long
and ◄52-1/2
feet/15.9 meters►
wide.
Around
the
inside
of
each
of
those
enclosed
areas
was
a
stone
ledge,
with
places
to
make
fires
all
around
under
each
ledge.
The
man
said
to
me, “These
are
the kitchens
where
the
descendants
of
Levi
who
work
in
the
temple
must
cook
the
sacrifices
that
the
people
bring.”
The stream that flowed from the temple
Then,
in
the
vision,
the
man
brought
me
back
to
the
entrance
of
the
temple.
There
I
saw
water
flowing
out
from
under
the
entrance,
flowing
toward
the
east.
The
water
was
flowing
from
under
the
south
side
of
the
entrance,
south
of
the
altar.
Then
the
man
brought
me
out
of
the
inner
courtyard
through
the
north entryway,
and
then
he
led
me
around
to
the
outer entryway
on
the
east
side
of
the
inner
courtyard.
As
the
man
continued
walking
toward
the
east,
he
had
a
measuring
line
in
his
hand.
He
measured
off ◄1,750
feet/530 meters►,
and
then
led
me
through
water
that
covered
my
ankles.
Then
he
measured
off
another ◄1,750
feet/530 meters►
and
led
me
through
water
that
was
up
to
my
knees.
Then
he
measured
off
another ◄1,750
feet/530 meters►
and
led
me
through
water
that
was
up
to
my
waist.
Then
he
measured
off
another ◄1,750
feet/530 meters►
and
led
me
through
water
that
had
become
a
river
that
I
could
not
cross,
because
the
water
had
risen
very
high,
with
the
result
that
it
would
be
necessary
to
swim
across
it.
It
was
a
river
that
no
one
could
cross
by
walking
across
it.
Then
he
said
to
me, “You
human,
think
carefully
about
what
you
have
seen.”
Then
he
led
me
to
the
bank
of
that
river.
There
I
saw
many
trees
growing
on
each
side
of
the
river.
He
said
to
me, “This
water
flows
east
and
down
into
the
Dead
Sea.
And
when
it
flows
into
the
Dead
Sea,
its salty
water
becomes
fresh.
Wherever
the
river
flows,
there
will
be
lots
of
animals
and
fish.
And
there
will
be
lots
of
fish
in
the
Dead
Sea,
because
the
water
that
flows
into
it
will
cause
the
salt
water
to
become ◄fresh
water/water
that
people
can
drink►.
Wherever
the
river
flows,
everything
alongside
it
will
flourish.
Fishermen
will
stand
along
the
bank
of
the
Dead
Sea
to
catch
fish.
From
En-Gedi
on
the
western
side
to
En-Eglaim
on
the
eastern
side
there
will
be
places
for
fishermen
to
spread
their
fishing
nets.
There
will
be
many
kinds
of
fish,
like
there
are
in
the Mediterranean
Sea.
But
the
swamps
and
marshes
along
the
shore
will
not
become
fresh;
they
will
be
left
to
the
people
to
use
make
salt.
Many
kinds
of
fruit
trees
will
grow
on
both
sides
of
the
river.
Their
leaves
will
not
wither,
and
they
will
always
have
fruit.
They
will
bear
fruit
every
month,
because
they
will
continually
get
water
from
the
water
that
comes
from
the
temple.
Their
fruit
will
be
good
to
eat
and
their
leaves
will
be
good
for
healing.”
The
division
of
the
land
In
the
vision,
Yahweh
also
said
this
to
me: “Here
is
a
list
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel
and
the
territory
that
each
tribe
must
receive.
The
descendants
of
Joseph
will
receive
two
portions;
the
tribe
of
Levi
will
not
receive
any.
I
lifted
up
my
arm
and
solemnly
declared
to
your
ancestors
that
I
would
give
you
this
land
to
own
permanently.
So
divide
the
land equally
among
all
of
the
other
tribes.
These
will
be
the
boundaries
of
the
land:
On
the
north
side,
it
will
extend
from
the Mediterranean
Sea
east
along
the
road
to
Hethlon,
past
Lebo-Hamath
to
Zedad,
to
the
cities
of
Berothah
and
Sibraim,
which
are
on
the
border
between
Damascus
and
Hamath.
From
there
the
boundary
will
extend
as
far
as
the
city
of
Hazer-Hatticon,
which
is
on
the
border
of
the
Hauran
region.
So
the
boundary
will
extend
from
the
Mediterranean
Sea
to
the
city
of
Hazar-Enan
on
the
border
between
Hamath
to
the
north
and
Damascus
to
the
south.
That
will
be
the
northern
boundary.
On
the
east
side,
the
boundary
will
extend
between
Hauran
and
Damascus,
south
along
the
Jordan
River
between
the
Gilead
region
and
the
land
of
Israel,
along
the
Dead
Sea
as
far
as
the
town
of
Tamar.
That
will
be
the
eastern
boundary.
On
the
south
side,
the
boundary
will
extend
from
Tamar
southwest
to
the
springs
near
the
town
of
Meribah-Kadesh.
Then
the
boundary
will
extend
west
along
the
dry riverbed
at
the
border
of
Egypt
to
the Mediterranean
Sea.
That
will
be
the
southern
boundary.
On
the
west
side,
the
boundary
will
be
the Mediterranean
Sea,
north
to
near
Lebo-Hamath.
You
must
distribute
this
land
among
yourselves,
among
the
tribes
of
Israel.
You
must
allot
the
land
to
be
a
permanent
possession
for
yourselves,
and
also
to
be
a
permanent
possession
of
any
foreigners
who
are
living
among
you
and
raising
their
children.
You
must
consider
those
people
to
be
like
you
who
were
born Israelis,
and
they
must
be
allotted
land
among
the
tribes
of
Israel.
Wherever
foreigners
are
living,
you
must
give
them
some
land
to
belong
to
them
permanently.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.”
The division of the land
“Here
is
a
list
of
the
tribes
of
Israel
and
the
territory
that
each
tribe
is
to
receive:
The
tribe
of
Dan
will
be
allotted
land
at
the
northern
boundary
of
Israel:
It
will
extend
east
from
the Mediterranean
Sea
east
to
Hethlon
city,
then
from
there
to
Hamath
Pass,
and
on
to
the
town
of
Hazar-Enan
south
of
Damascus,
between
Damascus
and
Hamath.
The
tribe
of
Dan
will
receive
land
on
the
northern
border
of
Israel
from
the
eastern
end
of
the
country
west
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
South
of
their
land
will
be
the
territory
for
the
tribe
of
Asher.
South
of
their
land
will
be
the
territory
for
the
tribe
of
Naphtali.
South
of
their
land
will
be
the
territory
for
the
tribe
of
Manasseh.
South
of
their
land
will
be
the
territory
for
the
tribe
of
Ephraim.
South
of
their
land
will
be
the
territory
for
the
tribe
of
Reuben.
South
of
their
land
will
be
the
territory
for
the
tribe
of
Judah.
South
of
their
land
will
be
an
area
set
apart
for
special
use.
The
temple
will
be
in
the
center
of
that
area.
It
must
be ◄8.3
miles/13.3 km.►
long
and ◄6.7
miles/10.6 km.►
wide.
For
the
priests,
there
must
be
a
strip
of
land ◄8.3
miles/13.3 km.►
long
and ◄3.3
miles/5.3 km.►
wide.
The
temple
will
be
in
the
center
of
that
area.
That
area
is
for
the
priests
who
are
descendants
of
Zadok.
They
are
ones
who
served
me
faithfully
and
did
not
turn
away
from
me,
like
most
of
the
descendants
of
Levi
and
the
other Israeli
people
did.
When
the
land
is
distributed,
that
area
must
be
given
to
the
priests;
it
is
land
that
is
very
sacred.
It
will
be
next
to
the
land
that
will
be
given
to
the
other
descendants
of
Levi.
The
land
that
will
be
allotted
to
the
other
descendants
of
Levi
will
be
the
same
size
as
the
land
allotted
to
the
priests.
So
together,
those
two
portions
of
land
will
be ◄8.3
miles/13.3 km.►
long
and ◄6.6
miles/10.6 km.►
wide.
None
of
this
special
land
will
ever
be
permitted
to
be
sold
or
traded
or
used
by
other
people,
because
it
belongs
to
me,
Yahweh.
It
is
set
apart
for
me.
The
rest
of
that
sacred
area,
a
strip
of
land ◄8.3
miles/13.3 km.►
long
and ◄1.7
miles/2.65 km.►
wide
will
be
allotted
for
other
people
to
use.
It
will
be
land
where
they
will
be
permitted
to
build
homes
and
have
pasturelands.
There
will
be
a
city
at
the
center.
The
city
will
be
square, ◄1.5
miles/2.4 km.►
on
each
side.
Around
the
city
there
will
be
an
area
for
farming,
that
will
be ◄150
yards/135 meters►
in
each
direction.
Outside
the
city,
to
the
east
and
to
the
west,
there
will
be
a
farming
area.
It
will
extend ◄3
miles/4.8 km.►
to
the
east
and ◄3
miles/4.8 km.►
to
the
west.
Men
who
work
there
will
produce
food
for
the
people
who
work
in
the
city.
Some
of
those
who
come
from
the
various Israeli
tribes
to
work
in
the
city
may
also
work
on
the farmland.
That
entire
special
area,
including
the
sacred
lands
and
the
city,
will
be
a
square
that
is ◄8.3
miles/13.3 km.►
on
each
side.
The
areas
to
the
east
and
to
the
west
of
the
sacred
area
and
the
city
will
belong
to
the
king.
One
area
will
extend
east
to
the
eastern
boundary
of
Israel
and
the
other
will
extend
west
to
the Mediterranean
Sea.
The
sacred
area
in
which
the
temple
is
located
will
be
in
the
middle.
The
area
that
belongs
to
the
king
will
be
between
the
land
of
the
tribe
of
Judah
to
the
north
and
the
land
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
to
the
south.
South
of
that
special
area,
each
of
the
other
tribes
must
be
allotted
one
portion
of
land
that
extends
from
the
eastern
boundary
of
Israel
west
to
the Mediterranean
Sea.
Beginning
at
the
north
will
be
land
for
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
South
of
their
land
will
be
the
territory
for
the
tribe
of
Simeon.
South
of
their
land
will
be
the
territory
for
the
tribe
of
Issachar.
South
of
their
land
will
be
the
territory
for
the
tribe
of
Zebulun.
South
of
their
land
will
be
the
territory
for
the
tribe
of
Gad.
The
southern
boundary
of
the
tribe
of
Gad
will
extend
south
from
Tamar
to
the
springs
at
Meribah-Kadesh,
and
from
there
to
the
west
along
the
dry riverbed
at
the
border
of
Egypt
to
the Mediterranean
Sea.
That
is
the
land
that
you
must
allot
to
the
tribes
of
Israel,
to
belong
to
them
permanently.
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh
the
Lord,
declare.”
The
gates
of
the
city
These
will
be
the
exits
from
the
city:
On
the
north
side,
which
will
be ◄1.5
miles/2.4 km.►
long,
there
must
be
three
gates;
each
one
will
have
the
name
of
one
of
the
tribes
of
Israel.
The
first
one
will
be
named
for
Reuben,
the
next
for
Judah,
the
next
for
Levi.
On
the
east
side,
also ◄1.5
miles/2.4 km.►
long,
will
be
gates
named
for
Joseph,
Benjamin,
and
Dan.
On
the
south
side,
also ◄1.5
miles/2.4 km.►
long,
will
be
gates
named
for
Simeon,
Issachar,
and
Zebulun.
On
the
west
side,
also ◄1.5
miles/2.4 km.►
long,
will
be
gates
named
for
Gad,
Asher,
and
Naphtali.
So
the
distance
around
the
city
will
thus
be ◄6
miles/9.6 km.►.
And
from
that
time
on,
the
name
of
the
city
will
be ‘Yahweh
Is There’.’
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Daniel
Daniel
Dan
This book contains the account of Daniel foretelling about God controlling all nations of the world and about the coming one. We call this book
Daniel
Daniel was taken to Babylon
After
King
Jehoiakim
had
been
ruling
in
Judah
for
almost
three
years,
King
Nebuchadnezzar
of
Babylon
came
to
Jerusalem
with
his
army
and
surrounded
the
city.
After
two
years,
Yahweh
allowed Nebuchadnezzar’s
soldiers
to
capture
Jehoiakim,
who
was
the
King
of
Judah.
They
also
took
some
of
the
things
that
were
in
the
temple
of
God,
and
took
them
to
Babylonia.
There
Nebuchadnezzar
put
them
in
the
temple
of
his
god.
Then
Nebuchadnezzar
commanded
Ashpenaz,
the
chief
official
in
his
palace,
to
bring
to
him
some
of
the Israeli
men
whom
they
had
brought
to
Babylon.
He
wanted
men
who
belonged
to
important
families,
including
the
family
of
the
King
of
Judah.
King
Nebuchadnezzar
wanted
only
men
who
were
very
healthy,
handsome/good-looking,
wise, well-educated,
capable
of
learning
many
things,
and
suitable
for
working
in
the
palace.
He
also
wanted
to
teach
them
the
Babylonian
language
and
have
them
read
things
that
had
been
written
in
the
Babylonian
language.
The
king
commanded
his
servants, “Give
them
the
same
kind
of
food
and
wine
that
is
given
to
me.
Train
them
for
three
years.
Then
they
will
become
my
servants.”
Among
the
young Israeli
men
who
were
chosen
were
me,
Daniel,
and
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah,
who
all
came
from
Judah.
But
Ashpenaz
gave
us
Babylonian
names.
The
name
he
gave
to
me
was
Belteshazzar,
the
name
he
gave
to
Hananiah
was
Shadrach,
the
name
he
gave
to
Mishael
was
Meshach,
and
the
name
he
gave
to
Azariah
was Abednego.
But
I
decided
that
I
would
not
eat
the
kind
of
food
that
the
king
ate,
or
drink
the
wine
that
he
drank,
because
that
would
make
me ◄ritually
defiled/unacceptable
to
God►.
So
I
asked
Ashpenaz
to
allow
me
to
eat
and
drink
other
things.
God
had
caused
Ashpenaz
to
greatly
respect
me,
but
he
was
worried
about
what
I
suggested.
He
said, “My
master,
the
king,
has
commanded
that
you
eat
the
kinds
of
food
and
drink
that
he
does.
If
you
eat
other
things
and
as
a
result
you
become
more
thin
and
pale
than
the
other
young
men
who
are
your
age,
he
will
order
his
soldiers
to
cut
off
my
head
because
of
what
you
have
done!”
Ashpenaz
had
ordered
a
guard
to
watch
me,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah.
So
I
said
to
this
guard: “
Please
test
us
for
ten
days.
During
that
time
give
us
only
vegetables
to
eat
and
water
to
drink.
After
ten
days,
see
how
we
look,
and
see
how
the
other
young
men
look,
the
ones
who
are
eating
the
kind
of
food
that
the
king
eats.
Then
you
can
decide
about
what
food
you
will
let
us
eat.”
The
guard
agreed
to
do
what
I
suggested,
and
he
tested
us
like
that
for
ten
days.
After
ten
days,
he
saw
that
my
three
friends
and
I
looked healthier [DOU]
than
the
young
men
who
had
been
eating
the
food
that
the
king
wanted
them
to
eat.
So
after
that,
the
guard
gave
us
only
vegetables
to
eat;
he
did
not
give
us
the
king’s
special
food
and
wine.
And
God
gave
to
us
four
young
men
wisdom
and
the
ability
to
study
many
things
that
Babylonians
had
written
and
studied.
And
he
also
gave
to
me
the
ability
to
understand
the
meaning
of
visions
and
dreams.
When
those
three
years
that
the
king
had
set
for training
us
young
men
from
Judah
were
ended,
Ashpenaz
brought
all
of
us
to
King
Nebuchadnezzar.
The
king
talked
with
each
of
us,
and
realized
that
none
of
the
other
young
men
were
as
capable
as
Hananiah,
Mishael,
Azariah
and
I
were.
So
we
four
became
the
king’s
special advisors/servants.
In
all
important
matters,
the
king
found
that
what
we
four
men
advised
was
ten
times
as
good
as
what
all
the
magicians
and
sorcerers/fortune-tellers
in
his
kingdom
advised.
I
remained
there
serving
the
king
more
than 60
years,
until
the
first
year
that
Cyrus
became
king.
What Nebuchadnezzar dreamed
One
night
during
the
second
year
that
Nebuchadnezzar
ruled,
he
had
a
dream.
The
dream
worried
him
very
much;
and
as
a
result
he
could
not
sleep.
The
next
morning
he
summoned
his
men
who
worked magic,
fortune-tellers,
those
who
worked
sorcery,
and
those
who
studied
the
stars.
Because
he
had
forgotten
what
he
had
dreamed,
he
insisted
that
they
tell
him
what
he
had
dreamed.
As
they
stood
there
in
front
of
the
king,
he
said, “I
had
a
dream
last
night
that worries
me.
Tell
me
what
I
dreamed,
because
I
want
to
know
what
the
dream
means.”
The
men
who
studied
the
stars
replied
to
the
king,
speaking
in
the
Aramaic
language.
They
said, “King
Nebuchadnezzar,
we
hope
that
you
will
live
a
long
time!
Tell
us
what
you
dreamed,
and
then
we
will
tell
you
what
it
means!”
But
the
king
replied, “I
have
firmly
decided
that
you
must
tell
me
the
dream,
and
also
tell
me
what
it
means.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
I
will
order
my
soldiers
to
cut
you
into
pieces,
and
to
cause
your
houses
to
become
only
piles
of
stones!
But
if
you
tell
me
what
I
dreamed
and
what
it
means,
I
will
reward
you.
I
will
give
you
wonderful
gifts
and
greatly
honor
you.
So
tell
me
what
I
dreamed
and
what
it
means!”
But
again
they
said, “Tell
us
what
you
dreamed,
and
then
we
will
tell
you
what
it
means.”
The
king
replied, “I
know
that
you
are
just
trying
to
get
more
time,
because
you
know
that
I
will
do
to
you
what
I
said
that
I
would
do.
If
you
do
not
tell
me
what
I
dreamed,
you
will
be
punished.
I
think
that
you
have
all
agreed
to
tell
me
lies
and
other
wicked
things,
because
you
hope
that
I
will
change ◄
my
mind/what
I
am
thinking►.
But
tell
me
the
dream,
and
then
I
will
know
that
you
can
also
tell
me
what
it
means.”
The
men
who
studied
the
stars
replied, “There
is
no
one
on
the
earth
who
can
do
what
you
ask!
There
is
no
king,
even
a
great
and
mighty
king,
who
has
ever
asked
his
men
who
work magic
or
his
fortune-tellers
or
men
who
study
the
stars
to
do
something
like
that!
What
you
are
asking
us
to
do
is
impossible.
Only
the
gods
can
tell
you
what
you
dreamed,
and
they
do
not
live
among
us!”
The
king
was
very
angry
when
he
heard
that,
so
he
commanded
his
soldiers
that
they
execute
all
such
wise
men
in
Babylon.
And
because
of
what
the
king
commanded,
they
sent
some
men
to
find
me
and
my
three
friends,
to
execute
us
also.
Arioch,
the
commander
of
the
king’s
guards,
came
to
kill
us.
But
I
spoke
to
him
very
wisely
and tactfully/skillfully.
I
asked
Arioch, “Why
has
the
king
made
such
a
harsh/terrible
decree?”
So
Arioch
told
me
all
that
had
happened
because
of
the
king’s
dream.
I
immediately
went
to
talk
to
the
king
and
requested
that
the
king
give
me
some
time,
so
that
I
could
find
out
what
the
dream
was
and
what
the
dream
meant.
Then
I
went
home,
and
I
told
my
friends,
Hananiah,
Mishael,
and
Azariah,
what
had
happened.
I
urged
them
to
ask
God,
who
lives/rules
in
heaven,
to
have
mercy
on
us
by
telling
us
the
secret
meaning
of
what
the
king
dreamed,
in
order
that
we
and
the
other
wise
men
in
Babylon
would
not
be
executed.
And
that
night
God
gave
to
me
a
vision
in
which
he
revealed
the
secret.
Then
I
praised
God,
saying,
“We
should
praise
God [MTY]
forever,
because
only
he
truly
is
wise
and
powerful.
He determines
what
events
will
happen
through
the
years.
He
removes
some
kings
and
gives
their
authority
to
new
kings.
He
is
the
one
who
causes
people
to
become
wise
and enables
those
who
study
to
understand
many
things.
He
reveals
things
that
are
very
mysterious;
he
is
surrounded
by
light,
but
he
knows
things
that
are
hidden
as
though
they
were
in
the
darkness.
God,
whom
my
ancestors
worshiped,
I
thank
you
and
I
praise
you,
because
you
have
caused
me
to
be
wise
and
made
me
strong.
You
have
told
me
what
my
friends
and
I
asked
you
to
tell
us;
and
you
have
revealed
to
us
what
the
king
demanded
to
know.”
Daniel
told
the
meaning
of
the
dream
Then
I
went
to
Arioch,
the
man
whom
the
king
had
appointed
to
execute
the
wise
men
in
Babylon.
I
said
to
him, “Do
not
kill
those
wise
men.
Take
me
to
the
king,
and
I
will
tell
him
what
his
dream
means.”
So
Arioch
quickly
took
me
to
the
king.
He
said
to
the
king, “I
have
found
this
man,
one
of
the
men
whom
we
brought
from
Judah
who
says
he
can
can
tell
you
what
your
dream
means!”
The
king
said
to
me,
whose
new
name
was
Belteshazzar, “
Is
this
true?
Can
you
tell
me
what
I
dreamed
and
what
it
means?”
I
replied, “There
are
no
wise
men
or
fortune-tellers
or
men
who
work magic
or
men
who
work
sorcery
who
can
tell
such
things
to
you.
But
there
is
a
God
in
heaven
who
reveals
secrets.
And
he
has
shown
in
your
dream
what
will
happen
in
the
future.
Now
I
will
tell
you
what
you
dreamed,
the
vision
you
saw
as
you
were
lying
on
your
bed.
O
King,
while
you
were
sleeping,
you
dreamed
about
events
that
will
happen
in
the
future.
The
one
who
reveals
mysteries
has
shown
you
what
is
going
to
happen.
And
it
is
not
because
I
am
wiser
than
anyone
else
on
earth
that
I
know
the
meaning
of
this
mysterious
dream.
It
is
because
God
wanted
you
to
understand
what
you
were
thinking.
O
King,
in
your
vision
you
saw
in
front
of
you
a
huge
and
terrifying
statue
of
a
man.
It
was
shining
very
brightly,
and
it
was frightening
and
awesome.
The
head
of
the
statue
was
made
of
pure
gold.
Its
chest
and
arms
were
made
of
silver.
Its
belly
and
thighs
were
made
of
bronze.
Its
legs
were
made
of
iron,
and
its
feet
were
a
mixture
of
clay
and
iron.
As
you
watched,
something
cut
a
rock
from
a
mountain,
but
it
was
not
a
human
who
cut
it.
The
rock
tumbled
down
and
smashed
the
feet
of
the
statue,
feet
that
were
made
of
iron
and
clay.
It
smashed
them
to
bits.
Then
the
rest
of
the
statue
collapsed
into
a
big
heap
of
iron,
clay,
bronze,
silver,
and
gold.
The
pieces
of
the
statue
were
as
small
as
bits
of
chaff
on
the
ground
where
it
is
threshed,
and
the
wind
blew
away
all
the tiny
pieces.
There
was
nothing
left.
But
the
rock
that
smashed
the
statue
became
a
large
mountain
that
covered
the
whole
earth.
That
was
what
you
dreamed.
Now
I
will
tell
you
what
it
means.
You
are
a
king
who
rules
over
many
other
kings.
The
God
who
rules
in
heaven
has
caused
you
to
rule
over
them
and
has
given
you
great
power [DOU]
and
has
honored
you.
He
has
caused
you
to
be
the
ruler
over
all
people,
and
even
the
animals
and
birds
are
controlled
by
you.
So
the
head
of
the
statue represents
you.
But
after
your
kingdom/rule
ends,
there
will
be
another
great
kingdom,
but
it
will
not
be
as
great
as
yours.
The
silver
parts
of
the
statue
represent
that
kingdom.
Then
there
will
be
a
third
great
kingdom
whose
king
will
rule
over
the
whole
earth.
The
bronze
parts
of
the
statue
represent
that
kingdom.
After
that
kingdom
ends,
there
will
be
a
fourth
great
kingdom.
The
iron
parts
of
the
statue
represent
that
kingdom.
The
army
of
that
kingdom
will
smash
the
previous
kingdoms,
just
like
iron smashes
everything
that
it
strikes.
The
feet
and
toes
of
the
statue
that
you
saw,
that
were
a
mixture
of
iron
and
clay, indicate
that
the
kingdom
they
represent
will
later
be
divided.
Some
parts
of
that
kingdom
will
be
as
strong
as
iron,
but
some
parts
will
not
remain
together,
just
as
iron
and
clay
do
not
stick
together.
The
mixture
of
iron
and
clay
in
the
statue
shows
also
that
the
rulers
of
those
kingdoms
that
separate
from
each
other
will
try
to
form
alliances
with
each
other
as
a
result
of
members
of
the
royal
families
of
those
kingdoms
marrying
each
other.
But
that
will
not
succeed,
just
as
iron
and
clay
do
not
stick
together.
But
while
those
kings
are
ruling,
God
who
rules
in
heaven
will
establish
a
kingdom
that
will
never
end.
No
one
will
ever
defeat
its
king.
He
will
completely
destroy
all
those
kingdoms,
but
his
kingdom
will
remain
forever.
That
is
the
meaning
of
the
rock
that
something
cut
from
the
mountain,
the
rock
that
will
crush
to tiny
bits
the
statue
that
is
made
of
iron,
bronze,
silver,
and
gold.
O
king,
the
great
God
has
shown
you
what
will
truly
happen
in
the
future.
And
you
can
trust
what
I
told
you
about
the
meaning
of
the
dream.”
Daniel
was
made
the
chief advisor
Then
King
Nebuchadnezzar
prostrated
himself
in
front
of
me
in
great
respect.
He
commanded
his
people
that
they
burn
incense
and
burn
an
offering
of
grain
to
honor
me.
The
king
said
to
me, “
Your
God
has
enabled
you
to
tell
me
the
meaning
of
this
dream/mystery,
so
now
I
truly
know
that
your
God
is
greater
than
all
the
other
gods
and
all
other
kings.
He
reveals
to
people
things
that
they
cannot
know.”
Then
the
king
gave
many
gifts
to
me,
and
he
also
appointed
me
to
rule
over
the
entire
province
of
Babylon,
and
also
to
be
the boss
of
all
his
wise
men.
I
asked
the
king
to
appoint
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
to
also
have
important
positions
in
Babylon
province,
and
the
king
did
what
I
asked
him
to
do.
But
I
did
my
work
while
I
stayed
at
the
king’s
palace.
Nebuchadnezzar had a gold statue made
King
Nebuchadnezzar
ordered
his
men
to
make
a
gold
statue.
It
was ◄90
feet/27 meters►
high
and ◄9
feet/2.7 meters►
wide.
They
set
it
up
in
the
Dura
plain
in
Babylon
province.
Then
he
sent
messages
to
all
the provincial
governors,
the
district
governors,
the
chief advisors,
the
counselors,
the
various
judges,
and
all
the
other
officials
in
the
province.
He
told
them
to
come
to
the
dedication
of
the
statue
that
he
had
set
up.
When
they
all
arrived,
they
all
stood
in
front
of
that
statue.
Then
an announcer
shouted, “You
people
who
come
from
many
countries
and
many people-groups
and
who
speak
many
languages,
listen
to
what
the
king
has
commanded!
When
you
hear
the
sounds
made
by
the
trumpets,
the
flutes,
the guitars,
the
harps,
the
wind
instruments,
and
all
the
other
musical
instruments,
bow
down
to
worship
King Nebuchadnezzar’s
gold
statue.
Anyone
who
refuses
to
do
that
will
be
thrown
into
a
blazing
furnace!”
So
when
all
those
people
who
had
gathered
heard
the
sounds
made
by
the
musical
instruments,
they
all
bowed
down
to
worship
the
statue.
But
some
of
the
men
who
studied
the
stars
went
to
the
king.
They
reported
to
him, “We
hope
that
you,
O
king,
will
live
a
long
time!
You
decreed
that
all
the
officials
whom
you
had
gathered
should
bow
down
and
worship
the
gold
statue
when
they
heard
the
sounds
made
by
the
musical
instruments.
You
also
decreed
that
those
who
refused
to
do
that
would
be
thrown
into
a
blazing
furnace.
Sir,
there
are
some
men
from
Judah
whom
you
have
appointed
to
be
officials
in
Babylon
province
who
have
not
obeyed
your
decree.
Their
names
are
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego.
They
have
refused
to
worship
your
god
and
the
gold
statue
that
you
have
set
up.”
Nebuchadnezzar
became
very
angry.
He
commanded
his
soldiers
to
bring
in
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego.
When
they
were
brought
to
him,
Nebuchadnezzar
said
to
them, “Is
it
true
that
you
three
men
have
refused
to
worship
my
gods
or
the
gold
statue
that
I
have
set
up?
If
that
is
true,
I
will
give
you
one
more
chance.
If
you
bow
down
to
worship
the
statue
that
I
have
set
up
when
you
hear
the
sounds
of
the
musical
instruments,
fine.
But
if
you
refuse,
you
will
be
thrown
immediately
into
the
blazing
furnace.
Then ◄what
god
will
be
able
to
rescue
you
from
my
power?/no
god
will
be
able
to
rescue
you
from
my
power!►” [RHQ]
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
replied, “Nebuchadnezzar,
we
do
not
need
to
defend
our
actions
to
you
in
this
matter.
If
we
are
thrown
into
the
blazing
furnace,
the
God
whom
we
worship
is
able
to
rescue
us.
Sir,
he
will
rescue
us
from
your
power.
But
even
if
he
does
not
rescue
us,
you
need
to
know
that
we
will
never
worship
your
gods
or
the
gold
statue
that
you
have
set
up.”
Nebuchadnezzar
was
extremely
angry.
His
being
very
angry
even
showed
on
his
face.
He
commanded
that
the
furnace
should
be
made
seven
times
as
hot
as
usual.
After
that
was
done,
he
commanded
some
of
the
very
strong
men
of
his
army
to
tie
Shadrach,
Meshach
and Abednego,
and
then
to
throw
them
into
the
blazing
furnace.
So
the
soldiers
tied
them
up
and
threw
them
into
the
furnace,
while
they
were
wearing
their
clothes.
Because
the
fire
had
been
made
very
hot
because
the
king
had
very
strongly
ordered
them
to
do
that,
the
flames
leaped
out
and
killed
the
soldiers
as
they
were
throwing
the
men
into
the
fire!
So
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
fell
into
the
roaring
flames.
But
as
Nebuchadnezzar
was
watching,
he
was
amazed.
He
suddenly jumped
up
and
shouted
to
his advisors, “Did
we
tie
up
three
men
and
throw
them
into
the
flames,
or
not?”
They
replied, “Yes,
O
king,
we
did.”
Nebuchadnezzar
shouted, “
Look!
I
see
four
men
in
the
fire!
They
have
no
ropes
on
them,
they
are
walking
around,
and
the
flames
are
not
hurting
them!
And
the
fourth
man
looks
like
a
divine
being!”
Nebuchadnezzar
came
closer
to
the
opening
of
the
flaming
furnace,
and
he
shouted, “Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego,
you
who
worship
the Supreme
God,
come
out
of
there!
Come
here!”
So
they
stepped
out
of
the
fire.
Then
all
the
king’s
officials
crowded
around
them.
They
saw
that
the
flames
had
not
harmed
them.
The
flames
had
not
even
singed
any
of
the
hair
on
their
heads
or
scorched
any
of
their
clothes!
There
was
not
even
any
smell
of
smoke
on
them!
Then
Nebuchadnezzar
said, “Praise
the
God
whom
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
worship!
He
sent
one
of
his
angels
to
rescue
these
three
men
who
worship
him
and
trust
in
him.
They
ignored
my
command;
they
insisted
that
they
would
worship
only
their
God,
and
were
willing
to
die
instead
of
worshiping
any
other
god.
Therefore,
I
am
now
making
this
decree: ‘If
any
people,
from
any
country
or people-group
or
any
language
group,
criticize
the
God
whom
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
worship,
they
will
be
cut
in
pieces
and
their
houses
will
be
torn
down
and
made
into
a
pile
of
rubble.
There
is
no
other
god
who
can
rescue
people
like
this!’ ”
Then
the
king
gave
Shadrach,
Meshach,
and Abednego
more
important
positions
in
Babylon
province
than
they
had
before.
Nebuchadnezzar dreamed about a tree
Several
years
after
Nebuchadnezzar
started
to
rule,
he
sent
this
message
to
the
people
of
every
nation
and people-group
and
all
language
groups
in
his
empire.
He
wrote,
“I
wish/hope
that eveything
is
going
very
well
with
you!
I
want
you
to
know
about
all
the
wonderful
miracles [DOU]
that
the Supreme
God
has
performed
for
me.
He
performs
great
miracles,
and
does
wonderful
things.
His
kingdom
will
last
forever;
his
rule
over
people
will
never
end.
I,
Nebuchadnezzar,
was
living
in
my
palace.
I
was
living luxuriantly,
and
everything
was
going
very
well
for
me.
But
one
night
I
had
a
dream
that
caused
me
to
be
very
afraid.
I
saw
visions
that
terrified
me
as
I
lay
on
my
bed.
So
I
summoned
all
the
wise
men
in
Babylon,
in
order
that
they
would
come
and
tell
me
what
it
meant.
All
the
men
who
worked magic,
the
fortune-tellers,
the
men
who
worked
sorcery,
and
men
who
studied
the
stars
came
to
me.
I
told
them
what
I
had
dreamed,
but
they
could
not
tell
me
what
it
meant.
Finally,
Daniel
came
to
me,
and
I
decided
to
tell
him
what
I
had
dreamed.
One
of
my
officials
had
given
him
a
new
name,
Belteshazzar,
to
honor
my
own
god.
I
knew
that
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods
was
in
him.
So,
using
the
name
that
had
been
given
to
him,
I
said, ‘Belteshazzar,
you
are
the
most
important
of
all
my
fortune-tellers.
I
know
that
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods
is
in
you,
and
that
you
can
reveal
all
mysteries.
There
is
none
that
is
too
difficult
for
you.
So,
tell
me
what
my
dream
means.
This
is
what
I
dreamed
while
I
was
lying
on
my
bed:
I
saw
a
large
tree
growing
in
the
middle
of
the
land.
The
tree
was
very
strong
and
had
grown
very
tall;
it
seemed
that
its
top
reached
up
to
the
sky,
with
the
result
that
everyone
in
the
world [HYP]
could
see
it.
It
had
beautiful
leaves,
and
it
had
produced
a
lot
of
fruit
for
people
to
eat.
Wild
animals
rested
in
the
shade
of
that
tree,
and
birds
built
nests
in
its
branches.
All
the
living
creatures
everywhere
in
the
world
got
food
from
that
tree.
While
I
was
still
lying
on
my
bed,
I
saw
another
vision.
In
the
vision
I
saw
a
holy
angel
coming
down
from
heaven.
The
angel
shouted, “Cut
down
the
tree,
and
cut
off
its
branches!
Strip/Shake
off
all
of
its
leaves,
and
scatter
its
fruit.
Chase
away
the
animals
that
are
lying
in
the
shade
of
the
tree,
and
the
birds
that
are
in
its
branches.
But
leave
the
stump
of
the
tree
and
its
roots
in
the
ground.
Fasten
a
band
of
iron
and
bronze
around
the
stump,
and
allow
it
to
stay
there
with
grass
around
it.”
That
tree
seems
to
have represented
a
man,
because
the
angel
also
said, “Cause
that
man
to
live
out
in
the
fields
among
the
animals
and
plants.
Cause
the
dew
from
the
sky
to
make
his
body
damp
each
morning.
Do
not
allow
him
to
continue
to
have
a
mind
like humans;
instead,
cause
him
to
have
a
mind
like
animals
have,
for
seven
years.
The
holy
angels
have
decided
what
must
happen.
They
want
to
inform
everyone
that
the Supreme
God
rules
over
all
the
kingdoms
in
this
world.
He
is
the
one
who
chooses
who
will
rule
these
kingdoms.
He
sometimes
allows
very unimportant
people
to
become
rulers.”
Belteshazzar,
that
is
what
I,
King
Nebuchadnezzar,
saw
in
my
dream.
Now
tell
me
what
the
dream
means.
No
one
else
can
tell
me.
I
asked
all
the
very
wise
men
in
my
kingdom
to
tell
me
what
it
means,
but
they
were
unable
to
do
that.
But
you
can
tell
me,
because
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods
is
in
you.”
Daniel
explained
the
dream
I,
whose
new
name
was
Belteshazzar,
did
not
say
anything
for
some
time,
because
I
was
very
worried/disturbed
about
the
meaning
of
the
dream.
Finally,
the
king
said
to
me, “Belteshazzar,
do
not
be
afraid
about
the
dream
and
about
what
it
means.”
I
replied, “Sir,
I
wish
that
the
events
that
were
predicted
in
your
dream
would
happen
to
your
enemies,
and
not
to
you.
In
your
dream/vision
you
saw
a
very
strong
and
very
tall
tree.
It
seemed
to
reach
to
the
sky,
with
the
result
that
everyone
in
the
world
could
see
it.
It
had
beautiful
leaves
and
it
had
produced
a
lot
of
fruit
for
people
to
eat.
Wild
animals
rested
in
the
shade
of
that
tree,
and
birds
built
nests
in
its
branches.
◄Your
majesty/O
King►,
that
tree
represents
you!
You
have
become
very
powerful.
It
is
as
though
your
greatness
reaches
up
to
the
sky,
and
you
rule
people
all
over
the
world.
Then
you
saw
a
holy
angel
coming
down
from
heaven.
That
angel
said, ‘Cut
down
the
tree,
and
cut
off
its
branches!
Strip/Shake
off
all
of
its
leaves,
and
scatter
its
fruit.
But
leave
the
stump
of
the
tree
and
its
roots
in
the
ground.
Fasten
a
band
of
iron
and
bronze
around
the
stump
and
allow
it
to
stay
there
with
grass
around
it.
Each
morning
cause
the
dew
from
the
sky
to
make
this
man,
who
was represented
by
the
tree,
damp.
Cause
him
to
live
in
the
fields
with
the
animals
for
seven
years.’
◄Your
Majesty/O
King►,
that
is
what
your
dream
means.
That
is
what
the Supreme
God
has
declared
will
happen
to
you.
Your advisors
will
force
you
to
live
away
from
other
people.
You
will
live
in
the
fields
with
the
wild
animals.
You
will
eat
grass
like
cows
do,
and
dew
from
the
sky
will
cause
your
body
to
be
damp/wet
every
morning.
You
will
live
that
way
for
seven
years,
until
you
learn
that
it
is
the Supreme
God
who
rules
over
the
kingdoms
of
the
world,
and
he
appoints
the
ones
whom
he
chooses
to
rule
them.
But
the
stump
of
the
tree
and
its
roots
were
left
in
the
ground.
That
means
that
you
will
rule
your
kingdom
again
when
you
learn
that
it
is
God [MTY]
who
is
really
the
ruler.
◄Your
Majesty/O
King►,
please
do
what
I
am
telling
you
to
do.
Stop
sinning,
and
do
what
is
right.
Turn
away
from
your
evil
behavior.
Act mercifully
to
poor
people.
If
you
do
that,
perhaps
you
will
continue
to
be sucessful.”
The
dream
was
fulfilled
But
the
king
refused
to
stop
sinning.
So
what
was
predicted
in
the
dream
is
what
happened
to
him.
Twelve
months
later,
one
day
he
was
walking
on
the
flat
roof
of
his
palace
in
Babylon.
As
he
looked
out
over/across
the
city,
he
said
to
those
around
him, “I
have
built
this
great
city
of
Babylon
to
be
the
place
where
I
rule!
I
have
built
it
to
display
my
own
power,
in
order
to
show
people
my
glory,
to
show
them
that
I
am
very
great!”
While
he
was
still
saying
this,
God [MTY]
spoke
from
heaven
and
said, “King
Nebuchadnezzar,
this
is
what
I
am
saying
to
you:
You
are
no
longer
the
ruler
of
this
kingdom!
Your advisors
will
force
you
to
live
away
from
other
people.
You
will
live
in
the
fields
with
wild
animals,
and
you
will
eat
grass
like
cows
do.
You
will
live
that
way
for
seven
years,
until
you
learn
that
it
is
I,
the Supreme
God,
who
rules
over
the
kingdoms
of
this
world,
and
I
appoint
the
ones
whom
I
have
chosen
to
rule
them.”
Immediately
what
God
predicted
happened.
Nebuchadnezzar
became insane,
so
his advisors
forced
him
to
live
away
from
other
people.
He
ate
grass
like
cows
do,
and
dew
from
the
sky
caused
his
body
to
be
damp/wet
every
morning.
He
lived
like
that
until
his
hair
was
as
long
as
eagles’
feathers,
and
his fingernails
became
like
birds’
claws.
“After
those
seven
years
ended,
I,
Nebuchadnezzar,
looked
up
toward
heaven,
and
I
acknowledged
that
what
God
said
was
true.
Then
I
could
think
correctly
again.
I
praised
and
worshiped
the Supreme
God,
and
I
honored
him,
the
one
who
lives
forever.
He
rules
forever;
his
kingdom
will
never
end.
All
the
people
in
the
world
are
very
insignificant;
we
are
not
like
him.
He
has
the
power
to
do
whatever
he
wants
to
do,
among
the
angels
in
heaven
and
among
us
people
who
live
on
the
earth.
So
no
one
can
stop
him [SYN],
and
no
one
can
challenge
him,
saying
to
him, ‘Why
are
you
doing
these
things?’
When
I
was
able
to
think
correctly
again,
I
was
honored
again,
and
I
was
able
to
rule
my
glorious/great
kingdom
again.
My advisors
came
to
me
again
to
talk
about
what
should
be
done,
and
I
became
greater
and
more
powerful
than
I
was
before.
Now
I,
Nebuchadnezzar,
praise
and
honor [DOU]
God,
the
king
who
rules
in
heaven.
All
of
his
actions
are
just
and
right.
And
he
is
able
to
cause
to
become
humble
those
who
are
proud,
like
I
was.”
The writing on the wall
Several
years
later,
Belshazzar
became
the
king
of
Babylon.
One
day
he
invited 1,000
of
his
officers
to
a
big
feast,
and
he
drank
a
lot
of
wine
with
them.
While
he
was
drinking,
he
commanded
that
his
servants
bring
to
him
the
gold
and
silver
cups
that
the
previous
king,
Nebuchadnezzar,
had
taken
from
the
temple
in
Jerusalem.
He
did
that
because
he
wanted
himself
and
his
officials,
his
wives,
and
even
his ◄concubines/slave
wives►
to
drink
from
them,
making fun
of
the
god
that
we Israelis
worshiped.
So
his
servants
brought
in
all
those
gold
cups,
that
had
been
taken
many
years
previously
from
the
temple
of
the
true
God
in
Jerusalem.
Then
the
king
and
his
officials
and
his
wives
and
his
slave
wives
drank
wine
from
those
cups.
They
drank
to
praise/honor
their
idols
that
were
made
of
gold,
silver,
bronze,
iron,
and
even
wood
and
stone.
Suddenly
they
saw
a
man’s
hand
writing
on
the
plaster
of
the
wall
opposite
the
lampstand.
The
king
also
saw
the
hand
as
it
was
writing.
He
became
very
frightened,
and
his
face
became
pale/white.
His
knees
started
shaking,
and
his
legs
became
very
weak,
with
the
result
that
he
could
not
stand
up.
Then
he
shouted
to
summon
the
men
who
worked magic,
the
men
who
studied
the
stars,
and
the
fortune-tellers.
He
said, “I
will
greatly
honor
any
one
of
them
who
can
read
this
writing
and
tell
me
what
it
means.
I
will
give
him
a
purple
robe
like
I
wear
because
I
am
the
king,
and
I
will
put
a
gold
chain
around
his
neck.
He
will
become
a
very
important
official
in
my
kingdom;
there
will
be
only
two
others
who
will
be
more
important
than
he
will
be.”
But
when
all
those
wise
men
came
in,
none
of
them
could
read
the
writing,
or
tell
him
what
it
meant.
So
King
Belshazzar
became
more
afraid.
His
face
became
even
paler/whiter.
And
all
his
officials
who
were
there
at
the
feast
did
not
know
what
to
do.
But
when
the
mother
of
the
king (OR,
of
the
previous
king)
heard
the
king
and
his
officials
talking
loudly
about
what
had
happened,
she
entered
the
room
where
they
were
having
the
feast.
She
said
to
Belshazzar, “◄Your
majesty/O
King►,
I
hope
you
will
live
for
a
long
time!
But
do
not
be
pale
and
afraid
about
this.
There
is
a
man
in
your
kingdom
who
has
the
spirit
of
the
holy
gods
in
him.
When
Nebuchadnezzar
was
ruling,
they
discovered
that
this
man
understood
many
things
and
was
wise,
just
like
the
gods.
The
man
who
was
king
previously,
Nebuchadnezzar,
appointed
him
to
be
in
charge
of
all
the
men
in
Babylon
who
worked magic,
the
men
who
worked
sorcery,
the
men
who
studied
the
stars,
and
the
fortune-tellers.
That
man’s
name
is
Daniel;
the
king
gave
him
a
new
name,
Belteshazzar.
He
is
very
intelligent
and
is
able
to
know
and
understand
many
things.
He
is
even
able
to
tell
the
meaning
of
dreams,
and
explain
riddles,
and
explain
things
that
are
very
difficult
to
understand.
Summon
him,
and
he
will
tell
you
what
this
writing
means.”
Daniel
interpreted
the
writing
So
they
went
and
brought
me
in.
The
king
asked
me, “You
must
be
Daniel [RHQ]!
They
told
me
that
you
are
one
of
those
who
was
brought
here
from
Judah
by
the
previous
king.
I
have
also
heard
that
the
spirit
of
the
gods
is
in
you,
and
that
you
are
very
wise
and
understand
many
things.
My
wise
men
and
men
who
work magic
have
tried
to
read
the
writing
on
this
wall
and
tell
me
what
it
means,
but
they
are
not
able
to
do
it.
Someone
told
me
that
you
can
tell
what
dreams
mean
and
explain
things
that
are
very
difficult
to
understand.
If
you
can
read
these
words
and
tell
me
what
they
mean,
I
will
give
you
a
purple
robe
like
I
wear
because
I
am
the
king,
and
I
will
put
a
gold
chain
around
your
neck.
You
will
become
a
very
important
official
in
my
kingdom;
there
will
be
only
two
others
who
will
be
more
important
than
you
will
be.”
I
replied, “
I
do
not
want
your
gifts;
keep
them,
or
give
them
to
someone
else.
But
I
will
read
for
you
the
writing
on
the
wall,
and
I
will
tell
you
what
it
means.
◄Your
Majesty/O
king►,
the Supreme
God
caused
the
man
who
was
king
before
you,
Nebuchadnezzar,
to
become
a
great
ruler,
who
was
greatly
praised
and
honored.
Because
God
caused
him
to
become
very
great,
people
of
many [HYP] people-groups
and
nations
and
who
spoke
many
different
languages
were
very
much
afraid
of
him.
He
commanded
his
soldiers
to
kill
those
whom
he
wanted
to
be
killed,
and
he ◄spared/allowed
to
live►
those
whom
he
wanted
to
spare.
He
honored
those
whom
he
wanted
to
honor,
and
he
caused
to
be
disgraced
those
whom
he
wanted
to
be
disgraced.
But
when
he
became
very
proud
and
stubborn [IDM],
he
was
removed
from
being
king [MTY].
People
did
not
consider
him
to
be
glorious/great
anymore.
His
officials
sent
him
away
in
order
that
he
would
not
be
near
other
people.
God
caused
him
to
have
a
mind
like
animals
have.
He
lived
among
the
wild
donkeys.
He
ate
grass
like
cows
do,
and
dew
from
the
sky
caused
his
body
to
be
damp/wet
each
morning.
He
was
like
that
until
he
learned
that
the Supreme
God
is
really
the
one
who
rules
the
kingdoms
of
this
world,
and
that
he
appoints
whomever
he
chooses
to
rule
those
kingdoms.
Now,
Belshazzar,
you
have
become
the
king.
You
also
knew
all
those
things,
but
you
have
not
made
yourself
humble.
You
have
considered
yourself
to
be
greater
than
God,
the
Lord
of
heaven.
So
you
have
commanded
your
servants
to
bring
to
you
these
sacred
cups,
which
were
dedicated
to
the Supreme
God,
and
which
were
taken
from
his
temple
in
Jerusalem.
You
and
your
officials
and
your
wives
and
your ◄concubines/slave
wives►
have
been
drinking
wine
from
these
cups,
while
you
have
been
praising
your
own
gods—gods
which
are
made
of
gold
and
silver
and
bronze
and
iron
and
wood
and
stone.
Those
are
gods
that
cannot
see,
that
cannot
hear,
and
that
do
not
know
anything!
You
have
not
honored
the
God
who
gives
you
breath
and
who
controls
everything
that
happens
to
you.
So
God
sent
that
hand
to
write
a
message
for
you.
This
is
the
message
that
it
wrote: ‘
Mene,
mene,
tekel, parsin.’
This
is
what
those
words
mean:
Mene
means ‘numbered/counted’.
That
means
that
God
has
been
counting
the
days
that
you
will
rule,
and
he
has
now
decided
that
you
will
not
rule
anymore.
Tekel
means ‘weighed’.
It
is
as
though
God
has
weighed
you
on
a
scale,
and
you
do
not
weigh
what
you
should,
which
means
that
you
have
not
been
doing
what
you
should;
you
are
not
fit
to
be
a
king [MET].
Parsin
means ‘divided’.
That
means
that
God
has
divided
your
kingdom.
Some
of
it
will
be
ruled
by
people
from
Media
and
some
will
be
ruled
by
people
from
Persia.”
Then
Belshazzar
did
what
he
had
promised.
He
put
on
me
a
purple
robe
like
the
one
he
himself
wore.
He
put
a
gold
chain
around
my
neck.
And
he
proclaimed
that
there
would
be
only
two
others
who
would
be
more
important
than
me
in
his
kingdom.
But
that
same
night
soldiers
from
Media
entered
the
city
and
killed
Belshazzar,
the
King
of
Babylonia.
Darius,
the
King
of
Media,
became
the
King
of
Babylonia
when
he
was 62
years
old.
Daniel was thrown into the lions’ den
King
Darius
decided
to
divide
his
kingdom
into 120
provinces.
He
appointed
a
governor
to
rule
each
province.
He
also
appointed
me
and
two
other
men
to
be
administrators,
to
supervise
the
governors
and
to
be
sure
that
they
did
the
king’s
work
properly,
in
order
that
the
king
would
not
have
to
worry
about
anything.
I
soon
showed
that
I
was ◄more
capable/able
to
do
the
work
better►
than
all
the
other
administrators
and
the
governors.
Because
of
that,
the
king
planned
to
appoint
me
to
be
in
charge
of
the
entire
empire.
Then,
the
other
administrators
and
the
governors
became
jealous.
So
they
began
to
try
to
find
something
that
they
could
criticize
about
the
way
I
was
working
for
the
king.
But
I
always
did
my
work
faithfully
and
honestly,
and
was
never
lazy.
So
they
could
not
find
anything
to
criticize.
They
concluded, “The
only
way
we
can
find
something
for
which
we
can
criticize
Daniel
will
be
something
concerning
the
laws
that
his
god
his
given
him.”
So
the
administrators
and
governors
went
as
one
group
to
the
king
and
said, “◄Your
Majesty/O
king►,
we
wish
that
you
will
live
a
long
time!
We
administrators
and
governors
and
district
governors
and advisors
and
other
officials
have
all
agreed
that
you
should
make
a
law
that
everyone
must
obey.
We
want
you
to
command
that
for
the
next
thirty
days
people
may
pray
only
to
you.
If
anyone
prays
to
anyone
else,
either
to
a
human
or
to
a
god,
he
must
be
thrown
into
a
pit
of
lions.
And
because
laws
made
by
our governments
of
Media
and
Persia
cannot
be
changed,
we
want
you,
the
head
of
our
government,
to
sign
it.”
So
King
Darius
wrote
the
law
and
signed
it.
But
when
I
found
out
that
the
king
had
written
and
signed
that
law,
I
went
home.
I
knelt
down
in
my upstairs
room
and
prayed.
I
looked
toward
Jerusalem,
and
the
windows
were
open
with
the
result
that
everyone
could
see
me
while
I
was
praying.
I
prayed
three
times
each
day,
just
as
I
always
did,
thanking
God.
The
officials
went
together
to
my
house
and
they
saw
me
praying
and requesting
God
to
help
me.
So
they
returned
to
the
king
and
said
to
him, “
Do
you
remember
that
you
wrote
a
law stating
that
for
the
next
thirty
days
people
may
pray
only
to
you,
and
if
anyone
prays
to
anyone
else,
either
to
a
human
or
to
a
god,
he
will
be
thrown
into
a
pit
of
lions?”
The
king
replied, “
Yes,
that
is
the
law
that
I
wrote.
It
is
a
law
of
our governments
of
Media
and
Persia,
which
cannot
be
canceled.”
Then
they
said
to
the
king, “Well,
that
man
Daniel,
one
of
the
men
who
were
brought
from
Judah,
is
not
paying
any
attention
to
you
or
the
law
that
you
signed.
He
prays
to
his
god
three
times
each
day!”
When
the
king
heard
that,
he
was
very
distressed.
He
tried
to
find
a
way
to
save
me.
All
the
rest
of
that
day
he
tried
to
think
of
a
way
to
rescue
me.
In
the
evening,
many
of [HYP]
the
officials
went
together
to
the
king
and
said, “◄Your
Majesty/O
king►,
you
know
that
our governments
of
Media
and
Persia
have
declared
that
no
law
that
the
king
signs
can
be
canceled/changed.
So
Daniel
must
be
thrown
to
the
lions!”
So
the
king
gave
the
order,
and
his
servants
brought
me
and
threw
me
into
a
pit
where
the
lions
were.
Before
they
threw
me
in,
the
king
said
to
me, “I
hope/wish
that
your
God,
whom
you
worship
regularly,
will
rescue
you!”
They
rolled
a
huge
stone
across
the
entrance
to
the
pit.
Then
the
king
fastened
a
string
across
the
entrance
and
put
wax
at
each
end,
and
stamped
the
wax
with
the
seal
from
his
ring
and
the
seals
of
the
rings
of
his
officials,
in
order
that
no
one
could
secretly
rescue
me.
Then
the
king
returned
to
his
palace.
That
night
he
refused
to
eat
any
food.
He
would
not
allow
anyone
to
entertain
him
because
he
did
not
want
to
be
happy,
with
the
result
that
he
would
forget
about
me.
And
that
night
he
was
unable
to
sleep
because
he
was
worried
about
me.
At
dawn
the
next
morning,
the
king
got
up
and
went
quickly
to
the
pit
where
the
lions
were.
When
he
came
near
it,
he
was
very
worried.
He
called
out, “Daniel,
you
who
serve
the all-powerful
God!
Was
your
God,
whom
you
worship
regularly,
able
to
save
you
from
the
lions?”
I
answered, “◄Your
Majesty/O
king►,
I
hope
that
you
will
live
a
long
time!
Yes,
my
God
sent
his
angel
to
shut
the
lions’
mouths,
in
order
that
they
would
not
harm
me!
He
did
that
because
he
knows
that
I
have
done
nothing
that
he
thinks
is
wrong.
And, ◄Your
Majesty/O
king►,
I
never
did
anything
wrong
to
you!”
The
king
was
extremely
happy,
and
he
commanded
his
servants
to
lift
me
out
of
the
pit.
When
they
did
that,
they
saw
that
the
lions
had
not
wounded
me
at
all.
God
had
protected
me
because
I
trusted
in
him.
Then
the
king
commanded
that
the
men
who
had
accused
me
should
be
seized
and
be
thrown,
along
with
their
wives
and
children,
into
the
pit
where
the
lions
were.
When
they
were
thrown
into
the
pit,
the
lions
leaped
on
them
and
crushed
their
bones
before
they
fell
onto
the
bottom
of
the
pit!
Then
King
Darius
wrote
this
message
and
sent
it
throughout
his
kingdom
to
the
people
of
every people-group
and
nation
and
from
all
language
groups:
“I
wish/hope
that everthing
is
going
very
well
with
you!
I
command
that
everyone
in
my
kingdom
should
fear
and
revere
the
God
that
Daniel
worships.
He
is
the all-powerful
God,
and
he
will
live
forever.
His
kingdom
will
never
be
destroyed;
he
will
rule
forever.
He
rescues
and
saves
his
people.
He
performs
all
kinds
of
miracles
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth.
He
rescued
Daniel
from
the
power
of
the
lions!”
So
I
was
successful
all
during
the
time
that
Darius
ruled
and
during
the
time
that
Cyrus,
the
King
of
Persia,
ruled.
Daniel dreamed about four beasts
Previously,
during
the
first
year
that
Belshazzar
was
the
king
of
Babylonia,
I
had
a
dream
and
a
vision
one
night
as
I
lay
on
my
bed.
The
next
morning
I
wrote
down
what
I
had
dreamed.
This
is
what
I
wrote:
I,
Daniel,
had
a
vision
last
night.
In
the
vision
I
saw
that
strong
winds
were
blowing
from
all
four
directions,
stirring
up
the
water
in
the
ocean.
Then
I
saw
four
beasts
coming
out
of
the
ocean.
All
four
of
them
were
different.
The
first
one
resembled
a
lion,
but
it
had
wings
like
an
eagle
has.
But
as
I
watched,
something
tore
off
its
wings {its
wings
were
pulled
off}.
The
beast
was
left
there,
standing
on
its
two
hind/rear
legs,
like
a
human
being
stands.
And
it
was
given
a
mind
like humans
have.
The
second
beast
resembled
a
bear.
It
was
crouching,
and
it
held
between
its
teeth
three
ribs
from
another
animal
that
it
had
killed
and
eaten.
Someone
said
to
it {It
was
told}, “Stand
up
and
eat
as
much
meat
as
you
want!”
Then
I
saw
in
front
of
me
the
third
of
those
beasts.
It
resembled
a
leopard,
but
it
had
four
wings
protruding
from
its
back.
The
wings
were
like
a
bird’s
wings.
It
had
four
heads.
It
was
given
the
power/authority
to
rule
people.
In
the
vision
I
saw
a
fourth
beast.
It
was
stronger
than
the
other
beasts,
and
it
was
more
terrifying.
It
crushed
other
creatures
with
its
huge
iron
teeth
and
ate
their
flesh.
The
parts
of
animals
that
it
did
not
grind
with
its
teeth,
it
trampled
on
the
ground.
It
was
different
from
the
other
three
beasts:
It
had
ten
horns
on
its
head.
While
I
was
looking
at
those
horns,
I
saw
a
little
horn
appear
on
the
head
of
that
beast.
It
tore
out
three
of
the
other
horns.
This
little
horn
had
eyes
like humans
have,
and
it
had
a
mouth
with
which
it
spoke
very boastfully.
Then
while
I
watched,
thrones
were
put
in
the
places
where
they
belonged,
and
God,
the
one
who
had
been
living
forever,
sat
on
one
of
the
thrones.
His
clothes
were
as
white
as
snow,
and
his
hair
was
as
white
as
pure/clean
wool.
His
throne
had
wheels
that
were
blazing
with
fire,
and
his
throne
was
also
blazing.
A
fire
was
rushing
out
of
in
front
of
him
like
a
stream.
Many
thousands
of
people (OR,
angels)
were
there
serving
him,
and
millions
of
other
people (OR,
angels)
were
standing
in
front
of
him.
They
started ◄the
court session/judging
people►,
and
they
opened
the
books
in
which
they
had
written
the
record
of
all
the
good
and
bad
things
that
people
had
done.
While
I
was
watching,
I
could
hear
the
little
horn
speaking
very boastfully.
As
I
continued
to
watch,
the
fourth
beast
was
killed.
Its
corpse
was
thrown
into
a
fire
and
completely
burned.
The
power/authority
of
the
other
three
beasts
was
taken
away
from
them,
but
they
were
allowed
to
continue
to
live
for
a
while.
While
I
continued
to
see
the
vision
that
night,
I
saw
someone
who
resembled
a
human
being.
He
was
coming
closer
to
me,
surrounded
by
clouds.
Then
he
was
taken
to
God,
the
one
who
had
been
living
forever.
He
was
honored
and
given
great
authority
to
rule
over
all
the
nations
in
the
world,
in
order
that
people
from
every people-group
and
every
nation,
people
from
all
language
groups,
would
worship/serve
him.
He
will
rule
forever;
he
will
never
stop
ruling.
The
kingdom
that
he
rules
will
never
be
destroyed.
The
explanation
of
the
vision
As
for
me,
Daniel,
I
was
very
terrified
by
what
I
had
seen
in
that
vision,
and
I
did
not
know
what
to
think
about
it.
I
went
to
one
of
those
who
were
standing
in
front
of
the
throne
of
God,
and
I
asked
him
to
tell
me
what
it
meant.
So
he
told
me
the
meaning
of
it.
He
said, “The
four
huge
beasts
represent
four
kingdoms/empires
that
will exist
on
the
earth.
But
the Supreme
God
will
give
power/authority
to
his
people
to
rule,
and
they
shall
rule
forever.”
Then
I
wanted
to
know
what
the
fourth
beast signified—
the
beast
that
was
different
from
the
other
three,
the
beast
that
crushed
those
that
it
attacked
with
its
bronze
claws,
and
then
ate
their
flesh
with
its
iron
teeth,
and
trampled
on
the
parts
of
their
bodies
that
it
did
not
eat.
I
also
wanted
to
know
about
the
ten
horns
on
its
head,
and
about
the
horn
that
appeared
later,
which
got
rid
of
three
of
the
other
horns.
I
wanted
to
know
what
it
meant
that
it
had
eyes
and
a
mouth
with
which
it
spoke
very boastfully.
The
beast
that
was represented
by
that
horn
was
more
terrifying
than
the
other
beasts.
While
I
was
having
the
vision,
I
saw
that
this
horn
attacked
God’s
people
and
was
defeating
them.
But
then
the Supreme
God,
the
one
who
had
been
living
forever,
came
and
judged
in
favor
of
the
people
who
belonged
to
him.
And
I
knew
that
it
was
time
for
God’s
people
to
receive
authority
to
rule.
Then
the
man
who
was
standing
there
said
to
me, “The
fourth
beast represents
an
empire
that
will exist
on
the
earth;
that
empire
will
be
different
from
all
other empires.
The
army
of
that
empire
will
crush/kill
people
all
over
the
world
and
trample
on
their
bodies.
As
for
its
ten
horns,
they
represent
ten
kings
who
will
rule
that
empire,
one
after
the
other.
Then
another
king
will
appear.
He
will
be
different
from
the
previous
kings.
He
will
defeat
the
three
kings
that
were represented
by
the
three
horns
that
were
pulled
out.
He
will
revile
the Supreme
God,
and
he
will
oppress
God’s
people.
He
will
try
to
change
the
sacred
festivals
and
their
religious
laws/regulations.
He
will
control
them
for
three
and
a
half
years.
But
there
will
be
a session/meeting
of
the
court/judges
in
heaven,
and
that
king’s
authority/power
will
be
taken
away,
and
he
will
be
completely
destroyed.
Then
all
the
power
and
the
greatness
of
all
the
kingdoms
on
the
earth
will
be
given
to
the
people
who
belong
to
the Supreme
God.
The
kingdom
that
he
rules (OR,
they
rule)
will
endure
forever.
And
the
rulers
of
all
the
nations
on
the
earth
will
serve
and
obey
him (OR,
them).”
That
is
what
I
saw
in
my
vision/dream.
I,
Daniel,
was
terrified,
with
the
result
that
my
face
became
pale.
But
I
did
not
tell
anyone
about
the
vision
that
I
had
seen.
Daniel’s vision of a ram and a goat
During
the
third
year
that
Belshazzar
was
the
King
of
Babylonia,
I
had
another
vision.
In
that
vision
I
was
in
Susa,
the
capital
city
of
Elam
Province.
I
was
standing
alongside
the
Ulai
Canal.
I
looked
up
and
saw
a
ram
that
was
standing
alongside
the
canal.
It
had
two
long
horns,
but
the newest
one
was
longer
than
the
other
one.
The
ram butted/knocked
away
with
its
horns
everything
that
was
west
and
everything
that
was
north
and
everything
that
was
south
of
it.
There
were
no
other
animals
that
were
able
to
oppose
it,
and
none
that
could
rescue/save
other
animals
from
its
power.
The
ram
did
whatever
it
wanted
to
do
and
became
very
powerful.
While
I
was
thinking
about
what
I
had
seen,
in
the
vision
I
saw
a
goat
come
from
the
west.
It
ran
across
the
land
so
quickly,
that
it
seemed
like
its
feet
did
not
touch
the
ground.
This
goat
had
one
very
large
horn
between
its
eyes.
It
was
very
angry,
and
it
ran
straight
toward
the
ram
that
I
had
seen
previously,
the
ram
that
was
standing
alongside
the
canal.
The
goat
struck
the
ram
furiously
and
broke
off
its
two
horns,
with
the
result
that
the
ram
was
unable
to
defend
itself.
So
the
goat knocked
the
ram
down
and
trampled
on
it.
No
one
could
rescue
the
ram
from
the
goat’s
power.
The
goat
became
very
powerful.
But
when
its
power
was
very
great,
its
horn
was
broken
off.
But
four
other
large
horns
took
its
place.
They
each pointed
in
a
different
direction.
Then
from
one
of
those
large
horns
appeared
a
little
horn,
which
became
very
big,
and pointed
toward
the
south
and
then
toward
the
east
and
then
toward
the
beautiful
land
of
Israel.
The
man
who
was represented
by
that
horn
became
very
strong,
with
the
result
that
he
attacked
some
of
the
soldiers
of
the
army
of
heaven,
and (OR,
meaning)
the
stars
in
the
sky
which represented
God’s
people.
He
threw
some
of
them
to
the
ground
and
trampled
on
them.
He ◄defied/considered
himself
to
be
greater
than►
the
leader
of
the
army
of
heaven,
and
prevented
priests
from
offering
sacrifices
to
him.
He
also ◄defiled
the
temple/caused
the
temple
to
become
unholy►.
Then
God’s
people
allowed
the
man
who
was represented
by
that
horn
to
control/rule
them,
with
the
result
that
they
sinned
by
offering
sacrifices
to
him.
And
he
threw
to
the
ground
the
laws
that
contained
the
true religion.
Everything
that
he
did
was
successful.
Then
I
heard
two
angels
who
were
talking
to
each
other.
One
of
them
asked, “How
long
will
the
things/events
that
were
in
this
vision
continue?
How
long
will
the
man
who
rebels
against
God
and
causes
the
temple
to
be
defiled
be
able
to
prevent
priests
from
offering
sacrifices?
How
long
will
he
trample
on
the
temple
and
on
the
armies
of
heaven?”
The
other
angel
replied, “
It
will
continue
for 1,150
days.
During
all
of
that
time,
people
will
not
be
permitted
to
offer
sacrifices
in
the
morning
or
in
the
evening.
After
that,
the
temple
will
be
purified.”
Gabriel
explained
the
vision
While
I,
Daniel,
was
trying
to
understand
what
the
vision
meant,
suddenly
an
angel
who
resembled
a
man
stood/appeared
in
front
of
me.
And
I
heard
a
man
call
out
from
the
other
side
of
the
Ulai
Canal,
saying, “Gabriel,
explain
to
him
the
meaning
of
the
vision
that
he
saw!”
So
Gabriel
came
and
stood
beside
me.
I
was
very
terrified,
with
the
result
that
I
fell
onto
the
ground.
But
he
said
to
me, “You
human,
it
is
necessary
for
you
to
understand
that
the
events
that
you
saw
in
the
vision
will
occur
near
the
time
that
the
world
will
end.”
While
he
was
speaking,
I
fainted.
I
lay
there, unconscious,
with
my
face
still
on
the
ground.
But
Gabriel
put
his
hand
on
me
and
lifted
me
up
in
order
that
I
could
stand
again.
Then
he
said, “I
have
come
here
to
tell
you
what
will
happen
because
of
God
being
angry.
These
things
will
happen
near
the
time
when
the
world
will
end.
As
for
the
ram
with
two
horns
that
you
saw,
those
horns
represent
the
kingdoms
of
Media
and
Persia.
The
goat
that
you
saw represents
the
kingdom
of
Greece,
and
the
horn
that
appeared
between
its
eyes
represents
its
first
king.
As
for
the
four
horns
that
grew
after
the
first
horn
was
broken
off,
they
represent
four
kingdoms
into
which
that
first
kingdom
will
be
divided
after
the
first
king
dies.
Those
four
kingdoms
will
not
be
as
strong/powerful
as
the
first
kingdom
was.
The
people
in
those
kingdoms
will
become
very
wicked,
with
the
result
that
it
will
be
necessary
for
them
to
be
punished.
But
near
the
time
when
those
kingdoms
will
end,
one
of
those
kingdoms
will
have
a
king
who
will
be
very
proud/defiant [IDM].
He
will
also
be
very
fierce
and
very
deceitful.
He
will
become
very
powerful,
but
it
will
not
be
because
of
what
he
himself
does.
He
will
terribly
destroy
things
in
many
places,
and
he
will
succeed
in
doing
everything
that
he
wants
to.
He
will
get
rid
of
many
powerful
men,
and
also
some
of
God’s
people.
Because
he
is
very
cunning/clever,
he
will
succeed
by
doing
things
that
deceive
many
people.
He
will
be
proud
of
himself.
He
will
destroy
many
people
when
they
think
that
they
are
safe.
He
will
also
rebel
against
God [EUP],
who
is
the
greatest
king.
But
God
will
destroy
him,
without
the
help [MTY]
of
any
human
being.
What
you
saw
in
the
vision
about
priests
being
prevented
from
making
sacrifices
in
the
morning
and
in
the
evening,
which
I
explained
to
you,
will
surely
happen.
But
for
the
present
time,
do
not
reveal
the
vision
to
others,
because
it
will
be
many
years
before
those
things
happen.”
Then
I,
Daniel,
became
weak,
and
I
was
sick
for
several
days.
Then
I
arose
and
returned
to
doing
the
work
that
the
king
had
given
to
me,
but
I
was
perplexed/confused
about
the
vision,
and
I
could
not
understand
it.
Daniel’s prayer
Now
I
am
going
to
tell
you
about
what
happened
when
Darius,
who
was
from
the
Mede people-group
and
who
was
the
son
of Xerxes,
ruled
as
the
King
of
Babylonia.
During
the
first
year
that
he
was
the
king,
I,
Daniel,
was studying/reading
the
holy
books/Scriptures
the
message
that
Yahweh
had
given
to
the
prophet
Jeremiah.
In
that
message
Jeremiah
had
written
that
Jerusalem
would
be
destroyed
and
remain
ruined
for
seventy
years.
After
I
read
that,
I
pleaded
to
Yahweh
my
God
to
help
us,
praying
and ◄fasting/abstaining
from
eating
food►.
While
doing
that,
I
was
wearing
rough
cloth
and
sitting
in
ashes
to
show
that
I
was
very
sad
about
what
was
going
to
happen
to
us.
I
confessed
the
sins
that
we
had
committed,
and
this
is
what
I
prayed:
Lord,
you
are
great
and
awesome!
You
have
faithfully
done
what
you
said
that
you
would
do
for
us.
You
faithfully
love
those
who
love
you
and
who
do
what
you
have
commanded
that
they
should
do.
But
we
Israelis
have
sinned.
We
have
done
things
that
are
wrong.
We
have
done
wicked
things,
and
we
have
rebelled
against
you.
We
have
turned
away
from
obeying
your
commands [DOU].
Your
prophets
spoke
for
you [MTY],
giving
your
messages
to
our
kings,
to
our
other
rulers,
to
our
other
ancestors,
and
to
all
the Israeli
people,
but
we
have
refused
to ◄pay
attention
to/heed►
those
prophets.
Lord,
you
always
do
what
is
righteous/just/fair,
but
we
have
caused
ourselves
to
be
ashamed [IDM].
This
is
still
true
about
all
of
the Israelis
who
live
in
Jerusalem
and
who
live
in
other
places
in
Judea.
It
is
also
true
about
all
us Israelis
whom
you
scattered,
who
were
taken
to
other
countries,
some
near
Israel
and
some
far
away,
because
we
were
very
unfaithful/disloyal
to
you.
Lord,
we
and
our
kings
and
our
other
rulers
and
our
other
ancestors
have
done
very
shameful
things
and
have
sinned
against
you.
Although
we
have
rebelled
against
you,
you
act mercifully
toward
us
and
you
are
willing/ready
to
forgive
us.
Yahweh
our
God,
when
you
gave
your
laws
to
your
prophets
who
served
you,
and
they
told
us
to
conduct
our
lives
according
to
those
laws,
we
did
not ◄listen
to/heed►
you.
All
of
us Israeli
people
have
disobeyed
your
laws,
and
we
have
turned
away
from
obeying
what
you
said.
We
have
sinned
against
you.
As
a
result,
you
have
caused
us
to
experience
the
terrible
things
that
your
servant
Moses
said/wrote
would
happen
to
us
if
we
sinned
against
you.
You
warned
us
and
our
rulers
that
you
would
punish
Jerusalem
severely
by
causing
a
great
disaster
there,
a
disaster
that
would
be
worse
than
any
disaster
that
any
other
city
had
ever
experienced,
and
you
have
done
what
you
said
that
you
would
do.
You
punished
us
just
like
Moses
wrote
that
you
would
do.
But,
Yahweh
our
God,
we
still
have
not
tried,
by
turning
away
from
our
sinning
and
by heeding
your
truth,
to
persuade
you
to
act mercifully
toward
us.
So,
because
we
did
not
obey
you,
you
prepared
to
punish
us,
and
then
you
did
punish
us,
because
you
always
do
what
is
righteous/just/fair.
O
Lord
our
God,
you
brought
your
people
out
of
Egypt
by
your
great
power [MTY],
and
by
doing
that
you
have
caused
people
from
that
time
until
the
present
time
to
know
that
you
are
great [IDM]
even
though
we
have
sinned
and
done
wicked
things.
Lord,
Jerusalem
is
your
city,
and
your
temple
was
built
there
on
your
sacred
hill.
Now
all
the
people
who
live
in
nearby
countries/nations
despise
Jerusalem
and
us
your
people
because
of
our
sins
and
because
of
the
evil
things
that
our
ancestors
did.
But
now,
because
you
do
what
is
righteous/just,
we
ask
you
to
not
be
angry
with
Jerusalem
any
longer.
O
Lord
our
God,
listen
to
what
I
am
praying
and
pleading
for
you
to
do. ◄For
your
own
sake/In
order
that
people
will
know
that
you
are
very
great►,
act
kindly [IDM]
concerning
your
temple,
which
was
destroyed
by
the
armies
of
Babylonia.
My
God,
listen
to
my
prayer.
Look
at
us
and
see
our
troubles,
and
see
that
this
city
that
belongs
to
you [MTY]
has
been
ruined/destroyed.
We
are
praying
to
you
because
you
are
merciful,
not
because
we
have
done
what
is
right/good.
Lord,
listen
to
us!
Lord,
forgive
us!
Lord,
this
city
and
these
people
belong
to
you,
so
we
plead
with
you
to
heed
what
we
are
saying
and
act
to
help
us
right
now, ◄for
your
own
sake/in
order
that
people
will
know
that
you
are
very
great►!
Gabriel
told
what
would
happen
in
the
future
I
continued
praying
and
confessing
the
sins
that
my
people
and
I
had
committed,
and
pleading
with
Yahweh
my
God
that
he
would
restore
the
temple
on
the
sacred
hill
in
Jerusalem.
While
I
was
praying,
Gabriel,
the
angel/one
whom
I
had
seen
in
the
vision
previously,
came
flying
rapidly
to
me,
at
the
time
in
the
evening
when
the
priests
offered
sacrifices.
He
said
to
me, “Daniel,
I
have
come
to
you
to
enable
you
to
understand [DOU]
clearly
the
message
that
God
gave
to
Jeremiah.
When
you
began
to
plead
with
God,
he
gave
me
a
message
to
pass
on
to
you.
He
loves
you
very
much,
so
he
has
sent
me
to
tell
you
what
he
said
to
me.
So
now ◄pay
attention/listen
carefully►
in
order
that
you
may
understand
the
meaning
of
what
he
revealed
to
Jeremiah.
God
has
determined/declared
that
there
will
be 490
years
until
he frees/saves
your
people
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins
and
to
atone
for
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
Then
God
will
rule
everyone
justly,
and
he
will
do
that
forever.
And
what
you
saw
in
the
vision
and
what
Jeremiah
prophesied
will ◄come
true/be
fulfilled►,
and
the
sacred
temple
will
be
dedicated
to
God
again.
You
need
to
know
and
understand
this:
There
will
be 49
years
from
the
time
that
the
king
commands
that
Jerusalem
should
be
rebuilt
until
the
leader/king
that
God
has
chosen
will
come.
Then 434
years
later,
Jerusalem
will
be
rebuilt,
and
it
will
have
streets
and
will
have
a ◄moat/deep
ditch
filled
with
water►
around
it
to
protect
the
city.
But
that
will
be
a
time
when
God’s
people
will
have
a
lot
of
troubles/difficulties/suffering.
After
those 434
years,
the
leader/king
whom
God
has
appointed
will
be
killed
when
it
seems
that
he
will
have
accomplished
nothing ◄unjustly/without
having
done
anything
wrong►.
After
that,
the
temple
will
be
destroyed
by
the
army
of
a
powerful
ruler.
The
city
and
the
temple
will
be
destroyed
like
a
flood [MET]
destroys
everything.
That
will
be
the
beginning
of
the
war
and
destruction
that
God
has
decreed
will
happen.
That
ruler
will
make
a
strong
agreement
with
many
people.
He
will
promise
to
do
for
seven
years
what
he
has
said
in
that
agreement.
But
when
that
time
is
half
finished,
he
will
prevent
priests
from
giving
any
more
offerings
and
sacrifices
to
God.
A
disgusting
idol
will
be
put
on
the
highest
part
of
the
temple,
and
it
will
stay
there
until
God
gets
rid
of
the
one
who
put
it
there,
which
is
what
he
said
that
he
would
do.”
Daniel’s vision at the Tigris River
During
the
third
year
that
Cyrus
was
the
king
of
Persia,
I
Daniel,
who
had
been
given
the
name
Belteshazzar,
received
another
message
from
God.
The
message
was
true,
but
it
was
very
difficult
for
me
to
understand
it.
But
later
I
understood
the
message
because
of
the
vision
that
I
had
seen.
At
that
time
I
had
been
sad
for
three
weeks
about
what
had
happened
to
Jerusalem.
I
did
not
eat
any
tasty
food
or
any
meat
or
drink
any
wine.
I
did
not
even
put
any
perfumed
oil
on
my
face
or
hair
for
those
three
weeks.
When
those
three
weeks
ended,
on April 23,
my
companions
and
I
were
standing
on
the
bank
of
the
great
Tigris
River.
I
looked
up
and
saw
someone
there
who
was
wearing
fine
white/linen
clothes
and
a
belt
made
of
pure
gold.
His
body
shone
like
a
precious
beryl
stone.
His
face
was
as
bright
as
a
flash
of
lightning.
His
eyes
were/shone
like
flaming
torches.
His
arms
and
legs
shone
like
polished
bronze.
And
his
voice
was
very
loud,
like
the
roar
of
a
huge
crowd.
I,
Daniel,
was
the
only
one
who
saw
this
vision.
The
men
who
were
with
me
did
not
see
anything,
but
they sensed
that
someone
was
there,
and
they
became
terrified.
They
ran
away
and
hid
themselves.
So
I
was
left
there
by
myself,
looking
at
this
very
unusual
vision.
I
had
no
strength
left.
My
face
became
very
pale,
with
the
result
that
no
one
would
have
recognized
me.
I
saw
a
man
there,
and
when
I
heard
him
speak,
I
fell
to
the
ground.
I ◄fainted/became unconscious►,
and
I
lay
there
with
my
face
on
the
ground.
Suddenly
someone’s
hand
took
hold
of
me
and
lifted
me,
with
the
result
that
I
was
on
my
hands
and
knees,
but
I
was
still
trembling.
The
man
said
to
me, “Daniel,
God
loves
you
very
much.
Stand
up
and
listen
to
what
I
am
going
to
say
to
you,
because
God
sent
me
to
you.”
When
he
said
that,
I
stood
up,
but
I
was
still
trembling.
Then
he
said
to
me, “Daniel,
do
not
be
afraid.
God
has
heard
what
you
have
prayed
ever
since
the
first
day
that
you
determined
to
humble
yourself
in
order
to
understand
the
vision.
I
have
come
to
you
because
of
what
you
prayed.
The
evil
spirit
who
rules
the
kingdom
of
Persia resisted/hindered
me
for 21
days,
but
Michael,
who
is
one
of
God’s
chief
angels,
came
to
help
me.
I
left
him
there
in
Persia
to
resist
that
evil
spirit
who
rules
there.
I
have
come
here
to
enable
you
to
understand
what
will
happen
to
the Israeli
people
in
the
future.
Do
not
forget
that
the
vision
that
you
saw
is
about
things
that
will
happen
in
the
distant
future,
not
about
things
that
will
happen
very
soon.”
While
he
was
saying
that,
I stared
at
the
ground
and
was
unable
to
say
anything
because
I
was
very
afraid.
Suddenly
the
angel,
who
resembled
a
human,
touched
my
lips.
Then
I
was
able
to
speak,
and
I
said
to
him, “Sir,
because
I
have
seen
this
vision,
I
have
become
very
weak,
with
the
result
that
I
cannot
stop
trembling.
I
am
not
able [RHQ]
to
talk
to
you,
my
master.
I
have
no
strength
left,
and
it
is
very
difficult
for
me
to
breathe.”
But
he
took
hold
of
me
again,
and
enabled
me
to
become
stronger
again.
He
said
to
me, “You
human,
God
loves
you
very
much.
So
do
not
be
afraid.
I
desire/want
things
to
go
well
for
you
and
that
you
will
be
encouraged.”
When
he
had
said
that,
I
felt
even
stronger,
and
I
said, “Sir,
tell
me
what
you
want
to
tell
me.
You
have
enabled
me
to
feel
stronger.”
Then
he
said, “◄Do
you
know
why
I
came
to
you?/I
will
tell
you
why
I
came
to
you.► [RHQ]
It
is
to
reveal
to
you
what
is
written
in
the
book
which
reveals/contains
God’s
truth.
But
now
I
must
return
to
fight
against
the
evil
spirit
who
rules
the
kingdom
of
Persia.
After
I
have
defeated
him,
the
evil
angel
who
guards
Greece
will
appear
and
I
must
defeat
him.
Michael,
who
guards
you
Israeli
people,
will
help
me,
but
there
is
no
one
else
to
help
me.”
“As
for
me,
during
the
first
year
that
Darius
was
king,
I
helped
and
encouraged
Michael.”
The
message
about
the
kings
of
Egypt
and
Syria
The
angel
also
said, “And
what
I
am
going
to
reveal
to
you
now
will
truly
happen.
There
will
be
three
more
kings
to
rule
Persia,
one
after
the
other.
Then
there
will
be
a
fourth
king,
who
will
be
much
richer
than
the
others.
As
a
result
of
his
giving
a
lot
of
money
to
people,
they
will
enable
him
to
become
very
powerful.
Then
he
will
incite/persuade
many
nations [HYP]
to
fight
against
the
kingdom
of
Greece.
Then
a
very
powerful
king
will
appear
in
Greece.
He
will
rule
over
a
very
large
empire,
and
he
will
do
whatever
he
wants
to
do.
But
when
he
has
become
very
powerful,
he
will
die.
Then
his
kingdom
will
be
divided
into
four
parts.
Kings
who
are
not
his
descendants
will
rule,
but
they
will
not
be
as
powerful
as
he
was.
Then
the
King
of
Egypt [MTY]
will
become
very
powerful.
But
one
of
his
army
generals
will
become
more
powerful
than
he
is,
and
he
will
rule
a
bigger
area.
Several
years
later,
the
King
of
Egypt
and
the
King
of
Syria
will
make
an ◄alliance/agreement
to
help
each
other► [MTY].
The
King
of
Syria
will
give
his
daughter
to
the
King
of
Egypt
to
become
his
wife.
But
she
will
not
be
able
to
influence
him [MTY]
very
long,
and
that
woman,
her
husband,
her
child,
and
her
servants
will
all
be
killed/assassinated.
Soon
after
that,
one
of
her
relatives [MET]
will
become
King
of
Egypt.
His
army
will
attack
the
army
of
Syria.
They
will
enter
the
fortress
of
the
soldiers
of
Syria
and
defeat
them.
They
will
return
to
Egypt,
taking
the
statues
of
the
gods
of
the
people
of
Syria
and
many
items
made
of
silver
and
gold
that
had
been
dedicated
to
those
gods.
Then
for
several
years
his
army
will
not
attack
the
army
of
the
King
of
Syria.
Then
the
army
of
the
King
of
Syria
will
invade
Egypt,
but
they
will
soon
return
to
Syria.
However,
the
sons
of
the
King
of
Syria
will
prepare
to
start
a
war,
and
they
will
gather
a
large
army.
That
army
will
march
south
and
spread
all
over
Israel
like
a
huge
flood.
They
will
attack
a
strong
fortress
in
the
south
of
Israel.
Then
the
King
of
Egypt,
having
become
very
angry,
will
march
with
his
army
north
from
Egypt
and
fight
against
the
army
of
Syria.
The
King
of
Syria
will
gather
together
a
very
large
army,
but
the
army
of
the
King
of
Egypt
will
defeat
them.
The
King
of
Egypt
will
become
very
proud
because
of
his
army
having
killed
a
very
large
number
of
soldiers
from
Syria,
but
his
army
will
not
continue
to
win
battles.
The
King
of
Syria
will
again
gather
together
an
army
that
will
be
bigger
than
the
one
that
he
had
before.
After
a
few
years,
he
will
again
march
south
on
their
way
to
Egypt
with
a
large
army
and
a
lot
of
equipment
for
fighting
battles.
At
that
time,
many
people
in
Egypt
will
rebel
against
their
king.
In
order
to
fulfill
a
vision
that
one
of
their
leaders
had
seen,
some
violent/lawless
people
from
your
country
of
Israel
will
also
rebel
in
order
to
not
be
controlled
by
Egypt
anymore,
but
they
will
be
defeated.
Then
the
King
of
Syria
will
come
south
with
his
army
and
pile
up
dirt
against
the
walls
of
a
city
that
is
well
protected,
and
they
will
break
through
those
walls
and
they
will
capture
the
city.
The
soldiers
from
Egypt
who
have
come
to
defend
that
city,
even
the
best
troops,
will
not
be
strong
enough
to
continue
to
fight.
So
the
King
of
Syria
will
do
whatever
he
wants
to,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
oppose
him.
His
army
will
occupy
the
glorious
land
of
Israel
and
completely
control/subdue
it.
Then
he
will
decide
to
march
south
with
all
the
soldiers
from
his
kingdom.
He
will
make
an
alliance
with
the
King
of
Egypt
and
in
order
that
his
own
daughter
will
help
him
to
destroy
the
kingdom
of
Egypt,
he
will
give
her
to
the
King
of
Egypt
to
become
his
wife.
But
that
plan
will
fail.
After
that,
the
army
of
the
King
of
Syria
will
attack
the
regions
that
are
close
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea,
and
his
army
will
conquer
many
of
them.
But
the
army
of
a
leader
from
another
country
will
defeat
the
army
of
Syria
and
will
stop
their
king
from
continuing
to
be
proud.
He
will
do
to
the
King
of
Syria
what
he
deserved
for
being
very
insolent.
Then
the
King
of
Syria
will
return
to
the
fortresses
in
his
own
land.
But
he
will
be
defeated,
and
he
will ◄die/be
assassinated► [EUP]
there.
Then
another
man
will ◄succeed
him/become
king►.
That
king
will
send
one
of
his
officers
to
oppress
the
people
in
Jerusalem
by
forcing
them
to
pay
big
taxes,
in
order
to
get
more
money
for
his
kingdom.
But
after
a
few
years [HYP]
that
king
will
die,
but
he
will
not
die
as
a
result
of
people
being
angry
with
him
or
in
a
battle.
The
next
King
of
Syria
will
be
an
evil
man
who,
because
he
will
not
be
the
son
of
the
previous
king,
will
not
have
the
right
to
become
king.
But
he
will
come
when
people
do
not
expect
it,
and
he
will
become
king
by tricking
the
people.
When
his
army advances,
they
will
attack
any
armies
that
oppose
him
and
destroy
those
armies.
They
will
also
kill
God’s Supreme
Priest.
By
making
treaties/alliances
with
the
rulers
of
other
nations,
he
will
deceive
them,
and
he
will
become
very
powerful,
even
though
he
rules
a
nation
that
does
not
have
a
lot
of
people.
Suddenly
his
army
will
invade
a
province
that
is
very
wealthy,
and
they
will
do
things
that
none
of
his
ancestors
did:
they
will
capture
in
battles
all
kinds
of
possessions
from
the
people
whom
they
defeat.
Then
the
king
will
divide
those
possessions
among
his
friends.
He
will
also
plan
for
his
army
to
attack
fortresses
in
Egypt,
but
only
for
a
short
time.
He
will
courageously/boldly conscript/gather
a
large
and
powerful
army
to
attack
the
army
of
the
king
of
Egypt.
But
the
King
of
Egypt
will
prepare
to
fight
against
them
with
a
huge
and
powerful
army.
However,
someone
will
deceive
him,
with
the
result
that
his
plan
will
not
be
successful.
Even
his
most
trusted advisors
will
plan
to
get
rid
of
him.
His
army
will
be
defeated
and
many
of
his
soldiers
will
be
killed.
Then
the
two
kings
who
both
want
to
rule
that
area
will
sit
down
at
the
same
table
and
eat
together,
but
they
will
both
lie
to
each
other.
Neither
of
them
will
get
what
he
wants,
because
it
will
not
be
the
time
that
God
has
determined/set
for
them
to
rule
Egypt.
The
army
of
the
King
of
Syria
will
return
to
Syria,
taking
with
them
all
the
valuable
things
that
they
had
captured.
The
king
will
be
determined
to
get
rid
of
the Supreme
Priest
of
the
Jewish
people.
He
will
do
what
he
wants
to
in
Israel,
and
then
return
to
his
own
country.
When
it
is
the
time
that
God
has
decided,
the
King
of
Syria
and
his
army
will
invade
Egypt
again.
But
this
time
he
will
not
be
successful
like
he
was
before.
The
army
of Rome
will
come
in
ships
and
oppose
his
army
and
cause
him
to
be
afraid.
So
he
will
be
very
angry,
and
with
his
army
he
will
return
to
Israel
and
try
to
get
rid
of
the Supreme
Priest.
The
King
of
Syria
will
do
what
those
who
have
abandoned
the
Jewish religion
advise/want
him
to
do
for
them.
Some
of
his
soldiers
will
do
things
to ◄defile
the
temple/cause
the
temple
to
become
unholy
for
them►.
They
will
prevent
the
priests
from
offering
sacrifices
each
day,
and
they
will
put
in
the
temple
something
that
is
disgusting/abominable.
By
deceiving
those
who
have
abandoned
the
Jewish religion,
he
will
persuade
them
to ◄become
his
supporters/help
him
to
do
what
he
wants
to
do►.
But
those
who
are
devoted
to
their
God
will
firmly
oppose
them.
And
wise
Israeli
leaders
will
teach
others
also.
But
for
a
while,
some
of
those
wise
leaders
will
be
killed
in
battles,
and
some
will
be
burned
to
death,
and
some
will
be
robbed,
and
some
will
be
put
in
prison.
While
God’s
people
are
being
persecuted,
some
people
will
help
them
a
little
bit,
although
some
of
those
who
help
them
will
not
do
it
sincerely.
Some
of
those
wise
leaders
will
be
killed [EUP],
but
as
a
result
the
others
will
be
purified [DOU].
This
suffering
will
continue
until
it
is
the
time
that
God
has
appointed
for
it
to
end.
The
King
of
Syria
who
praises
himself
The
King
of
Syria
will
do
what
he
wants
to.
He
will
boast
and
say
that
he
is
greater
than
any
god.
He
will
even
revile
the Supreme
God.
He
will
be
able
to
do
what
he
wants
until
the
time
that
God
punishes [MTY]
him.
God
will
accomplish
what
he
has
planned.
The
King
of
Syria
will
ignore
the
god
that
his
ancestors
worshiped
and
the
god
that
many
women
love.
He
will
ignore
every
god,
because
he
will
think
that
he
is
greater
than
all
of
them.
But
he
will
honor
the
god
who
people
think
protects
fortresses.
That
is
a
god
whom
his
ancestors
did
not
honor.
And
he
will
give
gold,
silver, ◄jewels/very
valuable
stones►
and
other expensive
gifts
to
that
god.
He
will
ask
that
god (OR,
people
who
worship
a
god)
from
another
country
to
help
him
to
defend
his
fortresses.
He
will
greatly
honor
those
who
allow
him
to
be
their
ruler.
He
will
appoint
some
of
them
to
important
positions
in
the
government;
and
to
reward
them,
he
will
give
them
some
land.
But
when
his
time
to
rule
is
almost
ended,
the
army
of
the
King
of
Egypt
will
attack
his
army.
The
army
of
the
King
of
Syria
will
fight
against
them
furiously [SIM].
His
soldiers
will
be
driving
chariots
and
riding
on
horses
and
traveling
in
many
ships.
His
army
will
invade
many
countries
and
spread
all
over
those
countries
like
a
flood [MET].
They
will
invade
the
glorious
land
of
Israel
and
kill [EUP]
tens
of
thousands
of
people.
But
the
people
of
the
Edom people-group
and
the
people
of
the
Moab people-group
and
the
people
of
the
Ammon people-group
who
are
still
alive
will
escape.
When
the
army
of
Syria
invades
other
countries,
even
the
people
of
Egypt
will
be
defeated.
The
army
of
Syria
will
take
away
from
Egypt
gold,
silver,
and
other
valuable
items.
The
people
of
Libya
and
Ethiopia
will
allow
the
King
of
Syria
to
rule
over
them.
But
he
will
become
very
frightened/alarmed
when
he
hears
reports
about
what
is happening
in
the
east
and
in
the
north.
So
he
will
become
very
angry,
and
send
his
army
to
fight
furiously
and
kill
many
of
their
enemies.
The
King
of
Syria
will
set
up
his
royal
tents
in
the
area
between
the
Mediterranean
Sea
and
the
hill
in
Jerusalem
on
which
the
temple ◄exists/was
built►.
But
he
will
be
killed
there,
because
there
will
be
no
one
to
help
him.”
When this world will end
The
angel
also
said
to
me, “After
those
things
happen,
the
great
angel
Michael,
who
protects
the
Israeli
people,
will
appear.
Then
there
will
be
a
time
when
there
will
be
great
troubles/suffering.
The
troubles
will
be
greater
than
any
troubles/suffering
since
the
nations
began.
At
that
time,
all
of
your
people
whose
names
have
been
written
in
the
book
containing
the
names
of
those
who
have
eternal
life
will
be
saved.
Many
of
those
who
have
died [EUP]
will
become
alive
again.
Some
of
them
will
live
eternally
with
God,
and
some
will
be
eternally
shamed/disgraced
in
hell.
Those
who
were
wise
will
shine
as
brightly
as
the
sky
is
bright
when
the
sun
is
shining.
And
those
who
have
shown
to
others
the
way
to
live
righteously
will
shine
forever,
like
the
stars [SIM].
But
as
for
you,
Daniel,
close
up
the
scroll
on
which
you
are
writing,
and
seal
it
in
order
that
no
one
can
open
it
until
the
end
of
the
world
is
near.
Before
that
happens,
many
people
will
travel
rapidly
here
and
there,
learning
more
and
more
about
many
things.”
When
that
angel
finished
speaking,
I,
Daniel,
looked
up,
and
suddenly
I
saw
two
other
angels.
One
was
standing
on
the
side
of
the
river
where
I
was,
and
one
was
standing
on
the
other
side.
One
of
them
called
to
the
other
one,
who
was
wearing
linen/white
clothes,
who
was
now
standing
further
up (OR,
above)
the
river, “How
long
will
it
be
until
these
amazing/frightening
events
end?”
The
angel
who
was
on
the
other
side
of (OR,
above)
the
river
raised
his
hands
toward
the
sky,
and
solemnly
promised,
with
the
authority [MTY]
of
God,
who
lives
forever, “It
will
be
three
and
a
half
years.
All
these
things
will
end
after
God’s
people
stop
fighting
against
those
who ◄persecute/cause
trouble
for/cause
suffering
for►
them.”
I
heard
what
he
said,
but
I
did
not
understand
it.
So
I
asked, “Sir,
what
will
be
the
result
when
these
things
end?”
He
replied, “Daniel,
you
must
leave
now.
I
cannot
answer
your
question
because
what
it
means
must ◄be
kept
secret/not
be
revealed► [DOU]
until
the
time
when
everything
ends.
Many
people
will
thoroughly
purify
their
inner
beings [DOU].
But
wicked
people
will
not
understand
these
things.
They
will
continue
to
be
wicked.
Only
those
who
are
wise
will
understand
these
things.
But
I
can
tell
you
that
before
everything
ends,
there
will
be 1,290
days,
from
the
time
that
people
are
prevented
from
offering
sacrifices
each
day,
that
is,
from
the
time
that
the
abominable/disgusting
thing
is
put
in
the
temple.
God
will
be
pleased
with
those
who
remain
faithful
until 1,335
days
are
ended.
So
now
I
say
to
you,
continue
to
faithfully
trust
God
until
your
life
on
earth
ends.
You
will
die [EUP],
but
when
everything
ends,
you
will
receive
your
reward
from
God.”
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Hosea
Hosea
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This book contains the account of Hosea telling about the Israeli people rejecting God, and foretelling about God punishing and restoring them. We call this book
Hosea
I
am
Hosea,
the
son
of
Beeri.
Yahweh
gave
me
these
messages
at
various
times
during
the
years
that
Uzziah,
Jotham,
Ahaz,
and
Hezekiah
were
the
kings
of
Judah,
and
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Jehoash
was
the
King
of
Israel.
Hosea’s
wife
and
children
When
Yahweh
first
began
to
give
messages
to
me
to
tell
to
the
people
of
Israel,
he
said
to
me, “Go
and
marry
a
prostitute.
But
some
of
her
children
will
be
born
as
a
result
of
her
having
sex
with
men
to
whom
she
is
not
married.
That
will illustrate
how
the
people
of
Israel
have
turned
away
from
me
and
worship ◄idols/other
gods►.”
So
I
married
Gomer,
the
daughter
of
Diblaim.
She
became
pregnant
and
gave
birth
to
my
son.
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Give
him
the
name
Jezreel,
which
means ‘God scatters’,
because
I
will
soon
punish
the
descendants [MTY]
of
King
Jehu
by
scattering
them,
because
he
killed
many
of
my
people
at
Jezreel
town.
Some
day
I
will
end
the
kingdom
of
Israel,
by
destroying
the
power [MTY]
of
the
army
of
Israel
in
Jezreel
Valley.”
Later
Gomer
became
pregnant
again,
and
she
gave
birth
to
a
daughter.
Yahweh
said
to
me “Give
her
the
name
Lo-ruhamah,
which
means ‘not
loved,’
because
I
will
no
longer
show
that
I
love
the
people [MET]
of
Israel,
and
I
will
not
forgive
them
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
But
I
will
show
that
I
love
the
people [MTY]
of
Judah
by
saving
them
from
their
enemies.
However,
it
will
not
be
by
weapons
and
armies
or
horses
and
chariots
that
I
will
save
them.
Instead,
it
will
be
by
the
power
that
I,
Yahweh
their
God,
have.”
After
Gomer
had ◄weaned/stopped breast-feeding►
Lo-ruhamah,
she
became
pregnant
again,
and
she
gave
birth
to
another
son.
Yahweh
said “Give
him
the
name
Lo-ammi,
which
means 'not
my people',
because
the
people
of
Israel
are
no
longer
my
people,
and
I
am
not
their
God.
But
some
day
the
people
of
Israel
will
be
as
numerous
as [SIM]
the
grains
of
sand
on
the
seashore;
no
one
will
be
able
to
count
them.
Now
I
am
saying
to
them, ‘You
are
not
my
people,’
but
then
people
will
say
to
them, ‘
You
are
the
children
of
God
who
is all-powerful.’
At
that
time,
the
people
of
Judah
and
the
people
of
Israel
will
unite.
They
will
appoint
one
leader
for
all
of
them,
and
they
will
return
from
the
countries
to
which
they
have
been ◄exiled/forced
to
go►.
That
will
be
a
great
time;
Jezreel
also
means ‘God plants’,
and
it
will
be
as
though
God
will
plant
them
in
this
country
again.”
At
that
time,
you
will
say
to
your fellow-Israeli
men, “
You
are
God’s
people,”
and
you
will
say
to
your fellow-Israeli
women, “You
are
ones
whom
God
loves.”
Israel
will
be
punished
and
later
restored
Yahweh
also
said
to
me, “I
want
you
to
accuse
the Israeli
people.
It
is
as
though [MET]
this
nation
is
your
mother,
but
this
nation
is
no
longer
as
though
it
is [MET]
my
wife,
and
it
is
no
longer
as
though [MET]
I
am
its
husband.
Tell
the Israeli
people
that
they
must
stop
acting
like
a
prostitute
by
worshiping
other
gods;
they
must
stop
showing
by
their
behavior
that
they ◄are
unfaithful
to/have
abandoned►
me [MET].
If
they
do
not
do
that,
I
will
not
give
them
food
and
clothes
as
a
husband
should
give
to
his
wife;
I
will
take
away
those
things,
and
I
will
cause
their
nation
to
become
as
deserted
as
it
was
on
the
day
that
I
brought
their
ancestors
out
of
Egypt
and
caused
them
to
become
a
nation [MET].
I
will
cause
their
country
to
be
like [SIM]
a
desert;
there
will
be
no
rain
to
water
the
ground [MET].
I
will
not
pity
the
people,
because
they
have
abandoned
me
as [MET]
prostitutes
abandon
their
husbands.
Their
parents
are
like
prostitutes [MET]:
they
have
been
unfaithful
to
me,
and
they
have
done
very
disgraceful
things.
They
said, ‘We
will
run
to
our
idols/gods
who
love
us;
they
are
the
ones
who
give
us
food
and
water
and
wool
and
linen
and
olive
oil,
and
wine
to
drink.’
So
it
will
be
as
though [MET]
I
am blocking
their
road
with thornbushes,
and
putting
put
a
wall
around
them
so
that
they
do
not
know
which
way
to
go.
They
will
run
to
their
idols/gods
that
they
think
love
them,
but
they
will
not
find
them.
They
will
search
for
their
false
gods,
but
they
will
not
find
them.
Then
they
will
say, ‘
Perhaps
we
should
return
to
Yahweh,
whom
we
worshiped
previously [MET],
because
things
were
better
for
us
then
than
they
are
now.’
But
they
do
not
realize
that
I,
Yahweh,
am
the
one
who
gave
them
grain
and
wine
and
olive
oil;
I
am
the
one
who
gave
them
silver
and
gold
which
they
used
to
worship
Baal.
Therefore
I
will
return
and
take
my
grain
and
grapes
from
them
when
they
are
ripe.
I
will
take
from
them
the
wool
and
linen
that
I
gave
to
them
to
make
their
clothes [MTY].
I
will
show
those
false
gods/idols
that
what
my
people
are
doing
is
disgusting [MET],
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
hinder
me
from
punishing
them.
I
will
cause
their religious
celebrations
to
cease,
the
festivals
that
they
celebrate
every
year
and
at
every
new
moon
and
on
their ◄Sabbath
days/weekly
days
of
rest►.
I
will
cause
all
their religious
celebrations
to
cease.
I
will
destroy
all
their grapevines
and
fig
trees,
which
they
said
were
what
their
idols/gods
who
loved
them
paid
them
for
worshiping
those
idols.
I
will
cause
those
places
to
become
a
desert,
and
wild
animals
will
eat
the
fruit
that
remains.
I
will
punish
my
people
for
all
the
times
that
they
burned
incense
to
honor
the
idols
of
Baal.
They
decorated
themselves
with
rings
and
jewelry,
and
they
went
to
worship
those
false
gods/idols
that
they
thought [IRO]
loved
them,
but
they
abandoned/forgot
me!
That
is
what
I,
Yahweh,
say.
But
listen!
Some
day
I
will
persuade
my
people
to
worship
me
again;
I
will
lead
them
out
into
the
desert
and
speak
kindly
to
them
there.
I
will
give
their
vineyards
back
to
them,
and
I
will
cause
Achor
Valley,
which
means ‘valley
of trouble',
to
become
a
valley
where
they
will
confidently
expect
me
to
do
good
things
for
them.
They
will ◄respond
to/want
to
please►
me
there
like
they
did
long
ago,
when
I
freed
them
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.
At
that
time,
they
will
say
to
me, ‘
It
is
as
though [MET]
you
are
our
husband.’
They
will
not
say
that
I
am
their
master,
like
they
considered
that
Baal
was.
I
will
not
allow
them
to
speak [MTY]
the
names
of
Baal;
they
will
never
use
those
names
again.
At
that
time
it
will
be
as
though
I
will
make
an
agreement
with
all
the
wild
animals
and
birds,
and
even
with
the
little
animals
that scurry
across
the
ground,
so
that
they
will
never
harm
my
people
again.
And
I
will
remove
from
their
nation
all
the
weapons
for
fighting
battles,
like
swords
and
bows
and
arrows.
The
result
will
be
that
my
people
will
live
peacefully
and
safely,
and
will
not
be
afraid.
I
will
cause
them
to
be
as
though
they
are [MET]
my
bride
forever.
I
will
be
righteous
and
fair/just;
I
will
faithfully
love
them
and
be
kind
to
them.
I
will
not
abandon
them,
and
they
will
realize
that
I
Yahweh,
have
the
power
to
do
what
I
say
that
I
will
do.
At
that
time,
when
they
request
me
to
do
things
for
them,
I
will
do
those
things.
When
they
request
clouds
and
rain
to
fall
on
their
land,
I
will
speak
to
the
clouds,
and
rain
will
fall
on
the
earth,
and
grain
will
grow,
and
the
vineyards
and
the
olive
trees
will
grow
in
Jezreel
Valley.
At
that
time,
I
will
take
care
of
the Israeli
people
like
a
farmer
plants
and
takes
care
of
his
crops [MET].
I
will
love
those
people
that
I
previously
said
were
ones
I
did
not
love,
and
I
previously
said, ‘You
are
not
my
people,’
and
then
they
will
say
to
me, ‘You
are
our
God.’”
Hosea bought his wife again
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Go
and
show
to
your
wife
that
you
still
love
her,
even
though
she
has
been
committing
adultery
with
another
man
who
loves
her.
That
will
show
that
I
still
love
the
people
of
Israel,
even
though
they
worship
other
gods/idols
and
eat
raisin
cakes
in
feasts
that
honor
those
gods.”
My
wife
had
become
a
slave,
but
I
bought
her
for ◄6 ounces/179 grams►
of
silver
and
ten bushels
of
barley.
Then
I
said
to
her, “You
must
wait
for
many
days
before
we
sleep
together [EUP].
During
that
time,
you
must
not
be
a
prostitute,
and
you
must
not
have
sex
with
any
other
man;
but
I
will
live
with
you.”
Our
doing
that
will
show
that
in
the
same
way,
the
people
of
Israel
will
not
have
a
king
and
other
leaders
for
many
years.
They
will
not
offer
sacrifices
or
have
sacred
stone
pillars,
no
sacred vest
for
the Supreme
Priest,
and
no
idols!
But
later,
the
people
of
Israel
will
return
to
Yahweh
their
God
and
be
guided
by
him
and
by
a
king
who
is
a
descendant
of
King
David.
In
the
last/future
days
they
will
come
to
Yahweh, revering
him
and
trembling
in
his
presence,
and
he
will
bless
them.
Yahweh’s accusation against Israel
You Israeli
people,
listen
to
this
message
from
Yahweh!
He
is
accusing
you
people
who
live
in
this
country,
saying “The
people
are
not
faithfully
doing
what
pleases
me,
they
are
not
kind
to
others,
and
they
do
not
even
know
me!
Everywhere
in
this
land
they
curse
others,
they
murder
others,
they
steal,
and
they
commit
adultery.
They
act
violently
toward
others
and
commit
one
murder
after
another.
It
is
because
of
their
doing
those
things
that
there
is
no
rain [MTY],
the
land
has
become
dry,
the
people
are
mourning,
and
the
people
are
dying
from
hunger.
Even
the
wild
animals
and
the
birds
and
the
fish
in
the
sea
are
dying.
But
no
one
should
accuse
someone
else
and
say
it
is
his
fault.
It
is
you
priests
whom
I
am
accusing.
So
I
will
punish [MTY]
you
priests,
night
and
day,
and
I
will
punish
the
prophets
with
you.
I
am
going
to
destroy
Israel,
the
nation
that
is
like [MET]
a
mother
to
you.
It
is
because
my
people
do
not
know
about
me
that
they
will
be
destroyed.
And
their
not
knowing
about
me
is
because
you
priests
have
refused
to
teach
them
about
me;
so
I
will
no
longer
allow
you
to
be
my
priests.
You
have
forgotten
the
things
that
I
taught
you,
so
I
will
forget
to
bless
your
children.
As
there
are
more
and
more
priests,
they
have
sinned
against
me
more
and
more.
So
I
will
no
longer
allow
them
to
be
honored;
instead,
I
will
cause
them
to
be
disgraced.
The
priests
get
food
from
the
offerings
that
the
people
bring
in
order
to
be
forgiven
for
having
sinned,
so
the
priests
want
the
people
to
sin
more
and
more
in
order
that
the
people
will
bring
them
more
and
more
offerings.
The
priests
are
as
sinful
as
the
other
people,
and
I
will
punish
all
of
them
for
what
they
have
done;
I
will
pay
them
back
for
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done.
The
priests
will
eat,
but
they
will
still
be
hungry;
they
will
have
sex
with
prostitutes,
but
they
will
not
have
any
children,
because
they
have
abandoned
me,
Yahweh,
and
they
are devoting
themselves
to
sleeping
with
prostitutes,
and
to
drinking
old
wine
and
new
wine,
which
results
in
their
not
being
able
to
think
clearly.”
The
people
are
condemned
for
idolatry
“
You
my
people
request
wooden
idols
to
tell
you
what
you
should
do!
Like
prostitutes
who
have
left/abandoned
their
husbands,
you
have
abandoned
me
your
God,
and
you
are
chasing
after
other
gods
on
the
tops
of
hills
and
mountains;
you
burn
incense
under
oak
trees,
poplar
trees,
and
other
trees
where
there
is
nice/pleasing
shade.
So
your
daughters
have
become
prostitutes,
and
your
daughters-in-law
have
committed
adultery.
But
it
is
not
only
your
daughters
whom
I
will
punish
for
having
become
prostitutes,
and
it
is
not
only
your
daughters-in-law
whom
I
will
punish
for
committing
adultery,
because
the
men
also
are
having
sex
with
prostitutes,
and
they
offer
sacrifices
with
the
prostitutes
who
search
for
men
at
the
shrines
of
the
idols.
They
are
all
foolish
people,
and
they
will
all
be
ruined.
You Israeli
people
have
abandoned
me
like [MET]
those
who
commit
adultery
have
abandoned
their
spouses.
But
do
not
cause
the
people
of
Judah
to
sin
also.
Do
not
go
to
Gilgal
or
go
up
to
Beth-Aven
towns
to
worship
idols
there.
Do
not
make
solemn
promises
there,
saying ‘Just
as
surely
as
Yahweh
lives,
I
will
do
what
I
am
promising.’
You
people
of
Israel
are
as
stubborn
as [SIM]
a
young
cow.
So
there
is
no
way [RHQ]
that
I,
Yahweh,
will
provide
food
for
them
like
a
shepherd
provides
food
for
his
lambs
by
leading
them
to
a
nice
meadow.
The
people
of
Israel
have
chosen
to
worship
idols [MET],
so
allow
them
to
do
what
they
want
to
do.
When
their
rulers
finish
drinking
their
wine,
they
go
to
find
prostitutes;
they
love
their
disgraceful
behavior.
But
they
will
disappear
as
though [MET]
they
were
blown
away
by
a
whirlwind.
They
will
become
very
ashamed
because
of
their
offering
sacrifices
to
idols.”
Yahweh’s accusation against the Israeli people
“Listen,
you
priests!
And
you
other Israeli
people,
you
also
pay
attention!
And
you
who
are
members
of
the
king’s
family,
you
also
need
to
listen,
because
I
am
going
to
judge
you!
Your
worshiping
idols
has
been
like [MET]
a
trap
for
the
people
at
Mizpah
town;
it
has
been
like
[MET]
a
net
spread
out
to
catch
people
at
Tabor
Mountain.
You
have
done
many
evil
things,
so
I
will
punish
all
of
you.
I
know
everything
about
the
people
of
Israel;
nothing
that
they
have
done
is
hidden
from
me.
Because
the
people
of
Israel
have
given
themselves
to
worshiping
idols
like [MET]
prostitutes
give
themselves
to
the
men
they
sleep
with,
they
have
become
unacceptable
to
me.
Because
they
like
to
do
evil
things,
they
will
not
return
to
me,
their
God.
Like
prostitutes
who
have
abandoned
their
husbands [MET],
they
have [IDM]
abandoned [MET]
me;
they
do
not
even
know
me,
Yahweh.
It
is
as
though
their
being
proud
testifies [PRS]
against
them.
The
sins
that
the
people
of
Israel
have
committed
are
like
a
heavy
load
that
causes
them
to
stumble,
and
the
people
of
Judah
stumble
with
them.
They
will
come
to
worship
me,
Yahweh,
bringing
their
herds
of
sheep
and
cattle,
but
they
will
not
be
able
to
find
me,
because
I
have
abandoned
them.
They
have
abandoned
me;
and
their
children
do
not
belong
to
me [MET].
So
they
will
not
be
able
to
celebrate
their
festivals
at
the
new
moons
because
I
will
destroy
them
and
the
crops
in
their
fields.
Blow
the
rams’
horns
in
Gibeah
town
and
blow
the
trumpets
in
Ramah
town!
Warn
the
people
at
Beth-Aven
town;
you
warriors
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
lead
the
troops
into
the
battle.
Israel
will
be
ruined
on
the
day
that
I
destroy
them.
What
I
am
telling
to
the
tribes
of
Israel
will
certainly
happen.
Because
the
leaders
of
Judah
seized
some
land
that
belonged
to
Israel,
they
are
like [SIM]
those
who
move
boundary markers
to
get
more
land
for
themselves;
so
I
will
punish
them
severely [MET].
And
the
people
of
Israel
will
suffer
greatly
when
I
punish
them,
because
they
are
very
determined
to
worship
idols.
I
will
destroy
the
people
of
Israel
like [SIM] ◄larvae
of moths/cockroaches►
destroy
wool,
and
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Judah
to
be
like [SIM]
rotten
wood.
When
the
leaders
of
Israel
and
Judah
saw
that
the
people
were
suffering
because
of
what
their
enemies
were
doing
to
them [MET],
they
sent
messages
to
the
great
King
of
Assyria
requesting
his
help.
But
he
cannot
help
you;
he
cannot
cause
you
to
stop
suffering,
because
I
am
the
one
who
is
punishing
Israel
and
Judah.
I
will
become
like [SIM]
a
lion [DOU]
to
both
nations;
I
will
attack
them
and
tear
them
to
pieces.
I
will
drag
them
away,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
rescue
them.
After
that,
I
will
return
to
my
place
in
heaven
until
they
admit
that
they
have
sinned [MTY]
and
return
to
me;
when
they
will
experience
many
troubles,
they
will
request
me
to
help
them.”
The Israeli people were insincere about repenting
The Israeli
people
say, “Come,
let’s
return
to
Yahweh!
He
has
caused
us
to
be
injured,
but
he
will
heal
us.
He
has
caused
us
to
be
wounded,
but
it
is
as
though
he
will
put bandages
on
our
wounds [MET].
After
a
very
short
time
he
will
revive
us;
in
less
than
three
days
he
will
restore
us
in
order
that
we
may
live
in
his
presence.
We
must
try
to
know
Yahweh;
if
we
do
that,
he
will
come
and
help
us,
as
surely
as
the
sun
rises
every
morning,
as
surely
as
rain
falls
every
winter/cold
season,
and
as
surely
as
the
rain
falls
again ◄in
the springtime/at
the
end
of
the
cold
season►.”
But
Yahweh
knows
they
are insincere;
so
he
says
to
them, “You
people
of
Israel,
and
you
people
of
Judah,
I
do
not
know [RHQ]
what
I
should
do
to
you.
Your
being
faithful
to
me
will
disappear
as
quickly
as [SIM]
the
morning
mist
disappears,
like [SIM]
the
dew
on
the
ground
that
disappears
quickly
when
the
sun
shines.
I
warned [HYP]
you
by
the
messages
that
I
gave
to
the
prophets,
but
you
did
not
pay
attention
to
my
messages.
Therefore
I
will
completely
destroy
you;
the
punishment
that
I
give
you
will
strike
you
like
lightning.
I
want
my
people
to
faithfully
love
me
more
than
I
want
them
to
offer
sacrifices
to
me;
I
want
them
to
know
me
more
than
I
want
them
to
completely
burn
sacrifices
on
the
altar.
But
they
have
refused
to
obey
my
agreement,
just
like
Adam
did;
they
have
not
been
faithful
to
me.
Gilead
is
a
city
full
of
people
who
do
wicked
things;
in
the
streets
are
the
bloody
footprints
of
those
who
have
murdered
others.
The
priests
are
like [SIM]
bandits
who
wait ◄in
ambushes/along
the
road►
to
attack
people;
they
murder
people
who
are
walking
on
the
road
to
Shechem,
and
they
commit
other
disgraceful
crimes.
I
have
seen
horrible
things
being
done
in
Israel [MTY].
The
people
have
abandoned
me
like
prostitutes
who
have
abandoned
their
husbands [MET];
so
the
people
of
Israel
have
become
unacceptable
to
me.
And
you
people
of
Judah,
I
have
appointed
a
time
when
I
will
punish [MET]
you,
too.
Whenever
I
wanted
to
enable
my
people
to
prosper
again,”
“and
when
I
wanted
to
heal
them
again,
I
did
not
do
it,
because
I
saw
the
wicked
things
that
the
people
of
Samaria
city
and
other
places
in
Israel [DOU]
have
done.
They
constantly
deceive
others;
bandits
rob
people
in
the
streets.
But
they
do
not
realize
that
I
do
not
forget
all
the
evil
things
that
they
do.
It
is
as
though
they
are
surrounded
by
all
the
sins
that
they
commit;
and
it
is
though
those
sins
are
always
right
in
front
of
me [MTY].
Their
king
is
delighted
with
the
wicked
things
that
the
people
do;
his
officials
are
happy
about
the
people’s
lies.
The
king
and
his
officials
are
all
treacherous.
They
are
always
eager
to
do
wicked
things;
they
are
like [SIM]
an
oven
that
is
very
hot:
a
baker
mixes
the
dough
and
waits
for
it
to expand,
and
he
does
not
need
to
cause
the
oven
to
become
hotter.
The
king
and
his
officials
get
very
drunk
during
their
festivals,
carousing
with
others
who
also
do
foolish
things.
The
officials
angrily
plan
to
murder
the
king;
it
is
like [SIM]
they
have
an
oven
in
their
inner
beings.
All
during
the
night
their
eagerness/wanting
to
murder
the
king
is
like
a
fire
that
is smouldering,
but
in
the
morning
it
becomes
like [MET]
a
roaring
fire.
All
those
officials
are
like [MET]
hot
flames
that
completely
burn
up
their
rulers,
so
all
their
kings
are
murdered,
and
no
one
pleads
with
me
to
help
them.”
Other
nations
will
not
help
them
“
The
leaders
of
Israel
join
with
leaders
of
godless
nations;
so
the
leaders
of
Israel
are
as
worthless
as
a pancake
that
is
cooked
on
only
one
side.
Joining
with
the
rulers
of
foreign
nations
has
caused
Israel
to
be
a
weak
nation,
but
the Israelis
do
not
realize
that.
Israel
has
become
like
[MET]
a
gray-haired
old
man,
but
the
people
of
Israel
do
not
realize
it.
Their
being
proud [PRS]
testifies
against
them,
but
in
spite
of
that,
they
do
not
return
to
me,
Yahweh,
their
God,
or
even
try
to
know
me.
The
people
of
Israel
have
become
foolish
and
stupid
like [SIM]
doves.
First
they
called
out
to
Egypt
to
help
them,
and
then
they
sought
help
from
Assyria.
But
wherever
they
go
to
get
help,
I
will
not
allow
them
to
succeed;
it
will
be
as
though [MET]
I
will
throw
a
net
over
them
like [SIM]
a
hunter
uses
a
net
to
capture
birds;
I
will
punish
them
for
the
evil
things
that
they
do.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
them
because
they
abandoned/deserted
me!
They
will
be
destroyed
because
they
rebelled
against
me.
I
wanted
to
rescue
them,
but
they
tell
lies
about
me.
They
do
not
cry
out
to
me
sincerely [IDM];
they
only
lie
on
their
beds
and
wail.
They
gather
together
and
ask
me
to
give
them
grain
and
wine,
but
they
turn
away
from
me.
I
trained/taught
them
and
enabled
them
to
become
strong,
but
now
they
plan
to
do
evil
things
to
me.
They
have
rejected
me,
their
Great
God,
and
turned
to
their
god
Baal;
they
are
as
useless
as [SIM]
a
crooked
bow.
Their
leaders
boast
that
they
are
very
strong,
but
they
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies’
swords.
As
a
result,
the
people
of
Egypt
will
laugh
at
them.”
The Israelis will be punished because of their wrong decisions
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Blow [MTY]
your
trumpet
to
warn
the
people!
My
people
have
rejected
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
them,
and
they
have
rebelled
against
obeying
my
laws.
Therefore,
their
enemies
are
swooping
down
on
my
people’s
country
like [SIM]
an
eagle.
My Israeli
people
cry
out
to
me,
‘Our
God,
we
know
that
you
are
our
God!’
But
because
the Israeli
people
have
rejected
what
is
good,
their
enemies
will
pursue
them.
The
Israel
people
appointed
their
last
three
kings,
but
they
did
not
ask
me
if
I
agreed
to
what
they
were
doing.
They
chose
their
own
leaders
without
asking
if
I
would
approve
of
them.
They
used
their
own
silver
and
gold
to
make
for
themselves
idols,
and
doing
that
led
them
to
be
destroyed.
You
people
of
Samaria,
throw
away
your
idol
that resembles
a
calf!
I
am
extremely
angry
with
you
people!
How
long [RHQ]
will
you
do
things
that
cause
you
to
be
unacceptable
to
me?
Someone
in
Israel
made
that
idol
for
you;
but
I
am
God
and
it
is
not.
So
that
idol
of
a
calf
in
Samaria
must
be
smashed
to
pieces.
The
foolish
thing
that
the
people
of
Israel
have
done
is
like [MET]
trying
to
plant
wind;
but
what
they
harvest
will
be
like [MET]
a
whirlwind.
So
the
grain
that
they
planted
will
have
no
heads
on
the
stalks,
and
as
a
result
there
will
be
no
grain
from
which
to
make
flour.
And
if
it
did
produce
good
grain,
foreigners
would
come
and
steal
it.
The
people
of
Israel
will
be
defeated [MET]
by
their
enemies;
they
will
be
scattered
among
other
nations
and
become
worthless.
Like [MET]
donkeys
that
are
looking
for
mates,
they
have
requested
help
from
Assyria;
they
paid
money
to
the
leaders
of
Assyria
in
order
to
persuade
those
leaders
to
protect
them.
But
although
they
have
agreed
to
pay
money
each
year
to
the
leaders
of
those
countries,
I
will
soon
gather
them
together
to
punish
them.
The
great
King
of
Assyria
will
cause
them
to
suffer
greatly.
Although
the
people
of
Israel
built
many
altars
to
present
offerings
to
their
idols
to
take
away
their
guilt
for
sinning,
those
altars
have
become
places
where
they
commit
more
sins.
I
wrote
many
laws
for
them,
but
they
disregarded
them,
saying
that
they
did
not
have
to
obey
them
because
they
were
different
from
laws
that
they
had
known
previously.
They
offer
sacrifices
to
me,
and
they
eat
some
of
the
meat
of
those
sacrifices,
which
is
what
I
permitted
them
to
do.
But
I,
Yahweh,
am
not
pleased
with
those
sacrifices.
I
remember
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done,
and
I
will
punish
them
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed:
I
will
force
them
to
go
to
other
countries
and
become
slaves
like
they
were [MET]
in
Egypt.
The
people
of
Israel
have
abandoned/forgotten
me,
the
one
who
created
their
nation;
they
have
built
palaces,
and
the
people
of
Judah
have
built
walls
around
many
towns.
But
I
will
send
a
fire
that
will
destroy
all
their
cities
and
their
fortresses.”
Israel will be punished
You
people
of
Israel,
do
not
shout
joyfully
during
your
festivals
like
people
of
other
nations
do!
I
say
that
because
you
have ◄not
been
faithful
to/abandoned►
me,
your
God.
At
every
place
where
the
people
thresh
grain
you
have
presented
gifts
to
your
idols
like
men
pay
money
to
prostitutes.
But
soon
there
will
not
be
enough
grain [MTY, PRS]
and
wine [MTY, PRS]
for
you.
And
you
people
will
not
remain
in
the
land
that
I,
Yahweh,
gave
to
your
ancestors.
You
will
be
captured
and
taken
to
Assyria,
where
you
will
become
slaves
like
your
ancestors
were
in
Egypt;
and
in
Assyria
you
will
be
forced
to
eat
food
that
Yahweh
has
forbidden
you
to
eat.
You Israelis
will
not
be
able
to
give
wine
offerings
to
him,
or
bring
sacrifices
to
him.
None
of
your
other
sacrifices
will
please
him;
they
will
be
unacceptable
to
him,
like [SIM]
food
that
is
touched
by
people
at funerals,
and
everyone
who
eats
that
food
will
become
unacceptable
to
him.
They
will
be
permitted
to
eat
that
food
themselves,
but
they
will
not
be
permitted
to
bring
it
into
the
temple.
At
that
time
you
will
not [RHQ]
be
able
to
celebrate
the
feasts
and
sacred
festivals.
And
even
if
you
escape
and
are
not
killed
by
the
Assyrians,
you
will
be
captured
by
the
army
of
Egypt,
and
you
will
die
and
be
buried
in
Memphis,
the
capital
of
Egypt.
Briers
will
grow
up
and
cover
your
treasures
of
silver,
and
thorns
will
grow
in
your
ruined
tents/houses.
It
is
now
the
time
for
Yahweh
to
punish
you,
to
pay
you
back
for
all
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
You
people
will
soon
know
that.
You
have
committed
very
many
sins,
and
you
very
much
hate
Yahweh.
You
consider
that
the
prophets
are
foolish,
and
you
think
that
those
who
proclaim
messages
from
him
are crazy.
My
God
appointed
me
and
the
other
prophets
to
be
like [MET]
watchmen
to
warn
you
people
of
Israel,
but
everywhere
that
we
go,
it
is
as
though
people
set
traps
for
us
and
people
are
hostile
to
us,
even
in
the
temple
of
our
God.
The
sins
that
the Israeli
people
have
committed
are
as awful
as
what
the
men
of
Gibeah
did
long
ago;
so
God
will
not
forget
the
wicked
things
that
they
have
done;
he
will
punish
the Israelis
for
all
those
sins.
Yahweh
says, “When
I
first
started
to
do
things
to
help
Israel,
it
seemed
to
me
as
though [SIM]
I
had
found
grapes
in
the
desert.
Your
ancestors
were
delightful,
like [SIM]
the
first
figs
that
grow
on
fig
trees
each
year.
But
when
they
came
to
Peor
Mountain,
they
worshiped
that
disgusting
idol
Baal,
and
they
became
as
disgusting
as
the
idol
that
they
loved.
The
things
that
cause
Israel
to
be
great
will
disappear
like [SIM]
a
bird
that
flies
away;
most
of
their
women
will
not
become
pregnant [DOU]
or
give
birth
to
children.
Even
if
their
children
are
born
and
start
to
grow
up,
I
will
cause
all
of
them
to
die
while
they
are
still
young.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
them
when
I
abandon
them!
I
have
seen
Israel
become
beautiful
and
prosperous
like
Tyre
city
was
before
it
was
destroyed,
but
now
the
people
of
Israel
will
be
forced
to
take
their
children
to
be
slaughtered
by
their
enemies.”
Yahweh,
I
do
not
know [RHQ]
what
I
should
ask
for
my
people.
So
I
ask
that
you
do
this
one
thing:
Cause
the
women
who
are
pregnant
to
have
miscarriages
and
unable
to
nurse
their
babies.
Yahweh
says, “Because
of
all
the
wicked
things
that
my
people
did
at
Gilgal,
that
is
where
I
started
to
hate
them.
And
now,
because
of
all
the
sinful
things
that
they
have
done,
I
will
expel
them
from
my
country.
I
will
not
love
them
any
longer;
all
their
leaders
rebel
against
me.
Israel
is
like [MET]
a grapevine
that
is
dried
up;
like
a
vine [MET]
whose
roots
are
withered
and
that
produces
no
fruit.
Even
if
the
women
of
Israel
give
birth
to
more
children,
I
will
cause
those
children,
whom
they
love,
to
die.
The
people
of
Israel
have
not
obeyed
me,
their
God,
so
I
will
reject
them.
As
a
result,
they
will
wander
among
the
other
nations,
searching
for
a
place
to
live.”
“Israel
was
like
a
large
healthy/luxuriant
vine [MET]
that
produced
a
lot
of
grapes.
But
as
the
people
became
richer,
they
made
more
altars
at
which
to
worship
idols.
As
the
people
prospered,
they
built
and
decorated
sacred
pillars
that
they
worshiped.
They
are
deceitful;
so
now
they
are
guilty
and
must
be
punished.
I,
Yahweh,
will
tear
down
their
altars
and
smash
those
pillars.
Then
they
will
say, ‘It
is
because
we
did
not
revere
Yahweh
that
we
no
longer
have
a
king.
But
even
if
we
had
a
king,
he
certainly
could
not [RHQ]
do
anything
to
help
us.’
They
falsely
promise
that
they
will
do
many
things;
they
solemnly
promise
and
make agreements,
but
they
do
not
do
what
they
promise.
So
people
accuse
and sue
each
other
in
the
courts;
they
are
like [SIM]
poisonous
weeds
that
grow
in
a
plowed
field.
The
people
who
live
in
Samaria
city
are
worried
about
what
may
happen
to
the
idol
that resembles
a
calf
that
they
set
up
at
Beth-Aven
town.
The
people
in
Samaria
will
mourn,
and
the
priests
there
will
cry
about
it
if
it
is
damaged
or
destroyed.
Previously
they
shouted
joyfully
about
its
being
very
great;
but
now
it
will
not
be
great
anymore.
It
will
be
taken
to
Assyria
to
be
a
gift
for
the
great
King
of
Assyria.
So
the
people
of
Israel
will
be
disgraced,
and
they
will
be
ashamed
because
they
trusted
in
that
idol.
The
King
of
Samaria
and
the
other
people
in
Samaria
will
be
gone;
they
will
be
like [SIM]
a
twig
that
floats
away
on
the
surface
of
the
water
and
disappears.
The
altars
on
the
tops
of
hills
where
the
people
worshiped
idols
will
be
destroyed;
those
have
been
the
places
where
the
people
of
Israel
sinned
greatly.
Thorns
and
weeds
will
grow
and
cover
those
altars.
Then
the
people
will
plead
to
the
mountains
and
hills,
‘Fall
down
and
cover
us
to
protect
us
from
God
punishing
us!’
You
people
of
Israel,
ever
since
your
ancestors
did
evil
things
at
Gibeah,
you
have
continued
to
sin.
When
the
people
at [PRS]
Gibeah
did
evil
things,
the
result
was
a
war
in
which
thousands
of
people
died.
So
now,
when
I
want
to,
I
will
punish
the Israeli
people.
Because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed,
the
armies
of
other
nations
will
gather
to
attack
them,
and
they
will
cause
the Israeli
people
to
become
their
slaves.
Israel
is
like [MET]
a
well-trained ◄heifer/young
cow►
that likes
to
thresh
grain.
So
now
you
will
become
slaves.
It
will
be
as
though
I
will
put
a
yoke
on
your
neck,
and
you
will
be
forced
to
work
hard
for
your
enemies
in
their
fields.
You
people
of
Israel
and
Judah
will
be
forced
to
go
to
Assyria;
there
you [DOU]
will
pull
plows
to
break
up
the
ground
for
planting
seeds.
You
plow
your
fields
and
plant
your
seeds
and
harvest
your
crops [MET],
but
what
you
need
to
do
is
to
act
righteously
and
to
faithfully
love
me;
you
need
to
repent [MET],
because
it
is
time
to
try
to
know
me,
Yahweh;
and
if
you
do
that,
I
will
pour
out [MET]
many
blessings
on
you.
You
plant
seeds
and
harvest
the
crops
and
eat
them;
but
what
I
consider
that
you
have
really
done
is
that
you
have
planted
wicked
things
and
harvested
evil
things
and
eaten [MET]
the
results [IDM]
of
the
lies
that
you
have
told.
Instead
of
trusting
in
me,
you
have ◄depended
on/trusted
in►
your
own
power
and
in
your
many
soldiers.
As
a
result,
you
will
soon
hear
the
roar
of
battle,
and
all
your
cities
that
have
walls
around
them
will
be
destroyed,
like [SIM] Shalman’s
army
destroyed
Beth-Arbel
city
in
a
battle,
and
the
women
in
that
city
and
their
children
were bashed
to
death.
You
people
of [APO]
Bethel
city,
that
is
what
will
happen
to
you,
because
you
are
very
wicked.
And
when
the
sun
rises
on
that
day,
the
King
of
Israel
will
be
killed
in
the
battle.”
God’s love for Israel
“Before
the Israeli
people
became
a
nation [MET],
I
loved
them
like
a
man
loves
his
son,
and
I
called
them
out
of
Egypt.
But
while
I
continued
to
call
them,
they
continued
to
turn
away
from
me
more
and
more.
They
offered
sacrifices
to
their
statues
of
Baal,
and
they
burned
incense
to
honor
them.
The
people
of
Israel
were
like
a
little
boy [MET],
and
it
was
as
though
it
was
I
who
taught
them
to
walk,
holding
them
by
their
hands.
But
they
did
not
realize
that
it
was
I
who
was
taking
care
of
them.
It
was
as
though
I
fastened
ropes
around
them
to
lead
them,
while
I
loved
them
and
was
kind
to
them.
It
was
as
though
they
were
young
oxen [MET],
and
I
lifted
the
yoke
from
their
necks
and
bent
down
to
feed
them.
But
the
people
of
Israel
will
become
slaves
again,
like
they
were
in
Egypt,
and
the
people
of
Assyria
will [RHQ]
rule
over
them,
because
the
people
of
Israel
refused
to
repent.
Their
enemies
will
use
their
swords
to
attack
the
cities
in
Israel
and
will
destroy
the
bars
in
the
gates
of
the
city
walls.
As
a
result,
the
people
of Israeli
will
not
be
able
to
accomplish
the
things
that
they
planned
to
do.
My
people
are
determined
to ◄turn
away
from/abandon►
me.
They
say
that
I
am
the
great all-powerful
God,
but
they
do
not
honor
me
at
all.
You
people
of
Israel,
I
certainly
do
not
want
to [RHQ]
abandon
you
and
allow
your
enemies
to
capture
you.
I
do
not [RHQ]
want
to
act
toward
you
like
I
acted
toward
Admah
and
Zeboiim,
cities
that
I
completely
destroyed
when
I
destroyed
Sodom.
I [SYN]
have
changed
my
mind
about
punishing
you;
my
desire
to
pity
you
has
increased.
Although
I
am
extremely
angry,
I
do
not
want
to
punish
you
severely;
I
do
not
want
to ◄devastate/completely
ruin►
Israel.
Humans
would
easily
decide
to
do
that,
but
I
am
God,
not
a
human.
I,
the
Holy
One,
am
with
you;
although
I
am
very
angry
with
you,
I
will
not
destroy
you.
You
will
follow
me
when
I
roar
like [SIM]
a
lion;
when
I
roar,
some
of
you
my
children
will
tremble
as
you
return
to
Israel
from
the
islands
and seacoasts
toward
the
west.
Some
of
you
will
come
swiftly
from
Egypt
like
a
flock
of
birds;
others
will
return
from
Assyria,
like
doves.
I
will
enable
you
to
live
in
your
homes
in
Israel
again.
That
will
surely
happen,
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Israel
and
Judah
are
condemned
now
Yahweh
says, “The
people
of
Israel
have ◄surrounded
me
with
lies/constantly
told
lies
to
me►.
And
the
people
of
Judah
have
also
turned/rebelled
against
me,
their
God,
the
Holy
One
who
always
does
what
I
promise
to
do,
and
the
people
of
Judah
worship
other
gods.”
The
leaders
of
Israel
are
constantly
wavering
about
seeking
help
from
other
countries.
Seeking
their
help
is
as
useless
as [MET]
chasing
the
wind.
They
pile
up
their
lies
and
violent
acts.
First,
they
make
a
treaty
with
Assyria,
and
then
they
send
olive
oil
to
the
rulers
of
Egypt
to
seek
their
help.
Yahweh
says
that
he
will
bring
accusations
against
the
leaders
of
Judah,
and
that
he
will
punish
the
descendants
of
Jacob
for
what
they
have
done.
When
Jacob
was
in
his
mother’s
womb,
he
grabbed
his
brother
Esau’s
heel
because
he
wanted
to
be
born
first.
When
Jacob
grew
up,
he
wrestled
with
God.
He
struggled
with
the
one
who
had
appeared
to
him
in
the
form
of
an
angel,
and
Jacob
defeated
him,
but
then
he
cried
and
asked
the
angel
to
bless
him.
Later,
God
came
to
Jacob
at
Bethel
and
talked
with
him
there.
That
was
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
whose
name
is
Yahweh
who
talked
with
him!
But
you
people
of
Israel
must
return
to
your
God!
You
must
faithfully
love
him,
and
you
must
do
what
is
fair/just
and
always
depend
on
him.
The
merchants
among
you
use
scales
that
do
not
weigh
correctly;
they
love/like
to
cheat
people.
The
people
of
Israel
boast,
saying
“We
are
very
rich [DOU];
and
we
got
all
that
money
by
our
own
efforts,
and
without
committing
any
sin.”
“I
am
Yahweh
your
God,
the
one
who
brought
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt.
And
some
day
I
will
force
you
to
live
in
tents
again
like
your
ancestors
did
when
they
celebrated
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters.
Many
times
I
spoke
to
the
prophets,
and
I
gave
them
many
visions,
and
I
gave
them
parables
to
tell
to
the
people.”
The
people
of
Gilead
city
are [RHQ]
extremely
wicked;
they
are
worthless.
The
people
sacrifice
bulls
in
Gilgal
city,
but
their
altars
will
soon
become
like [SIM]
piles
of
stone
at
the
edge
of
a
plowed
field.
Your ancestor
Jacob
fled
from
his
brother
Esau
and
went
to northwest
Mesopotamia.
He
worked
for
his
uncle
Laban
for
many
years
to
get
a
wife;
he
took
care
of
his
uncle’s
sheep
to
pay
for
her.
Many
years
later,
Yahweh
enabled
a
prophet
to
bring
the
ancestors
of
you
people
of
Israel
here
from
Egypt;
that
prophet,
Moses,
took
care
of
them.
But
now
the
people
of
Israel
have
caused
Yahweh
to
become
very
angry;
Yahweh
says
that
they
deserve
to
die
because
they
caused
many
others
to
die [MTY];
he
will
pay
them
back
for
the
sins
that
they
have
committed
against
him
and
for insulting
him.
Israel is doomed to be destroyed
Previously,
when
the
leaders
of
Israel
spoke,
the
people
trembled;
those
leaders
were
highly
respected
by
the Israeli
people.
But
the
people
sinned
greatly
by
worshiping
Baal,
so
now
they
will
be
killed
by
their
enemies.
Now
they
sin
more
and
more;
they
make
idols
for
themselves
and
coat
the
idols
with
their
silver.
Those
idols
are
statues
that
are
very cleverly
made,
but
those
statues
are
made
by
mere humans.
But
the
people
are
told, “Kiss
those
idols
that
resemble
a
calf,
and
offer
sacrifices
to
them!”
Therefore,
those
people
will
disappear
quickly
like [SIM]
the
morning
mist
or
the
dew
that
lies
on
the
ground
early
in
the
morning;
they
will
disappear
like [SIM]
chaff
that
is
blown
away
from
where
the
wheat
is
threshed,
like [SIM]
smoke
that
goes
out
of
a
chimney.
But
Yahweh
says
to
his
people, “I
am
Yahweh,
your
God,
the
one
who
brought
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt.
You
must
believe
that
only
I
am
God
and
that
there
is
no
other
God,
and
that
there
is
no
one
else
who
can
save
you!
I
took
care
of
your
ancestors
when
they
were
in
the
desert,
where
it
was
extremely
hot
and
dry.
When
I
provided
food
for
them,
their
stomachs
were
full,
and
they
were
satisfied.
But
then
they
became
proud
and
they
forgot
about
me,
and
you
are
like
your
ancestors!
So
I
will
attack
you
like [SIM]
a
lion
attacks
other
animals;
I
will
be
like [SIM]
a
leopard
that
waits
beside
the
road
to
attack
another
animal.
Like [SIM]
a
female
bear
attacks
anyone
that
steals
her
cubs,
I
will
attack
you Israelis
and
rip
you
open.
I
will
completely
destroy
you
like [SIM]
lions
or
other
wild
animals
tear
apart
the
animals
that
they
catch
and
devour
them.
You
people
of
Israel,
you
will
be
destroyed
because
you
oppose
me,
the
only
one
who ◄can
help/helps►
you.
You
have
a
king;
◄why
is
he
unable
to
save
you?/but
he
is
unable
to
save
you.► [RHQ]
You
have [RHQ]
rulers
in
all
your
towns,
but
they
are
not
helping
you,
either.
Your
ancestors
said, ‘Appoint
for
us
a
king
and
other
leaders
to
rule
over
us
like
the
other
nations
have!’
I
was
angry
with
them
for requesting
that,
but
I
appointed
a
king
to
rule
over
them.
But
later
I
became
very
angry
with
them
again,
so
I
took
their
king
away.
I
have
written
on
a
scroll
a
record
of
the
sins
that
have
been
committed
by
you
people
of
Israel,
and
I
have
stored
away
that
record.
You
people
are
not
wise;
and
now
you
are
helpless.
You
are
like [MET]
a
woman
who
is
having
birth
pains
but
who
is
unable
to
give
birth
to
the
baby.
I
certainly
will
not [RHQ]
save
you
from
being
killed
and
from
going
to
the
place
where
the
dead
people
are.
I
will [RHQ]
cause
you
to
be
afflicted
by
plagues
and
to
die
and
be
buried
in
graves.
I
will
not
be
merciful
to
you.
Even
if
you
people
of
Israel
prosper
more
than
the
nearby
nations
do,
the
army
of
Assyria
will
come
like [MET]
an
east
wind
that
blows
from
the
desert;
the
springs
and
wells
in
Israel
will
become
dry;
and
your
enemies
will
take
away
all
your
valuable
possessions.
You
people
of
Samaria
must
be
punished
because
you
have
rebelled
against
me,
your
God.
You
will
be
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords;
your
little
children
will
be
killed
by
being
dashed/thrown
to
the
ground;
the
bellies
ofpregnant
women
among
you
will
be
ripped
open.”
Those who repent will be blessed
You
people
of
Israel,
return
to
Yahweh
our
God.
You
are
being
punished
because
of
the
sins
which
you
have
committed.
So
now
return
to
Yahweh
and
say [MTY]
this
to
him:
“Forgive
us
for
all
the
sins
that
we
have
committed,
and
kindly
accept ◄us/our
sacrifices►
in
order
that
we
may
thank/praise
you [IDM].
We
admit
that
Assyria
will
not
save
us,
and
our
war
horses
will
not
save
us,
either.
We
will
never
again
say, ‘You
are
our gods’
to
the
idols
that
we [SYN]
have
made.
You
are
the
one
who
acts mercifully
to
orphans.”
Yahweh
says, “If
they
say
that
to
me,
I
will
forgive
them
for
having ◄turned
away
from/abandoned►
me,
and
I
will
love
them
with
all
my
inner
being,
because
I [PRS]
will
have
stopped
being
angry
with
them.
I
will
be
to
the
people
of
Israel
like
dew
that
refreshes
the
soil.
When
I
do
that,
they
will
become
as
delightful
as [MET]
lilies
are
when
they
are blooming.
No
one
will
be
able
to
conquer
them;
they
will
be
as unmovable
as [SIM]
the
roots
of
cedar
trees.
Their
good
influence
will
spread
like [MET]
the
branches
of
a
tree.
They
will
be
like [SIM]
beautiful
olive
trees,
and
they
will
be
as
delightful
as [SIM]
the
aroma
of
the
cedar
trees
in
Lebanon.
People
will
come
to
them
to
be
protected
like
people
are
protected
from
the
hot
sun
by
being [MET]
in
the
shade
of
a
tree.
They
will ◄flourish/be
strong►
like [SIM]
grain
that
grows
well.
They
will
be
successful
like
a
vineyard
in
which
grapes
grow
abundantly.
They
will
become
as
famous/well-known
as [SIM]
the wines
from
Lebanon.
You
people
of
Israel,
do
not [RHQ]
have
anything
more
to
do
with
idols;
if
you
get
rid
of
your
idols,
I
will
answer
your
prayers
and
take
care
of
you.
I
am
like [MET]
a
strong/green
pine
tree,
and
your
blessings
come
from
me.”
Those
who
are
wise
will
understand
the
things
about
which
I
have
written.
Those
who
think
well
will
pay
careful
attention
to
them.
The
things
that
Yahweh
wants
us
to
do [MET]
are
right;
righteous
people
will
conduct
their
lives
adhering
to
them.
But
those
who
rebel
against
Yahweh
will
be
ruined.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
- Unicode (UTF-8)JOEL
Joel
Joel
Jol
This book is the account of Joel foretelling about many nations conquering the Israeli people and about God restoring them. We call this book
Joel
I
am
Joel,
the
son
of
Pethuel.
This
is
a
message
that
Yahweh
gave
to
me.
The
attack
by
locusts
You
leaders
of
Israel,
and
everyone
else
who
lives
in
this
country,
listen
to
this
message!
Nothing [RHQ]
like
this
has
ever
happened
during
the
time
that
we
have
lived
or
the
time
when
our
ancestors
lived.
Tell
your
children
about
it,
and
tell
your
children
to
tell
it
to
their
children,
and
tell
your
grandchildren
to
tell
it
to
their
children.
I
am
talking
about
the
locusts
that
have
eaten
our
crops.
The
first
swarm
of
locusts
came
and
cut
many
of
the
leaves
of
the
crops;
then
another
swarm
came
and
ate
the
rest
of
the
leaves,
then
another
swarm
came hopping
along,
and
finally
another
swarm
came
and
they
destroyed
everything
else.
You
people
who
are
drunk,
wake
up!
Wake
up
and
wail
loudly,
because
all
the
grapes
are
ruined,
and
so
there
will
be
no
new
wine [MTY]!
Huge
swarms
of
locusts
have
entered
our
country.
They
are
like [MET]
a
powerful
army
that
has
very
many
soldiers,
with
the
result
that
no
one
can
count
them.
The
locusts
have
teeth
that
are
as
sharp
as
the
teeth
of
lions [DOU]!
They
have
destroyed
our grapevines
and
our
fig
trees
by
stripping
off
and
eating
all
the
bark,
with
the
result
that
the
branches
are
white
and ◄bare/have
no
leaves
on
them►.
Cry
like [SIM]
a
young
woman
cries
when
the
young
man
to
whom
she
was ◄engaged/promised
to
marry►
has
died.
There
is
no
grain
or
wine
for
us
to
offer
as
sacrifices
at
the
temple,
so
the
priests
who
serve
Yahweh
are
mourning/weeping.
The
crops
in
the
fields
have
been
ruined;
it
is
as
though [PRS]
the
ground
is
mourning.
The
grain
has
been
destroyed,
there
are
no
grapes
to
make
wine,
and
there
is
no
more
olive
oil.
You
farmers,
grieve!
You
who
take
care
of grapevines,
wail,
because
the
grain
has
been
destroyed;
there
is
no
wheat
or
barley
growing.
The grapevines
and
the
fig
trees
have
withered,
and
the
pomegranate
trees
and
palm
trees
and apricot
trees
have
also
dried
up.
The
people
are
no
longer
joyful.
You
priests,
put
on
rough
sack
clothes
and
wail.
You
who
serve
God
by
offering
sacrifices
on
the
altar,
wear
those
rough
sack
clothes
all
night
to
show
that
you
are
mourning,
because
there
is
no
grain
or
wine
to
be
offered
at
the
temple
of
your
God.
Tell
the
people
that
they
should ◄fast/abstain
from
eating
food►.
Tell
the
leaders
and
the
other
people
to
gather
at
the
temple
and
to
cry
out
to
Yahweh
there.
Terrible
things
are happening
to
us!
It
will
soon
be
the
time
when
Yahweh,
who
is
the
Almighty
God,
will
really
punish
us,
when
he
will
cause
us
to
experience
more
disasters.
Our
crops
are
already
gone,
and
no
one
is
rejoicing
at
all [DOU]
at
the
temple
of
our
God.
When
we
plant
seeds,
they
do
not
grow;
they
dry
up
in
the
ground,
so
there
are
no
crops
to
harvest.
Our
barns/storehouses
are
empty;
there
is
no
grain
to
store
in
them.
Our
cattle
groan,
searching
for
a
pasture
with
some
grass
to
eat,
and
the
sheep bleat
because
they
are
suffering.
Yahweh,
I
cry
out
to
you,
because
our
pastures
and
our
forests
have
dried
up
in
the
hot
sunshine [MET].
It
is
as
though
even
the
wild
animals
cry
out
to
you
because
all
the
streams
have
dried
up.
The
rivers
and
streams
are
all
dry,
and
the
grass
in
the
pastures
is
all
parched.
A warning about the locusts
Blow
trumpets
on
Zion
Hill,
God’s
sacred
hill
in
Jerusalem!
Tell
the
people
of
Judah
that
they
should
tremble,
because
it
will
soon
be
the
time
for
Yahweh
to
punish
us
further.
That
will
be
a
very
dark
and
gloomy
day;
there
will
be
black
clouds
and
it
will
be
very
dark.
A
huge
swarm
of
locusts
has
covered
the
mountains
like [SIM]
a
black
cloud.
Nothing
like
this
has
ever
happened
before,
and
nothing
like
this
will
ever
happen
again.
It
is
as
though
the
locusts
bring
flames
of
fire
from
which
no
one
can
escape.
In
front
of
them,
the
land
was
beautiful
like [SIM]
the
garden
of
Eden,
but
behind
them
the
land
is
like
a
desert
and
nothing
survives.
The
locusts
resemble
horses,
and
they
run
like [SIM]
war
horses.
Leaping
over
the
mountaintops,
they
make
a
noise
like
rumbling
chariots,
like [SIM]
a
mighty
army
that
is
preparing
for
a
battle,
or
like [SIM]
the
roar
of
a
fire
that
burns
up
stubble
in
a
field.
When
people
see
them
coming,
they
become
very
pale
and
frightened.
The
locusts
climb
over
walls
like
soldiers
do;
they
march
along
in
columns
and
never
turn
aside
from
their
columns.
They
rush
straight
ahead
without
pushing
each
other.
Even
though
people
throw
spears
and javelins
at
them,
that
will
not
cause
them
to
stop.
They
swarm
over
the
city
walls
and
enter
our
houses;
they
enter
through
our
windows
like [SIM]
thieves
do.
It
is
as
though
they
cause
the
earth
to
shake
and
the
sky
to
tremble.
The
sun
and
the
moon
become
dark
and
the
stars
do
not
shine
because
there
are
so
many
locusts
in
the
sky.
Yahweh
leads
this
army
of
countless
locusts,
and
they
obey
his
commands.
This
time
when
he
is
judging
and
punishing
us
is
very
terrible,
with
the
result
that
it
seems
that
no
one [RHQ]
can
survive
it.
Yahweh
calls
them
to
repent
But
Yahweh
says,
“In
spite
of
these
disasters
that
you
have
experienced,
you
can
return
to
me
with
all
your
inner
beings.
Weep,
and
mourn,
and ◄fast/abstain
from
eating
food►
to
show
that
you
are
sorry
for
having
abandoned
me.
Do
not
tear
your
clothes
to
show
that
you
are
sorry;
instead,
show [MET]
that
you
are
sorry.”
Yahweh
is
merciful
and
kind;
he
does
not
quickly
become
angry;
he
faithfully
loves
people.
He
does
not
quickly
become
angry;
instead,
he
greatly
and
faithfully
loves
you,
and
he
does
not
like
to
punish
you.
No
one
knows [RHQ]
if
he
will
change
his
mind
about
punishing
you
and
if
instead
he
will
act mercifully
toward
you.
If
he
does
that,
he
will
bless
you
by
giving
you
plenty
of
grain
and
wine
in
order
that
you
can
offer
some
of
those
things
as
sacrifices
to
him.
Blow
the
trumpets
on
Zion
Hill!
Gather
the
people
together!
Show
by
fasting
that
you
are
sorry
for
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
Perform
the rituals
to
cause
yourselves
to
be
acceptable
to
Yahweh.
Gather
everyone
together—
the
old
people
and
the
children,
even
the
babies,
and
summon
brides
and bridegrooms
from
their
rooms.
Tell
the
priests
who
serve
Yahweh
to
cry
between
the
altar
and
the
entrance
to
the
temple
and
to
pray
this:
“Yahweh,
rescue/save
us
your
people;
do
not
allow
people
from
other
nations
to
despise
us;
do
not
allow
them
to
ridicule
us
and
say,
‘Why
has [RHQ]
their
God
abandoned
them?’”
Yahweh
promised
to
prosper
them
again
But
Yahweh
showed
that
he
was
concerned
about
his
people
and
that
he
would
act mercifully
toward
them.
When
the
people
prayed,
Yahweh
answered
and
said,
“I
will
give
you
plenty
of
grain
and
wine
and
olive
oil,
and
you
will
be
satisfied.
And
I
will
no
longer
allow
other
nations
to
insult
you.
Another
army
of
locusts
will
come
from
the
north
to
attack
you,
but
I
will
force
them
to
continue
past
Jerusalem
into
the
desert.
Some
will
go
into
the
Dead
Sea
in
the
east
and
some
will
go
into
the
Mediterranean
Sea
in
the
west.
There
they
will
all
die,
and
their
bodies
will
stink.”
Yahweh
does
great
things!
He
does
wonderful
things!
So
even
the
ground
should
rejoice!
And
the
wild
animals
should
not
be
afraid,
because
the
meadows
will
soon
become
green
again;
the
fig
trees
and
other
trees
will
be
full
of
fruit,
and
the grapevines
will
be
covered
with
grapes.
You
people
of
Jerusalem,
rejoice
about
what
Yahweh,
your
God,
will
be
doing
for
you.
He
will
send
abundant
rain
at
the ◄right
time/time
when
it
is
needed►—
◄in
the
spring/early
in
the
year►
and ◄in
the
autumn/late
in
the
year►
like
he
did
previously.
The
ground
where
you
thresh
the
grain
will
be
covered
with
grain,
and
your
vats
where
you
store
grape
juice
and
olive
oil
will
be
full.
Yahweh
said, “I
will
repay
you
for
everything
that
was
destroyed
by
those
great
swarms
of
locusts
that
I
sent
to
attack
you.
You,
my
people,
will
eat
until
your
stomachs
are
full.
Then
you
will
praise
me [MTY],
Yahweh,
your
God,
for
the
wonderful
things
that
I
have
done
for
you.
And
never
again
will
you
be
disgraced.
When
that
happens,
you
will
know
that
I
am
always
among
you,
and
that
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God,
and
that
there
is
no
other
God.
Never
again
will
you
be
disgraced.”
Yahweh
promised
to
send
his
Spirit
“Some
time
later,
I
will
give
my
Spirit
to
many [HYP]
people.
Your
sons
and
daughters
will
proclaim
messages
that
come
directly
from
me.
Your
old
men
will
have
dreams
that
come
from
me,
and
your
young
men
will
have
visions
that
come
from
me.
At
that
time,
I
will
give
my
Spirit
even
to
servants,
both
men
and
women.
I
will
do
unusual/amazing
things
on
the
earth
and
in
the
sky.
On
the
earth [CHI],
there
will
be
much
blood
shed
and
there
will
be
very
large
fires
and
smoke
that resembles
huge
clouds.
In
the
sky,
the
sun
will
become
dark
and
the
moon
will
become
as
red
as [MET]
blood.
Those
things
will
happen
before
that
great
and
terrible
day
when
I,
Yahweh,
appear.
But
at
that
time
I
will
save
everyone
who
worships
me.
I
promise
that
some
people
in
Jerusalem [DOU]
will
escape
those
disasters;
those
whom
I
have
chosen
will
survive.”
Yahweh will judge the nations
Yahweh
says
this:
“At
that
time [DOU],
I
will
enable
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
to
prosper
again.
Then
in
the
Valley
of
Judgment
I
will
gather
together
the
people
of
all
the
other
nations;
I
will
judge
and
punish
them
because
they
scattered
my Israeli
people
and
forced
them
to
go
to
other
countries.
They
divided
up
my
land
and
they ◄threw
marked
stones/cast
lots►
to
determine
who
would
get
each
of
my
people.
Then
they
sold
some
of
the Israeli
boys
and
girls
to
get
money
to
pay
for
prostitutes
and
wine
to
drink.
You
people
of [APO]
Tyre
and
Sidon
cities
and
you
people
of
the
Philistia
region,
I
certainly
have
not [RHQ]
done
anything
to
harm
you!
So
if
you
are
trying
to
get
revenge
on
me,
I
will
very
quickly
get
revenge
on
you.
You
have
taken
the
silver
and
gold
and
other
valuable
things
from
my
temple
and
put
them
in
your
temples.
You
dragged
away
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah,
and
you
took
them
far
away
and
sold
them
to
people
in
Greece.
But
I
will
cause
my
people
to
want
to
return
from
the
places
to
which
you
sold
them,
and
I
will
do
to
you
what
you
did
to
them.
Then
I
will
cause
some
of
your
sons
and
your
daughters
to
be
sold
to
the
people
of
Judah!
And
some
of
them
will
be
sold
to
the Sabea people-group,
who
live
far
away.
That
will
certainly
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
God
will
judge
and
punish
the
nations
Proclaim
to
the
people
of
all
nations,
“Prepare
for
a
war!
Summon
your
soldiers,
and
tell
them
to
stand
in
their
battle
positions.
Take
your
plows
and
make
swords
from
them,
and
take
your
pruning
knives
and
make
spears
from
them.
Even
the
weak
people
must
also
be
like [MET]
strong
soldiers.
All
you
people
from
the
nations
that
are
near
Judah
must
come
quickly
and
gather
in
the
Valley
of
Judgment.”
But
Yahweh,
when
that
happens,
send
your
army
of
angels
to
attack
them!
The
people
in
the
nations
near
Judah
must
get
ready
and
come
to
the
Valley
of
Judgment.
There
Yahweh
will
sit
and
judge
and
punish
them.
They
are
like [MET]
crops
that
are
ready
to
be
harvested;
so
strike
them
like [MET]
a
farmer
swings
his
sickle
to
cut
the
grain.
They
are
like [MET]
grapes
that
are
piled
high
in
the
pits
where
they
will
be
pressed;
because
they
are
very
wicked,
punish
them
severely [MET]
now,
like [MET]
a
farmer
tramples
on
the
grapes
until
the
pits
are
full
of
juice.
There
will
be
huge
crowds
of
people
in
that
Valley
of
Judgment.
It
will
soon
be
the
time
that
Yahweh
will
punish
them.
At
that
time
there
will
be
no
light
from
the
sun
or
moon,
and
the
stars
will
not
shine.
From
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem
Yahweh
will
shout,
and
his
voice
will
be
like
thunder,
and
his
voice
will
cause
the
sky
and
the
earth
to
shake.
But
Yahweh
will
protect [MET]
his
people;
he
will
be
like [MET]
a
strong
wall
behind
which
the
people
of
Israel
will
be
protected.
God’s
blessings
for
his
people
Yahweh
says, “At
that
time,
you Israeli
people
will
know
that
I
am
Yahweh,
your
God.
I
live
on
Zion,
my
sacred
hill.
Jerusalem
will
be
a
sacred
city,
and
soldiers
from
other
countries
will
never
conquer
it
again.
At
that
time,
there
will
be
vineyards
covering [MTY]
the
hills,
and
your
cattle
and
goats
on
those
hills
will
produce
plenty
of
milk.
The
streams
in
Judah
will
never
dry
up.
And
a
stream
will
flow
from
my
temple
into
the
Acacia
Valley
northeast
of
the
Dead
Sea.
The
armies
of
Egypt
and
Edom
attacked
the
people
of
Judah
and
killed [MTY]
many
people
who
had
not
done
anything
that
was
wrong.
So
now
those
countries
will
become
deserts,
but
there
will
always
be
people
living
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
places
in
Judea.
I,
Yahweh,
live
on
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem,
and
I
will
get
revenge
on
the
people
of
Egypt
and
Edom
who
killed [MTY]
many
of
my
people.”
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Amos
Amos
Amo
This book is the account of Amos foretelling about God punishing Israel and Judah and other nations, and restoring Israel and Judah. We call this book
Amos
This
is
the
message
that
Yahweh
gave
to
me,
Amos.
I
am
a ◄shepherd/man
who
takes
care
of
sheep►.
I
am
from
near
Tekoa
town
south
of
Jerusalem.
I
received
this
message
about
Israel
in
a
vision
two
years
before
the
big
earthquake.
It
was
when
Uzziah
was
the
king
of
Judah,
and
Jeroboam,
the
son
of
King
Jehoash,
was
the
king
of
Israel.
This
is
what
Yahweh
said:
“I
will
roar
like
a
lion [MET];
when
I
speak
from
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem [DOU],
my
voice
will
resemble
the
sound
of
thunder.
When
that
happens,
the
pastures
where
you
shepherds
take
care
of
your
sheep
will
dry
up,
and
the
grass
on
top
of
Carmel
Mountain
will ◄wither/become
brown►
because
I
will
cause
that
no
rain
will
fall.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Syria
This
is
also
what
Yahweh
said
to
me:
“
I
will
punish
the
people
of
Damascus,
the
capital
of
Syria,
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them [MTY],
because
the
cruel
things
that
they
did
to
the
people
of
the
Gilead
region
were
like [MET]
people
threshing
grain
using
sledges
that
have ◄iron
teeth/sharp
iron
nails►
in
them.
I
will
cause
a
fire
to
burn
the
palace
that
King
Hazael
built
and
lived
in,
the
fortress
where
his
son
King
Ben-Hadad
also
lived.
I
will
cause
the
gates
of
Damascus
to
be
broken
down;
I
will
get
rid
of
the
king
who
rules
in
Aven
Valley
and
the
one
who
rules
in
Beth
Eden.
And
the
people
of
Syria
will
be
captured
and
taken
to
the
Kir
region
where
they originally
lived.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Philistia
Yahweh
also
said
this
to
me:
“
I
will
punish
the
people
of
the
cities
in
Philistia:
I
will
punish
the
people
of
Gaza
city
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
because
they
captured
large
groups
of
people
and
took
them
to
Edom
and
sold
them
to
become
the
slaves
of
the
people
of
Edom.
I
will
cause
a
fire
to
completely
burn
the
walls
of
Gaza
and
also
destroy
its
fortresses.
I
will
get
rid
of
the
king
of
Ashdod
city
and
the
king
who
rules [MTY]
in
Ashkelon
city.
I
will
also
strike/punish
the
people
of
Ekron
city,
and
all
the
people
of
Philistia
who
are
still
alive
will
be
killed.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Tyre
Yahweh
also
said
this
to
me:
“
I
will
punish
the
people
of
Tyre
city
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
because
they
also
captured
large
groups
of
our
people
and
took
them
to
Edom,
disregarding
the
treaty
of
friendship
that
they
had
made
with
your
rulers.
So
I
will
cause
a
fire
to
completely
burn
the
walls
of
Tyre
and
also
destroy
its
fortresses.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Edom
Yahweh
also
said
this
to
me:
“I
will
punish
the
people
of
Edom
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
because
they
pursued
the
people
of
Israel,
who
descended
from
Esau’s
brother
Jacob,
and
killed
them
with
swords;
they
did
not
act mercifully
toward
them
at
all.
They
were
extremely
angry
with
the
people
of
Israel,
and
they
continued
to
be
angry
with
them.
I
will
cause
a
fire
to
burn
Teman
district
in
Edom
and
completely
burn
the
fortresses
of
Bozrah,
the biggest
city
in
Edom.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Ammon
Yahweh
also
said
this
to
me:
“I
will
punish
the
people
of
Ammon
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
because
their
soldiers
even
ripped
open
the bellies
of
pregnant
women
when
their
army
attacked
the
Gilead
region
to
gain
more
territory.
I
will
cause
a
fire
to
completely
burn
the
walls
around
Rabbah
city
and
completely
burn
its
fortresses.
During
that
battle,
their
enemies
will
shout
loudly
and
the
fighting
will
be
like [MET]
a
fierce/raging
wind/storm.
After
the
battle,
the
king
of
Ammon
and
his
officials
will
be ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
another
country►.”
Yahweh will punish Moab
Yahweh
also
said
this:
“
I
will
punish
the
people
of
Moab
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
because
they
dug
up
the
bones
of
the
king
of
Edom
and
burned
them
completely,
with
the
result
that
the
ashes
became
as
white
as
lime.
So
I
will
cause
a
fire
to
completely
burn
the
fortresses
of
Kerioth
city
in
Moab.
People
will
hear
soldiers
shouting
and
blowing
trumpets
loudly
while
I
am
causing
Moab
to
be
destroyed
and
while
I
am
getting
rid
of
its
king
and
all
its
leaders.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”
Yahweh
will
punish
Judah
Yahweh
also
said
this:
“
I
will
also
punish
the
people
of
Judah
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
because
they
have
rejected
what
I
taught
them
and
they
have
not
obeyed
my
commands.
They
have
been
deceived
and
persuaded
to
worship
false
gods,
the
same
gods
that
their
ancestors
worshiped.
So
I
will
cause
a
fire
to
completely
burn
everything
in
Judah,
including
the
fortresses
in
Jerusalem.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Israel
Yahweh
also
said
this:
“
I
will
punish
the
people
of
Israel
because
of
the
many
sins
that
they
have
committed;
I
will
not
change
my
mind
about
punishing
them,
because
they
sell
righteous
people
to
get
a
small
amount
of
silver;
they
sell
poor
people,
causing
them
to
become
slaves,
getting
for
each
of
them
only
the
amount
of
money
with
which
they
could
buy
a
pair
of
sandals.
It
is
as
though
they
trample
the
poor
people
into
the
dirt
and
do
not
allow
those
who
are
helpless
to
be
treated
fairly.
Men
and
their
fathers
dishonor
me [MTY]
by
both
having
sex [EUP]
with
the
same
slave
girl.
When
poor
people
borrow
money,
the lenders
force
those
people
to
give
to
them
a
piece
of
clothing
for
them
to
keep
until
he
can
pay
back
the
money.
But
at
the
end
of
each
day,
instead
of
returning
that
garment
as
Yahweh
had
commanded
them
to,
they
lie
down
on
that
garment
at
the
places
where
they
worship
their
gods!
They
fine
people,
and
with
that
money
they
buy
wine
and
drink
it
in
the
temples
of
their
gods!
Long
ago,
to
assist
your
ancestors,
I
got
rid
of
the Amor people-group.
They
seemed
to
be
as
tall
as
cedar
trees
and
as
strong
as
oak
trees,
but
I
got
rid
of
them
completely,
as
easily
as
someone
cuts
off [MET]
the
branches
of
a
tree
and
then
digs
out
all
its
roots.
I
brought
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt,
and
then
I
led
them
through
the
desert
for 40
years.
And
then
I
enabled
them
to
conquer/possess
the Amor
area.
I
chose
some
of
you Israelis
to
be
prophets,
and
I
chose
others
to
be Nazir-men
who
were
completely
dedicated
to
me.
You
people
of
Israel
certainly [RHQ]
know
that
what
I
have
said
is
true!
But
you
commanded
the
prophets
to
not
speak
the
messages
that
I
gave
to
them,
and
you
persuaded
the Nazir-men
to
drink
wine,
which
I
told
them
never
to
do.
So
I
will
crush
you
like [SIM]
the
wheels
of
a
wagon
that
is
loaded
with
grain
crushes
whatever
it
rolls
over.
Even
if
you
run
fast,
you
will
not
escape;
even
if
you
are
strong,
it
will
be
as
though
you
are
weak,
and
warriors
will
be
unable
to
save
themselves.
Even
if
you
are
able
to
shoot
arrows
well,
you
will
be
forced
to
retreat [LIT];
even
if
you
run
fast
or
if
you
ride
away
on
a
horse,
you
will
not
be
able
to
save
yourself.
Even
warriors
who
are
very
brave
will
drop
their
weapons
when
they
try
to
flee
on
the
day
that
I
get
rid
of
them.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
Yahweh warned the Israeli people
“You
people
of
Israel,
I
brought
all
your
ancestors
out
of
Egypt;
so
listen
to
what
I
am
saying
about
you.
From
all
the people-groups
on
the
earth,
I
chose
and
took
care
of
only
you.
That
is
the
reason
that
I
will
punish
you
for
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.”
The prophets’
task
Two
people
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
walk
together
if
they
have
not
already
agreed
about
what
place
they
will
start
walking
from.
A
lion
certainly
does
not [RHQ]
roar
in
the
bushes/forest
if
it
has
not
killed
another
animal.
It
does
not [RHQ]
growl
in
its
den
if
it
is
not
eating
the
flesh
of
an
animal
that
it
has
caught.
No
one
can [RHQ]
catch
a
bird
if
he
does
not
set
a
trap
for
it.
A
trap
does
not
spring
shut
unless
some
animal
has
not
sprung
the
trap.
Similarly,
all
the
people
in
a
city
certainly [RHQ]
become
afraid
when
they
hear
someone
blowing
a
trumpet
to
signal
that
enemies
are
attacking.
And
when
a
city
experiences
disaster,
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
has
caused
it [RHQ].
And
whatever
Yahweh
plans
to
do,
he
tells
his
prophets
about
it.
Everyone
certainly
becomes
terrified [RHQ]
when
they
hear
a
lion
roar,
and
if
Yahweh
the
Lord
has
given
messages
to
prophets
like
me,
we
certainly
must [RHQ]
proclaim
those
messages,
even
if
they
cause
people
to
become
terrified.
Yahweh
will
punish
Samaria
I
said
this
to
the
leaders
of
Samaria (OR,
Yahweh
said
this
to
me):
Send
this
message
to
the
leaders [MET]
in
Ashdod
city
and
to
Egypt:
“Come
to
the
hills
of
Samaria
and
see
the
way
that
their ◄leaders/wealthy
people►
are
causing
people
in
that
city
to
be
terrified,
and
the
way
that
they
are
causing
the
people
to
suffer!”
Yahweh
says
that
the
people
there
do
not
know
how
to
do
things
that
are
right.
Their
homes
are
filled
with
valuable
things
that
they
have
stolen
or
taken
violently
from
others.
So
Yahweh
our
God
says
that
soon
their
enemies
will
come
and
tear
down
their ◄defenses/high
city
walls►
and
take
away
those
valuable
things.
Yahweh
has
declared
this:
“When
a
lion
attacks
a
sheep,
sometimes
a
shepherd
will
be
able
to
snatch
from
the
lion’s
mouth
only
two
legs
or
an
ear
of
the
sheep.
Similarly,
only
a
few
people
from
Samaria
will
escape,
and
they
will
be
able
to
rescue
only
a
part
of
a
couch
and
a
part
of
a
bed.”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
said
this:
“Proclaim
this
message
about
the
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob:
When
I,
Yahweh,
punish
the
people
of
Israel
because
of
the
sins
that
they
have
committed,
I
will
cause
the
altars
at
Bethel
town
to
be
destroyed;
even
the
projections
at
the
corners
of
the
altars
will
be
cut
off
and
fall
to
the
ground.
I
will
cause
the
houses
that
they
live
in
during
the ◄winter/rainy
season►
and
those
in
which
they
live
during
the ◄summer/dry
season►
to
be
torn
down.
Beautiful
big
houses
and
houses
that
are
decorated
with
ivory
will
be
destroyed.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”
The Israelis have not returned to God
You
wealthy
women
of
Samaria
have
grown
fat
like [MET]
the
fat
cows
of
the
Bashan
region.
You
oppress
poor
people
and
you
cause
needy
people
to
suffer.
And
you
say
to
your
husbands,
“Bring
us
more
wine
to
drink!”
But
Yahweh
our
God
has
said
this:
“Because
I
am
holy,
I
solemnly
promise
this:
It
will
soon
be
the
time
when
you
all
will
be
taken
to
another
country;
your
enemies
will
take
you
away
as
though
they
are
using
sharp
hooks [DOU]
to
grab
you.
Your
enemies
will
drag
you
out
through
breaks/holes
in
your
city
walls,
and
they
will
throw
you
outside
the
city.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
Go
to
Bethel
and
Gilgal
towns
where
many
people
worship
me
and
sin
more
and
more [SAR]!
I
say
that
not
because
I
want
you
to
do
it,
but
because
it
is
what
you
have
always
been
doing!
Offer
sacrifices
on
the
morning
after
you
arrive,
and
bring
me ◄a
tithe/one
tenth►
of
your
crops
the
next
day.
Bring
offerings
of
bread
to
thank
me,
and
other
offerings
that
are
not
required/commanded,
and
boast
about
these
offerings
that
you
bring,
because
that
is
what
you
like
to
do,
but
you
do
it
to
impress
others,
not
to
please
me.
That
is
certainly
true,
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
I
am
the
one
who
caused
there
to
be
no
food
in
any
of
your
cities
and
towns [DOU],
but
you
rejected
me
in
spite
of
that.
When
it
was
still
three
months
before
the
time
of
harvesting
crops,
at
the
time
when
your
crops
needed
rain
the
most,
I
prevented
rain
from
falling.
Sometimes
I
allowed
rain
to
fall
on
some
towns
and
prevented
it
from
falling
on
other
towns.
Rain
fell
on
some
fields,
but
it
did
not
fall
on
other
fields,
with
the
result
that
the
soil
in
those
fields
where
it
did
not
rain
dried
up.
People
would
stagger
from
one
town
to
another
town
to
find
water,
but
they
could
not
even
get
enough
water
to
drink,
but
in
spite
of
that,
you
have
not
returned
to
me.
That
is
certainly
true
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
I
caused
your
grain
fields
to
dry
up;
I
caused
your
gardens
and
vineyards
to
be
struck/destroyed
by ◄blight/hot
winds►
and
mildew.
I
sent
locusts
to
eat
the
leaves
on
your
fig
trees
and
olive
trees,
but
in
spite
of
that,
you
rejected
me.
That
is
certainly
true
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
I
caused
you
to
experience ◄plagues/severe
sicknesses►
like
the
plagues
that
I
sent
to
the
people
of
Egypt.
I
caused
many
of
your
young
men
to
die
in
battles.
I
allowed
your
enemies
to
capture
your
horses.
Many
of
your
soldiers
were
killed,
and
I
caused
your
camps
to
be
filled
with
the
smell/stink
of
their
decaying
corpses.
But
in
spite
of
that,
you
rejected
me.
That
is
certainly
true,
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
I
got
rid
of
many
of
you,
like
I
got
rid
of
the
people
in
Sodom
and
Gomorrah.
Those
of
you
who
did
not
die
were
like [SIM]
a
burning
stick
that
was
snatched
from
a
fire
so
that
it
would
not
burn
completely.
But
in
spite
of
that,
you
rejected
me.
That
is
certainly
true,
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!
So
now,
you
people
of
Israel,
I
am
going
to
punish
you.
Prepare
to
stand
in
front
of
me,
your
God,
when
I
judge
you!
I
created
the
mountains,
and
I
created
winds.
I
reveal
to humans
what
I
am
thinking.
I
sometimes
cause
the
daylight
to
become
dark
like
the
night.
I
rule
over
everything;
I
even
walk
on
the
highest
mountains
on
the
earth!
I
am
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels!”
The people of Israel must repent
You
people [MTY]
of
Israel,
listen
to
this funeral
song
that
I
will
sing
about
you:
“You
are
like [MET]
a
young
woman,
but
in
spite
of
that,
you
will
certainly
be
struck
down
and
you
will
never
get
up
again!
You
will
lie
on
the
ground,
abandoned,
and
there
will
be
no
one
to
help
you
stand
up.”
This
is
what
Yahweh
the
Lord
says
to
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel:
“When
your
enemies
attack
you,
and
when 1,000
of
your
soldiers
will
go
to
a
battle,
there
will
be
only 100
who
will
survive.
When 100
soldiers
march
out
from
a
city
to
fight,
there
will
be
only
ten
who
will
remain
alive.”
Yahweh
continues
to
say
to
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel:
“You Israeli
people,
return
to
me!
If
you
do
that,
you
will
continue
to
remain
alive.
Do
not
go
to
Bethel
to
seek
my
help;
do
not
go
to
Gilgal
to
worship;
do
not
even
go
to
Beersheba,
because
your
enemies
will
drag
away
the
people
of
Gilgal
to
other
countries,
and
Bethel
will
be
completely
destroyed.”
So,
come
to
Yahweh;
if
you
do
that,
you
will
remain
alive.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
Yahweh
will
descend
on
you
descendants [MTY]
of
Joseph
like [SIM]
a
fire;
that
fire
will
burn
everything
in
Bethel,
and ◄nothing/no
one►
will
be
able
to
save
that
town.
You
people
distort
what
is
fair/right
and
cause
people
to
think
that
it
is
something
that
is
very
bitter;
you
treat
good
things
as
though
they
are
evil.
Do
you
know
who
created
all
the
groups
of
stars
and
put
them
in
their
places?
Each
morning
he
causes
the
darkness
to
become
the
dawn,
and
each
evening
he
causes
the
daylight
to
become
darkness.
He scoops
up
water
from
the
oceans
to
become
clouds,
and
then
he dumps
the
water
from
the
clouds
onto
the
earth.
The
one
who
does
those
things
is
named
Yahweh.
He
causes
strong
soldiers
to
be
killed,
and
causes
the ◄high
walls
around/fortresses
of►
cities
to
be
torn
down.
He
is
the
one
who
will
punish
you
because
you
hate
those
who
challenge
anyone
who
tries
to
make
unjust
decisions,
and
you
hate
those
who
tell
the
truth
in
your
courts.
You
oppress
poor
people
and
force
them
to
pay
big
taxes.
You
have
built
big
stone mansions
for
yourselves,
but
you
will
not
be
able
to
live
in
them.
You
have
planted
vineyards,
but
there
will
not
be
any
grapes
for
you
to
harvest
to
make
wine.
I
know
all
of
your
sins
and
the
terrible
crimes
that
you
have
committed.
You
oppress
righteous/honest
people,
and
you
accept
bribes.
You
do
not
allow
judges
to
treat
poor
people
justly.
This
is
a
time
when
many
people
do
evil
things,
so
people
who
have
good
sense
say
nothing
when
they
hear
about
such
things
being
done.
In
order
to
remain
alive,
you
must
stop
doing
what
is
wrong,
and
start
doing
what
is
right.
If
you
do
that,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
be
with
you
like
you
claim
that
he
always
is.
Love
what
is
good,
and
hate
what
is
evil!
Try
to
cause
judges
in
your
courts
to
make
decisions
that
are
right/fair!
If
you
do
those
things,
perhaps
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
act mercifully
toward
you
descendants
of
Joseph
who
are
still
alive.
“Because
I,
Yahweh,
will
punish
you
for
your
sins,
this
is
what
I
have
solemnly
declared:
People
will
be
wailing
loudly
in
every
street,
and
people
will
be
very
sorrowful
in
every
plaza.
Farmers
will
be
summoned
to
come
and
weep,
along
with
the
other
official
mourners
who
will
wail
for
those
who
have
died.
People
will
be
wailing
in
your
vineyards,
because
I
will
punish
you [IDM]
severely.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”
The
day
of
punishment
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
who
desire
that
it
will
soon
be
the
day
when
Yahweh
will
punish
your
enemies,
because
that
will
be
a
day
of
darkness,
not
of
light.
At
that
time,
when
you
try
to
run
from
a
lion,
you
will
face
a
bear.
When
you
run
into
your
house
to
be
safe,
and
you
put
your
hand
on
a
wall,
it
will
be
bitten
by
a
snake.
That
day,
when
he
punishes
people,
will
certainly
be [RHQ]
a
very
dark
day [MET],
without
even
a
little
bit
of
light.
Yahweh
says, “I
hate
your religious
celebrations
and
the
times
when
you
gather
to
worship
me;
I
detest
them [DOU].
Even
if
you
bring
me
offerings
that
will
be
completely
burned
on
the
altar
and
offerings
of
grain,
I
will
no
longer
accept
them.
Even
if
you
bring
me
offerings
to
renew/maintain
fellowship
with
me,
I
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
them.
So,
stop
singing
noisy/loud
songs!
I
will
not
listen
when
you
play
harps.
Instead,
your
continually
acting
justly/fairly
and
righteously
should
be
never
stop,
like [SIM]
the
water
in
a
river
that
never
stops
flowing.
You Israeli
people [MTY],
your
ancestors
wandered
through
the
desert
for 40
years;
and
during
that
time,
they
never
brought
any
sacrifices
and
offerings
to
me!
But
they
carried
the
two
idols
that
they
had
made—
the
idols
of
Succoth,
the
god
that
they
considered
to
be
their
king,
and Kaiwan,
the
image
of
the
star
that
they
worshiped.
Therefore,
now
I
will
force
you
to
go
to
a
country
that
is
far
beyond
Damascus!
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
said
it!”
Israel will be punished
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
people
in
Jerusalem
who
are
not
worried
about
anything,
and
also
to
you
leaders
who
live
on
Samaria
Hill
who
think
that
you
are
safe.
You
think
that [IRO]
you
are
the
most
important
people
in
the
world,
people
to
whom Israeli
people [MTY]
go
to
get
help.
But
go
to
Calneh
city
and
see
what
happened
there.
Then
go
to
see
the
great
city
Hamath
and
see
what
happened
there.
Then
go
down
to
Gath
city
in
Philistia
and
see
what
happened
to
their
city
walls.
Your
land/country
is
certainly
not [RHQ]
larger
or
more
powerful
than
their
countries
were,
but
they
were
all
destroyed.
You
are
trying
to
not
think
about
a
day
when
you
will
experience
disasters,
when
your
enemies
will
come
and
violently
attack
you.
You
lie
on
beds
decorated
with expensive
ivory,
and
on
soft
couches.
You
eat
the
tender
meat
of
lambs
and
fat
calves.
You
create/compose
new
songs
and
play
them
on
your
harps
like
King
David
did.
You
drink
entire bowlfuls
of
wine
and
you
put expensive
oils/perfumes
on
your
bodies,
but
you
do
not
grieve
about
your
country
of
Israel [MTY],
which
is
about
to
be
destroyed.
Your
feasting
and lounging
on
soft
couches
will
soon
end,
and
you
will
be
among
the
first
ones
to
be
forced
by
your
enemies
to
go ◄into
exile/to
another
country►.
Yahweh
detests
the Israelis
for
being
very
proud
Yahweh
the
Lord
has
solemnly
declared
this:
“I
hate
the
people
of
Israel
because
they
are
very
proud;
I
detest
their
fortresses.
I
will
enable
their
enemies
to
capture
their
capital
city
and
everything
in
it.”
When
that
happens,
if
there
are
ten
people
in
one
house,
they
will
all
die.
If
a
relative
who ◄has
the
task
of/is
responsible
for►
burning
their
corpses
comes
to
the
house
and
inquires
of
anyone
who
is
still
hiding
there, “Is
there
anyone
here
with
you?”,
and
that
person
replies “No,”
the
one
who
inquired
will
say, “Be
quiet!
We
must
not
mention
the
name
of
Yahweh,
lest
he
cause
us
also
to
be
killed!”
Terrible
things
like
that
will
happen
because
Yahweh
has
commanded
that
large
houses
in
Israel
must
be
smashed
into
pieces,
and
small
houses
must
be
smashed
into tiny
bits.
Horses
certainly
do
not [RHQ]
run
on
big
rocks,
and
certainly
people
do
not [RHQ]
plow
the
sea
with
oxen.
But
you
have
done
things
that
no
one
should
do:
You
have
distorted
what
is
fair/right
and
caused
it
to
be
considered
like
poison [MET];
you
have
changed
what
is
right
and
consider
it
to
be
like
things
that
are
bitter.
You
are
proud
because
you
have
captured
Lo-Debar
town,
and
you
have
said, “We
captured
Karnaim
by
our
own
power!”
But
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
declares,
“I
will
cause
another
nation
to
attack
you
people [MTY]
of
Israel;
they
will ◄oppress
you/cause
you
to
suffer►
all
the
way
from
Hamath
Pass
in
the northwest
to
the
Dead
Sea
in
the
southeast.”
Visions that Yahweh gave to Joel
Yahweh
our
God
showed
me
in
a
vision
that
he
was
going
to
send
locusts
to
destroy
our
crops.
It
was
going
to
happen
right
after
the
king’s
share
of
the
hay
had
been
harvested/cut
and
before
the
rest
of
the
hay
was
ready
to
be
harvested.
And
in
the
vision
I
saw
those
locusts
come,
and
they
ate
everything
that
was
green.
Then
I
cried
out, “Yahweh
our
Lord,
please
forgive
us!
We Israeli
people
are
very
helpless; ◄how
will
we
be
able
to
survive [RHQ]?/we willnot
be
able
to
survive!►”
So
Yahweh
changed
his
mind
and
said, “That
will
not
happen.”
Then
this
is
what
Yahweh
our
Lord
showed
me
in
another
vision:
He
was
calling
to
a
fire
to
come
and
punish
his
people.
In
the
vision
I
saw
that
the
fire
dried
up
the
ocean
and
also
burned
everything
on
the
land.
Then
I
cried
out
again, “Yahweh
our
Lord,
I
plead
with
you,
please
stop
this!
We Israeli
people
are
very
helpless;
how
will
we
be
able
to
survive [RHQ]?”
So
Yahweh
changed
his
mind
again,
and
said, “That
also
will
not
happen.”
Then
Yahweh
showed
me
another
vision.
I
saw
him
standing
beside
a
wall.
It
was
very
straight
because
it
had
been
built
using
a ◄plumb
line/cord
with
a
weight
on
one
end
to
determine
if
walls
are vertically
straight►.
Yahweh
had
the
plumb
line
in
his
hand.
Yahweh
asked
me, “Amos,
what
do
you
see?”
I
replied, “A
plumb
line.”
Then
Yahweh
said, “Look,
I
am
going
to
use
a
plumb
line
among
my Israeli
people,
to
show
that
they
are
like
a
wall
that
is
not
straight.
I
will
not
change
my
mind
again
about
punishing
them.
The
places
on
hills
where
the
descendants
of [MTY]
Isaac
worship
idols
will
be
destroyed.
And
the
other
important
shrines
in
Israel
will
also
be
destroyed.
And
I
will
enable
your
enemies
to
attack
your
people
with
swords
and
they
will
get
rid
of
King
Jeroboam
and
all
his
descendants.”
Amaziah
criticized
Amos
Then
Amaziah,
the
priest
at
Bethel,
sent
a
message
to
Jeroboam,
the
King
of
Israel.
In
the
message
he
said, “Amos
is
plotting
against
you
among
the Israeli
people [MTY].
I
am
worried
that
the
people
of
this
country
will
not
be
able
to
refute
his
words.
This
is
what
he
is
saying:
‘Jeroboam
will
soon
be
killed
by
someone
using
a
sword,
and
the
people
of
Israel
will
be ◄exiled/forced
to
leave
their
land
and
go
to
another
country►.’”
Then
Amaziah
came
to
me
and
said, “You
prophet,
get
out
of
here!
Go
back
to
the
country
of
Judah! Earn
money
to
buy
food
to
be
able
to
live
there,
and
do
your
prophesying
there!
Do
not
prophesy
anymore
here
at
Bethel,
because
this
is
where
the national
temple,
the
king’s
temple,
is!”
I
replied
to
Amaziah, “I
was
previously
not
a
prophet,
and
my
father
was
not
a
prophet;
I
was
a
shepherd.
I
also
took
care
of sycamore-fig
trees.
But
Yahweh
took
me
away
from
taking
care
of
my
sheep,
and
he
said
to
me, ‘Go
to
Israel
and
prophesy
to
my
people
there!’
You
said
to
me, ‘Do
not
prophecy
saying
terrible
things
will
happen
to
the
people
of
Israel;
stop
saying
those
things!’
Therefore
listen
to
what
Yahweh
says
about
you:
‘Your
wife
will
become
a
prostitute
in
this
city,
and
your
sons
and
daughters
will
be
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords.
Others
will
measure
your
land
and
divide
it
up
among
themselves;
and
you
yourself
will
die
in
a
foreign
country.
And
the
people
of
Israel
will
certainly
be
forced
to
leave
their
country
and
go ◄into
exile/to
live
in
another
country►.’”
A vision of ripe fruit
Yahweh
showed
me
in
a
vision
a
basket
full
of
ripe
fruit.
He
asked
me, “Amos,
what
do
you
see?”
I
replied, “A
basket
of
very
ripe
fruit.”
He
said, “That indicates
that
it
almost
the
end
for
my Israeli
people.
I
will
not
change
my
mind
again
about
punishing
them.
Soon,
instead
of
singing
in
the
temple,
they
will
be
wailing.
There
will
be
corpses
everywhere [HYP].
So,
remain
silent (OR,
Everyone
will
be
silent).
These
things
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it!”
Israel
will
be
destroyed
It
is
as
though
you
people
trample
on
needy
people,
and
you
destroy
the
poor
people.
You habitually
say,
“We
wish
that [RHQ]
the
new
moon
festival
would
end
soon,
in
order
that
restrictions
on
doing
business
during
the
festival
will
be
ended
and
we
can
sell
grain.
We
wish
that
the
Sabbath
would
end
soon,
in
order
that
we
will
again
be
permitted
to
sell
our
wheat”—
and
when
you
sell
it,
you
charge
a
big
price
for
it,
and
you
cheat
people
by
using
scales
that
do
not
weigh
correctly.
You
sell
wheat
that
you
have
swept
up
from
the
floor,
and
as
a
result
it
is
mixed
with
dirt.
Those
who
are
needy
and
poor [DOU]
and
who
do
not
have
money
to
buy
things,
you
cause
them
to
become
your
slaves
by
buying
them
with
the
small
amount
of
silver
with
which
you
could
buy
a
pair
of
sandals!
Yahweh
has
declared, “Although
you
are
very
proud
of
being
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob,
I
solemnly
declare
that
I
will
not
forget
the
evil
things
that
you
have
done.
Because
of
those
evil
things,
your
country
will
certainly [RHQ]
soon
be
shaken,
and
all
of
you
will
mourn.
It
will
be
as
though
it
will
repeatedly
rise
and
fall
like [SIM]
the
Nile
River
that
gets
full
of
water
and
overflows
it
banks
and
then
settles
back
into
its riverbed.
On
the
day
when
I
punish
my
people,
I
will
cause
the
sun
to
set
at noontime,
and
the
entire
earth
will
be
dark
in
the
daytime.
I
will
cause
your
religious
celebrations
to
become
times
when
you
mourn;
instead
of
singing,
everyone
will
be
weeping.
Because
of
what
I
will
do,
all
of
you
will
wear
rough
sackcloth
and
shave
your
heads
to
show
that
you
are sorrowing.
I
will
cause
that
time
to
be
like
when
people
mourn
after
an
only
son
has
died.
All
of
you
will
be
extremely
sad
all
of
that
day.”
And
Yahweh
our
God
says
this:
“It
will
soon
be
the
time
when
I
will
cause
something
to
be
very
scarce [MET]
throughout
the
country.
But
it
will
not
be
a
time
when
there
is
no
food
or
water;
it
will
instead
be
a
time
when
there
will
be
no
messages
from
me
for
anyone
to
hear.
People
will
stagger
from
the
Dead
Sea
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea,
and
wander
from
the
north
to
the
east,
searching
for
a
message
from
me,
but
there
will
not
be
any.
At
that
time,
even
beautiful
young
women
and
strong
young
men
will
faint
because
of
being
very
thirsty.
Those
who ◄make
oaths/solemnly
promise
to
do
something►
using
the
names
of
their
shameful
gods
of
Samaria,
and
those
who
solemnly
promise
to
do
something
using
the
name
of
the
god
of
Dan,
and
those
who
solemnly
promise
to
do
something
using
the
name
of
the
god
of
Beersheba,
will
all
die;
and
they
will
never
live
again.”
Israel will be punished
Yahweh
showed
me
another
vision.
In
the
vision,
I
saw
him
standing
next
to
the
altar.
He
said,
“Shake
the
tops
of
the
pillars
of
the
temple,
until
they
become
loose
and
fall
down,
so
that
even
the
foundation
will
shake.
Then
cause
the
pieces
of
the
temple
to
fall
down
on
the
people
who
are
inside.
I
will
kill
with
a
sword
anyone
who
tries
to
flee;
no
one
will
escape.
If
they
dig
deep
pits
in
the
ground,
or
if
they
try
to
climb
up
to
the
sky
in
order
to
escape,
I
will
reach
out
and
grab
them.
If
they
go
to
the
top
of
Carmel
Mountain
to
escape,
I
will
search
for
them
and
seize
them.
If
they
try
to
hide
from
me
at
the
bottom
of
the
sea,
I
will
command
the
huge
sea
monster
to
bite
them.
If
their
enemies
capture
them
and
force
them
to
go
to
other
countries,
I
will
command
that
they
be
killed
there
with
swords.
I
am
determined [IDM]
to
get
rid
of
them,
not
to
help
them.”
When
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
touches
the
earth,
it
melts,
and
all
over
the
earth
many
people
die,
and
the
others
mourn
for
them.
It
is
as
though
Yahweh
causes
the
earth
repeatedly
to
rise
and
fall
like [SIM]
the
Nile
River
rises
and
falls.
He
builds
his
beautiful
palace
in
heaven,
and
sets/causes
the
sky
to
be
like
a
dome
over
the
earth.
He scoops
up
the
water
from
the
ocean
and
puts
it
into
clouds,
and
then empties
the
clouds
onto
the
earth.
His
name
is
Yahweh.
And
Yahweh
says, “You
people
of
Israel,
you
are
certainly [RHQ]
now
no
more
important
to
me
than
the
people
of
Ethiopia.
I
brought
your
ancestors
here
from
Egypt,
but
I
also
brought
the
people
of
Philistia
from
Crete
Island,
and
I
brought
the
people
of
Syria
from
the
Kir
region.
I [SYN],
Yahweh
the
Lord,
have
seen
that
you
people
in
the
kingdom
of
Israel
are
very
sinful,
so
I
will ◄destroy
you/wipe
you
off
the
earth►.
But
I
will
not
get
rid
of
all
you
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob.
That
is
what
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.
When
I
command
it,
it
will
be
as
though
I
will
shake
you Israeli
people
who
are
living
in
various
nations,
like [MET]
a
farmer
shakes
a
sieve
to
separate
the
stone pebbles
from
the
grain,
in
order
that
they
do
not
fall
on
the
ground
with
the
grain.
From
among
my
people,
all
you
sinful
people
who
say, ‘We
will
not
experience
disasters;
nothing
evil
will
happen
to
us,’
will
be
killed
by
your
enemies’
swords.”
Yahweh
promised
to
restore
Israel
“The
kingdom
over
which
King
David
ruled
has
been
destroyed,
like [MET]
a
house
that
collapsed
and
then
became
ruins.
But
some
day
I
will
cause
it
to
be
a
kingdom
again.
I
will
cause
it
to
prosper
again
just
like
it
did
previously.
When
that
happens,
your
armies
will
seize/capture
the
remaining
part
of
Edom
region
again,
and
they
will
also
seize
the
land
in
other
nations
that
previously
belonged
to
me [MTY].
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
that
I
will
do
these
things,
and
I
will
certainly
cause
them
to
happen.
There
will
be
a
time
when
your
crops
will
grow
very
well.
Very
soon
after
the
crops
are
harvested,
farmers
will
plow
the
ground
to
plant
more
crops
in
it
again,
and
soon
after
the
vineyards
are
planted,
farmers
will
harvest
grapes
and
tread
on
them
to
make
wine.
And
because
there
will
be
a
lot
of
wine,
it
will
seem
as
though
wine
is
flowing
down
from
the
hills [DOU].
I
will
cause
you,
my Israeli
people,
to
prosper
again.
You
will
rebuild
your
towns
and
live
in
them.
You
will
plant
vineyards
and
then
drink
the
wine
made
from
the
grapes
that
grows
in
them.
I
will
enable
you
to
live [MET]
in
your
land
again,
the
land
that
I
gave
to
your
ancestors,
and
never
again
will
you
be
forced
to
leave
it.
That
is
what
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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Obadiah
Obadiah
Oba
This book contains the account of God telling Obadiah that Edom would be destroyed because of the evil they did to Israel. We call this book
Obadiah
Yahweh will punish the Edomites
This
is
a
message
that
Yahweh
our
God
gave
to
me,
Obadiah,
about
the
Edom
people-group.
Yahweh
our
God
has
told
me
this
about
the
people
of
Edom:
“I,
Yahweh,
have
sent
a
messenger
to
other
nations,
telling
them
to
prepare
to
go
and
attack
Edom.”
And
Yahweh
says
this
to
the
people
of
Edom:
“I
will
soon
cause
you
to
become
the weakest
and
most
despised
nation
on
the
earth.
Your
capital
city
is
high
in
the
rocky
cliffs,
and
you
are
very
proud;
you
think
that
you
are
safe
from
being
attacked
by
your
enemies [RHQ],
but
you [IDM]
have
deceived
yourselves.
And
I
tell
you
that
even
if
you
had
wings
and
could
fly
higher
than
eagles
fly,
and
if
you
could
make
your
homes
among
the
stars,
I
would
bring
you
crashing
down
from
there.
When
thieves
break
into
someone’s
house
during
the
night,
they
certainly [RHQ]
steal
only
the
things
that
they
want.
And
people
who
pick
grapes
always [RHQ]
leave
a
few
grapes
on
the
vines.
But
your
country
will
be
completely
destroyed!
Everything
that
is
valuable
will
be
taken
away.
Your
enemies
will
find
and
take
away
even
the
valuable
things
that
you
have
hidden.
All ◄your
allies/nations
who
promised
to
help
you►
will
turn
against
you,
and
they
will
force
you
to
leave
your
country/land.
Those
with
whom
you
have
peace
now
will trick/deceive
you
and
defeat
you.
Those
who
eat
meals
with
you
now
are
planning
to
trap
you,
and
then
they
will
say
to
you, ‘You
are
not [RHQ]
as
clever
as
you
thought
you
were!’
I,
Yahweh,
declare
that
at
the
time
that
I
destroy
Edom,
I
will
punish
the
men
who
live
in
those
cliffs
who
thought
that
they
were
wise.
The
soldiers
from
Teman
town
will
become
terrified;
all
you
people
who
are
descendants
of
Esau
will
be ◄wiped
out/killed►.
The
reasons
for
Edom’s
punishment
You
acted
cruel
in
a
cruel
way
toward
your
relatives
who
are
descendants
of
Jacob,
the twin
brother
of
your ancestor
Esau.
So
now
you
will
be
disgraced
forever;
you
will
be
completely
destroyed.
Foreigners
entered
the
gates
of
Jerusalem
and ◄cast
lots/threw
small
stones
that
were
marked►
to
decide
what
valuable
things
they
would
take
away;
but
you
were
as
bad
as
those
foreigners,
because
you
just
stood
there
and
did
not
help
the Israelis.
You
should
not
have ◄gloated/been
happy►
about
the
disaster
that
the Israelis
were
experiencing.
You
should
not
have
been
happy
when
their
towns
were
ruined.
You
should
not
have
made fun
of
them
when
they
were
suffering.
They
are
my
people,
so
you
should
not
have
entered
their
city
gates
when
they
were
experiencing
those
disasters
and
you
should
not
have
laughed
at
them.
And
you
should
not
have
taken
away
their
valuable
possessions.
You
should
not
have
stood
at crossroads
to
catch
those
who
were
trying
to
escape.
You
should
not
have
captured
them
and
put
them
into
the
hands
of
their
enemies
when
they
were
experiencing
those
disasters.”
God
will
punish
all
the
nearby
nations
“There
will
soon
be
the
time
when
I,
Yahweh,
will
judge
and
punish
all
the
nations.
And
you
people
of
Edom
will
experience
the
same
disasters
that
you
caused
others
to
experience.
The
same
evil
things
that
you
have
done
to
others
will
happen
to
you.
My
people
in
Jerusalem
have
been
punished
because
I
was
very
angry
with
them.
It
is
as
though [MET]
they
drank
a
cup
of
very
bitter
liquid
on
Zion,
my
sacred
hill.
But
I
will
punish [MET]
all
the
other
nations
even
more
severely,
and
cause
them
to
disappear
completely.
But
some
people
in
Jerusalem
will
escape,
and
Jerusalem
will
become
a
very
holy/sacred
place.
Then
the
descendants
of
Jacob
will
conquer
and
possess
again
the
land
that
truly
belongs
to
them.
The
descendants [MTY]
of
Jacob
and
his
son
Joseph
will
be
like [MET]
a
fire,
and
the
people [MTY]
of
Edom
will
be
like [MET]
stubble
that
will
be
completely
burned
in
that
fire.
Not
one
person
will
remain
alive.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
The Israeli
people
who
live
in
the
southern
desert
are
the
ones
who
will
capture
Edom.
And
those
who
live
in
the
western
foothills
will
capture
the Phoenicia
region
and
the
areas
of
Ephraim
and
Samaria.
And
people
of
the
tribe
of
Benjamin
will
conquer
the
Gilead
region.
Those
who
were ◄exiled
in/forced
to
go
to►
Babylon
will
return
to
their
land
and
capture
the Phoenicia
region
as
far
north
as
Zarephath
on
the
coast
of
the Mediterranean
Sea.
People
of
Jerusalem
who
were
captured
and
taken
to Sardis,
the
capital
city
of
the
Lydia
region,
will
capture
the
towns
in
the
southern
desert.
The
army
of
Jerusalem
will
attack
Edom
and
conquer
it,
and
Yahweh
will
be
their
king.
q2n - Translation 4 Translators 1
- Unicode (UTF-8)JONAH
Jonah
Jonah
Jon
This book is the account of Jonah disobeying God, being in a big fish’s belly three days, and finally going to warn Nineveh about God judging them. We call this book
JONAH
Jonah refused to warn the people of Nineveh as Yahweh told him to do
One
day
Yahweh
said
to
the
prophet
Jonah,
the
son
of
Amittai,
“I
have
seen
how
wicked
the
people
of [MTY]
the
great
city
of
Nineveh
are.
Therefore
go
there
and
warn
the
people
that
I
am
planning
to
destroy
their
city
because
of
their
sins.”
But
instead
of
going
to
Nineveh,
Jonah
went
in
the
direction
opposite
to
where
Yahweh
told
him
to
go.
He
went
down
to
Joppa
city.
There
he
bought
a ticket
to
travel
on
a
ship
that
was
going
to
Tarshish
city,
in
order
to
avoid
doing
what
Yahweh
told
him
to
do.
He
got
on
the
ship,
and
then
went
down
to
a
lower
deck,
lay
down,
and
went
to
sleep.
Then
Yahweh
caused
a
very
strong
wind
to
blow,
and
there
was
such
a
violent
storm
that
the
sailors
thought
the
ship
would
break
apart.
The
sailors
were
very
frightened.
Because
of
that,
they
each
started
to
pray
to
their
own
gods
to
save
them.
Then
they
threw
the
cargo
into
the
sea
to
make
the
ship
lighter
in
order
that
it
would
not
sink
easily.
Then
the
captain
went
down
to
where
Jonah
was
sleeping soundly.
He
awoke
him
and
said
to
him, “◄How
can
you
sleep
during
a
storm
like
this?/You
should
not
be
sleeping
during
a
storm
like
this► [RHQ]!
Get
up
and
pray
to
your
god!
Perhaps
he
will
pity
us
and
save
us,
in
order
that
we
will
not
drown!”
But
Jonah
refused
to
do
that.
Then
the
sailors
said
to
each
other, “We
need
to ◄cast
lots/shake
from
a
container
small
objects
that
we
have
all
marked►,
to
determine
who
has
caused
all
this
trouble!”
So
they
did
that,
and
the
object
with
Jonah’s
mark
fell
out
of
the
container.
So
various
ones
of
them
asked
him, “Are
you
the
one
who
has
caused
us
all
this
trouble?” “What
work
do
you
do?” “Where
are
you
coming
from?” “What
country
and
what people-group
do
you
belong
to?”
Jonah
replied, “I
am
a
Hebrew.
I
worship
Yahweh
God,
who
lives
in
heaven.
He
is
the
one
who
made
the
sea
and
the
land.
I
am
trying
to
escape
from
doing
what
Yahweh
told
me
to
do.”
After
the
sailors
heard
that,
they
were
terrified.
So
they
asked
him, “Do
you
realize
what
trouble
you
have
caused?”
The
storm
kept
getting
worse
and
the
waves
kept
getting
bigger.
So
one
of
the
sailors
asked
Jonah, “What
should
we
do
in
order
to
make
the
sea
become
calm?”
He
replied, “Pick
me
up
and
throw
me
into
the
sea.
If
you
do
that,
it
will
become
calm.
I
know
that
this
terrible
storm
is
the
result
of
my
not
doing
what
Yahweh
told
me
to
do.”
But
the
sailors
did
not
want
to
do
that.
Instead,
they
tried
hard
to
row
the
ship
back
to
the
land.
But
they
could
not
do
that,
because
the
storm
continued
to
get
worse.
Therefore
they
prayed
to
Yahweh,
and
one
of
them
prayed, “O
Yahweh,
please
do
not
let
us
drown
because
of
our
causing
this
man
to
die.
O
Yahweh,
you
have
done
what
you
wanted
to
do.
We
do
not
know
if
this
man
has
sinned.
If
he
has
not
sinned,
do
not
consider
that
we
are
guilty
of
sinning
when
we
cause
him
to
die!”
Then
they
picked
Jonah
up
and
threw
him
into
the
sea.
Then
the
sea
became
calm.
When
that
happened,
the
sailors
became
greatly awed
at
Yahweh’s
power.
So
they
offered
a
sacrifice
to
Yahweh,
and
they
strongly
promised
him
that
they
would
do
things
that
would
please
him.
While
they
were
doing
that,
Yahweh
sent
a
huge
fish
that
swallowed
Jonah.
Then
Jonah
was
inside
the
fish
for
three
days
and
three
nights.
Jonah prayed again after God said that he would save Jonah
While
he
was
inside
the
huge
fish,
Jonah
prayed
to
Yahweh
God,
whom
he
worshiped.
After
Yahweh
told
him
that
he
would
answer
his
prayer,
Jonah
said,
“Yahweh,
when
I
was
greatly
distressed
here,
I
prayed
to
you,
and
you
heard
what
I
prayed.
When
I
was
about
to
descend
way
down
into
the
place
where
dead
people
go,
you
heard
me
when
I
called
out
for
you
to
help/save
me.
You
threw
me
down
into
the
deep
water,
into
the
bottom [DOU]
of
the
sea.
The currents
of
the
sea swirled
around
me,
and
the
huge
waves crashed
above
me.
Then
I
thought, ‘You
have
banished
me,
and
I
will
never
be
able
to
enter
your
presence
again.
I
will
never
see
your
holy
temple
in
Jerusalem
again!’
The
water
surrounded
me,
and
threatened
to
drown
me.
Seaweed
was
wrapped
around
my
head.
I
sank
down
to
where
the
mountains
start
rising [MET]
from
the
bottom
of
the
sea.
I
thought
that
forever
it
would
be
as
though
my
body
would
be
in
a
prison [MTY]
inside
the
earth
below
me.
But
you,
Yahweh
God,
whom
I
worship,
rescued
me
from
going
down
to
the
place
of
the
dead.
When
I
was
almost
dead [EUP],
Yahweh,
I ◄thought
about/prayed
to►
you.
You
heard
my
prayer,
up
there
where
you
are,
in
your
holy
temple.
All
those
who
worship
worthless
idols
are rejecting
you,
the
one
who
could
act
kindly
toward
them.
But
I
will
sing
to
thank
you,
and
I
will
offer
a
sacrifice
to
you.
I
will
surely
do
what
I
have
solemnly
promised
to
do.
Yahweh,
you
are
the
one
who
is
able
to
save
us.”
Then
Yahweh
commanded
the
huge
fish
to
vomit
out
Jonah,
and
the
fish
did
that,
and
Jonah
was
able
to
get
to
the
land.
The people of Nineveh repented after Jonah warned them
Then
Yahweh
said
to
Jonah
again,
“Go
to
that
great
city
of
Nineveh,
and
tell
them
the
message
that
I
gave
you
previously.”
So
this
time
Jonah
obeyed
Yahweh,
and
he
went
to
Nineveh.
That
city
was
so
big
that
a
person
had
to
walk
for
three
days
to
completely
go
through
it.
On
the
first
day
after
Jonah
arrived,
he
began
walking
through
the
city.
He
was
proclaiming (OR,
At
the
end
of
that
day
he
started
proclaiming)
to
the
people, “Forty
days
from
now,
Nineveh
will
be
destroyed {
God
will
destroy
Nineveh}!”
The
people
of
Nineveh
believed
God’s
message.
They
all
decided
that
everyone
should
begin ◄fasting/abstaining
from
food►.
So
everyone,
including
important
people
and unimportant
people,
did
that.
They
also
put
on coarse
cloth,
to
show
that
they
were
sorry
for
having
sinned.
The
King
of
Nineveh
heard
what
the
people
were
doing.
So
he
took
off
his
royal
robes,
and
he
also
put
on coarse
cloth.
He
left
his
palace,
and
sat
down
where
there
were
cold
ashes,
to
show
that
he
also
was
sorry
for
having
sinned.
Then
he
sent
messengers
to
proclaim
to
the
people
in
Nineveh: “My advisors
and
I
have
decreed
that
no
one
may
eat
or
drink
anything.
Do
not
even
allow
your
animals
to
eat
or
drink.
Instead,
every
person
must
put
on coarse
cloth.
Put coarse
cloth
on
your
animals,
too.
Then
everyone
must
pray fervently
to
God.
And
everyone
must
stop
doing
evil
actions/things,
and
stop
acting
violently
toward
others.
Perhaps,
if
everyone
does
that,
God
may
change
his
mind
and
be
merciful
to
us,
and
stop
being
very
angry
with
us,
with
the
result
that
we
will
not
die.”
When
they
all
did
that,
God
saw
what
they
were
doing,
and
he
saw
that
they
had
stopped
doing
evil
things.
So
he
pitied
them,
and
he
did
not
get
rid
of
them
as
he
had
threatened
to
do.
God said it was more right for him to spare the Ninevites than to spare the vine he sent to spare Jonah
But
Jonah
was
very
distressed
that
God
had
not
destroyed
Nineveh.
He
became
very
angry.
The
people
of
Nineveh
were non-Jews,
and
Jonah
did
not
think
that
God
should
act mercifully
toward
anyone
who
was
not
a
Jew.
He
prayed
to
Yahweh, “O
Yahweh,
what
you
have
done
is
what
I
thought
that
you
would
do,
before
I
left
home [RHQ].
That
is
why
I
decided
immediately
to
run
away,
and
go
to
Tarshish
city,
because
I
knew
that
you,
O
God,
act
very
kindly
and compassionately
toward
all
people.
You
do
not
quickly
become
angry
with
people
who
do
evil
things.
You
love
people
very
much,
and
you
change
your
mind
about
punishing
people
who
sin.
So
now,
O
Yahweh,
since
you
will
not
destroy
Nineveh
city
as
you
said
you
would,
allow
me
to
die,
because
it
would
be
better
for
me
to
die
than
to
continue
to
live.”
Yahweh
replied, “◄Why
is
it
right
for
you
to
be
angry
about
my
not
destroying
the
city?/It
is
not
right
for
you
to
be
angry
about
my
not
destroying
the
city!► [RHQ]”
Jonah
did
not
reply.
He
went
out
of
the
city
to
the
east
side
of
it.
He
made
a
small
shelter
in
order
that
he
could
sit
under
it
and
be
protected
from
the
sun.
He
sat
under
the
shelter
and
waited
to
see
what
would
happen
to
the
city.
Then
Yahweh
God
caused
a
vine
to
grow
up
immediately
to
shade
Jonah’s
head
from
the
sun
and
make
him
feel
more
comfortable.
Jonah
was
very
happy
about
having
the
vine
over
his
head.
But
before
dawn
the
next
day,
God
sent
a
worm
that
chewed
the
vine,
with
the
result
that
the
vine
withered.
Then,
when
the
sun
rose
high
in
the
sky,
God
sent
a
very
hot
wind
from
the
east,
and
the
sun
shone
very
strongly
on
Jonah’s
head,
with
the
result
that
he
felt
faint.
He
wanted
to
die,
and
he
said, “It
would
be
better
for
me
to
die
than
to
continue
to
live!”
But
God
asked
Jonah, “Is
it
right
for
you
to
be
angry
about
what
happened
to
the
vine?”
Jonah
replied, “
Yes,
it
is
right!
Now
I
am
very
angry
and
I
want
to
die!”
But
Yahweh
said
to
him, “You
have
been
concerned
about
my
causing
that
vine
to
wither,
even
though
you
did
not
take
care
of
it,
and
you
did
not
make
it
grow.
It
just
grew
up
during
one
night,
and
it
completely
withered
at
the
end
of
the
next
night.
But
there
are
more
than 120,000
people
in
Nineveh
who
are
very
young,
and
because
of
that,
they
cannot
tell
which
is
their
right
hand
and
which
is
their
left
hand,
and
there
are
also
many
cattle,
and
none
of
these
have
done
anything
to
displease
me.
So ◄is
it
not
right
for
me
to
be
concerned
about
the
people
of
that
huge
city,
and
not
want
to
destroy
them?/it
is
certainly
right
for
me
to
be
concerned
about
the
people
of
that
huge
city
and
not
want
to
destroy
them!► [RHQ]”
- Translation 4 Translators 1
- Unicode (UTF-8)MICAH
Micah
Micah
Mic
This book contains the account of Micah foretelling about God punishing Israel and Judah because of their evil leaders, and about restoring them by the leader coming from Bethlehem. We call this book
Micah
I
am
Micah.
I
am
from
the
town
of
Moresheth
in
Judah.
Yahweh
gave
me
these
messages
in
visions
about
Samaria
and
Jerusalem
during
the
time
when
Jotham,
and
then
Ahaz,
and
then
Hezekiah,
were
the
kings
of
Judah.
Yahweh
will
punish
Samaria
You
people
everywhere
on
the
earth,
pay
attention
to
this [DOU]!
Yahweh
our
God
is
accusing
you
from
his
holy
temple
in
heaven.
He
will
come
down
from
heaven
and
walk
on
the
tops
of
the
highest
mountains.
It
will
be
as
though
the
mountains
will
melt
under
his
feet
like [SIM]
wax
melts
in
front
of
a
fire,
and
like [SIM]
water
disappears
when
it
rushes/flows
down
into
a
valley.
Those
things
will
happen
because
of
the
terrible
sins [DOU]
that
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel,
the
descendants
of
Jacob,
have
committed.
But
it
was [RHQ]
the
people
of
Samaria
city
who
persuaded
all
the
people
of
Israel
to
sin,
and
it
was [RHQ]
because
the
people
of
Jerusalem
set
up
altars
to
worship
their
gods
that
the
other
people
of
Judah
were
persuaded
to
worship
idols
on
their hilltops.
So
Yahweh
will
cause
Samaria
to
become
a
heap
of
rubble/ruins;
it
will
be
only
a
field
for
planting
vineyards.
He
will
cause
the
stones
of
its
buildings
to
roll
down
into
the
valley,
and
the
foundations
of
the
buildings
will
be
uncovered.
All
the
idols
in
Samaria
will
be
smashed,
and
the
gifts
given
to
prostitutes
at
the
temples
of
their
idols
will
be
destroyed
in
a
fire.
And
because
people
paid
prostitutes
there,
their
enemies
will
take
away
those
idols
and
sell
them
to
get
money
to
pay
to
prostitutes
in
other
countries.
Micah
mourned
for
Judah
also
Because
Samaria
will
be
destroyed,
I
will
weep
and
wail.
I
will
walk
around ◄barefoot/without
any
sandals
on
my
feet►
and
naked.
I
will
howl
like
a jackal/wolf
and screech
like
an
owl,
because
Samaria
will
be
completely
destroyed [MET];
nothing
can
save
that
city.
But
the
same
thing
will
happen
to
Judah!
It
is
as
though
the
enemy
army
has
already
reached
the
city
gates
of
Jerusalem,
the
main
city
where
my
people
live.
Do
not
tell
that
to
our
enemies
in
Gath
city
in
Philistia!
Do
not
cry,
lest
the
people
there
find
out
what
is happening!!
Instead,
just
roll
in
the
dirt
in Beth-Leaphrah
because
the
name
of
that
town
means ‘house
of
dust.’
You
people
who
live
in
Shaphir
town,
whose
name
means ‘beautiful,’
naked
and
ashamed,
you
will
be
taken
to
another
country.
You
people
in
Beth-Ezel
town
should
mourn,
because
no
one
from
Zaanan
town,
whose
name
means ‘one
who
goes
out,’
will
go
out
to
help
you.
The
name
of
Maroth
town
sounds
like ‘bitterness;’
everyone
there
is
anxiously
waiting
for
good
things
to
happen
to
them,
but
good
things
will
not
happen
to
them;
instead,
terrible
things
are
about
to
happen
to
them,
and
it
will
soon
happen
at
the
gates
of
Jerusalem.
You
people
of
Lachish
city,
whose
name
sounds
like ‘team,’
hitch
your
horses
to
pull
the
chariots
in
which
you
can
ride
to
flee
from
your
enemies.
The Israeli
people
rebelled
against
Yahweh,
and
you ◄imitated
them/did
the
same
evil
things
that
they
did►,
and
that
caused
the
people
of
Jerusalem [IDM]
to
start
sinning,
too.
You
people
of
Judah,
send
a
farewell
gift
to
the
people
of
Moresheth
town,
because
their
enemies
will
soon
destroy
it.
The
name
of
the
town
Aczib
means ‘deception,’
and
the
kings
of
Israel
will
soon
find
out
that
the
people
of
that
town
will
deceive
them.
The
name
of
your
town
of
Mareshah
means ‘conqueror,’
and
Yahweh
will
soon
send
someone
to
conquer
your
town.
It
will
be
necessary
for
the
great/glorious
leaders
of
Israel
to
go
and
hide
in
the
cave
at
Adullam
city.
You
people
of
Judah,
shave
your
heads
while
you
will
be
mourning,
because
your
children
whom
you
love
will
soon
be ◄exiled/forced
to
leave
you
and
go
to
another
country►.
Yahweh will punish those who oppress the poor
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
who
lie
awake
at
night,
planning
to
do
wicked
things.
You
get
up
at
dawn,
and
you
do
those
things,
as
soon
as
you
are
able
to
do
them.
You
want
fields
that
belong
to
other
people,
so
you
seize
them;
you
also
take
their
houses.
You
cheat
people
to
get
their
homes,
taking
away
the
property
that
belongs
to
their
families.
Therefore,
this
is
what
Yahweh
says:
“I
will
cause
you
people
to
experience
disasters,
and
you
will
not
be
able
to
escape [MTY]
from
them.
You
will
no
longer
walk
around
proudly,
because
when
those
things
happen,
it
will
be
a
time
of
much
trouble
for
you.
At
that
time,
your
enemies
will
make fun
of
you;
they
will
ridicule
you
by
singing
this
sad
song
about
you:
‘We
are
completely
ruined;
Yahweh
is
taking
our
land/fields
from
us,
and
he
will
give
it
to
those
who
will
capture
us.’ ”
So
when
it
is
the
time
for
the
land
to
be
given
back
to
you
people
who
belong
to
Yahweh,
there
will
be
no
one [MTY]
who
will
be
able
to ◄cast
lots/throw
marked
stones►
to
determine
which
land
belongs
to
whom.
False
prophets
The
people
who
heard
me
say
that
replied
to
me,
“Do
not
prophesy
such
things!
Do
not
say
that
Yahweh
is
going
to
humiliate
us
by
causing
us
to
experience
disasters!”
But
you
people [MTY]
of
Israel
should
not [RHQ]
talk
like
that!
The
Spirit
of
Yahweh
will
certainly
not [RHQ]
be
patient
with
people
who
say
such
things!
People
who
continually
do
things
that
are
righteous
will
certainly [RHQ]
like/appreciate
what
I
say.
But
Yahweh
says,
“
Recently
my
people
have
been
acting
toward
me
like
an
enemy.
When
soldiers
return
from
fighting
against
their
enemies,
you
rich
people
refuse
to
return
the
coats
of
those
poor
soldiers
who
have
borrowed
money
from
you
and
given
you
their
coats
to
guarantee
that
they
will
pay
back
the
money
that
they
borrowed
from
you.
It
is
as
though
you
are
waiting
to forcefully
take
their
coats
off
their
backs!
You
have
forced
women
to
leave
their
nice
homes,
and
you
have
stolen
from
their
children
forever
the ◄blessings/good
things►
that
I
wanted
to
give
them.
So
get
up
and
leave
here!
This
is
not
a
place
where
you
can
rest
and
be
safe/protected,
because
you
have ◄defiled
it/caused
it
to
be
a
place
that
I
hate►;
it
will
be
completely
destroyed.
You
people
want
a
prophet
who
will
lie
to
you,
saying ‘I
will
preach
that
you
should
drink
plenty
of
wine
and
other alcoholic
drinks!’
That
is
the
kind
of
prophet
who
would
please
you.”
Yahweh
promised
to
restore
them
“
But
some
day,
you
descendants
of
Jacob,
you Israeli
people
who
have
survived,
I
will
bring
you
back
from ◄exile/other
countries►,
I
will
gather
you
together
like [SIM]
a
shepherd
gathers
his
sheep
from
the
pasture
into
a
pen [DOU];
there
will
be
many
of
you
in
your
land/country.
Your
leader
will
enable
them
to
leave
the
countries
where
they
have
been
exiled;
he
will
lead
them
out
of
the
gates
of
their
enemies’
cities,
back
to
your
own
country.
Your
king
will
lead
them;
it
is
I,
Yahweh,
who
will
be
their
king!”
Micah rebuked the Israeli leaders
Then
I
said, “You Israeli [MTY]
leaders,
listen
to
what
I
say!
You
should
certainly [RHQ]
know
what
things
are
right
to
do
and
what
things
are
wrong,
but
you
hate
what
is
good
and
you
love
what
is
evil.
You
act
like butchers:
it
is
as
though
you
strip
the
skin
off
my
people
and
tear
the
flesh
from
their
bones.
It
is
as
though
you
chop
them
into
pieces
like [SIM]
meat
to
be
cooked
in
a
pot.
Then,
when
you
have
troubles,
you
plead
to
Yahweh
to
help
you,
but
he
will
not
answer
you.
At
that
time,
he
will
turn
away
from
you
because
of
the
evil
things
that
you
have
done.”
This
is
what
Yahweh
says
about
your
false
prophets
who
are
deceiving
the
people:
“If
someone
gives
them
food,
those
prophets
say
that
things
will
go
well
for
him.
But
they
declare
war
against
anyone
who
does
not
give
them
food.
So
now
it
is
as
though [MET]
night
will
descend
on
you
prophets;
you
will
not
receive
any
more
visions.
It
is
as
though [MET]
the
sun
will
set
for
you;
the
time
when
you
are
greatly
honored
will
end.
Then
you ◄seers/people
who
predict
what
will
happen
in
the
future► [DOU]
will
be
disgraced;
you
will
cover
your
faces
because
you
will
be
ashamed,
because
when
you
ask
me
what
will
happen,
there
will
be
no
answer
from
me.”
But
as
for
me,
I
am
full
of
God’s
power,
power
from
the
Spirit
of
Yahweh.
I
am
courageous
and
strong
to
declare
to
the Israeli
people [MTY, DOU]
that
they
have
sinned
and
rebelled
against
Yahweh.
You
leaders
of
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel,
listen
to
this!
You
hate
it
when
people
do
what
is
just;
and
when
people
say
what
is
true,
you
distort
it,
saying
it
is
false.
It
is
as
though
you
are
building
houses
in
Jerusalem
on
foundations
that consist
of murdering
people
and
doing
what
is
corrupt.
Your
leaders
make
favorable
decisions
only
if
they
receive
bribes.
Your
priests
teach
people
only
if
those
people
pay
them
well.
Your
false
prophets
require
people
to
pay
them
to
tell
people
what
will
happen
to
them
in
the
future.
Those
prophets
say, “Yahweh
is
telling
us
what
we
should
say,
and
we
say
that
we
will
not
experience
any
disasters.”
Because
of
what
you
leaders
do,
Zion
Hill
will
be
plowed
like
a
field;
it
will
become
a
heap
of
ruins/rubble;
the
top
of
the
hill,
where
the
temple
is
now,
will
be
covered
with
bushes.
Yahweh’s future rule
Yahweh
says
that
some
day
his
temple
will
be
on
top
of
a
mountain,
and
that
mountain
will
be
the
most
important [MET]
one
on
the
earth;
it
will
be
as
though
it
is
higher
than
all
the
hills,
and
huge
groups
of
people
from
all
over
the
world
will
come
there
to
worship.
People
from
many
nations
will
say
to
each
other,
“Let’s
go
to
the
mountain
where
Yahweh
is,
to
the
temple
where
we
can
worship
the
God
whom
Jacob
worshiped.
There
God
will
teach
us
how
he
wants
us
to
conduct
our
lives,
and
we
will
do
what
he
wants
us
to
do.”
Zion
Hill
is
the
place
where
he
will
teach
people;
and
people
will
go
out
from
Jerusalem
to
tell
others
his
messages.
Yahweh
will
settle
disputes
between
many
people,
and
he
will
also
settle
disputes
between
powerful
nations
that
are
far
away.
Then
people
will
hammer
their
swords
to
cause
them
to
become
plow blades,
and
hammer
their
spears
to
cause
them
to
become
pruning
knives.
Armies
of
nations
will
no
longer
fight
against
armies
of
other
nations,
and
they
will
no
longer
train
men
how
to
fight
in
wars.
Everyone
will
sit
peacefully
under
his
own grapevines,
and
under
his
own
fig
trees;
no
one
will
cause
them
to
be
afraid.
That
is
what
will
surely
happen
because
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
said
it.
Many [HYP]
of
the
people
of
other
nations
will
worship [IDM]
their
own
gods,
but
we
will
worship
Yahweh
our
God
always,
forever.
The Israeli
people
will
return
from
exile
Yahweh
says, “There
will
soon
be
a
time
when
I
will
gather
the
people
whom
I
have
punished,
who
have
been ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
other
countries►,
all
those
whom
I
have
caused
to
suffer
much.
My
people
who
did
not
die
while
they
were
exiled
will
become
a
strong
nation
again.
Then
I,
Yahweh,
will
be
their
king,
and
I
will
rule
from
Jerusalem
forever.
As
for
you
people
of
Jerusalem [MET],
you
who
guard
all
of
my
people
like [MET]
a
shepherd
guards
his
sheep
from
a
tower,
you
who
live
on
Zion
Hill,
will
have
great
power
again.
You
people
who
live
in
Jerusalem
will
again
rule
like
you
did
previously.
So
why [RHQ]
are
you
wailing
now?
Is
it
because
you
have
no
king?
Have
all
your
wise
people
died?
You
are
groaning
loudly
like [SIM]
a
woman
who
is
giving
birth
to
a
baby.
Well,
you
people
of
Jerusalem
should
writhe
and
groan
like [SIM]
a
woman
who
is
having
birth
pains,
because
now
you
must
leave
this
city,
and
while
you
are
traveling,
you
will
set
up
tents
in
open
fields
at
night;
you
will
go
to
live
in
Babylon.
But
while
you
are
there,
I,
Yahweh,
will
rescue
you;
I
will
free
you
from
the
power/control [MTY]
of
your
enemies.
Now
the
armies
of
many
nations
have
gathered
to
attack
you.
They
are
saying, ‘Jerusalem
must
be
destroyed!
We
want
to
see
this
city
when
it
becomes
ruins!’
But
they
do
not
know
what
I,
Yahweh,
think,
and
they
do
not
understand
what
I
plan:
I
will
gather
them
and
punish
them
like [SIM]
farmers
thresh
grain
on
the
ground.
So,
you
people
of
Jerusalem,
rise
up
and
punish [MET]
the
nations
who
oppose
you.
I
will
cause
you
to
be
very
strong,
as
if [MET]
you
had
horns
made
of
iron,
as
if [MET]
you
had
hoofs
made
of
bronze;
and
you
will
crush
many
nations.
And
then
you
will
take
from
your
enemies
the
valuable
things
that
they
have
taken
from
other
countries,
and
you
will
dedicate
those
things
to
me,
the
one
who
is
the
Lord
of
all
the
people
on
the
earth.”
“But
now,
you
people
of
Jerusalem,
gather
your
troops
together,
because
even
though
you
have
a
wall
around
your
city
to
protect
it,
enemy
soldiers
are
surrounding
the
city.
And
soon
they
will
strike
your
leader
on
his
face,
with
a
rod.”
A
ruler
will
come
from
Bethlehem
But
you
people
of [APO]
Bethlehem
in
Ephrathah
district
need
to
know
that
even
though
your
town
is
a
very
small
one
among
all
the
towns
in
Judah,
someone
who
will
rule
Israel
will
be
born
in
your
town.
He
will
be
someone
whose
family
has
existed
a
very
long
time
ago [DOU].
But
now
you
people
of
Israel
will
be
conquered
by
your
enemies;
but
it
will
be
for
only
a
short
time,
like [MET]
the
short
time
that
women
have
great
pain
while
their
babies
are
being
born.
After
that,
your fellow-countrymen
who
were ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
other
countries►
will
return
to
their
own
country.
And
that
man
who
will
be
ruling
there
in
Jerusalem
will
stand
and
lead
his
people
well,
because
Yahweh,
his
God,
will
cause
him
to
be
strong
and
greatly
honored.
Then
the
people
whom
he
rules
will
live
in
Jerusalem
safely;
he
will
be
greatly
honored
by
people
all
over
the
earth,
so
no
one
will
dare
to
attack
Jerusalem.
And
he
will
cause
things
to
go
well
for
his
people.
Yahweh
will
rescue
some
and
get
rid
of
others
When
the
army
of
Assyria
attacks
our
country
and
breaks
though
our
fortresses,
we
will
appoint ◄seven
or
eight/several►
leaders
to
lead
our
army
to
fight
against
them.
With
their
swords
our
army
will
defeat
the
army
of
Assyria,
whose
capital
was
founded
by
Nimrod
long
ago.
So
our
army
will
rescue
us
from
the
Assyrian
army
when
they
invade
our
country [DOU].
The ◄descendants
of
Jacob/Israelis►
who
survive
will
be
a
blessing
to
the
people
of
other
nations,
like [SIM]
dew
and
rain
sent
by
Yahweh
do
good
to
the
grass.
The Israelis
will
not
trust
in humans
to
help
them;
instead,
they
will
rely
on
Yahweh.
In
the
midst
of
their
enemies
in
many people-groups [DOU],
the
descendants
of
Jacob
who
remain
alive
will
be
like [SIM]
a
lion
among
the
other
wild
beasts
of
the
forest,
like [SIM]
a
young
lion
who
goes
among
a
flock
of
sheep
and pounces
on
one
and ◄mauls
it/tears
it
to
pieces►,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
rescue
that
sheep.
You Israelis
will
defeat [MTY]
all
your
enemies
and
completely
destroy
them.
Yahweh
says,
“At
that
time,
I
will
destroy
you Israeli
people’s
horses
that
your
soldiers
use
in
war
and
your
chariots.
I
will
tear
down
your
city
walls
and
destroy
all
your
fortified
cities.
I
will
get
rid
of
all
those
among
you
who
practice magic
and
the ◄fortune-tellers/those
who
say
that
they
can
predict
what
will
happen
in
the
future►.
I
will
destroy
all
your
idols
and
sacred
stone
pillars,
and
then
you
will
no
longer
bow
down
and
worship
things
that
you
yourselves [SYN]
have
made.
I
will
get
rid
of
your
poles
that
represent
the
goddess
Asherah,
and
I
will
also
destroy
all
your
idols.
And
because
I
will
be
very
angry,
I
will
also
punish
the
people
of
all
the
nations
who
have
not
obeyed
me.”
Yahweh accuses his people
Pay
attention
to
what
Yahweh
says
to
you Israeli
people:
“Stand
up
in
court
and
state
what
you
are
accusing
me
about.
And
allow
the
hills
and
mountains
to
hear
what
you
will
say.
But
then
you
mountains
must
also
listen
carefully [DOU]
to
what
I,
Yahweh,
am
complaining
about
my
people.
I
have
something
to
say
about
what [DOU]
my Israeli
people
are
doing
that
displeases
me.
My
people,
what
have
I
done
to
cause
trouble
for
you [RHQ]?
What
have
I
done
to
cause
you
to
experience difficulties?
Answer
me!
I
did
great
things
for
your
ancestors;
I
brought
them
out
of
Egypt;
I
rescued
them
from
that
land
where
they
were
slaves.
I
sent
Moses
to
lead
them,
and
his
older
brother
Aaron
and
his
older
sister
Miriam.
My
people,
think
about
when
Balak,
the
king
of
Moab,
requested Beor’s
son
Balaam
to
curse
your
ancestors,
and
think
about
what
Balaam
replied.
Think
about
how
your
ancestors
crossed
the
Jordan
River miraculously
while
they
were
traveling
from
Acacia
to
Gilgal.
Think
about
those
things
in
order
that
you
may
know
that
I,
Yahweh,
do
what
is
right.”
The Israeli
people
ask, “What
shall
we
bring
to
Yahweh
who
lives
in
heaven
when
we
come
to
him
and
bow
down
before
him?
Should
we
bring
calves
that
are
a year-old
that
will
be
offerings
that
will
be
killed
and
completely
burned
on
the
altar?
Will
Yahweh
be
pleased
if
we
offer
to
him 1,000
rams
and 10,000
streams
of
olive
oil?
Should
we
offer
our
firstborn
children
to
be
sacrifices
to
pay
for
the
sins
that
we
have
committed [DOU]?”
No,
because
he
has
shown
each
of
us
what
is
good
to
do;
he
has
shown [RHQ]
us
what
he
requires
each
of
us
to
do:
He
wants
us
to
do
what
is
just/fair
and
to
love
and
to
be
merciful
to
others,
and
he
wants
us
to
live
humbly
while
we
fellowship
with
him,
our
God.
The
people
of
Israel
are
guilty
and
must
be
punished
“I
am
Yahweh,
so
if
you
are
wise,
you
should
revere
me.
I
am
calling
out
to
you
people
of
Jerusalem,
‘The
armies [MET]
that
will
destroy
your
city
are
coming,
so
pay
careful
attention
to
me,
the
one
who
is
causing
them
to
punish
you
with
my
rod.
Do
you
think
that [RHQ]
I
should
forget
that
you
wicked
people
filled
your
homes
with
valuable
things
that
you
acquired
by cheating
others?
Do
you
think
that [RHQ]
I
should
forget
that
you
used
false
measures
when
you
bought
and
sold
things?
Those
are
things
that
I
hate.
Do
you
think
that [RHQ]
I
should
say
nothing
about
people
who
use
scales
that
do
not
weigh
correctly,
and
who
use
weights
that
are
not
accurate?
The
rich
people
among
you
always
act
violently
to
get
money
from
poor
people.
All
of
the
people
in
Jerusalem
are
liars,
and
they [SYN]
always
deceive
people.
Therefore,
I
have
already
begun
to
get
rid
of
you,
to
ruin
you
because
of
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
Soon
you
will
eat
food,
but
you
will
not
have
enough
to
satisfy
you;
your
stomachs
will
still
feel
as
though
they
are
empty.
You
will
try
to
save
up
money,
but
you
will
not
be
able
to
save
anything,
because
I
will
send
your
enemies
to
take
it
from
you
in
wars [MTY].
You
will
plant
seeds,
but
you
will
not
harvest
anything.
You
will
press
olives,
but
others,
not
you,
will
use
the
olive
oil.
You
will
trample
on
grapes
and
make
wine
from
the
juice,
but
others,
not
you,
will
drink
the
wine.
Those
things
will
happen
to
you
because
you
obey
only
the
wicked
laws
of
King
Omri,
and
you
do
the
terrible
things
that
wicked
King
Ahab
and
his
descendants
commanded.
So,
I
will
destroy
your
country,
and
I
will
cause
your
people
to
be
despised;
people
of
other
nations
will
insult
you.’”
Micah’s misery and his hope
I
am
very
miserable/frustrated!
I
am
like [SIM]
someone
who
is
hungry,
who
searches
for
fruit
to
pick
after
all
the
fruit
had
been
picked
and
who
finds
no
grapes
or
figs
to
eat.
All
the
godly
people
have
disappeared
from
this
land;
there
is
not
one
of
them
left.
The
people
who
are
left
are
all
murderers [MTY];
it
is
as
though
everyone
is
eager
to
kill
his
fellow
countryman.
They
all
use
both
hands
to
do
what
is
evil.
Government
officials
and
judges
all
ask
for
bribes.
Important
people
tell
others
what
they
want,
and
they
plot/scheme
together
about
how
to
get
it
done.
Even
the
best
people
are
as
worthless [SIM]
as
briers;
the
people
who
are
considered
by
others
to
be [IRO]
the
most
honest
are
worse
than clumps
of thornbushes.
But,
Yahweh
will
soon
judge
them;
now
is
the
time
that
he
will
punish
people,
a
time
when
they
will
be
very
confused
because
of
being
defeated.
So,
do
not
trust
anyone!
Do
not
trust
even
a
friend;
even
be
careful
what
you
say
to
your
wife
whom
you
love!
Boys
will
despise
their
fathers,
and
girls
will
defy
their
mothers.
Women
will
defy
their mothers-in-law.
Your
enemies
will
be
those
who
live
in
your
own
houses.
As
for
me,
I
wait
for
Yahweh
to
help
me.
I
confidently
expect
that
God,
my
Savior,
will
answer
me
when
I
pray.
Yahweh
will
rescue
his
people
You
who
are
our
enemies,
do
not
gloat/rejoice
about
what
has
happened
to
us,
because
even
if
we
have
experienced
disasters,
those
disasters
will
end
and
we
will
be
restored.
Even
if
it
is
as
though
we
are
sitting
in
the
darkness,
Yahweh
will
be
our
light.
We
must
be
patient
while
Yahweh
punishes
us
because
we
have
sinned
against
him.
But
later,
it
will
be
as
though
he
will
go
to
court
and
defend
us,
and
he
will
make
sure
that
the
judge
makes
a
right
decision
about
us.
It
will
be
as
though
he
will
bring
us
out
into
the
light,
and
we
will
see
it
when
he
rescues
us.
Our
enemies
will
also
see
that,
and
they
will
be
disgraced
because
they
ridiculed
us,
saying
“Why
is [RHQ]
Yahweh,
that
God
of
yours,
not
helping
you?”
But
with
our
own
eyes
we
will
see
them
when
they
are
defeated;
we
will
see
them
trampled
like [SIM]
mud
in
the
streets.
You
people
of
Israel,
at
that
time
your
cities
will
be
rebuilt,
and
your
territory
will
become
larger.
People
from
many
countries
will
come
to
honor
you:
people
from
Assyria
and
from
near
the
Euphrates
River
in
the
east
and
from
Egypt
in
the
south,
from
distant
seas,
and
from
many
mountains.
But
the
other
countries
on
the
earth
will
become
desolate
because
of
the
evil
things
that
their
people
have
done.
Micah’s
prayer
and
Yahweh’s
answer
Yahweh,
protect
your
people
like [MET]
a
shepherd
protects
his
sheep
by
using
his
walking
stick;
lead
your
people [MET]
whom
you
have
chosen
to
belong
to
you.
Even
though
some
of
them
live
by
themselves
in
a
forest,
give
them
the
fertile pastureland
in
the
Bashan
and
Gilead
regions
that
they
possessed
long
ago.
Yahweh
says/replies,
“
Yes,
I
will
perform
miracles
for
you
like
the
miracles
that
I
performed
when
I
rescued
your
ancestors
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.”
People
from
many
nations
will
see
what
Yahweh
does
for
you,
and
they
will
be
ashamed
because
they
do
not
have
any
power.
They
will
put
their
hands
over
their
mouths
and
their
ears
because
they
will
be
very
amazed
because
of
what
Yahweh
does,
and
they
will
not
be
able
to
say
anything
or
hear
anything.
Being
very
humiliated,
they
will crawl
on
the
ground [MTY]
like [SIM]
snakes.
They
will
come
out
of
their
homes
trembling,
and
stand revering
Yahweh
our
God.
They
will
be
very
afraid
of
him,
and
will
tremble
in
front
of
him.
Yahweh,
there
is
no [RHQ]
God
like
you;
you
forgive
the
sins [DOU]
that
were
committed
by
the
people
who
have
survived,
the
people
who
belong
to
you.
You
do
not
remain
angry
forever;
you
are
very
happy
to
show
us
that
you
faithfully
love
us.
You
will
again
act
kindly/compassionately
toward
us.
You
will
get
rid
of
the
scroll
on
which
you
have
written
the
sins
that
we
have
committed
as
though
you
were
trampling
it
under
your
feet
or
throwing
it
into
the
deep
ocean.
You
will
show
that
you
faithfully
do
what
you
promised
for
us
and
faithfully
love
us,
just
like
you
solemnly
promised
long
ago
to
our
ancestors
Abraham
and
Jacob
that
you
would
do.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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Nahum
Nahum
Nam
This book contains the account of Nahum foretelling about Nineveh and the Assyrian people being destroyed. We call this book
Nahum
I
am
Nahum,
from Elkosh
village.
This
is
a
message
about
Nineveh
city,
the
capital
of
Assyria
that
was
given
to
me
in
a
vision
by
Yahweh.
Yahweh
is
angry
with
the
people
of
Nineveh
Yahweh
our
God ◄is
jealous/does
not
want
people
to
worship
any
other
god►.
He
is
very
angry
with
those
who
worship
other
gods,
and
he
gets
revenge [DOU]
on
all
those
who
oppose
him [DOU].
Yahweh
does
not
quickly
become
angry;
but
he
is
very
powerful,
and
he
will
certainly
punish [LIT]
those
who
have
done
evil
things [MTY].
He
shows
his
power
by
sending
whirlwinds
and storms,
and
clouds
are
like [MET]
the
dust
stirred
up
by
his
feet.
When
he
commands
oceans
and
rivers
to
become
dry,
they
dry
up.
He
causes
the
grass
in
the
fields
in
the
Bashan
region
and
on
the
slopes
of
Carmel
Mountain
to
wither,
and
causes
the
flowers
in
Lebanon
to
fade.
When
he
appears,
it
is
as
though
the
mountains
shake
and
the
hills
melt;
the
earth
quakes
and
the
people
on
the
earth
tremble.
There
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
can
resist
him
when
he
becomes
extremely
angry;
there
is
no
one [RHQ]
who
can
survive
when
his
anger
is
very
hot.
When
he
is
very
angry,
it
is
as
though
his
anger
is
like [SIM]
a
blazing
fire,
and
it
is
as
though
mountains
are
shattered
into
pieces.
But
he
is
good;
he
protects
us
his
people
when
we
experience
troubles.
He
takes
care
of
those
who
trust
in
him.
But
he
will
get
rid
of
his
enemies;
he
will
be
to
them
like [MET]
a
flood
that
destroys
everything.
He
will
chase
his
enemies
into
the
darkness
of
the
place
where
the
dead
are.
So,
it
is
useless [RHQ]
for
you
people
of
Nineveh
to
plot
against
Yahweh.
He
will
not
need
to
strike
you
two
times
to
destroy
you;
he
will
destroy
you
by
striking
you
only
once.
It
will
be
as
though
his
enemies
are
tangled
in
thorns,
and
they
will
stagger
like
people
who
have
drunk
a
lot
of
wine.
They
will
be
burned
up
like [SIM]
a
fire
completely
burns
up
stubble/straw.
In
Nineveh
city
there
was
a
man
who
advised
people
to
do
very
wicked
things
to
Yahweh.
But
this
is
what
Yahweh
says
about
you Israeli
people:
“Although
the
people
of
Assyria
have
very
many
people
and
their
army
is
very
powerful,
they
will
be
destroyed
and
will
disappear.
I
say
to
my
people
in
Judah,
‘
have
already
punished
you,
but
I
will
not
punish
you
again.
Now
I
will
cause
the
people
of
Assyria
to
no
longer
control/oppress
you [MET];
it
will
be
as
though
I
will
tear
off
the
shackles/chains
on
your
hands
and
feet.”
And
this
is
what
Yahweh
also
declares
about
you
people
of
Nineveh:
“You
will
not
have
any
descendants
who
will
continue
to
have
your
family
names.
And
I
will
destroy
all
the
statues
of
your
gods
that
were
carved
or
formed
in molds.
I
will
cause
you
to
be
killed
and
sent
to
your
graves,
because
you
are
vile/despicable!”
You
people
of
Judah,
look!
A
messenger
will
be
coming
across
the
mountains,
and
he [SYN]
will
be
bringing
good
news
to
you.
He
will
be
declaring
that
you
will
now
have
peace
because
Assyria
will
have
been
conquered.
So,
celebrate
your
festivals,
and
do
what
you
solemnly
promised
to
do
when
your
enemies
were threatening
to
attack
you,
because
your
wicked
enemies
will
not
invade
your
country
again,
because
they
will
be
completely
destroyed.
Nineveh will be destroyed
You
people
of [APO]
Nineveh,
your
enemies
are
coming
to
attack
you.
So
place
guards
on
the
tops
of
the
walls
around
the
city!
Guard
the
roads
into
the
city!
Get
ready
to
fight!
Gather
your
troops/soldiers [MTY]
together!
Even
though
enemy
soldiers
have
destroyed
the
descendants
of [MTY]
Jacob,
Yahweh
will
cause
them
to
be
honored
again.
Israel
is
like
a grapevine
that
has
been
ruined,
but
Israel
will
prosper
again.
The
shields
of
the
enemy
soldiers
who
are
coming
to
attack
you
will
shine
red
as
the
sun
shines
on
them,
and
they
will
wear
bright
red uniforms.
The
metal
of
their
chariot
wheels
will
flash
when
they
line
up
before
the
battle,
and
their
soldiers
will
lift
up
their
cypress/pine
spears
and
wave
them.
Their
chariots
will
dash
through
the
streets
of
Nineveh
and
rush
furiously
through
the
plazas.
Going
as
quick
as
lightning,
they
will
resemble
flaming
torches.
Meanwhile,
your
king
will
summon
his
officers
who
will
stumble
as
they
try
to
come
quickly.
They
will
dash
to
the
city
wall,
holding
their
shields
to
protect
themselves.
But,
the
gates
of
the
dams
on
the
rivers
will
be
thrown
open
by
enemy
soldiers,
and
the
flood
will
cause
the
palace
to
collapse.
The
queen
will
have
her
clothes
stripped
off
her
by
enemy
soldiers,
and
her
slave
girls
will
moan
like
doves
and
beat
their
breasts
to
show
that
they
are
very
sad.
The
people
will
rush
from
Nineveh
like [SIM]
water
rushes
from
a
broken
dam.
The
officials
will
shout, “Stop!
Stop!”
but
the
people
will
not
even
look
back
as
they
run
away.
The
enemy attackers
say
to
each
other, “Seize
the
silver!
Grab
the
gold!
There
is
a
huge
amount
of
very
valuable
things
in
this
city,
more
valuable
things
than
anyone
can
count!”
Soon
everything
valuable
in
the
city
will
be
seized
or
ruined.
People
will
be
trembling,
with
the
result
that
they
will
not
be
able
to
fight.
Their
faces
will
all
become
pale.
After
that
happens,
people
will
say,
“What
happened
to [RHQ]
that
great
city
of
Nineveh?
It
was
like [MET]
a
den
full
of
young
lions,
where
the
male
and
female
lions
lived
and
fed
the
young
ones.
The
soldiers
in
Nineveh
were
like [MET]
lions
that
killed
or
strangled
other
animals
and
brought
the
meat
to
their
dens.”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
to
the
people
of
Nineveh,
“I
am
opposed
to
you;
I
will
cause
your
chariots
to
be
burned
in
fires
and
go
up
in
smoke.
Your
young
men
will
be
killed
with
swords.
Your
soldiers
will
never
again
conquer
other
nations
and
seize
their
valuable
possessions.
Your
messengers
will
never
again
take
messages
to
other
nations, demanding
that
their
armies
surrender
to
them.”
Nineveh will be punished
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
Nineveh,
that
city
that
is
full
of
people
who
murder [MTY]
and
lie.
The
city
is
full
of
things
that
were
seized
from
other
countries
by
their
soldiers;
their
armies
continually [LIT]
have
acted brutally towards
people
whom
they
conquered.
But
now
listen
to
the
enemy
soldiers
coming
to
attack
Nineveh;
listen
to
them cracking
their
whips,
and
listen
to
the rattle
of
their
chariot
wheels!
Listen
to
their
galloping
horses
and
their
chariots
as
they bounce
along!
Look
at
their
flashing
swords
and
glittering
spears
as
the
horsemen
race
forward!
Many
people
of
Nineveh
will
be
killed;
there
will
be
piles
of
corpses,
with
the
result
that
people
will
stumble
over
them.
All
that
will
happen
because
Nineveh
is
like [MET]
a
beautiful
prostitute
who lures
men
to
where
they
will
be
ruined;
Nineveh
is
a
beautiful
city
which
has
attracted/enticed
people
of
other
nations
to
come
there.
The
people
of
Nineveh
taught
those
people
of
other
nations rituals
of magic,
and
caused
them
to
become
their
slaves.
So
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
to
the
people
of
Nineveh:
“I
am
your
enemy,
and
I
will
cause
the
people
in
other
nations
to
see
you
completely
humiliated
like [MET]
women
who
have
committed
adultery
are
humiliated
by
having
their
skirts
lifted
high,
with
the
result
that
people
can
see
their
naked
bodies.
I
will
cause
rubbish/garbage
to
be
thrown
at
you;
I
will
show
others
that
I
despise
you
very
much,
and
I
will
cause
you
to
be
publicly ridiculed.
All
those
who
see
you
will
turn
their
backs
to
you
and
say,
‘Nineveh
is
ruined,
but
absolutely
no
one [RHQ]
will
mourn
for
it.’
No
one
will
regret
Nineveh
being
destroyed!”
The
people
of
Nineveh
will
not
be
able
to
defend
themselves
Your
city
is
certainly [RHQ]
no safer
than
Thebes
city
was.
Thebes
was
an
important
city
beside
the
Nile
River;
the
river
was
like [SIM]
a
wall
that
protected
the
city [DOU].
The
rulers
of
Ethiopia
and
Egypt
helped
Thebes;
there
was
no
limit
to
their
power.
The governments
of
the
nearby
countries
of
Put
and
Libya
were
also
allies
of
Thebes.
But
Thebes
was
captured,
and
its
people
were ◄exiled/forced
to
go
to
other
countries►.
Their
babies
were
dashed
to
pieces
in
the
streets
of
the
city.
Enemy
soldiers ◄cast
lots/threw
small
marked
stones►
to
decide
who
would
get
each
official
in
Thebes
to
become
his
slave.
All
the
leaders
of
Thebes
were
fastened/tied
by
chains.
You
people
of
Nineveh
will
similarly
become dazed
and
drunk,
and
you
will
search
for
places
to
hide
to
escape
from
your
enemies.
Your
enemies
will
cause
the
walls
around
your
city
to
fall
down
like [SIM]
the
first
figs
that
fall
from
fig
trees
each
year.
Your
city
will
be
captured
easily,
like [MET]
figs
that
fall
into
the
mouths [HYP]
of
those
who
shake
the
fig
trees.
Look
at
your
soldiers!
They
will
be
as
weak/helpless
as [MET]
women!
The
gates
of
your
city
will
be
opened
wide
to
allow
your
enemies
to
enter
them,
and
then
the
bars
of
those
gates
will
be
burned.
Store
up
water
now
to
use
when
your
enemies
surround
the
city!
Repair
the
forts!
Dig
up
clay
and
trample
it
to
make
it
soft,
and
put
it
into molds
to
make
bricks
to
repair
the
walls!
Nevertheless,
your
enemies
will
burn
your
city;
they
will
kill
you
with
their
swords;
they
will
kill
you
like [SIM]
locusts
destroy
crops.
In
your
city
there
are
now
very
many
merchants;
it
seems
that
there
are
more
of
them
than
there
are
stars.
But
when
your
city
is
being
destroyed,
those
merchants
will
take
the
valuable
things
and
disappear
like [SIM]
locusts
that
strip
the
leaves
from
plants
and
then
fly
away.
Your
leaders
are
also
like
a
swarm
of [SIM]
locusts [DOU]
that
crowd
together
on
the
stone fences/walls
on
a
cold
day,
and
then
fly
away
when
the
sun
comes
up,
and
no
one
knows
where
they
have
gone.
O
King
of
Assyria,
your
officials
will
all
be
dead [EUP];
your
important
people
will
lie
down
and
rest
forever.
Your
people
will
be
scattered
over
the
mountains,
and
there
will
no
one
to
gather
them
together.
You
are
like
someone
who
has
a
wound
that
cannot
be
healed;
it
will
be
a
wound
that
causes
him
to
die.
And
all
those
who
hear
about
what
has
happened
to
you
will
clap
their
hands
joyfully.
They
will
say, “Everyone
has [RHQ]
suffered
because
he
continually
was
very
cruel
to
us.”
- Translation 4 Translators 1
- Unicode (UTF-8)HABAKKUK
Habakkuk
Habakkuk
Hab
This book contains the account of God revealing to Habakkuk that what God does is good. We call this book
Habakkuk
I
am
Habakkuk,
a
prophet.
This
is
the
message
that
Yahweh
gave
to
me
in
a
vision.
Habakkuk’s
first
complaint
I
said, “Yahweh,
how
long
must
I
continue
to
call
to
you
for
help
before
you
respond?
I
cry
out
to
you
for
help,
saying
that
people
are
acting
violently
everywhere,
but
you
do
not
rescue
us!
◄Must
I/I
do
not
want
to►
continue
seeing
people
doing
what
is
unjust [RHQ].
Why
do
you
not
punish
people
who
are
doing
what
is
wrong [RHQ]?
I
see
people
destroying
things
and
acting
violently.
There
is
fighting
and
quarreling
everywhere.
No
one
obeys
laws [PRS],
and
judges [PRS]
never
do
what
is
fair/just.
Wicked
people
always
defeat
righteous
people
in
the
courts,
with
the
result
that
matters
are
never
decided
fairly/justly.”
Yahweh’s
reply
Yahweh
replied
to
me,
“
I
know
that
what
you
say
is
true,
but
look
around
at
what
is happening
in
the
other
nations;
if
you
look,
you
will
be
amazed,
because
I
am
doing
something
during
this
time
that
you
would
not
believe
would
happen,
even
if
someone
told
you
about
it.
The
soldiers
of
Babylonia
are
fierce/cruel
and
swift.
And
now
I
am
causing
them
to
become
very
powerful;
they
will
march
across
the
world
and
conquer
many
other
countries.
They
are
people
whom
others
fear
very
much [DOU],
and
they
do
whatever
they
want
to,
paying
no
attention
to
the
laws
of
other
countries.
The
horses
that
pull
their
chariots
go
faster
than
leopards,
and
they
are
fiercer
than
wolves
are
in
the
evening.
The
horses
on
which
the
soldiers
ride
gallop
swiftly;
the
soldiers
riding
them
come
from
distant
places.
They
are
like [SIM]
eagles
that
swoop
down
to
snatch
and
kill
small
animals.
As
they
ride
along,
they
are
determined
to
act
violently.
They
advance
like [SIM]
a
wind
from
the
desert,
gathering
prisoners
that
are
as
numerous
as
grains
of
sand.
They
make fun
of
kings
and
princes
of
other
countries,
and
they
ridicule
all
the
cities
that
have
high
walls
around
them.
They
pile
dirt
outside
those
walls
in
order
to
climb
up
and
capture
those
cities.
They
rush
past
like
the
wind,
and
then
they
go
to
attack
other
cities.
But
they
are
very
guilty,
because
they
think
that
their
own
power
is
their
god.”
Habakkuk’s
second
complaint
Then
I
said, “Yahweh,
you
have
certainly [RHQ]
always/forever
been
God.
You
are
my
Holy
One;
you
will
not
die.
So
why
have
you
appointed
those
men
from
Babylonia
to
judge
and
get
rid
of
us?
You
are
like [MET]
a
huge
rock
under
which
we
are
protected/safe,
so
why
have
you
sent
them
to
punish
us?
You [SYN]
are
pure,
and
you
cannot
endure
looking
at
what
is
evil,
so
why
are
you ignoring
men
who
are
treacherous?
Why
do
you
do
nothing
to
punish
those
wicked
men
from
Babylonia
who
destroy
people
who
are
more
righteous
than
they
are?
Do
you
consider
that
we
are
like
fish
in
the
sea,
or
like
other
creatures
in
the
sea,
that
have
no
ruler?
The
soldiers
of
Babylonia
think
that
we
are
fish [RHQ]
for
them
to
pull
out
of
the
sea
with
hooks
or
to
catch
in
their
nets,
while
they
rejoice
and
celebrate.
If
they
catch
us,
they
will
worship
their
weapons [MET]
with
which
they
captured
us,
and
offer
sacrifices
to
them
and
burn
incense
in
front
of
them!
They
will
say ‘Those
weapons
have
enabled
us
to
become
rich
and
be
able
to
eat expensive
food.’
Will
you
allow
them
to
continue
to
conquer
people [MET]
forever?
Will
you
allow
them
to
destroy
people
of
other
nations
without
their
being
merciful
to
anyone?”
After
I
said
that,
I
said
to
myself, “I
will
climb
up
into
my
watchtower,
and
stand
there
at
my
guard
post.
I
will
wait
there
to
find
out
what
Yahweh
will
say,
what
he
will
reply
to
what
I
have
complained
about.”
Yahweh’s
second
reply
Then
Yahweh
replied
to
me,
“Write
plainly
on
tablets
what
I
am
revealing
to
you
in
this
vision,
and
then
read
it
to
a
messenger
in
order
that
he
can
run
with
it
to
tell
it
to
other
people.
In
this
vision
I
will
be
talking
about
things
that
will
happen
in
the
future.
Now
is
not
the
time
when
those
things
will
happen,
but
they
certainly
will
happen,
and
when
they
occur,
they
will
occur
quickly,
and
they
will
not
be
delayed.
Now
you
want
those
things
to
happen
immediately,
but
they
are
not happening.
But
wait
patiently
for
them
to
happen!
Think
about
the
proud
people
of
Babylonia!
They
are
certainly
not
doing
what
is
righteous.
But
people
who
are
righteous
will
live
because
they
faithfully
do
what
I
want
them
to
do.
If
people
trust
in
their
wealth,
they
will
deceive
themselves,
and
proud
people
are
never
able
to
rest.
It
is
as
though
the
greedy
people
of
Babylonia
open
their
mouths
as
wide
as
the
place
where
dead
people
are,
and
they
never
have
enough,
like
the
place
where
dead
people
go
never
has
enough
dead
people [PRS].
The
armies
of
Babylonia
conquer
many
nations
for
themselves,
and
capture
all
their
people.
But
soon
all
those
whom
they
have
captured
will
ridicule
the
soldiers
from
Babylonia!
They
will
make fun
of
them,
saying,
‘Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
who
have
stolen
things
from
other
countries!
You
got
many
things
by
forcing
people
to
give
them
to
you.
But
you
certainly
will
not
keep
those
things
for
a
long
time [RHQ]!’
Suddenly
those
whom
you ◄oppressed/treated
cruelly►
will
cause
you
to
tremble,
and
they
will
take
away
all
the
things
that
you
have
stolen
from
them.
You
stole
things
from
the
people
of
many
nations.
You
murdered [MTY]
people
of
many people-groups,
and
you
destroyed
their
land
and
their
cities.
So
those
who
are
still
alive
will
steal
valuable
things
from
you.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
people
of
Babylonia
who
build
big
houses
with
money
that
you
got
by
forcing
others
to
give
it
to
you.
You
are
proud
and
you
think
that
your
houses
will
be
safe
because
you
have
built
them
in
places
where
you
can
easily
defend
them.
But
because
you
have
destroyed
others,
you
have
caused
your
family [MTY]
to
be
shamed/disgraced,
and
you
yourselves
will
be
killed.
It
is
as
though
the
stones
in
the
walls
of
your
houses
cry
out
to
accuse
you,
and
it
is
as
though
the
beams
in
your ceilings
also
say
the
same
things.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
people
of
Babylonia
who
kill
people [MTY]
in
order
to
build
cities,
cities
that
you
build
by
using
money
that
you
have
gotten
by
committing
crimes.
But
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has [RHQ]
declared
that
everything
that
is
built
by
people
who
do
things
like
that
will
be
destroyed
by
fire;
they
will
have
worked
hard
uselessly.
But
in contrast,
like [SIM]
the
oceans
are
filled
with
water,
the
earth
will
be
filled
with
people
who
know
that
Yahweh
is
very
great.
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
people
of
Babylonia
who
cause
people
who
live
in
nearby
countries
to
become
drunk.
You
force
them
to
drink
a
lot
of
wine
from
wineskins
until
they
are
drunk
and
then
they
walk
around
naked,
in
order
that
you
can
see
that.
But
you
are
the
ones
who
soon
will
be
disgraced
instead
of
being
honored.
It
will
be
as
though
you
are
forced
to
drink
a
lot
of
wine
in
order
that
you
will
also
stagger
around,
drunk.
You
will
drink
the
wine
that
symbolizes
that
Yahweh
will
punish
you,
and
he
will
cause
you
to
be
disgraced
instead
of
being
greatly
respected
anymore.
You
did
violent [PRS]
things
to
the
people
in
Lebanon,
and
you
killed
the
wild
animals
there,
but
you
will
be
punished
severely
for
doing
that.
You
have
killed [MTY]
many
people
and
you
have
destroyed
their
lands
and
their
cities.
You
people
of
Babylonia
need
to
know
that
your
idols
are
completely [RHQ]
useless,
because
it
is
people
who
made
them.
Statues
that
have
been
carved
or
made
in
a
mold
deceive
you.
Those
who
trust
in
idols
are
trusting
in
things
that
they
themselves
created,
things
that
cannot
speak!
Terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
who
say
to lifeless
idols
that
are
made
of
wood,
‘Wake
up!’
Idols
certainly
cannot [RHQ]
tell
you
what
you
should
do;
they
look
nice/beautiful
because
they
are
covered
with
silver
and
gold,
but
they
are
not
alive.
But
Yahweh
is
in
his
holy
temple;
everyone
on
the
earth
should
be
silent
in
his
presence.”
A prayer sung by Habakkuk
Yahweh,
I
have
heard
about
you;
I
revere
you
because
of
all
the
amazing
things
that
you
have
done.
In
our
time,
do
again
some
of
those
things
that
you
did
long
ago!
Even
when
you
are
angry
with
us,
be
merciful
to
us!
In
the
vision,
I
saw
God,
the
Holy
One,
coming
from
the
Teman
district
in
Edom;
and
I
also
saw
him
coming
from
the
Paran
Hills
in
the
Sinai
area.
His
glory
filled
the
sky,
and
the
earth
was
full
of
people
who
were
praising
him.
His
glory
was
like [SIM]
a
sunrise;
rays
flashed
from
his
hands
where
he
hides
his
power.
He
sent
plagues
in
front
of
him,
and
other
plagues
came
behind
him.
When
he
stopped,
the
earth
shook.
When
he
looked
at
the
nations,
all
the
people
trembled.
The
hills
and
mountains
that
have
existed
for
a
very
long
time [HYP]
collapsed
and
crumbled.
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
exists
eternally/forever!
In
the
vision
I
saw
the
people
who
live
in
tents
in
the
Cushan
region
being
afflicted,
and
the
people
in
the
Midian
region
trembling.
Yahweh,
was
it
because
you
were
angry
with
the
rivers
and
streams
that
you
were
angry
with
them?
Did
the
seas
cause
you
to
be
furious,
with
the
result
that
you
rode
through
them
with
horses
that
were pulling
chariots
that
enabled
you
to
defeat
them?
It
was
as
though
you
uncovered
your
bow,
took
arrows
from
your
quiver,
and
prepared
to
shoot
them.
Then
with
lightning
you
split
open
the
earth,
and
streams
burst
forth.
It
is
as
though
the
mountains
saw
you
doing
that,
and
they
trembled.
Floods
rushed
by;
it
was
as
though
the
deep
ocean
roared
and
caused
its
waves
to
rise
up
high.
The
sun
and
moon
stopped
moving
in
the
sky
while
your
lightning
flashed
past
like
a
swift
arrow,
and
your
glittering
spear
flashed.
Being
very
angry [DOU],
you
walked
across
the
earth
and
trampled
the
armies
of
many
nations.
But
you
also
went
to
rescue
us,
your
people,
and
to
save
the
king (Or,
people)
whom
you
had
chosen [MTY].
You
struck
down
the
leader [MTY]
of
those
wicked
people
and
stripped
off
his
clothes,
from
his
head
to
his
feet.
With
his
own
spear
you
destroyed
the
leader
of
those
soldiers
who
rushed
like [SIM]
a
whirlwind
to
attack
and
scatter
us,
thinking
that
they
could
conquer
us
Israelis
easily.
You
walked
through
the
sea
with
your
horses
to
destroy
our
enemies,
and
caused
the
waves
to
surge.
When
I
saw
that
vision,
my
heart
pounded
and
my
lips
quivered
because
I
became
afraid.
My
legs
became
weak
and
I
shook,
because
I
was
terrified.
But
I
will
wait
quietly
for
the
people
of
Babylonia,
those
who
invaded
our
country,
to
experience
disasters!
Therefore,
even
if
there
are
no
blossoms
on
the
fig
trees,
and
there
are
no
grapes
on
the grapevines,
and
even
if
there
are
no
olives
growing
on
the
olive
trees,
and
there
are
no
crops
in
the
fields,
and
even
if
the
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
die
in
the
fields,
and
there
are
no
cattle
in
the
stalls/barns,
I
will
rejoice
because
I
know
Yahweh.
I
will
be
joyful
because
Yahweh
my
God
is
the
one
who
saves
me!
Yahweh
the
Lord
is
the
one
who
causes
me
to
be
strong;
he enables
me
to
climb
◄safely/without
falling►
in
the
rocky
mountains,
like [SIM]
a
deer
does.
(This
message
is
for
the
choir
director:
When
this
prayer
is
sung,
it
is
to
be
accompanied
by
people
playing
stringed
instruments.)
- Translation 4 Translators 1
- Unicode (UTF-8)ZEPHANIAH
Zephaniah
Zephaniah
Zep
This book contains the account of Zephaniah foretelling about God punishing the Israeli people and then restoring them. We call this book
Zephaniah
I
am
Zephaniah,
the
son
of
Cushi,
the
grandson
of
Gedaliah,
and
the great-grandson
of
Amariah,
whose
father
was
King
Hezekiah.
Yahweh
gave
this
message
to
me
during
the
time
when
King
Amon’s
son
Josiah
was
the
King
of
Judah.
The
future
destruction
Yahweh
says,
“I
will ◄sweep
away/destroy►
everything [HYP]
that
is
on
the
earth.
I
will
sweep
away
people
and
animals.
I
will
sweep
away
birds
and
fish.
I
will
get
rid
of
wicked
people;
there
will
be
no
more
wicked [HYP]
people
on
the
earth.”
Yahweh
will
punish
Judah
“
These
are
some
of
the
things
that
I
will
do:
I
will
punish
the
people
who
live
in
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah.
I
will
destroy
everything
that
has
been
used
in
the
worship
of
Baal.
I
will
cause
people
to
no
longer
remember
the
names
of
the
pagan
priests
or
the
other
priests
who
have
turned
away
from
me.
I
will
get
rid
of
those
who
go
up
on
the
roofs
of
their
houses
and
worship
the
sun
and
moon
and
stars,
those
who
claim
that
they
worship
me
but
also
worship
their
god
Molech.
I
will
get
rid
of
all
those
who
previously
worshiped
me
but
no
longer
do,
those
who
no
longer
seek
my
help
or
ask
me
to
tell
them
what
they
should
do.”
Be
silent
in
front
of
Yahweh
the
Lord,
because
it
will
soon
be
the
time/day
when
Yahweh
will
judge
and
punish
people.
Yahweh
has
prepared
to
get
rid
of
the
people
of
Judah;
they
will
be
like [MET]
animals
that
are
slaughtered
for
sacrifices,
and
he
has
chosen
their
enemies
to
be
the
ones
who
will
get
rid
of
them.
Yahweh
says, “On
that
day
when
I
will
get
rid
of
the
people
of
Judah,
I
will
punish
their
officials
and
the
king’s
sons,
and
I
will
punish
all
those
who
worship
foreign
gods [MTY].
I
will
punish
those
who
show
that
they
revere
their
god Dagan
by avoiding stepping
on
the
threshold
of
his
temple,
and
those
who
do
violent
things
and
tell
lies
in
the
temples
of
their
gods.”
Yahweh
also
says,
“On
that
day,
people
will
cry
out
at
the
Fish
Gate
of
Jerusalem.
People
will
wail
in
the newer
part
of
the
city,
and
people
will
hear
a
loud
crash
of
buildings collapsing
in
the
hills.
So,
all
you
people
who
live
in
the
market
area
of
Jerusalem
should
wail,
because
all
those
who
sell
goods
and
weigh
out
silver
will
be
slaughtered.
It
will
be
as
though
I
will
light lanterns
to
search
in
dark
places
in
Jerusalem
for
those
who
have
become
very
satisfied
with
their
behavior
and
complacent
about
their
sins.
They
think
that
I,
Yahweh,
will
do
nothing
to
them,
neither
good
things
nor
bad
things.
But
I
say
that
their
valuable
possessions
will
be
plundered/stolen
by
their
enemies,
and
their
houses
will
be
destroyed.
They
will
build
new
homes,
but
they
will
not
live
in
them;
they
will
plant
vineyards,
but
they
will
never
drink
any
wine
made
from
grapes
that
grow
there.”
The
day
of
punishment
It
will
soon
be
the
day/time
when
Yahweh
will
punish
people.
It
will
be
here
quickly.
It
will
be
a
time
when
people
cry
bitterly,
a
time
when
even
brave
soldiers
will
cry
loudly.
It
will
be
a
time
when
God
shows
that
he
is
very
angry,
a
time
when
people
experience
much
distress/suffering
and
trouble.
It
will
be
a
time
when
many
things
are
ruined
and
destroyed [DOU].
It
will
be
a
time
when
it
is
very
gloomy
and
dark [DOU],
when
the
clouds
are
very
black.
It
will
be
a
time
when
soldiers
will
blow
trumpets
to
call
other
soldiers
to
battle.
Your
enemies
will
tear
down
the
walls
around
your
cities
and
the
high
towers
at
the
corners
of
those
walls.
Because
you
sinned
against
Yahweh,
he
will
cause
you
to
experience
great
distress;
you
will
walk
around groping
like [SIM]
blind
people
do.
Your
blood
will
flow
from
your
bodies
like [SIM]
water,
and
your
corpses
will
lie
on
the
ground
and
rot [SIM].
At
the
time
that
Yahweh
shows
that
he
is
very
angry
with
you,
you
will
not
be
able
to
save
yourselves
by
giving
silver
or
gold
to
your
enemies.
Because
Yahweh ◄is
very
jealous/does
not
want
people
to
worship
any
other
god►,
he
will
send
a
fire
to
burn
up
the
entire
world,
and
he
will
suddenly
get
rid
of
all
the
wicked
people
who
live
on
the
earth.
A call to repentance
You
people
of
Judah
who
ought
to
be
ashamed,
gather
together [DOU].
Yahweh
is
extremely
angry
with
you,
so
gather
together
now,
before
it
is
time
for
him
to
punish [MTY]
you
and
blow
you
away
like [SIM]
the
wind
blows
away
chaff.
All
you
people
in
Judah
who
are
humble,
worship
Yahweh,
and
obey
what
he
has
commanded.
Try
to
do
what
is
right
and
to
be
humble.
If
you
do
that,
perhaps
Yahweh
will
protect/spare
you
on
the
day
when
he
punishes [MTY]
people.
Yahweh
will
punish
Philistia
When
Yahweh
punishes
Philistia,
Gaza
and
Ashkelon
cities
will
be
deserted/abandoned.
Ashdod
city
will
be
attacked
and
the
people
expelled
at
noon
when
people
are
resting;
the
people
of
Ekron
city
will
also
be
driven
out.
And
terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
people
of
Philistia
who
live
near
the
sea,
because
Yahweh
has
decided [MTY]
that
he
will
punish [MTY]
you,
also.
He
will
get
rid
of
all
of
you;
not
one
person
will ◄survive/remain
alive►.
The
land
of
Philistia
near
the
sea
will
become
a
pasture,
a
place
for
shepherds
and
their
sheep
pens.
The
people
of
Judah
who ◄survive/are
still
alive►
will
possess
that
land.
At
night
they
will
sleep
in
the
deserted
houses
in
Ashkelon.
Yahweh
will
take
care
of
them;
he
will
enable
them
to
prosper
again.
Yahweh
will
punish
Moab
and
Ammon
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
the
God
to
whom
we Israeli
people
belong,
says
this:
“I
have
heard
the
people
of
Moab
and
Ammon
when
they
insulted [DOU]
my
people,
and
when
they
said
that
they
would
conquer
my
people’s
country.
So
now,
as
surely
as
I
live,
I
will
destroy
Moab
and
Ammon
like [SIM]
I
destroyed
Gomorrah
city.
Their
land
will
be
a
place
were
there
are
nettles
and
salt
pits;
it
will
be
ruined
forever.
My Israeli
people
who
survive
will
take
away
all
their
valuable
possessions
and
also
occupy
their
land.”
The
people
of
Moab
and
Ammon
will
get
what
they
deserve
for
being
proud,
because
they
made fun
of
the
people
who
belong
to
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
Yahweh
will
cause
them
to
be
terrified
when
he
destroys
all
the
gods
of
their
countries.
Then
even
the
people
who
live
on
islands
throughout
the
world
will
worship
Yahweh,
each
in
their
own
countries.
Yahweh
will
punish
Ethiopia
Yahweh
says
that
he
will
also
slaughter
the
people
of
Ethiopia.
Yahweh
will
punish
Assyria
Yahweh
will
punish [IDM]
and
destroy
Assyria,
that
land northeast
of
us.
He
will
cause
its
capital
Nineveh
to
become
ruined
and
deserted,
a
place
that
will
be
as
dry
as
the
desert.
Flocks
of
sheep
and
herds
of
cattle
and
many
kinds
of
wild
animals
will
lie
down
there.
Owls
and crows
will
sit
on
the
columns/pillars
of
the
destroyed
buildings,
and
they
will ◄hoot/cry
out►
through
the
windows.
There
will
be
rubble
in
the
doorways,
and
the
valuable
cedar
boards
will
be
taken
from
the
ruined
houses.
The
people
of
Nineveh
were
previously
happy
and
proud,
thinking
that
they
were
very
safe.
They
were
always
saying,
“Our
city
is
the
greatest
city;
there
is
no
city
as
great
as
ours!”
But
now
it
will
become
a
ruins,
a
place
where
wild
animals
make
their
dens.
And
everyone
who
passes
by
there
will
hiss
and
scorn/ridicule
that
city,
and
shake
their
fists
to
show
that
they
detest
that
city
very
much.
Yahweh will some day restore Jerusalem, whose people have rebelled against him
Terrible
things
will
also
happen
to
Jerusalem,
that
city
whose
people
have
rebelled
against
Yahweh
and
who
have
become
unacceptable
to
him
because
of
the
sins
that
they
have
committed.
They
act
violently
toward
others
and
they ◄oppress/treat
cruelly►
other
people.
The
people
there
do
not
pay
attention
to
people
who
tell
them
the
wrong
things
that
they
are
doing
and
try
to ◄correct
them/cause
them
to
quit
doing
those
things►.
The
people
in
Jerusalem
do
not
trust
in
Yahweh
or
draw
near
to
ask
help
from
their
God.
Their
leaders
are
like [MET]
roaring
lions;
they
are
like [MET]
wolves
that
attack
other
animals
during
the
evening,
and
eat
everything
that
they
kill,
with
the
result
that
the
next
morning
there
is
nothing
left
of
those
animals
to
eat.
The
prophets
in
Jerusalem
are
proud,
and
they
give
messages
that
are
not
to
be
trusted.
Their
priests
cause
the
temple
to
be
unholy
by
doing
things
that
are
opposed
to
the
laws
of
Moses.
But
Yahweh
is
also
in
the
city;
and
he
never
does
what
is
wrong.
He
treats
people
justly/fairly;
he
does
that
every
day,
but
wicked
people
are
never
ashamed
about
their
doing
what
is
wrong.
Yahweh
says
this:
“I
have
destroyed
many
nations;
I
have
destroyed
their
strong/high
city
walls
and
towers.
Now
I
have
caused
the
streets
in
those
cities
to
be
completely
deserted [DOU];
the
cities
are
ruined.
There
are
no
people
still
alive
in
the
cities;
they
are
all
dead [LIT].
So
I
thought
to
myself,
‘
Because
of
what
I
have
done
to
those
other
nations,
surely
the
people
of
Jerusalem
will
revere
me
now,
and
they
will
accept ◄my correcting
them/my
telling
them
to
quit
doing
what
is
wrong►.
If
they
do
that,
I
will
not
destroy
their
houses;
I
will
not
punish
them
like
I
said
that
I
would
do.’
But
in
spite
of
knowing
how
I
punished
those
other
nations,
they
were
still
eager
to
get
up
early
each
morning
and
continue
to
do
evil
things.
Therefore
I,
Yahweh,
say,
‘Wait
for
the
day
in
which
I
will
testify
in
court
about
your
evil
things.’
I
have
decided
to
gather
the
people
of
the
kingdoms
of
the
earth [DOU]
and
cause
them
to
know
that
I
am
very
angry
with
them.
All
over
the
earth
I
will
punish
and
destroy
people;
my
being
angry
with
them
because
I ◄am
jealous/want
people
to
worship
no
other
god►
is
like [MET]
a ◄raging/very
hot►
fire.
When
that
happens,
I
will
cause
all
people [MTY]
to
be
changed
and
enable
them
to
speak
only
what
is ◄pure/pleasing
to
me►,
in
order
that
everyone
can
worship
me [MTY]
and unitedly/together
serve
me [MTY].
Then
my
people
who
were
forced
to
go
to
other
countries,
those
who
live
along
the
upper
part
of
the
Nile
River
in
Ethiopia
will
come
to
me
and
bring
offerings
to
me.
At
that
time,
you
people
in
Jerusalem
will
no
longer
be
ashamed
about
what
has
happened
to
you,
because
you
no
longer
will
be
rebelling
against
me.
I
will
get
rid
of
all
the
people
among
you
who
are
very
proud [DOU].
No
one
on
Zion,
my
holy
hill,
will
strut
around
proudly.
Those
who
are
still
alive
in
Israel
will
be
poor
and
humble;
they
will
be
people
who
trust
in
me [MTY].
Those
people
who
are
still
alive
there
in
Israel
will
not
do
things
that
are
wrong;
they
will
not
tell
lies
or
deceive [MTY]
people.
They
will
eat
and
sleep
safely,
because
no
one
will
cause
them
to
be
afraid.”
You
people
who
live
in
Jerusalem [DOU]
and
other
places
in
Israel,
sing
and
shout
loudly!
Be
glad,
and
rejoice [DOU]
greatly,
because
Yahweh
will
stop
punishing [MTY]
you,
and
he
will
send
away
from
you
the
armies
of
your
enemies!
And
Yahweh
himself,
the
king
of
us Israeli
people,
will
live
among
us,
and
never
again
will
we
be
afraid
that
others
will
harm
us.
At
that
time,
other
people
will
say
to
us
people
of
Jerusalem,
“
You
people
of [APO]
Jerusalem,
do
not
be
afraid;
do
not
become
afraid
or
discouraged,
because
Yahweh
your
God
is
living
among
you.
He
is
mighty,
and
he
will
rescue/save
you.
He
will
be
very
happy
with
you;
because
he
loves
you,
he
will
cause
you
to
not
be
afraid;
he
will
sing
loudly
to
rejoice
over
you.”
Yahweh
says, “You
people
were
sad
and
ashamed
because
you
were
unable
to
attend
your religious
festivals;
but
I
will
cause
you
to
no
longer
be
disgraced.
Truly,
I
will
severely
punish
all
those
who ◄oppressed
you/caused
you
to
suffer►.
I
will
rescue
those
who
are
helpless
and
those
who
were
forced
to
go
to
other
countries.
I
will
enable
them
to
be
praised
and
honored
in
every
country
to
which
they
were ◄exiled/forced
to
go►,
places
where
they
were
disgraced.
At
that
time,
I
will
gather
you
together
and
bring
you
back
home
to
Israel.
I
will
cause
you
to ◄have
a
good
reputation/be
honored►
and
be
greatly
praised
among
all
the
nations
of
the
earth.
You [MTY]
will
see
me
causing
you
to
prosper
again.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
- Translation 4 Translators 1
- Unicode (UTF-8)Haggai
Haggai
Haggai
HAG
This book contains the account of the Israeli people obeying God’s message to them through Haggai and rebuilding the temple. We call this book
Haggai
A call to rebuild the temple
I
am,
Haggai,
a
prophet.
I
received
a
message
from
Yahweh
on August 29th,
during
the
second
year
that
Darius
was
the
king
of
Persia.
I
told
this
message
to Shealtiel’s
son
Zerubbabel,
the
governor
of
Judah,
and
to Jehozadak’s
son
Jeshua,
the Supreme
Priest.
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
told
me
that
the
people
were
saying
that
it
was
not
yet
time
for
them
to
rebuild
Yahweh’s
temple.
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message
to
tell
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem:
“It
is
not
right [RHQ]
for
you
to
be
living
in
luxurious
houses
while
my
temple
is
only
ruins!
I,
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
say
this:
Think
about
what
is happening
to
you.
You
have
planted
a
lot
of
seeds,
but
you
are
not
getting
many
crops
to
harvest.
You
eat
food,
but
you
never
get
enough.
You
drink
wine,
but
you
are
still
thirsty.
You
wear
clothes,
but
you
do
not
stay
warm.
You earn
money,
but
things
are
very expensive,
with
the
result
that
it
is
as
though [MET]
your
money
disappears
because
you
are
putting
it
in
purses/pockets
that
have
big
holes
in
them.”
So
this
is
what
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
says: “Think
about
what
is happening
to
you.
Then
go
up
into
the
hills,
cut
down
trees,
and
bring
timber
down
here,
and
rebuild
my
temple.
When
you
do
that,
I
will
be
pleased,
and
I
will
be
honored.
You
expected
to
harvest
plenty
of
crops,
but
there
were
few
crops
to
harvest.
And
when
you
brought
the
crops
home,
I
caused
them
to
spoil [IDM]
quickly.
The
reason
that
happened
is
that
my
temple
is
a
ruins,
while
each
of
you
are
busy
building
your
own
beautiful
houses.
It
is
because
of
what
you
are
doing
that
rain
does
not
fall
from
the
sky,
and
as
a
result
there
are
no
crops.
I
have
caused
a ◄drought/severe
lack
of
rain►
on
the
hills
and
on
your
fields.
The
result
has
been
that
your
grain
has
withered,
and
your grapevines [MTY]
and
olive
trees [MTY]
and
all
your
other
crops
have
dried
up.
Because
of
that,
you
and
your
cattle
do
not
have
enough
food,
and
the
hard
work
that
you
have
done
will
be
for
nothing.”
Then
Zerubbabel
and
Jeshua
and
all
the
others
of
God’s
people
who
were
still
alive
obeyed
the
message
that
Yahweh
our
God
had
said,
and
they
heeded
the
message
that
I
had
given
them,
because
they
knew
that
Yahweh
our
God
had
sent/appointed
me.
And
the
people
revered
Yahweh.
Then
I,
Haggai,
who
was
Yahweh’s
messenger,
gave
this
message
from
Yahweh
to
the
people: “I,
Yahweh,
declare
that
I
am
with
you.”
So
Yahweh
motivated
Zerubbabel
and
Jeshua
and
the
other
people
to
want
to
rebuild
the
temple
of
our
God,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
They
gathered
together
and
started
to
work
to
rebuild
it.
They
started
work
on September 21st,
during
the
second
year
that
Darius
was
the
king.
The new temple
On October 17
of
that
year,
Yahweh
gave
me,
the
prophet
Haggai,
another
message.
The
message
was
that
I
should
say
this
to
Zerubbabel,
Jeshua,
and
to
the
other
people
who
were
still
alive
in
Jerusalem:
“Do
any
of
you
remember
how
glorious
our
former
temple
was?
If
you
do,
what
does
it
look
like
to
you
now?
It
must
seem
like
nothing
at
all.
But
now
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
to
all
of
you,
to
Zerubbabel
and
Jeshua
and
the
rest
of
you
people
who
live
in
this
nation, ‘
Do
not
be
discouraged;
be
strong [DOU],
and
work
to
build
this
new
temple,
because
I
will ◄be
with/help►
you.
My
Spirit
remains
among
you,
like
I
promised
your
ancestors
when
they
left
Egypt.
So
do
not
be
afraid!’ ”
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says: “Soon
I
will
shake
the
sky
and
the
earth,
the
oceans
and
the
land
again.
I
will
shake
again
the
people
of
all
the
nations,
and
as
a
result
they
will
bring
their
treasures
to
this
temple.
I
will
fill
this
temple
with
my
glory.
The
silver
and
the
gold
that
they
own
are
really
mine,
so
they
will
bring
them
to
me.
Then
this
temple
will
be
more
glorious
than
the
former/previous
temple
was.
And
I
will
cause
things
to
go
well
for
you
all.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
said
it.”
What
they
do
now
will
be
acceptable
to
Yahweh
On December 18
of
that
year,
Yahweh
gave
another
message
to
me,
the
prophet
Haggai.
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
said
to
me: “Ask
the
priests
this
question
about
what
is
written
in
the
laws
of
Moses
about
sacrifices:
‘If
one
of
you
priests
takes
from
the
altar
some
meat
that
was
sacrificed
and
is
carrying
it
in
his
robes,
if
his
robe
touches
some
bread
or
stew
or
wine
or
olive
oil
or
some
other
food,
does
that
food
also
become ◄holy/acceptable
for
a
sacrifice►?’”
When
he
said
that
to
the
priests,
they
replied, “No.”
Then
Haggai
asked
them, “If
someone
becomes
unacceptable
to
God
by
touching
a
corpse,
and
then
he
touches
any
of
those
foods,
will
the
food
also
become
unacceptable
to
God?”
The
priests
replied, “Yes.”
Then
Haggai
replied, “Yahweh
says
this: ‘It
is
the
same
with
you
people
and
with
this
nation.
Everything
that
you
do
and
all
the
sacrifices
that
you
all
offer
are
unacceptable
to
me
because
of
the
sins
that
you
have
committed.
Think
about
what
has
been happening
to
you
before
you
began
to
lay
the
foundation
of
my
temple.
When
you
expected
to
harvest 20 bushels
of
grain,
you
harvested
only
ten bushels.
When
someone
went
to
a
big
wine
vat
to
get 50
gallons
of
wine,
there
were
only 20
gallons
in
the
vat.
I
sent ◄blight/hot
winds►
and
mildew
and
hail
to
destroy
all
your
crops.
But
still
you
did
not
return
to
me.
Starting
from
this
day, December 18,
the
day
when
you
have
laid
the
foundation
of
my
new
temple,
continue
to
think
carefully
about
your
situation.
Is
there
now [RHQ]
any
grain
seed
left
in
your
barns?
No,
because
you
have
eaten
the
small
amount
that
you
harvested.
And
there
is
no
fruit
on
your grapevines
and
fig
trees
and
pomegranate
trees
and
olive
trees.
But,
from
now
on,
I
will
bless
you!’ ”
Yahweh’s
promise
to
Zerubbabel
On
that
same
day,
Yahweh
gave
another
message
to
me.
He
said, “Tell
Zerubbabel
the
governor
of
Judah
that
I
am
going
to
shake
the
sky
and
the
earth.
I
will
end
the
power
of
the
kings
of
many
nations [DOU].
I
will
cause
their
chariots
and
their drivers,
their
horses
and
the
soldiers
who
are
riding
on
them
to
be
destroyed.
What
will
happen
is
that
I
will
cause
the
soldiers
to
kill
each
other
with
their
swords.
Zerubbabel,
you
serve
me
well.
So
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
declare
that
like
kings
wear
signet
rings
to
show
that
they
have
authority
to
rule
people,
I
will
appoint
you
and
cause
you
to
have
authority
to
rule.
I
will
do
that
because
I
have
chosen
you.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
said
it.”
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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Zechariah
Zechariah
Zec
This book contains the account of Zechariah foretelling about God restoring the Israeli people and establishing his eternal rule. We call this book
Zechariah
Yahweh summons his people to return to him
I
am
Zechariah,
a
prophet,
the
son
of Berekiah
and
grandson
of
Iddo.
When
Darius
had
been
the emperor
of
Persia
for
almost
two
years,
during November
of
that
year,
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message:
“I
was
very
angry
with
your
ancestors.
So
tell
this
to
the
people:
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say, ‘eturn
to
me,
and
if
you
do
that,
I
will
help
you
again.
Do
not
be
like
your
ancestors.
Other
prophets,
who
have
now
died,
continually
proclaimed
to
your
ancestors
that
they
should
stop
doing
the
evil
things
that
they
were
continually
doing.
But
they
refused
to
pay
attention
to
what
I
said.
Your
ancestors
have
died
and
are
now
in
their
graves [RHQ].
And
the
prophets
did
not [RHQ]
live
forever,
either.
But
I
punished [IDM]
the
people
for disobeying
the
commands
and
the
decrees
which
I
commanded
my
servants
the
prophets
to
tell
to
the
people.
Then
they ◄repented/turned
away
from
their
evil
behavior►
and
said, ‘The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
has
done
to
us
what
we
deserved
for
our
evil
behavior,
just
like
he
said
that
he
would
do.’ ”
The
vision
of
the
horses
Three
months
later,
on February 15,
Yahweh
gave
another
message
to
me.
During
the
night
I
had
a
vision.
In
the
vision
I
saw
an
angel
who
was
on
a
red
horse.
He
was
in
a
narrow
valley
among
some
myrtle
trees.
Behind
him
were
angels
on
red,
brown,
and
white
horses.
I
asked
the
angel
who
had
been
talking
to
me, “Sir,
who
are
those
angels
on
the
horses?”
He
replied, “I
will
show
you
who
they
are.”
Then
the
angel
who
had
been
under
the
myrtle
trees
explained.
He
said, “They
are
the
angels
whom
Yahweh
sent
to ◄patrol/see
what
is happening
in►
the
entire
world.”
Then
those
angels
reported
to
the
angel
who
was
there
among
the
myrtle
trees, “We
have
traveled
throughout
the
world,
and
we
have
found
out
that
the
army
of
the emperor
of
Persia
has
conquered
nations
throughout
the
world,
and
that
those
nations
are
now ◄helpless/unable
to
resist
his
army►.”
Then
the
angel
asked, “Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
how
long
will
you
continue
to
not
be
merciful
to
Jerusalem
and
the
other
towns
in
Judah?
You
have
been
angry
with
them
for 70
years!”
So
Yahweh
spoke
kindly
to
the
angel
who
had
talked
to
me,
saying
things
that
comforted/encouraged
him.
Then
the
angel
who
had
been
talking
with
me
said
to
me, “Proclaim
this
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem:
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
that
he
is
very
concerned
about
the
people
who
live
on
Zion
Hill
and
in
the
other
parts
of
Jerusalem.
But
he
is
very
angry
with
the
nations
that
are
proud
and
feel
safe.
He
was
only
a
little
bit
angry
with
the
people
of
Judah,
but
he
is
very
angry
with
the
surrounding
nations
because
they
caused
the
people
of
Judah
to
experience
complete
disaster.
Therefore,
this
is
what
he
says: ‘I
will
again
be
merciful
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
and
they
will
rebuild
my
temple.
Men
will
measure
all
the
land
in
the
city
before
they
start
rebuilding
the
houses.’
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
said
this: ‘Tell
the
people
that
the
people
in
my
towns
in
Judah
will
soon
be
very
prosperous
again,
and
I
will
encourage
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
and
their
city
will
again
be
my
chosen
city.’”
The
vision
of
the
four
horns
Then
I
looked
up,
and
I
saw
in
front
of
me
four
animal
horns.
I
asked
the
angel
who
had
been
speaking
to
me, “What
are
those
horns?”
He
replied, “Those
horns
represent
the
armies
that
forced
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah
and
Israel
to
go
to
other
countries.”
Then
Yahweh
showed
me
four ◄craftsmen/men
who
make
things
from
metal►.
I
asked, “What
are
those
men
coming
to
do?”
He
replied, “
The
armies represented
by
those
horns
caused
the
people
of
Judah
to
be
scattered,
with
the
result
that
they
suffered
greatly.
But
the
craftsmen
have
come
to
cause
those
who
attacked [IDM]
Judah
to
be
terrified
and
crushed.”
The man with a measuring line
Then
I
looked
up
and
saw
a
man
with
a
measuring
line/tape.
I
asked
him, “Where
are
you
going?”
He
replied, “
I
am
going
to
measure
Jerusalem,
to
determine
how
wide
it
is
and
how
long
it
is.”
Then
the
angel
who
had
been
talking
to
me
started
to
leave,
and
another
angel
walked
toward
him.
That
other
angel
said
to
him, “Run
and
tell
that
young
man
that
some
day
there
will
be
very
many
people
and
livestock
in
Jerusalem,
with
the
result
that
there
will
be
too
many
to
live
inside
the
city
walls;
many
will
live
outside
the
walls.
And
Yahweh
says
that
he
himself
will
be
like [MET]
a
wall
of
fire
around
the
city,
and
he
will
be
there
with
his
glory.”
Yahweh
declares
to
the
people
who
were
exiled
to
Babylonia, “Run!
Flee
from
Babylonia [MTY],
the
country
east
of
Israel,
and
flee
in
all
directions
from
the
places
where
I
caused
you
to
be
scattered!
You
people
who
previously
lived
in
Jerusalem
and
who
now
live
in
Babylon,
flee
from
there!
The
armies
of
the
nations
that
attacked
you
and
took
away
your
valuable
possessions
have
attacked
those
who
are
very
precious
to
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels [IDM].
So
he
says
this
about
me: ‘After
I
have
honored
him
and
sent
him
to
rebuke
the
nations,
it
is
as
though
I
will
strike
them
with
my
fist,
with
the
result
that
those
who
were
their
slaves
will
now
take
back
their
possessions
from
those
who
caused
them
to
become
slaves.’
And
when
that
happens,
you
will
know
that
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
the
one
who
sent
me.”
Yahweh
says, “
You
people
of
Jerusalem [APO],
shout
and
be
happy,
because
I
will
be
coming
to
you
and
I
will
live
among
you!”
At
that
time,
people
of
many
nations
will
be
united
to
Yahweh
and
will
become
his
people.
He
will
live
among
all
of
you;
and
you
will
know
that
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
the
one
who
sent
me
to
you.
The
people
of
Judah
will
be
a
very
special
part
of
his
sacred
country,
and
Jerusalem
will
again
be
the
city
that
he
has
chosen.
Everyone,
everywhere,
should
be
silent
in
the
presence
of
Yahweh,
because
he
again
will
come
down
from
the
sacred
place
where
he
lives
in
heaven
to
do
great
things
for
us.
The vision of the Supreme Priest
Then
Yahweh
showed
me
Joshua,
the Supreme
Priest,
who
was
standing
in
front
of
the
angel
that
Yahweh
had
sent.
And
Satan
was
standing
at
Joshua’s
right
side,
ready
to
accuse
him.
But
Yahweh
said
to
Satan, “Satan,
I
am
rebuking
you!
I
am
the
one
who
has
chosen
Jerusalem
to
be
my
special
city,
and
I
am
rebuking
you!
This
man,
Joshua,
has
been
brought
back
from
Babylonia;
he
is
surely
like [MET, RHQ]
a
burning
stick
that
has
been
snatched
from
a
fire.”
Joshua
was
wearing
filthy
clothes
while
he
was
standing
in
front
of
the
angel.
The
angel
said
to
those
other
angels
who
were
standing
in
front
of
him, “Take
off
his
filthy
clothes!”
After
they
did
that,
the
angel
said
to
Joshua, “Look!
I
have
taken
away
the
guilt
of
your
sins,
and
I
will
put
beautiful
clothes
on
you.”
Then
I
said
to
them, “Put
a
clean
turban
on
his
head!”
So
they
put
a
clean
turban
on
his
head
and
put
new
clothes
on
him,
while
the
angel
sent
by
Yahweh
was
standing
there.
Then
the
angel
said
this
to
Joshua:
“The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
that
if
you
do
what
I
want
you
to
do [IDM],
and
obey
my
instructions,
you
will ◄be
in
charge
of/have
authority
over►
what
is
done
in
my
temple
and
its
courtyard.
And
I
will
allow
you
to
speak
at
any
time
to
the
angels
who
are
standing
near
to
me.
Joshua,
you
are
the Supreme
Priest,
and
your ◄associates/fellow
priests►
are
sitting
in
front
of
you.
They symbolize/represent
things
that
will
happen
in
the
future.
Some
day
I
am
going
to
bring
someone
who
will
work
for
me,
someone
who
will
be
called
the
Branch.
Look
at
the
stone
that
I
have
put
in
front
of
Joshua.
There
are
seven
sides
on
the
stone.
I
will
engrave
a
message
on
that
stone,
and
in
one
day
I
will
remove
the
guilt
of
all
the
people
of
this
country.
At
that
time,
each
of
you
will
invite
his
friends
to
come
and
sit
under
his grapevine
and
under
his
fig
tree.
That
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
declares.”
The vision of the lampstand
Then
the
angel
who
had
been
talking
with
me
returned,
and
he
called
to
me
as
though
I
had
been
asleep.
He
asked
me, “What
do
you
see?”
I
replied, “I
see
a
lampstand
made
completely
of
gold.
There
is
a
small
bowl
for
olive
oil
at
the
top,
and
there
are
seven
small
lamps
around
the
bowl,
and
a
place
for
a
wick
on
each
lamp.
Furthermore,
I
see
two
olive
trees,
one
at
the
right
side
of
the
lampstand
and
one
at
the
left
side.”
I
asked
the
angel
who
was
talking
with
me, “Sir,
what
are
these?”
He
replied, “Surely
you
know [RHQ]
what
they
are?”
I
replied, “No,
I
do
not
know.”
Then
he
said
to
me, “This
is
the
message
that
Yahweh
says
that
you
should
give
to
Zerubbabel
the
governor
of
Judah: ‘You
will
do
what
I
want
you
to
do,
but
it
will
not
be
by
your
own
strength
or
power.
It
will
be
done
by
the
power
of
my
Spirit,
says
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
Zerubbabel,
you
have
many
difficult
matters
to
handle.
They
are
like
high
mountains [MET].
But
they
will
become
easy
to
handle,
as
though
they
will
become
flat
land.
And
you
will
bring
to
the
temple
the
final
stone
to
complete
the
rebuilding
of
the
temple.
When
you
do
that,
all
the
people
will
shout
repeatedly, “It
is
beautiful!
May
God
bless
it!”’”
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said
to
me, “Zerubbabel [SYN]
laid
the
first
stone
in
the
foundation
of
the
temple,
and
he
will
put
the
last
stone
in
its
place.
When
that
happens,
the
people
will
know
that
it
is
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
who
have
sent
you
to
them.”
And
he
said, “The
seven
bowls
represent
the
eyes
of
Yahweh,
who
looks
back
and
forth
at
everything
that
happens
on
the
earth.”
No
one [RHQ]
should
think
that
little
things
that
are
done
at
the
beginning
of
a
big
project
are unimportant.
When
the
temple
is
almost
finished
being
rebuilt,
Zerubbabel
will
use
a ◄plumb
line/string
with
a
stone
fastened
to
it►
to
see
if
the
walls
they
are
building
are
straight;
so
when
the
people
see
that,
they
will
rejoice.”
Then
I
asked
the
angel, “What
is
the
meaning
of
the
two
olive
trees,
one
on
each
side
of
the
lampstand?
And
what
is
the
meaning
of
the
two
olive
branches,
one
alongside
each
of
the
gold
pipes
from
which
olive
oil
flows
to
the
lamps?”
He
replied, “Surely [RHQ]
you
know
what
they
are?”
I
replied, “No,
sir,
I
do
not
know.”
So
he
said, “They
represent
the
two
men
who
have
been
appointed [MTY]
to
serve
the
Lord
who
rules
the
entire
earth.”
The vision of the flying scroll
I
looked
up
again,
and
I
saw
a
scroll
that
was
flying
through
the
air.
The
angel
asked
me, “What
do
you
see?”
I
replied, “I
see
a
flying
scroll
that
is
huge, ◄10
yards/9 meters►
long
and ◄5
yards/4.5 meters►
wide.”
Then
he
said
to
me, “On
this
scroll
is
written
the
words
that
Yahweh
is
speaking
to
curse
the
entire
country.
On
one
side
of
the
scroll
it
is
written
that
every
thief
will
be
banished.
On
the
other
side
it
is
written
that
everyone
who
tells
a
lie
when
he
is
solemnly
promising
to
tell
the
truth
will
also
be
banished
from
the
country.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says, ‘I
will
send
copies
of
this
scroll
to
the
places
where
thieves
live
and
to
the
houses
of
those
who
use
my
name
when
they
solemnly
promise
to
tell
the
truth.
The copies
of
this
scroll
will
stay
in
their
houses,
until
those
houses
and
all
their
wood
and
stones
are
destroyed.’ ”
The
vision
of
the
woman
in
a
basket
Then
the
angel
who
had
been
talking
to
me
came
closer
to
me
and
said, “Look
up
and
see
what
is
appearing!”
I
asked
him, “What
is
it?”
He
replied, “It
is
a
big
basket
for
measuring
grain.
But
it represents
the
sins
that
everyone
in
this
nation
has
committed.”
Then
the
angel
lifted
the basket’s
cover,
which
was
made
of
lead.
There
was
a
woman
sitting
inside
the
basket!
The
angel
said, “She represents
the
wicked
things
that
people
do.”
Then
the
angel
pushed
her
back
into
the
basket
and
closed
the
very
heavy
lid
again.
Then
I
looked
up
and
saw
two
women
in
front
of
me.
They
were
flying
toward
us,
with
their
wings
spread
out
in
the
wind.
Their
wings
were
large,
like [SIM] storks’
wings.
They
lifted
the
big
basket
up
into
the
sky.
I
asked
the
angel
who
had
been
talking
to
me, “Where
are
they
taking
that
basket?”
He
replied, “
They
are
taking
it
to
Babylonia
to
build
a
temple
for
it.
When
the
temple
is
finished,
they
will
set
the
basket
there
on
a
pedestal
for
people
to
worship
it.”
The vision of four chariots
I
looked
up
again,
and
in
the
vision
I
saw
four
chariots
coming
toward
me.
They
were
coming
between
two
mountains
that
were
made
of
bronze.
The
first
chariot
was
pulled
by
red
horses,
the
second
chariot
was
pulled
by
black
horses,
the
third
chariot
was
pulled
by
white
horses,
and
the
fourth
chariot
was
pulled
by
spotted
gray
horses.
They
were
all
very
strong
horses.
I
asked
the
angel
who
had
been
speaking
to
me, “Sir,
what
do
those
chariots
mean?”
The
angel
replied, “They
have
come
from
standing
in
the
presence
of
the
Lord
who
controls/rules
the
entire
earth.
They
will
go
across
the
sky
in
four
directions.
The
chariot
pulled
by
black
horses
will
go
north,
the
one
pulled
by
white
horses
will
go
west,
the
one
pulled
by
spotted
gray
horses
will
go
south.”
When
those
powerful
horses
left,
their
chariot-drivers
were
eager
to
go
throughout
the
world.
As
they
were
leaving,
the
angel
said
to
them, “Go
throughout
the
world
and
see
what
is happening!”
So
that
is
what
they
did.
Then
the
angel
called
to
me
and
said, “Look/Listen,
the
drivers
of
the
chariots
that
have
gone
north
will
do
what
the
Spirit
of
Yahweh
wants
them
to
do
there.”
A
crown
was
given
to
Joshua
Then
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said, “Heldai,
Tobijah,
and
Jedaiah
will
be
bringing
some
silver
and
gold
from
the
people
who
were ◄exiled
in/forced
to
go
to►
Babylon.
As
soon
as
they
arrive,
go
to
the
house
of
Josiah
the
son
of
Zephaniah.
Take
some
of
that
silver
and
gold
from
them
and
make
a
crown.
Then
put
it
on
the
head
of Jehozadak’s
son
Joshua,
the Supreme
Priest.
Tell
him
that
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say
that
the
man
who
is
called
the
Branch
will
come.
He
will
leave
the
place
where
he
is
now,
and
he
will
supervise
those
who
build
my
temple.
He
is
the
one
who
will
tell
those
who
will
build
my
temple
what
to
do.
He
will
wear
royal
clothing
and
he
will
sit
on
his
throne
and
rule.
There
will
also
be
a
priest
sitting
next
to
his
throne,
and
the
two
of
them
will
work
together harmoniously.
The
crown
must
be
kept
in
my
temple
to
remind
people
of
what
Heldai,
Tobijah,
Jedaiah,
and
Josiah
did
for
them.
People
who
are
living
far
away
will
come
and
help
to
build
my
temple.
When
that
happens,
the
people
will
know
that
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
sent
you
to
them.
That
will
happen
if
they
faithfully
obey
me,
Yahweh,
your/their
God.”
The people must act justly and mercifully, not only habitually abstain from eating food
When
Darius
had
been
the emperor
for
almost
four
years,
on December 7,
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
The
people
of
Bethel
city
sent
two
men,
Sharezer
and
Regem-Melech,
along
with
some
other
men,
to
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
to
request
that
Yahweh
bless
them.
They
also
asked
the
priests
at
Yahweh’s
temple
and
the
prophets
this
question: “For
many
years,
during
the
fifth
month
and
during
the
seventh
month
of
each
year,
we
have
mourned
and ◄fasted/abstained
from
eating
food►.
Should
we
continue
to
do
that?”
Then
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
gave
me
a
message.
He
said, “Tell [RHQ]
the
priests
and
all
the
other
people
of
Judah
that
during
the
past 70
years,
when
they
mourned
and
fasted
during
the
fifth
and
seventh
months
of
each
year,
it
was
not
really [RHQ]
me,
Yahweh,
whom
they
were
honoring.
And
when
they
ate
and
drank,
it
was
really [RHQ]
to
benefit
themselves.
That
is
certainly [RHQ]
what
I
continually
told
the
former
prophets
to
proclaim
to
the
people,
when
Jerusalem
and
the
nearby
towns
were
prosperous
and
filled
with
people,
and
people
also
lived
in
the
desert
area
to
the
south
and
in
the
foothills
to
the
west.”
Yahweh
gave
another
message
to
me,
saying
“
Tell
the
people
that
this
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says: ‘Do
what
is
just/right,
and
act
kindly
and mercifully
toward
each
other.
Do
not ◄oppress/treat
cruelly►
widows
or
orphans
or
foreigners
or
poor
people.
Do
not
even
think
about
doing
evil
to
anyone
else.’ ”
But
the
people
refused
to
pay
attention
to
what
Yahweh
said.
They
turned
their
backs
to
him,
and
put
their
hands
over
their
ears
in
order
to
not
hear
what
he
said.
They
were
very
stubborn [IDM],
and
they
would
not
listen
to
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses
or
the
messages
that
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
told
his
Spirit
to
give
to
the
prophets
who
were
now
dead.
So
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
was
very
angry.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says, “When
I
called/spoke
to
the
people,
they
would
not
listen.
So
when
they
called/prayed
to
me,
I
did
not
listen.
And
I
caused
them
to
be
scattered
among
many
nations,
where
they
were
strangers.
It
was
as
though [MET]
a
whirlwind
picked
them
up
and
carried
them
away
from
their
country.
The
country/land
that
they
were
forced
to
leave
was
ruined,
with
the
result
that
no
one
could
live
there
or
even
travel
through
it.
It
was
previously
a
delightful
land,
but
they
caused
it
to
become ◄desolate/like
a
desert►.”
Yahweh promised to bless Jerusalem
Yahweh
gave
me
another
message.
He
said,
“This
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say: ‘I
love
the
people
of
Jerusalem;
I
love
them
very
much,
and
I
am
very
angry
with
their
enemies.’
So
this
is
what
I
say: ‘
Some
day
I
will
return
to
Zion
Hill
and
I
will
live
there.
At
that
time,
Jerusalem
will
be
called
the
city
where
people ◄are
faithful
to/faithfully
obey►
me,
and
people
will
say
that
Zion
Hill
is
holy
because
it
is
where
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
dwells.’”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
says
this: “
Some
day
old
men
and
old
women
will
again
sit
along
the
streets
of
Jerusalem,
each
of
them
holding
a
cane
because
of
their
being
very
old.
And
the
city
streets
with
be
full
of
boys
and
girls
playing.”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
says
this: “
When
those
things
happen,
it
will
seem
marvelous
to
the
people
who
are
still
alive,
but
it
certainly
will
not [RHQ]
seem
marvelous
to
me!”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
says
this: “I
will
rescue
my
people
from
countries
to
the northeast
and
to
the southwest
to
which
they
were
forced
to
go.
I
will
bring
them
back
to
Judah,
and
they
will
again
live
in
Jerusalem.
They
will
be
my
people,
and
I
will
be
their
God.
I
will
be
faithful
to
them
and
act
righteously
toward
them.”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
says
this: “When
the
foundation
for
my
temple
was
laid,
there
were
prophets
there
who
proclaimed
messages
from
me.
Some
of
you
heard
what
those
prophets
said.
So
be
brave/courageous [MTY]
while
you
are
building
the
temple,
in
order
that
you
may
finish
building
it.
Before
you
started
to
rebuild
the
temple,
no
one
could
hire
men
or
animals
to
work
for
them,
because
there
was
no
money
to
pay
for
them.
And
people
were
afraid
to
go
anywhere
because
I
had
caused
people
to
oppose
each
other,
and
they
thought
that
there
were
enemies
everywhere.
But
now
I
will
act differently
toward
you
people
who
are
still
alive,
differently
than
I
did
previously.
That
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say.
From
now
on,
it
will
be
peaceful
when
you
plant
your
seeds,
and
your grapevines
will
produce
grapes,
and
good
crops
will
grow
in
your
fields.
There
will
be
rain.
I
will
give
all
those
things
to
you
people
who
are
still
alive.
You
people
of
Judah
and
Israel,
the
people
of
other
nations
have
cursed
you.
But
I
will
rescue
you,
and
you
will
be
a
blessing
to
the
people
of
many
nations.
So
do
not
be
afraid;
work
hard [MTY]
to
finish
building
the
temple.”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
says
this: “When
your
ancestors
caused
me
to
become
very
angry,
I
decided
to
punish
them.
And
I
did
not
change
my
mind.
But
now
I
will
do
something
different.
I
am
planning
to
do
good
things
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
towns
in
Judah.
So
do
not
be
afraid.
These
are
the
things
that
you
should
do:
You
should
always
tell
the
truth
to
each
other.
In
the
courts,
your
judges
must
make
decisions
according
to
what
is
correct
and
fair.
Do
not
plan
to
do
evil
things
to
others,
and
do
not
falsely
promise
to
do
things
that
you
know
that
you
will
not
do.
I
hate
all
those
things.”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
spoke
to
me
again.
This
is
what
he
said: “The
times
when
you
people
of
Judah ◄fast/abstain
from
food►
during
the
fourth,
fifth,
seventh,
and
tenth
months
of
each
year
will
become
good
and
very
happy/joyful [DOU]
festivals.
But
you
must
want
to
speak
truthfully
and
be
peaceful.”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
says
this: “
Some
day
people
from
many
people-groups
and
foreign
cities
will
come
here
to
Jerusalem.
People
from
one
city
will
go
to
the
people
in
another
city
and
say, ‘Let’s
go
together
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
Yahweh
and
ask
him
to
bless
us;
we
ourselves
are
going.’
And
people
from
many people-groups
and
from
powerful
nations
will
come
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
Yahweh
and
ask
him
to
bless
them.”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
says
this: “At
that
time,
this
is
what
will
happen
everywhere:
A
group
of
people
from
one
nation
or
a
group
of
people
who
speak
another
language
will
grab
the
fringe/edge
of
the
robe
of
a
Jew
and
say
to
him, ‘We
have
heard
people
say
that
God
is
with
you.
So
allow
us
to
go
with
you
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
him.’”
Israel’s enemies will be punished
This
is
another
message
that
I
received
from
Yahweh.
Yahweh
said, “I
watch [MTY]
everyone,
especially
the
tribes
of
Israel;
so
I
will
punish
the
people
in
the
Hadrach
region
and
in
Damascus
city
because
of
what
they
did
to
the
people
of
Israel.
I
will
also
punish
the
people
in
nearby
Hamath
city.
I
will
also
punish
the
people
in
Tyre
and
Sidon
cities,
even
though
they
are
considered
to
be [IRO]
very
wise.
The
people
in
Tyre
built
a
high
wall
around
their
city.
They
piled
up
huge
amounts
of
silver
and
gold
as
though
they
were
piles
of
dirt
in
the
streets.
But
I,
Yahweh,
will
cause
their
precious
possessions
to
be
taken
away
and
all
their
ships
to
be
destroyed,
and
their
city
will
be
destroyed
by
a
fire.
The
people
in
Ashkelon
city
will
see
that
happen,
and
they
will
become
very
afraid.
The
people
in
Gaza
city
will
shake
because
of
being
terrified,
and
the
people
in
Ekron
city
will
shake
too,
because
they
will
no
longer
expect
to
prosper.
The
king
of
the
city
of
Gaza
will
be
killed,
and
the
city
of
Ashkelon
will
be
deserted.
Foreigners
will
occupy
Ashdod
city.
I
will
cause
the
people
in
all
those
cities
of
Philistia
to
no
longer
be
proud.
I
will
no
longer
allow
them
to
eat [MTY]
meat
that
still
has
blood
in
it,
and
I
will
forbid
them
to
eat [MTY]
food
that
I [MTY]
have
not
allowed
them
to
eat
because
it
was
offered
to
idols.
At
that
time,
the
people
in
Philistia
who
survive
will
worship
me,
and
they
will
become
my
people,
like
the
people
of
Judah
are.
The
Philistine
people
of
Ekron
will
also
become
my
people
like [SIM]
the
people
of
Jebus
did
when
they
were
conquered.
I
will
protect
my
temple,
and
I
will
not
allow
any
enemy
soldiers
to
enter
it.
No
enemies
will
harm
my
people
again,
because
I
will
be
watching
over
my
people
carefully.
The
coming
King
Rejoice
very
much,
you
people
of
Jerusalem [APO, DOU]
and
shout
joyfully,
because
your
king
will
be
coming
to
you.
He
is
righteous
and
victorious;
but
he
will
be
gentle,
and
he
will
be
riding
on
a
donkey,
on
a
young
female
donkey.
I
will
get
rid
of
the
chariots
in
the
Ephraim
region
that
are
used
in
battles
and
all
the
war
horses
in
Jerusalem.
All
the
bows
used
in
wars
will
be
broken.
Your
king
will
proclaim
that
he
will
cause
things
to
go
well
and
peacefully
in
the
nations.
He
will
rule
the
area
from
the
Mediterranean
Sea
to
the
Dead
Sea,
and
from
the
Euphrates
River
to
the
most
distant
places
on
the
earth.
As
for
you
my
people
of
Jerusalem,
because
of
the
blood
of
the
animals
that
were
sacrificed
to
make
my
agreement
with
you,
I
will
free
your
people
who
were
forced
to
go
to
other
countries
where
it
was
as
though
they
were
kept
in
a
waterless
pit.
You
people
who
were
prisoners
in
those
countries
who
still
confidently
expect
God
to
help
you,
return
to
Judah,
where
you
will
be
safe.
This
day
I
declare
that
I
will
give
you
two
blessings
for
each
of
the
troubles
that
you
have
experienced.
I
will
cause
Judah
to
be
like [MET]
my
bow,
and
I
will
cause
Israel
to
be
like [MET]
my
arrow.
I
will
enable
you
young
men
of
Jerusalem
to
fight
against
the
soldiers
of
Greece;
you
will
be
like [SIM]
a
warrior’s
sword.”
Yahweh
will
protect
his
people
Some
day
Yahweh
will
appear
in
the
sky
above
his
people,
and
the
arrows
that
he
shoots
will
be
like [SIM]
lightning.
Yahweh
our
Lord
will
blow
his
trumpet,
and
he
will
march
fiercely
like [MET]
the storms
from
the
south.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
will
protect
his
people;
the
soldiers
of
Judah
will
attack
and
defeat
their
enemies
who
attack
them
using slingshots.
Those
soldiers
of
Judah
will
drink
and
celebrate
and
shout
like [SIM]
people
who
are
drunk;
they
will
be
as
full
of
wine
as
the
bowl
that
holds
the
blood
of
the
animals
that
are
sacrificed
and
which
is
then
sprinkled
on
the
corners
of
the
altar.
On
that
day,
Yahweh
our
God
will
save
his
people
like
a
shepherd
saves
his
flock
of
sheep
from
danger.
In
their
land,
they
will
be
like [SIM]
jewels
that sparkle
on
a
crown.
They
will
be
delightful
and
beautiful.
The
young
men
will
become
strong
from
eating
grain,
and
the
young
women
will
become
strong
from
drinking
new
wine.
Yahweh’s promises for Judah and Israel
Ask
Yahweh
to
cause
rain
to
fall ◄in
the springtime/before
the
hot
season starts►,
because
he
is
the
one
who
makes
the
clouds
from
which
the
rain
falls.
He
causes
showers
to
fall
on
us,
and
he
causes
crops
to
grow
well
in
the
fields.
What
people
think
that
the
idols
in
their
houses suggest
is
only
nonsense,
and
people
who
say
that
they
can
interpret
dreams
tell
only
lies.
When
they
tell
people
things
to
comfort
them,
what
they
say
is
useless,
so
the
people
who ◄consult/trust
in►
them
are
like
lost
sheep;
they
are
attacked
because
they
have
no
one
to
protect
them
like [MET]
a
shepherd
protects
his
sheep.
Yahweh
says, “I
am
angry
with
the
leaders [MET]
of
my
people,
and
I
will
punish
them.
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
take
care
of
my
people,
the
people
of
Judah,
like
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his [MET]
flock,
and
I
will
cause
them
to
be
like [SIM]
proud/powerful
war
horses.
From
Judah
will
come
rulers
who
will
be
very
important,
like [MET]
a
cornerstone
is
the
most
important
stone
for
a
house,
like [MET]
a
tent
peg
is
very
important
for
a
tent,
like [MET]
a
bow
is
very
important
for ◄an
archer/a
man
who
shoots
arrows►.
They
will
all
be
like [SIM]
mighty
warriors
trampling
their
enemies
in
the
mud
during
a
battle.
I,
Yahweh,
will
be
with
them,
so
they
will
fight
and
defeat
their
enemies
who
ride
on
horses.
I
will
cause
the
people [MTY]
of
Judah
to
become
strong,
and
I
will
rescue
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel.
I
will
bring
them
back
from
the
countries
to
which
they
were ◄exiled/forced
to
go►;
I
will
do
that
because
I
pity
them.
Then
they
will
be
as
though
I
had
not
abandoned
them,
because
I
am
Yahweh,
their
God,
and
I
will
answer
them
when
they
pray
for
help.
The
people
of
Israel
will
be
like [SIM]
strong
soldiers;
they
will
be
as
happy
as
people
who
have
drunk
a
lot
of
wine.
Their
children
will
see
their
fathers
being
very
happy,
and
they
also
will
be
happy
because
of
what
Yahweh
has
done
for
them.
I
will
signal
for
my
people
to
return
from ◄being
exiled/other
countries►,
and
I
will
gather
them
together
in
their
own
country.
I
will
rescue
them,
and
they
will
become
very
numerous
like
they
were
previously.
I
have
caused
them
to
be
scattered
among
many people-groups,
but
in
those
distant
countries
they
will
think
about
me
again.
They
and
their
children
will
remain
alive
and
return
to
Judah.
I
will
bring
them
back
from
Egypt
and
from
Assyria;
I
will
bring
them
back
from
the
Gilead
and
Lebanon
regions,
and
there
will
hardly
be
enough [HYP]
space
for
them
all
to
live
in
Judah.
They
will
endure/experience
many difficulties
as
though
they
were
walking [MET]
through
a
sea,
but
I
will
calm
the
waves
of
the
sea;
the
Nile
River
which
is
usually
deep
will
dry
up.
I
will
defeat
the
proud
soldiers
of
Assyria,
and
I
will
cause
Egypt
to
no
longer
be
powerful [MTY].
I
will
enable
my
people
to
be
strong,
and
they
will
honor
me
and
obey [IDM]
me.
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,
Yahweh,
have
said
it.”
You
people
of [APO]
Lebanon
should
open
your
gates,
because
you
will
not
be
able
to
stop
fire
from
burning
your
cedar
trees!
Your
cypress/pine
trees [APO]
should
also
wail
because
the
cedar
trees
have
been
cut
down.
Those
glorious/great
trees
have
been
destroyed.
The
oak
trees
in
the
Bashan
region
should
also
wail,
because
the
other
trees
in
the
forest
have
been
cut
down.
And
listen
to
the
shepherds
crying
because
the
fertile
pastures
have
been
ruined.
Listen
to
the
lions
roar;
they
roar
because
the
delightful
forest
where
they
live
near
the
Jordan
River
has
been
ruined.
The
parable
of
the
two
shepherds
This
is
what
Yahweh
my
God
said
to
me: “
I
want
you
to
become
a
shepherd
for
a
flock
of
sheep
that
are
about
to
be
slaughtered.
The
people
who
are
going
to
buy
the
sheep
will
kill
the
sheep,
and
they
will
not
be
punished.
Those
who
are
selling
the
sheep
say, ‘
I
praise
Yahweh,
because
I
will
become
rich!’
Even
the
shepherds
do
not
feel
sorry
for
the
sheep.
And
similarly,
I
no
longer
feel
sorry
for
the
people
of
this
country.
I
am
going
to
allow
many
of
them [HYP]
to
be
captured
by
other
people
or
by
their
king.
Those
who
capture
them
will
ruin
this
country,
and
I
will
not
rescue
any
of
the
people.”
So
I
became
the
shepherd
of
a
flock
of
sheep
that
were
about
to
be
slaughtered
for
their
meat
to
be
sold
to
the
dealers.
I
took
good
care
of
the
sheep,
even
the
ones
that
were
the weakest
sheep.
Then
I
took
two
shepherds’
◄staffs/walking
sticks►.
I
named
the
one
staff ‘Kindness’
and
the
other
staff ‘Union’.
And
I
took
good
care
of
the
sheep.
But
the
three
shepherds
who
had
been
working
with
me
detested
me,
and
I
became
impatient
with
them.
Within
one
month
I ◄dismissed/got
rid
of►
those
shepherds.
So
I
said
to
the
dealers, “I
will
no
longer
be
the
shepherd.
I
will
allow
the
ones
that
are
dying
to
die.
I
will
allow
the
ones
that
are
getting
lost
to
get
lost.
And
I
will
not
prevent
those
that
remain
from
destroying
each
other.”
Then
I
took
the
staff
that
I
had
named ‘Kindness’
and
I
broke
it.
That
showed
that
Yahweh
was annulling/canceling
the
agreement
that
he
had
made
with
all
the people-groups.
So
that
agreement
was
ended
immediately.
And
the
men
who
bought
and
sold
sheep
who
were
watching
me
knew
by
seeing
what
I
was
doing
that
I
was
giving
them
a
message
from
Yahweh.
I
told
them, “If
you
think
it
is
what
you
should
do,
pay
me
for
taking
care
of
the
sheep.
If
you
do
not
think
that
is
what
you
should
do,
do
not
pay
me.”
So
they
paid
me
only 30
pieces
of
silver.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “
That
is
a ridiculously
small
amount
of
money
that
they
have
paid
you!
So
throw
it
to
the
man
who
makes
clay
pots!”
So
I
took
the
silver
to
the
temple
of
Yahweh,
and
I
threw
it
in
the
chest
where
the
offerings/money
is
kept.
Then
I
broke
my
second
staff,
the
one
that
I
named ‘Union’.
That
indicated
that
Judah
and
Israel
would
no
longer
be
united.
Then
Yahweh
said
to
me, “Take
again
the
things
that
a
foolish
shepherd
uses,
because
I
am
going
to
appoint
a
new
king
for
the
people,
one
who
will
not
take
care
of
my
people.
He
will
be
like
a
foolish
shepherd: [MET]
He
will
not
take
care
of
those
who
are
dying,
those
who
are
very
young,
those
who
have
been
injured,
or
those
who
do
not
have
enough
food.
Instead,
he
will
treat
them
very
cruelly,
like
a
shepherd
who
would [MET]
kill
and
eat
the
best
sheep
and
tear
off
their
hoofs.
But
terrible
things
will
happen
to
that
foolish/useless
king
who
abandons
the
people [MET]
over
whom
he
rules.
His
enemies
will
strike
his
arm
and
his
right
eye
with
their
swords.
The
result
will
be
that
he
will
have
no
strength
in
his
arm,
and
his
right
eye
will
become
completely
blind.”
Jerusalem will be rescued
This
is
a
message
from
Yahweh
concerning
Israel.
Yahweh
is
the
one
who
stretched
out
the
sky,
who
created
the
earth,
and
who ◄gave
life
to humans/caused humans
to
be
alive►.
This
is
what
he
says:
“I
will
soon
cause
Jerusalem
to
be
like [MET]
a
cup
full
of
very
strong alcoholic
drink,
and
the
people
of
other
nations
who
drink
it
will
stagger
around.
And
they
will
come
and
attack
Jerusalem
and
the
other
towns
in
Judah.
At
that
time,
the
armies
of
all
the
nations
will
gather
to
attack
Jerusalem,
but
I
will
cause
the
leaders
of
Judah
to
be
like [SIM]
a
very
heavy
rock,
and
all
who
try
to
lift
it
will
be
badly
injured.
At
that
time
I
will
cause
every
one
of
their
enemies’
horses
to
panic,
and
their
riders
to
become crazy.
I [IDM]
will
protect
the
people
of
Judah,
but
I
will
cause
all
their
enemies’
horses
to
become
blind.
Then
the
leaders
of
Judah
will
say
to
themselves, ‘The
people
in
Jerusalem
are
strong
because
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
is
their
God.’
At
that
time
I
will
enable
the
leaders
of
Judah
to
be
like [SIM]
a
pan
containing
hot
coals
that
is
put
in
a woodpile
to
set iit
on
fire,
or
like [SIM]
a
burning
torch
that
is
put
in
a
field
of
ripe
grain
to
set
it n
fire.
The
leaders
of
Judah
and
their
army
will
destroy
the
people
of
the
surrounding
nations
in
all
directions.
But
the
people
of
Jerusalem
will
remain
safe.
And
I,
Yahweh,
will
protect
the
tents
of
the
soldiers
in
other
places
in
Judah
before
I
rescue
the
people
of
Jerusalem,
in
order
that
the
leaders
of
Jerusalem [DOU]
will
not
be
honored
more
than
the
people
in
other
places
in
Judah
are
honored.
At
that
time,
I
will
protect [MET]
the
people
of
Jerusalem.
When
that
happens,
even
the weakest
people
in
Jerusalem
will
be
strong
like
King
David
was.
And
the
descendants [MTY]
of
David
will
rule
the
people
like
I
would,
as
though
an
angel
sent
from
me,
Yahweh,
was
their
leader.
At
that
time,
I
will
prepare
to
destroy
all
the
nations
that
attack
Jerusalem.”
Mourning
for
the
one
who
will
be
stabbed
“I,
Yahweh,
will
cause
the
descendants [MTY]
of
King
David
to
act
very
kindly
and mercifully.
They
will
look
at
me,
the
one
who
has
been
stabbed,
and
they
will
cry
bitterly,
like
people
cry
for
a
firstborn
son
who
has
died [DOU].
At
that
time,
many
people
in
Jerusalem
will
be
crying
bitterly,
like
people
cried
when
King
Josiah
was
killed
in
the
battle
at Hadad-Rimmon
on
the
Megiddo
Plain.
Many
people
in
Judah
will
cry,
each
family
by
themselves:
the
male
descendants
of
David
by
themselves,
and
their
wives
by
themselves,
the
male
descendants
of
David’s
son
Nathan
by
themselves,
and
their
wives
by
themselves,
the
male
descendants [MTY]
of
Levi
by
themselves,
and
their
wives
by
themselves,
the
male
descendants
of
Levi’s
grandson
Shimei
by
themselves,
and
their
wives
by
themselves,
and
all
the
other
members
of
the
kings’
clans
and
the
priests’
clans
by
themselves,
and
their
wives
by
themselves.”
Getting rid of idols and false prophets
At
that
time
it
will
be
as
though [MET]
there
will
be
a
fountain
from
which
water
flows
continually
to
cleanse
the
descendants [MTY]
of
King
David
and
all
the
other
people
in
Jerusalem
from
the
guilt
of
the
sins
that
they
have
committed,
especially
from
becoming
unacceptable
to
me
by
worshiping
idols.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says, “At
that
time,
I
will
prevent
people
from
even
mentioning
the
names
of
the
idols
in
their
country,
and
no
one
will
remember
them
anymore.
I
will
also
expel
from
the
land
all
the
people
who
falsely
claim
that
they
are
prophets [DOU].
If
someone
continues
to
prophesy
falsely,
his
parents
must
say
to
him, ‘You
have
told
lies
saying
that
Yahweh [MTY]
gave
those
messages
to
you,
so
you
must
be
executed.’
So
if
someone
prophesies
like
that,
his
own
father
and
mother
must
stab
him
and
kill
him.
At
that
time,
the
false
prophets
will
be
ashamed
that
they
claimed
to
have
received
messages
from
me
in
their
visions
and
prophesies
that
they
told
to
people.
They
will
no
longer
deceive
people
by
wearing
the
clothes
that
prophets
usually
wear,
clothes
made
of
animals’
hair.
So
each
of
them
will
say, ‘I
am
not
really
a
prophet;
I
am
a
farmer,
and
I
have
been
a
farmer
on
my
land
ever
since
I
was
a
boy!’
But
someone,
seeing
the
wounds
on
one
of
those
prophet’s
bodies,
will suspect
that
he
injured
himself
during rituals
to
worship
idols,
and
he
will
ask ‘Why
are
those
wounds
on
your
body?’
And
he
will
lie,
saying ‘I
was
injured
when
I
was
at
my
friend’s
house.’”
What
will
happen
to
the
shepherd
and
the
sheep
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says,
“
My
sword [APO]
must
strike
the
one
who
is
like [MET]
my
shepherd,
the
man
who
is ◄my
companion/very ‘close/dear’
to
me►.
When
the
shepherd
is
killed,
those
who
are
like [MET]
his
sheep
will
scatter.
And
those
who
are
like [MET]
my
little
sheep
will
also
be
attacked [IDM].”
Yahweh
also
says, “Two-thirds
of
the
people
in
Judah
will
die [DOU].
Only
one-third
of
the
people
in
Judah
will
remain
alive.
And
I
will
test
the
ones
that
remain
alive
by
causing
them
to
experience
great difficulties,
to
find
out
if
they
will
continue
to
worship
me.
I
will
purify
them
like [MET]
a
man purifies
gold
or
silver
by
putting
it
into
a
very
hot
fire.
Then
my
people
will
call
to
me [MTY]
for
help,
and
I
will
answer
them.
I
will
say
to
them, ‘You
are
my
people,’
and
they
will
say, ‘Yahweh
is
our
God.’ ”
When Yahweh will rule
Listen!
It
will
soon
be
the
time
when
Yahweh
will
judge
everyone.
At
that
time,
the
possessions
that
were
taken
from
you
people
of
Jerusalem
by
your
enemies
will
be
returned
to
you,
and
will
be
divided
among
you.
Before
that
happens,
Yahweh
will
cause
the
armies
of
many [HYP]
nations
to
attack
Jerusalem.
They
will
capture
the
city
and
steal
all
the
valuable
things
from
your
houses
and
rape
the
women.
They
will
take
half
of
the
people
to
other
countries,
but
the
other
half
of
the
people
will
be
allowed
to
remain
in
the
city.
Then
Yahweh
will
go
out
to
fight
against
those
nations;
he
will
fight
like [SIM]
soldiers
fight
in
a
battle.
On
that
day,
he
will
stand
on
Olive
Tree
Hill,
east
of
Jerusalem.
Olive
Tree
Hill
will
be
split
into
two
parts,
with
a
large
valley
between
the
parts.
Half
of
the
hill
will
move
toward
the
north
and
half
will
move
toward
the
south.
People
will
flee
through
that
valley
which
extends
to
the
other
side (OR,
to
Azel),
like [SIM]
people
fled
when
there
was
an
earthquake
during
the
time
that
King
Uzziah
ruled
Judah.
Then
Yahweh
my
God
will
come
with
his
holy
angels.
At
that
time,
there
will
be
no
light
from
the
sun;
it
will
not
become
cold
and
there
will
be
no
frost.
There
has
been
no
other
time
like
that
time,
and
only
Yahweh
knows
when
it
will
happen.
There
will
be
no
daytime
or nighttime;
there
will
be
light
continually,
even
in
the
evening.
At
that
time,
running/fresh
water
will
flow
from
Jerusalem.
One
stream
will
flow
toward
the
east
to
the
Dead
Sea.
The
other
stream
will
flow
toward
the
west
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea.
The
water
will
flow
all
the
time,
during ◄summer/the
hot
season►
as
well
as
in ◄winter/the
cold
season►.
After
that
time,
Yahweh
will
be
the
king
who
rules
the
entire
world.
Everyone
will
know
that
Yahweh,
and
only
Yahweh [MTY],
is
the
true
God.
At
that
time,
all
the
land
in
Judah
from
Geba
town
at
the
north
to
Rimmon
town
far
to
the
south
of
Jerusalem,
will
become
a
plain.
Jerusalem
will
remain
raised
up
like
it
has
always
been.
It
will
extend
from
the
Benjamin
Gate
and
the
First
Gate
northeast
to
the
Tower
of
Hananel,
and
to
the
king’s
winepresses
to
the southwest.
Many
people
will
live
there,
and
the
city
will
never
be
destroyed
again.
It
will
be
a
safe
city.
But
Yahweh
will
cause
the
people
in
all
the
nations
that
attacked
Jerusalem
to
be
afflicted
by
a ◄plague/severe
illness►.
Their
flesh
will
rot
while
they
are
still
standing
up.
Their
eyes
will
rot
in
their
sockets
and
their
tongues
will
rot
in
their
mouths.
At
that
time,
Yahweh
will
cause
many
people
to
panic.
People
will
grab
and
attack
each
other.
The
people
who
live
in
other
places
in
Judah
will
fight
to
defend
Jerusalem.
They
will
collect
the
valuable
things
from
the
surrounding
nations—a
lot
of
gold
and
silver
and
clothes.
The
same
plague
that
will
afflict
the
people
of
other
nations
will
afflict
their
horses,
mules,
camels,
donkeys,
and
all
the
other
work
animals
in
their ◄camps/places
where
they
have
set
up
their
tents►.
The
people
of
other
nations
who
previously
came
to
fight
against
Jerusalem,
all
those
who
are
still
alive,
will
return
to
Jerusalem
every
year
to
worship
the
King,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
and
to
celebrate
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters.
If
there
are
people
in
those
nations
who
do
not
go
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
there,
rain
will
not
fall
on
their
land.
If
the
people
of
Egypt
or
any
other
nation
do
not
go
to
Jerusalem,
they
will
not
have
any
rain.
And
Yahweh
will
cause
them
to
experience
the
same
plague
that
afflicted
the
people
of
other
nations
that
did
not
celebrate
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters.
That
is
how
Yahweh
will
punish
the
people
of
Egypt
and
the
people
of
any
other
nation
who
do
not
go
to
Jerusalem
to
celebrate
the
Festival
of
Living
in
Temporary
Shelters.
At
that
time,
the
words ‘Dedicated
to Yahweh’
will
be
written
on
the
bells
that
are
fastened
to
the
horses.
The
cooking
pots
in
the
courtyard
of
the
temple
will
be
sacred,
like
the
bowls
that
are
near
the
altar.
Every
pot
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
places
in
Judah
will
be
dedicated
to
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
So
everyone
who
offers
sacrifices
there
in
Jerusalem
will
be
able
to
take
some
of
the
meat
that
has
been
brought
for
sacrifices,
and
cook
it
in
their
own
pots.
And
at
that
time,
people
will
no
longer
buy
or
sell
things
in
the
courtyard
of
the
temple
of
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
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Malachi
Malachi
Mal
This book contains the account of Malachi proclaiming that God loves his people, Israel, that he will punish them for their sins, and that later he will restore them. We call this book
Malachi
This
is
the
message
that
Yahweh
gave
to
the
prophet
Malachi
to
give
to
the
people
of
Israel.
Yahweh’s
love
for
the
people
of
Israel
Yahweh
says, “I
have
always
loved
you
Israeli
people.”
But
you
reply, “In
what
way
have
you
loved
us?”
Yahweh
replies, “
This
is
how
I
loved
you:
It
is
true
that
your ancestor
Jacob
was [RHQ]
Esau’s
younger
brother,
and
I
loved
Jacob,
but
I
rejected
Esau.
I
caused
his hilly
region
to
become ◄desolate/a
place
where
crops
did
not
grow►.
I
caused
the
land
which
he
possessed
to
become
a
desert
where
jackals/wolves
live.”
The
descendants
of
Esau
who
live
in
Edom
may
say, “
Yes,
we
have
been
crushed/ruined,
but
we
will
rebuild
houses
in
the
ruins.”
But
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
replies, “They
may
build
houses
again,
but
I
will
demolish
them
again.
Their
country
will
be
called ‘The
land
where
wicked
people
live’
and
their
people
will
be
called ‘The
people
with
whom
Yahweh
is
angry forever’.”
When
you
Israeli
people
yourselves
see
what
I
will
do
to
them,
you
will
say, “
It
is
evident
far
beyond
the
borders
of
Israel
that
Yahweh
is
very
great!”
Unacceptable
sacrifices
But
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
to
the
priests, “Boys
honor
their
fathers,
and
servants
respect
their
masters.
So,
if
I
am
like
your
father
and
your
master,
why [RHQ]
do
you
not
honor
and
respect
me?
You
have
despised
me [MTY]!”
But
you
ask, “◄How/In
what
way►
have
we
despised
you?”
Yahweh
replies, “
Instead
of
honoring
me,
you
have
despised
me
by
offering
sacrifices
on
my
altar
that
are
unacceptable
to
me.”
Then
you
ask, “What
sacrifices
have
we
given
that
have
been
unacceptable
to
you?”
Yahweh
replies, “You
think
that ◄it
does
not
matter/it
is okay►
if
you
do
not
respect
my
altar.
You
offer
for
sacrifices
animals
that
are
blind. ◄Is
that
not
wrong?/That
is
disgusting!► [RHQ]
And
you
offer
for
sacrifices
animals
that
are
crippled
or
that
have
diseases. ◄Is
that
also
not
wrong?/That
also
is
disgusting!► [RHQ]
If
you
tried
to
give
presents
like
that
to
your
governor, ◄do
you
think [RHQ]
that
he
would
be
pleased?/he
would
certainly
not
be
pleased!► ◄Would
he [RHQ]
accept
such
gifts?He
would
certainly
not
accept
such
gifts!►
That
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says!”
And
he
also
says, “You
plead
with
me
to
be
merciful
to
you.
But
you
bring
to
me
sacrifices
that
are
not
acceptable
to
me,
so
why
should
I
be
kind
to
you [RHQ]?”
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
also
says, “I
wish/desire
that
one
of
you
would
shut
the
gates
of
the
temple
courtyard,
in
order
that
no
one
could
offer
those
worthless
sacrifices.
I
am
not
pleased
with
you,
and
I
will
not
accept
the
offerings
that
you
bring
to
me.
People
of
other
nations
honor
me [MTY]
every
day,
from
sunrise/morning
until
sunset/evening.
All
over
the
world
people
offer
incense
and
other
pure/acceptable
offerings
to
me [MTY].
They
do
that
because
people
among
all
the
nations
know
that
I [MTY]
am
very
great.
But
you
priests
show
that
you
despise
me
by
what
you
do.
You
say, ‘
It
is
all
right
if
people
pollute
the
altar
by
bringing
sacrifices
that
are
unacceptable.’
You
say ‘We
are
tired
of
burning
all
these
sacrifices
on
the
altar.’
You ◄turn
up
your
noses
at/act
very disrespectfully
toward►
me.
When
you
bring
to
me
animals
that
have
been
stolen
or
ones
that
are
crippled
or
that
have
diseases,
to
offer
them
for
sacrifices,
do
you
think
that [RHQ]
I
should
accept
them?
I
will
curse
anyone
who
tries
to
cheat
me
by
solemnly
promising
to
bring
to
me
a
perfect
ram
from
his
flock
of
sheep
and
then
brings
to
me
one
that
has defects.
If
anyone
does
that,
I
will
punish
him,
because
I
am
a
great
king;
I
am
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
and
people
of
the
other
nations
revere
me [MTY],
but
you
do
not!”
A warning to the priests
You
priests,
I
will
say
something
to
warn
you.
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
this: “Pay
attention
to
what
I
am
saying,
and
then
decide [IDM]
to
honor
me [MTY].
If
you
do
not
do
that,
I
will
curse
you,
and
I
will
curse
the
things
that
I
have
given
to
you
to
bless
you.
And
I
have
already
cursed
them,
because
you
have
not
honored [IDM]
me.
I
will
punish
your
descendants [MET],
and
it
will
be
as
though
I
will splatter
on
your
faces
some
of
the
material
inside
the
stomachs
of
the
animals
that
are
brought
to
be
sacrificed,
and
you
will
be
thrown
away
with
the
rest
of
that
material.
When
that
happens,
you
will
know
that
I
warned
you
like
this,
in
order
that
my
agreement
with
you
priests
who
are
descendants
of
Levi
will
continue
to
be
obeyed.
That
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
am
saying
to
you.
My
agreement
with
your ancestor
Levi
was
because
I
wanted
the
priests
to
live
prosperously
and
peacefully.
And
that
is
what
I
have
done
for
them.
I
required
that
they
greatly
respect
me
and
revere [DOU]
me.
They
told
the
people
that
what
I
instructed
them
to
do
was
right.
And
they
did
not
tell [MTY]
lies.
They
worked
for
me
peacefully
and loyally,
and
they
helped
many
people
to
stop
sinning.
What
priests
say [MTY]
should
enable
more
people
to
know
about
me,
and
people
should
go
to
them [MTY]
to
be
taught
what
I
want
them
to
know,
because
priests
should
be
messengers
from
me,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
But,
you
priests
have
stopped
doing
what
I
wanted
you
to
do.
What
you
have
taught
people
has
caused
many
of
them
to
sin.
You
have
rejected
the
agreement
that
I
made
with
the
descendants
of
Levi
long
ago.
Therefore
I
have
caused
all
the
people
to
despise
you,
and
I
have
caused
you
to
be
humiliated,
because
you
have
not
obeyed
me.
When
you
teach
people
my
commands,
you
do
not
treat
all
people equally.”
Wrong
things
that
they
have
done
regarding
marriage
Now
I
will
warn
you
about
something
else.
We
all
certainly [RHQ]
have
the
same
heavenly
Father.
We
are
certainly [RHQ]
all
created
by
the
same
God.
So
why
are [RHQ]
some
of
you disobeying/despising
the
agreement
that
Yahweh
made
with
our
ancestors,
by
not
doing
for
each
other
what
you
said
that
you
would
do?
You
people
of
Judah
have
been
unfaithful
to
Yahweh.
You
have
done
detestable
things
in
Jerusalem
and
in
other
places
in
Israel.
You Israeli
men
have
defiled
the
temple
that
Yahweh
loves.
You
have
done
that
by
marrying
women
who
worship
idols.
I
wish
that
Yahweh
would
expel
from
Israel
every
man
who
has
done
that,
even
though
they
say
that
they
are
obeying
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
by
bringing
offerings
to
him.
This
is
another
thing
that
you
do:
You
cover
Yahweh’s
altar
with
your
tears.
You
wail
because
he
no
longer
pays
attention
to
your
offerings;
but
he
is
not
pleased
with
them.
You
cry
out,
saying, “Why
does
Yahweh
not
like
our
offerings?”
The
answer
is
that
Yahweh
heard
what
each
of
you
men
solemnly
promised
to
your
wives
when
you
were
young.
But
you
men
have
not
done
what
you
promised
your
wives;
you
sent
them
away,
the
ones
to
whom
you
made
that
agreement.
It
is
certainly [RHQ]
Yahweh
who
joined
you
together.
Your
spirits
and
your
bodies
belong
to
him.
So
what
he
wants [RHQ]
from
you
are
godly
children.
So
make
sure
that
each
of
you
men
remain ◄with/loyal
to►
the
woman
that
you
married
when
you
were
young.
Yahweh,
the
God
to
whom
we Israelis
belong,
says, “I
hate
divorce!”
So
if
you
men
divorce
your
wives,
you
are
overwhelming
them
by
being
cruel
to
them.
So
be
sure
that
you
are ◄not
disloyal/remain
united►
to
your
wives.
That
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says.
Yahweh
also
says, “What
you
have
said
has
caused
me
to
become
disgusted.”
You
reply, “What
have
we
said
that
caused
him
to
become
disgusted?”
The
answer
is
that
you
have
caused
him
to
become
disgusted
by
saying
that
Yahweh
is
pleased
with
all
those
who
do
evil
things.
You
have
caused
him
to
become
disgusted
by
constantly
asking, “Why
does
God
not
act
fairly?”
The time of judgment is near
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
this: “Listen!
I
am
about
to
send
my
messenger
who
will
prepare
the
people
to
receive
me
when
I
come.
You
claim
that [IRO]
you
are
wanting
to
see
me,
and
I
will
suddenly
come
to
my
temple.
The
messenger
who
will
tell
you
about
a
new
agreement,
the
one
whom
you
are
eagerly [SAR] awaiting,
is
certainly
going
to
come
to
you.”
But
will
anyone [RHQ]
be
able
to
survive
when
he
comes?
Will
anyone [RHQ]
be
able
to
remain
standing
in
front
of
him?
Certainly
not,
because
he
will
be
like [SIM]
a
blazing
fire
that refines/purifies
metal/gold.
He
will
be
like [SIM]
a
very
strong
soap
that bleaches
clothes.
He
will
be
like
a
worker
who
sits
in
front
of
his
work
to
cause
silver
to
become
pure
by
burning
all
the
impurities.
Like
a
worker refines
silver
and
gold,
he
will
cause
the ◄descendants
of
Levi/priests►
to
become
pure,
in
order
that
they
will
again
become
acceptable
to
offer
sacrifices
that
will
be
acceptable
to
him.
When
that
happens,
Yahweh
will
again
accept
the
offerings
brought
to
him
by
the
people
of
Jerusalem
and
other
places
in
Judah,
as
he
did
previously.
This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says: “At
that
time,
I
will
come
to
you
to
judge
you.
I
will
quickly
testify
against
all
those
who
practice
sorcery/witchcraft,
all
those
who
have
committed
adultery,
and
all
liars.
I
will
testify
against
those
who
have
not
given
their
workers
the
pay/wages
that
they
promised,
those
who ◄oppress/treat
cruelly►
widows
and
orphans,
and
those
who
do
not
allow
foreigners
who
live
among
you
to
be
treated
fairly.
I
will
testify
that
all
the
people
who
do
those
things
do
not
revere
me.”
Not
bringing
tithes
“I
am
Yahweh,
and
I
never
change.
And
although
you
deceive
people
like
your ancestor
Jacob
did,
I
have
not
yet
gotten
rid
of
you.
You
and
your
ancestors
have
ignored
my
commands
and
you
have
not
obeyed
them.
Now
return
to
me;
and
when
that
happens,
I
will ◄return/do
good►
to
you.
That
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say.”
But
you
ask, “
We
have
never
gone
away
from
you,
so
how
can
we
return
to
you?”
I
reply, “People
should
certainly
not [RHQ]
cheat
God;
but
you
people
have
cheated
me!”
You
ask, “In
what
way
did
we
cheat
you?”
I
reply, “
You
have
cheated
me
by
not
bringing
to
me
each
year ◄the
tithes/one
tenth
of
all
your
crops
and
animals►
and
other
offerings
that
you
are
required
to
give
to
me.
All
that
you
do
is
cursed,
because
all
you
people
in
this
country
have
been cheating
me.
Now
bring
all
the
tithes
to
the
storage
rooms
in
the
temple,
in
order
that
there
will
be
enough
food
for
the
people
who
serve
me
there.
If
you
do
that,
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
promise
that
I
will
open
the
windows
of
heaven,
and
pour
out
from
them
blessings
on
you.
If
you
bring
your
tithes
to
the
temple,
the
blessings
will
be
very
great,
with
the
result
that
you
will
not
have
enough
space
to
store
all
of
them.
So
test
me
to
see
if
I
am
telling
the
truth.
You
will
have
abundant
crops
to
harvest,
because
I
will
protect
them
in
order
that
they
will
not
be
harmed
by
locusts/insects.
Your
grapes
will
not
fall
from
the
vines
before
they
are
ripe.
When
that
happens,
the
people
of
all
nations
will
say
that
I
have
blessed
you,
because
your
country
will
be
delightful.
That
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
say.
I,
Yahweh,
have
something
else
to
say
to
you.
You
have
said
terrible
things
about
me.”
But
you
reply, “What
terrible
things
have
we
said
about
you?”
I
reply, “You
have
said, ‘It
is
useless
for
us
to
serve
God.
We
have
gained
nothing [RHQ]
by
obeying
the
commands
that
he
gave
to
us
and
by
trying
to
show
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
that
we
are
sorry
for
the
sins
that
we
have
committed.
From
now
on,
we
will
say/consider
that
those
who
are
proud
are
the
ones
whom
God
has
blessed.
We
will
say
that
because
it
seems
that
it
is
those
who
do
evil
who
become
rich,
and
that
it
is
those
who
try
to
find
out
how
many
evil
things
they
can
do
without
God
punishing
them
who
are
not
punished.’”
After
the
people
heard
my
message,
those
who
revered
Yahweh discussed
those
things
with
each
other,
and
Yahweh
listened
to
what
they
said.
While
Yahweh
was
watching,
they
wrote
on
a
scroll
the
things
that
would
remind
them
about
what
they
promised,
and
they
wrote
on
that
scroll
the
names
of
those
who
revered
Yahweh
and
who
said
that
they
always
wanted
to
honor
him [MTY].
The
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
this
about
those
people: “They
will
be
my
people.
At
the
time
that
I
judge
people,
they
will
be
like [MET]
a
special
treasure
to
me.
I
will
be
kind
to
them,
like [SIM]
fathers
are
kind
to
their
sons
who
obey
them.
When
that
happens,
you
will
again
see
that
the
manner
in
which
I
treat
righteous
people
is
different
from
the
manner
in
which
I
treat
wicked
people.
You
will
see
that
the
manner
in
which
I
act
toward
those
who
serve
me
is
different
from
the
manner
in
which
I
act
toward
those
who
do
not.”
The coming time of punishment
This
is
also
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says: “There
will
be
a
time
that
I
will
judge
and
punish
people.
When
that
happens,
it
will
be
like [SIM]
a
very
hot
furnace.
At
that
time,
all
the
proud
and
wicked
people
will
be
burned
up
like [MET]
stubble
burns.
They
will
be
burned
up
completely,
like
roots
and
branches
and
everything
else
on
a
tree
burns
completely
in
a
very
hot
fire.
But
as
for
you
who
revere
me [MTY],
the
one
who
will
save
you
will
come
to
you
like [MET]
the
sun
shines
in
the
morning,
and
enable
you
to
become
righteous (OR,
do
what
is
righteous);
he
will
restore
you
and
protect
you
like
a
bird
protects
its chicks [MET]
under
its
wings.
When
he
comes,
you
will
be
very
joyful,
like [SIM]
calves
that
go
out
from
a
barn
into
the
pasture
leaping
joyfully.
At
the
time
when
I
judge
people,
you
will
tread
on
wicked
people
as
though [SIM]
they
were
the
dirt
under
your
feet.
That
is
what
I,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
promise.
Be
sure
to
obey
the
laws
that
I
gave
to
Moses,
who
served
me
well.
Obey
all
the
commandments
and
regulations
that
I
gave
him
on
Sinai
Mountain,
for
all
you
people
of
Israel
to
obey.
Listen
to
this:
Some
day
I
will
send
to
you
the
prophet
Elijah.
He
will
arrive
before
the
great
and
dreadful/terrible
day
when
I,
Yahweh,
will
judge
and
punish
people.
Because
of
what
he
preaches,
parents
and
their
children
will
love
each
other
again [IDM].
If
that
does
not
happen,
I
will
come
and
curse
your
country
and
destroy
it.”
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Matthew
Matthew
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This book is the Gospel that Matthew wrote. We call this book
Matthew
The genealogy of Jesus, with the names listed in three groups of 14 generations each.
Matthew 1:1-17
This
is
the
record
of
the
ancestors
of
Jesus
the
Messiah,
the
descendant
of
King
David
and
of
Abraham,
from
whom
all
we
Jews
have
descended.
Abraham
was
the
father
of
Isaac.
Isaac
was
the
father
of
Jacob.
Jacob
was
the
father
of
Judah
and
Judah’s
older
and
younger
brothers.
Judah
was
the
father
of
Perez
and
Zerah,
and
their
mother
was
Tamar.
Perez
was
the
father
of
Hezron.
Hezron
was
the
father
of
Ram.
Ram
was
the
father
of
Amminadab.
Amminadab
was
the
father
of
Nahshon.
Nahshon
was
the
father
of
Salmon.
Salmon
and
his
wife
Rahab,
a non-Jewish
woman,
were
the
parents
of
Boaz.
Boaz
was
the
father
of
Obed.
Obed’s
mother
was
Ruth,
another non-Jewish
woman.
Obed
was
the
father
of
Jesse.
Jesse
was
the
father
of
King
David.
David
was
the
father
of
Solomon.
Solomon’s
mother
was
previously
married
to
Uriah.
Solomon
was
the
father
of
Rehoboam.
Rehoboam
was
the
father
of
Abijah.
Abijah
was
the
father
of
Asaph.
Asaph
was
the
father
of
Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat
was
the
father
of
Jehoram.
Jehoram
was
an ancestor
of
Uzziah.
Uzziah
was
the
father
of
Jotham.
Jotham
was
the
father
of
Ahaz.
Ahaz
was
the
father
of
Hezekiah.
Hezekiah
was
the
father
of
Manasseh.
Manasseh
was
the
father
of
Amon.
Amon
was
the
father
of
Josiah.
Josiah
was
the
grandfather
of
Jeconiah
and Jeconiah’s
brothers.
They
lived
at
the
time
when
the
Babylonian
army
took
the
Israelites
as
captives
to
the
country
of
Babylon.
After
the
Babylonians
took
the
Israelites
to
Babylon,
Jeconiah
became
the
father
of
Shealtiel.
Shealtiel
was
the
grandfather
of
Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel
was
the
father
of Abiud. Abiud
was
the
father
of
Eliakim.
Eliakim
was
the
father
of Azor. Azor
was
the
father
of
Zadok.
Zadok
was
the
father
of Akim.
Akim
was
the
father
of
Eliud.
Eliud
was
the
father
of
Eleazar.
Eleazar
was
the
father
of
Matthan.
Matthan
was
the
father
of
Jacob.
Jacob
was
the
father
of
Joseph.
Joseph
was
Mary’s
husband,
and
Mary
was
Jesus’
mother.
Jesus
is
the
one
who
is
called {whom
we
call}
the
Messiah.
As
you
can
calculate,
I
have grouped Jesus’
ancestors
as
follows:
There
was
a
succession
of 14
of
them
from
the
time
when
Abraham
lived
to
the
time
when
King
David
lived.
There
was
a
succession
of 14
of
them
from
the
time
when
David
lived
to
the
time
when
the
Israelites
were
taken {
the
Babylonian
army
took
the
Israelites}
away
to
Babylon.
There
was
a
succession
of 14
of
them
from
the
time
when
the
Israelites
were
taken {
the
Babylonian
army
took
the
Israelites}
away
to
Babylon
until
the
time
when
the
Messiah
was
born.
When
Joseph
learned
that Mary
was
pregnant,
he
decided
to
divorce
her,
but
an
angel
told
him
to
take
her
as
his
wife
because
it
was
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit
that
had
enabled
her
to
be
pregnant
Matthew 1:18-25
This
is
the
account
of
what
happened
just
before
Jesus
Christ
was
born.
Mary,
his
mother, {had
publicly
promised
Joseph
that
she
would
marry
him}
had
been
publicly
promised
to
marry
Joseph.
Before
they
began
to
sleep
together,
Mary
realized
that
she
was
pregnant.
It
was
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit
that
had
caused
her
to
become
pregnant.
Joseph,
her
future
husband,
was
a
man
who
obeyed
God’s
commands.
One
of
those
commands
was
that
men
must
divorce
women
who
had
acted immorally.
So
when
Joseph
learned
that Mary
was
pregnant,
he assumed
that
she
was
pregnant
as
a
result
of
her
acting immorally.
So
he
decided
to
break
the engagement.
But
because
he
did
not
want
to
shame
her
publicly,
he
decided
to
do
it
privately.
While
he
was
seriously
considering
this,
much
to
his surprise,
in
a
dream
he
saw
an
angel
whom
the
Lord
had
sent.
The
angel
said, “Joseph,
descendant
of
King
David,
do
not
be
afraid
that
you(sg)
would
be
doing
wrong
if
you(sg)
would
marry
Mary.
Instead,
begin
to
treat
her
as
your
wife,
because
the
Holy
Spirit,
not
a
man,
has
caused
her
to
be
pregnant.
She
will
give
birth
to
a
son.
Since
it
is
he
who
will
cause
that
his
people
will
be
saved
from
the
guilt
of
their
having
sinned,
name
the
baby
Jesus,
which
means ‘the
Lord
saves people’.”
All
this
happened
as
a
result
of
what
the
Lord
told
the
prophet
Isaiah
to
write
long
ago
about
what
was
going
to
happen.
This
is
what
Isaiah
wrote:
“Listen,
a
virgin
will
become
pregnant
and
will
give
birth
to
a
son.
They
will
call
him
Emmanuel.”
Emmanuel
means ‘God
is
with us’.
When
Joseph
got
up
from
sleep,
he
did
what
the
angel
whom
the
Lord
had
sent
commanded
him
to
do.
He
took
Mary
home
to
be
his
wife.
But
he
did
not
have
sexual
relations
with
her
until
she
had
given
birth
to
a
son.
And
Joseph
named
him
Jesus.
After some astrologers saw an unusual star, they traveled westwards to find the place where the infant Jesus was. King Herod helped direct them, but then an angel told them not to go back to King Herod.
Matthew 2:1-12
Jesus
was
born
in
Bethlehem
town
in
Judea
province
during
the
time [MTY]
that
King
Herod
the
Great
ruled
there.
Some
time
after
Jesus
was
born,
some
men
who
studied
the
stars
and
who
lived
in
a
country
east
of
Judea
came
to
Jerusalem.
They
asked
people, “Where
is
the
one
who
has
been
born
in
order
that
he
might
be
the
king
of
you
Jews?
We
believe
that
your
new
king
has
been
born,
because
we
have
seen
the
star
that
we
believe indicated
that
he
has
been
born.
We
saw
it
while
we
were
in
our
country
east
of
here.
So
we
have
come
to
worship
him.”
When
King
Herod
heard
what
those
men
were
asking,
he
became
worried
that
someone
else
might
be
proclaimed {
people
might
proclaim
someone
else}
king
of
the
Jews
to
replace
him.
Many
of
the
people
of
Jerusalem [MTY, HYP]
also
became
worried
because
they
were
afraid
of
what
King
Herod
might
do.
Then Herod
gathered
together
all
the
ruling
priests
and
men
who
taught
the
people
the
Jewish
laws
and
he
asked
them
where
the
prophets
had
predicted
that
the
Messiah
was
to
be
born.
They
said
to
him, “
He
will
be
born
in
Bethlehem,
here
in
Judea
province,
because
it
was
written
by
the
prophet
Micah {the
prophet
Micah
wrote}
long
ago
what
God
said:
‘You
who
live
in
Bethlehem [APO],
in
Judea
province,
your
town
is
certainly
very
important [LIT],
because
a
man
from
your
town
will
become
a
ruler.
He
will
guide
my
people
who
live
in
Israel.’”
Then
King
Herod
secretly
summoned
those
men
who
studied
the
stars.
He
asked
them
exactly
when
the
star
first
appeared.
By
what
they
told
him,
he
was
able
to
know
the approximate
age
of
the
baby.
Then
he
concealed
what
he
really
planned
to
do
and
said
to
them, “Go
to
Bethlehem
and
inquire
thoroughly
where
the
infant
is.
When
you
have
found
him,
come
back
and
report
to
me
so
that
I,
myself,
can
go
there
and
worship
him,
too.”
After
the
men
heard
what
the
king
told
them,
they
went
toward
Bethlehem.
To
their surprise,
the
star
that
they
had
seen
while
they
were
in
the
eastern
country
went
ahead
of
them
again
until
it
stood
above
the
house
where
the
child
was.
When
they
saw
the
star,
they
rejoiced
greatly
and
followed
it.
They
found
the
house
and
entered
it
and
saw
the
child
and
his
mother,
Mary.
They
bowed
down
and
worshipped
him.
Then
they
opened
their
treasure
boxes [MTY]
and
they
gave
gold,
costly
frankincense,
and
myrrh
to
him.
Because
God
knew
that
King
Herod
planned
to
kill
Jesus,
in
a
dream
the
men
who
studied
the
stars
were
warned {he
warned
the
men
who
studied
the
stars}
that
they
should
not
return
to
King
Herod.
So
they
returned
to
their
country,
but
instead
of
traveling
back
on
the
same
road,
they
went
on
a
different
road.
Following
an angel’s
instructions,
Joseph
took
his
family
to
the
country
of
Egypt
to
escape
from
Herod.
Matthew 2:13-21
After
the
men
who
studied
the
stars
left
Bethlehem,
an
angel
from
the
Lord
appeared
to
Joseph
in
a
dream.
He
said, “Get
up,
take
the
child
and
his
mother,
and
flee
to
Egypt.
Stay
there
until
I
tell
you
(sg)
that
you
should
leave,
because
King
Herod
is
about
to
send
soldiers
to
look
for
the
child
so
that
they
can
kill
him.”
So
Joseph
got
up,
he
took
the
child
and
his
mother
that
night,
and
they
fled
to
Egypt.
They
stayed
there
until
King
Herod
died,
and
then
they
left
Egypt.
By
doing
that,
it
was {they}
fulfilled
what
the
prophet
Hosea
wrote,
which
had
been
said
by
the
Lord {which
the
Lord
had
said},
I
have
told
my
son
to
come
out
of
Egypt.
While
King
Herod
was
still
living,
because
he
realized
that
he
had
been
tricked
by
the
men
who
studied
the
stars {the
men
who
studied
the
stars
had
tricked
him},
he
became
furious.
Then,
assuming
that
Jesus
was
still
in
Bethlehem
or
the
surrounding
regions,
Herod
sent
soldiers
there
to
kill
all
the
boy
babies
two
years
old
and
younger.
Herod
calculated
how
old
the
baby
was,
according
to
what
the
men
who
studied
the
stars
told
him
about
when
the
star
first
appeared.
Because
Bethlehem
and
Ramah
towns
were
in
the
area
where
the
descendants
of
Jacob’s
wife
Rachel
lived,
when
soldiers
killed
the
infant
boys,
they
fulfilled
what
Jeremiah
the
prophet
wrote,
Women
in
Ramah
were
weeping
and
wailing
loudly.
Women
who
were
the
descendants
of
Rachel,
the ancestor
of
the
women
there [SYN],
were
grieving
for
what
happened
to
their
children.
Even
though
people
tried
to
comfort
them,
they
would
not
be
comforted {stop
mourning},
because
their
children
were
dead.
After
Herod
died
and
while
Joseph
and
his
family
were
still
in
Egypt,
an
angel
that
the
Lord
had
sent
appeared
to
Joseph
in
Egypt
in
a
dream.
He
said
to
Joseph, “Take
the
child
and
his
mother
and
go
back
to
Israel
to
live,
because
the
people
who
were
looking
for
the
child
in
order
to
kill
him
have
died.”
So
Joseph
took
the
child
and
his
mother,
and
they
went
back
to
Israel.
Following
an angel’s
warning,
Joseph
and
his
family
returned
to Nazareth,
and
thus
a
prophecy
about
the
Messiah
was
fulfilled.
Matthew 2:22-23
When
Joseph
heard
that Archaelaus
now
ruled
in
Judea
district
instead
of
his
father,
King
Herod
the
Great,
he
was
afraid
to
go
there.
Because
he
was
warned {
God
warned
Joseph}
in
a
dream
that
it
was
still
dangerous
for
them
to
live
in
Judea,
he
and Mary
and Jesus
went
to
Galilee
District
to
Nazareth
to
live
there.
The
result
was
that
what
had
been
said
by
the
ancient
prophets {what
the
ancient
prophets
had
said}
about
the
Messiah,
that
he
would
be
called {people
would
call
him}
a Nazareth-man,
was
fulfilled {came
true}.
John the Baptizer announced the coming of Jesus, and he baptized many people who heard his message.
Matthew 3:1-6
While
Jesus
was
still
in Nazareth
town,
John,
whom
the
people
called
the Baptizer,
went
to
a
desolate
place
in
Judea
district.
He
was
preaching
to
the
people
who
came
there.
He
kept
saying, “
You
need
to
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior,
because
God [MET]
will
soon
begin
to
rule
over
people,
and
he
will
reject
you
if
you
do
not
turn
away
from
your
sinful
life.”
John
was
the
person
who
fulfilled
what
was
said
by
Isaiah
the
prophet {what
Isaiah
the
prophet
predicted
when
he
said},
long
ago:
In
a
desolate
area ◄
people
will
hear
someone/someone
will
be
heard►
shouting
to
the
people
who
pass
by,
Prepare
yourselves
to
receive
the
Lord
when
he
comes!
Make
yourselves
ready
so
that
you
will
be
prepared
when
he
comes [MET, DOU],
just
like
people
improve
and
straighten
out
the
road
for
an
important
official!
John
wore
coarse
clothing
made
from
camel’s
hair.
And
as
the
prophet
Elijah
did
long
ago,
he
wore
a
leather
belt
around
his
waist.
His
food
was
only
grasshoppers
and
honey
that
he
found
in
that
desolate
area.
People
who
lived
in
Jerusalem
city [MTY],
many [HYP]
people
who
lived
in
other
places
in
Judea
district [MTY],
and
many [HYP]
people
who
lived
in
the
area
around
the
Jordan
River [MTY]
came
to
John
to
hear
him
preach.
After
they
heard
him
tell
them
to
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior,
they
openly
confessed
their
sins,
and
as
a
result
they
were baptized
by
John {John baptized
them}
in
the
Jordan
River.
John
told
the Pharisees
and Sadducees
that
they
needed
to
repent
before
he
would baptize
them.
Matthew 3:7-10
After
John
noted
that
many
men
of
the
Pharisee
religious
group
and
of
the Sadducee
religious
group
were
coming
to
him
to
be baptized {in
order
that
he
would baptize
them},
he
said
to
them, “You
people
are
evil
like
poisonous
snakes [MET]!
I
warn
you
that
God
will
some
day
punish [MTY]
everyone
who
sins. ◄And
do
not
think
that
you
can
escape
from
his
punishing
you [MTY]
if
you
do
not
turn
from
your
sinful
behavior!/Did
someone
tell
you
that
you
can
escape
from
his
punishing
you [MTY]
if
you
do
not
turn
from
your
sinful
behavior?► [RHQ]
Do
what
is
appropriate [IDM]
for
people
who
have
truly
turned
away
from
their
sinful
behavior
before
you
come
to
me
in
order
to
be baptized {
that
I baptize
you}.
God
promised
to
give
Abraham
many
descendants.
In
order
to
fulfill
that
promise,
God
does
not
need
you!
I
tell
you
that
he
can
change
these
stones
to
make
them
descendants
of
Abraham.
So
do
not
start
to
say
to
yourselves, ‘Since
we
are
descendants
of
our
ancestor
Abraham,
God
will
not
punish
us
even
though
we
have
sinned.’
God
is
ready
to
punish
you
if
you
do
not
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior,
just
like
a
man
who
lays
his
axe
at
the
roots
of
a
fruit
tree
in
order
to
chop
it
down
and
throw
it
into
the
fire
if
it
does
not
produce
good
fruit [MET].”
John
said
that
someone
greater
than
him
would
soon
come
who
would
enable
some
of
the
people
to
change
their
lives
and
who
would
severely
punish
the
others.
Matthew 3:11-12
“As
for
me,
I
am
not
very
important,
because
I baptize
you
only
with
water.
I
baptize
you
because
of
your feeling
sorry
that
you
have
sinned.
But
someone
else
will
come
soon
who
is
very
great;
he
will
do
powerful
deeds (OR,
act powerfully).
Because
he
is
superior
to
me,
I
am
not
worthy
even
to
do
a menial
task
for
him,
such
as
to
carry
his
sandals.
He
will
put
his
Holy
Spirit
within
you
to
truly
change
the
way
you
live [MET],
and
he
will
judge
others
of
you
and
punish
you
in
the
fire
in
hell.
He
is
like
a
farmer
who
wants
to
clear
away
the
grain
that
is
on
the
ground
where
it
has
been
threshed {
they
have
threshed
it}.
That
farmer
uses
a
huge
fork
to
throw
the
grain
into
the
air
to
separate
the
wheat
from
the
chaff [MET],
and
then
he cleans
up
the
threshing
area.
Similarly,
God
will
separate
righteous
people
from
the
evil
people
like
a
farmer
who
gathers
the
wheat
into
his
storage
area,
and
then
God
will
burn
the
people
who
are
like
chaff
with
a
fire
that
will
never
be
put
out [MET].”
When
John baptized
Jesus,
God
showed
that
Jesus
was
his
Son
by
sending
the
Holy
Spirit
upon
him.
Matthew 3:13-17
During
that
time,
Jesus
went
from
Galilee
District
to
the
Jordan
River,
where
John
was.
He
did
that
in
order
to
be baptized
by
John {in
order
to
ask
that
John
would baptize
him}.
When
Jesus
asked
John
to baptize
him,
John objected,
saying, “I
need
to
be baptized
by
you {
you
to baptize
me}
because
you
are
superior
to
me.
Since
you
are
not
a
sinner, ◄
you(sg)
should
not
come
to
me
to
be baptized
by
me {
to
ask
that
I baptize
you(sg)}!/why
do
you
come
to
me
to
be baptized
by
me {
ask
that
I baptize
you(sg)} [RHQ]?►”
But
Jesus
said
to
him, “Baptize
me
at
this
time,
because
in
this
way
we
two
will
do
everything
that
God
requires.”
Then
John
consented
to baptize
him.
After
he
was baptized {John baptized
Jesus},
Jesus
immediately
came
up
out
of
the
water.
Just
then,
it
was
as
though
the
sky
was
opened {split
apart}.
Then
Jesus
saw
God’s
Spirit
coming
down
upon
him.
He
came
in
the
form
of
a
dove.
Then
God [SYN]
spoke
from
heaven,
saying, “This
is
my
Son.
I
love
him.
I
am
very
pleased
with
him.”
After Jesus fasted 40 days, Satan tempted him in various ways.
Matthew 4:1-11
Then
Jesus
was
led
by
the
Spirit {
God’s
Spirit
led
Jesus}
into
a
desolate
area
to
be
tempted
by
the
devil {in
order
that
the
devil
would
tempt
him}.
After
he
did
not
eat
food
for 40
days,
and 40
nights.
he
was
hungry.
Satan,
the
tempter,
came
to
him
and
said, “Because
you
claim
that
you
have
a relationship
with
God
as
a
son
has
with
his
father [MET],
prove
it
by
commanding
these
stones
to
become
bread
so
that
you
can
eat
them!”
But
Jesus
said
to
him, “
No!
I
will
not
change
stones
into
bread,
because
it
is
written
in
the Scriptures {in
the Scriptures
Moses
wrote},
‘Eating
food [SYN]
sustains
people
physically,
but
it
does
not
sustain
them
spiritually [SYN].
Instead,
paying
attention
to
everything
that
God
has
spoken
to
them
is
what
sustains
people spiritually.’”
Then
the
devil
took
Jesus
to
Jerusalem,
the
city
that
is
dedicated
to
God.
He
set
him
on
the
highest
part
of
the
Temple,
and
said
to
him, “Because
you
claim
that
you
have
a relationship
with
God
as
a
son
has
with
his
father,
prove
it
by
jumping
down
to
the
ground.
You
will
not
be
hurt,
because
it
is
written
in
the Scriptures,
‘God
will
command
his
angels
to
protect
you.
They
will
lift
you
up
in
their
hands
when
you
are
falling,
in
order
that
you
will
not
get
hurt.
You
will
not
even
strike
your
foot
on
a
stone.’”
But
Jesus
said, “
No!
I
will
not
jump
down,
because
in
another
place
in
the Scriptures
it
is
written {there
are
these
words
that
Moses
wrote}: ‘Do
not
try
to
test
the
Lord
your
God
to
see
if
he
will
prevent
something
bad
from happening
to
you
when
you
do
something
foolish!’”
Then
the
devil
took
him
on
top
of
a
very
high
mountain.
There
he
showed
him
all
the
nations
in
the
world
and
the
magnificent
things
in
those
nations.
And
then
he
said
to
him, “I
will
let
you
rule
all
these
nations
and
give
you
the
magnificent
things
in
them
if
you
bow
down
and
worship
me.”
But
Jesus
said
to
him, “
No,
I
will
not
worship
you,
Satan,
so
go
away!
It
is
written
in
the Scriptures, ‘It
is
the
Lord
your
God
whom
you
(pl)
must
worship,
and
you
(pl)
must
serve
only
him!’”
Then
the
devil
went
away,
and
right
away,
angels
came
to
Jesus
and
took
care
of
him.
Jesus
went
to
Galilee
and
preached
that
people
needed
to
repent
to
belong
to
the
group
whom
God
would
consider
his
people.
Matthew 4:12-17
While Jesus
was
in
Judea,
John
the Baptizer’s
disciples
told
him
that
John
had
been
put
in
prison
and
kept
there {that
Herod Antipas
had
put
John
the Baptizer
in
prison
and
kept
him
there}.
So Jesus
returned
to
Galilee
District.
While
he
was
in
Galilee,
he
first
went
to Nazareth
town.
Then
he
left
Nazareth
and
went
to
Capernaum
city
in
order
to
live
there.
Capernaum
is
located
beside
Galilee Lake
in
the
region
which
was
formerly
the
regions
of
the
tribes
of
Zebulun
and
Naphtali.
One
reason
that
he
went
there
was
so
that
these
words
that
were
written
by
the
prophet
Isaiah
might
be
fulfilled {so
that
he
might
fulfill
these
words
that
the
prophet
Isaiah
wrote}:
“Zebulun
region
and
Naphtali
region
are
on
the
road
which
is
near
Galilee
Lake
and
on
the
eastern
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
They
are
the
regions
in
Galilee
District
where
many non-Jews
are
living.
Although
the
people
there
will
be
like
people
who
sit
in
a
dark
place [MET],
they
will
suddenly
perceive
clearly
a
new
teaching,
as
people
who
have
seen
a
big
light
shining
on
them [MET]
perceive
everything
clearly.
The
people
who
are
located
in
a
dangerous [MET]
region
will
suddenly
perceive
clearly
what
God
teaches,
as
people
on
whom
a
light
shines
perceive
things
clearly [MET, DOU].
From
that
time,
while
Jesus
was
in Capernaum
city,
he
began
to
preach
this
to
people: “God [MTY/EUP]
will
very
soon
begin
to
rule,
and
he
will
judge
you
when
he
rules.
So
you
(pl)
need
to
turn
from
your
sinful
ways
so
that
God
will
not
punish
you.”
Jesus
summoned
four
fishermen,
who
immediately
left
their
work
and
went
with
him.
Matthew 4:18-23
One
day
while
Jesus
was
walking
by
Galilee
Lake,
he
saw
two
men,
Simon,
who
was
later
called
Peter,
and Andrew,
his
younger
brother.
They
were
casting
their
fishing
net
into
the
lake
because
they
earned
money
by
catching
and
selling
fish.
He
said
to
them, “
Just
like
you
have
been
gathering
fish,
come
with
me
and
I
will
teach
you
how
to
gather
people
to
become
my
disciples.” [MET]
They
immediately
left
the
work
that
they
were
doing
with
their
fishing
nets,
and
they
went
with
him.
As
the
three
of
them
walked
on
from
there,
Jesus
saw
two
other
men,
James,
and
John,
the
younger
brother
of
James.
They
were
in
their
boat
with
Zebedee,
their
father,
mending
their
fishing
nets.
Jesus
told
them
that
they
should
leave
their
work
and
go
with
him.
They
immediately
left
their
fishing
boat
and
their
father,
and
they
went
with
Jesus.
Jesus
taught
and
healed
many
people
when
he
was
in
Galilee
District.
Matthew 4:23-25
Jesus
went
with
those
four
men
throughout
all
of
Galilee
District.
He
was
teaching
the
people
in
the
buildings
where
we
Jews
worship
God.
He
was
preaching
the
good
message
that
tells
how
to
become
members
of
the
group
of
people
whose
lives
God
rules
over.
He
was
also
healing
all
the Galileans
who
had
diseases
or
who
were
sick.
When
people
who
lived
in
other
parts
of
Syria
District
heard [PRS]
what
he
was
doing,
they
brought
to
him
people
who
suffered
from
illnesses,
people
who
suffered
from
many
kinds
of
diseases,
people
who
suffered
from
severe
pains,
people
who
were
controlled
by
demons {whom
demons
controlled},
people
who
were
epileptics,
and
people
who
were
paralyzed.
And
Jesus
healed
them
all.
Then
crowds
started
to
go
with
him.
They
were
people
from
Galilee
District, ◄from
the
Decapolis/from
the
Ten
Towns
area►,
from
Jerusalem
city,
from
other
parts
of
Judea
district,
and
from
areas
east
of
the
Jordan
River.
On a hillside, Jesus taught his disciples and others what kind of people God esteems.
Matthew 5:1-12
When
Jesus
saw
the
crowds,
he
went
up
on
a
hillside.
He
sat
down
in
order
to
teach
his
disciples.
They
came
near
to
him
to
listen
to
him.
Then
he
began
to
teach
them
by
saying,
God
is
pleased
with
people
who
recognize
that
they
have
a
spiritual
need;
he
will
allow
them
to
be
the
people
whose
lives
he
rules
over.
God
is
pleased
with
people
who
mourn
because
they
have
sinned;
they
will
be
encouraged {he
will
encourage
them.}
God
is
pleased
with
people
who
are
meek;
they
will
inherit
the
earth
that
God
will recreate.
God
is
pleased
with
people
who
sincerely
desire
to
live
righteously
just
like
they
desire
to
eat
and
drink [MET];
they
will
be
enabled {he
will
enable
them}
to
do
all
that
he
desires [MET].
God
is
pleased
with
people
who
act mercifully;
he
will
act mercifully
to
them.
God
is
pleased
with
people
who
think
only
about
that
which
pleases
him;
some
day
they
will
be
where
God
is
and
will
see
him.
God
is
pleased
with
people
who
help
other
people
to
live
peacefully;
they
will
be
considered
to
be {he
will
consider
that
they
are}
his
children [MET].
God
is
pleased
with
people
to
whom
evil
things
are
done {to
whom
other
people
do
evil
things}
because
they
conducted
themselves
righteously;
he
will
allow
them
to
be
where
he
rules
over
people.
God
is
pleased
with
you
when
other
people
insult
you,
when
other
people
do
evil
things
to
you
and
when
other
people
say
falsely
that
you
are
evil
because
you
believe
in
me.
When
that
happens,
rejoice
and
be
glad [DOU],
because
God
will
give
you
a
great
reward
in
heaven.
God
will
think
highly
of
you,
just
like
he
thought
highly
of
the
prophets
whom
your
ancestors
persecuted
long
ago.
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
live
in
such
a
way
that
other
people
will
see
how
we
live
and
will
praise
God.
Matthew 5:13-16
“
You
are
able
to
influence
evil
people [MTY]
and improve
the
way
they
live
in
order
that
they
do
not
become
more
evil,
just
like
salt
is
able
to improve
the
flavor
of
food
and
to
preserve
it [MET]
from
spoiling.
Salt
that
no
longer
tastes salty
cannot
become salty
again [RHQ].
As
a
result,
that
salt
becomes
useless.
It
is
rejected
by
people,
thrown
on
the
ground,
and
walked
on {People
reject
it,
throw
it
on
the
ground
and
walk
on
it} [MET].
Similarly,
if
the
way
you
live
no
longer
influences
people
to
live
in
a
godly
manner,
God
will
reject
you.
You
enable
evil
people [MTY]
to
perceive
God’s
truth
as
a
light
enables
people
to
perceive
what
is
around
them.
Just
like
everyone
can
see [LIT]
the
lights
of
a
city
on
a
hill [MET],
other
people
can
see
what
you
do.
After
people
light
a
lamp,
they
never
put
it
under
a
basket.
Instead,
they
put
it
on
a
lampstand
in
their
houses
in
order
that
it
can
shine
on
everyone
there.
Similarly,
you
need
to
do
what
is
right [MET]
in
such
a
manner
that
other
people
can
see
the
good
deeds
that
you
do,
and
as
a
result
they
will
praise
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven.”
Jesus
taught
that
it
is
important
to
obey
all
of
God’s
commandments.
Matthew 5:17-20
“I
came
to
earth,
not
to
annul
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
or
what
the
prophets [MTY]
wrote.
Instead,
I
came
to
cause
to
happen
what
the authors
of
those
books
predicted
would
happen.
So
do
not
think
any
longer
that
I
have
come
to
earth
in
order
that
I
might
annul
what
they
wrote.
Keep
this
in
mind:
Every
point
of
those
laws,
including
those
points
that
seem
least
important,
and
even
the
smallest
details
of
the
laws [MTY]
will
surely
be
in
effect [HYP,
LIT]
until
the
heavens
and
the
earth
disappear
and
until
all
that
God
told
their authors
to
write
happens.
Since
all
God’s
laws
are
important,
if
anyone disobeys
any
of
those
commandments,
even
if
it
would
be
one
of
the
least
important
ones,
and
if
that
person
teaches
people
to
disobey
any
of
those
commandments,
it
will
be
said {
God
will
say}
that
that
person
is
the
least
important
of
those
in
the
place
where [EUP]
God
rules.
But
those
who
obey
those
commandments
and
teach
other
people
to
obey
them,
it
will
be
said {
God
will
say}
that
they
are
very
important
among
those
that
God
rules.
Keep
this
in
mind:
You
assume
that
the
Pharisees
and
the
men
who
teach
our
laws
faithfully
obey
what
God
commands.
But
if
you
do
not
obey
those
laws
better
than
they
obey
them,
you
will
by
no
means
enter
the
place
where
God
rules.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
not
be
angry,
and
that
we
should
quickly
settle
accounts
with
those
whom
we
have
wronged.
Matthew 5:21-26
“You
have
heard
your religious
teachers
say
that
it
was
said {that
Moses
said}
to
your
ancestors, ‘Do
not
murder
anyone.’
This implied
that
if
someone
murders
another
person,
the
judge
will
condemn
that
person
and
sentence
him
to
be
executed {
say
that
someone
must
execute
him}.
But
what
I
say
to
you
is
this:
If
you
are
angry
with
someone,
God
will
judge
you.
If
you
say
to
someone, ‘
You
are
worthless,’
the
Jewish
Council
will
judge
you.
If
you
hate
someone,
and
say
to
them 'You
fool!'
you.
yourself,
will
be
in
danger
of
being
thrown
into
the
fires
in
hell.
So,
when
you
take
your
gift
for
God
to
the
altar,
if
you
remember
that
you
have
offended
someone,
leave
your
gift
by
the
altar,
and
first
go
to
the
person
you
have
offended.
Tell
that
person
that
you
are
sorry
for
what
you
have
done,
and
ask
that
person
to
forgive
you.
Then
go
back
and
offer
your
gift
to
God.
Also,
when
a
fellow
citizen
takes
you
to
court
in
order
to
accuse
you,
settle
accounts
with
that
person
quickly
while
you
are
walking
with
that
person
to
court.
Do
that
while
there
still
is
time
to
do
so
in
order
that
he
will
not
take
you
to
the
judge,
because
if
the
judge
favors
the
person
who
is
accusing
you,
he
will
declare
that
you
are
guilty
and
send
you
to
the
prison
guard,
and
the
prison
guard
will
put
you
in
prison.
Keep
this
in
mind:
If
you
go
to
prison,
you
will
never
get
out
because
you
will
never
be
able
to
pay
all
that
the
judge
says
that
you owe [MET].
And
remember
also
that
you
ought
to
settle
accounts
with
God
before
you
die,
too.”
Jesus
taught
about
the
way
to
refuse
to
sin
when
we
are
tempted
to
do
something
wrong.
Matthew 5:27-30
“You
have
heard
God’s
commandment, ‘Do
not
commit
adultery.’
But
what
I
say
to
you
is
this:
If
a
man
only
looks
at
a
woman
desiring
to
have
sex
with
her,
God
considers
that
his
doing
that [MET]
is
sin.
If
because
of
what
you
see [MTY]
you
are
tempted
to
sin,
stop
looking
at
those
things!
Even
if
you
have
to
gouge
out
one
of
your
eyes
and
throw
it
away [HYP]
to
avoid
sinning,
do
it!
It
is
good
that
you
not
sin
and
as
a
result
go
to
heaven,
even
though
while
you
are
still
here
on
earth
you
lack
one
or
both
of
your
eyes.
But
it
is
not
good
that
you
continue
to
have
two
eyes
and
sin
and,
as
a
result,
God
sends
your
whole
body
to
hell.
If
you
are
tempted
to
use
one
of
your
hands
to
sin [MTY],
stop
using
your
hand.
Even
if
you
have
to
cut
your
hand
off
and
throw
it
away
to
avoid
sinning,
do
it [HYP]!
It
is
good
that
you
do
not
sin
and
as
a
result
you
go
to
heaven,
even
though
while
you
are
still
here
on
earth
you
lack
one
or
both
of
your
hands.
But
it
is
not
good
that
you
sin
and,
as
a
result,
God
sends
your
whole
body
to
hell.”
Jesus
taught
that
people
should
not
divorce
their
spouses.
Matthew 5:31-32
“It
is
written {
Moses
wrote}, ‘If
a
man
is divorcing
his
wife,
he
should
write
a
document
on
which
he states
that
he
is divorcing
her.’
But
now
listen
to
what
I
say
to
you:
A
man
may
divorce
his
wife
only
if
she
has
committed
adultery,
and
not
for
any
other
reason.
If
a
man
divorces
his
wife
for
any
other
reason,
and
he
has
sex
with
another
woman,
he
makes
his
wife
become
one
against
whom
he
has
committed
adultery,
because
in
God’s
estimation
she
still
is
his
wife.
Also,
if
a
man
marries
a
woman
who
is
divorced {whose
husband
has
divorced
her},
God
considers
him
guilty
of
committing
adultery.”
Jesus
taught
that
people
should
not
add
anything
to
make
their
words
more credible
when
they
promise
to
do
something.
Matthew 5:33-37
“You
have
also
heard
your religious
teachers
say
that
it
was
written {that
Moses
wrote}
to
your
ancestors, ‘Make
sure
that
you
do
what
you
promised
the
Lord
that
you
would
do!’ [DOU]
But
now
listen
to
what
I
say
to
you:
Never
promise
to
do
anything
and
then
ask
a
superior
being
to
affirm
that
what
you
are
saying
will
happen.
For
example,
do
not
promise
that
you
will
give
something
and
then
ask
spiritual
beings
in
heaven [MTY]
to
affirm
that
you
will
do
it,
because
heaven
is
where
God
sits
on
his
throne [MTY]
to
rule
over
people.
Also,
do
not
promise
that
you
will
give
something
and
then
ask
spiritual
beings
on
earth [MTY]
to
affirm
that
you
will
do
it,
because
the
earth
is
where
God
rests
his
feet [MET].
Also,
do
not
promise
that
you
will
do
something
and
ask religious
authorities
in
Jerusalem
to
affirm
that
you
will
do
it,
because
Jerusalem
is
the
city
where
God,
the
great
King
rules.
Also,
do
not
promise
that
you
will
do
something
and
then
say
that
your
head
should
be
cut
off {
someone
should
cut
off
your
head}
if
you
do
not
do
it.
You
are
not
even
able
to
change
the
color
of
the
hair
of
your
head
by
making
one
black
hair
white
or
one
white
hair
black.
If
you
talk
about
doing
something,
just
say ‘Yes,
I
will
do
it,’
or ‘No,
I
will
not
do
it.’
If
you
say
anything
more
than
that,
it
is
from
Satan,
the
Evil
One.”
Jesus
taught
that
everyone
should
be
kind
to
all
people,
even
to
people
who
mistreat
us.
Matthew 5:38-42
“You
have
heard
your religious
teachers
say
that
it
is
written {
Moses
wrote}, ‘Retaliate
like
this:
If
someone
damages
one
of
your
eyes,
someone
should
damage
one
of
that
person’s
eyes.
If
someone
damages
one
of
your
teeth,
someone
should
damage
one
of
that
person’s
teeth.’
But
now
listen
to
what
I
say
to
you:
Do
not
take
revenge
for
evil
deeds
done {
that
other
people
do}
to
you.
Instead,
if
someone
insults
you
by
striking
you
on
one
cheek,
turn
your
other
cheek
toward
that
person
in
order
that
he
can
strike
it
also.
If
someone
wants
to
sue
you
and
take
your ◄inner
garment/shirt►,
give
him
your ◄outer
garment/coat►
also.
If
a
military
authority compels
you
to
go
with
him
one
mile
and
carry
his
gear,
go
with
him
two
miles
and
carry
his
gear.
Also,
if
someone
asks
you
for
something,
give
him
what
he
is
asking
for.
If
someone
requests
you
to
lend
him
something,
do
not
refuse
to
lend
it
to
him.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
love
the
people
whom
we
would
not
normally
love.
Matthew 5:43-48
“You
have
heard
your religious
teachers
say
that
it
is
written
that
Moses
wrote, ‘Love
the
citizens
of
your
country
and
hate
your
enemies.’
But
now
listen
to
what
I
say
to
you:
Love
your
enemies
as
well
as
your
friends,
and
pray
for
those
who
cause
you
to
suffer.
Do
that
in
order
to
imitate
what
God,
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven,
does.
He
desires
that
you [MET]
do
like
he
does.
He
acts
kindly
to
all
people.
For
example,
he
causes
the
sun
to
shine
equally
on
wicked
people
and
on
good
people,
and
he
sends
rain
both
on
righteous
people
and
on
unrighteous
people.
If
you
love
only
the
people
who
love
you, ◄
do
not
expect
God
to
reward
you
in
heaven!/will
God
reward
you
in
heaven?► [RHQ]
This
is based
on
the
fact
that
everyone,
even
the
tax
collectors,
who
you
think
are
very
great
sinners,
love [RHQ]
those
who
love
them.
If
you
act
like
them, ◄
you
are
not
any
different
from
tax
collectors!/in
what
way
are
you
different
from
tax
collectors?► [RHQ]
If
you
want
God
to
bless
only
your
friends, ◄you
are
not
acting
any
better
than
other
people!/are
you
acting
any
better
than
other
people?► [RHQ]
Even
the non-Jews,
who
you
think
sin
very
much (OR,
you
think
are
unacceptable
to
God),
want
God
to
bless
their
friends [RHQ],
but
God
does
not
reward
them
for
that.
You
need
to
love
those
who
do
not
love
you,
and
in
that
way
become
perfect
as
God
your
Father,
who
is
in
heaven,
is
perfect.”
Jesus taught how we should give to needy people. He also taught his disciples how to pray.
Matthew 6:1-13
“When
you
do
your
good
deeds,
make
certain
that
you
do
not
do
them
when
other
people
are
watching
so
that
they
may
see
you
and
think
highly
of
you.
If
you
do
good
deeds
merely
in
order
that
other
people
may
think
highly
of
you,
God,
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven,
will
not
give
you
any
reward.
So,
whenever
you
give
something
to
the
poor,
do
not
announce
it
as
people
announce
something
that
they
want
other
people
to
know
about
by
playing
a
fanfare
on
a
trumpet [MET].
That
is
what
the
hypocrites
do ◄in
the
synagogues/in
the
Jewish
meeting
places►
and
on
the
main
roads
in
order
that
people
might
see
what
they
do
and
praise
them.
Keep
this
in
mind:
People
praise
those
hypocrites,
but
that
is
the
only
reward
they
will
receive!
Instead
of
doing
as
they
do,
when
you
give
something
to
the
poor,
do
not
let
other
people
know
that
you
are
doing
that [MET].
In
that
way,
you
will
be
giving
to
the
poor
secretly.
As
a
result
God,
your
Father
who
observes
you
while
no
one
else
sees
you,
will
reward
you.
Also
when
you
pray,
do
not
do
what
the
hypocrites
do.
They
like
to
stand
in
the
Jewish
meeting
places
and
on
the
corners
of
the
main
streets
to
pray,
in
order
that
other
people
will
see
them
and
think
highly
of
them.
Keep
this
in
mind:
People
praise
them,
but
that
is
the
only
reward
they
will
get.
But
as
for
you,
when
you
pray,
go
into
your
private
room
and
close
the
door
in
order
to
pray
to
God,
your
Father,
whom
no
one
can
see.
He
observes
you
where
no
one
else
observes
you,
and
he
will
reward
you.
When
you
pray,
do
not
repeat
words
many
times
as
the
people
who
do
not
know
God
do
when
they
pray.
They
repeat
meaningless
words
because
they
think
that
if
they
use
many
words,
their
gods
will
listen
to
them
and
give
them
what
they
ask
for.
Do
not
repeat
words
as
they
do,
because
God
your
Father
knows
what
you
need
before
you
ask
him.
So
pray
things
like
this:
Father,
you
who
are
in
heaven,
we
(exc)
desire
that
you
be
honored/revered {that
people
honor/revere
you}.
We
(exc)
desire
that
people
let
you
rule
over
their
lives.
We(exc)
want
people
who
live
on
the
earth
to
do
what
you
desire,
as
those
who
live
in
heaven
do
what
you
want
them
to
do.
Give
us
(exc)
each
day
the
food [SYN]
that
we
(exc)
need
for
that
day.
Forgive
our
sins
just
like
we
(exc)
have
forgiven
the
people
who
sin
against
us
(exc).
Do
not
let
us(exc)
do
wrong
things
when
we(exc)
are
tempted {someone
or
something tempts
us},
and
rescue
us
(exc)
when
Satan
the
evil
one tempts
us
to
do
evil
things.
6:13
people should praise you forever.”
Jesus
taught
more
about
forgiving
others.
Matthew 6:14-15
“
Forgive
the
people
who
sin
against
you,
because,
if
you
forgive
other
people,
God,
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven,
will
forgive
your
sins.
But
if
you
do
not
forgive
other
people,
neither
will
God
forgive
your
sins.”
Jesus
taught
about abstaining
from
food.
Matthew 6:16-18
“When
you
abstain
from
eating
food
in
order
to
please
God,
do
not
look
sad
as
the
hypocrites
look.
They
make
their
faces
appear
sad
in
order
that
people
will
see
that
they
are abstaining
from
food
and
will
think
highly
of
them.
Keep
this
in
mind:
People
will
think
highly
of
those
people
for
that,
but
that
is
the
only
reward
those
people
will
get!
Instead,
each
of
you,
when
you
abstain
from
food,
should
comb
your
hair
and
wash
your
face
as
usual,
in
order
that
other
people
will
not
notice
that
you
are
fasting
because
you
will
look
as
you
always
do.
But
God,
your
Father,
whom
no
one
can
see,
will
observe
that
you
are abstaining
from
food.
God
your
Father
sees
you
even
though
no
one
else
sees
you,
and
he
will
reward
you.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
do
deeds
that
please
God.
That
will
be
like
putting
treasures
in
heaven.
Matthew 6:19-21
“Do
not
selfishly
accumulate
large
quantities
of
money
and
material
goods
for
yourselves
on
this
earth,
because
the
earth
is
where
everything
is
destroyed.
For
example,
on
earth termites
ruin
things,
and
things
rust,
and
thieves
enter
buildings
and
steal
things.
Instead,
do
deeds
that
will
please
God.
Your
doing
such
deeds
will
be
like
storing
treasures
in
heaven [MET].
Nothing
perishes
in
heaven.
In
heaven
no termites
ruin
things,
nothing rusts,
and
thieves
do
not
enter
buildings
and
steal.
Remember
that
the
things
that
you
think
are
the
most
valuable
are
the
things
that
you
will
be
constantly
concerned
about [MET].
So
if
you
want
to
be storing
treasures
in
heaven,
you
need
to
be
constantly
thinking
about
God
and
heaven,
instead
of
your earthly
possessions.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
be
generous
with
what
we
possess.
Matthew 6:22-23
“Your
eyes
are
like
a
lamp [MET]
for
your
body,
because
they
enable
you
to
see
things.
So
if
your
eyes
are
healthy,
you
are
able
to
see
everything
well [MET].
Similarly,
if
you
are
generous
with
your
money
and
other
possessions,
you
will
be
able
to
know
much
of
what
God
wants
you
to
know [MET].
But
if
your
eyes
are
bad,
you
are
not
able
to
see
things
well.
And
if
that
continues,
the
time
will
come
when
you
will
not
be
able
to
see
at
all.
You
will
be
in
complete
darkness [MET].
Similarly,
if
you
continue
to
be
greedy,
you
will
be
in
spiritual
darkness.
If
all
that
your
eyes
can
see
and
your
mind
can
think
about involves
your
greedily desiring
material
possessions,
all
that
you
do
will
be
evil [MET].”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
not
try
to
serve
God
and
accumulate
money
at
the
same
time.
Matthew 6:24
“No
one
is
able
to
serve
two
different
bosses
at
the
same
time.
If
he
tried
to
do
that,
he
would
dislike
one
of
them
and
love
the
other
one,
or
he
would
be
loyal
to
one
of
them
and
despise
the
other
one [DOU].
Similarly,
you
cannot
devote
your
life
to
worshipping
God
and
worshipping
money
and
material
goods
at
the
same
time.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
not
worry
about
having
enough
food
and
clothes.
Matthew 6:25-34
“Because
you
should
be
concerned
about
what
God
thinks
is
important
and
not
about
material
goods,
I
tell
you
that
you
should
not
worry
about
things
that
you
need
in
order
to
live.
Do
not
worry
about
whether
you
will
have
enough
food
to
eat,
and
something
to
drink,
or
enough
clothes
to
wear.
It
is
important
to
have
sufficient
food
and
drink
and
clothing,
but
the
way
you
conduct
your
lives
is
much
more
important [RHQ].
Look
at
the
birds.
They
do
not
plant
seeds,
and
they
do
not
harvest
crops
and
gather
them
into
barns.
But
they
always
have
food
to
eat
because
God,
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven,
provides
food
for
them.
And
you
are
certainly
worth
a
lot
more
than
birds [RHQ]!
So
you
can
be
assured
that
God
will
supply
what
you
need!
◄None
of
you
can,
just
by
worrying,
add
time
to
your
life./Can
any
of
you,
just
by
worrying,
add
time
to
your
life?► [RHQ]
You
cannot
add
even
one minute
to
your
life!
So
you
should
not
worry
about
things
such
as
food
and
clothing!
You
should
also
not
worry
about
whether
you
will
have
enough
clothes
to
wear [RHQ].
Think
about
the
way
flowers
grow
in
the
fields.
They
do
not
work
to earn
money,
and
they
do
not
make
their
own
clothes.
But
I
tell
you
that
even
though
King
Solomon,
who
lived
long
ago,
wore
very
beautiful
clothes,
his
clothes
were
not
as
beautiful
as
one
of
those
flowers.
God
makes
the
wild
plants
very
beautiful,
but
they
grow
in
the
field
for
only
a
short
time.
One
day
they
grow,
and
the
next
day
they
are
thrown
into
an
oven {someone
cuts
them
and
throws
them
into
an
oven}
to
be
burned
to
make
heat
for baking
bread.
But
you
are
more
important
to
God
than
wild
plants
are,
and
you
live
much
longer.
So ◄God
will
certainly
provide
clothes
for
you
who
live
a
long
time
but
trust
him
so
little!/will
not
God
surely
very
adequately
clothe
you,
who
live
a
long
time
but
trust
him
so
little?► [RHQ]
Because
of
God’s caring
for
you,
do
not
worry
and
say, ‘Will
we
have
anything
to
eat?’
or ‘Will
we
have
anything
to
drink?’
or ‘Will
we
have
clothes
to
wear?’ [RHQ]
Those
who
do
not
know
God
are
always
worrying
about
things
like
that.
But
God,
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven,
knows
that
you
need
all
those
things,
so
you
should
not
worry
about
them.
Instead,
the
most
important
thing
you
should
be
concerned
about
is
to
let
God
completely
direct
your
life,
and
to
strive
to
live
righteously.
If
you
do
that,
all
the
things
that
you
need
will
be
given
to
you {God
will
give
you
all
the
things
that
you
need}.
So
each
day
do
not
be
worried
about
what
will
happen
to
you
the
next
day,
because
when
that
day [PRS]
comes,
you
will
be
concerned
about
what
happens
during
that
day.
You
will
have
enough
to
be
concerned
about
each
day.
So
do
not
worry
ahead
of
time.”
Jesus taught that we should not condemn others for their faults since we have faults ourselves.
Matthew 7:1-5
“Do
not
talk
about
how
sinfully
others
have
acted,
in
order
that
God
will
not
say
how
sinfully
you
have
acted.
If
you
condemn
other
people,
God
will
condemn
you.
To
the
same
extent
that
you
condemn
others,
you
will
be
condemned {
God
will
condemn
you}.
◄None
of
you
should
be
concerned
about
someone
else’s
small
faults [MET]!/Why
should
any
of
you
be
concerned
about
someone
else’s
small
faults?► [MET, RHQ]
That
would
be
like noticing
a
speck
in
that
person’s
eye.
But
you
should
be
concerned
about
your
own
big
faults.
They
are
like [MET]
planks
in
your
own
eye,
which
you
do
not
notice.
◄You
should
not
say
to
other
people
about
their
minor
faults, ‘Let
me
remove
the specks
from
your
eyes!’/Why
do
you
say
to
other
people
about
their
minor
faults, ‘Let
me
remove
the specks
from
your
eyes?’► [RHQ]
You
should
not
say
that
if
a plank
is
still
in
your
own
eye [MET].
You
hypocrite,
stop
committing
your
own
sins!
That
will
be
like
removing
the plank
from
your
own
eye [MET].
Then,
as
a
result,
you
will
be
able
to
perceive
things spiritually
so
that
you
can
help
other
people
get
rid
of
the
faults [MET]
that
are
like specks
in
their
eyes.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
not
teach
spiritual
truth
to
those
who
will
not appreciate
it.
Matthew 7:6
“You
do
not
give
holy
things
to
dogs
that
would
ignore
those
things
and
attack
you [CHI].
You
do
not
throw
pearls
in
front
of hogs,
because
they
would
just
ignore
them
and
trample
them.
Similarly,
do
not
give
precious
spiritual
truth
to
people
you
know
will
not
value
it
but
instead
will
do
evil
things
to
you.”
Jesus
taught
that
God
is
ready
to
give
good
things
to
us
if
we
persist
in
prayer.
Matthew 7:7-11
“Keep
asking
God
for
what
you
need.
If
you
do
that,
he
will
give
it
to
you.
Confidently
keep
expecting
God
to
give
you
the
things
that
you
need,
and
he
will
give
them
to
you.
It
will
be
like [MET]
looking
for
what
you
need
and
finding
it.
Keep
on
praying
persistently
to
God.
Then
God
will
answer
you.
It
will
be
like [MET]
knocking
on
a
door
in
order
to
enter
a
room.
And
the
way
will
be
opened {
God
will
open
the
way}
for
you
to
get
what
you
pray
for.
Remember
that
God
will
give
things
to
everyone
who
continues
to
ask
him
for
them.
He
will
give
things
to
whoever
confidently
keeps
asking.
He
will
open
the
way
for
people
to
get
the
things
that
they
keep
persistently
praying
for.
◄No
man
among
you
would
give
a
stone
to
his
son
if
his
son
were
to
ask
for
bread./Would
anyone
among
you
give
a
stone
to
his
son
if
his
son
were
to
ask
for
bread?► [RHQ]
Likewise, ◄no
man
would
give
a
poisonous
snake
to
his
son
if
his
son
would
ask
for
a
fish./would
anyone
give
a
poisonous
snake
to
his
son
if
his
son
would
ask
for
a
fish?► [RHQ]
You,
who
are
evil,
know
how
to
give
good
things
to
your
children.
So
God,
your
Father
who
is
in
heaven,
will
certainly
give
good
things
to
the
people
who
ask
him.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
treat
others
as
we
would
like
them
to
treat
us.
Matthew 7:12
“So
in
whatever
way
you
want
others
to
act
toward
you
(pl),
that
is
the
way
you
(pl)
should
act
toward
them,
because
that
sums
up
what
Moses
wrote
in
the
laws
that
God
gave
him
and
also
what
the
prophets
wrote
long
ago.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
try
to
walk
on
the
narrow
road
that
leads
to
heaven.
Matthew 7:13-14
“
Going
to
where
people
live
eternally
with
God
in
heaven
is
difficult.
It
is
like
going
along
a
narrow
road [PRS,
MET]
that
leads
to
a
narrow
gate.
Not
many
people
find
that
way.
The
way
that
most
people
take
is
easy,
but
it
results
in
their
being
punished {
God
punishing
them}
in
hell.
That
way
is
like
a
wide
road
that
people
walk
on [PRS,
MET]
until
they
reach
the
wide
gate,
but
that
road
and
that
gate
lead
to
where
they
will
be
destroyed {
God
will
destroy
them}.
Many
people
enter
that
gate.
So
I
am
telling
you
to
leave
the
wide
road
and
enter
the
narrow
gate
to
heaven.”
Jesus
taught
about
how
to
recognize
false
prophets.
Matthew 7:15-20
“Beware
of
people
who
come
to
you
and
say
falsely
that
they
are
telling
you
what
God
has
said.
They
seem
to
be harmless,
but
they
are
extremely
harmful.
They
are
like
wolves
that
have
covered
themselves
with sheepskins
to
make
people
believe
that
they
are
sheep [MET],
but
they
actually
are
wolves
that
attack
people [MET].
So
how
will
you
know
that
they
are
false?
Well,
by
seeing
what
plants
produce,
you
know
what
kind
of
plants
they
are [MET].
For
example, thornbushes
cannot
produce
grapes,
so ◄no
one
can
pick
grapes
from thornbushes./can
anyone
pick
grapes
from thornbushes?► [RHQ]
And
thistles
cannot
produce
figs,
so ◄no
one
can
pick
figs
from
thistles./can
anyone
pick
figs
from
thistles?► [RHQ]
Here
is
another
example:
All
good
fruit
trees
produce
good
fruit,
but
all unhealthy
trees
produce
worthless
fruit.
No
good
fruit
tree
is
able
to
produce
worthless
fruit,
and
no unhealthy
tree
is
able
to
produce
good
fruit.
And
all
the
trees
that
do
not
produce
good
fruit
are
chopped
down
and
burned
in
a
fire {people
chop
them
down
and
burn
them
in
a
fire}
to
get
rid
of
them.
Similarly,
those
who
falsely
claim
to
be
prophets
will
be
thrown {
God
will
throw
false
prophets}
into
the
fires
of
hell.
By
seeing
what
plants
produce,
you
know
what
kind
of
plants
they
are.
Similarly,
when
you
see
what
the
people
who
come
to
you
do,
you
will
know
if
they
are
false
prophets.”
Jesus
warned
that
he
will
reject
those
who
do
not
do
what
God
desires.
Matthew 7:21-23
“
Even
though
many
people
habitually
call
me ‘Lord’,
pretending
that
they
have
my
authority,
some
of
them
will
not
go
to
heaven
where
God
rules,
because
they
do
not
do
what
he
desires.
Only
those
people
who
do
what
my
Father,
who
is
in
heaven,
desires
will
go
there.
On
the
day [MTY]
that
God
judges
everyone,
many
people,
trying
to
tell
me
that
they
deserve
to
go
to
heaven,
will
say
to
me, ‘Lord,
we(exc)
spoke
God’s
message
as
your
representatives [MTY, RHQ]!
As
your
representatives
we(exc)
expelled
demons
from
people [RHQ]!
And
as
your
representatives,
many
times
we(exc)
performed
miracles [RHQ]!’
Then
I
will
declare
to
them, ‘I
have
never
said
that
you
belonged
to
me.
Go
away
from
me,
you
who
do
what
is
evil!’”
Jesus
warned
that
undesirable
things
would
happen
to
those
who
did
not
obey
his
teaching.
Matthew 7:24-27
“So
then,
anyone
who
hears
what
I
say
and
does
what
I
command,
will
be
like
a
wise
man
who
built
his
house
on
rock.
Even
though
the
rain
came
down
and
the
river
flooded,
and
the
winds
blew
and
beat
against
that
house,
it
did
not
fall
down
because
it
had
been
built {he
built
it}
on
a
solid
foundation.
On
the
other
hand,
anyone
who
hears
what
I
say
but
does
not
obey
what
I
say
will
be
like
a
foolish
man
who
built
his
house
on
the
sand.
When
the
rain
fell
and
the
rivers
flooded,
and
the
winds
blew
and
beat
against
that
house,
it crashed
down
and
broke
completely
apart,
because
it
was
built
on
the
sand.
So
it
is
important
for
you
to
obey
what
I
teach
you.”
The
crowds
were
amazed
at
Jesus,
because
he
taught
with
his
own
authority.
Matthew 7:28-29
When
Jesus
finished
saying
all
those
things,
the
crowds
who
had
been
listening
to
him
were
amazed
at
the
new
teaching
that
he
had
taught
them.
The
reason
they
were
amazed
was
that
he
was
teaching
as
a
person
does
who
has
authority.
He
was
not
teaching
like
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws,
who
just
repeated
what
other
people
had
taught
them.
Jesus healed a leper and made it possible for him to associate with people again.
Matthew 8:1-4
When
Jesus
went
down
from
the
hillside,
large
crowds
followed
him.
After
he
left
the
crowds,
a
man
who
had
the
skin
disease
called
leprosy
unexpectedly
came
and
knelt
before
him.
He
said
to
Jesus, “Lord/Sir,
please
heal
me,
because
I
know
you
are
able
to
heal
me
if
you
are
willing
to.”
Then
Jesus,
disregarding
the religious
law
that forbade
people
to
come
close
to
lepers,
stretched
out
his
hand
and
touched
the
man.
He
said
to
him, “I
am
willing
to
heal
you,
and
I
heal
you
now!”
Immediately
the
man
was
healed
from
his
leprosy {he
was
no
longer
a
leper}.
Then
Jesus
said
to
him, “Go
and
show
yourself
to
a
nearby
priest
so
that
he
can
examine
you
and verify
that
you
no
longer
have
leprosy.
Then,
after
he
tells
the local
people,
they
will
know
that
you
no
longer
have
leprosy,
and
you
will
be
able
to
associate
with
them
again.
Make
sure
that
now
you
do
not
report
about
my
healing
you
to
anyone
other
than
the
priest.
Then
go
to
the
Temple
in
Jerusalem
and
give
the
priest
the
offering
that
Moses
commanded
that
people
who
have
been
healed
from
leprosy
should
offer
as
a
sacrifice
to
God.”
Jesus
healed
from
a
distance
a Roman officer’s
servant
because
the
officer
trusted
in
him.
Matthew 8:5-13
When
Jesus
went
to
Capernaum
city,
a
Roman
officer
who
commanded 100
soldiers
came
to
him.
He
begged
Jesus
to
help
him.
He
said
to
him, “Sir,
my
servant
is
lying
in
bed
at
home
and
is
paralyzed,
and
he
has
severe
pain.”
Jesus
said
to
him, “I
will
go
to
your
house
and
heal
him.”
But
the
officer
said
to
him, “Lord/Sir,
do
not
bother
to
go.
I
am
a non-Jew,
so
I
am
not
worthy
for
you,
a
Jew,
to
come
into
my
house [MTY]
and
associate
with
me.
Instead,
just comman
that
my
servant
be
healed,
and
he
will
be
healed.
I
believe
this
because,
as
for
me,
I
am
a
man
under
the
authority
of
others,
and
I
also
have
soldiers
under
my
authority.
When
I
say
to
one
of
them ‘Go!’
he
goes.
When
I
say
to
another ‘Come!’
he
comes.
When
I
say
to
my
slave, ‘Do
this!’
he
does
it.
And
I
believe
that
you
speak
with
a
similar
kind
of
authority.”
When
Jesus
heard
this,
he
marveled.
He
said
to
the
crowd
that
was
walking
with
him, “Listen
to
this:
I
have
never
before
found
anyone
who
has
as
firm
a
faith
in
me
as
this non-Jewish
man
has.
Not
even
in
Israel,
where
I
would
expect
people
to
believe
in
me,
have
I
found
anyone
who
has
the
kind
of
faith
in
me
that
he
has!
I
tell
you
truly
that
many
other non-Jewish
people
who
will
believe
in
me
like
this Roman
officer
will
come
from
distant
countries,
including
those
far
to
the
east
and
far
to
the
west [SYN],
and
they
will
sit
down
to
eat
with [MTY]
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
in
heaven,
where
God
rules.
But
the
Jews [IDM]
who
should
have
allowed
God
to
rule
over
them
will
be
sent
to
hell,
where
there
is
total
darkness.
And
as
a
result,
they
will
weep
because
of
their
suffering
and
will
grind
their
teeth
because
they
will
have
severe
pain [MTY].”
Then
Jesus
said
to
the
officer, “Go
home.
What
you
believed
would
happen,
that
I
would
heal
your
servant
from
a
distance,
will
happen.”
Then
the
officer
went
home
and
found
out
that
his
servant
became
well
at
the
exact
time
that
Jesus
told
him
that
he
would
heal
him.
Jesus
healed Peter’s
mother-in-law.
Matthew 8:14-15
When
Jesus
and
some
of
his
disciples
went
to
the
home
of
Peter,
Jesus
saw
Peter’s
mother-in-law.
She
was
lying
on
a
bed
because
she
had
a
fever.
He
touched
her
hand,
and
as
a
result,
immediately
she
no
longer
had
a
fever [PRS].
Then
she
got
up
and
served
them
some
food.
Jesus
healed
many
sick
people
and
expelled
demons
from
other
people.
Matthew 8:16-17
That
evening
when ◄
the
Sabbath/the
Jewish
rest
day►
ended
and
restrictions
about
traveling
ended,
many
people
who
were
controlled
by
demons {whom
demons
controlled}
and
people
who
were
sick [MTY]
were
brought
to
Jesus.
He
caused
the
demons
to
leave
just
by
speaking
to
them,
and
he
healed
all
the
people
who
were
sick.
By
doing
this
he
fulfilled
the
words
that
had
been
said
by
the
prophet
Isaiah {that
the
prophet
Isaiah
had
said}
about
the
Messiah: “He
healed
people
who
had
sicknesses
and
he
cured
them
of
their
diseases.” [DOU]
Jesus
told
a
man
what
to
expect
if
he
went
with
Jesus.
He
told
another
man
to
follow
Jesus
immediately,
not
to
wait
until
later.
Matthew 8:18-22
Jesus
saw
the
crowd
around
him,
but
he
needed
to
rest.
So
he
told
his
disciples
to
take
him
by
boat
to
the
other
side
of
the lake.
As
they
were
walking
toward
the
boat,
a
man
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
came
to
him
and
said, “Teacher,
I
will
go
with
you
wherever
you
go.”
In
order
that
the
man
might
know
what
he
could
expect
if
he
went
with
him,
Jesus
said
to
him, “Foxes
have
holes
in
the
ground
in
which
to
live,
and
birds
have
nests,
but
even
though
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
I
do
not
have
a
home
where
I
can
sleep [MTY].”
Another
man
who
was
one
of Jesus’
disciples
said
to
him, “Sir/Lord,
permit
me
first
to
go
home.
After
my
father
dies
I
will
bury
him,
and
then
I
will
come
with
you.”
But
Jesus
said
to
him, “Come
with
me
now.
God
considers
that
people
who
do
not
have
eternal
life
are
dead [MET].
Let
those
people
do
the
work
of
burying
people
who
die.”
The
disciples
were
amazed
when
Jesus
calmed
a
storm
on
the lake.
Matthew 8:23-27
Then
Jesus
got
into
the
boat.
The
disciples
also
got
in,
and
they
started
sailing
close
to
the shoreline
around Lake
Galilee.
Suddenly
strong
winds
blew
on
the
lake,
and
very
high
waves
were splashing
into
the
boat
and
filling
it.
But
Jesus
was
sleeping.
They
went
and
woke
him
up,
and
said
to
him, “Sir/Lord,
rescue
us!
We
are
about
to
drown!”
He
said
to
them, “◄You
should
not
be
terrified!/Why
are
you
terrified?► [RHQ]
I
am
disappointed
that
in
spite
of
all
you
have
seen
me
do, ◄you
do
not
believe
very
much
that
I
can
rescue
you./do
you
not
believe
that
I
can
rescue
you?► [RHQ]”
Then
he
got
up
and
rebuked
the
wind
and
told
the
waves
to
calm
down.
And
the
wind
stopped
blowing
and
the
lake
became
calm.
As
a
result,
they
were
amazed,
and
they
said
to
one
another, “This
man
is
certainly
an
extraordinary
person [RHQ]!
All
things
are
under
his
control!
Even
the
winds
and
the
waves
obey
him [PRS]!”
Jesus
expelled
some
demons
from
two
men.
Matthew 8:28-34
When
they
came
to
the
east
side
of
the lake,
they
arrived
in
the
region
where
the
Gadarenes
lived.
Jesus
got
out
of
the
boat
and
began
walking
on
the
road.
Then
two
men
who
were
controlled
by
demons {whom
demons
controlled}
came
out
of
the
burial
caves
where
they
were
living.
Because
they
were
extremely
violent
and
attacked
people,
no
one
dared
to
travel
on
the
road
near
where
they
were
living.
Suddenly
they
shouted
to
Jesus, “You
are
the
Son
of
God!
Because
you
have
nothing
in
common
with
us [IDM, RHQ],
leave
us
alone
Have
you
come
here [RHQ]
to torture
us
before
the
time [MTY]
God
has
appointed
to
punish
us?”
There
was
a
large
herd
of
pigs
not
far
away, digging
for
food
with
their
noses.
So
the
demons
begged
Jesus,
saying, “You
are
going
to
cast
us
out
of
the
men,
so
send
us
into
the
herd
of
pigs!”
Jesus
said
to
them, “
If
that
is
what
you
want,
go!”
So
the
demons
left
the
men
and
entered
the
pigs.
Suddenly
the
whole
herd
of
pigs
rushed
down
the
steep
bank
into
the
lake
and
drowned.
The
men
who
were
tending
the pigs
became
afraid
and
ran
into
the
town
and
reported
everything
that
had
happened,
including
what
had
happened
to
the
two
men
who
had
been
controlled
by
demons {whom
demons
had
controlled}.
Then
it
seemed
as
if
all
the
people [HYP]
who
lived
in
that
town [MTY]
went
to
meet
Jesus.
When
they
saw
him
and
the
two
men
who
had
been
controlled
by
the
demons,
they
begged
Jesus
to
leave
their
region
because
they
thought
that
he
would
destroy
more
things
than
just
the pigs (OR,
because
they
realized
he
must
be
very
powerful).
Jesus showed that he had power to forgive sins as well as to heal a paralyzed man.
Matthew 9:1-8
Jesus
and
his
disciples
got
into
the
boat.
They skirted
around
the lake
and
went
to
Capernaum,
the
city
where
he
was
living.
Some
men
brought
to
him
a
man
who
was
paralyzed
and
who
was
lying
on
a
sleeping pad.
When
Jesus
perceived
that
they
believed
that
he
could
heal
the
paralyzed
man,
he
said
to
him, “Young
man,
be
encouraged!
I
forgive
your
sins.”
Some
of
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
said
among
themselves, “
He
claims
that
he
can
forgive
sins!
That
means
that
he
claims
to
be
equal
with
God
He
is insulting
God!”
Jesus
knew
what
they
were
thinking.
So
he
said, “◄You
should
not
think
evil
thoughts,
accusing
me
because
I
claim
that
I
am
God!/Why
do
you
think
evil
thoughts,
saying
that
it
is
wrong
for
me
to
claim
that
I
am
God?► [RHQ]
It
would
not
be risky
for
someone
to
say
to
this
man, ‘
I
forgive
your sins’,
because
no
one
could
see
whether
or
not
it
really
happened.
But
no
one,
without
having
the
power
to
heal,
would
say
to
him, ‘
Get
up
and
walk!’,
because
people
could
easily
see
whether
it
happened
or
not! [RHQ]
So
I
am
going
to
do
something
in
order
that
you
may
know
that
God
has
authorized
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
to
forgive
the
sins
of
people
while
I
am
on
the
earth,
as
well
as
to
heal
people.”
Then
he
said
to
the
paralyzed
man, “Get
up,
pick
up
your
sleeping pad,
and
go
home!”
And
immediately
the
man
got
up,
picked
up
his
sleeping pad,
and
went
home!
When
the
crowds
saw
this,
they
were
awestruck.
They
praised
God
for
giving
authority
to
a
human
being
to
do
such
things.
Jesus
invited Matthew
to
go
with
him,
and
he
told
the Pharisees
that
they
needed
to
repent.
Matthew 9:9-13
As
Jesus
was
going
away
from
there,
he
saw
me,
a
man
named
Matthew.
I
was
sitting
at
a
table
where
I
collected
taxes
for
the Roman
government.
He
said
to
me, “Come
with
me
and
become
my
disciple!”
So
I
got
up
and
went
with
him.
Then
I
invited
Jesus
and
his
disciples
to
my
home
for
a
meal.
While
they
were
sitting
and
eating
in
my
home,
many
tax
collectors
and
other
people
who
were {whom
the Pharisees}
considered
to
be habitual
sinners
came
unexpectedly
to
eat
with
us.
When
the
Pharisees
saw
that,
they
came
to
us
disciples
and
said, “◄
It
is
disgusting
that
your
teacher,
who
claims
to
be
righteous,
eats
and
associates
with
tax
collectors
and
other
sinners!/Why
is
it
that
your
teacher,
who
claims
to
be
righteous,
eats
and
associates
with
tax
collectors
and
other
sinners?►” [RHQ]
Jesus
heard
what
they
said,
so
he
told
them
this
parable: “
It
is
people
who
are
sick
who
need
a
doctor [MET],
not
people
who
are
well.”
What
he
meant
by
that
was
that
it
was
people
who
knew
that
they
were
sinners
who
were
coming
to
him
in
order
to
be
helped spiritually.
He
continued
by
saying, “You
need
to
learn
what
these
words
that
God
said
mean: ‘I
want
you
to
act mercifully
to
people
and
not
just
to
offer
sacrifices.’
Keep
in
mind
that
I
came
from
heaven,
not
to
invite
people
who
think [IRO]
that
they
are
righteous
to
turn
away
from
their
sinful
lives
and
come
to
me,
but
to
invite
people
who
know
they
are
sinners
to
turn
from
their
sins
and
come
to
me.”
Jesus illustrated
why
it
was
not
appropriate
for
his
disciples
to
fast,
and
that
living
according
to
his
new
message
was
better
than
following
the
old traditions
like
fasting.
Matthew 9:14-17
Later,
the
disciples
of
John
the Baptizer
came
to
Jesus
and
asked
him, “We
(exc)
and
the
Pharisees
often
abstain
from
food
to
show
that
we
want
to
please
God,
but
your
disciples
do
not
do
that.
Why
do
they
not?”
Jesus
wanted
to
show
them
and
the Pharisees
that
it
was
not
appropriate
for
his
disciples
to
abstain
from
food
and
mourn
while
he
was
still
with
them.
So
he
gave
them
this illustration: “When
a
bridegroom
is
with
his
friends
at
the
time
of
the
wedding, ◄his
friends
certainly
do
not
mourn,
do
they?/do
his
friends
mourn?► [RHQ]
No,
they
do
not
mourn,
because
they
are
not
sad
at
that
time.
But
when
the
bridegroom
is
taken {
someone
takes
the
bridegroom/his
enemies
take
the
bridegroom}
from
them,
they
will
abstain
from
food,
because
then
they
will
be
sad.”
Jesus
wanted
to
show
them
that
people
who
desire
to
live
in
accordance
with
his
new
message
should
not
try
to
continue
to
obey
the
old religious traditions
like ◄abstaining
from
food/fasting► [MET].
So
he
said
to
them, “People
do
not
sew
a
patch
of unshrunken
cloth
on
an
old
garment
to
mend
a
hole.
If
they
did
that,
when
they
washed
the
garment,
the
patch
would
shrink
and
tear
the
garment,
and
the
hole
would
become
bigger.
Neither
does
anyone
pour freshly-
squeezed
grape
juice
into
old
skin
bags
to
store
it.
If
anyone
did
that,
those
skin
bags
would
tear
because
they
would
not
stretch
when
the
grape
juice ferments
and expands.
They
would
be
ruined,
and
the
wine
would
be
spilled {spill}
on
the
ground.
Instead,
people
put
new
wine
into
new
skin
bags,
and
the
bags
will
stretch
when
the
wine ferments.
As
a
result,
both
the
wine
and
the
bags
are
preserved.”
Jesus
healed
a
woman
who
had
constant hemorrhaging.
He
also
caused
a
young
girl
to
become
alive
again.
Matthew 9:18-26
While
Jesus
was
saying
that,
a
leader
of
the
Jewish
meeting
place
came
and
bowed
down
before
him
to
show
respect.
Then
he
said, “My
daughter
just
died!
But
if
you
come
and
lay
your
hand
on
her,
she
will
live
again!”
So
Jesus
got
up,
and
he
and
we
disciples
went
with
the
man.
Then
a
woman
who
had
been
suffering
constant vaginal bleeding
for
twelve
years
came
near Jesus.
She
was
saying
to
herself, “
I
want Jesus
to
heal
me
without
anyone
finding
out
that
I
have
this
problem
of bleeding.
So
if
I
touch
him
or
even
if
I
just
touch
his
garment,
I
will
be
healed
without
anyone
finding
out
about
it.”
So
she
came
behind
him
and
touched
the
tassel
of
his
garment.
Then
Jesus
turned
around
to
see
who
had
touched
him.
And
when
he
saw
the
woman,
he
said
to
her, “Be
encouraged,
dear
woman.
Because
you
believed [PRS]
that
I
could
heal
you,
I
have
healed
you.”
The
woman
was
healed
at
that
very
moment.
Then
Jesus
and
some
of
us
disciples
came
to
the
Jewish leader’s
house.
Jesus
heard
the
flute
players
playing funeral
music
and
the
crowd
that
had
gathered
wailing
loudly
because
the
girl
had
died.
Knowing
that
he
would
cause
her
to
live
again,
he
said
to
them, “Go
away
and
stop
the funeral
music
and
wailing,
because
the
girl
is
not
dead!
She
is
just
sleeping!”
The
people
laughed
at
him,
because
they
knew
that
she
was
dead.
But
Jesus
told
them
to
get
out
of
the
house.
Then
he
went
into
the
room
where
the
girl
was
lying.
He
took
hold
of
her
hand
and
she
became
alive
again
and
got
up.
And
the
people
of
that
whole
region
heard [PRS]
about
it.
Jesus
healed
two
blind
men.
Matthew 9:27-31
As
Jesus
went
away
from
there,
two
blind
men
followed
him
and
shouted, “Have
mercy
on
us
and
heal
our
eyes,
you
who
are
the
Messiah,
the
Descendant
of
King
David!”
Jesus
went
into
the
house,
where
he
was
staying,
and
then
the
blind
men
went
in,
too.
Jesus
said
to
them, “Do
you
believe
that
I
am
able
to
heal
your
eyes?”
They
said
to
him, “Yes,
Lord!”
Then
he
touched
their
eyes
and
he
said
to
them, “Because
you
believe
that
I
can
heal
your
eyes,
I
am
healing
them
right
now!”
And
they
were
able
to
see [IDM]!
Then
Jesus
told
them
sternly, “Be
sure [IDM]
that
you
do
not
tell anybody
what
I
did
for
you!”
But
they
went
out
and
reported
it
throughout
that
whole
region.
Jesus
expelled
a demon,
but
the Pharisees
accused
him
of
doing
such
things
by Satan’s
power.
Matthew 9:32-34
When
Jesus
and
we
disciples
left
the
house,
some
people
brought
to
Jesus
a
man
who
was
unable
to
speak
because
he
was
controlled
by
a demon {a demon
controlled
him}.
After
Jesus
had
expelled
the
demon,
the
man
who
had
been
unable
to
speak
began
to
speak!
The
crowd
who
saw
this
marveled.
They
said, “Never
before
have
we
seen
anything
as
marvelous
as
this
happen
in
Israel!”
But
the
Pharisees
said, “It
is
Satan,
who
rules
the
demons,
who
enables
this
man
to
expel
demons
from
people.”
Jesus
told
his
disciples
to
pray
that
God
would
send
more
workers
to
tell
his
message
to
those
who
were
ready
to
respond.
Matthew 9:35-38
Then
we
went
with
Jesus
through
many
of [HYP]
the
cities
and
towns
in
Galilee
district.
He
was
teaching ◄in
the
synagogues/in
the
Jewish
meeting
places►,
and
preaching
the
good
message
about
how
God
rules
over
people’s
lives.
He
also
was
healing
the
people
who
had
various
diseases
and
illnesses.
When
he
saw
the
crowd
of
people,
he
pitied
them
because
they
were
harassed
and
dejected.
They
were
like
sheep
that
do
not
have
a
shepherd [SIM].
Then
he
gave
this illustration
to
us
disciples: “
The
people
who
are
ready
to
receive
my
message
are
like
a
field
that
is
ready
to
be
harvested {for
people
to
harvest}.
But
there
are
only
a
few
of
you
who
are
teaching
people
my
message.
So
pray
and
ask
the
Lord
God
to
send
more
workers
who
will
gather
people
together
and
teach
them
my
message,
just
like
a landowner
sends
workers
into
his
field
to
gather
the [MET]
harvest.”
Jesus selected twelve apostles and instructed them before sending them out to various places.
Matthew 10:1-15
He
told
us
twelve
disciples
to
come
to
him.
Then
he
gave
us
the
power/authority
to
expel
evil
spirits
that
controlled
people.
He
also
enabled
us
to
heal
all
people
who
had
diseases
or
who
were
sick.
Here
is
a
list
of
us
twelve
disciples
whom
he
called apostles (
which
means ‘messengers’):
Simon,
to
whom
he
gave
the
new
name
Peter; Andrew,
Peter’s
younger
brother;
James,
the
son
of
Zebedee;
John,
the
younger
brother
of
James;
Philip; Bartholomew;
Thomas;
me,
Matthew,
the
tax
collector;
James,
the
son
of Alpheus; Thaddeus;
Simon,
a
member
of
the
party
that
wanted
to
overthrow
the Roman
government;
and
Judas
Iscariot (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
Town),
who
later
enabled
the
Jewish
leaders
to
seize
Jesus.
When
Jesus
was
about
to
send
us
twelve
apostles
to
tell
his
message
to
people
in
various
places,
he
gave
us
these
instructions: “Do
not
go
where
the non-Jews
live [MTY]
or
into
the
towns
where
the
Samaritans
live,
because
they
hate
you.
Instead,
go
to
the
people
of
Israel [SYN]
who
have
gone
away
from
God
like
sheep
that
have
gotten
lost [MET].
When
you
go
to
them,
proclaim
to
them
that
God [EUP/MTY]
will
soon
begin
to
rule
over
people.
Heal
sick
people,
cause
dead
people
to
become
alive,
heal
people
who
have
leprosy,
and
cause
demons
to
leave
people
who
are
controlled
by
them {
whom
demons
control}.
Do
not
charge
money
for
helping
people,
because
God
did
not
charge
you
anything
for
helping
you.
Do
not
take
any
money
with
you [MTY],
nor
a knapsack.
Do
not
take
an extra shirt,
nor
sandals
in
addition
to
what
you
are
wearing,
nor
a
walking
stick.
Every
worker
deserves
to
get
pay
from
the
people
for
whom
he
works,
so
you
deserve
to
receive
food
and
a
place
to
stay
from
the
people
to
whom
you
go.
In
whatever
town
or
village
you
enter,
find
out
which
person
is
worthy
that
you
should
stay
in
his
home.
And
as
you
go
into
that
house,
ask
God
to
bless
the
people
who
live
there [MTY].
Stay
in
that
home
until
you
leave
that
town
or
village.
If
the
people
who
live
in [MTY]
that
house
are
worthy
of
being
blessed {
God
blessing
them},
God
will
bless
them.
If
the
people
who
live
in
that
house
are
not
worthy
of
being
blessed {
of
God
blessing
them},
God
will
bless
you
instead
of
blessing
them.
If
the
people
who
live
in
any
house
or
town
do
not
welcome
you
to
their
home
or
town,
nor
listen
to
your
message,
leave
that
house
or
town.
And
as
you
leave,
shake
off
the
dust
from
your
feet.
By
doing
that,
you
will
warn
them
that
God
will
punish
them
for rejecting
your
message.
Note
this
carefully:
At
the
time
when
God
judges
all
people,
he
will
punish
the
people
who
lived
in
Sodom
and
Gomorrah [MTY],
the
ancient
cities
which
God
destroyed
because
their
people
were
extremely
wicked.
But
in
any
town
where
the
people [MTY]
refuse
to
hear
your
message,
God
will
punish
them
even
more
severely.”
Jesus
instructed
his
disciples
to
be wary
of
their religious
leaders,
and
to
endure
when
they
are
persecuted
by
people
who
refuse
to
accept
the
new
message.
Matthew 10:16-25
“Take
note:
After
I
send
you
out,
you
will
be
as
defenseless
as
sheep [MET]
in
the
midst
of
people
who
are
as
dangerous
as
wolves.
So
you
should
wisely
stay
away
from
such
people,
like
you
stay
away
from
poisonous
snakes [SIM].
You
should
be
as harmless
as
doves
are [SIM].
Also,
be
on
guard
against
our religious
leaders.
They
will arrest
you
and
take
you
to
the
members
of
the religious
councils
to
put
you
on
trial
and
punish
you
because
you
are
my
disciples.
You
will
be whipped {The local
leaders
will
whip
you}
in
their
meeting
places.
And
because
you
teach
about
me,
you
will
be
taken {
the religious
leaders
will
take
you}
to
governors
and
kings
in
order
that
they
may
put
you
on
trial
and
punish
you.
As
a
result,
you
will
testify
to
those
rulers
and
to
other non-Jews
about
what
I
have
done.
When
the religious
leaders arrest
you,
do
not
be
worried
about
what
you
will
say
to
them,
because
at
that
very
time
the
Holy
Spirit
will
tell
you
the
words
that
you
should
say.
It
is
not
that
you
will
decide
what
to
say.
Instead,
you
will
say
what
the
Spirit
of
your
heavenly
Father
tells
you
to
say.
You
will
be
taken {
People
who
do
not
believe
in
me
will
take
you}
to
the
authorities
to
be
killed
because
you
believe
in
me.
For
example,
people
will
betray
their
brothers,
and
fathers
will
betray
their
children.
Children
will
rebel
against
their
parents
and
cause
them
to
be
killed.
Many
people
will
hate
you
because
you
believe
in
me.
Nevertheless,
many
people
will
keep
on believing
in
me
until
they
die.
They
are
the
people
whom
God
will
take
to
live
with
him.
When
people
in
one
town
cause
you
to
suffer,
escape
to
another
town
and
tell
the
people
there
about
me.
Note
this:
I,
the
one
who
came
down
from
heaven,
will
certainly
return
to
earth
before
you
have
finished
going
from
one
town
to
another
town
throughout
Israel
and
telling
people
about
me.
A
disciple
should
not
expect
to
be
greater
than
his
teacher,
and
servants
are
not
superior
to
their
master.
You
do
not
expect
that
people
will
treat
a
disciple
better
than
they
treat
his
teacher,
or
that
they
will
treat
a
servant
better
than
they
treat
his
master.
Similarly,
because
I
am
your
teacher
and
master,
you
can
expect
that
people
will
mistreat
you,
because
they
have
mistreated
me.
The
most
you
can
expect
is
that
people
will
treat
you
like
they
treat
me.
I
am
like
the
ruler
of
a
household [MET].
But
people
have
insulted
me
by
calling
me Beelzebub,
the
ruler
of
the
demons.
So
they
will
certainly
insult
you
more,
you
who
are
only
like
members
of
my
household [MET]!”
Jesus
instructed
his
disciples
that
they
should
not
fear
those
who
persecute
them.
Matthew 10:26-33
“Do
not
be
afraid
of
people
who
insult
you
and
do
evil
things
to
you.
God
wants
everything
that
is
unknown
now
to
be
revealed {
God
wants
you
to
reveal
everything
that
is
unknown
now}.
He
does
not
want
his
truth
to
remain
hidden [MET]
and
kept
secret [DOU].
So,
instead
of
being
afraid,
what
I
say
to
you
secretly
as
people
do
at
night [MTY],
tell
publicly
as
people
do
during
the
daytime [MTY].
What
I
say
to
you
privately
as
people
do
when
they
whisper
to
you [MTY],
proclaim
publicly [MTY, DOU].
Do
not
be
afraid
of
people
who
are
able
to
kill
your
body [SYN]
but
are
not
able
to
destroy
your
soul.
Instead,
fear
God
because
he
is
able
to
destroy
both
a
person’s
body
and
a
person’s
soul
in
hell.
Think
about
the
sparrows.
They
have
so
little
value
that
you
can
buy
cares
two
of
them
for
only
one
small coin [RHQ].
But
when
any
sparrow
falls
to
the
ground
and
dies
[LIT],
God,
your
heavenly
Father,
knows
it,
because
he
cares
about
everything.
He
cares
about
you,
too.
He
even
knows
how
many
hairs
you
have
on
your
head!
God
values
you
much
more
than
he
values
sparrows [LIT].
So,
do
not
be
afraid
of
people
who
threaten
to
kill
you
If
people,
without
being
afraid,
are
willing
to
tell
others
that
they
are
my
disciples,
I
will
acknowledge
before
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven
that
they
are
my
disciples.
But
if
they
are
afraid
to
say
in
front
of
others
that
they
are
my
disciples,
I
will
tell
my
Father,
who
is
in
heaven,
that
they
are
not
my
disciples.”
Jesus
instructed
his
disciples
that
they
should
be
willing
to
suffer
because
of
their
faith
in
him.
Matthew 10:34-39
“Do
not
think
that
I
came
to
earth
to
cause
people
to
live
together harmoniously.
The
result
of
my
coming
is
that
some
of
those
who
follow
me [MTY]
will
be
killed.
Because
I
came
to
earth,
people
who
do
not
believe
in
me
will
oppose
those
who
do
believe
in
me.
For
example,
some
sons
will
oppose
their
fathers,
some
daughters
will
oppose
their
mothers,
and
some
daughters-in-law
will
oppose
their mothers-in-law.
This
shows
that
sometimes
a
person’s
enemies
will
be
members
of
his
own
household.
People
who
love
their
fathers
or
mothers
more
than
they
love
me
are
not
worthy
to
have
a relationship
with
me.
And
people
who
love
their
sons
or
daughters
more
than
they
love
me
are
not
worthy
to
belong
to
me.
People
who
are
ready
to
execute
a
prisoner
force
him
to
carry
a
cross
to
the
place
where
they
will
nail
him
to
it [MET].
Those
who
are
not
willing
to
allow
other
people
to
hurt
and
disgrace
them
like
that
because
of
being
my
disciples
are
not
worthy
to
belong
to
me.
People
who
deny
that
they
believe
in
me
in
order
to
escape
being
killed
will
not
live
with
God
eternally [MET],
but
people
who
confess
that
they
believe
in
me
and,
as
a
result
are
killed,
will
live
with
God
eternally [MET].”
Jesus
instructed
his apostles
about
the
people
whom
God
rewards,
and
then
he
sent
them
to
various
towns.
Matthew 10:40-42
“
God
considers
that
everyone
who
welcomes
you,
welcomes
me [SIM],
and
he
considers
that
everyone
who
welcomes
me
welcomes
him,
the
one
who
sent
me [SIM].
Those
who
welcome
someone
because [MTY]
they
know
that
person
is
a
prophet
they
will
receive
the
same
reward
that
prophets
receive
from
God.
Likewise,
those
who
welcome
a
person
because [MTY]
they
know
that
person
is
righteous
will
receive
the
reward
righteous
people
receive
from
God.
Note
this:
Suppose
people
see
that
you
are
thirsty
[MTY]
and
give
you
a
drink
of
cold
water
because
they
know
that [MTY]
you
are
one
of
my
disciples.
God
will
certainly
reward
people
who
do
that.
They
might
consider
that
what
they
did
is
insignificant,
but
God
will
consider
it
very significant” [LIT].
When
Jesus
had
finished
instructing
us
twelve
disciples
about
what
we
should
do,
he
sent
us
to
various
Israelite
towns.
Then
he
went
to
teach
and
preach
in
other
Israelite
towns
in
that
area.
Jesus
showed
the
messengers
from
John
the Baptizer
that
he
was
the
Messiah,
and
he
told
the
people
that
John
was
the
man
like
Elijah
who
was
to
prepare
the
way
for
the
Messiah.
Matthew 11:2-15
While
John
the Baptizer
was
in
prison,
he
heard
what
Jesus,
the
man
whom
he
thought
was
the
Messiah,
was
doing.
So
he
sent
some
of
his
disciples
to
him
in
order
to
ask
him, “Are
you
the
Messiah
who
the
prophets
prophesied
would
come,
or
is
it
someone
else
that
we
should
expect
to
come?”
After
they
asked
Jesus
that
question,
he
answered
them, “Go
back
and
report
to
John
what
you
hear
me
telling
people
and
what
you
see
me
doing.
I
am enabling
blind
people
to
see
and
lame
people
to
walk.
I
am
healing
people
who
have
leprosy.
I
am enabling
deaf
people
to
hear
and
dead
people
to
become
alive
again.
I
am
telling
poor
people
God’s
good
message.
Also
tell
John
that
God
is
pleased
with
people
who
do
not
stop believing
in
me
because
what
I
do
is
not
what
they
expected
the
Messiah
to
do.”
When
John’s
disciples
had
gone
away,
Jesus
began
to
talk
to
the
crowd
of
people
about
John.
He
said
to
them, “
Think
about
what
sort
of
person
you
went
to
see
in
the
desolate
area
when
you
went
there
to
see
John. ◄
You
did
not
go
there
to
listen
to
a
man
who
constantly
changed
his
message,
like
a
reed
that
is
blown {blows}
back
and
forth
in
the
wind [MET]!/Did
you
go
there
to
listen
to
a
man
whose
message
changes
continually
like
long
grass
that
is
blown {blows}
back
and
forth
in
the
wind
changes
its
direction?► [MET, RHQ]
Then
what
kind
of
person
did
you
go
there
to
see [RHQ]? ◄
You
did
not
go
there
to
see
a
man
who
was
wearing expensive
clothes./Did
you
go
there
to
see
a
man
who
was
wearing expensive
clothes?► [RHQ]
No!
You
know
very
well
that
people
who
wear
beautiful
clothes
reside
in
kings’
palaces
and
not
in
desolate
areas.
Then
what
kind
of
person
did
you
go
to
see [RHQ]?
Did
you
go
there [RHQ]
to
see
John
because
he
was ◄a
prophet/a
person
who
speaks
what
God
tells
him
to
say►?
Yes!
But
I
will
tell
you
that
John
is
more
important
than
an
ordinary
prophet.
He
is
the
one
to
whom
God
was referring
when
he
said
to
the
Messiah
these
words
that
are
written {about
whom
the
prophet
Malachi
wrote}
in
the Scriptures:
Listen!
I
am
going
to
send
my
messenger
to
go
before
you [SYN]
to
prepare
the
people [MET]
for
your
coming.
Note
this:
Of
all
the
people
who
have
ever
lived,
God
does
not
consider
that
any
of
them
are
greater
than
John
the Baptizer.
However,
God
considers
that
all
those
people
who
have
let
God
rule
their
lives
are
greater
than
John,
even
if
they
are
insignificant
people.
From
the
time
that
John
the Baptizer
preached
until
now,
other
people
have
violently
attacked
the
people
who
have
allowed
God [MTY/EUP]
to
rule
their
lives,
and
they
have
suffered (OR,
people
have
very
eagerly
been
asking
God
to
take
control
of
their
lives,
OR,
Israelite
people
who
have
thought
that
I
would
become
their
king
have
been
extremely
eager
to
be
included
in
my
kingdom) (OR,
have
been
violently
attacked
and
made
to
suffer).
All
this
that
I
am
saying
about
John
is
confirmed
by
the
fact
that
all
the
men
who
wrote
the Scriptures [MTY, SYN] foretold
about
God
ruling
people’s
lives,
until
John
the Baptizer
came.
Even
though
most
of
you
are
unwilling
to
believe
what
I
am
saying,
I
will
tell
this
truth
to
anyone
who
is
willing
to
believe
it:
John
is
the
man
who
is
like
Elijah [MET].
He
is
the
one
who
one
of
the
prophets
said
would
come
in
order
to
prepare
the
people
to
welcome
the
Messiah.
If
you
want
to
understand
this,
you
must
think
carefully [MTY]
about
what
I
have
just
said [MTY].”
Jesus
rebuked
the
people
who
refused
to
believe
both
him
and John
the Baptizer.
Matthew 11:16-19
“◄I
will illustrate
what
you
people
who
have
heard
what John
the Baptizer
and
I
have
taught
are
like./Do
you
know
what
you
people
who
have
heard
what John
and
I
have
taught
are
like?► [RHQ]
You
are
like
children
who
are
playing games
in
an
open
area.
Some
of
the
children
are
calling
to
the
others,
saying,
‘We
played
happy
music
on
the
flute
for
you,
but
you
did
not
dance!
Then
we
sang
sad funeral
songs
for
you,
but
you
did
not
cry [MET]!’
Similarly,
you
are dissatisfied
with
both
John
and
me!
When
John
came
and
preached
to
you,
he
did
not
eat
good
food
and
did
not
drink
wine,
like
most
people
do.
But
you
rejected
him
saying, ‘A
demon
is controlling
him!’
In contrast,
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
eat
the
same
food
and
drink
wine
as
other
people
do.
But
you
reject
me,
saying, ‘Look!
This
man
eats
too
much
food
and
drinks
too
much
wine,
and
he
associates
with
tax
collectors
and
other
sinners!’
But
people
who
really
think
about
what
John
and
I
have
done
will
realize
that
what
we
do
is
truly
wise [MET, PRS].”
Jesus
explained
why
the
people
of Corazin, Bethsaida,
and Capernaum
would
be
punished
more
severely
than
the
people
of
Tyre,
Sidon,
and
Sodom.
Matthew 11:20-24
The
people
who
lived
in
the
towns [MTY]
in
the
area
where
Jesus
was
saw
him
perform
many
miracles.
But
they
did
not
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior.
So
Jesus
began
to
reproach
them
by
saying
to
them,
“You
people
who
live
in
Chorazin
city [MTY]
and
you
people
who
live
in Bethsaida
city [MTY]
will
suffer
terribly
in
hell!
I
did
great
miracles
in
your
cities,
but
you
did
not
turn
from
your
sinful
behavior.
If
the
miracles
that
I
performed
in
your
cities
had
been
done
in
the
ancient
cities
of
Tyre
and
Sidon,
the
wicked
people
who
lived
there
long
ago
would
have
sat
in
ashes,
wearing coarse
cloth
to
show
that
they
were
sorry
for
their
sins.
So
note
this:
God
will
punish
the
wicked
people
who
lived
in
the
cities
of
Tyre
and
Sidon [MTY],
but
he
will
punish
you
even
more
severely
on
the
final
day
when
he
judges
all
people.
also
have
something
to
say
to
you
people
who
live
in
Capernaum
city [MTY]. ◄Do
not
think
that
you
will
be
honored {that
God
will
honor
you}
in
heaven!/Do
you
think
that
you
will
be
honored {that
God
will
honor
you}
in
heaven?► [RHQ]
That
will
not
happen!
On
the
contrary,
after
you
die,
you
will
be
sent {
God
will
send
you}
down
into
the
place
where
sinful
people
will
be
punished {he
will
punish
sinful
people}
forever.
God
destroyed
the
ancient
city
of
Sodom
because
the
people
who
lived
in
that
city
were
extremely
wicked.
If
I
had
performed
in
Sodom
the
miracles
that
I
performed
in
your
city,
the
people
there
would
have
turned
away
from
their
wicked
behavior
and
their
city [MET]
would
still exist
now [MTY].
But
you,
although
I
did
miracles
in
your
city,
you
did
not
turn
from
your
wicked
behavior.
So
note
this:
God
will
punish
the
people
who
lived
in
Sodom
city [MTY],
but
he
will
punish
you
even
more
severely
on
the
final
day
when
he
judges
all
people.”
Jesus
thanked
God
for
revealing
his
truth
to uneducated
people,
and
he
urged
the
people
to
come
to
him
to
get
rid
of
the
burden
of
trying
to
obey religious
laws.
Matthew 11:25-30
At
that
time
Jesus
prayed, “Father,
you
rule
over
everything
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth.
I
thank
you
that
you
have
prevented
people
who
think
that
they
are
wise [IRO]
because
they
are well-educated,
from
knowing
these
things.
Instead,
you
have
revealed
them
to
people
who
accept
your
truth
as readily
as
little
children [MET]
do.
Yes,
Father,
you
have
done
that
because
it
seemed
good
to
you
to
do
so.”
Then
Jesus
said
to
the
people
there
who
wanted
him
to
teach
them, “
God,
my
Father,
has
revealed
to
me
all
the
things
that
I
need
to
know
in
order
to
do
my
work.
Only
my
Father
knows
who
I
really
am.
Furthermore,
only
I
and
those
people
to
whom
I
wish
to
reveal
him
know
what
God
my
Father
is
like.
Come
to
me,
all
you
people
who
are
very
weary
of
trying
to
obey
all
the
many
laws
that
your religious
teachers
tell
you
to
obey [MET].
I
will
enable
you
to
quit
trying
to
obey
all
those
laws.
Let
me
help
you
carry
those
loads,
just
like
two
oxen
who
have
a
yoke
on
their
necks [MET, DOU]
help
each
other
pull
a
heavy
load.
It
will
not
be
difficult
for
you
to
do
the
things
that
I
ask
you
to
do
for
me [DOU].
Because
I
am
gentle
and
humble [DOU],
accept
what
I
teach
about
what
God
wants
you
to
do.
And
as
a
result,
you
will
quit
worrying
about
obeying
all
the religious
laws,
and
your
spirits
will
be
at
peace.”
Jesus showed the religious leaders that the Scriptures indicated that God permitted some people to disobey religious laws when they needed food. He also showed them that he had the authority from God to tell people what was right to do on the Sabbath.
Matthew 12:1-8
During
that
period
of
time,
on
a ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►,
Jesus
and
we
disciples
were
walking
through
some
grain
fields.
And
because
we
were
hungry,
we
began
to
pick
some
of
the
heads
of
grain
and
eat
them.
The
laws
of
Moses
permitted
people
to
do
that
if
they
were
hungry.
Some
Pharisees
saw
us
do
what
they
considered
to
be
work.
So
they
said
to
Jesus,
accusing
him, “Look!
Your
disciples
are
doing
work
that
is
not
permitted
in
our
laws [PRS]
for
us
to
do
on
our
day
of
rest!”
Jesus
wanted
to
show
them
that
the
record
in
the Scriptures indicated
that
God
permitted
people
to
disobey
certain religious
laws
when
they
needed
food.
So
he
said
to
them, “
It
is
written {
Someone
wrote}
in
the Scriptures [RHQ]
what
our
revered ancestor
King
David
did
when
he
and
the
men
with
him
were
hungry.
You
have
read
about
that, ◄
but
you
do
not
think
about
what
it implies!/so
why
do
you
not
think
about
what
it implies?► [RHQ]
David
entered
the
big
tent
where
they
worshipped
God
and
asked
for
some
food.
The
high
priest
gave
him
the
bread
that
had
been {they
had}
presented
to
God.
According
to
the
laws
of
Moses,
only
priests
were
permitted
to
eat
that
bread,
but
David
and
the
men
who
were
with
him
ate
it.
And
God
did
not
consider
that
what
they
did
was
wrong
Also,
think
about
the
laws
that
Moses
wrote [RHQ].
He
said
that
even
though
the
priests,
by
working
in
the
Temple
on
our
Jewish
day
of
rest,
are
not
obeying
the
Jewish
day
of
rest
laws,
they
are
not
guilty.
You
have
surely
read
that,
but
you
do
not
understand
what
it
means.
Note
this:
God
allows
men
to
work
in
the
Temple
on
our
rest
day
because
that
work
must
be
done.
But
in
addition,
I
tell
you
that
I
have
more
authority
than
the
authority
of
the
Temple.
So,
it
is
more
important
for
you
to
obey
my
teachings
than
to
obey
your traditions
about
our
rest
day.
You
should
think
about
these
words
of
God
in
the Scriptures: ‘I
want
you
to
act mercifully
toward
people,
and
not
just
offer
sacrifices.’
If
you
understood
what
that
means,
you
would
not
condemn
my
disciples,
who
have
done
no
wrong.
And
I
want
you
to
know
that
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
have
the
authority
to
determine
what
is
right
for
my
disciples
to
do
on
the
days
of
rest.”
Jesus
healed
a
man
on
the
Sabbath.
At
the
same
time,
he
told
the Pharisees
that
they
were mistaken
in
thinking
that
it
was
wrong
to
heal
a
person
on
the
Sabbath.
Matthew 12:9-14
After
Jesus
left
there
that
day,
he
went
into
a
building
where
we
Jews
worship
God.
He
saw
a
man
with
a
shriveled
hand
there.
The Pharisees
thought
that
Jesus
would
be disobeying
the
tradition
about
not
working
on
the
day
of
rest
if
he
healed
the
man,
so
one
of
them
asked
him, “Does
God
permit
us
to
heal
people
on
our
day
of
rest?”
They
asked
that
question
so
that
they
might
accuse
him
if
he
healed
someone ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►.
He
replied
to
them, “Would
anyone
among
you
who
has
only
one
sheep
that
falls
into
a
hole ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►
just
leave
it
there [RHQ]?
Certainly
not!
You
would
take
hold
of
it
and
lift
it
out
right
away,
and
that
would
be
acceptable
work
on
our
day
of
rest,
too
Because
sheep
are
valuable,
their
owners
may
work
on
our
day
of
rest
in
order
to
rescue
them.
So,
because
people
are
more
valuable
than
sheep,
it
is
certainly
right
for
us
to
do
something
good
by
healing
another
person
any
day,
including
our
day
of
rest!”
Then
he
said
to
the
man, “Stretch
out
your
withered
hand!”
The
man
stretched
it
out,
and
it
became
normal
like
the
other
hand!
Then
the
Pharisees
left
the
meeting
house.
They
were
worried
that
the
people
would
reject
their traditions
and
would
accept Jesus’
teaching
instead.
So
they
met
together
to
plan
how
they
could
kill
him.
Jesus
explained
that
his
acting
humbly
when
he
healed
people
was
a
fulfillment
of
prophecy.
Matthew 12:15-21
Because
Jesus
knew
that
the Pharisees
were
plotting
to
kill
him,
he
took
us
disciples
and
went
away
from
there.
Crowds,
including
many
sick
people,
followed
him,
wanting
him
to
heal
them,
and
he
healed
them
all.
But
he
told
them
firmly
that
they
should
not
tell
other
people
yet
who
he
was.
By
acting
humbly
like
that
he
fulfilled
what
was
written
by
Isaiah
the
prophet {what
Isaiah
the
prophet
wrote}
long
ago
about
the
Messiah.
Isaiah
wrote
that
God
said:
Take
note
of
my
servant
whom
I
have
chosen,
the
one
whom
I
love
and
with
whom
I
am
pleased.
I
will
put
my
Spirit
in
him,
and
he
will
proclaim
that
God
will
judge
the non-Jews
justly.
He
will
not
quarrel
with
people,
neither
will
he
shout.
He
will
not
teach
with
a
loud
voice
in
the
main
streets.
Until
he
has
justly
judged
the
people
who
trust
in
him
and
has
declared
them
not
guilty,
he
will
not
destroy
anyone
who
is
weak
like
a
smashed
stalk [MET],
nor
will
he
silence
anyone
who
is
as
helpless
as
a
smoldering
linen
wick [MET, DOU].
As
a
result,
the non-Jews
will
confidently
expect
that
he
will
do
great
things
for
them.
Jesus
refuted
the
argument
that
he
was expelling
demons
by Satan’s
power,
and
he
warned
that
making
such
statements
is
an unforgivable
sin
against
the
Holy
Spirit.
Matthew 12:22-32
One
day
when
Jesus
was
at
home,
some
men
brought
to
Jesus
a
man
who,
because
of
being
controlled
by
a demon {a demon
controlled
him},
was
blind
and
unable
to
speak.
Jesus
healed
him
by expelling
the demon.
As
a
result,
the
man
began
to
talk
and
was
able
to
see.
All
the
crowd
who
saw
it marveled.
They
began
asking
each
other, “Could
this
man
be
the
Messiah,
the
descendant
of
King
David,
whom
we
have
been expecting?”
Because
the
Pharisees
and
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
heard
that
the
people
thought
that
Jesus
might
be
the
Messiah
because
he
had
expelled
the
demon,
they
said, “
It
is
not
God,
but Beelzebub,
the
ruler
of
the
demons,
who enables
this
man
to
expel
demons
from
people!”
But
Jesus
knew
what
the Pharisees
were
thinking
and
saying.
So,
in
order
to
show
them
that
what
they
said
did
not
make
sense,
he
said
to
them, “If
the
people
in [MTY]
one
nation
fight
against
each
other,
they
will
destroy
their
nation {their
nation
will
be
destroyed}.
If
people
who
live
in
the
same
city
or
house
fight
each
other,
they
will
certainly
not
remain
as
one
group
or
family.
Similarly,
if
Satan
were expelling
his
own
demons [MTY],
it
would
be
as
though
he
was
fighting
against
himself. ◄His
kingdom
would
not
continue!/How
could
his
kingdom
continue?► [RHQ]
His
rule
over
them
would
certainly
not
last!
Furthermore,
if
it
is
true
that
Satan enables
me
to
expel
demons,
is
it
also
true
that
your
disciples
who
expel
demons
do
so
by
Satan’s
power [RHQ]?
No
So
they
will
show
you
that
you
are
not
thinking logically.
But
because
it
is
God’s
Spirit
who
enables
me
to
expel
demons,
that
proves
that
the
power
of
God
to
rule
people’s
lives
has
come
to
you.
I
will illustrate
why
I
am
able
to
expel
demons. ◄A
person
cannot
go
into
the
house
of
a
strong
man► [RHQ]
But
if
he
ties
up
the
strong
man,
then
he
will
be
able
to
steal
the
things
in
that
man’s
house.
No
one
can
be neutral.
Those
who
do
not
acknowledge
that
the
Holy
Spirit enables
me
to
expel
demons
are opposing
me,
and
those
who
do
not
gather
people
to
become
my
disciples
are
causing
those
people
to [DOU]
go
away
from
me.
You
are
saying
that
it
is
not
the
Holy
Spirit
who
is enabling
me
to
expel
demons.
So
I
will
say
this
to
you:
If
those
who
offend
and
slander
other
people
in
any
way
are
then
sorry
and
ask
God
to
forgive
them,
God
will
forgive
them.
But
people
who discredit
what
the
Holy
Spirit
does
will
not
be
forgiven {
God
will
not
forgive
people
who discredit
what
the
Holy
Spirit
does}.
God
is
willing
to
forgive
people
who
criticize
me,
the
One
who
came
from
heaven.
But
I
warn
you
that
those
who
say
evil
things
about
what
the
Holy
Spirit
does
will
not
be
forgiven {
God
will
not
forgive
people
who
speak
evil
words
about
what
the
Holy
Spirit
does}.
They
will
not
be
forgiven {
He
will
not
forgive
them}
now,
and
they
will
never
be
forgiven {
he
will
never
forgive
them}.”
Jesus
said
that
we
can
judge
what
people
are
like
by
seeing
what
they
do.
Matthew 12:33-37
“Think
about
this:
You
can
know
whether
a
person
is
good
and
what
that
person
says
is
good,
in
the
same
way
that
you
can
know
whether
a
tree [MET]
and
the
fruit
it
produces [MET]
are
good.
You
can
also
know
whether
a
person
and
what
that
person
says
is
evil
in
the
same
way
that
you
can
know
whether
a
tree [MET]
and
its
fruit [MET]
are blighted.
You
can
know
whether
a
tree
is
good
by
seeing
its
fruit,
and
similarly
people
can
know
the
evil
character
of
you Pharisees
by
listening
to
your
accusations
against
me.
What
you
teach harms
people spiritually
like
poisonous
snakes
harm
them physically [MET]!
You
are
not
able
to
speak
good
things
because
you
are
evil [RHQ].
Evil
people [SYN]
like
you
speak
what
comes
from
all
that
is
in
their ◄inner
beings/hearts►.
Good
people
speak
good
things.
That
is
like
taking
good
things
out
of
buildings
where
they
are
stored.
But
evil
people
speak
evil
things.
That
is
like
taking
evil
things
out
of
buildings
where
they
are
stored.
I
tell
you
that
on
the
day
when
God
judges [MTY],
he
will
make
people
recall
every
useless
word
they
have
spoken,
and
he
will
judge
them
accordingly.
Based
on
the
words
that
you
have
spoken,
God
will
either
declare
that
you
are
righteous
based
on
the
words
that
you
have
spoken,
or
else
he
will
condemn
you.”
Jesus
told
the
Jewish
leaders
that
the
only
miracle
that
they
would
see
him
do
would
be
one
like
God
did
for
Jonah.
Matthew 12:38-42
Then
some
of
the
Pharisees
and
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
responded
to
what
Jesus
was
teaching
by
saying
to
him, “Teacher,
we
want
to
see
you
perform
a
miracle
that
would
prove
to
us
that
God
sent
you.”
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “
You
people
have
already
seen
me
perform
miracles,
but
you
are
evil,
and
you
do
not
faithfully
worship
God [MET]!
You
want
me
to
perform
a
miracle
that
would
prove
to
you
that
God
sent
me,
but
God
will
enable
you
to
see
only
one
miracle.
It
will
be
like
what
happened
to
Jonah
the
prophet [MET].
Jonah
was
in
the
stomach
of
a
huge
fish
for
three
days
and
nights
before
God
caused
him
to
live
again.
Similarly,
for
three
days
and
nights
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
be
in
a
place
where
dead
people
are,
and
then
God
will
cause
me
to
live
again.
When
God
judges
all
people,
the
people
who
lived
in
Nineveh
will
stand
in
front
of
him
with
you
people
who
have
seen
me
perform
miracles.
The
people
of
Nineveh
turned
from
their
sinful
ways
as
a
result
of
hearing
what
Jonah
preached.
Jonah
was
important,
but
I,
who
am
more
important
than
Jonah,
have
come
and
preached
to
you,
but
you
have
not
turned
from
your
sinful
ways.
So
when
God
judges
all
people,
he
will
condemn
you.
The
queen
from
Sheba,
South
of
Israel,
who
lived
long
ago,
came
from
a
distant
region
in
order
to
listen
to
King
Solomon
teach
many
wise
things.
But
now
I,
a
man
who
is
much
greater
and
wiser
than
Solomon,
am
here,
but
you
have
not
listened
to
what
I
have
told
you.
So
at
the
time
when
God
judges
all
people,
the
queen
from
Sheba
will
stand
in
front
of
him,
along
with
you
people,
and
will
condemn
you.”
Jesus
taught
that
those
who
have
had
evil
spirits
expelled
from
them
need
to
have
their
lives
controlled
by
the
Holy
Spirit.
Matthew 12:43-45
“
Sometimes
when
an
evil
spirit
leaves
a
person,
it
wanders
around
in
desolate
areas,
seeking
someone
in
whom
it
can
rest.
If
it
does
not
find
anyone,
it
says
to
itself, ‘I
will
return
to
the
person [MET]
in
whom
I
used
to
live.’
So
it
goes
back
and
finds
that
the
Spirit
of
God
is
not
in
control
of
that
person’s
life.
The
person’s
life
is
like
a
house
that
has
been
swept
clean
and
everything
put
in
order [MET],
but
it
is
empty.
Then
this
evil
spirit
goes
and
gets
seven
other
spirits
that
are
even
more
evil,
and
they
all
enter
that
person
and
begin
living
there.
So,
although
that
person’s
condition
was
bad
before,
it
becomes
much
worse.
That
is
what
you
wicked
people
who
have
heard
me
teach
will
experience.”
Jesus
said
that
those
who
do
God’s
will
are
as
important
to
Jesus
as
his
own
relatives
are.
Matthew 12:46-50
While
Jesus
was
still
speaking
to
the
crowds,
his
mother
and
his
younger
brothers
arrived.
They
stood
outside
the
house,
wanting
to
speak
with
him.
Someone
said
to
him, “Your
mother
and
your
younger
brothers
are
standing
outside
the
house,
wanting
to
talk
to
you.”
Then
Jesus
said
to
the
person
who
told
him
that, “◄
I
will
tell
you
something
about
my
mother
and
brothers [MET]./Do
you
know
who
I
consider
to
be
like
my
mother
and
my
brothers?►” [MET, RHQ]
He
then pointed
toward
us
disciples
and
said, “These
are
ones
whom
I
love
as
much
as
I
love
my
mother
and
my
brothers [MET].
Those
who
do
what
God
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven
wants,
are
as
dear
to
me [MET]
as
my
brother,
my
sister,
or
my
mother.”
Jesus taught a parable about different kinds of soil.
Matthew 13:1-10
That
same
day
Jesus,
along
with
us
disciples,
left
the
house
where
he
was
teaching
and
went
to
Galilee
lake.
He
sat
down
there,
and
a
very
large
crowd
gathered
around
him
to
listen
to
his
teaching.
So,
in
order
that
they
would
not
jostle
him (OR,
to
speak
to
the
people
better),
he
got
into
a
boat
and
sat
down
to
teach
them.
The
crowd
stood
on
the
shore
and
was
listening.
He
was
telling
them
many
parables.
One
of
the
parables
that
he
told
them
was
this: “Listen!
A
man
went
out
to
his
field
to
sow
some
seeds.
As
he
was
scattering
them
over
the
soil,
some
of
the
seeds
fell
on
the
path.
Then
some
birds
came
and
ate
those
seeds.
Other
seeds
fell
on
ground
where
there
was
not
much
soil
on
top
of
the
rock.
Those
seeds
sprouted
very
soon,
because
the
sun
quickly
warmed
the shallow
soil.
But
when
the
young
plants
came
up,
they
were
scorched
by
the
sun,
and
they
withered
because
they
did
not
have
deep
roots.
Other
seeds
fell
on
ground
that
contained
roots
of thorny
weeds.
The thorny
weeds
grew
together
with
the
young
plants,
and
they
crowded
out
the
plants.
But
other
seeds
fell
on
good
soil,
and
the
plants
grew
and
produced
a
lot
of
grain.
Some
plants
produced 100
times
as
many
seeds
as
were
planted.
Some
plants
produced 60
times
as
much.
Some
plants
produced 30
times
as
much.
If
you
want
to
understand
this [MTY],
you
should
consider
carefully
what
I
have
just
said.”
Jesus
told
the
disciples
why
he
taught
them
using
parables.
Matthew 13:10-17
We
disciples
approached
Jesus
and
asked
him, “Why
do
you
use
parables
when
you
speak
to
the
crowd?”
He
answered
us
saying, “God [EUP/MTY]
is
revealing
to
you
what
he
did
not
reveal
before,
about
how
he
wants
to
rule
over
people’s
lives.
But
he
has
not
revealed
it
to
others.
Those
who
think
about
what
I
say
and
understand
it,
God
will
enable
them
to
understand
more.
But
those
who
do
not
think
carefully
about
what
I
say
will
forget
even
what
they
already
know.
That
is
why
I
use
parables
when
I
speak
to
people,
because
although
they
see
what
I
do,
they
do
not
perceive
what
it
means,
and
although
they
hear
what
I
say,
they
do
not
really
understand
what
it
means.
What
these
people
do
completely
fulfills
what
God
told
the
prophet
Isaiah
to
say
long
ago
to
the
people
who
did
not
try
to
understand
what
he
said,
You
will
hear
what
I
say,
but
you
will
not
understand
it.
You
will
keep
seeing
what
I
do,
but
you
will
not
understand
what
it
means [DOU].
God
also
said
to
Isaiah,
These
people
have
become unresponsive [MTY]
to
what
they
see
me
do
and
to
what
they
hear
me
say.
They
listen unwillingly [MTY]
to
what
I
say,
and
they
do
not
pay
attention
to [MTY]
what
I
do.
If
it
were
not
so,
they
would
perceive [MTY]
what
I
am
doing,
they
would
understand [MTY]
what
I
say
to
them,
and
they
would
turn
away
from
their
sinful
lives
and
turn
to
me,
and
I
would
save
them
from
being
punished
for
their
sins [MET].
But
as
for
you,
God
is
pleased
with
you
because
you [SYN]
have
seen
what
I
have
done
and
because
you [SYN]
understand
what
I
say [DOU].
Note
this:
Many
prophets
and
righteous
people
who
lived
long
ago
longed
to
see
what
you
are
seeing
me
do,
but
they
did
not
see
it.
They
longed
to
hear
the
things
that
you
have
been
hearing
me
say,
but
they
did
not
hear
what
you
hear
me
say.” [DOU]
Jesus
explained
that
the
parable
about
the
kinds
of
soil illustrates
four
different
ways
people
respond
to
his
teaching.
Matthew 13:18-23
“
Since
God
wants
you
to
understand
what
I
am
teaching
you,
listen
as
I
explain
the
parable
about
the
man
who
sowed
seeds
in
various
kinds
of
soil.
The
people
who
hear
about
how
God
rules
over
people’s
lives
and
do
not
understand
what
they
have
heard
are
like
the
path
where
some
of
the
seeds
fell.
Satan,
the
Evil
One,
comes
and
causes
these
people
to
forget [MET]
what
they
have
heard [MET].
Some
people
are
like
the shallow
soil
on
top
of
rock.
When
they
hear
God’s
message,
they
immediately
accept
it
joyfully.
But
because
it
does
not
penetrate
deeply
into
their
inner
beings,
they
believe
it
for
only
a
short
time.
They
are
like
the
plants
that
did
not
have
deep
roots.
When
they
are
treated
badly
and
caused
to
suffer
because
they
believe
God’s
message,
they
soon
stop believing
it.
Some
people
are
like
the
soil
that
had
the
roots
of thorny
weeds
in
it.
They
hear
God’s
message,
but
they
desire
to
be
rich,
so
they
worry
only
about [MTY, PRS]
material
things.
As
a
result,
they [PRS]
forget
God’s
message,
and
they
do
not
do [IDM]
the
things
that
God
wants
them
to
do.
But
some
people
are
like
the
good
soil
where
some
of
the
seeds
fell.
Just
like
the
plants
that
grew
in
this
soil
produced
a
lot
of
grain,
these
people
hear
my
message
and
understand
it.
Some
of
them
do
many
things [IDM]
that
please
God,
some
do
even
more
things
that
please
God,
and
some
do
very
many
things
that
please
God.”
Jesus
told
a
parable
about
wheat
and
weeds.
Matthew 13:24-30
Jesus
also
told
the
crowd
another
parable,
by
which
he
tried
to
explain
that
although
God [MTY/EUP]
is
a
king,
he
will
not
immediately
judge
and
punish
all
the
wicked
people.
Jesus
said, “
God
is
like
a landowner
who
sent
his
servants
to
sow
good
wheat
seed
in
his
field.
While
those
servants
were
sleeping
and
not
watching
the
field,
an
enemy
of
the landowner
came
and
scattered weed
seeds
in
the
midst
of
the
wheat.
Then
he
left.
After
the
seeds
sprouted
and
the
green
plants
grew,
the
heads
of
grain
began
to
form.
But
the
weeds
also
grew.
So
the
servants
of
the
landowner
came
and
said
to
him, ‘Sir,
you [RHQ]
gave
us
good
seeds
and
those
are
the
ones
we [RHQ]
planted
in
your
field.
So
where
did
the
weeds
come
from?’
The landowner
said
to
them, ‘
My
enemy
did
this.’
His
servants
said
to
him, ‘So,
do
you
want
us
to
pull
up
the
weeds
and
put
them
in
a
pile?’
He
said
to
them, ‘No,
do
not
do
that,
because
you
might
pull
up
some
of
the
wheat
at
the
same
time.
Let
the
wheat
and
the
weeds
grow
together
until
harvest
time.’
At
that
time
I
will
say
to
the
reapers, ‘First
gather
the
weeds,
tie
them
into
bundles
to
be
burned.
Then
gather
the
wheat
and
put
it
into
my
barns.’”
Jesus illustrated
the effects
of
people
letting
God
rule
their
lives.
Matthew 13:31-33
Jesus
also
told
this
parable: “The
number
of (OR,
God’s
influence
in
the
lives
of)
people
whose
lives
God
rules
over
will
continue
to
grow.
It
is
very
much
like
mustard
seeds
grow
after
a
man
plants
them
in
his
field.
Although mustard
seeds
are
among
the
smallest
of
all
the
seeds
that
people
plant,
here
in
Israel
they
become
large
plants.
When
the
plants
have
fully
grown,
they
are
larger
than
the
other
garden
plants.
They
become
shrubs
that
are
large
enough
for
birds
to
build
nests
in
their
branches.”
Jesus
also
told
this
parable: “
The
way
people
who
let
God [MTY/EUP]
rule
their
lives [MET]
can
influence
the
world
is
like
yeast
that
a
woman
mixed
with
about 50
pounds
of
flour.
That
small
amount
of
yeast
made
the
whole batch
of
dough
swell
up.”
Jesus’
use
of
parables
fulfilled
a
prophecy
in
Scripture.
Matthew 13:34-35
Jesus
told
the
crowd
parables
to
teach
them
all
these
things.
When
he
spoke [HYP]
to
them,
he habitually
used
such illustrations.
By
doing
that,
he
fulfilled
what
God
told
one
of
the
prophets
to
write
long
ago:
I
will
speak [MTY]
in
parables;
I
will
tell
parables
to
teach
what
I
have
kept
secret
since
I
created
the
world.
Jesus
explained
the
parable
about
wheat
and
weeds.
The
wheat represents
those
who
obey
God,
and
the
weeds represents
those
who
disobey
God.
The
reaping represents
judgment.
Matthew 13:36-43
After
Jesus
dismissed
the
crowds,
he
went
inside.
Then
we
disciples
approached
him
and
said, “Explain
to
us
the
parable
about
the
weeds
that
grew
in
the
wheat
field.”
He
answered, “The
one
who
sows
the
good
seed
represents
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
The
field
represents
this
world [MTY],
where
people
live.
The
seeds
that
grew
well
represent
the
people
who
let
God
rule
their
lives [MET].
The
weeds
represent
the
people
who
do
what
the devil,
the
Evil
One,
tells
them
to
do.
The
enemy
who
sowed
the weed
seeds
represents
the
devil.
The
time
when
the
reapers
will
harvest
the
grain
represents
the
time
when
the
world
will
end.
The
reapers
represent
the
angels.
The
weeds
are
gathered
and
burned. {The
reapers
gather
the
weeds.
Then
they
burn
them.}
That
represents
the
judging
of
people,
which
God
will
do
when
the
world
will
end.
It
will
be
like
this:
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
send
my
angels,
and
they
will
gather
from
everywhere
the
people
who
cause
others
to
quit believing
in
me [MET]
and
all
those
who
disobey
God’s
commands.
They
will
throw
those
people
into
the
fires
of
hell.
There
those
people
will
weep
and
grind
their
teeth
because
of
the
great
pain
that
they
are
suffering.
God’s
brightness
will
shine
on
the
people
who
have
lived
as
he
wants
them
to.
It
will
shine
on
them
as
brightly
as
the
sun
shines.
It
will
shine
on
them
in
the
place
where
God,
their
Father,
rules
over
them.
If
you
want
to
understand
this [MTY],
you
should
think
carefully
about
what
I
have
just
said.”
Jesus illustrated
the
value
of
letting
God
rule
our
lives.
Matthew 13:44-50
“
What
people
do
who
begin
to
allow
God [MTY/EUP]
to
rule
their
lives
is
like
what
a
certain
man
did
to
acquire
a
treasure.
A
treasure
was
hidden
in
a
field
by
someone {Someone
hid
a
treasure
in
a
field
and
never
dug
it
up
again}.
When
another
man
found
it,
he
hid
it
by
burying
it
again
in
order
that
no
one
else
would
find
it.
Being
very
happy
that
he
had
found
something
very
valuable,
he
went
and
sold
all
his
possessions
to
obtain
money
to
buy
the
field
the
treasure
was
in.
He
then
went
and
bought
the
field,
and
so
he
was
able
to
acquire
that
treasure.
Also,
what
people
do
who
begin
to
allow
God [MTY/EUP]
to
rule
their
lives
is
like
what
a
merchant
did
who
was
looking
for
good quality
pearls
to
buy.
When
he
found
one
very
costly
pearl
that
was
for
sale,
he
sold
all
his
possessions
to
acquire
enough
money
to
buy
that
pearl.
Then
he
went
and
bought
it.
What
God [MTY/EUP]
will
do
to
people
who
falsely
say
that
they
are
letting
him
rule
their
lives
is
like
what
certain
fishermen
did
with
the
fish
they
caught
in
a
lake,
using
a
large
net.
They
caught
all classes
of
fish,
both
useful
and
worthless
fish.
When
the
net
was
full,
the
fishermen
pulled
it
up
onto
the
shore.
Then
they
sat
there
and
put
the
useful
fish
into
buckets,
and
threw
the
worthless
ones
away.
What
they
did
in
separating
the
good
fish
from
the
bad
ones
is
like
what
will
happen
to
people
when
the
world
ends.
The
angels
will
come
to
where
God
is
judging
people,
and
will
separate
the
wicked
people
from
the
righteous
ones.
They
will
throw
the
wicked
people
into
the
fire
in
hell.
And
those
wicked
people
will
weep
and
gnash
their
teeth
because
of
the
intense
pain
they
are
suffering.”
Jesus illustrated
the
value
of
understanding
his
parables.
Matthew 13:51-52
Then
Jesus
asked
us, “Do
you
understand
all
these
parables
I
have
told
you?”
We
said
to
him,
“Yes,
we
understand
them.”
Then
he
said
to
us, “Because
you
understand
all
these
parables,
you
will
understand
the
following
parable:
You,
along
with
all
others,
will
teach
people
what
you
heard
me
say
about
God
ruling
people’s
lives.
You
will
add
that
to
what
you
formerly
learned.
You
will
be
like
a manager
of
a
household
who
takes
both
new
things
and
old
things
out
of
his
storage
room.”
Jesus
did
not
do
many
miracles
in Nazareth
because
people
there
rejected
him
as
the
Messiah.
Matthew 13:53-58
When
Jesus
had
finished
telling
these
parables,
he
took
us
and
left
that
area.
We
went
to
Nazareth,
his
hometown. ◄On
the
Sabbath/On
the
Jewish
rest
day►
he
began
to
teach
the
people
in
the
Jewish
worship
house.
The
result
was
that
the
people
there
were
astonished.
But
some
said, “
This
man
is
just
an
ordinary
person
like
us.
So
how
is
it
that
he
knows
so
much
and
understands
so
much [RHQ]?
And
how
is
it
that
he
is
able
to
do
such
miracles [RHQ]?
◄He
is
just
the
son
of
the
carpenter!/Isn’t
he
just
the
son
of
the
carpenter
that
lived
here?► [RHQ]
His
mother
is
Mary,
and
his
younger
brothers
are
James,
Joseph,
Simon
and
Judas [RHQ]!
◄And
his
sisters
also
live
here
in
our
town./Do
not
his
sisters
live
in
our
town?► [RHQ]
So
how
is
he
able
to
do
all
these
miracles?”
The
people
were
unable
to
accept
that
he
was
the
Messiah.
So
Jesus
said
to
them, “
People
honor
me
and
other
prophets
everywhere
else
we
go,
but
in
our hometowns
we
are
not
honored,
and
even
our
own
families
do
not
honor
us!”
Jesus
did
not
perform
many
miracles
there
because
the
people
did
not
believe
that
he
was
the
Messiah.
Herod had John the Baptizer imprisoned and then killed because John criticized Herod for marrying his brother’s wife.
Matthew 14:1-13
During
that
time
Herod
Antipas,
the
ruler,
heard
reports
about
Jesus
performing
miracles.
He
said
to
his
servants: “That
must
be
John
the Baptizer.
He
must
have
risen
from
the
dead,
and
that
is
why
he
has
power
to
perform
miracles.”
The
reason
Herod
thought
that
was
this: Herod
had
married Herodias,
the
wife
of
his
brother Philip,
while Philip
was
still
living.
So John
had
been
saying
to
him, “
What
you
did
by
marrying
your
brother’s
wife
while
your
brother
is
still
alive
is
against
God’s
law!”
Then,
to
please Herodias, Herod
told
his
soldiers
to arrest John.
They
bound
him
with
chains
and
put
him
in
prison.
Herod
wanted
to
have
John
executed,
but
he
was
afraid
that
the
people
who
had
accepted
what
John
taught
would
riot
if
he
did
that,
because
they
believed
that
John
was
a
prophet.
But
when
Herod
gave
a
party
to
celebrate
his
birthday,
the
daughter
of
Herodias
danced
for
his
guests.
This
pleased
Herod.
So
he
promised
to
give
her
whatever
she
asked,
and
he
asked
God
to
punish
him
if
he
did
not
do
what
he
had
promised.
So Herodias’
daughter
went
and
asked
her
mother
what
to
ask
for.
Her
mother
told
her
to
ask
for
John
the Baptizer’s
head.
So
her
daughter
went
back
and
said
to Herod: “
Cut
off
the
head
of
John
the Baptizer
and
please
bring
it
here
on
a
platter
so
that
my
mother
can
know
for
sure
that
he
is
dead!”
The
king
was
distressed
because
he
now
knew
he
should
not
have
made
that
promise
to
her.
But
because
he
had
made
an
oath
in
front
of
his
guests
when
he
made
that
promise,
and
he
did
not
want
them
to
think
that
he
would
not
do
what
he
had
promised,
he
commanded
that
the
girl
be
given
what
she
requested.
He
sent
the executioner
to
go
to
the
prison
and
to
cut
off
John’s
head.
The executioner
did
that,
and
put John’s
head
on
a
platter
and
gave
it
to
the
girl.
Then
the
girl
took
it
to
her
mother.
John’s
disciples
then
went
to
the
prison,
took John’s
body
and
buried
it,
and
they
reported
to
Jesus
what
had
happened.
After
Jesus
heard
that,
he
took
just
us
disciples
with
him
and
we
went
by
boat
on
Galilee Lake
to
an
uninhabited
place.
Jesus miraculously
fed
more
than 5,000
people.
Matthew 14:13-21
After
the
crowds
heard
that
we
had
gone
to
an
uninhabited
place,
they
left
their
towns
and
followed
Jesus,
walking
along
the
shore.
When
Jesus
came
to
the
shore,
he
saw
a
large
crowd
of
people
who
had
gathered
there,
waiting
for
him.
He
felt
sorry
for
them,
and
he
healed
those
among
them
who
were
sick.
When
it
was
nearly
evening,
we
disciples
came
to
him
and
said, “This
is
a
place
where
nobody
lives,
and
it
is
very
late.
Dismiss
the
crowds
so
that
they
can
go
into
the
nearby
towns.
Have
them
do
that
so
that
they
can
buy
food
for
themselves.”
But
Jesus
said
to
us, “They
do
not
need
to
leave
to
get
food.
Instead,
you
yourselves
give
them
something
to
eat!”
We
said
to
him, “But
we
have
only
five
loaves
of
bread
and
two
cooked
fish
here!”
He
said
to
us, “Bring
them
to
me!”
He
told
the
people
who
had
gathered
there
to
sit
on
the
grass.
Then
he
took
the
five
flat
loaves
and
the
two
fish.
He
looked
up
toward
heaven,
thanked
God
for
them,
and
broke
them
into
pieces.
Then
he
gave
them
to
us
disciples,
and
we
distributed
them
to
the
crowd.
All
the
people
in
the
crowd
ate
until
they
had
enough
to
eat.
Then
we
disciples
gathered
the
pieces
that
were
left
over,
and
we
filled
twelve
baskets
with
them.
Those
who
ate
were
about 5,000
men.
We
did
not
count
the
women
and
children!
Jesus
walked
on
Galilee lake,
and
then
Peter
tried
to
do
the
same.
Matthew 14:22-33
Right
after
that
happened,
Jesus
told
us
disciples
to
get
in
the
boat
and
to
go
ahead
of
him
further
around
the lake
while
he
dismissed
the
crowds.
After
he
dismissed
them,
he
went
up
into
the
hills
to
pray
by
himself.
When
it
was
evening,
he
was
still
there
alone.
By
this
time
we
were
already
many
hundred meters
from
the
shore.
The
boat
was
being
severely
tossed
around
by
the
waves {The
waves
were
severely
tossing
the
boat}
because
the
wind
was
blowing
against
it.
Then
Jesus
came
down
from
the
hills
to
the
lake.
Some
time
between
three
and
six o’clock
in
the
morning
he
walked
on
the
water
toward
our
boat.
When
we
disciples
saw
someone
walking
on
the
water,
we
thought
that
we
must
be
seeing
a
ghost.
We
were
terrified,
and
we
screamed
out
because
we
were
afraid.
Immediately
Jesus
said
to
us, “Cheer
up!
It
is
I.
Do
not
be
afraid!”
Peter
said
to
him, “Lord,
if
it
is
you,
tell
me
to
walk
on
the
water
to
you!”
Then
Jesus
said, “Come!”
So
Peter
got
out
of
the
boat
and
walked
on
the
water
toward
Jesus.
But
when
Peter
looked
at
the
tossing
waves
which
the
strong
wind
caused,
he
became
afraid.
He
began
to
sink,
and
cried
out, “Lord,
save
me!”
Immediately
Jesus
stretched
out
his
hand
and
grabbed
him.
He
said
to
Peter, “You
only
trust
a
little
bit
in
my
power ◄Why
did
you
doubt
that
I
could
keep
you
from sinking?/You
should
not
have
doubted
that
I
could
keep
you
from sinking!► [RHQ]”
Then
Jesus
and
Peter
got
in
the
boat,
and
the
wind
immediately
stopped
blowing.
All
of
us
disciples
who
were
in
the
boat
worshipped
Jesus
and
said, “Truly
you
are
the ◄Son
of/man wo
is
also►
God!”
Jesus
healed
many
sick
people
in
the Gennesaret
region.
Matthew 14:34-36
When
we
had
gone
further
around
the lake
in
the
boat,
we
came
ashore
at
Gennesaret
town.
The
men
of
that
area
recognized
Jesus.
So
they
sent
people
to
inform
those
who
lived
in
that
whole
surrounding
region [MTY]
that
Jesus
was
in
their
area.
So
the
people
brought
to
Jesus
all
the
sick
people
who
lived
in
that
region.
The
sick
people
kept
begging
him
to
allow
them
to
touch
him
or
just
to
touch
the
edge
of
his
robe
so
that
they
would
be
healed.
And
all
who
touched
him
or
his
robe
were
healed {he
healed
all
who
touched
him
or
his
clothing}.
Jesus rebuked the religious leaders for ignoring God’s commands in order to uphold their own religious traditions.
Matthew 15:1-9
Then
some
Pharisees
and
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
came
from
Jerusalem
to
talk
to
Jesus.
They
said,
“◄We
think
it
is
disgusting
that
your
disciples
disobey
the
traditions
of
our
ancestors!/Why
do
your
disciples
disobey
what
our
ancestors
wrote
down
and
our
elders
taught
us?► [RHQ]
They
do
not
perform
the
proper
ritual
of
washing
their
hands
before
they
eat!”
Jesus
answered
them, “◄What
is
really
disgusting
is
that
you
refuse
to
obey
God’s
commands
just
so
that
you
can
follow
what
your
ancestors
taught
you!/Why
do
you
refuse
to
obey
what
God
commanded
people
to
do,
just
so
that
you
can
follow
your
own
traditions?► [RHQ]
God
gave
these
two
commands: ‘Honor
your
father
and
your
mother,’
and ‘People
who
speak
evil
about
their
father
or
mother
must
be
executed.’
But
you
tell
people, ‘You
can
say
to
your
father
or
mother, “What
I
was
going
to
give
to
you
to
help
provide
for
you,
I
have
now
promised
to
give
to
God.”’
And
if
you
do
that,
you
think
that
you
do
not
need
to
give
anything
to
help
your
parents.
In
that
way,
by
teaching
people
your
traditions,
you
disregard
what
God
commanded.
You
only
pretend
to
be
good!
Isaiah
prophesied
accurately
about
you
also
when
he
quoted
what
God
said
about
your
ancestors.
God
said,
‘These
people
talk
as
if
they
honor
me [MTY],
but
they
do
not
think
about
honoring
me
at
all [MET].
It
is
useless
for
them
to
worship
me,
because
they
teach
what
people
thought
up
as
if
I
myself
had
commanded
it.’”
Jesus
said
that
people
are
defiled
by
the
words
that
come
out
of
their
mouths,
rather
than
by
any
kind
of
food
that
they
eat.
Matthew 15:10-11
Then
Jesus
again
summoned
the
crowd
to
come
nearer
to
him.
Then
he
said
to
them, “Listen
to
what
I
am
about
to
tell
you,
and
try
to
understand
it.
Nothing
that
a
person
puts
into
his
mouth
to
eat
causes
God
to
consider
that
person
to
be
unacceptable.
Instead,
it
is
the
words
that
come
out
of
people’s
mouths [SYN]
that
cause
God
to
reject
them.”
Jesus
explained
that
people’s
inner
thoughts
are
what
make
them
unacceptable
to
God.
Matthew 15:12-20
Later
we
disciples
went
to
Jesus
and
said, “Do
you
know
that
the
Pharisees
heard
what
you
said,
and
as
a
result
they
felt
offended [RHQ]?”
Then,
to
teach
us
what
God
would
do
to
the Pharisees,
Jesus
told
us
this
parable: “My
Father
in
heaven
will
get
rid
of
all
those
who
teach
things
that
are
contrary
to
his
truth,
just
like
a
farmer
gets
rid
of
plants
that
he
did
not
plant,
by pulling
them
up
along
with
their
roots [MET].
Do
not
pay
any
attention
to
the Pharisees.
They
do
not
help
people
who
do
not
know
God’s
truth
to
understand
it,
just
like
blind
guides
do
not
help
blind
people
to
perceive
where
they
should
go [MET].
If
a
blind
person
tries
to
lead
another
blind
person,
they
will
both
fall
into
a
big
hole [MET].
Similarly,
both
the Pharisees
and
their
disciples
will
end
up
in
hell.”
Peter
said
to
Jesus, “Explain
to
us
the
parable
about
what
a
person
eats.”
He
replied
to
them, “◄I
am
disappointed
that
even
you,
who
should
understand
what
I
teach,
still
do
not
understand!/Why
is
it
that
even
you
who
should
understand
what
I
teach,
still
do
not
understand?► [RHQ]
◄You
ought
to
understand
that
all
food
that
people
eat
enters
their
stomachs,
and
later
the
refuse
passes
out
of
their
bodies./Cannot
you
understand
that
all
food
that
people
eat
enters
their
stomachs
and
later
the
refuse
passes
out
of
their
bodies?► [RHQ]
Because
food
does
not
alter
what
we
think
and
desire,
what
we
eat
does
not
cause
God
to
consider
that
we
are
unacceptable
to
him.
You
should
know
that
what
comes
out
of
people’s
mouths,
meaning
everything
that
they
say [SYN],
comes
from
their
inner
beings/hearts.
Many
of
the
things
that
they
say
cause
God
to
consider
them
to
be
unacceptable
to
him.
It
is
people’s
innermost
beings
that
cause
them
to
think
things
that
are
evil,
to
murder
people,
to
commit
adultery,
to
commit
other
sexual
sins,
to
steal
things,
to
testify
falsely,
and
to
speak
evil
about
others.
It
is
these
actions
that
cause
God
to
consider
people
to
be
unacceptable
to
him.
To
eat
with unwashed
hands
does
not
cause
God
to
consider
people
unacceptable
to
him.”
Jesus
healed
a non-Jewish
woman’s
daughter
after
testing
the
mother’s
faith
in
him.
Matthew 15:21-28
After
Jesus
took
us
and
left
Galilee
district,
we
went
into
the
region
where
the
cities
of
Tyre
and
Sidon
are
located.
A
woman
from
the
group
of
people
called
Canaanites
who
live
in
that
region
came
to
the
place
where
Jesus
was
staying.
She
kept
shouting
to
him, “Lord,
you
are
the
descendant
of
King
David,
you
are
the
Messiah!
Have
pity
on
me
and
my
daughter!
She
is
suffering
very
much
because
a demon
controls
her.”
But
Jesus
did
not
answer
her
at
all.
We
disciples
came
to
him,
and
knowing
that
the
woman
was
not
a
Jew,
we
said
to
him, “Tell
her
to
leave,
because
she
keeps
bothering
us
by yelling
behind
us!”
But
Jesus
said
to
her, “I
have
been
sent {
God
has
sent
me}
to
help
only
the
Israelite
people
at
this
time [SYN].
They
are
like
sheep
that
have
gotten
lost [MET]
because
they
do
not
know
the
way
to
heaven.”
But
she
came
closer
to
Jesus
and
knelt
down
in
front
of
him
to
worship
him.
She
pled, “Lord/Sir,
help
me!”
Then,
to suggest
to
her
that
he
needed
to
help
the
Jews
first
and
not
the non-Jews,
whom
the
Jews
called
dogs,
he
told
her, “It
is
not
good
for
someone
to
take
food
that
has
been
prepared
for
the
children
and
throw
it
to
the
little
dogs.”
But
to
show
that
she
believed
that non-Jews
could
also
receive
help
from
God,
the
woman
said
to
Jesus, “Lord/Sir,
what
you
say
is
correct,
but
even
the
little
dogs
eat
the
crumbs
that
fall
to
the
floor
when
their
masters
sit
at
their
tables
and
eat!”
Then
Jesus
said
to
her, “O
woman,
because
you
believe
firmly
in
me,
I
will
heal
your
daughter
as
you
desire!”
At
that
moment
the demon
left
her
daughter,
and
she
became
well.
Jesus
healed
many
people
on
a
hillside
near
Galilee lake.
Matthew 15:29-31
After
Jesus,
along
with
us
disciples,
departed
from
that
area,
we
went
back
to
Galilee
Lake
and
walked
along
it.
Then
Jesus
climbed
the
hill
near
there
and
sat
down
to
teach
the
people.
Crowds
kept
coming
to
him
for
the
next
two
days
and
brought
lame,
crippled,
and
blind
people,
those
who
were
unable
to
talk,
and
many
others
who
had
various
sicknesses.
They
laid
them
in
front
of
Jesus
so
that
he
would
heal
them [SYN].
And
he
healed
them.
The
crowd
saw
him
heal
people
who
could
not
talk,
crippled
people,
lame
people,
and
blind
people,
and
they
were
amazed.
They
said, “Praise
God
who
rules
over
us
who
live
in
Israel!”
Jesus miraculously
fed
over 4,000
people.
Matthew 15:32-39
Then
Jesus
called
us
disciples
to
him
and
said
to
us, “This
crowd
of
people
has
been
with
me
for
three
days
and
have
nothing
left
to
eat.
I
feel
sorry
for
them.
I
do
not
want
to
send
them
away
while
they
are
still
hungry,
because
if
I
did
that,
they
might
faint
on
the
way
home.”
We
disciples
said
to
him, “In
this
place
where
nobody
lives, ◄we
cannot
possibly
obtain
enough
food
to
feed
such
a
large
crowd!/how
can
we
obtain
a
large
enough
amount
of
food
to
feed
such
a
large
crowd?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
asked
us, “How
many
small
loaves
do
you
have?”
We
said
to
him, “
We
have
seven
small
loaves
and
a
few
cooked
fish.”
He
told
the
people
to
sit
on
the
ground.
Then
he
took
the
seven
small
loaves
and
the
fish.
After
he
thanked
God
for
them,
he
broke
them
into
pieces,
and
he
kept
giving
them
to
us.
Then
we
kept distributing
them
to
the
crowd.
Because Jesus
made
the
food
multiply miraculously,
all
those
people
ate
and
had
plenty
to
satisfy
them.
There
were 4,000
men
who
ate,
but
no
one
counted
the
women
and
the
children
who
also
ate.
Then
we
disciples
collected
the
pieces
of
food
that
were
left
over,
and
we
filled
seven
large
baskets
with
them.
After
Jesus
dismissed
the
crowd,
he,
along
with
us,
got
in
the
boat,
and
we
sailed
around
the lake
to
the
region
called
Magadan.
Jesus again told the religious leaders that the only miracle that he would do for them was one like God did for Jonah.
Matthew 16:1-4
Some
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
came
to
Jesus
and
asked
him
to
perform
a
miracle
that
would
prove
that
God
had
sent
him.
He
answered
them, “
In
this
country,
in
the
evening
you
say, ‘
It
will
be
good
weather
tomorrow,
because
the
sky
is
red.’
Early
in
the
morning
you
say, ‘It
will
be
stormy
weather
today,
because
the
sky
is
red,
and
dark
clouds
have
formed.’
You
understand
how
to
predict
the
weather
by
looking
at
the
sky,
but
you
cannot
seem
to
look
at
what
is happening
now,
and
by
that
understand
what
God
is
doing.
You
evil
people
have
seen
me
perform
miracles
but
you
do
not
faithfully
worship
God [MET].
You
want
to
see
me
perform
a
miracle
that
would
prove
that
God
has
sent
me.
But
God
will
enable
you
to
see
only
one
miracle.
It
will
be
like
what
happened [MET]
to
Jonah,
the
prophet,
who
was
inside
a
huge
fish
for
three
days
and
then
came
out
of
it
to
live
again.”
Then
Jesus
left
them
and
sailed
away,
along
with
us
disciples.
Jesus
rebuked
the
disciples
for
worrying
about
not
having
enough
food.
Matthew 16:5-12
We
forgot
to
take
bread
when
we
sailed
to
another
edge
of
the lake.
Then
Jesus
said
to
us, “Beware
that
you
do
not
accept
the
yeast [MET]
that
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
distribute.”
Then,
not realizing
that
he
was
speaking figuratively,
we
said
to
one
another, “
He
must
have
said
that
because
we
forgot
to
bring
any
bread!”
Because
Jesus
knew
what
we
were
saying,
he
said
to
us, “◄I
am
disappointed
that
you
are
discussing
among
yourselves,
thinking
that
it
was
because
you
did
not
bring
any
bread
that
I
talked
about
the
yeast
of
the Pharisees
and Sadducees./Why
are
you
discussing
among
yourselves
thinking
that
it
was
because
you
did
not
bring
any
bread
that
I
talked
about
the
yeast
of
the Pharisees
and Sadducees?► [RHQ]
You
believe
only
a
little
what
I
am
able
to
do
for
you.
◄You
should
understand
that
I
can
continue
to
do
miracles
to
provide
for
what
you
need./Do
you
not
yet
understand
that
I
can
provide miraculously
for
you
if
you
need
food?► [RHQ]
Do
you
not
remember
that 5,000
people
ate
when
I
multiplied
the
five
small
loaves
and
the
two
fish?
And
after
everyone
had
enough
to
eat,
you
collected
twelve
baskets
of left-over
pieces [RHQ]!
Do
you
not
remember [RHQ]
that 4,000
people
ate
when
I
multiplied
the
seven
small
loaves
and
a
few
fish?
And
after
everyone
had
enough
to
eat,
you
collected
seven
large
baskets
of left-over
pieces
◄You
should
have
understood
that
I
was
not
speaking
about
real
bread
that
contains
yeast./Why
have
you
not
understood
that
I
was
not
speaking
about
real
bread
that
contains
yeast?► [RHQ]
What
I
was
saying
was
that
you
should
not
accept
what
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
say,
because
it
would affect
you
like
yeast
affects [MET]
dough.”
Then
we
understood
that
he
was
not
talking
about
the
yeast
that
is
in
bread.
Instead,
he
was
talking
about
the
wrong
teaching
of
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees.
Jesus commented
on
the implications
of Peter’s
recognition
of
Jesus
being
the
Messiah.
Matthew 16:13-20
When
Jesus
came
with
us
disciples
to
the
region
near
Caesarea
Philippi
town,
he
asked
us, “Who
do
people
say
that
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
really
am?”
We
answered, “Some
people
say
that
you
are
John
the Baptizer,
who
has
come
back
to
life
again.
Others
say
that
you
are
the
prophet
Elijah,
who
has
returned
from
heaven
as
God
promised.
Still
others
say
that
you
are
the
prophet
Jeremiah
or
one
of
the
other
prophets
who
lived
long
ago,
who
has
come
back
to
life
again.”
Jesus
said
to
us, “
What
about
you?
Who
do
you
say
that
I
am?”
Simon
Peter
said
to
him, “You
are
the
Messiah!
You
are
the
Son
of
the all-powerful
God.”
Then
Jesus
said
to
him, “Simon,
son
of
Jonah,
God
is
pleased
with
you.
What
you
just
said
was
not [SYN]
revealed
to
you
by
any
human.
Instead,
it
was
my
Father
who
lives
in
heaven
who
revealed
this
to
you.
I
will
also
tell
you
this:
You
are
Peter,
which
means
rock.
You
are
like
a
rock.
What
you
and
your
fellow apostles
teach (OR,
what
you
do)
will
be
like
a
foundation
on
which
I
will
create
congregations
of
people
who
believe
in
me.
And
the
demons [PRS],
who
live
where
the
dead
people
who
lived
evil
lives
are,
will
not
be
able
to
come
and
prevent [MET]
me
from
doing
that.”
Then,
speaking
to
all
of
us,
he
said, “I
will
enable
you
(pl)
to
have
authority [MTY]
over
the
groups
of
people
over
whose
lives
God
rules.
Whatever
you
forbid
regarding
those
people [MTY],
it
will
have
been
forbidden
by
God.
Whatever
you
permit [MET]
regarding
them,
it
will
have
been
permitted
by
God.”
Then
Jesus
warned
us
disciples
strongly
not
to
tell
anyone
at
that
time
that
he
is
the
Messiah.
Jesus
began
to
teach
the
disciples
about
his
coming
death
and resurrection.
Matthew 16:21-23
From
that
time
Jesus
began
to
teach
us
disciples
that
it
was
necessary
for
him
to
go
to
Jerusalem
city.
There
the
ruling
elders,
the
chief
priests,
and
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
would
cause
him
to
suffer
and ◄be
killed/die►.
Then
on
the
third
day
after
that,
he
would
become
alive
again.
Because
Peter assumed
that
the
Messiah
would
not
suffer
and
die,
he
took
Jesus
aside
and
began
to
rebuke
him
for
talking
about
suffering
and
dying.
He
said, “Lord,
may
God
never
permit
that
to
happen
to
you!
That
must
certainly
not
happen!”
Then
Jesus
turned
to
look
at
Peter,
and
he
said
to
him, “Stop
talking
to
me
like
that [MTY]!
Stop
saying
what
Satan [MET]
would
say,
and
stop
trying
to
prevent
from happening
what
God
has
planned!
You
are
a hindrance
to
me,
because
you
are
not
thinking
like
God
thinks.
Instead,
you
are
thinking
like
people
think!”
Jesus
taught
the
disciples
more
about
what
they
would
face
as
his
disciples,
and
about
his
coming
again.
Matthew 16:24-28
Then
Jesus
said
to
us
disciples, “If
any
one
of
you
wants
to
be
my
disciple,
you
must
not
do
only
what
you
yourself
want
to
do.
You
must
be
willing
to
let
people
hurt
you
and
disgrace
you.
That
is
like
what
they
do
to
criminals
whom
they
force
to
carry
a
cross [MET]
to
the
place
where
the
criminals
will
be
executed.
That
is
what
anyone
who
wants
to
be
my
disciple
must
do.
You
must
do
that,
because
those
who
try
to
save
their
lives
by
denying
that
they
belong
to
me
when
people
want
to
kill
them
for believing
in
me
will
not
live
eternally,
but
those
who
are
killed
because
of
being
my
disciples
will
live
with
God
eternally.
People
might
get
everything
they
want
in
this
world,
but ◄
if
they
do
not
become
my
disciples,
they
would
really
be
gaining
nothing
because
they
would
not
get
eternal
life!/what
would
they
gain
if
they
do
not
become
my
disciples
and
thus
do
not
get
eternal
life?► [RHQ] ◄There
is
absolutely
nothing
that
people
can
give
to
God
that
would
enable
them
to
gain
eternal
life./What
can
people
give
to
God
that
could
enable
them
to
gain
eternal
life?► [MTY, RHQ]
Listen
carefully:
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
leave
this
earth,
but
I
will
return,
and
the
angels
of
heaven
will
accompany
me.
At
that
time
I
will
have
the
glorious
radiance
that
my
Father
has,
and
I
will
reward
everyone
according
to
what
they
did
when
they
were
living
on
earth.
Listen
carefully!
Some
of
you
who
are
here
now
will
see
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
when
I
return
to
rule.
You
will
see
this
before
you
die!”
Jesus’ appearance changed while Moses and Elijah talked with him on a mountain.
Matthew 17:1-8
A
week
after
Jesus
said
that,
he
took
Peter,
James,
and
John,
the
younger
brother
of
James,
and
led
them
up
a
high
mountain
where
they
were
away
from
other
people.
While
they
were
there,
the
three
disciples
saw
that Jesus’
appearance
was
changed.
His
face
shone
like
the
sun,
and
his
clothing
shone
and
became
as brilliant
as
light.
Suddenly
Moses
and
Elijah,
who
were
important
prophets
many
years
ago,
appeared
and
started
talking
with
him.
Peter
saw
them
and
said
to
Jesus, “Lord,
it
is
wonderful
for
us
to
be
here!
If
you
want
me
to,
I
will
make
three
shelters,
one
for
you,
one
for
Moses,
and
one
for
Elijah.”
While
Peter
was
speaking,
a
bright
cloud
appeared
and
covered
them.
They
heard
God
speaking
about
Jesus
from
inside
the
cloud.
He
said
to
them, “This
is
my
Son.
I
love
him.
He
pleases
me
very
much.
So
you
must
listen
to
him!”
When
the
three
disciples
heard
God
speaking,
they
were
terrified.
As
a
result,
they
fell
prostrate
on
the
ground.
But
Jesus
went
to
them
and
touched
them
and
said
to
them, “Stand
up!
Do
not
be
afraid
anymore!”
And
when
they
looked
up [MTY],
they
saw
that
Jesus
was
the
only
one
who
was
still
there.
Jesus
explained
that John
the Baptizer
fulfilled
the
prophecy
about
Elijah
returning.
Matthew 17:9-13
When
they
were
walking
down
the
mountain,
Jesus
commanded
them, “Do
not
tell
anyone
what
you
saw
on
the
mountain
top
until
God
has
caused
me,
the
one
who
has
come
from
heaven,
to
become
alive
again
after
I
die.”
Those
three
disciples
had
just
seen
Elijah
and
he
did
not
do
anything
to
prepare
people
for
the
coming
of
the
Messiah,
so
they
asked
Jesus, “If
what
you
say
is
true,
why
do
the
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
say
that
it
is
necessary
for
Elijah
to
come
back
to
earth
before
the
Messiah
comes?”
Jesus
answered
them, “It
is
true
that
God
promised
that
Elijah
would
come
to
prepare
many [HYP]
people
for
the Messiah’s
coming.
But
note
this:
Elijah’s
representative
has
already
come,
and
our
leaders
have
seen
him,
but
they
did
not
recognize
him
as
the
one
who
would
come
before
the
Messiah.
Instead,
they
treated
him
badly,
just
like
they
desired.
And
those
same
rulers
will
soon
treat
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
in
the
same
manner.”
Then
the
three
disciples
understood
that
when
he
was
talking
about
Elijah,
he
was referring
to
John
the Baptizer.
Jesus
healed
an epileptic
boy,
and
he
rebuked
his
disciples
for
not
having
enough
faith
to
do
miracles.
Matthew 17:14-21
When
Jesus
and
the
three
disciples
returned
to
the
rest
of
us
disciples
and
to
the
crowd
that
had
gathered,
a
man
approached
Jesus
and
knelt
before
him.
He
said
to
him, “Sir/Lord,
have
mercy
on
my
son
and
heal
him!
He
has epilepsy
and
suffers
very
much.
Because
of
this
illness,
he
has
fallen
in
the
fire
and
in
the
water
many
times.
I
brought
him
to
your
disciples
in
order
that
they
might
heal
him,
but
they
were
not
able
to
heal
him.”
Jesus
responded
by
saying
to
everyone
who
had
gathered
there, “
You
who
have
seen
how
I
help
people
do
not
believe
that
you
can
do
anything!
Your
minds
are
distorted!
How
long
do
I
have
to
be
with
you
before
you
are
able
to
do
what
I
do [RHQ]?
How
long
do
I
have
to
endure
your
not believing [RHQ]?
Bring
the
boy
here
to
me!”
When
they
brought
the
boy
to
Jesus,
Jesus
rebuked
the
demon
that
was
causing
the epilepsy.
As
a
result,
the
demon
came
out
of
the
boy,
and
right
then
the
boy
was
healed.
Later,
some
of
us
disciples
approached
Jesus.
We
asked
him
privately, “Why
were
we
(exc)
not
able
to
expel
the demon?”
He
answered
us, “It
is
because
you
did
not
believe
very
much
in
God’s
power.
Think
about
this: Mustard
seeds
are
very
small,
but
in
this
area
they
grow
and
produce
large [MET]
plants.
Similarly,
if
your
faith
grows
until
you
truly
believe
that
God
will
do
what
you
ask
him
to,
you
will
be
able
to
do
anything [LIT]!
You
could
even
say
to
this
hill, ‘Move
from
here
to
there!’
and
it
would
go
where
you
told
it
to
go.”
Jesus
again
predicted
his
death
and resurrection.
Matthew 17:22-23
When
we
disciples
had
gathered
together
in
Galilee
district,
Jesus
said
to
us, “
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
soon
be
handed
over {
Someone
will
soon
hand
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
over}
to
the
authorities [SYN].
They
will
kill
me.
But
God
will
cause
me
to
become
alive
again
on
the
third
day
after
I
am
killed.”
When
we
heard
that,
we
became
very
sad.
Jesus
arranged
for
a
miracle
so
that
Peter
could
pay
the
Temple
tax.
Matthew 17:24-27
When
we
came
to
Capernaum
city,
the
men
who
collect
taxes
for
the
Temple
approached
Peter
and
said
to
him, “Your
teacher
pays
the
Temple
tax,
does
he
not?”
He
answered
them, “Yes,
he
does
pay
it.”
When
we
came
into
the
house
where
Jesus
was
saying,
before
Peter
began
to
talk
about
paying
taxes,
Jesus
said
to
him, “Simon,
from
whom
do
you
think
rulers
collect
revenue
or
taxes?
Do
they
collect
taxes
from
the
citizens
of
their
own
country,
or
from
citizens
of
countries
they
have
conquered?”
Peter
answered
him, “From
citizens
of
other
countries.”
Then
Jesus
said
to
him, “So
citizens
of
their
own
country
do
not
need
to
pay
taxes.
But
even
though
the
Temple
is
mine,
pay
the
tax
for
us
so
that
the
Temple
tax collectors
will
not
become
angry
with
us.
In
order
to
get
the
money
to
pay
it,
go
to
the
lake.
Cast
your
fish
line
and
hook,
and
take
the
first
fish
that
you
catch.
When
you
open
its
mouth,
you
will
find
a
silver coin
that
is
worth
enough
to
pay
the
tax
for
you
and
me.
Take
that coin
and
give
it
to
the
Temple
tax collectors.”
Jesus showed that being great in God’s sight means being as humble as a child.
Matthew 18:1-5
About
that
time
we
disciples
approached
Jesus
and
said, “Who
among
us
will
be
the
most
important
when
God [MTY/EUP]
makes
you
king?”
Jesus
called
a
child
to
come,
and
he
placed
that
child
in
our
midst.
He
said, “Think
about
this:
If
you
(pl)
do
not
change
the
way
you(pl)
think
and
become
as
humble
as
little
children,
you
(pl)
will
surely
not
go
to
the
place
where
God [MTY/EUP]
rules.
The
people
who
become
as
humble
as
this
child
or
any
child
is,
will
be
the
most
important
people
among
those
over
whom
God
rules.
Also,
when
those
who,
because
they
love
me,
welcome
a
child
like
this
one,
God
considers
that
they
are welcoming
me.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
need
to
take
severe
measures
to
keep
us
from
sinning
when
we
are
tempted.
Matthew 18:6-9
“If
you
cause
someone
who
believes
in
me
to
sin,
even
if
it
is
someone
who
is socially unimportant
like
this
little
child,
God
will
severely
punish
you.
If
a
heavy
stone
were
fastened
around
your
neck
and
you
were
thrown
into
the
deep
waters
of
the
sea,
people
would
consider
that
you
had
been
severely
punished.
But
God
will
punish
you
more
severely
than
that
if
you
cause
someone
to
sin
It
will
be
terrible
for
those [MTY]
who
cause
others
to
stop believing
in
me.
God
will
punish
them
eternally.
It
is inevitable
that
there
will
be
those
who
cause
others
to
stop believing
in
me.
But
it
will
be
horrible
for
everyone
who
does
that.
So,
if
you
are
wanting
to
use
one
of
your
hands
or
feet
to
sin,
stop
using
that
hand
or
foot!
Even
if
you
have
to
cut
it
off
to
avoid
sinning,
do
it [MET]!
It
is
good
that
you
not
sin
and
go
where
you
will
live
with
God
eternally,
even
though
while
you
are
still
here
on
earth
you
are
maimed
or
lame
and
do
not
have
a
hand
or
a
foot.
But
it
is
not
good
that
you
continue
to
have
your
two
hands
and
two
feet
and
do [MTY]
the
sinful
things
you
want
to,
and
as
a
result,
you
are
thrown
into
hell,
where
there
is
eternal
fire
burning.
If
what
you
see
you
makes
you
want
to
sin,
stop
looking
at
those
things!
Even
if
you
have
to
gouge
out
one
of
your
eyes
and
throw
it
away
to
avoid
sinning,
do
it [HYP]!
It
is
good
that
you
not
sin
and
go
where
you
will
live
with
God
eternally,
even
though
while
you
are
still
here
on
earth
you
have
only
one
eye.
But
it
is
not
good
that
you
continue
to
have
your
two
eyes
and
do
the
sinful
things
you
want
to,
and
as
a
result,
you
are
thrown {God
throws
you}
into
hell
where
there
is
eternal
fire
burning.”
Jesus
taught
that
God
is
deeply
concerned
if
even
one
person
goes
astray
from
him.
Matthew 18:10-14
“Make
an
effort
that
you
(pl)
do
not
despise
even
one
of
these
children.
I
tell
you
(pl)
truly
that
since
the
angels
live
in
heaven
in
the
presence
of
my
Father,
they
will
report
to
him
if
you
mistreat
the
children.
18:10-11
Some Greek manuscripts add verse 11, ‘For the Son of Man came to seek the lost’.
What
do
you
(pl)
think
you
would
do
in
the
following
situation?
If
you
had 100
sheep
and
one
of
them
got
lost,
you
would
surely
leave
the 99
sheep
that
are
on
the
hill
and
go
and
search
for
the
lost
one [RHQ],
would
you
not?
If
you
found
it,
I
affirm
to
you
(pl)
that
you
would
rejoice
very
much.
You
would
be
happy
that 99
sheep
did
not
stray
away,
but
you
would
rejoice
even
more
because
you
had
found
the
sheep
that
had
strayed
away.
In
the
same
way
that
shepherds
do
not
want
one
of
their
sheep
to
stray
away,
so
God,
your
Father
in
heaven,
does
not
want
even
one
of
these
children
to
go
to
hell.”
Jesus
taught
about
what
we
should
do
if
someone
sins
against
us
and
about agreeing
when
we
pray.
Matthew 18:15-20
“If
a
fellow believer
sins
against
you,
go
to
him,
and
when
you
two
are
alone,
reprove
him
for
sinning
against
you.
If
that
person
listens
to
you
and
feels
sorry
that
he
has
sinned
against
you,
you
will
have
restored
your
friendship
with
that
person.
If
that
person
will
not
listen
to
you
nor
feel
sorry
that
he
has
sinned
against
you,
go
get
one
or
two
other
people
who
will
listen
to
what
you
both
have
to
say.
Have
them
go
with
you
so
that
what
is
written {
Moses
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
might
happen: ‘
When
one
person
accuses
another
in
some
matter,
it
should
be
confirmed
by
at
least
two
or
three
people {
at
least
two
or
three
people
should
confirm
it}
before
that
person
can
be
declared
guilty {
before
they
declare
that
person
guilty}.’
If
the
one
who
has
sinned
against
you
will
not
listen
to
them
or
does
not
feel
sorry
that
he
has
sinned
against
you,
tell
that
to
the
congregation
so
that
they
can
rebuke
him.
If
that
person
will
not
listen
to
the
congregation
or
feel
sorry
that
he
has
sinned
against
you,
exclude
him
from
being
a
member
of
your
congregation,
just
like
you
would
exclude
pagans,
tax
collectors,
and
others
who
do
not
believe
in
God
and
sin
greatly.
Keep
this
in
mind:
Whatever
you
decide
on
earth
about
punishing
or
not
punishing
a
member
of
your
congregation
is
what
has
also
been
decided
by
God
in
heaven {what
God
in
heaven
has
also
decided}.
Also
note
this:
If
at
least
two
of
you
who
live
here
on
earth
agree
together
about
something
you
ask
God
for [DOU],
God,
my
Father
who
is
in
heaven,
will
give
you
what
you
ask
for.
This
is
true,
because
wherever
at
least
two
or
three
of
you
assemble
because
you
believe
in
me [MTY],
I
am
spiritually
present
with
you.
I
will
hear
what
you
ask
for
and
I
will
ask
God
to
do
it
for
you.”
Jesus
told
a
parable
to illustrate
the
need
for
forgiving
others.
Matthew 18:21-35
Then
Peter
approached
Jesus
and
said
to
him, “How
many
times
must
I
forgive
a
fellow believer
who
keeps
on
sinning
against
me?
If
he
keeps
asking
me
to
forgive
him,
must
I
forgive
him
as
many
as
seven
times?”
Jesus
said
to
him, “I
tell
you
that
the
number
of
times
you
must
forgive
someone
is
not
just
up
to
seven,
but
you
must ◄
forgive
him 77
times/never
stop
forgiving
him►.
In
order
to illustrate
why
you
should
do
this,
I
will
tell
you
a
story
in
which
God [MTY/EUP],
who
cares
for
the
people
whose
lives
he
rules
over,
is
compared {I
compare
God,
who
cares
for
the
people
whose
lives
he
rules
over}
to
a
king
and
his
officials.
That
king
told
some
of
his
servants
that
he
wanted
his
officials
to
pay
what
they owed
him.
So
those
officials
were
brought
to
the
king
to
settle
their
accounts
with
him.
One
of
the
officials
who
were
brought
owed
the
king
several
million dollars.
But
because
he
did
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
what
he owed,
the
king
demanded
that
he,
his
wife,
his
children
and
all
he
possessed
be
sold
to
someone
else,
and
that
the
king
be
repaid
with {receive}
the
money
that
was
paid
for
them.
Then
that
official,
knowing
that
he
did
not
have
the
money
to
pay
that
huge
debt,
fell
on
his
knees
in
front
of
the
king
and
begged
him
saying, ‘Be
patient
with
me,
and
I
will
pay
you
all
of
it,
eventually.’
The
king,
knowing
that
the
official
could
never
pay
all
that
huge
debt,
felt
sorry
for
him.
So
he
canceled
his
debt
and
released
him.
Then
this
official
went
to
another
one
of
the
king’s
officials
who
owed
him
a
bit
less
than
a
year’s
wages.
He
grabbed
him
by
the
throat,
started choking
him,
and
said
to
him, ‘Pay
back
what
you
owe
me!’
That
official
fell
on
his
knees
and
begged
him
saying, ‘Be
patient
with
me,
and
I
will
pay
you
all
of
it,
eventually.’
But
this
official
kept
refusing
to cancel
that
small
debt
that
the
man
owed
him.
Instead,
he
caused
that
official
to
be
put
in
prison
and
to
stay
there
until
he
could
pay
back
all
the
money
that
he
owed
him.
When
the
other
officials
of
the
king
learned
that
this
had
happened,
they
felt
very
distressed.
So
they
went
to
the
king
and
reported
in
detail
what
had
happened.
Then
the
king
summoned
the
official
who
had owed
him
several
million dollars.
He
said
to
him, ‘You
wicked
servant!
I
canceled
that
huge
debt
that
you owed
me
because
you
begged
me
to
do
so
You
should
have
been
merciful
and
canceled
your
fellow official’s
debt,
just
like
I
was
merciful
to
you
and
canceled
your
debt [RHQ]!’
The
king
was
very
angry.
He
handed
this
official
over
to
some jailers
who
would torture
him
severely
until
he
paid
all
of
the
debt
that
he
owed.”
Then
Jesus
continued
by
saying, “That
is
what
my
Father
in
heaven
will
do
to
you
if
you
do
not
feel
merciful
and
sincerely
forgive
a
fellow believer
who
sins
against
you.”
Jesus taught them God’s view of divorce, and about abstaining from marriage to give more time to serve God.
Matthew 19:1-12
After
Jesus
had
said
that,
he
took
us
and
left
Galilee
district
and
went
to
the
part
of
Judea
district
that
is
located
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
Large
crowds
followed
him
there,
and
he
healed
the
sick
among
them.
Some
Pharisees
approached
Jesus
and
said
to
him, “Does
our
Jewish
law
permit
a
man
to
divorce
his
wife
for
any
reason
whatever?”
They
asked
that
in
order
to
be
able
to
criticize
Jesus,
whether
he
answered “Yes”
or “No.”
Jesus
said
to
them, “
Because
you
have
read [RHQ]
the Scriptures,
you
should
know
that
at
the
time
God
first
created
people, ‘he
made
one
man,
and
he
made
one
woman
to
be
that
man’s
wife.’
That
explains
why
God
said, ‘
When
a
man
and
woman
marry,
they
should
no
longer
live
with
their
fathers
and
mothers.
Instead,
the
two
of
them
shall
live
together,
and
they
shall
become
so
closely
united
that
they
are
like
one
person [MET].’
Consequently,
although
they functioned
as
two
separate
people
before,
they
now
become
as
if
they
were
one
person [MET].
Since
that
is
true,
a
man
must
not
separate
from
his
wife
whom
God
has
joined
to
him,
because
it
is
God’s
plan
for
them
to
remain
together.”
The Pharisees
then
said
to
him, “If
that
is
true,
why
did
Moses
command
that
a
man
who
wanted
to
divorce
his
wife
should
give
her
a paper
stating
his
reason
for divorcing
her,
and
then
send
her
away?”
He
said
to
them, “It
was
because
your
ancestors
stubbornly
wanted
their
own
way
that
Moses
allowed
them
to
divorce
their
wives,
and
you
are
no
different
from
them.
But
when
God
first [MTY]
created
a
man
and
a
woman,
he
did
not
intend
for
them
to
separate.
I
am
telling
you emphatically
that
because
God
considers
that
a
marriage
lasts
until
either
the
husband
or
the
wife
dies,
he
considers
that
any
man
who
divorces
his
wife
and
marries
another
woman
is
committing
adultery,
unless
his
first
wife
has
committed
adultery.”
We
disciples
said
to
him, “If
that
is
true,
it
is
better
for
men
never
to
marry!”
Then
he
said
to
us, “Not
every
man
is
able
to
accept
this
teaching.
Only
the
men
whom
God enables
to
accept
it
are
able
to
do
so.
There
are
men
who
do
not
marry
because
they
are
not
able
to
have
sexual
relations
because
they
have
been sexually defective
ever
since
they
were
born.
There
are
other
men
who
do
not
marry
because
they
are
unable
to
have
sexual
relations
because
they
have
been castrated {other
men
have
made
them
that
way}.
There
are
other
men
who
decide
not
to
marry [MET]
in
order
that
they
can
serve
God
better
and
spend
more
time
telling
people
about
how
God [MTY/EUP]
wants
to
rule
people’s
lives.
You
who
are
able
to
understand
what
I
have
said
about
marriage
should
accept
it
and
obey
it.”
Jesus
rebuked
the
disciples
for
trying
to
prevent
children
from
coming
to
him.
Matthew 19:13-15
Then
some
children
were
brought {
some
people
brought
their
children}
to
Jesus
in
order
that
he
might
lay
his
hands
on
them
and
pray
for
them.
But
we
disciples
scolded
the
people
for
bringing
their
children
to
Jesus
because
we
thought
that
Jesus
did
not
want
to
take
the
time
to
be
with
children.
But
when
Jesus
saw
us scolding
them,
he
said
to
us, “Let
the
children
come
to
me!
Do
not
stop
them!
It
is
people
who
are
humble
and
trusting
like
they
are,
who
can
experience
God’s
rule
in
their
lives.”
Jesus
then
laid
his
hands
on
the
children
and
asked
God
to
bless
them.
Then
he
left
there.
A
rich
young
man
went
away
sad
because
Jesus
told
him
to
sell
all
his
possessions.
Matthew 19:16-22
As
Jesus
was
walking
along,
a
young
man
approached
him
and
said
to
him, “Teacher,
what
good
deeds
must
I
do
in
order
to
live
with
God
eternally?”
Jesus
said
to
him, “◄Consider
what
you
are implying
about
who
I
am
when
you
ask
me
about
what
is
good./Do
you
realize
what
you
are implying
about
who
I
am
when
you
ask
me
about
that
which
is
good?► [RHQ]
Only
one
being
is
good
and
really
knows
what
is
good.
That
being
is
God.
But
in
order
to
answer
your
question
about
desiring
to
live
with
God
eternally,
I
will
say
to
you, ‘Keep
the
commandments
that
God
gave
Moses’.”
The
man
asked
Jesus, “Which
commandments
must
I
keep?”
Jesus
answered
him, “Do
not
murder
anyone,
do
not
commit
adultery,
do
not
steal
things,
do
not
testify
falsely,
honor
your
father
and
your
mother,
and
love
people
you
come
in
contact
with
as
much
as
you
love
yourself.”
Thinking
that
he
might
not
be
able
to
live
with
God
eternally
even
though
he
had
kept
those
commandments,
the
young
man
said
to
Jesus, “I
have
always
obeyed
all
those
commandments.
What
else
must
I
do
in
order
to
live
with
God
eternally?”
Jesus
said
to
him, “If
you
desire
to
be
all
that
God
intends
you
to
be,
go
home,
sell
everything
that
you
have
and
give
the
money
to
poor
people.
The
result
will
be
that
you
will
have
spiritual
riches
in
heaven.
Then
come
and
be
my
disciple!”
When
the
young
man
heard
those
words,
he
went
away feeling
sad,
because
he
was
very
rich
and
did
not
want
to
give
away
everything
he
owned.
Jesus
taught
how
difficult
it
is
for
rich
people
to
let
God
rule
their
lives,
but
there
are
rewards
for
those
who
leave
family
and
possessions
for
his
sake.
Matthew 19:23-30
Then
Jesus
said
to
us
disciples, “Keep
this
in
mind:
It
is
very
difficult
for
rich
people
to
decide
to
let
God [MTY/EUP]
rule
their
lives.
Note
this
also:
It
is
impossible
for
a
camel
to
go
through
the
eye
of
a
needle.
It
is
almost
as
difficult [HYP]
for
rich
people
to
decide
to
let
God
rule
their
lives.”
When
we
disciples
heard
this,
we
were
astounded.
We
thought
that
rich
people
were
the
ones
whom
God
blesses
the
most.
So
we
said
to
him, “◄If
that
is
so,
it
does
not
seem likely
that
anyone
will
be
saved!/Who
then
will
God
will
save?►” [RHQ]
When
Jesus
heard
us
say
that,
he
looked intently
at
us,
and
then
he
said
to
us, “
Yes,
it
is
impossible
for
people
to
save
themselves.
But
God
can
save
them,
because
God
is
able
to
do
anything!”
Then
Peter
said
to
him, “You
know
that
we
(exc)
have
left
everything
behind
and
we
have
become
your
disciples.
So
what
benefit
will
we
get
for
doing
that?”
Jesus
said
to
us, “Keep
this
in
mind:
You
will
get
many
benefits.
When
God
makes
the
new
earth
and
when
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
sit
on
my
magnificent
throne,
those
of
you
who
have
accompanied
me
will
each
sit
on
a
throne,
and
you
will
judge
the
people
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel.
God
will
reward
those
who,
because
of
being
my
disciples,
have
left
behind
a
house
or
plot
of
ground,
their
brothers,
their
sisters,
their
father,
their
mother,
their
children,
or
any
other
family [MTY]
members.
God
will
give
them 100
times
as
many
benefits
as
they
have
given
up.
And
they
will
live
with
God
eternally.
But
many
people
who
consider
themselves
to
be
important
now
will
be unimportant
at
that
future
time,
and
many
people
who
consider
themselves
to
be unimportant
now
will
be
important
at
that
future
time.”
Jesus told a parable to illustrate how God will reward those who serve him.
Matthew 20:1-16
“
In
order
to illustrate
how
God
rewards
people,
I
will
compare
the
way
God [MTY/EUP]
rules
his
people
with
what
the
owner
of
an
estate
did.
Early
in
the
morning
the
owner
of
the
estate
went
to
the
market
where
people
who
wanted
work
gathered.
He
went
there
to
hire
laborers
to
work
in
his
vineyard.
He
promised
the
men
whom
he
hired
that
he
would
pay
them
the
standard
wage
for
working
one
day.
Then
he
sent
them
to
his
vineyards.
At
nine o’clock
that
same
morning
he
went
back
to
the
market.
There
he
saw
more
men
who
did
not
have
work.
He
said
to
them, ‘Go
to
my
vineyard
as
other
men
have
done,
and
work
there.
I
will
pay
you
whatever
is
a
just
wage.’
So
they
also
went
to
his
vineyard
and
began
to
work.
At
noon
and
at
three o’clock
he
again
went
to
the
market
and
found
other
laborers
whom
he
promised
to
pay
a
fair
wage.
At
five o’clock
he
went
to
the
market
again
and
saw
other
men
standing
there
who
were
not
working.
He
said
to
them, ‘Why
are
you
standing
here
all
day
and
not
working?’
They
said
to
him, ‘Because
no
one
has
hired
us.’
He
said
to
them, ‘
I
will
hire
you.
Go
to
my
vineyard
as
other
men
have
done,
and
work
there.’
So
they
went.
When
evening
came,
the
owner
of
the
vineyard
said
to
his
manager, ‘Tell
the
men
to
come
so
that
you
can
give
them
their
wages.
First,
pay
the
men
who
started
working
last,
and
pay
the
men
last
who
started
working
first.’
The
manager
paid
the
standard
daily
wage
to
each
of
the
men
who
did
not
start
working
until
five o’clock
in
the
afternoon.
When
the
men
who
had
begun
working
early
in
the
morning
went
to
get
their
wages,
they
thought
that
they
would
receive
more
than
the
standard
wage.
But
they
also
received
only
the
standard
wage.
So
they
complained
to
the
owner
of
the
vineyard
because
they
thought
their
payment
was
unfair.
They
said
to
him, ‘
You
are
not
being
fair!
The
men
who
started
working
after
all
of
the
rest
of
us
started
worked
for
only
one
hour!
You
have
paid
them
the
same
wage
as
you
paid
us!
But
we
worked
hard
all
day [IDM],
including
working
in
the
hottest
part
of
the
day!’
The
owner
of
the
vineyard
said
to
one
of
those
who
complained, ‘Friend,
I
did
not
treat
you unfairly.
You
agreed
with
me
to
work
the
whole
day
for
the
standard
wage [RHQ].
Stop
complaining
to
me!
Take
your
wage
and
go!
I
desire
to
give
the
same
wage
that
I
gave
you
to
the
men
who
began
working
after
all
of
you
had
begun
working.
I
certainly
have
a
right
to
spend
my
money
as
I
desire [RHQ],
including
paying
those
laborers
what
I
desire
to
pay
them. ◄You
should
not
be
envious
about
my
being
generous!/Are
you
angry [MET]
because
I
am
generous?► [RHQ]’”
Then
Jesus
said
to
us, “Similarly,
God
will
reward
well
some
people
who
seem
to
be
less
important
now,
and
he
will
not
reward
some
people
who
seem
to
be
more
important
now.”
For
the
third
time
Jesus
predicted
his
death
and resurrection.
Matthew 20:17-19
When
Jesus
was
walking
on
the
road
up
to
Jerusalem,
along
with
us
twelve
disciples,
he
took
us
to
a
place
by
ourselves
in
order
that
he
could
talk
to
us
privately.
Then
he
said
to
us,
“Listen
carefully!
We
are
now
going
up
to
Jerusalem.
While
we
are
there,
someone
will
enable
the
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
to
seize
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
and
they
will
put
me
on
trial.
They
will
condemn
me
and
say
that
I
should
be
killed {the
authorities
should
kill
me}.
Then
they
will
put
me
in
the
hands
of non-Jews
so
that
they
can
make fun
of
me,
whip
me,
and
kill
me
by nailing
me
to
a
cross.
But
on
the
third
day
after
that,
God
will
cause
me
to
live
again.”
Jesus
taught
that
greatness
in
God’s
sight
means
humbly
serving
others
as
Jesus
did.
Matthew 20:20-28
Then
the
mother
of James
and
John
brought
her
two
sons
to
Jesus.
She
bowed
down
before
Jesus
and
asked
him
to
do
her
a
favor.
Jesus
said
to
her, “What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”
She
said
to
him, “Permit
these
two
sons
of
mine
to
sit
next
to
you (OR,
Permit
these
two
sons
of
mine
to
sit
next
to
you
at
your
right
side
and
at
your
left
side)
and
rule
with
you [MTY]
when
you
become
king.”
Jesus
said
to
her
and
her
sons, “You
do
not
understand
what
you
are
asking
for.
Can
you
suffer
like
I
am
about
to
suffer [IDM]?”
James
and
John
answered
him, “Yes,
we
are
able
to
do
that.”
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “Yes,
you
will
suffer
as
I
will
suffer [IDM].
But
I
am
not
the
one
who
chooses
the
ones
who
will
sit
next
to
me
and
rule
with
me.
God,
my
Father,
will
give
those
places [MTY]
to
the
ones
whom
he
appoints.”
When
we
ten
other
disciples
heard
what James
and
John
had
requested,
we
became
angry
with
them
because
we
also
wanted
to
rule
with
Jesus
in
the
highest
positions.
So
Jesus
called
all
of
us
together
and
said
to
us, “You
know
that
those
who
rule
the non-Jews
enjoy
showing
them
that
they
are
powerful.
Their
chief
rulers
enjoy
commanding
the
people
under
them.
You
should
not
be
like
them.
On
the
contrary,
everyone
among
you
who
wants
God
to
consider
him
great
must
become
like
a
servant
for
the
rest
of
you.
And
everyone
among
you
who
wants
God
to
consider
him
to
be
the
most
important
must
become
like
a
slave
for
the
rest
of
you.
You
should
imitate
me.
Even
though
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
I
did
not
come
to
be
served {in
order
that
people
would
serve
me}.
On
the
contrary,
I
came
in
order
to
serve
others
and
to [IDM]
allow
myself
to
be
killed {other
people
to
kill
me},
so
that
my
dying
would
be
like
a
payment
to
rescue
many
people
from
being
punished
for
their
sins.” [MTY]
Jesus
healed
two
blind
men.
Matthew 20:29-34
As
we
were
leaving
Jericho
city,
a
large
crowd
of
people
followed
us.
As
we
walked
along,
we
saw
two
blind
men
sitting
alongside
the
road.
When
they
heard
that
Jesus
was
passing
by,
they
yelled
to
him, “Lord,
Descendant
of
King
David,
you
are
the
Messiah
Take
pity
on
us!”
People
in
the
crowd
scolded
them
and
told
them
to
be
quiet.
But
the
blind
men
yelled
even
louder, “Lord,
Descendant
of
King
David,
you
are
the
Messiah
Have
pity
on
us!”
Jesus
stopped
and
called
them
to
come
to
him.
Then
he
said
to
them, “What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”
They
said
to
him, “Lord,
heal
our
eyes [IDM]
so
that
we
can
see!”
Jesus
felt
sorry
for
them
and
touched
their
eyes.
Immediately
they
were
able
to
see,
and
they
went
with
Jesus.
Jesus entered Jerusalem humbly on a donkey, but with great acclaim by the crowd.
Matthew 21:1-11
As
we
approached
Jerusalem,
we
came
near Bethphage
village,
near
Olive
Tree
Hill. Jesus
said
to
two
of
his
disciples, “Go
to
the
village
just
ahead
of
us.
As
soon
as
you
enter
it,
you
will
see
a
donkey
and
her
foal
that
are {someone
has}
tied
up. Untie
them
and
bring
them
here
to
me.
If
anyone
says
anything
to
you
about
your
doing
that,
tell
him, ‘The
Lord
needs
them.’
He
will
then
allow
you
to
lead
them
away.”
When
all
this
happened,
what
was
written
by
a
prophet {what
a
prophet
wrote
about}
was
fulfilled {happened}.
The
prophet
wrote, “Tell
the
people
who
live
in
Jerusalem [SYN], ‘Look!
Your
king
is
coming
to
you!
He
will
come
humbly.
He
will
show
that
he
is
humble,
because
he
will
be
riding
on
a
colt,
the
offspring
of
a
donkey.’ ”
So
the
two
disciples
went
and
did
what
Jesus
told
them
to
do.
They
brought
the
donkey
and
its
colt
to
Jesus.
They
placed
their
cloaks
on
them
to
make
something
for
him
to
sit
on.
Then
Jesus
mounted
the
colt
and
sat
on
the
cloaks.
Then
a
large
crowd
spread
some
of
their
clothing
on
the
road,
and
other
people
cut
off
branches
from
palm
trees
and
spread
them
on
the
road.
They
did
those
things
to
decorate
the
road
in
order
to
honor
Jesus.
The
crowds
that
walked
in
front
of
him
and
those
who
walked
behind
him
were
shouting
things
like, “Praise
the
Messiah,
the
descendant
of
King
David!” “May
the
Lord
God
bless
this
one
who
comes
as
God’s
representative
and
with
God’s
authority [MTY].” “Praise
God,
who
is
in
the
highest
heaven!”
As
Jesus
entered
Jerusalem,
a
crowd
of
people [MTY]
from
all
over
the
city
became
excited
and
were
saying, “Why
are
they
honoring
this
man
like
that?”
The
crowd
that
was
already
following
him
said, “This
is
Jesus,
the
prophet
from
Nazareth
in
Galilee!”
Jesus
chased buyers
and
sellers
from
the
temple,
and
he
rebuked
the
Jewish
leaders
for objecting
to
children
praising
him.
Matthew 21:12-17
Then
Jesus
went
into
the
Temple
courtyard
and
chased
out
all
of
those
who
were
buying
and
selling
things
there.
He
also
overturned
the
tables
of
those
who
were
giving
Temple
tax
money
in
exchange
for Roman coins,
and
he
overturned
the
seats
of
those
who
were
selling
pigeons
for
sacrifices.
Then
he
said
to
them, “It
is {◄
Jeremiah/A
prophet►
has}
written
in
the Scriptures
that
God
said, ‘
I
want
my
house
to
be
called
a
place
where
people pray’,
but
you
bandits
have
made
it [MET]
your hideout!”
After
that,
many
blind
people
and
lame
people
came
to
Jesus
in
the
temple
in
order
that
he
would
heal
them,
and
he
healed
them.
The
high
priests
and
the
men
who
taught
the
people
the
Jewish
laws
saw
the
wonderful
deeds
that
Jesus
did.
They
also
saw
and
heard
the
children
shouting
in
the
Temple, “We
praise
the
Messiah,
the
descendant
of
King
David!”
The religious
leaders
were
indignant
because
they
did
not
believe
that
Jesus
was
the
Messiah.
They
thought
that
Jesus
should
not
be allowing
the
children
to
say
that,
so
they
asked
him, “
How
can
you
tolerate
this [RHQ]?
Do
you
hear
what
these
children
are
shouting?”
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “Yes,
I
hear
them,
but
if
you
remembered
what
you
have
read
in
the Scriptures
about
children
praising
me,
you
would
know
that
God
is
pleased [RHQ]
with
them.
The
psalmist
wrote,
saying
to
God, ‘You
have
taught
infants
and
other
children
to
praise
you
perfectly.’ ”
Then
Jesus
left
the
city.
We
disciples
went
with
him
to Bethany
town,
and
we
slept
there
that
night.
Jesus
taught
the
disciples
a lesson
from
what
happened
to
a
fig
tree.
Matthew 21:18-22
Early
the
next
morning,
when
we
were
returning
to
the
city,
Jesus
was
hungry.
He
saw
a
fig
tree
near
the
road.
So
he
went
over
to
it
to
pick
some
figs
to
eat.
But
when
he
got
close,
he
saw
that
there
were
no
figs
on
the
tree.
There
were
only
leaves
on
it.
So
to illustrate
how
God
would
punish
the
nation
of
Israel,
he
said
to
the
fig
tree, “May
you
never
again
produce
figs!”
As
a
result,
the
fig
tree
withered
that
night.
The
next
day
when
we
disciples
saw
what
had
happened
to
the
tree,
we
marveled,
and
we
said
to
Jesus, “◄It
is astonishing
that
the
fig
tree
withered
so
quickly!/How
is
it
that
the
fig
tree
dried
up
so
quickly?►” [RHQ]
Jesus
said
to
us, “Think
about
this:
If
you
believe
that
God
has
power
to
do
what
you
ask
him
to
and
you
do
not
doubt
that,
you
will
be
able
to
do
things
like
what
I
have
done
to
this
fig
tree.
You
will
even
be
able
to
do
marvelous
deeds
like
saying
to
a
nearby
hill, ‘Uproot
yourself
and
throw
yourself
into
the sea’,
and
it
will
happen!
In
addition
to
that,
whenever
you
ask
God
for
something
when
you
pray
to
him,
if
you
believe
that
he
will
give
it
to
you,
you
will
receive
it
from
him.”
Jesus
refused
to
state
the
basis
for
his
authority,
because
the
Jewish
leaders
refused
to
admit
where
John
the Baptizer’s
authority
came
from.
Matthew 21:23-27
After
that,
Jesus
went
into
the
Temple
courtyard.
While
he
was
teaching
the
people,
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders
of
the
Jewish
Council
approached
him.
They
asked, “By
what
authority
are
you
doing
these
things?
Who
authorized
you
to
do
what
you
did
here
yesterday [DOU]?”
Jesus
said
to
them, “I
also
will
ask
you
a
question,
and
if
you
answer
me,
I
will
tell
you
who
authorized
me
to
do
these
things.
Where
did
John
the Baptizer
get
his
authority
to baptize
those
who
came
to
him?
Did
he
get
it
from
God
or
from
people? [MTY/EUP]”
The
chief
priests
and
elders debated
among
themselves
about
what
they
should
answer.
They
said
to
each
other, “If
we
say, ‘
It
was [MTY/EUP]
from God’,
he
will
say
to
us, ‘Then ◄you
should
have
believed
his
message!/why
did
you
not
believe
John’s
message?► [RHQ]’
If
we
say, ‘It
was
from people’,
we
are
afraid
that
the
crowd
will react
violently,
because
all
the
people
believe
that
John
was
a
prophet
sent
by
God.”
So
they
answered
Jesus, “We
do
not
know
where
John
got
his
authority.”
Then
he
said
to
them, “
Because
you
did
not
answer
my
question,
I
will
not
tell
you
who
authorized
me
to
do
the
things
I
did
here
yesterday.”
Jesus
rebuked
the religious
leaders
and
said
that
it
is
more likely
that
God
would
accept
notorious
sinners
than
that
he
would
accept
them.
Matthew 21:28-32
Then
Jesus
said
to
the
chief
priests
and
elders, “Tell
me [RHQ]
what
you
think
about
what
I
am
about
to
tell
you.
There
was
a
man
who
had
two
sons.
He
went
to
his
older
son
and
said, ‘My
son,
go
and
work
in
my
vineyard
today!’
But
the
son
said
to
his
father, ‘I
do
not
want
to
go
and
work
in
your
vineyard
today!’
But
later
he
changed
his
mind,
and
he
went
to
the
vineyard
and
worked.
Then
the
father
approached
his
younger
son
and
said
what
he
had
said
to
his
older
son.
That
son
said, ‘Sir,
I
will
go
and
work
in
the
vineyard
today.’
But
he
did
not
go
there.
So
which
of
the
man’s
two
sons
did
what
their
father
desired?”
They
answered, “The
older
son.”
Jesus
explained
to
them
what
that
parable
meant
by
saying, “Think
about
this:
It
is
more likely
that
other
people,
including
tax
collectors
and
prostitutes,
whom
you
think
are
very
sinful,
will
enter
where
God
rules,
than
it
is
that
you
Jewish
leaders
will
enter.
I
say
this
to
you
because,
even
though
John
the Baptizer
explained
to
you
how
to
live
righteously,
you
did
not
believe
his
message.
But
tax
collectors
and
prostitutes
believed
his
message,
and
they
turned
away
from
their
sinful
behavior.
In contrast,
you,
even
though
you
saw
what
they
did,
refused
to
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior,
and
you
did
not
believe
John’s
message.”
Jesus
told
a
parable
about
the
Jewish religious
leaders rejecting
him
as
Messiah.
Matthew 21:33-46
“Listen
to
another
parable
that
I
will
tell
you.
There
was
a
landowner
who
planted
a
vineyard.
He
built
a
fence
around
it.
He
dug
a
hole
in
the
ground
inside
the
fence.
He
placed
in
the
hole
a
stone tank
to
collect
the
juice
that
would
be
pressed
out
of
the
grapes.
He
also
built
a
tower
inside
that
fence
that
someone
would
sit
in
to
guard
that
vineyard.
He
arranged
for
some
men
to
care
for
the
vineyard
and
to
give
him
some
of
the
grapes
in
return.
Then
he
went
away
to
another
country.
When
it
was
time
to
harvest
the
grapes,
the landowner
sent
some
of
his
servants
to
the
men
who
were
taking caeg
of
the
vineyard
to
get
his
share
of
the
grapes
that
the
vineyard
had
produced.
But
the renters
seized
the
servants.
They
beat
one
of
them,
they
killed
another
one,
and
killed
another
one
of
them
by
throwing
stones
at
him.
So
the landowner
sent
more
servants
than
he
had
sent
the
first
time.
The renters
treated
those
servants
the
same
way
that
they
had
treated
the
other
servants.
Later,
knowing
this,
the landowner
sent
his
son
to
the renters
to
get
his
share
of
the
grapes.
When
he
sent
him,
he
said
to
himself, ‘They
will
certainly
respect
my
son
and
give
him
some
of
the
grapes.’
But
when
the renters
saw
his
son
arriving,
they
said
to
each
other, ‘This
is
the
man
who
will
inherit
this
vineyard!
Let’s
kill
him
and
divide
the
property
among
ourselves.’
So
they
grabbed
him,
dragged
him
outside
the
vineyard,
and
killed
him.
Now
I
ask
you,
when
the landowner
returns
to
his
vineyard,
what
do
you
think
he
will
do
to
those renters?”
The
chief
priests
and
elders
replied, “He
will
thoroughly
destroy
those
wicked
renters!
Then
he
will
rent
the
vineyard
to
others.
They
will
give
him
his
share
of
the
grapes
when
they
are
ripe.”
Jesus
said
to
them, “
That
is
right,
so
you
need
to
think
carefully
about
these
words
which
you
have
read [RHQ]
in
the
Scriptures:
The
builders
rejected
a
certain
stone.
But
others
put
that
same
stone
in
its
proper
place,
and
it
has
become
the
most
important
stone
of
the
building [MET].
The
Lord
has
done
this,
and
we
marvel
as
we
look
at
it.
So,
because
you
reject
me,
I
am
going
to
tell
you
this:
God
will
no
longer
let
you
Jews
be
the
people
over
whom
he
rules.
Instead,
he
will
let
non-Jews
be
the
people
over
whom
he
rules,
and
they
will
do [IDM]
what
he
asks
them
to
do.
The
important
stone
in
the
building represents
me,
the
Messiah,
and
those
who
reject
me
are
like
people
who
fall
on
this
stone.
Anyone
who
falls
on
this
stone
will
be
broken
into
pieces {This
cornerstone
will
break
into
pieces
anyone
who
falls
on
it},
and
it
will
crush
anyone
on
whom
it
falls.”
When
the
chief
priests
and
the
elders
who
were
Pharisees
heard
this
parable,
they
realized
that
he
was
accusing
them
because
they
did
not
believe
that
he
was
the
Messiah.
They
wanted
to
seize
him,
but
they
did
not
do
so
because
they
were
afraid
of
what
the
crowds
would
do
if
they
did
that,
because
the
crowds
considered
that
Jesus
was
a
prophet.
Jesus told a parable about a wedding feast to illustrate what will happen to people who do not accept him as the Messiah.
Matthew 22:1-14
Then
Jesus
told
the
Jewish
leaders
other
parables
in
order
to illustrate
what
will
happen
to
the
people
who
do
not
accept
him
as
the
King
God
promised
to
send.
This
is
one
of
those
parables:
“
God [MTY/EUP]
is
like
a
king [SIM]
who
told
his
servants
that
they
should
make
a
wedding
feast
for
his
son.
When
the
feast
was
ready,
the
king
sent
his
servants
to
tell
the
people
who
had
been {whom
he
had}
invited
that
it
was
time
for
them
to
come
to
the
wedding
feast.
The
servants
did
that.
But
the
people
who
had
been
invited
did
not
want
to
come.
So
he
sent
other
servants
to
again
tell
the
people
whom
he
had
invited
that
they
should
come
to
the
feast.
He
said
to
those
servants, ‘Say
to
the
people
whom
I
invited
to
come
to
the
feast, “The
king
says
that
he
has
prepared
the
food.
The
oxen
and
the
fattened
calves
have
been
butchered
and
cooked.
Everything
is
ready.
It
is
time
now
for
you
to
come
to
the
wedding
feast!’ ”’
But
when
the
servants
told
them
that,
they
disregarded
what
the
servants
said.
Some
of
them
went
to
their
own
fields.
Others
went
to
their
places
of
business.
The
rest
of
them
seized
the
king’s
servants,
mistreated
them,
and
killed
them.
When
the
king
heard
what
had
happened,
he
became
furious.
He
commanded
his
soldiers
to
go
and
kill
those
murderers
and
burn
their
cities.
After
his
soldiers
had
done
that,
the
king
said
to
his
other
servants, ‘I
have
prepared
the
wedding
feast,
but
the
people
who
were {whom
I}
invited
do
not
deserve
to
come
to
it
because
they
did
not
consider
it
an
honor
to
have
been
invited.
So,
go
to
the intersections
of
the
main
streets.
Tell
whomever
you
find
that
they
should
come
to
the
wedding
feast.’
So
the
servants
went
there,
and
they
gathered
everyone
they
saw
who
wanted
to
come
to
the
feast.
They
gathered
both
people
that
were
considered
to
be
evil
and
those
that
were
considered
to
be
good.
They
brought
them
into
the
hall
where
the
wedding
feast
took
place.
The
hall
was
filled
with
people.
But
when
the
king
went
into
the
hall
to
see
the
guests
who
were
there,
he
saw
someone
who
was
not
wearing
clothes
that
had
been
provided
for
the
guests
to
wear
at
a
wedding
feast.
The
king
said
to
him, ‘Friend, ◄you
should
never
have
entered
this
hall,
because
you
are
not
wearing
the
clothes
that
guests
wear
at
wedding
feasts!/how
did
you
enter
this
hall,
because
you
are
not
wearing
the
clothes
that
are
appropriate
for
guests
to
wear
at
a
wedding
feast?► [RHQ]’
The
man
did
not
say
anything,
because
he
did
not
know
what
to
say.
Then
the
king
said
to
his
attendants, ‘Tie
this
person’s
feet
and
hands
and
throw
him
outside
where
there
is
total
darkness.
People
who
are
there
cry
out
because
they
are
suffering
and
they
gnash
their
teeth
because
of
their
severe
pain.’ ”
Then
Jesus
said, “The
point
of
this
story
is
that
God
has
invited
many
to
come
to
him,
but
only
a
few
people
are
the
ones
whom
he
has
chosen
to
be
there.”
Jesus
taught
his critics
that
they
needed
to
give
to
God
and
to
the
government
what
they
each
required.
Matthew 22:15-22
After
Jesus
said
that,
the
Pharisees
met
together
in
order
to
plan
how
they
could
cause
him
to
say
something
that
would
enable
them
to
accuse
him.
They
sent
to
him
some
of
their
disciples,
who
thought
that
the
Israelites
should
pay
only
the
tax
that
the
Jewish
authorities
required
them
to
pay.
They
also
sent
some
members
of
the
party
that
supported
Herod.
The
members
of
that
party
thought
that
the
Israelites
should
pay
only
the
tax
that
the Roman
government
required
them
to
pay.
Those
who
were
sent
came
and
said
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
we
know
that
you
are
truthful
and
that
you
teach
the
truth
about
what
God
wants
us
to
do.
We
also
know
that
you
do
not
change
what
you
teach
because
of
what
someone
says
about
you,
even
if
it
is
an
important
person
who
does
not
like
what
you [IDM]
teach.
So
tell
us
what
you
think [RHQ]
about
this
matter:
Is
it
right
that
we
pay
taxes
to
the Roman
government [MTY],
or
not?”
But
Jesus
knew
that
what
they
really
wanted
to
do
was
evil.
They
were
wanting
him
to
say
something
that
would
get
him
in
trouble
with
either
the
Jewish
authorities
or
the Roman
authorities.
So
he
said
to
them, “You
are ◄hypocrites/pretending
to
ask
a
legitimate
question►,
but
you
are
just
wanting [RHQ]
me
to
say
something
for
which
you
can
accuse
me.
Show
me
one
of
the coins
with
which
people
pay
the
Roman
tax.”
So
they
showed
him
a
coin
called
a
denarius.
He
said
to
them, “Whose picture
is
on
this
coin?
And
whose
name
is
on
it?”
They
answered, “
It
has
the picture
and
name
of
Caesar,
the
head
of
the Roman
government.”
Then
he
said
to
them, “Okay,
give
to
the
government
what
they
require,
and
give
to
God
what
he
requires.”
When
those
men
heard
Jesus
say
that,
they
marveled
that
his
answer
did
not
enable
anyone
to
accuse
him.
Then
they
left
Jesus.
Jesus
showed
from
the Scriptures
that
the
spirits
of
God’s
people
are
alive
after
death.
Matthew 22:23-33
During
that
same
day,
some
Sadducees
came
to
Jesus.
They
are
a
Jewish sect
who
do
not
believe
that
people
will
become
alive
again
after
they
die.
They
wanted
to
ask
Jesus
a
question.
In
order
to discredit
the
idea
that
dead
people
will
live
again,
they
said
to
him, “Teacher,
Moses
wrote
in
the Scriptures, ‘If
a
man
dies
who
did
not
have
any
children,
his
brother
must
marry
the
dead
man’s
widow
in
order
that
she
can
have
a
child
by
him.
The
child
will
be
considered
the
descendant
of
the
man
who
died,
and
in
that
way
the
dead
man
will
have
descendants.’
Well,
there
were
seven
boys
in
a
family
living
near
us.
The
oldest
one
married
someone.
He
and
his
wife
did
not
have
any
children,
and
he
died.
So
the
second
brother
married
the
widow.
But
he
also
died
without
having
a
child.
The
same
thing
happened
to
the
third
brother,
and
also
to
the
other
four
brothers,
who
one
by
one
married
this
same
woman.
Last
of
all,
the
widow
also
died.
So,
at
the
time
when
people
are
raised
from
the
dead,
which
of
the
seven
brothers
do
you
think
will
be
her
husband?
Keep
in
mind
that
they
had
all
been
married
to
her.”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “You
are
certainly
wrong
in
what
you
are
thinking.
You
do
not
know
what
is
written
in
the
Scriptures.
You
also
do
not
know
that
God
has
the
power
to
make
people
alive
again.
The
fact
is
that
the
woman
will
not
be
the
wife
of
any
of
them,
because
after
God
causes
all
dead
people
to
live
again,
no
one
will
be
married.
Instead,
people
will
be
like
the
angels
in
heaven.
They
do
not
marry.
But
as
for
dead
people
becoming
alive
again,
God
said
something
about
that. ◄I’m
sure
you
have
read
it./Have
you
not
read
it?► [RHQ]
Long
after
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob
had
died,
God
said
to
Moses,
‘I
am
the
God
whom
Abraham
worships
and
the
God
whom
Isaac
worships
and
the
God
whom
Jacob
worships.’
It
is
not
dead
people
who
worship
God.
It
is
living
people
who
worship
him.
Abraham,
Isaac
and
Jacob
died
long
before
Moses
lived,
but
God
said
that
they
were
still
worshipping
him,
so
we
know
their
spirits
were
still
alive!”
When
the
crowds
of
people
heard
Jesus
teach
that,
they
were
amazed.
Jesus
told
his critics
that
the
greatest
commandments
are
to
love
God
and
to
love
others.
Matthew 22:34-40
But
when
the
Pharisees
heard
that Jesus
had
answered
the
Sadducees
in
such
a
way
that
the
Sadducees
could
not
think
of
anything
that
they
might
say
to
respond
to
him,
the
Pharisees
gathered
together
to
plan
what
they
would
say
to
him.
Then
they
approached
him.
One
of
them
was
a
man
who
had
studied
well
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.
He
wanted
to
see
if
Jesus
could
answer
his
question
well
or
if
he
would
say
something
wrong.
He
asked
him,
“Teacher,
which
commandment
in
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
is
the
most
important?”
Jesus
quoted
the Scriptures
as
he
replied, “‘You
must
love
the
Lord
your
God
with
all [IDM]
your ◄inner
being/heart►.
Show
that
you
love
him
in
all
that
you
desire,
in
all
that
you
feel,
and
in
all
that
you
think.’
That
is
the
most
important
commandment
in
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.
The
next
most
important
commandment
that
everyone
must
surely
obey
is: ‘You
must
love
the
people
you
come
in
contact
with
as
much
as
you
love
yourself.’
These
two
commandments
are
the
basis
of
every
law
that
Moses
wrote
in
the Scriptures
and
also
of
all
that
the
prophets
wrote.”
Jesus
showed
that
the
Messiah
must
be
greater
than
King
David,
and
not
just
his
descendant.
Matthew 22:41-46
While
the
Pharisees
were
still
gathered
together
near
Jesus,
he
asked
them,
“What
do
you
think
about
the
Messiah?
Whose
descendant
is
he?”
They
said
to
him, “
He
is
the
descendant
of
King
David.”
Jesus
said
to
them, “
If
the
Messiah
is
King
David’s
descendant,
then ◄David
should
not
have
called
him ‘Lord’
when
David
was
saying
what
the
Holy
Spirit
prompted
him
to
say./Why
did
David
call
the
Messiah ‘Lord’
when
David
was
speaking
what
the
Holy
Spirit
prompted
him
to
say?► [RHQ]
David
wrote
this
in
the Scriptures
about
the
Messiah: ‘God
said
to
my
Lord, “Sit
here
beside
me
on
my
right,
the
place
of
greatest
honor
you [MTY].
Sit
here
while
I
completely
defeat
your
enemies [MTY].”’
So,
since
King
David
called
the
Messiah ‘my Lord’, ◄
the
Messiah
cannot
be
just
someone
descended
from
David!/how
can
he
be
only
the
descendant
of
King
David?► [RHQ]
He
must
be
much
greater
than
David!”
No
one
who
heard
what
Jesus
said
was
able
to
think
of
even
one
word
to
say
to
him
in
response.
And
after
that,
no
one
else
ever
dared
to
ask
him
another
question
to
try
to
trap
him.
Jesus warned the people against the hypocritical behavior of the religious leaders.
Matthew 23:1-12
Then
Jesus
said
to
the
crowd
and
to
us
his
disciples,
“
Moses
was
the
renowned
teacher
who
taught
the
people
the
laws
that
God
gave
him [MTY].
Now,
the
Pharisees
and
the
men
who
teach
our
Jewish
laws
have
made
themselves
the
ones
who
interpret
those
laws [IDM].
Consequently,
you
should
do
whatever
they
tell
you
that
you
must
do.
But
do
not
do
what
they
do,
because
they
themselves
do
not
do
what
they
tell
you
that
you
must
do.
They
require
you
to
obey
many
rules
that
are
difficult
to
obey.
But
they
themselves
do
not
help
anyone
obey
those
rules.
It
is
as
if
they
are tying
up
loads
that
are
hard
to
carry
and
putting
them
on
your
shoulders [MET]
for
you
to
carry.
But
they
themselves
do
not
desire
to
help
anyone
obey
those
laws.
They
are
like
people
who
do
not
want
to
lift
even
the
slightest
load
that
they
could
lift [MET]
with
one
finger.
Whatever
they
do,
they
do
it
to
be
seen
by
other
people {so
that
other
people
will
see
them
doing
that}.
For
example,
they
make extra
wide
the tiny
boxes
containing
portions
of
Scripture
that
they
wear
on
their
arms.
They
enlarge
the
tassels
on
their
robes,
to
make
others
think
that
they
are pious.
They
want
people
to
honor
them.
For
example,
at
dinner
parties
they
sit
in
the
seats
where
the
most
important
people
sit.
In
the
places
of
worship
they
want
to
sit
in
the
seats
where
the
most
honored
people
sit.
Also,
they
want
people
to
greet
them
respectfully
in
the marketplaces
and
to
honor
them
by
calling
them ‘Teacher’.
But
you
who
are
my
disciples
should
not
allow
people
to
address
you
honorably
as ‘Rabbi’,
which
means ‘teacher’.
I
am
the
only
one
who
is
really
your
teacher,
which
means
that
you
are
all
equal,
like
brothers
and
sisters,
and
none
of
you
should
act
superior
to
another,
as
the Pharisees
do.
Do
not
honor
anyone
on
earth
by addressing
him
as ‘Father’,
because
God,
your
Father
in
heaven,
is
the
only
spiritual
father
of
all
of
you.
Do
not
allow
people
to
call
you ‘Instructors’,
because
I,
the
Messiah,
am
the
one instructor
who
teaches
all
of
you.
In contrast,
everyone
among
you
who
wants
God
to
consider
them
to
be
important
must
serve
others
as
servants
do.
God
will
humble
those
who
exalt
themselves.
And
he
will
exalt
those
who
humble
themselves.”
Jesus
warned
the religious
leaders
about preventing
people
from
letting
God
rule
their
lives.
Matthew 23:13-14
Then Jesus
said
to
the religious
leaders, “You
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
and
you Pharisees
are
hypocrites!
There
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
you,
because
by
teaching
what
is
false,
you
prevent
people [MTY/HYP]
who
are
thinking
about
letting
God
rule
their
lives
from
doing
that [MET].
What
you
are
doing
is
like closing
a
gate [MET]
so
that
people
who
are
wanting
to
enter
a
city
cannot
go
in.
As
for
you,
you
do
not
let
God
rule
your
lives.
Neither
do
you
allow
other
people
to
let
God
rule
their
lives.
What
you
do
is
like
not
going
into
a
house
yourselves,
and
not allowing
others
to
enter
it
either [MET].”
Jesus
also
warned
the religious
leaders
about
zealously encouraging
others
to
believe
what
they
teach.
Matthew 23:15
“You
are
hypocrites,
you
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
and
you
Pharisees!
Your
punishment
will
be
terrible,
because
you
exert
yourselves
very
much
to
get
even
one
person
to
believe
what
you
teach.
For instance,
you
travel
across
seas
and
lands
to
distant
places
in
order
to
do
that.
And
as
a
result,
when
one
person
believes
what
you
teach,
you
make
that
person
much
more
deserving
to
go
to
hell
than
you
yourselves
deserve
to.”
Jesus
rebuked
the religious
leaders
about
their
silly ideas
about
supporting
their
promises
with
oaths.
Matthew 23:16-22
“You
Jewish
leaders,
your
punishment
will
be
terrible!
You
are
like
people
who
are
blind [MET]
who
are
trying
to
lead
others.
You
say, ‘
In
the
case
of
those
who
promise
to
do
something
and
then
ask
the
Temple
to
affirm
what
they
have
promised,
it
means
nothing
if
they
do
not
do
what
they
have
promised.
But
if
they
ask
the
gold
that
is
in
the
Temple
to
affirm
what
they
have
promised,
they
must
do
what
they
promised.’
You
are
fools,
and
you
are
like
people
who
are
blind [MET]!
The
gold
that
is
in
the
Temple
is
important,
but
the
Temple
is
even
more
important [RHQ],
because
it
is
the
Temple
that
the
gold
is
in
that
sets
the
gold
apart
for
a
special
use
for
God.
Also
you
say, ‘In
the
case
of
those
who
promise
to
do
something
and
then
ask
the
altar
to
affirm
what
they
have
promised,
it
means
nothing
if
they
do
not
do
what
they
have
promised.
But
if
they
ask
the
gift
that
they
have
put
on
the
altar
to
support
what
they
have
promised,
they
must
do
what
they
promised.’
You
are
like
people
who
are
blind [MET].
The
gift
that
is
offered
on
the
altar
is
important,
but
the
altar
is
even
more
important [RHQ]
because
it
is
the
altar
on
which
the
offering
is
offered
that
sets
it
apart
for
a
special
use
for
God.
So,
those
who
promise
to
do
something,
and
then
ask
the
altar
to
affirm
what
they
have
promised
are
asking
everything
on
the
altar
to
support
what
they
promised.
Those
who
promise
to
do
something,
and
then
ask
the
Temple
to
affirm
what
they
promised,
are
asking
that
God,
to
whom
the
Temple
belongs,
will
affirm
what
they
have
promised.
Those
who
promise
to
do
something
and
then
ask
heaven
to
affirm
what
they
promised
are
asking
the
throne
of
God
and
God,
who
sits
on
that
throne,
to
affirm
what
they
promised.”
Jesus
also
rebuked
the religious
leaders
about
paying
attention
to unimportant
laws
and
at
the
same
time ignoring
important
ones.
Matthew 23:23-24
“You
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
and
you
Pharisees,
your
punishment
will
be
terrible!
You
are
hypocrites
because,
even
though
you
give
to
God
a
tenth
of
the
herbs
you
produce,
such
as
mint,
dill,
and
cummin,
you
do
not
obey
God’s
laws
that
are
more
important.
For
example,
you
do
not
act
justly
toward
others,
you
do
not
act mercifully
toward
people,
and
you
are
not
trustworthy.
It
is
good
to
give
a
tenth
of
your
herbs
to
God,
but
you
should
also
obey
these
other
more
important
laws.
You
leaders
are
like
blind
people
who
are
trying
to
lead
others.
According
to
your
laws
you
say
that
touching
gnats
and
camels
makes
you
unacceptable
to
God.
What
you
are
doing
is
like straining
a
gnat
out
of
a
jar
of
water
so
that
you
do
not
swallow
it
and
thereby
become
unacceptable
to
God,
and
at
the
same
time swallowing
a
camel
with
the
water [MET]!”
Jesus
also
rebuked
the religious
leaders
about
being
greedy
and
selfish.
Matthew 23:25-26
“You
men
who
teach
people
the
Jewish
laws
and
you
Pharisees,
your
punishment
will
be
terrible!
You
are
hypocrites!
You
are
greedy
and
selfish,
but
you
make
yourselves
appear
holy.
You
are
like
cups
and
plates
that
have
been cleaned
on
the
outside,
but
on
the
inside
they
are
very
filthy.
You
blind
Pharisees!
First
you
must
stop
being
greedy
and
selfish.
Then
you
will
be
able
to
do
what
is
righteous.
That
will
be
like cleaning
the
inside
of
a
cup
first.
Then
when
you
clean [MET]
the
outside
of
the
cup,
the
cup
will
truly
be
clean.”
Jesus
rebuked
the religious
leaders
for
being
hypocrites
and
pretending
to
be
righteous.
Matthew 23:27-28
“You
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
and
you
Pharisees,
your
punishment
will
be
terrible!
You
are
hypocrites!
You
are
like
tombs [SIM]
that
are
painted
white
so
that
people
can
see
them
and
avoid
touching
them.
The
outside surfaces
are
beautiful,
but
inside
they
are
full
of
dead
people’s
bones
and
filth.
You
are
like
those
tombs.
When
people
look
at
you,
they
think
that
you
are
righteous,
but
in
your ◄inner
beings/hearts►
you
are
hypocrites
and
you
disobey
God’s
commands.”
Jesus
accused
the religious
leaders
of
being
guilty
of
killing
all
the
prophets.
Matthew 23:29-36
“You
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
and
you
Pharisees
are
hypocrites!
Your
punishment
will
be
terrible!
You
rebuild
the
tombs
of
the
prophets
whom
others
killed
long
ago.
You
decorate
the
monuments
that
honor
righteous
people.
You
say, ‘If
we
had
lived
when
our
ancestors [MET]
lived,
we
would
not
have
helped [MET]
those
who
killed [MTY]
the
prophets.’
Thus
you
recognize
that
you
should
honor
the
prophets,
but
you
disregard
the
word
of
God
that
other
men
whom
God
has
sent
teach
you.
In
that
way
you
testify
against
yourselves
that
you
are
descendants
and
disciples [MET]
of
those
who
killed
the
prophets.
You
are
as
ready
to
murder
people
as [MET]
your
ancestors
were!
You
people
are
so
wicked
You
are
as
dangerous
as
poisonous
snakes [DOU,
MET]! ◄You
foolishly
think
that
you
will
escape
being
punished
in
hell!/Do
you
foolishly
think
that
you
will
escape
when
God
punishes
wicked
people
in
hell?► [RHQ]
Take
note
that
this
is
why
I
will
send
prophets,
wise
men,
and
other
men
who
will
teach
you
my
message.
You
will
kill
some
of
them
by nailing
them
to crosses,
and
you
will
kill
some
in
other
ways.
You
will
whip
some
of
them
in
the
places
where
you
worship,
and
you
will
chase
them
from
city
to
city.
As
a
result,
God
will
consider
that
you
are
guilty
for
killing [SYN]
all
the
righteous
people,
including
killing [MTY]
Adam’s
son
Abel,
who
was
a
righteous
man [SYN],
and
Zechariah,
the
son
of Barachiah,
whom
you
are
guilty
of
killing
in
the
holy
place
between
the
Temple
and
the
altar,
and
for
killing
all
the
prophets
who
lived
between
the
times
that
those
two
men
lived.
Think
about
this:
You
people
who
have
observed
my
ministry,
it
is
you
whom
God
will
punish
for
killing
all
those
prophets!”
Jesus
expressed
his
sorrow
about
what
would
happen
to
Jerusalem.
Matthew 23:37-39
“O
people
of
Jerusalem [MTY, APO],
you
killed
the
prophets
who
lived
long
ago,
and
you
killed
others
whom
God
sent
to
you.
You
killed
them
by
throwing
stones
at
them [DOU]!
Many
times
I
wanted
to
gather
you
together
to
protect
you,
like
a
hen
gathers
her
young
chicks
under
her
wings [MET].
But
you
did
not
want
me
to
do
that.
So
listen
to
this:
Your
city [SYN]
will
soon
become
an
uninhabited
place.
Keep
this
in
mind:
You
will
see
me
again
only
when
I
return,
and
you
say
about
me, ‘
God
is
truly
pleased
with
this
man
who
comes
with
God’s
authority [MTY].’”
Jesus told his disciples that Jerusalem would be destroyed.
Matthew 24:1-2
Jesus
left
the
Temple
courtyard.
As
he
was
walking
along,
we
disciples
came
to
him
to
ask
him
to
note
how
beautiful
the
Temple
buildings
were.
He
said
to
us, “These
buildings
that
you
are
looking
at [RHQ]
are
wonderful,
but
I
want
to
tell
you
something
about
them.
They
will
soon
be
completely
destroyed {
Foreign invaders
will
completely
destroy
them}.
Every
stone
in
these
buildings
will
be
thrown
down {they
will
throw
down
every
stone
in
these
buildings}.
Not
one
stone
will
be
left {They
will
not
leave
one
stone}
on
top
of
another
stone.”
Jesus
told
his
disciples
about
the
distressing
things
that
would
happen
before
his
return.
Matthew 24:3-14
Later,
as
Jesus
was
sitting
alone
on
the
slope
of
Olive
Tree
Hill,
we
disciples
went
to
him
and
asked
him, “When
will
this
happen
to
the
buildings
of
the
Temple?
Also,
tell
us
what
will
happen
to indicate
that
you
are
about
to
come
again,
and
to indicate
that
this
world
is
ending?”
Jesus
replied, “
All
that
I
will
say
is,
be
sure
that
no
one
deceives
you
about
what
will
happen
Many
people
will
come
and
say ◄that
I
sent
them/that
they
have
my
authority► [MTY].
They
will
say, ‘I
am
the Messiah’,
and
they
will
deceive
many
people.
You
will
hear
about
wars
that
are
close
and
wars
that
are
far
away,
but
do
not
let
that
trouble
you.
Keep
in
mind
that
God
has
said
that
those
things
must
happen.
But
when
they
happen,
it
will
not
mean
that
the
end
of
the
world
has
come!
Groups
in
various
countries
will
fight
each
other,
and
various governments
will
also
fight
against
each
other.
There
will
be
famines
and
earthquakes
in
various
places.
These
things
will
happen
first.
Then
there
will
be
other
things
that
will
happen
before
I
return.
What
will
happen
will
be
like
the
first
pains
of
childbirth
MET].
At
that
time
people
who
oppose
you
will
take
you
to
the
authorities,
who
will
mistreat
you
and
kill
you.
You
will
be
hated
by
people
who
live
in
all
nations [PRS] {
People
who
live
in
all
nations [PRS]
will
hate
you}
because
you
believe
in
me
[MTY].
Also,
many
people
will
stop believing
in
me
because
of
the
way
they
will
suffer.
They
will
betray
each
other
and
will
hate
each
other.
Many
will
come
saying
that
they
are
prophets,
but
they
will
be
lying,
and
they
will
deceive
many
people.
Because
there
will
be
more
and
more
people
who
will
disobey
God’s
laws [PRS],
many
people
will
no
longer [MET]
love
their
fellow believers [PRS].
But
all
those
who
keep
on
believing
in
me
to
the
end
of
their
lives
will
be
saved.
Furthermore,
the
good
message
about
my
ruling
over
people’s
lives
will
be
preached
in
every
part
of
the
world,
in
order
that
people
of
all ethnic
groups
may
hear
it.
Then
the
end
of
the
world
will
come.”
Jesus
told
his
disciples
about
the
suffering
that
would
come
when
Jerusalem
was
about
to
be
destroyed.
Matthew 24:15-22
“
But
before
the
world
ends,
the
disgusting
person
who
will
defile
the
holy
Temple
and
cause
people
to
abandon
it
will
stand
in
the
Temple.
Daniel
the
prophet
spoke
and
wrote
about
that
long
ago.
May
everyone
who
reads
this
pay
attention
to
the
following
warning
from
me:
When
you
see
that
happen
in
the
Temple,
those
of
you
who
are
in
Judea
district
must
flee
to
the
higher
hills!
Those
who
are
outside
their
houses
must
not
go
back
into
their
houses
to
get
things
before
they
flee.
Those
who
are
working
in
a
field
should
not
turn
back
to
get
their
outer
clothing
before
they
flee.
I
feel
very
sorry
for
women
who
will
be
pregnant
and
women
who
will
be
nursing
their
babies
in
those
days,
because
it
will
be
very
difficult
for
them
to
run
away
Pray
that
you
will
not
have
to
flee ◄in
the
winter/in
the
rainy
season►
when
it
will
be
hard
to
travel.
People
who
think
that
God
never
allows
anyone
to
do
any
work
on
our
day
of
rest
will
not
help
you
as
you
flee,
so
pray
also
that
you
will
not
have
to
flee
on
such
a
day,
because
people
will
suffer
very
severely
when
those
things
happen.
People
have
never
suffered
that
severely
since
God
created
the
world
until
now,
and
no
one
will
ever
suffer
like
that
again.
If
God
had
not
decided
to shorten
that
time [MTY]
when
people
will
suffer
so
much,
everyone [LIT]
would
die.
But
he
has
decided
to shorten
it
because
he
is
concerned
about
the
people
whom
he
has
chosen.”
Jesus
warned
his
disciples
not
to
believe
false
reports
about
his
return,
because
everyone
will
see
him
when
he
comes.
Matthew 24:23-28
“
At
that
time
people
will
appear
who
will
falsely
say
that
they
are
the
Messiah
or
that
they
are
prophets.
They
will
perform
many
kinds ◄of
miracles/of
things
that
ordinary
people
cannot
do►,
in
order
to
deceive
people.
They
will
even
try
to
see
if
it
is possible
to
deceive
you
people
whom
God
has
chosen.
So,
at
that
time,
if
someone
says
to
you, ‘Look,
here
is
the
Messiah!’
or
if
someone
says, ‘Over
there
is
the
Messiah!’
do
not
believe
it!
Do
not
forget
that
I
have
warned
you
about
all
this
before
it
happens.
So
if
someone
says
to
you, ‘Look,
the
Messiah
is
in
the
desolate
area!’
do
not
go
there.
Likewise,
if
someone
says
to
you, ‘Look,
he
is
in
a
secret
room!’
do
not
believe
that
person,
because
just
like
lightning
flashes
from
the
east
to
the
west
and
people
everywhere
can
see
it [SIM],
when
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
return
again,
everyone
will
see
me.
When
I
return,
it
will
be
as obvious
to
everyone
as
the
fact
that
wherever
you
see
vultures
gathering,
you
know
that
there
will
be
an
animal
carcass [MET]
there. (OR,
Just
like
the
vultures
gather
together
wherever
there
is
an
animal
carcass,
God
will
punish
sinful
people
wherever
they
are.)”
Jesus
told
his
disciples
what
will
happen
at
the
time
of
his
return.
Matthew 24:29-31
“Immediately
after
many
people
have
suffered
during
those
days,
the universe
will
become
dark.
The
sun
will
become
dark.
The
moon
will
not
shine.
The
stars
will
fall
from
the
sky.
And
the
powerful
objects
in
the
sky
will
be
shaken. (OR,
And
the
spiritual
beings
in
space
will
be
deposed.)
After
that,
something
will
be
seen {
people
will
observe
something}
in
the
sky
that indicates
that
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
am
returning
to
the
earth.
Then
unbelieving
people
from
all ethnic
groups
of
the
earth
will
mourn
because
they
will
be
afraid
of
God
punishing
them.
They
will
see
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
coming
on
the
clouds
with
power
and
great
glory
as
I
return
to
the
earth.
I
will
send
my
angels
to
the
earth
from
everywhere
in
the
heavens.
They
will
be
blowing
trumpets
loudly.
Then
from
throughout
the
whole
earth [DOU]
they
will
gather
the
people
whom
I
have
chosen.”
Jesus
told
his
disciples
how
to
know
when
the
time
of
his
return
was
near.
Matthew 24:32-35
“
Now
I
want
you
to
learn
something
from
this
parable
about
how
fig
trees
grow.
In
this
area,
when
the
buds
of
a
fig
tree
become
tender
and
its
leaves
begin
to
sprout,
you
know
that
summer
is
near.
Similarly,
when
you
see
all
these
things
that
I
have
just
described happening,
you
will
know
that
the
time
for
me
to
return
is
very
close [MET].
Keep
this
in
mind:
All
of
these
events
will
happen
before
all
the
people
who
have
observed
the
things
that
I
have
done
have
died.
You
can
be
certain
that
these
things
that
I
have
told
you
about
will
happen.
You
can
be
more
certain
of
that
than
you
can
be
certain
that
the
earth
and
sky [LIT]
will
continue
to exist.”
Jesus
told
his
disciples
to
be
ready
because
they
do
not
know
the
time
of
his
return.
Matthew 24:36-44
“But
neither
I,
nor
any
other
person,
nor
any
angel
in
heaven,
knows
either
the
day
or
the
hour
when
the
things
that
I
have
told
you
about
will
happen.
Only
God,
my
Father,
knows.
It
will
be
like
what
happened
when
Noah
lived.
Until
the
flood
came,
the
people
did
not
know
that
anything
bad
would
happen
to
them.
Before
the
flood
waters
covered
the
earth,
the
people
were
eating
and
drinking
as
usual.
Some
men
were
marrying
women
and
some
parents
were
giving
their
daughters
to
men
to
marry
them.
They
were
doing
all
this
until
the
day
that
Noah
and
his
family
entered
the
big
boat.
And
then
the
flood
came
and
drowned
all
those
who
were
not
in
the
boat.
Similarly,
the unbelieving
people
will
not
know
when
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
return,
and
they
will
not
be
expecting
me.
When
I
return,
I
will
not
take
all
people
up
to
heaven.
I
will
take
only
those
who
trust
in
me.
For
example,
two
people
will
be
in
the
fields.
One
of
them
will
be
taken {
I
will
take
one
of
them}
up
to
heaven
and
the
other
person
will
be
left {and
I
will
leave
the
other
person}
here
to
be
punished.
Similarly,
two
women
will
be
at
the
mill
grinding
grain.
One
of
them
will
be
taken
up
to
heaven
and
the
other
will
be
left.
So,
because
you
do
not
know
what
day
I,
your
Lord,
will
return
to
the
earth,
you
need
to
be
ready
for
me
to
return
at
any
time.
You
know
that
if
the
owners
of
a
house
knew
at
what
time
in
the
night
thieves
would
come,
they
would
be
awake
and
prevent
the
thieves
from
breaking
into
their
houses.
Similarly,
I
will
come
just
like
unexpectedly
as
a
thief.
So
you
need
to
be
ready
for
my
return,
because
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
return
to
the
earth
at
a
time
when
you
do
not
expect
me
to
come.”
Jesus
told
a
parable
to
warn
his
disciples
not
to
act
wickedly,
thinking
that
he
would
not
return
soon.
Matthew 24:45-51
“Think
about
what
every
faithful
and
wise
servant
is
like [RHQ].
The
house
owner
appoints
one
servant
to
supervise
the
other
servants.
He
tells
him
to
give
them
food
at
the
proper
times.
Then
he
leaves
on
a
long
trip.
If
that
servant
is
doing
that
work
when
the
house
owner
returns,
the
house
owner
will
be
very
pleased
with
him.
Think
about
this:
The
house
owner
will
appoint
that
one
servant
to
be
the
supervisor
of
all
his
possessions.
But
a
wicked
servant
might
say
to
himself, ‘The
owner
has
been
away
for
a
long
time,
so
he probably
will
not
return
soon
and
find
out
what
I
am
doing.’
So
he
will
begin
to
beat
the
other
servants
and
eat
and
get
drunk.
Then
the
house
owner
will
come
back
at
a
time
when
the
servant
does
not
expect
him [DOU].
He
will
punish
that
servant
severely [HYP], (OR,
cut
that
servant
into
two
pieces)
and
he
will
put
him
where ◄the
hypocrites/the
ones
who
only
pretended
to
be
good►
are
put.
In
that
place
the
people
cry
and
grind
their
teeth
because
they
suffer
very
much.”
Jesus taught in a parable that his disciples should always be ready for his return.
Matthew 25:1-13
Jesus
continued
by
saying, “I
will
tell
you
something
else
about
the
time
when
I
return
from
heaven
as
king [MET].
What
will
happen
to
many
people
who
say
that
they
know
me
will
be
like
what
happened
to
ten
virgins
who
took
their lanterns
and
went
to
the
place
where
they
would
meet
a
bridegroom
and
go
to
his
wedding
celebration.
Five
of
the
virgins
were
foolish
and
five
of
them
were
wise.
The
virgins
who
were
foolish
took
their lanterns,
but
they
did
not
take
any
extra
olive
oil
for
the lantern.
But
the
virgins
who
were
wise
took
oil
in
their flasks
as
well
as
in
their lanterns.
The
bridegroom
was
delayed,
and
it
became
late
at
night.
So
all
the
virgins
became sleepy
and
fell
asleep.
In
the
middle
of
the
night
someone
woke
them
up
by
shouting, ‘Hey!
The
bridegroom
is
arriving!
Go
outside
and
meet
him!’
So
all
the
virgins
got
up
and
trimmed
their lantern wicks
so
that
they
would
burn
properly.
The
foolish
virgins
said
to
the
wise
ones, ‘Give
us
some
of
your
olive
oil,
because
our lanterns
are
about
to
go
out!’
The
wise
virgins
replied, ‘
No,
because
there
might
not
be
enough
oil
for
our lanterns
and
for
yours.
Go
to
a
store
and
buy
some
for
yourselves!’
But
while
the
foolish
virgins
were
going
to
buy
some
oil,
the
bridegroom
arrived.
So
the
wise
virgins,
who
were
ready,
went
with
the
bridegroom
to
the
wedding
hall
where
the
bride
was
waiting.
Then
the
door
was
closed {someone
closed
the
door
of
that
hall}.
Later,
the
rest
of
the
virgins
came
to
the
hall
and
they
called
to
the
bridegroom, ‘Sir,
open
the
door
for
us!’
But
he
said
to
them, ‘The
truth
is
that
I
do
not
know
you,
so
I
will
not
open
the
door
for
you!’”
Then
Jesus
continued
by
saying, “So,
in
order
that
this
will
not
happen
to
you,
keep expecting
that
I
will
return,
because
you
do
not
know
when [MTY]
it
will
be.”
Jesus
told
a
parable
to
teach
his
disciples
about
making
good
use
of
what
God
has
given
them.
Matthew 25:14-30
“
When
I
return
from
heaven
as
king,
I
will
deal
with
those
who
say
that
they
have
been
serving
me
like
a
man
who
was
about
to
go
on
a
long
journey
dealt
with
his
servants.
He
called
them
together
and
gave
them
each
some
of
his
wealth
to invest
and
gain
more
money
for
him.
He
gave
them
money
according
to
their
ability
to
take
care
of
it.
For
example,
he
gave
one
servant 5,000 dollars,
he
gave
another
servant 2,000 dollars,
and
he
gave
another
servant 1,000 dollars.
Then
he
left
on
his
journey.
The
servant
who
had
received 5,000 dollars
went
immediately
and
used
that
money
to
gain 5,000 dollars
more.
Similarly,
the
servant
who
had
received 2,000 dollars
gained
two
thousand dollars
more.
But
the
servant
who
had
received
one
thousand dollars
went
and
dug
a
hole
in
the
ground
and
hid
the
money
there
to
keep
it
safe.
After
a
long
time
the
servants’ boss
returned.
He
called
them
together
to
find
out
what
they
had
done
with
his
money.
The
servant
who
had
received 5,000 dollars
brought
two
bags,
each
containing 5,000 dollars.
He
said, ‘Boss,
you
gave
me 5,000 dollars
to
take
care
of.
Look,
I
have
gained 5,000
more!’
His boss
replied, ‘
You
are
a
very
good
and
faithful
servant!
You
have
done
very
well!
You
have
faithfully
handled
a
small
amount
of
money,
so
I
will
put
you
in
charge
of
a
lot
of
things.
Come
and
be
happy
with
me!’
The
servant
who
had
received 2,000 dollars
also
came
and
said, ‘Boss,
you
gave
me 2,000 dollars
to
take
care
of.
Look,
I
have
gained 2,000
more!’
His boss
replied, ‘You
are
a
very
good
and
faithful
servant!
You
have
done
very
well!
You
have
faithfully
handled
a
small
amount
of
money,
so
I
will
put
you
in
charge
of
a
lot
of
things.
Come
and
be
happy
with
me!’
Then
the
servant
who
had
received 1,000 dollars
came.
He
said, ‘Boss,
I
was
afraid
of
you.
I
knew
that
you
are
a
man
who
does
not
do
foolish
things
with
his
money.
You
even
take
from
others
money
that
does
not
really
belong
to
you,
like
a
farmer
who
harvests
grain
from
another
man’s
field
where
he
did
not
even
plant
the
seeds.
So
because
I
was
afraid
of
what
you
would
do
to
me
if
I
did
not
make
a
profit
from
my
business,
I
went
out
and
hid
your 1,000 dollars
in
the
ground
to
keep
it
safe.
Here,
this
is
the
money
that
belongs
to
you!’
His boss
replied, ‘You
wicked,
lazy
servant! ◄You
knew
that
I
take
from
others
money
that
does
not
really
belong
to
me,
like
a
farmer
who
harvests
grain
from
another
man’s
field
where
I
did
not
even
plant
the
seeds!/Did
you
not
know
that
I
take
from
others
money
that
does
not
really
belong
to
me,
like
a
farmer
who
harvests
grain
from
another
man’s
field
where
I
did
not
even
plant
the
seeds?► [RHQ]
So
then,
you
should
have
put
my
money
on
deposit
in
a
bank,
so
that
when
I
returned
I
would
get
it
back
with
the
interest
it earned!’
Then
the boss
said
to
his
other
servants, ‘Take
the 1,000 dollars
from
him,
and
give
it
to
the
servant
who
has
the 10,000 dollars!
To
those
who
use
well
what
they
have
received,
God
will
give
more,
and
they
will
have
plenty.
But
from
those
who
do
not
use
well
what
they
have
received,
even
what
they
already
have
will
be
taken
away.
Furthermore,
throw
that
worthless
servant
outside,
into
the
darkness,
where
he
will
be
with
those
who
are
wailing
and
gnashing
their
teeth
because
they
are
in
much
pain.’”
Jesus
told
a
parable
about
how
he
will
judge
between
those
who
have
shown
kindness
to
others
and
those
who
have
not.
Matthew 25:31-46
“When
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
come
again,
I
will
be
very
radiant
and
bring
all
my
angels
with
me.
Then
I
will
sit
as
a
king
on
my
wonderful
throne
to
judge
people.
People
from
all
nations [MTY]
will
be
gathered
in
front
of
me {
The
angels
will
gather
in
front
of
me
people
from
all
nations}.
Then
I
will
separate
them,
one
from
another,
as
a
shepherd
separates
his
sheep
from
his
goats.
I
will
put
the
righteous
people
on
my
right
and
the
unrighteous
ones
on
my
left,
as
a
shepherd
puts
sheep
on
one
side
and
goats
on
the
other
side.
Then
I
will
say
to
those
on
my
right, ‘You
people
who
have
been
blessed
by
my
Father {whom
my
Father
has
blessed},
come!
From
the
time
he
created
the
world,
he
has
been
preparing
to
allow
you
to
receive
the
blessings
that
he
will
give
to
all
those
who
let
him
rule
their
lives.
Now
is
the
time
for
you
to
receive
those
blessings
They
belong
to
you,
because
you
gave
me
something
to
eat
when
I
was
hungry. (OR,
They
belong
to
you.
It
is
as
though
you
gave
me
something
to
eat
when
I
was
hungry.)
You
gave
me
something
to
drink
when
I
was
thirsty.
When
I
was
a
stranger
in
your
town,
you
invited
me
to
stay
in
your
houses.
When
I
needed
clothes [MTY],
you
gave
me
some.
When
I
was
sick,
you
took
care
of
me.
When
I
was
in
prison,
you
came
to
visit
me.’
Then
the
righteous
people
will
reply, ‘Lord,
when
were
you
hungry
and
we
saw
you
and
gave
you
something
to
eat?
When
were
you
thirsty
and
we
gave
you
something
to
drink?
When
were
you
a
stranger
in
our
town
and
we
invited
you
to
stay
in
our
houses?
When
did
you
need
clothes
and
we
gave
you
some?
When
were
you
sick
or
in
prison
and
we
went
to
visit
you?’
We
do
not
remember
doing
any
of
these
things
for
you.
I
will
reply, ‘The
truth
is
that
whatever
you
did
for
any
one
of
your
fellow believers,
even
an unimportant
one,
it
was
as
though
you
did
it
for
me.’
Then
I
will
say
to
those
on
my
left, ‘You
people
who
have
been
cursed
by
God {whom
God
has
cursed},
leave
me!
Go
into
the
eternal
fire
that
God
has
prepared
for ◄the
devil/Satan►
and
his
angels!
It
is
right
for
you
to
go
there,
because
you
did
not
give
me
anything
to
eat
when
I
was
hungry.
You
did
not
give
me
anything
to
drink
when
I
was
thirsty.
You
did
not
invite
me
into
your
homes
when
I
was
a
stranger
in
your
town.
You
did
not
give
me
any
clothes
when
I
needed
them [MTY].
You
did
not
take
care
of
me
when
I
was
sick
or
in
prison.’
They
will
answer, ‘Lord,
when
were
you
hungry
or
thirsty
or
a
stranger
or needing
clothes
or
sick
or
in
prison,
and
we
did
not
help
you?’
I
will
reply, ‘The
truth
is
that
whenever
you
did
not
do
anything
to
help
any
one
of
my
people,
even
if
they
were unimportant
people,
it
was
as
though
you
did
not
do
anything
to
help
me.’
Then
those
people
on
my
left
will
go
away
to
the
place
where
they
will
be
punished {
God
will
punish
them}
eternally,
but
the
righteous
people
will
go
to
where
they
will
live
forever
with
God.”
Jesus told his disciples of his coming arrest. The Jewish leaders planned how to seize Jesus.
Matthew 26:1-5
When
Jesus
had
finished
saying
all
those
things,
he
said
to
us
disciples,
“You
know
that
two
days
from
now
we
will
celebrate
the
Passover
festival.
At
that
time
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
be
handed
over
to {they
will
put
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
into
the
hands
of}
those
who
will
nail
me
to
a
cross.”
At
the
same
time
the
chief
priests
and
the
Jewish
elders
gathered
in
the
home
of
the
high
priest,
whose
name
was
Caiaphas.
There
they
plotted
how
they
could
seize
Jesus
in
some
deceitful
way
so
that
they
could
have
him
executed.
But
they
said, “
We
must
not
do
it
during
the
Passover
festival,
because
if
we
do
it
then,
the
people
might
riot.”
Jesus
commended
a
woman
for
showing
her appreciation
of
him.
Matthew 26:6-13
While
Jesus
and
we
were
in Bethany
village
in
the
home
of
Simon,
whom
Jesus
had
healed
of
leprosy,
a
woman
came
to
him.
She
was
carrying
a
stone
jar
containing
very
expensive
perfume.
To
show
how
much
she appreciated
Jesus,
she
poured
the
perfume
on
his
head
as
he
was
eating.
When
we
disciples
saw
that,
some
of
us
were
angry.
One
of
us
said, “◄It
is
terrible
that
this
perfume
was
wasted!/Why
was
this
perfume
wasted?► [RHQ]
We
could
have
sold
it
and
gotten
a
lot
of
money
for
it!
Then
the
money
could
have
been
given {
we
could
have
given
the
money}
to
poor
people.”
Jesus
knew
what
we
were
saying.
So
he
said
to
us, “◄You
should
not
be
bothering
this
woman!/Why
are
you
bothering
this
woman?► [RHQ]
She
has
done
a
beautiful
thing
to
me.
Keep
in
mind
that
you
will
always
have
poor
people
among
you,
so
you
can
help
them
whenever
you
want
to.
But
I
will
not
always
be
with
you,
so
it
is
good
for
her
to
show
now
that
she appreciates
me!
When
she
poured
this
perfume
on
my
body,
it
was
as
if
she
knew
that
I
am
going
to
die
soon.
And
it
is
as
if
she
has
anointed
my
body
for
being
buried.
I
will
tell
you
this:
Wherever
this
good
message
about
me
is
preached {people
preach
this
good
message
about
me}
throughout
the
world,
those
who
preach
it
will
tell
what
this
woman
has
done,
and
as
a
result
people
will
always
remember
her.”
Judas
agreed
to
betray
Jesus
for 30
silver coins.
Matthew 26:14-16
Then
Judas
Iscariot (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
Town),
even
though
he
was
one
of
us
twelve
disciples,
went
to
the
chief
priests.
He
asked
them, “If
I
enable
you
to
seize
Jesus,
how
much
money
are
you
willing
to
give
me?”
They
agreed
to
give
him 30
silver coins.
So
they
counted
out
the coins
and
gave
them
to
him.
From
that
time
Judas
watched
for
an
opportunity
to
enable
them
to
seize
Jesus.
Two
disciples
prepared
the
Passover
meal.
During
the
meal,
Jesus
said
that
Judas
would
betray
him.
Matthew 26:17-25
On
the
first
day
of
the week-long
festival ◄when
we
Jews
ate
bread
which
had
no
yeast
in
it/of
Unleavened
Bread►,
we
disciples
went
to
Jesus
and
asked, “Where
do
you
want
us
to
prepare
the
meal
for
the
Passover
celebration
so
that
we
can
eat
it
with
you?”
In
reply,
he
gave
instructions
to
two
disciples
about
where
they
should
go.
He
said
to
them, “Go
into
the
city
to
a
man
with
whom
I
have
previously
arranged
this.
Tell
him
that
the
teacher
says, ‘The
time [MTY]
that
I
told
you
about
is
near.
I
am
going
to
celebrate
the
Passover
meal
with
my
disciples
at
your
house,
and
I
have
sent
these
two
to
prepare
the
meal.’”
So
the
two
disciples
did
as
Jesus
told
them.
They
went
and
prepared
the
Passover
meal
in
that
man’s
house.
When
it
was
evening,
Jesus
was
eating
the
meal
with
us
twelve
disciples.
While
we
were
eating,
he
said
to
us, “Listen
carefully
to
this:
One
of
you
is
going
to
enable
my
enemies
to
seize
me.”
We
were
very
sad.
We
began
to
say
to
him,
one
after
the
other, “Lord, ◄it
is
surely
not
I!/I’m
not
the
one,
am
I?► [RHQ]”
He
replied, “The
one
who
will
enable
my
enemies
to
seize
me
is
one
of
you
who
is dipping
bread [MTY]
into
the sauce
in
the
dish
along
with
me.
It
is
certain
that
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
die,
because
that
is
what
has
been
written {
the
prophets
have
written}
about
me.
But
there
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
the
man
who enables
my
enemies
to
seize
me!
It
would
be
better
for
that
man
if
he
had
never
been
born!”
Then
Judas,
the
one
who
was
going
to
betray
him,
said, “Teacher, ◄surely
it
is
not
I!/I’m
not
the
one,
am
I?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
replied, “Yes,
you
are
the
one.”
Jesus
gave
the
disciples
the
bread
and
wine
to symbolize
his
coming
death.
Matthew 26:26-30
While
we
were
eating,
Jesus
took
a
small
loaf
of
bread
and
thanked
God
for
it.
He
broke
it
into
pieces
and
gave
it
to
us
disciples,
and
said, “Take
this
bread
and
eat
it.
It
represents
my
body.”
Later
he
took
a
cup
of
wine
and
thanked
God
for
it.
Then
he
gave
it
to
us,
saying, “Drink
some
of
the
wine
in
this
cup,
all
of
you.
The
wine
in
this
cup
represents
my
blood,
which
will
soon
flow
from
my
body.
With
my
blood
I
will
sign
the
new
agreement
that
God
is
making
to
forgive
the
sins
of
many
people.
Note
this
carefully:
I
will
not
drink
wine
in
this
way
anymore
until
the
time
when
I
drink
it
with
you
with
a
new
meaning.
That
will
happen
when
my
Father
enables
me
to
begin
to
rule
as
king.”
After
we
sang
a
hymn,
we
started
out towards
Olive
Tree
Hill.
Jesus
prophesied
that
Peter
would
deny
three
times
that
he
knew
Jesus.
Matthew 26:31-35
On
the
way,
Jesus
told
us, “This
night
all
of
you
will
desert
me
because
of
what
will
happen
to
me!
This
is
certain
to
happen
because
these
words
that
God
said
are
written
in
the Scriptures: ‘I
will
cause
the
shepherd
to
be
killed,
and
all
the
sheep
will
be
scattered {scatter}.’
But
after
I
have
died
and
become
alive
again,
I
will
go
ahead
of
you
to
Galilee
district
and
meet
you
there.”
Peter
replied, “Perhaps
all
the
other
disciples
will
desert
you
when
they
see
what
happens
to
you,
but
I
certainly
will
never
leave
you!”
Jesus
replied
to
him, “The
truth
is
that
this
very
night,
before
the
rooster
crows,
you
will
say
three
times
that
you
do
not
know
me!”
Peter
said
to
him, “Even
if
they
kill
me
while
I
am
defending
you,
I
will
never
say
that
I
do
not
know
you!”
All
the
rest
of
us
disciples
also
said
the
same
thing.
While
the
disciples
slept,
Jesus
prayed
that
God
would
spare
him
from
the
coming
suffering.
Matthew 26:36-46
Then
Jesus
went
with
us
to
a
place
that
is
called {that
people
call}
Gethsemane.
There
he
said
to
most
of
us, “Stay
here
while
I
go
over
there
and
pray.”
He
took
Peter, James,
and
John
with
him.
He
became
extremely
distressed.
Then
he
said
to
them, “I [SYN]
am
very
sorrowful,
so
much
so
that
I
feel
as
if
I
were
about
to
die!
Remain
here
and
stay
awake
with
me!”
After
going
a
little
further,
he
threw
himself
face
down
on
the
ground.
He
prayed, “My
Father,
if
it
is
possible [MTY],
do
not
make
me
have
to
endure
the
suffering
that
is
coming
now.
But
do
not
do
as
I
want.
Instead,
do
as
you
want!”
Then
he
returned
to
the
three
disciples
and
saw
that
they
were
sleeping.
He
woke
Peter
and
said
to
him, “◄I
am
disappointed
that
you
men
fell
asleep
and
were
not
able
to
stay
awake
with
me
for
just
a
short
time!/Why
were
you
men
not
able
to
stay
awake
with
me
for
just
one
hour?► [RHQ]
You
must
keep
alert
and
pray
so
that
you
can
resist
when
you
are
tempted {something tempts
you}.
You
want
to
do
what
I
tell
you,
but
you [SYN]
are
not
strong
enough
to
actually
do
it.”
He
went
away
a
second
time.
He
prayed, “My
Father,
if
it
is
necessary
for
me
to
suffer [LIT],
may
what
you
want
happen!”
When
he
returned
to
the
three
disciples,
he
saw
that
they
were
asleep
again.
They
could
not
keep
their
eyes
open [IDM].
So
he
left
them
and
went
away
again.
He
prayed
the
third
time,
saying
the
same
thing
that
he
had
prayed
before.
Then
he
returned
to
us
disciples.
He
woke
us
up
and
said
to
us, “◄I
am
disappointed
that
you
are
still
sleeping
and
resting!/Why
are
you
still
sleeping
and
resting?► [RHQ]
Look
Someone
is
about
to
enable
sinful
men
to
seize
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven!
Get
up!
Let’s
go
to
meet
them
Here
comes
the
one
who
is enabling
them
to
seize
me!”
After Judas
enabled
men
to
seize
Jesus,
Jesus ridiculed
them,
but
the
disciples
fled.
Matthew 26:47-56
While
Jesus
was
still
speaking,
Judas
arrived.
Even
though
he
was
one
of
us
twelve
disciples,
he
came
to
enable Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him.
A
large
crowd
carrying
swords
and
clubs
was
with
him.
They
had
been
sent
by
the
chief
priests
and
elders {the
chief
priests
and
Jewish
elders
had
sent
them}.
Judas
had
previously
arranged
to
give
them
a
signal,
saying, “The
man
whom
I
will
kiss
is
the
one
you
want.
Seize
him!”
He
immediately
went
to
Jesus
and
said, “Greetings,
Teacher!”
Then
he
kissed
Jesus
on
the
neck/cheek.
Jesus
replied, “Friend,
is
it
to
kiss
me
that
you
are
here?” (OR, “Do
what
you
have
come
for!”)
Then
the
men
who
came
with Judas
stepped
forward
and
seized
Jesus.
Suddenly,
one
of
the
men
who
was
with
Jesus
pulled
his
sword
out
of
its
sheath.
He
struck
the
servant
of
the
high
priest
to
kill
him,
but
only
cut
off
his
ear.
Jesus
said
to
him, “Put
your
sword
back
in
its
sheath!
All
those
who
try
to
kill
others
with
a
sword
will
themselves
be
killed
with
a
sword!
Do
you
think
that [RHQ]
if
I
asked
my
Father,
he
would
not
immediately
send
more
than ◄twelve
armies
of/72,000►
angels
to
help
me?
But
if
I
did
that,
what
the
prophets
have
written
in
the
Scriptures
about
what
will
happen
to
the
Messiah
would
not
be
fulfilled {happen} [RHQ].”
At
that
time
Jesus
said
to
the
crowd
that
was
seizing
him, “◄It
is ridiculous
that
you
have
come
here
to
seize
me
with
swords
and
clubs,
as
if
I
were
a bandit!/Have
you
come
here
to
seize
me
with
swords
and
clubs,
as
if
I
were
a bandit?► [RHQ]
Day
after
day
I
sat
in
the
Temple
courtyard,
teaching
the
people.
Why
did
you
not
arrest
me
then?
But
all
this
is
happening
to
fulfill
what
the
prophets
have
written
in
the
Scriptures
about
me.”
Then
all
of
us
disciples
deserted
Jesus
and
ran
away.
Jesus
was
put
on
trial
before
the
Jewish
Council.
Matthew 26:57-68
The
men
who
had
seized
Jesus
took
him
to
the
house
where
Caiaphas,
the
high
priest,
lived.
The
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
and
the
Jewish
elders
had
already
gathered
there.
Peter
followed
Jesus
at
a
distance.
He
came
to
the
high
priest’s
courtyard.
He
entered
the
courtyard
and
sat
down
with
the
guards
to
see
what
would
happen.
The
chief
priests
and
the
rest
of
the
Jewish
Council
were
trying
to
find
people
who
would
tell
lies
about
Jesus
so
that
they
could
convince
the Roman
authorities
to
execute
him.
But
even
though
many
people
spoke
lies
about
him,
they
did
not
find
anyone
who
said
anything
that
was
useful.
Finally
two
men
came
forward
and
said, “This
man
said, ‘I
am
able
to
destroy
God’s
Temple
and
to
rebuild
it
within
three
days.’”
Then
the
high
priest
stood
up
and
said
to
Jesus, “Are
you
not
going
to
reply?
What
do
you
say
about
these
things
that
they
are
saying
to
accuse
you?”
But
Jesus
remained
silent.
Then
the
high
priest
said
to
him, “I
command
you
to
tell
us
the
truth,
knowing
that
the all-powerful
God
is
listening
to
you:
Are
you
the
Messiah, ◄the
Son
of
God/the
man
who
is
also
God►?”
Jesus
replied, “Yes,
it
is
as
you
say.
But
I
will
also
say
this
to
all
of
you:
Some
day
you
will
see
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
sitting
beside [MTY]
Almighty
God,
and
ruling.
You
will
also
see
me
coming
on
the
clouds
from
heaven!”
Then
the
high
priest
tore
his
outer
garment.
That
was
the
custom
to
show
that
he
was
shocked
to
hear
Jesus
say
that
he
was
equal
to
God.
Then
he
said, “This
man
has
insulted
God!
He
claims
to
be
equal
with
God! ◄We
certainly
do
not
need
anyone
else
to
testify
against
this
man!/Why
should
we
seek
any
more
people
who
will
testify
against
this
man?► [RHQ]
You
heard
what
he
said!
What
have
you
decided?”
The
Jewish
leaders
replied, “
According
to
our
laws,
he
is
guilty
and
deserves
to
be
executed!”
Then
some
of
them
spat
in
his
face.
Others
struck
him
with
their
fists.
Others,
after
they blindfolded
him,
slapped
him
and
said, “
Since
you
claim
that [IRO]
you
are
the
Messiah,
tell
us
who
hit
you!”
Peter
denied
three
times
that
he
knew
Jesus.
Matthew 26:69-75
Peter
was
sitting
outside
in
the
courtyard.
A
servant
girl
came
up
to
him
and
looked
at
him.
She
said, “You
also
were
with
Jesus,
that
man
from
Galilee
district!”
But
while
everyone
there
was
listening,
he
denied
it.
He
said, “I
do
not
know
what
you
are
talking
about!”
Then
he
went
out
to
the
gateway
of
the
courtyard.
Another
servant
girl
saw
him
and
said
to
the
people
who
were
standing
nearby, “This
man
was
with
Jesus,
the
man
from
Nazareth.”
But
Peter
again
denied
it.
He
said, “May
God
punish
me
if
I
am
lying!
I
tell
you,
I
do
not
even
know
that
man!”
After
a
little
while,
one
of
the
people
who
were
standing
there
approached
Peter
and
said
to
him, “It
is
certain
that
you
are
one
of
those
who
were
with
that
man.
We
can
tell
from
your accent
that
you
are
from
Galilee.”
Then
Peter
began
to
proclaim
loudly
that
God
should
curse
him
if
he
was
lying.
He
asked
God
in
heaven
to
witness
that
he
was
telling
the
truth
and
said, “I
do
not
know
that
man!”
Immediately
a
rooster
crowed.
Then
Peter
remembered
the
words
that
Jesus
had
spoken
to
him, “Before
the
rooster
crows,
you
will
say
three
times
that
you
do
not
know
me.”
And
Peter
went
out
of
the
courtyard,
crying
because
he
was
very
sad
about
what
he
had
done.
The Jewish religious leaders took Jesus to the Roman governor.
Matthew 27:1-2
Very
early
the
next
morning
all
the
chief
priests
and
Jewish
elders
decided
how
to
arrange
for
the Romans
to
execute
Jesus.
They
tied
his
hands
and
took
him
to
Pilate,
the
Roman
governor.
After Judas
returned
the
money
and
hanged
himself,
the
Jewish
leaders
bought
a
field
with
the
money,
in
fulfillment
of
prophecy.
Matthew 27:3-10
When
Judas,
the
one
who
had ◄betrayed/enabled Jesus’
enemies
to
seize►
him,
realized
that
they
had
decided
to
have
Jesus
executed,
he
was
very
sorry
about
what
he
had
done.
He
took
the 30 coins
back
to
the
chief
priests
and
elders.
He
said, “I
have
sinned.
I
have ◄betrayed/enabled
you
to
seize►
a
man
who ◄is
innocent/has
not
done
anything
wrong►.”
They
replied, “◄That
means
nothing
to
us!/What
does
that
mean
to
us?► [RHQ]
That
is
your
problem!”
So Judas
took
the
money
and
threw
it
inside
the
Temple.
Then
he
went
away
and
hanged
himself.
Later
the
high
priests
found
the coins.
They
picked
them
up
and
said, “This
is
money
that
we
paid
to
have
a
man
killed [MTY],
and
our
law
does
not
allow
such
money
to
be
put {us
to
put
such
money}
into
the
Temple
treasury.”
So
they
decided
to
use
that
money
to
buy
the
field
where
clay
was
dug
for
making
pots {men
dug
ground
for
making
pots}.
They
made
that
field
a
place
where
they
buried
strangers
who
died
in
Jerusalem.
That
is
why
that
place
is
still
called {why
they
still
call
that
place} ‘The
field
of blood’.
By
buying
that
field,
they
fulfilled
these
words
that
the
prophet
Jeremiah
wrote
long
ago:
They
took
the 30
silver coins;
That
was
what
the
leaders
of
Israel
decided
that
he
was
worth;
and
with
that
money
they
bought
the
field
where
clay
was
dug
for
potters.
They
did
that
as
the
Lord
had
commanded
me.
Jesus
was
put
on
trial
before
the
governor.
Matthew 27:11-26
Jesus
stood
in
front
of
Pilate,
the
governor.
The
governor
asked
Jesus, “Do
you
claim
to
be
the
king
of
the
Jews?”
Jesus
replied, “
It
is
as
you
have
just
said.”
When
he
was
accused
by
the
chief
priests
and
elders {When
the
chief
priests
and
elders
accused
him}
about
various
things,
he
did
not
answer.
So
Pilate
said
to
him, “You
hear
how
many
things
they
are
saying
to
accuse
you;
are
you
not
going
to
reply?”
But
even
though
he
was
not
guilty,
Jesus
did
not
say
anything.
He
did
not
reply
to
any
of
the
things
about
which
they
were
accusing
him.
As
a
result,
the
governor
was
very
surprised.
It
was
the
governor’s
custom
each
year
during
the
Passover
celebration
to
release
one
person
who
was
in
prison.
He
released
whichever
prisoner
the
people
wanted.
At
that
time
there
was
in
Jerusalem
a well-known
prisoner
whose
name
was Barabbas.
So
when
the
crowd
gathered,
Pilate
asked
them, “Which
prisoner
would
you
like
me
to
release
for
you: Barabbas,
or
Jesus,
whom
some
of
you
claim
to
be
the
Messiah?”
He
asked
that
question
because
he
realized
that
the
chief
priests
wanted
to
have
Jesus
executed.
They
had
brought
Jesus
to
him
only
because
they
were
jealous
of
Jesus.
And
Pilate
thought
that
the
crowd
would
prefer
that
he
release
Jesus.
While
Pilate
was
sitting
on
the
platform
where
he
made judicial
decisions,
his
wife
sent
him
this
message: “Early
this
morning
I
had
a
bad
dream
because
of
that
man.
So
do
not
condemn
that
righteous
man!”
But
the
chief
priests
and
elders
persuaded
the
crowd
to
ask
Pilate
to
release Barabbas,
and
to
order
that
Jesus
be
executed {that
his
soldiers
execute
Jesus}.
So
when
the
governor
asked
them, “Which
of
the
two
men
do
you
want
me
to
release
for
you?”
They
replied, “Barabbas!”
Pilate,
very
astonished,
asked, “So
what
shall
I
do
with
Jesus
who
some
of
you
say
is
the
Messiah?”
They
all
answered, “
Command
that
he
be
crucified! {
Command
your
soldiers ◄to
crucify
him/to
nail
him
to
a
cross►}!”
Pilate
replied, “Why?
What
crime
has
he
committed?”
But
they
shouted
even
louder, “
Have
him
crucified {
Command
that
your
soldiers
crucify
him}!”
Pilate
realized
that
he
was
accomplishing
nothing.
He
saw
that
instead,
the
people
were
starting
to
riot.
So
he
took
a
basin
of
water
and
washed
his
hands
as
the
crowd
was
watching.
He
said, “
By
washing
my
hands
I
am
showing
you
that
if
this
man
dies [MTY],
it
is
your
fault,
not
mine!”
And
all
the
people
answered, “The
guilt
for
causing
him
to
die [MTY]
will
be
on
us,
and
it
will
be
on
our
children,
too!”
Then
he
ordered
the
soldiers
to
release Barabbas
for
them.
But
he
ordered
that
his
soldiers
flog
Jesus.
And
then
he
turned
Jesus
over
to
the
soldiers
for
them ◄to
nail
Jesus
to
a
cross/to
crucify
him►.
The
soldiers
made fun
of
Jesus
before
taking
him
to
be
crucified.
Matthew 27:27-31
Then
the
governor’s
soldiers
took
Jesus
into
the
government headquarters.
The
whole ◄cohort/group
of
soldiers►
gathered
around
him.
They
pulled
off
his
clothes,
and
pretending
he
was
a
king,
they
put
a
purple
robe
on
him.
They
took
some
branches
with
thorns
and
wove
them
to
make
a
crown
and
put
it
on
his
head.
They
put
in
his
right
hand
a
reed
like
a
staff
that
a
king
would
hold.
Then
they
knelt
in
front
of
him
and
made fun
of
him,
saying, “Hooray
for
the
king
of
the
Jews [IRO]!”
They
kept
spitting
on
him.
They
took
the
staff
and
kept
striking
him
on
the
head
with
it.
When
they
had
finished ridiculing
him,
they
pulled
off
the
robe
and
put
his
own
clothes
on
him.
Then
they
led
him
away
to
the
place
where
they
would
nail
him
to
a
cross.
Jesus
was
crucified,
along
with
two
bandits.
Matthew 27:32-44
After
Jesus
carried
his
cross
a
short
distance,
the
soldiers
saw
a
man
named
Simon,
who
was
from
Cyrene
city.
They
forced
him
to
carry
the
cross
for
Jesus.
They
came
to
a
place
called
Golgotha.
That
name
means ‘the
place
like
a skull’.
When
they
got
there,
they
mixed
with
wine
something
that
tasted
very
bitter.
They
gave
it
to
Jesus
to
drink
so
that
he
would
not
feel
so
much
pain
when
they nailed
him
on
the
cross.
But
when
he
tasted
it,
he
refused
to
drink
it.
Some
soldiers
took
his
clothes.
Then
they nailed
him
to
the
cross.
Afterwards,
they
divided
his
clothes
among
themselves
by gambling
with
something
like
dice
to
decide
which
piece
of
clothing
each
one
would
get.
Then
the
soldiers
sat
down
there
to
guard
him,
to
prevent
anyone
from
trying
to
rescue
him.
They
fastened
to
the
cross
above
Jesus’
head
a
sign
on
which
had
been {
they
had}
written
why
they
were nailing
him
to
the
cross.
But
all
it
said
was, ‘This
is
Jesus,
the
King
of
the
Jews’.
Two
bandits
were
also nailed {They
also nailed
two
bandits}
on crosses.
One
was nailed
to
a
cross
on
the
right
side
of
Jesus
and
one
to
a
cross
on
the
left
side.
The
people
who
were
passing
by
insulted
him
by
shaking
their
heads
as
if
he
were
an
evil
man.
They
said, “You
said
you
would
destroy
the
Temple,
and
then
you
would
build
it
again
within
three
days!
So
if
you
could
do
that,
you
should
be
able
to
save
yourself!
If
you
are
the
man
who
is
also
God (OR,
If
you
are
the
Son
of
God),
come
down
from
the
cross!”
Similarly,
the
chief
priests,
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
and
the
elders
made fun
of
him.
Various
ones
of
them
said
things
like,
“He
claims
that
he
saved
others [IRO]
from
their
sicknesses,
but
he
cannot
help
himself!” “He
says
that
he
is [IRO]
the
King
of
Israel.
So
he
should
come
down
from
the
cross.
Then
we
would
believe
him!”
“He
says
that
he
trusts
in
God,
and
that
he
is
the
man
who
is
also
God.
So
if
God
is
pleased
with
him,
God
should
rescue
him
now!”
And
the
two
bandits
who
had
been
crucified
with
him
also
insulted
him,
saying
similar
things.
When
Jesus
died
at
about
three o’clock,
several
unusual
events
occurred.
Matthew 27:45-56
At
noon
it
became
dark
over
the
whole
land.
It
stayed
dark
until
three o’clock
in
the
afternoon.
At
about
three o’clock
Jesus
shouted
loudly, “Eli,
Eli,
lama
sabachthani?”
That
means, ‘My
God,
my
God,
why
have
you
deserted
me?’
When
some
of
the
people
standing
there
heard
the
word ‘Eli’, misunderstanding
it,
they
said, “He
is
calling
for
the
prophet
Elijah!”
Immediately
one
of
them
ran
and
got
a
sponge.
He
filled
it
with
sour
wine.
Then
he
put
the
sponge
on
the
tip
of
a
reed
and
held
it
up
in
order
that
Jesus
could
suck
out
the
wine
that
was
in
it.
But
the
other
people
there
said, “Wait!
Let’s
see
if
Elijah
comes
to
save
him!”
Then
after
Jesus
shouted
out
loudly
again,
he
died,
giving
his
spirit
over
to
God.
At
that
moment
the
heavy
thick
curtain
that
closed
off
the
most
holy
place
in
the
Temple
split
into
two
pieces
from
top
to
bottom.
That signified
that
ordinary
people
could
now
go
into
the
presence
of
God.
The
earth
shook,
and
some
large
rocks
split
open.
Some
tombs
opened
up,
and
the
bodies
of
many
godly
people
who
had
died
became
alive
again.
They
came
out
of
the
tombs,
and
after
Jesus
became
alive
again,
they
went
into
Jerusalem
and
appeared
to
many
people
there.
The
officer
who
supervised
the
soldiers
who nailed
Jesus
to
the
cross
was
standing
nearby.
His
soldiers
who
had
been
on
guard
so
that
no
one
would
rescue
Jesus
were
also
there.
When
they
felt
the
earthquake
and
saw
all
the
other
things
that
happened,
they
were
terrified.
They
exclaimed, “Truly
he
was
both
man
and
God! (OR,
a
Son
of
God).”
Many
women
were
there,
watching
from
a
distance.
They
were
women
who
had
accompanied
Jesus
from
Galilee
district
in
order
to
provide
the
things
he
needed.
Among
these
women
were
Mary
from Magdala
town,
another
Mary
who
was
the
mother
of
James
and
Joseph,
and
the
mother
of
James
and
John.
Jesus
was
buried.
Matthew 27:57-61
When
it
was
almost
evening,
a
rich
man
named
Joseph
came
there.
He
was
from Arimathea
town.
He
also
was
a
disciple
of
Jesus.
He
then
went
to
Pilate
and
asked
Pilate
to
allow
him
to
take
the
body
of
Jesus
and
bury
it.
Pilate
ordered
that
he
be
allowed
to {
his
soldiers
let
Joseph}
take
the
body.
So
Joseph
and
others
took
the
body
and
wrapped
it
in
a
clean
white
cloth.
Then
they
placed
it
in
Joseph’s
own
new
tomb
that
had
been
dug
out
of
the
rock
cliff.
They
rolled
a
huge
circular
flat
stone
in
front
of
the
entrance
to
the
tomb.
Then
they
left.
Mary
from Magdala
and
the
other
Mary
were
sitting
there
opposite
the
tomb,
watching.
The religious
leaders
arranged
for Jesus’
tomb
to
be
sealed
and
guarded.
Matthew 27:62-66
The
next
day
was Saturday,
the
Jewish
day
of
rest.
The
chief
priests
and
some
of
the
Pharisees
went
to
Pilate.
They
said, “Sir,
we
remember
that
while
that
deceiver
was
still
alive,
he
said, ‘Three
days
after
I
die
I
will
become
alive
again.’
So
we
ask
you
to
order
that
the
tomb
be
guarded {that
soldiers
guard
the
tomb}
for
three
days.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
his
disciples
may
come
and
steal
the
body.
Then
they
will
tell
people
that
he
has
risen
from
the
dead.
If
they
deceive
people
by
saying
that,
it
will
be
worse
than
the
way
he
deceived
people
before
by
saying
that
he
was
the
Messiah.”
Pilate
replied, “You
can
take
some
soldiers.
Go
to
the
tomb
and
make
it
as
secure
as
you
know
how.”
So
they
went
and
made
the
tomb
secure
by
fastening
a
cord
from
the
stone
that
was
in
front
of
the
entrance
to
the
rock
cliff
on
each
side
and
sealing
it.
They
also
left
some
soldiers
there
to
guard
the
tomb.
After an angel appeared to several women and showed them the tomb was empty, Jesus appeared to them.
Matthew 28:1-10
After ◄the
Sabbath/the
Jewish
day
of
rest►
ended,
on Sunday
morning
at
dawn,
Mary
from Magdala
and
the
other
Mary
went
to
look
at
the
tomb.
Suddenly
there
was
a
strong
earthquake.
At
the
same
time
an
angel
from
God
came
down
from
heaven.
He
went
to
the
tomb
and
rolled
the
stone
away
from
the
entrance
so
that
everyone
could
see
that
the
tomb
was
empty.
Then
he
sat
on
the
stone.
His
appearance
was
as
bright [SIM]
as
lightning,
and
his
clothes
were
as
white
as
snow.
The
guards
shook
because
they
were
very
afraid.
Then
they
became
completely
motionless,
as
though
they
were
dead.
The
angel
said
to
the
two
women, “You
should
not
be
afraid!
I
know
that
you
are
looking
for
Jesus,
who
was {whom
they} ◄nailed
to
a
cross/crucified►.
He
is
not
here!
God
has ◄caused
him
to
be
alive
again/raised
him
from
the
dead►,
just
like
Jesus
told
you
would
happen!
Come
and
see
the
place
where
his
body
lay!
Then
go
quickly
and
tell
his
disciples, ‘He
has
risen
from
the
dead!
He
will
go
ahead
of
you
to
Galilee
district.
You
will
see
him
there.’
Pay
attention
to
what
I
have
told
you!”
So
the
women
left
the
tomb
quickly.
They
were
afraid,
but
they
were
also
very
joyful.
They
ran
to
tell
us
disciples
what
had
happened.
Suddenly,
as
they
were
running,
Jesus
appeared
to
them.
He
said, “Greetings!”
The
women
came
close
to
him.
They
knelt
down
and clasped
his
feet
and
worshipped
him.
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “Do
not
be
afraid!
Go
and
tell ◄all
my
disciples/all
those
who
have
been
accompanying
me►
that
they
should
go
to
Galilee.
They
will
see
me
there.”
What
the
guards
were
told
to
tell
people
about
why
Jesus’
body
was
gone.
Matthew 28:11-15
While
the
women
were
going,
some
of
the
soldiers
who
had
been
guarding
the
tomb
went
into
the
city.
They
reported
to
the
chief
priests
everything
that
had
happened.
So
the
chief
priests
and
Jewish
elders
met
together.
They
made
a
plan
to
explain
why
the
tomb
was
empty.
They
gave
the
soldiers
a
lot
of
money
as
a
bribe.
They
said, “Tell
people, ‘His
disciples
came
during
the
night
and
stole
his
body
while
we
were
sleeping.’
If
the
governor
hears [MTY]
about
this,
we
ourselves
will
make
sure
that
he
does
not
get
angry
and
punish
you.
So
you
will
not
have
to
worry.”
So
the
soldiers
took
the
money
and
did
as
they
were
told {as
the
chief
priests
and
elders
told
them}.
And
this
story
has
been
told {People
have
told
this
story}
among
the
Jews
to
the
very
day
that
I
am
writing
this.
Jesus
appeared
to
the apostles
in
Galilee
and
gave
them
final
instructions.
Matthew 28:16-20
Later
we
eleven
disciples
went
to
Galilee
district.
We
went
to
the
mountain
where
Jesus
had
told
us
to
go.
We
saw
him
there
and
worshipped
him.
But
some
of
us
doubted
that
it
was
really
Jesus,
and
that
he
had
become
alive
again.
Then
Jesus
came
close
to
us
and
said, “
My
Father
has
given
me
all
authority
over
everything
and
everyone
in
heaven
and
on
earth.
So
go,
and
using
my
authority,
teach
my
message
to
people
of
all ethnic
groups
so
that
they
may
become
my
disciples. Baptize
them
to
be
under
the
authority
of [MTY]
my
Father,
and
of
me,
his
Son,
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
Teach
them
to
obey
everything
that
I
have
commanded
you.
And
remember
that
by
the
Spirit
I
will
be
with
you
always,
until
the
end
of
this
age.”
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Mark 1:1-8
The good message about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, began when John, the Baptizer, as was prophesied long ago, announced the coming of Jesus.
◄
This
is/I
want
to
tell
you►
the
good
message
about Jesus Christ,
the
Son
of
God (OR,
the
man
who
was
also
God).
What
I
want
to
tell
you
begins
just
like
the
prophet
Isaiah
said
it
would
begin,
when
he
wrote
these
words
that
God
said
to Jesus:
Listen!
I
am
sending
my
messenger
ahead
of
you.
He
will
prepare
people
for
your
coming.
He
will
call
out
to
people
who
pass
by
where
he
is
in
the
desolate
area, “As
people improve
and
straighten
out
pathways
before
an
important
official
arrives [MET],
make
yourselves
ready [DOU]
in
order
that
you
will
be
prepared
when
the
Lord
comes.”
The
messenger
that
Isaiah
predicted
was
John.
People
called
him ‘The Baptizer’.
In
the
desolate
area
near
the
Jordan
River
he
kept
telling
people, “If
you
want
God
to
forgive
you
for
having
sinned,
you
must
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior
before
you
ask
me
to baptize
you.”
A
great
number [HYP]
of
people
who
lived
in
Jerusalem
city
and
elsewhere
in
the
Judea
district
were
going
out
to
where
John
was.
There,
after
hearing John’s
message,
they
responded
by
confessing
the
sinful
things
that
they
had
done.
Then
they
were
being baptized
by
John {John
was baptizing
them}
in
the
Jordan
River.
John
wore
rough
clothes
made
of
camel’s
hair.
And
as
the
prophet
Elijah
had
done,
he
wore
a
leather
belt
around
his
waist;
and
what
he
ate
was
only
grasshoppers
and
honey
that
he
found
in
that
desolate
area.
He
was
preaching, “Very
shortly
a
man
will
come
who
is
very
great.
I
am
nothing
compared
to
him.
Because
he
is
so
superior
to
me,
I
am
not
even
worthy
to
serve
him
like
a
slave
by
stooping
down
and
untying
his
sandals.
I
used
only
water
when
I baptized
you
because
you
said
that
you
wanted
to
change
your
lives,
but
he
will
put
his
Holy
Spirit
within
you
to
truly
change
your
lives.”
God
showed Jesus
to
be
the
Son
of
God
by
God’s
Spirit
descending
upon
him;
by
Himself,
God
the
Father,
declaring
it;
by
Satan
testing
him;
and
by
the
angels
taking
care
of
him.
Mark 1:9-13
During
that
time
when
John
was
preaching,
Jesus
came
from
Nazareth
town,
which
is
in
Galilee
district.
He
went
to
where
John
was
preaching
and
he
was baptized
by
John {John baptized
him}
in
the
Jordan
River.
Immediately
after
Jesus
came
up
out
of
the
water,
he
saw
heaven
opened
up
and
he
saw
the
Spirit
of
God
descending
on
himself.
He
came
in
the
form
of
a
dove.
And
God [MTY]
spoke
to
him
from
heaven
saying, “You
are
my
Son,
whom
I
love
dearly.
I
am
very
pleased
with
you.”
◄Then/Right
away►
the
Spirit
of
God
sent
Jesus
into
the
desolate
area.
He
was
there
for 40
days.
During
that
time,
he
was
tempted
by
Satan {Satan
tempted
him}.
There
were
wild
animals
there
also.
But
angels
took
care
of
him.
After
John
was
arrested,
Jesus
came
and
preached
the
good
message
that
came
from
God.
Mark 1:14-15
Later,
after
John
was
put
in
prison {after
soldiers
put
John
in
prison}
because
he
had
rebuked
the
governor Herod Antipas
for
his
sins,
Jesus
went
to
Galilee
district.
There
he
was
preaching
the
good
message
that
came
from
God.
He
was
repeatedly
saying, “Now
is
the
time
when
God
will
begin
to
rule
people’s
lives
in
a
new
way.
So
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior!
Believe
the
good
message
in
order ◄
to
belong
to
him/to
become
those
whose
lives
he
will
rule►!”
Jesus
showed
his
authority
when
he
summoned
four
men,
and
they
immediately
went
with
him.
Mark 1:16-20
One
day,
while
Jesus
was
walking
along
by
Galilee
Lake,
he
saw
two
men,
Simon
and
Simon’s
younger
brother, Andrew.
They
were
casting
their
fishing
net
into
the
lake.
They
earned
money
by
catching
and
selling
fish.
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “
Just
like
you
have
been
gathering
fish,
come
with
me
and
I
will
teach
you
how
to
gather
people
to
become
my
disciples” [MET].
Immediately
they
abandoned
the
work
that
they
were
doing
with
their
nets,
and
they
went
with
him.
After
they
had
gone
on
a
little
further,
Jesus
saw
two
other
men,
James
and James’
younger
brother,
John.
They
were
the
sons
of
a
man
named
Zebedee.
They
were
both
in
a
boat
mending
fishing
nets.
As
soon
as
Jesus
saw
them,
he
told
them
that
they
should
leave
their
work
and
to
come
with
him.
So
they
left
their
father,
who
remained
in
the
boat
with
the
hired
servants,
and
they
went
away
with
Jesus.
People
were
amazed
as
a
result
of
Jesus expelling
a demon
from
a
man.
Mark 1:21-28
Later
Jesus
and
those
disciples
arrived
at
Capernaum
town.
On
the
next ◄Sabbath/Jewish
rest
day►,
after
Jesus
had
entered ◄the
synagogue/the
Jewish
meeting
place►,
he
began
teaching
the
people
who
had
gathered
there.
They
were
continually
amazed
at
the
way
he
taught.
He
did
not
just
teach
what
others
had
taught,
like
the
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
did.
They habitually
just
repeated
what
other
people
had
taught.
Instead,
he
taught
with
his
own
authority.
Suddenly,
while
he
was
teaching,
a
man
appeared
in
their
worship
place
who
had
an
evil
spirit
in
him,
and
he
shouted,
“Jesus,
from
Nazareth
town,
since
we
evil
spirits
have
nothing
in
common
with
you, ◄
do
not interfere
with
us!/what
do
you
want
with
us
evil
spirits?► [RHQ] ◄Do
not
destroy
us
now!/Have
you
come
to
destroy
us
now?► [RHQ]
I
know
who
you
are.
I
know
that
you
are
the
holy
one
who
has
come
from
God!”
Jesus
rebuked
the
evil
spirit,
saying, “Be
quiet!
And
come
out
of
the
man!”
The
evil
spirit
shook
the
man
hard.
He
screamed
loudly,
and
then
he
came
out
of
the
man
and
left.
All
the
people
who
were
there
were
amazed.
As
a
result,
they discussed
this
among
themselves,
exclaiming, “◄This
is
amazing!/What
is
this?► [RHQ]
Not
only
does
he
teach
in
a
new
and
authoritative
way,
but
also
the
evil
spirits
obey
him
when
he
commands
them!”
The
people
very
soon
told
many
others
throughout
the
whole
Galilee
district
what
Jesus
had
done.
Jesus
healed Simon’s
mother-in-law.
Mark 1:29-31
After
they
left ◄the
synagogue/the
Jewish
meeting
place►,
Jesus,
Simon
and Andrew,
along
with
James
and
John
went
directly
to
Simon
and Andrew’s
house.
Simon’s
mother-in-law
was
lying
in
bed
because
she
had
a
high
fever.
Right
away
someone
told
Jesus
about
her
being
sick.
He
went
to
her,
and
helped
her
up
by
taking
hold
of
her
hand.
She
recovered
at
once
from
the
fever,
and
then
she
got
up
and
served
them
some
food.
Jesus
healed
many
people
and
expelled
many
evil
spirits
from
people.
Mark 1:32-34
That
evening,
after
the
sun
had
gone
down
and
restrictions
about
travel
on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►
were
ended,
some
people
brought
to
Jesus
many
people
who
were
sick
and
others
whose
lives
evil
spirits
were controlling.
It
seemed
as
though
everyone [HYP, MTY]
who
lived
in
the
town
was
gathered
at
the
doorway
of Simon’s
house.
Jesus
healed
many
people
who
were
ill
with
various
diseases.
He
also
expelled
many
demons
from
people.
He
did
not
allow
the
demons
to
tell
people
about
him,
because
they
knew
that
he
had
come
from
God,
and
for
various
reasons
he
did
not
want
everyone
to
know
that
yet.
Jesus
traveled
throughout
Galilee,
preaching
and expelling
evil
spirits
from
people.
Mark 1:35-39
Jesus
got
up
very
early
the
next
morning
while
it
was
still
dark.
He
left
the
house
and
went
away
from
the
town
to
a
place
where
there
were
no
people.
Then
he
prayed
there.
Simon
and
his
companions
searched
for
him.
When
they
found
him,
wanting
him
to
go
back
to
town
to
help
other
people,
they
said
to
him,
“
Come
back
to
the
town
with
us,
because
many [HYP]
people
in Capernaum
are
looking
for
you!”
He
said
to
them, “
No,
let’s
go
on
to
the
neighboring
towns
in
order
that
I
can
preach
there
also,
because
the
reason
that
I
came
into
the
world
was
to
preach
to
people
in
many
places!”
So
they
went
throughout
Galilee
district.
As
they
did
so,
each ◄Sabbath/Jewish
rest
day►
he
preached
in ◄synagogues/Jewish
meeting
places►.
He
was
also expelling
evil
spirits
from
people.
Jesus
cured
a
leper
and
arranged
for
him
to
be
able
to
associate
with
people
again.
Mark 1:40-45
One
day
a
man
who
had
a
bad
skin
disease
called
leprosy
came
to
Jesus.
He
knelt
down
in
front
of
Jesus
and
then
he
pleaded
with
him
saying, “
Please
heal
me,
because
I
know
you
are
able
to
heal
me
if
you
want
to!”
Jesus
felt
very
sorry
for
him.
So
he
ignored
the religious
laws
about
coming
close
to
people
who
had
that
disease.
He
reached
out
his
hand
and
touched
the
man.
Then
he
said
to
him, “Since
I
am
willing
to
heal
you,
be
healed {I
heal
you}
now!”
Immediately
the
man
was
healed!
He
was
no
longer
a
leper!
Jesus
spoke
sternly
to
him
before
he
sent
him
away.
What
Jesus
said
was, “Go
to
a local
priest
and
show
yourself
to
him
in
order
that
he
may
examine
you
and verify
that
you
are
healed.
Then,
after
the
priest
tells
the local
people,
they
will
know
that
you
have
been
healed,
and
you
will
be
able
to
associate
with
them
again.
Make
sure
that
you
do
not
tell
others
about
what
happened
Then
go
to
Jerusalem
and
take
to
the
priest
what
Moses
commanded
that
people
who
have
been
healed
from
leprosy
should
offer,
in
order
that
he
may
offer
it
as
a
sacrifice
to
God.”
The
man
went
and
presented
himself
to
the
priest.
But
then
he
began
to
tell
many
people
about
how
Jesus
had
healed
him [DOU].
As
a
result,
Jesus
was
no
longer
able
to
enter
any
town
publicly
because
the
crowds
would
surround
him.
Instead,
he
remained
outside
the
towns
in
places
where
no
people
lived.
But
people
kept
coming
to
him
from
all
over
that
region.
By healing a paralyzed man Jesus demonstrated his authority to forgive sins as well as to heal.
Mark 2:1-12
Jesus
and
his
disciples
returned
to
Capernaum
town.
A
few
days
later,
because
it
was {people}
heard
that
Jesus
was
in
his
house,
many
people
gathered
there.
As
a
result,
after
the
people
filled
the
house,
there
was
no
longer
space
to
stand
in
the
house
or
outside
around
the
doorway.
Jesus
preached
God’s
message
to
them.
Some
people
came
to
the
house
bringing
to
Jesus
a
man
who
was
paralyzed.
He
was
carried
by
four
men {Four
men
carried
him}
on
a
sleeping pad.
They
were
not
able
to
bring
the
man
to
Jesus
because
there
was
a
crowd
there.
So
they
went
up
the
steps
to
the
flat
roof
and
removed
some
of
the tiles
above
where
Jesus
was.
Then,
after
they
made
a
big
hole
in
the
roof,
they
lowered
by
ropes
the
sleeping pad
on
which
the
paralyzed
man
lay.
They
lowered
it
through
the
hole,
down
in
front
of
Jesus.
After
Jesus
perceived
that
the
men
believed
that
he
could
heal
this
man,
he
said
to
the
paralyzed
man, “My
friend,
I
forgive
your
sins!”
There
were
some
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
sitting
there.
They
started
thinking
like
this:
“◄Who
does
this
man
think
he
is,
talking
like
that/This
man
shouldn’t
talk
like
that!► [RHQ]? ◄He
is insulting
God!/Does
he
think
he
is
God?► [RHQ] ◄No
person
can
forgive
sins!/Who
can
forgive
sins?► [RHQ]
Only
God
can
forgive
sins!”
Jesus sensed
that
they
were deliberating
like
that
within
themselves.
So
he
said
to
them, “◄You
should
not
question
within
yourselves
whether
I
have
the
right
to
forgive
this
man’s
sins!/Why
do
you
question
whether
I
have
the
right
to
forgive
this
man’s
sins?► [RHQ]
It
is
not risky [RHQ]
for
someone
to
tell
the
man
who
is
paralyzed, ‘Your
sins
are
forgiven {
I
forgive
your
sins},’
because
no
one
can
prove
that
it
has
happened.
But
no
one
would
say
to
him, ‘Get
up,
pick
up
your
stretcher,
and
then
walk away’,
unless
he
really
had
the
power
to
heal
him,
because
people
can
easily
see
whether
it
happens
or
not.
So
I
will
do
something
in
order
that
you
may
know
that
God
has
authorized
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
to
forgive
sins
on
earth
as
well
as
to
heal
people.”
Then
he
said
to
the
paralyzed
man,
“To
you
I
say, ‘Get
up!
Pick
up
your
sleeping pad!
And
then
go
home!’”
2:12
COL 5:1
The
man
stood
up
immediately!
He
picked
up
the
sleeping pad,
and
then
he
went
away,
while
all
the
people
there
were
watching.
They
were
all
amazed,
and
they
praised
God
and
said, “We
have
never
before
seen
anything
like
what
happened
just
now!”
Jesus
invited
Levi
to
be
his
disciple
and
refuted
those
who objected
to
his associating
with
such
people.
Mark 2:13-17
Jesus
left
Capernaum
town
again
and
walked
with
his
disciples
alongside
Galilee
lake.
A
large
crowd
came
to
him.
Then
he
taught
them.
As
he
walked
on
further,
he
saw
a
man
named
Levi,
whose
other
name
was Matthew,
and
whose
father’s
name
was Alpheus.
He
was
sitting
in
his
office
where
he
collected
taxes
for
the Roman
government.
Jesus
said
to
him, “Come
with
me
and
become
my
disciple!”
So
he
got
up
and
went
with
Jesus.
Later,
Jesus
was
eating
a
meal
in
Levi’s
house.
Many
men
who
collected
taxes
and
other
people
who
were
considered
to
be
sinning
regularly
were
eating
with
Jesus
and
his
disciples.
This
was
not surprising,
for
there
were
many
people
like
this
who
were
going
everywhere
with
Jesus.
The
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
who
were
there
and
who
were
members
of
the
Pharisee
sect
saw
that
Jesus
was
eating
with
men
who
collected
taxes
and
others
who
were
considered {
whom
they
considered}
to
be
sinners.
So
they
said
to
his
disciples, “◄It
is
disgusting
that
he
eats
with
such
disgusting
men
as
those
who
collect
taxes,
and
with
other
sinners!/Why
is
it
that
he
eats
with
such
disgusting
men
as
those
who
collect
taxes,
and
with
other
sinners?►” [RHQ]
After
Jesus
heard
what
they
were
saying,
he
said
to
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws, “People
who
consider
that
they
are
well
do
not
seek
a
doctor.
On
the
contrary,
it
is
those
who
are
sick
who
seek
a
doctor [MET]!”
This
he
said
to indicate
that
it
was
those
who
knew
that
they
had
sinned
who
were
coming
to
him
in
order
that
he
might
help
them spiritually.
And
he
said, “I
did
not
come
to
invite
people
who
think
that [IRO]
they
are
righteous
to
come
to
me
and
turn
from
their
sinful
behavior.
On
the
contrary,
I
came
from
heaven
to
invite
people
who
know
that
they
are
sinners,
in
order
that
they
might
turn
from
their
sins
and
come
to
me.”
Jesus
told
them
it
was inappropriate
for
his
disciples
to
show
sorrow
by
fasting
while
he
was
with
them,
and
that
requiring
people
to
perform rituals
like
fasting
was inconsistent
with
the
new
way
of
life
he
was
bringing.
Mark 2:18-22
The
disciples
of
John
the Baptizer
and
some
men
who
belonged
to
the
Pharisee
sect
used
to
abstain
from
food
to
show
that
they
wanted
to
please
God.
One
day,
some
people
came
to
Jesus
and
asked
him
critically, “The
disciples
of
John
and
the
Pharisees ◄fast/abstain
from
food►
from
time
to
time,
but
your
disciples
do
not.
We
think
they
should
abstain
from
food
also.
What
do
you
say
about
that [RHQ]?”
Jesus
wanted
them
to
understand
that
it
was
not
appropriate
for
his
disciples
to
show
sorrow
by abstaining
from
food
while
he
was
still
with
them.
So
he
said
to
them, “When
a
man
is
marrying
a
woman,
his
friends
will
certainly
not
abstain
from
food
while
he
is
still
with
them,
will
they [RHQ]?
No.
During
the
time
that
he
is
with
them,
they
will
not
abstain
from
food
because
they
are
happy
together.
But
some
day,
he
will
be
taken
away {his
enemies
will
take
him
away}
from
them.
Then,
in
those
days,
they
will
abstain
from
food,
because
they
will
be
sad.”
Jesus
wanted
to
show
that
those
who
desire
to
live
in
accordance
with
his
new
message
should
not
try
to
continue
to
obey
the
old religious traditions
like
fasting.
So
he
also
said
to
them, “People
do
not
sew
a
patch
of unshrunken
cloth
on
an
old
garment
in
order
to
mend
a
hole.
If
they
did
that,
when
they
washed
the
garment,
the
patch
would
shrink
and
the
new
piece
of
cloth
would
tear
off
more
of
the
old
cloth.
As
a
result,
the
hole
would
become
bigger!
Similarly,
people
do
not
put
newly
squeezed
grape
juice
into
old
skin
bags
to
store
it.
If
they
did
that,
that
juice
will
burst
the
skin
bags
because
they
would
not
stretch
when
the
wine ferments
and expands.
As
a
result
both
the
wine
and
the
skin
bags
would
be
ruined!
On
the
contrary,
people
must
put
new
wine
into
new
skin
bags!” [MET]
When
the Pharisees
complained
about Jesus’
disciples plucking
grain
on
the
Sabbath
day,
Jesus
replied
that
there
was Scriptural precedent
for ignoring religious
laws
if
there
was
a physical
need,
and
that
he
is
the
one
to
decide
what
people
should
do
on
the
Sabbath.
Mark 2:23-28
On
one ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►
Jesus
was
walking
through
some
grain
fields
with
his
disciples.
As
they
were
walking
along
through
the
grain
fields,
the
disciples
were plucking
some
of
the
heads
of
grain.
They
rubbed
them
in
their
hands
to
remove
the
chaff,
and
were
eating
the
grain.
The
laws
of
Moses
permitted
people
to
do
that
if
they
were
hungry.
Some
of
the
Pharisees
saw
them
doing
what
they
considered
to
be
work.
So
they
said
to
him, “Look! ◄They
should
not
be
doing
on
our ◄Sabbath
day/day
of
rest►
work
that
our
laws
forbid!/Why
are
they
doing
on
our ◄Sabbath
day/day
of
rest►
work
that
our
laws
forbid?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
wanted
to
show
them
that
the
record
in
the Scriptures indicated
that
God
permitted
people
to
disobey
certain religious
laws
when
they
needed
food.
So
he
said
to
them, “
It
is
written
in
the Scriptures
what
our
revered ancestor,
King
David,
did
when
he
needed
food,
and
both
he
and
the
men
with
him
were
hungry.
You
have
read
about
that,
but ◄
you
do
not
think
about
what
it implies./why
do
you
not
think
about
what
it implies?► [RHQ]
During
the
time
Abiathar
was
high
priest,
David
entered
the
big
tent
where
people
worshipped
God
and
asked
for
some
bread.
The
high
priest
gave
him
some
of
the
loaves
of
bread.
That
bread
was
the
bread
he
had
presented
to
God.
It
was
permitted
in
one
of
Moses’
laws
that
only
the
priests
could
eat
that
bread!
But
David
ate
some
of
it.
Then
he
also
gave
some
of
it
to
the
men
who
were
with
him.
But
God
did
not
consider
that
was
wrong!”
Jesus
said
to
them
further, “
God
established ◄the
day
of
rest/the
Sabbath
day►
to
help
people!
He
did
not
create
people
to
obey
rules
about ◄the
Sabbath/the
day
of
rest►!
And
think
about
this:
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
So
I
have
the
authority
to
determine
what
is
right
for
my
disciples
to
do ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►!”
After Jesus healed a man with a withered arm on the Sabbath, Jewish leaders began to plan to kill him.
Mark 3:1-6
On
another ◄
Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►,
Jesus
entered ◄the
synagogue/the
Jewish
meeting
place►
again.
There
was
a
man
there
whose
hand
was
shriveled.
Some
men
of
the Pharisee sect
watched
him
carefully
in
order
to
see
whether
he
would
heal
the
man ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►.
They
did
this
in
order
that
if
he
healed
the
man,
they
would
accuse
him
of disobeying
their
Jewish
laws,
because
he
worked ◄
on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►.
Jesus
said
to
the
man
whose
hand
was
shriveled, “Stand
up
here
in
front
of
everyone!”
So
the
man
stood
up.
Then
Jesus
said
to
the Pharisees, “Do
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
permit
people
to
do
good ◄
on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►,
or
do
they
permit
people
to
do
evil?
Specifically,
do
his
laws
permit
us
to
save
a
person’s
life ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►,
or
do
they
permit
us
to
let
him
die
by
refusing
to
help
him?”
But
they
did
not
reply.
He
looked
around
at
them
angrily.
He
was
very
distressed
that
they
were
stubbornly
not
wanting
to
help
the
man.
So
he
said
to
the
man, “Reach
out
your
hand!”
When
the
man
reached
out
his
withered
hand,
his
hand
became
all
right
again!
Then
the
Pharisees
decided
to
get
rid
of
Jesus.
So
after
they
left
the
meeting
house,
they
immediately
met
with
some
of
the
Jews
who
supported Herod
Antipas,
who
ruled
Galilee
district.
Together
they
planned
how
they
could
kill
Jesus.
Many
people
came
from
various
areas
to
hear
Jesus,
because
he
had
healed
many.
Mark 3:7-12
Jesus
and
his
disciples
left
that
town
and
went
to
an
area
further
along
Galilee
Lake
in
order
to
get
away
from
the
people.
But
a
great
crowd
of
people
followed
him.
They
were
people
who
came
from
Galilee
district,
from
Jerusalem
city,
from
other
towns
of
Judea
district,
from
Idumea
district,
from
the
region
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
and
from
the
region
around
Tyre
and
Sidon
cities.
This
great
crowd
of
people
came
to
him
because
they
heard
about
what
he
was
doing.
Because
he
had
healed
many
people,
many
other
people
who
had
various
illnesses
pushed
forward
in
order
that
by
touching
him
they
would
come
well.
So
he
told
his
disciples
that
they
should
get
a
small
boat
ready
for
him
to
get
in
and
teach
from
it.
He
wanted
to
do
this
in
order
that
the
crowd
would
not
crush
him
when
they
pushed
forward
to
touch
him.
Whenever
the
evil
spirits
saw
Jesus,
they
caused
the
people
whom
they
controlled
to
fall
down
in
front
of
Jesus
in
recognition
of Jesus’
power.
Then
they
exclaimed, “You
are ◄the
Son
of
God/the
man
who
is
also
God►!”
He
commanded
the
evil
spirits
strongly
that
they
should
not
tell
anyone
who
he
was.
Jesus
appointed
the
twelve apostles.
Mark 3:13-19
Jesus
went
with
many
other
people
up
into
the
hills.
After
he
picked
out
from
among
them
the
men
whom
he
wanted
to
accompany
him,
they
came
close
to
him.
He
appointed
twelve
men
in
order
that
they
might
be
with
him
and
in
order
that
he
might
send
them
out
to
preach.
He
called
them apostles.
He
also
gave
them
power
in
order
that
they
might
expel
evil
spirits
from
people.
These
were
the
twelve
men
he
appointed:
Simon,
to
whom
he
gave
the
new
name
Peter;
his
younger
brother Andrew;
James,
the
son
of
Zebedee,
and
John,
the
younger
brother
of
James,
to
both
of
whom
he
added
the
new
name, ‘Men
who
are
like Thunder’.
because
of
their
fiery
zeal;
Philip; Bartholomew;
Levi,
whose
other
name
was
Matthew;
Thomas;
another
James,
the
son
of Alphaeus; Thaddeus;
another
Simon,
who
was
a
member
of
the
party
that
wanted
to
overthrow
the Roman
government;
and
Judas
Iscariot (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
Town).
He
was
the
one
who
later ◄betrayed
Jesus/helped Jesus’
enemies
seize
him►.
Jesus
explained
why
their
claim
that
he
was expelling
evil
spirits
by Satan’s
power
was ridiculous,
and
that
such
a
claim
was
an unforgivable
sin.
Mark 3:20-30
Jesus
along
with
his
disciples
went
to
the
house
where
he
was
staying
in Capernaum.
Again
a
crowd
gathered
where
he
was.
There
were
many
people crowding
around
him,
so
that
he
and
his
disciples
had
no
time
when
they
could
eat
or
when
they
could
do
anything
else.
After
his
relatives
heard
about
this,
they
went
to
take
him
home
with
them
because ◄some
people/they►
were
saying
that
he
was insane.
Around
that
time
some
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
came
down
from
Jerusalem
city.
They
heard
that
Jesus
was expelling
demons.
So
they
were
telling
people, “Beelzebub,
who
rules
the
evil
spirits,
controls
him.
He
is
the
one
who enables
this
man
to
expel
evil
spirits
from
people!”
Jesus
summoned
those
men.
Then
he
spoke
to
them
in
parables
to
enable
them
to
realize
that
Satan
would
not
oppose
his
own
evil
spirits.
He
also
wanted
them
to
realize
that
by expelling
evil
spirits,
he
was demonstrating
that
he
was
much
more
powerful
than
Satan.
So
he
said, “◄
It
is ridiculous
to suggest
that
Satan
would
expel
his
own
evil
spirits!/Why
would
Satan
expel
his
own
evil
spirits?► [RHQ]
If
people
who
live
in
the
same
country
are
fighting
one
another,
they
will
cease
to
be
a
single
group
under
one
ruler.
And
if
people
who
live
in
the
same
house
fight
each
other,
they
will
certainly
not
remain
as
one
family.
Similarly,
if
Satan
and
his
evil
spirits
were
fighting
one
another,
instead
of
remaining
strong,
he
would
become
powerless.
Contrary
to
what
you
say
about
me,
someone
can
enter
the
house
of
a
strong
man
like
Satan
and
carry
off
his
possessions
only
if
he
first
ties
up
the
strong
man.
Then
and
only
then
will
he
be
able
to
steal
the
things
in
that
man’s
house.”
Jesus
also
said, “Consider
this
carefully!
People
may
sin
in
many
ways
and
they
may
speak evilly
about
God,
but
if
they
then
are
sorry
and
ask
God
to
forgive
them,
God
will
forgive
them
for
doing
that.
But
if
anyone
speaks
evil
words
about
what
the
Holy
Spirit
does,
God
will
never
forgive
that.
That
person’s
guilt
will
remain
with
him
forever.”
Jesus
told
them
that
because
they
refused
to
admit
that
the
Holy
Spirit
was
helping
him
to
expel
demons.
Instead,
they
were
saying, “An
evil
spirit
is controlling
him!”
Jesus
told
them
that
those
who
obey
God
are
as
dear
to
him
as
his
close
relatives.
Mark 3:31-35
Jesus’
mother
and
younger siblings
arrived.
While
they
stood
outside,
they
sent
someone
inside
in
order
to
call
him
outside.
A
crowd
was
sitting
around
Jesus.
One
of
them
said
to
him, “Listen/Hey,
your
mother
and
your
younger
brothers
and
sisters
are
outside,
and
they
are
wanting ◄to
see/to
talk
with►
you!”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “◄
I
will
tell
you
something
about
my
mother
and
my
brothers./Do
you
know
whom
I
consider
to
be
like
my
mother
and
my
brothers?►” [RHQ]
After
he
looked
around
at
the
disciples
who
were
sitting
around
him
in
a
circle,
he
said, “Look
here!
I
love
these
men
as
much
as
I
love
my
mother
and
my
brothers.
Those
who habitually
do
what
God
wants
are
as
dear
to
me [MET]
as
my
brother,
my
sister,
or
my
mother!”
Jesus taught the crowds by parables about the various ways that people who hear his message react.
Mark 4:1-25
Another
time
Jesus
began
to
teach
people
alongside
Lake
Galilee.
As
he
was
doing
that,
a
very
large
crowd
gathered
around
him.
Because
people
were jostling
him,
he
got
into
a
boat
in
the
lake
so
that
he
could
speak
to
the
crowd
better.
Then
he
sat
in
it
and
began
to
teach
the
crowd
from
the
boat.
At
the
same
time,
the
crowd
was
on
the
shore
close
to
the
lake.
Then
he
taught
them
many
parables.
While
he
was
teaching
them,
he
told
them
this:
“Consider
well
the
meaning
of
this illustration:
A
man/farmer
went
out
to
his
field
to
sow
some
seeds.
As
he
was
scattering
them
over
the
soil,
some
of
the
seeds
fell
on
the
path.
Then
some
birds
came
and
ate
those
seeds.
Other
seeds
fell
on
ground
where
there
was
not
much
soil
on
top
of
rock.
Very
soon
the
seeds
sprouted
because
the
sun
warmed
the
moist
soil
quickly
where
it
was
not
deep.
But
after
the
sun
shone
on
those
young
plants,
they
became
scorched.
Then
they
withered
because
they
did
not
have
deep
roots.
As
the
farmer
sowed,
other
seeds
fell
on
ground
that
contained
roots
of thorny
plants.
The
seeds
grew,
but
the thorny
plants
also
grew
up
and
crowded
out
the
good
plants.
So
the
plants
produced
no
grain.
But
as
the
farmer
sowed,
other
seeds
fell
on
good
soil.
As
a
result,
they
sprouted,
they
grew
well,
and
then
they
produced
plenty
of
grain.
Some
plants
bore 30
grains.
Some
bore 60
grains.
Some
bore 100
grains.”
Then
Jesus
said, “If
you
want
to
understand
this [MTY],
you
should
consider
carefully
what
I
have
just
said.”
Later,
when
only
the
twelve
disciples
and
a
few
other
people
were
with
him,
they
asked
him
about
the
parables.
He
said
to
them, “People
have
not
understood
before
the
new
message
about
how
God
wants
to
rule
people’s
lives.
It
is
to
you
that
this
is
being
made
known {that
I
am
making
this
known}.
But
I
tell
about
this
only ◄in
parables/figuratively►
to
those
who
have
not
yet
invited
God
to
rule
their
lives.
As
a
result
it
is
true
what
a
prophet
has
written,
Although
they
see
what
I
do,
they
do
not
perceive
what
it
means [DOU].
Although
they
hear
what
I
say,
they
do
not
understand
what
it
means [DOU].
So
they
do
not ◄repent/turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior►
in
order
that
they
would
be
forgiven {
God
would
forgive
them}.”
He
also
said
to
them, “◄
I
am
disappointed
that
you
do
not
understand
this illustration!/Can
you
not
understand
this illustration?► [RHQ]
If
you
do
not
understand
this, ◄you
will
certainly
not
understand
any
of
the
other illustrations!/how
will
you
understand
any
of
the
other illustrations?► [RHQ]
Nevertheless,
I
will
explain
it
to
you.
In
the illustration
that
I
told
you,
the
man
who
sows
seeds represents
someone
who
declares
God’s
message [DOU].
Some
people
are
like
the
path
on
which
some
of
the
seeds
fell.
When
they
hear
the
message,
Satan
comes
at
once
and
causes
them
to
forget
what
they
have
heard.
Some
people
are
like
the
ground
where
the
soil
was
not
very
deep
over
rock.
When
they
hear
God’s
message,
they
immediately
accept
it
with
joy.
But,
because
the
message
does
not
penetrate
deeply [MET]
into
their
hearts/inner
beings,
they
believe
it
for
only
a
short
time.
They
are
like
the
plants
that
did
not
have
deep
roots.
When
others
treat
such
people
badly
or
cause
them
to
suffer
because
they
believe,
those
people
who
are
suffering
soon
stop believing
God’s
message.
Some
people
are
like
the
soil
that
had
roots
of thorny
weeds
in
it.
Although
those
people
hear
God’s
message,
they
desire
to
be
rich,
and
they
desire
to
own
many
other
things.
So
they
worry
only
about
material
things.
The
result
is
that
they
forget
God’s
message
and
they
do
not
do
the
things
that
God
wants
them
to
do.
But
some
people
are
like
the
good
soil.
They
hear
God’s
message
and
they
accept
it
and
they
believe
it.
Then
they
do
the
things
that
God
wants
them
to
do.
They
are
like
the
good
plants
that
produced 30, 60
or 100
grains.”
He
also
told
them
another
parable,
saying, “◄People
certainly
do
not
light
an
oil
lamp
and
then
bring
it
in
the
house
in
order
that
it
may
be
put {someone
may
put
it}
under
a
container
or
under
a
bed./Would
anyone
light
an
oil
lamp
and
then
bring
it
in
the
house
in
order
that
it
may
be
put {someone
may
put
it}
under
a
container
or
under
a
bed?► [RHQ] ◄No,
they
light
it
in
order
that
it
may
be
put {someone
may
put
it}
in
a
place
where
it
lights
the
house./Wouldn’t
they
light
it
in
order
that
it
may
be
put {someone
may
put
it}
in
a
place
where
it
lights
the
house?► [RHQ]
Similarly,
there
are
some
parts
of
God’s
message
that
people
do
not
know.
But
he
intends
that
people
will
understand
all
the
things
that
they
do
not
know
now.
If
you
want
to
understand
this,
you
should
consider
carefully
what
you
have
just
heard.”
Then
he
said
to
them, “Consider
carefully
what
you
hear
me
say
to
you,
for
God
will
let
you
understand
to
the
same
degree
that
you
consider
what
I
say.
He
will
let
you
understand
even
more
than
that.
Those
who
consider
what
I
say
and
understand
it,
God
will
enable
them
to
understand
more.
But
those
who
do
not
consider
carefully
what
I
say,
they
will
forget
even
what
they
already
know.”
Jesus
told
them
two
parables
to
show
them
how
the
number
of
people
who
will
submit
to
God’s
rule
over
their
lives
will
greatly
increase.
Mark 4:26-34
Jesus
also
said, “God
has
the
power
to
change
people
who
let
him
rule
their
lives.
I
will illustrate
how
that
can
happen [MET].
A
man
planted
seeds
in
the
ground.
Afterwards
he
slept
each
night
and
rose
each
day
without
worrying
about
the
seeds.
During
that
time
the
seeds
sprouted
and
grew
in
a
way
that
he
did
not
understand,
because
by
itself
the
soil
caused
the
plants
to
grow
and
produce
grain.
First
the
stalks
appeared.
Then
the
heads
appeared.
Then
the
full
kernels
in
the
heads
appeared.
As
soon
as
the
grain
was
ripe
he
sent
people [MTY]
to
harvest
it
because
it
was
time
to
harvest
the
grain.”
Jesus
told
them
another
parable.
He
said, “I
will
tell
you [RHQ]
how
the
number
of
people
whose
lives
God
rules
in
a
new
way
will
continue
to
grow (OR,
each
continue
to
have
more
and
more
influence
in
this
world).
I
hope [RHQ]
that
this illustration
will
show
this
to
you.
You
know
what
happens
to
mustard
seeds
when
we
plant
them.
Though
mustard
seeds
are
among
the
smallest
of
seeds,
here
in
Israel
they
become
large
plants.
After
they
are
planted,
they
grow
up
and
become
larger
than
the
other
garden
plants.
They
put
out
big
branches
so
that
birds
are
able
to
make
nests
in
their
shade.”
Jesus
used
many
such illustrations
when
he
talked
to
the
people
about
God.
If
they
were
able
to
understand
some,
he
kept
telling
them
more.
He
always
used
parables
when
he
spoke
to
them.
But
he
explained
all
the illustrations
to
his
own
disciples
when
he
was
alone
with
them.
While
Jesus
and
his
disciples
crossed
the lake
in
a
boat
and
while
Jesus
slept,
a
storm
arose,
so
the
disciples
woke
him
and
he
calmed
the
storm.
Mark 4:35-41
On
that
same
day,
when
the
sun
was
setting,
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples, “Let’s
cross
over
to
the
opposite
side
of
Lake
Galilee
in
the
boat.”
So
they
left
the
crowd,
got
in
the
boat
where
Jesus
already
was,
and
left.
Other
people
went
with
them
in
other
boats.
A
strong
wind
came
up
and
the
waves
started
coming
into
the
boat!
The
boat
was
soon
nearly
full
of
water!
Jesus
was
in
the
back
part
of
the
boat.
He
was
sleeping,
with
his
head
on
a
cushion.
So
they
woke
him
up
and
said
to
him, “Teacher! ◄You
ought
to
be
concerned
that
we
are
about
to
die!/Are
you
not
concerned
that
we
are
about
to
die?► [RHQ]”
So
Jesus
got
up
and
rebuked
the
wind.
Then
he
said
to
the
lake, “Be
quiet!
Be
still! [DOU]”
The
wind
immediately
stopped
blowing
and
then
the
lake
became
very
calm.
He
said
to
the
disciples, “◄
I
am
disappointed
that
you
are
afraid
like
that!/Why
are
you
afraid
like
that?► [RHQ]
Do
you
not
yet
believe
that
I
can
protect
you?”
They
were
very
awestruck.
They
said
to
one
another, “
Not
only
do
the
demons
obey
this
man,
but
even
the
wind
and
the
waves
obey
him! “◄What
kind
of
man
is
he?/This
man
is
not
like
ordinary
people!► [RHQ]”
Jesus expelled evil spirits from a Gerasene man and then allowed them to enter a herd of pigs, which then ran down a hill and drowned. As a result, the local people asked Jesus to leave the area.
Mark 5:1-20
Jesus
and
his
disciples
arrived
on
the
east
side
of
Lake
Galilee.
They
landed
near
where
the Gerasene
people
lived.
There
was
a
man
in
that
region
whom
evil
spirits
controlled.
Because
that
man
was
violent
and
people
were
afraid
of
him,
they
had
tied
him
up
many
times.
As
he
grew
more
violent,
no
one
was
able
to
tie
him
up
any
longer,
not
even
with
chains,
because
the
chains
would
be
broken
by
him {he
would
break
the
chains}
whenever
he
was
bound {they
bound
him}
with
them.
The
iron
shackles
would
also
be
smashed
by
him {He
would
also
smash
the
iron
shackles}
whenever
they
were
fastened {they
fastened
them}
on
his
feet.
He
lived
in
one
of
the
caves
where
they
bury
dead
people.
During
both
night
and
day
he
would scream
among
the
caves
and
in
the
hills.
He
would
also
cut
himself
with
sharp
stones.
That
day
he
came
out
of
the
caves.
As
Jesus
and
his
disciples
got
out
of
the
boat,
that
man
saw
Jesus
from
a
distance.
He
immediately
ran
to
Jesus,
and
then
he
knelt
before
him.
Jesus
said
to
the
evil
spirit, “You
evil
spirit,
come
out
of
this
man!”
But
the demon
did
not
leave
quickly.
It
shouted
very
loudly, “Jesus,
I
know
that
you
are
the ◄Son
of/man
who
is
also►
God,
so ◄we
have
nothing
in
common./what
do
we
have
in
common?► [IDM, RHQ]
So
leave
me
alone
I
ask
you
to
promise,
knowing
God
is
listening,
that
you
will
not torture
me
now!”
So,
in
order
to
expel
the demon
more
easily,
Jesus
asked
him, “What
is
your
name?”
He
replied, “My
name
is
Crowd/Mob
because
there
are
many
of
us
evil
spirits
in
this
man.”
Then
the
evil
spirits fervently
kept
begging
Jesus
that
he
not
send
them
out
of
the
region.
At
the
same
time,
a
large
herd
of
pigs
was ◄grazing/rooting
for
food►
nearby
on
the
hillside.
So
the
evil
spirits
pleaded
with
Jesus, “Allow
us
to
go
to
the
pigs
in
order
that
we
might
enter
them!”
He
permitted
them
to
do
that.
So
the
evil
spirits
left
the
man
and
entered
the
pigs.
The
herd,
which
numbered
about 2,000,
rushed
down
the
cliff
into
the
lake,
and
drowned
in
the
lake.
The
men
who
had
been
tending
the pigs
ran
and
reported
in
the
town
and
the
countryside
what
had
happened.
Many
people
went
to
see
what
had
happened.
They
came
to
the
place
where
Jesus
was.
Then
they
saw
the
man
whom
evil
spirits
had
previously
controlled.
He
was
sitting
there
with
clothes
on
and mentally
sound.
As
a
result,
they
became
afraid
because
they
thought
that
Jesus
might
destroy
more
of
their
property. (OR,
they
realized
that
Jesus
must
be
very
powerful.)
The
people
who
had
seen
what
had
happened
described
what
had
happened
to
the
man
whom
the
evil
spirits
previously
controlled.
They
also
described
what
had
happened
to
the
pigs.
Then
the
people
pleaded
with
Jesus
to
leave
their
region.
As
Jesus
got
in
the
boat
in
order
to
leave,
the
man
whom
the
evil
spirits
previously
controlled
begged
Jesus, “
Please
let
me
go
with
you!”
But
Jesus
did
not
let
him
go
with
him.
On
the
contrary,
he
said
to
him, “Go
home
to
your
family
and
tell
them
how
much
the
Lord
God
has
done
for
you,
and
tell
them
how
God
was
kind
to
you.”
So
the
man
left
and
traveled
around
the
Ten
Towns
district.
He
told
people
how
much
Jesus
had
done
for
him.
All
the
people
who
heard
what
the
man
said
were
amazed.
Jesus
cured
a
woman
who
had
been
suffering
from hemorrhaging,
and
brought Jairus’
daughter
back
to
life.
Mark 5:21-43
Jesus
and
his
disciples
went
in
a
boat
back
around
Lake
Galilee
to
where
they
were
before.
When
they
arrived
at
the
shore
of
the
lake,
a
large
crowd
gathered
around
Jesus.
One
of
the
men
who presided
over
a ◄synagogue/Jewish
meeting
place►,
whose
name
was
Jairus,
came
there.
When
he
saw
Jesus,
he
prostrated
himself
at
his
feet.
Then
he
pleaded
with
Jesus
earnestly, “My twelve-year
old
daughter
is
sick
and
nearly
dead!
Please
come
to
my
house
and
place
your
hands
on
her
in
order
that
she
will
be
healed {to
heal
her},
so
that
she
will
not
die!”
So
Jesus
and
the
disciples
went
with
him.
A
large
crowd
followed
Jesus
and
many
pushed
close
to
him.
There
was
a
woman
in
the
crowd
who
had vaginal bleeding [EUP]
every
day
for
twelve
years.
She
had
suffered
much
while
many
doctors
treated
her.
But
although
she
had
spent
all
her
money
to
pay
the
doctors,
she
had
not
been
helped {they
had
not
helped
her}.
Instead,
she
had
become
worse [EUP].
After
she
heard
that
Jesus
healed
people,
she
came
to
where
he
was
and
pushed
in
the
crowd
close
behind
Jesus.
She
did
that
because
she
was
thinking, “If
I
touch
him
or
even
if
I
touch
his
clothes,
I
will
be
healed {his
power
will
heal
me}.”
So
she
touched Jesus’
clothes.
At
once
her bleeding
stopped.
At
the
same
time,
she sensed
that
she
had
been
cured
of {that
he
had
cured}
her
illness.
Jesus
also
immediately sensed
that
his
power
had
healed
someone.
So
he
turned
around
in
the
crowd
and
asked, “Who
touched
my
clothes?”
One
of
his
disciples
replied, “You
can
see
that
many
people
are crowding
close
to
you!
Probably
many
people
touched
you!
So ◄why
do
you
ask ‘Who
touched
me?’/We
are
surprised
that
you
ask ‘Who
touched
me?’ [RHQ]►”
But
Jesus
kept
looking
around
in
order
to
see
the
one
who
had
done
it.
The
woman
was
very
afraid
and
trembling.
She
thought
that
Jesus
might
be
angry
because
she
had
violated
the
law
that
women
who
had
such
a
sickness
should
not
touch
other
people.
But
she
knew
that
Jesus
had
healed
her.
So
she
prostrated
herself
before
him.
Then
she
told
him
truthfully
about
what
she
had
done.
He
said
to
her, “◄Ma’am/Young
lady►,
because
you
have
believed
that
I
could
heal
you,
I
have
healed
you.
You
may
go
home
with
peace
in
your
heart/innner
being,
because
I
promise
that
you
will
not
be
sick
this
way
anymore.”
While
Jesus
was
still
speaking
to
that
woman,
some
people
arrived
who
had
come
from Jairus’
house.
They
said
to Jairus, “Your
daughter
has
now
died.
So ◄it
is
useless
that
you
bother
the
teacher
any
longer
by
urging
him
to
go
to
your
house!/why
do
you
bother
the
teacher
any
longer
by
urging
him
to
go
to
your
house?► [RHQ]”
But
when
Jesus
heard
what
these
men
said,
he
said
to Jairus, “Do
not
think
that
the
situation
is
hopeless!
Just
keep
believing
that
she
will
live!”
Then
he
allowed
only
his
three
closest
disciples, Peter, James,
and John,
to
go
with
him
to Jairus’
house.
He
did
not
allow
any
other
people
to
go
with
him.
After
they
arrived
near
the
house, Jesus
saw
that
the
people
there
were
in
turmoil.
They
were
weeping
and
wailing [DOU]
loudly.
He
entered
the
house
and
then
he
said
to
them,
knowing
that
he
was
going
to
cause
her
to
live
again, “◄Do
not
make
such
a
disturbance!/Why
are
you
making
such
a
disturbance?► [RHQ]
Stop
crying,
for
the
child
is
not
dead!
On
the
contrary,
she
is
only
sleeping [HYP, EUP]!”
The
people
laughed
at
him,
because
they
knew
that
she
was
dead.
But
he
sent
all
the
other
people
outside
the
house.
Then
he
took
the
child’s
father
and
mother
and
the
three
disciples
who
were
with
him.
He
went
into
the
room
where
the
child
was
lying.
He
took
hold
of
the
child’s
hand
and
said
to
her
in
her
own
language, “Talitha,
Koum!”
That
means, “Little
girl,
get
up!”
At
once
the
girl
got
up
and
walked
around. (
It
was
not
surprising
that
she
could
walk,
because
she
was
twelve
years
old.)
When
this
happened,
all
who
were
present
were
very
astonished.
Jesus
ordered
them
strictly, “Do
not
tell
anyone
about
what
I
have
done!”
Afterwards
he
told
them
that
something
to
eat
should
be
brought
to
the
girl {that
they
should
bring
the
girl
something
to
eat}.
Jesus taught in the synagogue, and the people who heard him were amazed and offended.
Mark 6:1-6a
Jesus
left
Capernaum
city
and
went
to
his
hometown, Nazareth.
His
disciples
went
with
him.
◄On
the
Sabbath/On
the
Jewish
rest
day►,
he
entered
the
Jewish
worship
house
and
taught
the
people.
Many
who
were
listening
to
him
were
astonished.
But
some
were
saying, “
This
man
is
just
an
ordinary
person
like
we
are!
So ◄we
cannot
believe
that
this
man
is
able
to
teach
us
about
these
things
and
that
he
has
been
made
very
wise {that
God
has
made
him
very
wise}
and
that
he
is
performing
such
miracles!/how
is
it
that [RHQ]
this
man
is
able
to
teach
us
about
these
things
and
that
he
has
been
made
very
wise {that
God
has
made
him
very
wise}
and
that
he
is
performing
such
miracles?► [RHQ]
◄
We
know
that
he
is
just
an
ordinary
carpenter!/Isn’t
he
just
an
ordinary
carpenter [RHQ]?►
We
know
him
and
his
family!
We
know
Mary
his
mother! ◄
We
know
his
younger
brothers
James,
Joses,
Judas
and
Simon!/Are
not
his
younger
brothers
James,
Joses,
Judas
and
Simon?► [RHQ]
And ◄his
younger
sisters
also
live
here
in
this
town!/do
not
his
younger
sisters
also
live
here
in
this
town?► [RHQ]”
So
they
despised
him.
Jesus
knew
that
they
refused
to
believe
in
him.
So
he
said
to
them, “
It
is
certainly
true
that
people
honor
me
and
other
prophets
in
other
places,
but
not
in
our hometowns!
Even
our
relatives
and
the
people
who
live
in
our
own
houses
do
not
honor
us!”
So,
although
he
healed
a
few
sick
people
there
by
touching
them,
he
decided
not
to
perform
many
other
miracles
in Nazareth
because
the
people
there
did
not
believe
that
he
was
the
Messiah.
He
was
amazed
that
they
did
not
believe
in
him.
Jesus
began
to
send
out
his
disciples two-by-two
and
gave
them
power
and
instructions.
Mark 6:6b-13
Jesus
and
his
disciples
went
from
town
to
town
in
that
region
teaching
the
people.
One
day
he
summoned
the
twelve
disciples,
and
then
he
told
them
that
he
was
going
to
send
them
out two-by-two
to
teach
people
in
various
towns.
He
gave
them
power
to
expel
evil
spirits
from
people.
He
also
instructed
them
to
wear
sandals
and
to
take
along
a
walking
stick
when
they
were
traveling.
He
told
them
not
to
take
food,
nor
a
bag
in
which
travelers
carry
supplies,
nor
any
money
for
their
journey.
He
also
did
not
allow
them
to
take extra
clothing.
He
wanted
the
people
who
heard
their
message
to
give
them
what
they
needed.
He
also
instructed
them, “After
you
enter
a
town,
if
someone
invites
you
to
stay
in
his
house,
go
into
his
house.
Eat
and
sleep
in
that
same
home
until
you
leave
that
town.
Wherever
the
people
do
not
welcome
you
and
wherever
the
people
do
not
listen
to
you,
shake
off
the
dust
from
your
feet
as
you
leave
that
place.
By
doing
that,
you
will
warn
them
that
God
will
punish
them
for rejecting
your
message.”
So
after
the
disciples
went
out
to
various
towns,
they
were
preaching
that
people
should
stop
their
sinful
behavior.
They
were
also expelling
many
evil
spirits
from
people,
and
they
were
anointing
many
sick
people
with
olive
oil
and
healing
them.
King Herod
heard
about
Jesus
and
wondered
if
he
was
John
the Baptizer,
come
back
after
King Herod
had
ordered
John
to
be
executed
due
to
the insistence
of
his
wife, Herodias.
Mark 6:14-29
King
Herod
Antipas
heard
about
what
Jesus
was
doing,
because
many
people
were
talking
about
it.
Some
people
were
saying
about
Jesus, “
He
must
be
John
the Baptizer!
He
has
come
back
to
life!
That
is
why
he
has
God’s
power
to
perform
these
miracles!”
Others
were
saying
about
Jesus, “He
is
the
former
prophet
Elijah,
whom
God
promised
to
send
back
again.”
Others
were
saying
about
Jesus, “
No,
he
is
a
different
prophet,
like
one
of
the
other
prophets
who
lived
long
ago.”
Having
heard
what
the
people
were
saying,
King
Herod
Antipas
himself
repeatedly
said, “The
man
performing
those
miracles
must
be
John!
I
commanded
my
soldiers
to
cut
off
his
head,
but
he
has
come
back
to
life
again
to
get
revenge
for
my
killing
him!”
The
reason
King
Herod
concluded
that
John
wanted
revenge
is
as
follows:
Some
time
before
this,
Herod
married
Herodias,
while
she
was
still
the
wife
of
his
younger
brother,
Philip.
John
kept
telling
Herod, “
God’s
law
does
not
permit
you
to
marry
the
wife
of
your
brother
while
he
is
still
alive.”
Then,
because Herodias
urged
him
to
put
John
in
prison,
Herod
himself
sent
soldiers
to
John.
They
seized
John
and
put
him
in
prison.
But
because
Herodias
wanted
to
get
further
revenge
on
John,
she
wanted
someone
to
execute
him.
But
she
could
not
do
that
because
while
John
was
in
prison, Herod
kept
John
safe
from
her.
Herod
did
this
because
he
respected/feared
John,
because
he
knew
that
he
was
a
righteous
and
holy
man.
The
king
did
not
know
what
he
should
do,
but
he
liked
to
listen
to
him.
But
Herodias
was
able
to
have
someone
execute
John
when
they
honored/celebrated
the
day
when
Herod
was
born.
On
that
day,
he
invited
the
most
important
government
officials,
the
most
important
army
leaders,
and
the
most
important
men
in
Galilee
district
in
order
that
they
might
eat
and
celebrate
with
him.
While
they
were
eating, Herodias’
daughter
came
into
the
room
and
danced,
and
that
pleased
King
Herod
and
his
guests.
So
the
king
said
to
her, “Ask
me
for
whatever
you
desire
and
I
will
give
it
to
you!”
He
said
to
her, “Whatever
you
ask,
I
will
give
it
to
you!
I
will
give
you
up
to
half
of
what
I
own
and
rule,
if
you
ask
for
it.
May
God
punish
me
if
I
do
not
do
what
I
have
promised!”
The
girl
immediately
left
the
room
and
went
to
her
mother.
She
told
her
what
the
king
had
said,
and
asked
her, “What
shall
I
ask
for?”
Her
mother
replied, “
Ask
the
king
to
give
you
the
head
of
John
the Baptizer!”
The
girl
quickly
entered
the
room
again.
She
went
to
the
king
and
she
requested, “I
want
you
to
command
someone
to
cut
off
the
head
of
John
the Baptizer
and
give
it
to
me
at
once
on
a
platter,
so
that
my
mother
can
know
he
is
dead!”
The
king
became
very
distressed
when
he
heard
what
she
asked
for,
because
he
knew
John
was
a
very
righteous
man (OR,
because
he
now
knew
that
he
should
not
have
made
that
promise
to
her).
But
he
could
not
refuse
what
she
requested
because
he
had
promised
that
he
would
give
her
anything
she
asked
for,
and
because
his
guests
had
heard
him
promise
that.
So
the
king
at
once
ordered
the
man
who
executes
prisoners
to
go
and
cut
off John’s
head
and
bring
it
to
the
girl.
That
man
went
to
the
prison
and
cut
off John’s
head.
He
put
it
on
a
platter,
brought
it
back,
and
gave
it
to
the
girl.
The
girl
took
it
to
her
mother.
After John’s
disciples
heard
what
happened,
they
went
to
the
prison
and
took John’s
body
and
then
they
buried
it
in
a
burial
cave.
The apostles
returned
to
Jesus
to
report
what
they
had
done.
Then
they
all
went
off
to
a
lonely
place,
but
many
people
followed
them.
Mark 6:30-34
The
twelve apostles
returned
to
Jesus
from
the
places
to
which
they
had
gone.
They
reported
to
him
what
they
had
done
and
what
they
had
taught
to
people.
He
said
to
them, “Come
with
me
to
a
place
where
no
people
are
living,
in
order
that
we
can
be
alone
and
rest
a
little
while!”
He
said
this
because
many
people
were
continually
coming
to
them
and
going
away
again,
with
the
result
that
Jesus
and
his
disciples
did
not
have
time
to
eat
or
do
anything
else.
So
they
went
away
by
themselves
in
a
boat
to
a
place
where
no
people
were
living.
But
many
people
saw
them
leaving.
They
also
recognized
that
they
were
Jesus
and
the
disciples,
and
they
saw
where
they
were
going.
So
they
ran
ahead
on
land
from
all
the
nearby
towns
to
the
place
where
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
going.
They
actually
arrived
there
before
Jesus
and
the
disciples.
As
Jesus
and
his
disciples
got
out
of
the
boat,
Jesus
saw
this
large
crowd.
He
felt
sorry
for
them
because
they
were
confused,
like
sheep
that
do
not
have
a
shepherd.
So
he
taught
them
many
things.
When
it
became
late
in
the
afternoon
the
people
became
hungry
and
there
was
no
place
to
obtain
food;
as
a
result,
Jesus miraculously
provided
food
for
them.
Mark 6:35-44
Late
in
the
afternoon,
the
disciples
came
to
him
and
said, “This
is
a
place
where
no
people
live
and
it
is
very
late.
So
send
the
people
away
in
order
that
they
may
go
to
the
surrounding farms
and
villages
in
order
that
they
can
buy
for
themselves
something
to
eat!”
But
he
replied, “
No,
you
yourselves
give
them
something
to
eat!”
They
replied, “◄We
could
not
buy
enough
bread
to
feed
this
crowd,
even
if
we
had
as
much
money
as
a
man
earns
by
working 200
days!/How
could
we
buy
enough
bread
to
feed
this mob,
even
if
we
had
as
much
money
as
a
man
earns
by
working 200
days?►” [RHQ]
But
he
replied
to
them, “How
many
loaves
of
bread
do
you
have?
Go
and
find
out!”
They
went
and
found
out
and
then
they
told
him, “We
have
only
five
flat
loaves
and
two
cooked
fish!”
He
instructed
the
disciples
to
tell
all
the
people
to
sit
down
on
the
green
grass.
So
the
people
sat
in
groups.
There
were 50
people
in
some
groups
and 100
people
in
other
groups.
Jesus
took
the
five
flat
loaves
and
the
two
fish.
He
looked
up towards
heaven
and
thanked
God
for
them.
Then
he
broke
the
loaves
and
fish
into
pieces
and
kept
giving
them
to
the
disciples
in
order
that
they
would
distribute
them
to
the
people.
Everyone
ate
this
food
until
they
all
had
enough
to
eat!
The
disciples
then
collected
twelve
baskets
full
of
pieces
of
bread
and
of
the
fish
that
were
left
over.
There
were approximately 5,000
men
who
ate
the
bread
and
fish.
They
did
not
even
count
the
women
and
children.
Jesus
sent
his
disciples
ahead
of
him
to Bethsaida
by
boat
while
he
stayed
to
pray.
Later
he
saw
that
they
were
in
difficulty
due
to
a
wind
blowing
against
them,
so
he
went
to
them,
walking
on
the
water.
Mark 6:45-52
Right
away
Jesus
told
his
disciples
to
get
into
the
boat
and
then
go
ahead
of
him
to Bethsaida
town,
which
was
further
around
Lake
Galilee.
He
stayed
and
dismissed
the
many
people
who
were
there.
After
he
said goodbye
to
the
people,
he
went
up
into
the
hills
in
order
to
pray.
When
it
was
evening,
the
disciples’
boat
was
in
the
middle
of
the
lake
and
Jesus
was
by
himself
on
the
land.
He
saw
that
the
wind
was
blowing
against
them
as
they
rowed.
As
a
result,
they
were
having
great
difficulty.
He
approached
them
early
in
the
morning,
when
it
was
still
dark,
by
walking
on
the
water.
He
intended
to
walk
by
them.
They
saw
him
walking
on
the
water,
but
they
thought
that
he
was
a
ghost.
They
screamed
because
they
all
were
terrified
when
they
saw
him.
But
he
talked
to
them.
He
said
to
them, “Be
calm!
Do
not
be
afraid,
because
it
is
I!”
He
got
into
the
boat
and
sat
down
with
them
and
the
wind
immediately
stopped
blowing.
They
were
completely
amazed
about
what
he
had
done.
Although
they
had
seen
Jesus
multiply
the
bread
and
the
fish,
they
did
not
understand
from
that
how
powerful
he
was,
as
they
should
have.
They
did
not
think
clearly
about
it.
As
soon
as
Jesus
and
his
disciples
reached
land
and disembarked,
people
began
to
come
to
Jesus,
bringing
sick
people
in
order
that
he
might
heal
them,
and
he
healed
all
who
touched
him.
Mark 6:53-56
After
they
went
further
around
Lake
Galilee
in
a
boat,
they
came
to
the
shore
at
Gennesaret
town.
Then
they
tied
up
the
boat
there.
As
soon
as
they
got
out
of
the
boat,
the
people
there
recognized
Jesus.
So
they
ran
throughout
the
whole
district
in
order
to
tell
others
that
Jesus
was
there.
Then
the
people
placed
those
who
were
sick
on stretchers
and
carried
them
to
any
place
where
they
heard
people
say
that
Jesus
was.
In
whatever
village,
town
or
other
place
where
he
entered,
they
would
bring
to
the marketplaces
those
who
were
sick.
Then
the
sick
people
would
beg
Jesus
to
let
them
touch
him
or
even
the
edge
of
his
clothes
in
order
that
Jesus
might
heal
them.
All
those
who
touched
him
or
his
robe
were
healed.
Some Pharisees and scribes criticized Jesus about his disciples disobeying the traditions of the elders. Jesus replied, showing that their attitudes and practices were mistaken.
Mark 7:1-23
One
day
some
Pharisees
and
some
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
gathered
around
Jesus.
They
had
come
from
Jerusalem
to
investigate
him.
The Pharisees
and
all
of
the
other
Jews
strictly
observe
the traditions
that
their
ancestors
taught.
For
example,
they
refuse
to
eat
until
they
first
wash
their
hands
with
a
special
ritual,
especially
after
they
return
from
buying
things
in
the marketplace.
They
think
that
God
will
be
angry
with
them
if
they
do
not
do
that,
because
some
person
or
thing
unacceptable
to
God
might
have
touched ◄
them/the
things
they
bought►.
There
are
many
other
such
traditions
that
they
accept
and
try
to
obey.
Specifically,
they
wash
in
a
special
way
their
cups,
pots,
kettles,
containers,
and
beds
in
order
that
using
these
things
will
not
make
God
reject
them.
That
day,
those
Pharisees
and
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
saw
that
some
of
his
disciples
were
eating
food
with
hands
that
they
had
not
washed
using
the
special
ritual.
So
they
questioned
Jesus,
saying, “
Your
disciples
disobey
the
traditions
of
our
ancestors! ◄You
should
not
let
them
eat
food
if
they
have
not
washed
their
hands
using
our
special
ritual!/Why
do
you
let
them
eat
food
if
they
have
not
washed
their
hands
using
our
special
ritual?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
said
to
them, “Isaiah
rebuked
your
ancestors,
and
his
words
describe
very
well
you
people
who
only
pretend
to
be
good!
He
wrote
these
words
that
God
said:
These
people
speak
as
if
they
honor
me,
but
they [SYN]
really
do
not
think
about
honoring
me
at
all.
It
is
useless
for
them
to
worship
me,
because
they
teach
only
what
people
have
commanded
as
if
I
myself
had
commanded
them.
You,
like
your
ancestors,
refuse
to
do
what
God
has
commanded.
Instead,
you
follow
only
the
traditions
that ◄others/your
ancestors►
have
taught.”
Jesus
also
said
to
them, “
You
think [IRO]
that
you
are
clever
in
refusing
to
do
what
God
commanded
just
so
that
you
can
obey
your
own
traditions!
For
example,
our
ancestor
Moses
wrote
God’s
command, ‘Honor
your
fathers
and
your
mothers’.
He
also
wrote, ‘
The
authorities
must
execute
a
person
who
speaks
evil
about
his
father
or
mother.’
But
you
teach
people
that
it
is
all
right
that
people
no
longer
must
help
their
parents.
You
teach
people
that
it
is
all
right
if
people
give
their
things
to
God
instead
of
giving
them
to
their
parents.
You
allow
them
to
say
to
their
parents, ‘What
I
was
going
to
give
to
you
to
provide
for
you,
I
have
now
promised
to
give
to
God.
So
I
cannot
any
longer
help
you!’
As
a
result,
you
are
actually
telling
people
that
they
no
longer
have
to
help
their
parents!
And,
by
doing
that,
you
disregard
what
God
commanded!
You
teach
your
own
traditions
to
others
and
tell
them
strongly
that
they
should
obey
them
And
you
do
many
other
things
like
that.”
Then
Jesus
again
summoned
the
crowd
to
come
closer.
Then
he
said
to
them
figuratively, “All
of
you
people
listen
to
me!
Try
to
understand [DOU]
what
I
am
about
to
tell
you.
Nothing
that
people
eat
causes
God
to
consider
them
to
be
unacceptable.
On
the
contrary,
it
is
that
which
comes
from
people’s ◄inner
beings/hearts►
that
causes
God
to
reject
them.”
After
Jesus
had
left
the
crowd
and
then
entered
a
house
with
the
disciples,
they
asked
him
about
the
parable
that
he
had
just
spoken.
He
replied, “◄
I
am
disappointed
that
you
also
do
not
understand
what
it
means!/Why
can
you
not
understand
what
it
means?► [RHQ] ◄You
ought
to
understand
that
nothing
that
enters
us
from
outside
can
cause
God
to
consider
us
unacceptable
to
him./Can
you
not
understand
that
nothing
that
enters
us
from
outside
of
us
can
cause
God
to
consider
us
unacceptable
to
him?► [RHQ]
Instead
of
entering
and
ruining
our
minds/souls,
it
goes
into
our
stomachs,
and
afterwards
the
refuse
passes
out
of
our
bodies.”
By
saying
this,
Jesus
was
declaring
that
people
can
eat
any
food
without
causing
God
to
reject
them.
He
also
said, “It
is
the
thoughts
and
actions
that
come
from
within
people
that
cause
God
to
consider
them
unacceptable
to
him.
Specifically,
it
is
people’s
innermost
being
that
causes
them
to
think
things
that
are
evil;
they
act immorally,
they
steal
things,
they
commit
murder.
They
commit
adultery,
they
are
greedy,
they
act
maliciously,
they
deceive
people.
They
act indecently,
they
envy
people,
they
speak
evil
about
others,
they
are
proud,
and
they
act
foolishly.
People
think
these
thoughts
and
then
they
do
these
evil
actions,
and
that
is
what
causes
God
to
consider
them
unacceptable
to
him.”
Jesus
went
to
the
region
around
Tyre
to
be
away
from
people,
but
they
learned
of
it,
and
a
woman
came
to
ask
him
to
expel
an
evil
spirit
from
her
daughter.
Mark 7:24-30
After
Jesus
and
his
disciples
left
Galilee
district,
they
went
to
the
region
around
Tyre.
While
he
stayed
at
a
certain
house,
he
desired
that
no
one
know
it,
but
people
soon
found
out
that
he
was
there.
A
certain
woman,
whose
daughter
had
an
evil
spirit
within
her,
heard
about
Jesus.
At
once
she
came
to
him
and
prostrated
herself
at
his
feet.
This
woman
was
not
a
Jew.
Her
ancestors
came
from
Greece
country,
but
she
was
born
in
the
region
around Phoenicia
town
in
Syria
district.
She
pleaded
with
Jesus
that
he
expel
the
evil
spirit
from
her
daughter.
But
he
wanted
to
see
how
strongly
she
believed
in
him.
So, suggesting
that
he
should
help
the
Jews
first
and
not
the non-Jews
whom
some
Jews
called
dogs [MET],
he
spoke
to
her
saying, “First
let
the
children
eat
all
they
want,
because
it
is
not
good
for
someone
to
take
the
food
the
mother
has
prepared
for
the
children
and
then
throw
it
to
the
little
dogs.”
But
to
show
that
she
believed
that non-Jews
could
also
receive
help
from
God [MET],
she
replied
to
him, “Sir,
what
you
say
is
correct,
but
even
the
little
dogs,
which
lie
under
the
table,
eat
the
crumbs
that
the
children
drop.”
Jesus
said
to
her, “Because
of
what
you
have
said,
you
have
shown
me
that
you
believe
in
what
I
can
do
for
you.
So
I
will
help
you.
Now
you
may
go
home,
because
I
have
caused
the
evil
spirit
to
leave
your
daughter.”
The
woman
returned
to
her
house
and
saw
that
her
child
was
lying
quietly
on
the
bed
and
that
the
evil
spirit
had
left.
When
Jesus
went
back
to Lake
Galilee,
some
people
brought
a deaf-mute
man
to
Jesus
and
asked
him
to
heal
the
man,
which
he
did.
Mark 7:31-37
Jesus
and
his
disciples
left
the
region
around
Tyre
city
and
went
north
through
Sidon
city,
then
toward
the
east
through
the
district
of
the
Ten
Towns,
and
then
south
to
the
towns
near
Lake
Galilee.
There,
people
brought
to
him
a
man
who
was
deaf
and
who
could
hardly
talk.
They
begged
Jesus
to
lay
his
hands
on
him
in
order
to
heal
him.
So
Jesus
took
him
away
from
the
crowd
in
order
that
the
two
of
them
could
be
alone.
Then
he
put
one
of
his
fingers
into
each
of
the
man’s
ears.
After
he
spat
on
his
fingers,
he
touched
the
man’s
tongue
with
his
fingers.
Then
he
looked
up
toward
heaven,
he
sighed
because
he
was
concerned
for
the
man,
and
then
in
his
own
language
he
said
to
the
man’s
ears, “Ephphatha”,
which
means, “Be
opened {Open
up}!”.
At
once
the
man
could
hear
plainly [MTY].
He
also
began
to
speak
clearly
because
what
was
causing
him
to
be
unable
to
speak
was
healed {Jesus
healed
what
was
causing
him
to
be
unable
to
speak}.
Jesus
told ◄
the
people/his
friends►
not
to
tell
anyone
what
he
had
done.
But,
although
he
ordered
them
and
others
repeatedly
not
to
tell
anyone
about
it,
they
kept
talking
about
it
very
much.
People
who
heard
about
it
were
utterly
amazed
and
were
saying
enthusiastically, “Everything
he
has
done
is
wonderful!
Besides
doing
other
amazing
things,
he enables
deaf
people
to
hear!
And
he enables
those
who
cannot
speak
to
speak!”
Again Jesus provided food miraculously for a great crowd who gathered to hear him and became hungry.
Mark 8:1-10
During
those
days,
a
large
crowd
of
people
gathered
again.
After
they
had
been
there
a
couple
days,
they
had
no
food
to
eat.
So
Jesus
summoned
the
disciples
to
come
closer
and
then
he
said
to
them,
“This
is
the
third
day
that
these
people
have
been
with
me,
and
they
have
nothing
left
to
eat,
so
now
I
feel
very
sorry
for
them.
Furthermore,
if
I
send
them
home
while
they
are
still
hungry,
some
of
them
will
faint
on
the
way
home,
because
some
of
them
have
come
from
far
away.”
Knowing
that
he
was suggesting
that
they
give
the
people
something
to
eat,
one
of
his
disciples
replied, “◄We
cannot
possibly
find
food
to
satisfy
this
crowd,
here
in
this
place
where
no
people
live!/How
can
we
find
food
to
satisfy
this
crowd,
here
in
this
place
where
no
people
live?►” [RHQ]
Jesus
asked
them, “How
many
loaves
of
bread
do
you
have?”
They
replied, “
We
have
seven
flat
loaves.”
Jesus
commanded
the
crowd, “Sit
down
on
the
ground!”
After
they
sat
down,
he
took
the
seven
loaves,
he
thanked
God
for
them,
he
broke
them
into
pieces
and
started
giving
them
to
his
disciples
in
order
that
they
might
distribute
them
to
the
people.
They
found
that
they
also
had
a
few
small
dried
fish.
So
after
he
thanked
God
for
these,
he
told
the
disciples, “Distribute
these
also.”
After
they
distributed
the
bread
and
fish
to
the
crowd,
the
people
ate
this
food
and
they
had
plenty
to
satisfy
them.
The
disciples
collected
the
pieces
of
food
that
were
left
over.
They
filled
seven
large
baskets
full
of
those
pieces.
They estimated
that
there
were
about 4,000
people
who
ate
on
that
day.
Then
Jesus
dismissed
the
crowd.
Immediately
after
that,
he
got
into
the
boat
along
with
his
disciples,
and
they
went
around Lake
Galilee
to
Dalmanutha
district.
Jesus
rebuked
those
who
insisted
on
him
performing
more
miracles,
and
rebuked
the
disciples
when
they
worried
about
not
having
enough
food
with
them.
Mark 8:11-21
In
those
days
some
Pharisees
came
to
Jesus.
They
asked
him
to
perform
a
miracle
that
would
show
that
God
had
sent
him.
They
wanted
to
find
a
way
by
which
they
could convince
the
people
to
reject
him.
So
they
started
to
argue
with
him.
Jesus
sighed
quietly
to
himself,
and
then
he
said, “I
am
disgusted
that [RHQ],
even
though
you
people
have
seen
how
I
have
healed
people,
you
keep
asking
me
to
perform
miracles!
Note
this:
Such
a
miracle
will
certainly
not
be
shown {I
will
certainly
not
show
such
a
miracle}
just
for
you
people!”
Then
he
left
them.
He
got
into
the
boat
again,
along
with
his
disciples,
and
they
went
further
around
Lake
Galilee.
The
disciples
had
forgotten
to
bring
along
enough
food.
Specifically,
they
had
only
one
flat
loaf
of
bread
with
them
in
the
boat.
As
they
were
going,
Jesus
warned
them
against
the attitudes
the
Pharisees
and
Herod Antipas
had, attitudes
that
were
having
a
bad
effect
on
other
people.
He
did
this
by
telling
them
a
parable.
He
said, “Be
careful!
Beware
of
the
yeast
of
the
Pharisees
and
the
yeast
of
Herod!”
The
disciples misunderstood
him.
So
they
said
to
one
another, “
He
must
have
said
that
because
we
have
no
bread.”
Jesus
knew
what
they
were
discussing
among
themselves.
So
he
said
to
them, “◄
I
am
disappointed
that
you
are
discussing
about
your
not
having
enough
bread!/Why
are
you
discussing
about
your
not
having
enough
bread?► [RHQ] ◄You
should
understand
by
now
that
I
can
provide miraculously
for
you
if
you
need
food!/Why
do
you
not
yet
perceive
or
understand
that
I
can
provide miraculously
for
you
if
you
need
food?► [RHQ] ◄You
are
not
thinking!/Why
are
you
not
thinking?► [RHQ]
◄I
am
also
disappointed
that,
although
you
have
eyes,
you
do
not
understand
what
you
see!/Why
is
it
that,
although
you
have
eyes,
you
do
not
understand
what
you
see?► [RHQ]
You
have
ears,
but
you
do
not
understand
what
I
say [RHQ]!”
Then
he
asked, “Do
you
not
remember
what
happened
when
I
broke
only
five
loaves
and
fed
the 5.000
people [RHQ]?
Not
only
was
everyone
satisfied,
but
there
was
food
left
over
How
many
baskets
full
of
pieces
of
bread
that
were
left
over
did
you
collect?”
They
replied, “We
collected
twelve
baskets
full.”
Then
he
asked, “When
I
broke
the
seven
loaves
in
order
to
feed
the 4,000
people,
again
when
everyone
had
plenty
to
eat,
how
many
large
baskets
of
pieces
of
bread
that
were
left
over
did
you
collect?”
They
replied, “
We
collected
seven
large
baskets
full.”
Then
he
kept
saying
to
them, “◄
I
am
disappointed
that
you
do
not
understand
yet
that
you
should
never
worry
that
you
do
not
have
enough
food!/Why
do
you
not
understand
yet
that
you
should
never
worry
that
you
do
not
have
enough
food?►” [RHQ]
Jesus
healed
a
blind
man.
Mark 8:22-26
They
arrived
in
the
boat
at Bethsaida
town.
People
brought
to
Jesus
a
blind
man
and
earnestly
requested
that
Jesus
touch
him
in
order
to
heal
him.
Jesus
took
the
hand
of
the
blind
man,
led
him
outside
the
town,
he
put
his
saliva
on
the
man’s
eyes,
he
put
his
hands
on
the
man,
and
then
he
asked
him, “Do
you
see
anything?”
The
man
looked
up
and
then
he
said, “
Yes,
I
see
people!
They
are
walking
around,
but
I
cannot
see
them
clearly.
They
look
like
trees!”
Then
Jesus
again
touched
the
eyes
of
the
blind
man.
The
man
looked
intently
and
at
that
moment
he
was
completely
healed!
He
could
see
everything
clearly.
Jesus
said
to
him, “Do
not
go
into
the
town!
First
go
straight
home
and
tell
the
people
there
about
what
I
did!”
Then
he
sent
the
man
to
his
home.
On
the
way
to
the
villages
near
the
city
of Caesarea Philippi,
Jesus
asked
his
disciples
what
people
were
saying
about
who
he
was
and,
then,
what
they
thought.
Mark 8:27-30
Jesus
and
the
disciples
left Bethsaida
town
and
went
to
the
villages
near
Caesarea
Philippi
town.
On
the
way
he
questioned
them, “Who
do
people
say
that
I
really
am?”
They
replied, “
Some
people
say
that
you
are
John
the Baptizer,
who
has
come
back
to
life
again.
Others
say
that
you
are
the
prophet
Elijah
who
has
returned
from
heaven
as
God
promised.
And
others
say
that
you
are
one
of
the
other
former
prophets
who
has
come
back
to
life
again.”
He
asked
them, “What
about
you?
Who
do
you
say
that
I
am?”
Peter
replied
to
him, “
We
believe
that
you
are
the
Messiah!”
Then
Jesus
warned
them
strongly
that
they
should
not
tell
anyone
yet
that
he
was
the
Messiah.
Jesus
spoke
plainly
to
his
disciples
about
his
coming
death
and resurrection.
Mark 8:31-33
Then
Jesus
began
to
teach
them, “
Even
though
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
it
is
necessary
that
I
suffer
very
much.
It
is
also
necessary
that
I
be
rejected
by
the
elders,
the
chief
priests,
and
the
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws {that
the
elders,
the
chief
priests,
and
the
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
reject
me},
and
that
I
be
killed {they
kill
me}.
But
on
the
third
day
after
I
am
killed
I
will
become
alive
again.”
He
said
this
to
them
clearly.
But
Peter
took
Jesus
aside
and
then,
because
he assumed
that
the
Messiah
would
never
die,
he
started
to
rebuke
Jesus
for
talking
about
dying.
Jesus
turned
around
and
looked
at
his
disciples.
Then
he
rebuked
Peter,
saying, “Stop
thinking
like
that!
Satan
is
causing
you
to
talk
like
that!
Instead
of
wanting
what
God
wants
me
to
do,
you
are
wanting
me
to
do
only
what
most
people
would
want
me
to
do.”
Jesus
explained
to
the
crowd
and
his
disciples
what
is
required
if
anyone
wants
to
be Jesus’
disciple.
Mark 8:34—9:1
Then
he
summoned
the
crowd
along
with
his
disciples
so
that
they
might
listen
to
him.
He
told
them, “If
any
one
of
you
wants
to
be
my
disciple,
you
must
not
do
only
what
you
yourself
want
to
do.
Specifically,
you
must
be
willing
to
allow
people
to
hurt
you
and
to
disgrace
you.
That
is
what
they
do
to
criminals
who
are
forced
to
carry
crosses [MET]
to
the
places
where
they
will
be crucified.
That
is
what
anyone
who
wants
to
be
my
disciple
must
do.
You
must
do
that,
because
those
who
try
to
save
their
lives
by
denying
that
they
belong
to
me
when
people
want
to
kill
them
for believing
in
me
will
not
live
eternally,
but
those
who
are
killed
because
of
being
my
disciples
and
because
of
telling
others
my
good
message
will
live
forever
with
me.
People
might
get
everything
they
want
in
this
world,
but ◄they
are
really
gaining
nothing
if
they
do
not
get
eternal
life
because
they
do
not
become
my
disciples!/what
will
they
gain
if
they
do
not
get
eternal
life
because
they
do
not
become
my
disciples?► [RHQ]
◄
Think
carefully
about
the
fact
that
there
is
absolutely
nothing
that
people
can
give
to
God
that
would
enable
them
to
gain
eternal
life!/Is
there
anything
that
a
person
can
give
to
God
in
order
to
gain
eternal
life?► [RHQ]
And
think
about
this:
Those
who
refuse
to
say
that
they
belong
to
me
and
who
reject
what
I
say
in
these
days
when
many
people
have
turned
away
from
God
and
are
very
sinful,
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
also
refuse
to
say
that
they
belong
to
me
when
I
come
back
with
the
holy
angels
and
have
the
glorious
brightness
that
my
Father
has!”
He
also
said
to
his
disciples, “Listen
carefully!
Some
of
you
who
are
here
now
will
see
God
ruling powerfully
in
many
ways.
You
will
see
it
before
you
die!”
Jesus
took
Peter, James
and
John
up
a
high
mountain
where
his
appearance
changed,
and
Moses
and
Elijah
appeared
and
talked
to
Jesus.
Mark 9:2-8
A
week
later
Jesus
took
Peter,
James
and
James’
younger
brother
John
and
led
them
up
a
high
mountain.
While
they
were
alone
up
there,
he
appeared
very
different
to
them.
His
clothes
became
dazzling
white.
They
were
whiter
than
anyone
on
earth
could
make
them
by bleaching
them.
Two
prophets
who
had
lived
long
ago,
Moses
and
Elijah,
appeared
to
them.
Then
the
two
of
them
began
talking
with
Jesus.
After
a
short
time,
Peter
interrupted
by exclaiming, “Teacher,
it
is
wonderful
to
be
here!
So
allow
us
to
make
three
shelters.
One
will
be
for
you,
one
will
be
for
Moses,
and
one
will
be
for
Elijah!”
He
said
this
because
he
wanted
to
say
something,
but
he
did
not
know
what
to
say,
because
he
and
the
other
two
disciples
were
very awestruck.
Then
a
shining
cloud
appeared
that
covered
them.
God [EUP]
spoke
to
them
from
the
cloud
saying, “This
is
my
Son.
I
love
him.
Therefore,
listen
to
him!”
When
the
three
disciples
looked
around,
they
saw
that
suddenly
Jesus
was
alone
with
them,
and
that
there
was
no
longer
anyone
else
there.
Jesus
told
them
that
the
one
like
Elijah
has
already
come
and
been evilly
treated,
but
that
the
Messiah
would
also
be evilly
treated.
Mark 9:9-13
While
they
were
coming
down
the
mountain,
Jesus
told
them
that
they
should
not
tell
anyone
yet
what
had
just
happened
to
him.
He
said, “You
may
tell
them
after
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven, ◄rise
from
the
dead/become
alive
again►
after
I
die.”
So
they
did
not
tell
others
about
it
for
a
long
time.
But
they discussed
among
themselves
what
it
meant
when
he
said
that
he
would ◄rise
from
the
dead/become
alive
again►
after
he
died.
The
three
disciples
had
just
seen
Elijah,
but
Elijah
had
not
done
anything
to
prepare
people
to
accept
Jesus.
So
they
asked
Jesus, “The
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
say
that
Elijah
must
come
back
to
the
earth
before
the
Messiah
comes
to
earth.
But
you
have
been
here
a
long
time
and
Elijah
came
just
today.
So
is
what
they
are
teaching
wrong?”
Jesus
wanted
them
to
know
that John
the Baptizer
was
the
one
who represented
Elijah.
So
he
answered
them, “It
is
true
that
God
promised
to
send
Elijah
to
come
first
so
that
people
would
be
ready
when
I
came.
Elijah’s
representative
has
already
come,
and
our
leaders
treated
him
very
badly,
just
like
they
wanted
to
do,
just
like
it
was
prophesied {
the
prophets
prophesied}
long
ago.
But, ◄I
also
want
you
to
consider
what
is
written {what
the
prophets
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
about
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven./why
have
you
not
thought
about
what
is
written {what
the
prophets
wrote}
about
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven?► [RHQ]
It
is
written {They
wrote}
that
I
would
suffer
much
and
that
I
would
be
rejected {that
many
people
would
reject
me}.”
Jesus
expelled
an
evil
spirit
and
later
explained
to
the
disciples
why
they
had
failed
to
do
that.
Mark 9:14-29
Jesus
and
those
three
disciples
returned
to
where
the
other
disciples
were.
They
saw
a
large
crowd
around
the
other
disciples
and
some
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
arguing
with
them.
As
soon
as
the
crowd
saw
Jesus,
they
were
very
surprised
to
see
him
come.
So
they
ran
to
him
and
greeted
him.
He
asked
them, “What
are
you
arguing
about?”
A
man
in
the
crowd
answered
him, “Teacher,
I
brought
my
son
here
in
order
that
you
would
heal
him.
There
is
an
evil
spirit
in
him
that
makes
him
unable
to
talk.
Whenever
the
spirit
attacks
him,
it
throws
him
down.
He
foams
at
the
mouth,
he
grinds
his
teeth
together,
and
he
becomes
stiff.
I
asked
your
disciples
to
expel
the
spirit,
but
they
were
not
able
to
do
it.”
Jesus
replied
by
saying
to
those
people, “◄I
am
very
disappointed
that
although
you
have
observed
how
I
help
people,
you
do
not
believe
that
you
are
able
to
do
anything!/Why
is
it
that
although
you
have
observed
how
I
help
people,
you
do
not
believe
that
you
are
able
to
do
anything?► [RHQ] ◄I
have
been
with
you
a
long
time,
and
you
still
cannot
do
what
I
do!/How
long
do
I
have
to
be
with
you
before
you
can
do
what
I
do?► [RHQ]
Bring
the
boy
to
me!”
So
they
brought
the
boy
to
Jesus.
As
soon
as
the
evil
spirit
saw
Jesus,
it
shook
the
boy
severely,
and
the
boy
fell
on
the
ground.
He
rolled
around,
and
he foamed
at
the
mouth.
Jesus
asked
the
boy’s
father, “How
long
has
he
been
like
this?”
He
replied, “
This
started
to
happen
when
he
was
a
child.
The
spirit
does
not
only
do
this,
but
he
also
often
throws
him
into
the
fire
or
into
the
water
in
order
to
kill
him.
But,
pity
us
and
help
us,
if
you
can!”
Jesus
exclaimed
to
him, “
Do
not
say [RHQ] ‘If
you can’,
for
God/I
can
do
anything
for
people
who
believe
in
him/me!”
Immediately
the
child’s
father
shouted, “I
believe
that
you
can
help
me,
but
I
do
not
believe
strongly.
Help
me
to
believe
more
strongly!”
Because
Jesus
wanted
to
heal
the
boy
before
the
crowd
got
bigger,
he
rebuked
the
evil
spirit,
saying, “You
evil
spirit,
you
who
are
causing
this
boy
to
be
deaf
and
unable
to
talk!
I
command
you
to
come
out
of
him
and
never
enter
him
again!”
The
evil
spirit
shouted,
it
shook
the
boy
violently,
and
then
it
left
the
boy.
The
boy
did
not
move.
He
seemed
like
a
dead
body.
So
many
of
the
people
there
said, “He
is
dead!”
However,
Jesus
took
him
by
the
hand
and
helped
him
get
up.
Then
the
boy
stood
up.
He
was
healed!
Later,
when
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
alone
in
a
house,
one
of
them
asked
him, “Why
were
we
not
able
to
expel
the
evil
spirit?”
He
said
to
them, “You
can
expel
this
kind
of
evil
spirit
only
by
your
praying
that
God
will
give
you
the
power
to
do
it.
There
is
no
other
way
that
you
can
expel
them.”
Jesus
was
teaching
his
disciples
that
he
would
be
handed
over
to
other
men,
killed,
and
become
alive
again;
but
they
did
not
understand
what
he
was
saying.
Mark 9:30-32
After
Jesus
and
his
disciples
left
that
district,
they
traveled
through
Galilee
district.
Jesus
did
not
want
anyone
else
to
know
that
he
was
in
their
area;
he
did
not
want
anyone
to interrupt
him
as
he
taught
his
disciples.
He
was
telling
them, “
Some
day
my
enemies [SYN]
will
seize [MTY]
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
and
I
will
be
handed
over
to
other
men.
Those
men
will
kill
me.
But
on
the
third
day
after
I
am
killed {after
they
kill
me},
I
will
become
alive
again!”
But
they
did
not
understand
what
he
was
telling
them.
Also,
they
were
afraid
to
ask
him
about
what
he
had
said.
Jesus
taught
his
disciples
by illustration
about
what
kind
of
person
God
considers
important.
Mark 9:33-37
Jesus
and
his
disciples
returned
to
Capernaum
town.
When
they
were
in
the
house,
he
asked
them, “What
were
you
discussing
while
we
were
traveling
on
the
road?”
But
they
did
not
reply.
They
were
ashamed
to
reply
because,
while
they
were
traveling,
they
had
been
arguing
with
each
other
about
which
one
of
them
would
be
the
most
important
when Jesus
became
king.
He
sat
down,
he
summoned
the
twelve
disciples
to
come
close
to
him,
and
then
he
said
to
them, “If
anyone
wants
God
to
consider
him
to
be
the
most
important
person
of
all,
he
must
consider
himself
to
be
the
least
important
person
of
all,
and
he
must
serve
everyone
else.”
Then
he
took
a
child
and
placed
him
among
them.
He
took
the
child
in
his
arms
and
then
he
said
to
them,
“Those
who,
because
they
love
me,
welcome
a
child
like
this
one,
God
considers
that
they
are welcoming
me.
So
it
is
as
though
they
are
also welcoming
God,
who
sent
me.”
Jesus
taught
his
disciples
about
who
is
for
him
and
who
is
against
him.
Mark 9:38-41
John
said
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
we
saw
someone
who
was expelling
demons, ◄claiming
he
had
authority
from
you
to
do
that/while
telling
people
that
you
have
told
him
to
do
it►.
So
we
told
him
to
stop
doing
it
because
he
was
not
one
of
us
disciples.”
Jesus
said, “Do
not
tell
him
not
to
do
that!
For
no
one
will
speak evilly
about
me
just
after
he
performs
a
miracle
while
saying
that
I
have
told
him
to
do
it.
Furthermore,
those
who
are
not opposing
us
are
trying
to
achieve
the
same goals
that
we
are.
Also
think
about
this:
Those
who
belong
to
me
who
help
you
in
any
way,
even
if
they
just
give
you
a
cup
of
water
to
drink
because
you
follow
me,
the
Messiah,
will
certainly
be
rewarded
by
God!”
Jesus
taught
his
disciples
about
sin
and
its
result.
Mark 9:42-48
Jesus
also
said, “But
if
you
cause
someone
who
believes
in
me
to
sin,
God
will
severely
punish
you,
even
if
that
person
is
socially unimportant
like
this
little
child.
If
someone
tied
a
heavy
stone
around
your
neck
and
you
were
thrown {and
threw
you}
into
the
sea,
you
would
consider
that
was
a
severe
punishment.
But
God
will
punish
you
more
severely
than
that
if
you
cause
a
person
who
believes
in
me
to
sin.
So,
if
you
are
wanting
to
use
one
of [MTY, PRS]
your
hands
to
sin,
stop
using
your
hand!
Even
if
you
have
to
cut
your
hand
off
and
throw
it
away
to
avoid
sinning,
do
it [HYP]!
It
is
good
that
you
not
sin
and
that
you
live
eternally,
even
though
you
lack
one
of
your
hands
while
you
are
here
on
earth.
But
it
is
not
good
that
you
sin
and
as
a
result
God
throws
your
whole
body
into
hell.
There
the
fires
never
go
out!
If
you
are
wanting
to
use
one
of [PRS]
your
feet
to
sin,
stop
using
your
foot!
Even
if
you
have
to
cut
off
your
foot
to
avoid
sinning,
do
it [HYP]!
It
is
good
that
you
not
sin
and
live
eternally,
even
though
you
lack
one
of
your
feet
while
you
are
here
on
earth.
But
it
is
not
good
that
you
sin
and
go
to
hell.
If
because
of
what
you
see [MTY, PRS]
you
are
tempted
to
sin,
stop
looking
at
those
things!
Even
if
you
have
to
gouge
out
your
eye
and
throw
it
away [HYP]
to
avoid
sinning,
do
it!
It
is
good
that
you
not
sin
and
live
eternally,
even
though
you
lack
one
of
your
eyes
while
you
are
here
on
earth.
But
it
is
not
good
that
you
sin
and,
as
a
result,
God
puts
your
whole
body
in
hell.
In
that
place
people
suffer
forever
and
the
fires
are
never
put
out {never
go
out}.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
must
endure
trials
to
remain
useful
to
God.
Mark 9:49-50
“
You
must
endure difficulties
in
order
that
God
will
be
pleased
with
you.
Your difficulties
are
like
a
fire
that
makes
things
pure [MET].
Your
enduring
is
also
like [MET]
salt
being
put
on {people
putting
salt
on
their}
sacrifices
to
make
them
pure.
Salt
is
useful
to
put
on
food,
but
you
cannot [RHQ]
make
salt
to
taste salty
again
if
it
becomes flavorless [MET].
Similarly,
you
must
remain
useful
to
God,
because
no
one
can
make
you
useful
to
God
again
if
you
become
useless.
You
must
also
live
peacefully
with
each
other.”
Some Pharisees asked him if the law permitted a man to divorce his wife. Jesus answered and supported his answer from Scripture.
Mark 10:1-12
Jesus
left ◄that
place/Capernaum►
with
his
disciples,
and
they
went
through
Judea
district
and
on
across
to
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
When
crowds
gathered
around
him
again,
he
taught
them
again,
as
he
customarily
did.
While
he
was
teaching
them,
some
Pharisees
approached
him
and
asked
him, “Does
our
Jewish
law
permit
a
man
to
divorce
his
wife?”
They
asked
that
in
order
to
be
able
to
criticize
him
whether
he
answered “yes”
or “no”.
He
answered
them, “What
did
Moses
command
your
ancestors
about
a
man divorcing
his
wife?”
One
of
them
replied, “Moses
permitted
that
a
man
may
write
on paper
his
reason
for divorcing
his
wife,
give
this paper
to
her,
and
then
send
her
away.”
Jesus
said
to
them, “It
was
because
your
ancestors
stubbornly
wanted
just
what
they
desired
that
Moses
wrote
that
law
for
your
ancestors,
and
you
are
just
like
them!
Remember
that
he
also
wrote
that,
when
God
first
created
people,
he
made
one
man,
and
one
woman
to
become
that
man’s
wife.
That
explains
why
God
said, ‘When
a
man
and
woman
marry,
they
should
no
longer
live
with
their
fathers
and
mothers
after
they
marry.
Instead,
the
two
of
them
shall
live
together,
and
they
shall
become
so
closely
united [MET]
that
they
are
like
one
person.’
Therefore,
although
the
people
who
marry
were
two
separate
persons
before,
God
regards
them
as
one
person
now,
so
he
wants
them
to
remain
married.
Because
that
is
true,
a
man
must
not
separate
from
his
wife
whom
God
has
joined
to
him,
because
God’s
plan
is
for
them
to
remain
together!”
When
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
alone
in
a
house,
they
asked
him
again
about
this.
He
said
to
them, “
God
considers
that
a
marriage
lasts
until
either
the
husband
or
the
wife
dies,
so
he
considers
that
any
man
who
divorces
his
wife
and
marries
another
woman
is
committing
adultery,
even
if
he
divorces
his
first
wife.
God
also
considers
a
woman
who
divorces
her
first
husband
to
be
committing
adultery
if
she
marries
another
man.”
Jesus
became
indignant
when
he
saw
his
disciples scolding
people
for
bringing
children
for
him
to
bless
them.
Mark 10:13-16
One
day,
some
people
were
bringing
children
to
Jesus
in
order
that
he
would
touch
and
bless
them.
But
the
disciples
scolded
those
people
because
they
thought
that
Jesus ◄
did
not
want
to
be
bothered
spending
time
with/was
not
concerned
about►
children.
When
Jesus
saw
that,
he
became
angry.
He
said
to
the
disciples, “Allow
the
children
to
come
to
me!
Do
not
forbid
them [DOU]!
It
is
people
who
are
humble
and
trust
as
they
do
who
can
experience ◄God’s
rule
in
their
lives/God
taking
care
of
them► [MET].
Note
this:
Those
who
do
not
trustingly
allow
God
to
direct
their
lives,
as
children
do,
will
not
enter
the
place
where
God
rules.”
Then
he
embraced
the
children.
He
also
put
his
hands
on
them
and
asked
God
to
bless
them.
After
a
man
asked
Jesus
what
he
should
do
in
order
to
live
eternally,
Jesus
told
him
to
sell
all
his
possessions,
which
astonished
the
disciples.
Mark 10:17-31
As
Jesus
was
starting
to
travel
again
with
his
disciples,
a
young
man
ran
up
to
him.
He
knelt
before
Jesus
and
then
he
asked
him, “Good
teacher,
what
must
I
do
to
have
eternal
life/in
order
to
live
with
God
eternally?”
Jesus
said
to
him, “◄You
should
consider
carefully
what
you
are implying (OR,
that
you
are implying
that
I
am
God)
by
calling
me
good,
because
only
God
is
good!/Do
you
realize
what
you
are implying (OR,
that
you
are implying
that
I
am
God)
by
calling
me
good,
because
only
God
is
good?► [RHQ]
No
other
person
is
good
But
to
answer
your
question,
you
know
the
commandments
of
Moses,
which
will
cause
you
to
live
eternally
if
you
obey
them
perfectly.
He
commanded
things
such
as ‘do
not
murder
anyone,
do
not
commit
adultery,
do
not
steal,
do
not ◄testify
falsely/lie►,
do
not
cheat
anyone,
and
honor
your
father
and mother’.”
The
man
said
to
him, “Teacher,
I
have
obeyed
all
those
commandments
ever
since
I
was
young.
So
is ◄
that
enough/there
something
else
that
I
have
not
done►?”
Jesus
looked
at
him
and
loved
him.
He
said
to
him, “There
is
one
thing
that
you
have
not
yet
done.
You
must
go
home,
sell
all
that
you
possess,
and
then
give
the
money
to
poor
people.
As
a
result,
you
will
be spiritually
rich
in
heaven.
After
you
have
done
what
I
have
told
you,
come
with
me
and
be
my
disciple!”
The
man
became
disappointed
when
he
heard
that.
He
went
away
sad,
because
he
was
very
rich
and
he
did
not
want
to
give
away
everything.
Jesus
looked
around
at
the
people.
Then
he
exclaimed
to
his
disciples, “It
is
very
difficult
for
people
who
are
wealthy
to
decide
to
let
God
rule
their
lives!”
The
disciples
were
surprised
at
what
he
said.
They
thought
that
God
favored
the
rich
people,
so
if
God
did
not
save
them,
he
would
not
save
anyone.
So
Jesus
replied
again
to
them, “My
dear
friends,
it
is
very
difficult
for
anyone
to
decide
to
let
God
rule
his
life.
It
is
impossible
for
a
camel
to
go
through
the
eye
of
a
needle.
It
is
almost
as
difficult [HYP]
for
rich
people
to
decide
to
let
God
rule
their
lives.”
The
disciples
were
very
astonished.
So
they
said
to
each
other, “If
that
is
so, ◄it
will
be unlikely
that
anyone
will
be
saved {that
God
will
save
anyone}!/will
God
save
anyone?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
looked
at
them
and
then
he
said, “
Yes,
it
is
impossible
for
people
to
save
themselves!
But
God
certainly
can
save
them,
because
God
can
do
anything!”
Peter
exclaimed, “
You
know
that
we
have
left
behind
everything
and
we
have
become
your
disciples.
So, ◄
what
about
us/will
God ‘accept
us/reward
us’►?”
Jesus
replied, “I
want
you
to
know
this:
Those
who
have
left
their
houses,
their
brothers,
their
sisters,
their
father,
their
mother,
their
children,
or
their
plots
of
ground,
to
be
my
disciples
and
to
proclaim
the
good
news,
will
receive
in
this
life 100
times
as
much
as
they
left
behind.
That
will
include
houses
and
people
as
dear
as
brothers
and
sisters
and
mothers
and
children,
and
plots
of
ground.
Furthermore,
although
people
will
persecute
them
here
on
earth
because
they
believe
in
me,
in
the
future
age
they
will ◄
have
eternal
life/live
with
God
eternally►.
But
I
warn
you
all:
Many
of
you
who
now
consider
yourselves
to
be
very
important
will
be unimportant
at
that
future
time,
and
many
of
you
who
now
consider
yourselves
to
be unimportant
will
be
very
important
at
that
future
time!”
As
they
were
traveling
toward
Jerusalem,
Jesus
took
the
disciples
aside
and
began
to
tell
them
again
about
what
was
going
to
happen
to
him.
Mark 10:32-34
Some
days
later
as
they
continued
to
travel,
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
walking
on
the
road
that
leads
up
to
Jerusalem
city.
Jesus
was
walking
ahead
of
them.
The
disciples/apostles
were
astonished
that
he
was
going
to
where
there
were
many
people
who
opposed
him,
and
the
other
people
who
were
with
them
were
afraid
about
what
would
happen
to
him
in
Jerusalem.
Along
the
way
he
took
the
twelve
disciples
to
a
place
by
themselves.
Then
he
began
to
tell
them
again
about
what
was
going
to
happen
to
him,
saying,
“Listen
carefully!
We
are
going
up
to
Jerusalem.
There
the
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
will
be
enabled {someone
will
help
the
chief
priests
and
those
who
teach
our
Jewish
laws}
to
seize
me.
Then
they
will
declare
that
I
must
die,
even
though
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
Then
they
will
take
me
to
the Roman
authorities.
Those
men
will
ridicule
me.
They
will
spit
on
me.
They
will ◄scourge
me/whip
me
with
a leaded
whip.►
Then
they
will
kill
me.
But
on
the
third
day
after
that,
I
will
become
alive
again!”
After James
and
John
requested
to
sit
on
the
right
and
left
of
Jesus
when
he
rules,
Jesus
told
them
what
will
happen
and
how
they
should
act.
Mark 10:35-45
Along
the
way,
James
and
John,
who
were
the
two
sons
of
Zebedee,
approached
Jesus
and
they
said
to
him, “Teacher,
please
do
for
us
what
we
will
ask
you
to
do!”
He
said
to
them, “What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”
They
said
to
him, “When
you
rule
gloriously,
let
us
rule
with
you.
Let
one
of
us
sit
at
your
right
side
and
one
sit
at
your
left
side.”
But
Jesus
said
to
them, “You
do
not
understand
what
you
are
asking
for.”
Then
he
asked
them, “Can
you
endure
suffering [MTY]
like
I
am
about
to
suffer?
Can
you
endure
being
killed [MTY]
as
I
will
be
killed {people
killing
you
as
they
will
kill
me}?”
They
said
to
him, “
Yes,
we
are
able
to
do
that!”
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “
It
is
true
that
you
will
endure
suffering [MTY]
like
I
will
suffer,
and
you
will
endure
being
killed
as
I
will
be
killed {people
killing
you
as
they
will
kill
me}.
But
I
am
not
the
one
who
chooses
the
ones
who
will
sit
next
to
me
and
rule
with
me.
God
will
give
those
places
to
the
ones
he
appoints.”
The
other
ten
disciples
later
heard
about
what
James
and
John
had
requested.
As
a
result,
they
were
angry
with
them
because
they
also
wanted
to
rule
with
Jesus
in
the
highest
positions.
Then,
after
Jesus
called
them
all
together,
he
said
to
them, “You
know
that
those
who
rule
the non-Jews
enjoy
showing
that
they
are
powerful.
You
also
know
that
officials
enjoy
commanding
others.
But
do
not
be
like
them!
On
the
contrary,
all
those
among
you
who
want
God
to
consider
them
great
must
become
like
servants
to
the
rest
of
you.
Furthermore,
if
anyone
among
you
wants
God
to
consider
him
to
be
the
most
important,
he
must
act
like
a
servant
for
the
rest
of
you.
You
should
imitate
me.
Even
though
I
am
the
one
who
has
come
from
heaven,
I
did
not
come
to
be
served {for
others
to
serve
me}.
On
the
contrary,
I
came
in
order
to
serve
others
and
to
allow
others
to
kill
me,
in
order
that
my
dying
for
people
would
be
like
a
payment
to
rescue
many
people
from
being
punished {
God
punishing
them}
for
their
sins.”
After
a
blind
man
called
out
and
asked
Jesus
to
have
mercy
on
him,
Jesus
healed
him.
Mark 10:46-52
On
the
way
to
Jerusalem,
Jesus
and
the
disciples
came
to
Jericho
town.
Afterwards,
while
they
were
leaving
Jericho
along
with
a
great
crowd,
a
blind
man
who habitually
begged
for
money
was
sitting
beside
the
road.
His
name
was Bartimaeus
and
his
father’s
name
was
Timaeus.
When
he
heard
people
say
that
Jesus
from
Nazareth
was
passing
by,
he
shouted, “Jesus!
You
who
are
the
Messiah
descended
from
King
David, ◄be
merciful
to/help►
me!”
Many
people
rebuked
him
and
told
him
that
he
should
be
quiet.
But
he
shouted
even
more, “
You
who
are
the
Messiah
descended
from
King
David, ◄be
merciful
to/help►
me!”
Jesus
stopped
and
said, “Call
him
to
come
over
here!”
They
summoned
the
blind
man,
saying, “Jesus
is
calling
you!
So
cheer
up
and
get
up
and
come!”
He
threw
aside
his
cloak
as
he jumped
up,
and
he
came
to
Jesus.
Jesus
asked
him, “What
do
you
want
me
to
do
for
you?”
The
blind
man
said
to
him, “Sir,
I
want
to
be
able
to
see
again!”
Jesus
said
to
him, “
I
am
healing
you
because
you
believed
in
me.
So
you
may
go
home!”
He
could
see
immediately.
And
he
went
with
Jesus
along
the
road.
They brought a young donkey to Jesus; then Jesus mounted it and rode to Jerusalem with people shouting and praising him as they went along.
Mark 11:1-11
When
they
came
near
to
Jerusalem,
they
came
to Bethphage
and Bethany
villages
near
Olive
Tree
Hill.
Then
Jesus
summoned
two
of
his
disciples.
He
said
to
them, “Go
to
that
village
just
ahead
of
you.
As
soon
as
you
enter
it,
you
will
see
a
donkey
that
no
one
has
ever
ridden,
that
has
been
tied {people
have
tied}
up.
Untie
it,
and
then
bring
it
to
me.
If
anyone
says
to
you, ‘Why
are
you
doing
that?’,
say,
‘Jesus,
our
Lord,
needs
to
use
it.
He
will
send
it
back
here
with
someone
as
soon
as
he
no
longer
needs
it.’”
So
the
two
disciples
went
and
they
found
the
young
donkey.
It
was
tied
close
to
the
door
of
a
house,
which
was
beside
the
street.
Then
they
untied
it.
Some
of
the
people
who
were
there
said
to
them, “Why
are
you
untying
the
donkey?”
They
told
them
what
Jesus
had
said.
So
the
people
permitted
them
to
take
the
donkey.
They
brought
the
donkey
to
Jesus.
The
disciples
put
some
of
their
clothes
on
it
in
order
to
make
something
for
him
to
sit
on.
Many
people
spread
their
cloaks
on
the
road
to
honor
him
as
a
king.
Others,
in
order
to
honor
him,
spread
along
the
road
branches
that
they
cut
from
palm
trees
in
the
fields
beside
the
road.
The
people
who
were
going
in
front
of
him
and
behind
him
were
all
shouting
things
like, “Praise
God!” “May
God
bless
this
one
who
comes ◄with
his
authority/as
his
representative► [MTY].”
“May
you
be
blessed {May
God
bless
you}
when
you
rule
like
our
ancestor
King
David
ruled!” “Praise
God
who
is
in
the
highest
heaven!”
He
entered
Jerusalem
with
them,
and
then
he
went
into
the
Temple
courtyard.
After
he
looked
around
at
everything
there,
he
left
the
city
because
it
was
already
late
in
the
afternoon.
He
returned
to Bethany
with
the
twelve
disciples
and
slept
there.
Jesus
cursed
a
fig
tree
as
a
sign
of
what
would
happen
to
the
people
of
Israel.
Mark 11:12-14
The
next
day,
as
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
leaving Bethany,
Jesus
was
hungry.
He
saw
from
a
distance
a
fig
tree
with
all
its
leaves,
so
he
went
to
it
to
see
if
he
could
find
any
figs
on
it.
But
when
he
came
to
it,
he
found
only
leaves
on
it.
This
was
because
it
was
not
yet
time
when
normal
fig
trees
have
ripe
figs.
But
to illustrate
how
God
would
punish
the
nation
of
Israel,
he
said
to
the
tree, “No
one
shall
ever
eat
from
you
again
because
you
will
no
longer
bear
figs.”
The
disciples
heard
what
he
said.
Jesus
expelled
those
who
were
buying
and
selling
goods
in
the
Temple,
and
taught
that
the
Temple
was
to
be
a
place
of
prayer.
These
actions
angered
the
priests
and
scribes
who,
then,
looked
for
a
way
to
kill
Jesus.
Mark 11:15-19
Jesus
and
his
disciples
went
back
to
Jerusalem.
He
entered
the
Temple
courtyard.
He
saw
people
who
were
selling
and
buying
animals
for
sacrifices.
They
were
spoiling
the
place
of
worship.
He
chased
those
people
from
the
Temple
courtyard.
He
also
overturned
the
tables
of
those
who
were
giving
Temple
tax
money
in
exchange
for Roman coins.
He
overturned
the
seats
of
the
men
who
were
selling
doves
for
sacrifices,
and
he
would
not
allow
anyone
who
was
carrying
anything
to
sell
to
go
through
the
Temple
area.
Then
as
he
taught
those
people,
he
said
to
them, “It
is
written {
One
of
the
prophets
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
that
God
said, ‘
I
want
my
house
to
be
called {
people
to
call
my
house}
a
house
where
people
from
all
nations
may pray’,
but
you
bandits
have
made
it
like
a
cave
where
you
can
hide! ◄
You
know
that!/Do
you
not
know
that?► [RHQ]”
The
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
later
heard
about
what
he
had
done.
So
they
planned
how
they
might
kill
him,
but
they
knew
that
it
would
be
difficult,
because
they
realized
that
the
crowd
was
amazed
at
what
he
was
teaching
and
they
feared
that
the
people
would
soon
decide
that
Jesus
had
more
authority
over
the
Temple
than
they
did (OR,
feared
what
the
people
would
do
if
they
tried
to arrest
Jesus).
That
evening,
Jesus
and
his
disciples
left
the
city
and
again
slept
in Bethany.
When
Jesus
and
his
disciples
passed
the
fig
tree
that
Jesus
had
cursed,
they
saw
that
it
had
withered.
Jesus
used
this
as
an illustration
for
trusting
that
God
would
answer
prayer.
Mark 11:20-25
The
next
morning,
while
they
were
going
along
the
road
toward
Jerusalem,
they
saw
that
the
fig
tree
that
Jesus
had
cursed
had
withered
completely.
Peter
remembered
what
Jesus
had
said
to
the
fig
tree
and
he
exclaimed
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
look!
The
fig
tree
that
you
cursed
has
withered!”
Jesus
replied, “
You
should
not
be
surprised
that
God
did
what
I
asked!
You
must
trust
that
God
will
do
whatever
you
ask
him
to
do!
Also
note
this:
If
anyone
says
to
this
hill, ‘Be
raised
up {Rise
up}
and
then
be
thrown {throw
yourself}
into
the
lake!’
and
if
he
does
not
doubt
that
what
he
asks
for
will
happen,
that
is,
if
he
believes
that
what
he
asks
for
will
happen,
God
will
do
it
for
him.
So
I
tell
you,
whenever
you
ask
God
for
something
when
you
pray,
believe
that
you
will
receive
it,
and,
if
you
do,
God
will
do
it
for
you.
Now,
I
tell
you
this
also:
Whenever
you
are
praying,
if
you
have
a
grudge
against
people
because
they
have
harmed
you,
forgive
them,
in
order
that
your
Father
in
heaven
will
likewise
forgive
your
sins.”
The
chief
priests,
scribes
and
elders
asked Jesus
by
what
authority
he
was
doing
these
things.
He,
then,
asked
them
a
question
that
they
would
not
answer;
so
he
did
not
answer
theirs.
Mark 11:27-33
Jesus
and
his
disciples
arrived
in
the
Temple
courtyard
in
Jerusalem
again.
While
Jesus
was
walking
there,
a
group consisting
of
chief
priests,
some
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws,
and
elders
came
to
him
and
they
said
to
him,
“By
what
authority
are
you
doing
these
things?
Who
authorized
you
to
do
things
like
those
you
did
here
yesterday?”
Jesus
said
to
them, “I
will
ask
you
one
question.
If
you
answer
me,
I
will
tell
you
who
authorized
me
to
do
those
things.
Did
God [MTY]
or
people
authorize
John
to baptize
those
who
came
to
him?”
They debated
among
themselves
as
to
what
they
should
answer.
They
said
to
each
other, “If
we
say
that
it
was
God
who
authorized
him,
he
will
say
to
us, ‘Therefore, ◄you
should
have
believed
what
John
said!/why
did
you
not
believe
what
John
said?► [RHQ]’
On
the
other
hand,
if
we
say
that
it
was
people
who
authorized
John,
then
what
will
happen
to
us?”
They
were
afraid
to
say
that
about
where
John
got
his
authority,
because
they
knew
that
the
people
would
be
very
angry
with
them.
They
knew
that
all
the
people
truly
believed
that
John
was
a
prophet
whom
God
had
sent.
So
they
answered
Jesus, “We
do
not
know
where
John
got
his
authority.”
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “
Because
you
did
not
answer
my
question,
I
will
not
tell
you
who
authorized
me
to
do
those
things
here
yesterday.”
After Jesus told the Jewish leaders a parable, they realized that he was accusing them of wanting to kill him, but they feared how the people would react if they arrested Jesus.
Mark 12:1-12
Then
Jesus
told
those
Jewish
leaders
a
parable.
He
wanted
to
show
what
God
would
do
to
those
who
rejected
the
former
prophets
and
himself.
He
said, “A
certain
man
planted
a
vineyard.
He
built
a
fence
around
it
in
order
to
protect
it.
He
made
a
stone tank
to
collect
the
juice
that
they
would
press
out
of
the
grapes.
He
also
built
a
tower
for
someone
to
sit
in
to
guard
his
vineyard.
Then
he
leased
the
vineyard
to
some
men
to
care
for
it
and
to
give
him
some
of
the
grapes
in
return.
Then
he
went
away
to
another
country.
When
the
time
came
to
harvest
the
grapes,
he
sent
a
servant
to
the
men
who
were
taking
care
of
the
vineyard
in
order
to
receive
from
them
his
share
of
the
grapes
that
the
vineyard
had
produced.
But
after
the
servant
arrived,
they
grabbed
him
and
beat
him,
and
they
did
not
give
him
any
fruit.
Then
they
sent
him
away.
Later
the
one
who
owned
the
vineyard
sent
another
servant
to
them.
But
they
beat
that
one
on
his
head,
and
they
insulted
him.
Later
he
sent
another
servant.
That
man
they
killed.
They
mistreated
many
other
servants
whom
he
sent.
Some
they
beat
and
some
they
killed.
The
man
still
had
one
other
person
with
him.
It
was
his
son.
He
loved
him
very
much.
So,
finally
he
sent
his
son
to
them
because
he
thought
that
they
would
respect
him
and
give
him
some
of
the
grapes.
But
when
they
saw
his
son
coming,
those
men
who
were
looking
after
the
vineyard
said
to
each
other, ‘Look!
Here
comes
the
man
who
will
some
day
inherit
the
vineyard!
So
let’s
kill
him
in
order
that
this
vineyard
will
be
ours!’
They
seized
him
and
killed
him.
Then
they
threw
his
body
outside
the
vineyard.
So ◄do
you
know
what
the
man
who
owns
the
vineyard
will
do?/I
will
tell
you
what
the
man
who
owns
the
vineyard
will
do [RHQ]►.
He
will
come,
and
he
will
kill
those
evil
men
who
were
taking
care
of
his
vineyard.
Then
he
will
arrange
for
other
people
to
take
care
of
it.
Now
think
carefully
about
these
words,
which
you
have
read
in
the
Scriptures:
The
men
who
were
building
the
building
rejected
one
stone.
But
others
put
that
same
stone
in
its
proper
place,
and
it
has
become
the
most
important
stone
in
the
building [MET]!
The
Lord
has
done
this,
and
we
marvel
as
we
look
at
it.”
Then
the
Jewish
leaders
realized
that
he
was
accusing
them
when
he
told
this
story
about
what
those
wicked
people
did.
So
they
wanted
to
seize
him.
But
they
were
afraid
of
what
the
crowds
would
do
if
they
did
that.
So
they
left
him
and
went
away.
Jesus foiled
the
Jewish leaders’
attempt
to
trap
him
by
their
question
of
whether
they
should
pay
taxes
to
the Roman
government.
Mark 12:13-17
The
Jewish
leaders
sent
to
Jesus
some
Pharisees
who
thought
that
the
Jews
should
pay
only
the
tax
that
their
own
Jewish
authorities
required
people
to
pay.
They
also
sent
some
members
of
the
party
that
supported Herod
Antipas
and
the Roman
government.
They
wanted
to
make
Jesus
say
something
wrong
that
would
make
one
of
those
groups
very
angry
with
him.
After
they
arrived,
they
said
to
him
deceivingly, “Teacher,
we
know
that
you
teach
the
truth.
We
also
know
that
you
are
not
concerned
about
what
people
say
about
you,
even
if
an
important
person
does
not
like
what
you
say.
Instead,
you
teach
truthfully
what
God
wants
us
to
do.
So
tell
us
what
you
think
about
this
matter:
Is
it
right
that
we
pay
taxes
to
the Roman
government,
or
not [MTY]?
Should
we
pay
the
taxes,
or
should
we
not
pay
them?”
Jesus
knew
that
they
did
not
really
want
to
know
what
God
wanted
them
to
do.
So
he
said
to
them, “◄I
know
that
you
are
just
trying
to
make
me
say
something
wrong
for
which
you
can arrest
me./Why
are
you
just
trying
to
make
me
say
something
wrong
for
which
you
can arrest
me?► [RHQ]
But
I
will
answer
your
question anyway.
Bring
me
a coin
so
that
I
might
ask
you
something
after
I
look
at
it.”
After
they
brought
him
a coin,
he
asked
them, “Whose picture
is
on
this
coin?
And
whose
name
is
on
it?”
They
replied, “It
is
a picture
and
the
name
of
Caesar,
the
man
who
rules
the Roman
government.”
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “
That
is
correct,
so
give
to
the
government [MTY]
what
they
require,
and
give
to
God
what
he
requires.”
They
were
frustrated
at
his
answer
but
amazed
at
what
he
said,
because
they
were
not
able
to
accuse
him
of
anything
because
of
what
he
said.
Jesus
showed
from
Scripture
that
the Sadducees
were
wrong
in ridiculing
the
idea
of
life
after
death.
Mark 12:18-27
Men
who
belong
to
the Sadducee
sect
deny
that
people
become
alive
again
after
they
die.
In
order
to discredit
Jesus
by ridiculing
the
idea
that
people
will
live
again,
some
of
them
came
to
him
and
asked
him,
“Teacher,
Moses
wrote
for
us
Jews
that
if
a
man
who
has
no
children
dies,
his
brother
should
marry
the
dead
man’s
widow.
Then
if
those
two
bear
children,
everyone
will
consider
that
those
children
are
the
children
of
the
man
who
died,
and
in
that
way
the
dead
man
will
continue
to
have
descendants.
So
here
is
an
example.
There
were
seven
boys
in
one
family.
The
oldest
one
married
a
woman,
but
he
and
his
wife
did
not
bear
any
children.
Then
he
later
died.
The
second
brother
followed
this
law
and
married
that
woman
and
he,
too,
did
not
bear
any
children.
Then
he
later
died.
The
third
brother
did
like
his
other
brothers
did.
But
he
also
did
not
bear
any
children,
and
later
died.
Eventually
all
seven
brothers
married
that
woman,
one
by
one,
but
they
had
no
children,
and
one
by
one
they
died.
Afterwards
the
woman
died,
too.
Therefore,
if
it
were
true
what
some
people
say,
that
people
will
become
alive
again
after
they
die,
whose
wife
do
you
think
that
woman
will
be
when
people
become
alive
again? ◄
Keep
in
mind
that
she
was
married
to
all
seven
brothers!/She
was
married
to
all
seven
brothers,
so
how
can
anyone
decide [RHQ]?►”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “You
are
certainly
wrong [RHQ].
You
do
not
know
what
they
have
written
in
the
Scriptures
about
this.
You
also
do
not
understand
God’s
power
to
make
people
alive
again.
That
woman
will
not
be
the
wife
of
any
of
them,
because
when
people
have
become
alive
again,
instead
of
men
having
wives
and
women
having
husbands,
they
will
be
like
the
angels
in
heaven,
who
do
not
marry.
But
as
to
people
becoming
alive
again
after
they
die,
in
the
book
that
Moses
wrote,
he
said
something
about
people
who
have
died
that
I
am
sure
that
you
have
read [RHQ].
When
Moses
was
looking
at
the
bush
that
was
burning,
God
said
to
him, ‘I
am
the
God
whom
Abraham
worships
and
the
God
whom
Isaac
worships
and
the
God
whom
Jacob
worships.’
It
is
not
dead
people
who
worship
God.
It
is
living
people
who
worship
him.
Abraham,
Isaac
and
Jacob
died
long
before
Moses
lived,
but
God
said
that
they
were
still
worshipping
him,
so
we
know
their
spirits
were
still
alive!
So
your
claim
that
dead
people
do
not
become
alive
again
is
very
wrong.”
Jesus
commended
a
scribe
who
accepted Jesus’
assessment
of
the
two
greatest
commandments,
after
which
they
asked
Jesus
no
more
questions
to
trap
him.
Mark 12:28-34
A
man
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
heard
their discussion.
He
knew
that
Jesus
answered
the
question
well.
So
he
stepped
forward
and
asked
Jesus, “Which
commandment
is
the
most
important?”
Jesus
answered, “The
most
important
commandment
is
this: ‘Listen,
you
people
of
Israel!
You
must
worship
the
Lord,
our
God,
our
only
Lord.
You
must
show
that
you
love
him
in
all
the
ways
that
you
live
Show
it
in
all
that
you
want
and
feel,
in
all
that
you
think,
and
in
all
that
you
do!’
The
next
most
important
commandment
is: ‘You
must
love
people
you
come
in
contact
with
as
much
as
you
love
yourself.’
No
other
commandment
is
more
important
than
these
two!”
The
man
said
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
you
have
answered
well.
You
correctly
said
that
he
is
the
only
God
and
that
there
is
no
other
God
we
must
worship/obey.
You
have
also
said
correctly
that
we ◄
should/must
show
that
we►
love
God
by
all
that
we
are,
by
all
that
we
think,
and
by
the
way
that
we
live.
And
you
have
said
correctly
that
we
must
love ◄people
with
whom
we
come
in
contact/others►
as
much
as
we
love
ourselves.
And
you
have
also implied
that
doing
these
things
pleases
God
more
than
offering/giving
animals
to
him
or
burning
other
sacrifices.”
Jesus
realized
that
this
man
had
answered
wisely.
So
he
said
to
him, “
I
perceive
that
you
will
soon
decide
to
let
God
rule
your
life.”
After
that,
the
Jewish
leaders
were
afraid
to
ask
him
any
more
questions
like
that
to
try
to
trap
him.
Jesus
showed
from
Scripture
that
the
Messiah
must
be
David’s
Lord
as
well
as
his
descendant.
Mark 12:35-37
Later,
while
he
was
teaching
in
the
Temple
courtyard,
Jesus
said
to
the
people, “These
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws, ◄they
must
be
wrong
when
they
say
that
the
Messiah
is
merely
a
descendant
of
King
David!/why
do
they
say
that
the
Messiah
is
merely
a
descendant
of
King
David?► [RHQ]
The
Holy
Spirit
caused
David
himself
to
say
about
the
Messiah,
God
said
to
my
Lord, ‘Sit
here
beside
me
at
the
place
where
I
will
highly
honor
you!
Sit
here
while
I
completely
defeat
your
enemies! [MTY]’
Therefore,
because
David
himself
calls
the
Messiah ‘my
Lord,’ ◄the
Messiah
cannot
be
just
a
man
who
descended
from
King
David!/how
can
the
Messiah
be
just
a
man
who
descended
from
King
David?► [RHQ]
He
must
be
much
greater
than
David”!
Many
people
listened
to
him
gladly
as
he
taught
those
things.
Jesus
warned
them
about
the scribes’
hypocritical
actions.
Mark 12:38-40
While
Jesus
was
teaching
the
people,
he
said
to
them, “Beware
that
you
do
not
act
like
the
men
who
teach
our
Jewish
laws.
They
like
people
to
honor
them,
so
they
put
on
long
robes
and
walk
around
in
order
to
show
people
how
important
they
are.
They
also
like
people
to
greet
them
respectfully
in
the marketplaces.
They
like
to
sit
in
the
most
important
seats
in
our ◄synagogue/Jewish
meeting
place►.
At
festivals,
they
like
to
sit
in
the
seats
where
the
most
honored
people
sit.
They ◄swindle/take
for
themselves►
the
houses
and
property
of
widows
by cheating
them.
Then
they
pretend
that
they
are
good
by
praying
long
prayers
publicly.
God
will
certainly
punish
them
severely!”
Jesus
told
them
that
a
poor
widow’s tiny
sacrificial
offering
was
worth
more
in
God’s
sight
than
large
amounts
of
money
from
rich
people.
Mark 12:41-44
Later,
Jesus
sat
down
in
the
Temple
courtyard
opposite
the
boxes
in
which
people
put
offerings.
As
he
was
sitting
there,
he
watched
as
all
the
people
put
money
in
the
box.
Many
rich
people
put
in
large
amounts
of
money.
Then
a
poor
widow
came
along
and
put
in
two
small
copper
coins,
which
had
a
very
small
value.
He
gathered
his
disciples
around
him
and
said
to
them, “The
truth
is
that
these
other
people
have
a
lot
of
money,
but
they
gave
only
a
small
part
of
it.
But
this
woman,
who
is
very
poor,
has
put
in
all
the
money
that
she
had
to
pay
for
the
things
she
needs.
So
God
considers
that
this
poor
widow
has
put
more
money
into
the
box
than
all
the
other
people!”
Jesus prophesied that the Temple would be completely destroyed.
Mark 13:1-2
While
Jesus
was
leaving
the
Temple
area,
one
of
his
disciples
said
to
him, “Teacher,
look
at
how
marvelous
these
huge
stones
in
the
walls
are
and
how
wonderful
these
buildings
are!”
Jesus
said
to
him, “
Yes,
these
buildings
that
you
are
looking
at [RHQ]
are
wonderful,
but
I
want
to
tell
you
something
about
them.
They
will
soon
be
destroyed {
Foreign invaders
will
destroy
them}
completely,
with
the
result
that
no
stone
here
in
this
Temple
area
will
be
left
on
top
of
another
stone.”
Jesus
taught
his
disciples
about
the
events
that
will precede
his
coming
again.
Mark 13:3-37
After
they
arrived
on
Olive
Tree
Hill
across
the
valley
from
the
Temple,
Jesus
sat
down.
When
Peter,
James,
John,
and Andrew
were
alone
with
him,
they
asked
him,
“Tell
us,
when
will
that
happen
to
the
buildings
of
the
Temple?
Tell
us
what
will
happen
that
will
show
us
that
all
these
things
that
God
has
planned
are
about
to
be
finished {that
God
is
about
to
finish
all
these
things
that
he
has
planned}.”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “
I
cannot
give
you
a
simple
answer
to
your
questions.
All
I
will
say
is,
beware
that
no
one
deceives
you
concerning
what
will
happen!
Many
people
will
come
and
say ◄that
I
sent
them/that
they
have
my
authority► [MTY].
They
will
say, ‘I
am
the
Messiah!’
They
will
deceive
many
people.
Whenever
people
tell
you
about
wars
that
are
close
or
wars
that
are
far
away,
do
not
be
troubled.
God
has
said
that
those
things
must
happen.
But
when
they
do
happen,
do
not
think
that
God
will
finish
all
that
he
has
planned
at
that
time!
Groups
who
live
in
various
countries
will
fight
each
other,
and
various governments
will
fight
each
other.
There
will
also
be
big
earthquakes
in
various
places;
and
there
will
be
famines.
Yet,
when
these
things
happen,
people
will
have
only
just
begun
to
suffer.
The
first
things
that
they
suffer
will
be
like
the
first
pains
a
woman
suffers
who
is
about
to
bear
a
child.
They
will
suffer
much
more
after
that.
Be
ready
for
what
people
will
do
to
you
at
that
time.
Because
you
believe
in
me,
they
will arrest
you
and
put
you
on
trial
before
the religious
councils. ◄In
the
synagogues/In
the
Jewish
meeting
places►,
you
will
be
beaten {others
will
beat
you}.
You
will
be
put {
People
will
put
you}
on
trial
in
the
presence
of
high
government
authorities.
As
a
result,
you
will
be
able
to
tell
them
about
me.
My
good
message
must
be
proclaimed {
You
must
proclaim
my
good
message}
to
people
in
all people-groups
before
God
finishes
all
that
he
has
planned.
And
when
people arrest
you
in
order
to prosecute
you
because
you
believe
in
me,
do
not
worry
before
that
happens
about
what
you
will
say.
Instead,
say
what
God
puts
into
your
mind
at
that
time.
Then
it
will
not
be
just
you
who
will
be
speaking.
It
will
be
the
Holy
Spirit
who
will
be
speaking
through
you.
Other
evil
things
will
happen:
People
who
do
not
believe
in
me
will ◄betray/help
others
seize►
their
brothers
and
sisters
in
order
that
the
government
can
execute
them.
Parents
will
betray
their
children,
and
children
will
betray
their
parents
so
that
the
government
will
kill
their
parents.
In
general,
you
will
be
hated
by
most [HYP]
people {most [HYP]
people
will
hate
you}
because
you
believe
in
me.
But
all
you
who
continue
to
trust
in
me
strongly
until
your
life
is
finished
will
be
saved {
God
will
save
all
you
who
continue
to
trust
in
me
strongly
until
your
life
ends}.
During
that
time
the
disgusting
thing/person
that
the
prophet
Daniel
described
will
enter
the
Temple.
It/He
will
defile
the
Temple
when
he
enters
it
and
will
cause
people
to
abandon
it.
When
you
see
it/him
standing
there
where
it/he
should
not
be,
you
should
run
away
quickly (May
everyone
who
is
reading
this
pay
attention
to
this
warning
from
Jesus!)
At
that
time
those
people
who
are
in
Judea
district
must
flee
to
higher
hills.
Those
people
who
are
outside
their
houses
must
not
enter
their
houses
in
order
to
get
anything
before
they
run
away.
Those
who
are
working
in
a
field
must
not
return
to
their
houses
in
order
to
get
additional
clothes
before
they
flee.
But
I
feel
very
sorry
for
women
who
will
be
pregnant
and
women
who
will
be
nursing
their
babies
in
those
days,
because
it
will
be
very
difficult
for
them
to
run
away
In
those
days
people
will
suffer
very
severely.
People
have
never
suffered
like
that
since
the
time
when
God
first
created
the
world
until
now;
and
people
will
not
suffer
that
way
again.
So
pray
that
this
painful
time
will
not
happen
in ◄winter/the
rainy
season►,
when
it
will
be
hard
to
travel.
If
the
Lord
God
had
not
decided
that
he
would shorten
that
time
when
people
suffer
so
much,
everyone
would
die.
But
he
has
decided
to shorten
that
time
because
he
is
concerned
about
you
people
whom
he
has
chosen [DOU].
At
that
time
people
who
will
falsely
say
that
they
are Messiahs
and
prophets
will
appear.
Then
they
will
perform
many
kinds ◄of
miracles/of
things
that
ordinary
people
cannot
do► [DOU].
They
will
even
try
to
deceive
you
people
whom
God
has
chosen,
but
they
will
not
be
able
to
do
that.
So
at
that
time
if
someone
says
to
you, ‘Look,
here
is
the
Messiah!’
or
if
someone
says, ‘Look,
he
is
over
there!’
do
not
believe
it!
Be
alert!
Remember
that
I
have
warned
you
about
all
this
before
it
happens.
After
the
time
when
people
suffer
like
that,
the
sun
will
become
dark,
the
moon
will
not
shine,
the
stars
will
fall
from
the
sky,
and
all
things
in
the
sky
will
be
shaken {
God
will
cause
all
things
in
the
sky
to
shake}.
Then
people
will
see
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
coming
through
the
clouds powerfully
and
gloriously.
Then
I
will
send
out
my
angels
in
order
that
they
gather
together
the
people
whom
God
has
chosen
from
everywhere,
and
that includes
all
the
most
remote
places
on
earth [IDM, DOU].
Now
I
want
you
to
learn
something
from
this
parable
about
the
way
fig
trees
grow.
In
this
area,
when
their
buds
become
tender
and
their
leaves
begin
to
sprout,
you
know
that
summer
is
near.
Similarly,
when
you
see
what
I
have
just
described
happening,
you
yourselves
will
know
that
it
is
very
near
the
time
for
me
to
return [MTY].
It
will
be
as
though
I
am
already
at
the
door [HEN].
Keep
this
in
mind:
You
have
observed
the
things
that
I
have
done
and
said,
but
all
of
those
events
that
I
have
just
told
you
about
will
happen
before
all
of
you
will
die.
You
can
be
certain
that
these
things
that
I
have
prophesied
will
happen.
You
can
be
more
certain
of
that
than
you
can
be
certain
that
the
earth
and
what
is
in
the
sky
will
stay
in
place.
But
no
one
knows
the
exact
time
when
I
will
return.
The
angels
in
heaven
also
do
not
know.
Even
I
do
not
know.
Only
my
Father
knows.
So
be
ready,
like
people
who
are
waiting
for
an
important
man
to
come,
because
you
do
not
know
when
that
time
will
come
when
all
these
events
will
happen!
When
a
man
who
wants
to
travel
to
a
distant
place
is
about
to
leave
his
house,
he
tells
his
servants
that
they
should
manage
the
house.
He
tells
each
one
what
he
should
do.
Then
he
tells
the
doorkeeper
to
be
ready
for
his
return.
That
man
must
always
be
ready,
because
he
does
not
know
whether
his
master
will
return
in
the
evening,
at
midnight,
when
the
rooster crows,
or
at
dawn.
Similarly,
you
also
must
always
be
ready,
because
you
do
not
know
when
I
will
return.
May
it
not
happen
that
when
I
come
suddenly,
I
will
find
that
you
are
not
ready!
These
words
that
I
am
saying
to
you
disciples
I
am
saying
to
everyone
who
believes
in
me:
Always
be
ready!”
That
is
what
Jesus
warned
his
disciples.
The Jewish leaders planned how they could arrest Jesus without starting a riot.
Mark 14:1-2
It
was
only
two
days
before
the
people ◄
celebrated/started
to
celebrate►
for
one
week
the
festival
which
they
called
Passover.
During
those
days
they
also
celebrated
the
festival
of ◄Unleavened
Bread/
eating
bread
that
had
no
yeast
in
it►.
The
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
were
planning
how
they
could
seize
Jesus
secretly.
They
wanted
to
accuse
him
in
front
of
the Roman
authorities
so
that
they
would
execute
him.
But
they
were
saying
to
one
another, “We
must
not
do
it
during
the
celebration,
because,
if
we
do
it
then,
the
people
will
be
very
angry
with
us
and
riot!”
Jesus
commended
a
woman
who extravagantly
anointed
Jesus
in anticipation
of
his
death.
The
chief
priests
agreed
to
pay Judas
if
he
would
help
them
seize
Jesus.
Mark 14:3-11
Jesus
was
at Bethany
town
in
the
house
of
Simon,
whom
Jesus
had
healed
from
leprosy.
While
they
were
eating,
a
woman
came
to
him.
She
was
carrying
a
stone
jar
that
contained
expensive
fragrant
perfume
called
nard.
She
opened
the
jar
and
then
she
poured
the
perfume
on Jesus’
head.
One
of
the
people
who
were
present
became
angry
and
said
to
the
others, “◄
It
is
terrible
that
she
wasted
that
perfume!/
Why
did
she
waste
that
perfume?► [RHQ]
It
could
have
been
sold {
We
could
have
sold
it}
for ◄a
huge
amount
of
money/an
amount
of
money
for
which
a
person
works
for
a
year►,
and
then
the
money
could
have
been
given {
we
could
have
given
the
money}
to
poor
people!”
So
he
rebuked
her.
But
Jesus
said, “Stop
scolding
her!
She
has
done
to
me
what
I
consider
to
be
very
appropriate/delightful.
So ◄you
should
not
bother
her!/why
do
you
bother
her?► [RHQ]
You
will
always
have
poor
people
among
you.
So
you
can
help
them
whenever
you
want
to.
But
I
will
not
be
here
among
you
much
longer.
So
it
is
good
for
her
to
show
now
that
she appreciates
me.
It
is
appropriate
that
she
has
done
what
she
was
able
to
do.
It
is
as
if
she
knew
that
I
was
going
to
die
soon
and
has
anointed
my
body
for
their
burying
it.
I
will
tell
you
this:
Wherever
the
good
message
about
me
is
preached {people
preach
the
good
message}
throughout
the
world,
what
she
has
done
will
be
told {people
will
tell
others
what
she
has
done
to
me},
and
as
a
result
people
will
remember
her.”
Then
Judas
Iscariot (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
Town)
went
to
the
chief
priests
in
order
to
talk
to
them
about
helping
them
to
seize
Jesus.
He
did
that
even
though
he
was
one
of
the
twelve
disciples
When
they
heard
what
he
was
willing
to
do
for
them,
they
were
very
happy.
They
promised
that
they
would
give
him
a
large
amount
of
money
for
doing
that.
Judas
agreed,
so
they
gave
him
the
money.
As
a
result,
he
began
watching
for
an opportunity ◄to
betray
Jesus/to
enable Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him►.
Two
disciples
followed Jesus’
instructions
and
prepared
the
Passover
meal.
Mark 14:12-17
Two
days
later,
when
they
killed
the
lambs
for
the
festival
at
the
beginning
of
the
week
when
people
ate
bread
that
had
no
yeast
in
it, Jesus’
disciples
said
to
him, “Where
do
you
want
us
to
go
and
prepare
the
meal
for
the
Passover
celebration
in
order
that
you
can
eat
it
with
us?”
So
he
chose
two
of
his
disciples
to
prepare
everything.
He
said
to
them, “Go
into
Jerusalem
city.
A
man
will
meet
you,
who
will
be
carrying
a
large
jar
full
of
water.
Follow
him.
When
he
enters
a
house,
say
to
the
man
who
owns
the
house, ‘
Our
teacher
wants
us
to
prepare
the
meal
of
the
Passover
celebration
so
that
he
can
eat
it
with
us
his
disciples. ◄Please
show
us
the
room
that
he
arranged
with
you
about./Where
is
the
room
that
he
arranged
with
you
about?► [RHQ]’
He
will
show
you
a
large
room
that
is
on
the
upper
floor
of
the
house.
It
will
be
furnished
and
ready
for
us
to
eat
a
meal
in
it.
Then
prepare
the
meal
there
for
us.”
So
the
two
disciples
left.
They
went
into
the
city
and
found
everything
to
be
just
like
he
had
told
them.
They
prepared
the
meal
for
the
Passover
celebration,
and
then
returned
to
Jesus
and
the
other
disciples.
When
it
was
evening,
Jesus
arrived
at
that
house
with
the
twelve
disciples.
During
the
Passover
meal,
Jesus
prophesied
that
one
disciple
would
betray
him,
and
he
gave
them
the
bread
and
wine
which
he
said represented
his
body
and
blood
which
would
be
sacrificed.
Mark 14:18-26
As
they
were
all
sitting
there
and
eating,
Jesus
said, “Listen
carefully
to
this:
One
of
you
will
enable
my
enemies
to
seize
me.
Specifically,
it
is
one
of
you
who
will
do
this
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
he
is
eating
with
me
right
now!”
The
disciples
became
very
sad
and
they
said
to
him
one
by
one, “Surely ◄it
is
not
I!/I
am
not
the
one,
am
I?► [RHQ]”
Then
he
said
to
them, “It
is
one
of
you
twelve
disciples,
the
one
who
is dipping
bread
into
the
sauce
in
the
dish
along
with
me.
It
is
certain
that
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
die,
because
that
is
what
has
been {what
the
prophets
have}
written
about
me.
But
there
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
the
man
by
whom
I
will
be
betrayed {who
will ◄betray
me/help
my
enemies
to
seize
me►}!
In
fact,
it
would
be
better
for
that
man
if
he
had
never
been
born!”
While
they
were
eating,
he
took
a
flat
loaf
of
bread
and
thanked
God
for
it.
Then
he
broke
it
into
pieces
and
gave
it
to
them
and
said
to
them, “This
bread
represents [MET]
my
body.
Take
it
and
eat
it.”
Afterwards,
he
took
a
cup
that
contained
wine
and
thanked
God
for
it.
Then
he
gave
it
to
them,
and
then,
as
they
all
drank
from
it,
he
said
to
them, “This
wine
represents [MET]
my
blood,
which
is
about
to
be
shed {which
is
about
to
flow
from
my
body}
when
my
enemies
kill
me.
With
this
blood
I
will
sign
the
agreement
that
God
has
made
to
forgive
the
sins
of
many
people.
I
want
you
to
know
this:
I
will
not
drink
any
more
wine
in
this
way
until
the
time
when
I
drink
it
with
a
new
meaning
when
I
begin
to
rule
as
a
king.”
After
they
sang
a
hymn,
they
went
out
toward
Olive
Tree
Hill.
Jesus
predicted
that
Peter
would
deny
three
times
that
he
knew
Jesus.
Mark 14:27-31
While
they
were
on
their
way,
Jesus
said
to
them, “It
has
been {
The
prophets
have}
written
in
the Scriptures
that
God
said
about
me, ‘I
will
kill
the
shepherd
and
his
sheep
will
scatter.’
Those
words
will
come
true.
When
they
are
about
to
capture
me,
all
of
you
will
leave
me
and
run
away.
But
after
I
have
been
made {
God
has
made
me}
alive
again,
I
will
go
ahead
of
you
to
Galilee
district
and
meet
you
there.”
Then
Peter
said
to
him, “Perhaps
all
the
other
disciples
will
leave
you,
but
not
I!
I
will
not
leave
you!”
Then
Jesus
said
to
him, “The
truth
is
that
this
very
night,
before
the
rooster
crows
a
second
time,
you
yourself
will
deny
three
times
that
you
know
me!”
But
Peter
replied
strongly, “Even
if
they
kill
me
as
I
defend
you,
I
will
never
deny
that
I
know
you!”
And
all
the
other
disciples
said
the
same
thing.
While
the
disciples
slept,
Jesus
prayed
that
God
would
spare
him
from
the
coming
suffering.
Mark 14:32-42
On
the
way,
Jesus
and
the
disciples
came
to
the
place
that
people
call
Gethsemane.
Then
he
said
to
some/eight
of
his
disciples, “Stay
here
while
I
pray!”
Then
he
took
Peter,
James,
and
John
with
him.
He
became
extremely
distressed,
and
he
said
to
them,
“I [SYN]
am
very
sorrowful.
It
is
as
if
I
were
about
to
die.
You
men
remain
here
and
stay
awake!”
He
went
a
bit
further
and
threw
himself
on
the
ground.
Then
he
prayed
that
if
it
were
possible,
he
would
not
have
to
suffer [MTY].
He
said, “O
my
Father,
because
you
are
able
to
do
everything,
rescue
me
so
that
I
do
not
have
to
suffer
now [MTY]!
But
do
not
do
what
I
want.
Instead,
do
what
you
want!”
Then
he
returned
and
found
his
disciples
sleeping.
He
woke
them
up
and
said, “Simon! ◄
I
am
disappointed
that
you
fell
asleep
and
that
you
were
not
able
to
stay
awake
for
just
a
short
time!/
Why
is
it
that
you
fell
asleep
and
that
you
were
not
able
to
stay
awake
for
just
one
hour?► [RHQ]”
And
he
said
to
them, “You
want
to
do
what
I
say,
but
you
are
not
strong
enough [MTY]
to
actually
do
it.
So
keep
awake
and
pray
in
order
that
you
can
resist
when
something
like
this tempts
you!”
Then
he
went
away
again
and
prayed
again
what
he
prayed
before.
When
he
returned,
he
found
that
they
were
sleeping
again
because
they
were
so sleepy
that
they
could
not
keep
their
eyes
open.
Because
they
were
ashamed,
they
did
not
know
what
to
say
to
him
when
he
awakened
them.
Then
he
went
and
prayed
again.
He
returned
a
third
time;
and
he
found
them
sleeping
again.
He
woke
all
of
them
and
said
to
them, “◄
I
am
disappointed
that
you
are
sleeping
again!/
Why
are
you
sleeping
again?► [RHQ]
You
have
slept
enough.
The
time
for
me
to
suffer
is
about
to
begin.
Look!
Someone
is
about
to
enable
sinful
men
to
seize
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
So
get
up!
Let’s
go
toward
him
Look!
Here
comes
the
one
who
is enabling
them
to
seize
me!”
Judas
betrayed
Jesus.
Mark 14:43-49
While
he
was
still
speaking,
Judas
arrived.
Even
though
he
was
one
of
Jesus’
twelve
disciples,
he
came
to
enable Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him.
A
crowd
who
carried
swords
and
clubs
was
with
him.
The
leaders
of
the
Jewish
Council
had
sent
them.
Judas,
who
was ◄betraying
Jesus/helping Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him►,
had
previously
told
this
crowd, “The
man
whom
I
kiss
is
the
one
whom
you
want.
When
I
kiss
him,
seize
him
and
lead
him
away
while
you
guard
him
carefully.”
So,
when
Judas
arrived,
he
immediately
went
to
Jesus
and
said, “My
teacher!”
Then
he
kissed
Jesus
on
his
neck/cheek.
Then
the
crowd
seized
Jesus.
But
one
of
the
disciples
who
was
standing
nearby
drew
his
short
sword.
He
struck
the
servant
of
the
high
priest
with
it
to
kill
him,
but
he
only
cut
off
his
ear.
Jesus
said
to
them, “◄
It
is ridiculous
that
you
come
here
to
seize
me
with
swords
and
clubs,
as
if
I
were
a bandit!/Have
you
come
here
to
seize
me
with
swords
and
clubs,
as
if
I
were
a bandit [RHQ]?►
Day
after
day
I
was
with
you
in
the
Temple
courtyard
teaching
the
people
Why
did
you
not
seize
me
then?
But
this
is happening
in
order
that
what
the
prophets
have
written
in
the Scriptures
about
me
may
be
fulfilled {may
happen}.”
Mark
ran
away.
Mark 14:50-52
All
the
disciples
at
once
left
him
and
ran
away.
At
that
time, ◄a
young
man/I►
was
following
Jesus.
He/
I
was
wearing
only
a
linen
cloth
around
his/my
body.
The
crowd
seized
him/me.
But,
as
he/I
pulled
away
from
them,
he/I
left
behind
the
linen
cloth
in
their
hands,
and
then
he/I
ran
away
naked.
After
witnesses
accusing Jesus contradicted
each
other, Jesus
said
that
he
was
the
man
who
was
also
God,
the
Messiah,
after
which
they
decided
that Jesus
must
die.
Mark 14:53-65
The
men
who
had
seized
Jesus
led
him
away
to
the
house
where
the supreme
priest
lived.
All
of
the
Jewish
Council
were
gathering
there.
Peter
followed
Jesus
at
a
distance.
He
went
into
the
courtyard
of
the
house
where
the supreme
priest
lived,
and
sat
there
with
the
men
who
guarded
the
house
of
the supreme
priest.
He
was
warming
himself
beside
a
fire.
The
chief
priests
and
all
the
rest
of
the
Jewish
council
had
already
tried
to
find
people
who
would
tell
lies
about
Jesus
in
order
that
they
could convince
the Roman
authorities
to
execute
him.
But
they
did
not
succeed,
because,
although
many
people
spoke
lies
about
him,
they contradicted
each
other.
Finally,
some
stood
up
and
accused
him
falsely
by
saying,
“We
heard
him
when
he
said, ‘I
will
destroy
this
Temple
that
was
built
by
men,
and
then
within
three
days
I
will
build
another
temple ◄without
help
from
anyone
else/that
human
hands
will
not
build►.’”
But,
what
some
of
these
men
said
also
did
not
agree
with
what
others
of
them
said.
Then
the supreme
priest
himself
stood
up
in
front
of
them
and
said
to
Jesus, “Are
you
not
going
to
reply?
What
do
you
say
about
all
the
things
that
they
are
saying
in
order
to
accuse
you?”
But
Jesus
was
silent
and
did
not
reply [DOU].
Then
the supreme
priest
tried
again.
He
asked
him, “Are
you
the
Messiah?
Do
you
say
that
you
are ◄the
Son
of
God/the
man
who
is
also
God►?”
Jesus
said, “I
am.
Furthermore,
you
will
see
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
ruling
beside
God,
who
is
completely
powerful.
You
will
also
see
me
coming
down
through
the
clouds
in
the
sky!”
In
response
to Jesus’
words,
the supreme
priest
tore
his
outer
garment.
That
was
their
custom
to
show
that
he
was
shocked
that
Jesus
had
said
that
he
was
equal
to
God.
Then
he
said, “We
certainly
do
not [RHQ]
need
any
more
people
who
will
testify
against
this
man,
because
you
have
heard
what
he
said
against
God!
He
claimed
to
be
equal
with
God
Therefore,
what
have
you
decided?”
They
all
said
that
Jesus
was
guilty
and
deserved ◄to
be
executed/that
they
should
kill
him►.
Then
some
of
them
began
spitting
on
Jesus.
They
put
a
blindfold
on
him,
and
then
they
began
striking
him
and
saying
to
him, “
If
you
are
a
prophet,
tell
us
who
hit
you!”
And
those
who
were
guarding
Jesus
struck
him
with
their
hands.
As
Jesus
predicted,
Peter
denied
three
times
that
he
knew
Jesus.
Mark 14:66-72
While
Peter
was
outside
in
the
courtyard
of
the supreme
priest’s
house,
one
of
the
girls
who
worked
for
the supreme
priest
came
near
him.
When
she
saw
Peter
warming
himself
beside
the
fire,
she
looked
at
him
closely.
Then
she
said, “You
also
were
with
Jesus,
that
man
from
Nazareth
town!”
But
he
denied
it
by
saying, “I
do
not
know
or
understand [DOU]
what
you
are
talking
about!”
Then
he
went
away
from
there
to
the
gate
of
the
courtyard.
The
servant
girl
saw
him
there
and
said
to
the
people
who
were
standing
nearby, “This
man
is
one
of
those
who
have
been
with
that
man
they
arrested.”
But
he
denied
it
again.
After
a
little
while,
one
of
those
who
were
standing
there
said
to
Peter
again, “
The
way
you
speak
shows
that
you
also
are
from
Galilee
district.
So
it
is
certain
that
you
are
one
of
those
who
accompanied
Jesus!”
But
he
began
to exclaim, “I
do
not
know
the
man
that
you
are
talking
about!
Because
God
knows
that
I
am
speaking
truthfully,
may
he
punish
me
if
I
am
lying!”
Immediately
the
rooster
crowed
a
second
time.
Then
Peter
remembered
what
Jesus
had
said
to
him
before, “Before
the
rooster
crows
a
second
time,
you
will
deny
three
times
that
you
know
me.”
When
he
realized
that
he
had
denied
it
three
times,
he
started
crying.
In the governor Pilate’s presence Jesus refused to answer accusations against him.
Mark 15:1-5
Very
early
in
the
morning
the
chief
priests
met
together
with
the
rest
of
the
Jewish
council,
in
order
to
decide
how
to
accuse
Jesus
before
the Roman
governor.
Their
guards
tied
Jesus’
hands
again.
They
took
him
to
the
house
of
Pilate,
the
governor,
and
they
started
to
accuse
him,
saying “
Jesus
is
claiming
that
he
is
a
king!!”
Pilate
asked
Jesus, “Do
you
claim
to
be
the
king
of
the
Jews?”
Jesus
answered
him, “You
yourself
have
said
so.”
Then
the
chief
priests
claimed
that
Jesus
had
done
many
bad
things.
So
Pilate
asked
him
again, “Don’t
you
have
anything
to
say?
Listen
to
how
many
bad
things
they
are
saying
that
you
have
done!”
But
even
though
Jesus
was
not
guilty,
he
did
not
say
anything
more.
The
result
was
that
Pilate
was
very
much
surprised.
At
the crowd’s insistence,
Pilate
released
a criminal,
and
gave
orders
that
Jesus
should
be crucified.
Mark 15:6-15
It
was
the
governor’s
custom
each
year
during
the
Passover
celebration
to
release
one
person
who
was
in
prison.
He
customarily
released
whichever
prisoner
the
people
requested.
At
that
time
there
was
a
man
called Barabbas
who
had
been {whom
the
soldiers
had}
put
in
prison
with
some
other
men.
Those
men
had
murdered
some
soldiers
when
they
rebelled
against
the Roman
government.
A
crowd
approached
Pilate
and
asked
him
to
release
someone,
just
like
he
customarily
did
for
them
during
the
Passover
celebration.
Pilate
answered
them, “Would
you
like
me
to
release
for
you
the
man
whom
you
Jewish
people
say
is
your
king?”
He
asked
this
because
he
realized
what
the
chief
priests
were
wanting
to
do.
They
were
accusing Jesus
because
they
were
jealous
of
him
because
many
people
were
becoming
his
disciples.
But
the
chief
priests
urged
the
crowd
to
request
that Pilate
release Barabbas
for
them
instead
of
Jesus.
Pilate
said
to
them
again, “
If
I
release Barabbas,
what
do
you
want
me
to
do
with
the
man
whom
some
of
you
Jews
say
is
your
king?”
Then
they
shouted
again, “
Command
that
your
soldiers
crucify
him!”
Then
Pilate
said
to
them, “Why?
What
crime
has
he
committed?”
But
they
shouted
even
louder, “
Command
your
soldiers
to
crucify
him!”
So,
because
Pilate
wanted
to
please
the
crowd,
he
released Barabbas
for
them.
Then,
after
his
soldiers
had whipped
Jesus
with
leather straps
into
which
they
had
fastened
metal
pieces,
Pilate
told
the
soldiers
to
take
him
away
in
order
that
he
would
be
crucified {they
would
crucify
him}.
The
soldiers ridiculed
Jesus
as
being
a
king.
Mark 15:16-20
The
soldiers
took
Jesus
into
the
courtyard
of
the
palace
where Pilate
lived.
That
place
was
the
government headquarters.
Then
they
summoned
the
whole ◄cohort/group
of
soldiers►
who
were
on
duty
there.
After
the
soldiers
gathered
together,
they
put
a
purple
robe
on
Jesus.
Then
they
placed
on
his
head
a
crown
that
they
made
from
branches
of thornbushes.
They
did
those
things
in
order
to
ridicule
him
by
pretending
that
he
was
a
king.
Then
they
greeted
him
like
they
would
greet
a
king,
in
order
to
ridicule
him,
saying, “Hooray
for
the
King
who
rules
the
Jews!”
They
repeatedly
struck
his
head
with
a
reed
and
spat
on
him.
By
kneeling
down,
they
pretended
to
honor
him.
When
they
had
finished ridiculing
him,
they
pulled
off
the
purple
robe.
They
put
his
own
clothes
on
him,
and
then
they
led
him
outside
of
the
city
in
order
to
nail
him
to
a
cross.
After
they
crucified
Jesus
the
soldiers gambled
for
his
clothing.
Mark 15:21-24
After
Jesus
carried
his
cross
a
short
distance,
a
man
named
Simon
from
Cyrene
city
came
along.
He
was
the
father
of Alexander
and
Rufus.
He
was
passing
by
while
he
was
returning
home
from
outside
the
city.
The
soldiers
compelled
Simon
to
carry
the
cross
for
Jesus.
They
brought
them
both
to
a
place
that
they
call
Golgotha.
That
name
means, ‘a
place
like
a skull’.
Then
they
tried
to
give
Jesus
wine
that
was {that
they}
mixed
with
medicine
called
myrrh.
They
wanted
him
to
drink
it
so
that
he
would
not
feel
so
much
pain
when
they crucified
him.
But
he
did
not
drink
it.
Some
of
the
soldiers
took
his
clothes.
Then
they nailed
him
to
a
cross.
Afterwards,
they
divided
his
clothes
among
themselves
by gambling
with
something
like
dice.
They
did
this
in
order
to
determine
which
piece
of
clothing
each
one
would
get.
People
passing
by,
as
well
as
the
Jewish
leaders
and
two
criminals
crucified
with
Jesus,
insulted
him.
Mark 15:25-32
It
was
nine o’clock
in
the
morning
when
they
crucified
him.
They
attached
to
the
cross
above Jesus’
head
a
sign
on
which
it
had
been
written {someone
had
written}
the
reason
why
they
were nailing
him
to
the
cross.
But
all
that
it
said
was, “The
King
of
the
Jews.”
They
also nailed
to crosses
two
men
who
were
bandits.
They nailed
one
to
a
cross
at
the
right
side
of Jesus
and
one
to
a
cross
at
the
left
side
of Jesus.
The
people
who
were
passing
by
insulted
him
by
shaking
their
heads
as
if
here
were
an
evil
man.
They
said, “Aha!
You
said
that
you
would
destroy
the
Temple
and
then
you
would
build
it
again
within
three
days.
If
you
could
do
that,
then
rescue
yourself
by
coming
down
from
the
cross!”
The
chief
priests,
along
with
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws,
also
wanted
to
make fun
of
Jesus.
So
they
said
to
each
other, “He
claims
to
have
saved
others
from
their
sicknesses [IRO]
but
he
cannot
save
himself!
He
said, ‘I
am
the
Messiah,
I
am
the
King
who
rules
the
people
of
Israel.’
If
his
words
are
true,
he
should
come
down
now
from
the
cross!
Then
we
will
believe
him!”
The
two
men
who
were
crucified
beside
him
also
insulted
him.
As
several
women
who
had
accompanied
Jesus
watched,
he
died,
after
which
the
Temple
curtain
split
into
two
parts,
and
the Roman
officer
pronounced
that
Jesus
was
the
Son
of
God.
Mark 15:33-41
At
noon
the
whole
land
became
dark,
and
it
stayed
dark
until
three o’clock
in
the
afternoon.
At
three o’clock
Jesus
shouted
loudly, “Eloi,
Eloi,
lama
sabachthani?”
That
means, “My
God,
my
God,
why
have
you
deserted
me?”
When
some
of
the
people
who
were
standing
there
heard
the
word ‘Eloi’, misunderstanding
it,
they
said, “Listen!
He
is
calling
for
the
prophet
Elijah!”
One
of
them
ran
and
filled
a
sponge
with
sour
wine.
He
placed
it
on
the
tip
of
a
reed,
and
then
he
held
it
up
for
Jesus
to
suck
out
the
wine
that
was
in
it.
While
he
was
doing
that,
someone
said, “Wait!
Let’s
see
whether
Elijah
will
come
to
take
him
down
from
the
cross!”
And
then,
after
Jesus
shouted
loudly,
he
stopped
breathing
and
died.
At
that
moment
the
heavy
thick
curtain
that
closed
off
the
most
holy
place
in
the
Temple
split
into
two
pieces
from
top
to
bottom.
That
showed
that
ordinary
people
could
now
go
into
the
presence
of
God.
The
officer
who
supervised
the
soldiers
who nailed
Jesus
to
the
cross
was
standing
in
front
of
Jesus.
When
he
saw
how
Jesus
died,
he
exclaimed, “Truly,
this
man
was
the
man
who
was
also
God!”
There
were
also
some
women
there,
watching
these
events
from
a
distance.
They
had
accompanied Jesus
when
he
was
in
Galilee
district,
and
they
had
provided
what
he
needed.
They
had
come
with
him
to
Jerusalem.
Among
those
women
was Mary
from Magdala
town.
There
was
another Mary,
who
was
the
mother
of
the
younger James
and
of Joses.
There
was
also Salome.
Several
women
watched
as
Joseph
and
others
buried Jesus’
body
in
a
cave
after
getting
permission
from Pilate.
Mark 15:42-47
When
evening
was
near,
a
man
named
Joseph
from Arimathea
town
came
there.
He
was
a
member
of
the
Jewish
council,
one
whom
everyone
respected.
He
was
also
one
of
those
who
had
been
waiting
expectantly
for
the
time
when
God
would
send
his
king
to
begin
to
rule.
He
knew
that,
according
to
Jewish
law,
people’s
bodies
had
to
be
buried {
someone
had
to
bury
people’s
bodies}
on
the
day
they
died.
He
also
realized
that
it
was
the
day
when
people
prepared
things
for ◄
the
Jewish
day
of
rest/the
Sabbath►,
and
that
the
Sabbath
would
start
when
the
sun
set.
So
he
became
courageous
and
went
to Pilate
and
asked Pilate
to
permit
him
to
take
the
body
of Jesus
down
from
the
cross
and
bury
it
immediately.
Pilate
was
surprised
when
he
heard
that
Jesus
was
already
dead.
So
he
summoned
the
officer
who
was
in
charge
of
the
soldiers
who crucified
Jesus,
and
he
asked
him
if
Jesus
had
already
died.
When
the
officer
told
Pilate
that
Jesus
was
dead,
Pilate
allowed
Joseph
to
take
away
the
body.
After
Joseph
bought
a
linen
cloth,
he
and
others
took
Jesus’
body
down
from
the
cross.
They
wrapped
it
in
the
linen
cloth
and
laid
it
in
a
tomb
that
previously
had
been
dug
out
of
the
rock
cliff.
Then
they
rolled
a
huge
flat
stone
in
front
of
the
entrance
to
the
tomb.
Mary
from Magdala
and
Mary
the
mother
of
Joses
were
watching
where Jesus’
body
was
placed {where
they
placed Jesus’
body}.
Two days later several women were astonished to find Jesus’ tomb empty.
Mark 16:1-8
On Saturday
evening
when ◄the
Sabbath/the
Jewish
day
of
rest►
had
ended,
Mary
from Magdala,
Mary
the
mother
of
the
younger
James,
and
Salome
bought
fragrant
ointment.
The
Jews
had
a
custom
of
anointing
bodies
before
they
buried
them,
and
the
women
wanted
to
follow
this
custom.
So
very
early
on Sunday,
just
after
the
sun
rose,
they
took
the
fragrant
ointment
and
started
toward
the
tomb.
While
they
were
going
there,
they
were
saying
to
each
other, “Who
will
roll
away
for
us
the
stone
that
blocks
the
entrance
of
the
tomb?”
After
they
arrived,
they
looked
up
and
saw
that
the
stone
had
already
been
rolled
away {that
someone
had
already
rolled
away
the
stone}.
They
were
surprised
because
it
would
have
been
difficult
to
move
such
a
huge
stone.
They
entered
the
tomb
and
saw
an
angel
who
looked
like
a
young
man.
He
was
sitting
at
the
right
side
of
the
cave.
He
was
wearing
a
shining
white
robe.
As
a
result,
they
were
astonished.
The
young
man
said
to
them, “Do
not
be
astonished!
I
know
that
you
are
looking
for
Jesus,
the
man
from
Nazareth,
who
was nailed
to
a
cross {whom
they nailed
to
a
cross}.
But
he
has
become
alive
again!
He
is
not
here!
Look!
Here
is
the
place
where
they
placed
his
body.
But,
instead
of
remaining
here,
go
and
tell
his
disciples.
Particularly
be
sure
that
you
tell
Peter.
Tell
them, ‘
Jesus
is
going
ahead
of
you
to
Galilee
district,
and
you
will
see
him
there,
just
like
he
told
you
previously’!”
The
women
went
outside
and
ran
from
the
tomb.
They
were
trembling
because
they
were
afraid,
and
they
were
astonished.
But
they
did
not
say
anything
to
anyone
about
this
while
they
were
going,
because
they
were
afraid.
Jesus
rebuked
the
disciples
for
not believing
the
reports
of
his
being
alive
again.
Mark 16:9-14
[When
Jesus
became
alive
again
early
on Sunday
morning,
he
appeared
first
to
Mary
from Magdala
town.
She
was
the
woman
from
whom
he
had
previously
expelled
seven
evil
spirits.
She
went
to
those
who
had
been
with
Jesus,
while
they
were
mourning
and
crying.
She
told
them
what
she
had
seen.
But
when
she
told
them
that
Jesus
was
alive
again
and
that
she
had
seen
him,
they
refused
to
believe
it.
Later
that
day,
Jesus
appeared
to
two
of
his
disciples
while
they
were
walking
from
Jerusalem
to
their
homes
in
the
surrounding
area.
But
they
did
not
recognize
him
quickly
because
he
looked
very
different.
After
they
recognized
him,
those
two
went
back
to
Jerusalem.
They
told
his
other
followers
what
had
happened,
but
they
did
not
believe
it.
Later
he
appeared
to
the
eleven
apostles
while
they
were
eating.
He
rebuked
them
because
they
had
stubbornly
refused
to
believe
the
reports
of
those
who
saw
him
after
he
had
become
alive
again.
Miracles
began
to
happen
after
Jesus
instructed
his
disciples
to
preach
the gospel
everywhere
and
he
told
them
that
miracles
would
accompany
their
ministry.
Mark 16:15-20
Later
he
said
to
them, “Go
into
the
whole
world
and
preach
the
good
message
to
everyone!
Everyone
who
believes
your
message
and
who
is baptized
will
be
saved {
God
will
save}.
But
everyone
who
does
not
believe
it
will
be
condemned {
God
will
condemn}.
Those
who
believe
my
good
message
will
perform
miracles.
Specifically,
by
my
power
they
will
expel
evil
spirits.
They
will
speak
in
languages
that
they
have
not
learned.
If
they
pick
up
snakes
accidentally
or
if
they
drink
any
poisonous
liquid
accidentally,
they
will
not
be
hurt.
Whenever
they
put
their
hands
on
sick
people
in
order
that
God
will
heal
them,
those
sick
people
will
become
well.”
After
the
Lord
Jesus
had
said
this
to
the
disciples,
he
was
taken {
God
took
him}
up
into
heaven.
Then
he
sat
down
on
his
throne
beside
God
to
rule
with
him.
As
for
the
disciples,
they
went
out
from
Jerusalem,
and
then
they
preached
everywhere.
Wherever
they
went,
the
Lord
enabled
them
to
perform
miracles.
By
doing
that,
he
showed
people
that
God’s
message
is
true.
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Luke 1:1-4
Luke told Theophilus why he was writing about all that Jesus did.
My
noble
friend Theophilus,
many
people
saw
the
things
that
Jesus
did
while
he
was
with
us,
from
the
time
when
he
started [MTY]
his
ministry.
They
served
God
by
teaching
people
the
message
about
the
Lord Jesus.
Many
of
those
who
heard
what
they
taught
wrote
down
for
us
accounts
of
the
things
that
Jesus
did
from
the
time
when
he
began
his
ministry.
I
myself
have
studied
these
accounts
carefully.
So
I
decided
that
it
would
be
good
for
me
also
to
write
for
you
(sg)
an
accurate
account
of
these
matters.
I
want
you
to
know
the
truth
about
what
you
have
been
taught {what
others
have
taught
you}.
An
angel
told
Zechariah
that
his
wife Elizabeth
would
bear
a
son, John.
Luke 1:5-25
When
King
Herod
the
Great
ruled
Judea
district,
there
was
a
Jewish
priest
named
Zechariah.
He
belonged
to
the
group
of
priests
called
the
Abijah
group.
He
and
his
wife
Elizabeth
were
both
descended
from
the
first
priest
of
Israel,
Aaron.
God
considered
that
both
of
them
were
righteous,
because
they
constantly
completely
obeyed
everything
that
God
had
commanded.
But
they
had
no
children,
because
Elizabeth
had
been
unable
to
bear
children.
Furthermore,
she
and
her
husband
were
very
old.
One
day
Zechariah’s
group
was
doing
their
work
in
the
Temple
in
Jerusalem,
and
he
was
serving
as
a
priest
in
God’s
presence.
Following
their
custom,
the
other
priests
chose
him
by
lot
to
enter
the
Lord’s
temple
and
burn
incense.
While
he
was
burning
the
incense,
many
people
were
outside
in
the
courtyard,
praying.
Then
an
angel
whom
God
had
sent
appeared
to
him.
The
angel
was
standing
at
the
right
side
of
the
place
where
the
priests
burned
incense.
When
Zechariah
saw
the
angel,
he
was
startled
and
became
very
afraid.
But
the
angel
said
to
him, “Zechariah,
do
not
be
afraid!
When
you
(sg)
prayed
asking
God
for
a
son (OR,
that
God
would
send
the
Messiah),
God
heard
what
you
prayed.
So
your
wife
Elizabeth
shall
bear
a
son.
You
must
name
him
John.
He
will
cause
you
to
be
very
happy,
and
many
other
people
will
also
be
happy
because
he
is
born.
God
will
consider
him
to
be
very
important.
He
must
never
drink
wine
or
any
other alcoholic
drink,
in
order
that
he
will
be
completely
dedicated
to
God.
He
will
be
controlled
by
the
Holy
Spirit {The
Holy
Spirit
will
control
him}
from
before
he
is
born.
He
will
persuade
many
people
in
Israel
to
turn
away
from
their
sins
and
please
the
Lord
their
God.
As
God’s
Spirit enables
him
to
preach powerfully
as
the
prophet
Elijah
did,
he
will precede
the
Messiah.
He
will
cause
parents [SYN]
to
act
peacefully
toward
their
children
again.
He
will
cause
many
people
who
do
not
obey
God
to
hear
and
obey
the
wise
things
that
righteous
people
tell
them.
He
will
do
this
in
order
to
help
many
people
to
be
ready
when
the
Lord
comes.”
Then
Zechariah
said
to
the
angel, “I
am
very
old,
and
my
wife
is
also
so
old
that
she
cannot
bear
a
child.
So ◄I
cannot
believe
that
what
you
(sg)
said
will
happen!/how
can
I
believe
that
what
you
(sg)
said
will
happen?► [RHQ]”
Then
the
angel
said
to
him, “I
am
God’s
chief
angel,
Gabriel!
I
do
what
God
tells
me,
because
I
constantly
am
in
God’s
presence!
I
was
sent {
He
sent
me}
to
tell
you
(sg)
something
good
that
is
going
to
happen
to
you.
What
I
have
told
you
will
certainly
happen
at
the
time
God
decides,
but
you
did
not
believe
what
I
told
you.
So
now
God
will
make
you
will
be
unable
to
talk
until
the
day
your
son
is
born”!
While
Zechariah
and
the
angel
were
talking,
the
people
in
the
courtyard
were
waiting
for
Zechariah
to
come
out.
They
wondered, “Why
is
he
staying
in
the
Temple
for
such
a
long
time?”
When
Zechariah
came
out,
he
was
not
able
to
speak
to
the
people.
Because
he
could
not
talk,
he
made motions
with
his
hands
to
try
to
convey
what
had
happened.
Then
they
realized
that
he
had
seen ◄a
vision
from
God/something
that
God
showed
him►
while
he
was
in
the
Temple.
When Zechariah’s
time
to
work
as
a
priest
in
the
Temple
was
finished,
he
left
Jerusalem
and
returned
to
his
home.
Some
time
later
his
wife
Elizabeth
became
pregnant [EUP].
She
did
not
leave
their
house
for
five
months,
because
she
knew
that
people
would
laugh
at
her
if
she
told
them
that
she
was
pregnant.
But
she
thought, “God
has
enabled
me
to
become
pregnant.
He
has
pitied
me
and
I
will
no
longer
be
ashamed
because
I
have
no
children!”
An
angel
told
a
virgin
named Mary
that
she
would
bear
a
son,
to
be
named
Jesus.
Luke 1:26-38
When Elizabeth
had
been
pregnant [EUP]
for
almost
six
months,
the
angel
Gabriel
was
sent
by
God {God
sent
the
angel
Gabriel}
again.
This
time
he
went
to Nazareth
town
in
Galilee
district,
to
a
virgin
whose
name
was
Mary.
It
had
been {
Her
parents
had}
promised
that
she
would
marry
a
man
named
Joseph,
who
was
descended
from
King
David.
The
angel
greeted
her
and
said, “◄The
Lord/God►
is
with
you
(sg)
and
you
will
be
greatly
blessed {
has
decided
to
greatly
bless
you}!”
But Mary
was
very
confused
when
she
heard
that.
She
wondered
what
the
angel
meant
by
these
words.
Then
the
angel
said
to
her, “Mary,
God
is
very
pleased
with
you
(sg),
so
do
not
be
afraid.
You
will
become
pregnant
and
bear
a
son,
and
you
must
name
him
Jesus.
He
will
become
great.
He
will
be
called {
People
will
call
him} ◄the
Son
of
God/the
man
who
is
also
God►.
God,
the
Lord,
will
make
him
a
king [MTY]
as
his
ancestor
King
David
was.
He
will
be
the
King
of
the
Jews,
the
descendants [MTY]
of
your ancestor
Jacob,
forever.
He
will
rule
as
king
forever!”
Then
Mary
said
to
the
angel, “I
am
a
virgin,
so
how
can
I
have
a
baby?”
The
angel
replied, “The
Holy
Spirit
will
come
to
you;
the
power
of
God [MTY/EUP]
will
overshadow
you
and
enable
you
to
become
pregnant.
So
the
child
you
will
bear
will
be
completely
set
apart {give
himself
completely}
to
obey
God,
and
he
will
be
called {
people
will
say
that
he
is} ◄the
Son
of
God/the
man
who
is
also
God►.
I
also
need
to
tell
you
something
else.
Your
cousin
Elizabeth
is
very
old,
and
it
was
thought {
people
said}
that
she
could
not
bear
any
children.
But
she
has
been
pregnant [EUP]
for
almost
six
months,
and
will
bear
a
son!
You
should
not
be
surprised
at
that,
because
God
can
do
everything!”
Then
Mary
said, “All
right,
I
want
to
serve ◄the
Lord/God►,
so
may
what
you
(sg)
have
said
about
me
come
true!”
Then
the
angel
left
her.
Mary
visited Elizabeth.
Luke 1:39-45
Very
soon
after
that,
Mary
got
ready
and
went
quickly
to
a
town
in
the highlands
of
Judea
district
where
Zechariah
lived.
She
entered
his
house
and
greeted
his
wife
Elizabeth.
As
soon
as
Elizabeth
heard
Mary
greet
her,
the
baby
moved
inside
Elizabeth’s
womb.
The
Holy
Spirit
took
complete
control
of
Elizabeth,
and
she
said
loudly
to Mary, “
God
has
blessed
you
more
than
he
has
blessed
any
other
woman,
and
he
has
blessed
the
child
you
will
bear!
◄I
am
not
worthy
that
God
would
allow
you
to
visit
me!/Why
is
God allowing
you
to
visit
me?► [RHQ]
You
will
be
the
mother
of
my
Lord!
I
realize
this
because
as
soon
as
I
heard
you
greet
me,
the
baby
inside
my
womb
moved
because
he
was
so
happy
that
you
had
come.
God
is
pleased
with
you
because
you
believed
that
what ◄the
Lord/God►
told
you
would
come
true.”
Mary
praised
God.
Luke 1:46-56
Then
Mary
praised
God
by
saying/singing:
“,
how
I [SYN]
praise ◄the
Lord/God►!
I
am
happy
because
God
is
the
one
who
saves
me.
I
was
only
his
lowly
servant
girl,
but
he
did
not
forget
me.
So
from
now
on,
everyone
will
say
that
God
was
pleased
with
me,
because
they
will
hear
about
the
things
that
God [MTY],
the
mighty
one,
has
done
for
me.
He [MTY]
is
awesome!
He
acts mercifully
toward
all
those
who
respect
him.
He
shows
people
that
he [MTY]
is
very
powerful.
He
scatters
those
who
think
proudly.
He
does
not
let
mighty
kings
rule [MTY]
anymore,
but
he
honors
people
who
are
oppressed (OR,
humble).
He
gives
good
things
to
eat
to
those
who
are
hungry,
but
he
sends
away
the
rich
people
without
giving
them
anything.
He
promised
to
Abraham
and
all
our
other
ancestors
who
descended
from
him
that
he
would
act mercifully
toward
them
forever.
And
now
he
has
remembered
what
he
promised.
So
he
has
helped
me
and
all
the
other
people
of [MTY]
Israel
who
serve
him.”
Mary
stayed
with Elizabeth
for
about
three
months.
Then
she
returned
to
her
home.
What
happened
when
John
was
born.
Luke 1:57-66
When
it
was
time
for
Elizabeth
to
give
birth
to
her
child,
she
bore
a
son.
Her
neighbors
and
relatives
heard
how ◄the
Lord/God►
had
greatly
blessed
her
by enabling
her
to
bear
a
child,
so
they
were
happy
along
with
Elizabeth.
Seven
days
later
they
gathered
together
for
the
ceremony
for
circumcising
the
baby
to
show
that
he
belonged
to
God.
They
wanted
to
give
the
baby
the
same
name
as
his
father,
Zechariah.
But
his
mother
said, “No,
his
name
will
not
be
Zechariah.
His
name
will
be
John!”
So
they
said
to
her, “
John
is
not
the
name
of
any
of
your
(dl)
relatives,
so
you(dl)
should
not
give
him
that
name!”
Then
they
made motions
with
their
hands
to
Zechariah,
for
him
to indicate
what
name
he
wanted
to
be
given {to
give}
to
his
son.
So
he signaled
that
they
should
give
him
a
tablet
to
write
on.
When
they
gave
him
one,
he
wrote
on
it, “His
name
is
John.”
All
those
who
were
there
were
surprised!
Immediately
Zechariah
was
able
to
speak
again [MTY],
and
he
praised
God.
All
their
neighbors
were
amazed/awestruck!
They
told
other
people
who
lived
all
over
the highlands
of
Judea
about
what
had
happened.
Everyone
who
heard
about
it
kept
thinking
about
it.
They
were
saying, “We
wonder
what
will
this
child
do
for
God
when
he
grows
up [RHQ]!”
They
wondered
that
because
from
what
had
happened
they
were
sure
that
God
would
be
helping
that
child [SYN]
in
a
powerful
way.
Zechariah
praised
God
and
predicted
what
his
son
would
do.
Luke 1:67-80
After
Zechariah’s
son
was
born,
Zechariah
was
completely
directed
by
the
Holy
Spirit {the
Holy
Spirit
completely
directed
Zechariah}
as
he
spoke
these
words
that
came
from
God:
“raise
the
Lord,
the
God
whom
we(inc)
people
of
Israel
worship,
because
he
has
come
to
set
us,
his
people,
free
from
our
enemies.
He
is
sending
us
someone
who
will powerfully [MTY]
save
us,
someone
who
is
descended
from [MTY]
King
David,
who
served
God
well.
Long
ago
God
caused
his
prophets
to
say
that
he
would
do
that.
He
will
rescue
us
from
our
enemies,
and
he
will
save
us
from
the
power
of
all
those
who
hate
us.
He
will
do
this
because
he
has
not
forgotten
what
he
promised
our
ancestors;
he
made
an
agreement
that
he
would
act mercifully
to
us,
their
descendants.
That
is
what
he
strongly
promised
our
ancestor
Abraham
that
he
would
do.
God
told
him
that
we
would
be
rescued {he
would
rescue
us}
from
the
power
of
our
enemies,
that
he
would
enable
us
to
serve
him
without
being
afraid,
that
he
would
cause
us
to
be
completely
dedicated
to
him,
and
enable
us
to
live
righteously
all
of
our
lives.”
Then
Zechariah
said
this
to
his
little
son:
“y
child,
you
will
be
called {people
will
say
that
you
are}
a
prophet
whom
God [MTY/EUP]
has
sent;
you
will
begin
your
work
before ◄the
Lord/Messiah►
comes;
you
will
prepare
people
so
that
they
will
be
ready
for
him.
(OR,
you
will
begin
your
work
before
the
Messiah
comes).
You
will
tell
God’s
people
how
he
will
forgive
them
and
save
them
from
being
punished
for
their
sins.
Our
God
will
do
that
because
he
is
very
kind
to
us.
Just
like
a
new
day
begins
when
the
sun
rises [MET],
God
will
do
that
new
thing
for
us
when
the
Messiah
comes
to
us
from
heaven.
People
who
do
not
know
God [MET]
are
like
those
who
sit
in
the
darkness.
They
are
afraid [MTY]
that
they
will
soon
die.
But
when
the
Messiah
tells
us
God’s
message,
it
will
be
like
causing
such
people
to
see
a
bright
light.
He
will
guide
us [SYN]
so
that
we
will
be
living
peacefully.”
Later, Zechariah’s
son
grew
up
and
became
spiritually
strong.
Then
he
lived
in
a
desolate
region
until
he
began
to
preach
to
the Israeli
people.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
Luke 2:1-7
About
that
time
the Emperor Augustus
commanded
that ◄
his
officials
must
write
down
the
names/
a
census
be
taken►
of
all
the
people
who
lived
in
countries
controlled
by
the Roman
government {that
the Roman
government
controlled},
so
that
the
government
could
collect
taxes
from
them.
That
was
the
first
time
that
they ◄wrote
down
the
names/took
a
census►
in
Syria
province,
which
included
Judea
district.
They
did
this
while
Quirinius
was
the
governor
of
the
province.
Every
person
had
to
go
to
the
town
where
his
most
famous ancestor
had
lived,
so
that
the
officials
could
write
down
their
names.
So,
because
Joseph
was
a
descendant
of
King
David,
he
went
up
from
Nazareth,
the
town
in
Galilee
district
where
he
lived,
to
the
town
of
Bethlehem
in
Judea
district.
That
was
the
town
where
King
David
grew
up.
Joseph
went
with
Mary,
who
was
considered {whom
people
considered}
to
be
his
wife,
who
was
now
pregnant.
They
went
so
that
they
could
put
his
name
and
Mary’s
name
in
the
record
book.
When
they
arrived
in
Bethlehem,
there
was
no
place
for
them
to
stay
in
the
house
where
travelers
stay.
So
they
stayed
in
a
cattle
shed.
When
the
time
for Mary
to
give
birth
arrived,
she
gave
birth
to
her
first
son
there.
She
wrapped
him
in
strips
of
cloth
and
placed
him
in
a
trough
where
people
put
food
for
the
animals.
Responding
to
the angel’s
announcement,
shepherds
went
to
see Jesus.
Luke 2:8-20
That
night,
there
were
some
shepherds
who
were
taking
care
of
their
sheep
as
usual
in
the
fields
near
Bethlehem.
An
angel
from
God
appeared
to
them.
A
great
light ◄from
the
Lord/from
God►
shone
on
them
and
around
them.
So
they
became
very
afraid.
But
the
angel
said
to
them, “Do
not
be
afraid!
I
have
come
to
tell
you
good
news,
which
will
make
you
very
happy!
This
message
is
for
everyone
to
hear.
The
message
is
that
today
a
baby
has
been
born
in
Bethlehem,
the
town
where
King
David
grew
up.
That
baby
will
eventually
save
you
from
the
guilt
of
your
sins!
He
is
the
Messiah,
your
Lord!
I
will
tell
you
how
you
will
recognize
him (OR,
how
you
will
know
that
what
I
say
is
true):
In
Bethlehem
you
will
find
a
baby
who
has
been
wrapped {
whose
mother
has
wrapped
him}
in
strips
of
cloth
and
placed
in
a
trough
where
people
put
food
for
the
animals.”
Suddenly
a
large
group
of
angels
from
heaven
appeared
and
joined
the
other
angel.
They
all
praised
God,
singing/saying,
“May
all
the
angels
in
the
highest
heaven
praise
God!
And
on
the
earth
may
the
people
to
whom
God
has
shown
his
favor
have
peace
with
him!”
After
the
angels
left
them
and
returned
to
heaven,
the
shepherds
said
to
each
other, “Let’s
go
to
Bethlehem
to
see
this
wonderful
thing
that
has
happened,
which ◄the
Lord/God►
has
told
us
about!”
So
they
went
quickly.
They
found
the
place
where
Mary
and
Joseph
were
staying,
and
they
saw
the
baby
lying
in
the
trough
where
people
put
food
for
the
animals.
Then
they
told
Mary
and
Joseph
and
others
what
had
been
told
them {what
the
angel
had
told
them}
about
this
child.
Everyone
who
heard
what
was
said
by
the
shepherds {what
the
shepherds
said}
to
them
was
amazed.
But
Mary
did
not
talk
to
others
about
what
the
angels
said;
she
just
kept
thinking
very
much
about
it.
The
shepherds
returned
to
their
sheep.
They
kept
praising
God
very
much
for
all
the
things
that
they
had
heard
and
seen,
because
everything
happened
exactly
like
the
angels
told
them.
They
circumcised
Jesus
and
presented
him
to
the
Lord.
Luke 2:21-24
Seven
days
later,
when
the
priests
circumcised
the
baby,
his
parents
named
him
Jesus.
That
was
the
name
that
they
were
told
by
the
angel {the
angel
told
them}
to
give
him
before Mary
became
pregnant.
It
had
been
written
by
Moses {Moses
had
written}
long
ago
in
a
law
that
God
gave
him,
that
when
a
woman
gave
birth
to
her
first
son,
the
parents
had
to
take
him
to
the
Temple
in
Jerusalem
in
order
that
they
might
dedicate
him ◄to
the
Lord/to
God►.
So
when
the
time
came
for
them
to
do
those rituals
so
that
God
would
consider
them
pure
again, Mary
and
Joseph
took Jesus
there.
God
had
commanded
in
his
laws
that
if
the
first
child
of
a
couple
was
a
boy,
his
parents
should
offer
as
a
sacrifice
to
God
two
turtledoves
or
two
young
pigeons.
So
Joseph
and Mary
gave
the
priest
two
birds
so
he
could
offer
them.
Simeon
prophesied
about
what
Jesus
would
do.
Luke 2:25-35
At
that
time
there
was
an
old
man
in
Jerusalem
whose
name
was
Simeon.
He habitually
did
what
was
pleasing
to
God
and
he
obeyed
God’s
laws.
The
Holy
Spirit
was
directing
him
as
he
was
waiting
for
God [MTY]
to
encourage
the Israeli
people
by
sending
the
Messiah.
It
was
previously
revealed
by
the
Holy
Spirit {The
Holy
Spirit
previously
revealed}
to
him
that
he
would
see
God’s
promised
Messiah
before
he
died.
When
Joseph
and Mary
brought
their
baby
Jesus
to
the
Temple
in
order
to
perform
the rituals
that
God
had
commanded
in
his
laws,
the
Spirit
led
Simeon
to
enter
the
Temple
courtyard,
and
revealed
to
him
that
Jesus
was
the
Messiah.
So
he
took
Jesus
up
in
his
arms
and
praised
God,
saying,
Lord,
you
promised
me
that
I
would
see
the
one [MTY]
who
would
enable
you
to
save
people
of
all people-groups
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins.
He
will
be [MET]
like
a
light
that
will
reveal
your
truth
to non-Jews,
and
he
will
cause
people
to
think
highly
of
your
people,
the Israeli
people.
Since
I [SYN]
have
now
seen
this
one
that
you
promised
to
send,
now
let
me
die
peacefully.
His
parents
marveled
about
what
Simeon
said
about
Jesus.
Then
Simeon
blessed
them,
and
said
to Mary,
“Note
what
I
say:
God
has
determined
that
because
of
this
child,
many Israeli
people
will
turn
away
from
God,
and
many
others
will
turn
to
God [MET].
Although
he
will
be
like
a
sign [MET]
to
warn
people,
many
people
will
oppose
him.
As
a
result,
the
evil
thoughts
of
many
people
will
be
made
evident {he
will
reveal
the
evil
thoughts
of
many
people}.
Furthermore,
the
cruel
things
that
they
will
do
to
him [MET]
will
be
like
a
sword
that
will
pierce
your ◄soul/inner
being►.”
Anna
praised
God
for
Jesus
and
told
others
about
him.
Luke 2:36-38
There
was
also
in
the
Temple
courtyard
a
very
old
woman
named Anna.
She
was
a
prophetess.
Her
father
Phanuel
was
a
member
of
the
tribe
of
Asher.
After
she
had
been
married
seven
years,
her
husband
died.
After
that,
she
lived
until
she
was 84
years
old,
and
she
was
still
a
widow.
She
stayed
in
the
Temple
area
all
the
time,
night
and
day,
worshipping
God.
She
often ◄abstained
from
food/fasted►
as
she
prayed.
While
Joseph
and Mary
and
the
baby
were
still
in
the
Temple, Anna
came
to
them.
She
thanked
God
for
the
baby.
Then
she
spoke
about
Jesus
to
many
people
who
were expecting
God
to
send
the
Messiah [MTY]
to
set
the
people
of [MTY]
Jerusalem
free
from
their
enemies.
Jesus
grew
up
in Nazareth.
Luke 2:39-40
After
Joseph
and Mary
had
finished
performing
the rituals
that ◄the
Lord/God►
required
the
parents
of
a
first
son
to
perform,
they
returned
to
their
own
town,
Nazareth,
in
Galilee
district.
As
Jesus
grew
up,
he
became
strong
and
very
wise,
and
God
was
very
pleased
with
him.
What
Jesus
did
in
the
Temple
when
he
was
a
boy.
Luke 2:41-52
Every
year Jesus’
parents
went
to
Jerusalem
to
celebrate
the
Passover
festival.
So
when
Jesus
was
twelve
years
old,
they
went
up
to
Jerusalem
as
they
always
did.
When
the
celebration
ended,
his
parents
started
to
return
home,
but
Jesus
stayed
in
Jerusalem.
His
parents
did
not
realize
that
Jesus
stayed
there.
They
thought
that
he
was
with
the
other
people
who
were
traveling
with
them.
They
walked
all
day.
Then
they
started
to
look
for
him
among
their
relatives
and
friends.
They
did
not
find
him,
so
they
returned
to
Jerusalem
to
search
for
him.
Two
days
later,
they
found
him.
He
was
in
the
Temple
courtyard,
sitting
with
the
Jewish religious
teachers.
He
was
listening
to
what
they
said,
and
he
was
asking
them
questions.
Everyone
who
heard
what
he
said
was
amazed
at
how
much
he
understood
and
how
well
he
answered
the
questions
that
the
teachers
asked.
When
his
parents
saw
him,
they
were
very
surprised.
His
mother
said
to
him, “My
son,
why
have
you
done
this
to
us?
Your
father
and
I
have
been
very
worried
as
we
(exc)
have
been
searching
for
you!”
He
said
to
them,
speaking
about
the
Temple
being
God
his
Father’s
house, “◄I
am
surprised
that
you
(dl)
did
not
know
where
to
find
me!/Why
did
you
not
know
where
to
find
me?► [RHQ] ◄You
(dl)
should
have
known
that
it
was
necessary
for
me
to
be
in
my
Father’s
house!/Did
you
not
know
that
it
was
necessary
for
me
to
be
in
my
Father’s
house?► [RHQ]”
But
they
did
not
understand
the
meaning
of
what
he
said
to
them.
Then
he
returned
with
them
down
to
Nazareth.
He
always
obeyed
them.
But
his
mother
kept
thinking
about
all
those
things.
As
the
years
passed,
Jesus
continued
to
become
wiser
and
he
grew
taller.
God
and
people
continued
to
approve
of
him
more
and
more.
s1 The beginning of John the Baptizer’s ministry
When
the Emperor
Tiberius
had
been
ruling
the Roman
Empire
for 15
years,
and
while
Pontius
Pilate
was
the
governor
of
Judea
district,
and
Herod
Antipas
was
ruling
Galilee
district,
and
his
brother
Philip
was
ruling Iturea
and
Trachonitis
districts,
and Lysanius
was
ruling Abilene
district,
and
while Annas
and
Caiaphas
were
the
high
priests
in
Jerusalem,
God
gave
messages
to
Zechariah’s
son
John
while
he
was
living
in
the
desolate
region.
So
John
went
all
over
the
area
close
to
the
Jordan
River.
He
kept
telling
people, “If
you
want
God
to
forgive
you
for
your
sins,
you
must ◄repent/turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior►
before
you
ask
me
to baptize
you!”
John
was
the
one
who
fulfilled
these
words
that
had
been
written
by
the
prophet
Isaiah {that
the
prophet
Isaiah
had
written}
on
a
scroll
long
ago:
In
a
desolate
area,
someone [SYN]
will
be
heard
shouting
to
the
people
who
pass
by,
“repare
yourselves
to
receive
the
Lord
when
he
comes!
Make
yourselves
ready
so
that
you
will
be
prepared
when
he
comes,
just
like
people
straighten
out
the
road [MET]
for
an
important
official [MET, DOU]!
Just
like
people
level
off
all
the
places
where
the
land
rises
and
just
like
they
fill
all
the
ravines,
and
just
like
people
make
the
road
straight
wherever
it
is
crooked,
and
just
like
people
make
smooth
the bumps
in
the
road,
similarly
you
need
to
remove
all
the obstacles
which
prevent
God
from
blessing
you!
Then
people [SYN]
everywhere
will
understand
how
God
can
save [MTY]
people.”
Although
large
groups
of
people
came
to
John
to
be baptized {in
order
that
he
would baptize
them},
he
knew
that
many
of
them
were
not
sincere.
So
he
kept
saying
to
them, “You
people
are
evil [MET]
like
poisonous
snakes!
I
warn
you
that
God
will
some
day
punish [MTY]
everyone
who
sins.
And ◄do
not
think
that
you
can
escape
from
his
punishing [MTY]
you
if
you
do
not
turn
from
your
sinful
behavior!/did
someone
tell
you
that
you
can
escape
from
his
punishing [MTY]
you
if
you
do
not
turn
from
your
sinful
behavior?► [RHQ] (OR,
Who
told
you
that
you
could
escape
God’s
punishment?)
Do
what
is
appropriate
for
people
who
have
truly
turned
from
their
sinful
behavior!
God
promised
to
give
Abraham
many
descendants.
In
order
to
fulfill
that
promise,
God
does
not
need
you!
I
tell
you
that
he
can
change
these
stones
to
make
them
descendants
of
Abraham!
So
do
not
begin
to
say
to
yourselves, ‘We
(exc)
are
descendants
of
Abraham,
so
God
will
not
punish
us,
even
though
we
have
sinned!’
God
is
ready
to
punish
you
if
you
do
not
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior,
just
like
a
man [MET]
lays
his
axe
at
the
roots
of
a
fruit
tree
to
chop
it
down
and
throw
it
into
the
fire
if
it
does
not
produce
good
fruit [MET].”
Then
various
ones
in
the
crowd
asked
John, “What
shall
we
(exc)
do
to
escape
God
punishing
us (OR),
to
show
that
we
have
repented?”
He
answered
them, “If
any
of
you
has
two shirts,
you
should
give
one
of
them
to
someone
who
has
no
shirt.
If
any
of
you
has
plenty
of
food,
you
should
give
some
to
those
who
have
no
food.”
Some
tax
collectors
came
and
asked
to
be baptized (
asked
him
to baptize
them}.
They
asked
him, “Teacher,
what
shall
we
(exc)
do
to
please
God?”
He
said
to
them, “Do
not
take
from
the
people
any
more
money
than
the Roman
government
tells
you
to
take!”
Some
soldiers
asked
him, “What
about
us?
What
should
we
(exc)
do
to
please
God?”
He
said
to
them, “Do
not
say
to
anyone, ‘
If
you(sg)
do
not
give
me
some
money,
I
will
hurt
you,’
and
do
not
take
people
to
court
and
falsely
accuse
them
of
doing
something
wrong!
And
be
content
with
your
wages.”
People
were
expecting
that
the
Messiah
would
come
soon.
Because
of
that,
many
of
them
wondered
about
John.
Some
of
them
asked
him
if
he
was
the
Messiah.
John
replied
to
them
all, “No,
I
am
not.
I
used
only
water
when
I baptized
you.
But
the
Messiah
will
soon
come!
He
is
far
greater
than
I
am.
He
is
so
great
that
I
am
not
worthy
to
be
like
his
slave
and
untie
his
sandals [MET]
like
a
slave
would
do!
He
will
put
his
Holy
Spirit
within [MTY]
you
to
truly
change
your
lives,
and
he
will
judge
others
of
you
and
punish
you
in
the
fire [MET]
in
hell.
He
is
like
a
man [MET]
who
wants
to
clear
away
the
grain
on
the
ground
where
it
has
been
threshed {they
have
threshed
it}.
That
man
uses
a
huge
fork
to
throw
the
grain
into
the
air
to
separate
the
wheat
from
the
chaff [MET],
and
then
he cleans
up
the
threshing
area.
Similarly,
God
will
separate
righteous
people
from
the
evil
people,
like
a
man
who
gathers
the
wheat
into
his
storage
area,
and
then
he
will
burn
those
who
are
like
chaff
with
a
fire ◄that
will
never
be
put
out/that
will
burn
forever►.”
John
kept
telling
people
many
things
to
urge
them
to
turn
to
God,
as
he
told
them
the
good
message
from
God.
He
also
rebuked
the
ruler
of
the
district,
Herod
Antipas.
He
rebuked
him
for
marrying
Herodias,
his
brother’s
wife,
while
his
brother
was
still
alive,
and
for
doing
many
other
evil
things.
But Herod
had
his
soldiers
put
John
in
prison.
That
was
another
evil
thing
he
did.
John baptized
Jesus.
Luke 3:21-22
But
before
John
was
put
in
prison,
when
many
people
were
being baptized {when
he
was baptizing
many
people},
after
Jesus
was baptized {he baptized
Jesus}
and
Jesus
was
praying,
the
sky
opened.
Then
the
Holy
Spirit,
resembling
a
dove,
descended
upon
Jesus.
And
God [SYN/EUP]
spoke
to
Jesus
from
heaven,
saying, “You
(sg)
are
my
Son,
whom
I
love
dearly.
I
am
very
pleased
with
you!”
The
list
of Jesus’
ancestors.
Luke 3:23-38
When
Jesus
began
his
work
for
God,
he
was
about 30
years
old.
It
was {
People}
thought
that
he
was
the
son
of
Joseph.
Joseph
was
the
son
of
Heli.
Heli
was
the
son
of
Matthat.
Matthat
was
the
son
of
Levi.
Levi
was
the
son
of
Melchi.
Melchi
was
the
son
of
Jannai.
Jannai
was
the
son
of
Joseph.
Joseph
was
the
son
of
Mattathias.
Mattathias
was
the
son
of
Amos.
Amos
was
the
son
of
Nahum.
Nahum
was
the
son
of
Esli.
Esli
was
the
son
of
Naggai.
Naggai
was
the
son
of
Maath.
Maath
was
the
son
of
Mattathias.
Mattathias
was
the
son
of
Semein.
Semein
was
the
son
of Josech.
Josech
was
the
son
of Joda.
Joda
was
the
son
of Joanan.
Joanan
was
the
son
of
Rhesa.
Rhesa
was
the
son
of
Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel
was
the
son
of
Shealtiel.
Shealtiel
was
the
son
of
Neri.
Neri
was
the
son
of
Melchi.
Melchi
was
the
son
of Addi.
Addi
was
the
son
of
Cosam.
Cosam
was
the
son
of
Elmadam.
Elmadam
was
the
son
of
Er.
Er
was
the
son
of
Joshua.
Joshua
was
the
son
of
Eliezer.
Eliezer
was
the
son
of
Jorim.
Jorim
was
the
son
of
Matthat.
Matthat
was
the
son
of
Levi.
Levi
was
the
son
of
Simeon.
Simeon
was
the
son
of
Judah.
Judah
was
the
son
of
Joseph.
Joseph
was
the
son
of
Jonam.
Jonam
was
the
son
of
Eliakim.
Eliakim
was
the
son
of
Melea.
Melea
was
the
son
of Menna.
Menna
was
the
son
of
Mattatha.
Mattatha
was
the
son
of
Nathan.
Nathan
was
the
son
of
David.
David
was
the
son
of
Jesse.
Jesse
was
the
son
of
Obed.
Obed
was
the
son
of
Boaz.
Boaz
was
the
son
of
Sala.
Sala
was
the
son
of
Nahshon.
Nahshon
was
the
son
of
Amminadab.
Amminadab
was
the
son
of Admin.
Admin
was
the
son
of Arni.
Arni
was
the
son
of
Hezron.
Hezron
was
the
son
of
Perez.
Perez
was
the
son
of
Judah.
Judah
was
the
son
of
Jacob.
Jacob
was
the
son
of
Isaac.
Isaac
was
the
son
of
Abraham.
Abraham
was
the
son
of
Terah.
Terah
was
the
son
of
Nahor.
Nahor
was
the
son
of
Serug.
Serug
was
the
son
of
Reu.
Reu
was
the
son
of
Peleg.
Peleg
was
the
son
of
Eber.
Eber
was
the
son
of
Shelah.
Shelah
was
the
son
of
Cainan.
Cainan
was
the
son
of
Arphaxad.
Arphaxad
was
the
son
of
Shem.
Shem
was
the
son
of
Noah.
Noah
was
the
son
of
Lamech.
Lamech
was
the
son
of
Methuselah.
Methuselah
was
the
son
of
Enoch.
Enoch
was
the
son
of
Jared.
Jared
was
the
son
of
Mahalalel.
Mahalalel
was
the
son
of
Cainan.
Cainan
was
the
son
of
Enos.
Enos
was
the
son
of
Seth.
Seth
was
the
son
of
Adam.
Adam
was
the
man
God
created.
Luke 4:1-13
Jesus refused to do the things that Satan suggested to him.
As
Jesus
left
the
Jordan
River
valley,
the
Holy
Spirit
was
completely controlling
him.
For 40
days
the
Spirit
led
him
around
in
the
desolate
area.
During
that
time
Jesus
was
being
tempted
by
the
devil {the
devil
was
tempting
him},
and
Jesus
did
not
eat
anything.
When
that
time
ended,
he
was
very
hungry.
Then
the
devil
said
to
Jesus, “Because
you
claim
that
you ◄
have
a relationship
with
God
as
a
son
has
with
his
father [MET]/are
the
man
who
is
both
God
and
man►,
prove
it
by
telling
these
stones
to
become
bread
so
that
you
can
eat
them!”
Jesus
replied, “
No,
I
will
not
change
stones
into
bread,
because
it
is
written {
Moses
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
that
eating
food
sustains
people physically,
but
it
does
not
sustain
them spiritually.
They
also
need
food
for
their
spirits.”
Then
the devil
took
him
on
top
of
a
high
mountain
and
showed
him
in
an
instant
all
the
nations
in
the
world.
Then
he
said
to
Jesus, “I
will
give
you
the
authority
to
rule
all
these
areas
and
will
make
you
famous.
I
can
do
this
because
God
has
permitted
me
to
control
these
areas,
and
I
can
allow
anyone
I
desire
to
rule
them!
So
if
you
worship
me,
I
will
let
you
rule
them
all!”
But
Jesus
replied, “
No,
I
will
not
worship
you,
because
it
is
written {
the
Psalmist
wrote}
in
the Scriptures, ‘It
is
the
Lord,
your
God,
whom
you
must
worship,
and
you
must
serve
only
him!’ ”
Then
the devil
took
Jesus
to
Jerusalem.
He
set
him
on
the
highest
part
of
the
Temple
and
said
to
him, “Because
you
claim
that
you ◄
have
a relationship
with
God
as
a
son
has
with
his
father [MET]/are
the
man
who
is
both
God
and
man►,
prove
it
by
jumping
down
from
here.
You
will
not
be
hurt,
because
it
is
written {the
Psalmist
wrote}
in
the Scriptures, ‘God
will
command
his
angels
to
protect
you
(sg).
They
will
lift
you
up
with
their
hands
when
you
are
falling,
so
that
you
will
not
get
hurt.
You
will
not
even
strike
your
foot
on
a
stone.’ ”
But
Jesus
replied, “
No,
I
will
not
do
that,
because
it
is
written {
Moses
wrote}
in
the Scriptures: ‘Do
not
try
to
test
the
Lord
your
God
to
see
if
he
will
prevent
something
bad
from happening
to
you
when
you
do
something
foolish’.”
Then,
after
the
devil
had
finished
trying
to
tempt
Jesus
in
many
ways,
he
left
him.
He
wanted
to
try
to
tempt
him
later
at
an
appropriate
time.
Jesus
began
his
work
in
Galilee
district.
Luke 4:14-15
As
the
Spirit
empowered
him,
Jesus
returned
to
Galilee
district.
People
throughout
all
that
region
heard
about
what
he
was
doing.
He
taught
people
in
their ◄synagogues/meeting
places►.
As
a
result,
he
was
praised
by
everyone {everyone
praised
him}.
The
people
of Jesus’
hometown
tried
to
kill
him
after
he
rebuked
them
for rejecting
him.
Luke 4:16-30
Then
Jesus
went
to
Nazareth,
the
town
where
he
grew
up. ◄On
the
Sabbath/On
the
Jewish
rest
day►
he
went ◄to
the
synagogue/to
the
Jewish
meeting
place►,
as
he
usually
did.
He
stood
up
to indicate
that
he
wanted
to
read
Scriptures
to
them.
A
scroll
containing
the
words
that
the
prophet
Isaiah
had
written
was
given
to
him {
Someone
gave
to
him
a
scroll
containing
the
words
that
the
prophet
Isaiah
had
written}.
He
opened
the
scroll
and
found
the
place
from
which
he
wanted
to
read.
He
read
these
words:
The
Spirit ◄of
the
Lord/of
God►
is
upon
me.
He
has
appointed [MTY]
me
to
declare
God’s
good
news
to
the
poor.
He
has
sent
me
here
to
proclaim
that
God
will
deliver
those
whom
Satan
has
captured,
and
he
will
enable
me
to
enable
those
who
are
blind
to
see.
He
will
enable
me
to
free
people
who
have
been
oppressed {whom
others
have
oppressed}.
And
he
sent
me
to
declare
that
now
is
the
time
when ◄the
Lord/God►
will
act
favorably
toward
people.
Then
he
rolled
up
the
scroll
and
gave
it
back
to
the
attendant,
and
sat
down
to
teach
the
people.
Everyone
in
the
synagogue
was
looking intently [MTY]
at
him.
He
said
to
them, “Today
as
you
have
been
hearing [MTY]
me
speak,
I
am
beginning
to
fulfill
this
Scripture
passage.”
At
first
everyone
there
spoke
well
about
him,
and
they
were
amazed
at
the
charming
words
that
he
spoke.
But
then
some
of
them
said, “◄He
is
only
Joseph’s
son!/Isn’t
he
only
Joseph’s
son?► [RHQ]
So ◄
it
is
useless
for
us(exc)
to
listen
to
what
he
says!/why
should
we(exc)
listen
to
what
he
says?► [RHQ]”
He
said
to
them, “Surely
some
of
you
will
quote
to
me
the
proverb
that
says, ‘Doctor,
heal
yourself!’
What
you
will
mean
is, ‘People
told
us
that
you
did
miracles
in
Capernaum
town,
but
we(exc)
do
not
know
if
those
reports
are
true.
So
do
miracles
here
in
your
own
hometown,
too!’ ”
Then
he
said, “It
is
certainly
true
that
people
do
not
accept
the
message
of
a
prophet
when
he
speaks
in
his
hometown,
just
like
you(pl)
are
not accepting
my
message
now.
But
think
about
this:
There
were
many
widows
in
Israel
during
the
time
when
the
prophet
Elijah
lived.
During
that
time,
because
of
there
being
no
rain [MTY]
for
three
years
and
six
months,
there
was
a
great
famine
throughout
the
country.
But
God
did
not
send
Elijah
to
help
any
of
those
Jewish
widows.
God
sent
him
to Zarepath
town
near
Sidon
city,
to
help
a
non-Jewish
widow.
There
were
also
many
Jewish
lepers
in
Israel
during
the
time
when
the
prophet
Elisha
lived.
But
Elisha
did
not
heal
any
of
them.
He
healed
only
Naaman,
a
non-Jewish
man
from
Syria.”
When
all
the
people
in
the
synagogue
heard
him
say
that,
they
were
very
angry,
because
they
realized
that
he
was inferring
that
he
similarly
would
help non-Jewish
people
instead
of
helping
Jews (OR,
that
they
also
were
not
worthy
of
receiving
God’s
help).
So
they
all
got
up
and shoved
him
out
of
the
town.
They
took
him
to
the
top
of
the
hill
outside
their
town
in
order
to
throw
him
off
the
cliff
and
kill
him.
But
he
simply
walked
through
their
midst
and
went
away.
Jesus
expelled
an
evil
spirit.
Luke 4:31-37
One
day
Jesus
went
with
his
disciples
down
to
Capernaum,
a
town
in
Galilee
district.
On
the
next ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest► (OR,
Each ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►),
he
taught
the
people ◄
in
the synagogue/in
the
Jewish
meeting
place►.
They
were
continually
amazed
at
what
he
was
teaching,
because
he
spoke ◄
with
authority/as
people
speak
who
have
the
right
to
command
others
what
to
do►.
That
day, (OR,
On
one
of
those
Jewish
days
of
rest,)
there
was
a
man
in
the
synagogue
who
was
controlled
by
an
evil
spirit.
That
man
shouted
very
loudly,
“Hey!
Jesus,
from
Nazareth!
We(exc)
evil
spirits
have
nothing
in
common
with
you,
so ◄
do
not interfere
with
us
now!/why
should
you interfere
with
us
now?► [RHQ] ◄Do
not
destroy
us
now!/Have
you
come
to
destroy
us
now?► [RHQ]
I
know
who
you
are.
You
are
the
Holy
One
who
has
come
from
God!”
Jesus
rebuked
the
evil
spirit,
saying, “Be
quiet!
And
come
out
of
the
man!”
The
demon
threw
the
man
down
on
the
ground
in
the
midst
of
the
people.
But
without
harming
the
man,
the
demon
left
him.
The
people
were
all
amazed.
They
said
to
each
other, “◄What
he
says
to
the
demons
has
great
power!/What
kind
of
teaching
is
this?► [RHQ]
He
speaks
to
them
like
he
knows
that
they
must
obey
him,
and
as
a
result
they
leave
people!”
The
people
were
telling
everyone
in
every
village
in
the
surrounding
region
what
Jesus
had
done.
Jesus
healed Simon’s
mother-in-law
and
many
others.
Luke 4:38-41
Jesus
and
his
disciples
left ◄the
synagogue/the
Jewish
meeting
place►
and
entered
Simon’s
house.
Simon’s
mother-in-law
was
sick
and
had
a
high
fever.
So
others
in
Simon’s
family (OR,
the
disciples)
asked
Jesus
to
heal
her.
So
he
bent
over
her
and
commanded
the
fever
to
leave
her.
At
once
she
became
well!
She
got
up
and
served
them
some
food.
When
the
sun
was
setting
that
day,
and
the restriction
about
not
traveling ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►
was
ended,
many
people [HYP]
whose
friends
or
relatives
were
sick
or
who
had
various
diseases
brought
them
to
Jesus.
He
put
his
hands
on
them
and
healed
all
of
them.
He
also
was
expelling
demons
from
many
people.
As
the
demons
left
those
people,
they
shouted
to
Jesus, “You
are ◄the
Son
of
God/the
one
who
is
God
and
man►!”
But
he
rebuked
those
demons
and
would
not
allow
them
to
tell
people
about
him,
because
they
knew
that
he
was
the
Messiah,
and
for
various
reasons
he
did
not
want
everyone
to
know
that
yet.
Jesus
told
them
that
he
had
to
preach
in
other
towns.
Luke 4:42-44
Early
the
next
morning
Jesus
left
that
house
and
went
to
an
uninhabited
place
to
pray.
Many
people
searched
for
him,
and
when
they
found
him
they
kept
urging
him
not
to
leave
them.
But
he
said
to
them, “I
must
tell
people
in
other
towns
also
the
good
message
about
how
God
wants
to
rule [MET]
their
lives,
because
that
is
what
I
was
sent {
God
sent
me}
to
do.”
So
he
kept
preaching
in ◄the
synagogues/Jewish
worship
places►
in
various
towns
in
Judea
province.
Jesus chose some fishermen to be his disciples.
Luke 5:1-11
One
day
while
many
people
were crowding
around
him
to
hear
the
message
from
God,
Jesus
was
standing
on
the
shore
of
Gennesaret
Lake,
which
is
also
called
Lake
Galilee.
He
saw
two
fishing
boats
at
the
edge
of
the
lake.
The
fishermen
had
gone
out
of
the
boats
and
were
washing
their
fishing
nets
on
the
shore.
One
of
the
boats
belonged
to Simon.
Jesus
got
in
that
boat
and
asked
Simon
to
push
the
boat
a
little
bit
away
from
the
shore
so
that
he
could
speak
to
the
crowd
more
easily.
Jesus
sat
in
the
boat
and
taught
the
people
who
were
on
the
shore.
After
he
finished
speaking
to
them,
he
said
to
Simon, “Push
the
boat
out
to
where
the
water
is
deep.
Then
let
your
nets
down
into
the
water
to
catch
some
fish!”
Simon
replied, “Master,
we
(exc)
worked
hard
all
night
but
we
did
not
catch
any
fish.
But
because
you
(sg)
tell
me
to
do
it,
I
will
let
down
the
nets.”
When
Peter
and
the
men
with
him
had
done
that,
they
caught
so
many
fish
that
their
nets
were
breaking.
They motioned
to
their
partners
in
the
other
boat
to
come
and
help
them.
So
they
came
and
filled
both
the
boats
with
fish
from
the
net.
The
result
was
that
the
boats
were
so
full
that
they
began
to
sink.
Simon
and
all
the
men
who
were
with
him
were
amazed
at
how
many
fish
they
had
taken. James
and John,
the
two
sons
of Zebedee,
who
were Simon’s
partners,
were
among
those
who
were
amazed.
When Simon,
whose
other
name
was Peter,
saw
the
fish, feeling
ashamed
to
be
in
the
presence
of
someone
who obviously
had
God’s
power,
he
prostrated
himself
before Jesus
and
said, “Lord,
you
should
go
away
from
me,
because
I
am
a
sinful
man!”
But
Jesus
said
to
Simon, “Do
not
be
afraid!
Up
until
now
you(sg)
have
been
gathering
fish [MET],
but
from
now
on
you
will
gather
people
to
become
my
disciples.”
So
after
they
brought
the
boats
to
the
shore,
they
left
their
business [HYP]
in
the
hands
of
others
and
went
with
Jesus.
Jesus
healed
a
leper
and
enabled
him
to
associate
with
people
again.
Luke 5:12-16
While
Jesus
was
in
one
of
the
cities
there
in
the
district
of
Galilee,
there
was
a
man
there
who
was
very
severely affected
by
leprosy.
When
he
saw
Jesus,
he
prostrated
himself
before
him
and,
wanting
Jesus
to
heal
him,
pleaded
with
him, “Lord/Sir,
please
heal
me,
because
you
are
able
to
heal
me
if
you
are
willing
to!”
Then
Jesus, disregarding
the religious
law
that forbade
people
to
come
close
to
lepers,
reached
out
his
hand
and
touched
the
man.
He
said, “I
am
willing
to
heal
you;
and
I
heal
you
now!”
Immediately
the
man
was
healed.
He
was
no
longer
a
leper [PRS]!
Then
Jesus
told
him, “Make
sure
that
you
do
not
report
your
healing
immediately.
First,
go
to
a
priest
in
Jerusalem
and
show
yourself
to
him
so
that
he
can
examine
you
and verify
that
you
no
longer
have
leprosy.
After
the
priest
tells
the local
people,
they
will
know
that
you
have
been
healed,
and
you
will
be
able
to
associate
with
them
again.
Also
take
to
the
priest
the
offering
that
Moses
commanded
that
people
who
have
been
healed
from
leprosy
should
offer.”
But
many
people
heard
the
man’s
report
of
what
Jesus
had
done.
The
result
was
that
large
crowds
came
to
Jesus
to
hear
his
message
and
to
be
healed
of
their
sicknesses {so
that
he
would
heal
their
sicknesses}.
But
he
often
would
go
away
from
them
to
the
desolate
area
and
pray.
By
healing
a
paralyzed
man
Jesus
showed
that
he
had
authority
to
forgive
sins,
too.
Luke 5:17-26
One
day
when
Jesus
was
teaching,
some
men
from
the
Pharisee
sect
were
sitting
there.
Some
of
them
were
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws.
They
had
come
from
many [HYP]
villages
in
Galilee
district
and
also
from
Jerusalem
and
from
other
villages
in
Judea
district.
At
that
time
while
God
was
giving
Jesus
power
to
heal
people,
several
men
brought
on
a
sleeping pad
a
man
who
was
paralyzed.
They
wanted
to
bring
him
into
the
house
and
lay
him
in
front
of
Jesus.
But
there
was
no
way
to
do
that
because
of
the
large
crowd
of
people,
so
they
went
up
the
steps
onto
the
roof.
They
tied
ropes
onto
the
sleeping pad
and,
after
removing
some
of
the
tiles
on
the
roof,
they
lowered
the
man
on
the
sleeping pad.
They
lowered
him
through
the
opening
into
the
midst
of
the
crowd
in
front
of
Jesus.
When
Jesus
perceived
that
they
believed
that
he
could
heal
the
man,
he
said
to
him, “My
friend,
I
forgive
your
sins!”
The
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
and
the
rest
of
the
Pharisees
began
to
think
within
themselves, “Who
does
this
man
think
he
is,
saying
that?
He
is insulting
God! ◄Nobody
can
forgive
sins!/What
person
can
forgive
sins?► [RHQ]
Only
God
can
do
that!”
Jesus
perceived
what
they
were
thinking.
So
he
said
to
them, “◄You
should
not
think
that
way
about
what
I
said!/Why
do
you
question
within
yourselves
about
what
I
said?► [RHQ]
Consider
this:
It
would
not
be risky
for
someone
to
say
to
this
man, ‘
I
forgive
your
sins,’
because
no
one
could
see
whether
or
not
his
sins
were
really
forgiven.
But
no
one [RHQ],
without
having
the
power
to
heal,
would
say
to
him, ‘Get
up
and
walk!’
because
people
could
easily
see
whether
he
was
healed
or
not.
But
as
a
result
of
my
healing
this
man
you
(pl)
will
know
that
God
has
authorized
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
to
forgive
the
sins
of
people
while
I
am
on
the
earth,
as
well
as
to
heal
people.”
Then
he
said
to
the
man
who
was
paralyzed, “To
you
I
say, ‘Get
up,
pick
up
your
sleeping pad,
and
go
home!’ ”
Immediately
the
man
was
healed.
He
stood
up
in
front
of
them.
He
picked
up
the
sleeping pad
on
which
he
had
been
lying,
and
went
home,
praising
God.
All
the
people
there
were
amazed!
They
praised
God
and
were
completely awestruck.
They
kept
saying, “We
(inc)
have
seen
wonderful
things
today!”
Jesus
answered criticism
about associating
with
sinful
people.
Luke 5:27-32
Then
Jesus
left
the
town
and
saw
a
man
who
collected
taxes
for
the Roman
government.
His
name
was
Levi.
He
was
sitting
in
the
booth
where
he
collected
the
taxes.
Jesus
said
to
him, “Come
with
me
and
become
my
disciple!”
So
Levi
left
his
work [HYP]
and
went
with
Jesus.
Afterwards,
Levi
prepared
a
big
feast
in
his
own
house
for
Jesus
and
his
disciples.
There
was
a
large
group
of
tax
collectors
and
others
eating
together
with
them.
The
men
who
were
there
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws,
ones
who
belonged
to
the
Pharisee
sect,
complained
to Jesus’
disciples,
saying, “◄
It
is
disgusting
that
you
are
eating
with
tax
collectors
and
others
who
we(exc)
consider
to
be
sinners!/Why
are
you
eating
with
tax
collectors
and
others
who
we(exc)
consider
to
be
sinners?►” [RHQ]
Then,
to indicate
that
it
was
those
who
knew
that
they
had
sinned
who
were
coming
to
him
for
help,
Jesus
said
to
them, “
It
is
people
who
are
sick
who
need
a
doctor,
not
those
who
are
well [MET].
Similarly,
I
did
not
come
from
heaven
to
invite
those
who
think
they
are
righteous
to
come
to
me.
On
the
contrary,
I
came
to
invite
those
who
know
that
they
are
sinners
to
turn
from
their
sinful
behavior
and
come
to
me.”
Jesus
explained
that
people
could
not
follow
both
their
old
customs
and
his
new
teaching.
Luke 5:33-39
Those
Jewish
leaders
said
to
Jesus, “The
disciples
of
John
the Baptizer
often
abstain
from
food
to
show
that
they
want
to
please
God,
and
the
disciples
of
the
Pharisees
do
that,
too.
But
your
disciples
keep
on
eating
and
drinking!
Why
do
not
they
fast
like
the
others?”
To
show
them
that
it
was
not
appropriate
for
his
disciples
to
be
sad
and
abstain
from
food
while
he
was
still
with
them [MET],
Jesus
said
to
them, “When ◄the
bridegroom/man
who
is
getting
married►
is
with
his
friends
at
the
time
of
the
wedding,
you
certainly
do
not
make
his
friends
abstain
from
food,
do
you [RHQ]?
No,
you
do
not
do
that.
But
some
day
he
will
be
taken
away {
his
enemies
will
take
him
away}
from
them.
Then,
at
that
time,
his
friends
will
abstain
from
food,
because
they
will
be
sad.”
Then
Jesus
told
them
two
parables
to
show
them
that
those
who
desire
to
live
according
to
God’s
new
message
should
not
be
forced
to
obey
the
old religious traditions
like ◄
fasting/abstaining
from
food►,
and
that
those
who
know
only
the
old traditions
are
not
eager
to
accept
new
ones [MET].
He
said, “People
never
tear
a
piece
of
cloth
from
a
new
garment
and
attach
it
to
an
old
garment
to
mend
it.
If
they
did
that,
not
only
would
they
be
ruining
the
new
garment
by
tearing
it,
but
the
new
piece
of
cloth
would
not
match
the
old
garment.
Neither
does
anyone
put freshly-
squeezed
grape
juice
into
old
skin
bags
to
store
it.
If
anyone
did
that,
the
grape
juice
would
burst
the
skin
bags
because
they
would
not
stretch
when
the
new
wine ferments
and expands.
Then
the
skin
bags
would
be
ruined,
and
the
wine
would
also
be
spilled.
On
the
contrary,
new
wine
must
be
put
into
new
wineskins.
Furthermore,
those
who
have
drunk
only
old
wine
are
content
with
that.
They
do
not
want
to
drink
the
new
wine,
because
they
say, ‘The
old
wine
is [MET]
fine!’ ”
Jesus explained why he had authority to decide what his disciples should do on the Sabbath day.
Luke 6:1-11
One ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►,
while
Jesus
was
walking
through
some
grain
fields
with
his
disciples,
the
disciples
picked
some
of
the
heads
of
grain.
They
rubbed
them
in
their
hands
to
separate
the
grains
from
the husks,
and
ate
the
grain.
The
law
of
Moses
permitted
people
to
do
that
if
they
were
hungry.
Some
Pharisees
who
were
watching
said
to
Jesus, “◄You
should
not
be
doing
on
our
rest
day
work
that
our
laws
forbid!/Why
are
you
doing
on
our
rest
day
work
that
our
laws
forbid?►” [RHQ]
Jesus
wanted
to
show
them
that
the
record
in Scriptures indicated
that
God
permitted
people
to
disobey
certain religious
laws
when
they
needed
food.
So
he
replied, “
It
is
written
in
the Scriptures
what
our
revered ancestor,
King
David
did
when
he
and
the
men
with
him
were
hungry.
You
have
read
about
that, ◄
but
you
do
not
think
about
what
it implies/so
why
do
you
not
think
about
what
it implies?► [RHQ]
David
entered
God’s
big
worship
tent
and
asked
for
some
food.
The
high
priest
gave
him
the
bread
that
the
priests
had
presented
to
God.
It
was
permitted
in
one
of
Moses’
laws
that
only
the
priests
could
eat
that
bread.
But
even
though
David
was
not
a
priest,
he
ate
some,
and
gave
some
to
the
men
who
were
with
him.
And
God
did
not
consider
that
what
David
did
was
wrong!”
Jesus
also
said
to
them, “
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
so
I
have
the
authority
to
determine
what
is
right
for
my
disciples
to
do
on
the
day
of
rest!”
Another ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►
Jesus
entered
a ◄synagogue/Jewish
meeting
place►
and
taught
the
people.
There
was
a
man
there
whose
right
hand
was
shriveled.
The
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
and
the
Pharisees
who
were
there
watched
Jesus,
to
see
if
he
would
heal
the
man ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►.
They
did
this
so
that,
if
he
healed
the
man,
they
would
accuse
him
of disobeying
their
laws
by
working
on
the
day
of
rest.
But
Jesus
knew
what
they
were
thinking.
So
he
said
to
the
man
with
the
shriveled
hand, “Come
and
stand
here
in
front
of
everyone!”
So
the
man
got
up
and
stood
there.
Then
Jesus
said
to
the
others, “I
ask
you
this:
Do
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
permit
people
to
do
what
is
good ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►,
or
do
they
permit
people
to
harm
others?
Do
they
permit
us
to
save
a
person’s
life
on
our
day
of
rest
or
to
let
him
die [HYP]
by
refusing
to
help
him?”
They
refused
to
answer
him.
So
after
he
looked
around
at
them
all,
he
said
to
the
man, “Stretch
out
your
shriveled
hand!”
The
man
did
that,
and
his
hand
became
all
right
again!
But
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
and
the Pharisees
were
very
angry,
and
they
discussed
with
one
another
what
they
could
do
to
get
rid
of
Jesus.
Jesus
chose
twelve apostles.
Luke 6:12-16
About
that
time
Jesus
went
up
into
the
hills
to
pray.
He
prayed
to
God
all
night.
The
next
day
he
summoned
all
his
disciples
to
come
near
him.
From
them
he
chose
twelve
men,
whom
he
called apostles.
They
were
Simon,
to
whom
he
gave
the
new
name,
Peter; Andrew,
Peter’s
younger
brother;
James
and
his
younger
brother,
John;
Philip; Bartholomew;
Matthew,
whose
other
name
was
Levi;
Thomas;
another
James,
the
son
of Alpheus;
Simon,
who
belonged
to
the
party
that
encouraged
people
to
rebel
against
the Roman
government;
Judas,
the
son
of
another
James;
and
Judas
Iscariot (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
Town),
the
one
who
later ◄betrayed
Jesus./enabled
the
Jewish
leaders
to
seize
Jesus.►
Jesus
taught
them
which
people
God
would
be
pleased
with
and
which
people
he
would
be
displeased
with.
Luke 6:17-26
Jesus
came
down
from
the
hills
with
his
disciples
and
stood
on
a
level
area.
There
was
a
very
big
crowd
of
his
disciples
there.
There
was
also
a
large
group
of
people
who
had
come
from
Jerusalem
and
from
many
other
places
in
Judea
district,
and
from
the
coastal
areas
near
Tyre
and
Sidon
cities.
They
came
to
hear
Jesus
talk
to
them
and
to
be
healed {and
for
him
to
heal
them}
from
their
diseases.
He
also
healed
those
whom
evil
spirits
had
troubled.
Everyone
in
the
crowd
tried
to
touch
him,
because
he
was
healing
everyone
by
his/God’s
power.
He
looked [MTY]
at
his
disciples
and
said, “
God
is
pleased
with
you
who
know
that
you
lack
what
he
wants
you
to
have;
he
will
allow
you
to
be
the
people
whose
lives
he
rules
over.
God
is
pleased
with
you
who
sincerely
desire
to
receive
what [MTY]
he
wants
you
to
have;
he
will
give
you
what
you
need,
until
you
are
satisfied.
God
is
pleased
with
you
that
grieve
now
because
of
sin.
Later
you
will
be
joyful.
God
is
pleased
with
you
when
other
people
hate
you,
when
they
will
not
let
you
join
them,
when
they
insult
you,
when
they
say
that
you
are
evil
because
you
believe
in
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
When
that
happens,
rejoice!
Jump
up
and
down
because
you
are
so
happy!
God
will
give
you
a
great
reward
in
heaven!
When
they
do
these
things
to
you,
it
will
prove
that
you
are
God’s
servants. (OR,
People
have
always
treated
God’s
servants
like
that.)
Do
not
forget
that
these
people’s
ancestors
did
the
same
things
to
the
prophets
who
served
God
faithfully!
But
there
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
you
that
are
rich;
the
happiness
you
have
received
from
your
riches
is
the
only
happiness
that
you
will
get.
There
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
you
who
think
that
you
have
all
that
you
need
now;
you
will
realize
that
these
things
will
not
make
you
feel
satisfied.
There
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
you
who
are
joyful
now;
you
will
later
be
very
sad.
When
most [HYP]
people
speak
well
about
you,
trouble
is
ahead
for
you;
it
will
not
prove
that
you
are
God’s
servants,
because
your
ancestors
used
to
speak
well
about
those
who
falsely
claimed
that
they
were
prophets.”
Jesus
taught
how
we
should
act
toward
those
who
are
not
kind
to
us.
Luke 6:27-36
“But
I
say
this
to
each
of
you
disciples
who
are
listening
to
what
I
say:
Love
your
enemies
as
well
as
your
friends.
Do
good
things
for
those
who
hate
you!
Ask
God
to
bless
those
who
curse
you!
Pray
for
those
who
mistreat
you!
If
someone
insults
one
of
you
by
striking
you
on
one
of
your
cheeks,
turn
your
face
so
that
he
can
strike
the
other
cheek
also.
If
a bandit
wants
to
take
away
your
(sg)
coat,
let
him
also
have
your
shirt.
Give
something
to
everyone
who
asks
you
(sg)
for
something.
If
someone
takes
away
things
that
belong
to
you
(sg),
do
not
ask
him
to
return
them.
In
whatever
way
you
(pl)
want
others
to
act
toward
you,
that
is
the
way
that
you
should
act
toward
them.
If
you
love
only
those
who
love
you,
do
not
expect
God
to
praise
you
for
doing
that [RHQ],
because
even
sinners
love
those
who
love
them.
If
you
do
good
things
only
for
those
who
do
good
things
for
you,
do
not
expect
God
to
reward
you
for
doing
that [RHQ],
because
even
sinners
do
that.
If
you
lend
things
or
money
only
to
those
who
you
expect
will
give
something
back
to
you,
do
not
expect
that
God
will
reward
you [RHQ]
for
doing
that.
Even
sinners
lend
to
other
sinners,
because
they
expect
them
to
pay
everything
back.
Instead,
love
your
enemies!
Do
good
things
for
them!
Lend
to
them,
and
do
not
expect
them
to
pay
anything
back!
If
you
do
that,
God
will
give
you
a
big
reward.
And
you
will
be
acting
like
his
children
should.
Remember
that
God
is
kind
to
people
who
are
not grateful
and
to
people
who
are
wicked,
and
he expects
you
to
be
like
that
too.
Act mercifully
toward
others,
just
like
your
Father
in
heaven
acts mercifully
toward
you.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
not
decide
how
God
should
punish
others.
Luke 6:37-42
“Do
not
say
how
sinfully
others
have
acted,
and
then
God
will
not
say
how
sinfully
you
have
acted.
Do
not
condemn
others,
and
then
he
will
not
condemn
you [DOU].
Forgive
others
for
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done
to
you,
and
then
God
will
forgive
you.
Give
good
things
to
others,
and
then
God
will
give
good
things
to
you.
It
will
be
as
though [MET]
God
is
putting
things
in
a
basket
for
you.
He
will
give
you
a
full
amount,
pressed
down
in
the
basket,
which
he
will
shake
so
that
he
can
put
more
in,
and
it
will
spill
over
the
sides!
Remember
that
the
way
you
act
toward
others
will
be
the
way
that
God
will
act
toward
you!”
He
also
told
his
disciples
this
parable
to
show
them
that
they
should
be
like
him,
and
not
be
like
the
Jewish religious
leaders: “◄You
certainly
would
not
expect
a
blind
man
to
lead
another
blind
man./Would
you
expect
a
blind
man
to
lead
another
blind
man?► [RHQ]
If
he
tried
to
do
that, ◄they
would
both probably
fall
into
a
hole!/wouldn’t
they
both probably
fall
into
a
hole?► [RHQ]
I
am
your
teacher,
and
you
disciples
should
be
like
me.
A
disciple
should
not
expect
to
be
better
known
than
his
teacher.
But
if
a student
is
fully
trained {if
someone
fully
trains
a student},
the student
can
become
like
his
teacher [MET].
So
you
should
be
content
to
be
like
me.
◄Why
do
you
notice
someone
else’s
small
faults?/None
of
you
should
be
concerned
about
someone
else’s
small
faults [MET, RHQ].►
That
would
be
like noticing
a
speck
in
that
person’s
eye.
But
you
should
be
concerned
about
your
own
big
faults.
They
are
like
planks
in
your
own
eye,
which
you
do
not
notice.
◄You
(sg)
should
not
say, ‘Friend,
let
me
take
out
that
speck
in
your
eye!’
when
you
do
not
notice
the
log
in
your
own
eye!/Why
do
you
say, ‘Friend,
let
me
take
out
that
speck
in
your
eye!’
when
you
do
not
notice
the
log
in
your
own
eye?► [RHQ]
If
you
do
that,
you
are
a
hypocrite!
You
should
first
stop
committing
your
own
sins.
That
will
be
like
removing
the plank
from
your
own
eye.
Then,
as
a
result,
you
will
have
the
spiritual
insight
you
need
to
help
others
get
rid
of
the
faults
that
are
like specks
in
their
eyes.”
Jesus
taught
that
what
people
do reflects
their
inner
thoughts.
Luke 6:43-45
“
People
are
like
trees [MET].
Healthy
trees
do
not
bear
bad
fruit (OR,
bear
only
good
fruit),
and unhealthy
trees
do
not
bear
good
fruit.
Just
like
you
can
tell
if
a
tree
is
good
or
bad
by
looking
at
its
fruit,
you
can
tell
which
people
are
good
and
which
are
bad
by
looking
at
the
way
they
conduct
their
lives.
For
example,
because thornbushes
cannot
produce
figs,
no
one
can
pick
figs
from thornbushes.
And
since
bramble
bushes
cannot
produce
grapes,
no
one
can
pick
grapes
from
bramble
bushes.
Similarly,
good
people
will
conduct
their
lives
in
a
good
way
because
they
think
a
lot
of
good
things,
and
evil
people
will
live
in
an
evil
way
because
they
think
a
lot
of
evil
things.
The basic principle
is
that
people
speak
and
act
according
to
all
that
they
think.”
Jesus
taught
why
it
is
necessary
to
obey
his
teaching,
not
just
listen
to
it.
Luke 6:46-49
“
Because
people
should
obey
what
their
masters
tell
them, ◄it
is
disgraceful
that
you
say
that
I
am
your
master
but
you
do
not
do
what
I
tell
you!/why
do
you
say
that
I
am
your
master
but
you
do
not
do
what
I
tell
you?► [RHQ]
Some
people
come
to
me,
and
hear
my
messages
and
obey
them.
I
will
tell
you
what
they
are
like.
They
are
like
a
man
who
dug
deep
into
the
ground
to
prepare
to
build
his
house.
He
made
sure
that
the
foundation
was
on
solid
ground.
Then
when
there
was
a
flood,
the
water
tried
to
wash
away
the
house.
But
the
river
could
not
shake
the
house,
because
it
was
built {he
built
it}
on
a
solid
foundation.
But
some
people
hear
my
messages
but
do
not
obey
them.
They
are
like
a
man
who
built
a
house
on
top
of
the
ground
without
digging
a
foundation.
When
the
river
flooded,
the
house
collapsed
immediately
and
was
completely
ruined.
So
it
is
important
for
you
to
obey
what
I
teach
you.”
Jesus healed a man without going to his house because the man’s master believed that Jesus could do that.
Luke 7:1-10
After
Jesus
finished
saying
this
to
the
people,
he
went
with
his
disciples
to
Capernaum
town.
There
was
a Roman
army
officer
there
who
had
a
slave
whom
he
thought
highly
of.
This
slave
was
so
sick
that
he
was
about
to
die.
When
the
officer
heard
about
Jesus,
he
summoned
some
Jewish
elders.
He
told
them
to
go
to
Jesus
and
ask
him
to
come
and
heal
his
slave.
When
they
came
to
where
Jesus
was,
they
earnestly
asked
Jesus
to
return
with
them.
They
said, “This
officer
deserves
that
you
(sg)
do
this
for
him,
because
he
loves
us
Jewish
people,
and
he
paid
the
money
to
build
a
synagogue
for
us.”
So
Jesus
went
with
them.
When
he
was
near
the
officer’s
house,
the
officer
decided
that
it
was
not
necessary
for
Jesus
to
come
to
his
house.
So
he
summoned
some
friends.
He
told
them
to
go
to
Jesus
and
tell
him
this: “Lord/Sir,
do
not
bother
to
come.
Because
I
am
a non-Jew,
I
am
not
worthy
for
you
(sg),
a
Jew,
to
come
into
my
house [MTY]
and
associate
with
me.
I
did
not
feel
worthy
to
come
to
you,
either.
But
please
command
that
my
servant
be
healed,
and
he
will
become
well!
I
believe
this
because,
as
for
me,
there
are
people
who
have
authority
over
me
and
I
obey
them.
I
also
have
soldiers
under
my
authority.
When
I
say
to
one
of
them, ‘Go!’
he
goes.
When
I
say
to
another ‘Come!’
he
comes.
When
I
say
to
my
slave, ‘Do
this!’
he
does
it.
And
I
believe
that
you
speak
with
a
similar
kind
of
authority.”
When
the officer’s
friends
arrived
and
told
that
to
Jesus,
he
marveled
at
what
the
officer
had
said.
Then
he
turned
and
said
to
the
crowd
that
was
going
with
him, “I
tell
you,
I
have
never
before
found
anyone
who
trusted
in
me
like
this non-Jewish
man
does.
No
one
from
Israel,
where
I
would
expect
people
to
believe
in
me,
has
trusted
in
me
like
he
has!”
When
those
men
returned
to
the officer’s
house,
they
found
that
the
slave
was
well.
Jesus
caused
a
widow’s
son
to
become
alive
again.
Luke 7:11-17
Soon
after
that,
Jesus
went
to
a
town
called
Nain.
His
disciples
and
a
large
crowd
of
other
people
went
with
him.
As
they
approached
the
town
gate,
the
corpse
of
a
young
man
who
had
just
died
was
being
carried
out
on
a stretcher {
people
were
carrying
out
on
a stretcher
the
corpse
of
a
young
man
who
had
just
died}.
His
mother
was
a
widow,
and
he
was
her
only
son.
A
large
group
of
people
from
the
town
were
accompanying
them.
When
the
Lord
saw
her,
he
pitied
her.
He
said
to
her, “Do
not
cry!”
Then,
ignoring
the
Jewish
laws
about
not
coming
near
a
corpse,
he
came
close
and
touched
the stretcher
on
which
the
body
was
lying.
So
the
men
carrying
it
stood
still.
He
said, “Young
man,
I
say
to
you,
get
up!”
The
man
sat
up
and
began
to
talk!
Jesus
returned
him
to
his
mother
to
care
for
her.
Then
everyone
there
was
amazed/awestruck.
They
praised
God,
saying, “A
great
prophet
has
come
among
us!”
They
also
said, “God
has
come
to
help
his
people!”
Then
they
reported
what
Jesus
had
done
throughout
all
of
Judea
district
and
other
nearby
areas.
Jesus
taught
about
his
ministry
and
the
ministry
of
John
the Baptizer.
Luke 7:18-35
The
disciples
of
John
the Baptizer
went
to
the
prison
where
John
was
and
told
him
about
those
things.
So
one
day
John
summoned
two
of
his
disciples
and
told
them
to
go
to
the
Lord
and
ask
him: “Are
you
the
Messiah
who
the
prophets
prophesied
would
come,
or
is
it
someone
else
that
we
should
expect
to
come?”
When
those
two
men
came
to
Jesus,
they
said, “John
the Baptizer
sent
us
to
ask
you
(sg)
this:
Are
you
the
Messiah
that
we
are
expecting
God
to
send,
or
shall
we
(exc)
expect
someone
else?”
At
that
very
time
Jesus
was
healing
many
people
of
their
diseases
and
other
sicknesses,
he
was
casting
out
evil
spirits,
and
he
was
causing
many
blind
people
to
be
able
to
see.
So
he
answered
those
two
men, “Go
back
and
report
to
John
what
you
have
seen
me
doing
and
what
you
have
heard
me
telling
people.
I
am enabling
blind
people
to
see.
I
am enabling
lame
people
to
walk.
I
am
healing
people
who
have
leprosy.
I
am enabling
deaf
people
to
hear.
I
am
causing
dead
people
to
become
alive
again,
and
I
am
telling
God’s
good
message
to
poor
people.
Also
tell
John
that
God
is
pleased
with
those
who
do
not
stop believing
in
me
because
what
I
do
is
not
what
they
expect
the
Messiah
to
do.”
When
the
men
whom
John
had
sent
left,
Jesus
began
to
talk
to
the
crowd
of
people
about
John.
He
said
to
them, “
Think
about
what
sort
of
person
you
went
to
see
in
the
desolate
area
when
you
went
there
to
see
John [RHQ].
You
did
not
go
there
to
listen
to
a
man
who
constantly
changed
the nature
of
his
message [MET],
like
a
reed
that
is
blown
back
and
forth
by
the
wind [RHQ].
Then
what
kind
of
man
did
you
go
there
to
see [RHQ]?
Was
he [RHQ]
a
man
who
wore expensive
clothes?
No!
You
know
very
well
that
people
who
wear
beautiful
clothes
and
live
in
luxury
are
in
kings’
palaces,
not
in
the
desolate
areas!
Then
what
kind
of
person
did
you
go
to
see?
Did
you [RHQ]
go
there
to
see
John
because
he
was
a
prophet?
Yes!
But
I
will
tell
you
that
John
is
more
important
than
an
ordinary
prophet.
He
is
the
one
about
whom
these
words
that
God
said
to
the
Messiah
have
been
written {
the
prophet
Malachi
wrote
these
words}
in
the Scriptures: ‘Listen!
I
am
going
to
send
my
messenger
ahead
of
you
(sg) [SYN].
He
will
prepare
people
for
your
coming.’
I
tell
you
that
from
among
all
the
people
who
have
ever
lived,
God
considers
that
no
one
is
greater
than
John.
However,
God
considers
everyone
who
has
let
God
rule
their
lives [MET]
to
be
greater
than
John,
even
if
they
are
insignificant
people.”
When
they
heard
what
Jesus
said (OR,
what
John
preached),
all
the
people,
including
tax
collectors,
whom
many
people
despised,
agreed
that
God’s
way
was
right.
By
being baptized
by
John {By
letting
John baptize
them},
they
had
agreed
that
what
God
required
people
to
do
in
order
to
be
saved
was
right.
But
the
Pharisees
and
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
were
not baptized
by
John {did
not
let
John baptize
them}
because
they
rejected
what
God
wanted
them
to
do.
Then
Jesus
also
said, “
Many
of
you
people
have
heard
what
John
and
I
have
taught. ◄I
will illustrate
what
you
are
like./Do
you
know
what
many
of
you
people
who
have
heard
what
John
and
I
have
taught
are
like?► [RHQ]
You
are
like
children
who
are
playing games
in
an
open
area.
Some
of
them
are
calling
to
the
others,
saying, ‘We
(exc)
played
happy
music
for
you
on
the
flute,
but
you
did
not
dance!
Then
we
sang
sad funeral
songs
for
you,
but
you
did
not
cry!’
Similarly,
you
people
are dissatisfied
with
both
John
the Baptizer
and
me!
When
John
came
and
preached
to
you,
he
did
not
eat
ordinary
food [SYN]
or
drink
wine,
like
most
people
do.
But
you
rejected
him,
saying, ‘A
demon
is controlling
him!’
In
contrast,
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
eat
the
same
food
and
drink
wine
as
others
do.
But
you
reject
me,
saying, ‘Look!
This
man
eats
too
much
food
and
drinks
too
much
wine,
and
he
associates
with
tax
collectors
and
other
sinners!’
But
those
who
are
truly
God’s
children [PRS]
realize
that
what
John
and
I
do
is
truly
wise.”
Jesus
told
why
he appreciated
the
sinful
woman
pouring
perfume
on
his
feet.
Luke 7:36-50
One
day
one
of
the
Pharisees
named Simon
invited
Jesus
to
eat
a
meal
with
him.
So
Jesus
went
to
the
man’s
house
and
reclined
to
eat.
There
was
a
woman
in
that
city
who
many
people
knew
had
been
a
prostitute [EUP].
She
heard
that
Jesus
was
eating
in
the
Pharisee’s
house.
So
she
went
there,
taking
a
stone
jar
that
contained
perfume.
As
the
people
there
were reclining
to
eat,
the
woman
stood
behind
Jesus,
at
his
feet.
As
she
was
crying
because
she
was
sorry
for
her
sins,
her
tears
fell
on Jesus’
feet.
Then
she
wiped
his
feet
with
her
hair,
and
kissed
his
feet,
and
anointed
them
with
the
perfume.
When
the
Pharisee
who
had
invited
Jesus
saw
that,
he
thought, “
Prophets
know
about
other
people’s
lives,
so
if
Jesus
were
a
prophet,
he
would
have
known
who
this
woman
is
who
is
touching
him,
and
what
kind
of
a
person
she
is.
He
would
have
known
that
she
is
a
prostitute! [EUP]”
Jesus
said
to
him, “Simon,
there
is
something
I
want
to
tell
you
(sg).”
He
replied, “Teacher,
what
is
it?”
Jesus
replied, “Two
people
owed
some
money
to
a
man
who
earned
money
by
lending
it
to
others.
One
owed
him 500
silver coins,
and
the
other
owed
him 50
silver coins.
Neither
of
them
was
able
to
pay
back
what
he owed,
so
the
man
very
kindly
said
that
they
did
not
have
to
pay
back
anything.
So,
which
of
those
two
men
will
love
that
man
more?”
Simon
replied, “I
think
that
the
one
who owed
the
most
money
and
did
not
have
to
pay
it
back
will
love
him
more.”
Jesus
said
to
him, “That
is
correct.”
Then
he
turned
toward
the
woman,
and
said
to
Simon, “◄Think
about
what
this
woman
has
done!/Do
you
(sg)
see
what
this
woman
has
done?► [RHQ]
When
I
entered
your
house,
you
did
not
follow
our
custom
of welcoming
guests
by
giving
me
any
water
to
wash
my
feet,
but
this
woman
has
wet
my
feet
with
her
tears
and
then
wiped
them
with
her
hair!
You
did
not
follow
our
custom
of greeting
by
kissing
me,
but
since
I
came
in,
this
woman
has
not
stopped
kissing
my
feet!
You
did
not
follow
our
custom
of welcoming
guests
by
anointing
my
head
with
olive
oil,
but
she
has
anointed
my
feet
with
fragrant
perfume.
So
I
will
tell
you
that
even
though
this
woman
has
sinned
very
much,
she
has
been
forgiven {
I
have
forgiven
her}.
By
what
she
has
done
she
has
shown
that
she
loves
me
very
much.
But
a
person
who
has
sinned
just
a
little
bit,
but
whom
I
have
forgiven,
will
love
me
just
a
little
bit.”
Then
he
said
to
the
woman, “You
have
been
forgiven {
I
have
forgiven
you}
for
your
sins.”
Then
those
who
were
eating
with
him
said
among
themselves, “◄This
man
must
think
that
he
is
God!/Who
does
this
man
think
that
he
is [RHQ]►,
saying
that
he
can
forgive
people
for
their
sins?”
But
Jesus
said
to
the
woman, “Because
you
have
trusted [PRS]
in
me,
God
has
saved
you
from
the
guilt
of
your
sins.
May
God
give
you
inner
peace
as
you
go!”
The list of women who helped Jesus.
Luke 8:1-3
Soon
after
that,
Jesus
went,
along
with
his
twelve
disciples,
through
various
cities
and
villages.
As
they
went,
he
was
telling
people
the
good
message
about
how
God
wants ◄to
have
complete
control/to
rule► [MET]
over
their
lives.
Some
women
from
whom
he
had
expelled
evil
spirits
and
healed
of
diseases
also
went
with
him.
These
included
Mary,
the
woman
from Magdala
village,
from
whom
he
had
expelled
seven
evil
spirits;
Joanna,
the
wife
of
Chuza,
who
was
one
of
King
Herod
Antipas’
officials;
Susanna;
and
many
others.
They
were
providing
some
of
their
own funds
to
help
Jesus
and
his
disciples.
The
story
about
four
different
kinds
of
soil.
Luke 8:4-8
A
large
crowd
of
people
came
to
Jesus
from
many
towns.
Then
he
told
them
this
parable:
“A
man
went
out
to
his
field
to
sow
some
seeds.
As
he
was
scattering
them
over
the
soil,
some
of
the
seeds
fell
on
the
path.
Then
people
walked
on
those
seeds,
and
birds
ate
them.
Some
of
the
seeds
fell
on
rock
on
which
there
was
a
thin
layer
of
moist
soil.
As
soon
as
the
seeds
grew,
the
plants
dried
up
because
they
had
no
moisture.
Some
of
the
seeds
fell
on
ground
that
contained
roots
of thorny
weeds.
The thorny
weeds
grew
together
with
the
young
plants,
and
they
crowded
out
those
plants.
But
some
of
the
seeds
fell
on
good
soil
and
grew
well.
Each
seed
later
produced 100
grains.”
Then
Jesus
called
out
to
them, “If
you
want
to
understand [MTY]
this,
you
must
consider
carefully
what
I
have
just
said!”
Jesus
explained
that
the
story represented
different
ways
people
respond
to
his
teaching.
Luke 8:9-15
Jesus’
disciples
later
asked
him
about
the
meaning
of
the
parable
he
had
just
told.
He
said, “God
is
revealing
to
you
what
he
did
not
reveal
before,
about
how
he
wants
to
rule [MET]
over
people’s
lives.
But
when
I
am
telling
other
people
about
these
things,
I
tell
them
only
in
parables.
The
result
will
be
like
a
prophet
predicted
long
ago:
They
will
see
what
I
am
doing,
but
will
not
perceive
what
it
means.
They
will
hear
what
I
am
saying,
but
will
not
understand
it.
So
this
is
the
meaning
of
that
parable:
The
seeds
represent
God’s
message.
Some
people
are
like
the
path
on
which
some
of
the
seeds
fell.
When
these
people
hear
God’s
message,
the
devil
comes
and
causes
them
to
forget
what
they
have
heard.
As
a
result,
they
do
not
believe
it,
and
will
not
be
saved {
God
will
not
save
them}.
Some
people
are
like
the
soil
with
rock
underneath.
When
they
hear
God’s
message,
they
accept
it
joyfully.
But
because
it
does
not
penetrate
deeply [MET]
into
their
inner
beings,
they
believe
it
for
only
a
short
time.
They
are
like
the
plants
that
did
not
have
deep
roots.
When
difficult
things
happen
to
them,
they
stop
believing
God’s
message.
Some
people
are
like
the
soil
that
had
roots
of thorny
weeds
in
it.
They
are
people
who
accept
God’s
message,
but
later
on
they
worry
about
things,
and
try
to
become
rich,
and
enjoy
things
that
give
them
a
lot
of
pleasure.
So
they
do
not
become
spiritually
mature.
But
some
people
are
like
the
good
soil.
They
hear
God’s
message
and
accept
it.
They
become
good,
honest
people,
and
they
continue
doing
things
that
please
God [MET].”
Jesus
explained
the
need
to
make
his
truth
clear
to
others.
Luke 8:16-18
“After
people
light
a
lamp,
they
do
not
cover
it
with
a
basket
or
put
it
under
a
bed.
Instead,
they
put
it
on
a
lampstand,
so
that
those
who
enter
their
house
can
see
things
from
its
light [MET].
Similarly,
you
must
tell
God’s
truth
to
others
so
that
they
can
know
what
I
can
do
for
them.
God
wants
to
make
clear
all
of
his
truth
that
was
not
evident
previously.
He
intends
that
all
of
the
truth
that
he
had
not
revealed
before
be
told
openly {that
his
people
openly
tell
others
all
of
the
truth
that
he
has
not
revealed
before}.
So
listen
carefully
to
what
I
tell
you,
because
God
will
enable
those
who
accept
my
truth
to
understand
even
more.
But
God
will
cause
those
who
do
not
accept
my
truth
to
not
understand
even
the
little
that
they
think
they
have
understood.”
Jesus
told
them
that
some
people
are
as
dear
to
him
as
his
own
relatives.
Luke 8:19-21
One
day
Jesus’
mother
and
his
younger
brothers
came
to
see
him,
but
they
could
not
get
near
him
because
there
was
a
large
crowd
around
him
in
the
house.
Someone
told
him, “Your
mother
and
your
younger
brothers
are
standing
outside,
wanting
to
see
you.”
He
replied, “Those
who
hear
God’s
message
and
obey
it
are
as
dear
to
me [MET]
as
my
mother
and
my
brothers.”
Jesus
calmed
a
storm.
Luke 8:22-25
One
day
Jesus
got
into
a
boat
with
his
disciples.
He
said
to
them, “Let’s
go
around
to
the
other
side
of
the
lake.”
So
they
started
to
go.
As
they
were
sailing,
he
fell
asleep.
A
big
windstorm
struck
the
lake.
Soon
the
boat
was
filling
with
water,
and
they
were
in
danger.
Jesus’
disciples
woke
him
up.
They
said
to
him, “Master!
Master!
We
(inc)
are
going
to
drown!”
He
got
up
and
rebuked
the
wind
and
told
the
waves
to
be
calm.
The
wind
immediately
stopped
blowing
and
the
waves
calmed
down.
The lake
became
calm.
He
said
to
them, “◄I
am
disappointed
that
you
did
not
trust
me
to
help
you!/Why
did
you
not
trust
me
to
help
you?►” [RHQ]
They
were
afraid.
They
were
also
amazed.
They
said
to
each
other, “◄What
kind
of
man
is
this?/This
man
is
not
like
ordinary
men!► [RHQ]
He
not
only
commands
people,
but
when
he
commands
the
wind
and
the
water,
they
also
obey
him!”
Jesus
expelled
many
demons
from
a
man.
Luke 8:26-39
Jesus
and
his
disciples
arrived
at
the
region
near Gerasa,
a
town
which
was
on
the
eastern
side
of Lake
Galilee.
There
was
a
man
in
that
region
in
whom
demons
lived.
He
was
from
the
town
of Gerasa. (OR,
In
that
area
there
was
a
man
from
that
town
whom
demons
controlled.)
For
a
long
time
he
had
not
worn
clothes.
He
did
not
live
in
a
house.
Instead,
he
lived
in
burial
caves.
Many
times
demons
attacked
him.
He
was
guarded {
People
tried
to
guard
him}
so
that
he
would
not
injure
others.
Chains
were
fastened {They
fastened
chains}
on
his
hands
and
shackles
on
his
feet,
but
he
would
break
the
chains
and
shackles.
Then
he
would
be
sent
away
by
the
demons {the
demons
would
send
him
away}
to
some
desolate
area.
When Jesus
stepped
out
of
the
boat
onto
the
shore,
the
man
saw
him.
He
ran
to Jesus
and
prostrated
himself
before
him.
Then Jesus
commanded, “You
evil
spirit,
come
out
of
that
man!”
But
it
did
not
leave
immediately.
Instead,
it
caused
the
man
to
shout
very
loudly, “Jesus,
Son
of
the
great
God
in
heaven,
since
we
(inc)
have
nothing
in
common,
leave
me
alone [RHQ]!
I
beg
you,
do
not torture
me
now!”
In
order
to
expel
the
demon
more
easily,
Jesus
asked
the
demon, “What
is
your
(sg)
name?”
He
replied, “My
name
is
Crowd/Mob.”
He
said
that
because
many
demons
had
entered
that
man.
The
demons
kept
begging
Jesus
that
he
would
not
command
them
to
go
into
the
deep
place
where
God
punishes
demons.
There
was
a
large
herd
of
pigs ◄grazing/rooting
for
food►
on
the
hillside.
The
demons
begged
Jesus
that
he
allow
them
to
enter
the
pigs.
So
he
did.
The
demons
left
the
man
and
entered
the
pigs.
Then
the
herd
of
pigs
rushed
down
the
steep
bank
into
the
lake
and
drowned.
When
the
men
who
were
taking
care
of
the pigs
saw
what
happened,
they
ran!
They
told
people
inside
the
town
and
outside
the
town
what
had
happened.
So
people
went
out
to
see
what
had
happened.
When
they
came
to
where
Jesus
was,
they
saw
that
the
man
from
whom
Jesus
had
expelled
the
demons
was
sitting
at
the
feet
of
Jesus,
listening
to
him.
He
had
clothes
on,
and
his
mind
was
normal
again.
Then
those
people
became
afraid
because
they
thought
that
Jesus
would
destroy
more
of
their
property (OR,
because
they
realized
that
he
must
be
very
powerful).
The
people
who
had
seen
what
happened
told
those
who
had
just
arrived
how
Jesus
had
healed
the
man
whom
demons
were controlling
before.
Then
those
people
and
many
other
people [HYP]
from
the
area
near Gerasa
asked
Jesus
to
leave
their
area.
They
were
very
afraid
of
what
else
Jesus
would
do
to
them.
So
Jesus
and
the
disciples
got
into
the
boat
to
go
back
across
the lake.
The
man
from
whom
he
had
expelled
the
demons
begged
him
saying, “
Please,
let
me
go
with
you!”
But
Jesus
refused.
Instead,
he
said
to
him,
“
No,
go
home
and
tell
people
how
much
God
has
done
for
you!”
Then
he
sent
him
away.
So
the
man
went
away
and
told
people
throughout
the
nearby
town
how
much
Jesus
had
done
for
him.
Jesus
caused
a
young
girl
to
become
alive
again,
and
healed
a
woman
who
had
been bleeding
for
years.
Luke 8:40-56
When
Jesus
and
the
disciples
returned
to Capernaum,
a
crowd
of
people
who
had
been
waiting
for
him
welcomed
him.
Just
then
a
man
named
Jairus,
who
was
one
of
the
leaders ◄of
the
synagogue/of
the
Jewish
meeting
place►
there,
came
near
and
prostrated
himself
at
Jesus’
feet.
He
pleaded
with
Jesus, “Please
come
to
my
house
and
heal
my
daughter,
my
only
daughter,
who
is
about
twelve
years
old,
because
she
is
dying!”
As
Jesus
went
with
him,
many
people
crowded
close
to
Jesus.
Then
a
woman
came
near.
She
had
been
suffering
from
constant
vaginal [EUP] bleeding
for
twelve
years,
but
she
could
not
be
healed
by
anyone {no
one
could
heal
her}.
She
came
behind
Jesus
and
touched
the
edge
of
his
robe
in
order
to
be
healed.
At
once
her bleeding
stopped.
Jesus
said, “Who
touched
me?”
When
everyone
said
that
they
had
not
touched
him,
Peter
said, “Lord,
there
is
a
large
crowd
of
people
around
you
(sg)
and
crowding
against
you,
so
any
one
of
them
might
have
touched
you!”
But
Jesus
said, “
I
know
that
someone
deliberately
touched
me,
because
my
power
has
healed
someone
who
touched
me.”
When
the
woman
realized
that
she
could
not
prevent
Jesus (OR,
people)
from
knowing
that
she
was
healed,
her
body
began
to
shake.
She
was
afraid
that
because
she
had
disobeyed
the
law
that
a
woman
with
such
a
condition
should
not
touch
others,
Jesus
might scold
her
for
doing
that.
She
prostrated
herself
before
Jesus.
As
the
other
people
were
listening,
she
told
why
she
had
touched
him
and
how
she
had
been
healed
immediately.
Jesus
said
to
her, “◄Ma’am/My
dear
woman►,
because
you
believed [PRS]
that
I
could
heal
you,
I
have
healed
you.
Go
from
here,
and
may
you
experience
God’s
peace
within
you.”
While
he
was
still
talking
to
her,
a
man
from Jairus’
house
came
and
said
to Jairus, “Your
daughter
has
died.
So ◄it
is
useless
that
you
bother
the
teacher
any
longer
by
urging
him
to
go
to
your
house!/why
do
you
bother
the
teacher
any
longer
by
urging
him
to
go
to
your
house?► [RHQ]”
But
when
Jesus
heard
that,
he
said
to Jairus, “Do
not
think
that
there
is
nothing
more
that
can
be
done.
Just
believe
that
I
can
help
her.
If
you(sg)
do
that,
she
will
live
again.”
When
they
arrived
outside Jairus’
house,
Jesus
allowed
only
Peter,
John,
James,
and
the
girl’s
mother
and
father
to
go
in Jairus’
house
with
him.
All
the
people
there
were
crying
and
beating
their
chests
to
show
that
they
were
sad.
But,
knowing
that
he
would
cause
the
girl
to
live
again,
he
said
to
them, “Stop
crying!
She
is
not
dead!
She
is
just
sleeping [MET]!”
The
people
laughed
at
him,
because
they
knew
that
the
girl
was
dead.
But
Jesus
took
hold
of
her
hand
and
called
to
her,
saying, “Child,
get
up!”
At
once
her
spirit
returned
to
her
body
and
she
got
up.
Jesus
immediately
said, “ive
her
something
to
eat!”
Her
parents
were
amazed,
but
Jesus
told
them
not
to
tell
anyone
else
yet
what
had
happened.
Jesus sent out his apostles to teach and heal people.
Luke 9:1-6
One
day
Jesus
summoned
his
twelve
apostles,
and
gave
them
power
to
expel
all
kinds
of
demons
and
to
heal
people
with
diseases.
He
gave
them
authority
to
do
that.
Before
he
sent
them
out
to
heal
people
and
to
tell
people
what
it
meant
to
let
God ◄rule/have
complete
control
over►
their
lives,
he
said
to
them, “Do
not
take
things
for
your
journey.
Do
not
take
a
walking
stick
or
a
traveler’s
bag
or
food
or
money.
Do
not
take ◄an extra
shirt/extra
clothes►.
Whenever
you
enter
some
house
to
lodge
there,
stay
in
that
house
until
you
leave
that
town.
In
towns
where
the
people
do
not
welcome
you,
you
should
not
continue
to
stay
there.
Just
leave
those
towns.
And
as
you
leave,
shake
off
the
dust
from
your
feet.
Do
that
to
warn
them
that
God
will
punish
them
for rejecting
your
message.”
Then
they
left
and
traveled
through
many
villages.
Everywhere
they
went,
they
told
people
God’s
good
message
and
healed
sick
people.
Herod
was uncertain
about
who
was
doing
these
miracles.
Luke 9:7-11
Herod
Antipas,
the
ruler
of
that
district,
heard
about
the
things
that
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
doing.
He
had
previously
commanded
his
soldiers
to
execute
John
the Baptizer,
so
now
he
was
perplexed,
because
some
people
were
saying
that
John
had
become
alive
again
and
was
doing
those
miracles.
Others
were
saying
that
the
prophet
Elijah
had
appeared
again
as
had
been
prophesied.
Others
were
saying
that
one
of
the
other
former
prophets
had
become
alive
again
and
was
doing
those
miracles.
But
Herod
said, “
It
cannot
be
John
who
is
doing
these
things,
because
I
commanded
my
soldiers
to
cut
off
his
head.
So
who
is
this
man
that
I
am
hearing
these
things
about?”
And
he
kept
wanting
to
see
Jesus.
When
the apostles
returned
from
traveling
to
various
towns,
they
told
Jesus
the
things
that
they
had
done.
Then
he
took
them
and
they
went
by
themselves
by
boat
to
a
town
called Bethsaida.
But
when
the
crowds
of
people
who
had
been
with
Jesus
found
out
about
that,
they
followed
him
on
land.
When
they
got
to
where
he
was,
he
welcomed
them.
He
taught
them
about
how
God
is
going
to
some
day ◄rule
as
king/have
complete
control
over
people’s
lives►.
He
also
healed
the
sick
people.
Jesus
fed
over 5,000
people miraculously.
Luke 9:12-17
Late
in
the
afternoon Jesus’
twelve
apostles
came
to
him
and
said, “This
is
a
place
where
nobody
lives,
so
dismiss
the
people
so
that
they
can
go
to
the
surrounding
villages
and
other
places
where
they
can
get
some
food
and
find
places
to
stay!”
But
he
said
to
them, “
No,
you
yourselves
give
them
something
to
eat!”
They
replied, “We
(exc)
have
only
five
small
loaves
and
two
cooked
fish.
Are
you
(sg)
going
to
give
us
the
money
to
go
somewhere
and
buy
food
for
all
these
people?”
There
were
about 5,000
men
there.
He
replied
to
the
disciples, “
No,
just
tell
the
people
to
sit
down.
Tell
them
to
sit
in
groups,
with
about 50
people
in
each
group.”
After
they
told
the
people
that,
they
all
sat
down.
Then
he
took
the
five
small
loaves
and
the
two
fish.
He
looked
up towards
heaven
and
thanked
God
for
them.
Then
he
broke
them
into
pieces
and
gave
them
to
the
disciples
so
that
they
would
distribute
them
to
the
crowd.
All
the
people
in
the
crowd
ate
until
they
all
had
enough
to
eat.
Then
the
disciples
collected
twelve
baskets
full
of
the
broken
pieces
that
were
left
over!
After
Peter
expressed
his
belief
that
Jesus
is
the
Messiah,
Jesus
predicted
his
own
death
and resurrection.
Luke 9:18-27
One
day
Jesus
was
praying
in
a
place
where
only
the
disciples
were
with
him.
He
asked
them, “The
crowds
of
people,
who
do
they
say
that
I
really
am?”
They
replied, “
Some
people
say
that
you
are
John
the Baptizer,
who
has
come
back
to
life
again.
Others
say
that
you
are
the
prophet
Elijah,
who
has
returned
from
heaven
as
God
promised.
Others
say
that
you
are
one
of
the
other
prophets
who
lived
long
ago,
who
has
come
back
to
life
again.”
He
asked
them, “What
about
you
(pl)?
Who
do
you
say
that
I
am?”
Peter
replied, “You
(sg)
are
the
Messiah,
who
has
come
from
God.”
Then
Jesus
warned
them
strongly
not
to
tell
that
to
anyone
yet.
Then
he
said, “
Even
though
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
it
is
necessary
that
I
suffer
very
much.
It
is
also
necessary
that
I
be
rejected
by
the
elders
and
the
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws {that
the
Jewish
elders
and
the
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws
will
reject
me}.
It
is
necessary
that
I
be
killed {that
people
will
kill
me}.
Then
on
the
third
day
after
that,
I
will
become
alive
again.”
Then
he
said
to
all
of
them, “If
any
one
of
you
wants
to
be
my
disciple,
you
must
not
do
only
what
you
yourself
desire
to
do.
Specifically,
you
must
be
willing
each
day [MET]
to
let
others
hurt
you
and
disgrace
you.
That
is
like
what
is
done
to
criminals
who
are
forced
to
carry [MET]
crosses
to
the
place
where
they
will
be
executed.
That
is
what
anyone
who
wants
to
be
my
disciple
must
do.
You
must
do
that,
because
those
who
try
to
save
their
lives
by
denying
that
they
belong
to
me
when
people
want
to
kill
them
for believing
in
me
will
not
live
eternally,
but
those
who
are
killed
because
of
being
my
disciples
will
live
forever
with
me.
People
might
get
everything
that
they
want
in
this
world,
but ◄they
are
really
gaining
nothing
if
they
do
not
get
eternal
life
by
becoming
my
disciples!/are
they
really
gaining
anything
if
they
do
not
get
eternal
life
by
becoming
my
disciples?► [RHQ]
Those
who
reject
my
message
and
refuse
to
say
that
they
belong
to
me,
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
also
refuse
to
say
that
they
belong
to
me
when
I
come
back
with
the
holy
angels,
and
have
the
glorious
brightness
that
my
Father
has.
But
listen
carefully!
Some
of
you
(pl)
who
are
here
now
will
see
God
ruling [MET]
in
many
powerful
ways.
You
will
see
it
before
you
die!”
Jesus
talked
with
Moses
and
Elijah.
Luke 9:28-36
About
a
week
after
Jesus
said
those
things,
he
took
Peter,
James,
and
James’
brother
John
and
led
them
up
a
mountain
so
that
he
could
pray
there.
As
he
was
praying,
his
face
appeared
very
different
to
them.
His
clothes
became
as
bright
as
lightning.
Suddenly,
two
men
appeared
who
had
the
brightness
of
heaven
surrounding
them.
They
were
prophets
who
had
lived
long
ago,
Moses
and
Elijah.
They
started
talking
with Jesus
about
how
he
would
accomplish
what
God
had
planned
when
he
died [EUP]
very
soon
in
Jerusalem.
Peter
and
the
other
disciples
who
were
with
him
were
sound
asleep.
When
they
woke
up,
they
saw
Jesus’
brightness.
They
also
saw
the
two
men
standing
with
him.
As
Moses
and
Elijah
were
starting
to
leave
Jesus,
Peter
said
to
him, “Master,
it
is
wonderful
for
us
to
be
here!
Allow
us
to
make
three
shelters,
one
for
you,
one
for
Moses,
and
one
for
Elijah!”
But
he
really
did
not
realize
what
he
was
talking
about.
As
he
was
saying
that,
a
bright
cloud
appeared
and
covered
them
all.
The
disciples
were
afraid
as
the
cloud
surrounded
them.
God [MTY/EUP]
spoke
to
them
from
the
cloud,
saying, “This
is
my
Son.
He
is
the
one
whom
I
have
chosen
to
do
a
great
work
for
me.
So
you
must
listen
to
him!”
After
God [MTY/EUP]
finished
saying
that,
the
three
disciples
saw
that
only
Jesus
was
there.
They
did
not
tell
anyone
what
they
had
seen
until
much
later.
Jesus
expelled
a demon
from
a
boy.
Luke 9:37-43a
The
next
day,
after
they
had
come
down
from
the
mountain,
a
large
crowd
of
people
met
Jesus.
Then
a
man
from
the
crowd
exclaimed, “Teacher,
I
plead
with
you,
do
something
to
help
my
son!
He
is
my
only
child!
At
various
times
an
evil
spirit
suddenly
seizes
him
and
causes
him
to scream.
The
evil
spirit
shakes
him
violently
and
causes
him
to
foam
at
the
mouth.
It
does
not
leave
until
my
child
is
completely
exhausted.
I
pleaded
with
your
disciples
who
were
here
for
them
to
expel
the
evil
spirit,
but
they
were
not
able
to
do
it!”
Jesus
replied
by
saying
to
everyone
who
had
gathered
there, “
You
who
have
seen
how
I
help
people
do
not
believe
that
you
can
do
anything.
What
you
think
is
perverted!
How
long
must
I
be
with
you
before
you
are
able
to
do
what
I
do [RHQ]?
How
long
must
I
endure
your
lack
of
faith?”
Then
he
said
to
the
boy’s
father, “Bring
your
(sg)
son
here
to
me!”
While
they
were
bringing
the
boy
to
Jesus,
the
demon
attacked
the
boy,
threw
him
to
the
ground,
and
shook
him
severely.
But
Jesus
rebuked
the
evil
spirit
and
healed
the
boy.
Then
he
returned
him
to
his
father’s
care.
All
the
people
there
were
amazed
at
the
great
power
of
God.
Jesus
predicted
his arrest.
Luke 9:43b-45
While
they
were
all
amazed
at
all
the
miracles
Jesus
was
doing,
he
said
to
his
disciples,
“Think
carefully [MTY]
about
what
I
am
about
to
tell
you:
Even
though
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
I
will
soon
be
handed
over
to
the
authorities (OR,
my
enemies) {
someone
is
about
to
enable [MTY]
my
enemies
to
seize
me}.”
But
the
disciples
did
not
understand
what
he
was
saying;
God
prevented
them
from
understanding
it,
so
that
they
would
not
know
yet
what
he
meant.
And
they
were
afraid
to
ask
him
about
what
he
had
said.
Jesus
told
his
disciples
who
is
really
great
in
God’s
sight.
Luke 9:46-48
The
disciples
began
to
argue
among
themselves
about
which
one
of
them
would
be
the
greatest
when
Jesus
became
king.
But
Jesus
perceived
what
they
were
thinking.
So
he
brought
a
young
child
to
his
side.
He
said
to
the
disciples, “Those
who,
because
they
love
me, (OR,
because
they
want
to
behave
like
me)
welcome
a
little
child ◄
like
this
one/
as
I
would► [MTY],
God
considers
that [MET]
they
are welcoming
me.
And
those
who
welcome
me,
God
considers
that [MET]
they
are welcoming
him,
the
one
who
sent
me.
Remember
that
those
among
you
who
think
of
themselves
as
being
very unimportant
will
be
the
ones
whom
God
considers
to
be
great.”
Jesus
told
them
not
to
forbid
others
from expelling
demons.
Luke 9:49-50
John
replied
to
Jesus, “Master,
we
(exc)
saw
a
man
who
was expelling
demons,
claiming
that
he
had
authority
from
you [MTY]
to
do
that.
So
we
told
him
to
stop
doing
it,
because
he
is
not
one
of
us
disciples.”
But
Jesus
said
to
him
and
the
other
disciples, “Do
not
tell
him
not
to
do
that!
Remember
that
those
who
are
not opposing
you
are
trying
to
achieve
the
same goals
that
you
are!”
People
in
a Samaritan
town
refused
to
welcome
Jesus.
Luke 9:51-56
When
it
was
almost
time
for
God
to
take
Jesus
up
to
heaven,
he
firmly
resolved
to
go
to
Jerusalem.
He
sent
some
messengers
to
go
ahead
of
him,
and
they
entered
a
village
in
Samaria
district
to
prepare
for
him [SYN]
to
go
there.
But
the
Samaritans
did
not
like
the
Jews
because
of
their insisting
that
it
was
necessary
to
go
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
God.
So,
because
Jesus
had
firmly
resolved
to
go
to
Jerusalem,
they
would
not
let
him
come
to
their
village.
When
two
of
his
disciples,
James
and
John,
heard
about
that,
they
said, “Lord,
do
you
(sg)
want
us
(exc)
to
pray
that
God
will
send
fire
down
from
heaven,
as
the
prophet
Elijah
did
long
ago,
and
destroy
those
people?”
But
Jesus
turned
and
rebuked
them
for
saying
that.
So
they
went
to
a
different
village.
Jesus
told
three
people
what
it
would
cost
them
if
they
became
his
disciples.
Luke 9:57-62
As
Jesus
and
the
disciples
were
walking
along
the
road,
one
man
said
to
him, “I
will
go
with
you
(sg)
wherever
you
go!”
In
order
that
the
man
might
know
what
he
could
expect
if
he
went
with
Jesus,
Jesus
said
to
him, “Foxes
have
holes
in
the
ground
in
which
to
live,
and
birds
have
nests,
but
even
though
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
I
do
not
have
a
home
where
I
can
sleep!”
Jesus
told
another
man, “Come
with
me!”
But
the
man
said, “Lord/Sir,
let
me
go
home
first.
After
my
father
dies
I
will
bury
him,
and
then
I
will
come
with
you.”
But
Jesus
said
to
him, “
God
considers
that
those
who
do
not
have
eternal
life
are
dead [MET].
Let
those
people
do
the
work
of
burying
people
who
die.
As
for
you,
go
and
tell
people
about
how
God
wants ◄to
rule/to
have
complete
control
over►
people’s
lives!”
Someone
else
said, “Lord,
I
will
come
with
you
and
be
your
disciple,
but
first
let
me
go
home
to
say goodbye
to
my
relatives.”
Jesus
said
to
him, “Anyone
who
is
plowing
his
field
should
not
look
back
to
see
what
he
has
done.
He
must
look
forward
to
what
is
ahead.
Similarly,
anyone
who
continues
to
be
concerned
about
his
family
and
other
things
he
has
left
behind
is
not
fit
to
serve
me
and
tell
others
about
how
God
wants
to
rule [MTY]
people’s
lives.”
Jesus instructed 72 other disciples before sending them out.
Luke 10:1-12
After
that,
the
Lord
Jesus
appointed 72
other
people.
He
prepared
to
send
them
out, two-by-two,
to
every
town
and
village
where
he [SYN]
intended
to
go.
He
said
to
them, “The
people
who
are
ready
to
receive
my
message
are
like
a
field
of [MET]
grain
that
is
ready
for
people
to
harvest {to
be
harvested}.
But
there
are
not
many
people
to
bring
them
to
God.
So
pray
and
ask
the
Lord
God
to
send
more
workers
who
will
gather
people
together
and
teach
them
my
message,
just
like
a landowner
sends
workers
into
his
fields
to
gather
the
harvest.
Start
going;
but
remember
that
I
am
sending
you
(pl)
out
to
tell
my
message
to
people
who
will
try
to
get
rid
of
you.
You
will
be
like
lambs
among
wolves.
Do
not
take
along
any
money
in
a
purse.
Do
not
take
a traveler’s
bag.
Do
not
take
extra
sandals.
Do
not
spend
a
lot
of
time greeting
people
along
the
way.
Whenever
you
enter
a
house
to
lodge
there,
first
say
to
those
people, ‘May
God
give
inner
peace
to
you
people [MTY]
in
this
house!’
If
people
who
live
there
are ◄desiring
to
have/worthy
of
receiving►
God’s
peace,
they
will
experience
the
inner
peace
that
you
are
offering
them.
If
people
who
live
there
are
not desiring
to
have
God’s
peace,
you
will
experience
God’s
inner
peace,
but
they
will
not.
If
they
welcome
you,
stay
in
that
same
house
until
you
leave
that
village.
Do
not
move
around
from
one
house
to
another.
Eat
and
drink
whatever
they
provide
for
you.
A
worker
deserves
to
get
pay [MET]
from
the
people
for
whom
he
works,
so
you
deserve
to
receive
food
and
a
place
to
stay
from
the
people
to
whom
you
go.
Whenever
you
enter
a
town
and
the
people
there
welcome
you,
eat
what
is
provided {what
they
provide}
for
you.
Heal
the
people
there
who
are
sick.
Tell
them, ‘It
is
almost
time
for
God
to
send
his
king
to
rule [MET]
your
lives.’
But
if
you
enter
a
town
whose
people
do
not
welcome
you,
go
into
its
main
streets
and
say,
‘
Because
you
have
refused
to
hear
our
message,
we(exc)
will
not
only
leave,
we
will
also
shake
off
the
dust
of
your
town
that
clings
to
our
sandals,
to
warn
you
that
God
will
reject/punish
you.
But
we
want
you
to
know
that
it
is
almost
the
time
when
God
will
start
to
rule!’
I
will
tell
you
this:
On
the [MTY]
final
day
when
God
judges
everyone,
he
will
punish
the
wicked
people [MTY]
who
long
ago
lived
in
Sodom,
the
city
that
he
destroyed
because
its
people
were
so
wicked.
But
he
will
punish
even
more
severely
the
people [MTY]
of
any
town
whose
people
refused
to
hear
your
message!”
Jesus
warned
the unbelievers
in
three
towns.
Luke 10:13-16
“There
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
you
people
who
live
in [MTY]
Chorazin
and Bethsaida
cities.
I
did
great
miracles
in
your
cities
to
show
God’s
power,
but
you
did
not
turn
from
your
sinful
behavior.
If
the
miracles
that
I
performed
in
your
cities
had
been
done
in
Tyre
and
Sidon
cities,
the
wicked
people
who
lived
there
would
have
long
ago
shown
that
they
were
sorry
for
their
sins
by
sitting
on
the
ground
wearing coarse
cloth
and
putting
ashes
on
their
heads.
But
they
did
not
have
the opportunity
that
you
have,
so
when
God
punishes
people,
he
will
punish
the
wicked
people
who
lived
in
Tyre
and
Sidon,
but
he
will
punish
you
more
severely
because
you
did
not
pay
attention
to
my
message.
I
also
have
something
to
say
to
you
people
who
live
in
Capernaum
city. ◄Do
not
think
that
you
will
be
honored {
that
God
will
honor
you}
in
heaven!/Do
you
think
that
you
will
be
honored {
that
God
will
honor
you}
in
heaven?► [RHQ]
That
will
not
happen!
On
the
contrary,
after
you
die,
God
will
send
you
down
to
the
place
where
sinful
people
will
be
punished
forever!”
Jesus
also
said
to
the
disciples, “God
will
consider
that
those
who
listen
to
your
message
are
listening
to
me,
and
that
those
who
reject
your
message
are rejecting
me.
And
he
will
consider
that
those
who
reject
me
are rejecting
God,
the
one
who
sent
me.”
Jesus commented
on
their
ministry
after
the 72
returned.
Luke 10:17-24
The 72
people
whom
Jesus
appointed
went
and
did
as
he
told
them
to.
When
they
returned,
they
were
very
joyful.
They
said, “Lord,
people
did
what
we(exc)
told
them
to
do!
Demons
also
obeyed
us
when
by
your
(sg)
authority [MTY]
we
commanded
them
to
leave
people!”
Jesus
replied, “
When
those
demons
were
obeying
you,
because
God
had
enabled
you
to
defeat
them,
it
was
as
though [MET]
I
saw
Satan
fall
from
heaven
as
suddenly
and
quickly
as
lightning
strikes.
Listen!
I
have
given
you
authority
so
that
if
you
oppose
evil
spirits [MET]
they
will
not
hurt
you.
I
have
given
you
authority
to
defeat
our
enemy,
Satan.
Nothing
shall
hurt
you.
But
although
you
can
rejoice
that
evil
spirits
obey
you,
you
should
rejoice
more
that
your
names
have
been
written {that
God
has
written
your
names}
in
heaven,
because
you
will
be
with
God
forever.”
At
that
time
the
Holy
Spirit
caused
Jesus
to
be
very
happy.
He
said, “Father,
you
(sg)
rule
over
everything
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth!
Some
people
think
that
they
are
wise
because
they
are well-educated.
But
I
thank
you
that
you
have
prevented
them
from
knowing
these
things.
Instead,
you
have
revealed
them
to
people
who
accept
your
truth
as readily [MET]
as
little
children
do.
Yes,
Father,
you
have
done
that
because
it
seemed
good
to
you
to
do
so.”
Jesus
also
said
to
the 72
disciples, “
God,
my
Father,
has
revealed
to
me
all
I
need
to
know
and
the
power
I
need
for
my
work.
Only
my
Father
knows
who
I
really
am.
Furthermore,
only
I
and
those
people
to
whom
I
wish
to
reveal
him
know
what
God
my
Father
is
like.”
Then
when Jesus’
disciples
were
alone
with
him,
he
turned
toward
them
and
said, “
God
is
pleased
with
you [SYN]
who
have
seen
the
things
that
I
have
done!
I
want
you
to
know
that
many
prophets
and
kings
who
lived
long
ago
desired
to
see
the
things
that
you
are
seeing
me
do,
but
these
things
did
not
happen
then.
They
longed
to
hear
the
things
that
you
have
been
hearing
me
say,
but
these
things
were
not
revealed
to
them
then.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
must
show
our
love
to
everyone,
even
ones
we
do
not
like
to
associate
with.
Luke 10:25-37
One
day
as
Jesus
was
teaching
people,
a
man
was
there
who
had
studied
carefully
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.
He
wanted
to
ask
Jesus
a
difficult
question.
So
he
stood
up
and
asked, “Teacher,
what
shall
I
do
in
order
to
live
with
God
forever?”
Jesus
said
to
him, “You
(sg)
have
read [RHQ]
what
Moses
has
written
in
the
laws
that
God
gave
him.
What
did
Moses
write
about
living
forever?”
The
man
replied, “
He
wrote
that
we
(inc)
must
love
the
Lord
our
God.
We
must
show
that
by
what
we
feel
and
by
what
we
do
and
by
what
we
think.
He
also
wrote
that
we
must
love
people
that
we
come
in
contact
with
as
much
as
we
love
ourselves.”
Jesus
replied, “You
(sg)
have
answered
your
question
correctly.
If
you
do
all
that
continually,
you
will
live
with
God
forever.”
But
the
man
wanted
to
defend
the
way
he
acted
toward
people
that
he
came
in
contact
with (OR,
to
defend
why
he
had
asked
a
question
that
Jesus
answered
so
simply).
So
he
said
to
Jesus, “Which
people
that
I
come
in
contact
with
should
I
love?”
Jesus
replied
by
telling
him
this illustration: “A
Jewish
man
was
once
going
down
along
the
road
from
Jerusalem
to
Jericho.
Bandits
attacked
him.
They
took
away
most
of
the
man’s
clothes
and
everything
else
that
he
had,
and
they
beat
him
until
he
was
almost
dead.
Then
they
left
him.
It
happened
that
a
Jewish
priest
was
going
along
that
road.
When
he
saw
that
man,
instead
of
helping
him,
he
passed
by
on
the
other
side
of
the
road.
Similarly,
a
man
who
worked
in
the
temple
in
Jerusalem
came
to
that
place
and
saw
the
man.
But
he
also
passed
by
on
the
other
side
of
the
road.
Then
a
man
from
Samaria
province
came
along
that
road
to
where
the
man
was
lying.
People
from
Samaria
despise
Jews.
But
when
he
saw
that
man,
he
pitied
him.
He
went
over
to
him
and
put
some
olive
oil
and
wine
on
his
wounds
to
help
heal
them.
He
wound
strips
of
cloth
around
the
wounds.
He
placed
the
man
on
his
own
donkey
and
took
him
to
an
inn
and
took
care
of
him.
The
next
morning
he
gave
two
silver coins
to
the
innkeeper
and
said, ‘Take
care
of
this
man.
If
you
(sg)
spend
more
than
this
amount
to
care
for
him,
I
will
pay
you
back
when
I
return.’”
Then
Jesus
said, “Three
people
saw
the
man
whom
bandits
attacked.
Which
one
of
them
acted
in
a
loving
way
toward
that
man?”
The
man
who
studied
the Scriptures
replied, “The
one
who
acted mercifully
toward
him.”
Jesus
said
to
him, “You
(sg)
go
and
act
like
that
toward
everyone
whom
you
can
help!”
Jesus
rebuked Martha
for
being
too
concerned
about
household chores.
Luke 10:38-42
As
Jesus
and
his
disciples
continued
to
travel,
they
entered
a
village
near
Jerusalem.
A
woman
whose
name
was
Martha
invited
them
to
come
to
her
house.
Her
younger
sister,
whose
name
was
Mary,
sat
near
Jesus.
She
was
listening
to
what
he
was
teaching.
But
Martha
was
very
much
concerned
about
preparing
a
meal.
She
went
to
Jesus
and
said, “Lord, ◄you
do
not
seem
to
care
that
my
sister
has
left
me
to
prepare
everything
by
myself!/do
you
not
care
that
my
sister
has
left
me
to
prepare
everything
by
myself?► [RHQ]
Tell
her
that
she
should
help
me!”
But
the
Lord
replied, “Martha,
Martha,
you
(sg)
are
very
worried
about
many
things.
But
only
one
thing
is
truly
necessary,
and
that
is,
to
listen
to
what
I
am
teaching.
Mary
has
decided
to
do
that,
and
that
is
better
than
worrying.
The
blessing
that
she
is
receiving
from
listening
to
me
will
not
be
taken
away
from
her {No
one
will
take
away
from
her
the
blessing
that
she
is
receiving
from
listening
to
me}.”
Jesus taught his disciples about prayer.
Luke 11:1-13
One
day
Jesus
was
somewhere
praying.
When
he
finished
praying,
one
of
his
disciples
said
to
him, “Lord,
teach
us
what
to
say
when
we
(exc)
pray,
as
John
the Baptizer
taught
his
disciples!”
He
said
to
them, “When
you
pray,
say
things
like
this: ‘Father,
we
want
you
(sg) [MTY]
to
be
honored/revered.
We
want
people
to
let
you(sg) [MTY,
MET]
rule
over
their
lives.
Give
us
(exc)
each
day
the
food [SYN]
that
we
need.
Forgive
us
for
the
wrong
things
that
we
have
done,
because
we
forgive
people
for
the
wrong
things
that
they
do
to
us.
Do
not
let
us
do
wrong
things
when
we
are
tempted {
someone
or
something tempts
us}.’”
Then
he
said
to
them, “Suppose
that
one
of
you
goes
to
the
house
of
a
friend
at
midnight.
Suppose
that
you
(sg)
stand
outside
and
call
out
to
him, ‘My
friend,
please
lend
me
three buns!
Another
friend
of
mine
who
is
traveling
has
just
arrived
at
my
house,
but
I
have
no
food
ready
to
give
to
him!’
Suppose
that
he
answers
you
from
inside
his
house, ‘Do
not
bother
me!
The
door
has
been
locked {
We(exc)
have
locked
the
door}
and
all
my
family
are
in
bed.
So
I
cannot
get
up
and
give
you
(sg)
anything!’
I
will
tell
you
that
even
if
he
does
not
want
to
get
up
and
give
you
any
food,
to
avoid
being
ashamed
for
not
helping
you
because
you
are
his
friend (OR,
if
without
being
ashamed
you
continue
asking
him
to
do
that),
he
certainly
will
get
up
and
give
you
whatever
you
need.
So
I
tell
you
this:
Keep
asking
God
for
what
you
need.
If
you
do
that,
he
will
give
it
to
you
(pl).
Confidently
keep expecting
God
to
give
you
the
things
that
you
need,
and
he
will
give
them
to
you [MET].
It
will
be
like
looking
for
what
you
need
and
finding
it.
Keep
on
praying
urgently
to
God.
Then
God
will
answer
you.
It
will
be
like
knocking
on
a
door
so
that
God
will
open
the
way
for
you
to
get
what
you
pray
for.
Remember
that
God
will
give
things
to
everyone
who
continues
to
ask
him
for
them.
He
will
give
things
to
whoever
confidently
keeps
asking.
He
will
open
the
way
for
people
to
get
the
things
that
they
keep
urgently
praying
for.
If
one
of
you
had
a
son
who
asked
you
(sg)
for
a
fish
to
eat, ◄you
(sg)
certainly
would
not
give
him
a
poisonous
snake
instead!/would
you
give
him
a
poisonous
snake
instead?► [RHQ]
If
he
asked
you
for
an
egg, ◄you
(sg)
certainly
would
not
give
him
a
scorpion!/would
you
give
him
a
scorpion?► [RHQ]
Even
though
you
people
are
evil,
you
know
how
to
give
good
things
to
your
children.
So
your
Father
in
heaven
will
certainly
give
good
things
to
those
who
ask
him,
including
giving
the
Holy
Spirit,
who
is
the
best
gift.”
Jesus
taught
people
various
things
about
demons.
Luke 11:14-28
One
day
there
was
a
man
there
who,
because
a
demon
controlled
him [MTY],
was
unable
to
speak.
After
Jesus
expelled
the
demon,
the
man
began
to
talk.
Most
of
the
people
there
were
amazed.
But
some
of
them
said, “It
is Beelzebub,
the
ruler
of
the
demons,
who enables
this
man
to
expel
demons!”
Other
people
there
asked
Jesus
to
perform
a
miracle
to
prove ◄he
was
the
Messiah/that
he
had
come
from
God► [MTY/EUP].
They
wanted
to
trap
him
into
not
being
able
to
perform
a
miracle
or
into
doing
something ridiculous.
But
Jesus
knew
what
they
were
thinking.
So
he
said
to
them, “If
the
people
in
one
nation
fight
against
each
other,
their
nation
will
be
destroyed {
they
will
destroy
their
nation}.
If
the
people
in [MTY]
one
house
are
divided,
they
will
cease
to
remain
as
one
family.
Similarly,
if
Satan
and
his
demons
were
fighting
against
each
other, ◄his
rule
over
them
would
certainly
not
last!/how
would
his
rule
over
them
last?► [RHQ]
I
say
this
because
you
are
saying
that
I
am expelling
demons
by
the
power
of
the
ruler
of
his
own
demons
Furthermore,
if
it
is
true
that
Satan enables
me
to
expel
demons,
is
it
also
true
that
your
disciples
who
expel
demons
do
so
by
Satan’s
power [RHQ]?
No,
that
is
not
true.
So
they
will
show
that
you
are
not
thinking logically.
But
because
it
is
by
the
power [MTY]
of
God
that
I
expel
demons,
I
am
showing
you
that
the
power
of
God
to [MET]
rule
people’s
lives
has
come
to
you.”
Then,
to
show
that
by expelling
evil
spirits
he
was
making
it
clear
that
he
was
much
more
powerful
than
Satan,
Jesus
said [MET], “When
a
strong
man
who
has
many
weapons
guards
his
own
house,
no
one
can
steal
the
things
in
his
house.
But
when
someone
else
who
is
stronger
attacks
that
man
and
subdues
him,
he
is
able
to
take
away
the
weapons
in
which
the
man
trusted.
Then
he
can
take
from
that
man’s
house
anything
he
wants
to.
No
one
can
be neutral.
Those
who
do
not
help
me
are opposing
me,
and
those
who
do
not
gather
people
to
become
my
disciples
are
causing
those
people
to
go
away
from
me.”
Then
Jesus
said
this: “
Sometimes
when
an
evil
spirit
leaves
someone,
it
wanders
around
in
desolate
areas
seeking
someone
in
whom
it
can
rest.
If
it
does
not
find
anyone,
it
says
to
itself, ‘I
will
return
to
the
person
in
whom
I
used
to
live!’
So
it
goes
back
and
finds
that
the
Spirit
of
God
is
not
in
control
of
that
person’s
life.
The
person’s
life
is
like
a
house
that
has
been {that
someone
has}
swept
clean
and
everything
put {put
everything}
in
order,
but
a
house
that
is
empty.
Then
this
evil
spirit
goes
and
gets
seven
other
spirits
that
are
even
more
evil
than
it
is.
They
all
enter
that
person
and
begin
living
there.
So,
although
that
person’s
condition
was
bad
before,
it
became
much
worse.”
When
Jesus
said
that,
a
woman
who
was
listening
called
out
to
him, “
God
is
pleased
with
the
woman
who
gave
birth
to
you
(sg)
and
let
you
nurse
at
her
breasts!”
But
he
replied, “God
is
much
more
pleased
with
those
who
hear
his
message
and
obey
it!”
Jesus
rebuked
the
people
for
wanting
more
miracles.
Luke 11:29-36
When
the
group
of
people
around
Jesus
got
larger,
he
said, “
Many
of
you
people
who
have
been
observing
my
ministry
are
evil.
You
want
me
to
perform
a
miracle
to
prove
that
I
have
come
from
God,
but
the
only
miracle
that
I
will
perform
for
you
is
one
like
happened
to
Jonah.
After
Jonah
was
inside
a
huge
fish
for
three
days,
God
performed
a
miracle
to
restore
Jonah.
Jonah
then
went
and
testified
about
that
to
the
people
in
Nineveh
city.
God
will
perform
a
similar
miracle
for
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
When
you
people
have
seen
that
miracle,
you
will
believe
my
message.
Long
ago
the
queen
from
Sheba,
far
south
of
Israel,
traveled
a
long
distance
to
hear
Solomon
speak
many
wise
things.
But
now
I,
a
man
who
is
much
greater
and
wiser
than
Solomon,
am
here,
but
you
have
not
listened
to
what
I
have
told
you.
Therefore,
at
the
time
when
God
judges
all
people,
the
queen
from
Sheba
will
stand
there,
along
with
you
people,
and
will
condemn
you.
The
people
who
lived
in
Nineveh
city
turned
from
their
sinful
ways
when
Jonah
preached
to
them.
But
now
I,
who
am
greater
than
Jonah,
have
come
and
preached
to
you,
but
you
have
not
turned
from
your
sinful
ways.
Therefore,
at
the
time
when
God
judges
all
people,
the
people
who
lived
in
Nineveh
will
stand
there
with
you
and
condemn
you.”
Then,
to
show
them
that
they
did
not
need
more
miracles,
but
that
they
needed
only
to
understand
better
what
he
had
already
told
them,
he
said
to
them [MET], “People
who
light
a
lamp
do
not
then
hide
it,
or
put
it
under
a
basket.
Instead,
they
put
it
on
a
lampstand
so
that
those
who
enter
their
house
can
see
things
from
its
light.
Similarly,
I
have
not
concealed
God’s
truth.
I
have
revealed
it
to
you.
Your
eyes [MET]
are
like
a
lamp
for
your
body,
because
they
enable
you
to
see
things.
If
your
eyes
are
healthy,
you
are
able
to
see
everything
well [MET].
Similarly,
if
you(sg)
accept
my
teaching,
you
will
be
able
to
know
all
that
God
wants
you
to
know.
But
if
your
eyes
are
bad,
you
are
not
able
to
see
anything.
It
is
like
being
in
darkness [MET].
And
similarly,
if
you(pl)
do
not
accept
what
I
teach,
you
will
not
be
able
to
know
all
the
things
that
God
wants
you
to
know.
Therefore,
you(pl)
do
not
need
to
see
more
miracles.
You
need
to
think
carefully
about
what
I
have
already
told
you,
so
that
the
things
that
you
have
heard
from
others
do
not
cause
you
to
remain
in
spiritual
darkness [MET].
If
you
live
completely
according
to
God’s
truth,
you
will
be
able
to
know
everything
that
God
wants
you
to
know.
It
will
be
like
being
in
a
room
with
a
lamp
shining
brightly, enabling
you
to
see
everything
clearly.”
Jesus
rebuked
the
Jewish
leaders
for
only
pretending
to
be
good.
Luke 11:37-54; Matthew 23:1-36;
Mark 12:38-40
While
Jesus
finished
saying
those
things,
a
Pharisee
invited
him
to
eat
a
meal
with
him.
So
Jesus
went
to
his
house
and
ate
with
him.
The
Pharisee
was
surprised
when
he
saw
that
Jesus
did
not
follow
the
Pharisees’
ritual
by
washing
his
hands
before
eating.
The
Pharisees
washed
their
hands
in
a
certain
way
to
be
cleansed
from
anything
that
might
have contaminated
them.
They
were
afraid
that
God
might
reject
them
if
they
had
touched
something
unacceptable
to
God.
The
Lord
Jesus
said
to
Him, “You
Pharisees
are
concerned
about
things
that
are
outside
your
bodies,
not
with
what
is
in
your ◄
inner
beings/hearts► [MET].
You
wash
the
outside
of
cups
and
dishes
before
you
eat
because
you
think
that
doing
that
will
make
you
acceptable
to
God,
but
within
yourselves
you
are
very
greedy
and
wicked.
You
foolish
people!
God
is
concerned
about
things
that
are
outside
our
bodies,
but ◄he
is
certainly
also
concerned
about
our
inner
beings!/isn’t
he
also
concerned
about
our
hearts?► [RHQ]
Give
money
to
those
who
are
poor.
Give
according
to
what
you
know
within
your ◄inner
beings/heart►
that
you
should
give.
Then
you
will
be
surprised
to
realize
that
you
will
be
acceptable
to
God
without
having
to
perform
all
those rituals
about
washing.
But
there
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
you
Pharisees!
You
give
to
God
a
tenth
of
all
you
produce,
even
the
various
herbs
that
you
grow,
but
you
do
not
remember
that
you
must
act
justly
toward
others
and
love
God!
It
is
good
to
give
a
tenth
of
your
income
to
God,
but
you
ought
to
do
these
other
things
also!
There
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
you
Pharisees,
because
you
like
to
sit
in
the
best
seats
in
our
worship
places
so
that
people
will
think
highly
of
you,
and
you
like
people
to
greet
you
respectfully
in
the marketplaces.
There
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
you,
because
you
are
like
ground
where
there
is
no
marker
to indicate
that
there
is
a
grave
underneath.
People
walk
there,
but
they
cannot
see
what
is
rotten
down
below [MET]!
Similarly,
people
who
see
you
do
not
realize
how
polluted
you
are
within
yourselves.”
One
of
those
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
replied, “Teacher,
by
saying
this
you
(sg)
are criticizing
us
also!”
Jesus
said, “It
will
be
terrible
also
for
you
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws!
You
require
people
to
obey
many
rules
that
are
difficult
to
obey [MET].
That
is
like
making
them
carry
heavy
burdens
on
their
backs.
But
you
yourselves
do
not
obey
the
laws
that
you
require
others
to
obey. (OR,
you
do
not
do
anything
to
help
others
to
obey
the
laws.)
There
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
you!
You
decorate
the
tombs
of
the
prophets
whom
your
ancestors
killed,
but
you
do
not
live
according
to
what
the
prophets
taught.
So
you
are
declaring
that
you
approve
of
what
your
ancestors
did.
They
killed
the
prophets,
and
you
are
not
honoring
the
prophets!
You
just
decorate
their
tombs!
So
God,
who
is
very
wise [PRS],
said, ‘I
will
send
prophets
and apostles
to
you
Jews.
You
will
kill
some
of
them
and
cause
some
of
them
to
suffer
greatly.
As
a
result,
I
will
consider
that
many
of
you
people
who
have
observed
my
Son’s
ministry
will
be
guilty [MTY]
of
murder,
as
if
you
had
killed
all
the
prophets
that
other
people
have
killed,
from
the
time
I
created
the
world,
starting
from
Adam’s
son
Cain
killing
his
brother
Abel
and
continuing
until
they
killed
the
prophet
Zechariah
in
the
holy
place
between
the
altar
and
the
temple.’
Yes,
what
I
am
saying
is
true [MTY].
God
will
punish
you
people
who
have
observed
my
ministry, oyou
people
whom
he
considers
to
be
guilty [MTY]
for
killing
all
those
prophets!
There
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
you
men
who
teach
the
Jewish
laws,
because
you
have
not
let
people
know
God’s
truth [MET]!
It
is
as
though
you
are
taking
away
a
key
to
a
house.
You
are
not
going
into
the
house
yourselves,
and
you
are
not
letting
other
people
enter
it,
either.”
After
Jesus
finished
saying
those
things,
he
left
there.
Then
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
and
the
Pharisees
began
to
act
in
a
very
hostile
way
toward
him.
They
tried
to
make
him
say
what
he
thought
about
many
things.
They
kept
waiting
for
him
to
say
something
wrong
for
which
they
could
accuse
him.
Jesus warned the people not to be like the Pharisees.
Luke 12:1-3
While
they
were
doing
that,
many
thousands
of
people
gathered
around
Jesus.
There
were
so
many
that
they
were
stepping
on
each
other.
Then
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples, “Beware
of
becoming
hypocrites
like
the
Pharisees.
Their
evil
influence [MET]
spreads
to
others
like
yeast
spreads
its
influence
in
dough.
People
will
not
be
able
to
continue concealing
the
things
that
they
or
other
people
try
to
conceal
now.
God
will
some
day
cause
the
things
that
are
hidden
now
to
be
known {
everyone
to
know
the
things
that
they
hide
now}.
All
the
things
that
you
say
in
the
dark
secretly,
some
day
will
be
heard {people
will
hear
them}
in
the
daylight.
The
things
you
have
whispered [SYN]
privately
among
yourselves
in
your
rooms
will
be
proclaimed {
people
will
proclaim
them}
publicly.”
Jesus
told
them
not
to
be
afraid
to
tell
others
of
their
faith
in
him.
Luke 12:4-12
“My
friends,
listen
carefully.
Do
not
be
afraid
of
people
who
are
able
to
kill
you,
but
after
they
kill
you,
there
is
nothing
more
that
they
can
do
to
hurt
you.
But
I
will
warn
you
about
the
one
that
you
should
truly
be
afraid
of.
You
should
be
afraid
of
God,
because
he
not
only
has
the
power
to
cause
people
to
die,
he
has
the
power
to
throw
them
into
hell
afterward!
Yes,
he
is
truly
the
one
that
you
should
be
afraid
of!
Think
about
the
sparrows.
They
are
worth
so
little
that
you
can [RHQ]
buy
five
of
them
for
only
two
small coins.
But
not
one
of
them
is
ever
forgotten
by
God {God
never
forgets
one
of
them}!
You
are
worth
more
to
God
than
many
sparrows.
So
do
not
be
afraid
of
what
people
can
do
to
you!
God
even
knows
how
many
hairs
there
are
on
each
of
your
heads,
so
that
if
you(sg)
lose
one
hair,
he
knows
about
it.
So
nothing
bad
can
happen
to
you
without
his
knowing
it.
I
want
to
tell
you
also
that
if
people,
without
being
afraid,
are
willing
to
tell
others
that
they
are
my
disciples,
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
acknowledge
before
God
that
they
are
my
disciples.
I
will
do
that
while
God’s
angels
listen.
But
if
people
are
afraid
to
say
in
front
of
others
that
they
are
my
disciples,
I
will
say,
while
God’s
angels
listen,
that
they
are
not
my
disciples.
I
will
tell
you
also
that
God
is
willing
to
forgive
people
who
say
bad
things
about
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
but
he
will
not
forgive
anyone
who
says
evil
things
about
what
the
Holy
Spirit
does.
So
when
people
ask
you
in
Jewish
worship
houses
and
in
the
presence
of
rulers
and
other
authorities
about
your
trusting
in
me,
do
not
worry
about
how
you
will
answer
them
when
they
accuse
you.
Do
not
worry
about
what
you
should
say,
because
the
Holy
Spirit
will
tell
you
at
that
very
time
what
you
should
say.”
Jesus
warned
them
about
being
greedy.
Luke 12:13-21
Then
one
of
the
people
in
the
crowd
said
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
tell
my
older
brother
to
divide
my
father’s
property
and
give
me
the
part
that
belongs
to
me!”
But
Jesus
replied
to
him, “Man, ◄no
one
appointed
me
in
order
that
I
would
settle
matters
when
people
are disputing
about
property!/did
anyone
appoint
me
in
order
that
I
would
settle
matters
when
people
are disputing
about
property?► [RHQ]”
Then
he
said
to
the
whole
crowd, “Guard
yourselves
very
carefully,
in
order
that
you
do
not
desire
other
people’s
things
in
any
way!
No
one
can
make
his
life
secure
by
obtaining
many
possessions.”
Then
Jesus
told
the
people
this illustration: “There
was
a
certain
rich
man
whose
crops
grew
very
well.
So
he
said
to
himself, ‘I
do
not
know
what
to
do,
because
I
do
not
have
any
place
big
enough
to
store
all
my
crops!’
Then
he
thought
to
himself, ‘
I
know
what
I
will
do!
I
will
tear
down
my
grain bins
and
build
larger
ones!
Then
I
will
store
all
my
wheat
and
other
goods
in
the
big
new bins.
Then
I
will
say
to
myself [SYN], “Now
I
have
plenty
of
goods
stored
up.
They
will
last
for
many
years.
So
now
I
will
take
life
easy.
I
will
eat
and
drink
all
that
I
want
to
and
be
happy
for
a
long
time!”’
But
God
said
to
him, ‘You
foolish
man!
Tonight
you
will
die! ◄Then
all
the
goods
you
have
saved
up
for
yourself
will
belong
to
someone
else,
not
to
you!/Do
you
think
that
you
will
benefit
from
all
that
you
have
stored
up
for
yourself?► [RHQ]’”
Then
Jesus
ended
this illustration
by
saying, “That
is
what
will
happen
to
those
who
store
up
goods
just
for
themselves,
but
who
do
not
value
the
things
that
God
considers
valuable.”
Jesus
told
his
disciples
not
to
worry
about
the
things
that
they
need.
Luke 12:22-34
Then
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples, “So
I
want
to
tell
you
this:
Do
not
worry
about
things
you
need
in
order
to
live.
Do
not
worry
about
whether
you
will
have
enough
food
to
eat
or
enough
clothes
to
wear.
It
is
important
to
have
sufficient
food
and
clothing,
but ◄the
way
you
conduct
your
lives
is
more
important./is
not
the
way
you
conduct
your
lives
more
important?► [RHQ]
Think
about
the
birds:
They
do
not
plant
seeds,
and
they
do
not
harvest
crops.
They
do
not
have
rooms
or
buildings
in
which
to
store
crops.
But
God
provides
food
for
them.
And
you
are
certainly
much
more
valuable
than
birds.
So
God
will
certainly
provide
what
you
need!
◄There
is
not
a
one
of
you
who
can
add
a
little
bit
to
how
long
he
lives
by
worrying
about
it!/Is
there
any
of
you
who
can
add
a
little
bit
to
how
long
he
lives
by
worrying
about
it?► [RHQ]
Worrying
is
a
small
thing
to
do.
So
since
you
cannot
add
to
your
life, ◄you
certainly
should
not
worry
about
other
things
that
you
need
to
have
in
order
to
live!/why
do
you
worry
about
other
things
that
you
need
to
have
in
order
to
live?► [RHQ]
Think
about
the
way
that
flowers
grow
in
the
fields.
They
do
not
work
to earn
money,
and
they
do
not
make
their
own
clothes.
But
I
tell
you
that
even
though
King
Solomon,
who
lived
long
ago,
wore
very
beautiful
clothes,
his
clothes
were
not
as
beautiful
as
one
of
those
flowers.
God
makes
the
flowers
beautiful,
but
they
grow
in
the
fields
for
only
a
short
time.
Then
they
are
cut
at
the
same
time
that
the
grass
is
cut,
and
thrown
into
an
oven
to
be
burned
to
make
heat
for baking
bread.
So
they
really
are
not
worth
very
much.
But
you
are
very
precious
to
God,
and
he
will
care
for
you
much
more
than
he
cares
for
the
grass
by
filling
it
with
beautiful
flowers.
So
he
will
certainly
provide
clothes
for
you,
who
live
much
longer
than
the
grass.
Why [RHQ]
do
you
trust
him
so
little?
Do
not
always
be
concerned
about
having
enough
to
eat
and
drink,
and
do
not
be
worrying
about
those
things.
The
people
who
do
not
know
God
are
always
worried
about
such
things.
But
your
Father
in
heaven
knows
that
you
need
those
things,
so
you
should
not
worry
about
them.
Instead,
be
concerned
about
letting
God
completely
direct
your
life.
Then
he
will
also
give
you
enough
of
the
things
you
need.
You
who
are
my
disciples
are
like
a
small
flock
of
sheep,
and
I
am
like
your
shepherd.
So
you
should
not
be
afraid.
Your
Father
in
heaven
wants
to
let
you
rule
with
him
in
heaven.
So
now
sell
the
things
that
you
own.
Give
the
money
that
you
get
for
those
things
to
poor
people.
If
you
do
that,
it
will
be
as
though
you
are
providing
for
yourselves
purses
that
will
not
wear
out,
and
God
will
give
you
a
treasure
in
heaven
that
will
always
be
safe.
There,
no
thief
can
come
near
to
steal
it,
and
no termite
can
destroy
it.
Remember
that
the
things
that
you
think
are
the
most
valuable
are
the
things
that
you
will
be
constantly
concerned
about.”
Jesus
told
them
that
they
should
be
ready
for
his
return.
Luke 12:35-48
“Be
always
ready
for
doing
God’s
work [MET],
like
people
who
have
put
on
their
work
clothes
and
are
ready
during
the
day,
with
their
lamps
burning
all
night.
Be
ready
for
me
to
return [MET],
like
servants
who
are
waiting
for
their
master
to
return
after
being
at
a
wedding
feast
for
several
days.
They
are
waiting
to
open
the
door
for
him
and
start
working
for
him
again
as
soon
as
he
arrives
and
knocks
at
the
door.
If
those
servants
are
awake
when
he
returns,
he
will
be
very
pleased
with
them.
I
will
tell
you
this:
He
will
put
on
the
kind
of
clothes
that
servants
wear
and
tell
them
to
sit
down,
and
he
will
serve
them
a
meal.
Even
if
he
comes
between
midnight
and
sunrise,
if
he
finds
that
his
servants
are
awake
and
ready
for
him,
he
will
be
very
pleased
with
them.
But
you
must
also
remember
this:
If
owners
of
a
house
knew
what
time
a
thief
was
coming,
they
would
stay
awake
and
would
not
allow
their
house
to
be
broken
into
and
their
goods
to
be
stolen {
the
thief
to
break
into
the
house
and
steal
their
goods}.
Similarly,
you
must
be
ready
for
me
to
return,
because
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
come
again
at
a
time
when
you
do
not
expect
me
to
come.”
Peter
said, “Lord,
are
you
(sg)
speaking
this illustration
only
for
us
or
for
everyone
else
also?”
The
Lord
replied, “
I
am
saying
it
for
you
and
for
anyone
else [MET, RHQ]
who
is
like
a
faithful
and
wise
manager
in
his
master’s
house.
His
master
appoints
him
to
supervise
affairs
in
his
house
and
to
give
all
the
other
servants
their
food
at
the
proper
time.
Then
he
leaves
on
a
long
trip.
If
the
servant
is
doing
that
work
when
his
master
returns,
his
master
will
be
very
pleased
with
him.
I
tell
you
this:
His
master
will
appoint
him
to
supervise
all
of
his
affairs
permanently.
But
that
servant
might
think
to
himself, ‘My
master
has
been
away
for
a
long
time,
so
he probably
will
not
return
soon
and
find
out
what
I
am
doing.’
Then
he
might
start
to
beat
the
other
servants,
both
male
and
female
ones.
He
might
also
start
to
eat
a
lot
of
food
and
get
drunk.
If
he
does
that,
and
if
his
master
returns
on
a
day
when
the
servant
does
not
expect
him,
then
his
master
will ◄cut
him
into
two
pieces/punish
him
severely► [HYP]
and
put
him
in
the
place
where
he
puts
all
those
who
do
not
serve
him
faithfully.
Every
servant
who
knows
what
his
master
wants
him
to
do
but
who
does
not
get
himself
ready
and
does
not
do
what
his
master
desires
will
be
beaten
severely {
The
master
will
beat
severely
every
servant
who
knows
what
his
master
wants
him
to
do
but
who
does
not
get
himself
ready
and
does
not
do
what
his
master
desires}.
But
every
servant
who
did
not
know
what
his
master
wanted
him
to
do,
and
who
did
things
for
which
he
deserved
to
be
punished,
will
be
beaten
lightly {
the
master
will
beat
lightly
every
servant
who
did
not
know
what
his
master
wanted
him
to
do
and
did
the
things
for
which
he
deserved
that
his
master
would
beat
him}.
God
will
treat
his
people
similarly,
because
he expects
a
lot
from
those
people
whom
he
has
allowed
to
understand
a
lot.
People
who
entrust
things
to others’
care
expect
those
people
to
care
for
those
things
very
well.
Similarly,
God expects
a
lot
from
those
people
whom
he
has
allowed
to
understand
a
lot.
Furthermore,
he expects
the
most
from
people
to
whom
he
has
given
the
most
ability.”
Jesus
warned
that
people
would
face
opposition
even
within
their
own
families.
Luke 12:49-53
“I
came
to
earth
to
cause
there
to
be
trials [MET],
which
will
purify
you
as
fire
purifies
metal (OR,
to
cause
judgment/divisions
among
you).
I
wish
that
the
time
when
you
will
be
purified {when
God
will
purify
you} (OR,
when
divisions
will
be
caused {to
cause
divisions
among
people})
had
already
begun.
I
must
soon
suffer [IDM]
greatly.
I
am
distressed,
and
I
will
continue
to
be
distressed
until
my
suffering
is
finished.
Do
you
think
that
as
a
result
of
my
coming
to
earth
people
will
live
together
peacefully?
No!
I
must
tell
you,
that
is
not
what
will
happen!
Instead,
people
will
be
divided.
Because
some
people
in
one
house
will
believe
in
me
and
some
will
not,
they
will
be
divided.
For
example,
three
people
in
one
house
who
do
not
believe
in
me
will
oppose
two
who
do
believe,
or
two
who
do
not
believe
in
me
will
oppose
three
who
do
believe.
A
man
will
oppose
his
son,
or
a
son
will
oppose
his
father.
A
woman
will
oppose
her
daughter,
or
a
woman
will
oppose
her
mother.
A
woman
will
oppose
her
daughter-in-law,
or
a
woman
will
oppose
her
mother-in-law.”
Jesus
told
the
people
that
they
needed
to
settle
their relationship
with
God
before
it
was
too
late.
Luke 12:54-59
He
also
said
to
the
crowds, “
In
this
country,
when
you
see
a
dark
cloud
forming
in
the
west,
you
immediately
say ‘It
is
going
to
rain!’
and
that
is
what
happens.
In
this
region,
when
the
wind
blows
from
the
south,
you
say, ‘It
is
going
to
be
a
very
hot
day!’
and
that
is
what
happens.
You
hypocrites!
By
observing
the
clouds
and
the
wind,
you
are
able
to
discern
what
is happening
regarding
the
weather.
It
is
disgusting
that
you
are
not
able
to
discern
what
God
is
doing
at
this
present
time [RHQ]!
◄Each
of
you
ought
to
determine
now
what
is
the
right
thing
for
you
to
do,
while
you
still
have
time
to
do
that!/Why
cannot
each
of
you
determine
what
is
the
right
thing
for
you
to
do
now
while
you
still
have
time
to
do
that?► [RHQ]
If
you
do
not
do
that,
God
will
punish
you [MET].
It
will
be
like
what
happens
when
someone
takes
one
of
you
to
court,
saying
that
you
(sg)
have
done
something
very
bad.
You
should
try
to
settle
things
with
him
while
you
are
still
on
the
way
to
the
court.
If
he
forces
you
to
go
to
the
judge,
the
judge
will
decide
that
you
are
guilty
and
put
you
into
the
hands
of
the
court
officer.
Then
that
officer
will
put
you
in
prison.
I
tell
you
that
if
you
go
to
prison,
you
will
never
get
out,
because
you
will
never
be
able
to
pay
every
bit
of
what
the
judge
says
you owe [MET].
Similarly,
you
ought
to
settle
accounts
with
God
before
you
die,
too.”
Jesus warned people that God would punish them if they did not turn from their sinful lives.
Luke 13:1-5
Some
people
who
were
listening
to
Jesus
at
that
time
told
him
about
some
people
from
Galilee
district
who
had
gone
to
Jerusalem.
Pilate,
the Roman
governor,
had
ordered
soldiers
to
kill
them [MTY]
while
they
were
offering
sacrifices
in
the
Temple
there.
Jesus
replied
to
them, “Do
you
think
that
this
happened
to
those
people
from
Galilee
because
they
were
more
sinful
than
all
the
other
people
from
Galilee?
I
assure
you,
that
was
not
so!
But
instead
of
being
concerned
about
them,
you
need
to
remember
that
God
will
similarly
punish
you
eternally
if
you
do
not
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior.
Or,
consider
the 18
people
who
died
when
the
tower
at
Siloam
outside
Jerusalem
fell
on
them.
Do
you
think
that
this
happened
to
them
because
they
were
more
sinful
than
all
the
other
people
who
lived
in
Jerusalem?
I
assure
you,
that
was
not
so!
But
instead,
you
need
to
realize
that
God
will
similarly
punish
you
eternally
if
you
do
not
stop
your
sinful
behavior!”
Jesus
warned
that
he
would
punish
the
Jews
for
not
showing
that
they appreciated
God’s
blessings.
Luke 13:6-9
Then
Jesus
told
them
this illustration
to
show
what
God
would
do
to
the
Jews,
whom
he
continually
blessed,
but
who
did
not
do
things
that
please
him: “A
man
planted
a
fig
tree
on
his farmland. ◄
Each
year/Many
times►
he
came
to
it
looking
for
figs,
but
there
were
no
figs.
Then
he
said
to
the gardener, ‘Look
here!
I
have
been
looking
for
fruit
on
this
fig
tree
every
year
for
the
past
three
years,
but
there
have
been
no
figs.
Cut
it
down! ◄It
is
just
using
up
the nutrients
in
the
soil
for
nothing!/Why
should
it
continue
using
up
the
nutrients
in
the
soil
for
nothing?► [RHQ]’
But
the gardener
replied
to
the
owner, ‘Sir,
leave
it
here
for
another
year.
I
will
dig
around
it
and
put
manure
around
it.
If
it
bears
fruit
next
year,
we
(inc)
will
allow
it
to
keep
growing.
If
it
does
not
bear
fruit
next
year,
you
(sg)
can
cut
it
down.’”
Jesus
told
a synagogue
leader
that
he
was
being
hypocritical
regarding
working
on
the
Sabbath.
Luke 13:10-17
One ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►,
Jesus
was
teaching
people
in
one
of
the
Jewish
meeting
places.
There
was
a
woman
there
whom
an
evil
spirit [MTY]
had
crippled
for 18
years.
She
was
always
bent
over;
she
could
not
stand
up
straight.
When
Jesus
saw
her,
he
called
her
over
to
him.
He
said
to
her, “Woman,
I
am
freeing
you
(sg)
from
your
illness!”
He
put
his
hands
on
her.
Immediately
she
stood
up
straight,
and
she
praised
God!
But
the
man
in
charge ◄of
the synagogue/of
the
meeting
place►
was
angry
because
Jesus
had
healed
her ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►.
He
considered
that
healing
was
doing
work.
So
he
said
to
the
people, “There
are
six
days
each
week
in
which
our
Jewish
laws
permit
people
to
work.
If
you
need
healing,
those
are
the
days
to
come ◄
to
the synagogue/to
the
meeting
place►
and
be
healed.
Do
not
come
on
our
Jewish
day
of
rest!”
Then
the
Lord
replied
to
him, “You
(sg)
and
your
fellow religious
leaders
are
hypocrites! ◄On
the
Sabbath/On
our
Jewish
day
of
rest►,
just
like
on
every
other
day, ◄each
of
you unties
his
ox
or
donkey,
and
then
leads
it
from
the
food
trough
to
where
it
can
drink
water./does
not
each
of
you
untie
his
ox
or
donkey,
and
then
lead
it
from
the
food
trough
to
where
it
can
drink
water?► [RHQ]
That
is
work,
too!
This
woman
is
more
important
than
an
animal;
she
is
a
Jew,
descended
from
Abraham!
But
Satan
has
kept
her [MET]
crippled
for 18
years,
as
though
he
had
tied
her
up
and
not
let
her
escape!
So ◄it
is
certainly
right
that
she
be
freed {that
I
free
her},
even
if
this
is
a
Sabbath
day!/was
it
not
right
that
she
be
freed {that
I
free
her},
even
if
this
is
a
Jewish
rest
day?► [RHQ]”
After
Jesus
said
that,
all
the
people
there
who
opposed
him
were
ashamed.
But
all
the
other
people
there
were
happy
about
all
the
wonderful
things
he
was
doing.
Jesus
gave
two illustrations
about
God’s
rule
over
people’s
lives.
Luke 13:18-21; Matthew 13:31-33;
Mark 4:30-32
Then
Jesus
said, “◄I
will
tell
you
how
the
number
of
people
who
let
God
rule [MET]
their
lives
will
increase./Do
you
know
how
the
number
of
people
who
let
God
rule [MET]
their
lives
will
increase?► [RHQ]
I
will
tell
you
what
I
can
compare
it
to.
It
is
like
a
tiny
mustard
seed
that
a
man
planted
in
his
field.
It
grew
until
it
became
big,
like
a
tree.
It
was
so
big
that
birds
built
nests
in
its
branches.”
Then
he
said, “I
will
tell [RHQ]
you
something
else,
to illustrate
how
the
people
who
let
God
rule [MET]
their
lives
can
influence
their
society
more
and
more.
It
is
like
a
little
bit
of
yeast
that
a
woman
mixed
with
about 50
pounds
of
flour.
That
small
amount
of
yeast
made
the
whole batch
of
dough
swell
up.”
Jesus
warns
that
not
all
people
who
think
that
they
will
go
to
heaven
will
go
there.
Luke 13:22-30; Matthew 7:13-14,21-23
Jesus
continued
traveling,
along
with
his
disciples,
through
various
towns
and
villages
on
the
way
to
Jerusalem.
As
they
went,
he
was
teaching
the
people.
Someone
asked
him, “Lord,
will
there
be
only
a
few
people
who
are
saved {whom
God
saves}?”
He
replied
to
them, “
There
will
not
be
many,
because
the
way
to
heaven [MET]
is
like
a
narrow
door.
Therefore,
try
hard
to
enter
that
narrow
doorway,
because
I
tell
you
that
many
people
will
try
to
enter
heaven
by
some
other
way,
but
they
will
not
be
able
to
get
in.
God
is
like
the
owner
of
a
house.
Some
day
he
will
lock
his
door.
Then
some
of
you
will
begin
to
stand
outside
that
door
and
knock.
You
will
say, ‘Lord,
open
the
door
for
us!’
But
he
will
reply, ‘
No,
I
will
not
open
it,
because
I
do
not
know
you,
and
I
do
not
know
where
you
are
from!’
Then
you
will
say, ‘◄
You
must
have
forgotten!/Surely
you
know
us,
because► [RHQ]
we
(exc)
ate
meals
with
you
(sg),
and
you
taught
people
in
the
streets
of
our
towns’!
But
he
will
say, ‘
I
tell
you
again,
I
do
not
know
you,
and
I
do
not
know
where
you
are
from.
You
are
wicked
people!
Get
away
from
here!’”
Then
Jesus
continued,
saying, “
From
where
God
will
send
you,
you
will
see
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob
in
the
distance.
All
the
prophets
who
lived
long
ago
will
also
be
there,
in
the
kingdom
where
God
is
ruling.
But
you
will
be
outside,
crying
and
grinding
your
teeth
because
you
will
have
severe
pain!
Furthermore,
many
non-Jewish
people
will
be
inside.
There
will
be
ones
who
have
come
from
lands
to
the
north,
east,
south,
and
west.
They
will
be
feasting
in ◄that
place
where
God
is
ruling/God’s
kingdom►.
Think
about
this:
Some
people
whom
others
do
not
consider
important
now,
God
will
make
them
very
important
then,
and
some
people
whom
others
consider
very
important
now,
God
will
make
to
be
not
important
then.”
Jesus stated
that
it
was
necessary
for
him
to
die
as
a
prophet
in
Jerusalem.
Luke 13:31-35; Matthew 23:37-39
At
that
very
time,
some
Pharisees
came
and
said
to
Jesus, “Leave
this
area,
because
the
ruler
Herod
Antipas
wants
to
kill
you
(sg)!”
He
replied
to
them, “Herod
is [MET]
as
cruel
as
a
fox,
but
also
as
insignificant
as
a
fox.
So
I
do
not
worry
about
him.
But
to
show
him
that
no
one
can
harm
me
until
it
is
the
time
and
place
God
has
determined,
go
tell
him
this
message
from
me: ‘Listen!
I
am expelling
demons
and
performing
miracles
today,
and
I
will
continue
doing
it
for
a
short
time.
After
that,
I
will
finish
my
work.
But
I
must
continue
my
trip
to
Jerusalem
during
the
coming
days,
because
they
killed
many
other
prophets
there,
and
since
I
am
also
a
prophet,
no
other
place
is
appropriate
for
people
to
kill
me.’”
Then
Jesus
said, “O
people
of [MTY]
Jerusalem [APO]!
You
killed
the
prophets
who
lived
long
ago,
and
you
killed
others,
whom
God
sent
to
you,
by
throwing
stones
at
them.
Many
times
I
wanted
to
gather
you
together
to
protect
you [SIM]
like
a
hen
gathers
her
young
chicks
under
her
wings.
But
you
did
not
want
me
to
do
that.
So
listen
to
this:
Your
city [MTY] (OR,
your
temple)
is
going
to
be
abandoned (OR,
God
will
no
longer
protect
it).
I
will [MTY]
also
tell
you
this:
I
will
enter
your
city
only
once
more.
After
that,
you
will
not
see
me
until
the
time
when
I
return
and
you
say
about
me, ‘God
is
truly
pleased
with
this
man
who
comes
with
God’s
authority [MTY]!’”
Jesus told the Jewish leaders that they were being hypocritical about not helping people on the Sabbath.
Luke 14:1-6
One ◄Jewish
day
of
rest/Sabbath
day►,
Jesus
went
to
eat [SYN]
at
the
house
of
an
important
Pharisee.
Some
men
who
studied
the
Jewish
laws
and
other
Pharisees
who
were
there
were
watching
him
carefully
to
see
if
he
would
do
something
for
which
they
could
accuse
him.
Unexpectedly,
there
was
a
man
in
front
of
Jesus
whose
arms
and
legs
were swollen.
Jesus
said
to
them, “Is
it
permitted
in
our(inc)
Jewish
laws
to
heal
someone ◄on
our
Jewish
rest
day/on
the
Sabbath►,
or
not?”
They
knew
that
their
laws
permitted
it,
but
they
thought
that
healing
was
work,
which
they
thought
was
wrong
to
do ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day► (OR,
they
knew
that
their
laws
permitted
it,
but
they
did
not
want
to
admit
it).
So
they
did
not
reply.
Then
Jesus
put
his
hands
on
the
man
and
healed
him.
Then
he
told
him
to
go
home.
Then
he
said
to
the
rest
of
them, “If
you
had
a
son
or
an
ox
that
fell
into
a
well
on
a ◄Sabbath/our
day
of
rest►,
would
you
immediately
work
to
pull
him
out,
or
would
you(sg)
let
him
stay
there
until
the
next
day?”
They
knew
that
they
would
immediately
work
to
pull
him
out,
even
on
their
day
of
rest,
so
they
could
not
justly
say
that
Jesus
did
wrong
by
healing
the
man
on
that
day.
So
they
said
nothing
in
reply
to
Jesus.
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
not
try
to
make
ourselves
seem
important.
Luke 14:7-11
Jesus
noticed
that
those
people
who
had
been {whom
the Pharisee
had}
invited
to
the
meal
chose
to
sit
in
the
places
where
important
people
usually
sit.
Then
he
gave
this
advice
to
them:
“When
one
of
you
(sg)
is
invited
by
someone {someone
invites
one
of
you
(sg)}
to
a
wedding
feast,
do
not
sit
in
a
place
where
important
people
sit.
Perhaps
the
man
giving
the
feast
has
invited
a
man
more
important
than
you
(sg).
When
that
man
comes,
the
man
who
invited
both
of
you
will
come
to
you
(sg)
and
say
to
you, ‘Let
this
man
take
your
seat!’
Then
you
(sg)
will
have
to
take
the
most
undesirable
seat,
and
you
will
be
ashamed.
Instead,
when
you
are
invited {
someone
invites
one
of
you}
to
a
feast,
go
and
sit
in
the
most
undesirable
seat.
Then
when
the
man
who
invited
everyone
comes,
he
will
say
to
you
(sg), ‘Friend,
sit
in
a
better
seat!’
Then
all
the
people
who
are
eating
with
you
(sg)
will
see
that
he
is
honoring
you.
Also,
remember
this:
God
will
humble
those
who
exalt
themselves.
And
he
will
exalt
those
who
humble
themselves.”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
share
with
others
who
cannot
repay
us.
Luke 14:12-14
Jesus
also
said
to
the Pharisee
who
had
invited
him
to
the
meal, “When
you
(sg)
invite
people
to
a
midday
or
evening
meal,
do
not
invite
your
friends
or
your
family
or
your
other
relatives
or
your
rich
neighbors.
They
can
later
invite
you
(sg)
for
a
meal.
In
that
way
they
will
repay
you.
Instead,
when
you
(sg)
give
a
feast,
invite
poor
people,
crippled
people,
lame
people,
or
blind
people.
They
will
be
unable
to
repay
you.
But
God
will
bless
you!
He
will
repay
you
at
the
time
when
he
causes
righteous
people
to
become
alive
again.”
Jesus
taught
that
many
Jews
would
reject
God’s invitation
to
come
to
him.
Luke 14:15-24
One
of
those
who
were
eating
with
Jesus
heard
him
say
that.
He
said
to
Jesus, “God
has
truly
blessed
us
Jews
who
will
eat
with
the
Messiah
when
he starts
to
rule!”
But
to
show
that
many
Jews
whom
God
had
invited
would
not
accept
God’s invitation [MET],
Jesus
replied
to
him, “One
time
a
man
decided
to
prepare
a
large
feast.
He
invited
many
people
to
come.
When
it
was
the
day
for
the
feast,
he
sent
his
servant
to
tell
those
who
had
been {whom
he
had}
invited, ‘Come
now
because
everything
is
ready!’
But
when
the
servant
did
that,
all
of
the
people
whom
he
had
invited
began
to
say
why
they
did
not
want
to
come.
The
first
man
the
servant
went
to
said, ‘I
have
just
bought
a
field,
and
I
must
go
and
see
it.
Please
ask
your
master
to
forgive
me
for
not
coming!’
Another
person
said, ‘I
have
just
bought
five
pair
of
oxen,
and
I
must
go
to
examine
them.
Please
ask
your
master
to
forgive
me
for
not
coming!’
Another
person
said, ‘I
have
just
been
married.
So
I
cannot
come.’
So
the
servant
returned
to
his
master
and
reported
what
everyone
had
said.
The
owner
of
the
house
was
angry
when
he
heard
the
reasons
they
gave
for
not
coming.
He
said
to
his
servant, ‘Go
out
quickly
to
the
streets
and
alleys
of
the
city
and
find
poor
and
crippled
and
blind
and
lame
people,
and
bring
them
here
into
my
house!’
After
the
servant
went
and
did
that,
he
came
back
and
said, ‘Sir,
I
have
done
what
you
(sg)
told
me
to
do,
but
there
is
still
room
for
more
people.’
So
his
master
said
to
him, ‘Then
go
outside
the
city.
Search
for
people
along
the
highways.
Search
also
along
the
narrow
roads
with
hedges
beside
them
where
homeless
people
may
be
staying.
Strongly
urge
the
people
in
those
places
to
come
to
my
house.
I
want
it
to
be
full
of
people!’”
Then
Jesus
said, “I
tell
you
(pl)
this:
Very
few
of
you
Jewish
people
will
enjoy
my
feast,
even
though
I
invited
you
first
to
eat
it
with
me
when
I
become
king.”
Jesus
warned
that
it
would
be
difficult
to
be
his
disciple.
Luke 14:25-33
Large
groups
of
people
were
traveling
with
Jesus.
He
turned
and
said
to
them,
“If
anyone
comes
to
me
who
loves
his
father
and
mother
and
wife
and
children
and
brothers
and
sisters
more
than [HYP]
he
loves
me,
he
cannot
be
my
disciple.
He
must
even
love
me
more
than
he
loves
his
own
life!
People
who
are
ready
to
execute
a
prisoner
make
him
carry
his
cross [MET]
to
the
place
where
others
will
nail
him
on
it.
Only
those
who
are
willing
to
allow
others
to
hurt
them
and
disgrace
them
like
that
because
of
being
my
disciples,
and
who
are
willing
to
obey
what
I
teach,
can
be
my
disciples.
I
will illustrate [MET].
If
one
of
you
desired
to
build
a ◄tower/big
house►, ◄you
would
surely
first
sit
down
and
determine
how
much
it
would
cost!/would
you
not
first
sit
down
and
determine
how
much
it
would
cost?► [RHQ]
Then
you
would
determine
whether
you
had
enough
money
to
complete
it.
If
you
did
not
do
that,
if
you
laid
the
foundation
and
were
not
able
to
finish
the
rest
of
the
tower,
everyone
who
saw
it
would
make fun
of
you.
They
would
say, ‘This
man
started
to
build
a
tower,
but
he
was
not
able
to
finish
it!’
Or,
if
a
king
decided
to
send
his
army
to
war
against
another
king, ◄he
would
surely
first
sit
down
with
those
who
advised
him./would
he
not
first
sit
down
with
those
who
advised
him?► [RHQ]
They
would
determine
whether
his
army,
which
had
only 10,000
soldiers,
could
defeat
the
other
army,
which
had 20,000
soldiers,
and
was
about
to
attack
his
army.
If
he
decided
that
his
army
could
not
defeat
that
army,
he
would
send
messengers
to
the
other
king
while
the
other
army
was
still
far
away.
He
would
tell
the
messengers
to
say
to
that
king, ‘What
things
must
I
do
to
have
peace
with
your
country?’
So,
similarly,
if
any
one
of
you
does
not
first
decide
that
you
(sg)
are
willing
to
give
up
all
that
you
have,
you
cannot
be
my
disciple.”
Jesus
warned
about losing
our usefulness
to
God.
Luke 14:34-35
Jesus
also
said, “You
are
like [MET]
salt,
which
is
useful
to
put
on
food.
But ◄salt
certainly
cannot
be
made {
you
certainly
cannot
make
salt}
to
taste salty
again
if
it
stops
tasting salty!/can
salt
be
made {can
you
make
salt}
to
taste salty
again
if
it
quits
tasting salty?► [RHQ]
If
salt
does
not
taste salty
anymore,
it
is
not
good
for
the
soil
or
even
for
the
manure
heap.
People
throw
it
away.
The
same
thing
will
happen
to
you
if
you
become
useless
to
God.
If
you
want
to
understand
what
I
just
said [IDM],
you
must
consider
carefully
what
you
have
heard!”
Jesus taught that God is pleased when people turn from their sinful behavior.
Luke 15:1-10
Many [HYP]
tax
collectors
and
others
whom
people
considered
to
be habitual
sinners
kept
coming
to
Jesus
to
listen
to
him
teach.
The
Pharisees
and
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
who
were
there [SYN]
began
to
grumble,
saying, “This
man
welcomes
sinners
and
he
also
defiles
himself
by
eating
with
them!”
So
Jesus
told
them
this
parable:
“Suppose
that
one
of
you
had 100
sheep.
If
one
of
them
were
lost, ◄you
(sg)
would
certainly
leave
the 99
sheep
in
the
pasture,
and
go
and
search
for
the
one
lost
sheep
until
you
found
it./would
you
not
leave
the 99
sheep
in
the
pasture,
and
go
and
search
for
the
one
lost
sheep
until
you
found
it?► [RHQ]
When
you
(sg)
found
it,
you
would
put
it
on
your
shoulders
and
be
happy.
When
you
brought
it
home,
you
would
call
together
your
friends
and
neighbors
and
say
to
them, ‘Be
happy
with
me,
because
I
have
found
my
sheep
that
was
lost!’
I
tell
you
(pl)
that
similarly
God
will
be
very
happy
about
each
and
every
sinner
who
turns
from
doing
evil.
God
is
not
happy
about 99
people
who
think
that
they
are [IRO]
righteous
and
think
that
they
do
not
need
to
turn
from
doing
evil.
Or,
suppose
that
a
woman
has
ten
very
valuable
silver
coins.
If
she
loses
one
of
them, ◄she
will
certainly
light
a
lamp
and
sweep
the
floor
and
search
carefully
until
she
finds
it!/will
she
not
light
a
lamp
and
sweep
the
floor
and
search
carefully
until
she
finds
it?► [RHQ]
When
she
finds
it,
she
will
call
together
her
friends
and
neighbors
and
say, ‘Be
happy
with
me,
because
I
have
found
the
coin
that
I
lost!’
I
tell
you
that
similarly
the
angels
will
be
happy
about
even
just
one
sinner
who
turns
from
doing
evil.”
Jesus
taught
the
Jewish
leaders
that
they
also
ought
to
be
glad
when
people
turn
from
their
sinful
ways.
Luke 15:11-32
Then
Jesus
told
them
this
parable
to
compare
what
the Pharisees
and
teachers
of
the
Jewish
law
thought
about
those
who
turn
from
their
sinful
behavior
with
what
God
thinks
about
such
people.
He
said, “A
certain
man
had
two
sons.
One
day
the
younger
son
said
to
his
father, ‘Father,
I
do
not
want
to
wait
until
you(sg)
die.
Give
me
now
the
share
of
your
property
that
belongs
to
me!’
So
the
man
divided
his
property
between
his
two
sons.
A
few
days
later,
the
younger
son
sold
his
share.
He
gathered
his
money
and
other
things
together
and
went
to
a
country
far
away.
There
he
spent
all
his
money
foolishly
in
reckless/wild
living.
After
he
had
spent
all
his
money,
there
was
a
great
famine
throughout
that
country.
And
soon
he
did
not
have
enough
food
to
eat.
So
he
went
to
one
of
the
landowners
in
that
area
and
asked
for
work.
The
man
sent
him
to
work
taking
care
of
the
pigs
in
his
field.
Because
he
was
very
hungry,
he
would
have
been
glad
to
eat
the bean
pods
that
the
pigs
ate.
But
no
one
gave
him
anything
to
eat.
Finally
he
thought
clearly
about
what
he
had
done.
He
said
to
himself, ‘All
of
my
father’s
hired
servants
have
plenty
of
food!
They
have
more [SYN]
than
they
can
eat,
but
here
I
am
dying
because
I
do
not
have
anything
to
eat [HYP]!
So
I
will
leave
here
and
go
back
to
my
father.
I
will
say
to
him, “Father,
I
have
sinned
against
God [MTY, EUP]
and
against
you
(sg).
I
am
no
longer
worthy
to
be
called {of
you
calling
me}
your
son.
Just
hire
me
to
be
like
one
of
the
other
hired
servants.”’
So
he
left
there
and
went
back
to
his
father’s
house.
But
while
he
was
still
some
distance
from
the
house,
his
father
saw
him.
He
pitied
him.
He
ran
to
his
son
and
embraced
him
and
kissed
him
on
the
cheek.
His
son
said
to
him, ‘Father,
I
have
sinned
against
God [MTY/EUP]
and
against
you.
I
am
no
longer
worthy
to
be
called {of
you
calling
me}
your
son.’
But
his
father
said
to
his
servants, ‘Go
quickly
and
bring
to
me
the
best
robe
in
the
house!
Then
put
it
on
my
son.
Put
a
ring
on
his
finger
to
show
that
I
am
honoring
him
again
as
my
son!
Put
sandals
on
his
feet
to
show
that
I
do
not
consider
him
to
be
a
slave!
Then
bring
the
fat
calf
and
kill
it
and
cook
it.
We
(inc)
must
eat
and
celebrate,
because
my
son
has
returned!
It
is
as
though [MET]
he
was
dead
and
is
alive
again!
It
is
as
though
he
was
lost
and
now
has
been
found!’
So
they
did
that,
and
they
all
began
to
celebrate.
While
all
that
was happening,
the
man’s
older
son
was
out
working
in
the
field.
When
he
came
near
to
the
house,
he
heard
people
playing
music
and
dancing.
He
called
one
of
the
servants
and
asked
what
was happening.
The
servant
said
to
him, ‘Your
younger
brother
has
come
home
Your
father
has
told
us
to
kill
the
fat
calf
to
celebrate
because
your
brother
has
returned
safe
and
healthy.’
But
the
older
brother
was
angry.
He
refused
to
enter
the
house.
So
his
father
came
out
and
pleaded
with
him
to
come
in.
But
he
replied
to
his
father, ‘Listen
to
me!
For
many
years
I
have
worked
for
you
like
a
slave.
I
always
obeyed
everything
you
told
me
to
do.
But
you
never
even
gave
me
a
young
goat,
so
that
I
could
kill
it
and
cook
it
and
celebrate
with
my
friends.
But
this
son
of
yours
spent
all
the
money
he
got
from
what
you
gave
him.
He
spent
it
to
pay
for
sleeping
with
prostitutes!
Yes,
now
he
has
returned
home,
but
it
is
not
fair
that
you
have
told
your
servants
to
kill
the
fat
calf
and
cook
it
for
him!’
But
his
father
said
to
him, ‘My
son,
you
have
always
been
with
me,
and
all
my
property
that
I
did
not
give
to
your
brother
has
been
yours.
But
it
is
as
though [MET]
your
brother
was
dead
and
is
alive
again!
It
is
as
though
he
was
lost
and
now
he
has
been
found!
So
it
is
appropriate
for
us
to
be
happy
and
celebrate!’ ”
Jesus taught that we should handle our money in ways that are pleasing to God.
Luke 16:1-13
Jesus
also
said
to
his
disciples, “Once
there
was
a
rich
man
who
had
a
household
manager.
One
day
he
was
told {
someone
told
him}
that
the
manager
was managing
the
rich
man’s
money
badly.
So
he
summoned
his
manager
and
said
to
him, ‘◄It
is
terrible
what
they
are
saying
about
you
(sg)!/Is
it
true
what
they
are
saying
about
you
(sg) [RHQ]?►
Give
me
a
written
account
of
the funds
you
have
been managing,
because
you
can
no
longer
be
my
household
manager!’
Then
the
manager
thought
to
himself, ‘My
master
is
going
to
fire
me,
so ◄I
do
not
know
what
to
do./what
shall
I
do [RHQ]?►
I
am
not
strong
enough
to
work
by digging
ditches,
and
I
am
ashamed
to
beg
for
money.’
Suddenly
he
had
an
idea. ‘I
know
what
I
will
do,
so
that
people
will
take
me
into
their
houses
and
provide
for
me
after
I
am
dismissed {after
my
master dismisses
me}
from
my
work!’
So
one
by
one
he
summoned
the
people
who
owed
his
master
money.
He
asked
the
first
one, ‘How
much
do
you
(sg)
owe
my
master?’
The
man
replied, ‘Eight
hundred
gallons
of
olive
oil.’
The manager
said
to
him, ‘Take
your
bill
and
sit
down
and
quickly
change
it
to 400
gallons!’
He
said
to
another
man, ‘How
much
do
you
owe?’
The
man
replied, ‘A
thousand bushels
of
wheat.’
The manager
said
to
him, ‘Take
your
bill
and
change
it
to 800
bushels!’
He
did
similar
things
for
the
others
who
owed
his
master
money.
When
his
master
heard
what
the
manager
had
done,
he admired
the
dishonest
manager
for
the
clever
thing
he
had
done.
The
truth
is
that
the
ungodly
people
in
this
world
act
more
wisely
toward
other
people
than
godly
people [MET]
act.
So
I
tell
you
(pl)
this:
Use
the
money
that
you
have
here
on
earth
to
help
others
so
that
they
will
become
your
friends.
Then
when
you
die
and
you
cannot
take
any
money
with
you,
God
and
his
angels
will
welcome
you
into
a
home
in
heaven
that
will
last
forever.
People
who
faithfully
manage
small
matters
will
also
faithfully
manage
important
matters.
People
who
are
dishonest
in
the
way
they
handle
small
matters
will
be
dishonest
in
the
way
they
handle
important
matters.
So
if
you
have
not
faithfully
handled
the
money
that
God
has
given
you
here
on
earth, ◄he
will
certainly
not
allow
you
to
possess
the
true
spiritual
riches
in
heaven!/would
he
allow
you
to
possess
the
true
spiritual
riches
in
heaven?► [RHQ]
And
if
you
have
not
faithfully
managed
things
that
belong
to
other
people, ◄
God
will
certainly
not
allow
you
to
receive
treasures
in
heaven
that
would
belong
to
you!/would
God
allow
you
to
receive
treasures
in
heaven
that
would
belong
to
you?► [RHQ]
No
servant
is
able
to
serve
two
different
bosses
at
the
same
time.
If
he
tried
to
do
that,
he
would
prefer
one
of
them
more
than
the
other
one;
he
would
be
loyal
to
one
of
them
and
despise
the
other
one.
Similarly,
you
cannot
devote
your
life
to
worshipping
God
and
worshipping
money
and
material
goods
at
the
same
time.”
Jesus
taught
that
God’s
laws
are
permanent.
Luke 16:14-18
There
were
some
Pharisees
there.
They
loved
to
acquire
money.
When
they
heard
Jesus
say
that,
they
ridiculed
him.
But
he
said
to
them, “You
try
to
make
other
people
think
that
you
are
righteous,
but
God
knows
your ◄inner
beings/hearts►.
So
he
will
reject
you.
Keep
in
mind
that
many
things
that
people
think
are
important,
God
thinks
are
detestable.
The
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
and
what
the
prophets [MTY]
wrote
were ◄
in
effect/what
you
needed
to
obey►
until
John
the Baptizer
came.
Since
then
I
have
been
preaching
about
how
God
wants
to
rule
people’s
lives
in
a
new
way,
and
many
people
are
accepting
that
message
and
very
eagerly
asking
God
to
control
their
lives.
But
that
does
not
mean
that
God
has
abolished
the
laws
that
he
established
previously.
All
of
God’s
laws,
even
those
that
seem
insignificant,
are
more
permanent
than
heaven
and
earth.
For
example,
because
God
considers
that
a
marriage
lasts
until
either
the
husband
or
the
wife
dies,
he
considers
that
any
man
who
divorces
his
wife
and
marries
another
woman
is
committing
adultery.
He
also
considers
that
any
man
who
marries
a
woman
who
has
been
divorced
by
her
husband {whose
husband
has
divorced
her}
is
also
committing
adultery.”
Jesus
warned
what
would
happen
to
those
who
did
not
share
their
possessions
with
poor
people.
Luke 16:19-31
Jesus
also
said [MET], “Once
there
was
a
rich
man
who
wore
expensive
purple
linen
garments.
He
ate
luxuriously
every
day.
And
every
day
a
poor
man
whose
name
was
Lazarus
was
laid {
some
people
also
laid
a
poor
man
whose
name
was
Lazarus}
at
the
gate
of
the
rich
man’s
house. Lazarus’
body
was
covered
with
sores.
He
was
so
hungry
that
he
wanted
to
eat
the scraps
of
food
that
fell
from
the
table
where
the
rich
man
ate.
Furthermore,
to
make
things
worse,
dogs
came
and
licked
his
sores.
Eventually
the
poor
man
died.
Then
he
was
taken
by
the
angels {the
angels
took
him}
to
start
feasting
next
to
his
ancestor
Abraham.
The
rich
man
also
died,
and
his
body
was
buried {
some
people
buried
his
body}.
In
the
place
where
dead
people
wait
for
God
to
judge
them,
he
was
suffering
great
pain.
He
looked
up
and
saw
Abraham
far
away,
and
he
saw
Lazarus
sitting
close
to
Abraham.
So
he
shouted, ‘Father
Abraham,
I
am
suffering
very
much
in
this
fire!
So
please
pity
me,
and
send
Lazarus
here
so
that
he
can
dip
his
finger
in
water
and
touch
my
tongue
to
cool
it!’
But
Abraham
replied, ‘Son,
remember
that
while
you
(sg)
were
alive
on
earth
you
enjoyed
many
good
things.
But
Lazarus
was
miserable.
Now
it
is
fair
that
he
is
happy
here,
and
you
are
suffering.
Besides
that,
there
is
a
huge
ravine
between
you
(sg)
and
us.
So
those
who
want
to
go
from
here
to
where
you
(sg)
are,
are
not
able
to.
Furthermore,
no
one
can
cross
from
there
to
where
we
(exc)
are.’
Then
the
rich
man
said, ‘If
that
is
so,
father
Abraham,
I
ask
you
(sg)
to
send
Lazarus
to
my
father’s
house.
I
have
five
brothers
who
live
there.
Tell
him
to
warn
them
to
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior
so
that
they
do
not
also
come
to
this
place,
where
we(exc)
suffer
great
pain!’
But
Abraham
replied, ‘
No,
I
will
not
do
that,
because
your
brothers
are
able
to
go
to
the
Jewish
meeting
places
where
the
priests
read
what
Moses
and
the
prophets
wrote.
They
should
listen
to
what
Moses
and
the
prophets [MTY]
wrote!’
But
the
rich
man
replied, ‘No,
father
Abraham,
that
will
not
be
enough
But
if
someone
from
those
who
have
died
goes
back
to
them
and
warns
them,
they
will
turn
from
their
sinful
behavior.’
Abraham
said
to
him, ‘No!
If
they
do
not
listen
to
what [MTY]
Moses
and
the
prophets [MTY]
wrote,
even
if
someone
would
become
alive
again
and
go
and
warn
them,
they
would
not
be
convinced {he
could
not convince
them}
that
they
should
turn
from
their
sinful
behavior.’”
Jesus warned about God punishing those who cause others to sin.
Luke 17:1-4
One
day
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples, “Things
that
will
tempt
people
to
sin
are
certain
to
happen,
but
it
will
be
terrible
for
anyone
who
causes
them
to
happen!
Suppose
you
caused
one
of
these
people
who
do
not
believe
in
me
very
strongly
to
sin.
If
a
huge
stone
was
fastened {someone
fastened
a
huge
stone}
around
your
neck
and
you
were
thrown {and
threw
you}
into
the
sea,
you
would
consider
that
a
severe
punishment,
but
God
will
punish
you
even
more
severely
if
you
cause
someone
to
sin!
Be
careful
how
you
act.
If
you
know
about
a
fellow believer
who
sins,
you
(sg)
should
rebuke
him.
If
he
says
that
he
is
sorry
for
having
sinned
and
asks
you
to
forgive
him,
forgive
him.
Even
if
he
sins
against
you
(sg)
seven
times
in
one
day,
if
he
comes
to
you
each
time
and
says, ‘I
am
sorry
for
what
I did’,
you
must
continue
forgiving
him.”
Jesus
taught
them
what
big
things
they
could
accomplish
if
they
had
true
faith.
Luke 17:5-6
One
day
the apostles
said
to
the
Lord, “Help
us
to
trust
in
you (OR,
in
God)
more
strongly!”
The
Lord
replied, “Mustard
seeds
are
very
small,
but
in
this
area
they
grow
and
produce
large [MET]
plants.
Similarly,
if
your
faith
grows
until
you
truly
believe
that
God
will
do
what
you
ask
him
to,
you
will
be
able
to
do
anything.
You
could
even
say
to
this
mulberry
tree, ‘Pull
yourself
out
with
your
roots
and
plant
yourself
in
the
sea!’
and
it
would
obey
you!”
Jesus
taught
that
we
should
serve
God
faithfully
without expecting
to
be
thanked.
Luke 17:7-10
Jesus
also
said, “Suppose
that
one
of
you
had
a
servant
who
was
plowing
your
fields
or
taking
care
of
your
sheep.
After
he
comes
into
the
house
from
the
field,
you
(sg)
would
not
say [RHQ], ‘Sit
down
and
eat
immediately!’
Instead,
you
would
say
to
him, ‘Put
on
your apron
and
prepare
a
meal
for
me!
Then
serve
it
to
me
so
that
I
can
eat
and
drink!
Afterwards
you
(sg)
can
eat
and
drink.’
◄You
will
not
thank
your
servant
for
doing
the
work
that
he
had
been
told {you
had
told
him}
to
do!/Would
you
thank
your
servant
because
he
did
the
work
that
he
had
been
told {you
had
told
him}
to
do?► [RHQ]
Similarly,
when
you
(pl)
have
done
everything
that
God
has
told
you
to
do,
you
should
say, ‘We
(inc)
are
not
worthy
of
God
thanking
us {
being
thanked}.
We
are
only
God’s
servants.
We
have
only
done
the
things
that
he
told
us
to
do.’”
Jesus
healed
ten
lepers,
but
only
a non-Jewish
one
thanked
him.
Luke 17:11-19
As
Jesus
and
his
disciples
were
walking
along
the
road
to
Jerusalem,
they
were
going
through
the
region
between
Samaria
and
Galilee
districts.
As
they
entered
one
village,
ten
lepers
came
near
the
road.
Because
lepers
were
not
permitted
to
come
near
other
people,
they
stood
at
some
distance
and
called
out, “Jesus,
Master,
pity
us
and
heal
us!”
When
he
saw
them,
he
said
to
them, “Each
of
you
should
go
and
show
yourself
to
a
priest
in
Jerusalem
so
that
he
can
see
if
you
are
healed.”
As
they
were
going
there,
they
were
healed.
Then
one
of
them,
when
he
saw
that
he
was
healed,
turned
back,
praising
God
loudly.
He
came
to
Jesus,
prostrated
himself
at Jesus’
feet,
and
thanked
him.
This
man
was
a
Samaritan,
not
a
Jew.
Then
Jesus
said, “
I
healed
ten
lepers ◄I
am
disappointed
that
the
other
nine
did
not
come
back!/Where
are
the
other
nine?► [RHQ]
I
am
disappointed [RHQ]
that
this non-Jewish
man
was
the
only
one
who
returned
to
thank
God;
none
of
the
others
came
back
to
me!”
Then
he
said
to
the
man, “Get
up
and
continue
on
your
journey.
God [PRS]
has
saved
you
and
healed
you
(sg)
because
you
trusted
in
me.”
Jesus
taught
that
God’s
rule
is
within
our
lives.
Luke 17:20-21
One
day
Jesus
was
asked
by
some
Pharisees [SYN] {
some
Pharisees [SYN]
asked
Jesus}, “When
is
God
going
to
rule
as
king?”
He
replied, “God’s
ruling [MET]
is
not
something
people
will
be
able
to
see
with
their
eyes.
And
people
will
not
be
able
to
say, ‘Look!
He
is
ruling
here!’
Or ‘He
is
ruling
over
there!’
because,
contrary
to
what
you
think,
God’s
ruling
is
people’s
inner
beings (OR,
is
already happening
among
you).”
Jesus
told
his
disciples
that
without
warning
he
would
return
and
judge
people.
Luke 17:22-37
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples, “There
will
be
a
time
when
you
will
want
to
see
me [MTY],
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
ruling powerfully.
But
you
will
not
see
that.
Some
people
will
say
to
you, ‘Look,
the
Messiah
is
over
there!’
or
they
will
say ‘Look,
he
is
here!’
When
they
say
that,
do
not
believe
them.
Do
not
follow
them
to
go
see
the
Messiah.
Because
when
the
lightning
flashes
and
lights
up
the
sky
from
one
side
to
the
other,
everyone
can
see
it.
Similarly [SIM],
at
the
time [MTY]
when
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
come
back
again,
everyone
will
see
me.
But
before
that
happens,
I
must
suffer
in
many
ways (OR,
very
much).
And
I
will
be
rejected
by
people {people
will
reject
me},
even
though
they
have
observed
me
doing
good
for
people.
But
when
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
come
again,
people
will
be
doing
things
just
like
people
were
doing
at
the
time
when [MTY]
Noah
lived.
At
that
time
people
ate
and
drank
as
usual,
and
they
got
married
as
usual,
up
until
the
day
when
Noah
and
his
family
entered
the
big
boat.
But
then
the
flood
came
and
destroyed
all
those
who
were
not
in
the
boat.
Similarly,
when
Lot
lived
in
Sodom
city,
people
there
ate
and
drank
as
usual.
They
bought
things
and
they
sold
things.
They
planted
crops
and
they
built
houses
as
usual.
But
on
the
day
that
Lot
and
his
family
left
Sodom,
fire
and
burning
sulfur
came
down
from
the
sky
and
destroyed
all
those
who
stayed
in
the
city.
Similarly,
when
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
return
to
earth,
people
will
be unprepared (OR,
enjoying
normal
life).
On
that
day,
those
who
are
outside
their
houses,
with
all
the
things
that
they
own
inside
the
houses,
must
not
go
in
to
take
them
away,
because
there
will
not
be
enough
time
to
do
that.
Similarly,
those
who
are
working
in
a
field
must
not
go
back
home
to
get
anything;
they
must
flee
immediately.
Remember
Lot’s
wife!
Because
she
turned
back
and
wanted
to
get
some
of
her
things
from
Sodom,
she
died
immediately
and
became
a
pillar
of
salt.
Anyone
who
wants
to
hold
onto
his
life
and
his
possessions
will
not
receive
eternal
life.
But
anyone
who
is
willing
to
die
for
my
sake
will
live
eternally.
I
tell
you
this:
On
the
night
when
I
return,
there
will
be
two
people
sleeping
in
one
bed.
The
one
who
believes
in
me
will
be
taken {
God
will
take
the
one
who
believes
in
me}
to
heaven,
and
the
other
one
will
be
left
behind
and
punished {and
he
will
leave
the
other
one
behind
and
punish
him}.
Two
women
will
be
grinding
grain
together;
one
will
be
taken
and
the
other
left {
God
will
take
one
and
leave
the
other}
behind.”
His
disciples
said
to
him, “Lord,
where
will
this
happen?”
He
replied
to
them, “Wherever
there
is
an
animal
carcass,
the
vultures
will
gather
to
eat
it [MET].
Similarly,
wherever
there
are
people
who
are spiritually
dead,
God
will
punish
them.”
Jesus taught about continuing to believe that God will answer prayer.
Luke 18:1-8
Jesus
told
his
disciples
a
parable
to
teach
them
that
they
always
ought
to
pray
confidently
and
not
be
discouraged
if
God
does
not
immediately
answer
their
prayers.
He
said, “In
a
certain
city
there
was
a
judge
who
did
not
revere
God,
and
did
not
care
about
people,
either.
There
was
a
widow
in
that
city
who
kept
coming
to
him,
saying, ‘Please
decide
what
is
just
in
the
dispute
between
me
and
the
man
who
is opposing
me
in
court!’
For
a
long
time
the
judge
refused
to
help
her.
But
later
he
thought
to
himself, ‘I
do
not
revere
God
and
I
do
not
care
about
people,
but
this
widow
keeps
bothering
me!
So
I
will
make
sure
that
she
is
treated
justly.
If
I
do
not
do
that,
she
will exhaust
me
by
continually
coming
to
me!’”
Then
the
Lord
Jesus
said, “
Even
though
the
judge
was
not
a
righteous
man,
think
carefully
about
what
he
said!
Similarly, ◄God
will
certainly
show
that
what
you
have
done
has
been
right!/will
God
not
show
that
what
you
have
done
has
been
right?► [RHQ]
He
will
do
this
for
you
whom
he
has
chosen.
He
will
do
this
for
you
who
pray
earnestly
to
him
night
and
day,
asking
him
to
help
you.
He
may
delay
helping
you.
But
I
tell
you,
some
day
he
will
show
that
what
you
did
was
right,
and
he
will
do
it
quickly.
But
when
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
return
to
earth, ◄there
may
not
be
many
people
who
will
still
be
trusting
that
I
will
vindicate
them (OR,
who
will
still
be
trusting
in
me)./will
there
be
many
people
who
will
still
be
trusting
that
I
will
vindicate
them (OR,
who
will
still
be
trusting
in
me)?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
taught
about
not
thinking
that
we
are
better
than
others
in
God’s
sight.
Luke 18:9-14
Jesus
also
told
a
parable
to
warn
people
who mistakenly
thought
that
they
were
doing
things
that
made
them
acceptable
to
God.
Besides,
they
also
despised
other
people.
He
said
this: “Two
men
went
up
to
the
Temple
in
Jerusalem
to
pray.
One
was
a
Pharisee.
The
other
was
a
tax
collector.
The
Pharisee
stood
and
prayed
silently, ‘God,
I
thank
you
that
I
am
not
like
other
men.
Some extort
money
from
others;
some
treat
others
unjustly;
some
commit
adultery.
I
do
not
do
such
things.
And
I
am
certainly
not
like
this
tax
collector
who cheats
people!
Our
law
says
that
we(exc)
should ◄fast/abstain
from
food►
once
a
week,
but
I
do
more
than
that.
I
fast
twice
a
week!
I
give
you
ten percent
of
all
that
I earn!’
But
the
tax
collector
stood
far
from
the
other
people
in
the
Temple
courtyard
because
he
felt
very
unworthy.
He
would
not
even
look
up
toward
heaven.
Instead,
he
beat
on
his
chest
to
show
that
he
was
sorry
for
his
sin.
He
said, ‘God,
I
am
a
sinner;
be
merciful
to
me
and
forgive
me!’”
Then
Jesus
said, “I
tell
you
(pl)
that
as
the
tax collector
went
home,
the
record
of
his
sins
was erased {
God erased
the
record
of
his
sins},
not
that
of
the Pharisee.
Remember
this:
Those
who
exalt
themselves
will
be
humbled {
God
will
humble
all
those
who
exalt
themselves},
but
those
who
humble
themselves
will
be
exalted {
he
will
exalt
those
who
humble
themselves}.”
Jesus
taught
about accepting
God’s
rule
in
our
lives
as
easily
as
little
children
do.
Luke 18:15-17
One
day
when
many
people
were
coming
to
Jesus,
they
were
also
bringing
small
children.
They
wanted
him
to
put
his
hands
on
the
children
and
bless
them.
When
the
disciples
saw
that,
they
rebuked
those
who
were
bringing
those
children.
But
Jesus
called
the
children
to
come
to
him.
He
said
to
his
disciples, “Let
the
children
come
to
me!
Do
not
stop
them!
It
is
people
who
are
humble
and
trusting
like
they
are
who
can
experience
God
ruling
their
lives.
Note
this:
Those
who
do
not
trust
God
and
allow
him
to
direct
their
lives,
as
children
do,
will
not
enter
the [MET]
place
where
God
rules.”
Jesus
taught
that
rich
people
do
not
easily
let
God
rule
their
lives.
Luke 18:18-30; Matthew 19:16-29;
Mark 10:17-30
A
Jewish
leader
asked
Jesus, “Good
teacher,
what
shall
I
do
in
order
to
have
eternal
life?”
Jesus
said
to
him, “Only
God
is
good!
No
one
else
is
good! ◄So
you(sg)
should
consider
carefully
what
you
are implying
by
calling
me
good!/
Do
you
realize
that
you
are implying
that
I
am
God
by
calling
me
good?► [RHQ]
But
to
answer
your
question,
you
(sg)
know
the
commandments
that
God
gave
Moses.
He
commanded
such
things
as ‘do
not
commit
adultery,
do
not
commit
murder,
do
not
steal,
do
not
testify
falsely
about
what
you
have
seen
or
heard,
honor
your
father
and
mother.’”
The
man
said, “I
have
obeyed
all
those
commandments
ever
since
I
was
young.
So ◄
there
must
be
something
else
I
have
not
done./is
that
enough?►”
When
Jesus
heard
him
say
that,
he
replied
to
him, “There
is
one
thing
that
you
(sg)
have
not
done
yet.
Sell
all
that
you
own.
Then
give
the
money
to
poor
people.
The
result
will
be
that
you
will
have
spiritual
riches
in
heaven.
Then
come
and
be
my
disciple!”
The
man
became
sad
when
he
heard
that,
because
he
was
very
rich
and
he
did
not
want
to
give
everything
away.
Jesus
looked
at
the
man
as
he
left,
and
said, “It
is
very
difficult
for
those
who
are
wealthy
to
decide
to
let
God
rule [MET]
their
lives.
You
would
say
that
it
is
impossible
for
a
camel
to
go
through
the
eye
of
a needle.
It
is
almost
as
difficult [HYP]
for
rich
people
to
decide
to
let
God
rule
their
lives.”
The
Jews
thought
that
God
favored
rich
people,
so
they
thought
that
if
God
did
not
save
rich
people,
he
would
not
save
others,
either.
So
one
of
the
disciples
who
heard
him
say
that
replied, “If
that
is
so,
it
seems
that
no
one
will
be
saved {
that
God
will
not
save
anyone} [RHQ]!”
But
Jesus
said, “It
is
impossible
for
people
to
save
themselves.
But
God
can
save
them,
because
God
can
do
anything!”
Then
Peter
said, “
You
know
that
we(exc)
have
left
everything
we
had
and
have
become
your
disciples [RHQ].
So
what
about
us? (OR,
So
will
God
accept/save
us?”)
He
said
to
them, “Keep
this
in
mind:
Those
who
have
left
their
homes,
their
wives,
their
brothers,
their
parents,
their
children,
or
any
other
family
members,
to
tell
others
about
how
God
wants
to
rule [MET]
people’s
lives,
will
receive
in
this
life
many
times
as
much
as
they
left.
And
in
the
future
age
they
will ◄live
eternally
with
God/
have
eternal
life►.”
Jesus
again
predicted
his
death
and resurrection.
Luke 18:31-34; Matthew 20:17-19;
Mark 10:32-34
Jesus
took
the
twelve
disciples
to
a
place
by
themselves
and
said
to
them, “Listen
carefully!
We
(inc)
are
now
going
up
to
Jerusalem.
While
we
are
there,
everything
that
has
been
written
by
the
prophets {that
the
prophets
have
written}
about
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
be
fulfilled {will
occur}.
I
will
be
put
into
the
hands
of {
My
enemies
will
hand
me
over
to} non-Jews.
The non-Jews
will
make fun
of
me
and
mistreat
me
and
spit
on
me.
They
will
whip
me,
and
then
they
will
kill
me.
But
on
the
third
day
after
that
I
will
become
alive
again.”
But
the
disciples
did
not
understand
any
of
those
things
that
he
said.
They
were
prevented {
Something
prevented
them}
from
understanding
the
meaning
of
what
he
was
telling
them.
Jesus
healed
a
blind
man.
Luke 18:35-43
As
Jesus
and
his
disciples
came
near
to
Jericho
city,
a
blind
man
was
sitting
beside
the
road.
He
was
begging
for
money.
When
he
heard
the
crowd
of
people
passing
by,
he
asked
someone, “What
is happening?”
They
told
him, “Jesus,
the
man
from
Nazareth
town,
is
passing
by.”
He
shouted, “Jesus,
you
who
are
descended
from
King
David,
the
Messiah,
pity
me!”
Those
who
were
walking
at
the
front
of
the
crowd
scolded
the
man
and
told
him
to
be
quiet.
But
he
shouted
more
loudly, “You
who
are
descended
from
King
David,
the
Messiah,
pity
me!”
Jesus
stopped
and
told
people
to
bring
the
man
to
him.
When
the
blind
man
came
near,
Jesus
asked
him,
“What
do
you
(sg)
want
me
to
do
for
you?”
He
replied, “Lord,
enable
me
to
see
again!”
Jesus
said
to
him, “
Then
see!
Because
you
have
trusted [PRS]
in
me,
I
have
healed
you!”
Immediately
he
was
able
to
see!
And
he
went
with
Jesus,
praising
God.
And
when
all
the
people
who
were
going
with
Jesus
saw
it,
they
also
praised
God.
Zacchaeus changed his way of life after talking with Jesus.
Luke 19:1-10
Jesus
and
his
disciples
entered
Jericho
and
were
going
through
the
city.
There
was
a
man
there
named
Zacchaeus.
He
was
a
chief
tax collector,
who
was
rich.
He
tried
to
see
Jesus,
but
he
was
very
short,
and
there
was
a
big
crowd
of
people
near
Jesus.
So
he
was
not
able
to
see
him.
So
he
ran
further
ahead
along
the
road
that
Jesus
was
walking
on.
He
climbed
a sycamore-fig
tree
to
see
Jesus.
When
Jesus
got
there,
he
looked
up
and
said
to
him, “Zacchaeus,
come
down
quickly,
because
God
wants
me
to
go
with
you(sg)
to
your
house
and
stay
there
tonight”!
So
he
came
down
quickly.
He
took
Jesus
to
his
house
and
welcomed
him
joyfully.
The
people
who
saw
Jesus
go
there
grumbled
saying, “He
has
gone
to
be
the
guest
of
a
man
who
is
a
sinner!”
Then
Zacchaeus
stood
up
while
they
were
eating
and
said
to
the
Lord
Jesus, “Lord,
I
want
you
(sg)
to
know
that
I
am
going
to
give
half
of
what
I
own
to
poor
people.
And
as
for
the
people
whom
I
have
cheated,
I
will
pay
them
back
four
times
the
amount
I
have
gotten
from
them
by cheating.”
Jesus
said
to
him, “Today
God
has
forgiven [PRS]
you
and
the
other
people
in [MTY]
this
house,
because
you
(sg)
also
have
shown
that
you
have
trusted
in
God
as
your ancestor
Abraham
did.
Remember
this:
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
came
to
seek
and
save
people
like
you(sg)
who
have
gone
astray
from
God,
just
like
a
shepherd
who
searches
for
his
lost
sheep.”
Jesus
taught
about
being
willing
to
take risks
in
using
what
he
has
given
us.
Luke 19:11-27; Matthew 25:14-30
They
were
coming
near
to
Jerusalem,
and
the
people
who
were
going
with
Jesus
who
heard
him
say
these
things
thought
that
as
soon
as
he
got
to
Jerusalem
he
would
become
their
king.
So
he
told
them
this
parable: “A
prince
prepared
to
go
to
a
distant
country
in
order
that
the Emperor
would
make
him
a
king.
He
intended
to
return
later.
Before
he
left,
he
summoned
ten
of
his
servants.
He
gave
each
of
them
a coin
worth
three months’
wages.
He
said
to
them, ‘Do
business
with
these coins
until
I
return!’
Then
he
left.
But
many
of
his fellow-citizens
hated
him.
So
after
he
left
they
sent
some
messengers
to
tell
the Emperor, ‘We
(exc)
do
not
want
this
man
to
be
our
king!’
But
the Emperor
made
him
king anyway.
Later
the
new
king
returned.
Then
he
commanded
that
the
servants
to
whom
he
had
given
the coins
should
be
summoned {that
someone
should
summon
the
servants
to
whom
he
had
given
the coins}.
He
wanted
to
know
how
much
they
had
gained
by
doing
business
with
the coins.
The
first
man
came
to
him
and
said, ‘Sir,
with
your
one coin
I
have earned
ten
more
coins!’
He
said
to
this
man, ‘
You
are
a
good
servant!
You
have
done
very
well!
Because
you
have
handled
faithfully
a
small
amount
of
money,
I
will
give
you
authority
to
rule
ten
cities.’
Then
the
second
servant
came
and
said, ‘Sir,
with
your
one coin
I
have earned
five
more
coins!’
He
said
to
that
servant
similarly, ‘
Good!
I
will
give
you
authority
to
rule
five
cities.’
Then
another
servant
came.
He
said, ‘Sir,
here
is
your coin.
I
wrapped
it
in
a
napkin
and
put
it
away,
so
that
nothing
would
happen
to
it.
I
did
that
because
I
was
afraid
of
what
you
would
do
to
me
if
the
business
failed.
I
know
you
are
a
man
who
does
not
do
foolish
things
with
your
money.
You
even
take
from
others
money
that
does
not
really
belong
to
you,
like
a
farmer
who
harvests
grain
from
another
man’s
field
where
he
did
not
even
do
the
planting.’
The
king
said
to
that
servant, ‘You
wicked
servant!
I
will
condemn
you
by
the
very
words [MTY]
that
you
have
just
now
spoken. ◄You
know
that
I
do
not
do
foolish
things
with
my
money./Did
you
not
know
that
I
do
not
do
foolish
things
with
my
money?► [RHQ]
You
said
that
I
even
take
from
others
money
that
does
not
really
belong
to
me,
like
a
farmer
who
harvests
grain
from
another
man’s
field
where
he
did
not
even
do
the
planting.
So ◄you
should
at
least
have
given
my
money
to
money lenders!/why
did
you
not
at
least
give
my
money
to bankers?► [RHQ]
Then
when
I
returned
I
could
have
collected
that
amount
plus
the
interest
it
would
have earned!’
Then
the
king
said
to
those
who
were
standing
near, ‘Take
the coin
from
him
and
give
it
to
the
servant
who
has
ten coins!’
They
protested, ‘But
Sir,
he
already
has
ten
coins!’
But
the
king
said, ‘I
tell
you
this:
To
the
people
who
use
well
what
they
have
received,
more
will
be
given {
I
will
give
more}.
But
from
the
people
who
do
not
use
well
what
they
have
received,
even
what
they
already
have
will
be
taken
away {
I
will
take
away
even
what
they
already
have}.
Now,
as
for
those
enemies
of
mine
who
did
not
want
me
to
rule
over
them,
bring
them
here
and
execute
them
while
I
am
watching!’”
Jesus
entered
Jerusalem
humbly,
but
like
a
king.
Luke 19:28-40; Matthew 21:1-9;
Mark 11:1-10;
John 12:12-15
After
Jesus
said
those
things,
he
continued
on
the
road
up
to
Jerusalem,
going
ahead
of
his
disciples.
When
they
got
near Bethphage
and Bethany
villages,
near
the
hill
that
is
called {that
they
call}
Olive
Tree
Hill,
he
said
to
two
of
his
disciples, “Go
to
the
village
just
ahead
of
you.
As
you
two
enter
it,
you
will
see
a
young
animal
that
no
one
has
ever
ridden,
that
has
been {someone
has}
tied
up.
Untie
it
and
bring
it
to
me.
If
anyone
asks
you, ‘Why
are
you
untying
it?’
say
to
him, ‘The
Lord
needs
it.’”
So
the
two
disciples
went
to
the
village
and
found
the
animal,
just
like
he
had
told
them.
As
they
were
untying
it,
its
owners
said
to
them, “Why
are
you
two
untying
that
young
animal?”
They
replied, “The
Lord
needs
it.”
So
the
owners
said
that
they
could
take
it.
The
two
disciples
brought
the
animal
to
Jesus.
They
threw
their
cloaks
on
the
animal’s
back
for
him
to
sit
on
and
helped
Jesus
get
on
it.
Then
as
he
rode
along,
others
spread
their
cloaks
on
the
road
to
honor
him.
As
they
came
near
to
Jerusalem,
on
the
road
that
descends
from
Olive
Tree
Hill,
the
whole
crowd
of
his
disciples
began
to
rejoice
and
praise
God
loudly
for
all
the
great
miracles
that
they
had
seen
Jesus
do.
They
were
saying
things
like, “May
the
Lord
God
bless
our
king
who
comes representing [MTY]
him!” “May
there
be
peace
between
God
in
heaven
and
us
his
people!” “May
everyone
praise
God!”
Some
of
the
Pharisees
who
were
in
the
crowd
said
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
rebuke
your
disciples
for
saying
things
like
that!”
He
replied, “I
tell
you
this:
If
these
people
would
be
silent,
the
stones
themselves
would
shout
to
praise
me!”
Jesus
prophesied
that
Jerusalem
would
be
destroyed.
Luke 19:41-44
When
Jesus
came
near
to
Jerusalem
and
saw
the
city,
he
cried
about
its
people.
He
said, “
My
disciples
know
what
they
need
to
do
to
have
peace
with
God;
I
wish
that
even
today
the
rest
of
you
people
knew
it.
But
now
you
are
unable
to
know [MTY]
it.
I
want
you
to
know
this:
Soon
your
enemies
will
come
and
will
set
up
a
barricade
around
your
city.
They
will
surround
the
city
and
attack
it
on
all
sides.
They
will
break
through
the
walls
and
destroy
everything.
They
will
smash
you
and
your
people/children.
When
they
finish
destroying
everything,
there
will
not
be
one
stone
left
on
top
of
another.
All
this
will
happen
because
you
did
not
recognize
the
time
when
God
sent
his
Messiah
to
save
you!”
Jesus
expelled
the
merchants
from
the
Temple
courtyard,
and
taught
there.
Luke 19:45-48
Jesus
entered
Jerusalem
and
went
into
the
Temple
courtyard.
He
saw
the
people
who
were
selling
things
there,
and
he
began
to
chase
them
out.
He
said
to
them, “It
has
been
written {
A
prophet
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
that
God
said, ‘
I
want
my
house
to
be
a
place
where
people pray’;
but
you
bandits
have
made
it
a
cave
where
you
can
hide!”
Each
day
during
that
week
Jesus
was
teaching
people
in
the
Temple
courtyard.
The
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
and
other
Jewish
leaders
tried
to
find
a
way
to
kill
him.
But
they
did
not
find
any
way
to
do
it,
because
all
the
people
there
listened
eagerly
to
him
and
would
have resisted
them
if
they
had
tried
to
hurt
him.
Jesus refused to answer a question about his authority.
Luke 20:1-8
One
day
during
that
week,
Jesus
was
teaching
the
people
in
the
Temple
courtyard
and
telling
them
God’s
good
message.
As
he
was
doing
that,
the
chief
priests,
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws,
and
other
Jewish
elders
came
to
him.
They
asked
him, “Tell
us,
by
what
authority
are
you
doing
these
things?
Who
authorized
you
to
do
things
like
you
did
here
yesterday?”
He
replied, “I
will
also
ask
you
a
question.
Tell
me,
where
did
John
the Baptizer
get
his
authority
to baptize
those
who
came
to
him?
Did
he
get
it
from
God [MTY/EUP]
or
from
people?”
They discussed
this
among
themselves.
They
said, “
If
we(inc)
say, ‘
It
was
from
God [MTY/EUP],’
he
will
say
to
us, ‘
Then ◄you
should
have
believed John’s
message!/why
did
you
not
believe
what
John
preached?► [RHQ]’
But
if
we
say, ‘It
was
from
people,’
the
people
here
will
kill
us
by
throwing
stones
at
us,
because
they
all
believe
that
John
was
a
prophet
from
God.”
So
they
replied, “We
(exc)
do
not
know
where
John
got
his
authority.”
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “
Because
you
did
not
answer
my
question,
I
will
not
tell
you
who
authorized
me
to
do
those
things
here
yesterday.”
Jesus
told
a
parable
about
how
God
would
punish
those
who
reject
him.
Luke 20:9-18
Then
Jesus
told
the
people
this
parable
to illustrate
what
God
would
do
to
the
Jews
who
rejected
the
former
prophets
and
himself: “A
certain
man
planted
a
vineyard.
He
rented
the
vineyard
to
some
men
to
care
for
it
and
to
give
him
some
of
the
grapes
in
return.
Then
he
went
to
another
country
and
stayed
there
several
years.
When
the
vines
started
producing
grapes,
he
sent
a
servant
to
the
men
who
were
taking
care
of
the
vineyard.
He
expected
that
they
would
give
him
some
of
the
grapes
that
the
vineyard
had
produced.
But
after
the
servant
arrived,
they
beat
him
and
they
did
not
give
him
any
grapes.
They
just
sent
him
away.
Later,
the
owner
sent
another
servant.
But
they
beat
him
and
mistreated
him
also.
They
sent
him
away
without
giving
him
any
grapes.
Still
later,
the
owner
sent
another
servant.
That
one
they
wounded
and
threw
him
out
of
the
vineyard.
So
the
owner
of
the
vineyard
thought
to
himself, ‘◄I
do
not
know
what
to
do!/What
shall
I
do?► [RHQ]’
Then
he
had
an
idea.
He
thought
to
himself, ‘I
will
send
my
son,
whom
I
love
very
much.
Perhaps
they
will
respect
him
and
give
him
my
share
of
the
grapes.’
So
he
sent
his
son,
but
when
the
men
who
were caring
for
the
vineyard
saw
him
coming,
they
said
to
each
other, ‘Here
comes
the
man
who
will
some
day
inherit
the
vineyard.
Let’s
kill
him
so
that
this
vineyard
will
be
ours!’
So
they
dragged
him
outside
the
vineyard
and
they
killed
him.
So ◄I
will
tell
you
what
the
owner
of
the
vineyard
will
do
to
them!/do
you
know
what
the
owner
of
the
vineyard
will
do
to
them?► [RHQ]
He
will
come
and
kill
those
men
who
were
taking
care
of
the
vineyard.
Then
he
will
arrange
for
other
people
to
take
care
of
it.”
When
the
people
listening
to
Jesus
heard
that,
they
said, “
We
would
not
do
anything
like
those
wicked
men
did!”
But
Jesus
looked
directly
at
them
and
said, “You
can
say
that,
but
think
about
the
meaning
of
these
words
that
are
written {which
a
prophet
wrote} [RHQ]
in
the Scriptures,
The
men
who
were
building
a
house
rejected
a
certain
stone.
But
others
put
that
same
stone
in
its
proper
place,
and
it
has
become
the
most
important
stone
in
the
building [MET].
That
stone represents
me,
the
Messiah,
and
those
who
reject
me
are
like
people
who
fall
on
this
stone.
Everyone
who
falls
on
this
stone
will
be
broken
to
pieces {This
stone
will
break
to
pieces
everyone
who
falls
on
it},
and
it
will
crush
anyone
on
whom
it
falls.”
Jesus foiled
their
attempts
to
trap
him
when
they
asked
a
question
about
paying
taxes.
Luke 20:19-26
The
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
realized
that
he
was
accusing
them
when
he
told
the
parable
about
what
those
wicked
men
did.
So
they
immediately
tried
to
find
a
way
to
seize [MTY]
him,
but
they
did
not
seize
him,
because
they
were
afraid
of
what
the
people
there
would
do
if
they
did
that.
So
they
watched
him
carefully.
They
also
hired ◄spies/secret agents►
who
pretended
to
be
sincere.
But
they
really
wanted
to
get
him
to
say
something
for
which
they
could
accuse
him.
They
wanted
to
be
able
to
turn
him
over
to
the
authority
of
the
governor
of
the
province.
But
they
also
knew
that
the
Jews
were
disgusted
with
having
to
pay
taxes
to
the
government.
So
one
of
them
asked
Jesus, “Teacher,
we
(exc)
know
that
you
(sg)
speak
and
teach
what
is
right.
You
tell
the
truth
even
if
important
people
do
not
like
it.
You
teach
truthfully
what
God
wants
us
to
do.
So
tell
us
what
you
think
about
this
matter:
Is
it
right
that
we
pay
taxes
to
the Roman
government [MTY],
or
not?”
But
Jesus
knew
that
they
were
trying
to trick
him
to
get
him
into
trouble,
either
with
the
Jews,
who
hated
to
pay
those
taxes,
or
with
the Roman
government.
So
he
said
to
them,
“Show
me
a
Roman coin.
Then
tell
me
whose picture
is
on
it.
And
tell
me
whose
name
is
on
it.”
They
showed
him
a coin
and
said, “It
has
the picture
and
name
of
Caesar,
the
head
of
the Roman
government.”
He
said
to
them, “In
that
case,
give
to
the
government [MTY]
what
they
require,
and
give
to
God
what
he
requires.”
While
the
people
were
there,
the
spies
were
unable
to
find
fault
with
him
for
what
he
said.
And
they
were
amazed
at
his
answer.
So
they
said
nothing.
Jesus foiled
their
attempt
to
trap
him
with
a
question
about
the resurrection.
Luke 20:27-40
Some
Sadducees
came
to
Jesus.
They
are
a
Jewish sect
who
do
not
believe
that
people
will
become
alive
again
after
they
die.
They
wanted
to
ask
Jesus
a
question
in
order
to discredit
the
idea
that
dead
people
will
live
again.
One
of
them
said
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
Moses
wrote
for
us
Jews
about situations
where
a
man
who
has
a
wife
but
no
children.
If
the
man
dies,
his
brother
should
marry
the
dead
man’s
widow
so
that
she
can
have
a
child
by
him.
People
will
consider
that
the
child
is
the
descendant
of
the
man
who
died,
and
in
that
way
the
dead
man
will
have
descendants.
Well,
there
were
seven
brothers
in
one
family.
The
oldest
one
married,
but
he
and
his
wife
did
not
bear
any
children.
Later
he
died.
The
second
brother
followed
this
law
and
married
the
widow,
but
the
same
thing
happened
to
him.
Then
the
third
brother
married
her,
but
the
same
thing
happened
again.
All
seven
brothers,
one
by
one,
married
that
woman,
but
they
had
no
children,
and
one
by
one
they
died.
Afterwards,
the
woman
died,
too.
Therefore,
if
it
is
true
that
there
will
be
a
time
when
dead
people
will
become
alive
again,
whose
wife
do
you
think
that
woman
will
be
then? ◄
Keep
in
mind
that
she
was
married
to
all
seven
brothers!/It
will
be
impossible
to
decide
because
she
was
married
to
all
seven
brothers!► [RHQ]”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “Men
who
live
here
in
this
world
take
wives,
or
are
given
wives
by
their
parents {their
parents
choose
wives
for
them}.
But
the
men
whom
God
considers
worthy
of
being
in
heaven
after
they
become
alive
again
will
not
be
married.
You
need
to
know
also
that
they
cannot
die
anymore,
because
they
will
be
immortal [SIM]
like
angels.
The
fact
that
God
has
caused
them
to
be
alive
again
will
show
that
they
are
God’s
children.
But
as
for
people
becoming
alive
again
after
they
die,
Moses
wrote
something
about
that.
In
the
place
where
he
wrote
about
the
burning
bush,
he mentions
the
Lord
as
being
the
God
whom
Abraham
worships
and
the
God
whom
Isaac
worships
and
the
God
whom
Jacob
worships.
It
is
not
dead
people
who
worship
God.
It
is
living
people
who
worship
him.
Abraham,
Isaac
and
Jacob
died
long
before
Moses
lived,
but
God
said
that
they
were
still
worshipping
him,
so
we(inc)
know
their
spirits
were
still
alive!
All
people
whose
spirits
are
alive
again
after
they
die
continue
to
live
to
honor
God!”
Some
of
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
replied, “Teacher,
you
(sg)
have
answered
very
well!”
After
that,
they
no
longer
dared
to
ask
him
any
more
questions
like
that
to
try
to
trap
him.
Jesus
showed
them
that
the
Messiah
must
be
greater
than
King
David.
Luke 20:41-44; Matthew 22:41-45;
Mark 12:35-37
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “I
will
show
you (OR,
prove
to
you)
that
people
are
wrong
who
say
that
the
Messiah
is
merely
a
descendant
of
King
David! [RHQ]
Because
David
himself
wrote
about
the
Messiah
in
the
book
of
Psalms,
God
said
to
my
Lord,
Sit
here
beside
me
on
my
right,
where
I
will
highly
honor
you(sg) [MTY].
Sit
here
while
I
completely
defeat
your
enemies.
King
David
calls
the
Messiah ‘
my Lord’!
So ◄
the
Messiah
cannot
be
just
someone
descended
from
King
David!/how
can
the
Messiah
be
just
someone
descended
from
King
David?► [RHQ]
What
I
just
said
proves
that
he
is
much
greater
than
David,
isn’t
that
right?”
Jesus
warned
them
not
to
show
off
like
the
teachers
of
the
Jewish
laws
did.
Luke 20:45-47; Matthew 23:1-36;
Mark 12:38-40
While
all
the
other
people
were
listening,
Jesus
said
to
his
disciples,
“Beware
that
you
do
not
act
like
the
men
who
teach
our
Jewish
laws.
They
like
to
put
on
long
robes
and
walk
around
to
make
people
think
that
they
are
very
important.
They
also
like
people
to
greet
them
respectfully
in
the marketplaces.
They
like
to
sit
in
the
most
important
places
in
the
Jewish
meeting
places.
At
dinner
parties
they
like
to
sit
in
the
seats
where
the
most
honored
people
sit.
They swindle [MET]
the
houses
and
property
of
widows.
Then
they
pretend
they
are
good,
as
they
pray
long
prayers
publicly.
God
will
certainly
punish
them
very
severely.”
Jesus taught that God commends people who give to him sacrificially.
Luke 21:1-4
Jesus
looked
up
from
where
he
was
sitting
and
saw
rich
people
putting
their
gifts
into
the
offering
boxes
in
the
Temple
courtyard.
He
also
saw
a
poor
widow
putting
in
two
small
copper
coins.
He
said
to
his
disciples, “The
truth
is
that
these
rich
people
have
a
lot
of
money,
but
they
gave
only
a
small
part
of
it.
But
this
woman,
who
is
very
poor,
has
put
in
all
the
money
that
she
had
to
pay
for
the
things
she
needs!
So
God
considers
that [HYP]
this
poor
widow
has
put
more
money
into
the
box
than
all
the
others.”
Jesus
warned
about
the
terrible
things
that
will
happen
before
he
returns.
Luke 21:5-19
Some
of Jesus’
disciples
talked
about
the
Temple.
They commented
about
the
beautiful
stones
used
in
building
the
Temple
and
the
other decorations
that
people
had
given, decorations
that
were
on
the
walls.
But
he
said,
“
I
want
to
tell
you
something
about
these
things
that
you
are
looking
at.
They
will
be
destroyed {
Foreign invaders
will
destroy
these
buildings}
completely.
Every
stone
in
these
buildings
will
be
thrown
down {They
will
throw
down
every
stone
in
these
buildings}.
Not
one
stone
will
be
left {They
will
not
leave
one
stone}
on
top
of
another.”
Later
his
disciples
asked
him, “Teacher,
when
will
that
happen?
What
will
happen
to
the
temple
to indicate
that
the
things
you(sg)
just
told
us
are
about
to
happen?”
He
said, “
All
that
I
will
say
is,
be
sure
that
you
are
not
deceived {that
they
do
not
deceive
you}
about
these
things!
Many
people
will
come
and
say ◄that
I
sent
them/that
they
have
my
authority► [MTY].
They
will
say, ‘I
am
the
Messiah!’
They
will
also
say ‘It
is
now
the
time
when
God
will
begin
to
rule!’
Do
not
follow
them
to
become
their
disciples
Also,
whenever
you
hear
about
wars
and riots,
do
not
be
terrified.
Keep
in
mind
that
God
has
said
that
those
things
must
happen.
But
when
they
happen,
it
will
not
mean
that
the
world
will
end
right
away!”
Then
he
said
to
them, “
Groups
in
various
countries
will
fight
each
other,
and
various governments
will
also
fight
against
each
other.
There
will
be
big
earthquakes,
and
in
various
places
there
will
be
famines
and
plagues.
People
will
see
things
that
will
terrify
them.
There
will
also
be
unusual
things happening
in
the
sky.
But
before
all
these
things
happen,
some
of
you
will
be
persecuted
and
arrested {people
will
persecute
some
of
you
and arrest
you} [MTY].
Some
of
you
will
be
put {They
will
put
some
of
you}
on
trial
in
the
places
where
you
gather
to
worship,
and
you
will
be
thrown
into
prison.
You
will
be
put
on
trial {
They
will
put
you
on
trial}
in
front
of
high
government
authorities
because
you
are
my [MTY]
disciples.
That
will
be
a
time
for
you
to
tell
them
about
me.
So
determine
within
yourselves
not
to
be
worrying
before
that
happens
what
you
will
say
to
defend
yourselves,
because
I
will
make
you
wise [HEN]
so
that
you
will
know
what
to
say.
As
a
result,
none
of
your
enemies
will
be
able
to
oppose
what
you
say
or ◄refute
you/show
that
you
are
wrong►.
And
there
will
also
be
other
evil
things
that
will
happen:
Even
your
parents
and
brothers
and
other
relatives
and
friends
who
do
not
believe
in
me
will ◄betray
you/help
your
enemies
to
seize
you►.
They
will
kill
some
of
you.
In
general,
most
people
will [HYP]
hate
you
because
you
believe
in
me [MTY].
But
your
souls
will
be
absolutely
safe [IDM].
By
enduring
all
these
things
people
will
do
to
you,
you
will
preserve
your
eternal
life [SYN].”
Jesus
predicted
that
Jerusalem
would
be
destroyed.
Luke 21:20-24
“But
when
you
see
that
Jerusalem
has
been
surrounded
by
the
armies
of
your
enemies,
you
will
know
that
it
is
time
for
this
city
to
be
completely
destroyed {
them
to
completely
destroy
this
city}.
At
that
time
those
of
you
who
are
in
Judea
district
must
flee
to
the
higher
hills.
Those
who
are
in
this
city
must
leave
quickly.
Those
who
are
in
the
nearby
countryside
must
not
go
back
into
the
city
to
get
any
of
their
possessions
before
they
flee.
You
must
obey
what
I
tell
you
because,
in
order
that
all
the
things
that
are
written
in
the Scriptures
will
be
fulfilled,
God
will
very
severely
punish
the
people
who
stay
in
this
city.
I
feel
very
sorry
for
women
in
this
city
who
will
be
pregnant,
and
women
who
will
be
nursing
their
babies
in
those
days,
because
it
will
be
very
difficult
for
them
to
run
away!
I
feel
sorry
because
the
people
in
this
land
will
suffer
greatly [MTY]
when
God
punishes
them.
Many
of
them
will
be
killed {Their
enemies
will
kill
many
of
them}
with
swords.
Others
will
be
captured
and
taken {They
will
capture
others
and
take
them}
to [HYP]
other
countries. Non-Jewish
people
will
trample
over
Jerusalem
until
the
time
that
God
has
determined
for
them
to
rule
the
city
is
ended.”
Jesus
told
about frightening
things
that
will
happen
before
he
returns.
Luke 21:25-28
“There
will
also
be
strange
things
that
will
happen
to
the
sun,
the
moon,
and
the
stars.
In
many
nations,
people
will
be
very
frightened,
and
they
will
be
anxious
when
they
hear
the
ocean
roaring
and
see
huge
waves.
People
will
faint
because
they
will
be
afraid
as
they
wait
for
what
will
happen.
They
will
be
afraid
because
the
powerful
objects
in
the
sky
will
be
shaken {shake}.
Then
they
will
see
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
coming
in
a
cloud powerfully
and
very
gloriously.
So
when
these
things
that
I
have
just
now
described
begin
to
happen,
stand
up
straight
and
be
brave,
because
it
will
be
close
to
the
time
when
God
will
free
you
from
all
suffering.”
Jesus
taught
them
how
to
know
when
his
return
was
near.
Luke 21:29-33
Then
Jesus
told
his
disciples
this
parable: “Think
about
the
fig
tree,
and
all
the
other
trees.
As
soon
as
you
see
their
leaves
beginning
to
sprout,
you
know
that
summer
is
near.
Similarly,
when
you
see
these
things
that
I
have
just
described
happening,
you
will
know
that
it
is
almost
time
for
God
to
truly
rule
as
king.
Keep
this
in
mind:
All
the
things
that
I
have
just
now
described
will
happen
before
all
the
people
who
have
observed
the
things
that
I
have
done
have
died.
You
can
be
certain
that
these
things
that
I
have
told
you
about
will
happen.
That
they
will
happen
is
more
certain
than
that
the
earth
and
sky
will
continue
to exist.”
Jesus
taught
how
to
be
ready
for
his
return.
Luke 21:34-38
“But
be
on
guard.
Do
not
be
getting
drunk
with carousing
or
let
yourselves
be
distracted
by
worries
concerning
your
lives [SYN] {or
let
worries
concerning
your
lives [SYN] distract
you}.
If
you
do
wrong
things
like
those,
you
may
be
suddenly
surprised
by
my
return [MTY],
like
a
trap
suddenly
catches
an
animal
in
it.
You
need
to
know
that
my
return
will surprise
everyone
all
over
the
earth.
So
be
ready
at
all
times.
Pray
that
you
will
be
able
to
endure
without
being
afraid
of
all
these
difficult
things
that
will
happen,
so
that
you
will
then
stand
confidently
before
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.”
Each
day
during
that
week
Jesus
taught
the
people
in
the
Temple
courtyard
in
Jerusalem.
But
at
night
he
and
his
disciples
left
the
city
and
stayed
on
Olive
Tree
Hill.
Early
each
morning
many
people
came
to
the
Temple
courtyard
to
listen
to
him.
Judas agreed to put Jesus into his enemies’ hands.
Luke 22:1-6
It
was
now
almost
time
to
celebrate
the
festival
of
Unleavened
Bread,
which
began
with
the
Passover
festival.
The
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
were
seeking
a
way
to
kill
Jesus.
But
they
wanted
to
do
it
secretly,
because
they
were
afraid
that
if
they
did
not
do
it
secretly,
the
people
might
riot.
Then
even
though
Judas,
who
was
called
the
man
from
Kerioth
village,
was
one
of
the
twelve
disciples,
Satan
entered
him.
Judas
went
and
conferred
with
the
chief
priests
and
the
officers
of
the
Temple
guards.
He
discussed
with
them
how
he
could
enable
them
to
seize
Jesus.
They
were
pleased
that
he
wanted
to
do
that.
They
offered
to
give
him
money
for
doing
it.
So
he
agreed,
and
they
gave
him
the
money.
Then
he
tried
to
find
an
opportunity
to
enable
them
to
seize
Jesus
when
there
was
no
crowd
around
him.
Jesus
arranged
for
his
disciples
to
prepare
the
Passover
meal.
Luke 22:7-13
Then
the
day
during
the
first
part
of
the week-long
festival
of
Unleavened
Bread
came,
the
day
when
the
lambs
for
the
Passover
celebration
had
to
be
killed.
So
Jesus
said
to
Peter
and
John, “Go
and
prepare
the
meal
for
the
Passover
celebration.”
They
replied
to
him, “Where
do
you
(sg)
want
us
to
prepare
it?”
He
said
to
the
two
of
them, “Listen
carefully.
When
you
two
enter
the
city,
a
man
who
is
carrying
a
large
jar
of
water
will
meet
you.
Follow
him.
When
he
enters
a
house,
tell
the
owner
of
the
house, ‘
Our
teacher
says
that
we(exc)
should
ask
you(sg)
to
please
show
us
the
room
that
he
arranged
with
you
where
he
can
eat
the
Passover
meal
with
us,
his
disciples [RHQ].’
He
will
show
you
a
large
room
that
is
on
the
upper
floor
of
the
house.
It
will
be
all
set
up
for
a
meal.
Prepare
the
meal
for
us
there.”
So
the
two
disciples
went
into
the
city.
They
found
everything
to
be
just
like
Jesus
had
told
them.
So
they
prepared
the
meal
for
the
Passover
celebration
there.
Jesus
told
his
disciples
how
they
should
remember
his
death
for
them.
Luke 22:14-23
When
it
was
time [MTY]
to
eat
the
Passover
meal,
Jesus
came
and
sat
down
with
the
twelve apostles.
He
said
to
them, “I
have
greatly
desired
to
eat
this
Passover
meal
with
you
before
I
suffer
and
die.
I
want
you
to
know
that
I
will
not
eat
the
Passover
meal
again
until
all
those
whose
lives
God
rules
completely
realize
what
it represents.”
Then
he
took
a
cup
of
wine
and
thanked
God
for
it.
Then
he
said, “Take
this,
and
each
of
you
drink
some
of
it.
I
want
you
to
know
that
from
now
on
I
will
not
drink
wine
until
God
makes
me
king.”
Then
he
took
some
bread
and
thanked
God
for
it.
He
broke
it
into
pieces
and
gave
it
to
them
to
eat.
He
said, “This
bread
represents
my
body,
which
I
am
about
to
sacrifice
for
you.
Keep
on
eating
bread
this
way
regularly
to
remember
what
I
have
done
for
you.”
Similarly,
after
they
had
eaten
the
meal,
he
took
another
cup
of
wine.
He
said, “
The
wine
in [MTY]
this
cup
represents
my
blood,
which
will
soon
flow
from
my
body
when
I
die.
With
this
blood
I
will
sign
the
new
agreement
that
God
is
making
with
you.
But
note
that
the
one [SYN]
who
will
enable
my
enemies
to
seize
me
is
eating
right
here
with
me!
It
is
certain
that
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
die,
because
that
is
what
God
has
planned.
But
there
will
be
terrible
punishment
for
the
man
who
will ◄betray
me/enable
my
enemies
to
seize
me►!”
Then
they
began
to
ask
one
another, “Which
of
us
would
do
such
a
thing?”
Jesus
taught
the apostles
that
they
should
imitate
him
by
serving
each
other
humbly.
Luke 22:24-30
The apostles
began
to
argue
among
themselves,
saying, “Which
one
of
us
will
be
the
greatest
when
Jesus
becomes
king?”
So
Jesus
said
to
them, “The
kings
of
the non-Jews
enjoy
showing
that
they
are
powerful.
Yet
they
give
themselves
the
title, ‘ones
who
help
the
people.’
But
you
should
not
be
like
them!
Instead,
those
who
want
God
to
consider
them
the
greatest
should
act
as
though
they
were
the
youngest,
since
the
youngest
are
expected
to
serve
the
older
ones.
Whoever
is
a
leader
should
be
one
who
serves
the
others.
Keep
in
mind
who
is
the
most
important
one [RHQ].
It
is
certainly
the
one
who
just
sits
at
the
table,
not [RHQ]
those
who
serve
the
meal.
But
I,
your
leader,
have
been
an
example
for
you
by
serving
you
while
I
have
been
among
you.
You
are
the
ones
who
have
stayed
with
me
during
all
my
troubles.
So
now,
just
like
my
Father
has
appointed
me
to
rule
as
a
king,
I
am appointing
you
so
that
you
can
sit
and
eat
and
rule [MET]
with
me
when
I
become
king.
You
will
sit
on
thrones
to
judge
the
people
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel.”
Jesus
predicted
that
Peter
would
say
that
he
did
not
know
Jesus.
Luke 22:31-34
“Simon,
Simon,
listen!
Satan
has
asked
God
to
let
him
test
you,
and
God
has
permitted
him
to
do
it.
Satan
wants
to
cause
you
to
suffer
distress (OR,
distress
you)
so
that
you
will
not
believe/trust
in
me
anymore/longer.
He
wants
to
shake
you,
just
like
a
man
shakes
wheat
in
a
sieve
to
sift
it [MET].
But
I
have
prayed
for
you, Simon,
that
you
will
not
completely
stop
believing
in
me.
So
when
you
(sg)
restore
your relationship
with
me,
help
your
fellow apostles
to
trust
in
me
more!”
Peter
said
to
him, “Lord,
I
am
ready
to
go
with
you
(sg)
if
they
put
you
in
prison,
or
even
to
die
with
you!”
Jesus
replied, “Peter,
I
want
you
(sg)
to
know
that
tonight,
before
the
rooster
crows,
you
will
say
three
times
that
you
do
not
know
me!”
Jesus
warned
his
disciples
that
they
would
soon
face
opposition.
Luke 22:35-38
Then
Jesus
asked
all
of
them, “After
I
sent
you
out
to
other
villages,
and
you
went
without
taking
any
money
or
a
traveling
bag
or
extra
sandals,
you
did
not
lack
anything,
did
you?”
They
replied, “
That’s
right,
we(exc)
did
not
lack
anything.”
Then,
to
show
them
that
now
many
people
would
oppose
them, (OR,
to
show
them
that
they
needed
to
be
prepared
to
protect
themselves,)
he
said
to
them, “Now
things
will
be
different.
So
whoever
among
you
has
some
money
should
take
it
with
him.
Likewise,
he
should
take
a
carrying
bag.
Whoever
does
not
have
a
sword
should
sell
his
coat
and
buy
a
sword.
Because,
I
now
tell
you,
something
must
happen
to
me
to
fulfill
these
words
that
a
prophet
wrote: ‘He
was
treated {They
treated
him}
as
though
he
were
a criminal.’
Do
not
forget
that
everything
that
is {that
they
have}
written
about
me
in
the Scriptures
must
be
fulfilled.”
One
of
the
disciples
said, “Lord,
look!
We
(exc)
have
two
swords!”
Realizing
that
they
did
not
understand
the
meaning
of
what
he
said,
he
replied
to
them, “That
is
enough
talk
about
swords”!
Luke 22:39-46
As
Jesus
left
the
city,
he
went,
as
he
usually
did,
to
Olive
Tree
Hill.
His
disciples
went
with
him.
When
he
came
to
the
place
where
he
often
spent
the
night,
he
said
to
them, “Pray
that
God
will
help
you
whenever
something tempts
you.”
Then
he
went
from
them
a
distance
of
about 30 meters/yards. (OR,
as
far
as
someone
can
throw
a
stone.)
He
knelt
and
prayed,
“
My
Father,
if
you
are
willing
to
do
it,
force
me
to
have
to
undergo
these
terrible
things
that
are
about
to
happen
to
me [MTY].
But
do
not
do
what
I
want.
Instead,
do
what
you
want.”
Then
an
angel
from
heaven
appeared
to Jesus
and
caused
him
to
become
stronger.
He
was
greatly
distressed.
So
he
prayed
more
earnestly.
His
sweat
fell
down
on
the
ground
as
though
it
was
large
drops
of
blood.
When
he
got
up
from
praying,
he
returned
to
his
disciples.
He
found
that
they
were
sleeping.
They
were
exhausted
because
they
were
very
sorrowful.
He
woke
them
and
said
to
them, “◄I
am
disappointed
that
you
are
sleeping!/Why
are
you
sleeping?► [RHQ]
Get
up!
Pray
that
God
will
help
you
whenever
you
are
tempted {when
something
like
this tempts
you}!”
Jesus’
enemies
captured
him.
Luke 22:47-53
While
Jesus
was
still
speaking,
a
crowd
came
to
him.
Judas,
even
though
he
was
one
of
the
twelve
disciples,
was
leading
them.
He
came
close
to
Jesus
and
kissed
him
on
the
cheek
as
if
to
greet
him,
but
was
really
a
signal
to
those
with
him
which
one
was
Jesus.
Jesus
said
to
him, “Judas, ◄I
am
disappointed
that
it
is
by kissing
me
that
you
are enabling
my
enemies
to
seize
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven!/is
it
by kissing
me
as
though
you
loved
me
that
you
are enabling
my
enemies
to
seize
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven?► [RHQ]”
When
the
disciples
who
were
around
Jesus
realized
what
was
going
to
happen,
they
said, “Lord,
shall
we
(exc)
strike
them
with
our
swords?”
One
of
his
disciples
drew
his
sword
and
struck
the
servant
of
the
high
priest
to
kill
him,
but
only
cut
off
his
right
ear.
But
Jesus
said, “Do
not
do
any
more
of
that!”
He
touched
the
servant’s
ear
and
healed
him.
Then Jesus
said
to
the
chief
priests,
the
officers
of
the
Temple
guards,
and
the
Jewish
elders
who
had
come
to
seize
him, “◄It
is ridiculous
that
you
have
come
here
with
swords
and
clubs
to
capture [MTY]
me,
as
if
I
were
a bandit!/Why
have
you
come
here
with
swords
and
clubs
to
capture [MTY]
me,
as
if
I
were
a bandit?► [RHQ]
Day
after
day
I
was
with
you
in
the
Temple
courtyard,
and
you
did
not
seize
me!
But
this
is
the
time [MTY]
when
God
is allowing
you
to
do
what
you
want.
It
is
also
the
time [MTY]
when
God
is allowing
Satan,
who
rules [MTY]
in
the
darkness,
to
do
what
he
wants.”
Peter
said
three
times
that
he
did
not
know Jesus.
Luke 22:54-62
They
seized
Jesus
and
led
him
away.
They
brought
him
to
the
high
priest’s
house.
Peter
followed
them
at
a
distance.
They
kindled
a
fire
in
the
middle
of
the
courtyard
and
sat
down
together.
Peter
sat
among
them.
As
the
light
from
the
fire
shone
on
his
face,
a
female
servant
saw
him
and
looked intently
at
him.
She
said, “This
man
was
also
with
the
man
whom
they
have
arrested!”
But Peter
denied
it,
saying, “Woman,
I
do
not
know
him!”
A
little
later
someone
else
saw
Peter
and
said, “You
(sg)
also
are
one
of
those
who
were
with
the
man
they
arrested!”
But
Peter
said, “Man,
I
am
not
one
of
them!”
About
an
hour
later
someone
else
said emphatically
about
Peter, “
The
way
that
this
man
speaks
shows
that
he
is
from
Galilee
district.
Certainly
this
man
was
also
with
the
man
whom
they
arrested,
who
is
from
Galilee!”
But
Peter
said, “Man,
I
do
not
know
what
you
(sg)
are
talking
about!”
Immediately,
while
he
was
still
speaking,
a
rooster
crowed.
The
Lord
Jesus
turned
around
and
looked
right
at
Peter.
Then
Peter
remembered
what
the
Lord
had
said
to
him, “This
night,
before
the
rooster
crows,
you
(sg)
will
deny
three
times
that
you
know
me.”
And
Peter
went
out
of
the
courtyard
and
cried
very sorrowfully.
The
soldiers
made fun
of
Jesus.
Luke 22:63-65
The
men
who
were
guarding
Jesus
made fun
of
him
and
beat
him.
They
put
a
blindfold
on
him
and
beat
him
again.
Then
they
said
to
him, “
Because
you(sg)
say [IRO]
that
you
are
a
prophet,
prove
it
by
telling
us
who
it
was
that
struck
you!”
They
said
many
other
evil
things
about
him, insulting
him.
The
Jewish
leaders
asked
Jesus
about
his identity.
Luke 22:66-71
At
dawn
the
next
morning,
many
of
the
Jewish
leaders
gathered
together.
The
group
included
the
chief
priests
and
the
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws.
They
took
Jesus
to
the
Jewish
Council.
There
the
men
of
the
Council
said
to
him,
“If
you
(sg)
are
the
Messiah,
tell
us!”
But
he
replied, “If
I
tell
you
that,
you
will
not
believe
me.
If
I
ask
you
what
you
think
about
the
Messiah,
you
will
not
answer
me.
But
some
day
you
will
see
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
sitting
next
to
almighty
God
and
ruling [MTY]!”
Then
they
all
said, “If
that
is
so,
are
you(sg)
saying
that
you
are ◄the
Son
of
God/the
Man
who
is
also
God►?”
He
said
to
them, “
Yes,
it
is
just
like
you
say [MTY].”
Then
they
said
to
each
other, “◄We
(inc)
certainly
do
not
need
anyone
else
to
testify
against
him!/Why
should
we
ask
for
any
more
people
to
testify
against
him?► [RHQ]”
We
ourselves
have
heard
him
say [MTY]
that
he
is
equal
with
God!
Jesus was accused before Pilate, the Roman governor.
Luke 23:1-5
Then
the
whole
group
got
up
and
took
Jesus
to
Pilate,
the Roman
governor.
They
began
to
accuse
Jesus,
saying, “We
(exc)
have
determined
that
this
fellow
has
caused political
trouble
in
our
country.
He
has
been
telling
people
that
they
should
not
pay
taxes
to
the Roman
government [MTY].
Also,
he
says
that
he
is
the
Messiah,
a
king!”
Pilate
asked
him, “Do
you
(sg)
claim
that
you
are
the
King
of
the
Jews?”
He
replied, “
It
is
as
you
have
just
now
said.”
Pilate
said
to
the
chief
priests
and
the
rest
of
the
crowd, “I
do
not conclude
that
this
man
is
guilty
of
any
crime.”
But
they
kept
insisting, “He
is
inciting
the
people
to
riot!
He
has
been
teaching
his
ideas
throughout
all
of
Judea
district.
He
started
doing
it
in
Galilee
district
and
now
he
is
doing
it
here!”
After
Pilate
sent
Jesus
to Herod,
Jesus
refused
to
answer Herod’s
questions.
Luke 23:6-12
When
Pilate
heard
that,
he
asked, “Is
this
man
from
Galilee
district?”
When
they
told
him
that
Jesus
was
from
Galilee,
which
was
the
district
that
Herod
Antipas
ruled,
he
told
them
to
take
Jesus
to
Herod
Antipas,
because
Herod
was
in
Jerusalem
at
that
time.
So
they
did.
When
Herod
saw
Jesus,
he
was
very
happy.
He
had
heard
about
Jesus,
and
he
had
been
hoping
for
a
long
time
that
he
could
see
Jesus
perform
a
miracle.
So
he
asked
Jesus
many
questions,
but
Jesus
did
not
reply
to
any
of
them.
The
chief
priests
and
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
stood
near
Jesus,
accusing
him
very
strongly.
Then
Herod
and
his
soldiers ◄made fun
of/ridiculed►
Jesus.
They
put
gorgeous
clothes
on
him
to
mock
him
as
being
a
king.
Then
Herod
sent
him
back
to
Pilate.
Until
that
time
Herod
and
Pilate
had
been
very
hostile
to
each
other,
but
that
very
day
they
became
friends.
Pilate
was unsuccessful
in
his
efforts
to
set
Jesus
free.
Luke 23:13-25
Pilate
then
gathered
together
the
chief
priests
and
other
Jewish
leaders
and
the
crowd
that
was
still
there.
He
said
to
them, “You
brought
this
man
to
me,
saying
that
he
had
caused
trouble
among
the
people.
But
I
want
you
to
know
that
after
having
examined
him
while
you
were
listening,
I
do
not conclude
that
he
is
guilty
of
any
of
the
things
that
you
are
accusing
him
about.
Obviously
Herod
did
not
conclude
that
either,
because
he
sent
him
back
to
me
without
punishing
him.
So
it
is
clear
that
this
man
has
not
done
anything
for
which
we
(inc)
should
kill
him.
So
I
will
have
my
soldiers
flog
him
and
then
release
him.”
23:16-17
Pilate had to release one prisoner for the people during the Passover festival each year.
But
the
whole
crowd
shouted, “Execute
this
man!
Release Barrabas
for
us
(exc)!”
Barrabas
was
a
man
who
had
tried
to
persuade
people
in
the
city
to
rebel
against
the Roman
government.
While
doing
that,
he
had
murdered
someone.
So
he
had
been
put {they
had
put
him}
in
prison,
where
he
was
waiting
to
be
executed.
Because
Pilate
wanted
to
release
Jesus,
he
tried
to
persuade
the
crowd
again.
But
they
kept
shouting, “
Command
your
soldiers
to
kill
him
by nailing
him
to
a
cross!/Have
him
crucified!”
He
spoke
to
them
a
third
time
and
asked
them, “Why?
What
crime
has
he
committed?
I
have
concluded
that
he
has
done
nothing
for
which
he
deserves
to
die.
So
I
will
have
my
soldiers
flog
him
and
then
release
him.”
But
they
kept insisting.
They
shouted
loudly
that
Jesus
should
be nailed {that
Pilate
should
have
his
soldiers
nail
Jesus}
to
a
cross.
Finally,
because
they
continued
to
shout [PRS]
so
loudly,
Pilate
decided
to
do
what
the
crowd
requested.
The
man
who
had
been {whom
they
had}
put
in
prison
because
he
had
rebelled
against
the
government
and
who
had
murdered
someone,
he
released!
That
was
the
man
whom
the
crowd
had
asked
him
to
release.
He
handed
Jesus
over
to
the
soldiers,
to
do
what
the
crowd
wanted.
The
soldiers nailed
Jesus
to
a
cross.
Luke 23:26-31
As
the
soldiers
were
taking
Jesus
away,
they
seized
a
man
named
Simon,
who
was
from
Cyrene
city
in Africa.
He
was
returning
to
Jerusalem
from
out
in
the
countryside.
They
took
from
Jesus
the
cross
that
he
had
been
carrying.
Then
they
put
it
on
Simon’s
shoulders,
and
told
him
to
carry
it
behind
Jesus.
A
large
crowd
followed
Jesus.
The
crowd
included
many
women
who
were
beating
their
breasts
to
show
how
sad
they
were,
and
wailing
for
him.
But
Jesus
turned
to
them
and
said, “You
women
of
Jerusalem,
do
not
cry
for
me!
Instead,
cry
because
of
what
is
going
to
happen
to
yourselves
and
your
children!
I
want
you
to
know
that
there
will
soon
be
a
time
when
people
will
say, ‘Women [SYN]
who
have
never
borne
children
or
nursed
babies
are
fortunate!’
Then,
in
order
that
they
will
not
have
to
suffer
greatly
when
their
enemies
destroy
this
city,
people
who
are
left
in
the
city
will
say
to
the
mountains, ‘Fall
down
on
us!’
And
people
will
say
to
the
hills, ‘Cover
us!’
I
am
innocent [MET].
I
am
like
a
living
tree
that
people
do
not
try
to
burn.
But
the
people
of
Jerusalem
deserve
that
their
enemies
punish
them.
They
are
like
dry
wood
that
is
ready
to
burn.
So
if
they
nail
me
to
the
cross, ◄
their
enemies
will
certainly
do
much
worse
things
to
them!/what
worse
things
will
happen
to
them?► [RHQ]”
The
things
that
happened
when
Jesus
died.
Luke 23:32-49
Two
other
men
who
were
criminals
were
also
being
led
away {
The
soldiers
also
led
away
two
other
men
who
were
criminals}.
They
were
going
to
be
executed {
The
soldiers
were
going
to
execute
them}
with
Jesus.
When
they
came
to
the
place
which
is
called ‘The Skull’,
they nailed
Jesus
to
a
cross
after
removing
his
clothes.
They
did
the
same
thing
to
the
two
criminals.
They
crucified
one
at
the
right
side
of
Jesus
and
one
at
his
left
side.
Jesus
prayed, “
My
Father,
forgive
them,
because
they
do
not
realize
whom
they
are
doing
this
to!”
Then
the
soldiers
divided
Jesus’
clothing
by gambling
with
something
like
dice,
to
decide
which
piece
of
clothing
each
one
would
get.
Many
people
stood
nearby,
watching.
And
the
Jewish
leaders ◄made fun
of/ridiculed►
Jesus,
saying, “He
said [IRO]
that
he
saved
other
people!
If
he
is
the
Messiah,
the
one
God
has
chosen,
he
should
save
himself!”
The
soldiers
also ridiculed
him
because
he
claimed
to
be
a
king.
They
came
up
to
him
and
offered
him
some
sour
wine.
They
said
to
him, “If
you
(sg)
are
the
King
of
the
Jews,
save
yourself!”
They
also
fastened
on
the
cross
a
sign
that stated
why
they
were nailing
him
to
the
cross.
But
all
it
said
was, ‘This
is
the
King
of
the
Jews’.
One
of
the
criminals
who
was
hanging
on
a
cross
began
to
insult
Jesus,
saying, “You
(sg)
said
that
you
are
the
Messiah,
so
you
must
be
powerful!
So
save
yourself,
and
save
us,
too!”
But
the
other
criminal
rebuked
him,
saying, “◄You
(sg)
should
be
afraid
of
God
punishing
you!/Are
you
not
afraid
of
God
punishing
you?► [RHQ]
They
are
punishing
him
and
us
similarly.
They
have
justly
decided
that
we
(inc)
two
must
die.
They
are
punishing
us
as
we
deserve
for
the
evil
things
that
we
did.
But
this
man
has
done
nothing
wrong!”
Then
he
said, “Jesus,
please
remember
me
and
take
care
of
me
when
you
become
king!”
Jesus
replied, “I
want
you
(sg)
to
know
that
today
you
(sg)
will
be
with
me
in
the
place
where
everyone
is
happy!” (OR,
that
today
you
will
be
with
me
in
Paradise!)
Then
it
was
about noontime.
It
became
dark
over
the
whole
land,
and
it
stayed
dark
until
three o’clock
in
the
afternoon.
There
was
no
light
from
the
sun.
Then
the
thick
curtain
that
closed
off
the
most
holy
place
in
the
Temple
split
into
two
pieces.
That signified
that
ordinary
people
could
now
go
into
the
presence
of
God.
As
that
happened,
Jesus
shouted
loudly, “Father,
I
put
my
spirit
into
your
care [MTY]!”
When
he
said
that,
he [EUP]
died.
When
the
officer
who
supervised
the
soldiers
who
were
executing
Jesus
saw
what
happened,
he
praised
God
for
the
way
Jesus
died,
saying, “
I
am
sure
that
this
man
had
done
nothing
wrong!”
When
the
crowd
of
people
who
had
gathered
to
see
those
events
saw
what
happened,
they
returned
to
their
homes,
beating
their
chests
to
show
that
they
were
sorrowful.
All
of Jesus’
friends,
including
the
women
who
had
come
with
him
from
Galilee
district,
stood
at
a
distance
and
saw
everything
that
happened.
Joseph
and
others
buried
Jesus
while
some
women
watched.
Luke 23:50-56
There
was
a
man
named
Joseph
who
came
there.
He
was
from
the
town
of Arimathea
in
Judea.
He
was
a
good
and
a
righteous
man,
and
he
was
a
member
of
the
Jewish
Council.
But
he
had
not
agreed
with
the
other
Council
members
when
they
decided
to
kill
Jesus
and
when
they
planned
how
to
do
it.
He
was
waiting
expectantly
for
the
time
when
God
would
send
his
king
to
begin
to
rule.
He
went
to
Pilate
and
asked
Pilate
to
permit
him
to
take
Jesus’
body
and
bury
it.
After
Pilate
allowed
him
to
do
that,
he
and
some
others
took
Jesus’
body
down
from
the
cross.
They
wrapped
it
in
a
linen
cloth.
Then
they
put
his
body
in
a
tomb
that
he
had
hired
others
to
dig
out
of
a
rock
cliff.
No
one
had
ever
put
a
body
in
it
before.
They
had
to
do
it
quickly
because
that
was
Friday,
the
day
when
people
prepared
things
for
the
Jewish
day
of
rest. ◄The
Sabbath/The
day
of
rest►
was
about
to
start
at
sunset,
so
they
had
to
finish
burying Jesus’
body
before
sunset.
The
women
who
had
come
with
Jesus
from
Galilee
district
followed
Joseph
and
the
men
who
were
with
him.
They
saw
the
tomb,
and
they
saw
how
the
men
laid
Jesus’
body
inside
it,
and
saw
the
men
roll
a
huge
stone
across
the
entrance.
Then
the
women
returned
to
the
houses
where
they
were
staying.
That
evening
they
prepared
spices
and
ointments
to
put
on Jesus’
body,
but ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►
they
rested,
according
to
what
Moses
had
commanded.
Some women discovered that Jesus had become alive again.
Luke 24:1-12
Before
dawn
on Sunday
those
women
went
to
the
tomb.
They
took
with
them
the
spices
that
they
had
prepared
to
put
on Jesus’
body.
They
discovered
that
the
stone
had
been
rolled
away
from
the
entrance
to
the
tomb.
They
went
in
the
tomb,
but
the
body
of
the
Lord
Jesus
was
not
there!
They
did
not
know
what
to
think
about
that.
Then
suddenly
two
men
wearing
bright
shining
clothes
stood
by
them!
The
women
were
frightened.
As
they
prostrated
themselves
on
the
ground,
the
two
men
said
to
them, “◄You
should
not
be
seeking
someone
who
is
alive
in
a
place
where
they
bury
dead
people!/Why
are
you
seeking
in
a
place
where
they
bury
dead
people
someone
who
is
alive?► [RHQ]
He
is
not
here;
he
has ◄become
alive
again/risen
from
the
dead►!
Remember
that
while
he
was
still
with
you
in
Galilee
district
he
said
to
you,
‘
Even
though
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
someone
will
enable
sinful
men
to
seize [MTY]
me.
They
will
kill
me
by nailing
me
to
a
cross.
But
on
the
third
day
after
that,
I
will
become
alive
again.’ ”
The
women
remembered
that
he
had
said
that.
So
they
left
the
tomb
and
went
to
the
eleven
apostles
and
his
other
disciples
and
told
them
those
things.
The
ones
who
kept
telling
those
things
to
the apostles
were
Mary
from Magdala
village,
Joanna,
Mary
who
was
the
mother
of
James,
and
the
other
women
who
were
with
them.
But
the apostles
thought
that
what
the
women
said
was
nonsense.
They
did
not
believe
what
the
women
said.
But
Peter
got
up
and
ran
to
the
tomb
anyway.
He
stooped
down
and
looked
inside.
He
saw
the
linen
cloths
in
which Jesus’
body
had
been
wrapped.
The
cloths
were
by
themselves (OR,
He
did
not
see
anything
else).
So,
wondering
what
had
happened,
he
went
home.
Jesus
appeared
to
two
disciples
as
they
were
walking
to Emmaus.
Luke 24:13-35
That
same
day
two
of
Jesus’
disciples
were
walking
to
a
village
named
Emmaus.
It
was
about ◄seven
miles/eleven kilometers►
from
Jerusalem.
They
were
talking
with
each
other
about
all
the
things
that
had
happened
to
Jesus.
While
they
were
discussing
those
things,
Jesus
himself
approached
them
and
started
walking
with
them.
But
they
were
prevented {
something
prevented
them}
from
recognizing [MTY]
him.
Jesus
said
to
them, “What
have
you
two
been
talking
about
while
you
were
walking?”
They
stopped,
and
their
faces
looked
very
sad.
One
of
them,
whose
name
was
Cleopas,
said, “◄You
(sg)
must
be
the
only
person
who
is
visiting
Jerusalem
for
the
Passover
festival
who
does
not
know
the
events
that
have
happened
there
in recent
days!/Are
you
the
only
person
who
is
visiting
Jerusalem
for
the
Passover
festival
who
does
not
know
the
events
that
have
happened
there
in recent
days?► [RHQ]”
He
said
to
them, “What
events?”
They
replied, “
The
things
that
happened
to
Jesus,
the
man
from
Nazareth,
who
was
a
prophet.
Many
people
saw
him
perform
great
miracles,
and
God
enabled
him
to
teach
wonderful
messages!
But
our
chief
priests
and
leaders
handed
him
over
to
the Roman
authorities.
The
authorities
sentenced
him
to
die,
and
they
killed
him
by nailing
him
to
a
cross.
We
(exc)
were
hoping
that
he
was
the
one
who
would
free
us
Israelites
from
our
enemies
But
this
does
not
seem possible
now,
because
three
days
have
already
passed
since
that
happened.
On
the
other
hand,
some
women
from
our
group
amazed
us.
Early
this
morning
they
went
to
the
tomb,
but Jesus’
body
was
not
there!
They
came
back
and
said
that
they
had
seen
some
angels
in
a
vision.
The
angels
said
that
he
was
alive!
Then
some
of
those
who
were
with
us
went
to
the
tomb.
They
saw
that
things
were
exactly
as
the
women
had
reported.
But
they
did
not
see
Jesus.”
He
said
to
them, “
You
two
foolish
men!
You
are
so
slow
to
believe
all
that
the
prophets
have
written
about
the
Messiah!
◄
You
should
certainly
have
known
that
it
was
necessary
that
the
Messiah
should
suffer
all
those
things
and
die,
and
then
enter
his
glorious
home
in
heaven!/Was
it
not
necessary
that
the
Messiah
should
suffer
all
those
things
and
die,
and
then
enter
his
glorious
home
in
heaven?► [RHQ]”
Then
he
explained
to
them
all
the
things
that
the
prophets
had
written
in
the
Scriptures
about
himself.
He
started
with
what
Moses [MTY]
wrote
and
then
explained
to
them
what
all
the
other
prophets
wrote.
They
came
near
to
the
village
to
which
the
two
men
were
going.
Jesus indicated
that
he
would
go
further,
but
they
urged
him
to
not
do
that.
They
said, “Stay
with
us
tonight,
because
it
is
late
in
the
afternoon
and
it
will
soon
be
dark.”
So
he
went
in
the
house
to
stay
with
them.
When
they
sat
down
to
eat,
he
took
some
bread
and
asked
God
to
bless
it.
He
broke
it
and
gave
some
pieces
to
them.
And
just
then
God
enabled
them
to
recognize [MTY]
him.
But
immediately
he
disappeared!
The
two
men
said
to
each
other, “
While
we
were
walking
along
the
road
and
he
talked
with
us
and
enabled
us
(inc)
to
understand
the
Scriptures,
we
became
so
excited
that
it
was
as
though [MET]
a
fire
was
burning
within
us [RHQ]!
We
should
not
stay
here;
we
should
go
tell
the
others
what
happened!”
So
they
left
immediately
and
returned
to
Jerusalem.
There
they
found
the
eleven
apostles
and
others
who
had
gathered
together
with
them
who
told
those
two
men, “It
is
true
that
the
Lord
has
become
alive
again,
and
he
has
appeared
to
Peter!”
Then
those
two
men
told
the
others
what
had
happened
as
they
were
walking
along
the
road.
They
also
told
them
how
they
both
recognized
Jesus
as
he
broke
some
bread
for
them.
Jesus
appeared
to
many
of
his
disciples
and
taught
them
more
and
gave
them
other
instructions.
Luke 24:36-49
As
they
were
saying
that,
Jesus
himself
suddenly
appeared
among
them.
He
said
to
them, “
May
God
give
you
inner
peace!”
They
were
startled
and
afraid,
because
they
thought
that
they
were
seeing
a
ghost!
He
said
to
them, “◄You
should
not
be
alarmed!/Why
are
you
alarmed?► [RHQ]
And ◄you
should
not
be
doubting
that
I
am
alive/Jesus!/why
are
you
doubting
that
I
am
alive/Jesus?► [RHQ]
Look
at
the
wounds
in
my
hands
and
my
feet!
You
can
touch
me
and
see
my
body.
Then
you
can
see
that
it
is
really
I
myself.
You
can
tell
that
I
am
really
alive
because
ghosts
do
not
have
bodies,
as
you
see
that
I
have!”
After
he
said
that,
he
showed
them
the
wounds
in
his
hands
and
his
feet.
They
were
joyful
and
amazed,
but
they
still
did
not
believe
that
he
was
really
alive (OR,
that
Jesus
was
the
one
that
they
were
seeing).
So
he
said
to
them, “Do
you
have
anything
here
to
eat?”
So
they
gave
him
a
piece
of
broiled
fish.
While
they
were
watching,
he
took
it
and
ate
it.
Then
he
said
to
them, “
I
will
repeat
what
I
told
you
while
I
was
still
with
you:
Everything
that
was
written
about
me
by
Moses
and
the
other
prophets [MTY]
and
in
the
Psalms
must
be
fulfilled!”
Then
he
enabled
them
to
understand
the
things
that
had
been
written
about
him
in
the
Scriptures.
He
said
to
them, “This
is
what
they
wrote:
That
the
Messiah
would
suffer
and
die,
but
on
the
third
day
after
that
he
would
become
alive
again.
They
also
wrote
that
the
message
must
be
preached {
that
his
disciples
must
preach
the
message}
everywhere
that
people
must
turn
from
their
sinful
ways
for
God
to
forgive
their
sins.
They
wrote
that
his
followers
should
preach
that
message, claiming
his
authority [MTY].
They
wrote
that
they
should
start
preaching
it
in
Jerusalem,
and
then
go
and
preach
it
to
all ethnic
groups.
You
apostles
must
tell
people
that
you
know
that
those
things
that
happened
to
me
are
true.
And
I
want
you
to
know
that
I
will
send
the
Holy
Spirit [MTY]
to
you,
as
my
Father
promised
that
he
would
do.
But
you
must
stay
in
this
city
until
God
fills
you
with
the
power
of
his
Spirit.”
Jesus
left
his
disciples
and
returned
to
heaven.
Luke 24:50-53
Then
Jesus
led
them
outside
the
city
until
they
came
near Bethany
village.
There
he
lifted
up
his
hands
and
blessed
them.
As
he
was
doing
that,
he
left
them
and
went
up
to
heaven.
They
worshipped
him.
And
then
they
returned
to
Jerusalem
very
joyfully.
Each
day [SYN]
they
went
into
the
Temple
courtyard,
and
spent
a
lot
of
time
praising
God.
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John
John
Jhn
This book is the Gospel that John wrote. We call this book
John
John 1:1-18
This book is about Jesus, who was eternally with God but also became a human being to reveal God to mankind.
The
one
who expresses [MET] ◄
God’s
character/what
God
is
like►
has
always
existed ◄from
the
beginning [MTY]
of
everything/before
everything
began►.
He
has
always
existed
with
God,
and
he
has
God’s nature.
He
always
existed
with
God
before
he
began [MTY]
to
create
anything.
He
is
the
one
by
whom
God
caused
everything
to exist.
He
is
the
one
who
created
absolutely
everything [LIT].
He
is
the
one
who
caused
everything
to
live.
He,
who
caused
us
people
to
live,
revealed
to
us
the
truth
about
God
as
a
light [MET]
reveals
what
is
in
the
darkness.
People
do
not
want
him
to
reveal
that
what
they
do
is
evil [MET],
just
like
darkness
is
evil.
But
just
like
darkness
cannot
put
out
light [MET],
evil
people
have
never
prevented
the
one
who
was
like
a
light
from
revealing
God’s
truth (OR,
evil
people
have
never
understood
the
one
who
was
like
a
light.)
A
man
whose
name
was
John
was
sent
by
God {God
sent
a
man
whose
name
was
John}.
He
came
to
tell
people
about
the
one
who
was
like [MET]
a
light.
He
came
to
show
that
everything
that
the
one
who
was
like
a
light [MET]
said
was
true,
in
order
that
he
could
enable
all
people
to
believe
in
the
one
who
was
like
a
light.
John
himself
was
not
the
one
who
was
like
a
light [MET].
Instead,
he
came
to
tell
others
about
that
one
who
was
like
a
light.
While John
was
doing
that,
the
one
who
was
truly
like
a
light
was
about
to
show
himself
to
the
world.
He
was
the
one
who enables
all
people
to
know
about
God,
as
a
light [MET] enables
people
to
know
what
is
in
the
darkness.
Although
the
one
who
was
like
a
light
was
here
on
the
earth,
and
although
he
was
the
one
whom
God
caused
to
create
everything,
most
people [MTY, HYP]
did
not
realize
who
he
was. (OR,
although
he
was
the
one
whom
God
caused
to
create
everything,
most
people
did
not
accept
him.)
Although
he
came
to
the
land
that
belonged
to
him
because
he
created
it,
most
of
his
own
people,
the
Jews,
rejected
him (OR,
did
not
accept
him).
But
those
of
us
who
welcomed
him,
God
authorized
that
we
would
have
a relationship
with
him [MET]
like
children
have
a relationship
with
their
father.
We
were
people
who
believed
that
what
he
said
about
himself [MTY]
was
true.
We
became
like
God’s
children,
not
because
our
ancestors
belonged
to
God,
or
because
of
someone’s
sexual
desires,
nor
because
some
man
desired
to
have
children
like
himself.
Instead,
we
were
caused
by
God {God
caused
us}
to
become
like
his
children.
The
one
who expresses [MET] ◄
God’s
character/what
God
is
like►
became
a
human
being,
and
he
lived
among
us
for
a
while.
As
a
result,
we
saw
how
wonderful
he
is.
He
came
from
God
his
father,
and
there
was
no
other
person
as
wonderful
as
he.
He
was
wonderful
because
he
always
acted ◄kindly
toward
us/in
ways
we
did
not
deserve►,
and
he
always
spoke
truthfully
to
us
about
God.
One
day
when
John
was
telling
people
about
him,
he
saw
Jesus.
Then
he
shouted
to
them, “I
told
you
previously
that
someone
will
come
later
who
is
more
important
than
I
am,
since
he
existed
long
before
me.
This
is
the
man
I
was
talking
about!”
We
have
all
benefited
very
much
from
what
he
has
done.
Again
and
again,
he
has
acted
in
kind
way
toward
us
in
ways
we
did
not
deserve.
Moses
proclaimed
God’s
laws
to
our
ancestors.
But
what
Jesus
Christ
did
for
us
was
much
better.
He
acted
in
kindness
toward
us
in
ways
we
did
not
deserve
and
told
us
the
truth
about
God.
No
one
has
ever
seen
God.
But
God’s
only
Son,
Jesus,
who
has
always
had
a
very
close relationship
with
God,
has
told
us
about
God.
When religious
authorities
asked John
about
his identity,
he
said
he
was
preparing
people
for
the
coming
of
the
Messiah,
who
was
much
more
important
than
himself.
John 1:19-28
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
in
Jerusalem
city
sent
some
Jewish
priests
and ◄Levites/men
who
worked
in
the
temple►
to
where
John
was,
to
ask
him
some
questions.
They
said
to
him, “What
do
you
claim
about
yourself?”
So
John
told
them
the
truth,
and
he
told
them
clearly [DOU].
He
said, “
I
am
not ◄the
Messiah/God’s
chosen
king►!”
Then
they
asked
him, “Then
what
do
you
say
about
yourself?
Are
you
the
prophet
Elijah
that
was
prophesied
to
return {◄
someone/another
prophet►
prophesied
would
return}
before
the
Messiah?”
He
replied, “No,
I
am
not.”
Then
they
asked
him, “Are
you
the
prophet
like
Moses
that ◄
we
are
waiting
for/God
promised
to
send►?”
He
replied, “No.”
So
they
asked
him, “Then
who
do
you
claim
to
be?
Tell
us
so
that
we
can
go
back
and
report
to
those
who
sent
us.
What
do
you
say
about
yourself?”
John
replied, “
I
am
the
one
the
prophet
Isaiah
said
would
proclaim
this
new
message
loudly
to
the
people
who
would
pass
by
in
this
desolate
area: ‘Prepare
yourselves
to
receive
the
Lord
when
he
comes [MET],
just
like
people
prepare
a
road
for
an
important
official.
Some
of
those
people
who
were questioning
John
were
ones
who
had
been
sent
by
the
Pharisee
religious
group {whom
the
Pharisee
religious
group
had
sent}.
They
asked
John, “Since
you
say
you
are
not
the
Messiah,
nor
the
prophet
Elijah,
nor
the
prophet
like
Moses,
what
authority
do
you
have?
Furthermore,
why
are
you baptizing
Jews, treating
them
as
though
they
were non-Jews
who
wanted
to
become
Jews?”
John
replied, “I
am
just baptizing
people
with
water
to
prepare
them
to
welcome
the
Messiah.
But
right
now
someone
is
among
you
whom
you
people
do
not
know.
He
will
preach
to
you
after
I
am
gone.
He
is
so
important
that
I
am
not
worthy
to
serve
him
as
a
slave [MET]
by
untying
his
sandals.”
Those
things
happened
at
a
place
called Bethany,
on
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River,
where
John
was baptizing
people.
John
the Baptizer
announced
that
Jesus
was
the
one
who
would
become
a
sacrifice
to
remove
guilt
for
sin,
and
how
God
had
confirmed
that
Jesus
was
the
Son
of
God.
John 1:29-34
The
next
day
John
saw
Jesus
coming
toward
him.
He
said
to
the
people, “Look!
Here
is
the
man
whom
God
has
appointed
to
be
a
sacrifice [MET],
like
the
lambs
that
the
people
of
Israel
sacrificed!
By
sacrificing
himself
he
will
make
it possible
for
everyone
in
the
world
to
be
no
longer
guilty
for
having
sinned.
He
is
the
one
about
whom
I
said
before, ‘Someone
will
come
later
who
is
more
important
than
I
am,
since
he
existed
long
before
me.’
I
myself
did
not
previously
recognize
that
he
was
the
Messiah.
But
now
I
know
who
he
is,
and
I
have baptized
people
with
water
to
enable
you
people
of
Israel
to
recognize
who
he
is.”
John
spoke
clearly
what
God
had
shown
him
about
Jesus.
He
said, “I
saw
God’s
Spirit
as
he
was
descending
from
heaven
in
the
form
of
a
dove.
The
Spirit
remained
on
Jesus.
I
myself
did
not
know
previously
that
he
was
the
Messiah.
However,
God
sent
me
to baptize
people
with
water,
people
who
said
they
wanted
to
turn
from
their
sinful
ways.
While
I
was
doing
that,
God
told
me, ‘The
man
on
whom
you
will
see
my
Spirit
descend
and
remain
is
the
one
who
will
put
the
Holy
Spirit
within
you
(pl)
to
truly
change
your
lives.’
I
saw
the
Spirit
descend
on
him,
and
I
tell
you
that
he
is ◄the
Son
of
God/the
person
who
is
both
God
and
man►.”
After
John
declared
again
that
Jesus
would
be
a
sacrifice
to
remove
guilt
for
sin,
four
men
decided
to
become Jesus’
disciples.
John 1:35-42
The
next
day
John
was
at
the
same
place
again ◄with
two
of
us/with
two
of
his
disciples►.
When
he
saw
Jesus
passing
by,
he
said, “Look!
There
is
the
man
God
has
appointed
to
be
a
sacrifice,
like
the
lambs [MET]
the
people
of
Israel
have
sacrificed!”
◄When
we/those
two
disciples►
heard
John
say
this,
we/they
went
with
Jesus.
Jesus
turned
around
and
saw
us/them
coming
behind
him.
So
he
asked
us/them, “What
do
you
want?”
We/They
replied, “Teacher,
tell
us
where
you
are
staying,
because
we
want
to
talk
with
you.”
He
replied, “Come
with
me,
and
you
will
see
where
I
am
staying!”
So
we/they
went
with
him
and
saw
where
he
was
staying.
We/They
stayed
with
him
until
about 4 o’clock (OR,
from
about 4 PM
until
the
next
day).
◄One
of
us/One
of
the
two
men►
who
heard
what
John
had
said
and
who
went
with
Jesus
was Andrew,
Simon
Peter’s
younger
brother.
After Andrew
left
Jesus,
the
first
thing
he
did
was
to
find
his
own
older
brother
Simon
and
say
to
him, “We
have
found
the
Messiah!”
Then
he
took
Simon
to
Jesus.
Jesus
looked intently
at
him,
and
then
said, “You
are
Simon.
Your
father’s
name
is
John.
You
will
be
given {
I
will
give
you}
the
name
Cephas.”
Cephas
is
an
Aramaic
name
that
means ‘solid rock’.
It
means
the
same
in Greek
as
the
name
Peter.
Jesus
told Nathaniel
that
he
knew
about
him supernaturally,
but
that
he
would
do
things
that
were
more surprising
than
that.
John 1:43-51
The
next
day
Jesus
decided
to
leave
the
Jordan
River
valley.
He
went
to
Galilee
district
and (OR,
on
the
way
there
he)
found
a
man
named
Philip.
Jesus
said
to
him, “Come
with
me!”
Philip
and Andrew
and
Peter
were
all
from Bethsaida
town.
Then
Philip
searched
for Nathaniel
and
found
him,
and
said
to
him, “We
have
met
the
Messiah,
the
one
Moses
wrote
about!
The
prophets
also
prophesied
that
he
would
come.
He
is
Jesus,
from
Nazareth
town.
His
father’s
name
is
Joseph.”
Nathaniel
replied, “Nazareth? ◄Nothing
good
can
come
from
such
an unimportant
place!/Can
anything
good
come
from
such
an unimportant
place?► [RHQ]”
Philip
replied, “Come
and
see!”
When
Jesus
saw Nathaniel
approaching,
he
said
about Nathaniel, “Here
is
an
example
of
a
good
Israelite!
He
never
deceives
anyone!”
Nathaniel
asked
him, “How
do
you
know
what
I
am
like?”
Jesus
replied, “I
saw
you
before
Philip
called
you,
when
you
were
by
yourself
under
the
fig
tree.”
Then Nathaniel
declared, “Teacher,
you
must
be ◄the
Son
of
God/the
person
who
is
both
God
and
man►!
You
are
the
King
of
Israel
we
have
been
waiting
for!”
Jesus
replied
to
him, “You [RHQ]
believe
those
things
about
me
because
I
told
you
I
saw
you
when
you
were
under
the
fig
tree.
I
was
able
to
see
you supernaturally
even
though
I
was
far
away
from
you.
But
you
will
see
me
do
things
that
are
more
surprising
than
that!”
Then
Jesus
said
to
him, “This
is
the
absolute
truth:
Just
like
what
your ancestor
Jacob
saw
long
ago
in
a
vision,
some
day
you
(pl)
will
see
heaven
opened
up,
and
you
will
see
God’s
angels
ascending
from
me
and
descending
on
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.”
In Cana Jesus did his first miracle, turning water into delicious wine.
John 2:1-11
Two
days
later
there
was
a
wedding
celebration
in
Cana
town,
in
Galilee
district.
Jesus’
mother
was
there.
Jesus
and
we
his
disciples
were
also
there,
because
we
had
been
invited {someone
had
invited
us}
also.
When
the
guests
had
drunk
all
the
wine
that
was
there,
Jesus’
mother
said
to
him, “The
wine
is
all
gone;
can
you
do
something
about
that?”
Jesus
said
to
her, “Ma’am/Woman, ◄do
not
tell
me
what
to
do!/why
do
you
tell
me
what
to
do?► [RHQ]
It
is
not
yet
time [MTY]
to
show
that
I
am
the
Messiah
by
working
miracles.”
Then
Jesus’
mother
said
to
the
servants, “Do
whatever
he
tells
you!”
There
were
six
empty
stone
jars
there.
The
Jews
habitually
put
water
in
them
to
use
for
washing
things
to
make
them
acceptable
to
God.
Each
jar
held ◄20
to 30
gallons/80
to 120 liters►.
Jesus
said
to
the
servants, “Fill
the
jars
with
water!”
So
they
filled
the
jars
to
the
brim.
Then
he
told
them, “Now, ladle
out
some
of
it
and
take
it ◄to
the
head waiter/to
the
master
of
ceremonies►.”
So
the
servants
did
that.
◄The
head waiter/The
master
of
ceremonies►
tasted
the
water,
which
had
now
become
wine.
He
did
not
know
where
the
wine
had
come
from,
but
the
servants
who
had ladled
out
the
wine
knew.
The
wine
was delicious!
So
he
called
the
bridegroom
over,
and
said
to
him, “Everyone
else
serves
the
best
wine
first.
Then
when
the
guests
have
drunk
so
much
that
they
cannot
tell
the
difference,
they
serve
the cheap
wine.
But
you
have
not
done
what
others
do.
You
have
kept
the
best
wine
until
now!”
That
was
the
first
miracle
that
Jesus
did.
He
did
it
in
Cana
town,
in
Galilee
district.
By
doing
it
he
showed
how
awesome
he
is,
and
as
a
result,
we
his
disciples
believed
that
he
truly
was
the
Messiah.
Jesus
and
others
went
to Capernaum
and
stayed
there
several
days.
John 2:12
Jesus
then
went
down
to
Capernaum
city
with
his
mother
and
younger
brothers
and
us
his
disciples.
We
stayed
there
several
days.
After
Jesus
expelled
the
merchants
from
the
temple,
the
Jewish
leaders
wanted
him
to
do
a
miracle
to
show
by
what
authority
he
did
that.
He
told
them metaphorically
that
he
would
become
alive
again
three
days
after
he
died.
John 2:13-25
Later,
when
it
was
almost
time
for
the
Jewish
Passover
celebration,
Jesus
and
we
his
disciples
went
up
to
Jerusalem.
There,
in
the
Temple
courtyard,
he
saw
some
men
who
were
selling
cattle,
sheep,
and
pigeons
for
sacrifices.
He
also
saw
men
who
were
sitting
at
tables,
making
a
big
profit
as
they
gave
people
Temple
tax coins
in
exchange
for
their Roman coins.
Then
Jesus
made
a
whip
from
some
cords
and
used
it
to
chase
out
the
sheep
and
cattle
from
the
Temple
courtyard.
By overturning
their
tables
he
scattered
the
coins
of
the
men
who
were exchanging
them.
He
said
to
those
who
were
selling
doves, “Take
these
doves
away
from
here!
Stop
defiling
my
Father’s
Temple
by
making
it
a
market!”
Then
we
disciples
remembered
that
these
words
had
been
written {that
someone/David
had
written
these
words}
in
the Scriptures
prophesying
what
the
Messiah
would
say: “Others [PRS]
will
strongly
oppose
me
because
I
greatly
desire
that
people
respect
your
Sacred
Tent.”
So
one
of
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
replied
to
him, “What
miracle
will
you
perform
to
show
us
that
you
have
authority
from
God
to
do
these
things?”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “If/When
you
destroy
this
temple,
I
will
build
it
again
within
three
days.”
So
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
said, “We
have
been
building
this
Temple
for 46
years
and
it
is
not
finished
yet!
So ◄there
is
no
way
you
will
build
it
within
three
days!/how
will
you
build
it
within
three
days?► [RHQ]”
But
when
Jesus
said
that
about
the
temple,
he
was
really
talking
about
his
own
body.
Later,
after
Jesus
had
died
and
had
become
alive
again,
we
his
disciples
remembered
the
words
he
had
said.
As
a
result,
we
believed
what
had
been
prophesied
in
the
Scriptures
about
the
Messiah
becoming
alive
again,
and
we
believed
that
what
Jesus
said
was
true.
While
Jesus
was
in
Jerusalem
at
the
Passover
celebration,
many
people
came
to
believe
that
he
was
the
Messiah
because
they
saw
the
miracles
he
was
performing.
But
he
did
not
let
them
tell
him
what
he
should
do
as
the
Messiah,
because
he
knew
within
himself
what
they
were
all
thinking.
He
did
not
need
anyone
to
tell
him
what
others
were
thinking,
because
he
already
knew
what
they
were
thinking
and
wanting.
Jesus told Nicodemus that people needed to be born again spiritually to have eternal life.
John 3:1-15
There
was
a
man
named
Nicodemus,
who
was
a
member
of
the
Jewish religious
council.
He
belonged
to
the
Pharisee
religious sect.
He
went
to
see
Jesus
at
night,
to
talk
to
him
about
God’s
kingdom.
He
said
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
we
believe
that
you
are
a
teacher
who
has
come
from
God.
We
believe
this
because
we
know
that
someone
could
perform
the
miracles
you
are
doing
only
if
God
were
helping
him.”
Jesus
replied
to
him, “Listen
to
this
carefully:
Unless
people
are
born
again
and
have
a
new
life
from
God,
they
cannot
even
see
the
place
where
God
rules [MET]!”
Then
Nicodemus
said
to
him, “◄No
one
can
be
born
when
he
is
old!/How
can
anyone
be
born
when
he
is
old?► [RHQ] ◄There
is
no
way
he
can
enter
his
mother’s
womb
and
be
born
a
second
time!/How
can
he
enter
his
mother’s
womb
and
be
born
a
second
time?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
answered, “Note
this:
Being
born naturally
is
not
enough;
people
need
to
also
be
born
spiritually
by
God’s
Spirit.
If
that
does
not
happen,
they
cannot
experience
God
ruling [MET]
their
lives.
Humans
give
birth
to humans.
But
those
who
are
born
again
as
a
result
of
what
God’s
Spirit
does
receive
a
new
spiritual
nature
from
God.
Do
not
be
surprised
about
my
telling
you
that
you
must
be
born
again
and
have
a
new
life
from
God.
Let
me illustrate:
The
wind
blows
wherever
it
wants
to
blow.
You
hear
its
sound,
but
you
do
not
know
where
the
wind
comes
from
or
where
it
is
going.
Similarly,
those
who
do
not
know
God
cannot
understand/control/predict
how
people
are
born
again
as
a
result
of
what
God’s
spirit
does.”
Nicodemus
replied
to
him, “How
can
that
happen?”
Jesus
replied
to
him, “You
(sg)
are
a
well-known
teacher
among
us
Israelite
people,
so ◄I
am
surprised
that
you
do
not
understand
these
things!/how
is
it
that
you
do
not
understand
these
things?► [RHQ]
Listen
to
this
carefully: ◄My
disciples
and
I/I►
tell
you
(pl)
about
the
things
that
my
disciples
and
I
have
seen
and
know
are
true,
but
you
(pl)
do
not
admit
that
what
my
disciples
and
I
are
saying
is
true.
I
have
told
you
about
the
things
that
happen
here
on
earth
that
are
true,
but
you
(pl)
do
not
believe
me.
So
if
I
tell
you
(sg)
about
things
that
happen
in
heaven, ◄you
certainly
will
not
believe
me!/how
will
you
believe
me?► [RHQ]
I
am
the
only
one
who
has
gone
up
to
heaven;
no
one
else
has
gone
up
there.
I
am
also
the
one
who
came
down
from
heaven.
So
I
know
what
happens
there.
Long
ago
when
the
Israelite
people
rebelled
against
God
in
the
desolate
area,
God
sent
poisonous
snakes
to
bite
them.
But
when
Moses
lifted
up
on
a
pole
the
model
of
a
poisonous
snake,
everyone
who
looked
at
that
model
was
healed
from
their
snake
bites.
Similarly,
even
though
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
some
day
people
will
lift
me
up
on
a
cross
to
kill
me.
As
a
result,
everyone
who
believes/trusts
in
me
will
have
eternal
life.”
God
sent
his
Son
into
the
world
to
save
everyone
who
trusts
in
him.
John 3:16-21
God
loved
us
people [MTY]
in
the
world
so
much
that
he
gave
his
only
Son
as
a
sacrifice
for
us,
in
order
that
everyone
who
believes
in
him
would
not
be
separated
from
God
forever.
Instead,
they
would
have
eternal
life.
When
God
sent
his
Son
into
the
world,
his
purpose
was
not
to
punish
the
people
in [MTY]
the
world
for
their
sins.
Instead,
he
sent
him
in
order
that
they
might
be
saved
by
him {he
might
save
them}
from
being ◄
guilty/punished►
for
their
sins.
Everyone
who
trusts
in
his
Son,
God
says
that
they
will
not
be
punished {that
he
will
not
punish
them}.
But
God
has
already
said
that
everyone
who
does
not
trust
in
his
Son
will
be
punished {that
he
will
punish
everyone
who
does
not
trust
in
his
Son},
because
they
have
not
trusted
in
what
his
only
Son
has
done
for
them.
The
one
who
was
like
a
light [MET]
to
reveal
God’s
truth
to
us
came
into
the
world.
But
people
loved
doing
what
was
evil,
like
darkness [MET]
is
evil,
instead
of
loving
the
one
who
was
like
a
light.
That
is
the
reason
God
will
judge
people
and
condemn
them.
Everyone
who
does
what
is
evil
hates
the
one
who
is
like
a
light,
and
they
will
not
come
to
the
one
who
is
like
a
light,
because
it
would
be
shown {
the
one
who
is
like
a
light
would
show}
that
their
deeds
are
evil,
and
he
would
rebuke
them.
But
those
who
live
according
to
God’s
truth
come
to
the
one
who
is
like
a
light,
in
order
that
it
may
be
seen
clearly {that
people
may
see
clearly}
that
the
things
they
have
done,
they
did
them
because
they
have
depended
on
God.
When
many
people
began
to
become Jesus’
disciples,
and John
the Baptizer
declared
that
Jesus
was
greater
than
he,
the
Jewish
leaders
rejected John’s
and Jesus’
testimony
that
Jesus
was
equal
to
God.
John 3:22-36
Some
time
later
Jesus
and
we
disciples
went
to
Judea
district.
He
stayed
with
us
there
and
directed
us
as
we baptized
people.
John
the Baptizer
was
also baptizing
people.
He
was
doing
that
at Aenon
village
near
Salim
town
in
Samaria
district,
because
there
were
many
springs
in
that
area.
Many
people
kept
coming
to
John
and
were
being baptized {he
was baptizing
them}.
That
happened
before
John
was
put {they
put
John}
in
prison.
Then
some
of
John’s
disciples
and
a
certain
Jew
started
arguing
about
the
Jewish rituals
of
washing
things
to
make
them
acceptable
to
God.
Then
those
disciples
went
to
John
and
said
to
him, “Teacher,
do
you
remember
the
man
who
was
with
you
when
you
were baptizing
people
on
the
other
side
of
the
Jordan
River?
He
is
the
one
you
were
telling
us
about.
Well,
now
he
is baptizing
people,
and
many
people
are
going
to
him
instead
of
coming
to
us!”
John
replied, “A
person
can
become
important
only
if
God [MTY]
permits
it.
So
we
should
not
be
jealous
about
Jesus
being popular!
You
yourselves
can verify
what
I
said.
I
told
you
that
I
am
not ◄the
Messiah/God’s
promised
king►.
Instead,
I
told
you
that
I
was
sent {that
God
sent
me}
to
prepare
the
way
for
him.
Let
me illustrate [MET]:
He
is
like
a ◄
bridegroom/man
who
is
being
married►,
and
I
am
like
his
friend.
The
friend
of
the
bridegroom
stands
there
and
waits
for
him
to
come.
That
friend
is
very
happy
when
he
hears
the
bridegroom’s
voice
when
he
arrives.
Similarly,
I
am
very
happy
about
what
you
have
told
me.
It
is
necessary
for
Jesus
to
become
more
important
by
making
more
disciples
than
I
have,
and
for
me
to
become
less
important.”
Jesus
came
from
heaven.
He
is
more
important
than
anyone
else.
Those
who
are
born
from
parents
here
on
earth [MTY]
are
just humans,
and
they
speak
about
things
that
happen
here
on
the
earth.
But
since
Jesus
came
from
heaven,
his
words
are
more
important
than
anyone
else’s.
He
tells
people
what
he
has
seen
and
what
he
heard
in
heaven,
but
very
few
people [HYP]
listen
to
what
he
says.
Those
who
have
accepted
what
he
has
said verify
that
what
God
has
said
is
true.
We
know
it
is
true
because
Jesus,
the
one
God
sent,
speaks
the
message
of
God.
That
is
also
true
because
God
causes
his
Spirit
to
live
in
Jesus
to
completely
direct
everything
he
says
and
does.
God
loves
his
Son,
and
has
caused
him
to
have
control/power
over
everything.
Those
who
trust
in
God’s
Son
have
eternal
life.
But
those
who
reject
God’s
Son
will
never
have
eternal
life.
Instead,
God
is
angry
with
them
and
he
will
surely
punish
them.
John 4:1-30
While Jesus talked with a Samaritan woman, he showed by his God-given knowledge of her personal life that he is the life-giving Messiah.
At
that
time,
many
people
were
asking Jesus
to baptize
them.
He
did
not baptize
people;
it
was
we
his
disciples
who
were
doing
the baptizing.
But
when
some
of
the Pharisee
religious
group
heard
people
say
that Jesus
was
making
more
disciples
than John
the Baptizer
and
was baptizing
them,
they
became
very
jealous.
When
the
Lord
Jesus
heard
about
that,
so
that
the Pharisees
would
not
cause
trouble
for
him,
he
left
Judea
district,
and
went
again
with
us
disciples
to
Galilee
district.
He
knew
that
God
wanted
him
to
travel
through
Samaria
district.
So
we
arrived
at
a
town
named
Sychar
in
Samaria
district.
That
was
near
the
plot
of
ground
that
our ancestor
Jacob
had
given
to
his
son
Joseph
long
ago.
The
well
that
used
to
belong
to
Jacob
was
on
that
plot
of
ground. Jesus
was
tired
from
walking.
So
while
we
disciples
went
into
the
town
to
buy
some
food,
he
sat
down
alongside
the
well.
It
was
about noontime.
A
woman
who
lived
there
in
Samaria
came
to
get
some
water
from
the
well. Jesus
said
to
her, “Will
you
give
me
from
the
well
some
water
to
drink?”
The
woman
knew
that
Jews
did
not
like ◄
to
touch
things
that
belong
to
Samaritans/
to
come
near
Samaritans►, (OR,
Jews
did
not
like
to
associate
with
Samaritans,)
so
the
woman
said
to
him, “You
are
a
Jew,
and
I
am
from
Samaria.
Furthermore,
I
am
a
woman.
So ◄
I
am
surprised
that
you
are
asking
me
for
a
drink
of
water!/how
is
it
that
you
are
asking
me
for
a
drink
of
water?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
replied
to
her, “If
you
(sg)
knew
what
God
wanted
to
give
you,
and
if
you
knew
who
I
am,
the
one
who
is
asking
you
for
a
drink,
you
would
have
asked
me,
and
I
would
have
given
you
water
that
gives
life.”
She
thought
he
was
talking
about
ordinary
water.
So
she
said
to
him, “Sir,
you
do
not
have
a
bucket
or
a
rope
with
which
to
get
water
from
the
well,
and
the
well
is
deep.
So
since
you
cannot
get
water
from
this
well,
where
can
you
get
that
life-giving
water?
Our
ancestor
Jacob
left
us
this
well.
He
drank
water
from
it,
and
there
was
enough
good
water
so
that
his
sons
and
his
flocks
of
sheep
and
goats
drank
from
it
also.
Do
you
claim
that
you
are
greater
than
Jacob,
and
because
of
that
you
can
give
us
life-giving
water?”
Jesus
replied
to
her, “Everyone
who
drinks
water
from
this
well
will
later
become
thirsty
again.
But
those
who
drink
the
water
that
I
will
give
them
will
never
be
thirsty
again.
On
the
contrary,
the
water
that
I
give
them
will
become
in
their
inner
beings
like
a
spring
of
water
that
will
enable
them
to
have
eternal
life.”
The
woman
did
not
understand
that
Jesus
was
speaking figuratively
about
something
that
would
sustain
her spiritually.
So
she
said
to
him, “Sir,
give
me
that
kind
of
water
so
that
I
will
not
get
thirsty
again,
and
so
that
I
will
not
have
to
keep
returning
here
to
get
water!”
Jesus
knew
that
she
did
not
understand,
but
he
wanted
to
show
her
by
his God-given
knowledge
of
her
personal
life
that
because
he
was
the
Messiah
he
could
supply
her
spiritual
need.
So
he
said
to
her, “Woman,
go
and
call
your
husband,
and
bring
him
here!”
She
replied, “I
do
not
have
a
husband!”
Jesus
said
to
her, “You
said
that
you
do
not
have
a
husband,
and
that
is
true.
It
is
also
true
that
you
have
had
five
husbands
one
by
one.
And
the
man
you
are
living
with
now
is
not
your
husband!
What
you
have
said
is
very
true.”
The
woman
said
to
him, “Sir,
I
perceive
you
must
be
a
prophet
because
you
are
able
to
know
people’s
secrets.
But
let
me
ask
you
a
different
question:
Our
ancestors
worshipped
God
here
on
Gerizim
Mountain,
but
you
Jews
say
that
Jerusalem
is
the
place
where
we
must
worship
God.
So
who
is
right?”
Jesus
said
to
her, “Woman,
believe
me
when
I
say
that
there
will
be
a
time
when
it
will
not
matter
whether
you
worship
God
our
Father
on
this
mountain
or
in
Jerusalem
or
somewhere
else.
You
people
from
Samaria
do
not
know
the
one
you
are
worshipping.
But
we
(exc)
Jews
know
whom
we
worship,
because
it
is
from
us
Jews
that
God
has
sent
the
one
who
will
save
people
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins.
However,
there
will
be
a
time
when
those
who genuinely
worship
God
will
worship
him
as
God’s
Spirit
directs
and
according
to
God’s
truth.
In
fact,
that
time
is
now.
Those
are
the
kind
of
worshipers
my
Father
seeks.
God
is
a
spiritual
being.
So
it
is
necessary
that
those
who
worship
him
must
worship
him
as
his
Spirit
directs
and
according
to
God’s
truth.”
The
woman
said
to
him, “I
know
that
the
Messiah
is
coming.
When
he
comes,
he
will
tell
us
everything
we
need
to
know.” (‘Messiah’
and ‘Christ’
both
mean ‘God’s
promised
king’.)
Jesus
said
to
her, “I,
the
one
speaking
to
you,
am
the
Messiah!”
Just
then
we
disciples
returned
from
town.
Since
it
was
contrary
to
our
custom
for
Jewish religious
teachers
to converse
with
a
woman
they
did
not
know,
we
were
surprised
that
he
was
talking
to
a
woman.
However,
none
of
us
asked
her, “What
do
you
want?”
and
none
of
us
asked
him, “Why
are
you
talking
with
her?”
The
woman
left
her
water
jar
there
and
went
into
the
town.
She
said
to
the
people
there,
“Come
and
see
a
man
who
was
able
to
tell
me
all
about
my
past
life [HYP],
even
though
I
never
met
him
before
Could
this
man
be
the
Messiah?”
So
many
people
left
the
town
and
started
going
to
where
Jesus
was.
Jesus
told
his
disciples
that
what
sustained
him
was
doing
his
Father’s
will,
which
meant convincing non-Jewish
people
to
believe
in
him.
John 4:31-38
Meanwhile,
we
disciples
were
urging
him, “Teacher,
eat
some
of
the
food
we
brought!”
But
he
said
to
us, “I
have
food
to
eat
that
you
do
not
know
anything
about!”
So
we
started
saying
to
each
other, “◄Surely
no
one
has
brought
him
any
food
when
we
were
not
here!/Has
anyone
brought
him
any
food
when
we
were
not
here?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
said
to
us, “Doing
what
my
Father
who
sent
me
wants
me
to
do
and
finishing
the
work
he
gave
me
to
do
is ◄
what
sustains
me/like
my
food► [MET].
At
this
time
of
the
year
you
are
saying (OR,
your
ancestors
used
to
say), ‘There
are
four
months
left
before
we
harvest
the
crops.’
But
I
say
to
you,
look
carefully
at
the non-Jewish
people
around
here.
God
says, ‘They
are
ready
to
accept
my
message [MET],
like
crops
in
fields
that
are
ready
for
people
to
harvest.
If
you
help
them
to
accept
my
message,
I
will
reward
you [MET],
as
an
owner
of
a
field
pays
those
who
harvest
the
crops.
Because
of
your
work,
people
will
gain
eternal
life.’
I
have
been
telling
people
God’s
message.
That
is
like [MET]
a
man
who
plants
seeds.
You
will
help
people
to
accept
my
message.
That
will
be
like [MET]
harvesting
crops.
When
that
happens,
both
you
and
I
will
rejoice.
As
a
result,
this
saying
will
become
true:
One
person
plants
seeds,
but
others
harvest
the
crops.
I
am
sending
you
to
enable
people
to
accept
my
message,
but
you
will
not
be
the
first
ones
who
tell
them
God’s
message.
Others
previously
worked
hard
to
tell
people
God’s
message,
and
now
you
will
be
harvesting
the
results
of
their
work.”
Many
Samaritans
believed
that
Jesus
was
the
Messiah.
John 4:39-42
Many
of
the
Samaria
district
people
who
lived
in
that
town
believed
that
Jesus
was
the
Messiah
because
they
heard
what
that
woman
said
about
Jesus, “That
man
was
able
to
tell
me
all
about
my
past
life [HYP]!”
So
when
those
people
of
Samaria
came
to
Jesus,
they
urged
him
to
stay
with
them.
So
we
stayed
there
two
days.
Many
more
of
those
people
believed ◄
in
Jesus/that
he
was
the
Messiah►
because
of
what
he
said.
They
told
the
woman, “We
believe
in
Jesus
now,
but
not
just
because
of
what
you
told
us.
Now
we
have
heard
him
ourselves.
And
now
we
know
that
this
man
truly
is
the
one
who
can
save
people [MTY]
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins.”
After
Jesus
healed
an official’s
son,
the
official
and
his
family
believed
that
Jesus
is
the
Messiah.
John 4:43-54
Jesus
had
said
previously
that
people
did
not
honor
prophets
like
himself
when
they
tried
to
teach
people
in
their
own
home
area.
So,
two
days
later, Jesus
and
we
disciples
left
that
area
and
went
to
his
own
area
in
Galilee
district,
because
he
knew
that
people
there
would
not
think
very
highly
of
him,
and
as
a
result
the
Jewish
leaders
would
not
be
jealous.
However,
when
we
arrived
in
Galilee
district,
many
of
the
people
there
welcomed
him,
because
they
had
been
in
Jerusalem
during
the
Passover
celebration
and
had
seen
all
the
things
he
did
there.
Jesus
went
again
to
Cana
in
Galilee
district.
That
was
where
he
previously
turned
water
into
wine.
There
was
one
of
the
king’s
officials
who
lived
in
Capernaum,
whose
son
was
very
sick.
When
that
man
heard
others
say
that
Jesus
had
returned
to
Galilee
district
from
Judea
district,
he
went
to
Jesus
in Cana
and
pleaded
with
him, “Please
come
down
to Capernaum
and
heal
my
son,
who
is
about
to
die!”
Jesus
said
to
him, “You
people
will
believe
my
message
only
if
you
see
me
perform
more
miracles!”
But
the
official
said
to
him, “Sir, ◄
I
believe
in
you/I
believe
that
you
came
from
God►.
So
please
come
down
to
my
home
before
my
son
dies!”
Jesus
said
to
him, “Then
you
may
go
home.
Your
son ◄will
live/not
die►!”
The
man
believed
what
Jesus
said,
and
left.
The
next
day
while
he
was
on
the
way
home,
his
servants
met
him.
They
told
him, “Your
child
is
going
to
live!”
He
asked
them, “At
what
time
did
my
son
start
to
become
well?”
They
said
to
him, “His
fever
ceased
yesterday
afternoon
at
one o’clock.”
Then
the
boy’s
father
realized
that
this
was
the
time
Jesus
told
him, “Your
son
will ◄live/not
die►.”
So
he
and
all
the
people
in
his
house
believed
that
Jesus
was
the
Messiah.
That
was
the
second
miracle
that
Jesus
performed
in
Galilee
district,
after
he
had
returned
from
Judea
district.
The Jewish leaders did not like the fact that Jesus healed a paralyzed man on the Sabbath day.
John 5:1-13
Some
time
later,
Jesus
went
up
to
Jerusalem
when
the
Jews
were
having
another
celebration.
At
one
of
the
gates
into
the
city
called
the
Sheep
Gate,
there
is
a
pool.
In
our
language
we
call
it Bethzatha.
Around
the
pool
were
five
open
areas
with
roofs
over
them.
Many
people
were
lying
there.
They
were
people
who
were
blind,
lame,
or
paralyzed.
5:3-4
send down an angel, and the angel would stir the water. Then the first person who got down into the water after the water was stirred would be healed of whatever disease that person had.
One
of
those
who
was
there
had
been
paralyzed
for 38
years.
Jesus
saw
him
lying
there
and
found
out
that
the
man
had
been
like
that
for
a
long
time.
He
said
to
the
man, “Do
you
want
to
become
well?”
The
paralyzed
man
replied
to
him, “
Yes,
sir,
I
want
to
get
well,
but
there
is
no
one
to
help
me
get
down
into
the
pool
when
the
water
is
stirred {stirs}.
While
I
am
trying
to
get
to
the
pool,
someone
else
always
gets
there
before
me.”
Jesus
said
to
him, “Get
up!
Then
pick
up
your
mat
and
walk!”
The
man
immediately
was
healed.
He
picked
up
his
mat
and
started
walking!
The
day
on
which
this
happened
was
a
Jewish
day
of
rest.
So
the
Jewish
leaders
said
to
the
man
who
had
been
healed, “Today
is ◄the
Sabbath/our
rest
day►,
and
in
our
Jewish
laws
it
is
written
that
people
should
not
work
on
our ◄
Sabbath/rest
day►,
so
you
should
not
be
carrying
your
mat!”
The
man
replied
to
them, “The
man
who
healed
me,
he
himself
said
to
me, ‘Pick
up
your
mat
and
walk!’”
They
asked
him, “Who
is
the
man
who
said
to
you, ‘Pick
it
up
and
walk!’?”
But
since
Jesus
had
disappeared
in
the
crowd
without
telling
the
man
his
name,
the
man
did
not
know
who
it
was
who
had
healed
him.
The
Jewish
leaders
became
very
angry
with
Jesus
for
saying
that
he
was
the
man
who
was
also
God.
John 5:14-18
Later,
Jesus
found
the
man
in
the
Temple
courtyard.
He
told
the
man
his
name,
and
said
to
him, “Listen!
You
are
healed!
So
stop
sinning!
If
you
do
not
stop
sinning,
something
will
happen
to
you
that
will
be
worse
than
the
illness
you
had
before!”
The
man
went
away
and
told
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
that
it
was
Jesus
who
had
healed
him.
So
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
started
to
harass
Jesus,
because
Jesus
was
doing
these
things ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►.
Then Jesus
replied
to
them, “My
Father
has
always
been
working
every
day,
including ◄
the
Sabbath/the
day
of
rest►,
up
until
now.
I
am
doing
the
same
thing!”
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
considered
that
he
was disobeying
their
rules
about ◄the
Sabbath/the
day
of
rest►,
and
that
by
saying
that
God
was
his
Father,
he
was
making
himself
equal
with
God.
And
they
considered
that
both
these
things
were
grounds
for
killing
him.
So
they
tried
even
harder
to
find
a
way
to
kill
him.
Jesus
replied
to
their
objections
by
stating
five
reasons
why
they
should
believe
that
he
is
the ◄Son
of/man
who
was
also►
God.
John 5:19-45
Jesus
replied
to
them
by
saying, “You
need
to
know
this:
I
can
do
nothing
by
my
own
authority.
I
do
only
the
kind
of
things
that
I
see
my
Father
doing.
Whatever
kinds
of
things
my
Father
is
doing,
those
are
the
things
I
am
doing.
My
Father
loves
me,
and
he
shows
me
everything
that
he
is
doing.
He
will
show
me
the
miracles
that
he
wants
me
to
do
that
will
be
greater
than
the
ones
that
you
have
already
seen
me
do,
so
that
you
may
be
amazed.
For
example,
just
like
my
Father
causes
people
who
have
died
to
become
alive
again,
I
will
give
eternal
life
to
everyone
that
I
want
to.
Furthermore,
my
Father
is
not
the
one
who
judges
people
concerning
their
sins.
Instead,
he
has
given
to
me
the
work
of
judging
people,
in
order
that
all
people
may
honor
me,
just
like
they
honor
my
Father.
My
Father
considers
that
anyone
who
does
not
honor
me
is
not
honoring
him,
the
one
who
sent
me.
Listen
to
this
carefully:
Those
who
hear
my
message
and
believe
that
God
is
the
one
who
sent
me
have
eternal
life.
God
will
not ◄condemn
them/say
that
he
will
punish
them►.
They
are
no
longer
separated
from
God.
Instead,
they
have
eternal
life.
Listen
to
this
carefully:
There
will
be
a
time
when
those
who
are ◄spiritually
dead/separated
from
God►
will
hear
the
voice
of
me, ◄the
Son
of
God/the
man
who
is
also
God►.
In
fact,
it
is
that
time
already.
Those
who
hear
and
pay
attention
to
my
message
will
have
eternal
life.
My
Father
has
power
to
make
things
live.
Similarly,
he
has
given
me
the
power
to
enable
people
to
live
eternally.
Because
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
he
has
given
me
the
authority
to
judge
people
concerning
their
sins.
Do
not
be
surprised
about
that,
because
there
will
be
a
time
when
all
people
who
have
died
will
hear
my
voice,
and
they
will
become
alive
again.
Those
who
have
lived
good
lives
will
rise
from
their
graves
and
live
forever.
But
those
who
have
lived
evil
lives
will
rise,
and
I
will ◄condemn
them/declare
that
I
will
punish
them
for
their
sins►.
I
do
not
do
anything
like
that
by
my
own
authority.
I
judge
people
only
according
to
what
I
hear
my
Father
tell
me.
I
will
judge
people
fairly,
because
I
do
not
want
to
please
only
myself.
Instead,
I
want
to
please
my
Father,
who
sent
me.
If
I
were
the
only
one
to
tell
people
about
myself,
people
could
rightly
say
that
what
I
say
is
not
true.
But
there
is
someone
else
who
tells
people
about
me.
And
I
know
that
what
he
tells
people
about
me
is
true.
As
for
you,
when
you
sent
messengers
to
John
the Baptizer
to
ask
about
me,
he
told
the
truth
about
me.
I
do
not
need
that
people
tell
others
about
me.
But
instead,
I
am reminding
you
about
what
John
told
people
about
me,
in
order
that
you
will
believe
it
and
be
saved {
God
will
save
you}.
John’s
message
about
me (OR,
John) [MET]
was
like
a
lamp
that
shines
brightly.
For
a
short
while
you
were
willing
to
be
made
happy
by
that
message {to
let
that
message
make
you
happy}.
But
there
is
something
else
that
tells
you
about
me.
It
should
prove
who
I
am
more
than
what
John
said
about
me.
The
miracles [PRS]
that
my
Father
told
me
to
do,
the
miracles
that
I
am
performing,
show (OR,
prove)
to
people
that
my
Father
sent
me.
Furthermore,
my
Father,
who
sent
me,
tells
people
about
me.
You
have
never
heard
his
voice
or
seen
him.
Furthermore,
you
have
not
believed
in
me,
the
one
he
sent.
So
you
have
not
believed
his
message
in
your
inner
beings.
You
carefully
study (OR,
Study)
the
Scriptures,
because
you
think
that
by
studying
them
you
will
find
the
way
to
have
eternal
life.
And
those
Scriptures
tell
people
about
me!
But
you
refuse ◄to
come
to
me/to
believe
my
message►
in
order
that
you
may
have
eternal
life.
It
does
not
matter
to
me
whether
people
praise
me.
But
you
want
people
to
praise
you.
I
know
that
within
yourselves
you
do
not
love
God.
Although
I
have
come
to
earth
with
my
Father’s
authority [MTY],
you
do
not
accept
me.
But
if
someone
else
comes
with
his
own
authority [MTY],
you
accept
him!
You
accept
your
praising
each
other,
but
you
do
not
try
to
do
things
that
will
result
in
God
himself
praising
you.
So ◄there
is
no
way
you
can
believe
in
me!/how
can
you
believe
my
message?► [RHQ]
But
do
not
think
that
I
am
the
one
who
will
accuse
you
while
my
Father
is
listening!
No,
it
is
Moses
who
will
accuse
you!
You
thought
that
he
would
defend
you.
Moses
wrote
about
me,
so
if
you
had
believed
what
he
wrote,
you
would
have
believed
what
I
said
But
because
you
did
not
believe
what
he
wrote
about
me, ◄you
will
certainly
not
believe
what
I
say!/how
will
you
believe
what
I
say?► [RHQ]”
Jesus miraculously fed more than 5,000 people.
John 6:1-15
Some
time
later,
when
Jesus
was
in
Galilee
district,
near
the
time
of
the
Jewish
Passover
celebration,
Jesus
went
with
us
disciples
by
boat
and
crossed
to
another
place
along
Galilee
Lake.
This
lake
is
also
called
Tiberias
Lake.
A
large
crowd
of
people
kept
following
Jesus
on
land
because
they
had
been
seeing
the
miracles
he
performed
by
healing
sick
people.
Jesus
went
up
on
the
hillside
and
sat
down
with
us
disciples
to
teach
us.
Then
he
looked
up
and
saw
a
great
crowd
of
people
coming
toward
him.
He
said
to
Philip, “Where
will
we
buy
food
for
all
these
people
to
eat?”
He
asked
this
only
to
find
out
if Philip
believed
what
Jesus
could
do,
because
Jesus
already
knew
what
he
himself
was
going
to
do.
Philip
replied
to
him, “
Even
if
we
had
the
amount
of
money
a
man
earns
in
eight
months,
that
would
not
be
enough
to
buy
bread
so
that
each
person
could
have
a
little
bit!”
Another
one
of
us
disciples, Andrew,
who
was
Simon
Peter’s
younger
brother,
said
to
Jesus,
“There
is
a
boy
here
who
has
five
small
barley
loaves
and
two
cooked
fish.
But ◄they
will
not
help
much
among
so
many
people!/what
good
will
that
do
among
so
many
people?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
said, “Tell
the
people
to
sit
down!”
There
was
plenty
of
grass
there,
so
they
all
sat
down
comfortably.
There
were
about 5,000
men
among
the
crowd.
Then
Jesus
took
the
small
loaves
and
the
fish
and
thanked
God
for
them.
Then
he
gave
them
to
us,
and
we
distributed
the
small
loaves
and
the
fish
to
all
the
people
sitting
on
the
ground.
Because
God
caused
the
food
to
keep
increasing,
everyone
ate
as
much
as
they
wanted.
When
everyone
had
all
the
food
they
wanted,
he
said
to
us
disciples, “Gather
up
the
pieces
that
are
left
over.
Do
not
let
anything
be
wasted!”
So
we
gathered
up
the
pieces
of
the
small
loaves
that
were
left
over
by
those
who
had
eaten.
We
filled
twelve
baskets
with
those
pieces!
After
the
people
saw
that
miracle
that
Jesus
had
performed,
many
of
them
started
to
say, “Surely
this
is
the
prophet
like
Moses
that
God
promised
to
send
to
the
world!”
So,
because
Jesus
realized
that
they
were
about
to
come
and
seize
him
to
make
him
their
king,
he
left
them
again
and
went
up
into
the
hills
by
himself.
Jesus miraculously
walked
on
the
water.
John 6:16-24
When
it
was
evening,
we
disciples
went
down
to
Galilee
Lake.
When
it
became
dark
and
Jesus
had
still
not
joined
us,
we
got
into
a
boat
and
went
across
the
lake towards
Capernaum
city.
A
strong
wind
started
to
blow
and
caused
the
water ◄to
become
very
rough/to
have
high
waves►.
After
we
had
rowed ◄three
or
four
miles/five
or
six kilometers►,
we
saw
Jesus
coming
near
the
boat;
he
was
walking
on
the
water!
So
we
were
terrified!
But
he
said
to
us, “Do
not
be
afraid!
It
is
I!”
We
were
glad
to
take
him
into
the
boat.
As
soon
as
we
did
that,
the
boat
reached
the
shore
where
we
were
going!
The
next
day
the
crowd
of
people
that
had
stayed
on
the
other
side
of
the
lake
were
perplexed
about
how
Jesus
had
left
that
area.
They
knew
that
there
had
been
only
one
boat
there
the
previous
day.
They
knew
that
we
had
gone
away
in
it
by
ourselves.
They
knew
that
Jesus
had
not
gone
with
us.
Then
some
men
came
from
Tiberias
city
in
boats.
They
were
hoping
to
take
some
of
the
crowd
back
to
Tiberias.
They
arrived
near
the
place
where
the
people
had
eaten
the
food
after
Jesus
had
given
thanks
and
caused
it
to
multiply.
When
the
crowd
realized
that
neither
Jesus
nor
we
disciples
were
there,
some
of
them
got
into
those
boats
and
they
sailed
to
Capernaum
to
find
Jesus.
Jesus
taught
them figuratively
of
the
need
for
them
to
take
for
themselves
the
benefits
of
his
sacrificing
himself
and
shedding
his
blood
to
atone
for
their
sins.
John 6:25-59
When
they
found
him
in Capernaum
further
around
the
lake,
they
asked
him, “Teacher,
since
you(sg)
did
not
come
in
a
boat,
when
and
how
did
you
get
here?”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “Listen
to
this
carefully:
Do
you
know
why
you
are
looking
for
me?
It
is
not
because
you
saw
me
perform
miracles
and
as
a
result
have
realized
who
I
really
am.
No!
You
are
looking
for
me
only
because
you
had
plenty
of
bread
to
eat
after
I
provided
it
for
you
by
performing
a
miracle.
Stop desiring
food
that
will
soon
spoil!
Instead,
desire
to
get
spiritual
food
that
will
last
forever!
Yearn
for
eternal
life!
That
is
what
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
will
give
you.
God
my
Father
has
shown
that
he
approves
of
me
enabling
me
to
do
that.”
Then
the
people
asked
him, “What
things
should
we
do
to
please
God?”
Jesus
replied, “What
God
wants
you
to
do
is
this:
He
wants
you
to
believe
that
I
am
the
one
he
has
sent.”
So
they
said
to
him, “Then
perform
another
miracle
so
that
we
may
see
it
and
believe
that
you
came
from
God.
What
miracle
would
you
like
to
perform?
Our
ancestors
ate
the
food
called
manna
that
God
provided
for
them
by
a
miracle
in
the
desolate
area.
This
is
written {
The
Psalmist
wrote
this}
in
the Scriptures
about
what
Moses
caused
to
happen: ‘He
gave
them
food
from
heaven
to
eat.’
Will
you
perform
a
miracle
like
that?”
So
Jesus
said
to
them, “The
truth
is
that
it
was
not
Moses
who
gave
your
ancestors
that
food
from
heaven.
No,
it
was
my
Father
who
gave
it
to
them.
And
my
Father
is
the
one
who
gives
you
the
true
food
from
heaven.
The
true
bread
from
God
came
down
from
heaven,
and
he
is
the
one
who
will
give
eternal
life
to
the
people
of
the
world [MTY].”
Not
understanding
what
he
meant,
they
said
to
him, “Sir,
give
us
that
kind
of
bread
all
the
time!”
Jesus
said
to
them, “
Just
like
food [MET]
sustains physical
life,
I
am
the
one
who enables
you
to
have
spiritual
life.
Those
who
eat
ordinary
food
and
drinks
will
later
be
hungry
and
thirsty.
But
those
who
come
to
me
to
receive
that
life
will
never
again
lack
anything spiritually.
I
told
you
before
that
you
have
seen
my
miracles,
but
after
seeing
them,
instead
of
understanding
who
I
am,
you
have
not
believed
in
me.
All
the
people
that
my
Father
entrusts
to
me
will
come
to
me,
and
I
will
certainly ◄welcome/never
send
away► [LIT]
anyone
who
comes
to
me.
When
I
came
down
from
heaven,
it
was
not
to
do
what
I
want.
Instead,
I
came
to
do
what ◄
God/my
Father►,
who
sent
me,
wants.
What
the
one
who
sent
me
wants
is
that
I ◄keep
forever
all/never
lose
any► [LIT]
of
those
whom
he
has
entrusted
to
me.
He
wants
me
to
cause
all
of
them
to
become
alive
again ◄on
the
last
day/on
the
day
when
I
judge
everyone► [MTY].
Long
ago
in
the
desolate
area
when
those
who
were
bitten
by
snakes
looked
at
the
bronze replica
of
a
snake,
they
were
healed [MET].
What
my
Father
wants
is
that
similarly
everyone
who
looks
at
what
I
have
done
and
believes
in
me
will
have
eternal
life.
I
will
cause
them
to
become
alive
again ◄on
the
last
day/on
the
day
when
I
judge
everyone► [MTY].”
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
began
to
grumble
about
him
because
he
said, “I
am
the
one
who
is
like
true
bread
who
came
down
from
heaven.”
They
said, “◄This
man
is
Jesus,
the
son
of
Joseph!/Isn’t
this
man
the
son
of
Joseph?► [RHQ]
We
know
the
names
of
both
his
father
and
his
mother.
He
certainly
did
not
come
from
heaven,
so ◄he
is
lying
by
saying ‘I
came
from
heaven.’/why
is
he
now
saying, ‘I
came
from
heaven?’► [RHQ]”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “Stop
grumbling
among
yourselves
about
what
I
just
said!
My
Father,
who
sent
me,
makes
people
want
to
come
to
me.
No
others
will
come
to
me
to
receive
eternal
life.
Those
who
come
to
me
are
the
only
ones
who
will
believe
in
me.
I
will ◄cause
them
to
be
alive
again/raise
them
from
the
dead► ◄on
the
last
day/on
the
judgment
day►.
It
was
written ◄
by
one
of
the
prophets/by
the
prophet
Isaiah► {◄
One
of
the
prophets/The
prophet
Isaiah►
wrote}
about
all
those
who
will
trust
in
me, ‘God
will
teach
them
all.’
Everyone
who
listens
to
what
my
Father
says
and
learns
from
him
will ◄come
to/believe
in►
me.
I
came
from
God.
I
am
the
only
one
who
has
seen
my
Father.
No
one
else
has
seen
him.
Listen
to
this
carefully:
Everyone
who
believes ◄
my
message/in
me►
has
eternal
life.
Just
like
food [MET]
sustains
your physical
life,
I
am
the
one
who enables
you
to
have
spiritual
life.
Even
though
your
ancestors
ate
the
manna
while
they
were
traveling
in
the
desolate
area,
they
died
anyway.
But
the
bread
I
am
talking
about
is
something
that
came
down
from
heaven.
If
people
eat
that
bread,
their
spirits
will
never
die.
I
am
the
one
who
came
down
from
heaven
to
enable
people
to
have
spiritual
life.
If
people
take
what
I
will
give
them,
they
will
live
forever.
What
I
will
give
them
is
my
flesh,
which
I
will
give
to
all
the
people
in [MTY]
the
world
in
order
that
they
may
have
spiritual
life.”
Then
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
began
to
argue
among
themselves.
They
said, “◄There
is
no
way
this
man
can
give
us
his
flesh
to
eat!/How
can
this
man
give
us
his
flesh
to
eat?►” [RHQ]
So,
speaking figuratively
of
the
need
for
them
to
accept
for
themselves
the
benefits
of
his
sacrificing
himself
and
shedding
his
blood
to
atone
for
their
sins [MET],
Jesus
said
to
them, “Listen
carefully
to
this:
Although
I
am
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
if
you
do
not
eat
my
flesh
and
drink
my
blood,
you
will
not
have
eternal
life.
Those
who
eat
my
flesh
and
drink
my
blood
have
eternal
life,
and
I
will
cause
them
to
become
alive
again
at ◄the
last
day/the
judgment
day►,
because
my
flesh
and
my
blood
are
truly
spiritual
food.
Those
who
eat
my
flesh
and
drink
my
blood
will
have
a
close relationship
with
me,
and
I
will
have
a
close relationship
with
them.
My
Father,
who
is
the
source
of
everything
that
lives,
sent
me,
and
I
live
because
my
Father
has
given
me
life.
Similarly
those
who
eat
my
flesh
will
live
eternally
because
of
what
I
do
for
them.
I
am
the
true
bread
that
came
down
from
heaven.
Although
our
ancestors
ate
manna,
they
later
died
anyway.
But
those
who
eat
this
bread
will
live
forever.”
He
said
this
while
he
was
teaching
people
in ◄the
synagogue/the
Jewish
meeting
place►
in
Capernaum.
Some
of Jesus’
disciples
left
him
because
of
this
teaching.
John 6:60-71
After
they
heard
him
say
that,
many
of
his
disciples
said, “What
he
is
teaching
is
hard
to
understand; ◄it
is
very
difficult
for
anyone
to
accept
it!/how
can
anyone
accept
it?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
was
aware
that
his
disciples
were
grumbling
about
it,
so
he
said
to
them, “◄I
am
sorry
that
this
is offending
you./Is
this offending
you?► [RHQ]
◄
Perhaps
you
will
believe
my
message
if
you
see
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
ascending
there
to
where
I
was
before!/(What
will
you
think
if
you
see
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
ascending
there
to
where
I
was
before)?► [RHQ]
God’s
Spirit
is
the
one
who
gives
people
eternal
life.
Human
efforts
are
no
help
at
all
for
giving
people
eternal
life.
The
message
I
have
spoken
to
you
gives
spiritual
life (OR,
comes
from
God’s
Spirit
and
gives
eternal
life.)
But
there
are
some
of
you
who
do
not
believe
my
message.”
Jesus
said
that
because
he
knew
from
the
time
he
started [MTY]
his
ministry
which
of
them
would
not
believe
his
message.
He
also
knew
who
would ◄betray
him/enable
his
enemies
to
seize
him►.
Then
he
continued
by
saying, “That
is
why
I
told
you
that
only
those
whom
my
Father
has
enabled
to
believe
in
me
will
come
to
me
and
receive
eternal
life.”
From
that
time,
many
of
his
disciples
left
him
and
no
longer
went
with
him.
So
he
said
to
us
twelve
apostles, “You
do
not
want
to
leave
me
also,
do
you?”
Simon
Peter
replied
to
him, “Lord,
we
will
not
leave
you,
because ◄there
is
no
other
person
like
you
to
whom
we
can
go!/what
other
person
is
there
like
you
to
whom
we
can
go?► [RHQ]
You
have
the
message
about
eternal
life!
We
have
come
to
believe
for
certain
that
you
are
the
holy
one
who
has
come
from
God!”
Then
Jesus
replied
to
us, “
You
are
saying
that
as
though
all
you
twelve
men
whom
I
have
chosen [RHQ]
believe
that.
But
one
of
you
is
under
the
control
of
Satan!”
He
was
talking
about
Judas,
the
son
of
Simon,
from
Kerioth
village.
Even
though
Judas
was
one
of
us
twelve
apostles,
he
was
about ◄to
betray
Jesus/to
enable Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him►.
Jesus rejected his younger brothers’ suggestion that he go immediately to Jerusalem.
John 7:1-9
After
those
things
happened,
Jesus
went
around
in
Galilee
province.
He
did
not
want
to
travel
in
Judea
province,
because
he
knew
that
the
Jewish
leaders
there
were
wanting
to
kill
him.
But
when
the
time
of
the
Jewish
celebration
called ‘Celebration
of
Living
in Shelters’
was
near,
Jesus’
younger
brothers
said
to
him, “
Since
many
people
here
have
left
you,
you
should
leave
and
go
to
Judea
province
and
perform
some
miracles
there,
so
that
your
disciples
may
see
them!
No
one
who
wants
to
become
famous
does
things
secretly.
You
say
you
are
doing
these
miracles,
so
do
some
miracles
there
so
that
everyone [MTY]
can
see
them!”
They
said
this critically,
because
even
though
they
were
his
own
younger
brothers,
they
did
not
believe
he
was
from
God.
So
Jesus
said
to
them, “It
is
not
yet
time
for
me [MTY]
to
go
to
the
celebration.
For
you,
any
time
is
right
to
go
to
the
celebration.
The
people [MTY]
who ◄
do
not
believe
in
me/do
not
belong
to
God►
cannot
hate
you,
but
they
hate
me
because
I
tell
them
that
what
they
are
doing
is
evil.
You
(pl)
go
ahead
to
the
celebration.
I
am
not
going
up
to
Jerusalem
to
the
celebration
yet,
because
now
is
not
the
right
time
for
me
to
go.”
After
he
said
that,
Jesus
stayed
a
little
longer
in
Galilee.
Jesus
went
to
the
celebration.
John 7:10-13
However,
a
few
days
after
his
younger
brothers
left
to
go
up
to
the
celebration,
he
went
also.
He
went,
along
with
us
disciples,
but
no
others
went
with
us.
At
the
celebration,
the
Jewish
leaders
were
looking
for
him.
They
were
asking
people, “Has
Jesus
come?”
Among
the
crowds,
many
people
were
whispering
about
Jesus.
Some
were
saying, “He
is
a
good
man!”
But
others
were
saying
instead, “No!
He
is
deceiving
the
crowds!”
But
no
one
was
speaking
so
that
others
could
hear
them,
because
they
were
afraid
of
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN].
After
Jesus
taught
people,
the
Jewish
leaders
wanted
to arrest
him,
but
many
others
believed
he
was
the
Messiah.
John 7:14-36
In
the
middle
of
the
days
of
the
celebration,
Jesus
went
to
the
Temple
courtyard
and
began
to
teach
people.
The
Jewish
elders
were
amazed
at
what
he
was
saying.
They
said, “This
man
never
studied
in
one
of
our religious schools!
So ◄how
can
he
have
learned
so
much
about
Scripture?/it
is
difficult
for
us
to
believe
that
he
has
learned
so
much
about
Scripture!► [RHQ]”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “What
I
teach
does
not
come
from
myself.
It
comes
from
God,
the
one
who
sent
me.
Those
who
choose
to
do
what
God
wants
will
find
out
whether
what
I
teach
comes
from
God
or
whether
I
am
speaking
with
only
my
own
authority.
Those
who
speak
with
only
their
own
authority
do
that
only
so
that
others
will
honor
them.
But
I
am
doing
things
so
that
others
will
honor
the
one
who
sent
me,
and
I
am
someone
who
speaks
the
truth.
I
never
lie.
Think
about
the
laws
that
Moses
gave
you [RHQ].
None
of
you
completely
obeys
those
laws.
So
why
are
you
trying
to
kill
me,
saying
I
do
not
obey
the
laws
concerning ◄
the
Sabbath/the
Jewish
day
of
rest►?”
Someone
in
the
crowd
answered, “
By
saying
this
you
show
that
you
are crazy (OR,
A
demon
is controlling
you)!
Certainly
no
one
is
trying
to
kill
you!”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “Because
I
did
a
miracle
of
healing
someone ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►,
you
are
all
shocked.
Moses
gave
you
a
law
that
you
must
circumcise
the
male
children
and
that
you
must
do
that
exactly
seven
days
after
they
are
born.
Actually,
it
was
your
ancestors,
Abraham
and
Isaac
and
Jacob,
not
Moses,
who
started
that
ritual.
But
because
of
that
law,
you
sometimes
circumcise
them ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►,
but
that
is
working,
too
You
sometimes
circumcise
boys ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►
so
that
the
law
of
Moses
is
not
disobeyed {
you
do
not
disobey
the
law
of
Moses},
so ◄it
is ridiculous
that
you
are
angry
with
me,
saying
I
worked ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►
by
healing
a
man!/why
are
you
angry
with
me,
saying
I
worked ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►
by
healing
a
man?► [RHQ]
Healing
someone
is
far
more
helpful
than
circumcising
a
baby
boy!
Stop deciding
whether
my
healing
this
man
is
wrong
according
to
what
you
see!
Instead,
decide
according
to
what
is
really
the
right
action
to
help
people”!
Some
of
the
people
from
Jerusalem
were
saying, “◄This
is
the
man
that
they
are
trying
to
kill!/Isn’t
this
the
man
that
they
are
trying
to
kill?► [RHQ]
He
is
saying
these
things ◄publicly/in
front
of
many
people►,
but
our
Jewish
rulers
are
not
saying
anything
to
oppose
him.
Is
that
because
they
have
decided
that
he
is
truly ◄the
Messiah/God’s
chosen
king►?
But
he
cannot
be
the
Messiah,
because
we
know
where
this
man
came
from.
When
the
Messiah
really
comes,
no
one
will
know
where
he
comes
from.”
They
said
that
because
they
thought
Jesus
was
born
in Nazareth.
So
while
Jesus
was
teaching
people
in
the
Temple
courtyard,
he
shouted, “Yes,
you
say
that
you
know
me,
and
you
think
you
know [IRO]
where
I
am
from.
But
I
have
come
here
not ◄because
I
appointed
myself/with
my
own
authority►.
Instead,
God
is
the
one
who
truly
sent
me.
You
do
not
know
him.
But
I
know
him,
because
I
have
come
from
him.
He
is
the
one
who
sent
me!”
Then
they
tried
to
seize
him
because
he
said
that
he
had
come
from
God.
But
no
one
put
their
hands
on
him
to
do
that,
because
it
was
not
yet
the
time [MTY]
for
him
to
die.
But
many
of
the
crowd
believed
that
he
had
come
from
God.
They
said, “When
the
Messiah
comes,
he
certainly
will
not
do
more
miracles
than
this
man
has
done,
will
he?”
The
Pharisees
heard
them
whispering
these
things
about
him.
So
they
and
the
chief
priests
sent
some
Temple
guards
to
seize
him.
Then
Jesus
said, “I
will
be
with
you
for
only
a
short
time.
Then
I
will
return
to
the
one
who
sent
me.
Then
you
will
search
for
me,
but
you
will
not
find
me.
And
you
will
not
be
able
to
come
to
the
place
where
I
am.”
So
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
said
to
themselves, “Where
is
this
man
about
to
go
with
the
result
that
we
will
not
be
able
to
find
him?
Some
Jewish
people
have
dispersed
and
live
among
Greek
people.
He
is
not
intending
to
go
and
live
among
them
and
teach
them,
is
he?
When
he
said ‘You
will
search
for
me,
but
you
will
not
be
able
to
find
me,’
and
when
he
said ‘You
will
not
be
able
to
come
to
the
place
where
I
am,’
what
did
he
mean?”
Many
people
were
divided
after
Jesus
said
that
the
Spirit
would
produce
eternal
life
within
those
who
come
to
him.
John 7:37-53
On
each
of
the
seven
days
of
the
celebration,
the
high
priest
poured
out
some
water
on
the
altar
in
the
Temple
to
remember
how
God
provided
water
for
the
people
in
the
desolate
area
long
ago.
But
the
water
he
poured
did
not
help
anyone
who
was
thirsty.
So
on
the
last
day
of
the
festival,
which
was
the
most
important
day,
Jesus
stood
up
in
the
Temple
courtyard
and
said
with
a
loud
voice, “Those
who
are
thirsty
should
come
to
me
to
drink
what
I
will
give
them.
Just
like
the
Scriptures
teach,
streams
of
water
shall
flow
out
from
within
those
who
believe
in
me,
and
that
water
will
cause
them
to
live
eternally.”
When
Jesus
said
that,
he
was referring
to
God’s
Spirit,
whom
those
who
believed
in
Jesus
would
receive
later.
Up
to
that
time
God
had
not
sent
the
Spirit
to
live
within
believers,
because
Jesus
had
not
yet
died
and
returned
to
his
glorious
home
in
heaven,
from
where
he
would
send
the
Spirit.
When
some
of
the
crowd
heard
those
words,
they
said, “Surely
this
man
is
the
prophet
whom
God
promised
to
send
who
would
be
like
Moses!”
Others
said, “He
is
the
Messiah!”
But
others,
thinking
Jesus
was
born
in
Galilee,
said, “The
Messiah
will
not
come
from
Galilee
province,
will
he?
◄Did
a
prophet
not
write
in
the
Scriptures
that
the
Messiah
will
come
from
King
David’s
family,
and
be
born
in
Bethlehem,
where
King
David
lived?/
It
is
written
in
the
Scriptures
that
the
Messiah
will
come
from
King
David’s
family,
and
be
born
in
Bethlehem,
where
King
David
lived!► [RHQ]”
So
the
people
were
divided
because
of
what
they
thought
about
Jesus.
Some
people
wanted
to
seize
him,
but
no
one
tried
to
do
that.
So
the
Temple
guards
returned
to
the
chief
priests
and
the
Pharisees,
the
ones
who
had
sent
them
to arrest
Jesus.
They
said
to
the
guards, “Why
did
you
not
seize
him
and
bring
him
here?”
They
replied, “No
one
ever
spoke
such
amazing
things
as
this
man
does!”
Then
the
Pharisees
replied, “Have
you
been
deceived {Has
he
deceived
you},
too?
◄None
of
our
rulers
nor
any
of
us
Pharisees
have
believed
that ‘he
is
the
Messiah!/he
came
from
God!’/Have
any
of
our
Jewish
rulers
or
any
of
us
Pharisees
believed
that ‘he
is
the
Messiah?/he
came
from
God?’► [RHQ]
Not
one!
But,
on
the
contrary,
some
of
this
crowd
have
believed
in
him.
They
do
not
know
the
true
teachings
of
our
laws!
They
will
go
to
hell
for
listening
to
him!”
Then
Nicodemus
spoke.
He
was
the
one
who
earlier
went
to
Jesus
at
night.
He
was
also
a
member
of
the
Jewish
council.
He
said
to
the
rest
of
the
Council
members,
“
We
have
not
listened
to
what
he
says
to
find
out
what
he
is
doing. ◄It
is
not
permitted
in
our
Jewish
law [PRS]
for
us
to
say,
before questioning
someone,
that
we
must
punish
him!/Is
it
permitted
in
our
Jewish
law [PRS]
for
us
to
say,
before questioning
someone,
that
we
must
punish
him?► [RHQ]”
They
replied
to
him, “◄Are
you
another
disgusting
person
from
Galilee?/
You
talk
like
another
disgusting
person
from
Galilee!► [RHQ]
Read
what
is
written
in
the Scriptures
You
will
find
that
no
prophet
comes
from
Galilee
province,
like
he
does!”
[Then
they
all
left
and
went
to
their
own
homes.
Jesus evaded a trap about condemning a woman who had been caught committing adultery.
John 8:1-11
But
Jesus
went
with
us
disciples
to
Olive
Tree
Hill
and
we
stayed
near
there
that
night.
Early
the
next
morning,
we
returned
to
the
Temple
courtyard.
Many
people
gathered
around
Jesus,
so
he
sat
down
to
teach
them.
Then
men
who
taught
the
Jewish
laws
and
some
of [SYN]
the
Pharisee
religious
group
brought
a
woman
to
him.
She
was
seized {
They
had
arranged
to
seize
her}
while
she
was
having
sex
with
a
man
who
was
not
her
husband.
They
made
her
stand
up
in
front
of
the
group
that
was
listening
to
Jesus.
Then
they
said
to
Jesus, “Teacher,
this
woman
was
seized {
we
seized
this
woman}
while
she
was
having
sex
with
a
man
who
is
not
her
husband.
Moses
commanded
us
in
the
laws
that
he
gave
us
that
we
should
throw
stones
at
such
women
and
kill
them.
So
what
do
you
say
we
should
do?”
They
asked
this
question
as
a
trap
so
that
they
could
accuse
him.
If
he
said
that
they
should
not
kill
her,
they
would
shame
him
for disobeying
the
law
of
Moses.
If
he
said
that
they
should
kill
her,
they
could
accuse
him
to
the Roman
governor.
But
Jesus
bent
down
and
wrote
something
on
the
ground
with
his
finger.
While
they
continued
to
question
him,
he
stood
up
and
said
to
them, “Whichever
one
of
you
has
never
sinned
can
be
the
first
one
to
start
throwing
stones
at
her.”
Then
he
stooped
down
and
wrote
some
more
on
the
ground.
After
they
heard
what
he
said,
those
who
were questioning
him
went
away,
one
by
one,
the
older
ones
first
and
then
the
younger
ones,
knowing
they
were
all
sinners.
Finally
only
Jesus
was
there,
along
with
the
woman.
Jesus
stood
up
and
asked
her, “Woman,
where
are
they?
Has
no
one
said
you
must
die
for
your
sin?”
She
said, “No,
sir,
no
one.”
Then
Jesus
said, “I
do
not
condemn
you
either.
Go
home
now,
and
do
not
continue
your
sinful
life
any
longer!”]
Jesus
replied
to
the Pharisees’ objection
to
his
claim
to
be
like
a
light
for
the
people
of
the
world.
John 8:12-20
Jesus
spoke
to
the
people
again.
He
said, “I
am
like
a
light [MET]
for
all
the
people
in [MTY]
the
world.
Just
like
a
light
reveals
what
has
been
in
the
darkness [MET],
I
reveal
God’s
truth
to
them.
Those
who
walk
in
the
darkness
are
unaware
of
what
is
around
them.
But
those
who
become
my
disciples
will
always
be
aware
of
God’s
truth [MET].
They
will
have
my
light
which
shows
them
how
to
have
eternal
life.”
So
the
Pharisees
said
to
him, “You
are
just
telling
about
yourself!
Since
there
is
no
one
else
to verify
these
things
that
you
say
about
yourself,
we
do
not
need
to
accept
that
what
you
say
is
true.”
Jesus
replied, “Even
if
I
were
the
only
one
to
say
these
things
about
myself,
what
I
say
is
true,
because
I
know
that
I
came
from
heaven,
and
I
know
that
I
am
going
back
to
heaven.
But
you
do
not
know
where
I
came
from
or
where
I
am
going.
You
judge
people
according
to
human
standards.
The
reason
that
I
am
here
is
not ◄to
condemn
people/to
say
that
I
will
punish
people►
for
their
sins.
But
if
I
did
judge
people,
what
I
decided
would
be
correct,
because
I
am
not
the
only
one
who
will
decide
those
things.
I
and
the
one
who
sent
me
will
both
decide.
It
is
written {
Moses
wrote}
in
your
law
that
if
at
least
two
people
testify
that
some
event
has
happened,
people
should
consider
that
what
they
say
is
true.
I
am
telling
you
about
myself,
and
the
other
one
who
is
telling
you
about
me
is
my
Father
who
sent
me.
So
you
should
believe
that
what
we
declare
is
true.”
Then
they
asked
him, “
If
you
have
a
father
whom
we
can
question
about
you,
where
is
he?”
Jesus
replied, “You
do
not
know
who
I
really
am.
If
you
knew
who
I
really
am,
you
would
know
who
my
Father
is
also.”
He
said
these
things
when
he
was
in
the
Temple
courtyard,
near
the
place
where
the
people
put
their
offerings.
This
was
also
very
close
to
the
place
where
the
Jewish
council
met.
But
no
one
seized
him
to
arrest
him,
because
it
was
not
yet
time [MTY]
for
him
to
suffer
and
die.
Jesus
replied
to
the Pharisees’
continued
rejection
of Jesus’
claims
about
himself.
John 8:21-30
Jesus
also
said
to
them, “I
will
soon
be
going
away.
Then
at
the
end
of
your
life
you
will
seek
me,
but
you
will
die
without
God
forgiving
your
sins.
Where
I
will
go,
you
will
not
be
able
to
come.”
So
the
Jewish
leaders
said
among
themselves, “Is
he
going
to
kill
himself?
Is
that
the
reason
that
he
said, ‘Where
I
go,
you
will
not
be
able
to come’?”
But
Jesus
continued
by
saying
to
them, “You
were
born
here
in
this
world,
but
I
came
from
heaven.
You
belong
to
those
who
are
opposed
to
God [MTY].
I
do
not
belong
to
them.
I
told
you
that
you
will
die
without
God
forgiving
your
sins.
If
you
do
not
believe
that
I
am
who
I
say
that
I
am,
you
will
die
without
God
forgiving
your
sins.”
So
they
said
to
him, “You!
Who
do
you
think
you
are?”
Jesus
said
to
them, “Ever
since
I
began
teaching,
I
have
been
telling
you
who
I
am!
I
could
judge
you
and
say
that
you
are
guilty
of
many
things.
But
instead,
I
will
say
only
what
the
one
who
sent
me
tells
me
to
say.
What
he
says
is
true,
and
I
tell
the
people
in
the
world [MTY]
what
I
have
heard
from
him.”
They
did
not
understand
that
he
was
talking
about
his
Father
in
heaven.
So
Jesus
said, “I
am
the
one
who
came
down
from
heaven,
but
when
you
lift
me
up
on
a
cross
to
kill
me,
you
will
know
who
I
am.
You
will
also
know
that
I
do
not
do
anything
with
my
own
authority.
Instead,
I
say
just
what
my
Father
has
taught
me.
He
is
the
one
who
sent
me,
and
he
helps
me.
Because
I
always
do
the
things
that
please
him,
he
has
never
abandoned
me.”
As
Jesus
was
saying
these
things,
many
people
believed
that
he
was ◄
from
God/the
Messiah►.
Jesus
told
his critics
which
people
were
true
believers
like
Abraham
and
which
ones
really
were
serving
Satan.
John 8:31-59
Then
Jesus
said
to
the
Jews
who
now
said
they
believed
in
him, “If
you
continue
to
live
in
accordance
with
my
message,
you
will
truly
be
my
disciples.
Then
you
will
know
God’s
truth,
and
as
a
result
of
your believing
his
truth,
he [PRS]
will
free
you
from
being
controlled
by
the
one
who
has
made
you
his
slaves.”
They
replied
to
him, “We
are
descendants
of
Abraham.
We
have
never
been
anyone’s
slaves.
So
why
do
you
say
we
will
be
freed
from
being
someone’s
slaves?”
Jesus
replied, “Listen
carefully
to
what
I
am
going
to
tell
you.
All
those
who
continue
to
sin
are
forced
to
obey
their
sinful
desires [MET],
just
like
a
slave
is
forced
to
obey
his
master.
A
slave
is
not
a
permanent
member
of
a
family.
But
a
son
is
a
member
of
a
family
forever.
Similarly,
you
say
you
are
members
of
God’s
family
because
you
are
descendants
of
Abraham,
but
really,
because
you
are
like
slaves
of
your
sinful
desires,
you
are
no
longer
permanent
members
of
God’s
family.
So
if
you
allow
me
to
free
you,
you
will
truly
be
free.
I
know
that
you
are
Abraham’s
descendants.
But
you
are
trying
to
kill
me
because
you
are
not allowing [PRS]
my
message
to
continue
to
change
your
inner
being.
I
am
telling
you
what
I
saw
when
I
was
with
my
Father.
But
you
do
the
things
that
you
have
heard
from
your
father.”
They
replied
to
him, “Abraham
is
our
ancestor.”
Jesus
said
to
them, “If
you
were
Abraham’s
descendants,
your
character
would
be
like
Abraham’s
character,
and
you
would
do
good
things
like
Abraham
did.
I
have
been
telling
you
the
truth
that
I
heard
from
God,
but
you
are
trying
to
kill
me.
Abraham
did
not
do
things
like
that.
No!
You
are
doing
the
things
that
your
real
father
does.”
They
said
to
him, “
We
do
not
know
about
you,
but
we
are
not
illegitimate
children.
And
spiritually,
we
have
only
one
Father.
That
is
God,
and
you
do
not
know
who
your
father
is!”
Jesus
said
to
them, “If
God
were
your
father,
you
would
love
me,
because
I
came
from
God,
and
now
I
have
come
here
to
this
world.
My
coming
was
not ◄because
I
appointed
myself/with
my
own
authority►.
He
sent
me.
◄And
I
will
tell
you
why
you
do
not
understand
what
I
say./Do
you
know
why
you
do
not
understand
what
I
say?► [RHQ]
It
is
because
you
do
not
want
to
accept
my
message.
You
belong
to
your
father, ◄the
devil/Satan►,
and
you
desire
to
do
what
he
wants.
He
has
caused
people
to
become
murderers
from
the
time
when
people
first
sinned.
He
has
abandoned
God’s
truth
because
he
is
a
liar
by
his nature.
Whenever
he
lies,
he
is
speaking
according
to
his
nature,
because
he
is
a
liar
and
is
the
one
who originates [MET]
all
lies.
But
because
I
tell
you
the
truth,
you
do
not
believe
me!
Since
I
have
never
sinned, ◄none
of
you
can
show
that
I
have
sinned./can
anyone
among
you
show
that
I
have
sinned?► [RHQ]
So,
since
I
tell
you
the
truth, ◄there
is
no
good
reason
for
your
not
believing
me!/why
is
it
that
you
do
not
believe
me?► [RHQ]
Those
who
belong
to
God habitually
obey
God’s
message.
You
do
not
belong
to
God,
so
you
do
not
obey
his
message.”
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
replied
to
him, “◄We
are
certainly
right
by
saying
that
you
believe
what
is
false
as
the
Samaritans
do!/Are
we
not
right
by
saying
that
you
believe
what
is
false
as
the
Samaritans
do?► [RHQ]
And
that ◄a
demon/an
evil
spirit►
controls
you!”
Jesus
replied, “A
demon
does
not
control
me!
I
honor
my
Father,
and
you
do
not
honor
me!
I
am
not
trying
to
honor
myself.
There
is
someone
else
who
desires
to
honor
me,
and
he
is
the
one
who
will
judge
whether
it
is
I
who
am
telling
the
truth
or
whether
it
is
you
who
are
telling
the
truth.
But
the
truth
is
that
anyone
who
obeys
what
I
say
will
never
die!”
Then
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN],
thinking
that
he
was
talking
about
ordinary
death
and
not
about
spiritual
death,
said
to
him, “Now
we
are
sure
that
a
demon
controls
you!
Abraham
and
the
prophets
died
long
ago!
But
you
say
that
anyone
who
obeys
what
you
teach
will
never
die!
◄You
are
certainly
not
greater
than
our
ancestor
Abraham!/Do
you
think
you
are
greater
than
our
ancestor
Abraham?► [RHQ]
He
died,
and
all
the
prophets
died,
so
who
do
you
think
you
are
by
saying
something
like
that?”
Jesus
replied, “If
I
were
honoring
myself,
that
would
be
worthless.
My
Father
is
the
one
who
you
say
is
your
God.
He
is
the
one
who
honors
me.
Although
you
do
not
know
him,
I
know
him
and
have
a
close relationship
with
him.
If
I
said
that
I
did
not
know
him,
I
would
be
a
liar
like
you
are.
But
I
know
him,
and
I
obey
what
he
says.
Your
ancestor
Abraham
was
happy
when
he
thought
about
what
I
would
do
during
my
life [MTY].
It
was
as
though
he
saw
that,
and
was
happy.”
Then
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
said
to
him, “You
are
not 50
years
old
yet!
So ◄you
certainly
did
not
see
him!/how
could
you
have
seen
him?► [RHQ]
Because
he
died
long
ago!”
Jesus
said
to
them, “The
truth
is
that
I
existed
before
Abraham
was
born!”
So,
because
they
were
very
angry
about
Jesus
thus
saying
that
he ◄
had
eternally
existed/was
equal
with
God►,
they
picked
up
stones
to
throw
at
him
to
kill
him.
But
Jesus
caused
them
not
to
be
able
to
see
him,
and
he
left
the
Temple
courtyard.
Jesus healed a man who was born blind.
John 9:1-12
As
Jesus
walked
along
with
us,
he
saw
a
man
who
had
been
blind
from
the
time
he
was
born.
We
disciples
asked
him, “Teacher,
was
this
man
blind
from
when
he
was
born
because
his
parents
sinned
or
because
he
himself
sinned?”
Jesus
replied, “His
being
blind
was
not
because
he
or
his
parents
sinned.
Instead,
he
has
been
blind
in
order
that
people
can
see
the
power
of
God {the
power
of
God
can
be
seen}
as
a
result
of
what
will
now
happen
to
him.
While
there
is
still
time,
I
must
do
the
work
that
the
one
who
sent
me
wants
me
to
do.
Just
like
daytime
is
followed
by nighttime
when
people
do
not
work,
at
the
end
of
our
lives [MET]
it
is
too
late
for
us
to
do
what
God
wants.
While
I
am
still
living
in
this
world,
I
am
the
one
who enables
people
to
know
about
God,
like [MET]
a
light enables
the
people
in [MTY]
this
world
to
see
what
is
in
the
darkness.”
After
he
said
that,
he
spat
on
the
ground.
He
made
a
little
bit
of
mud
with
the
saliva,
and
put
it
on
the
man’s
eyes.
Then
he
said
to
him, “Go
and
wash
in
Siloam
pool!” (That
name
means ‘sent;’
just
like
they
sent
the
water
by
a
channel
into
the
pool,
God
sent
Jesus).
So
the
man
went
and
washed
in
the
pool,
and
when
he
went
home
he
was
able
to
see!
His
neighbors
and
others
who
previously
had
seen
him
when
he
was
begging
said, “He
is
the
man
who
used
to
sit
here
and
beg,
isn’t
he?”
Some
said, “
Yes,
he
is.”
Others
said, “No,
he
is
not.
It
is
just
a
man
who
looks
like
him!”
But
the
man
himself
said, “Yes,
I
am
that
man!”
So
they
said
to
him, “How
is
it
that
now
you
can
see?”
He
replied, “The
man
whose
name
is
Jesus
made
some
mud
and
put
it
on
my
eyes.
Then
he
told
me
to
go
to
Siloam
pool
and
wash.
So
I
went
there
and
washed,
and
then
I
could
see.”
They
said
to
him, “Where
is
that
man
now?”
He
said, “I
do
not
know.”
The Pharisees
investigated
the
healing
of
the
blind
man.
John 9:13-41
They
took
to
the
Pharisees
the
man
who
was
previously
blind.
The
day
on
which
Jesus
made
the
mud
and
enabled
the
man
to
see
again
was
a ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►.
The Pharisees
considered
that
healing
someone
was
work,
and
their
rules
did
not
permit
people
to
do
any
work ◄
on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►.
So
the
Pharisees
also
asked
that
man, “How
did
you
become
able
to
see?”
He
said
to
them, “The
man
put
mud
on
my
eyes.
Then
I
washed,
and
now
I
can
see!”
So
some
of
the
Pharisees
said, “Since
this
man
Jesus disobeys
our
rules
about
working ◄on
the
Sabbath/on
the
Jewish
rest
day►,
he
is
not
from
God.”
But
others
said, “If
he
was
a
sinner, ◄he
could
certainly
not
do
such
miracles!/how
could
he
do
such
miracles?► [RHQ]”
So
they
were
divided.
So
one
of
them
said
to
the
blind
man
again, “You
are
the
man
whom
he
enabled
to
see.
What
do
you
yourself
say
about
him?”
The
man
said, “
I
think
he
is
a
prophet!”
So
they
told
him
to
go.
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
still
did
not
believe
that
the
man
was
blind
when
he
was
born,
and
that
he
was
now
able
to
see.
So
they
sent
someone
to
bring
the
man’s
parents.
When
they
got
there,
one
of
the
Jewish
leaders
asked
them, “Is
that
man
your
son?
Do
you
say
that
he
was
blind
when
he
was
born?
If
that
is
true,
how
is
he
now
able
to
see?”
His
parents
replied, “We
know
that
he
is
our
son.
We
know
that
he
was
blind
when
he
was
born.
But
we
do
not
know
how
he
is
able
to
see
now.
We
also
do
not
know
who
enabled
him
to
see.
Ask
our
son!
He
is
old
enough
to
answer
questions
from
authorities
like
you
He
can
tell
you
himself!”
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
had
previously
declared
that
they
would
prevent
anyone
who
declared
that
Jesus
was
the
Messiah
from
entering
their
synagogues.
His
parents
knew
that,
so
they
were
afraid
of
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN].
That
is
the
reason
that
they
said, “He
is
old
enough
to
answer
questions,
so
ask
him!”
So
they
sent
someone
to
bring
back
to
them
the
man
who
had
been
blind.
When
he
got
there,
the
Jewish
leaders
said
to
him, “Knowing
that
God
is
listening [IDM],
tell
the
truth!
We
know
that
the
man
who
healed
you
is
a
sinner.”
He
replied, “I
do
not
know
if
he
is
a
sinner
or
not.
But
one
thing
I
do
know
is
that
I
was
blind,
but
now
I
can
see!”
So
they
said
to
him, “What
did
he
do
to
you?
How
did
he
enable
you
to
see?”
He
replied, “I
told
you
that
already,
but
you
did
not [RHQ]
pay
attention!
Why
do
you
want
to
hear
me
tell
you
again? ◄Do
you
also
want
to
become
his
disciples?/You
talk
as
though [IRO]
you
also
want
to
become
his
disciples [RHQ]►.”
Then
they
insulted
him
angrily.
They
said, “You
are
that
man’s
disciple,
but
we
are
Moses’
disciples!
We
know
that
God
spoke
to
Moses;
but
this
man,
we
do
not
know
where
he
is
from
or
where
he
gets
any
authority
from!”
The
man
replied, “That
is
very surprising!
You
say
that
you
do
not
know
where
he
gets
any
authority.
But
he
enabled
me
to
see!
We
know
that
God
does
not
help
sinners
who
ask
God
to
help
them.
Instead,
he
listens
to
and
helps
godly
people
who
pray.
He
listens
to
people
who
do
what
God
wants.
No
one
has
ever
enabled
a
man
to
see
who
was
blind
when
he
was
born
like
I
was.
That
has
never
happened
since
the
world
began!
So
if
this
man
had
not
come
from
God,
he
would
not
be
able
to
do
anything
like
that!”
They
replied
to
him, “You ◄were
born
as
a
result
of
your parents’
sin [EUP]/bastard►! ◄Do
you
think
you
are qualified
to
teach
us?/You
are
not qualified
to
teach
us!► [RHQ]”
Then
they
threw
him
out
of
the synagogue.
Jesus
heard
people
say
that
they
had
thrown
that
man
out.
He
found
the
man
and
said
to
him, “Do
you
believe
that
the
one
who
came
down
from
heaven
is
the
Messiah?”
The
man
answered, “Sir,
who
is
he?
Tell
me,
in
order
that
I
may
believe
in
him.”
Jesus
said
to
him, “You
have
seen
him.
In
fact,
it
is
I,
the
one
who
am
speaking
to
you.”
The
man
said, “Lord,
I
believe
that
you
are
the
Messiah!”
Then
he
knelt
down
before
Jesus
and
worshipped
him.
Jesus
said, “I
have
come
into
this
world
to
judge
the
people
in
the
world.
The
result
will
be
that
those
who
realize
that
they
do
not
know
God’s
truth
will
perceive
it.
That
is
like [MET]
enabling
those
who
are
blind
to
see.
But
the
result
will
also
be
that
people
who
falsely
think [IRO]
that
they
understand
God’s
truth
will
never
understand
it.
That
is
like [MET]
people
who
are
blind
remaining
blind
permanently.”
Some
of
the
Pharisees
who
were
with
him
heard
him
say
that,
and
said
to
him, “You
are
not suggesting
that
we
are
like
blind
people,
are
you?”
Jesus
said
to
them, “If
you
realized
that
you
did
not
yet
know
God’s
truth,
but
you
wanted
to,
then
you
would
be
like
blind
people
who
wanted
to
see.
God
would
be
able
to
forgive
your
sins.
But
you
are
now
falsely
claiming
that
you
know
God’s
truth,
so
you
are
like
people
who
are
blind
who
claim
that
they
can
see.
Because
of
that,
God
is
not
able
to
forgive
your
sins.”
Jesus explained why he is like a good shepherd.
John 10:1-21
Jesus
continued
by
saying
to
us, “Listen
carefully
to
what
I
say.
Anyone
who
does
not
enter
the
sheep
pen
through
the
gate,
if
he
climbs
in
some
other
way,
he
is
a
thief
or
a bandit.
The
man
who
enters
the
pen
through
the
gate
is
the
shepherd
of
the
sheep.
The
man
who
watches
the
gate
at
night
opens
the
gate
for
him.
The
sheep
recognize
the
shepherd’s
voice.
He
summons
his
own
sheep
by
calling
out
the
names
he
has
given
them.
Then
he
leads
them
outside
the
pen.
After
he
has
brought
out
all
his
own
sheep,
he
goes
in
front
of
them.
His
sheep
follow
him
because
they
recognize
and
pay
attention
to
his
voice.
But
they
will
never
follow
a
stranger.
Instead,
they
will
run
away
from
him,
because
they
do
not
recognize
a
stranger’s
voice.”
Jesus
said
that [MET]
to illustrate
the
difference
between
himself
and
the Pharisees,
who
were
deceiving
the
people.
But
they
did
not
understand
what
he
was
telling
them.
So
Jesus
spoke
to
them
again.
He
said, “Listen
carefully
to
what
I
am
saying.
I
am
like [MET]
a
gate
for
the
sheep
to
enter
the sheepfold,
because
I
am
the
one
who
allows
people
to
enter
God’s
presence.
All
of
your religious
leaders
who
have
come
previously
without
my
authority
are
like [MET]
thieves
and
bandits
because
they
act
violently
and
dishonestly
for
their
own
benefit.
But
just
like
sheep
do
not
obey
strangers,
God’s
people
do
not
pay
attention
to
them.
I
am
like
a
gate.
Those
will
be
saved {
God
will
save
all
those}
who
come
to
God
by
trusting
in
me.
Just
like
sheep
go
in
and
out
through
the
gate
safely
to
find
pasture [MET],
I
will
provide
for
them
and
protect
them.
Thieves
come
to
a
sheep
pen
only
to
steal
or
kill
or
destroy
sheep [MET].
Similarly,
your religious
leaders
injure
God’s
people spiritually.
But
I
have
come
in
order
that
people
may
have
eternal/spiritual
life,
and
that
they
may
have
abundantly
all
they
need
to
sustain
them spiritually.
I
am
like
a
good
shepherd.
A
good
shepherd
is
willing
to
die
to
save
the
sheep [MET].
Similarly,
I
am
ready
to
sacrifice
myself
to
save
those
who
belong
to
me.
A
worker
whom
someone
has
hired
to
look
after
the
sheep
is
not
like
the
shepherd
or
the
one
who
owns
the
sheep.
So
when
he
sees
a
wolf
coming,
he
leaves
the
sheep
and
runs
away.
Then
the
wolf
attacks
the
flock
of
sheep
and
seizes
one
sheep
and
causes
the
others
to
scatter.
The
worker
runs
away
because
he
is
only
a
man
whom
someone
has
hired.
He
is
not
really
concerned
about
what
happens
to
the
sheep [MET].
Similarly,
your religious
teachers
do
not
really
care
what
happens
to
you.
I
am
like
a
good
shepherd.
Just
like
a
good
shepherd
knows
his
sheep [MET],
I
know
those
who
belong
to
me,
and
they
know
me
in
the
same
way
as
my
Father
knows
me
and
I
know
my
Father.
Furthermore,
I
am
ready
to
sacrifice
myself
for
those
who
belong
to
me.
And
I
have
other
people
who
are
not
Jews
who
will
some
day
belong
to
me.
They
will
be
like [MET]
sheep
from
another
sheep
pen.
I
must
bring
them
to
God/myself
also.
They
will
pay
attention
to
what
I
say,
and
eventually
all
those
who
belong
to
me
will
be
like
one
flock,
and
I
will
be
like [MET]
their
one
shepherd.
The
reason
my
Father
loves
me
is
that
I
will
sacrifice
my
life.
But
after
I
do
that,
I
will
become
alive
again.
No
one
is
causing
me
to
die.
Instead,
I
have
chosen
to
sacrifice
myself.
I
have
authority
to
sacrifice
myself
and
I
have
authority
to
become
alive
again.
That
is
what
my
Father
has
commanded
me
to
do.”
After
hearing
these
words
that
Jesus
said,
the
Jews
were
divided
again.
Many
of
them
said, “A
demon
is
controlling
him
and
has
caused
him
to
become crazy. ◄It
is
useless
to
listen
to
him!/Why
should
we
listen
to
him?► [RHQ]”
But
others
said, “What
he
is
saying
is
not
something
a
man
whom
a
demon
is controlling
would
say. ◄No
demon
could
enable
a
blind
man
to
see
like
he
did!/
How
could
a
demon
enable
a
blind
man
to
see
like
he
did?► [RHQ]”
The
Jewish
leaders
tried
to
kill
or arrest
Jesus
for
claiming
that
he
was
equal
with
God.
John 10:22-42
Then
it
was
time
for
the
celebration
to
remember
when
our
ancestors rededicated
the
Temple
in
Jerusalem.
It
was
in
winter.
Jesus
was
in
the
Temple
courtyard,
walking
in
the
place
that
people
called
King
Solomon’s
porch.
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
gathered
around
him
and
said, “How
long
will
you
keep
us
from
knowing
for
sure
if
you
are
the
Messiah?
If
you
are
the
Messiah,
tell
us
clearly!”
Jesus
answered
them, “I
have
told
you
that
I
am
the
Messiah,
but
you
do
not
believe
me!
You
should
know
who
I
am
because
of
the
miracles
I
do
with
my
Father’s
authority [MTY].
But
instead,
you
do
not
believe
in
me
because
you
do
not
belong
to
me.
You
are
like [MET]
sheep
who
belong
to
a
different
shepherd.
Just
like
sheep
heed
the
voice
of
their
true
shepherd [MET],
my
people
pay
attention
to
what
I
say.
I
know
them,
and
they
have
become
my
disciples.
I
will
give
them
eternal
life.
No
one
will
separate
them
from
me,
not
ever.
No
one
shall
ever
pull
them
away
from belonging
to
me.
Those
that
my
Father
has
given
to
me
are
more
precious
than
anything
else (OR,
My
Father,
who
has
given
them
to
me,
is
greater
than
anything
that
opposes
them).
So
no
one
can
pull
them
away
from
belonging
to
him [MTY].
My
father
and
I
are
equal.”
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
again
picked
up
stones
to
throw
at Jesus
and
kill
him
because
they
were
angry
at
his
saying
that
he
was
equal
with
God.
But
Jesus
said
to
them, “You
have
seen
me
perform
many
miracles
that
my
Father
told
me
to
do.
You
should
realize
from
seeing
them
that
I
am
equal
with
God.
So,
because
of
which
of
these
miracles [IRO]
are
you
wanting
to
kill
me
by
throwing
stones
at
me?”
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
replied, “We
are
wanting
to
throw
stones
at
you
not
because
you
performed
a
great
miracle.
Instead,
we
are
wanting
to
do
it
because
you
are dishonoring
God.
You
are
just
a
man,
but
you
are
saying
that
you
are
God!”
Jesus
replied
to
them, “In
the Scriptures
it
is
written {◄
someone/the
Psalmist►
has
written} [RHQ]
what
God
said
to
the
rulers
whom
he
had
appointed, ‘I
have
said
that
you
are
like
gods.’
God
said
that
to
those
leaders
when
he
appointed
them.
No
one objected
to
that.
And
nothing
that
is
in
Scripture
can
be
set
aside {no
one
can
set
aside
anything
that
is
in
Scripture}.
But
I
am
the
one
my
Father
set
apart
to
completely
belong
to
him.
He
sent
me
here
into
this
world.
So ◄why
are
you
angry
with
me
for
saying
that
I
am
equal
with
God
when
I
say
that
I
am
the
man
who
is
also
God?/you
should
not
be
angry
with
me
for
saying
that
I
am
equal
with
God
when
I
say
that
I
am
the
person
who
is
both
God
and
man!► [RHQ]
If
I
were
not
doing
the
miracles
that
my
Father
told
me
to
do,
I
would
not
expect
you
to
believe
in
me.
But
because
I
perform
these
miracles,
believe
what
these
miracles
show
about
me,
even
though
you
do
not
believe
what
I
say.
If
you
do
that,
then
you
will
know
and
understand
that
my
Father
has
a
close relationship
with
me,
and
I
have
a
close relationship
with
my
Father.”
After
they
heard
that,
they
tried
to
seize
him
again,
but
he
got
away
from
them.
Then
Jesus
went,
along
with
us,
back
across
to
the
east
side
of
the
Jordan
River.
We
went
to
the
place
where
John
was
previously baptizing
people.
He/We
stayed
there
for
a
few
weeks.
Many
people
came
to
Jesus.
They
were
saying, “John
never
performed
a
miracle,
but
this
man
has
performed
many
miracles!
Everything
that
John
said
about
this
man
is
true!”
Many
people
who
came
there
believed ◄
that
Jesus
was
the
Messiah/that
Jesus
truly
had
come
from
God►.
Jesus’ friend, Lazarus, died.
John 11:1-16
One
time
there
was
a
man
whose
name
was
Lazarus
who
was
very
sick.
He
lived
in Bethany
village,
where
his
older
sisters
Mary
and
Martha
also
lived.
Mary
was
the
woman
who
later
poured
perfume
on
the
feet
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
then
wiped
his
feet
with
her
hair.
So
the
two
sisters
sent
someone
to
tell
Jesus
about Lazarus,
saying, “Lord,
the
one
you
love
very
much
is
very
sick.”
They
hoped
that
Jesus
would
come,
but
when
Jesus
heard
the
message,
he
said, “His
being
sick
will
not
end
in
his
dying.
Instead,
it
will
result
in
people realizing
how
great
God
is,
and
that
I,
God’s
son,
may
be
honored {that
people
may
honor
me,
God’s
son},
because
of
what
I
will
do.”
Jesus
loved
Martha
and
her
younger
sister
Mary
and
Lazarus.
But
when
Jesus
heard
that Lazarus
was
sick,
he
stayed
where
he
was
for
two
more
days.
But
Jesus
wanted
to
see
Lazarus.
So
he
said
to
us
disciples, “Let’s
go
back
to
Judea.”
We
said, “Teacher,
just
a
short
while
ago
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
wanted
to
kill
you
by
throwing
stones
at
you.
So ◄
we
think
that
you
should
not
go
back
there
again!/
are
you
sure
that
you
want
to
go
back
there
again?► [RHQ]”
To
show
us
that
nothing
bad
could
happen
to
him
until
the
time
that
God
had
chosen [MET],
Jesus
replied, “There
are [RHQ]
twelve
hours
in
the
daytime,
which
is
enough
time
to
do
what
God
wants
us
to
do.
People
who
walk
in
the
daytime
will
not
stumble
over
things
they
cannot
see,
because
they
see
things
by
the
light
from
the
sun.
It
is
when
people
walk
in
the nighttime
that
they
stumble
over
things,
because
they
have
no
light.”
After
he
said
that,
he
told
us, “Our
friend
Lazarus
has
gone
to
sleep.
But
I
will
go
there
so
that
I
can
wake
him
up.”
So
we
said
to
him, “Lord,
if
he
is
sleeping,
he
will
get
well.
So
you
do
not
need
to
risk
your
life
by
going
there.”
Jesus
was
speaking
figuratively
about Lazarus’
death,
but
we
thought
that
he
was
talking
about
really
being
asleep.
So
then
he
told
us
plainly, “Lazarus
is
dead.
But
for
your
sake
I
am
glad
that
I
was
not
there
when
he
died,
because
I
want
you
to
believe
more
firmly
that
I ◄
am
the
Messiah/came
from
God►.
So
now,
instead
of
staying
here,
let’s
go
to
him.”
Then
Thomas,
who
was {whom
they}
called ‘The Twin’,
said
to
the
rest
of
us
disciples, “Let’s
all
go,
so
that
we
may
die
with
Jesus
when
his
enemies
kill
him.”
Lazarus’
sisters
expressed disappointment
that
Jesus
did
not
come
and
heal Lazarus
before
he
died.
John 11:17-40
When
we
arrived
close
to Bethany,
someone
told
Jesus
that Lazarus
had
died
and
had
been
buried
and
his
body
had
been
in
the
tomb
for
four
days.
Bethany
is
less
than ◄two
miles/three kilometers►
from
Jerusalem.
Many
Jews
had
come
from
Jerusalem
to
console
Martha
and
Mary
over
the
death
of
their
younger
brother.
When
Martha
heard
someone
say
that
Jesus
was
coming,
she
went
along
the
road
to
meet
him.
But
Mary
stayed
in
the
house.
When
Martha
got
to
where
Jesus
was,
she
said
to
him, “Lord,
if
you
had
been
here,
my
brother
would
not
have
died
because
you
would
have
healed
him!
But
I
know
that
even
now
God
will
do
for
you
whatever
you
ask
concerning
my
brother.”
Jesus
said
to
her, “Your
brother
will
become
alive
again!”
Martha
said
to
him, “I
know
that
he
will
become
alive
again
when
all
people
become
alive
again
on
the
Judgment
day.”
Jesus
said
to
her, “I
am
the
one
who
enables
people
to
become
alive
again
and
who
causes
people
to
live
eternally.
Those
who
believe
in
me,
even
if
they
die,
will
live
again.
Furthermore,
all
those
who
believe
in
me
while
they
are
alive,
their
souls
will
not
die
forever.
Do
you
believe
that?”
She
said
to
him, “Yes,
Lord!
I
believe
that
you
are
the
Messiah, ◄the
Son
of
God/the
man
who
is
also
God►.
You
are
the
one
God
promised
to
send
into
the
world!”
After
she
said
that,
she
returned
to
the
house
and
took
her
younger
sister,
Mary,
aside
and
said
to
her, “The
Teacher
is
close
to
our
village,
and
he
wants
to
talk
to
you.”
When Mary
heard
that,
she
got
up
quickly
and
went
to
him.
Jesus
had
not
yet
entered
the
village;
he
was
still
at
the
place
where
Martha
met
him.
The
Jews
who
were
in
the
house
with
Mary,
consoling
her,
saw
Mary
get
up
quickly
and
go
outside.
So
they
followed
her,
thinking
that
she
was
going
to
the
tomb
where
they
had
buried Lazarus,
in
order
to
cry
there.
When
Mary
got
to
where
Jesus
was
and
saw
him,
she
prostrated
herself
at
his
feet
and
said, “Lord,
if
you
had
been
here,
my
younger
brother
would
not
have
died!”
When
Jesus
saw
her
crying,
and
saw
that
the
Jews
who
had
come
with
her
were
also
crying,
he
was
very
angry
that
Satan
had
caused Lazarus
to
die (OR,
very
troubled)
and
disturbed
in
his
spirit.
He
said, “Where
have
you
buried ◄him/his
body►?”
They
said
to
him, “Lord,
come
and
see.”
Jesus
began
to
cry.
Then
some
of
the
Jews
said, “Look
how
much
he
loved Lazarus!”
But
some
others
said, “He
enabled
a
blind
man
to
see.
So ◄he
should
have
been
able
to
heal
this
man
so
that
he
did
not
die!/why
did
he
not
heal
this
man
so
that
he
did
not
die?► [RHQ]”
Within
himself
Jesus
was
again
very
angry
about Lazarus
dying (OR,
very
troubled).
He
came
to
the
tomb.
It
was
a
cave.
The
entrance
had
been
covered
with
a
large
stone.
Jesus
said, “Take
away
the
stone!”
Martha,
who,
as
I
mentioned
before,
was
an
older
sister
of
the
man
who
had
died,
said, “Lord,
his
body
has
been
in
the
tomb
for
four
days,
so
now
there
will
be
a
bad
smell!”
Jesus
said
to
her, “I
told [RHQ]
you
that
if
you
believed
in ◄
me/what
I
can
do►,
you
would
see
how
great
God
is!
Have
you
forgotten
that?”
Jesus
caused Lazarus
to
be
alive
again.
John 11:41-48
So
they
took
away
the
stone.
Then
Jesus
looked
up
toward
heaven
and
said, “My
Father,
I
thank
you
that
you
heard
me
when
I
prayed
about
this
earlier.
I
know
that
you
always
hear
me
when
I
pray.
But
instead
of
just
praying
silently,
I
said
that
for
the
sake
of
the
people
who
are
standing
here.
I
want
them
to
believe
that
you
sent
me.”
After
he
said
that,
he
shouted, “Lazarus,
come
out!”
The
man
who
had
been
dead
came
out!
The
strips
of
cloth
were
still
wrapped
around
his
hands
and
feet,
and
a
cloth
was
still
around
his
face,
but
he
came
out!
Jesus
said
to
them, “Take
off
the
cloths
so
that
he
can
walk
easily!”
So
they
did
that.
As
a
result,
many
of
the
Jews
who
had
come
to
see
Mary
and
who
had
seen
what
Jesus
did,
believed
that
he ◄
was
the
Messiah/had
come
from
God►.
But
some
of
the
others
went
to
the
Pharisees
and
told
them
what
Jesus
had
done.
So
the
chief
priests
and
the
Pharisees
gathered
all
the
members
of
the
Jewish
Council
together.
They
started
saying
to
each
other, “What
are
we
going
to
do
about
Jesus?
He
is
performing
many
miracles!
If
we
allow
him
to
keep
doing
this,
everyone
will
believe ◄in
him/that
he
is
the
Messiah►,
and
they
will
make
him
their
king.
Then
the
Roman
army
will
come
and
destroy
our
Temple
and
our
whole
nation
of
Israel!”
The
Jewish
leaders
decided
to
kill
Jesus.
John 11:49-57
One
of
the
Jewish
Council
members
was
Caiaphas.
He
was
the
Jewish
high
priest
that
year.
Hinting
that
they
should
get
rid
of
Jesus,
he
said
to
them, “You
talk
as
though
you
do
not
know
anything [HYP]!
You
do
not
realize
that
it
would
be
much
better
for
us
if
one
man
died
for
the
sake
of
the
people
rather
than
that
the Romans
kill
all
the
people
of
our
Jewish
nation.”
He
said
that,
not
because
he
thought
of
it
himself.
Instead,
since
he
was
the
high
priest
that
year,
he
was
prophesying
that
Jesus
would
die
for
the
whole
Jewish
nation.
But
he
was
also
prophesying
that
Jesus
would
die,
not
just
for
the
Jews,
but
for
all
the
people
living
in
other
lands
who
would
belong
to
God,
in
order
that
he
would
unite
all
of
them
into
one
group.
So
from
that
day
the
Jewish
leaders
started
to
make
plans
how
they
could
kill
Jesus.
Because
of
that,
Jesus
no
longer
traveled
around
publicly
among
the
Jewish
people.
Instead,
he
left
Jerusalem,
along
with
us
disciples,
and
went
to
a
village
called
Ephraim,
in
an
area
near
the
desolate
region.
We
stayed
there
for
a
while.
When
it
was
almost
time
for
the
Jewish
Passover
celebration,
many
Jews
went
up
to
Jerusalem
from
other
places
in
the
country.
They
went
there
to
perform
the rituals
to
make
themselves
acceptable
to
God
before
the
Passover
celebration
started.
The
Jewish
chief
priests
and Pharisees
issued
an
order
that
if
anyone
found
out
where Jesus
was,
that
person
should
report
it
to
them,
in
order
that
they
could
seize
him.
So
the
people
thought
that Jesus
would probably
not
dare
to
come
to
the
celebration.
But
they
kept
looking
for
him,
and
as
they
were
standing
in
the
Temple
courtyard
they
were
saying
to
each
other, “What
do
you
think?
He
will
not
come
to
the
celebration,
will
he?”
A woman anointed Jesus with perfume
Six
days
before
the
Passover
celebration
started,
Jesus
arrived
in Bethany
village,
along
with
us.
That
was
where
Lazarus
lived.
He
was
the
man
Jesus
previously
caused
to
be
alive
again
after
he
died.
There
they
gave
a
dinner
to
honor
Jesus.
Martha
served
the
meal.
Her
younger
brother,
Lazarus,
was
among
the
people
who
were
eating
with
Jesus.
Then
Mary
took
a
bottle
of
expensive
perfume
called
nard
and
poured
it
on
Jesus’
feet
to
honor
him.
Then
she
wiped
his
feet
with
her
hair.
The
whole
house
was
filled
with
the
beautiful
smell
of
the
perfume.
But
one
of
his
disciples,
Judas
Iscariot, (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
Town) objected.
He
was
the
one
who
later
enabled Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him.
He
said, “◄We
should
have
sold
this
perfume
and
given
the
money
to
poor
people!/Why
did
we
not
sell
this
perfume
and
give
the
money
for
it
to
the
poor
people?► [RHQ]
We
could
have
gotten 300
days’
wages
for
it!”
He
said
that,
not
because
he
cared
about
the
poor
people,
but
instead,
because
he
was
a
thief.
He
was
the
one
who
kept
the
bag
of funds
that
people
gave
to
help
Jesus
and
us
his
disciples,
and
he
often
stole
some
of
the
money
that
was {that
people}
put
into
it.
Then
Jesus
said, “Do
not
bother
her!
She
bought
this
perfume
in
order
to
save
it
until
the
day
when
they
will
bury
me
after
I
die.
There
will
always
be
poor
people
among
you,
so
you
can
help
them
whenever
you
want
to.
But
I
will
not
be
with
you
much
longer,
so
it
is
good
that
she
showed
right
now
how
much
she appreciates
me.”
The
Jewish
leaders
decided
to
kill Lazarus,
too.
John 12:9-11
A
large
crowd
of
Jews
heard
people
say
that
Jesus
was
there
in Bethany.
So
they
came,
not
only
to
see
Jesus
but
also
to
see
Lazarus,
the
man
whom
he
had
caused
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died.
So
the
chief
priests
decided
to
kill
Lazarus
also,
because
many
of
the
Jews
were
deserting
them
and
going
to
Jesus
and
believing
in
him
because
of
Jesus
causing Lazarus
to
be
alive
again.
Jesus
entered
Jerusalem
as
a
king,
but
a
humble
one.
John 12:12-19
The
next
day
the
huge
crowd
of
people
that
had
come
to
Jerusalem
for
the
Passover
celebration
heard
that
Jesus
was
coming
to
Jerusalem.
So
they
cut
branches
from
some
palm
trees
and
took
the
branches
out
of
the
city
to
wave
them
when
they
met
him.
Some
of
them
were
shouting
things
like, “Hooray!” “May
the
Lord
God
bless
the
one
who
is
coming
with
his
authority [MTY]!”
Some
other
people
were
shouting, “
May
God
bless
the
King
of
Israel!”
When
Jesus
came
near
to
Jerusalem,
he
got
a
young
donkey
and
sat
on
it
as
he
rode
into
the
city.
By
doing
this,
he
fulfilled
what
had
been
written {what
a
prophet
had
written}
in
Scripture,
You
people
of
Jerusalem,
do
not
be
afraid!
Look!
Your
king
is
coming!
He
is
riding
on
a
donkey’s
colt!
At
first
we
disciples
did
not
understand
those
things.
But
after
Jesus
had
returned
to
heaven,
we
realized
that
those
things
had
been
written {that
a
prophet
had
written
those
things}
about
him,
and
that
by
doing
those
things
for
him
the
people
had
fulfilled
what
the
prophet
prophesied.
The
crowd
that
was
with
him
continued
to
tell
other
people
that
he
called
Lazarus
to
come
out
of
the
tomb,
and
that
Lazarus
had
then
become
alive
again.
Because
of
that,
many
people,
because
they
heard
others
say
that
he
had
performed
this
miracle,
went
to
meet
him.
So
the
Pharisees
said
to
each
other, “It
is obvious
that
we
are
making
no progress
in
trying
to
stop
him!
It
looks
like [HYP]
everyone [MTY]
is
becoming
his
disciple!”
Jesus
told
some
Greeks
what
people
who
wanted
to
be
his
disciples
had
to
be
ready
to
do.
John 12:20-28a
Among
those
who
went
up
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
God
during
the
Passover
celebration
were
some
Greeks.
They
came
to
Philip,
who
was
from Bethsaida
town
in
Galilee
province.
They
wanted
him
to
do
something
for
them.
They
said, “Sir,
we
would
like
to
talk
with
Jesus.”
So
after
Philip
went
and
told
that
to Andrew,
they
both
went
and
told
Jesus.
Then,
to
show
them
that
he
must
die
in
order
to
give
eternal
life
to non-Jews
like
those
Greeks,
Jesus
replied
to
them, “It
is
time
for
God
to
honor
me,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
That
will
happen
when
I
die.
Listen
to
this
carefully:
My
life
is
like
a
seed [MET].
If
someone
does
not
plant
a
kernel
of
grain
in
the
ground,
it
does
not
change.
It
remains
only
one
seed.
But
if
it
changes
after
it
is
planted
in
the
ground,
it
will
grow
and
produce
many
seeds.
Anyone
who
strongly
wants
to
keep
on
living
here
on
earth
will
surely
lose
his
life
forever.
But
anyone
who
is
willing
to
die [HYP]
for
my
sake
will
surely
gain
eternal
life.
If
any
of
these
Greeks
or
anyone
else
wants
to
serve
me,
they
must
become
my
disciples.
Then,
after
they
die,
they
will
be
where
I
am,
in
heaven.
My
Father
will
honor
all
those
who
serve
me.
Now
I
am
deeply
disturbed. ◄I
do
not
know
what
to
say./What
shall
I
say?► [RHQ]
Should
I
say, ‘
My
Father,
save
me
from
this
time
when
I
will
suffer
and
die!’?
No,
I
should
not
say
that,
because
the
reason
I
came ◄
into
this
world/from
heaven►
was
that
I
would
suffer [MTY]
now.
My
Father,
show
how
great
you
are!”
God
encouraged
Jesus
about
his
coming
death
by
a
voice
from
heaven.
John 12:28b-36a
Then
God
spoke [EUP]
from
heaven,
saying, “I
have
already
shown
how
great
I
am,
and
I
will
do
it
again!”
The
crowd
that
was
there
heard
it
but
they
did
not
understand
the
words.
Some
said
it
was
thunder.
Others
said
an
angel
had
spoken
to
him.
Jesus
replied
to
them, “The
voice
that
you
heard
speaking
was
God’s
voice,
but
it
was
not
for
my
benefit.
It
was
for
your
benefit!
Now
is
the
time
for
God
to
judge
the
people
in [MTY]
the
world.
Now
is
the
time
when
I
will
destroy
the
power
of
Satan,
the
one
who
rules
this
world.
But
as
for
me,
when
I
am
lifted {when
men
lift
me}
up
from
the
ground
on
a
cross,
I
will
make
a
way
for
gathering
everyone
to
myself.”
He
said
this
to
show
us
the
way
in
which
he
was
going
to
die.
Someone
in
the
crowd
answered
him, “We
understand
from
the Scriptures
that
the
Messiah
will
live
forever.
So
why
do
you
say
that
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
who
is
the
Messiah,
will
be
lifted
up {that
men
will
lift
up
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
who
is
the
Messiah,}
on
a
cross?
What
kind
of
man
who
came
from
heaven
are
you
talking
about? (OR,
That’s
not
the
kind
of
Messiah
we
are expecting!)”
Then
Jesus
said
to
them, “
My
message
is
like [MET]
a
light
for
you.
I
will
be
with
you
for
only
a
little
while
longer.
Live
and
act
as
you
should
while
I
am
still
with
you,
because
suddenly
you
will
have
no
more opportunity
to
hear
my
message!
You
do
not
want
to
be
like [MET]
someone
who
cannot
see
where
he
is
going
anymore
when
it
suddenly
becomes
dark!
Believe
in
my
message [MET]
while
you
still
have
an opportunity
to
do
it,
in
order
that
you
may
become
people
who
have
accepted
my
truth [MET]!”
Most
of
the
Jewish
leaders
continued
to
reject
Jesus’
message.
John 12:36b-43
After
Jesus
said
those
things,
he
left
them
and
hid
from
them.
Although
he
had
done
many
miracles
while
people
were
watching,
most
of
them
refused
to
believe
that
he
is ◄
the
Messiah/from
God►.
Their
stubbornness
and refusal
to
believe
was
similar
to
the
stubbornness
of
the
people
that
the
prophet
Isaiah
wrote
about
long
ago:
Lord, ◄hardly
anyone
has
believed
our
message!/who
has
believed
our
message?► [RHQ]
Most
people
refused
to
accept
it,
even
though
you
showed
them
your
power!
That
was
the
reason
why
they
were
unable
to
believe.
It
was
like
Isaiah
wrote
somewhere
else
that
God
said:
They
have
refused
to
understand;
they
acted
as
though
they
were
blind
people!
They
were insensible
in
their
inner
beings!
As
a
result,
they
have
not
perceived
my
truth!
They
have
not
understood
it
in
their
inner
beings!
They
have
not
turned
from
their
sinful
lives,
and
because
of
that
I
cannot
help
them!
Isaiah
wrote
that
because
it
was
as
though
he
saw
ahead
of
time
how
great
Jesus
would
be,
and
he
prophesied
those
things
about
him.
Although
most
of
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
did
not
believe
that
Jesus
is ◄
the
Messiah/from
God►,
some
of
them
believed
in
him.
But
they
would
not
tell
anyone
that
they
believed
in
him,
because
they
were
afraid
that
if
they
said
that,
the
Pharisees
would
not
let
them
worship
in
the
synagogues.
They
wanted
people
to
praise
them
more
than
they
wanted
God
to
praise
them.
Jesus
warned
that
God
would
condemn
those
who
rejected
his
message.
John 12:44-50
Another
day,
when
Jesus
was
teaching
the
people,
he
shouted, “Those
who
believe
in
me,
they
are
not
believing
in
me
alone.
Instead,
it
is
as
though
they
also
believe
in
the
one
who
sent
me.
When
they
see
me
and
what
I
am
doing,
it
is
as
though
they
are
seeing
the
one
who
sent
me.
I
have
come
into
the
world
to
show
people
God’s
truth,
as
a
light
shows
people
what
is
around
them.
I
have
come
in
order
that
people
who
believe
in
me
will
not
remain
ignorant
of
God’s
truth [MET],
as
those
who
are
in
the
darkness
are
ignorant
of
what
is
around
them.
As
for
those
who
hear
my
message
but
do
not
obey
its
commands,
I
am
not
the
one
who
judges
them.
The
main
reason
that
I
came ◄
into
the
world/from
heaven►
was
not
to
judge
the
people
of [MTY]
the
world.
Instead,
I
came
to
save
them
from
being
punished
for
their
sins.
There
is
something
that
will
judge
those
who
reject
me
and
do
not
accept
my
message.
On
the
judgment
day
God
will
condemn
them
because
they
rejected
the
message
that
I
have
told
them.
I
have
not
said
things
from
my
own
authority.
Instead,
my
Father,
the
one
who
sent
me,
instructed
me
what
to
say
and
how
I
should
say
it.
I
know
that
paying
attention
to
what
he
has
instructed
us
leads
to
eternal
life.
So
whatever
I
say
is
exactly (OR,
only)
what
my
Father
has
told
me
to
say.”
Jesus washed the disciples’ feet as an example of humble service to each other.
John 13:1-17
When
it
was
the
evening
before
the
Passover
celebration,
Jesus
knew
that
it
was
time
for
him
to
leave
this
world
and
to
return
to
his
Father
in
heaven.
He
loved
us
who
were
his
disciples.
He
knew
we
would
continue
to
live
here
in
this
world,
so
now
he
showed
us
how
completely
he
loved
us.
We
were
eating
the
Passover
meal. ◄The
devil/Satan►
had
already
suggested
to
Judas
Iscariot (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
Town),
the
son
of
Simon,
that
he
should ◄betray
Jesus/enable Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him►.
But
Jesus
knew
that
his
Father
had
given
to
him
complete
authority
to
control
the
situation.
He
knew
that
he
had
come
from
God
and
would
soon
return
to
God.
But
before
he
left
us,
he
wanted
to
show
us
how
we
should
love
each
other.
So
he
got
up
from
where
he
was
eating.
He
took
off
his
outer
cloak
and
wrapped
a
long
towel
around
his
waist,
as
a
slave
would
do.
Then
he
poured
some
water
in
a
basin.
He
began
to
wash
our
feet,
and
then
dry
them
with
the
towel
that
he
had
wrapped
around
himself.
When
he
came
to
Simon
Peter,
Peter
said
to
him, “Lord,
it
is
not
right
for
you [RHQ]
to
humble
yourself
by
washing
my
feet!”
Jesus
replied
to
him, “Now
you
do
not
understand
the
meaning
of
what
I
am
doing,
but
you
will
understand
later.”
Peter
said, “I
will
never,
ever,
allow
you
to
wash
my
feet!”
Jesus
replied
to
him, “If
I
do
not
wash
you,
you
cannot
continue ◄to
be
my
disciple/to
belong
to
me►.”
So
Simon
Peter
said
to
him, “Lord,
in
that
case,
do
not
wash
only
my
feet.
Wash
my
hands
and
my
head,
too!”
Then,
to
show
him
that
after
God
had
cleansed
people
from
being
guilty
for
sin,
they
needed
only
for
God
to
forgive
their
daily
sins [MET],
Jesus
said
to
him, “Those
who
have
recently
bathed
need
only
to
have
their
feet
washed,
because
they
get
dirty
very
quickly
on
the
dusty
roads.
The
rest
of
their
bodies
are
clean.
Similarly,
I
have
made
you
disciples
free/clean
from
the
guilt
of
your
sins,
although
not
all
of
you
are
free
from
guilt.”
He
knew
which
one
of
us
was
going
to
betray
him.
That
is
the
reason
he
said, “Not
all
of
you
are
free
from
guilt.”
After
he
finished
washing
our
feet,
he
put
his
cloak
back
on.
Then
he
sat
down
and
said
to
us, “Do
you
understand
what
I
have
done
for
you?
You
show
that
you
respect
me
by
calling
me ‘Teacher’
and ‘Lord’.
You
are
right
to
say
that,
because
I
am
your
teacher
and
your
Lord.
But
if
I,
who
am
your
teacher
and
your
Lord,
have
washed
your
feet,
you
ought
to
serve
each
other
by
doing
things
like
washing
each other’s
feet.
I
have
made
myself
an
example
for
you
in
order
that
you
should
humbly
serve
each
other
as
I
have
done
for
you.
Listen
to
this
carefully:
A
servant
is
not
greater
than
his
master.
A
messenger
is
not
greater
than
the
one
who
has
sent
him.
So,
since
you
are
not
greater
than
I
am,
you
should
not
be
proud
and
unwilling
to
serve
each
other.
Since
you
now
know
these
things,
God
will
be
pleased
with
you
if
you
do
them.”
Jesus
predicted
that
one
of
them
would
betray
him
to
his
enemies.
John 13:18-30
“I
am
not
saying
that
God
will
bless
all
of
you.
I
knew
what
all
of
you
were
like
when
I
chose
you.
But
I
also
chose
the
one
who
will
betray
me,
in
order
that
what
is
written
in
Scripture
might
be
fulfilled {to
fulfill
what
someone/the
psalmist
wrote
in
Scripture}, ‘The
one
who
is
acting
like
he
is
my
friend
by
eating
with
me
has
become
my
enemy [IDM].’
I
am
telling
you
about
someone betraying
me
before
it
happens,
in
order
that
when
it
happens,
you
may
continue
to
believe
that
I
am ◄
the
Messiah/who
I
say
I
am►.
Listen
to
this
carefully:
Those
who
accept
any
one
of
you
whom
I
am
sending
out,
God
will
consider
that
they
are
accepting
me.
And
those
who
accept
me,
God
will
consider
that
they
are
accepting
my
Father,
who
sent
me.”
After
Jesus
said
this,
he
was
very
troubled.
He
solemnly
declared, “Listen
to
this
carefully:
One
of
you
is
going
to
enable
my
enemies
to
seize
me.”
We
looked
at
each
other.
We
had
no
way
to
know
whom
he
was
talking
about.
I,
the
man
other
people
call ‘the
one
Jesus loved’,
was
sitting
very
close
to
Jesus.
Simon
Peter motioned
to
me
to indicate
that
I
should
ask
Jesus
whom
he
was
talking
about.
So
I
leaned
close
to
Jesus
and
asked
him, “Lord,
who
is
it?”
Jesus
answered, “It
is
the
one
to
whom
I
will
give
this
piece
of
bread
after
I
dip
it
in
the sauce
in
the
dish.”
Then,
to
show
us
that
he
knew
who
would
enable
his
enemies
to
seize
him,
after
he
dipped
the
bread
in
the sauce,
he
gave
it
to
Judas
Iscariot (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
Town).
As
soon
as
Judas
ate
the
bread,
Satan
took
control
of
him.
Then
Jesus
said
to
him, “What
you
are
going
to
do,
do
quickly.”
But
none
of
the
rest
of
us
who
were
sitting
there
knew
why
Jesus
said
that
to
him.
Since
Judas
took
care
of
the
money
people
gave
us
to
help
us,
some
thought
Jesus
was
telling
him
to
go
and
buy
some
things
we
needed
for
the
Passover
celebration.
Some
thought
he
was
telling
him
to
give
some
money
to
poor
people.
As
soon
as
Judas
had
eaten
the
bread,
he
left.
It
was
dark
outside,
and
it
was
dark [MET]
in
his
soul,
too.
Jesus
commanded
his
disciples
that
they
should
love
each
other.
John 13:31-35
After
Judas
left,
Jesus
said, “Now
it
will
be
shown {
my
Father
will
show}
how
wonderful
I,
the
one
who
came
from
heaven,
am.
And
by
what
I
do
it
will
be
seen {people
will
see}
how
great
God
is.
Since
by
what
I
do
people
will
see
how
awesome
God
is,
God
himself
will
show
people
how
awesome
I
am.
And
he
will
do
that
very
soon.
You
whom
I
love
as
though
you
were
my
children,
I
will
continue
with
you
only
a
short
time
longer.
Then
you
will
look
for
me,
but
I
will
not
be
here.
Just
like
I
told
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN],
I
am
telling
you
now,
that
where
I
am
going,
you
cannot
come
yet.
Now
I
am
giving
you
a
new
commandment:
You
must
love
each
other.
You
must
love
each
other
in
the
way
that
I
have
loved
you.
If
you
keep
loving
each
other,
everyone
who
is
aware
of
that [HYP]
will
know
that
you
are
my
disciples.”
Jesus
also
prophesied
that Peter
would
deny
that
he
knew
Jesus.
John 13:36-38
Simon
Peter
said
to
him, “Lord,
where
are
you
going?”
Jesus
replied, “The
place
where
I
am
going,
you
cannot
come
with
me
now,
but
you
will
come
there
later.”
Peter
said, “Lord,
why
can
I
not
come
with
you
now?
I
am
ready
to
die
for
you!”
Jesus
answered, “
You
say [RHQ]
that
you
are
ready
to
die
for
me.
But
the
truth
is
that
before
the
rooster
crows
early
tomorrow
morning,
you
will
say
three
times
that
you
do
not
know
me!”
Jesus encouraged his disciples and told them that he is the only way to the Father.
John 14:1-14
Jesus
continued
by
saying
to
us, “Stop
being
anxious/worried.
Keep
on
trusting
in
God (OR,
You
are
trusting
in
God);
also
keep
trusting
in
me.
Where
my
Father
is
in
heaven
there
is
plenty
of
room!
If
that
were
not
true,
I
would
have
told
you.
I
am
about
to
go
there
to
prepare
a
place
for
you.
And
because
I
will
go
there
and
prepare
a
place
for
you,
I
will
return
and
take
you
there
to
be
with
me.
I
will
do
that
so
that
you
may
also
be
where
I
am.
You
know
the
road
to
the
place
where
I
am
going.”
Thomas
said
to
him, “Lord,
we
do
not
know
where
you
are
going.
So
how
can
we
know
the
road?”
Jesus
said
to
him, “I
am
the
road [MET]
to
where
my
Father
is.
I
am
the
one
who
reveals [MET]
the
truth
about
God
and
the
one
who
gives
eternal
life
to
people.
I
am
the
only
one
who
can
enable
people
to
come
to
my
Father.
There
is
no
other
way.
If
you
really
knew
who
I
was,
you
would
have
known
my
Father
also.
From
now
on,
you
know
him,
and
it
is
as
though
you
have
seen
him.”
Philip
said
to
him, “Lord,
show
us
your
Father
and
that
will
be
enough
for
us!”
Jesus
said
to
him, “Philip,
I
have
been
with
you
for
a
long
time.
So ◄surely
you
should
know
who
I
really
am!/why
have
you
not
come
to
know
who
I
really
am?► [RHQ]
Those
who
have
seen
me,
it
is
as
though
they
have
seen
my
Father.
So ◄why
do
you
say ‘Show
us
your Father’?/you
should
not
say ‘Show
us
your Father’!► [RHQ]
Do
you
not [RHQ]
believe
that
I
have
a
close relationship
with
my
Father,
and
that
my
Father
has
a
close relationship
with
me?
The
messages
that
I
tell
you
do
not
come
from
me.
They
come
from
my
Father,
who
has
a
close relationship
with
me.
He
is enabling
me
to
teach
these
things,
and
to
perform
the
miracles
that
he
wants
me
to
perform.
Believe
that
I
have
a
close relationship
with
my
Father
and
that
my
Father
has
a
close relationship
with
me.
If
you
do
not
believe
that
just
because
of
what
I
say,
believe
it
because
of
the
miracles
themselves
that
I
have
done.
Listen
to
this
carefully:
You
who
trust
in
me
will
do
the
kinds
of
miracles
that
I
have
done.
Because
of
what
I
will
do
for
you (OR,
Because
I
will
send
God’s
Spirit
to
you)
after
I
go
to
my
Father,
you
will
be
able
to
do
miracles
that
will
be
greater
than
the
ones
I
have
done.
And
whatever
you,
using
my
authority,
ask
me
to
do,
I
will
do
it,
in
order
that
I
can
show
you
how
great
my
Father
is.
Anything
that
you
ask
my
Father
to
do,
anything
that
you
ask
with
my
authority [MTY],
I
will
do.”
Jesus
promised
to
send
the
Holy
Spirit
to
them.
John 14:15-31
“If
you
love
me,
you
will
do
what
I
have
commanded
you.
Then
I
myself
will
request
my
Father,
and
he
will
send
you
someone
else
who
will ◄encourage/be
like
a
legal
counsel
for►
you.
I
am
talking
about
the
Spirit,
who
will
teach
you
God’s
truth.
He
will
be
with
you
forever.
Those
who
are
opposed
to
God [MTY]
cannot
receive
him,
because
they
cannot
understand
what
he
does,
and
they
cannot
know
who
he
is.
But
you
know
who
he
is,
because
he
is
with
you
and
he
will
be
inside
you.
When
I
leave
you,
I
will
not
let
you
be
alone/helpless [MET].
When
I
send
the
Spirit,
it
will
be
like
I
am
coming
back
to
you (OR,
When
I
rise
from
the
dead,
I
will
come
back
to
you.)
Soon
those
who
do
not
belong
to
God [MTY]
will
not
see
me
anymore.
But
when
the
Spirit
comes
to
you,
it
will
be
as
though
you
will
be
seeing
me
again (OR,
But
after
I
become
alive
again,
you
will
see
me
again.)
Because
I
will
be
alive
again,
you
also
will
have
eternal
life.
At
that
time
you
will
know
that
I
have
a
close relationship
with
my
Father,
and
you
will
have
a
close relationship
with
me,
and
I
will
have
a
close relationship
with
you.
Those
who
have
accepted
my
commands
and
obey
them
are
the
people
who
love
me.
My
Father
will
love
those
who
love
me.
I
also
will
love
them,
and
I
will
fully
reveal
to
them
what
I
am
like.”
Then
Judas
spoke
to
him.
He
was
not
Judas
Iscariot (OR,
Judas,
the
man
from
Kerioth
Town),
but
instead
a
disciple
whose
other
name
was Thaddeus.
He
said, “Lord,
what
has
happened
so
that
you
can
fully
reveal
to
us
what
you
are
like,
and
not
reveal
that
to
those
who
do
not
belong
to
God [MTY]?”
Jesus
replied
to
him, “Those
who
love
me
will
obey
what
I
have
told
them.
My
Father
will
also
love
them.
It
is
those
people
whom
my
Father
and
I
will
be
able
to
come
to
and ◄live
with/have
a
personal relationship
with►.
But
those
who
do
not
love
me
will
not
obey
what
I
have
told
them.
So
I
cannot
reveal
to
them
what
I
am
really
like.
These
words
that
I
am
telling
you
have
not
come
just
from
me.
They
came
from
my
Father,
the
one
who
sent
me.
I
have
told
you
all
these
things
while
I
am
still
with
you.
But
my
Father
will
send
the
Holy
Spirit.
He
is
the
one
who
will ◄encourage/be
like
a
legal
counsel
for►
you.
He
will
come
with
my
authority [MTY].
He
will
teach
you
all
of
God’s
truth
that
you
need
to
know.
He
will
also
cause
you
to
remember
all
the
things
that
I
have
told
you.
As
I
leave
you,
I
am
causing
you
to
have
inner
peace.
This
inner
peace
comes
from
me.
I
am
not
causing
you
to
have
something
that
those
who
do
not
belong
to
God [MTY]
can
give
you.
So
stop
being
anxious/worried,
and
do
not
be
afraid.
You
heard
me
say
to
you, ‘I
am
going
away,
but
later
I
will
come
back
to
you.’
If
you
loved
me,
you
would
be
glad
that
I
am
going
back
to
my
Father,
because
my
Father
is
greater
than
I
am,
and
there
he
will
honor
me
and
will
send
the
Spirit
to
you.
I
have
told
you
these
things
now
before
they
happen,
so
that
when
they
happen
you
will
believe
that
what
I
said
is
true.
I
will
not
be
able
to
talk
to
you
much
longer,
because
what
happens
to
me
will
be
as
though
Satan,
the
ruler
of
this
world,
is
coming
to
attack
me.
But
he
has
no
control
over
what
happens
to
me.
Instead,
the
people
who
do
not
belong
to
God [MTY]
must
learn
from
what
happens
to
me
that
I
love
my
Father,
and
I
am
doing
the
things
that
he
has
commanded
me
to
do.
Now,
let’s
get
up
and
leave
here.”
Jesus taught them that they needed to remain closely united to him in order to live in a way that would please God.
John 15:1-17
Jesus
talked
to
us
as
we
were
walking
along.
Speaking figuratively
of
the
need
for
us
to
live
in
a
way
that
God
wants
us
to,
he
said, “I
am
like [MET]
a genuine
vine,
not
like
those
Jewish
leaders
who
do
not
teach
the
truth.
My
father
is
like [MET]
a gardener
who
works
to
take
care
of
a
vineyard.
Just
like
a gardener
cuts
off
the
branches
that
bear
no
grapes [MET],
God
gets
rid
of
those
who
do
not
please
him
even
though
they
say
that
they
belong
to
him.
Those
branches
that
bear
fruit,
the gardener
trims
so
that
they
may
bear
more
grapes.
Similarly,
my
Father
disciplines/corrects
those
who
live
as
he
wants
them
to
live.
You
are
already
like
the
branches
that
a gardener
trims
because
you
have
believed
the
message
that
I
have
told
you.
Remain
having
a
close relationship
with
me.
If
you
do
that,
I
will
remain
having
a
close relationship
with
you.
A
branch
of
a
vine
cannot
bear
fruit
if
it
is
cut
off
and
left
by
itself.
To
bear
fruit,
it
must
remain
attached
to
the
vine.
Similarly,
you
cannot
live
the
way
that
God
wants
you
to
if
you
do
not
remain
united
to
me [MET].
I
am
like [MET]
a
vine.
You
are
like [MET]
the
branches.
All
those
who
have
a
close relationship
with
me
and
with
whom
I
have
a
close relationship
will
do
much
that
pleases
God,
like [MET]
a
vine
that
bears
much
fruit.
Remember
that
you
can
do
nothing [HYP]
that
truly
pleases
God
without
my
help.
A gardener
cuts
off
and
throws
away
useless
branches.
Then,
after
they
dry
up,
he
picks
them
up
and
throws
them
into
a
fire
and
burns
them [SIM].
Similarly,
everyone
who
does
not
remain
having
a
close relationship
with
me,
God
will
get
rid
of.
If
you
remain
having
a
close relationship
with
me
and
you
keep
living
in
accordance
with
my
message,
you
can
ask
God
to
do
anything
for
you,
and
he
will
do
it.
The
way
my
Father
is
honored
is
by
your {The
way
you
honor
my
Father
is
by}
doing
much
that
pleases
him [MET],
and
by
doing
that,
you
will
show
that
you
are
my
disciples.
I
have
loved
you
just
as
my
Father
has
loved
me.
Now
keep
living
in
a
way
that
is
appropriate
for
those
whom
I
love.
If
you
obey
what
I
have
commanded
you,
you
will
be
acting
in
a
way
that
is
appropriate
for
those
whom
I
love,
just
like
I
have
obeyed
what
my
Father
has
commanded
me
and
I
act
in
a
way
that
is
appropriate
for
someone
whom
he
loves.
I
have
told
you
these
things
so
that
you
may
be
joyful
as
I
am
joyful,
and
that
you
may
be
completely
joyful.
What
I
am
commanding
you
is
this:
Love
each
other
just
like
I
have
loved
you.
The
best
way
that
people
can
show
that
they
love
someone
is
to
die
for
that
person.
There
is
no
way
that
you
can
love
someone
in
a
greater
way
than
that.
You
show
that
you
are
my
friends
if
you
keep
doing
what
I
have
commanded
you.
I
will
no
longer
call
you
my
servants,
because
servants
do
not
know
why
their
masters
want
them
to
do
things.
Instead,
I
have
said
that
you
are
my
friends,
because
I,
acting
like
a
friend,
have
revealed
to
you
everything
that
my
Father
told
me.
You
did
not
decide
to
become
my
disciples.
Instead,
I
chose
you,
so
that
you
would
do
many
things
that
please
him [MET].
The
results
of
what
you
do
will
last
forever.
I
also
chose
you
so
that
my
Father
will
do
for
you
whatever
you,
using
my
authority,
ask
him
to
do [MTY].
I
repeat
what
I
have
commanded
you:
Love
each
other.”
Jesus
taught
them
that
those
who
were
opposed
to
God
would
hate
them,
too.
John 15:18—16:4
“The
people
who
are
opposed
to
God
will
hate
you.
When
that
happens,
remember
that
they
hated
me
first.
If
you
belonged
to
those
who
are
opposed
to
God [MTY],
they
would
love
you
like
they
love
those
who
belong
to
them.
But
you
do
not
belong
to
those
who
are
opposed
to
God [MTY].
Instead,
I
chose
you
so
that
you
would
separate
yourselves
from [MTY]
them.
That
is
why
those
who
are
opposed
to
God [MTY]
hate
you.
Remember
these
words
that
I
told
you: ‘No
servant
is
greater
than
his
master.’
That
means
that
you,
who
are
like
my
servants,
cannot
expect
people
to
treat
you
better
than
they
treat
me.
So,
since
they
have ◄persecuted
me/caused
me
to
suffer►,
they
will ◄persecute
you/cause
you
to
suffer►
also.
If
they
had
paid
attention
to
the
things
I
taught
them,
they
would
pay
attention
to
what
you
teach
them.
They
will
treat
you
like
that
because
you
belong
to
me [MTY],
and
because
they
do
not
know
the
one
who
sent
me.
If
I
had
not
come
and
spoken
God’s
message
to
them,
they
would
not
be
guilty
of rejecting
me
and
my
message.
But
now
I
have
come
and
told
them
God’s
message,
so
they
will
have
no
excuse
when
God
judges
them
for
their
sin.
All
those
who
hate
me,
it
is
as
though
they
hate
my
Father
as
well.
If
I
had
not
done
among
them
the
miracles
that
no
one
else
ever
did,
they
would
not
be
guilty
of
the
sin
of rejecting
me.
But
now,
although
they
have
seen
those
miracles,
they
have
hated
both
me
and
my
Father.
But
this
has
happened
in
order
that
these
words
that
have
been
written
in
their Scriptures
might
be
fulfilled {to
fulfill
this
that
◄someone/the
Psalmist►
wrote
in
their Scriptures}: ‘They
hated
me
for
no
reason.’
Later
I
will
send
to
you
from
my
Father
the
one
who
will ◄encourage/be
like
a
legal
counsel
for►
you.
He
is
the
Spirit
who
will
teach
you
God’s
truth.
He
will
come
from
my
Father.
He
will
tell
people
about
me.
But
you
disciples
must
also
tell
people
about
me,
because
you
have
been
with
me
from
the
time
when
I
started
my
ministry [MTY].”
Jesus
continued
by
saying
to
us, “I
have
told
you
these
things
in
order
that
you
will
not
stop
trusting
in
me
when
people ◄
cause
you
to
suffer/persecute
you►.
They
will
not
allow
you
to
worship
in ◄synagogues/
their
meeting
places►.
In
fact,
there
will
be
a
time
when
anyone
who
kills
you
will
think
that
he
is
serving
God
by
doing
that.
They
will
do
such
things
because
they
have
never
known
who
I
really
am,
nor
who
my
Father
is.
I
have
told
you
these
things
in
order
that
when
they
start ◄
to
cause
you
to
suffer/to
persecute
you► [MTY],
you
will
remember
that
I
warned
you.
I
did
not
tell
you
these
things
when
you
first
started
to
accompany
me [MTY]
because
I
was
with
you,
and
they
were
causing
trouble
for
me,
not
for
you.”
Jesus
told
them
some
things
that
the
Holy
Spirit
would
do.
John 16:5-15
“Now
I
am
about
to
return
to
the
one
who
sent
me.
But
I
am
disappointed
that
none
of
you
is
asking
me, ‘Where
are
you
going?’
Instead,
because
I
have
told
you
these
things,
you
are
very
sad.
But
the
truth
is
that
it
is
good
for
you
that
I
am
going
away,
because
if
I
do
not
go
away,
the
Holy
Spirit,
who
will ◄encourage/be
like
a
legal
counsel
for►
you
will
not
come
to
you.
But
when
I
go,
I
will
send
him
to
you.
When
he
comes,
he
will
prove
that
those
who
do
not
belong
to
God [MTY]
are
wrong
about
what
is
sinful
and
about
who
is
really
righteous
and
about
whom
God
will
judge
and
condemn
for
their
sin.
He
will
tell
people
that
their
greatest
sin
is
that
they
do
not
believe
in
me.
He
will
tell
people
that
because
I
am
going
back
to
my
Father,
and
you
will
no
longer
see
me,
you
will
know
that
I
am
the
one
who
was
truly
righteous.
He
will
tell
people
that
the
fact
that
God
has
already
determined
that
he
will
punish
Satan,
the
one
who
rules
this
world,
shows
that
some
day
God
will
also
punish
those
who
do
not
belong
to
him.
I
have
many
more
things
that
I
would
like
to
tell
you,
but
you
are
not
able
to
accept
them
now.
But
God’s
Spirit
is
the
one
who
will
teach
you
God’s
truth.
When
he
comes,
he
will
guide
you
so
that
you
understand
all
spiritual
truth.
He
will
not
speak
from
his
own
authority.
Instead,
it
is
the
things
that
he
hears
my
Father
say
that
he
will
tell
you.
He
will
also
tell
you
about
things
that
will
happen
later.
He
will
honor
me
by
revealing
my
truth
to
you.
Everything
that
my
Father
has
is
mine.
That
is
why
I
said
that
the
Spirit
is
able
to
reveal
my
truth
to
you.”
Jesus
told
them
that
after
he
left
they
would
be
sad,
but
that
they
would
later
be
joyful
when
they
saw
him
again.
John 16:16-33
“After
a
short
time
I
will
leave
you,
and
you
will
not
see
me.
Then
a
short
time
after
that
you
will
see
me
again.”
So
some
of
us
said
to
each
other, “What
does
he
mean
by
saying ‘After
a
short
time
you
will
not
see
me,’
and ‘A
short
time
after
that
you
will
see
me again’?
And
what
does
he
mean
by ‘Because
I
am
going
back
to
my Father’?”
We
kept
asking
each
other, “What
does
he
mean
by
saying ‘After
a
little while’?
We
do
not
understand
what
he
is
saying.”
Jesus
realized
that
we
wanted
to
ask
him
about
that.
So
he
said
to
us, “You
are
asking [RHQ]
each
other
what
I
meant
when
I
said, ‘After
a
short
time
you
will
not
see
me,
and
then
a
short
time
after
that
you
will
see
me
again.’
Listen
to
this
carefully:
After
I ◄
leave
you/die►,
those
who
oppose
God [MTY]
will
be
happy,
but
you
will
be
sad.
But
later
you
will
stop
being
sad
and
you
will
become
joyful.
A
woman
who
is
about
to
bear
a
child
feels
pain,
because
that
is
what
happens [MTY]
at
that
time.
But
after
her
baby
is
born,
she
forgets
that
pain,
because
she
is
very
joyful
that
her
child
has
been
born.
It
will
be
the
same
with
you.
I
will
soon
die
and
you
will
be
sad.
But
after
that,
I
will
see
you
again.
Then
you
will
be
joyful,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
stop
you
from
being
joyful.
When
that
happens,
you
will
not
ask
me
any
questions
about
anything.
Listen
to
this
carefully:
After
that
happens,
my
Father
will
do
for
you
anything
you
ask,
because
of
his relationship
with
me [MTY].
Up
to
the
present
time,
using
my
authority
you
have
not
asked
God
to
do
anything
for
you [MTY].
Now
keep
asking
him
for
things
that
you
need.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
receive
them,
and
then
you
will
be
completely
joyful.
Although
I
have
been
speaking
these
things
using
figurative
language,
there
will
soon
be
a
time
when
I
will
no
longer
use
that
kind
of
language.
Instead,
I
will
tell
you
plainly ◄about
my
Father/what
my
Father
wants►.
At
that
time,
you
will
ask
him
for
things ◄because
you
belong
to
me/with
my
authority► [MTY].
I
will
not
need
to
ask
my
Father
to
do
what
you
ask.
My
Father
himself
loves
you
because
you
have
loved
me
and
because
you
have
believed
that
I
came
from
God
my
Father,
so
he
wants
you
to
ask
him (OR,
so
he
does
not
need
anyone
to
persuade
him
to
help
you)
I
came
from
my
Father
into
this
world.
Very
soon
I
will
be
leaving
this
world
and
going
back
to
my
Father.”
Then
we,
his
disciples,
said, “Now
you
are
speaking
plainly,
without
using
figurative
language.
Now
we
understand
that
you
know
everything.
You
do
not
need
anyone
to
ask
you
questions
about
anything,
because
you
know
what
we
want
to
ask
before
we
ask
you.
That
also
leads
us
to
believe
that
you
came
from
God.”
Jesus
replied, “Now
you [RHQ]
say
that
you
believe
that
I
came
from
God.
But
listen!
There
will
soon
be
a
time,
and
that
time
is
already
here,
when
you
will
all
run
away!
Each
of
you
will
run
away
to
your
own
home.
You
will
leave
me,
and
I
will
be
alone.
But
I
will
not
really
be
alone
at
that
time,
because
my
Father
is
always
with
me.
I
have
told
you
these
things
in
order
that
you
may
have
inner
peace
because
of
your relationship
with
me.
In
this
world
you
will
have
trouble.
But
be
courageous!
I
have
defeated
those
who
are
opposed
to
me [MTY],
and
you
can
defeat
them,
too!”
Jesus prayed that God would honor him.
John 17:1-5
After
Jesus
said
those
things,
he
looked
up
toward
heaven.
Then
he
prayed, “
My
Father,
it
is
now
the
time [MTY]
for
me
to
suffer
and
die.
Honor
me
as
I
do
that,
in
order
that
I
may
honor
you.
You
gave
me
authority
over
all
people,
in
order
that
I
might
enable
all
those
whom
you
chose
to
come
to
me
to
live
eternally.
The
way
for
people
to
live
eternally
is
for
them
to
know
that
you
are
the
only
true
God,
and
to
know
that
I,
Jesus,
am
the
Messiah,
the
one
you
have
sent.
I
have
honored
you
here
on
this
earth
by completing
all
the
work
that
you
gave
me
to
do.
My
Father,
now
honor
me
when
I
am
with
you
again,
by
causing
me
to
have
the
greatness
I
had
when
I
was
with
you
before
the
world
began.”
Jesus
prayed
that
God
would
protect
his
disciples.
John 17:6-19
“I
have
revealed
what
you
are
like
to
the
people
whom
you
brought
to
me
from
among
those
who
do
not
belong
to
you [MTY].
Those
who
came
to
me
belonged
to
you,
and
you
brought
them
to
me.
Now
they
have
obeyed
your
message.
Now
they
know
that
everything
you
have
given
me,
your
message
and
your
work,
comes
from
you.
I
gave
them
the
message
that
you
gave
me,
and
they
have
accepted
it.
They
now
know
for
certain
that
I
came
from
you.
They
now
believe
that
you
sent
me.
I
am
praying
for
them.
I
am
not
praying
for
those
who
do
not
belong
to
you [MTY].
Instead,
I
am
praying
for
those
whom
you
have
brought
to
me,
because
they
belong
to
you.
All
the
disciples
that
I
have
belong
to
you,
and
all
those
who
belong
to
you
also
belong
to
me.
They
have
shown
how
great
I
am.
I
will
not
be
staying
in
the
world
any
longer.
I
will
be
coming
back
to
you.
They,
however,
will
be
here
in
the
world
among
those
who
are
opposed
to
you.
My
Holy
Father,
protect
them
from
spiritual
harm
by
your
power [MTY],
the
power
that
you
gave
me,
in
order
that
they
may
be
united
as
we
are
united.
While
I
have
been
with
them,
I
have
completely
protected
them
by
the
power [MTY]
that
you
gave
me.
As
a
result,
only
one
of
them
will
be
eternally
separated
from
you.
He
is
the
one
who
was
doomed
to
be
eternally
separated
from
you.
That
has
happened
to
fulfill
what
a
prophet
wrote
in
the
Scriptures
would
happen.
Father,
now
I
am
about
to
return
to
you.
I
have
said
these
things
while
I
am
still
here
in
the
world
in
order
that
my
disciples
may
fully
experience
being
joyful,
as
I
have
been
joyful.
I
have
given
them
your
message.
As
a
result,
those
who
are
opposed
to
you [MTY]
have
hated
them,
because
my
disciples
do
not
belong
to
those
who
oppose
you [MTY],
just
like
I
do
not
belong
to
those
who
oppose
you [MTY].
I
am
asking
you,
not
that
you
take
them
out
of
this
world,
but
instead
that
you
protect
them
from
Satan,
the
evil
one.
They
do
not
belong
to
those
who
are
opposed
to
you [MTY],
just
like
I
also
do
not
belong
to
them.
Set
my
disciples
apart
so
that
they
may ◄completely
belong
to/serve►
you,
by
enabling
them
to
live
in
accordance
with
what
is
true.
Your
message
is
true.
Just
like
you
sent
me
here
into
this
world,
now
I
surely
will
be
sending
them
to
other
places
in [MTY]
the
world.
I
dedicate
myself
to
completely
belong
to
you,
in
order
that
they
also
may
truly
be
dedicated {dedicate
themselves}
completely
to
you.”
Jesus
prayed
for
future believers.
John 17:20-26
“I
am
praying
not
only
for
these
eleven
disciples.
I
am
praying
also
for
those
who
will
believe
in
me
as
a
result
of
hearing
their
message.
My
Father,
I
want
all
of
them
to
be
united,
just
like
I
am
united
with
you
because
of
my relationship
with
you,
and
as
you
are
united
with
me
because
of
your relationship
with
me.
I
also
want
them
to
be
united
with
us.
I
want
that
to
happen
so
that
those
who
do
not
know
you [MTY]
may
know
that
you
sent
me.
I
have
honored
my
disciples
just
like
you
honored
me,
in
order
that
they
may
be
united,
as
we
are
united.
I
want
them
to
be
united
just
like
they
are
united
with
me
and
as
you
are
united
with
me.
May
they
be
completely
united,
in
order
that
those
who
do
not
belong
to
you [MTY]
may
know
that
you
sent
me
and
that
you
have
loved
them
just
like
you
have
loved
me.
My
Father,
I
want
the
disciples
you
have
brought
to
me
to
some
day
be
with
me
in
heaven,
where
I
will
be.
I
want
them
to
see
my
greatness.
I
want
them
to
see
the
greatness
you
gave
me
because
you
loved
me.
You
gave
me
that
greatness
before
you
created
the
world.
My
righteous
Father,
although
the
people
who
do
not
belong
to
you [MTY]
do
not
know
what
you
are
like,
I
know
what
you
are
like,
and
my
disciples
know
that
you
sent
me.
I
have
revealed
to
them
what
you
are
like,
and
I
will
continue
to
reveal
to
them
what
you
are
like.
I
will
do
that
in
order
that
they
may
love
others
just
like
you
love
me,
and
in
order
that
I
may
be
in
them
by
my
Spirit.”
They seized Jesus in a grove of olive trees.
John 18:1-11
After
Jesus
finished
praying,
he
went
across
the
Kidron
Brook,
along
with
us
disciples,
to
a
grove
of
olive
trees.
Judas,
who
was
about
to
enable
Jesus’
enemies
to
seize
him,
knew
that
he
would probably
be
there.
He
knew
that
because
Jesus
often
gathered
there
with
us.
So
Judas
came
to
that
grove.
He
was
leading
a
troop
of Roman
soldiers
and
some
Temple
guards
who
had
been
sent
by
the
Pharisees
and
chief
priests.
They
were
carrying
torches
and
lamps
and
weapons.
Jesus
knew
everything
that
was
about
to
happen
to
him.
So
as
they
approached,
he
stepped
forward
and
asked
them, “Who
are
you
looking
for?”
They
replied
to
him, “Jesus,
the
man
from
Nazareth.”
He
replied, “That
is
who
I
am.”
Judas,
the
one
who
was enabling
his
enemies
to
seize
him,
was
with
them.
When
Jesus
told
them, “That
is
who
I
am,”
they lurched
backward
and
fell
down
on
the
ground
because
of
his
power.
He
asked
them
again, “Who
are
you
looking
for?”
They
said, “Jesus,
the
man
from
Nazareth.”
Jesus
replied, “I
told
you
that
I
am
Jesus.
So
since
I
am
the
one
you
are
looking
for,
allow
these
disciples
of
mine
to
go.”
This
happened
in
order
that
when
they
did
what
he
asked
them
to
do,
the
words
would
be
fulfilled
that
he
had
prayed, “I
will
never
lose
any
of
those
whom
God
has
brought
to
me.”
Simon
Peter
had
a
long
dagger.
So
he
drew
it
and
tried
to
kill
the
high
priest’s
servant,
but
he
only
cut
off
the
man’s
right
ear.
The
servant’s
name
was
Malchus.
Jesus
said
to
Peter, “Put
your
sword
back
into
its
sheath! ◄I
must
endure
what
my
Father
wants
me
to
suffer./Do
you
not
think
that
I
must
endure
what
my
Father
wants
me
to
suffer?► [MET, RHQ]”
They
took
Jesus
to
be
questioned
by Annas,
the
former
high
priest.
John 18:12-14
Then
the
troop
of
soldiers,
along
with
their
commander
and
the
Jewish
Temple
guards,
seized
Jesus.
They
tied
his
hands
behind
his
back.
Then
they
took
him
first
to Annas,
who
was
previously
the
high
priest.
He
was
the
father-in-law
of
Caiaphas.
Caiaphas
was
the
high
priest
that
year.
Caiaphas
was
the
one
who
previously
advised
the
Jewish
Council
that
it
would
be
better
if
one
man
died
for
the
sake
of
the
people
than
for
all
the
people
of
the
Jewish
nation
to
die.
Peter
denied
that
he
was Jesus’
disciple.
John 18:15-18
Simon
Peter
and
I
were
following
Jesus.
Because
the
high
priest
knew
me,
his
doorkeeper
permitted
me
to
enter
the
courtyard.
But
Peter
had
to
wait
outside
near
the
doorway.
However,
since
I
knew
the
high
priest,
I
went
back
to
the
doorway
and
spoke
to
the
girl
who
was
guarding
the
entrance.
Then
she
allowed
Peter
to
come
in.
The
servant
girl
who
was
guarding
the
doorway
said
to
Peter, “Surely
you
are
not
another
disciple
of
that
man
they
have
arrested,
are
you?”
He
said, “I
am
not.”
It
was
cold,
so
the
high
priest’s
slaves
and
Temple
guards
made
a
charcoal
fire
and
were
standing
around
it
to
keep
warm.
Peter
was
also
standing
near
it,
warming
himself.
The
High
Priest
questioned
Jesus.
John 18:19-24
While
Peter
was
doing
that,
the
high
priest
asked
Jesus
about
his
disciples
and
about
what
he
was
teaching
people.
Jesus
replied, “I
have
always
spoken
where
many
people [MTY, HYP]
could
hear
me.
I
have
taught
them
in ◄the
synagogues/their
meeting
places►
and
in
the
Temple
courtyard,
in
places
where
many [HYP]
Jews
come
together.
I
have
spoken
nothing
secretly.
So ◄why
are
you
asking
me
questions
like
this illegally?/you
should
not
be
asking
me
questions
like
this illegally!► [RHQ]
Ask
the
people
who
heard
what
I
taught!
They
certainly
know
what
I
said!”
After
Jesus
said
that,
one
of
the
Temple
guards
standing
near
him
slapped
him
on
his
face.
He
said, “◄That
is
not
the
way
you
should
answer
the
high
priest!/Is
that
the
way
you
should
answer
the
high
priest?► [RHQ]”
Jesus
replied
to
him, “If
I
said
something
that
was
contrary
to
your
laws,
you
could
tell
me
that
what
I
said
that
was
wrong.
But
because
I
said
only
what
was
right, ◄you
should
not
be
striking
me!/why
are
you
striking
me?► [RHQ]”
Then
after Jesus’
hands
were
tied {after
they
tied Jesus
hands}
again, Annas
sent
him
to
Caiaphas,
the
high
priest.
Peter
denied
two
more
times
that
he
knew Jesus.
John 18:25-27
As
Simon
Peter
was
standing
warming
himself
at
the
fire,
someone
else
said
to
him, “You
are
not
one
of
that
man’s
disciples,
are
you?”
He
denied
that
he
was,
and
said, “I
am
not.”
Later
one
of
the
high
priest’s
servants,
a
man
who
was
a
relative
of
the
man
whose
ear
Peter
had
cut
off
before,
said
to
him, “I
saw
you
with
that
man
in
the
grove
of
olive
trees,
did
I
not?”
Peter
again
denied
it.
Immediately
a
rooster
crowed,
as
Jesus
had
said
would
happen.
Pilate
the
governor
questioned
Jesus.
John 18:28-40
Then
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
led
Jesus
from
the
home
of
Caiaphas
to
the headquarters
of Pilate,
the Roman
governor.
It
was
before
dawn.
Pilate
was
a non-Jew,
and
they
thought
that
if
they
entered
his headquarters,
they
would
become
unacceptable
to
God {God
would
reject
them},
and
as
a
result
they
would
not
be
able
to
eat
the
food
during
the
Passover
celebration.
Because
of
that,
they
did
not
want
to
enter Pilate’s headquarters.
So
Pilate
came
out
to
talk
to
them.
He
said, “What
law
do
you
say
that
this
man
has
disobeyed?”
They
knew
that
Jesus
had
not
disobeyed
any Roman
law,
so
they
did
not
want
to
answer
him.
Instead,
they
said, “If
this
man
were
not
a criminal,
we
would
not
have
brought
him
to
you!”
Then
Pilate
said
to
them, “Take
him
yourselves,
and
judge
him
according
to
your
own
laws!”
Then
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
said, “
No!
We
want
him
executed,
but
we
want
you Romans
to
execute
him,
because
we
Jews
have
no
right
to
execute
anyone!”
The Romans
executed
people
by nailing
them
to
a
cross.
So,
as
a
result
of
what
the
Jewish
leaders
said,
it
was
fulfilled {
the Romans
would
fulfill}
what
Jesus
had
said
previously
about
the
way
he
was
going
to
die.
Pilate
then
went
back
inside
his headquarters.
He
summoned
Jesus.
Because
the
Jewish
leaders
had
said
that
Jesus
claimed
to
be
a
king,
Pilate
said
to
Jesus
scornfully, “Are
you
the
king
of
the
Jews?”
Jesus
replied, “Are
you
asking
that
because
you
yourself
want
to
know
if
I
claim
to
be
a
king,
or
because ◄someone
else/Caiaphas►
said
that
I
claim
to
be
their
king?”
Pilate
replied, “I
am
not
a
Jew,
so ◄
I
cannot
understand
these
matters!/how
can
I
understand
these
matters?► [RHQ]
It
was
your
fellow
Jews
and
your
chief
priests
who
brought
you
to
me!
What
have
you
done
to
make
them
want
to
execute
you?”
Jesus
replied, “It
is
not
people
in [MTY]
this
world
who
are
making
me
king.
If
it
was
people
in
this
world
who
were
making
me
a
king,
my
disciples
would
have
fought
in
order
that
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
would
be
prevented {to
prevent
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]}
from
seizing
me.
But
it
is
not
someone
here
in
this
world
who
is
making
me
a
king.”
Then
Pilate
said
to
him, “So
are
you
saying
that
you
are
a
king?”
Jesus
replied, “
Yes,
what
you
have
said
about
my
being
a
king
is
correct.
I
was
born
to
become
a
king,
and
I
came
into
this
world
to
tell
people
the
truth
about
God.
Everyone
who
believes
the
truth
pays
attention
to
what
I
say.”
Pilate
said
to
him, “
How
can
anyone
know
what
the
truth
is?”
After
he
said
that,
he
went
outside
and
talked
to
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
again.
He
said
to
them, “I
do
not
find
that
he
has
done
anything
at
all
for
which
I
should
punish
him.
But
you
Jews
customarily,
every
year
during
the
Passover
celebration,
ask
me
to
release
for
you
someone
who
is
in
prison.
So
would
you
like
for
me
to
release
for
you
the
man
who
you
Jews
say
is
your
king?”
They
shouted
again, “No,
do
not
release
this
man!
Instead,
release Barrabas!”
But Barrabas
was
in
prison
because
he
was
a revolutionist!
Pilate finally permitted them to crucify Jesus.
John 19:1-16a
Then
Pilate
took
Jesus
inside
and
had
soldiers ◄scourge
Jesus/stike
Jesus
with
a
whip
that
had
pieces
of
metal
or
bone
fastened
to
it►.
The
soldiers
also
took
some
branches
with
thorns
and
wove
them
to
make
something
like
a
crown.
Then
they
put
it
on
his
head.
They
also
put
a
purple
robe
on
him.
They
did
these
things
to
ridicule
him
by
pretending
that
he
was
a
king.
Then
they
kept
coming
to
him
and
saying, “Hooray
for
the
King
of
the
Jews [IRO]!”
and slapping
him
on
his
face.
Once
more
Pilate
came
outside
and
said
to
the
crowd, “Look!
I
am
bringing
him
out
to
you
so
that
you
may
know
that
I
do
not
find
that
he
has
done
anything
for
which
we
should
punish
him
anymore.”
When
Jesus
came
out,
wearing
the
crown
of
thorns
and
the
purple
robe,
Pilate
said
to
them, “Look
at
this
wretched
man!”
When
the
chief
priests
and
Temple
guards
saw
him,
they
shouted, “Command
your
soldiers
to
kill
him
by nailing
him
to
a
cross!
Crucify
him!”
Pilate,
knowing
that
they
could
not legally
do
it
themselves,
said
to
them, “You
yourselves
take
him
and
nail
him
to
a
cross!
As
for
me,
I
do
not
find
that
he
has
done
anything
for
which
we
should
punish
him.”
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
replied, “
Our ancestor
Moses
gave
us
the
law
that
says
we
must
kill
anyone
who
claims
to
be
God.
This
man
claims
that
he
is ◄the
Son
of/the
man
who
is
also►
God,
so
you
must
have
him
killed {
command
your
soldiers
to
kill
him}.”
When
Pilate
heard
that,
he
was
more
afraid
of
what
would
happen
to
himself
if
he
commanded
the
soldiers
to
kill
Jesus.
So
he
took
Jesus
back
inside
the headquarters.
He
said
to
Jesus, “Where
do
you
really
come
from?”
But
Jesus
did
not
answer
him.
So
Pilate
said
to
him, “Are
you
refusing
to
answer
me?
Do
you
not
know
that
I
have
authority
to
release
you,
and
I
also
have
authority
to
have
you
crucified {command
my
soldiers
to
crucify
you}?”
Jesus
replied, “The
only
authority
you
have
is
what
has
been
given
to
you
by
God [MTY] {what
God [MTY]
has
given
you}.
The
high
priest
put
me
into
your
hands.
He
has
done
to
me
what
he
wanted
to
do,
and
you
do
not
really
want
to
do
it.
So
he
is
guilty
of
committing
a
greater
sin
than
you
are.”
Because
of
that,
Pilate
kept
trying
to
release
Jesus.
But
the
Jewish
leaders
[SYN],
threatening
to
report
to
the Emperor
that
Pilate
was
not
going
to
punish
a
man
who
claimed
he
was
a
king,
continued
to
shout, “Anyone
who
claims
that
he
is
a
king
is opposing
the Emperor!
So
if
you
release
this
man,
we
will
make
sure
that
the Emperor
learns
about
it,
and
then
he
will
not
consider
you
as
his
friend!”
When
Pilate
heard
that,
he
brought
Jesus
out
again.
He
sat
down
at
the
place
where
he
made
decisions
about
punishing
people.
The
place
was
called {People
called
it}
The
Stone
Pavement.
In
the
Aramaic
language
its
name
was
Gabbatha.
It
was
almost noontime,
on
the
day
that
they
prepared
things
for
the
Passover
celebration (OR,
the
day
before
the
Sabbath
during
the
Passover
celebration).
Pilate
said
to
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN],
ridiculing
them, “Look
at
your
king!”
They
shouted, “Take
him
away!
Take
him
away!
Have
him
crucified {Command
your
soldiers
to
nail
him
to
a
cross}!”
Pilate
said
to
them, “
He
is
your
king!
Do
you
really
want
me
to
tell
my
soldiers
to
nail
him
to
a
cross?”
The
chief
priests
replied, “The Emperor
is
our
king!
We
do
not
have
any
other
king!”
Then
at
last
Pilate
agreed
to
do
what
they
wanted,
and
he
told
the
soldiers
to
crucify
Jesus.
They nailed
Jesus
to
a
cross.
John 19:16b-24
Then
the
soldiers
took
Jesus
away.
As
they
left,
he
himself
was
carrying
the
cross
on
which
they
were
going
to
nail
him.
They
went
to
a
place
called
The
Place
of
a
Skull.
In
the
Aramaic
language
it
is
called {they
call
it}
Golgotha.
There,
after
removing
most
of
his
clothes,
the
soldiers nailed
him
to
the
cross.
They
also
nailed
two
other
criminals
to crosses.
There
was
one
on
each
side,
and
Jesus
was
in
the
middle.
Pilate
also
had
them
write
on
a
board
a
notice
that stated
why
they
were
executing
him,
and
fasten
it
to
the
cross.
But
all
they
wrote
was ‘Jesus
from
Nazareth,
the
King
of
the
Jews’.
Many
Jews
were
able
to
read
this
sign,
because
the
place
where
Jesus
was nailed {where
they nailed
Jesus}
to
the
cross
was
very
close
to
Jerusalem,
where
many
people
had
come
for
the
celebration,
and
because
it
was
written {they
wrote
it}
in
three
languages:
Hebrew,
Latin,
and
Greek.
So
the
Jewish
priests
went
back
to
Pilate
and
protested,
saying
to
him, “Change
what
they
have
written
from ‘The
King
of
the
Jews’
to ‘This
man
said
that
he
is
the
King
of
the
Jews’!”
Pilate
replied, “What
I
told
them
to
write
is
what
they
have
written,
and
I
will
not
change
it.”
After
the
soldiers nailed
Jesus
to
the
cross,
they
took
his
clothes
and
divided
them
into
four
parts,
one
part
for
each
soldier.
But
they
kept
his
cloak
separate.
This
cloak
was
without seam,
woven
from
top
to
bottom,
one
piece
of
cloth.
So
they
said
to
each
other, “Let’s
not
tear
it.
Instead,
let’s
decide ◄
by
throwing
lots/
by gambling►
who
will
get
it.”
So
that
is
what
the
soldiers
did.
As
a
result,
these
words
were
fulfilled {they
fulfilled
these
words}
that
the
Psalmist
had
written
in
Scripture,
They
divided
most
of
my
clothes
among
themselves.
They
cast
lots
for
one
piece
of
my
clothing.
Jesus
entrusted
his
mother
to John’s
care.
John 19:25-27
Near
the
cross
where
they
had nailed
Jesus
stood
his
mother,
his
mother’s
sister,
Mary
the
wife
of
Clopas,
and
another
Mary,
the
woman
from Magdala
village.
Jesus
saw
his
mother
standing
there.
He
also
saw
me
standing
nearby.
Then
he
said
to
his
mother, “This
man
will
now
be
like
your
son.”
And
he
said
to
me, “
Treat
this
woman
as [MET]
your
mother.”
So
from
that
time
I
took
her
to
my
home
and
took
care
of
her.
Jesus
died.
John 19:28-37
Later,
Jesus
knew
that
everything
that
God
sent
him
to
do
had
now
been
completed {that
he
had
now
completed
everything
that
God
sent
him
to
do},
but
he
knew
that
something
else
that
was
written
in
the
Scriptures
had
to
be
fulfilled {
that
he
had
to
fulfill
something
else
that
they
had
written
in
the
Scriptures}.
So
he
said, “I
am
thirsty!”
There
was
a
jar
of
sour
wine
there.
So
someone
took
a
stalk
of
a
plant
called
hyssop
and
fastened
a
sponge
to
it.
Then
he
dipped
the
sponge
into
the
wine
and
lifted
it
up
to Jesus’
lips.
When
Jesus
tasted
the
sour
wine,
he
shouted, “
I
have
finished
all
that
I
came
to
do!”
Then
he
bowed
his
head
and ◄died/handed
over
his
spirit
to
God►.
That
was
the
day
that
they
prepared
everything
for
their ◄
Sabbath/day
of
rest►.
The
next
day
was
a
special
day
of
rest,
because
it
was
the
day
of
rest
during
the
Passover
celebration.
The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
did
not
want
the
bodies
of
the
three
men
to
remain
on
the
cross
during
their ◄Sabbath/day
of
rest►
because
leaving
bodies
hanging
overnight
would
be
contrary
to
their
Jewish
laws.
So
they
went
to
Pilate
and
asked
him
to
command
that
the
legs
of
the
three
men
on
the
crosses
be
broken {the
soldiers
to
break
the
legs
of
the
three
men
on
the
crosses},
so
that
they
would
die
quickly.
Then
their
bodies
could
be
taken
down
and
buried {someone
could
take
down
their
bodies
and
bury
them}.
So,
after Pilate
agreed,
the
soldiers
went
and
broke
the
legs
of
the
first
man
whom
they
had nailed
on
a
cross
near
Jesus.
Then
they
broke
the
legs
of
the
second
man.
But
when
they
came
to
Jesus,
they
saw
that
he
was
dead
already.
So
they
did
not
break
his
legs.
Instead,
one
of
the
soldiers
pierced Jesus’
side
with
a
spear
to
make
sure
that
Jesus
was
dead.
Immediately
blood
clots
and
other
liquid
flowed
out,
which
showed
that
Jesus
was
really
dead.
I,
John,
saw
this
myself,
and
what
I
am
writing
is
true.
I
know
that
I
am
telling
the
truth,
and
I
am
saying
this
in
order
that
you
may
believe
in (OR,
my
testimony
about)
Jesus.
These
things
happened
in
order
that
these
words
would
be
fulfilled {to
fulfill
these
words}
that
are
written
in
Scripture: “Not
one
of
his
bones
will
be
broken {No
one
will
break
any
of
his
bones}.”
And
they
fulfilled
another
Scripture
passage
that
has
these
words: ‘They
will
look
on
the
one
whom
they
have pierced’.
Joseph
and
others
put Jesus’
body
in
a
cave.
John 19:38-42
Later,
Joseph,
from Arimathea
town,
went
to
Pilate
and
asked
Pilate
to
allow
him
to
take
Jesus’
body
down
from
the
cross.
Joseph
was
a
disciple
of
Jesus,
but
he
did
not
tell
anyone
that,
because
he
was
afraid
of
the
other
Jewish
leaders [SYN].
Pilate
permitted
him
to
take
Jesus’
body,
so
he
went,
along
with
others,
and
they
took
Jesus’
body
down
from
the
cross.
Nicodemus
was
one
of
them.
He
was
the
man
who
previously
went
to
visit
Jesus
at
night.
Nicodemus
bought
an
expensive
mixture
of
myrrh
and aloe
spices
to
put
on
the
body.
It
weighed
about ◄75
pounds/35 kilograms►.
They
took
the
body
of
Jesus
and
wrapped
strips
of
linen
cloth
around
it,
putting
the
spices
in
with
the
strips
of
cloth.
They
did
this
according
to
the
Jewish
customs
about
burying
bodies
in
tombs.
Close
to
the
place
where
Jesus
was
crucified {where
they nailed
Jesus
to
the
cross}
there
was
a
grove
of
trees,
and
at
the
edge
of
that
grove
was
a
new
burial
cave.
Nobody
had
ever
been
put
in
that
cave
previously.
The
Jewish
day
of
rest
would
start
at
sunset,
and
they
had
to
finish
burying
his
body
before
then.
So,
since
that
cave
was
nearby,
they
laid
Jesus’
body
there
and
rolled
a
huge
stone
in
front
of
the
entrance.
On Sunday morning they discovered that Jesus’ tomb was empty.
John 20:1-9
Early
on Sunday
morning,
while
it
was
still
dark,
Mary,
the
woman
from Magdala
village,
went
to
the
burial
cave
with
some
other
women.
They
saw
that
the
stone
had
been
removed {that
someone
had
removed
the
stone}
from
the
entrance
to
the
cave.
So Mary
ran
to
where
Simon
Peter
and
I
were
staying
in
Jerusalem.
She
said
to
us, “They
have
taken
the
Lord’s
body
out
of
the
burial
cave,
and
we
do
not
know
where
they
have
put
it!”
So
Peter
and
I
started
going
to
the
cave.
We
were
both
running,
but
I
ran
faster
than
Peter
and
got
there
first.
I
stooped
down
at
the
entrance
and
looked
inside.
I
saw
the
strips
of
linen
cloth
lying
there
where
his
body
had
been
laid,
but
I
did
not
go
inside.
Then
Simon
Peter,
who
was
running
behind
me,
arrived.
He
went
inside
the
cave.
He,
too,
saw
the
strips
of
linen
cloth
lying
there.
He
also
saw
the
cloth
that
they
had
wrapped
around Jesus’
head.
It
had
been
folded
and
put {Someone
had
folded
it
and
put
it}
aside,
separate
from
the
linen
strips.
Then
I
also
went
inside.
I
saw
those
things
and
I
believed
that
Jesus
had
truly
become
alive
again.
Before
this
happened,
we
did
not
understand
from
what
the
prophets
had
written
in
the
Scriptures,
that
he
had
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died.
Jesus
appeared
to Mary
from Magdala.
John 20:10-18
Then
we
two
disciples
went
back
to
where
we
were
staying.
In
the meantime, Mary
returned
to
the
cave.
As
she
stood
outside
the
cave
crying,
she
stooped
down
to
look
inside
the
cave.
She
saw
two
angels
in
very
white
clothing,
sitting
at
the
place
where
Jesus’
body
had
been
laid.
One
was
where
his
head
had
been,
and
the
other
was
where
his
feet
had
been.
They
said
to
her, “Woman,
why
are
you
crying?”
She
said
to
them, “They
have
taken
away
the
body
of
my
Lord,
and
I
do
not
know
where
they
have
put
it!”
After
she
said
that,
she
turned
around
and
saw
Jesus
standing
there,
but
she
did
not
know
that
it
was
Jesus.
He
said
to
her, “Woman,
why
are
you
crying?
Who
are
you
looking
for?”
Thinking
that
he
was
the
gardener,
she
said
to
him, “Sir,
if
you
have
taken
his
body
away,
tell
me
where
you
have
put
it.
Then
I
will
get
it
and
bury
it
properly.”
Jesus
said
to
her, “Mary!”
She
turned
toward
him
again
and
recognized
him.
Then
she
exclaimed
in
Aramaic, “Rabboni!”
which
means ‘Teacher’.
Jesus
said
to
her, “Stop clinging
to
me,
because
I
have
not
yet
returned
to
my
Father.
Go
to
my
disciples
and
tell
them, ‘I
am
about
to
return
to
my
Father
and
your
Father,
to
the
one
who
is
my
God
and
your God’.”
So
Mary
went
to
where
we
disciples
were
and
told
us
that
she
had
seen
the
Lord
alive
again.
She
also
told
us
what
Jesus
said
that
she
should
tell
us.
Jesus
appeared
to
many
of
his
disciples.
John 20:19-25
On
that Sunday
evening
we
disciples
gathered
together.
The
doors
were
locked {
We
locked
the
doors}
because
we
were
afraid
that
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
might arrest
us.
Suddenly
Jesus
appeared
miraculously
and
stood
among
us!
He
said
to
us, “May
God
give
you
inner
peace!”
After
he
said
that,
he
showed
us
the
wounds
in
his
hands
and
his
side.
We
were
very
happy
when
we
saw
the
Lord!
Jesus
said
to
us
again, “May
God
give
you
peace!
Just
like
my
Father
sent
me,
now
I
am
sending
you
to
proclaim
my
message.”
After
saying
that,
he
breathed
on
us
and
said, “Receive
the
Holy
Spirit!
If
you
forgive
people
for
their
having
sinned,
God
will
already
have
forgiven
them.
If
you
do
not
forgive
them,
God
has
not
forgiven
them.”
One
of
us
disciples,
Thomas,
the
one
whom
we
called
The Twin,
was
not
with
us
when
Jesus
appeared
to
us.
When
the
rest
of
us
told
him
that
we
had
seen
the
Lord,
he
said
to
us, “If
I
do
not
see
the
marks
of
the
nails
in
his
hands
and
put
my
fingers
in
the
place
where
the
nails
were,
and
put
my
hands
into
the
place
in
his
side
where
the
soldier
thrust
the
spear,
I
will
certainly
not
believe
that
he
was
the
one
you
saw!”
Jesus
appeared
to
all
of
his
disciples,
including Thomas.
John 20:26-29
A
week
later
we
were
in
the
house
again.
This
time
Thomas
was
with
us.
Although
the
doors
had
been
locked {
we
had
locked
the
doors},
Jesus
again
appeared
miraculously
and
stood
among
us.
He
said, “May
God
give
peace
to
you!”
Then
he
showed
Thomas
his
hands
and
said
to
him, “Put
your
finger
here!
Look
at
the
wounds
in
my
hands!
Reach
out
your
hand
and
put
it
in
the
wound
in
my
side!
Stop doubting [LIT/DOU]!
Instead,
believe
that
I
am
alive
again!”
Thomas
answered
him, “
You
are
truly
my
Lord
and
my
God!”
Jesus
said
to
him, “Because
you
have
seen
me,
you
have
believed
that
about
me.
But
God
is
truly
pleased
with
those
who
have
believed
that
about
me,
even
though
they
have
not
seen
me!”
John
stated
the
purpose
of
this
book.
John 20:30-31
We
disciples
saw
Jesus
perform
many
other
miracles,
but
I
have
not
written
about
them
in
this
book.
But
these
that
I
have
written
about,
I
have
written
about
them
in
order
that
you
may
believe
that
Jesus
is
the
Messiah, ◄the
Son
of
God/the
man
who
is
also
God►,
and
in
order
that
you
may
have
eternal
life
by
trusting ◄in
him/in
what
he
has
done
for
you► [MTY].
Jesus appeared to seven disciples and enabled them miraculously to catch a lot of fish.
John 21:1-14
After
that,
Jesus
showed
himself
to
us
disciples
when
we
were
at
Tiberias
Lake,
which
is
another
name
for
Galilee
Lake.
This
is
what
happened:
Simon
Peter,
Thomas
who
was
called {whom
we
called}
The Twin, Nathaniel
from
Cana
town
in
Galilee,
my
older
brother
and
I,
and
two
other
disciples
were
together.
Simon
Peter
said
to
us, “
I
am
going
to
try
to
catch
some
fish.”
We
said, “We
will
go
with
you.”
So
we
went
down
to
the lake
and
got
into
the
boat.
But
that
night
we
caught
nothing.
Early
the
next
morning,
Jesus
stood
on
the
shore,
but
we
did
not
know
that
it
was
Jesus.
He
called
out
to
us, “My
friends,
you
have
not
caught
any
fish,
have
you?”
We
answered, “You
are
correct,
we
have
not
caught
any.”
He
said
to
us, “Throw
your
net
out
from
the
right-hand
side
of
the
boat!
Then
you
will
find
some!”
We
did
that,
and
we
caught
so
many
fish
in
the
net
that
we
were
unable
to
pull
the
net
into
the
boat!
But
I
knew
that
it
was
Jesus,
so
I
said
to
Peter, “It
is
the
Lord!”
Peter
had
taken
off
his
cloak
while
he
was
working,
but
as
soon
as
he
heard
me
say “It
is
the
Lord!”
he
wrapped
his
cloak
around
himself
and jumped
into
the
water
and swam
to
shore.
The
rest
of
us
came
to
the
shore
in
the
boat, pulling
the
net
full
of
fish.
We
were
not
far
from
shore,
only
about 100
yards/meters.
When
we
got
to
the
shore,
we
saw
that
there
was
a
fire
of
burning
coals
there,
with
a
large
fish
on
the
fire,
and
some buns.
Jesus
said
to
us, “Bring
some
of
the
fish
that
you
have
just
caught!”
Simon
Peter
got
in
the
boat
and
dragged
the
net
to
the
shore.
It
was
full
of
large
fish.
There
were 153
of
them!
But
in
spite
of
there
being
so
many
fish,
the
net
was
not
torn.
Jesus
said
to
us, “Come
and
eat
some breakfast!”
None
of
us
dared
to
ask
him, “Who
are
you?”
because
we
knew
that
it
was
the
Lord.
Jesus
took
the buns
and
gave
them
to
us.
He
did
the
same
with
the
fish.
That
was
the
third
time
that
Jesus
appeared
to
us
disciples
after
God
caused
him
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died.
Jesus
asked Peter
three
times
if
he
really
loved
Jesus.
Then
Jesus
told Peter
how Peter
would
die.
John 21:15-19
When
we
had
finished
eating,
Jesus
said
to
Simon
Peter, “John’s
son
Simon,
do
you
love
me
more
than
these
other
disciples
do?”
Peter
said
to
him, “Yes,
Lord,
you
know
that
you
are
dear
to
me (OR,
that
I
love
you).”
Jesus
said, “Give
to
those
who
belong
to
me
what
they
need spiritually,
like [MET]
a
shepherd
provides
food
for
his
lambs.”
Jesus
said
to
him
again, “John’s
son
Simon,
do
you
love
me?”
He
replied, “Yes,
Lord,
you
know
that
you
are
dear
to
me (OR,
that
I
love
you).”
Jesus
said
to
him, “Take
care
of
those
who
belong
to
me,
like [MET]
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
sheep.”
Jesus
said
to
him
a
third
time, “John’s
son
Simon,
am
I
really
dear
to
you (OR,
do
you
really
love
me)?”
Peter
was
grieved
because
Jesus
asked
him
this
three
times,
and
because
the
third
time
he
changed
the
question.
He
said, “Lord,
you
know
everything.
You
know
that
you
are
dear
to
me (OR,
that
I
love
you).”
Jesus
said, “Give
to
those
who
belong
to
me
what
they
need spiritually,
as [MET]
a
shepherd
provides
food
for
his
sheep.
Now
listen
to
this
carefully:
When
you
were
young,
you
put
your
clothes
on
by
yourself,
and
you
went
wherever
you
wanted
to
go.
But
when
you
are
old,
you
will
stretch
out
your
arms,
and
someone
will
fasten
them
with
a
rope
and
will
lead
you
to
a
place
where
you
do
not
want
to
go.”
Jesus
said
this
to
indicate
how
Peter
would
die ◄
violently/on
a
cross►
in
order
to
honor
God.
Then
Jesus
said
to
him, “Keep
being
my
faithful
disciple
until
you
die.”
Peter
asked
Jesus
what
would
happen
to
John.
John 21:20-23
Peter
turned
around
and
saw
that
I
was
following
them.
I
was
the
one
who
leaned
close
to
Jesus
during
the
Passover
meal
and
said, “Lord,
who
is
going
to
enable
your
enemies
to
seize
you?”
When
Peter
saw
me,
he
asked, “Lord,
what
is
going
to
happen
to
him?”
Jesus
said
to
him, “If
I
want
him
to
remain
alive
until
I
return, ◄that
is
not
your
concern!/what
is
that
to
you?► [RHQ]
You
be
my
faithful
disciple!”
Some
of
the
other believers
heard
a
report
of
what
Jesus
had
said
about
me,
and
they
thought
that
Jesus
meant
that
I
would
not
die.
But
Jesus
did
not
say
that
I
would
not
die.
He
said
only, “If
I
want
him
to
remain
alive
until
I
return, ◄that
is
not
your
concern!/what
is
that
to
you?► [RHQ]”
A
statement
about
the
truth
and accuracy
of
this
document.
John 21:24-25
I,
John,
am
the
disciple
who
has
seen
all
these
things
and
I
have
written
them
down.
My
fellow apostles
and
I
know
that
what
I
have
written
is
true.
Jesus
did
many
other
things.
If
they
would
all
be
written {If
people
would
write
them
all}
down
in
detail,
I
suppose
that
the
whole
world
would
not
have
enough
space [HYP]
to
contain
the
books
that
would
be
written {that
they
would
write}
about
what
he
did.
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Acts 1:1-3
Luke referred to the Gospel he had written to Theophilus.
Dear
Theophilus,
In
my
first
book
that
I
wrote
for
you,
I
wrote
about
many
of
the
things
that
Jesus
did
and
taught
until
the
day
on
which
he
was
taken {
God
took
him}
up
to
heaven.
Before
he
went
to
heaven,
saying
what
the
Holy
Spirit
told
him,
he
told
the apostles
whom
he
had
chosen
the
things
that
he
wanted
them
to
know.
After
he
had
suffered
and
died
on
the
cross,
he
became
alive
again.
As
he
appeared
to
them
often
during
the
next 40
days,
the apostles
saw
him
many
times.
He
proved
to
them
in
many
ways
that
he
was
alive
again.
He
talked
with
them
about
how
God
would
rule [MET]
the
lives
of
people
who
accepted
him
as
their
king.
Jesus
commanded
his apostles
to
wait
for
the
Holy
Spirit.
Acts 1:4-5
One
time
while
he
was
with
them,
he
told
them, “Do
not
leave
Jerusalem
yet.
Instead,
wait
here
until
my
Father
sends
his
Spirit [MTY]
to
you,
as
he
promised
to
do.
You
have
heard
me
speak
to
you
about
that.
John baptized
people
in
water
because
they
said
that
they
wanted
to
change
their
lives,
but
after
a
few
days [LIT]
God
will
put
the
Holy
Spirit
within
you(pl)
to
truly
change
your
lives.”
Jesus
said
that
they
would
tell
about
him
everywhere,
and
then
he
ascended
to
heaven.
Acts 1:6-9
One
day
when
the
apostles
met
together
with
Jesus,
they
asked
him, “Lord,
will
you
(sg)
now
become
the
King [MET]
over
us
Israelite
people
like
King
David,
who
ruled
long
ago?” (OR, “Lord,
will
you
(sg)
now
defeat
the Romans
and
restore
the
kingdom
to
us
Israelite
people?”)
He
replied
to
them, “You
do
not
need
to
know
the
time
periods
and
days
when
that
will
happen.
My
Father
alone
has
decided
when
he
will
make
me
king.
But
you
do
need
to
know
that
the
Holy
Spirit
will
make
you
spiritually
strong
when
he
comes
to
live
in
you.
Then
you
will
powerfully
tell
people
about
me
in
Jerusalem
and
in
all
the
other
places
in
Judea
district,
in
Samaria
district,
and
in
places
far
away
all
over [IDM]
the
world.”
After
he
said
that,
he
was
taken {
God
took
him}
up
to
heaven,
while
they
were
watching.
He
went
up
into
a
cloud [PRS],
which
prevented
them
from
seeing
him
anymore.
Angels
told
the apostles
that
Jesus
would
return
later.
Acts 1:10-11
While
the apostles
were
still
staring towards
the
sky
as
he
was
going
up,
suddenly
two
men
who
were
wearing
white
clothes
stood
beside
them.
They
were
angels.
One
of
them
said, “You
men
from
Galilee
district, ◄you
do
not
need
to
stand
here
any
longer
looking
up
at
the
sky!/why
do
you
still
stand
here
looking
up
at
the
sky?► [RHQ]
Some
day
this
same
Jesus,
whom
God
took
from
you
up
to
heaven,
will
come
back
to
earth.
He
will
return
in
the
same
manner
as
you
just
now
saw
him
when
he
went
up
to
heaven,
but
he
will
not
return
now.”
The apostles
and
other believers
often
prayed
together.
Acts 1:12-14
Then
after
the
two
angels
left,
the apostles
returned
to
Jerusalem
from
Olive
Tree
Hill,
which
was
about ◄a
half mile/one kilometer► [MTY]
from
Jerusalem.
When
they
entered
the
city,
they
went upstairs
to
the
room
in
the
house
where
they
were
staying.
Those
who
were
there
included
Peter,
John,
James, Andrew,
Philip,
Thomas, Bartholomew,
Matthew,
another
James
the
son
of Alphaeus,
Simon
who
belonged
to
the
group
that
wanted
to
expel
the Romans,
and
Judas
the
son
of
another
man
named
James.
All
these apostles
agreed
concerning
the
things
about
which
they
continually
were
praying
together.
Others
who
prayed
with
them
included
the
women
who
had
accompanied
Jesus,
Mary
who
was
Jesus’
mother,
and
his
younger
brothers.
Peter
told
them
why
someone
must
replace
Judas.
Acts 1:15-17
During
those
days
Peter
stood
up
among
his
fellow believers.
There
were
at
that
place
a
group
of
about 120
of
Jesus’
followers.
Peter
said,
“My
fellow believers,
there
are
words
that
King
David
wrote [MTY]
in
the
Scriptures
long
ago
that
needed
to
be
fulfilled {to
happen
as
he
said
they
would}.
The
Holy
Spirit,
who
knew
that
Judas
would
be
the
one
who
would
fulfill
those
words,
told
David
what
to
write.
Although
Judas
had
been
chosen {
Jesus
had
chosen
Judas},
along
with
the
rest
of
us
(exc)
to
serve
as
an apostle,
Judas
was
the
person
who
led
to
Jesus
the
people
who
seized
him.”
How
Judas
died.
Acts 1:18-19
The
Jewish
leaders
gave
Judas
money
when
he
promised
to
treacherously/wickedly
betray
Jesus.
Later
Judas
returned
that
money
to
them.
When
Judas
hanged
himself,
his
body
fell
down
to
the
ground.
His
abdomen
burst
open,
and
all
his
intestines
spilled
out.
So
the
Jewish
leaders
bought
a
field
using
that
money.
All
the
people
who
reside
in
Jerusalem
heard
about
that,
so
they
called
that
field
in
their
own
Aramaic
language, Akeldama,
which
means ‘Field
of Blood’,
because
it
was
where
someone bled
and
died.
Peter
quoted
from
the
Psalms
about
Judas.
Acts 1:20
Peter
also
said, “
I
perceive
that
what
happened
to
Judas
is
like
what
the
writer
of
Psalms
desired
to
happen: ‘May
his
house
become
deserted,
and
may
there
be
no
one
to
live
in
it.’ (OR, ‘
Judge
him,
Lord,
so
that
neither
he
nor
anyone
else
may
live
in
his
house!)’
And
it
seems
that
these
other
words
that
David
wrote
also refer
to
Judas: ‘Let
someone
else
take
over
his
work
as
a
leader.’”
Peter
concluded
that
they
needed
to
choose
a
man
to
replace
Judas.
Acts 1:21-22
“So
it
is
necessary
for
us apostles
to
choose
a
man
to
replace
Judas.
He
must
be
one
who
accompanied [MTY]
us
all
the
time
when
the
Lord
Jesus
was
with
us.
That
would
be
from
the
time
when
John
the Baptizer baptized
Jesus
until
the
day
when
Jesus
was
taken {when
God
took
Jesus}
from
us
up
to
heaven.
He
must
be
one
who
saw
Jesus
alive
again
after
he
died.”
Jesus’
followers
prayed
and
then
chose Matthias
to
replace
Judas.
Acts 1:23-26
So
the
apostles
and
other believers
suggested
the
names
of
two
men
who qualified.
One
man
was
Joseph,
who
was
called {whom
people
called} Barsabbas (OR,
Joseph Barsabbas)
who
also
had
the
Roman
name
Justus.
The
other
man
was
Matthias.
Then
they
prayed
like
this: “Lord
Jesus, Judas
stopped
being
an apostle.
He
died
and
went
to
the
place
where
he
deserved
to
be [EUP].
So
we(exc)
need
to
choose
someone
to
replace
Judas
in
order
that
he
can
serve
you(sg)
by
becoming
an apostle.
You
(sg)
know
what
everyone
is
really
like.
So
please
show
us
which
of
these
two
men
you
have
chosen.”
Then
they
cast
lots
to
choose
between
the
two
of
them,
and
the
lot
fell
for
Matthias. (OR,
Then
one
of
the
apostles
shook
in
a
container
small
objects/stones
that
they
had
marked
to
determine
which
man
God
had
chosen.
And
the
small
object/stone
that
they
had
marked
for
Matthias
fell
out
of
the
container).
So
Matthias
was
considered {they
considered
Matthias}
to
be
an apostle
along
with
the
other
eleven apostles.
The Holy Spirit came and enabled the disciples to speak other languages.
Acts 2:1-4
On
the
day
when
the
Jews
were
celebrating
the
Pentecost
festival,
the
believers
were
all
together
in
one
place
in
Jerusalem.
Suddenly
they
heard
a
noise
coming
from
the
sky
that
sounded
like
a
strong
wind.
Everyone
in
the
entire
house
where
they
were
sitting
heard
the
noise.
Then
they
saw
what
looked
like
flames
of
fire.
These
flames
separated
from
one
another,
and
one
of
them
came
down
on
the
head
of
each
of
the believers.
Then
all
of
the believers
were ◄completely
controlled/empowered►
by
the
Holy
Spirit {the
Holy
Spirit ◄completely
controlled/empowered►
all
of
the believers},
and
he
enabled
them
to
begin
speaking
other
languages [MTY]
that
they
had
not
learned.
Jews
from
many
places
were
amazed
to
hear
their
native
languages
spoken
by
the believers.
Acts 2:5-13
At
that
time
many
Jews
were
staying
in
Jerusalem
to
celebrate
the Pentecost
festival.
They
were
people
who
always
tried
to
obey
the
Jewish
laws.
They
had
come
from
many
different [HYP]
countries.
When
they
heard
that
loud
noise
like
a
wind,
a
crowd
came
together
to
the
place
where
the believers
were.
The
crowd ◄was
amazed/did
not
know
what
to
think►,
because
each
of
them
was
hearing
one
of
the believers
speaking
in
that
person’s
own
language.
They
were
completely
amazed,
and
they
said
to
each
other, “All
these
men
who
are
speaking
have [RHQ]
always
resided
in
Galilee
district,
so
they
would
not
know
our
languages.
◄
We(inc)
do
not
understand
how
these
men
can
speak
our
own
native
languages!/How
can
these
men
speak
our
own
native
languages?► [RHQ]
But
all
of
us
hear
them
doing
that
Some
of
us
are
from
the
regions
of Parthia
and
Media
and
Elam,
and
others
of
us
reside
in
the
regions
of
Mesopotamia,
Judea,
Cappadocia,
Pontus
and
Asia.
There
are
some
from
Phrygia
and
Pamphylia,
Egypt,
and
the
regions
in
Libya
that
are
near
Cyrene
city.
There
are
others
of
us
who
are
here
visiting
Jerusalem
from
Rome.
They
include
native
Jews
as
well
as non-Jews
who
have
accepted
what
we
Jews
believe.
And
others
of
us
are
from
Crete
Island
and
from
the
region
of
Arabia.
So
how
is
it
that
these
people
are
speaking
our
languages [MTY],
telling
us
about ◄the
great/the
mighty
things►
that
God
has
done?”
All
those
people
were
amazed,
and
did
not
know
what
to
think
about
what
was happening.
So
they
asked
one
another, “What
does
this
mean?”
But
some
of
them ◄made fun
of/laughed
at►
those
who
believed
in
Jesus.
They
said, “
These
people
are
talking
like
this
because
they
are
drunk!”
Peter
said
that
the
prophet
Joel foretold
what
the
Holy
Spirit
would
do.
Acts 2:14-21
So
Peter
stood
up
with
the
other
eleven
apostles
and
spoke
loudly
to
the
crowd
of
people,
saying, “
My
fellow
Jews
and
you
others
who
are
staying
in
Jerusalem,
listen
to
me,
all
of
you,
and
I
will
explain
to
you
what
is happening!
Some
of
you
think
that
we(exc)
are
drunk,
but
we
are
not
drunk.
It
is
only
nine o’clock
in
the
morning,
and
people
here
never
get
drunk
this
early
in
the
day!
Instead,
what
has
happened
to
us
is
the
miraculous
thing
that
the
prophet
Joel
wrote
about
long
ago.
Joel
wrote:
God
says,
‘During
the
last/final
days
before
I
judge
all
people,
I
will
give
my
Spirit
abundantly/generously
to
people [SYN]
everywhere.
As
a
result,
your
sons
and
daughters
will
tell
people
messages
from
me,
the
young
men
among
you
will
see
visions
from
me,
and
the
old
men
among
you
will
have
dreams
that
I
will
give
them.
During
those
days
I
will
abundantly/generously
give
my
Spirit
even
to
men
and
women believers
who
are
my
slaves/servants,
so
they
can
tell
people
messages
from
me.
I
will
cause
amazing
things
to
happen
in
the
sky,
and
I
will
do
miracles
on
the
earth
that
will
show
that
I
am
powerful.
Here
on
the
earth [CHI]
I
will
cause
wars
with
blood,
fire
and
thick/dark
smoke
everywhere.
In
the
sky
the
sun
will
appear
dark
to
people
and
the
moon
will
appear
red
to
them.
Those
things
will
happen
before
the
important
and
splendid/amazing
day [MTY]
when
I,
the
Lord
God,
will
come
to
judge
everyone.
Before
that
time,
all
those
who
ask
me [MTY]
to
save
them
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins
will
be
saved {
I,
the
Lord,
will
save
all
those
who
ask
me [MTY]
to
save
them
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins.}’”
Peter
said, “You
killed
Jesus
but
God
caused
him
to
live
again.”
Acts 2:22-24
Peter
continued, “
My
fellow
Israelites,
listen
to
me!
When
Jesus
from
Nazareth
town
lived
among
you,
God
proved
to
you
that
he
had
sent
him
by enabling
him
to
do
many
amazing
miracles.
You
yourselves
know
that
this
is
true.
Even
though
you
knew
that,
you
turned
this
man
Jesus
over
to
his
enemies.
However,
God
had
already
planned
for
that,
and
he
knew
all
about
it.
Then
you
urged
men [SYN]
who
do
not
obey
God’s
law
to
kill
Jesus.
They
did
that
by
nailing
him
to
a
cross.
He
suffered
terribly
when
he
died,
but
God
caused
him
to
become
alive
again.
God
did
not
let
him
continue
to
be
dead,
because
it
was
not
possible
for
him [PRS]
to
remain
dead.”
David foretold
that
the
Messiah
would
rejoice
about
becoming
alive
again.
Acts 2:25-28
“
Long
ago
King
David
wrote
what
the
Messiah
said,
“
knew
that
you,
Lord
God,
would
always
be
near
me.
You
are
right
beside [MTY]
me,
so
I
will
not
be
afraid
of
those
who
want
to
harm
me.
Because
of
that
I [SYN]
joyfully
praise
you,
O
God.
And
I
am
completely
confident
that
you(sg)
will ◄
cause
my
body
to
become
alive
again/
raise
me
from
the
dead►.
You
will
not
allow
my
spirit
to
remain
in
the
place
where
the
dead
are.
You
will
not
even
let
my
body
decay,
because
I
am
devoted
to
you
and
always
obey
you.
You
have
told
me
that
you
will
cause
my
body
to
become
alive
again.
You
will
make
me
very
happy
because
you
will
be
with
me
forever.”
Peter
explained
that
David
wrote
that
the
Messiah
would
become
alive
again.
Acts 2:29-31
Peter
continued, “My
fellow
Jews,
I
can
tell
you
confidently
that
our
royal ancestor,
King
David,
died,
and
that
his
body
was
buried {that
people
buried
his
body}.
And
the
place
where
they
buried
his
body
is
still
here
today.
So
we(inc)
know
that
David
was
not
speaking
those
words
about
himself.
But
because
he
was
a
prophet,
he
spoke
about
the
Messiah.
David
knew
that
God
had
strongly
promised
him
that
he
would
cause
one
of
his
descendants
to
become
king [MTY]
like
David
was
king. (OR,
to
be
the
Messiah
who
would
rule
God’s
people
like
David
had
ruled
them.)
David
knew
beforehand
what
God
would
do,
so
he
was
able
to
say
that
God
would
cause
the
Messiah
to
live
again
after
he
died.
He
said
that
God
would
not
let
the
Messiah
remain
in
the
place
of
the
dead,
nor
let
his
body
decay.”
Peter
said, “Jesus
has
abundantly
given
us
the
Holy
Spirit,
shown
by
what
you
see
and
hear.”
Acts 2:32-35
“
After
this
man
Jesus
had
died,
God
caused
him
to
become
alive
again.
All
of
us(exc),
his
followers,
have
seen
and
tell
people
that
Jesus
has
become
alive
again.
God
has
greatly
honored
Jesus
by
causing
him
to
rule
right
beside
him [MTY]
in
heaven.
Jesus
has
received
the
Holy
Spirit
from
God
his
Father,
just
like
God
promised.
So
Jesus
has
generously/abundantly
given
us
the
Holy
Spirit,
and
he
has
shown
that
by
what
you
are
seeing
and
hearing.
We(inc)
know
that
David
was
not
speaking
about
himself
because
David
did
not
go
up
into
heaven
as
Jesus
did.
Besides
that,
David
himself
said
this
about
the
Messiah:
The
Lord
God
said
to
my
Lord
the
Messiah, ‘Reign
here
beside
me,
while
I
completely
defeat [MTY]
your
enemies.’ ”
Peter
said, “Know
surely
that
God
has
made
this
Jesus
both
Lord
and
Messiah.”
Acts 2:36
Peter
concluded, “So
I
want
you
and
all
other
Israelites [MTY]
to
acknowledge
that
God
has
caused
this
Jesus
to
be
both
our
Lord/Ruler
and
the
Messiah.
But
God
considers
that
you
are
the
ones
who nailed
Jesus
to
a
cross.”
Peter
told
them
to
repent,
and
said
that believers
would baptize
them.
Acts 2:37-40
When
the
people
heard
what
Peter
said,
they
felt
very
guilty [IDM].
So
they
asked
him
and
the
other apostles, “Fellow-countrymen,
what
should
we
(exc)
do
so
that
God
will
forgive
us?”
Peter
answered
them, “Each
of
you
should
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior.
Then
we(exc)
will baptize
you,
if
you
now
believe
in
Jesus
Christ.
Then
God
will
give
you
the
Holy
Spirit.
God
has
promised
to
do
that [MTY]
for
you
and
your
descendants,
and
for
all
others
who
believe
in
him,
even
those
who
live
far
away
from
here.
The
Lord
our
God
will
give
his
Spirit
to
everyone
whom
he
invites
to
become
his
people!”
Peter
spoke
much
more
and
spoke
strongly/forcefully
to
them.
He
pleaded
with
them, “
Ask
God
to
save
you
so
that
he
will
not
punish
you
when
he
punishes
these
evil
people
who
have
rejected
Jesus!”
Many
people
became believers
and
joined
the
other believers.
Acts 2:41-42
So
the
people
who
believed Peter’s
message
were baptized.
There
were
about 3,000 [SYN]
who
joined
the
group
of believers
that
day.
They
continually
obeyed
what
the apostles
taught,
and
they
very frequently
met
together
with
the
other believers.
And
they
continually
ate
together
and
celebrated
the
Lord’s Supper,
and
continually
prayed
together.
The apostles
performed
miracles,
all
the believers
shared
everything,
and
the
Lord
helped
them.
Acts 2:43-47
All
the
people [SYN]
who
were
in
Jerusalem
were
greatly revering
God
because
the apostles
were frequently
doing
many
kinds
of
miraculous
things.
All
of
those
who
believed
in
Jesus
were
united
and
regularly
met
together.
They
were
also
sharing
everything
that
they
had
with
one
another.
From
time
to
time
some
of
them
sold
some
of
their
land
and
some
of
the
other
things
that
they
owned,
and
they
would
give
some
of
the
money
from
what
they
sold
to
others
among
them,
according
to
what
they
needed.
Every
day
they
continued
meeting
together
in
the
temple
area.
And
every
day
they
gladly
and
generously
shared
their
food [SYN]
with
each
other,
as
they
ate
together
and
celebrated
the
Lord’s Supper
in
their
houses.
As
they
did
so,
they
were
praising
God,
and
all
the
other
people
in
Jerusalem
were
thinking
favorably
about
them.
As
those
things
were happening,
every
day
the
Lord
Jesus
increased
the
number
of
people
who
were
being
saved {whom
he
was
saving}
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins.
Peter healed a lame man, so the people were amazed.
Acts 3:1-8
One
day
Peter
and
John
were
going
to
the
Temple
courtyard.
It
was
three o’clock
in
the
afternoon,
which
was
the
time
when
people
prayed
there
publicly.
There
was
a
man
there
who
had
been
lame
from
the
time
he
was
born.
He
was
sitting
by
the
gate
called
Beautiful
Gate,
at
the
entrance
to
the
Temple
area.
People
put
him
there
every
day,
so
that
he
could
ask
those
who
were
entering
or
leaving
the
temple
courtyard
to
give
him
some
money.
As
Peter
and
John
were
about
to
enter
the
Temple
courtyard,
the
lame
man
saw
them
and
asked
them
several
times
to
give
him
some
money. (OR,
The
lame
man
said
to
them
several
times, “Please
give
me
some
money!”)
As
Peter
and
John
looked
directly
at
him,
Peter
said
to
him, “Look
at
us!”
So
he
looked
directly
at
them,
expecting
to
get
some
money
from
them.
Then
Peter
said
to
him, “I
do
not
have
any
money [MTY],
but
what
I
can
do,
I
will
do
for
you.
Jesus
Christ,
who
was
from
Nazareth
town,
has
authorized [MTY]
me
to
heal
you!
So
get
up
and
walk!”
Then
Peter
grasped
the
man’s
right
hand
and
helped
him
to
stand
up.
Immediately
the
man’s
feet
and
ankles
became
strong.
He jumped
up
and
began
to
walk!
Then
he
entered
the
Temple
area
with
them,
walking
and
leaping
and
praising
God!
The
people
were
amazed.
Acts 3:9-10
All
the
people
there
saw
that
man
walking
and
praising
God.
They
recognized
that
he
was
the
man
who
used
to
sit
at
the
Beautiful
Gate
in
the
Temple
courtyard
and
ask
people
for
money!
So
all
the
people
there
were
greatly
amazed
at
what
had
happened
to
him.
As
the
man
clung
to
Peter
and
John,
all
the
people
were
so
surprised
that
they
did
not
know
what
to
think
So
they
ran
to
the
two apostles
at
the
place
in
the
Temple
courtyard
that
is
called {that
people
call}
Solomon’s
Porch.
Peter
explained
that
Jesus
healed
the
man,
and
they
should
repent.
Acts 3:12-16
When
Peter
saw
that,
he
said
to
the
crowd, “Fellow
Israelites, ◄you
should
not
be
surprised
about
what
has
happened
to
this
man!/why
are
you
so
surprised
about
what
has
happened
to
this
man?► [RHQ]
And
you
should
not
stare
at
us,
either!
You
seem
to [RHQ]
think
that
the
two
of
us
enabled
this
man
to
walk
because
we
(exc)
ourselves
are
powerful
or
because
we
please
God
very
much!
So
I
will
tell
you
what
is
really happening.
Our
ancestors,
including
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
worshipped
God.
And
now
he
has
greatly
honored
Jesus,
who
always
served
him.
Your
leaders
brought
Jesus
to
the
governor,
Pilate,
so
that
his
soldiers
would
kill
him.
And
God
considers
that
in
front
of
Pilate
you
were
the
ones
who
rejected
Jesus
as
your
king,
after
Pilate
had
decided
that
he
should
release
Jesus.
Although
Jesus
always
did
what
was
right/just
and
good,
you
rejected
him.
Pilate
wanted
to
release
him,
but
you
urgently
asked Pilate
to
release ◄a
murderer/someone
who
had
killed
people►!
God
considers
that
you
killed
Jesus,
the
one
who
gives
people
eternal
life.
But
God
has
greatly
honored
him ◄by
causing
him
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died/by
raising
him
from
the
dead►.
Many
of
us
saw
him
after
that,
and
now
we
(exc)
are
telling
you
about
it.
It
is
because
we
two
trusted
in
what
Jesus [MTY, PRS]
could
do,
that
he
made
this
man,
whom
you
see
and
know,
strong
again.
Yes,
it
is
because
we
(exc)
trusted
in
Jesus
that
he
has
completely
healed
this
man
for
all
of
you
to
see.”
Peter
told
the
people
to
repent.
Acts 3:17-26
“Now,
my fellow-countrymen,
I
know
that
you
and
your
leaders
did
that
to
Jesus
because
you
and
they
did
not
know
that
he
was
the
Messiah.
However,
your
putting
him
to
death
was
what
God
had
predicted
that
people
would
do.
Long
ago
he
told
all
the
prophets [MTY]
to
write
what
people
would
do
to
the
Messiah.
They
wrote
that
the
Messiah,
whom
God
would
send,
would
suffer
and
die.
So,
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior
and
ask
God
to
help
you
do
what
pleases
him,
in
order
that
he
may
completely
forgive
you
for
your
sins.
If
you
do
that,
there
will
be
times
when
you
will
know
that
the
Lord
God
is
helping
you.
And
some
day
he
will
again
send
back
to
earth
the
Messiah,
whom
he
appointed
for
you.
That
person
is
Jesus.
Jesus
must
stay
in
heaven
until
the
time
when
God
will
cause
all
that
he
has
created
to
become
new.
Long
ago
God
promised
to
do
that,
and
he
chose
holy
prophets
to
tell
that
to
people.
For
example,
the
prophet
Moses
said
this
about
the
Messiah: ‘The
Lord ◄your
God/the
God
whom
you
worship►
will
cause
someone
to
become
a
prophet
to
tell
you
God’s
message.
God
will
send
him
as
he
sent
me,
and
he
will
be
from
among
your
own
people.
You
must
listen
to
everything
that
this
prophet
tells
you
and
obey
him [SYN].
Those
who
do
not
listen
to
that
prophet
and
obey
him
will
no
longer
belong
to
God’s
people,
and
God
will
get
rid
of them’.”
Peter
continued, “All
the
prophets
have
told
about
what
would
happen
during
the
time [MTY]
in
which
we(inc)
are
living.
Those
prophets
include
Samuel
and
all
the
others
who
later
also
spoke
about
these
events
before
they
happened.
You
as
well
as
we(exc)
are
the
people
to
whom
God
sent
the
Messiah,
as
the
prophets
said [MTY]
that
he
would.
And
when
God
strongly
promised
to
bless
our
ancestors,
he
also
surely
promised
to
bless
you.
He
said
to
Abraham
concerning
the
Messiah, ‘
I
will
bless
all
people
on
the
earth
as
a
result
of
what
your
descendant
will
do.’”
Peter
concluded, “
So
when
God
sent
to
the
earth ◄Jesus,
the
one
who
always
obeys
him/his
servant Jesus►,
he
sent
him
first
to
you
Israelites
to
bless
you.
God
will
enable
you
to
stop
doing
what
is
wicked
and
to
start
doing
what
pleases
him.”
Jewish leaders arrested Peter and John, but many people became believers.
Acts 4:1-4
Meanwhile,
in
the
temple
courtyard,
there
were
some
priests,
the
officer
who
was
in
charge
of
the
temple police,
and
also
some [SYN] Sadducee
sect
members.
These
men
came
to
Peter
and
John
while
the
two
of
them
were
speaking
to
the
people.
These
men
were
very
angry,
because
the
two apostles
were
teaching
the
people
about
Jesus.
What
they
were
telling
the
people
was
that
because ◄
God
caused
Jesus
to
become
alive
again/God
raised
Jesus
from
the
dead►,
God
would
cause
other
people
who
had
died
to
become
alive
again.
So
those
officials
seized
Peter
and
John.
Then
they
put
them
in
jail.
They
had
to
wait
until
the
next
day
to
question
Peter
and
John,
because
it
was
already
evening
and
it
was
contrary
to
their
Jewish
law
to
question
people
at
night.
However,
many
people
who
had
heard
the
message
from
Peter
believed
in
Jesus. (OR,
But
many
people
had
already
believed
in
Jesus,
because
they
had
heard
the
message
from
Peter.)
So
the
number
of
men
who
believed
in
Jesus
increased
to
about
five 5,000.
Jewish
leaders
questioned
Peter
and
John
about
healing
the
lame
man.
Acts 4:5-7
The
next
day
the supreme
priest
summoned
the
other
chief
priests,
the
teachers
of
the
Jewish
laws,
and
the
other
members
of
the
Jewish
Council,
and
they
gathered
together
in
one
place
in
Jerusalem.
Annas,
the
former supreme
priest,
Caiaphas
who
was
the
new supreme
priest,
two
other
former supreme
priests
whose
names
were
John
and Alexander,
and
other
men
who
were
related
to
the supreme
priest
were
there.
They
commanded
guards
to
bring
Peter
and
John
into
the courtroom [MTY]
and
have
them
stand
in
front
of
them.
Then
one
of
the
leaders
questioned
the
two
of
them,
saying, “Who
do
you
two
claim
gave
you
the
power
to
heal
this
man?
And
who
authorized [MTY]
you
to
do
this [DOU]?”
Peter
told
them
that
Jesus
healed
the
man
and
only
Jesus
could
save
people.
Acts 4:8-12
So
as
the
Holy
Spirit
completely
controlled
Peter,
he
said
to
them, “You
fellow
Israelites
who
rule
us
and
all
of
you
other
elders,
listen!
Today
you
are questioning
us
concerning
our
doing
something
good
for
a
man
who
was
crippled,
and
you
asked
us
how
he
was
healed.
So
we(exc)
want
you
and
all
of
our
other
fellow
Israelites
to
know
this:
It
is
because
Jesus
the
Messiah [MTY]
from
Nazareth
healed
this
man
that
he
is
able
to
stand
here.
God
considers
that
it
was
you
who nailed
Jesus
to
a
cross,
but
God
caused
him
to
become
alive
again.
In
the
Psalms
this
was
written
about
the
Messiah:
He
is
like [MET]
the
stone
that
was
rejected
by
the
builders {that
the
builders
rejected}.
But
that
stone
became
the
most
important
stone
in
the
building
that
they
were
building.
Jesus
is
that
stone,
and
you
are
those
builders
who
threw
away
the
stone
that
was
the
most
important
one.
So
he
alone
can
save
us [MTY].
God
has
sent
only
one
person [MTY]
into
the
world
who
can
save
us
from
the
guilt
of
our
sins,
and
that
person
is
Jesus!”
The
Jewish
leaders
realized
that
Peter
and
John
had
been associating
with
Jesus.
Acts 4:13-14
The
Jewish
leaders
realized
that
Peter
and
John ◄were
not
afraid
of
them/spoke
boldly►.
They
also
learned
that
the
two
men
were
ordinary
people
who
had
not
studied
in schools.
So
the
leaders
were
amazed,
and
they
realized
that
these
men
had
associated
with
Jesus.
They
also
saw
the
man
who
had
been
healed
standing
there
with
the
two
of
them,
so
they
were
not
able
to
say
anything
to
oppose Peter
and John.
The
Jewish
leaders
commanded
the
two apostles
to
stop
teaching
people
about
Jesus.
Acts 4:15-18
So
the
Jewish
leaders
commanded
guards
to
take Peter, John,
and
the
man
outside
of
the
room
where
those
leaders
were
meeting.
After
they
did
so,
the
leaders
talked
with
each
other
about Peter
and John.
Being
frustrated,
one
after
another,
they
said, “◄There
is
really
nothing
that
we
can
do
to
punish
these
two
men!/How
can
we
(inc)
do
anything
to
punish
these
two
men?► [RHQ]
Almost
everyone [HYP]
who
is
living
in
Jerusalem
knows
that
they
have
done
an
amazing
miracle,
so
we
cannot
tell
people
that
it
did
not
happen!
However,
we
must
not
allow
other
people
to
hear
about
this
miracle.
So
we
must
tell
these
men
that
we
will
punish
them
if
they
continue
to
tell
other
people
about
this [MTY]
man
who
they
say
gave
them
the
power
to
do
it.”
So
the
Jewish
leaders
commanded
guards
to
bring
the
two apostles
into
that
room
again.
After
they
did
so,
they
commanded
them
both
that
they
should
never
speak
about
Jesus,
and
they
should
not
teach
anyone
about
him [MTY]
again.
Peter
and
John
said
that
they
needed
to
continue
speaking
about
Jesus.
Acts 4:19-20
But
Peter
and
John
replied, “Would
God
think
that
it
is
right
for
us
two
to
obey
you
and
not
to
obey
him?
We(exc)
will
let
you
decide
which
of
those
you
think
is
proper.
But
as
for
us,
we
cannot
obey
you.
We
will
not
stop
telling
people
about
the
things
that
we
(exc)
have
seen
Jesus
do
and
what
we
have
heard
him
teach.”
The
Jewish
leaders
threatened
to
punish
Peter
and
John
and
then
released
them.
Acts 4:21-22
Then
the
Jewish
leaders
again
told
Peter
and John
not
to
disobey
them.
But
all
the
people
there
were
praising
God
about
what
had
happened
to
the
lame
man.
The
leaders
knew
that
only
God
could
have
enabled Peter
and John
to miraculously
heal
the
man,
because
the
man
was
more
than 40
years
old
and
he
was
lame
when
his
mother
bore
him.
They
also
knew
that
the
people
would
become
angry
if
they
punished
the
two apostles.
So,
because
they
could
not
decide
how
to
punish Peter
and John,
they
finally
let
them
go.
The believers
talked
to
God
about
those
who
opposed
him
and
them.
Acts 4:23-28
After
Peter
and
John
had
been
released,
they
went
to
the
other believers
and
reported
all
that
the
chief
priests
and
other
Jewish
elders
had
said
to
them.
When
they
heard
that,
they
all
agreed
as
they
prayed
to
God,
and
one
of
them
prayed, “O
Lord!
You
(sg)
made
the
sky,
the
earth
and
the
oceans,
and
everything
in
them.
The
Holy
Spirit
caused
our
ancestor,
King
David [MTY],
who
served
you,
to
write
these
words:
It
is ridiculous
[RHQ]
that
the non-Jews
became
angry
and
the
Israelite
people
planned
uselessly
to
oppose
God.
The
kings
of
the
world
prepared
to
fight
God’s
Ruler,
and
the
other
rulers
assembled
together
with
them
to
oppose
the
Lord
God
and
the
one
whom
he
had
appointed
to
be
the
Messiah.
Lord,
we
know
that
what
you(sg)
said
long
ago
was
true,
because
King
Herod
and
the
governor,
Pontius
Pilate,
and
many
other
people,
both non-Jews
and
Israelites,
assembled
together
here
in
this
city.
They
planned
to
kill
Jesus,
who devotedly
served
you
and
whom
you
appointed [MTY]
to
be
the
Messiah.
Because
you
(sg)
are all-powerful,
those
people
did
only
what
you [SYN]
allowed
them
to
do.
It
was
what
you
decided
long
ago
would
happen.”
The believers
asked
God
to
help
them
speak
boldly
to
people
about
Jesus.
Acts 4:29-30
“So
now,
Lord,
listen
to
what
they
are
saying
about
punishing
us!
Help
us
who
serve
you
(sg)
to
very
boldly
speak
messages
from
you
(sg)
about
Jesus
Also,
by
your
power [MTY] miraculously
heal
sick
people
and
do
other
amazing
miracles [SYN]
that
show
people
your
power!
Ask
Jesus,
who
always
serves
you,
to
give
us
the
authority [MTY]
to
do
such
miracles!”
God
shook
the
place
where
they
were,
and
his
Spirit
enabled
them
to
speak
his
words
boldly.
Acts 4:31
When
the believers
had
finished
praying,
the
place
where
they
were
meeting
shook.
All
of
them
were ◄completely
controlled/empowered►
by
the
Holy
Spirit {the
Holy
Spirit ◄completely
controlled/empowered►
all
of
them},
with
the
result
that
they
began
to
speak
boldly
the
words
that
God
told
them
to
speak.
The believers
shared
everything,
and
the apostles
told
others
about
Jesus.
Acts 4:32-35
The
group
of
people
who
had
believed
in
Jesus
were
completely
agreed
about
what
they
thought
and
what
they
wanted/desired.
Not
one
of
them
claimed
that
he
alone
owned
anything.
Instead,
they
shared
with
one
another
everything
that
they
had.
The apostles
continued
to
tell
others,
very powerfully,
that
God
had ◄caused
the
Lord
Jesus
to
become
alive
again/raised
the
Lord
Jesus
from
the
dead►.
People
knew
that
God
was
graciously
helping
all
the believers.
Some
of
the believers
who
owned
land
or
houses
would occasionally
sell
some
of
their
property.
Then
they
would
bring
the
money
for
what
they
sold
and
they
would
present
it
to
the apostles [MTY].
Then
the apostles
would
give
money
to
any
believer
who
needed
it.
So
no
one
among
the believers
was
lacking
anything.
Joseph Barnabas
sold
a
field
and
brought
the
money
to
the apostles.
Acts 4:36-37
For
example,
there
was
Joseph.
He
was
a
descendant
of
Levi
and
he
was
born
on
Cyprus
Island.
The apostles
called
him Barnabas;
in
the
Jewish
language
that
name
means
a
person
who [IDM]
always
encourages
others.
He
sold
one
of
his
fields,
and
brought
the
money
to
the apostles
for
them
to
distribute
to
other believers.
Ananias pretended to give the apostles all the money from selling a field.
Acts 5:1-2
But
there
was
one
of
the believers
whose
name
was Ananias,
and
whose
wife’s
name
was
Sapphira.
He
also
sold
some
land.
He
kept
for
himself
some
of
the
money
he
had
received
for
the
land,
and
his
wife
knew
that
he
had
done
that.
Then
he
brought
the
rest
of
the
money
and
presented
it
to
the apostles [MTY].
People
were
terrified
when
they
saw
or
heard
that Ananias
had
died.
Acts 5:3-6
Then
Peter
said, “Ananias,
you
(sg)
let
Satan
completely
control
you [MTY]
so
that
you
(sg)
tried
to
deceive
the
Holy
Spirit
and
us(exc). ◄That
was
terrible!/Why
did
you
do
such
a
terrible
thing?► [RHQ]
You
have
kept
for
yourself
some
of
the
money
you
(sg)
received
for
selling
the
land,
pretending
that
you(sg)
were
giving
us
all
of
it.
Before
you
(sg)
sold
that
land,
you
truly
owned [RHQ]
it.
And
after
you
sold
it,
you
could [RHQ]
certainly
still
have
used
the
money
any
way
you
wanted
to.
So
why
did
you
(sg)
ever
think [RHQ]
about
doing
this
wicked
thing?
You
were
not
merely
trying
to
deceive
us!
No,
you
tried
to
deceive
God
himself!!”
When Ananias
heard
that,
immediately
he
fell
down
dead.
So
all
who
were
there
who
heard
about Ananias’
death
became
terrified [PRS].
Some
young
men
came
in,
wrapped
his
body
in
a sheet,
and
carried
it
out
and
buried
it.
Sapphira
also
died
because
she
lied,
and
some
men
buried
her
beside
her
husband.
Acts 5:7-11
About
three
hours
later,
his
wife
came
in,
but
she
did
not
know
what
had
happened.
As
Peter
showed
her
the
money
that
Ananias
had
brought,
he
asked
her, “Tell
me,
is
this
the
amount
of
money
you
two
received
for
the
land
you
sold?”
She
said, “Yes,
that’s
what
we(exc)
received.”
So
Peter
said
to
her, “
You
both
did
a
terrible
thing!
You
two
agreed [RHQ]
to
try
to
determine
if
you
could
do
that
without
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
God
revealing
to
anyone
that
you
two
tried
to
deceive
them!
Listen!
Do
you(sg)
hear
the
footsteps [SYN]
of
the
men
who
buried
your
husband?
They
are
right
outside
this
door,
and
they
will
carry
your
corpse
out
to
bury
it,
too!”
Immediately Sapphira
fell
down
dead
at Peter’s
feet.
Then
the
young
men
came
in.
When
they
saw
that
she
was
dead,
they
carried
her
body
out
and
buried
it
beside
her
husband’s
body.
So
all
the believers
in
Jerusalem
became
greatly
frightened [PRS]
because
of
what
God
had
done
to Ananias
and Sapphira.
And
all
the
others
who
heard
people
tell
about
those
things
also
became
greatly
frightened.
The apostles
healed
many
people,
and
many
people
believed
in
Jesus.
Acts 5:12-16
God
was enabling
the apostles
to
do
many
amazing
miracles
among
the
people.
All
the believers
were
meeting
together
regularly
in
the
temple
courtyard
at
the
place
called
Solomon’s
Porch.
All
of
the
other
people
who
had
not
yet
believed
in Jesus
were
afraid
to
associate
with
the believers,
because
they
knew
that
if
they
did
anything
evil,
God
would
punish
them,
as
well
as
revealing
it
to
the believers.
However,
those
people
continued
to
greatly
respect
the believers.
Many
more
men
and
women
started
believing
in
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
they
joined
the
group
of
believers.
The apostles
were
doing
amazing
miracles,
so
people
were
bringing
those
who
were
sick
into
the
streets,
and
laying
them
on stretchers
and
mats,
in
order
that
when
Peter
came
by
he
would
touch
them,
or
at
least
his
shadow
might
fall
upon
some
of
them
and
heal
them.
Crowds
of
people
were
also
coming
to
the apostles
from
the
towns
near
Jerusalem.
They
were
bringing
their
sick
relatives/friends
and
those
who
were
being
tormented/troubled
by
evil
spirits {whom
evil
spirits
were tormenting/troubling},
and
God
healed
all
of
them.
Jewish
leaders jailed
the apostles,
but
an
angel
freed
them
to
teach
people.
Acts 5:17-21a
Then
the
high
priest
and
all
who
were
with
him,
who
were
members
of
the
local Sadducee
sect
in
Jerusalem,
became
very
jealous
of
the apostles,
because
many
people
were accepting
the apostles’
message.
So
they
commanded
the
Temple
guards
to
seize
the apostles
and
put
them
in
the
public
jail.
The
guards
did
that,
but
during
the
night
an
angel
from
the
Lord
God
opened
the
jail
doors
and
brought
the apostles
outside!
The
guards
were
not
aware
of
what
the
angel
had
done.
Then
the
angel
said
to
the apostles, “Go
to
the
Temple
courtyard,
stand
there,
and
tell
the
people
all
about
how
God
can
give
them
eternal
life!”
So
having
heard
this,
about
dawn
they
entered
the
Temple
courtyard
and
began
to
teach
the
people
again
about
Jesus.
The
Jewish
leaders
were
perplexed
because
the apostles
were
not
in
jail.
Acts 5:21b-24
Meanwhile,
the
high
priest
and
those
who
were
with
him
summoned
the
other
Jewish
Council
members.
Altogether
they
made
up
the
entire
Council
of
Israel.
After
they
all
gathered
together,
they
sent
guards
to
the
jail
to
bring
in
the apostles.
But
when
the
guards
arrived
at
the
jail,
they
discovered
that
the apostles
were
not
there.
So
they
returned
to
the
Council,
and
one
of
them
reported,
“We
(exc)
saw
that
the
jail
doors
were
very
securely
locked,
and
the
guards
were
standing
at
the
doors.
But
when
we
opened
the
doors
and
went
in
to
get
those
men,
none
of
them
was
inside
the
jail!”
When
the
captain
of
the
temple
guards
and
the
chief
priests
heard
that,
they
became
greatly
perplexed,
wondering
what
might
result
from
all
this.
After
finding
them,
the
leaders
brought
the apostles
back
to
question
them.
Acts 5:25-26
Then
someone
came
from
the
Temple
courtyard
and
excitedly
reported
to
them, “Listen
to
this!
Right
now
the
men
whom
you
put
in
jail
are
standing
in
the
Temple
courtyard
and
they
are
teaching
the
people
about
Jesus!”
So
the
captain
of
the
Temple
guards
went
to
the
Temple
courtyard
with
the
officers,
and
they
brought
the apostles
back
to
the
Council
room.
But
they
did
not
treat
them
roughly,
because
they
were
afraid
that
the
people
would
kill
them
by
throwing
stones
at
them
if
they
hurt
the apostles.
Peter
and
the
other apostles
said
that
they
must
obey
God.
Acts 5:27-33
After
the
captain
and
his
officers
had
brought
the apostles
to
the
Council
room,
they
commanded
them
to
stand
in
front
of
the
Council
members,
and
the
high
priest
questioned
them.
He
said
to
them
accusingly, “We
(exc)
strongly
commanded
you
not
to
teach
people
about
that
man [MTY]
Jesus
But
you
have
disobeyed
us,
and
you
have
taught
people
all
over
Jerusalem
about
him!
Furthermore,
you
are
trying
to
make
it
seem
that
we
(exc)
are
the
ones
who
are
guilty [MTY]
for
that
man’s
death!”
But
Peter,
speaking
for
himself
and
the
other apostles,
replied, “We
(exc)
have
to
obey
what
God
commands
us
to
do,
not
what
you
people
tell
us
to
do!
God
considers
that
you
are
the
ones
who
killed
Jesus
by nailing
him
to
a
cross!
But
God,
whom
our
ancestors
worshipped, ◄caused
Jesus
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died/raised
Jesus
from
the
dead►.
God
has
greatly
honored
Jesus.
He
has
taken
him
up
to
heaven!
He
has
authorized
him
to
be
the
one
who
will
save
us
and
to
rule
over
our
lives!
God
did
this
so
that
he
might
enable
us
Israelites [MTY]
to
turn
away
from
our
sinful
behavior
and
that
he
might
forgive
us
for
our
sins.
We
(exc)
tell
people
about
these
things
that
we
know
happened
to
Jesus,
and
the
Holy
Spirit,
whom
God
has
sent
to
us
who
obey
him,
is
also
confirming
that
these
things
are
true.”
When
the
Council
members
heard
those
words,
they
became
very
angry
with
the apostles,
and
they
wanted
to
kill
them.
After
beating
the apostles,
they
followed Gamaliel’s
advice
and
released
them.
Acts 5:34-40
But
there
was
a
Council
member
named
Gamaliel.
He
was
a
Pharisee,
and
one
who
taught
people
the
Jewish
laws,
and
all
the
Jewish
people
respected
him.
He
stood
up
in
the
Council
and
told
guards
to
take
the apostles
out
of
the
room
for
a
short
time.
After
the
guards
had
taken
the apostles
out,
he
said
to
the
other
Council
members, “Fellow
Israelites,
you
need
to
think
carefully
about
what
you
are
about
to
do
to
these
men,
and
I
will
tell
you
why.
Some
years
ago
a
man
named
Theudas
rebelled
against
the Roman
government.
He
told
people
that
he
was
an
important
person,
and
about 400
men
joined
him.
But
he
was
killed {
soldiers
killed
him}
and
all
those
who
had
been
accompanying
him
were
scattered.
So
they
were
not
able
to
do
anything
that
they
had
planned.
After
that,
during
the
time
when
they
were ◄writing
down
names
of
the
people/taking
the
census►
in
order
to
tax
people,
a
man
named
Judas
from
Galilee
province
rebelled
against
the Roman
government.
He
persuaded
some
people
to
accompany
him.
But
soldiers
killed
him,
too,
and
all
those
who
had
accompanied
him
went
off
in
different
directions.
So
now
I
say
this
to
you:
Do
not
harm
these
men!
Release
them!
I
say
this
because
if
this
is
just
something
that humans
have
planned,
they
will
not
be
able
to
do
it.
They
will
fail,
like Theudas
and
Judas
did
But,
if
God
has
commanded
them
to
do
it,
you
will
not
be
able
to
prevent
them
from
doing
it,
because
you
will
find
out
that
you
are opposing
God!”
The
other
members
of
the
Council
accepted
what
Gamaliel
said.
They
told
the
temple
guards
to
bring
the apostles
and
flog
them.
So
the
guards
brought
them
into
the
Council
room
and
flogged
them.
Then
the
Council
members
commanded
them
not
to
speak
to
people
about [MTY]
Jesus,
and
they
released
the apostles.
The apostles
rejoiced
and
continued
to
tell
others
about
Jesus.
Acts 5:41-42
So
the apostles
left
the
Council.
They
were
rejoicing,
because
they
knew
God
had
honored
them
by
letting
people
disgrace
them
because
they
were
followers [MTY]
of
Jesus.
And
every
day
the apostles
went
to
the
temple
area
and
to
various
people’s
houses,
and
they
continued [LIT]
teaching
people
and
telling
them
that
Jesus
is
the
Messiah.
The believers neglected the Greek-speaking widows.
Acts 6:1
During
that
time,
many
more
people
were
becoming believers.
Some
of
them
were
from
other
countries
and
spoke
only
the Greek
language,
but
most
of
them
had
always
lived
in
Israel
and
spoke
the
Hebrew
language.
Those
who
spoke Greek
began
to
complain
about
those
who
spoke
Hebrew.
They
were
saying. “When
you Hebrew-speaking believers
distribute
food
or
money
to
widows
every
day,
you
are
not
giving
fair
amounts
to
the
widows
who
speak Greek!”
The apostles
told
the
other believers
to
choose
men
to
care
for
those
widows.
Acts 6:2-4
So,
after
the
twelve
apostles
had
heard
what
they
were
complaining
about,
they
summoned
all
the
other
believers
in
Jerusalem
to
meet
together.
Then
the apostles
said
to
those
other believers, “We
(exc)
would
not
be
doing
right
if
we
stopped
preaching
and
teaching
God’s
message
about
Jesus
in
order
to
distribute
food [MTY]
and
money
to
the
widows!
So,
fellow believers,
carefully
choose
seven
men
from
among
you,
men
whom
you
know
that
the
Spirit
of
God
controls
completely
and
who
are
very
wise.
Then
we
(exc)
will
appoint
them
to
do
this
work,
and
we
(exc)
will
devote
our
time
to
pray
and
to
preach
and
teach
the
message
about
Jesus.”
The apostles
appointed
seven
men
to
care
for
the widows’
needs.
Acts 6:5-6
What
the apostles recommended
pleased
all
of
the
other believers.
So
they
group
chose
Stephen.
He
was
a
man
who
strongly
believed
in
God
and
whom
the
Holy
Spirit
controlled
completely.
They
also
chose
Philip, Procorus,
Nicanor,
Timon,
Parmenas,
and
Nicolas
who
was
from Antioch
city.
Nicolas
had
accepted
the
Jewish religion
before
he
had
believed
in
Jesus.
They
brought
these
seven
men
to
the apostles.
Then
after
the apostles
prayed
for
those
men,
they
placed
their
hands
on
the
heads
of
each
one
of
them
to
appoint
them
to
do
that
work.
The
number
of
people
who
were
becoming believers
increased
greatly.
Acts 6:7
So
the believers
continued
to
tell
many
people
the
message
from
God. ◄The
number
of
people
in
Jerusalem
who
believed
in
Jesus
was
increasing
greatly./More
and
more
people
in
Jerusalem
were
believing
in
Jesus.►
Among
them
were
many
Jewish
priests
who
were
believing
the
message
about
Jesus.
People
opposed Stephen,
but
could
not
refute
his
arguments.
Acts 6:8-10
God
was enabling
Stephen
to
do
many
things
by
God’s
power.
He
was
doing
many
amazing
miracles
among
the
Jewish
people.
However,
some
people
opposed
Stephen.
They
were
Jews
from
a
group
that
regularly
met
together
in
a
Jewish
meeting
place
that
was {
that
people}
called
the Freedmen’s
Meeting
Place.
Those
people
were
from
Cyrene
and Alexandria
cities
and
also
from
Cilicia
and
Asia
provinces.
They
all
began
to
argue
with
Stephen.
But
they
were
not
able ◄to
refute
what
he
said/to
prove
that
what
he
said
was
wrong►,
because
God’s
Spirit
enabled
him
to
speak
very
wisely.
People
persuaded
some
men
to
falsely
accuse Stephen.
Acts 6:11-14
Then
that
group
secretly
persuaded
some
men
to
falsely
accuse Stephen.
saying, “We
(exc)
heard
him
say
bad
things
about
Moses
and
God.”
So,
by
saying
that,
they
made
the
other
Jewish
people
angry
at Stephen,
including
the
elders
and
the
teachers
of
the
Jewish
laws.
Then
they
all
seized Stephen
and
took
him
to
the
Jewish
Council.
They
also
brought
in
some
other
men
who
accused Stephen
falsely
about
several
things.
They
said, “This
fellow
continually
says
bad
things
about
this
holy
Temple
and
about
the
laws
that
Moses
received
from
God.
Specifically,
we
(exc)
have
heard
him
say
that
this
Jesus
from
Nazareth
town
will
destroy
this
Temple
and
will
tell
us
to
obey
different
customs
than
Moses
taught
our
ancestors.”
The
people
saw Stephen’s
face
shining
like
the
face
of
an
angel.
Acts 6:15
When
all
the
people
who
were
sitting
in
the
Council
room
heard
that,
and
as
they
all stared
at Stephen,
they
saw
that
his
face
was
shining [SIM]
like
the
face
of
an
angel.
Stephen started to answer the high priest’s accusations by talking about Abraham.
Acts 7:1-4
Then
the
high
priest
asked Stephen, “Are
the
things
that
these
people
are
saying
about
you(sg)
true?”
Stephen
replied, “Fellow
Jews
and
respected
leaders,
please
listen
to
me!
The
glorious
God
whom
we(inc)
worship
appeared
to
our
ancestor
Abraham
while
he
was
still
living
in
Mesopotamia
region,
before
he
moved
to
Haran
town.
God
said
to
him, ‘Leave
this
land
where
you
(sg)
and
your
relatives
are
living,
and
go
into
the
land
to
which
I
will
lead
you.’
So
Abraham
left
that
land,
which
was
also
called
Chaldea,
and
he
arrived
in
Haran
and
lived
there.
After
his
father
died,
God
told
him
to
move
to
this
land
in
which
you
and
I
are
now
living.”
God
promised
to
give
the
land
to
Abraham
and
his
descendants.
Acts 7:5
“
At
that
time
God
did
not
give
Abraham
any
land
here,
not
even
a
small
plot
of
this
land
that
would
belong
to
him.
God
promised
that
he
would
later
give
this
land
to
him
and
his
descendants,
and
that
it
would
always
belong
to
them.
However,
at
that
time
Abraham
did
not
have
any
children
who
would ◄
inherit
it/receive
it
after
he
died►.”
God
told
Abraham
that
later
on
he
would
deliver
his
descendants
from
Egypt.
Acts 7:6-7
“
Later
God
told
Abraham, ‘Your
descendants
will
go
and
live
in
a
foreign
country.
They
will
live
there
for 400
years,
and
during
that
time
their
leaders
will
mistreat
your
descendants
and
force
them
to
work
as
slaves.’
But
God
also
said, ‘I
will
punish
the
people
who
make
them
work
as
slaves.
Then,
after
that,
your
descendants
will
leave
that
land
and
they
will
come
and
worship
me
in
this
land.’ ”
God
commanded
the
ceremony
of
circumcision
for
Abraham
and
his
descendants.
Acts 7:8
“Then
God
commanded
Abraham
that
every
male
in
his
household
and
all
of
his
male
descendants
should
be
circumcised
to
show
that
they
all
belonged
to
God
and
that
they
would
obey
what
he
had
told
Abraham
to
do.
Later
Abraham’s
son,
Isaac,
was
born,
and
when
Isaac
was
eight
days
old,
Abraham
circumcised
him.
Later
Isaac’s
son,
Jacob,
was
born,
and
Isaac
similarly
circumcised
him.
And
Jacob
similarly
circumcised
his
twelve
sons.
They
are
the
twelve
men
from
whom
we(inc)
Jews
have
all
descended.”
God
helped
Joseph,
so
Pharaoh
appointed
him
to
govern
Egypt.
Acts 7:9-10
“
You
know
that
Jacob’s
older
sons
became
jealous
because
their
father
favored
their
younger
brother
Joseph.
So
they
sold
him
to
merchants/traders
who
took
him [MTY]
to
Egypt.
There
he
became
a
slave
of
an
official
who
lived
there.
But
God
helped
Joseph.
He
protected
him
whenever
people
caused
him
to
suffer.
He
enabled
Joseph
to
be
wise;
and
he
caused
Pharaoh,
the
king
of
Egypt,
to
think
well
of
Joseph.
So
Pharaoh
appointed
him
to
rule
over
Egypt
and
to
look
after
all
of
Pharaoh’s
property [MTY].”
There
was
a
famine
in
Canaan,
so
Jacob’s
family
moved
to
Egypt.
Acts 7:11-15a
“
While
Joseph
was
doing
that
work,
there
was
a
time ◄when
there
was
very
little
food/of
famine►
throughout
Egypt
and
also
throughout
Canaan.
People
did
not
have
enough
food
to
eat.
People
were
suffering.
At
that
time
Jacob
and
his
sons
in
Canaan
also
could
not
find
enough
food.
When
Jacob
heard
people
report
that
there
was
grain/food
that
people
could
buy
in
Egypt,
he
sent
Joseph’s
older
brothers
to
go
there
to
buy
grain.
They
went
and
bought
grain
from
Joseph,
but
they
did
not
recognize
him.
Then
they
returned
home.
When
Joseph’s
brothers
went
to
Egypt
the
second
time,
they
again
bought
grain
from
Joseph.
But
this
time
he
told
them
who
he
was.
And
people
told
Pharaoh
that
Joseph’s
people
were
Hebrews
and
that
those
men
who
had
come
from
Canaan
were
his
brothers.
Then
after
Joseph
sent
his
brothers
back
home,
they
told
their
father
Jacob
that
Joseph
wanted
him
and
his
entire
family
to
come
to
Egypt.
At
that
time ◄
Jacob’s
family
consisted
of 75
people/there
were 75
people
in
Jacob’s
family► [SYN].
So
when
Jacob
heard
that,
he
and
all
his
family
went
to
live
in
Egypt.”
When
Jacob
and
his
sons
died,
people
buried
them
in
Canaan.
Acts 7:15b-16
“
Later
on,
Jacob
died
there,
and
our
other
ancestors,
his
sons,
also
died
there.
But
the
bodies
of
Jacob
and
Joseph
were
brought {
they
brought
the
bodies
of
Jacob
and
Joseph}
back
to
our
land,
and
Jacob’s
body
was
buried {they
buried
Jacob’s
body}
in
the
tomb
that
Abraham
had
bought,
and
they
buried
Joseph’s
body
in
Shechem
in
the
ground
that
Jacob
had
bought
from
Hamor’s
sons.”
An
Egyptian
king
who
did
not
know
about
Joseph
began
to
oppress
the
Israelites.
Acts 7:17-19
“Our
ancestors
had
become
very
numerous
when
it
was
almost
time
for
God
to
rescue
them
from
Egypt,
as
he
had
promised
Abraham
that
he
would
do.
Another
king
had
begun
to
rule
in
Egypt.
He
did
not
know
that
Joseph,
long
before
that
time,
had
greatly
helped
the
people
of
Egypt [MTY].
That
king
cruelly
tried
to
get
rid
of
our
ancestors.
He
oppressed
them
and
caused
them
to
suffer
greatly.
He
even
commanded
them
to
leave
their
baby
boys
outside
their
homes
so
that
they
would
die.”
Moses,
who
grew
up
as
an
Egyptian,
spoke
and
acted powerfully.
Acts 7:20-22
“During
that
time
Moses
was
born,
and
he
was
a
very
beautiful [LIT]
child.
So
his
parents
secretly
cared
for
him
in
their
house
for
three
months.
Then
they
had
to
put
him
outside
the
house,
but
Pharaoh’s
daughter
found
him
and
adopted
him
and
cared
for
him
as
though
he
were
her
own
son.
Moses
was
taught {
The
Egyptian
teachers
taught
Moses}
many
kinds
of
wise
things [HYP]
that
the
people
in
Egypt
knew,
and
when
he
grew
up,
he
spoke powerfully
and
did
things powerfully.”
Moses
killed
an
Egyptian,
so
he
had
to
flee
to
Midian.
Acts 7:23-29
“
One
day
when
Moses
was
about 40
years
old,
he
decided
that
he
would
go
and
see
his
fellow Israelis.
So
he
went
to
the
place
where
they
worked.
He
saw
an
Egyptian
beating
one
of
the Israels.
So
he
went
over
to
help [MTY]
the Israeli
man
who
was
being
hurt/beat {whom
the
Egyptian
was
hurting/beating},
and
he ◄got
revenge
on/paid
back►
the Israeli
man
by
killing
the
Egyptian
who
was
hurting/beating
him.
Moses
was
thinking
that
his
fellow Israelis
would
understand
that
God
had
sent
him
to
free
them
from
being
slaves.
But
they
did
not
understand
that.
The
next
day,
Moses
saw
two Israeli
men
fighting
each
other.
He
tried
to
make
them
stop
fighting
by
saying
to
them, ‘Men,
you
two
are
fellow
Israelis!
So ◄stop
hurting
each
other!/why
are
you
hurting
each
other?► [RHQ]’
But
the
man
who
was injuring
the
other
man
pushed
Moses
away
and
said
to
him, ‘◄No
one
appointed
you
(sg)
to
rule
and
judge
us
(exc)!/Do
you
(sg)
think
someone
appointed
you
(sg)
to
rule
and
judge
us
(exc)?► [RHQ]
Do
you
want
to
kill
me
as
you
killed
the
Egyptian
yesterday?’
When
Moses
heard
that,
he
thought
to
himself, ‘Obviously,
people
know
what
I
have
done,
and
someone
will
kill
me.’
He
was
afraid,
so
he
fled
from
Egypt
to
Midian
land.
He
lived
there
for
some
years.
He
got
married,
and
he
and
his
wife
had
two
sons.”
God
commanded
Moses
to
rescue
the
Jewish
people
from
Egypt.
Acts 7:30-34
“
One
day 40
years
later,
the
Lord
God
appeared
as
an
angel
to
Moses.
He
appeared
in
a
bush
that
was
burning
in
the
desert
near
Sinai
Mountain.
When
Moses
saw
that,
he
was
greatly
surprised,
because
the
bush
was
not
burning
up.
As
he
went
over
to
look
more
closely,
he
heard
the
Lord
God
say
to
him,
‘I
am
the
God
whom
your
ancestors
worshipped.
I
am
the
God
that
Abraham,
Isaac
and
Jacob
worship.’
Moses
was
so
afraid
that
he
began
to
shake.
He
was
afraid
to
look
at
the
bush
any
longer.
Then
the
Lord
God
said
to
him, ‘Take
your
sandals
off
to
show
that
you(sg)
revere
me.
Because
I
am
here,
the
place
where
you
are
standing
is
holy/sacred.
I
have
surely
seen
how
the
people
of
Egypt
are
continually
causing
my
people
to
suffer.
I
have
heard
my
people
when
they
groan
because
those
people
continually
oppress
them.
So
I
have
come
down
to
rescue
them
from
Egypt.
Now
get
ready,
because
I
am
going
to
send
you
back
to
Egypt
to
do
that.’ ”
God
sent
Moses
to
lead
Israel
and
tell
them
of
the
Prophet
who
would
come.
Acts 7:35-38
“This
Moses
is
the
one
who
had
tried
to
help
our Israeli
people,
but
whom
they
rejected
by
saying, ‘No
one [RHQ]
appointed
you
to
rule
and
judge
us!’
Moses
is
the
one
whom
God
himself
sent
to
rule
them
and
to
free
them
from
being
slaves.
He
is
the
one
whom
an
angel
in
the
bush
commanded
to
do
that.
Moses
is
the
one
who
led
our
ancestors
out
from
Egypt.
He
did
many
kinds
of
miracles
in
Egypt,
at
the
Red
Sea,
and
during
the 40
years
that
the
Israelite
people
lived
in
the
desert.
This
Moses
is
the
one
who
said
to
the
Israelite
people, ‘God
will
appoint
a
prophet
for
you
from
among
your
own
people.
He
will
speak
words
from
God,
just
like
I
speak
his
words
to
you.’
This
man
Moses
was
our
people’s
leader
when
they
gathered
together
in
the
desert.
It
is
Moses
to
whom
God
sent
the
angel
on
Sinai
Mountain
to
give
him
our
laws,
and
he
was
the
one
who
told
our
other
ancestors
what
the
angel
had
said.
He
was
the
one
who
received
from
God
words
that
tell
us
how
to
live
eternally,
and
Moses
passed
them
on
to
us.”
Israel
rejected
Moses,
so
God
rejected
them
and
said
that
he
would
punish
them.
Acts 7:39-43
“
However,
our
ancestors
did
not
want
to
obey
Moses.
Instead,
while
he
was
still
on
the
mountain,
they
rejected
him
as
their
leader
and
decided
that
they
wanted
to
return
to
Egypt.
So
they
told
his
older
brother
Aaron, ‘Make
idols
for
us
who
will
be
our
gods
to
lead
us
back
to
Egypt!
As
for
that
fellow
Moses
who
led
us
out
of
Egypt
we
(exc)
do
not
know
what
has
happened
to
him!’
So,
they
made
out
of
gold
an
image
that
looked
like
a
calf.
Then
they
sacrificed
animals
and
offered
other
things
to
honor
that
idol,
and
they
sang
and
danced
to
honor
the
idol
that
they
themselves
had
made.
So
God
rejected
them.
He
abandoned
them
to
worship
the
sun,
moon
and
stars
in
the
sky.
This
agrees
with
the
words
that
one
of
the
prophets
wrote
that
God
said,
You
Israelite
people [MTY],
when
you
repeatedly
killed
animals
and
offered
them
as
sacrifices
during
those 40
years
that
you
were
in
the
desert, ◄you
most
certainly
were
not
offering
them
to
me!/what
makes
you
think
that
you
were
offering
them
to
me?► [RHQ]
On
the
contrary,
you
carried
with
you
from
place
to
place
the
tent
that
contained
the
idol representing
the
god
Molech
that
you
worshipped.
You
also
carried
with
you
the
image
of
the
star
called
Rephan.
Those
were
idols
that
you
had
made,
and
you
worshipped
them
instead
of
me.
So
I
will
cause
you
to
be
taken
away {
people
to
take
you}
from
your
own
country.
You
will
be
taken {
They
will
take
you}
far
from
your
homes
to
regions
even
farther
than
Babylon
Country.”
The
Israelite
people
worshipped
God
at
the
tent
Moses
built
and
later
in
the
temple
that
Solomon
built.
Acts 7:44-47
“While
our
ancestors
were
in
the
desert,
they
worshipped
God
at
the
tent
that
showed
that
he
was
there
with
them.
They
had
made
the
tent
exactly
like
God
had
commanded
Moses
to
make
it.
It
was
exactly
like
the
model
that
Moses
had
seen
when
he
was
up
on
the
mountain.
Later
on,
other
ancestors
of
ours
carried
that
tent
with
them
when
Joshua
led
them
into
this
land.
That
was
during
the
time
that
they
took
this
land
for
themselves,
when
God
forced
the
people
who
previously
lived
here
to
leave.
So
the Israelis
were
able
to
possess
this
land.
The
tent
remained
in
this
land
and
was
still
here
when
King
David
ruled.
David
pleased
God,
and
he
asked
God
to
let
him
build
a
house
where
he
and
all
of
our Israeli
people
could
worship
God.
But
instead,
God
let
David’s
son
Solomon
build
a
house
where
people
could
worship
God.”
People
can
worship
God
anywhere,
not
only
at
certain
places.
Acts 7:48-50
“However,
we(inc)
know
that
God
is
greater
than
everything,
and
he
does
not
live
in
houses
that
people [SYN]
have
made.
It
is
like
the
prophet
Isaiah
wrote.
He
wrote
these
words
that
God
had
spoken:
Heaven
is ◄my
throne/the
place
from
which
I
rule
the
entire universe►,
and
the
earth
is ◄my
footstool/
merely
like
a
stool
on
which
I
may
rest
my
feet►.
I
myself [SYN]
have
made
everything
both
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth.
So
you
human
beings, ◄
you
really
cannot
build
a
house
that
would
be
adequate
for
me!/do
you
think
you
can
build
a
house
that
would
be
appropriate
for
me?► [RHQ]
You
cannot [RHQ]
make
a
place
good
enough
for
me
to
live
in!”
Stephen
said
that
those
who
were
listening
to
him
were opposing
God.
Acts 7:51-53
“You
people
are
extremely
stubborn [MET],
not
wanting
to
obey
God
or
listen [MTY]
to
him!
You
are
exactly
like
your
ancestors!
You
always
resist
the
Holy
Spirit
as
they
did!
Your
ancestors
caused [RHQ]
every
prophet
to
suffer,
including
Moses.
They
even
killed
those
who
long
ago
announced
that
the
Messiah
would
come,
the
one
who
always
did
what
pleased
God.
And
the
Messiah
has
come!
He
is
the
one
whom
you
recently
turned
over
to
his
enemies
and
insisted
that
they
kill
him!
You
are
the
people
who
have
received
God’s
laws.
Those
were
laws
that
God
caused
angels
to
give
to
our
ancestors.
However,
incredibly,
you
have
not
obeyed
them!”
All
the
people
there
became
very
angry
with Stephen.
Acts 7:54
When
the
Jewish
Council
members
and
others
there
heard
all
that
Stephen
said,
they
became
very
angry.
They
were
grinding
their
teeth
together
because
they
were
so
angry
at
him!
After Stephen
said
that
he
could
see
Jesus
standing
beside
God
in
heaven,
they
stoned
him.
Acts 7:55-59
But
the
Holy
Spirit
completely
controlled Stephen.
He
looked
up
into
heaven
and
saw
a
dazzling
light
from
God,
and
he
saw
Jesus
standing
at
God’s
right
side.
“Look,”
he
said, “I
see
heaven
open,
and
I
see
the
one
who
came
from
heaven
standing
at
God’s
right
side!”
When
the
Jewish
Council
members
and
others
heard
that,
they
shouted
loudly.
They
put
their
hands
over
their
ears
so
that
they
could
not
hear Stephen,
and
immediately
they
all
rushed
at
him.
They
dragged
him
outside
the
city
of
Jerusalem
and
started
to
throw
stones
at
him.
The
people
who
were
accusing
him
took
off
their
outer
garments
in
order
to
throw
stones
more
easily,
and
they
put
their
clothes
on
the
ground
next
to
a
young
man
whose
name
was
Saul,
so
that
he
could
guard
them.
While
they
continued
to
throw
stones
at
Stephen,
Stephen
prayed, “Lord
Jesus,
receive
my
spirit!”
He
asked
the
Lord
to
forgive
them,
and
he
died.
The
disciples
fled,
some
men
buried
Stephen,
and
Saul
harassed believers.
But
the believers
preached
about
Jesus
wherever
they
were
scattered.
Acts 7:60—8:3
Then Stephen
fell
on
his
knees
and
cried
out, “Lord,
do
not
punish
them (OR,
forgive
them) [LIT]
for
this
sin!”
After
he
had
said
that,
he
died.
Then
some
men
who
revered
God
buried Stephen’s
body
in
a
tomb,
and
they
mourned
greatly
and
loudly
for
him.
On
that
same
day
people
started
severely persecuting
the believers
who
were
living
in
Jerusalem.
So
most
of
the believers
fled
to
other
places
throughout
Judea
and
Samaria
provinces.
The apostles
were
the
only
believers
who
remained
in
Jerusalem.
While
the
people
were
killing Stephen,
Saul
was
there approving
of
their
killing Stephen.
So
Saul
also
began
trying
to
destroy
the
group
of believers.
He
entered
houses
one
by
one,
he
dragged
away
men
and
women
who
believed
in
Jesus,
and
then
he
arranged
for
them
to
be
put
in
prison.
Many
Samaritans
heeded Philip’s
words
and
rejoiced.
Acts 8:4-8
The believers
who
had
left
Jerusalem
went
to
different
places,
where
they
continued
preaching
the
message
about Jesus.
One
of
those believers
whose
name
was
Philip
went
down
from
Jerusalem
to
a
city
in
Samaria
province.
There
he
was
telling
the
people
that Jesus
is [MTY]
the
Messiah.
Many
people
there
heard
Philip
speak
and
saw
the
miraculous
things
that
he
was
doing.
So
they
all ◄paid
close
attention
to/listened
carefully
to►
his
words.
For
example,
when Philip
commanded
evil
spirits
who
controlled
many
people
that
they
should
come
out
of
them,
they
came
out,
while
those
spirits
screamed.
Also,
many
people
who
were
paralyzed
and
many
others
who
were
lame
were
healed.
So
many
people [MTY]
in
that
city
greatly
rejoiced.
Philip baptized
many
Samaritans,
including
a
sorcerer.
Acts 8:9-13
There
was
a
man
in
that
city
whose
name
was
Simon.
He
had
been
practicing
sorcery
for
a
long
time,
and
he
had
been
amazing
the
people
in
Samaria
province
by
doing
that.
He
continually
claimed
that
he
was
a
great/important
person.
All
the
people
there,
both
ordinary
and
important
people,
listened
to
him.
Various
ones
of
them
were
saying, “This
man
works
in
extremely
powerful
ways
because
God
has
caused
him
to
be
a
great
person.”
They
continued
to
listen
to
him
carefully,
because
for
a
long
time
he
had
astonished
them
by
practicing
sorcery.
But
then
they
believed
Philip’s
message
when
he
preached
to
them
about
how
God
desires
to
rule [MET]
the
lives
of
people
who
believe
in
him,
and
about
Jesus
being
the
Messiah [MTY].
Both
the
men
and
the
women
who
believed
in
Jesus
were baptized. {
Philip
was baptizing
both
the
men
and
the
women
who
had
come
to
believe
in
Jesus}.
Simon
himself
believed
Philip’s
message
and,
after
he
was baptized {after
Philip baptized
him},
he
began
to
constantly
accompany
Philip.
Simon
was
continually
amazed
because
he
often
saw
Philip
doing
many
kinds
of
miraculous
things.
Samaritan
believers
received
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
Acts 8:14-17
When
the apostles
in
Jerusalem
heard
that
many
people [PRS]
throughout
Samaria
district
had
believed
the
message
from
God
about
Jesus,
they
sent
Peter
and
John
there.
When Peter
and John
arrived
in
Samaria,
they
prayed
for
those
new believers
in
order
that
the
Holy Spirit’s
power
would
come
to
them.
Peter
and John
realized
that
the
Holy
Spirit
had
not
yet
begun
to
empower
any
of
them.
They
had
been baptized {Philip
had baptized
them}
because
they
had
believed
in [MTY]
the
Lord
Jesus,
but
they
did
not
know
about
the
Holy
Spirit.
Then
Peter
and
John
placed
their
hands
on
the
heads
of
each
person,
and
they
received
the
power
of [MTY]
the
Holy
Spirit.
Peter
denounced Simon
the
sorcerer.
Acts 8:18-24
Simon
saw
things
that
convinced
him
that
God
had
given
the Spirit’s
power
to
people
as
a
result
of
the apostles
placing
their
hands
on
them.
So
he
offered
to
give
money
to
the apostles,
saying, “Enable
me
also
to
do
what
you
are
doing,
so
that
everyone
on
whom
I
place/put
my
hands
may
receive
the
Holy Spirit’s
power.”
But
Peter
said
to
him, “May
you
(sg)
and
your
money
go
to
hell,
because
you
mistakenly
think
that
you
can
buy
from
us
what
God
alone
gives
to
people
God
has
not
authorized
you
to
have
any
part
of
this
ministry
of
giving
the
Holy Spirit’s
power,
because
he
knows
that
you
are
not
thinking
rightly! (OR,
because
he
knows
that
you
are
thinking
completely wrongly.)
So
stop
thinking
wickedly
like
that,
and
plead
that
the
Lord,
if
he
is
willing,
will
forgive
you
for
what
you
wickedly
thought/planned
to
do
Turn
away
from
your
evil
ways,
because
I
perceive
that
you
(sg)
are
extremely
envious
of
us,
and
you
are
a
slave
of
your
continual
desire
to
do
evil!
God
will
certainly
punish
you
severely!”
Then
Simon
answered, “Pray
to
the
Lord
God
that
he
will
not
do
to
me
what
you
just
said!”
Peter
and
John
preached
to
many
Samaritans.
Acts 8:25
After
Peter
and
John
told
people
there
what
they
knew
personally
about
the
Lord
Jesus
and
declared
to
them
the
message
about
Jesus,
they
both
returned
to
Jerusalem.
Along
the
way
they
preached
the
good
message
about
Jesus
to
people
in
many
villages
in
Samaria
province.
Philip
met
an
Ethiopian
official.
Acts 8:26-28
One
day
an
angel
whom
the
Lord
God
had
sent
commanded
Philip, “Get
ready
and
go
south
along
the
road
that
extends
from
Jerusalem
to
Gaza.”
That
was
a
road
in
a
desert
area.
So Philip
got
ready
and
went
along
that
road.
Suddenly
he
met
a
man
from
Ethiopia.
He
was
an
important
official
who
took
care
of
all
the funds
for
the
queen
of
Ethiopia.
In
his
language
people
called
their
queen
Candace.
This
man
had
gone
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
God,
and
he
was
returning
home
and
was
seated
riding
in
his
chariot.
As
he
was
riding,
he
was
reading
out
loud
from
what
the
prophet
Isaiah
had
written [MTY]
long
ago.
The
official
could
not
understand
what
he
was
reading.
Acts 8:29-31
God’s
Spirit
told
Philip, “Go
near
to
that
chariot
and
keep
walking
close
to
the
man
who
is
riding
in
it!”
So
Philip
ran
to
the
chariot
and
kept
running
close
to
it.
Then
he
heard
the
official
reading
what
the
prophet
Isaiah
had
written.
He
asked
the
man, “Do
you
(sg)
understand
what
you
are
reading?”
He
answered
Philip, “
No! ◄I
cannot
possibly
understand
it
if
there
is
no
one
to
explain
it
to
me!/How
can
I
understand
it
if
there
is
no
one
to
explain
it
to
me?► [RHQ]”
Philip
preached
about
Jesus
to
the
official.
Acts 8:31b-35
Then
the
man
said
to
Philip, “Please
come
up
and
sit
beside
me.”
So
Philip
did
that.
The
part
of
the
Scriptures
that
the
official
was
reading
was
this:
He
will
be
silent
when
they
lead
him
away
to
kill
him
like
when
a
sheep
is
led
away
to
be
killed.
As
a
young
sheep
is
silent
when
its
wool
is
being
cut
off {someone
cuts
off
its
wool},
similarly
he
will
not
protest [MTY]
when
people
cause
him
to
suffer.
When
he
will
be
humiliated
by
being
accused
falsely {people
will
humiliate
him
by
accusing
him
falsely},
the
rulers ◄will
not
consider
him
innocent/will
consider
him
guilty►.
No
one
will
possibly
be
able
to
tell
about
his
descendants,
because
he
will
be
killed {people
will
kill
him}
without
him
having
any
descendants
on
the
earth.
The
official
asked
Philip
about
these
words
that
he
was
reading, “Tell
me,
who
was
the
prophet
writing
about?
Was
he
writing
about
himself
or
about
someone
else?”
So
Philip
began
to
explain
that
Scripture
passage.
He
told
him
the
good
message
about [MTY]
Jesus.
So
the
official
understood
and
believed
in
Jesus.
Philip baptized
the
official.
Then
the
Spirit
took
Philip
away.
Acts 8:36-39
While
they
were
traveling
along
the
road,
they
came
to
a
place
where
there
was
a pond
of
water
near
the
road.
Then
the
official
said
to Philip, “Look,
there
is
a pond
of
water! ◄I
would
like
you
to baptize
me,
because
I
do
not
know
of
anything
that
would
prevent
me
from
being baptized {prevent
you
from baptizing
me.}/Do
you
know
of
anything
that
would
prevent
me
from
being baptized {prevent
you
from baptizing
me}?► [RHQ]”
So
the
official
told
the
driver
to
stop
the
chariot.
Then
both
Philip
and
the
official
went
down
into
the
pond
of
water,
and
Philip baptized
him.
When
they
came
up
out
of
the
water,
suddenly
God’s
Spirit
took
Philip
away.
The
official
never
saw
Philip
again.
But
although
he
never
saw
Philip
again,
the
official
continued
going
along
the
road,
very
happy
that
God
had
saved
him.
Philip
preached
in
towns
from Azotus
to Caesarea.
Acts 8:40
Philip
then
realized
that
the
Spirit
had miraculously
taken
him
to Azotus
town.
While
he
traveled
around
in
that
region,
he
continued
proclaiming
the
message
about
Jesus
in
all
the
towns
between Azotus
and
Caesarea.
And
he
was
still
proclaiming
it
when
he
finally
arrived
in
Caesarea
city.
Saul asked the high priest to authorize him to arrest believers.
Acts 9:1-2
Meanwhile,
Saul
angrily
continued
to
say, “I
will
kill
those
who
believe
that
Jesus
is
the
Lord!”
He
went
to
the supreme
priest
in
Jerusalem
and
requested
him
to
write
letters
introducing
him
to
the
leaders
of [MTY]
the
Jewish
meeting
places
in
Damascus
city.
The
letters
asked
them
to authorize
Saul
to
seize
any
men
or
women
who
followed
the
way
that
Jesus
had
taught,
and
to
take
them
as
prisoners
to
Jerusalem
so
that
the
Jewish
leaders
could
judge
and
punish
them.
While
Saul
was
traveling
to
Damascus,
Jesus
appeared
to
him
and
blinded
him.
Acts 9:3-8
Saul
took
those
letters,
and
while
he
and
those
with
him
traveled
toward
Damascus,
as
they
were
approaching
the
city,
suddenly
a
brilliant
light
from
heaven
shone
around
Saul.
Immediately
he
fell
down
to
the
ground.
Then
he
heard
the
voice
of
the
Lord
say
to
him, “Saul,
Saul, ◄stop
causing
me
to
suffer!/why
are
you
causing
me
to
suffer?► [RHQ]”
Saul
asked
him, “Lord,
who
are
you?”
He
replied, “I
am
Jesus,
and
you
(sg)
are
causing
me
to
suffer
by
hurting
my
followers!
Now
instead
of
continuing
to
do
that,
stand
up
and
go
into
the
city!
Someone
there
will
tell
you
(sg)
what
I
want
you
to
do.”
The
men
who
were
traveling
with
Saul
became
so
frightened
that
they
could
not
say
anything.
They
just
stood
there.
They
only
heard
the
sound
when
the
Lord
spoke,
but
they
did
not
see
anyone.
Saul
got
up
from
the
ground,
but
when
he
opened
his
eyes
he
could
not
see
anything.
So
the
men
with
him
took
him
by
the
hand
and
led
him
into
Damascus.
For
the
next
three
days
Saul
could
not
see
anything,
and
he
did
not
eat
or
drink
anything.
Saul
could
see
again
after Ananias
had
put
his
hands
on
him.
Acts 9:9-19
In
Damascus
there
was
a
Jew
named Ananias
who
believed
in
Jesus.
While
Ananias
was
seeing
a
vision,
the
Lord
Jesus
said
to
him, “Ananias!”
He
replied, “Lord,
I
am
listening.”
The
Lord
Jesus
told
him, “Go
to
Straight
Street
to
the
house
that
belongs
to
Judas.
Ask
someone
there
if
you(sg)
can
talk
to
a
man
named
Saul
from
Tarsus
city,
because, surprisingly,
at
this
moment
he
is
praying
to
me.
Saul
has
seen
a
vision
in
which
a
man
named Ananias
entered
the
house
where
he
was
staying
and
put
his
hands
on
him
in
order
that
he
might
see
again.”
But Ananias
protested,
saying, “But
Lord,
many
people
have
told
me
about
this
man!
He
has
done
many
evil
things
to
the
people
in
Jerusalem
who
believe
in
you!
And
the
chief
priests
have
authorized
him
to
come
here
to
Damascus
in
order
to
seize
all
of
us
who
believe
in
you
(sg) [MTY]
and
take
us
to
Jerusalem!”
But
the
Lord
Jesus
told Ananias, “Go
to
Saul!
Do
what
I
say,
because
I
have
chosen
him
to
serve
me
in
order
that
he
might
speak
about
me [MTY]
both
to non-Jewish
people
and
their
kings
and
to
the Israeli
people.
I
myself
will
tell
him
that
he
must
often
suffer
greatly
because
of
telling
people
about
me [MTY].”
So Ananias
went,
and
after
he
found
the
house
where
Saul
was,
he
entered
it.
Then,
as
soon
as
he
met
Saul,
he
put
his
hands
on
him,
and
he
said, “Brother
Saul,
the
Lord
Jesus
himself
commanded
me
to
come
to
you.
He
is
the
same
one
who
appeared
to
you
(sg)
while
you
were
traveling
along
the
road.
He
sent
me
to
you
in
order
that
you
might
see
again
and
that
you
might
be
completely
controlled
by
the
Holy
Spirit {that
the
Holy
Spirit
might
completely
control
you}.”
Instantly,
things
like
fish
scales
fell
from
Saul’s
eyes,
and
he
was
able
to
see
again.
Then
he
stood
up
and
was baptized {Ananias baptized
him}
immediately.
After
Saul
ate
some
food,
he
felt
strong
again.
Saul
stayed
with
the
other believers
in
Damascus
for
several
days.
People
there
were
astonished
that
Saul
had
believed
in
Jesus.
Acts 9:20-22
Right
away
Saul
began
to
preach
to
people
about
Jesus
in
the
Jewish
meeting
places
in
Damascus.
He
told
them
that
Jesus
is ◄the
Son
of/the
man
who
is
also►
God.
And
all
the
people
who
heard
him
preach
were
amazed.
Various
ones
of
them
were
saying, “◄
We(inc)
can
hardly
believe
that
this
is
the
same
man
who
persecuted
the believers
in
Jerusalem!/Is
this
really
the
same
man
who
persecuted
the believers
in
Jerusalem?► [RHQ, MTY]
And
we
(inc)
know
that
he
has [RHQ]
come
here
to
seize
us
and
take
us
to
the
chief
priests
in
Jerusalem!”
But
God
enabled
Saul
to
preach
to
many
people
even
more convincingly.
He
was
proving
from
the Scriptures
that
Jesus
is
the
Messiah.
So
the
Jewish
leaders
in
Damascus
could
not
think
of
anything ◄to
refute
what
he
said/to
prove
that
what
he
said
was
not
true►.
Saul
escaped
from
those
who
plotted
to
kill
him.
Acts 9:23-25
Some
time
later,
after
Saul
had
left
Damascus
and
then
returned,
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
there
plotted
to
kill
him.
During
each
day
and
night
those
Jews
were
continually
watching
the
people
passing
through
the
city
gates,
in
order
that
when
they
saw
Saul
they
might
kill
him.
However,
someone
told
Saul
what
they
planned
to
do.
So
some
of
those
whom
he
had
helped
to
believe
in Jesus
took
him
one
night
to
the
high
stone
wall
that
surrounded
the
city.
They
used
ropes
to
lower
him
in
a
large
basket
through
an
opening
in
the
wall.
So
he
escaped
from
Damascus.
Barnabas
introduced
Saul
to
other believers
in
Jerusalem.
Acts 9:26-28
When
Saul
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
he
began
trying
to
associate
with
other
believers.
However,
almost
all
of
them
continued
to
be
afraid
of
him,
because
they
did
not
believe
that
he
had
become
a believer.
But Barnabas
took
him
and
brought
him
to
the apostles.
He
explained
to
the apostles
how,
while
Saul
was
traveling
along
the
road
to
Damascus,
he
had
seen
the
Lord
Jesus
and
how
the
Lord
had
spoken
to
him
there.
He
also
told
them
how
Saul
had
preached
boldly
about
Jesus [MTY]
to
people
in
Damascus.
The apostles
believed Barnabas
and
told
the
other believers
about
that.
So
Saul
began
to
associate
with
the apostles
and
other believers
throughout
Jerusalem,
and
he
spoke
boldly
to
people
about [MTY]
the
Lord
Jesus.
The believers
sent
Saul
to Tarsus
because
some
Jews
tried
to
kill
him.
Acts 9:29-30
Saul
was
also
speaking
about
Jesus
with
Jews
who
spoke Greek,
and
he
was
debating
with
them.
But
they
were
continually
trying
to
think ◄
of
a
way
to
kill
him/of
how
they
could
kill
him►.
When
the
other believers
heard
that
those
Jews
were
planning
to
kill
him,
some
of
the believers
took
Saul
down
to
Caesarea
city.
There
they
arranged
for
him
to
go
by
ship
to
Tarsus,
his
hometown.
The church
in
Israel
had
peace
and
many
people
believed.
Acts 9:31
So
the
groups
of believers
throughout
the
entire
regions
of
Judea,
Galilee,
and
Samaria
lived
peacefully
because
no
one
was persecuting
them
anymore.
The
Holy
Spirit
was
strengthening
them
spiritually
and encouraging
them.
They
were
continuing
to
revere/honor
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
the
Holy
Spirit
was enabling
many
other
people
to
become believers.
Because
Peter
healed Aeneas,
many
people
believed
in
Jesus.
Acts 9:32-35
While
Peter
was
traveling
throughout
those
regions,
once
he
went
to
the coastal
plain
to
visit
the believers
who
lived
in
Lydda
town.
There
he
met
a
man
whose
name
was Aeneas. Aeneas
had
not
been
able
to
get
up
from
his
bed
for
eight
years,
because
he
was
paralyzed.
Peter
said
to
him, “Aeneas,
Jesus
Christ
heals
you
(sg)
right
now!
Get
up
and
roll
up
your mat!”
Right
away Aeneas
stood
up.
Most
of
the
people
who
lived
in
Lydda
and
on
Sharon
Plain
saw Aeneas
after
the
Lord
had
healed
him,
so
they
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Dorcas
died.
Acts 9:36-37
In
Joppa
town
there
was
a believer
whose
name
was
Tabitha.
Her
name
in
the
Greek
language
was
Dorcas.
Both
of
these
names
mean
gazelle/deer/antelope.
That
woman
was
continually
doing
good
deeds
for
others.
Specifically,
she
was
helping
poor
people
by
giving
them
things
that
they
needed.
During
the
time
that Peter
was
in Lydda,
she
became
sick
and
died.
Some
women
there
washed
her
body
according
to
the
Jewish
custom
so
that
the
people
could
bury
it.
Then
they
covered
her
body
with
cloth
and
placed
it
in
an upstairs
room
in
her
house.
Peter resurrected Dorcas.
Acts 9:38-43
Lydda
was
near
Joppa,
so
when
the believers
heard
that
Peter
was
still
in
Lydda,
they
sent
two
men
to
go
to
Peter.
When
they
arrived
where
Peter
was,
they
repeatedly
urged/begged
him, “Please
come
immediately
with
us
to
Joppa!”
So
right
away
Peter
got
ready
and
went
with
them.
When
they
arrived
at
the
house
in
Joppa,
the
two
men
took
Peter
to
the upstairs
room
where Dorcas’
body
was
lying.
All
the
widows
therecrowded
around
Peter.
They
were
crying
and
showing
him
the
cloaks
and
other
garments
that
Dorcas
had
made
for
people
while
she
was
still
alive.
But
Peter
sent
them
all
out
of
the
room.
Then
he
got
down
on
his
knees
and
prayed.
Then,
turning
toward Tabitha’s
body,
he
said, “Tabitha,
stand
up!”
Immediately
she
opened
her
eyes
and,
when
she
saw
Peter,
she
sat
up.
He
grasped
one
of
her
hands
and
helped
her
to
stand
up.
After
he
had
summoned
the believers
and
especially
the
widows
among
them
to
come
back
in,
he
showed
them
that Tabitha
was
alive
again.
Soon
people
everywhere
in
Joppa
knew
about
that
miracle,
and
as
a
result
many
people
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Peter
stayed
in
Joppa
many
days
with
a
man
named
Simon
who
made
leather
from
animal
skins.
Obeying an angel, Cornelius sent men to summon Peter.
Acts 10:1-8
There
was
a
man
who
lived
in
Caesarea
city
whose
name
was
Cornelius.
He
was
an
officer
who
commanded 100
men
in
a
large
group
of
Roman
soldiers
from Italy.
He
always
tried
to
do
what
would
please
God;
he
and
his
entire
household [MTY]
were non-Jews
who habitually
worshipped
God.
He
sometimes
gave
money
to
help
poor
Jewish
people,
and
he
prayed
to
God
regularly.
One
day
at
about
three o’clock
in
the
afternoon
Cornelius
saw
a
vision.
He
clearly
saw
an
angel
whom
God
had
sent.
The
angel
came
into
his
room
and
said
to
him, “Cornelius!”
Cornelius stared
at
the
angel
and
became
terrified.
Then
he
asked
fearfully, “Sir,
what
do
you
(sg)
want?”
The
angel
answered
him, “You
(sg)
have
pleased
God
because
you
have
been
praying
regularly
to
him
and
you
often
give
money
to
help
poor
people.
Those
things
have
been
like
a
sacrifice
to
God.
So,
now
command
some
men
to
go
to
Joppa
and
tell
them
to
bring
back
a
man
named
Simon
whose
other
name
is
Peter.
He
is
staying
with
a
man,
also
named
Simon,
who
makes
leather.
His
house
is
near
the
ocean.”
When
the
angel
who
spoke
to
Cornelius
had
gone,
Cornelius
summoned
two
of
his
household
servants
and
a
soldier
who
served
him,
one
who
also
worshipped
God.
He
explained
to
them
everything
that
the
angel
had
said.
Then
he
told
them
to
go
to
Joppa
to
ask
Peter
to
come
to Caesarea.
Peter’s
vision.
Acts 10:9-16
About
noon
the
next
day
those
three
men
were
traveling
along
the
road
and
were
coming
near
Joppa.
As
they
were
approaching
Joppa,
Peter
went
up
on
the
flat
housetop
to
pray.
He
became
hungry
and
wanted
something
to
eat.
While
someone
was
preparing
the
food,
Peter
saw
this
vision:
◄He
saw
heaven
open/He
saw
an
opening
in
the
sky►
and
something
like
a
large
sheet
was
being
lowered
to
the
ground.
It
was
tied
at
its
four
corners
with
ropes.
Inside
the sheet
were
all
kinds
of
creatures.
These
included
animals
and
birds
that
the
Mosaic
laws forbade
Jews
to
eat.
Some
had
four
feet,
others
scurried
across
the
ground,
and
others
were
wild
birds.
Then
he
heard
God [SYN]
say
to
him, “Peter,
stand
up,
kill
and
cook
some
of
these
and
eat
their
meat!”
But
Peter
replied, “Lord,
surely
you
(sg)
do
not
really
want
me
to
do
that!
I
have
never
eaten
any
meat
that
our
Jewish
law
says
is
unacceptable
to
God
or
something
that
we(exc)
must
not
eat!”
Then
Peter
heard [MTY]
God
talk
to
him
a
second
time.
He
said, “
I
am
God,
so
if
I
have
made
something
acceptable
to
eat,
do
not
say
that
it
is
not
acceptable
to
eat!”
This
happened
three
times,
so
Peter
knew
that
he
had
to
think
carefully
about
what
it
might
mean.
Immediately
after
God
had
said
that
the
third
time, ◄
the sheet
with
the
animals
and
birds
was
the
pulled
back
into
heaven/
someone
pulled
the sheet
with
the
animals
and
birds
up
into
the
sky
again►.
The
Holy
Spirit
commanded
Peter
to
go
with
the non-Jewish
men.
Acts 10:17-23a
While
Peter
was
trying
to
understand
what
that
vision
meant,
the
men
who
had
been
sent
by
Cornelius {whom
Cornelius
had
sent}
arrived
in
Joppa.
They
asked
people
how
to
get
to
Simon’s
house.
So
they
found
his
house
and
were
standing
outside
the
gate.
They
called
and
were
asking
if
a
man
named
Simon,
whose
other
name
was
Peter,
was
staying
there.
While
Peter
was
still
trying
to
understand
what
the
vision
meant,
God’s
Spirit
said
to
him, “Three
men
are
here
who
want
to
see
you.
So
get
up
and
go
downstairs
and
go
with
them!
Do
not
think
that
you
(sg)
should
not
go
with
them
because
of
their
being non-Jews,
because
I
have
sent
them
here!”
So
Peter
went
down
to
the
men
and
said
to
them, “Greetings!
I
am
the
man
you
are
looking
for.
Why
have
you
come?”
One
of
them
replied, “Cornelius,
who
is
a
Roman
army
officer,
sent
us
here.
He
is
a
righteous
man
who
worships
God,
and
all
of
the
Jewish
people [HYP]
who
know
about
him
say
that
he
is
a
very
good
man.
An
angel ◄who
was
sent
from
God/whom
God
sent►
said
to
him, ‘Tell
some
men
to
go
to
Joppa
to
see Simon
Peter
and
bring
him
here,
so
that
you
(sg)
can
hear
what
he
has
to
say.’”
So
Peter
said
that
he
would
go
with
them,
and
then
he
invited
them
into
the
house
and
told
them
that
they
could
stay
there
that
night.
Peter
went
with
the
men
and
met Cornelius.
Acts 10:23b-26
The
next
day
Peter
got
ready
and
went
with
the
men.
Several
of
the believers
from
Joppa
went
with
him.
The
day
after
that,
they
arrived
in
Caesarea.
Cornelius
was
waiting
for
them.
He
had
also
invited
his
relatives
and
close
friends
to
come
to
his
house,
so
they
were
there,
too.
When
Peter
entered
the
house,
Cornelius
met
him
and
bowed
low
in
front
of
him
to
worship
him.
But
Peter
grasped Cornelius
by
the
hand
and
lifted
him
to
his
feet.
He
said, “Stand
up!
Do
not
revere/worship
me
I
myself
am
only
human,
like
you!”
Peter
asked
why
they
had
sent
for
him.
Acts 10:27-29
While
he
was
talking
to Cornelius,
Peter
and
the
others
entered
a
large
room
inside
the
house.
Peter
saw
that
many
people
had
gathered
together
there.
Then Peter
said
to
them, “You
all
know
that
any
of
us
Jews
think
we
are disobeying
our
Jewish
laws
if
we
(exc)
associate
with
a non-Jewish
person
or
if
we
even
visit
him.
However,
God
has
shown
me
in
a
vision
that
I
should
not
say
about
anyone
that
God
will
not
accept
him.
So
when
you
sent
some
men
to
ask
me
to
come
here,
I
came
right
away.
I
did
not
say
that
I
could
not
go
with non-Jewish
people.
So,
please
tell
me,
why
have
you
asked
me
to
come
here?”
Cornelius
told
about
his
vision.
Acts 10:30-33
Cornelius
replied, “About
this
time
four
days
ago
I
was
praying
to
God
in
my
house,
as
I
regularly
do
at
three o’clock
in
the
afternoon.
Suddenly
a
man
whose
clothes
shone
brightly
stood
in
front
of
me,
and
said, ‘Cornelius,
when
you
(sg)
have
prayed,
you
have
been
heard
by
God {God
has
heard
when
you
(sg)
have
prayed
to
him}.
He
has
also
noticed
that
you
have
often
given
money
to
help
poor
people,
and
he
is
pleased
with
that.
So
now,
send
messengers
to
go
to
Joppa,
in
order
to
ask
Simon
whose
other
name
is
Peter
to
come
here.
He
is
staying
near
the
ocean
in
a
house
that
belongs
to
another
man
named
Simon,
who
makes
leather.
When
Simon
Peter
comes,
he
will
tell
you
a
message
from
God.’
So
I
immediately
sent
some
men
who
asked
you
(sg)
to
come
here,
and
I
certainly
thank
you
for
coming.
Now
we
(exc)
all
are
gathered
here,
knowing
that
God
is
with
us,
in
order
to
hear
all
the
things
that
the
Lord
God
has
commanded
you
to
say.
So
please
speak
to
us.”
Peter reminded
them
of
what
they
knew
about
Jesus.
Acts 10:34-38
So
Peter
began
to
speak [MTY]
to
them.
He
said, “
Now
I
understand
that
it
is
true
that
God
does
not
favor
only
certain
groups
of
people.
Instead,
from
every
group
of
people
he
accepts
everyone
who
honors
him
and
who
does
what
pleases
him.
You
know
the
message
that
God
sent
to
us Israelis.
He
proclaimed
to
us
the
good
news
that
he
would
cause
people
to
have
peace
with
him
because
of
what
Jesus
Christ
has
done.
This
Jesus
is
Lord
not
only
over
us Israelis.
He
is
also
the
Lord
who
rules
over
all
people.
You
know
what
he
did
throughout
the
land
of
Judea,
beginning
in
Galilee.
He
began
to
do
those
things
after
John
had
been
proclaiming
to
people
that
they
should
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior
before
he baptized
them.
You
know
that
God
gave [MTY]
his
Holy
Spirit
to
Jesus,
the
Man
from
Nazareth
town,
and
gave
him
the
power
to
do
miracles.
You
also
know
how
Jesus
went
to
many
places,
always
doing
good
deeds
and
healing
people.
Specifically,
he
was
continually
healing
all
the
people
whom
the
devil
was
causing
to
suffer.
Jesus
was
able
to
do
those
things
because
God
was
always
helping
him.”
Peter
said
that
God
would
forgive
the
sins
of
all
who
believe
in
Jesus.
Acts 10:39-43
“We
apostles
tell
people
about
all
the
things
that
we
saw
Jesus
do
in
Jerusalem
and
in
the
rest
of
Israel.
The
leaders
in
Jerusalem
had
him
killed
by
being nailed
to
a
cross.
However,
God
caused
him
to
become
alive
again
on
the
third
day
after
he
had
died.
God
also
enabled
some
of
us(exc)
to
see
him
so
that
we
would
know
that
he
was
alive
again.
God
did
not
let
all
the
Jewish
people
see
him.
Instead,
he
had
chosen
us
apostles
beforehand
to
see
Jesus
after
he
became
alive
again,
and
to
tell
others
about
him.
We
apostles
are
the
people
who
ate
meals
with
him ◄after
he
had
become
alive
again/after
he
had
risen
from
the
dead►.
God
commanded
us
to
preach
to
the
people
and
tell
them
that
Jesus
is
the
one
whom
he
has
appointed
to
judge
everyone
some
day.
He
will
judge
all
those
who
will
still
be
living
and
all
those
who
will
have
died
by
that
time.
All
of
the
prophets
who
wrote
about
the
Messiah
long
ago
told
people
about
him.
They
wrote
that
if
people
believe
in
the
Messiah [MTY],
God
would
forgive
them
for
their
sins,
because
of
what
the
Messiah
would
do
for
them.”
The
Holy
Spirit
came
down
on
the non-Jewish
believers.
Acts 10:44-48
While
Peter
was
still
speaking
those
words,
suddenly
the
Holy
Spirit ◄came
down
on/began
to
control►
all
those non-Jewish
people
who
were
listening
to
the
message.
The
Jewish
believers
who
had
come
with
Peter
from
Joppa
were
amazed
that
God
had
generously
given
the
Holy
Spirit
to
the non-Jewish
people,
too.
The
Jewish believers
knew
that
God
had
done
that
because
they
were
hearing
those
people
speaking
languages [MTY]
that
they
had
not
learned
and
telling
how
great
God
is.
Then
Peter
said
to
the
other
Jewish believers
who
were
there, “
God
has
given
them
the
Holy
Spirit
just
like
he
gave
him
to
us
Jewish believers,
so ◄surely
all
of
you
would
agree
that
we(exc)
should baptize
these
people!/would
any
of
you
forbid
that
these
people
should
be baptized?► [RHQ]”
Then Peter
told
those
non-Jewish
people
that
they
should
be baptized
to
show
that
they
had
believed [MTY]
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
So
they baptized
all
of
them.
After
they
were baptized,
they
requested
that Peter
stay
with
them
several
days.
So Peter
and
the
other
Jewish believers
did
that.
Some Jewish believers criticized Peter.
Acts 11:1-3
The apostles
and
other believers
who
lived
in
various
towns
in
Judea
province
heard
people
say
that
some non-Jewish
people
had
believed
the
message
from
God
about
Jesus.
So
when
Peter
and
the
six
other believers
returned
from Caesarea
to
Jerusalem,
some
Jewish believers
criticized
Peter,
because
they
thought
that
Jews
should
not
associate
with non-Jews [MTY].
They
said
to
him, “Not
only
was
it
wrong
for
you(sg)
to
visit non-Jewish
people,
you
even
ate
with
them!”
Peter
told
about
his
vision.
Acts 11:4-10
So
Peter
began
to
explain
exactly
what
had
happened
concerning Cornelius.
He
said, “I
was
praying
by
myself
in
Joppa
town,
and
in
a
trance
I
saw
a
vision.
I
saw
that
something
like
a
large
sheet
was
being
lowered
from
heaven.
It
was
tied
with
ropes
at
its
four
corners,
and
it
came
down
to
where
I
was.
As
I
was
looking intently
into
it,
I
saw
some tame
animals
but
also
animals
that
our
laws
forbid
us
to
eat,
including
wild
animals,
snakes,
and
wild
birds.
Then
I
heard
God [MTY]
commanding
me, ‘Peter,
get
up,
kill
some
of
these,
and
cook
and
eat
their
meat!’
But
I
replied, ‘Lord,
you(sg)
surely
do
not
really
want
me
to
do
that,
because
I
have
never
eaten [MTY]
meat
from
any
animal
that
our
laws
say
that
we
(exc)
must
not
eat [SYN]!’
God
spoke
from
heaven
to
me
a
second
time, ‘
I
am
God,
so
if
I
have
made
something
acceptable
to
eat,
do
not
say
that
it
is
not
acceptable
to
eat!’
Then
after
that
happened
three
times,
the sheet
with
all
those
animals
and
birds
was
pulled
up
into
heaven
again.”
Peter
said
that
the
Holy
Spirit
came
to
be
with
the non-Jewish believers.
Peter
accepted
those non-Jews
as
fellow believers.
Acts 11:11-17
“At
that
exact
moment,
three
men
who
had
been {whom
Cornelius
had}
sent
from
Caesarea
arrived
at
the
house
where
I
was
staying.
God’s
Spirit
told
me
that
I
should
be
willing
to
go
with
them
even
though
they
were
not
Jews.
These
six
Jewish believers
from
Joppa
went
with
me
to Caesarea,
and
then
we
(exc)
went
into
that
non-Jewish
man’s
house.
He
told
us
that
he
had
seen
an
angel
standing
in
his
house.
The
angel
told
him, ‘Tell
some
men
to
go
to
Joppa
and
bring
back
Simon
whose
other
name
is
Peter.
He
will
tell
you
(sg)
how
you
and
everyone [MTY]
else
in
your
house
will
be
saved {how
God
will
save
you
and
everyone [MTY]
else
in
your
house}.’
After
I
started
to
speak,
the
Holy
Spirit
suddenly
came
down
on
them,
just
like
he
had
first [MTY]
come
on
us
during
the Pentecost
festival.
Then
I
remembered
what
the
Lord
had
said: ‘John
caused
people
to
be baptized
in
water,
but
God
will
cause
the
Holy
Spirit
to
enter
you
and
change
your
lives.’
God
gave
those non-Jews
the
same
Holy
Spirit
that
he
had
given
to
us
(inc)
after
we
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
So, ◄
I
could
not
possibly
tell
God
that
he
did
wrong
when
he
gave
them
the
Holy
Spirit!/how
could
I
tell
God
that
he
did
wrong
when
he
gave
them
the
Holy
Spirit?► [RHQ]
He
was
showing
that
he
had
received
them!”
They
praised
God
that
he
also
saves non-Jewish
people.
Acts 11:18
After
those
Jewish believers
heard
what
Peter
said,
they
stopped criticizing
him.
Instead,
they
praised
God,
saying, “Then
it
is
clear
to
us
that
God
has
also
accepted
the non-Jews
so
that
they
will
have
eternal
life,
if
they
turn
from
their
sinful
behavior
and
believe
in
Jesus!”
Many non-Jews
in Antioch
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Acts 11:19-21
After
people
had
killed
Stephen,
many
of
the believers
left
Jerusalem
and
went
to
other
places,
because
people
were
causing
them
to
suffer
there
in
Jerusalem.
Some
of
them
went
to
Phoenicia
region,
some
went
to
Cyprus
Island,
and
others
went
to Antioch
city
in
Syria
province.
In
those
places
they
were
continually
telling
people
the
message
about
Jesus,
but
they
told
only
other
Jewish
people.
Some
of
the believers
were
men
from
Cyprus
and
from
Cyrene
city
in
north Africa.
They
went
to Antioch,
and
although
they
told
other
Jews
about
the
Lord
Jesus,
they
also
told non-Jewish
people
there.
The
Lord
God [MTY]
was powerfully enabling
those
believers
to
preach effectively.
As
a
result,
very
many
non-Jewish
people
believed
their
message
and
trusted
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Barnabas
encouraged
the
believers
at Antioch.
Acts 11:22-24
The
group
of believers
in
Jerusalem
heard [MTY]
people
say
that
many
people
in Antioch
were believing
in
Jesus.
So
the
leaders
of
the
congregation
in
Jerusalem
asked Barnabas
to
go
to Antioch.
When
he
got
there,
he
realized
that
God
had
acted
kindly
toward
the believers.
So
he
was
very
happy,
and
he
continually
encouraged
all
of
the
believers
to
continue
to
trust
completely
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Barnabas
was
a
good
man
whom
the
Holy
Spirit
completely
controlled,
one
who
trusted
God
completely.
Because
of
what Barnabas
did,
many
people
there
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Barnabas
and
Saul
taught
many believers
at Antioch.
Acts 11:25-26
Then Barnabas
went
to
Tarsus
in Cilicia
province
to
try
to
find
Saul.
After
he
found
him, Barnabas
brought
him
back
to Antioch
to
help
teach
the believers.
So
during
a
whole
year
Barnabas
and
Saul
met
regularly
with
the
congregation
there
and
taught
many
of
them
about
Jesus.
It
was
at Antioch
that
the believers
were
first
called
Christians {
that
people
first
called
the believers
Christians}.
Believers
in Antioch
helped
needy believers
in
Judea.
Acts 11:27-30
During
the
time
that Barnabas
and
Saul
were
at Antioch,
some
believers
who
were
prophets
arrived
there
from
Jerusalem.
One
of
them,
whose
name
was Agabus,
stood
up
in
order
to
speak.
God’s
Spirit
enabled
him
to
prophesy ◄that
there
would
soon
be
a
famine
in
many
countries/that
people
in
many
countries [HYP]
would
soon
suffer
because
they
would
not
have
enough
food
to
eat►. (That
famine
happened
when
Claudius
was
the
Roman Emperor.)
When
the believers
there
heard
what Agabus
said,
they
decided
that
they
would
send
money
to
help
the believers
who
lived
in
Judea.
Each
of
them
decided
to
give
as
much
money
as
he
was
able
to
give.
They
sent
the
money
with Barnabas
and
Saul
to
the
leaders
of
the
congregation
in
Jerusalem.
Herod had James killed and Peter put in prison.
Acts 12:1-4
It
was
about
this
time
that
King
Herod
Agrippa
sent
soldiers [MTY]
who
seized
and
put
in
prison
some
of
the
leaders
of
the
congregation
in
Jerusalem.
He
did
that
because
he
wanted
to
make
the believers
suffer.
He
commanded
a
soldier
to
cut
off
the
head
of
the apostle
James,
the
older
brother
of
the apostle
John.
When
Herod
realized
that
he
had
pleased
the
leaders
of
the
Jewish
people
by
doing
that,
he
commanded
soldiers
to
arrest
Peter
in
order
to
kill
him,
too.
This
happened
during
the
festival
when
the
Jewish
people
ate
bread
that
did
not
have
yeast.
After
they
seized
Peter,
they
put
him
in
prison.
They
arranged
for
four
groups
of
soldiers
to
guard
Peter.
Each
group
had
four
soldiers.
Every
three
hours
a
different
group
began
to
guard
him
while
the
others
rested.
Herod
wanted
to
bring
Peter
out
of
prison
and
judge
him
in
front
of
the
Jewish
people
after
the
Passover
Festival
was
finished.
He
then
planned
to
command
soldiers
to
execute
Peter.
An
angel
freed
Peter
from
prison.
Acts 12:5-11
So
for
several
days
Peter
was
kept {they
kept
Peter}
in
prison.
But
the
other believers
in
the
congregation
at
Jerusalem
were
praying
earnestly
to
God
that
he
would
help
Peter.
The
night
before
Herod
planned
to
bring
Peter
out
from
prison
to
have
him
executed
publicly,
Peter
was
sleeping
in
the
prison
between
two
soldiers,
with
two
chains
binding
his
arms
to
the
arms
of
the
soldiers.
Two
other
soldiers
were
guarding
the
prison
doors.
Suddenly
an
angel
from
the
Lord
God
stood
beside
Peter,
and
a
bright
light
shone
in
his
cell.
The
angel poked
Peter
in
the
side
and
woke
him
up
and
said, “Get
up
quickly!”
While
Peter
was
getting
up,
the
chains
fell
off
from
his
wrists.
However,
the
soldiers
were
not
aware
of
what
was happening.
Then
the
angel
said
to
Peter, “Put
on
your
clothes
and
sandals!”
So
Peter
did.
Then
the
angel
said
to
him, “Fasten
your
belt/girdle
around
you(sg)
and
put
on
your
sandals!”
So
Peter
did
that.
Then
the
angel
told
him, “Wrap
your
cloak
around
you
and
follow
me!”
So,
after
Peter
put
on
his
cloak
and
sandals,
he
followed
the
angel
out
of
the
prison
cell,
but
he
had
no
idea
that
what
the
angel
was
doing
was
really
happening.
He
thought
that
he
was
seeing
a
vision.
Peter
and
the
angel
walked
by
the
soldiers
who
were
guarding
the
two
doors,
but
the
soldiers
did
not
see
them.
Then
they
came
to
the
iron
gate
that
led
out
into
the
city.
The
gate
opened
by
itself,
and
Peter
and
the
angel
walked
out
of
the
prison.
After
they
had
walked
a
ways
along
one
street,
the
angel
suddenly
disappeared.
Then
Peter
finally
realized
that
what
had
happened
to
him
was
not
a
vision,
but
it
had
really
happened.
So
he
said
to
himself, “Now
I
really
know
that
the
Lord
God
sent
an
angel
to
help
me.
He
rescued
me
from
what
Herod
planned
to
do [MTY]
to
me,
and
also
from
all
the
things
that
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
expected
that
Herod
would
do
to
me.”
Peter
reported
to
the
other believers.
Acts 12:12-17
When
Peter
realized
that
God
had
rescued
him,
he
went
to
Mary’s
house.
She
was
the
mother
of
John
whose
other
name
was
Mark.
Many
believers
had
assembled
there,
and
they
were
praying
that
God
would
help
Peter somehow.
When Peter
knocked
at
the
outer
entrance,
a
servant
girl
named
Rhoda
came
to
find
out
who
was
outside
the
door.
When
Peter
answered
her,
she
recognized
his
voice,
but
she
was
so
happy
and
excited
that
she
did
not
open
the
door!
Instead,
she
ran
back
into
the
house.
She
excitedly
announced
to
the
other believers
that
Peter
was
standing
outside
the
door.
But
one
of
them
said
to
her, “You
(sg)
are crazy!”
But
she
continued
saying
that
it
was
really
true.
Then
they
repeatedly
said, “
No,
it
cannot
be
Peter.
It
is
probably
the
angel
who
was
guarding
him
who
has
come (OR,
It
is
the
angel
who
has
guarded/protected
him,
and
he
has
come
to
tell
us
that
Peter
has
died.)”
But
Peter
continued
knocking
on
the
door.
So
when
someone
finally
opened
the
door,
they
saw
that
it
was
Peter,
and
they
were
completely
amazed!
Peter
motioned
with
his
hand
for
them
to
be
quiet.
Then
he
told
them
exactly
how
the
Lord
God
had
led
him
out
of
the
prison.
He
also
said, “Tell
James,
the
leader
of
our
congregation,
and
our
other
fellow believers
what
has
happened.”
Then
Peter
left
and
went
away
to
another
town.
Herod
commanded
soldiers
to
execute
the
guards.
Acts 12:18-19
The
next
morning
the
soldiers
who
had
been
guarding
Peter
became
terribly
distressed,
because
they
did
not
know
what
had
happened
to
him.
Then
Herod
heard
about
it.
So
he
commanded
soldiers
to
search
for
Peter,
but
they
did
not
find
him.
Then
he
questioned
the
soldiers
who
had
been
guarding
Peter,
and
asked
them, “
How
did
Peter
get
away
when
you
were
there
guarding
him?”
But
they
could
not
explain
it.
So
he
commanded
them
to
be
led
away
to
be
executed {
other
soldiers
to
lead
them
away
to
execute
them}.
Afterwards,
Herod
went
from
Judea
province
down
to
Caesarea,
where
he
stayed
for
some
time.
An
angel
caused
Herod
to
die.
Acts 12:20-23
King
Herod
had
been
furiously
angry
with
the
people
who
lived
in
Tyre
and
Sidon
cities.
Then
one
day
some
men
who represented
them
came unitedly
to Caesarea
in
order
to
meet
with
Herod.
They
persuaded Blastus,
who
was
one
of Herod’s
important
officials,
to
tell
Herod
that
the
people
in
their
cities
wanted
to
make
peace
with
him.
They
wanted
to
be
able
to
trade
with
the
people
that
Herod
ruled,
because
they
needed
to
buy
food
from
those
regions.
Herod
had
commanded
the
people
in
the
areas
he
ruled
to
stop
selling
food
to
the
people
in
those
cities.
On
the
day
that
Herod
had
planned
to
meet
with
them,
he
put
on ◄very expensive
clothes
that
showed
that
he
was
king/his
royal
robes►.
Then
he
sat
on
his ◄throne/chair
from
which
he
ruled
people►,
and
formally
addressed
all
the
people
who
had
gathered
there.
Those
who
were
listening
to
him
shouted
repeatedly, “
This
man
who
is
speaking
is
a
god,
not
a
man!”
So,
because Herod
let
the
people
praise
him
instead
of
praising
God,
immediately
an
angel
from
the
Lord
God
caused Herod
to
become
seriously
ill.
Many
worms
ate
his
intestines,
and
soon
he
died
very painfully.
Many
people
heard
God’s
message
and
became believers. Barnabas
and
Saul
returned
to Antioch
from
Jerusalem.
Acts 12:24-25
The believers
continued
telling
God’s
message
to
people
in
many
places,
and ◄
the
number
of
people
who
believed
in
Jesus
was
continually
increasing/there
were
continually
more
and
more
people
who
were believing
in
Jesus►.
When Barnabas
and
Saul
finished
delivering
the
money
to
help
the
Jewish believers
in
Judea,
they
left
Jerusalem
and
returned
to Antioch,
in
Syria
province.
They
took
John,
whose
other
name
was
Mark,
with
them.
The Holy Spirit commanded Barnabas and Saul to go on a mission.
Acts 13:1-3
Among
the
people
in
the
congregation
at Antioch
there
were ◄prophets/those
who
spoke
messages
from
God►
and
those
who
taught
people
about
Jesus.
They
were Barnabas;
Simeon,
who
was
also
called
Niger/Blackman;
Lucius,
from
Cyrene
city;
Manaen,
who
had
grown
up
with
King
Herod
Antipas;
and
Saul.
While
they
were
worshipping
the
Lord
and
fasting,
the
Holy
Spirit
said
to
them, “Appoint Barnabas
and
Saul
to
serve
me
and
to
go
and
do
the
work
that
I
have
chosen
them
to
do!”
So
they
continued ◄to
fast/to
abstain
from
eating
food►
and
pray.
Then
having
put
their
hands
on Barnabas
and
Saul
and
praying
that
God
would
help
them,
they
sent
them
off
to
do
what
the
Holy
Spirit
had
commanded.
Barnabas
and
Saul
preached
the gospel
in
Jewish meetings
place
on
Cyprus.
Acts 13:4-5
Barnabas
and
Saul,
guided
by
the
Holy
Spirit,
went
down
from Antioch
to
Seleucia
port.
From
there
they
went
by
ship
to Salamis
port
on
Cyprus
Island.
While
they
were
in
Salamis,
they
went
to
the
Jewish
meeting
places.
There
they
proclaimed
the
message
from
God
about
Jesus.
John
Mark
went
with
them
and
was
helping
them.
Saul-Paul
denounced
a
sorcerer,
and
an
official
believed
in
Jesus.
Acts 13:6-12
The
three
of
them
went
across
the
entire
island
to
Paphos
city.
There
they
met
a
magician
whose
name
was Bar-Jesus.
He
was
a
Jew
who
falsely
claimed ◄to
be
a
prophet/to
speak
messages
from
God►.
He
often
accompanied
the
governor
of
the
island,
Sergius
Paulus,
who
was
an
intelligent
man.
The
governor
sent
someone
to
ask Barnabas
and
Saul
to
come
to
him,
because
he
wanted
to
hear
God’s
message.
So Barnabas
and
Saul
came
and
told
him
about
Jesus.
However,
the
magician,
whose
name
was
Elymas
in
the Greek
language,
was opposing
them.
He
repeatedly
tried
to
persuade
the
governor
not
to
believe
in Jesus.
Then
Saul,
who
now
called
himself
Paul,
empowered
by
the
Holy
Spirit,
looked intently
at
the
magician
and
said,
“You
(sg)
are
serving
the
devil
and
you
oppose
everything
that
is
good!
You
are
always
lying
to
people
and
doing
other
evil
things
to
them. ◄You
must
stop
saying
that
the
truth
about
the
Lord
God
is
a
lot
of
lies!/When
will
you
stop
changing
what
is
true
about
the
Lord
God
and
saying
what
is
not
true
about
him?► [RHQ]
Right
now
the
Lord
God [MTY]
is
going
to
punish
you!
You
will
become
blind
and
not
even
be
able
to
see
light
for
some
time.”
At
once
he
became
blind,
as
though
he
was
in
a
dark
mist,
and
he groped
about,
searching
for
someone
to
hold
him
by
the
hand
and
lead
him.
When
the
governor
saw
what
had
happened
to Elymas,
he
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
He
was
amazed
by
what
Paul
and Barnabas
were
teaching
about
the
Lord
Jesus.
The
leaders
of
the
Jewish
meeting
place
in Antioch
asked
Paul
and Barnabas
to
speak
to
them.
Acts 13:13-15
After
that,
Paul
and
the
two
men
with
him
went
by
ship
from
Paphos
to
Perga
port
in
Pamphylia
province.
At
Perga
John
Mark
left
them
and
returned
to
his
home
in
Jerusalem.
Then
Paul
and Barnabas
traveled
by
land
from
Perga,
and
arrived
in Antioch
city
near
Pisidia
district
in Galatia
province. ◄On
the
Sabbath/On
the
Jewish
rest
day►
they
entered
the
synagogue/the
Jewish
meeting
place
and
sat
down.
Someone
read
aloud
from
what
Moses
had
written.
Then
someone
read
from
what
the
other
prophets
had
written [MTY].
Then
the
leaders
of
the
Jewish
meeting
place
gave
someone
this
note
to
take
to
Paul
and Barnabas: “Fellow
Jews,
if
one
of
you
wants
to
speak
to
the
people
here
to
encourage
them,
please
speak
to
us(exc)
now.”
Paul
said
that
God
helped
Israel
and
gave
them
the
land
of
Canaan.
Acts 13:16-20
So
Paul
stood
up
and
motioned
with
his
right
hand
so
that
the
people
would
listen
to
him.
Then
he
said, “Fellow Israelis
and
you
non-Jewish
people
who
also
worship
God,
please
listen
to
me!
God,
whom
we
(inc) Israelis
worship,
chose
our
ancestors
to
be
his
people,
and
he
caused
them
to
become
very
numerous
while
they
were
foreigners
living
in
Egypt.
Then
after
many
years,
God
helped
them [MTY] powerfully
and
led
them
out
of
there.
Even
though
they
repeatedly
disobeyed
him,
he
cared
for
them
for
about 40
years
while
they
were
in
the
desert.
He
enabled
the Israelis
to
conquer
seven
tribal
groups
who
were
then
living
in
Canaan
region,
and
he
gave
their
land
to
us Israelis
for
us
to
possess.
Our
ancestors
began
to
possess
Canaan
about 450
years
after
their
ancestors
had
arrived
in
Egypt.”
Paul
told
about
God’s
removing
Saul
and appointing
David
to
be
Israel’s
king.
Acts 13:20b-22
“After
that,
God
appointed
leaders
to
rule
the Israeli
people.
Those
leaders
continued
to
rule
our
people
until
the
time
when
the
prophet
Samuel
ruled
them.
Then,
while
Samuel
was
still
their
leader,
the
people
demanded
that
he
appoint
a
king
to
rule
them.
So
God
appointed
Saul,
the
son
of
Kish,
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
to
be
their
king.
He
ruled
them
for 40
years.
After
God
had
rejected
Saul
from
being
king,
he
appointed
David
to
be
their
king.
God
said
about
him, ‘I
have
observed
that
David,
son
of
Jesse,
is
exactly
the
kind
of
man
that
I
desire [IDM].
He
will
do
everything
that
I
want
him
to
do.’ ”
Paul
said
that
God
sent
David’s
descendant,
Jesus,
to
Israel
to
save
them.
Acts 13:23-25
“From
among
David’s
descendants,
God
brought
one
of
them,
Jesus,
to
us Israeli
people
to
save
us,
just
like
he
had
told
David
and
our
other
ancestors
that
he
would
do.
Before Jesus
began
his
work,
John
the Baptizer
preached
to
all
of
our Israeli
people
who
came
to
him.
He
told
them
that
they
should
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior
and
ask
God
to
forgive
them.
Then
he
would baptize
them.
When
John
was
about
to
finish
the
work
that
God
gave
him
to
do,
he frequently
said
to
the
people, ‘Do
you
think [RHQ]
that
I
am
the
Messiah
whom
God
promised
to
send?
No,
I
am
not.
But
listen!
The
Messiah
will
soon
come.
He
is
so
much
greater
than
I
am
that
I
am
not
even
important
enough
to
be
his
slave [MET].’”
Paul
said
that
God resurrected
Jesus
and
caused
many
people
to
see
him.
Acts 13:26-31
“Fellow Israelis,
you
who
are
descendants
of
Abraham,
and
you non-Jewish
people
who
also
worship
God,
please
listen!
It
is
to
all
of
us
that
God
has
sent
the
message
about
how
he
saves
people.
The
people
who
were
living
in
Jerusalem
and
their
rulers
did
not
realize
that
this
man
Jesus
was
the
one
whom
God
had
sent
to
save
them.
Although
messages
from [MTY]
the
prophets
have
been
read
aloud {someone
has
read
aloud
messages
from [MTY]
the
prophets}
every ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►,
they
did
not
understand
what
the
prophets
wrote
about
the
Messiah.
So
the
Jewish
leaders
condemned
Jesus
to
die,
which
was
just
like
the
prophets
predicted.
Many
people
accused
Jesus
of
doing
wicked
things,
but
they
could
not
prove
that
he
had
done
anything
for
which
he
deserved
to
die.
They insistently
asked
Pilate
the
governor
to
command
that
Jesus
be
executed {to
command
soldiers
to
execute
Jesus}.
So
Pilate
did
what
they
asked
him
to
do.
They
did
to
Jesus
all
the
things
that
the
prophets
long
ago
had
written
that
people
would
do
to
him.
They
killed
Jesus
by nailing
him
to
a
cross.
Then
his
body
was
taken {
some
people
took
his
body}
down
from
the
cross
and
placed
it
in
a
tomb.
However,
God ◄raised
him
from
the
dead/caused
him
to
live
again
after
he
had
died►
and
for
many
days
he
repeatedly
appeared
to
his
followers
who
had
come
along
with
him
from
Galilee
province
to
Jerusalem.
Those
who
saw
him
are
telling
the
Jewish
people
about
him
now.”
Paul
said
that
God
had
done
what
he
had
promised
that
he
would
do
by resurrecting
Jesus.
Acts 13:32-37
“
Right
now
we
two
are
proclaiming
to
you
this
good
message.
We
want
to
tell
you
that
God
has
fulfilled
what
he
promised
to
our
Jewish
ancestors!
He
has
now
done
that
for
us
(inc)
who
are
their
descendants,
and
also
for
you
who
are
not
Jews,
by
causing
Jesus
to
live
again.
That
is
just
like
what
David
wrote
in
the
second
Psalm
that
God
said
when
he
was
sending
his
Son,
You
(sg)
are
my
Son;
Today
I
have
shown
everyone
that
I
really
am
your
Father.
God
has ◄raised
the
Messiah
from
the
dead/caused
the
Messiah
to
live
again
after
he
had
died►
and
will
never
let
him
die
again.
Concerning
that,
God
said
to
our
Jewish
ancestors, ‘I
will
surely
help
you,
as
I
promised
David
that
I
would
do.’
So
in
writing
another
Psalm,
David
said
this
to
God
about
the
Messiah: ‘Because
I
am
devoted
to
you
and
always
obey
you,
when
I
die
you
(sg)
will
not
let
my
body
decay.’
While
David
was
living,
he
did
what
God
wanted
him
to
do.
And
when
he
died [EUP],
his
body
was
buried,
as
his ancestors’
bodies
had
been
buried,
and
his
body
decayed.
So
he
could
not
have
been
speaking
about
himself
in
this
Psalm.
Instead,
he
was
speaking
about
Jesus.
Jesus
also
died,
but
God ◄raised
him
from
the
dead/caused
him
to
live
again►,
and
therefore
his
body
did
not
decay.”
Paul
informed
them
that
God
would
forgive
their
sins
if
they
believed
in
Jesus.
Acts 13:38-41
“Therefore,
my
fellow Israelis
and
other
friends,
it
is
important
for
you
to
know
that
we(exc)
are
declaring
to
you
that
God
can
forgive
you
for
your
sins
as
a
result
of
what Jesus
has
done.
Because
of
what Jesus
has
done,
God
considers
that
everyone
who
believes
in Jesus
is
no
longer
guilty (OR,
the
record
has
been erased {
God
has erased
the
record})
concerning
everything
that
they
have
done
that
displeased
God.
But
when
God
does
that
for
you,
it
is
not
as
a
result
of
your
obeying
the
laws
that
Moses
wrote.
Therefore
be
careful
that
God
does
not
judge
you [MTY],
as
one
of
the
prophets
said [MTY]
that
God
would
do!
The
prophet
wrote
that
God
said,
You
who
ridicule
me,
you
will
certainly
be
astonished
when
you
see
what
I
am
doing,
and
then
you
will
be
destroyed.
You
will
be
astonished
because
I
will
do
something
terrible
to
you
while
you
are
living.
You
would
not
believe
that
I
would
do
that
even
though
someone
told
you!”
People
asked
Paul
and Barnabas
to
speak
to
them
again
the
next
Jewish
day
of
rest.
Acts 13:42-43
After
Paul
finished
speaking,
while
he
and Barnabas
were
leaving
the
Jewish
meeting
place,
many
of
the
people
there
repeatedly
requested
that
on
the
next ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►
the
two
of
them
should
speak
to
them
again
about
those
things
that
Paul
had
just
told
them.
After
they
began
to
leave
that
meeting,
many
of
them
went
along
with
Paul
and Barnabas.
They
consisted
of
Jews
and
also
of non-Jews
who
had
accepted
the
things
that
the
Jews
believe.
Paul
and Barnabas
continued
talking
to
them,
and
were
urging
them
to
continue
believing
the
message
that
God
kindly
forgives
people’s
sins
because
of
what
Jesus
did.
Many non-Jews
believed
in
Jesus
and
told
others
about
him.
Acts 13:44-49
On
the
next
Jewish
rest
day,
most
of
the
people
in Antioch
came
to
the
Jewish
meeting
place
to
hear
Paul
and Barnabas
speak
about
the
Lord
Jesus.
But
the
leaders
of [SYN]
the
Jews
became
extremely
jealous,
because
they
saw
that
large
crowds
of
non-Jewish
people
were
coming
to
hear
Paul
and Barnabas.
So
they
began
to contradict
the
things
that
Paul
was
saying
and
also
to
insult
him.
Then,
speaking
very
boldly,
Paul
and Barnabas
said
to
those
Jewish
leaders, “
We
two
had
to
speak
the
message
from
God
about
Jesus
to
you
Jews
first
before
we
proclaim
it
to non-Jews,
because
God
commanded
us
to
do
that.
But
you
are rejecting
God’s
message.
By
doing
that,
you
have
shown
that
you
are
not
worthy ◄to
have
eternal
life/to
live
eternally
with
God►.
Therefore,
we
are
leaving
you,
and
now
we
will
go
to
the non-Jewish
people
to
tell
them
the
message
from
God.
We
are
doing
that
also
because
the
Lord
God
has
commanded
us
to
do
it.
He
said
to
us,
‘I
have
appointed
you
to
reveal
things
about
me
to non-Jewish
people [MET]
that
will
be
like
a
light
to
them.
I
have
appointed
you
to
tell
people
everywhere [MTY]
in
the
world
about
the
one
who
came
to
save
them.’ ”
While
the non-Jewish
people
were
listening
to
those
words,
they
began
to
rejoice,
and
they
repeatedly
said
that
the
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus
was
wonderful.
And
all
of
the non-Jewish
people
whom
God
had
chosen ◄to
have
eternal
life/to
live
eternally
with
God►
believed
the
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus.
At
that
time,
many
of
the believers
traveled
around
throughout
that
region.
As
they
did
that,
they
were
proclaiming
the
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus [MTY].
People
expelled
the apostles,
but
the believers
continued
on.
Acts 13:50-52
However,
some
leaders
of [SYN]
the
Jews
incited
the
most
important
men
in
the
city,
and
some
important/influential
women
who
had
accepted
what
the
Jews
believe,
to
oppose
Paul
and Barnabas.
So
those non-Jewish
people
incited
other
people
also
to
persecute
Paul
and Barnabas.
As
a
result
they
expelled
the
two
men
from
their
region.
So,
as
the
two apostles
were
leaving,
they
shook
the
dust
from
their
feet
to
show
those
Jewish
leaders
that
God
had
rejected
them
and
would
punish
them.
They
left Antioch
and
went
to
Iconium
city.
Meanwhile,
the believers
in Antioch
continued
to
rejoice
greatly,
and
they
continued
to
be
completely
controlled
by
the
Holy
Spirit.
Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel and performed miracles in Iconium.
Acts 14:1-3
At
Iconium
Paul
and Barnabas
went
as
usual
into
the
Jewish
meeting
place
and
spoke
very convincingly
about
the
Lord
Jesus.
As
a
result,
many
Jews
and
also non-Jews
believed
in
Jesus.
But
some
of
the
Jews
refused
to
believe
that
message,
and
told
the non-Jews
not
to
believe
it.
They
told
the non-Jewish
people
that
the
message
about
Jesus
was
not
true.
As
a
result,
some
of
the non-Jews
became
angry towards
the believers
there.
So
Paul
and Barnabas
spent
considerable
time
there
speaking
boldly
for
the
Lord,
and
the
Lord
Jesus
enabled
them
to
do
many
miracles.
In
this
way
he
showed
people
that
the
message
about
how
the
Lord
saves
us
in
a
way
that
we
do
not
deserve
is
true.
Before
people
could
attack
the apostles,
they
escaped
to Lystra
and Derbe.
Acts 14:4-7
The
people
who
lived
in
Iconium
city
strongly disagreed
with
each
other
concerning
the
message
about
Jesus.
Some
of
them
agreed
with
the
Jews [SYN]
who
did
not
believe
that
message.
Others
agreed
with
Paul
and Barnabas.
Then
the non-Jewish
people
and
the
Jewish
leaders
[SYN]
who
opposed
those
two
talked
among
themselves
about
how
they
could
mistreat
them.
Some
of
the
important
men
in
that
city
agreed
to
help
them.
Together,
they
decided
that
they
would
kill
Paul
and Barnabas
by
throwing
stones
at
them.
But
Paul
and Barnabas
heard
about
that,
so
they
quickly
went
away
to
Lycaonia
district.
They
went
to
Lystra
and
Derbe
cities
in
that
district
and
to
the
area
surrounding
those
cities.
While
they
were
in
that
area,
they
continually
told
people
the
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus.
God
enabled
Paul
to
heal
a
lame
man.
Acts 14:8-10
Once
while
Paul
was
preaching
to
people
in
Lystra,
a
man
was
sitting
there
who
was
crippled
in
his
legs.
When
his
mother
bore
him
he
had
crippled
legs,
so
he
was
never
able
to
walk.
He
listened
as
Paul
was
speaking
about
the
Lord
Jesus.
Paul
looked
directly
at
him
and
could
see
in
the
man’s
face
that
he
believed
that
the
Lord
Jesus
could
make
him
well.
So
Paul
called
out
to
him, “Stand
up!”
When
the
man
heard
that,
he
immediately jumped
up
and
began
to
walk
normally.
The apostles
stopped
the
people
from
worshipping
them.
Acts 14:11-18
When
the
crowd
saw
what
Paul
had
done,
they
thought
that
Paul
and Barnabas
◄
were/must
be►
the
gods
that
they
worshipped.
So
they
shouted
excitedly
in
their
own
Lycaonia
language, “
Look!
These
people
are
the
gods
that
we(inc)
worship!
They
have
made
themselves
look
like
people
and
have
come
down
from
the
sky/heaven
to
help
us!”
They
began
to
say
that Barnabas
was
probably
the
chief
god,
whose
name
was
Zeus.
And
they
began
to
say
that
Paul
was
Hermes,
the
messenger/spokesman
for
the
other
gods.
They mistakenly
thought
that
because
Paul
was
the
one
who
had
been
speaking.
Just
outside
the
gates
of
the
city
there
was
a
temple
where
the
people
worshipped
Zeus.
The
priest
who
was
there
heard
what
Paul
and Barnabas
had
done,
so
he
came
to
the
city
gate,
where
many
people
had
already
gathered.
He
brought
two
bulls
with
wreaths
of
flowers
around
their
necks.
The
priest
and
the
other
people
wanted
to
kill
the
bulls
as
part
of
a
ceremony
to
worship
Paul
and Barnabas.
But
when
the apostles, Barnabas
and
Paul,
heard
about
that,
and
understood
that
the
people
thought
that
they
were
gods
and
wanted
to
sacrifice
the
bulls
to
worship
them,
they
were
very
distressed,
so
they
tore
their
own
clothes.
They
rushed
among
the
people,
shouting,
“Men, ◄you
must
not
kill
those
bulls
to
worship
us(dl)!/why
are
you
doing
this?► [RHQ]
We
are
not
gods!
We
are
just
human
beings
like
you!
We
have
come
to
tell
you
some
good
news!
We
have
come
to
tell
you
about
the
God
who
is all-powerful.
He
wants
you
to
stop
worshipping
other
gods,
because
they
cannot
help
you.
This
true
God
made
the
heaven/sky
and
the
earth
and
the
oceans
and
everything
in
it.
In
the
past,
all
of
you non-Jewish
people
worshipped
whatever
gods
that
you
wanted
to.
God
let
you
worship
them,
because
you
did
not
know
him.
But
he
has
shown
us [LIT]
that
he
acts
kindly
toward
us(inc).
He
is
the
one
who
causes
it
to
rain
and
causes
crops
to
grow.
He
is
the
one
who
gives
you
plenty
of
food,
and
makes
you
very
happy.”
The
people
heard
what
Paul
said,
but
they
still
thought
that
they
should
sacrifice
those
bulls
to
worship
Paul
and Barnabas.
But
finally,
the
people
decided
not
to
do
it.
Some
Jews
incited
people
to
stone
Paul
at Lystra.
Acts 14:19-20a
However,
after
that,
some
Jews
came
from Antioch
and
Iconium
and
persuaded
many
of
the
people
of Lystra
that
the
message
Paul
had
been
telling
them
was
not
true.
The
people
who
believed
what
those
Jews
said
became
angry
with
Paul.
They
let
the
Jews
throw
stones
at
him
until
he
fell
down, unconscious.
They
all
thought
that
he
was
dead,
so
they
dragged
him
outside
the
city
and
left
him
lying
there.
But
some
of
the believers
in Lystra
had
followed
them
outside
the
city.
They
came
and
stood
around
Paul,
where
he
was
lying
on
the
ground.
And
Paul
became
conscious!
He
stood
up
and
went
back
into
the
city
with
the believers.
The apostles revisited believers
and
appointed
leaders.
Acts 14:20b-23
The
next
day,
Paul
and Barnabas
left Lystra
and
traveled
to
Derbe.
They
stayed
there
several
days
and
they
kept
telling
the
people
the
good
message
about
Jesus.
Many
people
became believers.
After
that,
Paul
and Barnabas
started
on
their
way
back.
They
went
again
to
Lystra.
Then
they
went
from
there
to
Iconium,
and
then
they
went
to Antioch
in Pisidia
province.
In
each
city,
they
helped
the believers [SYN]
to
become
strong
spiritually,
and
they
urged
them
to
keep
on
trusting
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
They
told
the believers, “It
is
necessary
that
we
endure
people
often persecuting
us
(inc)
before
we
enter
the
place
where
God
will
rule
over
us
forever.”
Paul
and Barnabas
appointed
leaders
for
each
congregation.
And
before
Paul
and Barnabas
left
each
town,
they
gathered
the
believers
together
and
spent
some
time
praying
and ◄fasting/not
eating
any
food►.
Then
Paul
and Barnabas
entrusted
the
leaders
and
other
believers
to
the
Lord
Jesus,
in
whom
they
had
believed,
in
order
that
he
would
care
for
them.
Paul
and Barnabas
reported
to
the
believers
at
Syrian Antioch.
Acts 14:24-28
After
Paul
and Barnabas
had
traveled
through
Pisidia
district,
they
went
south
to
Pamphylia
district.
In
that
district,
they
arrived
at
Perga
and
preached
God’s
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus
to
the
people
there.
Then
they
went
down
to
the
seacoast
at Attalia.
There
they
got
on
a
ship
and
went
back
to Antioch
in
Syria
province.
That
was
the
place
where
Paul
and Barnabas
had
been
appointed {where
believers
had
sent
Paul
and Barnabas}
to
go
to
other
places
and
preach.
Antioch
was
the
place
where
the believers
had
asked
God
to
kindly
help
Paul
and Barnabas
in
the
work
that
they
had
now
completed.
When
they
arrived
in Antioch,
they
called
the believers
together.
Then
Paul
and Barnabas
told
them
all
that
God
had
helped
them
to
do.
Specifically,
they
told
them
how
God
had
enabled [IDM]
many non-Jewish
people
to
believe
in
Jesus.
Then
Paul
and Barnabas
stayed
in Antioch
with
the
other believers
for
several
months.
Some Jewish believers said that God will save only people who are circumcised.
Acts 15:1-2
Then
some
Jewish believers
went
down
from
Judea
province
to Antioch.
They
started
teaching
the
non-Jewish believers
there,
and
said, “
You ◄
must
be
circumcised/must
have
God’s
mark
put
on
you►
to indicate
you
belong
to
God,
as
Moses
commanded
in
the
laws
that
he
received
from
God.
If
you
do
not
do
that,
you
will
not
be
saved {
God
will
not
save
you}.”
Paul
and Barnabas
strongly disagreed
with
those
Jews
and
started
arguing
with
them.
So
the believers
at Antioch
appointed
Paul
and Barnabas
and
some
of
the
other believers
to
go
to
Jerusalem,
in
order
that
they
would/could
discuss
this
matter
with
the apostles
and
other
spiritual
leaders.
Paul
and Barnabas
reported
what
God
had
enabled
them
to
do.
Acts 15:3-4
After
Paul, Barnabas,
and
the
others
were
given
things
for
their
trip
by
the
congregation
at Antioch {After
the
congregation
at Antioch
gave
Paul, Barnabas,
and
the
others
things
for
their
trip},
they
traveled
through
Phoenicia
and
Samaria
provinces.
When
they
stopped
at
different
places
in
those
provinces,
they
reported
to
the believers
that
many non-Jews
in Antioch
had
become believers.
As
a
result,
all
the believers
in
those
places
rejoiced
greatly.
And
when
Paul, Barnabas,
and
the
others
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
they
were
welcomed
by
the apostles,
the
other
elders,
and
the
other
members
of
the
congregation
there {the apostles,
the
other
elders,
and
the
other
members
of
the
congregation
there
welcomed
them}.
Then
Paul
and Barnabas
reported
the
things
that
God
had
enabled
them
to
do
among non-Jewish
people.
Some
Jewish believers
said
that non-Jewish believers
must
obey
Moses’
laws.
Acts 15:5
But
some
of
the
Jewish
believers
who
belonged
to
the
Pharisee sect
stood
up
among
the
other
believers
and
said
to
them, “The non-Jews
who
have
believed
in
Jesus
must
be
circumcised,
and
they
must
be
told
to
obey
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses.”
Peter
told
about non-Jews
becoming
believers
when
he
preached
to
them.
Acts 15:6-11
Then
the apostles
and
the
other
elders
met
together
in
order
to
talk
about
this
matter.
After
they
had discussed
it
for
a
long
time,
Peter
stood
up
and
spoke
to
them.
He
said, “Fellow
believers,
you
all
know
that
a
long
time
ago
God
chose
me
from
among
you
other apostles,
in
order
that
the non-Jewish
people
might
also
hear
me [SYN]
tell
them
the
good
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus,
so
that
they
could
hear
it
and
believe
in
him.
So
Paul
and Barnabas
are
not
the
first
ones
to
tell non-Jews
about
Jesus.
God
knows
and
judges
people
according
to
what
they
think,
not
according
to
who
their
ancestors
were.
By
sending
the
Holy
Spirit
to
the non-Jews,
just
like
he
had
also
done
for
us
(inc)
Jews,
he
showed
me
and
others
that
he
had
accepted
them
also
to
be
his
people.
God
saved
us
Jews
and
those
non-Jews
similarly,
making
them
clean spiritually
simply
as
a
result
of
their
believing
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
That
was
exactly
how
he
has
forgiven
us.
You
are
wanting
to
force
the non-Jewish believers
to
obey
our
Jewish rituals
and
laws—laws
that
God
has
shown
that
he
does
not
require
them
to
obey [MET].
Your
doing
that
is
like
putting
a
heavy
burden
on
them!
So
then, ◄stop
making
God
angry
by
doing
that!/why
are
you
making
God
angry
by
doing
that?► [RHQ]
Our
ancestors
and
we
(inc)
Jews
have
never
been
able
to
bear
the
burden
of
obeying
those
laws!
But
we
(inc)
know
that
it
is
not
because
we
(inc)
try
to
obey
those
laws
that
God
saves
us(inc)
Jews.
On
the
contrary,
we
(inc)
know
that
it
is
because
of
what
the
Lord
Jesus
did
for
us
(inc)
that
we
did
not
deserve
that
we
(inc)
are
saved {that
God
saves
us}
from
the
guilt
of
our
sins.
God
saves non-Jews
who
believe
in
the
Lord
Jesus
exactly
like
he
saves
us
Jews.”
Barnabas
and
Paul
reported
what
God
had
helped
them
to
do
among
the non-Jews.
Acts 15:12
All
the
people
there
became
silent
after
Peter
had
spoken.
Then
they
all
listened
to Barnabas
and
Paul,
as
the
two
of
them
told
about
the
many
great
miracles
that
God
had
enabled
them
to
do
among
the non-Jewish
people,
miracles
that
showed
that
God
had
accepted
the non-Jews.
James recommended
what
they
should
tell
the non-Jewish believers.
Acts 15:13-21
When Barnabas
and
Paul
had
finished
speaking,
James,
the
leader
of
the
group
of believers
there
in
Jerusalem,
spoke
to
all
of
them.
He
said, “Fellow believers,
listen
to
me.
Simon
Peter
has
told
you
how
God
previously
blessed
the non-Jews.
God
did
that
by
choosing
from
among
them
a
people
who
would
belong
to
him [MTY].
These
words
that
God
spoke,
words
that
were
written
by
one
of
the
prophets {that
one
of
the
prophets
wrote}
long
ago,
agree
with
that:
Later
on
I
will
return
and
I
will re-establish
the
kingdom [MET]
that
David
ruled
and
that
has
been {that
people
have}
destroyed.
My
doing
that
will
be
like
rebuilding
a
house
that
has
been {that
people
have}
torn
down.
I
will
do
that
in
order
that
all
other
people
might
seek
me,
the
Lord
God.
I
will
do
that
in
order
that
all
the non-Jews
whom
I
have
called
to
belong
to
me [MTY]
might
seek
me.
You
can
be
certain
that
this
will
happen
because
I
the
Lord
God,
who
will
do
those
things,
have
spoken
these
words.
I
caused
my
people
to
know
about
them
long
ago.”
James
continued
by
saying, “Therefore
I
have
decided
that
we(inc)
should
stop bothering
the non-Jewish
people
who
are
turning
away
from
their
sins
and
turning
to
God.
That
is,
we
should
stop demanding
that
they
obey
all
our
laws
and rituals.
Instead,
we
should
write
a
letter
to
them
requiring
only
four
things:
They
should
not
eat
meat/food
that
people
have
offered
to
idols,
they
should
not
have
sex
with
someone
to
whom
they
are
not
married,
they
should
not
eat
meat
from
animals
that
have
been
killed
by
being
strangled {
people
have
strangled},
and
they
should
not
eat
the
blood
of
animals.
In
many
cities,
for
a
very
long
time
people
have
been
proclaiming
the
laws
that
Moses
wrote [MTY],
laws prohibiting
those
things.
And
every ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►
those
laws
are
read {someone
reads
those
laws}
in
the
Jewish
meeting
places.
So
if
the non-Jews
want
to
know
more
about
those
laws,
they
can
find
out
in
our
meeting
houses.”
The church
leaders
sent
messengers
with
a
letter
to non-Jewish believers.
Acts 15:22-29
The apostles
and
the
other
elders,
along
with
all
the
other
members
of
the
congregation,
accepted
what James
had
said.
Then
they
decided
that
they
should
choose
men
from
among
themselves
and
that
they
should
send
them,
along
with
Paul
and Barnabas,
to Antioch,
to
let
the believers
there
know
what
the
leaders
at
Jerusalem
had
decided.
So
they
chose
Judas,
who
was
also
called Barsabbas,
and
Silas,
who
were
leaders
among
the believers
at
Jerusalem.
Then
they
wrote
the
following
letter
that
they
asked Judas
and Silas
to
take
to
the believers
at Antioch:
“
We(exc) apostles
and
other
leaders
who
are
your
fellow believers
send
our
greetings
to
you
as
we
write
this
to
you non-Jewish believers
who
live
in Antioch
and
other
places
in
Syria
and
Cilicia
provinces.
People
have
told
us
that
some
men
from
among
us
went
to
you,
although
we
had
not
told
them
to
do
that.
They
troubled/distressed
you [SYN]
by
telling
you
things
that
confused
your
thinking.
So
while
we(exc)
met
together
here,
we
decided
to
choose
some
men
and
ask
them
to
go
to
you,
along
with Barnabas
and
Paul,
whom
we
(exc)
love
very
much.
Those
two
have
put
their
lives
in
danger
because
of
their
serving
our
Lord [MTY]
Jesus
Christ.
We
(exc)
have
also
chosen
Judas
and
Silas
to
go
to
you.
They
will
tell
you
the
same
things
that
we
are
writing.
The
Holy
Spirit
and
also
we
decided
that
you
should
not
be
required {that
we
should
not
require
you}
to
obey
a
lot
of
burdensome
Jewish
laws.
Instead,
we
only
require
you
to
obey
the
following
instructions,
You
should
not
eat
food
that
people
have
sacrificed
to
idols.
You
should
not
eat
blood
from
animals,
and
you
should
not
eat
meat
from
animals
that
people
have
killed
by
strangling
them.
Also,
you
should
not
have
sex
with
someone
to
whom
you
are
not
married.
Those
things
especially
offend
Jewish believers.
So
if
you
avoid
doing
them,
you
will
be
doing
what
is
right.
That
is
all.”
The
letter
and
messengers
encouraged
the believers
at Antioch.
Acts 15:30-32
The
four
men
whom
they
had
chosen
went
from
Jerusalem
to Antioch
city.
When
all
the believers
there
had
assembled
together,
Judas
and Silas
gave
the
letter
to
them.
When
the believers
there
read
the
letter,
they
rejoiced,
because
its
message
encouraged
them.
Just
like
Paul
and Barnabas
were ◄
prophets/men
who
spoke
messages
from
God►,
Judas
and
Silas
were
also
prophets.
They
spoke
for
a
long
time
and
encouraged
the believers
there,
and
helped
them
to
trust
more
strongly
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Paul
and Barnabas
continued
to
teach
and
preach
in Antioch.
Acts 15:33-35
After
Judas
and Silas
had
stayed
in Antioch
for
some
time
and
were
ready
to
return
to
Jerusalem,
the believers
there
wished
them
well,
and
the believers
prayed
that
God
would
protect
them
as
they
traveled.
So
the
two
men
started
to
go
back
to
the
leaders
in
Jerusalem
who
had
asked
them
to
go
to Antioch.
15:33-34
just before they left, Silas decided to stay there
in Antioch.” Each translator should choose between this text and the implied information that we have given in verse 40. Each should choose the way to translate that seems the most preferable.
However,
Paul
and Barnabas
continued
to
stay
in Antioch.
While
they
were
there,
they,
along
with
many
others,
were
teaching
people
and
preaching
to
them
the
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus.
Paul
and Barnabas
separated,
and
Paul
chose Silas.
Acts 15:36-41
After
some
time
Paul
said
to Barnabas, “Let’s
go
back
and
visit
the
fellow believers
in
every
city
where
we
previously
proclaimed
the
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus.
In
that
way,
we
will
know
how
well
they
are
continuing
to
believe
in
the
Lord
Jesus.”
Barnabas
agreed
with
Paul,
and
said
that
he
wanted
to
take
John,
whose
other
name
was
Mark,
along
with
them
again.
However,
Paul
told Barnabas
that
he
thought
that
it
would
not
be
good
to
take
Mark
with
them,
because
Mark
had
deserted
them
when
they
were
previously
in
Pamphylia
region,
and
had
not
continued
to
work
with
them.
Paul
and Barnabas
strongly disagreed
with
each
other
about
that,
so
they
separated. Barnabas
took
Mark
along
with
him
and
they
got
on
a
ship
and
went
to
Cyprus.
Paul
chose
Silas,
who
had
returned
to Antioch,
to
work
with
him.
The believers
there
asked
the
Lord
God
to
graciously
help
Paul
and
Silas.
Then
the
two
of
them
departed
from Antioch.
Paul
continued
traveling
with Silas
through
Syria
and
Cilicia
provinces.
In
those
places
he
was
helping
the
congregations
to
trust
strongly
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Paul chose Timothy to work with him and Silas.
Acts 16:1-3
Paul
and Silas
went
to
Derbe
city
and
visited
the
believers
there.
Next
they
went
to
Lystra
city.
A
believer
whose
name
was
Timothy
lived
there.
His
mother
was
a
Jewish
believer,
but
his
father
was
a
Greek.
The believers
in
Lystra
and
Iconium
said
good
things
about Timothy,
and
Paul
wanted
to
take Timothy
with
him
when
he
went
to
other
places,
so
he
circumcised Timothy.
He
did
that
so
that
the
Jews
who
lived
in
those
places
would
accept Timothy,
because
they
knew
that
his non-Jewish
father
had
not
allowed
him
to
be
circumcised {
anyone
to
circumcise
his
son}.
Paul, Silas
and Timothy
told believers
in Galatia
what
the church
leaders
had
decided.
Acts 16:4-5
So Timothy
went
with
Paul
and Silas
and
they
traveled
to
many
other
towns.
In
each
town
they
told
the believers
the
rules
that
had
been
decided
by
the apostles
and
elders
in
Jerusalem {that
the apostles
and
elders
in
Jerusalem
had
decided}
that
non-Jewish believers
should
obey.
God
was
helping
the believers
in
those
towns
to
trust
more
strongly
in
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
every
day
more
people
became believers.
Because
of
a
vision
in Troas,
Paul
went
to
preach
in Macedonia.
Acts 16:6-10
Paul
and
his
companions
wanted/planned
to
enter
Asia
province
and
preach
the
message
about
Jesus
there,
but
they
were
prevented
by
the
Holy
Spirit {the
Holy
Spirit
prevented
them}
from
going
there.
So
they
traveled
through
Phrygia
and
Galatia
provinces.
They
arrived
at
the
border
of
Mysia
province
and
they
wanted
to
go
north
into Bithynia
province.
But
again
the
Spirit
of
Jesus
showed
them
that
they
should
not
go
there.
So
they
went
through
Mysia
province
and
arrived
at
Troas,
a
port
city.
I, Luke,
joined
them
there.
That
night
God
gave
Paul
a
vision
in
which
he
saw
a
man
who
was
a
native
of
Macedonia
province.
He
was
standing
some
distance
away,
and
he
was
earnestly
calling
to
Paul, “
Please
come
over
here
to
Macedonia
and
help
us!”
The
next
morning
we
(exc)
immediately
got
ready
to
go
to
Macedonia,
because
we
believed
that
God
had
called
us
to
go
and
preach
the
good
message
to
the
people
there.
Paul’s
company
went
from Troas
to Philippi.
Acts 16:11-12
So
we
(exc)
got
on
a
ship
in
Troas
and
sailed
across
the
sea
to
Samothrace
Island.
We
spent
the
night
there,
and
the
next
day
we
sailed
again
across
the
sea
and
arrived
at
Neapolis
port/town.
Then
we
left Neapolis
and
went
by
land
to
Philippi.
It
was
a
very
important
city
in
Macedonia
province,
where
many Roman
citizens
lived.
We
stayed
in
Philippi
several
days.
Paul
preached
the gospel
and
Lydia
became
a believer.
Acts 16:13-15
On
the
first ◄Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest►
after
we(exc)
arrived,
we
went
outside
the
city
gate
down
to
the
river.
We
had
heard
someone
say
that
Jewish
people
gathered
to
pray
there.
When
we
arrived
there,
we
saw
some
women
who
had
gathered
to
pray.
So
we
sat
down
and
began
to
tell
them
the
message
about
Jesus.
A
woman
whose
name
was
Lydia
was
one
of
those
who
were
listening
to
Paul.
She
was
a non-Jewish
woman,
from
Thyatira
city,
who
bought
and
sold
expensive
purple
cloth.
She
had
accepted
what
the
Jews
believe
about
God.
The
Lord
God
caused
her
to
pay
attention
to
the
message
that
Paul
preached,
and
she
believed
it.
The
members
of
her
household
also
heard
the
good
message
and
believed
in
Jesus [MTY].
After
Paul
and Silas baptized
Lydia
and
the
others
who
lived
in
her
house [MTY] {After
Lydia
and
the
others
who
lived
in
her
house
were baptized},
she
invited
us
to
go
and
stay
in
her
home.
She
said, “You
(pl)
know
that
I
now
believe
in
the
Lord
Jesus,
so
please
come
and
stay
in
my
house.”
She
persuaded
us
to
do
that,
so
we(exc)
stayed
there.
Paul
expelled
a demon
from
a
slave
girl,
so
officials
imprisoned
Paul
and Silas.
Acts 16:16-24
Another
day,
while
we
(exc)
were
going
to
the
place
where
people
regularly
gathered
to
pray,
we
met
a
young
woman
who
was
a
slave.
An
evil
spirit
was enabling
her
to
be
a ventriloquist
and
to
tell
people
what
would
happen
to
them.
People
paid
a
lot
of
money
to
the
men
who
were
her
owners,
in
return
for
her
telling
them
things
that
she
said
would
happen
to
them.
This
young
woman
followed
Paul
and
the
rest
of
us.
She
continually
shouted, “These
men
serve
the
God
who
is
the
greatest
of
all
gods!
They
are
telling
you
how ◄
God
can
save
you
so
that
he
will
not
punish
you/to
be
saved►”
She
continued
to
do
that
for
many
days.
Finally
Paul
became irritated.
So
he
turned
toward
the
young
woman
and
rebuked
the
evil
spirit
that
was
in
her.
He
said, “By
the
authority [MTY]
of
Jesus
Christ,
I
command
you
(sg)
to
come
out
of
this
young
woman!”
Right
away
the
evil
spirit
left
her.
And
then
her
owners
realized
that
she
could
no
longer earn
money
for
them
because
she
could
no
longer
predict
what
would
happen
to
people,
so
they
were
angry.
They
grabbed
Paul
and
Silas
and forcefully
took
them
to
the
public
square,
to
the
place
where
the
government
authorities
and
a
lot
of
other
people
were
gathered.
The
owners
of
the
young
woman
brought
Paul
and Silas
to
the
city
officials
and
told
them, “These
men
are
Jews,
and
they
are
greatly
troubling
the
people
in [MTY]
our
city.
They
are
teaching
that
we
(inc)
should
follow
customs
that
our
laws
do
not
allow
us
Romans
to
consider
to
be
correct
or
to
obey!”
Many
of
the
crowd
joined
those
who
were
accusing
Paul
and Silas,
and
started
beating
them.
Then
the
Roman
authorities
commanded
soldiers
to
tear
the shirts
off
Paul
and Silas
and
to
beat
them
with
rods/sticks.
So
the
soldiers
beat
Paul
and Silas
vigorously
with
rods.
After
that,
they
took
them
and shoved
them
into
the
prison.
They
told
the
jailer
that
he
should
lock
them
up
securely.
Because
the
officials
had
commanded
him
to
do
that,
the
jailer shoved
Paul
and Silas
into
the
cell
that
was
farthest
inside.
There,
he
made
them
sit
down
on
the
floor/ground
and
stretch
out
their
legs.
Then
he
fastened
their
ankles
in
grooves
between
two
large
wooden
beams,
so
that
Paul
and Silas
could
not
move
their
legs.
Paul
and Silas
helped
the
jailer
and
his
household
to
become believers.
Acts 16:25-34
About
midnight,
Paul
and
Silas
were
praying
aloud
and
praising
God
by
singing
hymns.
The
other
prisoners
were
listening
attentively
to
them.
Suddenly
there
was
a
very
strong
earthquake.
It
shook
the
entire
jail [SYN]
and
its
foundation [SYN].
The
earthquake
caused
all
the
doors
of
the
jail
to
open
suddenly,
and
caused
all
the
chains
that
fastened
the
prisoners
to
fall
off.
The
jailer
woke
up
and
saw
that
the
doors
of
the
jail
were
open.
He
thought
that
the
prisoners
had
escaped.
So
he
pulled
out
his
sword
in
order
to
kill
himself,
because
he
knew
that
the
officials
would
kill
him
if
the
prisoners
escaped.
Paul
saw
the
jailer
and
shouted
to
him, “Do
not
harm
yourself!
We
(exc)
prisoners
are
all
here!”
The
jailer
shouted
to
someone
to
bring
torches/lanterns,
and
after
they
brought
them,
he
rushed
into
the
jail
and
knelt
down
in
front
of
Paul
and
Silas.
He
was
very
afraid,
so
much
so
that
he
was
trembling/shaking.
Then
he
brought Paul
and Silas
out
of
the
jail
and
asked: “Sirs,
what
do
I
need
to
do
to
be
saved
from
being
punished
for
my
sins?”
They
answered, “Trust
in
what
the
Lord
Jesus
has
done
for
you,
and
you
will
be
saved {
God
will
save
you},
and
the
others
who
live
in [MTY]
your
house
will
also
be
saved
if
they
believe
in
Jesus.”
Then
the
jailer
took Paul
and Silas
into
his
house,
washed
their
wounds,
and
gave
them
a
meal.
He
woke
up
all
the
people
in
his
house,
and Paul
and Silas
told
all
of
them
the
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus.
They
all
believed
in
him.
Immediately
after
that,
the
jailer
and
all
his
family
were baptized {Paul
and Silas baptized
the
jailer
and
all
his
family}.
They
were
very
happy,
because
now
they
all
believed
in
God.
Paul
and Silas
encouraged
the believers
and
then
left Philippi.
Acts 16:35-40
The
next
morning,
the
Roman
officials
commanded
some police
officers
to
go
to
the
jail
to
say
to
the
jailer, “
Our
bosses
say, ‘Let
those
two
prisoners
go
now!’”
After
the
officers
went
and
told
that
to
the
jailer,
he
went
and
told
Paul, “The
Roman
authorities
have
sent
a
message
(sg)
saying
that
I
should
release
you
(sg)
and Silas
from
prison.
So
you
two
can
leave
the
jail
now.
Now
you
can
go
peacefully!”
But
Paul
said
to
the police
officers, “The
authorities
commanded
men
to
beat
us
in
front
of
a
crowd
before
those
authorities
had
learned
if
we
(exc)
had
done
anything
wrong!
Then
they
ordered
men
to shove
us
into
jail!
But
that
was
not
legal,
because
we
(exc)
are
Roman
citizens!
And
now
they
want [RHQ]
to
send
us
away
secretly!
We
will
not
accept
that!
Those
Roman
officials
must
come
themselves
and
tell
us
that
they
are
sorry,
and
take
us
out
of
jail.”
So
the police
officers
went
and
told
the
city
authorities
what
Paul
had
said.
When
those
authorities
heard
that
Paul
and Silas
were
Roman
citizens,
they
were
afraid
that
someone
would
report
to
more
important
officials
what
they
had
done,
and
as
a
result
they
would
be
punished {
those
officials
would
punish
them}.
So
the
city
authorities
came
to
Paul
and Silas
and
told
them
that
they
were
sorry
for
what
they
had
done
to
them.
The
authorities
brought
them
out
of
the
jail,
and
repeatedly
asked
them
to
leave
the
city
soon.
After
Paul
and Silas
left
the
jail,
they
went
to
Lydia’s
house.
There
they
met
with
her
and
the
other believers.
They
encouraged
the believers
to
continue
trusting
in
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
then
the
two apostles
left
Philippi.
In Thessalonica, Paul convinced many people that Jesus is the Messiah.
Acts 17:1-4
Paul
and Silas
traveled
through Amphipolis
and Apollonia
towns
and
arrived
at
Thessalonica
city.
There
was
a
Jewish
meeting
place
there.
◄On
the
Sabbath/On
the
Jewish
rest
day►
Paul
went
into
the
meeting
house,
as
he
usually
did.
For
three
weeks
he
went
there
on
each
Jewish
day
of
rest. Referring
to
the
Scriptures
about
the
Messiah,
he
spoke
to
the
people
who
were
there.
He
explained
and
showed
that
the
prophets
wrote
that
the
Messiah
needed
to
die
and ◄to
become
alive
again/to
be
raised
from
the
dead
afterwards►.
He
told
them: “This
man
Jesus,
whom
I
am
telling
you
about,
is
our
Messiah.
He
died
and
became
alive
again,
just
like
the
prophets
predicted.”
Some
of
the
Jews
there
were
persuaded
by {believed}
what
Paul
had
said
and
began
to
associate
with
Paul
and
Silas.
There
were
also
many non-Jewish
people
there
who
worshipped
God
and
many
important
women
who
also
believed
the
message
about
Jesus,
and
they
began
to
associate
with
Paul
and
Silas.
Some
Jews
there
incited
people
to
oppose
Paul
and
Silas.
Acts 17:5-9
But
some
leaders
of
the
Jews
there
in Thessalonica
became
jealous
because
many
people
believed
what
Paul
taught.
So
they
went
to
the
public
square
and
persuaded
some
lazy
men
who
were loitering
there
to
follow
them.
In
this
way,
the
leaders
of
the
Jews
gathered
a
crowd
and
incited
them
to
become
noisy
and
start
a
riot
against
Paul
and Silas.
Those
Jews
and
others
ran
to
the
house
of
a
man
named
Jason.
He
was
the
man
who
had
invited
Paul
and Silas
to
stay
at
his
house.
They
wanted
to
bring
Paul
and Silas
outside
to
where
the
crowd
of
people
was
waiting.
They
discovered
that
Paul
and Silas
were
not
there,
but
they
found
Jason
and
grabbed
him.
They
dragged
him
and
some
of
the
other believers
to
where
the
city
officials/authorities
and
many
other
people
were
gathered.
The
men
who
had
brought
Jason
shouted, “Those
two
men
have
caused
trouble [IDM]
everywhere [HYP]
they
have
gone.
Now
they
have
come
to
our
city,
and
this
fellow
Jason
invited
them
to
stay
at
his
house.
All
the
people
of
this sect
oppose
what
our Emperor
has
decreed.
They
say
that
another
person,
whose
name
is
Jesus,
is
the real
king!”
When
the
crowd
of
people
that
had
gathered
and
the
city
authorities
heard
that,
they
became
very
angry
and
excited.
They
wanted
to
put
the believers
in
jail.
But
instead,
the
officials
made
Jason
and
the
other
believers
pay
a
fine
and
told
them
that
they
would
give
the
money
back
to
them
if
Paul
and Silas
did
not
cause
any
more
trouble.
Then
the
authorities
let
Jason
and
those
other believers
go.
In Berea,
Paul
helped
many
Jews
and non-Jews
to
believe
in
Jesus.
Acts 17:10-12
So
that
same
night,
the believers
sent
Paul
and
Silas
out
of Thessalonica
to Berea
town.
When
Paul
and
Silas
arrived
there,
they
went
to
the
Jewish
meeting
place,
on
a
day
when
people
had
gathered
there.
The
Jews
in
Thessalonica
had
not
been
very
willing
to
listen
to
God’s
message,
but
the
Jews
who
lived
in Berea
were
very
willing
to
listen,
so
they
listened
very
eagerly
to
the
message
about
Jesus.
Every
day
they
read
the
Scriptures
for
themselves
to
find
out
if
what
Paul
said
about
the
Messiah
was
true.
As
a
result,
many
of
the
Jewish
people
believed
in
Jesus,
and
also
some
of
the
important non-Jewish
women
and
many non-Jewish
men
believed
in
him.
Jews
from Thessalonica
incited
people
to
oppose
Paul.
Acts 17:13-15
But
then
the
Jews
in
Thessalonica
heard
people
tell
them
that
Paul
was
in Berea
and
that
he
was
preaching
the
message
from
God
about
Jesus.
So
they
went
to Berea
and
told
people
there
that
what
Paul
was
teaching
was
not
true.
Thus,
they
caused
many
of
those
people
to
get
angry
at
Paul.
So
several
of
the believers
in Berea
took
Paul
to
the
coast
to
go
to
another
province.
But
Silas
and
Timothy
stayed
in Berea.
When
Paul
and
the
other
men
from Berea
arrived
at
the
coast,
they
got
on
a
ship
and
went
to Athens
city.
Then
Paul
said
to
the
men
who
had
come
with
him, “Tell
Silas
and
Timothy
to
come
to
me
here
in Athens
as
soon
as
they
can.”
Then
those
men
left
Athens
and
returned
to Berea.
In Athens,
idols
distressed
Paul,
so
he
talked
to
many
people
about
Jesus.
Acts 17:16-17
In Athens,
Paul
waited
for Silas
and Timothy
to
arrive.
In
the meantime,
he
walked
around
in
the
city.
He
became
very
distressed/disturbed
because
he
saw
that
throughout [HYP]
the
city
there
were
many
idols.
So
he
went
to
the
Jewish
meeting
place
and
talked
about
Jesus
with
the
Jews,
and
also
with
the
Greeks
who
had
accepted
what
the
Jews
believe.
He
also
went
to
the
public
square/center
every
day
and
talked
to
the
people
whom
he
met
there.
When
Paul
talked
about
Jesus,
he
perplexed
some
teachers.
Acts 17:18
Paul
met
some
teachers
who
liked
to
talk
about
what
people
should
believe.
People
called
some
of
them
Epicureans
and
they
called
others Stoics.
They
told
Paul
what
they
believed,
and
they
asked
him
what
he
believed.
Then
some
of
them
said
to
one
another, “This
ignorant
person
is
just
talking
nonsense [RHQ]!”
Others
said, “
We(exc)
think
that
he
is
teaching
people
about ◄foreign
gods/
new
gods
that
we
(exc)
have
not
heard
about►.”
They
said
that
because
Paul
was
telling
them
that
Jesus
had
died
and
had
become
alive
again
afterwards.
They
had
not
heard
that
message
before.
Athens
Council
members
asked
Paul
to
explain
what
he
had
been
teaching.
Acts 17:19-21
So
they
took
Paul
to
the
place
where
the
city
council
met.
When
they
arrived
there,
they
said
to
Paul, “
Please
tell
us,
what
is
this
new
message
that
you
(sg)
are
teaching
people?
You
are
teaching
some
things
that startle
us
(exc),
so
we
want
to
know
what
they
mean.”
They
said
that,
because
the
people
of Athens
and
also
the
people
from
other
regions
who
lived
there
continually
talked
about
what
was
new
to
them,
or
they
listened
to
others
tell
what
was
new.
Paul
told
them
about
the
God
whom
they
did
not
know.
Acts 17:22-31
Then
Paul
stood
up
before
the
men
of
the
city
council
and
said, “Citizens
of Athens,
I
see
that
you ◄are
very religious/think
that
it
is
very
important
to
worship
many
gods►.
I
say
that
because,
while
I
was
walking
along
and
observing
the
objects
that
represent
different
gods
that
you
worship,
I
even
saw
an
altar
that
had
these
words
that
someone
had
carved
on
it:
THIS
HONORS
THE
GOD
THAT
WE(exc)
DO
NOT
KNOW.
So
now
I
will
tell
you
about
that
God
whom
you
worship
but
you
do
not
know.
He
is
the
God
who
made
the
world
and
everything
in
it.
Because
he
rules
over
all
beings
in
heaven
and
on
earth,
he
does
not
dwell
in
shrines
that
people
have
made.
He
does
not
need
to
have
anything
made
for
him
by
people [MTY] {to
have
people [MTY]
make [MTY]
anything
for
him},
because
everything
that
exists
belongs
to
him.
He
is
the
one
who
causes ◄us
(inc)/all
people►
to
live
and
breathe,
and
he
gives
us
all
the
things
that
we(inc)
need.
In
the
beginning,
God
created
one
couple,
and
from
them
God
produced
all ◄the ethnic
groups/the
nations►
that
now
live
everywhere
on
the
earth.
He
also
decided
where
each ethnic
group
of
people
should
live
and
how
long
they
should
live
there.
He
wanted
people
to
realize
that
they
need
him.
Then
maybe
they
would
seek
him
and
find
him.
God
wants
us
to
seek
him,
although
he
is
really
close [LIT]
to
each
one
of
us.
As
someone
has
said, ‘
It
is
only
because
he enables
us
that
we
(inc)
live
and
move
and
do
what
we
do.’
And,
as
some
of
your
own
poets
have
said, ‘We
(inc)
are
God’s
children.’
Therefore,
because
we
are
God’s
children
and
can communicate
like
God
does,
we
(inc)
should
not
think
that
he
is
anything
like
an
image
that
people
have
made
of
gold
or
silver
or
stone
which
cannot communicate.
Those
images
are
designed
and
skillfully
made {People
design
and
make
those
images},
but
they
are
not
alive.
During
the
times
when
people
did
not
know
what
God
wanted
them
to
do,
he
did
not
immediately
punish
them
for
what
they
did.
But
now
God
commands
all
people
everywhere
to
turn
away
from
their
evil
behavior.
He
tells
us
that
on
a
certain
day
that
he
has
chosen
he
is
going
to
judge
all
of
us(inc)
people
in [MTY]
the
world.
He
has
appointed
a
certain
man
to
judge
us,
and
that
man
will
judge
each
of
us
fairly/justly.
God
has
shown
to
all
people
that
he
has
appointed
that
man
to
judge
everyone,
because
God ◄caused
him
to
become
alive
again
after
he
had
died/raised
him
from
the
dead►.”
Some
Council
members
believed
in
Jesus.
Acts 17:32-34
When
the
men
of
the
council
heard
Paul
say
that ◄
a
man
had
become
alive
again
after
he
had
died/
someone
had
been
raised
from
the
dead►,
some
of
them
laughed scornfully.
But
others
said, “We
(exc)
would
like
you
(sg)
to
tell
us
more
about
this,
some
other
time.”
After
they
said
that,
Paul
left
the
council
meeting.
However,
some
of
the
people
there
went
along
with
Paul
and
became
believers.
Among
those
who
believed
in
Jesus
was
a
member
of
the
council
whose
name
was
Dionysius.
Also,
an
important
woman
whose
name
was
Damaris
and
some
other
people
who
had
heard Paul’s
message
also
believed
in
Jesus.
In Corinth, Paul helped many people to become believers.
Acts 18:1-4
After
that,
Paul
left Athens
city
and
went
to
Corinth
city.
There
he
met
a
Jew
whose
name
was Aquila,
who
grew
up
in
Pontus
province. Aquila
and
his
wife
Priscilla
had
recently
come
from
Rome,
in
Italy.
They
had
previously
left
Rome
because
Claudius,
the Roman Emperor,
had
ordered
that
all
the
Jews
must
leave
Rome.
Paul
later
went
to
see Aquila
and
Priscilla.
Those
two
made
tents
to earn ◄
money/a
living►.
Paul
also
made
tents,
so
he
stayed
with
them,
and
they
all
worked
together.
Every
Sabbath,
Paul
went
to
the
Jewish
meeting
place,
where
he
spoke forcefully
to
both
Jews
and non-Jews.
He
repeatedly
tried
to
persuade
them
that
Jesus
is
the
Messiah.
Paul
helped
many non-Jews
become believers.
Acts 18:5-8
Then
Silas
and
Timothy
arrived
there
from
Macedonia
province.
After
they
arrived,
Paul
did
not
make
tents
anymore.
He
used
all
his
time
preaching
the
message
about
Jesus
in
the
Jewish
meeting
place.
He
continued
to
tell
the
Jews
that
the
Messiah
they
had
been
waiting
for
was
Jesus.
But
the
Jews
began
to
oppose
Paul
and
to
say
evil
things
about
him.
So
he
shook
the
dust
from
his
clothes
to
show
them
that
they
were
displeasing
God.
Then
he
said
to
them, “If
God
punishes
you,
it
will
be
your [SYN]
own
fault [MTY],
not
mine!
From
now
on
I
will
go
and
preach
to non-Jewish
people!”
So
Paul
left
the
Jewish
meeting
place
and
went
into
a
house
that
was
next
to
it,
and
preached
there.
Titius
Justus,
the
owner
of
the
house,
was
a non-Jewish
man
who
had
accepted
what
the
Jews
believe.
After
that,
the
ruler
of
the
Jewish
meeting
place,
whose
name
was
Crispus,
and
all
of
his
family [MTY]
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Many
other
people
in Corinth
who
listened
to
Paul
also
believed
in
Jesus.
Then
they
were baptized.
But
there
were
people
who
still
opposed
Paul
and
his
preaching.
Jesus
commanded
Paul
to
continue
speaking
about
him,
so
Paul
did
that.
Acts 18:9-11
One
night
Paul
had
a
vision
in
which
the
Lord
Jesus
said
to
him, “Do
not
be
afraid
of
those
who
oppose
you.
Instead,
you
should
continue
speaking
to
people
about
me.
Do
not
stop,
because
I
will
help
you,
and
no
one
will
be
able
to
harm
you
(sg)
here.
Keep
telling
people
about
me,
because
there
are
many
in
this
city
who
will
believe
in
me.”
So
Paul
stayed
in Corinth
for
a
year
and
a
half,
teaching
people
the
message
from
God
about
Jesus.
Gallio
refused
to
judge
Paul.
Acts 18:12-17
When
Gallio
was
the
Roman
governor
of Achaia
province,
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
there
got
together
and
seized
Paul.
They
took
him
before
Gallio
and
accused
him,
saying, “This
man
is
teaching
people
a
false religion,
leading
them
to
worship
God
in
ways
that
are
contrary
to
our
Jewish
laws.”
When
Paul
was
about
to
speak [MTY]
to
defend
himself,
Gallio
said
to
the
Jews, “If
this
man
had
acted
deceitfully
or
disobeyed
any
of
our Roman
laws,
I
would
listen
patiently
to
what
you
Jews
want
to
tell
me.
However,
you
are
merely
arguing
about
words
and
names
and
your
own
Jewish
laws,
so
you
yourselves
need
to resolve
this.
I
refuse
to
judge
these
things!”
After Gallio
had
said
that,
he
commanded
some
soldiers/guards
that
they
expel
those
Jewish
leaders
from
the courtroom.
Then
the mob
outside
grabbed
the
leader
of
the
Jewish
meeting
place,
Sosthenes
because
they
considered
that
he
was
responsible
for
those
accusations
against
Paul.
They
beat
him,
right
there
in
front
of
the courthouse.
But
Gallio
did
nothing
about
it.
At Ephesus,
Paul
parted
from Priscilla
and Aquila.
Acts 18:18-21
Paul
stayed
on
with
the believers
in Corinth
for ◄many
days/some
time►.
Then
he
left
the believers
there,
and
went
with
Priscilla
and
her
husband Aquila.
They
went
down
to
Cenchrea,
a
port
city.
There
Paul
had
his
head
shaved {
someone
shave
his
head}
in
order
to partially
complete
a
vow
that
he
had
taken.
Then
they
got
on
a
ship
and
sailed
for
Syria
province.
They
arrived
at
Ephesus
city,
and Priscilla
and Aquila
stayed
there.
Before
Paul
left
Ephesus,
he
entered
the
Jewish
meeting
place
and lectured
to
the
Jews.
They
asked
him
to
stay
longer,
but
he
refused.
But,
as
he
left,
he
told
them, “I
will
come
back,
if
God
wills/desires
me
to
do
that.”
Then,
because
he
wanted
to
be
in
Jerusalem
to
finish completing
his
vow,
he
got
on
a
ship
that
sailed
from
Ephesus.
Paul
visited
Jerusalem,
then
he
went
on
to Antioch
in
Syria
and
then
he
returned
to
visit
the believers
throughout Galatia
and Phrygia.
Acts 18:22-23
When
the
ship
arrived
at
Caesarea,
Paul
got
off.
He
went
up
to
Jerusalem
and
greeted
the believers
there.
Then
he
went
back
down
to Antioch
city
in
Syria
province.
Paul
spent
some
time
with
the believers
there.
Then
he
left Antioch
and
traveled
to
several
towns
that
he
had
visited
previously
in
Galatia
and
Phrygia
provinces.
He
taught
all
of
the believers
more
of
the
message
from
God
about
Jesus.
Priscilla
and Aquila
instructed Apollos
about
the gospel.
Acts 18:24-26
While
Paul
was
traveling
in Galatia
and Phrygia,
a
Jewish
man
whose
name
was Apollos
came
to
Ephesus.
He
was
a
native
of Alexandria
city.
He
spoke eloquently
and
he
knew
the
Scriptures
thoroughly.
Other believers
had
taught
him
some
things
about
how
the
Lord
Jesus
desires
that
people
should
conduct
themselves,
and
he
taught
those
things
very enthusiastically
to
people.
He
had
heard
about
some
of
the
things
that
Jesus
did
and
said,
and
he
taught
those facts
accurately
to
people.
However,
he
was
teaching incompletely
about
Jesus,
because
he
knew
only
what
John
the Baptizer
had
taught
people
whom
he baptized.
Apollos
went
to
the
Jewish
meeting
place,
and
he
told
the
people
there
very
confidently
the
things
that
he
had
learned.
When
Priscilla
and Aquila
heard
what Apollos
taught,
they
invited
him
to
their
home.
There
they
explained
more
accurately
to
him
the
way
that
God
gives
people
eternal
life.
Apollos
helped believers
in Achaia.
Acts 18:27-28
When
Apollos
decided
that
he
would
like
to
go
to Achaia
province,
the
believers
in Ephesus
told
him
that
it
would
be
good
for
him
to
do
that.
So
they
wrote
a
letter
to
the
believers
in Achaia
saying
that
they
should
welcome
Apollos.
So
Apollos
got
on
a
ship
to
go
to Corinth.
After
he
arrived,
he
greatly
helped
those
whom
God
had
kindly
enabled
to
believe
in Jesus.
Apollos
was
vigorously
arguing
publicly
with
the
leaders
of
the
Jews
while
many
other
people
listened.
By quoting
from
the
Scriptures,
he
proved
to
people
that
Jesus
was
the
Messiah.
Paul helped some men to become real believers in Jesus.
Acts 19:1-7
While Apollos
was
at
Corinth,
Paul
left
the
places
in Phrygia
and Galatia
provinces
where
he
had
been
visiting,
and
traveled
through
Asia
province
back
to
Ephesus.
He
met
some
people
who
said
that
they
were believers.
He
asked
them, “Did
you
receive
the
Holy
Spirit
when
you
believed
God’s
message?”
They
answered, “No,
we
(exc)
did
not.
We
have
not
even
heard
that
there
is
a
Holy
Spirit.”
So
Paul
asked, “So
when
you
were baptized,
what
were
you
showing?”
They
replied, “
We
were
showing
that
we
(exc)
believed
what
John
the Baptizer
taught.”
Paul
said, “John baptized
people
who
turned
away
from
their
sinful
behavior.
He
also
told
the
people
to
believe
in
the
one
who
would
come
after
he
had
come,
and
that
was
Jesus.”
So,
when
those
men
heard
that,
they
were baptized
to
affirm
that
they
believed [MTY]
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
After
that,
Paul
placed
his
hands
on
their
heads
one
by
one,
and
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit
came
upon
each
of
them.
The
Holy
Spirit
enabled
them
to
speak
in
various
languages [MTY]
that
they
had
not
learned,
and
they
also
spoke
messages
that
the
Holy
Spirit
revealed
to
them.
There
were
about
twelve
men
whom
Paul baptized
and
who
received
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
Paul
helped
many
people
in
Asia
province
to
hear
the gospel.
Acts 19:8-10
For
three
months
after
that,
Paul
entered
the
Jewish
meeting
place
in Ephesus
on
each
Sabbath/Jewish
day
of
rest,
and
he
spoke
boldly.
He convincingly
taught
the
people
about
how
God
wanted
to
rule [MET]
their
lives.
A
few
of
the
people
in
the
meeting
house
believed
the
message
about
Jesus.
But
some
of
the
people
would
not
believe
that
message
and
did
not
want
to
continue
to
hear
it.
While
many
people
were
listening,
they
said
many
bad
things
about
the
way
for
people
to
receive
eternal
life
about
which
Paul
was
preaching.
So
Paul
left
them
and
took
the believers
with
him
to
meet
in
another
place.
He
taught
every
day
in
a lecture
hall
that
a
man
whose
name
was
Tyrannus
lectured
in/owned.
For
two
years
Paul
continued
to
teach
people
in
that
building.
In
this
way,
most
of [HYP]
the
Jews
and non-Jews
who
lived
in
Asia
province
heard
the
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus.
God
enabled
Paul
to
do
amazing
miracles.
Acts 19:11-12
Also,
God
gave
Paul
the
power [MTY]
to
do
amazing
miracles.
If
those
who
were
sick
could
not
come
to
Paul,
handkerchiefs
or
aprons
that
Paul
had
touched
would
be
taken
and
placed
on
the
sick
people {
others
would
take
and
place
on
the
sick
people
handkerchiefs
or
aprons
that
Paul
had
touched}.
As
a
result,
those
sick
people
would
become
well,
and
evil
spirits
that
troubled
people
would
leave.
People
honored Jesus’
name,
after
Jewish exorcists
misused
it
and
failed.
Acts 19:13-17
There
were
also
some
Jews
who
traveled
around
to
various
places,
and
they
commanded
the
evil
spirits
in
those
places
to
depart
from
people.
Certain
ones
of
those
Jews
once
tried
to
command
the
evil
spirits
to
come
out
of
people
by
saying “I
command
you
by
the
authority [MTY]
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
the
man
about
whom
Paul
preaches,
to
come
out!”
There
were
seven
men
who
were
doing
that.
They
were
sons
of
a
man
named
Sceva,
a
Jew,
who
called
himself
a
chief
priest.
But
one
day
as
they
were
doing
that,
the
evil
spirit
refused
to
come
out
of
that
person.
Instead,
he
said
to
them, “I
know
Jesus,
and
I
know
that
he
has
authorized
Paul
to
expel
demons. ◄But
no
one
has
authorized
you
to
do
anything
to
me!/who
authorized
you
to
do
anything
to
me?► [RHQ]”
After
saying
that,
suddenly
the
man
who
was
controlled
by
the
evil
spirit
jumped
on
the
seven
Jewish
men,
one
after
another, knocked
all
of
them
down,
and
beat
each
of
them
severely.
He
tore
off
their
clothes
and
wounded
them,
causing
them
to bleed.
So,
greatly
frightened,
they
all
ran
out
of
the
house.
All
the
people
who
lived
in
Ephesus,
both
Jews
and non-Jews,
heard
what
had
happened.
So
they
were
afraid [MTY].
They
honored
the
Lord
Jesus [MTY]
because
they
realized
that
he
was
very
powerful.
Many believers
confessed
their
former
sins
and
burned
their
books
of magic.
Acts 19:18-22
At
that
time,
while
other
believers
were
listening,
many
believers
confessed
the
evil
things
that
they
had
been
doing.
Several
of
those
who
had
previously
practiced
sorcery
gathered
up
their scrolls
that
told
how
to
work
magic
and
burned
them
in
a
public
place.
When
people
added
up
how
much
those scrolls
had
cost,
they
realized
that
altogether
the
amount
was 50,000
valuable
silver coins.
As
a
result,
many
more
people
heard [MTY]
the
message
about
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
the
message powerfully
changed
their
lives.
After
those
things
had
happened,
Paul
decided
that
he
wanted
to
go
to
Jerusalem,
but
he
decided
that
first
he
would
visit
the believers
in
Macedonia
and Achaia
provinces
again.
Paul
said, “After
I
have
been
to
Jerusalem,
I
must
also
go
to
Rome.”
He
sent
two
of
his
helpers,
Timothy
and
Erastus,
ahead
to
Macedonia.
But
Paul
stayed
a
little
longer
in Ephesus
city,
in
Asia
province.
Demetrius
made
silver
shrines
of
the
goddess Artemis.
Acts 19:23-24
Soon
after
that,
some
of
the
people
there
tried
to
make
a
lot
of [LIT]
trouble
for
the
people
who
believed
the
way
God
revealed
for
us(inc)
to
receive
eternal
life.
There
was
a
man
there
whose
name
was
Demetrius
who
made
little
images
out
of
silver.
They
were models
of
the
temple
of
a
goddess
whose
name
was Artemis.
Demetrius
and
the
other
men
who
made
those
little
images earned
a
lot
of [LIT]
money
from
selling
those
images.
Demetrius
incited
people
to
shout
and
to
riot.
Acts 19:25-31
Demetrius
called
a
meeting
of
his
workmen
and
also
of
others
who
made
the
little
silver
images.
He
said
to
them, “Men,
you
know
that
we
(inc) earn
a
lot
of
money
doing
our
kind
of
work.
Also,
you
know
that
this
fellow
Paul
has
persuaded
many
people
who
live
in
Ephesus
to
no
longer
buy
the
images
that
we
make.
Now
even
the
people
from
many
other
towns
in
our
province
no
longer
want
to
buy
what
we
make.
This
fellow
tells
people
that
the
gods
that
we
have
made
and
worship
are
not
gods
and
that
we
should
not
worship
them.
If
people
continue
to
listen
to
him,
soon
they
will
ruin
our
business.
Besides,
they
will
no
longer
think
that
they
should
come
to
the
temple
of Artemis
to
worship
her.
People
all
over
our
Asia
province
and
everywhere [HYP]
else
worship
our
great
goddess
Artemis.
Soon
people
may
no
longer
consider
that Artemis
is
great!”
All
the
men
there
were
very
angry
at
Paul
when
they
heard
what Demetrius
said.
They
began
to
shout, “The
goddess Artemis
of
us
Ephesians
is
very
great!”
Many
of
the
other
people
in
the
city
heard
the
shouting
and
went
and
joined
the
crowd.
They
also
became
angry
at
Paul
and
began
shouting.
Several
of
the
people
seized
Gaius
and Aristarchus,
two
men
from
Macedonia
who
had
been
traveling
with
Paul.
Then
the
whole
crowd
of
people
ran,
dragging
those
men
along
with
them,
to
the
city stadium.
Paul
also
wanted
to
go
to
the stadium
and
speak
to
the
people,
but
the
other believers
would
not
let
him
go
there.
Also,
some
government
officials
of
that
province
who
were
friends
of
Paul
heard
what
was happening.
So
they
sent
someone
to
tell
him
urgently
not
to
go
into
the stadium.
The
crowd
shouted, “Great
is Artemis
of
the Ephesians!”
Acts 19:32-34
The
crowd
of
people
in
the stadium
continued
shouting.
Some
shouted
one
thing,
and
some
shouted
something
else.
But
most
of
them
did
not
even
know
what
the
meeting
was
about!
One
of
the
Jews
there
was
named Alexander.
Some
of
the
Jews
pushed
him
to
the
front
of
the stadium,
so
that
he
could
speak
to
the
crowd
of
people.
So Alexander
motioned
with
his
hands
to
the
crowd,
wanting
them
to
be
quiet.
He
wanted
to
tell
them
that
the
Jews
were
not
responsible
for
the
riot.
But
many
of
the non-Jewish
people
knew
that Alexander
was
a
Jew.
They
also
knew
that
the
Jews
did
not
worship
the
goddess Artemis.
So
the non-Jews
there unitedly
and
repeatedly
shouted
for
about
two
hours, “Great
is
the
goddess Artemis
whom
we(inc)
Ephesians
worship!”
The
city
secretary
quieted,
warned
and
dismissed
the
crowd.
Acts 19:35-41
Then
the
city
secretary
made
the
crowd
stop
shouting,
and
he
said
to
them, “My fellow-citizens,
everyone
in
the
world
knows [RHQ]
that
we(inc)
people
who
live
in
Ephesus
city
guard
the
temple
where
we
worship
the
great
goddess Artemis.
Also,
everyone
knows
that
we(inc)
watch
over
the
sacred
image
of
our
goddess
that
fell
down
from
heaven!
Of
course
everyone
knows
that,
and
no
one
can
say
that
these
things
are
not
true.
So
you
should
be
quiet
now.
Do
not
suddenly
do
anything ◄foolish/that
will
cause
us
trouble►.
You
should
not
have
brought
these
two
men
here,
because
they
have
not
done
anything
evil.
They
have
not
gone
into
our
temples
and
taken
things
from
there.
And
they
have
not
spoken
evil
of
our
goddess.
Therefore,
if
Demetrius
and
his fellow-workmen
want
to
accuse
anyone
about
anything
bad,
they
should
do
it
in
the
right
way.
There
are
courts
that
you
can
go
to
when
you
want
to
accuse
someone,
and
there
are
judges
there
who
have
been
appointed
by
the
government {
whom
the
government
has
appointed}.
You
can
accuse
anyone
there.
But
if
you
want
to
ask
about
something
else,
you
should
ask
for
other
officials
to resolve
it
when
those
officials legally
assemble.
And
this
is
certainly
not
a
legal
meeting! Resolve
this legally
because,
if
we(inc)
do
not,
I
am
afraid
that
the
governor
will
hear
about
all
this
noise
that
you
have
made
and
will
say
that
we
(inc)
were
trying
to
rebel
against
the
government.
If
he
would
ask
me
what
you
were
all
shouting
about,
I
would
not
be
able
to
give
him
an
answer.”
That
is
what
the
city
secretary
said
to
the
crowd.
Then
he
told
them
all
to
go
home.
So
they
left.
After being in Macedonia and Greece, Paul went to Troas.
Acts 20:1-6
After
the
people
at Ephesus
had
stopped rioting,
Paul
summoned
the believers.
He
encouraged
them
to
continue
to
trust
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Soon
after
that,
he
told
them goodbye
and
left
to
go
to
Macedonia
province.
After
he
arrived
there,
he
visited
each
town
where
there
were believers,
and
encouraged
them.
Then
he
arrived
in
Greece
province,
which
is
also
called Achaia.
He
stayed
there
for
three
months.
Then
he
planned
to
return
to
Syria
by
ship,
but
he
heard
that
some
of
the
Jews [SYN]
in
that
area
were
planning
to
kill
him
as
he
traveled.
So
he
decided
instead
to
go
by
land,
and
he
traveled
again
through
Macedonia.
The
men
who
were
going
to
travel
with
him
to
Jerusalem
were
Sopater,
who
was
a
son
of
Pyrrhus,
who
grew
up
in Berea
town; Aristarchus
and
Secundus,
who
were
from
Thessalonica
city;
Gaius,
who
was
from
Derbe
town;
Timothy,
who
was
from Galatia
province;
and
Tychicus
and
Trophimus
who
were
from Asia
province.
Those
seven
men
went
ahead
of
Paul
and
me, Luke,
by
ship
from Macedonia,
so
they
got
to
Troas
before
we
did
and
waited
for
the
two
of
us
there.
But
we
two(exc)
traveled
by
land
as
far
as
Philippi
city.
After
the
Jewish
festival
when
they
eat
unleavened
bread,
we
got
on
a
ship
that
was
going
from
the
port
near
Philippi
to
Troas
city.
After
five
days
we
(exc)
arrived
at
Troas
and
we
met
the
other
men
who
had
traveled
there
ahead
of
us.
Then
we
all
stayed
in
Troas
for
seven
days.
At
Troas,
Paul
encouraged believers
by resurrecting Eutychus.
Acts 20:7-12
◄On Sunday
evening/On
the
evening
of
the
first
day
of
the
week►,
we
(exc)
and
the
other believers
there
gathered
together
to
celebrate
the
Lord’s Supper
and
to
eat
other
food [SYN].
Paul
spoke
to
the believers.
He
continued
teaching
them
until
midnight,
because
he
was
planning
to
leave
Troas
the
next
day.
Many
oil
lamps
were
burning
in
the upstairs
room
in
which
we
(exc)
had
gathered,
so
the fumes
caused
some
people
to
become sleepy.
A
young
man
whose
name
was
Eutychus
was
there.
He
was
seated
on
the
sill
of
an
open
window
on
the
third
story
of
the
house.
As
Paul
continued
talking
for
a
long
time,
Eutychus
became sleepier
and sleepier.
Finally,
he
was
sound/really
asleep.
He
fell
out
of
the
window
from
the
third
story
down
to
the
ground.
Some
of
the believers
went
down
immediately
and
picked
him
up.
But
he
was
dead.
Paul
also
went
down.
He
lay
down
and
stretched
out
on
top
of
the
young
man
and
put
his
arms
around
him.
Then
he
said
to
the
people
who
were
standing
around, “Do
not
worry,
he
is
alive
again
now!”
Then
Paul,
along
with
the
others,
went upstairs
again
and
they
ate
the
Lord’s Supper
and
other
food [SYN].
Afterwards,
Paul conversed
with
the believers
until
dawn.
Then
he
left.
The
other
people
took
the
young
man
home,
and
were
greatly
encouraged
because
he
was
alive
again.
Paul
and
his
companions
traveled
from Troas
to Miletus.
Acts 20:13-16
We
then
went
to
the
ship.
Paul
did
not
get
on
the
ship
with
us
in Troas,
because
he
preferred
to
go
more
quickly overland
to Assos
town.
The
rest
of
us
got
on
the
ship
and
sailed
for Assos.
We
(exc)
met
Paul
in Assos.
He
got
on
the
ship
with
us,
and
we
sailed
to
Mitylene
town.
The
day
after
we
reached Mitylene,
we
sailed
from
there
and
arrived
at
a
place
near Kios
Island.
The
day
after
that,
we
sailed
to
Samos
Island.
The
next
day
we
left
Samos
and
sailed
to
Miletus
town.
Miletus
was
just
south
of
Ephesus
city.
Paul
had
earlier
decided
that
he
would
not
get
on
a
ship
that
would
stop
at
Ephesus,
because
he
did
not
want
to
spend
several
days
in
Asia
province.
If
possible,
he
wanted
to
arrive
in
Jerusalem
by
the
time
of
the
Pentecost
festival,
and
the
time
of
that
festival
was
near.
Paul reminded
the Ephesian
elders
how
he
had
conducted
himself
and
had
taught
them.
Acts 20:17-21
When
the
ship
arrived
at
Miletus,
Paul
sent
a
messenger
to
Ephesus
to
ask
the
elders
of
the
congregation
to
come
to
talk
with
him.
When
the
elders
arrived,
Paul
said
to
them, “You
personally
know
how
I
conducted
myself
among
you
the
entire
time
that
I
was
with
you,
from
the
first
day
when
I
arrived
here
in
Asia
province
until
the
day
I
left.
You
know
how
I
was
serving
the
Lord
Jesus
very
humbly
and
how
I
sometimes
wept
about
people.
You
also
know
how
I
suffered
because
the
Jews [SYN]
who
were
not believers
often
tried
to
harm
me.
You
also
know
that,
as
I
preached
God’s
message
to
you,
I
never
left
out
anything
that
would
help
you.
You
know
that
I
taught
you
God’s
message
when
many
people
were
present,
and
I
also
went
to
your
homes
and
taught
it
there.
I
preached
both
to
Jews
and
to non-Jews,
telling
them
all
that
they
must
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior.
I
also
told
them
they
should
believe
in
our
Lord
Jesus.”
Paul
told
them
that
they
would
never
see
him
again.
Acts 20:22-31
“And
now
note
this:
I
am
going
to
Jerusalem,
because
God’s
Spirit
has
clearly
shown
me
that
I
must
go
there.
I
do
not
know
what
will
happen
to
me
while
I
am
there.
But
I
do
know
that
in
each
city
where
I
have
stopped,
the
Holy
Spirit
has ◄told
me/
caused
the believers
to
tell
me►
that
in
Jerusalem
people
will
put
me
in
prison [PRS]
and
will
cause
me
to
suffer [PRS].
But
I
do
not
care
even
if
people
kill
me,
if
first
I
am
able
to
finish
the
work [MET]
that
the
Lord
Jesus
has
told
me
to
do.
He
appointed
me
to
tell
people
the
good
message
that
God
saves
us
by
doing
for
us
what
we
do
not
deserve.
I
have
preached
to
you
the
message
about
how
God
desires
to
rule
people’s
lives.
But
now
I
know
that
today
is
the
last
time
that
you
fellow believers
will
see
me [SYN].
So
I
want
you
all
to
understand
that
if
anyone
who
has
heard
me
preach
dies
without
trusting
in
Jesus,
it
is
not
my
fault [MTY],
because
I
told
you [LIT]
everything [HYP]
that
God
has
planned
for
us
(inc).
You
leaders
must
continue
to
believe
and
obey
God’s
message.
You
must
also
help
all
the
other believers [MET]
for
whom
the
Holy
Spirit
has
caused
you
to
be
responsible [MTY].
Watch
over [MET]
yourselves
and
the
other believers
as
a
shepherd
watches
over
his
sheep.
God
bought
them
with
the
blood
that
flowed
from
his
Son’s
body
on
the
cross.
I
know
very
well
that
after
I
leave,
people
who
teach [MET]
false doctrines
will
come
among
you
and
will
do
great
harm
to
the believers.
They
will
be
like
fierce
wolves
that
kill
sheep.
Even
in
your
own
group
of believers
there
will
be
some
who
will
deceive
other believers
by
teaching
them
messages
that
are
false.
They
will
teach
those
messages
so
that
some
people
will
believe
them
and
will
become
their
followers.
So
watch
out
that
none
of
you
stops believing
the
true
message
about
our
Lord
Jesus.
Remember
that
day
and
night
for
about
three
years
I
repeatedly
taught
you
that
message,
and
warned
you
with
tears
in
my
eyes
not
to
believe
any
other
message.”
Paul
entrusted
them
to
God
and
to
the
message
about
God’s
goodness.
Acts 20:32-35
“
Now
as
I
leave
you,
I
ask
God
to
protect
you
and
to
keep
you believing
the
message
that
he
saves
us(inc)
by
doing
for
us
what
we
do
not
deserve.
If
you
continue believing
the
message
that
I
told
you,
you
will
become
spiritually mature,
and
God
will
give
you
the
blessings
that
he
has
promised
to
give
to
all
of
those
who
belong
to
him.
As
for
myself,
I
have
not
desired
anyone’s
money [MTY]
or
fine
clothing.
You
yourselves
know
that
I
have
worked
with
my
hands [MTY]
to earn
the
money
that
my
companions
and
I
needed.
In
everything
that
I
did,
I
showed
you
that
we
(inc)
should
work
hard
in
order
to
have
enough
money
to
give
some
to
those
who
are
needy.
We
(inc)
should
remember
that
our
Lord
Jesus
himself
said, ‘You
are
happy
when
people
give
you
what
you
need,
but
God
will
be
happy
with
you
when
you
give
other
people
what
they
need.’”
Paul
prayed
with
them
and
they
sadly
told
him goodbye.
Acts 20:36-38
When
Paul
had
finished
speaking,
he
knelt
down
with
all
of
the
elders
and
prayed.
They
all
cried
a
lot,
and
they
hugged
Paul
and
kissed
him.
They
were
especially
sad
because
he
had
said
that
they
would
never
see
him [SYN]
again.
Then
they
all
went
with
him
to
the
ship.
Paul, Luke and his other companions traveled from Miletus to Tyre.
Acts 21:1-3
After
we
said goodbye
to
the
elders
from Ephesus,
we
got
on
the
ship
and
sailed
to
Cos
Island,
where
the
ship
stopped
for
the
night.
The
next
day
we
sailed
from
Cos
to
Rhodes
Island,
where
the
ship
stopped
again.
The
day
after
that
we
sailed
to
Patara
town,
where
the
ship
stopped.
This
was
on
Patara
Island.
At Patara
we
left
that
ship,
and
someone
told
us
that
there
was
a
ship
that
would
be
going
to
Phoenicia
region.
So
we
got
on
that
ship,
and
it
left.
We
sailed
until
we
could
see
Cyprus
Island.
We
passed
to
the
south
of
the
island
and
continued
sailing
until
we
arrived
at
Phoenicia
region,
in
Syria
province.
We
arrived
at
Tyre
city.
The
ship
was
going
to
stay
there
several
days,
because
its
workers
had
to unload
the
cargo.
At
Tyre, believers
warned
Paul
not
to
go
to
Jerusalem,
but
he
went
on anyway.
Acts 21:4-6
Someone
told
us
where
the believers
in
Tyre
lived,
so
we
(exc)
went
and
stayed
with
them
for
seven
days.
Because
God’s
Spirit
revealed
to
them ◄
that
people
would
cause
Paul
to
suffer/Paul
would
suffer►
in
Jerusalem,
they
told
Paul
that
he
should
not
go
there.
But
when
it
was
time
for
the
ship
to
leave
again,
we
prepared
to
continue
going
to
Jerusalem.
When
we
left
Tyre,
all
the believers,
including
their
wives
and
children,
went
with
us
to
the
edge
of
the
sea.
We
all
knelt
down
there
on
the
sand/shore
and
prayed.
After
we
all
said goodbye,
Paul
and
we
his
companions
got
on
the
ship,
and
the
other believers
returned
to
their
own
homes.
Paul
and
his
companions
sailed
from
Tyre
to Caesarea.
Acts 21:7-9
After
we
(exc)
left
Tyre,
we
continued
on
that
ship
to
Ptolemais
city.
There
were believers
there,
and
we
greeted
them
and
stayed
with
them
that
night.
The
next
day
we
left
Ptolemais
and
sailed
to
Caesarea
city,
where
we
stayed
in
the
home
of
Philip,
who
spent
his
days
telling
others
how
to
become
disciples
of
Jesus.
He
was
one
of
the
seven
men
whom
the believers
in
Jerusalem
had
chosen
to
care
for
the
widows.
He
had
four
daughters
who
were
not
married.
Each
of
them
frequently
spoke
messages
that
the
Holy
Spirit
had
revealed
to
them.
The believers
could
not
persuade
Paul
from
going
on
to
Jerusalem.
Acts 21:10-14
After
we(exc)
had
been
in Philip’s
house
for
several
days,
a believer
whose
name
was Agabus
came
down
from
Judea
district
and
arrived
in Caesarea.
He
frequently
spoke
messages
that
the
Holy
Spirit
had
told
him.
Coming
over
to
where
we
were,
he
took
off
Paul’s
belt.
Then
he
tied
his
own
feet
and
hands
with
it
and
said, “The
Holy
Spirit
says, ‘The
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
in
Jerusalem
will
tie
up
the
hands
and
feet
of
the
owner
of
this
belt,
like
this,
and
they
will
hand
him
over
to non-Jewish
people
as
a
prisoner.’”
When
the
rest
of
us
heard
that,
we
and
other believers
there
repeatedly
pled
with
Paul, “Please
do
not
go
up
to
Jerusalem!”
But
Paul
replied, “◄Please
stop
crying
and
trying
to discourage
me [IDM]
from
going!/Why
are
you
crying
and
trying
to discourage
me [IDM]
from
going?► [RHQ]
I
am
willing
to
be
put {
for
people
to
put
me}
in
prison
and
also
to
be
killed {
for
them
to
kill
me}
in
Jerusalem
because
I
serve [MTY]
the
Lord
Jesus.”
When
we(exc)
realized
that
he
was
determined
to
go
to
Jerusalem,
we
did
not
try
any
longer
to
persuade
him
not
to
go.
We
said, “May ◄the
Lord
God
do
what
he
wants/the
Lord’s
will
be
done►!”
Paul
and
other believers
went
from Caesarea
to
Jerusalem.
Acts 21:15-16
After
those
days
in Caesarea,
we
(exc)
prepared
our
things
and
left
to
go
by
land
up
to
Jerusalem.
Some
of
the believers
from
Caesarea
also
went
with
us.
On
the
way
to
Jerusalem,
we
stayed
one
night
in
the
house
of
a
man
whose
name
was
Mnason.
He
was
from
Cyprus
Island,
and
he
had
believed
in
Jesus
when
people
were
first
beginning
to
hear
the
message
about
him.
Paul
agreed
with church
leaders
to
perform
a
Jewish
purifying
ritual.
Acts 21:17-26
When
we
arrived
in
Jerusalem,
a
group
of
the believers
greeted
us happily.
The
next
day
Paul
and
the
rest
of
us
went
to
speak
with
James,
who
was
the
leader
of
the
congregation
there.
All
of
the
other
leaders/elders
of
the
congregation
in
Jerusalem
were
also
there.
Paul
greeted
them,
and
then
he
reported
all
of
the
things
that
God
had
enabled
him
to
do
among
the non-Jewish
people.
When
they
heard
that, James
and
the
other
elders
said, “Praise
the
Lord!”
Then
one
of
them
said
to
Paul, “Brother/Friend,
you
(sg)
know
that
there
are
very
many
thousands
of
us
(inc)
Jewish
people
here
who
have
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Also,
you
know
that
we
(inc)
all
continue
very
carefully
to
obey
the
laws
that
Moses
gave
us.
But
our
fellow
Jewish believers
have
been
told {have
heard
people
say}
that
when
you
are
among non-Jews,
you
tell
the
Jewish believers
who
live
there
that
they
should
stop
obeying
the
laws [MTY] ◄
of
Moses/
that
Moses
received
from
God►.
People
say
that
you
tell
those
Jewish believers
not
to
circumcise
their
sons
and
not
to
practice
our
other
customs.
We(exc)
do
not
believe
that
this
is
true.
But
our
fellow
Jewish believers
will
certainly
hear
that
you
have
arrived,
and
they
will
be
angry
with
you.
So
you
need
to
do
something [RHQ]
to
show
them
that
what
they
heard
about
you
is
not
true.
So
you
should
do
what
we suggest
to
you.
There
are
four
men
among
us
who
have
strongly
promised
to
God
about
something.
Go
with
these
men
to
the
Temple
and
ritually
purify
yourself
along
with
them.
Then,
when
it
is
time
for
them
to
offer
the
sacrifices
for
that
ritual,
pay
for
what
they
offer
as
sacrifices.
After
that,
they
can
shave
their
heads
to
show
that
they
have
done
what
they
promised
to
do.
And
when
people
see
you
in
the
courts
of
the
Temple
with
those
men,
they
will
know
that
what
they
have
been
told {what
people
have
told
them}
about
you
is
not
true.
Instead,
all
of
them
will
know
that
you
obey
all
our
Jewish
laws
and rituals.
As
for
the non-Jewish
believers,
we
elders
here
in
Jerusalem
have
talked
about
which
of
our
laws
they
should
obey,
and
we
(exc)
wrote
them
a
letter,
telling
them
what
we
decided.
We
wrote
that
they
should
not
eat
meat
that
people
have
offered
as
a
sacrifice
to
any
idol,
that
they
should
not
eat
blood
from
animals,
and
that
they
should
not
eat
meat
from
animals
that
people
have
killed
by
strangling
them.
We
also
told
them
that
they
should
not
have
sex
with
someone
to
whom
they
are
not
married.”
So
Paul
agreed
to
do
what
they
asked,
and
the
next
day
he
took
the
four
men,
and
together
they ritually
purified
themselves.
After
that,
Paul
went
to
the
Temple
courts
and
told
the
priest
what
day
they
would
finish
purifying
themselves
ritually
and
when
they
would
offer
the
animals
as
sacrifices
for
each
of
them.
Some
Jews
seized
Paul
in
the
Temple
courts.
Acts 21:27-30
When
the
seven
days
for
purifying
themselves
were
nearly
finished, Paul
returned
to
the
Temple
courtyard.
Some
Jews
from Asia
province
saw
him
there,
and
they
were
very
angry
at
him.
On
another
day
they
had
seen Paul
walking
around
in
Jerusalem
with Trophimus,
who
was
a non-Jew.
Their
laws
did
not
permit non-Jews
to
be
in
the
Temple,
and
they
thought
that Paul
had
brought Trophimus
into
the
Temple
courtyard
that
day.
So
they
called
out
to
many
other
Jews
who
were
in
the
Temple
courtyard
to
help
them
seize [MTY] Paul.
They
shouted, “Fellow
Israelites,
come
and
help
us
punish
this
man!
This
is
the
one
who
is
constantly
teaching
people
wherever
he
goes
that
they
should
despise
the
Jewish
people.
He
teaches
people
that
they
should
no
longer
obey
the
laws
of
Moses
nor
respect
this
holy
Temple.
He
has
even
brought non-Jews
here
into
the
court
of
our
Temple,
causing
God
to
consider
it
no
longer
holy!”
People
throughout [MTY]
the
city
heard
that
there
was
trouble
at
the
Temple
courtyard,
and
they
came
running
there.
They
grabbed
Paul
and
dragged
him
outside
of
the
Temple
area.
The
gates
to
the
Temple
courtyard
were
shut {
The
Temple
guards
shut
the
doors
to
the
Temple
courts}
immediately,
so
that
the
people
would
not
riot
inside
the
Temple
area.
Roman
soldiers
ran
to
where
those
Jews
were
trying
to
kill
Paul.
Acts 21:31-32
While
they
were
trying
to
kill
Paul,
someone
ran
to
the
fort
near
the
Temple
and
told
the Roman
commander
that
many [HYP]
people [MTY]
in
Jerusalem
were rioting
at
the
Temple.
The
commander
quickly
took
some
officers
and
a
large
group
of
soldiers
and
ran
to
the
Temple
area
where
the
crowd
was.
When
the
crowd
of
people
who
were yelling
and
beating
Paul
saw
the
commander
and
the
soldiers
coming,
they
stopped
beating
him.
After
the
commander
arrested
Paul,
soldiers
carried
him towards
the
fort.
Acts 21:33-40
The
commander
came
to
where
Paul
was
and
seized
him.
He
commanded
soldiers
to
fasten
a
chain
to
each
of Paul’s
arms.
Then
he
asked
the
people
in
the
crowd, “Who
is
this
man,
and
what
has
he
done?”
Some
of
the
many
people
there
were
shouting
one
thing,
and
some
were
shouting
something
else.
Because
they
continued
shouting
so
loudly,
the
commander
could
not
understand
what
they
were
shouting.
So
he
commanded
that
Paul
be
taken {
the
soldiers
to
take
Paul}
into
the
barracks
so
that
he
could
question
him
there.
The
soldiers
led
Paul
to
the
steps
of
the barracks,
but
many
people
continued
to
follow
them,
trying
to
kill
Paul.
So
the
commander
told
the
soldiers
to
carry
Paul
up
the
steps
into
the barracks.
The
crowd
that
followed
kept
shouting, “Kill
him!
Kill
him!”
As
Paul
was
about
to
be
taken {
the
soldiers
were
about
to
take
Paul}
into
the
barracks,
he
said
in
Greek
to
the
commander, “May
I
speak
to
you?”
The
commander
said, “◄I
am
surprised
that
you
can
speak
the
Greek
language!/Can
you
(sg)
speak
the
Greek
language?►” [RHQ]
“◄I
thought
that
you
(sg)
were
that
fellow/Are
you
not
that
fellow►
from
Egypt [RHQ]
who
wanted
to
rebel
against
the
government
not
long
ago,
and
who
took 4,000
violent terrorists
with
him
out
into
the
desert,
so
that
we
could
not
catch
him?”
Paul
answered, “
No,
I
am
not!
I
am
a
Jew.
I
was
born
in
Tarsus,
which
is
an
important [LIT]
city
in
Cilicia
province.
I
ask
that
you
(sg)
let
me
speak
to
the
people.”
Then
the
commander
permitted
Paul
to
speak.
So
Paul
stood
on
the
steps
and
motioned
with
his
hand
for
the
crowd
to
be
quiet.
And
after
the
people
in
the
crowd
became
quiet,
Paul
spoke
to
them
in
their
own
Hebrew
language [MTY].
Paul defended his believing in Jesus, but the Jews wanted to kill him.
Acts 22:1-16
Paul
said, “
Jewish
elders
and
my
other
fellow
Jews,
listen
to
me
now
while
I
reply
to
those
who
are
accusing
me!”
When
the
crowd
of
people
heard
Paul
speaking
to
them
in
their
own
Hebrew
language,
they
became
even
more
quiet
and
really
listened.
Then
Paul
said
to
them,
“I
am
a
Jew,
as
are
all
of
you.
I
was
born
in
Tarsus
city,
in
Cilicia
province,
but
I
grew
up
here
in
Jerusalem.
When
I
was
young,
for
many
years
I
studied
the
laws
that
Moses
gave
to
our
ancestors.
I
was
taught
by
the
famous
teacher
Gamaliel [MTY] {
The
famous
teacher
Gamaliel
taught [MTY]
me}.
I
have
carefully
obeyed
those
laws,
because
I
have
wanted
to
obey
God.
I
am
sure
that
many
of
you
also
carefully
obey
those
laws.
That
is
why
I
previously
persecuted
those
who
believe
the
message
that
people
call
the
Way
that
Jesus
taught.
I
continually
looked
for
ways
to
kill
them.
Whenever
I
found
men
or
women
who
believed
that
message,
I
commanded
that
they
should
be
seized
and
thrown {
people
to
seize
them
and
throw
them}
into
jail.
The suprrme
priest
knows
this,
and
so
do
the
other
respected
men
who
belong
to
our
Jewish
Council.
They
gave
me
letters
to
take
to
their
fellow
Jews
in
Damascus
city.
By
means
of
those
letters,
they
authorized
me
to
go
to
there
and
find
people
who
believed
in
Jesus.
They
had
written
in
the
letters
that
I
was
to
bring
those
people
as
prisoners
to
Jerusalem,
so
that
they
would
be
punished
here {
the
leaders
here
could
punish
them}.
So
I
went
on
my
way
to
Damascus.
About
noon,
my
companions
and
I
were
getting
near
Damascus.
Suddenly
a
bright
light
from
the
sky
flashed
all
around
me.
The
light
was
so
bright
that
I
fell
to
the
ground.
Then
I
heard
the
voice
of
someone
speaking
to
me
from
up
in
the
sky.
The
one
who
was
speaking
to
me
said, ‘Saul!
Saul!
Why
do
you
(sg)
do
things
to
harm
me?’
I
answered, ‘Who
are
you?’
He
replied, ‘I
am
Jesus
from
Nazareth.
I
am
the
one
whom
you
(sg)
are
harming
by
doing
things
to
harm
my
followers.’
The
men
who
were
traveling
with
me
saw
the
very
bright
light,
and
they
heard
a
voice,
but
they
did
not
understand
what
the
voice
said
to
me.
Then
I
asked, ‘Lord,
what
do
you
want
me
to
do?’
The
Lord
told
me, ‘Get
up
and
go
into
Damascus!
A
man
there
will
tell
you
(sg)
all
that
I
have
planned
for
you
to
do.’
After
that,
I
could
not
see,
because
the
very
bright
light
had
caused
me
to
become
blind.
So
my
companions
took
me
by
the
hand
and
led
me
until
we(exc)
arrived
in
Damascus.
A
couple
of
days
later,
a
man
whose
name
was Ananias
came
to
see
me.
He
was
a
man
who
greatly
respected
God
and
carefully
obeyed
our
Jewish
laws.
All
the
Jews
living
in
Damascus
said
good
things
about
him.
He
came
and
stood
beside
me
and
said
to
me, ‘Brother
Saul,
see
again!’
Instantly
I
could
see!
I
saw Ananias
standing
there
beside
me.
Then
he
said: ‘The
God
whom
we(inc)
worship
and
whom
our
ancestors
worshipped
has
chosen
you
and
will
show
you
what
he
wants
you
to
do.
He
has
allowed
you
to
see
the
righteous
one,
the
Messiah,
and
you
have
heard
him
speaking
to
you.
He
wants
you
to
tell
people
everywhere
what
you
have
seen
and
heard
from
him.
So
now ◄do
not
delay!/why
delay?► [RHQ]
Stand
up,
let
me baptize
you,
and
by
praying
to
the
Lord
Jesus
ask
God
to
forgive
you
(sg)
for
your
sins!’”
Paul
told
about
the
Lord’s
commanding
him
to
go
to non-Jewish
people.
Acts 22:17-22
“Later,
I
returned
to
Jerusalem.
One
day
I
went
to
the
Temple
courtyard.
While
I
was
praying
there,
I
saw
a
vision
in
which
I
saw
the
Lord
speaking
to
me.
He
said
to
me, ‘
Do
not
stay
here!
Leave
Jerusalem
immediately,
because
the
people
here
will
not ◄believe/listen
to►
what
you
(sg)
tell
them
about
me!’
But
I
protested
and
said
to
him, ‘Lord,
they
know
that
I
went
to
many
of
our
meeting
houses
looking
for
people
who
believe
in
you.
I
was
putting
in
jail
those
whom
I
found
who
believed
in
you,
and
I
was
even
beating
them.
They
remember
that
when
Stephen
was
killed [MTY] {when
people
killed [MTY]
Stephen}
because
he
told
people
about
you,
I
stood
there
watching
it
all
and
approving
what
they
were
doing.
I
even
guarded
the
outer
garments
that
those
who
were murdering
him
had
thrown
aside.
So
if
I
stay
here,
the
fact
that
I
have
changed
how
I
think
about
you
will
surely
impress
those
leaders
of
our
people.’
But
the
Lord
said
to
me, ‘No,
do
not
stay
here!
Leave
Jerusalem,
because
I
am
going
to
send
you
(sg)
far
away
from
here
to non-Jewish
people!’”
The
people
listened
quietly
to
what
Paul
was
saying
until
he
mentioned
the
Lord
sending
him
to non-Jewish
people.
Then
they
began
shouting
angrily, “Kill
him!
He
does
not
deserve
to
live
any
longer!”
They
said
that
because
they
could
not
believe
that
God
would
save
anyone
except
Jews.
Paul
said
that
he
was
a Roman
citizen,
so
soldiers
did
not
flog
him.
Acts 22:23-29
While
they
continued
shouting,
“Kill
him!”
they
took
off
their
cloaks
and
threw
dust
into
the
air,
which
showed
how
angry
they
were.
So
the
commander
commanded
that
Paul
be
taken {
soldiers
to
take
Paul}
into
the
barracks.
He
told
the
soldiers
that
they
should
strike
Paul
with
a
whip
that
had
pieces
of
bone/metal
on
the
end
of
it,
in
order
to
make
him
tell
what
he
had
done
that
made
the
Jews
shout
so
angrily.
So
the
soldiers
took
Paul
into
the
barracks.
Then
they
stretched
his
arms
out
and
tied
them
so
that
they
could
whip
him
on
his
back.
But
Paul
said
to
the
officer
who
was
standing
nearby
watching, “
You(sg)
should
think
carefully
about
this!
You
will
certainly
be [RHQ]
acting unlawfully
if
you
whip
me,
a
Roman
citizen
whom
no
one
has
put
on
trial
and
condemned!”
When
the
officer
heard
that,
he
went
to
the
commander
and
reported
it
to
him.
He
said
to
the
commander, “This
man
is
a
Roman
citizen ◄Surely
you
would
not
command
us
to
whip
him!/Do
you
really
want
us
to
whip
him?► [RHQ]”
The
commander
was
surprised
when
he
heard
that.
He
himself
went
into
the barracks
and
said
to
Paul, “Tell
me,
are
you
(sg)
really
a
Roman
citizen?”
Paul
answered, “Yes,
I
am.”
Then
the
commander
said, “
I
am
also
a Roman
citizen.
I
paid
a
lot
of
money
to
become
a
Roman
citizen.”
Paul
said, “But
I
was
born
a
Roman
citizen,
so
I
did
not
need
to
pay
anything.”
The
soldiers
were
about
to
whip
Paul
and
to
ask
him
questions
about
what
he
had
done.
But
when
they
heard
what
Paul
said,
they
left
him
immediately.
The
commander
also
became
afraid,
because
he
realized
that
Paul
was
a
Roman
citizen
and
that
he
had
illegally
commanded
soldiers
to
tie
up Paul’s
hands.
The commander’s
soldiers
brought
Paul
to
the
Jewish
Council.
Acts 22:30
The
commander
still
wanted
to
know
exactly
why
the
Jews
were
accusing
Paul.
So
the
next
day
he
told
the
soldiers
to
take
the
chains
off
Paul.
He
also
summoned
the
chief
priests
and
the
other
Jewish
Council
members.
Then
he
took
Paul
to
where
the
Council
was
meeting
and
commanded
him
to
stand
before
them.
Paul apologized for unknowingly denouncing the high priest.
Acts 23:1-5
Paul
looked
straight
at
the
Jewish
council
members
and
said: “My
fellow
Jews,
all
my
life
I
have
lived respecting
our
God,
and
I
do
not
know
of
anything
that
I
have
done
that
I
knew
was
wrong/evil.”
When Ananias
the supreme
priest
heard
what
Paul
said,
he
commanded
the
men
who
were
standing
near
Paul
to
hit
him
on
the
mouth.
Then
Paul
said
to Ananias, “God
will
punish
you
(sg)
for
that,
you
hypocrite [MET]!
You
sit
there
and
judge
me,
using
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.
But
you
yourself
disobey
those
laws,
because
you
commanded
me
to
be
struck {
these
men
to
strike
me}
without
having
proved
that
I
have
done
anything
that
is
wrong!”
The
men
who
were
standing
near
Paul
rebuked
him.
They
said, “Are
not
you
(sg)
afraid
to
insult
God’s
servant,
our supreme
priest?”
Paul
replied, “My
fellow
Jews,
I
am
sorry
that
I
said
that.
I
did
not
know
that
the
man
who
told
one
of
you
to
hit
me
is
the
high
priest.
If
I
had
known
that,
I
would
not
have
insulted
our supreme
priest,
because
I
know
that
it
is
written {
that
Moses
wrote}
in
our
Jewish
law, ‘Do
not
speak
evil
of
any
of
your
rulers!’”
The
commander
rescued
Paul
from
the
Council
members.
Acts 23:6-10
Paul
realized
that
some
of
the
Council
members
were
Sadducees
and
others
were
Pharisees.
So,
in
order
to
cause
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
to
argue
among
themselves
instead
of
accusing
him,
he
called
out
loudly
in
the
Council
hall, “My
fellow
Jews,
I
am
a
Pharisee,
like
my
father
was.
I
have
been
put {
You
have
put
me}
on
trial
here
because
I
confidently
expect
that
some
day
God
will ◄cause
people
who
have
died
to
become
alive
again/raise
people
from
the
dead►.”
When
he
said
that,
the
Pharisees
and
Sadducees
started
to
argue
with
one
another
about
whether
people
who
have
died
will
become
alive
again
or
not.
The
Sadducees
believe
that
after
people
die,
they
will
not
become
alive
again.
They
also
believe
that
there
are
no
angels
and
no
other
kinds
of
spirits.
But
the
Pharisees
believe
that
all
people
who
have
died
will
one
day
become
alive
again.
They
also
believe
that
there
are
angels
and
other
kinds
of
spirits.
So
the
Council
members ◄were
divided/did
not
agree
with
each
other►,
and
they
began
shouting
at
one
another
as
they argued.
Some
of
the
teachers
of
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
who
were
Pharisees
stood
up.
One
of
them
said, “We
(exc)
think
that
this
man
has
done
nothing
wrong.”
Another
said, “Maybe
an
angel
or
some
other
spirit
really
spoke
to
him
and
what
he
says
is
true.”
Then
the
Pharisees
and Sadducees argued
even
more
loudly
with
one
another.
As
a
result,
the
commander ◄was
afraid/thought►
that
they
would
tear
Paul
to
pieces.
So
he
commanded
soldiers
to
go
down
from
the
barracks
and forcefully
take
Paul
away
from
the
Council
members
and
bring
him
up
into
the
barracks.
So
the
soldiers
did
that.
The
Lord
revealed
that
Paul
would
tell
people
about
him
in Rome.
Acts 23:11
That
night,
in
a
vision
Paul
saw
the
Lord
Jesus
come
and
stand
near
him.
The
Lord
said
to
him, “Be
courageous!
You
(sg)
have
told
people
here
in
Jerusalem
about
me,
and
you
must
tell
people
in
Rome
about
me,
too.”
Some
Jews
plotted
to
kill
Paul.
Acts 23:12-15
The
next
morning
some
of
the
Jews [MTY]
who
hated
Paul
met
secretly
and
talked
about
how
they
could
kill
him.
They
promised
themselves
that
they
would
not
eat
or
drink
anything
until
they
had
killed
him.
They
asked
God
to
curse
them
if
they
did
not
do
what
they
promised.
There
were
more
than 40
men
who
planned
to
do
that.
They
went
to
the
chief
priests
and
Jewish
elders
and
told
them, “God
has
heard
us
promise/vow
that
we
(exc)
will
not
eat
or
drink
anything
until
we
(exc)
have
killed
Paul.
So
we
request
that
you
go
to
the
commander
and
ask
him,
on
behalf
of
the
whole
Jewish
Council,
to
bring
Paul
down
to
us
from
the barracks.
Tell
the
commander
that
you
want
to
question
Paul
some
more.
But
we
(exc)
will
be
waiting
to
kill
Paul
while
he
is
on
the
way
here.”
Paul’s
nephew
warned
that
some
Jews
had
plotted
to
kill
Paul.
Acts 23:16-22
But
the
son
of
Paul’s
sister
heard
what
they
were
planning
to
do,
so
he
went
into
the
barracks
and
told
Paul.
When
Paul
heard
that,
he
called
one
of
the
officers
and
said
to
him, “
Please
take
this
young
man
to
the
commander,
because
he
needs
to
tell
him
something
important.”
So
the
officer
took
Paul’s
nephew
to
the
commander.
The
officer
said
to
the
commander, “That
prisoner,
Paul,
called
me
and
said, ‘Please
take
this
young
man
to
the
commander,
because
he
needs
to
tell
him
something
important.’ ”
The
commander
took
the
young
man
by
the
hand,
led
him
off
by
himself,
and
asked
him, “What
do
you
(sg)
need
to
tell
me?”
The
young
man
said, “
There
are
some [SYN]
Jews
who
have
planned
to
ask
you
(sg)
to
bring
Paul
before
their
Council
tomorrow.
They
will
say
that
they
want
to
ask
him
some
more
questions.
But
that
is
not
true.
Do
not
do
what
they
ask
you
(sg)
to
do,
because
there
are
more
than 40
Jewish
men
who
will
be
hiding
and
waiting
to
attack
Paul
when
he
passes
by
on
the
way
to
the
Council.
They
even
promised/vowed
to
God
that
they
will
not
eat
or
drink
anything
until
they
have
killed
Paul.
They
are
ready
to
do
it,
and
right
now
they
are
waiting
for
you
(sg)
to
agree
to
do
what
they
are
asking
you
to
do.”
The
commander
said
to
Paul’s
young
nephew, “Do
not
tell
anyone
that
you
(sg)
have
told
me
about
their
plan.”
Then
he
sent
the
young
man
away.
Many
soldiers
escorted
Paul
safely
to
Governor Felix
at Caesarea.
Acts 23:23-35
Then
the
commander
called
two
of
his
officers
and
told
them, “Get
a
group
of 200
soldiers
ready
to
travel.
Take
along 70
soldiers
riding
horses,
and 200
other
soldiers
carrying
spears.
All
of
you
must
be
ready
to
leave
at
nine o’clock
tonight,
to
go
down
to
Caesarea.
And
take
along
horses
for
Paul
and
those
accompanying
him
to
ride,
and
safely
escort
him
to
the
palace
of
Governor
Felix.”
Then
the
commander
wrote
a
letter
to
send
to
the
governor.
This
is
what
he
wrote:
“
I
am
Claudius
Lysias
writing
to
you.
You,
Felix,
are
our
governor
whom
we
(exc)
respect,
and
I
sincerely
send
you
my
greetings.
I
have
sent
you(sg)
this
man,
Paul,
because
certain
Jews
seized
him
and
were
about
to
kill
him.
But
I
heard
someone
tell
me
that
he
is
a
Roman
citizen,
so
I
and
my
soldiers
went
and
rescued
him.
I
wanted
to
know
what
those
Jews
were
saying
that
he
had
done
wrong,
so
I
took
him
to
their
Jewish
Council.
I
listened
while
they
asked
this
man
questions
and
he
answered
them.
The
things
they
accused
him
about
were
entirely
concerned
with
their
Jewish
laws.
But
Paul
has
not
disobeyed
any
of
our
Roman
laws.
So
our
officials
should
not
execute
him
or
even
put
him
in
prison [MTY].
Someone
told
me
that
some [SYN]
Jews
were
secretly
planning
to
kill
this
man,
so
I
immediately
am
sending
him
to
you,
so
that
you(sg)
may
give
him
a
fair
trial
there.
I
have
also
commanded
the
Jews
who
have
accused
him
to
go
there
to Caesarea
and
tell
you
(sg)
what
they
are
accusing
him
about.”
So
the
soldiers
did
what
the
commander
commanded
them,
taking
this
letter
with
them.
They
got
Paul
and
took
him
with
them
during
the
night
down
to Antipatris
city.
The
next
day,
the
foot
soldiers
returned
to
the
barracks
in
Jerusalem,
and
the
soldiers
who
rode
horses
went
on
with
Paul.
When
the
men escorting
Paul
arrived
in
Caesarea,
they
delivered
the
letter
to
the
governor,
and
they
delivered
Paul
to
the
governor.
Then
the
horsemen
returned
to
Jerusalem.
The
governor
read
the
letter,
and
then
he
said
to
Paul, “What
province
are
you
(sg)
from?”
Paul
answered, “I
am
from
Cilicia
province.”
Then
the
governor
said, “When
the
people
who
have
accused
you
(sg)
arrive,
I
will
listen
to
what
each
of
you
says
and
then
I
will
judge
your
case.”
Then
he
commanded
that
Paul
be
guarded {
soldiers
to
guard
Paul}
in
the
palace
that
King
Herod
the
Great
had
built.
Paul defended himself, and the governor Felix promised to judge him.
Acts 24:1-9
Five
days
later Ananias
the
high
priest,
having
heard
that
Paul
was
now
in Caesarea,
went
down
there
from
Jerusalem,
along
with
some
other
Jewish
elders
and
a lawyer
whose
name
was
Tertullus.
There
they formally
told
the
governor
what
Paul
had
done
that
they
considered
wrong.
The
governor
commanded
Paul
to
be
brought {
a
soldier
to
bring
Paul}
in.
When
Paul
arrived,
Tertullus
began
to
accuse
him.
He
said
to
the
governor, “Honorable
Governor Felix,
during
the
many
years
that
you
(sg)
have
ruled
us,
we
(exc)
have
lived
well/peacefully.
By
planning
wisely,
you
have improved
many
things
in
this
province.
Therefore,
sir,
we
(exc)
always
gratefully
acknowledge
everything
that
you
have
done
for
all
of
us,
wherever
you
have
done
those
things.
But,
so
that
I
will
not
take
up
too
much
of
your
time,
I
earnestly
request
that
you
kindly
listen
to
me
very
briefly.
We
(exc)
have
observed
that
this
man,
wherever
he
goes,
causes
trouble.
Specifically,
he
causes
all
the
Jews
everywhere [HYP]
to
riot.
Also,
he
leads
the
entire
group
whom
people
call ‘the
followers
of
the Nazarene’,
a
false sect.
He
even
tried
to
do
things
in
the
Temple
in
Jerusalem
that
would ◄defile
it/make
it
unholy►.
So
we
(exc)
seized
him.
But Lysias,
the
commander
at
the Roman
fort,
came
with
his
soldiers
and forcefully
took
him
away
from
us [SYN].
Lysias
also
commanded Paul’s
accusers
to
come
here
and
accuse
Paul
before
you.
If
you
question
him
yourself,
you
will
be
able
to
learn
that
all
these
things
about
which
we
are
accusing
him
are
true.”
When
the
Jewish
leaders
who
were
listening
heard
that,
they
told
the
governor
that
what Tertullus
had
said
was
true.
Paul disproved
what
they
had
said,
but admitted
that
he
was
a Christian.
Acts 24:10-21
Then
the
governor motioned
with
his
hand
to
Paul
that
he
should
speak.
So
Paul
replied.
He
said, “
Governor Felix,
I
know
that
you(sg)
have
judged
this
Jewish
province
for
many
years.
Therefore
I
gladly
defend
myself,
confident
that
you
will
listen
to
me
and
will
judge
me
fairly.
You
(sg)
can
easily
ascertain
that ◄it
has
not
been
more
than
twelve
days
since/only
twelve
days
ago►
I
went
up
went
up
to
Jerusalem
to
worship
God.
That
is
not
enough
time
to
cause
a
lot
of
trouble.
No
one
can
claim legitimately
that
they
saw
me
arguing
with
anyone
at
the
Temple
courts
because
I
did
not
do
that.
No
one
can
claim legitimately
that
they
saw
me
causing
people
to
riot
in
any
Jewish
meeting
place,
or
causing
trouble
anywhere
else
in
Jerusalem
city,
because
I
did
not
do
that.
So
they
cannot
prove
to
you
the
things
about
which
they
are
now
accusing
me.
But
I
admit
to
you
(sg)
that
this
is
true:
I
do
worship
the
God
that
our
ancestors
worshipped.
It
is
true
that
I
follow
the
way
that
Jesus
taught
us.
The
Jewish
leaders
call
that
a
false religion/teaching.
I
also
believe
everything
that
was
written
by
Moses {that
Moses
wrote}
in
the
laws
that
God
gave
him,
and
everything
that
was
written
by
the
other
prophets {that
the
other
prophets
wrote}
in
their
books [MTY].
I
confidently
expect,
just
like
some
of
these
men
also
expect,
that
some
day
God
will
cause
everyone
who
has
died
to
become
alive
again.
He
will ◄cause
to
become
alive
again/raise
from
the
dead►
both
those
who
were
righteous
and
those
who
were
wicked.
Because
I
am
confidently
waiting
for
that
day,
I
always
try
to
do
what
pleases
God
and
what
other
people
think
is
right.
After
I
had
been
in
other
places
for
several
years,
I
returned
to
Jerusalem.
I
went
there
to
deliver
some
money
to
my
fellow
Jews
who
are
poor,
and
to
offer
sacrifices
to
God.
Some
Jews
saw
me
in
the
temple
courts
after
I
had
completed
the
ritual
by
which
a
person
is
made {that
makes
a
person}
pure.
There
was
no
crowd
with
me,
and
I
was
not
causing
people
to
riot.
But
it
was
some
other
Jews
who
had
come
from Asia
province
who
really
caused
people
to
riot.
They
should
be
here
in
front
of
you
(sg)
to
accuse
me,
if
they
thought
that
I
did
something
wrong.
But
if
they
do
not
want
to
do
that (OR,
But
because
they
are
not
here),
these
Jewish
men
who
are
here
should
tell
you
(sg)
what
they
think
I
did
that
was
wrong,
when
I
defended
myself
before
their
Council.
They
might
say
that
one
thing
that
I
shouted
as
I
stood
before
them
was
wrong.
What
I
said
was, ‘You
are
judging
me
today
because
I
believe
that
God
will ◄cause
all
people
who
have
died
to
become
alive
again/raise
all
people
from
the
dead►.’”
Governor Felix adjourned
the
trial.
Acts 24:22-23
Felix
already
knew
quite
a
lot
about
what
people
called ‘the
way
of Jesus’.
But
he
did
not
let
Paul
or
his
accusers
continue
to
speak.
Instead,
he
said
to
them, “
Later,
when
Commander
Lysias
comes
down
here,
I
will
decide
these
matters
that
concern
you
all.”
Then
he
told
the
officer
who
was
guarding
Paul
to
take
Paul
back
to
the
prison
and
make
sure
that
he
was
guarded
all
the
time.
But
he
said
that
Paul
was
not
to
be chained {that
the
officer
was
not
to
fasten
chains
on
him},
and
if
his
friends
came
to
visit
him,
the
officer
should
allow
them
to
help
Paul
in
any
way
that
they
wished.
Felix
often
talked
to
Paul,
hoping
that
Paul
would
give
him
money.
Acts 24:24-27
Several
days
later
Felix
and
his
wife
Drusilla,
who
was
a
Jew,
came
back
to Caesarea
after
having
been
away
for
a
few
days.
Felix
commanded
Paul
to
be
brought
in {
a
soldier
to
bring
Paul
in}.
Then
Felix
listened
to
what
Paul
said
to
him.
Paul
spoke
about
what
Christians
believe
about
the
Messiah
Jesus.
Paul
explained
to
them
about
what
God
requires
people
to
do
in
order
to
please
him.
He
also
explained
about
God
requiring
people
to
control
how
they
act.
Paul
also
told
him
that
there
will
be
a
time
when
God
will
judge
people.
Felix
became
alarmed
after
hearing
those
things.
So
he
said
to
Paul, “That
is
all
I
want
to
hear
now.
When
there
is
a
time
that
is
convenient
I
will
ask
you
(sg)
to
come
to
me
again.”
Felix
said
that
because
he
hoped
that
Paul
would
give
him
some
money
to
allow
Paul
to
get
out
of
prison.
So
he
repeatedly
sent
for
Paul
to
come,
and
Paul
repeatedly
went
and
talked
with
him.
But
he
did
not
give Felix
any
money,
and Felix
did
not
command
his
soldiers
to
release
Paul
from
prison.
Felix
let
Paul
remain
in
prison,
because
he
wanted
to
please
the
Jewish
leaders
and
he
knew
that
they
did
not
want
him
to
release
Paul.
But
when
two
years
had
passed,
Porcius
Festus
became
governor
in
place
of
Felix.
Festus told the Jews to go and accuse Paul at Caesarea.
Acts 25:1-5
Festus,
who
was
now
the
governor
of
the
province,
arrived
in
Caesarea,
and
three
days
later
he
went
up
to
Jerusalem.
In
Jerusalem,
the
chief
priests
and
other
Jewish
leaders formally
told
Festus
about
the
things
that
they
said
that
Paul
had
done
that
were
wrong.
They
urgently
asked Festus
to
do
something
for
them.
They
asked
him
to
command
soldiers
to
bring
Paul
to
Jerusalem,
so
that Festus
could
put
him
on
trial
there.
But
they
were
planning
that
some
of
them
would
hide
near
the
road
and
wait
for
Paul
and
kill
him
when
he
was
traveling
to
Jerusalem.
But
Festus
replied, “Paul
is
in
Caesarea,
and
is
being
guarded {
soldiers
are
guarding
him}
there.
I
myself
will
go
down
to
Caesarea
in
a
few
days.
Choose
some
of
your
leaders
to
go
there
with
me.
While
they
are
there,
they
can
accuse
Paul
of
the
wrong
things
that
you
say
that
he
has
done.”
Paul
appealed
to Caesar,
so Festus
agreed
to
that.
Acts 25:6-12
After Festus
had
been
in
Jerusalem
eight
or
ten
days,
he
went
back
down
to
Caesarea.
Several
of
the
Jewish
leaders
also
went
there.
The
next
day Festus
commanded
that
Paul
be
brought {someone
to
bring
Paul}
to
him
in
the
assembly
hall
so
that
he
could
judge
him.
After
Paul
was
brought
to
the
assembly
hall,
the
Jewish
leaders
from
Jerusalem
gathered
around
him
to
accuse
him.
They
told
Festus
that
Paul
had
committed
many
crimes.
But
they
could
not
prove
that
Paul
had
done
the
things
about
which
they
accused
him.
Then
Paul
spoke
to
defend
himself.
He
said
to Festus, “I
have
done
nothing
wrong
against
the
laws
of
us
(exc)
Jews,
and
I
have
not
disobeyed
the
rules
concerning
our
Temple.
I
have
also
done
nothing
wrong
against
your
government [MTY].”
But
Festus
wanted
to
please
the
Jewish
leaders,
so
he
asked
Paul, “Are
you
(sg)
willing
to
go
up
to
Jerusalem
so
that
I
can
listen
as
these
men
accuse
you
there?”
But
Paul
did
not
want
to
do
that.
So
he
said
to Festus, “
No,
I
am
not
willing
to
go
to
Jerusalem!
I
am
now
standing
before
you,
and
you
(sg)
are
the
judge
whom
the Roman Emperor [MTY]
has
authorized.
This
is
the
place
where
I
should
be
judged {where
you
should
judge
me}.
I
have
not
wronged
the
Jewish
people
at
all,
as
you
know
very
well.
If
I
had
done
something
bad
for
which
I
should
be
executed {
concerning
which
the
law
said
that
they
should
execute
me},
I
would
not
plead
with
them
that
they
not
kill
me.
But
none
of
these
things
about
which
they
accuse
me
is
true,
so
no
one
can
legally
surrender
me
to
these
Jews.
So
I formally
request
that
the emperor [MTY]
should
judge
me
at Rome.”
Then
after
Festus
conferred
with
the
men
who
regularly
advised
him,
he
replied
to
Paul, “You
(sg)
have formally
requested
that
I
should
send
you
to
the emperor
in Rome.
So
I
will
arrange
for
you
to
go
there
in
order
that
he
can
judge
you.”
Festus
told
King Agrippa
about
Paul.
Acts 25:13-22
After
several
days,
King
Herod Agrippa
arrived
at
Caesarea,
along
with
his
younger
sister Bernice.
They
had
come
to
formally
welcome
Festus
as
the
new
Governor
of
the
province.
King Agrippa
and Bernice
stayed
many
days
in Caesarea.
While
they
were
there,
Festus
told Agrippa
about
Paul.
He
said
to
the
king, “There
is
a
man
here
whom
Felix
kept
in
prison
while
he
was
governor.
He
left
him
there
when
his
time
as
governor
ended.
When
I
went
to
Jerusalem,
the
chief
priests
and
the
other
Jewish
elders
told
me
that
this
man
had
done
many
things
against
their
laws.
They
asked
me
to
condemn
him
to
be
executed {judge
him
so
that
people
could
kill
him}.
But
I
told
them
that
when
someone
has
been
accused
of
a
crime,
we
Romans
do
not
immediately ◄condemn
that
person/declare
that
person
to
be
guilty►.
First,
we
command
him
to
stand
before
the
people
who
are
accusing
him
and
to
say
whether
or
not
he
has
done
those
things.
After
that,
the
judge
will
decide
what
to
do
with
him.
So
those
Jews
came
here
to Caesarea
when
I
came.
I
did
not
delay.
The
day
after
we(exc)
arrived,
after
I
sat
down
at
the
place
where
I
make
decisions,
I
commanded
that
Paul
be
brought {
soldiers
to
bring
Paul}
into
the courtroom.
The
Jewish
leaders
did
accuse
him,
but
the
things
about
which
they
accused
him
were
not
any
of
the
evil
crimes
about
which
I
thought
they
would
accuse
him.
Instead,
what
they argued
about
with
him
were
some
teachings
that
some
Jews
believe
and
others
do
not
believe.
They argued
about
a
man
whose
name
was
Jesus
who
had
died,
but
the
man
they
were
accusing,
whose
name
is
Paul,
kept
saying, ‘Jesus
is
alive
again.’
I
did
not
know
what
questions
to
ask
them,
and
I
did
not
know
how
to
judge
concerning
their
dispute.
So
I
asked
Paul, ‘Are
you
(sg)
willing
to
go
back
to
Jerusalem
and
have
the
dispute
between
you
and
these
Jews
judged
there {and
let
me
judge
there
the
dispute
between
you
and
these
Jews}?’
But
Paul
answered, ‘
No.
I
am
not
willing
to
go
to
Jerusalem!
Agrippa
said
to
Festus, “I
also
would
like
to
hear
the
man
myself.”
Festus
asked
King Agrippa
to
tell
him
what
to
write
to Caesar
about
Paul.
Acts 25:23-27
The
next
day Agrippa
and Bernice
came
very ceremoniously
to
the
assembly
hall.
Some
Roman
commanders
and
prominent
men
in
Caesarea
came
with
them.
Then,
Festus
told
an
officer
to
bring
Paul.
So
after
the
officer
went
to
the
prison
and
brought
him,
Festus
said, “King Agrippa,
and
all
the
rest
of
you
who
are
here,
you
see
this
man.
Many [HYP]
Jews
in
Jerusalem
and
also
those
here
in Caesarea
appealed
to
me, screaming
that
we
(exc)
should
not
let
him
live
any
longer.
But
when
I
asked
them
to
tell
me
what
he
had
done,
and
they
told
me,
I
found
out
that
he
had
not
done
anything
for
which
he
should
be
executed {
anyone
should
execute
him}.
However,
he
has
asked
that
our
emperor
should
judge
his
case,
so
I
have
decided
to
send
him
to Rome.
But
I
do
not
know
what
specifically
I
should
write
to
the emperor
concerning
him.
That
is
why
I
have
brought
him
here.
I
want
you
all
to
hear
him
speak,
and
I
especially
want
you
(sg),
King Agrippa,
to
hear
him.
Then,
after
we
(inc)
have
questioned
him,
I
may
know
what
I
should
write
to
the emperor
about
him.
It
seems
to
me
that
it
would
be unreasonable
to
send
a
prisoner
to
the emperor
in Rome
without
my specifying
the
things
about
which
people
are
accusing
him.”
Paul requested that his hearers would listen to him.
Acts 26:1-3
Then Agrippa
said
to
Paul, “You
(sg)
are
permitted
now
to
speak
to
defend
yourself.”
Paul
stretched
out
his
hand ◄dramatically/to
salute
the
king►
and
began
to
defend
himself.
He
said,
“King Agrippa,
I
consider
that
I
am
fortunate
that
today,
while
you
(sg)
listen,
I
can
defend
myself
from
all
the
things
about
which
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
are
accusing
me.
I
am
really
fortunate,
because
you
(sg)
know
all
about
the
customs
of
us
Jews
and
the
questions
that
we
(exc)
argue
about.
So
I
ask
you,
please
listen
patiently
to
what
I
say.”
Paul
told
about
being
a Pharisee
who
believed
that
God
would resurrect
people.
Acts 26:4-8
“Many [HYP]
of
my
fellow
Jews
know
about
how
I
have
conducted
my
life,
from
the
time
I
was
a
child.
They
know
how
I
lived
in
the
area
where
I
was
born
and
also
later
in
Jerusalem.
They
have
known
for
many
years,
and
they
could
tell
you,
if
they
wanted
to,
that
since
I
was
very
young
I
obeyed
the
customs
of
our
religion
very
carefully,
just
like
the
other
Pharisees
do.
Today
I
am
being
put
on
trial {
they
are
putting
me
on
trial}
because
I
am
confidently expecting
that
God
will
do
what
he
promised
our
(exc)
ancestors.
Our
twelve
tribes
are
also
confidently
waiting
for
God
to
do
for
us
what
he
promised,
as
they respectfully
worship
him,
day
and
night.
Respected
king,
I
confidently
expect
that
God
will
do
what
he
promised,
and
they
also
believe
that!
But
that
is
the
reason
that
these
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
are
accusing
me!
They
believe
that
God
can
cause
those
who
have
died
to
become
alive
again,
so ◄why
do
any
of
you
refuse
to
believe
that
he
raised Jesus
from
the
dead?/none
of
you
should
refuse
to
believe
that
he
raised Jesus
from
the
dead!► [RHQ]”
Paul
told
about
how
he
had
persecuted Christians.
Acts 26:9-11
“
Formerly
I,
too,
was
sure
that
I
should
do
everything
that
I
could
to
oppose
Jesus [MTY],
the
man
from
Nazareth
town.
So
that
is
what
I
did
when
I
lived
in
Jerusalem.
I
put
many
of
the believers
in
jail,
as
the
chief
priests
there
had
authorized
me
to
do.
When
the
Jewish
leaders
wanted
those Christians
killed {someone
to
kill
those
Christians},
I voted
for
that.
Many
times
I
punished
the believers
whom
I
found
in
Jewish
meeting
places.
By
punishing
them,
I
tried
to
force
them
to
speak
evil
about
Jesus.
I
was
so
angry
with
the
followers
of
Jesus
that
I
even
traveled
to
other
cities
to
find
them
and
do
things
to
harm
them.”
Paul
told
how
he
had
become
a believer
in
Jesus.
Acts 26:12-18
“
One
day,
I
was
on
my
way
to
Damascus
city
to
do
that.
The
chief
priests
in
Jerusalem
had
authorized
and
sent
me
to
seize
the believers
there.
My
respected
king,
while
I
was
going
along
the
road,
at
about
noon
I
saw
a
bright
light
in
the
sky.
It
was
even
brighter
than
the
sun!
It
shone
all
around
me,
and
also
around
the
men
who
were
traveling
with
me.
We
(exc)
all
fell
to
the
ground.
Then
I
heard
the
voice
of
someone
speaking
to
me
in
my
own
Hebrew
language [MTY].
He
said ‘Saul,
Saul, ◄stop
causing
me
to
suffer!/why
are
you
causing
me
to
suffer?► [RHQ]
You
(sg)
are
hurting
yourself
by
trying
to
hurt
me [MET],
like
an
ox kicking
against
its owner’s
goad.’
Then
I
asked, ‘Who
are
you,
Lord?’
The
Lord
said
to
me, ‘I
am
Jesus.
You
(sg)
are
harming
me
by
harming
my
followers.
But
instead
of
continuing
to
do
that,
stand
up
now!
I
have
appeared
to
you
(sg)
to
tell
you
that
I
have
chosen
you
to
serve
me.
You
must
tell
people
about
what
I
am
showing
you
as
you
are
seeing
me
now,
and
about
what
I
will
show
you
when
I
will
later
appear
to
you.
I
will
protect
you
from
those
who
will
try
to
harm
you,
both
your
own
people
and
also
those
who
are
not
Jewish.
I
am
sending
you
to non-Jews
to
help
them
to
realize [MTY]
what
is
true
and
to
stop
believing
what
is
false [MET].
I
am
sending
you
to
them
so
that
they
may
let
God
control
them
and
not
let
Satan
control
them
anymore.
Then
God
will
forgive
their
sins
and
will
accept
them
as
his
people
because
they
believe
in
me.’
That
is
what
Jesus
said
to
me.”
Paul
said
that
he
obeyed
what
Jesus
commanded
him
from
heaven.
Acts 26:19-20
“So,
King Agrippa,
I
fully
obeyed [LIT]
what
the
Lord
Jesus
told
me
to
do
when
he
spoke
to
me
from
heaven.
First,
I
preached
to
the
Jews
in
Damascus.
Then
I
preached
to
the
Jews
in
Jerusalem
and
throughout
the
rest
of
Judea
province.
After
that,
I
also
preached
to non-Jews.
I
preached
that
they
must
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior
and
turn
their
lives
over
to
God.
I
told
them
that
they
must
do
things
that
would
show
that
they
had
truly
stopped
their
sinful
behavior.”
Paul
said
that
he
proclaimed
what
the
prophets
had
written
about
the
Messiah.
Acts 26:21-23
“It
is
because
I
preached
this
message
that
some [SYN]
Jews
seized
me
when
I
was
in
the
Temple
courtyard
and
tried
to
kill
me.
However,
God
has
been
helping
me
from
that
time,
and
he
is
still
helping
me
today.
So
I
stand
here
and
I
tell
all
of
you
people,
those
who
are
important
and
those
who
are
not,
who
Jesus
is.
Everything
that
I
say
about
him
is
what
Moses
and
the
other
prophets
wrote
about
long
ago,
things
that
they
said
would
happen.
They
wrote
that
people
would
cause
the
Messiah
to
suffer
and
die.
They
also
wrote
that
he
would
be
the
first
person
to
become
alive
again,
to
proclaim
the
message
that
would
be
like
light,
that
he
would
save
both
his
own
Jewish
people
and non-Jewish
people.”
Paul
talked
to Festus
and Agrippa,
urging
them
to
become believers
in
Jesus.
Acts 26:24-29
Before
Paul
could
say
anything
further
to
defend
himself,
Festus
shouted: “Paul,
you
are crazy!
You
have
studied
too
much,
and
it
has
made
you
insane!”
But
Paul
answered, “Your
Excellency,
Festus,
I
am
not raving
insanely.
On
the
contrary,
what
I
am
saying
is
true
and
sensible!
King Agrippa
knows
the
things
that
I
have
been
talking
about,
and
I
can
speak
confidently
to
him
about
them.
I
am
sure
that
he
knows [LIT]
these
things,
because
people
everywhere [IDM]
have
heard [LIT]
about
what
happened
to
Jesus.”
Then
Paul
asked, “King Agrippa,
do
you
believe
what
the
prophets
wrote?
I
know
that
you
(sg)
believe
it.”
Then Agrippa
answered
Paul, “◄
I
hope
that
you(sg)
do
not
think
that
by
the
few
things
that
you
have
just
now
said
you
can
persuade
me
to
become
a
Christian!/You
do
not
think,
do
you,
that
by
the
few
things
that
you
have
just
now
said
you
can
persuade
me
to
become
a
Christian?►” [RHQ]
Paul
replied, “Whether
it
takes
a
short
time
or
a
long
time,
it
does
not
matter.
I
pray
to
God
that
you
and
also
all
of
the
others
who
are
listening
to
me
today
will
also
believe
in
Jesus
like
I
do,
but
I
do
not
want
you
to
become
prisoners [MTY]
like
I
am.”
The
officials
said
that
Paul
was
innocent
but
must
go
to Rome.
Acts 26:30-32
Then
the
king,
the
governor, Bernice,
and
all
the
others
got
up
and
left
the
room.
While
they
were
talking
to
one
another
they
said
to
each
other, “There
is
no
reason
why ◄the
authorities/we►
should
execute
this
man,
or
that
he
should
even
be
kept
in
prison [MTY].”
Agrippa
said
to
Festus, “If
this
man
had
not
asked
that
the Emperor
judge
him,
he
could
have
been
released {
we(inc)
could
have
released
him}.”
Paul and other prisoners sailed from Caesarea to Crete.
Acts 27:1-8
When
the
Governor
and
those
who
advised
him
decided
that
it
was
time
for
us
(exc)
to
get
on
a
ship
and
go
to
Italy,
they
put
Paul
and
some
other
prisoners
into
the
hands/care
of
an
army
captain
whose
name
was
Julius.
He
was
the
one
who
would
guard
us
on
the
journey.
Julius
was
an
officer
in
charge
of
a
group
of 100
soldiers
that
people
called ‘the
Emperor
Augustus Group’.
So
we
got
on
a
ship
that
had
come
from Adramyttium
city
in
Asia
province.
The
ship
was
going
to
return
there,
stopping
at
cities
along
the
coast
of
Asia
province. Aristarchus,
a
fellow believer
who
was
from
Thessalonica
city
in
Macedonia
province,
went
with
us.
The
day
after
the
ship
sailed,
we
arrived
at
Sidon
city.
Julius
kindly
told
Paul
that
he
could
go
and
see
his
friends
who
lived
there,
so
that
they
could
give
him
whatever
he
might
need.
So
Paul
visited
the believers
there.
Then
the
ship
left
Sidon,
but
the
winds
were
blowing
against
us
(exc),
so
the
ship
went
along
the
north
side
of
Cyprus
Island,
the
side
that
is sheltered
from
the
wind.
After
that,
we
crossed
over
the
sea
close
to
the
coast
of
Cilicia
and
Pamphylia
provinces.
The
ship
arrived
at
Myra
city,
which
is
in
Lycia
province.
We
got
off
the
ship
there.
In Myra,
people
told Julius
that
a
ship
was
there
that
had
come
from Alexandria
city
and
would
soon
sail
to
Italy.
So
he
arranged
for
us
to
get
on
that
ship,
and
we
left.
We
sailed
slowly
for
several
days
and
finally
arrived
close
to
the
coast
of
Asia
province,
near
Cnidus
town.
After
that,
the
wind
was
very
strong
and
did
not
allow
the
ship
to
move
straight
ahead
westward.
So
instead,
we
sailed
southward
along
the
side
of
Crete
Island
that
is sheltered
from
the
wind,
and
we
passed
near Cape
Salmone.
The
wind
was
still
strong,
and
it
prevented
the
ship
from
moving
ahead
fast.
So
we
moved slowly
along
the
coast
of
Crete,
and
we
arrived
at
a
harbor
that
was
called
Fair Havens,
near
Lasea
town.
Paul
warned
them
not
to
travel
on,
but
the ship’s
officials
decided
to
go
on anyway.
Acts 27:9-20
Much
time
had
passed,
so
it
would
have
been
dangerous
if
we
(exc)
had
traveled
farther
by
ship
because
after
that
time
of
the
year [MTY]
the
sea
often
became
very
stormy.
So
Paul
said
to
the
men
on
the
ship,
“Men,
I
perceive
that
if
we(inc)
travel
by
ship
now,
it
will
be disastrous
for
us.
A
storm
may
destroy
the
ship
and
the
cargo,
and
possibly
we
will
drown.”
But
the
officer
did
not
listen
to
what
Paul
said.
Instead,
he
decided
to
do
what
the
pilot
of
the
ship
and
the
owner
of
the
ship
advised.
The
harbor
where
the
ship
had
stopped
was
not
a
good
place
to
remain
during
the
winter
when
the
weather frequently
becomes
stormy.
So
most
of
the
people
on
the
ship
decided
that
we(exc)
should
leave
there,
because
they
hoped
that
we
could
stay
at
Phoenix
port
during
the
winter,
if
we
could
possibly
arrive
there.
That
harbor
was
open
to
the
sea
in
two
directions,
but
the
strong
winds
did
not
blow
there.
Then
a
gentle
wind
began
to
blow
from
the
south,
and
the
crew
members
thought
that
they
could
travel
as
they
had
decided
to
do.
So
they
lifted
the anchor
up
out
of
the
sea,
and
the
ship
sailed
westward
along
the
southern
shore
of
Crete
Island.
But
after
a
while,
a
wind
that
was
very
strong
blew
across
the
island
from
the
north
side
and
hit
the
ship.
That
wind
was
called {
People
called
that
wind} “the Northeast
Wind.”
It
blew
strongly
against
the
front
of
the
ship.
The
result
was
that
we
could
not
keep
going
in
the
direction
in
which
we
had
been
going.
So
the
sailors
let
the
wind
move
the
ship
in
the
direction
that
the
wind
was
blowing.
The
ship
then
passed
a
small
island
named
Cauda.
We
passed
along
the
side
of
the
island
that sheltered
the
ship
from
the
wind.
Then
while
the
ship
was
moving
along,
the
sailors
lifted
the lifeboat
up
out
of
the
water
and
tied
it
on
the
deck.
But
the
strong
wind
made
it
difficult
even
to
do
that.
After
the
sailors
hoisted/lifted
the lifeboat
onto
the
ship,
they
tied
ropes
around
the ship’s hull
to
strengthen
the
ship.
The
sailors
were
afraid
that,
because
the
wind
was
pushing
the
ship,
it
might
run
onto
the sandbanks
off
the
coast
of
Libya
to
the
south
and
get
stuck
there.
So
they
lowered
the largest
sail
so
that
the
ship
would
move slower.
Even
so,
the
wind
continued
to
move
the
ship
along.
The
wind
and
the
waves
continued
to
toss
the
ship
about
roughly,
so
on
the
next
day
the
sailors
began
to
throw
overboard
the
things
that
the
ship
was
carrying.
On
the
third
day
after
the
stormy
wind
had
begun
to
blow,
the
sailors/we [MTY]
threw
overboard
most
of
the sails,
ropes,
and
poles,
in
order
to
make
the
ship
lighter.
The
wind
continued
to
blow
very
strongly,
and
the
sky
was
full
of
dark
clouds
day
and
night.
We
could
not
see
the
sun
or
the
stars
for
many
days,
so
we
could
not
determine
where
we
were.
And
the
wind
continued
to
blow
violently.
So
we
(exc)
finally
thought
that
we
would
drown
in
the
sea.
Paul
told
them
that
an
angel
from
God
said
that
they
would
all
survive.
Acts 27:21-26
None
of
us
on
the
ship
had
eaten
for
many
days.
Then
one
day,
Paul
stood
up
in
front
of
us
and
said, “
Friends,
you
should
have
listened
to
me
when
I
said
that
we
(inc)
should
not
sail
from
Crete.
Then
we
would
have
been
safe,
and
the
ship
and
its
cargo
would
be
in
good
condition [LIT].
But
now,
I
urge
you,
do
not
be
afraid,
because
none
of
us
will
die.
The
storm
will
destroy
the
ship
but
not
us.
I
know
this,
because
last
night
God,
the
one
to
whom
I
belong
and
whom
I
serve,
sent
an
angel
who
came
and
stood
by
me.
The
angel
said
to
me, ‘Paul,
do
not
be
afraid!
You
(sg)
must
go
to Rome
and
stand
before
the Emperor
there
so
that
he
can
judge
you.
I
want
you
to
know
that
God
has
made
it
clear
to
me
that
all
those
who
are
traveling
by
ship
with
you
will
also
survive.’
So
cheer
up,
my
friends,
because
I
believe
that
God
will
make
this
happen,
exactly
as
the
angel
told
me.
However,
the
ship
will
crash
on
some
island,
and
we
(inc)
will
go ashore
there.”
Paul
thwarted
some
sailors
who
tried
to
sneak ashore
in
the lifeboat.
Acts 27:27-32
On
the
fourteenth
night
after
the
storm
had
begun,
the
ship
was
still
being
blown {the
wind
was
still
blowing
the
ship}
across
the Adriatic
sea.
About
midnight,
the
sailors sensed
that
the
ship
was
getting
close
to
land.
So
they
lowered
a
weight
on
a
rope
to
measure
how
deep
the
water
was.
When
they
pulled
the
rope
up
again,
they
measured
it
and
saw
that
the
water
was ◄120 ft./37 meters►
deep.
They
went
a
little
farther
and
lowered
the
rope
again.
That
time,
they
saw
that
the
water
was
only
about ◄90 ft./28 meters►
deep.
They
were
afraid
that
the
ship
might
go
onto
some
rocks,
so
they
threw
out
four anchors
from
the
ship’s
stern/back
and
continued
to
wish/pray
that
it
would
soon
be
dawn
so
that
they
could
see
where
the
ship
was
going.
Some
of
the
sailors
were
planning
to
escape
from
the
ship,
so
they
lowered
the lifeboat
into
the
sea.
In
order
that
no
one
would
know
what
they
planned
to
do,
they
pretended
that
they
wanted
to
lower
some anchors
from
the
ship’s
front/bow.
But
Paul
said
to
the
army
officer
and
soldiers, “If
the
sailors
do
not
stay
in
the
ship,
you
have
no
hope
of
being
saved.”
So
the
soldiers
cut
the
ropes
and
let
the lifeboat
fall
into
the
water.
Paul
urged
them
to
eat
some
food,
so
they
did
and
then
lightened
the
ship.
Acts 27:33-38
Just
before
dawn,
Paul
urged
everyone
on
the
ship
to
eat
some
food.
He
said, “For
the
past 14
days
you
have
been
waiting
and
watching
and
not
eating
anything.
So,
now
I
urge
you
to
eat
some
food.
We
(inc)
need
to
do
that
in
order
to
stay
alive.
I
tell
you
to
do
that
because
I
know
that
none
of
you
will
drown [IDM].”
After
Paul
had
said
that,
while
everyone
was
watching,
he
took
some
bread
and
thanked
God
for
it.
Then
he
broke
the
bread
and
began
to
eat
some
of
it.
The
rest
of
us
became
encouraged,
so
we
(exc)
all
ate
some
food.
Altogether
there
were 276
of
us [SYN]
on
the
ship.
When
everyone
had
eaten
as
much
as
they
wanted,
they
threw
the
grain
that
the
ship
was
carrying
into
the
sea,
and
this
made
the
ship
lighter.
The
waves
began
to
break
up
the
ship
after
it
struck
a shoal.
Acts 27:39-41
At
dawn,
we(exc)
could
see
land,
but
the
sailors
did
not
recognize
the
place.
However,
they
could
see
that
there
was
a
bay
and
a
wide
area
of
sand
at
the water’s
edge.
They
planned
that,
if
it
was
possible,
they
would steer
the
ship
onto
the beach.
So
some
of
the
sailors
cut
the anchor
ropes
and
let
the anchors
fall
into
the
sea.
At
the
same
time,
other
sailors
untied
the
ropes
that
fastened
the
rudders,
so
that
they
could steer
the
ship
again.
Then
the
sailors
raised
the
sail
at
the
front/bow
of
the
ship
so
that
the
wind
would
blow
the
ship
forward,
and
the
ship headed towards
the
shore.
But
the
ship
hit
a sandbank.
The
front
of
the
ship
stuck
there
and
could
not
move,
and
big
waves
beat
against
the
back
of
the
ship
and
it
began
to
break
apart.
The
officer
saved
Paul
and
commanded
all
to
go
to
the
shore,
so
they
did
that.
Acts 27:42-44
The
soldiers
said
to
one
another, “Let’s
kill
all
the
prisoners
on
the
ship,
so
that
they
will
not
be
able
to
swim
away
and
escape.”
They
planned
to
do
that
because
they
were
sure
that
officials
would
order
them
to
be
executed
if
they
let
the
prisoners
escape.
But
Julius,
the
army
captain,
wanted
to
save
Paul,
so
he
stopped
the
soldiers
from
doing
what
they
planned
to
do.
Instead,
he
commanded
first
that
everyone
who
could
swim
should
jump
into
the
water
and
swim
to
land.
Then
he
told
the
others
to
hold
onto
planks
or
pieces
from
the
ship
and
go towards
shore.
We(exc)
did
what
he
said,
and
in
that
way
all
of
us
arrived
safely
on
land.
The Maltese thought that Paul was a god because a snake did not harm him.
Acts 28:1-6
After
we
(exc)
had
arrived
safely
on
the
shore,
we
learned
that
it
was
an
island
called
Malta.
The
people
who
lived
there
received
us
kindly.
They
lit
a
fire
and
invited
us
to
come
and
warm
ourselves,
because
it
was raining
and
it
was
cold.
Paul
gathered
some
sticks
and
put
them
on
the
fire.
But
among
those
sticks
was
a
snake
that
had
come
out
from
the
fire
to
escape
from
the
heat,
and
it
fastened
itself
on
Paul’s
hand.
The islanders
knew
that
the
snake
was
poisonous,
so
when
they
saw
it
hanging
from Paul’s
hand,
they
said
to
each
other, “Probably
this
man
has
murdered
someone.
Although
he
has
escaped
from
being
drowned,
the
god ◄
who
pays
people
back/who
punishes
people►
for
their [MTY]
sins
will
cause
him
to
die.”
But
Paul
simply
shook
the
snake
off
into
the
fire,
and
nothing
happened
to
him.
The
people
were
expecting
that Paul’s
body
would
soon
swell
up
or
that
he
would
suddenly
fall
down
and
die.
But
after
they
had
waited
a
long
time,
they
saw
that
the
snake
had
not
harmed
him
at
all.
So
then
the
people
changed
their
minds
and
said
to
one
another, “This
man
is
not
a
murderer! Probably
he
is
a
god!”
Paul
healed
many Maltese,
so
they
supplied
what
he
and
the
others
needed.
Acts 28:7-10
Near
where
the
people
had
made
the
fire,
there
were
some
fields
that
belonged
to
a
man
whose
name
was
Publius.
He
was
the
chief
official
on
the
island.
He
invited
us
to
come
and
stay
in
his
home.
He
took
care
of
us
for
three
days.
At
that
time Publius’
father
had
a
fever
and
dysentery,
and
he
was
lying
in
bed.
So
Paul
visited
him
and
prayed
for
him.
Then
Paul
placed
his
hands
on
him
and
healed
him.
After
Paul
had
done
that,
the
other
people
on
the
island
who
were
sick
came
to
him
and
he
healed
them,
too.
They
brought
us
gifts
and
showed
in
other
ways
that
they
greatly
respected
us.
When
we
were
ready
to
leave
three
months
later,
they
brought
us
food
and
other
things
that
we
would
need
for
the
trip.
Paul
and
the
others
sailed
to Puteoli,
then
went
by
land towards Rome.
Acts 28:11-14
After
we
had
stayed
there
three
months,
we
got
on
a
ship
that
was
going
to Italy
and
sailed
away.
The
ship
had
been
in
a
harbor
on
the
island
during
the
months
when
there
are
many storms.
It
had
come
from Alexandria
city.
On
the
front
of
the
ship
there
were
carved
images
of
the
twin
gods
whose
names
were Castor
and
Pollux.
We
sailed
from
the
island
and
arrived
at
Syracuse
city
on Sicily
island
and
stayed
there
three
days.
Then
we
traveled
on
by
ship
and
arrived
at
Rhegium
port
in Italy.
The
next
day,
the
wind
was
blowing
from
behind
us,
so
we
sailed
along
fast.
The
day
after
that,
we
reached
Puteoli
town,
where
we
left
the
ship.
In Puteoli
we
met
some believers
who
invited
us
to
stay
with
them
for
a
week.
After
visiting
them,
we
left
there
and
started
to
travel
by
land
to
Rome.
Christians
came
out
from
Rome
and
escorted
Paul
into
that
city.
Acts 28:15-16
A
group
of believers
who
lived
in Rome
had
heard
that
we
(exc)
were
coming.
So
they
came
out
from Rome
to
meet
us.
Some
of
them
met
us
at
the
town
called ‘The
Market
on Appian
Road’,
and
others
met
us
at
the
town
called ‘The
Three Inns’.
When
Paul
saw
those believers,
he
thanked
God
and
was
encouraged.
After
we
(exc)
arrived
in
Rome,
Paul
was
permitted {
a Roman
official
who
was
responsible
for
guarding
Paul
permitted
Paul}
to
live
in
a
house
by
himself.
But
there
was
always
a
soldier
there
to
guard
him.
The
Jewish
leaders
asked
Paul
to
tell
them
about Christianity.
Acts 28:17-22
After
Paul
had
been
there
three
days,
he
sent
a
message
to
the
Jewish
leaders
to
come
and
talk
with
him.
So
they
came,
and
Paul
said
to
them, “My
fellow
Jews,
although
I
have
not
opposed
our
people
nor
spoken
against
the
customs
of
our
ancestors,
our
leaders
in
Jerusalem
seized [MTY]
me.
But
before
they
could
kill
me,
a
Roman
commander
rescued
me
and
later
sent
me
to Caesarea
for
Roman
authorities/officials
to
put
me
on
trial.
The Roman
authorities/officials
questioned
me
and
wanted
to
release
me,
because
I
had
not
done
any
bad
thing
for
which
I
should
be
executed {they
should
kill
me}.
But
when
the
Jewish
leaders [SYN]
there
opposed
what
the Roman
authorities
wanted
to
do,
I
had
to formally
request
that
the Emperor
judge
me
here
in Rome.
But
my
reason
for
doing
that
was
not
that
I
wanted
to
accuse
our
leaders
about
anything.
So
I
have
requested
you
to
come
here
so
that
I
can
tell
you
why
I
am
a
prisoner.
It
is
because
I
believe
in [MTY]
our
Messiah,
the
one
God
long
ago
promised
to
send
to
us
(inc)
Jews.”
Then
the
Jewish
leaders
said, “We
(exc)
have
not
received
any
letters
from
our
fellow
Jews
in
Judea
about
you.
Also,
none
of
our
fellow
Jews
who
have
arrived
here
from
Judea
has
said
anything
bad
about
you.
But
we
(exc)
want
to
hear
what
you
(sg)
think
about
this
Christian sect/group,
because
we
know
that
in
many
places [HYP]
bad
things
are
being
said {people
are
saying
bad
things}
about
it.”
Paul
told
the
Jews
that non-Jews
would
believe
the gospel.
Acts 28:23-31
So
they
talked
with
Paul
and
decided
that
they
would
come
back
on
another
day
to
hear
him.
When
that
day
arrived,
those
Jews
came
back
to
the
place
where
Paul
was
staying,
and
they
brought
more
Jews
with
them.
Paul
talked
to
them
from
morning
until
evening.
He
talked
to
them
about
how
God
wants
to
rule
people’s
lives [MET].
He
tried
to convince
them
that
Jesus
is
the
Messiah
by reminding
them
what
Moses
and
the
other
prophets
had
written [MTY].
Some
of
those
Jews
believed
that
what
was
said
by
Paul {what
Paul
said}
about
Jesus
was
true,
but
others
did
not
believe
that
it
was
true.
So
they
began
to
argue
with
one
another.
Paul
realized
that
some
of
them
did
not
want
to
listen
to
him,
so
when
they
were
about
to
leave,
he
said, “The
Holy
Spirit
said
something
to
your/our(incl)
ancestors.
He
spoke
these
words
to
Isaiah
the
prophet,
and
what
he
said
is
also
true
about
you:
Go
to
your
fellow
Israelites
and
tell
them,
‘You
repeatedly
listen
to
the
message
of
God,
but
you
never
understand
what
God
is
saying.
You
repeatedly
look
at
and
see
the
things
that
God
is
doing,
but
you
never
understand
what
they
mean.
God
also
said
to
the
prophet,
These
people
do
not
understand,
because
they
have
become
stubborn.
They
have
ears,
but
they
do
not
understand
what
they
hear,
and
they
have
closed
their
eyes
because
they
do
not
want
to
see.
If
they
wanted
to
obey
what
I
say
to
them,
they
might
understand
what
they
see
me
doing
and
what
they
hear
me
saying.
Then
they
might
turn
from
their
sinful
behavior
and
I
would
save
them.’
That
is
what
God
said
to
the
prophet
Isaiah
about
our
ancestors.
But
you
Jews
today
do
not
want
to
believe
God’s
message.
Therefore,
I
am
telling
you
that
God
has
sent
to
the non-Jews
this
message
about
how
he
saves
people,
and
they
will
listen
and
accept
it!”
For
two
whole
years
Paul
stayed
there
in
a
house
that
he
rented.
Many
people
came
to
see
him,
and
he
received
them
all
gladly
and
talked
with
them.
He
preached
and
taught
people
about
how
God
could
rule
their
lives [MET]
and
taught
them
about
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
He
did
that
without
being
afraid,
and
no
one
tried
to
stop
him.
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Romans
Romans
Rom
This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Rome. We call this book
Romans
Romans 1:1-7
I, Paul, an apostle whom God appointed to proclaim the good message about Jesus Christ, am writing this letter to all you believers who are in Rome. I pray that God will continue to act kindly toward you and grant you peace.
I,
Paul,
who
serve
Christ
Jesus,
am
writing
this
letter.
God
chose
me
to
be
an apostle,
and
I
was
appointed
by
him {he
appointed
me}
in
order
that
I
should
proclaim ◄the
good
message/the
gospel►
that
comes
from
him.
Long
before
Jesus
came
to
earth,
God
promised
that
he
would
reveal
this
good
message
by
means
of
what
his
prophets
wrote
in
the
sacred
Scriptures.
This
good
message
is
about
the
one
whom
we
know
as
his
Son.
As
to
his
Son’s
physical/human nature,
he
was
born
a
descendant
of
King
David.
As
to
his
divine nature,
it
was
shown {
God
showed} powerfully
that
he
is ◄God’s
own
Son/the
man
who
is
also
God►.
God
showed
this
by
his
Holy
Spirit
causing
him
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died.
He
is
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord.
He
is
the
one
who
appointed
me,
who
did
not
deserve
it,
to
be
an apostle.
He
did
that
in
order
that
many
among
the non-Jews
would
honor
him
and
would
obey
him
as
a
result
of
their
believing
my
message
about
him.
You
believers
who
are
living
in Rome
city
are
included
among
those
whom
God
has
chosen
to
belong
to
Jesus
Christ.
I
am
writing
this
letter
to
all
of
you
in
Rome
whom
God
loves
and
whom
he
has
chosen
to
become
his
people.
I
pray
that
God
our
Father
and
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
and
will
continue
to
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace.
I
thank
God
that
people
everywhere
are
talking
about
how
you believers
in
Rome
are
trusting
Jesus
Christ.
I
pray
that
God
will
permit
me
to
visit
you
soon.
I
want
you
to
know
that
I
have
longed
to
visit
you,
but
things
have
always
prevented
me
from
doing
that.
I
am
eager
to
proclaim
the gospel
to
you
who
are
living
at
Rome
also.
Romans 1:8-15
As
I
begin
this
letter,
I
thank
my
God
for
all
you
believers
in Rome.
It
is
because
of
what
Jesus
Christ
has
done
for
us
that
I
am
able
to
do
that.
I
thank
him
because
your
trusting
in
Jesus
Christ
is
something
that
people
all
over
the Roman
Empire [HYP]
are
talking
about.
God,
whom
I devotedly
serve
as
I
proclaim
to
people
the
gospel
concerning
his
Son,
knows
that
I
tell
the
truth
when
I
say
that
I
always
mention
you
whenever [DOU]
I
pray
to
God [HYP].
I
especially
ask
God
that
if
he
desires
me
to
visit
you,
somehow
at
last
I
shall
be
able
to
do
so.
I
pray
this
because
I
long
to
visit
you
to
help
you spiritually,
in
order
that
you
will
become
stronger
spiritually.
I
long
to
visit
you
in
order
that
you
and
I
might
encourage
each
other
by
means
of
our
sharing
with
each
other
how
each
of
us
trusts
in
Jesus.
My
fellow believers,
many
times
I
planned
to
visit
you.
I
certainly
want
you
to
know [LIT]
that.
But
I
have
not
been
able
to
come
to
you
because
I
have
been
hindered {
things
have
always
prevented
me}
until
the
present
time.
I
have
wanted
to
come
in
order
that
I
might
help
you
to mature spiritually [IDM],
as
I
have
helped
people
to mature spiritually
in
many
other non-Jewish
groups [HYP].
I
feel obliged
to
proclaim
the gospel
to
all non-Jewish
people,
specifically
to
people
who
know
the
Greek
language
and culture
and
to
those
who
do
not
know
it,
to
people
who
are
educated
and
to
those
who
are uneducated.
So
what
I
have
eagerly
desired
is
that
I
might
proclaim
this
good
message
to
you
who
are
living
in
Rome
also.
I
very
confidently
proclaim
the
good
message
about
what Christ
has
done,
both
to
Jews
and non-Jews,
because
by
that
message
God
reveals
his
way
of
declaring
all
people
righteous.
Romans 1:16-17
That
leads
me
to
say
that
I
very
confidently
proclaim [LIT]
the
good
message
about
what Christ
has
done,
because
this
good
message
is
the
powerful
means
that
God
uses
to
save
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins
all
people
who
trust
in
what Christ
has
done
for
them.
Specifically,
God
first
has
saved
the
Jews
who
believe
the
good
message,
and
then
he
has
saved non-Jews.
By
means
of
this
good
message
God
reveals
how
he erases
the
record
of
people’s
sins (OR,
declares
people
no
longer
guilty
for
having
sinned);
and
his
doing
this
is
entirely
because [IDM]
they
trust
in Christ.
This
is
confirmed
by
what
a
prophet
long
ago
wrote
that
God
said, “Those ◄whose
record
of
sin
I
have erased/whom
I
have
declared
no
longer
guilty
for
sin►
because
they
trust
in
me
will
live
forever.”
God
is
making
it
clear
to
all non-Jewish
people
who
are
godless
and
wicked
that
he
is
angry
with
them.
Romans 1:18
From
where
God
rules
in
heaven
he
is
making
it
clear
to
all
non-Jewish
people
who
show
no
respect
for
God
and
who
do
wicked
things,
that
he
is
angry
with
them
and
that
they
deserve
to
be
punished {
that
he
would
punish
them} [MTY].
By
means
of
their
behaving
wickedly,
they
keep
other
people
from believing
what
they
know
to
be
true
about
God.
Everyone
can
clearly
know
what
God
is
like;
so
no
one
has
a
basis
for
saying, “We
never
knew
about
God.”
Romans 1:19-23
Everyone
can
clearly
know
what
God
is
like,
because
God
himself
has
revealed
to
everyone
what
he
is
like.
People
cannot
see
what
God
is
like.
But
ever
since
he
created
the
world,
by
means
of
what
he
created
he
has
clearly
revealed
what
he
is
like.
He
has
made
clear
to
everyone
that
he
has
always
been
able
to
do
very
powerful
things.
Therefore,
we
should
recognize
that
God
is
powerful,
completely
different
from
all
that
he
created.
So
no
one
has
a
basis
for
saying,
“We
never
knew
about
God.”
Although
the non-Jews
knew
what
God
is
like,
they
did
not
honor
him
as
God,
nor
did
they
thank
him
for
what
he
had
done.
But
instead,
they
began
to
think
foolish
things
about
him,
and
they
became
unable
to
understand [MET]
what
he
wanted
them
to
know.
Although
they
claimed
that
they
were
wise,
they
became
foolish,
and
they
refused
to
admit
that
God
is
glorious
and
will
never
die.
Instead,
they
made
and
worshipped
idols
that
resembled
people
who
will
some
day
die,
and
then
they
made
other
idols
that
resembled
birds
and
four-footed
animals,
and
finally
they
made
idols
that
resembled
reptiles.
So
God
let
the non-Jewish
people
feel
compelled
to
do
disgraceful
things,
which
resulted
in
their dishonoring
their
bodies sexually.
He
did
this
because
they
worshipped
idols
and
things
that
were
created
instead
of
worshipping
God.
As
a
result
of
both
men
and
women
having unnatural
sexual
relations,
they
have
been
punished
as
they
deserve.
Romans 1:24-27
So
God
allowed
the non-Jews
do immoral
sexual
things
that
they [SYN]
strongly
desired,
things
that
their
desires
were compelling
them
to
do.
As
a
result,
they
began
to
dishonor
each other’s
bodies
by
their
sexual
actions.
Also,
they
chose
to
worship
false
gods
instead ◄of
admitting/of
choosing
to
believe►
what
is
true
about
God.
They
worshipped
and
served
things
that
God
created
instead
of
worshipping
and
serving
God
himself,
the
one
who
created
everything.
They
did
this
even
though
he
deserves
that
those
he
created
would
forever
praise
him.
Amen!/May
it
be
so!
So,
God
allowed
the non-Jews
to
do
shameful
sexual
things
that
they
strongly
desired.
As
a
result,
many
women
did
not
have
natural
sexual
relations
with
their
husbands [EUP].
Instead,
they
were
doing
sexual
actions
with
other
women [EUP].
Similarly,
many
men
stopped
having/did
not
have
natural
sexual
relations
with
women [EUP].
Instead,
they
strongly
desired
to
have
sexual
relations
with
other
men.
They
committed
homosexual
acts
with
other
men,
acts
that
were
shameful.
As
a
result,
God
has
punished
them
by
sicknesses
in
their
bodies,
which
is
what
they
deserve
because
they
thought wrongly
that
God
would
not
punish
them
for
doing
that.
The
result
of
God’s
letting
people
become obsessed
by
their
own
depraved
thoughts
was
that
they
themselves
began
to
do
all
manner
of
evil
things
that
God
says
are
improper.
They
even
approve
of
others
doing
such
things.
Romans 1:28-32
Furthermore,
because
they
decided
that
it
was
not
worthwhile
to
know
God,
he
allowed
their
own
worthless
thoughts
to
completely
control
them.
As
a
result,
they
began
doing
evil
things
that
God
says
that
people
should
not
do.
They
strongly
desire
to
do
all
kinds
of
unrighteous
things.
They
strongly
desire
to
do
all
kinds
of
evil
things
to
others.
They
strongly
desire
to
possess
things
that
belong
to
others.
They
strongly
desire
to
harm
others
in
various
ways.
Many non-Jews
are
constantly
envying
other
people.
Many
constantly
desire
to
murder
people.
Many
constantly
desire
to
cause
strife
between
people.
Many
constantly
desire
to
deceive
others.
Many
constantly
desire
to
speak
hatefully
about
others (OR,
to
speak
harmful
things
about
others,
things
that
are
not
true).
Many
gossip
about
others.
Many
slander
others.
Many
act
especially
hatefully
toward
God.
Many
speak
or
act
in
an insulting
way
toward
others.
Many
treat
others
contemptuously.
Many
boast
about
themselves
to
others.
Many
invent
new
ways
to
do
evil
things.
Many non-Jewish
children
disobey
their
parents.
Many non-Jews
act
in
other
morally
foolish
ways.
Many
do
not
do
what
they
promised
others
that
they
would
do.
Many
do
not
even
love
their
own
family
members.
And
many
do
not
act mercifully
toward
other
people.
Although
they
know
that
God
has
declared
that
those
who
do
such
things
deserve
to
be
killed,
they
not
only habitually
do
these
kinds
of
evil
things,
but
they
also
approve
of
others
who habitually
do
them.
Any one of you Jews who condemns non-Jews for doing evil will be condemned by God, because you also do the same evil things.
Romans 2:1-5
God
will
severely
punish non-Jewish
people
who habitually
do
evil
things,
because
he
has
clearly
revealed
that
he
is
angry
with
them.
So,
when
God
judges
people,
he
will
not excuse
any
one
of
you
Jews
to
whom
I
am
writing.
You
(sg)
say
that
God
should
punish
non-Jews
for
doing
evil
things.
But
when
any
one
of
you
says
that,
it
is
you
yourself
whom
you
are
saying
that
God
should
punish,
because
you
(sg)
do
some
of
the
same
evil
things
that
the non-Jews
do.
We
know
very
well
that
God
will
judge
and
punish
fairly
non-Jewish
people
who
do
such
evil
things.
So,
you
who
say
God
should
punish
others
for
doing
evil
things
yet
you
do
evil
things
yourself, ◄you
should
certainly
not
think
that
you
yourself
will
be
able
to
escape
from
being
punished
by
God!/do
you
think
that
you
yourself
will
be
able
to
escape
from
being
punished
by
God?► [RHQ]
And
you
should
not
say, “God
is
acting
very tolerantly
and
patiently
toward
me,
so
I
do
not
need
to
stop
sinning [DOU].” ◄You
should
realize
that
God
is
acting
in
a
kind
manner
toward
you
in
order
to
encourage
you
(sg)
to
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior!/Do
you
not
realize
that
God
is
acting
in
a
kind
manner
toward
you
in
order
to
encourage
you
(sg)
to
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior?► [RHQ]
But
instead,
by
your
stubbornly
refusing
to
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior [DOU],
you
are
causing [MET]
God
to
punish
you
even
more
severely.
He
will
do
that
at
the
time
when
he
shows
that
he
is
angry
and
judges
people
fairly.
Because
God
is
not
influenced
by
a
person’s
status,
he
will
pay
back
each
person
according
to
what
that
person
has
done.
Romans 2:6-11
God
will
pay
back
everyone
according
to
what
they
deserve
for
what
they
have
done.
Specifically,
some
people,
by
continuing
to
doing
good
things,
strive
to
be
highly
honored
by
God [DOU]
and
to
receive
a
life
that
will
not
end.
God
will
reward
them
by enabling
them
to
live
forever.
But
some
people
act
in
a
selfish
way
and
refuse
to
believe
that
what
God
says
is
true,
and
they
do
the
things
that
God
says
are
wrong.
God
will
punish
them
very
severely [DOU, MTY].
He
will
cause
everyone
who habitually
does
evil
deeds
to
suffer
greatly,
with
the
result
that
they
will
become
severely
distressed [DOU].
This
certainly
will
happen
to
the
Jews
who
refuse
to
accept
God’s
message,
because
God
gave
them
the privilege
to
be
his
special
people,
but
it
will
also
happen
to
the non-Jews.
But
God
will
greatly
reward spiritually [MET, DOU]
every
person
who habitually
does
good
deeds.
He
will
certainly
do
this
for
the
Jews
because
God
chose
them
as
his
special
people,
but
he
will
also
do
it
for
the non-Jews.
God
will
do
this
fairly,
because
people’s
status
does
not
influence
him.
All non-Jews
and
all non-Jews
will
be
eternally
separated
from
God
for
their
sin,
since
it
is
only
those
who
have
continually
obeyed
his
laws
whom
God
will
justify.
Romans 2:12-16
Although
non-Jews
do
not
have
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses,
all
non-Jews
who
sin
will
be
eternally
separated
from
God.
He
will
not
consider
whether
or
not
they
knew
the
laws
that
he
gave
to
Moses.
And
all
the
Jews
who
have
sinned
in
spite
of
knowing
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses
will
also
be
punished {
God
will
also
punish
them}.
They
will
be
punished
for disobeying
God’s
laws.
It
is
right
for
them
to
be
punished {
God
to
punish
them}
because
it
is
not
those
who
merely
know
God’s
laws
whom
he
considers
to
be
righteous.
On
the
contrary,
it
is
only
those
who
continually
have
obeyed
all ◄of
God’s
laws/of
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses► ◄whom
God
will
consider
righteous/whose
record
of
sins
God
will erase►.
Whenever
the non-Jews,
who
do
not
have
the
laws
God
gave
to
Moses, naturally
obey
those
laws,
they
prove
that
they
have
a
law
within
their
own
minds,
even
though
they
do
not
have
the
laws
God
gave
to
Moses.
They
show
that
they
know
in
their
own
minds
what
God
commands
in
his
laws [MET],
as
each
person
in
his
very
own
conscience
either
accuses
or excuses/defends
himself
concerning
his
own
behavior.
God
will
punish
people
at
the
time
when
he
will
judge
them
according
to
what
they
have
thought
and
done.
He
will
judge
them
even
for
the
things
that
they
have
done
secretly.
He
will
judge
people
by
authorizing
Christ
Jesus
to
judge
them.
This
is
what
I
tell
people
when
I
preach
the
gospel
to
them.
It
is
disgusting
that
any
one
of
you
who
has
all
the advantages
of
being
a
Jew
would
disobey
God’s
law
and,
by
doing
so,
insult
God.
Romans 2:17-24
Now
I
have
something
to
say
to
any
one
of
you
Jews
to
whom
I
am
writing:
You
(sg)
boast
about
yourself
saying, “I
am
a
Jew.”
You
(sg)
trust
that
God
will
save
you
because
you
possess
the
laws
that
he
gave
to
Moses.
You
boast
that
you
belong
to
God.
You
know
what
God
desires.
Because
you
have
been
taught {
people
have
taught
you}
God’s
laws,
you
are
able
to
know
which
things
are
right
and
to
choose
to
do
them.
You
are
certain
that
you
are
able
to
show
God’s
truth
to non-Jews,
as
guides
show
the
road
to
those
who
are
blind [MET].
You
are
certain
that
by
what
you
say
you
can
show
God’s
way
to
the
non-Jews
who
do
not
understand
it,
as
a
light
shows
the
way
to
those
who
walk
in
the
darkness [MET, DOU].
You
are
certain
that
you
can
instruct/correct
non-Jews,
whom
you
consider
foolish
because
of
their
not
understanding
God’s
message.
Because
you
have
in
God’s
laws
a
written
expression
of
true
knowledge [HEN],
you
are
certain
that
you
can
teach
people
who,
being
like
children,
do
not
know
God’s
truth [MET].
Since
you
claim
that
you
have
all
these advantages
because
you
are
a
Jew, ◄it
is
disgusting
that
you
who
teach
other
people
that
they
should
obey
the
laws
God
gave
Moses
do
not
obey
the
laws
that
you
yourself
teach!/why
is
it
that
you
who
teach
other
people
that
they
should
obey
the
laws
God
gave
Moses
do
not
obey
the
laws
that
you
yourself
teach?► [RHQ]
You
who
preach
that
people
should
not
steal
things,
it
is
disgusting
that
you
yourself
steal
things! [RHQ]
You
who
command
people
not
to
have
sexual
relations
with
someone
to
whom
they
are
not
married,
it
is
disgusting
that
you
commit
adultery
yourself! [RHQ]
You
who
detest
idols,
it
is
disgusting
that
you
rob
temples
where
people
worship
idols! [RHQ]
You
who
boast
saying, “
I
have
God’s
laws,”
it
is
disgusting
that
you
disobey
those
same
laws! [RHQ]
As
a
result
you
are insulting
God!
You
must
not
be
like
our
ancestors,
about
whom
were
written
these
words
in
the Scriptures: “The non-Jews
speak
evil
about
God
because
of
the
evil
actions
of
many
of
you
Jews.”
The non-Jews
say
God
must
be
a
hypocrite
if
he condones
the
behavior
of
people
like
you.
God
will
consider non-Jews
acceptable
to
him
if
they
obey
his
laws,
and
such non-Jews
will
declare
God
is
right
in
condemning
those
who
disobey
his
laws,
because
it
is
only
those
who
are
changed
inwardly
who
are
true
Jews
and
acceptable
to
God.
Romans 2:25-29
Any
one
of
you
who
is
circumcised
to
show
that
he
belongs
to
God
can
benefit
from
that
if
he
obeys
the
laws
God
gave
to
Moses.
But
if
you
(sg),
a
circumcised
person,
disobey
God’s
laws,
God
will
consider
that
you
who
are
circumcised
are
no
better
in
God’s
sight
than
someone
who
is
not
circumcised.
This
means
that
God
will
certainly
consider
that
even
non-Jews
who
are
not
circumcised
can
become
his
people
if
they
obey
the
things
that
he
commanded
in
his
laws. [RHQ]
If
any
one
of
you disobeys
God’s
laws,
even
though
you(sg)
have
the
Scriptures
and
even
though
someone
has
circumcised
you {you
are
circumcised}
God
will
punish
you.
And
those
people
who
are
not
circumcised,
but
who
obey
God’s
laws,
will
declare
that
God
is
right
when
he
says
that
he
will
punish
you.
It
is
not
those
who
perform rituals
to
show
they
are
God’s
people
who
are
true
Jews,
and
it
is
not
being
circumcised
in
their
bodies
that
causes
God
to
accept
them [MTY].
On
the
contrary,
we
whom
God
has
changed
inwardly
are
true
Jews [MTY].
And
God
has
accepted
us
because
we
have
allowed
God’s
Spirit
to
change
our
hearts,
not
because
we
perform rituals.
Even
if
other
people
will
not
praise
us
for
that
change,
God
will
praise
us.
My reply to the objection that there is no advantage in being a Jew or being circumcised is that there is much advantage, especially since God entrusted his promises to us. My reply to the objection that God has not kept his promise is that he certainly has, for his promises are always true. My reply to the objection that it is not right for God to punish us Jews is that it certainly is right for him to punish us, because if God did not judge us Jews he could not judge anyone.
Romans 3:1-8
Someone
may
object
to
this,
saying, “
If
being
circumcised
does
not
cause
God
to
accept
us
Jews, ◄there
is
no
advantage
in
being
a
Jew
over
being
a non-Jew./is
there
any
advantage
in
being
a
Jew
over
being
a non-Jew?► [RHQ]
Being
circumcised
does
not
benefit
us
Jews
at
all!”
I
would
reply
that
being
Jews
benefits
us
in
many
ways [HYP].
First
of
all,
it
benefits
us
because
it
was
to
our
ancestors
that
God’s
words,
words
that
contain
his
promises,
were
given {that
God
gave
his
words,
words
that
contain
his
promises}.
Many
Jews
did
not
obey
God
as
they
promised
that
they
would.
So
someone
might
ask, “Does
their
not
being
faithful
mean
that
God
will
not
bless
us
Jews
as
he
promised
that
he
would?”
I
would
reply, “No,
it
certainly
does
not
mean
that!
God
always
does
what
he
has
promised,
even
though
people
do
not.
All
those
who
accuse
God
of
not
keeping
his
promises
to
us
Jews
are
very mistaken.”
What
King
David
wrote
about
God’s
justly
saying
that
he
would
punish
him
for
his
sins
is
also
true
of
those
who
accuse
God
of
not
keeping
his
promises.
What
he
said
to
God
was, “So
everyone
must
acknowledge
that
what
you
(sg)
have
said
about
them (OR,
their
sin)
is
true,
and
you
will
always
win
the
case
when
you
are
accused {when
people
accuse
you}.”
So
if
we
Jews’
being
wicked [PRS]
shows
that
it
is
right
that
God
does
not
bless
us,
what
shall
we
say/conclude?
Shall
we conclude
that
it
is
not
right
for
God
to
be
angry
and
punish
us
Jews [MTY]?
I
should
not
be
saying
these
things,
but
I
am
speaking
as
ordinary humans
speak.
We
should
certainly
not
conclude
that
God
should
not
judge
us,
because
if
God
did
not
judge
us
Jews, ◄it
would
not
possibly
be
right
for
him
to
judge
anyone
in
the
world [MTY]!/how
could
he
judge
anyone
in
the
world?► [MTY, RHQ]
But
someone
might
object
and
say
to
me, “The
fact
that
God
truly
keeps
his
promises
becomes
very
clear/evident
because
of
my
not
doing
what
God
has
commanded.
But
the
result
is
that
people
praise
God!
So ◄God
should
no
longer
say
that
I
should
be
punished {that
he
should
punish
me}
on
account
of
my
having
sinned!/why
should
God
still
say
that
I
should
be
punished {that
he
should
punish
me}
on
account
of
my
having
sinned?► [RHQ]
If
what
you,
Paul,
say
is
true,
then ◄we
might
as
well/it
is
all
right
for
us
to►
do
evil
things
in
order
that
good
things
like
that
will
result!
For
example,
then
people
will
praise
God!”
Some
people
speak
evil
about
me
by
their
falsely
saying
that
I
say
such
things.
God
will
fairly/justly
punish
people
who
say
such
things
about
me!
My
reply
to
a query
about
whether
God
will
treat
Jews
more
favorably
than non-Jews
is
no,
because
the Scriptures
make
clear
that
all
people
are
condemned
by
God
for
their
sin.
Romans 3:9-18
If
someone
would
ask, “
Shall
we conclude
that
God
will
treat
us
Jews
more
favorably
and
will
treat
the non-Jews
less
favorably [RHQ]?”
I
would
reply
that
we
can
certainly
not
conclude
that!
I
have
already
shown
you
that
all
people,
the
Jews
and
also
the non-Jews,
have
sinned
and
so
they
deserve
to
be
punished {
that
God
will
punish
them} [PRS].
The
following
words
that
are
written {prophets
have
written}
in
the Scriptures
support
this,
No
person
is
righteous.
There
is
not
even
one
righteous
person!
There
is
no
one
who
understands
how
to
live
properly (OR,
about
God).
There
is
no
one
who
seeks/desires
to
know
God!
Absolutely
everyone
has
turned
away [MET]
from
God.
God
considers
them
depraved (OR,
Everyone
has
become
useless
to
God).
There
is
no
one
who
acts
righteously;
no,
there
is
not
even
one!
What
people
say [MTY]
is
foul/bad,
like
the
smell
that
comes
from
a
grave
that
has
been {that
people
have}
opened [MET].
By
what
people
say [MTY],
they
deceive
people.
By
what
they
say [MTY]
they
injure
people,
just
like
the
poison
of
snakes
injures
people [MET].
They
are
continually ◄cursing/asking
God
to
do
harmful
things
to►
others
and
saying ◄cruel/harsh/hateful►
things [MTY].
They ◄go
quickly/are
eager►
to
murder
people [MTY].
Wherever
they
go,
they
ruin
everything
and
make
people
miserable [MTY].
They
have
not/never
known
how
to
live
peacefully
with
other
people.
They
absolutely
refuse
to
fear/reverence
God [SYN]!
In
summary,
no
one
is
able
to
object
to
God’s condemnation;
everyone
has
been
declared
guilty
by
God.
Romans 3:19-20
Furthermore,
we
know
that
it
is
to
Jewish
people,
who
are
required
to
obey
God’s
laws,
that
Moses
wrote
those
laws [PRS].
We
can infer
from
this
that
there
are
no
Jews
or non-Jews [SYN]
who
are
able
to
say
anything
in
reply
to
God’s
saying
that
he
will
punish
them
for
having
sinned.
God
has
declared
everyone
in
the
world [MTY]
guilty!
It
is
not
because
people
have
done
the
things
that
God’s
laws
require
that
God
will ◄erase
the
record
of
their
sins/declare
them
no
longer
guilty
for
sin►,
because
no
one
has
done
those
things
completely.
In
fact,
the
result
of
our
knowing
God’s
laws
is
that
we
know
clearly
that
we
have
sinned (OR,
are
sinful).
Now
God erases
the
record
of
sins
of
everyone,
Jew
and non-Jew,
who
trusts
in
what
Jesus Christ
has
done
for
them.
God
presented Christ
as
the
one
who
would
atone
for
sins
by
dying
on
the
cross.
Romans 3:21-26
But
God’s ◄erasing
the
record
of
our
sins/declaring
us
no
longer
guilty►
does
not
depend
on
our
obeying
the
laws
that
he
gave
Moses.
It
has
now
been {
God
has
now}
revealed
to
us
how
he erases
the
record
of
our
sins
by
a
different
way.
It
was
written
about
by
Moses {
Moses
wrote
about
it}
in
the
laws [PRS]
God
gave
him,
and
it
was
also
written
about
by
the
prophets {the
prophets
also
wrote
about
it}.
God erases
the
record
of
our
sins
because
we
trust
in
what
Jesus
Christ
has
done
for
us.
God
does
this
for
every
person
who
trusts
in
Christ,
because
he
considers
that
there
is
no
difference
between
Jews
and non-Jews.
All
people
have
done
evil,
and
all
people
have
failed
to
accomplish
the
glorious
goals
that
God
set
for
them.
Our
record
of
sins
has
been erased {God erased
the
record
of
our
sins}
by
God
acting
kindly
to
forgive
our
sins,
without
our
doing
anything
to earn
it.
Christ
Jesus
accomplished
this
by
dying
for
us.
God
showed
that Christ
was
the
one
who
would
atone
for (OR,
forgive)
our
sins
with
the
blood
that
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died.
God
redeems/forgives
us
because
of
our
trusting
in
Christ’s
having
died
for
us.
God
wanted
to
show
that
he
acts
justly.
He
wanted
to
do
that
because,
before
Jesus
came,
God
did
not
punish
everyone
who
sinned.
So
it
seemed
as
though
he
was
not
being
just.
But
he
was
overlooking
people’s
sins
during
that
time,
because
he
is
patient.
God
arranged
for
Jesus
to
die
for
us.
By
doing
that,
God
now
shows
that
he
is
just,
and
he
shows
that
he
is
justly
able
to erase
the
record
of
sins
for
everyone
who
trusts/believes
in
Jesus.
So
we
are
prevented
from
boasting
that
God
saves
us
because
of
our
obeying
the
Mosaic
laws.
And
God
will
also
accept non-Jews
on
the
same
basis.
And
by agreeing
that
people
are
declared
righteous
by
their
trusting
in Christ,
we
actually
confirm,
not nullify,
the
Mosaic
laws.
Romans 3:27-31
It
is
not
at
all [RHQ]
because
of
our
obeying
the
laws
of
Moses
that
God erases
the
record
of
our
sins.
So, ◄there
is
no
way
that
we
can
boast
that
God
does
that
because
of
our
obeying
those
laws./how
can
we
boast
about
God erasing
the
record
of
our
sins
because
of
our
obeying
those
laws?► [RHQ]
Instead,
it
is
because
of
our
believing/trusting
in Christ
that
God erases
the
record
of
our
sins.
We
cannot
boast
about
that,
because
we conclude
that
the
record
of
our
sins
is erased {God erases
the
record
of
our
sins}
because
of
our
trusting
in Christ.
God
does
not erase
the
record
of
our
sins
because
of
our
obeying
the
laws
that
he
gave
to
Moses,
because
it
is
impossible
for
us
to
completely
obey
them.
◄You
who
are
Jews
certainly
should
not
think
that
you
are
the
only
ones
whom
God
will
accept!/Do
you
Jews
think
it
is
you
alone
whom
God
will
accept?► [RHQ]
You
certainly
should
realize
that
he
will
accept non-Jews,
too. [RHQ]
Of
course,
he
will
accept non-Jews
also,
because,
as
you
firmly
believe,
there
is
only
one
God,
who
will erase
the
record
of
Jews’ [MTY]
sins
if
they
trust
in
what
Christ
has
done,
and
who
will
similarly erase
the
record
of non-Jews’ [MTY]
sins
if
they
trust
in
Christ.
So,
if
someone
should
ask
concerning
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses, “By
saying
that
God erases
the
record
of
our
sins
because
of
our
trusting
in Christ,
does
that
mean
that
those
laws
now
are
useless?”,
I
would
reply, “Certainly
not.
Instead,
we
truly
fulfill
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.”
We can draw conclusions from Abraham’s life about how God erases the record of our sins. Abraham could not boast about his accomplishing that because the Scriptures record that it was because he believed what God promised that God erased the record of his sins. God’s doing that was a gift, not a reward.
Romans 4:1-8
Abraham
is
the
revered
ancestor
of
us
Jews.
So
think
about
what
we
can conclude
from
what
happened
to
Abraham
about
how
God
can erase
the
record
of
our
sins. [RHQ]
If
it
was
because
of
Abraham’s
doing
good
things
that
the
record
of
his
sins
was erased {that
God erased
the
record
of
his
sins},
Abraham
could
then
have
been
able
to
boast
about
that
to
people,
but
he
would
not
have
had
any
basis
to
boast
to
God
about
it.
Remember
that
in
the
Scriptures
it
is
written {someone
wrote} [PRS]
that
Abraham
believed
what
God
promised [RHQ],
and
as
a
result
the
record
of
his
sins
was erased {
God erased
the
record
of
his
sins}.
If
we
receive
wages
for
work
that
we
do,
those
wages
are
not
considered
to
be
a
gift.
Instead,
they
are
considered
to
be
what
we
have earned.
Similarly,
if
God erases
the
record
of
our
sins
because
we
did
things
to earn
God’s
favor,
we
would
not
consider
that
God’s erasing
the
record
of
our
sin
was
a
gift.
Instead,
we
would
consider
it
as
what
we
had earned.
But
suppose
that
we
do
not
do
things
to
gain
God’s
acceptance.
Suppose
that
we
instead
trust
in
God,
who erases
the
record
of
sins
of
wicked
people.
Then
the erasing
of
the
record
of
our
sins
because
of
our
trusting
in Christ
is
considered
to
be
a
gift
to
us,
not
something
that
we earned.
Similarly,
it
is
as
David
wrote
in
the
Psalms
about
people
being
happy
whose
record
of
sins
God
has erased
even
though
they
have
not
done
things
to earn
it.
David
wrote:
God
is
pleased
with
people
whose
sins
have
been {whose
sins
he
has}
forgiven,
and
whose
sins
he
has
decided
to
forget [DOU].
God
causes
to
be
happy
the
people
whose
sins
he
no
longer
keeps
a
record
of.
This
happiness
of
knowing
that
God
has erased
the
record
of
our
sins
is
also
for
the non-Jews.
Remember
that
it
was
before
Abraham
was
circumcised,
when
he
was
still
in
effect
a non-Jew,
that
God
did
that.
He
later
received
circumcision
simply
as
a
sign
of
God
having erased
the
record
of
his
sins
because
of
his
faith.
The
result
was
that
he
became
a
spiritual
father
of
all
who
believe
in
God
as
he
did,
whether
they
are
circumcised
or
not.
Romans 4:9-12
As
for
our
being
happy
because
God
has erased
the
record
of
our
sins, ◄it
is
not
something
that
only
we
Jews
can
experience./is
it [MTY]
something
that
only
we
Jews
can
experience?► [RHQ]
No,
it
is
also
something
that non-Jews
can
experience [MTY].
What
is
written
in
the Scriptures,
that
it
was
because
Abraham
trusted
in
God
that
the
record
of
his
sins
was erased {
God erased
the
record
of
his
sins},
also
shows
that
this
is
true.
◄
Think
about
when
God erased
the
record
of
Abraham’s
sins./When
did
God erase
the
record
of
Abraham’s
sins?► [RHQ] ◄Consider
whether
it
happened
after
someone
circumcised
Abraham
to
mark
him
as
one
who
belonged
to
God,
or
before
someone
circumcised
him./
Did
it
happen
after
Abraham
was
circumcised
to
be
marked
as
one
who
belonged
to
God,
or
before
he
was
circumcised?► [RHQ]
It
happened
before
he
was
circumcised,
not
after
he
was
circumcised.
Many
years
later,
God
commanded
that
Abraham
be
circumcised.
Abraham’s
accepting
that
ritual
simply
showed
that
he
knew
that
God
had
accepted
him.
He
knew
that
God
had
erased
the
record
of
his
sins
because
he
trusted
in
God
while
he
was
still,
in
effect,
a non-Jew
because
he
had
not
been
circumcised.
So
we
can
understand
that
Abraham
became ◄a
spiritual
ancestor/like
an
ancestor►
to
all
of
us
whose
record
of
sins
has
been erased {whose
sins
God
has erased
the
record
of}
because
we
believe
in
God’s
promise,
even
though
some
of
us
are
not
circumcised.
Likewise,
Abraham
is
the
spiritual
ancestor
of
all
us
Jews
who
are
not
merely
circumcised
but
who,
more importantly,
believe
in
God’s
promise
as
our
ancestor
Abraham
did,
even
before
he
was
circumcised.
It
was
because
Abraham
trusted
in
God
that
God erased
the
record
of
his
sins
and
promised
him
many
blessings.
So
what
God
promised
is
guaranteed
to
all,
both
Jews
and non-Jews,
who
trust
in
God
as
Abraham
did.
Romans 4:13-17a
God
promised
Abraham
and
his
descendants
that
they
would
receive
the
blessings
that
he
promised
to
give
to
the
people
in
the
world.
But
when
he
promised
that,
it
was
not
because
Abraham
obeyed
the
laws
that
God
later
gave
to
Moses.
Instead,
it
was
because
Abraham
believed
that
God
would
do
what
he
promised
that
he
would
do.
As
a
result,
God erased
the
record
of
his
sins.
If
we
think
that
it
is
those
who
obey
God’s
laws
who
will
receive
what
he
has
promised,
it
is
useless
for
us
to
trust
in
him.
And
what
he
promised
is
worthless.
Remember
that
it
is
stated
in
God’s
law [PRS]
that
he
will
punish
people
who
do
not
perfectly
obey
them,
and
remember
that
wherever [MTY]
laws exist,
people
disobey
them [LIT].
So
it
is
because
we
trust
in
God
that
we
will
receive
the
things
that
he
has
promised.
It
is
not
because
we
perfectly
obey
God’s
laws.
He
wants ◄to
erase
the
record
of
our
sins/to
declare
us
no
longer
guilty►
without
our earning
it.
As
a
result,
what
God
now
promises,
he guarantees
to
give
to
all
people
who
are
Abraham’s
spiritual
descendants.
He
promises
to
do
that
not
only
for
us
Jewish believers,
who
have
God’s
laws
and
trust
in
him
as
Abraham
did,
but
also
for
those
non-Jews
who
do
not
have
God’s
laws
but
who
trust
in
him
as
Abraham
did.
Abraham
is
the
spiritual
ancestor
of
all
of
us
believers.
What
is
written {What
Moses
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
about
what
God
promised
Abraham
shows
that
this
is
true.
God
said
to
him, “It
is
in
order
that
you
(sg)
may
be
the
ancestor
of
many ethnic
groups
that
I
have
chosen
you.”
It
was
because
Abraham
confidently
believed
God’s
promise
to
give
him
many
descendants,
when
there
was
no physical
basis
for
his
hoping
that
this
would
happen,
that
God erased
the
record
of
his
sins.
Romans 4:17b-22
God
guaranteed
that
he
would
give
Abraham
many
descendants.
Abraham
confidently
believed
that
God
would
do
that,
even
though
there
was
no physical
reason
for
him
to
hope
that
he
would
have
descendants,
because
he
and
his
wife
were
too
old
to
bear
children.
But
God
is
the
one
who
causes
dead
people
to
live
again,
and
who talks
about
things
that
do
not
yet
exist
as
already existing.
God
said
to
Abraham, “You
will
have
so
many
descendants
that
they
will
be
as
impossible
to
count
as
the
stars.”
And
Abraham
believed
that,
and
he
believed
that
he
would
become
the
ancestor
of
many ethnic
groups.
He
did
not
doubt
that
God
would
do
what
he
promised,
even
though
he
knew
that
his
body
was
already
as
incapable
of
begetting
children
as
if
he
were
dead [MET]
because
he
was
about 100
years
old.
And
even
though
he
realized
that
Sarah
had
never
been
able
to
become
pregnant [IDM],
he
did
not
doubt
at
all
that
God
would
do
what
he
had
promised.
Instead,
he
trusted
in
God
more/very
strongly,
and
he
thanked
God
for
what
God
was
going
to
do.
He
was
also
convinced {very
sure}
that
the
thing
that
God
promised,
God
was
able
to
do.
And
that
is
the
reason
that
the
record
of
his
sins
was erased {
God erased
the
record
of
his
sins}.
The
words
about
God erasing
the
record
of
Abraham’s
sins
were
written
also
to
assure
us
who
believe
in
God.
Romans 4:23-25
The
words
in
the Scriptures, “The
record
of
his
sins
was erased {
God erased
the
record
of
his
sins},”
are
not
only
about
Abraham.
They
were
also
written {
They
also
wrote
that}
for
us
whose
record
of
sins
would
be erased {
God
would erase}.
They
were
written {
They
wrote
it}
for
us
who
believe
God,
the
one
who
caused
our
Lord
Jesus
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died.
Jesus
allowed
men
to
execute [MTY]
him
so
that
God
could
forgive
our
evil
deeds.
And
God
caused
Jesus
to
live
again
because
God
wanted
to
show
that
because
of
the
death
of
Jesus
he
was
able
to erase
the
record
of
our
sins.
Because God has erased the record of our sins, we have peace with him, we experience his acting kindly toward us, we rejoice because we expect to receive God’s glory, and we even rejoice in suffering because we know the results that it brings.
Romans 5:1-5
Because
we
trusted
in
Christ,
the
record
of
our
sins
has
been erased {
God
has erased
the
record
of
our
sins}.
So
we
now
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
God
because
of
our
trust
in
what
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
has
done
for
us.
Because
of
what Christ
has
done,
God
has
also
enabled
us
to
begin
experiencing
his
continually
acting
toward
us
in
ways
that
we
do
not
deserve.
Also,
we
rejoice
because
we
are
confidently expecting
that
God
will
gladly
show
us
how
great
he
is.
We
rejoice
even
when
we
suffer
as
a
result
of
our
trusting
in Christ,
because
we
know
that
when
we
are
suffering,
the
result
is
that
we
learn
to
endure
things
patiently.
And
we
know
that
when
we
endure
things
patiently,
the
result
is
that
God
approves
of
us.
And
when
we
know
that
God
approves
of
us,
the
result
is
that
we
confidently
expect
that
he
will
do
great
things
for
us.
And
we
are
very
confident [PRS]
that
we
will
receive
the
things
that
we
wait
expectantly
for,
because
God
loves
us
very
much.
His
Holy
Spirit,
who
has
been {whom
he
has}
given
to
us,
causes
us
to
understand
how
much
God
loves
us.
Because Christ
died
for
us
ungodly
people,
he
will
certainly
save
us
from
God’s
eternal
punishment,
and
so
we
boast
of
what
he
has
done
for
us.
Romans 5:6-11
When
we
were
unable
to
save
ourselves,
it
was
Christ
who,
at
the
time
that
God
chose,
died
on
behalf
of
us
ungodly
people.
Rarely
would
anyone
die
on
behalf
of
another
person,
even
if
that
person
were
righteous,
although
someone
might
be
courageous
enough
to
die
on
behalf
of
a
truly
good
person
person.
Nevertheless,
as
for
God,
the
way
he
showed
us
that
he
loves
us
is
that
Christ
died
on
our
behalf
while
we
were
still
rebelling
against
God.
The
record
of
our
sins
has
been erased {
God
has erased
the
record
of
our
sins}
because
of
what Christ
accomplished
when
his
blood [MTY]
flowed
when
he
died.
So
it
is
even
more
certain
that
we
will
be
saved
by Christ {that Christ
will
save
us}
from
God’s
punishing
us
eternally [MTY].
Even
when
we
were
acting hostilely towards
God,
he
enabled
us
to
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
him
as
a
result
of
his
Son
dying
for
us.
So
it
is
even
more
certain
that
we
will
be
saved {Christ
will
be
able
to
save
us}
from
God’s
punishing
us [MTY]
because Christ
is
alive
again
and
because
God
has
enabled
us
to
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
himself.
And
that’s
not
all!
Now
we
also
rejoice
about
the
things
that
God
has
done
for
us
because
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
dying
for
us
and enabling
us
to
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
God.
Although
the
sin
of
one
man,
Adam,
led
to
all
people
dying
and
God
declaring
that
they
deserved
to
be
punished,
Christ’s
righteous
act
of
obedience
when
he
died
led
to
many
people
experiencing
God’s
kindness
and
being
declared
righteous
and
living
eternally,
and
it
will
also
result
in
their
ruling
with
Christ.
Romans 5:12-21
What
you
can
learn
from
what
I
have
written
so
far
is
as
follows:
All
people
are
sinful [PRS],
and
that
is
the
result
of
Adam,
the
first
man
whom
God
created,
sinning
long
ago.
Adam
died [PRS]
because
he
sinned.
So,
all
people
who
have
lived
since
then
die,
because
it
is
as
though
all
people
sinned
when
Adam
sinned.
People
in [MTY]
the
world
sinned
before
God
gave
his
laws
to
Moses.
But
people
are
not
considered
by
God {
God
does
not
consider
people}
to
be
guilty
for
their
sins
if
there
is
no
law
stating
that
what
they
did
was
sinful.
But
we
know
that
from
the
time
when
Adam
lived
until
the
time
when
Moses
lived,
all
people
sinned,
and
they
died
as
a consequence [PRS,
MET].
Even
people
who
sinned differently
from
the
way
Adam
sinned,
died.
Adam’s
sin affected
all
people,
just
like
what
Christ
did,
the
one
who
came
later,
can affect
all
people.
But
the
results
of
God’s erasing
the
record
of
our
sins
as
a
gift
to
us
are
not
like
the
results
of Adam’s
sinning.
The
result
of
one
man,
Adam,
sinning
was
that
many/all
people
have
died.
But
it
is
certain,
however,
that
many
people
have
abundantly
experienced
God’s
acting
kindly
toward
them
in
a
way
they
did
not
deserve.
It
is
also
certain
that
they
have
experienced
God’s erasing
the
record
of
their
sins
as
the
result
of
one
man,
Jesus
Christ,
acting
kindly
toward
them/towards
them
in
a
way
they
did
not
deserve.
And
there
is
another
way
in
which
God’s
freely
erasing
the
record
of
our
sins
is
not
like
the
results
of Adam’s
sinning.
One
person,
Adam,
sinned.
As
a
result,
God
declared
that
all
people
deserve
to
be
punished.
Many
people
sinned.
But
what
God
did
was
that
he erased
the
record
of
their
sins
without
their earning
it.
All
people
die [MET, PRS]
because
of
what
one
man,
Adam,
did.
But
now
many
of
us
experience
that
God
has
abundantly
acted towards
us
in
ways
we
did
not
deserve,
and
we
experience
that
he
has erased
the
record
of
our
sins
without
our earning
it.
It
is
also
very
certain
that
we
will
rule
with
Christ (OR,
share
the
glory
of
Christ’s
being
king),
in
heaven.
This
will
happen
because
of
what
one
man,
Jesus
Christ,
did
for
us.
So,
because
one
man,
Adam,
disobeyed
God’s
law,
that
resulted
in
all
people
deserving
to
be
punished {that
God
punish
them}.
Similarly,
because
one
man,
Jesus,
acted
righteously
by
obeying
God
when
he
died,
the
result
was
that
God
is
able
to erase
the
record
of
all
people’s
sins
and
enable
them
to
live
eternally.
It
was
because
one
person,
Adam,
disobeyed
God
that
many/all
people
became
sinners.
Similarly,
it
is
because
one
person,
Jesus,
obeyed
God
when
he
died
that
the
record
of
many
people’s
sins
will
be erased {that
he
will erase
the
record
of
many
people’s
sins}.
God
gave [PRS]
his
laws
to
Moses [PRS]
in
order
that
people
might
realize
how
greatly
they
had
sinned;
but
as
people
sinned
more,
God
continued
to
act
even
more
kindly
toward
them,
in
a
way
that
they
did
not
deserve.
He
did
that
in
order
that
just
like
people
everywhere inevitably
sin,
which
results
in
their
dying [MET, PRS],
people
everywhere
might inevitably
experience
God’s
acting
kindly towards
them
in
a
way
they
do
not
deserve [MET, PRS]
by
erasing
the
record
of
their
sins.
The
result
is
that
people
can
live
eternally
because
of
what
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
did
for
them.
If someone were to say that perhaps we should continue to sin in order that God may continue to act more kindly toward us, I would reply that we who ought to consider ourselves unresponsive to sinful desires should certainly not continue sinning. We must keep remembering that it is as though our former sinful nature has ceased to function, and it is as though we have become unresponsive to sinful desires, living in a new way. So do not let the desire to commit sin control you. Instead, present yourselves to God to do righteous things.
Romans 6:1-14
Someone
might [RHQ]
say
in
reply
to
what
I
have
written
that
since
God
acted
kindly
toward
us
in
a
way
we
did
not
deserve
because
we
sinned,
perhaps
we
should
continue
to
sin
in
order
that
he
may
continue
to
act
even
more
kindly
toward
us
and
keep
on
forgiving
us! [RHQ]
I
would
reply,
No,
certainly
not!
We
ought
to
consider
that
our
sinful
desires [MET]
cannot
make
us
do
what
they
want
us
to
do,
just
like
we
cannot
make
a
corpse
do
what
we
want
it
to
do.
So
it
is
not
right
that
we
continue
to
sin! [RHQ]
When
we
were baptized {
asked
someone
to baptize
us}
in
order
to
show
that
we
have
a relationship
with (OR,
are
united
to)
Jesus
Christ,
our
being baptized
was
to
declare
that
it
was
as
though
we
died
with
Christ. ◄
I
want
you
to
remember
that!/Do
you
not
know
that?► [RHQ]
So,
when
we
were baptized {someone baptized
us},
it
was
as
though
we
were
buried
with
Christ.
We
were baptized
in
order
to indicate
that
we
would
not
let
our
sinful
desires
make
us
do
what
they
want
us
to
do,
just
like
people
cannot
make
a
corpse
do
what
they
want
it
to
do [MET].
We
were baptized
to
signify
that
we
would
continually
conduct
our
lives
in
a
new
way,
just
like
Christ
was
caused
to
live
again
in
a
new
way
by
the
great
power
of
God
his
Father.
Because
of
our
close relationship
with Christ,
we
have
separated
ourselves
from
the
former
way
in
which
we
conducted
our
lives,
just
like
he
was
separated
from
his physical
life
when
he
died [MET].
But
God
will
also
certainly
enable
us
to
live
in
a
new
way,
just
like
he
enabled Christ
to
live
again.
We
must
keep
remembering
that
when Christ
died
on
the
cross [MET],
it
was
as
though
our
sinful nature
died
with
him.
It
has
lost
its
power
to
make
us
do
what
it
wants
us
to
do [MET].
That
happened
in
order
that
we
would
not
do
the
sinful
things
that
our
bodies [MET],
which
desire
to
sin,
want
us
to
do,
and
in
order
that
we
would
no
longer
have
to
sin [MET],
as
slaves
have
to
do
what
their
masters
want.
We
are,
as
it
were,
freed {
free}
from
sinful
desires [MET]
controlling
us,
just
like
those
who
have
died
are
free
from
anything controlling
them.
Since
it
is
as
though
we
died
with
Christ,
we
believe
that
we
will
continue
to
live
with
him.
We
know
that
since
God
enabled
Christ
to
live
again
after
he
died,
Christ
will
never
die
again.
Nothing
will
ever
be
able
to
make
him
die
again [PRS].
When
he
died,
he
died
once
for
people
who
had
sinned,
and
he
will
never
die
again;
but
in
regard
to
his
living
again
now,
he
lives
in
order
to
serve/honor
God.
Similarly,
you
must
consider
that
it
is
as
though
you
have
become
unable
to
do
what
your
sinful
desires [MET]
want,
as
a
corpse
is
not
able
to
do
what
anyone
wants
it
to
do.
You
must
also
consider
that
because
of
your relationship
to
Christ
Jesus
you
are
living
in
a
new
way
in
order
to
serve/honor
God.
So,
do
not
let
the
desire
to
sin [PRS]
control
your
bodies [MET]
with
the
result
that
you
do
the
sinful
things
that
you
desire
to
do.
Remember
that
your
bodies
will
surely
die,
but
your
spirits
will
never
die.
Do
not
let
any
of
your
body
parts
do
wicked
things,
as
you
did [MET]
when
you
were spiritually
dead.
Instead,
present
yourselves
to
God
as
people
who
are
alive
spiritually.
Present
all
your
body
parts
to
God,
to
allow
him
to
use
them
to
do
righteous
things.
Do
not
let
a
desire
to
sin
control
you [PRS].
The
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
did
not
enable
you
to
stop
sinning.
But
now
God
controls
you
and
kindly
helps
you
not
to
sin.
If
someone
should conclude
that
people
can
sin
now
because
they
are
not obligated
to
obey
the
Mosaic
laws,
I
would
say, “Certainly
not!”
Instead,
let
your
minds
compel
your
bodies
to
act
righteously.
Romans 6:15-23
I
suppose
that
certain
people
might
think
about
what
I
have
just
said
and
they
might
say [RHQ], “
You
say
that
the
laws
God
gave
Moses
did
not
enable
us
to
stop
sinning,
but
that
God
is
now treating
us
kindly
in
ways
we
do
not
deserve. ◄
That
seems
to
mean
that
God
permits
us
to
continue
sinning./
Does
that
mean
that
God
permits
us
to
continue
sinning?► [RHQ]”
My
reply
to
that
is
no,
we
should
certainly
not
continue
sinning
Slaves
have
to
obey
what
their
masters
command [MET]
them
to
do. ◄I
want
you
to
remember
this./Do
you
not
know
this?► [RHQ]
Similarly,
if
you
present
yourselves
to
someone
in
order
to
obey
him,
you
will
be
the
slaves [MET]
of
the
person
you
obey.
Similarly,
if
you
have
yielded
yourselves
to
do
the
sinful
things
you
desire,
you
are
slaves
of
your
sinful
desires [PRS],
and
you
will
be
eternally
separated
from
God.
If
you
have
yielded
yourselves
to
obey
God,
you
are
slaves
of
God
and
you
need
to
live
righteously.
You
were
once
slaves
to
your
sinful
desires.
But
you
began
to
sincerely
obey
the
new
teaching [MET]
that
you
were
taught {that
people
taught
you}.
I
thank
God
for
that.
I
also
thank
God
that
you
have
been
freed {
that
he
has
freed
you}
from
being
controlled
by
a
desire
to
sin,
and
that
you
have
become
as
though
you
were
slaves [MET]
to
living
righteously [MET].
I
am illustrating
what
I
say
by
talking
about
slavery
because
your
human nature prevents
you
from
understanding
spiritual
truth
easily.
In
the
past
you
willingly
did
the immoral
and unlawful
things
that
your
minds
compelled
your
bodies
to
do [MET],
just
like
slaves
do
what
their
masters
compel
them
to
do.
As
a
result,
you
did
even
more unlawful
things.
Now,
you
need
to
willingly
allow
your
minds
to
compel
your
bodies
to
act
righteously [MET],
in
order
that
you
will
behave
in
a
holy/pure
way.
When
you
were
like
slaves
because
your
sinful
desires
compelled
you
to
do
sinful
things [MET],
you
were
not
concerned
about
behaving
righteously [MET].
Nevertheless,
doing
those
things
resulted
in
your
being
separated
from
God,
so
you
did
not
benefit
at
all
from
doing
the
sinful
things
that
you
are
now
ashamed
of. [RHQ]
But
you
have
been
freed {
God
has
freed
you}
from
letting
the
desire
to
sin
control
you.
You
have
become
as
though
you
are [MET]
the
slaves
of
God.
So
now
the
result
is
that
God
has
caused
you
to
completely
belong
to
him
and,
as
a
result,
you
will
live
eternally.
What
people
receive
for
sinning
is
that
they
are
eternally
separated
from
God.
That
is
like
wages
that
people
receive [MET].
But
what
God
gives
us
is
a
gift.
What
he
gives
us
is
that
we
live
eternally
because
of
our relationship
with (OR,
because
we
are
united
to)
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord.
You know that after people die they are freed from being required to obey any law. Similarly, God has freed us from being required to obey all the Jewish rituals and laws.
Romans 7:1-6
My
fellow believers,
you
know
about
laws.
So
you
certainly
know (OR,
I
want
you
to
remember)
that
people
have
to
obey
laws [PRS]
only
while
they
are
alive. [RHQ]
For
example,
a
woman
is
required
by
the
law {the
law
requires
a
woman}
to
obey
and
be
faithful
to
her
husband
as
long
as
he
is
alive.
But
if
her
husband
dies,
she
is
freed
from
having
to {
no
longer
has
to}
obey
the
law
about
remaining
married
to
her
husband.
Therefore,
a
woman
will
be
called {people
will
call
a
woman}
an
adulteress
if
she
lives
with
another
man
while
her
husband
is
alive.
But
if
her
husband
dies,
she
no
longer
has
to
obey
that
law.
Then
she
will
not
be
an
adulteress
if
she
marries
another
man.
Likewise,
my
fellow believers,
just
like
people
are
free
from
having
to
obey
any
law
after
they
die [MET],
you
and
I
have
been
freed {
God
has
freed
you
and
me}
from
having
to
obey
all
the
Jewish rituals
and
laws [MET].
That
is
because
it
is
as
though
we
died
with
Christ
when
he
was crucified.
Now
you
and
I
belong
to
someone
else [MET],
like
a
woman
who
marries
again
after
her
husband
dies
belongs
to
another
man.
Specifically,
you
and
I
belong
to
Christ,
who
has
come
back
to
life {whom
God
has
caused
to
live
again
after
he
died},
in
order
that
we
may
live
righteously [IDM]
to
honor
God.
When
our self-directed nature
controlled
us,
desires
that
led
us
to
sin
were
acting
in
our
bodies.
Those
desires
were
increased
because
of
our
knowing
God’s
laws [PRS].
As
a
result
we
did
evil
things [IDM]
that
caused
us
to
be
separated
from
God.
But
now
we
are
freed {free}
from
having
to
obey
all
the
Jewish rituals—
it
is
as
though
we
have
died.
The
result
is
that
now
we
are
not
controlled
by
those rituals {those rituals
do
not
control
us
now}.
So
we
serve
God,
not
by
having
to
obey
those rituals,
which
is
the
old
way,
but
in
the
new
way,
as
God’s
Spirit
helps
us
to
serve
him.
My
reply
to
the objection
that
the
laws
of
Moses
are
evil
because
they
cause
us
to
sin
is
that
the
laws
are
holy
and
good;
what
the
laws
do
are
simply
to
reveal
that
what
we
are
doing
is
sinful.
Romans 7:7-12
Someone
might
object,
saying, “◄The
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
must
be
evil
if
our
sinful
desires
are
increased
because
of
our
knowing
those
laws. [MTY]/Are
not
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
evil
if
they
stir
up
our
sinful
desires?►” [MTY, RHQ]
I
would
reply
that
they
certainly
are
not
evil,
even
though
our
sinful
desires
are
increased.
What
I
would
reply
is
that
I,
for
example,
realized
that
what
I
was
doing
was
sinful
only
because
of
what
is
written {
Moses
wrote}
in
those
laws.
For
example,
I
realized
that
coveting
is
sinful
only
because
he
wrote
in
those
laws [PRS], “You
must
not
covet.”
And
because
of
what
that
commandment
stated,
my
sinful
desire
to
have
things
that
belong
to
others [PRS]
caused
me
to
covet
in
many
ways.
Our
desire
to
sin
is
not stimulated [MET]
when
there
is
no
law
that prohibits
our
doing
sinful
things.
Formerly,
when
I
did
not
know
what
God’s
laws
required,
I
used
to
live
without
worrying
about
what
I
was
doing.
But
when
I
became
aware
that
God
commanded,
“You
must
not
covet,”
I
suddenly
realized [PRS]
that
I
was
sinning,
and
I
realized
that
I
was
separated
from
God.
The
laws
that
I
thought
would
enable
me
to
live
eternally
as
a
result
of
my
obeying
them
caused
me
to
realize
that
I
was
separated
from
God!
My
desire
to
sin
found
a
way [PRS]
to
deceive
me
by
making
me
think wrongly
that
I
could
keep
on
sinning
and
at
the
same
time
obey
those
laws
enough
so
that
I
would
live
eternally,
and
thus
it
caused
me
to
be
separated
from
God [PRS].
So
we conclude
that
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses
are
holy.
What
God
commanded
about
not coveting,
along
with
all
the
other
things
that
he
commanded,
is
also
holy,
and
it
is
just
and
good.
My
reply
to
the objection
that
God’s
law,
being
good,
causes
people
to
become spiritually
dead
is
no,
it
is
our
desire
to
commit
sin
that
causes
us
to
sin
and
become spiritually
dead.
Romans 7:13
So,
if
someone
were
to
object
saying, “
The
laws
that
God
gave
Moses,
which
are
good, ◄resulted
in
my
being
separated
from
God!/did
they
result
in
my
being
separated
from
God?► [RHQ]”
I
would
reply, “Certainly
they
did
not
do
that!”
But
instead,
those
laws,
which
are
good, stimulated
my
desire
to
sin.
I
knew
that
the
result
was
that
I
was
separated
from
God.
And
also,
because
I
learned
what
God
had
commanded,
I
knew
that
what
I
was
doing
was
truly
sinful.
The
laws
came
from
God’s
Spirit,
but
you
and
I
are
influenced
by
our
sinful natures.
We
often
do
not
do
the
things
that
we
desire,
and
we
do
the
things
that
we
detest
because
of
a
desire
to
sin
that permeates
us
and prevents
us
from
doing
good,
unless Christ frees
us
from
being
controlled
by
these
desires.
Romans 7:14-25
We
know
that
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
came
from
God’s
Spirit.
But
as
for
me,
I
am
influenced
by
my self-directed nature.
It
is
as
though
I
have
been
forced
to
become
a
slave
of
my
desire
to
sin [MET].
The
things
that
I
do,
I
often [HYP]
do
not
understand.
That
is,
sometimes [HYP]
it
is
the
good
things
that
I
want
to
do
that
I
do
not
do.
And
sometimes [HYP]
it
is
the
evil
things
that
I
detest
that
I
do.
Since
I
do
the
evil
things
that
I
do
not
want
to
do,
I
agree
that
the
laws
of
God
are
good.
So,
it
is
not
that
I
do
evil
things
because
I
wish
to
do
them.
Instead,
what
happens
is
that
I
do
sinful
things
because
the
desire
to
sin
causes
me
to
do
them.
The
desire
to
sin ◄is
within/permeates►
me [PRS].
I
know
that
my self-directed nature
will
not
let
me [PRS]
do
anything
that
is
good.
I
know
this
because
I
want
to
do
what
is
good,
but
I
do
not
do
what
is
good.
I
do
not
do
the
good
things
that
I
want
to
do.
Instead,
it
is
evil
things
that
I
do
not
want
to
do
that
I
do.
Because
I
do
evil
things
that
I
do
not
want
to
do,
it
is
not
that
I
do
evil
things
because
I
want
to.
Instead,
I
do
them
because
my self-directed nature,
which permeates
me [PRS],
causes
me
to
do
them.
I
find,
then,
that
what
always
happens
is
that
when
I
want
to
do
what
is
good,
there
is
an
evil
desire
present
within
me
that [PRS]
prevents
me
from
doing
good.
With
my
new
inner nature
I
like
the
laws
of
God
very
much.
Nevertheless,
I
sense
that
there
is
a
different
force
that
is
in ◄my
body/me► [PRS, SYN].
It
is
opposed
to
what
with
my
mind
I
desire
to
do [MET],
and
it
puts
me inescapably
under
the
control
of [MET]
the
sinful
desires
that
I
have [SYN].
When
I
consider
this,
I
feel
that
I
am
a
very
wretched
person.
I
want
someone
to
set
me
free
from
the
control
of
what
my
body
desires,
in
order
that
I
might
not
be
separated
from
God. [RHQ]
I
also
think
that
what
I
have
experienced
is
the
same
as
what
all believers
experience.
I
thank
God
that
it
is
by
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
that
we
can
be
free
from
the
control
of
what
our
bodies
desire.
So,
with
our
minds,
you
and
I
on
the
one
hand
want
to
obey
God’s
laws.
But
also,
you
and
I
often
let
our
sinful
desires
control
us
because
of
our self-directed nature.
God will not in any way condemn those who are united to Christ Jesus, because God’s Spirit has freed us from the inevitability of sinning and from spiritual death.
Romans 8:1-11
Because
God
has erased
the
record
of
our
sins
because
we
trust
in
what
Christ
has
done
for
us,
now
God
will
not
condemn
and
punish
those/us
who
have
a relationship
with (OR,
are
united
to)
Christ
Jesus.
God’s
Spirit
causes
us
to
live
in
a
new
way [PRS]
as
a
result
of
what
Christ
Jesus
did
for
us.
And
he
has
set
up
a
way
by
which
he frees
each
of
us
from
continually
being
forced
to
sin (OR,
to
obey
our self-directed natures)
and
from
being
separated
from
God.
What
we
could
not
do
by
trying
to
obey
the
laws
of
God [PRS],
because
our self-directed nature
was
too
weak
to
obey
them,
God
did.
He
sent
his
own
Son
into
the
world
in
order
that
his
Son
might
atone
for
our
sin.
His
Son
came
having
a
body (OR,
human nature)
that
was
like
the
body (OR,
the
human nature)
of
us
people
who
sin.
By
sending
his
Son
in
this
way,
he
condemned
and
punished
his
Son,
who
never
sinned,
instead
of
punishing
us,
who
sinned [MTY].
He
did
that
by
making
his
Son’s
body
a
sacrifice (OR,
by
causing
his
Son’s
body
to
suffer/die)
for
all
our
sin.
So
we
can
now
fulfill
all
that
God
required
in
his
laws.
We
do
this,
not
by
our
acting
the
way
our
sinful
human nature
desires,
but
instead
by
living
as
God’s
Spirit
desires
us
to
live.
People
who
live
according
to
what
their self-directed nature
desires
think
about
and
are
concerned
about
what
their self-directed nature
desires.
But
people
who
live
according
to
what
God’s
Spirit
desires
think
about
and
are
concerned
about
what
God’s
Spirit
desires.
Those
people
who [PRS]
think
about
and
are
concerned
about
what
their self-directed nature
desires
will
not
live
eternally (OR,
will
be
separated
from
God).
But
those
people
who
think
about
and
are
concerned
about
what
God’s
Spirit
desires
will
live
eternally
and
have
inner
peace.
Let
me
explain
this.
To
the
extent
that
people [PRS]
think
about
and
are
concerned
about
what
their self-directed nature
desires,
they
are
acting
contrary
to
God.
They
do
not
obey
the
laws
of
God.
In
fact,
they
are
not
even
able
to
obey
his
laws.
The
people
who
let
their self-directed nature
control
them
cannot
do
what
pleases
God.
But
we
do
not
have
to
let
our self-directed nature
control
us.
Instead,
we
can
let
God’s
Spirit
control
us,
because
he
lives
within
us.
If
people
do
not
have
living
in
them
the
Spirit
who
comes
from
Christ,
they
do
not
belong
to
Christ.
But
since
Christ
is
living
in
you/us
by
his
Spirit,
although
your/our
bodies
are
certain
to
die
because
you/we
sin,
your/our
spirits
are
alive
because
God
has erased
the
record
of
your/our
sins.
God
caused
Jesus
to
live
again
after
he
died.
And
because
his
Spirit
lives
in
you/us,
God
will
also
make
your/our
bodies,
which
now
are
sure
to
die,
live
again
after
you/we
die.
God,
who
caused
Christ
to
live
again
after
he
died,
will
make
you/us
live
again
by
causing
his
Spirit,
who
lives
within
you/us,
to
do
it.
We
are
compelled
to
live
as
the
Spirit
directs,
not
as
our self-directed nature
directs,
because
if
we
do
the
latter
we
will
be
eternally
separated
from
God,
but
if
we
cease
doing
the
latter
we
will
live
eternally.
Romans 8:12-13
Therefore,
my
fellow believers,
we
must
live
as
the
Spirit
directs
us.
What
we
do
not
have
to
do
is
to
live
as
our self-directed nature
guides
us.
If
you
live
the
way
your self-directed nature
directs,
you
will
surely
not
live
eternally (OR,
will
surely
be
eternally
separated
from
God).
But
if
by
the
power
of
God’s
Spirit
you
quit
doing
the
sinful
things
that
your
bodies
desire [MET],
you
will
live
eternally.
Because
we
who
allow
the
Spirit
of
God
to
guide
us
are
God’s
children,
we
will
also
inherit
eternal
blessings
from
God.
Romans 8:14-17
We
who
are
guided
by
the
Spirit
of
God {allow
the
Spirit
of
God
to
guide
us}
are
God’s
children.
You
have
showed
that
this
is
true,
because
you
received
from
God
a
Spirit
that
is
not
one
that
makes
you
fear
God
again.
You
are
not
like
slaves
who
fear
their
masters [MET].
On
the
contrary,
we
have
received
a
Spirit
by
whose
work
in
our
hearts
God
has
adopted
us.
The
Spirit
now enables
us
to
cry
out
to
God, “
You(sg)
are
my
Father [DOU]!”
The
Spirit
himself
confirms
what
our
spirits
say,
that
we
are
God’s
children.
Because
we
are
God’s
children,
we
also
will
some
day
receive/inherit
eternal
blessings/privileges.
We
will
receive/inherit
them
from
God,
and
we
will
also
receive/inherit
them
just
like
Christ
has
inherited
them.
But
we
must
suffer
for
doing
good
as
Christ
did,
in
order
to
receive
splendor
as
he
did.
Since
everything
that
God
has
created
is
eagerly awaiting
the
time
when
he
will
reveal
who
are
his
true
children,
I
consider
that
what
we
suffer
now
is
not
worth
paying
attention
to.
Romans 8:18-25
I
consider
that
what
we
suffer
during
the
present
time
is
not
worth
paying
attention
to,
because
the
future
splendor/glory
that
will
be
revealed {that
God
will
reveal}
to
us
is
so
great.
The
things
that
God
has
created
are
very
eagerly
waiting
for
the
time [PRS, DOU]
when
God
will
reveal
who
his
true
children
are.
God
caused
the
things
that
he
created
to
be
unable
to
achieve
what
he
had
purposed.
That
was
not
because
they
wanted
to
be
unable
to
do
that.
On
the
contrary,
God
made
them
that
way
because
he
wanted
them
to
keep
confidently expecting
that
the
things
that
he
created
will
be
freed {that
he
will
free
the
things
that
he
created}
from
their
sure
decay [MET].
He
will
free
them
in
order
that
he
can
give
them
the
same
glory
that
belongs
to
his
children.
We
know
that
until
now
it
is
as
though
all
things
that
God
created
have
been
groaning
together,
and
they
long
for
that
glory,
just
like
a
mother
having
the
pains
before
bearing
a
child
groans
and
longs
for
her baby’s
birth [MET].
Not
only
do
those
things
groan,
but
we
ourselves
also
groan
inwardly.
We
who
have
God’s
Spirit,
who
is
like
a
partial
gift [MET]
we
have
received
as
we
wait
for
the
future
glory,
groan
inwardly.
We
groan
while
we
wait
eagerly
for
the
time
when
we
will
receive
our
full
rights
as
God’s
adopted
children.
That
will
include
his
freeing
our
bodies
from
the
things
that
hinder
us
on
earth.
He
will
do
this
by
giving
us
new
bodies.
Ever
since
we
were
saved {since
God
saved
us},
we
have
continued
to
confidently
expect
that
future
glory.
If
we
had
what
we
waited
for,
we
would
not
need
to
wait
for
it
any
longer,
because
those
who
have
something,
certainly
do
not
continue
to
wait
for
it! [RHQ]
But
because
we
keep
waiting
expectantly
to
receive
what
we
do
not
yet
have,
we
wait
for
it
eagerly
and
patiently/perseveringly.
God’s
Spirit
helps
us
when
our
spirits
feel
weak;
he
prays
for
us
and
God
understands
what
his
Spirit
intends.
Romans 8:26-27
Similarly,
in
addition
to
our
continuing
to
wait
for
what
God
will
give
us,
God’s
Spirit
helps
us
when
our
spirits
feel
weak.
We
do
not
know
what
is
proper/necessary
for
us
to
pray.
But
God’s
Spirit
knows,
and
he
prays
for
us
when
we
groan (OR,
he
groans)
in
a
way
that
cannot
be
expressed
in
words (OR,
prays
with
us,
groaning
in
a
way
that
cannot
be
expressed
in
words).
God,
who
examines
our
inner
feelings,
understands
what
his
Spirit
desires.
What
God
understands
is
that
his
Spirit
prays
for
us
who
belong
to
God
exactly
as
God
wants
him
to
pray.
God
works
out
all
things
in
a
way
that
produces
good
spiritual
benefits
for
us
who
love
him.
He
does
this
because,
having
known
that
we
would
be
saved
and
thus
we
would
have
the
character
of
his
Son,
he
chose
us
and
declared
us
righteous,
and
he
will
surely
give
us
future
splendor.
Romans 8:28-30
And
we
know
that
to
those/us
who
love
God,
he
works
out
all
things
that
happen
to
them/us
in
a
way
that
produces
good
spiritual
benefits
for
us.
He
does
these
things
for
those/us
whom
he
has
chosen,
because
that
was (OR,
was
according
to)
what
he
planned
to
do.
God
knew
previously
that
we
would
believe
in
him (OR,
would
be
saved).
We
are
those
who
God
also
decided
previously
would develop
a
character
like
his
Son’s
character.
The
result
of
that
is
that
Christ
is
like
a
firstborn/highest-ranking
son,
and
those/we
who
are
God’s
children [MET]
are
like [MET]
many
younger
brothers
of
Jesus.
And
us
who
God
decided
previously
that
we
would
become
like
his
Son,
he
also
summoned.
And
for
us
whom
he
summoned,
he
also erased
the
record
of
our
sins.
And
for
us
whose
record
of
sins
he
has erased,
he
also
will
surely
give
future
splendor.
We
must conclude
from
these
things
that
no
one
can
defeat
us,
and
absolutely
no
one
and
nothing
can
separate
us
from Christ’s
loving
us
and
God’s
loving
us.
Romans 8:31-39
So ◄I
will
tell
you
what
we
must conclude
from
all
these
things
that
God
does
for
us./what
shall
we conclude
from
all
these
things
that
God
does
for
us?► [RHQ]
Because
God
is
acting
on
our
behalf, ◄no
one
can
win
against
us!/can
anyone
defeat
us? (OR,
it
does
not
matter
if
anyone
opposes
us)!► [RHQ]
God
did
not
spare
even
his
very
own
Son.
Instead,
he
turned
him
over
to
others
to
cruelly
kill
him
in
order
that
all
we
who
believe
in
him
may
benefit
from
his
dying
for
us.
Therefore,
because
God
did
that, ◄he
will
also
certainly
give
us
freely
everything
that
we
need
to
live
for
him,
in
addition
to
giving
us Christ./will
he
not
also
certainly
give
us
freely
everything
that
we
need
to
live
for
him,
in
addition
to
giving
us Christ?► [RHQ]
It
is
God
himself
who erases
the
record
of
our
sins.
So ◄no
one
who
accuses
us
before
God
will
win
against
us (OR,
it
does
not
matter
if
anyone
tries
to
accuse
us)
whom
God
has
chosen./is
it possible
that
anyone
who
accuses
us
before
God
will
win
against
us (OR,
does
it
matter
if
anyone
tries
to
accuse
us)
whom
God
has
chosen?► [RHQ]
It
is
Christ
Jesus
himself
who
pleads
with
God
for
us,
so ◄no
one
can
condemn
us (OR,
say
that
we
are
still
guilty
for
our
sin)./can
anyone
condemn
us (OR,
say
that
we
are
still
guilty
for
our
sin)?► [RHQ]
Christ
died
for
us,
but
he
was
also
brought
back
to
life {
God
also
raised
him
from
the
dead},
and
he
is
now
at
the
place
of
honor
ruling
with
God [MTY].
Absolutely
no
one
and
nothing
can
cause
Christ
to
stop
loving
us! [RHQ]
That
could
not [RHQ]
happen
because
someone
caused
us
to
have
trouble [DOU],
or
because
someone
did
things
to
harm
us,
or
because
we
did
not
have
anything
to
eat,
or
because
we
did
not
have
enough
clothes,
or
because
we
lived
in
a
dangerous
situation,
or
because
someone
killed
us
with
a
sword [MTY] (OR,
murdered
us).
Such
things
may
happen
to
us,
just
like
it
is
written {
as
David
wrote}
that
David
said
to
God, “Because
we
are
your
(sg)
people,
other
people
repeatedly
attempt
to
kill
us.
They
consider
that
we
are
only
people
to
be
killed,
like
a butcher
considers
that
sheep
are
only
animals
to
be
slaughtered [MET].”
But
even
though
all
these
bad
things
may
happen
to
us,
we
win
a
great
victory/triumph
over
these
things
because Christ,
who
loves
us,
helps
us.
I
am
absolutely
certain
that
neither
being
dead (OR,
being
killed),
nor
what
happens
to
us
while
we
live,
nor
angels,
nor
demons,
nor
present
events,
nor
future
events,
nor
powerful
beings/forces,
nor
powerful
beings
above
the
horizon
or
below
the
horizon [MTY],
nor
anything
else
that
God
has
created
can
cause
God
to
stop
loving
us.
God
showed
us
that
he
loves
us
by
sending
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
to
die
for
us.
I tell you very sincerely that I grieve greatly about most of my fellow Israelites having rejected Christ. I would be willing to be separated from Christ if that would help them believe in him.
Romans 9:1-5
Now
I
would
like
to
discuss
the
fact
that
most
of
my
fellow
Israelites
have
rejected
Christ.
Because
of
my relationship
with
Christ,
I
say
completely
truthfully
what
I
will
now
tell
you.
I
am
not
lying [DOU]!
My
conscience
confirms
what
I
say
because
the
Holy
Spirit
controls
it.
I
tell
you
that
I
grieve
very
greatly
and
deeply [DOU]
about
my
fellow
Israelites.
I
personally
would
be
willing
to
let
God
curse
me
and,
as
a
result,
be
separated
from
Christ,
if
that
would
help
my
fellow
Israelites,
my
natural
kinsmen,
to
believe
in
Christ.
We
Jews
are
Israelites,
God’s
chosen
descendants
of
Jacob.
God
has
always
considered
us
as
his
children [MET].
It
was
to
our
ancestors
that
he
used
to
appear
gloriously
while
they
were
in
the
desert.
It
was
with
them
that
God
made
covenants
several
times.
It
was
to
them
that
God
gave
the
laws
at
Sinai
Mountain.
They
were
the
ones
to
whom
God
showed
how
they
should
worship
him.
They
were
the
ones
to
whom
God
promised
many
things,
especially
that
the
Messiah
would
come
from
their
race.
It
was
our
ancestors,
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
whom
God
chose
to
found
our
nation.
And,
most importantly,
it
was
from
us
Israelites
that
the
Messiah
received
his
human nature.
Nevertheless,
most
of
my
fellow
Israelites
have
rejected
Christ,
who
is
the
one
who
controls
all
things!
He
is
God,
the
one
who
is
worthy
that
we
praise
him
forever!
This
is
true! (OR,
Amen!)
This
does
not
prove
that
God
has
failed
to
do
for
Abraham
what
he
promised,
because,
as
Scripture illustrates,
it
is
not
all
who
are naturally
descended
from
Jacob
or
Abraham
whom
God
considers
to
be
his
children,
but
it
is
those
who
were
born
as
a
result
of
what
God
promised
whom
he
considers
his
children.
Romans 9:6-13
God
promised
to
Abraham,
Isaac,
and
Jacob,
that
their
descendants
would
all
inherit
his
blessings.
But
although
most
of
my
fellow
Israelites
have
rejected Christ,
that
does
not
prove
that
God
has
failed
to
do
the
things
that
he
promised,
because
it
is
not
all
who
are
descended
from
Jacob
and
who
call
themselves
the
people
of
Israel
whom
God
considers
to
be
truly
his
people.
And
it
is
also
not
all
of
Abraham’s
natural
descendants
that
God
considers
to
be
his
people.
Instead,
God
considers
only
some
of
them
to
be
Abraham’s
children.
This
agrees
with
what
God
told
Abraham: “It
is
Isaac,
not
any
of
your(sg)
other
sons,
whom
I
will
consider
to
be
the
true
father
of
your
descendants.”
That
means
that
it
is
not
all
the natural-born
descendants
of
Abraham
whom
God
considers
as
his
children.
Instead,
it
is
those
who
believed
what
God
promised
whom
he
considers
to
be
his
children.
You
know
that
what
God
promised
to
Abraham
was
this: “About
this
time
next
year
Sarah
your
wife
will
bear
a
son
as
a
result
of
my enabling [MTY]
her
to
do
so.”
So
Abraham
knew
that
it
was
not
through
Ishmael,
the
son
that
he
already
had,
that
God
would
fulfill
what
he
had
promised
him (OR,
that
his
true
descendants
would
come).
And
not
only
then
did
God
show
that
he
did
not
determine
who
would
be
his
true
children
according
to
who
their
ancestors
were.
He
showed
it
again
when
Rebecca
conceived
twins
by
our
ancestor
Isaac.
Before
the
twins,
Jacob
and
Esau,
were
born,
when
neither
one
had
yet
done
anything
good
or
bad,
God
said
to Rebecca
about
the
twins
she
was
to
bear, “The
older
one
shall
later
serve
the
younger
one,
contrary
to
normal
custom.”
God
said
this
in
order
that
we
might
clearly
understand
that
what
he
purposed
for
people
was
according
to
what
he
himself
determined.
That
is,
people’s
eternal
destiny
does
not
depend
on
what
they
do.
Instead,
their
destiny
depends
on
God,
the
one
who
chooses
them.
And
this
teaching
is ◄
supported/shown
to
be
true►
by
what
is
written
in
the Scriptures {what
a
prophet
recorded}
that
God
said: “I
favored
Jacob,
the
younger
son.
I
did
not
favor [HYP]
Esau,
the
older
son.”
As
the Scriptures indicate,
God’s
choosing
people
depends
not
on
their
wishes
or
efforts.
He
helps
whomever
he
wants
to
help,
and
he
makes
stubborn
whomever
he
wants
to
make
stubborn.
We
cannot conclude
that
God
is
unjust
in
choosing
the
ones
he
wants
to
choose.
Romans 9:14-18
Someone
might
say, “◄Is
God
unjust
by
choosing
the
ones
he
wants
to
choose?/I
think
that
God
is
unjust
by
choosing
the
ones
he
wants
to
choose!►” [RHQ]
I
would
reply, “
He
is
certainly
not
unjust!”
God
told
Moses, “I
will
pity
and
help
anyone
whom
I
choose [DOU]!”
So
God
chooses
people,
not
because
they
want
God
to
choose
them
or
because
they
try
hard
to
do
things
so
that
he
will
accept
them.
Instead
he
chooses
people
because
he
himself
has
mercy
on undeserving
ones.
Moses
recorded [PRS]
that
God
had
told
Pharaoh, “This
is
why
I
gave
you
(sg)
authority [MTY]:
It
was
in
order
that
I
might
show
by
how
I
oppose
you
how
exceedingly
powerful
I
am,
and
in
order
that
people
everywhere [HYP]
would
hear
about
me [MTY].”
So
we conclude
that
God
kindly
helps
the
ones
he
wants
to
act
kindly towards.
But
he
makes
stubborn
the
ones
such
as
Pharaoh
that
he
wants
to
make
stubborn.
My
reply
to
anyone’s objection
to
this
doctrine
is
that
God
has
a
right
to
carry
out
his
purposes;
he tolerated
the
people
who
caused
him
to
be
angry,
in
order
that
he
might
disclose
how
gloriously
he
acts
toward
those
on
whom
he
intends
to
have
mercy.
Romans 9:19-29
One
of
you
may
object
to
this
by
saying
to
me, “
Because
God determines
ahead
of
time
everything
that
people
do,
that
also implies
that
he
wants
us
to
do
everything
that
we
do. ◄No
one
has resisted
what
God
has willed!/Who
has resisted
what
God
has willed?► [RHQ]
Therefore, ◄it
would
not
be
right
that
God
would
still
condemn
a
person
for
having
sinned!/why
does
God
still
condemn
a
person
for
having
sinned?► [RHQ]”
I
would
reply
that
since
you
(sg)
are
just
a
human
being, ◄you
do
not
have
any
right
at
all
to
criticize
God!/
who
are
you
to
say
that
what
God
does
is
wrong?► [RHQ]
As
a
potter
is
the
one
who
creates
a
clay
pot,
God
is
the
one
who
created
you. ◄A
clay
pot [MET]
certainly
would
not
have
a
right
to
criticize
the
potter
by
asking [PRS], “Why
did
you
(sg)
make
me
this
way?”/Would
a
clay
pot
have
a
right
to
criticize
the
potter
by
asking [PRS], “Why
did
you
(sg)
make
me
this
way?”► [RHQ]
Instead, ◄the
potter
certainly
has
the
right
to
take
some
clay
and
from
one
lump
of
clay
make
one
pot
that
people
will
honor
and
make
another
one
for
ordinary
purposes [MET]./does
not
a
potter
have
the
right
to
take
some
clay
and
from
one
lump
of
clay
make
one
pot
that
people
will
honor
and
make
another
pot
for
ordinary
purposes?► [MET, RHQ]
Similarly,
God
has
the
right
to
carry
out
what
he
purposes
for
people.
Although
God
desires
to
show
that
he
is
angry
about
sin,
and
although
he
desires
to
make
clear
that
he
can powerfully
punish
people
who
have
sinned,
he tolerated
very
patiently
the
people [MET]
who
caused
him
to
be
angry
and
who
deserved
to
be
destroyed (OR,
who
were
made
to
be
destroyed).
God
has
been
patient
in
order
that
he
might
make
clear
how
very
wonderfully
he
acts
toward
those [MET]
whom
he
intended
to
act mercifully towards
and
whom
he
prepared
ahead
of
time
in
order
that
they
might
live
gloriously
in
heaven.
That
means
us
whom
he
chose—not
only
us
Jews
but
also non-Jews.
These
words
that
Hosea
wrote [MTY]
that
God
said
also ◄show
that
God
has
the
right/
support
God’s
right►
to
choose
from
among
both
Jews
and non-Jews [MTY]:
I
will
declare
that
many
people
who
were
not
my
people
are
now
my
people.
I
will
declare
that
many
people
whom
I
did
not
love [HYP]
before,
I
love
now.
And
another
prophet
wrote:
What
will
happen
is
that
in
the
places
where
God
told
them
before, “You
are
not
my
people,”
in
those
same
places
people
will
declare
truthfully
that
they
are
children
of
God,
who
is
completely
powerful.
Isaiah
also
exclaimed
concerning
the
Israelites:
Even
though
the
Israelites
are
so
many
that
no
one
can
count
them,
like
sand
particles
on
the beach
beside
the
ocean,
only
a
small
part
of
them
will
be
saved {
God
will
save
only
a
small
part
of
them},
because
the
Lord
will
punish
completely
and
speedily
the
people
who
live
on
this
earth,
as
he
said
that
he
would
do.
Also,
we
can
understand
from
what
the
prophet
Isaiah
said
that
God
would
not
save
anyone
if
he
did
not
show
mercy:
If
the
Lord,
who
controls
everything
in
heaven,
had
not mercifully
allowed
some
of
our
descendants
to
survive,
we
would
have
become
like
the
people
of
the
cities
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrah,
who
were [SIM, DOU]
completely
destroyed.
The non-Jews
found
the
way
by
which
God
could
declare
them
righteous.
The
Jews
did
not
succeed
in
fulfilling
what
the
Mosaic
laws
require.
Instead,
they
tried
to
find
a
way
to
be
declared
righteous
by
doing
things
in
order
that
God
would
accept
them.
Romans 9:30-33
We
must conclude
this: [RHQ]
Although non-Jews
did
not
search
out
a
way
by
which
God
would erase
the
record
of
their
sins,
they
actually
found
that
way
because
they
trusted
in
what Christ
did
for
them.
But
although
the
people
of
Israel
sought
a
basis
by
which
God
would erase
the
record
of
their
sins,
they
did
not
succeed
in
fulfilling
the
true
purpose
of
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
The
reason [RHQ]
that
they
did
not
succeed
is
that
they
did
not
trust
that
God
would
provide
a
way
to
save
them.
Instead,
they
were
trying
to
do
certain
things
in
order
that
God
would
accept
them.
Because
they
did
not
expect
the
Messiah
to
die,
the
Israelites
felt
disgusted
about
Jesus’
death,
which
is
like
the
stone [MET]
on
which
people
stumble.
This
is
what
a
prophet
predicted
when
he
wrote
these
words
that
God
said
about
the
Messiah:
Listen!
I
am
placing
in
Israel [MTY]
one
who
is
like
a
stone [MET]
on
which
people
will
stumble.
What
he
does
will
offend
people [DOU].
Nevertheless,
those
who
believe
in
him
will
not
be
disappointed.
My deep desire and earnest prayer is that God will save the Jews, who do not understand how to seek him correctly.
Romans 10:1-4
My
fellow believers,
what
I
deeply
desire
and
what
I
pray
to
God
earnestly
for
is
that
he
will
save
my
own
people,
the
Jews.
I
declare
truthfully
about
them
that
although
they ◄zealously
seek/very
much
want
to
know►
God,
they
do
not
understand
how
to
seek/know
him
correctly.
They
did
not ◄submit
themselves
to/accept►
the
way
that
God erases
the
record
of
people’s
sins.
They
did
not
want
to
recognize
that
way
because
they
wanted
him
to
do
it
their
own
way.
They
wanted
God
to erase
the
record
of
their
sins
as
a
result
of
their
obeying
his
laws.
But
because
of
what
Christ
has
done,
it
is
no
longer
necessary
for
people
to
obey
the
laws
God
gave
Moses
in
order
for
the
record
of
their
sins
to
be erased.
Now
God
will erase
the
record
of
sins
of
everyone
who
trusts
in
what
Christ
has
done.
The
message
of
Scripture
is
that
those
who
confess
publicly
that Jesus
is
their
Lord
and
who
believe
inwardly
that
God
brought Jesus
back
to
life
will
be
saved,
because
God
accepts
people
only
because
of
their
faith,
Jews
and non-Jews
alike.
Romans 10:5-13
In
regard
to
the
old
way,
Moses
wrote
concerning
people
who
obey
God’s
laws, “It
is
the
people
who
have
done
perfectly
the
things
that
the
laws
require
who
will
gain
eternal
life
by
doing
them.”
But
those
whose
record
of
sins
God
has erased
as
a
result
of
their
believing
in
Christ
can
say
to
anyone [PRS]
as
Moses
said, “You
should
not
critically
think
inwardly, ‘◄Someone
will
have
to
go
up
and
enter
heaven!/Who
will
go
up
and
enter
heaven?►’ [RHQ]”
That
is
to
say,
someone
will
have
to
go
up
and
bring
Christ
down
to
bring
the
message
of
salvation
to
us!
“Or
you
should
not
think
inwardly, ‘◄Someone
will
have
to
go
down
and
enter
the
place
where
the
spirits
of
dead
persons
are!/Who
will
go
down
and
enter
the
place
where
the
spirits
of
dead
persons
are?►’ [RHQ]”
That
is
to
say,
someone
will
have
to
go
down
and
bring
Christ
up
from
there
to
bring
the
message
of
salvation
to
us.
You
should
not
say
that
because
Christ
has
already
come
down
to
save
us,
and
has
already
become
alive
after
he
died!
But
instead,
those
who
believe
in Christ [PRS]
can
say
what [RHQ]
Moses
also
said, “You
(sg)
can
find
out
about
God’s
message
very
easily.
You
can
speak [MTY]
about
it;
you
can
think [MTY]
about
it.”
This
is
the
message
that
we
proclaim,
that
people
must
believe
in Christ.
This
message
is
that
if
anyone
of
you
confesses/says
publicly
that
Jesus
is
Lord,
and
if
you
(sg)
believe
that
God ◄caused
him
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died/raised
him
from
the
dead►,
you
will
be
saved {
God
will
save
you}.
If
people
believe
that Christ
died
and
that
God
caused
him
to
become
alive
again [CHI],
the
result
is
that
God
will erase
the
record
of
their
sins.
And
for
those
who
state/declare
publicly
that Jesus
is
their
Lord,
the
result
is
that
God
will
save
them.
It
is
written {
Isaiah
wrote}
in
the
Scriptures [PRS]
about
the
Messiah, “Whoever
believes
in
him
will
not
be
disappointed.”
God
treats
Jews
and non-Jews
similarly.
Because
he
is
the
same
Lord
for
all
people
who
believe
in
him,
he
abundantly
blesses
all
who
ask
him
to
save
them.
This
is
just
like
what
the
prophet
Joel
wrote: “All
those
who
ask
the
Lord
God
to
save
them
will
be
saved {The
Lord
God
will
save
all
those
who
ask
him
to
save
them}.”
There
may
be
those
who
object
by
saying, “If
God
does
not
send
someone
to
preach
to
the
Jews,
they
cannot
ask
Christ
to
save
them.”
My
reply
to
them
is
that
God
has
already
sent
people
to
preach
about
Christ
to
them,
but
most
of
the
Jews
have
not
accepted
the gospel.
However,
some
Jews
do
believe
in
Christ,
and
many
other
people
are
indeed
hearing
the
message.
Romans 10:14-17
In
regard
to
the
people
of
Israel rejecting
the gospel,
some
people
might
object
by
saying, (OR,
This
raises
another
problem
about
the
Jews:) “◄They
certainly
cannot
ask
Christ
to
save
them
if
they
have
not
first
believed
in
him!/How
can
they
ask
Christ
to
help/save
them
if
they
have
not
first
believed
in
him?► [RHQ]
And ◄they
certainly
cannot
believe
in
him
if
they
have
not
heard
about
him!/how
can
they
believe
in
him
if
they
have
not
heard
about
him?► [RHQ]
And ◄they
certainly
cannot
hear
about
him
if
someone
does
not
preach
to
them
about
him!/how
can
they
hear
about
him
if
someone
does
not
preach
to
them
about
him?► [RHQ]
And
those
who
preach
to
them
about
Christ, ◄certainly
cannot
preach
if
they
are
not
sent
by
God {if
God
does
not
send
them}
to
preach!/how
can
they
preach
if
they
are
not
sent
by
God {if
God
does
not
send
them}
to
preach?► [RHQ]
His
sending
messengers
to
them
would
be
just
like
it
is
written {like
someone
wrote}
in
the Scriptures, ‘The
arrival [MTY]
of
those
who
preach
the
good
message
is
wonderful!’ ”
I
would
reply
in
this
way
to
people
who
say
such
things:
God
has
indeed
sent
people
to
preach
the
message
about
Christ.
But
not
all
the
people
of
Israel
have
paid
attention
to
the
good
message!
It
is
like
what
Isaiah
said
when
he
felt
very
discouraged, “Lord,
it
seems
as
if
hardly
anyone
believed
what
they
heard
us
(exc)
preach! [RHQ]”
So
then,
I
tell
you
that
people
are
believing
in
Christ
as
a
result
of
hearing
the
message
about
him,
and
people
are
hearing
the
message
as
a
result
of
people
preaching
about
Christ!
In
reply
to
a
question
of
whether
the
Jews
have
heard
or
understood
about
Christ,
I
would
say
that,
as
is
supported
by
the Scriptures,
they
have
heard
it
and
should
have
understood
it,
because
even non-Jews,
who
were
not
searching
for
God,
understood
it.
Romans 10:18-21
But
if
someone
were
to
ask, “Have
not
the
people
of
Israel
heard
the
message
about
God?”
I
would
reply
that
they
certainly
have
heard
it!
It
is
like
what
is
written
in
the
Psalms,
People
living
all
over
the
world [PRS, MTY]
have
seen
the
stars,
and
what
they indicate
about
God’s
character
has
reached
people
living
in
the
most
remote
places
in
the
world [DOU]!
But
someone
might
ask, “
Is
it
true
that
the
people
of [MTY]
Israel
understood
the
message
about Christ?”
I
would
reply
that
certainly
they
understood
it,
but
they
rejected
it!
Remember
that
Moses
was
the
first
one
who
warned
the
people
of
Israel
about disobeying
God.
He
told
them
that
God
said,
You
consider
that non-Jewish
groups
are
not
nations
at
all [CHI].
But
some
of
them
will
believe
in
me,
and
I
will
bless
them.
Then
you
will
envy
them.
I
will
cause
you
to
be
angry
with
those
people
whom
you
Jews
think
do
not
understand
my
ways [IRO].
Remember
also
what
God
said
very
boldly
to
Isaiah:
Non-Jews
who
did
not ◄try
to
know/seek►
me
will
surely
find
me [DOU]!
I
will
surely
reveal
what
I
am
like
to
those
who
did
not
ask
for
me!
But
concerning
the
people
of
Israel,
Isaiah
tells
us
that
God
said:
For
a
long
time
I
have
held
out
my
arms
to
people
who
disobeyed
and
rebelled
against
me,
in
order
to
invite
them
to
return
to
me.
God has certainly not rejected all Jews. I am evidence of that. Just like in the past, there is also at the present time a small group of us Jews who have become believers.
Romans 11:1-6
Because
of
that,
if
anyone
should
ask, “Has
God
rejected
his
people
the
Jews?”
I
would
declare
that
he
certainly
has
not
rejected
all
of
us!
You
can
realize
that
by
remembering
that
I
also
belong
to
the
people
of
Israel.
I
am
a
descendant
of
Abraham,
and
I
belong
to
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
but
God
has
not
rejected
me!
No,
God
has
not
rejected
his
people,
whom
he
chose
long
ago
to
be
people
whom
he
would
bless
in
a
special
way.
Remember [RHQ]
what
is
written [PRS]
in
the
Scriptures
about
Elijah
when
he
mistakenly
complained
to
God
about
the
people
of
Israel,
saying,
“Lord,
they
have
killed
the
rest
of
your
(sg)
prophets,
they
have
destroyed
your
altars.
I
am
the
only
one
who
believes
in
you
who
remains
alive,
and
now
they
are
trying
to
kill
me!”
God
answered
him
like
this: “
You(sg)
are
not
the
only
one
who
believes
in
me!
I
have
protected
for
myself
not
just
you,
but 7,000
other
men
who
have
not
worshipped
the
false
god
Baal. ◄Remember
that!/Do
you
not
remember
that?► [RHQ]”
So,
similarly,
there
is
also
at
this
time
a
small
group
of
us
Jews
who
have
become
believers.
God
has
chosen
us
to
become believers (OR,
his
people)
only
because
he
acts
kindly
toward
us,
in
ways
that
we
do
not
deserve.
Since
it
is
because
he
acts
kindly
toward
those
whom
he
chooses,
it
is
not
because
they
have
done
good
things
that
he
has
chosen
them.
If
God
chose
people
because
they
did
good
deeds,
then
it
would
not
be
because
he
was
acting
toward
them
in
a
way
that
they
did
not
deserve.
The Scriptures
confirm
that
the
people
of
Israel
as
a
whole
did
not
find
the
way
of
being
declared
righteous,
although
those
whom
God
had
chosen
did
find
it.
Romans 11:7-10
Since
God
chose
only
some
people
of
Israel,
this
is
what
I conclude: [RHQ]
Most
of
the
people
of
Israel
did
not
find
the
way
for
him
to erase
the
record
of
their
sins,
even
though
some
of
them
were
earnestly
looking
for
it.
The
people
of
Israel
whom
God
had
chosen
found
it,
but
the
rest
of
them
were {
God}
made spiritually
insensitive/unresponsive.
Our
fellow
Jews
are
just
like
the
ones
about
whom
Isaiah
wrote,
God ◄caused
their
senses
to
be
dull/made
them
unable
to
think
clearly►.
Up
to
this
very
day,
they
have
eyes
but
they
cannot
see
spiritually [MET].
They
have
ears,
but
they
cannot
understand
spiritually
what
they
hear.
And
they
remind
me
of
what
King
David
said,
when
he
asked
God
to
cause
his
enemies’
senses
to
be
dull [MET],
Make
them
stupid [MTY],
like
animals
that
are
caught
in
snares!
May
they
feel
secure
because
of
the
things
that
they
enjoy
but
which
will
catch
them
like
a
trap [DOU,
MET],
with
the
result
that
you
will
destroy
them.
May
their
ability
to
perceive
danger
be dulled {Dull
their
ability
to
perceive
spiritually} [MET],
with
the
result
that
they
will
not
become
alarmed [MET]
when
there
is
danger.
May
you
cause
them
to
carry
heavy
loads
on
their
backs
continually
as
slaves
do [MTY].
My
reply
to
a
question
as
to
whether
the
result
of
the
Jews’ unbelief
is
a
permanent
falling
away
from
God
is, “No!
God
is
saving
many non-Jews
to
make
many
Jews
envious
and
seek
to
be
saved.”
Romans 11:11-12
Perhaps
someone
will
ask, “
When
the
Jews
sinned
by
not believing
in Christ,
did
it
result
in
their
separating
themselves
from
God
permanently?”
Then
I
would
reply,
No,
they
have
certainly
not
separated
themselves
from
God
permanently!
What
is
happening
is
that
because
they
sinned,
God
is
saving non-Jews
in
order
to
cause
the
Jews
to
envy
the
way
he
blesses non-Jews
and
so
ask Christ
to
save
them.
When
the
Jews
sinned (OR,
rejected Christ),
the
result
was
that
God
abundantly
blessed
other
people
in [MTY]
the
world
by
offering
them
the opportunity
to
believe.
And
when
the
Jews
failed
spiritually,
the
result
was
that
God
abundantly
blessed
the non-Jews.
Since
that
is
true,
think
how
wonderful
it
will
be
when
the
complete
number
of
the
Jews
whom
God
has
chosen
will
believe
in Christ [RHQ]!
I
highly
esteem
the
work
that
God
has
called
me
to
do
as
an apostle
among
you non-Jews.
I
hope
that
I
will
make
my
fellow
Jews
jealous,
and
as
a
result,
some
of
them
will
be
saved.
Romans 11:13-16
Now
it
is
to
you non-Jews
that
I
am
saying
what
follows.
I
am
the
one
who
is
the apostle
to non-Jews,
and
I
highly
esteem
this
work
that
God
appointed
me
to
do.
But
I
also
hope
that
by
my
labors
I
will
make
my
fellow
Jews ◄jealous/want
what
you non-Jews
have►,
with
the
result
that
some
of
them
will
believe
and
be
saved.
God
has
rejected
most
of
my
fellow
Jews
because
they
refused
to
believe,
with
the
result
that
he reconciled
many
other
people
in
the
world [MTY]
to
himself.
But
he
will
accept
my
fellow
Jews
again
when
they
trust
in Christ!
And ◄this
is
what
the
result
will
be./do
you
know
what
the
result
will
be?► [RHQ]
It
will
be
as
though
God
is
making
them
alive
again
after
they
have
been
dead!
Just
like
the
whole
lump
of
dough
will
belong
to
God
if
people
offer
to
God [MET]
the
bread
baked
from
the
first
part
of
it [MET],
so
the
Jews
will
belong
to
God
because
their
ancestors
belonged
to
God.
And
just
like
the
branches
of
a
tree
will
be
good
if
the
roots aregood [MET],
so
the
descendants
of
our
great
Jewish
ancestors
who
belonged
to
God
will
also
some
day
belong
to
God.
You non-Jews
who
trust
in
Jesus
must
not
despise
the
Jews
whom
God
has
rejected.
You
must
not
become
proud,
but
instead
beware.
God
will
not
spare
you
if
you
fall
away
from
him,
and
he
will
certainly
act
kindly
toward
the
Jews
if
they
trust
in Christ.
Romans 11:17-24
God
has
rejected
many
of
the
Jews [MET],
like
branches
of
a
tree
are
broken
off {
like
people
break
off
dead
branches
of
a
tree}.
And
each
of
you
non-Jews
whom
God
has
accepted
is
like [MET]
a
branch
of
a
wild/uncultivated
olive
tree
that
was {
that
someone}
grafted
among
the
branches (OR,
onto
one
of
the
branches)
that
were
left
on
a
cultivated
olive
tree.
God
has
caused
you
to
benefit
from
how
he
blessed
our(exc)
first
Jewish
ancestors,
as
branches
benefit
from
the nutritious
sap
from
the
roots
of
a
cultivated
olive
tree [MET].
However,
you
non-Jews
must
not
despise
the
Jews
whom
God
rejected [MET],
who
are
like
the
branches
that
were
broken
off
from
the
tree
If
any
of
you
wants
to
boast
about
having
received
blessings
from
God,
remember
this:
Branches
do
not
nourish
the
roots.
Instead
the
roots
nourish
the
branches [MET].
Similarly,
you
are
blessed
by
God
because
of
what
you
have
received
from
the
Jews!
It
is
not
what
the
Jews
have
received
from
you
that
blesses
them [MET]!
If
one
of
you
then
says, “
God
rejected
the
Jews [MET]
like
branches [MET]
that
are
broken {that
people
broke}
off
a
tree
and
rejected,
in
order
that
he
might
accept
us non-Jews,
as
branches [MET]
of
a
tree
are
grafted
in {
as
people
graft
in
branches
of
a
tree},”
I
would
reply
that
this
is
true.
However,
it
is
because
the
Jews
did
not
believe
in Christ
that
they
were
rejected [MET] {that
God
rejected [MET]
them}.
As
for
you,
it
is
only
because
you
believe
in Christ
that
God
has
accepted
you!
So
do
not
any
of
you
become
proud,
but
instead
beware
of
what
could
happen
to
you
Since
God
did
not
spare
the unbelieving
Jews [MET]
who
were
like
a tree’s
natural
branches,
he
will
not
spare
any
of
you
if
you
do
not
keep
trusting
in
him!
Note
then,
that
God
acts
kindly,
but
he
also
acts
severely.
He
has
acted
severely
toward
the
Jews
who
have
stopped
trusting
in
him.
On
the
other
hand,
he
acts
kindly
toward
each
of
you
non-Jews
only
if
you
continue
to appreciate
his
acting
kindly
toward
you.
However,
you
will
be
rejected {
he
will
reject
you}
if
you
do
not
keep
trusting
in
him.
And
if
the
Jews
believe
in Christ [LIT],
God
also
will
reunite
them
to
himself
as
branches
are
grafted {
as
people
graft
branches}
into
a
tree
again,
because
God
is
able
to
do
that.
Each
of
you
non-Jews
who
were
previously
separated
from
God
has
benefited
from
the
ways
in
which
God
blessed
the
Jews [MET].
That
is
like
taking
branches
that
have
been
cut {that
someone
has
cut}
from
a
wild
olive
tree
that
just
grew
without
being
planted {
someone
planting
it}
and,
contrary
to
what
people
usually
do, grafting
them
into
a
cultivated
olive
tree.
So
God
will
much
more readily
receive
back
the
Jews
because
they
belonged
to
him
before [MET]!
That
will
be
like
the original
branches
that
had
been
cut
off
being
grafted {like grafting
the original
branches
that
someone
cut
off,}
back
into
the
olive
tree
to
which
they
originally
belonged!
I
want
you
to
know
that
all
the
people
of
Israel
will
some
day
be
saved,
as
the Scriptures
say
will
happen.
God
still
loves
them
because
of
their
ancestors.
It
is
his
purpose
to
act mercifully towards
them
as
well
as
toward
all non-Jews.
Romans 11:25-33
My
non-Jewish
fellow believers,
I
certainly
want
you
to
understand [LIT]
this
truth
that
God
has
now
revealed
about
my
fellow
Jews
who
are
refusing
to
believe.
You
should
not
proudly
think
that
God
now
favors
you
more
than
the
Jews (OR,
that
you
understand
God’s
further
plans
for
the
Jews).
Many
people
of
Israel
will
continue
to
be
stubborn
until
all
the non-Jews
whom
God
has
chosen
have
believed
in
Jesus.
And
then
all [HYP]
the
people
of
Israel
will
be
saved {
God
will
save
all [HYP]
the
people
of
Israel}.
Then
these
words
that
are
written {that
a
prophet
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
will ◄
become
true/be
fulfilled►:
The
one
who
sets
his
people
free
will
originate
from
the
place
where
God
dwells (OR,
from
the
Jews) [MTY].
Then
he
will
remove
the
guilt
of
the
Israelite
people (OR,
descendants
of
Jacob) [MTY].
And
as
God
says,
The contract
that
I
will
make
with
them
is
that
I
will
forgive
their
sins.
With
regard
to
the
Jews rejecting
the
good
message
about Christ,
God
treats
them
as
enemies,
which
has
benefited
you
non-Jews.
But
in
regard
to
their
being
the
people
whom
God
chose,
God
still
loves
them
because
of
what
he
promised
their
ancestors.
He
still
loves
them,
because
he
never
changed
his
mind
about
the privileges/blessings
he
gave
to
them
and
about
his
choosing
them
to
be
his
people.
You
non-Jews
once
disobeyed
God,
but
now
he
has
acted mercifully towards
you
because
the
Jews
disobeyed
him.
Now
the
Jews
have
disobeyed
God.
The
result
is
that
by
the
very
same
way
in
which
he
acted mercifully towards
you,
he
will
act mercifully towards
them
again.
God
has
declared
and
proved
that
all
people,
both
Jews
and non-Jews [MET],
disobey ◄
him/his
laws►.
He
has
declared
that
because
he
wants
to
act mercifully towards
us
all.
I
marvel
at
how
great
God’s
wisdom
and
knowledge
are,
and
his
decisions
and
actions
toward
us!
Romans 11:33-36
I
marvel
how
vast
and
great
are
the
wise
things
that
God
has
done
and
what
he
has
always
known [DOU]!
We
are
completely
unable
to
understand
the
things
that
he
has
decided
and
the
ways
in
which
he
acts
toward
us [DOU]!
I
remember
the Scriptures
that
say,
◄No
one
has
known
what
the
Lord
thinks./Who
has
known
what
the
Lord
thinks?► [RHQ] ◄Absolutely
no
one
has
given
him
advice
about
what
he
should
do!/Who
has
advised
him
about
what
he
should
do?► [RHQ]
And,
◄No
one
has
given
anything
to
God
that
he
did
not
previously
receive
from
God!/Has
anyone
given
anything
to
God
that
he
did
not
previously
receive
from
God?► [RHQ]
So
God ◄is
not obligated
to/does
not
have
to►
pay
back
anything
to
anyone!
God
is
the
one
who
created
all
things.
He
is
also
the
one
who
sustains
all
things.
The
reason
that
he
created
them
was
that
everything
he
created
might
praise
him.
May
all
people
honor
him
forever! ◄May
it
be
so!/Amen!►
I appeal to you that you present yourselves to God by making yourselves like living sacrifices, which is the appropriate way to serve him. Do not let anything non-Christian determine how you act, but instead let God change your way of thinking.
Romans 12:1-2
My
fellow believers,
since
God
has
acted mercifully
toward
you
in
so
many
ways,
I
appeal
to
all
of
you
that
you
present
yourselves [SYN]
to
him
by
making
yourselves
like
holy
sacrifices [MET].
Make
yourselves
sacrifices
that
he
is
pleased
with,
sacrifices
that
are
living/alive,
not
ones
that
are
dead/killed.
Since
God
has
done
so
much
for
you/us,
this
is
the
only
appropriate
way
to
serve
him.
Do
not
let
anything non-Christian
determine
how
you
should
act.
Instead,
let
God
change
your
way
of
life
by
making
your
way
of
thinking
new,
in
order
that
you
may
know
what
he
wants
you
to
do.
That
is,
you
will
know
what
is
good,
and
you
will
know
what
pleases
God,
and
you
will
know
how
to
be
all
that
he
wants
you
to
be.
Do
not
think
about
yourselves
more
highly
than
you
should.
Instead,
think
about
yourselves sensibly,
in
a
way
that corresponds
to
the abilities
that
God
has
given
to
you
because
you
trust
in Christ.
May
we
do
diligently
and
cheerfully
what
God
has
given
us
the
ability
to
do.
Romans 12:3-8
Because
God
has
kindly
appointed
me
to
be
his apostle,
which
I
did
not
deserve,
I
say
this
to
every
one
of
you:
Do
not
think
about
yourselves
more
highly
than
what
is
right
for
you
to
think!
Instead,
think
about
yourselves
in
a
sensible
way
that
corresponds
to
the abilities
that
God
has
given
you
because
you
trust
in
Christ.
Although
a
person
has
one
body,
it
consists
of
many
parts.
All
of
the
parts
are
needed
for
the
body,
but
they
do
not
all
function
the
same
way.
Similarly
we,
although
we
are
many,
are
united
into
one
group
because
of
our relationship
with
Christ,
and
we
belong
to
one
another.
So
no
one
should
act
as
though
he
is
needed
by
God
more
than
others
are!
Instead,
since
each
one
of
us
can
do
various
things
that
differ
according
to
the abilities
that
God
has
given
to
us,
we
should
do
them
diligently
and
cheerfully!
Those
whom
God
has
enabled
to
speak
messages
from
him
should
speak
what corresponds
to
what
they
believe
God
told
them.
Those
whom
God
has
enabled
to
serve
others
should
do
that.
Those
whom
God
has
enabled
to
teach
his
truth
should
do
that.
Those
whom
God
has
enabled
to
encourage/exhort
his
people
should
do
that.
Those
who
share
their
goods/money
with
others
should
do
it
sincerely/generously.
Those
who
lead
the
congregation
should
do
it
wholeheartedly.
Those
who
help
the
needy
should
do
it
cheerfully.
In
the
various
ways
in
which
you
act
toward
people,
love
them
sincerely.
Romans 12:9-18
Love
others
sincerely!
Hate
what
is
evil!
Continue
to
eagerly
do
what
God
considers
to
be
good!
Love
one
another
as
members
of
the
same
family
do;
and,
you
should
be ◄the
first
ones/eager►
to
honor
each
other!
Do
not
be
lazy.
Instead,
be
eager
to
serve
the
Lord
God!
Rejoice
because
you
are
confidently awaiting
what
God
will
do
for
you!
When
you
suffer,
be
patient!
Keep
praying
and
never
give
up!
If
any
of
God’s
people
lacks
anything,
share
with
them
what
you
have! Readily
take
care
of
travelers
who
need
a
place
to
stay!
Ask
God
to
be
kind
to
those
who ◄persecute
you/cause
you
to
suffer►
because
you
believe
in
Jesus!
Ask
him
to
be
kind
to
them;
do
not
ask
him
to
cause
bad
things
to
happen
to
them.
If
someone
is
joyful,
you
should
rejoice
also!
If
someone
is
sad,
you
should
also
be
sad!
Desire
for
others
what
you
desire
for
yourselves (OR,
Live harmoniously
with
each
other)!
Do
not
do
things
because
you
want
to
be
famous!
Instead,
be
content
to
do
tasks
that
others
consider
that
only unimportant
people
do (OR,
to
associate
with unimportant
people).
Do
not
consider
yourselves
wise.
Do
not
do
something
evil
to
anyone
who
has
done
something
evil
to
you.
Act
in
a
way
that
all
people
will
recognize
as
good!
Live
peacefully
with
other
people
whenever
it
is
possible,
to
the
extent
that
you
can
influence
the
situation.
Instead
of
avenging
yourselves,
allow
God
to
avenge
you;
and
instead
of
being
overcome
by
something
evil
done
to
you,
overcome
evil
deeds
by
doing
good
to
those
who
do
evil
to
you,
because
this
is
what
the Scriptures
command.
Romans 12:19-21
My
fellow believers
whom
I
love,
do
not
do
something
evil
in
return
when
people
do
something
evil
to
you!
Instead,
allow
God
to
punish
them [MTY],
because
it
is {someone
has}
written
in
the Scriptures
that
the
Lord
said, “‘It
is
my
responsibility
to
take
revenge;
I
am
the
one
who
will
punish
people
who
do
something
something
evil
to
you [DOU],’
says
the
Lord.”
Instead
of
doing
something
evil
to
those
who
have
done
something
evil
to
you,
do
as
the Scriptures
teach: “If
your
(sg)
enemies
are
hungry,
feed
them!
If
they
are
thirsty,
give
them
something
to
drink!
By
doing
that,
you
(sg)
will
cause
them
to
feel
ashamed
and
perhaps
they
will
change
their
attitude
toward
you [IDM].”
Do
not
let
evil
things
that
others
have
done
to
you
overcome
you
(sg)
by
making
you
do
evil
things
to
them! [PRS]
Instead,
overcome
the
evil
things
that
they
have
done
by
doing
good
deeds
to
them!
Be subject to civil authorities, because those who oppose them oppose what God has established and will bring punishment on themselves. Do what is good and then they will commend you. Give to all the authorities what you are obligated to give to them.
Romans 13:1-7
Every
believer
must
be
subject
to
the
authorities.
Remember
that
God
is
the
only
one
who
gives
officials
their
authority.
Furthermore,
those
officials
that
exist
are
ones
who
have
been
appointed
by
God {God
has
appointed}.
So
whoever resists
the
officials
is resisting
what
God
has
established.
Furthermore,
those
who
resist
officials
will
bring
on
themselves
from
the
officials
the
punishment
that
God
considers
fitting.
What
rulers
do
is
not
to
cause
people
who
do
good
deeds
to
be
afraid.
Instead,
what
they
do
is
to
cause
people
who
do
evil
to
be
afraid.
So,
if
any
of
you [RHQ]
wants
to
be unafraid
of
officials,
do
what
is
good!
If
you(sg)
do
good,
they
will commend
you
instead
of
punishing
you!
It
is
in
order
to
serve
God
by
doing
their
work
that
every
official
exists,
in
order
that
they
may
benefit
each
of
you.
If
any
of
you
does
what
is
evil,
you
(sg)
will rightfully
have
reason
to
be
afraid,
because
the
authority
that
they
have
to
punish
people [MTY]
is
very real [LIT]!
The
officials
exist
to
serve
God.
That
is,
they
act
as
God’s agents
as
they
punish
those
who
do
evil.
So,
it
is
necessary
for
you
(pl)
to
be
subject
to
officials,
not
only
because
they
will
punish
you [MTY]
if
you
disobey
them,
but
also
because
you
know
that
you
should
be
subject
to
them
It
is
for
this
reason
that
you
also
pay
taxes,
because
the
officials
are
ones
who
serve
God
as
they
continually
do
their
work.
Give
to
all
the
officials
what
you
are supposed
to
give
to
them!
Pay
taxes
to
those
who
require
that
you
pay
taxes.
Pay
duties
on
goods
to
those
who
require
that
you
pay
those
duties.
Respect
those
who
ought
to
be
respected.
Honor
those
who
ought
to
be
honored.
Do
not
leave
any
debt unpaid.
Your
only
continual
obligation
is
to
love
one
another,
because
doing
so
fulfills
all
that
God’s
law
requires.
Romans 13:8-10
Pay
all
of
your
debts
when
you
are supposed
to
pay
them.
The
only
thing
that
is
like
a
debt
that
you
should
never
stop
paying
is
to
love
one
another.
Whoever
loves
others
has
fulfilled
all
that
God
requires
in
his
laws.
There
are
many
things
that
God
commanded
in
his
laws,
such
as
do
not
commit
adultery,
do
not
murder
anyone,
do
not
steal,
and
do
not
desire
anything
that
belongs
to
someone
else.
But
the
command
by
which
they
are
all summed
up {that includes
them
all}
is
this:
Each
of
you
must
love
the
people
with
whom
you
come
in
contact,
just
like
you
(sg)
love
yourself.
If
you
love
people
with
whom
you
come
in
contact [PRS],
you
will
not
do
any
evil
to
them [LIT].
So,
whoever
loves
others
fulfills
all
that
God’s
laws
require.
Because
it
is
time
for
us
to
be
fully
alert
and active,
we
must
quit
doing
wicked
deeds.
We
must
do
those
things
that
will
help
us
resist
that
which
is
evil,
we
must
live
properly,
and
we
must
be
like Christ.
Romans 13:11-14
Do
what
I
have
just
told
you,
especially
since
you
know
the significance
of
the
time
in
which
we
are
living.
You
know
that
it
is
time
for
you
to
be
fully
alert
and active [MET],
like
people
who
have
awakened
from
sleeping [MET],
because
the
time
when Christ
will
finally
deliver
us
from
this world’s
pain/sin
and
sorrow
is
near.
That
time ◄is
closer
than/was
not
so
close►
when
we
first
believed
in Christ.
Our
time
to
live
in
this
world [MTY]
is
almost
ended [MET],
like
a
night
that
is
nearly
ended.
The
time
when Christ
will
return [MTY]
is
near.
So
we
must
quit
doing
wicked
deeds [MET]
such
as
people
do
in
the
darkness,
and
we
must
be
doing
the
things
that
will
help
us
resist
Satan/evil [MET],
as
soldiers
who
put
on
their
armor
in
the
daytime
get
ready
to
resist
their
enemies.
We
must
behave
properly,
as
though
the
time
when
Christ
will
return [MTY]
were
already
here.
We
must
not participate
in
drunken
carousing [HEN].
We
must
not
commit
any
kind
of
sexual
immorality [MTY, DOU].
We
must
not
quarrel.
We
must
not
be
jealous
of
other
people.
On
the
contrary,
you/we
should
be
like
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
so
that
others
will
see
that
we
belong
to
him,
just
as
people
put
on
special
clothes
so
that
others
will
see
what
group
they
belong
to [MET].
You/We
should
stop
thinking
about
doing
the
things
that
your/our self-directed nature
desires.
Accept those who are not sure whether they are permitted to do certain things. Anyone who thinks that it is all right to eat all kinds of food must not despise those who do not think that, and those who do not think that it is all right to eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, because God has accepted them.
Romans 14:1-4
Accept
those
who
are
not
sure
whether
God
will
permit
them
to
do
certain
things
some
people
think
are
wrong.
But
when
you
accept
them,
do
not
argue
with
them
about
what
they
think/their
opinions.
Some
people
believe
that
they
may
eat
all
kinds
of
food.
Others
believe
that
God
does
not
want
them
to
eat
certain
things,
so
they
believe
that
they
may
not
eat
meat.
Anyone
who
thinks
that
it
is
all
right
to
eat
all
kinds
of
food
must
not
despise
those
who
think
it
is
not
all
right
to
eat
all
kinds
of
food.
Anyone
who
thinks
it
is
not
all
right
to
eat
all
kinds
of
food
must
not ◄condemn/say
that
God
will
punish►
those
who
think
that
it
is
all
right
to
eat
all
kinds
of
food,
because
God
himself
has
accepted
those
people.
God
is
the
master
of
us
all,
so ◄
he
is
the
one
who
will
decide
whether
those
people
have
done
wrong!/who
are
you
to
decide
whether
they
have
done
wrong?► [RHQ]
Therefore,
you
have
no
right [RHQ]
to
condemn
those
who
eat
everything,
because
they
are
also
God’s
servants!
And
just
like
it
is
the
servants’
own
master
who
accepts
or
condemns [MTY]
his
servants,
it
is
God
who
accepts
or
condemns
us.
And
believers
will
be
accepted
by
the
Lord {
the
Lord
will
accept
believers}
regardless
of
whether
they
eat
meat
or
not,
because
he
is
able
to
keep
them
trusting
in
him.
Each
person
should
be
fully
convinced
about
observing
special
days,
thinking
and deciding
for
himself
and
not
for
others.
We
should
try
to
please
God
by
everything
we
do.
Romans 14:5-9
Some
people
regard
certain
days
as
holy
and
think
that
the
other
days
are
not
holy.
Other
people
regard
all
days
as
equally
suitable
for
worshipping
God.
Each
person
should
be
fully
convinced
about
such
matters,
thinking
and deciding
for
himself
and
not
for
others.
As
for
those
who
believe
that
they
should
worship
on
a
certain
day
of
the
week,
it
is
to
honor
the
Lord
that
they
worship
on
that
day.
And
as
for
those
who
think
that
it
is
all
right
to
eat
all
kinds
of
food,
it
is
to
honor
the
Lord
that
they
eat
those
foods,
as
is
clear
from
their
thanking
God
for
the
food
that
they
eat.
As
for
those
who
abstain
from
eating
certain
kinds
of
food,
it
is
to
honor
the
Lord
that
they
do
not
eat
those
foods,
and
they
also
thank
God
for
the
food
that
they
do
eat.
So
doing
either
of
those
things
is
not
wrong
in
itself.
None
of
us
should
live
merely
to
please
ourselves,
and
none
of
us
should
choose
when
or
how
we
will
die,
merely
to
please
ourselves.
While
we
live,
it
is
the
Lord
whom
we
belong
to
and
should
be
trying
to
please,
and
not
just
ourselves.
And
when
we
die,
it
is
the
Lord
whom
we
should
be
trying
to
please.
So,
while
we
live
and
also
when
we
die,
we
should
be
trying
to
please
the
Lord
to
whom
we
belong,
not
just
ourselves,
because
the
very
purpose
for
which
Christ
died
and
became
alive
again
is
that
he
might
be
Lord
whom
all
people
should
try
to
please,
both
of
those
who
have
already
died
and
of
those
who
are
still
living.
You
should
neither
condemn
nor
despise
your
fellow believers
who
believe differently
about religious
regulations
than
you
do,
because
it
is
God
who
will
say
whether
he
approves
of
what
we
have
done.
Romans 14:10-12
◄It
is
disgraceful
that
you
who
practice
certain religious
regulations
say
that
God
will
punish
your
fellow believers
who
do
not
practice
those
regulations!/Why
do
you
who
practice
certain religious
regulations
say
God
will
punish
your
fellow believers
who
do
not
practice
such
regulations?► [RHQ]
I
say
this
because
the
time
will
come
when
all
of
us
will
stand
before
God
in
order
that
he
will
say
whether
or
not
he
approves [MTY]
of
what
we
have
done.
So
you
who
do
not
practice
such
regulations, ◄should
not
despise
your
fellow believers
who
practice
them!/why
do
you
despise
your
fellow believers
who
practice
them?► [RHQ]
We
know
this
because
it
is
written {
a
prophet/Isaiah
wrote}
what
God
has
said:
Everyone
will
bow
down
before
me!
That
is
as
certain
as
the
fact
that
I
live [IDM]!
Everyone [SYN]
will
acknowledge
that
because
I
am
God,
I
have
the
right
to
judge
and
punish
people.
So
it
is
clear
that
it
is
God
who
will
decide
whether
or
not
he
approves
of
what
each
of
us
has
done.
Instead
of
condemning
each
other,
decide
not
to
do
anything
that
might
lead
your
fellow believer
to
sin
by
following
your
example
and
which
would
then
cause
others
to
speak
evil
of
you.
Romans 14:13-18
Since
it
is
God
who
will
judge
everyone,
we
must
stop
saying
that
God
should
punish
some
of
our
fellow believers!
Instead,
you/we
should
decide
that
you/we
will
not
do
anything
that
would
be
an
example
that
might
cause
fellow believers
to
stop
trusting
in
God [DOU].
I
am
absolutely
certain [DOU]
because
of
my
close relationship
with (OR,
my
belonging
to)
the
Lord
Jesus
that
there
is
nothing
that
by
itself
is
wrong
to
eat.
But
if
people
think
it
is
wrong
to
eat
something,
then
to
them
it
is
wrong
to
eat
it.
So
you
should
not
encourage
them
to
eat
it.
If
you
eat
food [MET]
that
anyone
for
whom
Christ
died
thinks
that
it
is
wrong
to
eat,
that
person
might
be
encouraged {
you
might
be encouraging
that
person}
to
do
something
that
he
believes
is
wrong.
As
a
result,
you
might
cause
that
fellow believer
to
stop
trusting
in
God.
In
that
way
he
would
be
ruined
spiritually
just
because
you
have
stopped
behaving
as
one
who
loves
others
should
behave!
Similarly,
do
not
do
something
that
you
think
is
good
if,
as
a
result,
your
fellow believer
would
sin
and
then
others
would
speak
evil
of
you
who
say
that
you
are Christians.
Letting
God
rule
our
lives [MET]
does
not
mean
that
we
must
obey
regulations
about
eating
or
drinking
something!
Instead,
it
means
we
must
live
righteously,
act
peacefully
towards
others,
and
be
joyful
by
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
Those
who
serve
Christ
by
acting
in
such
ways
please
God,
and
others
will
also
respect
them.
Try
to
do
what
will
help
fellow believers
to
be
at
peace
with
each
other
and
to
grow spiritually.
Do
not
destroy
what
God
has
done
in others’
lives
as
a
result
of
your
eating
certain
things.
Romans 14:19-23
So
we
should
always
eagerly
try
to
live
in
a
way
that
will
cause
peace
among
fellow Christians,
and
we
should
try
to
do
what
will
help
each
other
to mature
spiritually.
Do
not
destroy
what
God
has
done
in
the
life
of
any believer
just
because
of
your
eating
certain
kinds
of
food [MET]
which
that
person
considers
wrong
to
eat!
God
permits
us
to
eat
every
kind
of
food.
But
if,
by
your
eating
certain
kinds
of
food,
you
encourage
another
person
to
sin
by
doing
what
he
believes
is
wrong,
you
are
doing
wrong.
It
is
good
neither
to
eat
meat
nor
to
drink
wine,
nor
to
do
anything
else
at
any
time
if
it
will
cause
one
of
your
fellow believers
to
stop
trusting
in
God.
Let
God
tell
you
what
things
are
right
for
you
to
do,
but
do
not
try
to
force
others
to
accept
what
you
believe.
God
is
pleased
with
those
who
do
what
they
know
is
right
and
as
a
result
do
not
feel
guilty
concerning
what
they
have
done,
because
they
have
done
only
those
things
that
they
believe
are
right.
But
some believers
are
not
certain
that
God
will
approve
of
their
eating
a
certain
kind
of
food.
So
if
they
eat
it,
they
think
that
God
will
punish
them.
And
they
truly
will
be
punished {
God
truly
will
punish
them},
because
they
have
done
things
that
they
believe
are
not
right.
Those
who
do
anything
without
being
certain
that
God
considers
it
to
be
right
are
sinning.
We should not be irritated by the practices of those who are uncertain whether God will condemn them for doing certain things that the Mosaic laws forbid. Instead, we should do things that please our fellow Christians, because Christ has set us an example.
Romans 15:1-4
Most
of
us
are
sure
that
God
will
not
punish
us
for
doing
certain
things
that
the
laws
and rituals
God
gave
Moses
said
the
Jews
should
not
do.
But
we
should
be
patient
with
those
who
are uncertain
about
such
things,
and
we
should
not
let
them
irritate
us.
We
should
not
simply
please
ourselves.
Each
of
us
should
do
the
things
that
please
the
fellow
believers
with
whom
we
come
in
contact,
and
things
that
will
benefit
them.
We
should
do
those
things
in
order
to
help
them mature
spiritually.
We
should
please
our
fellow believers,
since
Christ
has
set
us
an
example.
He
did
not
do
things
to
please
himself.
On
the
contrary,
he
tried
to
please
God
even
when
others
insulted
him.
That
was
as
it
is
written {as ◄
someone/the
Psalmist►
wrote}
in
Scripture
that
the
Messiah
said
to
God: “When
people
insulted
you
(sg),
it
was
as
though
they
were
also
insulting
me.”
And
you
need
to
remember
that
what
was
written
previously {what
God’s
servants
previously
wrote}
in
the
Scriptures,
was
written {
they
wrote}
to
teach
us
in
order
that
we
would
be
patient
and
be
encouraged
by
reading/believing
what
they
wrote.
If
we
do
that,
we
can
confidently
expect
God
to
do
for
us
all
he
has
promised.
May
God
enable
you
all
to
live harmoniously
with
each
other.
Romans 15:5-6
God
is
the
one
who enables
us
to
be
patient
and
encourages
us. ◄
Ask/Pray
to►
him
that
he
would
enable
you
all
to
live harmoniously
with
each
other,
doing
as
Christ
Jesus
did.
Then,
as
you
are
united
in
what
you
think
and
say [MTY],
you
will
praise
God,
who
is
the
heavenly
father [MET]
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
Accept
each
other
as
Christ
has
accepted
you,
remembering
that
what
Christ
has
done
was
both
to
help
the
Jews
and
to
cause non-Jews
to
praise
God.
Romans 15:7-12
So
I
say
to
all
of
you believers
at Rome,
accept
each
other.
If
you
do
that,
people
will
praise
God
as
they
see
you
behaving
like
Christ.
Accept
each
other
just
like
Christ
accepted
you!
I
want
you
to
remember
that
Christ
helped
us
Jews [MTY]
by
what
he
did,
in
order
to
show
that
God ◄is
faithful/does
what
he
says
he
will
do►.
That
is,
his
coming
as
our
Messiah
fulfilled
what
God
promised
to
our
Jewish
ancestors.
And
by
acting mercifully
to
them,
he
also
caused non-Jews
to
praise
him.
What
he
has
done
for non-Jews
fulfills
what
is
written
in
the Scriptures
that
David
said
to
God: “So
I
will
praise
you
(sg)
when
I
am
among
the non-Jews,
and
I
will
sing
to
you [MTY].”
David
also
wrote, “You non-Jews,
rejoice
with
us
who
are
God’s
people.”
And
Moses
wrote
in
the
Scriptures, “Praise
the
Lord,
all
you non-Jews,
and
may
everyone
praise
him [DOU].”
And
Isaiah
wrote
in
the Scriptures, “There
will
be
a
descendant [MET]
of
King
David
who
will
begin
to
rule
the non-Jews.
They
will
confidently
expect
him
to
fulfill
what
he
has
promised.”
May
God
make
you
completely
joyful
and
peaceful
in
order
that
you
may
confidently
expect
him
to
do
what
he
has
promised.
Romans 15:13
God
is
the
one
who
causes
you
to
confidently
expect
him
to
do
what
he
has
promised.
I
pray/ask
that
he
will
cause
you
to
be
completely
joyful
and
peaceful
as
you
trust
in
him.
As
you
do
that,
the
Holy
Spirit
will
enable
you
to
more
and
more
confidently
expect
to
receive
what
God
has
promised
you.
I
have
written frankly
to
you
in
this
letter
because
of
what
God
has
kindly
commissioned
me
to
do
among non-Jews.
Romans 15:14-16
My
fellow believers,
I
myself
am
completely
sure
that
you
yourselves
have
acted
toward
others
in
a
completely
good
way.
You
have
done
that
because
you
have
known
completely
all
that
God
wants
you
to
know [HYP],
and
because
you
are
able
to
teach
each
other.
However,
I
have
written
to
you
quite frankly
in
this
letter
about
some
things
in
order
to
remind
you
about
those
things.
I
have
written
this
letter
because
I
have
been
appointed
by
God {God
has
appointed
me},
which
I
did
not
deserve,
in
order
that
I
would
work
for
Jesus
Christ
among non-Jews.
God
has
appointed
me
to
act
like
a
priest
as
I
proclaim
his
good
message
in
order
that
he
will
accept
the non-Jews
who
believe
in
Christ.
They
will
be
like
an
offering [MET]
to
God
as
a
result
of
their
being
dedicated
to
him
by
the
Holy
Spirit {the
Holy
Spirit
dedicating
them
to
God}.
I
am
happy
about
my
work
for
God
that
I
have
now
completed
in
this
region
by
proclaiming
the
gospel
in
places
where
people
have
not
heard
about
Christ.
Romans 15:17-21
It
follows
that,
because
of
my relationship
with (OR,
because
I
belong
to)
Christ
Jesus,
I
am
happy
about
my
work
for
God.
I
will
speak
boldly
only [LIT]
about
the
work
that
Christ
has
enabled
me
to
do.
I
do
that
work
in
order
that non-Jews
might
pay
attention
to
the
message
about
Christ
as
a
result
of
what
I
have
said
and
done,
specifically,
by
my
performing
many
powerful
miracles [DOU].
I
have
done
those
things
as
a
result
of
God’s
Spirit powerfully
enabling
me.
As
a
result
of
doing
those
things,
while
traveling
all
the
way
around
from
Jerusalem
to
Illyricum
province,
I
have
completed
my
work
of
proclaiming
the
message
about
Christ
in
those
places.
As
I
proclaim
that
message,
I
am
always
eagerly
trying
to
proclaim
it
in
places
where
people
have
not
already
heard
about
Christ.
I
do
that
in
order
that
as
I
work
for
God
I
might
not
be
continuing
the
work
for
him
that
someone
else
already
started [MET].
I
do
not
want
to
be
like
a
man
who
builds
a
house
on
someone
else’s
foundation.
On
the
contrary,
I
teach non-Jews,
so
that
what
happens
may
be
like
what
was
written {the
prophet
Isaiah
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
about
the
Messiah: “Those
who
did
not
hear
about
him
previously
will
know
the
truth
about
him.
Truly,
those
who
have
not
heard
about
him
will
hear
and
understand
his
message [DOU].”
Because
of
this
work,
I
have
often
been
hindered
from
visiting
you,
but
I
hope
to
see
you
as
I
journey
through
your
area
and
I
hope
that
you
will
give
me
what
I
need
for
my
next
journey.
But
now
I
am
about
to
go
to
Jerusalem
to
take funds
to
God’s
people
there.
So
later
I
will
visit
you
in Rome,
and
I
know
that Christ
will
bless
us
there.
Romans 15:22-29
Because
I
have
attempted
to
preach
the
message
about Christ
in
places
where
they
have
not
heard
about
him,
I
have
been
hindered {things
have
hindered
me}
many
times
from
being
able
to
visit
you.
But
now
there
are
no
more
places
in
these
regions
where
people
have
not
heard
about Christ.
Furthermore,
for
several
years
I
have
wanted
to
visit
you.
So
I
hope
to
go/come
to
see
you.
I
hope
to
do
that
as
soon
as
I
am
on
my
way
to
the
provinces
in
Spain.
I
hope
to
see
you
as
I
journey
through
your
area,
and
I
hope
that
by
whatever
you
give
me [EUP]
you
will
help
me
on
my
journey
to
Spain.
But
before
I
go
there,
I
want
to
enjoy
being
with
you
for
a
little
while,
although
I
would
like
to
stay
with
you
longer.
But
I
cannot
visit
you
now,
because
I
am
about
to
go
to
Jerusalem
in
order
to
take
money [EUP]
for
God’s
people
there.
The believers
in
Macedonia
and Achaia
provinces [MTY]
decided
to
contribute
some
money [EUP]
for
those
of
God’s
people
in
Jerusalem
who
are
poor.
They
themselves
decided
to
do
this,
but
truly
they
owe
something
to
God’s
people
in
Jerusalem.
The non-Jewish
believers
benefited spiritually
from
Jewish
believers
as
a
result
of
hearing
the
message
about Christ
from
them,
so
the non-Jews
should
also
help
the
Jewish believers
in
Jerusalem
by
giving
them
material
things (OR,
money) [EUP].
So
when
I
have
finished
this
task
by
safely
delivering
all
this
money [MET, EUP]
that
the believers
in Macedonia
and Achaia
have
given,
I
will
leave
Jerusalem
and
visit
you
in Rome
while
I
am
on
my
way
to
Spain.
And
I
know
that
when
I
visit
you,
Christ
will
abundantly
bless
us (OR,
enable
me
to
bless
you).
I
urge
you
to
pray fervently
that
God
will
protect
me
from
the unbelieving
Jews
in
Judea
and
that
God’s
people
there
will
accept
the
money
that
I
take
to
them,
and
also
that
I
may
be
refreshed
by
visiting
you.
May
God
be
with
you
all.
Romans 15:30-33
Because
we
belong
to
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
and
because
the
Spirit
of
God
causes
us
to
love
each
other,
I
urge
you
all
that
you
help
me
by fervently/intensely
praying
to
God
for
me.
Pray
that
I
will
be
protected {
that
God
will
protect
me}
so
that
the
Jews
in
Judea
who
do
not
believe
the
message
about Christ
will
not
harm
me.
Also
pray
that
God’s
people
in
Jerusalem
will
accept
the
money [EUP]
that
I
take
to
them.
Pray
these
things
in
order
that
I
may
go/come
to
you
if
God
wants
me
to
go/come,
and
that
I
may
go/come
joyfully,
and
that
then
God
will
refresh
my
spirit
as
a
result
of
my
visiting/being
with
you.
I
pray
that
God,
who
causes
us
to
have
inner
peace,
will
be
with
all
of
you
and
will
help
you. ◄May
it
be
so!/Amen!►
I am introducing and commending Phoebe to you, and I ask that you receive her as a fellow believer and that you give her whatever she needs.
Romans 16:1-2
By
means
of
this
letter
I
am introducing
and recommending
to
you
our
fellow believer
Phoebe,
who
will
be
taking
this
letter
to
you.
She
is
a deacon
in
the
congregation
in
Cenchrea
city.
I
request
that
you
receive
her
because
of
her relationship
with
the
Lord.
You
should
do
that
because
those
who
are
God’s
people
ought
to
receive
their
fellow believers.
I
am
also requesting
that
you
help
her
by
giving
her [EUP]
whatever
she
needs,
because
she
has
helped
many
people,
including
me.
I
send
my greetings
to
many individuals
among
the believers
there.
All
the
congregations
in
this
area
also
send
their greetings
to
you.
Romans 16:3-16
Tell
Priscilla
and
her
husband Aquila
that
I ◄send greetings
to/am
thinking fondly
of►
them.
They
worked
with
me
for
Christ
Jesus,
and
they
were
even
willing
to
die [IDM]
in
order
to
save
my
life.
It
is
not
only
I
who
thank
them
for
helping
me,
but
the
people
in
all [HYP]
the non-Jewish
congregations
also
thank
them
for
saving
my
life.
Also
tell
the
congregation
that
meets
in
their
house
that
I ◄send
my greetings
to/am
thinking fondly
of►
them.
Tell
my
dear
friend
Epaenetus
the
same
thing.
He
is
the
first
man
in
Asia
province
who
believed
in
Christ.
Tell
Mary,
who
has
worked
hard
for Christ
in
order
to
help
you,
that
I ◄send
my greetings
to/am
thinking fondly
of►
her.
Tell
the
same
thing
to Andronicus
and
his
wife
Junia (OR,
and
his
sister
Junia)
who
are
my
fellow
Jews
and
who
were
also
previously
in
prison
with
me.
They
are well-known/respected (OR,
respected
by
the) apostles,
and
they
became Christians
before
I
did.
I
also
send
my greetings
to Ampliatus,
who
is
a
dear
friend
because
of
his relationship
with
the
Lord.
I
also
send
my greetings
to
Urbanus,
who
works
for
Christ
with
us,
and
to
my
dear
friend
Stachys.
I
also
send
my greetings
to Apelles,
whom
Christ
has
approved
because Apelles
successfully
endured
trials.
Tell
the
believers
who
live
in
the
house
of Aristobulus
that
I
send
my greetings
to
them.
Also
tell
Herodion,
who
is
my
fellow
Jew,
that
I
send
my greetings
to
him.
Tell
the
same
thing
to
those
who
live
in
the
house
of
Narcissus
who
belong
to
the
Lord.
Tell
the
same
thing
to
Tryphaena
and
her
sister
Tryphosa,
who
work
hard
for
the
Lord.
I
also
send
my greetings
to
Persis.
We
all
love
her
and
she
has
worked
very
hard
for
the
Lord.
Tell
Rufus,
who
is
an
outstanding Christian,
that
I
send
my greetings
to
him.
Tell
the
same
thing
to
his
mother,
who
has
treated
me
as
though
I
were
her
son [MET].
Tell Asyncritus
and
Phlegon
and
Hermes
and
Patrobas
and
Hermas
and
the
fellow believers
who
meet
with
them
that
I
am
sending
my greetings
to
them.
I
also
send
my greetings
to
Philologus,
to
his
wife
Julia (OR,
his
sister
Julia),
to
Nereus
and
his
sister,
and
to
Olympas,
and
to
all
God’s
people
who
meet
with
them.
Greet
one
another affectionately,
but
in
a
pure
way,
when
you
gather
together.
The
believers
in
all
the Christian
congregations [HYP]
in
this
area ◄send
their greetings
to/say
they
are
thinking fondly
of►
you.
Note
those
who
are
causing
quarrels
among
you
and
those
who
cause
people
to
turn
away
from
God.
Avoid
them,
because
they
only
want
to
satisfy
their
own
desires
and
deceive
those
who
do
not suspect
their
motives.
If
you
avoid
such
people,
God
will
soon
crush
Satan
under
your
feet.
Romans 16:17-20
My
fellow believers,
I
exhort
you
that
you
beware
of
those
people
who
are
causing
divisions
among
you
and
who
cause
people
to
turn
away
from
God [MTY]
because
they
teach
things
that
are
contrary
to
the
message
about Christ
that
you
have
learned (OR,
that
others
taught
you).
Keep
away
from
such
people!
They
do
not
serve
our
Lord
Christ!
On
the
contrary,
they
only
want
to
satisfy
their
own
desires [MTY]!
Also,
by
all
the
eloquent
things
that
they
say [DOU]
they
deceive
those
people
who
do
not
realize
that
their
teaching
is
false.
Believers
everywhere
know
that
you
have
paid
attention
to
the
good
message
about Christ,
with
the
result
that
I
rejoice
about
you.
But
I
also
want
you
to
be
wise,
with
the
result
that
you
do
what
is
good.
I
also
want
you
to
avoid
doing
what
is
evil.
If
you
avoid
people
who
teach
what
is
false,
what
will
soon
happen [MET]
will
be
as
though
God,
who
causes
us
to
be
peaceful,
will
be
crushing
Satan
under
your
feet!
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
will
continue
to
act
kindly towards
you.
Several
of
those
who
are
with
me
send
their greetings.
Romans 16:21-23
Timothy,
who
works
with
me,
and
Lucius
and
Jason
and
Sosipater,
who
are
my
fellow
Jews,
want
you
to
know
that
they
are ◄sending
their greetings
to/thinking fondly
of►
you.
I,
Tertius,
one
who
belongs
to
the
Lord,
also
want
you
to
know
that
I
am ◄sending
my greetings
to/thinking fondly
of►
you.
I
am
writing
this
letter
as
Paul
tells
me
what
to
write
for
him.
I,
Paul,
am
staying
in
the
house
of Gaius,
and
the
whole
congregation
here
meets
in
his
house.
He
also
wants
you
to
know
that
he
is ◄sending
his greetings
to/thinking fondly
of►
you. Erastus,
the
treasurer
of
this
city,
also
wants
you
to
know
that
he
is ◄sending
his greetings
to/thinking fondly
of►
you.
Our
fellow believer Quartus
also ◄sends
his greetings
to
you./says
he
is
thinking fondly
of
you.►
16:23-24
Some Greek manuscripts add v. 24, “May the Lord Jesus Christ continue to act kindly toward you all. Amen!/May it be so!”
We
should
forever
praise
the
One
who
alone
is
God,
who
alone
is
truly
wise.
Romans 16:25-27
As
I
proclaim
the
good
message
about
Jesus
Christ,
I
tell
about
God,
the
one
who
is
able
to
strengthen
you
spiritually.
I
also
proclaim
the
truth
that
was
not
revealed {which
God
did
not
reveal}
in
all
previous
ages/times
but
which
has
now
been {which
he
has
now}
revealed.
I,
along
with
others,
have
proclaimed
what
the
prophets
wrote
about Christ.
We
are
doing
what
the
eternal
God
commanded
us(exc)/me
to
do.
We
want
people
in
all ethnic
groups
to
know
Christ
so
that
they
can
believe
in
him
and
obey
him.
I
desire
that
by
Jesus
Christ
enabling
us,
we
will
forever
praise
the
one
who
alone
is
God,
who
alone
is
truly
wise. ◄May
it
be
so!/Amen!►
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1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
1Co
This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Corinth. We call this book
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 1:1-3
As your apostle, I greet you Corinthian believers, and I desire that God bless you.
I,
Paul,
am
writing
this
letter.
Sosthenes,
our
fellow believer,
is
with
me
as
I
write
it.
God
appointed
me
to
be
an apostle
of
Christ
Jesus
because
that
is
what
God
desired.
I
am
sending
this
letter
to
all
you
who
are
God’s believers
in
Corinth
city.
You
have
been
set
apart
by
God {
God
has
set
you
apart}
for
himself
because ◄of
your
close relationship
with/you
belong
to►
Christ
Jesus.
God
has
appointed
you
to
be
his
people
and
to
live
in
a
morally
pure
way,
just
like
he
has
appointed
all
the
people
everywhere
who
belong
to
him
to
live
in
a
morally
pure
way.
You
and
they
have
trusted
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ [MTY].
He
is
their
sovereign
Lord
as
well
as
the
sovereign
Lord
of
all
of
us
(inc)
who
have
trusted
in
him.
We
(exc)
desire
that
God,
who
is
our
heavenly
Father,
and
Jesus
Christ,
who
is
our
sovereign
Lord,
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
and
cause
you
to
experience
inner
peace.
I
thank
God
for
you
and
for
all
the
spiritual abilities
that
he
has
given
you.
1 Corinthians 1:4-9
I
very
often [HYP]
thank
God
for
you
because
he
has
acted
toward
you
kindly,
acting
in
ways
that
you
do
not
deserve.
He
has
done
this
because
of
your ◄having
a
close relationship
with/being
united
to►
Christ
Jesus.
That
is,
God
has [HYP]
helped
you spiritually
very
much
because
of
your ◄having
a
close relationship
with/being
united
to► Christ.
Specifically,
God
has
very
much [HYP]
enabled
you
to
speak
messages
that
his
Spirit
revealed
to
you,
and
he
has
very
much
enabled
you
to
know
many
things [HYP]
that
his
Spirit
revealed
to
you.
In
that
way,
he
confirmed
to
you
that
what
we
(exc)
proclaimed
about
Christ
is
true.
As
a
result,
while
you
wait
for
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
to
return,
within
your
group
you
truly
have [LIT]
every
ability
that
God’s
Spirit
gives
to believers.
God
will
also
cause
you
to steadfastly
trust
Christ
to
the
very
end
of
your
lives [EUP].
The
result
will
be
that
God
will
not
consider
you
guilty
of
any
sin
when
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
returns
to
earth [MTY].
You
can
depend
on
God
to
do
that.
He
is
the
one
who
chose
you
to
become
intimately
associated
with
his
Son,
Jesus
Christ,
who
is
our
Lord.
Stop
dividing
into
groups
in
your
congregations
on
the
basis
of
which Christian
leader
you
favor.
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
My
fellow believers,
by
the
authority
of [MTY]
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
I
urgently
appeal
to
all
of
you
to
agree
with
one
another.
What
I
mean
is,
stop
dividing
into
groups.
Instead,
be
united [MET]
concerning
what
you
understand
about
spiritual
matters,,
and
be
united
in
what
you
decide.
My
fellow believers,
I
urge
this
because
some
members
of
Chloe’s
household
have
told
me
that
you
are
quarreling
among
yourselves.
That
is,
some
of
you
say, “Paul
is
the
one
to
whom
we
are
loyal,”
and
others
say, “Peter
is
the
one
to
whom
we
are
loyal,”
and
still
others
say, “Christ
is
the
one
to
whom
we
are
loyal.”
It
is ridiculous
that [RHQ]
you
are
quarreling
and
dividing
up
into
groups
instead
of
being
loyal
to
Christ
alone.
Christ
certainly
has
not
divided
himself
into
parts
and
distributed
those
parts
out
to
groups
of
people
who
oppose
each
other! [MET, RHQ]
I,
Paul,
certainly
did
not
die
on
the
cross
for
you! [RHQ]
When
you
were baptized {When
someone baptized
you},
you
certainly
did
not
promise
that
you
were submitting
to
me! [RHQ]
I
thank
God
that
Crispus
and
Gaius
were
the
only
ones
from
among
you
whom
I baptized.
As
a
result,
no
one
there
in Corinth
except
those
two
can
say, “Paul baptized
me
so
that
I
would
become ◄his
disciple/submissive
to
him►.”
Now
I
remember
that
I
also baptized
the
household
of
Stephanas,
but
I
do
not
remember baptizing
anyone
else
there.
Christ
sent
me
not
primarily
to baptize
people
but
to
preach
the
good
message
about
him.
When
I
do
that,
he
does
not
want
me
to
use
words
that
human philosophers
consider
wise [IRO].
I
do
not
want
the
message
about
what
he
accomplished
when
he
was nailed
to
the
cross [MTY]
to
lose
its
power.
The
message
about
Christ
dying
on
the
cross
is
the
means
of
saving
us
who
believe
it.
1 Corinthians 1:18-19
Those
who
are
perishing spiritually
because
they
do
not
believe
that
message
consider
that
the
message
about
what Christ
accomplished
when
he
was nailed
to
the
cross [MTY]
is
foolish.
But
to
us
who
are
being
saved {whom
God
is
saving}
spiritually
because
we
believe
that
message,
it
demonstrates
that
God
acts powerfully
in
order
to
save
us.
It
is
like
what
God
said
that
a
prophet
wrote
long
ago,
By
the
things
that
I
will
do,
I
will
show
that
the ideas
of
those
who
think [IRO]
they
are
wise
are
completely
useless.
I
will
ignore
the ideas
that
they
think
are [IRO]
so
smart.
Some
people
think
that
the
message
about Christ
is
foolish,
but
to
us
whom
God
has
chosen,
it
shows
God’s
power.
1 Corinthians 1:20-25
So,
do
you
know
what
God
thinks
about
what [RHQ]
people
who [IRO]
consider
themselves
to
be
wise
and scholars
and philosophers
say?
He
does
not
pay
attention
to
what
they
say,
because [RHQ]
he
has
shown
clearly
that
what unbelievers
think
is [IRO]
wise
is
not
wise
at
all,
but
is
really
foolish.
God,
acting
very
wisely,
made
it
impossible
for unbelievers
to
know
God
by
doing
what
they
thought
was [IRO]
wise.
Instead,
he
was
happy
to
save
those
who
trust
in Christ
as
the
result
of
their
hearing
the
message
that
was
proclaimed
to
them,
a
message
that
others
consider
to
be
foolish.
The
Jews
want
people
to
prove,
by
performing
miracles,
that
their
message
is
true.
The non-Jews
want
to
hear
only
messages consisting
of
talk
that
they
consider
to
be
very
wise.
As
for
us,
we
proclaim
the
message
about
what
Christ
accomplished
for
us
when
he
was nailed {
when
they nailed
him}
to
the
cross.
That
message offends
Jews
because
they
do
not
think
that
the
Messiah
will
die,
and non-Jews
think
it
is [IRO]
a
foolish
message.
But
to
us
whom
God
has
chosen
to
belong
to
himself,
both
Jews
and non-Jews,
that
message
shows
that
God
acted powerfully
and
wisely
by
sending
Christ
to
die
for
us.
Unbelievers
may
think [IRO]
that
God
was
acting
foolishly
by
doing
that,
but
the
truth
is
that
he
was
acting
more
wisely
than unbelievers
who
just
think
that [IRO]
they
are
wise.
And unbelievers
may
think
that
God
was
acting weakly
by
sending
his
son
to
die,
but
he
was
acting
more powerfully
than unbelievers
who
just
think [IRO]
that
they
act powerfully.
God
chose mostly
despised,
not
important,
people
to
belong
to Christ;
so
you
should
boast
only
about
him.
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
My
fellow believers,
remember
what
kind
of
people
you
were
when
God
chose
you.
Not
many
of
you
whom
he
chose
are
people
whom
unbelievers
considered
to
be
wise.
Very
few
of
you
were
considered
to
be
important.
Very
few
of
you
came
from
families
with
a
high social
standing.
Instead,
it
was
usually
those
whom
unbelievers
considered
to
be
foolish
whom
God
chose.
He
did
that
in
order
to
shame/discredit
those
whom
unbelievers
consider [IRO]
wise.
It
was
usually
those
whom unbelievers
considered [IRO] unimportant
whom
God
chose,
in
order
to
shame/discredit
those
whom unbelievers
consider
important.
It
was
usually
those
who
are
despised
and
considered {whom
unbelievers
despise
and
consider}
worthless
whom
God
chose,
in
order
to
make
completely
ineffective
what unbelievers
consider
to
be
important.
He
did
that
in
order
that
no
one
could
boast
to
God
about
being
wise
or
important.
It
is
because
of
what
God
has
done
that
you ◄have
a
close relationship
with/belong
to►
Christ
Jesus.
God
put
into
effect
his
wise
plan
to
save
us
by
what
Christ
did
for
us.
As
a
result
of
what
Christ
did,
God erases
the
record
of
our
sins,
sets
us
apart
for
himself,
and frees
us
from
our
being
guilty
for
our
sins.
So,
it
is
the
Lord
whom
we
should
boast
about,
not
about
one
spiritual
leader
being
better
than
another.
We
should
do
as ◄
a
prophet/Jeremiah►
wrote
in
the Scriptures
that
we
should
do:
Those
who
boast
should
boast
only
about
what
the
Lord
has
done.
God showed that my message was true by the powerful things that he did, not because I spoke in a way that would make people think highly of me.
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
My
fellow believers,
when
I
came
to
you,
I
proclaimed
to
you
the
message
that
God
had
revealed
to
me.
But
I
did
not
proclaim
it
using
eloquent
words
that
would
make
people
think
highly
of
me,
nor
did
I
argue
in
a
way
that unbelievers
would
think
was
very
wise.
I
did
that
because
I
decided
that
I
would
speak
only
about
Jesus
Christ.
Specifically,
I
told
you
what
he
accomplished
for
us
when
he
was
killed
by
being nailed {
when
they
killed
him
by nailing
him}
to
a
cross.
Furthermore,
when
I
was
with
you,
I
felt
that
I
was
not adequate
to
do
what Christ
wanted
me
to
do.
I
was
afraid
that
I
would
not
be
able
to
do
it,
and
because
of
that
I
was
trembling
very
much.
When
I
taught
you
and
preached
to
you,
I
did
not
speak
words
that
unbelievers
would
consider [IRO]
wise
in
order
to convince
them
that
my
message
was
true.
Instead,
God’s
Spirit
showed
that
it
was
true
by
enabling
me
to powerfully
perform
miracles.
I
taught
and
preached
that
way
in
order
that
you
might
believe
my
message,
not
because
you
heard
words
that
people
considered
to
be [IRO]
wise,
but
because
you
recognized
God’s
power.
Unbelievers
do
not
consider
that
my
message
is
wise,
because
I
speak
what
God’s
Spirit
reveals
to
me.
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
I
do
teach
a
message
that
people
who
are
spiritually
mature
consider
to
be
wise.
But
I
do
not
teach
a
message
that unbelievers
consider
to
be
wise.
I
also
do
not
teach
a
message
that unbelieving
rulers
in
the
world
consider
to
be
wise.
What
they
think
about
it
does
not
matter,
because
some
day ◄they
will
lose
their
power/not
be
ruling
anymore►.
Instead,
I
teach
about
what
God
planned
wisely
long
ago.
It
is
something
that
people
did
not
know
about
previously
because
God
did
not
reveal
it
previously.
But
God
determined
before
he
created
the
world
that
he
would
greatly
benefit
us
by
his
wise
plan.
None
of
those
who
rule
this
world
knew
that
wise
plan.
If
they
had
known
it,
they
would
not
have nailed
our
wonderful
Lord
to
the
cross.
But
we believers
need
to
remember
these
words
that
a
prophet
wrote
in
the Scriptures:
Things
that
no
one
has
ever
seen,
things
that
no
one
ever
heard,
things
that
no
one
ever
thought
could
happen,
those
are
the
things
that
God
has
prepared
for
those
who
love
him.
God
has
caused
his
Spirit
to
reveal
those
things
to
us
(inc) believers.
His
Spirit
can
do
that
because
he
knows
thoroughly
the
meaning
of
all
things.
He
even
knows
the
things
about
God
that
are
very
difficult
to
understand.
Only
a
person
himself (OR,
a
person’s
spirit)
knows
what
he
is
thinking.
Similarly,
only
God’s
Spirit
knows
what
God
is
thinking.
It
was
not
the ideas
that unbelievers
teach
that
we
accepted.
Instead,
it
was
the
Spirit
who
came
from
God
that
we
received,
in
order
that
we
might
know
the
things
that
God
has
freely
done
for
us.
Those
are
the
things
that
I
tell
you
about.
As
I
do
that,
I
do
not
tell
you
things
that
someone
whom
others
thought
was [IRO]
wise
taught
me.
Instead,
I
tell
you truths
that
God’s
Spirit
taught
me,
and
I
explain
those
spiritual truths
to
people
whose
thinking
is
guided
by
God’s
Spirit (OR,
I
teach
spiritual
truths
to
spiritual
people).
Those
who
are unbelievers
reject
the truths
that
God’s
Spirit
teaches
us
(inc),
because
they
consider
those truths
to
be
foolish.
They
cannot
understand
them,
because
it
is
God’s
Spirit
who enables
us
to
evaluate
those truths
correctly,
and
those
people
do
not
have
God’s
Spirit.
We
who
have
God’s
Spirit
can
judge
correctly
the
value
of
all truths
that
the
Spirit
reveals,
but
unbelievers
cannot
evaluate
us
correctly.
As
one
of
our
prophets
wrote:
No
human [RHQ]
has
known
what
the
Lord
is
thinking.
No
human [RHQ]
is
able
to
instruct
him.
But
we believers
are
able
to
think
about
things [MTY]
in
the
way
that
Christ
thinks
about
them.
I was unable to teach you difficult concepts, because you were controlled by your self-directed nature, as evidenced by your quarreling about which leader you should be loyal to.
1 Corinthians 3:1-4
My
fellow believers,
when
I
was
with
you
previously,
I
was
not
able
to
teach
you
as
I
would
teach
people
who
are
controlled
by
the
Holy
Spirit {
whom
the
Holy
Spirit
controls}.
Instead,
I
had
to
teach
you
as
I
would
teach
people
whom
their self-directed nature
controls.
I
taught
very
simple concepts
to
you
who
had
recently
believed
in
Christ,
as
a parent
would
speak
very
simple
words
to
a
baby.
I
did
not
teach
you
things
that
were
difficult
for
you
to
understand,
just
like
a
woman
does
not
give
her
baby
solid
food
that
the
baby
cannot
chew
and digest.
And
just
like
a
woman ◄
gives
her
baby
milk/breast-feeds
her
baby►,
I
taught
you
simple
spiritual concepts,
because
at
that
time
you
were
not
able
to
understand
difficult
things.
And
you
are
still
not
able
to
understand
difficult concepts,
because
you
are
still
controlled
by
your self-directed nature.
Some
of
you
are
jealous
and
quarreling. ◄That
shows
that
your self-directed nature
is controlling
you!/Does
not
that
prove
your self-directed nature
is controlling
you?► [RHQ]
It
shows
that
you
are
acting
like unbelievers
act.
By
some
of
you
saying, “I
am
loyal
to
Paul,”
and
others
saying, “I
am
loyal
to Apollos,” ◄you
show
that
you
are
acting
like unbelievers./does
not
it
show
that
you
are
acting
like unbelievers?► [RHQ]
I
preached
the gospel
to
you
first,
and Apollos
followed,
but
we
are
both
serving
God equally.
1 Corinthians 3:5-9a
So
what
you
really
ought
to
think
about Apollos
and
me [RHQ]
is
that
we(dl)
are
merely
men
who
serve
God.
As
a
result
of
our
telling
you
the
message
about
Christ,
you
trusted
in
him.
Both
of
us
(dl)
are
merely
doing
the
work
that
the
Lord
appointed
us
to
do.
I
was
the
first
one
who
preached
God’s
message
to
you.
I
was
like [MET]
someone
who
plants
seeds.
Later, Apollos
taught
you
more
of
God’s
message.
That
was
like [MET]
someone
who
waters
plants
after
they
start
to
grow.
But
it
is
God
who
enables
people
to
grow spiritually,
just
like
he
is
the
one
who
causes
plants
to
grow.
So
the
person
who
first preaches
God’s
message
to
people
is
not
important,
and
the
person
who
later
teaches
people
more
of
God’s
message
is
not
important,
just
like [MET]
it
is
not
the
person
who
plants
the
seeds
or
the
person
who
waters
the
plants
who
is
important.
Instead,
it
is
God,
who
causes
plants
to
grow
and
who
causes
people
to
grow spiritually,
who
is
important.
The
person
who
first preaches
God’s
message
to
people
and
the
one
who
later
teaches
them
more
of
God’s
message [MET]
both ◄are
trying
to
reach
the
same
goal/have
the
same
purpose►.
And
God
will
reward
each
of
them
according
to
how
they
served
him.
Remember
that Apollos
and
I
are
both
working
together
for
God.
You
do
not
belong
to
us.
Just
like
a
field
belongs
to
its
owner,
not
to
those
who
work
in
it,
you
belong
to
God,
not
to
us
who
work
for
him.
Each
one
who
teaches believers
must
examine
what
he
is
teaching
them
because
God
will
reward
him
only
if
his
teaching
is
valuable
and
long-lasting.
1 Corinthians 3:9b-15
Also,
a
house
belongs
to
its
owner.
It
does
not
belong
to
the
man
who
built
it.
Similarly,
God
is
the
one
to
whom
you
belong.
Just
like
a
skilled
person
puts
a
foundation
in
the
ground
before
he
builds
a
house,
as
a
result
of
God
kindly
helping
me [MET],
I
was
the
first
one
who
declared
the
message
about
Christ
to
you.
And,
just
like
others
build
a
house
on
its
foundation,
there
were
others
who
later
taught
you
more
about
Christ.
But
just
like
each
person
who
builds
a
house
must
be
careful
about
what materials
he
uses
to
build
it [MET],
each
person
who
teaches
God’s
truth
must
be
careful
about
what
he
teaches.
Just
like
people
can
put
in
only
one
foundation
for
a
house [MET],
there
is
only
one
message
that
we
can
give
to
people.
That
message
is
about
Jesus
Christ.
Furthermore,
people
can
build
a
house
on
its
foundation
with materials
that
are
valuable
and
do
not
burn
easily,
such
as
gold,
silver,
and
expensive
jewels.
Or
they
could
build
a
house
with
materials
that
are
not
valuable
and
that
burn
easily,
such
as
wood,
hay,
and
straw.
Later
it
will
become
clear/evident
what
kind
of
material
they
used
to
build
the
house.
Similarly,
when
people
teach
others
God’s
truth,
it
will
later
become
clear
what
kind
of
things
they
taught.
God
will
make
that
clear/evident
at
the
time
when
he
judges
us [MTY].
When
a
fire
starts
burning
a
house,
it
becomes
clear
whether
the
builders
used
materials
in
their
work
that
will
burn,
or materials
that
will
not
burn.
Similarly [MET],
when
God
judges
us,
it
will
be
clear
whether
we
taught
others
things
that
were
long-lasting
and
valuable
or
not.
If
the materials
that
are
used
to
build
a
house
are materials
that
do
not
burn,
the builder
will
receive
a
reward [MET].
Similarly,
if
we
have
taught
others
things
that
are
valuable
and
long-lasting,
God
will
give
us
a
reward.
If
the
things
that
we
have
taught
are
not
valuable
and
long-lasting [MET],
we
will
not
get
a
reward.
We
will
be
saved {
God
will
save
us}
from
hell,
but
that
is
all
that
we
will
get.
We
will
be
like
a
man
who
escapes
from
a
fire
without
saving
any
of
his
possessions.
God
will
destroy
anyone
who
destroys
the
unity
of
a
congregation.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
You
need
to
remember
that
God
is
present
among
you
(pl)
as
he
was
present
in
the
Temple
in
Jerusalem. [RHQ]
God’s
Spirit
lives
within
you.
So,
just
like
God
will
destroy
anyone
who
tries
to
destroy
his
Temple,
he
will
destroy
anyone
who
destroys
the
unity
of
a
congregation.
He
will
do
that
because
he
has
set
you,
his
people,
apart
for
himself,
just
like
he
set
his
Temple
apart
for
himself.
Stop
being
proud
of
one Christian
leader
or
another,
because
we
are
all
just
working
for
your
benefit.
1 Corinthians 3:18-23
Some
among
you
think
that
you
are
wise
because unbelievers
thought
you
were
wise
previously.
Stop
deceiving
yourselves.
If
you
really
want
to
be
wise,
by accepting
what
God
considers
to
be
wise
you
should
be
willing
to
let unbelievers
consider
that
you
are
foolish [IRO].
You
should
do
that
because
things
that unbelievers
consider
to
be [IRO]
wise,
God
considers
to
be
foolish.
We
can
learn
from
the Scriptures
what
God
says
about
that:
Those
who
think
that
they
are [IRO]
wise,
he
messes
up
their
plans
by
the mistakes
they
make!
And
we
can
learn
from
these
words
of
Scripture,
The
Lord
considers
as
useless
the
thoughts
of
humans
who
think
that
they
are [IRO]
wise.
So,
stop
boasting
about
how
good
one Christian
leader
is
or
how
good
another Christian
leader
is.
All
of
us(exc)
exist
as
leaders
only
to
help
you!
Specifically,
do
not
boast
about
me,
or
about Apollos,
or
about Peter!
Everything
in
the
world
exists
to
benefit
you
believers.
Whether
you
live
or
whether
you
die,
the
things
that
are happening
now
or
the
things
that
will
happen
in
the
future,
they
are
all
to
benefit
you.
You
should
boast
about
Christ,
not
about
your
leaders,
because
you
belong
to
Christ,
and
Christ
belongs
to
God.
Stop evaluating your leaders’ value; do not be proud of one and despise another.
1 Corinthians 4:1-7
So,
people
ought
to
consider
us
apostles (OR, Apollos
and
me)
to
be
merely
servants
of
Christ.
God
has
given
to
us
(exc)
the
work
of
telling
others
the
message
that
God
has
now
revealed
to
us.
With
respect
to
doing
that,
those
who
are
given
work
are
required {give
others
some
work
to
do
require
them}
to
do
that
work
faithfully.
I
am
not
concerned
whether
you
or
the
judges
in
some
court
decide
whether
I
have
done
my
work
faithfully
or
not.
I
do
not
even
judge
myself
about
that.
I
do
not
think
that
I
have
done
anything
wrong,
but
that
does
not
prove
that
I
have
done
nothing
wrong.
The
Lord
is
the
one
who
judges
me.
So,
stop evaluating
any
of
us
(exc)
before
the
time
when
God
judges
everyone [MTY]!
Do
not
judge
us
before
the
Lord
comes.
He
is
the
one
who
will
reveal
the
sinful
things
that
people
have
done
secretly.
He
will
even
reveal
what
people
have
thought.
At
that
time
God
will
praise
each
person
as
each
one
of
them
deserves.
My
fellow believers,
I
have
told
you
all
these
things
as illustrations
of
myself
and Apollos.
I
have
done
this
for
your
sake,
in
order
that
you
may
learn
to
live
according
to
the
saying, “Do
not
act
contrary
to
what
is {what
they
have}
written
in
the Scriptures.”
If
you
follow
that
rule,
you
will
not
be
proud
of
one
spiritual
leader
and
despise
another.
◄No
one
has
made
any
of
you
superior
to
others!/Why
do
any
of
you
think
that
you
are
superior
to
others?► [RHQ]
All
the abilities
that
you
have,
you
received
from
God. [RHQ]
So
if
you
received
them
all
from
God, ◄you
should
not
boast
thinking, “I
got
these abilities
from
myself,
not
from
God!”/why
do
you
boast
thinking, “I
got
these abilities
from
myself,
not
from
God?”► [RHQ]
It
is
disgusting
that
you
are
so
proud
of
your
spiritual
gifts
and
that
you
despise
us apostles.
1 Corinthians 4:8-13
It
is
disgusting
that
you
act
as
though [IRO]
you
have
already
received
everything
that
you
need
spiritually.
You
act
as
though [IRO]
you
were
spiritually
rich (OR,
you
had
received
all
the
spiritual
gifts
you
need).
You
act
as
though [IRO]
you
had
already
begun
to
rule
as
kings
with Christ.
Well,
I
wish
that
you
really
were
ruling
with
him,
in
order
that
we
apostles
might
also
rule
with
you!
But
it
seems
as
though
God
has
put
us
apostles
on
display,
like
prisoners
at
the
end
of
the victor’s parade.
We
(exc)
are
like
men
who
have
been
condemned
to
die,
who
have
been
put
in
the arena
where
everyone
can
see
the
wild
animals
killing
them.
And
not
only
people,
but
even
angels
all
over
the
world
are
watching
us,
as
people
watch
those
who
are
performing
a
play
in
a
theater.
Many
people
consider
us
to
be [IRO]
fools
because
we
preach
about
Christ,
but
you
proudly
think [IRO]
that
you
are
wise
because ◄of
your
close relationship
with/you
belong
to►
Christ.
Many
people
consider
us [IRO]
to
be unimpressive,
but
you
proudly
think
that
you
impress
others.
People
respect
you,
but
they
do
not
respect
us.
Up
to
this
present
time
we
have
often
been
hungry.
We
have
often
been
thirsty.
We
have ragged
clothes.
Often
we
have
been
beaten {others
have
beaten
us}.
We
have
traveled
so
much
that
we
have
no
regular
homes
to
live
in.
We
work
very
hard
to earn
a
living.
When
we
are
cursed
by
people {When
people
curse
us},
we
ask
God
to
bless
them.
When
we
are
persecuted {When
people
cause
us
to
suffer},
we
endure
it.
When
we
are
slandered
by
people {When
people
slander
us},
we
reply
kindly
to
them.
Up
to
now,
unbelievers
consider
us
to
be
worthless [MET],
as
though
we
were
just garbage.
Imitate
the
way
in
which
I
serve
Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:14-17
I
am
writing
this
to
you,
not
to
make
you
feel
ashamed,
but
instead
to
warn
you
as
though
you
were
my
own
dear
children.
I
say
that
because
as
an apostle
of
Christ
Jesus
I
was
the
first
one
who
proclaimed
the
good
message
to
you.
As
a
result,
I
was
the
one
who
enabled
you
to
have
eternal
life.
So
even
if
there
were
thousands
of
Christians
who
instruct
you [MET],
I
am
the
only
one
who
became
like
a
father
to
you.
So
I
urge
you
to
live
for Christ
the
way
I
do.
In
order
to
help
you
do
that,
I
have
sent/will
be
sending
Timothy
to
you.
I
love
him
as
though
he
were
my
son.
He
serves
the
Lord
faithfully.
He
will
remind
you
of
the
way
I
conduct
my
life
as
one
who ◄has
a
close relationship
with/belongs
to►
the
Lord.
The
way
I
conduct
my
life
is
the
same
as
how
I
teach
others
to
live
in
all
the
congregations
to
whom
I
have
spoken.
I
hope
you
will
change
your
thinking,
so
I
do
not
have
to
punish
you
when
I
come
there.
1 Corinthians 4:18-21
Some
of
you
have
become
proud,
thinking
that
I
will
not
come
there
to
rebuke
your
congregation
about
what
they
are
doing.
But
if
the
Lord
wants
me
to
come,
I
will
come
to
you
soon.
Then
I
will
not
pay
any
attention
to
what
those
proud
people
say.
Instead,
I
will
find
out
whether
they
have
God’s
power.
Remember
that
God
judges
whether
or
not
we
are
letting
him
rule
our
lives,
not
by
listening
to
how
we
talk,
but
by
seeing
whether
his
power
is
present ◄
among
us/in
our
lives►.
So
which
do
you
prefer?
Do
you
want
me
to
come
to
you
and
punish
you
because
you
have
not
changed
your
ways,
or
shall
I
come
to
you
and
act
lovingly
and
gently
toward
you
because
you
have
done
what
I
told
you
to
do?
You should expel the man in your congregation who has acted so immorally.
1 Corinthians 5:1-5
Now
I
want
to
discuss
another
matter.
It
has
been {People
have}
reported
to
me,
and
I
believe
that
it
is
true,
that
some
people
among
you
have
been
acting
in
a sexually
immoral
way,
in
a
way
that
is
so
bad
that
not
even ◄pagans/people
who
do
not
know
about
God►
act
that
way.
People
tell
me
that
a
man
is
living
with
his stepmother (OR,
his
father’s
other
wife).
You
should
be
sad
about
what
that
man
is
doing!
He
should
have
been
expelled {
You
should
have
expelled
him}
from
your
congregation!
But
you
have
not
done
that,
so ◄how
can
you
be
proud,
thinking
that
you
are spiritually mature?/it
is
disgusting
that
you
are
proud,
thinking
that
you
are spiritually mature!► [RHQ]
As
for
me,
I
have
already
decided
how
you
should
punish
that
man.
And
even
though
I
am
away
from
you,
my
spirit
is
with
you,
and
you
should
do
as
I
would
do
if
I
were
there
with
you.
What
I
have
decided
is
that
when
you
have
gathered
together
with
the
authority [MTY]
of
our
Lord
Jesus,
and
my
spirit
is
with
you,
and
the
power
of
our
Lord
Jesus
is
with
you,
you
should
hand
that
man
over
to
Satan.
Then
Satan
can
injure/punish
his
body,
in
order
that
he
will
turn
away
from
his
sinful
behavior
and
his
spirit
will
be
saved
on
the
day
when
the
Lord
returns [MTY].
Make
sure
that
no
one
in
your
congregation
is
acting immorally
or
maliciously
or
wickedly.
1 Corinthians 5:6-8
It
is
not
good
that,
while
you
are
letting
that immoral
man
continue
to
be
in
your
congregation,
you
are
boasting
about
being spiritually mature. ◄You
know
that
a
small
amount
of
yeast
affects
all
the
bread
dough [MET]
into
which
it
is
put {
a
woman
puts
it}./Do
you
not
know
that
a
small
amount
of
yeast
affects
all
the
bread
dough [MET]
into
which
it
is
put?► [RHQ]
Similarly,
one
person
who
continues
to
sin
will
have
a
bad
effect
on
all
the
congregation.
So,
just
like
we
Jews
expel
the
old
yeast
from
our
houses
during
the
Passover
celebration
in
order
that
we
may
have
a
fresh batch
of
dough
without
yeast
in
it [MET],
you
must
expel
such
evil
people
from
your
congregation.
Do
that
so
that
you
can
truly
be
holy
people,
as
I
know
that
you
really
are.
Remember
that
Christ
was
sacrificed {sacrificed
himself}
so
that
God
could
spare
us
from
being
punished
for
our
sins,
just
like
the
Jews
sacrificed
lambs
during
the
first
Passover
celebration
so
that
God
would
spare
their
firstborn
sons
from
being
killed.
So
let
us
celebrate
the
fact
that
God
has
freed
us
from
being
punished
us
for
our
sins [MET],
just
like
the
Jews
in
later
years
celebrated
Passover
to
celebrate
God
freeing
them
from
being
slaves
in
Egypt.
They
made
sure
that
there
was
no
old
yeast
in
the
dough.
They
ate
bread
that
had
no
yeast
in
it.
Similarly,
we
should
make
sure
that
there
are
no
people
in
our
congregations [MET]
who
act
maliciously
toward
others
or
act
wickedly.
Instead,
make
sure [MET]
that
all
those
in
our
congregations
are
ones
who
act
sincerely
and
speak
truthfully.
Expel
wicked
people
from
your
congregation.
1 Corinthians 5:9-13
In
the
previous
letter
that
I
wrote
to
you,
I
said
that
you
should
not
associate
with sexually
immoral
people.
I
did
not
mean
that
you
should
not
associate
with unbelievers
who
are
immoral,
or
who
desire
things
that
belong
to
others,
or
who ◄forcefully
seize
things
that
belong
to
others/are swindlers►,
or
who
worship
idols.
You
would
have
to
leave
this
world
to
avoid
all
people
like
that.
But
now
I
am stating
clearly
that
when
I
wrote,
I
meant
that
you
should
not
associate
with
those
who
say
that
they
are
fellow believers,
if
they
are sexually
immoral
or
if
they
desire
and forcefully
seize
things
that
belong
to
others,
or
worship
idols,
or
slander
others,
or
become
drunk.
You
should
not
associate
with
people
like
that,
and
you
should
not
even
eat
with
them!
It
is
certainly
not [RHQ]
my
business
to
judge
people
who
are
not believers
and
who
do
not
belong
to
Christian
congregations.
But
it
certainly
is [RHQ]
your
business
to
judge
those
who
are
in
your
congregation!
God
is
the
one
who
will
judge
those
who
are
not believers.
Do
as
the Scriptures
command: “Expel
the
wicked
person
from
your
midst!”
It is disgusting that you prosecute fellow believers and let judges who are not believers decide your cases.
1 Corinthians 6:1-6
Now
another
matter:
When
any
of
you
believers
accuses
another believer
about
some
matter,
he
takes
that
matter
to
judges
who
are
not believers,
for
them
to
decide
the
case,
instead
of
asking
God’s
people
to
decide
it. ◄That
is
disgusting!/Why
do
you
do
that?► [RHQ]
I
want
you
to
know
that
we
who
are
God’s
people
will
some
day
judge
those
who
are unbelievers. [RHQ]
So,
since
you
will
be
judging unbelievers,
you
certainly
are
capable
of
judging
between
believers
who disagree
on
small
matters! [RHQ]
◄You
should
keep
in
mind
that
we
will
even
judge
angels!/Do
you
not
know
that
we
will
even
judge
angels?► [RHQ]
So
we
certainly
should
be
able
to
judge
about
matters
that
relate
to
how
we
conduct
our
lives
here
on
earth!
Therefore,
when
you
believers
have
a
dispute,
you
should
certainly
not
choose
as
judges
to
decide
your
case
people
whom
the
congregation
cannot
respect
because
those
judges
are
not believers! [RHQ]
I
am
saying
this
to
make
you
ashamed.
Surely
there
is
someone
among
you
who
is
wise
enough
to
judge
disputes
between believers! [RHQ]
But
instead,
some believers
among
you
accuse
other believers
in
a
legal
court.
And
what
is
worse,
you
let
the
cases
be
judged
by unbelievers {unbelievers
judge
the
cases}!
God
has
freed
you
from
your
former
sinful
behavior,
so
remember
that
he
will
exclude
from
his
kingdom
those
who
engage
in
all
kinds
of
sinful
behavior.
1 Corinthians 6:7-11
The
fact
that
you
have
any
lawsuits
among
you
shows
that
you
have
completely
failed
as Christians (OR,
allowed
Satan
to
defeat
you).
You
should
allow
other believers
to
wrong
you
without
taking
them
to
court!! [RHQ]
You
should
not
accuse
them
when
they
cheat
you! [RHQ]
But
what
is happening
is
that
some
of
you
are cheating
others
and
doing
wrong
to
them.
That
is
bad.
But
you
are
doing
that
to
fellow believers,
and
that
is
worse!
◄You
should
keep
in
mind
that
wicked
people
will
not
become
members
of
the
group
over
whom
God
will
rule./Do
you
not
know
that
wicked
people
will
not
become
members
of
the
group
over
whom
God
will
rule?► [RHQ]
Do
not
be
deceived {Do
not
deceive
yourselves}
by
thinking wrongly
about
these
matters.
People
who
are sexually
immoral,
or
who
worship
idols,
or
who ◄commit
adultery/have
sex
with
someone
to
whom
they
are
not
married►,
or
who happily
allow
others
to
commit homosexual
acts
with
them,
or
who
take
the initiative
in
committing homosexual
acts,
or
who
are
thieves,
or
who
desire
and forcefully
seize
things
that
belong
to
others,
or
who
are
drunkards,
or
who
slander
others,
or
who
are swindlers,
will
not
enter
the
place
where
God
rules.
Some
of
you
previously
did
things
like
that.
But
God
has
freed/cleansed
you [MET]
from
your
sinful
behavior.
He
has
set
you
apart
for
himself.
He
has erased
the
record
of
your
sins
because
you
trusted [MTY]
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
and
because
of
what
the
Spirit
of
our
God
has
done
for
you.
Because
the
Lord
wants
us
to
use
our
bodies
in
ways
that
please
him,
we
must
avoid
all sexually immoral
acts.
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Some
of
you
may
say, “God
allows
us
to
do
anything
that
he
does
not
forbid.”
But
I
would
reply, “
That
is
true,
but
not
everything
that
God
permits
us
to
do
helps
us.”
Yes,
as
some
of
you
say,
God
permits
us
to
do
anything
that
he
does
not
forbid.
But
as
for
me,
I
will
not
let
anything
make
me
its
slave;
that
is,
I
will
not
do
anything
that
will
gain
control
over
me
in
such
a
way
that
I
will
not
be
able
to
stop
doing
it.
Some
of
you
may
also
say, “Food
is
just
for
us
to
put
in
the
stomach,
and
the
stomach
is
just
for
us
to
put
food
in.
And
since
God
will
do
away
with
food
and
stomachs
when
he
gives
us
our
new
bodies,
what
we
do
with
our
bodies sexually
does
not affect
us
any
more
than
eating
food
does.”
But
what
you
have
concluded
is
wrong,
because
the
Lord
does
not
want
us
to
use
our
bodies
to
do sexually
immoral
things.
Instead,
the
Lord
wants
us
to
use
our
bodies
in
ways
that
please
him.
Also,
the
Lord
wants
us
to
do
what
is
good
for
our
bodies.
God,
by
his
power,
caused
the
Lord
Jesus
to
live
again
after
he
died,
and
he
will
cause
us
to
live
again
after
we
die,
which
shows
that
he
is
very
concerned
about
our
bodies.
You
should
keep
in
mind
that
your
bodies
belong
to
Christ. [RHQ]
So,
should
I
or
any
other believer [RHQ]
take
our
body,
which
belongs
to
Christ,
and
join
it
sexually
to
a
prostitute?
No,
certainly
not!
When
a
man
has
sexual
relations [EUP]
with
a
prostitute,
it
is
as
though
their
two
bodies
become
one
body. ◄You
should
never
forget
that!/Do
you
not
know
that?► [RHQ]
What
Moses
wrote
about
people
who
join
together sexually
is, “The
two
of
them
will
become
as
though
they
are
one
body.”
But
anyone
who
is
united {who
joins
himself}
to
the
Lord
becomes
one
with
him
spiritually.
Always ◄run
away
from/avoid►
committing sexually
immoral
acts.
Other
sins
that
people
commit
do
not affect
their
bodies,
but
those
who
commit sexually
immoral
acts
sin
against
their
own
bodies.
◄Keep
in
mind
that
your
bodies
are
like [MET]
temples
of
the
Holy
Spirit./Do
you
not
know
that
your
bodies
are
like [MET]
temples
of
the
Holy
Spirit?► [RHQ]
The
Spirit,
whom
God
gave
you,
lives
within
you.
You
do
not
belong
to
yourselves.
You
belong
to
God,
because
when
his
Son
died
for
you
it
was
as
though [MET]
God
paid
a
price
for
you.
So
honor
God
by
how
you
use
your
bodies!
Married people should not deprive their spouses of sexual relations, except under special conditions.
1 Corinthians 7:1-7
Now
I
will
reply
to
the
things
that
you
wrote
to
me
about.
It
is
good
for
people
not
to
get
married.
But
because
many
people
are
committing
sexual
immorality,
which
God
detests,
every
man
should
have
his
own
wife
with
whom
he
can
have
sexual
relations,
and
every
woman
should
have
her
own
husband
with
whom
she
can
have
sexual
relations.
Every
man
must
continue
having
sexual
relations [EUP]
with
his
wife,
and
every
woman
must
continue
having
sexual
relations
with
her
husband.
A
man’s
wife
does
not
have
the
right
over
her
own
body
to
be
the
only
one
to
decide
about
having
sexual
relations
with
her
husband.
Instead,
her
husband
also
has
a
right
to
decide
about
that.
Similarly,
a
woman’s
husband
does
not
have
the
right
over
his
own
body
to
be
the
only
one
to
decide
about
having
sexual
relations
with
his
wife.
Instead,
his
wife
also
has
a
right
to
decide
about
that.
You
may
refuse
to
have
sexual
relations
with
each
other [EUP]
only
if
you
both
first
agree
to
do
that
for
a
short
time,
in
order
that
you
may
both
have
more
time
to
pray.
Then
after
that,
begin
having
sexual
relations
again [EUP]
in
order
that
Satan
will
not
be
able
to
persuade
you
to
have
sex
with
someone
else
because
you
are
unable
to
control
your
sexual
desires.
I
am
telling
you
these
things
to
say
that
God
allows
you
to
get
married,
but
he
does
not
say
that
you
must
get
married.
I
myself
wish
that
all
people
would
stay
unmarried/single,
as
I
am.
But
God
has
enabled
each
person
to
live
in
ways
that
seem
right
for
them.
He
has
enabled
some
people
to
live
without
getting
married,
and
he
has
enabled
other
people
to
get
married.
It
is
all
right
to
get
married,
but
it
is
wrong
to
get
divorced.
However,
you
should
not
force
an unbelieving
spouse
to
keep
living
with
you.
1 Corinthians 7:8-16
Now
I
want
to
say
this
to
you
unmarried
people
and
to
you
whose
spouses
have
died:
It
would
be
good
for
you
to
remain
unmarried
as
I
am.
But
if
you
cannot
control
your
sexual
desires [EUP],
you
should
get
married.
It
is
better
to
be
married
so
that
you
can
satisfy
your
sexual
desires
with
your
spouse
than
to
constantly
have
a
strong
desire [EUP]
for
sexual
relations.
And
now
I
will
give
a
command
for
believers
who
are
married.
This
is
not
a
command
from
me
alone;
it
also
comes
from
the
Lord
Jesus.
You
married
women
must
not ◄separate
from/divorce►
your
husbands!
But
if
any
of
you
do
that,
you
must
remain
unmarried,
or
else
you
should
be
reconciled
with
your
husband
and
live
with
him
again.
Similarly,
men
must
not ◄separate
from/divorce►
their
wives.
Now
I
say
this
to
the
rest
of
you,
to
those
who
became believers
after
they
were
married.
This
is
what
I
am
saying,
not
what
the
Lord
has
commanded.
If
someone
has
a
wife
who
is
not
a believer,
if
she
is
willing
to
keep
living
with
him,
he
must
not
divorce
her.
Similarly,
if
a
woman
has
a
husband
who
is
not
a believer,
if
he
is
willing
to
keep
living
with
her,
she
must
not
divorce
him.
I
say
that
because
God
has
set
apart
every
woman’s unbelieving
husband
for
himself
because
of
his
wife
being
a believer,
and
God
has
set
apart
every
man’s unbelieving
wife
for
himself
because
of
her
husband
being
a believer.
If
that
were
not
true,
God
would
consider
their
children
unacceptable.
But,
the
fact
is
that
God
does
consider
them
acceptable
to
him.
However,
if
a
woman’s
husband
who
is
not
a believer
or
a
man’s
wife
who
is
not
a believer
wants
to
leave,
let
him
or
her
do
so.
The
husband
or
wife
who
is
a believer
should
not
force
the
other
one
to
stay.
God
has
chosen
us
in
order
that
we
may
live
peacefully.
You
women believers
should
allow
your unbelieving
spouses
to
leave
you
if
they
want
to,
because
there
is
no
way
that
you
can
be
sure
that
God
will
save
your
husband
if
you
stay
together [RHQ] (OR,
perhaps
God
will
save
your
husband
if
you
stay
together.)
Similarly,
you
men
who
are believers,
there
is
no
way
that
you
can
be
sure
that
God
will
save
your
wives
if
you
stay
together [RHQ] (OR,
perhaps
God
will
save
your
wives
if
you
stay
together.)
In
general,
each
person
should
remain
in
the
status
that
he
had
before
he
became
a believer.
1 Corinthians 7:17-24
However,
each
person
should
continue
in
the
status
that
the
Lord
gave
him,
the
status
that
he
had
when
the
Lord
called
him
to
belong
to
him.
That
is
the
rule
that
I
tell
people
in
all
the
congregations
where
I
speak.
If
a
man
had
already
been
circumcised [RHQ]
when
he
became
a Christian,
he
should
not
try
to
pretend
that
he
is
not
circumcised.
If
a
man
had
not
been
circumcised [RHQ]
before
he
became
a Christian,
he
should
not
become
circumcised.
You
should
not
try
to
change
your
status
that
way,
because
it
means
nothing
to
God
whether
someone
is
circumcised
or
not.
What
is
important
is
that
we
obey
what
God
has
commanded.
Generally,
each
person
should
remain
in
the
status
that
he
had
when
he
became
a Christian.
If
one
of
you
was
a
slave
when
you
(sg)
became
a Christian [RHQ],
do
not
be
concerned
about
it.
However,
if
you
get
an opportunity
to
be
free,
do
what
you
need
to
do
to
become
free.
Do
not
worry
about
your
previously
being
a
slave,
because
those
who
were
slaves
before
they
became Christians,
the
Lord
has
freed
them
from Satan’s
control.
Similarly,
those
who
were
not
slaves
before
they
became Christians,
it
is
as
though [MET]
they
are
Christ’s
slaves
because
they
must
do
what
he
tells
them
to
do [MET].
Christ
paid
a
price
to
buy
you
when
he
died
for
you.
So
do
not
act
as
if
you
are
evil
people’s
slaves
by
doing
the
evil
things
that
they
tell
you
to
do.
My
fellow believers,
I
repeat
that
in
general
each believer,
being
in
fellowship
with
God,
should
continue
in
the
status
that
he
had
before
he
became
a Christian.
It
is
not
sinful
to
get
married,
but
married
people
will
have
a
lot
of
problems.
1 Corinthians 7:25-28
Now
I
will
answer
your
question
about
women
who
have
never
married.
There
is
nothing
that
the
Lord
has
commanded
me
to
write
about
them,
but
I
am
writing
this
to
tell
you
what
I
think
is
best,
because
the
Lord
Jesus
has mercifully
enabled
me
to
say
what
is
reliable.
There
are
a
lot
of
distressing
events
happening
now (OR,
that
will
soon
happen),
so
I
think
that
it
is
better
for
people
to
remain
in
the marital
status
that
they
now
have.
If
any
of
you
men
are
married [RHQ],
do
not
try
to
divorce
your
wife.
If
any
of
you
are
unmarried [RHQ],
do
not
seek
a
wife.
But
if
any
of
you
men
get
married,
you
have
not
committed
a
sin
by
doing
that.
Likewise,
if
an
unmarried
woman
gets
married,
she
has
not
committed
a
sin
by
doing
that.
However,
those
who
get
married
will
have
many
troubles,
so
I
am
urging
you
to
remain
unmarried
in
order
that
you
may
not
experience
such
troubles.
We believers
should
not
devote
our
time
to
the
affairs
of
this
life.
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
My
fellow believers,
this
is
what
I
mean:
There
is
not
much
time
left
before
Christ
returns.
So,
from
now
on
those
men
who
are
married
should
devote
themselves
to
serving
the
Lord
as
much
as
they
would
if
they
were
not
married.
Those
who
are
sad
should
devote
themselves
to
serving
the
Lord
as
much
as
they
would
if
they
were
not
sad.
Those
who
are
rejoicing
should
devote
themselves
to
serving
the
Lord
as
much
as
they
would
if
they
were
not
joyful.
Those
who
are
buying
things
should
devote
themselves
to
serving
the
Lord
as
much
as
they
would
if
they
did
not
possess
those
things.
Because
this
world
as
it
exists
now
will
soon
be
gone,
those
who
are
actively involved
in
the
affairs
of
this
life
should
not
devote
all
their
time
to
be involved
in
those
things.
It
is
better
to
remain
unmarried
because
married
people
are
more
concerned
about
pleasing
their
spouses
than
about
how
to
please
the
Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:32-35
Another
reason
why
I
encourage
you
to
remain
unmarried
is
that
I
desire
that
none
of
you
be
anxious
about
the everyday
affairs
of
this
life.
Unmarried
men
are
able
to
be primarily
concerned
about
serving
the
Lord
Jesus
and
trying
to
please
him.
But
married
men
are
often
greatly
concerned
about
the
affairs
of
this
life.
Specifically,
they
are
concerned
about
pleasing
their
wives.
So
their
thinking
is
divided.
Unmarried
women
are
able
to
be
concerned
about
serving
the
Lord.
They
want
to
set
apart
their
minds
and
their
bodies
for
serving
the
Lord.
But
married
women
are
often
concerned
about
the
affairs
of
this
life.
Specifically,
they
are
concerned
about
how
to
please
their
husbands.
I
am
telling
you
this
for
your
own
good.
I
am
not
saying
it
in
order
to restrict
you.
Instead,
I
am
saying
it
in
order
that
you
may
do
what
is
proper
and
be
able
to
serve
the
Lord
without
being
distracted {things distracting
you}.
It
is
better
for
a
man
to
decide
that
his
daughter
should
remain
unmarried
than
that
she
should
get
married,
but
either
decision
is
all
right.
1 Corinthians 7:36-38
Some
of
you
men
have
asked
about
your
unmarried
daughters.
I suggest
that
if
any
man
thinks
that
he
may
be treating
his
daughter unfairly
by
keeping
her
from
marrying,
and
if
it
is
already
past
the
right
time
for
her
to
get
married,
and
if
he
thinks
that
she
ought
to
be
married,
he
should
do
what
he
wants
to
do.
He
should
let
her
get
married.
He
will
not
be
sinning
by
doing
that.
But
if
a
man
feels
absolutely
sure
that
it
is
better
that
his
daughter
not
get
married,
and
if
nothing
is
forcing
her
to
get
married,
and
if
he
is
free
to
do
what
he
decides
to
do
on
the
matter,
if
he
decides
that
his
daughter
should
not
get
married,
he
is
doing
what
is
right
in
keeping
her
from
marrying.
So
any
man
who
decides
that
his
daughter
should
get
married
is
doing
what
is
good,
but
if
he
decides
that
she
should
not
get
married,
he
is
doing
something
even
better. (OR,
36
Some
of
you
men
have
asked
about
the
women
to
whom
you
are
engaged
to
marry.
If
any
man
thinks
that
he
may
be treating
that
woman unfairly
by
not
marrying
her,
and
if
it
is
already
past
the
right
time
for
her
to
get
married,
and
if
he
wants
to
marry
her
very
much,
he
should
do
what
he
wants
to
do.
He
should
marry
her.
He
will
not
be
sinning
by
doing
that.
37
But
if
a
man
feels
absolutely
sure
that
it
is
better
for
him
not
to
get
married,
and
if
nothing
is
forcing
them
to
get
married,
if
he
is
free
to
make
his
own
decision
on
the
matter,
if
he
decides
not
to
get
married,
he
is
doing
what
is
right.
38
So
any
man
who
decides
that
he
should
get
married
to
the
woman
he
is
engaged
to
is
doing
what
is
good,
but
if
he
decides
that
he
should
not
get
married,
he
is
doing
something
even
better.)
Women
whose
husbands
have
died
are
free
to
get remarried,
but
only
to believers.
However,
they
will probably
be happier
if
they
do
not
marry
again.
1 Corinthians 7:39-40
Women
must
remain
married
to
their
husbands
while
their
husbands
are
still
alive.
But
if
a
woman’s
husband
dies,
she
is
free
to
marry
any
unmarried
man
whom
she
wants
to
marry,
but
he
must
belong
to
the
Lord.
However,
I
think
that
she
will
be
happier
if
she
does
not
marry
again.
And
I
believe
that
the
Spirit
of
God
is
directing
me
as
I
say
that.
We should not be proud about knowing the truth about idols.
1 Corinthians 8:1-3
Now
I
will
answer
what
you
asked
about
us believers
eating
meat
that
has
been
sacrificed
to
idols.
We
know
what
some
of
you
say,
that
God
has
enabled
all
of
us
to
know
the
truth
about
things
such
as
idols.
But
often
we
become
proud
because
we
say
that
we
know
all
those
things.
But
instead
of
being
proud
about
what
we
know,
we
should
show
that
we
love
our
fellow believers
by
helping
them
to
become spiritually mature.
Those
who
think
that
they
thoroughly
know
something
do
not
yet
know
it
as
they
should.
But
as
for
those
who
love
God,
they
know
that
they
belong
to
him.
There
are
many
idols
that
people
think
are
gods,
but
there
is
only
one
true
God.
1 Corinthians 8:4-6
So
I
will
tell
you
about
eating
meat
that
people
have
sacrificed
to
idols.
We
know
that
it
is
true,
as
you
say,
that
idols
are
not
really
alive.
We
also
know
that
there
is
only
one real
God.
It
is
true
that
there
are
gods
whom
people
think
live
in
the
heavens
or
whom
they
think
live
on
earth.
Truly,
there
are
many
beings
that
people
call
gods,
and
whom
they
call
lords.
But
for
us
believers
there
is
only
one real
God.
He
is
our
heavenly
Father
who
created
everything.
He
is
the
one
whom
we
worship
and
serve.
Also,
for
us believers
Jesus
Christ
is
the
one
and
only
Lord.
He
is
the
one
whom
God
caused
to
create
everything.
It
is
because
of
what
he
has
done
for
us
on
the
cross
that
we
have
spiritual
life.
Do
not
eat
meat
offered
to
idols
if
that
would
encourage
other believers
to
eat
that
food
contrary
to
their
conscience.
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
Nevertheless,
some
people
do
not
understand
that
idols
are
not
really
alive.
In
the
past,
some
among
you
who
are believers
now
were
accustomed
to believing
that
idols
were
really
alive.
As
a
result,
when
they
eat
such
meat
now,
they
still
think
that
it
was
sacrificed
to
an
idol
that
is
alive.
They
are
not
sure
that
God
allows believers
to
eat
meat
that
has
been
offered
to
idols.
So,
when
they
eat
such
meat,
they
think
that
they
have
sinned.
But
God
will
not
think
more
highly
about
us
if
we
eat
certain
foods,
or
if
we
do
not
eat
certain
foods.
That
is,
we
are
not
more
acceptable
to
God
if
we
do
not
eat
certain
foods,
nor
are
we
more
acceptable
to
him
if
we
eat
those
foods.
However,
be
sure
that
you
do
not
do
anything
that
God
allows
you
to
do,
if
by
doing
that
you
would
encourage
any
of
your
fellow believers
to
do
something
that
they
are
not
sure
God
allows
them
to
do.
As
a
result,
you
would
be
causing
them
to
sin.
For
example,
you
know
that
idols
are
not
really
alive.
Suppose
that
in
a
temple
where
they
worship
idols
you
eat
food
that
has
been
sacrificed
to
idols.
Suppose
that
someone
who
is
not
sure
whether
God
allows
us
to
eat
that
food
sees
you
eating
it.
You
would
be encouraging
him
to
eat
it,
too. [RHQ]
As
a
result,
you
who
know
that
idols
are
not
really
alive,
might
cause
that
fellow believer,
one
for
whom
Christ
died, ◄to
be
ruined
spiritually/to
stop believing
in
Christ►.
By
sinning
against
your
fellow believer
by
causing
him
to
do
something
that
he
thinks
God
does
not
allow
us
to
do,
it
is
as
though
you
are
sinning
against
Christ
himself!
So
if
I,
Paul,
think
that
by
eating
a
certain
food
I
might
cause
a
fellow believer
to
be
ruined spiritually,
I
will
never
eat
such
food
again.
I
do
not
want
to
cause
any
fellow believer ◄to
be
ruined spiritually/to
stop believing
in Christ►.
And
you
should ◄
do
as
I
do/imitate
my
example►.
As your apostle I am free to do anything that God allows me to do.
1 Corinthians 9:1-2
I
am
certainly
free
to
do
all
the
things
that
God
allows
me
to
do. [RHQ]
I
am
an apostle. [RHQ]
You
certainly
know
that
I
have
seen
Jesus
our
Lord. [RHQ]
It
is
a
result
of
my
work
that
you
have
believed
in
the
Lord
Jesus. [RHQ]
And
even
though
other
people
may
think
that
I
am
not
an apostle,
you
certainly
should
know
that
I
am
an apostle.
Remember
that
your
having
become Christians [MET]
as
a
result
of
my
telling
you
about
the
Lord ◄confirms/shows
that
it
is
true►
that
I
am
an apostle.
Barnabas
and
I
have
the
same
right
to
receive financial
support
that
the
other apostles
have.
1 Corinthians 9:3-7
In
order
to
defend
myself,
this
is
what
I
say
to
those
who
criticize
me
by claiming
that
I
do
not
act
like
an apostle.
As
for Barnabas
and
me,
we
certainly
have
the
right
as apostles
to
receive
from
you
and
other
congregations
food
and
drink
for
our
work. [RHQ]
We
have
the
same
right
that
the
other apostles
and
the
Lord Jesus’
younger
brothers
and
especially
Peter
have.
They
all
take
along
a
wife
who
is
a believer
when
they
travel
various
places
in
order
to
tell
people
about
Christ.
And
they
have
a
right
that
the
people
whom
they
work
among
will
support
their
wives,
too.
So Barnabas
and
I
certainly
have
those
same
rights. [RHQ]
It
would
be ridiculous
to
think
that Barnabas
and
I
are
the
only apostles
who
must
work
to earn
money
to
pay
our
expenses
while
we
are
doing
God’s
work! [RHQ]
Soldiers
certainly
do
not
pay
their
own
wages. [RHQ]
Those
who
plant
a
vineyard
would
certainly
eat
some
of
the
grapes
when
they
become
ripe. [RHQ]
Those
who
care
for
sheep
would
certainly
drink
the
milk
from
those
sheep. [RHQ]
Similarly,
those
who
tell
others
about Christ
certainly
have
a
right
to
receive ◄financial
help/food►
from
the
people
to
whom
they
preach.
God’s
servants
have
always
had
the
right
to
receive financial
help
from
others,
but
we
have
not
insisted
on
that
right
because
we
want
to
preach
the gospel
without
charge.
1 Corinthians 9:8-18
I
am
saying
that,
not
only
because
people
think
that
it
is
right. [RHQ]
No,
I
am [RHQ]
saying
it
because
it
is
what
God
said
in
the
laws
that
he
gave
to
Moses.
Moses
wrote
in
one
of
those
laws, “While
an
ox
is
threshing
grain,
you
must
not
tie
its
mouth
shut
so
that
it
cannot
eat
the
grain.” ◄God
was
not
only
concerned
about
oxen
when
he
gave
that
law./Was
God
only
concerned
about
oxen
when
he
gave
that
law?► [RHQ]
No,
he
was [RHQ]
concerned
about
us,
also!
Yes,
God
caused
Moses
to
write
those
words
because
he
is
concerned
about
us!
Those
who
plow
the
ground
confidently
expect
to
eat
some
of
the
crop
that
grows.
Those
who
thresh
grain
confidently
expect
to
eat
some
of
the
grain
that
they
thresh.
Similarly,
we
who
proclaim
the
message
about Christ
have
the
right
to
confidently
expect
to
receive financial
help
for
our
work.
And
because
we
have
proclaimed
God’s
message
to
you,
we
certainly
have
the
right
to
receive
from
you
the
things
that
we
need
for
our
bodies [MET]! [MET, RHQ]
Since
other
people
who
preached
to
you
had
that
right,
certainly Barnabas
and
I
have
the
same
right. [RHQ]
However,
neither
of
us
insisted
that
you
give
us
the
things
that
we
have
a
right
to
receive
from
you.
Instead,
we
were
willing
to
endure
anything
in
order
that
we
not
hinder
anyone
from believing
the
message
about
Christ.
You
should
keep
in
mind
that
the
priests
and
servants
in
the
Temple
eat
some
of
the
food
that
people
bring
to
the
Temple. [RHQ]
Specifically,
the
priests
who
work
at
the
altar
eat
some
of
the
food
that
the
people
bring
to
sacrifice
on
the
altar.
So
the
Lord
has
commanded
that
those
who
proclaim
the
good
message
about
him
should
receive
from
those
who
hear
that
message
what
they
need
to
live
on.
However,
I
have
not
requested
that
you
give
me
those
things
that
I
have
a
right
to
receive
from
you.
Furthermore,
I
am
writing
this
to
you,
not
in
order
to
request
you
to
begin
giving
me financial
help
now.
I
would
rather
die
than
to
receive
help
from
you.
I
do
not
want
anyone
to
prevent
me
from
boasting
about
my
proclaiming
God’s
message
to
you
without
receiving financial
help
from
you.
When
I
proclaim
the
message
about Christ,
I
cannot
boast
about
doing
it,
because
Christ
has
commanded
me
to
do
it.
I
would
be
very
miserable (OR,
I
am
afraid
that
God
would
punish
me)
if
I
did
not
proclaim
that
message.
If
I
had
decided
by
myself
to
proclaim
it,
God
would
reward
me.
But
I
did
not
decide
by
myself
to
do
that.
I
am
simply
doing
the
work
that
God
entrusted
to
me.
So
perhaps
you
wonder
what
my
reward
is. [RHQ]
I
will
tell
you.
When
I
proclaim
the
good
message
about Christ,
I
do
not
ask
people
for financial
help.
It
makes
me
very
happy
not
to
ask
for
help,
and
being
happy
is
the
reward
I
get.
I
do
not
want
to
use
the
rights
that
I
have
when
I
proclaim
the
gospel.
I
have
adopted
the code
of
conduct
of
whatever
group
I
have
been
among,
in
order
to
bring
more
people
to Christ.
1 Corinthians 9:19-27
I
am
not obligated
to
do
what
anyone
else
thinks
that
I
should
do.
Nevertheless,
when
I
have
been
with
any
group
of
people,
I
have
made
myself
do
what
they
believed
that
I
should
do,
just
like
a
slave
does
what
his
master
wants
him
to
do.
I
have
done
that
in
order
that
I
might convince
more
people
to
trust
in Christ.
Specifically,
when
I
was
with
fellow
Jews,
I
did
the
things
that
Jews
think
that
people
should
do.
I
did
that
in
order
that
I
might convince
some
of
them
to
trust
in
Christ.
Although
I
am
now
not obligated
to
obey
the
Jewish
laws
and rituals,
when
I
was
with
those
who
believe
that
they
are obligated
to
obey
those
laws,
I
did
the
things
that
they
think
that
people
should
do.
I
did
that
in
order
to convince
some
of
them
to
trust
in
Christ.
When
I
was
with ◄non-Jews/those
who
do
not
know
those
laws►,
I
did
the
things
that non-Jews
think
that
people
should
do,
in
order
that
I
might convince
some
of
them
to
trust
in
Christ.
I
do
not
mean
that
I
disobey
God’s
laws.
No,
I
obey
the
things
that
Christ
commanded
us
to
do.
When
I
was
with
those
who
doubt
whether
God
will
permit
them
to
do
certain
things
that
others ◄disapprove
of/think
it
is
not
right
to
do►,
I
avoided
doing
those
things,
in
order
that
I
might convince
some
of
them
to
trust
in Christ.
In
summary,
I
have
done
all
the
things
that
the
people
I
have
been
with
think
that
others
should
do,
in
order
that
by
every possible
means
I
might convince
some
of
them
to
trust
in Christ.
I
do
all
these
things
in
order
that
more
people
will
believe
the
message
about Christ,
and
in
order
that
I,
along
with
other believers,
may
receive
the
good
things
that
God
promises
to
give
us.
When
people
run
in
a
race,
they
all
run,
but
only
one
of
them
wins
the
race
and
as
a
result
gets
a
prize.
You
certainly
know
that [RHQ].
So,
just
like
runners
exert
themselves
fully
to
win
a
race [MET],
you
should
exert
yourselves
fully
to
do
the
things
that
God
wants
you
to
do,
in
order
that
you
may
receive
the
reward
that
God
wants
to
give
you.
All athletes
exercise
their
bodies strenuously
in
many
ways.
They
do
that
in
order
to
receive
a
wreath
as
a
reward
to
wear
on
their
heads.
Those
wreaths
fade,
but
we
will
receive
a
reward
that
will
last
forever [LIT].
For
that
reason,
I
try
hard
to
please
God [MET],
like
a
runner
who
runs
toward
the
goal [LIT].
I
try
hard
to
accomplish
what
God
wants
me
to
accomplish,
like
a boxer
tries
hard
to
hit
his
opponent,
not
to
miss hitting
him.
I
beat
my
body
to
make
it
do
what
I
want
it
to
do [MET],
as
slaves
obey
their
masters,
in
order
that,
after
I
have
proclaimed
God’s
message
to
others,
he
will
not
say
that
I
do
not
deserve
to
receive
a
reward.
Our Jewish ancestors all experienced God’s power, but almost all of them died in the desert because they sinned against him.
1 Corinthians 10:1-5
My
fellow believers,
I
want
to
remind
you
about
our(exc)
Jewish
ancestors.
They
were
all
under
the
cloud
by
which
God miraculously
led
them
and
protected
them
when
they
left
Egypt
with
Moses.
All
those
ancestors
crossed
the
Red
Sea
after
God miraculously
made
the
water
separate
so
that
they
could
walk
through
it.
God
caused
all
of
them
to
begin
to
live
under
the
authority
of [MTY]
Moses
when
they
walked
under
that
cloud
and
walked
through
the
Red
Sea.
All
those
ancestors
of
ours
ate
the
same
food
that
God miraculously
provided.
They
all
drank
water
that
God miraculously
provided.
That
is,
they
all
drank
water
that
God miraculously
made
come
out
of
the
rock.
That
rock
was
a
symbol
of [MET]
Christ,
who
went
with
them.
So
we conclude
that
God
helped
all
of
those
people
in
many
ways.
However,
we
also conclude
that
God
was
angry [LIT]
with
most
of
those
people
because
they
sinned
against
him.
He
caused
almost
all
of
them
to
die,
and
as
a
result
their
bodies
were
scattered
in
the
desert.
What
happened
to
our
Jewish
ancestors
was
a
warning
of
what
will
happen
to
us
if
we
give
in
to
temptation.
1 Corinthians 10:6-13
Those
things
that
happened
long
ago
became
examples
to
teach
us
the
following
things:
We
should
not
desire
to
do
evil
things
as
those
people
desired
to
do.
We
should
not
worship
idols
as
many
of
those
people
did.
Remember
that
Moses
wrote, “The
people
sat
down.
They
ate
and
drank
to
honor
the
golden
calf
that
they
had
just
made.
Then
they
got
up
to
dance
immorally.”
We
should
not
have
sexual
relations
with
someone
to
whom
we
are
not
married,
as
many
of
them
did.
As
a
result,
God
punished
them
by
causing 23,000
people
to
die
in
only
one
day.
We
should
not
try
to
see
how
much
we
can
sin
without
the
Lord
punishing
us.
Some
of
them
did
that,
and
as
a
result
they
died
because
poisonous
snakes
bit
them.
We
should
not
complain
about
what
God
does.
Some
of
them
did
that,
and
as
a
result
an
angel
destroyed
them.
So
God
will
certainly
punish
us
if
we
sin
like
they
did.
All
those
things
that
happened
to
our
ancestors
long
ago
are
examples
for
us.
Moses
wrote
those
things
to
warn
us
who
are
living
at
this
time
which
is
near
the
end.
We
are
the
people
for
whom
God
has
done
the
things
that
he
decided
to
do
in
the
previous
periods
of
time.
So
I
say
this
to
all
those
who
confidently
think
that
they
will
always steadfastly
continue
to
believe
what
God
said
and
will
never
disobey
what
he
commanded:
Be
careful
that
you
(sg)
do
not
sin
when
you
are
tempted.
Remember
that
your
desires
to
sin
are
the
same
desires
that
other
people
have.
But
when
you
are
tempted
to
sin,
you
can
trust
God
to
help
you.
He
will
not
permit
you
to
be
tempted {anything
to
tempt
you}
more
than
you
are
able
to
resist.
Instead,
when
you
are
tempted {things
tempt
you},
he
will
also
provide
a
way
for
you
to
endure
it
without
sinning.
God
will
punish
us
if
we participate
in demon
worship
by
eating
food
sacrificed
to
demons
when
we
eat
the
Lord’s Supper.
1 Corinthians 10:14-22
So,
I
say
to
you
people
whom
I
love,
avoid
worshipping
idols
just
like
you
would
run
away
from
anything
that
is
dangerous.
It
is
to
people
who
think
that
they
are
wise
that
I
write.
So,
you,
as
wise
people,
judge
whether
what
I
am
writing
is
true.
During
the
Lord’s Supper,
after
we
ask
God
to
bless ◄the
wine/the
juice►
in
the
cup,
we
give
thanks
for
it
and
drink
it.
By
doing
that,
we
certainly
are [RHQ]
sharing
in
what
Christ
did
for
us
when
his
blood
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died.
During
the
Lord’s Supper,
when
we
break
the
bread
and
eat
it,
we
are
certainly
sharing
in [MTY]
what
Christ
did
for
us
when
his
body
suffered
for
us
on
the
cross. [RHQ]
Because
it
is
one
loaf
of
bread
that
we
break
and
eat
during
the
Lord’s Supper,
it
symbolizes
that
we
who
are
many
are
one
group,
because
we
all
eat
from
the
one
loaf.
Consider
what
happens
when
the Israeli
people
eat
the
food
that
the
priests
sacrifice
on
the
altar
outside
the
Temple.
They participate
in
what
the
priests
do
at [MTY]
the
altar. [RHQ]
Similarly,
if
you
eat
food
that non-believers
have
offered
to
an
idol
in
a
temple,
you
are participating
in
their
worship
of
the
idol
there.
By
saying
that,
I
do
not
mean
that
offering
food
to
an
idol
makes
it
anything
more
than
just
ordinary
food [RHQ].
I
do
not
mean
that
an
idol
is
anything
more
than
just
an
idol.
No!
Instead,
I
mean
that
what
people
sacrifice
to
idols,
they
are
sacrificing
to
demons,
not
to
God.
So,
if
you
eat
food
that
has
been
sacrificed
to
idols,
you
are participating
in
worshipping
the
demons
that
the
idols
represent.
And
I
do
not
want
you
to participate
in
worshipping
demons!
When
you
drink
the
grape
juice/wine
in [MTY]
the
cup
at
the
Lord’s Supper,
you
cannot participate
in
the
blessings
that
the
Lord
Jesus
brought
to
us
and
at
the
same
time
drink
the
wine
in
the [MTY]
cup
that
people
offer
to
demons!
When
you
eat
at
the
Lord’s
table,
you
cannot participate
in
the
blessings
the
Lord
provided [MTY]
when
he
died
for
us
and
at
the
same
time participate
in
the
things
that
represent
demons
by
eating
food
that
has
been
sacrificed
to
idols
If
you participate
in
honoring
demons
in
that
way,
you
will
certainly
make
the
Lord
very
angry [RHQ]! ◄Remember
that
you
are
certainly
not
stronger
than
he
is./Do
you
think
that
you
are
stronger
than
he
is?► [RHQ]
Certainly
not,
so
you
will
not
escape
his
punishing
you
if
you
honor
demons
in
that
way!
It
is
all
right
to
eat
food
offered
to
idols,
but
we
should
not
do
so
if
it
would
offend
those
who
think
that
it
is
wrong.
1 Corinthians 10:23—11:1
Some
people
say, “
God
permits
believers
to
do
anything.”
But
I
say
that
not
everything
that
people
do
benefits
those
who
do
it!
Yes,
some
people
say, “God
permits
believers
to
do
all
things.”
But
not
everything
that
people
do
helps
them
to
become
spiritually mature.
No
one
should
try
to
benefit
only
himself.
Instead,
each
person
should
try
to
benefit
other
people
spiritually.
This
is
what
you
should
do:
Eat
any
food
that
is
sold {that
people
sell}
in
the
market.
Do
not
ask
questions
to
find
out
if
that
food
has
been
offered {
someone
offered
that
food}
to
idols,
just
because
you
think
it
would
be
wrong
to
eat
such
food.
Remember
that
the
Psalmist
wrote, “Everything
on
the
earth
belongs
to
the
Lord
God
because
he
created
it!”
So,
food
that
has
been
offered
to
idols
belongs
to
the
Lord,
not
to
the
idols,
and
you
may
eat
it.
If
a non-believer
invites
you
to
a
meal,
go
if
you
want
to,
and
eat
any
food
that
is
set {that
he
sets}
before
you.
Do
not
ask
whether
it
was
offered
to
idols,
just
because
you
think
that
it
would
be
wrong
to
eat
such
food.
But
if
someone
says
to
you, “This
is
food
that
was
sacrificed
to
an
idol,”
do
not
eat
it,
for
the
sake
of
the
person
who
told
that
to
you,
and
also
because
someone
there
may
think
that
it
is
wrong
to
eat
such
food.
I
do
not
mean
that
you
should
be
concerned
about
whether
it
is
all
right
to
eat
such
food.
What
I
mean
is
that
you
should
be
concerned
about
others
who
may
think
that
it
is
wrong
to
eat
such
food.
Since
I
know
that
I ◄am
free/have
the
right►
to
eat
such
food
without
God
punishing
me,
no
one
should [RHQ]
say
that
what
I
am
doing
is
wrong
just
because
he
himself
thinks
that
it
is
wrong.
If
I
thank
God
for
the
food
when
I
eat
food
that
has
been
offered
to
an
idol,
no
one
should
criticize
me
for
eating
food
for
which
I
have
thanked
God [RHQ]!
So
I
say
to
you
in
conclusion,
when
you
eat
food,
or
drink
something,
or
do
anything
else,
do
everything
in
order
that
people
will
praise
God.
Do
not
do
anything
that
would
hinder
Jews
or
Greeks
from
becoming believers,
and
do
not
do
things
that
would
encourage
members
of
God’s
congregations
to
sin.
Do
as
I
do.
I
try
to
please
everyone
in
every
way.
I
do
this
by
not
seeking
to
benefit
myself.
Instead,
I
try
to
benefit
many
others,
in
order
that
they
may
be
saved {that
God
may
save
them}
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins.
Follow
my
example,
just
like
I
try
to
follow
Christ’s
example.
Women
should
wear
a
hair
covering
while
praying
or
prophesying
in
a
service,
but
men
should
not
do
so.
1 Corinthians 11:2-16
I
praise
you
because
you
remember
all
the
things
that
I
taught
you
and
because
you
follow
the
instructions
that
I
gave
you.
You
have
done
just
like
I
told
you
to
do.
Now,
I
want
you
to
know
that
the
one
who
has
authority
over [MTY]
every
man
is
Christ,
and
the
ones
who
have
authority
over
women
are
men (OR,
their
husbands),
and
the
one
who
has
authority
over
Christ
is
God.
So
if
any
man
wears
a
covering
over
his
head
when
he
prays
or
speaks
a
message
God
gave
him,
he
disgraces
himself [SYN].
Also,
if
any
woman
does
not
wear
a
covering
over
her
head
when
she
prays
or
speaks
a
message
that
God
gave
her,
she
disgraces
herself (OR,
she
dishonors
her
husband).
That
would
be
acting
like [SIM]
women
who
are
ashamed
because
their
heads
have
been
shaved.
So,
if
women
do
not
wear
coverings
over
their
heads
when
they
pray
or
speak
messages
that
God
gave
them,
they
should
let
someone
shave
their
heads
so
that
they
will
be
ashamed.
But
since
women
are
ashamed
if
someone
cuts
their
hair
short
or shaves
off
their
hair,
they
should
wear
coverings
over
their
heads
when
they
pray
or
speak
messages
that
God
gave
them.
Men
should
not
wear
coverings
over
their
heads
when
they
pray
or
speak
messages
that
God
gave
them,
because
they
represent
what
God
is
like [MET]
and
they
show
how
great
God
is.
But
women
show
how
great
men (OR,
their
husbands)
are.
Remember
that
God
intends
that
men
have
authority
over
women.
We
know
that
because
God
did
not
make
the
first
man,
Adam,
from
the
first
woman,
Eve.
Instead,
he
made
that
woman
from
a
bone
that
he
took
from
the
man.
Also,
God
did
not
create
the
first
man
to
help
the
woman.
Instead,
he
created
the
woman
to
help
the
man.
For
that
reason,
women
should
wear
something
to
cover
their
heads
as
a
symbol
of
their
being
under
their husbands’ [MTY]
authority.
They
should
also
cover
their
heads
so
that
the
angels
will
see
that
and
rejoice.
However,
remember
that
even
though
God
created
the
first
woman
from
the
first
man,
all
other
men
have
been
born
from
women.
So
men
cannot
be independent
of
women,
nor
can
women
be independent
of
men.
But
all
things,
including
men
and
women,
come
from
God.
Consider
this
for
yourselves:
Is
it
proper
for [RHQ]
women
to
pray
to
God
while
they
do
not
have
coverings
over
their
heads?
◄Everyone
senses
that
it
is
disgraceful
for
men
to
have
long
hair./Doesn’t
everyone
sense
that
it
is
disgraceful
for
men
to
have
long
hair?► [RHQ]
But
it
is
very
delightful
if
women
have
long
hair,
because
God
gave
them
long
hair
to
be
like
a
beautiful
covering
for
their
heads.
But
whoever
wants
to
argue
with
me
about
my
saying
that
women
should
have
a
covering
over
their
heads
when
they
pray
or
speak
a
message
from
God
should
consider
the
fact
that
we
apostles
do
not
permit
any
other
custom,
and
the
other
congregations
of
God
do
not
have
any
other
custom.
When
you
gather
to
eat
the
Lord’s Supper,
you
act selfishly.
I
cannot
praise
you
for
that.
1 Corinthians 11:17-22
Now
I
want
to
tell
you
about
some
other
things.
I
do
not
praise
you
about
them,
because
whenever
you believers
meet
together,
good
things
do
not
happen.
Instead,
bad
things
happen.
First
of
all,
people
have
told
me
that
when
you
gather
together
as
a
group
to
worship
God,
you
divide
into
groups
that
are
hostile
to
each
other.
To
some
extent
I
believe
that
is
true.
It
seems
that
you
must
divide
into
groups
that
despise
each
other
in
order
that
it
might
be
clear/evident
which
people
among
you
God
approves
of!
When
you
gather
together,
you [IRO]
eat
the
meal
that
you
say
is
to
remember
the
death
of
the
Lord
Jesus
for
us.
But
what
happens
when
you
eat
is
that
each
person
eats
his
own
meal
before
he
thinks
about
sharing
his
food
with
anyone
else.
As
a
result,
when
the
meal
is
over,
some
people
are
still
hungry
and
others
are
drunk!
So
it
is
not
a
meal
that
honors
the
Lord.
◄
You
act
as
though
you
do
not
have
your
own
houses
in
which
you
can
eat
and
drink
whatever
you
want
to!/Do
you
not
have
your
own
houses
in
which
you
can
eat
and
drink
whatever
you
want
to?► [RHQ]
Do
you
not
realize [RHQ]
that
by
acting selfishly
in
this
way,
it
is
God’s
people
whom
you
are
despising,
and
it
is
the
poor
people
in
your
group
whom
you
are treating
as
though
they
were
not
important?
What
shall
I
say
to
you
about
that [RHQ]?
Do
you
expect
me
to
praise
you
about
what
you
do [RHQ]?
I
certainly
will
not
praise
you!
The
Lord
gave
us
instructions
about
the significance
of
the
Lord’s Supper.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
The
Lord
taught
me
these
things
that
I
also
taught
you:
During
the
night
that
Jesus
was
betrayed {
Judas
enabled
the
enemies
of
the
Lord
Jesus
to
seize
him},
he
took
some
bread.
After
he
thanked
God
for
it,
he
broke
it
into
pieces.
Then
he
gave
it
to
his
disciples
and
said, “This
bread
represents [MET] (OR,
is)
my
body,
that
I
am
about
to
sacrifice
for
you.
Eat
bread
in
this
way
again
and
again
to
remember
my
offering
myself
as
a
sacrifice
for
you.”
Similarly,
after
they
ate
their
meal,
he
took
a
cup [MTY]
of
wine.
He
thanked
God
for
it.
Then
he
gave
it
to
his
disciples,
saying, “
The
wine
in [MTY]
this
cup
represents [MET] (OR,
is)
my
blood
that
will
flow
from
my
body ◄
to
put
into
effect/to
establish►
the
new
agreement
that
God
is
making
with
people.
Whenever
you
drink
wine
in
this
way,
do
it
to
remember
that
my
blood
flowed
for
you.”
Remember
that
until
the
Lord
Jesus
returns
to
the
earth,
whenever
you
eat
the
bread
that represents
his
body
and
drink
the
wine [MTY]
that represents
his
blood,
you
are
telling
other
people
that
he
died
for
you.
God
punishes
those
who
eat
the
Lord’s Supper
in
a
way
that
does
not
express
the
unity
of
his
people.
1 Corinthians 11:27-34
So,
those
who
eat
that
bread
and
drink
that
wine [MTY]
in
a
way
that
is
not
proper
for
those
who
belong
to
the
Lord
are
guilty
of
acting
in
a
way
that
is
contrary
to
what
our
Lord
intended
when
he
offered
his
body
as
a
sacrifice
and
his
blood
flowed
when
he
died.
Before
any believer
eats
that
bread
and
drinks
that
wine [MTY],
he
should
think
carefully
about
what
he
is
doing,
because
if
anyone
eats
the
bread
that represents Christ’s
body
and
drinks
the
wine
that represents
his
blood
without recognizing
that
all
God’s
people
should
be
united,
God
will
punish
him
for
doing
that.
Many
people
in
your
group
are
weak
and
sick,
and
several
have
died [EUP]
because
of
the
way
they
acted
when
they
ate
that
bread
and
drank
that
wine.
If
we
would
think
carefully
about
what
we
are
doing,
God
would
not
judge
and
punish
us
like
that.
But
when
the
Lord
judges
and
punishes
us
for
acting wrongly,
he
disciplines
us
to
correct
us,
in
order
that
he
will
not
need
to
punish
us
when
he
punishes
the
people
who
do
not
trust
in
Christ [MTY].
So,
my
fellow believers,
when
you
gather
together
to
eat
food
to
remember
the
Lord’s
dying
for
you,
wait
until
everyone
has
arrived
so
that
you
can
find
out
who
does
not
have
enough
food.
Those
who
are
so
hungry
that
they
cannot
wait
to
eat
until
everyone
else
has
arrived
should
eat
in
their
own
homes
first,
in
order
that
when
you
gather
together
God
will
not
judge
and
punish
them
for ◄
being inconsiderate
of/not
being
concerned
about►
others.
And
when
I
come
to Corinth
I
will
give
you
instructions
about
other
matters
concerning
the
Lord’s Supper.
It is only God’s Spirit who enables people to say that Jesus is Lord.
1 Corinthians 12:1-3
Now,
my
fellow believers,
I
will
answer
your
questions
about
the
things
God’s
Spirit
enables believers
to
do.
I
want
you
to
know
clearly [LIT]
about
these
things.
You
know
that
before
you
became Christians,
various
things
led
you
to
worship
idols,
which
are
unable
to
tell
you
any
of
God’s
message.
So
the
first
thing
that
I
will
tell
you
now
is
that
it
is
not
the
Spirit
of
God
who
would
cause
anyone
to
say, “Jesus
deserved
to
die,”
and
that
the
Holy
Spirit
is
the
only
one
who
can
enable
anyone
to
say, “Jesus
is
truly
the
Lord.”
God’s
Spirit
gives believers
special abilities
as
he
desires.
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
There
are
various
things
that
God’s
Spirit enables
various believers
to
do,
but
it
is
that
same
Spirit
who enables
us
to
do
them.
There
are
many
different
ways
to
serve
the
Lord,
but
it
is
the
same
Lord
whom
we
all
are
serving.
We believers
have
the
power
to
do
various
tasks,
but
it
is
the
same
God
who
gives
all
of
us
the
power
to
do
these
things.
God’s
Spirit
gives
his
power
to
each believer
in
order
to
benefit
all
the
other
believers.
To
some,
the
Spirit
gives
the
ability
to
speak
very
wise
messages.
To
others,
the
same
Spirit
gives
the
ability
to
know
things
that
he
reveals
to
them.
To
others,
the
same
Spirit
gives
the
ability
to
believe
that
God
will
work
miracles.
To
others,
the
Spirit
gives
the
ability
to
heal
sick
people.
To
others,
he
gives
the
power
to
perform
miracles.
To
others,
he
gives
the
ability
to
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God.
To
others,
he
gives
the
ability
to
tell
if
a
message
is
really
from
God
or
not.
To
others
he
gives
the
ability
to
speak
messages
in
languages [MTY]
that
they
have
not
learned.
To
others,
he
gives
the
ability
to
tell
the
meaning
of
those
messages [MTY].
It
is
the
same
Spirit
who
gives
all
these abilities.
He
gives
whatever abilities
he
wants
to
give,
to
whatever
person
he
wants
to
give
them.
A
congregation
needs
all
the abilities
that
God’s
Spirit
gives
to
its
members,
but
you
should
especially
desire
the
ones
that
help
others
the
most.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31
Although
a
person’s
body
has
many
parts,
all
the
parts
form
just
one
body [DOU].
It
is
like
that
with
those
who
belong
to
Christ.
When
we
were baptized {When
people baptized
us},
the
one
Holy
Spirit
caused
us
to
become
one
group
of believers.
It
does
not
matter
whether
we
are
Jews
or non-Jews.
It
does
not
matter
whether
we
are
slaves
or
not
slaves.
When
we
believed
in
Christ,
the
one
Spirit
came
to
live [MET]
within
all
of
us.
Our
bodies
do
not
have
only
one
part.
They
have
many
parts
with
various functions.
If
our
foot
could
talk
and
say
to
us, “Because
I
am
not
your
hand,
I
am
not
a
part
of
your
body,”
it
would
still
be
a
part
of
our
body.
If
our
ear
could
talk
and
say, “Because
I
am
not
your
eye,
I
am
not
a
part
of
your
body,”
it
would
still
be
a
part
of
our
body.
If
our
body
were
only
an
eye, ◄we
would
not
be
able
to
hear./how
could
we
hear?► [RHQ]
If
our
body
were
only
an
ear, ◄we
would
not
be
able
to
smell
anything!/how
could
we
smell
anything?► [RHQ]
But
the
truth
is
that
God
has
put
all
the
parts
of
our
bodies
together
exactly
as
he
wanted
to
put
them.
If
our
body
had
only
one
part,
it
would
not
be
a
body. [RHQ]
But
the
truth
is
that
there
are
many
parts
in
our
body,
but
it
is
still
only
one
body.
That
is
why
if
our
eye
could
talk,
it
should
never
say
to
our
hand, “I
do
not
need
you!”
And
if
our
head
could
talk,
it
should
not
say
to
our
feet, “I
do
not
need
you!”
Instead,
the
parts
of
our
body
that
seem
to
be
weaker
are
the
ones
that
are
absolutely
necessary.
And
the
parts
that
we
do
not
think
highly
of
are
the
parts
that
we
clothe
carefully.
And
we
protect
carefully
those
parts
that
we
do
not
show
to
people.
The
parts
that
are
all
right
to
show
people,
we
do
not
need
to
protect.
Instead,
God,
who
has
put
all
the
parts
of
our
bodies
together,
causes
us
to
care
for
in
a
special
way
the
parts
that
we
think
are
less
important.
He
does
that
in
order
that
all
the
parts
of
our
body
will
work
together harmoniously [LIT],
and
so
that
all
the
parts
will
care
for
all
the
other
parts equally.
If
one
part
of
our
body
hurts,
it
is
as
though
all
the
parts
of
our
body
are
hurting.
If
we
pay
special
attention
to
one
part
of
our
body,
it
is
as
though
all
the
parts
of
our
body
feel
pleasure [MET].
Everything
I
have
just
said
about
how
the
parts
of
our
bodies
relate
to
each
other
applies
to
how
all
of
you
who
belong
to
Christ
should
relate
to
each
other.
Each
of
you
belongs
to
him,
but
you
have
not
all
been
given
the
same abilities
and
work.
God
has
placed apostles
in
our
congregations. Apostles
are
first
in
rank.
Next
in
rank
are
those
who
speak
messages
which
come
directly
from
God.
Next
in
rank
are
those
who
teach
spiritual
truth.
Then
there
are
those
who
have
the
power
to
work
miracles,
those
who
have
the
ability
to
heal
sick
people,
those
who
have
the
ability
to
help
others,
those
who
have
the
ability
to
govern
the
affairs
of
the
congregation,
and
those
who
have
the
ability
to
speak
messages
in
languages [MTY]
that
they
have
not
learned.
Certainly
not
all
believers
are apostles. [RHQ]
They
all
do
not
have
the
ability
to
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God. [RHQ]
They
do
not
all
have
the
ability
to
teach
spiritual
truth. [RHQ]
They
do
not
all
have
the
power
to
work
miracles. [RHQ]
They
do
not
all
have
the
ability
to
heal
people. [RHQ]
They
do
not
all
have
the
ability
to
speak
messages
in
languages [MTY]
they
have
not
learned. [RHQ]
They
do
not
all
have
the
ability
to
tell
others
the
meaning
of
those
messages. [RHQ]
Certainly
not!
But
you
should
eagerly
desire
to
have
the abilities
that
will
help
other believers
the
most (OR,
the abilities
that
God
considers
to
be
the
most
important).
But
now
I
will
tell
you
the
best
way
to
use
the abilities
that
God’s
Spirit
has
given
you.
We should use the abilities that God’s Spirit has given us in ways that show that we love others.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Supposing
we
could
speak
all
the
various
languages [MTY]
that
people
in
the
world
speak
and
even
speak
the
language
that
angels
speak.
If
we
did
not
love
others,
speaking
those
languages
would
be
as
useless
as
beating
a
brass
gong
or clanging
cymbals
together.
Supposing
we
had
the
ability
to
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God,
and
we
could
understand
the
plans
that
he
has
not
yet
revealed
to
others,
and
we
could
know
everything
about
everything,
and
we
believed
in
God
so
strongly
that
we
could
do
impossible
things
like
causing
mountains
to
move.
If
we
did
not
love
others,
God
would
consider
all
that
to
be
worthless.
And supposing
we
would
give
everything
that
we
own
to
poor
people,
and
would
let
others
kill
us
in
order
that
we
could
boast
about
sacrificing
our
own
bodies.
If
we
did
not
love
others,
we
would
not
get
any
reward
from
God.
Those
who [PRS]
truly
love
others
act
patiently
and
kindly
toward
them.
Those
who [PRS]
truly
love
others
are
not
jealous
of
them,
they
do
not
boast
about
what
they
themselves
have
done,
and
are
not
proud.
Those
who [PRS]
truly
love
others
do
not
act
in
disgraceful/disrespectful
ways towards
them.
They
do
not ◄act selfishly/think
only
of
themselves
and
what
they
want►.
They
do
not
quickly
become
angry.
They
do
not
keep
remembering
the
bad
things
that
others
have
done
to
them.
Those
who [PRS]
truly
love
others
do
not
rejoice
when
people
do
evil
things,
but
they
do
rejoice
when
people
act
righteously.
Those
who
truly
love
others
patiently
put
up
with
the
faults
of
others.
They
do
not
quickly
assume
that
others
have
done
something
bad.
They
confidently
expect
that
others
will
act
righteously.
They
patiently
endure
all
their
own
troubles.
We
should
never [PRS]
let
anything
stop
us
from
continuing
to
love
others.
As
for
the
ability
to
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God,
some
day
that
will
come
to
an
end.
As
for
the
ability
to
speak
languages [MTY]
that
we
have
not
learned,
that
will
also
come
to
an
end
some
day.
And
as
for
the
ability
to
know
things
that
God
reveals
to
us,
that
will
come
to
an
end
some
day
because
it
will
not
be
necessary
anymore.
God
does
not
reveal
everything
to
us,
and
we
cannot
know
everything
that
he
knows.
But
when
everything
is
perfect
after Christ
returns,
things
which
are
not
perfect
now,
such
as
the abilities
which
God’s
Spirit
gives
us,
will ◄disappear/come
to
an
end►.
When
we
were
children,
we
talked
like
children
talk,
we
thought
like
children
think,
we
reasoned
like
children
reason.
But
when
we
grew
up,
we
got
rid
of
our
childish
ways [MET].
Similarly,
you
need
to
get
rid
of
your
childish
thinking
about
the abilities
that
the
Spirit
has
given
you.
In
this
life
we
do
not
understand
everything
fully.
It
is
like [MET]
looking
at
something indirectly
by
seeing
it
in
a
mirror.
But
when
we
get
to
heaven [MTY],
we
will
understand
everything
clearly.
It
will
be
like
talking
to
someone face-to-face.
Now
we
know
only
part
of
everything
that
God
wants
us
to
know.
Then
we
will
know
everything
completely,
just
like
God
knows
us
completely.
So
now
there
are
three
things
that
we
must
continue
to
do:
To
trust
in
God,
to
confidently
expect
to
receive
what
he
will
give
us,
and
to
love
others.
But
the
greatest
of
those
three
things
is
loving
others.
Speaking messages that come directly from God will help believers much more than speaking messages in unknown languages.
1 Corinthians 14:1-25
You
must
want
to
love
others
more
than
you
want
anything
else.
But
you
should
also
eagerly
desire
the abilities
that
God’s
Spirit
gives
to believers.
And
you
should
desire
most
of
all
to
have
the
ability
to
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God [MTY].
I
say
that
because
those
who
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God
are
speaking
in
languages
that
they
and
the
other believers
in
the
congregation
know,
and
so
they
are
able
to
strengthen
them
spiritually
and
to
encourage
and
comfort
them.
But
those
who
speak
in
languages [MTY]
that
they
have
not
learned
are
not
speaking
to
people.
Instead,
they
are
only
speaking
to
God.
No
one
understands
them.
By
the
power/guidance
of
God’s
Spirit (OR,
From
within
their
own
spirit)
they
speak
things
that
others
do
not
know.
Those
who
speak
in
languages
that
they
have
not
learned
are
receiving
a
blessing
for
themselves,
but
those
who
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God
are
giving
a
blessing
to
all
the believers
in
the
congregation
because
they
are
speaking
in
a
language
that
the
congregation
knows.
I
would
like
you
all
to
have
the
ability
to
speak
in
languages [MTY]
you
have
not
learned.
But
I
would
like
even
more
for
you
to
have
the
ability
to
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God.
People
can
speak
messages
in
a
language
that
they
have
not
learned,
but
if
there
is
no
one
there
who
can
explain
the
meaning,
that
situation
is
not
as
helpful
to
the
congregation
as
speaking
messages
that
come
directly
from
God
in
the
language
that
the
congregation
knows.
My
fellow believers,
suppose
I
came
and
spoke
to
you
in
a
language
that
none
of
you
knows
and
I
did
not
explain
the
meaning
of
what
I
told
you.
Even
if
I
told
you
something
that
God
had
revealed
to
me,
or
told
you
some
message
that
had
come
directly
from
him,
or
taught
you
something
that
you
needed
to
know, ◄that
certainly
would
not
help
you!/how
would
that
help
you?► [RHQ]
It
is
like lifeless
musical
instruments,
like
flutes
and
harps
for
example.
When
they
are
played,
if
the notes
are
not
played {if
those
playing
those
instruments
do
not
play
the notes}
clearly,
no
one
will
know
what tune
is
being
played {what tune
they
are
playing}. [RHQ]
If
someone
playing
the
trumpet
wants
to
signal
that
the
soldiers
should
prepare
to
fight
a
battle,
the
soldiers
certainly
will
not
get
ready
if
the
call
to
battle
is
not
played {he
does
not
play
the
call
to
battle}
clearly. [RHQ]
It
is
the
same
with
you!
If
you
do
not
speak
words
that
other
people
can
understand, ◄no
one
will
know
what
you
are
saying./how
will
anyone
know
what
you
are
saying?► [RHQ]
It
will
be
as
though
you
are
just
speaking
to
the
air!
There
are
many
different
languages
in
the
world,
and
all
of
them
convey
meaning [LIT]
to
the
people
who
know
those
languages.
But
if
we
do
not
understand
the
language
that
others
are
speaking,
it
will
be
as
though
they
are
foreigners
to
us,
and
we
will
be
foreigners
to
them.
So
I
say
this
to
you:
Because
you
are
eager
to
have
the abilities
that
God’s
Spirit
gives,
earnestly
desire
those abilities
that
will
do
the
most
to
help
all
the believers
in
the
congregation.
So,
those
who
have
the
ability
to
speak
in
languages [MTY]
that
they
have
not
learned
should
pray
that
God
will
give
them
the
ability
to
explain
the
meaning
of
what
they
say.
If
they
pray
in
a
language [MTY]
that
they
have
not
learned,
their
spirits
are
praying,
but
they
are
not
using
their
minds.
So
I
will
tell
you [RHQ]
what
we
should
do.
At
times
we
may
pray,
using
only
our
spirits,
in
languages
we
have
not
learned.
And
at
other
times
we
should
pray
using
our
minds,
thinking
about
the
words
that
we
are
praying.
Similarly,
at
times
we
may
sing
using
only
our
spirits,
using
languages
that
we
have
not
learned,
and
at
other
times
we
should
sing
using
our
minds,
thinking
about
the
words
that
we
are
singing.
Suppose
that
any
one
of
you
praises
God (OR,
thanks
God
for
what
he
has
done),
using
only
your
(sg)
spirit
and
not
using
your
mind.
Maybe
some
people
will
be
present
who
do
not
know
about
the abilities
that
God’s
Spirit
gives
to believers.
Because
they
do
not
know
what
you
are
saying,
after
you
thank
God,
they
will
not [RHQ]
know
when
to
say “Amen!/I
agree!”
You
may
be
thanking
God
very
well,
but
you
are
not
helping
them.
I
thank
God
that
I
speak
in
languages [MTY]
that
I
have
not
learned
more
than
any
of
you
do.
But
during
a
worship
service,
in
order
that
others
will
understand
what
I
am
saying,
I
would
prefer
to
speak
five
words
using
my
mind,
in
order
that
I
may
teach
others,
rather
than
to
speak 10,000
words
in
a
language [MTY]
that
is
not
understood
by
the
congregation.
My
fellow believers,
stop
being
like
little
children
in
the
way
that
you
think
about
these abilities
that
God’s
Spirit
gives.
Instead,
think
about
them
in
a
mature
way.
If
you
really
want
to
be
like
little
children,
do
as
few
wicked
things
as
babies
do!
When
the
Jews
long
ago
refused
to
obey
God,
he
warned
them
about
what
would
happen
when
he
allowed
their
enemies
to
punish
them.
In
the Scriptures
it
is
written {
the
prophet
Isaiah
wrote}
what
the
Lord
God
said
about
that,
They
didn’t
listen
to
prophets
speaking
their
own
language,
so
I
will
send
people
from
foreign
lands
to
attack
my
people.
Those
foreigners
will
speak
languages
that
my
people
do
not
know [DOU].
In
that
way,
I
will
warn
my
people,
but
they
will
still
not
pay
attention
to
what
I
say.
If
we
speak
in
languages [MTY]
that
we
have
not
learned, unbelievers
who
are
there
will
realize
that
the
Spirit
of
God
is
truly
among
us.
That
will
warn
them
that
they
need
to
fear
God.
But
believers
do
not
need
such
a
warning.
Suppose
during
the
worship
service
everyone
started
to
speak
in
languages [MTY]
that
they
have
not
learned.
If unbelievers
or
people
who
do
not
know
about
the abilities
that
God’s
Spirit
gives
to believers
come
in
and
hear
that,
they
will
surely
think
that
you
are crazy. [RHQ]
But
if
an unbeliever
or
someone
who
does
not
know
about
those abilities
comes
in
while
all
of
you believers
are
one
by
one
speaking
messages
that
come
directly
from
God,
everything
that
you
say
will
show
that
person
that
he
is
a
sinner
and
that
God
will
punish
him
if
he
does
not
turn
from
his
sinful
behavior.
He
will
realize
that
God
knows
the
evil
things
that
he
has
done
that,
things
that
other
people
do
not
know.
Then
he
will
kneel
down
and
worship
God
and
say, “God
is
truly
among
you!”
Believers
should
all
be
prepared
to participate
in
an
orderly
way
during
worship
services.
1 Corinthians 14:26-40
So,
my
fellow believers,
I
will
tell
you [RHQ]
what
I
think
that
you
should
be
doing.
When
you
come
together
to
worship
God,
some
of
you
may
have
a hymn
to
sing.
Others
may
have
something
to
teach
the
congregation.
Others
may
have
something
to
say
that
God
has
revealed
to
them.
Others
may
give
messages
in
languages
that
they
have
not
learned.
Others
will
explain
the
meaning
of
those
messages.
Make
sure
that
all
of
these
things
that
you
do
will
make
the
congregation
become
more mature spiritually.
It
is
all
right
if
two
people,
or
at
the
most
three
people,
speak
in
languages [MTY]
that
they
have
not
learned.
But
they
must
speak
one
at
a
time,
and
someone
must
explain
the
meaning
of
what
the
others
have
said.
If
those
who
want
to
speak
in
a
language
that
they
have
not
learned
realize
that
there
is
no
one
there
who
will
be
able
to
explain
the
meaning
of
what
they
will
say,
they
should
not
speak
in
that
language
during
the
meeting.
Instead,
they
should
speak
to
God
by
themselves,
somewhere
else.
During
a
meeting,
two
or
three
people
should
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God,
and
others
who
are
there
should
think
carefully
about
what
those
people
have
said.
If
someone
receives
a
new
message
directly
from
God
while
someone
else
is
speaking,
the
one
who
is
speaking
should
stop
speaking
and
let
the
other
person
tell
what
God
has
revealed
to
him.
You
can
all,
one
by
one,
speak
messages
that
have
come
directly
from
God,
in
order
that
you
can
teach
others
and
all
be
encouraged {encourage
everyone}.
Those
who
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God
are
in
control
of
their
own
spirits,
so
they
can
wait
for
their
turn
to
speak.
Remember
that
God
does
not
desire
that
things
be
done
in
a disorderly
way
during
your
worship
services.
Instead,
he
desires
that
everything
be
done
in
an
orderly
way.
Just
like
it
happens
in
all
the
other
congregations
of believers,
the
women
should
not
be
permitted {do
not
permit
the
women}
to interrupt
the
meeting
by
asking
questions.
They
must
keep
quiet.
They
must
be
subject
to
their
husbands.
What
Moses
wrote [PRS]
about
how
God
created
the
first
two
people
suggests
that
the
women
should
do
that.
If
they
want
to
know
more
about
something
that
a
speaker
said,
they
should
ask
their
husbands
when
they
get
home,
for
it
is
disgraceful
for
women
to
interrupt
a
service
by
asking
such
questions.
If
you
do
not
agree
with
these
things
that
I
have
been
telling
you,
remember
that [RHQ]
the
message
from
God
did
not
first
come
from
you
people
in Corinth.
Also,
you
are
not [RHQ]
the
only
ones
who
have
heard
it!
Many
others
have
heard
it
and
accepted
it,
so
you
should
not
act
as
though
you
are
the
only believers
who
have
heard
the
message
from
God.
Those
of
you
who
think
that
you
have
the
ability
to
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God,
or
think
that
you
have
some
other
ability
that
God’s
Spirit
gives,
should
realize
that
the
things
that
I
have
written
about
in
this
letter
are
things
that
the
Lord
has
commanded.
But
if
they
are
not
willing
to
accept
my
authority,
God
will
not
accept
them (OR,
they
will
not
be
accepted
by
the
congregation).
So,
my
fellow believers,
be
eager
to
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God,
and
do
not
prevent
anyone
from
speaking
in
a
language
that
he
has
not
learned.
But
make
sure
that
everything
that
you
do
during
the
worship
services
is
done
in
a
proper
and
orderly
way.
I was not worthy to become an apostle, but the Lord Jesus committed to me the message about his death and resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Now,
my
fellow believers,
I
want
to
remind
you
about
the
message
about Christ
that
I
preached
to
you.
It
is
the
message
that
you
received
and
that
you
have
continued
to
trust
firmly.
If
you
keep
on
firmly
believing
this
message
that
I
preached
to
you,
you
will
be
saved {
God
will
save
you}.
If
you
do
not
continue
to
believe
it,
your
believing
in Christ
was ◄all
for
nothing/useless►!
The
most
important
part
of
the
message
that
I
received
from
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
that
I
told
you,
was
this:
Christ
died
to
take
away
the
guilt
of
our
sins,
as
the
Scriptures
said
that
he
would
do.
His
dead
body
was
buried {They
buried
his
body}.
On
the
third
day
after
that,
God
caused
him
to
become
alive
again,
as
the
Scriptures
said
would
happen.
After
that,
Christ
was
seen
by {appeared
to}
Peter.
Then
he
appeared
to
eleven
of
the
original
twelve
apostles.
Later
he
was
seen
by {appeared
to}
more
than 500
of
our
fellow believers.
Most
of
those
are
still
living,
but
some
of
them
have
died [EUP].
Then
he
was
seen
by {appeared
to}
his
younger
brother
James,
who
became
the
leader
of
the
congregation
in
Jerusalem.
Then
he
appeared
to
all
of
the apostles.
Finally,
he
was
seen
by {appeared
to}
me,
but
I
became
an apostle
in
a
way
that
was
very
unusual [MET].
The
fact
is,
I
consider
that
I
am
the
least
important
of
the apostles.
I
do
not
deserve
to
be
an apostle,
because
I ◄persecuted
God’s
groups
of believers/caused
God’s
groups
of believers
to
suffer►
everywhere
I
went.
But
it
is
because
God
acted
kindly
toward
me
in
ways
that
I
did
not
deserve
that
I
became
what
I
am
now.
And
his
acting
kindly
toward
me
produced
a
great
result [LIT],
which
is
that
I
worked
harder
for Christ
than
all
the
other apostles.
But
it
was
not
that
I
was
working
with
my
own
ability.
Instead,
God
was
helping
me
in
a
way
I
did
not
deserve.
So
it
does
not
matter
whether
it
was
I
who
was
preaching
or
whether
it
was
the
other apostles
who
were
preaching.
We
all
preached
the
same
message,
and
that
message
is
what
you
believed.
Christ
has
truly
come
back
to
life,
and
he
will
some
day
raise
all
believers.
1 Corinthians 15:12-34
So
now
let
me
ask
you
this:
Since
we
have
all
preached
to
you
that
Christ
was
raised
again {that
God
caused
Christ
to
become
alive}
after
he
died, ◄no
one
among
you
should
be
saying
that
God
will
not
cause
believers
to
become
alive
again
after
they
die!/why
do
some
of
you
say
that
God
will
not
cause
believers
to
become
alive
again
after
they
die?► [RHQ]
If
it
is
true
that
God
will
not
cause
anyone
to
become
alive
again,
that
situation
would
mean
that
Christ
was
not
raised
from
the
dead {
he
did
not
cause
Christ
to
become
alive
again}!
And
if
Christ
was
not
raised
from
the
dead {if
God
did
not
cause
Christ
to
become
alive
again},
then
what
we
preached
to
you
was
useless,
and
your
believing
in
Christ
is
useless.
If
it
is
true
that
no
one
will
be
raised
from
the
dead {
that
God
will
not
cause
anyone
to
become
alive
again
after
he
dies},
we
(exc)
have
been
guilty
of
lying
to
you
about
God,
because
we
told
you
that
God
caused
Christ
to
become
alive
again.
But
if
it
were
really
true
that
no
one
who
has
died
will
be
raised {that
God
will
not
cause
anyone
who
has
died
to
become
alive}
again,
then
Christ
was
not
raised {
he
did
not
cause
Christ
to
become
alive}
again
either!
If
it
were
true
that
Christ
was
not
raised {that
God
did
not
cause
Christ
to
become
alive}
again
after
he
died,
you
have
believed
in
Christ
for
nothing,
because
God
will
still
punish
you
for [MTY]
your
sins.
And
those
people
who
died [EUP]
while
they
were
trusting
in
Christ
will
go
to
hell.
In
this
life
many
of
us
have
suffered
much
for
Christ
because
we
confidently
expect
that
he
will
reward
us
in
heaven.
If
we
have
confidently
expected
this
in
vain,
people
should
pity
us
more
than
they
pity
anyone
else!
But
the
truth
is
that
Christ
has
been
raised
from
the
dead {that
God
has
caused
Christ
to
live
again
after
he
had
died},
and ◄that guarantees/because
of
that,
it
is
certain► [MET]
that
he
will
also
cause
those
believers
who
have
died [EUP]
to
become
alive
again.
What
one
man,
Adam,
did affects
us
all.
We
all
die.
Similarly,
what
one
man—Christ—did
affects
us(inc)
all:
God
will
cause
all believers
to
become
alive
again.
Because
of
what
Adam
did,
all
of
us
who
are
descended
from
him
die.
Similarly,
because
of
what
Christ
did,
all
of
us
who
have
a
close relationship
with
him
will
be
brought
back
to
life {
God
will
make
alive
all
of
us
who
have
a
close relationship
with
Christ}.
But
we
must
all
take
our
turn.
God
raised
Christ
first [MET].
And
when
Christ
returns,
God
will
cause
those
who
belong
to
Christ
to
become
alive
again.
Then,
after Christ
has
destroyed
all [DOU]
the
evil
powers
that
oppose
God,
the
world
will
end.
Then Christ
will
give
to
God,
his
Father,
his
kingdom
to
completely
rule
over
it.
You
must
realize
that Christ
must
rule
here
on
earth
until
he
has
completely
defeated [MTY]
all
his
enemies.
The
last
thing
that
he
will
get
rid
of
is
death.
But
he
certainly
will
get
rid
of
death,
which
is
like
an
enemy
to
us.
In
the Scriptures
the
Psalmist
wrote
that
God
will
cause
everything
to
be
under Christ’s
authority [MTY].
But
it
is
clear
that
the
word ‘everything’
here
does
not
include
God,
because
God
is
the
one
who
will
cause
everything
to
be
under Christ’s
authority [MTY].
After
everything
is
put
under
the
authority
of
God’s
Son,
then Christ
will
put
himself
completely
under
the
authority
of
God,
the
one
who
gave
him
that
authority.
Then
God
will
be
completely
in
control
of
everything [IDM],
everywhere.
Now
think
about
this:
Some
among
you
are
being baptized (OR,
are baptizing
people)
on
behalf
of
those
who
died
before
someone baptized
them (OR,
who
died
before
they
became believers).
If,
as
some
people
say, believers
will
not
be
raised
from
the
dead {
God
will
not
cause
believers
to
become
alive
again}, ◄what
is
the
value
in
those
people
doing
that?/there
is
no
value
in
those
people
doing
that!► [RHQ]
If
God
will
not
cause
any
believers
to
become
alive
again,
it
is
senseless
to
be baptized {baptize
anyone}
on
behalf
of
someone
who
has
died. [RHQ]
Furthermore,
if
God
will
not
cause
us believers
to
become
alive
again,
it
is [RHQ]
very
foolish
for
me
and
the
other apostles
to
be
constantly
putting
ourselves
in
danger
because
we
tell
people
the gospel.
My
fellow believers,
every
day
I
am
in
danger
of
being
killed {people
killing
me}!
That
is
as
true
as
it
is
that
I
am
pleased
with
you
because
of
your
close relationship
with
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord.
If
God
will
not
cause
us believers
to
become
alive
again
after
we
die, ◄I
will
receive
no
benefit
at
all
from
having
opposed
those
who
attacked
me
so
strongly
in
Ephesus
city./what
will
I
gain
from
having
opposed
those
who
attacked
me
so
strongly
in
Ephesus
city?► [RHQ]
They
were
fighting
me
like
wild
beasts!
If
we
believers
will
not
be
raised
from
the
dead {If
God
will
not
cause
us
believers
to
live
again},
we
might
as
well
say
as
people
often
say: “Tomorrow
we
are
going
to
die,
so
we
might
as
well
enjoy
now
everything
that
we
can.
We
might
as
well
feast
and
get
drunk!”
Do
not
let
yourselves
be
deceived
by
those
who
say
that
God
will
not
cause believers
to
live
again {Do
not
let
people
who
say
that
God
will
not
cause believers
to
live
again
deceive
you}.
If
you
associate
with
evil
people
who
say
such
things,
they
will ◄influence
you
to
do
evil
things/destroy
your
good
moral
way
of
living►.
Start
thinking
correctly
again
about
these
matters,
as
you
should,
and
stop
your
sinful
behavior
which
has
resulted
from
your
wrong
thinking.
I
say
that
because
it
seems
that
some
among
you
do
not
know
God,
and
as
a
result
they
are
thinking wrongly.
I
say
that
to
make
you
ashamed.
In
heaven
we
will
have
glorious indestructible
bodies.
1 Corinthians 15:35-58
But
some
of
you
are
asking, “How
will
dead
people
be
raised {How
will
God
cause
dead
people
to
become
alive}
again?
What
kind
of
bodies
will
they
have?”
Anyone
who
asks
such
questions
is
foolish.
You
know
that
a
seed
that
is
planted
in
the
ground
must
completely
change
its
form [MET]
before
it
sprouts.
A
seed,
such
as
a
wheat
seed,
is
very
different
from
the
plant
that
sprouts
from
it.
God
gives
everything
that
lives
the
form
that
he
desires.
He
gives
each
seed
its
own
form.
Similarly,
people,
animals,
birds,
and
fish
all
have
flesh,
but
each
one
has
a
different
kind
of
flesh.
Also,
there
are
angelic
beings
in
heaven (OR,
stars
and
planets
in
the
sky),
and
there
are
people
with
bodies
on
the
earth.
The
angelic
beings (OR,
stars
and
planets)
are
beautiful
in
one
way,
and
people
on
earth
are
beautiful
in
a
different
way.
The
sun
is
bright
in
one
way,
and
the
moon
is
bright
in
a
different
way,
and
the
stars
are
bright
in
a
different
way.
And
even
the
various
stars
are
different
from
each
other
in
how
bright
they
are.
And
it
is
the
same
way
with
our
bodies.
The
bodies
that
we
will
have
when
God
causes
us
to
live
again
after
we
die
will
not
be
the
same
as
the
bodies
that
we
have
now [MET].
The
bodies
that
we
have
now
will
die
and
decay.
The
new
bodies
that
we
will
have
will
never
die.
We
despise
the
bodies
that
we
have
now,
before
we
die.
But
our
new
bodies
will
be
glorious.
The
bodies
that
we
have
before
we
die
are
weak.
But
our
new
bodies
will
be
strong.
The
bodies
that
we
have
before
we
die
are
natural
bodies.
But
our
new
bodies
will
be
ones
that
God’s
Spirit ◄
controls/gives
us►.
Just
like
there
are
natural
bodies,
there
are
bodies
that
God’s
Spirit
completely
controls (OR,
makes
alive).
In
the Scriptures
it
is
written {we
read}
that
when
the
first
man,
Adam,
was
created,
he
became
a
living
human
being.
Christ
later
also
became
a
human
being.
But
he
is
different
from
Adam,
because
he
became
a
person
who
gives
us
spiritual
life.
But
our
bodies
that
God’s
Spirit ◄will
completely
control/will
give
us►
are
not
the
first
bodies
that
we
have.
We
have
our
natural
bodies
first.
The
first
man,
Adam,
was
created {
God
created
the
first
man,
Adam}
from
the
dust
of
the
earth.
But
Christ,
the
one
who
came
later,
came
from
heaven.
Everyone
on
earth
has
a
body
like
the
first
man
on
the
earth
had.
And
in
heaven,
everyone
will
have
a
body
like Christ,
the
man
who
came
from
heaven,
has.
And
just
like
God
gave
us
bodies
like
the
first
man
on
earth
had,
so
we
believers
will
have
bodies
like
Christ
has,
who
is
now
in
heaven.
My
fellow believers,
I
want
you
to
know
that
we
(inc) [SYN]
cannot
go
to
heaven,
where
God
rules
over
everything,
with
our
physical
bodies,
because
our
bodies
cannot
last
forever.
They
will
die
and
decay.
But
I
will
tell
you
something
that
God
has
not
revealed
before:
Some
of
us
believers
will
not
die [EUP].
However,
all
of
us
will
be
changed {
God
will
change
all
of
us}.
It
will
happen
suddenly,
as
fast
as
someone
can blink
his
eye [MET],
when
we
hear
the
sound
of
God’s
trumpet
for
the
last
time.
When
we
hear
that
trumpet,
all
the believers
who
have
died
will
come
back
to
life
and
will
have
bodies
that
are
changed {that
God
has
changed},
bodies
that
will
never
decay.
And
the
bodies
of
us
who
are
alive
at
that
time
will
also
be
changed {And
God
will
also
change
the
bodies
of
us
who
are
alive
at
that
time}.
These
bodies
of
ours
that
die
and
decay
must
be
transformed
into
new
bodies
that
will
never
die;
it
will
be
like
someone [MET]
getting
rid
of
his
old
clothes
and
putting
on
new
ones.
When
that
happens,
what
is
written {what ◄
a
prophet/Isaiah►
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
will
come
true/happen:
God
will
completely
get
rid
of [MET]
death.
Our
dying
will
no
longer
have
any
power
to
defeat
us;
Death [APO]
will
not
win
a
victory
over
us.
Death
will
not
be
able
to
hurt
us.
It
is
because
we
sin [MET]
that
we
die,
and
it
is
because
we
have
God’s
laws
that
we
know
that
we
have
sinned.
But
because
of
what
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
has
done,
he enables
us
to
be
free
from
having
to
obey
God’s
laws
to
be
saved
and
to
be
free
of
being
afraid
to
die.
We
should
thank
God
for
that!
So,
my
fellow believers
whom
I
love,
continue
to
hold
strongly
to
the
things
that
you
believe.
Do
not
let
anything
cause
you
to
doubt
them.
Always
be
doing enthusiastically
the
work
that
the
Lord
gives
you.
And
remember
that
the
work
that
you
do
for
the
Lord
is
never ◄in
vain/useless►,
as
it
would
be
if
God
will
not
cause
us
to
live
again
after
we
die.
You should set aside funds each week for the offering to be sent to believers in Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 16:1-4
Now
I
will
reply
to
another
question
that
you
asked.
You
asked
about
the
money
you
are
collecting
to
send
to
God’s
people
in
Jerusalem.
Do
what
I
told
the
congregations
in
Galatia
to
do.
Every Sunday
each
of
you
should
set
aside
at
home
some funds [EUP]
for
this
purpose,
in
proportion
to
how
much
God
has
prospered
you.
Then
you
should
save
it
up,
so
that
when
I
arrive
there,
you
will
not
need
to
collect
any
more
money.
Choose
some
men
whom
you
approve
of,
to
take
this
money
to
Jerusalem.
Then,
when
I
arrive,
I
will
write
letters stating
that
you
have
authorized
these
men
to
take
the funds
there.
And
if
you (OR,
I)
think
that
it
is
appropriate,
I
will
go
with
them.
I
plan
to
spend
some
time
with
you.
Treat Timothy respectfully
when
he
arrives. Apollos
plans
to
visit
you
later.
1 Corinthians 16:5-12
Now
I
plan
to
travel
through
Macedonia
province.
I
plan
to
come
to
visit
you,
but
I
want
to
go
through
Macedonia
first.
Perhaps
I
will
stay
with
you
for
a
short
while,
or
I
may
stay
with
you
for
the
whole
winter,
in
order
that
you
yourselves
can
provide
some
of
the
things
that
I
will
need [EUP]
for
my
next
trip.
I
do
not
want
to
see
you
just
for
a
short
time
and
then
continue
my
trip.
I
am
hoping
to
stay
with
you
for
a
while,
if
the
Lord
Jesus
allows
me
to
do
that.
But
I
will
stay
here
in
Ephesus
city
until
after
the
Pentecost
festival.
I
want
to
do
that
because
God
has
given
me
a
great opportunity [MET]
to
proclaim
his
good
message
here.
As
a
result
of
my
work
here,
God
is
producing
great
results.
I
also
want
to
stay
here
because
there
are
many
people
here
who
oppose
my
work,
and
I
need
to
refute
them.
When
Timothy
arrives
there
in Corinth,
treat
him respectfully [LIT],
because
he
is
working
for
the
Lord
just
as
I
am.
Do
not
let
anyone
despise
him.
And
when
he
leaves
there,
give
him
some
of
the
things
that
he
needs
for
his
trip [EUP]
here,
and
also
ask
God
to
bless
him.
I
am
waiting
for
him
to
come,
along
with
the
other
fellow believers
who
have
been
traveling
with
him.
You
also
asked
about
our
fellow believer, Apollos.
I
urged
him
strongly
that
he
should
go
back
to
you
with
the
three
fellow believers
who
came
here
from Corinth.
He
was
not
at
all
willing
to
go
now,
but
he
will
go
later,
when
he
has
an
opportunity.
I
give
you
my
final
instructions, greetings
from
others,
and
my
final
blessings.
1 Corinthians 16:13-24
Be
on
guard
against
anything
that
would
hinder
you spiritually.
You
have
believed
the
true
message;
continue
believing
it
firmly.
Be
courageous.
Keep
strong
in
your relationship
with
God.
Act
in
a
loving
way
in
everything
that
you
do.
You
know
that
Stephanas
and
his
family
were
the
first
ones
there
in Achaia
province
to
believe
in Christ [IDM].
They
have
devoted
themselves
to
helping
God’s
people.
My
fellow believers,
I
urge
you
to
submit
yourselves
to
them
and
to
people
like
them
who
do
God’s
work
and
who
work
hard.
I
was
glad
when
Stephanas,
Fortunatus,
and Achaicus
arrived
here
from Corinth,
because
they
did
things
for
me
that
you
were
not
able
to
do
because
you
were
not
with
me.
They
comforted
and
encouraged
me [SYN],
and
I
expect
that
this
news
from
me
will
do
the
same
for
you.
You
should
honor
them,
and
you
should
also
honor
others
like
them.
The
congregations
here
in
Asia
province ◄send
their greetings
to/say
that
they
are
thinking fondly
of►
you. Aquila
and
his
wife
Priscilla
and
the
congregation
that
meets
in
their
house ◄send
their
warm greetings
to/say
that
they
are
thinking fondly
of►
you
because
both
they
and
you
belong
to
the
Lord.
All
your
fellow believers
here ◄send
their greetings
to/say
that
they
are
thinking
of►
you.
Greet
each
other affectionately,
as
fellow believers
should.
Now
I,
Paul,
having
taken
the
pen
from
the
hand
of
my
secretary,
write
with
my
own
hand
to
say
that
I
am
thinking fondly
of
you/to
give
you
my greetings.
I
do
this
to
show
you
that
this
letter
really
comes
from
me.
◄I
pray
that
God
will/May
God►
curse/cause
bad
things
to
happen
to ◄anyone
who
does
not
love
the
Lord
Jesus.
I
pray
that
our
Lord
will
come
soon/May
our
Lord
come
soon►!
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
will/May
our
Lord
Jesus ◄continue
to
act
toward
you
all
kindly/in
ways
that
you
do
not
deserve.►
I
love
all
of
you
who
have
a
close relationship
with
Christ
Jesus.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
2Co
This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Corinth. We call this book
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 1:1-2
Paul and Timothy greet the Christians who are in Corinth.
I,
Paul,
who
write
this
letter
to
you,
became
an apostle
of
Christ
Jesus
because
God
chose
me
for
that.
Timothy,
our
fellow believer,
is
with
me.
I
am
sending
this
letter
to
you
who
are
God’s
people
in
the
congregations
in
Corinth
city.
I
want
the believers
who
live
in
other
places
in Achaia
province
to
also
read
this
letter.
We(exc)
desire
that
you
will
experience
God
our
Father
and
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
acting
kindly
toward
you
and
causing
you
to
have
inner
peace.
We
thank
God
that
he
encourages
us
in
all
our
troubles
so
that
we
are
able
to
encourage
you
when
you
suffer.
We
suffered
so
much
in Asia
province
that
we
were
sure
that
we
were
going
to
die,
but
we
learned
to
trust
in
God.
He
saved
us
from
death
and
he
will
continue
to
save
us
from
death.
2 Corinthians 1:3-11
We
should
praise
God,
who
is
the
father
of
our
(inc)
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
He
always pities
us
and
helps
us
because
he
is
like [MET]
a
father
to
us
and
we
are
like
his
children.
He
always
encourages
us
(inc).
He
has
encouraged
us
(exc)
whenever
we
suffered hardships.
As
a
result,
we
(exc)
are
able
to
encourage
others
whenever
they
suffer hardships,
just
as/just
like
God
has
encouraged
us
(exc).
It
is
true
that
just
like
Christ
suffered,
we
who
serve
him
also
continually
suffer
because
we
belong
to
him.
But
also,
because
we
belong
to
Christ,
God
greatly
strengthens
us ◄just
as/just
like►
God
strengthened
him.
So,
whenever
we
(exc)
experience
sufferings,
we
learn
how
to
encourage
you
when
you
experience
sufferings.
As
a
result,
you
will
become
more
and
more
the
kind
of
people
God
wants
you
to
be.
Whenever
God
strengthens
us
(exc)
when
we
are
suffering,
he
does
that
in
order
that
you
may
see
how
he
makes
us
strong
when
we
are
suffering.
Then,
as
God
encourages
you
in
that
way,
you
will
learn
to
continue
patiently
trusting
him
when
you
suffer
as
we
do.
As
a
result,
we
(exc)
strongly
expect
that
because
you
suffer
just
as/just
like
we
do,
God
will
encourage
you ◄just
as/just
like►
he
encourages
us.
Our
fellow believers,
we
(exc)
want
you
to
know [LIT]
about
the
trouble
that
we
suffered
in
Asia
province.
That
trouble
was
so
very
great
that
it
was
much
more
than
we
were
able
to
endure.
As
a
result,
we
(exc)
thought
that
we
would
certainly
die.
Indeed,
we
felt
like
a
person
feels
when
he
has
heard
a
judge
say, “I
condemn
you
to
die/be
executed [MET].”
But
God
allowed
us
to
think
that
we
were
going
to
die
so
that
we
would
not ◄rely
on/trust
in►
our
own
strength.
He
wanted
us
instead
to
rely
only
on
his
strength,
because
he
is
the
one
who
has
power
even
to
make
those
who
have
died
live
again.
And
even
though
we
(exc)
were
in
terrible
danger
and
were
about
to
die,
God
rescued
us.
And
he
will
continue
to
rescue
us
whenever
we
are
in
trouble.
We
confidently
expect
that
he
will
continue
to
rescue
us
time
after
time.
And
we
are
also relying
on
you
to
help
us
by
praying
for
us
(exc).
If
many
people
pray
for
us,
many
people
will
also
thank
God
when
he
kindly
answers
those
many
prayers
and
delivers
us
from
danger.
You
can
trust
what
I
tell
you.
I
did
not
visit
you,
because
I
wanted
to
give
you
the opportunity
to
obey
the
instructions
that
I
wrote
to
you.
Now
that
you
have
punished
enough
the
man
who
caused
those
problems,
I
urge
you
to
forgive
him
and
to
encourage
him.
2 Corinthians 1:12—2:11
I
am
happy
to
say
that
I
have
behaved
toward
all
people [MTY]
in
an
honest
and
sincere
way.
My
conscience assures
me
that
this
is
true.
Especially,
I
have
behaved
toward
you
honestly
and
sincerely
because
that
is
what
God
wants
us
to
do.
As
I
have
done
that,
my
thoughts
have
not
been
the
thoughts
that unbelieving
people [MTY]
think
are
wise.
Instead,
I
have
behaved
toward
people
only
as
God
wants
me
to, depending
on
God
to
help
me
in
ways
that
I
do
not
deserve.
I
say
that
because
in
all
my
letters
to
you
I
have
always
written [LIT]
clearly
in
a
way
that
you
can
easily
and
completely
understand
when
you
read
them.
Previously
some
of
you,
but
not
all
of
you,
have
completely
understood
that
I
am
always
honest
and
sincere
with
you.
But
I
confidently
expect
that
soon
you
will
all
be
fully
convinced
about
that.
Then
when
the
Lord
Jesus [MTY]
returns,
you
will
all
be
able
to
say
that
you
are
pleased
with
me,
just
like
I
will
be
able
to
say
that
I
am
pleased
with
you.
It
was
because
I
felt
sure
that
all
of
you
were
pleased
with
me
that
I
was
planning
to
visit
you
on
my
way
from
here
to Macedonia
province.
I
also
planned
to
visit
you
again
on
my
way
back
from
there,
so
that
I
could
spend
time
with
you
twice,
and
be
able
to
help
you
more,
and
I
was
hoping
that
you
would
give
me
things
that
I
needed [EUP]
for
my
journey
to
Judea
province.
So
then,
even
though
I
changed
my
mind
later
and
did
not
do
what
I
first
planned
to
do,
it
was
not
because
I
did
not
have
an
important
reason
for
changing
my
plans.
Surely
you
do
not
really
think
that
I
decide
what
I
am
going
to
do
like
people
who
do
not
know
God
do! [RHQ]
I
am
not
like
that.
I
am
not
a
person
who
says
to
people, “Yes,
certainly
I
will
do
that,”
and
then
for
no
good
reason
changes
his
mind
and
says, “No,
I
will
not
do
it.”
Just
as
surely
as
God
always
does
what
he
says
he
will
do,
it
is
true
that
I
have
never
said, “Yes,
I
will
do
this”
when
I
really
meant “No.”
I
follow
the
example
of
God’s
Son,
Jesus
Christ.
When
I,
along
with Silas
and
Timothy,
taught
you
about
Christ,
we
told
you
that
he
was
not
someone
who
said
that
he
would
do
something
and
then
did
not
do
it.
Jesus
Christ
never
said
to
anyone, “Yes,
I
will
do
what
you
desire,”
and
then
did
not
do
it.
We(inc)
know
that
is
true,
because
everything
that
God
promised
to
do
for
his
people,
he
has
done
completely
by
sending Christ
to
save
us.
That
is
why
we
say, “Yes,
it
is
true!
God
has
done
everything
that
he
promised
to
do!”
And
we
praise
him
for
that!
Now
it
is
only
God
himself
who
causes
us
(exc),
as
well
as
you,
to
keep
on
believing
strongly
in
Christ.
God
is
the
one
who
chose
us
(inc)
to
belong
to
him
and
to
have
a
close relationship
with
Christ.
He
also
sent
his
Holy
Spirit
into
our
(inc)
lives
to
mark
us
as belonging
to
himself [MET].
Also,
since
he
has
sent
his
Spirit
to
live
in
us
(inc),
he
wants
us
to
know
by
this
that
he guarantees [MET]
to
give
us
every
other ◄
blessing/good
thing►
that
he
has
promised.
So
now
I
will
tell
you
why
I
changed
my
mind
and
did
not
visit
you
as
I
intended
to
do:
God
himself
knows
that
what
I
am
telling
you
is
true.
The
reason
that
I
did
not
return
to
Corinth
was
so
that
I
might
not
have
to
speak
to
you
severely
about
the
wrong
that
you
had
done.
It
is
not
that Silas, Timothy
and
I
want
to boss
you
and
tell
you
that
you
must
believe
only
what
we
say.
Not
at
all!
On
the
contrary,
we
(exc)
are
working
as
partners
with
you
in
order
to
make
you
happy.
We
do
not
try
to
force
you
to
believe
everything
that
we
believe,
because
we
are
sure
that
you
are
continuing
to
trust
the
Lord
Jesus Christ
and
that
you
are
remaining
firmly
committed
to
him.
Anyway,
I
definitely
decided
that
I
would
not
come
to
visit
you
again
now.
If
I
had
come,
I
would
have
spoken
severely
to
you
again,
and
I
would
have
made
you unhappy
as
I
did
the
last
time
I
visited
you.
And
if
I
make
you unhappy,
I
will
have
made unhappy
the
only
people
who
can
cheer
me
up,
so ◄there
will
be
none
of
you
to
cheer
me
up!/who
would
cheer
me
up?► [RHQ]
So,
instead
of
going
to
visit
you
at
that
time,
I
wrote
a
letter
and
sent
it
to
you.
I
wrote
it
the
way
I
did
so
that
you
would
know
what
you
should
do.
Then
when
I
come
to
visit
you,
you
will
not
make
me unhappy
when
you
should
be
causing
me
to
rejoice.
I
was
quite
sure
that
all
of
you
would
do
what
I
told
you
to
do
in
that
letter,
and
because
of
that
I
would
be
happy
and
you
would
be
happy,
too.
I
wrote
to
you
the
way
I
did
because
I
felt
very
troubled
and
distressed
about
you.
I
was
even
crying
very
much
as
I
wrote.
My
purpose
in
writing
was
not
in
order
to
make
you
feel
bad,
but,
instead,
in
order
that
you
might
know
how
deeply/much
I
love
you.
Now
I
want
to
write
about
the
man
who
caused
all
this
anguish.
What
he
did
was
very
wrong,
but
I
know
that
it
has
caused
you
much
more
sorrow
than
it
has
caused
me,
because
what
he
did
has
affected
all
of
you
to
some
extent.
I
say, “to
some
extent,”
because
I
do
not
want
to
say
that
he
has
done
more
harm
than
he
really
has
done.
Since
he
has
now
stopped
sinning
in
that
way,
the
punishment
that
nearly
all
of
you
decided
was
right
for
him
has
continued
long
enough.
So
now,
instead
of
punishing
him
any
longer,
you
need
to
forgive
him
and
deal
kindly
with
him.
If
you
do
not
forgive
him,
he
may
become
so
sad
that
he
will
begin
to
think
that
you
will
never
forgive
him (OR,
will
stop
believing
in Christ).
For
those
reasons,
I
beg
you
to
forgive
him
and
accept
him
into
your
group
again,
and
by
doing
that
assure
him
that
you
truly
love
him.
I
feel
sure
that
you
will
do
as
I
ask,
because
when
I
wrote
severely
to
you
before,
I
did
it
to
test
you
by
finding
out
whether
or
not
you
really
would
do
everything
that
I,
as
your apostle,
asked
you
to
do.
So
since
you
obeyed
what
I
told
you
before,
I
feel
sure
that
now
you
will
obey
what
I
am
writing
in
this
letter
and
forgive
the
man,
as
I
have
done,
because
I
indeed
have
forgiven
him
for
the
wrong
thing
that
he
did.
Anything
he
needed
me
to
forgive
him
for,
I
have
forgiven,
and
Christ
knows
that
I
have
forgiven
him
sincerely.
I
have
done
that mainly
to
help
you
so
that
you
and
I
will
again
have
fellowship
with
each
other,
and
that
you
will
accept
him
into
your
group
again.
I
want
you
to
forgive
him
so
that
Satan
will
not
be
able
to
take
advantage
of
the
problems
among
us
and
make
the
situation
worse.
We
know
very
well [LIT]
that
Satan
is
always
planning
to
cause
problems
among
us.
I
did
not
find Titus
in Troas,
so
I
went
on
to Macedonia
province.
Everywhere
we
go,
God
causes
people
to
know Christ
through
our
teaching.
We
do
not
teach
in
order
to
get
money;
we
teach
with
sincere
motives.
2 Corinthians 2:12-17
I
will
continue
by
telling
you
what
I
did
after
I
wrote
to
you
from Ephesus
city.
I
went
to
Troas
city
in
order
to
tell
people
the
message
about
Christ.
When
I
arrived
there,
I
found
many
people
who
had
been
prepared
by
the
Lord
Jesus [MET]
to
listen
to
what
I
told
them
about
him.
But
because
my
fellow believer
Titus
had
not
arrived
with
a
report
from
you,
I
still
felt
very
anxious
and
concerned
about
you.
So,
after
spending
only
a
short
time
at Troas,
I
said goodbye
to
the believers
who
were
there
and
came
here
to
Macedonia
province
to
find
Titus.
However,
before
I
tell
you
any
more
about
that,
I
want
to
thank
God
for
what
he
is
doing.
As
a
great
leader
of
fighting
men
causes
all
his
prisoners
to
take
part
in
his
victory parade [MET],
God
leads
us
who
are
his
workers
to
always
be
victorious
over
Satan
because
of
our(exc)
close relationship
with
Christ.
God
causes
people
to
come
to
know
Jesus
Christ
as
a
result
of
our
(exc)
teaching
his
message.
That
message
is
like [MET]
the
smell
of
perfume.
When
we(exc)
tell
God’s
message
about
Christ,
it
spreads
out
among
people
like
the
smell
of
perfume.
Those
who
believe
the
message
that
we
tell
them
are
saved {
Jesus
Christ
saves
them}
from
the
guilt
of
their
sin.
But
those
who
reject
that
message
will
be
separated
from
God
forever.
To
those
who
are
on
the
way
to
hell,
our
message
is
like [MET]
a
foul
smell
because
it
is
about
dying
and
being
separated
from
God
forever.
But,
to
those
on
the
way
to
heaven,
the
message
that
we
teach
is
like
a
pure
fragrant
smell,
because
we
tell
them
that
they
will
live
forever
with
God.
As
we
think
about
that,
we
think ◄no
one
is
able
to
do
such
important
work
for
God!/how
can
anyone
be
able
to
do
such
important
work
for
God?► [RHQ]
But
perhaps
God
considers
us(exc)
able,
because
we
do
not
work/act
like
so
many
others
whom
you
know.
They
teach
God’s
message
in
a
way
that
they
think
people
will
like,
and
they
think
that
people
will
pay
them
for
teaching
that
way.
We
(exc)
certainly
do
not
do
that.
On
the
contrary,
as
servants
of
Christ,
and
knowing
that
God
is
watching
us
(exc),
we
teach
sincerely
the
message
that
God
sent
us
to
proclaim.
The way you now live proves that we teach the truth about Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:1-6
As
I
write
these
things
about
myself,
I
am [RHQ]
not
doing
it
to
boast
about
how
good
I
am,
as
some
of
you
say
I
do.
Some
people
always
carry
letters
with
them
that
tell
how
well
they
work,
that
other
people
have
written.
But
I
do
not [RHQ]
need
to
bring
letters
like
that
when
I
come
to
you.
Nor
do
I
need
to
ask
you
to
write
letters
like
that
for
me
when
I
go
to
other
congregations.
You
yourselves
are [MET]
like
a
letter
that recommends
my
work
for
God
to
everyone.
People
see
how Christ
changed
your
lives
when
you
believed
the
message
that
I
taught
you.
Everyone
who
knows
you
can
see
the
result
of
my
work
for
God.
You
are [MET]
like
a
letter
that
Christ
himself
has
written
that
says
good
things
about
my
work
for
God
in
your
lives.
You
show
people
by
the
way
you
now
conduct
your
lives
that
God
has
changed
your
lives
as
a
result
of
my
work
among
you.
People
did
not
find
out
about
you
by
reading
a
letter
that
was
written
to
them
on paper
with
pen
and
ink.
Instead,
they
saw
how
the
Spirit
of
the all-powerful
God
has
changed
your
lives.
Nor
did
people
find
out
about
you
by
reading
a
letter
that
was
carved
on
stone slabs
like
the
stone slabs
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
Instead,
it
was
the
change
that
God’s
Spirit
made
in
your
lives [MET]
that
they
saw.
I
can
very
confidently
write
these
things
about
the
work
that Silas, Timothy,
and
I
did
among
you,
because
God
knows
that
what
I
write
is
true.
We(exc)
are
true
workers
for
God
because
of
what
Christ
has
done
for
us.
We
(exc),
by
ourselves,
do
not
have
the
ability
to
do
this
work.
None
of
us
apostles
can
say, “
I
have
changed
the
lives
of
these
people.”
God
is
the
one
who
has
given
us
this
ability.
He
is
the
one
who enables
us
(exc)
to
be
his
messengers.
He
has
enabled
us
to
tell
people
the
message
about
the
new
agreement
that
he
is
making
with
them.
This
is
not
a
message
about
obeying
all
the
written
laws
of
his
old
agreement
that
he
made
with
the
Jewish
people.
Instead,
it
is
a
message
about
God
giving
us
his
Spirit.
Previously,
God
condemned
people
to
be
separated
from
him
forever
if
they
did
not
obey
his
laws.
But
by
God’s
new
agreement
his
Spirit enables
people
to
live
eternally.
Our
work
of
teaching
people
about
God’s
New
Agreement
is
much
greater
than
the
work
of
teaching
people
about
his
Old
Agreement.
2 Corinthians 3:7-11
Moses
taught
the
people
that
if
they
did
not
obey
God’s
laws
completely
they
would
be
separated
from
God
forever.
God
wrote
his
laws
on
stone
slabs.
Then
he
gave
them
to
Moses
to
teach
them
to
the
people.
Although
God’s
laws
condemned
the
people
to
die,
when
Moses
brought
those
laws
down
from
Sinai
Mountain,
God
caused
Moses’
face
to
shine
Moses’
face
to
shine radiantly
to
show
the
people
that
these
laws
were
God’s
laws.
It
shone.
so
brightly
that
the
people
of
Israel
could
not
keep
looking
at
Moses’
face.
They
had
to
look
away.
But
the
brightness
was slowly
fading
away.
So,
since
God
showed
in
such
a
wonderful
way
that
those
laws
that
condemned
the
people
to
die
were
from
him,
surely
when
we
(exc)
teach
people
about
how
God’s
Spirit
will
change
their
lives,
God
will
show
in
an
even
more
wonderful
way
that
it
is
his
message. [RHQ]
The
message
that
Moses
taught
them
was
wonderful,
but
when
people
heard
that
message,
they
realized
that
they
were
sinners
and
that
God
would
punish
them.
But
God’s
message
that
we
(exc)
teach
is
a
much
more
wonderful
message.
We
teach
people
that
God
will ◄erase
the
record
of/declare
people
no
longer
guilty
for►
the
sinful
things
that
they
have
done.
The
truth
is
that,
although
the
work
of
teaching
the
people
to
obey
God’s
laws
was
once
important,
it
is
not
as
important
now,
because
the
work
of
teaching
people
that
God
will
forgive
them
and
enable
them
to
live
to
please
him
is
far
more
important.
Furthermore,
the
message
that
Moses
taught
was
not
a
lasting
message,
just
like
the
brightness
on
his
face
was
not
lasting
and
soon
faded
away.
But
when
God
gives
his
Spirit
to
people,
the
wonderful
work
that
God’s
Spirit
does
in
their
lives
is
much
greater
because
it
lasts
forever.
We
teach
a
message
that transforms
people’s
lives.
So
we
teach
it
with
great
confidence.
2 Corinthians 3:12-18
We
(exc)
know
that
the
message
that
we
teach
is
a
much
more
wonderful
message
than
the
message
that
Moses
taught.
So
we
can
preach
boldly.
We
do
not
need
to
put
a
veil
over
our
faces
when
we
teach
people,
as
Moses
did.
Moses
put
a
veil
over
his
face
so
that
the
Israelites
would
not
see
that
the
radiance
on
his
face
soon
faded
away.
Similarly,
the
glory
of
the
old
agreement
has
also
faded
away.
But
the Israelis
stubbornly
refused
to
understand
that
the
old
agreement
would
end.
Even
now,
when
they
read
the
old
agreement,
they
still
do
not
realize
that
it
has
ended.
It
is
as
if [MET]
that
same
veil
that
Moses
put
on
his
face
is
now
over
their
minds,
keeping
them
from
understanding
God’s
true
message.
They
will
understand
that
message
only
when
they
come
to
trust
in
Christ.
Then
it
will
be
as
though
God
has
removed
the
veil.
Throughout
all
these
years,
even
until
now,
when
the Israelis
read
what
Moses
write,
it
is
as
though
a
veil
is
covering
their
minds.
But
when
any
of
them
believes
in
the
Lord
Jesus,
God
removes
that
veil
from
them.
It
is
by
the
power
of
his
Spirit
that
the
Lord
works
in
our
lives,
and
the
Lord’s
Spirit
has
set
us
free
from
trying
to
obey
all
the
rules
and rituals
that
God
gave
Moses.
It
is
as
though
God
has
removed
the
veil
from
our
faces [MET].
We
realize
how
awesome
Jesus
is.
As
we
realize
that,
we
are
continually
being
changed {
the
Holy
Spirit
is
continually
changing
us}
to
become
more
and
more
like
Jesus,
so
that
people
can
see,
more
and
more,
how
awesome
Jesus
is.
It
is
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
who
does
this.
We are servants of Jesus. It is Jesus who has shown us how great God is.
2 Corinthians 4:1-6
So,
because
God
has
acted
so
kindly
toward
me, enabling
me
to
teach
this
great
message
to
people,
I
never
get
so
discouraged
that
I
stop
teaching
it.
And
I
have
determined
that
we
(exc)
will
be
honest [LIT]
in
everything
that
we
do.
We
will
not
do
anything
that
would
cause
us
to
be
ashamed
if
people
found
out
about
it.
We
never
try
to
deceive
you
with
clever
arguments,
as
some
other
people
do.
We
never
try
to
deceive
you
by
changing
God’s
message,
as
those
same
people
do.
Instead,
we
always
teach
people
only
the
truth
about Christ,
and
we
teach
it
clearly.
Knowing
that
God
is
watching
what
we
do,
we
teach
his
message
in
an
honest
way,
with
the
result
that
no
one
can
accuse
us
(exc)
of
being
deceitful.
And
if,
as
some
of
you
say,
some
people
are
not
able
to
understand
the
message
that
we
teach
about Christ,
it
is
not
because
we
do
not
teach
it
clearly.
It
is
because
those
people
do
not
want
to
believe
it.
They
are
going
to
perish
eternally.
Satan,
who
is
the
one
who
rules
this
world,
controls
the
thoughts
of
those unbelievers.
He prevents
them
from
understanding
the
message
about
how
wonderful
Christ
is.
They
are
not
able
to
understand
that
Jesus
is
like
God
in
every
way.
That
is
why,
when
we(exc)
teach
people,
we
do
not
boast
about
ourselves,
as
some
people
say
that
we
do.
Instead,
we
teach
you
that
Jesus
Christ
is
our
Lord.
We
ourselves
are
only
your
servants.
We
want
to
honor
and
obey
Jesus.
When
God
created
the
world,
he
commanded
the
light
to
shine
where
there
was
nothing
but
darkness.
He
is
the
one
who
has
made
his
message
about
Jesus
to
be
like [MET]
a
light
shining
into
our
(inc)
minds.
God
has
done
that
for
all
of
us
who
believe
in
Jesus.
He
has
done
that
so
that
we
will
understand
that
when
people
saw
Christ,
they
saw
how
awesome
God
himself
was.
As Jesus’
servants
we
suffer,
but
through
our
suffering
many
people
will
receive
eternal
life
and
thank
and
praise
God.
2 Corinthians 4:7-15
This
work
that
God
has
given
to
us
(exc)
is [MET]
like
a
very
valuable
treasure.
But
we
who
have
that
treasure
are
as
weak
as
fragile [MET]
clay
pots.
God
has
planned
it
like
that
in
order
that
people
will
know
that
the
power
that
changes
lives
is
God’s
power,
and
not
any
power
of
our
own.
We
are
continually
oppressed {
People
continually
oppress
us}
in
many
ways,
but
we
have
not
been
prevented {
God
has
not
allowed
them
to
prevent
us}
from
teaching
the
message
about
Jesus Christ.
We
often
do
not
know
what
to
do
in
difficult situations,
but
we
never
say, “God
has
abandoned
us.”
We
are frequently
persecuted {
People frequently
cause
us
to
suffer},
but
God
never
abandons
us.
Sometimes
we
are
badly
wounded {
people
badly
wound
us},
but
God
does
not
allow
us
to
be
killed {
them
to
kill
us}.
Wherever
we(exc)
go,
we
continually
realize
that
because
people
killed
Jesus,
people
may
kill
us
for
teaching
his
message.
But
we
are
willing
to
go
on
living
this
way
in
order
that
people
will
know
that
Jesus
is
alive
and
that
he
is directing
us [SYN].
So,
although
we
are
still
alive,
we
always
realize
that
we
may
be
killed {that
people
some
day
may
kill
us}
because
we
teach
about
Jesus.
God
allows
us
to
suffer
in
order
that
people
will
see
that
Jesus
is
alive
and
that
he
is
strengthening
our
bodies
that
are
some
day
going
to
die.
So
I conclude
that
although
we
apostles
are
constantly
suffering
and
may
soon
die,
the
result
of
that
is
that
all
of
you
have
now
received
eternal
life.
We
are
not
discouraged.
We
are
like
the
person
who
wrote
in
the Scriptures, “
God,
I
trusted
in
you
and
so
I
continue
speaking
your
message.”
We
(exc)
also
trust
in
God,
so
we
continue
speaking
his
message.
We
do
this
because
we
(exc)
know
that
although
people
might
kill
us,
God,
who
caused
the
Lord
Jesus
to
live
again
after
he
died,
will
also
cause
us
(exc)
to
live
again
after
we
die.
God
will
do
this
because
we
belong
to
Jesus.
And
then
God
will
bring
us
(exc),
together
with
you,
to
be
with
him.
So
I
say
that
all
these
things
that
we(exc)
suffer
happen
in
order
to
help
you.
We
have
suffered
all
this
in
order
that
more
and
more
people,
as
a
result
of
hearing
that
God
will
kindly/freely
forgive
their
sins,
will
thank
him
and
praise
him.
Then
they
will
greatly
honor
him
and
worship
him.
As
our
bodies
get
weaker,
God
continually
makes
our
inner
lives
stronger.
He
will
reward
us
for
all
that
we
have
suffered.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
So,
because
we
know
that
as
a
result
of
our
suffering
many
people
will
honor
God,
we
(exc)
never
get
so
discouraged
that
we
stop
teaching
his
message.
Although
our
bodies
are
getting
weaker,
God
encourages
us
every
day
and
strengthens
us spiritually.
I
know
that
all
these
troubles
that
happen
to
us
in
this
life
are
not significant
and
will
not
last
forever.
When
we
think
of
the
glorious
things
that
God
is
preparing
for
us
to
enjoy
forever
in
heaven,
all
our
suffering
now
is
not
important.
That
is
why
we
say, “We
will
not
continue
thinking
about
all
the
suffering
that
we
are
experiencing
now.
Even
though
we
cannot
see
all
the
things
that
God
has
prepared
for
us
in
heaven,
those
are
what
we
should
be
thinking
about.”
That
is
how
we
should
think,
because
all
these
troubles
that
we(exc)
have
now
will
last
only
a
short
time.
But
what
we
will
have
in
heaven,
what
we
cannot
see
now,
will
last
forever.
God will give all of us new heavenly bodies, and he will reward us according to what we did while we were living in our earthly bodies.
2 Corinthians 5:1-10
We
know
that
these
bodies
we
live
in
here
in
this
world
are
like [MET]
tents.
They
are
like
temporary
living/dwelling
places.
So
we
should
not
be
concerned
about
what
happens
to
our
bodies.
We
know
that
if
we
are
killed {if
someone
kills
us},
God
will
give
us
permanent
living
places.
Those
permanent
living
places [MET]
will
not
be
houses
that
people
have
made.
They
will
be
new
bodies
in
which
we
will
live
forever
in
heaven.
While
we
are
here
on
earth,
we
suffer.
We
often
groan
because
we
desire
to
go
to
heaven
where
God
will
give
us
our
new
bodies [MET].
When
God
gives
us(inc)
our
new
bodies [MET],
our
spirits
will
have [LIT,
MET]
bodies
to
live
in
that
will
last
forever.
It
is
true
that
while
we
are
still
living
in
these
bodies [MET]
that
do
not
last
forever,
we
often
groan [DOU]
because
we
desire
to
be
free
from
them.
We
are
not
longing
to
be
without
a
body.
Instead,
we
groan
because
we
desire
to
receive
our
new
bodies [MET]
in
heaven.
We
long
for
this
to
happen
so
that
these
bodies
that
are
going
to
die
some
day
will
suddenly
be
changed
into
bodies
that
will
live
forever.
It
is
God
himself
who
has
prepared
us
to
receive
these
new
bodies.
He
is
also
the
one
who
has
guaranteed/assured
us
(inc)
that
this
will
happen.
He
has
guaranteed
it
by
sending
his
Spirit
to
live
inside
us
now.
So,
because
God’s
Spirit
lives
in
us,
we
are
always
confident
that
God
will
give
us
new
bodies.
We
know
that
as
long
as
we
have
bodies
here
on
earth,
we
are
not
yet
living
together
with
the
Lord
Jesus
in
heaven.
While
we
(exc)
live
here,
we
do
not
have
our
new
bodies,
but
we
are
trusting
that
God
will
give
them
to
us.
As
I
said,
we
(exc)
are
confident
that
he
will
give
us
new
bodies.
We
(exc)
would
much
prefer
to
leave
these
bodies
which
we
have
now,
and
be
with
the
Lord
Jesus
in
our
home
in
heaven.
Because
of
all
that,
we
always
want
to
please
Jesus
in
everything
that
we
do.
Whether
we
(exc)
are
still
living
here
in
these
bodies
or
whether
we
have
left
them
and
are
living
in
our
home
in
heaven,
we
want
to
please
him.
And
we
need
to
try
hard
to
do
that
because
each
one
of
us
believers
must
stand
before
Christ
to
be
judged
by
him {
when
he
will
judge
his
people}.
At
that
time
he
will
reward
each
one
of
us
according
to
what
we
have
done
while
we
lived
in
this
world
in
these
bodies.
He
will
reward
us
according
to
whether
we
have
done
good
things
or
whether
we
have
done
evil
things.
Christ
has
shown
me
how
much
he
loves
people.
That
is
why
I
teach
his
message
with
all
the
strength
that
I
have.
Therefore,
I
plead
with
you
to
believe
that
God
will
forgive
you
because
of
what
Christ
did
for
you.
2 Corinthians 5:11—6:2
It
makes
me
fearful
to
think
that
some
day
I
will
stand
before
the
Lord
for
him
to
judge
me.
So
I
do
everything
that
I
can
to convince
people
that
they
should
believe (OR,
that
I
teach
sincerely)
God’s
message.
God
knows
very
well
how
I
conduct
my
life
and
what
I
teach,
and
I
really
believe
that
you
know
it,
too.
Once
again
I
say,
as
I
write
this,
I
am
not
just
trying
to
make
you
think
well/highly
of
me,
as
some
people
will probably
say
that
I
am.
Instead,
I
am
telling
you
in
this
letter
why
you
have
good
reason
to
tell
those
who
criticize
me
that
you
think
highly
of
me.
I
am
telling
you
this
so
that
you
will
know
what
to
say
to
those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
among
you.
They
are
proud
of
what
they
have
done,
instead
of
making
sure
that
they
are
right
with
God
and
being
pleased
with
that.
Some
of
them
say
that
after
God
has
enabled
me
to
see
visions,
I
talk
like
a crazy
person.
If
that
is
so,
I
want
you
to
realize
that
I
talk
that
way
in
order
to
please
God.
On
the
other
hand,
if
you
think
that
I
speak
and
act
wisely,
that
is
good.
I
want
you
to
know
that
I
do
speak
and
act
wisely
in
order
to
help
you.
I
speak
and
act
the
way
I
do
because
the
love
that
Christ
has
for
people
influences
me
in
everything
that
I
say
and
do.
When
Christ
died,
he
suffered
the
punishment
for
the
sins
of
all
people.
So,
we
should
all
think
of
ourselves
as
having
died
with
him,
being
as unresponsive
to
sinful
desires
as [MET]
a
corpse
is.
When
Christ
died
for
the
everyone,
he
died
in
order
that
we believers
who
are
alive
now
should
not
conduct
our
lives
in
a
way
that
will
just
please
ourselves.
Instead,
we
should
conduct
our
lives
in
a
way
that
will
please
Christ,
because
he
is
the
one
who
died
for
us
and
was
brought
back
to
life {whom
God
raised}
again.
So,
because
I
realize
how
much
Christ
loves
everyone,
I
no
longer
think
about
people
in
the
way
that
those
who
do
not
believe
in
Christ
think
about
them.
Before
I
was
a believer,
I
thought
about
Christ
in
the
way
that
other non-believers
did.
But
I
do
not
think
of
him
that
way
anymore.
The
fact
is
that
God
makes
every
one
of
us
who
trusts
in
Christ
to
be
completely
different
than
we
were
before.
Our
old
way
of conducting
our
lives
is
gone.
We
now
have
a
completely
new
way
of
conducting
our
lives.
This
complete
change
in
our
lives
is
all
something
that
God
does.
It
is
God
who
made
it possible
for
us
to
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
him.
He
was
able
to
do
that
because
of
what
Christ
did
for
us.
Now
God
has
sent
me,
and
those
who
work
with
me,
to
tell
people
that
they
can
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
him.
That
is,
he
sent
us(exc)
to
tell
them
that
when
Christ
died,
God
was
making
it possible
for
everyone [MTY]
in
the
world
to
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
him.
He
no
longer
keeps
a
record
of
the
sinful
things
that
we believers
have
done.
The
message
that
God
has
given
to
us
to
tell
people
is
how
we
can
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
him.
So,
it
is
I
and
my
companions
who
are
Christ’s
representatives
in
this
world.
When
we
tell
people
the
message
about
Christ,
it
is
God
himself
who
is
pleading
with
them
by
means
of
what
we
say.
So,
as
true
representatives
of
Christ,
we
plead
with
you:
Believe
God’s
true
message
about
Christ
in
order
that
you
may
be
reconciled
to {have
a
peaceful relationship
with}
him.
You
must
believe
that
even
though
Jesus
never
sinned,
God
punished
him
for
all
the
sinful
things
that
people
do,
just
as
if
Jesus
had
done
those
sinful
things
himself.
And
because
of
our
close relationship
with Christ,
God
has erased
the
record
of
our
sins/declared
us
no
longer
guilty
for
our
sins.
Therefore,
because
I
am
working
together
with
God
himself,
I
say
this
to
you
very
strongly:
God
has
already
kindly
forgiven
you
because Christ
died
for
you,
so
do
not
now
say “It
does
not
matter
if
I
live
just
to
please
myself.”
For
God
said
long
ago
in
the Scriptures:
When
it
is
the
right
time
for
me
to
help
you,
you
will
ask
me
to
help
you,
and
I
will
hear
you.
Then
I
will
send
a
Savior
to
help
you.
So
listen
to
what
I
am
telling
you:
God
has
sent
his
Savior,
so
now
is
the
time
when
God
is
ready
to
save
people
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins.
In
spite
of
much
suffering,
we
have
lived
as
servants
of
God
should
live.
2 Corinthians 6:3-10
Neither
I
nor
the
men
working
with
me
do
anything
that
would
hinder
people
from
trusting
in Christ,
and
so
we
cannot
be
accused {no
one
can
accuse
us}
of
not
serving
God
properly.
Instead,
in
everything
that
we(exc)
say
and
do,
we
show
people
that
we
serve
God
faithfully.
We
patiently
endure
all
the
things
that
happen
to
us.
People
cause
us
many
troubles
and,
as
a
result,
we
are
anxious
and
often
do
not
know
what
to
do.
Sometimes
we
have
been
beaten
and
bound {People
have
beaten
us
and
tied
us}
with
chains
in
prison.
Angry mobs
have
attacked
us,
wanting
to
kill
us.
We
have
continued
working
for
God
until
we
had
no
more
strength
to
work.
We
have
had
many sleepless
nights,
and
we
have
often
been
without
food.
All
that
we
think
about
and
all
that
we
do
is
pure
in
God’s
sight.
Knowing
how
God
wants
us
to
conduct
our
lives,
we
do
what
pleases
him.
We
are
patient
with
those
who
oppose
us.
We
are
kind
to
everyone.
We
depend
on
the
Holy
Spirit
to
help
us.
We
love
people
sincerely
as
God
wants
us
to
love
them.
We
faithfully
teach
the
true
message
about Christ,
and
God
gives
us
his
power
as
we
teach
it.
Like
soldiers
using
weapons [MET]
in
a
battle,
we,
by
living
righteously,
defend
God’s
message
and
refute
those
who
attack
it.
We
serve
God
faithfully,
whether
people
praise
us
(exc)
or
whether
they
despise
us,
whether
people
say
bad
things
about
us(exc)
or
whether
they
say
good
things
about
us.
We
keep
teaching
the
truth,
even
though
some
people
say
that
we
are
deceiving
people.
Some
people
know
well
that
we
are
true
servants
of
God,
and
yet
others,
who
know
us,
refuse
to
believe
that.
People
have
often
tried
to
kill
us
(inc),
yet
we
are
still
alive.
We
have
often
been
beaten,
but
we
have
not
been
killed {
People
have
often
beaten
us
(exc),
but
they
have
not
killed
us}.
Although
we
(exc)
are
often
very
sad
because
people
have
rejected
our
message,
we
are
always
joyful
because
of
all
that
God
has
done
for
us.
Even
though
we
(exc)
are
poor,
we
make
it possible
for
many
people
to
be
spiritually
rich.
It
is
true
that
in
this
world
we
(exc)
have
nothing
valuable [HYP],
but
because
we
belong
to
God’s
family,
all
that
God
has
belongs
to
us.
I
ask
you
to
accept
us
and
love
us
as
we
love
you.
2 Corinthians 6:11-13
You
fellow believers
in Corinth,
I
have
been
completely
honest
with
you.
I
have
told
you
exactly
how
we(exc)
feel
about
you,
that
we
love
you
very
much [IDM].
We
are
not
treating
you
as
though
we
do
not
love
you,
but
you
are
treating
us
as
though
you
do
not
love
us.
In
return
for
our
loving
you,
will
you
not
love
us [IDM]
just
as
much
as
we
love
you?
I
am
writing
to
you
as
if
you
were
my
own
children.
Do
not
get involved
with
people
who
do
not
honor
God.
2 Corinthians 6:14—7:1
Do
not ◄team
up/have
a
close relationship►
with
anyone
who
does
not
trust
in Christ.
I
say
this
because
we
who
trust
in Christ
and
do
what
is
right
should
not [RHQ]
want
to
do
things
with
wicked
people.
Or
to
say
it
in
another
way,
just
like
light
and
darkness
never
join
together,
so
those
who
belong
to Christ
and
those
who
belong
to
Satan
should
never
join
together [RHQ].
There
is
no [RHQ]
agreement
of
any
kind
between
Christ
and
Satan.
So,
believers
have
no [RHQ]
common
spiritual interests
with unbelievers.
Just
as
no
one
would
dare
to
bring
idols
into
the
Temple
in
Jerusalem, believers
should
never [RHQ]
join
with
those
who
worship
idols.
I
say
that
because [MET]
the
Holy
Spirit
is
in
us,
and
so
we
are
like
the
Temple
of
the all-powerful
God.
It
is
as
God
himself
said
in
the Scriptures:
I
will
live
in
my
people.
I
will
always
be
with/helping
them.
They
will
say
to
me, “You
are
our
God,”
and
I
will
say
to
them, “You
are
my
people.”
In
another
place
in
the Scriptures
we
read
that
the
Lord
said:
Get
away
from
those
who
do
evil
things;
keep
yourselves
separated
from
them.
Do
nothing
sinful
that
would
make
you
unacceptable
to
me.
Then
I
will
welcome
you
as
members
of
my
family.
The
Lord
also
said:
I
will
care
for
you
as [MET]
a
loving
father
cares
for
his
children,
and
it
will
be
as
though
you
are
my
own
sons
and
daughters.
I,
the all-powerful
Lord,
am
saying
this
to
you.
My
friends,
whom
I
love,
because
God
has
promised
to
accept
us(inc)
as
his
children,
we
(inc)
must
stop
doing
anything
that
is
sinful.
We
must
not
do
sinful
things
with
our
bodies,
and
we
must
not
think
sinful
thoughts.
Because
we
greatly
revere
God,
we
must
strive
to
live
a
completely
pure
life.
By
doing
that
we
will
become
the
kind
of
people
that
he
wants
us
to
be.
I
love
you
all
and
I
have
great
confidence
in
you.
2 Corinthians 7:2-4
So,
as
I
just
wrote,
I
want
you
to
love
me (OR,
us [IDM]
who
are
true apostles
of Christ).
I/we
(exc)
have
never
done
anything
wrong
to
any
of
you.
I/we
have
not
done
anything
to
harm
any
one
of
you spiritually
or financially.
And
I/we
have
not
tried
to
get
money
from
you ◄for
myself/for
ourselves►.
It
is
true
that
some
people
among
you
have
said
that
I
have
done
such
things.
Nevertheless,
I
am
not
trying
to
make
you
all
feel
ashamed
because,
as
I
wrote
before,
I
will
continue
to
love
you
all
very
much [IDM],
whether
I
live
with
you
or
die
with
you.
I
am
very
confident
about
you.
I
am
very
pleased
with
you.
You
have
greatly
encouraged
me,
so
that
I
am
now
very
joyful
in
spite
of
all
the hardships
that
I
have
endured.
Titus
told
me
that
my
letter
caused
you
to
repent,
and
so
now
I
am
very
happy.
2 Corinthians 7:5-16
Now
I
will
write
more
about
what
I
was
saying
about Titus.
When
I
left Troas
and
came
here
to
Macedonia
province,
I
still
did
not
get
any
rest.
Everywhere
we
(exc)
went,
people
were
constantly
causing
us
trouble.
And
not
only
were
people
constantly
causing
us
trouble,
but
I
was
greatly
concerned
about
you
all.
But
God,
who
always
encourages
his
people
when
they
are
discouraged,
encouraged
us
by
sending
Titus
back
to
us.
I
was
encouraged
by
seeing Titus,
but
when
I
heard
how
you
had
encouraged
him,
that
encouraged
me
even
more.
He
told
me
how
much
you
wanted
to
see
me.
He
told
me
that
you
were
very
sorry
that
you
had
made
me
so unhappy.
He
also
told
me
that
you
are
very
eager
for
me
to
continue
to
serve
as
your apostle.
When Titus
told
me
those
things,
I
was
very,
very
happy.
Even
though
what
I
wrote
in
my
letter ◄distressed
you/made
you
sad►,
I
am
not
sorry
that
I
wrote
it.
For
a
while
I
was
sorry
that
I
had
written
it,
because
I
knew
that
it
would
distress
you.
Now
Titus
has
also
told
me
that
it
did
distress
you
when
you
read
it,
but
you
were
distressed
only
for
a
short
time.
So
now
I
am
happy
that
I
wrote
it.
I
am
not
happy
that
you
were
distressed {that
I
distressed
you},
but
I
am
happy
because,
when
you
became
distressed,
you
felt
sorry
for
what
you
had
done
and
you
asked
God
to
forgive
you.
What
I
mean
is
that
you
felt
sorry
in
the
way
that
God
wanted
you
to
feel
sorry,
so
my
making
you
feel
sorry
did
not
harm
you
at
all.
The
fact
is
that
when
God
causes
us
to
feel
truly
sorry
for
having
sinned
and
we
turn
from
our
sinful
behavior,
then
God
saves
us
and
will
not
punish
us
for
the
sinful
things
that
we
have
done.
And
no
one
is
ever
sorry
about
that.
However,
the
people
who
do
not
trust
in
God [MTY]
may
be
sorry
for
the
sinful
things
that
they
have
done.
But
if
they
do
not
turn
from
their
sinful
behavior
and
ask
God
to
forgive
them,
they
will
remain
separated
from
him
forever.
But
think
about
what
happened
when
you
read
my
letter:
God
caused
you
to
be
truly
sorry
for
what
you
had
done.
You
eagerly
wanted
to
do
what
was
right,
and
you
wanted
to
show
God (OR,
me)
that
you
had
done
the
right
thing.
You
were
angry
about
what
had
happened,
and
you
were
worried
that
God
would
punish
you
if
the
situation
continued.
You
also
wanted
me
to
visit
you
to
encourage
and
help
you.
You
wanted
me
to
know
that
you
really
do
accept
me
as
your apostle,
and
that
you
punished
the
man
who
had
sinned,
as
I
told
you
to
do.
By
doing
all
of
those
things,
you
have
shown
me
that
you
have
done
what
is
right
in
this
matter.
So,
even
though
I
wrote
that
severe
letter
to
you,
I
did
not
write
it
just
so
that
you
would
punish
the
man
who
had
done
what
was
wrong.
Also,
I
did
not
write
it
for
the
benefit
of
the
person
whom
he
had
wronged.
Instead,
I
wrote
it
so
that,
when
you
read
the
letter,
God
would
enable
you
to
realize
how
much
you
really
do
respect
my
authority.
So,
because
you
listened
to
me
and
did
what
I
asked
you
to
do, ◄I
was/we
(exc)
were
all►
encouraged.
Not
only ◄was
I/were
we►
encouraged,
but ◄I
was/we
(exc)
were►
also
very
happy
to
see
how
happy
Titus
was
when
he
arrived
here.
He
told
me/us
that
he
did
not
need
to
worry
anymore,
because
he
saw
that
you
all
had
a
good
attitude
toward
me.
I
had
told
Titus
that
I
was
pleased
about
you.
And
I
did
not
need
to
be
ashamed
for
feeling
that
way
about
you,
because
you
did
what
I
knew
that
you
would
do.
Just
like
everything
that
I
have
taught
you
and
written
to
you
has
been
the
truth,
the
good
things
that
I
told
Titus
about
you
were
also
true.
Now
he happily
remembers
how
you
all
were
willing
to
do
what
I
asked
you
to
do.
He
is
also
happy
about
the
way
you
treated
him
with
great
respect.
When
he
thinks
about
those
things,
it
makes
him
love
you
even
more
than
he
did
when
he
was
with
you.
As
for
me,
I
am
very
happy
because
now
I
am
certain
that
I
can
depend
on
you
to
do
what
you
know
God
wants
you
to
do.
The believers in Macedonia have already collected the money that they are going to send to the believers in Jerusalem. You should also finish collecting the money that you are preparing to send, and have it ready to send to Jerusalem soon.
2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Now,
my
fellow believers,
I
want
to
tell
you
what
happened
because
of
God’s
acting
kindly
in
the
lives
of
the believers
in
the
congregations
here
in
Macedonia
province.
Even
though
the non-believers
here
have
been
causing
the believers
to
suffer
severely,
the believers
are
always
very
joyful.
Although
they
are
very
poor,
they
gave
very
generously
to
help
other believers.
I
know
that
this
is
true,
because
I
have
seen
for
myself
that
they
not
only
gave
money [EUP]
that
they
were
able
to
give,
they
gave
so
much
money
that
they
did
not
even
keep
enough
to
buy
what
they
needed
for
themselves.
Without
anyone
telling
them
to
share
their
possessions,
they
themselves
kept requesting
us
to
let
them participate
in
what
other believers
are
doing
in
sending
a
gift
of
money
to [EUP]
God’s
people
in
Judea
province.
I
thought
that
they
would
give
only
a
little
of
their
money,
but
they
did
much
more
than
that.
First,
they
told
the
Lord
Jesus
that
they
wanted
to
do
what
pleases
him.
After
that,
they
told
me
that
they
wanted
to
do
whatever
I
thought
was
good
for
them
to
do,
because
they
were
sure
that
would
be
what
God
wanted
them
to
do.
So,
because
Titus
was
the
one
who
helped
you
to
begin
gathering
the
money [EUP, MTY]
for
your
gift,
I
urged
him
to
also
help
you
finish
collecting
the
rest
of
your
generous
and
loving
gift.
You
are
doing
very
well
in
so
many
other
ways.
God’s
Spirit enables
you
to
believe
that
God
will
do
miracles.
His
Spirit
has
given
you
the
ability
to
tell
God’s
message
to
others.
His
Spirit
makes
you
able
to
know
things
that
he
reveals
to
you.
You
eagerly
want
to
help
people,
and
you
love
us
(exc)
very
much.
So
now,
try
to
also
do
well
in
getting
your
generous
gift
of
money [EUP]
ready
to
send
to
the believers
in
Judea
province.
I
am
not
commanding
you
to
do
this.
But
because
I
have
seen
how believers
in
other
places
are
eager
to
help
other believers
who
do
not
have ◄
what
they
need/enough
to
live
on►,
I
want
you
similarly
to
show
that
you
love
others
sincerely.
You
already
know
how
much
our
Lord
Jesus
did
for
you
that
you
did
not
deserve.
Everything
in
heaven
belonged
to
him.
But
in
order
to
benefit
you,
he
left
all
of
those
things
behind
and
became
a
human
being.
Here
on
earth
he
had
very
few
possessions
of
his
own.
But
because
he
became
poor
like
that,
he
is
able
to
cause
you
(pl)
to
become
spiritually
rich.
So,
as
you
think
of
our
Lord’s
example,
I
will
tell
you
what
I
think
that
you
should
do
in
this
matter
of
giving
money.
As
you
know,
last
year,
because
you
desired
to
give
money
to
help
God’s
people
in
Judea
province,
you
began
collecting
money [EUP].
So
now
you
should
finish
collecting
the
money [EUP]
that
you
began
to
gather.
In
that
way,
everyone
will
know
that
you
are
just
as
ready
to
finish
collecting
this
gift
as
you
were
to
begin
collecting
it.
Give
what
you
are
able
to
give.
Keep
in
mind
that
if
you
really
want
to
give
something
to
help
others,
whatever
any
one
of
you
is
able
to
give
will
be
pleasing
to
God.
God
does
not
expect
his
people
to
give
more
than
they
can
afford
to
give.
I
do
not
mean
that
you
should
give
so
much
to
help
others
that
you
yourselves
do
not
have
what
you
need.
No,
what
I
want
is
that
both
you
and
others
will
have
what
you
need.
Right
now,
when
you
have ◄more
than
you
need/plenty►
and
the believers
in
Judea
do
not
have ◄enough/all
that
they
need►,
with
your
gift
you
will
enable
them
to
have
enough.
Maybe
some
day
when
you
do
not
have ◄enough/all
that
you
need►
and
they
have
more
than
they
need,
they
will
be
able
to
help
you.
Then
everyone
will
have
enough (OR,
In
that
way
each
will
share
alike).
If
that
happens,
the
result
will
be
like
it
is
written {
like
someone/Moses
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
about
the
time
when
God
provided
manna
for
his
people,
If
someone
gathered
a
lot
of
manna,
he
still
did
not
have
more
than
he
needed,
because
he
gave
some
to
someone
who
did
not
have
enough.
And
those
who
gathered
only
a
little
manna
still
had
all
that
they
needed [LIT],
because
others
who
gathered
more
than
they
needed
gave
some
manna
to
them.
I
am
sending Titus
to
you,
along
with
two
other believers,
to
help
you
get
your
gift
ready.
They
are
all
well
respected
and
trustworthy
men,
so
treat
them
well.
It
will
be
good
if
you
have
your
gift
ready
to
send
to
Judea
province
by
the
time
I
arrive
in Corinth.
2 Corinthians 8:16—9:5
So
now
I
am
sending
Titus
to
visit
you
again.
God
has
caused
him
to
be
just
as
eager
to
help
you
prepare
your
gift
as
I
am.
I
thank
God
for
that.
He
is
going
there,
not
only
because
we
urged
him
to
go,
but
because
he
himself
is
very
eager
to
visit
you
again.
I
am
sending
with Titus
another believer
whom
you
know
well.
All
the
groups
of believers
in
this
area
think
highly
of
him
because
he
has
faithfully
taught
the
good
message
about Christ.
Not
only
that,
but
he
was
appointed
by
the
congregations
in
this
area {the
congregations
in
this
area
appointed
him}
to
go
to
Jerusalem
with
us
(exc).
He
will
go
with
us
when
we
take
the
generous
gift
of
money [EUP]
to
the believers
in
Jerusalem.
We
are
taking
this
gift
to
honor
the
Lord
Jesus
and
to
show
them
that
we
all
very
much
want
to
help
them.
The believers
have
given
money [EUP]
generously.
So,
by
sending
that
fellow believer
along
with Titus
to
take
the
money
to
Jerusalem,
we
are
trying
to
make
sure
that
no
one
will
be
able
to
accuse
us
(exc)
of
taking
some
of
the
money
for
ourselves.
I
say
that
because
we
(exc)
want
to
make
sure
that
the
Lord
God
will
see
that
what
we
(exc)
do
is
right,
and
other
people
will
see
it,
too.
Furthermore,
there
is
also
another believer
here
whom
we
are
sending
to
you
along
with
the
two
men
whom
I
have
just
mentioned.
Many
times
I
have
seen
his
good
work
for
the
Lord,
and
I
know
that
he
is
eager
to
serve
the
Lord.
Now,
because
he
knows
for
sure
that
you
want
to
give
this
gift
the
same
as
other believers
do,
he
is
even
more
eager
than
he
was
before
to
go
with
the
two
other
men.
As
for
Titus,
I
have
chosen
him
because
he
is
my
partner,
and
he
has
worked
faithfully
with
me
to
help
you.
As
for
the
other
two
men,
the
congregations
in
this
area
are
sending
them
as
their
messengers.
These
two
men
honor
Christ
by
everything
they
do.
So
then,
show
them
that
you
truly
love
others,
and
in
that
way
help
other
congregations
to
understand
why
we
(exc)
are
always
saying
such
good
things
about
you.
You and I will be ashamed if your gift is not ready when I arrive.
2 Corinthians 9:1-5
Now
I
want
to
write
more
about
the
gift
of
money [EUP]
that
you
and
other believers
are
preparing
to
send
to
the believers
in
Judea
province.
I
do
not
really
need
to
continue
writing
to
you
about
it,
because
I
already
know
that
you
really
want
to
help
them.
In
fact,
I
have
been
boasting
about
you,
telling
the
believers
here
in
Macedonia
province
that
you
people
in Achaia
province
have
been
ready
to
help,
since
last
year.
As
a
result,
because
you
are
very
eager
to
help
the believers
in
Judea
province,
you
have
made
most
of
the believers
here
in
Macedonia
province
also
want
to
give
a
gift.
However,
I
am
sending Titus
and
the
other
two believers
in
order
that
they
will
be
able
to
help
you
finish
collecting
the
money.
Then
when
I
and
others
arrive
later,
the
people
with
me
will
see
for
themselves
that
the
things
that
I
have
been
boasting
about
you
are
true [LIT].
I
want
you
to
have
your
gift
ready
for
us(exc)
to
take
to
Jerusalem,
just
like
I
have
been
telling
others
that
you
were
ready.
When
I
come,
if
any
of
the believers
from
Macedonia
come
with
me,
I
do
not
want
them
to
find
that
your
gift
is [MTY, EUP]
not
ready.
If
that
were
to
happen,
I
would
be
very
ashamed,
and
you
yourselves
would
be
even
more
ashamed.
So
that
is
why
I
felt
that
it
was
necessary
to
urge
these
three believers
to
go
and
visit
you
before
I
come.
In
that
way,
they
would
be
able
to
help
you
finish
collecting
the
generous
gift [EUP]
that
had
been
promised
by
you {you
had
said
you
would
give}.
If
you
do
that,
not
only
will
the
gift
be
ready
by
the
time
that
we
arrive,
but
everyone
will
see
that
you
have
given
because
you
really
want
to
give,
and
not
because
anyone
has
forced
you
to
give.
If
you
give
generously
and
willingly,
God
will
always
continue
to
bless
you
so
that
you
will
have
enough
to
continue
giving
generously,
and
your generosity
will
cause
many
other
people
to
praise
and
honor
God.
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Do
not
forget
this: “
A
farmer
who
sows
only
a
few
seeds
will
not
gather/reap
a
large
harvest,
but
the
one
who
sows
a
lot
of
seeds
will
gather/reap
a
large
harvest [MET].”
Similarly,
if
you
give
just
a
little
to
help
others,
God
will
give
you
only
a
few
blessings.
But
if
you
give
willingly
and
cheerfully
to
help
people,
you
will
receive
in
return
many
blessings
from
God.
Each
of
you
should
decide
how
much
you
(sg)
should
give,
and
then
give
that
amount.
You
(sg)
should
not
be
thinking
to
yourself, “
I
really
do
not
want
to
give
this
money.”
And
you(sg)
should
not
give
just
because
someone
tells
you
to
give.
Instead,
you
should
give
willingly
and
cheerfully,
because
God
loves
those
who
give
cheerfully.
Moreover,
God
can
enable
you
to
give
to
others
cheerfully.
If
you
give
that
way,
God
will
in
return
give
you
many
good
blessings.
He
will
do
that
so
that
at
all
times
you
will
always
have
everything
that
you
need.
Indeed,
you
will
have
even
more
than
you
need.
As
a
result,
you
will
be
able
to
do
many
more
good
things
to
help
others.
Those
who
give
willingly
and
cheerfully
will
be
rewarded
like
the
man
about
whom
it
is
written {
about
whom ◄someone/the
Psalmist►
wrote}
in
the Scriptures,
He
generously
helps
others,
he
gives
to
those
who
are
poor.
God
will
remember
the
good
things
that
he
did,
and
reward
him
with
good
things
forever.
God
always
gives
seeds
to
farmers
to
plant,
and
also
gives
them
food
to
eat.
So,
similarly,
God
will
always
make
it possible
for
you
to
have
enough
money [MET],
so
that
you
will
be
able
more
and
more
to
generously
help
those
who
are
needy.
God
will
give
you
many
blessings
in
many
different
ways
as
a
result
of
your
generously
helping
others.
Furthermore,
the
generous
gift
that
you
are
getting
ready
for
us
(exc)
to
take
to
the believers
in
Judea
province
will
cause
many
people
to
thank
God.
Also
remember
that
when
you
give
money
to [EUP]
help
God’s
people,
you
not
only
give
them
what
they
need,
but
also,
because
of
that,
many
people
will
thank
God
very
much
for
you
and
for
what
you
have
done.
As
a
result
of
your
giving
money
to
help
others,
they
will
praise
God,
not
only
because
you
have
believed
the
good
message
about
Christ,
but
also
because
you
have
generously
given
some
of
your
possessions
so
that
they
and
other
believers
will
all
have ◄
enough/their
needs
supplied►.
Also,
when
they
pray
for
you,
asking
God
to
bless
you,
they
will
remember
how
grateful
they
are [IDM]
that
God
caused
you
to
give
very
willingly
and
cheerfully.
Finally,
we
should
all
thank
God
because
he
gave
us
the
greatest
gift
of
all
when
he
sent
his
Son
to
save/rescue
us(inc) ◄
from
the
guilt
of
our
sin/from
being
punished
for
our
sin►.
That
is
a
gift
too
wonderful
for
anyone
to
be
able
to
tell
about
completely!
I Paul say to you, “Do not listen to those who say that I am afraid to rebuke you when I am with you and that I behave like people do who are not believers.”
2 Corinthians 10:1-6
Now
I
myself,
Paul,
appeal
to
you
in
a
gentle
and
humble
way,
like
Christ
would.
Certain
people
among
you
have
falsely
accused
me
by
saying, “When
Paul
is
with
you,
he
is
humble
and
speaks
gently
to
you,
but
when
he
is
away
from
you,
in
the
letters
he
writes
to
you
he threatens
to
punish
you.”
Those
people
claim
that
I
do
not
have
authority
over
you
as
an apostle.
I
strongly
plead
with
you, “
Please
do
not
listen
to
people
who
say
things
like
that!”
I
strongly
plead
with
you
not
to
listen
to
them,
so
that
when
I
am
there
with
you
I
will
not
need
to
speak
severely
to
you
in
the
same
severe
way
as
I
plan
to
speak
to
those
people
who
think
that
I
behave
like
people
who
are
not believers.
Remember
that
although
I
am
human
like
everyone
else
in
the
world,
I
do
not
fight
against
those
who
oppose
me
in
the
way
that
people
who
are
not believers
fight
those
who
oppose
them.
I
will
tell
you
what
I
mean
by
that:
Just
like
soldiers
use
various
weapons
to
fight
their
enemies [MET],
I ◄
fight
against/oppose►
those
who
oppose
God’s
message,
but
I
do
it
in
a
different
way.
I
do
not
use
human
arguments
and
clever/sweet
talk,
like unbelievers
do.
Instead,
I
fight
against
my
opponents
with
the
powerful
means
that
God
has
given
me.
With
that
power
I
destroy
their
arguments
against
God’s
message
and
against
me,
just
like
soldiers
destroy [MET]
the
fortresses
of
their
enemies.
Specifically,
I
show
that
the
human
arguments
that
they
use
to
deceive
people
are
completely
wrong.
When
they
proudly
say
things
that
keep
other
people
from
knowing
God,
I
show
them
that
they
are
completely
wrong.
I
also
enable
people
to
change
their
ways
of
thinking
so
that
they
think
about
everything
as
Christ
wants
them
to
think.
I
am
also
ready
to
discipline
everyone
among
you
who
has
not
obeyed
the
things
that Christ
taught.
I
will
do
this
as
soon
as
you
who
truly
want
to
obey Christ
show
me
that
you
are
going
to
obey
him
completely.
Those
who
teach
what
is
false
must
come
to
realize
that
I
also
belong
to Christ
and
that
God
has
given
me
authority
over
you.
I
worry
that
they
will
deceive
you
and
that
you
will
stop
being
faithful
to Christ
alone.
2 Corinthians 10:7—11:6
I
want
you
to
understand
what
is happening
among
you.
There
are
certain
people
there
who
are
telling
you
that
they
know
for
sure
that
they
are
Christ’s
representatives
and
that
I
am
not.
Those
people
should
realize
that
I
represent
Christ
as
much
as
they
do.
I
say
that
because
the
authority
that
the
Lord
gave
me
as
his apostle
is
to
help
you
to
become mature believers,
not
to
cause
you
to
stop
trusting
in
Christ.
So
even
if
I
were
to
boast
a
little
more
than
I
have
already
done (OR,
proudly
talk
a
little
more
than
I
have
already
talked
about
the
authority
the
Lord
gave
me
as
his apostle),
no
one
would
be
able
to
make
me
ashamed
by proving
that
Jesus
has
not
given
me
that
authority.
I
do
not
intend
to
make
you
afraid
of
me
by
the
letters
that
I
write
to
you.
I
say
that
because
some
people
are
saying, “
When
Paul
writes
letters,
he
says
severe
things
in
order
to
make
you
obey
him,
but
when
he
is
here
with
you,
people
look
at
him
and
say
he
is
weak,
and
he
certainly
is
not
a
skillful
speaker.”
The
people
who
say
such
things
should
think
carefully
about
this:
The
kind
of
severe
person
that
you
think
me
to
be
when
you
read
my
letters
is
exactly
the
kind
of
person
I
will
be
when
I
come.
I
will
do
what
I
wrote
that
I
would
do.
Those
who
oppose
me
tell
others
how
good
they
are.
If
they
really
were
superior
to
me [IRO],
I
would
not
be
so
bold
as
to
say
that
I
was
equal
to
them,
or
to
compare
myself
with
them.
But
they
are
not
superior
to
me.
They
make
up
their
own
standards
about
what
God’s
servants
should
be
like,
and
then
they
look
at
their
own
conduct
and
decide
whether
or
not
they
meet
those
standards.
By
doing
that,
they
show
that
they
are
foolish.
But
as
for
me,
I
will
not
boast
about
working
among
people
living
in
areas
outside
of
the
areas
that
God
sent/assigned
me
to
work
in.
But
it
is
right
for
me
to
say
that
I
have
worked
in
the
areas
that
God
assigned
to
me.
And
since
those
areas
include
the
one
where
you
live,
when
I
talk
about
working
among
you,
I
am
not
boasting
about
working
in
an
area
where
God
did
not
give
me
the
right
to
work.
What
those
who
oppose
me
say
about
my
not
having
authority
as
an apostle
to
you
might
be
true
if
I
had
not
already
come
all
the
way
to
your
area.
But
that
is
not
true,
because
I
was
the
one
who
first
brought
the
message
about
Christ
to
you.
I
came
to Corinth
before
they
did!
Also,
my
opponents
boast
about
work
that
others
have
done
as
if
it
were
their
own
work.
It
is
improper
for
them
to
do
that,
but
I
do
not
do
as
they
do.
I
confidently
expect
that
as
you
trust
more
and
more
in
the gospel
that
I
preach,
you
will
more
and
more
agree
that
God
has
given
me
the
right
to
work
as
Christ’s
representative
among
you.
Then
I
will
be
able
to
go
to
places
beyond
where
you
are.
I
will
be
able
to
tell
the
good
message
about Christ
to
people
in
areas
where
no
one
has
yet
gone
to
tell
that
message.
And
I
will
be
able
to
talk
about
the
work
I
myself
have
done
in
that
area,
instead
of
boasting
about
work
that
someone
else
has
already
done
as
if
it
were
my
work.
I
try
to
do
according
to
what
someone/Jeremiah
wrote
in
the Scriptures,
If
anyone
wants
to
boast
about
something,
he
should
boast
only
about
what
the
Lord
God
has
done.
You
can
realize,
then,
that
it
is
not
those
who ◄praise
themselves/tell
you
what
great
things
they
have
done►,
as
my
opponents
do,
whom
you
should
accept
as apostles.
Instead,
you
should
accept
as
true apostles
only
those
whom
the
Lord
commends.
But
now,
because
my
opponents
are
saying
that Christ
sent
them
to
you
as
his
representatives
and
that
he
did
not
send
me,
please
be
patient
with
me,
too,
while
I
say
a
few
things
that
may
sound
as
if [IRO]
I
am
praising
myself,
like
a
foolish
person
would
do.
You
have
been ◄
putting
up
with/tolerating►
those
who
teach
what
is
false;
now
then, ◄put
up
with/tolerate►
me
too.
I
really
do
care
about
what
happens
to
you,
just
as
God
cares
about
what
happens
to
you.
Just
like
a
father
wants
his
daughter
to
be sexually
pure
when
he
presents
her
to
the
man
she
will
marry [MET],
I
want
you
to
belong
to
Christ
alone
and
to
no
other.
I
want
to
present
you
to
him
as
people
who
remain
faithful
to
him
only,
and
who
have
not
believed
the
deceitful
message
of
those
who
are
teaching
what
is
false.
However,
just
like
Satan,
when
he cunningly
appeared
as
a
snake,
deceived
Eve
and
caused
her
to
disobey
the
Lord
God,
I
am
concerned
that
those
teachers
will
cause
you
to
think wrongly
so
that
you
will
no
longer
be
faithful
to
Christ
alone.
I
say
that
because
some
people
have
come
among
you
who
are
teaching
their
own
thoughts
about
Jesus.
They
are
saying
about
him
things
that
are
entirely
different
from
what
I
taught
you.
They
are
urging
you
to
receive
a
powerful
spirit
who
would
come
to
live
in
you,
but
it
is
not
the
same
Spirit
that
you
received
from
God
when
you
believed
in Christ.
They
preach
what
they
call
a
good
message,
and
you
accept
their
message,
even
though
it
is
not
the
same
as
the
good
message
about Christ
that
you
heard
from
me.
And
you
have
gladly
accepted
them
and
their
message!
I
consider
that [LIT]
none
of
those
men,
even
though
they
think
of
themselves
as
being [IRO] extra-special apostles,
are
in
any
way
greater
than
I
am.
I
admit
that
I
am
not
an
eloquent
speaker,
but
I
do
know
God’s
message.
I
have
made
that
clear
to
you
by
everything
that
I
have
done
among
you
and
by
everything
that
I
have
taught
you.
You
are mistaken
if
you
think
that
I
do
not
love
you
because
I
refused
to
accept
money
from
you
for
my
teaching.
I
will
go
on
doing
that
to
prevent
those
false apostles
among
you
from
boasting
that
they
work
just
as
I
do.
2 Corinthians 11:7-15
I
refused
to
accept
money
from
you
as
pay
for
teaching
you
God’s
message
about Christ. ◄It
is ridiculous
for
you
to
think
that
what
I
did
was
wrong!/Was
that
wrong?► [RHQ]
I
know
that
by
teaching
you
without
pay,
I
made
myself
seem [IRO] unimportant
to
you.
But
I
did
it
to
honor
you.
Some
people
might
say
that
it
was
as
though [IRO]
I
was
robbing
other
congregations
because
I
accepted
money
from
them
in
order
that
I
might
work
among
you.
Furthermore,
when
I
was
there
with
you
and
had
no
money
to
buy
the
things
that
I
needed,
I
did
not
cause
any
of
you ◄
to
have difficulties
by
my depending
on
you/by
asking
you
for
money/support►,
because
our
(inc)
fellow believers
who
came
from
here
in
Macedonia
province
brought
enough
money
for
me
to
buy
everything
that
I
needed.
So
I
have
not
caused
you
any
difficulty
at
all
by
asking
you
for
money,
and
I
never
will
ask
you
for
money [EUP].
And
as
sure
as
you
know
that
everything
that
Christ
says
is
true,
you
can
be
sure
that
what
I
say
to
you
now
is
true.
Wherever
I
go
there
in Achaia
province,
I
do
not
let
you believers
pay
me
for
doing
God’s
work
among
you.
And
no
one
will
be
able
to
prevent
me
from
boasting
about
that.
No
one
should wrongly [RHQ]
think
that
it
is
because
I
do
not
love
you
that
I
do
not
take
pay
from
you.
God
knows
that
you
truly/really
are
very
dear
to
me.
There
are
some
men
there
among
you
who
would
like
to
be
able
to
say boastfully
that
they
work
among
you
just
as
I
do.
So,
in
order
to
make
it
impossible [IDM]
for
them
to
say
that,
I
have
refused
to
accept
pay
from
you,
and
I
will
continue
doing
that.
Those
men
are
lying
when
they
say
that
they
are
apostles.
They
work
deceitfully.
Even
though
they
say
that
they
work
for
God,
they
are
working
only
for
themselves.
They
try
to
make
people
think
that
Christ
sent
them
as
his
apostles,
but
they
do
not
truly
represent
him.
I
am
not
surprised
that
they
act
like
that,
because
Satan
himself
causes
people
to
think
that
he
has
come
as
a
shining
messenger
from
God.
So
it
should
not surprise
you
if
these
men,
who
really
serve
Satan,
do
good
things
in
order
to
make
you
think
they
serve
God.
Some
day
God
will
punish
them
according
to
what
they
deserve
because
of
the
evil
things
that
they
do.
You
seem
to
listen
to
those
who
boast,
so
I
too
will
boast.
I
will
boast
about
being
a
Jew (as
those
others
do),
and
I
will
boast
about
having
suffered
greatly
for
Christ,
and
about
an
extraordinary
vision
that
God
gave
me.
Although
God
caused
me
to
suffer
an
affliction,
he
promised
that
he
would
help
me
and
strengthen
me.
2 Corinthians 11:16—12:10
I
say
again:
I
do
not
want
any
of
you
to
think
that
my
boasting
about
myself
is
like
foolish
people
boast.
But
even
if
anyone
thinks
that
I
am
boasting
about
myself
like
a
foolish
person
boasts,
listen
to
what
I
have
to
say anyway,
just
like
you
listen
to
those
false apostles.
They
really
speak
foolishly!
Listen
to
me
while
I
also
boast
a
little.
About
the
things
that
I
am
going
to
tell
you,
boasting
confidently
about
myself,
surely
you
know
that
they
are
not
the
kind
of
things
that
the
Lord
Jesus
would
say.
Instead,
I
will
speak
as
a
foolish
person
would
speak.
Because
many
among
you
are
boasting
about
their
own
work,
as unbelievers
do,
I
will
also
boast
about
myself
and
my
work [MTY, IRO].
I
am
sure
that
you,
who
think
that
you
are
so
wise,
will
accept
what
I
say
because
you
gladly
accept
the
false
teachers
and
the
foolish
things
that
they
say.
When
people
treat
you
as
if
they
were
your
bosses,
you
gladly
submit
to
them.
You
think
that
it
is
all
right
when
others
force
you
to
provide
for
their
needs.
You
think
that
it
is
all
right
when
people
take
control
over
you,
when
they
boast
about
themselves,
or
when
they
insult
you
by slapping
you
in
the
face.
I
agree
that
I
was
not
bold
enough
to
treat
you
in
such
ways.
Ha!
Do
you
think
that [IRO]
I
should
feel
ashamed
because
I
did
not
do
that?
So
now,
talking
like
a
person
who
does
not
have
any
sense,
I
will
boldly
tell
you
some
things
about
myself,
just
like
those
false apostles
tell
you
things
about
themselves.
Do
they
tell
you
that
they
are
Hebrews
and
can
speak
the
Hebrew
language?
Well,
I
can
say
the
same
thing
about
myself.
Do
they
tell
you
that
they
belong
to
God’s
people,
the
nation
of
Israel?
Well,
I
can
say
the
same
thing
about
myself.
Do
they
tell
you
that
they
are
descendants
of
our
great ancestor
Abraham?
Well,
he
is
my ancestor,
too.
Do
they
tell
you
how
much
work
they
have
done
for
Christ?
Now
I
am
talking
like
a crazy
person talks [EUP].
Well,
I
work
for
Christ
much
more
than
they
do.
I
have
been
in
prison
many
more
times
than
they
have.
Many
times
I
have
been
beaten {
people
have
beaten
me}
very
severely
because
I
believe
in
and
obey
Christ.
Many
times
I
almost
died
because
of
serving
Christ.
On
five
occasions
Jewish
religious
leaders
beat
me 39
times
with
a
whip.
On
three
occasions
I
was
beaten {Roman
officials
beat
me}
with
wooden
sticks.
On
one
occasion
a
large
crowd
of
people
threw
stones
at
me
to
kill
me.
On
three
occasions
the
ship
that
I
was
traveling
on
was wrecked
and
sank.
On
one
of
those
occasions
I
was
floating
in
the
water
a
night
and
a
day
before
I
was
rescued.
As
I
have
often
traveled
to
other
places,
I
have
often
risked losing
my
life.
For
example,
sometimes
I
have
been
in
danger
crossing
rivers.
I
have
been
in
danger
traveling
in
places
where
there
were
bandits.
At
times
I
have
been
in
danger
among
people
of
my
own
nation,
the
Jews,
and
at
other
times
I
been
in
danger
among
those
who
are
not
Jews.
I
have
been
in
danger
in
cities,
and
I
have
been
in
dangerous situations
in
barren
areas.
I
have
been
in
dangerous situations
when
I
was
traveling
in
ships.
I
have
been
in
danger
among
people
who
falsely
claim
to
be
fellow believers.
I
have
worked
very
hard [DOU]
to earn ◄
a
living/what
I
need►,
and
often
I
did
not
sleep.
At
times
I
was
hungry
and
thirsty,
and
at
times
I
did
not
have
enough
time
to
eat.
Sometimes
I
was
cold
because
I
did
not
have
enough
clothes
to
wear.
In
addition
to
all
that,
I
am
constantly
and
deeply
concerned
about
all
the
congregations
that
I
have
helped
to
begin.
Every
time
that
I
hear
about
fellow believers [RHQ]
who
are
not
strong
spiritually,
I
sympathize
with
them
and
try
to
help
them.
Every
time
that
I
learn
about
a
fellow believer [RHQ]
who
causes
another believer
to
do
something
wrong,
that
makes
me
very
angry.
Because
it
seems
that
it
is
necessary
for
me
to
continue
boasting
about
myself,
I
will
boast
about
things
that
caused
some
people
to
think
of
me
as
being
weak.
God,
who
is
the
Father
of
our
(inc)
Lord
Jesus,
and
who
is
the
one
whom
we
should
praise
forever,
knows
that
I
am
not
lying
about
this.
One
time
when
I
was
in
Damascus
city,
the
governor
whom
King Aretas
had
appointed
to
rule
part
of
his
area,
told
his
soldiers
to
guard
the
gates
of
the
city
so
that
they
could
seize
me
if
I
tried
to
leave
the
city.
But
my
friends
helped
me
to
escape
by
putting
me
in
a
large
basket
and
lowering
me
to
the
ground
by
a
rope
through
an
opening
in
the
city
wall.
That
was
really
humiliating!
It
seems
that
I
must
go
on
boasting
about
myself.
Although
I
do
not
think
that
my
telling
you
about
this
will
help
you
to
accept
me
as Christ’s
representative
to
you,
I
will
say
this anyway.
I
will
tell
you
about
visions
that
the
Lord
gave
a
certain
man
and
about
things
that
he
supernaturally
revealed
to
that
man.
I
will
tell
you
this
because
some
of
the
people
among
you
boast
that
it
was
in
visions
that
they
received
the
things
that
they
teach.
The
man
that
I
will
tell
you
about
is
one
who
believes
in
Christ.
Fourteen
years
ago
he
was
taken {
Christ
took
him}
up
into
the
third
heaven,
the
highest
heaven,
the
place
where
God
is.
I
do
not
know
whether
he
went
there
in
his physical
body
or
whether
he
was
outside
of
his
body
at
that
time
and
only
his
spirit
went.
Only
God
really
knows.
But
he
was
suddenly
taken {Christ
suddenly
took
him}
up
to
a
place
called Paradise,
that
wonderful
place
where
God
lives.
I
repeat
that
I
do
not
know
whether
his
body
went
there
or
only
his
spirit.
Only
God
knows
that.
While
he
was
there,
God
told
him
some
things
that
he
does
not
allow
human
beings
to
tell
others
about.
I
will
proudly
talk
about
that
man.
However,
I
will
not
be
boasting
as
I
say
that
I
am
the
one
who
saw
and
heard
those
wonderful
things.
I
will
talk
only
about
the
things
that
cause
others
to
think
of
me
as
a
weak
human
being
like
everyone
else.
But
even
if
I
should
choose
to
boast
to
you
about
such
wonderful
things
that
happened
to
me,
I
would
not
be
speaking
like
a
fool,
because
I
would
be
telling
you
the
truth.
But
I
will
not
talk
proudly
about
such
things,
because
I
do
not
want
any
of
you
to
think
highly
of
me
because
of
the
things
that
have
happened
to
me.
Instead,
I
want
you
to
decide
what
kind
of
person
I
am
by
the
way
you
see
me
acting
and
by
what
you
hear
me
teach.
In
order
that
I
might
not
become
proud
because
of
those
many
wonderful
things
that Christ
revealed
to
me,
God
permitted
Satan
to
send
a
messenger
to
humble
me (OR,
to
make
me
sick).
What
that
messenger
did
to
me
was
painful,
like [MET]
a
thorn
pricking
my
body.
Three
times
I
prayed
to
the
Lord
about
it,
begging
him
to
take
this
away
from
me.
But
he
said
to
me, “
No,
I
will
not
take
this
away
from
you.
Instead,
I
will
kindly
help
you,
and
that
will
be
all
that
you
need,
because
it
is
when
you
are
weak
that
I
can
best
work powerfully
to
help
you.”
So,
because
of
what
the
Lord
said
to
me,
I
will
very
gladly
boast
about
the
things
that
make
me
seem
weak,
so
that
people
may
realize
that
it
is
Christ
who
gives
me
power
to
serve
him.
For
that
reason,
whenever
I
am
weak,
or
when
people
insult
me,
or
when
I
have
to
endure hardships,
or
when
I
am
persecuted {
people
cause
me
to
suffer},
or
when
I
am
in situations
that
distress
me,
I
am
content
because
I
am
serving
Christ.
I
can
say
that
because
at
any
time
when
I
myself
am
weak,
that
is
the
very
time
when
Christ powerfully
helps
me.
When
I
was
with
you,
I
did
things
that
showed
you
that
I
am
truly
Christ’s
representative.
But
I
still
will
not
take
pay
from
you
when
I
come
to
visit
you
again.
And
those
people
are
wrong
who
say
that
I
tricked
you
by
sending Titus
to
get
money
for
myself
from
you.
2 Corinthians 12:11-18
It
has
been
foolish
for
me
to
talk
about
myself
like
this,
but
it
is
you
who
forced
me
to
do
it.
Truly
if
the
Lord
would
not
help
me,
I
would
be
worthless,
as
my
opponents
say
that
I
am.
But
none
of
the
men
whom
you
wrongfully
think [IRO]
are
great apostles
are
greater
in
any
way
than
I
am.
So
it
would
have
been
right/proper
for
you
to
say
good
things
about
me.
You
should
have
done
that,
because
when
I
was
with
you
I
repeatedly
did
the
things
that
showed
you
that
I
am
truly
an apostle,
such
as
performing
many [DOU]
miracles.
And
I
have
certainly
treated
you
as
well
as
I
treated
the
other
congregations
that
I
helped
to
start.
Or
do
you
think
that
by
not
asking
you
to
pay
me
for
my
work,
I
was
not treating
you
as
well
as
I
treated
the
other
congregations? ◄It
is
foolish
for
you
to
think
that [IRO]
it
was
wrong
for
me
not
to
ask
for
pay
from
you
for
my
work,
and
therefore
I
should
ask
you
to
forgive
me
for
that!/Do
you
think
that
it
was
wrong
for
me
not
to
ask
for
pay
from
you
for
my
work,
and
therefore
I
should
ask
you
to
forgive
me
for
that?► [RHQ]
Now
listen
to
me!
It
is
time
for
me
to
come
to
you
for
a
third
visit.
When
I
come,
I
still
will
not insist
that
you
pay
me
for
my
work,
because
I
do
not
want
any
of
your
money [EUP]!
What
I
want
is
for
you [MTY]
to
love
and appreciate
me.
It
is
not
normally
the
duty
of
children
to
save
money
to
provide
for
the
needs
of
their
parents.
Instead,
it
is
the
duty
of
parents
to
provide
for
their
children [MET].
In
the
same
way,
it
is
not
your
duty
to
provide
for
me.
Instead,
it
is
my
duty
to
provide
spiritual
help
for
you
because
you
are
my
spiritual
children.
So,
for
my
part,
as
a
good parent
would
do,
I
will
be
very
happy
to
use
everything
that
I
have,
and
do
everything
that
I
possibly
can,
in
order
to
help
you.
And
because
I
love
you
very
much, ◄I
will
be
very
disappointed
if
you
do
not
love
me
a
little
bit,
too./will
you
not
love
me
a
little
bit,
too?► [RHQ]
You
all
know
that
I
did
not
depend
on
you
to
provide
for
my
needs.
However,
there
are
some
who
accuse
me,
saying
that [IRO]
I
was
very
clever
and
got
money
from
you
by tricking
you.
But
did
I
ever
do
that?
No!
I
never [RHQ]
asked
any
of
the
men
whom
I
sent
to
you
to
get
money
from
you
and
bring
it
to
me
Titus
went
and
visited
you
because
I
urged
him
to
do
so.
I
also
sent
the
other believer,
whom
you
know,
to
go
with
Titus.
You
know
that
Titus
did
not [RHQ] trick
you
in
order
to
get
money
from
you.
And
you
certainly
know
that
he
and
I
have
always [RHQ]
acted
in
exactly
the
same
honest
way
towards
you.
I
am
worried
that
when
I
visit
you
I
will
find
that
many
of
you
are
still
sinning.
I
pray
that
God
will
help
you
turn
from
your
sinful
behavior,
so
that
I
will
not
have
to
discipline
you
when
I
come.
2 Corinthians 12:19—13:10
While
you
have
been
reading
this
letter,
if
you
have
been
thinking
that
I
have
just
been
saying
these
things
to
defend
myself
against
those
who
accuse
me,
you
are
wrong.
I
have
been
saying
these
things
honestly,
knowing
that
God
is
listening
to
me.
I
also
speak
as
one
who
has
a
close relationship
with
Christ.
Everything
that
I
do
and
everything
that
I
say
is
to
help
you
whom
I
love ◄to
grow
spiritually/
to
become
spiritually mature►.
I
have
written
this
way
to
you
because
I
worry
that
when
I
come
to
visit
you,
I
will
see
that
some
of
you
are
not conducting
your
lives
the
way
that
I
want
you
to.
If
that
is
so,
when
I
get
there
you
will
see
that
I
will
have
to
act
in
a
very
severe
way
toward
you,
and
I
am
sure
that
you
do
not
want
that.
Specifically,
I
am
afraid
that
some
of
you
may
be
quarreling,
or
that
you
are
being
jealous
of
each
other,
or
that
you
quickly
get
very
angry
with
them,
or
that
you
are
acting
selfishly,
or
that
some
of
you
are
saying
bad
things
about
others,
or
that
you
are ◄spreading
false
rumors/saying
false
things►
about
each
other,
or
that
you
are
acting
proudly,
or
that
you
are
doing
things
in
a disorderly
manner.
I ◄
feel
anxious/am
concerned►
about
you.
I
worry
that
when
I
visit
you
again,
God,
the
one
whom
I
serve,
will
make
me
feel
ashamed
of
you
when
I
see
that
you
still
are
not conducting
your
lives
as believers
should.
Then
I
will
feel
very
sad
about
some
of
you
who
were
sinning
previously
and
have
not
stopped
your
sinful
behavior.
Some
of
you
may
still
have
impure
thoughts.
Some
of
you
may
be
having
sexual
intercourse
with
those
to
whom
you
are
not
married.
And
some
of
you
may
be
doing
other
shameful
things.
In
the Scriptures
it
is stated
that
when
one
person
accuses
another
of
wrongdoing,
you
must
not
believe
his
accusation
right
away.
First,
you
must
listen
to
at
least
two
or
three
people
who
actually
saw
what
happened.
So
keep
in
mind
that
this
will
be
the
third
time
that
I
will
visit
you!
When
I
visited
you
the
second
time,
I
warned
you
that
I
was
going
to
punish
all
the
wrongdoers
among
you.
And
now
I
am
warning
you
again
while
I
am
still
away
from
you.
When
I
visit
you
this
third
time,
I
will
punish
those
who
were
sinning
at
the
time
when
I
visited
you
before
and
who
are
still
sinning,
and
I
will
punish
the
others
who
have
been
sinning
since
then,
if
they
have
not
stopped
their
sinful
behavior.
Because
you
have
demanded
that
I
prove
to
you
that
Christ
is
speaking
to
you
when
I
speak
to
you,
I
will
show
you
that
I
speak
to
you
as
his apostle.
Christ
does
not
approve
of
your
sinful
behavior.
On
the
contrary,
he
will powerfully
discipline
you.
It
is
true
that Christ
seemed
to
be
weak
when
he
was
crucified {when
people
killed
him
by nailing
him
to
the
cross}.
But
it
is
also
true
that
he
now
lives
because
God
worked powerfully
to
bring
him
back
to
life.
Similarly,
as
I
serve
God,
I
also
am
a
weak
human
being
as Christ
was.
But
I
also
have
a
close relationship
with Christ
who
is
now
alive
again.
And
with
his
authority
I
will
use
God’s
power
to
discipline
you.
Each
of
you
should
ask
yourself: “
Do
I
believe
God’s
message
about
Christ?”
Each
of
you
should
examine
yourselves
to
make
sure
that
you
truly
do
believe
in
Christ
and
so
truly
belong
to
him,
and
that
his
Spirit
lives
in
you
(pl).
When
you
examine
yourselves
in
that
way,
I
am
sure
that
you
will [RHQ]
say
to
me, “Yes,
of
course
we
belong
to
Christ.”
I
am
also
certain
that
you
will
know
that
I
belong
to Christ,
just
like
you
do.
But
because
I
do
not
want
to
have
to
punish
you,
I
am
praying
to
God
that
he
will
help
you
not
to
do
anything
evil
that
would
cause
me
to
have
to
punish
you.
I
pray
this,
not
in
order
that
when
people
who
say
that
I
am
not
your apostle
realize
that
my
ministry
among
you
has
been
very
successful,
they
will
have
to
agree
that
I
do
have
authority
from
Christ.
Instead,
I
pray
this
because
I
want
you
to
do
what
is
right,
even
though
that
might
mean
that
my
opponents
would
think
that
I
do
not
have
authority
from
Christ,
since
I
would
not
have
an opportunity
to
show
my
authority
to
discipline
you.
If
you
do
what
is
right,
I
will
not
discipline
you,
because
it
would
not
be
right
for
me
to
do
that
if
you
are conducting
your
lives
the
way
you
should,
like
God’s
true
message
says
that
you
should.
What
God
asks
me
to
do
is
to
help
people
to
know
and
obey
his
true
message.
I
am
happy
whenever
you
are
strongly
trusting
and
obeying Christ,
and
because
of
that
I
do
not
have
to
use
my
authority
to
discipline
you.
It
does
not
matter
to
me
if
that
makes
people
think
that
I
do
not
have
any
authority.
Truly,
what
I
am
praying
for
is
that
God
will
help
you
to
completely
change
your
conduct.
That
is
why
I
am
writing
these
things
while
I
am
still
away
from
you.
What
I
want
is
that
when
I
visit
you,
you
will
already
be conducting
your
lives
as
God
wants
you
to,
and
so
I
will
not
have
to
discipline
you
severely,
as
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
gave
me
the
authority
to
do.
The
authority
that
I
have
from
the
Lord
is
to
help
you
to
become
spiritually mature believers,
not
to
cause
you
to
stop
trusting
in
him.
I
finish
my
letter
with
some
advice.
All
of
us
here
send
you
our greetings,
and
I
pray
that
God
will
bless
you.
2 Corinthians 13:11-14
Finally,
my
fellow believers,
I
say
to
you,
be
joyful.
Completely
change
how
you
conduct
your
lives,
and
do
what
I
have
urged
you
to
do.
Be
united
in
what
you
think
about
the
matters
about
which
I
have
written
to
you.
Live
peacefully
with
each
other.
If
you
do
those
things,
God,
who
enables
you
to
love
each
other
and
be
peaceful,
will
bless [MTY]
you.
Greet
each
other affectionately
as
fellow
members
of
God’s
family
should.
All
God’s
people
here
send
you greetings.
I
pray
that
the
Lord Jesus Christ
will
act
kindly
toward
all
of
you,
in
ways
that
you
do
not
deserve,
that
God
will
show
all
of
you
how
much
he
loves
you,
and
that
the
Holy
Spirit
will
cause
you
to
have
good
fellowship
with
him
and
with
each
other.
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Galatians
Galatians
Gal
This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in Galatia province. We call this book
Galatians
Galatians 1:1-5
I, Paul, as God’s chosen apostle, am sending this letter to the churches in Galatia and asking God’s blessings on you.
I,
Paul,
write
this
letter
to
you.
I
remind
you
that
I
am
an apostle.
That
is
not
because
a
group
of
people
appointed
me,
nor
because
a
human
being
sent
me
to
be
an apostle.
Instead,
Jesus
Christ
and
God
our
heavenly
Father,
who
caused
Jesus
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died,
have
appointed
and
sent
me
to
be
an apostle.
All
the
fellow believers
who
are
here
with
me
approve
of
this
message
that
I
am
writing.
I
am
sending
this
letter
to
the
congregations
that
are
in
Galatia
province.
I
pray
that
God,
our
Father,
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
kindly
help
you
and
enable
you
to
have
inner
peace.
Christ
offered
himself
as
a
sacrifice
in
order
that
he
might
remove
the
guilt
for
our
sins.
He
did
that
in
order
that
he
might
enable
us
to
not
do
the
evil
things
that
people
who
do
not
know
him
do.
He
did
this
because
God,
who
is
our
Father,
wanted
it.
I
pray
that
people
will
praise
God
forever. ◄May
it
be
so!/Amen!►
I
am
disappointed
that
you
are believing
a
message
that
is
not
the
good
news
about Christ,
and
I
ask
God
to
eternally
punish
those
who
are
teaching
such
a
message.
Galatians 1:6-10
I
am
very
disappointed [IRO]
that
so
soon
after
you
trusted
in
Christ
you
have
turned
away
from
God.
He
chose
you
in
order
that
you
might
have
what
Christ
freely/kindly
gives.
I
am
also
disappointed
that
so
soon
you
are believing
a
different
message
which
some
say
is “good
news.”
Their
message
is
not
a
true
message.
What
is happening
is
that
certain
persons
are
confusing
your
minds.
They
are
desiring
to
change
the
good
message ◄that
Christ
revealed/about
Christ►
and
are
creating
another
message.
But
even
if
we
(exc) apostles
or
an
angel
from
heaven
would
tell
you
a
message
that
is
different
from
the
good
message
that
we
told
you
before,
I
appeal
to
God
that
he
punish
such
a
person
forever.
As
I
told
you
previously,
so
now
I
tell
you
this
once
more:
Someone
is
telling
you
what
he
says
is
a
good
message,
but
it
is
a
message
that
is
different
from
the
good
message
that
I
gave
you.
So
I
appeal
to
God
that
he
severely
punish
that
person.
I
said
that
because [RHQ]
I
do
not
desire
that
people
approve
me,
contrary
to
what
some
have
said
about
me.
It
is
God
whom
I
desire
to
approve
me.
Specifically,
I
do
not
say
and
do [RHQ]
things
just
to
please
people.
If
it
were
still
people
whom
I
was
trying
to
please,
then
I
would
not
be
one
who
willingly
and
completely
serves
Christ.
It
was
Jesus
Christ,
not
any
human,
who
revealed
the
message
that
I
proclaim.
Galatians 1:11-12
My
fellow believers,
I
want
you
to
know
that
the
message
about Christ
that
I
proclaim
to
people
is
not
one
that
some
person
created/thought
up.
I
did
not
receive
this
message
from
a
human
messenger,
and
no
human
being
taught
it
to
me.
Instead,
Jesus
Christ
revealed
it
to
me.
For 17
years
after
God
showed
his
Son
to
me,
I
had
no
contact
with
the apostles.
Galatians 1:13-24
People
have
told
you
how
I
used
to
behave
when
I
practiced
the
Jewish religion.
They
told
you
that
I
continually
did
very
harmful
things
to
the
groups
of believers
that
God
established,
and
they
told
you
that
I
tried
to
get
rid
of
those
people.
I
practiced
the
Jewish religion
more
thoroughly
than
many
other
Jews
who
were
my
age
practiced
it.
I
much
more enthusiastically
tried
to
get
others
to
obey
the
traditions
that
my
ancestors
kept.
Nevertheless,
before
I
was
born,
God ◄set
me
apart/selected
me►.
He
chose
me
to
live
eternally,
something
that
I
did
not
deserve.
He
wanted
me
to
know
that
Jesus
is ◄his
Son/the
man
who
is
also
God►,
so
that
I
would
tell
others
the
message
about
him
in
regions
where non-Jews
live.
But
I
did
not
immediately
go
to
any
human
beings [SYN]
in
order
to
gain
an
understanding
of
that
message.
I
received
it
directly
from Christ!!
I
did
not
immediately
leave
Damascus
and
go
to
Jerusalem
for
that
purpose
to
those
who
were apostles
before
I
was.
Instead,
I
went
away
to
Arabia
region,
a
desert
area.
Later
I
returned
once
more
to
Damascus
city.
Then
three
years
after
God
revealed
this
good
message
to
me,
I
went
up
to
Jerusalem
in
order
that
I
might
meet
Peter.
But
I
stayed
with
him
for
only 15
days,
which
was
not
long
enough
for
him
to
teach
me
thoroughly
about Christ.
I
also
saw
James,
the
brother
of
our
Lord
Jesus
and
the
leader
of
the believers
there,
but
I
did
not
see
any
other apostle.
God
knows
that
what
I
am
writing
to
you
is
completely
true [LIT]!
After
I
left
Jerusalem,
I
went
to
the
regions
of
Syria
and
Cilicia.
At
that
time,
people
in
the Christian
congregations
that
are
in
Judea
province
still
had
not
met
me [SYN]
personally.
They
only
heard
others
say
about
me
repeatedly, “
Paul,
the
one
who
was
formerly
doing
harmful
things
to
us,
is
now
telling
the
same
message
which
we
believe
and
which
formerly
he
was
trying ◄to
destroy/to
cause
people
to
stop
believing►!”
And
they
praised
God
because
of
what
had
happened
to
me.
Finally, when I returned to Jerusalem and told Peter, James, and John what I always proclaim, they agreed that Barnabas and I were preaching the same message and serving the Lord just like they were.
Galatians 2:1-10
After 14
years
passed,
I
went
up
again
to
Jerusalem
with Barnabas.
I
took
Titus
also.
But
I
tell
you
that
I
went
up
there
because
of
what
God
revealed
to
me.
It
was
not
because
someone
there
asked
me
to
come.
I
told
people
what
was
the
good
message
that
I
was
preaching
in
regions
where non-Jews
live.
But
I
talked
privately
to
those
whom
your
new
teachers
highly
respect.
I
did
that
in
order
that
what
I
was
doing
and
what
I
had
done [MET]
might
not
become
useless [MET]
as
a
result
of
people rejecting
my
message
because
they
thought
that
I
was
teaching
something
that
was
not
true.
But
even
though
the
leaders
of
the believers
usually
insisted
that
when non-Jews
trusted
in Christ
someone
must
circumcise
them,
they
did
not
even insist
that
Titus
be
circumcised,
even
though
he
was
a
Greek
man
who
was
with
me.
I
talked
to
them
privately
because
some
people
successfully
pretended
that
they
were
fellow believers
and
associated
with
the
true believers.
They
did
that
in
order
that
they
might
observe
closely
what
we
do
because
we
are
free
from
having
to
obey
all
the
Jewish
laws
and rituals
because
of
our
close relationship
with
Christ
Jesus [MET].
Those
people
wanted
to
make
us
like
slaves [MET]
of
those rituals
by convincing
us
that
we
cannot
trust
Christ solely
but
that
we
must
also
obey
all
the
Jewish rituals.
But
not
even
briefly
did
we
(exc)
do
what
they
wanted
about
circumcision.
We(exc) resisted
them
in
order
that
the
truth
of
the
message
about Christ
might
continue
to
benefit
you.
The
leaders
in
Jerusalem,
whom
your
new
teachers
respect,
did
not
add
anything
to
what
I
preach.
And
I
would
add
that
what
status
those
leaders
had
did
not
influence
me,
because
God
does
not
favor
certain/important
persons [IDM]
more
than
others.
Instead
of
those
leaders
adding
to
the
message
that
I
tell
people,
they
understood
that
I
had
been
given
the
good
message {God
had
given
the
good
message
to
me}
so
that
I
might
proclaim
it
to
the non-Jews [MTY],
just
like
God
had
given
the
good
message
to
Peter
so
that
he
might
tell
it
to
those
who
are
Jews [MTY].
That
is,
just
like
God
had
empowered/authorized
Peter
in
order
that
he
might
be
an apostle
to
bring
God’s
message
to
the
Jews [MTY],
he
also
had
empowered/authorized
me
in
order
that
I
might
be
an apostle
to
bring
his
message
to
the non-Jews.
And
those
leaders
knew
that
God
had
kindly
given
to
me
this
special
work.
So
James,
Peter,
and
John,
the
ones
whom
your
new
teachers
respect
because
they
are
leaders [MET]
of
the believers,
shook
hands
with
us [IDM]
to
show
that
they
agreed
that Barnabas
and
I
are
serving
the
Lord
just
like
they
are,
and
that
we
are
preaching
the
same
message
that
they
are
preaching.
They
also
agreed
that
we
(exc)
are
the
ones
whom
God
was
sending
to
tell
his
message
to non-Jews,
but
that
God
is
sending
them
to
tell
his
message
to
Jews [MTY].
They
merely
urged
that
we
(exc)
still
remember
to
help
the
poor
fellow believers
who
live
in
Jerusalem.
That
is
exactly
what
I
have
been
eager
to
do.
Later
I
rebuked
Peter
for
not
behaving
according
to
the gospel,
in
that
he
was encouraging non-Jews
to adopt
Jewish
laws
and rituals.
Galatians 2:11-21
But
later
while
I
was
at Antioch
city,
after Peter
came
there,
I
told
him
directly [SYN]
that
what
he
was
doing
was
wrong.
This
is
what
happened:
Peter
went
to Antioch
and
started
eating
regularly
with non-Jewish believers
there.
Later
there
were
certain
Jewish believers
who
came
to Antioch
who
claimed
that
James,
the
leader
of
the
congregations
in
Jerusalem,
had
sent
them.
But
when
those
certain
men
came,
Peter gradually
quit
eating
with
the non-Jewish believers
and
would
not
associate
with
them.
He
was
afraid
that
the
Jewish
believers
from
Jerusalem
would
criticize
him
for associating
with non-Jews.
Also,
the
other
Jewish
believers
who
were
in Antioch [SYN]
acted ◄insincerely/in
a
way
that
they
knew
was
not
right►
along
with
Peter.
The
result
was
that
they
convinced
even Barnabas
to
stop associating
with
the non-Jewish believers!
But
when
I
realized
that
they
were
not
acting
according
to
the
truth
of
the
message
about Christ,
when
all
the
fellow believers
there
were
present,
I
told
Peter
the
following: “Although
you
(sg)
are
a
Jew,
you
often
conduct
yourself
like non-Jews
do
by disregarding
Jewish
laws
about
food.
When
you
are
among non-Jews,
you
(sg)
do
not
customarily
conduct
yourself
at
all
like
Jews
do.
So, ◄now
it
is
wrong
that
you
(sg)
are
causing non-Jews
to
think
that
they
must
obey
all
the
Jewish rituals
and
customs!/why
are
you
(sg)
causing non-Jews
to
think
that
they
must
obey
all
the
Jewish rituals
and
customs?► [RHQ]”
Some
of
us
believers
were
born
as
Jews.
We
(exc)
were
not
born
as non-Jews.
We
Jews
have
always
considered non-Jews
to
be
‘sinners’
because
they
do
not
obey
the
Jewish rituals
and
laws.
But
we
(exc)
now
know
that
it
is
not
because
some
person
obeys
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses
that
God erases
the
record
of
that
person’s
sins.
God erases
the
record
of
a
person’s
sins
only
if
that
person
trusts
in
what
Jesus
Christ
has
done.
Even
we
(exc)
Jews
trusted
Christ
Jesus.
We
(exc)
did
that
in
order
that
God
would erase
the
record
of
our
sins
because
of
our
trusting
Christ,
and
not
because
of
our
obeying
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
God
has
said
that
he
will
never erase
the
record
of
people’s
sins
just
because
of
their
obeying
those
laws.
Furthermore,
because
we
(exc)
Jews
desired
that
God
would erase
the
record
of
our
sins
because
of
our relationship
with
Christ,
it
means
that
we
realized
that
we
ourselves
were
sinners
like non-Jews,
whom
we
called
sinners,
because
we(exc)
also
were
not
obeying
the
Jewish rituals
and
laws.
But ◄
we(inc)
certainly
cannot conclude
that
it
is
Christ
who
causes
us
to
sin./
should
we conclude
that
it
is
Christ
who
causes
us
to
sin?► [RHQ]
No,
Christ
certainly
does
not
cause
anyone
to
sin.
So
if
I
should
again
believe
that
God
would erase
the
record
of
my
sins
because
of
my
obeying
the
laws
that
he
gave
to
Moses [MET],
I
would
be
like
a
man
who
rebuilds
an
old
building
that
he
tore
down.
It
would
soon
be
clear
that
I
am
one
who disobeys
those
same
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
When
I
realized
that
I
could
not earn
God’s
favor
by
obeying
the
laws
that
he
gave
to
Moses,
I
decided
not
to
respond
to
what
those
laws
demanded [MET],
just
like
a
dead
person
does
not
respond
to
anything.
Now
I
live
to
honor/serve
God.
It
is
as
though
I
was
with
Christ
when
he
was
crucified {died
on
the
cross} [MET] (OR,
It
is
as
though
my
old
way
of
life
ended
when
Christ
died
on
the
cross.)
No
longer
am
I
directing
the
way
I
behave
as
I
did
before
I
believed
in
Christ.
Now
Christ
is directing
how
I
behave.
And
whatever
I
do
now
while
I
live,
I
do
it
trusting
in
God’s
Son.
He
is
the
one
who
loved
me
and
offered
himself
as
a
sacrifice
for
me.
I
am
not rejecting
as
useless
what
God
did
for
me ◄
kindly/that
I
did
not
deserve►,
as
my
opponents
are
doing.
I
fully
accept
that
God
saved
me
by
acting
kindly towards
me.
If
it
is
because
people
obey
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses
that
God erases
the
record
of
their
sins,
then
Christ
died ◄for
nothing/needlessly►.
Because you trusted in Christ, not because you obeyed the laws God gave Moses, you received the Holy Spirit and now experience his working among you.
Galatians 3:1-5
You
fellow believers
who
live
in Galatia
are
very
foolish! ◄Someone
must
have
put
an
evil
spell
on
you!/Did
someone
put
an
evil
spell
on
you?► [RHQ]
I
clearly
explained
to
you [SYN]
what
Jesus
Christ
accomplished
when
he
was
crucified {he
died
on
the
cross}.
So,
I
want
you
to
tell
me
one
thing:
Do
you
think
that
it
was
because
you
obeyed
the
laws
God
gave
Moses
that
you
received
the
Holy
Spirit?
Do
you
not
know
that [RHQ]
it
was
because
when
you
heard
the
good
message
concerning Christ,
you
trusted
in
him?
◄You
are
acting
so
foolishly/Why
are
you
being
so
foolish?► [RHQ]!
You
first
became Christians
as
a
result
of
God’s
Spirit
enabling
you.
So, ◄you
should
not
now
think
that
it
is
by
what
you
yourselves
do
that
you
will
continue
to
grow
spiritually/do
you
now
think
it
is
by
your
own
human
efforts
that
you
will
continue
to
grow
spiritually?!► [RHQ]
Keep
in
mind
that
if
what
God
has
done
for
you
was
because
of
your
obeying
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses
and
not
because
of
trusting
in Christ,
when
others
caused
you
to
suffer,
you
suffered
many
things needlessly! [RHQ]
I
certainly
hope
that
you
did
not
suffer
like
that needlessly.
When
God
now
generously
gives
to
you
his
Spirit
and
performs
miracles
among
you,
do
you
think
that
it
is [RHQ]
because
you
obey
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses?
Surely
you
know
that
it
is
because
when
you
heard
the
good
message
about Christ,
you
trusted
in
him [RHQ]!
It
is
those
Jews
and non-Jews
who
trust Christ
who
are
Abraham’s
spiritual
descendants,
because
those
who
seek
to
be
justified
by
obeying
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
are
condemned
by
God.
Galatians 3:6-12
What
you
have
experienced
is
as
Moses
wrote
in
the Scriptures
about
Abraham.
He
wrote
that
Abraham
trusted
God,
and
as
a
result,
he
was
considered
as
being
righteous {
God erased
the
record
of
his
sins}.
You
must
realize,
therefore,
that
it
is
those
who
trust
in
what Christ
has
done
who
are
like
Abraham’s
descendants [MET]
because
they
trust
in
God
as
Abraham
did.
Furthermore,
God
planned
beforehand
that
it
was
when non-Jews
trusted
him
that
he
would erase
the
record
of
their
sins.
Moses
wrote
in
the
Scriptures [PRS]
this
good
message
that
God
told
Abraham: “Because
of
what
you
did,
I
will
bless
people
in [MTY]
all
nations.”
So,
we
can conclude
that
it
is
those
who
trust
in
what Christ
has
done
whom
God
blesses.
That includes
all non-Jews
and
Jews
who
trust
him,
along
with
Abraham,
the
one
who
trusted
him
long
ago.
That
is,
God
will
eternally
punish
all
those
who
mistakenly
think
that
God
will erase
the
record
of
their
sins
as
a
result
of
their
obeying
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
What
is
written
in
the Scriptures
is
that
God
will
eternally
punish
everyone
who
does
not
continuously
and
completely
obey
all
the
laws
that
Moses
wrote.
But
God
has
declared
that
if
he erases
the
record
of
anyone’s
sins,
it
will
not
be
as
a
result
of
their
obeying
the
laws
God
gave
Moses.
This
is
evident
because
the Scriptures
say, “Every
person
whose
record
of
sins
God erases
because
that
person
trusts
God
will
live
spiritually.”
But
when
God
gave
his
laws
to
the
Jews,
he
did
not
say
that
a
person
must
trust
him.
Instead,
God
said
that
it
is
those
who
obey
all
God’s
laws,
continuously
and
completely,
who
will
live.
Christ
was
condemned
instead
of
us,
so
that
God
might
bless
the non-Jews
just
as
he
blessed
Abraham,
and
so
that
we
might
receive
the
Spirit.
Galatians 3:13-14
Even
though
we humans
have
not
continuously
and
completely
obeyed
God’s
laws,
Christ
rescued
us
from
God
punishing
us
eternally.
Christ
rescued
us
by
his
being
the
one
God
condemned
instead
of
God
condemning
us.
What
is
written {
someone/Moses
wrote}
in
the Scriptures
shows
that
this
is
true.
It
is
written {
He
wrote}, “
God
has
cursed
anyone
whom
people
have
executed
for
his
crimes
and
whose
body
they
have
hung
on
a
tree.”
Jesus
Christ
rescued
us
in
order
that
as
a
result
of
what
he
has
done,
God
might
bless
the non-Jews,
in
a
way
similar
to
the
way
God
blessed
Abraham.
He
also
desired
that
as
a
result
of
our
trusting
Christ,
we
all
might
receive
the
Spirit
whom
God
promised
to
give
to
us.
By
giving
his
laws
to
the
Jews,
God
has
not
canceled
what
he
promised
to
Abraham
much
earlier
concerning
his
descendant,
Christ.
Just
like
God
gave
his
blessings
to
Abraham
just
because
he
promised
to
do
so,
he
freely
gives
his
blessings
to
us.
Galatians 3:15-18
My
fellow believers,
I
will
now
illustrate
by referring
to
human
relationships.
After
an
agreement
is
confirmed
by
two
people {
two
people
have
signed
an
agreement},
no
one
can
reject
it
or
add
to
it.
God
declared
to
Abraham
and
his
descendant
that
he
was
promising
to
give
blessings
to
Abraham.
The
words
that
God
spoke
were
not “and
your
descendants.”
He
was
not
referring
to
many
persons.
Instead,
he
was
referring
to
one
person,
who
is
Christ,
because
the
words
that
God
spoke
were, “and
your
descendant.”
This
is
what
I
am
saying:
Since
God
gave
the
laws
to
the
Jews 430
years
after
he
declared
to
Abraham
what
he
was
promising
to
do
for
Abraham,
those
laws
do
not cancel
that
agreement
with
Abraham
that
God
himself
had
previously
agreed
about [PRS].
Remember
that
if
it
is
because
we
obey
God’s
laws
that
he
gives
to
us
what
he
has
promised
to
give
to
us,
then
it
is
not
just
because
he
has
promised
that
he
would
give
those
things
to
us.
God
freely
gave
to
Abraham
what
he
had
promised
to
give
to
him,
just
because
God
had
promised
that
he
would
give
it
to
him.
Similarly,
it
is
not
because
we
obey
God’s
laws
that
God
gives
to
us
what
he
has
promised
to
give
to
us.
God
gave
his
laws
to
supervise
us
sinful
Jews
until Christ,
Abraham’s
promised
descendant,
would
come.
Galatians 3:19-25
So,
if
someone
should
ask, “Why
did
God
later
give
his
laws
to
Moses?”
I
would
reply
that
it
was
in
order
that
people
might
realize
how
sinful
they
were.
Those
laws
were
valid
until
Jesus
came.
He
was
the
descendant
that
God
was referring
to
when
he
made
the
promises
to
Abraham.
The
laws
were
given {
God
gave
his
laws}
to
Moses
by
God’s
causing
angels
to
speak
to
him.
Moses
was
the
mediator,
the
one
who
told
the
laws
to
the
people.
Now,
when
a
mediator
functions,
one
person
is
not
speaking
with
another
directly;
but
God
himself
made
his
promises
directly
to
Abraham.
If
someone
should
ask, “When
God
gave
his
laws
to
Moses
long
after
he
told
Abraham
what
he
was
promising
to
give
to
him,
was
he
changing
his
mind?”
I
would
reply
that
God
certainly
did
not
change
his
mind
when
he
did
that!
If
God
had
given
a
law
that
could
enable
people
to
live
eternally,
then
it
actually
would
be
because
of
people
obeying
that
law
that
God
would erase
the
record
of
their
sins.
But
instead,
what
we
read
in
the
Scriptures [PRS]
is
that
God
caused
all
people
to
be
unable
to
escape
being
punished
for
their
sins [MET],
just
like
people
in
prison
are
unable
to
escape [PRS,
MET].
God
did
that
in
order
that
he
might
give
what
he
promised
to
those
who
trust
Jesus
Christ,
just
because
they
trust
him.
Before
God
revealed
the
good
message
about
trusting
in Christ,
the
laws [PRS]
that
God
gave
to
Moses
were
confining/imprisoning
us
Jews [MET],
as
a
prisoner
in
jail
is
confined.
We
were
unable
to
escape
obeying
those [MET]
laws.
This
happened
in
order
that
we
might
believe
the
good
message
concerning Christ,
the
message
that
God
would
reveal
later.
Like
a
father
supervises
his immature
son
by appointing
a
servant
to
take
care
of
him [MET],
God
was supervising
us
by
his
laws [MET, PRS]
until
Christ
came.
He
did
this
in
order
that
he
might erase
the
record
of
our
sins
only
because
we
trust
Christ.
But
now
that
God
has
revealed
the
message
about
trusting
in Christ,
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses
are
no
longer supervising
us
Jews [PRS,
MET].
Because
of
our relationship
with Christ,
we
are
Abraham’s
spiritual
descendants,
and
God’s
heirs,
no
longer
like
slaves.
Galatians 3:26-29
Now
all
of
you
Jews
and non-Jews
are
as
though
you
are
God’s
children
because
you
trusted
Christ
Jesus.
That
is,
you
who
began
a relationship
with
Christ
when
you
were baptized identified
yourselves [MET]
with
Christ.
If
you
are believers,
it
does
not
matter
to
God
if
you
are
Jews
or non-Jews;
slaves
or
ones
who
are
not
slaves;
males
or
females,
because
all
of
you
are
as
one
sort
of
person
because
of
your relationship
with
Christ
Jesus.
Furthermore,
since
you
belong
to
Christ,
you
are
like
Abraham’s
descendants
because
you
trust
God
as
Abraham
did,
and
you
will
possess/receive
all
that
God
has
promised [MET].
Each of you is no longer like a slave, but a child of God and an heir of what he has promised.
Galatians 4:1-7
Now,
I
will
further
discuss
children
and
heirs:
An
heir
is
a
person
who
will
later
control
all
that
his
father
has.
But
as
long
as
that
heir
is
a
child,
others
control
him,
with
the
result
that
he
is
just
like
a
slave [MET].
Until
the
day
that
his
father
previously
determined,
other
persons
supervise
him
and
manage
his
father’s
property.
Likewise,
when
we
(inc) (OR,
we
(exc)
Jews)
were
like
young
children [MET],
we
were
controlled
by
the
spiritual powers
of
this
world.
They
controlled
us
like
masters
control
their
slaves [MET].
But
exactly
at
the
time [MTY]
that
God
had
previously
determined,
he
sent
Jesus,
who
is ◄his
Son/the
man
who
is
also
God►,
into
the
world.
Jesus
was
born
to
a
human
mother.
He
had
to
obey
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
God
sent Jesus
in
order
that
he
might
redeem
us
who
had
to
obey
God’s
laws.
God
wanted
us
all
to
receive
from
God
the
status
of
being
his
children [MET].
Furthermore,
we
know
that
we
are
God’s
children
because
God
sent
the
Spirit,
who
is
intimately
related
to
Jesus,
to
live
in
our ◄inner
beings/hearts►.
The
Spirit enables
us
to
pray fervently, “Daddy,
Father!”
This
shows
that
we
are
God’s
children.
So,
because
of
what
God
has
done,
no
longer
is
each
of
you
like
a
slave.
Instead,
each
of
you
is
a
child
of
God.
Furthermore,
since
each
of
you
is
God’s
child,
God
has
also
made
you
his
heir,
one
who
will
receive
all
that
he
has
promised.
I
plead
with
you
to
do
as
I
did
when
I
was
with
you,
and
not
obey
all
the
Jewish
rules
and rituals.
Galatians 4:8-20
When
you
did
not
have
a relationship
with
God [MET],
you
served
gods
that
really
did
not
exist [MET].
You
were
their
slaves.
But
now
you
have
come
to
know
God.
Perhaps
it
would
be
better
to
say
that
now
God
knows
you.
So
now
you
are
acting
foolishly! ◄You
are
again believing
that
by
obeying
rules
and
rites
you
will
benefit spiritually! [RHQ]
Those
rules
are
ineffective
and inadequate!
You
are
wanting
to
obey
them
again [MET]
like
slaves
obey
their
masters. [RHQ]
You
non-Jews
are
carefully
practicing
Jewish
rules
and rituals
about
what
you
should
do ◄on
Sabbaths/on
Jewish
days
of
rest►
and
on
the
first
day
of
each
month
and
on
special
seasons
and
years.
I ◄worry/am
concerned►
about
your
mistaken ideas.
I
do
not
want
to
have
so strenuously
served
you
in
vain.
My
fellow believers,
I
strongly
urge
you
that
you
do
as
I
do.
Stop
thinking
that
you
have
to
obey ◄Jewish
rules
and rituals/ceremonial
laws►.
When
I
was
with
you,
I
did
not
obey
all
the
Jewish
rules
and rituals,
just
like
you
did
not
obey
them.
At
that
time
you
treated
me
entirely
as
you
should
have [LIT].
You
know
that
the
first
time
I
preached
to
you,
I
went
to
your
area
to
regain
my
health,
because
I
was physically
weak.
Although
you
might
have
despised
me
because
I
was physically
weak,
you
did
not
despise
me
or
act
contemptuously/disrespectfully
toward
me.
Instead,
you
welcomed
me
like
you
would
welcome
an
angel
from
God.
You
welcomed
me
like
you
would
welcome
Christ
Jesus!
◄I
am
disappointed
that
you
have
forgotten
that
then
you
declared
that
you
were
pleased
with
me./Have
you
forgotten
that
then
you
declared
that
you
were
pleased
with
me?► [RHQ]
I
can
testify
that
you
would
have
done
anything
to
help
me.
You
would
have
gouged
out
your
eyes
and
given
them
to
me,
if
that
would
have
helped
me!
So
I
am
very
disappointed
that
you
now
act
as
though [RHQ]
I
have
become
hostile
to
you
because
I
have
kept
speaking
the
true
message
about Christ
to
you.
Those
who
are insisting
on
obeying
Jewish
rules
are
eagerly
showing
interest
in
you,
but
what
they
are
doing
is
not
good.
They
even
want
you
not
to
associate
with
me
and
other
true believers,
because
they
want
you
to
eagerly
show
interest
in
them,
not
in
us.
But
just
like
it
always
feels
good
to
have
others
show
that
they appreciate
you,
I
would
like
you
always
to appreciate
me,
and
not
only
when
I
am
with
you.
You
who
are
like
my
children,
once
again
I
am
very
worried/concerned
about
you [MET],
and
I
will
continue
to
be
worried/concerned
until
Christ’s
nature
becomes developed
in
you
completely
and
wholeheartedly [MET]
as
a
child
becomes developed
in
his
mother’s
womb.
But
I
do
wish
that
I
could
be
with
you
now
and
that
I
might
talk
more
gently
with
you,
because
I
do
not
know
what
to
do
about
you
while
we
are
apart.
Because
of
our relationship
with Christ,
we
are
not
subject
to
Mosaic
law;
being
Abraham’s
spiritual
descendants,
we
are
free
from
such
bondage.
Galatians 4:21-31
Some
of
you
desire
to
obey
all
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.
I
say
that
you
should
consider [RHQ]
the implications
of
what
Moses
wrote
in
the Scriptures.
He
wrote
that
Abraham
became
the
father
of
two
sons.
His
female
slave,
Hagar,
bore
one
son,
and
his
wife
Sarah,
who
was
not
a
slave,
bore
the
other.
Also,
the
sons
differed.
Ishmael,
the
son
born
by
the
female
slave,
was
conceived naturally.
But
Isaac,
the
son
born
by
his
wife
who
was
not
a
slave,
was
conceived
miraculously
as
a
result
of
what
God
had
promised
Abraham.
I
am
telling
you
this
as
an illustration.
These
two
women symbolize
two agreements.
God
made
the
first
agreement,
which involved
obeying
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses
at
Sinai
Mountain.
Because
that
agreement
forces
those
who
accept
it
to
keep
obeying
all
its
rules [MET],
it
is
like
a
slave
mother
who
gives
birth
to
slaves.
So
Hagar,
the
female
slave,
symbolizes
that
agreement.
Also,
the
word ‘Hagar’
is
associated
with
Sinai
Mountain,
which
is
in
Arabia
land.
Hagar,
the
female
slave,
also
represents
Jerusalem
as
it
is
today.
Jerusalem
is
like [MET]
a
slave
mother,
and
those
who
live
there [PRS]
are
like
her
slave
children [MET]
because
they
all
must
obey
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
But
there
will
be
a
new
Jerusalem
in
heaven [MTY],
and
we
who
will
go
there
are
free
from
having
to
obey
Jewish
laws.
We
who
belong
to
that
city
consider
it
to
be
our
mother [MET]
city
because
we
are
God’s
true
children.
Our
new
city
will
have
more
people
than
those
who
live
in
Jerusalem
now.
It
will
be
just
like
Isaiah foretold
about
the
people
whom
he
expected
would
come
back
to
Jerusalem
from
exile.
He
expected
that
they
would
be
more
numerous
than
those
who
were
taken
into
exile.
He
wrote:
You
who
live
in
Jerusalem,
you
will
rejoice!
Now
you
have
no
children,
like
a
barren
woman
who
does
not
give
birth
to
children!
But
some
day
you
will
shout
joyfully, ◄without
restraint/as
loudly
as
you
can►,
even
though
now
you
are
few
in
number,
like
a
woman
who
cannot
give
birth
to
children,
and
you
feel
deserted.
You
will
be
very
happy
because
you
will
have
many
children
who
will
come
to
you.
Those
children
will
be
more
than
the
children
any
woman
with
a
husband
could
have
borne.
Now,
my
fellow believers,
you
have
become
children
of
God
as
a
result
of believing
God’s
promise
to
us,
as
Isaac
was
born
as
a
result
of
Abraham believing
what
God
promised
to
him [MET].
Also,
long
ago
Abraham’s
son
Ishmael,
the
one
who
was
conceived naturally,
caused
trouble
for
Abraham’s
son
Isaac,
who
was
conceived supernaturally [MET].
Similarly,
now
those
who
think
that
we
must
obey
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
in
order
that
God
will
save
us
are
causing
trouble
for
those
who
are
trusting
Abraham’s
descendant, Christ.
But
these
are [RHQ]
the
words
in
the
Scriptures [PRS]: “The
son
of
the
woman
who
was
not
a
slave
will
inherit
what
his
father
has.
The
female
slave’s
son
will
certainly
not
inherit
those
things.
So
send
away
from
this
place
the
female
slave
and
her
son [MET]!”
That
means
that
you
should
certainly
expel
from
your
groups
those
who insist
that
we
obey
all
the
laws
God
gave
Moses [MET].
My
fellow believers,
Hagar
symbolizes
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
But
we
are
not
those
who
must
obey
all
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses [MET].
So
we
are
not
the
female
slave
Hagar’s
spiritual
descendants [MET].
But
Sarah’s
descendants
are
those
who
were
born
as
a
result
of believing
what
God
promised
to
Abraham.
So
we
are
the
spiritual
descendants
of
Sarah,
the
woman
who
was
not
a
slave [MET].
Reject the false teaching that you must be circumcised, and do not become enslaved to rules and rituals again, otherwise Christ will not benefit you at all.
Galatians 5:1-6
It
is
in
order
that
we
might
live
without ◄being obliged
to/having
to►
obey
all
the
Jewish rituals
that
Christ
freed
us
from
God
condemning
us
because
of
our disobeying
those rituals.
So,
firmly
reject
the
false
teaching
that
someone
must
circumcise
you,
and
do
not
live
like
slaves
again [MET]
by
letting
others
force
you
to
obey
those
rules
and rituals
again.
Consider
very
carefully
what
I,
Paul,
an apostle,
now
tell
you:
If,
to
fulfill
Jewish
ritual
laws,
you
are permitting
yourself
to
be
circumcised {someone
to
circumcise
you},
what
Christ
has
done
for
you
will
not
benefit
you
at
all.
Instead,
I
solemnly
declare
again
to
every
man
who
is
circumcised {has
someone
circumcise
him}
in
order
for
God
to
accept
him,
that
you
must
perfectly
obey
all
of
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses,
in
order
for
God
to
save
you.
Those
of
you
who
are
sure
that
God
will erase
the
record
of
your
sins
because
you
obey
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses,
you
have
separated
yourselves
from
Christ.
You
have
abandoned/rejected
God’s
true method
of
saving
you,
which
was
by
kindly erasing
the
record
of
your
sins,
in
a
way
that
you
did
not
deserve.
But
we
who
have
a relationship
with Christ
and
who
trust
in Christ
are
eagerly
waiting
to
receive
what
God’s
Spirit assures
us
that
we
can
expect.
We
can
expect
to
receive
it
because
God
has erased
the
record
of
our
sins.
As
for
us
who
have
a relationship
with
Christ
Jesus,
God
is
not
concerned
whether
we
are
circumcised
or
not
circumcised.
Instead,
God
is
concerned
about
whether
we
trust
in
Christ,
with
the
result
that
we
love
other
people.
Although
someone
has
confused
you,
I
am
sure
that
you
will
not
accept
his
false
teaching,
and
that
God
will
punish
him.
Galatians 5:7-12
You
were progressing
well
spiritually [MET].
You
should
not
have
let
someone
influence
you
so
that
now
you
are
not believing
the
true
message
about Christ [RHQ]!
God,
the
one
who
chose
you,
is
not
the
one
who
is persuading
you
to
think
like
this!
Remember
that
this
false
doctrine
that
someone
is
teaching
you
will affect
all
of
you,
just
like [MET]
a
little
yeast
causes
all
of
the
dough
to
swell
up.
Nevertheless,
because
of
my relationship
with
the
Lord,
I
am
certain
that
you
will
think
only
as
I
do
about
forcing
people
to
obey
rules
and rituals.
Furthermore,
God
will
punish
anyone
who
is
confusing
you
by
teaching
this
false
message,
even
if
he
is
an
important
person.
But,
my
fellow believers,
although
someone
claims
that
I
am
proclaiming
that
men
must
be
circumcised,
I
certainly
am
not
still
proclaiming
that.
Remember
that
the
Jews
are
still ◄
persecuting
me/causing
me
to
suffer►.
If
I
were
still
proclaiming
that
men
must
be
circumcised
in
order
for
God
to
accept
them, ◄the
Jews
would
not
be
persecuting
me./why
would
the
Jews
be
persecuting
me?► [RHQ]
They
would [RHQ]
not
be
persecuting
me/causing
me
to
suffer
because
then
the
Jews
would
no
longer
be
offended.
They ◄
are
offended/do
not
want
to
accept
what
I
teach►
because
I
proclaim
that Christ,
the
Messiah,
died
on
the
cross [MTY].
I
would
even
wish
that
those
who
are disturbing
you
by insisting
that
men
be
circumcised
would
also emasculate [EUP]
themselves,
with
the
result
that
they
would
be
expelled
from
your
congregations!
Although
you
are
free
from
having
to
obey
Jewish
rules,
instead
of
doing
what
your self-directed nature
desires,
love
and
serve
each
other.
Galatians 5:13-15
My
fellow believers,
God
chose
you
in
order
that
you
might
live
without
having
to
obey
rules
and rituals.
But
do
not
assume
that
because
you
are
free
from
having
to
obey
rules
and rituals,
God
permits
you
to
do
whatever
your self-directed nature
desires.
Instead,
constantly,
as
you
love
each
other,
serve
each
other.
Keep
in
mind
that
we
can
sum
up
all
of
the
laws
that
God
has
given
us
in
one
law,
which
is: “You
must
love
each
person
you
come
in
contact
with,
just
like
you
love
yourself.”
Since
you
are
attacking
and injuring [MET]
each
other
by
the
things
that
you
say [MET],
I
warn
you
that
if
you
continue
doing
that,
you
will
totally
ruin
each
other
spiritually.
Let
God’s
Spirit
direct
you,
and
then
you
will
not
do
what
your self-directed nature
desires.
Galatians 5:16-18
So
I
tell
you
this:
Constantly
let
God’s
Spirit
direct
you.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
certainly
not
do
the
things
that
your self-directed nature
wants
you
to
do.
Your self-directed nature ◄opposes
God’s
Spirit/does
not
want
you
to
do
what
God’s
Spirit
wants
you
to
do►,
but
also
his
Spirit
opposes
your self-directed nature.
These
two
are
always ◄fighting
with/opposing►
each
other.
The
result
is
that
you
do
not
constantly
do
the
good
deeds
that
you
truly
desire
to
do.
But
when
you
are
led
by
God’s
Spirit {when
God’s
Spirit
directs
you},
you
can
do
what
pleases
God,
now
that
you
are
no
longer obligated
to
obey
all
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.
Those
who
think
evil
thoughts
and
do
evil
things
will
not
receive
the
blessings
of
God’s
rule,
but
God’s
Spirit
produces
many
good qualities
in
our
lives.
Galatians 5:19-24
You
already
know
how
people
think
and
act [PRS]
because
of
their self-directed nature.
These
are
some
of
the
things
that
they
do:
People
are sexually
immoral.
People
commit unnatural
sexual
acts.
People
act indecently.
People
worship
false
gods
and
things
that
represent
those
gods.
People
perform ◄rituals
in
order
that
evil
spirits
might
act
for
them/sorcery►.
People
are
hostile
to
others.
People
quarrel
with
each
other.
People
are ◄jealous/resent
other
people’s
status►.
People
behave
angrily.
People
try ◄to
get
others
to
think
highly
of
them/to
exalt
themselves►
and ◄do
not
consider
what
others
want/act
selfishly►.
People
do
not
associate
with
others.
People
associate
only
with
those
who
agree
with
them.
People
want
what
others
have.
People
get
drunk.
People ◄revel/participate
in
wild
parties►.
And
people
do
other
things
like
these.
I
warn
you
now,
just
like
I
warned
you
previously,
that
the
ones
who
constantly
act
and
think
like
that
will
not
receive
what
God
has
for
his
own
people
when
he
begins
to
rule
over
us.
But
God’s
Spirit
causes
us
to
do
these
things:
We
love
others.
We
are
joyful.
We
are
peaceful.
We
are
patient.
We
are
kind.
We
are
good.
We
are
ones
whom
others
can
trust.
We
are
gentle.
We
control
our
behavior.
There
is
no
law
that
says
people
should
not
think
and
act
in
such
ways.
Furthermore,
we
who
belong
to
Christ
Jesus
have
stopped
obeying
our self-directed nature
and
stopped
doing
all
the
evil
things
that
we
desire
to
do [MET].
It
is
as
though [MET]
we nailed
them
to
the
cross!
Since
God’s
Spirit
has
caused
us
to
be
spiritually
alive,
we
should
conduct
our
lives
the
way
the
Spirit
directs
us.
We
should
not
be
saying
how
great
we
are.
We
should
not
be
making
ourselves
more
important
than
others.
We
should
not
envy
each
other.
Gently correct anyone among you who is sinning, and help each other without thinking you are better than others.
Galatians 6:1-6
My
fellow believers,
if
you
discover
that
a
person
among
your
congregation
is
sinning,
those
of
you
whom
God’s
Spirit
is directing
and empowering
should
gently
correct
that
person.
Furthermore,
each
of
you
who
corrects
another
person
should
be
very
cautious
in
order
that
you
might
not
sin
like
that
when
you
are
tempted {
when
something
tempts
you}.
When
there
are
ones
who
have
problems,
you
should
help
each
other.
By
doing
that,
you
will
complete
what
Christ
requires.
Keep
in
mind
that
those
who
refuse
to
help
others
because
they
think
that
they
are
more
important
than
other
people,
although
they
are
not
really
more
important,
are
deceiving
themselves.
Instead,
each
of
you
should
constantly
test/judge
and
decide
if
you
can
approve
what
you
yourself
are
doing
and
thinking.
Then
you
can
boast
because
of
what
you
yourself
are
doing
and
thinking,
and
not
because
what
you
are
doing
is
superior
to
what
other
persons
are
doing.
Keep
in
mind
that
you
must
each
perform
your
own
individual
tasks.
You
who
are
being
taught {whom
others
are
teaching}
God’s
truth
should
share
your
various
material
things [EUP]
with
your
teachers.
We
should
not
tire
of
doing
good,
but
instead,
we
should
do
good
to
everyone,
especially
to believers.
Galatians 6:7-10
You
should
not
deceive
yourselves.
Remember
that
God
is
never outwitted {no
one
ever
fools
God}.
Just
like
a
farmer
will
reap
exactly
the
kind
of
crop
that
he
plants [MET],
God
will
reward
people
according
to
what
they
have
done [MET].
God
will
punish
eternally
those
who
do
what
their self-directed natures
urge
them
to
do.
But
those
who
please
God’s
Spirit
will
live
forever
with
God
because
of
what
God’s
Spirit
does
for
them.
But
we
should
not ◄tire
of/become
discouraged
while►
doing
what
pleases
God,
because
eventually,
at
the
time
that
God
has
determined,
we
will
receive
a
reward [MET],
if
we
do
not
stop
doing
the
good
things
that
we
have
been
doing.
So,
whenever
we
have opportunities,
we
should
do
what
is
good
to
all
people.
But
especially
we
should
do
what
is
good
to
all
our
fellow believers.
Some
people
want
you
to
be
circumcised
only
so
that
they
will
not
be
persecuted
for
proclaiming
what
Christ
accomplished
for
us
on
the
cross,
but
that
is
the
only
thing
that
I
will
boast
about.
Galatians 6:11-16
I
am
now
writing
this
last
part
of
this
letter
to
you
in
my
own handwriting.
Notice
the
large
letters
with
which
I
am
now
writing.
I
am
doing
this
in
order
that
I
might emphasize
this:
Some
Jewish believers
are
trying
to
force
you
to
perform
certain rituals
so
that
other
Jews
will
think
highly
of
them.
They
are insisting
that
you
be
circumcised {that
someone
must
circumcise
you}.
They
are
doing
that
only
in
order
that
other
Jews
would
no
longer ◄persecute
them/cause
them
to
suffer►
for
proclaiming
that
God
will
save
us
because
of
our
trusting
in
what
Christ
accomplished
when
he
died
on
the
cross [MTY,
MET].
The
reason
that
I
say
that
is
that
the
ones
who
are insisting
that
you
be
circumcised {that
someone
circumcise
you}
do
not
themselves
fully
obey
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
Instead,
they
desire
that
you
let
someone
circumcise
you
in
order
that
they
might
boast
to
those
Jews
who
would ◄persecute
them/cause
them
to
suffer►
that
you
did
that
because
they
insisted [MTY]
that
you
do
it.
I
myself,
however,
strongly
desire
that
I
never
boast
about
anything
like
that.
The
only
thing
I
will
boast
about
is
what
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
accomplished
by
dying
on
the
cross [MTY].
Because
of
what
Christ
did
on
the
cross,
I
no
longer
am interested
in
the
things
that
those
who
do
not
trust
Christ [MTY]
think
are
important,
and
those
people
are
no
longer interested
in
the
things
that
I [MET]
think
are
important.
I
will
boast
about Christ
dying
on
the
cross
because
God
is
concerned
neither
that
people
are
circumcised
nor
that
people
are
not
circumcised.
Instead,
he
is
concerned
only
that
people
conduct
their
lives
in
a
completely
new
way.
I
pray
that
God
will
give
inner
peace
and
act
kindly towards
all
who
will
act
according
to
this
new
way
of
life.
It
is
all
those
who
live
according
to
this
new
way
of
life
who
are
now
truly
God’s
people [MET],
as
the Israeli
people
were
God’s
people
previously.
I
have
suffered
enough
for
declaring
the
truth
about
Jesus,
so
do
not
trouble
me
again.
Galatians 6:17
Finally,
I
say
that
people
have
persecuted
me/caused
me
to
suffer
for
declaring
the
truth
about
Jesus,
and
as
a
result
I
have scars
on
my
body.
Your
new
teachers
do
not
have scars
like
mine!
So
do
not
trouble/bother
me
about
these
matters
again!
I
pray
that
God
may
act
kindly
within
you.
Galatians 6:18
My
fellow believers,
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
kindly
accomplish
what
he
desires
within
you. ◄Amen!/May
it
be
so!►
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Ephesians
Ephesians
Eph
This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Ephesus. We call this book
Ephesians
Ephesians 1:1-2
I am writing this to you people of God in Ephesus, asking that God will bless you.
I,
Paul,
am
an apostle
whom
God
appointed ◄to
represent/to
proclaim
the
message
about►
Christ
Jesus
because
that
is
what
God
wanted.
I
am
writing
this
letter
to
you
who
are
the
people
of
God
in
Ephesus
city.
You
are
people
who ◄faithfully/continue
to►
trust
in
Christ
Jesus
and
who
have
a
close relationship
with
him.
I
pray
that
God
our
Father
and
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
and
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace.
We
should
praise
God
for
having
chosen
and
redeemed
us,
having
revealed
his
plan
to
unite
all
things
under
Christ,
and
causing
Christ
to
rule
over
all
his
people.
Ephesians 1:3-14
Praise
God,
the
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ!
Because
of
our relationship
with
Christ,
he
has
blessed
us spiritually
in
every
way
by
giving
us
blessings
that
come
from
heaven.
Before
God
created
the
world,
he
chose
us
to
be
his
people
because
of
our ◄relationship
with/union
with► Christ,
in
order
that
God
could
consider
us
to
be
completely
holy [DOU].
Because
God
loves
us,
he
decided
long
ago
that
he
would adopt
us
to
be
as
though
we
were
his
own
children
because
of
what
Jesus
Christ
has
done.
He
decided
to
do
that
because
it
pleased
him
to
do
that.
He
did
it
in
order
that
we
would
praise
him
for
acting
very
kindly
toward
us
in
a
wonderful
way
that
we
did
not
deserve.
He
did
it
because
of
our relationship
with
his
beloved
Son {
one,
who
is
also
God,
whom
he
loves}.
When
the
blood
of Christ
flowed
when
he
died [MTY],
it
was
as
though
he
paid
a
price
to
free/save
us
from
the
guilt
of
our
sins.
That ◄
provided
a
way/made
it possible►
for
God
to
act
very
kindly
toward
us
to
forgive
us
for
having
sinned.
He
acted
very
kindly
toward
us
and
enabled
us
to
become
wise
about
many [HYP]
things
and
to
understand
his
truth.
He
has
enabled
us
to
know
the
things
that
he
had
planned
secretly (OR,
that
he
had
not
revealed
to
anyone
yet).
He
did
that
because
he
wanted
to
do
that,
and
because
he
planned
to
do
that
by
means
of
the
things Christ
would
do.
God
planned
that
at
the
time
that
he
appointed,
he
would
unite
all
things/beings
in
heaven
and
all
things/beings
on
earth (OR,
all
beings
in
heaven
and
all
things
on
earth),
and
cause
Christ
to
be
the
one
who
will
rule
them [MET].
Because
of
our
close relationship
with Christ,
God
has
also
chosen
us
(inc) (OR,
us
(exc)
Jews)
to
receive
what
he
has
promised
to
give
us.
He
decided
long
ago
to
do
that.
It
was
exactly
what
he
planned.
He
accomplishes
everything
exactly
as
he
plans
and
desires,
in
order
that
we(exc)
Jews,
who
confidently
expected
the
Messiah
to
do
great
things
for
us
before
the non-Jews
expected
such
things (OR,
we
(inc)
who
were
already
confidently expecting
Christ
to
do
great
things
for
us)
will
praise
him
for
his
greatness.
You
Ephesians
also
heard
the
true
message,
the
good
message
about
how
God
saves
you.
People
put
their
seal
on
something
to
show
that
it
belongs
to
them.
Similarly,
when
you
believed
in Christ,
God
showed
that
you
also
belong
to
him
by
sending
you
the
Holy
Spirit
as
he
promised
to
do [MET].
The
Holy
Spirit
is
like [MET]
a ◄deposit/down
payment►.
That
is,
he ◄guarantees/assures
us►
that
we
will
receive
all
that
God
has
promised
to
give
us,
at
the
time
when
God
will
give
to
those
who
belong
to
him [MET]
everything
that
Christ
freed
us
to
receive.
God
also assures
you
that
you
belong
to
him,
in
order
that
you
would
praise
him
for
his
greatness.
I
thank
God
for
your
faith,
and
pray
that
you
will
understand
more
about
how powerfully
he
works
on
our
behalf,
just
like
he
did
when
he
caused Christ
to
become
alive
again
and
made
him
ruler
over
everything.
Ephesians 1:15-23
Because
of
what
God
has
done
for
you,
and
because
people
told
me
that
you
continue
to
trust
in
the
Lord
Jesus
and
that
you
love
all
those
who
belong
to
God,
I
thank
God
for
you
constantly [LIT, HYP].
I ◄mention/pray
for►
you
constantly,
whenever
I
pray.
I
pray
that
God,
who
is
the
glorious/wonderful
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
may
cause
his
Spirit
to
make
you
wise,
and
that
his
Spirit
will
reveal
God
to
you
so
that
you
may
fully
know
him.
And
I
pray
that
God
would
enable
you
to
understand [MTY]
his
truth,
in
order
that
in
your ◄inner
beings/hearts►
you
may
know
the
things
that
we believers
should
confidently
expect
to
receive
because
he
chose
us
to
be
his
people.
And
I
pray
that
you
will
know
how
God
will
bless
his
people
in
a
very
wonderful
way
when
we
finally
receive
all
that
he
has
promised
to
give
us.
And
I
pray
that
you
will
know
how
very powerfully
God
helps
us
who
continue
to
trust
in Christ.
He
works powerfully
for
us
just
like
he
acted powerfully
for
Christ
when
he
caused
Christ
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died,
and
put
him
in
the
place
of
highest/greatest
honor [MTY]
in
heaven.
There, Christ
is
the supreme
ruler
over
every
powerful
spirit
of
every
level
of
authority.
His
rank
is
much
higher
than
any
powerful
spirit
can
receive,
not
only
now,
but
forever.
God
has
caused
all
beings
to
be
subject
to Christ [MTY],
and
he
has
also
appointed Christ,
who
rules
over
all
things,
to
rule [MET]
over
all believers.
We believers
relate
to Christ
like
the
parts
of
a
person’s
body [MET]
relate
to
its
head. Christ
uses
all
his
power
among
us
just
like
he
uses
his
power
throughout
the
whole universe.
Formerly we were all spiritually dead and were certain to be punished by God, but he acted very kindly toward us and saved us freely as a result of our faith in Christ.
Ephesians 2:1-10
Formerly,
because
you
were habitually
sinning [DOU],
you
were ◄spiritually
dead/
as
unable
to
please
God
as
a
corpse [MET]
is►.
You
were
acting
in
the
same
evil
way
as
those
who
oppose Christ [MTY]
act.
That
is,
you
were
behaving
in
the
evil
ways
that
Satan
wanted
you
to
behave.
He
rules
over
evil
spiritual
beings
that
no
person
can
see [MTY].
He
is
the
spirit
who
now powerfully
controls
the
people
who
disobey
God.
Formerly,
we
all
used
to
disobey
God
as
they
do.
We
did
the
things
that
our self-centered
nature
wanted
us
to
do.
We habitually
did
those
evil
deeds
that
our
bodies
and
our
minds
wanted
to
do.
When
we
were
acting
like
that,
it
was
certain
that
God
would
punish [MTY]
us,
just
like
he
will
certainly
punish
all
other
evil
people.
But
God
always
acts
very mercifully,
and
he
loves
us
very
much.
As
a
result,
even
when
we
were ◄spiritually
dead/
as
unable
to
please
God
as
a
corpse [MET]
is►
because
we
were habitually
sinning,
he
enabled
us
to
receive
spiritual/
eternal
life
because
of
our relationship
with
Christ.
Do
not
forget
this:
It
is
only
because
God
has
acted
so
kindly
toward
you,
in
a
way
that
you
did
not
deserve,
that
you
are
saved {that
he
saved
you}
from
the
guilt
of
your
sin
And
it
is
as
though
God
gave
us
spiritual
life
when
he
caused
Christ
Jesus
to
be
alive
again
after
he
died [MET].
And
it
is
as
though
God
caused
us
to
sit
and
rule [MTY]
with
him
in
heaven,
in
order
that
he
might
show
to
everyone
at
all
times
in
the
future
that
he
has
acted
toward
us
in
an
extremely
kind
way
because
of
what
Christ
Jesus
did
for
us.
It
is
only
by
God
acting [PRS]
toward
you
in
a
way
that
you
did
not
deserve
that
you
have
been
saved {that
he
has
saved
you}
as
a
result
of
your
trusting
in Christ.
You
did
not
save
yourselves.
His
saving
you
was
his
gift
to
you.
He
did
not
save
any
of
you
because
of
anything
you
yourselves
did.
Because
you
have
done
nothing
to
save
yourselves,
you
cannot
be
proud
of
your
efforts
to
save
yourselves.
It
is
God
who
has
made
us
what
we
are
now.
Because
of
our relationship
with
Christ
Jesus,
he
has
enabled
us
to
receive
spiritual/eternal
life
in
order
that
we
should
conduct
our
lives habitually
doing
the
good
deeds
that
God
previously
planned
for
us
to
do.
God
brought
you
Gentiles
into
his
family
so
that
now
you
and
Jewish believers
both
share
the
same
blessings
and
form
one
group;
you
now
have
peace
with
each
other
and
can
come
to
God
in
prayer
with
the
help
of
the
Holy
Spirit.
Ephesians 2:11-22
You
Ephesians
have
been non-Jews
from
the
time
that
you
were
born.
The
Jews ◄
insult
you/say
that
you
are
not
God’s
people►
by
calling
you ‘those
who
are
not circumcised’.
They
proudly
call
themselves ‘we
(exc)
who
are circumcised’.
They
have
allowed
people
to
circumcise
them
to indicate
that
they
are
God’s
people,
but
that
has
only
changed
their
bodies,
not
their ◄
inner
beings/hearts►.
You
should
constantly
remember
these
things:
Formerly
you
did
not
have
any relationship
with
Christ.
You
did
not
belong
to
the
people
of
Israel,
the
people
whom
God
chose.
You
did
not
know
about
the
things
God
promised
in
his agreements
with
his
people.
You
did
not
confidently
expect
to
go
to
heaven
after
you
die (OR,
that
God
would
save
you).
You
lived
in
this
world
without
knowing
God.
But
now,
because
of
your relationship
with
Christ
Jesus,
God
has
brought
you,
who
had
no relationship
with
him [MET],
into
his
family [MET].
He
did
that
because
you
trusted
in
what
Christ
accomplished
when
his
blood [MTY]
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died
on
the
cross.
Christ
himself
has
caused
us
Jewish
and non-Jewish believers
to
have
peace
with
each
other.
He
has
made
both
of
our
groups
to
become
one
group.
Just
like
people ◄tear
down/demolish►
a
wall
that
separates
groups
of
people [MET],
he
has
destroyed
the
hatred
between
Jews
and non-Jews.
By
dying [MTY]
for
us
on
the
cross
he
made
it
no
longer
necessary
for
us
to
obey
all
the
Jewish
laws
and rituals
in
order
to
be
saved.
He
did
that
in
order
to
enable
the
two
groups
to
become
one
new
group
because
of
our relationship
with
him.
The
result
was
that
he
has
caused
us
to
have
peace
with
each
other.
By
dying
on
the
cross [MTY]
he
caused
both
Jews
and non-Jews
to
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
God.
That
is
how
he
caused
us
to
no
longer
be [MET]
enemies
with
God (OR,
with
each
other).
He
came
to
earth
and
proclaimed
that
you
non-Jews,
who
did
not
have
a relationship
with [MET]
God,
and
us(exc)
Jews,
who
considered
that
we(exc)
belonged
to [MET]
God’s
family,
can
all
now
have
peace
with
God.
We
know
that
he
has
done
that
because
we
both,
Jews
and non-Jews,
are
now
able
to
approach
God
the
Father
in
prayer
by
the
help
of
his
Spirit,
because
of
what
Christ
has
done.
So
God
no
longer
treats
you
non-Jews
as
people
treat [MET]
foreigners
and
strangers
who
live
among
them [MET].
Instead,
along
with
all
God’s
people,
it
is
as
though
you
have
become
citizens
of
a
country
that
he
rules
over,
and
as
though
you
have
become
members
of
the
family
of
which
he
is
the
father [MET].
Just
like
a
building
is
built {
as
someone
builds
a
building}
on
a
foundation,
God
has
joined
you
into
one
group
that originated/began
from
what
the apostles
and
prophets
taught.
Christ
Jesus
is
the
most
important
one
in
that
group,
just
like
a
cornerstone
is
the
most
important
part
of
a
building.
And
just
like
a builder
might
join
together
all
the
parts
of
a
building
to
make
it
a
temple
that
people
will
dedicate
to
the
Lord [MET],
Christ
is
continually
causing
all
of
you
who
have
a relationship
with
him
to
be
united,
in
order
that
you
will
become
one
holy
group.
And
because
of
your relationship
with Christ,
God
is
joining
you
non-Jews
together
with
Jewish believers
to
be
like
one
building [MET]
in
which
his
Spirit
lives.
I am in prison because God appointed me to tell non-Jews that Christ is the source of great spiritual blessings for them.
Ephesians 3:1-13
Because
God
has
done
all
this
for
you non-Jews,
I,
Paul,
pray
for
you.
I
want
you
to
know
that
it
is
because
I
serve
Christ
Jesus
for
your
sake
that
I
am
in
prison.
I ◄assume
that/think
that probably►
someone
has
told
you
how
God
acted
very
kindly
toward
me, appointing
me
so
that
I
would
proclaim
the gospel
to
you non-Jews.
God
revealed
to
me
the
message
that
he
had
not
revealed
to
others.
When
you
read
what
I
have
already
written
briefly
about
that,
you
will
be
able
to
understand
that
I
understand
clearly
that
message
about
Christ.
Formerly,
God
did
not
reveal
that
message
to
anyone,
but
now
his
Spirit
has
revealed
that
message
to ◄his
holy apostles
and
prophets/people
who
tell
messages
that
come
directly
from
God►.
That
message,
which
he
has
now
revealed,
is
that
because
of
our
(inc) relationship
with
Christ
Jesus,
all
of
us, non-Jews
as
well
as
Jews [MTY],
will
receive
the
great
spiritual
blessings
that
God
has
promised
as
we
all
form
one
group [MET]
as
a
result
of
our believing
the
good
news
about
Christ.
By
God powerfully enabling
me,
and
because
God
acted
kindly
toward
me,
doing
what
I
did
not
deserve,
and
chose
me
to
do
that
work,
I
became
someone
who
tells
others
this
good
message.
Although
I
am
the
least
worthy
of
all
God’s
people,
God
kindly
appointed
me
to
proclaim
to
the non-Jews
the
message
about
the
great
spiritual
blessings
that
they
can
receive
from
Christ,
and
to
enable
everyone
to
understand
clearly
how
God
accomplished
what
he
planned.
God,
who
created
everything,
has
now
revealed
this
message,
which
he
never
revealed
to
anyone
before.
What
he
planned
was
that
all ◄believers/people
who
belong
to Christ►
would
be
the
ones
who
would
reveal
to
all
the
ranks [DOU]
of
spiritual
beings
in
heaven
that
what
God
had
planned
is
wise
in
every
way.
That
is
what
God
had
always
planned,
and
it
is
what
he
accomplished
by
what
our
Lord
Jesus
has
done.
Because
of
what
he
has
done
and
because
of
our relationship
with
him,
when
we
pray
we
can
approach
God
confidently
and
without
being
afraid.
So
I
ask
that
you
do
not
be
discouraged
because
of
my
suffering
many
things
for
you
here
in
prison.
You
should
feel
honored
that
I
am
willing
to
suffer
these
things
for
your
sake.
I
pray
that
God’s
Spirit
will
empower
you,
that
you
may
experience
how
much Christ
loves
you,
and
that
God
may
make
you
all
that
he
intends
for
you
to
be.
Ephesians 3:14-21
Because
God
has
done
all
this
for
you,
I
kneel
and
pray [MTY]
to
God
our
Father.
He
is
the
one
who
is
like
a
father
of
all
the believers
who
are
now
in
heaven
and
those
who
are
still
on
the
earth.
I
pray
that,
using
his unlimited resources,
he
will
cause
you
to
be
strengthened
by
his
Spirit {cause
his
Spirit
to
strengthen
you}
in
your ◄inner
beings/hearts►
with
all
God’s
power.
That
is,
I
pray
that
because
of
your
trusting
in
Christ,
his
Spirit
may
live
in
your ◄inner
beings/hearts► (OR,
he
may
live
in
your
hearts).
And
I
pray
that
because
you
love
Christ
firmly
and
faithfully/continually [MET],
you,
along
with
all
other believers,
may
be
able
to
know
how
very [DOU]
much Christ
loves
us(inc).
I
want
you
to
experience
how
very
deeply
he
loves
us,
even
though
it
is
not possible
for
us
to
understand
fully
how
much
he
loves
us.
And
I
pray
that
God
will
enable
you
to
be
filled
with {have
a
full
measure
of}
all
the
qualities
of
his
character
that
he
himself
has.
God
is
able
to
do
much ◄greater
things/more►
than
we
could
ask
him
to
do,
or
even
that
we
might
think
that
he
can
do,
by
his
power
that
is
working
within
us.
Because
of
our relationship
with
Christ
Jesus,
may
all ◄believers/those
who
belong
to
him►
praise
him
forever. ◄Amen!/May
it
be
so!►
Conduct your lives in a way that shows that you are God’s people; do all that you can to keep all the believers united; and remember that Christ has given various abilities to each of his people, in order that you all may be united and grow spiritually and become like Christ.
Ephesians 4:1-16
Therefore
I,
who
am
in
prison
because
I
serve
the
Lord
Jesus,
urge
you,
whom
God
has
chosen
to
be
his
people,
to
do
these
things:
Conduct
your
lives
as
God’s
people
should.
Always
be
humble,
and
do
not
demand
your
own
rights.
Be
patient
with
each
other,
and,
because
you
love
each
other,
endure
each other’s ◄irritating
behavior/behavior
that
you
do
not
like►.
God’s
Spirit
has
caused
you
to
be
united
with
one
another,
so
do
all
that
you
can
to
remain
united
with
one
another
by
acting
peacefully
toward
each
other.
All
we believers
form
just
one
group [MET],
and
we
have
only
one
Holy
Spirit.
Similarly,
you
were
chosen {
God
chose
you}
in
order
that
you
all
might
confidently
keep expecting
one
set
of
good
things
from
God.
There
is
only
one
Lord,
Jesus
Christ.
We
all
believe
the
same
teaching
about
him.
It
was
to
show
that
we
belong
to
him
alone
that
we
had
someone baptize
us.
There
is
one
God,
who
is
the
spiritual
Father
of
all
us believers.
He
rules
over
all
his
people;
he enables
all
his
people
to
do
powerful
things (OR,
he
sustains
all
his
people);
and
his
Spirit
lives
in
all
his
people.
Christ
has
generously
given
to
each
one
of
us
spiritual
gifts,
just
like
he
decided
to
give
them.
When Christ
gave
gifts
to
his
people,
it
was
similar
to
what
the
Psalmist
said
about
God
receiving
tribute
money
from
those
whom
he
had
conquered,
When
he
ascended
to
heaven,
he
gave
as
gifts
to
people
the
things
that
he
had
taken
from
the
people
whom
he
captured:
The
words ‘he ascended’
certainly imply/indicate [RHQ]
that Christ
had
also
previously
descended
to
the
earth.
Christ,
who
descended
to
earth,
is
also
the
one
who
ascended
to
the
most
exalted
position
in
heaven,
in
order
that
he
might
show
his
power [MTY]
throughout
the universe.
He
appointed
some
people
to
be apostles.
He
appointed
some
people
to
be ◄prophets/ones
who
reveal
messages
that
come
directly
from
God►.
He
appointed
some
people
to
be ◄evangelists/ones
whose
work
is
to
tell
others
the
message
about Christ►.
He
appointed
some
people
to
lead
and
teach
the
congregations.
He
appointed
all
of
these
in
order
that
they
would
prepare
God’s
people
to
do
God’s
work,
so
that
all
the
people
who
belong
to
Christ [MET]
might
become
spiritually mature.
He
wants
all
of
us
believers
to
be
united
because
we
all
believe
in
the
Son
of
God (OR,
the
man
who
was
also
God)
and
because
we
all
know
him.
He
wants
us
to
become spiritually
mature;
that
is,
he
wants
us
to
be ◄perfect/all
that
God
wants
us
to
be►,
just
like
Christ
was ◄
perfect/all
that
God
wanted
him
to
be►.
Then
we
will
no
longer
be
spiritually
immature,
like [MET]
little
children
are
immature.
We
will
no
longer
be
constantly
changing
what
we
believe,
like [MET]
waves
of
the
sea
are
constantly
changing
as
the
wind
blows
and
tosses
them
back
and
forth.
We
will
not
allow
people
who
teach
what
is
false
and
who
scheme
to
deceive/influence
us.
Instead,
by
loving
others
as
we
behave
as
God’s
truth
requires (OR,
speak
in
a
loving
manner
what
is
true),
we
will
become
more
and
more
like
Christ
in
every
way.
He
is
the
one
who
controls/guides
all
his
people [MET],
just
like
a
person’s
head
controls/guides
his
body.
He
enables
all
those
who
belong
to
him
to mature spiritually.
A
person’s
body
grows
stronger,
as
each
part
of
the
body
is
joined
to
the
others
by
the ligaments
and
as
each
part ◄functions
properly/works
as
it
should►.
Similarly, believers
will
become mature
spiritually
by
loving
each
other
and
by
each
of
them
doing
the
work
that
God
wants
them
to
do [MET].
You
should
conduct
yourselves
in
a
way
that matches
your
new
life;
so
stop
doing
the
harmful
things
that unbelievers
do,
and
do
good
things
to
one
another.
Ephesians 4:17-32
The
Lord
Jesus
has
authorized
me
to
strongly
tell
you
that
you
must
no
longer
conduct
your
lives
like unbelievers
do.
The
futile/worthless
way
in
which
they
think [MET]
controls
how
they
conduct
their
lives.
They
are
unable
to
think
clearly [MET]
about
what
is
right
and
what
is
wrong.
Because
they
have
decided
that
they
do
not
want
to
know
about
God
and
because
they
stubbornly [IDM]
refuse
to
listen
to
his
message,
they
do
not
have
the
eternal
life
that
God
gives
us.
The
result
is
that
because
they
have
ceased ◄to
care/to
be
concerned►
about
what
is
right
and
what
is
wrong,
they
have ◄deliberately
committed
themselves
to
doing/wholeheartedly
decided
to
do►
the
shameful
things
that
their
bodies
want,
and
they
commit
all
kinds
of immoral
acts,
and
continually
are
eager
to
do
more
of
those
things.
But
when
you
learned
about
Christ,
you
did
not
learn
to
behave
like
that.
I
am
sure
that
you
heard
the
message
about
Christ,
and
because
you
are
people
who
have
a
close relationship
with
him,
you
were
taught {
others
taught
you}
the
true
way
to
live
that
Jesus
showed
us.
You
were
taught {
They
taught
you}
that
you
must
put
aside [MET]
your
evil nature;
that
is,
that
you
must
not
behave
like
you
formerly
did.
Your
evil
desires
deceived
you,
making
you
want
to
do
evil
things
and
causing
you
to
think
that
doing
that
was
good
for
you;
and
your
thinking
like
that
was
destroying
you
spiritually.
Others
taught
you
that
instead,
you
must
let
God’s
Spirit
change
the
way
you
think,
and
that
you
must
start
being [MET]
the
new
persons
that
God
made
you
to
become.
That
is,
your
behavior
must
be
righteous
and
truly/genuinely
devout.
Therefore,
quit
lying
to
one
another.
Instead,
because
we
all
belong
to
just
one
group
of believers,
speak
truthfully
to
each
other.
If
you
get
angry,
do
not
sin
as
a
result
of
getting
angry.
Before
the
end
of
the
day [MTY],
stop
being
angry;
by
doing
that,
you
will
not
allow
the
devil
to
make
you
do
evil.
Those
who
have
been
stealing
must
not
steal
any
longer.
Instead,
they
should
work
hard
to earn ◄their
living/what
they
need► ◄
by
their
own
efforts/
by
what
they
do
themselves► [MTY],
in
order
that
they
may
have
something
to
give
to
those
who
are
needy.
Do
not
use [MTY]
foul
language.
Instead,
say
only
things
that
are
useful
for
helping
people
when
they
need
help,
things
that
will
help
spiritually
the
people
that
you
talk
to.
God
has
given
you
his
Spirit ◄to
confirm/to
assure
you►
that
some
day
God
will
claim
all
you
people
whom Christ
has
redeemed [MET],
just
like
people
confirm
that
something
belongs
to
them
by
putting
their
seal
on
it.
So
do
not
cause
God’s
Holy
Spirit
to
be
sad ◄
by
the
way
you
talk/by
the
things
that
you
say►.
Do
not
be resentful
at
all towards
others.
Do
not
become
angry
in
any
way.
Never
shout abusively
at
others.
Never ◄slander/say
bad
things
about►
others.
Never
act
maliciously/be
mean
in
any
way.
Be
kind
to
one
another.
Act mercifully
toward
each
other.
Forgive
each
other,
just
like
God
forgave
you
because
of
what
Christ
has
done.
Imitate God, do everything in a way that shows love, and do not let anyone persuade you to live immorally, because God will punish those who disobey him.
Ephesians 5:1-6
◄Imitate/Behave
like►
God,
because
he
loves
you
who
are
as
though
you
were [SIM]
his
children.
Do
everything
in
a
way
that
shows
that
you
love
people,
just
like
Christ
loved
us
and
willingly
died
for
us.
He
offered
himself
to
God
as
a
sacrifice
that
was
very
pleasing
to
God,
just
like
Jewish
priests
offered sweet-smelling
animal
sacrifices
to
God [MET].
Do
not
commit
any
kind
of
immoral
act [DOU],
and
do
not
desire
more
things
than
you
need.
Do
not
act
in
such
a
way
that
others
could
even ◄spread
rumors/talk►
about
your
acting
in
such
ways,
because
it
is
not
appropriate/fitting
for
God’s
people
to
do
such
things.
Do
not
use obscene/shameful
language
when
you
talk
to
people.
Do
not
talk
foolishly.
Do
not
use vulgar/indecent
language,
because
it
is
not
appropriate/fitting
that
God’s
people
should
talk
like
that.
Instead,
tell
people
how
much
you
thank
God
for
all
he
does
for
you.
You
can
be
sure
of
this:
No
person
who
is sexually
immoral
or
who
acts indecently/shamefully
will
be
among
those
people
whom
God
rules
over [MET]
in
heaven.
Neither
will
those
who
desire
more
things
than
they
need.
Such
people
worship
their
possessions
instead
of
worshipping
God.
Do
not
let
anyone
deceive
you
by suggesting
that
God
will
really
not
punish
people
who
commit
such
sins,
because
God
certainly
will
punish [MTY]
those
who habitually
disobey
him
by
doing
such
things.
Live
righteously,
and
expose
the
evil
deeds
that
evil
people
do,
because
when
you
do
that,
those
people
who
do
those
evil
things
will
come
to
know
the
truth.
Ephesians 5:7-21
So,
do
not
commit
the
same
kinds
of
deeds
that
such
people
do,
because
formerly
you
did
not
know
God’s
truth [MET],
as
those
who
are
in
darkness
do
not
know
what
is
around
them.
But
now
it
is
as
though
you
are
in
the
light [MET]
because
you
know
God’s
truth
because
of
your relationship
with
the
Lord
Jesus.
So
do
those
things
that
those
who
know
God’s
truth [MET]
should
do.
Keep
in
mind
that
as
light [MET]
causes
good
things
to
grow,
those
who
know
God’s
truth
should
do
those
things
that
are
good,
righteous,
and
honest.
And
as
you
do
that,
try ◄to
find
out/to
discover►
what
pleases
the
Lord.
Do
not
do
the
worthless
deeds
that
the
people ◄who
are
in
spiritual
darkness/who
do
not
know
God’s
truth► [MET]
do.
Instead,
let
others
know
that
those
people’s
deeds
are
worthless.
It
is
shameful
for
God’s
people
to
even
talk
among
themselves
about
those
evil
deeds
that
evil
people
do
secretly
and habitually.
But
when
God’s
people
rebuke
those
evil
people
about
their
deeds,
it
will
be
clear/evident
how
evil
their
deeds
really
are,
just
like
everything
exposed
to
the
light
becomes
visible {as
light [MET]
reveals
everything
that
we
cannot
see
in
the
darkness}.
Just
like
something
on
which
a
light
shines reflects
that
light [MET],
whoever
has
learned
God’s
truth
reveals
that
truth
to
others.
That
is
why
we believers
say
this:
You
who
are
not
aware
of
your
sins,
become
aware
of
them [MET]!
It
is
as
though
you
are
sound
asleep,
so
wake
up!
Be
like
dead
people
who
are
becoming
alive
again!
Christ
will
cause
you
to
know
God’s
truth,
just
like
a
light [MET]
that
shines
causes
people
to
know
what
is
in
the
darkness.
So
be
very
careful
how
you
behave.
Do
not
behave
as
foolish
people
do.
Instead,
behave
as
wise
people
do.
Use
your
time
carefully,
because
these
days [MTY]
people
do
extremely
evil
deeds.
So
do
not
be
foolish.
Instead,
understand
what
the
Lord
Jesus
wants
you
to
do,
and
do
it!
Do
not
become
drunk
by
drinking alcoholic
drinks,
since
people
are
unable
to
control
their
behavior
when
they
are
drunk.
Instead,
let
God’s
Spirit
control
your
behavior
at
all
times [MTY].
Sing
to
each
other ◄Psalms/songs
with
words
from
the Scriptures►,
sing
other
songs
that
the
congregation
knows,
and
songs
that
God’s
Spirit
gives
you.
Sing
these
Psalms
and
other
songs
sincerely
to
praise
the
Lord
Jesus.
At
all
times
thank
God,
who
is
our
heavenly
Father,
for
everything,
especially
for
what
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ [MTY]
has
done
for
you.
Humbly
submit
yourselves
to
each
other
because
you
reverence
Christ,
who
is
our
example.
Instructions
about
how
wives
and
husbands,
children
and
parents,
and
slaves
and
masters
should
behave
toward
each
other.
Ephesians 5:22—6:9
Because
husbands
have
authority
over [MET]
their
wives,
just
as
all
of
us believers
form
one
group
under
the
authority
of Christ,
you
women
should
submit
yourselves
to
the
authority
of
your
husbands
just
as
you
submit
yourselves
to
the
Lord
Jesus.
He
is
the
one
who
saves
all
his
people
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins.
Just
like
all believers
submit
themselves
to
the
authority
of
Christ,
the
women
must
submit
themselves
completely
to
the
authority
of
their
husbands.
Each
of
you
husbands,
love
your
wife
as
Christ
loved
all
of
us
who
would
become believers,
with
the
result
that
he
willingly
died
for
our
sake,
in
order
that
he
might ◄set
us
apart
for
himself/cause
us
to
belong
to
him►.
That
is,
by
revealing
his
message
to
us,
he
wanted
to
remove
the
guilt
of
our
sin,
just
like
people
remove
dirt
from
something
by
washing
it [MET].
Christ
did
that
in
order
that
he
might
cause
all
of
us believers
to
be
a
glorious
group
of
people
that
belong
to
him,
people
that
do
not
have
any
moral flaws/imperfections,
but
instead
might
be
completely
pure [DOU]
when
he
gathers
us ◄to
his
presence/to
himself►.
In
the
same
way,
each
man
should
love
his
wife
as
he
loves
his
own
body.
Men
who
love
their
wives,
it
is
as
though
they
love
themselves.
This
is
shown
by
the
fact
that
no
one
ever
hated
his
own
body.
Instead,
he
feeds
his
own
body
and
cares
for
it,
just
like Christ
also
cares
for
all
us believers.
We
have
become
one
group
of believers
that
belongs
to
him [MET].
What
someone
has
written
in
the Scriptures
about
people
who
marry
is
this,
When
a
man
and
a
woman
marry,
they
should ◄
permanently
leave/no
longer
live
with►
their
fathers
and
mothers.
They
should
be
joined
as
husband
and
wife,
and
the
two
of
them
shall
become
as
though
they
were
one [MET]
person.
It
is
very
difficult
to
understand
the
meaning
of
these
things
that
God
has
now
revealed
to
me,
but
I
am
telling
you
that
those
words
also refer
to
the relationship
between
Christ
and
all
those
who
belong
to
him.
However,
as
for
you(pl),
each
man
must
love
his
wife
just
as
he
loves
himself,
and
each
woman
must
respect
her
husband.
You
children,
because
you ◄belong
to/have
a
close relationship
with►
the
Lord
Jesus,
obey
your
parents,
because
it
is
right
for
you
to
do
that.
God
commanded
in
the Scriptures,
Greatly
respect
your
father
and
mother.
That
is
the
first
law
that
God
commanded
in
which
he
also
promised
something.
He
promised,
If
you
do
that,
you
will
prosper,
and
you
will
live
a
long
time.
You
parents (OR,
You
fathers),
do
not
treat
your
children
so
severely
that
they
become
angry.
Instead,
bring
them
up
well
by instructing
them
and
by
disciplining
them
in
the
manner
that
the
Lord
Jesus
wants
you
to
do.
You
slaves,
obey
those
who
are
your
masters.
Obey
them
very respectfully
and
sincerely [DOU],
just
like
you
obey
Christ.
Obey
them,
not
only
when
they
are
watching [MTY]
you,
and
not
only
to
cause
them
to
think
highly/well
of
you.
Instead,
obey
them
as
though
you
were [MET]
slaves
of
Christ,
not
slaves
of
your
masters.
Do enthusiastically
what
God
wants
you
to
do.
Serve
your
masters
zealously/wholeheartedly,
as
you
would
serve
the
Lord
Jesus,
not
as
you
would
serve
ordinary
people.
Do
this
because
you
know
that
some
day
the
Lord
Jesus
will
reward
each
person
for
whatever
good
deeds
that
person
has
done.
He
will
reward
people
who
are
slaves
and
people
who
are
not
slaves.
You
masters,
just
like
your
slaves
should
serve
you
well,
you
similarly
must
treat
them
well.
Stop threatening
to
beat
them
if
they
do
not
do
their
work
well.
Do
not
forget
you
and
they
have
the
same
Lord
who
is
in
heaven.
So
he
is
the
one
who
will
say
to
you
and
your
slaves
whether
he
approves
of
what
you
and
they
have
done,
and
when
he
judges
people,
he
does
not
act
more
favorably
toward
some
than
he
acts
toward
others.
As
you
always
rely
on
the
Lord
to
strengthen
you,
make
use
of
every
spiritual resource
that
God
provides
to
resist
the devil
and
all
his
powerful
evil
spirits.
Ephesians 6:10-20
Finally,
at
all
times
rely/depend
completely
on
the
Lord
Jesus
to
strengthen
you
spiritually
by
his
own
mighty
power.
Just
like
a
soldier
puts
on
all
his ◄armor/things
to
help
him
fight► [MET],
you
should
use
every
spiritual resource/help
that
God
provides
for
you,
in
order
that
you
may
successfully
resist
the
devil
when
he cleverly
tries
to
oppose
you.
You
must
do
this
because
the
fighting
that
we
believers
do
is
not
only
against
human
beings [SYN].
Instead,
we
are
also
fighting
against
evil
spirits
who
rule
and
have
authority
over
all
that
is
evil [MET]
in
the
world.
And
we
are
fighting
against
evil
spirits
who
are
in
heavenly
places (OR,
everywhere).
Therefore,
just
like
a
soldier
puts
on
all
his ◄armor/things
to
help
him
fight► [MET],
use
well
all
the
spiritual resources/helps
that
God
provides
for
you.
Do
that
in
order
that
you
may
be
able
to
resist
successfully
the devil
and
all
his
powerful
evil
spirits [MTY]
every
time
they ◄attack
you/tempt
you
to
sin
or
cause
something
bad
to
happen
to
you►.
Do
it
also
in
order
that
when
you
have
done
all
that
you
can
to
resist
them
when
they
attack
you,
you
will
still
be
ready
to
resist
them
when
they
attack
you
the
next
time.
You
must
be
ready
to
firmly
resist
the devil
and
his
evil
spirits [MET],
just
like
soldiers
must
be
ready
to
resist
the
enemy.
Prepare
for
doing
that
by
doing
these
things:
To
be
strong spiritually,
hold
firmly
to
God’s
truth,
just
like
soldiers
prepare ◄to
stand
firm
against/to
firmly
resist►
their
enemies
by fastening
their
belts
around
their waists [MET].
Act
righteously
in
order
to
protect
yourself
against demonic
attacks,
just
like
soldiers
put
on
breastplates
to
protect
their
chests
against
their
enemies’
attacks [MET].
Hold
fast
the
good
message
that
gives
us
peace
with
God,
just
like
soldiers
put
on
their boots
firmly [MET] ◄to
stand
firm
against/to
firmly
resist►
their
enemies.
In
addition,
keep
trusting
firmly
in
the
Lord.
That
will
enable
you
to
protect
yourselves
from
anything
that
Satan,
the
evil
one,
may
do
to
harm
you spiritually,
just
like
soldiers
carry
shields
to
protect
themselves
against
the
arrows
that
have
flaming tips
that
their
enemies
shoot
at
them [MET].
And
rely/depend
on
the
fact
that
God
has
saved
you,
in
order
to
protect
yourselves
against demonic
attacks,
just
like
soldiers
put
on
a
helmet
to
protect
their
heads
from
attacks
by
their
enemies [MET].
And
be
ready
to
use
the
weapon
that
God’s
Spirit
has
given
you,
which
is
the
message
of
God,
in
order
to
fight
against ◄demonic powers/Satan►,
just
like
soldiers
use
their
swords
to
fight
against
their
enemies [MET].
As
you
are
doing
that,
keep
praying
to
God
at
all
times,
and requesting
him
to
do
things
for
you
and
others;
and
let
God’s
Spirit
direct
what
you
pray.
For
this
purpose,
always
be
spiritually
alert/watchful,
and ◄always
be persistent
in/never
quit►
praying
for
all
God’s
people.
And
specifically,
pray
for
me.
Pray
that
God
will
tell
me
what
I
should
say [MTY]
whenever
I
speak,
in
order
that
I
may
boldly
tell
others
the
good
message
about Christ.
People
did
not
know
that
message
before,
but
God
has
now
revealed
it
to
me.
I
am ◄a
representative
of
Christ/one
who
speaks
on
behalf
of
Christ►
as
I
tell
this
message
to
others,
and
I
am
in
prison [MTY]
because
of
that.
Pray
that
when
I
tell
others
about
Christ,
I
may
speak
without
being
afraid,
because
that
is
how
I
ought
to
speak.
I
am
sending Tychicus
to
tell
you
what
is happening
here
and
to
encourage
you.
I
pray
that
God
will
give
you
peace
and
love
for
each
other,
and
that
he
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
all.
Ephesians 6:21-24
In
order
that
you
may
know
about
what
is happening
to
me
and
what
I
am
doing,
I
am
sending
Tychicus
to
you
with
this
letter.
He
will
tell
you
everything
that
is happening
here.
He
is
a
fellow
believer
whom
we
all
(inc)
love
very
much,
and
he
serves
the
Lord
Jesus
faithfully.
That
is
the
reason
that
I
am
sending
him
to
you;
I
want
you
to
know ◄how
my
companions
and
I
are/what
is happening
to
my
companions
and
me►,
and
I
want
him
to
encourage
you [SYN].
I
pray
that
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
cause
all
of
you
fellow believers
to
have
inner
peace,
and
enable
you
to
love
each
other
and
to
continue
trusting
in
Christ.
I
pray
that
God
will
continue
to
act
kindly
to
you
and
to
all
others
who
love
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
and
will
never
quit
loving
him.
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Philippians
Philippians
Php
This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Philippi. We call this book
Philippians
Philippians 1:1-2
I, Paul, write this letter to all of you who are God’s people at Philippi. May God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord bless you.
I,
Paul,
and
Timothy,
who
is
with
me,
are
men
who
serve
Christ
Jesus.
I
am
writing
this
letter
to
all
of
you
who
are
pastors
and
deacons
in
Philippi
city
and
to
the
rest
of
God’s
people
there
who
have
a
close relationship
with
Christ
Jesus.
We
both (OR,
I)
pray
that
God,
who
is
our
Father,
and
Jesus
Christ,
who
is
our
Lord,
will
continue
to
be
kind
to
you
and
will
continue
to
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace.
I
thank
God
and
rejoice
because
you
have
been
working
together
with
me
to
make
known
the
good
message
from
when
you
first
believed
until
now.
Philippians 1:3-8
I
thank
my
God
whenever
I
think
about
you.
Every
time [DOU]
I
pray
for
you,
I
joyfully
pray [DOU]
for
all
of
you.
I
thank
God
and
rejoice
because
you
have
been
working
together
with
me
in
order
to
make
known
the
good
message
about Christ.
You
started
doing
that
when
you
first [MTY]
believed
it,
and
you
have
continued
doing
it
until
now.
I
am
completely
confident
that
God,
who
has
begun
to
do
in
you
what
is
good, (OR,
that
since
God
has
begun
to
do
in
you
what
is
good,
he)
will
continue
to
do
that
until
he
finishes
doing
it
on
the
day
Christ
Jesus [MTY]
returns.
During
this
time
that
I
have
been
a
prisoner [MTY]
and
during
the
times
I
was
previously
able
to
defend
the
good
message
about Christ
and
proved/confirmed
to
others
that
it
is
true,
all
of
you
have
been
sharing
with
me (OR,
have
helped
me)
in
this
work
that
God
kindly
gave
to
me
to
do.
So
indeed
it
is
right
that
I
feel
joyful
about
you
all,
because
you
are
very
dear [IDM]
to
me.
God
can verify
that
Christ
Jesus
causes
me
to
love
and
long
for
all
of
you
very
much,
just
like
Christ
loves
you.
I
pray
that
God
will
enable
you
to
know
how
to
love
one
another
more
and
more
appropriately
and
to
completely
understand
how
you
should
believe
and
act.
Philippians 1:9-11
And
what
I
pray
for
you
is
that
God
will
enable
you
to
truly
know
and
learn
how
to
love
one
another
more
and
more
in
every
situation.
And
I
pray
that
he
will
enable
you
to
completely
understand
how
you
should
believe
and
act.
I
pray
this
in
order
that
you
might
be
spiritually
pure
and faultless (OR,
completely faultless [DOU])
on
the
day
that
Christ
returns [MTY],
and
in
order
that
you
might
conduct
your
lives [IDM]
completely
righteously
as
a
result
of
Jesus
Christ
enabling
you
to
do
so,
in
order
that
people
will
honor
God
and
praise
him (OR,
people
will
praise
God
very
much [DOU]).
I
want
you
to
realize
that
as
a
result
of
my
imprisonment
many
more
people
have
heard
the
good
message
about
Christ.
Philippians 1:12-14
My
fellow believers,
I
want
you
to
know
that
the
troubles
I
have
experienced
have
not
prevented
me
from
proclaiming
the
good
message
to
people.
Instead,
these
things
that
I
have
experienced
have
enabled
even
more
people
to
hear
the
good
message
about Christ.
Specifically,
all
the
military
guards
who
are
stationed
here
in Rome
and
many
other [HYP]
people
in
this
city [HYP]
now
know
that
I
am
a
prisoner [MTY]
because
I
proclaim
the
good
news
about
Christ.
Also,
most
of
the believers
here
now
proclaim
the
message
from
God
more
courageously
and fearlessly
because
they
trust
the
Lord
more
firmly
to
help
them.
They
trust
the
Lord
more
because
they
have
seen
how
the
Lord
has
helped
me
while
I
have
been
a
prisoner [MTY]
here.
Even
though
some believers
proclaim
the
message
about
Christ
because
they
are antagonistic
toward
me,
at
least
they
are
proclaiming
Christ,
and
so
I
rejoice.
Philippians 1:15-18a
Some
people
proclaim
the
message
about Christ
as
I
do
because
they
are
happy
with
my
work.
They
proclaim
the
message
about Christ
because
they
love
me
and
because
they
know
that
God
has
placed
me
here
to
defend
the
message
about Christ [CHI].
Others
proclaim
the
message
about
Christ
because
they
envy
me
and
oppose
me.
They
proclaim
the
message
about
Christ
because
they
have
wrong
motives.
They
wrongly
assume
that
because
they
are
causing
many
people
to
follow
them,
I
will
be
jealous,
and
as
a
result,
I
will
feel
more
miserable
while
I
am
a
prisoner [MTY]
here.
But
it
does
not
matter
whether
people
proclaim
the
message
about
Christ
because
they
have
wrong
motives,
or
whether
people
proclaim
the
message
about
Christ
because
they
have
right
motives.
The
important
thing
in
either
case
is
that
the
message
about
Christ
is
being
proclaimed {people
are
proclaiming
the
message
about
Christ}.
And
because
of
that
I
rejoice!
I
will
continue
to
rejoice
because
I
know
that
I
will
remain
completely
victorious spiritually.
I
earnestly
expect
to
boldly
honor
Christ
whether
I
live
or
die.
Philippians 1:18b-26
Furthermore,
I
will
continue
to
rejoice,
because
when
I
experience
troubles,
I
know
that
some
day
God
will
say
that
he
approves
of
what
I
have
done (OR,
that
the Roman
authorities
will
set
me
free).
This
will
happen
as
a
result
of
your
praying
for
me,
and
as
a
result
of
God’s
Spirit,
whom
Jesus
Christ
gave
me,
helping
me.
I
know
that
this
will
happen
because
I
very
confidently
expect [DOU]
that
I
will
faithfully
honor
Christ.
I
expect
that
like
I
always
have
done,
Christ
will
be
greatly
honored {I
will
continue
now
also
to
very
boldly
honor
Christ}
by
means
of
all
that
I
do [SYN, MTY],
whether
by
the
way
I
live
or
by
the
way
I
die.
As
for
me,
I
live
in
order
to
honor
Christ.
But
if
I
die,
it
will
be
better
for
me
than
if
I
continue
to
live,
because
then
I
will
be
with
him.
On
the
other
hand,
if
I
continue
to
live,
that
will
enable
me
to
continue
to
serve
Christ effectively.
As
a
result,
I
do
not
know
which
to
choose.
That
is,
I
am
not
sure
which
of
those
two
I
prefer.
I
long
to
leave
this
world
and
go
to
be
with
Christ,
because
that
will
be
very
much
better
for
me.
Nevertheless,
it
is
more
important
that
I
remain
alive
than
that
I
go
to
be
with Christ
because
you
still
need
me
to
help
you.
Since
I
am
convinced
of
this,
I
know
that
I
will
remain
alive
and
that
I
will
go/come
to
be
with
you
all.
As
a
result,
you
will
believe
in Christ
more
firmly,
and
as
a
result
of
that,
you
will
rejoice.
That
is,
you
will
be
able
to
rejoice
very
greatly
because
of
Christ
Jesus
bringing
me
to
be
with
you
again.
Conduct
yourselves
just
like
you
learned
in
the
message
about
Christ, unitedly
and fearlessly resisting
those
who
oppose
you
and
the gospel,
since
God
is
helping
you
in
all
your struggles.
Philippians 1:27-30
Most importantly,
as
fellow
believers
in
Christ,
conduct
yourselves
just
like
you
learned
you
should
do
when
you
heard
the
message
about
Christ.
Do
that
in
order
that
whether
I
come
and
see
you,
or
whether
I
am
away
from
you
and
people
tell
me
about
you,
what
I
hear
or
see
will
make
me
happy.
They
will
tell
me
that
you
are unitedly
and cooperatively resisting
those
who
oppose
the
message
about
Christ (OR,
oppose
you).
I
will
know
that
you
are
not allowing
others
to
influence
you
to
believe
a
message
that
is
different
from
the
gospel
about
Christ.
And
I
will
know
that
you
are
not
at
all
frightened
by {afraid
of}
the
people
who
oppose
you.
This
will
show/prove
to
those
people
that
God
will
destroy
them,
but
this
will
show/prove
to
you
that
God
will
save
you
eternally.
It
is
God
who
is
doing
all
this.
Remember
that
he
has
not
only
kindly
enabled
you
to
believe
in
Christ,
he
has
also
kindly
allowed
you
to
suffer
for
the
sake
of
Christ.
As
a
result,
you
are
having
to
resist
those
who
oppose
the
good
message,
just
like
you
saw
that
I
had
to
resist
such
people
there
in Philippi,
and
just
like
you
hear
that
I
still
have
to
resist
such
people
here
now.
Since Christ loves and encourages us and the Holy Spirit fellowships with us, make me completely happy by agreeing with one another, loving one another, and humbly serving one another.
Philippians 2:1-4
Since
Christ
encourages
us,
since
he
loves
us
and
comforts
us,
since
God’s
Spirit fellowships
with
us,
and
since
Christ
is
very
merciful [DOU]
to
us,
make
me
completely
happy
by
doing
the
following
things:
Agree
with
one
another,
love
one
another,
be
closely
united
with
one
another,
and
live harmoniously
with
one
another [DOU].
Never
try
to
selfishly
make
yourselves
more
important
than
others
nor
boast
about
what
you
are
doing.
Instead,
be
humble,
and
in
particular,
honor
one
another
more
than
you
honor
yourselves.
Each
one
of
you
should
not
only
be
concerned
about
your
own
affairs.
Instead,
each
of
you
should
also
be
concerned ◄that
you
help/about
the
needs
of►
one
another.
You
should
think
just
like Christ
Jesus
thought.
He
willingly
gave
up
his
divine privileges
and
humbled
himself,
willingly
obeying
God
although
it
meant
disgracefully
dying
on
a
cross.
As
a
result,
God
exalted
him
to
the
highest
position,
to
be
acknowledged
by
the
entire universe
as
the supreme
Lord.
Philippians 2:5-11
You
should
think/act
just
like
Christ
Jesus
thought/acted.
Although
he
has
the
same nature
as
God
has,
he
did
not insist
on
keeping
all
the privileges
of
being
equal
with
God.
Instead,
he
willingly
gave
up
divine privileges.
Specifically,
he
became
a
human
being
and
took
the
attitude
of
a
servant.
When
he
had
become
a
human
being,
he
humbled
himself
even
more.
Specifically,
he
obeyed
God
even
to
the
extent
of
being
willing
to
die.
He
was
even
willing
to
be nailed
to
a
cross,
to
die
as
though
he
were
a criminal.
As
a
result,
God
promoted
him
to
a
rank
that
is
above
every
other
rank.
God
did
that
in
order
that
every
being [SYN]
in
heaven
and
on
earth
and
under
the
earth
should
worship [MTY]
Jesus,
and
in
order
that
every
person [SYN]
should
declare
that
Jesus
Christ
is
Lord.
As
a
result
of
everyone
doing
that,
they
will
honor
God,
his
Father.
Since
you
have
always
obeyed
God,
continue
to
try
to
do
those
things
which
are
appropriate
for
people
whom
God
has
saved,
and
he
will
enable
you
to
do
so.
Philippians 2:12-13
My
dear
friends,
as
you
consider
this,
since
you
have
always
obeyed
God,
each
of
you
should
very reverentially [DOU]
try
to
do
those
things
that
are
proper
for
people
whom
God
has
saved.
You
should
do
those
things
not
only
when
I
am
with
you.
Instead,
you
should
try
even
more
to
do
them
now
when
I
am
not
with
you.
You
are
able
to
do
these
things,
since
God
himself
causes
you
to
desire
to
do
what
he
wants
you
to
do,
and
he
also enables
you
to
do
what
he
wants
you
to
do.
Always
obey
God
and
your
leaders,
and
never
complain
about
them
or
argue
with
them,
in
order
that
you
may
be
perfect
children
of
God, witnessing
by
how
you
live
and
what
you
say
to
the
ungodly
people
among
whom
you
live.
Philippians 2:14-16
Do
everything
God
or
your
leaders
ask
you
to
do.
Never
complain
about
what
they
want
you
to
do,
or
argue
with
them.
Behave
like
that
in
order
that
you
may
be
completely faultless [DOU]
and
may
be
perfect
children
of
God [DOU]
while
you
live
in
the
midst
of
people
who
are
wicked
and
do
very
wicked
things [DOU].
As
you
live
among
them,
show
them
clearly [MET]
the
way
they
ought
to
behave,
just
like
the
sun,
moon,
and
stars
show
the
road
clearly
to
us [SIM].
Tell
them
how
to
have
eternal
life.
I
ask
that
you
do
that
in
order
that
on
the
day
Christ
returns
I
may
be
able
to
rejoice [MTY],
that
I
did
not
labor [DOU]
so
hard
among
you
in
vain.
Because
you
and
I
dedicate
ourselves
together
to
do
God’s
will,
even
if
I
am
to
be
executed,
I
will
rejoice,
and
you
should
also
rejoice.
Philippians 2:17-18
Perhaps
the Roman
authorities
will
execute
me,
and
my
blood
will
pour
out [MET]
as
the
wine
pours
out
when
the
priest
offers
it
to
God [MET].
For
your
part,
you
believe
in Christ
firmly.
As
a
result,
you
have
given
yourselves
completely
to
God
in
order
that
you
might
do
what
he
wills [MET],
just
like
a
priest
offers
a
sacrifice
completely
to
God [MET].
Because
I
dedicate
myself
wholly
to
God
together
with
you,
even
if
they
are
about
to
execute
me,
I
will
greatly
rejoice [DOU],
because
I
am
giving
myself
wholly
to
God,
and
because
you
all
are
giving
yourselves
wholly
to
God.
Similarly,
you
too
should
rejoice
because
you
are
giving
yourselves
wholly
to
God,
and
you
should
rejoice
because
I
am
giving
myself
wholly
to
God.
I
confidently
expect
that
the
Lord
Jesus
will
enable
me
to
send Timothy
to
you
soon.
He genuinely
cares
for
your
welfare,
not
his
own interests.
I
am
confident
that
the
Lord
will
enable
me
also
to
come
soon.
Philippians 2:19-24
My relationship
with
the
Lord
Jesus
leads
me
to
confidently
expect
that
he
will
enable
me
to
send
Timothy
to
you
soon,
in
order
that
his
telling
you
the
news
about
me
will
encourage
you.
But
I
also
expect
that
his
returning
to
me
and
telling
me
the
news
about
you
will
encourage
me.
Keep
in
mind
that
I
have
no
one
else
like
him
who
genuinely
cares
for
you.
All
the
others
whom
I
have
considered
that
I
might
send
to
you
are
concerned
only
about
their
own
matters.
They
are
not
concerned
about
what
Jesus
Christ
considers
important.
But
you
know
that Timothy
has
proved
that
he
serves
the
Lord
and
others
faithfully.
You
know
that
he
has
served
the
Lord
closely
together
with
me
in
proclaiming
to
people
the
message
about
Christ
as
though
he
were [SIM]
my
son
and
I
were
his
own
father.
So
then
he
is
the
one
I
confidently
expect
to
send
to
you
as
soon
as
I
know
what
will
happen
to
me.
And
I
am
confident
that
I
will
soon
be
released {
the
authorities
will
soon
release
me}
so
that
the
Lord
will
enable
me
also
to
come/go
to
you
soon.
Since Epaphroditus
longs
to
see
you
and
is
distressed,
I
am
sending
him
back
to
you.
So
welcome
him
very
joyfully.
Since
he
nearly
died
while
serving
me
on
your
behalf,
honor
him
and
all
people
like
him.
Philippians 2:25-30
I
have
concluded
that
it
is
really
necessary
that
I
send
Epaphroditus
back
to
you.
He
is
a
fellow believer
and
my
fellow
worker,
and
he
endures difficulties
together
with
me [MET],
just
like
soldiers
endure difficulties
together.
You
sent
him
to
me
in
order
that
he
might
help
me
when
I
was
needy [EUP].
But
I
have
concluded
that
I
must
send
him
back
to
you
because
he
has
been
longing
to
see
you
all.
Furthermore,
he
has
been
very
distressed
because
he
knows
that
you
heard
that
he
had
become
sick.
Indeed,
he
was
so
sick
that
he
almost
died.
However,
he
did
not
die.
Instead,
God
pitied
him
and
he
also
pitied
me,
and
as
a
result
he
healed
him.
God
pitied
me
because
he
did
not
want
me
to
be
even
more
sorrowful
than
I
already
was.
So,
I
am
sending
him
back
to
you
as
quickly
as possible,
in
order
that
you
may
rejoice
when
you
see
him
again
and
in
order
that
I
may
be
less
sorrowful
than
I
was.
Welcome
him
very
joyfully
just
like believers
in
our
Lord
Jesus
should
welcome
one
another.
While
he
was
working
for Christ,
he
was
helping
me
in
place
of
you
because
you
were
far
away.
He
knew
that
he
might
die
as
a
result
of
helping
me,
and
truly
he
nearly
did
die.
So
honor
him,
and
honor
all
those
who
are
like
him.
As for the other matters, continue to rejoice and know that it is not tiresome for me and it is safe for you to mention them again.
Philippians 3:1
Now
there
are
other
things
that
I
want
to
write
about.
My
fellow believers,
continue
to
rejoice
because
you
belong
to
the
Lord.
Though
I
will
now
write
to
you
about
those
same
matters
that
I
mentioned
to
you
before,
this
is
not
tiresome
for
me,
and
it
will
protect
you
from
those
who
would
harm
you spiritually.
Beware
of
those
unholy
people
who
will
harm
you spiritually
by insisting
that
you
must
be
circumcised
in
order
to
become
God’s
people.
Philippians 3:2-4a
Beware
of
those
people
who
are
dangerous [MET]
like
wild
dogs.
They
are
dangerous
evildoers [DOU].
Beware
of
them
since
they
are
like
people
who
cut
other
people’s
bodies [MET].
They
will
harm
you spiritually
by insisting
that
you
must
let
someone
circumcise
you
in
order
for
you
to
become
God’s
people [MTY,
MET].
Those
people
think
that
they
are
God’s
people
because
someone
has
circumcised
them.
But
we,
not
they,
are
truly
God’s
people [MET],
whether
or
not
someone
has
circumcised
us.
God’s
Spirit
enables
us
to [MTY]
worship
God;
we
praise
Christ
Jesus
because
he
has
enabled
us
to
become
the
people
of
God.
We
do
not
believe
that
God
will
consider/make
us
his
people
as
a
result
of
what
someone
has
done
to
our
bodies [MTY, SYN].
We
do
not
trust
in
those rituals
to
make
us
acceptable
to
God,
although
I
could
very
well
do
that
if
it
would
be
useful
for
me.
Since
I
was
circumcised
properly
and
have
a
purely
Hebrew
ancestry,
and
since
I
kept
the
Jewish
laws
blamelessly,
I
could
rely
upon
what
I
have
done
and
who
I
am
better
than
anyone
else
could,
if
it
were
beneficial
for
my
salvation.
Philippians 3:4b-6
In
fact,
if
I
could
benefit
from
it
for
my
salvation,
I
could
rely
upon
what
I
have
done
and
who
I
am [MTY, SYN]
more
than
anyone
else
could!
I
will
tell
you
why.
I
was
circumcised {
Someone
circumcised
me}
when
I
was
one
week
old.
I
am
from
the
people
of
Israel.
I
am
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
I
am
completely
Hebrew
in
every
way.
While
I
was
a
member
of
the
Pharisee
sect,
I
strictly
obeyed
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.
I
was
so
zealous
to
make
people
obey
those
laws
that
I
caused
the
people
who
believe
in Christ
to
suffer
because
I
thought
they
were
trying
to
abolish
those
laws.
Indeed,
as
far
as
my
obeying
those
laws
is
concerned,
no
one
could
have
accused
me
by
saying
that
I
had
disobeyed
any
of
those
laws.
I
now
consider
all
these advantages
that
I
once supposed
would
help
me
to
be
worthless,
and
I
consider
everything
else
as
well
to
be
worthless,
because
I
want
to
know Christ,
to
be
united
with
him,
and
to
be
made
righteous
through
trusting
in Christ
alone.
Philippians 3:7-11
Nevertheless,
all
such
things
as
those,
which
I
used
to
consider
to
be
useful
to
me,
those
very
things
I
now
consider
worthless,
because
I
want
to
know
Christ (OR,
in
order
that
I
may
know
Christ).
More
than
that,
I
consider
all
things
to
be
worthless,
compared
to
how
great
it
is
to
know
Christ
Jesus
my
Lord.
Because
I
want
to
know
him
better (OR,
In
order
that
I
may
know
him
better),
I
have
rejected
all
things
as
worthless.
I
consider
them
as
useless
as [MET]
rubbish,
in
order
that
I
may
have
a
close relationship
with
Christ [MET],
and
in
order
that
I
may
completely
belong
to
him.
It
was
not
as
a
result
of
my
obeying
the
laws
he
gave
Moses
that
God erased
the
record
of
my
sins.
Instead,
it
is
because
I
have
trusted
in
Christ
that
God
has
declared
that
I
am
no
longer
guilty
for
my
sins,
and
he enables
me
to
act
righteously.
It
is
God
himself
who
has erased
the
record
of
my
sins,
and
he enables
me
to
act
righteously,
only
because
I
have
trusted
in
Christ.
I
want
to
know Christ
better
and
better.
Particularly,
I
want
to
continually
experience
his
working powerfully
in
my
life,
just
like
God
worked powerfully
when
he
caused Christ
to
become
alive
after
he
died.
I
also
want
to
be
continually
willing
to
suffer
in
order
that
I
may
obey
God,
just
like Christ
suffered
in
order
that
he
might
obey
God.
I
also
want
to
be
completely
willing
to
die
for
Christ,
even
as
he
died
for
me,
because
I
expect
that,
as
a
result
of
God’s
goodness,
he
will
cause
me
to
live
again
after
I
have
died.
Since
you
desire
to
be
perfected
and
since
you
have
my
example
of
not
considering
that
I
am
already
perfect,
but
of
constantly
striving
to
become
more
and
more
like Christ,
follow
my
example.
Philippians 3:12-16
I
do
not
claim
that
I
have
already
become
completely
like
Christ
Jesus;
that
is,
I
have
not
already
become
all
that
God
intends
me
to
be [DOU].
But
I
earnestly
try
to
become
more
and
more
like
Christ,
because
he
chose
me
in
order
that
I
might
become
like
him.
My
fellow believers,
I
certainly
do
not
consider
that
I
have
already
become
completely
like
Christ.
But
I
am
like
a
runner.
A
runner
does
not
look
backward [MET].
Instead,
he
leans/stretches
forward
as
he
runs
straight
toward
the
goal
in
order
that
he
might
win
the
race
and
get
the
prize.
Similarly,
I
do
not
think
about
what
I
have
already
done.
Instead,
I concentrate
only
on
continuing
to
become
more
and
more
like
Christ
right
up
to
the
end
of
my
life [MET].
As
a
result,
because
of
my relationship
with
Christ
Jesus,
God
will
call/summon
me
to
receive
a
reward
from
him
in
heaven.
So,
all
of
us
who
are
spiritually
mature
should
think
this
same
way.
If
any
of
you
do
not
think
this
same
way
regarding
what
I
have
written
here,
God
will
reveal
that
to
you.
What
is
important
is
that
we
must
conduct
our
lives
according
to
what
God
has
already
revealed
to
us.
Imitate
me
and
those
who
live
as
I
do.
Remember
that
there
are
many
people
who
are
bad
examples,
as
shown
by
their
lustful
behavior,
wanting
to
do
what
their
bodies
desire.
But
as
for
us, Christ
will transform
our
weak
bodies
to
be
like
his
glorious
heavenly
body.
Philippians 3:17-21
My
fellow believers,
all
of
you
should
follow
my
example,
and
observe
those
people
who
act
as
I
do,
in
order
that
you
may
imitate
them
also.
Keep
in
mind
that
there
are
many
people
who
say
that
they
believe
in
Christ,
but
who
act
in
such
a
way
that
shows
that
they
are
opposed
to
the
teaching
about
Christ
dying
on
the
cross [MTY].
I
have
told
you
about
those
people
many
times
before,
and
now
I
am
sad,
even
crying,
as
I
tell
you
about
them
again.
God
will
severely
punish
them.
The
things
their
bodies
desire [MTY]
have
become
like
gods
to
them [MET].
They
are
proud
of
the
things
they
should
be
ashamed
of.
They
think
only
about
what unbelievers [MTY]
think
about.
But
remember
that
we
are
citizens
of
heaven.
And
we
eagerly
wait
for
our
Savior,
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
to
return
from
there.
By
the
power
that enables
him
to
put
everything
under
his
own
control,
he
will
change
our
weak
bodies
to
become
like
his
glorious
body.
On the basis of all that I have told you, continue to believe firmly in the Lord Jesus Christ according to what I have just taught you, and act accordingly.
Philippians 4:1
My
fellow believers,
I
love
you,
and
I
long
for
you.
You
make
me
happy [MTY],
and
I
am ◄proud
of/pleased
with►
you.
Dear
friends,
on
the
basis
of
all
that
I
have
told
you,
continue
to
believe
firmly
in
the
Lord
doing
what
I
have
just
taught
you.
I
urge Euodia
and Syntyche
to
be reconciled
with
each
other;
help
them
in
this
since
they
have
both
proclaimed
the
good
news
faithfully
together
with
me
and
my
other
fellow
workers.
Philippians 4:2-3
I
urge
you(sg),
Euodia,
and
I
urge
you(sg),
Syntyche,
to
again
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
each
other,
because
you
both
have
a relationship
with
the
Lord.
And,
my
faithful comrade/partner,
I
request
that
you
(sg)
help
them
to
again
have
a
peaceful relationship
with
each
other,
because
they
have
faithfully
proclaimed
the
message
about Christ
together
with
me,
even
though
many
people
have
opposed
us
(exc).
They
have
faithfully
proclaimed
that
message
together
with
Clement
and
the
rest
of
my
fellow
workers,
whose
names
are
in
the
book
in
which
God
has
written
the
names
of
all
those
people
who
will
live
forever.
The
Lord
is
coming
soon.
Always
rejoice,
be
gentle
to
everyone.
Do
not
worry
about
anything,
but
pray
to
God
instead.
As
a
result,
God
will
grant
you
profound
peace.
Philippians 4:4-7
Because
you
have
a relationship
with
the
Lord,
always
rejoice! I’m
saying
it
again,
rejoice!
Act
in
such
a
way
that
everyone
can
know
that
you
are
gentle.
The
Lord
is
coming
soon.
Do
not
worry
about
anything.
Instead,
in
every
situation,
pray
to
God,
tell
him
what
you
need,
and
ask
him
to
help
you [DOU].
Also
thank
him
for
what
he
does
for
you.
As
a
result,
God
will
enable
you
not
to
worry
about
anything [MTY] (OR,
God
will
protect
your
minds
in
every
way) [PRS].
That
is,
he
will
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace
because
you
have
a relationship
with
Christ
Jesus.
You
will
not
be
able
to
understand [PRS]
how
you
can
be
so
peaceful
in
such
difficult
circumstances!!
Continually
think
about
everything
that
is
good
and praiseworthy.
Continually
practice
whatever
you
have
learned
from
me.
As
a
result,
God
will
be
with
you
and
give
you
inner
peace.
Philippians 4:8-9
My
fellow believers,
there
is
one
more
thing
I
want
you
to
do.
Whatever
is
true,
whatever
is
worthy
of
respect,
whatever
is
right,
whatever
is
morally
pure,
whatever
is
pleasing,
whatever
is admirable,
whatever
is
good,
whatever
deserves
praise,
those
are
the
things
that
you
should
continually
think
about.
Those
things
that
I
have
taught
you
and
that
you
have
learned
from
me,
those
things
that
you
have
heard
me
say
and
that
you
have
seen
me
do,
those
are
the
things
that
you
yourselves
should
continually
do.
As
a
result
of
your
doing
those
things,
God,
the
one
who
causes
us
to
have
inner
peace,
will ◄be
with/bless►
you.
I
rejoice
greatly
because
you
have
once
again
demonstrated
your
concern
for
me
by
giving
to
meet
my
needs,
though
it
is
true
that Christ enables
me
to
be
content
in
every
situation.
Philippians 4:10-14
I
rejoice
greatly
and
thank
the
Lord
because
now,
after
some
time,
by
sending
money
to
me
you
have
once
again
shown
that
you
are
concerned
about
me [EUP].
Indeed,
you
were
concerned
about
me
all
the
time,
but
you
had
no opportunity
to
show
that
you
were
concerned
about
me.
I
am
saying
this
not
because
I
am
concerned
that
I
lack
things
that
I
need.
In
fact,
I
have
learned
to
be
content
in
whatever
situation
I
am.
Specifically,
I
know
how
to
be
content
when
I
do
not
have
what
I
need,
and
I
know
how
to
be
content
when
I
have
plenty.
I
have
learned
how
to
be
content
in
any
and
every
situation [DOU].
Specifically,
I
have
learned
how
to
be
content
when
I
have
enough
to
eat,
and
I
have
learned
how
to
be
content
when
I
do
not
have
enough
to
eat.
I
have
learned
how
to
be
content
when
I
have
plenty [DOU]
of
what
I
need,
and
I
have
learned
how
to
be
content
when
I
lack
things.
I
am
able ◄to cope
with/to
handle►
every
situation
because
Christ
gives
me
the
strength
to
do
that.
Nevertheless,
you
did
very
well
by
helping
me (OR,
giving
me
money) [EUP]
while
I
have
been
suffering
hardship.
You Philippians
know
that
in
the
early
days
of
preaching
the
good
news
in
your
region
you
were
the
only
congregation
that
sent
me
money.
I
do
not
say
this
because
I
desire
your
gifts,
but
I
desire
that
God
would
abundantly
bless
you
for aiding
me.
Philippians 4:15-17
My
friends
there
at Philippi,
you
yourselves
know
that
when
I
first
proclaimed
the
message
about Christ
to
you,
and
then
left
there
to
go
to
Macedonia
province,
you
were
the
only
group
of believers [LIT]
who
sent
me
gifts [EUP]
in
order
that
I
might
proclaim
that
message
to
others
just
like
I
did
for
you.
Even
when
I
was
in
Thessalonica
city,
you
sent
money [EUP]
to
me
two
different
times [IDM]
in
order
to
supply
what
I
needed.
I
say
this,
not
because
I
desire
that
you
give
me
money
now.
Instead,
I
desire
that
God
will
abundantly
bless [MET]
you
as
a
result
of
your
helping
me.
I
have
received
your
very
generous
gift;
God
is
very
pleased
with
this
gift,
and
he
will
abundantly
supply
your
every
need
also.
Let
us
praise
him
forever.
Philippians 4:18-20
But
I
have
received
a
very
generous
gift [EUP]
from
you,
and
as
a
result,
I
have
plenty.
I
have
an
abundant
supply
of
what
I
need
because
I
have
received
from
Epaphroditus
the
money [EUP]
that
you
sent
to
me.
God
considers
that
your
gift
is
very
acceptable,
and
he
is
very
pleased
with
it.
Your
gift
is
like
a nice-smelling
sacrifice [MET].
Moreover,
God,
whom
I
serve,
has
an unlimited
supply
of
everything
that
we(inc)
need.
And
as
a
result,
because
of
your relationship
with
Christ
Jesus,
he
will
completely
supply
everything
that
you
need.
So,
praise
God
our
Father
forever
and
ever!
Amen!
All
of
God’s
people
here,
including
those
who
serve
God
with
me
and
those
who
work
at
the emperor’s
palace,
join
me
in greeting
each
one
of
God’s
people
there.
Philippians 4:21-22
Greet
for
me/us(exc)
all
of
God’s
people
there,
that
is,
all
those
who
have
a relationship
with
Christ
Jesus.
The
fellow believers
who
serve
God
together
with
me
here
send
their greetings
to
you (OR,
say
they
are
thinking fondly
of
you).
All
of
God’s
people
here
send
their greetings
to
you.
Especially
the
fellow believers
who
work
in
the
palace
of
the emperor
send
their greetings
to
you.
May
the
Lord
Jesus Christ
bless
you.
Philippians 4:23
My
desire
is
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
all [SYN].
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Colossians
Colossians
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This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Colossae. We call this book
Colossians
Colossians 1:1-2
I, Paul, am sending this letter to you, who are God’s people in Colossae. We pray that God will bless you.
I,
Paul,
am
writing
this
letter
to
you,
and
our
fellow believer
Timothy
is
with
me.
I
am
an apostle
who represents
Christ
Jesus,
because
that
is
what
God
wanted.
I
am
sending
this
letter
to
you
who
are
in
Colossae
city,
and
who
are
God’s
people,
and
our
faithful
fellow
believers
who
have
a
close relationship
with
Christ.
We
pray
that
God
our
Father
will
be
acting
kindly towards
you,
and
that
he
will
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace.
We
thank
God
for
you
very
often
that
you
believe
in
Christ
Jesus
and
that
you
love
all
God’s
people.
Colossians 1:3-8
Very
often [HYP]
we
thank
God,
the
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
while
we
are
praying
for
you,
because
we
have
heard
that
you
believe
in
Christ
Jesus,
and
that
you
love
all
God’s
people.
You
do
that
because
you
confidently
expect
to
receive
that
which
God
is ◄reserving/keeping
safe►
for
you
in
heaven,
which
you
heard
about
previously
when
you
heard
the
true
message,
that
is,
the
message
about Christ.
People
proclaimed
it [PRS]
to
you,
just
like
people
have
proclaimed
it
in
many
different
countries [HYP, IDM].
The
true
message
is
changing
more
and
more
people’s
lives,
just
like
it
changed
your
lives
because
you
heard
it
and
you
truly
experienced
that
God
acts
kindly towards
us
in
ways
we
do
not
deserve.
That
is
just
what
Epaphras
taught
you
would
happen.
We
love
Epaphras.
He
serves
Christ
together
with
us
and
works
for
Christ
faithfully
for
your
benefit.
He
told
us
that
you
love
all
God’s
people,
just
like
God’s
Spirit
has
enabled
you
to (OR,
spiritually).
We
have
also
been
praying
very
often
to
God
for
you.
We
pray
that
you
will
know
truly
all
that
he
wants
you
to
do,
in
order
that
you
will
conduct
yourselves
as
the
Lord’s
people
should.
Colossians 1:9-12
Because
of
what
we
heard
about
you,
we
have
also
been
praying [LIT]
very
often
to
God
for
you [HYP],
ever
since
we
heard
this
report
about
you.
We
pray
that
you
will
truly
know
all
that
God
wants
you
to
do;
that
is,
that
you
will
become
very
wise,
and
that
you
will
understand
spiritual
matters
well.
We
have
been
praying
like
that
in
order
that
you
will
conduct
yourselves
as
the
Lord’s
people
should
conduct
themselves,
in
order
that
you
will
please
the
Lord
in
every
way.
Specifically,
we
have
been
praying
like
that
in
order
that
you
will
be
doing
every
sort
of
good
deed [IDM]
and
in
order
that
you
will
be
getting
to
know
God
truly,
more
and
more.
And
we
pray
that
God
will
greatly
strengthen
you
spiritually
with
the
mighty
power
that
he
has
shown
to
people,
in
order
that
you
will
always
be
steadfast
and
patient
when
you
experience difficulties,
while
at
the
same
time
you
will
be
rejoicing.
And
we
pray
that
you
will
be
thanking
God
our
Father,
because
he
has
enabled
you/us
to
receive
the
things
that
he
will
give
to
his
people
in
heaven [SYN].
God
our
Father
has
caused
you
to
be
ruled
by
his
Son,
who
existed
before
and
ranks
above
everything
that
has
been
created.
Colossians 1:13-20
God
our
Father
rescued
us
spiritually
so
that
the
evil
one
no
longer
rules
us [MET, MTY],
and
he
caused
us
now
to
be
ruled
by
his
Son,,
whom
he
loves.
That
is,
because
of
our relationship
with
his
Son (OR,
because
of
what
the
one
who
is
also
God
did),
God
has
redeemed/bought
us;
in
particular,
he
has
forgiven
our
sins.
God’s
Son
reveals
perfectly
what
God,
his
Father,
is
like,
whom
no
one
can
see.
God’s
Son
existed
before
and
ranks
above
everything
that
God
has
created.
When
God
created
everything
that
is
on
the
earth,
he
did
it
by
having
his
Son
do
it.
He
created
everything
that
people
can
see,
and
also
everything
which
is
in
heaven
that
people
cannot
see.
In
particular,
his
Son
created
all
ranks
of
important
spirit
beings.
And
his
Son
ranks
above
everything,
because
God
by
the
work
of
had
his
Son,
and
because
by
his
Son
all
things
were
created {because
God
had
his
Son
create
everything}
in
order
that
everything
might
praise
his
Son,
and
because
it
is
his
Son
who
existed
before
anything
else
existed,
and
because
God
sustains
everything
by
what
his
Son
does.
And
God’s
Son
ranks
above
everything,
because
it
is
his
Son
who
rules
over
his
people [MET]
as
a
person’s
head
controls
his physical
body,
because
his
Son
causes
his
people
to
live
spiritually.
God’s
Son
is
the
first
one
who
became
alive
again,
in
order
that
he
should
become
more
important
than
anything
and
everyone.
God’s
Son
reveals
perfectly
what
God
his
Father
is
like,
because
his
Father
chose
to
live
completely
in
him.
God
our
Father
caused
his
Son
to
rule
us,
because
he
decided
to
reconcile
with
himself
everything
that
is
on
earth
and
that
is
in
heaven
by
what
his
Son
did,
in
order
that
everything
might
honor
his
Son;
that
is,
God
our
Father
decided
to
reconcile
everything
to
himself
as
a
result
of
his
Son’s
blood
flowing
when
he
died
on
the
cross.
An alternative
arrangement
of
the
sentences
of Colossians 1:13-19
[The chiastic
material
is rearranged
below
so
that
the
directly
related propositional
clusters
are
joined
together.]
13
God
our
Father
rescued
us
spiritually
so
that
we
are
no
longer
ruled
by
the
evil
one,
and
God
our
Father
caused
us
now
to
be
ruled
by
his
Son (OR,
the
man
who
is
also
God)
whom
he
loves. 14a
That
is,
by
means
of
what
his
Son
did,
we
have
been
redeemed
by
God,
our
Father. 14b
In
particular,
our
sins
have
been
forgiven
by
God,
our
Father. 20
God,
our
Father,
has
done
this
because
he
decided
to
reconcile
to
himself,
by
means
of
his
Son,
everything
that
is
on
earth
and
that
is
in
heaven,
in
order
that
his
Son
might
be
honored;
that
is,
God,
our
Father
decided
to
reconcile
everything
to
himself
by
means
of
God’s
Son’s
blood
flowing
out
when
he
died
on
the
cross. 15b
God
cannot
be
seen
by
anyone, 15a
but
his
Son
reveals
perfectly
what
God—his
Father—is
like, 19a
because
it
is
in
his
Son
that
the
Father
chose 19b
that
he
himself
would
dwell
completely. 15c
God’s
Son
ranks
above
everything 15d
that
has
been
created, 16
because
it
was
by
means
of
God’s
Son
that
God
created
everything
that
is
on
the
earth
and
that
can
be
seen
by
people,
and
also
everything
that
is
in
heaven
and
that
cannot
be
seen
by
people.
In
particular,
all
types
of
important
spirit
beings
were
created
by
means
of
him,
since
everything
has
been
created
by
God
by
means
of
God’s
Son.
And
his
Son
ranks
above
everything,
because
everything
has
been
created
by
God,
in
order
that
God’s
Son
might
be
honored
by
everything, 17
and
because
it
is
he
who
existed
before
anything
else
existed,
and
since
everything
is
sustained
by
God
by
means
of
God’s
Son. 18
And
God’s
Son
ranks
above
everything
because
it
is
he
who
rules
over
all believers,
just
like
a
person’s
head
controls
his physical
body,
because
he
causes
all believers
to
live spiritually.
His
Son
is
the
first
one
who
rose
from
among
those
who
have
died,
in
order
that
he
should
become
more
important
than
everything
and
everyone.
As
for
you,
God
our
Father
has
now reconciled
you
to
himself.
Colossians 1:21-23
As
for
you,
although
formerly
God
considered
you
his
enemies (OR,
God
considered
you
as
alienated
from
him)
and
although
you
were
formerly
hostile
to
God
because
you
thought
evil
thoughts
and
because
you
did
evil
deeds,
nevertheless,
God
our
Father
has
now reconciled
you
with
himself.
He
did
that
as
a
result
of
his
Son
dying
physically.
He
did
it
in
order
that
you
should
be
completely
holy
when
he
brings
you
into
his
presence.
He
wants
you
to
continue [DOU]
to
believe
the
message
about Christ;
specifically,
he
wants
you
to
continue
to
be
stable/steadfast
and
to
continue
to
confidently
expect
to
receive
that
which
you
heard
about
when
you
heard
that
message.
That
message
has
been
proclaimed {They
have
proclaimed
that
message}
to
people
in
very
many
places [HYP];
and
I,
Paul,
also
become
someone
who
tells
it
to
people.
I
am completing
what Christ
appointed
me
to
do,
that
I
should
suffer physically
for
the
benefit
of
the church.
And
I
proclaim
the
previously unrevealed
message
about Christ
to
every
class
of
persons.
Colossians 1:24-29
At
the
present
time
I
am
rejoicing
that
I
am
suffering
for
your
benefit;
that
is,
I
am completing
what
Christ
decided
that
I
should
suffer
physically
for
the
benefit
of
all believers,
who
are
as
dear
to
him
as
his
own
body.
I
myself
became
someone
who
serves
God’s
people,
because
I
was
appointed {
God
appointed
me}
to
be
responsible
to
help
you
who
are non-Jews.
I
became
one
who
serves
God’s
people
in
order
that
I
should
make
known
to
you non-Jews
the
whole
message
from/about
God.
We
did
not
know
this
message
previously;
that
is,
God
concealed
it
from
the
people
who
lived
in
all
the
previous
ages,
but
he
has
now
revealed
it
to
his
people.
That
is,
God
decided
to
reveal
to
them
this
message,
which
declares
that
he
will
greatly
bless
the non-Jews.
Specifically,
this
message
declares
that
Christ,
by
his
Spirit,
will
live
in
you
who
are non-Jews,
with
the
result
that
you
confidently
expect
that
you
will
experience
how
glorious
God
is.
We
tell
about
Christ
to
every
class
of
persons;
we
warn
them,
and
specifically,
we
teach
everyone
very
wisely.
We
do
this
in
order
that
every
person
who ◄has
a
close relationship
with/is
united
to►
Christ
may
be ◄all
that
God
wants
them
to
be/perfect►
when
we
present
them
to
Christ.
In
order
that
I
might
achieve/accomplish
this,
I
am
also
working
very
hard, depending
on Christ
to empowering
me
very
greatly.
I am exerting myself very greatly on your behalf in order that you might truly know the message about Christ, in order that no one might delude you.
Colossians 2:1-5
In
particular,
I
want
you
to
realize
that
I
am ◄exerting
myself
very
greatly/working
very
hard►
on
your
behalf,
on
behalf
of
those
who
are
in
Laodicea
city,
and
on
behalf
of
all
those
others
who
have
not
seen
me
personally.
I
am
doing
this
in
order
that
they
and
you [SYN]
might
be
strengthened
spiritually
as
you
are
united
in
loving
one
another.
And
I
am
doing
this
in
order
that
they
and
you
might
fully
and
thoroughly [DOU]
understand
the
message
that
God
has
now
revealed;
that
is,
in
order
that
they
and
you
might
truly
know
the
message
from
God
our
Father
and
about
Christ,
who
alone
is
able
to
cause
them
and
you
to
understand
thoroughly [DOU]
this
very
important
message.
I
am
telling
you
this
in
order
that
no
one
may
deceive
you
by
persuasive
arguments;
because,
even
though
I
am
absent
from
you physically,
I
am
very
concerned
about
you.
At
the
same
time,
I
am
rejoicing
because
I
know
that
you
are
united
with
each
other
and
that
you
believe
firmly
in
Christ.
Conduct
yourselves
as
those
who
are
united
to
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord
should
conduct
themselves.
Colossians 2:6-7
In
a
way
that
is ◄consistent/in harmony►
with
the
message
that
you
received
about
Christ
Jesus,
who
is
our
Lord,
conduct
yourselves
as
you
should,
since
you
have
a
close relationship
with
him.
Specifically,
continue
believing
and
practicing [MET, DOU]
what
you
were
first
taught
about Christ.
Continue
to
do
this
more
and
more;
continue
to
fIrmly
believe
all
the
true
teaching,
just
like
Epaphras
taught
it
to
you.
And
continue
thanking
God,
our
Father,
very
much
for
all
that
he
has
done
for
you.
Make
sure
that
no
one
makes
you
become
his
disciples
by
teaching
you
a
false religious philosophy,
since
you
are spiritually
complete
because
you
are
united
to Christ.
Colossians 2:8-15
Make
sure
that
no
one
forces
you
(pl)
to
become
his
disciples [MET]
by
his
teaching
you
a religious
philosophy/doctrine
that
is
worthless
and
false.
Such
a
philosophy
is
false
because
it
teaches
what
mere
human
beings
think,
because
it
teaches
people
elementary
regulations/rules
that
are
concerned
merely
with
what
is external/physical,
and
because
it
teaches
what
is
contrary
to
the
true
teaching
about
Christ.
It
is
in Christ’s
body
that
God
lives
completely.
And
you
are spiritually
complete
because
you
have
a
close relationship
with Christ,
who
rules
over
every
other
ruler.
Specifically,
because
of
your
close relationship
with
Christ,
it
is
as
though [MET]
you
were
circumcised {Christ
circumcised
you}
spiritually.
This
does
not
mean
that
someone
circumcised
you
physically [MTY],
but
it
means
that
Christ
completely
removed
your self-directed nature.
And
specifically,
when
you
were baptized,
it
was
as
though [MET]
you
had
died
and
were
buried
with Christ,
and
it
was
as
though [MET]
God
caused
you
to
live
again
with Christ
as
a
result
of
your
believing
that
God
acted powerfully;
specifically,
by
your
believing
that
God
caused Christ
to
become
alive
again.
And
specifically,
you
who
are non-Jews,
because
of
your
sins,
you
were
spiritually
dead
before
you
trusted
in Christ.
You
were
uncircumcised
spiritually;
that
is,
your self-directed nature
controlled
you.
Nevertheless,
it
was
you
whom
God
caused
to
become
alive
spiritually
because
of
their
close relationship [MET]
with Christ.
And
specifically,
God
forgave
us
all
our
sins.
It
is
just
as
though
he
canceled ◄
the
charges
against
us/the
sins
that
we
had
committed►
for
which
God
will
punish
us.
And
it
was
just
as
though [MET]
it
was
the
charges
on
that
document/paper
that
he
canceled
by
nailing
them
to
the
cross
when
they
nailed Christ
on
the
cross.
And
specifically,
God
defeated
the
evil
spirit
beings
that
rule,
and
he
demonstrated/showed
that
publicly;
that
is,
he
triumphed
over
them
as
a
result
of
what
Christ
did.
Disregard
those
who
condemn
you
because
you
do
not
obey
certain
regulations
and
because
you
do
not
worship
God
as
they insist
that
you
should.
Colossians 2:16-19
So
disregard
anyone
who
says
that
God
will
punish
you
because
you
eat
certain
foods
and
because
you
drink
certain
drinks
or
because
you
do
not
celebrate
special
yearly
festivals
or
celebrate
the
time
when
the
new
moon
appears
or weekly ◄Sabbaths/Jewish
days
of
rest►.
Disregard
such
people
because
those
regulations/rules
about
food
and
drink
and
festivals
are
only
like
a
shadow [MET]
that
is
cast
by
something
that
is
approaching;
that
is,
they
merely
represent
the real
spiritual
blessings
that
Christ
has
given
to
you.
Disregard
those
who
say
that
God
will
punish
you
because
you
do
not
worship
God
in
the
way
that
they
say
that
you
should;
that
is,
they insist
that
you
should
humiliate
yourselves
and
that
you
should
worship
the
angels.
Disregard
such
people
since
they
base
their
authority
on
things
that
they
have
never
seen,
and
since
they
are
proud
without
reason
because
their self-directed nature
controls
what
they
think,
and
since
they
do
not
teach
the
true
teaching
about Christ [MET].
Christ
is
the
one
who
causes
all
of
his
people
to develop/grow spiritually
as
God
plans
that
they
should develop/grow,
just
like [MET]
a
person’s
head
directs
how
his
body
grows,
as
it
is
held
together
by
its
joints
and
ligaments.
Do
not
submit
to elementary
regulations,
which
are
concerned
merely
with
what
is external.
Colossians 2:20-23
It
is
as
though [MET]
you
died
with
Christ.
So
you
no
longer
have
to
obey
elementary
regulations/rules
that
are
concerned
merely
with
what
is external/physical,
just
like
a
dead
person
no
longer
has
to
do
anything.
So,
do
not
submit
to
regulations/rules
such
as ‘Do
not
handle
certain
things’, ‘Do
not
taste
certain
things’, ‘Do
not
touch
certain
things’,
as
if
you
still
had
to
obey
such
regulations/rules.
All
those
things
are
intended
to
cease
to
exist
when
we
use
them.
And
do
not
obey
such
regulations/rules,
because
they
are
what
mere
human
teachers
command
and
teach.
Do
not
obey
such
regulations/rules;
they
only
cause
people
to
do
what
their self-directed nature
wants
to
do.
Those
regulations
seem
to
be
wise
because
they
urge
people
to
worship
as
mere
human
teachers
have
decided.
They
urge
that
people
should
humiliate
themselves,
and
that
people
should
treat
their
bodies
harshly.
But
those
regulations/rules
do
not
help
people
at
all
to
not
do
the
sinful
things
that
their self-directed nature
wants
to
do.
Be constantly wanting what is associated with heaven.
Colossians 3:1-4
You
now
are
alive
spiritually,
and
it
is
as
though
you
were
given
new
life {
God
caused
you
to
become
alive}
when
he
caused
Christ
to
become
alive
again.
So
be
constantly
wanting
what
is
associated
with
heaven [MTY],
where
Christ
is.
There
God
has
given
him supreme
authority
and
the
highest
honor.
Be
constantly
wanting
the
blessings
that
God
has
prepared
for
you
in
heaven [MTY].
Do
not
be
constantly
wanting
to
do
the
evil
deeds
that
people
on
earth
do [MTY],
because
you
have
ceased
to
behave
as
you
formerly
did.
You
are
like
people
who
have
died.
You
now
live
spiritually
together
with
Christ
in
the
presence
of
God;
and
people
cannot
see
that
you
have
a
new
life.
When
Christ,
who
causes
you
to
live
spiritually,
is
publicly
revealed,
then
God
will
also
reveal
you
publicly
together
with
Christ,
and
you
together
with
Christ
will
be
glorious.
Do
not
do
what
is
evil.
Colossians 3:5-11
Get
rid
of
your
evil
practices/deeds [MET, MTY]
as
though
they
were
enemies
whom
you
were
killing (OR,
Stop
doing
evil
things [MET, MTY],
just
as
dead
people
do
not
do
what
is
evil).
Specifically,
do
not
practice
sexual
immorality.
Do
not
commit unnatural
sexual
acts.
Do
not
desire
to
act
like
that,
and
do
not
desire
to
do
anything
that
is
evil.
Do
not
desire
to
have
more
things
than
you
need,
because,
if
you
do
that,
you
are ◄worshipping
material
things
instead
of
worshipping
God/making
material
things
to
become
your
god►.
Do
not
behave
like
that
since
God
will
punish [MTY]
those
who
disobey
him,
because
of
their
sins.
You
also
formerly
did
those
things
when
you
were disobeying
God.
Now,
however,
as
for
you,
do
not
do
any
of
these
evil
deeds:
Do
not
get
angry
in
any
way [DOU].
Do
not
act
maliciously.
Do
not ◄slander/talk
evil
about►
people.
Do
not
talk abusively
to
people.
Do
not
lie
to
one
another.
Do
not
do
those
things,
because
you
have ◄disposed
of/stopped
obeying►
your
former
evil nature
and
stopped
doing
what
you
did
when
you
had
that
former
evil nature,
and
because
you
have
received
a
new nature.
God
is
causing
your
new nature
to
become
more
and
more
like
his
own nature.
He
created
your
new nature
in
order
that
you
might
get
to
know
God
truly.
As
a
result
of
that,
it
is
not
important
whether
anyone
is
a non-Jew
or
a
Jew,
or
whether
anyone
is
circumcised
or
not,
or
whether
anyone
is
a
foreigner,
or
even uncivilized,
or
whether
anyone
is
a
slave
or
not
a
slave.
But
what
is
important
is
Christ,
who
is supremely
important
in
every
way.
Do
what
is
good;
in
particular,
love
one
another.
Colossians 3:12-14
Because
God
has
chosen
you
to
be
his
people;
and
because
he
loves
you,
be
compassionate
to
one
another.
Be
kind
to
one
another.
Be
humble.
Be
meek (OR,
be considerate
toward
one
another),
be
patient
with
one
another,
and
tolerate
one
another’s flaws.
Forgive
one
another,
if
one
of
you
has
a
grudge/complaint
against
another.
Just
like
the
Lord
Jesus
freely/willingly
forgave
you,
you
too
must
freely/willingly
forgive
one
another.
And
what
is
more
important
than
all
of
these
is
that
you
love
one
another,
because
by
doing
that
you
will
be
perfectly
united
together.
Continue
to
be
at
peace
with
one
another,
be
constantly
thanking
God,
and
continue
getting
to
know
thoroughly
the
message
about Christ.
Colossians 3:15-16
Because
God
chose
you
to
live
peacefully
with
one
another
in
your local
congregations,
let
that
peace
which
Christ
gives
control
your ◄inner
beings/hearts►,
and
be
constantly
thanking
God.
And
continue
to
let
the
message
about
Christ
govern/direct
all
you
think
and
do,
as
you
very
wisely
teach
and
warn
one
another
with
psalms
and
hymns
and
spiritual
songs (OR,
songs
that
God’s
Spirit
gives
you),
while
you
sincerely
and thankfully
sing
to
God.
Do
everything
in
the
manner
that
those
who
are
the
people
of
the
Lord
Jesus
should
do.
Colossians 3:17
Whatever
you
say,
and
whatever
you
do,
do
all
of
this
in
the
manner
that
those
who
are
representatives [MTY]
of
the
Lord
Jesus
should
do,
while
you
constantly
thank
God,
our
Father,
as
you
ask
the
Lord
Jesus
to
take
your
prayers
to
God.
Wives,
be
subject
to
your
husbands;
husbands,
love
your
wives.
Colossians 3:18-19
You
women,
be
subject
to
your
husbands,
since
that
is
what
you
should
do
because
you
have
a
close relationship
with
the
Lord
Jesus.
You
men,
love
your
wives;
and,
do
not
be
harsh
with
them.
Children,
obey
your
parents
in
every circumstance;
parents,
do
not over-correct
your
children.
Colossians 3:20-21
You
children,
obey
your
parents
in
every
circumstance,
because
the
Lord
God
is
pleased
when
you
do
that.
You
parents (OR,
you
fathers),
do
not
correct
your
children
more
than
you
need
to,
in
order
that
they
do
not
become
discouraged.
Slaves,
obey
your
masters
in
every circumstance
sincerely
and
wholeheartedly;
masters,
provide
for
your
slaves
justly
and
fairly.
Colossians 3:22—4:1
You
slaves,
obey
your
earthly
masters
in
every
circumstance.
Do
not
obey
your
masters
only
when
they
are
watching [MTY]
you,
like
those
who
merely
want
to
impress
their
masters
favorably.
Instead,
obey
your
masters
sincerely.
Do
this
because
you
reverence
the
Lord
Jesus (OR,
God).
Whatever
work
you
do,
work
wholeheartedly.
Work
wholeheartedly,
like
those
who
are
working
for
the
Lord
Jesus.
Do
not
work
like
those
who
are
working
merely
for
their
masters,
because
you
know
that
it
is
the
Lord
who
will
properly/justly
repay
you.
That
is,
you
will
receive
what
God
has
promised.
Remember
that
it
is
Christ
who
is
the real
master
whom
you
are
serving.
But
God
will
judge
everyone impartially.
He
will
punish
you
according
to
what
you
have
done
that
is
wrong.
You
masters,
treat
your
slaves
justly
and
fairly,
because
you
know
that
you
have
a
master
who
is
in
heaven
who
will
say
whether
he
approves
of
what
you
have
done.
Pray
to
God
persistently.
And
pray
that
God
will
give
me opportunities
to
declare
the
message
about
Christ.
Colossians 4:2-4
Pray
to
God
persistently,
and
as
you
pray,
be
alert
and
be
thanking
God.
Since
I
am
in
prison [MTY]
because
I
declared
the
message
about
Christ
that
God
has
now
revealed,
pray
also
for
me
that
God
will
give
me opportunities [MTY]
to
speak,
in
order
that
I
might
declare
it.
That
is,
pray
for
me
that
God
will
enable
me
to
make
his
message
known
publicly.
I
need
to
do
this
because
I
know
that
I
should
declare
it.
Always
speak
wisely
and
graciously
to
those
who
do
not
believe
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
Colossians 4:5-6
Act
wisely towards
those
who
do
not
believe
in
the
Lord
Jesus [MTY];
use
every
opportunity
to
do
that.
In
particular,
always
speak
graciously
and
in
a
pleasant
way
to
those
who
do
not
believe
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
As
a
result,
you
will
come
to
know
in
what
manner
you
should
answer
each
one
of
them.
Tychicus
will
tell
you
all
that
has
been
happening
to
me.
Colossians 4:7-9
Tychicus
will
tell
you
all
that
has
been happening
to
me.
He
is
a
fellow
believer
whom
I/we
(exc)
love
and
who
helps
me
faithfully
and
who
serves
the
Lord
Jesus
together
with
me.
The
reason
that
I
am
sending Tychicus
to
you
with
this
letter
is
that
he
might
know
how
you
are
and
in
order
that
he
might
strengthen
you
spiritually. (OR,
in
order
that
you
might
know
about
us
(exc)
and
in
order
that
he
might
comfort
you.)
I
am
sending
him
to
you
with
Onesimus,
who
is
a
faithful
fellow
believer
whom
I/we
(inc)
love
and
who
is
your
fellow townsman.
They
will
tell
you
all
about
what
has
been happening
here.
My
fellow
workers
here
greet
you.
Colossians 4:10-14
Aristarchus,
who
is
in
prison
with
me,
and
Mark,
who
is Barnabas’ cousin, ◄say
that
they
are
thinking fondly
about
you/send
you
their greetings►.
I
have
instructed
you
about
Mark,
so
if
he
comes
to
you,
welcome
him.
Jesus,
who
is
also
called
Justus,
also ◄says
that
he
is
thinking fondly
about
you/greets
you/sends
you
his greetings►.
These
three
men
are
the
only
Jewish
believers
who
are
working
with
me
in
order
that
people
would
submit
to
God
as
their
king,
and
they
have
all
comforted
me.
Epaphras,
who
is
your
fellow townsman
and
who
serves
Christ
Jesus, ◄says
that
he
is
thinking fondly
about
you/greets
you/sends
you
his greetings►.
Epaphras
prays
earnestly
for
you
very
often,
that
you
might
be spiritually
mature
and
that
you
might
know
fully
all
that
God
wills
for
you.
I
can
assure
you
that
he
prays
this
because
he
is
deeply
concerned
for
you,
for
those
who
live
in
Laodicea
city,
and
for
those
who
live
in
Hierapolis
city.
Luke,
the
doctor,
whom
I/we
(exc)
love,
and
Demas ◄say
that
they
are
thinking fondly
about
you/send
you
their greetings►.
Obey
these
instructions.
Colossians 4:15-17
Tell
the
fellow believers
who
live
in
Laodicea
city
and
Nympha
4:15
meets in his house. [Nympha is a name for a woman.]
and
the
congregation
that
meets
in
her
house
that
we ◄are
thinking fondly
about
them/send
them
our greetings►.
After
someone
reads
this
letter
publicly
to
you,
cause
someone
to
also
read
it
to
the
congregation
that
is
in
Laodicea
city.
And
as
for
the
letter
that
I
wrote
to
the
congregation
that
is
in
Laodicea
city,
make
sure
that
it
is
also
read
among
you {you
should
also
read
that
letter}
publicly.
Say
to Archippus, “Make
sure
that
you
complete
the
task
that
God
appointed
you
to
do,
because
you
have
a
close relationship
with
the
Lord
Jesus.”
I,
Paul,
am penning
this
myself
in
order
that
you
may
know
that
this
letter
was
sent
by
me.
Remember
to
pray
about
the
fact
that
I
am
in
prison.
Colossians 4:18
I,
Paul, ◄am
thinking fondly
about
you/send
you
my greetings►.
Having
taken
the
pen
from
my
scribe,
I
am
now
writing
this
myself
in
order
that
you
may
know
that
I
have
truly
sent
this
letter.
Remember
to
pray
about
the
fact
that
I
am
in
prison [MTY].
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus Christ
would
continue
to
act
graciously towards
you
all.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians
1Th
This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Thessalonica. We call this book
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 1:1
I, Paul, greet you believers who are in Thessalonica
I,
Paul,
am
writing
this
letter. Silas
and
Timothy
are
with
me.
We(exc)
are
sending
this
letter
to
you
who
are
the
congregation
of believers
in
Thessalonica
city.
We
(inc)
all
worship (OR,
trust
in)
God
our
Father [MET]
and
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
We
three
desire/pray
that
God,
our
Father,
and
Jesus
Christ,
our
Lord,
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
and
will
continue
to
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace.
We
always
thank
God
for
you
all.
We
continually
remember
the
way
you
live
as believers
and
we
know
that
God
chose
you.
The
Holy
Spirit
enabled
us
to powerfully
tell
you
the
good
message,
and
although
people
persecuted
you
greatly,
you
were
joyful.
As
a
result,
you
inspired
all
the believers
who
are
in Macedonia
and Achaia
to
trust
in
God
firmly,
as
you
do.
1
Thessalonians 1:2-10
We
always
thank
God
for
you
all
when
we
mention
you
while
we
pray (OR,
when
we
pray
for
you).
We
thank
God
because
we
continually
remember
that
you
work
for
God
because
you
trust
in
him
and
you
earnestly/energetically
help
people
because
you
love
them.
You
also
endure
it
when
people
cause
you
to
suffer.
You
endure
it
because
you
confidently
expect
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
soon
return
from
heaven
to
rescue
you!
My
fellow believers
whom
God
loves,
we
also
thank
him
because
we
know
that
he
chose
you
to
become
his
people.
We
know
that
he
chose
you
because
when
we
told
that
message
to
you,
we
did
not
speak
only
words.
The
Holy
Spirit
helped
us
to
speak powerfully/effectively,
and
he
strongly
assured
us
that
he
was powerfully
working
in
you
by
means
of
the
message
about Christ
that
we
told
to
you.
You
yourselves
know
that,
because
you
know
how
we
spoke
and
how
we
conducted
ourselves
when
we
were
with
you,
in
order
that
we
might
help
you.
We
also
know
that
God
chose
you
because
we
have
now
heard
that
you
have
endured
your
troubles
when
people
caused
you
to
suffer
very
much
because
you
believed
in
Christ.
You
endured
just
like
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
endured,
and
just
like
we
did
when
people
caused
us
to
suffer.
At
that
time
you
were
joyful
because
the
Holy
Spirit
caused
you
to
be
joyful.
As
a
result
of
your
joyfully
enduring
your
troubles,
all
the
believers
who
live
in
Macedonia
and Achaia
provinces
have
heard
how
firmly
you
trust
God.
So
they
know
that
they
should
firmly
trust
in
God
as
you
do.
Other
people
have
heard
you
tell
the
message
from
the
Lord
Jesus.
Then
they
also
have
proclaimed
the
message
to
people
who
live
throughout
Macedonia
and Achaia
provinces.
Not
only
that,
but
people
who
live
in
many far-away
places [HYP]
have
heard
that
you
trust
in
God.
As
a
result,
we
do
not
need
to
tell
people
what
God
has
done
in
your
lives.
People
who
live
far
from
you
are
telling
others
what
happened
when
we
were
with
you.
They
also
report
that
you
stopped
worshipping
things
that ◄
you/your
ancestors►
considered
to
be
gods
and
now
you
worship
God.
As
a
result,
you
serve
the
God
who
is all-powerful
and
who
is
the real
God.
They
tell
us
that
now
you
wait
expectantly
for
his
Son
to
return
to
earth
from
heaven.
You
firmly
believe
that
God
caused
him
to
live
again
after
he
died.
You
believe
also
that
Jesus
will
rescue
all
of
us,
who
trust
in
him,
from
God’s
punishing
us [MTY].
You and God know that it is true that we behaved in a very virtuous, upright, and irreproachable manner toward you. You know also that we continually exhorted, encouraged, and urged that you behave in the way that God’s people should.
1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
My
fellow believers,
you
know
that
our
time
with
you
was
very worthwhile/effective [LIT].
Although
people
in
Philippi
city
previously
mistreated
us
(exc)
and
insulted
us,
as
you
know,
our
God
caused
us
to
be
courageous.
As
a
result,
we
told
you
the
good
message
that originates/comes
from
God,
even
though
some
people
in
your
city
also
strongly ◄opposed
us/tried
to
prevent
us
from
telling
God’s
message►.
When
we
exhorted/urged (OR,
tried
to convince)
you
to
obey
God’s
message,
we
did
not
tell
you
an untrue
message.
Instead,
we
told
you
a
true
message.
We
do
not
want
to
get
something
for
ourselves
by immoral
means.
We
do
not
try
to
deceive
you
or
other
people.
On
the
contrary,
we
tell
God’s
message
because
he
trusted
us
to
do
that,
because
he
examined
us
and
considered
us
to
be
acceptable
to
tell
people
the
message
about
Christ.
As
we
teach
people,
we
do
not
say
what
they
like
to
hear.
Instead,
we
say
what
God
wants
us
to
say,
because
he
examines
everything
that
we
think
and
what
we
desire.
We
never ◄flattered
you/said
nice
things
about
you insincerely►,
as
you
know.
We
were
never
greedy,
so
we
never
needed
to
use
words
to ◄hide
greediness
from
you/cause
you
to
think
that
we
were
not
greedy►.
God
knows
that
this
is
true!
We
never
tried
to
get
people
to
honor
us,
although
we
could
have
demanded
that
you
should
honor/respect
us,
because
we
are apostles
who
represent (OR,
speak
for)
Christ.
On
the
contrary,
we
were
gentle
when
we
were
among
you,
as
a
mother
gently
takes
care
of
her
own
children [SIM].
So,
because
we
love
you,
we
were
delighted
to
personally
tell
you
the
good
message
that
God
gave
us.
But
also
we
were
delighted
to
lovingly
do
all
that
we
could
do
to
help
you [SYN]
because ◄you
had
become
very
dear
to
us/we
had
begun
to
love
you
very
much►.
My
fellow believers,
you
remember
that
we
worked
very
hard [DOU]
in
order
to ◄
support
ourselves/earn
money
to
buy
what
we
needed►
while
we
were
with
you.
We
worked
during
the
day
and
also
at
night
in
order
that
we
would
not
have
to
ask
any
one
of
you
to
give
us
what
we
needed,
while
we
proclaimed
to
you
the
good
message
that
God
gave
us.
You
know
that
it
is
true,
and
God
knows
that
it
is
true,
that
we
conducted
our
lives
in
a
very
pure,
right,
and faultless [DOU]
manner
toward
you
believers.
You
know
also
that
we
lovingly
behaved/acted
toward
each
one
of
you,
just
like
a
father
lovingly
behaves/acts
toward
his
own
children [SIM].
Specifically,
we
kept
strongly
exhorting/urging
and
encouraging
you
that
you
conduct
your
lives
in
the
way
that
God’s
people
should,
because
he
has
invited
you
to
become
his
people
over
whom
he
will
rule
in
a
wonderful
way [HEN].
We
continually
thank
God
also
that
you
accepted
as
true
a
message
that
does
not
originate
from
human
beings.
Instead,
you
accepted
as
true
the
message
that originates
from
God,
and
the
result
was
that
people
caused
you
to
suffer
as Christ
did.
1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
We
also
continually
thank
God
because
when
you
heard
the
message
that
we
told
to
you,
you
accepted
it
as
the
true
message,
the
good
message
that
God
gave
to
us.
We
did
not
invent
it.
We
also
thank
God
that
he
is
changing
your
lives
because
you
trust
this
message [PRS].
My
fellow believers,
we
know
that
you
sincerely
believed
the
message
from
God,
because
the
manner
in
which
you
acted
was
just
like
the
manner
in
which
the
congregations
in
Judea
acted.
They
also
worship
God,
and
they ◄
have
a
close relationship
with/are
united
to►
Christ
Jesus.
Specifically,
you
endured
it
when
your
own
countrymen
mistreated
you
because
you
believe
the
message
from
God,
in
the
same
manner
that
those
Jewish believers
in
Judea
endured
it
when
the
Jews
who
do
not
believe
in
Christ
mistreated
them.
Unbelieving
Jews
are
the
ones
whom
God
considers
guilty
for
killing
the
Lord
Jesus,
as
well
as
for
killing
many
prophets.
Other unbelieving
Jews
forced
us
to
leave
many
towns.
They
really
make
God
angry;
and
they
are
opposed
to
what
is
best
for
all
human
beings!
Specifically,
when
we
tell
the
good
message
to non-Jewish
people
in
order
that
they
can
be
saved {
that
God
will
save
them}
spiritually,
these
unbelieving
Jews
try
to
stop/prevent
us
from
doing
that.
Because
they
continually
sin
more
and
more,
they
are
almost
reaching
the
limit
that
has
been
set
by
God [MET]!
God
will
soon
punish
them [MTY],
at
last,
for
all
their
sins!
It
is
because
of
you
that
we
are
pleased
and
joyful.
So
when
people
forced Silas, Timothy
and
me
to
be
separated
from
you
for
a
short
time,
we
strongly
desired
to
be
with
you.
1 Thessalonians 2:17-20
My
fellow believers,
when
for
a
short
time [IDM]
those
people
forced
us
to
be
separated
from
you,
we
felt
like
parents ◄who
had
lost
all
their
children/whose
children
had
died► [MET].
Although
we
were
far
away
from
you,
we
were
still emotionally
concerned
about
you,
and
we
strongly
desired
to
be
present
with
you.
You
can
know
that
we
wanted
to
return
to
you.
Indeed
I,
Paul,
tried
to
return
twice [IDM].
But
we
did
not
return
because
each
time
Satan
prevented
us
from
returning.
We
were
strongly desiring
to
be
with
you,
because
truly
you [RHQ]
are
the
ones
about
whom
we
are
proud
and
joyful!
It
is
because
we
are
confident
that
you
will ◄
remain
faithful/continue believing
in
God►
that
we
will
be
joyful!
You
are
the
ones
who
we
confidently
expect
will
keep
strongly
trusting
in
God!
It
is
because
you
will ◄
remain
faithful/continue believing
in
God►
that
we
will
be
proud
of
the
work
that
we
have
done [MET, RHQ]
when
our
Lord
Jesus
examines
what
we
all
have
done,
at
the
time
when
he
comes
back
to
earth!
Indeed,
it
is
because
of
you
that
even
now
we
are
pleased
and
joyful!
When I could no longer endure worrying about you, I sent Timothy to you in order to find out whether or not you were still trusting in God.
1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
As
a
result
of
that,
when
I
could
no
longer
endure
worrying
about
you,
I
decided
that
Silas
and
I
would
stay
behind
alone
in Athens
city,
and
we
two
sent
Timothy
to
you.
You
know
that
he
is
our
close
associate
and
also
works
for
God
by
proclaiming
the
message
about
Christ.
Silas
and
I
sent
him
in
order
that
he
would
urge
you
to
continue
to
strongly
trust
in
Christ.
We
wanted
none
of
you
to
consider
turning
away
from Christ
as
a
result
of
people
causing
you
to
suffer.
You
know
that
God
has
planned
that
we
who
trust
in
him
will
suffer
like
that
when
people
do
that
to
us
who
trust
in
him.
Remember
that
when
we
were
present
with
you,
we
kept
telling
you
that
we
would
be
persecuted {that
people
would
cause
us
to
suffer}.
And
because
that
is
what
happened,
you
know
that
what
we
said
was
true!
I
was
afraid
that
Satan,
the
one
who
tempts
us,
had
caused
you
to
stop
trusting
in Christ.
If
that
had
happened,
we
would
have
worked
uselessly
while
we
were
present
with
you!
So
I
sent
Timothy
to
you
in
order
to
find
out
whether
or
not
you
were
still
trusting
in Christ.
I
sent
him
because
I
could
no
longer
endure
not
knowing ◄about
your
spiritual
condition/whether
or
not
you
were
still
trusting
in Christ►.
Now Timothy
has
just
returned
and
has
told
us
the
good
news
that
you
still
trust
in Christ.
As
a
result,
we
have
been cheered
up,
and
we
cannot
thank
God
adequately
for
what
he
has
done
for
you.
Very frequently
we
ask
God
that
we
will
be
able
to
visit
you
and
help
you
to
trust
him
more
strongly.
1 Thessalonians 3:6-10
Now
Timothy
has
just
returned
to Silas
and
me
from
being
with
you,
and
he
has
told
us
the
good
news
that
you
still
trust
in Christ
and
that
you
love
him (OR,
each
other).
He
told
us
also
that
you
always happily
remember
us
and
that
you
strongly
desire
that
we
visit
you,
just
like
we
strongly
desire
to
visit
you.
My
fellow believers,
even
though
we
are
suffering
very
much [DOU]
because
of
what
people
are
doing
to
us
here,
we
have
been cheered
up
because
Timothy
told
us
about
your
still
trusting
in Christ.
Now
we
feel
very
encouraged [IDM]
that
you
continue
to
strongly
trust
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
◄We
cannot
thank
God
adequately
for
what
he
has
done
for
you!/How
can
we
thank
God
enough
for
what
he
has
done
for
you?► [RHQ]
We
greatly
rejoice
concerning
you
when
we
pray
to
our
God!
We
constantly [HYP]
and fervently/earnestly
ask
God
that
we
will
be
able
to
visit
you [SYN]
and
that
we
will
be
able
to
help
you
to
trust
in Christ/God
more
strongly!
We
pray
that
God
will
help
us
to
return
to
you
and
that
the
Lord
Jesus
will
help
you
to
love
each
other
and
other
people
more
and
more,
just
like
we
love
you
more
and
more.
1 Thessalonians 3:11-13
We
pray
to
God,
our
Father,
and
to
our
Lord
Jesus,
that
they
will ◄clear
the
way/make
it possible►
so
that
we
can
return
to
you.
As
for
you,
we
pray
that
the
Lord
Jesus
will
help
you
to
love
each
other
and
other
people
more
and
more,
just
like
we
continue
loving
you
more
and
more.
We
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
will
strengthen
your resolve
to
do
what
pleases
God (OR,
strengthen
you spiritually).
We
pray
that
God
our
Father
will
enable
you
to
conduct
your
lives
in
a
way
that
is
pure
and
that
no
one
can
justly
criticize,
so
that
when
Jesus
comes
back
to
earth
accompanied
by
all
those
who
belong
to
him,
he
will
be
pleased
with
you.
Just like we told you previously, we strongly urge you to increasingly live in a way that will please God.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-2
Now,
my
fellow believers,
I
want
to
write
about
some
other
matters.
Because
we
all
have
a
close relationship
with
the
Lord Jesus,
we(exc)
strongly
urge
you [DOU]
to
live
in
a
way
that
pleases
God.
We
taught
you
to
do
that,
and
you
know
that
we
lived
that
way
as
a
result
of
what
the
Lord Jesus
told
us.
We
know
that
you
are conducting
your
lives
that
way,
but
we
strongly
urge
that
you
do
that
even
more.
God
wants
you,
by
your
behaving
in
a sexually
pure
way,
to
show
that
you
completely
belong
to
him.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
God
wants
you
to
live
pure
lives
that
will
show
that
you
completely
belong
to
him.
He
wants
you
to
avoid
doing
any sexually
immoral
acts (OR,
avoid
being sexually
immoral
in
any
way).
That
is,
he
wants
each
one
of
you
to
know
how
to
control
your
own
sexual
desires [EUP].
He
wants
you
to
live
pure
lives
that
all
people
will
see
as
good.
You
must
not
lustfully
desire
to
do immoral
acts
as unbelievers [MTY]
do
who
do
not
obey
God.
God
wants
each
one
of
you
to
control
your
sexual
desires,
in
order
that
no
one
of
you
sin
against
your
fellow believer
and
take
advantage
of
him
or
her
by
doing
things
like
that.
Remember
that
we
strongly
warned
you
previously [DOU]
that
the
Lord
Jesus
will
punish
all
people
who
do sexually immoral
acts.
When
God
chose
us
believers,
he
did
not
want
us
to
be
people
who
behave
in
a sexually immoral
way.
On
the
contrary,
he
wants
us
to
be
people
who
behave
in
a
morally
pure
way.
So
I
warn
you
that
those
who
disregard
this
teaching
of
mine
are
not
just disregarding
me.
On
the
contrary,
they
are disregarding
God,
because
God
commanded
it.
Remember
that
God
sent
his
Spirit,
who
is
holy,
to
live
in
you!
We
urge
you
to
increasingly
love
each
other,
to
strive
to
work
at
your
own occupations,
and
not
meddle
in others’
affairs.
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
I
want
to
urge
you
again
that
you
should
love
your
fellow believers [MET].
You
do
not
really
need
that
anyone
write
to
you
about
that,
because
God
has
already
taught
you
how
to
love
each
other,
and
because
you
already
are
showing
that
you
love
your
fellow believers [HYP]
who
live
in
other
places
in
your
province
of
Macedonia.
Nevertheless,
my
fellow believers,
we
urge
you
to
love
each
other
even
more.
We
urge
you
also
to
eagerly
strive/try
to
mind
your
own
affairs
and
to
not
meddle/interfere
with
the
affairs
of
others.
We
urge
you
also
to
work
at
your
own occupations/jobs
to earn
what
you
need
to
live.
Remember
that
we
taught
you
previously
to
live
like
that.
If
you
do
these
things, unbelievers
will
acknowledge/see
that
you
behave
decently/properly,
and
you
will
not
have
to
depend
on
others
to ◄
supply/give
to
you►
what
you
need.
God
will
cause
to
live
again
those believers
who
died
and
will
bring
them
to
the
sky
with
Jesus.
Encourage
each
other
by
telling
this
message.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
My
fellow believers,
we
also
want
you
to
understand
well [LIT]
what
will
happen
to
our
fellow believers
who
now
are
dead [EUP].
You
must
not
be/do
like
the unbelievers.
They
grieve
deeply
for
people
who
die
because
they
do
not
confidently
expect
people
to
live
again
after
they
die.
We
believers
know
that
it
is
true
that
Jesus
died
and
that
he
came
back
to
life
again.
So
we
also
know
well
that
when
Jesus
returns,
God
will
cause
those
believers
who
died [EUP]
to
live
again
and
to
come
with
Jesus.
I
write
this
because
the
Lord
Jesus
revealed
to
me
what
I
am
now
telling
you.
Some
of
you
may
think
that
when
the
Lord
Jesus
comes
back,
he
will
consider
that
we
believers
who
are
still
living
will
be
superior
to
those
believers
who
have
died [EUP],
because
we
will
meet
Jesus
first.
That
is
certainly
not
true!
It
is
the
Lord
Jesus
himself
who
will
descend
from
heaven.
When
he
comes
down,
he
will
command
all
of
us believers
to
rise
from
their
graves.
The
chief
angel
will
shout
loudly,
and
another
angel
will
blow
a
trumpet
for
God.
Then (OR,
As
a
result),
the
first
thing
that
will
happen
is
that
the
people
who
trusted
in
Christ
before
they
died
will
live
again.
After
that,
God
will powerfully
take
up
into
the
clouds
all
of
us
believers
who
are
still
living
on
this
earth.
He
will
take
us
and
those
other believers
who
have
died,
in
order
that
we
all
might
together
meet/welcome
the
Lord
Jesus
in
the
sky.
As
a
result
of
that,
we
all
will
be
with
him
forever.
Because
all
this
is
true,
encourage/comfort
each
other
by reminding
each
other
of
this
teaching.
We believers should be prepared for the time when the Lord Jesus returns and not be as unbelievers who will be unprepared. We must not be like them. On the contrary, we must be vigilant and self-controlled.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-8
My
fellow believers,
I
want
to
tell
you
more
about
the
time
or
period
when
the
Lord
Jesus
will
come
back.
Really,
you
do
not
need
me
to
you
about
that,
because
you
yourselves
know
accurately
what
will
happen!
You
know
that
the
Lord
Jesus
will
return [MTY]
unexpectedly (OR,
when
some
people
are unprepared).
People
will
not
expect
him,
just
like
no
one
knows
when
a
thief
comes
unexpectedly
at
night [SIM].
At
a
future
time
many
people
will
say, “
All
is
peaceful
and
we
are
safe!”
Then
suddenly
the
Lord
Jesus
will
come
to
punish
people
severely!
Just
like
a
pregnant
woman
who
experiences
birth
pains
cannot
stop
those
pains,
those
people
will
definitely
not
have
any
way
to
escape
their
punishment.
Just
like
people
in
the
dark
are
unaware
of
what
is happening
around
them,
most
people
will
not
be
aware
of
what
is
about
to
happen
to
them [MET, PRS].
Just
like
a
thief
comes
unexpectedly
for
people
who
are
unaware,
that
time
of
punishment
will
come
when
people
are
not expecting
it [SIM].
But
you,
my
fellow believers,
are
people
who
are
very
much
aware [LIT]
of
what
is
going
to
happen.
As
a
result,
you
will
be expecting [LIT]
those
things [MTY]
to
happen [PRS].
All
of
us
believers
are
people [IDM]
who
do
what
is
right,
as
people
usually
do
in
the
daytime [MET]
when
their
actions
can
be
seen.
We
are
not
people
who
do
evil
things,
as
some
people
do
when
it
is
dark [MET].
So
we believers
must
be
aware
of
what
is happening.
We
must
be
watching
carefully,
as
people
who
are
awake
watch
for
a
thief [MET].
We
must
be self-controlled,
as
people
who
are ◄sober/not
drunk►
are
able
to
control
what
they
do [MET].
People
who
sleep [MET]
are
unaware
of
what
is happening,
and unbelievers
are
like
that.
It
is
at
night
when
people
become
drunk
and
they
do
very
wrong
actions/things,
and
are
unaware
of
what
is happening
because
they
are
asleep.
But
we believers
are
people
who
should
do
what
is
right [MET],
so
we
must
be self-controlled,
as
people
in
the
daytime
are
usually
not
drunk
and
are
able
to
control
what
they
do [MET].
As Roman
soldiers
protect
themselves
by
putting
on
breastplates
and
helmets [MET],
we
believers
must
protect
ourselves
by
continuing
to
trust
and
love
the
Lord
Jesus
and
by
continuing
to
confidently
expect
that
he
will
save
us
from
God’s
punishing
us
at
the
time
when
he
will
punish
other
people.
God
has
destined
us believers
to
be
saved
from
future
punishment
and
to
be
able
to
live
together
with
our
Lord
Jesus
after
he
returns.
Since
this
is
true,
encourage
each
other.
1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
When
God
chose
us,
he
did
not
plan
for
us
to
be
people
whom
he
will
severely
punish [MTY].
On
the
contrary,
he
decided
that
he
would
save
us
because
of
our
trusting
in
what
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
has
done
for
us.
Jesus
died
to
atone/pay
for
our
sins
in
order
that
we
might
be
able
to
live
together
with
him,
whether
we
are
alive [MET]
or
whether
we
are
dead [EUP]
when
he
returns
to
earth.
Because
you
know
that
this
is
true,
continue
to
encourage/comfort
each
other,
as
indeed
you
now
are
doing.
Recognize
as
leaders
those
people
who
care
for
and
instruct
you;
highly
esteem
and
love
them.
Live
peacefully
with
each
other.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
My
fellow believers,
we
three
ask
that
you
recognize/honor
as
leaders
those
people
who
work
hard
for
you.
Specifically,
respect
those
who
lead
you
as
fellow believers
who ◄have
a
close relationship
with/are
united
to►
the
Lord
Jesus.
They
warn
you
to
stop
doing
what
is
wrong (OR,
they
teach
you
to
do
what
is
right).
That
is,
we
ask
that
you
consider
those
leaders
to
be
very
important
and
that
you
love
them,
because
they
work
hard
to
help
you.
We
also
urge
you
to
live
peacefully
with
each
other.
Warn believers
who
will
not
work,
and
encourage
and
help
those
who
need
it.
Be
patient
with
all
people.
Do
good
things
for
all
of
them,
including
those
who
do
evil
things
to
you.
1 Thessalonians 5:14-15
My
fellow believers,
we
urge
that
you
warn
believers
who
will
not
work
in
order
to ◄
obtain/earn
the
money
to
buy►
things
that
they
need
to
live.
Tell
them
that
they
are
behaving wrongly.
We
urge
you
that
you
encourage
believers
who
are
fearful (OR,
discouraged),
and
that
you
help
all
people
who
are
weak
in
any
way.
We
also
urge
you
to
be
patient
with
everyone.
Make
sure
that
none
of
you
does
evil
things
to
anyone
who
has
done
evil
to
you.
On
the
contrary,
you
must
always
try
to
do
good
things
for
each
other (OR,
to
fellow believers)
and
to
everyone
else.
Always
rejoice,
pray,
and
thank
God.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be
joyful ◄at
all
times/always►,
pray
continually,
and
thank
God ◄in
all
circumstances/regardless
of
what
happens►.
God
wants
you
to
behave
like
that
because
of
what
Christ
Jesus
has
done
for
you (OR,
because
you
have
a
close relationship
with
Christ
Jesus).
Evaluate
all
messages
that
people
claim
that
the
Holy
Spirit
gave
them.
Accept authentic
messages
and
obey
them.
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
Do
not
refuse
the
urging
from
God’s
Spirit
when
he
is
working [MTY]
among
you.
That
would
be
like
throwing
water
on
a
fire [MET]!
Specifically,
do
not
despise
messages
that
the
Holy
Spirit
reveals
to
someone,
and
reject
them automatically.
On
the
contrary,
evaluate
all
such
messages.
Accept
the
messages
that
are
truly
from
God,
and
obey
them.
Do
not
obey
any
kind
of
evil
message.
We
pray
that
God
will
cause
you
to
be distinct
people
who
behave
right
in
every
way,
and
I
am
sure
that
he
will
do
this.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
We
pray
to
God
that
he
will
change
you
to
become
more
and
more
like
his
people
should
be.
He
is
the
one
who
causes
his
people
to
have
inner
peace.
That
is,
we
pray
that
he
will
help
you
so
that
in
all
that
you
think,
in
all
that
you
desire,
and
in
all
that
you
do,
you
will
be
without
fault.
We
ask
him
that
he
will
keep
doing
that
until
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
comes
back
to
earth.
Because
God
has
invited
you
to
be
his
people,
you
can
certainly
trust
him
to
keep
on
helping
you
to
do
that.
Pray
for
us. Affectionately
greet
all
your
fellow
believers,
and
make
certain
that
someone
reads
this
letter
aloud
to
all
of
them.
May
the
Lord
bless
you.
1 Thessalonians 5:25-28
My
fellow believers,
pray
for
me
and
for Silas
and
for Timothy.
When
you
gather
together
as believers,
greet
each
other affectionately,
as
fellow believers
should.
Make
certain
that
you
read
this
letter
to
all
the believers
who
may
be
absent
when
you
read
it
at
first,
knowing
that
the
Lord
Jesus
wants
you
to
do
it.
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
all.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
2Th
This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians at Thessalonica. We call this book
2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 1:1-2
We, Paul, Silas, and Timothy, are sending this letter to the congregation of God’s people in Thessalonica. We pray that God will continue to bless you with his kindness and inner peace.
I,
Paul,
am
writing
this
letter. Silas
and
Timothy
are
with
me.
We
are
sending
this
letter
to
you.
You
are
the
congregation
of
God’s
people
in
Thessalonica
city.
You
belong
to
God
our
Father,
and
you
belong
to
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord.
We
pray
that
God
our
Father,
and
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord,
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
and
will
continue
to
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace.
We
thank
God
very frequently
that
you
are
trusting
in
the
Lord
Jesus
more
and
more.
2 Thessalonians 1:3-4
Our
fellow believers,
we
thank
God
very frequently [HYP]
for
you
because
we believers
ought
to
thank
God
for
each
other,
and
specifically
it
is
appropriate/right
that
we
should
thank
God
for
you.
We
thank
him
that
you
are
trusting
in
the
Lord
Jesus
more
and
more,
and
that
each
one
of
you
is
loving
each
of
the
others
more
and
more.
As
a
result,
we
keep
proudly
telling
about
you
to
other
congregations
who
worship
God.
Specifically,
we
tell
them
that
you
are
being
steadfast
and
that
you
continue
believing
in
the
Lord
Jesus,
even
though
you
are frequently
suffering [DOU]
as
a
result
of
people
causing
you
trouble.
God
will
judge
all
people
justly.
Specifically,
he
will
publicly
declare
that
you
are
worthy
to
enter
that
place
where
he
will
rule
his
people
forever.
2 Thessalonians 1:5-10
Your
being
steadfast ◄shows/indicates
to►
us
clearly
that
God
will
judge
all
people
justly.
Specifically,
he
will
publicly
declare
that
you
are
worthy
as
his
people
to
be
in
that
place
where
he
will
rule
forever,
because
you
also
are
suffering
as
a
result
of
telling
others
about
letting
God
rule
your
lives.
God
will
certainly
cause
trouble
for
those
people
who
are
troubling
you,
because
he
considers
that
it
is
just
that
he
should
punish
such
people
for
doing
that
to
you.
He
also
considers
that
it
is
the
right
thing
to
do
to
reward
you
who
are
being
troubled,
by ◄giving
you
relief/causing
your
suffering
to
end►.
He
will
do
that
for
both
you
and
us
when
our
Lord
Jesus
will
descend
from
heaven,
together
with
his
powerful
angels
and
with
blazing
fire.
Then
he
will
punish
those
people
who
do
not
want
to
know
him
and
those
who
refuse
to
heed
the
message
about
our
Lord
Jesus.
Our
Lord
Jesus
will
forbid
them
from
ever
coming
near
to
him
and
near
to
the
glory
which
he
has
because
he
is
so
powerful (OR,
the
glory
that
is
manifested
by
his
power).
He
will
cause
those
people
to
suffer
forever.
The
Lord
Jesus
will
do
this
when
he
comes
back
from
heaven
at
the
time
that
God
has
decided.
As
a
result,
all
we
who
are
his
people
will
praise
him
because
of
what
he
has
done
for
his
own
people,
and
all
we
believers
will
marvel
at
our
Lord
because
of
what
he
has
done.
And
you
will
be
there,
too,
because
you
believed
what
we
testified
to
you.
We
are
praying
very frequently
for
you
that
God
will
consider
you
worthy
to
receive
that
to
which
he
summoned
you.
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
In
order
that
you
might
praise
Jesus
like
this,
we
are
also
praying
very frequently [HYP]
for
you.
We
pray
that
you
will
be
able
to
show
our
God
that
you
are
worthy
to
receive
that
which
he
chose
you
to
receive.
We
pray
also
that
he
would powerfully
enable
you
to
do
good
in
every
way
that
you
desire,
and
that
he
would
also
enable
you
to
do powerfully
every
good
thing
that
you
do
because
you
believe
in
Jesus Christ.
We
pray
this
because
we
want
you
to
praise
our
Lord
Jesus,
and
we
want
him
to
honor
you.
This
will
happen
because
God,
whom
we
worship/serve,
and
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
keep
acting
kindly
toward
you
in
ways
that
you
do
not
deserve.
Do not quickly get worried and alarmed by any message that the Day of the Lord has already come.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a
Now
I
want
to
write
to
you
about
the
time
when
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
return
and
when
God
will
gather
us
together
to
where
Jesus
is.
My
fellow believers,
I
urge
you
that
you
think calmly
about
any
message
that
claims/says
that
the
Lord
has
already
come
again.
Do
not
be
shaken
or
alarmed/worried
by
any
such
message.
It
does
not
matter
if
it
is
a
message
that
someone
claims
God’s
Spirit
revealed
to
him,
or
if
it
is
some
other
message
that
someone
has
spoken,
or
whether
it
is
a
message
that
someone
claims
that
I
wrote
in
a
letter.
Do
not
allow
anyone
to
deceive
you
in
any
way
with
the
result
that
you
believe
any
such
message.
The
Lord
will
come
only
after
that
time
when
the
man
who
will
sin
very
greatly
will
appear.
2 Thessalonians 2:3b-5
The
Lord
will
not
come [MTY]
immediately.
First,
many
people [PRS]
will
rebel
against
God.
The
result
of
their
rebelling
will
be
that
they
will
accept
and
obey
the
man
who
will
sin
very
greatly
against
God.
He
will
be
the
supreme
enemy
of
God.
He
will
proudly
exalt
himself
above
everything
that
people
consider
to
be
some
god
and
above
everything
that
people
worship.
As
a
result
of
wanting
people
to
worship
him,
he
will
even
enter
God’s
Temple
and
sit
down
there
to
rule.
He
will
publicly
proclaim
that
he
himself
is
God!
But
God
will
certainly
punish
that
man
forever!
◄I
am
sure
that
you
remember
that
I
kept
telling
you
these
things
while
I
was
still
with
you
there
in Thessalonica./Do
you
not
remember
that
I
continued
telling
you
these
things
while
I
was
still
with
you
there
in Thessalonica?► [RHQ]
This
man
will
be
revealed
by
God
when
he
who
is
now preventing
him
from
being
revealed
will
have
been
removed
by
God.
2 Thessalonians 2:6-8
You
also
know
that
there
is
something (OR,
someone)
that
is preventing
this
man
from
being
revealed {
from
revealing
himself}.
This
man
is
being ◄held
back/restrained►
now
for
him
to
be
revealed {that
he
reveal
himself}
at
the
time
that
God
has
planned [MTY].
Although
Satan
is
already
secretly
causing
people
to
reject
God’s
laws, ◄the
one/God►
who
is preventing
this
man
from
revealing
himself
now
will
continue
to
prevent
him
from
doing
that
until
he/
God
removes
him.
It
is
then
that
God
will
allow
this
man,
who
rejects
God’s
laws
completely,
to
be
revealed {to
reveal
himself}.
Then
the
Lord
Jesus
will
destroy
him,
by
simply
commanding
it [MTY].
Jesus,
by
his
own
glorious
arrival,
will
cause
him
to
become
completely
powerless.
When
this
man
is
present,
he
will
completely
deceive
those
who
will
perish.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
But
before
Jesus
destroys
him,
Satan
will
make
him
very
powerful.
As
a
result,
he
will
do
all
kinds
of
supernatural
miracles
and
amazing
things [DOU]
that
will
seem
as
though
God
has
enabled
him
to
do
them.
And
by
doing
wicked
things,
he
will
completely
deceive
those
who
will
certainly ◄perish/go
to
hell►.
He
will
deceive
them
because
they
will
have
refused
to
love
the
true
message.
So
they
will
not
be
saved {God
will
not
save
them}.
So,
God,
by
his
power,
will
enable
this
man
to
easily
deceive
people,
so
that
they
will
believe
what
this
man
falsely
claims/says
that
he
is.
The
result
will
be
that
everyone
will
be
rightly
condemned {that
God
will
justly
condemn
everyone}
to
be
punished
who
did
not
believe
the
true
message,
but
who
instead
gladly
chose
to
be
doing
what
is
wicked.
God
chose
you
in
order
that
you
should
be
saved
and
share
in Christ’s
glory.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
Our
fellow believers,
whom
our
Lord
Jesus
loves,
we
thank
God
very frequently
for
you.
It
is
appropriate/right
for
us
to
do
that,
because
God
chose
you ◄from
the
beginning [MTY]
of
creation/before
the
world
existed►
in
order
that
he
might
save
you
as
a
result
of
your
believing
the
true
message
and
as
a
result
of
God’s
Spirit
setting
you
apart
for
God.
We
thank
God
that
he
chose
you
as
a
result
of
our
proclaiming
the
message
about
Christ
to
you,
in
order
that
you
might ◄share
in/have►
some
of
the
glory
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
has.
Continue believing
the
teaching
that
we
gave
to
you.
2 Thessalonians 2:15
So,
our
fellow believers,
continue
to
be
firm
concerning
what
you
believe;
that
is,
continue believing
the
true
teaching
that
we
gave
to
you
by
our
speaking
to
you
and
by
our
writing
a
letter
to
you.
We
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus Christ
himself
will
encourage
you
and
cause
you
to
continue
doing
and
speaking
what
is
good.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
himself
and
God,
our
Father,
loves
us
and
encourages
us
and
causes
us
to
confidently
expect
to
receive
the
eternal
things
that
he
has
promised
to
give
to
us
as
a
result
of
Christ
acting
kindly
toward
us
in
a
way
we
did
not
deserve.
We
strongly
pray
that
God
and
Jesus
together
will
encourage
you!
And
we
pray
that
they
will
cause
you
to
continue
doing
and
saying
things
that
God
considers
to
be
good.
Pray that more and more people will believe the message about our Lord Jesus.
2 Thessalonians 3:1-2
As
for
the
other
matters,
our
fellow believers,
pray
for
us
that
more
and
more
people
will
hear [PRS]
our
message
about
our
Lord
Jesus.
Pray
that
they
will
believe
this
message,
as
you
have
done.
Pray
also
for
us
that
we
will
be
rescued {that
God
will
rescue
us}
from
those
very
perverse/evil
people
here
who
cause
us
to
suffer.
Pray
like
that
because
they
and
many
others
refuse
to
believe [LIT]
this
message.
Our
Lord
Jesus
will
cause
you
to
continue
to
be
steadfast
and
he
will
protect
you
from
the
evil
one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3-5
Remember
that
our
Lord
Jesus
is
trustworthy!
So
we
are
sure
that
he
will
cause
you
to
continue
to
be
steadfast.
We
are
also
sure
that
he
will
protect
you
from
Satan,
the
evil
one (OR,
from
evil).
Because
of
your
close relationship
with
our
Lord
Jesus,
we
are
confident
that
you
are
obeying
what
we
have
commanded
you,
and
we
are
confident
that
you
will
obey
what
we
are
commanding
you
in
this
letter.
We
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
would
enable
you
to
continue
knowing
that
God
loves
you.
We
pray
also
that
Christ
will
cause
you
to
continue
being
steadfast (OR,
being
steadfast
as
he
was
steadfast).
We
command
you
to disassociate
yourselves
from
every
fellow believer
who
refuses
to
work.
2 Thessalonians 3:6-11
Our
fellow believers,
we
command
you,
with
the
authority [MTY]
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
has
given
to
us,
that
you
stop associating
with
every
fellow believer
who
is
lazy
and
refuses
to
work.
That
is,
you
must
stay
away
from
those
who
are
not
conducting
their
lives
in
the
manner
that
we
taught
you.
We
tell
you
this
because
you
yourselves
know
that
you
should
behave
like
we
behaved.
We ◄did
not
just
sit
around
without
working/were
never
lazy►
while
we
were
living
among
you.
Specifically,
we
did
not
eat
anyone’s
food
if
we
did
not
pay
that
person
for
it.
Instead,
we
worked
very
hard ◄
to
support
ourselves/to earn
the
money
to
buy
what
we
needed►.
We
worked
hard [DOU]
during
the
day
and
during
the
night,
in
order
that
we
would
not
have
to
depend
on
any
of
you
to
supply
what
we
needed.
We
have
always
had
the
right
to
depend
on
you
for
money,
but
instead
we
worked
hard
in
order
to
make
ourselves
examples
for
you,
in
order
that
you
should
behave
like
we
behave.
Remember
that
when
we
were
there
with
you,
we
kept
commanding
you
that
if
any
fellow believer
refuses
to
work,
you
should
not
give
him
food
to
eat.
We
are
commanding
the
same
thing
again
now,
because
someone
has
told
us
that
some
of
you
are
lazy
and
not
working
at
all,
just interfering
with
what
other
people
are
doing!
We
command
those
fellow believers
who
are
not
working
to
support
themselves
by
settling
down
and
working.
2 Thessalonians 3:12
We
command
those
fellow believers
who
are
not
working,
and
urge
them
by
the
authority [MTY]
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
that
they
settle
down
and ◄support
themselves
by
working/work
to earn
money
to
buy
what
they
need►.
You
others,
do
not
stop
doing
what
is
right
because
you
are
discouraged.
2 Thessalonians 3:13
Fellow believers!
Do
not
ever
get
tired
of
doing
what
is
right!
Publicly
identify
any
fellow believer
who
does
not
obey
what
we
have
written
in
this
letter
and
do
not
associate
with
him.
2 Thessalonians 3:14-15
If
any
fellow believer
refuses
to
work
and
does
not
obey
what
I
have
written
in
this
letter, ◄
publicly
identify
that
person/tell
the
congregation
what
that
person
is
doing►.
Then
do
not
associate
with
him,
in
order
that
he
may
become
ashamed.
Do
not
think
of
him
as
though
he
was
your
enemy;
instead,
warn
him
as
you
would
warn
your
other
fellow believers.
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
himself
will
give
peace
to
you
always
and
in
every
situation.
2 Thessalonians 3:16a
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
himself,
who
gives
inner
peace
to
his
people,
will
give
inner
peace
to
you
always ◄and
in
every
situation/whatever
happens►.
In closing,
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
will
continue
to
bless
you
all.
I,
Paul,
am greeting
you
and
I
am
writing
this
myself
in
order
that
you
may
know
that
it
is
I
who
have
sent
this
letter.
2 Thessalonians 3:16b-18
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
will
continue
to
help
you
all.
Now,
having
taken
the
pen
from
my
scribe,
I,
Paul,
am
sending
this greeting
to
you
as
I
write
this
myself [SYN].
I
do
this
in
all
my
letters
in
order
that
you
may
know
that
it
is
truly
I
who
have
sent
this
letter.
This
is
how
I
always
end
my
letters.
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
continue
to
act
kindly
to
you
all.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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1 Timothy
1 Timothy
1Ti
This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to his assistant Timothy. We call this book
1 Timothy
1 Timothy 1:1-2
I, Paul, write to you, Timothy. May you be blessed by God and Christ Jesus with their kindness and mercy.
I,
Paul,
am
writing
this
letter.
You
know
that
I
am
an apostle.
I
represent
Christ
Jesus
because
God
and
Christ
Jesus
commanded
me
to
do
it.
God
is
the
one
who
saved
us,
and
Jesus
is
the
one
for
whom
we
are
confidently
waiting
to
return.
You,
Timothy,
are
like [MET]
a
true
son
to
me
because
you
trusted
in
Christ
after
I
told
you
about
him.
I
pray/desire
that
God,
who
is
our
Father,
and
Christ
Jesus,
who
is
our
Lord,
will
continue
to
act
kindly
and mercifully
to
you,
and
that
they
will
give
you
inner
peace.
Defend
and
promote
the
true Christian
doctrine.
Teach
it
and
live
by
it.
Also
I
instruct
you
how
to
strengthen
the
congregation,
which
upholds
the
truth.
1
Timothy 1:3-20
I
urge
you
now,
just
like
I
urged
you
when
I
was
going
to
Macedonia
province,
that
you
remain
there
in
Ephesus
city.
Stay
there
so
that
you
may
command
certain
persons
who
teach
other believers
that
they
not
teach
false
doctrines.
And
tell
people
to
not
continually
give
their
attention
to
stories
that
tell
about
our
ancestors,
stories
in
which
there
are ◄genealogies/lists
of
our ancestors’
names►
that
seem
to
be
endless.
You
must
command
your
congregation
not
to
think
that
these
stories
are
valuable,
because
whenever
people
think
that,
they
just
start
arguing
about
things
uselessly,
instead
of
teaching
God’s
plan,
which
is
concerned
with
what
we
believe (OR,
which
we
know
because
we
trust
in Christ).
Teach
them
to
have
pure
desires [MTY]
and
so
to
know
that
God
approves
of
what
they
do,
and
to
sincerely
believe
the
true
teaching.
By
doing
that,
they
will
love
God
well.
There
are
some
people
who
have
turned
away
from
these
true
teachings.
As
a
result,
they
just
discuss
what
is
useless.
They
desire
to
teach
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses,
but
they
do
not
understand
what
they
are
really
saying,
or
the
things
about
which
they ◄confidently
speak/say
that
they
understand
well►.
We
know
that
the
laws
that
God
gave
to
Moses
are
good
if
people
consider
correctly
what
God
intended
them
for.
We
must
remember
that
God
did
not
give
Moses
those
laws
in
order
to
condemn
righteous
people.
By
those
laws
he
condemns
people
who
act
as
though
there
were
no
laws
and
who
refuse
to
obey
anyone.
He
condemns
those
who
do
not
revere
God
and
those
who
sin habitually.
By
them
he
condemns
those
who
refuse
to
perform rituals
that
are
pleasing
to
God
and
who
show
no
respect
for religion.
He
condemns
those
who
murder
their
fathers
and
who
murder
their
mothers
and
who
murder
other
people.
He
condemns
those
who
are sexually
immoral
and
those
who
are homosexuals.
He
condemns
those
who kidnap/steal
people
in
order
to
make
them
slaves.
He
condemns
those
who
lie
and
those
who
promise
something
strongly
but
do
not
do
what
they
promised.
He
condemns
every
other
action
that
is
contrary
to
our
true
teaching.
This
is
what
we
teach
people
when
we
tell
them
the
glorious/wonderful
message
about Christ
that
our
awesome
God
has
revealed
and
that
he
gave
to
me
to
teach.
I
am
grateful
to
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord
who
enabled
me
to
do
this
work,
because
he
considered
that
I
could
be
trusted.
So
he
appointed
me
in
order
that
I
would
serve
him.
Formerly
I
said
evil
things
about
him,
I
caused
his
people
to
suffer,
and
I
acted
very
cruelly
toward
them.
But
Christ
acted
in
a
kind
way
toward
me
since
I ◄acted
ignorantly/did
not
know
that
I
was
doing
wrong►
because
I
did
not
believe
in
him.
Our
Lord
kindly
did
for
me
what
I
did
not
deserve,
so
that
I
now
believe
in
Christ
Jesus
and
I
love
others (OR,
him)
because
I
belong
to
him.
Something
that
all
we
believers
say
is
certainly
true
and
is
worthy
for
us
to
fully
accept
is
that
Christ
Jesus
came
into
the
world
in
order
to
save
sinful
people
so
that
God
would
not
punish
them
for
their
sins.
As
for
me,
I
consider
that
I
have
sinned
more
than
all
others.
Yet
Christ
Jesus
acted mercifully
to
me
in
order
that
he
might
demonstrate
to
people
that
he
is
perfectly
patient
with
them.
He
did
that
by
his
being
patient
with
me,
one
who
has
sinned
worse
than
everyone
else.
He
wanted
what
he
did
for
me ◄to
be
an
example/to
demonstrate
his
patience►
to
people
who
would
later
believe
in
him,
and
as
a
result
would
live
forever.
I
desire
that
people
will
honor
and
praise
the
only
true
God
forever!
Even
though
no
one
can
see
him,
he
is
the
King
who
rules
for
all
time,
who
will
never
die! ◄Amen!/That
is
true!►
Timothy,
you
are
like [MET]
a
son
to
me.
So, ◄based
on/in
accordance
with►
what
someone
previously ◄prophesied/told
what
God
revealed
to
them►
about
you,
I
am instructing
you
to
strongly
oppose
those
who
teach
false doctrines.
You
should
oppose
them
like [MET]
a
soldier ◄fights
strongly
against/opposes►
those
who
attack
his
countrymen.
Continue
to
believe
the
true
teaching
and
do
only
what
you
know
to
be
right!
Remember
that
some
people
have ◄pushed
aside/rejected►
the
true
teaching.
As
a
result,
they
no
longer
believe [MET]
what
is
true.
Among
the
ones
who
have
done
that
are
Hymenaeus
and Alexander,
whom
I
put
in
the
hands
of
Satan,
in
order
that
when
Satan
punishes
them
they
may
learn
not
to
teach
wrong
teaching.
I instruct you how people who belong to God’s family and who hold fast to the truth should conduct themselves.
1 Timothy 2:1—3:16
The
first (OR,
most
important)
thing
that
I
urge
you
to
tell
your
congregation
is
that
Christians
should
continually
ask
God
for
what
they
need.
They
should
also
pray
to
God
for
all
other
people,
and
they
should
be
thanking
God.
Specifically,
they
should
pray
for
rulers
and
for
all
other
people
who ◄are
in
important
government
positions/have
authority►,
in
order
that
God
will
help
them
to
rule.
As
God enables
the
rulers
to
rule
well,
we
can
live
very
peaceably
as
we
conduct
ours
lives
doing
all
that
God
and
others
consider
to
be
right
and
proper.
It
is
good
to
pray
like
that,
and
it
pleases
God,
who
saves
us,
when
we
pray
like
that.
He
desires
to
save
everyone.
He
wants
everyone
to
fully
know
and
accept
his
true
message.
He
is
the
only
one
true
God!
And
there
is
only
one
person
who talks
to
God
on
behalf
of
people.
That
person
is
Christ
Jesus,
who
himself
is
a
man!
He
gave ◄his
life/himself►
as
a
sacrifice
in
order
to
ransom/redeem
all
people,
which
showed
at
the
proper
time
that
God
desires
that
all
people
be
saved {
to
save
all
people}.
As
for
me,
he
appointed
me
to
declare
this
message
and
to
be
an apostle.
I
am
telling
the
truth
about
God appointing
me.
I
am
not
lying!
He
appointed
me
to
teach
the non-Jews
that
they
should
believe
God’s
true
message.
I
desire
that
in
every
place
where believers
worship,
the
men
who
pray
publicly [MTY]
should
be
men
who
are
not
practicing
sin.
When
they
pray,
they
should
not
be
angry
with
anyone
and
they
should
not
doubt
that
God
will
answer
their
prayers (OR,
should
not
quarrel
with
anyone).
I
would
like
that
the
clothing
that
women
wear
be ◄modest
and
sensible/proper
and
appropriate► [DOU].
I
want
them
to
not
fix
their
hair
in fancy/elaborate
ways,
nor
wear
gold
jewelry,
nor
pearls,
nor
expensive
clothing
in
order
that
they
may
make
themselves
attractive.
Instead,
they
should
be
doing
things
that
women
who ◄claim
to/say
that
they►
worship
God
should
do;
that
is,
they
should
be
doing
good
deeds.
Women
must
learn
to
listen
quietly
during
the
worship
services
and
to
fully
subject
themselves
to
the
leaders
of
the
congregation.
I
do
not
permit
women
to
teach
men
spiritual
truth
publicly,
and
I
do
not
permit
them
to
have
authority
over
men.
Instead,
I
desire
that
women
listen
quietly
during
the
worship
services.
Keep
in
mind
that
God
made
Adam
first,
and
afterwards
he
made
Eve,
and
that
it
was
not
Adam
whom
Satan
deceived.
As
a
result
of
the
woman
being
deceived,
she
sinned.
She
did
what
God
had
told
her
not
to
do.
But
even
though
she
did
that,
now
women
will
be
saved {God
will
accept
women}
as
they
bear
children
if
they
continue
to
trust
God
and
if
they
continue
to
love
others,
and
if
they
continue
to
live
in
a
way
that
is
more
and
more ◄acceptable
to
God/like
God
wants
them
to►,
and
if
they
continue
to
be modest.
Anyone
who
aspires
to
be
an
elder
in
the
congregation (OR,
a
bishop)
desires
a
noble/honorable
task.
Since
that
is
a
task
that
others
should
respect,
an
overseer
must
live
in
such
a
way
that
no
one
can
truly ◄say
that
he
has
done
anything
that
is
wrong/find
fault
with
him►.
Specifically,
he
must
be
faithful
to
his
wife.
He
must
think
clearly
about
what
he
does.
He
must
be
able
to
control
his
behavior.
He
must
be
sensible.
He
must
be dignified/respectable.
He
must
welcome
and
care
for
guests.
He
must
be
able
to
teach
God’s
truth
well.
He
must
not
be
a
drunkard.
He
must
not
be
ready/quick
to
fight
those
who
make
him
angry.
On
the
contrary,
he
must
be
gentle
and
he
must
not
be quarrelsome.
He
must
not
be
greedy
for
a
lot
of
money.
He
must
lead
and
care
for
his
own
household/family
well.
For
example,
he
must
be
a
man
whom
his
children
obey
and
completely
respect,
because
if
anyone
does
not
know
how
he
should
lead
well
and
care
for
well
the
people
who
live
in
his
own
house, ◄he
certainly
cannot
care
for
God’s
congregation!/how
can
he
care
for
God’s
congregation?► [RHQ]
He
must
not
be
one
who
has
just
recently
trusted
in Jesus,
because
if
you
choose
a
man
like
that,
he
might
become
conceited/proud
because
you
chose
him
so
soon.
As
a
result
of
his
being
conceited/proud,
God
will
condemn
him
like
he
condemned
the
devil
because
he
was
conceited/proud.
Moreover,
an
elder
must
live
in
such
a
way
that non-Christians
speak
well
of
him,
because
if
he
conducts
himself
like
that,
people
will
not
say
evil
things
about
him,
and
the
devil
will
not
capture/trap
him [MET]
like
people
capture
animals
in
a
trap.
Those
whom
you
choose
to
serve
as
deacons
likewise
must
be
ones
who
conduct
themselves suitably/appropriately.
Specifically,
they
must
be ◄serious/worthy
that
people
respect
them►.
They
must ◄be
sincere/mean
what
they
say►.
They
must
not
like
to
drink
a
lot
of alcohol.
They
must
not ◄be
greedy/have
a
strong
desire
to
get
money►.
They
must
sincerely
believe
the
message
that
God
has
now
revealed
to
us.
Like
you
do
for
the
elders,
you
must
examine ◄
their
character/how
they
conduct
their
lives►
before
you
appoint
them
to
serve.
Then
if
they
are
without
fault,
let
them
serve
as
deacons.
Their
wives (OR,
The
women
who
are deacons)
likewise
must
conduct
themselves suitably/appropriately.
Specifically,
they
must
be ◄serious/worthy
that
people
respect
them►.
They
must
not
speak
evil
about
people.
They
must
not
drink
a
lot
of alcohol.
They
must
be
faithful
in
everything
that
they
do.
Deacons
must
be
faithful
to
their
wives,
and
they
must
lead
well
and
care
well
for
their
children
and
other
people
in
their
houses.
Because
if
deacons
serve
well,
people
will
respect
them,
and
they
will
be
able
to
speak
very
boldly/confidently
about
what
they
believe
concerning
Christ
Jesus.
Although
I
hope
that
I
will
come
and
visit
you
soon,
I
am
writing
these
things
to
you
now
in
order
that
if
I ◄am
delayed/things
prevent
me
from
visiting
to
you
soon►,
you
will
know
how believers
should
conduct
their
lives
and
you
will
be
able
to
teach
that
to
them.
I
am
talking
about
all
those
who
are
members
of
God’s
family,
all
the
congregations
that
belong
to
the all-powerful
God,
all
those
who
uphold/support [MET]
the
true
message.
It
is
certainly
true
that
the
message
that
God
has
now
revealed
is
very
wonderful!
From
it,
we
learn
this
spiritual
truth
that
we
say/sing
about
Christ (OR,
We
affirm
this
teaching
to
be
true
and
very
important.)
It
is
what
shows
us
how
to
live ◄in
a
godly
manner/in
a
manner
that
pleases
God►.
It
is
what
God
has
now
revealed,
even
though
it
was
not
known
before.
We ◄
affirm/say
that
it
is
true►
concerning
Jesus Christ
that,
He
is
the
one
who
appeared
on
the
earth
in
a
human
body.
God’s
Spirit
showed/demonstrated
that
he
is/was
truly
the
Messiah (OR,
that
he
always
acted
righteously);
Angels
saw
him;
people
preached
about
him
in
many
nations;
People
in
many
parts
of
the
world
believed
the
message
about
him.
God
took
him
up
into
heaven.
Be sure that you conduct yourself well and that you teach the true doctrine.
1 Timothy 4:1-16
God’s
Spirit
has
clearly
told
us
that
in
later
times
some
people
will
stop
believing
the
teaching
that
all
of
us
believe.
Instead,
they
will
listen
to
evil
spirits
who
deceive
people.
They
will
also
believe
the
false
doctrines/teachings
that
they
receive
from
these
evil
spirits.
The
people
who
teach
those
false doctrines/teachings
are
liars!
And
they
do
not
feel
at
all
guilty [MET]
when
they
teach
such
teachings!
For
example,
they
forbid
believers
to
marry
because
they
say
that
it
makes
us
unacceptable
to
God.
They
also
command
that
people
abstain
from
eating
certain
foods.
But
God
created
such
foods
in
order
that
we
can
eat
them!
We
who
believe
in Christ
know
the
true
teaching,
and
we
thank
God
for
the
food
that
he
gives
us.
That
is
why
we
can
eat
it.
We
can
eat
all
kinds
of
food
because
God
has
created
all
food,
and
it
is
all
good.
We
should
not
refuse
to
eat
certain
kinds
of
food
if
we
thank
God
for
it
when
we
eat
it.
It
is
acceptable
to
God
because
God
long
ago
said
that
all
things
that
he
made
are
good,
and
because
we
pray
that
God
will
bless
it.
When
you
teach
these
things
to
your
fellow believers,
you
will
be
showing
that
you,
whom
Christ
Jesus
appointed,
serve
them
well.
You
will
have
become
strong
spiritually ◄by
holding
fast/by
obeying►
the
true
message
that
we
all
believe.
You
must
completely
reject
godless,
silly/foolish
stories
from
your
ancestors
that
old
people
tell.
Keep training
yourself
so
that
you
have
more ◄godly
behavior/behavior
that
pleases
God►.
Some
people
say, “It
helps
us
in
some
ways
if
we
exercise
our
bodies.”
But
I
say
that
people
benefit
very
much
if
they
live ◄in
a
godly
way/in
a
way
that
pleases
God►,
because
if
people
live
in
a
godly
way,
that
will
benefit
them
both
while
they
live
now
and
when
they
live
in
the
future
life
in
heaven.
Those
are
words
that
are
absolutely
true,
and
everybody
should
believe
them!
This
is
the
reason
why
we
work
so
hard [DOU]
for
others,
because
we
confidently
expect
that
God,
who
is all-powerful,
will
do
the
things
that
he
has
promised.
He
is
the
one
who
wants
to
save
all
people,
so
he
protects
them.
He
certainly
protects
us
who
believe
in Christ!
Command
these
things
and
teach
these
things.
Timothy,
by
the
way
you
conduct
your
life,
show
the
believers
in
your
congregation
how
they
should
conduct
their
lives.
Specifically,
speak
good
things,
conduct
yourself
well,
love
people,
trust
God,
and
be
pure
in
every
way.
If
you
do
all
that,
no
one
will
have
any
reason ◄to belittle/to
treat
you disrespectfully►
because
of
your
being
young.
Until
I
come,
be
sure
that
you
read
the Scriptures
to
the
congregation
and
that
you exhort/urge
them
to
obey
the Scriptures,
and
teach
them.
Do
not
forget
to
use
the
abilities
that
God
gave
to
you
as
a
result
of
people/us ◄prophesying/telling
what
God
revealed
to
them►
about
you,
and
as
a
result
of
the
elders
putting
their
hands
on
you
to
commission/appoint
you
to
do
God’s
work.
Do
these
things
that
I
have
told
you
to
do! ◄Concentrate
on
them/Do
them
sincerely
and
wholeheartedly►
in
order
that
everyone
may
see
that
you
are improving
in
how
you
do
them.
Be
careful
that
you
conduct
yourself
well.
By
continuing
to
do
that,
you
will
save
yourself.
And
if
you
continue
to
teach
the
good
doctrine/teaching,
the
result
of
your
teaching
will
be
that
God
will
save
the
people
who
listen
to
you.
I instruct you how to act toward various groups in the church.
1 Timothy 5:1-25
Do
not
rebuke/scold
older
men.
Instead,
exhort/advise
them
respectfully
as
you
would
exhort/advise
your
father.
Exhort/advise
younger
men
gently
as
you
would
exhort/advise
your
brothers.
Exhort/advise
older
women
respectfully
as
you
would exhort/advise
your
mother.
Exhort/advise
younger
women
gently
as
you
would exhort/advise
your
sisters;
but
you
must
act
in
a
completely
proper
way
as
you
do
that.
Make
sure
that
the
congregation
takes
care
of
widows
who
have
no
one
to
care
for
them.
If
a
widow
has
children
or
grandchildren,
these
children
or
grandchildren
should
learn
that
they
are
to
take
care
of
their
own
family
first.
By
doing
that
they
can
repay
their
parents
and grandparents
for
all
that
they
did
for
them
when
they
were
young,
because
doing
that
pleases
God.
The
widows
who
are
really
alone
and
have
no
one
to
help
them
confidently
expect
that
God
will
help
them.
So
night
and
day
they
pray,
earnestly
asking [DOU]
God
that
he
will
help
them
and
others.
But
widows
who
just
want
to
have
a
lot
of
pleasure
are
spiritually [MET]
dead,
although
they
are
physically
alive.
And
tell
the
congregation
that
the
children
or
grandchildren
should
do
these
things
in
order
that
no
one
can ◄criticize
the believers/say
that
the believers
are
doing
anything
that
is
wrong►.
If
anyone
does
not
take
care
of
those
who
live
in
his
own
house,
and
especially
if
he
does
not
take
care
of
his
own
family,
he
has ◄denied/quit
believing►
what
we
believe
and
we
should
consider
that
he
is
worse
than
a
person
who
does
not
believe
in Christ.
You
have
a
list
of
widows
who
will
do
work
for
the
congregation
and
receive
money.
Put
women’s
names
on
the
list
only
if
they
are
more
than 60
years
old,
and
if
they
were
faithful
to
their
husbands.
Put
women’s
names
on
that
list
only
if
it
is
known
that
they
have
wholeheartedly
done
every
kind
of
good
deed,
if
they
have
helped
children
who
were
afflicted/suffering,
if
they
have ◄brought
up/cared
for►
their
children
properly/well,
if
they
have
welcomed
and
cared
for
guests,
and
if
they
have
humbly
served [MTY]
other believers.
As
for
younger
widows,
do
not
put
their
names
on
that
list,
because
they
promise
to
do
work
for
the
congregation,
but
instead
of
doing
that,
they
usually
want
to
marry
again (OR,
marry
an unbeliever)
when
they
have
a
strong
desire
to
get
married.
If
that
happens,
they
may
become
guilty
of
not
having
done
what
they
had
promised
to
do
for
the
congregation (OR,
promised
Christ
that
they
would
do.)
In
addition,
they
generally
become
lazy.
Specifically,
as
they
just
go
about
from
house
to
house,
they
also
begin ◄to
gossip/to
talk
about
people►
and
to
meddle
in
other
people’s
affairs,
saying
what
they
should
not
say.
So
I
advise
that
instead
of
putting
the
names
of
younger
widows
on
the
list,
they
marry
again,
that
they
bear/have
children,
that
they
manage
their
homes
well,
and
that
they
do
nothing
for
which
an
enemy
can
say
bad
things
about
them.
I
say
this
because
some
younger
widows
have
stopped
obeying Christ
in
order
to
obey
Satan.
If
any
woman
who
believes
in Christ
has
widows
in
her
household/family,
she
should
take
care
of
them.
The
congregation
should
not
be
burdened
by
having {She
should
not
depend
on
the
congregation}
to
take
care
of
their
needs.
The
congregation
should
take
care
of
the
widows
who
truly
have
no
one
to
care
for
them.
Each
congregation
should
pay
well
the
elders
who
lead
well.
They
should
greatly
honor
them,
especially
those
who
preach
and
those
who
teach.
Long
ago
Moses
wrote
in
the
Scriptures, “While
an
ox
is
threshing
grain,
you
must
not
tie
its
mouth
so
that
it
cannot
eat
the
grain,”
and
Jesus
said, “
People
should
pay
those
who
work
for
their
benefit.”
So
we
know
that
congregations
should
support
their
leaders.
When
some
person
accuses
an
elder
about
doing
wrong,
accept
what
he
says
only
if
there
are
at
least
two
or
three
persons
who ◄testify/say
that►
they
saw
him
do
that
wrong.
But
as
for
any
elder
who
repeatedly
sins,
rebuke
him
before
the
whole
congregation,
in
order
that
the
rest
of
the
elders
will
be
afraid
to
sin.
I
solemnly
tell
you
that
as
you
keep
in
mind
that
God
and
Christ
Jesus
and
the
holy
angels
know
everything
that
you
do,
obey
these
commands
about
elders!
As
you
consider
what
others
say
about
an
elder
doing
wrong,
do
not
easily/quickly
decide
that
what
they
say
is
true.
And
treat
them
all equally.
Do
not
be
in
a
hurry
to
put
your
hands
on
a
man ◄
to
set
him
apart/to
appoint
him►
as
an
elder.
Wait
until
you
have
examined
him
to
see
how
he
conducts
his
life,
because
God
will
consider
that
you
are
responsible
if
you
approve
a
person
who
sins,
saying
that
he
should
become
an
elder.
Keep
your
life
pure
in
every
way.
And Timothy,
no
longer
drink
only
water,
but
instead,
drink
a
little
wine
also,
because
that
may
help
to
cure
your
stomach’s
frequent
illnesses.
I
tell
you
not ◄
to
set
apart/appoint►
elders
hastily,
without
seeing
how
they
conduct
their
lives,
because
some
people
sin
secretly,
so
that
it
is
not
known
what
they
have
done
until
after
someone
examines
them (OR,
before
God
judges
them).
But
some
people
sin
openly,
so
that
people
know
what
they
have
done
before
anyone
examines
them.
Similarly,
although
some
people
do
good
things
openly,
with
the
result
that
people
know
what
they
have
done,
some
people
do
good
things
secretly,
yet
the
good
things
that
they
have
done
cannot
remain
secret
either.
Live in a way that agrees with Christian doctrine, and complete what I have commanded.
1 Timothy 6:1-21
As
for
slaves [DOU]
who
are believers,
teach
them
that
they
should
consider
that
it
is
right
for
them
to
honor
their
masters
in
every
way.
If
they
do
that,
people
will
not
speak ◄against/evil
about►
God [MTY]
and
they
will
not
speak ◄against/evil
about►
that
which
we apostles
teach,
because
they
will
see
that
the
slaves
are
being respectful
of
their
masters.
Slaves
who
have
masters
who
believe
in Christ
must
not
be
disrespectful
to
their
masters
just
because
their
masters
are
fellow
believers.
Instead,
they
should
serve
their
masters
even
better
because
their
masters
are
fellow
believers
whom
God
loves
and
who
benefit
when
the
slaves
serve
them
well.
As
you
teach
these
things
to
your
congregation,
exhort/urge
people
that
they
do
them.
Some
people
teach
things
that
are
different.
What
they
teach ◄does
not
agree
with/is
not
like►
the
correct
teaching
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
taught (OR,
that
is
about
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ).
They
do
not
say
that
we
should
conduct
our
lives ◄in
a
godly
manner/in
a
manner
that
pleases
God►.
Such
people
are
very
proud
and
do
not
understand
anything [HYP].
Instead,
they abnormally/wrongly
desire
to
argue
about unimportant
matters
and
about
certain
words.
As
a
result,
people
who
listen
to
them ◄envy
others/desire
to
have
what
others
have►.
They
quarrel
with
others
and
with
one
another.
They
say
bad
things
about
others.
They suspect/think
that
others
have
evil ◄
motives/reasons
for
doing
what
they
do►.
Their
whole
way
of
thinking
has
become
completely
wrong
because
they
have
rejected
the
true
doctrine/teaching.
As
a
result,
they
mistakenly
think
that ◄by
practicing religion/by
saying
that
they
believe
in
God►
they
will
gain
a
lot
of
money.
Well,
we
truly
do
gain
great
benefit
when
we
conduct
our
lives ◄in
a
godly
manner/in
a
manner
that
pleases
God►
and
we
are
content
with
what
we
have.
We
brought
nothing
into
the
world
when
we
were
born,
and
we
cannot
take
anything
out
of
it
when
we
die,
so
if
we
have
food
and
clothing,
we
should
be
satisfied
with
these.
But
some
people
strongly
desire
to
be
rich.
As
a
result,
they
do
wrong
things
to
get
money,
and
this
will
cause
them
to
be
caught/trapped [MET]
as
animals
get
caught
in
traps.
They
foolishly
desire
many
things,
and
those
desires
cause
them
to
get
hurt.
And
God
will
completely
reject
them!
All
kinds
of
bad
things
will
happen
to
people
who [PRS]
desire
to
have
a
lot
of
money.
Because
some
people
longed
for
money,
they
have
stopped
believing
the
doctrine/teaching
that
all
of
us
believe
and
they
have
caused
themselves
much
grief/sadness.
But
as
for
you,
who
are
a
man
who
serves
God, ◄keep
completely
away
from
such
love
of
money/do
not
be
like
the
people
who
love
money►.
Decide
that
you
will
do
what
is
right,
and
that
you
will ◄be
godly/do
what
pleases
God►.
Decide
that
you
will
trust
God,
and
that
you
will
love
others.
Endure
difficult
circumstances.
Always
be
gentle
with
people.
Try
earnestly
and
with
all
your
energy/strength [MET]
to
live
in
accordance
with
what
you
believe.
Continue
to
do
your
tasks
well
in
order
that
you
will
know
for
sure
that
you
will
live
eternally.
Remember
that
God
chose
you
to
live
with
him,
and
that
when
many
elders
were
listening
you
said
strongly ◄
what
you
believe/that
you
trust
in Christ►.
God,
who
gives
life
to
all
things,
knows
everything
that
you
do.
Christ
Jesus
also
knows
everything
that
you
do.
He
strongly
declared
what
was
true
when
he
was
on
trial
before
Pontius
Pilate.
I
command
you
that
as
you
keep
all
that
in
mind,
in
every
way
you ◄hold
fast/obey►
to
what
Christ
has
commanded
us [DOU]. ◄Hold
fast/obey►
to
those
teachings
in
a
way
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
cannot ◄criticize
you
about/say
that
what
you
did
was
wrong►,
until
he
comes
again.
Remember
that
God
will
cause
Jesus
to
come
again
at
the
proper
time.
God
is
awesome!
He
is
the
only
Ruler!
He
rules
over
all
other
people
who
rule!
He
is
the
only
one
who
will
never
die,
and
he
lives
in
heaven
surrounded
by
light
that
is
so
bright
that
no
one
can
approach
it!
He
is
the
one
whom
no
person
has
ever
seen
and
whom
no
person
is
able
to
see!
My
desire
is
that
all
people
will
honor
him
and
that
he
will
rule powerfully [MTY]
forever! ◄May
it
be
so!/Amen!►
Tell
the believers
who
are
rich
here
in
this
present
world
that
they
should
not
be
proud,
and
that
they
should
not
trust
in
their
many
possessions,
because
they
cannot
be
certain
how
long
they
will
have
them.
Teach
them
that
instead
of
trusting
in
their
wealth,
they
should
trust
in
God.
He
is
the
one
who
generously
gives
us
everything
we
have
in
order
that
we
may
enjoy
it.
Also,
tell
them
that
their
good
deeds
must
be
as
plentiful
as
their
money.
Specifically,
they
should
share
very
generously
with
others
what
they
have.
If
they
do
that,
Jesus
will
give
them
a
great
reward.
It
will
be
as
though
they
are
piling
up
in
heaven
treasure
for
themselves
that
will ◄be
a
good
basis
on
which
they
may
rely
for/result
in
their►
receiving
a
great
reward
in
the
future (OR,
which
will
be
as
solid
as
the
foundation [MET]
of
a
house).
By
doing
this
they
will
experience
what
real
life
is
like.
Timothy,
faithfully
proclaim/protect
the
true
message (OR,
do
the
work)
that
Jesus
has
given
to
you. ◄Avoid/Do
not
listen
to►
people
who
want
to
chatter
about
things
that
are
not
important
to
God. ◄Avoid/Do
not
listen
to►
people
who
claim/say
that
they
have ‘true knowledge’
but
who
say
things
that
oppose/contradict
our
true
teaching.
◄
Keep
completely
away
from/Reject
completely►
such
teaching.
Remember
that
some
people
who
claim
to
have
this ‘knowledge’
have
stopped
believing
what
all
of
us
believe.
◄
I
desire
that/May►
God
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
all.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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2 Timothy
2 Timothy
2Ti
This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to his assistant Timothy. We call this book
2 Timothy
2 Timothy 1:1-2
This letter is from me, Paul, to you, Timothy.
I,
Paul,
am
writing
this
letter.
I
am
an apostle
whom
Christ
Jesus
chose
so
that
I
would
do
what
God
wanted.
He
chose
me
to
tell
people
that
God
has
promised
that
they
will
live
eternally
as
a
result
of
their
having
a
close relationship
with
Christ
Jesus.
I
am
writing
to
you,
Timothy,
whom
I
love
as
if
you
were
my
own
son.
I
pray
that
God
our
Father
and
Christ
Jesus
our
Lord
will
continue
to
act
kindly
to
you,
be
merciful
to
you,
and
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace,
I
thank
God
that
you
sincerely
believe
in
Christ
Jesus.
2
Timothy 1:3-5
I
thank
God
for
all
that
he
has
done
for
you.
I
serve
him,
and
my
ancestors
served
him,
too.
I
serve
him
in
a
manner
that
I
know
to
be
right.
I
thank
him
while
repeatedly
I
pray
for
you
at
night
and
during
the
day.
While
I
am
thanking
God
for
you,
I
very
much
want
to
see
you
because
I
remember
how
you
cried [MTY]
when
we
separated.
I
want
to
see
you
in
order
that
I
may
be ◄filled
with
joy/very
happy►.
I
thank
God
because
I
remember
that
you
sincerely
believe
in Christ
Jesus.
First,
your
grandmother,
Lois,
and
your
mother,
Eunice,
believed
in
him
and,
I
am ◄convinced/very
sure►
that
you
also
believe
in
him.
So
I
remind
you
to
do fervently
what
God
has
enabled
and
assigned
you
to
do.
2 Timothy 1:6-7
Because
I
am
sure
that
you
believe
in
him,
I
remind
you
to
do fervently/wholeheartedly [MET]
what
God
has ◄assigned
for/appointed►
you
to
do
and
what
he
has
enabled
you
to
do.
God ◄
assigned
for/appointed►
you
to
do
it
as
a
result
of
my
putting
my
hands
on
you
to
show/indicate
that
he
had
chosen
you
to
do
his
work.
Remember
that
God
has
put
his
Spirit
within
us.
His
Spirit
does
not
cause
us
to
be
afraid.
Instead,
he
causes
us
to
be
powerful
to
work
for
God,
and
he
helps
us
to
love
others
and
to
control
what
we
say
and
do.
Never
be
ashamed
either
of
the
message
or
of
me,
but
be
willing
to
endure
with
me
whatever
we
suffer
because
we
tell
the
good
news.
2 Timothy 1:8-14
So
never
be
ashamed/reluctant
to
tell
others
the
message
about
our
Lord.
And
do
not
be
ashamed
of
me,
even
though
I
am
a
prisoner
because
I
preach
about
him.
Instead,
be
willing
to
suffer
as
I
do
as
you
proclaim
the
message
about
Christ.
Endure
what
you
will
suffer
by
letting
God
empower
you
to
endure
it.
God
saved
us
and
chose
us
to
conduct
our
lives
in
a
pure
way.
It
was
not
our
doing
good
deeds/actions
that
caused
him
to
do
this
for
us—something
that
we
did
not
deserve.
Instead,
before ◄time
began/he
created
the
world►
he
purposed/planned
to
be
kind
to
us
as
a
result
of
what
Christ
Jesus
would
do
for
us.
Now,
as
a
result
of
our
Savior
Christ
Jesus
having
come,
it
has
been
revealed {he
has
shown}
that
he
acts
kindly
toward
us.
Specifically,
Christ
Jesus
has
declared
that
we
will
not
remain
dead
after
we
die!
He
has
also
revealed
that,
as
a
result
of
our
hearing
and accepting
the
message
about
Christ,
we
will
live
forever
in
bodies
that
will
not
decay!
I
was
chosen {Christ
chose
me}
to
go
as
an apostle
to
many
places
and
proclaim
that
message
to
people.
So,
even
though
I
suffer
here
in
this
prison,
I
am
not
ashamed
of
being
here (OR,
I
am
very
confident),
because
I
know
Christ
Jesus,
the
one
whom
I
have
trusted,
and
I
am
convinced/sure
that
he
is
able
to
keep
safe
the
good
message
that
he
has
entrusted
to
me (OR,
the
things
that
I
have
entrusted
to
him),
and
that
he
will
reward
me
at
the
time [MTY]
when
he
comes
again.
Be
sure
that
you
tell
others
the
same
correct
message
that
you
heard
from
me.
And
as
you
tell
it,
keep
trusting
in
Christ
Jesus
and
keep
loving
others
as
Christ
Jesus
enables
you
to
do.
Do
not
let
anyone
persuade
you
to
change
the
good
message
that
God
has
entrusted/given
to
you.
Allow
the
Holy
Spirit
who
lives
in
us
to
direct
what
you
say.
Many
people
have
turned
away
from
me,
but Onesiphorus
often cheered
me
up
and
was
not
ashamed
of
me.
2 Timothy 1:15-18
You
know
that
almost
all
the believers
in
Asia
province
have ◄turned
away
from/abandoned►
me,
including
Phygelus
and
Hermogenes.
But
I
pray
that
the
Lord
will
be
kind
to
the
family
of
Onesiphorus
for
the
following
reasons:
Often
he cheered
me
up
and,
even
though
I
was
a
prisoner [MTY],
he
was
not
ashamed ◄of
me/
to
admit
he
was
my
friend►.
On
the
contrary,
when
he
came
here
to
Rome,
he
diligently
searched
for
me
until
he
found
me.
I
pray
that
the
Lord
will
be
kind
to
him
on
that
day [MTY]
when
he,
the
Lord,
will
judge
people.
And
how
much Onesiphorus
served
me
in
Ephesus
city,
you
know
very
well.
Let God empower you; and entrust the message to loyal/trustworthy people.
2 Timothy 2:1-2
You
are
like
a
son
to
me.
So
I
urge
also
that
you
let
God
empower
you
spiritually
as
a
result
of
Christ
Jesus
acting
kindly
toward
you.
As
you
do
that,
remembering
that
the
message
that
you
heard
from
me
is
the
same
message
that
other
people
have affirmed/declared
to
you,
you
must
entrust/give
that
message
to
people
whom
you
can
trust,
people
who
will
be
competent/able/qualified
to
teach
others.
Endure
with
me
what
we
suffer
for Christ
Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:3-13
Endure
as
I
do
what
we
suffer
for
Christ
Jesus,
like
a
good
soldier
endures
what
he
suffers.
You
know
that
soldiers,
in
order
to
please
their
captain,
do
not ◄become involved
in civilian
affairs/spend
time
doing
other
kinds
of
work► [MET].
So,
like
soldiers,
do
not
let
other
matters ◄distract
you
as
you
serve/hinder
you
from
serving►
Christ Jesus!
Similarly,
you
know
that athletes
who
do
not
obey
the
rules
of
the
contest
will
not
be
given {not
win}
the
prize [MET].
So,
like athletes,
do
all
that Christ
Jesus
has
commanded
so
that
God
will
reward
you!
You
also
know
that
a
hard-working
farmer
should
be
the
first
to
receive
some
of
the
harvest [MET].
So,
like
farmers,
work
hard
for Christ Jesus
and
expect
that
God
will
reward
you!
Think
about
what
I
have
just
written,
because,
if
you
do,
the
Lord
will
enable
you
to
understand
everything
that
you
need
to
understand.
Endure
everything
by
remembering
how
Jesus
Christ
endured
it
when
he
suffered.
Remember
that
he
came
back
to
life {God
raised
him
from
the
dead}
and
God affirmed/declared
him
to
be
king
as
his ancestor
King
David
was.
Those
are
things
that
I
tell
to
people
when
I
tell
them
the
message
about
Christ.
I
am
suffering
here
in
prison
because
some
people
oppose
the
good
message
that
I
tell.
They
have
even
put
me
in
chains
as
if
I
were
a
criminal.
Nevertheless,
the
message
from
God
is
not chained {nothing
is preventing [MET]
others
from
proclaiming
the
message
from
God}.
Therefore
I
willingly
endure
all
that
I
am
suffering
for
the
sake
of
those
whom
God
has
chosen.
I
do
this
in
order
that
Christ
Jesus
will
save
them,
too,
and
that
they
will
be
forever
with
him
in
the
glorious
place
where
he
is.
Endure
everything
as
you
remember
that
these
words
that
we
all
say/sing (OR,
that
we
teach
people)
are
trustworthy:
Since
we
have
stopped
behaving
as
we
did
in
the
past,
as
though
we
died
when
he
died,
we
shall
also
live
with
him.
Since
we
are
also
patiently
enduring
what
we
suffer,
we
shall
also
rule
with
him.
But
if
we
say
that
we
do
not
know
him,
he
also
will
say
that
he
does
not
know
us.
If
we ◄are
unfaithful/stop
doing
what
he
tells
us
to
do►,
he
will
treat
us
just
like
he
promised
to
do,
because
he ◄can
never
be untrue
to
himself/always
does
what
he
says
that
he
will
do►.
Remind
teachers
about
the
things
that
I
have
told
you
and
command
them
not
to
quarrel;
and
be
sure
that
you
yourself
are
the
kind
of
person
that
God
will
approve
of.
2 Timothy 2:14-15
Those
whom
you
appointed
to
teach
others
God’s
truth,
keep reminding
them
about
these
things
that
I
have
told
you.
Tell
them
strongly
that,
since
God
knows
what
they
are
doing (OR,
that
God
will
judge
them
for
everything
that
is
wrong
that
they
do,
and
therefore)
they
must
not
quarrel ◄about
words/about
matters
that
are
not
important►,
because,
when
teachers
quarrel,
it
helps
no
one,
and
because,
when
they
quarrel,
they spiritually
destroy
those
who
hear
them (OR,
they
cause
those
who
hear
them
to
quit ◄being
committed
to
Christ/believing
in
Christ►.)
◄Do
your
best/Try
hard►
to
be
the
kind
of
person
that
God
will
approve
of.
Be
like
a
good
worker
as
you
teach
the
true
message
accurately.
If
a
worker
works
well,
he
will
not
need
to
be
ashamed
of (OR,
will
be
pleased
about)
what
he
does.
Have
nothing
to
do
with
godless
and
foolish
talk.
2 Timothy 2:16-19
◄Stay
away
from/Do
not
talk
with►
those
who
talk
foolishly
and ◄godlessly/say
things
that
displease
God►,
because
those
who
talk
foolishly
will
become
even
more ◄ungodly/displeasing
to
God►,
and
because
their
message
will
harm
people [SIM]
like
gangrene/cancer
does.
You
know
Hymenaeus
and
Philetus.
They
are
two
such
people
who
talk
in
this
manner.
Specifically,
they
teach
a
wrong
message;
that
is,
they
say
wrongly
that
God
will
not
cause
dead
people
to
live
again
because
he
has
already
given
us
spiritual
life.
They
claim
that
our
spiritual
life
is
the
only
new
life
that
we
will
receive.
By
saying
that,
they
cause
some
people
not
to
continue
to
believe
in
Christ.
However,
the
congregations
of
God
are
strong [MET].
They
are
like
a
strong
foundation
on
which
is
written: “The
Lord
knows
the
people
who
really
belong
to
him,”
and “Every
person
who
calls
Jesus [MTY] ‘Lord’
must
stop
doing
wicked
things”.
Avoid
the
bad
things
that
some
young
people
desire
to
do.
Do
good
instead.
2 Timothy 2:20-22
In
a
wealthy
person’s
house
there
are
not
only
utensils
made
of
gold
and
of
silver,
but
also
utensils
made
of
wood
and
of
clay.
The
gold
and
silver
utensils
are
used
at
special
occasions/events,
and
the
others
are
used
at
ordinary
occasions.
Similarly,
in
a
congregation
there
are
those
who ◄
are
ready/desire►
to
do
great
things
for
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
there
are
those
like
the
teachers
of
false doctrines/teachings
who
are
not.
Therefore,
those
who
rid
themselves
of
what
is
evil
in
their
lives
will
be
able
to
work
well
for
the
Lord.
They
will
be
like
utensils [MET]
used
at
special
occasions,
set
apart
for
and
especially
useful
to
the
owner
of
the
big
house.
They
will
be
like
fine
utensils
that
have
been
prepared {are
ready}
to
do
any
kind
of
good
work.
Because
of
that,
you
(sg)
must
avoid
doing
the
wrong
actions
that
many
young
people
desire
to
do.
Instead,
you
must
earnestly
do
right
actions,
believe
the
true
teaching,
love
God
and
others,
and
you
must
continually
be
at
peace
with
those
who
ask
the
Lord
to
help
them
and
who
are
pure
in
every
way (OR,
who
serve
Jesus
faithfully).
Do
not
discuss
foolish
questions
but
gently
instruct
those
who
oppose
the
true
message.
2 Timothy 2:23-26
Do
not
talk
with
anyone
who
foolishly
wants
to
argue
about
matters
that
are
not
important.
Do
not
talk
with
them,
because
you
know
that
when
people
talk
about
foolish
things,
they
begin
to
quarrel.
But
those
who
serve
the
Lord
must
not
quarrel.
Instead,
they
should
be
kind
to
all
people,
they
should
be
able
to
teach
God’s
truth
well,
and
they
should
be
patient
with
people.
That
is,
they
should
gently
instruct/teach
people
who
oppose
the
true
message.
They
should
do
that
in
order
that
perhaps
God
will
cause
others
to
completely
change
what
they
think,
so
that
they
may
acknowledge/believe
the
true
message.
In
that
way
they
may
get
free
from
what
is
like [MET]
a
trap
set
by
the
devil.
The
devil
has
deceived
them
in
order
that
they
might
do
what
he
wants
them
to
do.
Realize that evil people will cause the last days to be difficult. Avoid such people.
2 Timothy 3:1-9
You
need
to
realize
that
during
the
last
days [MTY]
before Christ
returns,
evil
people
will
make
it
difficult
for believers
to
behave
as
they
should.
This
is
because
such
evil
people
will
be habitually
loving
themselves
and
loving
money.
They
will habitually
boast
about
themselves,
they
will
be
proud,
and
will
often
say
bad
things
about
others.
They
will
disobey
their
parents.
They
will
not
be
thankful,
nor
will
they
respect
anything
that
is
good.
They
will
not
even
love
their
own
family,
nor
agree
with
anybody (OR,
they
never
forgive
anyone).
They
will
tell
lies
about
people.
They
will
not
control
what
they
say
and
do,
nor
allow
anyone
to
control
them.
They
will
not
love
anything
that
is
good.
They
will ◄betray
others/hand
others
over
to
their
enemies►
and
act
foolishly.
They
will
be
overly/very
proud
of
themselves,
and
they
will
love
to
please
themselves
instead
of
loving
God.
And,
although
they
will
pretend
that
they
worship
God,
they
will
not
let
God’s
Spirit
work powerfully
in
their
lives.
Do
not
associate
with
such
people (OR,
Do
not
let
such
people
join
your
congregation),
because
some
such
people,
even
now, subtly/deceivingly
persuade
foolish
women
to
let
them
come
into
their
houses,
and
then
they
deceive
those
women
so
that
they
control
what
those
women
think.
These
women
have
been
burdened
with
sins {have
sinned
very
much}
and
they
have
been
led
to
do {they
do}
the
many
evil
things
that
they
strongly
desire
to
do.
Even
though
they
are
always
wanting
to
learn
new
things,
they
are
never
able
to
recognize
what
is
true.
Just
like
Jannes
and
Jambres
long
ago
very
much
opposed
Moses,
so
also
some
people
now
oppose
the
true
message.
Those
people
think
only
what
is
evil.
God
rejects
them
because
they
do
not
believe
what
is
true.
Nevertheless,
they
will
not
continue
to
succeed,
because
most [HYP]
people
will
understand
clearly
that
such
people
are
foolish,
just
like
people
also
realized
clearly
that Jannes
and Jambres
were
foolish.
Continue
to
believe
what
you
have
learned
and
been
assured
of.
2 Timothy 3:10-17
But
as
for
yourself,
you
have
fully
known
what
I
have
taught.
You
have
known
and imitated
the
way
in
which
I
conducted
my
life,
and
what
I
have
been
trying
to
do.
You
have
trusted
God
as
I
have.
You
have
been
patient
as
I
have
been.
You
have
loved
people
as
I
have,
and
you
have
endured
as
you
suffered
like
I
have
suffered.
You
know
how
I
endured
many
times
when
people
harmed
me.
They
caused
me
to
suffer
at Antioch,
Iconium,
and
Lystra
cities.
But
although
they
caused
me
to
suffer,
I
endured
it;
and
every
time
they
did
those
things
to
me,
the
Lord
rescued
me.
◄Indeed/You
know
that►,
for
us
(inc)
who
want
to
live ◄in
a
godly
manner/in
a
manner
that
pleases
God►,
we
will
always
be
persecuted {there
will
always
be
people
who
will
cause
us
to
suffer}
because
we
have
a
close relationship
with
Christ
Jesus.
Evil
people (OR,
And
those)
who
deceive
other
people
will ◄get
worse/teach
things
that
are
more
and
more
wrong►.
Specifically,
they
will
deceive
other
people,
and
those
who
hear
them
will
deceive
others.
But
you,
in contrast,
must
continue
to
believe
what
you
have
learned
and ◄been
assured
of/firmly
believe►.
I
know
that
you
are
confident/sure
that
it
is
true
because
you
know
that
you
have
learned
it
from
all
of
us
who
taught
you ◄
God’s
truth/what
is
right►.
From
the
time
when
you
were
a
child
you
have
known
the
holy
writings/Scriptures.
You
now
know
that
they
enabled
you
to
become
wise
so
that
God
saved
you
because
of
your
believing
in
Christ
Jesus.
God ◄inspired/put
into
men’s
minds►
everything
that
is
written
in
the
Scriptures {they
wrote
in
the
holy writings},
and
those writings
are
all
useful
to
teach
us
what
is
true,
to
cause
us
to
know
when
we
are
wrong
and
then ◄to
correct
us/to
show
us
what
we
have
done
that
is
wrong►,
and
to
train/teach
us
to
do
what
is
right.
What
is
written {they
wrote}
is
useful
to
help
us
who
serve
God
to
be
ready/prepared
to
do
all
that
we
should
do.
By
means
of
it,
we
are
equipped {God
gives
us
what
we
need}
in
order
to
do
every
kind
of
good
deeds.
I solemnly command you to preach the true message and do everything that you ought to do.
2 Timothy 4:1-8
Christ
Jesus
is
going
to
come
back
and
judge
those
who
are
living
when
he
comes
and
those
who
will
have
died.
He
will
judge
them
concerning
what
rewards
they
deserve,
and
he
will
rule
everyone.
So,
knowing
that
he
and
God
are
watching
everything
that
we
do,
I
solemnly/earnestly
command
you
that
you
proclaim
the
true
message
to
people.
Always
be
ready/prepared
to
proclaim
it,
whether
people
want
to
hear
it
or
not.
Some
people
are
saying
things
that
are
not
correct; ◄refute
their
teaching/show
why
their
teaching
is
wrong►.
Rebuke
them
when
they
are
doing
wrong.
Tell
them
what
they
ought
to
do.
Be
very
patient
while
you
teach
them.
Do
these
things
because
there
will
be
a
time
when
people
will
not
listen
to
good
teaching.
Instead,
they
will
bring
in
many
teachers
for
themselves
who
will
tell
them
just
what
they
want
to
hear [IDM].
The
reason
that
they
will
bring
in
such
teachers
is
that
they
want
to
do
the
evil
things
that
they
desire.
That
is,
they
will
not
listen
to [MTY]
what
is
true,
but
will
listen
instead
to
strange
stories
from
our
ancestors.
Furthermore,
I
command
that
you
always
control
what
you
think
and
do.
Be
willing
to
endure hardships/suffering.
Your
work
should
be
telling
people
the
message
about Christ
Jesus.
As
you
serve
the
Lord,
do
everything
that
God
has
told
you
to
do.
Timothy,
I
say
these
things
to
you
because
as
for
me,
it
is
as
though [MET]
they
are
now
about
to
kill
me.
It
is
as
though
my
blood
will
be
poured
out {they
will
kill
me}
as
a
sacrifice
on
the
altar;
that
is,
I
know
that
it
is
the
time
for
me
to
die [EUP].
And
as
to
telling
people
the
good
message
and
defending
it,
I
have ◄exerted
myself
thoroughly/done
it
with
all
my
energy► [MET],
like
a boxer
does.
As
to
doing
the
work
that
God
gave
me
to
do,
I
have
completed
it,
like
a
runner
who
finishes [MET]
the
race.
As
to
what
we
believe,
I ◄have
been
loyal
to
it/continue
to
believe
it►.
So,
like
people award
a
prize [MET]
to
the winner
of
a
race,
the
Lord,
who
judges
rightly,
will
give
me
a
reward
because
I
have
lived
righteously.
He
will
give
me
that
reward
when [MTY]
he
judges
people.
And
not
only
will
he
reward
me,
but
he
will
also
reward
all
those
who
very
much
want
him
to
come
back.
Do
your
best
to
come
to
me
soon.
2 Timothy 4:9-15
◄Do
your
best/Try
hard►
to
come
to
me
soon.
I
say
that
because
Demas
has
left
me.
He
wanted
very
much
the
good
things
that
he
might
enjoy [MTY]
in
this
world
right
now,
and
so
he
went
to
Thessalonica
city.
Crescens
went
to
serve
the
Lord
in
Galatia
province,
and
Titus
went
to
Dalmatia
district.
Luke
is
the
only
one
who
is
still
with
me
of
those
who
were
helping
me.
And
when
you
come,
bring
Mark
with
you,
because
he
is
useful
to
help
me
in
my
work.
Tychicus
cannot
help
me
because
I
sent
him
to
Ephesus
city.
And
when
you
come,
bring
the
coat
that
I
left
with
Carpus
in
Troas
city.
Also,
bring
the
books,
but ◄most
of
all/especially►
I
want ◄the
parchments/the
animal
skins►
on
which
important
things
are
written.
Alexander,
the
man
who
makes
things
from
metal,
did
many
evil/harmful
things
to
me.
The
Lord
will
punish
him
for
what
he
did.
So
you,
too,
must
beware
of
him.
He
will
try
to
destroy
your
work
if
he
can,
because
he
very
much
opposes
the
message
that
we
proclaim.
The
Lord
will
rescue
me
from
everything
that
is
evil
and
bring
me
safely
to
heaven.
2 Timothy 4:16-18
When
I
first
defended
myself
in
court
here,
no
one
came
along
to
help
defend
me.
Instead,
they
all
left
me.
I
pray
that
it
will
not
be
counted
against {
God
will
forgive}
them [LIT]
for
leaving
me.
Nevertheless,
the
Lord
was
with
me
and
strengthened
me.
He
enabled
me
to
fully
preach
the
message,
and
all
the non-Jewish
people
in
the
court (OR,
people
from
many
nations)
heard
it.
And
I
was
rescued
by
the
Lord {
the
Lord
rescued
me}
from
great
danger,
as
if
I
were
taken [MET]
out
of
a
lion’s (OR,
wild
animal’s)
mouth.
Therefore,
I
am
sure
that
the
Lord
will
rescue
me
from
everything
that
is
truly
evil
and
will
bring
me
safely
to
heaven,
where
he
rules.
Praise
him
forever! ◄Amen!/May
it
be
so!►
Greet
my
friends
there.
Your
friends
here
greet
you.
May
the
Lord
bless
you.
2 Timothy 4:19-22
Greet
for
me
Priscilla
and
her
husband Aquila
and
the
family
of
Onesiphorus.
Erastus
stayed
in
Corinth
city.
Trophimus,
I
left
in
Miletus
city
because
he
was
sick.
◄Do
your
best/Try
hard►
to
come
to
me
before ◄the
stormy
season/winter►.
Eubulus,
Pudens,
Linus,
Claudia,
and
many
other
fellow believers
in
this
city ◄send
their greetings
to/say
that
they
are
thinking affectionately
about►
you.
I
pray
that
the
Lord
will
help
you
in
your
spirit,
Timothy,
and
that
he
will
act
kindly
toward
all
of
you
believers
who
are
there.
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Titus
Titus
Tit
This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to his assistant Titus. We call this book
Titus
Titus 1:1-4
I, Paul, have been appointed by God as his servant and as an apostle of Jesus Christ in order that I might lead God’s people to know, believe, and practice the true teachings. I write this letter to you, Titus. May God continue to bless you.
I,
Paul,
am
writing
this
letter
to
you, Titus.
God
appointed
me
to
be
his
servant
and
to
be
an apostle
who represents
Jesus
Christ.
God
appointed
me
in
order
that
I
might
teach
those
whom
God
has
chosen
to
be
his
people
to
correctly
believe
in
him.
He
wants
me
to
teach
them
the
true
teachings
about
God,
in
order
that
they
will
learn
to
behave ◄in
a
godly
manner/in
a
manner
that
pleases
God►.
As
a
result
of
my
doing
these
things,
his
people
confidently
expect
that
God
will
cause
them
to
live
forever.
God,
who
never
lies,
promised
before
he
created
the
world
that
his
people
would
live
forever.
Then
at
the
time
that
he
chose,
he
revealed
to
us
his
message.
Specifically,
God
our
Savior
gave
this
message
to
me,
and
he
trusted
me
to
proclaim
it
to
people.
Titus,
I
am
writing
this
letter
to
you
because
you
are
like
a
true
son [MET]
to
me
because
I
led/helped
you
to
believe
the
same
teachings
about
Christ
that
I
do. ◄
I
pray
that/May►
God
our
Father
and
Christ
Jesus
our
Savior
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
and
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace.
I
want
you
to
teach
the believers
and
to
appoint
elders.
Titus 1:5
When
I
asked
you
to
stay
on
Crete
island,
I
wanted
you
to
do
these
things:
Teach
the believers
what
they
need
to
know
so
that
they
can
understand
correctly
the
spiritual
matters
about
which
some
are
teaching wrongly.
Appoint
elders
in
the
congregation
in
each
town
in
the
manner
in
which
I
told
you
to
do.
Appoint
as
elders
men
whom
no
one
can
justly
criticize.
Titus 1:6-9
When
you
appoint
men
as
elders,
you
must
choose
men
whom
no
one
can
justly
accuse
of
habitually
doing
what
is
wrong (OR,
whom
everyone
speaks
well
of).
Specifically,
appoint
men
who
have
been
faithful
to
their
wives.
Appoint
men
whose
children
faithfully
obey
them.
Do
not
appoint
men
whose
children habitually
do
all
the
things
that
their
bodies
urge
them
to
do,
or
who
refuse
to
obey
their
parents.
Leaders
of
the
congregation
must
be
men
who,
as
everyone
knows, habitually
do
what
is
good (OR,
whom
no
one
can
justly
accuse
of
doing
what
is
wrong),
because
it
is
on
God’s
behalf
that
they
will
direct/serve
the
congregation.
Specifically,
they
must
not
be
arrogant/proud.
They
must
not
easily
become
angry.
They
must
not
be
men
who
drink
much alcohol.
They
must
not
be
men
who ◄
act
violently/fight►
when
they
are
angry.
They
must
not
be
men
who
are ◄greedy
for/strongly
desire
to
get►
money.
Instead,
they
must
be
ones
who
welcome
and
take
care
of
guests.
They
must ◄be
devoted
to/like
to
do►
what
is
good.
They
must
do
what
God
considers
to
be
right.
They
must
be ◄holy/completely
dedicated
to
God►.
They
must
be
men
who
do
what
their
minds
tell
them
is
right
to
do
and
not
what
their emotions/desires
urge
them
to
do.
They
must
firmly
believe
in
the
message
about
Jesus Christ
exactly
as
I/we(inc)
taught
it,
in
order
that
they
might
be
able
to
teach
the
believers
what
is
correct
and
to
urge
them
to
follow
it
well.
If
they
firmly
accept
our
message,
they
will
be
able
to
convince
those
who
oppose
what
is
correct
that
they
are
wrong.
Since
there
are
many
deceivers
teaching
what
is
false,
who
do
not
even
know
God
themselves
and
are
unable
to
do
any
good
thing,
rigorously
convince
those
believers
who
follow
false
teachings
that
they
are
wrong
in
order
that
they
will
firmly
believe
in
the
correct
teachings.
Titus 1:10-16
I
say
this
because
there
are
many
people
who
oppose
the
correct
teachings.
They
refuse
to
obey
people
who
have
authority
over
them,
they
talk ◄
on
and
on/without
stopping►,
saying
what
helps
no
one,
and
they
deceive
people.
The
Jewish
believers [MTY]
who insist
we
must
obey
all
the
Jewish rituals
are
especially
doing
this.
You
and
the
leaders
whom
you
appoint
should
prevent
such
people
from
teaching
the believers.
They
are
causing
whole
families
to
stop believing
in
the
correct
teachings [MET]
by
means
of
their
teaching
people
wrong ideas/teachings.
They
are
teaching
people
only
in
order
that
people
will
give
them
money,
which
is
very
shameful
for
them
to
do.
A
man
from
Crete
island
whom
they
consider
a
prophet
said, “
My
fellow Cretan
people
are
always
lying
to
one
another!
They
are
like
dangerous
wild
animals [MET]!
They
are
lazy
and
always
eat
too
much
food [SYN]!”
The
words
that
this
man
said
about
the Cretan
people
are
still
true,
especially
about
their
being
liars.
So,
rigorously
convince/show
those Cretan believers
that
those
false
teachings
are
wrong.
Tell
them
to
firmly
believe
in
the
correct
teachings.
Teach
them
that
they
should
no
longer
listen
to
the
stories
that
the
Jews ◄made
up/invented►.
Especially
they
should
refuse
to
obey
those
who
reject
our
true
teachings,
because
those
people
are
teaching
things
that
only
come
from
human
beings,
not
from
God.
Believers
should
reject
what
they
teach
about
food,
because
no
food
that
we
eat
can
make
us
unacceptable
to
God
if
we
are
pure
in
our ◄
inner
beings/hearts►.
But
if
people
are
evil
and
they
do
not
trust
in Christ
Jesus,
there
is
no
ritual
that
can
make
them
acceptable
to
God.
Such
people’s
way
of
thinking
has
been
ruined {Such
people
have
ruined
their
way
of
thinking},
and
they
do
not
even
feel
guilty
when
they
do
what
is
evil.
Even
though
they
claim/say
that
they
know
God,
by
what
they
do
they
show
that
they
do
not
know ◄God/his
true
teaching►.
They
do
not
obey
God,
and
they
are
unable
to
do
anything
that
he
considers
to
be
good.
So
God
considers
them
to
be
absolutely
disgusting!
Teach and urge the believers to behave in a manner that is consistent with the correct teachings in order that people will perceive that the teachings about God our Savior are very good.
Titus 2:1-10
But
as
for
you
(sg),
teach
the believers
what
agrees
with
the
correct
teachings.
Specifically,
tell
the
older
men
that
they
should
control
themselves ◄in
all situations/whatever
happens►,
that
they
should
behave
in
such
a
manner
that
all
people
will
respect
them,
and
that
they
should
control
what
they
say
and
do.
And
tell
them
that
they
should
firmly
believe
in
the
correct
teachings,
that
they
should
sincerely
love
others,
and
that
they
should
always
be
steadfast.
Similarly,
tell
the
older
women
that
they
should
behave ◄in
a
reverent
manner
that
shows
that
they
are
devoted
to
God/in
a
manner
that
honors
God►;
specifically,
they
should
not ◄slander
others/talk
evil
about
others►,
and
they
should
not ◄be
drinking
much/habitually
drinking►
alcohol.
Tell
them
that
they
should
teach
the
younger
women
what
is
good,
in
order
that
they
may
love
their
husbands
and
their
children.
Older
women
should
teach
younger
women
to
control
what
they
say
and
do
and
to
be
pure
in
every
way,
to
be
good
workers
at
home
and
submissive
to
their
own
husbands.
The
younger
women
should
behave
like
this
in
order
that
no
one
will
speak
against
the
message
about
God.
As
for
the
younger
men,
similarly,
urge
them
to
control
themselves
in
all
that
they
say
and
do.
You
yourself
must
continually
do
what
is
good
in
order
that
others
will
see
how
they
should
behave.
Teach
the believers
sincerely
and
seriously;
teach
what
is
correct
and
what
no
one
can
justly
criticize.
Do
this
in
order
that
when
the believers
conduct
their
lives
in
a
proper
manner,
anyone
who
opposes ◄
us/our
message►
will
be
disappointed
because
there
will
be
nothing
bad
that
they
can
justly
say
about
us.
As
for
slaves,
specifically,
urge
them
to
be
submissive
to
their
masters
in
everything.
They
should
please
their
masters;
specifically,
they
should
not ◄contradict/refuse
to
obey►
their
masters.
They
should
not
steal
things
that
belong
to
their
masters.
Instead,
they
should
always
be
completely
honest/reliable
and
thus
show
their
masters
that
their
masters
can
completely
trust
them.
They
should
behave
like
this
in
order
that
as
a
result
of
all
the
slaves conducting
themselves
well,
people
will
realize
that
the
teachings
about
God
our
Savior
are
very
desirable.
God
very
kindly
sent Jesus Christ
to
earth
in
order
that
God
might
save
all
people
and
God
graciously
trains
us
to
behave
in
a
godly
manner.
Titus 2:11-14
The believers
should
behave
in
a
good
manner,
since
God
did
for
us
what
we
did
not
deserve,
sending Jesus Christ
to
earth
in
order
that
he
might
save
all
people [PRS].
God
teaches/tells
us [PRS]
how
to
stop
doing
what
he dislikes,
and
to
stop desiring
the
things
that ◄ungodly
people/people
who habitually
do
things
that
do
not
please
God►
desire [MTY].
He
wants
us
to
control
our
behavior
and
to
do
what
is
right
and
to
do
what
pleases
him
while
we
live
in
this
present
age/time.
Do
not
forget
that
we
are
waiting
expectantly
for
that
which
will
make
us
very
happy
indeed [MTY]!
We
are
expectantly
waiting
for
our
great
God
and
Savior,
Jesus
Christ,
to
come
gloriously!
He
is
the
one
who
willingly
gave
himself ◄
to
die/as
a
sacrifice►
on
our
behalf
to
set
us
free
from
all
sinful
behavior!
He
wants ◄us
to
get
rid
of
all
our
evil
behavior/to
make
our
lives
pure► [MET].
He
wants
us,
who
are
his
very
own
people,
to
be
people
who
are
eager
to
do
what
is
good.
With
full
authority,
teach
these
things,
urge
the believers
to
do
them,
and
correct
those believers
who
do
not
follow
them.
Titus 2:15
Teach
the believers
these
things!
Urge
them
to
do
them!
Correct
those
who
do
not
obey
them!
As
you
do
this,
you
have
my
full
authority;
so
do
not
allow
anyone
to
disregard
you!
Remind the believers to act appropriately toward authorities and kindly toward everyone.
Titus 3:1-2
Remind
the believers
that
they
should
submit
to
all
those
who
rule
them
or
have
authority
over
them,
and
that
they
should
obey
them.
They
should
be
ready
to
do
anything
that
is
helpful.
They
should
never
say
bad
things
about
anyone,
they
should
not
quarrel
with
people,
they
should
be
patient
when
others ◄
irritate
them/do
things
that
they
do
not
like►,
and
they
should
always
treat
all
people
as
important.
God
acted
kindly
toward
us
and mercifully
saved
us,
even
though
formerly
we
were
behaving
sinfully.
Titus 3:3-7
Remind
your
congregations
about
these
things
because
formerly
we
believers
ourselves
were
also
foolish,
just
like
all
people
who
do
not
believe
in Christ
are
now.
We
did
not
obey ◄
God/God’s
message►.
We
let
others
deceive
us.
We ◄spent
all
our
time
doing/continually
did►
what
is
evil
and
could
not
stop
ourselves
from
doing
all
the
things
that
our
bodies
liked [DOU].
We
were ◄envying
others/desiring
to
have
what
others
have►.
We
were
causing
people
to
hate
us
and
we
were
hating
one
another.
Even
though
we
were
behaving
sinfully
like
this,
God
our
Savior
acted
kindly
and
lovingly
to
us [PRS],
and
saved
us!
He
did
this,
not
because
we
did
things
that
are
right,
but
just
because
he
wanted
to
be
merciful
to
us!
He
washed
us
inwardly
and
gave
us
a
new
way
of
living
as
a
result
of
the
Holy
Spirit
changing
us
inwardly.
Because
we
trusted
in
Jesus
Christ
our
Savior,
God
put
the
Holy
Spirit
within
us
in
order
to
wonderfully
change
us.
He
wanted
to erase
the
record
of
our
sins
even
though
we
did
not
deserve
that,
and
he
wanted
us
to
receive
all
that
God
desires
to
give
us.
These
are
the
things
that
we
confidently
expect
to
receive
when
we
live
with
him
eternally.
I
want
you
to
confidently
teach
this
trustworthy
message
to
the believers
in
order
that
they
will
be
constantly
concerned
with
doing
what
is
good
for
others.
Titus 3:8a
These
words
that
I
have
written
are
trustworthy.
So,
I
want
you
to
confidently
teach
the
things
that
I
have
written
about
in
this
letter
to
those
who
have
trusted
in
God,
in
order
that
they
will
be
constantly
devoted/attempting
to
do
deeds
that
are
good
and
helpful
for
others.
Have
nothing
to
do
with
foolish
disputes
about
genealogies
and
about
the
Jewish
law;
and
do
not
allow divisive
people
who
have
turned
away
from
the
true
teachings
to
influence
the
believers.
Titus 3:8b-11
These
teachings
are
beneficial
and
profitable
for
all
people,
but
there
are
people
who
foolishly
dispute/argue
with
you,
wanting
you
to
believe
senseless ◄myths/stories
that
came
from
your
ancestors►,
stories
in
which
there
are ◄genealogies/lists
of
your ancestors’
names►.
They
argue
and
quarrel
with
you, ◄insisting/telling
you►
that
you
must
obey
the
Jewish
laws. ◄Stay
completely
away
from/Do
not
talk
with►
them,
because
arguing
about
such
things
is
not
profitable
for
anyone.
It
is
completely
worthless!
Those
people,
by
teaching
things
that
are
false,
are
causing
others ◄to
turn
away
from/to
quit believing►
the
true
teachings.
You
must
warn
them
that
God
will
judge
them
if
they
continue
doing
that.
If
they
do
not
stop,
warn
them
one
more
time.
If
they
still
do
not
stop,
then
no
longer
have
anything
o
do
with
them.
You
will
know
clearly
that
such
persons
have
deliberately ◄turned
away
from/quit believing
and
obeying►
the
true
teachings.
They
know
that
they
are
doing
what
is
sinful,
but
they deliberately
keep
on
doing
it.
Make
every
effort
to
come
to
me
at Nicopolis.
Help Zenas
and Apollos
on
their
journey.
All
the believers
should
likewise
learn
to
devote
themselves
to
doing
good
deeds
for
people
who
especially
need
help.
Titus 3:12-14
I
expect
to
send
either Artemas
or
Tychicus
to
you.
As
soon
as
one
of
them
arrives, ◄make
every
effort/try
hard►
to
come
to
me
quickly
at
Nicopolis
city,
because
it
is
there
that
I
have
decided
to
go
and
stay
during
the
stormy/winter
season.
As
for
Zenas ◄the
lawyer/the
expert
in
the
law►
and Apollos,
when
they
are
ready
to
leave
Crete
Island,
help
them
as
much
as
you
can
in
order
that
they
may
have
everything [LIT]
that
they
need
as
they
travel.
Moreover,
our
fellow believers
also
should
learn ◄to
devote
themselves
to
doing/to
constantly
do►
good
deeds
for
people
who
need
help
in
order
that
they,
our
fellow believers,
will
live
very
useful [LIT]
lives.
Everyone
who
is
with
me greets
you
and
the
other
true believers
there.
May
our
Lord
Jesus Christ
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
all
of
you.
Titus 3:15
As
I
finish
this
letter,
everyone
who
is
with
me ◄says
that
they
are
thinking affectionately
about
you/wants
me
to
send greetings
to
you►.
Tell
those
who
are
there
who
love
us
and
believe
as
we
do
that
we ◄are
thinking affectionately
about/greet►
them.
I
pray/desire
that
our
Lord
Jesus Christ
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
all
of
you.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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Philemon
Philemon
Phm
This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to his friend Philemon. We call this book
Philemon
Philemon 1-3
I, Paul, am writing this letter to you, Philemon, and to those with you. May God bless you(pl).
I,
Paul,
am
a
prisoner
who
serves
Christ
Jesus.
I
am
here
with
Timothy,
our
fellow believer.
I
am
writing
this
letter
to
you,
Philemon,
our
dear
friend
and
fellow
worker.
I
am
also
writing
to
your
wife, Apphia,
and
to Archippus,
who
is
like [MET]
our
fellow
soldier
because
he
serves Christ steadfastly
together
with
us.
I
am
also
writing
this
to
the
congregation
that
meets/gathers
in
your
(sg)
house.
I
pray
that
God
our
Father
and
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
continue
to
act
kindly
toward
you
all
and
will
continue
to
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace.
I
thank
God
and
rejoice
greatly
because
you
have
shown
that
you
love
God’s
people.
Philemon 4-7
I
always
thank
my
God
when
I
pray
for
you
(sg),
because
I
hear
people
say
that
you
love
all
God’s
people [CHI]
and
that
you
continue
to
trust
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
I
pray
that
as
a
result
of
your
knowing
all
the
good
things
that
God/Christ
has
done
for
us,
you
may ◄be
effective/influence
many
others►
as
you
tell
others
what
you
believe,
in
order
that
they
may
honor
Christ.
I
have
rejoiced
greatly
and
have
been
greatly
encouraged
because
you,
my
dear
friend,
have
acted
lovingly
toward
God’s
people
by encouraging
them [SYN].
Because
I
know
that
you
love
God’s
people,
I
request,
rather
than
command
you,
to
do
what
you
ought
to
do
for
my
spiritual
son Onesimus.
Philemon 8-11
So
I
have
a
request/favor
to
ask
of
you.
I
am
completely
confident
that
I
have
authority
to
command
you
to
do
what
you
ought
to
do,
because
I
am
an apostle
of
Christ.
But
because
I
know
that
you
love
God’s
people,
I
request
this
instead
of
commanding
you
to
do
it.
It
is
I,
Paul,
an
old
man
and
now
also
a
prisoner
because
I
serve
Christ
Jesus,
who
am requesting
it.
I
request
that
you
do
something
for
someone
who
has
become
like
my
own
son
because
I
told
him
about Christ [MET]
while
I
have
been
a
prisoner [MTY]
here.
His
name
is
Onesimus.
Although
his
name,
as
you
know,
means ‘useful’,
formerly
he
was
useless
to
you.
But
now
he
is
useful
both
to
you
and
to
me!
I
am
sending Onesimus
back
to
you.
He
is
as
dear
to
me
as
my
own self,
and
he
will
now
be
even dearer
to
you
than
he
is
to
me.
Philemon 12-16
Although ◄he
is
as
dear
to
me
as/I
love
him
as
much
as
I
love► [MET]
my
own self [MTY],
I
am
sending
him
back
to
you.
I
would
like
to
have
kept
him
with
me,
in
order
that
he
might
serve
me
on
your
behalf,
while
I
am
a
prisoner [MTY]
because
of
my
preaching
the
message
about Christ.
Nevertheless,
because
I
had
not
yet
asked
you
and
you
had
not
yet
permitted
me
to
keep
him
here
with
me,
I
decided
not
to
keep
him
here.
I
decided
that
I
should
not
do
anything
without
your permitting
it.
I
decided
that
you
should
help
me
only
if
you
really
want
to
help
me.
Perhaps
the
reason
that
God
permitted Onesimus
to
be
separated
from {to
leave}
you
for
a
little
while
was
that
he
would
believe
in Christ,
and
as
a
result
you
would
have
him ◄back/with
you►
forever!
You
will
no
longer
have
him
only
as
a
slave.
Instead,
you
will
have
him
as
someone
who
is
more
than
a
slave.
You
will
have
him
as
a
fellow believer!
He
is
especially
dear
to
me,
but
he
certainly
will
be
more
dear
to
you
than
he
is
to
me (OR,
I
love
him
very
much,
but
you
will
certainly
love
him
more
than
I
do),
because
now
he
not
only
belongs
to
you
but
he
also
belongs
to
the
Lord.
If
you
consider
me
to
be
your
partner,
receive Onesimus
as
you
would
receive
me.
I
guarantee
to
repay
you
whatever Onesimus
owes
you.
Philemon 17-19
So,
if
you
consider
me
to
be
your
partner
in
God’s
work,
receive
him
as
you
would
receive
me.
If
he
has
wronged
you
in
any
manner
or
if
he
owes
you
anything, ◄charge
that
to
me/tell
me
so
that
I
can
pay
you►.
I,
Paul,
am
now
writing
this
in
my
own handwriting:
I
will
repay
you
what
he
owes
you,
although
I
might
mention
to
you
that
you
owe
me
even
more
than Onesimus
may
owe
you,
because
it
was
the
result
of
my
telling
you
about Christ
that
God
saved
you.
Please
encourage
me
in
this
matter
as
you
encourage
other believers
in Christ.
Philemon 20
◄Yes/I
say
it
again►,
my
dear
friend,
because
you
and
I
both
have
a relationship
with
the
Lord,
I
want
you
to
do
this
for
me.
Encourage
me [SYN]
by
receiving Onesimus
kindly,
just
like
you
encourage
others
who
believe
in
Christ.
I
have
written
this
letter
to
you
confident
of
your compliance
with
my
request.
Philemon 21
I
have
written
this
letter
to
you,
confident
that
you
will
do
what
I
am requesting
you
to
do.
In
fact,
I
know
that
you
will
do
even
more
than
what
I
am requesting
you
to
do.
Also,
keep
a
guest
room
ready
for
me.
Philemon 22
Also,
keep
a
guest
room
ready
for
me
to
stay
in,
because
I
confidently
expect
that
as
a
result
of
your
prayers
for
me,
I
will
be
released
from
prison
and
will
come
to
you
all.
My
other
fellow
workers
greet
you(sg).
May
the
Lord
Jesus Christ
bless
you(pl) spiritually.
Philemon 23-25
Epaphras,
who
is
suffering
with
me
in
prison
because
of
his
serving
Christ
Jesus, ◄sends
his greetings
to
you/wants
you
to
know
that
he
is
thinking fondly
about
you►.
Mark, Aristarchus,
Demas,
and
Luke,
who
are
my
other
fellow
workers,
also ◄send
their greetings
to
you/want
you
to
know
that
they
are
thinking fondly
about
you►.
I
pray
that
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will ◄
continue
to
work
kindly
in
all
your
lives/kindly
keep
accomplishing
what
he
desires
within
you►.
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Hebrews
Hebrews
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This book is a letter that was written to Jewish believers. We call this book
Hebrews
Hebrews 1:1-3
God formerly communicated with us through the prophets, but now he has communicated with us through his son, who is just like God.
Long
ago
God
communicated frequently
to
our
ancestors
in
various
ways
by
what
the
prophets
said
and
wrote.
But
now
when
this
final
age
is
beginning,
God
has
communicated
to
us
just
once
by
means
of
what ◄his
Son/the
man
who
was
also
God►
said
and
did.
God
appointed
him
in
order
that
he
would
possess
everything
that
truly
belongs
to
God.
God
also
appointed
him
in
order
that
he
would
create
the universe.
He manifests
God’s
glory.
He
exactly
represents
what
God
is
like.
He ◄sustains
everything
by
means
of
his
powerful
words.
When
he
had
enabled
people
to
be
freed
from
the
guilt
of
their
sins [MET],
he
sat
down
in
heaven [EUP]
to
rule
at
the
place
of
greatest
honor [MTY]
with
God [MTY].
God’s
son
is
greater
than
the
angels.
Hebrews 1:4-14
By
doing
that,
he
showed
that
he
was
very
much
greater
than
the
angels,
to
the
extent
that
his relationship [MTY]
to
God,
as
his
Son,
is
more
excellent
than
the relationship
the
angels
have
to
God.
We
know
that
because
in
the Scriptures
no
one [RHQ]
ever
reported
that
God
said
to
any
angel
what
he
said
to
his
Son,
You
(sg)
are
my
Son!
Today
I
have
declared
to
all
that
I
am
your
Father [DOU]!
And
he
said
in
another
Scripture
passage,
I
will
be
his
Father,
and
he
will
be
my
Son [DOU].
And
we
know
his
Son
is
greater
than
the
angels
because
in
another
Scripture
passage
someone
wrote
this
about
God’s
esteemed
Son,
when
God
was
about
to
send
him
into
the
world:
All
God’s
angels
must
worship
him.
And
in
the Scriptures
it
is
written
that
someone
said
this
about
the
angels:
God
makes
the
angels
who
serve
him
to
be changeable
like [MET]
winds
and
flames
of
fire.
But
on
the
other
hand,
in
the Scriptures
it
is
written
that
God
said
this
to
his
Son:
You
(sg)
who
are
also
God
will
rule
forever [MTY],
and
you
will
reign
righteously
over
your
kingdom [MTY].
You
have
loved
people’s
righteous
deeds
and
you
have
hated
people’s
lawless
deeds.
So
I,
your
God,
have
caused
you
to
be
more
joyful [MTY]
than
anyone
else.
And
we
also
know
that
his
Son
is
superior
to
angels
because
in
the Scriptures
the
Psalmist
wrote
that
someone
said
to
God’s
Son,
Lord,
it
was
you
who
created
the
earth
in
the
beginning.
You
also
made
the
rest
of
the universe (OR,
the
things
in
the
sky) [MTY].
Everything
in
the universe
will
disappear,
but
you
will
keep
on
living
forever.
They
will
wear
out
as
clothing
wears
out.
You
will dispose
of
them
as
one
rolls
up
an
old
coat
before
getting
rid
of
it.
Then,
you
will
exchange
everything
that
is
in
the universe
for
what
is
new,
as
someone
puts
on
a
new
garment
in
exchange
for
an
old
garment [SIM].
But
you
are
not
like
what
you
created;
You
stay
the
same,
and
you
live
forever [LIT]!
We
also
know
that
his
Son
is
superior
to
angels
because
no
one
ever
stated [RHQ]
in
the Scriptures
that
God
said
to
any
angel
what
he
said
to
his
Son,
Sit
in
the
place
of
honor
next
to
me
and
rule
with
me [MTY]
while
I
put
all
of
your
enemies
completely
under
your
control [MET]!
The
angels
are
only
spirits
who
serve
God [RHQ].
God
sends
them
to
earth
in
order
to
help
those
he
has
saved (OR,
those
whom
he
will
save).
We will not escape God’s punishment if we ignore such a great message of salvation.
Hebrews 2:1-4
So,
since
that
is
true,
we
must
pay
very
careful
attention
to
what
we
have
heard
about
God’s
Son,
in
order
that
we
do
not
drift
away
from
it,
as
a
boat drifts
off
its
course
when
people
do
not
guide
it [MET].
God’s
laws
that
were
given
by
angels
were
valid,
and
God
justly
punished
all
who
rejected
them
and
all
who
disobeyed [DOU]
them.
So,
we
will
certainly
not
escape
God
punishing
us
if
we
ignore
such
a
great
message
about
how
God [MTY]
saves
us! [RHQ]
This
new
message
was
first
spoken
by
the
Lord
Jesus {The
Lord
Jesus
first
spoke
this
message}.
Then
it
was
confirmed
to
us
by
those
who
heard
what
the
Lord
told
them {those
who
heard
what
the
Lord
told
them
confirmed
it
to
us}.
God
also
confirmed
to
us
that
this
message
was
true
by
enabling believers
to
do
many
things
that
showed
God’s
power,
to
do
other
miraculous
things [DOU],
and
to
do
other
things
by
the
gifts
that
the
Holy
Spirit
distributed
to
them
according
to
what
God
desired.
God
has
determined
that Christ,
not
angels
or
people,
will
rule
everything.
Hebrews 2:5-9a
God
has
determined
that
the
angels
will
not
rule
over
everything.
Instead,
he
has
determined
that Christ
will
rule
in
the
new
world
that
God
will
create.
That
is
the
new
world
about
which
I
am
writing.
Someone
spoke
to
God
about
this
somewhere
in
the Scriptures,
saying,
◄No
one
is
worthy
enough
for
you
to
think
about
him!/Who
is
worthy
enough
for
you
to
think
about
him?► [RHQ]
◄No
human
is
worthy
enough
for
you
to
care
for
him!/Is
any
human
worthy
enough
for
you
to
care
for
him?► [RHQ]
So
it
is surprising
that
you
have
caused
people
to
be
for
a
little
while
inferior
in
rank
to
angels.
You
have
greatly
honored [DOU]
them [MET],
as
kings
are
honored
with
a
crown.
You
have
put
everything
under
people’s
control [MET].
God
has
determined
that
people
will
rule
over
absolutely
everything [LIT].
But
now,
at
this
present
time,
we
perceive
that
people
do
not
yet
have
authority
over
everything.
But
we
do
know
about
Jesus,
who
truly
has
authority
over
everything!
Jesus,
the
creator
of
everything,
is
the
one
who
died
for
us,
makes
us
holy,
and
proclaims
us
to
be
his
brothers
and
sisters.
Hebrews 2:9b-13
Jesus,
for
a
little
while,
became
inferior
in
rank
to
angels
in
order
to
die
on
behalf
of [MET]
everyone.
He
became
inferior
when
he
suffered
and
died,
as
God
kindly
planned.
But
now
he
has
been
greatly
honored [DOU]
by
being
crowned
as
kings
are.
It
was
fitting
that
God
make
Jesus ◄perfect/all
that
God
intended
him
to
be►.
God
was enabling
many
people
who
would
belong
to
him [MET]
to
share
his
glory.
God
is
the
one
who
created
all
things,
and
he
is
the
one
for
whom
all
things
exist.
He
perfected
Jesus
by
causing
him
to
suffer
and
die.
Jesus
is
the
one
whom
God
uses
to
save
people.
Jesus
is
the
one
who ◄makes
people
holy/sets
people
apart
for
God►,
and
they
all
belong
to
God’s
family.
As
a
result,
Christ
gladly [LIT]
proclaims
them
to
be
like
his
own
brothers
and
sisters.
The
Psalmist
wrote
what Christ
said
to
God
about
us
becoming
his
brothers,
in
these
words:
I
will
proclaim
to
my
brothers
how
awesome
you
are (OR,
what
you ◄
are
like/have
done►) [MTY].
I
will
sing
praise
to
you
in
the
presence
of
the
congregation!
And
a
prophet
wrote
in
another
Scripture
passage
what Christ
said
about
God,
I
will
trust
him.
And
in
another
Scripture
passage, Christ
said
about
those
who
are
like
his
children,
I
and
the
ones
that
God
has
given
me
are
here.
It
is
Jesus,
not
angels,
who
became
a
human
to
help
us
as
our Supreme
Priest.
Hebrews 2:14-18
So,
since
those
whom
God
calls
his
children
are
all
human
beings [MTY],
Jesus
also
became
a
human
being
just
like
them.
The
devil
has
the
power
to
cause
people
to
be
afraid
to
die,
but Christ
became
human
in
order
that
by
his
dying
he
might
make
the
devil
powerless.
Jesus
did
that
to
free
all
of
us
who
are
like
slaves [MET]
all
the
time
we
live,
because
we
are
forced
to
be
afraid
to
die.
Because
Jesus
became
a
human
being,
it
is
not
angels
whom
he
wants
to
help.
No,
it
is
we
who
trust
God
as
Abraham
did
whom
he
wants
to
help.
So,
since
he
came
to
help humans,
not
angels,
he
had
to
be
made
exactly
like
us
whom
he
calls
his
own
brothers
and
sisters.
He
wants
to
be
a Supreme
Priest
who
acts mercifully
to
all
people
and
who
faithfully
does
what
God
wants,
so
that
people
who
had
sinned
would
be
declared
no
longer
guilty.
Specifically,
he
is
able
to
help
those/us
who
are
tempted
to
sin.
He
can
do
that
because
he
suffered,
and
he
was
also
tempted
to
sin
like
we
are
tempted
to
sin.
Our Supreme Priest, Jesus, deserves more honor than Moses does.
Hebrews 3:1-6
My
fellow believers,
God
has
set
you
apart
and
has
chosen
you,
just
like
he
chose
me.
So
consider
Jesus.
He
is
God’s
messenger
to
us.
He
is
also
the Supreme
Priest
whom
we
say
we
believe
in.
He
faithfully
served
God,
who
appointed
him,
just
like
Moses
faithfully
served
God’s
people [MTY].
Just
like
every
house
is
made
by
someone {as
someone
makes
every
house}, Jesus
made
everything,
and
he
is
God/Divine.
So
God
has
considered
that Jesus
is
worthy
that
people
honor
him
more
than
they
honor
Moses,
just
like
the
one
who
builds
a
house
deserves
that
people
honor
him
more
than
they
should
honor
the
house
he
built.
Moses
very
faithfully
served
God
as
he ◄
helped/cared
for► [MET]
God’s
people,
just
like
a
servant
faithfully
serves
his
master.
The
result
was
that
Moses
testified
about
what
Jesus
would
say
later.
But
Christ
faithfully
serves
God
as
he ◄
helps/cares
for►
his
own
people [MTY,
MET],
just
like
a
son
helps/cares
for
his
own
family.
And
we
are
God’s
people [MTY]
if
we
continue
to
confidently
believe
in
Christ
and
if
we
continue
to
confidently
wait
for
what
God
will
do
for
us.
Do
not
stubbornly
rebel
against
God
as
their
Jewish
ancestors
did.
Hebrews 3:7-11
The
Holy
Spirit
caused
the
Psalmist
to
write
these
words
in
the Scriptures
to
the
Israelites:
Now,
when
you
(pl)
hear
God
speaking
to
you [MTY],
do
not
stubbornly ◄
disobey/refuse
to
obey
him► [IDM],
as
your
Jewish
ancestors
stubbornly
disobeyed
him
when
they
rebelled
against
him
in
the
desert.
At
that
time,
God
said
to
your
ancestors, “They
tried
to
determine
how
many
things
that
displeased
me
they
could
do
in
the
desert
without
me
punishing
them.
Your
ancestors
repeatedly
tested
whether
I
would
be
patient
with
them,
even
though
for 40
years
they
saw
all
the
amazing
things
I
did.
So,
I
became
disgusted
with
those
people
who
saw
those
things,
and
I
said
about
them, ‘They
are
constantly
disloyal
to
me,
and
they
do
not
understand
how
I
wanted
them
to
conduct
their
lives.’
As
a
result,
because
I
was
angry
with
them,
I
solemnly
declared, ‘They
will
not
enter
the
land
of
Canaan
where
I
would
let
them
rest [MTY]!’ ”
Beware
that
you
do
not
stop
trusting
in
Christ.
Hebrews 3:12-15
So,
my
fellow believers,
be
careful
that
none
of
you
is
so
evil
that
you
stop
trusting
in Christ.
That
would
cause
you
to
reject
God
who
is all-powerful.
Instead,
each
of
you
must
encourage
each
other
every
day,
while
you
still
have
the opportunity [IDM],
in
order
that
none
of
you
may
stubbornly
reject
God
by
letting
others
deceive
you (OR,
as
you
deceive
yourselves),
with
the
result
that
you
(sg)
sin [PRS].
We
must
encourage
one
another,
because
we
(inc)
benefit
from
all
Christ
has
done
only
if
we
firmly
keep
trusting
in
him
from
the
time
when
we
first
confidently
trusted
in
him
until
the
time
when
we
die [EUP].
We
can
do
this
by
paying
attention
to
what
the
Psalmist
wrote
in
that
Scripture
passage
in
which
God
said,
Now,
when
you
hear
me
speaking
to
you(pl) [MTY],
do
not
stubbornly
disobey
me
as
your
ancestors
stubbornly
disobeyed
me
when
they
rebelled
against
me.
It
was
your
ancestors,
ones
for
whom
God
did
great
things,
who
rebelled
against
God.
Hebrews 3:16-19
◄
You
must
keep
trusting
in
God
because
you
must
remember
who
it
was
who
rebelled
against
God
although
they
heard
him
speaking
to
them./Do
you
remember
who
it
was
who
rebelled
against
God
although
they
heard
him
speaking
to
them?► [RHQ]
It
was
people
who
had
certainly
experienced [LIT]
God’s
power.
It
was
all
those
people
whom
Moses
led miraculously
out
of
Egypt. [RHQ]
And ◄
you
must
remember
who
it
was
that
God
was
disgusted
with
for 40
years./do
you
remember
who
it
was
that
God
was
disgusted
with
for 40years?► [RHQ]
It
was
those
same
people
who
had
sinned
like
that,
and
who
as
a
result
died
in
the
desert! [RHQ]
And ◄
you
must
remember
about
whom
God
solemnly
declared, “They
will
not
enter
the
land
where
I
would
let
them
rest.”/do
you
remember
about
whom
God
solemnly
declared, “They
will
not
enter
the
land
where
I
would
let
them
rest”?► [RHQ]
It
was
those
Israelites
who
disobeyed
God.
So,
from
that
example
we
(inc)
realize
that
it
was
because
they
did
not
keep
trusting
in
God
that
they
were
unable
to
enter
the
land
where
they
would
rest.
The Israelites failed to enter the place where they would rest; we must be careful not to act like them.
Hebrews 4:1-5
The
Israelites
did
not
enter
the
place
where
they
would
rest.
But
God
has
still
promised
us
that
we
can
enter
the
place
of
resting
in
heaven
eternally.
So
we
must
beware
of
the possibility
that
God
may
consider
that
some
of
you
have
failed
to
enter
the
place
of
resting
eternally
as
the
Israelites
did
not
enter
the
place
where
they
would
rest.
We
have
heard
the
message
about Christ,
just
like
the
Israelites
heard
what
God
promised.
But
just
like
the
message
did
not
benefit
most
of
those
who
heard
it
because
they
did
not
believe
it
as
Joshua
and
Caleb
did,
it
will
not
benefit
us
eternally
if
we
do
not
keep
believing
it.
We
who
have
believed
in
Christ
are
able
to
enter
the
place
of
resting
eternally.
We
know
there
is
a
place
where
we
will
rest
eternally
because
God
said,
Because
I
was
angry
with
them,
I
solemnly
declared, “They
will
not
enter
the
land
where
I
would
let
them
rest.”
God
said
that
even
though
he
ceased
his
work
of
creating
things
after
he
created
the
world.
What
someone
wrote
somewhere
in
the Scriptures
about
the
seventh
day
after
he
had
spent
six
days
creating
the
world,
supports
that:
Then,
on
the
seventh
day,
God
rested
from
his
work
of
creating
everything.
But
note
again
what
God
said
about
the
Israelites
in
the
passage
that
I
quoted
previously:
They
will
not
enter
the
land
where
I
would
let
them
rest.
The Scriptures
support
the
claim
that
there
is
a
time
when
God’s
people
will
rest
eternally.
Hebrews 4:6-10
Some
people
experience
entering
that
place
of
resting
eternally.
But
those
Israelites
who
first
had
the
good
message
preached
to
them {first
heard
the
good
message}
about
what
God
promised
them
did
not
enter
that
place
of
resting,
because
they
refused
to
believe
God.
But
God
appointed
another
time
when
we
may
enter
that
place
of
resting.
That
time
is
now!
We
know
that
is
true
because
much
later
than
when
the
Israelites
rebelled
against
God
in
the
desert,
he
caused
King
David
to
write
what
I
have
already
quoted,
Now,
when
you
understand
what
God
is
saying
to
you,
do
not
stubbornly
disobey
him.
If
Joshua
had
led
the
Israelites
to
enter
the
place
of
resting,
God
would
not
have
spoken
later
about
another
time
when
we
could
rest [MET].
So
we
know
God
was
speaking
about
another
time
when
some
people
would
enter
that
place
of
resting
eternally.
So,
just
like
God
rested
on
the
seventh
day
after
he
finished
making
everything,
there
remains
a
time
when
God’s
people
will
rest
eternally.
Specifically,
whoever
enters
God’s
place
of
resting
has
ceased
doing
things
to
gain
God’s
favor,
just
like
God
ceased
doing
his
work
of
creating
everything.
We
must
be
careful
not
to
be insincere
about
trying
to
enter
the
place
of
eternal
rest.
Hebrews 4:11-13
God
severely
punished
the
Israelites
because
they disbelieved
his
message.
So
we
must
strive
to
experience
entering
that
place
of
resting
eternally,
in
order
that
he
will
not
severely
punish
any
of
us
for
not believing
his
message.
Beware
of
being insincere
about
doing
this,
because
the
message
God
has
given
us
very powerfully penetrates
our
thinking
more
than
a
two-edged
sword
penetrates
flesh [MET].
It penetrates
deeply
into
our
souls
and
spirits,
as
a
sharp
sword
can
penetrate
into
our
joints
and
marrow.
That
is,
by
his
message
God [PRS]
discerns
all
that
we
think
about,
and
he
discerns
all
that
we
desire
to
do [MTY] (OR,
His
message exposes
to
us
all
our
thoughts
and
all
our
desires).
God
knows
everything
about
everyone.
Everything
is
completely
exposed [DOU]
to
him,
and
he
is
the
one [SYN]
who
will
say
whether
he
approves
of
what
we
have
done.
Let
us
come
boldly
to Christ,
our Supreme
Priest,
to
receive
his
gracious
help.
Hebrews 4:14-16
We
have
a
great Supreme
Priest
who
ascended
through
the
heavens
when
he
returned
to
God’s
presence.
He
is
Jesus, ◄God’s
Son/the
man
who
is
also
God►.
So
let
us
firmly
profess
what
we
believe
about
him.
Our Supreme
Priest
can
indeed [LIT] compassionately
deal
with
us
who
tend
to
sin
easily,
because
he
also
was
tempted
to
sin
in
every
way
that
we
are
tempted
to
sin,
and
yet
he
did
not
sin.
So,
let
us
come
boldly
to
Christ [MTY],
who
rules [MET]
from
heaven
and
does
for
us
what
we
do
not
deserve,
in
order
that
we
might
experience
his
acting mercifully
toward
us,
and
in
order
that
we
might
experience
his
helping
us
in
a
kind
way
whenever
we
need
help.
As Christ suffered, he learned to be a compassionate Supreme Priest by obeying God.
Hebrews 5:1-10
Every
Jewish Supreme
Priest
was
chosen
by
God {
God
chose
every
Jewish Supreme
Priest}
from
among
ordinary
men.
They
were
appointed {
He
appointed
them}
in
order
that
they
would
come
before
him
on
behalf
of
the
people.
Specifically,
God
appointed
them
in
order
that
they
would
bring
gifts
to
him
on
behalf
of
the
people,
and
in
order
to
sacrifice
animals
to
him
for
people
who
sinned.
The Supreme
Priests
could
deal
gently
with
those
who
ignorantly
sinned,
since
the Supreme
Priests
themselves tended
to
sin
easily.
As
a
result,
they
had
to
offer
something
to
God
for
their
own
sins,
just
like
they
had
to
offer
something
to
God
for
other
people
who
sinned.
Furthermore,
it
is
an
honor
to
be
a Supreme
Priest
so
no
one
honors
himself
by appointing
himself
to
become
a Supreme
Priest.
Instead,
God
chose
each
man
to
become
a Supreme
Priest,
as
he
chose
Aaron
to
be
the
first Supreme
Priest.
Similarly,
Christ
also
did
not
honor
himself
by appointing
himself
to
become
a Supreme
Priest.
Instead,
God
appointed
him
by
saying
to
him
what
he
never
said
to
any
other
priest,
what
the
Psalmist
wrote
in
the Scriptures,
You
(sg)
are
my
Son!
Today
I
have
declared
that
I
am
your
Father!
And
he
also
said
to Christ
what
the
Psalmist
wrote
in
another
Scripture
passage,
You
are
a
priest
eternally
just
like
Melchizedek
was
a
priest.
When Christ
lived
on
the
earth [MTY],
he
prayed [DOU]
to
God
and tearfully
cried
out
loudly
to
him.
Specifically,
he
asked
God,
who
was
able
to
help
him,
that
he
would
not
fear
the
sufferings
just
before
he
died.
As
a
result,
God
listened
to
him,
because Christ reverently
submitted
to
what
God
wanted
him
to
do.
Although Christ
is
God’s
own
Son,
he
learned
to
obey
God
by
suffering
before
he
died.
By
becoming ◄all
that
God
intended
him
to
be/perfect►,
he
has
now
become
fully qualified
to
be
our Supreme
Priest.
As
a
result,
he
is
the
one
who
saves
eternally
all
who
obey
him.
Furthermore,
God
has
designated
him
to
be
our Supreme
Priest
in
the
way
that
Melchizedek
was
a Supreme
Priest.
You
are
not
ready
for
more
advanced
spiritual
truth.
Hebrews 5:11-14
Although
there
is
much
to
say
to
you(pl)
about
how Christ resembles
Melchizedek,
this
is
hard
for
me
to
explain
to
you
because
you
now
understand
things
so slowly.
You
became Christians
long
ago.
So
by
now
you
should
be
teaching
spiritual truths
to
others.
But
you
still
need
someone
to
teach
you
again
the truths
that
God
has
revealed.
I
am
talking
about
the truths
that
we
teach
people
when
they
first
believe
in Christ.
You
need
those
elementary truths
like
babies
need
milk [MET].
You
are
not
ready
for
advanced
teaching,
which
is
like
the
solid
food
which mature
people
need [MET].
Remember
that
those
who
are
still
learning
these elementary truths [MET]
have
not
become
familiar
with
what
God
says
concerning
becoming/being
righteous.
They
are
just
like [MET]
babies
who
need
milk!
But
the
more
advanced
spiritual
truth
is
for
people
who
are
spiritually
mature,
just
like [MET]
solid
food
is
for
people
who
are physically
mature.
They
can
tell
the
difference
between
what
is
good
and
what
is
evil,
because
they
have
trained
themselves
to
keep
doing
that.
If you believers later reject the message about Christ, God will reject you.
Hebrews 6:1-8
So,
we
(inc)
must
not
keep
discussing
the elementary principles
about
Christ.
Instead,
we
must
proceed
to
the
teaching
that
will
make
us spiritually mature [MTY].
We
must
not
be
people
who
always
need
someone
to
teach
them
the elementary truths
about
Christ
that
are
like [MET]
a
foundation.
I
am referring
to
the
teaching
that
people
who
do
sinful
things
must
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior,
things
that
those
who
are spiritually [MET]
dead
do.
I
am referring
to
the
teaching
that
people
must
believe
in
God.
I
am referring
to
the
teaching
about
what
various
Jewish
and Christian rituals
for
purifying
people
signify.
I
am referring
to
the
teaching
about
how
elders
enable
people
to
receive
spiritual
gifts
by
laying
hands
on
them [MTY].
I
am referring
to
the
teaching
that
God
will ◄
cause
those
who
have
died
to
live
again/raise
people
from
the
dead►.
And
I
am referring
to
the
teaching
that
God
will
judge
some
people
and
punish
them
eternally.
Instead
of
continuing
to
discuss
these elementary truths,
we
(inc) (OR,
I)
will
go
on
to
give
people mature
teaching,
if
God
allows
it.
I
will
explain
why
it
is
important
to
do
that.
Some
people
have
at
one
time
fully
understood
the
message
about Christ [MET].
They
have
experienced
a relationship
with
Jesus Christ
that
God [EUP/MTY]
gave
to
them.
They
have
received
the
Holy
Spirit
the
same
as
others
have.
They
have
experienced
that
God’s
message
is
good.
And
by
what
they
have
experienced
now,
they
know
how
God
will
work powerfully
in
the
future.
If
those
people
reject
the
message
about Christ,
it
will
not
be possible
for
anyone
to
persuade
them
to
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior
again!
What
those
believers
who
later renounce
the
message
about Christ
do
is
as
though [MET]
they
themselves
are nailing
the
Son
of
God
to
a
cross
again!
They
are
causing
others
to
publicly
despise Christ.
Think
about
this:
It
is
land
on
which
rain
has frequently
fallen [PRS]
and
on
which
plants
grow [PRS]
that
is
useful
for
the
people
who
prepare
the
land
that
God
has
blessed.
Similarly,
it
is
those believers
who
have
received
many
good
things
from
God
and
who
do
good
deeds/things
that
please
God,
whom
God
will
bless [MET].
But
what
will
happen
to believers
who
do
deeds/things
that
do
not
please
God
will
be
like
what
happens
to
land
on
which
only
thorns
and
thistles
grow [MET].
Such
land
is
worthless.
It
has
almost
become
land
that
God
will
curse,
and
eventually
he
will
burn
its
vegetation [MTY].
But
God
will
not
overlook
all
you
have
done
for
him.
Hebrews 6:9-12
Although
I
am
writing
to
you
like
this
as
a
warning,
I
am
certain
concerning
you
whom
I
love
that
you
are
doing
better
than
that.
Specifically,
I
am
sure
that
you
are
doing
the
things
that
are
appropriate
for
those
whom
God
has
saved.
Since
God
always
acts
justly [LIT],
he
will
not
overlook
all
you
have
done
for
him.
He
will
also
not
overlook [MTY]
your
showing
that
you
love
him
by
the
way
you
helped
your
fellow believers
and
by
the
way
you
still
help
them.
Instead,
God
will
reward
you
for
doing
good
deeds.
I
very
much
want
each
of
you
to
diligently
continue
to
fully
expect
to
receive
what
God
has
provided
for
you,
until
you
finally
receive
everything
that
you
have
confidently
expected
to
receive.
I
do
not
want
you
to
be
lazy.
Instead,
I
want
you
to
imitate
those
who,
because
they
patiently
continued
to
trust
in
God,
are
receiving
what
he
promised
them.
We
are
confident
that
God
will
bless
us
as
he
promised;
he
made
an
oath
to
confirm
that
he
would
do
that.
Hebrews 6:13-20
When
God
promised
to
do
things
for
Abraham,
he
said
that
he
would
punish
himself
if
he
did
not
do
that,
because
there
was
no
one
of
greater importance
to
ask
to
punish
him
if
he
did
not
do
it.
He
said
to
Abraham, “I
will
certainly
bless
you
(sg),
and
I
will
certainly
increase
the
number
of
your
descendants [SYN].”
As
a
result,
after
Abraham
patiently
waited
for
God
to
do
what
he
promised,
he
received
what
God
promised
him.
Keep
in
mind
that
when
people
promise
something,
they
ask
a
more
important
person
to
punish
them
if
they
do
not
do
what
they
promise.
Furthermore,
when
people
ask
God
to
punish
them
if
they
do
not
tell
the
truth,
that
causes
people
who
are disputing
to
stop disputing.
So,
when
God
wanted
to demonstrate
very
clearly ◄to
us/to
those
people►
who
would
receive
what
he
had
promised
that
he
would
not
change
what
he
had
purposed
to
do,
he
solemnly
guaranteed
that
he
would
declare
himself
guilty
if
he
did
not
do
what
he
promised.
He
did
that
to
strongly
encourage
us
as
a
result
of
our
knowing
that
God
has
done
two
things
that
cannot
change.
Namely,
he
promised
to
bless
us,
and
he
solemnly
declared
that
he
would
declare
himself
guilty
if
he
did
not
bless
us.
We
know
that
God,
who
did
those
things,
cannot
lie.
We
have
fled
to
him
in
order
that
we
might
continue
confidently
to
expect
to
receive
what
he
promised
us.
Our
confidently expecting [SYN]
to
receive
what
he
has
promised
is
like
an anchor [MET]
that
very
firmly [DOU]
holds
us
fast.
The
one
we
confidently
expect
to
help
us [SYN]
is
Jesus,
who
goes
into
God’s
very
presence,
just
like
the Supreme
Priests
went
behind
the
curtain
into
the
innermost
part
of
the
tent
in
the
barren
area [MET].
Jesus
went
into
God’s
presence
ahead
of
us
(inc)
to
help
us
when
he
became
a Supreme
Priest
eternally
in
the
way
that
Melchizedek
was
a Supreme
Priest.
There are ways in which Melchizedek was like God’s Son.
Hebrews 7:1-3
Now
I
will
say
more
about
this
man
Melchizedek.
He
was
the
king
of
Salem
city
and
was
a
priest
of
God,
the
one
who
is
greater
than
anyone
else.
He
met
Abraham
who
was
returning
home
after
he
and
his
men
had
defeated
the
armies
of
four
kings [SYN].
Melchizedek
asked
God
to
bless
Abraham.
Then
Abraham
gave
to
him
one
tenth
of
all
the
spoils
he
took
after winning
the
battle. Melchizedek’s
name
means firstly ‘king
who
rules righteously’,
and
since
Salem
means ‘peace’,
he
was
the ‘king
who
rules peacefully’.
In
the Scriptures
there
is
no
record
of
who
his
father
was,
nor
is
there
any
record
of
who
his
mother
was,
nor
is
there
any
record
of
who
his
ancestors
were.
There
is
no
record
of
when
he
was
born,
nor
is
there
any
record
of
when
he
died.
For
these
reasons,
it
is
as
though
he
continues
to
be
a
priest
forever,
and
for
this
reason
he
is
like
God’s
Son.
Melchizedek
was
greater
than
Abraham.
Hebrews 7:4-10
You
can
realize
how
great
this
man
Melchizedek
was
from
the
fact
that
Abraham,
our
famous ancestor,
gave
him ◄a
tithe/one
tenth►
of
the
spoils
from
the
battle.
According
to
the
laws
God
gave
Moses,
the
descendants
of
Abraham’s great-grandson
Levi,
who
were
priests,
should
take
tithes
from
God’s
people
who
were
their
relatives,
even
though
those
people
also
were
Abraham’s
descendants.
But
this
man
Melchizedek,
who
was
not
among
the
descendants
of
Levi,
took
tithes
from
Abraham.
He
also
asked
God
to
bless
Abraham,
the
man
to
whom
God
promised
many
descendants.
We
know
for
certain
that
it
is
the
more
important
people
who
ask
God
to
bless
the
less
important
people.
And
Melchizedek
blessed
Abraham.
So
we conclude
that
Melchizedek
was
greater
than
Abraham.
In
the
case
of
the
priests
who
are
descendants
of
Levi,
men
who
some
day
will
die
receive
tithes.
But
in
the
case
of
Melchizedek
it
is
as
if
God
testifies
that
he
was
still
living,
since
there
is
no
record
in Scriptures
about
his
death.
And
it
was
as
though
Levi
himself,
and
all
the
priests
descended
from
him—who
received
tithes
from
the
people—paid
tithes
to
Melchizedek.
And
when
Abraham
paid
tithes,
it
was
as
though
Levi
and
all
the
priests
descended
from
him
acknowledged
that
the
work
Melchizedek
did
as
a
priest
was
greater
than
the
work
Levi
did,
since
the sperm
from
which
all
those
priests
were
eventually
born
was
still
in
Abraham’s
body [EUP]
when
Melchizedek
met
Abraham.
The
former
Jewish
priests
were
not adequate,
so
a
new
one
like
Melchizedek
had
to
come.
Hebrews 7:11-19
God
gave
his
laws
to
his
people
at
the
same
time
he
gave
regulations
about
the
priests.
So,
if
what
the
priests
who
were
descended
from
Levi
did
could
have
provided
a
way
for
God
to
completely
forgive
people
for disobeying
those
laws,
certainly
no
other
priest
like
Melchizedek
would
have
been
necessary. [RHQ]
Instead,
priests
who
were
descended
from
Aaron,
Levi’s
descendant,
would
have
been adequate.
But
we
know
they
were
not adequate,
because
a
new type
of
priest
like
Melchizedek
has
come.
And
since
God
has
appointed
a
new type
of
priest,
he
also
had
to
change
the
regulations
concerning
how
priests
were
appointed {
he
appointed
priests}.
Jesus,
the
one
about
whom
I
am
saying
these
things,
is
a
descendant
of
someone
else,
not
a
descendant
of
Levi.
None
of
the
men
from
whom
Jesus
descended
ever
served
as
priests [MTY].
We
know
that
since
it
is
obvious
that
it
is
from
the
tribe
of
Judah
that
our
Lord
was
descended.
Moses
never
said
that
any
of
Judah’s
descendants
would
become
priests.
Furthermore,
we
know
that
the
priests
who
were
descended
from
Levi
were inadequate,
since
it
is
even
more obvious
that
another
priest
has
appeared
who
is
like
Melchizedek.
Jesus
became
a
priest,
but
not
because
he
fulfilled
what
God’s
law
required
about
being
a
descendant
of
Levi.
Instead,
he
has
the
kind
of
power
that
came
from
a
life
that
nothing
can
destroy (OR,
enabled
him
to
live
again
after
he
was
killed).
We
know
this
since
God
confirmed
it
in
the
Scripture
passage
in
which
he
said
to
his
Son,
You
(sg)
are
a
priest
eternally
just
like
Melchizedek
was
a
priest.
On
the
one
hand,
God
canceled
what
he
commanded
previously
concerning
the
priests
because
it
failed
in
every
way
to
enable
anyone
to
become
all
that
God
intended.
Remember
that
no
one
was
able
to
become
all
that
God
intended
by
obeying
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses.
On
the
other
hand,
God
caused
that
we
could
confidently
expect
better
things
than
we
could
expect
by
obeying
God’s
laws.
He
did
that
by
his
establishing Christ
as
priest.
Now
by
means
of
Christ
sacrificing
himself
for
us
we
can
come
near
to
God.
Jesus
lives
eternally
as
a Supreme
Priest
to
plead
with
God
for
us.
Hebrews 7:20-25
Furthermore,
when
God
appointed Christ,
it
was
when
God
solemnly
declared
that Christ
would
be
a
priest [LIT].
When
God
appointed
former
priests,
it
was
not
by
his
solemnly
declaring
that
they
would
be
priests.
However,
when
he
appointed
Christ
to
be
a
priest,
it
was
by
these
words
that
the
Psalmist
wrote
in
Scripture:
The
Lord
has
solemnly
declared
to
the
Messiah,
—and
he
will
not
change
his
mind—
“You
will
be
a
priest
forever!”
Because
of
that,
Jesus guarantees
that
the
new
covenant
will
be
better
than
the
old
one.
And
formerly,
the
priests
could
not
keep
serving
as
priests,
because
they
all
died [PRS].
So
there
were
many
priests
to
take
the
place
of
the
ones
who
died.
But
because
Jesus
lives
eternally,
he
will
continue
to
be
a Supreme
Priest
forever.
So,
he
can
completely
and
eternally
save
those
who
come
to
God
by
trusting
in
what
Jesus
has
done
for
them,
since
he
lives
forever
to
plead
with
God
to
help
them.
Jesus
is
the
kind
of Supreme
Priest
we
need,
because
he
was sinless.
Hebrews 7:26-28
Jesus
is
the
kind
of Supreme
Priest
that
we
need.
He
was
holy;
he
did
no
wrong;
he
was
completely
innocent.
God
has
now
taken
him
up
to
the
highest
heaven
separated
from
living
among
sinners.
The
other Supreme
Priests
need
to
sacrifice
animals
day
by
day
as
well
as
year
by
year.
They
do
this, firstly,
to
atone
for
their
own
sins,
and
then
to
atone
for
other
people
who
have
sinned.
But
because
Jesus
never
sinned,
he
does
not
need
to
atone
for
his
own
sin.
The
only
thing
he
needed
to
do
to
save
people
was
to
sacrifice
himself
once!
We
need
a Supreme
Priest
like
him,
because
in
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses [PRS]
the
ones
who
would
be
appointed
to
be
priests
would
be
men
who tended
to
sin
easily.
But
God
solemnly
declared [PRS]
after
he
had
given
his
laws
to
Moses
that
he
would
appoint ◄his
Son/the
man
who
is
also
God►
to
be
a Supreme
Priest.
Now ◄
his
Son/the
man
who
is
also
God►
has
forever
become
all
that
God
intends
him
to
be.
The rituals that were performed by the Jewish high priests were only a model of what Jesus our high priest does in heaven.
Hebrews 8:1-6
The
main
point
of
all
that
I
have
written
is
that
we
have
a Supreme
Priest
like
that.
He
has
sat
down
to
rule [MTY]
with
God [EUP]
at
the
place
of
greatest
honor
in
heaven.
He
ministers
in
the
Most
Holy
Place,
that
is,
in
the
true
place
of
worship
in
heaven.
That
is
a
place
that
Moses’
tent
represented.
The
Lord
set
up
the
true
place
of
worship.
No
human
set
it
up.
Every Supreme
Priest
was
appointed {
God
appointed
every Supreme
Priest}
to
offer
to
God
gifts
and
sacrifices
for
people
who
sinned.
So,
since
Christ
became
a Suptreme
Priest,
he
also
had
to
offer
something.
Since
there
are
already
Jewish
priests
who
offer
gifts
as
God’s
laws
require,
if Christ
were
now
living
on
the
earth,
he
would
not
be
a Suprme
Priest.
The
Jewish
priests
perform rituals
which
are
only
a
model [DOU]
of
what Christ
would
do
in
heaven [MTY].
What
God
told
Moses
when
Moses
was
about
to
set
up
the
tent
for
worshipping
him
supports
the
idea
that
those rituals
were
only
a
model.
God
said, “Be
sure
that
you
(sg)
make
everything
according
to
the
model
that
I
showed
you
on
Sinai
Mountain!”
But
now
as
it
is,
Christ
ministers
in
a
more
excellent
way
than
the
Jewish
priests
do.
Likewise,
the
new
covenant
that
he
established
between
God
and
people
is
better
than
the
old
one.
When
the
new
covenant
was
established {
God
established
the
new
covenant},
he
promised
us
better
things
than
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
did.
The
first
covenant
was
not adequate,
so
God
needed
a
new
one.
Hebrews 8:7-13
If
that
first
covenant
had
been
perfectly adequate [LIT],
God
would
not
have
thought
that
he
needed
another
covenant/agreement
to
replace
it.
But
it
was
not adequate,
so
he
needed
a
new
one.
Because
God
declared
that
the
Israelites
were
guilty
of
not
obeying
the
first
covenant,
he
wanted
a
new
covenant.
This
is
what ◄
a
prophet/Jeremiah►
wrote
about
that:
The
Lord
says, “Listen!
There
will
soon
be
a
time
when
I
will
make
a
new
covenant
with
the
people [MTY]
of
Israel
and
the
people [MTY]
of
Judah.
That
covenant
will
not
be
like
the
covenant
that
I
made
with
their
ancestors
when
I
led
them
out
of
Egypt [MET]
like
a
father
leads
a
child
by
the
hand.
They
did
not
continue
to
obey
my
covenant,
so
I
rejected
them,”
says
the
Lord.
“This
is
the
covenant
that
I
will
make
with
the
Israelites [MTY],
after
the
first
covenant
has
ended [MTY],”
says
the
Lord:
“I
will
enable
them
to
understand
my
laws [MTY],
and
I
will
enable
them
to
obey
them (OR,
truly
know
them) [MTY]
sincerely.
I
will
be
their
God,
and
they
will
be
my
people [DOU].
As
a
result,
no
one
will
need
to
teach
a
fellow
citizen
or
tell
his
fellow
kinsmen, ‘
You
need
to
know
the
Lord,’
because
all
my
people
will
know
me:
My
people
of
every
status
will
know
me.
I
will mercifully
forgive
them
for
the
wicked
things
they
have
done.
I
will
no
longer
consider
that
they
are
guilty
for [DOU]
their
sins.”
Since
God
spoke
about
a
new
covenant,
he
considered
that
the
first
covenant
was
no
longer
in
use,
and
that
it
would
soon
disappear,
just
like
anything
that
gets
old
will
disappear [MET, DOU].
A description of the man-made sanctuary that accompanied the first covenant.
Hebrews 9:1-5
To
continue:
In
the
first
covenant,
God regulated
how
people
should
perform rituals,
and
he
told
them
to
make [MTY]
a
sanctuary.
That
sanctuary
was
a
tent
that
the
Israelites
set
up.
In
its
outer
room
there
was
the
lampstand
and
the
table
on
which
they
put
the
bread
that
the
priests
presented
to
God.
That
room
was
called ‘the
holy place’.
Behind
the
curtain
inside
the
holy
place
there
was
another
room.
That
was
called ‘the
very
holy place’.
It
had
an
altar,
made
from
gold,
for
burning
incense.
It
also
had
the
chest
which
they
called
the
chest
of
the
covenant.
All
its
sides
were
covered
with
gold.
In
it
was
the
golden
pot
which
contained
pieces
of
the
food
they
called
manna.
That
was
the
food
with
which
God miraculously
fed
the
people
before
they
entered
the
promised
land.
In
the
chest
there
was
also
Aaron’s
walking
stick
that
budded
to
prove
that
he
was
God’s
true
priest.
In
the
chest
were
also
the
stone
tablets
on
which
God
had
written
the
Ten
Commandments.
On
top
of
the
chest
were
figures
of
winged
creatures
that symbolized
God’s
glory.
Their
wings
overshadowed
the chest’s
lid
where
the
high
priest
sprinkled
the
blood ◄to
atone
for/to
forgive►
those
who
had
sinned.
I
do
not
need
to
write
about
these
things
in
detail
now.
Offerings
that
were
made
under
the
first
covenant
were
not
able
to
remove
a
sense
of
guilt
for
sin.
Hebrews 9:6-10
After
all
those
things
were
prepared {After
they
had
prepared
all
those
things
like
that}
in
the
two
rooms
of
the
tent,
the
Jewish
priests habitually
went
into
the
outer
room
of
the
tent
to
perform
their rituals.
But
into
the
inner
room,
only
the Supreme
Priest
went,
once
a
year.
He
always
took [LIT]
the
blood
of
animals
that
they
had
slaughtered.
He
offered
them
to
God
for
his
own
sins
and
for
the
sins
that
other
people
had
committed.
They
included
sins
that
they
did
not
realize
were
sinful.
By
those
things
the
Holy
Spirit indicated
that
just
like
God
did
not
reveal
the
way
for
ordinary
people
to
enter
into
the
inner
room
while
the
outer
room
still
existed [MET],
similarly
he
did
not
reveal
the
way
for
ordinary
people
to
enter
the
presence
of
God
while
the
Jewish system
of
offering
sacrifices
was
in
effect.
The
things
that
the
priests
did
inside
the
outer
room [MTY] symbolized
what
was
true
during
the
time
when
the
first
covenant
was
in
effect.
According
to
the
first
covenant (OR,
In
that
outer
room),
priests
offered
gifts
and
other
sacrifices
to
God.
But
by
offering
them,
the
people
who
brought
them
were
unable
to
make
themselves
feel
that
they
were
no
longer
guilty
for
having
sinned.
They
brought
those
gifts
and
made
those
sacrifices
according
to
regulations
concerning
things
to
eat
and
drink,
and
according
to
rules
that
required
people
to
wash
various
things.
God
declared
that
those
regulations
about
our
bodies
were
to
be
in
effect
until
he
put
into
effect
the
new
covenant;
that
was
a
better system.
Christ
redeemed
us
by
offering
his
own
blood
as
a
sacrifice.
Hebrews 9:11-14
But
when
Christ
came
as
our Supreme
Priest,
he
brought
the
good
things
that
are
now
available.
When
he
appeared,
he
went
into
God’s
presence
in
heaven.
That
is
like
a [MET]
very
great
and
perfect
tent
not
made
by humans {which
no
human
made} [SYN];
that
is,
it
is
not
part
of
the
world
God
created.
It
was
better
than
the
tent
Moses
set
up
here
on
earth.
When
a Supreme
Priest
goes
into
the
inner
room
in
the
tent
each
year,
he
takes
goats’
blood
and calves’
blood
to
offer
as
a
sacrifice.
But Christ
did
not
do
that.
It
was
as
though
he
went
into
that
very
holy
place
only
once,
taking
his
own
blood
with
him.
By
doing
that,
he
eternally
redeemed
us.
The
priests
sprinkle
on
people
goats’
blood
and bulls’
blood
and
the
water
that
has
been filtered
through
the
ashes
of
a
red
heifer
that
has
been
completely
burned.
By
performing
that
ritual,
they
can ritually
cleanse
the
bodies
of
those
who
are
ceremonially
unclean.
Furthermore,
performing
those rituals
enabled
people
to
have
fellowship
with
God
again.
So,
because
we
know
what
Christ
accomplished
when
his
blood
flowed
when
he
died
for
us [PRS, MTY],
we
will
be
very
certain
that
we
are
not
guilty
of
having
done
those
things
that
those
who
are
spiritually
dead
do.
As
a
result,
we
can
serve
God,
who
is all-powerful.
The
priests
always
offer
to
God
animals
with
no defects.
Similarly,
when
Christ
offered
himself
as
a
sacrifice
to
God,
he
was sinless [MET].
He
did
that
as
a
result
of
God’s
eternal
Spirit
helping
him.
Christ
has
put
the
new
covenant
into
effect
with
his
own
blood.
Hebrews 9:15-22
By
dying
for
us,
Christ ◄
redeemed/set
free
from
the
penalty
for
their
sins►
even
those
who
disobeyed
the
conditions
of (OR,
during
the
time
of)
the
first
covenant.
So,
because
no
one
could
be
made
perfect
by
obeying
the
old
covenant,
now Christ
establishes
between
God
and
people
a
new
covenant.
He
does
that
in
order
that
those
whom
God
has
chosen
may
eternally
have
the
blessings
that
God
has
promised
them.
A
covenant
is
like
a
will.
In
the
case
of
a
will,
in
order
to
put
its
provisions
into
effect,
someone
must
prove
that
the
one
who
made
it
has
died.
A
will
goes
into
effect
only
when
the
one
who
makes
the
will
has
died.
It
is
not
in
effect
when
the
one
who
made
it
is
still
alive.
And
so
God
put
the
first
covenant
into
effect
only [LIT]
by
means
of
animals’
blood
that
was
shed
when
they
were
slaughtered.
After
Moses
had
declared
to
all
the
Israelites
everything
that
God
commanded
in
the
laws
that
God
gave
him,
he
took calves’
and
goats’
blood
mixed
with
water.
He
dipped
into
it
scarlet
wool
that
he
tied
around
a sprig
of
hyssop.
Then
he
sprinkled
with
some
of
the
blood
the
scroll
itself
containing
God’s
laws.
Then
he
sprinkled
more
of
that
blood
on
all
the
people,
saying
to
them, “This
is
the
blood
which
brings
into
effect
the
covenant
that
God
commanded
that
you
obey.”
Likewise,
he
sprinkled
with
that
blood
the
tent
and
every
object
that
they
used
in
performing rituals.
It
was
by
sprinkling
blood
that
they
ritually
cleansed
almost
everything.
That
was
what
was stated
in
God’s
laws.
If
blood
is
not
shed
when
people
offer
a
sacrifice,
God
cannot
forgive
the
person
who
is
making
the
sacrifice.
The
Jewish
priests
kept
offering
the
blood
of
animal
sacrifices
every
year,
but Christ
sacrificed
himself
once
to
take
away
our
guilt.
Hebrews 9:23-28
So,
by rituals
like
that,
it
was
necessary
for
the
priests
to
cleanse
the
things
that symbolized
what Christ
does [MTY]
in
heaven.
But
God
has
to
consecrate
the
people
who
will
enter [MTY]
heaven
by
means
of
better
sacrifices
than
those.
Christ
did
not
enter
a
sanctuary
that humans
made.
That
one
only represented
the
true
sanctuary.
Instead,
he
entered
heaven
itself,
in
order
to
now
be
in
God’s
presence
to
plead
with
God
for
us.
The
Jewish Supeme
Priest
enters
the
very
holy
place
once
every
year,
taking
blood
that
is
not
his
own,
to
offer
it
as
a
sacrifice.
But
when Christ
entered
heaven,
it
was
not
in
order
to
offer
himself
repeatedly
like
that.
If
that
were
so,
he
would
have
needed
to
suffer
and
shed
his
blood
repeatedly
since
the
time
when
God
created
the
world.
But
instead,
in
this
final
age,
Christ
has
appeared
once
in
order
that
by
sacrificing
himself
he
could
cause
that
people
no
longer
will
be
punished
for
their
sins.
All
people
must
die
once,
and
after
that
God
will
judge
them
for
their
sins.
Likewise,
when
Christ
died,
God
offered
him
once
to
be
a
sacrifice,
to
punish
him
instead
of
the
many
people
who
had
sinned.
He
will
come
to
earth
a
second
time,
not
in
order
to
sacrifice
himself
again
for
those
who
have
sinned,
but
in
order
to
complete
his
saving
those
who
expectantly
wait
for
him.
The blood of animals can never take away the guilt for sins.
Hebrews 10:1-4
Just
like
a
shadow vaguely represents
the
thing
that
it
is
a
shadow
of,
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
only poorly
represent [MET]
the
good
things
that
were
to
come
later.
Those
laws
were
not
all
the
good
things
themselves
that
God
has
promised.
So,
by
offering
the
same
kinds
of
sacrifices
every
year,
people [PRS]
who
approach
God
can
never
become ◄perfect/all
that
God
intends
them
to
be►.
If
God
had
removed
the
guilt
for
having
sinned
of
those
who
brought
the
sacrifices,
they
would
not
feel
that
they
were
still
guilty.
So
they
would
certainly
have
stopped
offering
those
sacrifices! [RHQ]
But
rather,
the
fact
that
they
offer
those
sacrifices
each
year reminds
them
that
they
are
still
guilty
for
their
sins.
The principle
is
that
blood
of
animals
such
as
bulls
or
goats
can
never
remove
the
guilt
of
those
who
have
sinned.
Christ
set
us
apart
for
God
by
offering
his
own
body
once
as
a
sacrifice.
Hebrews 10:5-10
So,
as
Christ
was
coming
into
the
world,
he
spoke
to
his
Father
about
offering
himself
as
a
sacrifice
for
people’s
sin.
The
Psalmist
wrote
this
that Christ
said:
It
is
not
sacrifices
and
offerings
that
you
(sg)
have
wanted,
but
you
have
prepared
for
me
a
body
to
serve
you.
Animals
that
are
completely
burned
up
as
sacrifices
have
not
pleased
you,
and
other
sacrifices
that
atone
for
those
who
have
sinned
have
not
pleased
you.
Then
because
of
this,
I
said, “My
God, ◄listen!/here
I
am!►
I
have
come
here
in
order
to
do
what
you
want
me
to
do,
just
like
has
been
written {as
they
have
written}
about
me
in
the Scriptures.”
First,
Christ
said, “It
is
not
sacrifices
and
offerings
and
animals
that
the
priests
have
completely
burned
up
and
other
offerings
to
atone
for
those
who
have
sinned
that
you
have
really
wanted.
They
have
not
pleased
you.”
Christ
said
that
even
though
those
things
were
offered {they
offered
all
those
things}
according
to
the
laws
God
gave
Moses!
Then,
concerning
his
offering
himself
as
a
sacrifice
to
atone
for
people’s
sin,
he
said, “Listen!
I
have
come
here
to
do
what
you
want
me
to
do!”
In
that
way Christ
got
rid
of
the
first
way
of
atoning
for
sin,
in
order
to
establish
the
second
way
of
atoning
for
sin.
Because
of
Jesus
Christ
doing
what
God
wanted
him
to
do,
we
have
been
dedicated
to {
he
has
set
us
apart
for}
God
by
his
offering
his
own
body
only
once
as
a
sacrifice,
a
sacrifice
that
will
not
need
to
be
repeated.
Scripture
supports
the
claim
that
Christ
made
one
sacrifice
that
will
be adequate
forever.
Hebrews 10:11-18
As
every
Jewish
priest
stands
daily
in
front
of
the
altar,
he
performs rituals
and
offers
the
same
kind
of
sacrifices
that
could
never
remove
the
guilt
from
anyone
who
sinned [MTY].
But
Christ
offered
a
sacrifice
that
will
be adequate
forever,
and
he
offered
it
only
one
time!
Then
he
sat
down
to
rule
with
God
at
the
place
of
highest
honor [MTY].
From
now
on,
he
is
waiting
for
God
to
completely
subdue
all Christ’s
enemies [MTY].
By
offering
himself
once,
he
has
provided
that
those
whom
God
has
set
apart
will
be
eternally
made ◄perfect/all
that
God
intends
them
to
be►.
The
Holy
Spirit
also
confirms
to
us
that
this
is
true.
First
the
Lord
says:
When
the
time [MTY]
when
the
first
covenant
that
God
made
with
my
people
has
ended,
I
will
make
a
new
covenant
with
them [MTY].
I
will
do
like
this
for
them:
I
will
cause
them
to
understand
my
laws
and
I
will
cause
them
to
obey
them (OR,
enable
them
to
know
them
sincerely).
Then
the
Lord
said:
I
will
forgive
them
for
their [DOU]
sins,
and
I
will
consider
that
they
are
no
longer
guilty
for
having
sinned.
When
God
has
forgiven
someone’s
sins,
that
person
does
not
need
to
make
any
more
offerings
to
atone
for
his
sin!
Let
us
come
to
God
and
let
him
make
us
pure
and
help
us
to
keep believing
his
truth
and
do
things
that
please
him.
Hebrews 10:19-25
So,
my
fellow believers,
because
we
trust
in
what
Jesus
accomplished
when
his
own
blood
flowed
for
us,
we
can
confidently
go
into
God’s
very
presence
that
was
symbolized
by
the
very
holy
place
in
the
tent [MTY].
Jesus
enabled
us
to
go
into
God’s
presence
by
making
a
new
and effective
way.
Specifically,
he
offered
his
body
as
a
sacrifice
for
us
in
order
that
nothing
would
stop
us
from
entering
God’s
presence,
just
like [MET]
the
curtain
of
the
very
holy
place
prevented
people
from
entering
God’s
presence.
Christ
is
a
great
priest
who
rules
over
us,
who
are
God’s
people [MTY].
Just
like
the
priests
were
sprinkled {
as
Moses
sprinkled
the
priests}
with
blood [MET]
to symbolize
that
they
were
no
longer
guilty
for
having
sinned,
we
also
no
longer
are
guilty
for
having
done
evil.
Just
like
the
priests
ceremonially
washed
their
bodies
with
pure
water
to
prepare
themselves
to
serve
God,
we
are allowing
God
to
continually
make
us
pure.
So,
we
(inc)
must
approach
God
sincerely
by
confidently
trusting
in
him.
We
must unwaveringly
keep
holding
tight
to
what
we
believe.
Since
God
faithfully
does
all
he
promised
to
do,
we
must
confidently
expect
him
to
keep
doing
that.
Since
God
faithfully
does
all
that
he
promised
to
do,
let
us
consider
how
each
of
us
can motivate
other believers,
in
order
that
believers
will
love
each
other,
and
in
order
that
each
one
will
do
good
things.
We
must
not
stop
assembling
ourselves
to
worship
the
Lord,
as
some
people
have
done.
Instead,
each
one
of
us
must
encourage/exhort
other believers.
Let
us
do
that
even
more
since
we
know
that
the
day
that
the
Lord
will
return [MTY]
is
near.
If
we
have
known
and
then
rejected
the
message
about Christ,
God
will
surely
punish
us.
Hebrews 10:26-31
We(inc)
must
do
those
things,
because
if
we deliberately
and habitually
sin
after
we
have
known
the
true
message
about Christ,
no
other
sacrifice
will
remove
our
guilt
for
having
sinned
in
that
way.
Instead,
we
must
fearfully
expect
that
God
will
judge
and
angrily
punish
his
enemies
in
a
furious
fire [MET].
Everyone
who
rejected
the
laws
that
God
gave
Moses
was
mercilessly
killed
when
at
least
two
or
three
people
testified
that
they
had
done
that.
That
was
severe
punishment.
But
Christ
is ◄God’s
Son/the
man
who
is
also
God►.
His
blood,
by
means
of
which
he
put
into
effect
the
new
covenant,
is
sacred.
Because
of
Christ’s [MTY]
blood
flowing
for
us
when
he
died,
God
freed
us
from
our
guilt.
So,
you
can
be
sure [RHQ]
that
anyone
who
shows
contempt
for
those truths
and
who
insults
the
Spirit
of
God,
the
one
who
acts
with
kindness
toward
us
in
a
way
we
do
not
deserve,
deserves
to
be
punished
even
worse
than
those Israelis
were
punished [MET]!
We
can
be
sure
of
that (OR,
need
to
think
about
that
carefully)
since
we
know
that
God
said, “I
myself
will
get
revenge
on
those
who
sinned,
and
I
will
punish
them
as
they
deserve [DOU].”
Moses
wrote, “The
Lord
will
judge
his
people.”
It
will
be
a
terrible
thing
if
God
who
is all-powerful [MTY]
seizes
and
punishes
you [IDM]!
Remember
how
you
accepted
persecution
because
of
your
faith
in Christ,
and
do
not
be
discouraged
if
you
are
persecuted
now.
Hebrews 10:32-39
Recall
previous
times
when
you
first
understood [MET]
the
message
about Christ.
You
endured
a
hard
struggle,
but
you
continued
to
trust
him
when
you
suffered
because
you
believed
in Christ.
At
times
you
were
publicly
insulted {people
publicly
insulted
you}
and
you
suffered {people
persecuted
you}.
But
you
showed
great
concern
for
those
who
were
treated
like
that.
You
not
only
were
kind
to
those
who
were
in
prison
because
they
believed
in Christ,
but
you
also
accepted
it
joyfully
when
unbelievers
took
away
your
possessions.
You
accepted
it
because
you
yourselves
knew
very
well
that
you
have
eternal
possessions
in
heaven
that
are
much
better
than
those
that
they
took
from
you!
So,
do
not
become
discouraged
when
they
cause
you
to
suffer {
you
are
persecuted},
because
if
you
continue
to
trust
in
God,
he
will
greatly
reward
you.
You
must
patiently
continue
to
trust
in
him
in
order
that,
because
of
your
doing
what
God
wants
you
to
do,
he
will
give
you
what
he
has
promised.
You
must
do
that
since
a
prophet
wrote
in
the Scriptures
that
God
said
about
the
Messiah,
In
just
a
short
time
the
one
I
promised
would
come
will
surely
come;
he
will
not
delay
coming.
But
those
whom
I
have
summoned,
who
act
righteously,
must
continually
live
trusting
in
me,
because
if
they,
in
a cowardly
manner,
cease
to
trust
in
me,
I
◄will
not
be
pleased/will
be
angry►
with
them.
But
we
are
not
ones
who
in
a cowardly
manner
stop
trusting
in
God,
with
the
result
that
God
will
severely
punish
us.
Instead,
we
are
ones
who
trust
in
him,
with
the
result
that
God
will
save
us [SYN]
eternally.
Because of our faith, we confidently expect to receive God’s promises.
Hebrews 11:1-3
It
is
because
people
trust
God
that
they
are
sure
that
they
will
receive
the
things
that
they
confidently
expect
God
to
give
them.
They
are
also
certain
that
they
will
see
those
things,
though
no
one
sees
them
yet.
It
was
because
our
ancestors
trusted
in
God
that
they
pleased
him.
It
is
because
we
trust
in
God
that
we
understand
that
he
formed
the universe
by
commanding
it
to exist.
The
result
is
that
the
things
that
we
see
were
not
made
from
things
that
already
existed.
Because
of
his
faith,
Abel
offered
a
better
sacrifice
than
his
brother
Cain
did.
Hebrews 11:4
It
was
because
Adam’s
son
Abel
trusted
God
that
he
sacrificed
something
better
to
God
than
what
his
older
brother
Cain
offered
to
God.
Because
Abel
did
that,
when
God
spoke
well
about
what
Abel
sacrificed,
God
declared
that
Abel
was
righteous.
And
although
Abel
is
dead,
we
still
learn
from
him
about
trusting
God.
Because
of
their
faith,
God
blessed
Enoch,
Noah,
and
Abraham.
Hebrews 11:5-12
It
was
because
Enoch
believed
God
that
God
took
him
up
to
heaven.
The
result
was
that
he
did
not
die.
No
one
found
him,
because
he
was
taken
up {
God
had
removed
him}
from
the
earth
to
heaven.
Before
God
took
him
away,
he
testified
that
Enoch
pleased
him
well.
It
is possible
for
people
to
please
God
only
if
they
trust
God,
because
anyone
who
wants
to
come
to
God
must
first
believe
that
God
exists
and
that
he
rewards
those
who
seek
to
know
him.
It
was
because
Noah
trusted
God
that
after
he
was
warned
by
God {after
God
warned
him}
about
a
flood
that
had
not
yet
happened,
Noah
showed
that
he
revered
God
by
building
a
huge
ship
to
save
his
family.
By
doing
that,
he
showed
all
the
people
who
did
not
believe
him [MTY]
that
they
deserved
to
be
condemned {
that
God
would
condemn
them}.
He
was
someone
whom
God
declared
to
be
righteous
because
of
his
trusting
in
God.
It
was
because
Abraham
trusted
God
that
when
he
was
told
to
go {when
God
told
him
to
go},
he
obeyed
God,
he
left
his
own
country,
and
went
to
a
place
that
God
would
give
him.
Abraham
left
his
own
country,
even
though
he
did
not
know
where
he
would
be
going.
It
was
because
Abraham
trusted
God
that
he
lived
as
though
he
was
a
foreigner
in
the
land
that
God
had
promised
to
him.
Abraham
lived
in
tents,
and
his
son
Isaac
and
his
grandson
Jacob
did
also.
God
promised
to
give
to
Isaac
and
Jacob
the
same
things
that
he
promised
to
give
Abraham.
Abraham
was
waiting
to
live
in
a
city
in
heaven
that
would exist
forever [MET].
It
was
a
city
that
God
is
building [DOU].
It
was
because
Abraham
trusted
God
that
God
gave
Abraham
strength
so
that
he
was
able
to
produce
a
son.
Even
though
his
wife
Sarah
was
past
the
age
when
women
bear
children,
God
promised
that
he
would
give
her
a
son,
and
Abraham
considered
that
God
would
do
what
he
promised
to
do.
So,
although
Abraham
was
also
too
old
to
have
children,
so
many
people
descended
from
that
one
man
that
they
were
as
numerous
as
the
stars
in
the
sky
and
are
as
countless
as
the
grains
of
sand
along
the
seashore,
just
like
God
promised
him.
All
those
people
who
trusted
in
God
died
without
receiving
what
God
promised.
Hebrews 11:13-16
It
was
while
they
still
trusted
in
God
that
all
those
people
died.
Even
though
they
had
not
yet
received
the
things
that
God
had
promised
to
give
them,
it
was
as
though
they
saw
those
things
in
a
distance.
They
were
glad
to
know
about
what
God
promised.
It
was
as
though
they admitted
that
they
were
not
from
this
earth,
but
that
they
were
only
here temporarily.
As
for
those
people
who
talk
like
that,
they
clearly
show
that
they
long
for
a
place
that
will
become
their
true
native
land.
If
they
had
been
thinking
about
that
place
being
the
place
from
which
they
had
come,
they
would
have
taken
the
opportunity
to
return
there.
But,
instead,
they
desired
a
better
place
in
which
to
live;
that
is,
they
desired
a
home
in
heaven.
So
God
has
prepared
a
city
for
them
to
live
with
him,
and
he
is
pleased [LIT]
for
them
to
say
that
he
is
their
God.
It
was
because
Abraham,
Isaac,
Joseph,
Moses,
the
Israelite
people,
and
Rahab
trusted
God
that
he
blessed
them.
Hebrews 11:17-31
It
was
because
Abraham
trusted
God
that
he
was
ready
to
kill
his
son
Isaac
as
a
sacrifice
when
God
tested
him.
This
same
man
to
whom
God
promised
to
give ◄
a
son/many
descendants►
was
going
to
sacrifice
that
same
son,
the
only
son
whom
his
own
wife
had
borne!
It
was
to
Abraham
that
God
said, “It
is
only
from
Isaac
that
I
will
consider
your
family
to
descend.”
Abraham
considered
that
to
fulfill
that
promise,
God
could
make
Isaac
live
again
even
if
he
had
died
after
Abraham
sacrificed
him!
The
result
was
that
when
Abraham
did
receive
Isaac
back
after
God
told
him
not
to
harm
Isaac,
it
was
as
though
he
received
him
back
even
after
he
died.
It
was
because
Isaac
trusted
God
that
he
prayed
that
after
he
died,
God
would
bless
his
sons
Jacob
and
Esau.
It
was
because
Jacob
trusted
God
that,
as
he
was
dying,
he
prayed
that
God
would
bless
each
of
the
sons
of
his
own
son
Joseph.
He
worshipped
God
as
he
leaned
upon
his
walking
stick
before
he
died.
It
was
because
Joseph
trusted
God
that,
when
he
was
about
to
die
in
Egypt,
he anticipated
the
time
when
the Israelis
would
leave
Egypt;
and
he
instructed
that
his
people
should
carry
his
bones
with
them
when
they ◄
left
Egypt/returned
to
Canaan►.
It
was
because
Moses’
father
and
mother
trusted
God
that
they
hid
their
son
for
three
months
shortly
after
he
was
born,
because
they
saw
that
he
was
so
beautiful.
They
were
not
afraid
of
disobeying
what
the
king
of
Egypt
had
commanded,
namely,
that
all
the
Jewish
male
babies
must
be
killed.
The
daughter
of
the
king,
whom
they
called
Pharaoh,
raised
Moses,
but
when
he
had
grown
up,
it
was
because
he
trusted
God
that
he
refused
to
accept
the privileges
that
would
have
been
his
if
people
considered
that
he
was ◄the
son
of
the
king’s
daughter/the
king’s
own
grandson►.
He
decided
that
it
was
better
for
others
to
mistreat
him
for
a
time
along
with
the Israeli
people,
than
to temporarily
enjoy
living
sinfully
in
the
King’s
palace.
This
is
because
he
decided
that
if
he
suffered
for
the
Messiah,
it
would
be
worth
far
more
in
God’s
sight
than
his
owning
all
the
treasures
of
Egypt
that
he
would
receive
as
Pharaoh’s
heir.
He
decided
that
because
he
looked
forward
to
the
time
when
God
would
give
him
an
eternal
reward.
It
was
because
he
trusted
God
that
he
left
Egypt.
He
was
not
afraid
that
the
king
would
be
angry
because
of
his
doing
that.
He ◄kept
going/did
not
turn
back►
because
it
was
as
though
he
kept
seeing
God,
whom
no
one
can
see.
It
was
because
Moses
believed
that
God
would
save
his
own
people
that
he
instituted
the
festival
called
Passover.
He
did
that
by
commanding
that
the
people
should
kill
lambs
and
sprinkle
their
blood
on
their
doorposts.
They
did
that
in
order
that
the
angel
who
causes
people
to
die
would
not
kill [EUP]
the
oldest
male
Israelites
when
he
killed
the
oldest
sons
in
each
Egyptian
family.
It
was
because
they
trusted
God
that
when
the
Israelite
people
walked
through
where
the
Red
Sea
had
been,
it
was
as
though
they
walked
on
dry
land!
But,
when
the
army
of
Egypt
also
attempted
to
cross
that
same
water,
they
drowned,
because
the
sea
came
back
and
flooded
them!
It
was
because
the
Israeli
people
trusted
God
that
the
walls
around
Jericho
city
collapsed,
after
the Israelis
marched
around
the
walls
for
seven
days.
Rahab
had
been
a
prostitute,
but
because
she
trusted
God,
she
did
not
perish
with
those
inside
Jericho
who
disobeyed
God.
Joshua
sent
some
spies
into
the
city
in
order
to
find
ways
to
destroy
it,
but
God
saved
her
because
she
welcomed
those
spies
peaceably.
Some
who
trusted
God
gained
great
victories
and
others
were tortured
and
killed.
Hebrews 11:32-38
I
do
not
know
what
more
I
should
say [RHQ]
about
others
who
trusted
in
God.
It
would
take
too
much
time
to
tell
about
Gideon,
Barak,
Samson,
Jephthah,
David,
Samuel,
and
the
other
prophets.
It
was
because
they
trusted
God
that
some
of
them
did
great
things
for
him.
Some
conquered
lands
ruled
by
powerful
men.
Some
ruled
Israel
and
justly
punished
those
men
and
nations
who
rebelled
against
God.
Some
obtained
from
God
the
things
that
he
promised
to
give
them [MTY].
Some
forced
lions
to
keep
their
mouths
shut.
Some
escaped
from
being
destroyed
by
fire.
Some
of
those
people
escaped
from
being
killed
with
a
sword [MTY].
Some
of
those
people
who
trusted
God
were
made
strong {became
mighty}
again
after
they
had
once
been
weak.
Some
became
powerful
when
they
fought
wars.
Some
caused
armies
that
came
from
foreign
lands
to
run
away
from
them.
Some
women
who
trusted
God
received
their
relatives
back
again
when
God ◄
made
them
live
again
after
they
had
died/raised
them
from
the
dead►.
But
others
who
trusted
God
were
tortured
until
they
died.
They
were
tortured
because
they
refused
to
agree
when
their
captors
said, “We
will
release
you
if
you
deny
that
you
believe
in
God.”
They
refused
to
do
that,
because
they
wanted
to
live
with
God
forever,
which
is
better
than
continuing
to
live
on
earth
after
having
almost
died.
Other
people
who
trusted
God
were
mocked;
some
had
their
backs
cut
open
by
being
struck
with leaded
whips.
Some
were chained
and
put
in
prison.
Some
of
those believers
were
stoned
to
death {People
killed
some
of
those believers
by
throwing
stones
at
them}.
Others
were
cut
completely
in
two.
Others
were
killed
with
swords.
Others
of
these
people
who
trusted
God
wandered
around
the
land
wearing
garments
made
only
of
skins
from
sheep
and
goats.
They
did
not
have
any
money.
They
were
continually
oppressed
and
tormented {People
continuously
oppressed
them
and
tormented
them}.
The
people
on
earth
who
caused
those
who
trusted
in
God
to
suffer
were
so
bad
that
they
did
not
deserve
to
live
with
people
who
trusted
God.
Some
who
trusted
God
wandered
in
deserts
and
on
mountains.
Some
lived
in
caves
and
in
other
large
holes
in
the
ground.
Only
when
we
are
together
with
all
these
people
who
trusted
God
will
we
receive
all
God
has
promised.
Hebrews 11:39-40
Although
all
these
people
were
commended
by
God {
God
commended
all
these
people}
because
they
trusted
him,
God
did
not
give
them
all
that
he
promised
them
while
they
were
alive.
God
knew
ahead
of
time
that
what
he
would
give
us
and
them
later
would
be
better
than
giving
them
immediately
what
he
promised.
What
God
intends
is
that
only
when
they
and
we
are
together
will
we
have
all
that
God
intends
us
to
have.
Since we know so many people with faith like that, we must put aside anything, especially sin, which hinders us, and we must strive to achieve God’s will and concentrate on Jesus.
Hebrews 12:1-2
We
know
about
many
people
like
that
who
showed
they
trusted
in
God.
They
are
like
a
crowd
of spectators
who
are cheering
for
us
inside
a stadium [MET].
Knowing
that,
we
must
put
away
all
the
things
that
hinder
us,
as
a
runner
puts
aside
everything
that
would
hinder
him
because
they
are
heavy [MET].
Especially
we
must
put
away
sinful
actions
that
hinder
us,
as
a
runner
sets
aside
clothes
he
does
not
need,
clothes
that
would entangle
him [MET].
Let
us
wholeheartedly
strive
to
achieve
what
God
has
planned
for
us,
as
someone
in
a
race
wholeheartedly
runs
the
course
that
is
before
him [MET].
And
let
us
keep
our
minds
on
Jesus,
as
a
runner
keeps
his
eyes
on
the
goal [MET].
Jesus
is
the
one
we
should
imitate
in
the
way
he
perfectly
trusted
God.
When
he
died
on
the
cross
he
endured
it
as
he
suffered
greatly [MTY],
instead
of
thinking
about
the
things
he
would
rejoice
about
later.
He
disregarded
being
disgraced
by
dying
that
way.
He
is
now
sitting
at
the
place
of
highest
honor [MTY]
at
the
throne
where
God
rules.
Do
not
become
discouraged
when
you
are
suffering
as
you
struggle
against
evil.
Hebrews 12:3-6
Jesus
patiently
endured
it
when
sinful
people
acted
so hostilely
against
him.
Try
to
act
the
way
he
did,
so
that
you
do
not
give
up
trusting
God
or
become
discouraged.
While
you
have
struggled
against
being
tempted
to
sin,
you
have
not
yet bled
and
died
because
of resisting
evil,
as Jesus
did.
Do
not
forget [RHQ]
these
words
that
Solomon
spoke
to
his
son,
that
are
the
same
as
God
would exhort
you
as
his
children:
My
child,
pay
attention [LIT]
when
the
Lord
is
disciplining
you,
and
do
not
be
discouraged
when
the
Lord
punishes
you [DOU],
because
it
is
everyone
whom
he
loves
whom
the
Lord
disciplines,
and
he
punishes
everyone
whom
he
accepts
as
his
child.
Since
our
sufferings
are
to
discipline
us,
if
we
have
not
experienced
God’s
discipline
we
are
not
his
true
children.
We
should
accept
God’s
discipline,
because
it
is
always
to
help
us.
Hebrews 12:7-11
It
is
in
order
that
God
may
discipline
you
that
he
requires
you
to
endure
the
disagreeable
things
that
happen
to
you.
When
God
disciplines
you
he
is treating
you
as
a
father
treats
his
children.
All
fathers [RHQ]
discipline
their
children [LIT].
So,
if
you
have
not
experienced
God
disciplining
you
just
like
he
disciplines
all
his
other
children,
you
are
not
true
children
of
God [MET].
You
are
like
illegitimate
children;
no
father
disciplines
them.
Furthermore,
our
natural
fathers
disciplined
us
when
we
were
young,
and
we
respected
them
for
doing
that.
So
we
should
certainly
more readily
accept
God
our
spiritual
Father
disciplining
us,
with
the
result
that
we
live
eternally [RHQ]!
Our
natural
fathers
disciplined
us
for
a
short
time
in
a
way
that
they
considered
right,
but
it wasn’t
always
right,
but
God
always
disciplines
us
in
a
right
way,
to
help
us.
He
does
it
so
that
we
may
be
holy
as
he
is.
During
the
time
that
God
is
disciplining
us,
that
does
not
seem
to
be
something
about
which
we
should
rejoice.
Instead,
it
is
something
that
pains
us.
But
later
it
causes
those
who
have
learned
from
it
to
be
peaceful
and
to
live
righteously.
Renew
yourselves spiritually;
go
forward
in
your Christian
life;
try
to
live
peacefully
with
everyone;
seek
to
be
holy;
guard
against
bitterness;
do
not
be immoral;
and
do
not
refuse
to
listen
to
God.
Hebrews 12:12-17
So,
instead
of
acting
as
though
you
were spiritually
exhausted,
renew
yourselves [MET] spiritually.
Go
straight
forward
in
your Christian
life [MET],
in
order
that believers
who
are uncertain
about
their
faith
will
imitate
you
and
not ◄
leave
God’s
way/become
useless
to
God► [MET].
Instead,
they
will
be spiritually
restored [MET]
as
an
injured
and
useless
limb
is
restored.
Try
to
live
peacefully
with
all
people.
Seek
to
be
holy,
since
no
one
will
see
the
Lord
if
he
is
not
holy.
Beware
that
none
of
you
stops
trusting
in
God,
who
has
done
kind
things
for
us
that
we
did
not
deserve (OR,
Beware
that
you
have
never
experienced
God
kindly
saving
you).
Be
on
guard
lest
any
of
you
act
in
an
evil
way towards
others,
because
your
doing
that
will
grow
like [MET]
a
root
grows
into
a
big
plant,
and
the
result
of
your
doing
that
will
be
that
many believers
will
sin
and
become
unacceptable
to
God.
Do
not
let
anyone
be
immoral,
or
be irreligious
as
Esau
was.
He
exchanged
the
rights
he
had
as
a
firstborn
son
for
only
one
meal.
You
know
that
after
he
did
that,
he
wanted
to
receive
what
his
father
would
promise
to
give
him
if
he
blessed
him.
But
his
father
was
unable
to
change
what
he
had
already
done.
And
Esau
found
no
way
to
change
things,
even
though
he
sought tearfully
to
do
that.
You
have
not
experienced
the
terrifying
things
your
ancestors
did;
you
have
come
to Christ
and
benefited
from
his
blood
flowing
for
you.
Hebrews 12:18-24
In
coming
to
God
you
have
not
experienced
things
like
what
the Israeli
people
experienced
at
Sinai
Mountain.
They
approached
a
mountain
that
God
told
them
they
should
not
touch.
They
approached
a
blazing
fire,
and
it
was
gloomy
and
dark [DOU],
and
there
was
a hurricane/cyclone.
They
heard
a
trumpet
sounding
and
they
heard
God
speak.
The
result
was
that
those
who
heard
it
pleaded
for
God
not
to
speak
to
them
like
that
again.
When
God
commanded
them
saying, “If
a
person
or
even
an
animal
touches
this
mountain,
you
must
kill
him/it
by
throwing
stones
at
him/it,”
they
were
terrified.
Truly,
because
Moses
was
terrified
after
seeing
what
happened
on
the
mountain,
he
said, “I
am
trembling
because
I
am
very
afraid!”
Instead,
it
is
as
though
you
have
come
to
the
presence
of
God
in
heaven [MET].
That
is
like
what
your
ancestors
did
when
they
came
to
worship
God
on
Zion
Hill,
in
Jerusalem,
in
the
city
of
God
who
is all-powerful.
You
have
come (OR,
you
are
coming)
to
where
there
are
countless
angels,
who
are
rejoicing
as
they
have
gathered
together.
You
have
joined
all
the believers
who
have privileges
like
firstborn
sons,
whose
names
God
has
written
down
in
heaven.
You
have
come
to
God,
who
will
judge
everyone.
You
have
come
to
where
the
spirits
of
God’s
people
are,
people
who
lived
righteously
before
they
died,
and
who
now
have
been
made
perfect
in
heaven.
You
have
come
to
Jesus,
who
arranged
a
new
covenant
between
us
and
God.
You
have
accepted
what
he
accomplished
when
his
blood
flowed
when
he
died
on
the
cross.
His
doing
that
made
it possible
for
God
to
forgive
us.
That
is
better
than
the
blood
of
Abel,
who
just
wanted
revenge
because
his
brother
Cain
murdered
him.
We
should
be
in
awe
before
God,
who
will
punish
us
if
we
reject
him.
Hebrews 12:25-29
Beware
that
you
do
not
refuse
to
listen
to
God
who
is
speaking
to
you.
The Israeli
people
did
not
escape
God
punishing
them
when
Moses (OR,
God)
warned
them
here
on
earth.
So
we
shall
surely
not
escape
God
punishing
us
if
we
reject
him
when
he
warns
us
from
heaven! [RHQ]
The
earth
shook [PRS]
then
when
he
spoke [MTY]
at
Sinai
Mountain.
But
now
he
has
promised, “I
will
shake
the
earth
again,
one
more
time,
but
I
will
shake
heaven
too.”
The
words “again,
one
more
time” indicate
that
things
on
earth
will
be
shaken {that
he
will
shake
things
on
earth},
meaning
that
he
will
set
aside
all
that
he
has
created,
in
order
that
the
things
in
heaven
that
cannot
be
shaken {that
nothing
can
shake}
may
remain
forever.
So,
let
us
thank
God
that
we
are
becoming
members
of
a
kingdom
that
nothing
can
shake.
Let
us
worship/serve
God
in
a
way
that
pleases
him
by
being
greatly
in
awe [DOU]
before
him.
Remember
that
the
God
we
worship/serve
is
like
a
fire
that
burns
up
everything
that
is
impure [MET]!
Love one another, be hospitable, and help imprisoned and other mistreated believers.
Hebrews 13:1-3
Continue
to
love
your
fellow believers.
Do
not
forget
to
be hospitable
to
needy
travelers [LIT].
You
need
to
know
that
by
being hospitable,
some
people
have
entertained
angels
without
knowing
it.
Remember
to
help
those
who
are
in
prison
because
they
are Christians,
as
though
you
were
in
prison
with
them.
Remember
those
who
are
being
mistreated {whom
people
are mistreating}
because
they
are believers.
As
you
do
that,
consider
that
you
you
could
suffer
as
they
do.
Respect
the
marriage relationship,
and
avoid
covetousness.
Hebrews 13:4-6
You
must ◄respect/keep
sacred►
the
marriage relationship
in
every
way,
and
you
must
keep
sexual
relations [EUP]
pure,
because
God
will
surely
condemn
those
who
act immorally
and
those
who
act adulterously.
Live
without
constantly coveting
money,
and
be
content
with
the
things
you
possess,
remembering
what
Moses
wrote
that
God
has
said
about supplying
what
you
need,
I
will
never
leave
you,
I
will
never
stop
providing
for
you [DOU].
So
we
can
say
confidently
as
the
Psalmist
said,
Since
the
Lord
is
the
one
who
helps
me,
I
will
not
be
afraid!
People
can
do
nothing
to
me
that
will
deprive
me
of
God’s
blessings [RHQ].
Remember
how
your
former
spiritual
leaders
lived
and
imitate
their
faith;
since
Christ
never
changes,
do
not
be
diverted
to
strange
teachings.
Hebrews 13:7-9
Your
spiritual
leaders
used
to
tell
you
the
message
from
God
before
they
died.
Remember
how
they
conducted
their
lives.
By
considering ◄how
they
died/what
resulted
from
how
they
lived►,
imitate
how
they
believed
in Christ/God.
Jesus
Christ
is
the
same
now
as
he
was
previously,
and
he
will
be
the
same
forever.
So,
do
not
let
yourselves
be
diverted {let
anything divert
you}
so
that
you
believe
various
teachings
that
are
contrary
to
God’s
truth.
It
is
good
that
God
acts
kindly
toward
us
so
that
we
may
be
strengthened spiritually.
Obeying
rules
about
various
foods,
rules
that
have
not
benefited
those
who
obeyed
them,
will
not
benefit
us.
We
must
stop
practicing
Jewish
sacrifices
and rituals,
and
go
to
Jesus
to
be
saved,
since
we
do
not
have
a
city
like
Jerusalem
where
we
must
offer
sacrifices,
but
instead
we
wait
for
a
future
everlasting
heavenly
city.
Hebrews 13:10-14
We
have
Jesus [MTY].
All
those
who
continue
to
observe
the
Jewish rituals [MTY]
of
sacrifice
have
no
right
to
obtain
the
benefits
of
his
sacrifice [MET].
After
the
high
priest
brings
into
the
most
holy
place
the
blood
of
animals
that
they
have
sacrificed
to
atone
for
sins,
the
bodies
of
those
animals
are
burned {they
burn
the
bodies
of
those
animals}
outside
the
camp.
Similarly,
Jesus
suffered
and
died
outside
the
gate
of
Jerusalem
in
order
that
he
might
make
us,
his
people,
holy
by
offering
his
own
blood
as
a
sacrifice
to
atone
for
our
sins.
So,
we
must
abandon
performing
Jewish
sacrifices
and rituals [MET]
in
order
to
be
saved,
and
let
us
go
to
Jesus
to
be
saved.
As
we
do
that,
we
must
be
willing
to
let
others
reproach
us
just
like
people
reproached
Jesus.
Here
on
earth,
we believers
do
not
have
a
city
such
as
Jerusalem
where
we
must
continually
offer
sacrifices [MET].
Instead,
we
are
waiting
for
a
future
heavenly
city
that
will
last
forever.
Since Christ
sacrificed
himself
for
us,
let
our
continual
praise
of
God
be
our
sacrifice.
Hebrews 13:15
With
the
help
of
Jesus,
we
must
continually
praise
God.
That
will
be
something
we
can
sacrifice
to
him [MET]
instead
of
our
sacrificing
animals
only
at
specific
times.
Specifically,
we
must
say
openly [MTY]
that
we
have
trusted
in Christ [MTY].
Continually
do
good
deeds
and
share
with
others,
because
this
too
will
be
a
sacrifice
pleasing
to
God.
Hebrews 13:16
Be
continually [LIT]
doing
good
deeds
for
others,
and
be
continually
sharing
with
others
the
things
you
have,
because
doing
things
like
that
will
also
be
as
though
you
are
offering
sacrifices
that
will
please
God.
Obey
your
spiritual
leaders.
Hebrews 13:17
Obey
your
spiritual
leaders;
do
what
they
tell
you,
since
they
are
the
ones
who
are
looking
out
for
your
spiritual
welfare [SYN].
Some
day
they
will
have
to
stand
before
God
so
that
he
can
say
if
he
approves
of
what
they
have
done.
Obey
them
in
order
that
they
can
do
the
work
of
guarding
you
joyfully,
and
not
have
to
do
it
sadly,
because
if
you
cause
them
to
do
it
sadly,
that
will
certainly
not
help
you
at
all (OR,
they
will
not
be
able
to
help
you
at
all).
Pray
for
me
that
God
will
quickly
remove
the
things
that
hinder
my
coming
to
you.
Hebrews 13:18-19
Pray
for
me.
I
am
certain
that
I
have
not
done
anything
that
displeases
God.
I
have
tried
to
act
honorably
toward
you
in
every
way.
I
urge
you
earnestly
to
pray
that
God
will
quickly
remove
the
things
that
hinder
my
coming
to
you.
May
God equip
you
with
everything
good
that
you
need,
and
may Christ
be
praised
forever.
Hebrews 13:20-21
Jesus
provides
for
us,
protects
us,
and
guides
us
as
a
great
shepherd
does
for
his
sheep [MET].
And
God,
who
gives
us
inner
peace,
brought
our
Lord
Jesus
back
to
life.
By
doing
that,
God ratified
his
eternal
covenant
with
us
by
the
blood
that
flowed
from
Jesus
when
he
died
on
the
cross.
So
I
pray
that
God
will
equip
you
with
everything
good
that
you
need
in
order
that
you
may
do
the
things
that
he
desires.
May
he
accomplish
in
our
lives
whatever
he
considers
pleasing
as
a
result
of
Jesus
Christ
equipping
us.
May
Jesus
Christ
be
praised
forever. ◄Amen!/May
it
be
so!►
Patiently
consider
what
I
have
written
in
this
short exhortation.
Hebrews 13:22
My
fellow believers,
I
appeal
to
you
that
you
patiently
consider
what
I
have
written
in
this
short
letter,
to
exhort
you.
Since Timothy
has
been
released
from
prison,
he
will
accompany
me
when
I
go
to
see
you.
Hebrews 13:23
I
want
you
to
know
that
our
fellow believer
Timothy
has
been
released {
the
authorities
have
released
our
fellow believer
Timothy}
from
prison.
If
he
comes
here
soon,
he
will
accompany
me
when
I
go
to
see
you.
Greet
your
spiritual
leaders
and
all
other believers;
the believers
who
are
from Italy
send
you
their greetings.
Hebrews 13:24
Tell
all
your
spiritual
leaders
and
all
the
other
fellow believers
in
your
city
that ◄I
am
thinking fondly
about
them/I
am
sending
them
my greetings►.
The believers
in
this
area
who
have
come
from
Italy
want
you
to
know
they
are ◄thinking
about
you/sending
you
their greetings►.
May
God
act
graciously
to
you
all.
Hebrews 13:25
I
pray
that
you
will
continue
to
experience
God’s
acting
kindly
toward
you
all.
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James
James
Jas
This book is a letter that James, the brother of Jesus, wrote to Jewish believers. We call this book
James
James 1:1
I, James, am writing this letter to Jewish people who trust in the Lord Jesus who are scattered throughout the world. Greetings!
I,
James,
am
a
servant
of
God
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
I
am
writing
this
letter
to
all
the
Jewish
people
who
trust
in
Christ (OR,
to
all
God’s
people)
who
are
scattered
throughout
the
world.
I
send
my
greetings
to
you
all.
When
you
experience difficulties
that
test
whether
or
not
you
will
continue
to
trust
God,
rejoice
greatly
and
keep
on bravely
enduring
them
in
order
that
you
may
become
all
that
God
intends
you
to
be.
James 1:2-4
My
fellow believers,
rejoice
greatly,
even
when
you
experience
various
kinds
of difficulties/troubles.
God
sometimes
allows
you
to
experience difficulties
in
order
to
test
whether
or
not
you
will
continue
to
trust
him.
Whenever
that
happens,
you
need
to
realize
more
and
more
that
if
you
continue
to
trust
him,
you
will
be
able
to bravely/patiently
endure difficulties.
Keep
on
enduring difficulties
bravely/patiently
by
trusting
God
more
and
more
firmly [PRS],
in
order
that
you
may
become
all
that
he
intends
you
to
be [DOU] (OR,
spiritually
mature
and
complete),
not
lacking ◄any
good quality/anything
you
need
to
conduct
your
lives
as
God
wants
you
to►.
If
you
want
to
have
wisdom
to
know
what
to
do
when difficulties
come,
ask
God
to
help
you,
and
firmly
trust
him.
James 1:5-8
If
anyone
of
you
does
not
know
how
to
act
wisely
in
order
to
endure difficulties/trials
well,
he
should
ask
God
to
show
him
what
he
should
do,
because
God
wholeheartedly/gladly
helps
all
people
who
ask
and
does
not scold
anyone
for
asking.
Those
who
ask,
God
will
give
them
wisdom
to
know
what
they
should
do.
But
when
you
ask
God,
you
should
firmly
trust
him.
You
should
not
doubt
that
he
wants
to
help
you
always,
because
people
who
keep
doubting
God
are
unstable/changeable [SIM]
like
a
wave
of
the
sea
that
is
blown
back
and
forth
by
the
wind {that
goes
back
and
forth
when
the
wind
blows} [DOU, SIM].
Indeed,
people
who
doubt
should
not
think
that
the
Lord
God
will
do
anything
that
they
request
him
to
do,
because
they
are
people
who
cannot
decide
whether
they
will
commit
themselves
to
God,
and
they
are
unstable/undecided
in
everything
that
they
do.
Believers
who
are
poor
and
those
who
are
rich
should
both
value
highly
what
God
has
done
for
them,
rather
than focusing
on
their
material resources
that
will
disappear.
James 1:9-11
Believers
who
are
poor
should
be
happy
that
God
considers
them
very
valuable (OR,
has
exalted
them
spiritually) [MTY].
And
believers
who
are
rich
should
be
happy
that
they
have
humbled
themselves
in
order
to
trust
in Jesus
Christ (OR,
but
rich
people
can
only
take
pride
in
the
fact
that
God
will
humble
them
when
he
judges
everyone [IRO]),
because
they
and
their
riches [MTY]
will
pass
away,
just
like
wild
flowers
wither [SIM].
When
the
sun
rises,
the
scorching
hot
wind
dries
plants,
and
their
flowers
fall
and
are
no
longer
beautiful.
Similarly,
rich
people
will
die [MET]
while
they
are
busy
working,
leaving
behind
their
riches.
God
blesses
those
who bravely
endure difficulties;
he
will
reward
them
by
causing
them
to
live
eternally.
James 1:12
God
is
pleased
with
people
who bravely/patiently
endure difficulties.
And
when,
by bravely
enduring difficulties,
they
have
proved
that
they
truly
trust
him,
he
will
give
them
eternal
life.
That
is
the
reward [MET]
that
he
has
promised
to
give
to
those
who
love
him.
If
people
are
tempted
to
do
something
evil,
they
should
not
think
that
it
is
God
who
is tempting
them.
It
is
their
own
evil
desires
that
are tempting
them
to
do
evil.
James 1:13-15
If
people
are
tempted
to
do
something
that
is
evil,
they
should
not
think
that
it
is
God
who
is
tempting
them,
because
God
is
totally/completely
good.
He
never
tempts
anyone
to
do
what
is
evil,
nor
can
he
ever
be
tempted
to
do
anything
evil.
But
people
strongly
desire
to
do
evil [PRS]
things,
and
as
a
result
they
are
tempted
by
those
desires {those
desires
stimulate
them}
to
do
something
evil [PRS, DOU].
Then,
because
they
have
desired [MET]
to
do
evil [PRS]
things,
they
begin
to [MET]
do [PRS]
them.
And
when
they
have
become
ones
who
habitually
do
what
is
evil [MET],
if
they
do
not
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior,
they
will
be
separated
from
God
forever.
Stop
thinking wrongly
that
God tempts
you
to
do
evil
things,
because
God
does
only
good
things
for
us.
James 1:16-18
My
fellow believers
whom
I
love,
stop
deceiving
yourselves,
thinking
that
God
does
evil
things.
The
truth
is
that
God,
our
heavenly
Father [MTY],
does
only
good [DOU]
things
for
us,
in
order
to
help
us
become
all
that
he
intends
us
to
be.
He
is
not
like
all
the
things
in
the
sky
that
he
created
to
give
light,
because
they
change;
that
is,
they
do
not
shine
the
same
all
the
time.
But
God
never
changes.
He
is
always
good.
And
because
he
wanted
to
help
us,
he
gave
us
spiritual
life
as
a
result
of
our
trusting
in
his
true
message.
So
now
we
have
become
the
first
ones
of
all
the
people [MET]
that
he
created
to ◄
be
totally
dedicated
to/completely
belong
to►
him.
Every
one
of
you
should
eagerly
pay
attention
to
God’s
message
and
should
not
speak
hastily
or
get
angry
easily.
James 1:19-20
My
fellow believers
whom
I
love,
you
know (OR,
I
want
you
to
now)
that
every
one
of
you
should
be
eager
to
pay
attention
to
God’s
true
message.
Don’t
speak
without
thinking,
nor
get
angry
easily,
because
when
any
one
of
you
gets
angry,
you
will
not
be
doing
the
righteous
things
that
God
wants
you
to
do.
So
stop
doing
all
kinds
of
evil
things,
and
do
what
God
commands
in
his
message,
instead
of
just
listening
to
it.
God
approves
of
those
who
do
what
he
wants
them
to
do.
James 1:21-25
So
stop
doing
all
kinds
of
evil [DOU]
things,
and
humbly
obey (OR,
submit
to)
the
message
that
God
put
in
your ◄inner
beings/hearts►,
because
he
is
able
to
save
you [SYN]
if
you
accept
his
message.
Do
what
God
commands
in
his
message.
Do
not
only
listen
to
it,
because
people
who
only
listen
to
it
and
do
not
obey
it
are
wrong
when
they
think
that
God
will
save
them.
Some
people
hear
God’s
message
but
do
not
do
what
it
says [MET].
They
are
like
someone
who
looks
at
his
face
in
a
mirror [SIM].
Although
he
looks
at
himself,
he
goes
away
from
the
mirror
and
immediately
forgets
what
he
looks
like.
But
other
people
look
closely
at
God’s
message,
which
is
perfect
and
which
sets
people
free
to
voluntarily
do
what
God
wants
them
to
do.
And
if
they
continue
to
examine
God’s
message
and
do
not
just
hear
it
and
then
forget
it,
but
do
what
God
tells
them
to
do,
God
will
bless
them
because
of
what
they
do.
Those
who
show
compassion
on
people
in
need
and
who
do
not
think
or
act immorally
are
those
who
truly
worship
God
and
receive
his
approval.
James 1:26-27
Some
people
think
that
they
worship
God
in
the
right
way,
but
they habitually
say
evil
things [MTY].
Those
people
are
wrong
in
thinking [SYN]
that
they
worship
God
rightly.
The
fact
is
that
they
worship
God ◄in
vain/uselessly►.
One
of
the
things
that
God
has
told
us
to
do
is
to
take
care
of
orphans
and
widows
who
suffer
hardship.
Those
who
do
that
and
who
do
not
think
or
act immorally
like
those
who
do
not
obey
God [MTY]
truly [DOU]
worship
God,
who
is
our
Father,
and
God
approves
of
them.
Stop honoring some people more than others, because by doing that, you are disobeying God’s law that we should love one another.
James 2:1-11
My
fellow believers,
because
you
trust
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
the
one
who
is
glorious/wonderful,
stop
honoring
some
people
more
than
others.
For
example,
suppose
that
a
person
who
wears
gold
rings
and
fine
clothes
enters
your
meeting
place.
Then
suppose
that
a
poor
person
who
wears shabby/ragged
clothes
also
comes
in.
And
suppose
that
you ◄show
special
attention
to/treat
better►
the
one
who
is
dressed
in
fine
clothes
by
saying, “Sit
here
in
this
good
seat!”
and
you
say
to
the
poor
one, “Stand
there
or
sit
on
the
floor [MTY]!”
Then
you
have obviously [RHQ]
caused
divisions
in
the
congregation (OR,
you
are
clearly treating
one
better
than
the
others,
and
you
are
using
evil
motives/reasons
to ◄
evaluate
people/decide
whether
people
are
important
or
not►).
Listen
to
me,
my
fellow believers
whom
I
love:
God
has
chosen [RHQ]
poor
people
whom
unbelievers
consider
to
possess
nothing
of
value,
so
that
he
might
bless
them
greatly
because
they
trust
in
him,
and
in
order
that
they
will
enter
the
place
where
he
will
rule [MET]
forever.
That
is
what
he
has
promised
to
those
who
love
him.
But
you
dishonor
the
poor
people.
Think
about
it! ◄It
is
rich
people,
not
poor
people,
who
are
causing
you
to
suffer!/Isn’t
it
rich
people,
not
poor
people,
who
are
oppressing
you?► [RHQ] ◄It
is
the
rich
people
who forcibly
take
you
to
court
to
accuse
you
in
front
of
judges!/Is
it
not
the
rich
people
who forcibly
take
you
to
court
to
accuse
you
in
front
of
judges?► [RHQ]
◄And
they
are
the
ones
who
say
evil
things
about
Jesus Christ,
the
one
who
is
worthy
of
praise,
to
whom
you
belong!/Are
they
not
the
ones
who
say
evil
things
about
Jesus Christ,
the
one
who
is
worthy
of
praise,
to
whom
you
belong?► [RHQ]
In
the
Scriptures
God
has
commanded
each
of
you
to
love
other
people
like
you
love
yourself.
That
commandment
was
also
given
by
Jesus
our
King [MTY].
If
you
are
loving
others,
you
are
doing
what
is
right.
But
if
you
honor
some
people
more
than
others,
you
are ◄doing
wrong/sinning►.
And
because
you
do
not
do
what
God
commanded
us
to
do,
he
condemns
you [PRS]
because
you
disobey
his
laws.
Do
not
forget
that
those
who
disobey
only
one
of
God’s
laws,
even
if
they
obey
all
his
other
laws,
God
considers
them
to
be
as
guilty
as
anyone
who
has
disobeyed
all
of
God’s
laws.
For
example,
God
said, “Do
not
commit
adultery,”
but
he
also
said, “Do
not
murder
anyone.”
So
if
you
(sg)
do
not
commit
adultery
but
you
(sg)
murder
someone,
you
(sg)
have
become
a
person
who disobeys
God’s
laws.
Continually
act mercifully
toward
others,
because
God
will
not
act mercifully
to
those
who
do
not
act mercifully
toward
others.
James 2:12-13
Continually
speak
and
act
toward
others
as
people
should
who
will
be
judged {whom
God
will
judge}
by
the
law
that frees
us
from
being
punished {
God
punishing
us}
for
our
sins.
Speak
and
act
like
that,
because
when
God
judges
us,
he
will
not
act mercifully
toward
those
who
do
not
act mercifully
toward
others.
But
when
we
are
merciful
to
others,
we
can
rejoice,
because
our
being
merciful
shows
that
we
are
acting
like
people
whom
God
has mercifully
saved
from
being
judged (OR,
we
can
rejoice
because
God
will
judge
us mercifully).
Anyone
who
says
that
he
trusts
in
Jesus Christ
but
does
not
act compassionately
toward
others
is
not
truly
trusting
in
Jesus.
James 2:14-17
My
fellow believers,
there
are
some
people
who
say, “I
believe
in
the
Lord
Jesus Christ,”
but
they
do
not
do
good
things
for
other
people. ◄Their
saying
that
will
certainly
not
do
them
any
good!/What
good
will
their
saying
that
do
for
them?► [RHQ]
God
will
certainly
not
save
people
like
that
who
say
that
they
believe,
but
do
not
do
good
things! [RHQ]
To illustrate,
suppose
that
fellow believers,
either
men
or
women,
don’t
have
enough
clothing
or
food
for
each
day.
And
suppose
that
one
of
you
says
to
them, “May
God
bless
you
and
supply
the
clothing
and
food
that
you
need!”
but
you
(sg)
do
not
give
them
the
things
that
they
need. ◄That
would
be
no
help
to
them!/What
help
is
that
to
them?► [RHQ]
Similarly,
those
who
do
not
do
good
things
to
help
others,
what
they
have
said
about
their
believing
in Christ
is
as
useless [MET]
as
a
dead
person
is
useless.
They
do
not
really
believe
in Christ.
But
someone
may
claim
that
some
people
are
saved
because
they
trust
in
God
and
other
people
are
saved
because
they
do
good
things
for
others.
In
answer
to
that,
the inadequacy
of
faith
without
good
deeds
is
demonstrated
by
the
example
of
demons.
From
the
examples
of
Abraham
and
Rahab
we
can
see
that
only
by
obeying
God
and
doing
good
things
for
others
can
people
prove
that
they
truly
trust
in
God.
James 2:18-26
But
someone
may
say
to
me, “
God
saves
some
people
only
because
they
trust
in
him,
and
he
saves
others
because
they
do
good
deeds
to
people.”
I
would
answer
that
person, “
You(sg)
cannot
prove
to
me
that
people
truly
trust
in
God
if
they
do
not
do
good
things
for
others.
But
by
doing
good
things
for
others
I
will
prove
to
you
that
I
truly
trust
in
God”
Think
about
it!
You
believe
that
there
is
only
one
God,
and
you
are
right
to
believe
that.
But
the
demons
also
believe
that,
but
they
tremble
with
fear
because
they
know
that
God
is
going
to
punish
them.
Also,
you
foolish
person,
I
will [RHQ]
prove
to
you
(sg)
that
if
someone
says, “I
trust
in
God,”
but
he
does
not
do
good
things,
what
that
person
says
will
not
benefit
him.
◄It
was
certainly
because
of
what
our
revered
ancestor
Abraham
did,
when
he
prepared
to
sacrifice
his
son
Isaac,
that
he
was
considered
by
God {that
God
considered
him}
to
be
a
righteous,
obedient
person./Was
it
not
because
of
what
our
revered
ancestor
Abraham
did,
when
he
prepared
to
sacrifice
his
son
Isaac,
that
he
was
considered
by
God {that
God
considered
him}
to
be
a
righteous,
obedient
person?► [RHQ]
You
(sg)
can
realize
that
he
was
not
only
trusting
in
God,
but
he
was
also
doing
what
God
told
him
to
do,
and
you(sg)
can
realize
that
he
was
able
to
trust
in
God
more
completely
because
of
having
done
what
God
told
him
to
do.
And
so
it
happened
as
it
is
written
in
the
Scriptures: “Because
Abraham
truly
trusted
in
God,
he
was
considered
by
God
to
be {
God
considered
that
he
was}
righteous.”
And
God
also
said
about
Abraham, “He
is
my
friend.”
From
the
example
of
Abraham,
you
can
realize
that
it
is
because
people
do
good
things
that
God
considers
them
to
be
righteous,
and
not
only
because
they
trust
in
him.
Similarly,
it
was
certainly [RHQ]
because
of
what
Rahab
did,
that
God
considered
her
to
be
a
righteous,
obedient
person.
Rahab
was
previously
a
prostitute,
but
she
cared
for
the
Israelite
men
who
came
to ◄
spy
out
the
land/see
what
that
area
was
like►
and
she
helped
them
to
escape
by
sending
them
home
on
a
different
road
from
the
one
that
they
came
on.
Remember
that
when
our
spirits
permanently
leave
our
bodies,
our
bodies
are
dead
and
useless.
Similarly [SIM],
if
someone
says, “I
trust
in
God,”
but
does
not
do
things
to
help
others,
what
that
person
says
about
trusting
in
God
is
useless.
Not many of you should become teachers, because God will judge teachers with greater severity than he will judge others. You should all strive to speak what is right, because what you say has a powerful effect on others, and it is often destructive and hypocritical.
James 3:1-12
My
fellow believers,
not
many
of
you
should
desire
to
become
teachers
of
God’s
truth,
because
you
know
that
God
will
judge
us
(exc),
who
teach
others,
more
severely
than
he
will
judge
other
people.
It
is
true
that
we
all
in
many
ways
do
things
that
are
wrong [MET].
But
those
who
always [LIT]
control
what
they
say
will
be
all
that
God
intends/wants
them
to
be.
They
will
be
able
to
control
all
their
actions [MTY].
To illustrate,
if
we
put
a
small
metal
bit
into
the
mouth
of
a
horse
in
order
to
cause
the
horse
to
obey
us,
we
can
cause
the
horse
to
turn
and
go
where
we
want
it
to [MET].
Think
also
about
ships.
Although
a
ship
may
be
very
large
and
although
it
can
be
moved
by
strong
winds {strong
winds
can
move
it},
by
turning
a
very
small ◄rudder/steering
paddle►
people
can
direct
the
ship
wherever
they
want
it
to
go.
Similarly,
although
our
tongues
are
very
small,
if
we
do
not
control
them,
we
can
harm
many
people
by
what
we
proudly
say [MTY].
Think
also
about
how
just
a
small
flame
of
fire
can
cause
a
large
forest (OR,
a
large
area
of
brushwood)
to
burn.
Just
like
a
fire
damages
a
forest [MET],
when
we
say
things
that
are
evil,
we
harm
many
people.
What
we
say [MTY]
reveals
that
we
are
very
evil.
What
we
say contaminates/defiles
everything
that
we
think
and
do [PRS,
MET].
Just
like
a
flame
of
fire
easily
causes
the
whole
surrounding
area [MET]
to
burn,
what
we
say [MTY]
can
cause
others
to
want
to
do
evil.
It
is
the devil
himself [MTY]
who
causes
us
to
say
evil
things.
Indeed,
although
people
are
able
to
tame/control
all
kinds
of
wild
animals,
birds,
reptiles
and
creatures
that
live
in
the
water,
and
people
have
actually
tamed/controlled
them,
no
person ◄
on
his
own/by
himself►
is
able
to
control
what
he
says [MTY].
And
when
people
say
evil
things,
it
shows
that
they
are
unstable/uncontrolled
and
wicked [MTY].
As
the
poison
of
a
snake
kills
people [MTY],
we
harm
others [MET]
by
what
we
say.
We
use
our
tongue
to
praise
God,
who
is
our
Lord
and
Father,
but
we
also
use
our
same
tongue
to
ask
God
to
say
evil
things
to
people.
That
is
very
wrong!
God
made
people
like
himself,
so
we
should
speak
as respectfully
to
others
as
we
speak
to
God.
We
praise
God,
but
with
our
same
mouth
we
also
ask
for
evil
things
to
happen
to
others.
My
fellow believers,
this
should
not
be!
Surely
bitter
water
and
good
water
do
not
come
out
of
the
same
spring! [RHQ]
My
fellow believers,
a
fig
tree
cannot [RHQ]
produce
olives.
Nor
can [RHQ]
a grapevine
produce
figs.
Neither
can
a salty
spring
produce
good
water.
Similarly,
we
should
say
only
good
things,
and
we
should
not
say
evil
things [MET].
If
you
are
jealous
of
others
and self-seeking,
do
not
boast
that
you
are
wise.
Instead, demonstrate
that
you
are
truly
wise
by
doing
good
things
and
by
acting
peaceably
and compassionately
toward
others.
James 3:13-18
If
any
of
you
thinks [RHQ]
that
you
are
wise
and
know
a
lot,
you
should
always
act
in
a
good
way
to
show
people
that
your
good
actions
are
the
result
of
your
being
truly
wise.
Being
wise
helps
us
to
act
gently
toward
others.
But
if
you
are
very [MET]
jealous/unhappy
when
you
see
that
someone
else
is
succeeding,
and
always
want
to
have
what
you
want,
regardless
of
what
others
want,
you
should
not
say
that
you
are
wise,
for
by
boasting
like
that,
you
are
saying
that ◄
God’s
message/what
God
says
about
you►
is
not
true.
Those
who
have
such
attitudes
are
not
wise [MTY]
in
the
way
that
God
wants
them
to
be.
Instead,
they
are
only
thinking
and
acting
like ◄
ungodly
people/people
who
do
not
please
God►.
They
think
and
act
according
to
their
own
evil
desires.
They
do
what
the
demons
want
them
to
do (OR,
they
think
and
act
as
demons
do).
Keep
in
mind
that
people
who
have
such attitudes ◄are
unruly/do
not
submit
to
authority►
and
do
all
kinds
of
evil
things.
But
when
people
are
wise [PRS]
in
the
way
that
God [MTY]
wants
them
to
be,
they
are
pure
in
every
way,
which
God
considers
to
be
very
important.
They
also
act
peaceably towards
others,
they ◄are considerate
of/think
about
the
rights
and
feelings
of►
others,
they
are
willing
to
yield
to
the
wishes
of
others,
they
act compassionately
toward
others,
and
they
do
all
kinds
of
good
things
for
others [MET].
How
they
treat
others
does
not
depend
on ◄others’
status/whether
others
are
important
or
not►,
and
they
are
sincere
in
all
they
do.
Those
who
act
peaceably
toward
others
cause
others
to
also
act
peaceably,
with
the
result
that
they
all
live
together
acting
toward
each
other
in
a
righteous
way [MET].
You are fighting among yourselves because of your evil desires, and you are never getting what you want because you pray with wrong motives.
James 4:1-3
Now
I
will
tell
you
why
you
are
fighting
among
yourselves
and
quarreling
with
each
other [RHQ].
It
is [RHQ]
because
each
of
you
wants
to
do
evil
things [PRS].
You
keep
on
wanting
to
do
things
that
are
not
what
God
wants
you
to
do.
There
are
things
that
you
very
much
desire
to
have,
but
you
do
not
get
those
things,
so
you
want
to
kill [HYP]
those
who
hinder
you
from
getting
them.
You
desire
what
other
people
have,
but
you
are
unable
to
get
what
you
desire,
so
you
quarrel
and
fight
with
one
another [HYP].
You
do
not
have
what
you
desire
because
you
do
not
ask
God
for
it.
And
even
when
you
do
ask
him,
he
does
not
give
you
what
you
ask
for
because
you
are
asking
for
the
wrong
reason.
You
are
asking
for
things
in
order
that
you
may
use
them
just
to ◄enjoy
yourselves/make
yourselves
happy►.
You
are
unfaithful
to
God
and
are
behaving
as
evil
people
do,
so
you
have
become
God’s
enemies,
but
he
wants
to
help
you.
He
opposes
the
proud,
but
he
helps
those
who
are
humble.
James 4:4-6
Like
a
woman
who
is
unfaithful
to
her
husband,
you
are
being
unfaithful
to
God
and
not
obeying
him
anymore [MET].
Those
who
are
behaving
as
evil
people
do [MTY] (OR,
Those
who
love
the
evil
pleasures
of
this
world)
are
hostile
toward
God.
Perhaps
you
do
not
realize
that [RHQ].
So
those
who
decide
to
act
as
evil
people
do [MTY]
become
enemies
of
God.
◄Surely
you
remember
that
God
told
us
in
the
Scriptures
that
he
eagerly
desires
that
his
Spirit,
who
lives
in
us,
will
help
us
to
love
God
only!/Do
you
think
that
it
is
for
no
reason
that
God
told
us
in
the
Scriptures
that
he
strongly
desires
that
his
Spirit,
who
lives
in
us,
will
help
us
to
love
God
only?► [RHQ]
God
has
a
reason
for
desiring
that.
It
is
because
he
is
kind
to
us
and
he
wants
very
much
to
help
us.
That
is
why ◄someone
said/
King
Solomon
wrote►
in
the Scriptures, “God
opposes
those
who
are
proud,
but
he
helps
those
who
are
humble.”
So
submit
yourselves
to
God
and
resist
the devil.
Stop
doing
wrong
things
and
thinking
wrong
thoughts.
Be
sorry
for
having
sinned.
Humble
yourselves
before
God,
and
he
will
honor
you.
James 4:7-10
So
submit
yourselves
to
God. ◄Resist
the
devil/Refuse
to
do
what
the
devil
wants►,
and
as
a
result
he
will
run
away
from
you.
Come
near
spiritually
to
God,
and
as
a
result
he
will
come
near
to
you.
You
who
are
sinners,
stop
doing
what
is
wrong,
and
do
only
what
is
good [SYN,
MET].
You
who
cannot
decide
whether
you
will ◄
commit
yourselves
to
God/obey
God
completely►,
stop
thinking
wrong
thoughts,
and
think
only
pure
thoughts [MTY].
Be
sorrowful
and
weep/mourn [DOU]
because
of
the
wrong
things
that
you
have
done.
Do
not
laugh [DOU], ◄enjoying
only
what
you selfishly/enjoying
only
what
you
yourselves►
desire.
Instead,
be
sad
because
you
have
done
what
is
wrong.
Humble
yourselves
before
the
Lord,
and
as
a
result
he
will
honor
you.
Stop
saying
evil
things
about
one
another
and
thus
condemning
each
other.
Only
God
has
the
right
to
condemn
people.
James 4:11-12
My
fellow believers,
stop
saying
evil
things
about
one
another,
because
those
who
say
something
evil
about
a
fellow believer
and
are
therefore
condemning
one
who
is
like
a
brother
to
them
are
really
speaking
against
the
law
that
God
gave
us
to
obey.
In
this
law,
God
commanded [MTY]
us
to
love
others,
and
those
who
say
evil
things
about
fellow believers,
it
is
as
though
they
are
saying
that
we
do
not
have
to
do
what
God
commanded.
If
you
(sg)
say
that
you
do
not
have
to
do
what
God
commanded,
you
(sg)
are
not
obeying
God’s
law.
Instead,
you
(sg)
are claiming
that
you
have
the
authority
to
condemn
others.
But
in
fact,
there
is
only
one
who
has
the
authority
to
tell
people
what
is
right
to
do
and
to
condemn
them,
and
that
is
God.
He
alone
is
able
to
save
people
or
to
destroy
people.
So, ◄
you
(sg)
certainly
have
no
right
to
decide
how
God
should
punish
other
people./who
are
you
to
decide
how
God
should
punish
other
people?► [RHQ]
You
should
not
boast
about
what
you
will
do
in
the
future,
because
life
is transitory.
Instead,
you
should
plan
to
do
whatever
God
wants
you
to
do,
because
boasting
about
what
you
want
to
do,
rather
than
considering
the
will
of
God,
is
sinful.
James 4:13-17
Some
of
you
are
arrogantly
saying, “Today
or
tomorrow
we
will
go
to
a
certain
city.
We
will
spend
a
year
there
and
we
will
buy
and
sell
things
and earn
a
lot
of
money.”
Now,
you
listen
to
me!
You
should
not
talk
like
that,
because
you
do
not
know
what
will
happen
tomorrow,
and
you
do
not
know
how
long
you
will
live!
Your
life
is
short [MET],
like
a
mist
that
appears
for
a
short
time
and
then
disappears.
Instead
of
what
you
are
saying,
you
should
say, “If
the
Lord
wills/desires,
we
will
live
and
do
this
or
that.”
But
what
you
are
doing
is
boasting
about
all
the
things
that
you
arrogantly
plan
to
do.
Your
boasting
like
that
is
evil.
So
if
anyone
knows
the
right
thing
that
he
should
do,
but
he
does
not
do
it,
he
is
sinning.
The rich people who oppress you should weep because they will suffer much. God will punish them because they have unjustly caused others to suffer.
James 5:1-6
Now
I
have
something
to
say
to
the
rich
people
who
do
not
believe
in Christ
and
who ◄
oppress
you/cause
you
to
suffer►.
Listen
to
me,
you
rich
people!
You
should
weep
and
wail
loudly [DOU]
because
you
will
experience
terrible
troubles [PRS]!
Your
wealth
of
various
kinds
is
worthless [MET],
as
though
it
were
rotted.
Your
fine
clothes
are
worthless [MET],
as
though termites
had
ruined
them.
Your
gold
and
silver
are
worthless [MET],
as
though
they
were corroded.
When
God
judges
you,
this
worthless
wealth [MTY]
of
yours
will
be
evidence [PRS]
that
you
are
guilty
of
being
greedy,
and
as
rust
and
fire
destroy [MET, SYN]
things,
God
will
severely
punish
you [SIM].
You
have ◄
in
vain/uselessly► ◄stored
up/accumulated►
wealth
at
a
time
when
God
is
about
to
judge
you [MTY].
Think
about
what
you
have
done.
You
have
not
paid
wages
to
the
workmen
who
have
harvested
your
fields
for
you,
with
the
result
that [PRS]
those
reapers
are
crying
out
to
God
for
him
to
help
them.
And
God,
the all-powerful
Lord,
has
heard
their
loud
cries.
You
have
lived
luxuriously,
just
to
have
pleasure
here
on
earth.
Just
like
cattle fatten
themselves,
not realizing
that
they
will
be
slaughtered [MET],
you
have
lived
just
for
pleasure [MTY],
not realizing
that
God
will
severely
punish
you.
You
have
arranged
for
others/judges
to
condemn
innocent
people.
You
have
arranged
for
others
to
kill
some
people.
And
even
though
those
people
had
not
done
anything
wrong,
they
were
not
able
to
defend
themselves
against
you.
My
fellow believers,
that
is
what
I
say
to
the
rich
people ◄
who
oppress
you/cause
you
to
suffer►.
So
wait
patiently
for
the
Lord
Jesus Christ
to
return
and
to
judge
all
people
fairly.
Do
not
complain
about
each
other,
lest
Jesus
judge
you
when
he
returns.
From
the
examples
of
the
prophets
and
Job,
we
know
that
God
blesses
and
rewards
those
who
patiently
endure
suffering.
James 5:7-11
So,
my
fellow believers,
although
rich
people
cause
you
to
suffer,
be
patient
until
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
comes
back.
Remember
that
when
farmers
plant
a
field,
they
wait
for
their
valuable
crops
to
grow.
They
must
wait
patiently
for
the
rain
that
comes
at
the
planting
season
and
for
more
rain
that
comes
just
before
the
harvest
season.
They
wait
for
the
crops
to
grow
and mature
before
they
can
harvest
them.
Similarly,
you
also
should
wait
patiently
and
trust
the
Lord
Jesus
firmly,
because
he
is
coming
back
soon
and
will
judge
all
people
fairly.
My
fellow believers,
do
not
complain
about
each
other,
in
order
that
you
will
not
be
condemned
and
punished
by
the
Lord Jesus {in
order
that
the
Lord Jesus
will
not
condemn
you}.
It
is
he
who
will
judge
us,
and
he
is
ready
to
appear.
My
fellow believers,
as
an
example
of
how
to
be
patient, ◄consider/think
about►
the
prophets
whom
the
Lord
God
sent
long
ago
to
speak
his
messages [MTY].
Although
people
caused
the
prophets
to
suffer
a
lot,
they
endured
it
patiently.
And
we
know
that
God ◄approves
of/is
pleased
with►
those
who
endure
suffering
for
him.
You
have
also
heard
about
Job.
You
know
that
although
he
suffered
much,
the
Lord
God
finally
caused
things
to
turn
out
well
for
Job
because
he
endured
that
suffering (OR,
because
he
continued
to
trust
God).
And
from
that
we
know
that
the
Lord
is
very
compassionate
and
kind.
Do
not
say, “If
I
am
lying,
may
God
punish
me.”
Instead,
always
tell
the
truth,
so
that
God
will
not
condemn
you.
James 5:12
Also,
my
fellow believers,
I
want
to
say
something
important
about
how
you
talk.
If
you
say
that
you
will
do
something,
do
not
say, “If
I
do
not
do
it,
may
God
in
heaven [MTY]
punish
me.”
Do
not
even
say, “If
I
do
not
do
it,
may
someone
here
on
earth [MTY]
punish
me.”
Do
not
say
anything
like
that.
Instead,
if
you
say “Yes,”
then
do
what
you
said
that
you
would
do.
If
you
say “No,”
then
do
not
do
it.
Otherwise,
God
will
condemn
you.
Whatever
your
circumstances
are,
pray,
trusting
in
God,
and
he
will
certainly
help
you,
both physically
and spiritually.
So
confess
your
sins
to
each
other
and
pray
for
each
other,
because
God
answers
prayer.
James 5:13-18
Whoever
among
you
is
experiencing
trouble [RHQ]
should
pray
that
God
would
help
him.
Whoever
is
cheerful/happy [RHQ]
should
sing
songs
of
praise
to
God.
Whoever
among
you
is
sick [RHQ]
should
call
the
leaders
of
the
congregation
to
come
to
pray
for
him.
They
should
put
olive
oil
on
him
and,
with
the
Lord’s
authority [MTY] (OR,
calling
on
the
Lord
to
heal
him),
pray.
And
if
they
truly
trust
in
the
Lord
when
they
pray [PRS],
the
sick
person
will
be
healed.
The
Lord
will
heal
him.
And
if
that
person
has
sinned ◄
in
a
way
that
caused
him
to
be/and
because
of
that
he
became►
sick,
if
he ◄
confesses
what
he
did/says
that
he
did
what
is
wrong►,
he
will
be
forgiven {
the
Lord
will
forgive
him}.
So,
because
the
Lord
is
able
to
heal
the
sick
and
to
forgive
sins,
tell
each
other
the
sinful
things
that
you
have
done,
and
pray
for
each
other
in
order
that
you
may
be
healed {that
God
may
heal
you}
physically
and spiritually.
If
righteous
people
pray
and
ask fervently
for
God
to
do
something,
God
will
certainly
do
it
in
a
powerful
way.
Although
the
prophet
Elijah
was ◄an
ordinary
person/just
a
human
being►
like
us,
he
earnestly
prayed
that
it
would
not
rain.
As
a
result,
it
did
not
rain
for
three
and
a
half
years.
Then
he
prayed
again,
asking
God
to
send
rain,
and
as
a
result
God [MTY]
sent
rain,
and
plants
grew
and
produced
crops
again.
If
anyone
turns
away
from
God’s
true
message,
you believers
should
urge
him
to
once
again
obey
God
so
that
God
will
forgive
his
many
sins.
James 5:19-20
My
fellow believers,
if
anyone
of
you
stops
obeying
the
true
message
from
God,
someone
from
among
you
should
persuade
that
person
to
once
again
do
what
God
has
told
us
to
do.
If
he
stops
doing
what
is
wrong,
the
one
who
persuaded
him
should
realize
that
because
he
has
enabled
the
person
who
was
sinning
to
stop
doing
what
is
wrong,
God
will
save
that
person
from ◄
spiritual
death/being
separated
from
him
forever►,
and
will
forgive
his
many
sins.
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1 Peter
1 Peter
1Pe
This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Peter wrote to his fellow believers. We call this book
1 Peter
1 Peter 1:1-2
I, Peter, am writing this letter to Jewish believers who have been scattered throughout five provinces in Asia Minor. I wish that God will bless them.
I,
Peter,
who
have
been
appointed
by
Jesus
Christ {one
whom
Jesus
Christ
has
appointed}
to
be
an apostle,
am
writing
this
letter
to
you believers
whom
God
has
chosen
to
belong
to
him.
You
are
living
in
the Roman
provinces
of
Pontus,
Galatia,
Cappadocia, Asia,
and Bithynia.
Just
like
the
Jews
who
lived
in
Israel
long
ago
were
scattered
to
other
countries
far
from
their
homes [MET],
you
now
live
far
from
heaven,
which
is
your
true
home.
God
our
Father
previously
chose
you,
and
his
Spirit
has
set
you
apart
in
order
that
you
would
obey
Jesus
Christ.
He
did
that
in
order
that
just
like
Moses
sprinkled
the
Israelites
with
blood
when
God
established
the
old
covenant [MET],
Jesus
would
establish
his
new
covenant
with
you
with
the
blood
that
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died.
May
God
act
very
kindly
to
you,
and
may
he
give
you
much
inner
peace.
God
has
done
great
things
for
you.
Although
you
are
now
enduring
trials
to
test
your
faith,
you
are
rejoicing
about
your
salvation.
That
salvation
is
something
that
the
prophets
who
lived
long
ago
did
not
fully
understand.
1
Peter 1:3-12
Praise
God,
who
is
the
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ!
Because
he
has
been
very
merciful
to
us,
he
has
given
us
new
life [MET].
Because
he
has
caused
Jesus
Christ
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died,
he
has
enabled
us
to
live
very
confidently;
that
is,
to
fully
expect
to
receive
the
things
that
God/he
has
promised
to
give
us.
He
has
enabled
us
to
expect
to
receive
an
absolutely imperishable/indestructible [TRI]
inheritance
that
has
been {that
God
has}
preserved
in
heaven
for
us.
God,
by
his
mighty
power,
is
guarding
you
as
you
trust
in Jesus.
He
is
keeping
you
safe
so
that
he
may,
at
the
end
of
the
time
in
which
we
now
live (OR,
when Jesus
returns),
completely
deliver
you
from Satan’s
power.
You
rejoice
because
of
what
will
happen
then,
but
now
you
are
grieving
for
a
short
time
while
God
is allowing
you
to
be
tested {
various
things
to
test
you [MET]},
as
precious metals
are
tested {
someone
tests
precious metals}
to
see
if
they
are
pure.
These
trials
that
you
are
experiencing
are
necessary
to
prove
that
you
really
do
trust
in
Jesus.
His
proving
that
will
be
more
valuable
than
gold,
which
does
not
last
forever
even
though
it
is
purified
by
being
put {someone
tries
to
make
it
pure
by
putting
it}
in
a
hot
fire.
As
a
result
of
your
passing
the
test
and
proving
that
you
really
do
trust
in
Jesus,
God
will
honor
you
very
highly [TRI]
when
Jesus
Christ
comes
again.
You
love
Jesus,
although
you
have
not
seen
him.
Although
you
do
not
see
him
now,
you
rejoice
very
much [DOU]
because
you
are
experiencing
the
result
of
your
believing
in
him;
that
is,
God
is
saving
you [SYN]
from
the
guilt
of
your
sins.
As
for
those
who
long
ago
spoke
messages
that
God
had
revealed
to
them
about
how
God
would
act
kindly
toward
you
in
ways
which
you
did
not
deserve,
they ◄investigated
very
carefully/tried
very
hard
to
learn► [DOU]
about
how
God
would
save
you.
They
wanted
to
know
whom
the
Spirit
of
Christ
that
was
in
them
was referring
to,
and
what
time
he
was
talking
about,
when
he
told
beforehand
that
the
Messiah
would
suffer
and
die,
and
that
glorious/wonderful
things
would
happen
to
him
and
to
us
afterwards.
It
was
revealed
to {
God
told}
them
that
it
was
not
for
their
own
sake
that
he
was
revealing
these
things
to
them,
but
that
it
was
for
your
sake.
It
was
these
things
that
were
proclaimed
to
you
by
those
who
told
you
the
message
about Christ {that
those
who
told
you
the
message
about Christ
proclaimed
to
you}.
They
proclaimed
these
things
to
you
because
the
Holy
Spirit
whom
God
sent
from
heaven
enabled
them
to
do
that.
And
even
angels
would
like
to
know
more
about
these
truths
about
how
God
saves
us.
You
must
live
holy
and reverent
lives
and
love
each
other,
because Christ
has
bought
you
and
given
you
a
new
life.
1 Peter 1:13-25
Therefore,
prepare
your
minds [MET]
as
people
fasten
their
belts
around
their waists
to
prepare
to
work.
What
I
mean
is
that
you
should ◄discipline
your
minds/control
what
you
think
about►,
and
by
doing
that
conduct
your
lives
fully
and
confidently expecting
to
receive
the
good
things
that
God
will
kindly
do
for
you
when
Jesus
Christ
returns
from
heaven.
And
because
you
should
obey
your
heavenly
Father [SIM],
as
children
ought
to
obey
their
fathers
here
on
earth,
do
not
do
the
evil
things
that
you
used
to
desire
to
do
when
you
did
not
know
God’s
truth.
Instead,
just
like
God,
the
one
who
chose
you
to
belong
to
him,
is ◄holy/separate
from
evil►,
you
also
must
be ◄holy/separate
from
evil►
in
everything
that
you
do,
because
it
is {
someone/Moses
has}
written
in
the Scriptures
that
God
said, “You
must
be ◄holy/separate
from
evil►
because
I
am ◄holy/separate
from
evil►.”
God
is
the
one
who ◄impartially/without favoritism►
judges
what
each
person
does.
Since
you
call
him ‘Father’,
live ◄reverently/with
great
respect
for
him►
during
the
time
that
you
are
living
here
on
earth.
While
you
are
living
here,
you
are
like
exiles/foreigners [MET]
because
you
are
away
from
heaven,
which
is
your
true
home.
Live reverently
because
you
know
that
it
was
not
with
things
that
will
not
last
forever,
things
like
gold
and
silver,
that
God
bought
you
to
free
you
from
your
useless life-style
that
you
learned
from
your
ancestors.
Instead,
it
was
with
the
precious
blood
of
Christ
that
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died
that
God
bought
you.
Christ’s
death
was
a
perfect
sacrifice
for
us [MET],
like
the
lambs
that
the
Jewish
priests
sacrificed
were
perfect,
without
any
blemishes/defects/flaws
or
spots [DOU].
Christ
was
chosen
by
God {
God
chose Christ}
before
the
world
was
created {
he
created
the
world}.
But
it
was
not
until
now,
when
the
time
in
which
we
are
living
will
soon
end,
that
he
was
revealed
for
your
sake.
Because
of
what Christ
has
done,
you
are
trusting
in
God,
who
caused Christ
to
become
alive
again
after
he
died,
and
greatly
honored
him.
As
a
result,
God
is
the
one
in
whom
you
are
trusting
and
confidently expecting
that
he
will
do
great
things
for
you.
Because
you
have
been
made
pure
by
obeying
the
truth,
with
the
result
that
you
sincerely
love
your
fellow believers,
continue
to
love
each
other
earnestly
and
sincerely/wholeheartedly.
I
ask
you
to
do
this,
because
you
now
have
a
new
life [MET].
It
was
not
by
means
of
something
that
will
perish
that
you
received
this
new
life.
Instead,
it
was
by
means
of
something
that
will
last
forever;
that
is,
by believing
the
life-giving
and
enduring
message
of
God.
We
know
that
this
is
true
because,
as
the
prophet
Isaiah
wrote,
All
people
will
die [SIM],
like
grass
dies.
And
all
the
greatness/honor
that
people
have
will
not
last
forever,
like
the
flowers [SIM]
that
grow
up
in
the
grass
do
not
last
long.
The
grass
withers
and
the
flowers
die,
but
God’s
message
endures/lasts
forever.
This
message
that
endures/lasts
is
the
message
about
Christ
that
was
proclaimed
to
you.
Do not act maliciously or be hypocrites. God is joining you together into a holy group in which his Spirit lives, to do things that are pleasing to him.
1 Peter 2:1-10
Therefore,
do
not
act
maliciously
in
any
way
or
deceive
others.
Do
not ◄be
a
hypocrite/try
to
make
others
think
that
you
have qualities
that
you
do
not
really
have►,
and
do
not ◄envy/be
jealous
of►
others.
Do
not
ever
slander
anyone.
Just
like newborn
babies
long
for
their
mothers’
pure
milk [MET],
you
should
long
for
God’s
spiritual
truth,
so
that
by
learning
it
you
may
become
spiritually mature.
You
need
to
do
this
until
the
day
when
God
will
free
you
completely
from
all
the
evil
in
this
world.
Also,
you
need
to
do
this
because
you
have
experienced
that
the
Lord
acts
in
a
good
way
toward
you.
You
have
come
to
the
Lord Jesus.
He
is
like
an
important
stone [MET]
put
in
the
foundation
of
a
building,
but
he
is
alive,
not lifeless
like
a
stone.
He
was
rejected
by
many
people {
Many
people
rejected
him},
but
God
chose
him
and
considers
him
to
be
very
precious.
And
like
men
build
houses
with
stones [MET],
God
is
causing
you
to
be
joined
together
into
a
group
in
which
God’s
Spirit
lives,
in
order
that
you,
because
of
what
Jesus
Christ
did
for
us,
might,
like
priests
who
offer
sacrifices,
do
things
that
are
pleasing
to
God.
What
Isaiah
wrote
in
the
Scriptures
shows
us
that
this
is
true.
He
wrote
these
words
that
God
said:
Note
this
well:
I
am
placing
in
Jerusalem [MTY]
one
who
is
like [MET]
an
extremely
valuable [DOU] ◄stone/cornerstone,
the
most
important
stone
in
the
structure
of
a
building►,
and
those
who
believe
in
him
will
never
be
disappointed.
Therefore,
God
will
honor
you
who
believe
in
Jesus.
But
those
who
refuse
to
believe
in
him
are
like
the
builders
that
this
Scripture
talks
about:
The
stone
that
the
builders
rejected
has
become ◄the
cornerstone/the
most
important
stone
in
the
foundation
of
the
building►.
And
it
is
also
written {
Isaiah
wrote}
in
the Scriptures:
He
will
be
like
a
stone
that
causes
people
to
stumble,
like
a
rock
that
people
trip
over.
Just
as
people
are
injured
when
they
stumble
over
a
rock,
people
who
disobey
the
message
about
Jesus
are
injured spiritually,
and
that
is
what
God
determined
would
happen
to
them.
But
you
are
people
whom
God
has
chosen
to
belong
to
him.
You
are
a
group
that represents
God
like
priests
do,
and
you
rule
with
God [MET]
like
kings.
You
are ◄a
holy
group
of
people/a
group
of
people
who
are
separate
from
evil►.
You
are
people
who
belong
to
God.
This
is
in
order
that
you
might
proclaim
the virtues
of
God.
He
has
called
you
from
your
former
ways,
when
you
were
ignorant
of
his
truth,
into
the
marvelous
understanding
that
he
gives
us [MET].
That
is,
he
has
called
you
out
of
spiritual
darkness
into
spiritual
light.
What
the
prophet
Hosea
wrote
is
true
of
you
Formerly,
you
were
not
a
people
who
had
a relationship
with
God,
But
now
you
are
God’s
people.
At
one
time
God
had
not
acted mercifully
toward
you,
But
now
he
has
acted mercifully
toward
you.
Avoid
obeying
your self-directed natures.
Conduct
your
lives
in
a
good
way
among unbelievers.
1 Peter 2:11-12
You
people
whom
I
love,
I
urge
you
to
consider
that
you
are
like
foreigners [MET, DOU]
whose real
home
is
in
heaven.
As
a
result,
avoid
doing
the
things
that
your self-directed nature
desires,
because
those
desires ◄fight
against/always
oppose►
your
souls.
Keep conducting
your
lives
in
a
good
way
among
those
who
do
not
know
God.
If
you
do
that,
although
they
may
accuse
you,
saying
that
you
are
people
who
do
evil
things,
they
will
see
your
good
behavior,
and
at
the
time
when
God
comes
to
judge
people,
they
will ◄give
honor
to
him/say
that
what
he
does
is
right►.
Submit
yourselves
to
human
authorities,
and
act
as
servants
of
God
should.
1
Peter 2:13-17
For
the
sake
of
the
Lord
Jesus,
submit
yourselves
to
every
human
authority.
That includes
submitting
yourselves
to
the
king,
who
is
the
most
important
authority,
and
to
governors,
who
are
sent
by
the
king {whom
the
king
sends}
to
punish
those
who
do
what
is
wrong
and
to commend/honor
those
who
do
what
is
right.
What
God
wants
is
that
by
your
doing
only
what
is
good
you
will
cause
foolish
people
who
do
not
know
God
to
be
unable
to
say
things ◄
to
condemn
you/to
show
you
why
you
should
be
punished►.
Conduct
your
lives
as
though
you
were
free
from
having
to
obey
authorities,
but
do
not
think “Because
I
am
free
from
having
to
obey
authorities,
I
can
do
evil
things.”
Instead,
act
as
servants
of
God
should.
Act respectfully
toward
everyone.
Love
all
your
fellow believers.
Revere
God,
and
honor
the
king.
You
slaves
must
submit
yourselves
to
your
masters,
even
if
they
mistreat
you.
Imitate Christ
in
the
way
in
which
he
suffered
unjustly.
1 Peter 2:18-25
You
slaves
who
are believers,
submit
yourselves
to
your
masters
and
completely
respect
them.
Submit
yourselves
not
only
to
those
who
act
in
a
good
and
kind [DOU]
way towards
you,
but
also
submit
yourselves
to
those
who
act
in
a
harsh
way
towards
you.
You
should
do
that
because
God
is
pleased
with
those
who,
knowing
that
he
is
aware
of
what
is happening
to
them,
endure
the
pain
that
they
suffer
because
of
being
treated
unjustly
by
their
masters {
their
masters
have
treated
them
unjustly}.
God
will
certainly
not [RHQ]
be
pleased
with
you
if
you
do
something
that
is
wrong
and
as
a
result
you
are
beaten {someone
beats
you}!
But
if,
instead
of
doing
something
that
is
wrong,
you
do
what
is
good,
and
as
a
result
of
that,
you
suffer
for
doing
something
that
is
good,
and
you
endure
that
suffering,
God
will ◄commend/be
pleased
with►
you.
One
of
the
reasons
why
God
chose
you
is
that
you
would
suffer.
When
Christ
suffered
for
you,
he
became
an
example
for
you,
in
order
that
you
would ◄imitate
what/do
like►
he
did.
Remember
how Christ
conducted
himself:
He
never
sinned,
And
he
never
said [MTY]
anything
to
deceive
people.
When
people
insulted
him,
he
did
not
insult
them
in
return.
When
people
caused
him
to
suffer,
he
did
not
threaten ◄to
get
revenge/to
cause
them
to
suffer►.
Instead,
he
decided
to
let
God,
who
always
judges
justly,
prove
that
he ◄was
innocent/had
done
nothing
that
is
wrong► (OR,
he
left
his
case
in
the
hands
of
God,
who
always
judges
justly).
He
himself
endured
physically
the
punishment
for
our
sins
when
he
died
on
the
cross,
in
order
that
we
would
stop
sinning (OR,
no
longer
respond
to
sinful
desires)
and
start
living
righteous
lives.
It
is
because
he
was
wounded {they
wounded
him}
that
your
souls
have
been
saved [MET]
from
being
sinful,
as
people’s
bodies
are
healed
from
being
sick.
Truly
you
were
like
sheep
that
had
gone
astray [SIM],
but
now
you
have
returned
to
Jesus,
who
cares
for
your
souls
as
a
shepherd
cares
for
his
sheep [MET].
You women should submit yourselves to your husbands, even if they are not believers, and make your inner beings/hearts beautiful with qualities that will not fade away.
1 Peter 3:1-6
You
women
believers,
just
like
slaves
should
submit
themselves
to
their
masters,
submit
yourselves
to
your
husbands.
Do
that
in
order
that
if
any
of
them
do
not
believe
the
message
about Christ,
they
may
become believers
without
it
being
necessary
for
you
to
say
anything
to
them
about
their relationship
to
God.
They
will
believe
in Christ
when
they
see
that
you
respect
them
and
that
your
way
of
life
is
pure.
Do
not
be
trying
to
make
yourselves
beautiful
by decorating
the
outside
of
your
bodies,
such
as ◄by
the
way
you
comb
your
hair/by
your
hair
style►
or
by
wearing
gold
jewelry
and
fine
clothes.
Instead,
make
your ◄inner
beings/hearts►
beautiful
with qualities/attitudes
that
will
not
fade
away.
Specifically,
have
a
humble
and
quiet/calm
attitude,
which
is
something
that
God
considers
to
be
very
valuable.
◄The
devout
women/The
women
who habitually
worshipped
God►
who
lived
long
ago
and
who
trusted
in
God
made
themselves
beautiful
by
having attitudes
like
that,
and
by
being
submissive
to
their
husbands.
Sarah,
for
example,
obeyed
her
husband
Abraham
and
called
him ‘my master’.
You
will
be
as
though
you
are [MET]
her
daughters
if
you
do
what
is
right
and
are
not
afraid
of
what
your
husbands
or
anyone
else
may
do
to
you
because
you
are believers.
You
men
must
live
in
an
appropriate
way
with
your
wives,
so
that
nothing
will
hinder
your
prayers.
1
Peter 3:7
You
men
who
are believers,
just
like
your
wives
should
respect
you,
you
should
conduct
your
lives
in
an
appropriate
way
with
them.
Treat
them respectfully, realizing
that
they
are
usually
weaker
than
you
are,
and realizing
that ◄they
share
with
you/both
of
you
have►
the
gift
that
God
has
kindly
given
to
you,
which
is
eternal
life.
Do
this
so
that
nothing
will
hinder
you
from
praying (OR,
hinder
God ◄
from
answering/from
doing
what
you
ask
for►
when
you
pray).
Agree
with
each
other,
love
each
other,
be
humble,
and
bless
those
who
do
evil
things
to
you
instead
of retaliating.
1
Peter 3:8-12
To
end
this
part
of
my
letter,
I
say
to
all
of
you,
agree
with
each
other
in
what
you
think.
Be
sympathetic
toward
each
other.
Love
each
other
as
members
of
the
same
family
should.
Act compassionately
toward
each
other.
Be
humble.
When
people
do
evil
things
to
you
or
insult
you,
do
not ◄retaliate/repay
them
by►
doing
evil
things
to
them
or insulting
them.
Instead,
ask
God
to
bless
them,
because
that
is
what
you
have
been
chosen
by
God {what
God
called
you}
to
do,
in
order
that
you
may
receive
a
blessing
from
him.
Consider
what
the
Psalmist
wrote
about
the
proper
way
of conducting
our
lives,
As
for
those
who
want ◄to
enjoy
life/to
live happily►
and
experience
good
things happening
to
them
every
day,
they
must
not
say [MTY]
something
that
is
evil
or
say [MTY]
something
that
deceives
others.
They
must
continually
turn
away
from
doing
anything
that
is
evil,
and
must
do
things
that
are
good
instead.
They
must
deeply
desire
to
enable
people
to
act
peacefully
toward
each
other;
they
must
zealously
urge
people
to
act
in
a
peaceful
way,
because
the
Lord
sees [MTY]
what
righteous
people
do
and
he appreciates/likes
what
they
do.
He
listens
to
righteous
people
when
they
pray,
and
he
answers
them.
But
he
is [MTY]
opposed
to
those
who
do
evil
things.
Do
good
things
to
others,
even
if
you
suffer
for
doing
it,
as
Christ
did.
1
Peter 3:13-22
If
you ◄are
eager/try
very
hard►
to
do
good
things,
most
people
will
not
harm
you. [RHQ]
But
even
if
you
suffer
because
of
doing
what
is
right,
God
will
bless
you.
Do
as
Isaiah
wrote: “Do
not
be
afraid
of
people
who ◄threaten
you/say
things
to
cause
you
to
be
afraid
of
what
they
might
do
to
you►,
and
do
not
worry
about [DOU]
what
they
might
do
to
you.”
Instead,
acknowledge
that
Christ
is
the
one
who
is
in
complete
control
of
your
lives.
Always
be
ready
to
answer
everyone
who
demands
that
you
tell
them
about
what
you
confidently
expect
God
to
do
for
you.
But
answer
them
humbly
and respectfully,
and
make
sure
that
you ◄do/have
done►
nothing
wrong,
in
order
that
those
who
say
evil
things
about
you
may
be
ashamed
when
they
see
the
good
way
in
which
you
are conducting
yourselves
because
of
your relationship
with
Christ.
It
may
be
that
God
wants
you
to
suffer.
But
it
is
better
to
do
good
things,
even
if
you
suffer
for
doing
them,
than
to
do
evil
things
and
suffer
for
doing
that.
I
say
that
because
Christ
died
once
for
the
sake
of
people
who
have
sinned.
He
was
a
righteous
person
who
died
for
unrighteous
people.
He
died
in
order
that ◄he
might
bring
us
to/we
might
begin
an
intimate relationship
with►
God.
During
the
time
that
he
had
an
ordinary
body,
he
was
killed {people
killed
him},
but
God’s
Spirit
caused
him
to
become
alive
again.
The
Spirit
also
helped
him
as
he
went
to
proclaim
God’s
victory
to
the
evil
spirits
whom
God
had
imprisoned
in
the
heavens (OR,
to
the
spirits
of
those
who
had
died,
and
who
were
in
the
place
where
the
spirits
of
dead
people
are).
Long
ago,
during
the
time
that
Noah
was
building
a
big
boat,
those
evil
spirits
disobeyed
God
when
he
waited
patiently [PRS]
to
see
if
people
would
turn
from
their
evil
behavior.
Only
a
few
people
were
saved {
God
saved
only
a
few
people}
in
that
boat.
Specifically,
God
brought
only
eight
persons
safely
through
the
waters
of
the
flood,
while
all
the
others
drowned
in
it.
That
water,
by
means
of
which
eight
people
were
saved
when
God
punished
the
other
people [MET], represents
the
water
in
which
we
are baptized
to
show
that
God
has
saved
us
from
being
punished.
The
water
in
which
we
are baptized
does
not
remove
dirt
from
our
bodies.
Instead,
it
shows
that
we
are requesting
God
to
assure
us
that
he
has
removed
our
guilt
for
having
sinned.
And
because
Jesus
Christ
became
alive
again
after
he
died,
we
know
that
God
accepted
his
sacrifice
for
us
and
because
of
that
he
was
able
to
remove
our
guilt.
Christ
has
gone
into
heaven
and
is
ruling [MTY]
in
the
place
of
highest
honor ◄next
to
God/at
God’s
side►,
after
God
caused
all
the
evil
and
powerful
spirit
beings [DOU]
to
be
made
subject
to
him.
Think as Christ did when he suffered, and conduct your lives as God wants you to, not doing the immoral things that you used to do.
1 Peter 4:1-6
Therefore,
because
Christ
suffered physically,
you
also
must
think
the
way
that
he
did
when
he
was
willing
to
suffer,
because
those
who
suffer physically
because
of belonging
to
Jesus
have
stopped
sinning
the
way
they
used
to
sin.
As
a
result,
during
their
remaining
time
here
on
earth,
they
do
not
do
the
things
that
sinful
people
desire
to
do,
but
instead
they
do
the
things
that
God
wants
them
to
do.
I
say
that
to
you
because [SAR]
you
have
already
spent
too
much
of
your
time
here
on
earth
doing
what
the
people
who
do
not
know
God
like
to
do.
In
the
past
you
committed
all
kinds
of sexually immoral
acts [DOU],
you
got
drunk
and
then participated
in ◄orgies/wild
parties►
and
carousing/revelry,
and
you
worshipped
idols,
which
is
very
displeasing
to
God.
Because
you
used
to
do
those
things,
your
friends
are
surprised
that
you
do
not
join
them
anymore
when
they participate
in
that
kind
of
wild
behavior
that ◄
is
rushing
to/will
quickly►
destroy
them
like [MET]
a
flood.
As
a
result,
they
say
evil
things
about
you.
But
God
is
ready
to
judge
the
people
who
are
living
now
and
the
people
who
have
died,
and
he
is
the
one
who
will
decide
whether
he
approves
of
what
each
of
them
has
done.
That
is
the
reason
why
the
message
about Christ
was
preached {
people
preached
the
message
about Christ}
to believers
who
have
now
died.
That
message
was
preached
to
them
in
order
that
even
though
sinful
people
might
judge
them
and
say
that
they
are
guilty,
God’s
Spirit
would
enable
them
to
live
eternally.
Keep
thinking sensibly.
Love
each
other
earnestly.
Provide hospitality
to
others.
Use
your
spiritual
gifts
well.
Be
kind
to
others
with
all
the
energy
that
you
have.
1
Peter 4:7-11
It
is
almost
the
time
when
everything
on
this
earth
will
come
to
an
end.
Therefore,
keep
thinking sensibly/reasonably
and
control
what
you
think [DOU],
so
that
you
can
pray
clearly.
Most
important
of
all,
love
each
other
earnestly/wholeheartedly,
because
if
we
love
others [PRS],
we
will
just
ignore
many
of
the
sinful
things
that
they
do
to
us.
Provide
food
and
a
place
to
sleep
for
those
who
come
to
your
community,
and
do
it
without
complaining.
Believers
should
all
use
the
spiritual
gifts
that
God
has
given
them
to
serve
others.
They
should
manage/use
well
the
various
gifts
that
God
has
kindly
given
them.
Those
who
speak
to
the
congregation
should
do
that
as
though
they
are
speaking
the
very
words
of
God.
Those
who
do
kind
things
to
others
should
do
it
with
the
strength
that
God
gives
them,
in
order
that
God
may
be
honored
by
all
this {that
all
this
may
honor
God}
as
Jesus
Christ
enables
us
to
do
it.
I
pray
that
we
will
praise
God (OR,
Jesus)
and
allow
him
to
rule
over
us
forever. ◄May
it
be
so!/Amen!►
Do
not
be
surprised
when
you
suffer
for
being
Christians,
and
do
not
be
ashamed
when
that
happens.
Instead,
commit
yourselves
to
God.
1
Peter 4:12-19
You
whom
I
love,
do
not
be
surprised
about
the
painful
things
that
you
are
suffering
because
you
belong
to
Christ.
Those
things
are
testing
you
as metals
are
tested
by
people
putting
them
in
a
fire.
Do
not
think
that
something
strange
is
happening
to
you.
Instead,
rejoice
that
you
are
suffering
the
same
kinds
of
things
that
Christ
endured.
Rejoice
when
you
suffer,
in
order
that
you
may
also
be
very
glad [DOU]
when
Christ
returns
and
reveals
how
glorious/wonderful
he
is.
If
you
are
insulted {If
people
insult
you}
because
you
believe
in
Christ [MTY],
God
is
pleased
with
you,
because
it
shows
that
the
Spirit
of
God,
the
Spirit
who
reveals
how
great
God
is,
lives
within
you.
If
you
suffer,
do
not
let
that
suffering
be
the
result
of
your
being
a
murderer
or
a
thief
or
as
a
result
of
doing
some
other
evil
thing,
or
as
a
result
of interfering
in
someone
else’s
affairs.
But
if
you
suffer
because
of
being
a
Christian,
do
not
be
ashamed
about
it.
Instead,
praise
God
that
you
are
suffering
because
of belonging
to
Christ [MTY].
I
say
that,
because
it
is
now
time
for
God
to
begin
judging
people,
and
first
he
will
judge
those
who
belong [MTY]
to
him.
Since
he
will
judge
us believers
first,
think
about
the
terrible
things
that
will
happen
to [RHQ]
those
who
do
not
obey
the
good
message
that
comes
from
him!
That
will
be
as
it
is
written
in
the Scriptures,
Many
righteous
people
will
have
to
suffer
many
difficult
trials
before
going
to
heaven.
So
ungodly
and
sinful
people
will
surely
have
to
suffer
much
severe
punishment
from
God!
Therefore,
those
who
suffer
because
of
its
being
God’s
will
that
they
suffer
because
of
being Christians
should
commit
themselves
to
God,
the
one
who
created
them
and
the
one
who
always
does
what
he
promises
to
do.
And
they
should
continue
to
do
what
is
right.
You elders must care for your congregations with enthusiasm, not being greedy for money or acting like bosses. Instead, be examples to them.
1 Peter 5:1-7
Now
I
will
say
this
to
those
among
you
who
are
elders
in
the
congregations:
I
also
am
an
elder.
I
am
one
of
those
who
saw
Christ
when
he
suffered,
and
I
am
also
one
who
will
share
some
of
the
glory/greatness
that
Christ
has
in
heaven.
I
appeal
to
you
elders
to
take
care
of
the
people
who
are
in
your
congregations [MET]
as
shepherds
take
care
of
their
flocks
of
sheep.
Do
this,
not
because
you
must
do
it,
but
instead
do
it
willingly,
as
God
desires.
Do
not
be
greedy
to
get
a
lot
of
money
for
doing
it,
but
instead
do
it enthusiastically/wholeheartedly.
Do
not
act
like
domineering
bosses
over
the
people [MET]
whom
God
has
assigned/entrusted
to
you,
but
instead
be
examples
to
them
by
the
way
in
which
you
conduct
your
lives.
If
you
do
that,
when
Jesus,
who
is
like
our
chief
shepherd [MET],
appears,
he
will
give
each
of
you
a
glorious/wonderful
reward [MET].
That
reward
will
be
like
the
wreaths
that
are
given
to
victorious athletes,
but
your
reward
will
never
wither
like
wreaths
do.
Now
I
will
say
this
to
you
young
men
and
women:
Just
like
married
men
and
women
are ◄
to
be
subject/to
submit
themselves►
to
their
spouses,
you
must ◄be
subject/submit
yourselves► ◄to
the
older
men/to
the
leaders►
of
the
congregation.
And
all
of
you
believers
should
act [MET]
humbly
toward
each
other,
because
this
proverb
is
true:
God
opposes
people
who
are
proud,
but
he
acts
kindly
toward
those
who
are
humble.
Therefore, realizing
that
God
has
great
power [MTY]
to
punish
proud
people,
humble
yourselves,
in
order
that
he
may
honor
you
at
the
time
that
he
has
determined.
Because
he
takes
care
of
you,
let
him
take
care
of
all
the
things
that
you
are
worried/concerned
about.
Resist
the devil
by
always
being
alert
and
trusting
in Christ’s
message,
remembering
that believers
everywhere
are
also
suffering
as
you
are.
1 Peter 5:8-11
Always
be
fully
alert,
because
the
devil,
who
is
your
enemy,
is
going/sneaking
around,
looking
for
people
to
destroy.
He
is
like [SIM]
a
lion
who
roars
as
it
prowls
around,
seeking
someone
to
kill
and
devour.
You
must
resist
him
by
continuing
to
firmly
trust
in
Christ
and
his
message,
remembering
that
your
fellow believers
all
over
the
world
are
experiencing
similar
sufferings
that
the devil
is
bringing
to
them.
God
is
the
one
who
kindly
helps
us
in
every
situation,
and
he
is
the
one
who
chose
us
to
share
his
eternal
glory/greatness
in
heaven
because
of
our relationship
with
Christ.
And
after
you
have
suffered
for
a
while
because
of
things
that
people
do
to
harm
you,
he
will
remove
your
spiritual defects/imperfections,
he
will
strengthen
you
spiritually [DOU],
and
he
will
support
you
emotionally.
I
pray/desire
that
he
will
rule powerfully
forever. ◄May
it
be
so!/Amen!►
I
have
written
this
short
message
to
encourage
you.
The believers
here,
including
Mark,
greet
you.
May
God
give
you
inner
peace.
1 Peter 5:12-14
Silas
has
written
this
letter
for
me
as
I
have ◄
dictated
it
to
him/told
him
what
to
write►.
I
consider/know
that
he
is
a
faithful
fellow
believer.
I
have
written
this
short
letter
to
you
to
encourage
you,
and
I
want
to
assure
you
that
what
I
have
written
is
a
true
message
about
the
things
that
God
kindly
does
for
us,
things
that
we
do
not
deserve.
Continue
to
firmly
believe
this
message.
In
this
city
that
is
sometimes referred
to
as ‘Babylon’ [MET],
the believers [SYN],
whom
God
has
chosen
to
belong
to
him
just
like
he
chose
you, ◄send
you
(pl)
their greetings/say
that
they
are
thinking affectionately
about
you►.
Mark,
who
is [MET]
like
a
son
to
me,
also ◄
sends
you
his greetings/says
that
he
is
thinking affectionately
about
you►.
Greet
each
other
with
a
kiss
on
the
cheek
to
show
that
you
love
each
other.
I
pray
that
God
will
give
inner
peace
to
all
of
you
who
have
a relationship
with
Christ.
- Translation 4 Translators 1
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2 Peter
2 Peter
2Pe
This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Peter wrote to his fellow believers. We call this book
2 Peter
2 Peter 1:1-2
I, Simon Peter, am writing this letter to you whom God has caused to believe in Christ just like we apostles believe in Christ. I pray that God will bless you greatly.
I,
Simon
Peter,
am
writing
this
letter
to
you.
I
serve
Jesus
Christ,
and
am
an apostle
appointed
by
him.
I
am
sending
this
letter
to
you
whom
God
has
caused
to
believe
in
Christ
just
like
he
caused
us(exc) apostles
to
believe
in
Christ.
You
and
we
have ◄equally
been
given
the/both
been
given
the
same► privilege
of
believing
in
Jesus
Christ.
He
is
God,
he
is
righteous,
he
is
the
one
whom
we
worship,
and
he
is
our
Savior.
I
pray
that
God
will
continue
to
act
very
kindly towards
you,
and
give
you ◄a
deep/very
much►
inner
peace,
because
you
truly
know
God
and
Jesus,
who
is
our
Lord.
God
has
given
us
everything
that
we
need
to
receive
eternal
life
and
to
live
godly
lives.
2
Peter 1:3-4
God [PRS]
has
given
us
everything
that
we
need
in
order
that
we
might
receive
eternal
life
and
in
order
that
we
might
live
◄in
a
godly
way/in
a
way
that
pleases
him►.
He
gives
us
that
by
the
power
that
he
has
because
he
is
God,
and
he
has
also
given
it
to
us
as
a
result
of
our
knowing
him.
He
is
the
wonderful
and
perfect
one
who
chose
us
to
be
his
people.
Being
glorious
and
perfect,
he
has
promised
us
that
he
will
do
very
great
and ◄priceless/very
precious►
things
for
us.
He
has
also
promised
you
that
by
believing
what
he
has
promised
you
will
be
able
to
act
righteously,
just
like
God
acts
righteously,
and
that
you
will
be
free
from
being
morally
depraved/corrupted,
and
that
you
will
not
be
like
those
who
do
not
believe
in Christ
and
are
morally
depraved
because
of
their
desire
to
do
things
that
are
evil.
Try
your hardest
to develop
a
stable Christian
character.
2
Peter 1:5-11
Because
God
has
done
all
that,
by
trying
very
hard,
make
sure
that
you
not
only
believe
in Christ,
but
that
you
are
also
living
morally
good
lives.
And
make
sure
that
you
are
not
only
living
morally
good
lives,
but
that
you
also
know
what
God
desires (OR,
behave
wisely).
And
make
sure
that
you
not
only
know
what
God
desires (OR,
behave
wisely),
but
that
you
also
control
what
you
say
and
do.
And
make
sure
that
you
not
only
control
what
you
say
and
do,
but
that
you
are
also
steadfast/patient.
And
make
sure
that
you
are
not
only ◄steadfast/patient
when
you
suffer►,
but
that
you
are
also
godly.
And
make
sure
that
you
not
only ◄are
godly/live
in
a
way
that
pleases
God►,
but
that
you
also
have
a
concern
for
your
fellow believers,
as
brothers
and
sisters
ought
to
have
for
each
other.
And
make
sure
that
you
not
only
have
a
concern
for
your
fellow believers,
but
that
you
also
love
others.
If
you
do
these
things,
and
if
you
do
them
more
and
more,
that
demonstrates
that
knowing
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ ◄is
very effective/produces
good
results► [LIT]
in
your
lives.
If
these
qualities
are
not
present
in
people,
it
means
they
are
not
aware
that
these
things
are
important,
just
like
a
blind
person
is
not
aware
of
what
is
around
him.
They
think
only
about earthly
matters,
just
like [MET]
a shortsighted
person
sees
clearly
only
things
that
are
near.
It
seems
that
they
have
forgotten
that
God
has
forgiven
them
for
their
former
sinful
lives.
Instead
of
acting
like
those
people,
try
to
confirm/prove
by
the
way
you
conduct
your
lives
that
you
are
among
those
whom
God
has
chosen [DOU]
to
be
his
people.
If
you
do
that,
you
will
certainly
never
become
separated
from
God,
and
God
will
very
wholeheartedly
welcome
you
into
the
place
where
our
Lord
and
Savior
Jesus
Christ
will
rule
his
people
forever.
I
intend
to
keep reminding
you
very frequently
about
these
matters.
2
Peter 1:12-15
I
intend
to
keep
on reminding
you
very frequently [HYP]
about
these
matters,
even
though
you
already
know
them
and
are
firmly
convinced
that
they
are
true.
I
consider
it
right
that
I
should
help
you
to
continually
think
about
these
matters
by reminding
you
about
them
as
long
as
I
am
alive [EUP],
because
I
know
that
I
shall
die [EUP]
soon,
as
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
clearly
has
revealed
to
me.
Moreover,
I
will ◄make
every
effort/try
hard►
by
writing
these
things
down
to
enable
you
to
remember
them
at
all
times
after
I
have
died [EUP].
You
can
be
sure
that
these
matters
are
true,
because
we apostles
ourselves
witnessed
that
our
Lord
Jesus Christ
is supremely
great,
and
also
because
what
the
prophets
say
about
him
is
completely
reliable.
2
Peter 1:16-21
We
apostles
told
you
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
acts powerfully
and
that
he
is
coming
back
some
day.
We
were
not basing
what
we
told
you
on
stories
that
we
had
cleverly ◄invented/made
up►.
Instead,
we
told
you
what
we
ourselves
saw
with
our
own
eyes,
that
the
Lord
Jesus
is supremely
great.
God,
our
Father,
greatly
honored
him
when
God’s
great
glory/brightness
surrounded
him,
and
God [MTY]
said, “This
is
my
Son,
whom
I
love
very
much;
I
am
very
pleased
with
him.”
We
(exc)
ourselves
heard
God [MTY]
say
that
from
heaven,
when
we
were
with
Christ
on
that
holy/sacred
mountain.
We
also
have
the Scriptures
that
the
prophets
wrote
about
Christ
long
ago,
which
are
completely
reliable/trustworthy.
You
should ◄pay
attention
to/think
carefully
about►
what
they
wrote,
because
what
they
wrote enables
you
to
know
whether
what
is
taught
to
you
is
true
or
whether
it
is
false [SIM],
like
a
lamp
that
is
shining
in
a
dark
place
enables
people
to
see
where
they
are
going [SIM].
You
should ◄
pay
attention
to/think
carefully
about►
what
they
wrote
until
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
comes
back
and enables
you [SYN]
to
know
God
fully,
which
will
be
like
when [MET] ◄a
day
dawns/daylight
comes►
and
the
morning
star
rises
and
we
can
see
it
clearly.
It
is
important
that
you
realize
that
no
one
can
interpret/explain
by
himself
the
meaning
of
what
the
prophets
wrote
in
the
Scriptures
without
the
help
of
God’s
Spirit (OR,
no
part
of
the
Scriptures originated
with
the
prophet
himself),
because
no
human
beings
decided
to
make
those
prophecies.
On
the
contrary,
those
who
spoke
messages
from
God
did
that
because
it
was
the
Holy
Spirit
who
caused
them
to
do
it,
and
therefore
the
Spirit
must
help
us
to
interpret/understand
their
meaning.
There will be false teachers among you who will behave wickedly and who will entice you to behave just like they do. God will certainly destroy them.
2 Peter 2:1-3
Just
like
there
were
false
prophets
among
the
Israeli
people
long
ago,
so
there
will
also
be
teachers
who
teach
false
things
among
you.
They
will
enter
your
congregations
without
you realizing
what/who
they
are,
and
they
will
spiritually
injure
some
people
by
what
they
teach.
Specifically,
these
teachers
will
even
deny
that
the
Lord
Jesus
died
to
pay
for
the
guilt
of
our
sins.
As
a
result,
they
will
soon
destroy
themselves
spiritually,
and
God
will
also
punish
them.
And
many
people
will
behave
in
an
extremely immoral
manner, imitating
the
extremely immoral
way
these
teachers
who
teach
false
things
behave.
As
a
result,
unbelievers
will ◄discredit
the
true
message/say
the
true
message
is
false►.
Because
the
teachers
of
false
teaching
want
a
lot
of
things
that
other
people
have,
they
think
that
by
telling
you
stories
that
they
themselves
have ◄made
up/invented►,
they
will
get
money
from
you.
God
decided
long
ago
that
he
would
punish
them,
and
he
has
not
fallen
asleep [LIT]!
He
will
certainly
destroy
them!
It
is
certain
that
God
knows
how
to
rescue
those
who
are
godly,
and
that
he
knows
how
to
punish
those
who
are
unrighteous
at
the
right
time.
2
Peter 2:4-10c
God
destroyed [LIT]
the
angels
who
sinned.
He
threw
them
into
the
worst
place
in
hell
and
imprisoned
them
there
in
darkness
in
order
to
keep
them
there
until
he
judges
and
punishes
them.
He
also
got
rid
of [LIT]
the
people
who
lived
in [MTY]
the
world
long
ago.
He
saved
only
eight
of
them,
including
Noah,
who
was
a
righteous
preacher.
God
saved
them
when
he
destroyed
in
a
flood
all ◄the
ungodly
people/the
people
whose
lives
were
not
pleasing
to
him►
who
were
living
then.
He
also
condemned
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
cities;
that
is,
he
destroyed
them
by
burning
them
completely
to
ashes.
By
doing
that
he
gave
a
warning
to
those
who
afterwards
would
live
in ◄an
ungodly
way/a
way
that
is
displeasing
to
him►.
But
he
rescued
Abraham’s
nephew,
Lot,
who
was
a
righteous
man.
Lot
was ◄greatly
distressed/very
sad►
because
the
people
in
Sodom
were
doing
very immoral
things.
That
righteous
man’s
soul ◄was
tormented/suffered
great
agony►
day
after
day
because
he
saw
and
heard
those
wicked
people
behave
in
a
very
lawless/wicked
manner
when
he
was
living
among
them.
And
since
the
Lord
God
rescued
Lot,
you
can
be
sure
that
he
knows
how
to
rescue ◄other
godly
people/people
whose
lives
please
him►
from
their
sufferings,
and
he
is
able
to
preserve ◄ungodly
people/people
whose
lives
do
not
please
him►,
whom
he
has
started
to
punish
even
now,
until
the
time
when
he
will
finish
judging
them
and
punish
them.
He
will
punish
especially
severely
those
ungodly
teachers
who
teach
false
things
who
do
the
things
that
their self-directed nature
desires,
things
that ◄defile
them/cause
them
to
be
completely
impure►.
Those
teachers
of
false
teachings
despise
all
beings
who
rule
over
them.
Because
those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
will
behave
wickedly
and
will
entice
people
to
do
the
same
things
that
they
do,
God
will
destroy
them.
2
Peter 2:10d-16
Because
those
teachers
of
false doctrines
are
extremely
arrogant/proud [DOU],
they ◄are
not
afraid
to
insult/boldly
speak
evil
about►
glorious
beings
in
heaven (OR,
glorious/wonderful
beings
who
rule
over
people).
In contrast,
angels
do
not
insult
those
teachers
when
those
teachers
accuse
the
angels
of
blasphemy
while
the
Lord
God
is
watching,
even
though
the
angels
are
much
more
powerful [DOU]
than
the
teachers
of
false doctrines.
Because
those
teachers
of
false doctrines
are
like
animals
that
cannot
think
as humans
do [DOU],
they
say
evil
things
about
spiritual
things
which
they
know
nothing
about.
As
a
result,
God
will
destroy
them
like
people
destroy
animals,
animals
that
are
born
only
in
order
to
be
hunted
and
killed {in
order
that
people
should
hunt
and
kill
them}.
God
will
punish
those
teachers
in
return
for
the
unrighteous
actions/things
that
they
have
done.
They
even
like ◄to
carouse/to
drink
and
revel noisily►
in
the
daytime
as
well
as
at
night.
And
as
they indulge/enjoy
themselves
just
like
they
want
to
while
they
are
feasting
with
you,
they
cause
you
to
become
impure,
as [MET]
stains
and blotches [DOU]
ruin
a
clean
garment.
They
want
to
commit [MTY]
adultery
with
every
woman
whom
they
look
at.
They
never
stop
seeking opportunities
to
sin.
They
entice/persuade
those
who
are
spiritually
unstable
to
join
them
in
doing
the
sinful
things
that
they
do.
Because
of
their ever-increasing ◄greed/desire
to
have
more
and
more
things►,
they
are
doomed
to
eternal
punishment.
They
have ◄rejected
good
moral
standards/quit
doing
what
everyone
knows
is
right►.
They
have imitated
what
the
prophet
Balaam,
the
son
of
Bosor,
did
long
ago.
He,
acting
very
unrighteously,
wanted
the
enemies
of
the
Jews
to
pay
him
if
he
asked
God ◄
to
curse/to
do
bad
thing
to►
the
Jews.
But
God
rebuked
him
for
having
done
that
which
was
wrong
and
for
behaving
very
foolishly.
And
even
though
donkeys
do
not
speak,
God
used
a
donkey
to
hinder
Balaam
by enabling
it
to
speak
to
him
with
a
human
voice.
Because
those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
will
entice
people
to
behave
wickedly,
God
has
reserved darkest
hell
for
them.
2 Peter 2:17-22
These
teachers
who
each
false
things
mislead/deceive
people
by
promising
what
they
cannot
do,
as [MET]
dried-up
springs
mislead/deceive
people
by
causing
them
to
expect
to
get
water
from
them.
They
mislead/deceive
people [MET]
just
like
clouds
that
are
blown
along
by
strong
winds
mislead/deceive
people
by
causing
them
to
expect
rain,
but
no
rain
falls.
Therefore,
God
has
reserved
the
darkness
of
hell
for
those
teachers
of
false doctrines.
By
boasting
proudly
as
they
make
speeches
that
are
worthless,
they
entice
people
who
have
recently
become believers
and
have
stopped
doing
the
things
that
wicked
people
do.
Urged
on
by
their self-directed nature,
they
entice
them
into
sin
by encouraging
them
to
do
evil
things.
The
false
teachers
tell
people
that
they
are
free
to
do
whatever
they
want
to
do,
even
though
they
themselves
are
like
slaves [MET]
because
their
own self-directed nature
forces
them
to
do
sinful
things.
Think
about
these well-known
words: “Whenever
a
person
is
controlled
by
something {
something
controls
a
person},
it
is
as
though
that
person
has
become
a
slave
of
what
controls
him.”
Those
who
teach
false truths
learned
about
our
Lord
and
Savior
Jesus
Christ.
As
a
result,
they
stopped
doing
those
things
that ◄defile
people/cause
people
to
become
impure►
spiritually.
Since
they
have
begun
to
do
those
evil
things
again,
with
the
result
that
they
are
unable
to
stop
doing
them,
they
are
in
a
worse
condition
than
they
were
in
before
they
knew
Jesus
Christ.
Because
God
will
severely
punish
them,
it
would
have
been
better
for
them
if
they
had
never
known
what
it
means
to
live
in
a
righteous
way.
It
is
too
bad
that
although
they
knew
how
to
live
in
a
righteous
way,
they
stopped
doing
the
things
that
God
commanded
people
to
do,
the
things
that
were
taught
to
them ◄
by
us apostles/by Christ► {that ◄
we apostles/Christ►
taught
to
them}.
The
way
they
are
behaving
again
is
just
like ◄the
proverbs/what
people
often
say►:
They
are
like
dogs
that
return
to
eat
their
vomit,
and
they
are
like pigs
that
have
been
washed
and
then
roll
again
in
the
mud.
I am writing this letter to you in order to help you remember what the holy prophets said and what our Lord and Savior commanded.
2 Peter 3:1-2
This
letter
that
I
am
now
writing
to
you
whom
I
love,
is
the
second
letter
that
I
have
written
to
you.
In
both
these
letters
I
have reminded
you
about
the
things
you
already
know,
in
order
that
I
may
stimulate/cause
you
to
think
sincerely
about
those
things.
I
want
you
to
remember
the
words
that
were
spoken
by
the
holy
prophets {that
the
holy
prophets
spoke}
long
ago,
and
also
to
remember
what
our
Lord
and
Savior
commanded,
things
that
we,
your apostles,
told
you
about.
Although
certain
people
will
ridicule
the
idea
that
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
is
going
to
come
back,
the
reason
why
he
has
not
yet
come
back
to
judge
people
is
that
God
is
being
patient
with
people;
but
Jesus
will
certainly
come
back
and
judge
people.
2
Peter 3:3-10
It
is
important
for
you
to
understand
that
in
the
time
immediately
before Christ
comes
back,
there
will
be
people
who
will
ridicule
the
idea
of
his
coming
back.
Those
people
will
do
whatever
evil
things
they
wish
to
do.
They
will
say, “
Although
it
was
promised
that Christ
will
come
back, ◄
nothing
has
happened
that
would indicate
that
he
is
coming
back./
what
happened
to
the
promise
that
he
is
coming
back?► [RHQ]
We
say
that
because
ever
since
the
Christian
leaders
who
lived
long
ago
died [EUP],
everything
has
remained
the
same.
Things
are
as
they
always
have
been
since
God
created
the
world!”
They
will
say
that
because
they ◄deliberately
overlook
the
fact/have
decided
to
ignore
what
they
know►
that
God,
by
commanding
long
ago
that
it
should
be
so,
caused
the
heavens
to
exist,
and
he
caused
the
earth
to
appear
out
of
water
and
to
be
separate
from
the
water.
And
God,
by
commanding
that
it
should
be
so,
later
destroyed
the
world
that
existed
at
that
time,
by
causing
the
earth
to
be
flooded
with
water {water
to
flood
the
earth}.
Furthermore,
God,
commanded
that
the
heavens
and
the
earth
that
exist
now
remain
until
the
time
when
he
will
judge ◄ungodly
people/people
whose
lives
are
not
pleasing
to
him►.
And
at
that
time
he
will
destroy
the
heavens
and
the
earth
by
burning
them.
Dear
friends,
I
want
you
to
understand
well
that
the
Lord
God
is
willing
to
wait
a
long
time
to
judge
the
people
in
the
world!
How
much
time
passes
before
the
Lord
God
judges
the
people
in
the
world
does
not
matter
to
him!
He
considers
that
one
day
passes
no
more
quickly
than 1,000
years,
and
he
also
considers
that 1,000
years
pass
as
quickly
as
one
day
passes
to
us!
Therefore,
you
should
not
think
that
because
Christ
has
not
yet
come
back
to
judge
people,
the
Lord
God
is ◄delaying/slow
to
do►
what
he
promised.
Some
people
think
that
this
is
so,
and
they
say
that
Christ
will
never
come
back.
But
you
should
understand
that
the
reason
why
Christ
has
not
yet
come
back
to
judge
people
is
that
God
is
being
patient
with
you,
because
he
does
not
want
anyone
to
be
lost
eternally.
Instead,
he
wants
everyone
to
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior.
Although
God
is
being
patient,
at
the
time [MTY]
that
he
has
chosen,
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
certainly
come
back
to
judge
people.
He
will
come
back
unexpectedly,
like
a
thief [SIM]
comes
unexpectedly.
At
that
time
there
will
be
a
great
roaring
sound.
The
heavens
will
cease
to exist. ◄The
elements/The
parts
of
which
the universe
consists►
will
be
destroyed
by
fire,
and
the
earth
that
God
made
and
everything
on
it
that
people
have
made
will
disappear (OR,
will
be
burned
up).
You
certainly
ought
to
behave
in
a
godly
manner,
because
God
will
destroy
everything,
and
because
only
those
people
who
are
righteous
will
live
in
the
new
heavens
and
on
the
new
earth.
2
Peter 3:11-13
Because
God
will
certainly
destroy
all
these
things
like
I
just
said,
you
certainly
know
how
you
should
behave. [RHQ]
You
should
behave ◄in
a
godly
manner/in
a
manner
that
pleases
God►
while
you
eagerly/expectantly
wait
for
Christ
to
return
on
the
day
that
God
has
chosen [MTY],
and
you
should
try
to
make
that
day
come
soon.
Because
of
what
God [PRS]
will
do
on
that
day,
the
heavens
will
be
destroyed. ◄The
elements/The
parts
of
which
the universe consist►
will
melt
and
burn
up.
Although
all
those
events/things
will
happen,
we
rejoice
because
we
are
waiting
for
the
new
heavens
and
new
earth
that
God
has
promised.
The
only
people
who
will
be
in
the
new
heavens
and
on
this
new
earth
will
be
people
who
are [PRS]
righteous.
Do
all
you
can
to
conduct
your
lives
in
a
godly
manner.
Guard
against
those
who
would
entice
you
to
doubt
what
you
now
firmly
believe.
2
Peter 3:14-18a
Therefore,
dear
friends,
because
you
are
waiting
for
these
things
to
happen,
do
all
that
you
can
live ◄in
a
godly
manner/in
a
manner
that
pleases
God►,
in
order
that Christ
will
see
that
you
are
completely
pure [DOU]
and
that
you
are
living
peacefully
with
each
other.
And
think
about
this:
Our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
is
patient
because
he
wants
people
to
be
saved.
Our
dear ◄brother/fellow believer►
Paul
also
wrote
wise
words
to
you
about
these
same
matters,
because
God
enabled
him
to
understand
these ◄
events/things
that
will
happen►.
In
the
letters
that
Paul
wrote
there
are
certain
things
that
are
difficult
for
people
to
understand.
People
who
are spiritually
ignorant
and ◄unstable/do
not
believe
firmly
in
Christ►
interpret
these
things wrongly,
as
they
also ◄interpret/explain
the
meaning
of►
the
other
parts
of
the
Scriptures wrongly.
The
result
is
that
they
will
destroy
themselves
spiritually,
and
God
will
punish
them.
Therefore,
dear
friends,
since
you
already
know
about
those
who
teach
what
is
false, ◄guard
against
them/beware►.
Do
not
let
those
wicked
people
deceive
you
by
telling
you
things
that
are
wrong,
with
the
result
that
you
yourselves
begin
to
doubt
what
you
now
firmly
believe.
Instead,
live
in
such
a
manner
that
you
experience
more
and
more
our
Savior
Jesus
Christ
being
kind
to
you,
and
that
you
get
to
know
him
better
and
better.
I
pray
that
Jesus
Christ
will
always
be
honored.
2
Peter 3:18b
I
pray/desire
that
Jesus
Christ
will
be
honored
both
now
and
forever!
3:18
Amen./So be it. At the end.
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1 John
1 John
1Jn
This book is one of the letters that the Apostle John wrote to his fellow believers. We call this book
1 John
1 John 1:1-4
We apostles proclaim to you the message about the One who has lived eternally, so that you may be joined together with us and we may be completely happy.
I,
John,
am
writing
to
you
about
the
one
who
existed
before
there
was
anything
else.
He
is
the
one
whom
we
apostles
listened
to
as
he
taught
us!
We
saw
him!
We
ourselves
looked
at
him
and
touched
him!
He
is
the
one
who
taught
us
the
message
that
enables
people
to
have
eternal
life (OR,
live
spiritually).
Because
he
came
here
to
the
earth
and
we
have
seen
him,
we
proclaim
to
you
clearly
that
the
one
whom
we
have
seen
is
the
one
who
has
always
lived.
He
was
previously
with
his
Father
in
heaven,
but
he
came
to
live
among
us.
We
proclaim
to
you
the
message
about
Jesus,
the
one
whom
we
saw
and
heard,
in
order
that
you
may
have
a
close relationship
with
us.
The
ones
whom
we
have
a
close relationship
with
are
God
our
Father
and
his
Son
Jesus
Christ.
I
am
writing
to
you
about
these
things
so
that
you ◄will
be
convinced/believe►
that
they
are
true,
and
as
a
result
we
may
be
completely
joyful.
We
should
continue
to
be
morally
pure,
because
God
is
morally
pure,
and
he
is
able
to
forgive
our
sins
on
the
basis
that
Jesus
died
to
acquit
us
of
the
guilt
of
all
our
sins.
1
John 1:5—2:2
The
message
that
we
heard
from Christ
and
proclaim
to
you
is
this:
God
is
pure
in
every
way.
He
never
sins.
He
is
like [MET]
a
brilliant
light
that
has
no
darkness
at
all.
If
we
claim
to
have
a
close relationship
with
God,
but
we
conduct
our
lives
in
an
impure
manner,
that
is
like
living [MET]
in
evil
darkness.
We
are
lying.
We
are
not conducting
our
lives
according
to
God’s
true
message.
But
living
in
a
pure
manner,
as
God
is
living
in
a
pure
manner [MET]
in
every
way,
is
like
living
in
God’s
light.
If
we
do
that,
we
have
a
close relationship
with
each
other.
Not
only
that,
but
God ◄acquits
us/removes
the
guilt►
of
all
our
sins
because
he
accepts
what
his
Son
Jesus
did
for
us
when
his
blood
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died.
So
we
should
conduct
our
lives ◄
in
a
manner
according
to
what
God
says
is
pure►.
Those
who
say
they
never
behave
sinfully
are
deceiving
themselves,
and
refusing
to
accept
as
true
what
God
says
about
them.
But
God
will
do
what
he
says
that
he
will
do,
and
what
he
does
is
always
right.
So,
if
we
confess
to
him
that
we
have
behaved
sinfully,
he
will
forgive
us
for
our
sins
and ◄will
free
us
from/remove►
the
guilt
of
all
our
sins.
Because
of
that,
we
should
confess
to
him
that
we
have
behaved
sinfully.
Because
God
says
that
everyone
has
sinned,
those
who
say/claim
that
they
have
never
behaved
sinfully
talk
as
though
God
lies!
They
reject
what
God
says
about
us!
You
who
are
very
dear
to
me,
I
am
writing
this
to
you
to
say, “Do
not
sin!”
But
if
any
of
you
believers
sins,
God
can
forgive
you
because
we
have
Jesus
Christ,
who
is
the
righteous
one,
who
speaks
to
the
Father
on
our
behalf
and
asks
him
to
forgive
us.
Remember
that
Jesus Christ
voluntarily
sacrificed
his
own
life
for
us,
so
that
as
a
result
God
forgives
our
sins.
Yes,
God
is
able
to
forgive
our
sins,
but
not
only
ours!
He
is
also
able
to
forgive
the
sins
of
people
everywhere!
We
should
conduct
our
lives
as Christ
did,
obeying
what
God
commands
us
to
do.
We
will
then
be
loving
God
in
the
manner
in
which
he
wants
us
to.
1
John 2:3-6
I
will
tell
you
how
we
can
be
sure
that
we ◄know/have
a
close relationship
with►
God.
If
we
obey
what
he
commands
us
to
do,
that
shows
us
that
we
have
a
close relationship
with
him.
So
we
must
always
obey
what
he
commands
us
to
do.
Those
who
say, “We ◄know/have
a
close relationship
with►
God,”
and
do
not
obey
what
God
commands
us
to
do,
are
liars.
They
are
not conducting
their
lives
according
to
God’s
true
message.
But
those
who
obey
what
God
commands
them
to
do
are
the
people
who
love
God
in
the
manner
in
which
he
wants
us
to.
I
will
tell
you
how
we
can
be
sure
that
we
have
a
close relationship
with
God:
If
we
say
that
we
are
living
as
God
wants
us
to,
we
should
conduct
our
lives
as Christ
did.
We
ought
to
love
our
fellow believers
in
order
to
continue
behaving
like
people
living
in
the
light.
1
John 2:7-11
Dear
friends,
I
am
not
writing
a
new
additional
command
to
you.
Instead,
I
am
writing
to
you
a
command
which
was
given
to
you
when
you
first [MTY]
believed
in Christ.
That
command
is
part
of
the
message
that
you
have
always
heard.
Nevertheless,
I
can
say
that
the
command
I
am
writing
to
you
is
a
new
command.
It
is
new
because
what Christ
did
was
new,
and
what
you
are
doing
is
new,
because
you
have
been
ceasing
to
conduct
your
lives
in
a
morally
impure
manner
and
are
now
truly conducting
your
lives
in
a
pure
manner.
That
is
like [MET]
no
longer
living
in
darkness.
Instead,
it
is
like
living
where
a brilliant
light
is
already
shining.
Those
who
claim
that
they
are
pure
in
every
way,
like
people [MET]
living
in
the
light,
but
hate
any
of
their
fellow believers,
are
still
behaving
in
an
impure
manner,
like [MET]
people
who
are
continually
living
in
darkness.
But
those
who
love
their
fellow believers
are
continuing
to
conduct
their
lives
like
people
who
are
living
in
the
light.
They
are
people
who
please
God [LIT].
So
you
should
love
your
fellow believers.
But
those
who
hate
any
of
their
fellow believers
are
still
conducting
their
lives
in
an
impure
way,
like [MET]
people
who
are
living
in
darkness.
They
do
not
know
that
they
will
eventually
destroy
themselves
eternally.
They
have
become
spiritually
blind [PRS,
MET],
unaware
of
spiritual
truth.
I
am
writing
all
these
matters
to
you
because
I
know
that
God
has
forgiven
your
sins
and
also
because
you
have
come
to
know
the
Father
and Christ,
who
has
always
existed,
and
because
you
have
overcome
the
evil
one.
1
John 2:12-14
I
am
writing
this
to
you
whom
I
love
as
though [MET]
you
were
my
little
children,
to
you
who
are
spiritually mature
people
who
are
like [MET]
fathers,
and
to
you
spiritually
vigorous/strong
people
who
are
like [MET]
young
men.
Remember
that
your
sins
have
been
forgiven {
God
has
forgiven
your
sins}
on
account
of
what Christ [MTY]
has
done.
You
now
know
Christ,
the
one
who
always
existed.
You
have
defeated
the
evil
one,
Satan.
I
will
say
it
again:
I
have
written
this
to
you
because
you
have
come
to
know
the
Father,
because
you
now
know
Christ,
the
one
who
always
existed,
because
you
are
spiritually
strong,
because
you
continue
to
obey
God’s
word,
and
because
you
have
defeated
the
evil
one,
Satan.
Do
not
esteem
the
evil
manner
in
which
other
people
in
the
world
live,
since
you
want
to
live
forever.
1
John 2:15-17
Do
not
desire
to
conduct
you
lives
in
the
evil
manner
in
which
godless
people
in
the
world [MTY]
conduct
their
lives,
and
do
not
love
anything
that
the
evil
people
in
the
world [MTY]
consider
to
be
good.
Those
who
desire
to
conduct
their
lives
in
the
evil
manner
in
which
other
people
of
the
world [MTY]
conduct
their
lives
do
not
really
love
God,
their
Father,
at
all.
Keep
in
mind
that
all
the
evil
human
desires
in
the
world
are
actions/things
such
as
these:
People
desire
to
do
what
their self-directed nature
strongly
desires.
People
desire
to
possess
whatever ◄appeals
to
their
senses/they
see
or
hear
about►.
People
boast
about
the
material
things
that
they
possess.
Such
evil
ways
of
living
do
not
originate/come
from
the
Father!
Instead
they
originate/come
from
the ◄godless
people
in
the
world/people
in
the
world
who
conduct
their
lives
in
a
manner
that
displeases
God► [MTY]!
The
godless
people
in
the
world [MTY],
along
with
what
they
desire,
will
disappear,
but
those
who
do
what
God
wants
them
to
do
will
live
forever!
You
know
that
it
is
now
the
final
period
of
this
age
when
there
are
liars
who
deny
that
Jesus
is
God’s
Chosen
One.
But
you
have
the
power
of
God’s
Spirit
and
you
know
what
is
true
and
what
is
false.
So
continue
to
live
according
to
the
true
message
that
you
heard
when
you
began
to
believe
in Christ,
in
order
that
you
may
continue
to
live
united
both
to
God’s
Son
and
to
the
Father.
1
John 2:18-25
You
who
are
very
dear
to
me,
it
is
now ◄the
final
part [MTY]
of
this
age/the
final
period
of
time
before
Jesus
returns►.
Just
like
you
heard
from
us apostles
that
a
person
who
opposes Christ
will
come/appear,
even
now
there
are
many
people
who
oppose Christ.
That
is
why
we
know
that
it
is
the
final
part
of
this
age (OR,
before
Jesus
returns) [MTY].
The
people
who
oppose Christ
refused
to
remain
in
our
congregations,
but
they
never
really ◄belonged
with
us/were
fellow believers►.
If
they
had ◄belonged
with
us/been
fellow believers►,
they
would
have
remained
with
us.
But
because
they
left,
everyone
can
clearly
know
that
none
of
them ◄belongs
with
us/is
a
fellow believer►.
But
as
for
you,
you
have
been
given
the
power
of
God’s
Spirit,
which
comes
from Christ (OR,
God),
the
Holy
One.
As
a
result,
you
all
know
how
to ◄
distinguish
false
teaching
from/recognize
what
is
false
teaching
and
what
is►
the
true
message.
I
am
writing
this
letter
to
you,
not
because
you
do
not
know
what
is
God’s
true
message,
but
because
you
do
know
what
it
is.
You
also
know
that
no
false
message originates/comes
from
God,
who
is
the
source
of
all
truth.
The
worst
liars
are
the
ones
who
deny
that
Jesus
is ◄the
Messiah/the
one
whom
God
chose
to
rescue
us►.
They
are
the
ones
that
we
told
you
about,
the
ones
who
oppose
Christ.
They
refuse
to
acknowledge/admit
that
God
is
the
Father
and
that
Jesus
is
his
Son (OR,
the
one
who
is
also
God).
Those
who
refuse
to
acknowledge/admit
that
Jesus
is
God’s
Son
do
not
have
a relationship
with
the
Father.
But
those
who
acknowledge/admit
that
Jesus
is
God’s
Son
not
only
have
a relationship
with
God’s
Son,
but
they
have
a relationship
with
the
Father
also.
So,
as
for
you,
you
must
continue
to
conduct
your
lives
according
to
the
true
message
that
you
heard
when
you
began [MTY]
to
believe
in Christ.
If
you
continue
to
do
that,
you
will
continue
to
have
a
close relationship
with
both
God’s
Son
and
the
Father.
And
what
God
told
us
is
that
he
will
cause
us
to
live
forever!
Continue
to
conduct
your
lives
according
to
what
you
were originally
taught
by
God’s
Spirit.
1
John 2:26-27
I
have
written
this
to
you
to ◄
warn
you
about/tell
you
to
beware
of►
those
who
want
to
deceive
you
concerning
the
truth
about Christ.
As
for
you,
God’s
Spirit,
whom
you
received
from
Christ,
remains
in
you.
So
you
do
not
need
anyone
to
teach
you
anything
else
that
they
claim/say
is
the
truth.
God’s
Spirit
is
teaching
you
all
of
God’s
truth
that
you
need
to
know.
God’s
Spirit
is
truthful
and
never
says
anything
that
is
false.
So
continue
to
conduct
your
lives
in
the
way
that
he
has
taught
you.
Continue
to
live
united
to
Christ,
so
that
you
will
be
confident
that
he
will
accept
you
when
he
returns.
1
John 2:28-29
Now,
while
some
people
are
trying
to
persuade
you
to
accept
their
false
teaching,
I
urge
you,
who
are
all
very
dear
to
me,
to
continue
to
have
a
close relationship
with Christ.
We
need
to
do
that
in
order
that
we
may
be
confident
that
he
will
accept
us
when
he
comes
back
again.
If
we
do
that,
we
will
not
be
ashamed
when
we
stand
before
him
when
he
comes.
Since
you
know
that
Christ
always
does
what
is
right,
you
know
that
all
those
who
continue
doing
what
is
right
are
the
ones
who
have
become
children
of
God.
Do not allow anyone to seduce you to sin, because you are God’s children, and his children maintain themselves free from evil behavior by not continuing to sin as the devil’s children do.
1 John 3:1-10
Think
about
how
much
our
heavenly
Father
loves
us!
He
allows
us
to ◄say
that
we
are/be
called►
his
children!
And
it
is
indeed
true
that
we
are
his
children.
But
people
in
the
world [MTY]
who
are unbelievers
have
not
understood
who
God
is.
So
they
do
not
understand
who
we
are,
that
we
belong
to
God.
Dear
friends,
even
though ◄at
present/now►
we
are
God’s
children,
he
has
not
yet ◄made
clear/revealed►
to
us
what
we
will
be
like
in
the
future.
However,
we
know
that
when
Christ
comes
back
again,
we
will
be
like
him,
because
we
will
see
what
he
is
really
like.
So,
all
those
who
confidently
expect
to
see Christ
as
he
actually
is/what Christ
is
like
when
he
returns
must
keep
themselves
pure
in
every
way,
just
like Christ,
who
is
pure
in
every
way.
But
everyone
who
continues
sinning
is
refusing
to
obey
God’s
laws,
because
that
is
what
sin
is,
refusing
to
obey
God’s
laws.
You
know
that Christ
came
in
order
to
completely
remove
the
guilt
of
our
sins.
You
know
also
that
he
never
sinned.
Those
who
continue
doing
what Christ
wants
them
to,
do
not
continue
sinning
repeatedly.
But
those
who
repeatedly
sin
have
not
understood
who Christ
is,
nor
have
they
had
a
close relationship
with
him.
So
I
urge
you,
who
are
all
very
dear
to
me,
do
not
let
anyone
deceive
you
by
telling
you
that
it
is
all
right
to
sin.
If
you
continue
doing
what
is
right,
you
are
righteous,
just
like Christ
is
righteous.
But
if
anyone
continues
sinning,
he
is
like
the
devil,
because
the
devil
has
always
been
sinning.
And
the
reason
why
God’s
Son
became
a
human
being
was
to
destroy
what
the
devil
has
done.
People
do
not
continue
sinning
repeatedly
if
they
have
become
children
of
God.
Instead,
they
continue
to
conduct
their
lives
according
to
the
character/nature
that
God
produced
in
them [MET].
They
cannot
continually
sin
because
God
has
caused
them
to
become
his
children.
Those
who
are
God’s
children
are
clearly
different
from
those
who
are ◄the devil’s/Satan’s►
children.
The
way
that
we
can
know
who
are Satan’s
children
is
this:
Those
who
do
not
do
what
is
right
are
not
God’s
children.
Specifically,
those
who
do
not
love
their
fellow believers
are
not
God’s
children
Instead,
they
are Satan’s
children.
Because
we
have
been
changed
from
being spiritually
dead
people
to
being spiritually
alive
people,
we
should
love
each
other genuinely
by
helping
our
fellow believers
who
are
in
need.
1
John 3:11-18
The
message
that
you
heard
when
you
first [MTY]
believed
in Christ
is
that
we
should
love
each
other.
We
should
not
hate
others
as
did
Adam’s
son,
Cain,
who
belonged
to
Satan,
the
evil
one.
Because
Cain
hated
his
younger
brother,
he
murdered
him. ◄I
will
tell
you
about
why
he
murdered
his
brother./Do
you
know
why
he
murdered
his
brother [RHQ]?►
It
was
because
Cain habitually
conducted
his
life
in
an
evil
way,
and
he
hated
his
younger
brother
because
his
younger
brother
conducted
his
life
righteously.
You
should
not
be
amazed/surprised,
my
fellow believers,
when
unbelievers [MTY]
hate
you.
We
know
that
we
have
been
changed
from
being spiritually
dead [MET]
to
being spiritually
alive.
We
know
this
because
we
love
our
fellow believers.
Those
who
do
not
love
their
fellow believers
are
still
spiritually [MET]
dead.
Those
who
hate
any
of
their
fellow believers,
God
considers [MET]
them
to
be
murderers.
And
you
know
that
no
murderer
has
eternal
life.
The
way
that
we
now
know
how
to
truly
love
our
fellow believers
is
by
remembering
that Christ ◄voluntarily
died/gave
his
life►
for
us.
So,
when
our
fellow believers
need
something,
we
should
be
willing
to
help
them.
We
should
even
be
willing
to
die
for
them.
Many
of
us
have
the
things
that
are
necessary
for
us
to
live
in
this
world.
If
we
become
aware
that
any
of
our
fellow believers
do
not
have
what
they
need
and
if
we
refuse
to ◄
provide
for
them/give
to
them
what
they
need►,
it
is
clear
that
we
do
not
love
God
as
we
claim/say
that
we
do.
I
say
to
all
of
you
whom
I
love
dearly,
let
us
not
merely
say [MTY]
that
we
love
our
fellow believers!
Let
us genuinely/really
love
them
by
doing
things
to
help
them!
We
must
believe
in
God’s
Son
and
love
each
other
in
order
to
be
confident
that
we
have
a
close relationship
with
God
and
that
we
will
receive
what
we
ask
from
him.
1
John 3:19-24
When
we
truly
love
our
fellow believers,
we
can
be
sure
that
we
are
conducting
our
lives
according
to
the
true
message.
As
a
result,
we
will
not
feel
guilty/ashamed
when
we
talk [MTY]
to
God.
We
can
pray
confidently,
because
although
we
might
feel
guilty/ashamed
about
our
sins,
God
is ◄greater/more
worthy
to
be
trusted►
than
what
we
feel.
He
knows
everything
about
us.
Dear
friends,
when
we
do
not
feel
guilty
because
of
our
sins,
we
can
pray
to
God
confidently.
And,
when
we
confidently
pray
to
him
and
request
something
from
him,
we
receive
it
because
we
do
what
he
commands
us
to
do,
and
because
we
do
what
pleases
him.
I
will
tell
you
what
he
commands
us
to
do:
We
must
believe
that
Jesus
Christ
is ◄his
Son/the
one
who
is
also
God►.
We
must
also
love
each
other,
just
like
he
commanded
us
to
do.
Those
who
do
what
God
commands
are
ones
who
have
a
close relationship
with
God,
and
God
has
a
close relationship
with
them.
I
will
tell
you
how
we
can
be
sure
that
God
has
a
close relationship
with
us:
It
is
because
we
have
his
Spirit,
whom
he
gave
to
us,
that
we
can
be
sure
that
God
has
a
close relationship
with
us.
Continue to test the teachings you hear to know whether or not they are from God. You should test those who teach them by whether or not they acknowledge that Jesus Christ came in human form and also by what kind of people listen to that kind of teaching.
1 John 4:1-6
Dear
friends,
many
people
who
have
a
false
message
are
teaching
it
to
people [MTY].
So
do
not
trust
every
message
that
someone
claims/says
that
God’s
Spirit [MTY]
gave
to
him.
Instead, ◄test/think
carefully
about►
the
teachings
that
you
hear
in
order
to
know
whether
they
are
from
God
or
not.
I
will
tell
you
how
to
recognize
teachings
that
come
from
the
Spirit
of
God:
Those
who
affirm/say
that
Jesus
Christ
came
from
God
to
become
a
human
like
us
are
teaching
a
message
that
is
from
God.
But
those
who
do
not
affirm/say
that
about
Jesus
are
not
teaching
a
message
from
God.
They
are
teachers
who
oppose Christ.
You
have
heard
that
people
like
that
are
coming
to
be
among
us.
Even
now
they
are
already
here!
As
for
you
who
are
very
dear
to
me,
you
belong
to
God,
and
you
have
refused
the
false
messages
that
those
people
teach,
because
God,
who enables
you
to
do
what
he
wants,
is ◄greater/more
powerful►
than ◄
Satan/the devil►,
who enables ◄godless
people/people
who
conduct
their
lives
in
a
way
that
displeases
God► [MTY].
As
for
those
who
are
teaching
what
is
false,
they
are ◄godless
people/people
whose
lives
are
displeasing
to
God► [MTY].
Because
of
that,
they
teach
what ◄godless
people/people
whose
lives
are
displeasing
to
God► [MTY]
want
to
hear.
That
is
why
the ◄godless
people/people
whose
lives
displease
God► [MTY]
listen
to
them.
As
for
us
(exc),
because
we
belong
to
God,
whoever ◄knows/has
a
close relationship
with►
God
listens
to
us.
But
those
who
do
not
belong
to
God
do
not
listen
to
us.
That
is
how
we
can
know
whether
the
things
that
people
are
teaching [MTY]
are
true
or
whether
they
are
false,
and
deceiving
people.
We
must
love
each
other.
God
shows
us
what real
love
is.
1
John 4:7-11
Dear
friends,
we
must
love
each
other,
because
God
enables
us
to
love
each
other,
and
because
those
who
love
their
fellow believers
have
become
God’s
children
and ◄know/have
a
close relationship
with►
him.
God’s
nature
is
to
love
all
people.
So
those
who
do
not
love
their
fellow believers
do
not ◄know/have
a relationship
with►
God.
I
will
tell
you
how
God
has
shown
us
that
he
loves
us:
He
sent ◄his
only
Son/the
only
one
who
was
also
God►
to
live
on
the
earth
to
enable
us
to
live
eternally
as
a
result
of
our
trusting
in
what
he
accomplished
for
us
by
dying
for
us.
And
God
has
shown
us
what
it
means
to
love
another
person:
It
does
not
mean
that
we
loved
God,
but
it
means
that
God
loved
us
and
sent ◄his
Son/the
one
who
was
also
God►
to
sacrifice
his
life
in
order
that
our
sins
might
be
forgiven {
he
might
forgive
our
sins}.
Dear
friends,
since
God
loves
us
like
that,
we
certainly
ought
to
love
each
other!
In
order
to
be
assured
that
we
are conducting
our
lives
according
to
God’s
character,
we
must
love
God
and
our
fellow believers,
because
God
loved
us
first.
1
John 4:12-21
No
one
has
ever
seen
God.
Nevertheless,
if
we
love
each
other,
it
is
evident
that
God
lives
within
us
and
that
we
love
others
just
like
he
intends/wants
us
to
do.
I
will
tell
you
how
we
can
be
sure
that
we
have
a
close relationship
with
God
and
that
God
is
within
us:
He
has
put
his
Spirit
within
us.
We
apostles
have
seen ◄God’s
Son/the
one
who
is
also
God►,
and
we
tell
people
that
the
Father
sent
him
to
save
the
people
in
the
world [MTY]
from
being
punished
for
their
sins.
So
those
who
affirm/say
that
Jesus
is
the ◄Son
of/one
who
is
also►
God,
God
is
within
them,
and
they
have
a
close relationship
with
God.
We
have
experienced
how
God
loves
us
and
we
believe
that
he
loves
us.
As
a
result,
we
love
others.
Because
God’s
nature
is
to
love
people,
those
who
continue
to
love
others
have
a
close relationship
with
God,
and
God
has
a
close relationship
with
them.
We
should
love
others
completely.
And
if
we
do
that,
when
the
time
comes
for
him
to
judge
us,
we
will
be
confident
that
he
will
not
condemn
us (OR,
that
we
have
a
close relationship
with
him).
We
will
be
confident
of
that
because
of
our
conducting
our
lives
in
this
world
as Christ
did.
We
will
not
be
afraid
of
God
if
we
truly
love
him,
because
those
who
love
God
completely
cannot
possibly
be
afraid
of
him.
We
would
be
afraid
only
if
we
thought
that
he
would
punish
us.
So
those
who
are
afraid
of
God
certainly
are
not
loving
God
completely.
We
love
God
and
our
fellow believers
because
God
loved
us
first.
So
those
who
say “I
love
God”
but
hate
a
fellow believer
are
lying.
Those
who
do
not
love
one
of
their
fellow believers,
whom
they
have
seen,
certainly
cannot
be
loving
God,
whom
they
have
not
seen.
Keep
in
mind
that
this
is
what
God
has
commanded
us:
If
we
love
him,
we
must
also
love
our
fellow believers.
Those who believe that Jesus is God’s Chosen One are people who have been caused to live spiritually, and they love their fellow believers. They obey God’s commands and overcome the evils of human society.
1 John 5:1-5
All
those
who
believe
that
Jesus
is
the ◄Messiah/person
God
sent
to
rescue
us►
are
ones
who
have
truly
become
children
of
God.
And
everyone
who
loves
a
man
who
is
someone’s
father
will
be
expected
to
love
that
man’s
children
as
well.
Similarly,
those
who
love
God,
who
has
caused
them
to
become
his
children [MET],
should
love
their
fellow
believers,
whom
God
has
also
caused
to
become
his
children.
The
way
we
can
be
sure
that
we
truly
love
God’s
children
is
this:
We
are
loving
them
when
we
love
God
and
do
what
he
commands
us
to
do.
I
say
this
because
our
obeying
what
God
commands
us
to
do
is
the
same
as
loving
him.
And
it
is
not
burdensome/difficult
for
us
to
do
what
God
commands
us
to
do.
All
of
us
whom
God
has
caused
to
become
his
children
have
been
able
to
successfully
resist ◄doing
what/conducting
our
lives
like►
the
people [MTY]
who
oppose
God
do.
It
is
only
by
our
trusting
in Christ
that
we
are
able
to ◄resist
doing
what/conducting
our
lives
like►
people
in
the
world
who
are
opposed
to
God [MTY]
do.
◄
I
will
tell
you
who
are
the
ones
who
are
able
to
resist
doing
what
the
people
who
are
opposed
to
God
do./Do
you
know
who
are
the
ones
who
are
able
to
resist conducting
their
lives
like
the
people
who
are
opposed
to
God [MTY]
do? [RHQ]►
It
is
those
who
believe
that
Jesus
is ◄God’s
Son/the
man
who
is
also
God►.
Jesus
came
from
God
to
earth.
Those
who
believe
in
and
live
united
to
him
have
eternal
life.
1 John 5:6-12
Think
about
Jesus
Christ.
He
is
the
one
who
came
to
earth
from
God.
God
showed
that
he
had
truly
sent
Jesus
when
Jesus
was baptized
in
water [MTY]
and
when
Jesus’
blood
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died.
God
showed
this
not
only
when
Jesus
was baptized [MTY],
but
also
when
Jesus’
blood
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died.
And
God’s
Spirit
declares
truthfully
that
Jesus
Christ
came
from
God.
The
Spirit
always
speaks
what
is
true.
There
are
three
ways
by
which
we
know
that Christ
came
from
God.
Those
three
ways
are:
What
God’s
Spirit
tells
us,
what
God
said
when
Jesus
was baptized [MTY]
in/with
water,
and
Jesus’
blood
that
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died
on
the
cross.
These
three
things
all
tell
us
the
same
thing,
that
Jesus
came
from
God.
We
usually
believe
what
other
people
say.
But
what
God
says
is
more
reliable/trustworthy
than
what
people
say.
So
we
must
believe
what
God
has
said
is
true
about ◄his
Son/the
one
who
is
also
God►.
Those
who
trust
in
the
Son
of
God
know
within
their ◄inner
beings/hearts►
that
what
God
says
about
his
Son
is
true.
But
those
who
refuse
to
believe
that
what
God
says
is
true
are
saying
that
God
is
a
liar,
because
they
refuse
to
believe
what
God
has
said
about ◄his
Son/the
one
who
is
also
God►.
This
is
what
God
says
to
us: “I
have
given
you
eternal
life!”
We
will
live
forever
if
we
have
a
close relationship
with
his
Son.
Those
who
have
a
close relationship
with
God’s
Son (OR,
who
have
accepted
what
God’s
Son
has
done
for
them)
have
already
begun
to
live
forever.
But
those
who
do
not
have
a relationship
with ◄God’s
Son/the
one
who
is
also
God► (OR,
who
have
not
accepted
what
God’s
Son
has
done
for
them)
have
not
begun
to
live
forever.
We
have
a
close relationship
with
God
because
we
are
united
to
his
Son.
Because
of
that relationship,
we
have
eternal
life.
1 John 5:13-21
I
have
written
this
letter
to
you
who
believe
that
Jesus
is [MTY] ◄God’s
Son/the
one
who
is
also
God►
in
order
that
you
may
know
that
you
have
eternal
life.
Because
we
have
a
close relationship
with
him,
we
are
very
confident
that
he
hears
us
when
we
ask
him
to
do
anything
that
is
in
accordance
with ◄his
will/what
he
desires►.
And
since
we
know
that
he
hears
whenever
we
ask
him
for
something,
we
also
know
that
it
is
as
though
he
has
already
done
what
we
requested
him
to
do.
Those
who
see
one
of
their
fellow believers
sinning
in
a
way
that
does
not
result
in
being
eternally
separated
from
God
should
ask
God
to
help
that
fellow believer;
and
as
a
result
God
will
help
that
fellow believer
and
enable
him
or
her
to
live
eternally.
But
some
people
sin
in
a
manner
that
causes
them
to
be
separated
from
God
eternally.
I
am
not
saying
that
you
should
ask
God
to
help
people
who
sin
like
that.
Everyone
who
does
what
is
wrong
is
sinning,
but
there
are
some
sins
that
do
not
cause
a
person
to
be
separated
from
God.
We
know
that
if
a
person
has
new
life
from
God [MET],
that
person
does
not
continue
sinning.
Instead,
the ◄Son
of/one
who
is
also►
God
protects
him
so
that
Satan,
the
evil
one,
does
not
harm
him
spiritually.
We
know
that
we
belong
to
God,
and
we
know
that
the
evil
one
controls
all
the
evil
people
in [MTY]
the
world.
We
also
know
that ◄God’s
Son/the
one
who
is
also
God►
has
come
to
us,
and
we
know
that
he
has
enabled
us
to
know
God,
the
one
who
is
really/truly
God.
So
now
we
have
a
close relationship
with
God
because
we
belong
to
Jesus
Christ,
the
one
who
is
the ◄Son
of/man
who
is
also►
God.
Jesus
Christ
is
truly
God,
and
he
is
the
one
who enables
us
to
have
eternal
life.
I
say
to
you
who
are
very
dear
to
me,
guard/keep
yourselves
from
worshipping
gods
that
have
no real
power!
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2 John
2 John
2Jn
This book is one of the letters that the Apostle John wrote to his fellow believers. We call this book
2 John
2 John 1-3
I, the Elder, write to the congregation and to all the members. I love you and know that God the Father and his Son will bless us.
You
all
know
me
as
the
chief
Elder.
I
am
writing
this
letter
to
all
of
you [MET]
in
your
congregation.
God
has
chosen
you,
and
I
love
you
truly!
Not
only
do
I
myself
love
you,
but
all
those
who
know
and
accept
the
true
message
that
Jesus
taught
also
love
you!
All
of
us
believe
God’s
true
message.
It
is
in
our ◄
inner
beings/hearts►
and
we
will
continue
to
believe
it
forever!
God
the
Father
and
Jesus
Christ,
who
is ◄his
Son/the
man
who
is
also
God►,
will
continue
to
act
kindly
and mercifully
toward
us
because
they
love
us.
They
will
enable
us
to
have
inner
peace,
because
we
believe
their
true
message.
I
am
happy
that
some
of
your
members
are
living
just
like
God
commanded
us
to
live.
2
John 4
I
am
very
happy
because
I
learned
about
some
of
you [SYN]
who
are conducting
your
lives
in
a
manner
that
is ◄consistent/in
accordance►
with
God’s
true
message.
You
are
doing
that
just
like
our
Father
God
commanded
us
to
do.
Continue
to
love
each
other
just
like
God
commanded
us
to
love
when
we
first
began
to
believe
his
true
message.
2 John 5-6
And
now,
dear
congregation [MET],
there
is
something
that
I
am
requesting
you
to
do.
I
am
writing
this
not
to
command
that
you
do
something
new,
but
that
you
continue
to
do
what
God
commanded
when
we
first
began [MTY]
to
believe
his
true
message.
What
he
commanded
is
that
we
love
each
other.
And
we
really/truly
are
loving
God
when
we
are conducting
our
lives
in
accordance
with
whatever
he
commands
us
to
do.
What
he
commands
us
to
do
is
to
continue
to
love
one
another.
That
is
exactly
what
you
heard
when
you
first
began [MTY]
to
believe
God’s
true
message.
Be
on
your
guard
against
teachers
of
false
doctrine,
so
that
you
will
receive
your
complete
reward
of
being
with
God
eternally.
Do
not
welcome
or
encourage
any
of
these
false
teachers
in
any
way.
2
John 7-11
Many
people
who
deceive
others
have
left
your
congregation
and
have
now
gone
out
among
other
people
who
are
in
your
area [MTY].
They
are
the
ones
who ◄do
not
acknowledge/refuse
to
say►
that
Jesus
Christ
became
human.
They
are
the
very
ones
who
deceive
people
and
oppose
what
we
teach
about
Christ.
So
be
sure
that
you
do
not
let
those
teachers
deceive
you!
If
you
let
them
deceive
you,
you
will
lose
the
reward
which
we,
together
with
you,
have
been
working
for,
and
you
will
not
receive
the
complete
reward
of
being
eternally
united
to
God!
Those
who
change
what
Christ
taught
and
do
not
continue
to
believe
what
he
taught
do
not
have
a relationship
with
God.
But
those
who
continue
to
believe
what
Christ
taught
have
a
close relationship
with
both
God,
our
Father,
and
with ◄his
Son/the
one
who
is
also
God►.
So
when
anyone
comes
to
you
who
teaches
something
different
from
what Christ
taught,
do
not
welcome
him
into
your
homes!
Do
not
encourage
him
by ◄wishing
him
well/greeting
him
as
a
fellow believer►
in
any
way!
I
say
that
because
if
you
treat
people
like
that
as
you
would
treat
a
fellow believer,
God
will
punish
you
along
with
them
for
the
evil
that
they
do.
Instead
of
writing
much
more
to
you,
I
expect
to
come
and
talk
directly
with
you.
The
members
of
your
sister
congregation
greet
you.
2
John 12-13
Even
though
I
have
much
more
that
I
want
to
tell
you,
I
have
decided
not
to
say
it
in
a
letter [MTY].
Instead,
I
expect
to
be
with
you
soon
and
talk
directly
with
you.
Then
we
can
be
completely
joyful
together.
Your
fellow believers
here [MET],
ones
whom
God
has
also
chosen, ◄send
their greetings
to
you/say
that
they
are
thinking affectionately
about
you►.
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3 John
3 John
3Jn
This book is a letter that the Apostle John wrote to Gaius, a fellow believer. We call this book
3 John
3 John 1-4
I, the Elder, write to you, Gaius, whom I truly love. I ask God that you will do well in all respects. I am happy because of the way you conduct your lives.
You(sg)
know
me
as
the
chief
Elder.
I
am
writing
this
letter
to
you,
my
dear
friend
Gaius,
whom
I
truly
love.
Dear
friend,
I
ask
God
that
things
may
go
well
for
you
in
every
way,
specifically,
that
you
will
be physically
healthy
just
like
you
are spiritually
healthy [MTY].
I
am
very
happy
because
some
fellow believers
have
come
here
and
told
me
that
you
conduct
your
life
in
a
manner
that
is consistent
with
God’s
true
message.
I
am
very
happy
when
I
hear
that ◄people
whom
I
helped
to
believe
in Christ/my
spiritual
children►
are conducting
their
lives
like
you
are!
Continue
receiving
the
visiting
fellow believers,
as
you
have
been
doing.
3 John 5-6
Dear
friend,
you
are
serving
Jesus loyally/faithfully
whenever
you
do
things
to
help
fellow
believers,
even
those
whom
you
do
not
know,
who
are
traveling
around
doing
God’s
work.
Some
of
them
have
reported
before
the
congregation
here
how
you
have
showed
that
you
love
them.
You
should
continue
to
help
such
people
in
their
travels
in
a
way
that
is
pleasing
to
God.
Especially
provide
for
them financially.
3 John 7-8
When
those
fellow believers
went
out
to
tell
people
about
Jesus [MTY],
the
people
who
do
not
believe
in Christ
did
not
give
them
anything
to
help
them.
So
we
who
believe
in Christ
ought
to
give
food
and
money
to
such
people
to
help
them
as
they
teach
others
God’s
true
message.
Because Diotrephes
does
not
recognize
my
authority,
I
will
publicly
expose
what
he
does
in opposing
us.
3 John 9-10
I
wrote
a
letter
to
the
congregation
telling
them
to
help
those
fellow believers.
However,
Diotrephes
does
not ◄acknowledge
my
authority/
pay
any
attention
to
what
I
wrote►,
because
he ◄desires
to
be
in
charge/wants
to
be
the
leader►
of
the
congregation.
So,
when
I
arrive
there,
I
will
publicly
tell
what
he
does:
He
tells
others
evil
nonsense
about
us
in
order
to
harm
us
by
what
he
says,
and
he
is
not
content
with
only
doing
that.
He
himself
refuses
to
receive
the
fellow believers
who
are
traveling
around
doing
God’s
work,
and
he
also
stops
those
who
want
to
receive
them
by expelling
them
from
the
congregation.
Do
not
imitate
a
bad
example;
imitate
good
ones.
3
John 11
Dear
friend,
do
not
imitate
a
bad
example
like
that.
Instead,
keep imitating
good
examples.
Remember
that
people
who
do
good
deeds ◄
truly
belong
to
God/are
spiritual
children
of
God►,
but
those
who
do
what
is
evil
do
not ◄know/have
fellowship
with►
God.
You
will
do
well
to
receive Demetrius,
who
is
highly recommended.
3 John 12
All
the believers
who
know
Demetrius
say
that
he
is
a
good
person.
The
fact
that
he
conducts
his
life
in
a
way
that
is consistent/in
accordance
with
God’s
true
message
shows
that
he
is
a
good
person,
and
we
also
say
the
same
thing
about
him.
You
know
that
what
we
say
about
him
is
true.
So
it
will
be
good
if
you
welcome
him
and
help
him.
He
is
the
one
who
will
be
bringing
this
letter
to
you.
Instead
of
writing
more,
I
expect
to
visit
you
soon,
and
we
will
speak
directly
with
one
another.
Our mutual
friends
here
send
their greetings
to
all
of
you.
3
John 13-15
When
I
began
to
write
this
letter,
I
had
much
more
that
I
intended
to
tell
you.
But
now
I
do
not
want
to
say
it
in
a
letter [MTY].
Instead,
I
expect
to
come
and
see
you
soon.
Then
we
will
talk
directly
with
one
another.
I
pray
that
God
will
enable
you
to
experience
inner
peace.
Our
friends
here ◄send
you
their greetings/say
that
they
are
thinking affectionately
about
you► [MTY].
Tell
our
friends
there
that
we ◄send
our greetings
to/are
thinking fondly
about►
them.
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Jude
Jude
Jude
This book is a letter that Jude, a brother of Jesus, wrote to his fellow believers. We call this book
Jude
Jude 1-2
I, Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, write to you who are chosen, loved, and protected by God.
I
am
Jude.
I
serve
Jesus
Christ
like
a
voluntary
slave [MET].
I
am
a
younger
brother
of
James,
the
leader
of
all
the
congregations.
I
am
writing
to
you
whom
God
has
chosen
to
belong
to
him.
You
are
loved
by
God
our
Father
and
protected
by
Jesus
Christ (OR,
whom
God
has
protected
to
present
to
Jesus
Christ).
I
pray
that
you
will
continue
to
experience
very
much
God
acting mercifully
toward
you,
causing
you
to
have
inner
peace,
and
loving
you.
Proclaim
the
truth
that
we
believe
and
strongly
defend
it
against
those
who
oppose
it.
Jude 3-4
You
whom
I
love,
I ◄was
very
eager/very
much
wanted►
to
write
to
you
about
that
which
we
all ◄share/have
in
common►,
which
is
how ◄
God/Jesus Christ►
has
saved
us.
But
now
I
realize
that
it
is
necessary
for
me
to
write
to
you
in
order
to
exhort
you
to
defend
the
truth
about Christ
that
we
believe.
Jesus
and
his apostles
gave
that
truth
once
and
for
all
to
us
who
belong
to
God,
and
we
must
not
let
it
be
changed {
anyone revise/change
it}.
Some
people
falsely
teach
that
because
God
kindly
does
for
us
what
we
do
not
deserve,
it ◄does
not
matter/is
all
right►
if
we
continue
to
sin.
Those
people
show
by
the
way
that
they
conduct
their
lives
that
they
do
not
want
to
admit/accept
that
Jesus
Christ
is
our
only
Master
and
Lord.
It
was
written
long
ago {
Someone
long
ago
wrote}
that
God
would
condemn ◄such
ungodly
people/people
like
that
whose
lives
are
displeasing
to
him►.
But
some
of
those
people
have
entered [MET]
like
crawling
snakes
into
your
congregations
and
oppose
the
truth
about
Christ,
so
you
must
resist/oppose
them.
How
God
destroyed
three
groups illustrates
that
he
will
destroy
these
ungodly
people
in
your
midst.
Jude 5-8
Although
you
previously
knew
all
these
things,
there
are
certain
things
about
which
I
desire
to
remind
you.
Do
not
forget
that
although
the
Lord
rescued
his
people
from
Egypt,
he
later
destroyed
most
of
those
same
people,
ones
who
did
not
believe
in
him.
And
there
were
many
angels
to
whom
God
assigned/gave
positions
of
authority
in
heaven.
But
many
did
not
continue
to
rule
with
authority
in
those
positions.
Instead,
they
abandoned
the
place
that
God
gave
them
to
live
in
heaven.
So
God
has
put
those
angels
in
chains
forever
in
the
darkness
in
hell.
They
will
stay
there
until
the
great
day
when
God
will
judge
and
punish
them.
Similarly,
the
people
who
lived [MTY]
in
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
cities
and
the
nearby
cities
committed
sexual
immorality.
They
sought
all
kinds
of
sexual
relations
that differ
from
what
God
permits.
So
God
destroyed
their
cities.
What
happened
to
those
people
and
those
angels
shows
that
God
will
punish
people,
such
as
the
ones
who
teach
false
doctrine,
in
the
eternal
fire
of
hell.
Similarly,
these
ungodly
people
in
your
midst
also
defile
their
own
bodies
by
living immorally,
because
they
claim/say
that
God
revealed
in
visions
that
they
should
act
that
way.
They
refuse
to
allow
anyone
to
have
authority
over
them,
and
they ◄revile/speak
evil
about►
God’s
glorious/wonderful
angels.
Those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
revile
the
spiritual
beings
that
they
do
not
understand.
But
God
will
destroy
them.
Jude 9-10
When ◄the
devil/Satan►
argued
with
the
chief
angel,
Michael,
about
who
would
take
away
the
body
of
the
prophet
Moses
to
bury
it,
Michael
did
not
do
as
these
teachers
of
false
doctrine
do.
Even
though
Michael
has
much
more
authority
than
they
do,
he
did
not disrespectfully ◄revile/say
evil
things
to►
Satan
and
accuse/condemn
him.
Instead,
he
only
said, “
I
desire
that
the
Lord
God
will
rebuke
you!”
But
the
ones
in
your
midst
who
teach
false
doctrine ◄revile/speak
evil
against►
the
spiritual
beings
that
they
do
not
understand.
They
also
do
the
evil
things
that
they
desire,
things
that
they
know
about ◄naturally/without needing
to
think►,
things
that
they
just
do
without
considering
the consequences/results,
like
animals.
So
they
destroy
themselves.
But
they
will
also
be
punished
by
God {
God
will
also
punish
them}.
Because
the
teachers
of
false
doctrine
do
wicked
things,
God
will
condemn
them
to
hell.
They
are
dangerous,
useless, spiritually
dead,
restless, shameless,
and
unreliable.
Jude 11-13
God
will
do
terrible
things
to
those
who
teach
false
doctrine!
They
conduct
their
lives
wickedly
like
Cain,
who
murdered
his
brother
because
he
was ◄
jealous/angry
because
God
accepted
his
brother’s
sacrifice
and
did
not
accept
his►.
These
false
teachers ◄devote
themselves
to [MET]
doing
wrong
things
like
Balaam,
who
tried
to induce
God’s
people
to
sin
in
order
to
get
the
money
that
was
offered
to
him.
They
will
perish
like
Korah,
who
rebelled
against
the
authority
that
God
gave
to
Moses.
Those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
are
as
dangerous
to
you
as [MET] ◄hidden
rocks
on
a reef/rocks
underneath
the
surface
of
the
ocean►
are
to
a
boat.
When
you
gather
together
to
eat
the
meals
that
help
you believers
to
love
each
other
more
and
have
a
closer relationship
with
each
other,
they
join
you
and
carouse
shamelessly,
caring
only
for
themselves
and
not
for
others.
Because
they
do
not
do
anything
to
help
others [MET],
they
are
as
useless
as
clouds
that
are
blown
along
by
the
wind {that
the
wind
blows
along}
but
that
do
not
produce/give
any
rain.
They
are
as disappointing
as [MET]
trees
that
do
not
produce
fruit
in
the
autumn
as
we
expect
them
to.
They
are
not
only
spiritually [MET]
dead
themselves,
but
they
are
not
able
to
cause
others
to
be
alive
spiritually,
just
like [MET]
trees
that
have
been {that
someone
has}
uprooted
and
as
a
result
are
unable
to
produce
any
fruit.
They
are
restless [MET],
like
the
pounding
waves
of
the
ocean.
Just
like
waves
produce
foul-smelling
foam
on
the
shore,
those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
do
shameful [MTY]
deeds.
We
cannot
depend/rely
on
them
to
show
us
how
to
conduct
our
lives [MET],
just
like
we
cannot
depend/rely
on ◄meteors/falling
stars►
to
show
us
the
way
when
we
travel.
God
has
reserved
intense
darkness
for
them
forever
in
hell.
Enoch
prophesied
that
the
Lord
will
condemn
people
like
the
wicked
teachers
of
false
doctrine.
They
grumble,
are discontent,
and
are
arrogant flatterers.
Jude 14-16
Enoch,
the
sixth
person
in
the
line
of
people
who
descended
from
Adam,
prophesied
this
about
those
teachers
of
false
doctrine: “Listen
carefully
to
this:
The
Lord
will
certainly
come
with
a
countless
number
of
his
holy
angels
in
order
to
judge
everyone,
and
to
punish
all
wicked
and ◄ungodly
people/people
whose
lives
are
displeasing
to
God►
for
all
the ◄ungodly
things/things
that
displease
God►
that
they
did
in ◄an
ungodly
way/a
way
that
displeases
God►,
and
for
all
the
harsh
things
that
ungodly
sinful
people
have
spoken
against
him.”
Those
teachers
of
false
doctrine
grumble
about
the
things
that
God
does.
They
complain
about
what
happens
to
them.
They
do
the
sinful
things
that
their
bodies
desire.
They
talk boastfully.
They ◄flatter/say
nice
things
to►
people,
only
in
order
to
get
those
people
to
give
them
the
things
that
they
want.
The apostles
predicted
that
wicked
people
like
the
teachers
of
false
doctrine
would
come.
They
divide believers,
live
according
to
what
they
desire,
and
are
devoid
of
God’s
Spirit.
Jude 17-19
But
you
people
whom
I
love
need
to
remember
the
things
that
were
predicted
by
the apostles
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ {that
the apostles
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
said
would
happen}.
They
told
you, “In
the
final
period
of
time
in
which
we
are
now
living
there
will
be
people
who
will
laugh
at
the truths
that
God
has
revealed.
They
will
do
the ◄ungodly
things/things
that
are
displeasing
to
God►
that
their
bodies
desire.”
That describes
the
teachers
of
false
doctrine
well,
because
they
are
the
ones
who
cause
divisions
among believers.
They
do
what
their
own
minds
tell
them
to
do.
The
Spirit
of
God
does
not
live
within
them.
Believe
the
truth
more
firmly,
pray
by
the
power
of
the
Spirit,
and
keep expecting
God
to
be
merciful.
Jude 20-21
But
you
people
whom
I
love, ◄hold/continue
to
trust►
firmly
to
the
very
sacred truths
that
you
believe.
Pray
by
letting
the
Holy
Spirit
enable/empower
you.
Keep conducting
your
lives
in
a
way
that
is
appropriate
for
those
whom
God
loves.
Keep
constantly expecting
that
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
will
act mercifully
toward
you.
Keep expecting
that
until
the
time
when
we
begin
living
eternally
with
him.
Mercifully
help
those
who
are
not
certain
what
to
believe,
rescue
those
who
are
in
danger
of
being
influenced
by
the
teachers
of
false
doctrine,
and
pity
those
completely
convinced
by
them.
Jude 22-23
Mercifully
help
those
who
are
not
certain
what
teaching
they
should
believe.
Rescue
others
from
the
influence
of
those
who
teach
what
is
false [MET],
as
you
would
rescue
things
by snatching
them
from
a
fire.
Pity
those
whom
the
teachers
of
false
doctrine
have
completely
convinced,
but
beware
that
you
yourselves
are
not
influenced
by
them {that
they
do
not
influence
you}.
Detest
doing
or
even
thinking
about
the
sins
that
those
people
commit,
just
like
you
would
detest [MET]
touching
not
only
filthy
things
but
the
clothes
that
were
stained
by
those
things {that
those
things
stained}.
God,
who
is
able
to
keep
you
from
being
condemned
for
your
sin
and
to
present
you
guiltless
before
him,
was
great
and
ruled
before
time
began,
is
still
like
that,
and
will
remain
so
forever.
Jude 24-25
God
is
able
to
keep
you
from
ceasing
to
trust
in
him (OR,
from
sinning),
and
he
is
able
to
bring
you
into
his
glorious
presence.
As
you
stand
before
him,
there
will
be
nothing
for
which
you
will
be
condemned {
he
can
condemn
you},
and
you
will
be
rejoicing
greatly.
He
is
the
only
true
God.
He
has
saved
us
as
a
result
of
what
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
did
for
us.
God
was
glorious
and
great
and
mighty
and
he
ruled
with
great
authority
before
time
began.
He
is
still
like
that,
and
he
will
remain
like
that
forever! ◄Amen!/That
is
true!►
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Revelation
Revelation
Rev
This book contains the account of Jesus giving the Apostle John some visions. We call this book
Revelation
Revelation 1:1-3
John urged people to read this book, listen carefully to it, and obey it.
This
book
tells
the
message
that
God
revealed
to
Jesus
Christ.
God
revealed
it
to
him
in
order
that
he
might
reveal
to
his
servants
the
things/events
that
must
happen
soon.
Jesus
communicated
this
message
to
me,
his
servant
John,
by
sending
his
angel
to
me.
As
I
write
it,
I,
John,
am
truthfully
reporting
everything
that
I
saw
and
heard,
the
message
from
God
that
Jesus
Christ
truthfully
reported
to
me.
God
is
pleased
with
those
who
read
this
book
to
the
congregations,
and
he
will
be
pleased
with
those
who
listen
carefully
to
it
and
obey
what
he
has
commanded
in
this
prophetic
message
that
I
am
writing.
So
read
this
message
to
the
congregations,
listen
carefully
to
it,
and
obey
it,
because
these
things
that
Jesus
has
revealed
will
happen
soon.
John
said
that
he
was
writing
to believers
in
the
seven
congregations
in
Asia.
He
prayed
that
God
would
bless
them.
He
said
that Christ
is
coming
to
judge
rebellious
people
and
to
start
to
rule
as
king.
Revelation 1:4-8
I,
John,
am
writing
this
to
you believers
in
the
seven
congregations
that
are
located
in
Asia
province.
I
pray
that
God
the
Father,
God’s
Spirit,
and
Jesus Christ
be
kind
to (OR,
bless)
you
and
cause
you
to
have
inner
peace.
God
the
Father
is
the
one
who
exists,
who
has
always
existed,
and
who
will
always
exist.
The
Spirit
of
God,
who
is
in
front
of
God’s
throne,
has
all
kinds
of
power (OR,
The
Spirit
of
God
is symbolized
by
seven
spirits
who
are
in
front
of
God’s
throne).
Jesus
Christ
is
the
one
who
has
faithfully
told
people
about
God.
He
is
the
first
one ◄whom
God
has
raised
from
the
dead/who
became
alive
again
after
being
dead►,
in
order
to
show
that
God
will
raise
us
who
trust
in
Jesus.
Jesus
is
the
one
who
rules
the
kings
of
the
earth.
He
is
the
one
who
loves
us.
He
is
the
one
who
has erased
the
record
our
sins.
He
did
that
by
shedding
his
blood
when
he
died
on
the
cross.
He
is
the
one
who
has
caused
us
to
become
people
whose
lives
God
rules,
and
he
has
made
us
to
be
priests
who
serve
God
his
Father.
As
a
result
of
this,
we
acknowledge
that
Jesus Christ
is
eternally
divine
and
eternally
powerful. ◄Amen!/That
is
true!►
Listen
carefully! Christ
will
surely
come
in
the
midst
of
the
clouds
in
order
that
he
may
judge
the
rebellious
people
of
earth,
and
everyone [SYN]
will
see
him
come.
Even
those
who
are
responsible
for
piercing
and
killing
him [MTY]
will
see
him
come.
People
from
all people-groups
on
earth
will
mourn
because
he
will
punish
them. ◄Amen!/May
it
be
so.►
The
Lord
God
declares, “I
am
the
one
who
created
everything,
and
I
am
the
one
who
will
cause
everything
to
end [MET].”
He
is
the
one
who
exists,
who
has
always
existed,
and
who
will
always
exist.
He
is
the
Almighty
One.
Christ
appeared
to
John
and
commissioned
him
to
write
down
the
vision
that
he
was
about
to
give
him
and
to
send
it
to
the
seven
congregations
in
Asia.
Revelation 1:9-20
I,
John,
your
fellow believer,
am
suffering
as
you
are
because
of
our
letting
Jesus
rule
our
lives.
We
are steadfastly
enduring
trials
because
of
our relationship
with
him.
I
was
punished
by
being
sent/exiled
to
Patmos
island
because
of
my
proclaiming
God’s
message
and
telling
people
about
Jesus.
God’s
Spirit
took
control
of
me
on
one
of
the
days
that
we believers
met
to
worship
the
Lord.
At
that
time,
I
heard
behind
me
someone
speaking
to
me
as
loudly
and
as
clearly [SIM]
as
a
trumpet.
He
was
saying
to
me, “Write
on
a
scroll
what
you
see,
and
send
it
to
seven
congregations.
Send
it
to
the
congregations
in
Ephesus
city,
in
Smyrna
city,
in
Pergamum
city,
in
Thyatira
city,
in
Sardis
city,
in
Philadelphia
city,
and
in
Laodicea
city.”
In
this
vision
I
turned
in
order
that
I
might
see
who
had
spoken
to
me [SYN].
When
I
turned,
I
saw
seven
golden
lampstands.
In
the
midst
of
the
lampstands
there
was
someone
who
looked
like
he
came
from
heaven.
He
wore
a
robe
that
reached
to
his
feet,
and
he
wore
a
gold
band
around
his
chest.
The
hair
on
his
head
was
white
like
white
wool
or
like
snow.
His
eyes
were
shining
brightly [SIM],
like
a
flame
of
fire.
His
feet
looked
like
brass
that
glows
as
it
is
being
purified {as
people
purify
it}
in
a
furnace.
When
he
spoke,
his
voice
sounded
like
the
sound
made
by
a
huge waterfall (OR,
a
great/wide
river
of
rushing
water).
In
his
right
hand
he
held
seven
stars.
A
sword
that
had
two
sharp
edges
extended
from
his
mouth.
His
face
shone
as
bright
as
the
sun
shines
at
midday [MTY].
When
I
saw
him,
I
fell
down
at
his
feet
and
was
unable
to
move
or
speak [SIM],
as
though
I
were
dead.
But
he
put
his
right
hand
on
me
and
said
to
me, “Don’t
be
afraid!
I
am
the
one
who
created
all
things
and
the
one
who
will
cause
all
things
to
end.
I
am
the
living
one.
Although
I
died,
I
am
alive
again
and
will
live
forever!
I
have
the
power
to
cause
people
to
die,
and
I
have
authority
over
the
place
where
all
the
dead
people
are.
So
write
the
vision
that
you
are
seeing.
Write
about
the
conditions
that
exist
now,
and
the
events
that
are
about
to
happen
next.
The
meaning
of
the
seven
stars
that
you
saw
in
my
right
hand
and
the
seven
golden
lampstands
that
you
saw
is
this:
The
seven
stars
in
my
hand
represent
the
leaders,
who
are
like
angels,
who
watch
over
the
seven
congregations,
and
the
seven
lampstands
represent
the
seven
congregations.”
Christ exhorts the congregation at Ephesus to repent and to begin again to love him and each other.
Revelation 2:1-7
He
also
said
to
me, “Write
this
message
to
the
leader [MET]
of
the
congregation
in
Ephesus
city: ‘I
am
saying
these
things
to
you:
I
am
the
one
who
firmly
holds
the
seven
stars
in
my
right
hand.
I
am
the
one
who
walks
among
the
seven
golden
lampstands.
I
know
what
you
do:
You
labor
for
me
intensely,
and
you
continue
to
serve
me steadfastly.
I
know
that
you
cannot
tolerate
people
who
teach
what
is
evil [MTY],
and
that
you
investigated
people
who
falsely
claimed
that
they
are apostles,
and
you
found
that
they
were
lying.
I
know
also
that
you
continue
to
serve
me steadfastly.
Even
when
people ◄
caused
you
to
suffer/persecuted
you►,
you
continued
to
serve
me
because
you
believe
in
me,
and
you
have
not
become
too
tired
to
keep
on
serving
me.
Nevertheless,
I
have
this
complaint
against
you:
You
no
longer
love
each
other
and
me
as
you
did
when
you
first [MTY]
trusted
in
me.
So,
I
tell
you
to
remember
how
you
used
to
love
me
and
each
other,
and
to
realize
that
you
no
longer
love
as
you
did.
I
tell
you
to
turn
away
from
your
sin
of
not
loving
me
and
each
other,
and
start
loving
each
other
and
me
again
as
you
did
at
first.
If
you
do
not
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior,
I
will
come
to
judge
you
and
cause
your
group
to
cease
to
be
a Christian
congregation [MET].
But
you
have
the
following
good quality:
Those
Nicolaitans
teach
you believers
that
you
can
worship
idols
and
that
you
may
act immorally.
However,
you
hate
such
teaching,
just
like
I
also
hate
it.
Everyone
who
wants
to
understand
my
message [MTY]
must
listen
carefully
to
the
message
that
God’s
Spirit
speaks
to
the
congregations.
To
everyone
who
overcomes
Satan,
I
will
give
the
right
to
eat
fruit [MTY]
from
the
tree
that
gives
eternal
life,
the
tree
that
is
in
God’s
garden.’”
Christ exhorts
the
congregation
at Smyrna
not
to
fear
what
they
will
suffer,
but
to
trust
in
him,
even
if
they
must
die
because
they
trust
in
him.
Revelation 2:8-11
“Write
this
message
to
the
leader [MET]
of
the
congregation
in
Smyrna
city: ‘I
am
saying
these
things
to
you.
I
am
the
one
who
caused
everything
to
have
a
beginning
and
who
will
cause
all
things
to
end.
I
am
the
one
who
died
and
became
alive
again.
I
know
that
you
suffer
because
of
what unbelievers
do
to
you,
and
that
you
lack
material
possessions.
But
I
also
know
that
you
are
spiritually [MET]
rich.
I
know
that
people ◄slander/say
evil
things
about►
you.
They
say
that
they
are
Jews,
but
I
do
not
consider
that
they
are
Jews.
I
consider
that
they
belong
to
the
group
that
Satan
controls!
Do
not
be
afraid
of
any
of
the
things
that
you
are
about
to
suffer.
The
truth
is
that
the
devil
is
about
to
put
some
of
you
in
prison,
to
tempt
you
to
deny
that
you
believe
in
me.
For
a
short
period
of
time
you
will
suffer
because
of
what
people
will
do
to
you [MTY].
Continue
to
trust
in
me,
even
if
they
kill
you
because
you
trust
in
me.
As
a
result,
I
will
reward
you
with
eternal
life,
just
like [MET]
people
reward
a
victorious athlete
by
putting
a
wreath
on
his
head.
Everyone
who
wants
to
understand [MTY]
must
listen
carefully
to
the
message
that
God’s
Spirit
speaks
to
the
congregations.
After
those
who
conquer
Satan
die,
they
will
live
with
God.
They
will
never
suffer
again,
even
though
many
others
will
suffer
as
though
they
died
a
second
time.’ ”
Christ exhorts
the
congregation
at Pergamum
to
stop
listening
to
what
the Nicolaitans
teach.
Revelation 2:12-17
“Write
this
message
to
the
leader [MET]
of
the
congregation
in
Pergamum
city: ‘I
am
saying
these
things
to
you.
I
am
the
one
who
has
the
sharp
two-edged
sword.
I
know
where
you
live:
It
is
where
Satan
controls [MTY]
people.
I
know
that
you
firmly
believe
in
me [MTY].
You
did
not
deny
that
you
believe/trust
in
me,
not
even
in
the
time
when Antipas, ◄my
faithful
witness/who
faithfully
told
people
about
me►,
was
alive.
He
was
killed {People
killed
him}
in
your
city,
a
city
where
people habitually
obey
Satan.
Nevertheless,
I
have
this
complaint
against
you:
You
permit
some
of
your
members
to
teach
things
like
Balaam
taught
long
ago.
He
taught
Balak
to
persuade
the Israeli
people
to
sin.
Specifically,
he
taught
them
to
eat
food
that
had
been
offered
to
idols,
and
to
practice
sexual
immorality.
In
that
way,
you
are
also permitting
some
of
your
members
to
practice
what
the
Nicolaitans
teach,
which
is
like
what
Balaam
taught.
So
you
must
stop
doing
this.
If
you
do
not
stop
doing
it,
I
will
come
to
you
suddenly.
Using
the
words
that
I
will
say
I
will
fight
against
those
who
believe
this
false
teaching [MTY],
and
I
will ◄
condemn
them/say
that
they
must
be
punished►.
Everyone
who
wants
to
understand [MTY]
must
listen
carefully
to
the
message
that
God’s
Spirit
speaks
to
the
congregations.
To
everyone
who
conquers
Satan,
I
will
give
blessings
that
will
be
like
the
food
called
manna
that
is
in
a
jar
that
is {that
someone
has}
hidden.
I
will
also
give
them
a
white
stone
on
which
I
will
engrave
a
new
name,
a
name
that
no
one
but
the
ones
who
receive
it
will
know.’”
Christ
rebukes
the
congregation
at Thyatira
for tolerating
a
teacher
who
encourages
sexual
immorality
and
eating
food
offered
to
idols.
He
warns
those
who participate
in
these
things
that
he
will
punish
them
unless
they
repent,
and
he exhorts
the
rest
of
the
members
to
remain
loyal
to
him.
Revelation 2:18-29
“Write
this
message
to
the
leader [MET]
of
the
congregation
in
Thyatira
city: ‘I, ◄the
Son
of
God/the
one
who
is
also
God►,
am
saying
these
things
to
you:
I
am
the
one
whose
eyes
shine [SIM]
like
a
flame
of
fire,
and
whose
feet
shine [MET]
like
fine
brass.
I
know
that
you
love
me
and
each
other,
and
that
you
trust
in
me.
I
know
that
you
serve
others
and
that
you steadfastly
endure
a
lot
of difficulties/trials.
I
know
that
you
are
doing
these
things
more
now
than
you
have
done
them
in
the
past.
Nevertheless,
I
have
this
complaint
about
you:
You
tolerate
that
woman
among
your
members
who
is
like [MET]
that
wicked
queen
Jezebel
who
lived
long
ago.
She
says
that
she ◄is
a
prophetess/proclaims
messages
that
come
directly
from
God►,
but
through
what
she
teaches
she
is
deceiving
my
servants.
She
is
urging
them
to
commit
sexual
immorality
and
to
eat
food
that
they
have
offered
to
idols.
Although
I
gave
her
time
to
stop
her
sexual
immorality
and
pagan
practices,
she
did
not
want
to
stop
doing
them.
As
a
result,
I
will
cause
her
to
become
very
ill [MTY].
I
will
also
cause
those
who
act immorally
as
she
does [MET]
to
suffer
greatly,
if
they
do
not
stop
doing
what
she
does.
Some
have
become
like
her
children
by
doing
what
she
teaches [MET];
I
will
certainly
get
rid
of
them.
As
a
result,
all
the
congregations
will
recognize
that
I
am
the
one
who
finds
out
what
everyone
thinks
and
desires [MTY].
I
will
reward
each
of
you
according
to
what
you
have
done.
But
I
have
something
good
to
say
about
the
rest
of
you believers
in
Thyatira.
It
is
good
that
you
do
not
accept
that
false
teaching.
It
is
good
that
you
reject
what
those
teachers
call
their ‘secret
practices’,
practices
that
Satan
inspired (OR,
what
those
teachers
facetiously
call
the
secret,
profound
practices
that
Satan
inspires).
I
will
not
burden
you
with
any
commands
other
than
that
which
you
already
have
been
told.
Just
keep
believing
firmly
in
me,
and
obey
me
until
I
return.
As
for
those
who
conquer
Satan
and
who (OR,
because
they)
keep
on
doing
what
I
command
until
they
die,
I
will
give
them
authority,
just
like
I
myself
received
it
from
my
Father.
They
will
exercise
that
authority
over
the
nations
that
rebel
against
God.
They
will
rule
them
severely
as
if
they
were
striking
them [HYP]
with
an
iron
rod.
They
will
destroy
those
who
do
evil
things
just
like
people
shatter
clay
pots [MET].
I
will
also
enable
everyone
who
conquers
Satan
to
shine
gloriously
like
the
morning
star
does [MTY,
MET].
Everyone
who
wants
to
understand [MTY]
must
listen
carefully
to
the
message
that
God’s
Spirit
speaks
to
the
congregations.’ ”
Christ exhorts the congregation at Sardis to wake up and repent. But the members who are worthy will live with him.
Revelation 3:1-6
“Write
this
message
to
the
leader [MET]
of
the
congregation
in
Sardis
city: ‘I
am
saying
these
things
to
you.
I
am
the
one
who
can
give
to
people
all
the
power
of
God’s
Spirit (OR,
in
whom
is
the
Spirit
of
God
who
has
all
kinds
of
power;
OR,
who
has
God’s
Spirit,
who
is symbolized
as
seven
spirits),
and
I
am
the
one
who
has
the
seven
stars.
I
know
everything
that
you
have
done.
You
(pl)
appear
to
be
alive
spiritually,
but
you
are
so
weak
spiritually
it
is
as
though
you
are
dead [MET].
Become
aware
of
your
spiritual
need
as
though
you
were awaking
from
sleep [MET],
and
strengthen
yourself spiritually,
because
you
are
so
useless
that
you
are
like
someone
who
is
about
to
die [MET].
You
must
do
this
because
I
know
that
my
God
considers
that
nothing
that
you
do
is satisfactory.
So
then,
keep
remembering
God’s
message,
what
you
accepted
when
you
heard
it.
Obey
it
continually,
and
turn
away
from
your
sinful
behavior.
If
you
do
not
become
aware
of
your
spiritual
need
and
turn
away
from
your [MET]
sinful
behavior,
I
will
come
to
you
when
you
are
not expecting
me,
as
a
thief
comes [SIM].
You
will
never
know
at
what
time
I
will
come
to
judge
you.
Nevertheless,
there
in
Sardis
you
have
a
few
members
who
have
not
been
doing
what
is
wrong.
It
is
as
though
they
have
not
soiled
their
garments [MET].
As
a
result,
because
they
are
worthy
to
live
with
me,
they
will
live
with
me
and
will
be
pure
in
every
way [MET],
like
people
who
are
dressed
in
pure
white
clothing.
Everyone
who
conquers
Satan
I
will
dress
in
these
same
white
garments [MET] (OR,
will
be
pure
in
every
way
as
though
they
are
dressed
in
these
white
garments),
and
I
will
never
erase
their
names
from
the
book
that
contains
the
names
of
the
people
who
have
eternal
life.
Instead,
as
my
Father
and
his
angels
are
listening,
I
will
acknowledge
that
they [MTY]
belong
to
me.
Everyone
who
wants
to
understand [MTY]
must
listen
carefully
to
the
message
that
God’s
Spirit
speaks
to
the
congregations.’”
Christ exhorts
the
congregation
at Philadelphia
to
continue
to
obey
his
word
and
to
be
faithful;
he
promises
that
some
Jews
will
acknowledge
that
he
loves
the
congregation,
and
he
also
promises
that
he
will
keep
the
congregation
from
spiritual
harm
during
the
period
of
testing.
Revelation 3:7-13
“Write
this
message
to
the
leader [MET]
of
the
congregation
in
Philadelphia
city: ‘I
am
saying
these
things
to
you.
I
am
God’s
Holy
One,
the
True
One.
Just
like
King
David
had
authority [MTY]
to
allow
people
to
enter
the
ancient
city
of
Jerusalem,
so
I
have
the
authority
to
allow
people
to
enter
my
kingdom.
I
am
the
one
who
opens
doors
so
that
no
one
can
close
them,
and
who
closes
doors
so
that
no
one
can
open
them.
I
know
everything
you
have
done.
Be
aware
that
I
have
opened
a
door
before
you,
a
door
that
no
one
can
close.
I
know
that
although
there
are
not
many believers (OR,
much
spiritual
strength) [MTY]
in
your
congregation,
you
have
obeyed
what
I
say,
and
you
have
not
denied
that
you
believe
in
me [MTY].
I
am
aware
that
some
of
your
people
meet
together
with
those
who
follow/worship
Satan.
They
claim
to
be
Jews,
but
I
know
that
they
are
not
true
Jews.
They
are
lying.
I
will
cause
them
to
come
to
you
and
to
bow
down
humbly
at
your
feet
and
to
acknowledge
that
I
love
you.
Because
you
have
paid
attention
to
the
message
to
endure
patiently
when
you
suffered,
I
will
keep
you
safe
from
those
who
will
try
to
harm
you spiritually
during
the
period/time
that
is
about
to
come.
At
that
time
God
will
cause
rebellious
people
on
the
earth
to
suffer,
in
order
that
I
can
determine
whether
they
will
turn
away
from
their
sins
or
not.
I
am
coming
soon.
So
continue
believe
firmly
the
message
that
you
have
received,
in
order
that
no
one
may
cause
you
to
lose
the
reward
that
God
has
reserved
for
you.
I
will
make
everyone
who
conquers
Satan
secure.
They
will
stand
in
the
temple
of
my
God,
they
will
stand
firm
like [MET]
pillars,
and
they
will
remain
there
forever.
I
will
mark
them
with
the
name
of
my
God,
showing
that
they
belong
to
him.
I
will
also
mark
them
with
the
name
of
the
city
of
my
God,
showing
that
they
will
live
there.
That
city
is
the
New
Jerusalem,
the
city
that
my
God
will
cause
to
descend
down
from
heaven.
I
will
also
mark
them
with
my
new
name,
showing
that
they
belong
to
me.
Everyone
who
wants
to
understand [MTY]
must
listen
carefully
to
the
message
that
God’s
Spirit
speaks
to
the
congregations.’”
Christ exhorts
the
congregation
at Laodicea
to
repent
of
their
neglect
of
fellowship
with
him
and
of
their
failure
to
accept
his
provision
for
their
spiritual
needs.
He
waits
to
restore
fellowship
with
any
member
of
the
congregation
who
will
respond
to
his
call.
Revelation 3:14-22
“Write
this
message
to
the
leader [MET]
of
the
congregation
in
Laodicea
city: ‘I
am
saying
these
things
to
you.
I
am
the
one
who ◄guarantees
everything
that
God’s
promises/confirms
that
he
will
do
all
that
he
has
promised► [MET].
I
am
the
one
who
testifies
about
God reliably
and
accurately.
I
am
the
one
who
God
used
to
create
everything.
I
know
everything
that
you
have
done:
You
neither
deny
that
you
trust
in
me
nor
love/obey
me
zealously/wholeheartedly.
You
are
like
water
that
is
neither
cold
nor
hot.
I
wish
that
you
were
either
cold
or
hot!
Because
you
are
neither enthusiastic
about
me
nor
concerned
about
your
lack
of
spiritual
growth [MET],
I
am
about
to
reject
you [MET],
as
if
I
were
spitting
lukewarm
water
out
of
my
mouth.
You
are
saying, “
Because
we
have
all
that
we
need spiritually,
we
are
like
rich
people
who
have
acquired
a
lot
of
wealth.
We
lack
nothing!”
But
you
do
not
realize
that
you
are
lacking
in
so
many
ways spiritually
that
you
are
like [MET]
people
who
are
very
wretched
and
pitiful,
poor,
blind,
and
naked.
I
advise
you
to
obtain
from
me
all
that
you
need spiritually,
as
though
you
were
buying
from
me
gold
that
has
been
refined
by
fire {that
fire
has
refined},
in
order
that
you
may
be
truly
rich [MET]
spiritually.
Let
me
make
you
righteous,
as
though
you
were [MET]
buying
from
me
white
garments
in
order
that
you
might
wear
clothes
instead
of
being
naked
and
ashamed.
Let
me
help
you
to
perceive
spiritual
things,
as
though [MET]
you
were
buying
from
me
eye
salve
to
put
in
your
eyes
in
order
that
you
might
see.
Since
I
rebuke
and
correct
all
those
whom
I affectionately
love,
earnestly
stop
your
sinful
behavior.
Be
aware
that
I
invite
each
one
of
you
to
respond
to
me
as
though [MET]
I
was
standing
waiting
at
your
door
and
knocking.
I
will
come
to
all
those
who
hear
my
voice
and
respond
to
me,
and
I
will
fellowship
with
them
as
friends
do
when
they
eat
together [MET].
I
will
permit
everyone
who
conquers
Satan
to
sit
and
rule
with
me
on
my
throne,
just
like
I
conquered
Satan
and
now
sit
and
rule
beside
my
Father
on
his
throne.
Everyone
who
wants
to
understand [MTY]
must
listen
carefully
to
the
message
that
God’s
Spirit
speaks
to
the
congregations.’ ”
A throne was in heaven with someone sitting on it. He was in the midst of every creature and object in heaven. The elders and the living creatures worshipped him as God, the mighty Creator.
Revelation 4:1-11
After
these
things
I,
John,
saw
in
the
vision
that
there
was
a
door
open
in
heaven.
The
one
whose
voice
was
like [SIM]
a
loud
trumpet,
the
one
who
had
spoken
to
me
previously,
said
to
me, “Come
up
here!
I
will
show
you
events
that
must
happen
later.”
Immediately
I
experienced
that
God’s
Spirit
was specially controlling
me.
There
was
a
throne
there
in
heaven,
and
on
the
throne
someone
was
sitting
and
ruling.
He
shone
like [SIM]
a
brilliant crystalline
jasper
jewel
and
like
a
brilliant
red
carnelian
jewel.
Around
the
throne
was
a
rainbow
that
shone
like
a brilliant
green
emerald
jewel.
Around
the
throne
there
were 24
other
thrones.
On
these
thrones 24
elders
were
sitting.
They
were
wearing
pure
white
garments
and
had
golden
crowns
on
their
heads.
From
the
throne
there
came
lightning
and rumblings
and
thundering.
Seven
torches
of
fire
were
burning
in
front
of
the
throne.
Those
represent
the
Spirit
of
God,
who
has
all
kinds
of
power (OR,
who
is
also symbolized
as
seven
spirits).
In
front
of
the
throne
there
was
what
looked
like
an
ocean
made
of
glass.
It
was
clear,
like
crystal.
On
each
of
the
four
sides
of
the
throne
there
was
a
living
creature.
Each
one
was
covered
with
eyes
in
front
and
behind.
The
first
living
creature
was
like
a
lion.
The
second
living
creature
was
like
an
ox.
The
third
living
creature
had
a
face
like
a
man’s
face.
The
fourth
living
creature
was
like
an
eagle
that
was
flying.
Each
of
the
four
living
creatures
had
six
wings.
They
were
covered
with
eyes,
all
around
their
bodies
and
under
their
wings.
Day
and
night
they
continually [LIT]
sing:
Holy,
holy,
holy
is
the
Lord
God,
the
Almighty
One.
He
is
the
one
who
has
always
existed,
who
exists
now,
and
who
will
always exist.
The
living
creatures
praise,
honor [DOU],
and
thank
the
one
who
sits
on
the
throne,
the
one
who
lives
forever.
Whenever
they
do
that,
the 24
elders ◄prostrate
themselves/kneel
down►
before
the
one
who
sits
on
the
throne,
and
they
worship
him,
the
one
who
lives
forever.
They
lay
their
crowns
in
front
of
the
throne
and
sing:
Our(exc)
Lord
and
God,
you
are
worthy
that
all
beings
praise
you,
you
are
worthy
that
all
beings
honor
you,
and
you
are
worthy
that
all
beings
acknowledge
that
you
are
the
powerful
one,
because
you
alone
created
all
things.
Moreover,
because
you
planned
that
they
should
exist,
you
created
them,
and
so
they
exist.
When the Lamb took the scroll from the one on the throne, the whole created universe worshipped him who is the worthy Redeemer. The 24 elders and the four living creatures acknowledged that he alone was worthy to open the seals on the scroll.
Revelation 5:1-14
I
saw
that
there
was
a
scroll
in
the
right
hand
of
the
one
who
was
sitting
on
the
throne.
The
scroll
was
written
on
its
outside
as
well
as
on
its
inside,
and
it
was
sealed {Someone
had
written
on
the
outside
as
well
as
on
the
inside
of
the
scroll
and
sealed
it}
with
seven
seals.
I
saw
a
strong
angel
who
was announcing
in
a
loud
voice, “◄The
person
who
is
worthy
to
break
the
seals
of
the
scroll
and
then
to
open
it
should
come
to
do
it!/Who
is
worthy
to
break
the
seals
of
the
scroll
and
then
to
open
it?►” [RHQ]
But
no
created
being
in
heaven
nor
any
created
being
on
the
earth
nor
any
created
being
under
the
earth
was
able
to
open
the
scroll
and
see
what
was
written
on
it.
I
cried
loudly
because
there
was
no
one
worthy
to
do
that.
But
one
of
the
elders
said
to
me, “Do
not
cry
any
longer!
Look,
the
one
who
is
called
the
Lion
from
the
tribe
of
Judah,
the
Messiah
who
is
the
descendant
of
King
David,
has
overcome
Satan!
As
a
result,
he
is
worthy
to
break
the
seven
seals
on
the
scroll
and
open
it!”
Then
I
saw
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a [MET]
sacrificial
lamb,
standing
there.
He
stood
near
the
throne,
in
the
midst
of
the
four
living
creatures
and
the
elders.
It
appeared
that
he
had
been
killed {that
people
had
killed
him},
but
he
was
alive
again.
He
had
seven
horns
on
his
head,
and
he
had
seven
eyes
that symbolize
the
Spirit
of
God
who
has
all
kinds
of
power (OR,
who
is
also symbolized
as
seven
spirits).
He
sends
God’s
Spirit
out
into
all
the
earth.
He
came
and
took
the
scroll
from
the
right
hand
of
the
one
who
sits
on
the
throne.
When
he
took
the
scroll,
the
four
living
creatures
and
the 24
elders ◄prostrated
themselves/knelt
down►
before
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
to
worship
him.
They
each
had
a
harp,
and
they
had
golden
bowls
full
of
incense
that
represents
the
prayers
of
God’s
people.
The
living
creatures
and
the
elders
sang
a
new
song.
They
sang:
You
are
worthy
to
receive
the
scroll
and
to
open
its
seals,
because
you
were
killed,
and
because
you
redeemed/bought
people
for
God
from
every
tribe,
language [MTY], people-group,
and
nation
with
the
blood
that
flowed
from
your
body
when
you
died.
You
have
caused
them
to
become
a
people
over
whom
our
God
rules,
and
to
become
priests
who
serve
him,
and
they
will
rule
on [MTY]
the
earth.
As
I
continued
to
look,
I
heard
the
voices
of
many
angels
around
the
throne
and
around
the
living
creatures
and
the
elders.
There
were
millions
of
them,
a
crowd
so
large
that
no
one
could
count
them.
They
were
singing
in
a
loud
voice:
“The
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
was
killed {whom
his
enemies
killed}
but
he
became
alive
again.
He
is
worthy
that
all
created
beings
acknowledge
that
he
is infinitely
powerful, infinitely
rich, infinitely
wise,
and infinitely
strong!
He
is
worthy
of
being
honored
and
praised
by
all
created
beings!”
I
also
heard
every
creature
that
is
in
heaven
and
on
the
earth
and
under
the
earth
and
on
the
ocean,
every
creature
in
all
those
places,
saying (OR,
singing):
“We
must
forever
praise
and
honor
the
one
who
sits
on
the
throne
and
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
May
they
reign
with
complete
power
forever!”
The
four
living
creatures
said, “◄Amen!/May
it
be
so!►”
Then
the
elders
prostrated
themselves
and
worshipped
God
and
Jesus.
When the Lamb opened each of the first four seals of the scroll, each of the four living creatures called forth a mounted horseman who brought judgment to people on the earth.
Revelation 6:1-8
I
saw
that
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
opened
the
first
of
the
seven
seals
of
the
scroll.
Then
I
heard
one
of
the
four
living
creatures
say
in
a
voice
as
loud
as [SIM]
thunder, “Come!”
Then
I
saw
a
white
horse
come
out.
The
one
who
sat
on
it
had
a
bow
and
arrows.
God
gave
him
a
crown
to
show
that
he
was
the
king.
Then
the
one
who
conquers
people
went
out
to
continue
to
conquer
people.
When
the
one
who
was
like
a
lamb
opened
the
second
seal,
I
heard
the
second
living
creature
say, “Come!”
Then
a
red
horse
came
out.
The
one
sitting
on
it
was
allowed {
God
allowed
the
one
sitting
on
it}
to
cause
people
to
no
longer
live
peacefully,
but
instead
to
be
killing
each
other.
For
this
purpose
he
was
given {
God’s agent
gave
to
him}
a
large
sword.
When
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
opened
the
third
seal,
I
heard
the
third
living
creature
say, “Come!”
This
time,
I
saw
a
black
horse
come
out.
The
one
who
sat
on
it
had
a
pair
of
scales
in
his
hand.
I
heard
a
voice
that
sounded
like
it
was
coming
from
among
the
four
living
creatures.
It
was
saying ◄
to
the
horseman/to
the
man
who
was
sitting
on
the
black
horse►, “A
quart
of
wheat
will
cost
so
much
that
a
man
must
work
a
whole
day
to earn
enough
money
to
buy
it,
and
three
quarts
of
barley
will
sell
for
the
same
price.
But
do
not
cut
off
the
supply
of
olive
oil
or
the
wine [MTY]!”
When
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
opened
the
fourth
seal,
I
heard
the
fourth
living
creature
say, “Come!”
This
time
I
saw
a
pale
horse
come
out.
The
one
who
sat
on
it
is
named ‘
The
one
who
causes
death [PRS]’,
and
the
one
that
is
named ‘The
place
where
dead
people go’
accompanied
him.
God
gave
them
authority
over
one
quarter
of
the
people
on
earth
to
incite
them
to
kill
each
other
with
weapons [SYN],
and
also
authority
to
kill
them ◄by
causing
them
to
starve,
by
their
causing
them
to
become
sick
from epidemics,
and
by
their
causing
them
to
be
attacked
by
wild
animals.
When
the
Lamb
opened
the
fifth
seal,
the
souls
of
dead believers
appealed
to
God
to
judge
those
who
killed
them,
but
God
told
them
to
rest
a
bit
longer.
Revelation 6:9-11
When
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
opened
the
fifth
seal,
I
saw
under (OR,
at
the
base
of)
the
altar
in
heaven
the
souls
of
God’s
servants
who
had
been
killed {whom
people
had
killed}
because
of
their believing
God’s
message,
and
because
they
told
others
the
message
about
Jesus.
They
spoke
loudly
to
God
saying, “Sovereign/Almighty
Lord,
you
are
holy
and
faithful.
How
long
will
it
be
before
you
judge
and
punish
the
people
on
earth
who
murdered
us(exc)?”
God
gave
to
each
of
them
a
long
white
robe,
and
he
told
them
to
rest
a
little
longer
until
people
killed
all
the believers
who
served
the
Lord
with
them.
They
were believers
whom
God
wanted
to
die
in
just
the
same
way
that
these
others
had
been
killed.
When
the
Lamb
opened
the
sixth
seal
of
the
scroll,
the upheaval
in
the
sky
and
on
the
earth
caused
all
the
rebellious
people
on
earth
to
hide
because
they
knew
God’s
time
to
judge
people
had
come.
Revelation 6:12-17
I
saw
that
when
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
opened
the
sixth
seal,
the
earth
shook
violently.
The
sun
became
as
black
as
cloth
made ◄of
black
wool/of
pitch►.
The
whole
moon
became
red [SIM]
like
blood.
The
stars
fell
to
the
earth
in
great
numbers,
just [SIM]
like immature
figs
fall
when
a
fig
tree
is
shaken
by
a
strong
wind {when
a
strong
wind
shakes
a
fig
tree}.
The
sky
split
open
and
rolled
up
on
either
side
just [SIM]
like
an
old
scroll
rolls
up
when
it
is
split
in
two.
Every
mountain
and
island
moved
out
of
its
place.
As
a
result,
all
the
rebellious
people
of
the
earth,
including
kings, high-ranking
people,
generals,
the
rich
people,
the
powerful
people,
along
with
everyone
else,
both
slave
and
free,
hid
themselves
in
caves
and
between
the
mountain
rocks.
They
shouted
to
the
mountains
and
to
the
rocks, “Fall
on
us
(exc)
and
hide
us
(exc)
in
order
that
the
one
who
sits
upon
the
throne
will
not
be
able
to
see
us
(exc) [MTY],
and
in
order
that
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
will
not
be
able
to
punish [MTY]
us
(exc).
This
is
the
terrible
day
on
which
they
will
punish [MTY]
us
(exc),
and
when
that
happens,
no
one
will
be
able
to
survive! [RHQ]”
An angel came up from the east and commanded the four angels stationed in four directions to continue restraining the destructive winds until angels had sealed God’s servants.
Revelation 7:1-8
After
this
I
saw
four
angels.
One
was
standing
at
the
north,
one
at
the
east,
one
at
the
south,
and
one
at
the
west.
They
were restraining
the
winds
that
blew
from
all
directions [MTY]
to
keep
them
from
blowing
destructively
on
the
earth
or
on
the
ocean
or
even
on
any
tree.
I
saw
another
angel
come
up
from
the
east.
He
was
carrying
God’s
seal.
With
this
seal
God,
who
is all-powerful,
marks
his
own
people
to
protect
them.
The
angel
called
out
with
a
loud
voice
to
the
four
angels
to
whom
he
had
given
power
to
harm
the
earth
and
the
ocean.
He
said
to
them, “Do
not
harm
the
earth
or
the
ocean
or
the
trees
until
we
(exc)
have
marked
the
servants
of
our
(inc)
God
on
their
foreheads.”
Then
the
angel
and
his
fellow
angels
marked
all
God’s
servants.
I
heard
the
number
of
people
who
were
marked {whom
the
angels
marked}
because
of
their
being
God’s
servants.
The
number
was 144,000.
They
were
from
all
the
tribes
of
Israel.
They symbolized
the
complete
number
of
people
whom
God
would
protect.
The
angels
marked 12,000
people
from
the
tribe
of
Judah, 12,000
from
the
tribe
of
Reuben, 12,000
from
the
tribe
of
Gad,
12,000
from
the
tribe
of
Asher, 12,000
from
the
tribe
of
Naphtali, 12,000
from
the
tribe
of
Manasseh,
12,000
from
the
tribe
of
Simeon, 12,000
from
the
tribe
of
Levi, 12.000
from
the
tribe
of
Issachar,
12,000
from
the
tribe
of
Zebulun, 12,000
from
the
tribe
of
Joseph,
and 12,000
from
the
tribe
of
Benjamin.
The
triumphant
crowd
stood
before
the
throne
in
heaven
and
acknowledged
that
God
and
the
Lamb
had
rescued
them.
Then
the
angels,
the
elders,
the
living
creatures,
and
a
huge
crowd
of
people
worshipped
God
and
praised
him.
Revelation 7:9-12
After
these
things
I
saw
a
huge
crowd.
There
were
so
many
people
that
no
one
would
be
able
to
count
them.
They
were
from
every
nation,
every
tribe,
every people-group,
and
every
language [MTY].
They
were
standing
before
the
throne
and
before
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb.
They
were
wearing
white
robes
and
held
palm
branches
to
wave
them
in
order
to
celebrate.
They
shouted
loudly, “
O
our
(exc)
God,
you
who
sit
on
the
throne,
and
Jesus,
you
who
are
like
a
lamb,
you
two
have
delivered
us(exc)
from Satan’s
power!”
All
the
angels
were
standing
around
the
throne
and
around
the
elders
and
the
four
living
creatures.
They
all
bowed
down
before
the
throne
with
their
faces
to
the
ground
and
worshipped
God.
They
said, “May
it
be
so!
We(exc)
praise,
thank,
and
honor
you,
our
(exc)
God,
forever!
We(exc)
acknowledge
that
you
are
completely
wise,
the
powerful
one,
who
is
forever
able
to
accomplish
everything
he
wants
to. ◄May
everyone acknowlege
that
it
is
so!/Amen!►”
One
of
the
elders
explained
to
John
about
the
saints
who
are
dressed
in
white
robes.
Revelation 7:13-17
Then
one
of
the
elders
asked
me, “These
people
who
are
wearing
white
robes,
do
you
know
who
they
are,
and
where
they
come
from?”
I
answered
him, “Sir,
I
do
not
know.
Surely
you
know
who
they
are!”
He
said
to
me, “These
are
the
people ◄whom
others
have
caused
to
suffer
greatly/who
have
been
persecuted►.
Because
they
believed
that
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
sacrificial
lamb,
atoned
for
our
sin
when
his
blood
flowed
from
his
body
when
he
died,
it
is
as
though [MET]
they
have
washed
their
robes
and
have
made
them
clean
and
white.
Because
of
this,
they
are
in
front
of
God’s
throne,
and
they
serve
him
day
and
night
in
his
heavenly
temple.
God,
the
one
who
sits
on
the
throne,
will
shelter/protect
them [MTY].
As
a
result,
they
will
never
again
be
hungry.
They
will
never
again
be
thirsty.
The
sun
will
never
again ◄beat
on/burn►
them,
nor
will
any
heat
scorch
them.
This
is
because
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
who
is
at
the
throne
will
take
care
of
them,
just
like
a
shepherd
takes
care
of
his
sheep [MET].
He
will
guide
them
to
the
source
of
eternal
life,
just
like
a
shepherd
leads
his
sheep
to
springs
of
water,
which
enable
the
sheep
to
live [MET].
God
will
cause
them
to
no
longer
be
sad.
It
will
be
as
if
he
were
wiping
away
all
tears
from
their
eyes [MTY].”
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, it thundered, lightning flashed, and the earth shook.
Revelation 8:1-5
When
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
opened
the
seventh
seal,
there
was
no
sound
at
all
in
heaven
for ◄a
very
short
time/about
half
an
hour►.
I
saw
the
seven
angels
who
stand
in
front
of
God.
A
trumpet
was
given {◄
God/An
angel►
gave
a
trumpet}
to
each
one
of
them.
Another
angel,
who
had
a
golden
container
for
burning
incense,
came
and
stood
at
the
altar.
He
was
given {
An
angel
gave
to
him}
a
large
quantity
of
incense,
in
order
that
he
might
offer
it,
with
the
prayers
of
all
God’s
people,
upon
the
golden
altar
that
is
in
front
of
God’s
throne.
Then
he
burned
this
incense
on
the
altar.
From
the
pot
in
the angel’s
hand,
the
smoke
of
the
incense,
along
with
the
prayers
of
God’s
people,
went
up
to
God.
In
response,
the
angel
took
the
golden
incense burner
and
filled
it
with
coals
of
fire
from
the
altar.
He
threw
the contents
of
the [MTY]
incense burner
onto
the
earth.
Thunder
sounded
and rumbled,
lightning
was
flashing,
and
the
earth
shook.
The
successive
trumpet
blasts
by
each
of
the
first
four
angels
resulted
in
great catastrophes
on
the
earth
and
in
the
sky.
Revelation 8:6-12
The
seven
angels,
each
of
which
had
one
of
the
seven
trumpets,
prepared
to
blow
them.
When
the
first
angel
blew
his
trumpet,
hail
and
fire
mixed
with
blood
poured
down
onto
the
earth.
As
a
result,
a
third
of
everything
on
the
surface
of
the
land
was
burned
up {
the
fire
burned
up
a
third
of
everything
on
the
surface
of
the
land}.
A
third
of
the
trees
were
also
burned
up {It
also
burned
up
a
third
of
the
trees},
and
a
third
of
all
the
green
grass
was
burned
up.
When
the
second
angel
blew
his
trumpet,
something
that
was
like
a
huge
burning
mountain
fell
into
the
ocean.
As
a
result,
a
third
of
the
ocean
became
red
like [MTY]
blood,
a
third
of
the
living
creatures
in
the
ocean
died,
and
a
third
of
the
ships
in
the
ocean
were
destroyed.
When
the
third
angel
blew
his
trumpet,
a
huge
star,
which
was
burning
like
a
torch,
fell
from
the
sky
into
a
third
of
the
rivers
and
into
a
third
of
the
springs.
The
name
of
the
star
is
Bitterness.
As
a
result,
the
water
in
a
third
of
the
rivers
and
springs
became
bitter,
and
many
people
died
from
drinking
the
water
because
it
had
become
bitter.
When
the
fourth
angel
blew
his
trumpet,
God
struck
the
sun,
the
moon,
and
the
stars,
so
that
they
lost
a
third
of
their
light.
The
sun
also
did
not
shine
during
a
third
of
the
day,
and
the
moon
and
stars
did
not
shine
during
a
third
of
the
night.
An
eagle
announced
that
rebellious
people
on
earth
would
suffer
greatly.
Revelation 8:13
As
I
watched,
I
heard
an
eagle
that
was
flying
high
in
the
sky,
shouting
in
a
loud
voice, “Terrible
things
will
happen
to
rebellious
people
who
live
on
the
earth!
Terrible
things
will
happen
when
the
three
remaining
angels
blow
their
trumpets!
And
they
are
about
to
blow
them!”
When the fifth angel blew his trumpet, locusts with stings like scorpions appeared on the earth and attacked rebellious people.
Revelation 9:1-12
The
fifth
angel
blew
his
trumpet.
Then
I
saw
an
evil
angel.
He
was
like
a
star
that
had
fallen
from
the
sky
to
the
earth.
He
was
given {
Someone
gave
him}
the
key
to
the
shaft
that
descended ◄
to
the underworld/
to
the
deep
dark
pit►.
When
he
opened
that
shaft,
smoke
arose
from
it
like
smoke
from
a
huge
burning
furnace.
The
smoke
prevented
anyone
from
seeing
the
sky
and
the
light
of
the
sun.
Locusts
came
out
of
the
smoke
onto
the
earth.
They
were
given {
God
gave
them}
power
to
sting
people,
like
scorpions
sting
people.
God
told
the
locusts
that
they
should
not
harm
grass,
nor
any
plants,
nor
any
tree.
God
said
that
they
should
harm
only
those
people
who
did
not
have
a
mark
on
the
forehead
to
show
that
they
belonged
to
God.
God
did
not
allow
the
locusts
to
kill
those
people.
Instead,
he
allowed
them
to
continue torturing
people
for
five
months.
When
they tortured
people,
the
pain
those
people
felt
was
like
the
pain
a
scorpion
causes
when
it
stings
someone.
During
the
time
when
the
locusts torture
rebellious
people,
the
pain
will
be
so
bad
that
people
will
want
to
find
a
way
to
die,
but
they
will
not
be
able
to [PRS].
The
locusts
looked
like
horses
that
are
ready
for
battle.
They
had
on
their
heads
what
looked
like
golden
crowns.
Their
faces
were
like
the
faces
of
people.
They
had
long
hair
like
the
long
hair
of
women.
Their
teeth
were
strong,
like
lions’
teeth.
They
wore
metal
breastplates.
When
they
were
flying,
their
wings
made
a
noise
like
the
roar
when
many
horses
pull
chariots
as
they
are
rushing
into
battle.
They
had
tails
like
scorpions
have.
With
their
tails
they
stung
people
for
five
months.
The
king
who
ruled
over
them
was
the
angel
of
the underworld.
His
name
in
the
Hebrew
language
is
Abaddon.
In
the
Greek
language
it
is Apollyon.
Both
of
those
names
mean ‘Destroyer’.
That
was
the
end
of
the
first
terrible
event.
Be
aware
that
two tragic
events
are
still
to
come.
When
the
sixth
angel
blew
his
trumpet,
a
third
of
the
rebellious
people
on
earth
died.
But
the
rest
of
the
rebellious
people
did
not
repent
of
their
false
worship
or
of
their
evil
practices.
Revelation 9:13-21
The
sixth
angel
blew
his
trumpet.
Then
I
heard
a
voice
from
the
four
corners
of
the
golden
altar
that
is
in
God’s
presence.
It
was
saying
to
the
sixth
angel,
the
one
who
had
the
trumpet, “Release
the
four
angels
whom
I
have
bound
at
the
great
river
Euphrates!”
The
four
angels
were
released,
those
who
had
been {
He
released
the
four
angels,
whom
God
had}
kept
ready
for
that
exact
hour
of
that
day,
of
that
month,
of
that
year.
They
were
released {
He
released
them}
in
order
that
they
might
enable
their
soldiers
to
kill
a
third
of
the
rebellious
people.
The
number
of
the
soldiers
riding
on
horses
who
did
that
was 200
million.
I
heard
someone
say
how
many
there
were.
In
the
vision
I
saw
what
the
horses
and
the
beings
that
rode
them
looked
like.
They
wore
breastplates
that
were
red
like
fire,
dusky
blue
like
smoke,
and
yellow
like
sulfur.
The
heads
of
the
horses
were
like
the
heads
of
lions.
From
their
mouths
came
fire,
smoke,
and
fumes
of
burning
sulfur.
Those
three
things—the
fire,
the
smoke,
and
the
burning
sulfur
from
the
horses’
mouths—killed
a
third
of
the
rebellious
people.
The
horses
had
power
with
their
mouths
and
with
their
tails.
Their
tails
have
heads
like
snakes
by
which
they
harm
people.
The
rest
of
the
rebellious
people,
those
who
were
not
killed
by
these
plagues
of
fire
and
smoke
and
burning
sulfur,
did
not
turn
from
their
sinful
behavior.
They
did
not
stop
worshipping
the
idols
that
they
had
made
with
their
own
hands.
They
did
not
stop
worshipping
demons
and
idols
that
were
made
of
gold,
of
silver,
of
bronze,
of
stone,
and
of
wood,
even
though
they
are
idols
that
can
neither
see
nor
hear
nor
walk.
They
did
not
stop murdering
people,
or
practicing
sorcery,
or
acting
in sexually
immoral
ways,
or
stealing
things.
John saw a mighty angel coming down out of heaven and holding a small open scroll. When the angel shouted, it thundered several times, but a voice from heaven prohibited John from recording what the thunder said. The angel affirmed that the living Creator of the universe would no longer delay in completing what he planned for his creation.
Revelation 10:1-7
In
the
vision
I
saw
another
mighty
angel
that
was
coming
down
out
of
heaven.
A
cloud
surrounded
him.
There
was
a
rainbow
over
his
head.
His
face
shone [SIM]
like
the
sun.
His
legs
looked
like
pillars
of
fire.
He
had
in
his
hand
a
small
scroll
that
was
open.
He
set
his
right
foot
on
the
ocean
and
his
left
foot
on
the
land.
He
shouted
something
with
a
loud
voice,
a
voice
like
the
roar
of
a
lion.
When
he
shouted
this,
it
thundered
seven
times,
speaking
words
that
I
could
understand.
When
it
thundered
like
that,
I
was
about
to
write
the
words
that
I
heard,
but
a
voice
from
heaven
said
to
me, “Keep
secret
what
the
thunder
said!
Do
not
write
it
down!”
Then
the
angel
whom
I
had
seen
standing
on
the
ocean
and
the
land
raised
his
right
hand
toward
heaven,
and
he
asked
the
one
who
lives
forever,
the
one
who
created
heaven
and
everything
that
is
in
it,
who
created
the
earth
and
everything
that
is
in
it,
and
who
created
the
ocean
and
everything
that
is
in
it,
to
affirm
that
what
he
said
was
true.
He
said
that
he
would
surely
no
longer
delay
what
he
had
planned
to
do.
He
said
that
when
the
time
came
for
the
seventh
angel
to
blow
his
trumpet,
he
would
complete
what
God
had
secretly
planned,
just
like
he
announced
long
ago
to
his
servants,
the
prophets.
The
heavenly
voice
told
John
to
take
the
open
scroll
from
the
angel
and
eat
it.
When
he
had
eaten
it,
he
was
commanded
by
God
to
prophesy
again
about
all
people.
Revelation 10:8-11
The
one
whose
voice
I
had
heard
from
heaven
spoke
to
me
again.
He
said, “Go
and
take
the
open
scroll
from
the
hand
of
the
angel
who
is
standing
on
the
ocean
and
on
the
land.”
So
I
went
to
the
angel
and
asked
him
to
give
me
the
little
scroll.
He
said
to
me, “Take
it
and
eat
it.
In
your
mouth
it
will
taste
sweet
like
honey,
but
it
will
make
your
stomach
bitter.”
I
took
the
little
scroll
from
the angel’s
hand
and
ate
it.
In
my
mouth
it
tasted
sweet
like
honey,
but
when
I
had
eaten
it,
it
made
my
stomach
turn
sour.
The
one
whose
voice
spoke
from
heaven
said
to
me, “You
must ◄prophesy
again/proclaim
again
what
I
will
reveal
to
you►
about
many people-
groups,
many
nations,
speakers
of
many
languages [MTY],
and
many
kings.”
Christ told John to count his worshipers from the nations, and he appointed two witnesses to prophesy to the nations for a limited time. When they finished witnessing, the beast from the underworld killed them, causing the nations to enjoy temporary victory. God resurrected his witnesses, took them to heaven, and punished the nations. Survivors feared and acknowledged God as awesome.
Revelation 11:1-14
An
angel
gave
to
me
a
reed
similar
to
a
measuring
stick.
He
said
to
me, “Christ
says
this: ‘Go
to
the
temple
where
people
worship
God,
measure
it
and
the
altar
in
it,
and
count
the
people
who
worship
there.
But
do
not
measure
the
courtyard
outside
of
the
temple [DOU],
because
it
has
been
given {
God
has
given
it}
to
the non-Jewish
people.
As
a
result,
they
will
trample
Jerusalem
city
for 42
months.
I
will
appoint
my
two ◄witnesses/men
who
will
tell
others
about
me►.
They
will
proclaim
what
I
reveal
to
them
for 1,260
days.
They
will
wear
rough
clothes
made
from
goat’s
hair
to
show
that
they
are
sad
about
people’s
sin.’ ”
Those
witnesses
are
the
ones
that
are represented
by
the
two
olive
trees
and
the
two
lampstands
that
are
in
the
presence
of
the
Lord
who
rules
the
earth [SYM].
If
enemies
try
to
harm
those
witnesses,
fire
will
come
from
the
mouths
of
the
witnesses
and
destroy
them.
If
people
want
to
harm
them,
the
two
witnesses
will
certainly
kill
them
similarly.
Those
witnesses
will
have
authority
to
keep
rain
from
falling
during
the
time
that
they
are
proclaiming
what
God
reveals
to
them.
They
also
will
have
authority
to
cause
water
everywhere
to
become
red
like [MET]
blood,
and
authority
to
cause
all
kinds
of
plagues
to
occur.
They
will
do
this
as
often
as
they
want
to.
When
they
have
finished
proclaiming
to
people
the
message
from
God,
the
beast
that
comes
up ◄from
the underworld/from
the
deep
dark
pit►
will
attack
them,
overcome
them,
and
kill
them.
The
dead
bodies
of
the
two
witnesses
will
lie
in
the
street
of
the
great
city
where
their
Lord
was
crucified,
the
city
that
is
symbolically
named
Sodom
or
Egypt
because
its
people
are
very
evil,
like
the
people
who
lived
in
Sodom
and
Egypt.
Individuals
of
many people-
groups,
tribes,
language
groups [MTY],
and
nations
will
look
at
their
dead
bodies
for
three
and
a
half
days.
But
these individuals
will
not
allow
anyone
to
bury
their
bodies.
When
the
rebellious
people
who
live
on
the
earth
see
that
the
witnesses
are
dead,
they
will
rejoice
and
celebrate.
They
will
send
gifts
to
each
other,
because
these
two
prophets
had
caused
plagues
to
occur
which
tormented
the
rebellious
people
on
the
earth.
But
after
three
and
a
half
days,
God
will
cause
those
two
witnesses
to
breathe
again
and
live.
They
will
stand
up,
and
those
who
see
them
will
be
terrified.
The
two
witnesses
will
hear
a
loud
voice
which
came
from
heaven
saying
to
them: “Come
up
here!”
Then
they
will
go
up
to
heaven
in
a
cloud.
Their
enemies
will
see
them
as
they
ascend.
At
that
same
time
there
will
be
a
terrible
earthquake,
which
will
cause
a
tenth
of
the
buildings
in [MTY]
the
city
will
collapse,
and 7,000
people
will
die.
The
rest
of
the
people
will
be
afraid
and
acknowledge
that
the
God
who
rules
in
heaven
is
awesome.
That
will
be
the
second
terrible
event.
Be
aware
that
the
third tragic
event
will
happen
soon.
When
the
seventh
angel
sounded
his
trumpet,
voices
from
heaven
declared
that
the
Lord
God
and
his
Messiah
now
govern
everyone,
and
the
elders
declared
that
the
time
had
come
for
God’s
final
judgment.
With
the
heavenly
sanctuary
open,
lightning
flashed,
thunder reverberated,
the
earth
shook,
and
large
hail
fell.
Revelation 11:15-19
Then
the
seventh
angel
blew
his
trumpet.
Angels
in
heaven
shouted
loudly, “Our
Lord
God
and
the
Messiah
whom
he
has
appointed
can
now
govern
everyone
in [MTY]
the
world,
and
they
will
continue
to
rule
people
forever!”
The 24
elders
who
sit
on
their
thrones
in
God’s
presence ◄prostrated
themselves/bowed
down
low►
and
worshipped
him.
They
said:
Lord
God,
you
are
the
Almighty
One!
You
are
the
one
who
exists
now!
You
are
the
one
who
has
always
existed!
We
thank
you
that
you
have
defeated
by
your
power
everyone
who
has
rebelled
against
you,
and
you
now
rule
over
everyone
in
the
world.
The unbelieving
people
of [MTY]
the
nations
were
raging
at
you.
As
a
result
you
have
become
very
angry
with
them.
You
have
decided
that
this
is
the
appropriate
time
for
you
to
judge
all
the
dead
people.
You
have
also
decided
that
it
is
the
time
for
you
to
reward
all
your
servants,
both
the
prophets
and
the
rest
of
your
people
who
reverence
you [MTY],
whether
they
were
considered socially significant/important
or socially
insignificant/unimportant.
It
is
time
for
you
to
reward
all
of
them!
You
have
also
decided
it
is
the
time
for
you
to
destroy
the
people
who
are
destroying
others
on
the
earth.
Then
God’s
temple
in
heaven
was
opened {was
open}
and
I
saw
in
the
temple
the
sacred
box/chest
that
contains
God’s commandmenta.
Lightning
was
flashing,
it
was
thundering
and
rumbling,
the
earth
shook,
and
large
hailstones
fell
from
the
sky.
When a royal woman gave birth to a royal son, she fled to safety and care in a place in the wilderness that was prepared by God.
Revelation 12:1-6
Then
something
very
unusual
appeared
in
the
sky.
It
was
a
woman,
whose
appearance
and
clothing
were [MET]
as
bright
as
the
sun.
The
moon
was
under
her
feet.
On
her
head
was
a
crown
that
was
made
of
twelve
stars.
She
was
pregnant.
Then,
as
she
was
about
to
give
birth,
she
cried
out
because
she
was
suffering
pain.
Something
else
very
unusual
appeared
in
the
sky.
It
was
a
huge
red
dragon.
It
had
seven
heads
and
ten
horns.
On
each
of
its
heads
was
a
royal
crown.
The
dragon’s
tail
dragged
a
third
of
the
stars
from
the
sky
and
threw
them
to
the
earth.
The
dragon
set
himself
in
front
of
the
woman
who
was
about
to
give
birth,
in
order
that
he
might
eat
her
child
as
soon
as
it
was
born.
The
woman
gave
birth
to
a
son,
who
is
destined
to
rule
all
the
nations
with
complete
authority
as
if
he
was
using [MET]
an
iron
rod [MET].
God
snatched
away
her
child
and
took
him
to
rule
from
his
throne.
The
woman
fled
to
a
desert.
She
has
a
place
there
that
God
has
prepared
for
her,
in
order
that
the
angels
may
take
care
of
her
for 1,260
days.
There
was
a
battle
in
heaven
in
which
Michael
and
his
angels
fought
the
dragon.
The
dragon
and
his
angels
were
thrown
out
of
heaven
to
earth.
A
loud
voice
from
heaven
declared
the
victory
and
the
sovereignty
of
God,
and
lamented
the tragic
struggle
coming
to
people
on
earth.
Revelation 12:7-12
In
the
vision
I
saw
that
there
was
a
battle
in
heaven.
Michael
and
the
angels
that
he
commanded
fought
against
the
dragon.
The
dragon
and
his
angels
fought
back
against
Michael
and
his
angels.
But
the
dragon
did
not
win
the
battle,
so
God
did
not
allow
the
dragon
and
his
angels
to
stay
in
heaven
any
longer.
The
huge
dragon
was
thrown {
Michael
and
his
angels
threw
the
huge
dragon}
out
of
heaven.
The
dragon
is
the
ancient
serpent,
the
one
who
is
called
the
Devil
and
Satan.
He
is
the
one
who
deceives
people
all
over
the
earth.
He
was
thrown
down
to
the
earth,
along
with
all
his
angels.
Then
I
heard
someone
in
heaven
shout
loudly,
saying,
Now
our
God
has
saved
his
people
by
his
power,
and
he
rules
everyone!
Now
the
Messiah,
the
one
who
is
the supreme
ruler
whom
God
appointed,
has
authority
to
rule
all
people,
because
our
God
has
thrown
out
of
heaven
the
one
who
accuses
our
fellow believers!
The
dragon
is
the
one
who
accuses
them
day
and
night
before
our
God,
saying
that
they
have
sinned
and
that
God
ought
to
punish
them.
Our
fellow believers
overcame
the
dragon
because
they
never
stopped
trusting
(OR,
never
stopped
telling
people
about)
Jesus,
and
because
they
trusted
in
what
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
accomplished
when
his
blood
flowed
when
he
died.
Even
though
those believers
wanted
to
live,
they
were
willing
to
let
people
kill
them
for
speaking
the
truth
about
him.
So,
all
you
angels
living [MTY]
in
heaven,
rejoice!
But
terrible
things
will
happen
to
you
ungodly
people
who [MTY]
live
on
the
earth
and
on
the
ocean,
because
the
devil
has
come
down
to
you!
He
is
very
angry
because
he
knows
that
he
has
only
a
short
time
during
which
he
can
harm
people.
When
the
dragon
pursued
the
woman
who
had
given
birth
to
a
son,
he
was
thwarted,
so
he
prepared
to
fight
against
her
other
offspring.
Revelation 12:13-18
When
the
dragon
realized
that
he
had
been
thrown {that
the
angels
had
thrown
him}
down
to
the
earth,
he
pursued
the
woman
who
had
given
birth
to
a
son.
But
the
woman
was
given
two
wings
like
the
wings
of
a
very
large
eagle,
in
order
that
she
might
fly
to
a
desolate
place.
That
is
a
place
that
God
has
prepared
for
her.
There
she
was
taken
care
of {
God’s
angels
took
care
of
her}
for
three
and
a
half
years.
The
serpent,
that
is,
the
dragon,
was
not
able
to
reach
her
there.
The
serpent
spewed
water
like
a
river
from
his
mouth
in
the
direction
of
the
woman,
in
order
that
the
water
might
sweep
her
away.
But
the
ground
helped
the
woman
by
opening
up
and swallowing
the
river
that
the
dragon
spewed
out
from
his
mouth!
Then
the
dragon
was
very
angry
with
the
woman,
so
he
went
away
to
fight
against
the
people
who
are
like
the
rest
of
her
descendants.
They
are
the
people
who
obey
God’s
commandments
and
who
tell
other
people
about
Jesus (OR,
hold
fast
to
what
Jesus
taught
them).
The
dragon
stood
on
the
ocean
shore.
A beast rose from the ocean. It received power and authority from the dragon. Everyone worshipped it; that is, all people whose names were not recorded in the book of life worshipped the beast for 42 months.
Revelation 13:1-10
I
saw
a
beast
that
was
coming
up
out
of
the
ocean.
It
had
ten
horns
and
seven
heads.
On
each
of
its
horns
there
was
a
royal
crown.
On
each
of
its
heads
there
was
a
name
that
insulted
God.
The
beast
that
I
saw
was
like
a
leopard.
But
its
feet
were
like
the
feet
of
a
bear,
and
its
mouth
was
like
the
mouth
of
a
lion.
The
dragon
gave
the
beast
power.
From
his
own
throne
he
also
gave
it
authority
to
rule
people [DOU].
One
of
the
heads
of
the
beast
had
been
wounded {
The
Lord
had
wounded
one
of
the
heads
of
the
beast},
causing
the
beast
to
almost
die.
But
its
wound
was
healed.
As
a
result,
nearly
all
the
people
of
the
earth [HYP, MTY]
marveled
at
the
beast
and
became
his
disciples.
They
worshipped
the
dragon,
because
he
had
given
to
the
beast
authority
to
rule
people.
They
also
worshipped
the
beast,
saying, “No
one
is
as
powerful
as
the
beast!/ [RHQ] ◄No
one
would
dare
to
fight
against
it!/Who
would
dare
to
fight
against
it?►” [RHQ]
The
beast
was
allowed {
God
allowed
the
beast}
to
speak [MTY]
in
a
boastful
way
and
to
insult
God.
It
was
also
allowed {
God
also
allowed
it}
to
rule
over
people
for 42
months.
It [MTY]
insulted
God,
insulted
the
place
where
he
lives,
and
insulted
everyone
who
lives
with
him
in
heaven.
It
was
allowed {
God
allowed
it}
to
fight
against
God’s
people
and
to
conquer
them.
It
was
allowed {
God
allowed
it}
to
have
authority
to
rule
over
every
tribe,
over
every people-
group,
over
speakers
of
every
language [MTY],
and
over
every
nation.
Most
of [HYP]
the
people
living
on
earth
worshipped
it.
They
were
people
whose
names
were
not
written
in
a
book
by
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
the
one
who
had
been
killed.
Since
the
beginning
of
the
world
he
wrote
in
it
the
names
of
the
people
who
will
have
eternal
life.
Everyone
who
wants
to
understand [MTY]
must
listen
carefully
to
this
message
from
God:
If
God
has
determined
that
some
people
will
be
captured
by
their
enemies,
they
will
be
captured.
If
God
has
determined
that
some
people
will
be
killed
with
a
sword,
they
will
be
killed
with
a
sword.
So
God’s
people
must
be
steadfast,
and
remain
faithful
to
him.
Another
beast
appeared,
having
the
same
authority
to
rule
people
that
the
first
beast
had,
and
it
caused
people
on
earth
to
worship
the
first
beast.
People
made
an
image
of
the
first
beast,
and
the
beast
had
everyone
killed
who
refused
to
worship
the
image.
It
caused
all
people
to
be
marked
with
the
name
of
the
first
beast.
The
number
of
the
beast’s
name
is 666.
Revelation 13:11-18
I
saw
another
beast,
which
was
coming
up
from
the
earth.
It
had
two
small
horns
on
its
head
like
a
sheep
has.
But
it
spoke
things
to
deceive
people,
like
the
dragon
does.
While
the
first
beast
watched,
it
used
all
the
same
authority
to
rule
people
that
the
first
beast
had.
It
forced
the
people
who
live
on
the
earth [MTY, DOU]
to
worship
the
first
beast,
that
is,
the
one
who
was
healed
of
the
wound
that
had
caused
it
to
almost
die.
The
second
beast
performed
awesome
miracles,
even
causing
fire
from
the
sky
to
fall
to
earth
while
people
watched.
He
performed
miracles ◄on
behalf
of/with
the
authority
of►
the
first
beast.
By
doing
that
he
deceived
the
unbelieving
people
on
the
earth
so
that
they
believed
that
they
should
worship
the
first
beast.
But
this
happened
only
because
God
allowed
it
to
happen.
The
second
beast
told
the
people
living
on
earth
to
make
an
image
of
the
first
beast,
the
one
that
people
had
almost
killed
with
a
sword
and
that
then
came
back
to
life
again.
The
image
of
the
first
beast
was
allowed
to
breathe,
in
order
that
it
might
speak
and
in
order
that
it
might
command
that
whoever
refused
to
worship
its
image
should
be
killed {that
people
should
kill
whoever
refused
to
worship
its
image}.
The
second
beast
required
also
that
the
first
beast’s
name
be
marked {
its agents
mark
the
first
beast’s
name}
on
the
right
hand
or
on
the
forehead
of
everyone,
those
of
little
social importance
and
of
great
social importance,
the
rich
and
the
poor,
free
people
and
slaves.
Everyone!
They
did
this
in
order
that
people
could
not
buy
anything
or
sell
anything
if
they
did
not
have
the
mark,
which represents
the
name
of
the
beast
or
the
number
of
its
name,
on
their
foreheads.
You
must
think
wisely
to
understand
the
meaning
of
the
mark.
Anyone
who
thinks
wisely
should
calculate
from
the
number
of
the
beast
what
the
man’s
name
is.
That
number
is 666.
John saw the Lamb standing on Zion Mountain with 144,000 redeemed people, who were marked with God’s seal. They were singing a new song that only the redeemed could sing.
Revelation 14:1-5
But
then
I
saw
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
standing
on
Zion
Hill
in
Jerusalem.
With
him
were 144,000
people.
His
name
and
his
Father’s
name
had
been
written {
He
had
written
his
name
and
his
Father’s
name}
on
their
foreheads.
I
heard
a
sound
from
heaven,
which
was
as
loud [SIM]
as
the
sound
of
a
huge waterfall (OR,
a
great/wide
river
of
rushing
water)
and
which
was
also
as
loud
as [SIM]
mighty
thunder.
The
sound
that
I
heard
was
like
the
sound
that
people
make
when
they
are
playing
their
harps.
The 144,000
people
were
singing
a
new
song
while
they
stood
in
front
of
the
throne,
in
front
of
the
four
living
creatures,
and
in
front
of
the
elders.
Only
the 144,000
people,
the
ones
who
have
been {whom
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
has}
redeemed/bought
from
among
the
people
on
the
earth,
could
learn
that
song.
No
one
else
could
learn
the
song
that
they
sang.
Those 144,000
are
the
people
who
are
spiritually
pure,
like
virgins
are
morally
pure.
They
have
not ◄defiled
themselves/made
themselves
impure► [MET]
by
worshipping
any
false
god.
They
are
the
ones
who
accompany
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
wherever
he
goes.
They
represent
all
those
whom
he
has
redeemed/bought
for
God
from
among
the
people
of
earth,
in
order
that
he
might
offer
them
to
God
and
to
himself.
Those
people
never
lie
when
they
speak [MTY],
and
they
never
act immorally.
An
angel
announced
that
after
God
judged
and
then
destroyed
the
wicked
cities symbolized
as
Babylon.
Another
angel
declared
individual
judgment
on
worshipers
of
the
beast,
who
symbolizes
the
head
of
this
world
power.
The
saints
are
called
to
remain
steadfast.
Revelation 14:6-13
I
saw
another
angel
that
was
flying
between
the
sky
and
heaven.
He
was
bringing
God’s
eternal
good
message
to
earth,
in
order
that
he
might
proclaim
it
to
people
who
live
on
the
earth.
He
will
proclaim
it
to
every
nation,
to
every
tribe,
to speakers
of
every
language [MTY],
and
to
every people-
group.
He
said
in
a
loud
voice, “Revere
God
and
honor
him,
because
it
is
now
time
for
him
to
judge
people!
Worship
God,
because
he
is
the
one
who
created
the
heaven,
the
earth,
the
ocean,
and
the
springs
of
water.”
A
second
angel
came
after
him
saying, “The
very
evil
cities (OR,
city)
represented
by
Babylon
are
completely
destroyed!
God
has
punished
their
people
because
they
have
persuaded
people
of
all
the
nations
to
forsake
God,
just
like
a
prostitute [MET] persuades
men
to
drink
strong
wine
and
as
a
result
commit
sexual
immorality.”
A
third
angel
came
next,
saying
in
a
loud
voice, “If
people
worship
the
beast
and
its
image
and
allow
its
mark
to
be
put {its
agent
to
put
its
mark}
on
their
foreheads
or
on
their
hands,
God
will
be
angry
with
them
and
punish
them
very
severely [MET].
They
will
be
tormented {
God
will
torment
them}
in
burning
sulfur
in
the
presence
of
his
holy
angels
and
in
the
presence
of
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb.
The
smoke
from
the
fire
that torments
them
will
rise
forever.
They
will
be
tormented {
God
will
torment
them}
continually,
day
and
night.
That
is
what
will
happen
to
the
people
who
worship
the
beast
and
its
image
and
who
allow
its
name
to
be
marked
on
them {allow
its agent
to
mark
them
with
its
name}.”
So
God’s
people,
those
who
obey
what
God
commands
and
who
trust
in
Jesus,
must
faithfully
continue
obeying
and
trusting
him.
I
heard
a
voice
from
heaven
saying, “Write
this:
God
will
now
abundantly
bless
the
people
who
have
a
close relationship
with
the
Lord
Jesus
for
the
rest
of
their
lives.”
God’s
Spirit
says, “Yes,
after
they
die,
they
will
no
longer
have
to
work
hard.
Instead,
they
will
rest,
and
the
record
of
the
good
deeds [MTY]
that
they
have
done
will
go
with
them (OR,
God
will
reward
them
for
the
good
deeds
that
they
have
done).”
Someone
like
the
One
who
came
from
heaven
sat
on
a
cloud,
holding
a
sharp
sickle.
An
angel
from
the
sanctuary
commanded
him
to
harvest
the
earth.
Another
angel
was
commanded
to
reap
fruit
that
grows
on
vines.
He
threw
the
fruit
that
he
harvested
into
the
place
where
God
angrily
crushes
people
like
a
winepress
crushes
grapes.
When
the
winepress
was
trodden,
the
flow
was
like
a
flood
of
blood
on
the
earth.
Revelation 14:14-20
Then
I
was
surprised
to
see
a
white
cloud,
and
on
the
cloud
someone
was
sitting
who
looked
like
the
one
who
came
from
heaven.
He
was
wearing
a
golden
crown
on
his
head.
In
his
hand
he
held
a
sharp
sickle.
Another
angel
came
out
of
the
temple
in
heaven.
In
a
loud
voice,
speaking figuratively
about
gathering
people
for
God
to
judge
them,
he
said
to
the
one
who
was
sitting
on
the
cloud, “The
time
has
come
to
reap
the
grain
on
the
earth,
so
with
your
sickle
reap
the
grain,
because
the
grain
on
the
earth
is
ripe.”
The
one
who
was
sitting
on
the
cloud forcefully
gathered
together
all
the
people
on
earth,
as [MET]
a
farmer
reaps
grain
with
his
sickle.
Another
angel
came
out
of
the
sanctuary
in
heaven.
He
also
held
a
sharp
sickle.
From
the
altar
came
another
angel.
He
is
the
one
who
takes
care
of
the
fire
of
the
altar.
Also
speaking figuratively
about
gathering
the
wicked
people
for
God
to
judge
and
punish
them,
he
said
in
a
loud
voice
to
the
angel
who
held
the
sharp
sickle, “With
your
sharp
sickle
cut
off
the
clusters
of
grapes
in
the
vineyards
on
the
earth!
Then
gather
the
clusters
of
grapes
together,
because
its
grapes
are
ripe!”
So,
just
like
a
man
would
cut
off
with
his
sickle
the
clusters
of
grapes
in
his
vineyard [MET],
an
angel forcefully
gathered
the
wicked
people
on
the
earth.
Then
he
threw
them
into
the
huge
place
where
God
will
angrily
punish
them.
The
wicked
people
were
trampled
on {
God’s agent
trod
on
the
wicked
people}
in
the
winepress
outside
the
city.
The
blood
that
came
out
from
the
winepress
flowed
in
a
stream
so
deep
that
it
reached
to
the
bridles
of
the
horses,
and
extended ◄180
miles/300 kilometers►.
John saw in the sky a marvelous sign of the seven angels who were responsible for inflicting people with the seven last plagues.
Revelation 15:1
Something
else
very
unusual
appeared
in
the
sky.
I
saw
seven
angels,
whose
duty
it
was
to
punish (OR,
inflict
hardship
upon)
rebellious
people
with
seven
different
plagues (OR,
in
seven
different
ways).
God
is
so
angry
with
rebellious
people
that
this
is
the
last
time
that
he
will
punish
them
with
the
purpose
of
giving
them
an opportunity
to
turn
away
from
their
sinful
behavior.
John
saw
those
who
had
been
victorious
over
the
beast
respond
to
God’s
judgment
of
rebellious
people
on
earth
by
singing
praise
to
God
for
his
mighty
deliverance
and
righteous
judgment.
Revelation 15:2-4
I
saw
what
looked
like
an
ocean
that
was
made
of
glass
and
mixed
with
fire.
And
I
saw
the
people
who
overcame
the
beast
by
not
worshipping
it
or
its
image,
or
allowing
its agent
to
mark
them
with
the
number
that corresponds
to
the
beast’s
name [PRS].
They
were
standing
by
the
ocean
that
looked
like
it
was
made
of
glass.
They
had
harps
for
praising
God.
They
were
singing
a
song
like
God’s
servant
Moses
sang
long
ago.
They
sang
like
this
to
praise
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb:
Lord
God
Almighty,
whatever
you
do
is
powerful
and
marvelous!
You
always
act
righteously
and
truthfully.
You
are
king
forever!
O
Lord,
you
alone
are
holy!
People
of [MTY]
all
nations
will
come
and
worship
you,
because
you
show
everyone
that
you
have
judged
everyone
righteously.
So,
everyone
will
fear
you
and
honor
you! [RHQ].
John
saw
angels
being
given
the
seven
bowls
of
judgment
in
the
heavenly
sanctuary,
which
became
filled
with
the
smoke
of
God’s unapproachable
glory.
Revelation 15:5-8
After
this,
in
the
vision
I
saw
in
heaven
the
temple
that ◄corresponds
to/was represented
by►
the
tent
that
the
Israelites
pitched
in
the
desert.
That
was
the
tent
that
contained
the
Ten
Commandments.
The
temple
door
was
opened {was
open}.
The
seven
angels
who
had
the
bowls
containing
the
seven
plagues
came
out
of
the
temple.
The
angels
were
dressed
in
clean,
white
linen
garments,
and
they
wore
gold
bands
around
their
chests.
One
of
the
four
living
creatures
gave
each
of
the
seven
angels
a
golden
bowl,
filled
with
wine/liquid.
That
wine/liquid symbolized
that
God,
who
lives
forever,
would
severely
punish
rebellious
people.
The
temple
was
filled
with
smoke
that symbolized
the
presence
of
the
glorious
and all-powerful
God.
No
one
was
able
to
enter
the
temple
until
the
seven
angels
finished
pouring
out
the
seven
plagues.
Four angels emptied their judgment bowls.
Revelation 16:1-9
In
the
vision
I
heard
someone
in
the
temple
speak
in
a
loud
voice
to
the
angels
who
had
the
seven
bowls.
He
said, “Go
from
here
and
pour
out
on
the
earth
the
wine/liquid
in [MTY]
the
seven
bowls.
This
will
show
that
God
is
angry
with
rebellious
people
and
will
punish
them.”
So
the
first
angel
went
and
poured
out
on
the
earth
the
wine/liquid
that
was
in [MTY]
his
bowl.
As
a
result,
horrible
and
painful
sores
broke
out
on
God’s
enemies
who
had
allowed
the
beast’s
agents
to
mark
them
and
who
worshipped
the
image
of
the
beast.
The
second
angel
poured
out
on
the
ocean
the
wine/liquid
that
was
in [MTY]
his
bowl.
As
a
result,
the
water
in
the
ocean
stank
like
the
blood
of
a
person
who
has
died.
And [MTY]
every
living
creature
that
was
in
the
ocean
died.
The
third
angel
poured
out
on
the
rivers
and
water
springs
the
wine/liquid [MTY]
that
was
in
his
bowl.
As
a
result,
the
water
in
the
rivers
and
springs
turned
into
blood.
I
heard
the
angel
who
has
authority
over
the
waters
say
to
God, “
O
God,
you
exist
and
have
always
existed.
You
are
the
holy
one.
You
judge
people
justly.
The
rebellious
people
murdered
your
holy
people
and
prophets.
So
you
are
just
in
punishing
them
by
giving
them
blood
to
drink.
This
is
what
they
deserve!”
Then
I
heard
an
angel
respond
from
the
altar [PRS], “Yes,
Lord
God,
you
who
are
almighty,
you
punish
people
rightly
and
justly!”
Then
the
fourth
angel
poured
out
on
the
sun
the
wine/liquid
that
was
in [MTY]
his
bowl.
He
enabled
the
sun
to
scorch
people
with
fiery
heat.
Because
people
were
severely
burned
by
the
intense
heat {the
intense
heat
severely
burned
people},
they
said
evil
things
about
God [MTY],
because
he
had
the
power
to
strike
people
with
plagues
like
those.
But
they
refused
to
stop
their
evil
behavior
and
refused
to
honor
him.
Two
more
angels
emptied
their
judgment
bowls
on
the
earth.
Demons
gathered
armies
to
fight
against
God.
But
Jesus
warned
his
people
to
watch
faithfully
for
his imminent
coming.
The
battle
was
ready
to
begin
at Armageddon.
Revelation 16:10-16
When
the
fifth
angel
poured
out
on
the
throne
of
the
beast
the
wine/liquid
that
was
in [MTY]
his
bowl,
it
became
dark
in
the
kingdom
that
the
beast
ruled.
As
a
result,
the
beast
and
the
people
whom
it
ruled
were biting
their
tongues
because
they
were
suffering
intense
pain.
They
insulted
God
who
rules
in
heaven,
because
their
sores
were
so
painful.
But
they
refused
to
stop
doing
the
evil
things
that
they
were
doing.
The
sixth
angel
poured
out
on
the
huge
river
Euphrates
the
wine/liquid
that
was
in [MTY]
his
bowl.
As
a
result,
the
water
in
the
river
was
dried
up
so
that
the
rulers
from
the
eastern [MTY]
countries
could
cross
it
with
their
armies [SYN].
I
saw
evil
spirits
that
looked
like
frogs.
One
came
out
of
the
mouth
of
the
dragon,
one
from
the
mouth
of
the
beast,
and
one
from
the
mouth
of
the
false
prophet.
Those
spirits
were
demons
who
were
able
to
perform
miracles.
They
went
out
to
the
rulers
of
the
whole
world,
in
order
to
gather
their
armies [SYN]
together
to
the
battle
that
they
will
fight
on
the
wonderful
day
when
Almighty
God
punishes
his
enemies [MTY].
The
evil
spirits
will
gather
the
rulers
at
a
place
that
is
called
in
the
Hebrew
language Armageddon.
I
heard
the
Lord Jesus
say, “
You
must
listen
carefully
to
me:
I
am
coming
unexpectedly [SIM],
like
a
thief.
So,
I
will
be
happy
with
those
who
stay
alert
and
keep
on
living
righteously
so
that
they
will
not
be
ashamed,
just
like [MET]
a
person
keeps
his
clothes
on
so
that
he
will
not
be
ashamed
like
a
person
who
is
naked.”
After
the
seventh
angel
emptied
his
bowl,
God
punished
the
very
evil
city symbolized
by
Babylon,
and
destroyed
other
cities,
and
terrible
disasters
followed.
Revelation 16:17-21
The
seventh
angel
poured
out
into
the
air
the
wine/liquid
that
was
in [MTY]
his
bowl.
As
a
result,
someone
said
with
a
loud
voice
from
the
throne
in
the
temple, “
The
time
for
God
to
finish
punishing
rebellious
people
is
about
to
be
start.”
When
the
angel
emptied
his
bowl,
lightning
flashed,
there
were rumblings
and
thunder,
and
the
earth
shook.
It
shook
more
violently
than
it
has
ever
shaken
since
people
first
lived
on
earth.
And
as
a
result,
the
very
evil
city
that
is symbolized
by
Babylon
split
into
three
parts.
God
also
destroyed
cities
in
other
nations.
God
did
not
forget
that
the
people
of [MTY]
the
very
evil
city symbolized
by
Babylon
had
sinned
very
much.
So
he
caused
the
people
with
whom
he
was
furiously
angry [MET]
to
drink
a
cup
of
very
poisonous
wine/liquid
that represented
his
punishment.
Also
as
a
result
of
the
earthquake,
every
island
disappeared,
and
the
mountains
became
flat
land.
Also
as
a
result
of
the angel’s
emptying
his
bowl,
huge
hailstones,
each
weighing
about 100
pounds,
fell
from
the
sky
onto
the
people.
Then
people
insulted
God
because
he
had
caused
the
destructive
hail
to
fall
on
them
in
that
terrible
plague.
One of the seven angels offered to show John how God will punish the very evil city represented by a prostitute, with whom the rulers of people on earth have been seduced to act immorally and idolatrously.
Revelation 17:1-2
One
of
the
seven
angels,
who
had
one
of
the
seven
bowls,
came
to
me.
He
said
to
me, “Come
with
me,
and
I
will
show
you
how
God
will
punish
the
very
evil
city
that
is represented
by [SYM]
a
prostitute,
a
city
in
which
there
are
many
canals
of
water.
It
is
as
though
the
rulers
of
earth
have
acted
immorally
and idolatrously
with
the
people
of
that
city [MET],
and
they
have
persuaded
people
who
live
on
the
earth
to
act
immorally
and idolatrously
with
them [MET],
just
like
a
prostitute persuades
men
to
drink
the
strong
wine
she
gives
them,
resulting
in
their
becoming
drunk
and
then
committing
sexual
immorality.
with
her.”
When
the
angel
took
John
to
a
wilderness,
he
saw
an
immoral
woman
who
was
drunk
with
the
blood
of
God’s
people.
The
sight
caused
John
to react
with
great
bewilderment.
Revelation 17:3-6
Then,
as
God’s
Spirit
controlled
me,
the
angel
carried
me
away
to
a
desolate
area.
There
I
saw
a
woman
who
was
sitting
on
a
red
beast.
The
beast
had
names
written
all
over
itself.
They
were
names
that ◄insulted/spoke
evil
against►
God.
The
beast
had
seven
heads
and
ten
horns.
The
woman
that
I
saw
was
wearing
purple
and
red
clothes;
and
gold,
precious
stones,
and
pearls
were
fastened
to
her
clothes
and
her
body.
She
held
in
her
hand
a
golden
cup.
The
cup
was
full
of
a
liquid
that
represents [SYM]
the
detestable/disgusting,
idolatrous
things
and
filthy
immoral
things
that
she
does.
This
name,
that
has
a
hidden/secret
meaning,
was
written
on
her
forehead: “
This
woman
is
Babylon,
the
very
evil
city!
She
acts
like
the
mother
of
the
prostitutes
on
the
earth.
She
teaches
them
to
act immorally
and
to
worship
idols.”
I
saw
that
the
woman
had
become
drunk
as
a
result
of
drinking
the
blood
of
God’s
people,
those
who
had
told
others
about
Jesus.
When
I
saw
her,
I
was
very
bewildered/perplexed.
The
angel
revealed
the
meaning
of
what
John
had
seen, identifying
as
ruling entities
both
the
beast
which
amazed
people
and
his
seven
heads
and
ten
horns,
and
the
angel
declared
that
they
would
be
overcome
by
the
Lamb
and
defeated.
The
angel identified
the
prostitute
as representing
the
very
evil
city
that
dominates
people,
and
he
declared
that
it
would
be
destroyed.
Revelation 17:7-18
The
angel
said
to
me, “Do
not
be
bewildered [RHQ]!
I
will
explain
to
you
the
hidden/secret
meaning
of
the
woman
and
of
the
beast
on
which
she
rides,
the
beast
that
has
the
seven
heads
and
the
ten
horns.
The
beast
that
you
saw
lived
previously.
Eventually
God
will
destroy
him,
but
now
he
is
dead.
He
is
about
to
come
up ◄from
the underworld/from
the
deep
dark
pit►.
When
the
beast
who
had
previously
lived,
and
who
then
had
died, reappears,
the
people
who
live
on
the
earth
will
be
amazed.
They
are
people
whose
names
were
not
in
the
book
in
which
are
written
the
names
of
people
who
will
have
eternal
life.
The
angels
have
been
writing
those
names
in
a
list ◄from
the
beginning
of
the
world/from
the
time
when
the
world
began►.
Those
who
think
wisely
can
understand
this:
The
seven
heads
of
the
beast
on
which
the
woman
sits
symbolize
the
seven
hills
of
the
city
that
the
woman
represents.
They
also
symbolize
seven
rulers.
Five
of
those
rulers
have
died.
One
is
still
alive.
The
seventh
ruler
has
not
yet
come.
When
he
comes,
he
must
remain
on
earth
for
only
a
short
time.
The
beast
that
lived
before
and
then
was
not
alive
will
be
the
eighth
ruler.
He
will
be
evil
like
the
seven
rulers
were,
but
God
will
surely
destroy
him.
The
ten
horns
that
you
saw
represent
ten
rulers
who
have
not
yet
begun
to
rule.
They,
together
with
the
beast,
will
be
authorized
to
rule
people
for
only
a
short
time,
as
if
it
were [MET]
for
one
hour.
Those
rulers
will
all
agree
to
do
the
same
thing.
As
a
result
they
will
give
to
the
beast
their
power
to
rule
people
as
well
as
their
authority
to
rule
people [DOU].
The
rulers
and
the
beast
will
fight
against
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb.
He
will
defeat
them,
because
he
is
Lord
who
rules
over
all
other
lords
and
the
King
who
rules
over
all
other
kings.
Those
people
who
are
with
Jesus
and
helping
him
are
the
ones
whom
God
has
chosen,
and
who
keep
serving
him
faithfully.”
Then
the
angel
said
to
me, “The
waters
that
you
saw
in
the
city
where
the
prostitute
sits
represent people-
groups,
multitudes
of
people,
nations,
and
speakers
of
many
languages [MTY].
The
ten
horns
that
you
saw
represent
rulers [SYM].
They
and
the
beast
will
hate
the
people
in
the
city [MTY]
that
the
prostitute
represents.
As
a
result,
they
will
take
away
everything
that
is
in
the
city,
as
if
they
were [MET]
leaving
it
naked.
They
will
destroy
it
as
if [MET]
devouring
flesh/meat,
and
they
will
burn
it
with
fire.
They
will
do
that
because
God
has
caused
them
to
decide
to
do
what
he
wants
them
to
do.
As
a
result,
they
will
let
the
beast
have
their
power
to
rule
until
what
God
has
said
is
fulfilled {until
they
fulfill
what
God
has
said} [MTY].
The
prostitute
that
you
saw
represents
the
very
evil
city
whose
leaders [MTY]
rule
over
the
kings
of
the
earth.”
A powerful angel descended from heaven and announced that the cities represented by Babylon were about to be completely destroyed because of their immorality and idolatry.
Revelation 18:1-3
After
this,
in
the
vision
I
saw
another
angel,
who
had
great
authority,
coming
down
from
heaven.
The
earth
became
bright
because
he
was
shining
so
intensely/brightly.
He
shouted
with
a
very
loud
voice, “
God
is
about
to
completely
destroy [DOU]
all
the
very
evil
cities (OR,
the
very
evil
city)
that
Babylon
represents.
As
a
result,
all
kinds
of
evil
spirits [DOU]
will
live
there,
and
all
kinds
of
foul
and
detestable [DOU]
birds
will
live
there.
God
will
destroy
those
cities
because
their
rulers
have
persuaded
the
people
of [MTY]
all
nations
to
act
very
immorally
and idolatrously
with
the
people
of [MET]
those
cities,
just
like
a
prostitute persuades
men
to
drink
strong
wine
and
then
commit
fornication
with
her.
The
rulers
of
the
earth
have
also
acted
immorally
and idolatrously
with
the
people
of [MTY]
those
cities.
The
merchants
of
the
earth
have
become
rich
because
the
people
of
those
cities
strongly
desired
and
bought
from
the
merchants
many ◄luxuries/expensive
things►.”
John
heard
Jesus
tell
God’s
people
to
flee
from
those
cities.
Revelation 18:4-5
I
heard
Jesus
speak
from
heaven.
He
said, “My
people,
flee
from
those
cities,
in
order
that
you
do
not
sin
as
the
people
of
those
cities
do.
If
you
sin
as
they
do,
I
will
punish
you
as
I
will
punish
them.
It
is
as
though
their
sins
have
been
piled {have
piled}
up
to
heaven,
and
God
remembers
them [DOU],
so
now
he
will
punish
them [MTY].”
Jesus
sentenced
the
cities represented
by
Babylon
to
destruction.
Revelation 18:6-8
To
the
angels
whom
God
assigned
to
punish
those
cities,
Jesus
said, “Pay
back/Punish
the
people
of
those
cities
to
the
same
extent
that
they
harmed
other
people.
Cause
them
to
suffer
twice
as
much
as
they
caused
other
people
to
suffer [DOU,
MET].
To
the
same
extent
that
they
have
boasted
about
themselves
and
done
the
things
that
they
wanted
to
do,
to
that
extent
torment
them
and
cause
them
to
grieve.
Do
that
because
in
their
minds
they
think, ‘We
rule
as
queens!
We
are
not
widows,
and
we
will
never
mourn
as
widows
do’!
So
in
one
day
terrible
calamities/troubles
will
come
upon
them.
The
people
in
those
cities
will
die,
others
will
mourn
for
them,
people
will
be
hungry
because
there
will
be
no
food,
and
their
cities
will
be
burned
up.
The
Lord
God
is
able
to
punish
those
cities
like
that,
because
he
is
very
powerful.”
Earth’s
kings,
merchants,
and maritime
traders
mourned
the
loss
of
those
cities.
Revelation 18:9-19
“The
kings
of
the
earth
who
have
acted
immorally
with
people
of
those
cities
and
have
lived
with
the
people
of
those
cities,
doing
just
what
they
wanted
to
do,
will
weep
and
mourn [DOU]
for
them
when
they
see
the
smoke
of
the
fire
that
is
burning
those
cities.
They
will
stand
far
away
from
those
cities,
because
they
will
be
afraid
that
they
will
suffer
just
like
the
people
of
those
cities
are
suffering.
They
will
say, ‘Terrible
things
will
happen
to
the
awesome
and
mighty
cities
represented
by
Babylon!
God
will
punish
them
suddenly
and
swiftly [MTY]!’
The
merchants
of
the
earth
will
weep
and
will
mourn [DOU]
for
those
cities,
because
no
one
will
ever
again
buy
the
things
that
they
have
to
sell
to
the
people
in
those
cities.
They
sell
ornaments
made
of
gold,
silver,
precious
stones,
and
pearls.
They
sell
expensive
cloth
made
of
fine
linen
and
silk,
expensive
cloth
that
is
dyed
purple
and
crimson.
They
sell
all
kinds
of
rare
wood,
all
kinds
of
items
made
of
ivory,
costly
wood,
bronze,
iron,
and
marble.
They
sell
cinnamon,
spice,
perfume,
frankincense,
wine,
olive
oil,
fine
flour,
and
grain.
They
sell
cattle,
sheep,
horses,
and
chariots.
They
even
sell
human
beings [SYN, DOU]
to
become
slaves.
The
merchants
will
say, ‘The
good
things
you
people
longed
to
have
are
gone!
All
your
luxurious
and
splendid [DOU]
possessions
have
vanished!!
They
will
be
gone
forever/You
will
never
have
them
again [LIT]!’
The
merchants
who
sold
these
things
and
who
had
become
rich
by
supplying
them
for
those
cities
will
stand
far
away,
because
they
will
be
afraid
that
they
will
suffer
just
like
the
people
of
those
cities
are
suffering.
They
will
weep
and
mourn [DOU],
and
they
will
say, ‘Terrible
things [DOU]
have
happened
to
the
awesome/great [MET]
cities!
They
were
like
queens
who
dressed
themselves
in
clothes
made
of [MTY]
fine
linen
cloth
and
expensive
cloth
dyed
purple
and
crimson,
and
who
were
adorned
with
gold,
precious
stones,
and
pearls.
But
suddenly
and
swiftly [MTY]
God
has
destroyed
these expensive
things.’
Every
ship
captain,
all
people
who
travel
by
ship,
all ◄sailors/those
who
work
on
ships►,
and
all
others
who earn
their
living
by
traveling
on
the
ocean
will
stand
far
away
from
those
cities.
When
they
see
the
smoke
of
the
fire
that
is
burning
those
cities,
they
will
shout, ‘No
other
cities
have
ever
been
so
awesome!’ [RHQ]
They
will
throw
dust
on
their
heads
to
show
that
they
are
sad,
and
they
will
shout,
weep,
and
mourn [DOU].
They
will
say, ‘Terrible
things
have
happened
to
the
awesome/great
cities,
the
cities
that
made
all
people
who
own
ships
that
sail
on
the
ocean
become
rich
by
carrying
their
costly ◄things
for
them
to
sell/merchandise►!
God
has
suddenly
and
swiftly
destroyed [MTY]
those
cities!’”
All
of
God’s
people
are
called
to
rejoice
because
God
has
pronounced
judgment
on
the
cities represented
by
Babylon.
Revelation 18:20-24
Then
someone
spoke
from
heaven
saying, “All
you
who
live
in
heaven,
rejoice
over
what
has
happened
to
the
cities represented
by
Babylon!
You
who
are
God’s
people,
including
you apostles,
you ◄prophets/who
speak
messages
that
come
directly
from
God►,
rejoice,
because
God
has
justly
punished
the
people
of
those
cities
because
they
acted
in
an
evil
way
toward
you!”
Then
a
mighty
angel
picked
up
a boulder
the
size
of
a
large
stone
for
grinding
grain,
and
threw
it
into
the
ocean.
Then
he
said, “O
you
people
in [APO]
the
awesome/great
cities
represented
by
Babylon,
your
cities
will
be
destroyed
so
that
they
will
disappear
just
like
that
stone
disappeared
in
the
ocean!
Your
cities
will
be
gone
forever [LIT]!
In
your
cities
there
will
never
again
be
anyone
playing
harps,
singing,
playing
flutes,
and
blowing
trumpets.
There
will
no
longer
be
any ◄skilled
workers/craftsmen►
making
things.
There
will
never
again
be
people
grinding
grain
at [MTY]
the
mills.
No lamplight
will
ever
again
shine.
There
will
never
again
be
the
happy
voices
of
a
bridegroom
and
his
bride.
God
will
destroy
your
cities
because
your
merchants
were
the
most
deceitful
men
in
the
world.
You
persuaded
them
to
deceive
people
of [MTY]
all
nations.
You
are
also
responsible
for
killing [MTY]
the
prophets
and
others
of
God’s
people.
Indeed,
you
are
the
ones
who
are
guilty
for
the
deaths
of
all
those
who
have
been {whom
others
have}
killed
on
the
earth!”
After the destruction of Babylon, John heard a huge crowd praising God for saving his people and announcing the marriage of the one who is like a lamb.
Revelation 19:1-8
After
these
things
I
heard
what
sounded
like
a
huge
crowd
in
heaven.
They
were
shouting
things
like,
“◄Hallelujah!/Praise
our
God!►” “He
has
saved
us!”
“He
is
glorious
and
mighty!”
“Praise
him
because
he
judges
truly
and
justly!”
“He
has
punished
the
very
evil
cities
that
are
like
a
prostitute,
because
their
people
persuaded
the
other
people
of
earth [MTY]
to
act immorally
and idolatrously
like
they
do.”
“Praise
him
because
he
has
punished
them
for murdering
his
servants [MTY]!”
The
crowd
shouted
a
second
time
saying:
◄Hallelujah!/Praise
God!►
The
smoke
of
the
fire
that
is
burning
the
cities
will
rise
forever!
The 24
elders
and
the
four
living
creatures ◄prostrated
themselves/knelt
down►
and
worshipped
God,
who
sits
on
the
throne.
Then
they
said, “
It
is
true! ◄Hallelujah!/Praise
God!►”
Someone
spoke
from
the
throne
and
said, “All
you
who
are
our
God’s
servants,
praise
him!
All
you
who
reverence
him,
whether
you
are socially significant
or
insignificant,
praise
him!
Everyone!”
I
heard
something
like
the
noise
of
a
huge
crowd
of
people,
like
the
sound
of
a
huge waterfall (OR,
a
great/wide
river
of
rushing
water),
and
like
the
sound
of
loud
thunder.
They
were
shouting:
◄Hallelujah!/Praise
God!►
Because
the
Lord
God,
the
Almighty
One,
reigns!
We
should
rejoice,
we
should
be
extremely
glad,
and
we
should
honor
him,
because
it
is
now
time
for
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
to
be
united
permanently
with
his
people,
which
will
be
like
a
man [MET]
marrying
his
bride,
and
because
those
who
belong
to
him
have
prepared
themselves
to
be
united
with
him.
God
has
permitted
them
to
be
completely
pure,
like
a
bride
who [MET] dresses
in
fine
linen
that
is
bright
and
clean.
Fine
bright
and
clean
linen
represents
the
righteous
acts
of
God’s
people.
God
will
abundantly
bless
the
people
who
have
been
invited
to
celebrate
the
marriage
of
the
Lamb.
Only
God
should
be
worshipped.
All
his
servants
are
on
an
equal
basis.
Revelation 19:9-10
Then
the
angel
said
to
me, “Write
this:
God
will
abundantly
bless
the
people
who
are {whom
he
has}
invited
to
the
feast
that
celebrates
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
permanently uniting
with
his
people,
like
someone [MET]
marrying
a
wife.”
He
also
said
to
me: “These
words
that
God
declares
are
true!”
I
immediately ◄prostrated
myself/knelt
down►
at
his
feet
in
order
to
worship
him.
But
he
said
to
me, “Do
not
worship
me!
I
am
just
your
(sg)
fellow
servant
and
the
fellow
servant
of
your
(sg)
fellow believers
who
tell
people
about
Jesus.
God
is
the
one
whom
you
should
worship,
because
it
is
the
Spirit
of
God
who
gives
people
the
power
to
tell
others
about
Jesus (OR,
those
who
tell
others
about
Jesus
are
truly
declaring
the
words
that
the
Spirit
of
God
has
given
them)!”
John
saw
heaven
open
and
saw
the
one
whom
he
described
as
King
of
kings
and
Lord
of
lords
mounted
on
a
white
horse.
Revelation 19:11-16
In
the
vision
I
saw
heaven
opened {open},
and
I
was
surprised
to
see
a
white
horse.
Jesus,
the
one
who
was
riding
on
the
horse,
is
called ‘Trustworthy
and Genuine/True’.
He
judges
all
people
according
to
what
is
right,
and
fights
righteously
against
his
enemies.
His
eyes
shone
like [MET]
a
flame
of
fire.
There
were
many
royal
crowns
on
his
head.
A
name
had
been
written
on
him.
Only
he
knows
the
meaning
of
that
name.
The
robe
he
was
wearing
was
drenched
with
blood.
His
name
is
also “◄The
one
who expresses
what
God
is
like/The
Word
of
God►.”
The
armies
of
heaven
were
following
him.
They
were
also
riding
on
white
horses.
They
were
wearing
clothes
made
of
clean
white
linen.
The
words
that
Jesus
speaks
are
like [MTY]
a
sharp
sword
with
which
he
will
strike
the
rebellious
people
of
the
nations.
He
himself
will
rule
them
powerfully,
as
though
he
had [MET]
an
iron
rod.
He
will
crush
his
enemies
just
like [MET]
a
person
crushes
grapes
in
a
winepress.
He
will
do
this
for
God
Almighty,
who
is
extremely
angry
with
them
because
of
their
sins.
On
his
cloak
close
to
his
thigh
a
name
had
been
written {
he
had
written
a
name},
which
is “King
who
rules
over
all
other
kings
and
Lord
who
rules
over
all
other
lords.”
An
angel
invited
all flesh-eating
birds
to
feast
on
the
flesh
of
people
who
would
be
killed
by
the
Rider
on
the
white
horse.
When
the
beast
and
the
false
prophet
gathered
kings
with
their
armies
to
fight
against
the
Rider
and
his
army,
the
beast
and
the
false
prophet
were
thrown
into
the lake
of
fire.
The
Rider
killed
rebellious
people
with
his
sword,
and
the
birds gorged
themselves
on
their
flesh.
Revelation 19:17-21
I
saw
an
angel
who
was
standing
in
the
light
of [MTY]
the
sun.
He
called
loudly
to
all
the
flesh-eating
birds
flying
high
in
the
sky, “Come
and
gather
for
the
wonderful
feast
that
God
is
providing
for
you!
Come
and
eat
the
flesh
of
all
God’s
enemies
who
are
dead—
the
flesh
of
kings,
army
commanders,
people
who
fought powerfully,
horses
and
the
soldiers
who
rode
them,
and
the
flesh
of
all
other
kinds
of
people,
whether
they
were
free
or
slaves,
socially
insignificant
or significant.
All
kinds!”
Then
I
saw
the
beast
and
the
kings
of
earth
with
their
armies
gathered
together
to
fight
against
the
Rider
on
the
horse,
and
against
his
army.
The
beast
and
the
false
prophet
were
captured {
He
captured
the
beast
and
the
false
prophet}.
The
false
prophet
is
the
one
who
had
performed
miracles
in
the
beast’s
presence.
By
doing
that
he
had
deceived
the
people
who
had
accepted
the
beast’s
mark
on
their
foreheads
and
who
worshipped
its
image.
The
beast
and
the
false
prophet
were
thrown {
He
threw
the
beast
and
the
one
who
falsely
said
that
he
spoke
messages
that
came
directly
from
God}
alive
into
the
lake
of
fire
that
burns
with
sulfur.
The
rider
on
the
horse
killed
the
rest
of
their
armies
just
by
speaking
words,
which
were
like [MTY]
a
sword
that
extended
from
his
mouth.
All
those
birds
gorged
themselves
on
the
flesh
of
the
people
whom
he
had
killed.
John saw an angel coming down from heaven. He seized, bound, and imprisoned the dragon for 1,000 years.
Revelation 20:1-3
I
saw
an
angel
coming
down
from
heaven.
He
had
the
key
to
the
deep
dark
pit,
and
he
was
carrying
a
large
chain
in
his
hand.
He
seized
the
dragon.
That
dragon
is
the
ancient
serpent,
the
devil,
that
is,
Satan.
The
angel
bound
him
with
the
chain.
That
chain
could
not
be
loosed {
No
one
could
loose
that
chain}
for 1,000
years.
The
angel
threw
him
into
the
deep
dark
pit.
He
shut
the
door
of
the
pit,
locked
it,
and
sealed
it
to
prevent
anyone
from
opening
it.
He
did
that
in
order
that
Satan
might
no
longer
deceive
the
people
of
the
nations [MTY],
until
those 1,000
years
are
ended.
After
that
time,
Satan
must
be
released {
God/God’s
angel
must
release
Satan}
for
a
short
time
in
order
that
he
can
do
what
God
has
planned.
John
saw
the
thrones
of
the martyrs
who
lived
again
and
had
authority
to
judge
people.
Those martyrs
are
the
first
people
whom
God
will
cause
to
live
again.
They
will
reign
with Christ
during
the 1,000
years.
Revelation 20:4-6
I
saw
thrones
on
which
people
were
sitting.
They
were
given {
God
gave
those
people}
authority
to
judge
other
people.
I
also
saw
the
souls
of
people
whose
heads
had
been {whose
heads
others
had}
cut
off
because
of
their
telling
people
about
Jesus
and
declaring
God’s
message.
They
were
people
who
refused
to
worship
the
beast
or
its
image,
and
who
did
not
allow
the
beast’s agents
to
put
the
beast’s
mark
on
them,
either
on
their
foreheads
or
on
their
hands.
They
became
alive
again,
and
they
ruled
with
Christ
during
those 1,000
years.
They
were
the
ones
who
lived
again
the
first
time
that
God
caused
dead
people
to
live
again.
The
rest
of
the believers
who
had
died
did
not
live
again
until
after
those 1,000
years.
◄
God
will
be
pleased
with/
How
happy
will
be►
those
who
live
again
that
first
time.
God
will
consider
them
holy.
They
will
not
die [PRS]
a
second
time.
Instead,
they
will
be
priests
who
serve
God
and
Christ,
and
they
will
rule
with
Christ
during
those 1,000
years.
When
Satan
is
released,
he
will
deceive
the
nations
in
order
to
assemble
them
to
fight
against
God
and
his
people.
God
will
send
fire
to
burn
up
the
rebellious
nations.
He
will
cause
Satan
to
be
thrown
into
the lake
of
fire
for
everlasting
punishment.
Revelation 20:7-15
When
the 1,000
years
are
ended,
Satan
will
be
released {
God’s
angel
will
release
Satan}
from
the
deep
pit
in
which
he
was
imprisoned.
He
will
go
out
to
deceive
rebellious
people
in
nations [IDM]
all
over
the
earth.
These
are
the
nations
that
the
prophet
Ezekiel
called
Gog
and
Magog.
Satan
will
gather
them
to
fight
against
God’s
people.
There
will
be
so
many
of
them
fighting
against
God’s
people
that
no
one
will
be
able
to
count
them [SIM],
just
like
no
one
can
count
the
grains
of
sand
on
the
ocean
shore.
They
will
march
over
the
whole
earth
and
surround
the
camp
of
God’s
people
in
Jerusalem,
the
city
that
God
loves.
Then
God
will
send
fire
down
from
heaven,
and
it
will
burn
them
up.
The
devil,
who
had
deceived
those
people,
will
be
thrown {
God’s
angel
will
throw
the
devil,
who
had
deceived
those
people}
into
the
lake
of
burning
sulfur.
This
is
the
same
lake
into
which
both
the
beast
and
the
false
prophet
had
been
thrown {
he
had
thrown
both
the
beast
and
the
false
prophet}.
As
a
result,
they
will
continually
suffer
severely
forever.
Then
I
saw
a
huge
white
throne
on
which
God
was
sitting.
He
was
so
awesome
that
the
earth
and
the
sky
disappeared
from
his
presence
completely;
they
were
completely
destroyed {
God
completely
destroyed
them}.
I
saw
that
the
people
who
had
died
but
now
lived
again
were
standing
in
front
of
the
throne.
They
included
people
of
every social
status!
The
books
in
which
God
records
what
people
do
were
opened {
God/God’s
angel
opened
the
books
in
which
God
records
what
people
do}.
Another
book
was
opened {
He
opened
another
book},
which
is
called
the
Book
of
Life,
in
which
God
has
written
the
names
of
people
who
have
eternal
life.
God
judged
the
people
who
had
died
and
now
lived
again
according
to
what
they
had
done,
just
like
he
had
recorded
it
in
the
books.
The
people
whose
bodies
were
buried
in
the
sea
became
alive
again
in
order
to
stand
before
God’s
throne.
Everyone
who
had
been
buried
on
the
land (OR,
Every
person
who
was
waiting
in
the
place
where
dead
people
stay)
became
alive
again,
in
order
to
stand
before
the
throne.
God
judged
each
one
of
them
according
to
what
each
one
had
done.
All
the unbelievers [PRS, MTY] —those
who
had
been
in
the
place
where
they
waited
after
they
died—
were
thrown
into
the
burning
lake.
The
burning
lake
is
the
place
in
which
people
die
the
second
time.
The
people
whose
names [MTY]
are
not
in
the
book,
the
one
where
God
has
written
the
names
of
people
who
have
eternal
life,
were
also
thrown {◄
God/God’s
angel►
threw
them
also}
into
the
lake
of
fire.
John saw a new heaven, a new earth, and a New Jerusalem, the city where God will dwell permanently with his people.
Revelation 21:1-4
Then
in
the
vision
I
saw
a
new
heaven
and
a
new
earth.
The
first
heaven
and
the
first
earth
had
disappeared,
and
the
oceans
no
longer
existed.
I
saw
God’s
holy
city,
which
is
the
new
city
of
Jerusalem.
It
was
coming
down
out
of
heaven
from
God.
The
city
had
been
prepared
and
decorated {
God
had
prepared
and
decorated
the
city}
as [SIM]
a
bride
is
decorated {decorates
herself}
beautifully
in
order
to
marry
her
husband.
I
heard
a
loud
voice
that
spoke
from
the
throne
of
God.
It
said, “Listen
to
this!
Now
God
will
live
with
people.
He
will
live
right
in
the
midst
of
them [DOU]!
They
will
be
his
people.
God
himself
will
be
with
them,
and
he
will
be
their
God.
As
a
result,
he
will
cause
them
to
no
longer
be
sad.
It
will
be
as
though
he
will [MTY]
wipe
every
tear
from
their
eyes.
None
of
them
will
ever
again
die
or
mourn
or
cry [DOU]
or
suffer
pain,
because
the
former
things
that
make
us
sad
will
have
disappeared.”
God
declares
that
he
has
made
everything
new
and
has
accomplished
everything
he
intended
to
do.
He
declares
himself
to
be
the
beginning
and
the
end,
and
so
he
will
give
abundant
eternal
life
to
all
who
seek
him,
but
will
punish
all
the
wicked
in
the lake
of
fire.
Revelation 21:5-8
Then
God,
who
sits
on
the
throne,
said, “Listen
to
this!
I
am
now
making
everything
new!”
He
said
to
me: “Write
these
things
that
I
have
told
you,
because
you
can
trust
that
I
will
certainly
cause
them
to
happen.”
He
said
to
me, “I
have
finished
doing
all
the
things
I
needed
to
do.
I
am
the
one
who
began
all
things [MET]
and
the
one
who
will
cause
all
things
to
end [MET].
To
everyone
who
is
spiritually
thirsty [MET],
I
will ◄freely
give/give
as
a
free
gift►
water
from
the
spring
that
causes
people
to
live
forever.
I
will
give
this
to
every
person
who
is
victorious
over
the
evil powers (OR,
over
Satan).
I
will
be
their
God,
and
they
will
be
my
children.
But
those
who
are
cowardly,
those
who
do
not
believe
in
me,
those
who
do
detestable
things,
those
who
are
murderers,
those
who
sin sexually,
those
who
commit
sorcery,
those
who
worship
idols,
and
every
liar,
will
all
suffer
in
the
lake
that
burns
with
fire
and
sulfur.
Anyone
who
suffers
in
that
lake
will
be
dying
the
second
time.”
One
of
the
seven
angels
who
had
the
seven
bowls
offered
to
show
John
the
Bride
of
the
Lamb.
Revelation 21:9
One
of
the
seven
angels
who
had
one
of
the
seven
bowls
that
had
been
full
of
the
wine/liquid
causing [MTY]
the
seven
last
plagues
came
and
said
to
me, “Come
with
me
and
I
will
show
you
the
people
who
have
permanently
united
with
Christ,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb!
They
will
be
like [MET]
a
bride
for
him.”
An
angel
showed
John
the
city
of
God,
the
New
Jerusalem,
that
was
coming
down
out
of
heaven
from
God,
shining
with
his
glory,
having
a
huge
wall
with
twelve
gates
and
twelve
huge
foundation
stones.
Revelation 21:10-14
Then,
while
God’s
Spirit
controlled
me,
the
angel
took/carried
me
to
the
top
of
a
very
high
mountain.
He
showed
me
God’s
holy
city,
the
New
Jerusalem.
It
was
coming
down
out
of
heaven
from
God.
It
was
shining
with
his
glory.
The
city
was
shining
like
a
very
precious
jasper
stone
shines,
and
it
was
clear
like
crystal.
Around
the
city
was
a
very
high
wall.
The
wall
had
twelve
gates.
An
angel
was
at
each
gate.
The
names
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel
were
written {
God
had
written
the
names
of
the
twelve
tribes
of
Israel}
over
the
gates.
Each
gate
had
the
name
of
one
tribe.
Three
gates
were
on
the
east
side,
three
gates
were
on
the
north
side,
three
gates
were
on
the
south
side,
and
three
gates
were
on
the
west
side.
The
wall
of
the
city
had
twelve
foundation
stones.
On
each
foundation
stone
was
the
name
of
one
of
the
twelve apostles
of
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb.
The
angel
guide
measured
the
city
and
its
wall.
Revelation 21:15-17
The
angel
who
was
speaking
to
me
carried
a
golden
measuring
rod,
in
order
to
measure
the
city,
its
gates,
and
its
wall.
The
city
was
square
in
shape;
it
was
as
long
as
it
was
wide.
After
the
angel
measured
the
city
with
his
rod,
he
reported
that
it
was ◄1,500
miles/2,400 kilometers►
long,
and
that
its
height
was
the
same
as
its
length
and
width.
He
measured
its
wall
and
reported
that
it
was ◄216 ft./70 meters►
thick (OR,
high).
The
angel
used
the
measure
that
people
normally
use.
John
described
the
composition
of
the
city,
its
wall,
its
foundations,
its
gates,
and
its
street, emphasizing
the
great
value
of
each
part.
Revelation 21:18-27
The
city
wall
was
made
of
something
like
the
green
stone
that
we
call
jasper.
The
city
itself
was
made
of
something
like
pure
gold
that
looked
like
clear
glass.
The
foundations
of
the
wall
of
the
city
were beautifully
made
with
wonderful
stones
that
are
like
precious
stones
on
earth.
The
first
foundation
stone
was
a crystalline
stone
like
jasper,
the
second
foundation
stone
was
a
blue
stone
like
sapphire,
the
third
foundation
stone
was
a
green
stone
like
agate,
the
fourth
foundation
stone
was
a
green
stone
like
emerald,
the
fifth
foundation
stone
was
a
brown
and
white layered
stone
like
sardonyx,
the
sixth
foundation
stone
was
a
red
stone
like
carnelian,
the
seventh
foundation
stone
was
a
yellow
stone
like
chrysolite,
the
eighth
foundation
stone
was
a
green
stone
like
beryl,
the
ninth
foundation
stone
was
a
yellow
stone
like
topaz,
the
tenth
foundation
stone
was
a
green
stone
like
chrysoprase,
the
eleventh
foundation
stone
was
a
blue
stone
like hyacinth,
and
the
twelfth
foundation
stone
was
a
purple
stone
like
amethyst.
The
twelve
gates
of
the
city
were
something
like
huge
pearls.
Each
gate
was
like
it
was
a
single
pearl.
The
ground
of
the
main
plaza
of
the
city (OR,
The
streets
of
the
city)
appeared
to
be
pure
gold
that
looked
like
clear
glass.
There
was
no
temple
in
the
city.
The
Lord
God
Almighty
himself,
and
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
are
there,
so
there
was
no
need
for [MET]
a
temple.
The
city
will
not
need
the
sun
or
the
moon
to
light
the
city,
because
the
glory
of
God
will illuminate
the
city,
and
Jesus,
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb,
will
also
be
its
light.
The
people
of [MTY]
the
nations
will
live
with
the
light
of
the
city
shining
upon
them.
And
the
kings
of
the
earth
will
bring
their
wealth
into
the
city
to
honor
God
and
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb.
The
gates
of
the
city
will
not
be
shut {No
one
will
shut
the
gates
of
the
city}
at
the
end
of
each
day
as
they
usually
are
shut,
because
there
will
be
no
night
there.
The
people
of
the
world
will
also
bring
their
wealth
into
the
city
to
honor
God
and
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb.
No
one
who
is
morally
impure,
no
one
who
does
things
that
God
considers
detestable,
and
no
one
who
tells
lies,
will
ever
enter
that
city.
Only
those
people
whose
names
are
written
in
the
book
of
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb {whose
names
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
has
written
in
his
book},
the
names
of
people
who
have
eternal
life,
will
be
there.
God will cause there to be abundant life in the city, his servants will worship him face-to-face, no one will be there whom God would curse, and his servants will reign forever and ever.
Revelation 22:1-5
The
angel
showed
me
the
river
of
water
that
causes
people
who
drink
from
it
to
live
forever.
The
water
was
sparkling
and
clear
like
crystal.
The
river
was
flowing
out
from
the
throne
where
God
and
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
were
sitting.
It
flowed
down
through
the
middle
of
the
main
street
of
the
city.
On
each
side
of
the
river
were
trees
bearing
fruit
that
causes
people
who
eat
it
to
live
forever.
The
trees
bear
twelve
crops (OR,
twelve
kinds)
of
fruit;
they
produce
one
crop
each
month.
The
people
of
the
nations [MTY]
use
the
leaves
of
these
trees
as
medicine
in
order
that
they
may
feel
stronger
There
will
never
be
anyone
or
anything
there
that
God
will
be
under
God’s
curse.
The
throne
of
God
and
the
one
who
is
like
a
lamb
will
be
in
the
city.
And
God’s
servants
will
worship
him
there.
They
will
see
him face-to-face,
and
his
name
will
be
written {
he
will
write
his
name}
on
their
foreheads.
There
will
never
again
be
night.
God’s
servants
will
not
need
the
light
of
a
lamp
or
the
light
of
the
sun,
because
the
Lord
God
will
shine
his
light
upon
them.
And
they
will
rule
forever.
God
revealed
to
his
servants
his
message
in
which
he
showed
them
what
must
happen
soon.
Revelation 22:6-7
The
angel
said
to
me: “These
words
that
God
has
revealed
to
you
are
true,
and
he
will
certainly
do
what
he
has
promised
to
do.
The
Lord
God
who ◄
inspires
the
prophets/tells
the
prophets
what
to
say►
sent
his
angel
to
show
the
people
who
serve
him
the
events
that
must
happen
soon.”
Jesus
says
to
all
his
people, “Listen
to
this!
I
am
coming
soon;
God
will
abundantly
bless
everyone
who
obeys
what
has
been
commanded
in
this
book.”
John attested
that
he
himself
has
heard
and
seen
all
these
things.
He
was
told
to
tell
others
what
has
been
revealed
to
him
because
its
fulfillment
was
near,
and
everyone
should
be
ready.
Revelation 22:8-11
I,
John,
am
the
one
who
heard
and
saw
in
a
vision
these
things
that
I
have
written
down.
When
I
had
heard
and
seen
them,
I
immediately
knelt
down
at
the
feet
of
the
angel
who
was
showing
them
to
me,
in
order
to
worship
him.
But
he
said
to
me, “Do
not
worship
me
I
am
just
your
fellow
servant!
I
am
also
the
fellow
servant
of
your
fellow believers
who
are ◄the
prophets/the
ones
who
tell
messages
that
come
directly
from
God►,
and
I
am
a
fellow
servant
of
those
who
obey
what
has
been
commanded
in
this
book.
Instead,
worship
God!”
He
also
said
to
me, “Do
not
keep
secret
the
message
about
what
God
has foretold
in
this
book,
because
it
is
almost
time [MTY]
for
him
to
what
he
has
promised
to
do
in
this
message.
Since
that
time
is
near,
if
those
who
act
in
an
evil
manner
want
to
continue
to
act
that
way [IRO],
that
is
up
to
them.
God
will
soon ◄
pay
them
back/punish
them►
for
that.
If
those
who
are
vile
want
to
continue
to
be
vile [IRO],
that
is
up
to
them.
God
will
soon ◄
pay
them
back/punish
them►
for
that.
Those
who
are
acting
righteously
should
continue
to
act
righteously.
And
those
who
are
holy
should
continue
to
be
holy.”
Jesus
announced
that
he
had
sent
his
angel
to
bear
witness
to
the
congregations
about
all
that
John
had
seen.
Jesus authoritatively identified
himself
as
the
Descendant
of
King
David
and
as
the Messianic
Morning
Star.
Revelation 22:12-16
Jesus
says
this
to
everyone: “Listen!
I
am
coming
soon!
And
I
will
pay
back
everyone
according
to
what
each
one
has
done,
by
punishing
or
rewarding
them.
I
am
the
one
who
began
all
things [MET]
and
the
one
who
will
cause
all
things
to
end [MET].
I
existed
before
all
things
existed
and
I
will exist
at
the
end
of
all
things [DOU].
God
is
very
pleased
with
the
people
who
wash
their
robes,
making
themselves spiritually
clean [MET],
because
they
will
be
able
to
eat
the
fruit
of [MTY]
the
tree
that enables
people
to
live
forever,
and
because
they
will
be
able
to
enter
the
gates
into
the
holy
city.
People
who
are
unholy
will
not
be
allowed
to
enter
the
city.
They
include
people
who
practice
sorcery,
people
who
sin sexually,
murderers,
idol
worshipers,
and
everyone
who
enjoys
telling
lies
and
are
continual
liars.
They
can
never
enter
that
city.”
“I,
Jesus,
sent
my
angel
in
order
that
he
might
tell
you
who
are
in
the
congregations
that
all
these
things
that
have
been
said
are
true.
I
am
the
descendant
of
King
David
whom
the
prophets
promised
would
come [MET].
I
am
the
one
who
is
like
the
bright
morning
star [MET],
the
one
that
Moses
promised
would
come.”
God’s
Spirit
and
the
Bride
invite
all
who
desire
to
drink
the
living
water
to
come
and
drink,
and
they
invite
all
who
hear
that invitation
to
extend
it
to
others.
Revelation 22:17
God’s
Spirit
and
his
people,
who
are
like [MET]
the
bride
of Christ,
say
to
each
one
who
desires
to
believe, “Come!”
Whoever
hears
this
should
also
say
to
each
one
who
desires
to
believe, “Come!”
Spiritually
thirsty
people
should
come [MET]!
Everyone
who
desires
the
water
that enables
people
to
live
forever
should
take
it
as
a
free
gift!
Jesus
warned
about
what
would
happen
to
anyone
who
adds
to
the
message
of
this
book
or
who
takes
away
any
part
of
its
revelation.
Revelation 22:18-19
“I,
Jesus,
solemnly
warn
everyone
who
hears
what
I
have foretold
in
this
book:
If
anyone
adds
anything
to
this
message,
God
will
cause
him
to
experience
the
plagues
that
are {that
I
have}
described
in
this
book.
If
anyone omits
any
of
the
message
about
what
I
have foretold
in
this
book,
God
will
take
away
that
person’s
right
to
eat
fruit
from [MTY]
the
tree
that enables
people
to
live
forever.
He
will
also
take
away
that
person’s
right
to
enter
God’s
city.
Both
these
things
are
described {
I
have
described
both
these
things}
in
this
book.”
Jesus
declares
that
he
is
certainly
coming
soon.
Revelation 22:20
Jesus,
who
says
that
all
the
things
written
here
are
true,
says, “Certainly
I
am
coming
soon!”
I,
John,
reply, “◄May
it
be
so!/Amen!►
Lord
Jesus,
come!”
John
closes
with
a
prayer
that
Jesus
will
continue
to
bless
all
God’s
people.
Revelation 22:21
I
pray
that
our
Lord
Jesus
will
continue
to
act
kindly
to
all
of
you
who
are
God’s
people. ◄Amen!/May
it
be
so!►